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Quiet Acknowledgment is Powerful: Rethinking Suicide Prevention for Older Adults By Dr. Tyshawn J. Thompson, Clinical Psychologist, Montefiore-Einstein Psychiatry Associates  Bronx Voice  August 21, 2025 NEW YORK - Despite continued awareness and prevention efforts, suicide remains a leading cause of death in the U.S. Many conversations about suicide risk focus on youth and middle-aged populations, while older adults tend to go unnoticed - but they are an important group to consider.  Sadly, death by suicide is highest for men older than 75 years . Older adults can face many factors that increase their risk for suicidal thoughts and actions including: feelings of loneliness, social isolation, grief, family discord, new cognitive and physical deficits, financial strain, and institutionalization.  Recently, I had a conversation with a close family member who shared feelings of anxiety and a fear of losin...
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‘Bagman’ Steals Cell Phone



By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

December 7, 2022 


BRONX - Cops are searching for a ‘bagman’ who swiped a straphanger’s cell phone off of him on the subway. 


The NYPD released surveillance video of a man dressed in baggy clothes holding a bag, who is wanted in connection to a subway cell phone robbery during rush hour. 



At around 5:20 pm on November 10, a 48-year-old man was riding a northbound Number 6 train. As the train approached the 149th Street station, the man in the baggy clothes snatched his cell phone out of his hands.  




The suspect then casually walked off the train and out of the station. 


The victim did not sustain any injuries. 




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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