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“Supportive housing has given me so much. I take comfort in knowing that if I have a problem, there’s someone I can go to right away. Every senior deserves the…

ByDoreen Burton 0Comments

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Nov 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Resources

Opinion: As Rents Rise Again, Too Many Seniors Don’t Know They Can Freeze Theirs

“An estimated 158,214 households are eligible for SCRIE or DRIE—but only 67,132 are currently enrolled. That means nearly 57.6 percent of tenants who could be protected may still face avoidable…

ByJasmin Batista

ByRobin Lee 3Comments

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Oct 2025

2025 Elections Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion Politics

Opinion: November’s Ballot Proposals Would Unlock Housing for Older New Yorkers

“For older New Yorkers, these changes would be transformative. People are living longer than ever before, but our housing policies have not kept up.”

ByAllison Nickerson 0Comments

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Aug 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness

New Funding for ‘Accessory’ Apartments Touted as Tool for Housing Older New Yorkers

Officials say building more accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, can help older residents continue living in the city they helped build, and offer homeowners a way to generate income.

BySubeksha Poudel 4Comments

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Jun 2024

Government Health Opinion Politics

Opinion: Pushing for Answers About New York’s COVID Response

"Families like mine deserve more from our state leaders than platitudes and delayed, toothless studies. We deserve truth, transparency and real accountability." Adi Talwar A drive-through COVID testing site on…

ByVivian Zayas 0Comments

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Jan 2024

Housing and Homelessness Immigration In Depth

In City’s Tent Shelter for Immigrants, Illness and Aging Pose Challenges

“It looks like a coughing choir in that tent,” said Luis Zambrano, 62, who came down with pneumonia this winter while staying at the shelter complex on Randall’s Island, where…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Jan 2024

Housing and Homelessness

Can Host-Home Programs Help Relieve NYC’s Housing Crisis?

As much of the country grapples with an affordable housing shortage, host-home and home sharing programs—which typically pair people who have a room to spare with those in need of…

BySunny Nagpaul 0Comments

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Dec 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Bronx Seniors Will Be Next to Vote on NYCHA Preservation Trust

Bronx River Addition Houses, located in the Soundview neighborhood, consists of two senior buildings, including one where residents had to be temporarily relocated due to poor conditions. Tenants will be…

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Dec 2023

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Broken Locks, Elevators: Council Probes Safety Concerns for Older Adults at NYCHA

Concerns ranged from the functionality of security cameras at developments to broken locks and entryway doors, as well as how elevator breakdowns impact tenants with mobility issues.

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Apr 2023

Climate and Environment Government

Meals on Wheels Is a Climate-Relief Model

Meal delivery programs are uniquely positioned to keep the most vulnerable safe during climate emergencies.

ByDanielle Renwick, Nexus Media News 0Comments

Opinion: Helping Formerly Unhoused Older New Yorkers Age With Dignity