VIDEO: Seniors Occupy Harlem Post Office To Demand Better Service

HARLEM — A dozen senior citizens, including State Sen. Bill Perkins and Assemblyman Keith Wright, marched on the Manhattanville Post Office on 125th Street to protest of their lack of dedicated senior windows and benches to sit on. The conflict stems from a meeting between the Community Board 9’s senior committee and the Post Office…

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Fort Greene Seniors Notch Victory In Securing USPS Mobile Van

By Heather Chin – July 10, 2015 One of the age-friendly programs touted as a big win for senior citizens at last week’s Age-Friendly Neighborhood announcement was the impending arrival of a mobile MetroCard van AND a USPS mobile van. “During discussions this past year, our Senior Advisory Council indicated that bringing [these]vans to Myrtle…

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