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The city offers a menu of mental-health services for seniors. But funding and services are uneven at the city’s senior centers and neighborhood resources can determine what mental-health care seniors…

ByRoshan Abraham 2Comments

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Jul 2017

Government Podcasts

CityAudio: NYC Seniors Might Not Tweet, But They’ve Plenty to Say About Trump’s Policies

Since they are unlikely to tweet back to the president, City Limits asked some of New York’s seniors what 140 character message they have about Trump’s proposed cuts.

ByVictoria Edwards 1Comment

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Mar 2017

Uncategorized

CityViews: City Council Must Boost Funding for NYC’s Seniors

‘The city is facing potential major federal funding cuts. But failing to fund these programs would be foolish.’

ByBeth Finkel 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

Do NYC’s Seniors Need More Mental Health First Aid?

CityViews: City Council Must Boost Funding for NYC’s Seniors

Concerns About NYC Seniors’ Hunger, Low Savings

Seniors’ Housing Needs are a Special Challenge

Aging in New York: City Wrestles with Poverty Among Seniors

Newsletter

Do NYC’s Seniors Need More Mental Health First Aid?

CityAudio: NYC Seniors Might Not Tweet, But They’ve Plenty to Say About Trump’s Policies

CityViews: City Council Must Boost Funding for NYC’s Seniors

Concerns About NYC Seniors’ Hunger, Low Savings

Seniors’ Housing Needs are a Special Challenge

Aging in New York: City Wrestles with Poverty Among Seniors

Newsletter

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