He attended Nyack High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Cornell University in 2006.

He later earned a master's degree in city and regional planning, with a concentration in housing and real estate, from Rutgers University in 2015.

After leaving Dwight Elementary School, Reichlin-Melnick began working as a constituent service specialist and district representative for Congressman Eliot Engel and Congresswoman Nita Lowey until 2013.

[1] In April 2017, Reichlin-Melnick was appointed to the Nyack Village Board to fill a vacancy left by Doug Foster.

[2] On June 23, 2020, Reichlin-Melnick defeated Clarkstown Town Clerk Justin Sweet and Spring Valley Trustee Eudson Francois in the Democratic primary election.