UPDATE: Senior Center Funding Likely To Be Restored In State Budget Deal

Update, 3:27 p.m.: It's official... kind of. According to the Council of Senior Centers and Services, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state legislators confirmed the restoration of Title XX funding to keep 105 facilities in the five boroughs from closing.

"The agreement could not have been reached without the tireless efforts of our state Assembly members, state Senators, and City Council members," said CSCS executive director Igal Jellinek. "CSCS would like to commend all of our elected leaders for fiercely working towards saving senior centers for 10,000 older New Yorkers."

However, the funding won't be put into place until both the Assembly and the state Senate approve the agreement, which needs to instituted by April 1 in order to avoid a "late budget."

The state's portion of senior center funding is likely to be fully restored in the wake of a $132.5 billion budget deal cut Sunday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and top legislative leaders, according to an advocate for the beleaguered city facilities.

However, the money still needs to be allocated by a Joint Legislative Public Hearing in Albany before seniors and elder advocates breathe a deep sigh of relief. 

The committee was scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. this morning. 

"All sources indicate that the money is going to be restored," said Matt Hynes, advocacy day coordinator for the Council of Senior Centers and Services. "But it’s Albany, and you don’t know until it actually happens."

A budget proposal submitted by Cuomo initially included a $25 million reduction in federal Title XX funding allocated by the state and used by many city facilities catering to the elderly. According to the Council of Senior Centers and Services, the cuts in the city.

The list of possible closings included 22 senior centers in Queens, including two in the district of Councilman Dan Halloran, R-Whitestone.

Those centers are Angelo Petromelis Senior Center in College Point and SelfHelp Community Services, Inc. in Bayside.