State Senator Liz Krueger

Friends and Neighbors: Just a quick message to let you know about some upcoming events in the district. On Monday, October 19th, I’m once again sponsoring a free flu shot drive. Thursday, October 22nd is my 9th Annual Senior Resource Fair. Thursday, November 5th is the first session of this year’s Roundtable for Boomers and Seniors, discussing financial issues for older adults. And throughout October and November, New York-Presbyterian is hosting a series of Health and Wellness Seminars. For more information on these events, see the descriptions below. Thanks, and I hope you enjoy! Best, Liz Krueger State Senator   Annual Free Flu Shot Drive: I am pleased to once again offer free flu vaccines, in partnership with the NewYork-Presbyterian-Ambulatory Care Network/External Relations and River Spring Health, Assemblywoman Rebecca Seawright, and Council Member Dan Garodnick. There are appointments still available from 10:45am to 12:45pm on Monday, October 19th at Lenox Hill Neighborhood House’s Senior Center at St. Peter’s Church, 619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street. Contact my office at 212-490-9535 to make an appointment.   9th Annual Senior Resource Fair:   Please join me for my 9th Annual Senior Resource Fair! Over 60 non-profit senior service providers, government agencies and advocacy groups will be there to provide information about a range of issues including Medicare, housing, aging-in-place and volunteer opportunities for older adults in New York City!   Admission is free, and light refreshments will be provided. Copies of our newly revised Senior Resource Guide will be provided free as well.   It will take place on Thursday, October 22nd from 2pm to 5pm at Temple Emanu-El, 1 East 65th Street. No RSVP is necessary. For further information, contact Bessie Schachter in my office, 212-490-9535.   Senator Krueger's Roundtable for Boomers and Seniors, 2015-2016: Senator Liz Krueger’s Roundtable for Boomers & Seniors is a 5-part program that provides an opportunity for constituents to come together to explore life issues that are relevant across the age span. At each session, attendees hear from and engage with professionals who are knowledgeable on topics that are of concern to the growing population of older adults in New York City. Each year, over five monthly sessions, the roundtables look at specific issues from five unique perspectives. This year's topic will be financial issues facing older adults, and the 1st session is on Retirement Planning and the Modern Economy. Presenters include Audrey Kwon, NYC AARP Graduate Intern, and Theresa Ghilarducci, Ph.D., labor economist and expert in retirement security at the New School. The upcoming session will take place on Thursday, November 5th, from 8:30am to 10am, at Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, 331 East 70th St. To RSVP or for more information, contact my office at liz@lizkrueger.com or call 212-490-9535. RSVPs are required for this event.   New York-Presbyterian Health & Wellness Seminars:   New York Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medicine are hosting a series of seminars this Fall on health and wellness. On Tuesday, October 20th, they will be presenting “Diabetes and the Diabetic Eye: Understanding the Disease from a Multidisciplinary Approach.” All seminars take place from 6:30pm to 8pm at the Uris Auditorium at Weill Cornell Medical College, 1300 York Avenue at 69th St. Seminars are free and open to the public, and seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. For information on other seminars in the series, visit http://www.weill.cornell.edu/seminars/. Â