Council Member Hudson outlines the purpose of the hearing, emphasizing the need for collaboration between various city agencies and organizations to address elder fraud in New York City.

• The hearing aims to review the city's current efforts to educate and protect older adults from elder abuse, exploitation, and fraud
• It will also examine the city's ability and commitment to investigate criminal conduct
• Hudson stresses the importance of collaboration between NYC Aging, law enforcement, district attorney's offices, state and federal partners, and human service providers
• The threat of elder fraud compounds other challenges faced by older adults, such as affordability and housing security