Louise Jean Signore was born before World War I broke out, before Woodrow Wilson became president—and just three months after the Titanic sank.

Now the Bronx woman is celebrating her 107th birthday, which makes her one of the oldest living New Yorkers. CBS New York has a pretty delightful clip from Signore’s birthday party, in which the centenarian seems moderately irritated by all the attention but happy to dispense some longevity advice nonetheless. “I never got married,” Signore tells the reporter. “I think that’s the secret. My sister says, ‘I wish I never got married.’” (Signore's sister, also a centenarian, is 102 years old.)

Happy birthday Louise! A New York City native turned 107 years old on Wednesday and celebrated with a huge lunch bash. Here's what Louise Signore has to say about living a long life.. pic.twitter.com/siK34BPJLd — CBS 13 News (@WGME) August 1, 2019

A lifelong New Yorker, Signore was born in Harlem during the summer of 1912, and has lived in the Bronx since childhood. In the clip, she mentions that she remains active both physically and mentally. “I still do a little dancing,” she says. “After my lunch, I will play bingo, so I had a full day.” Although she’s legally blind, according to the NY Post, she gets around fine without a wheelchair or cane.

Happy Birthday to Ms. Louise Jean Signore on her 107th birthday!! The “youngest at heart” resident of Co-op City. pic.twitter.com/PovTP93Q4g — Jamaal T. Bailey (@jamaaltbailey) July 31, 2019

Remarkably, the oldest living person in the United States also lives uptown, and also celebrated an impressive birthday this summer. That would be Alelia Murphy, who lives in Harlem and turned 114 last month.

Just three years ago, the city was home to the oldest living person in the world: Susannah Mushatt Jones (who turned 116 in 2015 and sadly died the following year). She was, at the time of her death, believed to be the last American born during the 19th century. Clearly, New York is a pretty good place to be a supercentenarian.

Enjoy the birthday cake, and remember: never get married. Then you might have dance moves as good as the ones Signore showed off for her 106th birthday last year.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Ms. Louise Jean Signore turned 106 years old today and celebrated with more than 100 people in the Bronx. 🎉 Please join us in wishing her the very best! https://t.co/ASAQLbJXLd pic.twitter.com/eP9LWES2Wc — Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) August 1, 2018



