Maria Lawton Older Adult Club

Welcome To The Oldest Senior Center In Brooklyn

We may be the oldest senior recreation center in Brooklyn, but it's also innovative, entertaining, and stimulating to our members.  With a large and growing membership, the center continues to thrive and provide seniors with a wide range of social services, nutritious meals, and recreational activities.

The Maria Lawton Neighborhood Senior Center just celebrated its 57th Anniversary as "The Oldest Senior Center in Brooklyn". The first African American senior center, it opened as the Stuyvesant Center for Older People. The center was the vision of Maria Coles Perkins Lawton, a leading politician and educator. With a large and growing membership, the center continues to thrive and provide senior citizens with a wide range of social services, nutritious meals, and recreational activities.