NYC Aging To Host ‘Style is Ageless’ Fashion Show At FIT – Designs By Older Adults To Be Worn By Various Generations of Models
NYC Aging to Host ‘Style is Ageless’ Fashion Show Editor’s note: The Talent is Timeless…
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NYC Her Future Motherhood Initiative For Incarcerated Mothers On Rikers Island To Support, Strengthen Family Unity
NYC Her Future Launches Motherhood Initiative on Rikers Island to Support Incarcerated Mothers and Strengthen…
Staten Island Hunger Task Force June Meeting Was Tuesday, Minutes From May, April, March
Editor’s note: The NYS Food Summit event is on June 16th and is for…
Staten Island Hunger Task Force Releases February Minutes, New Meeting May 4th
Editor’s note: You can see the minutes from the last several meetings of the…
Staten Island District Attorney, Borough President, Notre Dame Club Of Staten Island, Local Students Host Annual Bread Of Life Food Pantry Collection Drive
Richmond County District Attorney McMahon, Borough President Fossella, Notre Dame Club of Staten Island &…
Investigating Corporate Welfare For Walmart, Other Wealthy Corporations At Expense of Hard-Working Americans, ICE Funding, Weakening Civil Right: Senator Sanders
Investigating Corporate Welfare For Wealthy Corps, Meeting With AI Leaders In CA, Broken Promises To…
Staten Island Hunger Task Force Meeting Minutes, Updates, Future Plans To Help Families On Island Make Ends Meet
Editor’s note: Previously, Staten Island Hunger Task Force shared the increased difficulty local…
Staten Island’s State Senator, US Representative Work Together To Fight SNAP Fraud
Staten Island’s State Senator, US Representative Work Together To Fight SNAP Fraud Malliotakis,…
Staten Island Hunger Task Force: SNAP Changes Put Higher Burden On States (75% Up From 50%) With Unknown Effects
Staten Island Hunger Task Force: SNAP Changes Put Higher Burden On States (75% Up From…
Thanksgiving Celebrations For Families In Need Across The Bronx, Other Updates From Rep. Ritchie Torres Of The Bronx
Updates From Rep. Ritchie Torres Of The Bronx Editor’s note: Project Hospitality and South Shore…
America’s Healthcare System Is In Crisis – Those Who Need It Cannot Afford It: Time For Reform Is Now: Senator Sanders
America’s Healthcare System Is In Crisis – Those Who Need It Cannot Afford It: Time…
Staten Island Charity Project Hospitality Stocks Shelves For Holidays With Donations From “Give Grub, Get Grub” Family Night at Tottenville High School November 19th
Council for Unity, MSK & MBK Host “Give Grub, Get Grub” Family Night at Tottenville…
NYC Aging Hosts Third Annual Talent Is Timeless Grand Finale
NYC AGING HOSTS THIRD ANNUAL TALENT IS TIMELESS GRAND FINALE 2025 Citywide Competition Spotlights Older…
Ensuring New Yorkers With Language Access Programs To Support Residents In Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Programs
Ensuring New Yorkers With Language Access Programs To Support Residents In Consumer Directed Personal Assistance…
ShopRite Of Staten Island Expands Donation To Your Local Food Pantries As Part Of 18th Annual Thanksgiving Event
Editor’s note: Staten Islander News also covered this event last year. We recently covered the…
Guidebook For Older New Yorkers: “Age Inclusive NYC Arts & Culture: Best Practices for Creative Aging”
NYC CABINET FOR OLDER NEW YORKERS RELEASES NEW GUIDEBOOK: “AGE-INCLUSIVE NYC ARTS & CULTURE: BEST…
Feeding the Hungry In Your Neighborhood: ShopRite’s Evergreen Plaza Staten Island Location Donates $26K In Gift Cards To Community Organizations
Feeding the Hungry In Your Neighborhood: ShopRite’s Evergreen Plaza Staten Island Location Donates $26K In…
Staten Island Hunger Task Force September Meeting: Urgent Need For Community Participation To Help With Food, Basic Necessities
Staten Island Hunger Task Force September Meeting: Urgent Need For Community Participation To Help With…
New York’s Senator Joins New Legislation To Protect Social Security, Reverse Trump Administration Cuts
New York’s Senator Joins New Legislation To Protect Social Security, Reverse Trump Administration Cuts Editor’s…
Student Debt Relief Halted, Solar For All Program Funding Canceled, Protecting Social Security For Seniors, Highlighting Budget Bill Cuts To Impact Older Adults
Student Debt Relief Halted, Solar For All Program Funding Canceled, Protecting Social Security For Seniors,…
OPINION: Rep. Malliotakis Promised to Protect Medicaid — Her Vote Risks Thousands of Lives – There Is Hope For Path Forward
Rep. Malliotakis Promised to Protect Medicaid — Her Vote Risks Thousands of Lives By Joseph…
NYC Helping New Yorkers Save Up to $1 Billion with First-in-the-Nation Municipal Student Loan and College Assistance Program
Helping New Yorkers Save Up to $1 Billion with First-in-the-Nation Municipal Student Loan and College…
Staten Island, NYC Branches Of NYPL To Have New Sunday Hours
Staten Island, NYC Branches Of NYPL To Have New Sunday Hours Editor’s note: We previously…
NYC Aging Releases State of Older New Yorkers: Most Struggle Affording Bills, Food, Housing Instability
NYC Aging Releases The State of Older New Yorkers Survey results show what services…
NYC Department for the Aging Launches Annual Farmers Market Nutrition Program
NYC Department for the Aging Launches Annual Farmers Market Nutrition Program This year, 70,000 coupon…
Bill More Like Disaster, Not ‘Beautiful:’ Small Number Of Pro-Growth Policies Don’t Outweigh Bad Policies In Bill
Bill More Like Disaster, Not ‘Beautiful’ We’re told to cheer because the bill makes permanent…
OPINION: Bans On Factory Farms In Several Locations Would Reinforce Cultivated Meat’s Potential If Enacted
Bans reinforce cultivated meat’s potential By Jon Hochschartner Editor’s note: We previously published this author’s…
Rep. Malliotakis Celebrates Passage of Big Beautiful Bill
Malliotakis Celebrates Passage of the Big Beautiful Bill Legislation heads to President Trump’s desk…
Really Devastating’: How Vulnerable Jews Will Be Affected by Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful, Bill’
‘Really devastating’: How vulnerable Jews will be affected by Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful, Bill’ Editor’s note:…
Senator Sanders On Worst Bill in Modern U.S. History, With Doctor Statements
PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders on The Worst Bill in Modern U.S. History Editor’s note: The following…
Medicaid Cuts Would Devastate Older Adults and People with Disabilities
Medicaid Cuts Would Devastate Older Adults and People with Disabilities by Mbacke Thiam Editor’s note:…
$40 Million In Federal Funding For 16 Airports Across New York State Announced; Impact Of President’s Budget Bill On Local Families: Sen. Gillibrand
$40 Million In Federal Funding For 16 Airports Across New York State Announced; Impact Of…
Citizen Action of New York, Community Members Condemn Rep. Malliotakis’ Vote for Cruel Healthcare Cuts at Brooklyn Rally
Citizen Action of New York, Community Members Condemn Rep. Malliotakis’ Vote for Cruel Healthcare Cuts at…
Nyc Health + Hospitals Announce New Season Of Farmers Markets Near Patient Care Sites
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS ANNOUNCES NEW SEASON OF FARMERS MARKETS NEAR PATIENT CARE SITES …
On Staten Island As In the Bronx: Cuts To Medicaid, SNAP, Will Harm Low-Income Seniors, Children, Individuals With Disabilities
Staten Islander News sat down with Paula Arboleda of Legal Services NYC to discuss the…
In New York As Nationwide: Work Requirements For SNAP, Medicaid Keep Benefits From People While Not Helping Them Find Work
Work requirements are better at blocking benefits for low-income people than they are at helping…
In NYC: Older New Yorkers Gather in Foley Square for National Older Adult Health and Fitness Day Event
Older New Yorkers Gather in Foley Square for National Older Adult Health and Fitness Day…
On Staten Island, NY’s Senator Schumer, GrowNYC, Faith Leaders, Farmers, Seniors, Other Affected Rally Against SNAP, Medicaid Cuts In Budget Bill
SCHUMER RALLIES ON STATEN ISLAND WITH GROWNYC, FAITH LEADERS, FARMERS, SENIORS & GROCERS TO PREVENT WHOPPING 70,000+ SI’ERS FROM…
New Yorkers, All Americans Should Know: New Study Shows 51,000 Additional People Will Die Each Year If President Trump’s Funding Bill Passes
NEW STUDY: Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Will Cause Over 51,000 Additional Americans to Die Each…
New York’s Senator, Member Of Senate Appropriations Cmte. Releases Statement On Federal Budget Request
GILLIBRAND STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S BUDGET REQUEST Editor’s note: Multiple local organizations and residents, including…
New York State’s Budget Wins For Working Families, Homeowners, Small Business Owners: Asm. Fall
New York State’s Budget Wins For Working Families, Homeowners, Small Business Owners: Asm. Fall Editor’s…
Malliotakis Celebrates House Passage of One Big Beautiful Bill:UPDATED
Editor’s note: Readers may remember our story from Citizen Action NY in response to…
Vouchers For Low-Income Bayonne Seniors For Farmers’ Market Vegetables, Fruits; Markets Open Tomorrow
Vouchers For Low-Income Bayonne Seniors For Farmers’ Market Vegetables, Fruits; Markets Open Tomorrow Editor’s note:…
New York Families Received Some Budget Wins As SNAP, School Nutrition Federal Programs Under Attack
City Harvest, Food Bank for New York City, and United Way of New York City…
At Staten Island Rep’s Office, Citizen Action NY Rallies As Budget Cuts To Senior Programs, SNAP, Other Essential Services In Bill After Markup Released
At Staten Island Rep’s Office, Citizen Action NY Rallies As Budget Cuts To Senior Programs,…
NY’s Senator: GOP Proposal Will Slash Medicaid, Senior Nutrition Programs, Social Security, Other Essential Programs
NY’s Senator: GOP Proposal Will Slash Medicaid, Senior Nutrition Programs, Social Security, Other Essential Programs…
In New York, One In Eight Hold Student Loan Debt – New Wage Garnishment Rules In Effect Will Place Undue Burden On Defaulted Borrowers Across Nation
SENATOR GILLIBRAND RAISES ALARM ON SECRETARY OF EDUCATION MCMAHON’S DECISION TO WITHOLD INCOME OF FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN…
Staten Island Hunger Task Force Highlights Increasing Food Insecurity, Struggles Related To Major Funding Cuts
Staten Island Hunger Task Force Highlights Increasing Food Insecurity, Struggles Related To Major Funding Cuts…
New York, Nationwide: Why Veterans Are Hit Especially Hard By Federal Cuts, Workforce Reductions
5 reasons veterans are especially hard-hit by federal cuts Jamie Rowen, UMass Amherst Editor’s note: New…
Staten Island Volunteers Distributed Food To Local Families For National Volunteer Week As Need Increases While Funding Diminishes: Project Hospitality
Editor’s note: We have been covering the issues related to the USDA’s food stamp and…
OPINION: Staten Islanders Can Solve Food Bank Shortages Expected To Worsen – What If Everyone Did That? UPDATED
OPINION: Staten Islanders Can Help Solve Food Bank Shortages Expected To Worsen – What If…
New York Feeling The Pain: Food Banks High On Federal Chopping Block List – With Demand Higher Than Ever, Patrons Uncertain Where To Turn
Food Banks Tighten Their Belts as Federal Cuts Keep Coming. Patrons Don’t Know Where Else…
On Staten Island, New York’s Senator, Local Pols Discuss Likely Affect Of Medicaid, Social Security Staff, Budget Cuts On Vulnerable Low-Income Elderly Population
SCHUMER LOCALIZES BUDGET DANGER: UNDER GOP PLAN TO CRIPPLE MEDICAID, COUNTLESS SI SENIORS COULD BE DISCHARGED FROM…
NY Senator: New Policy Makes It Harder For Veterans To Get Mental Health Care, There Should Be No Cuts To Social Security
Editor’s note: Below, you can find New York Senator Gillibrand’s statements and letter from her…
ShopRite Staten Island Stores Raise Nearly $35K to Fight Hunger – Special Cheerios Box Unveiling Event
ShopRite Staten Island Stores Raise Nearly $35K to Fight Hunger – Special Cheerios Box Unveiling…
New Yorkers Going Into Debt To Pay For Rising Cost Of Food; Majority Support SNAP, Free School Lunch: New Poll By No Kid Hungry
NEW POLL: NEW YORKERS ARE GOING INTO DEBT OVER THE RISING COST OF FOOD New…
Staten Island Hunger Task Force Recent Meetings: Addressing Urgent Needs Of Local Community
Staten Island Hunger Task Force Recent Meetings: Addressing Urgent Needs Of Local Community Editor’s note:…
NYC Public Schools Receive $400K Grant To Expand Anti-Ageism Classes, Raising Awareness, Reducing Discriminatory Attitudes
NYC Aging, NYC Public Schools, and NYAM Receive Nearly $400,000 to Expand Anti-Ageism Classes …
Staten Island Food Pantry Alert: SI Hunger Task Force Legislative Forum February 21st – All Encouraged To Participate
Staten Island Food Pantry Alert: SI Hunger Task Force Legislative Forum February 21st – All…
OPINION: President Biden Should Advance Cellular Agriculture (Lab Grown Meat) In Final Days Of Presidency
Biden should advance cellular agriculture in final days Editor’s note: When considering the precarious nature…
Staten Island Hunger Task Force Meeting Minutes June, September, November, December: Difficulty Training Volunteers, Community Needs Have Increased While Funding, Available Food Sources Have Not Met Growing Need
Staten Island Hunger Task Force Meeting Minutes June, September, November, December: Difficulty Training Volunteers, Community…
NYC Department For The Aging Announces Accomplishments For 2024, Prepares To Celebrate 50th Year
NYC Aging Announces 2024 Accomplishments Progress builds for 2025 for the agency’s 50th Anniversary…
Sen. Gillibrand Calls On Senate To Pass Bipartisan Expansion of Social Security Benefits, Praises $1.5 Bn In CHIPS Funding To Expand GlobalFoundries Facility, Create Good-Paying Jobs In Upstate New Yor
GILLIBRAND CALLS ON SENATE TO PASS BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO EXPAND SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS Bill Would…
Mannix Family Supermarkets Donates ShopRite Gift Cards To Staten Island Community For 17th Annual Thanksgiving Donation For Food Pantries
Mannix Family Supermarkets Donates ShopRite Gift Cards to the Staten Island Community for its 17th Annual…
OPINION: Taylor Swift: Celebrity Leading By Example Leaves Trail Of Huge Food Bank Donations In Wake On Her Tour
While we hear about Taylor Swift quite often in the media, one of her less-reported…
Grand Finale Winners For Talent Is Timeless Competition Hosted By NYC Department For The Aging
NYC Aging Hosts Talent is Timeless 2024 Grand Finale Second Annual Talent Competition Highlights the…
Grocery Stores That Donate Expiring Food Instead Of Discounting Or Discarding Make Higher Profits
Grocery stores that donate expiring food − instead of price discounting or discarding − make…
Pending SNAP Eligibility Changes, Slightly Increased Benefit
October Eligibility and Budgeting Changes Editor’s note: Readers may remember our coverage of the benefits…
Boroughwide Talent Is Timeless Competitions For Brooklyn, Staten Island At BAM: OIder Adults Compete With Dance, Musical Acts To Grand Finale
Boroughwide Talent Is Timeless Competitions For Brooklyn, Staten Island At BAM: Older Adults Compete With…
Exclusive: Shoprite Partners In Caring Annual Help Bag Hunger Day 2024 At Hylan Blvd Location – Salvation Army’s Lt. Esther Mobley Wins Race Contest; Successful SIPIC Round-Up Purchase For Charity Celebrated In May
Editor’s note: The ShopRite location on Hylan Blvd hosted the annual ‘Help Bag Hunger’ event. …
Excessive Executive Compensation, Profiting From Medicaid: Patient Chosen Home Health Aide Program Go-Betweens Fund Ad Campaign Against Proposed Changes
Who’s Funding the Ad Blitz Against Hochul’s Overhaul of New York’s $9 Billion Home Care…
TODAY: Free Clementines In Stapleton To Combat Food Insecurity, Lack Of Healthy Options Due To Low Income
Have a Free Clementine! Staten Island Community Organizations Unveil Free Fruit Kiosks to Ease Hunger…
Staten Island’s Kids Forgotten In City’s New “No Kid Hungry” Meal Food Truck Campaign Delivering Meals In Other Boroughs
Staten Island and Queens children who can’t get to school locations for meals are on…
Investment In First-Ever Staten Island Community Justice Center To Foster Further Community Engagement
MAYOR ADAMS, COUNCILMEMBER HANKS CELEBRATE $5 MILLION INVESTMENT IN FIRST-EVER STATEN ISLAND COMMUNITY JUSTICE CENTER TO…
Gov. Murphy Signs Bill To Establish Menstrual Hygiene, Diaper Benefit Program For Low Income Work First NJ SNAP Program Recipients
Governor Murphy Signs Bill to Establish Menstrual Hygiene and Diaper Benefit Programs Department of Human…
NYC Dept For The Aging Kicks Off Annual Farmers Market Nutrition Program Providing Coupons To Eligible Residents For Use On Locally Grown Produce At Participating Vendors
NYC Aging Kicks Off Farmers Market Nutrition Program 2024 Qualified residents can use coupons…
NYPL Announces Full Restoration Of Services, Sunday Openings
City Budget Fully Restores Library Funding—Sunday Service Will Return Editor’s note: Staten Islander News recently…
Mayor Adams Celebrates Approved Budget That Prioritizes Working-Class New Yorkers, Seeks To Make Our City More Affordable, Invests In Library Systems
A Budget That Prioritizes Working-Class New Yorkers and Seeks to Make Our City More Affordable…
Key Education Programs Previously Funded With Temporary Stimulus – $500 Million To Be Permanently Funded By NYC, Expanding Access To Subsidized Child Care
MAYOR ADAMS, SPEAKER ADAMS PROTECT OVER $500 MILLION IN KEY EDUCATION PROGRAMS PREVIOUSLY FUNDED WITH…
NYC Extreme Budget Cuts Put Food Pantries On Chopping Block With 60% Funding Cuts To Community Food Connection, Supplier For 22 Pantries On Staten Island: Rally At City Hall Thursday
22 Pantries on SI Set To Lose Funding Editor’s note: As Lt. Esther Mobley, of…
US Farm Bill Framework Contains Major Wins For New Yorkers Including Expanded SNAP Access, Increased Food Bank Funding, Support For Dairy, Specialty Crop Farmers
GILLIBRAND HIGHLIGHTS MAJOR WINS FOR NEW YORKERS IN FARM BILL FRAMEWORK Major Legislative Package Would…
Social Security Act: One Size Fits All Pension Plan Created Demise Of Private Plans By Compulsion, Gov’t Decree
Social Security and the Decline of the Employer Pension System Editor’s note: Staten Islander News…
Amid Growing Food Insecurity On Staten Island, Salvation Army Begins Sit Down Meal Program, Offering Families Social Interaction With Neighbors, Friends
Staten Islanders Face Growing Food Insecurity Post-Pandemic. Salvation Army Adds Sit Down Meal Program Did…
SI Hunger Task Force Monthly Meeting: Beekeeping Training, Leadership, Blue Star Families Surveys, Support For Food Insecurity
Editor’s note: Readers may remember our coverage of the Kosher and Halal food pantry needs…
Amid Shortage Of Long Term Care, Home Health Aide Workers, Sen. Gillibrand Announces Critical Legislation To Allow Elderly To Age At Home
GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO FIGHT CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF HOME HEALTH AIDES AND OTHER LONG-TERM CARE…
Elderly Adults In Our Communities: Boosting Social Security Benefits Would Ensure They Keep Pace With Rising Healthcare, Inflation Costs
GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO BOOST SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS FOR SENIORS Legislation Would Help Ensure that…
Bread of Life Annual Food Drive Seeks To Gather 60,000 Food Items From 131 Partner Schools To Deliver To Food Pantries Whose Holiday Donations Have Run Out
District Attorney McMahon, Borough President Fossella, and Notre Dame Club of Staten Island Team Up…
Meeting Kosher, Halal Food Needs At Local Food Pantries Plus Importance Of US Farm Bill: Staten Island Hunger Task Force Monthly Zoom Meeting
The Staten Island Hunger Task Force hosts a monthly Zoom meeting, where they discuss…
Restoring Clememte Soto Velez Cultural Center Modernization Project Groundbreaking To Make ADA Compliant With Elevators, Wheelchair Access
CITY BREAKS GROUND ON NEARLY $13 MILLION RENOVATION PROJECT TO MODERNIZE THE CLEMENTE SOTO VELEZ CULTURAL CENTER ON THE LOWER EAST SIDE With…
Staten Island Hunger Task Force: Holiday Updates, JCC’s Digital Choice Pantry, Clothing On Thrifty Thursdays, Food Pantry Survey Results
Minutes for the SIHTF November Meeting Terry Troia – Welcome everyone to the meeting and as…
Amid Rising Food Prices, Sen. Gillibrand Calls For Over $1.2 Bn To Deliver Meals To Older Adults In New York Suffering From Food Insecurity
AMID HIGH FOOD PRICES, SENATOR GILLIBRAND CALLS FOR OVER $1.2 BILLION TO DELIVER MEALS TO…
IMPORTANT: Organizations Offering Food Assistance Can Sign On To Summer EBT Letter To Gov. Hochul By Noon TODAY
A message from Stephanie Wu Winter Thank you for having me on today’s SI Hunger…
Make Someone’s Day This Holiday! Learn What Those Who Rely On Food Pantries Would Most Like In Donations To Feed Their Families
Do You Want To Help Those Less Fortunate With Donations This Holiday Season? Here’s A…
BP Fossella, ShopRite Partner For Thanksgiving Donations To Local Banks On Staten Island
Borough President’s Office and Shop Rite Distribute Thanksgiving Donations to Local Food Pantries If…
Economic Hardship Among Residents With Strict Religious Dietary Requirements Rising On Staten Island – Food Pantry Demand Outpacing Supply
Minutes From The October 2, 2023 Meeting Attendance Neil Berry, Heather Butts, Benjamin Zaientz, Yitzchok…
Staten Island Hunger Task Force September Meeting: Farm Bill Areas of Concern, Food For All
SI Hunger Task Force October 2nd Meeting On Zoom October 2nd, 2023, 3:30 PM to…
Staten Island Hunger Task Force Hosts Hunger-Free Campus Virtual Info Session, Meeting Minutes Highlight Food Insecurity, Toiletry Needs, Stigma Of Poverty, Shame Faced By SI College Students
Hunger Free Campus Act Virtual Information Session July 28th from 10 AM to 11 AM…