Florence Selkin is about to hit the century mark on Wednesday. She's still as sharp as ever, touching on topics such as longevity, Florida and - of course - Anthony Weiner.  HERE is one Queens woman has been binge drinking from the fountain of youth.  Florence Selkin, of Woodhaven, will turn 100 years old on Wednesday. Selkin, who lives alone and cares for herself, has a steel-trap memory, a sharp wit and a still-growing collection of handmade embroidered keepsakes.  The soon-to-be centurian chatted with the Daily News’ Irving DeJohn about longevity, Florida and — of course — Anthony Weiner.  Daily News : A lot of people will never experience it; what does 100 feel like?  Florence Selkin : I feel like 100, believe me. The mind still works yet, thank G-d. If my mind left, then my daughter would have to worry about me. My kids were starting to think, where am I going to live? (She has a daughter, four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.) I’m lucky. We have men and women who have dementia. I know where I am in this world.  The fellas — they’re 80 years old — kids, ya know? This one brings me flowers, another brings me a ring. This does this, and this does that. I tell them straight up and down: when my husband died, he looked better than these new ones. So, leave me alone! They are no suitors for me. DN : Did you ever consider moving down to Florida?  FS : No sir! My husband and I — 50 states out of the 50 states, we visited. I don’t like Florida at all. I’ve been a few times to visit my people, my sister was there. All my friends lived there, I didn’t. To die, that’s what they go there for. DN : The question that is on everyone’s mind: What is your secret to longevity? FS : I didn’t have time to fool around. I didn’t go to the card games that the women went to, or stuff like that. I didn’t even go so much to the movies. I was always a volunteer wherever I was. (Selkin worked a long and varied career that started at the onset of the Great Depression and lasted through the 1980s).  I smoked for 51 years. My lungs were — and are — white. Always. I used to sit when I was married — I would sit in front of mirror and practice smoking. I couldn’t drink at all. I tried to drink liquor. Instead of getting drunk, I sat like a stone. I didn’t get drunk. I eat like a horse. I eat anything I want. I have good genes to begin with. DN : You were married for 71 years; what is the secret to a long, lasting marriage? (Her husband, Abe, died eight years ago at age 95.) FS : You know what it is? He had a lot of his own life, and I had my own life. Then we had a good life together. But I’m always an independent person and he was an independent person. My children? This is something that is a blessing. My daughter and her children are the best thing to ever happen to me. DN : Living in the city for 100 years, you’ve witnessed a lot of politicians. Who was your least favorite, and why? FS : One of the worst ones, who has a great, wonderful mind, but he’s a liar: Anthony Weiner. He’s a liar for a long time, yet. In the center (the Middle Village Senior Center, where she’s a fixture), he’d be there. I’d say, ‘I heard the cell towers are no good for cancer. Why should we have it? There must be something else to do.’ He says, ‘I'm going to call Washington and get all the information right to you so that you will feel alright about it.’  He never came. He never got the things that I asked for. He was always busy speaking about himself. Mr. Weiner!
Feisty Queens great-grandmother Florence Selkin has a lot to say about life, love and Anthony Weiner. Selkin is sharp as a tack as she approaches the century mark.