South Queens, New York – Recently, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach, South Ozone Park), welcomed eight new recruits from the New York City Police Academy to the New York Police Department (NYPD) 106^th Precinct. Pheffer Amato spoke with the recruits about the diversity of the community, and how supportive the neighborhoods they serve would be of them.

“It was a great honor to meet our new recruits during their field training,” Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato said. “I am always in awe of those who answer the call to protect and serve, and we welcome the future officers with open arms to our community.”