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By Dr. Steven Angelo, Chief Medical Officer, Medicare & Retirement, UnitedHealthcare of New York  Bronx Voice  July 8, 2025   NEW YORK - Experts are forecasting that 2025, especially this summer, will be particularly hot, which may pose heightened health risks for older adults, according to a University of Southern California study. Seniors may be more susceptible to heat-related illnesses like heat stroke as well as complications from chronic conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure that are worsened by extreme heat.   How older adults can stay cool Plan ahead – Follow local weather reports to ensure you have enough food, prescription medications and other home “staples” to get through a heat wave. Stay hydrated – Drink plenty of water, even if you are not thirsty. Limit caffeinated and alcoholic beverages. Drinks with el...

ARREST - Elderly Female Mugged in Elevator

Cops Nab Suspect in Attack on Senior
The NYPD announced the arrest of a suspect in the July mugging of an elderly woman inside an elevator in an apartment building. -Photo by NYPD

The NYPD announced the arrest of a suspect in the July mugging of an elderly woman inside an elevator in an apartment building. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

April 14, 2024


BRONX - Cops arrested a suspect in the mugging of an elderly woman inside an elevator in a Bronx building.


Police arrested 23-year-old David Jenkins of Bruckner Boulevard. He was charged with robbery.



At around 8:30 am on July 10, a 77-year-old woman was riding an elevator inside an apartment building at 2460 Bronxwood Avenue. As the woman was trying to exit the elevator, a man walked up to her.


Without warning the man pushed the elderly woman to the ground. He then yanked the woman’s wallet out of her hands and walked off.



Police released surveillance video of the suspect walking into a Bronx building with a Citi bike rented bicycle. Cops said this is the man who attacked an elderly woman in another nearby building.


Investigators were able to obtain video of the suspect from another building’s surveillance cameras. The suspect was captured on camera entering 920 Mace Avenue on a Citi Bike.




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