Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Bronx News Roundup. Let’s get down to business. Here are the stories we’re following today, starting with the weather: Mostly sunny, high around 87.

The Daily News points out that while Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. is supporting Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera in her re-election bid in the 80th AD (Morris Park, Norwood), his dad, State Senator Ruben Diaz Sr., is backing her well-funded opponent, realtor Mark Gjonaj. In the 33rd District (Fordham, Kingsbridge Heights, University Heights), Junior is backing incumbent Gustavo Rivera, while  Senior is backing challenger Manny Tavarez.

There are other candidates in 80th AD, including Adam Bermudez, a former reporter and political operative, DNAinfo reports.

Residents and grad students at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine are taking improv comedy classes to improve their communication skills with patients, the Daily News reports.

With the recent shootings of young Bronxites, tonight’s National Night Out event — being staged at parks throughout the borough — takes on added importance, the Daily News reports. The aim of National Night Out is to improve communication between police and residents. (We’ll have a separate post on this a little later on.)

Two months after being rocked by reports of past sexual abuse, Riverdale’s Horace Mann School laid out a series of steps it would take to address the reports and prevent it from happening in the future, the Times reports.

Former Norwood News reporter Jeanmarie Evelly (now working for DNAinfo) highlights the work of Wonder Lee, a Bronx artist (and former bus driver) who “turns trash into treasure.”

Landlord Larry Gluck has sold the Stevenson Towers, an 80-unit building near Bronxwood Avenue in Williamsbridge, for $14 million, Crain’s reports.

A truck caught on fire yesterday, shutting down the Cross Bronx Expressway during rush hour, DNAinfo reports.

Two swimming areas on City Island were shut down over the weekend due to bacteria contamination, NBC news reports.

And finally, a nice in-depth story from the Gotham Gazzette on the City Council’s attempts to curb gun violence through the funding of programs that look at the problem as a public health issue and focus on prevention. The programs will be targeting areas in the South Bronx, South Jamaica and Richmond University Medical Center.

That’s it for today. See you tomorrow. And remember to send links and new tips to us at norwoodnews@norwoodnews.org.