Rockaway Beach, New York – Last Friday, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach), joined with the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), the NYPD 100^th Precinct, and local volunteers to distribute food to seniors at Dayton Beach Park (DBP) which was refused by their Co-Op Board. The food, refused by DBP, ended up at neighboring Dayton Towers (DT) for storage. Over 400 boxes of packaged groceries were delivered to seniors in all 5 buildings that make up the DBP complex by numerous volunteers from HPD, and over 40 local volunteers who helped with transportation and distribution.

“When I found out that the board of directors refused the delivery of the food, I couldn’t believe what I was hearing,” Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato said. “At a time like this, our community always steps up for those who are the most vulnerable, and today was no exception. I am proud of my community who came from all parts of my district, and our neighbors throughout the borough of Queens, to make sure our senior citizens were able to get the food they need. I want to thank all of the volunteers who came out to help us, the NYPD 100^th Precinct, the Dayton Towers Board of Directors, members from 32BJ in Dayton Towers who helped us load the food into the volunteers cars, and HPD for understanding the magnitude of this issue and helping distribute the food.”

This is not the first instance of improper behavior by the board, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato joined shareholders who filed an Article 78 against the Board of Directors, which has not facilitated an election in the buildings for over three years, amongst other indiscretions. Additionally, in January 2018 the NYC Department of Investigations filed an extensive report confirming numerous improprieties with both the board and former management company. Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato is also a member of the New York State Assembly Working Group on Mitchell-Lama Housing.