Floyd Cohen has worked at the Frederick Douglass Houses Senior Center in upper Manhattan for 14 of his 37 years with the Housing Authority. He said some of the patrons—whose artwork has appeared at the New York Aquarium, a hostel chain and in Asia—have enjoyed honing their talents with the encouragement of veteran employees.
“A lot of them, unfortunately, have had illnesses such as strokes, are cancer victims and it gives them a reason to live,” he said. “It gives them something to look forward to.”
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