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Older Adult Center participants
Provide community-based services to older New Yorkers. — Increase Older Adult Center participation.
Older Adult Center participation was still recovering from COVID-19 pandemic closures in this period. NYC Aging's own reporting describes a campaign to "encourage and reassure older New Yorkers to safely return to Older Adult Centers" after the pandemic disrupted services and visitation, and credits that effort for a jump in attendance as centers worked back toward pre-pandemic participation levels, which explains most of the rise from 92,600 participants in FY22 to roughly 150,000 in FY24-25.
Researched July 16, 2026 — NYC Department for the Aging, Fiscal 2023 Mayor's Management Report
* Year to date — this fiscal year isn't complete, so it's not compared against prior years in the target/trend status above.
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| Fiscal year | Actual |
|---|---|
| FY22 | 92,600 participants |
| FY23 | 145,747 participants |
| FY24 | 150,314 participants |
| FY25 | 148,680 participants |
| FY26 (YTD) | Not available |
Why this is tracked
The federal Older Americans Act of 1965 established a nationwide aging network of federal, state and local agencies. New York City responded in 1968 by creating the Mayor's Office for the Aging as a federally funded demonstration project to plan, coordinate and fund services like nutrition and hot-meal programs for the elderly. In 1975, a charter amendment elevated the office into the Department for the Aging, and through the following decades its community-based offerings expanded to include senior centers, transportation, employment support, legal services and elder abuse services.
NYC Aging: History, New York City Department for the Aging - Wikipedia
Source: Bureau of Planning and Strategic Initiatives — via NYC Open Data: Mayor's Management Report, Agency Performance Indicators
Coverage shown: FY22–FY26, reported monthly.
Definition: Unduplicated number of older New Yorkers participating in services at NYC Aging's Older Adult Centers and affiliated sites.