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Healthy Holiday Eating- Flavorful, Festive, and Heart-Smart By Dr. Robert Ostfeld, Professor of Medicine, and Director, Preventive Cardiology, Montefiore Health System  Bronx Voice  December 9, 2025 NYC LOCAL NEWS - The holidays in the Bronx are a special kind of magic, with families gathering around the table, music playing from open windows, and neighbors dropping off plates that “you just have to try.” Food is joy, culture, and connection.  Food also creates an opportunity to show our hearts a little extra love, especially when rates of heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure remain high across our borough. According to the New York State Department of Health , in 2023, approximately 33% of adult Bronx residents had high blood pressure and, in 2021, approximately 14% of adult Bronx residents had diabetes.   The good news? You don’t have to give up the flavors you love to feel your best. With a few easy, plant-forward choices, you can enjoy ...
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Train Conductor Sucker Punched in Bronx

Police are looking for this man in connection with an unprovoked attack on a subway train conductor.


By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

September 26, 2022


BRONX - A Bronx train conductor was sucker punched in the face by a deranged passenger at the subway station near Hostos College. 






The attack happened at the East 149th Street and Grand Concourse subway station near Hostos College. At around 7:30 pm on September 20, the Number 2 train had just pulled into the station and the train conductor opened the window to his car. Suddenly a man ran up to him and punched him in the face. 



The attacker fled. 


The conductor was transported down the block to Lincoln Hospital where he is listed in stable condition. 


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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