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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...

Robbers Pistol Whip Woman Outside Bronx Motel

The NYPD is searching for these two men in connection with the assault and robbery of a woman outside a Bronx motel. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

November 2, 2023


BRONX - The NYPD is looking for two suspects driving an Audi who beat a woman upside the head with a handgun.




At around 1:30 am on October 7, a 26-year-old woman was standing in front of 2338 Bruckner Boulevard. Two men ran up behind the woman and hit her in the back of the head with a firearm.


The crooks then forcibly removed the victim’s cellphone, wallet and car keys.


Luxury Stickup on Park Avenue


$30 Grand in Jewelry and Luxury Goods Robbed on Park Avenue


NEW YORK - The NYPD is searching for a pair of thieves who robbed two people at gunpoint of nearly $30,000 in cash and high-end accessories on Park Avenue.

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Cops said the thieves fled in a black four-door Audi sedan.


The victim sustained minor injuries and went to a local hospital by private means.



The first suspect described as a male with a medium complexion, heavy build and has a beard.


The second suspect is male with a medium complexion, medium build and has a beard.





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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