Doyle Senior Center In New Rochelle To Reopen

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — After being closed for almost six months due to the new coronavirus pandemic, the Hugh A. Doyle Senior Center will reopen to the senior community with limited services Monday. Executive Director Phillis Maucieri said the city's Office of the Aging and Parks and Recreation staff have worked hard to provide the safest possible environment for New Rochelle's senior citizens.

She said plexiglass was installed in all administrative offices and throughout the dining room. Hand sanitizing stations were also installed.

Limited capacity will be enforced and all furniture in the building has been arranged to comply with proper social distancing protocol.

Maucieri said the facility has also drastically increased the sanitizing cleanings.

Activities and recreation will be relocated outside whenever possible, but bingo and videos will be inside. All meals, including lunches served onsite, will be grab-and-go.

A valid Parks Passport is required for entry and appropriate face coverings must be worn in the facility.

Virtual exercise classes will continue to air on local public access television channels Verizon 28 and Optimum 75.

Additionally, local grocery shopping from senior buildings and other transportation services will resume at a 50 percent capacity. The barber shop is closed indefinitely, and all long-distance trips remain suspended.

For more information, call the New Rochelle Office for the Aging at 914-235-2363 or visit the website.

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