Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins has announced “Keys to Safe Driving” – a series of five free programs sponsored by the County’s Department of Senior Programs and Services (DSPS). The programs will take place during Older Driver Safety Week, which runs from December 1through 5, 2025.
The programs are presented by DSPS’ Older Driver Coalition, and offer tools, tips and techniques that older drivers can use to be on the road as safely as possible, for as long as possible. The program will also explore when it is time to stop driving, and what alternative transportation services are available when seniors decide to relinquish their keys.
Each session will cover similar material. Walk-ins are welcome, but registration is preferred. To sign up, telephone the director at each of the sites. SMART Commute staff from Westchester County’s Department of Public Works and Transportation (DPW&T) will be at each session to help seniors interested in signing up for the MTA Reduced-Fare MetroCard. For more information contact Beverly Carter at bdc1@westchestercountyny.gov or (914) 813-6188.
Monday, Dec. 1 Mt. Pleasant Community Center, 125 Lozza Drive, Valhalla, NY 10595
Noon – 1 p.m.
Contact: Laurie Gonzalez
Email: lgonzalez@mtpleasantny.gov
Phone: (914) 592-6441
Tuesday, Dec. 2 Tuckahoe Senior Center, Fr. Fata Hall at Assumption Church, 125 Wallace St., Tuckahoe, NY 10707
1 – 2 p.m.
Contact: Michelle Oliva
Email: tsc@scc70.org
Phone: (914) 337-8487
Wednesday, Dec. 3 Muriel H. Morabito Community Center, 29 Westbrook Dr., Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Contact: Dawn Mahoney
Email: dawnm@townofcortlandt.com
Phone: (914) 528-1464
Thursday, Dec. 4 Grinton Will Library, The Conference Room, 1500 Central Park Ave., Yonkers, NY 10710
11 a.m. – Noon
Contact: Kirsten Hashim
Email: Kirsten.hashim@yonkersny.gov
Phone: (914) 377- 6806
Friday, Dec. 5 Scarsdale Public Library, 54 Olmstead Rd., Scarsdale, NY 10583
1 – 2 p.m.
Contact: David Sadoff
Email: dsadoff@scarsdalelibrary.org
(914) 358-6095
