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Press Releases and Media Advisories

Below are New York City Department for the Aging Press Releases and Media Advisories.

10/24/2012	Calling All Artists for SPARC: Seniors Partnering with Artists Citywide
8/22/2012	Department for the Aging Announces Opening of Two New Innovative Senior Centers in Brooklyn
7/9/2012	Senior Swim Season Kicks Off With Pool Party in Harlem
4/4/2012	Mayor Bloomberg and Commissioner Barrios-Paoli Announce City’s First Eight “Innovative Senior Centers” Now Open for Business
1/3/2012	DFTA, VISIONS Launch First Innovative Senior Center in the Nation for Blind and Visually Impaired Older New Yorkers
10/19/2011	Eight Providers Selected to Develop the City’s First Innovative Senior Centers
9/23/2011	Falls Continue to be the Leading Cause of Fatal Injuries among Older Adults; City Officials and Community Partners Detail Fall Prevention Initiatives
7/13/2011	The City of New York Receives Our Town Grant From The National Endowment For The Arts
6/12/2011	NYC Service and Aging in New York Fund Hold “The Great Exchange,” the Largest Timebanking Event Ever
10/6/2010	New Silver Alert Law Enhances Public Notification System to Aid Search for Missing Seniors
3/10/2010	Virtual Senior Center Connects Homebound Seniors to Community and Family
2/4/2010	City Launches It’s My Money!, a Free Interactive Game to Educate Seniors about Financial Scams, Basic Banking and Identity Theft
10/13/2009	Getting Fresh: Seniors Board Yellow School Buses Headed to Green Markets
8/25/2009	The Department of Cultural Affairs and the Department for the Aging Announce a Partnership with the Five Borough Arts Councils, NYC Performing Arts Space, and NYC's Senior Centers to Create New Artists Residency Programs
8/25/2009	Mayor Bloomberg, Speaker Quinn and The New York Academy of Medicine Unveil Blueprint to Enhance City’s Livability for Older New Yorkers