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DANCE CLASS – TANGO / SWING IN NEW CITY

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Learn how to Tango and Swing dance from Fred Astaire Dance Studio.

Eligible: Clarkstown residents age 18 and older

Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Time: 6:00 PM – 6:45 PM

Fee: $10.00

Location: Street Community Center, 31 Zukor Road, New City, NY 10956

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Senator Reichlin-Melnick Delivers $110K for Youth at the Martin Luther King Multi-Purpose Center

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SPRING VALLEY, NY – Senator Reichlin-Melnick recently visited the Martin Luther King Multi-Purpose Center in Spring Valley to announce that he has secured $110,000 in funding from New York State to support the center’s youth programming. He was joined by several board members and young people who were eager to share their enthusiasm for the inspiring work happening every day at the center.  

Senator Reichlin-Melnick said, “I am proud to have secured funding to support youth programming at the Martin Luther King Multi-Purpose Center. Their mission to help build the Beloved Community envisioned by Dr. King is exactly what we need more of in Rockland.”

Nathan Mungin, Executive Director of the Center said, “Senator Reichlin-Melnick is always ready to help–whether it’s pitching in for a holiday toy drive or a neighborhood clean-up, honoring community leaders, or supporting our youth programming with this generous grant. We are grateful to the Senator for his partnership in helping us further our mission to serve the community.”

The Martin Luther King Multi-Purpose Center provides youth programming after school, on weekends, and during school vacation days to ensure that young people have a safe and supportive place to be that enhances their education. The Center is expanding beyond their indoor footprint, having recently purchased two vacant lots across the street that they are developing to be an outdoor community gathering space. 

Senator Reichlin-Melnick Awarded Legislator of the Year by Mothers Against Drunk Driving

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ROCKLAND, NY – Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick was recognized this week by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) as one of the Legislators of the Year for his leadership on Bryan Johnson’s Law (S4473A). This award identifies state lawmakers who played a major role in MADD’s mission to eliminate alcohol- and drug-impaired driving and support the victims of these 100% preventable crimes. 

Bryan Johnson’s Law passed unanimously in the New York Senate this spring, but unfortunately did not come to a vote in the Assembly. Senator Reichlin-Melnick has vowed to reintroduce this bill when the legislature returns to Albany in January. 

Under current New York law, a person facing a DWI charge would be treated as a first-time offender even if they have a history of boating while intoxicated. Bryan Johnson’s Law would allow judges to take prior boating while intoxicated offenses into account when sentencing people for DWIs. When a defendant demonstrates a pattern of reckless behavior they rightfully face harsher penalties. 

Bryan Johnson, a 26-year-old resident of Ossining, died in 2012 following a boating accident in Long Island Sound. Johnson was boating with friends when the group decided to go for a swim. The driver of the boat, who had been drinking, played a prank on the swimmers and sped away. When he came back for the swimmers, Johnson had drowned.

Senator Reichlin-Melnick said, “I am honored to be recognized by Mothers Against Drunk Driving, an organization that does critical and inspiring work. Sometimes it takes a tragedy to make us take common sense actions that will make the world safer in the future. We must close the loophole that allows drunk drivers to escape full accountability even if they have previously been convicted of drunk boating offenses. New York State must hold drunk boaters accountable for their dangerous behavior.”

“People are dying on America’s roads at levels not seen since 2002, but these 65 lawmakers are taking action to reverse the deadly trend,” said MADD National President Alex Otte. “MADD is grateful for the commitment of these legislative champions to eliminating the 100% preventable crime of impaired driving and boating, protecting their communities and supporting victims and survivors whose lives were forever changed by someone else’s choice.”

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