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The popular image of a gig economy worker is of a Milennial with little interest in traditional employment. But older workers, who have left or been forced from regular jobs,…

ByArturo Conde 1Comment

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May 2017

Opinion

CityViews: Preventing Senior Homelessness is Worth the Money

In the past few years, hundreds of seniors have been referred to the SHPP program by Bronx Housing Court Judges – all with good results. But, unless new money is…

ByEileen Torres 0Comments

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Sep 2016

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CityViews: How Community Preference Supports the Right to Age in Place

Some argue that setting aside new, affordable apartments for community residents reinforces segregation. But an advocate for the aging says the mechanism also allows New Yorkers to grow old in…

ByBobbie Sackman 1Comment

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Jan 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Survey Finds 100,000 Seniors Waiting for Housing

The report, whose authors support one of Mayor de Blasio’s citywide zoning proposals, estimates the actual number is twice as high and finds that the average wait-time is seven years.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jun 2015

Economy

Concerns About NYC Seniors’ Hunger, Low Savings

City food programs are expanding to address food insecurity among older New Yorkers. But some advocates want a more fundamental fix: A new, public retirement savings program to give seniors…

BySuzanne Travers 1Comment

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Jun 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Seniors’ Housing Needs are a Special Challenge

Rents are rising for seniors as they are for everyone else. But a fixed income, vulnerability to harassment and age-related physical impairments raise the housing stakes for elder New Yorkers.

BySuzanne Travers 2Comments

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Jun 2015

Economy Investigations

Aging in New York: City Wrestles with Poverty Among Seniors

Amid the debates about how the minimum wage or better schools might reduce poverty are a million New Yorkers who are largely beyond the reach of those policies. And one…

BySuzanne Travers 4Comments

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Mar 2015

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LiveOn NY Applauds Council Members Chin and Vallone in Their Efforts to Increase Funding for New York City Seniors

“By investing now in programs that will keep seniors safe and healthy in their own communities, we will be saving millions of dollars in future costs to government, ultimately making…

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Feb 2015

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CommunityWire: Stringer Honored as ‘Champion of Caregiving’

In a study issued in June 2014 the Comptroller reported that 65 percent of caregivers said they had to shift their arrival or departure time or take time off from…

By[email protected]0Comments

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Jul 2014

Opinion