Pharmacy Benefits Managers (PBMs) Overcharging Taxpayers Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato Mar 20, 2019 Have you heard of Pharmacy Benefits Managers, better known as PBMs, before? Â Dont worry, I hadnt either up until last month when several local pharmacists came to my office with major concerns. Some background; Â PBMs are third-party...
Pheffer Amato Helps to Pass Bill to Install Safety Cameras on School Buses Mar 19, 2019 Albany, New York Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) announced she helped pass legislation that would require installation of safety cameras on school buses to monitor overtaking and passing violations, A. 4950. Pheffer Amato...
Pheffer Amato Honors Caroline Darienzo for 100th Birthday Mar 19, 2019 Ozone Park, New York This past week Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amatos (D-Ozone Park) Legislative and Community Affairs Coordinator, Daniel Randell, presented a NYS Assembly to Caroline Darienzo for her 100th Birthday. Audrey Pheffer, Queens...
Pheffer Amato Staff Celebrates Purim with JASA Mar 19, 2019 Rockaway Park, Queens On Thursday, March 14th, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amatos (D-Rockaway Park) Director of Constituent Relations, P'nina Gluck, and her children sang songs for Purim, at the JASA Senior Center in Rockaway Park.
Pheffer Amato Meets with UFT Reps in Albany Mar 19, 2019 Albany, New York- This past Monday, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach), met with United Federation of Teachers (UFT) representatives during their annual lobby day in Albany.
Pheffer Amato Co-Sponsors Legislation to Ensure Child Safety Mar 5, 2019 Albany, New York Today Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-South Queens) co-sponsored a bill, A.4950, which seeks to protect the health, safety, and welfare of school children riding school buses. Specifically the bill would amend the vehicle...
Pheffer Amato Statement on Sand Replenishment Mar 4, 2019 I applaud the U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers (ACOE), my partners in government, and most important our community for a huge victory today- the replenishment of sand on our closed beaches! The replenishment will serve as temporary relief for the years-long...
Pheffer Amato Marches in Queens County St. Patricks Day Parade! Mar 4, 2019 South Queens, New York Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) this past weekend marched in the Annual Queens County St Patricks Day Parade in Rockaway Beach, Queens.
Pheffer Amato Voices Support with EMS Members Feb 28, 2019 Rockaway Beach, Queens Today, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) voiced her support alongside the more than 4,700 Emergency Medical Service (EMS) professionals who are seeking to rectify the Citys long-standing practice...
Pheffer Amato Statement on the Home Stability Support Act: A Long-Term Approach to Homelessness Feb 27, 2019 Rockaway Beach, Queens - Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) today expressed her support for the Home Stability Support (HSS) Act. HSS, sponsored by Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forrest Hills), is $450 million program that would replace...
Pheffer Amato Meets with DOE Chancellor Carranza Feb 27, 2019 Manhattan, New York - Â This past week, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-South Queens) met with the New York City Department of Education (DOE) Chancellor Richard Carranza to discuss many educational concerns facing her district specifically the...
Pheffer Amato Tours Bayswater Point State Park Feb 25, 2019 Bayswater, Queens - This past week Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Bayswater) toured the Bayswater Point State Park located in Bayswater, Queens. According to the New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Website: The Bayswater Point State...
Pheffer Amato Hosts TAG Students in Albany Feb 7, 2019 Albany, New York Last week, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Far Rockaway) hosted the Torah Academy for Girls (TAG) in Albany for their eighth grade annual trip. The students visited the NYS Assembly floor and toured the capitol. When in the...
Pheffer Amato Encourages New Yorkers to Use NYC Free Tax Prep Feb 7, 2019 South Queens, New York Today, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-South Queens) urged New Yorkers who earned less than $66,000 or less in 2018 to file for free using the NYC Free Tax Prep or file in person at your local NYC Free Tax Prep site....
Pheffer Amato Votes to Ban Oil & Natural Gas Drilling Off New Yorks Coast Feb 5, 2019 Albany, New York Yesterday, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) voted to pass bill A.2572 (Englebright) which would prohibit oil and natural gas drilling off of New Yorks Coast. Specifically the bill would amend the Environmental...
Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato Seeks Nominations for Women of Distinction Jan 30, 2019 South Queens, New York- Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-South Queens) announced the opening of nominations for her 2nd Annual 2019 Women of Distinction Awards to celebrate women throughout the community who have shown great strength in their actions...
Pheffer Amato: The Time for Gun Reform is Now Jan 30, 2019 Albany, New York- Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D- Rockaway) announced that she helped pass legislation to prevent and reduce gun violence in New York. The package helps keep guns out of the wrong hands, bans bump stocks and severely limits guns...
Pheffer Amato Introduces Bill Requiring Schools to Teach Financial Education Jan 29, 2019 Albany, New York Today, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-South Queens), introduced a bill that would require school districts to provide curriculum for grades 4th through 8th in financial management. The bill would include, but would not be...
Pheffer Amato Honors the Rockaway Beach Broadcasting Company (RBBC) as Small Business of the Month Jan 29, 2019 Rockaway Beach, Queens- Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D, Rockaway)Â this week presented the Rockaway Beach Broadcasting Company (RBBC) with a NYS Assembly Citation honoring them as her 2019 January Small Business of the Month. RBBC launched on...