Press Releases

Zebrowski, Skoufis Bill to Require Disclosure of Campaign Ads Passes Full Legislature

A bill (A.4668/S.4910) sponsored by Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski (D-Rockland County) and by Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) to require political groups to disclose who is behind political advertisements has passed the full Legislature. In 2017,...

Assemblymembers Zebrowski, Sayegh & Senator Carlucci Recognize New City Resident’s 100th Birthday

This afternoon, Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski, Senator David Carlucci, and Yonkers Assemblyman Nader Sayegh presented New City resident, June Cohen, with Assembly and Senate Proclamations to recognize her 100th Birthday. The legislators joined with her family...

Assemblyman Zebrowski Statement on the 2019-20 State Budget

“My first job in the State Legislature is to represent the unique interests of Rockland County residents. As a high-cost suburban county in the metro area, Rockland is besieged by taxes and fees but does not have the transit and economic infrastructure...

Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski and Senator James Skoufis Announce Mirant Funding in One-House Budget Proposals

Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski (D-West Nyack) and Senator James Skoufis (D-Woodbury) announced that they have secured a proposal that would bring additional funding to the North Rockland Central School District in their respective one-house budget proposals....

Assemblyman Zebrowski Visits Jawonio Staff in the Field to Observe New Technology Made Possible by State Funding

Today, Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski visited with Jawonio CEO Jill Warner and staff and at the New City Library to observe how they are utilizing their new technology upgrades in the field. Assemblyman Zebrowski was able to secure a grant to allow Jawonio...

Assemblyman Zebrowski, Senator Skoufis & Local Elected Officials Stand to Protect Furloughed Federal Employees

Today, Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski and Senator James Skoufis stood with various local Rockland County officials to announce the passage of their property tax extension legislation for furloughed federal employees (A.881/S.1675). Local officials at the press...

Assemblyman Zebrowski Introduces Legislation to Protect New York Families Impacted by Federal Government Shutdown

Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski announced today that he introduced legislation to allow municipalities to provide an extension to furloughed or unpaid employees to pay their local property taxes. County, town, and village property taxes are due January 31st....

Assembly Speaker Heastie and Assemblymembers Zebrowski and Skoufis Welcome First North Rockland Full Day K Classes on the First Day of School

Today, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie visited Rockland to welcome West Haverstraw Elementary students with Assemblymembers Ken Zebrowski, James Skoufis, and North Rockland Superintendent, Ileana Eckert on their first day of school. After victoriously passing...

Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski Calls for Reforms at Rockland DMV & Protests Outrageous Wait Times

Today, Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski stood with frustrated DMV customers in calling for improvements to Rockland’s Department of Motor Vehicles and to protest extreme wait times. Several constituents have contacted the Assemblyman’s office recently with...

Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski on Governor Cuomo’s Hepatitis C Elimination Task Force

“As someone that has been personally invested in ending the Hepatitis C virus, I am incredibly grateful and pleased by the Governor’s announcement of a Hepatitis C Elimination Task Force in NYS. Hepatitis C is a silent disease that has become...

One Step Closer to Passing Harper’s Law

Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski announced that his furniture tip-over safety legislation, Harper’s Law, has passed the Assembly (A.7516-C). The bill requires retailers who sell certain, new furniture to offer for sale compatible tip restraint devices. Retailers...

Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski on Senate APPR Legislation S8992

“The Senate’s repeated attempts to further weaken the State’s oversight of the non-public school curriculum is incomprehensible. The State of New York has a responsibility to ensure that every child is afforded a quality education that prepares...

Assemblyman Zebrowski, District Attorney Zugibe, and Susan Bernstein, Announce Legislation to Strengthen Conspiracy to Commit Murder Sentence

Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski (D-New City), Rockland County District Attorney Tom Zugibe, and Rockland resident Susan Bernstein announced today legislation to strengthen the penalties for conspiracy to commit murder (A.9948). Currently, conspiracy to commit...

Assemblyman Zebrowski Passes Legislation to Bring Transparency to Water Utility Customers

Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski (D-New City) announced that the NYS Assembly recently passed his water cost index legislation (A.7183A). This bill would, for the first time, establish a water cost index. This uniform system of measurement would be developed...

Zebrowski and Skoufis Announce Budget Victory on Full-Day Kindergarten Aid

Assemblymen Kenneth Zebrowski (D-New City) and James Skoufis (D-Woodbury) announced that, following years of advocacy, they secured enhanced full-day kindergarten aid in the recently enacted state budget. The three years of aid will support efforts to...

Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski Announces Victory for Rockland Commuters

Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski (D-New City) announced today that the NYS Department of Transportation (DOT) has decided to include the express route from the Palisades Mall to the Tarrytown Train Station once the Lower Hudson Transit Link (LHTL) replaces the...

Assemblyman Zebrowski Stands up for Student Loan Borrowers, Joins State Legislators Across the Country in Condemning Federal Student Loan Decree

Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski (D-New City) joined legislators from 14 different states across the country in urging the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to withdraw their recent Notice of Interpretation regarding student loan borrowers. The memo, which...

Assemblyman Zebrowski’s School Fire Safety Reform Legislation Passes Assembly

Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski (D-New City) announced that his legislation to reform fire safety inspections in public and private schools has once again passed the Assembly (A.2985A). Assemblyman Zebrowski has been a leader in improving fire safety in schools...

Assemblyman Zebrowski, County Executive Day, Senator Carlucci, Assemblywoman Jaffee & Transit Officials Call on NYSDOT to Preserve Express Bus Route to Tarrytown

Today, Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski, County Executive Ed Day, Senator David Carlucci, Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee, and Metro-North Railroad Commuter Council Chair and Vice Chairs, Randy Glucksman and Orrin Getz held a press conference to urge the preservation...

Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski, with a Coalition of Assembly Democrats, Denounces the House’s Effort to Block State Ability to Restrict Predatory Loans

Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski, Chair of Assembly Committee on Banks, wrote a letter to Senators Schumer and Gillibrand asking that they oppose the “Protecting Consumers’ Access to Credit Act of 2017” (HR3244/S1642). The letter, signed by fourteen Assemblymembers,...