Photo Courtesy of Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato
Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato tours the 23rd Assembly District with City cops.
By Michael V. Cusenza
Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) penned a formal letter to City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell and made an official request for more police officers to be allocated to the local precincts. “…with recruitment underway and the hopeful addition of new police officers, I am formally requesting that additional or new officers be assigned to the 100th, 101st and the 106th precincts,” she wrote in her letter.
“I have personally seen the strain our police officers are currently going through and believe all three precincts are understaffed,” Pheffer Amato wrote in her missive to Sewell. The assemblywoman said she has heard from residents at not just the local precinct council meetings but from people throughout South Queens. “I am asking the commissioner to assign more officers to South Queens, as we need more police presence to ensure the safety of our residents and community,” she said.
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City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell (at podium).
Pheffer Amato personally promoted the recruitment opportunity during the recent onboarding season for the NYPD and received comments from several interested individuals. “The work the members of the NYPD do is beyond commendable and every single one of them deserves our praise and extreme gratitude. I am proud to support the NYPD and will continue to be a friend and advocate for them in every way,” Pheffer Amato said.
The 106th Precinct serves South Central Queens, and includes Ozone Park, South Ozone Park, Lindenwood, Howard Beach, and Old Howard Beach.
The 100th Precinct covers Arverne, Belle Harbor, Breezy Point, Broad Channel, Neponsit, Rockaway Park, Rockaway Beach, and Roxbury.
And the 101st Precinct services Far Rockaway and Bayswater.
