New York State

  • Reichlin-Melnick and Local Activists Announce Progress in Fighting Housing Discrimination

    ROCKLAND, NY – Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick was joined by local residents and activists to discuss plans to combat housing discrimination in New York. The Senator authored the bill S8874/A10130 which aims to crack down on appraisal discrimination by forcing violators of state and federal fair housing policies and laws to pay fines that will be allocated to the […]

  • Get help Paying Overdue Water and Sewer Bills

    The Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) LIHWAP is a federally-funded program administered by New York State that helps low income households pay the cost of water and sewer services. The program can assist households who have past due bills for water and sewer services and can help prevent water and sewer services from […]

  • Reichlin-Melnick Secures Grant to Support Rockland Police Academy Training Facility

    ROCKLAND, NY – Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick joined Sheriff Louis Falco, Undersheriff Robert Van Cura, and and others in law enforcement at the Rockland County Police and Public Safety Academy to announce state grant funding he has secured to support law enforcement officer training. Senator Reichlin-Melnick said, “Rockland County was recently ranked the third safest county in the […]

  • DiNapoli and bipartisan group of officials endorse Reichlin-Melnick

    Nanuet, NY – New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli visited Rockland County on Monday morning to enthusiastically endorse Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick (D-Nyack) for re-election. The Comptroller’s announcement coincided with the release of a bipartisan list of over a dozen Rockland County mayors, supervisors, and other local elected officials who have also endorsed Reichlin-Melnick.  “Senator […]

  • American Red Cross Home Fire Campaign – Free Smoke Alarms

    The American Red Cross Home Fire Campaign helps save lives by installing free smoke alarms in homes that don’t have them, and by educating people about home fire safety. They will make an appointment to come to your home and install them! 

  • Reichlin-Melnick Lauded for Being the First Public Official to Take Action for #EndJewHatred Movement

    New York City – Earlier this week at a ceremony held in New York City by a coalition of prominent Jewish organizations that comprise the #EndJewHatred movement, Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick was honored for being the first public official to stand up in support of this effort when he proclaimed it was #EndJewHatred Day in his district. […]