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Niagara Falls ( ny-AG-ra) is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 50,193, down from the 55,593 recorded in the 2000 census. It is adjacent to the Niagara River, across from the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and named after the famed Niagara Falls which they share. The city is within the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Western New York region.
While the city was formerly occupied by Native Americans, Europeans who migrated to the Niagara Falls in the mid-17th century began to open businesses and develop infrastructure. Later in the 18th and 19th centuries, scientists and businessmen began harnessing the power of the Niagara River for electricity and the city began to attract manufacturers and other businesses that were drawn by the promise of inexpensive hydroelectric power. After the 1960s, however, the city and region witnessed an economic decline, following an attempt at urban renewal under then Mayor Lackey. Consistent with the rest of the Rust Belt as industries left the city, old line affluent families relocated to nearby suburbs and out of town.
Despite the decline in heavy industry, Niagara Falls State Park and the downtown area closest to the falls continue to thrive as a result of tourism. The population, however, has continued to decline from a peak of 102,394 in the 1960s due to the loss of manufacturing jobs in the area.
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To show how you really feel bout the elderly
Some people are set in their ways that's just my opinion
Everything is in good walking distance to stores and pharmacy and emergency room
I feel that this place is age friendly. I say this because of the various age groups that I have encountered since moving to this city. I noticed that most of the buildings which are designed for the elderly population are centrally located. They are located near the stores , restaurants, physicians and medical offices within the city. There are also community centers which are age friendly as well as handicap accessible housed in these buildings.
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I feel this is age friendly because of the community and environment, they are very caring.