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According to the assemblymembers, residents who live in the communities that surround Aqueduct Racetrack have had difficulty scheduling appointments to receive vaccinations.
By Forum Staff
Assemblywomen Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) and Jenifer Rajkumar (D-Woodhaven), and Assemblyman Khaleel Anderson (D-South Ozone Park), recently penned a joint letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo requesting priority access for local residents in the neighborhoods surrounding the Aqueduct Racetrack Vaccination Hub to receive appointments for vaccinations.
Currently, residents in the surrounding neighborhoods have had difficulty scheduling appointments to receive vaccinations.
“Having the vaccination hub in this community is incredible, and we are grateful it is here, but the next step is making sure our neighbors have priority access to a vaccine,” Pheffer Amato said. “These communities were some of the hardest hit by the pandemic and still have some of
Stacey Pheffer Amato
As the wife of a small business owner in Queens, I’ve seen firsthand how this pandemic has affected businesses like my husband’s throughout the borough. But hard-working local business owners like him and his brother keep doing it because they love their craft (pizza!), and their loyal customers at Elegante Restaurant and Pizzeria.
Frank and other locally owned and operated small businesses like Lisena Landscaping, Rockaway Beach Broadcasting Company or the Sincede Hair Salon understand that without the support of the community, they wouldn’t be where they are. They understand what it takes to be a community partner and how important it is to connect with your neighborhood.
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The pols’ two-part bill would end the sunset clause on the original bill to protect the bay, so it would be permanent law in New York State instead of being voted on every two years.
By Forum Staff
Earlier this month Governor Cuomo once again vetoed a bill sponsored by State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. and Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (both D-Howard Beach) aimed at increasing the standard of dredging materials that is placed into Jamaica Bay’s burrow pits.
According to Addabbo and Pheffer Amato, the two-part bill would end the sunset clause on the original bill to protect the bay, so it would be permanent law in New York State instead of being voted on every two years. It also seeks to change the criteria for filling the Jamaica Bay borrow pits to comply with federal Ocean Dumping Act criteria.
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