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Tweet By Chandra Wilson  March 23, 2021 During the April peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City last year, social worker Joseph Alvino was sick with COVID-19 himself.  “I had every symptom in the book,” he says. He was also mourning the loss of his father from the illness. But Joe, who has been with VNSNY for over 25 years, opted to continue visiting patients by telephone, in keeping with COVID-19 protocols, a heroic act that gave him purpose and provided patients with a compassionate and expert resource. “It was important for me to keep my mind busy and active, doing the best I could to help my patients with all they’re dealing with,” says Joe. A full-time social worker with VNSNY Home Care in Queens, Joe cares for patients coping with a variety of medical conditions and for their often-overburdened family caregivers. During last year’s peak, at a time when even the simple act of going to the grocery store felt riddled with peril, he ...

Source NYPD Subscribe in a reader Follow @Bronxvoice1 Tweet Bronx Voice  March 16, 2021 A Manhattan woman has been charged with pushing a woman onto the tracks at a Bronx subway station in what prosecutors are describing as an unprovoked attack. Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced that a Manhattan woman has been indicted on Attempted Murder and additional charges for pushing a woman onto the subway tracks as a train pulled into a station in Crotona Park East. District Attorney Clark said, “The defendant allegedly went up to the victim, who was waiting for a train on her way to work, and deliberately pushed her onto the tracks as a train approached. Fortunately, the victim survived this horrific, random attack.” Clark said the defendant, Luz Sanchez, 29, of Lexington Avenue, Manhattan was arraigned on Attempted Murder in the second degree, Attempted Assault in the first degree and third-degree Assault before Bronx Supreme Court Justice Micha...

Ran cocaine out of vegetable van  DEA Photo Tweet Bronx Voice March 15, 2021 The Feds found more cocaine than carrots when they busted a drug operation working out of a produce distributor. Officials say they removed $6 million worth of the drug from the streets. Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Raymond P. Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), announced that Adriano Rodriguez-Diaz, Ironellys Paulino-Nolasco and Robert Nunez were charged in a criminal complaint filed in Manhattan federal court with narcotics importation, narcotics trafficking, and firearms offenses.   Rodriguez-Diaz, Paulino-Nolasco were apprehended on March 12, 2021 and were presented before United States Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave.  Nunez remains at large.  Strauss said: “This  investigation has yielded the seizure of over 120 kilog...

Subscribe in a reader Tweet By Fatima Shell-Sanchez, Registered Nurse with Visiting Nurse Service of New York February is National Heart Month, and as New Yorkers continue to wear masks, practice social distancing, take extra caution with hand washing and get vaccinated for COVID-19 when they are eligible, they’re also encouraged to check in with their health professionals about good heart health—especially with sedentary lifestyles on the increase due to COVID-19. Hypertensive heart disease (HHD) is the leading cause of death for all Americans, and something to stay mindful of during the pandemic. HHD increases with age, and includes heart failure, coronary artery disease, and other conditions.  Each year, approximately 100,000 home care patients in the U.S. report a prior stroke, and a recent study at the Visiting Nurse Service of New York Center for Home Care Policy & Research further shows that, at start of care, recurrent stroke risk is high for many ...

Subscribe in a reader By Dan Gesslein Manhattan Voice December 15, 2020  A pair of thieves helped themselves to a luxury SUV sitting in a parking lot just outside the Hudson Yards. The car theft was caught on video and now the NYPD is asking for the public’s help in tracking down the car thieves.  On December 8th, an employee at the parking lot at 359 9th Avenue noticed that a black BMW X5 SUV was missing. Police pulled the surveillance video from the lot and found their suspects. Cameras captured the moment when two men casually got into the BMW and drove off the lot.  According to investigators, the crooks stole the SUV at 6:30 pm on December 8th. Two hours later the employee discovered the missing vehicle and called police. Investigators say the SUV was spotted crossing the Manhattan Bridge shortly after leaving the parking lot.  Anyone with information is urged to call CRIMESTOPPERS at (800) 577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Th...

Subscribe in a reader By Dan Gesslein  Manhattan Voice  December 10, 2020  Cops are looking for a man who exposed himself on a subway train near Canal Street.  At around 10:20 am on November 16, a 23-year-old woman was riding a northbound ‘Q’ train. She told cops that as the train was approaching the Canal Street station she saw a man masturbating while laying across a row of seats inside the subway car.  Apparently the woman snapped a pic of the perv on her cell phone and sent it to the NYPD.  The suspect is described as an adult male, approximately six feet tall, weighing 185 pounds. He has a dark complexion and medium build. He was last seen wearing a black winter hat, a black scarf, a gray shirt, black pants and black sneakers. Anyone with information is urged to call CRIMESTOPPERS at (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 WWW.NYPDC...

Flu Shot Needed More than Ever in Light of Covid 2020 is Almost Over, but Flu Season Isn’t! Subscribe in a reader Follow @Bronxvoice1 Tweet By Dr. Margaret E. McCort, Montefiore Health System  Bronx Voice December 8, 2020 2020 is almost over, but don’t worry - it’s not too late to get your flu shot. In fact, it’s still helpful!  Each year, a new version of the flu shot is introduced around September, aimed at protecting against the flu strains that will circulate during that year’s flu season. Typically, the flu season runs from September until March. Even in December, the flu shot is still very effective and very important.  As we continue to fight the COVID-19 pandemic this year, getting your flu shot is more important than ever. Like COVID-19, influenza spreads easily through close casual contact and can be spread before you realize you’re sick. Symptoms of the flu are similar to those of COVID-19, so if you develop a cough or fever, you should ta...