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Op-Ed: Focused Housing Efforts Need to Address the City’s Aging Population

In honor of VOA-GNY reaching the midway point in construction on Andrews Avenue South Senior Residence, Executive Vice President and COO Julia Oliver and Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson argue for the necessity of affordable senior housing in the Bronx and across NYC

“The response to these buildings has been overwhelming: When East Clarke Place opened, VOA-GNY received 26,000 applications for 84 available units, including hundreds of handwritten notes. This is a clear sign that demand far outstrips availability — and that New York is failing its moral and financial responsibility to its senior population. We’re rapidly approaching an emergency and we need to act quickly.”

Read the full op-ed by VOA-GNY Executive Vice President and COO Julia Oliver and Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson in the Bronx Borough Times.