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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...

Crook Snatches Cash from Customer’s Hand On Line

Cash Snatch Crook Caught on Video
The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a robbery on Fordham Road. -Photo by NYPD

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a robbery on Fordham Road. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

March 19, 2024 


BRONX - A customer was ripped off in the Bronx and not by inflated prices. Cops said a man ripped cash out of customer’s hands as she waited on line. 




The NYPD released surveillance video of the hooded suspect seen walking down Jerome Avenue with a white hoodie covering his head. 


Cops say this is the man who ripped off a customer on Fordham Road. 


At around 10 am on March 11 a 44-year-old woman was making a purchase at a store at the intersection of Jerome Avenue and Fordham Road. As the woman waited on line with the cash in hand, a man came out of nowhere and yanked the bills out of her hands before running out of the store, cops said. He ran off with $40. 


Moped Riding Bronx Bandits Rob Cell Phone Out of Woman’s Hands



Cellphone Snatched by Moped Riding Thieves


BRONX - Cops are looking for a pair of moped riding thieves who robbed a Pelham Parkway woman in broad daylight.  


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The suspect is described as a male with a light complexion and medium build. He was last seen wearing a dark-colored jacket, a white hoodie, blue jeans, and white 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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