EN ESPAÑOL | NEW YORK – AARP New York is helping New Yorkers understand the options they have in this year’s election through a voter resource page with important information voters can use, including dates and deadlines, recent voting changes, and different ways people can cast their ballot. By making the voting process more accessible, this voter resource can encourage more people to get out to the polls this year.
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.
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.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – AARP New York State Director Beth Finkel issued the following statement today in response to news that Mayor Adams and the City Council have come to an agreement on New York City’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget:
EN ESPAÑOL | NEW YORK – Older voters represent the most powerful voting bloc in New York elections, and are likely again to play a pivotal role in tomorrow’s primaries across the state, as suggested by voter turnout for the recent bellwether special election to replace ousted Representative George Santos in New York’s 3rd Congressional District, according to a new AARP New York-commissioned report released today.
NEW YORK - Today, Beth Finkel, AARP New York state director; David McNally, AARP NY’s government affairs and advocacy director; AARP NY Executive Council Member Dr. Mirian Zavala and AARP NY members from The Bronx hand-delivered more than 4,000 letters signed by residents from across New York to Speaker Carl Heastie’s office in The Bronx, urging him to bring prescription drug importation legislation up for a vote before the legislative session ends this week.
En español | ALBANY, N.Y. - AARP New York State Director Beth Finkel issued the following statement today on the New York State Legislature’s expected passage of the aid to localities bill in the state budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year: