“Nearly 1.5 million older adults call New York City home. Among those over age 70, nearly three in five reported no stable source of retirement income, and a similar share of older tenants…
‘The cost is too high not to fund safety modifications to our housing stock. Older adults who can’t afford modifications, such as grab bars or no step entrances, must choose…
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…
Today, New York City doesn’t have enough affordable senior housing to meet current demand. By the year 2030, the city’s over-65 population will be 1.35 million, 14.8 percent of its…
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.