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Jun
04
Got Older Relatives In Nassau County? Brooklyn Task Service Umbrella Is There Too!

Got Older Relatives In Nassau County? Brooklyn Task Service Umbrella Is There Too!

Photo credit: LongIslandExchange.comLast month [/meet-the-grandmother-and-grandson-behind-umbrella/], we interviewed Sam Gerstenzang, the co-founder of Umbrella [https://www.askumbrella.com/], a service
2 min read
Mar
02
Enjoy Helping Others? Consider Joining These Handy Neighbors To Work With Seniors

Enjoy Helping Others? Consider Joining These Handy Neighbors To Work With Seniors

Umbrella [https://www.askumbrella.com] helps seniors stay and live in their own homes by connecting them with community members
5 min read
Jul
26
Major Property Tax Relief for Seniors and Disabled Homeowners

Major Property Tax Relief for Seniors and Disabled Homeowners

Photo: FlickrProperty tax relief is now on the way for senior and disabled homeowners, as per a bill signed by
3 min read
Aug
16
City Council Speaker Tours Southern Brooklyn Senior Centers

City Council Speaker Tours Southern Brooklyn Senior Centers

Photo by William Alatriste/NYC CouncilCity Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Councilman Mark Treyger toured local senior centers, health facilities,
3 min read
Aug
04
Over 50 & Love To Sing? Try Out For Golden’s Senior Idol Competition

Over 50 & Love To Sing? Try Out For Golden’s Senior Idol Competition

Brooklyn Senior Idol 2010 winner Nunzio Franzese. (Photo: Martin J. Golden / Facebook)Got a favorite song and love to sing?
1 min read
Aug
04
Over 50 & Love To Sing? Try Out For Golden’s Senior Idol Competition

Over 50 & Love To Sing? Try Out For Golden’s Senior Idol Competition

Brooklyn Senior Idol 2010 winner Nunzio Franzese. (Photo: Martin J. Golden / Facebook)Got a favorite song and love to sing?
1 min read
Jul
19
Harris Wins Endorsements From Working Families Party & 1199SEIU

Harris Wins Endorsements From Working Families Party & 1199SEIU

Photo courtesy of Pamela Harris/FacebookFor a second time [/pamela-harris-wins-democratic-nomination-for-brook-krasnys-assembly-seat/#.V449o5MrLos] , Assemblywoman Pamela Harris has won the endorsements of the
3 min read
Mar
22
Insurance Agent Who Scammed Elderly Jumps Off 69th Street Pier​

Insurance Agent Who Scammed Elderly Jumps Off 69th Street Pier​

8403 7th Avenue (Source: Google Maps)The insurance agent who admitted to ripping off seniors [/30685/#.VvGBkhIrLos] by selling them
1 min read
Mar
03
Senior Riding Electric Scooter Seriously Injured In Hit-And-Run

Senior Riding Electric Scooter Seriously Injured In Hit-And-Run

https://youtu.be/9rygkKJSLLo A 70-year-old man is fighting for his life after being struck in a hit-and-run in Bensonhurst
1 min read
Feb
03
Geriatrics House Calls Program At Brooklyn Hospital Is Building Bridges In Health Care (Part I)

Geriatrics House Calls Program At Brooklyn Hospital Is Building Bridges In Health Care (Part I)

Dr. Marcia Nelson, head of geriatrics at Brooklyn Hospital, in her office. (Photo by Heather Chin/Fort Greene Focus)Dr.
3 min read