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By Kent Ye Physical Therapist, VNS Health  Bronx Voice  July 25, 2025 NEW YORK - Falls can be life-changing—impacting both body and mind. Each year, more than 14 million adults aged 65 and older report having a fall—and once you’ve had one fall, the risk of falling again doubles. Falls are the leading cause of injury in older adults, and while the physical toll can be tough, the emotional toll can hit just as hard.  As a physical therapist working with my patients in their homes, I’ve seen how a single fall can start a vicious cycle: After someone experiences a fall, they become overly cautious and try to avoid moving, worried they’ll fall again just doing everyday things. That fear can prevent them from getting help or support and may also result in their becoming sedentary, all of which may actually increase their risk for another fall.  ...

2 More Teens Busted in Fatal Pelham Bay Stabbing

Police arrested four teens in the fatal stabbing of Prince McMichael in Pelham Bay.

 



By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

September 27, 2022 


BRONX - Two more suspects have been arrested in the vicious stabbing of a man at the Pelham Bay station. Police say they have all four suspects who fatally stabbed Prince McMichael across from Pelham Bay Park.  




Cops arrested Andrew Tarafa, 18, and Nashid Monrose, 18, in the September 16th stabbing of 27-year-old Prince McMichael. Tarafa and Monrose were charged with manslaughter and two counts of gang assault.




Last week 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. 


Police released the photos of four teens wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of McMichael from Co-op City who was repeatedly stabbed outside a building at of Bruckner Boulevard and Wilkinson Avenue. 




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.


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