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On April 20th the Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project along with the New York Academy of Medicine will hold a forum on how to improve life for seniors in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. The hope is to create a more friendly environment for older residents so they can stay active and engaged in the community.

Representatives from those groups have already spoken with over 200 local seniors about their needs. They will discuss their findings at the meeting and seek new input as well. Thirty older community members have joined an advisory council to help lead initiatives around safety, transportation and access to important services. All members of the community are welcome.

The event takes place on Monday, April 20th from 10 AM to 12 PM at the Ingersoll Community Center, 177 Myrtle Avenue. To RSVP for the event, click here or call (718) 230-1689.

Photo by Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership


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  1. That depends on how you define “community” – and it probably isn’t true no matter HOW you define it. I recently did some research using the FactFinder tool on the website for the most recent census. In the eighteen census tracts comprising the area between St. Felix on the west, Classon on the east, Atlantic on the south and Myrtle on the north, there are 58,682 residents, of whom 9,806 are over the age of sixty. That’s 15.50% of the residents in that area; and the research didn’t even yet go north of Myrtle, where there are plenty of seniors in Ingersoll and Whitman. Sorry to shatter anyone’s illusions, but oldtimers are here in this “community” in large numbers, and a lot have no plans to leave anytime soon. So organizations like Good Neighbors of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, and MARP, are paying attention – as well they should.