Press Releases

Pheffer Amato Distributes Homemade Masks from Civic

Rockaway Beach, New York – Recently, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach), has begun distributing homemade face coverings from her office made by Rockaway Civic Association President Noreen Ellis. Pheffer Amato has been distributing...

Pheffer Amato Launches Summer Reading Program

Pheffer Amato Launches Summer Reading Program
South Queens, New York – This week, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-South Queens) launched her annual Summer Reading Program for all students from 3-K to 12th Grade throughout the 23rd Assembly District. “Our students have endured so...

Chimes of Hope During Covid-19

Since the New York State on PAUSE Provisions went into place on March 15th, traditions as we knew them were turned on their head. The St. Patrick’s Day Parade was cancelled, and Passover, Easter and Ramadan celebrations and services have moved to...

Pheffer Amato Helps Pass Legislation to Provide Death Benefits to Families of Municipal Frontline Workers

South Queens, New York – Last night, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-South Queens) helped pass legislation to ensure that the families of municipal frontline workers who lost their lives to COVID-19 as a result of their service receive the...

Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato, State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr., and Councilman Eric Ulrich on Laurel Hill Shelter Site in Ozone Park

Ozone Park, New York – "The Department of Homeless Services has announced that they will be temporarily moving the residents of the Laurel Hill Shelter in Ozone Park to another location, which we believe is the right decision as a part of their citywide...

Pheffer Amato and Addabbo Keep Businesses Open on Beach 116th Street

Rockaway Park, New York – Today, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park), and State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (D-Rockaway Park), announced that the businesses on Beach 116th Street will stay open as they have come to an agreement...

Pheffer Amato on New York Times Profile of St. John's Episcopal Hospital: "We Cannot Allow This to Happen Again on Our Watch"

South Queens, New York – This morning the New York Times released a video profile of our remarkable St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, and how they were handling the COVID-19 pandemic through the eyes of their medical professionals.I am so grateful...

Pheffer Amato Announces Daniel Randell as Chief of Staff

Rockaway Beach, Queens – Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway) today announced that her Deputy Chief of Staff, Daniel Randell, will now hold the title of Chief of Staff effective immediately. Randell is a Bayside native and current Rockaway...

Pheffer Amato Teams Up with NYPD, City Agency and Local Volunteers to Distribute Food Refused by Co-Op Board for Seniors

Pheffer Amato Teams Up with NYPD, City Agency and Local Volunteers to Distribute Food Refused by Co-Op Board for Seniors
Rockaway Beach, New York – Last Friday, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach), joined with the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), the NYPD 100th Precinct, and local volunteers to distribute food...

Pheffer Amato Condemns Co-Op Board over Food Delivery Withholding: “Release this Food!”

Rockaway Beach, New York – Today, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach), issued a statement regarding the Mitchell-Lama Dayton Beach Park Co-Op Board of Directors (DBP) decision to withhold city-sponsored, New York City Department...

What We’ve Learned from the Coronavirus

Over the last few weeks, as our lives have changed so rapidly, a few things have become very clear. The first, and most important, is that the resiliency and compassion of our community never fails to show up when we need it most. Our neighbors have been...

Pheffer Amato to Mayor, "Summer Youth Employment Could Meet the Moment We’re In."

South Queens, New York – Today, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-South Queens), sent a letter to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio urging him to modernize and reform the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) for the 2020 season. “This...

Pheffer Amato: Bring us More Beds

Letter to Gov. Cuomo - Federal Assistance for Hospital Beds in Rockaway

Pheffer Amato, Rockaway Solutions Not Shelters, Other Elected Officials and Community Leaders Call out City of New York over City Charter Violations

Rockaway Beach, Queens – Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach), and State Senator Joseph P Addabbo Jr. (D-Rockaway Beach), will join ‘Rockaway Solutions Not Shelters’ and other community leaders to call out the City of New...

Pheffer Amato, Addabbo Host Second Rockaway Town Hall for Action

Pheffer Amato, Addabbo Host Second Rockaway Town Hall for Action
Far Rockaway, New York – Last Thursday, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Far Rockaway), and State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. hosted a Town Hall for Action aimed at decreasing hate and antisemitism. The town hall featured a full panel of speakers...

Pheffer Amato: Plastic Bag Law Will Help Protect Environment

Albany, New York – Recently, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-South Queens) announced support for the new laws that she helped pass banning single-use plastic bags by grocery stores and other retailers in New York State. “This law is a...

Pheffer Amato: New Law Will Help Curb Nuisance Calls and Safeguard Personal Information

Albany, New York – Recently, new laws that Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-South Queens) helped pass went into effect to close a loophole in New York’s Do Not Call law that had allowed New Yorkers on the list to still receive phone calls...

Pheffer Amato Confers with Local Student over Transportation

Pheffer Amato Confers with Local Student over Transportation
Rockaway Beach, New York – Last Friday, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Arverne) hosted local Scholars’ Academy Middle School student, Tony T., to review a data analysis project he conducted over the month of November, and to discuss transportation...

Women’s History Month: Celebrating the Women of Rockaway

Women’s History Month: Celebrating the Women of Rockaway
When I found out my Official Point of View was being published during Women’s History Month I was thrilled because it would give me the opportunity to highlight some of my favorite female heroes, and to share the progress we have made as a state...