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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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Driver Carjacked in the Bronx

NEW VIDEO: Bronx Carjackers Wanted by NYPD 

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a carjacking in the Zerega section of the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD
The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a carjacking in the Zerega section of the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

February 2, 2024 


BRONX - The NYPD has released new video of a man wanted for a carjacking in the Zerega section of the Bronx last month. 



At around 7 pm on January 18, a man was sitting in his car in the vicinity of Waterbury Avenue and Zerega Avenue when two men approached. Cops said one of the men pulled out a handgun and ordered the driver out of the vehicle. The driver got out and the carjackers hopped into the car. Cops said the car thieves drove off on Seabury Avenue with the victim’s property in the car. 


No injuries were reported. 


Christmas Robbery Crew Strikes 8 Times in Queens

The NYPD is searching for two men in connection with at least eight violent robberies in Queens. -Photo by NYPD

Queens Robbers Use Guns, Knives, Fists in 8 Muggings


QUEENS - A Queens robbery crew used guns, knives and fists to strike multiple times throughout Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, the NYPD said.  


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Following an investigation, police released surveillance video of one of the suspects seen entering a local grocery store. He is described as a male with a medium complexion. He is 5 foot 10 and 200 pounds. He was last seen wearing green pants, a black jacket, a white hooded sweater, and black sneakers. 



No description of the second suspect has been provided. 


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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Location: Waterbury Ave & Zerega Ave, Bronx, NY 10462, USA

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