Press Releases

Pheffer Amato Selected as Lindsay Fellow

South Queens, New York – This past week Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-South Queens) announced that she was selected as a 2019 Lindsay Fellow. Seventeen elected officials of the New York City Council and State Legislature have been selected...

Pharmacy Benefits Managers (PBMs) Overcharging Taxpayers Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato

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Have you heard of Pharmacy Benefits Managers, better known as PBMs, before?  Don’t worry, I hadn’t either up until last month when several local pharmacists came to my office with major concerns. Some background;  PBMs are third-party...

Pheffer Amato Helps to Pass Bill to Install Safety Cameras on School Buses

Albany, New York – Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) announced she helped pass legislation that would require installation of safety cameras on school buses to monitor overtaking and passing violations, A. 4950. Pheffer Amato...

Pheffer Amato Honors Caroline Darienzo for 100th Birthday

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Ozone Park, New York – This past week Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato’s (D-Ozone Park) Legislative and Community Affairs Coordinator, Daniel Randell, presented a NYS Assembly to Caroline Darienzo for her 100th Birthday. Audrey Pheffer, Queens...

Pheffer Amato Staff Celebrates Purim with JASA

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Rockaway Park, Queens – On Thursday, March 14th, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato’s (D-Rockaway Park) Director of Constituent Relations, P'nina Gluck, and her children sang songs for Purim, at the JASA Senior Center in Rockaway Park.

Pheffer Amato Meets with UFT Reps in Albany

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Albany, New York- This past Monday, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach), met with United Federation of Teachers (UFT) representatives during their annual lobby day in Albany.

Pheffer Amato Co-Sponsors Legislation to Ensure Child Safety

Albany, New York – Today Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-South Queens) co-sponsored a bill, A.4950, which seeks to protect the health, safety, and welfare of school children riding school buses. Specifically the bill would amend the vehicle...

Pheffer Amato Statement on Sand Replenishment

“I applaud the U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers (ACOE), my partners in government, and most important our community for a huge victory today- the replenishment of sand on our closed beaches! The replenishment will serve as temporary relief for the years-long...

Pheffer Amato Marches in Queens County St. Patrick’s Day Parade!

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South Queens, New York – Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) this past weekend marched in the Annual Queens County St Patrick’s Day Parade in Rockaway Beach, Queens.

Pheffer Amato Voices Support with EMS Members

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Rockaway Beach, Queens – Today, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) voiced her support alongside the more than 4,700 Emergency Medical Service (EMS) professionals who are seeking to rectify the City’s long-standing practice...

Pheffer Amato Statement on the Home Stability Support Act: ‘A Long-Term Approach to Homelessness’

Rockaway Beach, Queens - Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) today expressed her support for the Home Stability Support (HSS) Act. HSS, sponsored by Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forrest Hills), is $450 million program that would replace...

Pheffer Amato Meets with DOE Chancellor Carranza

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Manhattan, New York -  This past week, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-South Queens) met with the New York City Department of Education (DOE) Chancellor Richard Carranza to discuss many educational concerns facing her district specifically the...

Pheffer Amato Tours Bayswater Point State Park

Leslie Wright, NYC Regional Director of the New York State Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato, and Chris Cuschieri, Bayswater Point Park Director.
Bayswater, Queens - This past week Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Bayswater) toured the Bayswater Point State Park located in Bayswater, Queens. According to the New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Website: “The Bayswater Point State...

Pheffer Amato Hosts TAG Students in Albany

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Albany, New York – Last week, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Far Rockaway) hosted the Torah Academy for Girls (TAG) in Albany for their eighth grade annual trip. The students visited the NYS Assembly floor and toured the capitol. When in the...

Pheffer Amato Encourages New Yorkers to Use NYC Free Tax Prep

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South Queens, New York – Today, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-South Queens) urged New Yorkers who earned less than $66,000 or less in 2018 to file for free using the NYC Free Tax Prep or file in person at your local NYC Free Tax Prep site....

Pheffer Amato Votes to Ban Oil & Natural Gas Drilling Off New York’s Coast

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Albany, New York – Yesterday, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) voted to pass bill A.2572 (Englebright) which would prohibit oil and natural gas drilling off of New York’s Coast. Specifically the bill would amend the Environmental...

2019 Women of Distinction Nomination Form

Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato Seeks Nominations for Women of Distinction

Assemblywoman Stacy Pheffer Amato with the 2018 Women of Distinction Honorees.
South Queens, New York- Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-South Queens) announced the opening of nominations for her 2nd Annual 2019 Women of Distinction Awards to celebrate women throughout the community who have shown great strength in their actions...

Pheffer Amato: The Time for Gun Reform is Now

Albany, New York- Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D- Rockaway) announced that she helped pass legislation to prevent and reduce gun violence in New York. The package helps keep guns out of the wrong hands, bans bump stocks and severely limits guns...

Pheffer Amato Introduces Bill Requiring Schools to Teach Financial Education

Albany, New York – Today, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-South Queens), introduced a bill that would require school districts to provide curriculum for grades 4th through 8th in financial management. The bill would include, but would not be...