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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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Gunmen Try to Steal Dog, Moped

Pooch Gets Away, Deliveryman Not So Much


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

October 13, 2022


BRONX - Cops are looking for a group of robbers who stole a delivery man’s moped and tried to steal another dog owner’s pooch during a string of robberies in the Bronx.




The NYPD released surveillance photos of one of the gunmen dressed all in black and the gray sedan used as a getaway car.









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At around 10:30 am on October 2, a 33-year-old man was walking his dog near a school. In the vicinity of East 229 Street and Carpenter Avenue two men dressed in black clothing and black ski masks approached him. One of the men pulled out a gun and demanded the dog.


The owner ran with the dog and fled to safety.


The robbers jumped into the gray sedan and took off. Cops say a third member of the crew drove the getaway car.




The next day at around 12:45 am the two robbers approached a food delivery man. The sedan pulled up in front of 3973 Bronxwood Avenue and two robbers got out and displayed handguns to the 32-year-old delivery man.


They demanded the man’s moped and proceeded to punch the victim in the face. They grabbed the victim’s cellphone. One of the men jumped on the moped while the other hopped back into the sedan. The gunman drove the stolen moped behind the sedan and drove  away.


During an investigation police discovered these two robberies are linked to an earlier armed robbery in front of a storefront church on Bronxwood Avenue.


At around 9:30 pm on September 22, two men in black and wearing ski masks exited a gray sedan and approached a 21-year-old man with guns drawn. They stole the victim’s bag and fled.


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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