Elder care expert, author and advocate Joanna Leefer recently held a very frank discussion about the nuts and bolts of growing older in New York City.

While the city has made great strides to safeguard older residents with expanded senior activities, safer street crossings, and additional amenities like benches and senior-only green space, Leefer’s lecture, Aging in Place in NYC, set out to educate attendees about the many pitfalls New York’s seniors still face.