Carlucci’s Column: Fighting to Crack Down on Illegal Housing

Carlucci’s Column: Fighting to Crack Down on Illegal Housing

BY SENATOR DAVID CARLUCCI Illegal housing puts peopleโ€™s lives in jeopardy. It is a problem that has plagued Rockland County, where unscrupulous landlords often put profit before people. To crackdown on illegal housing, Assemblyman Ken Zebrowsk and I are working to get legislation signed into law, which would allow municipalities to roll a landlordโ€™s unpaid […]

Carlucci’s Column: Supporting Equivalency Standards for Non-Public Schools

Carlucci’s Column: Supporting Equivalency Standards for Non-Public Schools

BY SENATOR DAVID CARLUCCI Rockland County lawmakers considered a resolution in support of my state legislation (S.1733), which would provide more oversight of non-public schools. The resolution was voted down, 2-3 in the Multi Services Committee. This was disappointing and threatens to hurt the very children who need help the most. Every student has the […]

Carlucci’s Column: Fighting to End Robocalls

Carlucci’s Column: Fighting to End Robocalls

BY STATE SENATOR DAVID CARLUCCI The number of robocalls people receive is staggering. According to the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), robocalls have increased about 285 percent since September of 2015. Even worse the NCLC estimates last year in New York State alone, there were more than 1.92 billion robocalls, placing them 5th in the […]

CARLUCCIโ€™S COLUMN: Increasing the penalties for DWI

CARLUCCIโ€™S COLUMN: Increasing the penalties for DWI

BY STATE SENATOR DAVID CARLUCCI Every May in Rockland County we remember Larisa Karassik. Larisa was just 13-years-old whenย a repeat drunkย driver slammed into her familyโ€™s carย backย on May 23, 2015. Sadly, Larisa did not make it, her father was injured, and the driver of the other vehicle was killed. Larisaโ€™s tragic death reminds us there is […]