Budget Axe Hangs Over Senior Center

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Elaine Rivera
WNYC News | Jul 12, 2010

New York, NY —

New York City's Department of Aging hasn't escaped the budget axe. Plans to close seven senior centers are angering the elderly and their advocates. They say these facilities are a lifeline for the communities' older citizens. But city officials say with the looming deficit there are no sacred cows as they try to reduce services. Elaine Rivera reports.
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