Regional Happenings -
New York City:  Bronx, Queens, Kings, Richmond, New York

• New York City - In 2008, New York City became the first major U.S. city to create a pedestrian safety program for seniors. NYCDOT’s Safe Streets for Seniors program aims to lower the overrepresentation of seniors in pedestrian fatalities. NYCDOT created a design toolbox to build safer, more accessible crossings by providing longer clearance intervals to accommodate slower walkers, shortening crossing distances with pedestrian refuge islands and curb extensions, redesigning roadways to calm traffic, and upgrading markings to make pedestrian crossings more visible to drivers. http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/sidewalks/safeseniors.shtml



• New York City - BLUEPRINT TO ENHANCE CITY'S LIVABILITY FOR OLDER NEW YORKERS



• Department for the Aging (NYCDFTA) received a grant from the U.S. Administration on Aging to Enhance Services at Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs). The program will address the health and mental health needs of older NORC residents by redesigning how, where, and which services are provided to NORC seniors. As a part of the grant, DFTA will provide older NORC residents with the tools necessary to manage their health better by implementing the evidence-based Chronic Disease Self Management Program. The Agency also will empower older residents to manage their mental health better by offering Behavioral Activation Therapy, which should reduce depression and improve quality of life while increasing socialization and participation in NORC activities. Finally, it will promote expanded depth and breadth of NORC residents’ participation in the governance and operation of the NORC itself.



• New York City - Market Ride is an initiative offering seniors greater access to nutritious foods available at supermarkets. The project is intended to make it easier for seniors in neighborhoods where access to fresh, nutritious and inexpensive produce is limited, to shop at supermarkets without having to travel long distances or navigate public transportation. Senior centers in every borough will be participating in the project. http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/10/14/2009-10-14_market_day_comes_via_school_bus_for_seniors.html



• Manhattan -
  • Grand Street Settlement NYSOFA grantee - This planning process will encourage older adults living in the Lower East Side to articulate needs and create a vision for how they wish to age in place.
  • Isabella Geriatric Center NYSOFA grantee - This planning project, entitled the Upper Manhattan Age and Community Initiative, targets communities that are racially and ethnically diverse and will build on the work of the Upper Manhattan Partnership for Senior Independence, a partnership of eight community agencies providing case management service for older persons.
  • Transitions Network - The Transition Network is a community of women over 50, who join forces as they navigate the transition from one career to another - - or whatever is next. http://www.thetransitionnetwork.org/Chapters.aspx?ChapterId=3aa261b9-5883-46e9-86e4-ee86ebb40f1f&Page=Announcements
  • The following Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities are in place:
    • 1199 Plaza
    • B.E.S.T. Grand Street
    • Chinatown NORC
    • Co-op Village Senior Cares
    • Elliot Chelsea NORC
    • Ft George VISTAS NORC
    • Heart of Greenwich Village
    • Il Corazon NNORC
    • Knickerbocker Village Senior Services
    • Lincoln-Amsterdam Senior Care
    • Lincoln House Outreach
    • Morningside Retirement and Health Services
    • Penn South Program for Seniors
    • Phipps Plaza Wes NORC
    • SAGE Harlem - The SAGE NORC is located at the Harlem Independent Living Center at 289 St. Nicholas Avenue, New York, NY http://www.harlemonestop.com/organization.php?id=632
    • Smith Houses
    • Stanley M Isaacs NORC
    • Village View
    • VladeckCares NORC
    • West Side NORC
• Bronx
  • The following Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities are in place:
    • Ampark Senior Services NORC
    • Coop City NORC
    • Parkchester Enhancement Program for Seniors
    • Pelham Parkway NORC
• Brooklyn
  • Claire Heureuse Community Center, Inc. NYSOFA grantee - This proposed planning process will assess the unmet needs of the aging population in this community with a focus on the immigrant aged residing in the target area who face language and cultural barriers when attempting to access services.
  • Heights and Hill Community Council NYSOFA grantee - This project, which will feature a needs assessment and research about short and long term needs, had as its impetus a burgeoning partnership among a small group of older community members in Park Slope interested in developing more livable communities.
  • The following Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities are in place:
    • Bensonhurst NNORC
    • SheepsheadNostrand Supportive Services
    • Shorefront NNORC
    • ShoreRide Cares NNORC
    • Spring Creek NORC
    • Surfside Gardens
    • Trump Outreach Program
    • Trump for Us
    • Warbasse Cares for Seniors
• Queens:
  • The following Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities are in place:
    • Bix Six Towers NORC
    • Clearview Assistance Program
    • Deepdale Cares
    • Forest Hills Co-op NORC
    • NORC WOW
    • Northridge/Brulene/Southridge NORC
    • Queensbridge Houses NORC
    • Queensview/N Queensview NORC
    • Ravenswood RISE Rochdale Village

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