Agency estimates one of every 100,000 New Yorkers contracted HIV in 2006 . HIV : ` The populations that bear the greatest burden nationally -- blacks , for example , and men who have sex with men -- are highly represented in New York City , '' Health Commissioner Thomas Freidan said in a written statement . Demographics of the Bronx contribute to the high rate of HIV infection . The agency began a three - year initiative to give HIV tests to untested Bronx adults .
Agency estimates one of every 100,000 New Yorkers contracted HIV in 2006 . HIV : Demographics of the Bronx contribute to the high rate of HIV infection . The agency began a three - year initiative to give HIV tests to untested Bronx adults .