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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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Cell Phone Snatchers Target Pel Bay Train at First Stop

Muggers Snatch Phone, Rough Up Straphanger in Formerly Quiet Nabe
The NYPD is searching for two men who mugged a subway rider at the Buhre Avenue station in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD

The NYPD is searching for two men who mugged a subway rider at the Buhre Avenue station in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

April 18, 2024


BRONX - Cops are looking for a pair of muggers who stole a straphangers cellphone as he rode a Pelham Bay train heading to Manhattan. 


At around 11:45 am on April 16, a 51-year-old man was riding on a southbound Number 6 train approaching the first stop from the end of the line - Buhre Avenue. Cops said two men walked over to the straphanger and snatched his cellphone while the other pushed him over, cashing the victim to fall into a seat. When the train stop, the muggers ran out of the train and out of the station. 





The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspects taken from the subway station. The first suspect is described as a male with a medium complexion and a slim build. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, black hooded sweatshirt, black jeans, and black sneakers. 


The second suspect is described as a male with a medium complexion and a slim build. 


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: Buhre Ave, Bronx, NY 10461, USA

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