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 issues and solutions for the Rockaway Peninsula. The project, conducted through in-person observation and data analysis, compared times that the Broad Channel - Rockaway Park shuttle was scheduled to arrive against actual arrival times at the station during his morning commute.

“Tony’s project was just another confirmation of what we already knew – transportation on the peninsula is challenging and needs to be more reliable,” Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato said. “Tony did a great job presenting his findings to me and gave me bold suggestions for transportation improvements he wants to see. He is a great example of young people getting engaged in their community, and it was a pleasure to go over his findings and talk about transportation challenges we face.”