Author: newyork-news
It might be troublesome to inform amid the bustle of New York Metropolis, however we’re gripped within the throes of loneliness. Greater than half of New Yorkers report feeling lonely a minimum of among the time. Senior residents are significantly susceptible, and New York’s skyrocketing older inhabitants faces one of many highest ranges of isolation within the nation. It’s no shock that the previous U.S. Surgeon Normal dubbed the phenomenon an “epidemic of loneliness.” Loneliness and isolation is a quiet disaster, and one which’s escalating as extra seniors select to stay in their very own properties reasonably than transfer into congregate settings, with dwelling alone, poverty and incapacity serving as…
Greater than 32,000 individuals are anticipated to take part in Sunday’s 5 Boro Bike Tour by way of New York Metropolis. The 40-mile trip dates again to the late Seventies and attracts riders from across the globe. The annual trip is all the time on the primary Sunday in Could. The bike tour begins round 7:30 a.m. at Church Avenue and Franklin Avenue in Manhattan, and ends at St. George Terminal in Staten Island. Anybody making an attempt to get across the metropolis is inspired to take public transportation. The next streets can be closed till 6 p.m.: Manhattan Portion…