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Home Care Nurses:  The Beating Heart of Community Health  File Photo By Constance Washington, RN, Care Coordinator VNS Health Health Plans  Bronx Voice  May 5, 2025 NEW YORK - Many people might think that for nurses the workplace would be a hospital, clinic, or doctor’s office. But for the 180,000+ New York home care nurses who provide care to people at home, the “workplace” could be a basement apartment, a 30-floor high-rise, a house with a 2-car garage, a park bench, or just about anywhere someone actually lives. In my 19 years as a Home Care Nurse and Care Coordinator with VNS Health, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit home- and community-based health care organizations, I’ve pretty much seen it all. And one thing I know—home is where people want to be if they can when they’re recovering from surgery, illness or other health conditions. This special group of frontline heroes is the “beating heart” of community he...
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Stabbing Suspect Caught - Bronx News

Youth Stabbed Across from Fordham University


Police made an arrest in connection with a stabbing across from Fordham University. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

October 18, 2023 


BRONX - Police arrested a suspect in the stabbing of a 16-year-old in broad daylight across from Fordham University. 




The NYPD announced the arrest of 18-year-old Ronaldo Martinez. He was charged with assault in the connection with the stabbing. 



At around 11:35 am on October 6, a 16-year-old male had gotten into physical fight with a group of other youths at 406 East Fordham Road at Fordham Plaza. During the fight, one in the group pulled out a knife and stabbed the teen in the stomach. 


The attackers fled westbound on Fordham Road. 


NYC Subway Crime - Cell Phone Snatcher

Man Snatches 4 Cell Phones in 24 Hours


NEW YORK - Cops are searching for a subway cell phone snatcher who ripped off 4 people in two boroughs, within a 24-hour period. 

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EMS took the victim to nearby Satin Barnabas Hospital where he was listed in stable condition.

The suspect is described as a male who is 5 foot 9 and 170 pounds. He has as light complexion and braided hair. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, and black sneakers. 




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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