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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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Cops Looking for Old Perv

Lewd Act Performed on Subway
The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a lewd act performed on a Bronx subway train. -Photo by NYPD

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a lewd act performed on a Bronx subway train. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

September 3, 2024


BRONX - Cops are looking for an old perv who exposed himself to a woman on a Bronx subway train. 



The NYPD released surveillance video of an elderly suspect taken from inside a Bronx subway station. 


At around 10 pm on August 23, a 20-year-old woman was riding a northbound Number 4 train. As the train approached the Grand Concourse station near 149th Street, the straphanger became aware of a man in the subway car who was exposing himself.



Cops said the man then performed a lewd act in front of the woman. The suspect exited the train at 149th Street.


The suspect is described as an aged male with a medium complexion. He has a scraggily beard. The suspect was last seen wearing a dark blue windbreaker, dark pants and gray baseball cap. 


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: Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY, USA

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