Rachael Ray

Rachael Ray, the celebrated TV host and chef, extends her boundless energy beyond the screen to engage in philanthropic endeavors. Following the conclusion of her long-running daytime talk show, Rachael Ray embarked on a mission to provide essential…
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Alice Wexler

I will never forget the day I stood in a family apartment whose occupants had moved out but whose “stuff” remained, quite a lot anyway. It was my job to deal with it. I had met Irene only casually but nonetheless had shared my bewilderment…
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I Love the Upper West Side

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Matthew Morrison

Matthew is a dedicated LiLY volunteer and health advocate. Dr. Morrison is an Emergency Physician at BronxCare Health System, and teaches the next generation of doctors studying at Yale with a focus on Medical Humanities. He is…

Norma MT Braun, MD, FACP, FCCP

  Photo IDClinical Professor of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine Mount. Sinai Morningside (St. Luke’s) – Mt. Sinai West (Roosevelt) Ombudswoman and Chair, Archives Committee Department of Medicine: Senior Attending, Pulmonary/…

Jennifer Beisser

  Jennifer Beisser joins LiLY’s board after five years as a volunteer. She is the current Executive Director of the Morningside Area Alliance, a 70-year old membership association of the nation’s leading academic and religious…

Audrey Wu

  Audrey Wu is a printmaking and mixed media artist whose work is in collections in America, Europe and Asia.  She is also a veteran producer with over twenty years of experience of executive conferences, summits and thought-leadership…

John Hailu

  John Hailu began his career in Information Technology in 1977. He has worked as a Performance Analyst at Citibank. He was a Systems Programmer and Systems Administrator for nine years for the Goddard Institute of Space Studies, NASA;…

Lois Freedman, CPA

Lois Freedman, CPA began her career in late 1970s as an industry accountant. During the 1980s, she worked on Wall Street in a variety of roles, and has been in public accounting since 1990. Her practice is a family-owned full-service accounting…
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Press Release September 8, 2023

IRENE ZOLA, NYC AGING IN PLACE LEADER, FOUNDER OF LiLY, DIES AT 78 With great sadness, the LiLY organization (Lifeforce in Later Years) announces news of the sudden and unexpected passing of LiLY’s founder and executive director, Irene…
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LeClanche Durand

Irene and I used to bump into each other on Broadway several times a week in our Morningside Heights neighborhood. We'd stop and chat about current events and matters of local concern. Sometimes when I commented on a play or film, Irene would…
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Ava Schonberg

I was helped by Lily right at the beginning, when I attended the first organizational meeting. I was helped by Lilly members right from the start, until my companion passed away. I don’t know how I would have managed without their help ,visits.…
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Iris Shorin

Just recently my aol computer was scammed. The culprits sent an email to all my contacts explaining I was very ill, needed money and were asked to send gift cards to the sender of the email. I am a member of LiLY and Irene, just one of my contacts.…
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Leila Stroud

Irene Zola is remembered as the visionary founder of LiLY (Lifeforce in Later Years), which created a community for seniors and neighbors. LiLY volunteers assisted and socialized with seniors in a variety of activities, which has helped to allow…
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Karen Anderson

When I think of Irene, so many superlatives come to mind – beautiful, brilliant, visionary, magnanimous…. I am aching for myself and our community and for John. Irene wanted a better world for seniors, worked to make it happen, and in…
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LiLY Social Groups

Irene Zola Aging in Place NYC Leader and LiLY Founder

SAYING GOODBYE TO RAINY DAY BLUES

"Rainy days and Mondays always get me down" is a line from a 1971 song that seems to touch on something universal -- the sad feelings that bad weather can bring, and scientific studies are backing this up. But, for those who can handle an umbrella,…
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MEET SOME OF OUR ART-LOVING VOLUNTEERS

MARIANNE VAN DEN BERGH Marianne van den Bergh, a painter, installation artist, and puppeteer, currently divides her time between New York and her native Amsterdam. She attended The State Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam in the late 1960’s…
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98 YEAR OLD BETTY LINDBERG

In Feb. of 2023, Betty made headlines when she crushed the previous world record for her age group in running the “Publix Atlanta 5K Race.” And this wasn’t the first time. She may be an inspiration to get on our walking shoes...or, get…
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BOOK RECOMMENDED BY A NEIGHBOR…

Chance Developments by Alexander McCall Smith consists of 5 “well-done” short stories. Libraries file it under McCall or Smith. The author fills in the lives of 5 people seen in 5 vintage photographs.
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Food For Thought

“Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.”
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LIVING ON THE WEST SIDE OF MANHATTAN

Most likely, within a couple of blocks of your apartment, you can go outside just as the streetlights begin to turn on, stand on a corner and look to the west, the nearer the river, the more sky. There, unless a densely cloudy evening, watch…
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THE COMPOSTING STORY from the NYC Dept. of Sanitation

Curbside compost collection is a priority for our city because compostable material, i.e., food wastes, comprises a third of the million pounds of trash that New Yorkers generate each day, Without composting, they release poisonous gasses into…
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LiLY Social Events Calendar

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Neighbors coming together.
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THINKING ABOUT TREES During April, National Earth Month

Trees are sometimes called the lungs of the earth since, through their leaves, they trap and filter contaminants in the air. As we know, they also absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen through photosynthesis; and, a good canopy of tree leaves…
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BEATING INSOMNIA

Numerous respected health journalists write about the causes and possible cures for insomnia. These can be relatively simple if caused by some of the issues listed on p.2. But,sleeplessness can also be a sign that we are anxious about something,…
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CAN A “SMARTPHONE” SAVE THE DAY?

I-phones, Androids and other phones with internet access are often called “smart phones”. At a recent session with Charla Sarabia, the Injury Prevention and Community Outreach Coordinator at Mount Sinai Morningside, we learned just how smart…
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THE BEST DRINK OF ALL!

According to the National Council on Aging, hydration is important, especially as we get older...to improve brain performance, affecting memory, mood, concentration, reaction time, and even in combating feelings of anxiety. Research has shown…