Senator Serrano and his Constituent Service Team visited residents of 1199 Plaza on the afternoon of July 1, 2008.

Senator Serrano, who represents one of the most diverse Senate districts in New York State, holds service hours at locations throughout Manhattan, Roosevelt Island and the Bronx for those constituents who lack easy access to the District Office on East 104th Street.

Reminds families that the use of consumer fireworks is illegal in New York State

This is the second in a series of four forums entitled “Preventing Wrongful Convictions in New York State: Systematic Reforms to Convict the Guilty and Protect the Innocent” to be held across the state by the Senate Democratic Taskforce on Criminal Justice Reform.  At each forum, legislators and the public hear testimony from experts and exonerees on four reform measures—mandatory electronic recording of police interrogations, preservation of DNA evidence, eyewitness identification reforms, and the creation of an Innocence Commission—that h

Senator Steve Saland (R,I,C Poughkeepsie) today announced Senate passage of his bill, S.8641, the Well Water Education Act, which would inform the public of the potential health effects of consuming water that does not meet New York’s drinking water standards, as well as provide information regarding potential contaminants, migration of contamination in groundwater and advise homeowners that well water should be tested regularly by a certified lab.

Senator Steve Saland (R,I,C Poughkeepsie) today announced his bill, S.8670, which will establish a senior housing task force to analyze senior housing options and develop a strategy to improve housing options for senior citizens as they age, has passed both the Senate and the Assembly.