With the April 1 state budget deadline looming next week, Gov. Kathy Hochul and lawmakers appear far from reaching a deal on major proposals, including overhauling auto insurance and changing environmental reviews for construction projects.

Today, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, older New Yorkers, and disability advocates called on the Adams Administration to protect the Social Security benefits of New Yorkers as President Trump dismantles the agency that runs the program, closes local offices, and threatens benefits for millions.  

Selfhelp Community Services issues the following statement from Chief Executive Officer Stuart C. Kaplan in response to the dismantling of the Administration for Community Living (ACL) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its impact on older adults and people with disabilities.

More than 100 public entities and non-profit organizations, including AARP New York and other advocates for the aging, are calling on New York Governor Kathy Hochul and leaders of the State Legislature for the funding millions of family caregivers need to help a parent, grandparent, spouse or other older loved one age at home with dignity.

With President Trump hoping to cut funding to an amalgam of domestic programs and add to an already-gargantuan military budget, leaders in his home borough are warning that nonprofits would be in for a financial blow to the solar plexus.

There are a lot of activities going on at the Self Help Benjamin Rosenthal Senior Center in Flushing.

Bibi Vitberg said when she lost her job a few years ago, she felt empty.

At the Martin Lande House, seniors packed into a room to remember the woman they all called mother. Her name was Adele Lerner.

The Charles B. Wang Community Health Center has opened its second Flushing site, with expanded services for older adults in the community.

A new initiative aims to help senior citizens struggling to pay for housing.