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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...

Man Shot Near Paradise Theater in Bronx

Police are searching for this man in connection with a shooting on the Grand Concourse.


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

November 4, 2022 


BRONX - Police are looking for the gunmen who shot a Bronx man near the Paradise movie theater in the Bronx. 


At around 10:10 pm on October 11, a 24-year-old man was walking with a friend on the Grand Concourse near the historic Paradise theater. Suddenly two men approached and one pulled out a gun and opened fire. 


The victim suffered a gunshot wound to his left arm. The gunmen fled on foot north on the Grand Concourse toward East 187th Street. 





The victim was rushed by EMS to St. Barnabas Hospital where he was listed in stable condition. 



Police caught an image of one of the suspects on surveillance video. He is described as a man who is 5 foot 7 and 150 pounds. He has braided hair and glasses and was last seen wearing a black waist length vest, a black hooded sweatshirt with white patches on the sleeves, black jeans, black shoes and a black baseball hat.


Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to 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 are strictly confidential.


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