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History of BronxNet popular, end-of-year annual compilation - Bronx Stats. T In this publication you will learn information about 10. Police Precincts the borough’s movers and shakers, its institutions and the many 12. Community Boards opportunities available to Bronxites. 16. Elected Offi cials/Council Members Our lead story will focus on our borough’s public access ca- ble network that will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2018. 18. Elected Offi cials/Senators How time fl ies! 18. Elected Offi cials/Congress Members “Is everyone ready,” the master control operator inquires, 20. Elected Offi cials/Assembly Members adding “Please check video and audio.” “Mic 1and 2 are ready,” a BronxNet production manager confi rms and 15 minutes later 22. Cultural Institutions the cable station, with studios at Lehman and Mercy colleges, 24. Geography is ready to broadcast another live show. 26. Bronx County Historical Society Since its inception in 1993, BronxNet has been offering a variety of media services to Bronx residents, addressing public 26. Bronx Arts Enxemble affairs and arts programming that keeps viewers in touch with 28. Post Offi ces/Postal Providers the issues and decision makers, hands-on internships for high 30. Cemeteries school and college students, and television training for those 32. Parks, Playgrounds and Park Facilities with access to the studios, equipment, and broadcast channels after completing training. 36. Greenstreets, Gardens and Strips BronxNet’s signature programs, Dialogo Abierto and Bronx 38. Step Streets Buzz help students identify career possibilities by serving as 40. Hospitals a training ground for the students who get to work alongside professional hosts and program producers. 41. Large Housing Developments In addition to broadcast channels, the BronxNet website 42. Made in the Bronx serves the Bronx and the world with Bronx-centric streaming 46. Universities and Colleges and archived content. Bronx Stats 2017 places all this information at your fi nger- 48. Yankee Stadium tips. Use it to discover the enormous wealth of opportunities 50. Major Bridges the Bronx has to offer. 50. Firehouses We hope you enjoy this year’s edition of Bronx Stats. If you have any information or wish to comment on the in- 54. Catholic and Private High Schools formation contained herein, please e-mail bronxtimes@aol. 56. Famed Bronx Sculptures com. 58. BronxNet/Media Center 60. Senior Centers 62. Shopping Centers 64. Yough Athletic Programs 66. Passenger Railroad Lines 67. Subway Lines 68. 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The Department of Small Busi- the Jerome-Gun Hill Business Im- cial areas on select side streets, receptacles and street sweepers; Belmont: The district is located ness Services defi nes a Business provement District gives support to was established in December security with the proposed instal- in the area generally known as Improvement District as “a formal over 200 businesses along Jerome 2004. The BID is responsible for lation of security cameras; beauti- Little Italy in the Bronx. The BID organization made up of property Avenue between Mosholu Parkway 300 businesses, ranging from na- fi cation through the installation and extends from East Fordham Road owners and commercial tenants and E. Gun Hill Road and E. Gun Hill tionwide chains to locally-owned replenishment of tree pits along the to East 183rd Street along Arthur who are dedicated to promoting Road between Jerome and Webster independent shops. boulevard and the power washing business development and im- avenues. 2488 Grand Concourse, Room 413 of pedestrian walkways; and ad- BELMONT proving an area’s quality of life.” 3400 Reservoir Oval East Room 411 vocacy to its members in matters This partnership between Phone Number: (718) 324-4946 Phone Number: (718) 562-2104 related to the Department of Build- property owners and their ten- Fax: 718-324-4946 BID Hotline: (718) 562-1269 ings, NYPD, Department of Small ants pays the city a yearly tax as- Email: jcorbett@montefi ore.org Fax: (718) 562-6225 Business Services, Department sessment, every last bit of which Web:http://jeromegunhillbid.org Email: fordhamroadbid@optimum. of Transportation, Environmental is returned to better the BID Services:The Jerome-E. Gun Hill net Control Board, and other local gov- through supplemental services, Road BID provides additional sani- Web: www.fordhamroadbid.org ernment entities.. including sanitation and mainte- tation services to keep the local Services: Led by executive direc- Established on April 28, 2005, the nance, public safety, marketing streets clean and attractive. The BID tor Wilma Alonso, the Fordham 161st Street BID faced immediate and promotional programs, capi- also organizes the Annual Jerome BID enjoys the borough’s larg- struggles as its leadership faltered tal improvements, and beautifi - Gun Hill BID festival, which attracts est budget with money going and property owners waffl ed, but cation. JOE THOMPSON residents for all over the borough. In toward seven-day sanitation and with the excitement of the new The Bronx has nine Business addition, the organization removes new trash cans, graffi ti removal, Improvement Districts with bud- The BID was established in May 1994 by