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From Setback to Comeback: Helping Older Adults Recover After a Fall

By Kent Ye Physical Therapist, VNS Health  Bronx Voice  July 25, 2025 NEW YORK - Falls can be life-changing—impacting both body and mind. Each year, more than 14 million adults aged 65 and older report having a fall—and once you’ve had one fall, the risk of falling again doubles. Falls are the leading cause of injury in older adults, and while the physical toll can be tough, the emotional toll can hit just as hard.  As a physical therapist working with my patients in their homes, I’ve seen how a single fall can start a vicious cycle: After someone experiences a fall, they become overly cautious and try to avoid moving, worried they’ll fall again just doing everyday things. That fear can prevent them from getting help or support and may also result in their becoming sedentary, all of which may actually increase their risk for another fall.  ...
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Bronx Subway Shooting - Cops ID 2 Gunmen

Bronx Subway Shooters Identified 

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a shooting at a Bronx subway station that left 1 man dead and five others wounded. -Photo by NYPD


Purple Clad Suspect Seen Running from Train Holding Gun


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

February 13, 2024


BRONX - The NYPD has released photos of the two alleged subway gunmen who killed one man and wounded five others when they opened fire at a Bronx subway station during rush hour yesterday.



The NYPD released new surveillance video which shows the two suspects wanted for the deadly shooting that left a homeless man dead and a group of teens wounded.


One suspect was caught on camera running down the subway platform holding a handgun. He was dressed in a bright purple jacket and purple Du rag.


The NYPD is looking for this man in connection with a mass shooting at a Bronx subway station. -Photo by NYPD
The NYPD is looking for this man in connection with a mass shooting at a Bronx subway station. -Photo by NYPD


Cops said at around 4:47 pm on February 12, the men on a Number 4 train got into an argument inside a subway car. When the train stopped at the Mount Eden station and the doors opened the two men opened fire on each other, cops said.




The hail of bullets struck six people mostly teenagers. 


Cops said 35-year-old Obed Beltran-Sanchez was fatally struck with a bullet.



Investigators did not give a reason for the deadly argument.


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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