ALBANY, N.Y. – AARP New York State Director Beth Finkel issued the following statement in response to the addition of about $7 million for non-Medicaid in-home services for the elderly in the New York State Senate and Assembly one-house 2017-18 state budget proposals:
Every February AARP participates in the New York State Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators, Inc. It's a three-day weekend that brings together the most influential African-American, Hispanic, Caribbean, and Asian leaders from every corner of the Empire State and beyond.
Mayor de Blasio has proposed making an already age-friendly New York City even friendlier by increasing funding for the Vision Zero initiative as part of his preliminary city budget.