Senator Andrew Lanza, who represents New York’s 24th District and serves as Senate Deputy Minority Leader, recently shared updates on technology changes at the Department of Motor Vehicles and questioned New York City’s mayor about property taxes.
On February 11, 2026, Lanza informed constituents via social media that “The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will be updating its technology system starting at 2pm on Friday, February 13. As a result, all DMV offices will be CLOSED Friday, February 13 at 2pm through Tuesday, February 17. https://t.co/DboaRx2Fuy”. In a subsequent post made the same day, he added that “Online transactions and phone services will also be UNAVAILABLE during this time. All services are expected to resume at the start of business on Wednesday, February 18. For more information, visit https://t.co/LvOwzAdJcs”.
On February 12, Lanza highlighted his participation in a legislative hearing by posting: “Today, I questioned Mayor Mamdani at the Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on NYC’s high taxes and fees that continue to make living in our City unaffordable. The Mayor agreed that the property tax structure needs to be reformed. https://t.co/s6bDy3vX17”.
Lanza is affiliated with both the Republican and Conservative parties and has held leadership roles such as Senate Deputy Minority Leader while serving on several key committees including Rules, Judiciary, Ethics and Internal Governance, and Cities 1 (official website). His legislative focus has included advocating for improvements in community infrastructure like schools and parks on Staten Island as well as supporting zoning protections and measures addressing criminal justice issues such as domestic violence prevention and crime victim rights.
He holds degrees in accounting and law and has worked to address prescription drug abuse through legislation. In addition to his legislative work on policy reform in New York City taxation discussed above, Lanza has supported technology upgrades impacting state agencies such as the DMV (official website).
