State Assmembly Member Rebecca Seawright is touting new bills that will streamline aging-at-home and other eldercare programs for seniors statewide, including in her Upper East Side district, which has one of the highest concentrations of seniors in the city. ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Seawright Heralds Passage of Bills That Streamline Elder Healthcare Upper East Side State Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright is touting two freshly passed bills that she says will streamline... News 06 Jun 2025 | 03:38
Executive Director Julia Zeuner launched the program in 2022 after pushing for it for several years, ( Photo: Gillian Blum) A Place to Remember: How 92NY Supports Minds in Transition “My mom, with dementia, remembers almost zero of anything. The only thing she has remembered consistently from that first... News 06 Jun 2025 | 01:26
The Hospital for Special Surgeries offers regular webinars for seniors on a variety of health and fitness issues, including one for seniors to learn the ancient exercie sport of Tai Chi. ( Photo: Atelierdreiseitl/Wikimedia Commons) Pathway to Patient Learning with Free Webinars for Seniors For doctors, New York’s world-famous teaching hospitals provide a perfect path from internship to excellence. The Hospital... News 30 Aug 2024 | 09:53
Striders coach Nereida Munoz. Photo: New York Road Runners NOT the Ladies Who Lunch “Meet me at the Plaza,” my daughter texted me. Coming from the West Side it was about a one-mile walk. My Long Island City... Voices 09 Nov 2022 | 11:47
The Caretakers of Memory Row There are an estimated 410,000 people ages 65 and older living with Alzheimer’s disease in New York City. Of these individuals... News 11 Oct 2022 | 12:36
Keeping Candles on the Cake Happy Birthday. It took a whole lot of work and time to get here but now that you or your partner, friend, sister, brother,... News 02 Oct 2022 | 09:26
Drinks and cookies on the rooftop at Dorot. Photo: Naomi Yaeger Seniors Return For Cookies, Haikus and Conversation After over two years of solely virtual programming, DOROT, a Jewish senior center dedicated to preventing social isolation... News 15 Jul 2022 | 10:34
Screenshot of a Virtual Roundtable for Boomers and Seniors on March 28 hosted by State Senator Liz Krueger (upper right). Photo courtesy of Sen. Krueger’s Office ‘Reframing Aging’: Building an Age Friendly City The 2022 series of Sen. Krueger’s Virtual Roundtable for Boomers and Seniors is titled “Aging in Place: Living Well in the... News 13 May 2022 | 12:07
What Color is Your Memory? You know those thoughts that come from time to time, making you smile as you remember? The Greeks had a word for it, νημονικός... News 10 Apr 2022 | 11:07
Gianni Perilli in his church office. Photo: Michele Willens A Man Named Gianni You want tips on avoiding memory loss? I have got the guy and the church for you. Yes, you heard right and hold that thought.... News 26 Oct 2021 | 11:51
Blueberries and blackberries have high antioxidant values. Feeding an Aging Brain Once upon a time, neurologists believed that after a certain age, say, 30, your brain would begin to shrink, taking your... News 06 Oct 2021 | 01:05
(Right to left): The author with her mother and Lily volunteer Ann, celebrating the mother’s 91st birthday. Photo courtesy of Audrey Wu Helping to Care for Aging Parents at Home When one has elderly parents, you never know when you may receive that call. That happened to me at 2 a.m. one night. My... Voices 30 Sep 2021 | 03:57
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer rallies with older New Yorkers last month to push city to reopen senior centers. Photo courtesy of Brewer’s office ‘The Time is Now’ for Senior Centers The mayor is heeding the calls of many older New Yorkers and elected officials by setting forth plans Tuesday to reopen senior... News 01 Jun 2021 | 04:23
Screenshot of the roundtable discussion with (clockwise from top left) State Senator Liz Krueger, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl and psychologist Jeannie Blaustein. Talking About Death to Help Make the Most of Life Rather than shying away from difficult conversations about death and loss, State Senator Liz Krueger, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl... News 23 Apr 2021 | 03:56
Photo courtesy of Lighthouse Guild Technology and Vision Impairment Technology has transformed so many aspects of our world and for people with visual impairment, technological innovations... News 29 Jan 2021 | 11:43
Cyclists Protest NYPD Criminalization Push Against Bikers for Traffic Infractions