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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...

‘Surgeon’ Slasher Gashes Teen in Bronx Bodega

Teen Cut Up with Scalpel
The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with the slashing of a teen with a scalpel. -Photo by NYPD

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with the slashing of a teen with a scalpel. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

October 26, 2024


BRONX - A would-be psycho surgeon slashed a teen during an arguement inside a Bronx bodega, cops said. 




At around 4 pm on October 22, a 13-year-old boy was inside a bodega at 837 Home Street in Longwood. Cops said an older male wearing a back pack walked up to the teen and began arguing. 


Suddenly the older boy pulled out a scalpel and slashed the teen across the right hand and left arm. The attacker then ran out of the store. 





The victim was treated at the scene by EMS. 


The NYPD released surveillance video taken from inside the bodega. 


Elderly Woman Beaten Bad Outside Smoke Shop Near Seaport


Woman Slams Senior to Sidewalk in Unprovoked Attack


MANHATTAN- An elderly woman was viciously beaten on the street near the Southstreet Seaport in Lower Manhattan, in what cops are describing as a random attack. 


The suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion and short dreadlocks. He is 5 foot 8 and was last seen wearing a red sweatshirt and black pants.





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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