Eric Ulrich, a disgraced former city lawmaker and building commissioner, who resigned in November as a result of a gambling investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney, now offers different types of policies – those for insurance.
“I couldn’t be happier,” Ulrich said in a Dec. 21 email to friends, shared with The Post, about joining Ocean Blue Insurance Agency in the Rockaways as a licensed broker.
“Whether it’s property, commercial, auto or liability protection, I’ve got you covered,” he added.
The former career politician, who received his insurance license last month, told the Post that the new line of work was a good step toward “transitioning into the private sector.”
“I have bills to pay, I have a 10-year-old daughter and I have to get on with my life,” Ulrich said. “There is life after public service. There is life after politics.
In early November, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg seized Ulrich’s phone and burned it for two hours as part of a criminal investigation into gambling, law enforcement sources previously told the Post.
Ulrich had potentially racked up debt playing card games at Ozone Park with mob associates, sources said, with the investigation focusing on his conduct prior to serving as building commissioner.
Ulrich was not charged with a crime but quit two days after the announcement of the probe.
In 2018, during his term as city councilor, Ulrich wrote a letter to a federal judge seeking clemency for a reputable associate of the Bonanno family, who had pleaded guilty to a RICO conspiracy charge.
The Manhattan district attorney’s office did not respond to a request for comment.
Ulrich, a Republican, previously represented Queens’ 32nd District on City Council from 2009 until 2021, when he was removed from office.
He joined the Adams administration in January 2022 as senior adviser to the mayor, before being asked to lead the building department in May, which came with an annual salary of $243,171.
In April 2021, Ulrich revealed he was battling alcoholism and planning to get sober.
He also had a gaming experiencereporting 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 New York State Lottery winnings each year for 2018, 2019 and 2020.
“I consider myself lucky” Ulrich previously told The Post. “I had a great job, a beautiful daughter, and once in a while, love at first sight.”