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Massapequa
Park offers a very active senior citizen program for residents 55 years
and older. They meet in the Massapequa Park Community Center at Brady Park
on Lake Shore Drive between Front Street and Clark Boulevard. The air conditioned
building is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.
Over 200 residents belong to a club that takes day trips, plays bingo and
cards, works on arts and crafts, and has boutique sales and exhibits.
The American Blood
Pressure Center sends registered nurses to the Center for free blood pressure
examinations. The County's "Seniormobile" comes to the Center four times
a year to provide assistance and information on social security, supplemental
income, tax relief, passes and discounts, medicare and medicaid, employment
opportunities and consumer problems.
For further information
about the Center and Club activities, call 799-0948 or
798-0244.
Residents 65 years old and older may qualify for a property tax exemption if their annual income meets current requirements. The law also requires that the senior citizen owner of the property must show ownership for the two immediately prior years. The Massapequa School District offers classes for seniors in various arts such as painting in oils and water colors, crafts and a variety of other courses. The program, open to School District 23 residents 55 years old and older, meets at the McKenna School in Massapequa Park on Monday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Call 797-6208 for information.)
The Massapequa libraries provide large-type books for easy reading, and "talking books" for the visually impaired. A bookmobile makes regular stops throughout the Village. (Call 799-0770 for the schedule.) The Young at Heart Club meets every other Thursday from I p.m. to 4 p.m. at St. David's Lutheran Church, 20 Clark Blvd., Massapequa Park. (Call 799-7832 for information.)
Many Massapequa Park merchants offer discounts to senior citizens upon presentation of proper identification (such as senior cards, driver's license, etc.). Seniors should ask merchants at the time of purchase if they offer discounts. Many other merchants in the area offer discounts to seniors and persons receiving social security survivor benefits. Application for a discount card and a list of merchants honoring the card, is available at the Town Hall South, 977 Hicksville Road, Massapequa. Town parks and pools issue reduced rate cards to residents 62 years old and older. These permanent identification cards provide car parking for a one-time fee of $12.00 (including photo identification). Seniors are entitled to free use of all Town beach facilities. Proof of age and residency requirements are required. The cards are available at Town Hall South, 977 Hicksville Road, Massapequa. (795-1000)
Softball teams, bowling
leagues, choral groups, orchestras, etc. are among the activities available
to seniors living in the Town of Oyster Bay. (Call 795-5943 for information.)
Golden Age passes that provide free entrance to state and national parks are available to persons 62 years and older. For state parks, the pass application may be obtained from the Long Island State Park Commission, and presented at any state park. (Call 669-1000) The Federal "Passports" may be obtained at Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay, or at any National Park. Fire Island is the only national park in New York State. Seniors 60 years and older are entitled to half fare on all MSBA buses at all hours, seven days a week. Free transfers may be obtained for two connecting bus routes in the same general direction.
The Medicare Card may be used to obtain half-fare discounts on the Long Island Railroad (also applies to physically handicapped) on all trains EXCEPT those arriving in New York City between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. on weekdays. The following are some of the programs funded and/or sponsored by the Nassau County Dept. of Senior Citizen Affairs:
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