Press Releases

Pheffer Amato Announces New Momentum on RBRL

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway) has released a statement after a letter exchange with representatives from the MTA, announcing new momentum on an evaluation of the possibility of reactivating the long-dormant Rockaway Beach Rail Line (RBRL),...

Pheffer Amato, DiNapoli’s Office Host Unclaimed Funds Event

This Thursday, June 22nd, from 11:00AM to 1:30PM, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway) will host an Unclaimed Funds event at Roy Reuther Houses in Far Rockaway. Representatives from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s Office of...

Pheffer Amato Featured at Seven Weekend Graduations

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway) this past weekend was a featured speaker at seven high school, junior high school and middle school graduations, presenting student awards at most of the ceremonies. On Friday night, she spoke...

Pheffer Amato Speaks at TAG, BBY Graduations

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This past Sunday, June 18th, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Far Rockaway) was honored to be a featured speaker at both the High School Graduation for the Torah Academy for Girls and at the Junior High Graduation for Bnos Bais Yaakov. She spoke...

Pheffer Amato Commends Speaker Heastie on Appointment of Community Leader to NYRA Board

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In a major win for the South Queens community, local community leader George Russo, Esq., was appointed to the New York Racing Association (NYRA) Board of Directors, by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) upon the recommendation of Assemblywoman...

Vetranos Hold Rally Thanking Supporters as Familial DNA Matching Approved by New York State Commission on Forensic Science

This past, Friday, June 16th, at the intersection of 164th Ave and 83rd St in Howard Beach, Phil and Cathie Vetrano, parents of Karina Vetrano, who remained vocal advocates for the forensic technique known as Familial DNA Matching (“FM”) even after...

Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato NYCC CRR Testimony

Committee on Recovery and ResiliencyNew York City Council250 BroadwayNew York, NY 10007 Members of the Committee, Thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony. I am writing today to urge the City of New York, in coordination with the State...

Pheffer Amato Extends Protections for Atlantic Herring

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) today passed her third bill through the State Assembly, A.8273, extending the authority of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to manage Atlantic herring conservation through...

Pheffer Amato, Addabbo Host Second Rain Barrel Giveaway

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For the second time in two months, this past Saturday, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) and Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr., in conjunction with the NYC Department of Environmental Protection, hosted a hugely successful rain barrel giveaway...

Pheffer Amato Honors Congregants at West End Temple Gala

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This past Saturday, June 10th, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Neponsit) presented awards to congregants of the West End Temple in Neponsit, on the occasion of the Temple’s 77th Anniversary Gala. “It was a terrific night, and it was a great...

Pheffer Amato Helps Rededicate Park in Al Stabile’s Honor

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This past Sunday, June 11th, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Ozone Park) helped dedicate the John Adams High School playground in honor of the late City Councilmember Al Stabile. Stabile, a Vietnam War Veteran, served two terms on the City Council...

Pheffer Amato, Addabbo Add 2 Years to Breezy Work Permits

Today, June 8th, 2017, a two-year extension to Chapter 100 of the Laws of 2013, sponsored by Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Breezy Point), was unanimously passed by the New York State Assembly. Chapter 100 provides exemptions for Breezy Point work...

Pheffer Amato Helps Inaugurate 14 Sculptors’ “On the Rock”

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This past Saturday, June 3rd, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) helped inaugurate the “On the Rock” exhibit, which placed 17 sculptures by 16 different artists at 15 sites along the newly completed Boardwalk. “It’s so cool...

Pheffer Amato Honors Late Midshipman Justin B. Zemser

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This past Saturday, June 3rd, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) helped inaugurate the Justin B. Zemser Memorial Tree at Channel View High School, the late Midshipman’s alma mater. The tree was dedicated with a memorial football game....

Pheffer Amato Helps Bless the Fleet

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) helped with the 63rd Annual Blessing of the Fleet this past Saturday. For the first time ever, the Fleet blessing was held in Rockaway, with regional boat clubs’ vessels converging on the Wharf at...

Pheffer Amato Helps PSE&G Accommodate Shavuos

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This past week, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Far Rockaway) responded to a call from a constituent in the Far Rockaway Jewish community which allowed Shavuos to be observed without a poorly-timed power interruption. An interruption, if it happened,...

Pheffer Amato, Community Leaders: Sand, Groins Needed Now

This Monday, June 5th, during the first week of hurricane season, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) made an urgent call on the Governor, the Mayor and the Army Corps of Engineers to do a full emergency restoration of the Rockaway Peninsula...

Pheffer Amato Helps Officially Kick Off Beach Season

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This past Saturday, May 27th, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach), along with other local and citywide elected officials, helped the New York City Parks Department inaugurate beach season at the Boardwalk on Beach 94th Street in Rockaway...

Pheffer Amato Tours B’Nos Bais Yaakov Yeshiva for Girls

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Far Rockaway) this past Thursday, May 25th, toured B’Nos Bais Yaakov, an established and well-respected Yeshiva for girls in Far Rockaway. Bnos Bais Yaakov serves girls from nursery school through twelfth grade. “B’Nos...

Pheffer Amato at Three Parades to Honor Fallen Soldiers

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This past Sunday, May 29th, and Monday, May 30th, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-South Queens) marched in three parades and attended memorial services to honor fallen soldiers of South Queens and throughout the United States. On Sunday, she marched...