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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...

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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