New York State

OSSINING, NY – Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick (D-Rockland/Westchester) and Assemblywoman Sandy Galef (D-Westchester/Putnam) gathered at the Ossining waterfront with Riverkeeper, Scenic Hudson, and many other environmental advocates and local officials to celebrate the environmental initiatives in the budget proposal and to urge that this funding be included in the final state budget.   Officials are confident that voters will […]

Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) welcomed cadets and leadership from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Thursday as they visited the Capitol to commemorate West Point Day, an annual Senate tradition.  The day’s festivities kicked off with a private breakfast, followed by a formal presentation of cadets within the Senate chamber during the […]

BRIARCLIFF MANOR, SLOATSBURG & TAPPAN, NY – Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick (D-Rockland/Westchester) recently visited three women-owned businesses and presented New York State Senate Empire Awards.  “I am proud to honor three impressive women business owners,” said Senator Reichlin-Melnick. “Empire Awards recognize businesses that go above and beyond selling merchandise or providing a service, and give back to their […]

There will be a test of the Indian Point sirens in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and Orange Counties on Wednesday, March 23rd , at approximately 10:30 am.  This sounding is only a test. If there were an emergency at the nuclear power plants, the sirens would be sounded continuously at full volume for 4 minutes, followed by an activation of […]

“I was delighted to hear the New York Attorney General’s announcement that Central Valley wedding venue Falkirk Estate & Golf Course will be required to refund couples whose weddings were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  “In 2020, we received a request for assistance from Ethan Goldman and Jhunaissy Hidalgo, a young couple who paid […]