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BROOKLYN BOROUGH PRESIDENT MARKOWITZ, MANHATTAN BOROUGH PRESIDENT C. VIRGINIA FIELDS JOIN WITH HUNDREDS OF SENIORS IN PROTESTING THE ELIMINATION OF MILLIONS IN FUNDING

Photograph by Kathryn Kirk
	In photo: Borough President Markowitz rallying with New York City seniors. Borough President C. Virginia Fields (far right

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields and other elected officials joined with hundreds of seniors today to protest the elimination of $7.5 million in Borough President discretionary funds.

“This funding is used for core services such as meals, transportation, recreation and legal services,” Borough President Markowitz said. “Without it, some programs would close or significantly scale back their days of operation, communities would lose their transportation programs, seniors at risk of eviction may not have legal representation, fewer meals would be served and recreation programs cut. Even during these challenging financial times, we can never abandon those who have made our city what it is today. These centers and services are crucial lifelines to those in need of everything from critical care to companionship. Destroying them is unconscionable and will destroy lives.”

Borough President Markowitz supports more than 70 senior programs throughout the borough with more than $1.1 million in funding from the Department for the Aging. These funds have been allocated to the Borough Presidents since the early 1980s.