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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Next Friday, June 2nd, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Far Rockaway) will host the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) Mobile Legal Help Center at the Wave Crest Shopping Center at 2-43 Beach 20th Street in Far Rockaway, from 10:00AM to 3:00PM....

The rain barrel giveaway hosted this past Sunday, May 21st at the Broad Channel American Legion by Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Broad Channel) and State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. (D-Ozone Park) was a runaway success. 100 barrels were ultimately...

Earlier this month, Ambassador Dani Dayan, an Israeli businessman and Israel’s Consul General for the State of New York, met with Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Far Rockaway) as part of a legislative reception for Israel’s Independence Day...

This past Thursday, May 18th, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Ozone Park) joined seniors at the Nativity Golden Age monthly meetup group at the Nativity-Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Ozone Park for their annual Memorial Day party. Over a rousing...

Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Ozone Park) last Friday was invited to speak at Career Day for two Ozone Park middle schools, JHS 210 – Elizabeth Blackwell and MS 137 – America’s School of Heroes. She spoke to classes at both schools, telling...