Press Releases

Pheffer Amato Voices Support with EMS Members

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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 City’s long-standing practice...

Pheffer Amato Statement on the Home Stability Support Act: ‘A Long-Term Approach to Homelessness’

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

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Manhattan, New York -  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

Leslie Wright, NYC Regional Director of the New York State Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato, and Chris Cuschieri, Bayswater Point Park Director.
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

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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

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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 York’s Coast

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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 York’s Coast. Specifically the bill would amend the Environmental...

2019 Women of Distinction Nomination Form

Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato Seeks Nominations for Women of Distinction

Assemblywoman Stacy Pheffer Amato with the 2018 Women of Distinction Honorees.
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

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

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’

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Rockaway Beach, Queens- Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D, Rockaway) 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...

Pheffer Amato: Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Have Been Denied Justice for Too Long

Albany, New York- Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-South Queens) announced that she helped pass the Child Victims Act to allow more victims of childhood sexual abuse to face their abusers in a court of law (A.2683). The bill extends the civil and...

Pheffer Amato Announces HPD Outreach Event

South Queens, New York-  Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Queens) today announced that in conjunction with the Housing Preservation Department (HPD) will host three HPD Outreach Van throughout the 23rd Assembly District.  The outreach events...

Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato Announces Naloxone Training Session in Rockaway

Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Queens) today announced that in conjunction with the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services will host a free naloxone training session at the Peninsula Queens Library, 92-25 Rockaway Beach...

Pheffer Amato Attends State of the Borough

Left to right: Amanda Kernozek (Chief of Staff to AM Pheffer Amato), Assemblywoman Stacy Pheffer Amato, Borough President Melinda Katz, Daniel Randell (Legislative & Community Affairs Coordinator to AM Pheffer Amato), Michael Matteo (Constituent Liais
Queens, New York – This past week, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-South Queens) attended the annual ‘State of the Borough’ address hosted by Queens Borough President Melinda Katz.

Pheffer Amato: We Need to Let Teachers Teach so Students Can Learn

Albany, New York- Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Beach) announced that she passed legislation to remove the mandate that state-created or administered assessments be used for teacher and principal evaluations, allowing local school...

Pheffer Amato Announces 2019 Legislative Intern

Albany, New York – Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-South Queens) today announced that her Albany Legislative Office was assigned a NYS Assembly 2019 Session Intern. Bailey McGillian, a Dobbs Ferry native, and senior at the University at Albany...

Pheffer Amato Votes to Protect Furloughed Federal Employees

Albany, New York – Yesterday Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-South Queens), voted with her colleagues in the State Assembly to allow local governments to extend the property tax payment deadline for affected federal employees. Bill A.881 seeks...

Pheffer Amato: “Crucial Election Reform Passes NYS Assembly”

South Queens, New York- Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-South Queens) today announced that she helped to pass a series of bills to make voting easier, and more transparent, for all New Yorkers and help prevent wealthy special interest group from...