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HOW TIMES CHANGE. City & State featured Melissa DeRosa in a 2017 cover story about New York women serving in government. Now, because of recent events involving her boss Andrew Cuomo, the secretary to the governor of New York is once again the focus of a cover story. This second time around, City & State chose an illustration of DeRosa by Philip Burke that depicts her on her cellphone texting from within the halls of the state Capitol to defend the state’s top executive. This is a reference to the harsh and profane text messages written by DeRosa to state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi, a former gubernatorial staffer turned vocal critic of the governor, that were first made public by New York magazine. It was an example of how DeRosa’s protected Cuomo as part of her job, writes Zach Williams in this week’s cover story. That same job included overseeing a report that undercounted COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents. DeRosa’s also been alleged to have contributed to an abusive culture that permeates the governor’s office. City & State recognizes, as former colleagues of DeRosa do in Williams’ story, that strong-willed men in politics are treated differently than women, who are often portrayed as nasty divas. That’s a stereotype Williams avoids by going deep into DeRosa’s background and speaking to former colleagues who call out such a double standard. The end result is a comprehensive piece that shows the successes, failures and alleged extremes of a fierce Cuomo loyalist and the price she’s now paying.

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CONTENTS

FIRST READ … 4 The week that was

MELISSA DEROSA … 8

RALPH R. ORTEGA; KENNETH SPONSLER/SHUTTERSTOCK

How have Cuomo’s scandals affected his top enforcer?

JUDICIAL POLITICS … 12 Getting a Supreme Court seat is a sweet gig – if you can afford it. REAL ESTATE POWER 100 … 20

The leaders forging a new path through the pandemic.

WINNERS & LOSERS … 58

Who was up and who was down last week

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Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie has emphasized due process for Cuomo, including in a leaked meeting recording.

CUOMO INVESTIGATIONS MOVE FORWARD

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Assembly Judiciary Committee Chair Charles Lavine announced they had hired a law firm to help with the chamber’s impeachment investigation. But their choice of Davis Polk & Wardwell was met with immediate backlash

because of its ties to a Cuomo ally. Dennis Glazer, who is married to Court of Appeals Chief Judge Janet DiFiore, was a partner at the firm for over 30 years. Debra Katz, the lawyer for Cuomo accuser Charlotte Bennett, called it “an unacceptable conflict of interest.” The announcement came after a contentious Assembly Democratic gathering about the

impeachment investigation was leaked. During the meeting, which took place shortly before the speaker announced the Assembly would launch an investigation rather than begin a formal impeachment inquiry, Heastie touted the importance of “due process” when defending the plan to move forward with an investigation. Some members said the move was just a stalling tactic to buy Cuomo time. Lindsey Boylan, the first former Cuomo staffer to accuse him of sexual harassment, said she would not cooperate with the Assembly investigation, calling it a “sham.” She is however participating with the state attorney general’s investigation and has spoken with investigators. Other accusers, including Charlotte Bennett and

“Our prayers are with you.” – Cardinal Timothy Dolan, to Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul at the St. Patrick’s Day Mass, via the New York Post

ONE-HOUSE BUDGETS APPROVED

ONE AND DONE Facing the greatest controversies of his career, Gov. Andrew Cuomo received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at a Baptist church in Harlem, surrounded by Black community leaders. Cuomo has called for greater vaccine availability in Black and Latino communities and said he wanted to dispel vaccine hesitancy with the visit, but the event struck some as an attempt by Cuomo to leverage his support among Black voters to distract from his political woes.

Ana Liss, have also spoken to the attorney general’s office. When he became aware of the leak, Heastie abruptly halted voting on the floor to gather his members into another closeddoor meeting, where he told them he would not hold any more virtual meetings with the whole conference, instead only planning to hold smaller group meetings. The Executive Chamber has hired lawyers to represent its staff in the ongoing investigations being conducted by the Assembly and the attorney general. Cuomo’s office is also conducting its own investigation into the groping allegations made against the governor by a staffer who remains anonymous.

“Toxic masculinity dies hard.” – state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi, via Twitter

The state Senate and the Assembly approved their one-house budget resolutions, offering competing visions for state spending. Both chambers proposed significant spending increases, bringing their proposed budgets to over $200 billion. The budgets included $8.2 billion in new taxes, far more than the $1.5 billion in temporary tax hikes that Cuomo had put forward but still falling well short of the $50 billion that progressives want. The proposals include higher income taxes for the wealthy,

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a pied-à-terre tax on second homes, new capital gains tax and increasing the estate tax rate – although some differences exist between the two chambers’ proposals. Both chambers have also put forward far more education funding, both in Foundation Aid and in additional money to fulfill the 2006 Campaign for Fiscal Equity ruling, which has been an ongoing battle. Notably absent from the resolutions was legislation to legalize recreational marijuana. Lawmakers, including state Senate Majority Leader Andrea StewartCousins, say they’re close to a deal with the governor with a few sticking points including the number of plants a person can grow for their own use and how to deal with impaired driving. They expect legislation to pass before the budget.

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Asian American lawmakers discuss recent hate crimes

SOLITARY CONFINEMENT BILL PASSES

A bill to end the use of long-term solitary confinement in New York passed both chambers of the state Legislature after years of advocacy. Criminal justice advocates have pushed for the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement Act that would stop the use of segregated confinement for more than 15 days. The United Nations says that confinement for longer than that constitutes torture. The legislation has been opposed by corrections officers, who argue that doing away with long-term solitary confinement puts them in danger and they don’t have faith in the alternatives that the bill would create. The legislation now awaits action from the governor.

New York has seen an increase in hate crimes and bias incidents targeting Asian Americans. Before the recent shootings in Atlanta, City & State spoke to Asian American lawmakers about their experiences during this crisis. Rep. Grace Meng, on what it feels like to be an Asian American elected official right now: Growing up as an Asian American, my experience – I don’t want to speak for everyone – but my experience was always to be encouraged to blend in, to fit in, and to be invisible. ... We were taught that if we fit in and stay quiet then we would be seen as “American enough.” Right now, ... we can finally say to ourselves: We don’t have to be silent. State Sen. Kevin Thomas: There’s been a lot of hateful rhetoric in politics in the past couple of years … it’s similar to after 9/11, when a lot of South Asians were targeted because they were brown and had a beard or wore a turban. ... It’s important as one of the very few Asian Americans in the state Legislature to have a voice, to uplift the community.

Both chambers of the Legislature passed a bill ending longterm solitary confinement in New York prisons.

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State Sen. John Liu, on the racism he has experienced in politics: When I first ran for New York City Council in 1997, I had the door slammed on me a lot. ... I could hear the person yell,

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THURSDAY 3/25

New York City officials are discussing how COVID-19 has affected public schools at a 2 p.m. virtual event hosted by City & State.

New York City politicos talk about how rankedchoice voting is playing out in Brooklyn at a 2 p.m. virtual event hosted by City & State.

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New York City Council Member Robert Cornegy, who is on the panel, was part of a lawsuit to stop ranked-choice voting due to a lack of time to educate voters about it.

“I would never vote for a fucking ch---.” Now, the door is not slammed quite as loudly, but it’s still shut pretty quickly, and the words are, “You think I would ever vote for someone like you?” Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou, on the legislative responses to this crisis: What I would really like to see is for folks to fight for us in the budget, to make sure Asian Americans are included in social services, in access to care, access to benefits. Even with the vaccine rollout, people saw how little access and accessibility our communities had. Language access is such a huge issue for services, ... and I would like to see my colleagues support that. Assembly Member Ron Kim: There are three ways we can deal with this. One, we can go back and blame Trump for lighting the fire with his language. Two, we can rely on more policing and punishment to make an example of people, like what happened after 9/11, when we funded a lot of money into policing and surveillance and all we ended with was a lot of discrimination against Muslims. Three, we can go back and do the work to improve the social conditions that brew violence and hatred, and that we know is deeply linked to our policymakers’ inability to meet basic needs like health care and food. – Caitlin Dorman

THURSDAY 3/25 New York City’s leading mayoral candidates talk about subways, buses and bikes in a 6:30 p.m. virtual forum on the future of transportation hosted by the city’s biggest transit advocate groups.

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SPENDING SPREE HOW THE TOP NYC MAYORAL CANDIDATES MIGHT USE THEIR $1,400 CHECKS. BY CAITLIN DORMAN

AS $1,400 stimulus checks start to hit people’s bank accounts, we’ve seen a characteristically toxic internet discourse on how people “ought to spend their money” evolve into a playful meme that delivers a better message: It’s up to you how to spend your stimulus during this hellscape

of a pandemic. $1,400 in the bank? Go to Red Lobster and order the whale. Head to Victoria’s Secret and make them tell you “the secret.” The mayoral candidates just announced their latest round of matching funds, so how would the front-runners spend their $1,400?

Maya Wiley at the pet store: "Give me every cat you have."

Andrew Yang to the MTA: "We’re doing free service on Memorial Day weekend."

Eric Adams at the farmers market: "This is going to be one hell of a smoothie."

Scott Stringer at Gallup: "Hi I'd like to commission a new poll, exclusive to the Upper West Side."

Shaun Donovan quietly whispers to himself: "It would have been $2,000 under Obama."

Ray McGuire at Foot Locker: "I’ll take another pair of Air Jordans, you can keep the change."

Dianne Morales to the NYPD: "This should be enough for your budget."

Kathryn Garcia at the New York City Department of Sanitation: "I’ll plow these bike lanes myself – I’m buying a Multihog."

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One of the things we like to remind folks is that over 50% of the taxes the city collects comes from real estate activity.

A Q&A with Real Estate Board of New York President

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Right now, the state Legislature is considering relief for renters, landlords and homeowners. From your perspective, is the relief going to be enough, and how will it get to those who need it most? It is pretty much going to be on target for addressing rent arrears. There’s going to need to be a process to ensure this help gets to tenants and owners. We’re all in this: Tenants can’t pay their rent. Owners can’t pay their bills, taxes, mortgages, etc., right? So, it becomes a matter of having an orderly process that the money gets out

on a timely basis and in an accurate manner. You know that that’s going to take some time. We are in conversations with state officials about the most sensible way to get the rent relief out. How satisfied are you with the way New York’s lawmakers worked with the Biden administration to make this relief possible? You got to give a big shoutout to (U.S. Senate) Majority Leader (Chuck) Schumer and the congressional delegation because of the speed at which this moved through the process. I think

most folks would find it impressive and it was a comprehensive package as opposed to some of the pieces of stimulus in the past. There were multiple reports a year ago of New Yorkers leaving because of the coronavirus pandemic, and some proclaimed the city was dead. How would you respond to the fact that people have left? Let’s make sure we’re going to operate from the same factual premise, because people in some published reports are like, “Oh, we’re getting out of Florida. I’m coming

back.” So, we just have these anecdotal stories. There hasn’t been really hard (and) fast data yet. I mean it is of concern, but what’s interesting is that it was a concern prepandemic. The city lost population for years before the virus. That already wasn’t a good sign. Developers and policymakers are working on how to rebuild New York after the pandemic. What’s your vision? One of the things we like to remind folks is that on an annual basis, over 50% of the taxes the city collects comes from real estate

activity. We’re not going to get there overnight, but we need to pursue a set of policies that sends us in that direction and gets people back to work. It’s going to require innovative government programs and folks putting their ideologies aside to get that done. How long do you expect this period of rebuilding will last? It’s going to take a bit of work. Depending on the decisions made by city, state and federal officials, that will determine whether or not this is a turnaround that takes three to five years or takes 15 to 20. – Ralph Ortega

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DeRosa became a pandemic hero in the media last spring alongside her boss, Gov. Andrew Cuomo. They are now having a fall from grace in part because of a shared abrasive management style.

ILLIONS OF AMERICANS got to know Secretary to the Governor Melissa DeRosa over the past year. She appeared in nationally televised COVID-19 briefings and in glossy magazine profiles. She rallied celebrities on social media to combat the pandemic. Whenever Gov. Andrew Cuomo spoke to the public, DeRosa was seemingly always by his side, working her smartphone, shuffling paperwork and offering responses to just about any question reporters might ask about the greatest public health crisis to hit New York in a century. Like her boss, DeRosa developed a national reputation as an avatar of competence and calm, in stark contrast to the chaos emanating from the White House. “Their strategy is simple: Be as transparent as possible, even when the news is bad,” reads an April story in Elle, referring to Cuomo’s team. For better or worse, her time in the national spotlight was hardly over. As protests against systemic racism erupted last summer, causing other New York political figures such as New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio embarrassment over their reluctance to stand up to their own police, DeRosa continued to enjoy flattering coverage. “We flattened the curve, and we saved lives,” she told Harper’s Bazaar. “We now must use that same energy and unity and resolve to confront and beat back 400 years of systemic racism and discrimination.” The June issue of the fashion magazine featured DeRosa on one of six covers that also included a member of Congress, a widely respected epidemiologist and a six-time Olympic gold medalist. An advisory role to the transition team for President Joe Biden hinted at bigger things to come for the 38-year-old DeRosa. “Instead of working 24 hours a day, she’s been working 27 hours a day lately,” an anonymous source told the Daily News in January. Now, with Cuomo under scrutiny for his management of COVID-19 in nursing homes and a series of sexual harassment allegations, DeRosa’s public image is again following the governor’s trajectory, and this time it’s downward. Her role in overseeing a report that undercounted COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents, as well as

her role in contributing to a reportedly abusive work environment in the governor’s office, is leading a growing group of former gubernatorial staffers (and some anonymous current ones), state lawmakers and political insiders to say she embodies much of what is wrong with Cuomo’s reportedly brutal management style. “The enforcer for all of this is Melissa DeRosa,” a former senior Cuomo staffer told City & State on condition of anonymity. “And the way she goes about it is often about tearing you down to build herself up, and it’s usually about making sure other people see her do that to you, so they know they are a target as well.” The Cuomo administration denies these charges. “Melissa is the exact same person behind the scenes as she is on camera – tough, hardworking, brilliant, meticulously prepared, and always fighting to improve the lives of New Yorkers,” Cuomo spokesperson Rich Azzopardi said in a statement. The governor is the indisputable head of his administration, but DeRosa (the first woman to ever be named to the top appointed position in the state) has an outsized influence in keeping staff in line. She entered the administration in 2013 as a spokesperson for the governor working under then-Secretary to the Governor Bill Mulrow, and moved up the ranks of Cuomo confidants as other aides left the administration. By the time Cuomo’s last reputed “enforcer” Joe Percoco went to federal prison in 2018 following a federal conviction for bribery, DeRosa had become one of the few people inside the governor’s innermost circle, after succeeding Mulrow in 2017. “DeRosa is definitely one of those people who, at the end of the day, their main goal is to make sure that he’s happy,” said a current gubernatorial staffer who requested anonymity to speak candidly. “His personality is always an element in everything.” Like Cuomo, DeRosa’s image took its first major recent hit on Jan. 28, when a report on nursing home deaths released by Attorney General Letitia James stated the administration had undercounted the official death toll by 3,800 people in a report that DeRosa oversaw. The present scandals afflicting the administration really began

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accelerating after a Feb. 10 meeting between top administration officials and state lawmakers. The legislators were upset about months of delays in fulfilling their request to release data on exactly how many nursing home residents died of COVID-19 in hospitals. According to DeRosa’s comments in that meeting, the administration delayed releasing information to state lawmakers because the Department of Justice was also requesting similar information. “We froze,” she said. “We were in a position where we weren’t sure if what we were going to give to the Department of Justice, or what we give to you guys, what we started saying, was going to be used against us.” Those words were leaked to the New York Post. Cuomo then made a fateful telephone call, in which he allegedly threatened Assembly Member Ron Kim, demanding he disavow a statement on the brewing scandal or face retribution. Azzopardi told The New York Times that Cuomo had only asked Kim to clarify his remarks. The governor went on to criticize Kim in a press conference, making accusations of unethical fundraising practices. A full transcript of the Feb. 10 meeting was released on Feb. 17, and the scandal blew up from there. As The Wall Street Journal reported, DeRosa and other top gubernatorial advisers – including Health Department Commissioner Howard Zucker, Department of Financial Services Superintendent Linda Lacewell and SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras – reviewed and requested changes to a July report by the state Department of Health that blamed unwitting nursing home staff for spreading the coronavirus in facilities across the state. An earlier version of the report included thousands of deaths among nursing home residents in hospitals, which did not appear in the final version after DeRosa and Lacewell saw the data, according to the Times. Cuomo administration officials said that was because they remained unsure at the time about the accuracy of the data. Another growing scandal meanwhile belied the political persona DeRosa, who declined to speak with City & State for this story, cultivated as a no-nonsense, cando professional. People who have worked under her supervision though told New

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DeRosa became a calm, collected fixture at Cuomo’s widely viewed pandemic press conferences. Behind the scenes, staffers recount a different attitude.

York magazine that the Executive Chamber is not as efficient and competent as its reputation suggested. “There’s so much fear all the time,” former speechwriter Camonghne Felix told the magazine. “That’s bad because it stops not just progress; it stops government from efficient governing.” DeRosa has been known to shame colleagues with dismissive looks, profanity and insults, according to a former senior gubernatorial staffer. “One thing that’s noteworthy about Melissa is her penchant for impossible requests,” the former staffer told City & State, on the condition of anonymity to avoid reprisal from the administration. For example, a staffer might be ordered to get someone to change an already published statement and then be insulted if it didn’t happen. “It often can feel when you’re working for Melissa DeRosa like you are trapped and condemned to failure,” the former employee said. Staffers expend a lot of effort pleasing the governor. Longtime staffers advise young women to bring heels and skirts whenever Cuomo is around, the Times reported. Men supposedly had to keep their shoes shined or risk a displeased comment

from the boss, according to WNYC. “I got screamed at for a lot of bad photos,” one former staffer told New York, of selecting which gubernatorial photos to release to the public. A current staffer said DeRosa could leave underlings scrambling to get things done with little notice or issue a sudden request to track which cable news networks are featuring Cuomo for the longest time on screen. “This is obviously a hard charging environment that’s not for everyone but I’m not going to stand by and let her be maligned,” Azzopardi said in a statement to City & State, in response to those claims Cuomo critics have drawn a link between DeRosa’s managerial style and the numerous allegations of sexual harassment and assault against the governor. She has not been linked to any of the allegations, but she nonetheless faces her own allegations of abusive behavior. “When Melissa looked at me; I could not have felt like less of a human being,” one former staffer told New York. Screaming, cursing and crying were common sights when DeRosa dealt with subordinates, according to The New

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gubernatorial fundraising during budget season the following year. The irony is that DeRosa herself has detailed her own experiences with workplace abuse in a state Capitol where sexual harassment remains a norm to this day. She too has had to endure salacious comments from powerful men who preach the virtues of equality in public. “I’m not sure which I find more offensive – the fact that this kind of behavior has been allowed to continue to go on as long as it has, or the idea that everyone is acting as if they are just now finding out about it,” she said at a 2017 keynote address at delivered

York Times. “We’ve promoted each other, and we’ve supported one another,” DeRosa told reporters after multiple women came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct. “And I don’t think that this diminishes any of that.” DeRosa defending Cuomo is nothing new, and obviously expected given her role, but her critics have said that she oversteps the line of civility. “You’re both full of shit and a pretty terrible person,” she told state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi, a former gubernatorial staffer who has become a vocal critic of the governor in office, in texts made public by New York. Biaggi didn’t respond in kind, but DeRosa went on to call her “a bad person” and “full of shit” again. That is not the first time that DeRosa, or people under her supervision, have gone after critics of the governor in starkly personal terms. DeRosa called former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon “unhinged” while she campaigned against Cuomo in the 2018 primary. Azzopardi called three female lawmakers “fucking idiots” after they held a press conference highlighting

“The way she goes about it is often about tearing you down to build herself up, and it’s usually about making sure other people see her do that to you, so they know they are a target as well.” – former senior Cuomo staffer

at Berkeley College’s Women in Media conference. Yet, her ongoing efforts to defend Cuomo strike some as holding up the type of social progress that DeRosa, the chair of the New York State Council on Women and Girls, has supposedly championed for years. That does not make her immune to criticism, according to Erica Vladimer, a former legislative staffer and co-founder of the Sexual Harassment Working Group. “Anybody, regardless of their sex or their gender or their gender identity, can be an enabler, a power abuser or a gatekeeper, and that includes Melissa DeRosa,” Vladimer said in an interview with City & State. Getting called an enabler of an alleged sexual harasser and abusive boss inserts elements of tragedy into the ongoing saga of DeRosa. Exposed to politics at an early

age, she has risen through the ranks of state government as a staffer to former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and the governor. She has played a key role in Cuomo administration accomplishments like expanding the minimum wage, paid family leave and tuition assistance programs for public college students. She has helped normalize fertility treatments for women by going public with her own personal struggles. She also had a key role in helping New Yorkers survive COVID-19 at a time when leadership from the federal government was conspicuously absent. It is not as if other opportunities do not exist for DeRosa in Albany either. Several members of her family are in the lobbying business, including her father Giorgio DeRosa, who is among the most highly paid lobbyists in the state. Melissa DeRosa, though, has remained in public service. Some past colleagues say that DeRosa faces a double standard. “Strong-willed men in politics are often portrayed as these like manic geniuses,” political consultant Lis Smith, who has worked with DeRosa in the past, said in an interview. “Strongwilled women in politics are somehow always just a mix of Miranda Priestly and Regina George,” she added, referring to the famously nasty, diva-ish antagonists of the films “The Devil Wears Prada” and “Mean Girls,” respectively. “That just doesn’t capture who Melissa is,” Smith said. While she too is facing calls for her resignation, some of her critics remain sympathetic to her plight, arguing that Cuomo’s top lieutenants are simply dishing out what their boss has served them. “His presence is always suffocating,” the current gubernatorial staffer said. Karen Hinton, one of the women alleging wrongdoing against Cuomo, told WNYC that DeRosa “has been abused as well.” Be that as it may, she remains ever-loyal, having stayed with the governor since 2013, while other gubernatorial confidants like former counsel Alphonso David have moved on. If the scandals engulfing Cuomo force him out of office or cost him reelection in 2022, it’s unclear where that will leave DeRosa. A few weeks ago her future opportunities appeared boundless. Much less so now, according to a longtime Albany insider. “She has a job with Andrew Cuomo for as long as he’s there and as long as she wants it,” one Democratic insider told City & State. “The problem is, her fate is tied to Andrew Cuomo.”

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If you don’t schmooze, you lose. By Rebecca C. Lewis

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EW YORK CITY’S famously long ballot can leave many feeling a little overwhelmed. The top of the ticket gains the most attention with races for president, Congress and mayor. But the exceptions are oft-overlooked races for judges, whose high position on the ballot belies the generally low-information nature of the races. Even self-described politicos and civically engaged voters will admit when they head to the ballot box, they know very little, if anything, about the judicial contests. But often in New York City, these races are decided well before voters have a chance to weigh in. In a city where the once-powerful rule of party bosses has been steadily waning, judgeships remain one of the last strongholds where party leaders can flex their influence. Even today, to get on the bench, potential judges have to be willing to play the game. In Democratic-controlled New York City, judicial elections are like any other election in that they are pretty much decided in the primary, with the exception of perhaps Staten Island. But that’s where the similarities end. Judicial elections are even harder to run than your average City Council or state legislative race. Countywide judicial races are expensive, fundraising is more difficult due to ethics restrictions on political campaigning and candidates aren’t allowed to take political positions or make campaign promises that could

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be seen as bias in future decision-making. “Judicial politics, and judicial campaigns, look nothing, nothing, nothing like normal campaigns,” said Assembly Member Robert Carroll, who has long pushed for judicial reform. But we have elective judges, so how do they win their races? The easiest way is to play politics. Long before candidates run to become judges, they have to attend the right political fundraisers and events hosted by Democratic clubs – schmoozing district leaders, party functionaries and other political leaders who can advocate to put them on the bench. For many of them, the ultimate goal is getting a Supreme Court spot. Now in New

York, Supreme Court isn’t the state’s top court – that’s the Court of Appeals – but it pays over $200,000 a year and the cases are important, like felony crimes and high-level civil cases. Plus, serving on Supreme Court is the only way to get appointed to the influential Appellate Division. Getting there takes a lot of time and planning, and it’s a heck of a lot easier by playing the game. “It is 100% politics, it is 0% merit and democracy,” Brandon West, former president of the reform-minded New Kings Democrats, said of the party’s nomination process. He recalled a friend from law school who attended a meeting to help those interested in becoming judges. “They essentially spent

the whole time saying, join a political club, figure out who the political leadership is, talk to those folks,” said West, who is currently running for City Council. “That was the most important thing in terms of the process of becoming a judge, because all these decisions are done behind closed doors.” A New York Focus report from late last year shed light on the donations that Supreme Court justices had given to local political leaders and the party over the years before becoming Supreme Court justices. It ranged from a few thousand dollars to over $20,000. But many of those interviewed for this piece said that the donations themselves aren’t what get potential judges noticed,

they’re more of an entry fee to even be considered for a judgeship. Those who don’t pay the fee often don’t even get considered, so those who don’t have the money, time or desire to get involved in politics traditionally don’t get considered. “Democratic clubs survive off of these fundraisers from judges,” Manhattan district leader and City Council candidate Corey Ortega said of his borough. “It doesn’t get you any more access, but if you don’t show up and if you don’t pay, you will not get any access.” Although judicial candidates are restricted in how much money they can give in political donations, no such restrictions exist for attorneys before they declare, which is why the

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“It is 100% politics. It is 0% merit and democracy.” – Brandon West, former president of the New Kings Democrats

donations are often spread out over many years.

N QUEENS, Rep. Gregory Meeks, the party boss, still has a lot of say over who gets the party’s support. While he listens to different groups for recommendations, those groups have to make sure that they’re in good with the party. “I have to say that I have a really good relationship with the county leadership,” said Ali Najmi, vice president of the South Asian and Indo-Caribbean Bar Association of Queens. He noted that several of their members have been considered for judgeships, including the first South Asian judge elected to the Supreme

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Court in Queens, and that the county party made it happen. This year, a Guyuanse American member of his bar association was nominated by the Queens Democratic Party for a Civil Court judgeship. Najmi said there still exists a need to join groups, get politically involved and receive the party’s blessing. “Should it be necessary? Probably not,” Najmi said. “But then there’s the reality of our politics. And a lot of great judges have been selected and elected through the current process.” Thomas Oliva, president of the Latino Lawyers Association of Queens County, said that his organization every year speaks with Meeks and makes recommendations about who the county should back to become judges. Sometimes, those recommendations are taken, sometimes they’re not. “I’d like to think that based on our past history with Congressman Meeks, that you know, there will be openings going forward,” Oliva said of this year’s Civil Court endorsements, which did not include any of his members. He said that anyone is free to run in a primary, but said it “sounds about right” that many people, essentially, wait their turn for an endorsement from the county party. “Can someone still run and challenge the Democratic nomination? Hell yeah,” Ortega said of Manhattan. “Is it frowned upon? Yes.” He said the borough has “unspoken rules” about the timing of judicial runs, and the expectation is that candidates generally wait their turn if they’ve got the right relationships and have been deemed qualified by the party’s independent screening panel. One of the main exceptions, Ortega said, is if a candidate is able to raise a lot of money on their own. This hasn’t stopped candidates from running ei-

ther municipal or countywide primaries against the party backed candidate, particularly in Brooklyn. Judges Elena Baron, Rachel Freier and Odessa Kennedy are just a few examples of candidates who won without the support of the Brooklyn Democratic Party in recent years. But having the strong backing of the local county party, through relationships forged through years of political engagement, provides certain advantages. The party and local Democratic clubs can help with petitioning, fundraising and will include judges on their flyers alongside more well-known candidates, which is important given how little is known about most judges on the ballot.

HE MOST criticized part of New York City’s judicial election process is judicial conventions to nominate candidates for Supreme Court. Instead of running candidates in a primary, Democrats vote for judicial delegates who then attend a convention to nominate the actual candidates for the general election. Usually, delegates are party insiders – members of Democratic clubs, district leaders, committee members and even elected officials. Without a normal party primary, these judicial delegates – who often just rubber-stamp the will of party leaders – nominally vote on who is put on the ballot for Supreme Court. By the time the general election comes around, these Supreme Court candidates often don’t have Republicans running against them. Sometimes, the Democrats even appear on the Republican line too, meaning voters have little to no real input on who is elected. The judicial convention process has been widely criticized for well over a decade.

“We have among the worst, if not the worst, state judicial selection system in the United States,” said one litigator who asked for anonymity to speak freely about politics in the court system. It’s so bad, the attorney said, that even when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the convention system in 2008, one concurrent decision included this quote from Thurgood Marshall: “The Constitution does not prohibit legislatures from enacting stupid laws.” The case was brought by Judge Margarita Lopez-Torres, who currently serves on Surrogate’s Court. After becoming a Civil Court judge in the ’90s, she fell out of favor with the Brooklyn Democratic Party. She claimed party leaders blocked her nomination to Supreme Court judicial conventions. She sued on the grounds that the system violated her First Amendment rights because of the inordinate power held by the Democratic Party. In New York, some judges are elected and others are appointed, but Assembly Member Carroll said that the judicial convention system represents the worst of both systems. “It’s basically a set of people choosing … but you don’t even know who the people are choosing,” Carroll said, describing his experience in Brooklyn’s conventions. Former Brooklyn District Leader Nick Rizzo recalled when he started in the position in 2014, he was met with a “backlog” of judges he was expected to help elevate to the Brooklyn Supreme Court before he and other reform-minded district leaders could begin considering others. Julia Forman, now a candidate for City Council, was a judicial delegate from Queens last year. She contacted the Queens Democratic Party multiple times before the convention to learn about the potential nominees, but wound up finding out their names from a news re-

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A guide to New York’s convoluted court structure New York’s court structure is a little bit ... wonky. Without living and breathing the court system, it’s easy to get a little lost in the court bureaucracy. It’s one of reasons that judicial reformers have talked for years about modernizing and consolidating the state’s trial court system. But doing so would require a constitutional amendment, and considerable political clout. The most recent proposal to consolidate the courts came from Chief Judge Janet DiFiore, and while there seemed to be some momentum behind her plan, the pandemic put it on the back burner. For now, this is how the courts are set up.

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port on the day of the convention. “It was something that was prescripted before we even got there, possibly before we even knew who the delegates were going to be,” Forman said. “And of course, the nine people who were being nominated for

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these nine spots got the nominations because there was no other option.” Meeks, the chair of the Queens Democratic Party, told City & State that any delegate is free to nominate their own candidates – although For-

man said that the time frame between learning she would be a delegate and the convention was so short, she had no time to vet candidates and build support. Meeks also said that he always tries to be open and available to people looking for

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information when asked about Forman’s inability to learn about the nominees beforehand. “Anytime anybody has said that they wanted to meet or talk or do anything, I’ve always – we’ve always been able to oblige,” Meeks said.

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COURT OF APPEALS: The highest court in the state, the Court of Appeals only hears a handful of cases, much like the U.S. Supreme Court. Cases from the County Court are appealed to the Court of Appeals. It otherwise hears any case appealed from the Appellate Divisions, and criminal cases appealed from the Appellate Terms. APPELLATE TERMS OF THE SUPREME COURT (FIRST AND SECOND DEPARTMENTS): The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court is split up into four departments. The first two departments cover New York City, Long Island and the city’s northern suburbs. The Appellate Terms hear appeals from their City, District, Criminal and Civil Courts as well as nonfelony appeals from County Courts. The chief administrative judge appoints Supreme Court justices to serve in this court. APPELLATE DIVISIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT: This court is split up into four departments. It hears appeals from the Court of Claims, Surrogate’s Court, Supreme Court, Family Court and County Court. It’s also the next appeals court for civil cases appealed to the Appellate Terms. The governor elevates judges to this court from the Supreme Court.

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COURT OF CLAIMS: This court handles civil cases against the state of New York and other state agencies or state-related entities. Judges are appointed by the governor. SURROGATE’S COURT: There is one Surrogate’s Court in each county, except in Manhattan and Brooklyn, which each have two. They handle cases about estates and wills, and the judges are elected. SUPREME COURT: The Supreme Court in New York is a trial court, not the state’s top court. It has 13 districts, with one district per borough in New York City. It has near-universal jurisdiction, although it tends to hear cases not already handled by other courts. Outside New York City, it generally hears higher-level civil cases. In the city, it hears civil cases and tries felony criminal offenses. Judicial candidates are selected at judicial conventions by the parties and then elected. FAMILY COURT: These courts handle child custody, domestic violence, adoptions and foster care cases, but not divorces. Judges are elected except in New York City, where they are appointed by the mayor. COUNTY COURTS: These trial courts also serve as an intermediate appellate court for City Courts and Justice Courts in parts of the state.

The Queens Democratic Party came under fire in 2019 after insurgent candidate Lumarie Maldonado Cruz defeated party-backed Wyatt Gibbons in a rare Civil Court primary loss for the party. Less than two months later,

JUSTICE COURTS: These are the roughly 1,300 town and village courts outside of New York City, where judges don’t have to be lawyers and are elected. They can handle cases like traffic violations, evictions, low-level criminal offenses and civil claims up to $3,000. CITY COURTS: There are 61 City Courts run by elected judges in cities outside New York City. They handle misdemeanors, civil cases up to $15,000 and sometimes deal with small claims and housing cases. DISTRICT COURT: These are only in Nassau County and western Suffolk County on Long Island. They handle lower-level offenses and civil cases up to $15,000, and have elected judges. COUNTY COURT: There is one County Court in each county outside of New York City, and they handle felony offenses and some civil cases up to $25,000. NYC CIVIL COURT: They handle lower-level civil cases up to $25,000, with a small claims part of up to $10,000. Judges are elected. The housing part handles evictions and other tenant matters, and the judges are appointed by the deputy chief administrative judge of New York City. NYC CRIMINAL COURT: This court hears misdemeanor and low-level criminal cases, and judges are appointed by the mayor.

the party nominated Gibbons for Supreme Court at the judicial nominating convention. “You’ll have to speak to (the) county, they took care of me,” Gibbons told Gothamist when asked about his nomination. Meeks at the time said Gibbons

was elevated “because of his skills, his ability, his quality.” But the political maneuvering was considered to be a rebuke of the voters who had just rejected Gibbons at the ballot box. Paul Newell, a district leader from Manhattan, was

shocked when he heard about Gibbons, who was elevated to Supreme Court without first being a judge. “That’s outrageous,” Newell said. Ortega, who is also a former judicial delegate, said politics still play a heavy role in who gets nominated for Supreme Court in Manhattan, but said the process allows for input from more people than in other boroughs. Democratic clubs interview potential nominees as the candidates figure out if they have enough delegate support to win – although it’s still a highly political process that doesn’t involve the voters directly. But even in Manhattan, judges have to be willing to do a lot of political jockeying to become a Supreme Court justice. And it’s not for everyone. Newell said he knows a Civil Court judge currently serving as an acting Supreme Court justice who said he had no interest in making his position official by running. “‘I don’t want to spend another three years dealing with panels and Democratic Party clubs and, you know, kissing rings, so I’m not doing it,’” Newell said this judge told him. “And I was like, ‘That’s a perfectly reasonable thing that you just said, you sound like a sane person who should be a judge.’”

HE PROBLEM is that the process, both for Civil Court and Supreme Court, is not transparent and reeks of undemocratic politicking. “There are great judges who have come through the judicial convention. There are terrible judges,” Carroll said. “But it’s a bad system. And we should change it.” He proposed a 13-member independent panel that screens potential Supreme Court nominees, providing a list to the governor who appoints from that list with the consent and approval of the

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state Legislature. The likelihood of making those changes, which would require a constitutional amendment, is slim. In the meantime, the current system of elections continues to exist largely outside the control of the voters who ostensibly are meant to choose their own judges. “We all understand that the elective system is here to stay,” said Stephen Younger, a board member of the nonpartisan court reform group Fund for Modern Courts who prefers a system of judicial appointments. “Given that, my focus has been around bringing more transparency to all of the processes for selecting judges in our state.” Younger encouraged anyone involved with the legal community, and even people who aren’t lawyers, to find ways to get involved in their local screening panels. “And you can have a direct impact on who the next generation of judges is,” Younger said. Political consultant Gary Tilzer, who does not support screening panels for judicial candidates, went about transparency a different way. “I wanted to show what was really going on,” Tilzer told The Village Voice in 2017, when he ran an entire slate of candidates against party-backed judicial candidates in Brooklyn. “I wanted to show how the county organization just picks judges and how the public doesn’t have any say. I figured this is the way to do it.” And to a degree, he had a point – the voters are meant to have a choice in these elections, and he sought to provide them one. But just as getting support from the county organization doesn’t inherently mean a candidate would be a good or bad judge, nor does claiming independence. “Outside of this whole little conversation is actually a legitimate conversation about who actually should be a judge,” West said of the politics. “And, you know, that kind of gets lost in

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Taken in June 2018, the judges of the Appellate Division’s Fourth Judicial Department. New York’s courts published a 2020 report that called the lack of diversity on the bench problem. Progress in fixing it has been slow.

how this process plays out.” While many people may be qualified, the process may make it so certain people aren’t considered and others with privilege may be able to bypass the system. Newell and Ortega both mentioned a woman who ran for Civil Court in Manhattan several years ago and defeated the party-backed candidate because she had the money to spend to run a competitive race. And the New York Focus story on judicial donations pointed out that district leader Rory Lancman’s wife was elevated to Supreme Court without making the same donations as other candidates. “For elections, you need money to run, and you also need backing,” said Leah Goodridge, managing attorney for housing policy in Mobilization for Justice’s housing practice. “I don’t think that it’s as black and white as everyone has the same opportunity, you just run people (and) the voters

get to know who you are, and then they make a decision.” This plays into not just racial diversity on the bench, but also with ideological diversity. “Diversity in thinking, in order to move the needle, is very important,” Goodridge said. Because becoming a judge is an arduous process, that can limit who is able to run. As it stands, judicial diversity on the bench is an issue – a 2020 report found that racism is still ingrained in the court culture. The report found that elected judges are actually more diverse than appointed judges, and in New York City at least, those involved in judicial nominations said they try to keep diversity in mind. “I believe in the process, I think it’s a great process,” Keith Wright, chair of the Manhattan Democratic Party, told City & State. “And I will tell you this, it helps to add diversity to the process.” Newell and Ortega generally agreed with

the sentiment, in part because a variety of different voices tend to weigh in on endorsements. Meeks too said he takes diversity into account, and both Oliva and Najmi noted that diversity among party-backed judicial candidates has improved in recent years. And certainly, compared to 30 years ago, the diversity of the bench has improved, according to the 2020 report, although white judges still are overrepresented in New York City and the state as a whole. In Queens, the disparities remain stark – Latinos make up nearly 30% of the borough but less than 10% of judges. White residents, on the other hand, make up about 25% of Queens’ population, but more than 61% of judges are white. And the process of diversifying the courts has been long and slow. It often takes political pressure for those not represented on the bench to start seeing judges that look like

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them. A Bronx insider noted that the first Dominican judge was elected in the borough with the party’s backing only after the growing community gained enough political clout to make noise about their lack of representation. According to the 2020 report, Latinos make up over 45% of the borough’s residents, but just under 24% of its judges. In Brooklyn, Rizzo said for a long time that judges were split mainly among Black judges and white judges, and it’s still taking time for the bench to be more representative of the community. For example, Asian Americans make up more than 11% of Brooklyn, but only 4% of Brooklyn’s judges. Part of the problem is that judges serve long terms – 10 years on Civil Court and 14 years on Supreme Court – and the seats don’t open up too often. And strictly focusing on racial diversity is not enough either. “It’s not just about having the faces,” Goodridge said.

She equated it to a major corporation appointing a woman as CEO to address gender inequity in leadership positions, but then that woman not supporting maternity leave. “A lot of the ways that discrimination often tends to be addressed is, well, let’s just go and get the most conservative-minded, marginalized group, and so it doesn’t actually do a lot of change.” Najmi, who ran an unsuccessful campaign for judicial delegate last year, said it’s important to get a more open and transparent judicial convention system to improve the quality and diversity of judges who get elevated – not just racial diversity, but a diversity of backgrounds as well. “We need more judges who have practiced and represented poor people. We need more judges who’ve seen the system fail. We need civil rights attorneys, criminal defense attorneys,” Najmi said. “And so I think we need to have

more people be delegates for that to happen.” With all the politics in judicial elections, is there a better way? It’s a source of constant debate. “I don’t know if electing judges is the best way,” West said. Some, like West and Younger, argue that an appointment system that relies on an independent and transparent screening commission to recommend appointments to an executive, who would need approval from a legislative body, is the gold standard. Those interested in serving on the Court of Appeals, for example, submit applications to judicial screening panels set up by the state, with appointments from the governor, the chief judge and the majority and minority leaders of the state Legislature. Those found to be most qualified are recommended to the governor, who appoints judges with the approval of the state Senate. Gov. Andrew Cuomo set up similar commissions for other

appointed positions, such as the Court of Claims and the Appellate Division. And appointments are certainly not without politics either. The people who make up these commissions can serve as barriers, especially if the screening panels themselves are not representative of the diverse populations they serve or draw heavily from people with similar backgrounds. And appointments can serve political ends too – a candidate for Supreme Court in Westchester County recently was appointed to the Court of Claims by Cuomo. Reportedly, this was done to clear the way for the daughter of Court of Appeals Chief Judge Janet DiFiore, a Cuomo ally, to get the Supreme Court seat. All parties involved denied that politics played a role, but at the very least, the optics appeared to be questionable. Others like Najmi and Carroll say it’s important to keep judicial elections – at least to some extent – so that people have the right to choose their judges. “I think the Civil Court races and the Surrogate’s Court races, though imperfect, also allow for a safety valve to give people some representation,” Carroll said. It improves the system to have more people interested and involved, which is one of the reasons Najmi ran to become a judicial delegate. This of course also relies on voters to learn about judicial candidates, which is not always easy to do, though more transparency would certainly help with education. What everyone seems to agree on is that no matter how you cut it, the courts will never be completely apolitical. But that’s true of any position in government – there’s no guarantee that the person elected or appointed is best suited for the role until they have a chance to prove themselves. And the more people are informed along the way, hopefully the better the outcome.

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The industry leaders navigating the coronavirus pandemic.

HE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC has hammered the real estate industry. In a matter of days, offices, restaurants and shopping centers went dark. In Manhattan, asking rents in major retail corridors fell by as much as 25% year over year. Filings to construct new buildings across New York City fell 22%, and at the end of 2020, just 10% of the one million office workers in Manhattan were working in their offices. A revolving door of tenants, both commercial and residential, are at risk of not being able to pay their rent. Everyone in the real estate industry had to come up with solutions, fast. Landlords have been devising ways to convert

empty office buildings into apartments, or working with tenants to avoid letting their properties go vacant. Some developers have weathered the storm, while others are barely holding on. Activists have demanded protections for hard-hit tenants, and the state Legislature responded with a moratorium on evictions that will remain in place at least until May 1. City & State’s Real Estate Power 100, which was reported and written in collaboration with journalist Sydney Kashiwagi, highlights the key industry actors, public officials, advocates and others who are navigating the crisis and positioning New York for a robust recovery.

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New York City Deputy Mayor Vicki Been keeps the city on track to meet its housing goals.

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Related Cos. Just a year after megadeveloper Related opened the doors of its $25 billion Hudson Yards luxury development, the coronavirus pandemic hit. The public health crisis stymied big plans for Hudson Yards to transform the West Side of Manhattan. The development’s luxury mall emptied out, hundreds of condos went unsold and its anchor tenant, Neiman Marcus, was forced to close its Hudson Yards location after it filed for bankruptcy. But the company maintains that it has been collecting all of its commercial rents and said, as of late January, that 93% of its office space has been leased. And experts will look to Hudson Yards’ ability to weather the storm as an indication of whether the city as a whole can rebound from the crisis. Despite setbacks from the pandemic, Stephen Ross is betting big on New York City’s

economic recovery, standing ready to influence the 2021 races for mayor and City Council. Though he has not endorsed any candidate, early on, Ross flirted with the idea of raising $100 million for a candidate he supported, and he recently set aside $1 million for a super PAC. Jeff Blau and his wife, Lisa Blau, have also been working to influence the mayoral race. Lisa Blau has been leading a multimillion-dollar campaign called Be Counted NYC, which has been trying to persuade Republicans and independent voters to reenroll as Democrats to vote in the upcoming Democratic primary for mayor, a race that will likely determine who the next mayor is, given that Democrats significantly outnumber Republicans in the city. Meanwhile, Jeff Blau has been urging New Yorkers on his

own to register as Democrats ahead of the June primary. He recently joined more than 150 powerful CEOs in signing a letter calling on Congress to pass President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus package.

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housing plan and delayed at least 22 city projects, the city was still able to finance nearly 30,000 affordable homes last year, staying on track to meet its goal of providing 300,000 affordable homes to New Yorkers by 2026. Been has also vowed to revive the Gowanus neighborhood rezoning.

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New York City Deputy Mayor Vicki Been is the bridge between the powerful real estate industry and Mayor Bill de Blasio’s City Hall. Although the coronavirus pandemic put a strain on the de Blasio administration’s ambitious

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Politically active developer Scott Rechler, whose firm manages 25 million square feet of commercial real estate in the New York City region, stepped up during the COVID-19 pandemic. He committed $1 million to help New Rochelle, one of the state’s first coronavirus hot spots. Rechler backed a REBNY proposal to convert office space in Manhattan into housing and launched the talk

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series “Recalibrate Reality,” where he interviews politicos, restaurant owners and other civic leaders about how to create a sustainable and equitable New York coming out of the pandemic.

Manhattan West in the Hudson Yards district. In 2018, Brookfield became the largest commercial landlord in New York City when it purchased Forest City Realty Trust. Brookfield, which was named the most active such firm in the city in 2020, recently released renderings for 660 Fifth Avenue – formerly the troubled 666 Fifth Avenue, which Brookfield acquired from Kushner Cos. in 2018.

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CHAIR State Senate Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development After passing historic rent control legislation in 2019, state Sen. Brian Kavanagh shifted gears to respond to the housing crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Kavanagh was one of the first lawmakers to call for an eviction moratorium and sponsored legislation that led to the current moratorium on evictions. He is reviewing Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to make it easier to convert offices and hotels into housing and rallying behind a five-year capital plan for housing.

former Farley Post Office. Facebook leased 730,000 square feet of office space at Vornado’s Farley Building last year, and just five months later, the long-awaited Moynihan Train Hall opened in the building on New Year’s Day. Roth is also considering ending his longstanding real estate partnership with Donald Trump, The Wall Street Journal reported, fearing potential buyers would stay away due to Trump’s stake in Vornado properties.

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5 STEVEN ROTH CHAIR AND CEO Vornado Realty Trust The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t stopped Steven Roth from transforming the iconic

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Marisa Lago chairs the New York City Planning Commission.

SL Green Since taking the reins of SL Green, Marc Holliday has grown the company into the city’s largest office landlord and has amassed more than

CHAIR Real Estate Board of New York 40 million square feet of properties in the region. SL Green’s properties include the 77-story One Vanderbilt, which opened in September and is now the tallest office building in Midtown. The company had initially planned to have 80% of the building’s offices leased before the COVID-19 pandemic, but in September, said that about 67% had been leased.

7 BRIAN KINGSTON & BEN BROWN MANAGING PARTNER AND CEO, REAL ESTATE; MANAGING PARTNER, REAL ESTATE Brookfield Brian Kingston and Ben Brown lead the real estate division at the firm known for its ambitious development projects like

Durst is building a skyscraper that will be one of the tallest in Queens.

Douglas Durst, the superstar developer behind One World Trade Center and One Bryant Park, took the reins of the powerful Real Estate Board of New York trade association, becoming a figurehead for the industry as it enters a uniquely tumultuous era. Durst’s 762-foot-tall skyscraper in Long Island City, known as Sven, is nearing completion – and its goal of being the tallest building in Queens. Durst’s 670-unit 1800 Park Avenue development is also under construction, and will tower over Harlem when it’s done.

9 MARISA LAGO CHAIR New York City Planning Commission When New York City suspended its public land use review process in March after COVID-19 forced the city into lockdown, Marisa Lago led the push to set up a remote system to resume public meetings in August and bring back the Uniform Land Use Review

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Jed Walentas’ Two Trees is transforming the Brooklyn waterfront in Williamsburg.

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Louise Carroll leads the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development.

working to help the state in its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. His agency also played a key role in developing Moynihan Train Hall, which was unveiled late last year.

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will house coronavirus vaccine maker Pfizer’s relocated global headquarters. Speyer is a former chair of the powerful Real Estate Board of New York and was the youngest person in the position. He chairs the advisory board of the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City.

New York City Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr. of the Bronx heads up the influential land use committee, which is the first stop for land use applications, including major neighborhood rezonings, before they are sent to the full 51-member City Council for review. Last year, he came out against the de Blasio administration’s proposed Southern Boulevard rezoning, effectively killing it. He recently dropped out of the Bronx borough president race.

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CO-CHAIR AND CEO Rudin Management William Rudin, a former Real Estate Board of New York chair, oversees his nearly century-old firm’s portfolio of 17 residential buildings, 16 commercial office buildings and two condominiums. He also serves on the Real Estate Roundtable, the Partnership for New York City and the Association for a Better New York, which his father founded to bring organizations together to find solutions to the city’s financial crisis of the 1970s – a moment similar to the crisis New York City finds itself facing today.

a $368 billion global real estate portfolio, with nearly 1.7 million square feet of last-mile logistics properties in New York. McCarthy and Caplan also spearheaded several COVID-19 relief initiatives.

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While Blackstone is led by Donald Trump allies Stephen Schwarzman and Jonathan Gray, its far-reaching real estate endeavors have been overseen by Kathleen McCarthy and Kenneth Caplan since 2018. The investment firm, which is known for its acquisition of Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village in 2015 for $5.4 billion, has

PRESIDENT AND CEO Tishman Speyer Rob Speyer leads his family’s commercial real estate empire of over 20 million square feet of mixed-use properties across New York City. Tishman Speyer’s 66 Hudson Boulevard, known as The Spiral, topped out at the start of 2021 – and

Eric Gertler was installed to lead Empire State Development, New York’s economic development arm, in 2019, just a few months after ESD suffered a highprofile setback with Amazon’s decision to drop its HQ2 plans in Queens. A former executive chair of U.S. News and World Report, Gertler is

Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York Gary LaBarbera has worked tirelessly this year to help workers in a reeling industry, with construction filings plummeting 22% as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the help of his close ally Gov. Andrew Cuomo, construction unions were able to get legislation passed

Gertler was integral to the development of Moynihan Train Hall in Midtown.

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affordable homes by 2026. Carroll recently said that the city had financed about 178,000 such homes to date. “The mayor’s restoration of funding will allow us to stay on track with a sharpened focus on the city’s most vulnerable residents,” she told the New York City Council this month.

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The Grand Central Partnership congratulates the Real Estate Power 100 honorees! And invites everyone to

ENTER TO WIN gift cards to delicious Midtown East food and beverage businesses as part of the Grand Central Partnership’s (GCP) Grand Gourmet 2021! For over 20 years, Grand Gourmet – The Flavor of Midtown® has showcased the Grand Central neighborhood’s finest food and drink establishments, simultaneously raising funds for homeless services in the area. GCP has reimagined Grand Gourmet for 2021 to provide crucial support to the neighborhood businesses Grand Gourmet would typically showcase.

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22 MARY ANN TIGHE CEO, NEW YORK TRI-STATE REGION CBRE Responsible for over 110.6 million square feet of commercial real estate transactions and deals anchoring more than 14.4 million square feet of new construction, Mary Ann Tighe is often referred to as one of the most powerful women in New York. She is known for revitalizing the financial district a decade ago and bringing tenants including Spotify and McKinsey & Co. to 4 and 3 World Trade Center.

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International Gem Tower in the Diamond District. Barnett’s penthouse at One57 set a record in city sales when tech mogul Michael Dell purchased the unit for $100.5 million.

Melanie La Rocca heads the New York City Department of Buildings.

24 MELANIE LA ROCCA COMMISSIONER New York City Department of Buildings Melanie La Rocca heads the agency responsible for overseeing about 1.1 million buildings in New York City and more than 45,000 construction sites. When nonessential construction resumed over the summer, the Department of Buildings issued safety guidelines for construction sites and sent out teams of inspectors to ensure workers were in compliance. La Rocca also led the city’s rapid response “situation room” to respond to coronavirus cases in public schools.

plan to create and preserve over 100,000 affordable homes and 6,000 supportive homes. Visnauskas recently told state lawmakers that as of December, the administration had created and preserved more than 70,000 affordable and supportive housing units as part of the plan.

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FOUNDER AND CHAIR

RUTHANNE VISNAUSKAS

PARTNER

GALE BREWER

Extell

COMMISSIONER AND CEO

Fisher Brothers

Billionaires’ Row developer Gary Barnett founded Extell in 1989 and has built some of New York City’s tallest luxury skyscrapers. Barnett’s portfolio, on pace to exceed 25 million square feet, includes the 1,550-foot Central Park Tower, the tallest residential tower in the world, the 1,000-foot One57 and the

New York State Homes and Community Renewal

Winston Fisher oversees financing and investing, property acquisitions and new developments at Fisher Brothers, which has a portfolio of 10 million square feet of commercial space and recently reentered the residential market. A donor to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a co-chair of the New York City Regional Economic Development Council and a trustee on the Citizens Budget Commission, he also coauthored a new book, “The Opportunity Agenda: A Bold Democratic Plan to Grow the Middle Class.”

MANHATTAN BOROUGH PRESIDENT

RuthAnne Visnauskas has led the state agency tasked with developing and preserving affordable housing since 2017. Visnauskas is in charge of overseeing the governor’s five-year, $20 billion homelessness and housing

Tighe brought tenants like Spotify and others to the World Trade Center complex.

Though the position as borough president is relatively powerless, officeholders do have some influence over local land use projects including rezonings – and Manhattan’s Gale Brewer has often weighed in on whether to approve or deny such projects. Since she assumed the role of Manhattan borough president in 2014, she estimates her office has completed 155 uniform land use review procedures. She supported the East Midtown rezoning but shot down the Inwood rezoning.

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that will establish a prevailing wage threshold for some private work that receives public subsidies. He has also been vocal about prioritizing the health and safety of workers on sites during the pandemic.

RSA is the largest real estate trade association in New York. We’re a non-proﬁt that has one priority: Housing New York Since 1983, the Rent Stabilization Association has worked for property owners in good times and bad. Now, during a public health crisis that is straining the economics of our industry, we are working hard to keep tenants in their homes and ensure that owners can continue providing safe and adequate housing. RSA represents over 25,000 members with more than one million apartments. We provide cost effective and practical solutions to help owners run their buildings. In Albany and at City Hall, we are a forceful and consistent voice for the common sense needs of property owners. Our membership is deeply diverse and in every neighborhood. Though government and policy is unbalanced now, we’ve fought back through tough times before. And we’re doing it now.

We advocate for programs and funding. We provide services to help our members comply with all laws and regulations.

We ﬁght against reckless policies that unfairly target the industry. Our counselors help members with any problems or government agency issues that come up.

Our monthly RSA Reporter is an industry must-read, always providing information necessary to keep owners up to date on compliance issues and other policies. We have weekly email blasts, policy action alerts, and updates on political and legal issues. We are constantly ﬁghting for policy that provides a fair balance to the needs of both building owners and their tenants.

The RSA Board of Directors Congratulates Aaron Sirulnick & Joseph Strasburg for Making City & State's Real Estate Power 100.

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES BOSSES

HELENA ROSE DURST PRINCIPAL Durst Organization Helena Rose Durst, a fourthgeneration member of the Durst Organization, manages the firm’s residential portfolio. She is currently in charge of leasing more than 2,000 market-rate affordable units at Halletts Point in Queens and Queens Plaza Park. She oversaw the creation of nearly 2,000 rental units at locations like ES, The Helena, Frank 57 West, Historic Front Street and One Bryant Park. Durst is a board member on the Real Estate Board of New York’s board of governors.

JONATHAN GOUVEIA EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT FOR REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT New York City Housing Authority Since Jonathan Gouveia arrived at the New York City Housing Authority in 2019, he has spearheaded the push to generate more than $16 billion in capital investments to shore up its portfolio. Gouveia has wrapped up eight partnerships

that will funnel some $2 billion to fix and improve 10,000 NYCHA apartments. His team completed air rights transfers at developments in Brooklyn and Manhattan, bringing in another $28 million for repairs. Recently, NYCHA closed on a 182-unit Bronx affordable housing development, finalized an agreement for $383 million in apartment and building system upgrades for 16 Manhattan sites, and completed another agreement for $434 million in large-scale construction upgrades at nine Brooklyn sites.

HOLLY LEICHT EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING Empire State Development Holly Leicht oversees Empire State Development’s planning for its surplus properties and subsidiary development corporations. Leicht previously served as the regional administrator for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the Obama administration, where she managed the agency’s work in New York and New Jersey, including $15 billion in Superstorm Sandy recovery funds and $6 billion in affordable housing.

PAIMAAN LODHI & BASHA GERHARDS

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF POLICY AND PLANNING; VICE PRESIDENT OF POLICY AND PLANNING REBNY Paimaan Lodhi focuses on advancing policy discussions on commercial conversions. Frequently sought out by the

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IN NEW YORK and nationwide, deep-pocketed developers and high-ranking government officials are grappling with a pandemic that has rattled the real estate industry. And they’re coming up with solutions – thanks in no small part to a bevy of behind-the-scenes deputies and advisers in both the public and private sectors. As part of this year’s annual Real Estate Power 100 feature, we recognize a group of these little-known industry players who are doing big things.

The people who are really getting things done.

Clockwise from top left, Chad Tredway, Basha Gerhards, Jonathan Gouveia and Carl Rodrigues.

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media because of his expertise, Lodhi coordinates with REBNY members and government officials on a number of issues including land use, housing, economic development and construction. Previously a deputy director of land use for Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, as well as a city planner and zoning specialist for the Department of City Planning, Basha Gerhards focuses on housing, land use and community development with REBNY. Gerhards is also managing Project Parachute, an initiative that brings landlords and nonprofits together to work on keeping tenants in their homes.

warehouses for personal protective equipment. Hester Muis leads the agency’s real estate transaction services and its public-private partnerships on city-owned property. Muis led negotiations on the ground lease for Zero Irving to RAL Cos. to redevelop the property into a 240,000-square-foot, 22-story tech hub near Union Square.

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Liz Oakley had been deputy commissioner for development for less than six months when the pandemic hit. Her office oversees new construction, housing incentives, preservation finance, supportive housing building and land development services, and storm recovery. She also manages the department’s housing production goals for the Housing New York Plan and for predevelopment work. Under Oakley’s leadership, her team was able to negotiate savings and work with partners to finance more than 29,000 affordable housing units in 2020.

PROGRAM DIRECTOR New York City Department of City Planning As the New York City Department of City Planning’s director of neighborhood studies, Lara Merida coordinates all citywide and neighborhood planning initiatives. In that capacity, Merida has overseen outreach efforts like those for the Bay Street Corridor rezoning on Staten Island, as well as plans for the Gowanus, SoHo and NoHo rezonings.

LIZ OAKLEY DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR DEVELOPMENT New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development

RACHEL LOEB & HESTER MUIS GARY RODNEY ACTING PRESIDENT; EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION SERVICES

MANAGING DIRECTOR, AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACQUISITIONS AND DEVELOPMENT

New York City Economic Development Corp.

Tishman Speyer

Last year, Rachel Loeb reviewed EDC’s roster of 60 million square feet of real estate and coordinated with the private sector to determine where the city could set up emergency surge hospitals, coronavirus testing sites, vaccine centers and cooling centers and provide

Armed with more than two decades’ experience in developing and financing affordable housing, including as president of the New York City Housing Development Corporation, Gary Rodney was tapped last year to lead commercial real estate giant Tishman Speyer’s newly created affordable housing

platform focusing on New York City. In his new role, Rodney will lead the firm’s efforts to buy, redevelop and construct affordable housing for low- to moderate-income families.

CARL RODRIGUES CHIEF OF STAFF New York City Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development Carl Rodrigues has served as the chief of staff to two deputy mayors for housing and economic development during his tenure in the de Blasio administration. Any developers who want to meet with the deputy mayor for housing and economic development know they have to go through Rodrigues first. Before coming to City Hall, Rodrigues managed teams responsible for real estate transactions and infrastructure financing at the city’s Economic Development Corp. During the pandemic, he also ran the city’s production initiative and coordinated between city agencies and the private sector to figure out how to produce ventilators, surgical gowns and masks for New York City.

CHAD TREDWAY MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEAD OF REAL ESTATE BANKING JPMorgan Chase Chad Tredway heads JPMorgan’s national real estate banking operations, managing the team responsible for delivering debt and treasury solutions to real estate developers, investors, investment funds and real estate investment trusts. Tredway is a member of the Real Estate Board of New York’s executive committee, the board of governors and the diversity committee.

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Cea Weaver fights for additional protections for tenants.

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CARLO SCISSURA

GREGORY RUSS

MARCELA MITAYNES

JEFFREY GURAL

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Council Member Robert Cornegy chairs the housing committee.

investment chief to explore new purchases.

BARRY GOSIN

LOUIS COLETTI

CEO

PRESIDENT AND CEO

Newmark

Building Trades Employers Association

Barry Gosin has served as the CEO of the commercial real estate advisory firm Newmark since 1979, guiding the company through national and global expansion initiatives. Gosin led Newmark’s acquisition by BGC Partners in 2011 and was instrumental in the firm’s IPO in 2017 and spinoff from BGC the following year. He has led the firm’s acquisition of more than 50 companies and was formerly a member of the Citizens Budget Commission’s board of trustees.

35 MICHAEL TURNER & DEAN SHAPIRO PRESIDENT; HEAD OF U.S. DEVELOPMENT Oxford Properties Oxford Properties, the real estate investment wing of the Canadian pension fund, is a player in New York City real estate, amassing a $60 billion portfolio and recently helping transform the West Side of Manhattan. After the financial crisis, the firm teamed up with Related Companies on Hudson Yards and then bought the St. John’s Terminal site in 2018, which Google will anchor. Construction recently topped off on the 12-story

Louis Coletti represents more than 1,200 construction manager, general contractor, specialty trade and subcontractor companies as the head of the association of union contractors. During the COVID-19 pandemic, BTEA joined forces with the Real Estate Board of New York and the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York to work with the Cuomo administration on health and safety protocols for construction worksites. The organizations also put together a plan for how to safely remobilize the city’s construction industry by reducing the density of workers at sites.

building, which will span two city blocks.

36 PETER RIGUARDI CHAIR AND PRESIDENT, OF NEW YORK TRI-STATE REGION JLL Brokerage superstar Peter Riguardi oversees the tri-state region of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut for JLL, leading operations and developing client relationships with industry leaders and politicos. Some of the firm’s biggest deals include bringing Bank of America to One Bryant Park, negotiating a lease for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, landing the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Spotify at 4 World Trade Center.

Turner & Shapiro worked on Hudson Yards, revamping the West Side of Manhattan.

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ANTHONY MALKIN

CHAIR

CHAIR, PRESIDENT AND CEO

New York City Council Committee on Housing and Buildings

Empire State Realty Trust Anthony Malkin’s Empire State Realty Trust owns New York City’s most iconic building – the Empire State Building – but far fewer tourists are visiting the skyscraper’s observation deck due to the coronavirus pandemic, which led to a 97% decrease in the trust’s earnings in the fourth quarter. But Malkin has remained optimistic about the trust’s future. Over the summer, Malkin took over as president of the trust and announced he would hire an

Brooklyn City Council Member Robert Cornegy Jr., now a candidate for Brooklyn borough president, heads the Committee on Housing and Buildings, which drives the city’s rent regulation policies and monitors the Department of Buildings and Department of Housing Preservation and Development. If he is elected borough president, Cornegy would have a significant sway over any land use developments in Brooklyn. While some candidates have spurned campaign

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breeder of standardbred racehorses.

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David Levinson, left, and Robert Lapidus, right, lead L&L Holding Company.

attention due to the economic slowdown but which would require state legislation.

DAVID LEVINSON & ROBERT LAPIDUS

JOHN POWERS & OWEN THOMAS

CHAIR AND CEO; PRESIDENT AND CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, NEW YORK REGION; CEO

L&L Holding Company

Boston Properties

Since founding the real estate investment company L&L Holding Company in 2000, David Levinson and Robert Lapidus have amassed 10 million square feet of commercial space for the firm in New York City. The firm has a portfolio of iconic properties, including Terminal Warehouse, 390 Madison Avenue, TSX Broadway and 200 Fifth Avenue. Levinson and Lapidus are also pitching a casino in Manhattan, an idea that is garnering renewed

Owen Thomas’ real estate investment trust Boston Properties owned 25 in-service office properties totaling more than 10.7 million square feet as of 2019 in New York City, where John Powers is the point person. The firm owns such iconic buildings as the General Motors Building and Times Square Tower. But like other developers, the company has taken a hit due to COVID-19, recently writing off $38 million on rent payments because of its co-working tenants.

Sutton has brought highend retail flagship stores like Givenchy to NYC.

43 JEFF SUTTON FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT Wharton Properties

42 BARIKA WILLIAMS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development Barika Williams a nonprofit that has helped build more than 123,000 affordable housing units in marginalized New York City neighborhoods. She is the second person of color to hold the position at the organization, where she has lead initiatives related to mandatory inclusionary housing, equitable economic development and research. Williams was previously the assistant secretary for housing for the state under Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Known for high-end luxury tenants and flagship stores – Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Givenchy – Jeff Sutton’s commercial real estate firm has a portfolio of over 120 New York City-area properties. As high-end retail took a hit from the coronavirus pandemic, Sutton was able to mitigate the impact. In 2019, he quietly sold a majority of his stake in the retail side of the Crown Building on Fifth Avenue and 57th Street for $779 million to Brookfield.

44 JOSEPH MOINIAN FOUNDER AND CEO The Moinian Group The coronavirus pandemic did not stop The Moinian

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contributions from developers, Cornegy has accepted real estate industry donations.

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Retail

The Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP) congratulates our executive director Jay Martin and others recognized on the Real Estate Power 100 List.

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Darcy Stacom has worked on some of the biggest deals in the industry.

rent relief funds and put pressure on Gov. Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers to put in place an eviction moratorium during the pandemic.

45 DOUG HARMON & ADAM SPIES CO-CHAIRS Cushman & Wakefield Investment real estate powerhouse brokers Doug Harmon and Adam Spies, who were part of the $5.3 billion sale of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village in 2015, were coming off nine and ten-figure deals when the COVID-19 pandemic hit and closed with $10.9 billion in sales last year. In New York City, the duo is reportedly seeking a

buyer for the 2 million square foot tower at 1290 Avenue of the Americas, next to the Rockefeller Center, on behalf of Vornado.

46 DARCY STACOM & WILLIAM SHANAHAN CHAIR AND HEAD, NEW YORK CITY CAPITAL MARKETS; CHAIR, NEW YORK CITY CAPITAL MARKETS CBRE Real estate sales duo Darcy Stacom, referred to as the “queen of skyscrapers,” and William Shanahan have negotiated some of the biggest deals in the industry, including Google’s $2.4 billion purchase of Chelsea Market and the $5.4 billion sale of Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village for MetLife. During the COVID-19 pandemic, they sold SL Green’s retail condominium at 609 Fifth Avenue for $168 million to an affiliate of the Reuben Brothers. Stacom also co-chairs REBNY’s Diversity Committee.

Darrah secured Google’s $2.4 billion Chelsea Market acquisition.

DIRECTOR OF REAL ESTATE, IN NEW YORK CITY

CARLOS MENCHACA

Google

NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL MEMBER

Google’s director of real estate has made a name for himself in New York City’s commercial real estate market. He was one of the point people on Google’s decision to buy Chelsea Market for $2.4 billion. Before that, Paul Darrah led the real estate team at Bloomberg LP that oversaw the construction of the company’s headquarters at 731 Lexington Avenue. He also worked on Google’s future 370,000 square foot offices on the Hudson River at Pier 57.

Carlos Menchaca, a Democratic candidate for mayor, was one of the first elected officials to oppose the massive Industry City rezoning. The project would have created thousands of new jobs, but Menchaca argued that the developers had not included community feedback in the plan. Industry City CEO Andrew Kimball decided to pull the plug on the development, citing the “political environment.” Menchaca hailed the outcome as a “showcase (of) community power” that “confronted a multibillion dollar corporation, and they withdrew.”

48 JUDITH GOLDINER & ELLEN DAVIDSON ATTORNEY-IN-CHARGE; STAFF ATTORNEY The Legal Aid Society Judith Goldiner and Ellen Davidson, both attorneys in the Legal Aid Society’s Civil Law Reform Unit, were at the front lines in helping struggling tenants remain in their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. They pressed Albany to quickly release millions in federal

50 TOBY DODD & BRUCE MOSLER PRESIDENT, TRI-STATE REGION; CHAIR OF GLOBAL BROKERAGE Cushman & Wakefield Toby Dodd oversees the tristate area for global real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield, while company veteran Bruce Mosler, who has been at the firm for nearly a quarter century, advises tenants and investors on all things real estate as its chair of global brokerage. Dodd was appointed to his post at the company in 2019 after working at the firm for nearly two decades. In 2020, the firm generated $7.8 billion in revenue.

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Group from looking up in 2020. The firm opened the 26-story luxury apartment PLG, the tallest building in Brooklyn’s Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighborhood, and construction got underway at a $3 billion, 56-story office development at Hudson Yards. Since founding the firm in 1982, Joseph Moinian has amassed a portfolio of more than 20 million square feet of office, hotel, retail and residential real estate.

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RACHEL FEE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR New York Housing Conference Rachel Fee’s nonprofit is a coalition of developers, advocates, experts and grassroots organizations advocating for affordable housing at the city, state and federal levels. NYHC was part of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s advisory board that gave input on the administration’s plan to build or protect 200,000 units of affordable housing. Most recently, Fee brought together more than 80 organizations to make housing recommendations for the next mayor of New York City.

53 JOHN ALSCHULER & ERIC ROTHMAN BOARD CHAIR; CEO HR&A Advisors The real estate-focused consulting firm’s work spans the country. In New York, it has helped to turn Lower Manhattan into a thriving residential community and develop Brooklyn Bridge Park and the High Line. In 2020, Eric Rothman became the firm’s CEO, stepping up to succeed founder, John Alschuler, who now chairs the firm’s board. Carl Weisbrod, a former top City Hall official, is a senior adviser.

AARON CARR

JOLIE MILSTEIN

FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

PRESIDENT AND CEO

Housing Rights Initiative

New York State Association for Affordable Housing

This month, the Housing Rights Initiative filed a bombshell federal lawsuit alleging that 88 landlords and brokerages refused to accept

Jolie Milstein’s nonprofit, the New York State Association for Affordable Housing, represents the state’s affordable housing

Maroko supported union workers’ health care access during the pandemic.

Ingrid Gould Ellen directs the faculty of NYU’s Furman Center.

industry, with the goal of addressing the housing crisis and creating or preserving affordable housing through research and government partnerships. NYSAFAH also stepped up during the coronavirus pandemic to launch a program which converts underutilized spaces with Wi-Fi access in affordable housing properties into remote learning spaces for students.

55 RICH MAROKO PRESIDENT Hotel Trades Council Rich Maroko was elevated to lead the influential Hotel Trades Council after Peter Ward retired in August, a time when the industry was reeling from a steep drop in tourism and occupancy falling below 40% as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Maroko helped union members maintain health care. Though he had to close two of the union’s employee health centers, he

was able to get hotel owners to pay $500 million to workers displaced by the pandemic.

56 INGRID GOULD ELLEN FACULTY DIRECTOR NYU Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy Ingrid Gould Ellen leads New York University’s Furman Center, which provides insightful research on public policy regarding real estate, housing and land use. During the coronavirus pandemic, the Furman Center researched the demographics of New York City neighborhoods with the highest rates of confirmed coronavirus cases, assessed the impact on the city’s renters and examined what was driving eviction cases in New York City housing courts. Ellen’s research focuses on housing, neighborhoods and residential segregation.

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Section 8 housing vouchers from investigators posing as prospective tenants. It’s just the latest victory for Aaron Carr since he stepped down as an Assembly staffer in 2016 to found the watchdog organization, which has filed dozens of class-action lawsuits and exposed landlords who force out rentregulated tenants

Congratulations to Gary LaBarbera and all the Honorees for being Recognized on City & State’s Real Estate Power 100 List

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DON PEEBLES

ALBERT BEHLER

CHAIR AND CEO

CHAIR, CEO AND PRESIDENT

Peebles Corporation As one of the wealthiest Black real estate developers in the country, Don Peebles has amassed a portfolio of $8 billion in assets spread out across New York City, Boston, Miami, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Peebles has been critical of the lack of diversity in the real estate industry, especially in New York City. In 2019, he announced the creation of a $500 million fund to invest in women and minority developers focusing on multifamily and commercial developments.

Paramount Group Albert Behler has led Paramount Group, an office landlord, since 1991, amassing a 10.4 million-square-foot portfolio. The firm’s properties are primarily in New York City, but it also owns properties in Washington, D.C., and San Francisco. With many working from home during the coronavirus pandemic, the firm recorded a $7 million loss in the third quarter. The firm is reportedly extending lease expiration deadlines to help current tenants and seeking to lease available office space.

MICHAEL PHILLIPS

with eviction and foreclosure moratoriums during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Rent Stabilization Association, which represents 25,000 New York City landlords, called on lawmakers to provide relief for local landlords as well. Joseph Strasburg, pictured, recently called on the city to freeze this year’s property tax assessments. Since 2013 the organization has been chaired by Aaron Sirulnick, who also leads Ditmas Management Corp.

PRINCIPAL AND PRESIDENT Jamestown Properties Michael Phillips’ real estate investment management company oversees $12 billion in assets totaling about 9.1 million square feet. In 2018, Google acquired the Chelsea Market building from Jamestown for $2.4 billion. In New York City, the firm’s assets include One Times Square, Industry City, 88 Leonard and other properties on Madison Avenue and Broadway. Phillips is the creative thinker behind the firm’s adaptive reuse projects including Chelsea Market, Industry City and San Francisco’s Ghirardelli Square.

Esteban Girón is a tenant advocate in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

JAY MARTIN

60 JOSEPH STRASBURG & AARON SIRULNICK PRESIDENT; CHAIR Rent Stabilization Association New York elected officials helped struggling tenants

Peebles formed a $500M fund to aid women and minority developers.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Community Housing Improvement Program A critic of the “cancel rent” movement, Jay Martin’s trade association represents the owners of more than 400,000 rent-stabilized rentals in the five boroughs and advocates on behalf of its 4,000-plus members. Recently Martin has been advocating for the government to pay for the rent of tenants who cannot afford to do so, arguing that the government mandated landlords to provide housing without compensation during the coronavirus pandemic, so it’s time for the government to pay for thousands of renters.

62 REBECCA GARRARD CAMPAIGNS MANAGER, HOUSING JUSTICE Citizen Action of New York Rebecca Garrard played a crucial role in getting tenants organized to call for eviction moratoriums and greater protections due to COVID-19. Garrard attended rallies and was often quoted by the media sounding the alarms on the risk of tenants being put out of their homes without protections from the state. Her organization, Citizen Action of New York, specializes in social justice organizing and policy development.

63 ESTEBAN GIRÓN TENANT ADVOCATE Crown Heights Tenant Union Esteban Girón leads Crown Heights Tenant Union, a tenants’ organization founded in 2013 that stands up for tenants’ rights and speaks out against gentrification, displacement and illegal rental overcharges. During the

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COVID-19 pandemic, Girón’s group has battled tirelessly for the passage of rent protection legislation in Albany and held protests outside of the Housing Court in Brooklyn seeking to disrupt the court from evicting tenants.

64 ABY ROSEN & MICHAEL FUCHS CO-FOUNDERS AND PRINCIPALS RFR Holding

SCOTT HEINS; RENT STABILIZATION ASSOCIATION ; EVERLY AND EMERSON GARRARD

The real estate firm RFR Holding oversees $10 billion in real estate assets in New York City and around the world. Led by Aby Rosen and Michael Fuchs, the firm owns the Chrysler Building, the Seagram Building and the Paramount Hotel. RFR closed on a 23-story, 575,000-squarefoot office building in Midtown for $350 million last year and is bringing back the observation deck at the Chrysler Building. Rosen has been a generous supporter of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

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Steve Cohen for a whopping $2.4 billion last year, parting ways with the team it had owned since the 1980s. The firm is currently working on the Willets Point development that will bring retail, housing and entertainment to a part of Queens known as “the Iron Triangle.” The firm is also working on the $1.2 billion redevelopment of Belmont Park on Long Island.

66 RAFAEL CESTERO PRESIDENT AND CEO Community Preservation Corp. When Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed converting vacant commercial space into affordable housing, Rafael Cestero called for “an inclusive process that works for property and business owners.” Cestero, who led the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development from 2009 to 2011, now runs a major nonprofit that finances affordable housing and community revitalization.

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TOMMY CRAIG

CHAIR, CO-FOUNDER AND SENIOR PARTNER; PRESIDENT, CO-FOUNDER AND SENIOR PARTNER Sterling Equities The heads of Sterling Equities sold their prized New York Mets to hedge fund manager

SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR, NEW YORK Hines Tommy Craig has led Hines’ New York tri-state area work since 1996. Craig is responsible for managing development, acquisition, construction

Wilpon & Katz sold the Mets last year and are focusing on a Willets Point project.

Rebecca Garrard has organized tenants to rally for eviction protections.

and modifications on Hines projects. The privately-owned real estate investment firm holds $144.1 billion in assets under management, $75.5 billion for which Hines serves as investment manager. Craig has been involved in a number of projects and transactions totalling about 16 million square feet.

working on with Forest City Partners. Over the summer, Greenland USA filed to build a 41-story mixed-use building at its Pacific Park development, but the project has faced a number of delays.

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HU GANG

Hudson

PRESIDENT AND CEO

David Kramer joined Hudson in 1995 and has worked on some of the firm’s biggest projects, including the House at Cornell Tech, the development of Roosevelt Island’s Riverwalk neighborhood, and the redevelopment of a Brooklyn Public Library into the One Clinton luxury condominium in Brooklyn Heights. The firm has developed a quarter

Greenland USA Hu Gang leads the American subsidiary of one of the biggest real estate developers in China, overseeing the firm’s $7 billion in assets and investment strategy, which includes Pacific Park, the mixed-use Brooklyn megadevelopment it is

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of a million square feet of commercial property, including about 100 neighborhood stores, and completed more than 6,400 residential units with over 5,000 more in the works.

Josh Meltzer leads Airbnb’s strategic initiatives.

70 VISHAAN CHAKRABARTI FOUNDER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Few people see a city the way Vishaan Chakrabarti does. Last spring, Chakrabarti’s Practice for Architecture and Urbanism released a Sunnyside Yard plan featuring 12,000 units of affordable housing and 60 acres of green space atop what’s now an open rail yard. In the summer, PAU unveiled its N.Y.C. (“Not Your Car”) proposal envisioning a carless city. Chakrabarti led the New York Department of City Planning’s Manhattan office during the Bloomberg years.

71 JOSH MELTZER DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND POLICY PARTNERSHIPS Airbnb Formerly a deputy chief of staff to then-state Attorney General

Eric Schneiderman, Josh Meltzer now leads Airbnb as its director of strategic initiatives and policy partnerships. Meltzer frequently speaks on behalf of the short-term rental company on matters related to its business dealings in New York, while continuing to push for state legislation to regulate the company in the face of opposition from the Hotel Trades Council.

72 THOMAS ELGHANAYAN & FREDERICK ELGHANAYAN CHAIR; PRESIDENT TF Cornerstone Last year marked 50 years in the real estate industry for the Elghanayan family, which now owns 2.5 million square feet of offices in Washington, D.C., and New York City. This year, TF Cornerstone and RXR Realty announced plans to demolish Grand Hyatt Hotel near Grand Central Terminal

and transform it into a 1,600foot office and hotel tower. The foundation work has reportedly started on the firm’s residential buildings in the Pacific Park development in Brooklyn.

73 BENJAMIN PROSKY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR American Institute of Architects New York Benjamin Prosky has served as the head of American Institute of Architects New York and the Center for Architecture since 2016. AIANY is the oldest and largest chapter of the group in the country, boasting 5,000

members. Prosky is also the co-founder of Architizer, a website that allows architects to showcase their work and connect with clients. In 2019, he sat on an expert panel convened by the city to evaluate replacement options for the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

74 DAVID LICHTENSTEIN & MITCHELL HOCHBERG CHAIR AND CEO; PRESIDENT The Lightstone Group An ally and donor of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, David Lichtenstein oversees Lightstone’s $6.5

Chakrabarti’s firm has a plan to build 12,000 affordable units at Sunnyside Yard.

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through reported losses last year. Lorber said the firm made up its losses in markets outside of New York City, including Los Angeles, Aspen, the Hamptons and South Florida.

76 MEREDITH MARSHALL & GEOFF FLOURNOY CO-FOUNDERS AND MANAGING PARTNERS BRP Companies

billion portfolio of over 3.5 million square feet of office, retail, residential and hotel space. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the firm rented hotel rooms at its Moxy Hotels in Times Square and Chelsea to the National Guard. Lichtenstein serves on the Economic Development Corp.’s board. Mitchell Hochberg has served as the company’s president since 2012.

75 HOWARD LORBER EXECUTIVE CHAIR Douglas Elliman Realty Howard Lorber is a friend of Donald Trump and the leader of Douglas Elliman Realty, one of the country’s oldest and largest real estate brokerage firms, with more than 7,000 real estate agents. After presiding over record sales since he became chair in 2003, he saw the company

Meredith Marshall and Geoff Flournoy have made a name for themselves as one of New York City’s top affordable housing developers, especially in Queens. Today, the firm has 3.1 million square feet of property in development and 10 projects underway. BRP is working on a 124-foot-tall mixed-use building in Jamaica, Queens and recently filed a rezoning application with the city for a site in BedStuy to build a 14-story, 487 apartment rental building with 144 affordable units.

$3 billion and $40 billion in assets under management.

78 MARYANNE GILMARTIN CEO MAG Partners Having just completed her tenure as interim chief of one of the country’s biggest real estate investment trusts known for its properties along the Hudson River, MaryAnne Gilmartin has enjoyed a distinguished career in real estate. She is the CEO of MAG Partners, and previously led L&L MAG. Gilmartin was also a president and CEO of Forest City Ratner Companies, where she worked on the Barclays Center, The New York Times Building, Pacific Park and New York by Gehry.

shopping mall on the North Shore of Staten Island, and Essex Crossing, an expansive mixed-use development on the Lower East Side, the new home of the Essex Street Market.

80 SAM CHANG CHAIR McSam Hotel Group Sam Chang leads one of largest hotel development firms in New York City. He is known for developing affordable accommodation hotels in areas like Times Square, including the Hampton Inn, Candlewood Suites and Holiday Inn. He also played a role in developing Manhattan’s West Side and helped turn a historically industrial area into an area home to many hotels. In October, the company sold a recently completed hotel in Chelsea for $147 million to an undisclosed investor.

77 DAVID AMSTERDAM

PRESIDENT, NORTHEAST REGION BROKERAGE AND CAPITAL MARKETS

Colliers International

DON CAPOCCIA

David Amsterdam heads Colliers International’s U.S. Capital Markets and Northeast Region. He oversees investment sales, structured finance and debt and equity transactions across the country and advises clients on commercial real estate transactions. Before he joined Colliers, Amsterdam worked at Cushman & Wakefield and SL Green. Colliers holds an annualized revenues of

PRINCIPAL BFC Partners A co-founder of BFC Partners, Don Copoccia has been a leader in developing affordable housing in emerging neighborhoods across the city. BFC was the first developer in the city to combine incomerestricted apartments with market-rate apartments. BFC’s portfolio includes Empire Outlets, the city’s only outlet

JOSEPH SITT CHAIR Thor Equities Joseph Sitt’s real estate firm, which he founded in 1986, boasts 160 properties – from Fifth Avenue to Milan – totaling 50 million square feet. Last year, a member of the Qatari royal family bought a retail building in the Flatiron District from the firm for $40 million. In 2019, the firm launched ThorLogics, which buys and develops logistics properties. Sitt is also the founder of Global Gateway Alliance, which has pushed successfully for upgrades to New York City’s airports.

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82 STUART SAFT & MARC LUXEMBURG CHAIR; PRESIDENT Council of New York Cooperatives and Condominiums

83 NADIR SETTLES MANAGING DIRECTOR, NEW YORK REGIONAL HEAD, OFFICE, REAL ESTATE, AMERICAS Nuveen Real Estate Nadir Settles was ahead of the curve when his Nuveen Real Estate and Taconic Partners bought part of the former ABC campus on the Upper West Side in 2019 and announced plans to convert it into a 400,000-square-foot center for life sciences, an in-demand sector especially since the coronavirus pandemic hit. With an $88 billion North American portfolio, which includes properties in Hudson Yards, Union Square and Midtown, Nuveen has become one of the country’s leading investment management firms.

Sam NeJame is a co-chair at Greenberg Traurig.

SURI KASIRER & OMAR TORO-VACA

JAMES CAPALINO

ROSS MOSKOWITZ

CEO

PARTNER

Capalino

Stroock

The firm of top New York City lobbyist James Capalino, a former City Hall official, has represented some of the biggest names and projects in the real estate industry. The firm has played a role in the development of Hudson Yards, The High Line, The Shed, Chelsea Market and the Inwood rezoning. Capalino’s clients include Macy’s, Times Square Alliance, UPS, Blackstone, Related Cos., Rudin Management and Silverstein Properties.

Ross Moskowitz worked on a rezoning for the Flushing Waterfront District that was approved by the New York City Council during the pandemic. As a longtime partner and strategic adviser to real estate clients and private companies, Moskowitz has led a distinguished career as a top real estate attorney. Before joining Stroock in 1998, he held top roles at the city’s Economic Development Corp. and was executive director of the New York City Industrial Development Agency.

PRESIDENT; SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, REAL ESTATE Kasirer The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t slowed top New York City lobbyist Suri Kasirer. Kasirer, who started her firm in 1997, has built it into the city’s top lobbying firm – and in recent years its real estate work has been driven by Omar Toro-Vaca. In the past year, Kasirer helped Target open three new stores during the pandemic and helped secure a contract for Delos to install 30,000 air filtration units in the city’s public schools.

GREENBERG TRAURIG; GARY EISENMAN; MARTY BERMAN

Stuart Saft, a partner and practice group leader at Holland & Knight’s New York Real Estate Practice Group, and Marc Luxemburg, a partner at Gallet Dreyer & Berkey Law specializing in real estate law and civil litigation, lead the nonprofit membership organization representing some 2,300 cooperative and condominium members. The Council of New York Cooperatives and Condominiums tracks legislation, lobbies and plays an active role in contract negotiations with the building service employees union.

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the Trump Organization, the Witkoff Group and the Related Companies and Apollo Real Estate Advisors at the Time Warner Center. Neveloff has also helped the Nederlander Organization rebuild the Palace Theatre in Midtown and the Anbang Insurance Group redevelop the Waldorf Astoria.

SAM NEJAME, STEPHEN RABINOWITZ & EDWARD WALLACE CO-CHAIRS, NEW YORK OFFICE Greenberg Traurig The co-chairs of the New York arm of the global law firm Greenberg Traurig bring a vast range of experience in their dealings with the real estate industry in New York. Edward Wallace was formerly a New York City Council member who represented Manhattan and chief of staff to the council president. Sam NeJame was a former corporation counsel for Syracuse’s law department and Stephen Rabinowitz brings more than two decades of experience at the firm. Some of the firm’s top clients include the Real Estate Board of New York and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.

88 KENNETH FISHER MEMBER Cozen O’Connor Kenneth Fisher has remained in the public eye since his departure from New York City Council in 2001. Since then, he has become a soughtafter lobbyist and real estate attorney. Fisher, now at Cozen O’Connor, has previously served as the chair of the New York City Bar Association’s Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee and Insurance Law Committee, as well as secretary and law committee chair of the Brooklyn Democratic Party.

Group, TF Cornerstone, Douglaston Development, New York University, McDonald’s and The Home Depot, as well as the Real Estate Board of New York.

JONATHAN MECHANIC, MELANIE MEYERS & DAVID KARNOVSKY

GARY EISENMAN

CHAIR; PARTNERS

OF COUNSEL AND SENIOR ADVISER

Fried Frank Real Estate Department

Brown & Weinraub

The powerhouse real estate trio have worked with some of the biggest names in commercial real estate. Jonathan Mechanic has represented JP Morgan Chase on its redevelopment of 270 Park Avenue into a 2.5-millionsquare-foot headquarters building. Melanie Meyers has worked on projects including Hudson Yards, Pacific Park and Greenpoint Landing. David Karnovsky’s projects include working with Tishman Speyer to improve the site plan for its Spiral building through the acquisition of development rights and zoning amendments.

Recently tapped by the government relations and consulting firm Brown & Weinraub to be a senior advisor and counsel, attorney Gary Eisenman brings more than 30 years of experience in business, law and government. He has counseled real estate companies, private equity firms, commercial banks and nonprofit corporations and Fortune 100 Companies. Eisenman served alongside Gov. Andrew Cuomo when Cuomo was the secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

90 JAY NEVELOFF CHAIR, REAL ESTATE Kramer Levin Jay Neveloff is a go-to adviser on development and a range of real estate projects. His Rolodex of clients has included

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Marino

JACQUI WILLIAMS

Marino, a top-tier public relations firm led by the fatherson duo of Frank and John Marino, has worked with some of the biggest names in New York City’s real estate industry since the agency was founded back in 1993. The PR firm has represented The Moinian

PRINCIPAL

FRANK MARINO & JOHN MARINO

Williams played a role in bringing the first Wegmans grocery store to NYC.

99 Solutions From real estate to cannabis, top lobbyist Jacqui Williams’ clientele includes Tishman Speyer, the Real Estate Board of New York, Powerhouse/ Gemini Arts Initiative, Acreage Holdings and Crown Castle. Williams played a role in bringing the first Wegmans grocery store to New York City. The firm has also recently delved into the up-andcoming cannabis industry.

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Warren has owned and managed properties in Harlem and Queens and is a co-founder of the New York Affordable Housing Management Association. Along with Darcy Stacom of CBRE, Warren also co-chairs the Real Estate Board of New York’s Diversity Committee, which aims to bring more diversity to the real estate industry.

Prologis

CHAIR, LAND USE & ZONING GROUP Herrick

BERNARD WARREN CHAIR AND PRESIDENT Webb & Brooker Bernard Warren oversees the brokerage firm Webb & Brooker’s residential and commercial property management, sales and leasing, and real estate development.

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MITCHELL KORBEY

99 HAMID MOGHADAM

94 After serving as a New York City Board of Standards and Appeals commissioner, director of the Department of City Planning’s Brooklyn office and deputy director of DCP’s Staten Island office, Mitchell Korbey joined the law firm Herrick, where he chairs its influential land use group. Korbey helped BFC Partners secure New York City Council approval to redevelop the Bedford Union Armory in Crown Heights, and represented Property Markets Group on the Gowanus Canal area’s rezoning study.

feet and supports 45,000 users, serving clients such as Blackstone, JLL, CBRE, Hines and Boston Properties.

Hamid Moghadam heads Prologis, a California real estate investment trust known for its logistics properties, including supply warehouses that are vital as e-commerce grows ever more pervasive. Prologis plans to train 25,000 people for in-demand logistics jobs by 2025 under the company’s Community Workforce Initiative. The firm has also teamed up with nonprofit workforce development firm JFF to launch online training programs to prepare workers for jobs in transportation, distribution and logistics.

FOUNDERS

NY Forever

NICK ROMITO

The public relations gurus Jonathan Rosen and Risa Heller, who have both worked closely with real estate developers, teamed up to launch the nonprofit NY Forever to fight the narrative that New York City is dead because of the coronavirus pandemic. Heller and Rosen have tapped major real estate developers as the nonprofit’s corporate partners, including the Durst Organization, RXR Realty, TF Cornerstone and Silverstein Properties, as well as the Real Estate Board of New York.

CO-FOUNDER AND CEO

RISA HELLER & JONATHAN ROSEN

VTS Nick Romito’s launch of VTS Market last year came at an opportune time. The online marketing platform lets property owners and brokers see and tour listings digitally and complete leasing transactions online. VTS also recently launched a data platform allowing customers to see leasing data shared in real time. The VTS platform manages 12 billion square

JUAN BARAHONA FOUNDER SMJ Development Juan Barahona developed a deep knowledge of the New York City affordable housing market, first by working on new construction projects at the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development, and then at BFC Partners, one of the city’s leading affordable housing developers. In 2014, Barahona launched his own firm, SMJ Development, an affordable housing development company that specializes in complex retrofits of older buildings. His Bed Stuy development on Fulton Street, The Garnet, recently opened its affordable housing lottery.

100 SANDEEP MATHRANI CEO WeWork Sandeep Mathrani was hired to stabilize WeWork following a tumultuous period in which its founder was ousted, plans to go public were scrapped and bankruptcy loomed. Then a global pandemic hit, and WeWork’s valuation plummeted. But despite the setbacks, Mathrani says the company will be profitable by the end of the year, thanks to offices in China, South Korea and Singapore. Mathrani also cut costs by closing down New York and Washington offices and laying off 8,000 employees.

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Williams was previously the director of economic development for the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.

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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

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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 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 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 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 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.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to collocate wireless communications antennas at 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 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 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 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.

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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. 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 DivinePrism, LLC filed with SSNY on January 19, 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: 177-10 Linden Blvd,Jamaica NY 11434. Purpose: any lawful act or activity

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. 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 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.

March 22, 2021

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 LAUREN CHAN, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed w i t h 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 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 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 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. 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 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 Form. of MEYWOOD LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 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 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 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 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.

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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 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.

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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. 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.

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March 22, 2021

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 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. 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.

March 22, 2021

Notice of Formation of 145-36 FARMERS BLVD OZ LLC. Arts. Of Org. 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 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 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 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 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 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 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. 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.

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 Qual. of COLLON LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY o n 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 & 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. 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.

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 OP- 252 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 259 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215 for on premises consumption. WHISK & WHISKEY LLC NOTICE OF FORMATION of NYCNCC SUBCDE 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.

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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. YUCATAN KITCHEN LLC

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Form of notice for onpremises 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. 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 OP- 252 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 87 Macdougal Street, New York, NY 10012 for on premises consumption. PESH 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 FRIED CHICKEN DINNER INC.

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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. CONSUMPTION. SEADOG INC. Form of notice for onpremises 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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Form of notice for onpremises 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. Greenstreetkitchen LLC

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Form of notice for onpremises 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 onpremises 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 Form of notice for onpremises 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. BONDI 246 5TH AVENUE LLC

Form of notice for onpremises 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 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.

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 (856809-1202) (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 onpremises 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 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.

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 SUB-CDE 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 NYCNCC SUB-CDE 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.

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.

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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 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 SUB-CDE 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.

NOTICE OF FORMATION of NYCNCC SUB-CDE 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 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.

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 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.

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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 www.fcc.gov/asr/ 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.

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Ze Ray Properties, LLC filed w/ SSNY on 9/13/11. Office: New York Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 127 W 72nd St., NY, NY 10023. Purpose: any lawful.

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 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. 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.

March 22, 2021

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 Formation of NEW YORK RAINBOW CAPITAL LLC. A r t s . 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 1236 Tabor Court 2fl Brooklyn, NY, 11219 Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of LOVERDE FAMILY LLC. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/07/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 480 82nd St. Brooklyn, NY, 11209. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of SHUM FAMILY REALTY NY LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/5/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1477 Myrtle Ave Brooklyn, NY, 11237. 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.

Notice of Formation of OR 7 DUNHAM, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/1/20. 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.

Notice of Formation of NOVICE WORKS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/28/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 325 Kent Ave, Unit 1454 Brooklyn, NY, 11249. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of TANG CAPITAL 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 255 Bay 20th St Brooklyn, NY, 11214. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of OR 196 ELIZABETH, 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 C/O: Phillips Nizer LLP 485 Lexington Ave New York, NY, 10017.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of PHJ HOLDINGS, LLC. Arts .Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/9/21. Office location: Fulton SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 4 South William St Johnstown, NY, 12095. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of KRS STUDIO, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/4/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 330 Wythe Ave, Apt 7f Brooklyn, NY, 11249. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of MACAP MANAGEMENT LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/23/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 15 Bridge Park Drive #10e Brooklyn, NY, 11201. Any lawful purpose. 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.

LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM Notice of Formation of OR 240 MULBERRY, 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 485 Lexington Ave New York, NY, 10017. Any lawful purpose. 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.

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Notice of Formation of QUICK TRADE WORLD LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/12/21. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1360 82ND St Brooklyn, NY, 11228. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of TH COLLECTIONS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/26/21. Office location Queens SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 34-50 29TH ST., 6N Long Island City, NY , 11106. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of THE GLOBAL INTERNET REALTY GROUP & ASSOCIATES LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/11/2021. Office location New York SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 90 Wyoming Ave Long Beach, NY, 11561. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 1414 YORK AVENUE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/28/2020. Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to : 505 EAST 75TH STREET, New York, New York , 10021 Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of Unconlove, LLC filed with SSNY on September 04, 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: 2196 Third Ave New York, NY 10035. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF JAMI CAPITAL LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/5/21. 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. 7014 13TH AVE, SUITE 202 BROOKLY, NY 11228. The principal business address of the LLC is: 35 E 85th St #10A New York, NY 10028. Purpose: any lawful act or activity

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March 22, 2021

Notice of Formation of UPRIGHT HOLDINGS 547 LLC. .Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/05/11. Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 860 Manhattan Ave Apt 4R Brooklyn, NY, 11222. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 12W71 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 01/06/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to C/O Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse &amp; Hirschtritt, LLP Joel S. Hirschtritt, Esq. 900 3rd Avenue Floor 13 New York, NY, 10022. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 232 N12TH RESTAURANT LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/11/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 232 N12th Street Brooklyn, NY, 11211. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 743 PUTNAM LLC. .Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 02/25/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 6 Doyers Street, Apt. #130006 New York, NY, 10013.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Form. of MEYWOOD II LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/25/21. 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.

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Notice of Qualification of Aviso Financial, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/26/2021. Office location: Westchester County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/03/2013. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to LLC: 626 Jacksonville Road Suite 102 Warminster, PA 18974. NY addr. of LLC: 7 Skyline Drive Suite 350 Hawthorne, NY 10532. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of the State of DE, Div. of Corps., P.O. Box 898, Dover, DE 19903. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of W.A. GRIFFIN BLADEWORKS LLC filed with SSNY on February 19, 2021. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 35 Crown Street, Apt 4J, Brooklyn, NY 11225 Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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Notice of Formation of MM Versatile Services, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/30/21. Office location: New York County. UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS, INC is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. 72 Wadsworth Terrace, #1D, New York, NY 10040. Purpose: Multi-service. Pam Hair LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 3/09/2021. Off. Loc.: Richmond Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, 30 Manchester dr. Staten Island, NY 10312. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity

Notice of Qualification of Compliers Consulting Services LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/18/21. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 04/29/19. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 530 E 76th St., Apt. 30H, NY, NY 10021. Address to be maintained in DE: 3500 S DUPONT HWY, DOVER, DE 19901. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities. Notice of Qualification of THE DEDHAM GROUP LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/18/21.Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/13/10. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O UNIVERSAL REGISTERED AGENTS, INC., 26 Carville Ln., East Greenbush, NY 12061. Address to be maintained in DE: BUSINESS FILINGS INCOR POR ATED, 107 WEST 13TH ST., WILMINGTON, DE 19801. Arts of Org. filed with the SECY. OF STATE, Division of Corporations, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities.

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Notice of formation of Hanolt Studio LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State (SSNY) on March 16, 2021. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process service to 114 Prospect Park W, Brooklyn, NY 11215.

Notice of Formation of NJCC-NYS COMMUNITY RESTORATION FUND II LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/26/21. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 108 Church St., 3rd Fl., New Brunswick, NJ 08901. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Community Loan Fund of New Jersey, Inc. at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM Notice of Formation of OHBM HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/04/21. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP, Attn: Charles E. Simpson, Esq., 156 W. 56th St., NY, NY 10019. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of CBSL REALTY HOLDINGS LLC. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/12/21. Office location: Fulton SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 110 Kramer&#39;s Pond Road Putnam Valley, NY, 10579. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Qual. of SATCAP LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 02/25/2021. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 01/28/2021. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 42 Lispenard, Apt 4, NY, NY 10013. Address required to be maintained in DE: 1209 Orange St. Wilmington DE 19801. Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

LEGENDS GENASSET CO, LLC. Authority filed SSNY 1/15/21. Office: NY Co. LLC formed DE 12/14/20. Exists in DE: c/o National Registered Agents, Inc., 160 Greentree Dr., Ste. 101, Dover, DE 19904. SSNY designated agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served &amp; mail to: 61 Broadway, Ste. 2400, NY, NY 10006. Cert of Formation Filed: Jeffrey W. Bullock, DE Secy. of State, Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 3, Dover, DE 19901. General Purpose. Notice of Formation of Just Salad 55 Broadway, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/03/21. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Delaney Corporate Services, Ltd., 99 Washington Ave., Ste. 805A, Albany, NY 12210. Purpose: any lawful activities. Notice of Qual. of INLOW BLVD LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 2/22/21. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 1/19/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: Attn: Julie Lawson 983 Park Avenue, 2c New York, NY, 10028. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of ELIOT ENGEL AND ASSOCIATES LLC. Arts .Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/9/21. Office location: Bronx SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to C/O Eliot Engel 3725 Henry Hudson Parkway 11d Bronx, NY, 1046. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of HORN REALTY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/26/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to C/O Shimmie Horn Triumph Hotels 1633 Broadway, 46th Floor New York, NY, 10019.Any lawful purpose. NOTICE OF FORMATION of NYC COVID-19 Emergency Services, LLC (the “LLC”) filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (“SSNY”) on 4/02/20. 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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LEGENDS HOSPITALITY HOLDING COMPANY, LLC. Authority filed SSNY 1/26/21. Office: NY Co. LLC formed DE 8/1/08. Exists in DE: c/o Corporation Service Company, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. SSNY designated agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served & mail to: 61 Broadway, Ste. 2400, NY, NY 10006. Cert of Formation Filed: Jeffrey W. Bullock, DE Secy. of State, Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 3, Dover, DE 19901. General Purpose.

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PIQUE-NIC, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with SSNY 03/09/2021. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: Andrew B. Christopherson, Esq., 111 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1800, Milwaukee, WI 53202 Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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NOTICE OF AUCTION Notice of Auction Sale is herein given that Access Self Storage of Long Island City located at 29-00 Review Avenue, Long Island City, N.Y. 11101 will take place on WWW.STORAGETREASURES.COM Sale by competitive bidding starting on April 2, 2021 and end on April 13, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. to satisfy unpaid rent and charges on the following accounts:Contents of rooms generally contain misc. #536 – John Cox; 1- AC, plastic totes, suitcases, small rugs, cart, water cooler, carpet, 2 speakers, 2 pillows, stereo, #1416 – Adriana Mateo; Assorted boxes, end tables, suitcase, tool bag, wicker basket, chair, and lamp #1702 – Quinsessa Harrison; Bags, boxes, totes, 2 crates with vinyl records #1916 – Louisa Ward; painting, 5 plastic totes, 4 boxes, medium rug #2441 – Profound Contracting Inc c/o Nana A. Dwomoh; 3 Tall ladders, boxes, 3 a/c’s, 1 shovel, conduit covers, #3438 – Earthel Southerland; 4-plastic milk crates, 20-25 boxes, med ladder, small ladder and shovel #3508 – Earthel Southerland; med- refrigerator, 3 med. cabinets, 4 shelves #3609 – Carzell Benton III; 2 black bags, 1- helmet, suitcases, duffle bag, metal bars #4130 – Petar Timotic; canvas paintings, 1 Queen mattress, electric saw, 1 trunk, 4 boxes, 3 plastic bags #4708 – Rhonard Bryce-Thurton; Tv, 15 + boxes, 2 plastic containers, 4 bags, a CD rack #6003 – Nyagra Reign Inc. c/o Tamura Bakr; 2 box fans, aprox.12 box crates, 2 plastic totes, approx. 20 boxes, and 2 large garbage bags #6230 – Timothy D. Pinet; Misc. items #3501-5 – Dylan Threadgill; 3- boxes, 6 plastic totes, duffel bag, linens #4319-1 – Quinsessa Harrison; Bags, plastic totes, and a plastic organizer with drawers. 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 Qualification of MSG NYK HOLDINGS, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on03/03/21. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware(DE) on 03/17/20. SSNY designated as agent of LLC uponwhom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mailprocess to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St.,Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 LittleFalls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DESecy. of State, Div. of Corps., John D. Townsend Bldg., 401Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawfulactivity.

Notice of Qualification of OBSCURA DIGITAL, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/03/21. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 01/23/18. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John D. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Notice of Qualification of RANGERS HOLDINGS, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/03/21. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/19/15. NYS fictitious name: MSG RANGERS HOLDINGS, LLC. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John D. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF The Switch Partners LLC. Articles of Organization filed on 03/10/2021. 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: New York County. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of 303 St. Marks, LLC Articles of Organization filed by the Department of State of New York on: 01/05/2021 Office location: County of Kings Purpose: Any and all lawful activities Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC 303 St. Marks Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11238.

LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM MADE2, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with SSNY 03/10/2021. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: Andrew B. Christopherson, Esq., 111 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1800, Milwaukee, WI 53202 Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

NOTICE OF DIVORCE Pinghua Zheng v . Xiuying Lian, Superior Court of Lowndes County, Georgia, Civil Action Number 2020-CVD1696. XIUYING LIAN: you are hereby notified that the above-styled action seeking a total divorce was filed against you in said Court on November 24, 2020. For good cause shown, an Order for Service of Summons by Publication was entered by the court on February 22, 2021, you are hereby commanded and required to file with the Clerk of said Court and serve upon Katherine A. Gonos, Plaintiffs’ attorney, whose address is 305 East Jane Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31601, an answer to the Complaint within forty-five (45) days of the date of the final publication. Notice of Qualification of MISHEGAS LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/18/21. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 02/10/21. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: BEN FRIEDMAN, 940 N. STANLEY AVE., APT. #7, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90046. Address to be maintained in DE: 3500 S Dupont Hwy., Dover, DE 19901. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 3, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Qual. of QUEST 48 WALL STREET LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 02/26/2021. Office loc: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 02/03/2021. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Roy Glassberg CPA, 6971 N Federal Highway #201, Boca Raton, FL 33487. Address required to be maintained in DE: 310 Alder Road, Dover, DE 19904. Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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LARRY SCHWARTZ New York’s vaccine czar, and one of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s most trusted allies, reportedly mixed business with … more business when he decided to ask county executives about lending their support to the governor while on calls about vaccine distribution. Schwartz has denied all allegations and has insisted that he did not bring up political matters while discussing the state’s COVID-19 response policies.

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