“We noticed graffiti on the church where my daughter’s wedding was going to take place. With the help of Phil Ramos’ graffiti-removal program, the church was cleaned and we had a beautiful ceremony.”
Allow Suffolk County to establish gang courts that will deal exclusively with gang-related activity (Passed Assembly)
Allow the state police to work with local and federal law enforcement, create a centralized place where information relating to gangs will be kept, and authorize the Division of Criminal Justice Services to award grants to district attorneys to help stop gang activity (Passed Assembly & Senate)
Cut down on the use, sale or trafficking of “community guns” – firearms that have been previously used in illegal activity
After-school programs at the Great South YMCA and the Marvin Avery Palmore Center of Hope
The community and youth arts program at Teatro Yerbabruja
Homework Center at the Central Islip Public Library
Anti-Drug Campaign for Children in the town of Islip
Youth summer camps in Brentwood