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Heat Wave Safety for Older Adults: Staying Safe and Healthy This Summer

By Dr. Steven Angelo, Chief Medical Officer, Medicare & Retirement, UnitedHealthcare of New York  Bronx Voice  July 8, 2025   NEW YORK - Experts are forecasting that 2025, especially this summer, will be particularly hot, which may pose heightened health risks for older adults, according to a University of Southern California study. Seniors may be more susceptible to heat-related illnesses like heat stroke as well as complications from chronic conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure that are worsened by extreme heat.   How older adults can stay cool Plan ahead – Follow local weather reports to ensure you have enough food, prescription medications and other home “staples” to get through a heat wave. Stay hydrated – Drink plenty of water, even if you are not thirsty. Limit caffeinated and alcoholic beverages. Drinks with el...
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Home Depot Thief Menaces with Knife

Police are looking for this man in connection with shoplifting and menacing with a knife inside a Home Depot near Yankee Stadium. 


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

September 17, 2022


BRONX - A shoplifter at a Home Depot near Yankee Stadium threatened an employee with a knife when he tried to stop him.



At around 3:30 pm on August 23, a man inside the Home Depot in the Gateway Shopping Center tried to leave the store with $60 worth of merchandise. When the store’s loss prevention officer tried to stop him the man threatened the 24-year-old employee with a knife.


The thief fled the store but not before his image was captured on the store’s cameras.


Police released the video in the hopes the public recognize the suspect.


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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