{"id":537062,"date":"2023-01-08T02:00:43","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T23:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/former-nyc-buildings-commissioner-eric-ulrich-selling-insurance\/"},"modified":"2023-01-08T02:00:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T23:00:43","slug":"former-nyc-buildings-commissioner-eric-ulrich-selling-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/former-nyc-buildings-commissioner-eric-ulrich-selling-insurance\/","title":{"rendered":"#Former NYC Buildings Commissioner Eric Ulrich selling insurance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bd71fda6b5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bd71fda6b5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/former-nyc-buildings-commissioner-eric-ulrich-selling-insurance\/#%E2%80%9CFormer_NYC_Buildings_Commissioner_Eric_Ulrich_selling_insurance%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Former NYC Buildings Commissioner Eric Ulrich selling insurance&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CFormer_NYC_Buildings_Commissioner_Eric_Ulrich_selling_insurance%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Former NYC Buildings Commissioner Eric Ulrich selling insurance&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Disgraced former lawmaker and city Buildings Commissioner Eric Ulrich, who resigned in November in the wake of a gambling probe by the Manhattan district attorney, is now pushing different kinds of policies \u2014 insurance ones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t be h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ier,\u201d Ulrich gushed in a Dec. 21 email to friends, shared with The Post, about joining Ocean Blue Insurance Agency in the Rockaways as a licensed broker. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether it\u2019s property, commercial, auto or liability protection I\u2019ve got you covered,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The former career politician, who received his insurance license last month, told The Post that the new line of work was a good step to \u201ctransition to the private sector.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have bills to pay, I have a 10-year-old daughter, and I have to move on with life,\u201d Ulrich said. \u201cThere\u2019s life after public service. There\u2019s life after politics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In early November, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg seized Ulrich\u2019s phone and grilled him for two hours as part of a criminal gambling investigation, law enforcement sources previously told The Post. <\/p>\n<p>Ulrich had potentially accrued debts in backroom Ozone Park card <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s with mob associates, sources said, with the investigation focusing on his conduct prior to serving as the Buildings commissioner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ulrich has not been charged with a crime but resigned two days after <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> of the probe broke.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/eric-ulrich-ocean-blue-insurance-agency-in-rockaways-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\" Eric Ulrich \" class=\"wp-image-25281506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/eric-ulrich-ocean-blue-insurance-agency-in-rockaways-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/eric-ulrich-ocean-blue-insurance-agency-in-rockaways-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/eric-ulrich-ocean-blue-insurance-agency-in-rockaways-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The former career politician was under investigation by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">David McGlynn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 2018, during his tenure as a city councilman, Ulrich wrote a letter to a federal judge asking for leniency for a reputed Bonanno family associate, who had pleaded guilty to a RICO conspiracy charge. <\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the Manhattan DA\u2019s office declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p>Ulrich, a Republican, previously represented Queens\u2019 32nd District on the city council from 2009 to 2021, when he was termed out of office.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He joined the Adams administration in January 2022 as a senior advisor to the mayor, before being tapped to lead the Buildings Department in May, which came with a $243,171-a-year salary.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2021, Ulrich revealed he had been battling alcoholism and planned on getting sober.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He also had a gambling track record, reporting winnings on his ethics disclosures as a city councilman totaling between $5,000 and $47,999 in 2016 and 2017. He reported the same range of winnings from the New York State Lottery annually for 2018, 2019 and 2020. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI consider myself to be a lucky guy,\u201d Ulrich previously told The Post. \u201cI got a great job, a beautiful daughter and every so often, lightning strikes.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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