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Join AARP at Circle of Sisters* as we unite, empower and celebrate people of color at the Jacob Javits Center on October 15-16, 2016.

AARP and the Microsoft Store at Walden Galleria are partnering to offer great FREE classes to our members who want to get more tech savvy. Tablets and computers will be set up – just bring yourself.

AARP celebra el Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana al copatrocinar el festival anual de People en Español en el Jacob Javits Center de Nueva York, el sábado 15 y domingo 16 de octubre. El festival incluye presentaciones de músicos, actores y comediantes latinos, incluidos Daddy Yankee, América Ferrera, John Leguizamo y Thalía. AARP tendrá un quiosco en el evento, y los participantes del festival podrán tener la oportunidad de conocer a una celebridad sorpresa. "Será una maravillosa oportunidad para que nuestra comunidad reconozca el legado cultural de los latinos en nuestro estado", dijo Yvette Martinez, portavoz de AARP Nueva York. Para más detalles, visita www.aarp.org/ny.

AARP is celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month by cosponsoring the annual People en Español festival at the Jacob Javits Center in New York, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 15-16.

November is National Family Caregivers Month

In November of this year, people 50 and older will cast their votes throughout the boroughs as they elect leaders in their communities. November also marks my 11th anniversary with AARP. My journey with AARP started in Boston, led me to Albany, and finally resulted in my arrival here in New York City – a place where the current mayor and I both root for the same baseball team, even though they’re in last place.

We were thrilled to host our first candidate forum of 2015 in Queens, marking AARP’s first-ever dive into issues advocacy on the local level in New York City. More than 200 New Yorkers engaged in the event and had many questions for the candidates.

Having grown up in New York City, I have experienced the rapidly changing dynamics of our great city for more than half a century. As I look to age into my next 50 years in NYC, I realize that none of these changing dynamics have been as fundamental as the generational shifts. So as a charter member of the Baby Boomers and a lifelong New Yorker I understand why Generation X and Boomers have “High Anxiety” about how they can afford to age in NYC AARP NY has the unique opportunity to impact the lives of the current aging cohort and of the generations that will follow them. This year marks the commitment that AARP will be on the ground, in all five Boroughs and on the steps of City Hall fighting for AARP NY’s 750,000 members in NYC on issues that matter to them and future generations of New Yorkers.