I bought a pair of replacement Keo cleats for my shoes, except my shoes hurt so much that I may ditch the shoes too. I'm beginning to feel too old to wear cycling shoes anymore considering how much they hurt my feet now. At 65 I doubt I'll be finding anything more comfortable either. The problem is that I have Assioma power meter pedals and these require Keo cleated shoes. I may have to DIY something by drilling out an old pair of running shoes as an experiment and mounting cleats to them. I still don't understand why there aren't cycling shoes that are more like running shoes, maybe with a stiff bottom but otherwise soft. Not everybody that is into cycling needs an absolute connection between their feet and pedals.
I also bought a 13-29 cassette to replace the 13-26 cassette. It was getting noisy and I figured I could use a little boost to my lowest gear. NYC is mostly flat but I do go and ride elsewhere from time to time.