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CITY & STATE, along with New York City’s 92nd Street Y and PIX11, kicked off the first in a series of in-person forums on the hottest races this election cycle last week with a discussion of the city comptroller’s race. On hand for the event were state Sens. Brian Benjamin and Kevin Parker, former CNBC contributor Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, Iraq War Marine veteran and entrepreneur Zach Iscol, New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, New York City Council Member Brad Lander, attorney Terri Liftin, former comptroller’s office adviser Reshma Patel and Assembly Member David Weprin. You can watch a video of the event on our website. City & State and its partners provided experienced political news journalists for the event who’ve kept a close watch on this year’s elections. Catch City & State senior reporter Jeff Coltin and PIX11’s James Ford as moderators in the comptroller’s forum. Up next: a Manhattan borough president forum on June 3. The event promises discussions with candidates Lindsey Boylan, Elizabeth Caputo, state Sen. Brad Hoylman and New York City Council Members Mark Levine and Ben Kallos. Additional candidates may join. Register for the event at 92Y.org. A mayoral forum will follow on June 7. Don’t miss out on the issues the candidates are talking about to decide who will have the most impact on New York City and beyond.
CONTENTS FIRST READ … 4 The week that was
RON KIM … 8 There’s more to this Cuomo antagonist WAVE ELECTION … 14
Electeds in Queens could soon better reflect the borough’s diversity
QUEENS POWER 100 … 17 RALPH R. ORTEGA; WOODYSPHOTOS/SHUTTERSTOCK
The players leading the postpandemic recovery
WINNERS & LOSERS … 50
Who was up and who was down last week Queens has become very diverse, and its political representation is catching up.
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Public school kids in New York City will all be expected to be in their classrooms this fall.
BACK TO SCHOOL IN NYC
In a major decision for New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that public schools in the city will be 100% open in the fall with no remote option. Currently, although schools have been open for in-person learning, the city has
allowed students to continue learning remotely if they or their parents had concerns about returning to the classroom with the pandemic ongoing. But with vaccines getting approved for younger teens and children and consistently low positivity rates, de Blasio said that
kids need to return to the classroom if the city wants to begin achieving a full recovery. But many parents, particularly parents of color, have long expressed wariness at the prospect of sending their kids back to the classroom, even if they don’t like remote learning options. Asked about the prospect at the state level, Gov. Andrew Cuomo indicated that there will be a uniform approach to school reopenings and said the state is on track to have all schools fully reopened by the fall. He didn’t say whether removing the remote option, as New Jersey recently announced as well, is something he is considering.
“He is the most heard Asian American in the United States. And with that, he’s a bit (like) our AOC.” – state Sen. John Liu, in his endorsement of Andrew Yang for New York City mayor, via Gothamist
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REPUBLICAN MAYORAL CANDIDATES COME OUT SWINGING
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ONE YEAR LATER Civil rights leaders and New York elected officials gathered last week to remember George Floyd, who was killed one year ago by police in Minneapolis. Floyd’s killing set off a wave of protests across the country and triggered policing reforms in New York. One year later, as the push for more changes continues, the lasting impact of Floyd’s murder on New York is clearer than ever.
is also underway. And candidates Curtis Sliwa – founder of the Guardian Angels – and Fernando Mateo – a restaurateur and bodega-owner advocate – participated in their first debate of the race. Despite agreeing on many issues, including that crime is the most pressing issue facing the city and committing to refunding the police, the debate devolved into a shouting match of personal insults with props. Mateo attacked Sliwa, who leads in the only polling done in the race so far, as a “liar” and a “comedian,” and even mentioned Sliwa’s many rescue cats. Sliwa went after Mateo for his past support of Democratic candidates.
“Curtis is a clown. I think his red beret is too tight on him.” – Fernando Mateo, a GOP candidate for New York City mayor, on his opponent Curtis Sliwa during a debate, via Politico New York
The state Senate moved on several pieces of legislation, at least partially driven by recent scandals surrounding the governor, to further strengthen the state’s sexual harassment laws and to reform the government ethics agency the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, or JCOPE. Asked about the reforms to the commission he helped establish several years ago, Cuomo called JCOPE “meaningless” and that reform would be ineffective without a constitutional amendment, which has also been proposed in the
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Legislature. Meanwhile, a much anticipated bill that would allow gig workers to unionize effectively died before arrival as most stakeholders came out in opposition to the proposal before it was even introduced.
TURMOIL IN THE MORALES CAMPAIGN
Diane Morales’ campaign for mayor of New York City was rocked with internal turmoil the past week that led to her missing a candidate forum hosted by the Rev. Al Sharpton and to several members of her team resigning or getting fired. Her campaign manager and senior policy adviser both
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departed the campaign after Morales allegedly failed to address claims of racism, harassment and employee abuse. Morales has said that two of those fired were staffers who were at the root of the complaints, but another four were leaders in the effort to unionize campaign staff. Although several have called on Morales to suspend her campaign, and even to drop out of the race entirely, she said she has no intention of doing either as she downplayed the strife. Members of her campaign staff are still looking to unionize, and attention on their efforts has increased significantly since news of trouble in the Morales camp first broke.
Dianne Morales’ mayoral campaign staff publicly protested her leadership with a march in Manhattan on May 28.
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John Liu: The unlikely endorser Before state Sen. John Liu, a trailblazing Asian American lawmaker, endorsed Andrew Yang as his first choice to be the next mayor of New York City on May 24, it didn’t look like Yang was going to be his candidate. Liu had praised Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams’ outreach in Asian American communities, but when asked about Yang he told The New York Times in March: “I’m going to limit my comments to things I will positively say about specific candidates.” He told City & State in an interview last month that concerns raised by hundreds of progressive Asian American New Yorkers about Yang in a letter were “legitimate” and “not surprising.” But Liu conceded that Yang represented “a voice that needs to be both heard and seen,” and he was energizing Asian American voters in New York City. So, some were surprised when Liu endorsed Yang this week. Liu’s influence as New York City’s first Asian American elected to the City Council, as a former citywide official as comptroller and as a state senator from New York City is likely to boost Yang’s candidacy in the city’s growing Asian American community, which is 14% of the city’s population. A source close to Liu said they do not think Yang was the state senator’s first choice. But as an Asian American lawmaker –
WEDNESDAY 6/2 The leading contenders in the New York City Democratic mayoral race square off in the second official televised debate, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
who ran for mayor but finished fourth in the 2013 Democratic primary – he recognized the significance of Yang’s candidacy to Asian New Yorkers. “(Liu) more than anyone else recognizes the historic significance of this moment as an Asian American in New York City politics because he was seen at one point as a potential mayor of this city and part of that was galvanizing Asian Americans who felt he would help raise the visibility of our community,” said the source close to Liu, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak freely about Liu’s thinking. “Even though he’s not in the same position now, I think (Liu) feels the same goal is still there for him to really raise the visibility of our community and – like many Asian Americans – there’s some lingering hope that Andrew being mayor may help us as a community to get out of the margins and into the center of New York City politics.” The source said Scott Stringer, who had been the candidate of the progressive left until allegations of sexual abuse prompted progressive lawmakers and the Working Familes Party to rescind their endorsements, may have been Liu’s first pick, but said Stringer’s downfall as the “progressive champion” has left politicians with no choice but to back Yang or Adams. “It’s a rock and a hard place. (Liu) had to make a decision,” the source said. – Sydney Kashiwagi
THURSDAY 6/3 State senators are probing how Cuomo handled COVID-19 at group homes for people with disabilities at a 1 p.m. virtual hearing.
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Cuomo has received a lot of flak on COVID-19 nursing home deaths, but he used similar policies in other types of facilities.
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SUBWAY SEAT? SEVERAL NEW YORK CITY MAYORAL CANDIDATES MAKE THEIR PICKS.
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WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE movie that takes place in New York City? Who has the best slice of pizza? Knicks or Nets? If you’re running for mayor, tensions can run high when you’re answering niche questions. After comedian Ziwe asked
Andrew Yang what his favorite subway station was (his answer was Times Square, because it’s the stop closest to him), it reminded us of another controversial and yet totally benign discourse: What is your ideal subway seat?
Andrew Yang was ready with receipts to prove he’s a fan of seats 1, 4 and 5.
Kathryn Garcia is just happy
that New Yorkers feel safe taking the subway again, and thinks all the seats are winners … except for seat 2.
Ray McGuire took time to simultaneously campaign and remind everyone that he’s too tall for anything except seat 1. Maya Wiley didn’t officially respond, but her spokesperson jokingly confirmed that the prompt was tearing the team apart. Paperboy Prince agreed
that seat 1 reigns supreme, but given their history as a subway performer, this answer might factor in proximity to the nearest subway pole for SHOWTIME.
Art Chang ranked his seat
preferences as 1, 5, 4, and clarified that he’ll always stand to make room for others.
Perhaps the most “New York” response of all, comedian The Kid Mero reminds everyone: "SITTING IN 1 WHEN SCHOOL LETS OUT U GOT A 72% CHANCE OF GETTIN OPEN HAND CLAPPED IN THE FACE BY A RAMBUNCTIOUS TEEN ON A DARE." Maybe he’ll run for mayor in 2025?
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A Q&A with state Sen.
Individuals should not be adversely affected for the rest of their lives for one of their worst moments.
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Tell me about your “clean slate” bill and how sealing and expunging someone’s record would work. The principle behind this bill is that individuals should not be adversely affected for the rest of their lives for one of their worst moments. We have 2.3 million New Yorkers with conviction records that prevent them from participating in our economy, from getting housing and educational opportunities. They’re living with this burden even after they have served all of their time and have paid all of their dues to society. And so what automatic sealing and expungement does
is it removes that burden and that barrier to these opportunities, and it would work in a twostep process. The first is automatically sealing (one’s record) either one year or three years after the end of someone serving their time. For misdemeanors, it’s one year, and for felonies, it’s three years. And then at five years for misdemeanors, and seven years for certain felonies, it (the records) would be automatically expunged. How does the clean slate bill help the state as a whole? The bill is the morally right thing to do. If
we are truly a society about rehabilitation and redemption, this is the right thing to do. But it’s not just the morally right thing to do. This is about a true economic recovery for the entire state. We can’t say that we’re trying to bounce back from COVID-19, and we want more people to work, and we want to bring more people into the business ecosystem but for the 2.3 million New Yorkers with conviction records say, “Thanks, but no, thanks.” This is a jobs bill. This is a housing bill. This is an education bill.
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Republican lawmakers have criticized the bill for concealing what they consider to be valuable information to employers and landlords. Your thoughts? I say this is a public safety bill as well. ... If you have not committed another crime – that is a prerequisite in this bill – you’ve been a committed member of the community, not committing offenses. You’ve already served your time, but you have this record that is preventing you from getting housing; it’s preventing you from getting a decent
job; it’s preventing you from getting financial aid for school, you are going to turn, in some cases, to what you know and to some of the worst elements in our community. I’d also note that there are some exceptions in this bill that would still grant access, in many instances, to the records for particularly sensitive industries where the state has deemed it a requirement for you to be fingerprinted. For instance, if you are applying for a job in a school, you have to be fingerprinted. This bill allows for access to those records. – Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
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Ron Kim won’t be bullied
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He gained national attention for saying Cuomo yelled at him on the phone. But there’s more to this Queens Assembly member.
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Kim is devoted to sex workers’ rights and addressing income inequality.
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On a recent afternoon in Flushing, Queens, Assembly Member Ron Kim filtered through Main Street’s crowded sidewalks with his 6-yearold daughter in tow, talking with small-business owners. The weekday crowds showed promise of an economic revival in the neighborhood, where roughly 1 in 10 people contracted COVID-19 over the past year. Later in the tour of the blocks he grew up on, Kim paused outside a seafood restaurant on 40th Road, a quieter street off the main thoroughfare. This is where 38-yearold Yang Song died in 2017 when the New York City Police Department’s vice squad arrived to arrest her for allegedly engaging in sex work, Kim said. Song had been arrested for prostitution before, but as police banged on the door during that night’s raid, Song either fell or jumped from the fourth-floor balcony. Kim, whose family immigrated to Flushing from South Korea when he was 7 and who still lives in the neighborhood with his wife and three daughters, has spent a fair bit of time on this stretch of 40th Road. Organizations like Red Canary Song, created after Song’s death to advocate for immigrant sex workers, have held memorials at the site, including a memorable vigil Kim attended on a cold November night in 2019. “He was freezing his butt off with the rest of us,” said Pauline Park, a Korean American progressive activist and chair of the New York Association for Gender Rights Advocacy, a transgender advocacy organization. “He’s not some limousine liberal who shows up for a drive-by photo op.” Decriminalizing sex work is one of a handful of issues that Kim cites as his top priorities in Albany. Unlike some lawmakers who might be inclined to opine on every major policy proposal favored by their party or its ideological wing, Kim sticks to just a few. This also includes taxing the rich and closing the wealth gap, and fighting the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes with what he calls a “decarceral” approach. It’s no coincidence that many of these issues are especially relevant to Flushing and the rest of Queens. Flushing is roughly 70% Asian American, including a large Chinese American population and a smaller Korean American population, according to the 2010 census. It’s been the site of recent violent anti-Asian attacks that are a part of a larger rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans. And while any progressive Democrat will extol the importance of tackling the wealth
gap, Kim noted that a 2018 report showed that income inequality among Asian Americans was higher and growing faster than any other major racial or ethnic group. But those aren’t the issues that Ron Kim’s name has recently been associated with. Instead, it was Kim’s criticism of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s handling of COVID-19 nursing home deaths that attracted national attention in February. It’s not hard to find someone to publicly criticize Cuomo today, but at that time, the
The COVID-19 nursing home deaths coverup hit close to home for Ron Kim, whose uncle, Son Kim, died of a presumed case of COVID-19 in a nursing home last year. governor was still basking in the praise showered on him by national media outlets and organizations like the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Kim turned his attention to nursing homes as another priority this session and succeeded, alongside state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi, in passing a repeal of the legal immunity granted to nursing homes and other health care facilities during the pandemic. The issue hits close to home for Kim, whose uncle Son Kim died of a presumed COVID19 case in a nursing home last year. After criticizing Cuomo over the nursing home issue, Kim called out the governor, detailing to multiple news outlets a phone call he received in which he said Cuomo yelled at him and threatened to destroy his career. Cuomo denied that he yelled or threatened Kim’s career. In taking aim at Cuomo’s management style and treatment of lawmakers, Kim ended up opening the floodgates to a rush of reports and recollections of the governor’s alleged bullying. Not long after, for-
mer Cuomo staffer Lindsey Boylan, who is a candidate for Manhattan borough president, became the first person to publicly accuse the governor of sexual assault and harassment. Cuomo now faces accusations of sexual harassment from 10 women, some of whom also alleged sexual assault. Cuomo has denied the assault accusations and said he never acted inappropriately, but offered a broad apology for verbally making any female staffers uncomfortable. State Attorney General Letitia James is investigating those accusations. The Assembly has opened an impeachment inquiry, and the FBI and U.S. attorney’s office in the Eastern District of New York are probing the handling of COVID-19 in nursing homes by Cuomo’s COVID-19 task force. Although Kim’s media notoriety has come from the Cuomo incident, Kim has also developed a reputation as a leading progressive on a number of other issues, such as increasing taxes on investment income. Nonetheless, he recently endorsed Andrew Yang, who has opposed higher taxes on the rich, in the New York City mayoral race. Yang, who would be New York City’s first Asian American mayor, is likely to do well in Kim’s district, but he is mistrusted by most of Kim’s allies in the left wing of the Democratic Party. Now, Kim’s challenge is to navigate the demands of the progressive left while still maintaining the support of his district and New York’s Asian American communities.
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IM’S FIGHT WITH Cuomo over COVID-19 nursing home deaths all stemmed from a February video conference call among Secretary to the Governor Melissa DeRosa and Democratic lawmakers in which DeRosa apologized for keeping the true count of deaths of residents in nursing homes and long-term care facilities quiet for months. New York had been reporting roughly 8,500 such deaths, but had only been counting deaths that actually occurred in the facilities themselves and not later in hospitals. The real count was more than 15,000 deaths. DeRosa apologized for the state not providing more information, saying they “froze” after an inquiry from then-President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice because they feared the higher number would be “used against us.” In the New York Post article that reported this meeting, Kim commented that it looked
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like the administration was admitting “they were trying to dodge having any incriminating evidence” that could get it in trouble with the DOJ. Soon after, Kim said he received the threatening call from Cuomo, in which Kim said the governor demanded that Kim issue a statement clarifying his remarks to the Post. This wasn’t the first time Kim had clashed with the governor. After Kim shared his recollection of the call, Cuomo accused him of reviving an old dispute over a 2015 law regulating the nail salon industry. “There’s been a long, hostile relationship with Assemblyman Kim,” Cuomo said in February. In 2015, after the state passed a law protecting nail salon workers from labor abuse and wage theft, The New York Times reported that Kim began to withdraw his support for the law after receiving donations from nail salon owners. Kim disputed the report, and today maintains that he opposed emergency regulations enforced by the governor’s office and the enforcement of the law on nail salon owners – many owned by Asian Americans – but not other types of “appearance enhancement” establishments, as the law was supposed to do. Nonetheless, Cuomo took the recent dustup over nursing homes as an opportunity to revive the nail salon issue and accused Kim of engaging in a pay-for-play scheme. “I do believe Ron Kim acted unethically, if not illegally,” Cuomo said. “I do believe he has a continuing racket where he raises money from the owners of the salons who opposed the salon bill.” State Sen. John Liu, who Kim first worked for in the early 2000s when Liu was a member of the New York City Council, remembered the issue differently. “I wasn’t in elected office at the time, but my recollection was the bill ultimately became rather different from the original intent and completely sidelined stakeholders, including salon owners,” he said. Democratic Assembly Member Dan Quart, who sits next to Kim in the Assembly chamber, applauded his friend’s actions in speaking out against Cuomo this year. “The governor’s language about Ron was malicious and deeply unfair,” Quart said. Representatives for Cuomo did not comment for this story. Now, roughly three months later, Cuomo is in a weakened position, even if his removal from office doesn’t seem imminent. Kim led the charge to repeal immunity for nursing homes and was, unsurprisingly, among the first Democrats to call for Cuomo to resign. He’s still pushing for more transparency in how nursing homes are operated in New York, and said he’s confident that with investigations by the Assembly, state Attorney General Letitia James and the federal government, Cuomo will face accountability. “I think it’s no longer about Andrew Cuomo, the individual, but it’s about what we have to do to make sure that we don’t repeat the same
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Kim says Cuomo called and threatened to destroy his career over his nursing home comments.
type of mistakes,” Kim said. “And right now, there is zero accountability.”
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ON KIM, RON’S uncle who died in a nursing home last year, was also the man who sponsored his family to immigrate from South Korea when Ron was 7 years old. At that time, in the mid-1980s, Kim said his parents still had hope in the American dream, opening a grocery store on the Upper East Side. They opened several different stores, but eventually declared bankruptcy. “For many years, I saw them, my parents, live in debt to family, and it was very tough for them to get by,” Kim said. “As a teenager, the knee-jerk reaction was to, like, be angry at your parents, like, ‘Oh, they don’t speak English, they’re not integrated or assimilated into America,’ and almost felt the shame as a teenager.” After going to college and “connecting the dots better,” Kim said he saw that the system was rigged against people like his parents. It was that experience that triggered a career in public service. Kim’s parents were able to put together money to send their son to Riverdale Country School in the Bronx, renting an apartment in Riverdale where Kim lived during the week, though he usually spent weekends at home in Flushing. Though scholarships were available for the private school, his family wasn’t aware that they were even an option. Kim received a full scholarship to Hamilton College in
Central New York, where he played football, and later earned a master’s degree in public administration from Baruch College in Manhattan. Kim got his first exposure to politics as an intern in then-Council Member Liu’s office, a position he was offered after showing up to Liu’s office with a list of complaints from Flushing residents. A traditional career of moving through the political and governmental ranks followed, with stints working for then-Assembly Member Mark Weprin, the New York City Department of Buildings and the Department of Small Business Services, then-Council Speaker Christine Quinn, and as regional director for government and community affairs for Govs. Eliot Spitzer and David Paterson. Despite walking that traditional path through Democratic politics, Kim got his first taste of what happens when you deviate from the path when he launched a failed run for Liu’s open council seat in 2009, without the support of the Queens County Democratic Party. Although he ran successfully for his current Assembly seat three years later, with the backing of labor groups and the Democratic Party, Kim said he has increasingly distanced himself from the Democratic establishment. A major turning point for him was his wife Alison Tan’s 2017 challenge to Council Member Peter Koo from Flushing, who Kim frequently butts heads with. (Koo and Kim represent some of the same areas in the City Council and the Assembly,
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“There’s been a long, hostile relationship with Assemblyman Kim.”
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respectively, including much of Flushing, Linden Hill and Murray Hill.) “After witnessing how she was treated and talked down to by the establishment, that’s when I realized this whole facade of playing by the rules is flawed and designed to really suppress upand-coming immigrants, women of color and people from marginalized communities who should be part of the process, not feel excluded,” Kim said. At the time, Tan said that the Queens County Democrats wouldn’t meet with her to discuss her platform, and Kim suggested that the party was angered by her decision to challenge Koo. “The county took his side during that process, telling my wife that Peter is the most popular and everybody loves Peter. ‘Why would you challenge him?’ Just soft bullying going on,” Kim said. The Queens County Democratic Party did not respond to a request for comment. Koo declined to comment for this story but said in 2017 that he and Kim used to be friends, until Tan ran against him. Until 2012, Koo was registered as a Republican, and actually won his council seat in 2009 on the Republican line. He was reelected in the same district in 2013 as a Democrat. Kim and Koo have split on local policy issues, including the Flushing busway that went into effect earlier this year, with Kim advocating for the transit-friendly policy and Koo arguing that it would hurt struggling local businesses by making it harder for people to patronize Main Street businesses by car. Today, the issues Kim has carved out as
priorities are not only of particular importance to his northeast Queens district, but also ones in which he displays some of those progressive ideals. In addition to his push for decriminalizing sex work, Kim advocates a controversial approach to dealing with the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes in New York City. In the first three months of this year, 33 incidents were reported to the NYPD, up from 28 in all of 2020 and three in 2019. “The immediate reaction is so much anger,” Kim said in response to one recent attack on a 61-year-old Chinese immigrant who was collecting cans in Harlem. “I almost felt like, as a community, we’ve had enough. How much more shit do we need to take as the Asian community?” While some want to respond by fortifying the police department and punishing the attackers, Kim is focusing on improving social conditions for those who are vulnerable to attacks and for the perpetrators. “It’s easy to reduce it as an individual being so violent and being born as this horrible human being,” Kim said. “That way, we can just go give some money to the police and say, ‘Yeah, we just have to crack down on those violent offenders,’ which most of the time tend to be young Black and brown men.” The better long-term solution, Kim said, is investing in areas like public education and housing, a lack of which could make it easier for people to cycle through the criminal justice system and commit violent acts. On this point, Kim diverges from other Asian American politicians, including former Assembly Member and current City Council candidate Ellen Young (who nonetheless serves as Kim’s senior adviser), and his preferred candidate for mayor, Andrew Yang. Yang has called for more funding for the NYPD’s Asian Hate Crime Task Force, to the dismay of Asian American activists on the left. Kim also appears to split with Yang on other issues affecting his constituents, like the proliferation of unlicensed street vendors. Along with the busway on Flushing’s Main Street, this is one of the complaints that Timothy Chuang, owner of New York Tung Ren Tang, a Chinese medicine
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store, and co-chair of the Flushing Business Improvement District, shared with Kim recently. “When you pass by here, you can see all illegal vendors,” Chuang said outside his store on a recent weekday afternoon. “They don’t need to pay anything. No rent, no tax.” The threat of competition from street vendors has been a frequent complaint among small-business owners, and while Yang has called for more enforcement against unlicensed vendors, Kim wants to stop pitting them against one another. “It’s also clear that there’s problems with rent and leases with our developers and landlords, but they’re demonizing the street vendors,” Kim said of those business owners. It’s issues like this that have made Kim’s endorsement of Yang puzzling for some on the left who are overwhelmingly complimentary of Kim’s work in the Assembly. Jason Wu, co-chair of Gapimny, an organization that provides educational and cultural programming for queer and transgender Asians and Pacific Islanders, complimented Kim for his advocacy of decriminalizing sex work and taxing the wealthy. But on his endorsement of Yang, Wu said simply, “I don’t understand it.” Others have echoed this confusion. JooHyun Kang, the outgoing executive director of Communities United for Police Reform, tweeted in response to a recent video Kim posted of Yang speaking about Asian representation, “Ron, I respect you. I think I get where ur coming from. But as you know, race representation isn’t enough,” she wrote. “Dangerous that he (Yang) erases/undermines poor & working class Asians by relying on racist ‘model minority’ tropes that push assimilation & meritocracy myths. He’s gotta do better.” Kim has repeatedly suggested that he can move Yang further left. “I’ve spent hours walking the streets with Andrew, showing him migrant workers, sex workers, the place where (a) sex worker died after being raided by a police officer,” Kim said. “To see him interact, to see him talking to people and recognizing their pain, I know that he understands and he empathizes. And he’s willing to change his stance on issues that walks us toward more of a humanizing future.” Despite his political profile growing this year, if there are any future plans for seeking higher elected office, Kim won’t discuss them. Previous campaigns for City Council and public advocate in 2019 proved unsuccessful, though Kim has undeniably made a name for himself in state politics. For now, Kim’s focus is on his Assembly work, where he won’t be letting up on his scrutiny of nursing homes. “Thanks to Speaker Carl Heastie, I’ve just been appointed as the chair of the Committee on Aging,” Kim said. “This is my first session as the chair, and I’m exactly where I need to be right now.”
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Elected officials in Queens could soon better reflect the borough’s diverse population.
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TATE SEN. JOHN LIU first ran for a New York City Council seat in District 20, which includes Flushing, Queens, in 1997. The white incumbent, Julia Harrison, called Asian Americans “colonizers” a year earlier. Harrison won that election despite outrage over her comments, but four years later, Liu took over her seat, becoming the city’s first Asian American City Council member. It was an inflection point signaling a demographic shift in the once mostly white borough, which received an influx of foreign-born population after changes in the U.S. immigration policy. Census data shows Queens is now 47% foreign-born. More languages are spoken there than anywhere else on Earth, according to the Endangered Language Alliance. Yet today, some racially diverse parts of Queens do not have elected leadership at the city level that matches those demographics. Despite the borough being 53% people of color, eight of its 13 City Council members are white. Jackson Heights, with large Ecuadorian, Colombian, Bangladeshi, Nepali and Indian immigrant populations, has only had white council members. The borough’s community boards have also been criticized for their lack of diversity, partly due to the fact that for decades they did not have term limits. According to a 2019 analysis by Queens Daily Eagle and Measure of America, Latinos were underrepresented by 25% or more in at least three community boards, and Asian Americans
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were underrepresented in 10 of the borough’s 14 boards. Those numbers improved this April, when Queens Borough President Donovan Richards appointed 110 new members, 25% of whom are Latino, 25% Black and 26% Asian American. In the Assembly, the numbers are more aligned with the population; seven members are white, five are Black, three are Asian American and two are Latina. The borough’s delegation in Congress is diverse: Only Rep. Carolyn Maloney, who represents Astoria, Long Island City and parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn, is white. “It takes people a while to get pulled into the political system when (immigrants) show up in the United States,” said Andrew Beveridge, a demographics expert and a professor at Queens College. According to Beveridge and other experts, reasons for the lag between local population shifts and political representation include the city’s large noncitizen population, the Queens Democratic machine and its grip on the borough’s politics, and a lack of civic outreach among immigrant communities. That might change this year, as 35 of the city’s 51 City Council seats will have no incumbents running due to term limits. Drashti Brahmbhatt, an Indian American who grew up in Jackson Heights and Sunnyside, organizes with the Queens Democratic Socialists of America on their electoral working group, sees the borough’s racial representation as well as its politics changing in the upcoming election cycle. “I think the tide is shifting and will shift more,” she said.
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A large share of Queensites are noncitizens and unable to vote. Data from the 2019 American Community Survey showed that 1.8 million of the borough’s 2.25 million residents are of voting age. Brahmbhatt said her parents were undocumented for 30 years but now have green cards and are on the path to citizenship. “It’s people like my parents who run Queens,” said Brahmbhatt, who describes her upbringing as working class. “My dad works at a convenience store, he is the person who people see every day and yet he doesn’t have the right to say something and change the conditions he’s living in.” She advocates expanding the vote to undocumented people, and individuals who are incarcerated. “Down ballot, I’ve only had white male elected officials,” said Jaslin Kaur, 25, who is running to represent District 23, which includes Glen Oaks, Bayside, Little Neck and Queens Village on the City Council. That seat opened only when Council Member Barry Grodenchik announced he would not be seeking reelection. Prior to Grodenchik’s run in 2015, the seat was held by Mark Weprin, whose term directly followed his brother, David Weprin, both white. (Their father, Saul Weprin, was once Assembly speaker.) The Queens County Democratic Committee has also been an impediment his-
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The Ecuadorian community in Queens, and other ethnic groups, are starting to elevate their members to elected office.
torically, according to some observers. “It takes a long time to penetrate the party’s structure,” Beveridge said. The party puts its weight behind candidates who have developed relationships with party bosses and incumbents, which can hinder representation from more recent immigrant groups. “Candidates are often anointed years in advance, these are people chosen and cherry-picked to lead their districts,” Kaur said. The New York City Board of Elections has also sometimes disqualified insurgent candidates, often candidates of color, from the ballot over technicalities. Representatives of the Queens Democratic Party and its chair, Rep. Gregory Meeks, did not return a request for comment in time for publication. Many districts are also drawn in a way that divides certain communities and prevents them from voting as a bloc. Brahmbhatt points to Assembly Member Brian Barnwell’s district, which zigzags through Sun-
“Candidates are often anointed years in advance, these are people chosen and cherry-picked to lead their districts.” – New York City Council candidate Jaslin Kaur, on why demographic change among elected officials has been slow in Queens
nyside with its large Asian American and Latino populations, into whiter neighborhoods like Maspeth and Middle Village. “If you look at a map, you’re like, ‘What? This doesn’t make sense,’” Brahmbhatt said. “I think that’s very common for all of Queens.” For those who can vote, the city can do a better job encouraging civic engagement, said Jo-Ann Yoo, executive director of the Asian American Federation. Yoo pointed to the new system of ranked-choice voting, and said there’s been insufficient voter education on the process for newer voters. “Oftentimes, immigrants come from communities where there isn’t as much engagement in civic life, so this is new for them,” Yoo said. Kaur said that growing up in her district, there was a lack of outreach and information from elected officials, and no one in her Sikh Punjabi community ran for office. “People are just used to voting for the same Democrats,” she said. Kaur also mentions that there are pockets in her dis-
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trict where people do not know the name of their council member. There are models for building political power in the borough, particularly among Black elected officials who hold office across Southeast Queens. Several Black politicians from Southeast Queens have recently ascended to powerful positions in the borough, including Donovan Richards, only the second Black Queens borough president, and Gregory Meeks, the first Black leader of the Queens Democratic Party. The borough’s first Black City Council member, Archie Spigner, served from 1974 to 2001. Spigner went on to serve as a district leader and continued to mentor a generation of Black elected officials from Southeast Queens, including helping to elect the borough’s first Black state senator, Andrew Jenkins, and its first Black Assembly member, Kenneth Browne. Richards, formerly a City Council member whose district encompassed Far Rockaway, Edgemere and Rosedale, said Southeast Queens is a stronghold for Black political elected officials because of its strong civic associations and political clubs, such as Guy R. Brewer as well as the Thurgood Marshall Regular Democratic Club. “You could go to three meetings, four meetings, five meetings a night, because there’s so much civic infrastructure,” he said. Latino political representation has also grown gradually, though it does not match the borough’s composition. Today, the offices of the immigrant rights nonprofit Make
the Road New York are in Jackson Heights, as well as its political arm, Make The Road Action, which tries to support candidates with strong immigrant rights records. The nonprofit endorsed, among others, Francisco Moya, the first Ecuadorian American elected to office in the city, whose district covers parts of Elmhurst and Corona. Several races appear poised to shift representation in the borough. In the City Council, District 25, which represents parts of Jackson Heights and Elmhurst, longtime City Council Member Danny Dromm, who is white, is term-limited. All eight Democratic candidates vying for his seat are people of color. The two candidates with the biggest fundraising advantage include Shekar Krishnan and Yi Chen. In District 23, the leading fundraiser is Linda Lee, who is Korean American, and Kaur has raised the second most. And in District 32, which has large Latino and Indo-Carribean communities, several candidates of color are hoping to replace term-limited Republican Eric Ulrich, the only Republican City Council member from Queens. Some parts of the borough are actually getting whiter. City Council District 22, which includes Astoria, was 47% white in 2000 and 52% white in 2010 – due to an influx of transplants – mostly young professionals. District-level census data from 2020 is not yet available, but that trend likely continued. Of the six Democratic candidates running
in that district, all but one, Tiffany Cabán, are white. (A Latino candidate, Edwin DeJesus Jr., is running as an independent.) While all of those who spoke to City & State wanted increased diversity among the borough’s elected officials, many said that they would prefer voters to support a candidate with the interests of their community, whether or not they look like them. “You don’t have to be Asian American to represent the Asian American community,” Yoo said. The borough’s nonwhite electeds have a broad range of political positions. Peter Koo, who immigrated from Hong Kong and now holds the council seat once held by Liu, is a former Republican, while Assembly Member Ron Kim, who also represents Flushing, is much more progressive. Queens is home to a club for Pakistani Christian Trump supporters as well as DSA-endorsed South Asian American Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, and the more moderate South Asian American Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar, who voted against decriminalizing marijuana. This is why a younger cohort of activists of color want electeds who will represent their material interests and social values. “Representation is important only if it comes from substantive representation,” Brahmbhatt said.
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The local leaders who are bringing the borough back from the brink.
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HEN THE FIRST WAVE of the coronavirus pandemic hit New York, Queens quickly became an epicenter of the deadly virus. But thanks to the collective efforts of public officials, civic leaders and everyday New Yorkers, the borough is on the rebound. State Sen. Michael Gianaris, the No. 2 in the state Legislature’s upper chamber who also represents western Queens, has
championed legislation instituting new protections for workers and tenants. State Sen. Jessica Ramos, who hails from Jackson Heights, spearheaded a measure that delivers badly needed assistance to undocumented immigrants. Queens Rep. Grace Meng has been speaking out against rising xenophobia and hate crimes directed at Asian Americans. These three lawmakers are among the many government officials – along with health
care professionals, business executives, nonprofit leaders, union chiefs, advocates and activists – who have responded to the public health crisis as well as the economic shutdown that ensued. City & State’s Queens Power 100, which was researched and written in partnership with freelance journalist Clarissa Sosin, highlights the diverse array of leaders who are bringing the borough back from the brink.
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Michael Gianaris is the state Senate deputy majority leader.
draw a wide audience, sometimes making headlines on international news sites. Last year, Ocasio-Cortez won a second term, and now with a new administration under U.S. President Joe Biden, she’s using the power of persuasion instead of resistance to try to turn her agenda into policy, like the Green New Deal which she recently reintroduced.
MICHAEL GIANARIS STATE SENATE DEPUTY MAJORITY LEADER As the second-in-command in the state Senate, District 12 Sen. Michael Gianaris has led New York’s legislators to pass numerous bills this year as the state attempts to recover from the ravages of the coronavirus pandemic. On his list of wins are the NY HERO Act, which seeks to protect workers against COVID-19, a series of rollbacks of restrictions set in place by executive orders issued by the governor at the start of the pandemic, and the passing of a resolution to provide rent relief.
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coronavirus pandemic. Her extensive efforts paid off in April with the passing of the COVID-19 hate crimes bill, legislation that she introduced a year earlier that creates a position in the Department of Justice to expedite the review of COVID-19 hate crimes.
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As the state and the borough’s only Asian American representative in Congress, Rep. Grace Meng, a lifelong Queens resident, has led the fight against the rise of anti-Asian violence and hate crimes during the ongoing
MEMBER OF CONGRESS Rep. Gregory Meeks started off the year with a new role on the world stage. Just weeks before 2020 ended, he was elected to chair the House Foreign Affairs Committee –
Meeks is the first Black man to chair the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
the first Black man ever to hold the position. Since then, Meeks has opposed a constitutional referendum in Haiti, passed a resolution condemning China’s actions in Hong Kong and proposed strengthening economic ties between Africa and the U.S., all while managing local politics back in the world’s borough in his continued role as chair of the Queens County Democratic Party.
4 ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ MEMBER OF CONGRESS After two years in office, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman elected to Congress, remains a progressive icon, influencing politics within the borough, city and nation. Her monthly virtual town halls for her constituents in District 14
QUEENS DISTRICT ATTORNEY The first woman elected for the role, Melinda Katz has served as Queens top prosecutor for more than a year now, most of which has been during the coronavirus pandemic. And despite her office weathering COVID-19 outbreaks, she took steps toward reform by launching the office’s first Conviction Integrity Unit, which led to three vacated convictions and a longtime prosecutor’s resignation for misconduct. She has also stopped aggressively prosecuting a variety of lowlevel, nonviolent crimes.
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powerhouse in the state Legislature, spearheading legislation protecting workers and immigrants in her role as chair of the state Senate Labor Committee. One of her notable successes this year concerned the inclusion of the $2.1 billion Excluded Workers Fund in the 2021-2022 state budget. The fund will issue a one-time payment to undocumented workers excluded from the COVID-19 stimulus payments and from unemployment insurance. She has also prioritized policymaking around food and the people who make, harvest and deliver it.
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Adrienne Adams is a New York City Council member representing Southeast Queens.
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death of George Floyd. And while the Southeast Queens council member is up for reelection this year, many people seem to be working under the assumption she’ll win since Adams is among the top contenders to replace Corey Johnson as City Council speaker when the leadership post is up for grabs heading into 2022.
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QUEENS BOROUGH PRESIDENT Lifelong Queens resident Donovan Richards became the borough’s first Black male borough president after emerging victorious from an unprecedented election complicated by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, including a cancelled special election. The former council member from Southeast Queens hit the ground running, assisting small businesses through a COVID-19 relief grant program and advocating for affordable housing. Richards will now have to defend his role as Queens’ top executive in the June primary and the November general in order to hold office for a full term.
8 JOHN LIU STATE SENATOR State Sen. John Liu began his second term representing Senate District 11 this year after beating a far-right Trump supporter in the general
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election. As chair of the New York City Education Committee, Liu has questioned the push to eliminate the controversial entrance exam for the city’s elite high schools, calling the proposal “racist” for its exclusion of the Asian American community in the deliberation process. Liu previously served in the City Council and as New York City comptroller. He also mounted a groundbreaking run for mayor in 2013.
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Cotton to make difficult decisions like scaling back the expansion of the Delta terminal at Queens’ own JFK Airport by 60%. However, with March cargo volumes 35% higher than pre-COVID levels, Cotton is hopeful for the authority’s future.
11 KAREN KOSLOWITZ & DANNY DROMM NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS New York City Council Members Karen Koslowitz and Danny Dromm have both had long careers representing their Queens districts. Koslowitz, the leader of the Queens delegation, was first elected to the council in a special election in 1991. She stepped down because of term limits in 2001, served in the Queens Borough President’s Office, and then won back her old seat in 2009. Meanwhile, Dromm, the chair of the influential Finance Committee, was elected to the
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Rick Cotton has the thankless yet important task of keeping the Port Authority afloat despite the uncertainty and fiscal crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Fewer people are taking the planes and trains that operate under the 100-year-old agency’s domain, leaving them facing a projected $3 billion loss by March 2022 and forcing
As chair of the Public Safety Committee, Adrienne Adams successfully steered the City Council through politically complicated police reform legislation that resulted from the protests following the
Cotton has been keeping the Port Authority afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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council in 2009 after spending more than 20 years as a public school teacher. Dromm, who also chairs the LGBT Caucus, organized the first Queens LGBT Pride Parade and Festival. The elder statesman and elder stateswoman are both term limited and will be stepping down in the new year.
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Toby Ann Stavisky has been a diehard public university supporter as a state senator.
the controversial tax lien sale until a year after the COVID-19 state of emergency has been lifted – an important issue to Southeast Queens.
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LEROY COMRIE STATE SENATOR State Sen. Leroy Comrie has enjoyed a long career serving Southeast Queens – as an aide to the late City Council Member Archie Spigner, as a council member himself, as deputy borough president and as a member of the state Senate, where he chairs the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions. He recently passed a bill reinstating voting rights to some people on parole, and introduced legislation to postpone
mobile sports betting in New York state, a measure which was finally passed as part of this year’s budget. Before entering the Senate, Addabbo served on the New York City Council. Politics runs in the family, as his father, the late Joseph Addabbo Sr., was a member of Congress.
14 JOSEPH ADDABBO JR. STATE SENATOR State Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr. has represented the 15th Senate District for more than a decade. As the chair of the Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering, Addabbo worked hard for two years to legalize
State Sen. James Sanders Jr. has represented the 10th Senate District of New York since 2013. He is the chair of the Committee on Banks and has introduced multiple pieces of legislation that were signed into law this year regulating delinquent mortgages and loans, protecting victims of domestic violence and more. A champion of minority- and women-owned businesses, Sanders previously served in the New York City Council and worked for thenRep. Floyd Flake.
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As chair of the state Senate Committee on Higher Education, state Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky has pushed for more funding for the state’s public university systems and passed legislation to improve student aid. Her advocacy for education comes from her experience working as a social studies teacher. Stavisky took office in 1999 after the previous seatholder, her husband Leonard, died. Politics is still a family affair. Her son, Evan Stavisky, is a well-connected lobbyist.
A native of Southeast Queens, Patrick Jenkins has played a role in consulting mayoral, gubernatorial and attorney general campaigns and has close ties to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie. One of his big successes this year is the legalization of recreational marijuana which finally happened with the passage of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act, or MRTA, a bill that he both lobbied for and advised on. He’s also a successful lobbyist with high profile clients such as REBNY.
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A once little-known Assembly member who represents Flushing and Linden Hill, Ron Kim, the first Korean American elected to state Legislature, became a national figure this year when he took to task none other than Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his handling of COVID-19 in nursing homes at the peak of the pandemic. Despite the emotional toll of weathering threats from the governor, losing an uncle who lived in a nursing home to COVID-19, and suffering a bout of the virus himself, Kim passed a repeal of nursing home immunity, which the governor signed into law in April.
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Hope Knight is the president and CEO of Greater Jamaica Development Corporation.
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Rep. Carolyn Maloney, a member of the House of Representatives for nearly 30 years, represents a large swath of western Queens along with much of eastern Manhattan. She also chairs the House Oversight Committee. In recent years, Maloney helped push for expanded NYC Ferry service for Astoria, and secured federal funding to help New York City recover from the pandemic and to expand 3-K across the city. Maloney just started a new term in January 2021, but she’ll soon face another challenge to her seat in the 2022 Democratic primary.
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Essential Workers Monument to honor those lost during the pandemic. Bragg quietly took the lead in pressuring District Attorney Melinda Katz to vacate decades old wrongful convictions of three men: George Bell, Rohan Bolt and Gary Johnson.
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32BJ SEIU Kyle Bragg’s efforts as the head of his union led to the signing into law of the Healthy Terminals Act, which takes effect in July 2021 and provides airport employees with access to affordable and quality health care and other benefits. He put the weight of the union behind Los Deliveristas Unidos – food delivery gig workers fighting for better wages and protections. He’s also on the committee to decide the placement of the
No matter how you feel about the New York City Police Department, you can’t deny Patrick Lynch’s influence as the head of the New York City Police Benevolent Association, the largest municipal police union in the country. The Bayside resident makes headlines and flexes his muscles when he defends individual officers involved in incidents, advocates for better pay when faced with a city residency requirement for
officers, and takes legal action against the state’s push for a federal monitor to oversee the department after officers clashed with protesters during the George Floyd protests.
21 DENNIS WALCOTT PRESIDENT AND CEO QUEENS PUBLIC LIBRARY After more than a year of being closed to the public because of the coronavirus and having to switch to remote services, lifelong Queens resident Dennis Walcott welcomed the public back with open arms to the Queens Public Library system by reopening 26 public library branches in the borough in May. The former city schools chancellor has steered the 125-year-old library system and its 66 branches since March 2016, providing Queens residents with books, community programming and more.
23 HOPE KNIGHT PRESIDENT AND CEO GREATER JAMAICA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Since 2015, Hope Knight has led efforts to revitalize Downtown Jamaica and the surrounding areas, but this past year, the focus has been on helping businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. One example is through the $500,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Open for Business Fund that the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation
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From advocating for help for small businesses to pushing for a full-scale casino at Resorts World, Thomas Grech has been at the forefront of helping businesses in Queens recover from the hardships of the COVID-19 pandemic. Grech launched a council dedicated to turning Queens into a tech hub, created resources to help business owners access PPP loans, and helped secure $155 million for small business recovery and job training in the latest city budget.
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Members Jeffrion Aubry, Harry Bronson and Catherine Nolan. Her client list also includes Rep. Gregory Meeks and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards. Now she’s a senior adviser to mayoral candidate Ray McGuire.
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received, which is being used to help women- and minorityowned businesses in the area.
24 ELIZABETH LUSSKIN PRESIDENT LONG ISLAND CITY PARTNERSHIP Elizabeth Lusskin continues to promote and develop the ritzy waterfront neighborhood of Long Island City in her role as the Partnership’s leader. Though postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Long Island City Partnership raised spirits by hosting its annual LIC
Springs Back festival in October to celebrate small businesses. It also held an outdoor public art installation that scattered local artists’ work in five locations throughout the neighborhood and conducted a survey of local businesses to determine how to boost the area’s economy.
25 JIMMY VAN BRAMER NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL MEMBER The progressive City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer is set to be term-limited out of his Western Queens district and is once again running for
Van Bramer took on Amazon’s HQ2 in 2019, and has fought Cuomo on ballot petitioning this year.
borough president. Regardless of whether he is successful in his effort to oust Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Van Bramer has shifted the race to the left. After winning the battle against Amazon’s proposed HQ2 in 2019, Van Bramer took on Gov. Andrew Cuomo again this year, arguing that ballot petitioning should be scrapped due to the pandemic.
26 TYQUANA HENDERSONRIVERS PRESIDENT CONNECTIVE STRATEGIES Tyquana Henderson-Rivers has quite the track record with her government relations firm, Connective Strategies, and is one of New York’s leading Black and female political strategists. Last year she successfully advised and helped reelect Assembly
28 MICHAEL WOLOZ PRESIDENT AND CEO CMW STRATEGIES Michael Woloz is a partner at the government relations and consulting firm CMW Strategies, formerly known as Connelly McLaughlin & Woloz. A former freelance journalist
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To say that the past year has been difficult for airlines is an understatement, given the record lows in travel caused by the pandemic. And yet, under the leadership of CEO Robin Hayes, Queens-based JetBlue managed to break even in March as vaccinated travelers returned to the skies. The airline has a long way to go to fully recover, but Hayes has a few tricks up his sleeve – like entering the trans-Atlantic market for the first time.
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who also spent several years working in the New York City Council Governmental and Legal Affairs Division, Woloz represents clients across various sectors, including transportation, technology, corporate, real estate and nonprofits. During the coronavirus pandemic he advocated for hard-hit restaurants and taxicab drivers. The native New Yorker lives in Astoria.
29 STEVE COHEN OWNER NEW YORK METS Billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen became the majority owner of the New York Mets in late 2020 – the result of a reported $2.4 billion deal that beat out Alex Rodriguez’s bid and ousted former owner Fred Wilpon. Mindful of Mets fans’ high hopes that their team is entering a new era, Cohen
is trying to live up to their expectations by going after big-name free agents, getting to know the team over dinners at his home, and offering a $341 million contract to shortstop Francisco Lindor.
30 KHALEEL ANDERSON, JESSICA GONZÁLEZ-ROJAS, ZOHRAN MAMDANI & JENIFER RAJKUMAR ASSEMBLY MEMBERS Assembly Members Khaleel Anderson, Jessica GonzálezRojas, Zohran Mamdani and Jenifer Rajkumar are the freshest faces representing Queens in the state Assembly. The four new lawmakers took office after a series of electoral upsets in the June 2020 Democratic primaries. Anderson, a progressive who was backed by the Working Families Party, won his seat in Assembly District 31 in a special election to replace Michele Titus. He is now the
youngest representative in the Assembly. Meanwhile, Rajkumar, Mamdani and González-Rojas all took the borough by surprise when they unseated longtime incumbents. Rajkumar beat Michael Miller, and GonzálezRojas beat Michael DenDekker in landslides. Mamdani, one of a handful of candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, unseated Aravella Simotas in a close contest. Moral of the story for complacent incumbents? Beware the insurgent candidate.
31 HELEN ARTEAGA LANDAVERDE & NEIL MOORE CEOS ELMHURST HOSPITAL CENTER; QUEENS HOSPITAL CENTER Helen Arteaga Landaverde was appointed as CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/ Elmhurst, also known as the
Elmhurst Hospital Center, in January this year, just months after the hospital was the main battleground in the fight against COVID-19 in the epicenter of the pandemic. Landaverde is using her own COVID-19 hospitalization at Elmhurst to inform how she guides the hospital and its ongoing response to the pandemic. Landaverde grew up in Corona and is the first woman and the first Latina to run Elmhurst Hospital. Neil Moore was appointed as the CEO of Jamaica’s NYC Health + Hospitals/ Queens, also known as the Queens Hospital Center, in January. The appointment marked his return to the city’s public hospital system after he served as the principal of the consulting firm LIEN Healthcare Solutions. Moore previously held positions at NYC Health + Hospitals/ Harlem, Kings County and Woodhull. He even interned at the Kings County location before graduating from his Brooklyn high school.
32 PETER TU EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FLUSHING CHINESE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION Peter Tu is striving to help the business community in Flushing recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a representative of one of the hardest hit business communities in the city, Tu worked with the Queens Chamber of Commerce to create a formal affiliation between the two organizations so that they can share resources and information. Tu, a member of Community Board 7, has also stood with the NYPD and local lawmakers to denounce the rise in anti-Asian violence and hate crimes.
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GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS Linking people together. Connectiong Ideas. Making it happen for you.
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Jaclyn Mucaria is president of NewYorkPresbyterian Queens Hospital.
33 JACLYN MUCARIA PRESIDENT NEWYORK-PRESBYTERIAN QUEENS HOSPITAL Jaclyn Mucaria has worked with NewYork-Presbyterian for more than 20 years. She stepped into her role as president of NewYorkPresbyterian Queens in 2015 after a lengthy tenure as senior vice president at the Flushing-based health care institution. In spring 2020, during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic in New York City, her hospital was swamped with patients – and made news for playing “Don’t Stop Believin’” whenever a recovered COVID-19 patient was discharged to go home.
34 FLOYD & ELAINE FLAKE CO-PASTORS GREATER ALLEN A.M.E. CATHEDRAL Looked up to around the country as role models for
aspiring pastor-politicians, Floyd and Elaine Flake have mastered taking care of their flock’s spiritual and economic empowerment needs. The Jamaica church has a food pantry, has held COVID-19 testing and vaccination drives and more for the “Allen Family,” as their 23,000plus members are called. Floyd served in the House of Representatives for 11 years before leaving to run the church full time while his wife, Elaine, helped create the Allen Women’s Resource Center for victims of domestic violence. In May, Elaine took over for her husband as the lead pastor.
35 JASON NAIDICH SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CENTRAL REGION NORTHWELL HEALTH Dr. Jason Naidich is the senior vice president and executive director for the central region of Northwell Health, including its Queens locations. New York’s largest health care provider ranked 19th on this year’s Fortune magazine’s list of the top 100 companies to work for – a big jump from
36 MARK WEPRIN SHAREHOLDER GREENBERG TRAURIG Mark Weprin is a shareholder at the law firm Greenberg Traurig. While his focus is on New York’s real estate industry, he represents a wide array of clients, both corporate and nonprofit, in their legislative and regulatory needs where he puts his years of experience in local and state politics to work. Weprin was an Assembly member and City Council member, including as chair of the Queens City Council delegation, and
was also deputy secretary of legislative affairs for Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
37 CAMERON HERNANDEZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER MOUNT SINAI QUEENS Dr. Cameron Hernandez took over as executive director and chief operating officer of Mt. Sinai Queens in January after Caryn Schwab retired. Before taking the helm, Hernandez served as the chief medical officer. While in that role, which he started in 2018, he worked to improve the hospital’s services by taking actions such as integrating the hospital’s intensive care unit with Mount Sinai’s Critical Care Institute and creating an emergency department observation unit.
38 NILY ROZIC ASSEMBLY MEMBER Recently appointed chair of the Assembly’s Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection, Assembly Member Nily Rozic oversees legislative efforts to protect New Yorkers from fraud and discriminatory business practices. Previously the chief of staff to Assembly Member Brian Kavanagh, Rozic won office in 2012 and became the youngest woman elected to the Assembly at the time. The prolific legislator has
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ALICIA HYNDMAN ASSEMBLY MEMBER Assembly Member Alicia Hyndman has made a name for herself as an up-andcomer in the Assembly since first winning her seat in 2015. She sponsored last year’s legislation that declared Juneteenth, the anniversary of the date Union soldiers announced the end of the Civil War in Galveston, Texas, an official state holiday. She also ran for Queens borough president during last year’s special election but dropped out of the race early and backed the eventual winner, Donovan Richards.
40 DAVID O’ROURKE PRESIDENT AND CEO NEW YORK RACING ASSOCIATION As the President and CEO of the New York Racing Association, David O’Rourke kept horse racing alive despite the COVID-19 pandemic – just without any fans in the stands at Belmont Park and Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens. And with life starting to resemble
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something normal, those fans are now being let back in. O’Rourke also allowed the state to use the first floor of Aqueduct as a COVID-19 vaccination site and reserved the track as a location for an overflow field hospital for coronavirus patients that, thankfully, was never needed.
41 FRANK WU PRESIDENT QUEENS COLLEGE Frank Wu is nearly a year into his new role as the first Asian American president of Queens College. Since his appointment in July 2020, he has announced the creation of the Queens College School of Arts and the Queens College School of Business, two new schools that will offer undergraduate and graduate degrees and will work with local corporations and community partners while utilizing the expertise of
Queens College professors. Wu also has his sights set on having most students return to class on campus for the 2021 fall semester.
42 BRIAN SHANLEY PRESIDENT ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY Rev. Brian Shanley took the helm as the 18th president of St. John’s University at the start of this year. He arrived at St. John’s after spending 15 years leading Providence College, making him its longest-serving president. The reverend is a member of the Dominican order. Shanley said he plans to start his new role as president of the nation’s second largest Catholic university by tackling the emotional and financial hardships faced by students because of the coronavirus pandemic. He also joined other university presidents in pushing for international
44 GERARD SWEENEY, MICHAEL REICH AND FRANK BOLZ III FOUNDING PARTNERS SWEENEY, REICH & BOLZ Bring up the Queens County Democratic Party and you’re bound to hear about their behind-the-scenes attorneys – Gerard Sweeney, Michael Reich and Frank Bolz III. This trio has had a tight legal grasp on the county organization for more than 30 years despite being based in Long Island, and they continue to influence decisions such as judgeship nominations as they advise the county chair, Rep. Gregory Meeks.
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45 TIFFANY CABÁN NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE Tiffany Cabán, a progressive former public defender who lost to now-District Attorney Melinda Katz in an incredibly tight election, is running for office again – this time to represent District 22 on the New York City Council. Shortly after the district attorney primary, she became a national political organizer for the Working Families Party to help recruit progressive prosecutors. Even if the Astoria resident somehow loses in the June primary, Cabán’s presence in Queens politics has already shaped the conversation
around progressive politics in the borough and helped boost criminal justice to the forefront.
Studios is now up for sale, and the iconic studios are being subjected to a bidding war.
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Hal Rosenbluth is the president and CEO of Kaufman Astoria Studios, a movie studio where many famous productions have been made over the years. It became the home of Sesame Street in 1992 and recently closed a deal with Apple TV+. Like many businesses, they carefully reopened during the pandemic. Kaufman Astoria
Rosenbluth recently closed a deal with Apple TV+ through Kaufman Astoria Studios.
Last year, the coronavirus pandemic forced Genting to shutter its Resorts World casinos in Queens and the Catskills, but the Malaysian conglomerate’s fortunes are improving: Casinos have reopened, Resorts World New York City has a new 400-room hotel opening this year and the site is widely seen as a top contender to become one of the first full-fledged casinos in the five boroughs in coming years. That would be hitting the jackpot for Robert DeSalvio, who has led the company’s New York operations since late 2019.
49 CATALINA CRUZ ASSEMBLY MEMBER Throughout her career in public service, both in office and prior to her election in 2018, Assembly Member Catalina Cruz has been a voice for New York’s immigrant residents. She was born in Colombia and moved to Queens as a child, where she grew up as a so-called DREAMer. Cruz is also the sponsor of legislation known as the “clean slate bill,” which would expunge or seal the records of certain people who have been convicted of crimes and served their sentences.
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Assembly Member David Weprin carries on his family tradition of representing Assembly District 24, an office both his father, late Assembly Speaker Saul Weprin, and his brother, Mark Weprin, held before him. A candidate for New York City comptroller, Weprin is leveraging his tenure chairing the New York City Council Finance Committee to make the case for why he should be the watchdog over the city’s finances – and the new rankedchoice voting system could give him an outside shot at winning.
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54 KARA HUGHES SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE AND LEGISLATION KASIRER
50 KENNETH ADAMS PRESIDENT LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE After Kenneth Adams took the helm last year, LaGuardia Community College was selected to lead a virtual program connecting students from educational institutions in the U.S. with students at institutes in North Africa and the Middle East through the Stevens Initiative’s Global Scholars Achieving Career Success. Under Adams’ leadership, LaGuardia has also become the leading CUNY college for graduates with STEM degrees. He previously led Empire State Development and served as Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s tax and finance commissioner.
51 DERMOT SMYTH QUEENS POLITICAL ACTION COORDINATOR UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS The United Federation of Teachers has been an effective advocate for the nearly 200,000 teachers and other school professionals it represents during the coronavirus pandemic. Now, it’s flexing its political muscle by backing New
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York City Comptroller Scott Stringer in his run for mayor and endorsing dozens of candidates for City Council, district attorney, borough president and city comptroller. Dermot Smyth, who has served as the political action coordinator in Queens for over a decade, is a key member of the teachers union’s political team.
52 FRANCISCO MOYA NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL MEMBER City Council Member Francisco Moya has worked to rebuild his district, which includes some of the neighborhoods that were hit hardest by the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. He has also advocated for the long awaited Willets Point redevelopment, a project which includes the proposed development of a new school and affordable housing.
Before joining the council, the soccer fanatic and lifelong Corona resident served in the Assembly and was the first Ecuadorian American elected to public office in the U.S.
53 DANIEL ZAUSNER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
As a top executive at one of the city’s most powerful lobbying firms, Queens resident Kara Hughes oversees the strategic planning and management goals of Kasirer’s corporate clients. She also manages legislative strategy across the firm. Hughes started her career in Washington, D.C. as an aide on Capitol Hill. Before joining Kasirer, she was New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s acting director of city legislative affairs, a role in which she liaised between the City Council and the mayor to shape public policy and promote the mayor’s legislative priorities.
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The U.S. Open is making a comeback this summer after being held without fan attendance last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic – and the man running it all behind the scenes will once again be Daniel Zausner. As the chief operating officer at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, a role he’s had since 2001, Zausner is in charge of all things operational – from the food and merchandise to the security and broadcast operations and more.
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Zausner is a key leader in the operations behind the U.S. Open tennis tournament.
BOLTON-ST. JOHNS Anne Marie Anzalone and John Albert both work their magic at the public affairs and government relations firm Bolton-St. Johns. Anzalone uses her extensive government experience, where she began in constituent services for the late Assembly Member Denis Butler and ended as chief of staff to former Rep. Joe Crowley, to advise on a wide range of political issues. Meanwhile Albert, a Queens native whose portfolio includes everything from nonprofits, to business corporations and cultural organizations, works with coalitions to advocate for policy change.
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first surge of COVID-19 cases, and President and CEO Bruce Flanz has been continually preparing for what comes next. He has shifted his focus to helping COVID-19 “long haulers” by opening a postCOVID care center at Jamaica Hospital. Flanz was also named chair of the Healthcare Association of New York in March.
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NEW REFORMERS The New Reformers was launched with the goal of “rising up against machine politics” in Queens. The upstart group gained momentum in 2020 when they backed Democratic district leader candidates, 14 of whom won. Its leaders pursue transparency and small “d” democracy by live tweeting meetings, making noise about previously perfunctory votes and providing audio streams to the public. It is currently led by four board members: Martha Ayon, the president of Azul Public Solutions; Astoria activist Nick Haby; Virginia Ramos Rios, the campaign manager for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s breakthrough 2018 campaign; and Bright Limm, a Jamaica resident, lawyer and activist who also co-chairs the Queens chapter of the Working Families Party and Queens chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America.
57 PETER VALLONE SR. PARTNER CONSTANTINOPLE & VALLONE CONSULTING Peter Vallone Sr. uses his nearly 50 years of experience in politics to advise clients as a partner at his public and government relations and business firm. Vallone joined the City Council representing Astoria in 1974 and went on to become the first – and longest-serving – council speaker. While speaker, the city’s Board of Estimate was abolished, giving the council control of the budget, land use and zoning. He also ran for governor and mayor.
Last November, Travis Terry was promoted to the position of president at Capalino, one of New York City’s top lobbying firms with strong ties to powerful public officials. The Queens resident advises and lobbies for a wide array of highprofile clients, ranging from Macy’s and UPS to the Coro New York Leadership Center and the High Line. The firm also works with Queens-based entities such as FWRA LLC and Queens Community House.
59 BRUCE FLANZ PRESIDENT AND CEO MEDISYS HEALTH NETWORK It’s been just one year since Medisys’ Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and Flushing Hospital Medical Center were overrun by New York City’s
RISE LIGHT & POWER Clint Plummer took over as CEO of the company that runs the city’s largest power generating facility, Ravenswood Generating Station, more than a year ago. His background in renewable energy is exactly what the parent company, LS Power, wants as it shifts its focus towards clean energy. The subsidiary even underwent a change of name from Ravenswood Generating to Rise Light & Power. With a new name and a new aim, Rise Light & Power plans to bring wind and solar energy produced upstate to New York City.
61 ROBERT HOLDEN NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL MEMBER Rumors flew recently that City Council Member Robert Holden might run for mayor, but instead he’s staying local and seeking reelection for his current seat in City Council District 30. A Democrat with close ties to the Republican Party, Holden has been a loud opponent to bail and various police reforms, an outspoken critic of homeless shelters
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Stewart Steeves is the CEO of LaGuardia Gateway Partners.
long advocated for the needs of the businesses in his community. He filed a lawsuit against the New York City Council over their approval of the Flushing waterfront development project last year and voicing opposition to the LaGuardia AirTrain proposal. Choe will remain a prominent voice for Flushing whether or not he wins his bid to represent District 20 on the City Council.
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63 SCOTT LEVENSON FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT THE ADVANCE GROUP Scott Levenson founded his political consulting firm in 1990 after a decade working in community and labor organizing. He has worked on campaigns for former Mayor David Dinkins, presidential candidate Jesse Jackson, and he ran Mark Green’s successful bid to be the city’s first public advocate. Most recently, Levenson’s firm worked with Queens Borough President Donovan Richards in the race to fill Melinda Katz’s seat after she became district attorney. The Advance
CLYDE VANEL group continues to work with Donovan in his bid for reelection.
64 CHRISTINE MANGINO PRESIDENT QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE Christine Mangino was appointed as the sixth president of Queensborough Community College last year after a nearly two-year search to replace Diane Call. Mangino previously served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Hostos Community College, another CUNY institution. She is herself a graduate of a community college – before earning degrees at Hofstra and St John’s, she graduated from Nassau Community College on Long Island.
Levenson ran Mark Green’s campaign to be the first NYC public advocate.
65 ERIC ULRICH NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL MEMBER New York City Council Member Eric Ulrich has the distinction of being the only Republican to hold elected office in Queens, although he’ll soon have to leave office due to term limits. . Since his election in 2009, he has represented the neighborhoods in District 32, including Republican stronghold Breezy Point and Ozone Park where he was raised. In high school, he thought about becoming a priest but decided to pursue civic and political life instead.
66 JOHN CHOE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GREATER FLUSHING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE In his position as executive director of the Greater Flushing Chamber of Commerce, John Choe has
ASSEMBLY MEMBER Assembly Member Clyde Vanel has represented St. Albans, Hollis, Queens Village, Bellerose and Cambria Heights – where he grew up – since his first election in 2016. As chair of the Assembly’s Subcommittee on Internet and New Technology, Vanel explores the role of cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence and robots in the workforce – and how to regulate them. Before his election, he worked for Southeast Queens state Sen. James Sanders Jr. as his chief of staff.
68 STEWART STEEVES CEO LAGUARDIA GATEWAY PARTNERS Stewart Steeves is leading the transformation of LaGuardia Airport as the CEO of LaGuardia Gateway Partners. The development consortium, which includes Skanska and Steeves’ longtime employer Vantage Airport Group, was tasked with revamping what Joe Biden once said was like something in a “third world country.” Under Steeves’
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recently, and Browne helped spearhead the development and construction of Citi Field.
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leadership, the airport is undergoing a $4 billion redevelopment of Terminal B, the Central Hall and more. Their accomplishments so far also include getting rid of plastic straws in Terminal B.
69 RHONDA BINDA DEPUTY QUEENS BOROUGH PRESIDENT Rhonda Binda is Queens Borough President Donovan Richard’s highest ranking aide – and the only deputy borough president in the office since Michael Hurwitz withdrew shortly after his appointment. If Donovan ever were to leave office early, Binda would temporarily step into his role – just like Sharon Lee replaced Melinda Katz when Katz became district attorney. Binda’s impressive resume includes leading the Jamaica Center Business Improvement District, chairing South Asian American Voice, and working in the Obama and Clinton administrations.
70 JEFF WILPON & RICHARD BROWNE PARTNERS STERLING PROJECT DEVELOPMENT Jeff Wilpon and Richard Browne are part of the driving force behind the recently approved Willets Point redevelopment plan that has been in the works for decades. Their real estate company, Sterling Project Development, partnered with Related Companies on a proposal for the site that was approved by the Queens Borough Board in May. Both men have a background in local baseball: Wilpon is the former chief operating officer of the New York Mets, which his father, Fred Wilpon, owned until
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Richard Siu is the chief investment officer of F&T Group, one of the developers that make up the consortium FWRA LLC that’s behind the Flushing waterfront redevelopment. The controversial proposal, which was approved by the New York City Council late last year, will develop the rezoned parcel of land into a mix of residential, commercial and hotel properties. Whether or not the $2 billion project will help or push out residents in the neighborhood is a matter of fierce debate.
Assembly Member Daniel Rosenthal was the youngest sitting member of the Assembly until late last year, when he “passed the baby bottle” to Assembly Member Khaleel Anderson. There were rumors that Rosenthal, who was elected to represent District 27 in 2017, would try to succeed his previous boss, former City Council Member Rory Lancman. Instead, he has been making a name for himself as a prominent champion of the Orthodox Jewish communities and an early supporter of mayoral frontrunner Andrew Yang.
72 MITCHELL TAYLOR CO-FOUNDER AND CEO URBAN UPBOUND Bishop Mitchell Taylor, who has lived in or near the New York City Housing Authority’s Queensbridge Houses for most of his life, founded Urban Upbound in 2004 to break the cycle of poverty in his neighborhood and others like it. Earlier this year, with the help of other local organizations, the community organizer and pastor launched an “Intergenerational Wealth
Binda previously worked in the Obama and Clinton administrations.
74 BERENECEA JOHNSON EANES PRESIDENT YORK COLLEGE Berenecea Johnson Eanes became president of York College in 2020 after leading the institution in an interim capacity for nearly a year. Eanes launched the One York Emergency Fund to help students during the coronavirus pandemic. She also went on a “listening tour” to further her goal of creating “One York.” In April, she was elected to serve on the NCAA Division III Presidents Council for the CUNY Athletic Conference and announced that the college would house the borough’s first-ever professional soccer franchise, Queensboro FC.
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76 JOANN ARIOLA CHAIR QUEENS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY Chairperson Joann Ariola is credited with healing and uniting a broken and divided Queens County Republican Party. Previously plagued with infighting so bad they couldn’t float a Republican candidate for the 2019 district attorney race, Ariola pulled them together so she could put up a strong fight against Donovan Richards for the Queens borough president office, winning nearly 30% of the votes. Ariola is now eyeing outgoing Republican City Council Member Eric Ulrich’s seat representing District 32.
77 SCOTT CROWLEY SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FONTAS ADVISORS Scott Crowley, who is currently in his second year as senior vice president at Fontas Advisors, is known for his ties to Queens. Fontas Advisors has recently been behind some of the highly discussed polling for this year’s mayoral race. Crowley specializes in legislative advocacy and public sector funding and advises a variety of clients in the corporate, technology and nonprofit sectors with business before the city and the state.
78 KEVIN ALEXANDER PRESIDENT AND CEO ROCKAWAY DEVELOPMENT & REVITALIZATION CORPORATION As the president and CEO of the Rockaway Development & Revitalization Corporation for nearly a decade, Kevin Alexander has been devoted
Suna produced “30 Rock” and “Sex and the City” at Silvercup Studios.
Joann Ariola is the chair of the Queens County Republican Party.
to tackling social and economic issues in the Rockaways. The organization received a workforce development award from the state in March, and has been a local partner on such projects as the LaGuardia Airport overhaul. RDRC bills itself as the first peninsula-wide development group in the Rockaways.
79 ALAN SUNA CHAIR SILVERCUP STUDIOS Alan Suna founded Silvercup Studios with his brother, Stuart, and their father in 1983. After he and his brother sold the studio to Hackman Capital Partners and Square Capital last year at a reported price of $500 million, Suna stayed on as the company’s chairperson. Silvercup has
produced many hit shows, including “Sex and the City,” “30 Rock” and “The Sopranos,” and continues to be the home of popular productions such as “Succession” and “Madam Secretary.”
80 ERICA FORD FOUNDER LIFE CAMP With gun violence on the rise in New York City and across the nation, Erica Ford and her Queens-based organization, LIFE Camp, are working harder than ever. An internationally recognized peacemaker with a mantra “peace is a lifestyle,” Ford has sought to combat gun violence for more than 30 years. She’s now using her platform to call on President Joe Biden to provide more resources for the fight.
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John “Sean” Crowley has been a partner at Davidoff Hutcher & Citron for nearly 15 years, focusing on government affairs and lobbying in New York City and state. Before joining DHC, he was a managing partner at Crowley, Crowley & Kaufman. Prior to taking on his current legal and lobbying work, he gained experience campaigning for then-Rep. Thomas J. Manton and as an investigator for the New York City Council. He is also the brother of former Rep. Joe Crowley.
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Kevin Livingston is the president of 100 Suits for 100 Men.
81 MARGARET HONEY PRESIDENT AND CEO NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE Margaret Honey kept the New York Hall of Science, a science museum in Queens, relevant (despite being closed to the public because of the coronavirus pandemic) by providing online programming, and being the home of the Queens Drive-In for the borough’s movie buffs who want to watch flicks from their cars. Honey has been the museum’s president and CEO since 2008, and has long promoted STEM learning for young students. She plans to reopen NYSCI in July.
82 CARL GOODMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE Carl Goodman reopened the
Museum of the Moving Image after a year of closure because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The museum’s executive director, however, kept things going during that time through online programming and by teaming up with the New York Hall of Science and Rooftop Films to give movie buffs the Queens Drive-In. He also allowed the space to be used for food distribution and as an early-voting site in the city’s elections. Goodman has been running the museum for the past decade, but has worked there since the late ’80s.
83 KEVIN LIVINGSTON PRESIDENT 100 SUITS FOR 100 MEN Kevin Livingston is credited with cooling racial tensions between Jamaica’s Korean and Black communities, preventing a potential boycott of Korean businesses in the neighborhood. That detente led to a unified front against the increase in attacks against Asian Americans this year. His nonprofit, 100 Suits for 100 Men, also provides professional
clothing and haircuts to formerly incarcerated people looking for jobs. During the coronavirus pandemic, the organization’s mission expanded to include delivering groceries and meals to seniors, and distributing personal protective equipment.
Brian Simon launched his own government affairs firm, Hollis Public Affairs, at the start of this year after five years as the director of government relations at the prominent law and lobbying firm Davidoff Hutcher & Citron and more than a decade working in government. Simon had previously worked for John Kerry’s presidential campaign and, in varying capacities, for Rep. Gregory Meeks, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and the Port Authority of New Jersey and New York.
84 PATRICK DOLAN JR. PRESIDENT STEAMFITTERS LOCAL 638 Patrick Dolan has spent a decade leading Enterprise Association Steamfitters Local 638, a Long Island City-based labor union representing pipe fitting workers in New York City and on Long Island. Dolan, who got his start with the union in 1987 as an apprentice, has worked his way up the leadership ranks, serving as a shop steward, a member of the finance and executive boards, and as a business agent before getting elected president in 2011. He also sits on the executive board of the New York City Central Labor Council.
86 EDWIN CHRISTIAN BUSINESS MANAGER INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 14-14B Edwin Christian is the longtime leader of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 14-14B, a Flushing-based labor union representing operating engineers in the construction industry. A veteran of the union for more than three decades, Christian has also
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SATEESH NORI ATTORNEY-IN-CHARGE THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY, QUEENS NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE As the attorney-in-charge at the Legal Aid Society’s Queens Neighborhood Office, Sateesh Nori has been at the forefront of the fight against evictions for tenants suffering from the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nori pushed for the New York City Housing Court to go virtual during the pandemic and allow for tenants to file lawsuits virtually. He linked the courts up with JustFix.nyc, a nonprofit tenants rights app, to create a digital housing hardship declaration form.
Richard David is the Queens director of corporate affairs at Con Edison.
served as business agent and treasurer. He’s a member of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s New York City Workforce Development Board and sits on the New York City Central Labor Council’s executive board.
87 RICHARD DAVID QUEENS DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS CON EDISON Richard David came on at Con Edison as the utility provider’s liaison with corporations in Queens this year. He lived in southeast Queens after arriving in the United States as an undocumented dreamer more than 25 years ago. David spent a decade working at different agencies throughout the city. He’s also the male Democratic district leader
in Assembly District 31, and competed in the Assembly District 31 Democratic primary last year.
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Alex Camarda runs the state government affairs division of Charter Communications, the
PRESIDENT QUEENS COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION As the president of the Queens County Bar Association, Clifford Welden uses his pulpit to support and advocate for the borough’s lawyers. Recently, Welden has been advocating for the health and safety of his more than 1,700 members as attorneys return to the courthouse for in-person trials and legal proceedings despite the ongoing risk presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Welden has also been a civil litigator for Geico for more than 30 years.
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Bianey Garcia is the Trans Immigrant Project lead at Make the Road New York.
91 BIANEY GARCIA TRANS IMMIGRANT PROJECT LEAD MAKE THE ROAD NEW YORK After being profiled as a sex worker by the NYPD while walking down a Jackson Heights street with her boyfriend in 2008, transgender activist Bianey Garcia set out to campaign against the state’s “Walking While Trans” law – and this year it was finally repealed. Originally from Mexico, Garcia used to be an undocumented sex worker; she now holds a T-Visa, a nonimmigrant visa for victims of human trafficking. Garcia leads the Trans Immigrant Project at Make the Road New York and continues to advocate for sex workers.
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telecommunications company that owns Spectrum, one of the biggest internet and cable providers in the city, and delivers local and political news on NY1. Before joining Charter, Camarda, a Queens resident, worked in various government and private-sector roles and also was a knowledgeable policy expert and advocate for good government groups like Citizens Union and Reinvent Albany.
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BOYCE TECHNOLOGIES Charles Boyce is the founder and president of Boyce Technologies, the Long Island City-based company behind urban technology solutions such as the MTA’s Help Points that are scattered throughout the subway system. His company was also on the front lines of battling the COVID-19 pandemic. When ventilators were short, the company designed new FDA-approved machines in just four weeks. Boyce’s team is also innovating in mask production by designing a machine that can make more and differently-sized masks at a quicker pace.
93 K. BAIN CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMMUNITY CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT K. Bain is at the forefront Christopher Hanway leads the Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement.
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Judith Zangwill is the executive director of Sunnyside Community Services.
of battling gun violence in the borough as co-founder and executive director of Community Capacity Development, a nonprofit organization that embraces the “cure violence” model. Before launching Community Capacity Development, he successfully helped to reduce gun violence in the Queensbridge Community through his other organization, 696 Build Queensbridge. Bain is the former legislative and budgetary affairs director for Brooklyn’s City Council District 45.
94 JUDITH ZANGWILL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES Executive Director Judith Zangwill has worked at Sunnyside Community Services for nearly 35 years. The community-based organization serves more than 16,000 people in Queens, from young children to senior citizens, with its food pantries, senior services, prekindergarten programs, summer camps and more. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of families have been receiving food from their pantry each week, and more than 700 families received $1,000 in
Former drug kingpins and ex-gang leaders Lance and Todd Feurtado decided to turn their lives around in 2005 and fight back against gang culture by launching the King of Kings Foundation. The Feurtado brothers now work to keep community youth away from drugs, gangs and violence through workshops, presentations and summits. The two brothers were recognized this year for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
96 CHRISTOPHER HANWAY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JACOB A. RIIS NEIGHBORHOOD SETTLEMENT Since 2013, Christopher Hanway has been at the helm of the Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement, a nonprofit social services organization serving Western Queens, previously serving as director of development and communications. Under his leadership, the organization has advocated for more funding for the New York City Housing Authority, pushed for more
Boyce’s team designed new ventilators in four weeks after a shortage occurred.
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99 SHAMSI ALI DIRECTOR JAMAICA MUSLIM CENTER As a Muslim scholar and the director of the Jamaica Muslim Center, Shamsi Ali is known for his promotion of interfaith dialogue. In April, he stood with a group of multi-denominational clergy to condemn the recent increase in anti-Asian violence and hate crimes. Ali immigrated from Indonesia in the nineties and was chosen by the city to represent the Muslim community during an interfaith visit with thenPresident George W. Bush to Ground Zero.
100 DANIEL LEONE PRESIDENT AND CEO
Aleeia Abraham is the founder of BlaQue Resource Network.
97 ALEEIA ABRAHAM FOUNDER BLAQUE RESOURCE NETWORK Aleeia Abraham in 2019 founded the BlaQue Resource Network, a Facebook group for Black residents in Queens to come together to network and share resources. Within a year, the group had grown to include over 9,000 members,
and now nearly 15,000 people have joined. Abraham has used the platform to organize rallies, food distributions and more. She was also recognized by the state Senate in a resolution introduced and passed by state Sen. Leroy Comrie in 2020.
98 JONATHAN FORGASH CO-FOUNDER QUEENS TOGETHER Queens Together is the brainchild of former chef Jonathan Forgash and Sunnyside Shines Business
Improvement District Director Jaime-Faye Bean. What started as an effort to distribute food at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to front line essential workers from local independent restaurants eventually turned into a broader food distribution effort. Now it is a full-fledged nonprofit that functions like a trade association, with members paying yearly fees to access a variety of services.
Daniel Leone is a veteran at Queens Public Television, having been on board for more than a quarter century. QPTV provides the borough with public access programming and community television through its four channels, as well as training and educational opportunities for local residents. It was nominated for multiple New York Emmy’s in 2020, and it won six Hometown Media Awards from the Alliance for Community Media Foundation.
Ali joined clergy members to condemn the recent spate of anti-Asian attacks.
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communication with residents during the Amazon HQ2 talks and set up a temporary COVID-19 vaccination site.
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legalnotices@cityandstateny.com Notice of Formation of Bronxville Psychology PLLC. Ar ticles of Organization were filed with the New York Department of State (SSNY) on 4/8/2021. Office location: Westchester Count y. SSNY is designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against the PLLC may be served and is directed to forward service of process to: 7 Pondfield Road, Suite 208, Bronxville, NY 10708. Notice of Formation of THE PONY COOKIE CO., LLC. Arts. of Org. filed w/ Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/26/21. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Fanny X. Eaton, 1232 Crescent Dr., Tarrytown, NY 10591, registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose:Any lawful act/ activity. Notice of Formation of Virginia Bou Interiors, LLC filed with SSNY on February 3, 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: 434 Hudson St., Apt. 2, New York, NY 10014. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.
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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF RANTE MEDIA LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/25/2021. Of fice 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: 1967 Wehrle Drive, Suite 1 #086 Buffalo NY 14221. The principal business address of the LLC is: 201 Allen St, Unit #10126 New york , New York 10002. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of CN VENTURES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/13/21. 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 K&L Gates LLP, Attn: Robert Salame, 599 Lexington Ave., NY, NY 10022. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of ONEFORTYEIGHT JAVA LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/12/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 148 Java Street Brooklyn, NY, 11222. Any lawful purpose.
Notice of Formation of 1270 3RD RESTAURANT LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/16/21. O f f ice location: N Y County. Princ. office of LLC: 390 Broome St., 1st Fl., NY, NY 10013. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y. THE PRODUCTIVIT Y SHOP LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/19/21. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 70 Wyckoff Av e n u e , Apar tment 1G, Brooklyn, NY 11237. Purpose: Any law ful purpose. Notice of formation of The Gillery Group,LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/20/2020. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address SSNY shall mail process LegalInc. Corp. Services, Inc. 1967 Wehrle Drive, Suite 1# 086, Buffalo, NY 14221. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 257 LORETTO STREET LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/14/21. Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 7266 Hylan Boulevard Staten Island, NY, 10307. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of NE IGHBORHOOD BROTHERS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/13/21.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 51 Ramapo Ave Staten Island, NY, 10309. Any law ful purpose.
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Notice of Formation of 1752 PROPE R T Y LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/15/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 7003 13th Ave Brooklyn, NY, 11228. Any lawful purpose..
Notice of Formation of 2546 VALGAR REALTY LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/13/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2257 Mill Avenue Brooklyn, NY, 11234. Any lawful purpose.
Notice of Formation of ADIRONDACK JULES LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/13/21. Office location: Warren SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to C/O The Lyda Law Firm, PLLC 9 Executive Park Clifton Park, NY, 12065. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of CHINGCHEN REALT Y LLC. Ar ts . O f Org. filed with SSNY on 4/16/21.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 189 Keating Place Staten Island, NY, 10314. Any lawful purpose.
Notice of Formation of CLAIRE ROSE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/1/20.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 230 Park Ave, Ste 1130 New York, NY, 10169.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of MAH FERR A Z LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/23/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 192 Clermont Ave Apt 2 Brooklyn, NY, 11205. Any law ful purpose.
Notice of Qualification of CBM NoMad, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 0 4/13/2 1 . O f f ice location: NY Count y LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/30/21. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c /o C orp oration S er vic e Co., 80 State St., Albany, N Y 12 207-25 4 3 . DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y. Notice of Formation of WF Industrial XIII LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 4/6/21. Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 80 8th Ave., Ste. 1602, NY, NY 10011. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Cogency Global Inc., 122 E. 42nd St., 18th Fl., NY, NY 10168. Purpose: any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of M i n d f u l N E S T, L L C . Arts of Org filed with Sec. of State of NY on 4/19/21. 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. Notice of Formation of NYCHA PACT LLC. Art. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State (SSNY) on 3/25/21. Office location: N Y C o u n t y. S S N Y designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o NY City Housing Authority, Gen. Counsel, Law Dept., 90 Church St. Fl 11 NY, NY 10007. Purpose: All lawful purposes.
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Notice of Formation of YANG GROUP ESTATE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/23/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 22 Ocean Ave Staten Island, NY, 10305. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of 79 N HENRY STREET LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/12/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 79 N. Henry St Brooklyn, NY, 11222. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Qualification of CASDIN PRIVATE GROW TH EQUIT Y FUND II, L.P. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/07/21. Office location: NY County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 04/01/21. Princ. office of LP: 1350 Ave. of the Americas, Ste. 2600, NY, NY 10019. Duration of LP is Perpetual. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the Partnership at the princ. office of the LP. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. DE addr. of LP: Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of LP filed with Secy. of State, State of DE, Dept. of State, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19 9 01 . Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y.
Notice of Formation of M Y T H I CA L D E A L S , LLC filed with N.Y.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE on APRIL 30 2021. Office: R I C HM O N D C ount y. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 26 Albert Court, Staten Island, NY 10303. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.
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Notice of Qualification of FAHERTY COLUMBUS AVE , LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/30/21. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 04/23/21. Princ. office of LLC: 245 Columbus Ave., NY, NY 10023. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom p ro c e s s a g ain s t i t may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207- 2543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Farms Dr. , Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., #4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Men, women and family clothing store. Notice of Formation of a New York Limited Liability Company 109E9, LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 3/11/2021. Office location: New York County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 109 East 9th Street, 1st Floor, New York, NY 10003
Notice of Qualification of CASDIN PRIVATE GROW TH EQUIT Y FUND II GP, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/07/21. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 04/01/21. Princ. office of LLC: 1350 Ave. of the Americas, Ste. 2600, NY, NY 10019. 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: Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, State of DE, Dept. of State, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y.
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Notice of Formation of 3175 EMMONS CONDOMINIUM, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/29/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served S SN Y mail proces s to 3175 Emmons Ave Brooklyn, NY, 11235. Any law ful purpose.
Notice of formation of T.D.R. ALIVE, LLC. filed with SSNY on March 26,2021. Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: Tykisha Johnson, 959 E89th Street Brooklyn, NY, 11236. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.
Notice of Formation of B.C.M. REALTY, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/3/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1708 46th St Brooklyn, NY, 11204. Any lawful purpose.
Notice of Formation of 5213 HOLDING LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/21/21. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 5213 8th Ave Brooklyn, NY, 11220. Any lawful purpose.
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Notice of Qual. of CL ASSON HOLDING COMPANY, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 4/26/21. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 3/18/21 SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: C/O Quinlan Development Group, LLC Attn: Timothy Quinlan 157 Columbus Ave New York, NY, 10023. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of K AS SIM PROPE R T Y LLC. Arts.Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/9/19. Office location: Bronx SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 423 Howe Ave Bronx, NY, 10473. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of KGL BROOKLYN LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/12/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 33 Sherman Rd Woodstock, NY, 12498.Any lawful purpose.
Notice of Formation of 5MEQUITIES 888 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/4/21.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 law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of Clay’s Ark, LLC filed with SSNY on March 3, 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: 231 East 95th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11212. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of Creme de la Creme Frenchies LLC filed with SSNY on February 1 2021. Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 2804 Gateway Oaks Dr # 100 Sacramento, CA 95833. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.
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Notice of Qualification of FAR PEAK MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/27/21. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/17/20. Princ. office of LLC: 363 Lafayette St., NY, NY 10012. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207- 2543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Consulting. Notice of Formation of FERGUS NELSON, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/23/21. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Kalnick, Klee & Green, LLP, 800 Third Ave., Ste. 2800, NY, NY 10022. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of FIVE POINT RE SERVICES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/07/21. Office location: N Y C o u n t y. S S N Y designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o K&L Gates LLP, Attn: Robert Salame, 599 Lexington Ave. , NY, NY 10022. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y. O’LEWIS VENTURES LLC, Arts. of Org filed with the S SN Y on 01/22/2021. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 2 Gold St, Apt 5G, NY, NY 10038. Reg Agent: U.S. Corp. Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Ave., Ste 202, Brooklyn, N Y 112 28 . Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.
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Notice of Formation of 226 WITHERS STREET, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/13/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 433 Graham Ave Brooklyn, NY, 11211. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of Maximilian Capital Partners, LLC filed with SSNY on March 24, 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: Avelino Law, LLP 1411 Broadway, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10018. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.
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Notice of Qual. of MLC ASSET MANAGEMENT US LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 4/9/21. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 3/30/21. 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 DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any law ful purpose. NOTICE OF FORMATION of KIJUNG KIM, DDS, PLLC. Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 04/14/2021. New York County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to KIJUNG KIM, DDS, PLLC, 215 East 96th Street, Suite 18J, New York, NY 10128. P u r p o s e : D e n t i s t r y. Notice of Formation of Odehyee, LLC filed with NYS Dept. Of State on March 30, 2021. Office: NY County. NYS Dept. Of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. NYS Dept. Of State shall mail copy of process to LLC: 99 Wall Street, #2273 NY, NY 10005. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.
Notice of Formation of GREAT SUN USA LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 04/30/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s e r ve d S S N Y m a i l process to 235 BRAGG STREET, 1FL BROOKLYN, N E W YO R K , 112 2 9 . Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of DYLAN ENTERPRISES LLC. Ar ts . O f Org. filed with SSNY on 05/06/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 40 WALL STREET, 53RD FLOOR N E W YO R K , N E W YO R K , 1 0 0 0 5 . A ny lawful purpose. Notice of Form. of 376 MAC DONOUGH LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with S SN Y on 0 5/0 4/2 1 . Office location: Kings SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 376 MAC DONOUGH ST B R O O K LY N , NE W YO R K , 112 3 3 . Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of 1 FARRAGUT LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/0 6/21. O f fice location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served S SN Y mail proces s to 60-06 39TH AVE WOODSIDE, NEW YORK, 11377. Any lawful p u r p o s e .
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NOTICE OF FORMATION of TUNGSTEN ARCHITECTURE PLLC. Arts. of Org filed with SSNY on 3/10/21. Office location: KINGS SSNY desg. As agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1205 65th Street Unit C, Brooklyn, NY 11219. Purpose: Architecture.
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Notice of Qual. of GEREL REALTY LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 2/23/21. Of fice location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 2/10/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: C/O Schwartz Sladkus Reich Greenberg Atlas LLP Attn: Jeffrey M. Schwartz, Esq 444 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10022. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of HAPPY HULET TS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/23/20. Office location: Orange SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 9 Darlene Dr Goshen, NY, 10924. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of HEALING MANHATTAN LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/2/21. Of fice location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 747 10th Ave Apt 12l New York, NY, 10019.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of J. A . MCNULT Y MANAGEMENT, 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 596 Union Ave Apt 3L Brooklyn, N Y, 11211 . Any law ful purpose. Notice of Qual. of K I N G L E T R D L LC . Auth. filed with SSNY on 3/30/21. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 2/18/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. S SN Y mail proces s to:1202 Lexington Ave #292 New York, NY, 10028. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any law ful purpose.
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Notice of Formation of NOBULLX, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/28/21. Office location: ONONDAGA SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 4631 Verplank Rd Clay, NY, 13041. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of RICH NING LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 04/30/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 1501 Broadway Ste 2600 New York, NY, 10036.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of SGJA LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/29/21.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 Attn: Steven D. Sladkus, Esq. 444 Madison Ave, 6th Fl New York, NY, 10002. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of WOODPOINT VANTAGE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/26/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 6 Lookout Ave New Paltz, NY, 12561. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of 73RD FM LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/8/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 605 Third Ave New York, NY, 10158. Any law ful 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 4/30/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. S SN Y mail proces s to: C/O J2K Creative LLC 70 Pine St Ste E New York, NY, 10005. Any law ful purpose.
Notice of Formation of RAINBOW 227 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/20/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 976 Rutland Rd Apt 3 Brooklyn, NY, 11212 . Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of RHYMIN & THIEVIN, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/11/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 595 Union Ave Brooklyn, NY, 11211. Any lawful purpose.
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File No. 2019-2069,
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 heirs at law, next of kin and distributees of Silvia Mena, deceased, if living, and if any of them be dead to their heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, legatees, executors, administrators, assignees and successors in interest whose names are unknown and cannot be ascertained after due diligence., Public Administrator of the County of New York, Attorney General of the State of New York. A petition having been duly filed by Mildred Benson, who is domiciled at 417 Beach 35th Street, Far Rockaway, New York 11961 YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate's Court, NEW YORK County, at 31 Chambers Street, New York, on June 21, 2021, at 9:30 o'clock in the FORE noon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of Silvia Mena, lately domiciled at 350 West 30th Street, #5E, New York, NY 10001 admitting to probate a Will dated December 11, 2017, a copy of which is attached, as the Will of Silvia Mena, deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that Letters Testamentary issue to Mildred Benson.
Notice of Formation of SHANICOLE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/16/21. Office location: Orange SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 198 W Parmenter St Newburgh, NY, 12550. Any law ful purpose.
NO IN-PERSON APPEARANCES SHALL BE MADE ON THE RETURN DATE. IF YOU DO NOT OBJECT TO THE RELIEF REQUESTED, YOU DO NOT NEED TO CONTACT THE COURT OR DO ANYTHING ELSE. IF YOU WISH TO OBJECT TO THE RELIEF SOUGHT IN THIS PROCEEDING, YOU MUST SEND A DOCUMENT SIGNED BY YOU OR YOUR LAWYER INDICATING THAT: YOU OBJECT TO THE RELIEF OR YOU ARE REQUESTING DISCOVERY; OR YOU ARE REQUESTING THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAR IN PERSON OR BY USING SKYPE FOR BUSINESS OR BY TELEPHONE CONFERENCE; OR YOU ARE REQUESTING AN ADJOURNMENT TO CONSULT WITH OR RETAIN COUNSEL.
Notice of Formation of ST. MARKS GROUP RE AL ESTATE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/14/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 120 12th Street Brooklyn, NY, 11215. Any lawful purpose.
/S Nora S. Anderson ________________________ HON Surrogate
Notice of Formation of BCTO MOHAWK MERGER SUB, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/15/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 15 North Mill St Nyack, NY, 10960.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 598 RAND HILL ROAD, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/12/21. Office location: CLINTON SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 122 Chestnut Street Andover, MA , 01810. Any law ful purpose.
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April 12, 2021 Dated, Attested and Sealed
S/Diana Sanabria _________________________ Chief Clerk
BLODNICK, FAZIO & CLARK Name of Attorney for Petitioner Tel. No. 631-525-3520 57 W. Main Street, Babylon, NY 11702 Address of Attorney E-Mail Address: acrowley@bfclaws.com. (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.)
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SURROGATE’S COURT OF THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK 31 Chambers Street New York, NY 10007 (646) 386-5800 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 in person or by using Skype for Business or by telephone conference; OR 3. You are requesting an adjournment to consult with or retain counsel. 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: Probate_General@ nycourts.gov or by mail addressed to the Probate Department of this court at the address listed above. The attorney for the petitioner must be copied in your communication. 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 be electronic means or to consult or retain counsel (choices number 2 and 3). 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. 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 Probate Department of this Court at the address listed above or through the e-filing system (NYSCEF), at www.nycourts.gov.efile. If you have questions about responding to the citation, you may contact the Probate Department at Probate_General@nycourts.gov. Please note that court staff are prohibited from giving legal advice but they are available to answer any question regarding procedure.
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Application for Authority of CARE-N-HOME LLC f ile d with the S e c y. of State of NY (SSNY) 4/8/2021. Formed in PA 3/14/2013. Office loc.: NY County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The principal business loc. and address SSNY shall mail copy of process is c/o Starla Smith, 273 Montgomery Ave., Ste. 205, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004. Cert. of Organization filed with the Secy. of State, PA Dept. of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations, P.O. Box 8722, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8722. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y. 291 SIXTH LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/06/2021. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O Rahul Sabarwal and Prachi Mishra, 80 Riverside Blvd., #32A, NY, NY 10069. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Notice of Formation of BES Sales of Armonk, LLC. Arts of Org filed with Sec. of State of NY on 5/12/21. Office Location: Westchester Count y. 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 law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of WING KING WEALTH LLC. Ar ts . of Org. filed with SSNY on 04/29/21. Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 1107 FIF TH AVENUE #PH NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10128. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of YB 555 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/06/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 585 STATE ROUTE 31 BRIDGEPORT, NEW YORK, 13030. Any lawful purpose.
Notice of Formation of RUTWAY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/5/21. Office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of any process against LLC to 375 Cumberland St., 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11238 . Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of PIONEER PROJECTS 87 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/04/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 141 FLUSHING AVENUE # 1314 BROOKLYN, NEW YO R K , 1 1 2 0 5 . A ny lawful purpose. Notice of Qual. of NOR THE RN LIGHTS A P A R T M E N T S LLC. Auth. filed with S S N Y on 0 4/14/2 1 . Of fice location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 2/26/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 152 WEST 57TH ST., 12TH FL. NY, NEW YORK, 10019. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS . Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Qual. of MAC INTE R NATIONAL TR ADE , LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY o n 4/2 6/2 1 . O f f i c e location: Kings. LLC formed in NJ on 11/18/05. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 132 FAIRFIELD ROAD FAIRFIELD, NEW JERSEY, 07004. Arts. of Org. filed with NJ SOS. Townsend Bldg. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of TYPE 1 BODY LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/19/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 301 Broadway Brooklyn, NY, 11211. Any lawful purpose.
Notice of Formation of E&J Property Holdings, LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) with offices located in Westchester County, for the purpose of any lawful act or activity under the Limited Liability Company Law. The Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of the State of New York (SSNY) on April 19, 2021. SSNY is the agent designated to receive service of process on behalf of the LLC. SSNY shall mail a copy of such service of process to Jose DaSilva, 821 Ridge Street, Peekskill, New York 10566
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Notice of Formation of Weathers’ Realty Group, LLC Articles of Organization filed with SSNY on April 9, 2021. NY Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Keturah Clark-Wearhers, 1043 E 57th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11234 Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of JACK FERGUS, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/06/2021. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 134 Duane Street, Apt 2S, NY, NY 10013. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Notice is hereby given that a license, number pending, for beer, liquor and wine, has been applied by Tombre LLC d/b/a Hombre Taco to sell beer, liquor and wine at retail in a tavern under the Alcohol Beverage Control L aw at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112 for on premises consumption. Tombre LLC d/b/a Hombre Taco
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PROBATE CITATION
File No. 2020-791
SURROGATE'S COURT, NEW YORK COUNTY CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO: JOHN DOE, actual name unknown, being the father of the decedent, whose whereabouts are unknown if living and if dead, to his heirs at law, next of kin and distributees whose names and places of residence are unknown and if he died, subsequent to the decedent herein, to his executors, administrators, legatees, devisees, assignees and successors in interest whose names and places of residence are unknown and to all other heirs at law, next of kin and distributees of Valerie Groves, the decedent herein, whose names and places of residence are unknown and cannot, after diligent inquiry, be ascertained. Robert Folk. A petition having been duly filed by ROBERT E. GROVES, who is domiciled at 1175 Findlay Avenue, Apt. 13D, Bronx, New York 10456 YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate's Court, NEW YORK County, at 31 Chambers Street, New York, on June 21, 2021, at o'clock in the FORE noon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of Valerie Groves a/k/a Valerie Folk Groves a/k/a Valerie Folk lately domiciled at 132 East 43 rd Street, Apt. 101, New York, NY 10017 admitting to probate a Will dated November 28, 2018 a copy of which is attached, as the Will of Valerie Groves a/k/a Valerie Folk Groves a/k/a Valerie Folk, deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that Letters Testamentary issue to ROBERT E. GROVES. *To persons serving this citation: The citation is to be served in accordance with the Court’s Order directing alternative service of process. *To all Parties: No in person appearances shall be made at the return date. If you wish to object to this matter, you may do so in writing in accordance with the annexed New York County Surrogate’s Court Notice to Cited Parties. If you have questions about responding to the citation, you may contact the Probate Department at Probate_General@nycourts.gov. /S Nora S. Anderson ________________________ HON Surrogate
May 3, 2021 Dated, Attested and Sealed
S/Diana Sanabria _________________________ Chief Clerk
Jennifer Jimenez, Esq. of Barasch McGarry Salzman & Penson Name of Attorney for Petitioner Tel. No. 212-385-8000 11 Park Place, 18 th Floor, New York, NY 10007 Address of Attorney [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.]
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NOTICE OF PROCEEDING AND SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ROWAN COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION 20 CVD 1957 KEVIN VAN NORMAN,
) ) VS. ) ) THEADOREA LOUISE NORMAN, ) TAKE NOTICE that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is for absolute divorce. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than 30th day of June, 2021, and upon your failure to do so the party seeking relief against you will apply to the Court for the relief herein sought. You are entitled to attend any hearing affecting your rights. This is a new case. This the 31st day of May, 2021. Notice of Formation of D+B St. James LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 5/12/21. Office location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 20 95 Broadway, Ste. 404, NY, NY 10023, principal business address. Purpose: all law ful purposes . Notice of Formation of Brooklyn Cast Iron, LLC filed with SSNY on January 1, 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: 150 74th Street #1F, Brooklyn NY 11209. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of NEW STAR GARDEN LLC. Ar ts . O f Org. filed with SSNY on 04/28/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 3266 BROAD ST PORT HENRY, NE W YO R K , 12 974 . Any law ful purpose.
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Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number (pending) for beer, wine, liquor and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, liquor and cider at retail in a OP 252 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 128 1ST AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10009 for on premises consumption. NOREETUH RESTAURANT LLC
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Notice of Formation of JAL Consulting Enterprises LLC filed with SSNY on March 5, 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: 61 Jane Street, 19G, NY, NY 10014. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of SUNSHINE KITCHENS NY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/13/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 1749 NE Miami Ct Unit 514 Miami, FL, 33132. Any lawful purpose.
Notice of Qual of EWB-II, LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 05/10/2021. O f f ice location: N Y County. LLC formed in CA on 03/03/2008. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: East West Bank Attn: Lisa Kim, 135 N. Los Robles Ave., 7th Fl, Pasadena, CA 91101. Address required to be maintained in CA: 135 N. Los Robles Ave., 7th FL, Pasadena CA 91101. Cert of Formation filed with CA Sec. of State, 1500 11th St # 3, Sacramento, CA 95814 . Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Notice of Qual. of STOCKBRIDGE MUSIC GROUP, LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 05/14/2020. Office loc: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 05/07/2020. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, C/O Jordan Woldenberg, 11 Chicken Valley Road, Old Brookville, NY 11545. Address required to be maintained in DE: Registered Agents, Inc., 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.
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FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK CITY OF NEW YORK: COUNTY OF BRONX --------------------------------------------------------x Docket No.: B-26163-66/18 In the Matter of Commitment of File No.: 88926 Guardianship and Custody of ANTONIO CECILIO BARNETT, JR. also known as ANTONIO BARNETT
SUMMONS
NO NAME GIVEN COLON also known as JAYLIN BARNETT JULIO ANTONIO BARNETT, JR. also known as JULIO BARNETT NEVAEH DIAMOND BARNETT also known as NEVAEH BARNETT Children Under the Age of Eighteen Years ----------------------------------------------------------------------------x In the Name of the People of the State of New York TO: ANTONIO BARNETT, SR. ADDRESS: UNKNOWN A Petition having been duly filed in this Court pursuant to Article 6 of the Family Court Act of the State of New York, asking that the above-named child, who in the care of THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING HOSPITAL be committed to the guardianship and custody of THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING HOSPITAL; a copy of said Petition being annexed hereto; You are hereby summonsed to appear VIRTUALLY in this Court, before the Hon. Tracey Bing, on AUGUST 18, 2021 at 12:15P.M. to Show Cause why the Court should not enter an Order committing the guardianship and custody of said child to the petitioning agency as required by law. TO APPEAR VIRTUALLY, PLEASE DIAL (929) 346-7209 and enter the Conference Code 226988904# or utilize the following link: https://notify.nycourts.gov/meet/ag3waa on the above-scheduled date and time. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that if the guardianship and custody of said child are committed to the petitioning agency, THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING HOSPITAL, said child may be adopted with consent of the petitioning agency without your consent or further notice to you. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that you have the right to be represented by a lawyer, and, if the Court finds that you are unable to pay for a lawyer, you have the right to have a lawyer assigned by the Court. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that upon failure of the person summoned to appear, all of his or her parental rights to the child may be terminated, and PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that his or her failure to appear shall constitute a denial of his or her interest in the child which denial may result, without further notice, in the transfer or commitment of the child’s care, custody or guardianship or in the child’s adoption in this or any subsequent proceeding in which such care, custody or guardianship or adoption be at issue. Dated: Bronx, New York May 24, 2021
By Order of the Court /s/ _ Clerk of the Family Court
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Notice of Formation of URCENI, LLC filed with SSNY on April 16, 2 0 2 1 . Office: NY Bronx County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 1500 Thieriot Ave #D9, Bronx, NY 10460. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Qual. of WASSERMAN MUSIC, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 4/26/21. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 7/29/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 10900 Wilshire Blvd #1200 Los Angeles, CA, 90024. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any law ful purpose.
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Notice of Formation of WAYFLYER FINANCIAL LLC. .Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/7/20. Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to C/O C T Corporation System 28 Liberty St New York, NY, 10005.Any lawful purpose Notice of Formation of TINY TOT PARTIES LLC. Ar ts . O f Org. filed with SSNY on 05/13/21.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 11 East Raleigh Ave Staten Island, New York, 10310. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of PLAZA IMPORTS, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/11/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s e r ve d S S N Y m a i l process to 2740 Nostrand Ave Brooklyn, NY, 11210. Any law ful purpose.
Public Notice T-Mobile Northeast LLC, a Delaware limited liability company proposes an antenna and equipment modification atop existing buildings in New York City at: 122-05 Smith St (Queens); 166-25 Powells Cove Blvd (Queens); 2432 Matthews Ave (the Bronx); 111B 11th Ave (Manhattan); 74 0 Broadway (Manhattan); 149 East 72nd St (Manhattan); 900 Park Ave (Manhattan); 419 East 81st St (Manhattan) and 124-16 Rockaway Beach Blvd (Queens). Additionally, T-MOBILE proposes the same at 188 Tower Rd in West Harrison, Westchester County, NY. In accordance with the National Historic Preser vation Act of 1966, as amended and the 2005 Nationwide Programmatic Agreement for Review Under the National Preservation Act; Final Rule, T-MOBILE is hereby notifying the public of the proposed undertaking and soliciting comments on Historic Properties which may be affected by the proposed undertaking. Accordingly, if you would like to provide sp e c i f ic information regarding potential effects that the proposed undertaking might have to properties that are listed on or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and located within ½ mile of the above address, please submit the property’s address and your comments to: C harl e s C h e run d o l o Consulting, Inc. at 976 Tabor Road, Suite 1, Morris Plains, NJ 07950 or via email at tcns@ cherundoloconsulting. com . Notice of Formation of THAI MEE KIN 88 LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/26/21. Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 4516 44TH ST APT 4G SUNNYSIDE, NY, 11104.Any lawful purpose.
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Notice of Formation of PLAZA AUTO GROUP, LLC. Ar ts . O f Org. filed with SSNY on 5/11/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2740 Nostrand Ave Brooklyn, NY, 11210. Any law ful purpose.
Notice of Formation of G-Speed LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 03/15/2021. Office Location: Westchester, NY. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process t o : 3 3 9 Ta r r y t ow n Road #1019 Elmsford, NY 10523 . Purpose: any law ful purpose.
Notice of Qualification of Buddha Jones, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/3/21. Organized California 11/9/2004. Office location: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Foumberg, Juneja, Rocher & Co., 16311 Ventura Blvd #1180, Encino, CA 91436. Principal of fice: 1741 Ivar Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028. Authorized officer at such address: Alex Padilla. Purpose: any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of 6 GIFFORDS REALTY LLC. Ar ts . O f Org. filed with SSNY on 3/16/21.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 6 Giffords Ln Staten Island, NY, 10308. Any law ful purpose.
Notice of Formation of EOLAS LLC. .Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/18/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to C/O Harris St. Laurent & Wechsler Llp Attn: Andrew St. Laurent 40 Wall Street 53rd Floor New York, NY, 10005.Any lawful purpose.
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Notice of Form. of ESCAPE CLAUSE, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/12/21. Office l o c a t i o n: O n o n d a g a SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. S SN Y mail proces s to 3986 Jordan Rd Skaneateles, NY, 13152. Any law ful purpose.
Notice of Formation of NOSTRAND ONE, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/11/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s e r ve d S S N Y m a i l process to 2740 Nostrand Ave Brooklyn, NY, 11210. Any law ful purpose.
Notice of Formation of JE LLIO WOR LD, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/20/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s e r ve d S S N Y m a i l process to 239 Java St Brooklyn, NY, 11222. Any law ful purpose.
Notice of Formation of NOSTR AND THR E E , LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/11/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s e r ve d S S N Y m a i l process to 2740 Nostrand Ave Brooklyn, NY, 11210. Any law ful purpose.
Notice of Qual. of JIANG AND FAMILY LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 4/22/21. Office location: New York . LLC formed in NJ on 4/12/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 36 Windmere Ct Whippany, NJ, 07981. Arts. of Org. filed with NJ DOS P.O. Box 300, Trenton, NJ 08625. Any law ful purpose.
Notice of Formation of NOSTRAND TWO, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/11/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s e r ve d S S N Y m a i l process to 2740 Nostrand Ave Brooklyn, NY, 11210. Any law ful purpose.
Notice of Formation of JOHNSTOWN HOMES USA LLC. Arts.Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/22/14. Office location: Fulton S S N Y de sg . As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 4200 State Hwy 30 Amsterdam, NY, 12010. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of KR ENVIRONMENTAL LLC. Ar ts . of Org. filed with SSNY on 03/1/21. Office location: Ontario SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 110 Genesee St Ste 390a Auburn, NY, 13021. Any lawful purpose.
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Notice of Formation of NY 139 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/25/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 9500 NW 108th, Av. Miami, FL, 33178. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of AFH613 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/17/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1634 E 3rd St Brooklyn, NY, 11230. Any law ful purpose.
Notice of Formation of AV-RH MANAGER LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/17/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s e r ve d S S N Y m a i l process to ATTN: Jeffrey M. Schwartz Esq. 444 Madison Ave, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10022. Any law ful purpose.
Notice of Formation of BROOK LYN 5511 MANAGEMENT LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/2/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 278 44th St Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Any lawful p u r p o s e . Notice of Formation of CDJJ LLC. .Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/22/21. Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 280 Park Ave South, Apt 22m New York, NY, 10010. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation o f CY B E R MONKEYWORKS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/20/21. Office location: Orange SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 160 Union Corners Rd Unit B Warwick, NY, 10990. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of DB ART CURATORIAL PRODUCTION, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/7/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 310 East Shore Rd Ste 311 Great Neck , NY, 11023.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of DK LANDMARK LLC. .Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/20/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 15 Hudson Yards Unit 37 New York, NY, 10001 .Any lawful purpose.
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Notice of Formation of DUFFIELD VENTURE LLC. Ar ts . O f Org. filed with SSNY on 5/5/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 62 Saint Felix St., Apt 1 Brooklyn, NY, 11217. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Form. of EMPIRE COLD SMOKING LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/12/21. Office location: Chenango. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process agains t it may b e s e r ve d . S S N Y mail process to 145 Cosen Rd Oxford, NY, 13830. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation o f E M PI R E S TAT E DISPATCH LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/29/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 4814 16 Ave, 2nd Fl. Brooklyn, NY, 11219. Any lawful purpose. Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number (pending) for beer, wine, and liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail in a RW 341 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 110 WEST 40TH ST NEW YORK, NY 10018 for on premises consumption. 40TH STREET HOSPITALITY LLC
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Notice of Formation of 90 CHARLES ST, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/20/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s e r ve d S S N Y m a i l process to 14 Dunham Place 8 Brooklyn, NY, 11249. Any lawful purpose.
Notice of Formation o f 1 9 3 R AY M O N D PLACE, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 04/19/21.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 355 Tillman Street Staten Island, New York, 10314. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 314 ROGERS AVENUE,LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/30/09. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to P.O. Box 1333 Bowling Green Stat., NY, 10006. Any lawful p u r p o s e .
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Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number (pending) for beer, wine, and liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail in a T W 34 4 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 110 WEST 40TH ST NEW YORK, NY 10018 for on premises consumption. 40TH STREET HOSPITALITY LLC
Notice of Formation of 1821 WHITE PLAINS RD LLC. Arts .Of Org. filed with SSNY on 01/4/21. Office location: Bronx SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 1821 White Plains Rd Bronx, NY, 10462. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of SLB Ventures LLC filed with SSNY on May 4th 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: 38 Delancey Street Apt 5C New York NY 10002. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of Odycco LLC, filed with SSNY on May 14, 2021. Office: Bronx County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Odycco LLC 1026 E 222ND St. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.
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Who was up and who was down last week
LOSERS
CREATIVE Art Director Andrew Horton, Senior Graphic Designer Alex Law, Graphic Designer Aaron Aniton, Photo Researcher Michelle Steinhauser DIGITAL Digital Director Michael Filippi, Digital Marketing Manager Caitlin Dorman, Digital Strategist Isabel Beebe
DIANNE MORALES Allegations of “a toxic work environment” erupted in the Morales campaign after the departures of campaign manager Whitney Hu, and senior staffers Ramses Duke and Amanda Van Kessel. “Our campaign works to intentionally center the voices of those who are excluded from politics and we acknowledge that mistakes have been made in our attempts to do this,” a campaign statement read.
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MICHAEL RYAN
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New York City Board of Elections Executive Director Michael Ryan probably celebrated when the state Board of Elections finally approved software to tabulate ranked-choice results automatically. And that means Ryan will be able to enjoy his July 4 weekend, since the results will only take a week to determine.
JAMES WHELAN
Remember that hot second last year when brokers fees were illegal in New York City? James Whelan sure does, because REBNY filed a lawsuit and blocked the ruling. Well, REBNY won the suit, and the fees are coming back.
State Sen. Diane Savino hadn’t even introduced legislation on her much-discussed solution to offer gig workers the right to unionize, but the controversial would-be deal already appears to be crumbling. Anything can happen in the final days of the session in Albany, but Savino faces an uphill battle to pass her proposal.
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Nursing home warrior. Sex worker advocate. Thorn in Cuomo's side. Real Queens Boy.
Ron Kim is on the line
KATHY SHEEHAN
Cities are facing a surge in gun violence, but things are getting particularly bad in the capital. Tough time to convince voters they should overlook that past promise to only serve two terms as she seeks a third term as Albany mayor.
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CHRISTINE QUINN Thanks to a new bill passed by the New York City Council, the value of rental assistance vouchers will go up so that they can, well, cover the actual cost of an apartment in one of the most expensive cities in the country. The victory can be credited in large part to former Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who heads a homeless shelter provider and had been pushing for the increase.
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WINNERS
Getting arrested almost always lands a politician on the losers list. But getting arrested on purpose, like New York City mayoral candidate Shaun Donovan did by blocking traffic at a racial justice protest? That could be considered a win. But getting online mockery for a pre-planned stunt that felt like he was trying to copy Bill de Blasio in 2013? That may be a loss. But de Blasio did win so … we’ll leave this one to the voters. Until the election, here are some clearer winners and losers.
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