Mayoral hopeful Kathryn Garcia wants her former boss, current Mayor Bill de Blasio, to open senior centers.
The city’s former sanitation commissioner joined Justin Chin-Shan Yu the Chairperson of APAPA, and David Fu President of the Fu Foundation outside of the Open-Door Senior Center on 168 Grand St. on the Lower East Side on Thursday morning to say it is time for seniors to reunite with their families and friends after well over a year of quarantining due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
“The loneliness and pain our elders have had to bear over this last year has really been heartbreaking. Many have been separated from their families, their friends, and their grandchildren for over a year. Months of isolation and uncertainty have taken their toll on everyone’s mental and physical health, especially our most vulnerable, older New Yorkers,” Garcia said.
