Law Office of Brian Berkowitz

Did you know that a First Time DWI Arrest with a child passenger can be charged as a Felony?

CONSUMER ALERT: If you received this text message asking you to update your driver license contact information, it DID NOT come from us. You should not reply or provide any personal information and you should delete the text.

Anyone forget to move their elf last night? If so, what did you tell your kids?

Wishing everyone a Safe and Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Sharing an email I received from NYS DMV about renewing an expired NYS driver license. www.Berklaw.com https://dmv.ny.gov/how-renew-license

Went to the craft store with the family and made lemonade out of lemons. http://bit.ly/Berklaw

Wishing everyone a happy Monday and a great week!!

Per NYS DMV’s Facebook page: November 3 is the deadline to get your vehicle inspected if it is past due. Book your appointments now! Find a local inspection station here: https://process.dmv.ny.gov/FacilityLookup/

A little over 2 years ago, I wrote a Blog Post about getting pulled over for speeding while listening to #Unchained by Van Halen. It seemed only fitting to repost it, as we celebrate the life and brilliant career of #EddieVanHalen. #RIPEVH

Before you go to a DMV office, check if the service you want is available and make a reservation. #NYSDMV #ThursdayThoughts #ReservationsOnly

- Schools are open and with that brings more traffic both vehicular and pedestrian. School buses will be picking up students, kids riding ...their bikes and some will walk to school. It’s never more important for drivers to slow down and pay attention than when kids are present - especially before and after school. *On average, over 100 deaths occur each day from speeding vehicles. (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). *94% of traffic deaths are the result of specific behaviors - speeding, not buckling up, distracted driving - including cell phone use, drinking and driving, stop-light/stop-sign running, and more (Federal Highway Administration). *500 children under 14 years-old are killed each year while walking in what should be their safe haventheir neighborhood (NHTSA). Each year over 4,000 sons, daughters, mothers & fathers are killed while walking in neighborhoods or crossing streets (NHTSA). 2.5 million people are injured each year in motor vehicle incidents (NHTSA). *The death rate on residential streets is over twice that of highways - measured per miles driven (NHTSA). Speeding triples the Odds of Crashing (AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety). A pedestrian hit in a 30 mph speed zone is 3 times more likely to die than one hit in a 25 mph zone (General Estimates Database of Police Reported Accidents (NHTSA).

Anyone’s kid turning 16 and need information about the process for applying for a permit and the steps for getting a driver license in New York?

New York State Police have issued 1,222 tickets during Operation Hardhat, an initiative between State Police, the New York State Department of Transportation and the New York State Thruway Authority, to crack down on work zone violations and highlight the importance of safe driving when encountering construction, maintenance and emergency operations along state highways.

21,428 Speeding Tickets Issued Statewide During Speed Awareness Week 30,273 Tickets Issued for Other Vehicle and Traffic Law Violations

New York State Police and law enforcement agencies statewide will be ramping up enforcement of impaired driving from Wednesday, August 19 through Labor Day, Monday, September 7. The STOP-DWI "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign is designed to reduce alcohol and other drug-related traffic crashes.

Some useful information regarding The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles Covid-19 adjustments.

Driving in New York? Governor Cuomo announces a Statewide Crackdown on Speeders. The enforcement campaign will run August 6, 2020 - August 12, 2020.

Whether the forecast calls for a hurricane, tropical storm or just a severe thunderstorm, if you're expecting power outages, remember that dark traffic signals ...should be treated as all-way stops. Drivers should come to a complete stop and take turns proceeding through the intersection. #Isaias See more

Speed Awareness Week is August 6, 2020 - August 12, 2020.