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Addressing Diabetes, Heart Health Go Hand-in-Hand for American Heart Month

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...

Robber Shoots 2 Men Inside Car in the Bronx

Cops Release Video of Suspect

Police released surveillance video of a man suspected of shooting two men inside a car during a robbery. -Photo courtesty of NYPD


By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

February 24, 2023


BRONX - Two men were wounded when a robber opened fire on them as they sat inside a parked car in the Bronx. 




At around 4:45 pm on February 22, two men were sitting inside a car parked in front of 1065 Nelson Avenue in Highbridge. An unidentified man approached the car and demanded property from the driver and passenger. 


The man pulled out a gun and opened fire into the car. A 21-year-old man inside the car was struck in the right arm. The other passenger who is 33, was shot in the lower abdomen. 




Cops say the gunman jumped into a white sedan and headed southbound on Nelson Avenue towards 165th Street. 




The victims were rushed to Lincoln Hospital where they are listed in stable condition. 


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BRONX - From almost the moment her son Lesandro "Junior" Guzman-Feliz, 15, was brutally murdered on the evening of June 20, 2018, Leandrao Feliz was unexpectedly catapulted into the media spotlight, not because she wanted to, but because it was what she believed she needed to do to bring attention to the case and justice to members of the feared Trinitarios gang. 

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Police released surveillance video from inside a nearby bodega. The video of the suspect shows the alleged gunman wore a black winter coat and gray hoodie at the time. He also has a mustache. 




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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