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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...

Teen Arrested for Shooting Up MTA Bus in Bronx

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By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

February 2, 2023


BRONX - A 14-year-old boy was arrested and charged with opening fire inside a crowded MTA bus and wounding another teen. 




Cops tracked the 14-year-old to a town upstate. Police are not releasing the teen’s name due to his age. He has been charged with attempted murder, assault, criminal use of a firearm and reckless endangerment.





At around 6 pm on January 21, an Bx5 bus was driving in the vicinity of a NYCHA Development on Story Avenue in Clason Point. Investigators said the suspect got into a dispute with a 17-year-old male inside the crowded bus. The 14 year old pulled out a gun and shot the victim in the chest. No one else on the bus was injured. 





The shooter jumped off the bus and ran.  


The victim was rushed to Jacobi Medical Center where he was listed in critical but stable condition. 

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