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EDITOR’S NOTE

RALPH R. ORTEGA Editor-in-chief

HERE AT CITY & STATE, our editorial team picked up on how Attorney General Letitia James is in the same position Andrew Cuomo was 13 years ago when he held the office and investigated then-Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s fall from grace. Now that Cuomo’s the one being investigated for alleged sexual misconduct in an independent probe overseen by James, we wondered if history will repeat itself. Will James follow the same path to the governor’s office? Some political experts say it’s a likely possibility, even though she hasn’t officially indicated any interest in running to be New York state’s top executive, writes Amanda Luz Henning Santiago in this week’s cover story. Meanwhile, others who have worked with James have insisted that she’s not trying to parlay the AG’s office into a run for governor, but just trying to do her job. Being attorney general does put James in charge of the biggest investigations in the state. Oftentimes, women of color, especially Black women, are seen as being criticized by the media for being ambitious, and that’s a major concern within the diverse communities City & State covers. Henning Santiago’s story illustrates that ambition is a core aspect of New York politics, and the ambition of white male politicians is sometimes viewed in a more positive light. We recognize that James has her work cut out for her at the moment with this investigation. The future will tell if City & State’s wonderings were right.

CONTENTS FIRST READ … 4 The week that was

RISE OF THE AG … 8

Letitia James takes on the Cuomo allegations

BUDGET TALKS … 12

Will Cuomo’s scandals lead to progressive wins?

LAW POWER 100 … 18

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The most politically influential legal professionals

SCHOOL FUNDING … 48 How federal support was gobbled up by the state TEACHER ATTRITION … 50 New York used federal aid to supplant school budgets, rather than supplement them.

The pandemic made teaching so much more difficult

WINNERS & LOSERS … 62 Who was up and who was down last week

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Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie gave the go-ahead for an impeachment investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY

COVID-19 nursing home deaths. Heastie’s announcement doesn’t mean the Assembly is actually moving to impeach the governor yet, or even that an impeachment vote is guaranteed to happen, but the historic move brings lawmakers one step closer to the prospect. And it indicates that whatever remaining support Cuomo has in Albany seems to be

After weeks of building pressure, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie authorized an impeachment investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo, to be conducted by the chamber’s Judiciary Committee, over recent sexual misconduct accusations and his alleged cover-up of

dwindling. A growing number of state lawmakers have called on Cuomo to resign. Every Republican state senator wants him out, and 59 Democratic legislators released a joint statement reiterating their individual calls for him to step down. And at least 10 Democratic members of New York’s congressional delegation, including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jerry Nadler, Jamaal Bowman and Carolyn Maloney, joined in the chorus of calls for Cuomo’s resignation. However, nearly two dozen female Assembly members released a statement asking people to wait for the conclusion of Attorney General Letitia James’ independent investigation. Their announcement came after details about a sixth accuser came to

“I don’t dabble in CuoAnon conspiracies.” – Assembly Member Ron Kim, on baseless conspiracy theories that sexual harassment allegations against Cuomo are a Republican plot to remove him from office, via the Daily News

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PENCILS UP For the first time since November, cooped up New York City teenagers will walk the vinyl-coated floors of their schools, as Mayor Bill de Blasio announced last week that high schools will reopen for in-person instruction again. In-person classes will start for some students later this month, just about the time of spring that kids start yearning to be let out of school for summer.

light that represented an escalation from the previous claims. An unnamed female aide to the governor claimed Cuomo groped her when they were alone in the Executive Mansion last year. The governor’s office referred the complaint to the Albany Police Department. This is on top of the ongoing nursing home scandal, which is in part driving calls for Cuomo’s resignation and impeachment. In the latest development, the Cuomo administration reportedly tried to get details from the federal government about what numbers they would release about COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes, and whether they would differ from what the state publicly reported. At the time, the state was not including hospital deaths of nursing home residents.

“You are a bad person and you are full of shit.” – Secretary to the Governor Melissa DeRosa, in a 2020 text message to state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi that was recently published, via New York magazine

Congress passed and Biden signed an enormous $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package that’s set to deliver some $100 billion to New York state. In addition to money for struggling small businesses, schools, transit and other things, the stimulus includes direct and unrestricted funds sent to state and local governments. The state will receive about $12.6 billion – a little less than the

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$15 billion Cuomo had been demanding for months, but still a huge sum that U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s spokesperson said was more than enough to cover the state’s budget deficit. The aid package was approved as budget negotiations begin to ramp up in Albany amid differing opinions about the actual state of New York’s finances. The governor’s office continues to paint a fairly grim picture, even with the cumulative aid that the state has received, while state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said that New York might actually be looking at budget surpluses this year and next, while still warning about a cloudy long-term outlook. New York City will also receive $6 billion, independent of the state’s funding.

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Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance will leave behind a high-profile Trump investigation after his term is up.

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Will Corey break the speaker curse?

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Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. recently announced he won’t run for a fourth term. Although this was the first confirmation he wasn’t running, his lack of fundraising and failure to participate in candidate forums indicated as much. Eight candidates are running in the Democratic primary to replace him, a race that was crowded long before it was clear that Vance wouldn’t run again. Whoever wins the primary is all but guaranteed to become the next district attorney and will likely inherit Vance’s investigations into former President Donald Trump. Those investigations have been gaining steam since Trump left office.

MONDAY 3/15 Start getting ready to network in person. The state begins allowing “catered events” of up to 150 people.

One might say that Corey Johnson already fell victim to the City Council speaker curse. After all, his run for mayor ended before it began, when he closed his fledgling campaign in September and became the latest speaker to unsuccessfully seek higher office after leading the city’s legislative body. Three of the four speakers before him ran for mayor and lost in the Democratic primary. The other, Melissa Mark-Viverito, ran for both public advocate, then Congress, and lost in both primaries. Now six months after opting out of the 2021 elections, Johnson is opting back in. He officially kicked off his campaign for New York City comptroller March 9 with a press conference in Manhattan’s Madison Square Park. And with that, he’ll get a second shot at becoming the first speaker in the modern era to extend his life in electoral politics. “Anyone who’s been speaker and run for citywide office, it’s clearly known it comes with difficulties,” said Camille Rivera, a political strategist who worked on Mark-Viverito’s 2020 congressional campaign. “You’re coming from a place where compromise is the name of the game. You’ve got 51 members … with different priorities.” With that comes difficult decisions under a spotlight that borough presidents or even the city comptroller rarely have to

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Politicos are whispering about how the governor announced new pandemic rules before responding to ongoing scandals at press briefings.

deal with, like we saw in last year’s budget battle over reducing funding for the NYPD that was thought to have damaged Johnson politically. The job of speaker could also be deceptively powerful when it comes to electoral politics. “The reality is that the speaker position is not a citywide election position,” since they’re chosen by members, and not the public, Mark-Viverito told City & State. To win higher office, she said, “You have to be able to break beyond your district and make the pitch to a larger population in a multiracial, multilingual city.” But does Mark-Viverito believe the job is cursed? “I think that’s overstating it,” she said. Curse or not, Johnson seems to have a good chance at winning the race for comptroller. Other leading candidates like City Council Member Brad Lander, state Sen. Brian Benjamin and Assembly Member David Weprin have already accumulated a ton of endorsements and support before Johnson entered the race and have been actively campaigning for months. But Johnson should be able to catch up quickly. Thanks to the fundraising for his abandoned mayoral campaign, Johnson will actually enter the race having raised more private funds than any of his opponents. – Jeff Coltin

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The New York City Council Public Safety Committee holds a 9:30 a.m. preliminary budget hearing and reviews a police reform draft plan, with testimony from the NYPD.

City & State hosts an affordable housing virtual forum at 10 a.m. featuring two state senators and four Assembly members.

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DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS IN ALBANY ARE LOOKING FOR A COOL, NEW MONIKER LIKE “THE SQUAD.”

BY ANY OTHER NAME

LAST WEEK, Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani shared on “The Capitol Pressroom” that he and five other democratic socialist legislators frequently get together to strategize. “We are currently known as ‘Socialists in Office.’ We’re looking for any new names,” he told

WCNY. The squad of like-minded state lawmakers includes state Sens. Jabari Brisport and Julia Salazar, and Assembly Members Mamdani, Emily Gallagher, Marcela Mitaynes and Phara Souffrant Forrest.

We took to Twitter and ran a 24-hour poll with four options, and now we’re excited to share the winner, the runnerups, the endorsements and the write-in suggestions. 754 people voted in total.

CITY & STATE’S CHOICES WINNER: RED BLOC, 38.9% Inspired by a tweet from state Sen. Gustavo Rivera, this nickname was triumphant.

THE WRITE-INS IN A CLOSE SECOND: CAPITOL COMRADES, 36.1% This one was endorsed as the “the only right answer among these options” by Salazar, and it almost took home the gold. Maybe we should trigger an instant runoff election, rankedchoice style?

IN A DISTANT THIRD: THE SOCIAL JUSTICE LEAGUE, 14.6% In the vein of the “Wonder Twins,” this one would most easily translate to the silver screen, but alas, most people did not go for it. At least no one has to fight DC for branding rights.

IN LAST PLACE: BERN’ UNIT, 10.5% No one was feeling this particular Bern, but we’re considering running this poll again four years from now and seeing if the nickname has more appeal.

WINNER: ROSE CAUCUS This would be a great suggestion, and we happen to have a fake cover already mocked up, but it’s already taken by an unaffiliated organization. No one wants that drama.

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We believed that the evidence was so overwhelming, that (conviction) was, in fact, a possibility.

A Q&A with U.S. Virgin Islands Del.

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What was your childhood like growing up in New York City? It was the ’70s, so a very different New York than it is now. I grew up in Bushwick, we lived in Bushwick projects for a number of years. And then during the birth of Mitchell-Lama housing, we moved to Lindsay Park (a co-op in Williamsburg). I was explaining this summer to my children the many, many games that we played growing up in the city, from stickball to skelly. Just an amazing childhood.

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After law school, you went to work for the Bronx district attorney, who was

Robert Johnson at the time. Interestingly, (Rep.) Jamie Raskin, who was the lead impeachment manager, was my professor in law school. And when I had three or four offers when I was coming out of law school, he was the person who said, “You really should go and be a prosecutor. Take the offer in the Bronx DA’s office. You’re not going to make as much money as maybe some of those other (offers), but that’s your strength, along with the fact that that skill set will be invaluable.” District attorneys’ offices are undergoing

major changes in New York City, as campaigns for those positions focus increasingly on criminal justice reform, racial inequities in the system and decarceration. What are your thoughts on that evolution? I think that it’s a really important discussion. One of the things I have to say that I noted about the Bronx DA’s office when I was there, was that a lot of the people that he hired were people from the neighborhood. It was a large number of minority hiring that was done, a large number of people of

color. And I think that that really had a great role in how we handled cases. What are your thoughts looking back on how the impeachment proceedings went, knowing that conviction was maybe not anticipated? People are always asking us, “Well, you guys didn’t think you were going to win?” I think we went in there with the hope that we would, and the belief that it was, in fact, possible. Would there be some watershed moment ... where Republican senators recognized that what had happened was so

profound that they would have to vote against their president? We believed that the evidence was so overwhelming, that that was, in fact, a possibility. I think what was disappointing was that partisan politics and power has so taken over that members were more interested in partisanship and in retaining their power and their seats than they were in voting to convict the president. Even though a number of them approached me and told me that they believe that we made the case. And these were Republican senators who did not vote to convict. – Annie McDonough

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Eliot Spitzer went after Wall Street. Andrew Cuomo went after Spitzer. Now Letitia James takes on the Cuomo allegations.

OV. ANDREW CUOMO’S star has fallen. The governor, who just last year stepped into the national spotlight for his handling of the COVID-19 crisis, is facing two major scandals: his administration’s reported cover-up of nursing home resident deaths caused by the coronavirus and a growing number of sexual harassment allegations being levied against him. While Cuomo will undoubtedly see his stature diminished by the controversies, even if he hangs on to complete his term and run for reelection, another statewide elected official will see her star rise: state Attorney General Letitia James. Although she had responsibility dropped in her lap for investigating both issues, technically at the governor’s request, James has already demonstrated independence by taking on the governor with a stinging report on nursing homes. Now, it’s possible James could follow Cuomo’s path to becoming New York’s top executive: a high-profile look into the governor’s alleged misdeeds. On Jan. 28, James published a report indicating that the number of nursing home deaths disclosed by the state may have undercounted by as much as 50%. Her findings ultimately led to the revelation that the Cuomo administration had

delayed releasing information about the actual death toll out of fear of politically motivated punishment from the Trump administration. In the wake of the nursing home scandal, James began overseeing an investigation into the sexual harassment allegations made against Cuomo, after the governor decided to cede control over the probe. He drew sharp criticism of his initial efforts to delegate authority to an ally, former U.S. District Judge Barbara Jones, instead of James. He also attempted to refer the investigation to both James and his appointee, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore, another bid for control that James rejected. On March 8, James announced she would be appointing Joon Kim, a former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Anne Clark, an employment discrimination lawyer, to lead the investigation. While James has given no indication of any future ambitions for higher office, her recent investigations are reminiscent of her predecessors, Cuomo included, who used the attorney general’s office as a gubernatorial springboard. In FebruGov. Andrew Cuomo is facing dual scandals: his administration’s reported cover-up of nursing home deaths and at least six sexual harassment claims. State Attorney General Letitia James is forging ahead by overseeing an independent investigation into those accusations of misconduct by the governor.

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ary, James even joked that “AG” stands for “aspiring governor” during a press event – a joke well known to New York politicos. However, she also said that her office is “not focusing on the politics but focusing on the law,” during this time. James’ office declined to comment for this story. Political experts familiar with Albany politics also view the office as the go-to role for aspiring governors and say she’s in a position to make a name for herself. “She’s in a launchpad job, early innings, she would usually be expected to gather more experience before she was a competitive (contender) for governor,” Gerald Benjamin, a retired political science professor at SUNY New Paltz told City & State. “But it’s not only the job she’s in – she’s the direct player in the situation. So (her probe) does have a chance to build her a reputation.” However, those who have worked with James in the past say she isn’t positioning herself to run for governor, but just doing her job. It just so happens that the job has become one that places its incumbent at the center of the state’s biggest controversies. “I think it’s very interesting that there’s this expectation that Tish is just like the rest of (the former attorney generals), that Tish is just going to use this as some sort of path to something else,” Assembly Member Catalina Cruz, who has worked in the state attorney general’s office under Cuomo and has worked closely with James, told City & State. “I think people need to focus on the fact that we elected an extremely qualified attorney who just happens to be a Black woman,” Cruz continued. “If she were a white man no one would be ... thinking about what her ambitions are and what they’re not.” THE SHIFTING ROLE OF THE AG’S OFFICE The state attorney general’s office wasn’t always known for taking on high-profile cases, but since former Gov. Eliot Spitzer held the office between 1999 and 2007, taking on major power players has become expected of whoever serves in the role. New York’s constitution says little about what is expected of the role. Its power is mostly defined through state statutes. The governor can also imbue the attorney general with more power, as Cuomo did with former state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. In 2016, Cuomo signed an executive order to give the attorney general prosecutorial power to investigate police misconduct. It was mainly through close examination of statutes that Spitzer was able to reshape the role of the attorney general. He used the Martin Act, a statute from 1921, which gives the attorney general the ability to prosecute financial crimes, to go after Wall Street. “He

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“In terms of contenders to be governor of the state, attorney general is the best position you can have.” – Robert Spitzer, a political science professor at SUNY Cortland

identified some statutes about regulating economic activity and exploited – exploited sounds bad – but he used those powers fully to take on financial interests on Wall Street and became nationally recognized for that,” Benjamin said. During Spitzer’s two terms serving as attorney general, he became known as the “Sheriff of Wall Street,” who made a name for himself by aggressively investigating the state’s financial and securities industries. In 2002, Spitzer discovered conflicts of inter-

est involving stock analysts at Merrill Lynch, which led to his office charging the wealth management company a fine of $100 million. It also led to 10 of the biggest securities firms in the country collectively paying $1.4 billion in settlements over a conflict of interest case that was also launched by Spitzer. By 2004, Spitzer had become such a hero to liberals nationwide that Martin Peretz, then the editor-in-chief of The New Republic, suggested that then-U.S. Sen. John Kerry should choose Spitzer as his running mate on the Democratic presidential ticket. Following his second term as attorney general, Spitzer launched a successful campaign for governor and was elected to the office in 2006. However, halfway through his first term, he became embroiled in a scandal of his own, which led to his speedy resignation under threat of impeachment in 2008. Who was state attorney general under Spitzer? You guessed it: future Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Prior to Spitzer’s resignation, Cuomo launched a high profile and forceful investigation into Spitzer’s office’s use of state police for political purposes, in what was known as “Troopergate.” As a result of Cuomo’s investigation, four of Spitzer’s aides were charged with ethics violations. Cuomo then launched a successful campaign for governor in 2010

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erful person or entity that she has positioned herself against throughout her relatively short time in the office. Since James was elected in 2018, her office has led investigations and filed suits against Amazon, Facebook, the National Rifle Association, the New York City Police Department and the Trump family. If Cuomo is impeached, resigns or doesn’t run for reelection, James would be well positioned to run for his office next year, especially if she is perceived as having demonstrated independence from him. “In terms of contenders to be governor of the state, attorney general is the best position you can have. At least in this modern era,” Robert Spitzer (no relation to the former governor), a political science professor at SUNY Cortland, told City & State. As the first Black woman to win statewide office, James’ journey to attorney general, however, has been much different than that of her predecessors. “James overcame racial and gender barriers in winning statewide elected office, a descendant of Southern sharecroppers and graduate of an HBCU (historically black college or university),” Luke Perry, a professor of government at Utica College, told City & State in an email. Some political analysts argue that the attorney-general-to-governor pipeline is a bad trend in New York politics, worrying that being a prosecutor isn’t the only, or even necessarily best, experience to train someone to do what the governor does: negotiate the budget with the Legislature, oversee bureaucratic agencies such as the Department of Transportation and grant the occasional commutation. “Please keep in mind that this investigation, whatever it finds, will be only one part of the record that would be the basis of her rationale for election,” Robert Bellafiore, a former Associated Press Capitol reporter and senior aide to former Gov. George Pataki, told City & State in an email. “New Yorkers already had one governor whose sole claim to fame was investigative chops and look how he turned out. To be a serious candidate for the highest office in this state, one should be able to demonstrate capacity to address a huge range of policy areas integral to New York’s future.” Eliot Spitzer and Andrew Cuomo each made big splashes in their stints as attorney general before becoming governor. Spitzer tackled corruption on Wall Street while Cuomo issued a key report on what became known as “Troopergate.”

and has remained in office since then. Schneiderman, who helmed the office from 2011 to 2018, until allegations of physical and sexual abuse of ex-girlfriends forced him to resign, had also built a strong reputation with the Democratic base. Schneiderman grew to prominence for suing Trump University, which led to further legal inquiries into Donald Trump’s business dealings after he was elected president. Schneiderman also put pressure on President Barack Obama’s administration to deal with Wall Street more forcefully following the financial crisis of 2008. Had Schneiderman not been accused of violence, he would have been the odds-on favorite to succeed Cuomo. Within just a couple of decades, the attorney general’s office has become the place to be if your goal is to rule the state. IS JAMES FOLLOWING IN HER PREDECESSORS’ FOOTSTEPS? James and Cuomo ran on a ticket together, after the governor endorsed the then-New York City public advocate for attorney general in 2018. While James’ nursing home report shocked some who were surprised to see her act as an adversary toward her former political ally, Cuomo is hardly the only pow-

James could still benefit from the investigation, even if Cuomo somehow manages to hang on and run for reelection in 2022, and she chooses not to challenge him. The attorney general’s enhanced stature could help her win a seat in the Senate for example – which is what Jacob Javits did – or she could land a job in a Democratic administration. James is carefully navigating the current probe, but it’s unclear if she’ll face sexist criticism as it plays out. For instance, New York Republicans, including state party Chair Nick Langworthy and Rep. Tom Reed, have attacked Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul for not having publicly discussed whether she had known about Cuomo’s alleged behavior before it was reported. (Neither man lodged any criticism against former Vice President Mike Pence over allegations of sexual assault by President Donald Trump from 26 women.) Throughout her career, James has avoided the confrontational approach of some men in similar positions, such as Cuomo and Spitzer. “If she were to act like them and be that aggressive, then she’d be a ‘bitch’ right?” Lupe Todd-Medina, a political consultant and friend to James, told Politico. “So she’s not doing that and she’s soft? She’s damned if she do and she’s damned if she don’t. But what I will say: She’s always been driven, and I haven’t seen much difference from her (since becoming attorney general).” Cruz believes that James’ sole objective in overseeing the investigation into Cuomo’s allegations derives from her own interest in seeking the truth and providing it to the people who elected her to office. “I routinely say Tish can do this job and sit and think about the fact that she’s actually said, ‘Whether he stays in office or not, I’m still going to go get to the bottom of this, I’m going to continue my investigation and get to the bottom of this,’” she said. “She’s not saying, ‘If he steps down, this is going away.’ She’s saying, ‘The people deserve the truth and I’m going to find this for them.’” James has also stated many times that it is not her goal to replicate the models set forth by past attorneys general or dedicate her office to pursuing cases that are likely to gain statewide or national attention for her own personal advancement. “First and foremost, I’m a public servant. Less a politician, more of a public servant,” James told City & State in a 2019 interview. “I am an attorney. And I work with a talented pool of attorneys and nonattorneys, and we’re here to administer the law, and to protect the interest of New York state, a sovereign state. And so has the office changed? Has the direction changed? I would say no. We’re continuing to uphold the law and continuing to serve as the people’s lawyer.”

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing the worst crisis of his career while trying to lead the state budget process. Progressive lawmakers sense an opportunity.

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Much remains unknown about this year’s budget dealings, and not only because the state is in such unprecedented times. Neither chamber has even passed their one-house budgets, the nonbinding resolutions in which legislative leaders lay out their own priorities and the changes they want to see in the executive budget. And that’s where the negotiations among Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and the governor really begin. Until then, observers who are not in the room where it happens are really left to speculate. “We are in uncharted territory when it comes to negotiating the budget under these circumstances,” state Sen. Liz Krueger, chair of the powerful Finance Committee, said in a statement to City & State. “I’ve been around too long to think I can predict the future.” Some observers expect something of a change in dynamics between the Legislature and the executive branch. The budget is generally where the governor has the most control during the legislative year and where he attempts to pass his own biggest policy agenda items. But some on the left are hoping that the new supermajorities and the scandals will embolden legislative leaders during the budget process to pass priorities for the Democratic caucuses – which lean a bit to Cuomo’s left – including higher taxes on the rich and legal marijuana. “It seems that both Leader (Stewart-) Cousins and Speaker Heastie are kind of

comfortable going beyond what the governor has proposed,” said Charles Khan, organizing director for the Strong Economy for All Coalition, which advocates for new taxes on the wealthy. “They’re really leaning, in ways that they haven’t before, into their own leadership.” Khan referred specifically to Stewart-Cousins’ call for Cuomo to resign, and Heastie’s statement soon after that echoed her sentiments, although he did not explicitly call for resignation. And before that, they reached an agreement – albeit one that was still viewed as a compromise between different factions of their chambers – to curtail some of Cuomo’s expanded pandemic authority. Now Khan is hoping legislative leaders will push the governor on some of the new taxes, including a wealth tax and a tax on second homes, as part of the budget. “Cuomo is in his weakest bargaining position that we’ve ever seen him in – kind of unimaginable the way it looked a couple months ago,” Khan added. Melissa Moore, state director at the Drug Policy Alliance, is hopeful that Cuomo’s vulnerability will help get the Legislature’s version of marijuana legalization passed, which still remains quite different than the governor’s version on issues of social and racial justice. The governor for the first time this year committed to using a portion of tax revenue to reinvest in communities harmed by prohibition, a significant shift on his part, but legalization advocates have said his proposal still

falls short. “It seems as though there is a shift in the tenor and in the dynamics from where we generally would be,” Moore said. “I think the next few weeks are going to be wildly interesting.” Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes, who sponsors the bill to legalize marijuana, recently suggested that it could get passed before the budget. “That’s how close we are to completing a deal” with the governor, she told The Buffalo News. For his part, Cuomo is insisting that the recent allegations of sexual harassment and the nursing home scandal will not affect his work on the budget. When asked about whether the scandals weaken Cuo-

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ITH DUAL NURSING HOME and sexual harassment scandals engulfing Gov. Andrew Cuomo, combined with still-high rates of COVID-19 and a sometimes chaotic vaccination program, one might forget that the state budget is due in less than a month. This budget season may present an unprecedented opportunity for Democratic supermajorities in both chambers to flex their influence in the traditionally executiveheavy process. But even with an emboldened Legislature and a potentially weakened governor, Cuomo still holds most of the cards in negotiations.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, right, are the three lawmakers who finalize the state budget. Heastie and Stewart-Cousins, who both lead supermajorities in their chambers, have publicly said the governor should reconsider whether he is fit to lead the state.

mo’s negotiating position, a spokesperson for the state Division of Budget referred to comments the governor made at a March 3 press conference. “I’m going to cooperate with the attorney general’s investigation and do the budget,” Cuomo said at the press conference. “Remember, we did a budget last year in the spring in the heat of COVID, where it was the most intense period of my life, of this government’s life, of this state’s life, and we did both, and we’ll do both here.” Camille Rivera, partner at the progressive political consulting group New Deal Strategies, said that it’s hard to deny that the governor’s position this budget season

has been weakened. “It’s pretty clear that the dynamics have changed and are going to change within the budget negotiations,” Rivera said. “Whether or not the governor seems to want to admit that is entirely up to him, but you’re going to see a stronger and bolder Legislature.” Before the COVID-19 nursing home death scandal really broke open, and before multiple women accused the governor of sexual harassment, there was already evidence of Cuomo at least nominally caving to legislative pressure. Since last year, both Stewart-Cousins and Heastie said they supported increasing taxes on New York’s wealthiest residents to raise money to ad-

dress the coronavirus crisis and the revenue shortfall resulting from it. Throughout most of the pandemic, and the rest of his time as governor, Cuomo has resisted any increase in the state income tax and the slew of other taxes on the rich that some lawmakers are proposing. He changed his tune when he presented his executive budget in January, which included a proposal to raise taxes on those who make over $5 million. It would raise $1.5 billion annually, less than any of the taxes proposed as part of the Invest in Our New York Act supported by progressives. He still expressed reluctance about the idea, but proposing it at all represented a pivot.

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In January, Cuomo said that if the state got its full $15 billion request for unrestricted federal aid, then the tax hikes wouldn’t be necessary, even as legislative leaders doubled down on commitments to pass new taxes on the wealthy regardless of federal aid. Initially, he presented a budget that assumed just $6 billion in federal aid split over two years. Now, with the state set to receive about $12.6 billion, Cuomo still said that tax increases are “on the table.” E.J. McMahon, founder of the conservative think tank the Empire Center for Public Policy, said that now that the governor has proposed the tax hikes, and did not remove them when he submitted his 30-day amendments, they’re all but guaranteed to remain. “He proposed it as a tactic to basically – he did that as a favor to the leaders, in effect,” McMahon said. McMahon suggested that better than projected tax receipts in the past year and other federal dollars would have allowed Cuomo to present a balanced budget without any tax increases at all, even with a lowball estimate of unrestricted funds. Earlier this month, a report from state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli suggested the state could even end the current fiscal year on March 31 with a $1.6 billion surplus. One longtime Albany insider suggested that regardless of the more recent scandals, Cuomo was always going to budge on some big-ticket progressive items, like having some sort of new millionaires tax, coming around to where legislators stand on marijuana legalization or breaking his own 2% cap on yearly budget increases. But for all the talk of supermajorities and scandals, New York’s constitution still gives the governor the bulk of the negotiating power when it comes to the budget. “Regardless of all this stuff, the governor still maintains extraordinary authority in terms of the budget process,” Democratic consultant Jake Dilemani said. Even with everything happening, that doesn’t change. Unlike normal legislation, budget bills are written and introduced by the governor, without legislative sponsors, putting Cuomo in a position of control from the very beginning. Legislators have little recourse when it comes to changing spending bills – they can’t amend any of the language and can only add spending through individual line item additions, which are subject to the governor’s approval. And spending bills make up half the budget, with the other half, called language bills, used to make any statutory changes necessary to enact the budget. Since he’s been governor, Cuomo has used these to introduce and pass any number of high-profile pieces of his policy agenda. While lawmakers theoretically have more control over these language bills, Cuomo’s control over the actual appropriations gives him an ad-

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vantage in negotiations. Even if lawmakers tried to push through policy changes that Cuomo doesn’t support, they would need to override his veto of the language bills. Moderate Democrats aren’t likely to want to do that, and there is no indication that the Legislature has reached the point of attempting to cut Cuomo out of the process. And no one wants to be blamed for a late budget if politics gets in the way of timely passage. “I think everyone in state government is keenly aware of the fact that they want to pass a budget, and they want to do it as on time as possible, given the situation that

“It’s pretty clear that the dynamics have changed and are going to change within the budget negotiations. Whether or not the governor seems to want to admit that is entirely up to him.” – Camille Rivera, partner at New Deal Strategies

we’re in,” Dilemani said. Spokespeople for Heastie and Stewart-Cousins did not return a request for comment for this story. Dilemani suggested that the scandals could prove to be something of a distraction for lawmakers, eating up limited bandwidth during budget crunch time, and that some lower-tier priorities, or complex policy that doesn’t directly relate to the actual budget, could fall out of the bill as a result. That could include marijuana legalization, which has been dropped from the budget the past two years due to negotiations that couldn’t be resolved. But if issues shift away from the budget to the regular legis-

lative process, legislators might again have the advantage of addressing them on their own. For example, both chambers have passed bills to increase oversight of nursing homes in the wake of the pandemic, something that Cuomo has also proposed getting done as part of the budget. Another factor to consider is that Cuomo is a masterful negotiator, and, according to McMahon, Cuomo had already begun planting seeds for greater leverage even before his scandals emerged. He pointed to a provision buried in one of this year’s spending bills. Based on existing language in Cuomo’s proposed budget, the state can only spend $6 billion in unrestricted federal aid. That amount is the estimate from the state of the minimal amount of money it would get from Washington. Cuomo balanced his budget proposal based on that worst-case assumption, but he was asking the federal government for more to reduce the use of cuts and tax hikes. The proposed budget language has a provision to appropriate an additional $9 billion, but only if the state receives $15 billion or more in unrestricted funds from the federal government. McMahon interprets that to mean that, even with the state set to receive $12.6 billion in unrestricted aid, the Legislature can’t spend a cent more than $6 billion without the governor agreeing to resubmit the bill with updated language. Power over use of that money alone puts Cuomo in a strong negotiating position. “He’s totally in the driver’s seat,” McMahon said. “He’s controlled the narrative from the start.” When asked about the appropriations budget provision, as well as the inclusion of tax hikes even with greater than projected federal aid, Division of the Budget spokesperson Freeman Klopott said in a statement: “The Governor made very clear the state … needs $15 billion from Washington. The federal legislation provides approximately $12.6 billion to the state, however we are evaluating the bill and seeking further guidance from the federal government to better understand how this funding can be used.” He added the funds are nonrecurring, and the executive branch will work with the Legislature to find solutions for the current future projected budget gaps. The combined budget hole for the current fiscal year and the upcoming one is estimated at $15 billion by the state, although other estimates are lower. The budget negotiation is always an opaque process, and often observers don’t know how negotiations play out until the day the budget is passed. With everything happening in Albany right now, the state budget might get less attention from outsider observers than it usually does, but for the very same reasons, it may be an especially interesting budget season to watch.

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N THE LEGAL profession, being evaluated is a fundamental part of the job. Professional success is easy enough to measure: How many cases do attorneys win? How often are their clients acquitted? How many hours are they billing? If that’s not enough, countless lists identify the best attorneys and the biggest or most prestigious law firms. City & State’s Law Power 100 is a little different. While it includes a number of partners at top white-collar firms, it’s based on who’s having an impact in New York’s political and government spheres. The list features prominent public officials, top legal advisers and powerful prosecutors. It highlights trailblazing civil rights attorneys and advocates for poor and homeless people. It includes law school deans, bar association presidents, public defenders, and advocates and experts shaping key policies in New York. And it puts a spotlight on a few former (and future?) elected officials in the legal field – as well as the individuals who could take down the governor and a certain ex-president.

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LETITIA JAMES

Letitia James has taken on The Trump Organization and the NRA.

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rare appointment by federal judges in her jurisdiction. Through it all, Strauss has continued pursuing high-level investigations into Trump allies. In the neighboring Eastern District, acting U.S. Attorney Seth DuCharme is in the early stages of an investigation into the Cuomo administration’s questionable handling of nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic.

7 ELIZABETH GARVEY ACTING COUNSEL TO GOV. ANDREW CUOMO Over the past year, many New Yorkers – and observers across the country – have gotten used to seeing Elizabeth Garvey at Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s COVID-19 briefings. A former state Senate Republican staffer, Garvey has acted as a frequent stand-in for Cuomo, answering pandemic-related questions, including about polling sites in red zones and reopening schools. Garvey, who also handles critical budget and policy issues, has been a key adviser to the governor as he grapples with a growing number of sexual harassment claims.

8 JOON KIM & ANNE CLARK LEAD ATTORNEYS Attorney General’s Investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo As a growing number of women accuse Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment, the governor insists he won’t resign – but depending on what Joon Kim and Anne Clark turn up, he may find that he has no other choice. This month, state Attorney General Letitia James appointed the two attorneys to lead an independent investigation into the allegations against Cuomo. Kim, a partner at Cleary Gottlieb, is familiar with the governor from his time as a former federal prosecutor, having been directly involved in investigations into Cuomo’s Moreland Commission and Cuomo’s confidant Joe Percoco. Clark, an employment law attorney and partner at Vladeck, Raskin & Clark, specializes in representing employees in sexual harassment and discrimination cases – which is relevant given that most of the allegations against Cuomo have been lodged by former staffers.

10 JERRY GOLDFEDER, ALAN KLINGER & DINA KOLKER SPECIAL COUNSEL; COMANAGING PARTNER; PARTNER Stroock & Stroock & Lavan Jerry Goldfeder is one of the most prominent attorneys in New York’s political sphere, as a leading election lawyer, frequent commentator, educator and author of “Goldfeder’s Modern Election Law.” Goldfeder chaired the New York State Bar Association’s task force that advised attorneys and journalists on the 2020 presidential election. Alan Klinger is co-chair of the firm’s litigation group and a member of its government relations group. Along with Dina Kolker, Klinger also represents powerful public sector unions, such as the United Federation of Teachers and the Uniformed Sanitationmen’s Association.

11 JANET SABEL ATTORNEY-IN-CHIEF AND CEO The Legal Aid Society Janet Sabel and The Legal Aid Society spent the past year fighting for the rights of New Yorkers as the coronavirus pandemic raged on. The social justice legal organization filed a lawsuit against the state on behalf of low-income families facing eviction, tried to force New York City to provide separate hotel rooms to homeless New Yorkers during the pandemic, and won a policy victory with the passage of state legislation ending the “walking while trans” ban.

12 ROBERTA KAPLAN PARTNER Kaplan Hecker & Fink Roberta Kaplan has taken on a new title this year as the self-described “go-to person to sue” former President Donald Trump, representing both E. Jean Carroll and Mary Trump in their legal battles against the former president. While running her own firm, she’s also found time to take on white supremacy and sexual harassment and assault in the workplace. No stranger to the courtroom, Kaplan’s

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Jonathan Lippman serves as of counsel at Latham & Watkins.

Former state Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, who presided over New York’s highest court and oversaw the state’s vast court system for nearly seven years, has since emerged as a leading proponent for closing the Rikers Island jail complex. As the head of the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform, he has called on New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to continue the reduction of the use of jail by instead “bolstering programs that provide supportive and transitional housing.”

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district attorneys are among the most powerful elected officials in the five boroughs, with wide latitude to decide which types of crimes to pursue – and which to avoid. In the Bronx, the establishment-backed prosecutor Darcel Clark is currently serving a second term after running unopposed in 2019. She dismissed hundreds of curfew summonses from a night of protesting the police killing of George Floyd, but more than 50 prosecutors in her office responded with a call for her to do more to combat police violence. She has also taken recent steps to diversify her staff. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, who is now running unopposed for a second four-year term, has

From left: Melinda Katz, Cy Vance, Michael McMahon, Eric Gonzalez and Darcel Clark

a reputation as a reformer. After adjusting his office to the pandemic last year, in the first month of 2021 he released his plan to vacate over 200 warrants related to prostitution and co-hosted a gun buyback event that got 48 firearms off the street. In the summer of last year, he published a report on wrongful convictions in Brooklyn. In Queens, Melinda Katz is the first new district attorney in nearly 30 years. She took office last year after a hard-fought primary battle with newcomer Tiffany Cabán, stepping into a role that has a history of overlooked and covered-up misconduct. While making adjustments due to the pandemic, Katz focused on investigating potential wrongful convictions and reducing prosecution of low-level, nonviolent offenses. On Staten Island, the for-

mer New York City council member and U.S. representative Michael McMahon has served as district attorney since his election in 2016. Recognizing that Staten Island is the epicenter of the heroin and prescription drug crisis in New York City, he made the crisis a central focus for his administration. In 2019, he expanded his HOPE program, which focuses on getting low-level drug offenders into treatment instead of jail. In Manhattan, the home of what is traditionally the most high-profile prosecutor’s office, Cy Vance is in a unique

position. He is not running for reelection this year, but his investigation of former President Donald Trump’s business dealings is moving along. Last year, Vance won a landmark ruling affirming that presidents are not immune from the criminal process. Vance issued subpoenas and questioned witnesses in regard to Trump’s business dealings and The Trump Organization, and in February the U.S. Supreme Court sided with Vance: The tax returns and other documents he sought were finally turned over.

District attorneys have wide latitude to decide which types of crimes to pursue – and which to avoid.

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DONNA LIEBERMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR New York Civil Liberties Union

Sandra Doorley is head of the state District Attorneys Association.

As the coronavirus pandemic worsened, Donna Lieberman and the New York Civil Liberties Union called on officials to release prisoners to stem the spread of the virus and take steps to protect front-line workers. The NYCLU, which has more than 185,000 members and eight offices around the state, also filed a lawsuit against Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s vaccination plan for omitting prisoners and sued the Rochester Police Department for withholding police misconduct records.

as counsel to the governor and was also a key staffer when Cuomo was state attorney general. At Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, she co-chairs the Public Policy Practice Group. Randy Mastro, a distinguished litigator who was deputy mayor for operations under Rudy Giuliani, co-chairs the firm’s Litigation Practice Group. Last year, Mastro won a U.S. Supreme Court ruling preventing Cuomo from enforcing fixed-capacity restrictions at houses of worship in pandemic hot zones.

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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher These two attorneys are at the same firm, but one’s an ally of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the other’s an adversary. Mylan Denerstein, who was named one of New York City Bar’s three 2020 diversity and inclusion champions, served

District Attorneys Association of the State of New York Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley last summer took the reins at the District Attorneys Association of the State of New York, an association that has defended stricter measures

in the debate over criminal justice reform in recent years. Doorley vowed to create a workgroup on racial inequities and implicit bias. As district attorney, she announced an indictment of Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren on campaign fraud charges last fall.

16 BARRY BERKE, JEFFREY BRAUN & GARY NAFTALIS PARTNER; COUNSEL; PARTNER Kramer Levin Talk about high-powered attorneys. Barry Berke, who is Kramer Levin’s litigation co-chair in New York, was a top legal adviser to the U.S. House of Representatives in both Senate impeachment trials of Donald Trump and

17 BENJAMIN BRAFMAN OWNER Brafman & Associates When celebrities need a lawyer, they often turn to Benjamin Brafman. Brafman has represented Jay-Z (who wrote him into a song), New York art dealer Helly Nahmad (recently pardoned by Donald Trump), notorious “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli, Plaxico Burress (who caught the Super Bowl-winning touchdown for the Giants in 2008), and, temporarily, the disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein. Known for delivering a good show in the courtroom, Brafman’s one of New York’s best trial attorneys.

Lieberman called on officials to release prisoners and protect front-line workers.

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helped New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio emerge from several criminal investigations unscathed. Jeffrey Braun has defended several high-profile land use approvals in New York and helped develop a law on conceptual environmental reviews in the state Court of Appeals. Gary Naftalis, the firm’s co-chair and litigation co-chair, handles sensitive matters and is known across the country as a leading trial lawyer and litigator.

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New York’s highest court. Since 2013, when she joined Greenberg Traurig as of counsel for the firm’s New York litigation and appellate practices, she has been named chair of the New York City Mayor’s Advisory Committee on the Judiciary, co-chair of the New York State Justice Task Force on wrongful convictions and chair of the State Board of Law Examiners, which administers the bar exam.

18 EXECUTIVE PARTNER Abrams Fensterman Frank Carone may be Brooklyn’s most politically connected attorney. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries named Carone his campaign co-chair in 2020, and Mayor Bill de Blasio has been a recipient of his generous donations. Carone, who has also made the most of his position as a legal adviser to the Brooklyn Democratic Party, brought a case against ranked-choice voting on behalf of a group of New York City Council members and community groups on the grounds that it would hurt people of color.

19 JEFFREY A. LICHTMAN & JEFFREY BLOOM CO-CHAIRS LawPAC Jeffrey Lichtman and Jeffrey Bloom are co-chairs of LawPAC, the influential New York State Trial Lawyers

Maya Wiley ran the CCRB before launching her bid for New York City mayor.

Association’s political action committee, which has donated to both Democratic and Republican campaigns over the years. Lichtman is a senior partner at the personal injury law firm Trolman Glaser Corley & Lichtman, while Bloom is a partner at Gair Gair Conason, where he specializes in medical malpractice and personal injury cases.

DEBRA KATZ FOUNDING PARTNER to working as a professor and senior vice president for social justice at The New School. While she’s still trailing the frontrunners, Wiley would be the city’s first female mayor if she wins.

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Edward Wallace navigates the interplay between law, politics and real estate as deftly as anyone in New York City. The politically connected attorney has represented such heavyweights as Amazon, Columbia University and JCDecaux North America, and his office perennially ranks as one of the top lobbyists in the city. Wallace also served as a member-at-large of the New York City Council and as chief of staff to the New York City Council president. His colleague, Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick, served for nearly two decades on the state Court of Appeals,

Maya Wiley left her job at MSNBC this past summer to enter a crowded contest to become New York City’s next mayor. She served as counsel to Mayor Bill de Blasio and chaired the Civilian Complaint Review Board for about a year before shifting full-time focus

In the worst stretch of his tenure, Cuomo turned to Abramowitz.

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Katz, Marshall & Banks When Charlotte Bennett, a 25-year-old former state aide, came forward with allegations of sexual harassment against Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York’s most powerful politician, she turned to Debra Katz to help level the playing field. Katz, a Washington, D.C.based attorney, made a name for herself by representing Dr. Christine Blasey Ford during the confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh – and remains a leading #MeToo crusader.

23 ELKAN ABRAMOWITZ PARTNER Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello Gov. Andrew Cuomo has lost some clout in the past few weeks, but his decision to hire Elkan Abramowitz in the worst stretch of his tenure speaks to the white-collar criminal defense attorney’s reputation as an effective advocate. While Abramowitz initially stated he would assist

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Cuomo in response to sexual harassment claims, he later clarified that he was only brought on to deal with a probe into the administration’s reporting of nursing home deaths.

comptroller and the district attorney of Brooklyn, Elizabeth Holtzman is now the cochair of Herrick Feinstein’s government relations group. Her colleague Belinda Schwartz chairs the firm’s real estate department, making her one of the only women in the country to chair a major commercial real estate practice. She has helped many of her real estate clients navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, which shook up the industry.

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25 DEBORAH ARCHER NATIONAL BOARD PRESIDENT ACLU In February, the civil rights attorney and law professor Deborah Archer became the first Black person in the history of the American Civil Liberties Union to be elected president of its board. Archer, who has served on the ACLU’s board since 2009, will put renewed focus on racial injustice, voting rights and a rollback of Trump’s immigration policies. She is also the director of the Civil Rights Clinic at New York University School of Law.

Deborah Archer leads the ACLU’s board.

26 BART SCHWARTZ FOUNDER AND CHAIR Guidepost Solutions Bart Schwartz was selected in 2019 to be the federal monitor over the New York City Housing Authority. In that role, he oversees the city’s public housing agency, which was already struggling when the coronavirus pandemic exacerbated its woeful fiscal situation. Schwartz, who is also the founder and chair of Guidepost Solutions, previously led the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.

27 VINCENT PITTA & ROBERT BISHOP PARTNERS Pitta Bishop As founding members of their firm, Vincent Pitta and

Robert Bishop have spent nearly three decades together building a reputation for what they call “effective, clientcentered advocacy.” Together, their expertise allows them to litigate across a number of labor, employment, legislative and government relations matters. Pitta manages the firm from the New York City office while Bishop handles the Albany office, providing coverage across both the city and state.

28 ELIZABETH HOLTZMAN & BELINDA SCHWARTZ COUNSEL; PARTNER Herrick Feinstein After more than two decades in government, including as a trailblazing member of Congress, New York City’s

29 JIM WALDEN PARTNER Walden Macht & Haran He started with six lawyers and now he’s here – with 42 attorneys and a growing footprint. Jim Walden, who co-founded Walden Macht & Haran in 2015 after nearly a decade at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, recently added office space in New York and opened a Philadelphia office. After battling what he suspects was COVID-19 last spring, the former federal prosecutor jumped right back into his high-profile

Belinda Schwartz is one of the only women in the U.S. to chair a major commercial real estate practice.

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Brad Karp has served since 2008 as chair of Paul Weiss, one of New York City’s oldest and largest law firms. Karp, who started at the firm as a summer associate, is now recognized as a leading litigator and corporate adviser. Among the attorneys at his firm are Mark Pomerantz, who’s assisting Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance’s probe of Donald Trump’s business dealings, and Jeh Johnson, the former U.S. homeland security secretary who recently issued a report on racial bias in New York’s judiciary.

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cases, including representing Christopher Krebs, a high-up cybersecurity official suing the Trump campaign for threatening statements.

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PARTNER Bracewell Paul Shechtman is a prolific attorney whose career is marked by civic engagement. Shechtman previously was counsel to the Manhattan district attorney and director of criminal justice under Gov. George Pataki. Last year, he took on as a client Urooj Rahman, an attorney facing federal charges for allegedly lobbing a Molotov cocktail during a Black Lives Matter protest. He was also appointed to the new Commission to Reimagine the Future of New York’s Courts last summer.

31 SCOTT KARSON & T. ANDREW BROWN PRESIDENT; PRESIDENTELECT New York State Bar Association In June, Scott Karson became president of the New York

David Karnovsky brings decades of experience in real estate to Fried Frank.

State Bar Association, an organization dating back to the 19th century that today has over 70,000 members. Karson, a partner at Long Island’s Lamb & Barnosky, has recommended that required COVID-19 inoculation be considered, deployed pro bono attorneys to help New Yorkers who needed help during the pandemic and launched inquiry that could result in Rudy Guiliani’s expulsion from NYSBA. This coming summer, Karson will be succeeded by T. Andrew Brown, who has held numerous highlevel jobs in Rochester and Monroe County and temporarily led the state Board of Regents. Brown, managing partner at Brown Hutchinson in Rochester, has spoken out against bias and racial inequities inside the courtroom and out.

32 DAVID KARNOVSKY PARTNER Fried Frank David Karnovsky has decades of experience in New York real estate. With clients like Tishman Speyer and Extell Development Co., his practice at Fried Frank focuses on land use, zoning, real estate development and environmental review. Karnovsky previously served as general counsel to the New York City Department of City Planning and special counsel and policy adviser to New York City’s Deputy Mayor for Operations. He also held a leadership position in the New York city Law Department.

Lester committed to structural changes to alleviate students’ stress and anxiety.

Stuart Shorenstein and Kenneth Fisher have both been recognized for their accomplishments during careers spanning decades. There is a wealth of expertise across multiple fields between the two lawyers, including land use, communications law, government relations and real estate. Shorenstein, who helped the nonprofit Manhattan Community Access Corporation win a First Amendment case before the U.S. Supreme Court in 2019, is the co-founder of Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies, a lobbying arm. Fisher, a former member of the New York City Council, is deeply knowledgeable regarding both the city’s land use processes and the political factors at play.

34 GILLIAN LESTER DEAN Columbia Law School Before becoming dean of Columbia Law School, New York’s top-rated law school, Gillian Lester made a name for herself as a leading authority on employment law and policy. She is a board member at the Legal Aid Society of New York and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia. Following recent criticism about Columbia’s handling of students’ mental health issues, Lester committed to making structural changes that would help alleviate students’ stress and anxiety.

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president of the New York City Bar Association. As a partner at Arnold & Porter, Boston is well versed in “battle of the experts” litigation and was previously appointed to serve on New York’s First Department Judicial Screening Committee.

36 MICHAEL WALDMAN PRESIDENT Brennan Center for Justice As leader of the Brennan Center for Justice, a nonpartisan law and policy institute at NYU School of Law, Michael Waldman advocates for policy changes to address such timely matters as voting rights, money in politics, and criminal justice reform. Waldman, a constitutional lawyer and author who has led the center since 2005, blasted Donald Trump last fall for posing a threat to democracy, but noted that “throughout American history, abuse is often, but not always, followed by reform.”

37 SHEILA BOSTON PRESIDENT New York City Bar Association Sheila Boston, a longtime advocate for diversity and inclusion in the legal world, broke a glass ceiling when she became the first Black woman to be installed as

Cardozo chaired a state commission that recommended against pay raises for state lawmakers.

38 MARY JO WHITE PARTNER Debevoise & Plimpton Mary Jo White is best known for having led the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and with that experience as well as her tenure as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, she’s now one of the country’s leading securities attorneys. A senior chair of Debevoise & Plimpton, White has represented Purdue Pharma’s Sackler family, which reached a major settlement with the U.S. Justice Department in a closely watched legal battle over its role in the opioid epidemic.

Already this year, Proskauer has been recognized as a “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality” and made the “Best Law Firms” list by U.S. News Media Group. Partner Michael Cardozo, New York City’s corporation counsel during the Bloomberg years, is known for representing city agencies as well as major sports leagues, and chaired a state commission that recently recommended against pay raises for state lawmakers and judges. Another partner, labor and employment attorney Bettina Plevan, helped Charter defend itself against allegations of age and gender discrimination from a group of female NY1 anchors, reaching an undisclosed settlement late last year. And Proskauer partner Paul Salvatore is a heavyweight in the real estate industry, having served such clients as the Real Estate Board of New York and The Related Cos.

40 NEIL BARR MANAGING PARTNER Davis Polk Neil Barr in 2019 was elected the managing partner of Davis Polk, one of New York City’s largest firms with offices around the world. Barr, who previously led the firm’s tax department for five years, advises companies, executives and corporate boards on a wide range of matters. Barr has been named a “Tax MVP of the Year” twice by Law360, and Davis Polk frequently ranks as a go-to firm in a number

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Trevor Morrison is known for his expertise in constitutional law, the federal courts and the executive branch. Formerly a law clerk to the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Morrison joined the faculty of Columbia Law School in 2008 and later served as associate counsel to President Barack Obama. Morrison, who’s also the Eric M. and Laurie B. Roth professor of law at NYU, was named dean in 2013.

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In December, Giuffra was part of a team representing Goldman Sachs before the U.S. Supreme Court.

organization that is based in New York but whose scope stretches beyond the state’s borders. Cartagena, who previously spent two decades at the Community Service Society, is a public speaker, columnist and professor who is an advocate for equality and nondiscrimination, Puerto Rican and Latino rights, and addressing community impacts of mass incarceration.

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41 ERIC FRIEDMAN EXECUTIVE PARTNER Skadden Arps Since Eric Friedman became executive partner of Skadden Arps in 2009, his firm, which is one of New York City’s biggest, has gained recognition for its expertise and activity in mergers and acquisitions. This past year, Friedman headed the launch of the Law Firm Antiracism Alliance, a collaboration between firms committed to addressing systemic racism in the law. He was awarded the 2020 Servant

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Barry Wolf is a veteran litigator and a longtime leader of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, one of New York’s biggest law firms. As an expert in private equity law, he is Weil’s executive partner and is chair of the firm’s management committee. Chambers USA once called him an “absolute star, with searing intelligence,” and he is sought after for both commercial and tax advice and has been honored for his diversity and inclusion efforts and promoting training at Weil.

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42 ROBERT GIUFFRA JR. PARTNER Sullivan & Cromwell At the beginning of the year, Sullivan & Cromwell promoted veteran litigator Robert Giuffra to serve as a vice chair of the firm, one of the largest in New York, along with corporate lawyer Scott Miller. On top of handling securities and whitecollar defense, product liability and employment litigation matters, Giuffra also helps to secure legal services funding for low-income New Yorkers.

Saeed was deemed a “top dealmaker” by The Hollywood Reporter.

Cravath, Swaine & Moore As the presiding partner of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Faiza Saeed stands out as one of relatively few women to lead one of New York’s most prestigious law firms. Saeed, who in 2017 became the first woman to lead Cravath, was recently deemed a “top dealmaker” by The Hollywood Reporter. Saeed famously represented Disney in its acquisition of 21st Century Fox, worked on the shutdown of the new streaming service Quibi, and advised Time Warner when it invested in Hulu.

44 JUAN CARTAGENA PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL LatinoJustice PRLDEF Juan Cartagena is coming up on his 10-year anniversary as president and general counsel of LatinoJustice, a Latinx civil and voting rights

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46 WILLIAM DOUGHERTY PARTNER Simpson Thacher Since becoming a partner at Simpson Thacher in 1995, William Dougherty has held multiple leadership positions, including being elected to the executive committee in 2008 and overseeing the daily operations of the firm as coadministrative partner from 2009 to 2012. He worked at the firm’s Tokyo and London offices before returning to New York, where he focuses

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49 DAVID BOIES & HARLAN LEVY CHAIR AND MANAGING PARTNER; PARTNER Boies Schiller Flexner Kapil Longani is counsel to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance transactions, and serves as executive committee chair.

Kukushkin and securing Jeffrey Epstein’s now-infamous nonprosecution deal in Florida. He serves on the Magistrate Selection Committee of the Southern District of New York and founded the New York Criminal Bar Association.

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Over a career spanning four decades, Gerald Lefcourt has represented Abbie Hoffman, Black Panther Party members, former Assembly Speaker Mel Miller and former Brooklyn Democratic Party boss Vito Lopez. He’s also worked with individuals involved in some of the biggest legal controversies, including representing indicted Rudy Giuliani associate Andrey

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Connors Whenever a legal case makes news in Western New York, there’s a good chance Terrence Connors is playing defense. Connors, who founded his eponymous firms in 1986, has in recent years made headlines while representing the Diocese

Lefcourt has represented Abbie Hoffman, Black Panther Party members, Mel Miller and Vito Lopez.

David Boies is used to being in the press, whether it was for bringing an antitrust case against Microsoft as a Department of Justice counsel, representing Al Gore in the 2000 Florida presidential vote count, winning a key battle in the fight to legalize same-sex marriage or his representation of Harvey Weinstein. Boies, who founded Boies Schiller Flexner in 1997, brought on Harlan Levy in 2000. Levy, who left the firm to serve for nearly five years as New York’s chief deputy attorney general in 2011, secured approval for Centene’s acquisition of Fidelis Care and helped New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s top fundraiser navigate several investigations.

50 KAPIL LONGANI COUNSEL TO NEW YORK CITY MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO As counsel to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Kapil Longani’s responsibilities include advising the mayor on legal matters, providing input on legal aspects of policy and administrative matters, and developing and advancing policy proposals by working across government agencies.

This year, a new responsibility added to Longani’s plate was helping the mayor navigate the legal response to the issues New Yorkers confronted during the coronavirus pandemic.

51 PAUL DEROHANNESIAN II MEMBER DerOhannesian & DerOhannesian Born and raised in the Albany area, Paul DerOhannesian II has made his mark as an accomplished upstate attorney litigating cases in multiple practice areas. He previously served as assistant district attorney with the Albany County District Attorney’s Office, during which he headed the Special Assault Unit. He represented Claudia Tenney in her successful legal battle following a closely contested congressional rematch against Anthony Brindisi, who conceded defeat in February.

52 BETH GOLDMAN PRESIDENT & ATTORNEYIN-CHARGE New York Legal Assistance Group If any legal organization was well suited to respond to the crises that emerged in 2020, it was the civil legal services

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of Buffalo, getting two local police officers who were accused of using excessive force against teenagers acquitted, negotiating the breakup of the law firm Cellino & Barnes, and keeping a tanning salon open despite the coronavirus pandemic.

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Carrie Cohen is a public corruption expert and partner at Morrison & Foerster.

organization New York Legal Assistance Group. NYLAG, which Beth Goldman has led since 2015, is dedicated to seeking economic, social and racial justice. Goldman previously served in the Bloomberg administration as commissioner of the New York City Department of Finance and as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District.

53 CARRIE COHEN PARTNER Morrison & Foerster Carrie Cohen is an expert in public corruption and state and local government who made a name for herself by prosecuting former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. At Morrison & Foerster – or MoFo – she has assisted the New York City Council in investigations into the behavior of several

members, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in a review of overtime practices, and a Rochester City Council probe into the death of Daniel Prude.

54 DAVID PATTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ATTORNEY-IN-CHIEF Federal Defenders of New York A federal defender for nearly 20 years, David Patton in 2011 became the executive director and attorney-in-chief of the Federal Defenders of New York, a group that provides representation to those in need. During the coronavirus pandemic, Patton has been representing prisoners who are at high risk of catching the disease, telling Slate that the response by “prosecutors and prison officials to COVID-19 has been hard to fathom.”

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VICTOR KOVNER

John Jay College of Criminal Justice

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Karol Mason has served as the president of John Jay College of Criminal Justice since 2017, when she became the first woman and the first person of color in the leadership role. She previously worked at Alston & Bird, where she was the first Black woman to chair the management committee at a major national firm, and was U.S. deputy associate attorney general under Barack Obama and later headed the Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs.

56 PETER ZIMROTH DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER ON CIVIL JUSTICE

Davis Wright Tremaine Victor Kovner has more than 50 years of distinguished legal experience, including stints as New York City’s corporation counsel and as chair of the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct. Kovner is a sought-after expert on First Amendment law, and is a longtime Democratic donor whose beneficiaries have included the New York State Democratic Committee and the campaigns of U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Jerry Nadler.

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Fordham Law School

When the New York City Police Department’s stop-andfrisk policy was ruled to be unconstitutional and racially discriminatory, the court

Following the death of George Floyd last year, Fordham Law School Dean Matthew Diller recognized that more work needed to be done at Fordham

Zimroth serves as the NYPD’s federal monitor in the wake of stop and frisk.

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appointed Peter Zimroth in 2013 to act as federal monitor. In that ongoing role, he’s focused on rewriting policies and patrol guide sections and giving trainings on the new guidelines, as well as training officers on implicit bias. An accomplished lawyer, Zimroth is also the director of the Center on Civil Justice at New York University School of Law.

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regarding diversity and equity. To do so, he launched an initiative to increase diversity at the school and fight for racial justice while also creating and filling a new position of director of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Diller became dean at Fordham Law School in 2015, after holding the same position at Cardozo Law.

59 DENNIS VACCO PARTNER Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman Dennis Vacco has a wealth of expertise in government litigation. He served as U.S. attorney for New York’s Western District, and as New York’s last Republican attorney general he reinstated the office’s criminal prosecution powers and formed the country’s first internet child pornography unit. In 2019, he helped overturn state limits

on outside income for state lawmakers, and last year sought to overturn the Child Victims Act on behalf of a Catholic religious order.

60 ANTHONY CROWELL DEAN AND PRESIDENT New York Law School Under Anthony Crowell’s tenure as its dean and president, the New York Law School has expanded its clinical and experiential learning programs and created the Joe Plumeri Center for Social Justice and Economic Opportunity. A night student himself back when he was getting his law degree, Crowell has made sure to strengthen the school’s Evening Division program. Before coming to the institution in 2012, Crowell spent 11 years as counsel to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

City and state, and has written extensively on judicial ethics and discipline. His expertise in the field led to a role as administrator and counsel to the Commission on Judicial Conduct, which was established in 1978 to review complaints of ethical misconduct against New York jurists. The commission’s findings frequently prompt disgraced judges to resign.

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DAVIDA PERRY

Human Rights Campaign

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After four years as Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top lawyer, Alphonso David became president of the Human Rights Campaign in 2019. In his current role, he is leading the fight to expand rights for New York’s LGBTQ community. Among his previous achievements: He helped litigate New York’s first same-sex marriage case; he had a major role in banning “conversion therapy” for minors; and he helped lead the push for Medicaid funding to cover the cost of gender transition.

62 ROBERT TEMBECKJIAN ADMINISTRATOR AND COUNSEL New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct Robert Tembeckjian has served on various ethics and professional responsibility committees in New York

Schwartz Perry & Heller When Davida Perry started litigating employment law cases, the field was relatively new. Thanks in no small part to Perry’s work and dedication to her clients, she and her firm have had an impact on the field, including the New York City Human Rights Law, which prohibits discrimination in the city in employment, housing and public accommodations. One of her other landmark achievements is a ruling that states a victim’s testimony alone can prove sexual harassment.

64 MICHAEL ZETLIN CO-FOUNDER AND SENIOR PARTNER Zetlin & De Chiara As a civil engineer and a co-founding member of the law firm Zetlin & De Chiara,

Perry helped secure a ruling that a victim’s testimony alone can prove sexual harassment.

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Anthony Crowell has worked to strengthen New York Law School’s night program.

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Tim Wu coined the phrase “net neutrality.”

65 MELANIE LESLIE DEAN Cardozo Law Since Melanie Leslie became the first Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law graduate – and the first woman – to be named dean of the school in 2015, the institution has jumped 23 places in the U.S. News & World Report law school rankings, and the employment success rate for its graduates has risen as well. During her tenure, Leslie has led several initiatives, including working to increase the number of

women and minority inventors receiving patents.

also a New York Times op-ed contributor.

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Columbia Law School In 2002, Tim Wu coined the phrase “net neutrality,” which has caught on as a way to sum up a major policy issue. Since then, he has penned multiple books, served in the White House and the Federal Trade Commission working on competition policy and antitrust enforcement, and developed a tech breakup proposal that was debated during the 2020 presidential race. Wu, who also ran for lieutenant governor in 2014, is

Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel Before starting law school, Jonathan Abady worked in international human rights, even presenting testimony in front of the Human Rights Commission of the United Nations in 1987. He kept that passion as he moved into law. Abady, now a top-rated civil rights attorney, was one of the lead lawyers in two class action lawsuits representing Rikers Island inmates that led to reforms. He also has experience litigating commercial and corporate disputes.

Abady, a human rights expert, led two class-action lawsuits representing Rikers inmates.

69 MIKE KOENIG PARTNER Hinckley Allen Having represented a diverse range of clients through white collar criminal matters, government investigations, and complex civil litigation, Mike Koenig brings a wealth of knowledge to Hinckley Allen’s practice. The Albanybased attorney previously worked in the U.S. Department of Justice as a trial attorney in the corporate fraud division.

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Michael Zetlin is an influential voice in the overlap between law and construction. In addition to representing clients on projects across the country, Zetlin serves as the general counsel to both the New York Building Congress and the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. He is also an adjunct professor at Columbia University.

Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld are the co-founders of the Innocence Project, an organization with a track record of freeing those who are wrongly convicted while advocating for changes to the criminal justice system. They are also co-founders and partners of Neufeld Scheck & Brustin, LLP, a nationally recognized civil rights firm that boasts a 90% success rate. Since launching the Innocence Project at Cardozo School of Law in 1992, they have helped exonerate more than 300 individuals.

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73 MARTIN LIPTON FOUNDING PARTNER Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Mary Lu Bilek leads the CUNY School of Law.

Koenig has been representing Michael Mann, the former MyPayrollHR CEO who pleaded guilty in a high-profile bank fraud case.

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With Mary Lu Bilek serving as its dean, CUNY School of Law has billed itself as one of the top public interest law schools and among the most diverse law schools as well. Bilek first joined the faculty back in 1985 and was appointed dean in 2016. That same year, Bilek was named as one of the most influential people in legal education by National Jurist.

CO-MANAGING PARTNER Davidoff Hutcher & Citron Jeffrey Citron represents clients across multiple areas of the law, including commercial banking and finance law, corporate law, government relations and real estate. He has been practicing law for over 25 years, in which he has assisted both private and public companies during capital projects, and previously worked as general counsel to multiple privatelyheld businesses. His firm is also known for its government work, with a thriving lobbying business and such politically savvy executives as Sid Davidoff and Keith Wright on his team.

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72 MILTON TINGLING NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK Before he became known as one of the “city’s most revolutionary judges,” Milton

You can use the word “powerhouse” to describe both the firm Martin Lipton co-founded and Lipton himself. Lipton is known for many things, including as the inventor of the “poison pill” defense, a technique for a company to use when faced with a hostile takeover. His specialties include advising major corporations on mergers and acquisitions and matters affecting corporate policy and strategy.

74 DOUGLAS WIGDOR FOUNDING PARTNER Wigdor Douglas Wigdor has levied cases against some of the most powerful players in the business and political worlds

– and won. Wigdor, whose firm had its second-best year on record in 2020, has advocated for a woman accusing Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct, represented Fox News employees in their claims of sexual harassment and race discrimination, and recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Black woman claiming Amazon treated her unfairly based on race.

75 MARK USTIN PARTNER Farrell Fritz A go-to regulatory lawyer and lobbyist who has extensive experience representing clients in the health care industry, Farrel Fritz partner Mark Ustin provides counsel for businesses and private citizens alike. He has regularly represented clients dealing with state governmental agencies, including the Department of Health and the Office of Mental Health. He told Long Island Business News that COVID-19 is a reminder “clients need to plan separately for the short and long term.”

Lipton invented the “poison pill” defense technique for companies facing hostile takeovers.

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Tingling, who grew up in Harlem, worked as both a cab driver and an MTA token booth attendant. He first took the bench in 1996. His 35-year law career culminated with Tingling becoming the first Black county clerk in New York. Tingling says one of his passions is getting more people of color in the jury pool.

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Terri Adler is managing partner at Duval & Stachenfeld.

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adjust to the changing real estate securities market, saying that she “stands ready to represent” her clients no matter the landscape.

DEAN Syracuse University College of Law During his time leading Syracuse University College of Law, Craig Boise has established both the nation’s first online joint J.D./MBA program and its first law school-based incubator for solo practitioners. Boise was a police officer before falling in love with tax law – and he is a skilled classical pianist and a salsa dancer. He practiced law for nine years before starting his teaching career, and became Syracuse University’s first Black law school dean in 2016.

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Moira Kim Penza is a rising star in New York’s legal world. She recently took a lead role in an antitrust case involving Allergan and is currently representing Summer Zervos in her defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump. Penza previously served as assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, where she notably prosecuted Keith Raniere, the founder of an Albany-area self-help group who was convicted of multiple crimes including sex trafficking.

As leader of Duval & Stachenfeld’s real estate department, one of the largest practice groups of its kind in New York City, Terri Adler works with her clients to both build their businesses and achieve their overarching goals. Over her 20 years of experience, Adler, a natural innovator, played a role in spearheading the creation of new real estate platforms. She also founded the firm’s Women’s Initiative and sits on the firm’s management committee.

Moira Kim Penza took a lead role in an antitrust case involving Allergan.

80 SEAN DOOLAN PRESIDENT Hinman Straub Sean Doolan has more than three decades of experience and has carved out a niche as a top Albany attorney on health care matters and for technology companies. A player in state politics, he also oversees government affairs work and has positioned Hinman Straub as one of the top lobbying firms in New York. During the coronavirus pandemic, the firm has advocated effectively for the interests of its clients, including nursing homes.

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In June, the New York State Bar Association tapped Erica Buckley to co-chair its Condominiums and Cooperatives Committee. Buckley, the former chief of the Real Estate Finance Bureau of the New York attorney general’s office, currently runs Nixon Peabody’s cooperatives and condominiums practice. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Buckley has had to rapidly

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Brooklyn Law School Last year, Brooklyn Law School launched the Pandemic Employment Relief Clinic, which is dedicated to addressing employmentrelated legal issues. Dean Michael Cahill said that he was “proud, and not at all surprised” that so many of

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Jason Lilien specializes in nonprofits at Loeb & Loeb.

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the school’s students were eager to help the community. Prior to becoming president and dean in 2019, Cahill was vice dean, associate dean and a faculty member at Brooklyn Law.

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drafted the 2013 Nonprofit Revitalization Act, which reformed the state’s statutes governing nonprofits. He also helped create the National September 11 Memorial and Museum and the Lower Manhattan Development Corp.

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PETER LAURICELLA

Loeb & Loeb

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Jason Lilien is one of New York’s most accomplished lawyers who specializes in nonprofit organizations, capitalizing on his tenure leading the state attorney general’s charities bureau. Now the co-chair of Loeb & Loeb’s tax-exempt organizations practice, Lilien

Wilson Elser Peter Lauricella is the regional managing partner of Wilson Elser’s Albany office, chairs the firm’s government investigations and contracts practice, and also serves as co-chair of its nationwide commercial litigation practice.

PRESIDENT Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York More than 200 people watched over Zoom this May as Joy Thompsom became the newest leader of the New York Women’s Bar Association. The association’s mission is to improve the lives of women, including advocating for legislation on issues such as domestic violence, divorce and discrimination. Formerly a journalist, Thompson currently serves as assistant general counsel at the New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings. She previously worked as the deputy commissioner of the public administrator in Manhattan.

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Millman helped expose racial discrimination in public housing.

PARTNER Kostelanetz & Fink Claude Millman has represented government

contractors doing business with city and state government agencies and officials for over 20 years. He has worked with government officials on ethics issues and has handled high-profile disputes and controversies. Previously, as an assistant U.S. attorney in Manhattan, he was awarded the John Marshall Award for litigation that exposed and addressed racial discrimination in tenant selection and assignment with the New York City Housing Authority.

86 THOMAS GARRY & KARL SLEIGHT MEMBERS Harris Beach Founded in 1856, the Harris Beach group now has over 200 attorneys that practice in 11 offices, all but two of them in New York. Thomas Garry, an expert in election law, was tapped to serve as New York state counsel to Joe Biden’s presidential campaign last year. Karl Sleight has a long list of specialties, including horse racing, gambling and marijuana policy, and has served as special counsel to the New York State Legislative Ethics Commission.

87 SANJAY MODY PARTNER Windels Marx As the former senior adviser to the chair of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Sanjay Mody had a role in building parts of New York through infrastructure and economic development projects, including an airport terminal redevelopment, the

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Lauricella often represents clients with matters before the state attorney general’s office. He has also been named to the Super Lawyers list of top-rated business litigation attorneys in upstate New York for the past decade.

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Committee of the New York City Bar Association. The committee is tasked with interviewing and evaluating judicial nominees, district attorney candidates and nominees for U.S. attorney in the city. A partner at Seyfarth, a firm with 17 offices in the U.S. and overseas, Davis previously worked in the New York State Court system and now focuses on commercial litigation.

rebuilding of the World Trade Center site, and a new crossHudson rail tunnel, to name a few. Currently, he represents clients in infrastructure, real estate, government and finance matters.

GLEN MCGORTY Marc Landis specializes in affordable housing at Phillips Nizer.

SANFORD RUBENSTEIN SENIOR PARTNER Rubenstein & Rynecki When he was called “The Outrageous Rubenstein” by a critical newspaper editorial, Sanford Rubenstein leaned into the name, describing it as “a compliment of the highest order.” Throughout his long career, Rubenstein has made a name for himself by taking on high-profile police brutality and civil rights cases. Most recently he made headlines for representing a Bronx teenager who allegedly was beaten by NYPD officers during a protest after the death of George Floyd.

89 ANTA CISSÉ-GREEN PRESIDENT Metropolitan Black Bar Association Anta Cissé-Green is known for her probono work representing underrepresented New Yorkers, and is active in her many roles, including as

president of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association and associate general counsel and director at NYU Langone medical center. A graduate of Brooklyn Law School, CisséGreen has been a member of the MBBA since 2005. The theme for her term is “LEAP into Excellence” – lead, engage, advocate and partner.

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estate practice. He also devotes time to helping limited-income tenants and community-based health, education and social service organizations through pro bono work. Landis was elected as a delegate to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, and was previously chief of staff and counsel to a member of the New York State Legislature.

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NEW YORK MANAGING PARTNER Crowell & Moring After nearly 15 years as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the U.S. Department of Justice, Glen McGorty joined Crowell & Moring as a member focusing on white collar and regulatory enforcement cases. He also serves as the court-appointed federal monitor of the New York City District Council of Carpenters, and recently gained new powers to try to root out organized crime in the union’s ranks.

93 HORACE ANDERSON JR. DEAN Pace Law School Enrollment and applications have increased on Horace Anderson Jr.’s watch since he became dean of Pace Law School in 2019 – and in his first year, the school was recognized by U.S. News & World Report for the first time as having the country’s top environmental law program. Anderson told Westchester

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94 ROBERT BOOKMAN PARTNER Pesetsky & Bookman As the coronavirus pandemic shut down or imposed strict new limits on bars and restaurants, the legal advice of Robert Bookman has become invaluable. A veteran of the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs, Bookman now is a founding partner of Pesetsky & Bookman, a law firm whose specialty is representing businesses with liquor licenses. He also helped found and represents the New York City Hospitality Alliance, which has lobbied for a reopening.

Andrews was a partner in the government relations practices of two leading firms: Cozen O’Connor and Blank Rome. He previously served as an associate general counsel and then the vice president for government relations at Edison Schools, Inc. He is a member of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association, where he serves as co-chair of the Legislative Committee.

96 ED ZIMMERMAN PARTNER Lowenstein Sandler Ed ZImmerman has been at Lowenstein Sandler since 1991, where he co-founded and now chairs The Tech Group, which has helped create hundreds of businesses since its creation and currently works with more than 500 companies in early or growth stages. He represents clients in the tech and venture capital worlds – which are thriving in New York – and opines in Forbes and The Wall Street Journal about tech startups and growth.

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95 DWAYNE ANDREWS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL Patrick B. Jenkins & Associates Before he started at the influential Albany lobbying firm Patrick B. Jenkins & Associates, Dwayne

Jenner & Block Dawn Smalls has served on two presidential administrations, was co-lead counsel for one of the largest Fair Labor Standards Act class actions on record, and made a credible run for New York City public advocate as a first-time candidate in 2019. The attorney, who left Boies Schiller Flexner last year to join Jenner & Block, also has served on the state ethics board, and while she opted against running for Congress

Dawn Smalls joined Jenner & Block last year.

last year, she could seek another office in the future.

98 J. STEPHEN REILLY SENIOR COUNSEL Whiteman Osterman & Hanna Municipal law expert J. Stephen Reilly of Whiteman Osterman & Hanna has represented everyone from borrowers and trustees on public financing transactions to developers seeking governmental approval for their large-scale projects. Reilly has also acted as bond counsel on a range of tax issues. Reilly has been listed in The Bond Buyer’s Municipal Marketplace, a comprehensive and exclusive resource of municipal bond professionals colloquially known as the Red Book, since 1983.

99 CAMILLE JOSEPH VARLACK FOUNDING PARTNER Bradford Edwards & Varlack In February, Camille Joseph Varlack was appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo as chair of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, the state ethics body whose leadership and independence have been a point of contention for years.

Varlack, who founded Bradford Edwards & Varlack last year, previously held several roles in the Cuomo administration, including deputy director of state operations and chief risk officer, and as a special counsel with the state Department of Financial Services.

100 JON HENES PARTNER Kirkland & Ellis Described by Chambers USA as “a great negotiator” and “extraordinarily good in front of judges,” Jon Henes is a partner in the restructuring group of Kirkland & Ellis, where he has worked on complex restructurings for companies in media, energy and real estate. While the firm is known for its attorneys filling influential positions in Republican administrations in Washington, Henes is focused on the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City as a fundraiser and finance co-chair for Ray McGuire’s campaign.

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DUCATION IS A huge part of New York’s budget, accounting for around a quarter of the state’s expenditures in normal years. Since the onset of the COVID‑19 pandemic, however, the state has used an influx of federal dollars to supplant a portion of its aid to local school districts. Last March, the CARES Act allocated $1.2 billion toward education, and the December stimulus bill included nearly $4 billion. But the March package offset nearly one‑to‑one reductions in the state’s own aid – with total education spending remaining flat – and approximately half of the December assistance supplanted education spending in the executive budget proposal for the coming fiscal year. Though the remainder of the Decem‑ ber aid does represent a supplemental investment of approximately $2 bil‑ lion, advocates claim that the federal assistance was not intended to replace the state’s own education spending. “The federal package did not in‑ clude any aid for state and local gov‑ ernments, so even though schools were getting a boost, there was no money for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to use just to close the state budget gap,” said Jas‑ mine Gripper, executive director of the Alliance for Quality Education. Critics of the state’s management of the federal aid argue that the addition‑ al funding was needed to keep schools running during the pandemic. Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Fed‑ eration of Teachers, told City & State the federal aid was needed for personal pro‑ tective equipment, ventilation upgrades and nightly cleaning, in addition to the costs associated with remote learning. “Whenever we fight for aid, we hate when anything gets supplanted,” he said. A spokesperson for Cuomo did not respond to a request for comment on the state’s use of the federal aid. New York is currently facing a project‑ ed budget deficit of $60 billion over the next four years. The $2 billion supplemen‑ tal portion of the December aid is slated

to drive a 7.1% increase in total educa‑ tion spending in the proposed 2021‑2022 budget – versus a typical annual increase of around 3% to 4% – which raises the possibility of a fiscal cliff once emergen‑ cy assistance from Washington dries up. In his executive budget for the coming year, Cuomo proposed two recurring ac‑ tions that would result in aggregate reduc‑ tions in education spending. The so‑called Local District Funding Adjustment would reduce school aid by about $1.3 billion annually, and the Services Aid consolida‑ tion – which combines 11 expense‑based aid categories into one – would yield around $700 million in recurring savings. Under the proposed Local Dis‑ trict Funding Adjustment, school dis‑ tricts that receive more funding from the state through the School Tax Relief, or STAR, program – which per capi‑ ta tend to be wealthier districts – would see the steepest reduction in aid. Nev‑ ertheless, education equity advocates argue that the state has been underfund‑ ing public schools since the 2007 en‑ actment of the Foundation Aid formula, following the landmark 2006 Campaign for Fiscal Equity ruling that found that New York was underfunding schools. “Cuomo is choosing to balance the budget on the backs of Black, brown and low‑income students by reducing the state’s commitment to education instead of what he should be doing, which is asking the ultrarich and New York’s billionaires to pay a little bit more,” Gripper said. Both recurring reductions would have a significant impact on New York City, which operates the nation’s larg‑ est public school system. The Depart‑ ment of Education is the largest agency

Federal dollars have helped prop up local school districts during the pandemic. That is until the state needed money to fix its own budget problems. in the city’s budget, and a substantial portion of its funding comes from state aid. Given the particularly hard toll the pandemic has taken on New York’s business districts and retail sector, coupled with the explosion of remote work, it may take a while for property taxes – which constitute the city’s larg‑ est tax revenue stream – to rebound. “The city is going to be facing this multi‑ year revenue hit on the property tax, which it has not had during prior recessions, and so its ability to fill in if state aid is lower – which is what they have usually done with their own resources – is going to be more constrained,” said Ana Champeny, direc‑ tor of city studies at the Citizens Budget Commission, a nonpartisan fiscal monitor. As a fiscal crisis looms in New York, the Biden administration just final‑ ized another round of stimulus funding. The bill includes $130 billion in edu‑ cation aid for schools to reopen. With students having to make up for learning loss and, in some cases, suffering from emotional trauma, Mulgrew said the city would need the additional federal aid. “Smaller class sizes definitely are going to have to be in place, and how do we start to help children who have been great‑ ly harmed because of the pandemic?” he said. “It wasn’t fair, and the teach‑ ers are ready for that challenge, but you can’t tell us to take on this challenge with our hands tied behind our backs.”

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Teaching wasn’t a breeze before the pandemic. High turnover hasn’t made it any easier.

couple of years on the job. “You can be a master of your content, but if you don’t have that presence in the classroom – that extra spice – you’re doomed,” said a teacher at a Queens public school who asked to remain anonymous due to not being authorized to speak to the media. New teachers often misjudge the rigors of classroom management, and many are unaware of how many nights and weekends they will end up devoting to the academic and administrative demands of the job. Just as inexperience can be a liability in the classroom, so too can a lack of familiarity with the local community.

According to the comptroller’s report, in the 2017-18 school year approximately 60% of New York teachers were white, while the city’s student body was 41% Hispanic, 26% African American, 16% Asian and 15% white. The report highlighted the need to ramp up recruitment of teachers of color. “We need to really diversify our teaching corps as our population is diversifying and look at how we can be more intentional about ensuring that our teacher population really mirrors that of our student population,” said Kenya Bradshaw, vice president of policy and community coalitions at TNTP,

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VER THE PAST YEAR, the coronavirus pandemic has exposed disparities in education, like the health crisis did across so many sectors of society. When schools were forced to go remote a year ago, some students from low-income households struggled with online classes due to not having a computer, highspeed internet or a quiet workspace. Teachers also had added pandemic burdens: adapting lesson plans, attendance and progress reports to the unprecedented demands of remote learning, as well as dealing with elevated levels of anxiety among students and parents. Schools are not insulated from the socioeconomic circumstances of their communities, and those located in underserved areas experience higher rates of teacher turnover. A 2019 report from the New York City Comptroller’s office found that turnover was “concentrated in higher-need school districts, where the surrounding community is often lower-income and where the majority of students are children of color.” Attrition costs to the public school system are substantial, the report found. But teacher churn, experts say, also imposes a cost on the culture of a school and can be a contributing factor to less stable learning environments. Many new teachers underestimate what it’s like to teach in a New York City public school. It is common for new teachers to struggle with classroom management, and they may only last a

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a nonprofit that helps urban school districts recruit and train new teachers. Bradshaw said school districts need to be more innovative in building pipeline programs to ensure that local teachers have “the community and cultural context of their students.” “When I first started working at the high school, most of the staffers were Caucasian and they didn’t really understand the culture,” said a Hispanic former dean of a public school in Upper Manhattan, who asked not to be identified in order to speak candidly about his former workplace. “I remember the school officials even decided to do a trip out to the

Dominican Republic so the teachers could learn a little more about the students.” Since boys tend to be more disruptive in class, the former dean said that male teachers from the community could help struggling students. “Schools need more male role models that the students can identify with and whom they can relate to,” he said. Classroom management skills come more naturally for some people than others, but good training can help novice teachers make it past the first couple of years on the job. A teacher, for instance, is more likely to remain in control of their classroom if they

can handle disruptions on their own without calling on outside help. A model championed by New Vision for Public Schools, a nonprofit that runs a charter school network and teacher prep program, places teacher apprentices alongside experienced educators before they receive their own full-time classroom assignment. “These types of programs are difficult to scale because they require a larger upfront investment in the training,” said Mark Dunetz, the organization’s president. “But they pay for themselves later because you have less teacher turnover and the

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teachers tend to be more effective than those trained in traditional models.” Measures that have been shown to reduce teacher attrition often do require substantial investments. Smaller classes can ease teaching loads, but require building or acquiring more classroom space in addition to hiring more teachers. “The research is crystal clear that all students benefit from smaller classes, but low-income students receive twice the benefit in terms of test scores, grades, disciplinary referrals, livelihood, graduating from high school on time and going to college, and graduating with a STEM degree,” said Leonie Haimson, executive director of the nonprofit Class Size Matters. In any profession higher pay can help attract and retain talent, but there are also smaller ways to improve teacher morale. For example, in some schools, teachers feel that principals place them under a microscope, such as requiring them to drop off lesson plans every day. In other schools, teachers feel that they lack the support system to deal with difficult working conditions. But school administrators in low-

income neighborhoods can also become overwhelmed. Administrators often have to make sure that students’ basic needs are met – such as housing and food – before they can turn their attention to academic matters. “Sometimes it feels as though the school’s run like a factory,” the Queens public school teacher said. “I know

disproportionately affected low-income communities have been well documented. With in-person instruction returning in New York City, the city could invest more in the mental health resources that many experts and educators have argued is long overdue. There is a push underway by the United Federation of Teachers, the union that represents New York City teachers, to create smaller class sizes to make up for the learning loss and academic regression that has occurred over the past year. The UFT had been lobbying for President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan, which was recently signed into law, that includes $130 billion to help K-12 schools reopen. UFT President Michael Mulgrew told City & State that public schools lack the – a teacher in Queens capacity to address the needs of children who have experienced emotional trauma during the there’s been more of a movement towards pandemic. He said: “Yes, we have some ‘social-emotional learning,’ so now psychologists, some social workers, some you can get away with planning your guidance counselors, and we know how lesson that way, but ‘social-emotional’ to deal with emotional issues on certain only became the new buzzword levels, but we are not clinicians.” because of the advent of COVID.” The myriad ways in which Gabe Ponce de León is a journalist covering the coronavirus pandemic has politics and policy in New York.

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Notice of Formation of AV-RH CHADWICK LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/21/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to C/O Schwartz Sladkus Reich Greenberg Atlas LLP Attn: Jeffrey M. Schwartz Esq. 444 Madison Ave, 6th Fl New York, NY, 10022. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of AV-RH ORLEANS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on12/21/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to C/O Schwartz Sladkus Reich Greenberg Atlas LLP ATTN: Jeffrey M. Schwartz Esq. 444 Madison Avenue, 6th Fl New York, NY, 10022. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of AV-RH WARWICK ARMS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/21/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to C/O Schwartz Sladkus Reich Greenberg Atlas LLP Attn: Jeffrey M. Schwartz Esq. 444 Madison Avenue, 6th Fl New York, NY, 10022. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of CENTURY TWENTY TWO NY LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/10/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1583 Bay Ridge Parkway Brooklyn, NY, 11228. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Qual. of UMC PRED LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 12/22/20. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 12/17/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 150 East 52nd Street 25th Floor New York, NY, 10022. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of CJK HOLDINGS, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/26/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to C/O The Pace Companies 41 Box St Brooklyn, NY, 11222. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of DML US LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/04/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 140 58th Street Building B Unit 4E Brooklyn, NY, 11220. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of EMJ & H LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/2/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 68 Ocean Court Brooklyn, NY, 11235. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of MORITZ CAPITAL LLC . Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/1/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2315 Quentin Rd Brooklyn, NY, 11229. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of WATERS VACATION RENTAL LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/31/20. Office location: Orleans SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 10481 Mill Rd Medina, NY, 14103. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 17 STATE STREET PROPCO, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/30/20.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to C/O Tuttle Yick LLP 220 East 42nd St 29th Fl New York, NY, 10017.Any lawful purpose.

244 HALL ST, LLC Notice of formation of limited liability com-p a n y (LLC). Name: 244 HALL ST, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 4/20/2015. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/ her is C/O United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY, 11228. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. Notice of formation: 126 West 121st Street, LLC Arts of Org filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/05/2020 NY Office location: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon to C/O the LLC: 2186 5th Avenue #11P, NY, NY 10037. Purpose: Any lawful activity Notice of Formation of REST INN, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/28/21. Office location: Oneida SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 1216 Rahway Ave Avenel, NJ, 07001. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of TL&WX GP LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/4/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 140 58th Street Building B Unit 4E Brooklyn, NY, 11220. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of WX US LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/4/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 140 58th Street Building B Unit 4E Brooklyn, NY, 11220. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of R&D VACATIONS RENTAL LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/1/15. Office location: Orleans SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 10481 Mill Rd Medina, NY, 14103. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 7376 NY-28, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/28/20.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to C/O Tuttle Yick LLP 220 East 42nd St 29th Fl New York, NY, 10017.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 12112 NY-23, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/30/20.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to C/O Tuttle Yick Llp 220 East 42nd St 29th Fl New York, NY, 10017. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of A PLUS T LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/26/21.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 3285B Richmond Ave Ste #324 Staten Island, NY, 10312. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of AC NORTHTOWNE, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/11/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 42 Box St #200 Brooklyn, NY, 11222. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Qualification of BUBBLE BUD INVESTOR GROUP 2 LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/08/21. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 01/15/21. Princ. office of LLC: 28 W. 76th St., NY, NY 10023. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: National Registered Agents, Inc., 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Qualification of CATALYST INVESTORS PARTNERS V, L.L.C. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/30/20. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/22/18. NYS fictitious name: CATALYST INVESTORS PARTNERS V (NY), L.L.C. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Catalyst Investors, 711 Fifth Ave., Ste. 600, NY, NY 10022. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Jeffrey W. Bullock, DE Div. of Corps., 401 Federal St. Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19001. Purpose: Any lawful activity Notice of Formation of Fidelis Enterprises, LLC filed with SSNY on March 19th, 2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 365 W 125th Street, Suite 2A, New York, NY 100279998. Purpose: Fidelis Enterprise partners with companies pursuing state & federal contracts earmarked for minority and/or veterans/disabled veterans LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM

Notice of Qual. of DESIRON HOLDINGS, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 2/5/21. Office location: New York. LLC formed in CO on 5/21/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: C/O Corporate Creations Network Inc. 600 Mamaroneck Avenue #400 Harrison, New York, 10528. Arts. of Org. filed with CO SOS.1700 Broadway, Ste 550 Denver CO 80290. Any lawful purpose. Notice of formation of JFI Law, PLLC, Articles of organization filed with the secretary of state on 02/10/2021. Location: New York County. SSNY designated as agent for service of process on PLLC. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to Josephine, Franz, 411 Lafayette St, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10003. Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1333605 for liquor, beer, wine, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor, beer, wine, and cider at retail in a OP 252 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 905 Lorimer St, Suite 1, Brooklyn, NY 11222 for on premises consumption. Xilonen 1 LLC Notice of Formation of HENRI MORTON LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/23/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to Attenton: Euan Menzies 60 Jane St New York, NY, 10014. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of AV-RH SOHO APARTMENTS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/5/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to C/O Schwartz Sladkus Reich Greenberg Atlas LLP Attn: Jeffrey M. Schwartz Esq. 444 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10022. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of OR 107 EAST SECOND, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/26/21. Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to C/O: Phillips Nizer Llp 485 Lexington Ave New York, NY, 10017.Any lawful purpose. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Manzari Arts LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/17/2020. Office location: NEW YORK County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is: 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228. The principal business address of the LLC is: 511 W 169th Street #63 New York, NY 10032. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1334032 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 105 MULBERRY ST NEW YORK, NY 10013. NEW YORK COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. CAFFE DE LA VENEZIA CORP. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1333947 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 47 WITHERS ST BROOKLYN, NY 11211. KINGS COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. BABA COOL LLC.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Alex Prima, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/22/2020. Office Location: NEW YORK County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The principal business address of the LLC is: 146 East 35th Street, 4C, New York NY 10016. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of PRAKMATYA CAPITAL LLCArts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/4/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 3109 Avenue K Brooklyn, NY, 11210. Any lawful purpose. PUBLIC NOTICE Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to collocate wireless communications antennas at a top height of 75 feet on a 79-foot building at the approx. vicinity of 275277 Rockaway Parkway, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York 11212, collocate wireless communications antennas at a top height of 81 feet on a 84-foot building at the approx. vicinity of 250 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York 11223, and collocate wireless communications antennas at a top height of 59 feet on a 62-foot building at the approx. vicinity of 97 Wyckoff Avenue, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York 11237. 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, Abigail MooreLee, a.moorelee@trileaf. com, 1395 South Marietta Parkway, Building 400, Suite 209, Marietta, Georgia 30067, 678-6538673.

Notice of Qualification of AVEC CAPITAL, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/09/21. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 01/11/08. 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 122072543. DE addr. of LLC: CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. NOTICE OF FORMATION of Noy Consulting LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/1/20. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to 310 Riverside Dr. Ste 1106, NY, NY 10025. R/A: US Corp Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Ave,#202, BK, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful act. Notice of Formation of 346 CHAUNCEY STREET LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/13/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1516 W. 9th St Brooklyn, NY, 11204. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of OR 274 HENRY, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/10/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to C/O: Phillips Nizer LLP 485 Lexington Ave New York, NY, 10017. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Qualification of LS ADMINISTRATION, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/21/21. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 01/11/21. Princ. office of LLC: 201 E. 86th St., #26A, NY, NY 10028. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of PAAMON W 53 NYC LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/03/21. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: Museum Tower, 15 W. 53rd St., Unit 15H, NY, NY 10019. 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. Notice of Qual. of EIGHT60 LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 12/9/20. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 12/4/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: C/O ROMANOFF EQUITIES INC. 833 Washington Street 2nd Floor New York, NY, 10014. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of LEVAIN LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/3/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to C/O LEVAIN LLC Attn: Anthony Sun 124 West 23rd Street, #16A New York, NY, 10011.Any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF MAINTENANCE TASK FORCE LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/28/2020. Office location: New York County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is: UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS, INC., 7015 13TH Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228 The principal business address of the LLC is: 535 W. 150TH STREET, Apt. 24, New York, NY 10031. Purpose: any lawful act or activity Notice of Formation of Chrisman Imports LLC filed with SSNY on January 1, 2021. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 620 W42nd Street S20D NY, NY 10036. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of ALTE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/8/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 145 President St #Phn Brooklyn, NY, 11231. Any lawful purpose. LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM VENTITRENTA LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/14/21. Office: Kings County. LEGALINC CORPORATE SERVICES INC. designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the agent at 1967 Wehrle Drive, Suite 1 #086, Buffalo, NY 14221. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of BOUYE STATEN ISLAND LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 1/29/21. Office location: Richmond. LLC formed in GA on 9/1/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 11 Eighth Ave 13th Floor New York, NY, 10011. Arts. of Org. filed with GA SOS. 2 MLK Jr. Dr. Suite 313 Floyd West Tower, Atlanta GA 30334. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of IMMACULATE VANITY, LLC. .Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 02/8/21. Office location: ESSEX SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to PO Box 311 Keene, NY, 12942.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of INSTAAIDE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/15/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 968 60th Street Unit 320 Brooklyn, NY, 11219. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of MCKNIGHT RARES, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/2/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 420 Kent Avenue Apt 401 Brooklyn, NY, 11249. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of MCKNIGHT RE, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/2/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 420 Kent Avenue Apt 401 Brooklyn, NY, 11249. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of COLETTE ROSE INTERIORS, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/29/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2190 East 4th St Brooklyn, NY, 11223. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of GLASS CASTLE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/17/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 133 Central Ave Amagansett, NY, 11930. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of GRAND STREET STRATEGIES, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/18/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 351 South Third Street, Apt 2b Brooklyn, NY, 11211. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of LAUREN CHAN, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/4/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 377 Quincy Street, #1 Brooklyn, NY, 11216. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of BAJANKAYAK LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/14/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 667 JEROME STREET BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11207. Any lawful purpose. Notice is hereby given that a license, number pending, for beer, liquor and wine, has been applied for by Rock 1 SE Table, L.L.C. d/b/a Caffe Lodi to sell beer, liquor and wine at retail in a restaurant under the Alcohol Beverage Control Law at 1 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10111 for on premises consumption. Rock 1 SE Table, L.L.C

Notice of Form. of MEYWOOD LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY o n 2/24/21. Office location: Chenango. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 137 L&#39;hommedieu Lane South Otselic, NY, 13155. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of PEACEDALE PRODUCTIONS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/5/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to ATTN: Mr. John Clinton Eisner 395 Riverside Dr New York, NY, 10025.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of OSM HEALTH LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/16/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1559 Bay Ridge Parkway Brooklyn, NY, 11228. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of PEAR TREE PARTNERS, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/5/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 417 CLERMONT AVE, APT 2 BROOKLYN, NY, 11238. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of PSF ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/22/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 415 Red Hook Lane Apt 8d Brooklyn, NY, 11201. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of STARK REACTOR, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/16/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 173 Water St Brooklyn, NY, 11201. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of LTG CONNECT LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/19/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to C/O LTG CONNECT LLC 257 Ave W Brooklyn, NY, 11223. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of MELO ENTERPRISES, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/27/96.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 418 Rt 25a Miller Place, NY, 11764.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of PFORZHEIMER STRATEGIES, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/8/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 890 West End Ave Ste 10B New York, NY, 10025.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Qual. of QUEENBEA 1051 LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 1/28/21. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 1/26/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: C/O CROWE LLP - Attn: David A. Lifson 641 Fifth Avenue, #30e New York, NY, 10022. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of R&J ROASTERS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/12/21.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 605 Forest Ave Staten Island, NY, 10310. Any lawful purpose.

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SURROGATE’S COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT – ROOM 507 31 CHAMBERS STREET NEW YORK, NY 10007 (646)386-5100 NOTICE TO CITED PARTIES You have been served with a citation for a matter that is scheduled to be heard at a New York County Surrogate’s Court calendar. Please be advised that pursuant to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Orders and Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks’ Administrative Orders now in effect in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, this court is serving the public and court users primarily through virtual or electronic appearances; in-person appearances are limited at this time. The citation that you have received contains a return date. Please do not appear in the courthouse on that date. The following choices are available to you: − If you do not object to the relief requested, you do not need to contact the court or do anything else. − If you do object to the relief sought on the citation, you or your lawyer must send a document to the court signed by you or your lawyer indicating that: 1. You object to the relief or you are requesting discovery; OR 2. You are requesting the opportunity to appear remotely (by using Microsoft Teams) or by telephone conference, or in person; OR 3. You are requesting an adjournment to consult with or retain counsel.

SURROGATE’S COURT : NEW YORK COUNTY CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO: THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK THE COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK CAROLYN ANGEL HANS RICHARD HANSEN A petition having been filed by STEVEN D. PRAGER, ESQ., as attorney-in-fact for JANICE LEE FEASTER, MARTIN B. HANSEN, MARY LYNN HAZEL, ROBERT W. HANSEN, KAREN D. MAHAN, MARILYN E. MACKAY, and ROSALYN A. MCELROY who is domiciled or in the case of a corporation, its principal office, at KRIEGER & PRAGER LLP. 39 BROADWAY - SUITE 920, NEW YORK, NY 10006 YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, New York County at 31 Chambers Street, Room 503, New York, New York, on April 2, 2021 at ten (10) o’clock in the forenoon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of DEANNA SORENSON, lately domiciled in the County of New York, State of New York. Directing the Commissioner of Finance of the City of New York to release the sum of $233,921.21, plus interest as follows:

If your written communication to the court indicates that you would like to proceed as described in choice number 1 above, your case may be referred to a court attorney-referee for a conference. The case will be adjourned to a future date, if you request the opportunity to appear in person or by electronic means or to consult or retain counsel (choices number 2 and 3).

To: Steven D. Prager, Esq., as attorney-in-fact for JANICE LEE FEASTER, 8.333(%) Percent of the funds on deposit. To: Steven D. Prager, Esq., as attorney-in-fact for MARTIN B. HANSEN, 8.333(%) Percent of the funds on deposit. To: Steven D. Prager, Esq., as attorney-in-fact for MARY LYNN HAZEL, 8.333(%) Percent of the funds on deposit. To: Steven D. Prager, Esq., as attorney-in-fact for ROBERT W. HANSEN, 8.333(%) Percent of the funds on deposit. To: Steven D. Prager, Esq., as attorney-in-fact for KAREN D. MAHAN, 8.333(%) Percent of the funds on deposit. To: HANS RICHARD HANSEN, 8.333(%) Percent of the funds on deposit. To: Steven D. Prager, Esq., as attorney-in-fact for MARILYN E. MACKAY, 16.666(%) Percent of the funds on deposit. To: Steven D. Prager, Esq., as attorney-in-fact for ROSALYN A. MCELROY, 16.666(%) Percent of the funds on deposit. To: CAROLYN ANGEL, 16.666(%) Percent of the funds on deposit.

If you do not contact the court by the date on the citation, the record will reflect that you do not object to the relief requested.

after deducting his lawful charges and commissions with interest from the last day credited, if any.

Your written response must be received by the court three (3) business days before the return date and must include either an email address or telephone number, or both, where you or your lawyer can be reached during business hours. Your communication to the court may be sent by email to: Misc_General@nycourts.gov or by mail addressed to the Miscellaneous Department of this court at the address listed above. The attorney for the petitioner must be copied in your communication.

If an attorney plans to appear on your behalf, he or she must file a Notice of Appearance. This Notice may be filed by mail addressed to the Miscellaneous Department of this court at the address listed above or through the efiling system (NYSCEF), at www.nycourts.gov/efile. If you have questions about responding to the citation, you may contact the Miscellaneous Department at Misc_General@nycourts.gov. Please note that court staff are prohibited from giving legal advice, but they are available to answer any question about procedure. The Miscellaneous Department of the New York County Surrogate’s Court

Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1331880 for liquor, beer, wine, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor, beer wine, and cider at retail in a OP 252 the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 131 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002 for on premises consumption. Good Thanks Cafe LLC

Notice of Formation of CLARENDON ONE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/23/21. Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 600 Mamaroneck Ave #400 Harrison, NY, 10528.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of OR 90 STATE, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/10/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to C/O: Phillips Nizer LLP 485 Lexington Avenue New York, NY, 10017. Any lawful purpose.

Dated, Attested and Sealed, HON. RITA MELLA, Surrogate February 11, 2021 _____________________________, (Seal) DIANA SANABRIA, Chief Clerk Name of Attorney: STEVEN D. PRAGER Telephone No.: (212) 363 2900 Address of Attorney: 39 BROADWAY SUITE 920 NEW YORK, NY 10006 [Note: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you.] PUBLIC NOTICE AT&T proposes to modify an existing facility (new tip heights 74.5’) on the building at 191 Grand St, New York, NY (20210208). Interested parties may contact Scott Horn (856-8091202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential effects on historic properties.

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Notice of Formation of Chrisman Research LLC filed with SSNY on January 1, 2021. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 620 W42nd Street S20D NY, NY 10036. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of Valhalla Garden & Design, LLC. Arts of Org filed with Sec. of State of NY on 2/12/21. Office Location: Richmond County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and mail process to: c/o the LLC, 4218 Amboy Rd. SI, NY 10308. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of YM 11 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/4/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to C/O YM 11 LLC Attention: Mark Armenante 3450 Washington St San Francisco, CA, 94118.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 252 SEVENTH AVENUE 7-G, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/8/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to C/O Schwartz Sladkus Reich Greenberg Atlas Llp Bruce S. Klein, Esq. 444 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10022.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of ARLEN CROCKER-MCCLELLAN ACUPUNCTURE PLLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/22/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 60 Pulaski St Brooklyn, NY, 11206. Any lawful purpose. NOTICE OF FORMATION of A New Reconstruction LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/30/20. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to c/o S. Nicole Gallant, 346 W 56th St, Ste 2A, New York, NY 10019. Purpose: any lawful act. Notice of Formation of FROGOUR PROPCO LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/26/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 90 State St Ste 700, Box 10 Albany, NY, 12207. Any lawful purpose. LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM

Form of notice for on-premises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number “Pending” for liquor, beer, wine, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor, beer, wine, and cider at retail in a OP252 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 17 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011 for on premises consumption. BAY BLUE HOSPITALITY LLC Form of notice for on-premises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number “Pending” for liquor, beer, wine, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor, beer, wine, and cider at retail in a OP252 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 102 North End Avenue, Restaurant A West, New York, NY 10282 for on premises consumption. ANEA LLC Notice of Formation of YM 10 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/4/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to C/O YM 10 LLC Attn: Mark Armenante 3450 Washington St San Francisco, CA, 94118.Any lawful purpose.

LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM NOTICE OF FORMATION OF JulishaKnits LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/1/2021. Office Location: New York County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is: 1 Morningside Drive, Apt. 1501, New York, NY 10025-2438, the principal business address. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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Notice of Formation of 31 MANOR DRIVE, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/28/20. Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to C/O Tuttle Yick LLP 220 East 42nd St 29th Fl New York, NY, 10017. Any lawful purpose. NOTICE OF AUCTION

Notice of Auction Sale is herein given that Citiwide Self Storage located at 45-55 Pearson Street, Long Island City, N.Y. 11101 will take place on W W W. S TO R AG E TREASURES.COM Sale by competitive bidding starting on March 29, 2021 and end on April 9, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. to satisfy unpaid rent and charges on the following accounts: #4H13 – Bionova Inc: several boxes, 3- luggage, 2-metal racks, 1- ladder, 2 – foldable chairs, 1-hand truck, several plastic bags, several plastic barrels #8P03 – Tyrone Powell: several trunks, several suitcases, boxes, coat hanger. The contents of each unit will be sold as a lot and all items must be removed from the premises within 72 hours. Owners may redeem their goods by paying all rent and charges due at any time before the sale. All sales are held “with reserve”. Owner reserves the right to cancel sale at any time.

Notice of Formation of 145-36 FARMERS BLVD OZ LLC. Arts. Of O r g . filed with SSNY on 1/10/20. Office location: Queens SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 111-20 Farmers Blvd Saint Albans, NY, 11412. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 357 BLEECKER STREET, LLC. .Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 01/13/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 121 E 22nd St Apt N204 New York, NY, 10010.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 725 3RD AVENUE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/2/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 725 3rd Ave Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 2044 86 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/2/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 112 Bay 13th Street Brooklyn, NY, 11214. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Qual. of AVERY LN LP. Auth. filed with SSNY on 2/22/21. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 2/2/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: C/O Inlow Blvd Llc 983 Park Ave, 2c New York, NY, 10028. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of AV-RH 500 GLADSTONE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/10/19. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to Attn: Jeffrey M. Schwartz Esq. 444 Madison Ave, 6th Fl New York, NY, 10022. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of AV-RH 712 LINWOOD LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/10/19. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to Attn: Jeffrey M. Schwartz Esq. 444 Madison Ave, 6th Fl New York, NY, 10022. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of AV-RH 3035 HARRISON LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/10/19. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to Attn: Jeffrey M. Schwartz Esq. 444 Madison Ave, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10022. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of AV-RH 3803 MAIN LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/7/19.Office location: Lewis SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to ATTN: Samuel Kooris 160 Broadway, #501 New York, NY, 10038. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of AV-RH KC PORTFOLIO 1 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/10//19. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to Attn: Jeffrey M. Schwartz Esq. 444 Madison Ave, 6th Fl New York, NY, 10022. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of BEAR SERVICE CENTER LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/9/21.Office location: Madison SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 108 S. Park St. Canastota, NY, 13032. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Qual. of COLLON LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 10/3/19. Office location: Putnam. LLC formed in DE on 6/3/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 11 Timberline Ct Putnam Valley, NY, 10579. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of FLINT SPARKS MEDIA LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 22/12/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 541 11th St Basement Bell Brooklyn, NY, 11215. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of HARRIS &amp; LONG, CREATIVE ARTS THERAPY, PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/25/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to C/O Schwartz Sladkus Reich Greenberg Atlas LLP Attn: Eli D. Greenberg, Esq. 44 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10022. Any lawful purpose.

LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM Notice of Formation of HAYWARD STUDIO, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/24/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 25 Hayward Ave. Lexington, MA, 02421. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of S & PEA, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/25/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 487 12th Street Brooklyn, NY, 11215. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Qual. of 85 TENTH RESTAURANTS LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 3/2/21. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 11/16/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: C/O J2K Creative Llc 70 Pine St Ste E New York, NY, 10005. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose. Form of notice for on-premises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1333946 for liquor, beer, wine, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor, beer, wine, and cider at retail in a OP252 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 259 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215 for on premises consumption. WHISK & WHISKEY LLC Notice of Qual. of BLUEPRINT INCOME, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 3/8/21. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 5/15/14. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: C/O Corporate Creations Network Inc. 600 Mamaroneck Ave Ste 400 Harrison, NY, 10528. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

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Form of notice for on-premises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1334337 for liquor, beer, wine, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor, beer, wine, and cider at retail in a OP- 252 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 3 West 8th Street, New York, NY 10011 for on premises consumption.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1334277 FOR LIQUOR, WINE, &amp; BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL LIQUOR, WINE, &amp; BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 4280 KATONAH AVE BRONX, NY 10470. BRONX COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE.

Form of notice for on-premises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1333751 for liquor, beer, wine, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor, beer, wine, and cider at retail in a OP 252 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 150 Green St, Brooklyn, NY 11222 for on premises consumption.

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Greenstreetkitchen LLC

LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM Form of notice for on-premises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1332739 for liquor, beer, wine, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor, beer, wine, and cider at retail in a OP252 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 37 W 20th Street, New York, NY 10011 for on premises consumption.

Form of notice for on-premises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1333237 for beer, wine, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, and cider at retail in a TW 344 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 38-40 Carmine Street, New York, NY 10014 for on premises consumption. Cato Wine LLC

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NODA SUSHI LLC Form of notice for on-premises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1333781 for liquor, beer, wine, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor, beer, wine, and cider at retail in a OP252 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 87 Macdougal Street, New York, NY 10012 for on premises consumption. PESH LLC

Form of notice for on-premises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1333146 for beer, wine, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, and cider at retail in a TW 344 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 1140 3 Rd Ave, Retail Store H New York, NY 10065 for on premises consumption. Bondi 1140 3rd Ave LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1332825, FOR WINE & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL WINE & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 844 JAMAICA AVE BROOKLYN, NY 11208. KINGS COUNTY, FOR ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION. NYCS

Form of notice for on-premises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1333277 for liquor, beer, wine, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor, beer, wine, and cider at retail in a OP252 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 246 5 Th Ave, New York, NY 10001 for on premises consumption.

FRIED CHICKEN DINNER INC.

BONDI 246 5TH AVENUE LLC

LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM Form of notice for on-premises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1332362 for liquor, beer, wine, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor, beer, wine, and cider at retail in a CR 256 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 883 Ave of the Americas, 3 rd Floor, New York, NY 10001 for on premises consumption. Five Iron Golf NY LLC Form of notice for on-premises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1330172 for liquor, beer, wine, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor, beer, wine, and cider at retail in a OP 252 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 39 Clifton Place, Brooklyn, NY 11238 for on premises consumption. Hop Stock and Barrel III LLC

PUBLIC NOTICE AT&T proposes to modify an existing facility (new tip heights 90.3’ & 99’) on the building at 18 Jefferson St, New York, NY (20210109). Interested parties may contact Scott Horn (856-8091202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential effects on historic properties. Notice of Formation of MAXESS LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/01/21. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Esther S. Weingarten, 799 Park Ave., 19C, NY, NY 10021. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of SECOND VERNON MEMBER LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/5/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to One Bryant Park, 49th Fl New York, NY, 10036.Any lawful purpose. Form of notice for on-premises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number “Pending” for liquor, beer, wine, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor, beer, wine, and cider at retail in a OP252 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 111-112-114 Andes Road, Governors Island, NY 10004 for on premises consumption. QC TERME NY LLC

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Notice of Formation of Brews of Paradise LLC filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/9/20. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom the process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of process to LLC: 94 Meserole St, apt 2B, Brooklyn, NY 11206. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. NOTICE OF FORMATION of NYCNCC SUBCDE 6, LLC (the “LLC”) filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (“SSNY”) on 6/10/19. Office location: New York County. The principal business address of the LLC is: One Liberty Plaza, New York, New York 10006. SSNY has been designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail service of process to c/o New York City Economic Development Corporation, One Liberty Plaza, New York, New York 10006, Attention: General Counsel. Purpose: any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of The PhysioLab NYC, LLC filed with SSNY on January 20, 2021. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 33 Carmine Street, Apartment 2, New York, NY 10014. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. NOTICE OF FORMATION of NYCNCC SUBCDE 7, LLC (the “LLC”) filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (“SSNY”) on 6/10/19. Office location: New York County. The principal business address of the LLC is: One Liberty Plaza, New York, New York 10006. SSNY has been designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail service of process to c/o New York City Economic Development Corporation, One Liberty Plaza, New York, New York 10006, Attention: General Counsel. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION of NYCNCC SUB-CDE 8, LLC (the “LLC”) filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (“SSNY”) on 6/10/19. Office location: New York County. The principal business address of the LLC is: One Liberty Plaza, New York, New York 10006. SSNY has been designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail service of process to c/o New York City Economic Development Corporation, One Liberty Plaza, New York, New York 10006, Attention: General Counsel. Purpose: any lawful purpose. NOTICE OF FORMATION of NYCNCC SUBCDE 9, LLC (the “LLC”) filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (“SSNY”) on 6/10/19. Office location: New York County. The principal business address of the LLC is: One Liberty Plaza, New York, New York 10006. SSNY has been designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail service of process to c/o New York City Economic Development Corporation, One Liberty Plaza, New York, New York 10006, Attention: General Counsel. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM NOTICE OF FORMATION of NYCNCC SUBCDE 10, LLC (the “LLC”) filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (“SSNY”) on 6/10/19. Office location: New York County. The principal business address of the LLC is: One Liberty Plaza, New York, New York 10006. SSNY has been designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail service of process to c/o New York City Economic Development Corporation, One Liberty Plaza, New York, New York 10006, Attention: General Counsel. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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PUBLIC NOTICE AT&T is proposing to increase the height of a telecommunications tower at the following site: 183-03 Horace Harding Expressway, Fresh Meadows, Queens County, NY 11365; 40° 44’ 24.3” N, 73° 47’ 27.9W”. The overall height of the tower will be 33.2 meters above ground level (47.3 meters above mean sea level). The tower is anticipated to be lit and marked as described: Dual Lighting-Red and Medium Intensity White Lights (L864). Interested persons may review the application for this project at www. fcc.gov/asr/applications by entering Antenna Structure Registration (Form 854) file no. A1185320 and may raise environmental concerns about the project under the National Environmental Policy Act rules of the Federal Communications Commission, 47 CFR §1.1307, by notifying the FCC of the specific reasons that the action may have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment. Requests for Environmental Review must be filed within 30 days of the date that notice of the project is published on the FCC’s website and may only raise environmental concerns. The FCC strongly encourages interested parties to file Requests for Environmental Review online at w w w. f c c . g ov/a s r/ environmentalrequest, but they may be filed with a paper copy by mailing the Request to FCC Requests for Environmental Review, Attn: Ramon Williams, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. A copy of the Request should be provided to Acer Associates, LLC, Attention FCC filing, at 1012 Industrial Drive, West Berlin, NJ 08091.

Ze Ray Proper ties , LLC filed w/ S SN Y on 9/13/11 . O f fice: New York Co. S SN Y designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 127 W 72nd S t. , N Y, N Y 10 023 . Purpose: any law ful.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Palmer Huntt Productions LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on January 11, 2021. Office location: NEW YORK County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is: 1066 Hancock St, Apt 3, Brooklyn Ny 11221. The principal business address of the LLC is: 1066 Hancock St, Apt 3, Brooklyn Ny 11221. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Application for Authority of ABL Four, LLC filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/26/2021. Formed in DE on 1/7/2021. Office loc.: NY County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address SSNY shall mail copy of process to 30 Montgomery St., Ste. 215, Jersey City, NJ 07302. The office address required to be maintained in DE is 614 N. DuPont Hwy., Ste. 210, Dover, DE 19901. Cert. of formation filed with Jeffrey W. Bullock, Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., #4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of formation of Rock Ridge Asset Management LLC filed with SSNY on January 29, 2021. Office:NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 55 West 14th Street #15G New York, NY 10011. Purpose:any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of PSC FAMILY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/2/20.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to C/O Reshma Shah 1540 Broadway New York, NY, 10036.Any lawful purpose.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1332841 FOR WINE & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL WINE & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 678 SENECA AVE RIDGEWOOD, NY 11385. QUEENS COUNTY, FOR ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION. NIJ INC. Notice of Formation of Ecotage Clothing, LLC filed with SSNY on March 09, 2021 Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 90 State Street STE 700 Office 40 Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. IBARRA LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/16/2021. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Diana Ibarra, Managing Member, 228 West 136th Street, NY, NY 10029. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Form of notice for on-premises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number “Pending” for liquor, beer, wine, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor, beer, wine, and cider at retail in a OP252 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 111-112-114 Andes Road, Governors Island, NY 10004 for on premises consumption. QC TERME NY LLC Notice of Formation of Awomi Naturals, LLC filed with SSNY on January 7, 2019. Office: Richmond County. Titilola Adelokiki designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: PO Box 30453 Staten Island NY 10303. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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Notice of Formation of VANESSA N FOLLANO LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/4/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 239 Kingsland Ave 2l Brooklyn, NY, 11222. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of YELENA LANGE DDS, PLLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/4/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 460 Neptune Avenue, No 21P Brooklyn, NY, 11224. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 19SCS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/9/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 60 E. 42nd Street, Ste 1521 New York, NY, 10165.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 59 STUYVESANT AVE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/13/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1516 W. 9th Stbrooklyn, NY, 11204. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Qual. of BONTA IMPORTS LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 1/26/21. Office location: New York. LLC formed in NV on 7/5/05. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 90 State St. Albany, NY 12207. Arts. of Org. filed with NV SOS. 2250 Las Vegas Blvd N. Ste 400 North Las Vegas, NV 89030. Any lawful purpose.

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Who was up and who was down last week

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CREATIVE Art Director Andrew Horton, Senior Graphic Designer Alex Law, Graphic Designer Aaron Aniton DIGITAL Digital Director Michael Filippi, Digital Marketing Strategist Caitlin Dorman, Digital Strategist Isabel Beebe

ANDREW CUOMO Andrew Cuomo likes to say “you either win or you lose.” Well, we’ve been keeping track, and he’s been losing, a lot. It seems like not a day goes by where someone new doesn’t call on him to resign, but instead of keeping with the tone of his initial “apology,” he’s back on offense, suggesting that his accusers may have ulterior motives, and that he’s the victim of cancel culture.

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ERIC ADAMS

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Eric Adams racked up two more major labor endorsements in his mayoral bid this week, putting District Council 37 and 32BJ SEIU squarely in the Brooklyn borough president’s corner, along with the Hotel Trades Council, which endorsed Adams last week.

GUSTAVO RIVERA & RICHARD GOTTFRIED

It was a banner week for the two Health Committee chairs, who not only helped get a robust package of nursing home bills passed but also have enough sponsors to theoretically pass the newly reintroduced New York Health Act, a single-payer health care system.

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The retired Army brigadier general raised the white flag on her campaign for the Democratic nomination for New York City mayor this week after failing to qualify for public matching funds.

PHILLIP ENG

Being the president of the Long Island Rail Road pretty much means you’re not going to be popular. But this was a particularly bad week for Phil Eng. The LIRR implemented cost-saving service cuts, and let’s just say it didn’t go well. Trains were crowded, dangerously so during a pandemic. A day after the cuts, the MTA announced they would return to a full schedule.

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CHUCK SCHUMER Chuck Schumer can take one of his first major victory laps as Senate majority leader now that Congress successfully pushed through a hefty $1.9 trillion relief package. And he’s made sure New Yorkers know how much the state stands to benefit. His spokesperson declared the state budget deficit is now “zero, nada, niete, zilch” thanks to the $12.5 billion in state aid.

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The storm surrounding Gov. Andrew Cuomo has only gotten worse this week, and his new PR strategy seems to be various announcements aimed at distracting people. A new accuser comes forward? New York City can have indoor dining at 50% capacity. The Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge might collapse? Let’s expand vaccine eligibility. You know things are bad because he’s even open to letting the state Legislature have their way with legalizing marijuana.

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