The father of a 14-year-old Roslyn teen who was killed in a drunk driving accident has a message for Gov. Kathy Hochul after her decision to repeatedly veto the Grieving Families Act, which would have allowed his family to recover for the grief against the man who caused his son’s death.
Gary Falkowitz, the father of Ethan Falkowitz, a high school tennis star who was killed in May 2023 by a drunk driver, is a personal injury attorney and East Hills Village prosecutor who is now championing legislation that would allow families like his to reclaim damages from a wrongful death.
