Press Releases

Pheffer Amato Brings College Planning to South Queens

On Wednesday, January 10, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-South Queens) will host a college planning event with Representatives from the New York State Department of Financial Services. The one-hour workshop includes a presentation,...

Pheffer Amato Speaks at Emunah of America Membership Tea

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Last Monday, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Far Rockaway) spoke to attendees of the Emunah of America Esther Phillips Chapter Membership Tea which was held at Congregation Kneseth Israel (the White Shul.) Pheffer Amato discussed the past year’s...

Pheffer Amato Honors Local Recovery Peer Advocate

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Far Rockaway) honored Barbara Bell with a NYS Assembly Citation for her work in combating the substance abuse epidemic in our community. Ms. Bell is a graduate of a Certified Recovery Peer Advocate training program...

Pheffer Amato Speaks at 101st Precinct Council Meeting

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Far Rockaway) attended the 101st Precinct Council Meeting this Past Wednesday, November 15. Pheffer Amato spoke to the Precinct Council about the successful graffiti cleanup she sponsored and to congratulate the...

Pheffer Amato Donates Turkeys for Thanksgiving

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-South Queens) dispersed over 45 turkeys graciously donated by Stop & Shop Arverne to multiple community groups and organizations for those in need. Organizations including (but not limited to): Beach 41st Street Community...

Pheffer Amato Continues Summer Reading at MS 210

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Ozone Park) continued her Summer Reading Awards Tour in Ozone Park at Middle School 210 this past week. The auditorium was filled with the scholar’s parents and loved ones celebrating a summer full of reading! Pheffer...

Pheffer Amato Applauds “Team Effort” at Sunset Cove

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This past Friday, October 6th, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Broad Channel) helped announce full funding to restore Sunset Cove in Broad Channel, along with the NYC Parks Department, Dan Mundy, Jr. (the head of the local Eco-Watchers environmental...

Pheffer Amato, RWA Offer Child ID at “Hip Hop Halloween”

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Arverne) announced today that she will be hosting a child safety event at the Rockaway Waterfront Alliance’s “Hip Hop Halloween” celebration, at the RISE Center at 58-03 Rockaway Beach Blvd in Arverne,...

Pheffer Amato Hosts MetroCard Van at Rock-a-Block

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This past Saturday, October 7th, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) hosted the MTA’s MetroCard Van at the second of two Rock-a-Block street festivals at 94th and Rockaway Beach Boulevard. Rock-a-Block is put on by the...

Pheffer Amato to Host “Smart Seniors” Presentations in Howard Beach, Far Rockaway with AG Schneiderman

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Far Rockaway) announced today that she would be hosting two “Smart Seniors” sessions with New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office later this month. The sessions are designed to help seniors...

Pheffer Amato Hosts Workshop on Citizens’ Committee Funds for Community-Based Organizations

Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) announced today that her office will be hosting an informational workshop of the Citizens Committee for New York City to help small, volunteer-led organizations apply for grant funding. The workshop...

Pheffer Amato Starts Summer Reading Awards Tour at PS114

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Belle Harbor) started her first Summer Reading Awards Tour at PS114 in Belle Harbor this past Wednesday, handing out certificates of completion to dozens of students for making regular reading a part of their...

Howard Beach: Our South Queens Home Town

Howard Beach is our grand old community in South Queens. Originally a large farm, over the years it became a bustling suburb with a very particular vibe, at once very NYC and very set apart. And whether we live there or not, we all, in our area, feel...

Pheffer Amato, Citizens Committee NYC: Get Grant Funding!

Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) announced today that her office will be hosting an informational workshop of the Citizens Committee for New York City to help small, volunteer-led organizations apply for grant funding. The workshop...

Pheffer Amato Honors Former RPFD Chief Arthur Lighthall

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This past Saturday, at the Rockaway Point Fire Department, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Breezy Point) presented Volunteer Firefighter Arthur Lighthall, who has twice served as Chief of the RPFD, once as President of the Breezy Point Cooperative...

Pheffer Amato at GallopNYC Open House for Horse Therapy

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This past Sunday at Sunrise Stables in Howard Beach, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) attended the annual Open House for GallopNYC, a program that provides therapeutic riding for children and adults with special needs and other...

Pheffer Amato Honors Labor Leader at Irish Labor Awards

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This past Friday, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) was selected by the Irish Echo, America’s oldest Irish newspaper, to present a labor award to William “Bill” Lacey, the Director of Civil Service Carpenters for over a decade...

Pheffer Amato Welcomes Madyson Middleton, Age 10, Rising Sixth-Grade “Assemblywoman-for-a-Day”

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Last week, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) hosted incoming sixth-grader Madyson Middleton, who for the second year in a row served as “Assemblywoman-for-a-Day,” shadowing Pheffer Amato and her staff to learn about the process...

Pheffer Amato Helps Cut Ribbon on Peninsula Prep UPK

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Today, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Far Rockaway) helped cut the ribbon to officially inaugurate Peninsula Preparatory Academy’s first year offering free Pre-K-for-All services, after the City approved their application to be a Universal...

Pheffer Amato Sings Rosh Hashanah Songs with Kids at JASA

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This past Tuesday, August 29th, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park), her Director of Constituent Relations, P'nina Gluck, and two of Gluck's children sang songs for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, at the JASA Senior Center in Rockaway...