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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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VIDEO - Vandal Slashes Cop Car’s Tires

Police released surveillance video of what appears to be a man slashing car tires in the Bronx. Cops say  the car vandalized was an unmarked police car. 


By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice 

October 20, 2022


BRONX - Police are looking for a vandal who punctured the tires to a patrol car in the Bronx.




The NYPD released surveillance video which appears to show a man walk up to an unmarked police car and puncture three tires.




At around noon on October 19, surveillance video captured a man walking up to an unmarked police car parked on the corner of Kelly Street and Westchester Avenue. With an unknown object in his hand the man punctures three of the four tires.




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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