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AT THE FIRST OFFICIAL New York City public advocate debate, the candidates clashed over Amazon’s planned headquarters in Queens, the governor’s proposal for congestion pricing in Manhattan and the mayor’s struggles to repair the city’s sprawling public housing system. Yet the public advocate has little to no role in these matters. The officeholder can introduce legislation in the New York City Council, but cannot vote. Some candidates say the office should be able to issue subpoenas, which it cannot do currently. What the post does offer is a platform to hold the mayor and others accountable – and to raise one’s political profile. In fact, the office was created in part to be a steppingstone – and not for just any kind of candidate. “One of our goals was minority opportunity to get a sort of platform to reach for higher office, to get citywide visibility,” Eric Lane, the executive director and counsel of the 1989 Charter Revision Commission that created the public advocate post, told City & State last year. In the Feb. 26 special election, five white men will be among the 17 candidates on the ballot. At a time when every other citywide post – mayor, comptroller, council speaker – is occupied by a white man, there’s a good chance the fourth citywide office will soon provide a little more diversity.

CONTENTS

BRAD HOYLMAN … 6

The veteran progressive’s moment has arrived.

POWER COUPLES … 8

These lovebirds found each other in New York politics.

PUBLIC ADVOCATE RACE … 12 The only guide you’ll need to read.

TECH POWER 50 … 18

Leading New York into the future

WINNERS & LOSERS … 34

Who was up and who was down last week

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Latest THE DEBATING GAME Ten of the 17 candidates for New York City public advocate took to a crowded stage for the first debate before the Feb. 26 special election. Amazon was the main foil for the candidates, as each one criticized the deal and attacked each other over the e-commerce giant. Candidates also previewed what their first piece of legislation would be, ranging from a $30 minimum wage to a moratorium on rezonings. And New York City Councilman Jumaane Williams once again took flak for his past personal opposition to same-sex marriage and abortion rights.

AMAZON’S WORST ENEMY In the latest installment of New York’s Amazon drama, state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins recommended that Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris serve on the state Public Authorities Control Board. His position on the board could potentially give him the ability to single-handedly scrap the $3 billion deal for Amazon to build an office complex in Queens, a deal he strongly opposes. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who still needs to approve the appointment, did not take kindly to the recommendation, saying Senate Democrats were putting politics over the state. He even suggested that the deal may no longer even need the approval of the control board.

Back & Forth

A Q&A with state Comptroller

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the state brought in $2.3 billion less than expected in tax revenues in December and January. Add that to the $500 million revenue dip projected in December, and the state is now facing a $2.8 billion budget shortfall. Cuomo blamed the gap on the federal tax law, which capped state and local tax deductions at $10,000. He did not offer recommendations of where to trim spending, while state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said the state must increase its reserve fund.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced an extra $2.3 billion shortfall in anticipated income tax revenue. Can the shortage be blamed on the 2017 federal tax law capping state and local tax deductions at $10,000? It’s probably a number of factors, but I do agree with the governor that the most significant change that we’ve seen relates to the impact of SALT. A very small number of New Yorkers pay a disproportionate share of the personal income tax. If you just look at the top rung, that 1 percent of taxpayers carries 46 percent of the personal income tax revenue. Now that SALT is part of the landscape, you have many folks, I think, consulting their advisers and accountants. Especially if you already have a second home somewhere, it’s very easy to change your home address, and I think we’ve been suffering the consequences of that.

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How is this gap in tax revenues going to change the budget? I think it’s fair to say that the big-ticket items that are always a significant part of the budget negotiations relate to education spending and health care spending. When you have less money to go around, it might make it harder to come up with an agreement on a school aid formula. The governor and Legislature will go into budget negotiations in the coming weeks. What spending or revenue changes would you suggest? The advantage of having been in the comptroller’s seat is I don’t have to make the choices. That’s beyond my job description. We just look at the numbers and urge everything be in balance. But those are the hard choices the Legislature has to make.

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LISTEN CLOSELY in New York’s halls of power these days and you’re likely to hear the unmistakable strains of a kale smoothie in the blender. Yes, the Empire State’s share of politicians shunning meat is growing, with many going green in recent years.

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HOW? “I’m a vegetarian. I also don’t eat dairy.”

HOW? Vegan

ALESSANDRA LUIS BIAGGI SEPÚLVEDA WHY? Emotionally motivated. “My last class my last semester of college was Persuasion. The last presentation was someone telling us not to eat meat. It changed my life. I started to cry in that class. Once every few years I eat a turkey sandwich, and then I feel guilty.” SINCE WHEN? 2012 FAVORITE MEAL? Kale salad from Moss Cafe in Riverdale

WHY? Health. “My triglycerides were off the charts, and I was pre-diabetic. I looked for something drastic. I’ve lost 35 pounds since.” SINCE WHEN? Summer of 2017 FAVORITE FOODS? “I love hummus, and I love avocado. I eat it with everything! And asparagus.” WHAT ELSE? “I worked on the food available in the Senate member lounge. Now we have vegan hummus.”

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RICHARD GOTTFRIED HOW? Pescatarian WHY? “It’s about better nutrition. It was my son’s idea.” FAVORITE MEAL? “My wife’s noodle pudding. Second favorite: linguine with red clam sauce.” WHAT ELSE? “About 15 years ago I had to deviate from this when taken to lunch at Peter Luger. I had thirds. And once or twice a year I go astray, including turkey on Thanksgiving.” BONUS: Gottfried is the lead sponsor of a bill that would require public schools to offer vegan meals to students who request them.

ALICKA AMPRYSAMUEL

HOW? Pescatarian. “I used to be vegan until I moved to Germany and found my lifestyle too difficult to maintain.” WHY? “I make every effort to live a natural, healthy and holistic lifestyle. From what I put in my body to how I wear my hair. What I eat or don’t eat is part of my way of living. It’s more spiritual than anything else.” FAVORITE MEAL? “I love rice and black beans. I’m addicted to Chipotle’s salad bowl with rice, black beans and the vegetarian sofritas option.”

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JUMAANE WILLIAMS

HOW? Pescatarian. “I don’t eat shellfish. That means I still get to have the fried fish on 145th Street, to say nothing of all of the great Caribbean food in my district.” WHY? “I didn’t like the idea of animals being killed. My mom actually pulled it back – she thought it would be too hard to cook for me, so I just stopped eating land animals.” SINCE WHEN? “Age 9 or 10. It’s been a while.” WHAT ELSE? “Before I was in public office, I opened a vegetarianvegan cafe in Brooklyn, Earth Tonez Cafe. I wanted to give people options. I think I was right on the cusp of that boom. I learned a lot from that experience, and got a firsthand education in running a business.”

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Lawmakers and aides applauded state Sen. Brad Hoylman as the Legislature passed his Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act last month.

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The state Senate is packed with new young stars, but it’s a veteran progressive who’s taking Albany by storm. by R E B E C C A C . L E W I S

HE NEW DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY in the state Senate has had a whirlwind first month, quickly passing long-stalled pieces of legislation and racking up early wins for their sponsors. Among those lawmakers is state Sen. Brad Hoylman, who saw three high-profile bills with his name on them pass both chambers of the state Legislature. And he seems to have no plans of slowing down. After six years of patiently waiting to enter the majority, Hoylman’s moment has finally arrived. Hoylman sponsored the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act, or GENDA, and the Child Victims Act, two of the longest-languishing and (highest-profile) bills passed so far, as well as legislation banning gay conversion therapy for kids. He has since introduced a bill to make it more difficult for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to make arrests inside and outside courthouses, signed on to another bill considered the first step to universal rent control and advocated alongside Long Island senators against offshore drilling. Hoylman is not new, having been elected in 2012, but it might be easy to confuse him with one of the state Senate freshmen such as Zellnor Myrie, who shepherded through a voting reform bill, or Julia Salazar, who introduced a universal rent control bill. Like them, Hoylman is loudly and staunchly progressive, with a large Twitter following he regularly updates on the happenings in the upper chamber. And he seems to have the energy of a newcomer, with strong opinions on a wide range of issues.

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Hoylman, who represents Manhattan’s Upper West Side, Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen and Greenwich Village, considers the new unity among Democrats in the state Senate as partly attributable to a healthy balance that exists between the newcomers with their fresh idealism and the maturity that comes with experience, particularly among those who were around the last time Democrats had control. In some ways, Hoylman himself represents where those two sides meet – he already has six years under his belt as a senator, but this is his first legislative post and he is new enough that he had never been in the majority before. And although he doesn’t hold a leadership title, he is emerging as an unofficial leader in the chamber. Hoylman demurred when asked if he considered himself a leader, deferring to the strong leadership of Andrea Stewart-Cousins, especially in regard to his own recent legislative wins. “I think we all in the 39-member majority have a role to play in supporting Andrea Stewart-Cousins,” Hoylman said. “For me, personally, I think we all have to look at our committees, our expertise, our skill sets, and try to help out to the extent we can and bring our constituents’ interests to bear.” He added that he represents a very diverse and very progressive district, giving him what he

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considers a “unique perspective” to be able to speak out on myriad issues. Hoylman chairs the Judiciary Committee, which has jurisdiction over his legislation about ICE arrests in courtrooms and the Child Victims Act. Hoylman sees himself as an activist in government, rather than as a legislator first and foremost, referencing his grassroots past with his local block association and community board. “It’s kind of in my DNA as someone who grew up gay, as a gay man, moved to the Village and was inspired by Stonewall and the early successes of legislators like (Assemblywoman) Deborah Glick and (state Sen.) Tom Duane,” Hoylman said. He succeeded Duane, the Senate’s first openly gay member, with Duane’s support. Hoylman, 53, took a much more traditional path than sudden progressive phenoms like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez or Salazar, who each came out of nowhere to challenge incumbent Democrats. He did not run for office as a complete outsider: Before joining the state Senate, Hoylman was the chairman of Community Board 2 in Manhattan, a Democratic district leader and president of the political club Gay and Lesbian Independent Democrats. And when he won his current seat, he did so with the support of his predecessor, other prominent lawmakers and unions. But unlike Queens, the Bronx

and Brooklyn, Manhattan has no powerful machine controlling borough politics. In the Village and on the Upper West Side, being a progressive reformer is not at odds with being an insider. With the new Democratic control of the state Senate and the presidency of Donald Trump, Hoylman said it is a very idealistic time for Democrats and that he has always been an idealist. “At the end of the day, I believe myself to be an optimist and hoping for the best in government,” Hoylman said. He remained an optimist under Stewart-Cousins in the minority, patiently waiting for exactly what is happening in the Senate now, when a self-described idealist like himself can shine. “After these three weeks, I think you’d be hard-pressed to find a senator who wasn’t at the end of the optimism spectrum,” Hoylman added of his colleagues. Of course, Hoylman acknowledges the current honeymoon period cannot last forever. “I don’t think anyone is wearing rose-colored glasses – we are, after all, in Albany,” Hoylman said with a laugh. But he said that the balance of experience and idealism, of old and new, in the chamber will enable the conference to remain united and productive. It’s a dichotomy that Hoylman embodies, and so far it’s a recipe for success in the majority.

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C L E A N N AT U R A L G A S N E E D E D T O P O W E R N E W YO R K By HEATHER BRICCETTI

n the last decade, New York has been a leader in switching homes and businesses to natural gas because it’s clean, affordable, and reliable. Natural gas now powers over 4.4 million homes and 400,000 commercial/industrial businesses rely on tens of thousands of miles of safe, reliable pipelines that bring gas to, and distribute gas across, New York State. Even more New York residents and businesses would make the switch, but cannot due to current limits on access. In 2012, the State of New York’s Public Service Commission (PSC) opened a proceeding “To Examine Policies Regarding the Expansion of Natural Gas Service.” The Commission opened the proceeding with this statement: “Natural gas is cleaner than other fossil fuels used for home heating and under current market conditions costs a third as much. Moreover, New York State is well-located geographically to take advantage of existing and

newly developed natural gas supplies …… these new sources of supply could provide the State a competitive advantage in attracting and retaining employers concerned about costs of, and access to, a reliable source of energy.”

The Commission was absolutely right: natural gas can provide even more New Yorkers with a clean, affordable, and reliable energy source, which attracts and retains residents and employers. Seven years ago, the Commission and staff began an informed discussion regarding expanding access to reliable natural gas service, but less than a year later the proceeding went dormant. To be clear, while the PSC has not ignored the issue, it has done little since to expand the state’s gas infrastructure. New York needs to reignite this critical discussion regarding access to natural gas. New York needs to focus on the expansion and reinforcement of its natural gas distribution system. Just as importantly, we need an expansion of

the interstate natural gas transmission system to better serve customers in New York and elsewhere in the northeast. Heather Briccetti is President and CEO of the Business Council of New York State and a New York AREA Advisory Board Member.

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EW YORK HAS BEEN home to some of the most notable power couples in history, from Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt to Bill and Hillary Clinton to Bill de Blasio and Chirlane McCray. This Valentine’s Day, we’re recognizing a handful of lesser-known power couples in New York – and why you should get to know these dynamic duos.

JONATHAN WESTIN & CAMILLE RIVERA

Jonathan Westin is the executive director of New York Communities for Change, and Camille Rivera is national political director for the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. They have been married six and a half years.

HOW DID YOU MEET?

CAMILLE: Jonathan and I always have a disagreement about this. We both agree that we were introduced by my mentor the late (Working Families Party founder) Jon Kest but I remember our first meeting being at the ALIGN benefit in 2011 and Jonathan says it was like at a big coalition meeting and I just never paid attention to him. Jonathan Westin and Camille Rivera met during the heady days of Occupy Wall Street.

JONATHAN: I met Camille for the first time organizing protests against Wall Street in 2011. She did not remember meeting me then, but I definitely remember meeting her.

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DO YOUR PROFESSIONAL LIVES EVER OVERLAP?

CAMILLE: Yes, Jon and I became close working while I was the executive director for United NY and he was working for NYCC as the organizing director under Jon Kest. It was during the Occupy movement and we became very close. We worked closely to organize the march on Oct. 5 and then again in November we also worked closely on the fast food and minimum wage organizing. I was building our low-wage coalition, political and community work, and he was just taking on the lead role as executive director for NYCC. It was a very busy time and we worked very closely together. JONATHAN: A lot. We did a lot of organizing together during Occupy Wall Street, and then on the #FightFor15 and even today (we) are both organizing to stop Amazon from coming to New York City.

HAVE YOU EVER DISAGREED ON A POLITICAL ISSUE?

CAMILLE: Umm yeah, all the time! Even though we both have strong progressive values we approach the work differently and sometimes from different lenses. We are not always on the same side regarding our work. For example, Jon was very intimately involved in the Cynthia Nixon campaign and my organization endorsed and were staunch supporters of the governor. And when I worked for the mayor, there were a lot of times when he was at odds with the administration.

President Donald Trump’s inauguration brought Alexis Ogra and Chris Catt together.

JONATHAN: We disagree on politics a lot! I usually take more left-flank positions than Camille on lots of issues and races, which more often than not ends up causing her lots of headaches!

You have odd hours, things pop up very last minute and it’s important to have a partner who understands this and enjoys it as much as you do. It isn’t a 9-to-5 job, and for us that is part of the excitement.

ALEXIS OGRA & CHRIS CATT

HAVE YOU EVER DISAGREED ON A POLITICAL ISSUE?

Alexis Ogra, former chief of staff to then-Assemblyman Joseph Errigo and current constituent service liaison for Rep. Chris Collins, is engaged to Chris Catt, chief of staff to state Sen. Pam Helming and vice chairman of the Ontario County Republican Committee.

HOW DID YOU MEET?

We met while Alexis worked for the Erie County Republican Committee in Buffalo and Chris worked for the House of Representatives in the Rochester area. A mutual friend of ours that knew us both from College Republicans introduced us as friends back in 2014. But it wasn’t until years later when we were both in Washington, D.C., for President Trump’s inauguration that we began dating. While some say President Trump has divided our country, it’s exciting for us that his election brought us together, and two years later, we’re engaged.

DO YOUR PROFESSIONAL LIVES EVER OVERLAP?

Yes, constantly. It’s one of the perks of being in the same field. Working in politics is fulfilling; you have the opportunity to help people and make a difference in your community. However, it can be demanding.

ALEXIS: Absolutely! Someone has to kill Chris’ crazy campaign ideas. He’s always saying only 1 out of 10 of his ideas will be a home run. Well, guess who has to hear the other nine? Me. But I love working on campaigns and bouncing ideas around together. We might work in politics, but it’s also our hobby. CHRIS: We always have the same goal, but there are lots of paths to achieve any objective, and we don’t always agree on the path. When it comes to policy issues, though, lower taxes and less spending, we can easily agree on that. It’s not rocket science.

JOSEPH GLAZER & KATE GLAZER

Joseph Glazer is the deputy commissioner in the Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health and served as chief of staff and counsel for then-state Sen. Cecilia Tkaczyk. Kate Glazer is deputy secretary for the state Senate and has spent almost 10 years with Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins. They have been married 14 years.

HOW DID YOU MEET?

JOE: In 1999, while I was president and

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CEO of the Mental Health Association in New York State, she was working for As‑ semblywoman Betty Connelly, the former chair of the Mental Health Committee. Connelly was one of our go‑to members on mental health issues, and after numer‑ ous stops in the office, I got up the nerve to ask Kate to lunch.

Latimer represented parts of West‑ chester County, as does Leader Andrea Stewart‑Cousins.

KATE: After a few visits to the office, Joe asked me to lunch and I thought to myself why not? So I agreed to a lunch date.

KATE: We generally share the same pro‑ gressive political views. I cannot recall having disagreements on any political issue.

DO YOUR PROFESSIONAL LIVES EVER OVERLAP?

HAVE YOU EVER DISAGREED ON A POLITICAL ISSUE?

JOE: Not really. We tend to use each other as a sounding board in the political deci‑ sion‑making process.

JOE: Absolutely. Beyond the mental health advocacy days, Kate worked for Dem‑ ocratic Leader Stewart‑Cousins while I was chief of staff and counsel to state Sen. Cecilia Tkaczyk. We spent two years working closely to keep the most marginal member of the Democratic conference in office.

TAI JOHNSON & CHRIS JOHNSON

KATE: Joe and I frequently volunteer to work on our respective members’ cam‑ paigns and often find ourselves working out of the same campaign offices doing whatever was needed, i.e., distributing lawn signs, knocking on doors, sending out mail. Also, when Joe was counsel to then‑state Sen. George Latimer, I would often see him in conference. Sen.

TAI: I was working for the Senate minority leader and Chris was working for state Sen. Andrea Stewart‑Cousins and we both vol‑ unteered on state Sen. Kevin Parker’s 2008 re‑election campaign. #CampaignLove

Tai Johnson is a special adviser for state Attorney General Letitia James, and her husband is Westchester County Legis‑ lator Chris Johnson, a former member of the Yonkers City Council. They have been married almost five years.

HOW DID YOU MEET?

CHRIS: Often electeds ask their staff if they would like to volunteer on a cam‑ paign. In 2008 we ended up on the same

Khari and Jahmila Edwards first met during Brooklyn’s 2008 State of the Borough address.

Love bloomed when Tai and Chris Johnson both volunteered for state Sen. Kevin Parker’s re-election campaign.

one. One of us – me – was interested in more than just a friendship, but that’s all it was for a few years. It worked out in the end!

DO YOUR PROFESSIONAL LIVES EVER OVERLAP?

TAI: Our professional lives sometimes overlap, but never in a negative way. We’ve worked on a few campaigns together and share advice and best practices, but I try to keep my respon‑ sibilities separate as to avoid any big conflicts. CHRIS: Absolutely, and I love it. Tai is a star! I’m often referred to as “Tai’s husband” and that’s fine. In this day and age it’s cool being in a relationship where it’s the woman who commands the space, and I get to be special too. Only thing that remains constant: Everyone likes Tai more. I get it.

HAVE YOU EVER DISAGREED ON A POLITICAL ISSUE?

TAI: Not really. Lucky for us our politi‑ cal views are pretty aligned … but since Chris is an elected, he always thinks the electeds are right. I remind him that he used to be staff and he comes back to earth. LOL. CHRIS: It’s very rare. However, usually af‑

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ter a conversation and thoughtful debate we come to an understanding. #HappyWifeHappyLife

and Jahmila with then-Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, we did some work together on regarding Hurricane Sandy.

KHARI EDWARDS & JAHMILA EDWARDS

JAHMILA: We also worked together on a fundraising project for the NAACP’s centennial celebration. I was in charge, and let’s just say Khari probably doesn’t want to come work for me again. Honestly, I often call him to better understand wonky health care policy and he’s called me for labor issues and political gossip.

HOW DID YOU MEET?

HAVE YOU EVER DISAGREED ON A POLITICAL ISSUE?

Khari Edwards is the vice president of external affairs for the One Brooklyn Health System at Brookdale University Hospital. His wife, Jahmila “JJ” Edwards (formerly Jahmila Joseph) is the assistant associate director of District Council 37, New York City’s largest municipal labor union. They have been in a relationship for more than 10 years and were married about six months ago. KHARI: We met during the Brooklyn 2008 State of the Borough address, held at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. I was working for the governor’s office and Jahmila was working for the Brooklyn borough president.

KHARI: We usually compare notes and challenge each other on political issues rather than disagree.

JAHMILA: I would add we haven’t yet had a meeting of the minds when JAHMILA: After that night, Khari asked me it comes to term limits. Where Khari for my number every time he saw me un- believes elected officials should hold til finally, six months later, I said yes and office as long as they are elected to agreed to go out on a date with him. serve, I believe sometimes change has to be not just encouraged but enforced so that we can develop the DO YOUR PROFESSIONAL LIVES EVER OVERLAP? 2019 ELEC Print Ads-CityState-halfpage-v1.pdf 11 1/18/2019 14:53:28 KHARI: When I was working for the Senate next round of leaders.

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Joseph and Kate Glazer started dating while working together on mental health advocacy.

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The candidates trying to convince us they just want to be public advocate.

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TAND UP IF THE ANSWER is yes … Do you plan to use the public advocate position to run for mayor?” Jumaane Williams slipped off his chair and sat straight-legged on the ground. It drew laughs from the sparse crowd. The New York City councilman wasn’t just going to say no by staying seated – he was going to be extra-seated. The moderator at a Jan. 31 forum for public advocate candidates at Boys and Girls High School in Bed-Stuy had asked the candidates to simply stand or stay in their chairs, not to sit on the floor or jump up and down. Well, Williams often jokes that his nicknames in school were “needs improvement” and “promotion in doubt.” This was the same class clown, now grown up and running for higher office. Though Williams may have been more seated than anyone else, none of the candidates stood up to express an interest in run-

ning for mayor. And no one stood when, an hour later after four more candidates arrived late, the moderator posed the question again. (Williams slunk to the ground again, to fewer laughs.) The candidates’ commitment to public advocacy raises a central question of the race: Why should voters care who the next public advocate is? An obvious answer is that, as first in the line of succession if the mayor dies or steps aside, one of them could soon be mayor of New York City, a job with actual responsibilities and an immense budget. And even if tragedy – or a job in Washington – doesn’t befall the sitting mayor, and the public advocate never has to take over, the holder of the office is in prime position to move up in the future. The role was created in part for that exact reason. And it’s worked! Just look at the office’s two previous occupants: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, and state Attorney General Letitia James, whose November election got us into this mess of an unprecedented citywide special election set

P O R T R A I T by S E A N P R E S S L E Y

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The 10 candidates who made the cut participated in a televised debate last week. In such a crowded field, a candidate can win with relatively few votes.

for Tuesday, Feb. 26, to fill her vacancy. And yet the candidates shy away – at least publicly – from that particular ambition of becoming mayor. Day after day, in press conferences and on podcasts, and night after night, in forums and debates, the candidates are seeking to convince potential voters to care about the race for other reasons. They claim they’ll direct recreational marijuana taxes toward fixing the subways, or use eminent domain to seize land and build affordable housing, or stop Amazon from expanding into Queens. Of course, the public advocate can do none of that. Voters may find it nice to have an elected official who agrees with them on certain issues, but the public advocate has limited powers outside of … advocating. But hey, drawing the occasional attention of the New York City press corps can be a powerful thing. And even if the candidates won’t cop to it, the public advocate is just a Bernie Sanders presidential transition team phone call to Gracie Mansion away from becoming mayor of the greatest city on Earth. That’s partly why the job is so popular. More than 30 candidates threw their hats in the ring initially, and 17 made it on the ballot. A candidate pool this big is unprecedented in modern New York City politics, as is the very nature of this race: a citywide special election for a second-tier job in the middle of winter. The 17 remaining candidates are facing some serious challenges: standing out from the crowd, turning out voters and not burning out. New York City has seen slightly less dismal turnout in recent elections, which experts credit to the Trump effect. But there’s no telling if that will be a factor in this race, since it’s outside of the normal election cycle. With expected low turnout and a crowded ballot, the winner is likely to need relatively few votes. So candidates will rely heavily on getting their core supporters out to the polls as well as partnering with labor unions and Democratic clubs who know how to get people to show up. They’re also scrambling to raise cash, bolstered by a public matching funds system that

pays as much as $8 for every dollar of individual contributions up to $250. They’re raising their visibility in other ways as well, with 10 candidates qualifying for the first of two official debates last week, and a second one scheduled for Feb. 20. Late last month, Williams became the first candidate to air a TV ad. But who to vote for, especially when there seem to be more similarities than differences among the candidates? Almost all of them are progressives. All of them – conservatives included – have talked about being a check on the increasingly unpopular mayor. Candidates often appear at the same press conferences, united in opposition. Assemblyman Ron Kim and New York City Councilman Rafael Espinal Jr. both protested Amazon’s planned expansion into Queens on a frigid morning last month outside City Hall. At least three candidates showed up to support immigration activist Ravi Ragbir at his recent check-in with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The nonpartisan election requires candidates to come up with their own party lines, and several had to go back to the drawing board because their first drafts sounded too similar. Assemblyman Michael Blake got to keep “For the People,” but his claiming of the term “people” meant that Williams’ “People’s Advocate” had to go, as did Kim’s “People Over Corporations” and Nomiki Konst’s “Pay People More.” The campaign will be over before the end of February – but only if you want it to be. The winner of the special election will only be public advocate until November, when the position will be on the ballot again. And petitioning for the June primary begins Feb. 26 – the same day as the special election. Candidates who have been burning the candle at both ends, going to two public forums a night and flyering at subway stops in the morning, will barely get a reprieve. The race, and the work, never ends. You can’t blame Williams for slipping out of his chair to take a breather on the floor.

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A candidate pool this big is unprecedented in modern New York City politics.

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PICKING A PUBLIC ADVOCATE JOB: Assemblyman; Democratic National Committee vice chairman MONEY RAISED, AS OF JAN. 21:

MELISSA MARK-VIVERITO PARTY LINE: Fix the MTA BALLOT POSITION: 1st HOME BASE: East Harlem, Man-

hattan JOB: Former New York City Council speaker, former Latino Victory Fund PAC senior adviser MONEY RAISED, AS OF JAN. 21:

$345,742

KEY ENDORSEMENT: Rep. Adria-

no Espaillat

WHY SHE’LL WIN: Diversity – as the only Latina in the race – and experience. Council speaker arguably is the best preparation for being public advocate. That job, which she held from 2014 through 2017, gave her decent name recognition among voters. WHY SHE WON’T: Her campaign failed to qualify for matching funds, suggesting she’s lacking grassroots support. And the job of council speaker opens her up to a lot of criticism – with current City Council members disparaging her leadership. She also was elected speaker thanks to de Blasio’s strong backing – raising questions about how aggressively she would take on the mayor. BACKUP OPTIONS: Run for governor of Puerto Rico, mount a primary challenge against Rep. José E. Serrano or perhaps something else entirely

MICHAEL BLAKE PARTY LINE: For the People BALLOT POSITION: 2nd HOME BASE: Melrose, Bronx

$1.04 million ($324,029 + $716,133 in matching funds) KEY ENDORSEMENT: Rep. José E. Serrano WHY HE’LL WIN: He’s got more money than anyone, and is the lone Bronxite in the race, which could swing voters. He’s got an inspired way of speaking, and as a former campaign manager, he’s a wiley political operator. WHY HE WON’T: His naked ambition leaves no doubt he’d use the position to aim for something higher, which could bother some voters. And Blake’s always been more focused on national politics than local, leaving him wanting in local connections. BACKUP OPTIONS: Whatever allows the ambitious young politician to climb the political ladder

DAWN SMALLS

ERIC ULRICH PARTY LINE: Common Sense BALLOT POSITION: 4th HOME BASE: South Ozone Park,

Queens

JOB: New York City councilman MONEY RAISED, AS OF JAN. 21:

$100,712

KEY ENDORSEMENT: Queens GOP WHY HE’LL WIN: He’s a Republi-

can with a logical path to victory: If all the Democratic candidates split the vote, he could win, even with relatively few conservative voters. The Republican organizations in all five boroughs are backing him, and could help drive turnout. He might even win some Democratic votes with his pitch: “de Blasio’s worst nightmare.” WHY HE WON’T: He’s a Republican! In New York City! And fellow Republican Manny Alicandro could spoil his strategy. BACKUP OPTIONS: Follow through on a long-rumored run for mayor … bolstered by reality TV?

PARTY LINE: No More Delays BALLOT POSITION: 3rd HOME BASE: Flatiron, Manhattan JOB: Partner at Boies Schiller

Flexner; former U.S. Department of Health and Human Services executive secretary MONEY RAISED, AS OF JAN. 21:

$818,741 ($244,105 + $574,636 in matching funds) KEY ENDORSEMENT: Executive Women for Her WHY SHE’LL WIN: She’s putting up impressive fundraising numbers. And though she’s never held elected office before, she’s got a stellar Democratic resume, with stints in the Obama and Clinton administrations and at George Soros’ Open Society Foundations. WHY SHE WON’T: Her name has never appeared on the ballot before and has failed to earn any endorsements that could help drive turnout. BACKUP OPTIONS: Stay on as a well-paid lawyer at her white-shoe law firm

English as an asset in a city where half the workforce is foreign-born. WHY HE WON’T: Rodriguez has had a hard time earning respect in the council, and from voters, and will likely get crowded out by the higher-profile Latinos in Mark-Viverito and Rafael Espinal Jr. Even Rep. Adriano Espaillat, a fellow Dominican and a longtime ally, didn’t endorse him! BACKUP OPTIONS: Manhattan borough president in 2021

YDANIS RODRIGUEZ PARTY LINE: Unite Immigrants BALLOT POSITION: 5th HOME BASE: Inwood, Manhattan JOB: New York City councilman MONEY RAISED, AS OF JAN. 21:

$134,996

KEY ENDORSEMENT: Bengal

Democratic Club

WHY HE’LL WIN: An immigrant

from the Dominican Republic, Rodriguez is appealing heavily to other immigrants-turned-voters like himself, and isn’t afraid to reference his thickly accented

DANIEL O’DONNELL PARTY LINE: Equality for All BALLOT POSITION: 6th HOME BASE: Morningside

Heights, Manhattan

JOB: Assemblyman MONEY RAISED, AS OF JAN. 21:

$99,605

KEY ENDORSEMENT: Stonewall

Democratic Club of New York City WHY HE’LL WIN: Elected in 2002 as the first openly gay assemblyman, O’Donnell has been in public office longer than any of the other candidates, and has the relationships to prove it. WHY HE WON’T: O’Donnell has never been particularly prominent in the Assembly, he’s short on cash and voters may shy away from electing another white man to a citywide position – with de Blasio as mayor, Scott Stringer as comptroller and Corey Johnson as City Council speaker. BACKUP OPTIONS: Pass progressive legislation in Democratic-controlled Albany

RAFAEL ESPINAL JR. PARTY LINE: Liveable City BALLOT POSITION: 7th HOME BASE: Cypress Hills,

Brooklyn

JOB: New York City councilman MONEY RAISED, AS OF JAN. 21:

$172,537

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ALSO RUNNING... candidates, who didn’t raise and spend enough money – nearly $57,000 – to qualify for the first debate, include:

THE SEVEN REMAINING

RON KIM

WHY HE’LL WIN: After launching

PARTY LINE: No Amazon BALLOT POSITION: 10th HOME BASE: Flushing, Queens JOB: Assemblyman MONEY RAISED, AS OF JAN. 21:

the city’s office of nightlife, Brooklyn’s young, cool, councilman has a lot of cred among voters who stay out dancing till 2 a.m., as well as those opposing Amazon’s expansion into Queens. WHY HE WON’T: He’s relatively inexperienced, short on endorsements and battling the widespread notion that he’s just running to raise his profile for a future run. BACKUP OPTIONS: Brooklyn borough president in 2021

JUMAANE WILLIAMS

$186,886

KEY ENDORSEMENT: Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou WHY HE’LL WIN: Kim’s aiming for the anti-Amazon vote, and the grassroots movement opposed to the deal seems legitimately strong. As a Korean-American, Kim could also turn out Asian-American voters, a constituency that has been underestimated before. WHY HE WON’T: It seems like all the candidates are opposing the Amazon deal. And Kim’s wife, Alison Tan, failed to unseat City Councilman Peter Koo in 2017 – in a race in which Gov. Andrew Cuomo endorsed the incumbent. BACKUP OPTIONS: Pass progressive legislation in Democratic-controlled Albany

PARTY LINE: It’s Time Let’s Go BALLOT POSITION: 9th HOME BASE: Flatbush, Brooklyn JOB: New York City councilman MONEY RAISED, AS OF JAN. 21:

$886,101 ($195,907 + $690,194 matching funds) KEY ENDORSEMENT: Working Families Party WHY HE’LL WIN: Williams challenged Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul last year, and actually beat her in New York City, 434,393 to 375,055. That race raised his profile and proved that voters see him as a viable counterbalance to the establishment in power. He’s running on the same platform in this race and has more major endorsements than every other candidate. WHY HE WON’T: The field’s full of lefties, and not as straightforward as last year’s two-candidate LG race. All the other candidates are attacking him as the presumed front-runner and some of the hits may sting, such as those on his mountain of personal debt or his past opposition to same-sex marriage and abortion rights. BACKUP OPTIONS: After running for council speaker, lieutenant governor and public advocate, see what office opens up next

BENJAMIN YEE ,

a minor folk hero of the anti-machine left who holds regular trainings for New Yorkers interested in getting involved in hyperlocal politics, dipping his toe into campaigning for the first time

MANNY ALICANDRO , an unabashedly pro-Trump Republican attorney who briefly sought the Republican nomination for state attorney general last year before bowing out of the race DAVID EISENBACH , a historian and professor run-

TOP FUNDRAISER:

PARTY LINE: Pay Folks More BALLOT POSITION: 13th HOME BASE: Astoria, Queens JOB: Former anti-IDC activist;

former “The Young Turks” investigative reporter MONEY RAISED, AS OF JAN. 21:

$95,964

KEY ENDORSEMENT: Millennials

a bombastic Court Street lawyer running for office for the first time

TONY HERBERT,

a Brooklyn community activist who briefly ran for public advocate in 2016

HELAL SHEIKH ,

a former teacher who emigrated from Bangladesh and unsuccessfully ran for City Council in 2013 and 2017

LATRICE WALKER ,

an assemblywoman and Letitia James ally who suspended her campaign in late January but couldn’t get her name off the ballot

STANDING OUT Michael Blake, $1.04 million (including matching funds)

NOMIKI KONST

JARED RICH ,

LONGEST TENURE IN ELECTED OFFICE:

Daniel O’Donnell, 16 years

DE BLASIO’S FRIENDS:

Melissa Mark-Viverito, Ydanis Rodriguez

MOST ENDORSEMENTS FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS:

Jumaane Williams, 19 (second place, Michael Blake, 18)

MOST TRUMPY:

Manny Alicandro, who claims the president encouraged him to run

DE BLASIO’S ENEMIES:

Jumaane Williams, Eric Ulrich

for Revolution

WHY SHE’LL WIN: She’s a democratic socialist calling for a $30 minimum wage, and could use her impressive online presence – stronger than any of the other candidates – to hype up young leftists enough to vote. WHY SHE WON’T: She has little money, little experience as a candidate, and although a Susan Sarandon endorsement is cool, it’s unlikely to turn out voters. BACKUP OPTIONS: Keep building her celebrity as a progressive voice on TV and social media

MOST TWITTER FOLLOWERS:

Nomiki Konst, 83K (second place, Melissa Mark-Viverito, 37.3K)

WOMEN:

4 out of 17 – Melissa Mark-Viverito, Dawn Smalls, Nomiki Konst, Latrice Walker

HIGHEST GOOGLE INTEREST (IN JANUARY):

Nomiki Konst

REPUBLICANS:

2 out of 17 – Eric Ulrich and Manny Alicandro

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KEY ENDORSEMENT: Teamsters

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NDUSTRY INSIDERS will tell you that New York has always been a hub for technological innovation and enterprise, but a string of recent events – a planned Amazon office complex in Queens, Google’s $1 billion expansion in Manhattan, new regulations on the ride-hailing industry – have turned heads from the West Coast to the East Coast, making this the perfect time to release City & State’s first Tech Power 50 list. Power is a hard thing to define in any field, but being a key player in the tech world is to have the other foot in any number of other worlds – whether that’s finance, health, security or design. Perhaps you coined a pithy expression that is now driving the national debate over main-

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taining an open internet. Maybe you’re tackling the challenge of directing public policy for New York’s most visible startups. You might be drawing from a wealth of experience to take on the even tougher challenge of correcting gender and race inequities in tech. We reached out to insiders and experts to compile this list, ranking each person based on their achievements, their business savvy, their interplay with state and federal government, and their sway with powerful politicians. Since we cover elected officials on a day-to-day basis, we limited this list to those who are not strictly in government but instead influence it from the outside. The next time you hear New York called a tech hub, you’ll know the key power players behind its successes.

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KMERON

ASK NEW YORK’S tech influencers to identify the most powerful people in the industry and one name comes up again and again: Fred Wilson. The veteran financier has been called “a spokesperson for New York City’s digital entrepreneurs” and “the dean of New York’s venture capital community.” A venture capital investor since 1987, Wilson is known as an early backer of companies like Twitter, Etsy, Tumbler, Twilio and MongoDB (founded by No. 5 Kevin Ryan). His firm, Union Square Ventures, has raised $1.4 billion and invested in 261 companies since 2004. His wildly popular blog, AVC (“where everyone is welcome and the conversation is civil and lively”), is a frequent online stop for investors, startup founders and anyone who wants to understand New York’s tech ecosystem. Wilson is active on Twitter as well, where he has amassed more than 650,000 followers. He is a co-chairman of Tech:NYC’s board of directors, a position he shares with No. 2 Tim Armstrong.

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TIM ARMSTRONG CO-CHAIRMAN TECH:NYC FROM GOOGLE to AOL to Verizon Communica-

tions Inc., Tim Armstrong’s career over the past couple decades has touched some of the biggest names in the media and tech universe. After an early job leading sales efforts at Google – where he built its advertising business from $700,000 annually to billions per quarter – he left the internet giant to take on an assignment as the chairman and CEO of AOL in 2009, helping the fading juggernaut pivot and remake itself. AOL was eventually acquired by Verizon for $4.4 billion. More recently he was the CEO of Oath Inc. – a Verizon-owned media company created in 2017 after the AOL-Yahoo merger – but Armstrong announced in September he was stepping down from that post. In New York’s tech community, the co-chairman of Tech:NYC (run by No. 9, Julie Samuels) is a mover and a shaker. He’s an investor in betaworks (run by John Borthwick, No. 43) and has made angel investments in several early startups.

JENNY FIELDING

MANAGING DIRECTOR TECHSTARS accelerator, Techstars, and as a co-founder of The Fund, an early-stage venture capital fund, Jenny Fielding is extremely plugged in and well-respected in New York. “When I started at Techstars, I was the only female managing director – now we have eight or so,” Fielding tells Forbes. “It has an impact on our classes.” She took over a program that started as a shoestring operation in Boulder, Colorado, offering investments in the mere thousands of dollars to participating startups. Techstars has since expanded worldwide and provides $120,000 plus a rigorous product development program and networking opportunities. It has discovered and graduated New York startups like ClassPass, Plated and Timehop. Last year, Fielding pooled her network and expertise with three other entrepreneurs to create The Fund, a New York City-based venture capital fund that now boasts nearly 80 members. A former lawyer who previously worked at JPMorgan Chase & Co. and founded VoIP company Switch-Mobile, Fielding also teaches a class on startups and entrepreneurship at Columbia University.

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AS BOTH the managing director of a top New York

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BRADLEY TUSK FOUNDER AND CEO TUSK HOLDINGS BRADLEY TUSK’S new book, “The Fixer: My Adventures Saving Startups from Death by Politics,” reveals how the political strategist, who worked for then-New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, uses his political experience to help startups like Uber, FanDuel and Tesla survive what he calls the “clutches of politics.” Tusk’s work with Uber in 2011 cemented his reputation when he agreed to help the then-unknown ride-hailing startup navigate New York’s taxi regulations in exchange for shares of the company. It was a good deal – with those shares now thought to be worth $100 million. Venture capital and political strategy firm Tusk Ventures, which raised $36 million for its first fund and is seeking $70 million for its second fund, says it “protects startups from politics.” Before he became known as “Silicon Valley’s favorite political fixer,” Tusk also worked for then-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer. He was co-executive director of the New York City Charter Revision Commission under Bloomberg and went on to manage the former mayor’s re-election campaign.

KEVIN RYAN

CHARLIE GROSS; ALLEYCORP

CO-FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN ALLEYCORP KEVIN RYAN, who has been called “the godfather of NYC tech” and the city’s “$1 billion tech kingpin,” hit startup gold a few times during his career. Among the internet entrepreneur’s successes are DoubleClick (bought by Google in 2007 for more than $3 billion), Gilt Groupe (bought by Hudson’s Bay Co. in 2016 for $250 million), Business Insider (bought by German media conglomerate Axel Springer in 2015 at a valuation of $442 million) and MongoDB, which had an initial public offering in 2017 at a $1.18 billion valuation. Ryan’s latest project, NoMad Health, raised a nontrivial $12 million last year. Ryan is busy outside of the tech industry as well. He is vice chairman of the Partnership for New York City, a nonprofit that invests in businesses and projects designed to spur economic development in New York City. Ryan sat on the Yale University board of trustees from 2012 through 2018 and is a former board member of Human Rights Watch.

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JOSH KUSHNER

VIRGINIA ROMETTY

JULIE MARISSA SHORENSTEIN SAMUELS

FOUNDER THRIVE CAPITAL JOSH KUSHNER’S

venture capital fund, Thrive Capital, has a successful track record of investments in Glossier, Warby Parker, Slack and Stripe. It’s already sold portions of Spotify, Twitch and GitHub. Following the fund’s $1 billion fundraising effort that closed in October, it now has $2.5 billion in assets. His other project, the startup health care provider Oscar Health, is valued at more than $3 billion. Despite his brother Jared’s role in the Trump administration, Josh is mostly quiet on politics.

CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO IBM

AFTER MOVING up

through the ranks at IBM since 1981, Virginia Rometty was promoted to CEO in 2012 – becoming the first woman to lead the company in its more than 107 years. IBM, one of the 50 largest companies in the nation, recently announced a partnership with Columbia University to launch a center on blockchain technology and data transparency, and an upcoming quantum computing center in Poughkeepsie that will expand on work being done at its research center in Yorktown.

PRESIDENT, NORTHERN REGION AT&T

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TECH:NYC

MARISSA SHORENSTEIN has long been

WHEN PRESIDENT

influential in New York politics, first as press secretary and deputy director of communications for then-Gov. David Paterson and then as director of communications for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s successful 2010 campaign. As she settles into her new role as president of AT&T’s northern region that stretches from Maine to Virginia, Shorenstein will oversee the company’s launch of 5G technology, which promises to have a major impact on the U.S. economy.

Donald Trump issued an executive order in 2017 banning refugees and people traveling from majority-Muslim countries, Julie Samuels demonstrated the reach of Tech:NYC’s network by bringing together more than 400 New York tech founders, investors and leaders to file an amicus brief arguing against the travel restrictions. Sometimes referred to as the “queen of New York tech,” Samuels is a go-to source for the local and national media on stories relating to the tech industry.

TECH:NYC

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JOSH GOLD & ADAM JOSH SARFRAZ NEUMANN & MELTZER NEW YORK PUBLIC MAREDIA MIGUEL POLICY DIRECTOR SENIOR MANAGER MCKELVEY AIRBNB FOR POLICY AND COMMUNICATIONS, REGIONAL GENERAL MANAGER UBER TOGETHER, Josh

Gold and Sarfraz Maredia manage arguably the most beleaguered startup in New York. Facing regulations from New York City and its powerful Taxi and Limousine Commission, Uber is ground zero for where the regulatory rubber meets the startup road. As the company prepares for what might be a $120 billion IPO in 2019, its continued growth in New York City will be pivotal.

CO-FOUNDERS THE WE COMPANY

SINCE OPENING the

first WeWork location in 2010, Adam Neumann and Miguel McKelvey have been on a mission to transform commercial real estate. Newly branded as The We Company, the co-founders just wrapped up a monumental year during which their company became the largest office tenant in New York City. The company raised billions in funding and is working on growing its residential arm, WeLive, and its nascent education arm, WeGrow.

RUNNING PUBLIC

policy is a tough occupation under the best of circumstances – but what if the company you work for is essentially at war with a city? That is the situation that Josh Meltzer, a former deputy chief of staff to then-state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, was confronted with when he joined Airbnb in 2015. Since then, Airbnb has smoothed relations to some degree with New York City and continues to grow.

WILLIAM FLOYD

BRIAN LEECIA HUSEMAN & EVE PRESIDENT BRADEN COX VICE OF GOVERNMENT

DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS GOOGLE NEW YORK GOOGLE’S EXPANSION in New York

City – which includes the recent $2.4 billion purchase of Chelsea Market – has raised the profile of William Floyd, who continues to oversee policy, public affairs and regulatory efforts for the company in New York. In many ways, Google could be seen as a model for Amazon to follow, having experienced few, if any, public relations gaffes or setbacks since it came to the city in 2000.

VICE PRESIDENT OF PUBLIC POLICY, U.S. STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC POLICY DIRECTOR AMAZON BRIAN HUSEMAN

and Braden Cox lead public policy for the biggest entrant into the New York City market – possibly in the history of the city. Last year, Amazon secured nearly $3 billion in tax incentives to make Long Island City, Queens, one of the company’s two new headquarters. Now comes an even bigger challenge: coordinating the project with input from a multitude of competing stakeholders.

AFFAIRS, TRI-STATE REGION VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

FOLLOWING A prolific career in politics that included working for both Hillary Clinton and Joseph Biden, campaigns for both lieutenant governor and state attorney general, and an appointment by Gov. Andrew Cuomo as senior vice president of Empire State Development, Leecia Eve is now focused on the private sector. In 2013 she took over as Verizon’s vice president of government affairs for the tri-state region, where she works to align the telecom and government worlds.

We congratulate our dean, Jelena Kovačević, on being listed as one of the City & State Tech Power 50. She and her fellow honorees are helping solve the technological puzzles of tomorrow today.

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RESHMA SAUJANI

KRISTEN TITUS

DAVID TISCH

SERKAN PIANTINO

FOUNDER AND CEO GIRLS WHO CODE A FORMER New York

City deputy public advocate with a background in investment banking, Reshma Saujani launched the nonprofit Girls Who Code in 2012 to close the gender gap in technology, and has since reached nearly 90,000 girls nationwide. In 2010, she made headlines challenging stalwart Rep. Carolyn Maloney for her seat in New York’s 14th Congressional District. Saujani’s book, “Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World,” is a New York Times best-seller.

MANAGING PARTNER BOXGROUP

FOUNDER AND CEO SPELL

KRISTEN TITUS pre-

DAVID TISCH has his

fingerprints all over New York City’s tech world. He was adviser to then-New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Council on Technology and Innovation, which helped write some of the blueprints for the city’s tech explosion during the 21st century, and co-founded Techstars, one of the most influential startup incubators in the city. Tisch is also a managing partner of venture capital fund BoxGroup and a professor at Cornell Tech.

book AI Research director of engineering just raised $15 million for Spell, a new startup designed to make artificial intelligence more accessible. Serkan Piantino plans to shrink the barriers of entry to AI – which is now cost-prohibitive due to the expensive hardware it requires – by building an interface that works with hardware at Google, Amazon Web Services and other platforms. He previously served on then-New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Council on Technology and Innovation.

CHARLIE O’DONNELL

RACHEL HAOT

viously served as the state’s chief technology and innovation officer, managing its digital and technology policy portfolios that included initiatives to invest in training and education. Now she is going national. Just announced as the executive director of the Cognizant U.S. Foundation, Titus will mobilize a recent $100 million contribution to bring digital education and training to those looking to obtain specialized technical skills for digital technology jobs.

JOSEPH LUBIN

FOUNDER CONSENSYS

DANIEL KENNETH JELENA HUTTENLOCHER LERER & KOVAČEVIĆ DEAN AND VICE DEAN, BEN LERER SCHOOLTANDON PROVOST OF

IF CRYPTOCURRENCY and blockchain

IN 2008, Mayor Michael

become viable technologies, it will be due in large part to the efforts of Joe Lubin, co-creator of the Ethereum blockchain and founder of the blockchain startup incubator ConsenSys. While the crash of cryptocurrency prices seems to have led to layoffs at the company, which employed 1,200 people worldwide last year and is headquartered in Brooklyn, Lubin remained optimistic. “From my perspective the future looks very bright,” he tweeted.

CORNELL TECH

Bloomberg initiated a program to bring a new engineering school to New York City. Nine years, $700 million and 700,000 square feet later, the first phase of Cornell Tech was completed on Roosevelt Island, a joint initiative between Cornell University and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. Daniel Huttenlocher, a renowned inventor and researcher who previously worked at Xerox and holds 24 patents, was selected to lead Cornell Tech.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COGNIZANT U.S. FOUNDATION

MANAGING PARTNERS LERER HIPPEAU

ENGINEERING NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

THIS FATHER

JELENA KOVACEVIC

and son duo are kingmakers in media and tech. Kenneth Lerer co-founded HuffPost (along with Jonah Peretti, No. 30) and is now the chairman of BuzzFeed. His son, Ben Lerer, built his own media startup, Thrillist Media Group, which grew into Group Nine Media, a holding company for media properties Thrillist, The Dodo and NowThis.

comes to New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, where she was the head of the Electrical and Computer Engineering department. The school has more than quadrupled its research funding over the past decade. Kovačević – the first woman to lead Tandon – has had an impressive research career, with 20 patents to her name.

DIRECTOR OF INVESTMENTS BROOKLYN BRIDGE VENTURES CHARLIE O’DONNELL has seen his

star rise in recent years, as his investments in The Wing (founded by No. 46 Audrey Gelman) and Ample Hills Creamery have both proved wise. With O’Donnell’s background both at Union Square Ventures and First Round Capital, his relatively modest Brooklyn Bridge Ventures fund has more influence than its bank account might indicate. A native Brooklynite, O’Donnell co-founded the volunteer-run nonprofit Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse.

THE FORMER Face-

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TRANSIT INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP RACHEL HAOT leads the Transit Innovation Partnership, a public-private partnership between the MTA and leaders from academia, private industry and civic organizations designed to generate solutions to the city’s public transportation problems. The organization recently launched the Transit Tech Lab, an initiative meant to facilitate promising ideas in transportation. Haot previously served as the state’s chief digital officer and as the managing director of startup incubator 1776.

ADRIAN KINLOCH; MIRANDA SITA

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JUKAY HSU

DAVID BELT

NEIL THERESA BLUMENTHAL MAZZULLO CEO & DAVE EXCELL PARTNERS GILBOA WHEN Gov. Andrew

CO-FOUNDER AND CEO PURSUIT

FOUNDER MACRO SEA

AFTER SERVING as

84,000-square-foot tech hub with more than 100 member companies – including some of the city’s most promising startups – based at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, is the crown jewel of the Brooklyn tech world. David Belt, also the founder of real estate development firm Macro Sea, serves on the boards of Pioneer Works, a cultural center in Red Hook, and St. Ann’s Warehouse, an arts space in Dumbo.

a U.S. Army captain in Iraq, where he worked on economic rebuilding, Jukay Hsu returned to his home borough of Queens and founded Pursuit (formerly known as Coalition for Queens), a company that trains New Yorkers for jobs in the innovation economy. The Stuyvesant High School and Harvard University graduate, who is considered a major player in New York City’s tech industry, served on Mayor Bill de Blasio’s transition team.

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CO-FOUNDERS WARBY PARKER

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direct-to-consumer, millennial-friendly eyeglasses retailer, is a name now used to describe similar startups selling everything from strollers to shoes. Since launching the New York City-based retailer in 2010, Neil Blumenthal and Dave Gilboa have expanded nationwide and raised nearly $300 million. Warby Parker has partnered with the New York City Department of Education, providing free eye exams and glasses to students through its Pupils Project.

Cuomo dedicated $25 million to spur startup development in the Finger Lakes region last fall, he needed someone to channel that money. Enter Theresa Mazzullo, who has led Rochester-based venture capital and private equity firm Excell Partners for 13 years. Mazzullo, a seasoned executive with 30 years of experience in business and finance, will oversee investments of up to $1.5 million from the fund to build a fleet of upstate startups in key hightech industries.

JENNIFER HENSLEY

CRAIG NEWMARK

SARAH KAUFMAN

JONAH GOODHART

PRESIDENT, LINK INTERSECTION CO.

FOUNDER CRAIGSLIST

JENNIFER HENSLEY oversees the

CRAIG NEWMARK

LinkNYC program that provides free public Wi-Fi to more than 5 million people who are utilizing at least 1,600 kiosks throughout New York City. Hensley’s government and nonprofit experience is deep: She previously worked for Empire State Development, the Association for a Better New York and the Alliance for Downtown New York. Last year, she was named to the Crain’s New York Business 40 Under 40 list.

invented Craigslist after nearly 20 years as a programmer, and only after he was laid off from Charles Schwab. The homespun website would go on to dominate the early internet and made Newmark a billionaire. Craigslist is often blamed for the decline of newspapers, but Newmark now seems intent on refilling the coffers of journalism with gifts of $20 million to the now-renamed Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY and $20 million to journalism startup The Markup.

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR NEW YORK UNIVERSITY RUDIN CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION WHEN NEW York

City reporters have transportation questions, they call Sarah Kaufman. In her role as associate director of New York University’s Rudin Center for Transportation, Kaufman has focused her research on the previously planned L train shutdown (a subject ripe for revisiting) and paratransit in New York, particularly for seniors. Kaufman also serves as an adjunct professor of urban planning, having previously taught courses on designing intelligent cities.

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT ORACLE DATA CLOUD

JONAH GOODHART

made news in New York tech circles recently when he reportedly sold the digital advertising company he founded, Moat, to Oracle for more than $850 million. Moat served as an auditor for ad sales on platforms like Google and Facebook, ensuring that targeted ads were served to the correct users. Goodhart, who is now senior vice president at Oracle Data Cloud, previously co-founded Billions.org and the early-stage venture capital fund WGI Group.

JONAH PERETTI & BEN SMITH

TIM WU

FOUNDER AND CEO, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF BUZZFEED BUZZFEED HAS

transitioned from listicles and memes to a journalism heavy hitter, though some of that momentum was dampened by a story that was contradicted by special counsel Robert Mueller’s office, and by a round of layoffs. Ben Smith came up through the wringer of New York media, with stops at the New York Sun, the Observer and the Daily News. Jonah Peretti is considered a new media visionary, having founded BuzzFeed and co-founded HuffPost.

PROFESSOR COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL TIM WU is leading

two of this century’s main policy battles in tech. The Columbia Law School professor coined the term “network neutrality” back in 2002, and has since been driving the national conversation on the issue. Now, Wu is focused on what he sees as a monopoly among the top companies in tech and is leading a trust-busting campaign for the new economy. His book, “The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age,” came out last year.

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JEFF DACHIS

DAN DOCTOROFF

TED BAILEY

ANDREW RASIEJ

FOUNDER AND CEO ONE DROP BACK IN the 1990s, Jeff Dachis had the idea to use the internet for marketing. It proved fruitful. His company, Razorfish, eventually merged with Avenue A to create the largest independent buyer of interactive media on the web. A few years later, he created social media analytics company Dachis Group, which went on to serve leading brands like Estee Lauder and Nestle. Dachis’ new project, One Drop, provides newly designed and updated diabetes management products.

CHAIRMAN AND CEO SIDEWALK LABS

FOUNDER AND CEO DATAMINR

FOUNDER AND CEO CIVIC HALL

A FORMER invest-

SINCE HE founded

Dataminr in 2009, Ted Bailey has built a homegrown New York company now valued at $1.6 billion. Dataminr, which employs more than 400 people and is headquartered in midtown Manhattan, collects and analyzes social media data to provide insights on major events. An influencer who has spoken at the World Economic Forum and the Aspen Ideas Festival, Bailey has been named to Crain’s New York Business’ and Business Insider’s 40 Under 40 lists.

ANDREW RASIEJ is a connector. The New York Tech Alliance board member devotes his time to running Civic Hall, a hub for civic tech in New York City. The organization was recently selected by the New York City Economic Development Corp. to develop a 250,000-square-foot technology center designed to help New Yorkers learn digital skills. Rasiej founded Personal Democracy Forum, an annual conference that looks at the intersection of technology, politics and government.

ment banker and private equity investor, Dan Doctoroff stepped into public service after 9/11, joining then-New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration to rebuild and rezone New York City. The former deputy mayor for economic development and rebuilding went on to be president and CEO of Bloomberg LP, leading the financial organization through the Great Recession. He now heads Sidewalk Labs, an Alphabet Inc. company focused on building innovative cities.

DESIREE GRUBER

February 11, 2018

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DESIREE GRUBER

CLAYTON BANKS

NICK BEIM

JOHN BORTHWICK

ANDY SALDAÑA

MIGUEL GAMIÑO JR.

CEO FULL PICTURE HAVING ACHIEVED

unparalleled success as head of brand management company Full Picture – she helped create both the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show and the television show “Project Runway” – Desiree Gruber recently turned her attention to venture capital investing. Her fund, DGNL Ventures, invests in consumer products like Icelandic Provisions, which sells the popular Icelandic dairy product skyr. In addition, Gruber has a hand in civic involvement, as a member of the Tech:NYC board.

CO-FOUNDER AND CEO SILICON HARLEM ONE OF the biggest

criticisms of the startup world is that it is built by and for wealthy white people, the very group that ultimately benefits from it. Clayton Banks is working to make the industry more inclusive, and he partnered with WeWork and New York City to launch several programs aiming to bring the tech world uptown. Earlier in his career, he worked with former President Bill Clinton on a college guide for underserved communities.

PARTNER VENROCK

FOUNDER AND CEO BETAWORKS

NICK BEIM stands at the entrance to the most iconic and storied fortune in New York City: that of the Rockefeller family. In 2017, Venrock announced it had raised $450 million for its latest fund focused on health care and technology investments. Beim, whose investments have included Dataminr and global online marketplace Care.com, is leveraging his voice and platform to build momentum for New York’s tech industry. He started investing here in 2003, years before the recent tech boom.

IN THE decade that he has run the startup studio and venture capital fund betaworks, John Borthwick helped change New York City from an also-ran in the tech world to the industry’s second-largest hub. During this time, betaworks made some impressive early investments, including in Giphy and Twitter. Taking a stand on policy issues, Borthwick (along with No. 39 Andrew Rasiej and No. 47 Anil Dash) has called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to support campaign finance reform.

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ANDY SALDAÑA

IN HIS recent role as

heads the New York Tech Alliance, a 60,000-member nonprofit organization that has transformed the New York tech scene. What started in 2004 as a meetup of early-stage startup founders has turned into a major gatekeeper to the city’s tech sector, where entrepreneurs clamor to be seen by investors. Saldaña, who previously managed the organization’s monthly meetup events, wants to foster even greater community engagement among its members.

New York City’s chief technology officer, Miguel Gamiño Jr. spearheaded initiatives to upgrade the city’s connectivity and fight for net neutrality. His novel approach to public-private partnerships took intractable city programs directly to startups – a strategy he plans to continue at Mastercard as he forges partnerships to solve challenges like transit and internet access. Before moving to New York, Gamiño was the chief information officer in San Francisco.

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AUDREY GELMAN

ANIL DASH

NICK ALEX FRANK THOMPSON KONANYKHIN POORE

CO-FOUNDER AND CEO THE WING AUDREY GELMAN

is the woman behind The Wing, a chain of coworking spaces geared toward women. That sentence would have read “exclusively for women” until January, when, facing a discrimination lawsuit, the company dropped its policy of not admitting men. Gender equity complaints aside, The Wing raised $75 million in venture capital funding in 2018. It reportedly agreed to move its corporate headquarters to 137 Second Ave. in the East Village.

CEO GLITCH

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF WIRED

ONE OF New York City’s best-known tech leaders, Anil Dash spreads his vision of a more inclusive and equitable tech industry to his more than 500,000 followers on Twitter. Dash runs Glitch, an online community coding site that allows users to share code for use in each other’s projects. A previous incarnation of Glitch, Fog Creek Software, created the popular project management app Trello.

WHEN WIRED

does a story, people pay attention. And the man greenlighting those stories at the prestigious tech publication is Nick Thompson (who travels from Brooklyn to San Francisco every month for the job). Wired’s most-read articles in 2018 included critical stories about Facebook, Tesla and cryptocurrency. Thompson, who served as senior editor at Wired from 2005 to 2010, rejoined the magazine in 2017 after several years at The New Yorker.

CEO TRANSPARENT BUSINESS

CEO COMMERCEHUB

BEFORE DEVELOPING

has built a billion-dollar company around a business model some might consider a lost cause: helping companies compete with Amazon. Poore started the Albany-based company in the 1990s with just $10,000 while he was working at a video game store. Last year, the company was sold to two private equity firms for $1.1 billion, making it one of the state’s biggest tech deals in recent memory.

TransparentBusiness, a technology platform that streamlines remote work and is an official partner of Google, Microsoft and Facebook, Alex Konanykhin built a banking and investment business in Russia. He sought political asylum in the United States in 1992. The entrepreneur tells the story in his book, “Defiance: How to Succeed in Business Despite Being Hounded by the FBI, the KGB, the INS, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, Interpol and Mafia Hit Men.”

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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).

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legalnotices@cityandstateny.com 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 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 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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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 of Formation of MasterPlan Studio, LLC filed with SSNY on 12/17/18. Office: NY Co. SSNY des. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 1009 Park Ave, NYC 10028. Purpose: any lawful act or 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 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.

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 800-2802832* 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.

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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 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 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 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 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.

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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 activity.

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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 The Loft Party, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed w SSNY 1/14/19. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: M.P. Moore, 335 Carroll St, 1D, Brooklyn, NY 11231. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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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 OF FORMATION of 50 WEST 14B HOLDINGS LLC Articles of Org. filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/3/2018. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Original address of process was 50 West Street, Apartment 14B, NY, NY 10006 as amended by Cert. of Amendment filed with SSNY on 12/31/2018. SSNY shall mail process to: 280 Stonewall Lane, Fairfield, CT 06824. Purpose: Any lawful activity. The LLC is to be managed by one or more managers. APP FOR AUTH for SHAKE SHACK NEW YORK LLC App for Auth filed with SSNY 9/3/15 LLC. Registered in Delaware on 5/12/15 Off. Loc.: New York Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served & shall mail process to: c/o Shake Shack Enterprises LLC, 24 Union Square East, 5th Fl., New York, NY 10003. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

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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.

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Notice of Qualification of BOOKSMART PROPERTIES LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/28/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Connecticut (CT) on 11/15/13. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Village Suds, 627 Mamaroneck Ave, Mamaroneck, NY 10543. CT addr. of LLC: Booksmart Properties LLC, 3 Happy Hill Rd., Stamford, CT 06903. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of the State of CT, 30 Trinity Street, P.O. Box 150470, Hartford, CT 06115-0470. Purpose: Any lawful activity. VIBE SUPPLY, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with SSNY 01/03/2019. Office: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: VIBE SUPPLY, LLC Attn: Mickel Dussuaud., 5 Clinton PL 2A New Rochelle NY 10801. Purpose: Any Lawful purpose.

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.

Notice of Qualification of Rakuten Commerce LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/21/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/03/1998. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 800 Concar Dr., Ste. 175, San Mateo, CA 94402. Address to be maintained in DE: 3500 South DuPont Hwy., Dover, DE 19901. Arts of Org. filed with the DE Secy. of State, Division of Corporations; John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities.

MARISCOS CHELSEA, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/26/2015. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Watchale LLC, 63 Bank St. Apt 1B, NY, NY 10014. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

E Conn’s Magic Mirror Photo Booth, LLC, filed with SSNY 01/09/2019. 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, Registered Agent: Naomi Halevi., 10 California Rd., Mount Vernon, NY 10552. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of WHITE UNICORN LLC Arts. of Org. filed w i t h Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/10/19. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 104 E. 10th St., NY, NY 10003. 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. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Qualification of Sugar Maple Solar, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/13/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/30/18. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 Eighth Ave., 13th Fl., NY, NY 10011. Address to be maintained in DE: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste. 101, Dover, DE 19904. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State, Div. of Corporations, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities. Global S Contracting LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 10/03/2017. Office loc: Richmond County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, New York, 11228. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Qualification of 1 PARK ROW HOLDINGS, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/23/19. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 01/10/19. Princ. office of LLC: 666 Fifth Ave., 20th Fl., NY, NY 10103. 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, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1315787 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 662 9TH AVE NEW YORK, NY 10036. NEW YORK COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. BOYYTHAI CORP. A D TUDOR LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/11/18. 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, c/o Agulnick & Gogel, LLC, 1129 Northern Boulevard, Suite 404, Manhasset, NY 11030. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of Method and Practice LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 1/16/19. Office location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Solomon Blum Heymann LLP, 40 Wall St., 35th Fl., NY, NY 10005, principal business address. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Notice of Formation of Caitlin Carr LLC filed with SSNY on January 7, 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: 368 Eastern Pkwy, 5C, Brooklyn, NY 11225. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of MARINA VISTA PRESERVATION CLASS B, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/18/19. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 60 Columbus Circle, NY, NY 10023. 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 Formation of Civic Builders Sub-CDE 17, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/10/19. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Civic Builders, Inc., 180 Varick St., Ste. 1414, NY, NY 10014. Purpose: any lawful activities. NOTICE OF QUAL. of 1601 Bronxdale Property Owner LLC. Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 01/17/19. Off. Loc: NY Co. LLC org. in DE 10/17/18. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom proc. against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to 111 Eighth Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE off. Addr.: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert of Form. on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. DIGA UNSCRIPTED LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/17/2019. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 130 West 42nd St., Ste. 950, NY, NY 10036. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1315830 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 139 DUANE ST NEW YORK, NY 10013. NEW YORK COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. FISH REPUBLIC LLC. Notice of Formation of EGG COLLECTIVE II, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/14/19. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: EGG COLLECTIVE II, LLC, 360 Lexington Ave, Ste. 1502, NY, NY 10017. Purpose: any lawful activities.

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MICHALFAM HOLDINGS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/25/19. Office: Kings 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, c/o Kagan Lubic Lepper Finkelstein & Gold, LLP, 200 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10016. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1315885 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 728 8TH AVE NEW YORK, NY 10036. NEW YORK COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. AJARL RESTAURANT CORP.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF PRIME WIN MANAGEMENT, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/06/2018. Office location: NEW YORK County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process may be serviced and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: 400 5TH AVENUE. APT.#39F, NEW YORK, NY 10018. Principal business address: 400 5TH AVENUEM APT.#39F, NEW YORK, NY 10018. Purpose: any lawful act. Fragrance Pub LLC Arts. of Org. filed w/ SSNY on 7/31/18 Off. in Kings Co. SSNY desig. as agt. of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Accumera LLC, 911 Central Ave, #101, Albany, NY 12206. The reg. agt. is Accumera LLC at same address. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of Qualification of Copley Coffee Kitchen, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/17/19. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 01/10/19. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Copley Coffee Holdings, LLC, 150 Newport Ave., Ste. 3, Quincy, MA 02171. Address to be maintained in DE: c/o TRAC - The Registered Agent Company, 800 N. State St., Ste. 402, Dover, DE 19901. Arts of Org. filed with the DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities.

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Notice of Qualification of 1 PARK ROW DEVELOPMENT, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/23/19. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 01/10/19. Princ. office of LLC: 666 Fifth Ave., 20th Fl., NY, NY 10103. 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, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qual. of 222 EAST BROADWAY INVESTORS, LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 01/23/2019. Office loc: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 12/12/2018. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O the LLC, 147 W. 35th St., Ste 1207 , NY, NY 10011. 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.

NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION of DIGIDAY MEDIA LLC. Authority filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/14/2018. Office location: New York. LLC formed in Connecticut on 2/8/2011. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: One Liberty Plaza, 9th Floor, NY, NY 10006. Principal office of LLC is One Liberty Plaza, 9th Floor, NY, NY 10006. Arts of Org filed with CT Sec of State, 30 Trinity Street, Hartford, CT 06106. Purpose: Any lawful activity. The LLC is to be managed by one or more managers. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1316032 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 380A MARCUS GARVEY BLVD BROOKLYN, NY 11221. KINGS COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. HUNGRY TIGER INC. Notice of Formation of Sublime Videos LLC filed with SSNY on January 8, 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: 201 W 108th St #67, NY, NY 10025. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1316065 for beer and wine has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer and wine at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 33 Carmine Street, New York, NY 10014 for on-premises consumption. LPH ONE LLC

Notice of Qualification of MedAsset Recovery, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/18/19. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/13/18. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1370 Avenue of the Americas, NY, NY 10019. Address to be maintained in DE: c/o Harvard Business Services, Inc., 16192 Coastal Hwy., Lewes, DE 19958. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities. Notice of Formation of Hairvine Salon LLC filed with SSNY on January 25, 2019. Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 480 Main St, Armonk, NY, 10504. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. App. for Auth. (LLC) Dear Annabelle LLC. App. for Auth. filed w/ the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/17/19. LLC formed in DE on 4/27/18. 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 The LLC, 998 5th Ave., NY, NY 10028, registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: All lawful purposes. Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: 10101 Foster Ave Realty LLC, Articles of Organization filed with New York’s Secretary of State (NYSS) on 3/13/18. Office Location: c/o 203 Meserole Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222. NYSS designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. NYSS shall mail copy of process of LLC, to: J. James Carriero, Esq., 108-54 Ditmars Blvd., North Beach, NY 11369. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM

SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF KINGS PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff against SIGISMONDO RENDA, ESQ. AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM MILITARY ATTORNEY ON BEHALF OF DAVID JARUSHEWSKY, if living, and if dead, the respective heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignors, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and their respective husbands, wives or widow, if any, and each and every person not specifically named who may be entitled to or claim to have any right, title or interest in the property described in the verified complaint; all of whom and whose names and places of residence unknown, and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained by the Plaintiff, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on November 28, 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 14th day of March, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York. Said premises known as 996 Decatur Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11207. (Section: 11, Block: 3432, Lot: 22). Approximate amount of lien $1,054,190.83 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 502602-14. Jack Segal, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street – Suite 210 New Rochelle, New York 10801 (914) 636-8900 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1316081 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 THE HECKSCHER BALLFIELDS IN CENTRAL PARK NEW YORK, NY 10023. NEW YORK COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. PANDA BUBBLE TEA CP LLC.

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, PURSUANT TO LAW, THAT THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 06, 2019 AT 2:00 P.M. AT 42 BROADWAY, 5TH FLOOR, ON A PETITION FOR EE BAR 1018 LLC TO ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE AN UNENCLOSED SIDEWALK CAFÉ AT 2886 BROADWAY IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS. REQUEST FOR COPIES OF THE REVOCABLE CONSENT AGREEMENT MAY BE ADDRESSED TO: DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, ATTN: FOIL OFFICER, 42 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10004.

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, MARCH 6, 2019 2 P.M. at 42 Broadway, 5th floor, on a petition for independent 23RD STREET LLC to ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE an unenclosed sidewalk cafe at 158 E 23RD 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 940 Dumont Ave, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 02/01/2018. Office loc: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 940 Dumont Ave, LLC C/O Rosa, 153 Cooper Street MB#1, Brooklyn, NY 11207. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF RICHMOND SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE Index No. 130747/13 Date Filed: 1/22/2019 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff,

-againstEllen Schuster a/k/a Ellen M. Schuster; Thomas Fagan; Jessica Fagan; Any unknown heirs, devisees, distributees, or succesors in interest of the late Helen Fagan a/k/a Helem M. Fagan, if they be living or, if they be dead, their spouses, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors in interest of the late Helen Fagan a/k/a Helen M. Fagan, if they be living or, if they be dead, their spouses, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors in interest, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the Plaintiff; The United States of America acting through the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; City of New York Environmental Control Board; City of New York Parking Violations Bureau; City of New York Transit Adjudication Bureau; State of New York, Defendants. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 167 Wolverine Street, Staten Island, NY 10306 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or a notice of appearance on the attorneys for the Plaintiff within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the date of service. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Desmond Green, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Richmond County, entered Jan. 9, 2019 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Richmond County Clerk’s Office. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage to secure $675,000.00 and interest, recorded in the Richmond County Office of the City Register on August 31, 2009, in Land Document Number: 306466 covering premises known as 167 Wolverine Street, Staten Island, NY 10306 a/k/a Block 4419, Lot 69. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates Richmond County as the place of trail. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO FILED THIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOUR CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING A PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR TIIE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: March 28, 2017 Steven M. Palmer, Esq. Associate Attorney SHAPIRO, DICARO & BARAK, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (585) 247-9000 Fax: (585) 247-7380 Our File No. 12-020442 Notice of Formation of Sharpe Home Designs, LLC filed with SSNY on January 20, 2017. 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, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION of 200 Eleventh 6N Owner LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/2/14. 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: c/o Corporation Service Company, 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543 . Purpose: Any lawful act

Notice of Qualification of FORESIDE CONSULTING SERVICES, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/29/19. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 07/20/10. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Jeffrey W. Bullock, DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1316108 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 309 KNICKERBOCKER AVE BROOKLYN, NY 11237. KINGS COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. PARKSIDE BAR 278 LLC.

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FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK: COUNTY OF QUEENS SUMMONS - Docket No.: B-22964/18 ------------------------------------------------X In the Matters of ETHAN THOMAS HEALY-CARBAJAL also known as ETHAN HEALY also known as ETHAN HEALY-CARBAJAL A Child under the Age of Eighteen Years -------------------------------------------------X In the Name of the People of the State of New York TO: Thomas Healy ADDRESS: UNKNOWN An Petition having been duly filed in this Court, alleging that the above-named child in the care of THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING HOSPITAL, should be committed to the guardianship and custody of THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING HOSPITAL; a copy of said Petition being annexed hereto; 151-20 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, New York, Part 1, in front of the Hon. Connie Gonzalez on April 4, 2019 at 11:00A.M. in the forenoon of said day to Show Cause why the Court should not enter an Order committing the guardianship and custody of said child to the petitioning agency as required by law. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that if the guardianship and custody of said child are committed to the petitioning agency, THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING HOSPITAL, said child may be adopted with consent of the petitioning agency without your consent or further notice to you. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that you have the right to be represented by a lawyer, and, if the Court finds that you are unable to pay for a lawyer, you have the right to have a lawyer assigned by the Court. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that upon failure of the person summoned to appear, all of his or her parental rights to the child may be terminated, and PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that his or her failure to appear shall constitute a denial of his or her interest in the child which denial may result, without further notice, in the transfer or commitment of the child’s care, custody or guardianship or in the child’s adoption in this or any subsequent proceeding in which such care, custody or guardianship or adoption be at issue. Dated: Queens, New York February 6, 2019 By Order of the Court /s/ Clerk of the Family Court

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Notice of Qualification of BRIGHT GARVIES POINT LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/01/19. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 02/01/19. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o 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 Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to collocate wireless communications antennas at a height of 57 feet on a building with an top height of 62 feet at the approx. vicinity of 323 West 34th Street, Manhattan, New York County, NY 10001. 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, Erin, e.alsop@trileaf.com, 10845 Olive Blvd, Suite 260, St. Louis, MO 63141, 314-997-6111.

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Notice of Sale SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF KINGS, CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, vs. IBEKLIS OLEA, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Refereeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on January 17, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Kings County Supreme Court, Room 224, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY on March 21, 2019 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 339 Wyona Street, Brooklyn, NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York, Block 3758 and Lot 13. Approximate amount of judgment is $930,919.86 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 508809/2014. Aaron D. Maslow, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff Cash will not be accepted.

Notice of Formation of Sevier RE Group LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/14/19. 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 Brinster & Bergman LLP, 100 Merrick Rd., Ste. 320E, Rockville Centre, NY 11570. Purpose: any lawful activities.

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NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION of Rosa E., LLC amended to White Spark, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/13/05. Office loc: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware on 7/28/05. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and mailed to: 465 W 23rd St, #11B, NY, NY 10011. R/A CSC, 80 State St, Albany, NY 12207. Cert. of LLC filed with Secy. Of State of DE loc: 401 Federal St., #4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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