Press Releases

Pheffer Amato at 31-Hour Fest: “Celebration of What Queens Library Offers Our Community”

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) spent time this past Saturday at the Rockaway 31-Hour Summer Festival, a two-day-all-night community party hosted by the Peninsula Branch of the Queens Public Library. The Festival started on Saturday...

Pheffer Amato Catches First Ball at American Softball for the Challenged and Handicapped World Series

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This past Saturday, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Ozone Park) caught the first pitch of the final game of the World Series of American Softball for the Challenged and Handicapped, thrown by Assemblyman Mike Miller, at Kissena Corridor Park’s...

Pheffer Amato Takes Summer Swing through the Point

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This past Monday, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Breezy Point) celebrated the end of summer with a visit to both the Point Breeze Association and the Rockaway Point Association. Pheffer Amato represents most of the Rockaway Peninsula, including...

Pheffer Amato Helps “Kiera’s Clean-Up” in Hamilton Beach

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This past Sunday, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Hamilton Beach) helped clean Hamilton Beach Park and the route from the Park to the West Hamilton Beach Volunteer Fire Department, in anticipation of the fifth annual Hamilton Beach Baby Parade....

Pheffer Amato Connects and Plans with Elected Officials, Education Leaders at Chancellor Fariña Meet-and-Greet

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This past Thursday, August 17th at NYC Department of Education Headquarters in Queens, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) connected with superintendents, top-level Department of Education staff and other education leaders, as well as...

Pheffer Amato Holds Sixth Mobile Office in Broad Channel

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Far Rockaway) joined staff and locals at the Broad Channel Public Library this past Thursday, August 17th, for her sixth Summer Mobile Office. The Assemblywoman and her staff met with constituents face to face, took...

Pheffer Amato Hosts MTA for MetroCards at JASA

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This past Friday, August 18th, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D- Rockaway Park) hosted the MTA at the JASA Senior Center on Shorefront Parkway in Rockaway Park, so residents could learn more about MetroCards, buy them directly in their building...

Pheffer Amato Attends First Rockaway Caribbean Parade

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Far Rockaway) this past Saturday, August 19th, attended the first-ever Caribbean Carnival Parade, which kicked off at Beach 21st Street in Far Rockaway. The parade was arranged by community leaders and elected...

Pheffer Amato, Addabbo, Ulrich: Ensure Child Safety Now

Today, August 21st, NYS Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach), NYS Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. (D-Ozone Park) and NYC Councilmember Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) held a press conference at the intersection of Rockaway Beach Boulevard and...

Pheffer Amato Congratulates and Thanks Summer Interns

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As the summer winds down, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) today officially thanked her interns, Daniella Ciniglio of Howard Beach and Claudia Dana of Neponsit, for their “incredible hard work, their enthusiasm, and their tireless...

Pheffer Amato to DOT: Seagirt Needs Traffic Calming

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In the wake of the third car to hit a pedestrian in one year on a particular stretch of road in Far Rockaway, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Far Rockaway) today called for the City’s Department of Transportation to immediately implement traffic...

Pheffer Amato Holds Fifth Mobile Office at JASA-Brookdale

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Far Rockaway) joined staff and locals at the JASA – Brookdale Village Senior Center this past Wednesday, August 9th, for her fifth Summer Mobile Office. The Assemblywoman and her staff met with constituents...

Pheffer Amato Hosts Flood Prep Consults for Howard Beach

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This past Wednesday, August 9th, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) hosted the first of a series of consultation sessions at her Howard Beach office for Howard Beach residents with representatives from Neighborhood Housing Services...

Pheffer Amato Statement on the Violence in Charlottesville

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“Any American elected official would be remiss to ignore Charlottesville. The ugly display of hate Friday and Saturday cuts to the core of who we are as a society. South Queens is a diverse and loving community, and we unite to condemn hate and violence....

Pheffer Amato Takes Winning Cat, Sugar, to Cause for Paws

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This past Sunday, August 13th, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) took her cat Sugar to the “Cause for Paws” fundraiser for the Noah’s Ark Animal Rescue in Rockaway Park, NY. The Rescue was founded in 2015, and is described...

Pheffer Amato Celebrates Civil Rights Icon’s 90th Birthday

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) presented a proclamation this past Sunday to Lovette Glasgow, a retired schoolteacher, hero of the Civil Rights movement and the former President of the Rockaway NAACP, in honor of Glasgow’s 90th...

Pheffer Amato MTA Oversight Testimony

Committeemembers and members of the New York City Council, My name is Stacey Pheffer Amato, and I serve as Assemblywoman for South Queens, including Howard Beach, Ozone Park, Ozone Park and the Rockaway Peninsula – possibly the most under-served...

Pheffer Amato Pushes DOT on Safety of Lindenwood Triangle

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) met this past week with the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT), along with State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr., NYC Councilmember Eric Ulrich, the Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic Association, and...

Pheffer Amato Honors Fifty-Year Volunteer Firefighter

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This past Saturday, August 5th, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Broad Channel) presented an official New York State Assembly Resolution honoring Edwin F Wilmarth, Jr., who today turned 70 years old and on Saturday marked 50 years with the Broad...

Pheffer Amato: Ferry Shouldn’t Double-Charge Reduced Fare

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) today called on NYC's Economic Development Corporation, which administers the new Citywide Ferry, to immediately switch from a proprietary-only fare system to honoring NYC MetroCards, so that senior...