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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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Gunman Fires into Crowded Laundromat Across from Bronx Zoo

Police are searching for this man in connection with a shooting inside a Bronx laundrymat.


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

December 3, 2022


BRONX - A gunman opened fire into a crowded laundromat to try shoot at a rival. The laundromat sits across the street from the Bronx Zoo.


Police released surveillance video of the suspect who sported a shirt with a teddy bear on the chest.

 

At around 8:25 pm on November 11, the suspect was walking past a Clean Rite Center laundromat located at 2241 Southern Boulevard.



After looking into the laundry from the sidewalk outside the store, he focused on a target. He pulled out a handgun and opened fire into the laundry shattering the front glass window.




The gunman then ran away.




Cops say the store was packed with customers and would not say who the gunman was firing at. No one was injured.


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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Location: 2241 Southern Blvd, The Bronx, NY 10460, USA

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