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By Dan Lynch   Occupational Therapist   VNS Health   Bronx Voice  October 6, 2025 NEW YORK - When I first met 87-year-old Lydia, I was coming to help her recover from a fall. More than the physical impact she had suffered, though, I quickly saw how the fall had made her fearful and that this was also impacting her quality of life As I’ve found when I’m out in the field as an occupational therapist with VNS Health, Lydia was not alone— falls are alarmingly common among older adults . Having purchased a new, comfortable mattress, she also was now sleeping in a bed that was much higher for her—in fact, not long after getting her new bed, she suffered from a fall while she was getting out of it on her way to the bathroom. Afraid of injuring herself again, she had taken to sleeping with her pet cat on her c...
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ATV Hit and Run in Front of Cops in Bronx

ATV Runs Light, Hits Biker in Front of NYPD 

Police say this ATV driver blew through a red light and struck a cyclist and then took off.

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

September 21, 2022 


BRONX - An ATV driver trying to avoid a police crackdown on illegal ATVs in the Bronx, hit a cyclist in front of cops and then took off.  


Officers from the 40th Precinct on foot were conducting a crackdown on illegal dirt bikes and ATVs in the HUB. At around 5 pm on September 18, a uniformed officer was conducting enforcement when he spotted the illegal ATV at East 149th Street and Third Avenue. The officer issued verbal commands and motioned to the driver to stop. 


Investigators say the ATV driver ignored the officer’s orders and blew through a red light striking a 44-year-old woman on a Citi Bike crossing the intersection. The bike rider had the green light.  


The ATV driver took off before the officers ran over to the accident. 


The cyclist was taken to nearby Lincoln Hospital where she is listed in stable condition. 


The NYPD released surveillance video of the reckless ATV driver and are asking for the public’s help in catching him. 


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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