The New York City Department for the Aging (NYC Aging) is the department of the government of New York CityNew York City Charter § 2400; "There shall be a department for the aging, the head of which shall be the commissioner for the aging." that provides support and information for older people (those over 60). Its regulations are compiled in title 69 of the New York City Rules.
History The passage of the federal Older Americans Act in 1965 created a nationwide aging network consisting of the federal Administration on Aging, along with state offices and local area agencies. In 1968, New York City established the Mayor's Office for the Aging, which was funded as a three-year demonstration project by the Older Americans Act. The office was responsible for planning, coordinating, and funding services for the elderly such as nutrition and hot meal programs in underserved and unserved communities, and initiating home-delivered meals.
In 1975, through an amendment of the New York City Charter, the Mayor's Office for Aging became the New York City Department for the Aging. Alice M. Brophy, who had headed the Mayor's Office for the Aging since its creation in 1968, became the first commissioner.
Commissioners The following is a list of the commissioners since the department was created: Name Years in Office Mayoral Administration Alice M. Brophy 1975 – 1978 Abraham D. Beame Janet S. Sainer 1978 – 1989 Edward I. Koch Prema Mathai-Davis 1990 – 1993 David N. Dinkins Herbert W. Stupp 1994 – 2001 Rudolph W. Giuliani Edwin Mendéz-Santiago 2002 – 2008 Michael R. BloombergLilliam Barrios-Paoli 2008 – 2013 Michael R. Bloomberg Donna M. Corrado 2013 – 2019 Bill de BlasioLorraine Cortés-Vázquez 2019 – 2026 Bill de Blasio Eric Adams Zohran MamdaniLisa Scott-McKenzie2026 - PresentZohran Mamdani
References
External links New York City Department for the Aging Department for the Aging in the Rules of the City of New York