SEE PHOTOS: 14th Annual JGHBID Fall Festival

By DAVID CRUZ

A LARGE CROWD gathers by Jerome Avenue and Gun Hill Road to hear live music at the BID's 14th annual Fall Festival. — A LARGE CROWD gathers by Jerome Avenue and Gun Hill Road to hear live music from Latin musician Soave at the BID’s 14th annual Fall Festival.

Thousands of Bronxites headed to the Norwood section of the Bronx to hoot, holler and shop at the 14th annual Fall Festival hosted by the Jerome-Gun Hill Business Improvement District. The free event on September 19 showcased the BID’s best of the best, which also featured live singing acts the whole family enjoyed. As a basketball clinic went underway, business vendors and food trucks lined up Jerome Avenue between Gun Hill Road and Mosholu Parkway, showing off some of their wares and food items. A singing event dubbed “Bronx Idol” drew burgeoning singers vying for the $500 grand prize. Major event sponsors included Montefiore Medical Center, Ridgewood Savings Bank and MetroPlus. Check out these awesome pics by Adi Talwar!

AN AFTERNOON SNACK. These two shoppers hang at the Fall Festival while munching on these meat on the stick delights.

WITH SOME CHEERY maracas, this spectator came prepared at the Fall Festival.

STOPPING BY THE fall festival was the Norwood News' Judy Noy. — STOPPING BY THE fall festival was the Norwood News’ Judy Noy.

A SURPRISE APPEARANCE by the Bronx Wrestling Federation add some colorful flair to the fall festival. They're led by Bronco International, who also founded the organization. — A SURPRISE APPEARANCE by the Bronx Wrestling Federation add some colorful flair to the fall festival. They’re led by Bronco International, who also founded the organization.

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