State Sen. Daniel Squadron and State Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou visited a Lower East Side senior center yesterday as part of a campaign to restore funding for NYC senior programs.
State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on the restoration of funds to New York City's senior centers:
I am proud to have fully restored state funding for New York City’s senior centers. In these difficult economic times, it is more important...
There's quite a lot of consternation about New York's proposed budget, one of the most austere in years. But advocates for the city's senior centers are, to say the least, relieved that the governor agreed to restore $25 million...
We've been keeping an eye on the fight to save 105 senior centers in New York City (six of those centers are on the Lower East Side). Both the Senate and Assembly passed budget proposals yesterday, rejected Governor Cuomo's...
This morning, State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver rallied at City Hall with fellow lawmakers and housing activists to push for the extension and expansion of rent regulation laws. They stood with representatives from the Community Service Society, which has...
This afternoon, members of the City Council and community activists will gather on the steps of City Hall to protest the Department of Aging's decision to close 105 senior centers. The city says it has no choice -- since...
It's like a second home. Every weekday, around 150 seniors gather inside a lively community center at 189 Allen Street. Some come for a hot meal -- others for ballroom dancing -- or a friendly game of checkers. On...
Bad news from the city today. Due to proposed budget cuts in Albany, 105 senior centers in the five boroughs may be forced to close. According to City Councilmember Margaret Chin's office, six of those centers are on the...
Among the devastating cuts being proposed in Mayor Bloomberg's budget, two Lower East Side senior centers have been slated for closure. This morning at 11, there will be a march down Avenue D to protest the decision, which would...
