Advocacy

AARP NY Hitting Road, Hosting Roundtables to Focus on Exchanging Ideas, Shaping Future of Aging in NY

Albany, N.Y. – Thousands of older New Yorkers are waiting for the essential services they need to live independently and safely in their homes, and today AARP New York and other aging advocates called on Governor Kathy Hochul and state legislative leaders for the adequate funding that would end these delays that too often have proven to be life-threatening and even fatal.

Questions YOU can ask candidates for office.

With nearly one in five New York residents receiving Social Security benefits and 3.4 percent of beneficiaries receiving spousal benefits, Social Security is an important piece of the retirement puzzle for many New Yorkers.

Savings Possible Thanks to the Prescription Drug Law Championed by AARP

NEW YORK – AARP New York and Senator Cordell Cleare today urged Governor Kathy Hochul to sign legislation that would lower utility for costs of thousands of older New Yorkers already enrolled in the state’s discount prescription drug program.

Weeklong Illumination of Roosevelt Island’s Four Freedoms Park Is Part of AARP’s National 2023 ‘You Earned It’ Social Security Awareness Campaign

Family caregivers believe the state should do more

Bill OK'd Unanimously by Senate & Assembly

Celebrate Social Security’s 88th Birthday with AARP at our Get the Scoop on Social Security events! Stop by to meet AARP staff and volunteers and learn more about the importance of protecting and saving Social Security.