The Queens County Politics website explores how senior service providers like Sunnyside Community Services face government budget cuts amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The author of this piece spoke to a number of people at Sunnyside Community Services, including Executive Director Judith Zangwill,...
We as a nation, community, organization, and individuals are deeply hurting and, once again, deeply enraged. Emotions are raw right now, and most of us are in pain. For some, that pain is very personal and frighteningly real. The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Abrey are brutal...
The New York Times gives insight into the lives of home health aids in New York City, many of whom live in poverty or near it. When New York City public schools closed, Cindy Urena, a home health aide for Sunnyside Community Services, had to choose between seeing a client with severe epilepsy or...
The New York Times examines how steps to prevent the spread of Covid-19 increase teh risks of social isolation, particularly in seniors. Normally, programs for seniors aim to increase human contact, but during the pandemic, on-site programs have had to be cancelled. The Times spoke with our...
Sunnyside Community Services and Sunnyside Post hosted a panel discussion on January 14 for members of the community to meet the candidates for the office of Queens Borough President: Costa Constantinides, Elizabeth Crowley, Anthony Miranda, James Quinn,...
