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Age Justice

Obstacles and opportunities in a graying city.
Supported by New York Foundation.

Recent Articles

  • age and race
    Opinion: Ageism and Racism are Twin Evils That NYers Must Defeat

    'Older adults are at the end of the food chain of a racist world.'

  • Snags Seen in Pandemic Policies for Senior Centers and Home Meals
  • Crisis Led to Shift in Senior Meals that’s Raising Concerns
  • He was Waiting for Clemency. Now He’s Fighting Coronavirus.
  • A Nursing Home Had One COVID Case. Then Came the New, Infected Patients.
  • Opinion: If Ever There Were a Time for Clemency, It’s Now
  • Guardianship Programs See Rising COVID-19 Death Toll

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Recent Articles

  • Gustavo Rivera
    Confusion and Tension Over Budget Gap and Cuomo’s Proposed Medicaid Changes

    It is unclear who is on the governor's task force to redesign Medicaid (again), or exactly what is driving the cost spike that created a multibillion-dollar budget gap.

  • Cuomo 2021 budget
    City and State Budgets Pose Challenges for Aging New Yorkers

    Responding to a budget gap driven largely by Medicaid costs, the governor and mayor are both proposing spending plans that ask more of or do less for seniors.

  • Tamara Morgan
    Among America’s Oldest, Opioid Overdoses Are On the Rise

    In New York City, the number of fatal opioid overdoses among people ages 55-84 has been increasing for the last four years, reaching 29 percent of the total opioid overdose deaths in 2018.

  • Skepticism on Proposed Changes to MTA Ride Service for the Disabled

    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.

  • Inez Barron
    De Blasio Admin’s Senior Housing Production Scrutinized

    Over six years in office, the mayor has created 3,800 senior housing units and financed another 4,700 en route to a goal of 15,000 apartments that advocates say falls short of need.

  • Opinion: Open the Door Wider to Social Adult Day Care

    'The SADC program is a solution to the needs of the growing senior population and the caregiver shortage, at an hourly cost less than in-home personal care services. '

  • Health-Aide Shortage Stirs Worry as Medicaid Budget Gap Looms

    Because of low wages and competition from other sectors, 17 percent of home health aide jobs across the state are unfilled.

  • Debate Over How to Root Out Age Discrimination in NYC Workplaces

    A package of Council bills would mandate more workplace testing, but an administration official says that's not the best way to detect a subtle form of bias that often intersects with other types of discrimination.

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