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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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Woman Raped in the Hub

Cops Hunt Bronx Rapist

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


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

August 6, 2024


BRONX - A man asking for directions raped a Bronx woman in the Hub, cops said.



At around 1 am on August 5, a 35-year-old woman was walking in the vicinity of Bergen Avenue and 149th Street in the Hub shopping district in Mott Haven. Cops said a man walked up to her and asked the woman for directions.


According to investigators, the stranger attacked the woman and raped her at the scene.



Cops said the attacker then fled on foot eastbound on 149th Street.


EMS rushed the victim to Lincoln Hospital where she was treated and listed in stable condition.


The case is being investigated by the NYPD’s Bronx Special Victims Squad.



The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect. He is described as a male with a dark complexion who is six feet tall.


He was last seen wearing a black shirt with a multicolored designed on the front, black pants, black shoes and was carrying a dark colored backpack.


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: E 149th St, Bronx, NY, USA

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