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Seniors

Seniors Top Story 

LaGuardia Houses Addition Celebrates Lunar New Year 

February 26, 2025February 26, 2025 Vincent Echavaria

On February 21, NYCHA’s Family Partnerships Department’s Elderly Safe-at-Home program hosted its second annual Lunar New Year celebration at LaGuardia

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Prevent falls
Health & Safety Seniors Top Story 

Fall Prevention for Older Adults

February 3, 2025January 29, 2025 Michael

As people age, falls present a threat to their health and can hinder the ability to live self-sufficiently. To ensure

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Groundbreaking ceremony
Communities Partners Seniors Top Story 

Groundbreaking for New Senior Residence in Brooklyn

September 23, 2024September 23, 2024 Michael

On September 19, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens and various City agencies celebrated the groundbreaking of the new Gail P.

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Communities Seniors Top Story 

Grand Opening of the Penn-Wortman Senior Center

September 18, 2024September 18, 2024 Joshua Olesker

On September 13, the new Penn-Wortman Senior Center in East New York, Brooklyn, officially opened its doors at a grand

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Communities Seniors Top Story 

Atrium at Sumner Opens Affordable Senior Housing in Bed-Stuy 

May 24, 2024May 28, 2024 Vincent Echavaria

On May 23, Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant community welcomed a newly constructed affordable housing building for senior residents on the campus of

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NYCHA Resident Associations Seniors Top Story 

Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Meet the Resident Leaders at LaGuardia Houses Addition 

May 3, 2024May 2, 2024 Vincent Echavaria

Close to the heart of Chinatown sits LaGuardia Houses Addition, a NYCHA senior development where a large majority of residents

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Image of Mr. Carol Jarrett at her 102nd birthday party
NYCHA Residents Seniors Top Story 

Mrs. Jarrett Turns 102

March 27, 2024April 16, 2024 LaToya

Family, friends, and residents celebrated her birthday at the Kingsborough Houses senior center.

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Safety Seniors Top Story 

National Preparedness Month

September 1, 2023September 23, 2024 Nii Akrofi Smart-Abbey

September is National Preparedness Month. How prepared are you for an emergency? The theme of this year’s National Preparedness Month

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Woman with birthday cake
NYCHA Residents Seniors Top Story 

Remembering Longtime Wagner Houses Resident, Beloved Community Member Dorothy “Dot” Moore

April 20, 2023April 19, 2023 admin

The NYCHA community is mourning the passing of Dorothy “Dot” Moore, one of the longest residents of NYCHA’s Wagner Houses

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group of older adults with text "NYCHA Life Story Club 3rd Annual Celebration"
Program Partners Seniors Top Story 

Celebrating the Life Stories of NYCHA Residents

December 19, 2022December 16, 2022 LaToya

In November, a group of NYCHA’s older adult residents participated in a virtual celebration to honor three years of building

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