New York State

  • Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick Statement in support of the Hudson Valley News Guild

    New City, NY – Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick (D-Rockland/Westchester) has released the following statement:  “I stand with the journalists of The Journal News, Poughkeepsie Journal, and Times Herald-Record in their formation of the Hudson Valley News Guild, and I call on the management of these three papers and the Gannett parent company to voluntarily recognize this […]

  • Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick presents local restaurant with Empire Award for community service

    OSSINING, NY – Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick presented a New York State Senate Empire Award to Elmer Oliveros, owner of the ‘Brothers Fish and Chips’ restaurant in Ossining, recognizing his contributions to local COVID relief efforts for families in need. When COVID shut down dining at Brothers Fish and Chips, like many restaurants, they had to […]

  • Heritage & History Awards and Celebration to be held July 31st

    Rockland and Westchester Counties and the diverse people who live here have long and proud cultural histories. Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick will be honoring members of our community who work to preserve local history and culture! We will have a ceremony on July 31st at 1pm at DePew House on 196 Chief Bill Harris Way, Orangeburg, […]

  • Property taxpayers win as Governor Cuomo signs Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick’s shared services bill into law

    NEW CITY, NY – Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick announced that Governor Cuomo  signed his shared services bill, S6445A, into law. The new law will save property taxpayer dollars through enhanced efficiency by expanding and extending the “County-Wide Shared Services Initiative” (CWSSI) which was first created as part of the 2018-19 NYS Budget. Senator Reichlin-Melnick’s new law […]

  • Metro-North Railroad Announces Resumption of Ferry Service

    Haverstraw-Ossining and Newburgh-Beacon Ferries to Resume Service Beginning August 30, Connecting with Morning and Afternoon Peak Trains  Ferry Resumption to Coincide With Train Service Increase to 83% of Pre-Pandemic Levels Just Before Labor Day  MTA Metro-North Railroad President Catherine Rinaldi today announced the Haverstraw-Ossining and Newburgh-Beacon ferry services will resume on Monday, August 30. The changes will coincide with Metro-North’s upcoming service increase, to take effect with the August 29 timetables, which will increase train […]

  • HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM (HCVP)

    SECTION 8 HOUSING WAITING LIST LOTTERY OPENING APPLY ONLINE ONLY AT:If you are under 62 years of age, disabled and homeless or risk of homeless or transitioning out of segregated settings:http://bit.ly/rocklandpublichousing If you are over 62 years of age and want to apply for Youngblood Senior Housing Building, 201 N. Main Street Spring Valleyhttp://bit.ly/rocklandsection8 July […]