Engages & advocates with NYS' 7million 50+ and for the next 50+. I'm @AARPNY's State Director. Views & tweets my own.
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Beth Finkel retweeted
#NY17 voters: Hear directly from the candidates!
AARP New York is proud to bring you @CityAndStateNY’s Q&As on issues of importance to older NYers: health care, affordability, & Social Security.
🔗 @CaitforNewYork: spr.ly/6012BGQjQq
🔗 @lawler4ny: spr.ly/6014BGQjQs
2032 is not some distant date on a government spreadsheet. People are making retirement decisions today based on our government's promises on Social Security. Rent $ won't go down, food $ won't go down, utilities $ won't go down. We earned it and we will need it.
Beth Finkel retweeted
Thank you, @gillibrandny, for your leadership working to bring more paid leave to more Americans.
Beth Finkel retweeted
A year ago, the IPC report determined that Gaza was facing a famine. Senior UN officials immediately backed the findings, and the UN’s humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher, even called the evidence “irrefutable.”
Now, new UNICEF data paints a completely different picture.
We are waiting for @UNReliefChief Fletcher’s apology and for the UN to explain itself.
Beth Finkel retweeted
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 AARP’s Nancy LeaMond's letter to the editor, entitled “The best way toward a Social Security fix isn’t benefit cuts,” was just published in the Washington Post in response to an op-ed calling for a fast-tracked Social Security commission: 🧵⤵️
Beth Finkel retweeted
Wondering what's really going on with Social Security? Here's the long and short of it, folks.
Visit aarp.org/MySSday. Sign the My Social Security Day pledge. Log into your account. Review your statement. Learn what you’ve earned!
BETH FINKEL OP-ED: Don’t wait until retirement to check your Social Security @BethNY @AARPNY
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join us- It's My Social Security and YOURS!
Free coffee? Yes please! Join AARP next Friday, August 14th to celebrate Social Security's 91st Anniversary: Join us for coffee and conversation in honor of “My Social Security Day”
RSVP: events.aarp.org/MySSDayAlban…
Beth Finkel retweeted
🇨🇦 A kosher restaurant in Montreal was burned to the ground.
🇩🇪 A beloved Jewish bakery in Berlin closed after receiving so much hate.
🇮🇪 The only kosher cafe in Dublin received hateful reviews
🇫🇷 A kosher cafe in Paris was destroyed by vandals who broke in and sprayed it with acid.
🗽 An Ethiopian-Israeli-Jewish restaurant in Harlem is now open only for events due to receiving so much hate.
🇦🇺 A kosher bakery in Sydney closed its doors after the Bondi attack, unable to keep diners and staff safe.
🇵🇹 An Israeli restaurant in Lisbon closed, after a never-ending stream of hate.
🇧🇪 An Israeli eatery in Antwerp closed, after facing bankruptcy brought on by boycotts.
🗽 The workers at a Jewish bakery in NYC said catering Jewish events is a violation of their rights.
🇬🇧 Acclaimed Israeli restaurant Miznon has faced protests in London telling it to shut down.
All over the world, Jewish and Israeli cuisine is being wiped off the menu in the name of “justice.”
But depriving the world of rugelach, kubeh, latkes, and sfinj won’t help anyone.
It will only hurt Jews.
Beth Finkel retweeted
After verbal abuse all game, Israeli forward Dor Turgeman answered with a second goal. Montreal’s crowd responded with chants of “death to Israel” and beers thrown at him.
Welcome to being an Israeli athlete in 2026.
Playing the generational blame game- definitely not cool and will NOT Age Well! How Older Americans Hoard the Future nytimes.com/2026/07/30/opini… via @NYTOpinion
Beth Finkel retweeted
"Don't wait for a crash or a diagnosis to start the conversation."
@bethny joined @CBSNewYork to discuss the warning signs families should watch for when evaluating driving safety and how to approach these difficult conversations with loved ones.
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Beth Finkel retweeted
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Your voice. Your vote. Take the @AARPNY Family Caregiver voter pledge and say you’re in to elect candidates who will bring hardworking family caregivers more support.
Act: qr.aarp.org/CaregivingVoter #IAmaCaregiver #AARPNY
Beth Finkel retweeted
RELEASE: AARP NY Warns Older New Yorkers About Dangerous Heat Ahead of Holiday Weekend...
@AARPNY @BethNY
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Beth Finkel retweeted
Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal editorial page this morning dives into a “what if,” dredging up a failed Social Security privatization proposal from more than two decades ago. 🧵 3/7
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What if Congress had reformed Social Security when George W. Bush proposed doing it in 2005—would everyone be better off now? The answer is yes.
on.wsj.com/4xMG7QZ
Beth Finkel retweeted
RELEASE: AARP Invests $237,500 in Quick-Action Projects to Make NY Communities More Livable for All Ages @AARPNY @BethNY
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Beth Finkel retweeted
~52% of the 2025 mayoral Dem primary electorate in NY-12 was age 50+.
66-75% of the 2018/2020/2022 Dem primary electorates in NY-12 were age 50+.
If this poll is accurate, and the 2026 electorate is anywhere close to traditional midterm electorates, Lasher will be hard to beat.
AARP/Siena poll | 5/27-6/1 LV
US House 2026 | New York’s 12th congressional district Democratic primary (voters over 50 sampled)
🟦Micah Lasher 32%
🟦Alex Bores 21%
🟦George Conway 13%
🟦Jack Scholssberg 9%
Undecided 21%
Link to poll: aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/re…
50+ Voter, latest survey data for #NY12 Primary- 21% undecided- likely voters. Early voting starts this Saturday. #SocialSecurity #Medicare #Affordability @AARPNY
NEW: AARP NY/Siena Poll on #NY12 Primary
📊 Lasher 32% | Bores 21% | Conway 13% | Schlossberg 9%, among likely Dem primary voters 50+:
With 21% undecided, older voters will decide this race. They expect action on affordability & retirement security.
