Press Releases

Pheffer Amato Helps PSE&G Accommodate Shavuos

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This past week, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Far Rockaway) responded to a call from a constituent in the Far Rockaway Jewish community which allowed Shavuos to be observed without a poorly-timed power interruption. An interruption, if it happened,...

Pheffer Amato, Community Leaders: Sand, Groins Needed Now

This Monday, June 5th, during the first week of hurricane season, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) made an urgent call on the Governor, the Mayor and the Army Corps of Engineers to do a full emergency restoration of the Rockaway Peninsula...

Pheffer Amato Helps Officially Kick Off Beach Season

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This past Saturday, May 27th, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach), along with other local and citywide elected officials, helped the New York City Parks Department inaugurate beach season at the Boardwalk on Beach 94th Street in Rockaway...

Pheffer Amato Tours B’Nos Bais Yaakov Yeshiva for Girls

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Far Rockaway) this past Thursday, May 25th, toured B’Nos Bais Yaakov, an established and well-respected Yeshiva for girls in Far Rockaway. Bnos Bais Yaakov serves girls from nursery school through twelfth grade. “B’Nos...

Pheffer Amato at Three Parades to Honor Fallen Soldiers

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This past Sunday, May 29th, and Monday, May 30th, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-South Queens) marched in three parades and attended memorial services to honor fallen soldiers of South Queens and throughout the United States. On Sunday, she marched...

Pheffer Amato to Host NYLAG Van for Free Legal Visits

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Next Friday, June 2nd, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Far Rockaway) will host the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) Mobile Legal Help Center at the Wave Crest Shopping Center at 2-43 Beach 20th Street in Far Rockaway, from 10:00AM to 3:00PM....

Rain Barrel Giveaway in Broad Channel Huge Success

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The rain barrel giveaway hosted this past Sunday, May 21st at the Broad Channel American Legion by Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Broad Channel) and State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. (D-Ozone Park) was a runaway success. 100 barrels were ultimately...

Pheffer Amato Meets with Ambassador Dani Dayan at Yom Ha’Atzmaut Legislative Day

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Earlier this month, Ambassador Dani Dayan, an Israeli businessman and Israel’s Consul General for the State of New York, met with Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Far Rockaway) as part of a legislative reception for Israel’s Independence Day...

Pheffer Amato at Nativity Golden Age for Memorial Day Party

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This past Thursday, May 18th, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Ozone Park) joined seniors at the Nativity Golden Age monthly meetup group at the Nativity-Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Ozone Park for their annual Memorial Day party. Over a rousing...

Pheffer Amato at Middle School Career Days in Ozone Park

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Ozone Park) last Friday was invited to speak at Career Day for two Ozone Park middle schools, JHS 210 – Elizabeth Blackwell and MS 137 – America’s School of Heroes. She spoke to classes at both schools, telling...

Pheffer Amato Inaugurates More-Effective Evacuation Signs

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Outside Lenny’s Clam Bar at Cross Bay Boulevard and 161st Street in Howard Beach today, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) helped unveil a new, more effective series of evacuation signs for the area, installed by NYC Emergency Management....

Pheffer Amato Honors Children who Saved Family from Fire

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Last Thursday, May 11th, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway) met with Kacper and Julia Wroblewski at Waterside School to present them with a citation for bravery. The young children’s apartment on Shorefront Parkway burned when an incompletely...

Pheffer Amato Inaugurates New Ozone Park Library

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This past Friday, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Ozone Park) helped re-inaugurate the Ozone Park Branch of the Queens Public Library, along with other local elected officials, library staff and local elementary school students. The Library had...

Pheffer Amato Pushes for Fifteen Days for Registering Births

Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway) today introduced a bill to allow parents fifteen days from the date of a child’s live birth for registration of that birth. This change, cosponsored by Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz (D-Flushing) and Assemblywoman...

Pheffer Amato Appointed Chair of Child Safety Subcommittee

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway) today announced her appointment as Chair of the Assembly’s Child Safety Subcommittee of the New York State Assembly’s Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee, making her one of the key New York State...

Pheffer Amato, DiNapoli’s Office Host Successful Unclaimed Funds Event at JASA-Brookdale Village Senior Center

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This past Friday, May 5th, from 10:00AM to 12:00PM, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway) hosted an Unclaimed Funds event at JASA-Brookdale Village Senior Center in Far Rockaway. A representative from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s...

Pheffer Amato Throws First Rockaway Little League Pitch

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This past Saturday morning, April 29th at Fort Tilden, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway) threw out the ceremonial first pitch of the Rockaway Little League season. On hand for the Opening Day Gala were parents, Little Leaguers and other...

Pheffer Amato Honors First NYS Assembly Intern

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato today honored her first NYS Assembly Intern, Alanna Hepburn, with a citation for her dedication and hard work throughout the 2017 Legislative Session. Hepburn, a Bronx native and senior at John Jay College of Criminal...

Pheffer Amato, DiNapoli’s Office Host Unclaimed Funds Event

This Friday, May 5th, from 10:00AM to 12:00PM, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway) will host an Unclaimed Funds event at JASA-Brookdale Village Senior Center in Far Rockaway. Representatives from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s...

Pheffer Amato, Addabbo Inaugurate First NYC Ferry

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Today, May 1st at 5:15AM, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato and State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. took a ride on the inaugural trip from Beach 108th Street Ferry Landing to Wall Street, Manhattan, to officially inaugurate the new NYC Ferry. The Ferry...