City restores funding for Queens seniors
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A year after funding to support senior citizens in Queens was cut, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announced this week that $325,000 for senior services has returned.
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For 484,000 NYC seniors, digital divide complicates vaccine access
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“If the mayor’s not listening, we need to make him listen because our seniors are dying because vaccines are not getting onto their arm fast enough.”
Read MoreOpinion: Older adults still need food and support during the pandemic. We can help
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Seldom does the association between food insecurity and the elderly population cross one’s mind on first thought.
Read MoreNYC’s adult day cares say irregular reimbursements complicate services
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“If we don’t get reimbursed for them, we can’t sustain our business. Everything is falling on deaf ears and the ones that are suffering are our members.”
Read MoreNYC nearly doubled senior meal delivery during Queens’ COVID crisis
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“The challenge is greater than in recent memory in terms of serving our elders and making sure they are not left behind or abandoned.”
Read MoreEmergency food delivery dispute pits Queens lawmaker against her co-op board
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“Right now, there is fresh food waiting to be delivered while many New Yorkers are unable to leave their homes to go to a grocery store, and the board has declined and denied the delivery.”
Read MoreNortheast Queens agency offers comprehensive services to families and seniors in need
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“Our goal is to not turn away a single senior in need.”
Read MoreFlushing pick-up league for older adult ballers set to re-open
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A Parks Department spokesperson said the league will resume next week.
Read MoreFree classes open digital world to Flushing seniors
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The classes will occur on Tuesday and Friday afternoons in November.
Read MoreAsian Americans for Equality opens Flushing HQ
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The nonprofit cut the ribbon Monday morning on One Flushing Community Center, a resource hub located in Downtown Flushing
Read MoreAstoria Houses Senior Center saved from closure after seniors, local leaders speak out
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“They thought it was ridiculous. Some of them were a little petrified, ‘What were we going to do?’”
Read MoreSuspect identified in scary rape of 78-Year-oId Rosedale womany
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Ryan Bayard, 30, allegedly raped the woman in the early morning Sunday, while allegedly repeating, “I like old ladies.”
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Where do seniors turn when they need a roommate?
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She had retired, and didn’t want to sacrifice the things that she loved — going on vacation, shopping, going out and having fun — to pay her rent.
Read MoreSimotas Advocates to Help Seniors Stay in Their Homes
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Simotas wrote a letter to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie requesting a $100,000 budget increase for the Home Sharing and the Respite Care Programs of the New York
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