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Katz Face it, the Queens DA race is over.

in the bag NEWS FLASH! THERE ARE OTHER ELECTIONS THIS YEAR TOO

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New York State AFL-CIO sets the record straight on Public Works Legislation The misinformation campaign being spread by some, regarding public works legislation, cannot go unaddressed.

Anytime taxpayer dollars are used on construction work, we should be raising the standard of living and quality of life for our workforce and all New Yorkers.

That’s what public works legislation will do.

The bill simply addresses the legal, regulatory and legislative changes that have eroded the intent of the public works law.

It restores the objective of the New York State Constitution which requires prevailing rate be paid to workers on public works projects. It will help prevent developers from using contractors and labor from out-of-state when taxpayer dollars fund construction. Instead, our public dollars will be used to pay New York’s residents a fair wage.

It will not raise project costs as some claim. Labor costs make up less than 25 percent of the typical costs of a construction project. But it will prevent the exploitation of workers who otherwise would have their pay driven down.

This bill will not only help working men and women get better paying jobs; it will create safer workplaces, ensure high quality work and hold contractors and developers accountable.

Hardworking New Yorkers have waited long enough. There is no more time for delay and distraction; it’s time to reform the public works law now.

The New York State AFL-CIO is a federation of 3,000 unions, representing 2.5 million members, retirees and their families with one goal; to raise the standard of living and quality of life of all working people. We keep New York State Union Strong by fighting for better wages, better benefits and better working conditions. For more information on the Labor Movement in New York, visit nysaflcio.org.

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EDITOR’S NOTE

JON LENTZ Editor-in-chief

HOW FAR TO THE LEFT HAS NEW YORK SHIFTED? As the final week of the state legislative session gets underway, Democratic lawmakers can point to plenty of progressive priorities they’ve already achieved, from a landmark rent regulation deal, to the Reproductive Health Act, to a slate of criminal justice reforms. While other measures remain up in the air – recreational marijuana legalization, climate change legislation, driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants – all-blue Albany has certainly had a productive first year.

Yet even before the session’s end, left-wing activists have made it clear that they’re not satisfied. Rumors emerged of primary threats to moderate Assembly Democrats, and last week the first shot was fired with community activist Jonathan Soto’s decision to mount a primary challenge against Bronx Assemblyman Michael Benedetto. No IDC NY, which helped defeat members of the nowdefunct state Senate Independent Democratic Conference last fall, is getting behind Soto, and plans to back other Assembly primary challengers.

Similar battles are playing out elsewhere. In this week’s magazine, we take a closer look at the crowded Queens district attorney primary that features Tiffany Cabán, the latest newcomer to be embraced by the progressive left, and Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, who is betting that her experience and establishment support will carry her to victory.

CONTENTS

QUEENS DA RACE … 6 Can anyone beat Melinda Katz?

SHOULD CUOMO WORRY? … 16

The Senate investigations chairman wants to take on the governor.

GRAD SCHOOL SUPPLEMENT … 19 Should you get an MA or MPA?

WINNERS & LOSERS … 26

SARAH BLESENER; CELESTE SLOMAN

Who was up and who was down last week

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Latest ANTI-ANTI-VAX Amid a major measles outbreak in New York, a bill that would eliminate all nonmedical exemptions from vaccination requirements in schools passed both houses of the state Legislature. Many Assembly members expressed reservations about impinging on religious freedoms.

It passed with a narrow majority in the Assembly and was quickly signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

UBER CAP EXTENDED RENT REGS REVOLUTION

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a permanent extension of the one-year cap on new for-hire vehicle licenses issued by the city. He also proposed a limit on the amount of time that drivers can cruise in the Manhattan core in search of passengers to only 31% of drive time. That limit would apply during peak hours as an attempt to reduce congestion.

State Senate Majority Leader Andrea StewartCousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie reached a landmark agreement to renew and strengthen rent regulations before they were set to expire Saturday. The bill would allow upstate counties to opt in, eliminate vacancy decontrol and vacancy bonuses, and make the laws permanent. It stopped short of eliminating two programs landlords use to pay for improvements, but restricted them to discourage abuse.

Back & Forth Why do you think you were chosen to be the chancellor of CUNY? I think that’s a question better asked to my fellow board members. I like to think that, A, there was a track record of 20 years in the system as a faculty member, as a leader of a research institution, as president of both a community college and a four-year college, which is a quite unique background. I think also the fact that I spent some time working in government, in the government of Puerto Rico, it gave me a sense of how government operates, and government is a key partner in the work that we do at CUNY.

A Q&A with CUNY Chancellor

Félix Matos Rodríguez The

Kicker

The governor gets to appoint 10 members of CUNY’s board of trustees. Has Cuomo made any of his education goals clear to you?

The board is comprised roughly (of) about two-third appointees by the governor and

one-third appointees from the mayor. So I have had the chance in the process to talk to both the governor and the mayor. They’re both deeply committed with the City University of New York. I think the governor has been a key partner with the Excelsior scholarship in expanding the affordability of the City University of New York. The governor is also someone who believes in results and wants to see resources going directly to the students. I remember him telling me to try to be the least bureaucratic as possible moving forward, so you can still save things for the students.

You’re setting a new standard for the future as CUNY’s first Latino chancellor.

What does that mean to you?

It’s a source of incredible pride. It’s a source of institutional pride. It’s a testament to the promise and the investment that the City University has done.

“Retweet to remind Bill & Chirlane that #NYC’s homeless population is nearly the same as the entire population of Waterloo, Iowa.”

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ELEBRITIES ARE THE perfect political tools. Most have a wide reach on social media, cultural clout and most importantly: loads of loyal fans willing to follow their lead. It’s not surprising that many celebrities use their status and reach to advocate for causes they care deeply about, or that lobbyists and politicians seek them out to raise the profile of their bills and special projects.

Whatever the reason, celebrities appear to have a penchant for getting themselves involved in politics – and particularly in New York politics. From rallying with their favorite organizations to running for office, here are the celebrities who have recently gotten themselves involved in the New York political sphere.

CYNTHIA NIXON

Who could forget the “Sex and the City” star’s valiant attempt to unseat Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2018? Though Nixon was pummeled during her primary against Cuomo, many believe her run pushed the governor in a more progressive direction. In November, Nixon admitted during an interview that she didn’t believe she’d actually win, but she felt positively about her campaign: “Just being able to get out there and say, ‘We could do so much better in New York state, and here’s how,’ and actually having that message really fly because of how much coverage we got, I think that was a victory.”

JULIANNE MOORE

The Oscar-winning actress helped unveil Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s women’s justice agenda in February, according to The Associated Press, featuring a series of proposals aimed at improving the quality of life for women in New York. The agenda includes proposals to eradicate the statute of limitations on rape claims and increase protections against workplace sexual harassment. Moore is also a leader of the national Time’s Up movement, which fights against workplace sexual harassment and discrimination.

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THE CELEBRITIES MAKING CAMEOS IN NEW YORK POLITICS

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BEN STILLER

On Jan. 24, actor and director Ben Stiller joined Gov. Andrew Cuomo at a press conference where the governor signed voting reform bills into law, NY1 reported, to allow for early voting, consolidating the federal and state primary elections and closing the so-called LLC loophole. “This issue of voting rights is very important for all New Yorkers. It’s fundamental to our democracy,” Stiller said during the bill signing, according to NY1.

AMANDA SEYFRIED

In early June, “Mamma Mia!” actress Amanda Seyfriend and her husband, actor Thomas Sadoski, joined anti-hunger organizations and New York City Council members to call out New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to cut $6 million in funding from the Breakfast in the Classroom program, the Daily News reported.

RZA and TIM GUNN

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Both Wu-Tang Clan rapper RZA and “Project Runway” alum Tim Gunn have showed their support for New York City’s proposed fur ban.

RZA, a vocal animal rights activist, collaborated with animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals on a letter to the New York City Council in support of the fur ban, the New York Post reported.

Gunn wrote an op-ed for City & State in early May showing his support for the fur ban, arguing that the creation of fur products is cruel and inhumane.

MICHAEL DOUGLAS and JENNIFER LAWRENCE

The Academy Awardwinning actors endorsed a plan to overhaul New York City’s primary elections, the Daily News reported. In mid-June, Douglas and Lawrence, in addition to several others, submitted a letter to the Charter Revision Commission backing “ranked choice voting,” which would allow voters to rank their top five candidates to put a stop to runoff elections.

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Will an establishment politician be Queens’ district attorney?

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AS QUEENS COMMUTERS streamed past them outside a subway entrance, former New York City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley asked Melinda Katz what to say.

“Is it ‘Our borough president, running for DA?’” Crowley asked.

“Just ‘Melinda Katz for DA,’” Katz advised.

“Most people know.”

That simple fact is why Katz is the front-runner in the Democratic primary election for Queens district attorney on June 25. She has been the borough president since 2014, and most people – particularly most Democratic primary voters – know that. Before that, she was a New York City councilwoman in Central Queens for eight years. And before that, an assemblywoman for five years. She has also had brief stints in securities litigation at Weil, Gotshal & Manges and as a lobbyist for Greenberg Traurig. But at 53 years old, Katz is, for all intents and purposes,

a career politician, who has either been in office or planning her next run since age 28.

“I’m going to win because people understand the district attorney’s office has a lot of discretion,” Katz told City & State in a recent sit-down interview. “And they want someone in that office who they know they can trust.”

Katz is emphasizing the parts of the job that her résumé fits best. To her, the district attorney should be a politician who has a public profile and is active in the community. She talks about getting buy-in from community leaders, about leading an office with a big budget and about being accountable to voters.

But each of the candidates is running for a different version of the office – a position they’re rhetorically tailoring to fit their own body of work. Tiffany Cabán, a public defender, emphasizes her empathy for the accused and envisions the district attorney’s office as a social services agency, rehabilitating rather than punishing.

Gregory Lasak, a former judge, is all about experience, explaining the office as a complex bureaucracy that needs a technocrat with decades of accumulated wisdom. And Rory Lancman, a New York City councilman, sees the office as a bunch of stubborn pencil pushers who need a clearheaded reformer to come in and shake things up.

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THE CANDIDATES

There are policy differences among the contenders, no doubt, but there’s surprisingly little sunlight among the candidates on most issues.

There are seven names on the ballot: Katz, Cabán, Lasak and Lancman, plus attorneys Mina Malik, Betty Lugo and Jose Nieves. And on some of the topics that spur the sharpest disagreements, such as closing the Rikers Island jail complex, the district attorney has little real influence. So the candidates are making their cases to voters less on policy preferences and more on their résumés, insisting they’re the best fit for the office, whatever shape it may take.

Katz’s political experience may be her greatest asset, but her opponents frame it as her greatest liability. They highlight the fact that Katz has never tried a case in criminal court, ground zero for the work of the district attorney. And they’ve harped on Katz for winning the support of the Queens County Democratic Party, which has long been criticized for discouraging political challengers and consolidating power in the legal system. Katz’s party support has been a particular target for Cabán, who represents the anti-establishment, leftist wing of the Democratic Party. “The corrupt Queens political machine … (is) going all-in on electing Melinda Katz because she will keep the status quo,” Cabán says in an online campaign video. And Lasak has drilled in

Katz hands out flyers with supporters – including former City Councilwoman Liz Crowley – in Forest Hills this month.

NAME: Tiffany Cabán AGE: 31 HOME BASE: Astoria JOB: Staff attorney, New York County Defender Services since 2015 PREVIOUS JOB: Public defender at the Legal Aid Society TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS, AS OF THE LATEST FILING DEADLINE ON MAY 20: $256,673 BIGGEST INDIVIDUAL DONOR: Patty Quillin, wife of Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, $35,000 KEY ENDORSEMENTS: Rep. Alexandria OcasioCortez, Working Families Party, Democratic Socialists of America, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner WHY SHE’LL WIN: No candidate has as much grassroots excitement – or as many campaign donors – as Cabán, and this mid-June primary may come down to who can turn out the most voters.

WHY SHE WON’T: Cabán has way less money than the other top candidates and her message of radical change might not play well outside of northwest Queens.

NAME: Melinda Katz AGE: 53 HOME BASE: Forest Hills JOB: Queens borough president since 2014 PREVIOUS JOBS: Greenberg Traurig lobbyist, New York City councilwoman, director of community boards for the Queens borough president, assemblywoman and securities attorney at Weil, Gotshal & Manges TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS, AS OF MAY 20: $1,419,243 BIGGEST INDIVIDUAL DONOR: The New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council and Local 6 Committee on Political Education, with both hotel unions led by Peter Ward, gave a total of $52,000 KEY ENDORSEMENTS: Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Queens County Democratic Party, Rep. Gregory Meeks, 1199SEIU, New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council WHY SHE’LL WIN: Katz has boroughwide name recognition, the most money and the most major endorsements.

WHY SHE WON’T: As the front-runner, she’s got a target on her back, and every other candidate is trying their hardest to peel away votes from her.

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NAME: Gregory Lasak AGE: 66 HOME BASE: Richmond Hill JOB: Queens Supreme Court judge from 2004 to 2018 PREVIOUS JOB: Executive assistant district attorney in Queens TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS, AS OF MAY 20: $1,258,982 BIGGEST INDIVIDUAL DONOR: Pistilli Realty Group, $20,250 KEY ENDORSEMENTS: New York Daily News, Lieutenants Benevolent Association, New York State Court Officers Association WHY HE’LL WIN: With decades of experience and deep ties within the courthouse and legal communities, Lasak had been the heir apparent to the office for years.

WHY HE WON’T: Lasak is an old white man with a sense of entitlement for the office, which isn’t a good fit for Democratic politics in 2019.

NAME: Rory Lancman AGE: 50 HOME BASE: Fresh Meadows JOB: New York City councilman since 2014 and Justice System Committee chairman PREVIOUS JOBS:

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Assemblyman, civil litigator in private practice and U.S. Army National Guard infantry officer TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS, AS OF MAY 20: $1,346,360 BIGGEST INDIVIDUAL DONOR: John Umland, attorney and former district leader, $25,000 KEY ENDORSEMENTS: Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, police reform advocate (and mother of Eric Garner) Gwen Carr, state Sen. James Sanders Jr. WHY HE’LL WIN: Lancman has a lot of money and occupies a middle ground where he could appeal to both progressive voters who want to see radical change and establishment voters who want somebody from within the political system.

WHY HE WON’T: Lancman has a lot of money but he occupies a middle ground where he’s failing to appeal to either progressive voters who want to see radical change or establishment voters who want somebody from within the political system.

NAME: Mina Malik AGE: 48 HOME BASE: Forest Hills JOB: Former deputy attorney general for Washington, D.C., from 2017 to 2018 PREVIOUS JOBS: Harvard Law School lecturer, executive director of the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board, special counsel to the Brooklyn district attorney, assistant district attorney in Queens and investigator for the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS, AS OF MAY 20: $608,644

on Katz’s lack of courtroom experience, sending out a mailer that called her “not qualified.”

Katz has fired back on both fronts. Katz chided Lasak for “mansplaining” and called the attack “Donald Trump-like.” Then she got five of her female endorsers, including Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, to back her up and slam Lasak.

Katz had a similar reaction to Cabán’s ad, tweeting that it was full of “sexism & halftruths.”

“Tiffany says I’m just a cog in ‘the machine,’” Katz wrote. “The truth: I first ran on a 3rd party

WHEN THE QUEENS DEMOCRATS DIDN’T BACK KATZ, IT WAS AN “OLD BOYS CLUB.” WHEN THE PARTY DID BACK HER, SHE WAS “HUMBLED AND DEEPLY GRATEFUL.” line to challenge the men in power & have spent years supporting women doing the same.”

The first part of Katz’s defense is undoubtedly true – she won an Assembly seat in 1994, running on the Liberal and Good Government Party lines and beating the county-endorsed pick with the help of her early political mentor, then-New York City Comptroller Alan Hevesi. Since then, she has almost always been in the county party’s good graces, winning its endorsement in a failed 1998 congressional bid and in her successful 2013 borough president run. When the Queens Democrats didn’t back her, it was an “old boys club that I will continue to challenge.” When the party did back her, she was “humbled and deeply grateful for the support.”

It’s also not clear who Katz was talking about when she said she has supported women challenging men in power. In recent years, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, state Sen. Jessica Ramos and actress Cynthia Nixon all challenged veteran male incumbents, in Queens or statewide. Katz did not endorse any of them. Katz’s campaign didn’t respond to a request for examples.

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BIGGEST INDIVIDUAL DONOR: Malik and her husband, attorney Derek Sells, have together loaned the campaign $210,000 KEY ENDORSEMENTS: American Pakistani Public Affairs Committee, civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump WHY SHE’LL WIN: Malik has a stellar legal résumé, a very Queens background, as the U.S. immigrant daughter of a Filipina Catholic and a Muslim Pakistani, and is married to a prominent black lawyer.

WHY SHE WON’T: Malik’s money and endorsements have largely been coming from outside of New York, and her promising campaign never caught fire in Queens.

NAME: Jose Nieves AGE: 44 HOME BASE: Queens Village JOB: Former deputy chief attorney general in the New York state Attorney General’s office from 2016 to 2018 PREVIOUS JOBS: New York City Department of Correction litigator, Federal Aviation Administration counsel, U.S. Army Reserve captain and assistant district attorney in Brooklyn TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS, AS OF MAY 20: $84,852 BIGGEST INDIVIDUAL DONOR: Grace Jean, Damien Brown and Milton Florez, all attorneys, gave $2,500 each KEY ENDORSEMENTS: None WHY HE’LL WIN: Nieves mixes Cabán’s progressive positions with years of prosecutorial experience.

WHY HE WON’T: Nieves has little money and few connections in Queens politics.

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NAME: Betty Lugo AGE: 60 HOME BASE: Maspeth JOB: Founding partner at Pacheco & Lugo PLLC since 1992, practicing commercial litigation PREVIOUS JOB: Assistant district attorney in Nassau County TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS, AS OF MAY 20: $97,627 BIGGEST INDIVIDUAL DONOR: Lugo has given the campaign $28,000 and loaned it another $40,000 KEY ENDORSEMENTS: Assemblywoman Latrice Walker, former Judge Luis A. Gonzalez WHY SHE’LL WIN: A former Republican, Lugo has set herself apart as the most moderate candidate in the race.

WHY SHE WON’T: This is a Democratic primary, and Lugo’s more moderate takes haven’t inspired much support.

Katz’s lack of prosecutorial experience is a nonissue for her supporters.

If elected, Katz’s dearth of experience in criminal court would make her unique among the city’s elected prosecutors. The Manhattan, Bronx and Brooklyn district attorneys were all former assistant prosecutors, and Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon had done criminal defense work in private practice.

Asked about this, Katz pointed to state Attorney General Letitia James, who was an elected official for 15 years before becoming the state’s top prosecutor in 2018. “She is taking on interests. She is taking the state by storm. She’s going against Donald Trump,” Katz said.

“She’s proving that it takes a lot of will – and leadership ability – to be able to do a law enforcement job correctly, without coming necessarily through those (prosecutorial) ranks.”

Even if the bulk of James’ experience is in politics, she started her career in criminal court, as a public defender for the Legal Aid Society, and also served as a top assistant at the state Attorney General’s office.

There’s no professional consensus on whether prosecutorial experience is necessary for the job. Most of the professionals surveyed recently by Gotham Gazette said it would be preferred, but conceded that the legendary former Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morganthau wasn’t a prosecutor before winning the job.

Yet at this point, Queens residents don’t seem to be bothered by the hole in Katz’s résumé. In this race, the 11th election of her career, she

QUEENS RESIDENTS DON’T SEEM TO BE BOTHERED

BY THE HOLE IN KATZ’S RÉSUMÉ.

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT 2019’S ELECTIONS

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The most important races to watch during this month’s primaries – and in November. by A N N I E M C D O N O U G H

HIS YEAR’S ELECTION CYCLE may not have the “blue wave” buzz of 2018, the crowded dramatics of the 2020 presidential race or the intrigue of replacing New York City’s term-limited mayor – and many other city posts – in 2021, but there are still some key contests this year. From a heated election to replace the late Queens District Attorney Richard Brown to a small-town mayor’s bid to keep his seat while facing a seven-count felony indictment in federal court, 2019 is not the year to skip the polls.

This year also marks a major change in New York’s election calendar. Prior to 2012, New York held both federal and state primaries in September, but in 2012 a federal judge ruled that the state had to move its primaries for congressional seats to June, after the U.S. Justice Department argued that September primaries didn’t allow enough time for military and overseas voters to get absentee ballots for the general election. Since then, New York has held bifurcated primaries, with federal elections New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams is expected to cruise to reelection victory. in June and state ones in September. When Democrats took control of the state Senate earlier this year, however, a slate of election reforms passed, third election – the general on activism to the office, but he including consolidating state and federal elections in June.

Nov. 5 – although the matchup shouldn’t get too comfortable, With this year’s primaries just weeks away, and the that matters is in June. as he faces another election in Nov. 5 general election following months later, City & State November. So far, Republican identified the biggest – and most interesting – elections City Councilman Joseph to watch and the candidates in the running so far.

Borelli plans to challenge Williams, though neither will Public Advocate Jumaane face a primary in June.

Williams in a May special election, City Councilwoman WHEN: Nov. 5 (general) Farah Louis will again face INCUMBENT: Monique Chandler-Waterman, Jumaane Williams along with six others, in the WHO’S RUNNING: Jumaane Democratic primary later this Williams and New York City month. Chandler-Waterman Councilman Joseph Borelli WHEN: June 25 WHEN: June 25 finished the May contest in THE STORY: The special (Democratic Party primary) (Republican Party primary) second place, with 30% of election to replace state and Nov. 5 (general) and Nov. 5 (general) the vote to Louis’ 42%. All Attorney General Letitia James INCUMBENT: Farah Louis INCUMBENT: Vacant eight candidates from the in her former role as New York WHO’S RUNNING: Farah WHO’S RUNNING: George special election will appear City public advocate was not Louis, Monique ChandlerBorrello, Curtis Crandall on the Democratic primary unlike the current Queens Waterman, L. Rickie Tulloch, and Austin Morgan ballot, but Radix, Tulloch and district attorney race in its Xamayla Rose, Jovia A. THE STORY: After 14 years in Sash either suspended their fervor and size. Early frontRadix, Anthony Alexis, Victor the state Senate, Republican campaigns or told City & runner Jumaane Williams, Jordan and Adina Sash Catharine Young vacated her State that they don’t plan to then a city councilman, beat 16 THE STORY: Not long after seat earlier this year to take a actively campaign. The victor other candidates in February. winning the seat vacated job at the Center of Excellence in the primary will then face a Williams has brought his spirited for Food and Agriculture at by current New York City

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is leading by most metrics. Katz has the most major endorsements, including the most powerful politician in the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and unions like 32BJ SEIU and the United Federation of Teachers. A lot of her endorsements come from the voter-rich neighborhoods of Southeast Queens, where the race is likely to be decided. Katz has more money than any of her opponents – more than $1.4 million in the last report, half of which was transferred from previous campaign accounts rather than raised directly for this race. And while there hasn’t been independent polling in the race, an internal poll conducted in May by Lasak’s campaign showed that Katz was the top choice for 34% of respondents. Lasak and Cabán were tied for second, both at 10%, but the most common answer was undecided, at 35%.

The one area where Katz seems to be trailing? Excitement. The late Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, who died in May, may have held the job for 28 years, but Katz’s decades in elected office and establishment endorsements make her campaign feel inevitable,

Newly elected New York City Councilwoman Farah Louis, left, will have a rematch with her special election rival Monique ChandlerWaterman in the upcoming primary.

Democratic Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, right, will likely face a challenge from county Legislator Lynne Dixon.

“I’M GLAD (CABÁN) HAS EXCITEMENT. EVERYONE SHOULD BE EXCITED. IT’S AN IMPORTANT RACE.” – Melinda Katz

Cornell AgriTech. Chautauqua County Executive George Borrello and Allegany County Legislature Chairman Curtis Crandall will vie for the Republican nomination in June, while Austin Morgan, a 22-year-old graduate of Cornell University, is running unopposed as a Democrat.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE – Erie County WHEN: June 25 (Independence Party primary) and Nov. 5 (general) INCUMBENT: Mark Poloncarz WHO’S RUNNING: Mark Poloncarz, Lynne Dixon and Grace Christiansen THE STORY: Democrat Mark Poloncarz has served as Erie County executive since 2012, and Independence Party member and Erie County Legislator Lynne Dixon is mounting a challenge. But while Dixon is also running as a Republican with the support of the county GOP, she’ll face competition for the Independence Party line in June from Grace Christiansen.

Christiansen’s challenge has an air of political party machinations, as Dixon and

Republicans have accused Poloncarz of orchestrating Christiansen’s candidacy as another obstacle for Dixon.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE – Monroe County WHEN: June 25 (Independence Party primary) and Nov. 5 (general) INCUMBENT: Cheryl Dinolfo WHO’S RUNNING: Cheryl Dinolfo and Adam Bello THE STORY: Erie County isn’t the only locale preparing for a fight over the Independence Party line.

Republican Cheryl Dinolfo, Monroe County’s executive, and Democratic challenger and Monroe County Clerk Adam Bello went to court over who will enter the Nov. 5 election with the backing of the Independence Party.

The cause of the confusion?

Bello had the backing of the state Independence Party, while Dinolfo had support from the Monroe County Independence Party. A Supreme Court justice ruled that a primary on June 25 would settle the matter of who gets to appear on the general election ballot with the Independence Party line.

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was first elected mayor of Cohoes in 2015, and despite a cavalcade of controversy, he has managed to hold on to the post. Over the past few years, he has faced domestic abuse allegations from both his wife and another woman, which he denied. This year, he was indicted on seven felony counts in federal court for allegedly conspiring with his former campaign treasurer to use political funds for personal expenses. Cohoes Councilman Steve Napier, former city treasurer Peter Frangie and former State Police Maj. Bill Keeler will challenge Morse in the June Democratic primary, which will answer the question of whether the controversies are enough to unseat the mayor.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE – Suffolk County WHEN: Nov. 5 (general) INCUMBENT: Steve Bellone WHO’S RUNNING: Steve Bellone and Suffolk County Comptroller John M. Kennedy THE STORY: Two-term Democratic incumbent Steve Bellone is facing a challenge from the Republican county comptroller, John M. Kennedy.

Bellone has campaigned with a financial edge, entering the race with $2 million in his campaign fund compared to Kennedy’s $120,000.

But Kennedy is taking aim at Bellone’s financial record as he campaigns against the incumbent, citing downgrades of Suffolk County bonds under Bellone’s leadership as just one reason for an executive shake-up.

MAYOR – Cohoes WHEN: June 25 (Democratic primary) and Nov. 5 (general) INCUMBENT: Shawn Morse WHO’S RUNNING: Shawn Morse, Steve Napier, Peter Frangie and Bill Keeler THE STORY: Shawn Morse

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WITH KATZ’S DECADES IN ELECTED OFFICE, ANYTHING LESS THAN A RESOUNDING VICTORY WOULD BE A DISAPPOINTMENT. and anything less than a resounding victory would be a disappointment. Cabán’s campaign, by contrast, has a revolutionary fervor, with an army of volunteers knocking on doors and waving her purple signs.

“I’m glad she has excitement,” Katz told City & State about the Cabán campaign. “Everyone should be excited. It’s an important race.”

But Cabán’s support is all on one plane, Katz argued, a clear reference to the progressive left that both helped elect Ocasio-Cortez and benefited from her rise. By contrast, Katz argues that her campaign has broader support across the entire borough. “Different groups, different organizations that don’t always see eye to eye on the substance,” Katz said, “but know they want a level hand, a steady hand at that seat.”

However steady Katz’s hand may be, she’s not measuring the drapes in the district attorney’s office just yet. Katz has lost major elections before, for Congress in 1998 and New York City comptroller in 2009, and isn’t taking anything for granted. The winner of the June 25 Democratic primary is all but guaranteed to win the seat in November, since Republican Daniel Kogan, an attorney in private practice, isn’t expected to put up much of a fight in the deeply Democratic borough.

So Katz and a dozen other volunteers stood at the entrances to the Forest Hills–71st Avenue subway stop handing out flyers for about an hour. Katz has lived in the neighborhood her whole life – in fact she still lives in the house she grew up in – and she kept running into people she knew, both personally and professionally.

One woman took a flyer from Katz and chatted briefly, asking how the campaign was going.

“My father was an orchestra conductor,” Katz responded. “People would ask him, ‘How was the concert?’ He’d say, ‘I don’t know, I haven’t read the reviews yet!’”

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Senate investigations chairman James Skoufis wants to play hardball with the governor. so many issues, projects, and wrongdoings that should’ve triggered serious legislative oversight – but didn’t – in recent years,” he tweeted. “That’s about to change.”

Cuomo, newly elected to a third term, did not let the comment go unacknowledged at the tail end of a year when corruption within his administration had become a campaign issue following the conviction of former top aide Joseph Percoco. “You can always get into an investigations battle,” Cuomo said at the time. “They have oversight committees. I have every state contract, every member item contract.” While the public spat did not escalate, the first-term senator saw that making a name for himself as a good-government champion was not going to be easy. Skoufis’ office would not get any extra money to ramp up the operations of the committee, which had done little actual investigating in recent years. “It’s very important, out of the gate, that we hit some singles and doubles,” he said. “We will get to bigger stuff, but we need to demonstrate credibility first.”

Democratic lawmakers aimed to do many things this year with their biggest legislative majorities in a century. There was a litany of high-profile issues to address through legislation, from congestion pricing to recreational marijuana legalization. Skoufis would be given a leading role on another front – showing that the state Senate Democrats were serious about changing the political culture of Albany.

While Skoufis made some early noise about asserting the Senate’s role to oversee the governor, he would adopt a less confrontational approach as the legislative session got underway. He opened investigations into pharmacy benefit managers, housing code violations and state industrial development agencies to build the committee into a credible watchdog. But a bigger challenge looms – whether Skoufis has what it takes to take on Cuomo, who showed at critical times his ability to cause political headaches for the Hudson Valley senator.

“I’ve never had any problem standing up to the governor,” Skoufis said as he finished his beer, “but the coming months would put that claim to test.” As he got ready to meet his wife for the long drive back to Orange County, Skoufis added, “There’s going to be a target on my back. I want to be prepared for when that happens.”

AS WITH TABLE TENNIS, Skoufis is aiming to win at his new pastime as part of a team. He began assembling his own squad soon after being appointed chairman of the Senate investigations committee in December. It consisted of Sara DiBernardo, a millennial former law clerk for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York, as committee counsel. For chief investigator, Skoufis hired Michael Mazzariello, a former assistant district attorney who once hosted “Street Court” – a televi-

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N A SATURDAY NIGHT in Manhattan, state Sen. James Skoufis sat behind a cafe table and sipped a beer as he explained how he became a team table tennis champion. He began playing the game as a kid in the family basement, developing a sense for the finer points of the game before turning toward formal competition. “I would play with my sister with a cassette case as my paddle, using my left hand,” Skoufis explained. His mother would drive him to weekly practices at a table tennis club in Westfield, New Jersey. Point by point, the Queens native rose through the all-important youth ranks. He would eventually win two Junior Olympic medals.

Skoufis would find new competitive outlets as he left table tennis for a career in politics. Curling became his thing during three terms in the Assembly, but another pastime has taken precedence now that he’s a state senator. “(Politics) gets my competitive juices flowing,” the 31-yearold Hudson Valley lawmaker said. But now he is facing his most formidable opponent yet as the chairman of the state Senate Investigations and Government Operations Committee: Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

In December, after the state Senate Democrats announced their committee appointments, Skoufis issued a warning. “There are

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sion show that put to use the streetwise style he learned as a kid in East New York.

“His initial idea was to investigate codes from the eyes of first responders,” Mazzariello said as he drove through Newburgh on a spring afternoon. “I was like, wow, that means your firefighters, your police officers, your EMS guys that are going into buildings, some of them legal, some of them illegal.”

There were risks in the broken doorways, weak flooring – anything that would pose a hazard for unsuspecting first responders. The owners of many properties hide their identities behind limited liability corporations, and local fire chiefs, police officials and code enforcement staff would tell Mazzariello that there were no easy solutions to the problem. In one recent case, a Newburgh fireman fell through the dilapidated steps of a building, resulting in injuries that required eight operations to his neck.

Another investigation into the practices of pharmacy benefit managers – middlemen who move prescription drugs from manufacturers to pharmacies – began in early January and concluded in the final weeks of the legislative session. Now, a third probe into industrial development agencies is getting underway. After years of dormancy, the committee was once again trying to assert its oversight authority. The proactive approach of the committee under Skoufis is new, according to Blair Horner, executive director of the New York Public Interest Research Group. “For an investigations committee chair to sort of be leaning into the issues is unusual and welcome,” he said. Over the years, there have been lawmakers in both houses of the state Legislature who have used chairmanships of investigative committee to examine various issues, but those efforts centered on specific topics. Former Democratic Assemblyman Scott Stringer, for example, probed computer purchases at state agencies, while former Republican state Sen. Roy Goodman, as chairman of the upper chamber’s investigations committee, looked into state tax credits, leading to the state’s current independent expenditure reporting system.

During his own time in the Assembly, now-U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer used his chairmanship of the investigations committee to build a political brand. The time he spent probing gasoline prices, ambulance services, city asphalt contracts and housing, as well as the press attention he attracted, did not go unnoticed by The New York Times when the three-term Brooklyn assemblyman announced a run for Congress in 1980. “A terrific investigator who calls the shots the way they are,” then-New York City Mayor Ed Koch said while endorsing Schumer’s campaign that year.

For his part, Skoufis is open to how his work as a state senator could lead to bigger things. “Politics is a matter of opportu-

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nity and timing,” he said. “Congress? If it file issues like rent regulations, recreational marijuana legalization and criminal justice comes up, I’d look at it.”

But as the April 1 state budget deadline reforms. Behind the scenes though, the inloomed, Skoufis was facing more pressing vestigative team has continued its work.

On June 3, it released its first report, a issues. As lawmakers pushed to pass the state budget in the wee morning hours of 67-page analysis of consumer abuses by April 1, a bill came to the Senate floor that pharmacy benefit managers. “Price hiking presented lawmakers with a choice. They has plagued consumers for decades and we could either pass a 40% raise phased in over are currently at a point where it has gotten three years for the governor, or risk de- out of control,” Skoufis said in a statement. laying passage of the “timely” budget that “Price spreading” allowed benefit managwould determine whether or not they would ers to profit off the difference between what qualify for a pay increase of their own. In the midst of all this, Skoufis and state Sen. Jen Metzger briefly left the chamber and were not seen until minutes after other lawmakers passed the pay increase.

The pay raise vote came amid a contentious budget season for Skoufis, who had won his seat by an 8-point margin in November as the first Democrat to represent the Hudson Valley district in decades. Some constituents were upset about Democrats’ plans to pass a congestion pricing plan for Manhattan. The prospect of marijuana legalization unsettled suburban voters. Now Skoufis had to explain why he had skipped the pay raise vote. After initially suggesting that he had simply gone to the bathroom, Skoufis offered a different version of events. “Of course I would’ve voted ‘no,’” Skoufis said in a statement at the time to The Journal News. “I left the chamber in protest, refusing to take part in what can only be described as a joke, if only it wasn’t so serious.”

Meanwhile, the governor’s attacks against fellow Democrats had erupted into full view when he blamed senators for the collapse of the AmSkoufis’ team is also cracking azon HQ2 deal in New York City. down on While Skoufis was laying low with housing code his investigations, other state senaviolations, which tors were battling the governor. The pose dangers to first responders. health plans spent on preinternecine warfare hit a new low scription drugs versus what when Cuomo spokesman Rich Azpharmacies were actually paid zopardi called the trio of state Sens.

Alessandra Biaggi and Jessica Ramos, and to dispense them. A lack of oversight only Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou, “fucking made it easier for the practice to continidiots” after the female lawmakers called ue. While provisions in the recently passed an impromptu press conference in the state state budget cracked down on how price Capitol to criticize the governor’s fundrais- spreading affects Medicaid, more needs to be done, according to the report. The reing during budget negotiations.

Skoufis kept feeling the political heat port offered several avenues for addressing too. He was blasted for his support of a the situation, including a full audit by the pro-Airbnb bill after receiving more than state comptroller, more regulations on ben$500,000 from the short-term vacation efit managers and requiring that they pass rental company to help his Senate cam- on discounts and rebates they receive from paign. “You can almost track an interest drug manufacturers to clients.

The prospects of passing legislation by the that has a connection to the legislation in Albany to an IE (independent expenditure) end of the session on pharmacy benefit manthat is a multimillion-dollar expenditure agers or housing codes is remote as lawmakers deal with other hot-button issues. But in on that behalf,” Cuomo said at the time. a statement to City & State, state Senate MaTHE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE jority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins dehas yet to make any big headlines. Its meet- scribed Skoufis’ under-the-radar efforts as ings have lasted for just a few minutes as part of “the Senate majority’s overall efforts Democratic lawmakers focused on high-pro- to empower New Yorkers and ensure state

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government works for the people.” A second report on how to increase the enforcement of housing codes is expected in the coming weeks, following a May hearing on the issue in Newburgh.

Skoufis’ efforts at can-do governing this year also included an issue that he was working on in January shortly before he went out on the town for a beer: cleaning up such defunct utility poles in Newburgh, where dozens of them have added to the blight of the post-industrial city. Since then, the county

agreed to address the issue over the summer.

It might not be the biggest issue on voters’ minds, but the issue is part of a political approach that emphasizes doing little things as a means to accomplish something bigger down the road. “These problems are not legislative, but they just look like leadership and bring people together and stakeholders together to resolve problems,” he said.

The investigation into industrial development agencies will continue into the summer, but Skoufis has yet to look into anything having to do with Cuomo or his administration.

A day after releasing the committee’s first report in early June, Skoufis was still fixated on hitting “singles and doubles,” but he promised that more “sensitive” investigations are coming. “We will be opening up a new investigation or two in the coming weeks,” he said. The rookie senator has made it through a legislative season. If he sets his sights higher, however, the governor can bring some heat of his own. Skoufis might swing for the fences – but he could strike out.

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Theory Versus Practice For mid-career students, is an MA or MPA the best way to advance your career?

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orking professionals looking to go back to school have never had more choices, from advanced degree programs customized for specific areas of expertise to new delivery formats offering greater flexibility to mid-career students. As various industries evolve – often demanding highly specialized skills from their employees – colleges and universities are doing their best to keep up and shifting their focus from traditional liberal arts and humanities programs to applied degree programs.

Liberal arts programs, however, remain a viable pathway for careers in public service – and most other fields, for that matter. For proponents of curricula grounded in theory and deeper explorations of the humanities, there is enduring value in the breadth of its applications.

“Liberal arts teaches students to think critically and creatively, and to write and communicate critically as well,” said Daniel Katz, in an interview conducted while he was interim associate director of worker education at what was then called the Murphy Institute at CUNY. (He is now dean of the school of arts and sciences at Alfred State College.)

As industries change, Katz pointed out, people find themselves in jobs they didn’t specifically train for. “When I started working, there was no internet, and now people are being taught coding that are not even computer science majors,” he said.

“We can’t anticipate the new jobs and new

industries, but we can anticipate that people in the workforce need to be able to think at higher and higher levels and absorb complex information and think theoretically – not just practically.”

Familiarity with a variety of theoretical backgrounds – the sort that might be taught, for instance, in an urban planning or political science program – can also help form perspectives on contemporary policy.

“I think that theory and conceptual frameworks are critical both to traditional liberal arts grad degrees, but also practiced disciplines,” said Manoj Pardasani, acting associate provost for graduate and professional education at Hunter College.

According to Pardasani, theoretical lenses and conceptual frameworks provide a better understanding of people, organizations, communities and systems – and their relationships to one another.

Theories like those underpinning marketdriven economies and human development – along with disciplines like political philosophy and history – can inform policymakers and public servants of every stripe. For mid-career students preparing for managerial roles, techniques like SWOT analysis (which analyzes strengths and weaknesses) and force field analysis (a decision-making tool) can be valuable.

Theoretical backgrounds, moreover, provide insight into how to organize communities and create the best outcomes when new ideas are implemented.

“You can’t get to practice without a base in theory,” Pardasani said.

Even programs with a heavy emphasis on theory typically blend some practical and experiential training into the curriculum.

“In order to be an effective practitioner, you also have to have some practical learning attached to the theory, because being able to apply what you are learning in the classroom, what you are reading in books, what you are studying from history, is really when learning becomes optimal,” Pardasani said. “It takes it to the next level.”

The practical application of theory can take multiple forms, from case studies that familiarize students with realworld problems to internships and field placements in agencies or organizations.

The ultimate goal, Pardasani said, is “really trying to synthesize (classroom) learning along with what your own values, beliefs and ideas are and combining it with what you are learning in the field.”

To be clear, this is not an all or nothing proposition: Just as humanities degrees may incorporate practical learning into their curriculum, applied degrees will fold in theory as well. One of the go-to graduate school options for students pursuing careers in and around government is the practitioner-oriented master’s degree in public administration (MPA).

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programs,” said David Birdsell, dean of Baruch College’s Marxe School of Public and International Affairs. “The goal of the accreditor is to ensure that an institution is preparing students for success in public sector careers … so you couldn’t be an accredited MPA and just have theory. That would be a master’s in political science or a master’s in sociology, which wouldn’t necessarily attend to the folkways of the institutions that shepherd the interests of the polity.”

An MPA curriculum, as such, is necessarily titled toward skill development, case study work and experiential learning.

“For a professional program, the balance should always be towards application and practicality, and theory is not taught for theory’s sake, but only so far as it’s useful for thinking about problems that people have to take on,” said Robert Bifulco, associate dean at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.

Bifulco said his MPA students would never be asked to write a theoretical thesis as their capstone. “They do an applied project for a real-world client in a group of

teams, which is very much like a consulting project,” he said.

Still, the basic tenets of organizational, budget, management and economic theory are bound to appear in an MPA curriculum.

“Theory is embedded in pretty much every class you are going to take here,” said Hillary Knepper, chairwoman of Pace University’s Department of Public Administration, while acknowledging that her curriculum is geared toward practitioners “working in the trenches.”

Indeed, students enrolled in professional programs are concerned, first and foremost, with acquiring the skill sets that employers are looking for.

“If you come out of (a graduate program) with a skill set that employers don’t care about, you’re not going to have invested your money very wisely with the degree,” Birdsell said. “So we’re constantly asking employers: ‘What do you think of our graduates? How are they working out for you? What do they need, in your estimation, going forward?’”

Based on their market research, many MPA programs are focusing on teaching

hard skills – how to manage big data or carry out the statistical analysis of a policy, for instance – as well as soft skills, such as engaging stakeholders and effective communication techniques.

While any classroom serves as a forum for the exchange of ideas and perspectives, in professional degree programs – where a large portion of the student body will be comprised of practitioners – the barrier between theory and practice can vanish at any time.

“The majority of our students are already working in this field, which makes it really easy for us to bring the practice of public service into a classroom conversation,” said Rachel Emas, director of the MPA program at the Rutgers University School of Public Affairs and Administration. “We can ask students to offer examples of a specific theory taking place in the work setting, or we can share a case study from one of our texts and ask students how they would behave in a similar situation, so having students who already do the work full-time helps us to immediately apply theory to practice.”

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Notice of Qualification of HUDSON SQUARE REALTY, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/05/18. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/28/18. Princ. office of LLC: 77 W. 66th St., NY, NY 10023. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808-1674.

Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Real estate ownership.

GOLDEN FUTURE PROPERTY, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with SSNY 05/10/2019. Office loc.

Richmond County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 85 Greenport Street, Staten Island, NY, 10304. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Emmes & Company LLC, Arts of Org. filed SSNY 11/05/18. Office: NY Co. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 44 West 55th St., Ste. 500, NY, NY 10019.

Name and address of registered agent upon whom process may be served: National Registered Agents, Inc., 111 Eighth Ave., NY, NY 10011. General Purpose.

Notice of formation of 221 DEVOE 2B HOLDINGS LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/7/19.

Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: 62 Orchard St., Demarest, NJ 07627. Purpose: any lawful act.

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Notice of Qualification of GOTHAM GREEN PARTNERS SPV IV, L.P. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/16/19. Office location: NY County.

LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 04/04/19. Duration of LP is Perpetual. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. DE addr. of LP: CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of LP filed with Jeffrey W. Bullock, Secy. of State - State of DE, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Rannegent LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/17/19. Office: Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 60 Forest Range Road, Katonah, NY 10536. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Qualification of PRIVATE EQUITY IV (E&F) GP LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/06/19. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 02/01/19. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Summit Rock Advisors, LP, 9 W. 57th St., 12th Fl., NY, NY 10019. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808.

Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

June 17, 2019

Notice of Formation of JFRP LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 02/25/19. Office loc: BX County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: Pedro J Perez, 3123 Sedgwick Ave, BX, NY 10463. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of Tacodumbo Rose Mansion LLC. Arts. of O r g . filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/09/19.

Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 399 Lafayette St., 2nd Fl., NY, NY 10003. Purpose: any lawful activities.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF SU HO REALTY LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/07/2018. Office location: NEW YORK County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/ her is: 570 GRAND ST APT H901, NEW YORK, NY 10002.

The principal business address of the LLC is: 570 GRAND ST APT H901, NEW YORK, NY 10002.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity

DOLLY PLUM MEDIA, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 04/23/2019.

Office loc: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: Dolly Li, 1760 81 St, B’klyn, NY 11214. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

1055 SOUNDVIEW ROAD LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/22/19.

Office: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 200 East 61st Street, Apartment 29ABC, New York, NY 10065. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of NVA UPTOWN MANAGEMENT, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/21/19. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF KINGS Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST Joseph Garda; Michelle Garda a/k/a Michelle Matut; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated May 3, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, Room 224, Brooklyn, NY 11201 on July 11, 2019 at 2:30PM, premises known as 1725 East 26th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11229. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of NY, Block: 6809 Lot: 77.

Approximate amount of judgment $384,078.87 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 524299/2017. Doron Leiby, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 4304792 Dated: May 16, 2019 ! 63417

K. HENDEL CONSULTING, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 5/28/2019. Office loc: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: Ken Hendel, 420 12th Street, Apt. M4R, Brooklyn, NY 11215. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF KINGS Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Trustee for Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-5, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 20075, Plaintiff AGAINST June P. Isaac a/k/a June P. Isaac-Goodridge; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated November 30, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, Room 224, Brooklyn, NY 11201 on July 11, 2019 at 2:30PM, premises known as 326 92nd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11212. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of NY, Block:4646 Lot:25.

Approximate amount of judgment $372,701.31 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 515931/2016. Jeffrey Dinowitz, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s)! for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: April 19, 2019 62835 BLUE PERIOD LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 1/7/2014. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: Louis W. Kurpis, CPA, 2068 Newbold Ave, Bronx, NY 10462.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Qualification of JUMIA USA LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/22/19. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/13/19. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LUMARTES LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/08/2019. Office location: NEW YORK County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/ her is: 620 Broadway, 1R. The principal business address of the LLC is: 620 Broadway, 1R. Purpose: any lawful act or activity THICK AS THIEVES, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 7/30/2009. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Kapil Sehgal, 143 Ludlow St, NY, NY 10002. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

NOBLE ASPECT, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/15/2019.

Office loc: NY County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served and shall mail process to: 99 Washington Ave., Ste 805-A Albany, NY 12210.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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June 17, 2019

CLP NEW YORK LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 05/10/2019. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served and shall mail process against LLC to: CSC, 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: any lawful act.

Touch Of Glass Detail Studio LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 02/15/19. Off. Loc.: Westchester Co. SSNY desig. as agt. upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 341 Railroad Ave., Bedford Hills, NY 10507. The Reg. Agt. is US Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave., Ste. 202., Brooklyn, NY 11228.

General Purposes.

Notice of Qualification of SOLTEIV Solar, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/21/19. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/17/18. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 311 West 43rd St., 12th Fl., NY, NY 10036. Address to be maintained in DE: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste. 101, Dover, DE 19904.

Arts of Org. filed with the DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company. Articles of Organization of Staten Island ASC, LLC were filed with the Sec. of State of NY (“SSNY”) on May 30, 2019. Office Location: Richmond County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to: 3860 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10314. Purpose: Any lawful business purpose.

MMJ Apparel LLC, Arts of Org. filed SSNY 04/12/19. Office: NY Co. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to MMJ Apparel LLC, 1407 Broadway, 10th Fl., NY, NY 10018-5793.

General Purpose.

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF KINGS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR NRZ PASS-THROUGH TRUST VIII, Plaintiff AGAINST VERNON C. WELLS, JR., et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated May 03, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Room 224 of Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201, on July 11, 2019 at 2:30PM, premises known as 95 MOFFAT STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11207. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York, BLOCK 3439, LOT 48.

Approximate amount of judgment $581,906.34 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 518020/2017. LEO SALZMAN, ESQ., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Wil! liamsville, NY 14221 63606 Notice of Qualification of VESSEL GLOBAL LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/31/19. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/23/19. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 122072543. DE addr. of LLC: CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808.

Cert. of Form. filed with Jeffrey W. Bullock, Secy. of State’s Office - Wilmington, 820 N. French St., 4th Fl., Wilmington, DE 19801. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1318548 FOR WINE & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL WINE & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 656 NOSTRAND AVE BROOKLYN, NY 11216.

KINGS COUNTY, FOR ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION. ANTON SANTANIELLO HOLDINGS LLC LEVEL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 05/31/2019. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: Franklin Garrido.

514W 211ST APT 2I NEW YORK,NY 10034 Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Application for Authority of Upland 2 LLC filed with SSNY on 5/20/19.

The jurisdiction of organization of the foreign LLC is Delaware. The date of organization is 5/2/2019.

Office location: NY County. SSNY has been designated as an agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The address to which SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is to: 210 East 68th St., APT 15G, NY, NY 10065.

The address of the office required to be maintained in the jurisdiction of its formation is: 8 The Green, STE R, Dover, DE 19901. The authorized officer in its jurisdiction of formation where a copy of its articles are filed is: Secretary of State of Delaware, 401 Federal St., STE 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

HASANOV CAPITAL, LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 4/22/2019. Off. Loc.: Kings Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process: c/o Farrukh Hasanov, 2804 E19th Street # 4B, Brooklyn, NY 11235. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qualification of VESSEL GLOBAL LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/31/19. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/23/19. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 122072543. DE addr. of LLC: CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808.

Cert. of Form. filed with Jeffrey W. Bullock, Secy. of State’s Office - Wilmington, 820 N. French St., 4th Fl., Wilmington, DE 19801. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Michael J. O’Dea Revocable Trust dated 4/29/02.

Michael J. O’Dea, Deceased. Late of New York County, NY. This Trust is in existence and all persons having claims or demands against said Trust or decedent are requested to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to The Pennsylvania Trust Company and Maria M. Thompson, Trustees, Five Radnor Corp. Center, Ste. 450, 100 Matsonford Rd., Radnor, PA 19087; Or to their Atty.: Edmund L. Harvey, Jr., Teeters Harvey Marrone & Kaier LLP, 1835 Market St., Phila., PA 19103.

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Notice of Qualification of Town Line Holdings LLC, fictitious name: Town Line Holdings II LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/21/19. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/14/19. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Universal Registered Agents, Inc., 274 Shufelt Rd., Nassau, NY 12123. Address to be maintained in DE: c/o Universal Registered Agents, Inc., 12 Timber Creek Ln., Newark, DE 19711. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19903. Purpose: any lawful activities.

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF KINGS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS II INC., BEAR STEARNS ARM TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-10, Plaintiff AGAINST BILLY A. ADES, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated May 02, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Room 224 of Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201, on July 18, 2019 at 2:30PM, premises known as 2026 AVENUE T, BROOKLYN, NY 11229. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York, BLOCK 7325, LOT 8.

Approximate amount of judgment $842,462.45 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 503948/2017. GREGORY M. LASPINA, ESQ., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorne! y for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 63573

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Notice of Qualification of 10 Jay Master Tenant LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/31/19. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/30/18. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Glacier Global Partners LLC, The News Bldg., 220 East 42nd St., Ste. 3002, NY, NY 10017, Attn: Eric Scheffler. Address to be maintained in DE: 919 North Market St., Ste. 950, Wilmington, DE 19801. Arts of Org. filed with the DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1318698 FOR LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 2171 2ND AVE NY, NY 10029.

NEW YORK COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. AC GMG LLC. Notice of Qualification of SIGNA CHRYSLER HOLDING LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/03/19. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/26/19. Princ. office of LLC: c/o Brix + Partners LLC, 560 Lexington Ave., 16th Fl., NY, NY 10022. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Gerald Brix at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of ORIENT 7850 MAIN LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/31/19. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/29/19. Princ. office of LLC: 712 5th Ave., Fl. 30, NY, NY 100194108. 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 122072543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of the State of DE, 401 Federal Plaza, Ste. 1, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

New York City Dept. of Consumer Affairs

New York City Dept. of Consumer Affairs

Notice of Public Hearing

Notice of Public Hearing

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to law, that the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs will hold a public hearing on WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2019 AT 2 P.M. at 42 Broadway, 5th floor, on a petition for D&D CAFE LLC to NEW MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE an unenclosed sidewalk cafe at 128 MESEROLE STREET IN THE BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS.

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to law, that the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs will hold a public hearing on WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2019 AT 2 P.M. at 42 Broadway, 5th floor, on a petition for C & S GOURMET MEALS & DELI, INC to NEW MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE an unenclosed sidewalk cafe at 3612 DITMARS BLVD IN THE BOROUGH OF QUEENS FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS.

REQUEST FOR COPIES OF THE REVOCABLE CONSENT AGREEMENT MAY BE ADDRESSED TO: DEPT. OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, 42 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10004 ATTN: FOIL OFFICER

REQUEST FOR COPIES OF THE REVOCABLE CONSENT AGREEMENT MAY BE ADDRESSED TO: DEPT. OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, 42 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10004 ATTN: FOIL OFFICER

PUBLIC NOTICE New York City Dept. of Consumer Affairs Notice of Public Hearing Notice is hereby given, pursuant to law, that the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs will hold a public hearing on WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2019 AT 2 P.M. at 42 Broadway, 5th floor, on a petition for SERAFINA TRIBECA RESTAURANT LLC to NEW MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE an unenclosed sidewalk cafe at 95 W BROADWAY IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS. REQUEST FOR COPIES OF THE REVOCABLE CONSENT AGREEMENT MAY BE ADDRESSED TO: DEPT. OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, 42 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10004 ATTN: FOIL OFFICER

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF CONSTELLATION NONPROFITS LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/13/2019. Office location: WESTCHESTER 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: 435 W 23RD ST, STE 1BB, NEW YORK, NY 10011.

The principal business address of the LLC is: 22 MAIN ST APT 1, DOBBS FERRY, NY 10522. Purpose: any lawful act or activity 85 Corrigan LLC. Art. of Org. filed with SSNY 4-16-19.

Office Location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to c/o Brian E. Rafferty, Dentons US LLP, 1221 6th Ave., NY, NY 10020.

Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

June 17, 2019

Notice of Qualification of PARKER IBRAHIM & BERG LLP Notice of Reg. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/22/19. Office location: NY County.

LLP formed in New Jersey (NJ) on 12/26/17. Princ. office of LLP: 5 Penn Plaza, Ste. 2371, NY, NY 10001.

SSNY designated as agent of LLP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the Partnership, 5 Penn Plaza, Ste. 271, NY, NY 10001. NJ addr. of LLP: 270 Davidson Ave., 5th Fl., Somerset, NJ 08873. Stmt. of Qual. filed with State of NJ, Dept. of State, 225 W. State St., 2nd Fl., Trenton, NJ 08646.

Purpose: Legal services.

PUBLIC NOTICE Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to collocate wireless communications antennas at three locations. Antennas will be installed at a top height of 56 feet on a building with an overall height of 56 feet at the approx. vicinity of 549 Grand Street, New York, New York County, NY 10029. Antennas will be installed at a top height of 86 feet on a building with an overall height of 94 feet at the approx. vicinity of 225 West End Avenue, New York, New York County, NY 10023. Antennas will be installed at a top height of 64 feet on a building with an overall height of 65 feet at the approx. vicinity of 300 Van Siclen Avenue, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY 11207. Public comments regarding potential effects from these sites on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Madison, m.warfield@ trileaf.com, 8600 LaSalle Rd, Suite 301, Towson, MD, 21286, 410-853-7128.

HOGWASCHE, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 05/17/19. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: Travis Bacon, 285 Central Park West #9N, New York, NY 10024.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

Cellco Partnership a n d its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to collocate wireless communications antennas at three locations. Antennas will be installed at a top height of 67 feet on a building with an overall height of 69 feet at the approx. vicinity of 46-55 Metropolitan Avenue, Flushing, Queens County, NY 11385. Antennas will be installed at a top height of 74 feet on a building with an overall height of 85 feet at the approx. vicinity of 262 West 154th Street, New York, New York County, NY 10039. Antennas will be installed at a top height of 79 feet on a building with an overall height of 79 feet at the approx. vicinity of 760 Grand Concourse, Bronx, Bronx County, NY 10451. Public comments regarding potential effects from these sites on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Madison, m.warfield@ trileaf.com, 8600 LaSalle Rd, Suite 301, Towson, MD, 21286, 410-853-7128.

Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes the existing location modification of wireless communications antennas at 3 locations.

Antennas are to be collocated at a top height of 74 feet on a building with an overall height of 76 feet at the approx. vicinity of 2100 Bronx Park East, Bronx, Bronx County, NY 10462. Antennas are proposed to be collocated at a top height of 63 feet on a building with an overall height of 79 feet at the approx. vicinity of 636 Palisade Avenue, Yonkers, Westchester County, NY 10703. Antennas are proposed to be collocated at a top height of 71 feet on a building with an overall height of 71 feet at the approx. vicinity of 4632 Carpenter Avenue, Bronx, Bronx County, NY 10470.

Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Elsie, e. boone@trileaf.com, 8600 LaSalle Road, Suite 301, Towson, MD 21286, 410853-7128.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice of Qualification of Jack Family Wines LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/10/19.

Office location: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 5/10/19. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 60 Riverside Blvd., Ste. 1407, NY, NY 10069.

DE address of LLC: 3411 Silverside Rd., Tatnall Bldg. #104, Wilmington, DE 19810. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

New York City Dept. of Consumer Affairs Notice of Public Hearing Notice is hereby given, pursuant to law, that the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs will hold a public hearing on WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 2019 AT 2 P.M. at 42 Broadway, 5th floor, on a petition for EASTSIDE BARKING DOG INC to ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE an enclosed sidewalk cafe at 1678 3RD AVE IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS. REQUEST FOR COPIES OF THE REVOCABLE CONSENT AGREEMENT MAY BE ADDRESSED TO: DEPT. OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, 42 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10004 ATTN: FOIL OFFICER

Notice of Formation of NRT ENTERPRISES LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/05/19. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O Nancy Twine, 145 4th Ave., Unit 15K, NY, NY 10003. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Qualification of Precision SC Holdings, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/7/19. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 8/10/18. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: CT Corporation System, 28 Liberty St., NY, NY 10005. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

RADIMAGENET, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 06/10/2019.

Office loc: NY County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 519 East 72nd Street, Ste 103, NY, NY 10021.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

PUBLIC NOTICE Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes the existing location modification of wireless communications antennas at three locations. Antennas are to be located at a top height of 86 feet on a building with an overall height of 96 feet at the approx. vicinity of 50 West 93rd Street, New York, New York County, NY 10025. Antennas are to be collocated at a top height of 147 feet on a building with an overall height of 159 feet at the approx. vicinity of 1176 5th Avenue, New York, New York County, NY 10029.

Antennas are to be collocated at a top height of 126 feet on a building with an overall height of 132 feet at the approx. vicinity of 230 West 17th Street, New York, New York County, NY 10011. Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Elsie, e.boone@ trileaf.com, 8600 LaSalle Road, Suite 301, Towson, MD 21286, 410-853-7128.

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CARL HEASTIE & ANDREA STEWART-COUSINS The “Wonder Twins” are back with a deal on rent regulations that left Gov. Andrew Cuomo out in the cold. The Assembly speaker and state Senate majority leader can rest a little easier in the last few days of the legislative session now that they got one of their top issues done. The governor can grumble that it wasn’t that great of a deal, but he might be a little jealous that he has no tag-team partner of his own.

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