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Addressing Diabetes, Heart Health Go Hand-in-Hand for American Heart Month

By Dr. Edleen Sarette-Exama, DNP, MSN RN, Care Coordinator, VNS Health Health Plans  Bronx Voice  February 18, 2025 BRONX - While February is Heart Health Month, given the statistics, heart health should really be a priority all year long.  In New York State alone, almost 18% of adults 65 and older report they have some form of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and 27% of all deaths are the result of CVD. And here’s another alarming fact: While many factors can increase the chances of cardiovascular disease and stroke, people with diabetes have twice the chance of developing CVD compared to the population as a whole. As a registered nurse and care manager at the home- and community-based health care nonprofit VNS Health, I work with individuals who often suffer from multiple chronic illnesses. Diabetes in particular is  common, especially among people of color. Diabetes is a challenging disease to manage, and it can fee...
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2 Arrested in Fatal Stabbing in Pelham Bay

Cops Arrest 2 Teens in for Stabbing at MTA Bus Stop at Pelham Bay Station

The NYPD had released the photos of four suspects in the brutal fatal stabbing of Prince McMichael at the Pelham Bay train station. Two of the suspects have been arrested but it is unclear at this time which photos are of the captured suspects and the ones still at large.


By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

September 23, 2022


BRONX - Two down and two to go in the fatal stabbing of a Co-op City man at Pelham Bay Station. The NYPD announced the arrests of two teens for the murder and say the case is still ongoing.  


Cops arrested Angel Rivera, 19, and another unidentified 16-year-old male in the brutal stabbing across from Pelham Bay Park. Rivera was charged with murder, manslaughter, three counts of assault and two counts of gang assault. The unidentified minor was charged with manslaughter and two counts of gang assault. 


Cops say the investigation remains active and ongoing. Investigators would not comment further but the NYPD had released the photos of four young men in connection with the murder. 


Last week, police released the photos of four teens wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of 27-year-old Prince McMichael from Co-op City who was repeatedly stabbed outside a building at of Bruckner Boulevard and Wilkinson Avenue. 


 


The NYPD had released the photos of four suspects in the brutal fatal stabbing of Prince McMichael at the Pelham Bay train station. Two of the suspects have been arrested but it is unclear at this time which photos are of the captured suspects and the ones still at large.



Cops say the victim had gotten into an arguement with the suspects in front of the building at the Pelham Bay station. The group then repeatedly stabbed him. McMichael was pronounced dead at Jacobi Medical Center. 


The NYPD released surveillance video of the four suspects taken from inside an MTA bus. It is unclear if the photos were taken before or after the fatal stabbing. 


Anyone with information should call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls remain confidential.

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