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Skepticism on Proposed Changes to MTA Ride Service for the Disabled

Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Patrick CashinThe MTA projects that it will spend $616 million on Access a Ride this year. At a City Council hearing last week, disabled riders urged officials not to ration service for a pilot program that allows them to hail yellow and green taxis immediately via an app.
De Blasio Admin’s Senior Housing Production Scrutinized

In the nearly six years since the de Blasio administration took office, only 3800 new units of senior affordable housing have been created, a Department of Housing Preservation and Development spokesperson testified at a City Council on Thursday. The hearing, held jointly by the Committee on Aging and Committee on Housing, was a chance for the City Council to gauge how far along the city had come in creating new affordable senior housing and to oversee programs meant to prevent seniors from getting evicted.
Opinion: Open the Door Wider to Social Adult Day Care

In New York City, the Social Adult Day Care (SADC) program has evolved into a lifeline for many elderly immigrants with chronic disease. Why aren't we using it more?
Health-Aide Shortage Stirs Worry as Medicaid Budget Gap Looms

A shortage of home health aides across New York state raised concerns at an Assembly hearing on services provided for aging New Yorkers last week. The hearing arrived as a $15 million budget increase for aging services began reaching counties, though advocates testified some counties received no additional funding from that amount.
Debate Over How to Root Out Age Discrimination in NYC Workplaces

NY1 reporters who launched a lawsuit against their parent company opened up a Tuesday City Council hearing on age discrimination in the workplace with their testimony. Vivian Lee, 44, and Amanda Farinacci, 40, sued their network's parent company, Charter Communications, in June alleging gender and age discrimination.
NYC’s Immigrant Seniors Chilled by Trump’s Public Charge Crackdown

Update, October 11: A federal judge on Friday issued a temporary injunction against implementation of the Trump administration's new public-charge rule. New York City's seniors are already underutilizing public benefits available to them.
New Club in Queens Offers Connections, Resources for Immigrant Seniors

Read the original story in Polish at Nowy Dziennik Translated by Aleksandra Slabisz Far Rockaway has a new senior club: Golden Age, or Złoty Wiek in Polish, which was created with the lonely in mind as a place for locals to spend time together and access resources and information. Some 20 people, excited about the idea of a new group for older residents, participated in an inaugural event for the club on Sept.
Feds Throw a Lifeline to Senior Housing in NYC

Does this scenario sound familiar? A federal program creates a vital housing resource.