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Looking at screens all day can lead to tired eyes. An ophthalmologist shares tips on how to prevent digital eye strain from screen time. This article originally appeared in NewYork-Presbyterian Health Matters By Dorothy Cucci  Bronx Voice  November 12, 2025 BRONX LOCAL NEWS - Itchy, irritated eyes. Headaches. Blurry vision. Constantly looking at screens, whether it’s a computer, phone, or TV, can cause an uncomfortable but benign condition called digital eye strain, also known as computer vision syndrome. The average American employee spends seven hours a day on the computer either in the office or at home, according to the American Optometric Association. Since most of us can’t avoid screens completely, how can we protect our eyes and feel more comfortable? “Screens are here to stay, so I don’t want my patients to feel anxious and think they have to cut out screens completely,” says Dr. Lisa Park , an ophthalmologist at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia Universit...
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Neat Crook Steals Cleaning Supplies



By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

January 25, 2023


BRONX - A crook made a clean getaway when he robbed thousands of dollars of cleaning materials from a Bronx building. 


At around 2:17 am on January 5, police say a man hopped over a fence in the rear of a commercial building at 1382 Shakespeare Avenue in Mount Eden. The suspect entered the building through a basement door. 


Cops released surveillance video which shows the suspect coming out of an elevator with boxes of cleaning chemicals worth $500. 


The crook came back an hour later and stole a cleaning machine. Cops say the machine is valued at around $2,500. 


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: 1382 Shakespeare Ave, The Bronx, NY 10452, USA

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