Press Releases

Pheffer Amato Breaks Bread with Nativity Golden Age Seniors

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This past Thursday, March 9th, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway) had the privilege of joining, and providing corned beef for, the Nativity Golden Age monthly seniors group at the Nativity-Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Ozone Park. This meeting...

Pheffer Amato Attends Ladies Luncheon, Reflects on Hundred Years of Suffrage in New York State

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This past Saturday, March 11th, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway) attended the Women’s Executive Committee of Queens County’s Ladies Luncheon, at Antun’s Catering in Queens Village. The event marked the hundred-year anniversary of...

Local Parents, Students, Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato Hold Press Conference Objecting to Collocation of Seventh School in Building Q410

Parent leaders from among the six schools already sited inside Building Q410 held a press conference with State Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway) today, coming out strongly against the proposed collocation of a seventh school in the Q410...

Pheffer Amato to Host E-Waste Recycling Events

State Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway) announced today, in partnership with the Lower East Side Ecology Center, the NYC Department of Sanitation, Rockwood Park Jewish Center and Bayswater Jewish Center that her office will be hosting e-waste...

Pheffer Amato Announces Amanda Kernozek as Chief of Staff

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway) today announced that her scheduler and staff director, Amanda Kernozek, will now hold the title of Chief of Staff. Kernozek brings with her three years of experience with the New York State Legislature...

Pheffer Amato Meets with Breezy Point Leadership to Coordinate Advocacy Goals

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato met today with Chris Norton, the new General Manager of the Breezy Point Cooperative, and Denise Lopresti-Neibel, the BPC’s Secretary and Assistant General Manager. The Assemblywoman and the Co-op leaders compared...

Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato Tours Schools in Rockaway Park, Joined by Borough President Melinda Katz

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato toured two separate school complexes today in Rockaway Park, hearing from Channel View School for Research Principal Denise Harper Richards and Scholars’ Academy Principal Brian O’Connell about the unique journeys...

Pheffer Amato Praises Cuomo on Upgrade of Route 878

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato attended the press conference this past weekend at the Five Towns Community Center unveiling a $130 million overhaul of Route 878, the Nassau Expressway, which connects JFK Airport with Long Beach via the Five Towns....

Pheffer Amato Introduces Notification Bill to Make the Department of Homeless Services Accountable to Communities

State Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato introduced a bill this past week requiring 45 days’ notice before homeless housing is placed in a community. The bill would require that elected officials and community boards be made aware of any plans, making...

Cash Tolling, Bridge Construction Both Ending in Late April

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This past week, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway) met with MTA Bridges and Tunnels to discuss ongoing issues of congestion, ticketing and tolling on the bridges that connect to the Rockaway Peninsula. While there, she received a briefing...

Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato, Small Business Services Commissioner Gregg Bishop Tour Rockaway Beach

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This past Friday at 12pm, New York City Commissioner for Small Business Services Gregg Bishop was taken on a tour of Rockaway Beach by Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato. They discussed deliberate strategies for growth, the challenges of doing business...

Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato Swears In New Executive Board of Rockaway Civic Association

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This past Thursday, February 16th at Martin de Porres High School in Rockaway Park, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato presided over the swearing-in of the new Executive Board of the Rockaway Civic Association. The new officers are: Noreen Ellis, PresidentRicky...

Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato Joins Assemblymembers Kim and Vanel and Senator Peralta to Protect Small Businesses

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato joined Assemblymember Ron Kim at Flushing Town Hall at 11AM today, in announcement of the Restaurant Owners’ Whistleblower Protection Act (A. 5817 / S. 4472). The Senate sponsor, Jose Peralta, and Assemblyman Clyde...

Pheffer Amato Installed as Deputy Grand Marshall for Queens County St. Patrick’s Day Parade

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato was installed this past Saturday, February 18th, as a Deputy Grand Marshalls for the 42nd Annual Queens County St. Patrick’s Day Parade, the second-largest St. Patrick’s Day parade in New York City. Pheffer Amato...

Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato to Host Mobile Breast Cancer Screening Clinic in Honor of Friend “Mrs. Elaine” Freeburg

On Friday, March 24, 2017 from 9:00AM to 4:30PM at 112-20 Beach Channel Drive in Rockaway Park, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato will host a free, mobile breast cancer screening clinic in honor of her late friend, Elaine Freeburg. Freeburg, a local...

Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato Introduces Bill to Make Information More Accessible to NYS Veterans

"This past week, I introduced A.5165, a bill to make it easier for Veterans and their loved ones, caretakers and community to get access to services throughout New York State. It requires the contact information for each Veterans' Home to be placed on...

Statement of Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato on Capture of Murder Suspect and Continued Support for Familial DNA

“We are glad to hear that the Vetrano family may finally get some semblance of justice. It's been six long months, but the NYPD worked incredibly hard and should be commended for the caring, relentless and creative pursuit that led them to arrest a...

Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato Calls on Parks, Buildings and Environment Departments to Preserve Flagpole Honoring Fallen Firefighter

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway) today called on the City’s Parks, Buildings and Environmental Conservation Department in a letter to work together with residents of Belle Harbor to preserve a threatened flagpole, which commemorates local...

Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato Urges Governor Cuomo, Legislative Leaders to Include Rockaway Beach Rail Line in $10 Billion Makeover of JFK Airport

Rockaway Beach, NY – Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) today praised Governor Cuomo’s “New JFK” vision, which includes improved transit, a unified terminal and upgraded security. Pheffer Amato urged Cuomo to include the Rockaway...

Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach, Queens) Supports "Familial DNA" Matching Technique

In August of last year, Karina Vetrano, 30, was murdered while out for an afternoon run. Six months later, her killer is still at large. Vetrano's killing sent shockwaves through her tight-knit community of Howard Beach, in South Queens. This Friday,...