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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...
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Subway Purse Snatcher Sought by Cops


Police are searching for this man in connection with a purse snatching on a subway train. Photo by NYPD 


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

March 4, 2023


BRONX - The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in trying to catch a purse snatcher on the subway.




A woman sitting on the northbound Number 2 train had her purse snatched from her lap. At around 3 am on February 26, a 28-year-old woman was sitting in the subway car with her purse in her lap.





When the train approached the 50th Street station a man ran by and snatched the purse from her lap and ran out of the subway car.

GAS STATION GUNMAN IMAGE CAUGHT ON VIDEO



BRONX - A shootout with gasoline and bullets took place at a Bronx service station, cops revealed in new information. The victim, who is fighting for his life, sprayed his attacker with gas when the gunman tried to rob him. 

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Police released surveillance video of the suspect taken from the train platform. The suspect was seen wearing a jacket over his black jogging suit with a Polo hoodie.


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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