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Subscribe in a reader 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 riddl...

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 m...

Jaimie Walker, 30, has been charged in the death of his elderly father. -Photo Facebook Subscribe in a reader Queens Voice  January 18, 2021  A Queens man has been charged with fatally stabbing his father in the culmination of a brutal attack on the elderly victim. The defendant was also charged with trashing the interogation room when investigators tried to question him. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Jaimie Walker, 30, has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of his 72-year-old father. The victim was found Thursday morning in the bathroom of his Queens Village home with multiple stab wounds to his neck. The defendant is additionally charged with criminal mischief for wrecking the interview room inside a police precinct. Katz said, “The defendant in this case is accused of committing patricide. He allegedly beat his father before stabbing him to death. This was a brutal, violent killing.” Walker, of Queens Village, was arr...

Deranged Attackers Slash People in Bronx, Queens for Beer and Water Subscribe in a reader  Tweet By Dan Gesslein  Bronx Voice  January 11, 2020  Police are looking for two men in connection with a pair of unrelated and unhinged stabbings in Queens and the Bronx. One shocking attack was caught on video.  Police released surveillance video of a brutal attack taken inside a Queens hotel in which a worker was slashed repeatedly after handing the man a bottle of water. Police are looking for this man in connection with a stabbing in the Bronx on Christmas morning. At around 6:15 am on January 10, a 33-year-old worker at the La Quinta Inn on Queens Boulevard confronted a man who was loitering in the hotel’s lobby. The loiterer asked for a bottle of water. When the clerk came out from behind the desk to hand him the water, the man pounced.  The lobby video shows the man pulling out a large knife and using it to stab and slash the clerk. The worker ...

The NYPD is looking for this man seen at a Bronx bodega for allegedly attacking an elderly woman in Queens. Subscribe in a reader By Dan Gesslein Queens Voice January 5, 2021  An elderly woman suffered a broken elbow when a mugger threw her to the ground to grab her purse, the NYPD says. Cops released surveillance video of the suspect in the Queens attack who was spotted inside a Bronx bodega.  At around 5:15 pm on January 3, an 83-year-old woman was walking on the sidewalk in front of 112-01 Queens Boulevard. A dark SUV pulled up, a man jumped out and threw the woman to the ground. He grabbed her purse and fled in the SUV.  Cops say the mugger made off with $50, bank cards and an iPhone.  The elderly victim was taken to New York-Presbyterian Hospital where she was treated for a broken elbow.  Investigators from the NYPD said they have identified the suspect. They released surveillance video taken from inside a Bronx bodega on East 167th ...

Subscribe in a reader By Dan Gesslein Queens Voice January 5, 2021  A burglar who broke into a shuttered store in a Queens mall made off with $100,000 worth of jewelry, the NYPD says.   Police released surveillance video of the suspect taken from the parking lot of the Queens Center Mall. In the video the man is seen wearing a mask and gloves and appears to be carrying a bag as he leaves on foot.  At around 10:15 pm on December 28, a burglar forced his way through a secured door into the closed Zales Jewelry in the mall. Investigators say the man took $100,000 worth of jewelry and then fled the mall on foot.  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.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.

Fugitive Son Arrested in Florida Subscribe in a reader A fugitive on the run in Florida has been returned to New York to face murder charges. The suspect and his mother have been charged in the murder of a Queens man over $350 in car repiars.  Raymond Jackson, 22, has been extradicted to New York and faces murder charges. Jackson has been on the run since September in connection with the shooting death of a Queens man.  Jackson’s mother had been charged for her alledged part in the murder after she was arrested during a traffic stop. Prosecutors believe they recovered the murder weapon from inside the car she was driving. District Attorney Melinda Katz said, “This mother and son duo allegedly teamed up to kill a man. A minor dispute over a few hundred dollars sparked this tragic shooting. The pair sought out the victim and, when they found him, the son allegedly fired more than dozen shots at him. The mother was allegedly armed with a metal pipe. This was a ...