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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...
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Man, 62, Stabbed Inside Deli Near Yankee Stadium

Cops Looking for Suspect in Stabbing of 62-Year-Old Bronx Man

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a stabbing in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

March 8, 2024


BRONX - A 62-year-old man is recovering after being stabbed in the chest by an unknown attacker near Yankee Stadium, cops said.


The NYPD just released surveillance video of a suspect wanted in the deli stabbing last month. So far a motive for the near fatal stabbing has not been determined.


At around 2 am on February 25, an unidentified male entered a deli at 950 Anderson Avenue near Yankee Stadium.


Cops said the man walked up to a 62-year-old male inside the store and displayed a knife. Then the suspect plunged the knife into the victim’s chest.


The attacker ran out of the store and fled in an unknown direction.


EMS rushed the victim to Jacobi Medical Center where he was listed in stable condition.


The suspect is described as a male with a light complex and box braids. He was last seen wearing a black jacket and a white hooded sweatshirt.


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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