It has been a year since my law, A.8537, took effect and made New York the FIRST state in the county to require insurance companies to pay for either breast reconstructive surgery or aesthetic flat closure after a mastectomy. I did this to give women...

Queens, NY – New York State Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato’s Cystic Fibrosis (CF) legislation recently went into effect, creating a program to reimburse the cost of providing health care to eligible individuals who have Cystic Fibrosis. Over the...

Queens, NY – New York State Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato voted yes and passed a groundbreaking piece of legislation to target the ongoing crisis of fires caused by lithium-ion batteries. Pheffer Amato serves as the prime co-sponsor of A.4938 which...

Queens, NY – New York State Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato secured a record level of funding for a grant known as the Securing Communities Against Hate Crimes (SCAHC) program. For years Pheffer Amato has been responsible for obtaining the necessary...

Howard Beach, NY – New York State Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato successfully worked with the National Parks Service (NPS) and NYPD to secure the installation of cameras at two federal parks, Frank M. Charles Park and Hamilton Beach Park. Since...

Queens, NY – New York State Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato announced that she is seeking nominations for the 2024 Women of Distinction Awards. The award seeks to highlight the remarkable contributions by women who work or reside within the 23rd...

Queens, NY – New York State Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato is encouraging local residents to make an appointment and utilize the free tax help available at the Howard Beach Library. The Assemblywoman worked with Queens Public Library to secure that...

Queens, NY – New York State Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato and the Broad Channel Civic Association have been working in partnership to find a solution to the recent negligent behavior from certain MTA employees which has impacted residents. Over...

Before you continue reading I need you to do something: look at President Lincoln’s face on a penny. Do you see his nose? Imagine if his little nose was covered in fentanyl - that small amount is enough to kill you. That is terrifying! Fentanyl is a...

Queens, NY – New York State Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato presented an official State Resolution which declared January as Firefighter Cancer Prevention Month to the leadership of the Uniformed Firefighters Association (UFA), which is the union...

Queens, NY – New York State Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato questioned the anti-Yeshiva group, Yaffed, during a New York State hearing on education. Pheffer Amato, who is one of the senior members of the New York State Assembly Committee on Education,...

Queens, NY – New York State Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato introduced new legislation in response to the chaos and disruption that has skyrocketed during the recent wave of unauthorized protests throughout New York. The Assemblywoman’s bill, A.8951,...

Queens, NY – New York State Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato spoke on a resolution in the New York State Assembly to declare January 27 “International Holocaust Remembrance Day” in the State of New York. During her comments, the Assemblywoman...

Queens, NY – New York State Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato’s Office celebrated the signing of A.1707 which requires manufacturers of prescription drugs to present notification of any proposed cost increase. The law is set to take effect in the...

Queens, NY – New York State Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato’s Office set a new record for resolving well over 1,600 constituent-based cases throughout 2023, her team’s highest level to date. Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato credited her amazing team...

Queens, NY – New York State Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato partnered with the NYC Sheriff's Office to conduct a raid on 3 illegal marijuana shops on the Rockaway Peninsula. The stores, which were located near a public school, a church, and a public...

Queens, NY – New York State Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato joined the Suffolk and Nassau County District Attorney’s, along with victims, in supporting a package of legislation to combat drug overdose deaths and the fentanyl epidemic in New York....

Queens, NY – New York State Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato spoke to a crowded Zoom call with congregants from a local synagogue in Queens about her recent solidarity mission to Israel. Throughout the conversation, Pheffer Amato, the only Jewish...

Queens, NY – New York State Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato stood side-by-side in solidarity with family members who had lost loved ones during an effort to change the archaic drug laws in New York State. The bill, A.174, which Pheffer Amato is the...

Queens, NY – New York State Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato recently met with the NYC PBA (Police Benevolent Association), the union that represents police officers in the NYPD. The Assemblywoman, who is a known friend and supporter of law enforcement,...