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EDITOR’S NOTE

JON LENTZ Editor-in-chief

YET ANOTHER LEGAL THREAT to the Affordable Care Act emerged last month, as a federal judge in Texas ruled that the entire law must be thrown out since Congress eliminated the individual mandate. President Donald Trump’s Justice Department opted not to defend the law, leaving it to Democratic-led states to take up the fight, which could go all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Obamacare standoff is reverberating across New York. For his part, Gov. Andrew Cuomo pledged to codify health insurance exchanges in state law and ensure coverage for patients with pre-existing conditions. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio promised to allocate funds to “guarantee health care for all New Yorkers.” Some Albany lawmakers want to enact a state-level single-payer health care system. And even some Republican House members from New York – Reps. John Katko and Tom Reed – voted with Democrats on a resolution opposing the latest effort to end Obamacare. Behind the scenes, many in the medical community are grappling with the ramifications of these high-stakes policy battles. This week, we pull back the curtain on the health care leaders who are shaping policy, driving funding decisions and helping prescribe the best route forward.

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Why we need more tech experts in politics

ANDREW CUOMO …8 Can the governor avoid the third-term blues?

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New York’s top medical executives, experts and advocates

WINNERS & LOSERS … 38 Who was up and who was down last week

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Latest THE STATE OF NEW YORK CITY New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s annual State of the City address had a markedly local tone, despite starting the week with two proposals – expanded health care access and mandatory paid vacation – that gained national attention. He emphasized addressing income inequality and promised to help protect workers and tenants. One new proposal involved renaming the city Department of Consumer Affairs as the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection. He also created a new Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants.

A DAY OF FIRSTS The state Legislature met for the first time in Albany on Wednesday, officially ushering in the new Democratic majority in the state Senate. Andrea Stewart-Cousins made history when the chamber officially elected her state Senate majority leader, making her the first woman to lead a chamber in New York state government. As expected, she laid out a progressive agenda in her first address to colleagues. The adoption of new rules drew criticism from Senate Republicans, who took issue with the newly revamped Ethics and Internal Governance Committee, the makeup of other committees and minority conference funding.

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A Q&A New York City census director

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Longtime Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced that he will not seek re-election. Although his announcement made it official, most expected the 86-yearold to retire at the end of his term. Several candidates have already announced their runs, including Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, New York City Councilman Rory Lancman and former judge Gregory Lasak. Brown was known for his tough-oncrime approach, a style that separated him from the city’s other DAs.

You were just given two titles, New York City census director and executive assistant corporation counsel for strategic advocacy. Are they two separate jobs? Well, they really go hand in hand. We’re going to be looking at voting rights issues, disenfranchisement issues, gerrymandering, which goes hand in hand with the census. My mother came to New York as an immigrant, having survived the Holocaust. She hid in a cellar in Budapest, (Hungary), with my grandmother and grandfather. And many other family members were killed, simply because they were born Jewish. This threat to immigrants is deeply personal to me. And we can’t have a situation where there’s a severe undercount. You mentioned voting rights and disenfranchisement as part of your job. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has often

criticized the state’s voting laws. Will you be advocating to change those? Certainly in Albany a lot of those efforts are underway. I think there is a galvanizing call for election reform. We heard that and saw that with our own eyes loud and clear. So that’s certainly something that is going to be a big focus. You ran for Manhattan borough president in 2013. Are you considering another run? I’m totally focused on the census work and on the legal work. We have so much at stake. We have billions of dollars at stake, not to mention our core, fundamental democratic principles. Are we going to allow the Trump administration to tell our immigrant communities around the city that they don’t matter? I can’t think of more important work than the work I’m about to take on, and that is my sole focus.

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Following the 1912 elections, New York Democrats were in firm control of state government and looking to do big things. Today, the party has its largest majority in the state Senate since that apex over a century ago – and there are a few legislative lessons to learn from their Progressive Era predecessors.

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ELECTION REFORMS, LABOR LAWS AND LOCAL CONTROL

Democrats made two big changes to state elections in 1913: establishing primary elections and passing the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which allowed the direct popular election of U.S. senators. Democrats also overcame business interests that were opposed to providing compensation when workers were killed or maimed on the job. Any believer in local control can also thank Progressive Era Democrats for passing a bill that allows voters to decide their own city charter.

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The 1913 legislative session was when Al Smith was elected speaker of the Assembly, after first getting elected to the chamber in 1904. He soon used that position to build upon his image as a reformer with a common touch. His one-year tenure as speaker also served as a springboard for his subsequent rise through state politics that culminated in his four terms as governor and nomination as the first Catholic to run for president on a major party line. But 1913 was not only a big year for Smith. A state senator named Franklin Roosevelt also was moving up with his appointment as the assistant secretary of the Navy, a position once held by his then-more-famous uncle Teddy.

THE ART OF THE COMEBACK

Is there life after death in politics? There was for newly elected Gov. William Sulzer, who became the first – and thus far only – governor in state history to be impeached and removed from office. His administration opened with “virtually a declaration of war” against the legendary Tammany Hall machine, The New York Times observed years later. But party boss “Silent Charlie” Murphy struck back. Sulzer soon faced allegations of perjury and campaign finance fraud. Though the state Legislature would give him the figurative boot after 10 months in office, weeks later he was elected to the Assembly and the following year he made another gubernatorial run as the Prohibition Party candidate, helping to throw the election to Republican challenger Charles Whitman.

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TECHin EXPERTS POLITICS W HEN GOOGLE CEO Sundar Pichai testified before Congress in December, Rep. Steve King, a Republican from Iowa, asked why negative stories about him appeared on his granddaughter’s iPhone. “Congressman, iPhone is made by a different company,” Pichai replied politely. Just months earlier, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg fielded similarly ill-informed questions, amusing and bewildering much of the public. Few in Congress come from a background in science or technology. The consequent technological illiteracy has had far-reaching and negative consequences. Yet, as technology pervades every aspect of our lives, a greater understanding of the policy implications of new technology is clearly needed in order to formulate the right policies for an age of innovation and an emerging digital economy. Technologists and scientists are just as scarce among New York’s elected officials. In the Assembly and state Senate, there are only a handful legislators with formal training in the sciences: one geologist, a technology executive, a nuclear engineer, a civil engineer, an electrical engineer and a chemist. The absence is more extreme in the New York City Council, as there are currently no members with any science background. Also, not a single web developer, software engi-

Our lawmakers are ill-equipped to legislate for the 21st century.

neer or programmer is represented in any of those three main legislative bodies. Compare this to the overwhelming number of legislators whose sole careers have existed within politics, or the many lawyers who occupy the state Capitol and City Hall. Legislators may be welltrained at winning arguments, but poorly equipped to understand the growing industries they must regulate. The city and state are wrestling with how to manage the growth of vacation rental websites like Airbnb and ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft. There are major implications for housing and hotels, cab drivers and mass transit. To enjoy the benefits of disruptive technological innovations while minimizing the negative unintended consequences requires delicately threading a needle. To properly devise or revise regulations for challenges unanticipated by laws passed decades ago, policymakers must understand how these technologies work and how they interact with consumers, employees and the rest of society. So far, New York City and state have largely been caught flat-footed. The rise

By Emil Skandul of ride-hailing apps has contributed to worsening traffic congestion and has sent the value of tax medallions plummeting, leading to a spate of taxi driver suicides. The New York City Council’s solution is an inefficient and ineffectual cap on the number of ride-hailing vehicles, rather than a reimagining of an evolving traffic and transportation landscape. Imagine what might have been if an enterprising legislator had championed efforts to build an app sponsored by the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission to compete with Uber and Lyft years ago, before the companies had already become dominant players in the market. As technology becomes more intertwined in society, culture and politics, shouldn’t the same happen in government? With so much industry transformation as a result of fast-growing technology startups, policy often lags behind and has to react. While nearly all other major industries or occupations, from educators to

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In the New York City Council, there are currently no members with any science background.

small-business owners, are represented in state and local legislative bodies, the tech industry has few legislators with the expertise to lead on their issues. There is a dearth of proponents for technological solutions to improve governance, how startups can work with government rather than against it and how the tech sector will undergird or upend New York’s economy in the future. The lack of leadership on technological issues has led to a deep misunderstanding that has bred a distrust of technology and of the broader tech sector. Nothing may characterize this more clearly than the recent opposition to Amazon’s new campus in Long Island City, Queens. The industries of tomorrow will certainly be inextricably tethered to the tech sector. Likewise, advances in automation may arrive sooner than we expect. Automation will come with a need to shift labor pools toward technology while retooling the workforce. This will require vision and forethought from government to work with labor unions, the private sector and educational institutions. In fact, it may not just be knowledge of the tech sector that is missing in New York’s governing bodies, but also the culture, philosophy and enterprising spirit that comes with it. In the world of technology and startups, “lean” or “agile” processes dominate the way of thinking. Government functions using a waterfall

approach, in which projects and policies are implemented at scale, leaving them to crash and burn if left untested, while the tech sector applies a scientific method to business, customers and technical solutions. Using the tech approach within government would mean deploying more lean and limited policies and programs as test cases, which can provide iterative loops by which improvements in services and policies can be made incrementally based on citizen feedback. Governmental policy innovation happens only by taking risks. Yet, the bigger risk is when the government’s operations are outdated, policies are maladapted or modern technology is overlooked. Having more technologists in government and politics – elected entrepreneurs who do not have an aversion to failure – could improve policy outcomes. Increasing tech literacy among legislators may ensure that tech issues are better understood. With the increasing role of technology in politics and policy, scientists, engineers and programmers should begin to view government as the next industry ripe for disruption. They may be surprised to find that running for elected office isn’t so different than running a startup and that citizens are customers who deserve good service. The next great innovation, in fact, may not originate in a garage as code, but rather in the halls of the state Capitol as legislation.

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THE TECH GAP OF THE 213 SEATS in the state Legislature, only a half dozen are filled by lawmakers who have had a professional career in the sciences, according to research by Capitol Foundry.

ASSEMBLYWOMAN RODNEYSE BICHOTTE Electrical Engineer ASSEMBLYMAN STEVE ENGLEBRIGHT Geologist ASSEMBLYMAN CHRISTOPHER FRIEND Chemist ASSEMBLYMAN DAN STEC Nuclear Engineer ASSEMBLYMAN AL STIRPE Technology Entrepreneur ASSEMBLYWOMAN CARRIE WOERNER Software Professional

Emil Skandul is the founder and principal of Capitol Foundry, an innovation and technology firm. He previously worked in the New York City Council and helped found a technology nonprofit.

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ANDREW CUOMO and the CURSE of the THIRD TERM Will single-party control allow the governor to avoid the pitfalls that plagued his long-serving predecessors?

N AN INAUGURATION NIGHT rich with symbolism, Gov. Andrew Cuomo shipped his invitees across the dark, wind-whipped waters of New York Harbor past the Statue of Liberty’s torch. As if in steerage with standing room only, the huddled masses headed for the storied immigration waystation on Ellis Island. As guests shuffled across the swaying gangway toward the brilliantly lit historic hall on shore, the message was clear: Welcome to America. The carefully constructed political theater projected the governor’s power on the national level, as a force for good opposing an ominous federal foe who manipulates and divides people. Inside the great upstairs hall, American flags outnumbered New York state flags and “E Pluribus Unum” banners were as numerous as “Excelsior” ones. “Like looters during a blackout, they didn’t cause the

darkness, but they exploited it,” Cuomo said. “And this federal government has sought to demonize our differences and make our diversity our greatest weakness, rather than our greatest strength.” Aside from the conspicuously presidential overtones at this gubernatorial inauguration – he denies he’s running in 2020 – Cuomo’s inaugural pageantry conveyed strength and a willingness to confront his ideological opponents. With a Democratic sweep in 2018, Cuomo is empowered in his third term – a time often considered cursed, when popular politicians fade away or otherwise fail. But Cuomo’s unique-

ly strong position may have set him up to defy the third-term doldrums. Cuomo cruised to re-election, easily dispatching his progressive challenger Cynthia Nixon in the Democratic primary and his Republican rival Marc Molinaro in the general election. Every statewide officer is now a Democrat and both the Assembly and state Senate are solidly blue. Nevertheless, historians and veteran politicos say that third terms are never a charm. Past New York governors who had once been seen as rising national stars in their respective parties, such as Cuomo’s father, Mario Cuomo, and the elder Cuomo’s Republican succes-

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sor, George Pataki, ended their third and final terms with their presidential prospects diminished. “The danger for any third-term executive,” said George Arzt, who served as third-term press secretary for then-New York City Mayor Ed Koch, “is a malaise that settles over the workforce, and you have to keep the workforce energized with new ideas, new projects, creativity, and it’s going to take a fierce leadership to do that.” And while he begins his third term in a strong political position, Cuomo faces many stumbling blocks that have bedeviled past executives in their third terms – as well as unique challeng-

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es that could harm his coveted legacy as one of New York’s great governors.

UOMO IS SET to preside over New York state with an immense partisan advantage. And in that respect, there’s little precedent for a thirdterm New York governor in his position. “Anyone who thinks this governor is slowing down doesn’t know Andrew Cuomo,” Secretary to the Governor Melissa DeRosa said. “He’s not capable of slowing down. He’s hard-wired to keep pushing the envelope.‎” Many others City & State spoke to for

this article agreed on that point, including New York’s only surviving three-term New York governor. “You keep your energy, at least from my experience,” said Pataki, who served from 1995 through 2006. But, he noted, “It’s easy to have your team run out of gas.” Pataki said his best senior staff members were there in the first term and later left for other opportunities. Those who stayed on simply did not have the same fire by his third term. “You have people in key positions who are good people, doing their best, but they’re just not able to achieve what you want them to achieve,” Pataki said.

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While one Democratic lawmaker spoke approvingly of Cuomo’s existing senior staff – particularly DeRosa, Budget Director Robert Mujica and Counsel Alphonso David – the source said there is broad agreement that the whole team is not as strong as Cuomo’s incoming first-term team, and there is some concern over the possibility of losing anyone else in Cuomo’s tight orbit of aides. Cuomo spokesman Richard Azzopardi rejected those claims. “That’s bullshit,” Azzopardi said. “This team is the one who made sure he got a clear mandate for a third term.” The current inner circle has been together for several years and helped pass a $15 minimum wage, paid family leave, new sexual harassment laws and free tuition at SUNY and CUNY colleges, he said. “We are battle tested and raring to go for the third term. That’s from the top on down.” Yet Pataki cautioned that it can be a challenge for governors to keep their agenda fresh for a third term Cuomo ferried

in office.“You’ve had eight years to achieve a great many things, so what do you do next?” the former governor asked. “But obviously, given Sept. 11, I never had that problem.” If Pataki found himself preoccupied with abating a sudden humanitarian

During last year’s budget presentation, he called the Republican tax cut – which will actually raise taxes on many New Yorkers, despite a massive overall reduction in federal revenue – “an economic missile” that “says ‘New York’ on it.” Against that backdrop, Cuomo has set out an ambitious agenda for his first 100 days that includes codifying Roe v. Wade into state law, expanding gun control laws, legalizing recreational marijuana, protecting organized labor, strengthening rent regulations and passing voting reforms, campaign finance reforms, criminal justice reforms and a “Green New Deal.” Democratic lawmakers note that many, if not all, l aw m a k er of these initiatives were their priorities before the governor adopted them as his own. With the state Senate Republicans, who Cuomo blamed for blocking liberal initiatives, removed from power, Cuomo and the state Legislature are largely on the same page for the first time in his tenure. So a host of accomplishments may pour forth in the legislative session.

“Cuomo ... wears on people over time. In other words, people catch on to his bullshit.”

his inauguration guests to Ellis Island, hoping a symbolic stance against Trump will help him avoid third-term fatigue.

– a D emo c r at ic and economic catastrophe in the state, Cuomo has framed his third term as a bulwark against a political catastrophe in Washington, D.C., from the perspective of mostly liberal and heavily immigrant New York, and its consequences for New Yorkers. Cuomo has framed Trump’s policies as attacks on the state.

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The difficult part, said former senior Pataki aide David Catalfamo, comes later, when you face the diminished power of being a prospective lame duck. “There are different parts of the third term. When you’re first elected, you still got a lot of juice,” Catalfamo said. “But it’s really when you get into the second part of it, when people are trying to figure out if you’re going to run again, that affects your ability to deal with folks who think you won’t be around.” Those folks are the 213 state legislators who will dictate how much Cuomo will ultimately accomplish in the coming years. Of all the hazards Albany power brokers past and present noted to City & State, several say the governor’s own hubris is perhaps the most dangerous. Legislators have complained of high-handed behavior from the governor, in which he thinks he can get away with making and breaking promises, such as when he vowed in 2010 to veto partisan redistricting but ultimately approved it. After eight years in office, Cuomo has a track record of such behavior. Cuomo will need cooperation from some Democrats who feel that he has been an untrustworthy partner in the past. “The biggest reason the third term might be a challenge for (Cuomo) is he wears on people over time. In other words, people catch on to his bullshit,” said a Democratic lawmaker, who requested anonymity to speak candidly. “His strategy, and it works on the first couple of rounds, is that he lies to people and screws them. And once that’s happened to you a couple of times, you get wise to it.” The governor’s office chafed at that characterization, arguing that what his critics call bullying is merely assertiveness: “It’s no secret that this is a hard-charging administration and we will continue to be a hard-charging administration,” Azzopardi said. “That’s what the people of New York demanded, that’s what the people of New York expect and that’s what we will keep on doing.” Whether Cuomo is hubristic or merely hard-charging, he runs the common risk among third-term executives, such as former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, of becoming imperious. There is already some tension between Cuomo and the state Legislature. Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie has openly chastised the governor for his attempts to limit lawmakers’ outside income. Neither Heastie nor state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins attended Cuomo’s inauguration. “Those people who expect single-party control to be nirvana are way off base,” said Gerald Benjamin, director of the

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Cuomo’s father, Gov. Mario Cuomo, who also flirted with running for higher office, was defeated after his third term.

Benjamin Center at SUNY New Paltz. Beyond personality conflicts, Benjamin said, “They dismiss the idea of institutional conflict between the Legislature and the executive.” Catalfamo agreed. “The institutional tension in Albany is not so much Democrat and Republican, it’s governor and Legislature,” the former Pataki aide said. “I walked out the door thinking, ‘Ah, this is great. I hope Eliot Spitzer kicks these guys’ ass.’” In response to calls for renewed oversight of the Cuomo administration by the new heads of the Senate and Assembly investigation committees – state Sen. James Skoufis and Assemblyman Thomas Abinanti – the governor threatened an “investigations battle” in which he could examine lawmakers’ spending. “I’m hoping he’s not saying he’s bullying us,” Abinanti told City & State, explaining that the legislative push for robust oversight is simply a return to the

branch’s duty to ensure good government. Cuomo insisted he wasn’t bullying lawmakers. “If there’s discord,” Abinanti said, “it will be created by the governor.” He added: “Now we have a united Legislature that will work together to make New York state government work for everyday New Yorkers. In the past, it was easy for him to divide and conquer.” Abinanti was referring to how the Independent Democratic Conference divided Senate Democrats and empowered Republicans for years. Since the election, however, the party is united across the Legislature, he said. A pledge that Cuomo had Long Island Democratic candidates sign during the campaign first raised suspicions among some Democrats that Cuomo was trying to create another wedge similar to the now-defunct IDC – a so-called LIDC, or Long Island Democratic Conference. The governor’s office denied it. The pact

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vowed to make New York City pay its “fair share” of transit costs, an issue that could divide Democrats, although there is no indication such a faction has formed. Other frequent third-term challenges have come from forces outside Albany, in particular a souring economy. As the stock market has repeatedly dipped in recent weeks, there is some concern that an economic downturn could hamstring any hopes for more expensive initiatives as it did in Mario Cuomo’s administration. Pataki pointed out another area of long-standing concern that he believes could use improvement in Andrew Cuomo’s third term: the troubled economy of upstate New York. “We’re already losing population and the upstate economy is struggling horrifically,” Pataki said. Defending the Cuomo administration, Azzopardi said that upstate population loss is a decadeslong issue, but that millennials are moving home and jobs are slowly growing. In regard to the troubled upstate economy, he said, “The policies of George Pataki did not help.” Similarly, the rapid deterioration of the New York City subway system and the accompanying public outcry over mismanagement at the MTA could become a crippling political albatross for Cuomo

if he doesn’t turn things around. While several political observers said his recent gambit to avoid a shutdown of the L train could be brilliant if it works out, he also has destroyed the illusion that he doesn’t control the agency – which he does. “Obviously, you react to circumstances, but you shouldn’t let your agenda be driven by circumstances. You drive the agenda,” Pataki said. “You not only have to have a good team and an aggressive agenda, you also have to understand where things haven’t gone the way you like.” Nowhere have things gone quite so wrong for Cuomo as they have on questions of ethics and corruption. As The New York Times’ grudging primary endorsement noted, the governor was elected on a promise to clean up Albany, but “instead of confronting the ethical horrors of the state capital, his administration has added to them.” In recent months, people closely con-

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nected to Cuomo have been convicted of corruption. Joseph Percoco, who the governor called “my father’s third son” and was Andrew Cuomo’s most trusted aide, will serve six years in prison for bribery. Alain Kaloyeros was convicted and sentenced to more than three years in prison for rigging bids in the Buffalo Billion initiative to benefit the governor’s donors. Meanwhile, Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver, the two powerful legislative leaders who Cuomo once jokingly lumped himself together with as “the three amigos,” are also likely headed to prison for corruption this year. “The ethics in Albany are a disaster,” said Joseph Viteritti, chairman of the urban policy and planning department at Hunter College. “It will continue to sow deep suspicion as we go forward and more suspicion if people up there don’t take it on.”

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FTER THE INAUGURATION, a former Mario Cuomo aide brushed off virtually all the above concerns about Andrew Cuomo’s third term, but, given the event’s national regalia, he noted the one threat to the governor’s third term he found the most serious. “If a leader flirts too much with higher office to create the expectation that he might be a candidate and then is not a candidate, I think that that psychologically takes the bloom off the rose,” said the source, who requested anonymity to speak frankly. “I’ve been there for that.” The Albany press corps derided thenGov. Mario Cuomo as “Hamlet on the Hudson” for publicly agonizing about whether to run for president in 1992. “That’s the only danger I see,” the former Mario Cuomo aide said of the younger Cuomo. “If he wants to run for president now, then God bless. But if he doesn’t, it’s a very fine line between making yourself more powerful and more prestigious by being a possible candidate or having people talk about your candidacy and then becoming yesterday’s news and losing power by not fulfilling that expectation.” In 2015, Andrew Cuomo, who also served as his father’s political aide, wholeheartedly agreed with that notion. “The protracted expectation, the flirtation, is very harmful, because fundamentally what I have is my relationship with the people in the state. And they’re suspicious of my ego and my ambition,” Cuomo told The New Yorker. “There’s only one good way to deal with it: ‘I’m running for president, I’m telling you now, before you ask, that I’m running. Goodbye.’” Others in the political class don’t see a downside to Cuomo’s coyness. “It’s a great manipulation. He can’t lose,” Arzt said. “You don’t say you’re run-

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ning for president, you let the newspapers say you’re running for president.” While America waits to see who will vie for the White House, skeptical legislative leaders in Albany appear to believe the governor most likely to deliver on Cuomo’s third-term agenda is the uniter Cuomo framed himself as in his third-term inauguration speech. But taking his father’s onetime adviser’s warnings in another light, there is a fine line between raising hopes in the leader you promise to be and the political consequences of not fulfilling that promise. “The new Legislature will be working to ensure that the new Cuomo keeps the promises that he made,” Abinanti said. “I don’t think there has to be conflict. We should be on the same page.”

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PRESIDENT AND CEO GREATER NY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION THE GREATER New York Hospital Association has become a dominant player under Kenneth Raske’s leadership, advocating for funding and legislation that is critically important to nearly 200 hospitals and health care systems in New York and nearby states. Raske brings a sharp mind and a wealth of experience to the post. He has collaborated with 1199SEIU, the powerful health care workers union, to secure substantial state funding increases, and has partnered with Gov. Andrew Cuomo on an ongoing effort to reshape Medicaid delivery. No group spent more on state lobbying in 2017 than GNYHA. The association also plays an active role at the federal level, including helping member hospitals through the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and combating efforts to repeal it. Raske’s ability to explain the real-world impact of complex health care policies has served him well as he works with lawmakers across the political spectrum. Before taking the reins at GNYHA in 1984, Raske held leadership positions at the Michigan Hospital Association and the American Hospital Association.

2 GEORGE GRESHAM PRESIDENT 1199SEIU GEORGE GRESHAM has come a long way from

mopping hospital floors, and he credits union benefits with giving him the resources and financial support to become a radiologic technologist and advance his career. The president of the nation’s largest health care union is a champion of higher wages and paid family leave, and has cultivated a strong relationship with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, praising him for defending working families while 1199SEIU donated large amounts of money to his re-election. When President Donald Trump threatened to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act in 2017, Gresham and his union joined forces with the Greater New York Hospital Association to fight back. A 31-year veteran of the union, Gresham held several leadership positions at 1199SEIU before he was elected president in 2007. In 2010, he was appointed by Cuomo to the groundbreaking Medicaid Redesign Team. And in December, he scored another win, helping nearly 7,500 union workers employed by NYU Langone to negotiate a new contract. Gresham called the deal “a true win for working people.”

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3 BEA GRAUSE PRESIDENT HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK STATE A PROMINENT voice on New York’s most press-

ing health care issues, Bea Grause has plenty of experience to lean on, including a previous role navigating Vermont hospitals through an attempt to implement single-payer health care in 2011. Grause has also argued against the nurse-to-patient staffing ratio championed by the New York State Nurses Association, calling it the “wrong approach.” She has advocated for more freedom in how patients access care, saying everything else is just “rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.” Her association makes sure its message gets through, landing among the state’s top 10 lobbying spenders, according to the Joint Commission on Public Ethics. Bea Grause’s background in health care and law brings valuable skills to an organization that represents diverse interests and weighs in on everything from patient safety measures to the opioid epidemic to maternal mortality. Grause was named president of the association in 2016.

4 MITCHELL KATZ PRESIDENT AND CEO NEW YORK CITY HEALTH + HOSPITALS York City Health + Hospitals, which has had its share of financial struggles lately with deficits that could reach $1.8 billion by 2020 – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio looked to public health care executive Mitchell Katz for his experience leading large, complex public health care systems. Katz previously steered the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services out of financial trouble, turning a $177 million deficit into a $247 million surplus in just five years. Since starting the job a year ago, Katz has committed to fixing understaffed offices by hiring 55 primary care doctors and addressing what he saw as administrative redundancy by letting 35 employees go. He also is launching the nation’s first nurse residency program that will work on nurse retention throughout the health system. Katz – who is also a deputy editor of JAMA Internal Medicine and an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences – doesn’t let the responsibility of serving 1.4 million people faze him. A practicing primary care doctor, he says that “everything has to be about our patients.”

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5 JILL FURILLO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NEW YORK STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION PERHAPS NO other organization has raised its profile and upped the political ante over the past several years like the New York State Nurses Association – all thanks to Jill Furillo’s leadership. It began with the association’s first political endorsement in 2013, of New York City mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio, who was trailing in the polls at the time. After a series of hospital closings in New York, Furillo demanded the organization change its tactics from simply helping nurses find new jobs to fighting back. The move is credited with helping save Interfaith Medical Center and drawing attention to the closure of Long Island College Hospital. The organization has been an outspoken supporter of “Medicare-for-all,” advocating for both federal and state-level efforts to create a single-payer health care system, and it has been successful in teaming up with 1199SEIU to unionize nurses across the state. Now the organization has its eye on nurse-to-patient staffing ratios, an issue Furillo spearheaded in her previous role as government relations director of the California Nurses Association. Furillo also served as chief negotiator and strategist at National Nurses United, working on staffing levels in collective bargaining agreements.

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MICHAEL DOWLING

STEVEN CORWIN

ROBERT GROSSMAN

KAREN IGNAGNI

PRESIDENT AND CEO NORTHWELL HEALTH

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been the name of the game during Robert Grossman’s tenure as head of New York’s second-ranked hospital system. Since 2007, he has led efforts to add 7 million square feet for clinical, educational and research services, and he’s increased the health system’s revenue by $7 billion. He made waves for announcing that NYU medical students will no longer pay tuition. Joe Lhota, the former Metropolitan Transportation Authority chairman, serves on Grossman’s executive team.

NEW YORK City employees can look forward to an upgraded EmblemHealth plan in 2019 – but that’s just part of the strategic transformation that Karen Ignagni has led at the state’s largest nonprofit health plan. A former president and CEO of the powerful association America’s Health Insurance Plans – she worked with the White House and Congress on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act – Ignagni now oversees EmblemHealth’s expansion, partnerships and services for 3.1 million New Yorkers.

AFTER BEING born in

Ireland and working early jobs at a steel factory and in a ship’s engine room, Michael Dowling has gone on to leave a lasting mark on the health of New Yorkers. Since 2002, he has led New York’s largest health care provider and employer – a system encompassing more than 68,000 employees and 23 hospitals. Dowling is regularly on Modern Healthcare’s 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare list.

one of the country’s largest health care delivery systems is a daunting task, and Steven Corwin has aced it. Under his leadership, New York-Presbyterian has doubled in size – now serving nearly 3.6 million patients annually. The hospital’s ties to Columbia University’s medical school and Weill Cornell Medicine attract the brightest minds in medicine, and U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks it as the top system in New York, and among the best in the nation.

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10 LAURA MCQUADE

PRESIDENT AND CEO PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF NEW YORK CITY FEW HEALTH care

entities are at the center of political debates as much as Planned Parenthood, and in New York City the reproductive health services provider has strong support. Heading up the organization in the five boroughs is Laura McQuade, who was hired in 2017 after leading Planned Parenthood Great Plains. She has stood with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on expanding health care and has defended abortion rights.

ROBIN CHAPPELLE GOLSTON PRESIDENT AND CEO PLANNED PARENTHOOD EMPIRE STATE ACTS ROBIN CHAPPELLE

Golston heads Planned Parenthood Empire State Acts, the organization’s New York advocacy arm. Planned Parenthood is defended in New York, and may even see new state-level abortion rights protections enacted as Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Democratic legislative leaders are pledging to codify Roe v. Wade in state law. However, federal threats to restrict access to abortion remain.

DAVID SANDMAN

KENNETH GIBBS

GIOVANNI CAFORIO

ANTHONY SHIH

PRESIDENT AND CEO NEW YORK STATE HEALTH FOUNDATION

PRESIDENT AND CEO MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER

BOARD CHAIRMAN AND CEO BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB

PRESIDENT UNITED HOSPITAL FUND

THE NEW York State

HIS BACKGROUND

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB’S leading

Health Foundation, a private foundation that receives proceeds from Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield’s conversion from a nonprofit to a for-profit company, has doled out more than $130 million since 2006 to build healthy communities, improve transparency and serve the needs of veterans. Under David Sandman’s leadership, the organization commissioned the definitive report on single-payer health care in the state from Rand Corp.

Northwell Health applauds

is in public finance, but Kenneth Gibbs seemed like a natural fit to become president and CEO of Maimonides Medical Center in 2016, after a stint as board chairman. Most notably, he helped the Brooklyn-based center negotiate a partnership with what is now Northwell Health. It is one of only 26 hospitals in the country to receive “outstanding” marks from the federal government in heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia outcomes.

cancer drug, Opdivo, brought in $1.5 billion in revenue in a recent quarterly report while Giovanni Caforio’s compensation surged above $18 million in 2017. A physician by training, the company’s board chairman and CEO leads its research into cancer treatment and is credited with strengthening its patient-focused culture. Originally from Italy, Caforio joined Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Italian division in 2000.

SINCE 2017, Anthony Shih has led United Hospital Fund’s efforts to build a better health care system in New York with data and research. An independent nonprofit, the organization publishes extensive research on the state’s Medicaid program and recently collaborated with the Greater New York Hospital Association on patient safety initiatives. Shih began his medical career serving immigrant and refugee families in California before returning to New York.

The HPA Board of Directors & Staff

offer congratulations to

President and CEO Michael J. Dowling on his selection to the City & State “Health Power 50” list. We’re proud of his vision and leadership in navigating the ever-changing and complex healthcare industry and positioning our health system for long-term success. Mark L. Claster Chair, Board of Trustees

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STEVEN SAFYER

LEONARD SCHLEIFER

LARRY MERLO

DAVID KOBUS

PRESIDENT AND CEO MONTEFIORE HEALTH SYSTEM

PRESIDENT AND CEO REGENERON

PRESIDENT AND CEO CVS HEALTH

LEONARD SCHLEIFER always dreamed

A TRAINED phar-

PRESIDENT, TRI-STATE MARKET CIGNA

A FORMER civil

rights activist who began his medical career at Montefiore’s Rikers Island Health Services – helping develop treatments for patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis – Steven Safyer now leads one of the top-ranked hospitals in New York. After being appointed as president and CEO in 2008, he expanded the Bronx-based hospital’s reach by strengthening its relationship with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

of working in the medical industry – and now he’s trying to disrupt it. The Westchester County-based billionaire co-founder of Regeneron is pushing for responsibly priced drugs that don’t gouge patients. Though Regeneron’s own drugs haven’t exactly come cheap – at $14,000 per year for a cholesterol-lowering drug and $11,000 a year per eye for a macular degeneration drug – Schleifer hopes a new deal with Express Scripts will lower prices.

macist who rose through the ranks of CVS Health, Larry Merlo says the company’s recent merger with Aetna – which recently cleared New York regulators – marks the beginning of “a new health care model.” During his tenure, the company began a push to rebrand as a health care company, ending tobacco sales and expanding its walk-in clinics. Merlo, who lives in Rhode Island, serves on the board of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores.

“SOMETIMES

POWER COMES FROM WORKING ON BEHALF OF THOSE WHO HAVE NONE.” Dr. Ramón Tallaj and Working for People in Need of Affordable Healthcare. somosnyhealth.org

IT’S BEEN a successful year for the insurance industry veteran, who moved to Cigna in 2017 as market president for the tri-state area after a decade leading the New York market for Aetna Inc. David Kobus has already expanded Cigna’s reach by partnering with the Westchester Medical Center Health Network to bring its 10 hospitals into the insurer’s network. And Cigna’s recent purchase of Express Scripts for $54 billion could disrupt the prescription drug market in 2019 and beyond.

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CRAIG THOMPSON

STEVE NELSON

ARNOLD SAPERSTEIN

KENNETH DAVIS

LARAY BROWN

CANDACE JOHNSON

CEO UNITED HEALTHCARE

PRESIDENT AND CEO METROPLUS HEALTH PLAN

PRESIDENT AND CEO MOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM

CEO ONE BROOKLYN HEALTH SYSTEM

KENNETH DAVIS’ career is dotted with major accomplishments: his groundbreaking research on Alzheimer’s disease and a lifetime achievement award from Yale University. Credited with turning Mount Sinai Medical Center around during a turbulent period in 2003, Davis’ leadership helped the hospital earn a spot on U.S. News & World Report’s list of top hospitals. In 2018, Mount Sinai’s partnership with South Nassau Communities Hospital extended its reach into Long Island.

AS LARAY Brown settles into her role as CEO of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s nearly $700 million One Brooklyn Health System initiative – which is trying to help transform the health care system and increase access to quality care in Central Brooklyn – she is poised to make progress on health equity issues. She is also the president and CEO of Interfaith Medical Center. Previously, Brown held leadership roles at New York City Health + Hospitals.

PRESIDENT AND CEO ROSWELL PARK COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER

PRESIDENT AND CEO MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER CRAIG THOMPSON

NOTHING SAYS

came to the world’s largest private cancer center in 2010 after multiple leadership roles within the University of Pennsylvania’s health facilities. Recently thrust into the controversy surrounding the cancer center’s relationship with pharmaceutical companies, Thompson resigned from the board of pharmaceutical giant Merck in October, saying that the decision will allow him to focus on “quality patient care.”

power quite like being a major part of the largest health insurer in the country. After serving in various roles at UnitedHealthcare for 11 years, Minnesota-based Steve Nelson – an adjunct professor at the University of Michigan School of Public Health – was promoted to CEO in 2017. UnitedHealthcare is not without controversy, as it challenges a state regulation that allows the state to collect money from insurers under an Affordable Care Act program.

DURING ARNOLD

Saperstein’s tenure leading MetroPlus Health Plan, the plan has grown from 40,000 members to around 500,000. Saperstein has led the health insurer for more than a decade and first joined the organization as chief medical officer in 1995. Now owned by New York City Health + Hospitals, MetroPlus Health Plan was awarded top “quality measures” among Medicaid managed care plans by the state Department of Health.

New York Association of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers congratulates

John Coppola

and all of the City & State Health Power 50 honorees this year!

SHORTLY AFTER be-

coming CEO in 2015 of the country’s first cancer center, Candace Johnson led a joint trip to Cuba with Gov. Andrew Cuomo to advance research on a promising lung cancer treatment developed on the island. No doubt the research partnership raised the profile of the Buffalo-based center, prompting Cuomo to observe: “New York is forging a path as a leader in modern medical research and advancement.”

Congratulations to all City & State Health Power 50 honorees including Academy President JUDITH A. SALERNO, MD, MS for working to ensure the health of all New Yorkers!

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JAMES BARBA

JEFFREY SACHS

LOUISE COHEN

THOMAS MADEJSKI

PRESIDENT AND CEO ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER

FOUNDER AND CEO SACHS POLICY GROUP

CEO PRIMARY CARE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

JEFFREY SACHS has been called an “Oz-like figure” in New York’s health care industry. He has participated in virtually every significant health policy overhaul in the state over the past three decades, sat on an advisory committee to then-President Barack Obama during the formation of the Affordable Care Act and was a key player in New York’s Medicaid Redesign Team. A longtime friend of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, his consulting firm advises hospitals, labor unions, tech companies and more.

WHEN IT comes to

PRESIDENT MEDICAL SOCIETY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

HOSPITALS ARE

reliable regional economic drivers, and this is especially true for Albany Medical Center – the only academic health sciences center in northeastern New York and one of the region’s largest private employers. James Barba, who has led the center since 1995, is overseeing an ambitious expansion at the hospital’s Park South campus as well as plans for a new surgical center in nearby Niskayuna.

community-based health care in New York, industry veteran Louise Cohen is one of the go-to executives charged with putting plans in motion. As CEO of the Primary Care Development Corp., she is responsible for administering Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s $19.5 million fund to give low-cost loans for health care providers to make capital improvements across the state. Cohen previously held several leadership roles at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Planned Parenthood of New York City congratulates Laura McQuade on her selection to New York Health Power 50! As our President and CEO, Laura is an inspiring leader in advancing sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice for all New Yorkers.

A LONGTIME advocate for patients and physicians, Thomas Madejski is eager to lead the professional organization for physicians into what he calls the “golden age of medicine.” In recent years, the 20,000-member organization has lobbied on issues ranging from physician burnout to immunization. Madejski, a Buffalo native who specializes in geriatric and palliative care, previously served as a New York state delegate to the American Medical Association.

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ERIC LINZER

JOHN O’CONNOR

RICHARD PARK

PRESIDENT THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE

PRESIDENT AND CEO NEW YORK HEALTH PLAN ASSOCIATION

DEPUTY VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADVOCACY IN NEW YORK

FOUNDER AND CEO CITYMD

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immigrant community in Flushing, Queens, Richard Park knew what it meant to be an outsider. After entering the medical profession, he made inclusive health care his mission. Since he opened the first CityMD clinic on the Upper East Side in 2010, the system has grown to 109 urgent care clinics. What differentiates CityMD from other urgent care clinics is its emphasis on compassionate care and coordinating data with other doctors.

A NATIONALLY

recognized health care leader, Judith Salerno took the helm of The New York Academy of Medicine in 2017 determined to correct the issue of health inequity, which disproportionately affects women of color. Previously, Salerno served as president and CEO of Susan G. Komen and as executive director of what was then called the Institute of Medicine. In 2013, she partnered with HBO to create “Weight of a Nation,” a documentary series on the obesity epidemic.

AN ADVOCATE for all

of the managed care plans in the state, Eric Linzer leads one of the most powerful health care lobbying interests in Albany, ensuring health care plans maintain quality of care even in uncertain times. An expert on state and federal health legislation, Linzer has advocated against a single-payer health care system, ruffling the feathers of progressives. In 2018, he fought Gov. Andrew Cuomo on a proposed tax increase on health insurers.

RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA AS A lobbyist for Big Pharma, John O’Connor wields considerable power – along with some controversy. In 2017, John O’Connor led the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America’s campaign against Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to control prescription drug prices, saying it “does nothing to improve patient access to medicines, bring life-saving drugs to the market or create jobs.”

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CHARLES KING

PAT WANG

MARKI FLANNERY

PRESIDENT AND CEO HEALTHIX

CEO HOUSING WORKS

PRESIDENT AND CEO HEALTHFIRST

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CHARLES KING’S

AS A child of immigrants, Pat Wang identifies with Healthfirst’s mission of serving diverse populations – about half of the insurer’s beneficiaries primarily speak a language that is not English and many of its patients use Medicare and Medicaid. Since 2008, Wang has steered the organization through the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the state’s ex‑ pansion of Medicaid, receiving nationwide recognition. She previously worked for 17 years at the Greater New York Hospital Association.

PRESIDENT AND CEO VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK

oversees the nation’s largest public health information ex‑ change, distributing the health records of more than 17 million patients to providers in New York City and Long Island. After linking with data‑sharing systems at Mount Sinai Health System and North‑ well Health in 2017, Healthix integrated with Medicaid’s data system last year. Check previously held leadership roles at Visiting Nurse Service of New York, NYU Medical Center and Mount Sinai Medical Center.

approach has been considered brash by some, from his fights with then‑New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani over grant funding to interrupting a speech by then‑President Barack Obama. But this take‑no‑prisoners attitude has served the ordained Baptist minister well. Housing Works, the organiza‑ tion he co‑founded in 1990, has emerged as one of New York City’s most influential advocacy groups serving people with HIV/AIDS, and he has become an ally of Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

AS THE demand for

home health care explodes in the U.S., Visiting Nurse Service of New York, which reaches more than 135,000 patients per year, stands out as one of the pre‑em‑ inent organizations serving elderly New Yorkers. Marki Flan‑ nery came on board in 1982, eventually leading its home care agency, Partners in Care, to become the largest home care organization in New York City. She left in 2017 but came back as president and CEO.

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37 GLENN LIEBMAN

CEO MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION IN NEW YORK STATE NEW YORK is one of

two states (along with Virginia) to require mental health education in schools, thanks to the lobbying efforts of Glenn Liebman and his team at the Mental Health Association in New York State – Albany’s pre-eminent lobby group for mental health. The organization is continuing to push for its policy proposals on other fronts in 2019, including cost-of-living increases for mental health care workers employed by nonprofits.

MATT KUDISH

LISA DAVID

ALAN GUERCI

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS OF NEW YORK CITY

PRESIDENT AND CEO PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS

PRESIDENT AND CEO CATHOLIC HEALTH SERVICES OF LONG ISLAND

MATT KUDISH leads

the largest affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, one of the nation’s largest mental health advocacy groups, and has been working since 2017 to expand the organization’s reach and broaden its partnerships. His efforts come as New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration devotes more attention to mental health care needs through its Thrive NYC initiative.

LISA DAVID’S resume reads like a checklist of some of the nation’s most influential women’s health organizations: She has held leadership roles at Planned Parenthood, Medicines360 and Columbia University’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. As the head of New York City’s largest public health nonprofit, she is responsible for building out programs to address issues as diverse as nutrition, tobacco and preventing the spread of HIV.

The team at Cordo & Co. congratulates our clients on being named as City & State Health Power 50 honorees. George Gresham, 1199SEIU Larry Merlo, CVS Health Marki Flannery, VNSNY Ramon Tallaj, SOMOS Community Care Cordo & Company proudly representing the best of the best in healthcare.

WHEN CATHOLIC

Health Services of Long Island needed a new leader to oversee its network of hospitals – including St. Francis Hospital, the only specialty designated cardiac center in the state – the organization turned to renowned cardiologist Alan Guerci. Previously the president and CEO of St. Francis and two other hospitals within the system, Guerci oversaw a massive expansion project at the cardiac center.

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MARIO SCHLOSSER

JED LEVINE

KEVIN MURPHY

ROBIN VITALE

CEO OSCAR HEALTH

PRESIDENT AND CEO CARINGKIND

FOUNDER ACREAGE HOLDINGS

ELISABETH RYDEN BENJAMIN

JED LEVINE’S new role as president and CEO of CaringKind caps a long career spent working in elder care, from teaching at Columbia University and Hunter College to serving on U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s working group on aging to his recent appointment to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Age-friendly NYC Commission at the New York Academy of Medicine. Levine has been with CaringKind – formerly the Alzheimer’s Association’s New York City chapter – since 1990.

MARIJUANA IS still

OSCAR HEALTH

emerged as the health care success story of 2018. The insurer – which markets itself to millennials with an emphasis on telemedicine and more transparent pricing – has already enrolled more than 250,000 people in nine states. Mario Schlosser worked in tech before co-founding Oscar with Kevin Nazemi and Josh Kushner – yes, Jared’s brother.

considered a shadow industry, but Kevin Murphy and his team at Acreage Holdings are riding a wave of confidence as more states – including New York – eye the legalization of recreational marijuana. A former finance executive who started investing in medical marijuana in 2012, Murphy oversees one of the largest marijuana portfolios in the country – with a presence in 14 states and high-profile board members like former House Speaker John Boehner.

VICE PRESIDENT OF HEALTH INITIATIVES COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK

VICE PRESIDENT OF HEALTH STRATEGIES AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION IN NEW YORK CITY

IF THERE’S a health

ROBIN VITALE

care award in New York, chances are Elisabeth Ryden Benjamin has already won it. Benjamin supervises health policy and advocacy programs at the Community Service Society of New York. She is also a co-founder of the Health Care for All New York campaign, a coalition of more than 170 organizations committed to affordable, quality health care.

made a name for herself championing the American Heart Association’s anti-tobacco campaign, which led New York City to raise the age to purchase tobacco to 21. Vitale championed a successful initiative that made hands-only CPR training a high school graduation requirement in the city – as well as improvements to physical education in schools.

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SHARON GREENBERGER

MICHAEL CAPIRASO

JOHN COPPOLA

BRIAN MCINDOE

RAMON TALLAJ

DENISE GONICK

PRESIDENT AND CEO YMCA OF GREATER NEW YORK

PRESIDENT AND CEO NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS

PRESIDENT AND CEO RYAN HEALTH

BOARD CHAIRMAN SOMOS COMMUNITY CARE

CEO AND DIRECTOR MVP HEALTH PLAN

EVEN BEFORE Sharon

NEW YORK CITY’S

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NEW YORK ASSOCIATION OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROVIDERS

WHEN GOV. Andrew

career path wound through a few different sectors – from law school to politics to labor law – before she landed at MVP Health Plan. The first woman to lead the organization that insures more than 700,000 New York and Vermont residents, Gonick took the helm during the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s insurance marketplace.“I had not set out to be a CEO, this is something that evolved naturally,” she told The Daily Gazette.

Greenberger was tapped to lead the YMCA of Greater New York, her resume reflected her investment in New York City: a senior vice president at NewYork-Presbyterian, chief operating officer of the city’s education department and chief of staff to the deputy mayor for economic development. Under her leadership, the YMCA launched Thriving New Yorkers, Stronger Communities, which aims to improve the health of 1.3 million New York residents.

signature marathon is now the largest in the world – with nearly 53,000 finishers in 2018 – and every year the New York Road Runners drives momentum for the event with hundreds of community runs throughout the city. Since taking the helm in 2015, Michael Capiraso has expanded the organization’s footprint, bringing exercise to more than 250,000 children nationwide and revamping the technology behind the marathon.

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January 14, 2019 Notice of Formation of 3Z Compost, LLC filed with SSNY on September 11, 2018. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 2373 Broadway, 1621, NY, NY 10024. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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legalnotices@cityandstateny.com Notice of Formation of Muckroe Properties LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/20/18. Offc Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, c/o James Sheerin, 32 Major Applebys Rd, Ardsley, NY 10502. Purpose: Any lawful purpose Notice of Qualification of Granite Bridge Partners GP I, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 8/8/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 6/5/18. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: The LLC, 350 Park Ave., 23rd Fl., NY, NY 10022, principal business address. DE address of LLC: c/o Cogency Global Inc., 850 New Burton Rd., Ste. 201, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. Notice of Qualification of Granite Bridge Partners LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 8/8/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 8/17/17. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: The LLC, 350 Park Ave., 23rd Fl., NY, NY 10022, principal business address. DE address of LLC: c/o Cogency Global Inc., 850 New Burton Rd., Ste. 201, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of Qualification of Granite Bridge Private Equity Fund, L.P. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 8/8/18. Office location: NY County. LP formed in DE on 6/12/18. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Granite Bridge Partners GP I, LLC, 350 Park Ave., 23rd Fl., NY, NY 10022, principal business address. DE address of LP: c/o Cogency Global Inc., 850 New Burton Rd., Ste. 201, Dover, DE 19904. Name/address of genl. ptr. available from NY Sec. of State. Cert. of LP filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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W Capital 1 LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 12/06/2018. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 119 W. 24th Street, New York, NY 10011. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. BWH Group LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 12/06/2018. Office loc: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1252 East 19th Street, Unit 2A, Brooklyn, NY 11230. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

SKYLAB ENGINEERING, PLLC, a Prof. LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/29/2018. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 31-15 14th Street, Long Island City, NY 11106. Purpose: To Practice The Profession Of Engineering. Notice of Formation of CashBooks, LLC filed with SSNY on July 13, 2018. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 4308 Broadway New York, NY 10033 Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Qualification of 545 Broadway Associates LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 11/21/18. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/9/18. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1740 Broadway, Fl. 15, New York, NY 10019. DE address of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. Erica Leigh Horowitz LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 3/14/2017. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1967 Wehrle Drive, Suite 1 #086 Buffalo, NY 14221. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Notice of Formation of Spin It Up Sports, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/06/18. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 245 East 58th St., Apt 4B, NY, NY 10022. Purpose: any lawful activities.

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Notice of Formation of 1625 Church Ave LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of S t a t e of NY (SSNY) on 11/29/18. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1625 Church Ave LLC, 200 West 60th St., Apt. 18C, NY, NY 10023. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of formation of Franks Tribe LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/24/2018. Office location, County of New York. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 155 Wooster St., Apt. 7F, New York, NY 10012. Purpose: any lawful act.

Notice of Formation of Bnd Realty LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 11/13/18. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 55 Broadway, Fl. 3, NY, NY 10006. Purpose: any lawful activity.

GJD ENTERPRISES LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/22/18. Office: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 14 Jackson Street, Suite 4E, New York, NY 10002. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

J PROP REALTY 66B L.L.C. filed with SSNY 10/09/2018. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: United States Corporation Agents Inc, 7014 13th Avenue Ste 202, Brooklyn NY 11228. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose Notice of Formation of Floridean Realty II, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 12/6/18. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 551 5th Ave, Ste 2500, NY, NY 10176. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of Photography by Bonnie Lautenberg LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 11/28/18. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 521 5th Ave, Ste 1804, NY, NY 10175. Purpose: any lawful activity. A. REBECCA KELLY LAW PLLC filed Articles of Organization with the Department of State of NY on 5/18/2018. Office Location: County of New York. The Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) has been designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any such process served to: The LLC, 64 W. 15th St., Apt. 6W, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful act.

Notice of Qualification of OLYMPUS PEAK ASSET MANAGEMENT LP Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/14/18. Office location: NY County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/30/17. Duration of LP is Perpetual. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Attn: Doreen Mochrie, 745 Fifth Ave., Ste. 1604, NY, NY 10151. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. DE addr. of LP: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of LP filed with The Secy. of State of DE, Dept. of State, Div. of Corps., John Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of {tbsp} LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 12/12/18. Office location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 134 N. 4th St., Brooklyn, NY 11249. Purpose: all lawful purposes. R. Coker Consultants, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/26/2018. Office: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: R. Coker Consultants, LLC at 170 Martine Avenue, PO Box #8352, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Qualification of LAYTON ROAD GROUP, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/12/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 07/27/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Qualification of EAN.com, LP. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/05/18. Office location: NY County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/30/03. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: National Registered Agents, Inc. – 111 Eighth Ave., NY, NY 10011. Address to be maintained in DE: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste. 101, Dover, DE 19904. Name/address of genl. ptr. available from SSNY. Cert. of LP filed with Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities.

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Notice of Qualification of VINELIGHT HOLDINGS, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/11/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/18/17. Princ. office of LLC: 535 Madison Ave., 30th Fl., NY, NY 10022. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Jason Garmise at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of Numad Business, LLC filed with SSNY on August 22, 2018. Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Legalcorp Solution : 11 Broadway suite 615, New York City, NY 10004. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF KINGS U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF8 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff against JOSEPH FIORE AKA JOSEPH FRANCIS FIORE, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on November 26, 2018. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in Room 224 of the Kings County Courthouse, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. on the 31st day of January, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the building and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York. Said premises known as 1389 Shore Parkway, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11214. (Block: 6468, Lot: 49). Approximate amount of lien $ 386,141.96 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 500657-17. Charlene Brown, Esq., Referee. Stern & Eisenberg, PC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff Woodbridge Corporate Plaza 485 B Route 1 South – Suite 330 Iselin, NJ 08830 (732) 582-6344 *For sale information, please visit www.auction. com or call 800-280-2832* Full of Flavor Tapas, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 12/06/2018. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: Maricarmen Lopez , 111 Sedgwick Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10705. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Notice of Formation of NEVIS GERMANY LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/19/18. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 1501 Broadway, 24th Fl., NY, NY 10036. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Adventureland Limited Liability Company at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of KAZMIERSKI HOLDINGS LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/19/18. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: Attn: Michael Kazmierski, 415 W. 47th St., Apt. 3E, NY, NY 10036. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Notice of Qualification of 980 EAST 149 PROPERTY LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/05/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/26/18. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 122072543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Qualification of 116 JOHN STREET NEW MASTER LEASE LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/20/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/14/18. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St.-Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Qual. of CORPORATE ACCESS GROUP, LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 12/18/2018. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 12/14/2018. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 902 Broadway, Ste 1611, NY, NY 10010 Attn: Tamer Farooqui. Address required to be maintained in DE: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste 101, Dover, DE 19904. Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

EIGHT VEGAN, LLC filed with SSNY on 09/18/2018. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: PAOLA BELTRAN 1760 LEXINGTON 4B NEW YORK, NY 10029. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Bright Future Montessori Daycare, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 10/01/2018. Office loc: Westchester County, N.Y. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: Jailene Torres, MBA., 249 Lee Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10705. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Notice of Formation of CWu Property, LLC filed with SSNY on January 1, 2019. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: Cara Wu, 1642 Bath Ave #2, Brooklyn, NY 11214. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1314591 for an “On Premises Liquor License” has been applied for by the undersigned to serve Liquor at retail in the restaurant under the Alcohol Beverage Control Law at Eisenberg’s S.S. LLC d/b/a Eisenberg’s Sandwich Shop NYC, located at 174-176 5th Ave, South Store, New York, NY 10010

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THE CALAVERAS GROUP, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with SSNY 11/06/2018. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to LLC: 2445 8th Avenue, 33A, NY, NY 10027. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Notice of Qualification of ATLAS IMPACT FUND, LP Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/19/18. Office location: NY County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/13/18. Princ. office of LP: Attn: Richard Billig, 164 W. 79th St., Apt. 11C, NY, NY 10024. Duration of LP is Perpetual. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Attn: Efrem Kamen, 888 Seventh Ave., 6th Fl., NY, NY 10106. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. DE addr. of LP: Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of LP filed with Secy. of State of the State of DE, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., Federal & Duke of York Sts., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Qualification of ATLAS IMPACT FUND GP, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/19/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/13/18. Princ. office of LLC: Attn: Richard Billig, 164 W. 79th St., Apt. 11C, NY, NY 10024. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Attn: Robert Brown, 164 W. 79th St., Apt. 11C, NY, NY 10024. DE addr. of LLC: Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of the State of DE, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., Federal & Duke of York Sts., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Leaders of the Wave, LLC filed with SSNY 12/28/2018. Office: West. County. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 10 California Road, Mt. Vernon, NY 10552. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of Amber Vittoria, LLC filed with SSNY on January 1, 2019. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 61 Lexington Avenue, Apt. 6A, NY, NY 10010. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of MDA PRODUCTIONS LLC. Articles of Organization filed with SSNY on 11/02/2018. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: the LLC at 1430 Broadway, Suite 1401, New York, NY 10018. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1315446 for on-premises Liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor at retail in a Restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 94 Reade Street, New York, NY 10013 for on premises consumption. YSI Inc d/b/a Torishin Tribeca

NOTICE OF FORMATION of 1134 Fulton Street Investor LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/18/18. Off. Loc.: NY County. SSNY has been desig. as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy to is: The LLC, 515 Ocean Ave, Lawrence, NY 11559 . Purpose: Any lawful act Notice of Formation of APMD Properties 122 LLC filed with SSNY on December 5th 2018. Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: United States corporation agents, inc. 7014 13th Avenue suite 202, Brooklyn, n.y. 11228 Purpose: any lawful act or activity. DB Printing & Promotional Products LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 9/26/2018. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: LLC: United States Corporation Agents, inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful purpose Notice of Formation of AB telecommunication Specialists, LLC filed with SSNY on August 17th, 2018. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 316 East 83rd Street, 3B New York NY 10028. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Song Family LLC Arts of Org filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 8/24/18. Office: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 482 Greenwich St., NY, NY 10013. General Purposes. Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1315537 for on-premises Liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor at retail in a Restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 28 Liberty Street, Sub-Cellar 2 & SubCellar 3, New York, NY 10005 for on premises consumption. Alamo Liberty, LLC d/b/a Alamo Drafthouse Cinema & Video Vortex

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Notice of Formation of W7W Real Estate Holdings, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/17/18. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP, Att: Perry Cohen, 1350 Broadway, NY, NY 10018. Purpose: any lawful activities. Notice of formation of Klarbach Capital LLC. Articles of organization filed with the Secretary of State of N.Y. (SSNY)on 1/2/2019. Office location: New York County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at1430 BROADWAY STE 1615, New York, NY10018. Purpose: Any lawful a c t i v i t y . NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1315476 FOR LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 2791 BROADWAY NEW YORK, NY 10025. NEW YORK COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. 2791 BROADWAY RESTAURANT GROUP LLC.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to collocate wireless communications antennas at two locations. Antennas will be installed at a top height of 85 feet on a building with an overall top height of 86 feet at the approx. vicinity of 961 St. Nicholas Ave, New York, New York County, NY 10032. Antennas will be installed at a top height of 58 feet on a building with an overall top height of 58 feet at the approx. vicinity of 21-06 33rd Street, Astoria, Queens County, NY 11105. Public comments regarding potential effects from these sites on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Theresa, t.docal@ trileaf.com, 8600 LaSalle Rd, Suite 301, Towson, MD, 21286, 410-853-7128.

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF KINGS MTGLQ Investors, LP, Plaintiff AGAINST Oliver Barrett; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated November 28, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, Room 224, Brooklyn, NY 11201 on February 21, 2019 at 2:30PM, premises known as 1740 East 54th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11234. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of NY, Block 8493 Lot 71. Approximate amount of judgment $685,206.78 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 500455/2016. Jack Segal, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: December 14, 2018 59942 Notice of Formation of The Perez Agency, LLC filed with SSNY on December 6, 2018. Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 23 Mackellar Ct., Peekskill, NY 10566. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Qualification of Setauket Energy Storage, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 12/20/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 12/12/18. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Cogency Global Inc. (CGI), 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016. DE address of LLC: CGI, 850 New Burton Rd., Ste. 201, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1315565 FOR WINE & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL WINE & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 1063 BEDFORD AVE BROOKLYN, NY 11216. KINGS COUNTY, FOR ONPREMISE CONSUMPTION. VINOPHILI LLC.

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Notice of Qualification of Nassau County Energy Storage, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 12/20/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 12/12/18. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Cogency Global Inc. (CGI), 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016. DE address of LLC: CGI, 850 New Burton Rd., Ste. 201, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes. LADY STARDUST, L.L.C. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 01/03/2019. Office loc: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: Katherine Blumm, 45 Hoyt Street, Brooklyn NY 11201. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Blue Lagoon Hospitality, LLC filed with SSNY on August 30, 2018. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 328 E 51st Street, NY, NY 10022. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1314874 FOR LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 988 MANHATTAN AVE BROOKLYN, NY 11222. KINGS COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. SIRE RESTAURANT GROUP LLC.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to collocate wireless communications antennas at one location. Antennas will be installed at a height of 62 feet on a 62-foot building at the approx. vicinity of 164 Linden Blvd, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY 11226. Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Alison, a.cusack@ trileaf.com, 10845 Olive Blvd, Suite 260, St. Louis, MO 63141, 314-997-6111.

January 14, 2019

PUBLIC NOTICE New York City Dept. of Consumer Affairs

Notice of Public Hearing

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to law, that the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs will hold a public hearing on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 06, 2019 2 P.M. at 42 Broadway, 5th floor, on a petition for SURELY YOU MUST BE KIDDING LLC to ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE an unenclosed sidewalk cafe at 119 KENT AVE IN THE BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS.

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to law, that the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs will hold a public hearing on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 06, 2019 2 P.M. at 42 Broadway, 5th floor, on a petition for HUDSON & CHARLES DINETTE INC to ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE an unenclosed sidewalk cafe at 522 HUDSON ST IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS.

REQUEST FOR COPIES OF THE REVOCABLE CONSENT AGREEMENT MAY BE ADDRESSED TO:

DEPT. OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, 42 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10004 ATTN: FOIL OFFICER

Notice is hereby given a license, number 1315553 for on-premises Liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor at retail in a Hotel under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 109-123 West 56th St., a/k/a 118 West 57th St., New York, NY 10017 for on premises consumption.

Notice of Formation of Nova Styles, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/14/18. Office Location: New York County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC: 229 E. 85th Street #165, NY, NY 10028. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Public Hearing Notice is hereby given, pursuant to law, that the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs will hold a public hearing on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 06, 2019 2 P.M. at 42 Broadway, 5th floor, on a petition for ME7782 LLC to ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE an unenclosed sidewalk cafe at 4725 VERNON BLVD in the borough of Queens FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS. REQUEST FOR COPIES OF THE REVOCABLE CONSENT AGREEMENT MAY BE ADDRESSED TO: DEPT. OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, 42 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10004 ATTN: FOIL OFFICER

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PUBLIC NOTICE AT&T Mobility Services, LLC (AT&T) proposes to construct a 155â&#x20AC;&#x2122; monopole along 40 Frost Mill Rd in Mill Neck, NY (Job #42451). In accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and the 2005 Nationwide Programmatic Agreement, AT&T is hereby notifying the public of the proposed undertaking and soliciting comments on Historic Properties which may be affected by the proposed undertaking. If you would like to provide specific information regarding potential effects that the proposed undertaking might have to properties that are listed on or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and located within 1/2 mile of the site, please submit the comments (with project number) to: RAMAKER, Contractor for AT&T, 855 Community Dr, Sauk City, WI 53583 or via e-mail to history@ramaker.com within 30 days of this notice.

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SIMCHA FELDER Once heralded as a savvy power broker in the state Senate, the Brooklyn lawmaker now finds himself a man without a conference after Democrats rejected him and he opted not to rejoin Republicans. His situation is not dissimilar to former Assemblyman Erik Bohen, a Democrat who ran as a Republican and was blocked from joining either conference. Perhaps Felder will take a page from Bohen’s book and buy himself a little palm tree to represent the island he’s stranded on.

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Hizzoner made his first presidential trail stop: Springfield, in a “Simpsons” cameo. Thanks to a free and independent press, the Capitol is a safe space for cellphones. The ferry system is expanding to Staten Island because they, uh ... didn’t have one?

Trump is toxic in NY, but Republicans are blaming their state chairman for the losses. Her “New L” shuttle service makes a lot less sense now that the train is back to life. The ex-Senate leader could only delay so long, and finally got sent to the slammer.

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LOSERS ANDREA STEWART-COUSINS The undisputed star of the first day of the legislative session was state Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins, the first woman to be elected majority leader of the state Senate. The historic significance of her accomplishment was not lost on her colleagues, who gave her several standing ovations. Now with the gavel in hand, StewartCousins gets to show what a woman can accomplish in state politics. Men of state government beware: The days when three men in a room made all the big decisions are over.

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How does Andrew keep putting his foot in his Cuo-mouth? On a day the state Capitol was buzzing with feminist energy for ASC’s ascension as Senate majority leader, the guv felt no luv, and made a flippant crack about #MeToo. He’s going to need to start talking the talk before progressives trust that he’s walking the walk for the right reasons, and not just blowing with the wind. Here are five New Yorkers that could give him a pep talk, and five that might bring him down.

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