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A suite of new laws will aim to increase awareness, strengthen enforcement and coordinate services for seniors looking to stay in or rejoin the workforce.

ByJarrett Murphy 4Comments

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Oct 2020

Uncategorized

Eight Months into Pandemic, Senior Center Doors Remain Shut

The de Blasio administration has no schedule for reopening the centers, and it seems likely the centers will not offer in-person services until 2021.

ByGail Robinson 1Comment

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Jul 2020

Uncategorized

Senior Services Start to Feel the Pain of City’s Budget Cut

The 2021 left out $15 million in previously promised money, and advocates are just now getting a look at what the reduced funds will mean.

ByRoshan Abraham 3Comments

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Jun 2020

Uncategorized

Snags Seen in Pandemic Policies for Senior Centers and Home Meals

Providers expressed frustration with the Department For The Aging (DFTA) and the mayor’s office, who they say made abrupt changes with little input from the aging services sector.

ByRoshan Abraham 2Comments

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Jun 2020

Uncategorized

Crisis Led to Shift in Senior Meals that’s Raising Concerns

New enrollees in NYC’s home-delivered meals program for seniors are being diverted to the city’s emergency food program—which advocates say doesn’t deliver the same quality or support.

ByRoshan Abraham 2Comments

20

Jun 2019

Government

NYC’s Seniors Get Solid Wins in City’s Budget

Overall, the budget for the Department for The Aging will grow 13 percent in 2020 from the previous year, reaching $411 million.

ByRoshan Abraham 1Comment

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May 2019

Government Video

Video: What’s in Store for Today’s Younger New Yorkers as They Get Older

We asked 26 senior citizens at three centers around the city what they think are the best and worst parts about getting older in the five boroughs. Some of the…

ByJarrett Murphy

ByMarc Bussanich 0Comments

09

May 2019

Government

Video: Seniors Rally at City Hall

In this year’s budget process, advocates have elevated two asks: one for $20 million in additional senior-center meals funding, and another for $15 million for delivered meals.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Apr 2019

Opinion

Opinion: City’s Commitment to Diverse Seniors is Unprecedented

The commissioner of the city’s Department for the Aging writes: ‘One thing is clear: We share the same unwavering commitment to supporting older New Yorkers as they age in place…

ByLorraine Cortés-Vázquez 1Comment

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Mar 2019

Opinion

Opinion: It’s Time to Make NY a #FairCity4AllAges

‘At less than one-half of 1 percent of the city’s overall budget, the Department for the Aging has long struggled to receive the financial support it requires to meet its…

ByMargaret Chin

ByKatelyn Hosey 0Comments

City Council Gearing Up to Combat Age Discrimination

Eight Months into Pandemic, Senior Center Doors Remain Shut

Senior Services Start to Feel the Pain of City’s Budget Cut

Snags Seen in Pandemic Policies for Senior Centers and Home Meals

Crisis Led to Shift in Senior Meals that’s Raising Concerns

NYC’s Seniors Get Solid Wins in City’s Budget

Video: What’s in Store for Today’s Younger New Yorkers as They Get Older

Video: Seniors Rally at City Hall

Opinion: City’s Commitment to Diverse Seniors is Unprecedented

Opinion: It’s Time to Make NY a #FairCity4AllAges

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