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 York and the Department of Homeless Services for the operation of a homeless shelter on Beach 101^st Street, in Rockaway Beach, Queens without a registered contract. According to Pheffer Amato, the contract has not been registered with the New York City Comptroller’s Office, in violation of Chapter 13, Section 328 of the New York City Charter which states that “No contract or agreement executed pursuant to this charter or other law shall be implemented until (1) a copy has been filed with the comptroller and (2) either the comptroller has registered it or thirty days have elapsed from the date of filing..”

WHAT: Press conference to alert community and media that the Homeless Shelter on Beach 101^st Street is currently operating without a contract that was registered by the NYC Comptrollers Office, in violation of the New York City Charter.

WHEN: Thursday, March 12^th at 4:00pm.

WHERE: In front of Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato’s Rockaway District Office (95-16 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Rockaway Beach, NY 11693).

WHO: Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato; State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo; Torey Schnupp and Michael Scala from Rockaway Solutions Not Shelters; other elected officials and community leaders.

If you have any questions about this press conference, contact Danny Randell at Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato’s Office at 718-945-9550.