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Lung Cancer Identification and Treatment Improves in the Bronx

By Neel P. Chudgar, M.D., cancer surgeon at Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center and assistant professor of cardiothoracic and vascular surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine  Bronx Voice  August 6, 2025  BRONX - Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. — largely because it is diagnosed at a late stage. The five-year survival rate for stage I or II lung cancer is over 65%, compared to just 8% for later-stage III and IV disease, according to the American Lung Association. In the Bronx, historically patients have been diagnosed at more advanced and less curable stages than people in other places in the U.S. To turn the tide in our community, in 2022 Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive C...
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Orange Haze from Canadian Wildfires Covers NYC

Smoke from wide fires in Canada come to New York City on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office



By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

June 7, 2023


NEW YORK - New Yorkers walking outside were bathed in an orange haze from the smoke of the Canadian wildfires covering the Big Apple. 



The smoke from the Canadian wildfires caused officials to issue an Air Quality Health Advisory until Thursday morning. The air problems had New Yorkers donning face masks again and parents ran to schools to pick up their children early as the sky continued to darken. 




Views of the Manhattan skyline glowing orange look like something out of a dystopian Sci Fi movie. 


-Photo by David Greene




In the Bronx, Morris Park was covered in a fog of smoke that made the afternoon commute look like nightfall. 


-Photo by David Greene




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