Mayor Zohran Mamdani visited Sunset Park’s United Senior Center after funding helped save the longtime community hub from closure.
Bay Ridge Center honored volunteers and community leaders during its Summer Celebration of Giving fundraiser for older adults.
The owner of the Ocean Parkway Older Adult Center, which serves as a cooling hub, claimed he closed the place because of low attendance.
Two Brooklyn seniors were featured in a nationwide Apple iPhone billboard campaign highlighting group selfies and celebrating older adults.
A NEW senior housing development, the Gail P. Duke Senior Residence, located at 350 Livonia Ave., offers rents as low as $0
NIA Community Services Network held its annual senior picnic at Dyker Beach Golf Course on Tuesday, Sept. 16.
Sam Oh, 65, is known by many locals as Sam “The Green Thumb Man.” He is a resident of the Sunset Ridge.
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez raised awareness and provided resources to protect against scams, fraud and elder abuse.
BAY RIDGE — The first Summer Volunteer Fair occurred on the morning of July 15 in one of Brooklyn’s largest NORCs (Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities). The Bay Ridge Center (BRC)
BAY RIDGE — The Bay Ridge Center was front and center for New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ Community Town Hall meeting recently, where main topics of discussion were crime and public safety, immigration and e-bikes. This
BAY RIDGE — It’s been a Herculean hurdle. After years of planning and many months of waiting, it’s now all systems go as the new and improved Bay Ridge Center
The Baby Boomer generation is aging — and that is causing a major demographic shift in New York City. Overall, the older adult population is expected to increase by 40%
Full slideshow below BAY RIDGE – Good things come to those who wait. After months of patiently waiting, the new and improved Bay Ridge Center (BRC) for older adults is
BRIGHTON BEACH — Elder abuse — an intentional act or failure to act that causes or creates a risk of harm to an adult 60 years of age and older
As soon as the high school students of Xaverian went home, the real entertainment began. On Thursday, Sept. 13 over 20 contestants auditioned to become a finalist for this year’s
Valentine’s Day came early for members of the Bay Ridge Center for Older Adults. On Wednesday, February 10, the organization received boxes upon boxes of hand-made love notes as part
Local elected officials are working across the aisle to protect the rights of seniors. Assemblymembers Nicole Malliotakis, a Republican, and Felix Ortiz and Pamela Harris, both Democrats, held a press conference
Borough President Eric Adams hosted close to 400 senior citizens from across the borough on Wednesday, August 26 for his second annual Senior Day, celebrated this year at Kingsborough Community
A certified nurse aide was arrested and arraigned on Thursday, August 13 on charges that she repeatedly mistreated a resident at a Brooklyn nursing home, announced Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.
The show must go on. In fact, it’s about to get a bit more personal. In the wake of legal notice from producers of the recently cancelled Fox reality show
Every weekday is a festive affair inside the United Senior Citizens Center (USCC) of Sunset Park at 475 53rd Street, where around 200 seniors gather each day for games of
Every weekday is a festive affair inside the United Senior Citizens Center (USCC) of Sunset Park at 475 53rd Street, where around 200 seniors gather each day for games of
On Thursday, September 4, State Senator Marty Golden and Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis hosted a press conference at the Fort Hamilton Senior Center, 9941 Fort Hamilton Parkway, to discuss seniors’ options
On Thursday, September 4, State Senator Marty Golden and Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis hosted a press conference at the Fort Hamilton Senior Center, 9941 Fort Hamilton Parkway, to discuss seniors’ options
The body of an elderly woman who went missing mid-August was found on Thursday, September 11 on the roof of a Coney Island apartment building. The body, though badly-decomposed, was
The body of an elderly woman who went missing mid-August was found on Thursday, September 11 on the roof of a Coney Island apartment building. The body, though badly-decomposed, was
Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello, director of development for the Brooklyn Catholic Diocese, trustee for Futures in Education, and the pastor of St. Bernard’s Parish will be installed on Sunday, September 21 as grand
Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello, director of development for the Brooklyn Catholic Diocese, trustee for Futures in Education, and the pastor of St. Bernard’s Parish will be installed on Sunday, September 21 as grand
After what felt like a lifetime, the seniors at the Bay Ridge Center will be able to replace the van that they lost this past March in an accident, thanks to State Senator Martin Golden who secured the funds to pay for a new one.
In a press conference that took place December 17, Golden pr …
There was nothing but joy in the air on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 30 when a group of senior citizens got together at the Bay Ridge Center for Older Adults (BRCOA) to raise funds for the programs offered at the congregation.
The doors opened at 4 p.m., followed by a sit-down dinner at …