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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT last week named Albany the best place to live in New York, raising a few eyebrows at City & State. The state capital actually ranked 45th out 150 of the largest metropolitan areas in the nation, and was followed by Syracuse at No. 63, Buffalo at No. 70 and Rochester at No. 72. New York City came in at No. 118. “That seems deeply wrong. Albany, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo are all better places to live than New York City?” a member of City & State’s editorial team asked. Well, let’s say that just about every major city has seen better days after the coronavirus pandemic. Albany earned its way to the top “based on quality of life and the job market in each metro area, as well as the value of living there and people’s desire to live there,” according to U.S. News & World Report. Albany was ground zero for this year’s biggest political story: The fall of Gov. Andrew Cuomo. It’s certainly a better place to live and work now that he’s gone. U.S. News & World Report points out that Albany takes a hit and rebounds with each new governor that comes to town. “Albany can be a transient region, with the working population shifting every time a new governor takes office. Yet throughout years of administrative changes, Albany has maintained a lively downtown that serves as both a commercial and cultural center,” writes Katrina Woznicki, a contributor for the magazine. After Cuomo’s scandal-ridden departure, landing the coveted “best place to live” in New York designation is a bit of welcome news for Albany. What a way to rebound.

CONTENTS FIRST READ … 4 The week that was

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JUSTIN BRANNAN … 8 Will the son of Bay Ridge be the next speaker? NYC 40 UNDER 40 … 12

The next generation of rising stars

10 IN THEIR 20S … 42 20-somethings making moves in NYC politics

WINNERS & LOSERS … 70

Who was up and who was down last week Brannan hasn’t been hiding his speaker aspirations.

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“Osama bin Laden is probably more popular in Suffolk County than Bill de Blasio.” Just like that, she cleared out the old administration and appointed a new one. Now, can Hochul make the honeymoon phase last?

THE FIRST 45

Gov. Kathy Hochul has officially been in office for 45 days, the unofficial deadline she gave to herself to get her administration set up – and to rid it of holdover loyalists to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Since Cuomo resigned amid a sexual harassment scandal, Hochul has had a fairly eventful early start to her tenure, beginning first with the remnants of a hurricane

that brought with it deadly flooding. She has sought to differentiate herself from her predecessor first and foremost in tone, putting an emphasis on cooperation with the state Legislature. In more concrete measures, Hochul implemented a statewide vaccine mandate for various health care workers, and though it’s still being fought in court, vaccination rates have gone up ahead of enforcement. She also got

– Rich Schaffer, the chair of the county’s Democratic committee, via The New York Times

the ball rolling on issues that stalled under Cuomo, including getting rent relief money out the door and appointing members of the Cannabis Control Board. And she did get rid of many Cuomo cronies – although not quite all of them. Perhaps most notably, Hochul retained state Budget Director Robert Mujica, a key member of Cuomo’s inner circle who is recognized by members of both parties as a budgetary

ICON DEFACED Statues of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Rep. John Lewis were unveiled in Union Square on Oct. 1, but not two days later, the display was vandalized. Gray paint was thrown on the bust of Floyd. This summer, the Floyd statue was also defaced when it was on display in Brooklyn. “It just goes to show you how far we still have to go to reach our goal of unity,” George’s brother Terrence Floyd said in a statement.

“I understand that he has a lot of time on his hands. But I was hoping that time would be spent in introspection, frankly.” – state Senate Majority Leader Andrea StewartCousins, on former Gov. Andrew Cuomo writing that the state is in a “dangerous moment,” via State of Politics

ENDORSEMENTS ROLL IN FOR HOCHUL

The new governor also enjoyed some new – albeit controversial – support for her reelection. Last week kicked off with an announcement from state Democratic Committee Chair Jay Jacobs that he is endorsing Hochul. He emphasized that the endorsement did not reflect the will of the state party, but simply his own personal belief that she is the best candidate. Still, many regarded the announcement as an inappropriate decision and believed that he should remain unbiased through the primary process. Jacobs has made it no secret that he has been trying to discourage other candidates from running to prevent party disunity and turmoil that could result from a contentious primary. But a call to Cuomo before the endorsement was perhaps the most controversial part of the announcement. A close ally of the governor prior to his resignation, Jacobs said he called Cuomo as a “courtesy” to give him a “heads-up” about what was coming. The revelation led some, including women who accused the ex-governor of sexual harassment, to say that Hochul should

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expert and a professional. Progressives met the decision with wariness, one of a handful of indicators that the good feelings may not last past January.

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replace Jacobs as the head of the party, a call Hochul indicated she has no immediate intention to heed. Hochul also gained the support of several different upstate county Democratic Party leaders after Jacobs weighed in.

LOVELY WARREN TO STEP DOWN

The twisting, turning saga that has been Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren’s time in office seems to have reached its conclusion. Facing a felony charge related to campaign finance violations, Warren agreed to a plea deal that will see her resign at the beginning of December in return for decreasing the felony charge to a misdemeanor. The plea also settles charges of child endangerment after weapons were found in her home during a search related to drug charges against her estranged husband. Warren lost reelection and was set to leave office in January anyway, but the plea deal

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brings her tale to an end just a little bit sooner.

WEEK AHEAD

Facing the music on congestion pricing

BLAZ SCRUTINIZED FOR POLICE DETAIL

The New York City Department of Investigation released a report on alleged misuse by Mayor Bill de Blasio of his police security detail for personal reasons, and during his presidential campaign. It concluded that he had indeed misused city resources, and the mayor has refused to pay back over $300,000 for the security provided for him during his ill-fated run for president. Apparently, the city Conflicts of Interest Board even warned de Blasio in 2019 that he would have to pay back the security costs, according to the DOI report. It also found that the mayor essentially used his police detail as a “concierge service” for family, staff and guests even when he wasn’t in the car, in addition to helping his daughter move. De Blasio strongly defended his use of his security detail, calling the report inaccurate.

Bill de Blasio used his police detail inappropriately while he was campaigning for president in other states, according to a city Department of Investigation report.

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TUESDAY 10/12 The New York City Council Committee on Public Housing holds a 10:30 a.m. remote oversight hearing on utilities in public housing and winter preparedness.

After nearly 18 hours and hundreds of public speakers, the first series of virtual public hearings on congestion pricing is complete. The plan to toll vehicles in Manhattan’s central business district – south of 60th Street – has languished for two years despite passing the state Legislature in 2019. The process ground to a rush hour-like standstill under the Trump presidency, whose Federal Highway Administration declined to give the state necessary guidance on what kind of environmental study would be required to jumpstart the program. The MTA now has that guidance, but laid out a timeline that would see congestion pricing implemented at the earliest in 2023, two years after it was originally slated to start. It’s been a long wait for advocates of congestion pricing, the goal of which is to lower congestion and air and noise pollution, and raise $15 billion for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to fund transit improvements in the process. Ten virtual public hearings that wrapped up on Oct. 6 offered residents of New York City, subur-

INSIDE DOPE

We’ll see if Congress passes more funding for NYCHA, because as Chuck Schumer wrote for City & State: “The only solution is through big, bold, and transformative action by the federal government.”

ban counties, New Jersey and Connecticut the chance to comment on the plan. A series of three public hearings focused on the impacts of congestion pricing on environmental justice communities – described as including low-income and minority populations – kicked off Oct. 7. In the roughly 18 hours of public comment so far, three general groups of people have emerged. There are those who want to see the tolling program put in place as quickly as possible and with zero exemptions. There are those who support congestion pricing but who argue that certain exemptions – for Manhattan residents, for first responders, for motorcyclists and more – are crucial. And then there are those who don’t want to see it implemented at all. The vast majority of commenters seemed to fall in one of the first two categories. “You know you have a big problem when your idea is so overdue that the Wikipedia page about it is too long to read,” said Miles McManus, a resident of the central business district. – Annie McDonough

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THURSDAY 10/14

Learn about the rising stars in New York City politics at City & State’s 5 p.m. virtual New York City 40 Under 40 event.

State lawmakers are discussing gun safety proposals at a 10:30 a.m. hearing at the Legislative Office Building in Albany.

게임 Election games 6

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Maybe we should just pivot from this whole “gubernatorial election” and take some inspo from Netflix.

By Caitlin Dorman

RED LIGHT, GREEN LIGHT: You can only talk about running for governor when New York state Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs has his back turned. Red light, green light, 1, 2, 3!

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BEFORE THE RACE for governor really kicks off (and the entire borough of Brooklyn decides to run), we’d like to offer an alternative to the normal election cycle, a suggestion that we think will save everyone a lot of time, money and energy: Everyone who wants to be governor in 2022, including Kathy Hochul, should compete in the inaugural Gubernatorial Squid Games, based on the immensely popular (and incredibly violent) Netflix series of the same name. Candidates will compete in a series of six games, with the winner taking office. Unlike in “Squid Game” the TV show, losers won’t die, they just won’t be allowed to run for election ever again (for Bill de Blasio, this may be a fate worse than death). Here’s how we think the games should be run:

HONEYCOMB: Forget stars, circles and umbrellas. Candidates have to painstakingly carve a honeycomb candy version of the state seal … Good luck with that “E Pluribus Unum” addition. Anyone who cracks the mold has to drop out. TUG OF WAR: Primary debate time! In lieu of talking about substantive issues (which they probably wouldn’t talk about anyway), each candidate and their top staff play tug of war, with the losers falling into the bottomless chasm of no name recognition.

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MARBLES: Instead of making up a game to trade marbles with a partner, you’re allowed to take your opponents’ donors by any means necessary except violence.

GLASS BRIDGE: Door-knocking for potential voters, but 50% of the people who answer are actually registered to vote in a different state, but don’t tell you until after you’ve spent five minutes talking to them. It might be physically safer than falling through alternating unstable glass tiles, but it’s a bigger waste of money.

6 SQUID GAME: The main event! The general will just be the Democratic and Republican nominees going at each other in a knife fight, except the Democrat is supported by everyone who dropped out in the primary, and the Republican is on their own. The GOP will love this one because they have better odds than a normal election.

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A Q&A with Assembly Member

I saw firsthand what that incarceration can do to a family.

KENNY BURGOS

You’re the chair of the Assembly Subcommittee on Reentry and Transitional Services. What does the crisis on Rikers Island say about the city’s jail system? It’s an issue that really hits close to me. The reason that I asked to chair this subcommittee and the reason I even got it renamed so that it conveys the messaging of what we have to do here is because my father was incarcerated in Rikers when I was about 12 years old, and I saw firsthand what that incarceration can do to a family. We almost lost our home. My dad was scarlet-lettered coming

out of jail, couldn’t get a job. You’re just basically reentering society, you’re branded a certain way, and we put every single obstacle through our criminal justice for you not to make it past that. One thing that always stuck with me when my dad was coming out, he chose an early release after a couple hearings with parole. His options were basically come out, I think, two months early and you get a year parole, or you finish up two months, you get no parole. Everyone that he was incarcerated with

told him it was insane to take the two months early release with a year parole as opposed to just finishing out because everyone in there to this day understood that parole was a trap. It was just a system designed to make you go back into the jail and correction system; the recidivism was insane. Me being the chair of reentry, we want to rewrite that story. My dad, thankfully now, has gone on, he’s built his own business,

and he had resources and family, but most of that is luck. I think what our goal here now, my goal as the chairman of the subcommittee, is to take luck out of the equation, to make sure that we reverse these policies, that we make sure this criminal justice system really works for people to reintegrate in society, to rehabilitate them. What are your hopes while Rikers is in the spotlight? My hopes are we bring the population way, way down. And I think strategically with this being a top of the news cycle, we need to take our top political

Our Perspective A Historic Win for New York Farm Workers

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By Stuart Appelbaum, President, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, RWDSU, UFCW Twitter: @sappelbaum

or far too long, farm workers in New York have been subject to discrimination, abuse, and exploitation. They have reported enduring 70-hour, seven-day work weeks without overtime pay. They toil in extreme heat in the summer months, but are cruelly denied adequate bathroom breaks or enough access to water. Farm workers often are forced to venture into the fields in seek of relief, where they are subjected to exposure to ticks and potentially hazardous chemicals. For female farm workers, this can be even more dehumanizing, exposing more of their bodies to these hazards, and even risking sexual harassment as they undress to relieve themselves. Women in agricultural work are at increased risk of uterine tract infections due to their exposure in the fields. When workers suffer from injuries or health problems — dehydration, cuts, broken limbs — they often find they are on their own, without adequate medical care. When they seek out

medical care, they pay out of their own pockets. Rather than risk missing work and the income they need to survive, many agricultural workers are forced to stay on the job despite injuries. These workers — largely immigrants - have suffered while toiling in a multimillion-dollar industry that often uses their documentation status as a tool to exploit and intimidate them. And, they’ve never been able to seek out the best tool workers have to protect them; unions and collective bargaining. Shockingly, under New York law, they were forbidden from bargaining collectively and exercising the rights most New Yorkers take for granted. The RWDSU and a coalition including the NY AFL-CIO and others fought hard to change that, and in 2019 secured the passage of the Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act, which finally gave countless farm and agricultural workers the right to bargain collectively and create better lives for themselves. And now, we are already seeing results.

leaders to take real decisive action and really change what that structure looks like. So again, I commend the governor for expanding remote court hearings, but now at least come down a little bit harder on the correction officers union. They need to come to the table and have a better conversation on how we’re going to make this facility work. I sympathize with the (correction officers) – it’s a hellhole for the people incarcerated and the people who work there. But someone has to make decisive action and say we need to fix this entire system from the root. – Gabriel Poblete

A group of farm workers at Pindar Vineyards in Peconic, New York, became the first farmworkers in the state to join a union when they became members of RWDSU Local 338 in early October. Their historic victory makes them the first group of agricultural workers to win a union voice so they can negotiate a contract that will ensure better pay and working conditions. These workers — who reported discrimination while being treated far worse than the retail “tasting staff”- have seized the opportunity to change their jobs and their lives by joining the RWDSU. Countless farm workers in New York can look to this worker victory as an inspiration and the first step toward changing their own lives. With the labor movement at their side, New York’s farm workers can finally exercise their right to join a union, and claim dignity, respect, and a voice on a job. By bargaining collectively, they can begin to address they many issues they face at work. New York’s agricultural workers are entering a new era, and the RWDSU will be with them every step of the way. Fighting back against exploitation and mistreatment with the power of collective bargaining starts now.

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JUSTIN BRANNAN

He’s tight with Eric Adams and labor leaders – but he’s also a white guy in an increasingly diverse council. By Annie McDonough

Brannan has been running for City Council speaker for years.

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HERE’S A LOT we already

know about the next New York City Council when it convenes in January. It will likely have women as a majority, more Latino members than ever and a new progressive wing that will include some of the furthest left members the city has seen yet. But one unknown about the 2022 council – in addition to a handful of somewhat competitive general elections next month – is who will lead this history-making body. While the City Council speaker is technically elected by the council’s 51 members, the race has traditionally been one in which county party leaders, members of Congress and labor unions flex the political muscles they’ve spent all campaign season exercising. Those power brokers, the incoming mayor – and yes, the actual council members – are the ones wannabe speakers have to win over in the coming months. Half a dozen members are either publicly running for the position or are reported to be considering it, including Manhattan’s Carlina Rivera, Keith Powers and Gale Brewer, Queens’ Francisco Moya and Adrienne Adams, and Diana Ayala, whose district includes parts of Manhattan and the Bronx. And then there’s Justin Brannan, the Eric Adams-supporting, Bernie Sanders-endorsing, metal music-loving

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vegetarian from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, who has been not so inconspicuously gunning for speaker for years. While most observers say it’s still too early to name a front-runner in the speaker race, some said Brannan is as well positioned as one can be for a contest in which political winds could change swiftly. “I would rather be Justin than any of the other candidates right now,” said one Democratic strategist, who asked not to be named in order to speak openly. Brannan’s strengths going into the race are clear. His ties to Eric Adams, the Democratic nominee for mayor, makes him a contender for the likely mayor’s allimportant support. He’s seen as pro-labor by the unions that are likely to push for their favorite candidate. Some political observers even say Brannan shouldn’t be counted out for the possible support of voting blocs that emerge in Queens and the Bronx, should county leaders rally behind a candidate like they did for Corey Johnson in 2017. And he’s laid the groundwork with incoming council members by endorsing and campaigning widely across the five boroughs this year. It would hardly be a surprise to see momentum building behind Brannan, the candidate who is perhaps most vocally campaigning for speaker. But in New York City politics, putting in the time and wanting it really badly doesn’t always cut it. Sure, Brannan is one of a few candidates Adams may end up supporting. And even if Adams ends up pulling harder for a different candidate, or stays out of the race entirely, Brannan may still have a path to victory. “Justin is a formidable candidate,” said a Democratic consultant who requested anonymity in order to speak freely about the candidates. “He has very good, strong relationships across the board. And it doesn’t hurt that he and Eric have a good relationship.” But

As the council grows increasingly diverse, there might be little appetite for a white male speaker.

Brannan has close ties to likely Mayor Eric Adams.

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A former punk rocker, Brannan was elected to represent Bay Ridge in 2017.

some incoming members don’t want an Adams-aligned speaker. While the council speaker has to work with the mayor, they’re also expected to hold the mayor accountable – something progressive council members are eager to see under an Adams administration. And Brannan is not exactly the candidate of the left. Right now that’s Carlina Rivera, whose name has been floated by progressive Democrats. Rivera is being supported by Rep. Nydia Velázquez, who endorsed five progressive council candidates that all won their primaries. Reps. Adriano Espaillat and Hakeem Jeffries are also expected to have influence in the race but have yet to stake a position publicly. Still, say that Brannan, while not a first choice, is deemed “palatable” to progressives – as some argue he will be – he still faces another hurdle. There’s an undeniable interest in electing a woman and/or a Latino speaker to lead the diverse and majority-female council, especially because of the lack of leadership roles held by Latinos in the city. It’s an imperative few Democrats disagree with, but it may not be a sticking point for all new members. “I think it just comes down to, do we support the person who has worked the hardest, or do we support the person just because they are Latino or they live in Manhattan or they live in Queens and they’re a woman?” said a likely incoming council member who asked for anonymity because they haven’t made up their mind about who to support in the race. That candidate added that some people may be hesitant to state their support for Brannan given the pressure building to elect a woman and/or a Latino speaker. Notably,

the council has never had a Black speaker. Brannan, like fellow white male candidate Keith Powers, has to be prepared for this hurdle as the campaign for speaker continues. In a recent interview, Brannan vowed that as speaker he would be invested in elevating women of color to committee chairs and other leadership roles. “I think it would be all the more incumbent upon a straight white guy to empower women, especially women of color, in top leadership

“I would rather be Justin than any of the other candidates right now.” – an anonymous Democratic strategist

positions, and rightfully so,” he said. That incoming council member is supportive of Brannan but hasn’t ruled out supporting other candidates if push comes to shove. No new council member really wants to piss off the power brokers, after all. “I like Justin and support Justin, but am still waiting to see where the chips are falling,” they said. “At the end of the day, I don’t want to make a wrong political decision just for one person.”

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EW YORK CITY’S political structure is in transition. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is poised to replace Mayor Bill de Blasio after emerging victorious from a crowded Democratic primary this summer. New York City Council Member Brad Lander scored an upset in the city comptroller primary, while Alvin Bragg notched a trailblazing win in the Manhattan district attorney’s race. And several new borough presidents are set to be elected – City Council members Mark Levine in Manhattan and Vanessa Gibson in the Bronx and potentially former Rep. Vito Fossella on Staten Island. A number of fresh faces emerged during the past election cycle too.

In the New York City Council, for example, more than two-thirds of the legislative body will be new come 2022, and they’ll also elect the next council speaker. Some younger New Yorkers made a mark assisting candidates this cycle, while others have moved up the ranks and made waves in positions as government appointees, advocates, attorneys, business executives, consultants, journalists and labor leaders. City & State’s New York City 40 Under 40 list highlights some of the most accomplished rising stars among them – all of them under the age of 40. We’re pleased to introduce City & State’s 2021 New York City 40 Under 40 Rising Stars.

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SHAUN ABREU New York City Council Nominee When Shaun Abreu was 9 years old, his family was evicted from their home in Washington Heights. Now, at age 30, he’s come full circle as a tenants rights attorney with the New York Legal Assistance Group, where he fights to keep families in their homes. Come November, Abreu, the Democratic nominee for New York City Council District 7, hopes to continue serving his community as its newly elected council member. “My keen understanding of how government can work for people – and how it can also not work for people – I think is what makes me a very uniquely qualified public servant,” Abreu says. Abreu, who is the son of Dominican immigrants, was born and raised in District 7 and even attended college in the area at Columbia University. Although he left the city to attend Tulane Law School, Abreu says he always knew he would return to his community. Abreu has also served as a member of his local community board and on the campaigns of lawmakers like Rep. Adriano Espaillat. Abreu credits his close ties to the district as one of the main reasons he won his June primary, including the fact that he brought together over 100 building captains – a diverse group made up of his former classmates, college professors, tenants he’s represented in housing court, community leaders and many others – to campaign for him in their apartment complexes. “We spoke to folks in their language, literally and metaphorically,” Abreu says. “They saw a kid who went from being evicted to becoming a tenant lawyer, someone who will now be their champion on issues they are now facing.” – Sahalie Donaldson

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CHARLIE AIDINOFF Associate Vice President, Corporate and Legislation KASIRER During Charlie Aidinoff’s time at Kasirer, he has been especially proud of his work advising an organization called ROAR, which stands for Restaurants Organizing, Advocating & Rebuilding. The group, which was founded during the coronavirus pandemic to advocate on behalf of financially struggling restaurants and their workers, began to work with the lobbying firm in April of last year. “Working on behalf of a group of people who are really fighting for an industry that was having some really tough times was particularly interesting and satisfying,” he says. Aidinoff brought extensive experience in New York City government with him to Kasirer. He started his career when he joined Bill de Blasio’s 2013 successful mayoral campaign. He served as a legislative representative in the Mayor’s Office of City Legislative Affairs, coordinating with the City Council and city agencies on public policy. In that role, he had a hand in shaping numerous pieces of legislation, including expanding access to menstrual hygiene products in schools and prisons, and repealing New York City’s Cabaret Law, an archaic and obscure law that limited dancing in bars. From there, Aidinoff headed to the New York City Mayor’s Office of ThriveNYC – now known as the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health – as its legislative and intergovernmental affairs manager. At Kasirer, Aidinoff works with a vast range of clients as a part of the firm’s corporate and legislation team. “I certainly pride myself on my ability to help these people understand who’s who in government and what you need to get things done.” – Kay Dervishi

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KEYLA ANTIGUA Senior Vice President for Government and Community Affairs BOLTON-ST. JOHNS Keyla Antigua started her career involved in grassroots advocacy, speaking with and educating people in underserved communities who were directly affected by policy changes. “While I love that work of connecting directly with particular folks, I knew that trying to change and influence policy was probably going to be a larger-scale impact” on those communities, she says. That interest prompted her to take on policy initiatives at Children’s Aid, a 168-year-old child welfare nonprofit in New York City. During her time at Children’s Aid, Antigua advocated for legislation on numerous issues affecting youth and families. This included working with a coalition of organizations to increase access to summer jobs for New York City youth and pushing the state to offer more support to foster children who are leaving home and entering college. At the government relations firm Bolton-St. Johns, Antigua channels her efforts into diversifying the scope of policy and legislation she explores along with various clients. “It really does allow me to step out of my comfort zone and become an expert in other areas,” she says, explaining how she handles a client list that ranges from the nonprofit sector to the tech industry. Antigua is particularly proud of the work that she has done in the criminal justice reform space, such as securing funding for a client to provide incarcerated people with access to a social worker as they prepare for the parole review process. – K.D.

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ANDREA BOWEN Principal BOWEN PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONSULTING Andrea Bowen launched her career as a researcher in the organizing department at the Iron Workers Union in Washington, D.C., collecting information that helped people organize and bring to light workers’ rights violations. At the same time, she also began to work with a volunteer transgender activist organization and advocated for the Council of the District of Columbia to pass a bill that would reduce barriers for transgender people seeking to change their names. The bill passed unanimously – and Bowen was hooked. She then went to New York City, working on budget advocacy with United Neighborhood Houses and continued her LGBTQ activism, helping to create NYC Unity Works, a city workforce development program designed to help LGBTQ youth. “Getting Unity Works done was huge for me,” she says, adding that it is “the most robust workforce program that I know of for LGBTQ folks in the country, and it survived the challenge of the city’s pandemic finances.” Bowen even worked with a group in Washington, D.C., to enact a similar variation on the program there. As a public affairs consultant for the past four years, Bowen has advised and supported clients such as worker cooperatives and the Sex Workers Project at the Urban Justice Center. Whether it’s supporting advocates for LGBTQ people or labor rights, Bowen says, “Helping take part in that change means the world to me.” – K.D.

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RAMÓN CABRAL State Democratic Committee Member Navigating the world of government has been vital to Ramón Cabral ever since he was a kid helping out his dad’s cab company by gleaning the language of city agencies and attending community board meetings. His interest in politics intensified during his first internship working for an Assembly member in the Bronx while studying at Fordham University. A subsequent internship for former Rep. José E. Serrano helped him see the direct impact of policy on his community, as he helped draft bills and attended meetings with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. “It was about being exposed to the inner workings of Congress,” Cabral recalls, “and making sure that folks get money to address issues that affect your community, like we did when we gave funding to the FBI to address shootings a few years ago, and how that would then impact the Bronx.” Cabral worked his way up in Serrano’s Bronx office, and his involvement with the Bronx Young Democrats led to him running for district leader in 2018. While he lost that race, his 2020 win in a state Democratic Committee member race was a testament to his determination. In that role, Cabral is prioritizing his community by focusing on public safety and youth education and programs. He’s also working to grow his campaign consulting company. “A young person of color in the Bronx can be not necessarily at the table right now but helping folks who are at the table,” he explains, adding that his job is to help people make decisions that are going to influence their community. – Maryam Rahaman

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JESSICA CARRANO Vice President RED HORSE STRATEGIES Jessica Carrano is comfortable behind the scenes, from working in restaurants to engineering progressive victories. The Brooklyn native grew up along the Jersey shore thanks to her father’s service in the U.S. Coast Guard, an experience she calls a “socialized experiment.” “People made the same salary, shopped in the same places, and the kids all go to the same schools,” Carrano recalls. “Although, we had really nice public schools due to the taxes from people who had second homes there.” She waited tables throughout high school and at New York University, developing the interpersonal skills to go on to canvass for candidates with the Working Families Party. “I was really good at it,” she says. “The service industry helps you become good at talking to strangers and understand what people want.” Carrano stayed with the far-left third party for almost seven years and became its statewide political director. In 2015, Carrano left for Metropolitan Public Strategies to help Todd Kaminsky win a key state Senate seat on Long Island. A year later, she joined Red Horse Strategies, where she has cultivated candidates from historically underrepresented communities. She was recently on the team that helped Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams win the Democratic mayoral nomination. She noted that Adams sought her opinions in meetings. “When you’re a woman in a lot of these rooms, you’re really on your own sometimes,” Carrano says. “That desire to listen to everybody in the room made me excited to work on the campaign and think about what kind of leader he could be.” – Aaron Short

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ARIANA COLLADO Executive Director BRONX DEMOCRATIC PARTY The Bronx Democratic Party is becoming younger and featuring more women, thanks in part to Ariana Collado. Collado, whose family moved from the Dominican Republic when she was 2 years old, grew up in Mott Haven, Westchester Square and Wakefield and attended Aquinas High School, an all-girls Catholic school in Belmont. “We had very strict schedules,” Collado says. “There was no such thing as skipping class. It allowed me to focus on school, build relationships and get a good education.” After attending Iona College and Lehman College, Collado got odd jobs, including one selling jeans in SoHo, before becoming a scheduler to then-City Council Member Andrew Cohen. She worked her way up to chief of staff for Cohen and had the Bronx politician’s backing when she helped organize a unionization drive. “I was blessed to have an amazing council member who supported any moves and decisions we made,” Collado says. “That wasn’t the case for a lot of staffers at City Hall.” After state Sen. Jamaal Bailey was elected to lead the Bronx Democratic County Committee last year, he brought Collado aboard to run its operations and recruit candidates. Now, women are set to make up a majority of the borough’s City Council delegation. Collado, who has simultaneously attended CUNY School of Law, has been honing her own voice too. “Most of the spaces I’ve been in at City Council or in different positions of power have been mostly men, and I’m making sure my opinions are heard,” she says. – A.S.

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ARIES DELA CRUZ Press Secretary MANHATTAN BOROUGH PRESIDENT GALE BREWER In 2007, then-Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke at a Columbia University forum and said there were no gays in his country. Aries Dela Cruz, a prominent LGBTQ student leader at Columbia, noticed his phone started to blow up. “Being on Columbia’s campus, you’re used to journalists being around and using students as sources,” Dela Cruz says. “We were in the news quite a lot for a number of causes.” Dela Cruz, whose family emigrated from the Philippines when he was only 7, didn’t get involved in politics until 2016, when he co-founded the Filipino American Democratic Club of New York. The group connected immigrants from the Philippines to their local government officials. When Donald Trump won the presidency, Dela Cruz was devastated, and he sought to become more involved in city government. He started working for Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, which led to stints with former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and boosting 2020 census turnout. Dela Cruz rejoined Brewer’s office early last year as the pandemic unfolded. “There wasn’t a whole lot of training because we were in an emergency, but I knew the staff and I had their respect,” Dela Cruz says. “I could anticipate what the governor’s office wanted even before they asked.” Dela Cruz credits Brewer for his work ethic and learning to overprepare. “Gale showed me you should have high standards and, if you have information, it’s important to share it – no matter how bad it might look,” Dela Cruz says. “Being honest with people is appreciated.” – A.S.

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ALEJANDRA DIAZ-HOUSTON Director, Health Equity and Policy Analysis GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION Alejandra Diaz-Houston’s position at the Greater New York Hospital Association has two major components: to analyze state and federal proposals or directives that affect health equity initiatives at hospitals; and to give technical assistance to hospitals implementing efforts to improve health equity, such as improved demographic data collection for patients or better language access for people with limited English proficiency. “The concept of equity is inherently important to every policy discussion and in any and every implementation plan or program,” she says. It has taken on particular significance for Diaz-Houston during the coronavirus pandemic, as she has dedicated significant time to guiding and supporting hospitals. “It’s making all of the information that’s available, digestible, so that people can actually put it into action,” she says about her work. Her interest in health policy led her to the governor’s office, where she served as an Empire State fellow working under the state’s deputy secretary for health. She then went to the state Department of Health, working at the Center for Health Care Policy and Resource Development. While there, DiazHouston oversaw the Population Health Improvement Program, a statewide initiative to advance population health and reduce disparities in health care. Diaz-Houston also chairs the transportation committee of Queens Community Board 6, which spans Forest Hills and Rego Park. “It’s really been fulfilling to volunteer in an environment where you’re focused on how we can make our community better,” she says. “And it drives some really good, productive conversations.” – K.D.

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BRIAN FRITSCH Campaign Manager, Public for Penn and Build Gateway Now REGIONAL PLAN ASSOCIATION The Gateway Program might be the most complex infrastructure project anywhere in the country, but the proposed commuter rail tunnel under the Hudson River doesn’t faze Brian Fritsch. The Wisconsin native and Grinnell College graduate has been enmeshed with the inner workings of New York state politics since 2009, when he coordinated fieldwork for Scott Murphy’s successful congressional campaign. Campaign tours with prominent Queens politicians Jimmy Van Bramer and Melinda Katz followed, but it wasn’t until Fritsch helped the New York City Department of Education roll out Mayor Bill de Blasio’s universal pre-K program that he fully appreciated the power that government has to make people’s lives better – as long as the gears of bureaucracy shifted correctly. “It was a tricky process to get everything done in a timely fashion,” Fritsch says. “There were barriers the bureaucracy had up that came down because people believed it was something worth doing – and that was awesome to see.” Fritsch’s work on the high-profile prekindergarten rollout led to stints with High Achievement New York, where he worked with parents and educators on the state’s educational standards, and the Regional Plan Association, where he handled a campaign to ensure the long-delayed tunnel will get built in our lifetimes. “(Gateway) has an impact on climate change, public health and the economy of the region,” Fritsch says. “My hope is you know it’s the most critical piece of infrastructure in the entire nation – and building it is essential.” – A.S.

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JEFF FURTICELLA Metro Photo Editor

The first time Jeff Furticella’s father was excited about his son’s work was when he got to shoot a Chicago Bears game for The Times of Northwest Indiana. A photographer for the paper gave a talk at Furticella’s high school, and Furticella asked to shadow him for assignments. Soon, he was shooting high school basketball games and other events while he was at Ball State University, which later led to the NFL assignment. But he didn’t realize photo editing could become a career until he joined The Associated Press’ sports photo desk in 2011, which he likened to journalism graduate school. “You learn every scenario that comes up,” Furticella says. “You’re working with tons of photographers and reporters, you’re thrown everything, and you’re always on deadline.” Two years later, Furticella landed at The New York Times’ sports desk before joining Metro in 2017. In his assignments, he sought to understand beats to ensure the visuals and writing complement each other while pushing photographers to advance the story. “Photographers have the luxury of time to build relationships with people,” Furticella says. “It’s not uncommon for a photographer to bring back reporting that changes the direction of a story or surface something we haven’t previously considered.” The coronavirus pandemic limited that access, but Furticella’s team tried to “capture the inherent fear” of life in the city then. “You think of how the city cleared out and the eerie quiet of that place,” he says. “We wanted to show how this place is evolving right before our eyes.” – A.S.

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CRISTINA GARCIA Assistant Director BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION INSTITUTE Cristina Garcia developed a passion for sustainability while studying environmental engineering at The City College of New York. That experience made it particularly meaningful when, while at the New York City’s Mayor’s Office of Climate and Sustainability, she developed a new internship program designed specifically for students at local public colleges to access careers in sustainability. “Having been able to be a part of having a direct impact on those students, I think, is something that I’m just proud of because it touches really close to home,” she says. “I was one of those students. I am a New Yorker, I am first-generation and I am Latina.” Her experience in city government is particularly relevant to her work at the Building Electrification Institute. As an assistant director at the organization, Garcia helps cities across the country navigate labor and workforce development challenges associated with transitioning away from using fossil fuels in buildings’ systems. Her interest in equitable workforce development goes beyond her day job: Garcia launched Latinxs in Sustainability in 2017, which offers events and opportunities for networking and mentorships to Latino professionals working in sustainability. “A lot of minority New Yorkers that studied environmental engineering ... Where are they now? ... What’s happening that there’s clearly such a gap between people who pursue these degrees and then the people that make it in the rooms?” she asks. “This group is trying to elevate those stories and narratives and to raise awareness about what career opportunities look like in sustainability.” – K.D.

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ELLEN GUSTAFSON Assistant Director GREENBERG TRAURIG Ellen Gustafson’s interest in politics was sparked while she was in high school. Before she went off to college, she decided to work on Daniel Garodnick’s first campaign for New York City Council. “What was supposed to be a couple of hours to fill my time turned into a passion,” she says. After going through law school, she landed a position working in Garodnick’s office. She initially planned on a short-term stay while figuring out whether she wanted to pursue traditional legal work. “I loved what I was doing,” she says. “I loved the community work, being involved in rezonings and the budget, and so I wound up staying for his entire last term.” While working in the City Council, she played a key role in shaping the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project and the East Midtown rezoning. Since joining Greenberg Traurig in 2019, Gustafson has maintained a focus on handling budgetary and legislative matters for clients before the City Council. One of her favorite aspects of her job is working with nonprofit clients that provide needed social services to New Yorkers. “What I liked about being at the City Council and what I like about being at Greenberg is no two days are the same,” she says. When she’s not lobbying on behalf of her clients, Gustafson enjoys running, having completed 21 marathons to date. – K.D.

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SHAHANA HANIF NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL NOMINEE Shahana Hanif, a community organizer and daughter of Bangladeshi immigrants, made history when she was elected as the Democratic nominee for New York City Council District 39. Not only will she be the first Muslim woman to be elected to the legislative body, but she will also be the first woman of color to represent her Brooklyn district. “I’ve been reflecting a lot about how if somebody had told me 20 years ago when I was 10 – 9/11 had just taken place – that I would one day become an elected official or that a Muslim person would be in office in just two decades’ time, I wouldn’t have believed it,” Hanif says. In addition to her years as a tenant organizer, disability rights activist and advocate against domestic violence, Hanif most recently served as the director of organizing and community engagement in Council Member Brad Lander’s office. The experience gave her the opportunity to lead grassroots initiatives where her community could have some say in how the city invested in the district. In addition to her hopes of transforming language access in the city, advancing gender equality and addressing labor justice issues, Hanif was diagnosed with lupus when she was 17, and she plans to continue using a disability justice framework as a member of City Council. “My talking points are not just about my community. It’s about me too as an incoming council member who is living right now with invisible disabilities ... really recognizing what access looks like and what accommodations look like in our workplace,” Hanif says. “I know I’m bringing my full self into this work and our communities.” – S.D.

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MONIKA HANSEN State Director U.S. SEN. KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND Monika Hansen has worked for several powerful female politicians in New York – and waded through a lot of garbage along the way. A Polish immigrant and selfproclaimed “trash nerd,” Hansen attended Hunter College High School and George Washington University, working at an immigration law firm in her free time. Instead of becoming an immigration lawyer, she joined Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign as a field organizer. After Clinton’s devastating loss, Hansen dove into her volunteer work at Red Hook Community Farm. “I thought about what was the most physical job I could do and decided on composting,” she says. “It seemed I could physically make the world a better place during a dark time.” A friend’s suggestion that she meet city Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia led to a position as a special assistant at the Department of Sanitation, where she wound up as deputy chief of staff. During the coronavirus pandemic, Hansen helped build an emergency food program that delivered a million meals a day. A year ago, Garcia asked Hansen to run her mayoral campaign. Hansen capitalized on the first-time candidate’s reputation as an effective manager to nearly beat Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. Hansen, who took a position as state director to U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand post-primary, wishes she had more time to introduce Garcia to voters. “If we started the campaign earlier, we would have had more time to build relationships and a broader base,” she says. “The fact that (Adams) won by only 7,000 votes speaks to Kathryn’s message.” – A.S.

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ERIC HENRY Director of Government Affairs, New York City ALTICE USA For Eric Henry, there is little daylight between his work in the public and private sectors. “At the end of the day, I’ve always had a career in customer service, whether it’s been a City Council office or agency at the mayor’s office,” he says. In the private sector, he says that it is just the same. Henry has been with telecommunications company Altice for the past year. As director of government affairs in New York City, he plays a key part in managing Atlice’s franchise agreements with the city and supports the company’s work with expanding Wi-Fi access in homeless shelters in the area. Henry also coordinates with elected officials’ offices and various city agencies to field and expedite complaints from customers in the Bronx and Brooklyn, where the company operates. Before heading to Altice, Henry worked as general counsel for the New York City Mayor’s Office of City Legislative Affairs. He also has served as general counsel and director of intergovernmental affairs at the New York City Department of Veterans’ Services, where he shaped many resources and benefits set aside for veterans early on in the agency’s creation. Henry volunteers his time as a board member at the New York Botanical Garden, where he was director of government relations from 2014 to 2016. He is also a member of New York City’s Panel for Educational Policy, which approves the city school system’s policy decisions. – K.D.

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AMTRAK Even as Portia Henry manages some of the region’s most complex infrastructure projects, she still harkens back to her experiences working in her grandfather’s gas station in Hampton, Virginia. Henry was always interested in transportation, but her temporary gas station job helped her understand its role in connecting people to economic opportunities. “I knew the value of minorities in transportation and the freedom that transportation allows,” Henry says. “That stayed with me internally as I learned about community development.” Henry began that learning process early when, as a teenager, she served on the Hampton Youth Commission and distributed $40,000 to youth programs as its appropriations committee head. After graduating from the University of Virginia and working for a nonprofit in Danville, Virginia, Henry attended graduate school for city planning at Rutgers and scored a coveted internship with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. She was then accepted into the agency’s leadership fellows program, where she rotated between three departments, including a stint in its executive offices with former Chair John Degnan. The fellowship led to her managing the redevelopment of the Port Authority Bus Terminal, where she oversaw pre-construction activities and environmental assessments. Now she’s bringing her passion for capital programs and resilience to tackle Gateway, another multiyear infrastructure project at Amtrak that affects millions of commuters. “Infrastructure is infrastructure, but this is a brand-new challenge and definitely a step up in the world of capital programs,” Henry says. – A.S.

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CLEMENT JAMES Director of Faith-Based Outreach OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Clement James was raised in the Baptist and Pentecostal tradition, but he connects with people from other backgrounds through the shared experience of being a first-generation New Yorker. “I come from a place of understanding what it’s like to move to New York and pursue the American dream,” James says. “So many faith leaders call me their son or their brother.” James, whose father emigrated from Jamaica, is fond of pointing out that he grew up in Kingston – New York’s first capital. After attending Sullivan County Community College and John Jay College of Criminal Justice, he worked at K2 Intelligence before joining thenPresident Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign as a field organizer in Virginia. “My grandmother was a big supporter but passed away in July 2012,” James says. “As a commitment to her, I wanted to go to where she was born to work on his campaign.” After the election, James worked for the city Department of Parks and Recreation and at City Hall, where he was New York City first lady Chirlane McCray’s assistant. He also helped recruit more firefighters of color. In the fall of 2018, he joined the governor’s office as the top liaison to the state’s faith leaders. That role put him in the middle of a crucial vaccination drive and efforts to get personal protective equipment, face masks and sanitizers to churches throughout the state. “There’s no politics involved in providing services for people,” James says. “There’s nothing more rewarding than picking up the phone and helping someone with an issue they need.” – A.S.

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JONELLE JOHNSON Manager of Government and Community Strategy CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS Jonelle Johnson has had many notable moments in her time at Charter Communications, but she says that what she enjoys most about her job at the telecommunications and media company is seeing the results of its contributions and support across New York City. “Anytime I’ve been to an event where we get to interact with the people that we’re helping in some way, it just brings me so much pride,” she says. “Because it puts a face to the money; it puts a face to the equipment.” As manager of government and community strategy at Charter Communications, Johnson runs the company’s community engagement efforts in New York City, including partnerships with local organizations, corporate sponsorships and outreach with the broader community, including coronavirus pandemicera efforts such as donations to the Lower Eastside Girls Club and helping to launch educational events on the city’s new system of rankedchoice voting. Johnson’s current position allows her to combine the skills she has gained from different roles that she has held during her career. Her first job out of college involved conducting research on policy and legislation. She also spent time working in development and fundraising for the child welfare nonprofit Rising Ground, where she assisted in the planning of galas, backpack drives and other events. At Charter, she’s now working from the opposite side while seeking the same results. “It’s funny how it all ended up intersecting and bringing me to this point,” she says. – K.D

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RACHEL KAGAN Operations Manager, Communications and Government Relations PHYSICIAN AFFILIATE GROUP OF NEW YORK Rachel Kagan’s interest in politics began as an intern in state Sen. Liz Krueger’s office in high school. It was during her first summer working in her office that then-Gov. George Pataki vetoed a bill that would have raised the minimum wage in New York – a veto that the state Senate later overruled. To Kagan, the experience vividly illustrated the importance of state and local politics. “I love the idea that even when big change happens on the national level, it’s always up to the states and localities to really implement that change,” Kagan said. Kagan went on to work in the state Senate and the state attorney general’s office before attending law school. She eventually worked in the New York City Council, where she helped support and craft criminal justice legislation, such as exploring nonmonetary forms of bail. Now at Physician Affiliate Group of New York, Kagan ensures that doctors and health care professionals employed at New York City’s public hospitals through the organization get the support they need to continue to aid patients. “Throughout it all, I’ve done a lot of criminal justice, a lot of economic justice, and I think of my role here as being an extension of that because of the people that we serve,” she says. “There’s so much work that I’ve done in the past that is relevant to assisting vulnerable communities that our hospitals and providers are working to help.” – K.D.

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DEANDRA KHAN Political Coordinator 32BJ SEIU Deandra Khan learned the value of work and fighting against subpar working conditions by watching her parents toil long hours for meager wages. “My opinions on labor were shaped by seeing my parents come to this country with barely any money, no real plan – they worked their asses off,” Khan says. Khan’s family immigrated to Richmond Hill from Trinidad in 1991 and later moved to Bellerose. Her father was a building engineer, and her mother worked as a patternmaker and technical designer. After graduating from Townsend Harris High School in Queens – which she described as a “school for nerds” where she learned how to think critically – Khan attended Hunter College just in time to hold a degree during the Great Recession. “I really wanted a job after Hunter but had a very rude awakening,” Khan says. She then got her master’s in social work at Hunter and landed at the New York Civil Liberties Union, where she helped teenagers stage a die-in on Staten Island to protest the police killing of Eric Garner. The work was rewarding, but Khan wanted to tackle issues underlying poverty. Soon, she joined 32BJ SEIU and its efforts to help airport workers get health insurance. The urgency of the pandemic helped get the bill signed into law on New Year’s Eve 2020. Her efforts even spurred her father to join a union, giving them an opportunity to talk shop more often. “I only wish they had that experience much sooner,” Khan says. “To be part of a union is to be part of a family.” – A.S.

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10 IN THEIR 20s Twenty-somethings doing big things in NYC politics and government.

OR OVER a decade, City & State has put the spotlight on rising stars in city and state politics with lists highlighting 40 remarkable individuals under the age of 40. With more and more young people having an impact on politics and policy in New York, we decided to recognize the achievements of an even younger cohort this year. In addition to our traditional New York City 40 Under 40 list, we’re pleased to introduce our inaugural list of 10 vicenarians who have already made their mark in New York politics – and who will keep rising in the years ahead.

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craft and implement press strategy. During COVID-19, she was also deployed to assist the state’s COVID-19 Pandemic Response Task Force. According to a colleague, Hass “has infused vitality and transparency into the mighty, but little known, Office of the MTA Inspector General.”

A self-described “young queer Hood Black woman originally from the Bronx,” Anuru also has her own consulting firm, Dream Keep. “She is an unapologetic voice for valuing the lives and legacy of Black youth,” one person writes in nominating Anuru, “and shares her paradigm-shifting framework throughout the field.”

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Project Manager Vibrant Emotional Health/ The Coordinated Children’s Services Initiative One adverse effect of the coronavirus pandemic is increasing mental health struggles in young children – and that’s where Rebecca Anuru comes in. Anuru manages The Coordinated Children’s Services Initiative of New York City, a partnership with government agencies and community providers through the New York City-based mental health organization Vibrant Emotional Health. Anuru, 29, assists Vibrant’s work with the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development too.

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Assistant Director of Communications and Public Affairs Office of the MTA Inspector General With a multibillion-dollar budget and more than 75,000 employees – and a tendency of politicians to deny they actually control it – the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is often in need of oversight. The Office of the MTA Inspector General, where Danielle Hass has worked since 2019, does much of that work, whether it’s rooting out fraud and abuse or pushing for greater transparency. As a key communications and public affairs staffer, Hass, 27, helps

speaking Jewish refugees that fled to America in 1992. One person who nominated him writes, “Dennis’ podcast is an underrated gem in the sea of political broadcasting flooded nowadays by overhyped sensationalist takes.”

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Dennis Futoryan had just resigned as an attorney at the New York City Administration for Children’s Services when the coronavirus pandemic hit. Instead of panicking, Futoryan took the opportunity to chase a dream: creating his own podcast. In August 2020 he launched “The 25th Hour,” a recap of the latest in news and politics for busy listeners. Futoryan, 28, brings plenty of institutional knowledge to the podcast, having had stints with The Advance Group and with then-Rep. Eliot Engel. His work is also informed by his experience growing up in a family of Ukrainian Russian-

Since coming on nearly two years ago at the Primary Care Development Corp., Maura Harris has managed and expanded PCDC’s local, state and federal policy initiatives, including efforts to invest in primary care across New York – work made all the more important by COVID-19. As a colleague writes in nominating the 28-year-old Harris, “Over the past year and a half, as COVID has impacted everyone’s lives and ravaged communities of color (and) also deeply impacted the delivery of health care to communities, Maura has taken the lead on developing the relationships and expertise necessary to champion

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PCDC’s legislative agenda, including state legislation to measure, document and increase the state’s investment in primary care.”

BRADLEY HERSHENSON

President SUNY Student Assembly This spring, Bradley Hershenson was elected to a second term as president of the SUNY Student Assembly. Coupled with his role as SUNYSA president, Hershenson also serves as a trustee of the 18-member SUNY Board of Trustees. A doctoral student at the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cyber Security at the University at Albany, Hershenson represents students across 64 SUNY campuses at a critical time, with COVID-19 shuttering institutions temporarily and requiring other protective measures. In a Daily News op-ed in July, Hershenson teamed up with SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras and SUNY United University Professions President Fred Kowal to call for COVID-19 vaccination, writing, “A normal fall semester is within reach. Vaccination is what gets us there.”

ANNA MIROFF

Senior Manager, Communications Revel If anyone can revel in the growth of the micromobility market in New York City, it’s Anna Miroff. Miroff for the past two years has served

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as a key communications staffer at Revel, a growing, Brooklyn-based electric mobility startup known for its black-and-blue mopeds zipping around the city. Miroff, 28, previously spent four years as a media strategist at Stu Loeser & Co., where she specialized in transportation, education and gambling. “Her work product and work ethic is consistently of the highest quality,” one colleague writes, “but she stands out mostly (because) she is never shy about giving her opinion, but is also able to keep an open mind and process the input of others.”

BIANCA RAJPERSAUD

Associate Director of Government Relations Group Davidoff Hutcher & Citron Bianca Rajpersaud has a wealth of experience in New York politics – she worked for Assembly Member Michael Cusick, managed events and communications at the Association for a Better New York, got elected as a district leader on Staten Island and is the first woman of color to serve as president of the North Shore Democratic Club. Rajpersaud, 27, is also associate director of government relations at Davidoff Hutcher & Citron, where she represents nonprofit and corporate clients. According to one person who nominated her, “Ms. Rajpersaud’s success as an effective client advocate is a natural outgrowth of the career path she has

charted, giving a voice to the voiceless and representing the interests of overlooked communities and those living in her hometown of Staten Island, New York’s ‘forgotten borough.’”

STEPHEN ROMANO

Senior Account Manager Sykes Global Communications As a top campaign and communications staffer at Sykes Global Communications, Stephen Romano brings invaluable experience working on dozens of campaigns at the city, state and federal level. Romano, 27, previously worked for then-state Sen. Elaine Phillips on Long Island, where he also was previously a journalist. Among his recent campaign successes are the upset victory of Rosemarie Montalbano for Kings County Surrogate’s Court judge and handling social media and digital advertising efforts for New York City Council Member Adrienne Adams’ reelection campaign. He also propelled Democrat Juan Vides to a primary victory and later as a strong contender against Republican Assembly Member Melissa Miller in the Nassau County general election. “Stephen Romano is a smart, savvy, driven and creative part of the Sykes Global team,” writes a colleague who nominated him.

ARDIAN TAGANI

Government Relations Specialist Pitta Bishop & Del Giorno LLC Ardian Tagani’s life story is a case study in the critical role immigrants play in New York City. The son of ethnic Albanians who emigrated from the former Yugoslavia, Tagani, 28, grew up in Queens, graduated from the Bronx High School of Science and earned an undergraduate degree from CUNY’s Hunter College and a

law degree from the Fordham University School of Law. Following a stint on the staff of New York City Council Member Paul Vallone, Tagani joined Pitta Bishop & Del Giorno LLC and the affiliated Pitta LLP, where he assisted Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams’ successful mayoral campaign. “Ardian has become a force in local politics,” a colleague writes. “He has established himself as an expert on labor politics and election law.”

ERIKA TANNOR

Vice President Tusk Strategies When Tusk Strategies got behind Andrew Yang’s 2021 mayoral campaign, Erika Tannor was named policy director for the early front-runner in the race. And while Yang ultimately fell short, Tannor’s policy ideas garnered attention – including a proposed vacant land use tax. Tannor, 29, previously worked at the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs, for thenPublic Advocate Letitia James and for then-New York City Council Member Rafael Espinal. As Espinal’s communications and policy director, Tannor helped repeal the city’s Cabaret Law and create the Office of Nightlife to cultivate a thriving after-hours economy. One person who nominated her writes, “Erika Tannor is a truly devoted politico with an impressive career – and she is still just getting started.” – with reporting by Gabriel Arana

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NASHANTA LAMONT Associate Director of Governmental & Political Affairs COUNCIL OF SCHOOL SUPERVISORS & ADMINISTRATORS When there’s a crisis in a school, parents and teachers turn to their principal. When principals are facing a crisis, they turn to Nashanta Lamont. Lamont, a Queens native and Adelphi University and Brooklyn College alumnus, got her start with the New York City Department of Education at the end of the Bloomberg administration. An opportunity to work with high school superintendents came up, and she soon became a family support coordinator, where she facilitated workshops for parent coordinators and principals. “It was a great learning opportunity to find out from administrators what are the challenges we deal with in running a school community,” Lamont says. “There was always a new initiative to get involved in.” While she was at the DOE, Lamont joined District Council 37 and organized members to get a shop steward at her location. In 2018, she enrolled in a CUNY-Cornell labor relations certificate program, and her professors encouraged her to join an education-related labor union. When a job opened at the Council of School Supervisors & Administrators, she seized the opportunity. “It was divine intervention,” Lamont says. “All my interests aligned in one role and it satisfied my itch to be involved in politics.” Now she’s working to establish a political liaison program matching CSA reps with Council members. “It’s a tough time to be a principal, but our members are so resilient and dedicated to the work,” Lamont says. “That’s why we provide so much support.” – A.S.

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JEFFREY LEFRANCOIS Executive Director MEATPACKING DISTRICT When Jeffrey LeFrancois was growing up in Connecticut, the Meatpacking District was where the fictional Carrie, Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte sipped cosmopolitans at uber-trendy hotspots. The West Side neighborhood has changed since then – and LeFrancois has too. He came to the city in 2003 to study performing arts at Pace University. But he loved politics too and served on several campaigns, including John Kerry’s 2004 presidential bid. “Adults were joking with me whether I was going to take the theater route or do civics,” LeFrancois recalls. “I decided to study political science and kill two birds with one stone.” He went on to become an LGBTQ liaison to Manhattan Assembly Member Richard Gottfried, whose long-standing support of same-sex marriage and ironclad commitment to good governance shaped his career trajectory. “He’s a straight guy who represents a very gay district who has carried the flag of the LGBT community for his entire career,” LeFrancois says. “Working for him taught me what it was like to be a real public servant.” After about a year working for then-New York City Council Member Corey Johnson, LeFrancois became operations director of the Meatpacking Business Improvement District. By 2019, he was running the BID. The neighborhood is now a cultural anchor in the city, and LeFrancois has made it more walkable by helping to create a park on 20th Street and a seven-day-a-week open streets program. “I’m a strong believer that healthy cities are always changing,” LeFrancois says. “The Meatpacking District has been at the vanguard of change in that corner of Manhattan.” – A.S.

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ANTHONY LEMMA District Director REP. GRACE MENG A key part of Anthony Lemma’s job is to ensure that constituents in Rep. Grace Meng’s Queens district get the help they need – a responsibility that became all the more significant throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Over the course of the past year and a half, Lemma has overseen Meng’s district office’s relief efforts, such as distributing personal protective equipment, delivering meals and coordinating with other elected officials, nonprofits, hospitals and other community members on ongoing needs. “It’s really about communications and accessibility, regardless of what the situation is,” he says. Lemma brings with him a decade and a half of experience working in Congress, having previously served as a staffer for former Rep. Gary Ackerman. Among his career highlights has been helping to increase the district office’s impact throughout Meng’s nine years in office. “I like to pride myself on a very collaborative kind of leadership,” he says. “I’m bringing everyone to put together the best programs, the best ideas, the best outreach ideas. I just want everyone to feel part of it.” Lemma’s interest in supporting the local community extends beyond his work in government. He and two colleagues founded a nonprofit to distribute menstrual hygiene products and educate underserved communities about menstrual health. During the pandemic, the organization purchased and delivered supplies to community centers in Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx. – K.D.

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KRISTIN MALEK Director of Business Diversity

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CDW CORP. Kristin Malek’s goal is to ensure CDW’s supply chain remains diverse and equitable by helping the company’s partners not just prosper at CDW but to thrive in general. “What does ‘successful’ look like (for CDW’s partners)? That they are able to scale. They know their capacity. They have a strategic outlook and that they’re well-funded,” she says. As director of business diversity at CDW, which provides technology products to government, businesses and other institutions, she leads a $3 billion program that coordinates with more than 1,100 small businesses owned by people of color, women, veterans, people with disabilities and other disadvantaged communities – a roughly tenfold increase from when the company first launched the program 15 years ago. What motivates Malek is having both competitive and socially conscious components to her work. “Business diversity is the best of both worlds because I get to compete to ensure that our diverse suppliers are having a chance to work side by side with CDW to serve our customers,” she says. “But I know the ripple effect of that is helping an underserved community.” Some of Malek’s proudest work has involved collaborating with local networks of minority and female business owners in New York state and New York City. Ultimately, her greatest sense of accomplishment comes from seeing the successes of suppliers. “What makes me proud is when a supplier calls and says they opened a second building or a second office, or they hired four more people,” Malek says. “Those are all career moments.” – K.D.

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TOM MCNEIL East Coast Public Policy Manager INSTACART Thomas McNeil began his career in politics in 2004 working for Assembly Member Jeffrey Dinowitz before going to work on campaigns for influential elected officials in the Bronx, such as Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. “From there, I really wanted a change and to find something that had that campaign feel, that 24/7 impactful work,” he says. That desire brought McNeil to the tech transportation space. He went on to help launch the car-sharing company car2go, eventually heading its operations. His experience there helped him as he then took his expertise to Getaround, a company that allows drivers to rent cars from private car owners. McNeil helped the company kick off its expansion into New York and New Jersey and then ran market operations there as well. While at Getaround, he began advising Revel as it expanded its work to provide shared electric mopeds, which continues to this day. McNeil takes pride in his work at Instacart, particularly given the demand for its services that emerged this past year and a half. “I joined Instacart right at the start of the pandemic, which was not an easy time to start a new job,” he says. “But I was super excited about the opportunity, saw the instant need for a company like Instacart in New York City – so many folks not being able to access food, living in food deserts, during the pandemic, not wanting to be outside.” – K.D.

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KAITESI MUNROE Principal COZEN O’CONNOR PUBLIC STRATEGIES Looking back on her time working in the Assembly, Kaitesi Munroe recalls that one of her proudest accomplishments was her effort on legislation to ensure that cosmetology schools provide better curricula on treating different hair textures. “That was really a big deal for me because in college I used to walk into a lot of hair salons to get my eyebrows done, and a lot of people that would work there would look at me like I had two heads because they wouldn’t have known what to do with my hair,” she says. It wasn’t until Munroe’s junior year of college that she traded her premed studies for a deeper dive into politics. After a brief, post-graduation stint working in London, she returned to New York as a staffer for Assembly Member J. Gary Pretlow, where she helped craft legislation regulating daily fantasy sports in New York. In 2019, she brought her public sector experience to the government affairs and social impact team at Madison Square Garden Entertainment, where she managed portfolios for New York City, Chicago and the federal government while also working on corporate social responsibility initiatives. Her interest in social impact guided her early on in the coronavirus pandemic when she helped launch a $2.6 million fund to offer financial assistance to the company’s furloughed employees. Now several months into working at Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies, she says her favorite aspect of being at the firm is “working for a phenomenal team that genuinely wants to make a positive impact with their clients.” – K.D.

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ALI NAJMI Attorney THE LAW OFFICE OF ALI NAJMI Six years ago, Ali Najmi ran a promising campaign for a New York City Council seat, even nabbing a coveted endorsement from The New York Times. While he didn’t win his Queens contest, his hard-won experience led to an epiphany: He could use his law degree to help progressive hopefuls fight political machines. “After being a candidate, I got way more interested in election law,” Najmi says. Najmi grew up in a selfdescribed “bubble” in the eastern Queens neighborhood of Glen Oaks until he began commuting to the High School for Environmental Studies in Hell’s Kitchen, where, he recalls, “My friends were from all over the city, and I learned a lot about different cultures of people just by going to school.” He departed New York for Oberlin College in Ohio but returned to attend CUNY School of Law. Although he initially focused his practice on criminal defense cases, Najmi was soon taking on so many candidates, he moved his office into the building that headquartered the New York City Board of Elections. In the summer of 2020, Najmi obtained a statewide injunction against the Board of Elections requiring the state to count mail-in ballots that arrived within two days of the primary. He followed that victory by suing the Brooklyn Democratic Party for failing to hold its organizational meeting. He won that case as well. “I really love the law, the practice of it, the trial aspect, and I love politics,” Najmi says. “This is the right place for me.” – A.S.

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RAKAN NASSEREDDIN Director, State and Local Government KPMG Rakan Nassereddin began his career at KPMG in Atlanta, eventually moving to the accounting and consulting company’s U.S. headquarters in New York City four years ago, where he now works closely with local government agencies. Nassereddin helps city agencies operationalize policy and identify risks in their business processes, helping them craft overall strategies to deal with the issues they are facing. During the coronavirus pandemic, Nassereddin has focused on supporting the city’s COVID-19 pandemic response initiatives as as part of KPMG’s emergency management and disaster recovery group. Such projects involve the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s efforts with its Vaccine Command Center. Nassereddin helps with scheduling, staffing, communication and other back office efforts that are the backbone of the operation. Nassereddin has also been invaluable in supporting the city’s Vaccine for All Corps initiative, which helps New Yorkers aid vaccination efforts in their communities. Nassereddin supports scheduling efforts with Vaccine for All Corps as well. “I would say getting New York City’s vaccination rate steadily up and increasing the amount of vaccines administered is my greatest accomplishment in my career,” he says. “I’ve been working for eight years, and I’ve never seen a higher purpose than this.” For Nassereddin, working with governments means helping citizens. “For me, helping your cities is personal,” he says. “I moved here four years ago, and I love this city. I want to see it get back to its former glory.” – Jasmine Sheena

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SANDY NURSE For most of her life, Sandy Nurse had no interest in politics. She viewed political leaders as self-serving individuals who too often failed those in need. What changed her mind? Being exposed to local government and its institutions, which had been unfamiliar to her when she was growing up as a military kid. “I realized how powerful interacting with local government is through the process of developing grassroots institutions and organizing at the local level,” Nurse says. Nurse’s work as an organizer centered around direct action and building lasting institutions for underserved communities. She helped create Mayday Space, an organizing space, and BK ROT, a composting company that serves North and Central Brooklyn. As Nurse explains it, these organizations are “trying to build the spaces that I believe represent the type of future we need to be going towards, where people are paid well and we’re considering our environment, and we are creating space for our community to come together.” Her New York City Council campaign platform has been built collectively with community members, prioritizing issues such as housing, public safety and climate change. She’s excited to be a part of the most diverse City Council ever. “To be a part of this cohort,” she says, “it’s going to be really historic, and I just feel so optimistic about just how much of an impact that we’ll make by just having the presence of such a diverse group of women of color who have so much skill and expertise in a wide range of areas.” – M.R.

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CHRISTELLE ONWU Director of Social Work Unit and African Diaspora Lead Adviser NEW YORK CITY COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS An unfulfilling stint in law school birthed Christelle Onwu’s career in social work. Moving back to New York City from San Francisco, Onwu began working at the nonprofit BronxWorks and focused on homelessness. It was there that she realized she wanted to help others, leading her to go back to school to earn a master’s degree in social work. What really cemented her interest in policy, however, was her subsequent work for the Sauti Yetu Center for African Women, an organization centered on African immigrants. “I started realizing that the African community in New York City was not receiving the same amount of resources that every other community was receiving. I saw the gap,” she recalls. This realization led Onwu to apply to the city Commission on Human Rights, where she has held several roles, including as a director since March 2020. Even as she works on a variety of projects, including training Columbia University students to become social workers and policymakers, Onwu continues to advocate for the African community in New York. She helped create the African diaspora lead adviser position she currently holds, compiling data to present to her superiors at the commission to show how much work needs to be done to support the often neglected African community. Her work has led to the local African community developing a stronger voice in government discussions. “Oftentimes, people forget that the African community is a whole continent of 55 different nations and is very complex,” she says. – J.S.

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CHI OSSÉ NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL NOMINEE The intersection of culture and politics has always been a vital part of life for 23-year-old Chi Ossé, a third-generation Brooklynite, activist and – as the District 36 Democratic nominee – the soon-to-be youngest member of the New York City Council. Ossé, who is from Crown Heights, says part of his new job will be to protect the culture of his neighborhood, where Black residents are driven out due to gentrification. “The people are the culture of this community. It’s a very Black community – an entire diaspora of Blackness from African to Afro Caribbean to African American – and they have added so much to this district,” Ossé says. “To see them displaced through gentrification and outpricing – it is my duty to make sure they can be here, to afford to be here, because they are the vanguards of the culture of this community.” Ossé co-founded the activist collective Warriors in the Garden in wake of the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, and he led protests throughout the summer of 2020 calling for Black liberation. Through his organizing efforts, Ossé says, there came a point where he realized that to see the changes he wished to see within government, “we needed someone within the halls of government, putting pens to paper,” which is what led him to run for office. “I feel like the world is dealing with multiple crises right now – and I feel like young people especially cannot stand idle while our world is changing,” he says. – S.D.

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SHERBUNE PAUL Associate WINDELS MARX LANE & MITTENDORF Pursuing a career in the legal profession helped Sherbune Paul become more socially conscious. “What it taught me is, really look at the facts and not just judge off the initial appearance of people or their record or anything like that, because being ethical and being fair is the most important thing,” she says. Paul, who had dreamed of becoming a lawyer since childhood, is a firstgeneration Haitian American who was the first in her family to attend college and law school. She started her career as an attorney at the New York City Administration for Children’s Services, where she prosecuted cases of child abuse and neglect. From there, she went on to the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission, where she honed her understanding of transportation law. Now, at the law firm Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, Paul handles litigation and regulatory advising on transportation-related matters. “Every single mode of transportation has an impact on your life every day, whether you know it or not,” she says. “Being able to impact the safety of that transportation, being able to impact New York City as a whole is what makes the job so interesting.” Paul is also president of the Haitian American Lawyers Association of New York. In addition to supporting Haitian Americans entering the legal field, the group is offering free legal clinics for people seeking to immigrate under temporary protected status. The association has also raised relief funds for Haiti after an earthquake struck the island in August and has called for a halt to deportations of Haitian migrants. – K.D.

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PAUL PERSAUD Vice President MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS In his early 20s, when Paul Persaud held a sign outside Yankee Stadium that read “How may I help you?” he was thinking how he could help himself. The Queens native and Forest Hills High School alumnus had taken culinary classes but realized he’d rather organize events than spend his life in the kitchen. That led to gigs with the New York Giants and the New York Yankees where he helped VIPs to their seats. He wanted more, and a temp agency connected him with the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network, which needed an assistant for its annual convention. Soon, Persaud was helping Sharpton choose panelists and topics for NAN events. Sometimes, Persaud only saw Sharpton for 30 minutes a day, so he learned to give concise feedback. “When I first started, I’d be terrified to speak with him, but one thing that he taught me was to only answer what he asked – don’t give extra information,” Persaud recalls. Sharpton introduced him to New York’s political ecosystem, which led to Persaud working with New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer and then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo – where he served as director of African American affairs – before coming to Mercury. Now, he’s helping civic leaders tackle COVID-19 by expanding access to vaccines and testing in communities of color. “Before the vaccine came out, we knew we needed a game plan to educate the community,” Persaud says. “These voices helped electeds put out drop sites for testing and do vaccine drives at churches.” – A.S.

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SABRINA LUCIA REZZY Director of Communications and Legislation OFFICE OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER RODNEYSE BICHOTTE HERMELYN Sabrina Lucia Rezzy’s childhood in the political swing state of Pennsylvania put her on the path to holding a pivotal position for a powerhouse politician in New York City. Raised by her journalist father in Reading, a city in southern Pennsylvania, she was exposed from an early age to diverse viewpoints and political debates. Before she went to college at Temple University, she also worked as a server at an Egyptian diner and witnessed the discrimination the owner faced in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks, another formative experience that taught her firsthand about social inequity. Rezzy went on to work in law, public affairs and finance before eventually transitioning into a more political career trajectory with her current role in the office of Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, as the Brooklyn lawmaker’s director of communications and legislation. Rezzy also acts as an informal adviser to the Brooklyn Democratic Party – which Bichotte Hermelyn leads – and is the founder of the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Democratic Club. Of particular importance to Rezzy in her professional work is gender equity. Since Bichotte Hermelyn serves on both the Task Force on Women’s Issues and the Subcommittee on Oversight of Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises, Rezzy often pushes for legislative initiatives that empower women. Notably, she was directly involved in drafting the Jonah Bichotte Cowan Law, which requires hospitals to treat pregnant women in preterm labor. “It’s easy to forget how much progress we have yet to make,” she says. – J.S.

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PIERINA SANCHEZ NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL NOMINEE One of Pierina Sanchez’s earliest memories is of waking to smoke and screaming as her mother rushed her out of a burning apartment building that their landlord had set fire to after tenant complaints. Years of processing this story taught Sanchez a lot. “Understanding the role of abuses of power and how ... being from an underrepresented group shapes the way that you navigate through the world right – and then watching my mom and my tías and the women in my life navigate all of that – has been so inspiring,” she said. Though Sanchez was encouraged to become a scientist or doctor, she found herself drawn to her community and back to school, ultimately getting a master’s degree in urban policy and planning. From there, she pursued her interest in just housing with the Regional Plan Association, a research nonprofit. “It was urban planning being done in a new way,” she says. “The theory was, ‘Anything that I know, anyone else can know if we take the time to teach and share.’” Those experiences helped prepare Sanchez for her successful primary campaign for City Council in the Bronx – a win she attributes to the support of her community and labor unions. Affordable housing continues to be her top priority, but she also plans to ramp up civic engagement. “It’s going to be important that we care about centering those who have not been involved, to think of novel ways of making government accessible to them.” – M.R.

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H. CALEB SIMMONS Account-Based Marketing Manager GOOGLE When the coronavirus shut down New York City, H. Caleb Simmons grabbed his camera and headed for Manhattan’s near-desolate streets. The Montclair, New Jersey, native and Montclair State University alumnus had been working at Verizon as a content strategist until he lost his job last April. Then he was cooped up in his Upper West Side apartment for weeks. To pass the time, Simmons photographed hundreds of pandemic-era cityscapes. “It was one of the most surreal experiences I’ve had in my life,” Simmons recalls. “It was like ‘I Am Legend’ with Will Smith. I have panoramic pictures of Times Square, FiDi and Wall Street – all empty.” This spring, Simmons, who previously set up a youth board at Garden State Equality and was part of the National Campaign Board at the LGBTQ Victory Fund, threw himself into LGBTQ advocacy work, including interviewing mayoral hopefuls as a Stonewall Democratic Club board member. Even though the interviews were virtual, Simmons said the experience helped him learn about a lot of different public officials in a more intimate way. “We gained an opportunity to consider candidates through a stronger, well-prepared perspective,” he says. By August, he found work as an account marketing manager for Google, where he works with businesses that help people recover financially from COVID-19. He’s kept up his photography, and his work during the pandemic created a permanent impression. “I was in awe of the impenetrability of the situation,” he says. “If something like that could happen, then anything could happen.” – A.S.

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CHRIS SMALLS Lead Organizer AMAZON LABOR UNION Before he made headlines organizing at an Amazon warehouse, Chris Smalls hoped to become a professional basketball player. The Hackensack, New Jersey, native was a three-sport athlete in high school before he was run over while he worked as a car attendant. “It was the most upsetting thing,” Smalls says. “The driver got out of the car and looked at me and got back in the car and drove off.” His NBA dreams over, Smalls got married at 22, had twins and toiled away working graveyard shifts. At FedEx, he loaded trucks in the hours before dawn. At Home Depot, he was a cashier, a job he hated. In 2015, he got a job at Amazon and was promoted to assistant manager. But he soon found himself stuck in the same role at Amazon, while people he trained were promoted over him. When the coronavirus pandemic hit, he says he requested safer working conditions but was ignored. “We had masks that we were shipping out, but we weren’t getting them,” he says. After a coworker tested positive, Smalls organized a work stoppage and walkout at an Amazon warehouse on Staten Island, which cost him his job. Amazon’s corporate brass subsequently discussed making Smalls the poster boy of the opposition – a position he has embraced. He’s now leading union drives in Staten Island and beyond. “For (Bezos) to take me on, he doesn’t know what I’m capable of,” Smalls says. “That’s when I started to advocate nationally.” – A.S.

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IBRAHIMA SOUARE Senior Community Development Officer LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORP. An immigrant from Guinea, a country in West Africa, Ibrahima Souare calls the Bronx – where he graduated from Lehman College – his “second home.” It is this environment that set the stage for Souare’s politically and civically engaged adulthood. Souare’s experiences have sharpened his understanding of the struggles of underprivileged communities, and he has used these insights to further community development work through his career, first at Empire State Development as a business development associate and now at the nonprofit Local Initiatives Support Corp. At LISC, he supports women- and minority-owned businesses and advocates for more funding pipelines for them by partnering with corporate entities – like Goldman Sachs and Verizon – that are interested in finding ways to give back to the local community. Souare’s current project with Verizon, for instance, aims to create an accelerator that would provide training and resources to small businesses. To Souare, partnership is the key to community. “Being in this role of community, economic development is really understanding the importance of partnership that organizations like LISC play as an intermediary,” he says. “(We) pretty much translate what the needs are, what the intentions of these foundations and corporate organizations or government agencies are. ... My mission has been pretty simple and clear: to be a strong advocate for racial equity ... to do whatever is in my power, in the seats that I am in, to create more economic opportunities for minority communities.” – J.S.

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TIMOTHY TAPIA Area Manager for New York AT&T Timothy Tapia was exposed to social inequity firsthand as a child. Growing up with a mother struggling with addiction and a father in the criminal justice system, Tapia came to understand that the struggles of his family were due in part to policy decisions made by elected officials – a realization that made him want a seat at the table where such decisions were made. Tapia’s desire morphed into a sustained interest in politics through his education and a series of staff positions in the New York City Council, the New York City public advocate’s office and the Office of the New York state Attorney General. He also ran for and was elected as a district leader in the Bronx. After a variety of stints in government offices, however, Tapia eventually moved into the corporate sector when he joined AT&T, where he works on projects designed to give back to underserved communities. Recently, he supported a digital literacy program and a STEM summer camp for local students. He also was influential in creating “bridging the gap” events to bring together communities with law enforcement that AT&T is sponsoring at police precincts around the city. Tapia hopes to be a role model for young men of color as well. “AT&T is known for connecting devices, but I feel like, based off of its history of always giving back to communities, that we (are) helping bridge the gap with communities,” he says. – J.S.

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Notice of Formation of DorkTown, LLC filed with SSNY on 7/29/21. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 75 State St, Apt 1, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of 2108 Estate LLC, filed with SSNY on 7/20/2021. Office: KINGS County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 2108 Bath Avenue Brooklyn NY 11214. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of 2435 FDB DM LLC filed with SSNY on 09/13/2021. Of fice location: New York C ount y. S SN Y designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to SHOP ARCHITEC TS , INC. 233 BROADWAY, FLOOR 11, NEW YORK, NY, 10279, USA

Notice of Formation of So Help Us, LLC filed with SSNY on 04/23/2021. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 751 troy ave apt 1P Brooklyn NY 11203. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. TRIBECA SURGICAL CARE, PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/25/21. Of fice: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the PLLC, 50 Laight Street, New York, NY 10013. Purpose: For the practice of the profession of Medicine.

Notice of Formation of 360 Clove Road LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/3/21.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 360 Clove Rd, Staten Island, NY 10310. Any lawful purpose. TFI Madison LLC filed w/ SSNY on 9/9/21. Office: New York Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 333 Starke Rd., Carlstadt, NJ 07072. Purpose: any lawful.

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Notice of Qual. of NNS ADVISERS (US) LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 08/10/2021. O f f ice location: N Y County. LLC formed in DE on 07/29/2021. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O Withers Bergman LLP, 157 Church St. 12 Fl, New Haven, CT 06510. Address required to be maintained in DE: C/O The Corporation Trust Co., 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. Notice of Formation of Subledger Publishing LLC filed with SSNY on 4/23/2020. Office: New York County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 295 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor New York , NY 10 017. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. I M A X T H R E E CA B LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the S SN Y on 08/26/2021. 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, 432 Park Ave, Apt 49A, NY, NY 10022. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Notice of formation of BOWERY 2A LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/2/21. Office location: N Y C o u n t y. S S N Y designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: 534 E. 84th St, 1E, NY, NY 10028. Purpose: any lawful act.

Notice of Formation of JVM PROPERTIES LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/11/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may b e ser ve d . SSNY mail process to 107-24 71st Rd, Apt. PH3B, Forest Hills, NY 11375.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Fareweigh LLC filed with SSNY on September 2, 2021. Office: Richmond County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: #239 1324 Forest ave, Staten Island, NY 10302. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qual. of KRE H YOD Owner LLC . Auth. filed with SSNY on 8/27/21. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 7/20/21. 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 Qual. of Empire Clean Energy, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 8/11/21. Office location: KINGS. LLC formed in DE on 8/11/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: Attn: David Ar fin, NYU Urban Future Lab, 370 Jay St 7th Fl Brooklyn, NY 11201. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of #Tatted Limited liability company , LLC filed with SSNY on April 28,2021. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 3208 Glenwood Rd apt 4F Brooklyn NY, 11210 . Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Qual. of REGAL WEALTH HOLDINGS, LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 08/13/2021. Office loc: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 10/24/2019. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Attn: Barry Klarberg, 209 East 31st St., NY, NY 10016. Address required to be maintained in DE: N ati onal R e gis te re d 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. Notice of Formation of S TA R R I D E R EQUESTRIAN LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/27/21. Office location Orange SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to P.O. Box 457, Westtown, NY, United States, 10998. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Divorce NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION Lourdes Veronica Cabrera Santos v. Aldo Rafael Perez Guevara 20-CVD-17434 Attention “ALDO RAFAEL PEREZ GUEVARA” 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 as follows: Divorce. You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than October 16 th , 2021 and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought. This the 6 day of September 2021. L. Maria Ximena Sussman Sussman Law Firm, PLLC 9916 Monroe Road Charlotte, NC 28270 Ph# (980) 598-8180

Notice of formation of E nvision Global Productions LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/29/2021. Office located in King’s county. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to Melissa Meredith, 1870 Troy Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11234. Purpose: any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of EMW MANAGEMENT, LLC. Ar ts . O f Org. filed with SSNY on 9/9/20.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 88 Meadow Glen Rd Fort Salonga, NY 11768. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of Bella Bella New York Administration, LLC filed with SSNY on August 23, 2021. Office: New York County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 2400 McCullough Ave., #12653, San Antonio, Texas 78212. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of Clever Trek, LLC filed with SSNY on 9/2/2021. Office: New York, County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 161 W 16th Street, Apt 11F, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. TIDEWATER MARINE LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the S SN Y on 09/09/2021. 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, 245 Eighth Avenue, Ste 169, NY, NY 10014. Reg Agent: Doug Manowitz, 245 Eighth Avenue, Ste 169, NY, NY 10014. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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Notice of Qualification of BSREP IV BROOKFIELD L.P. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/26/21. O f f ice location: N Y C ount y. L P forme d in Delaware (DE) on 03/18/21. 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 L.P., Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey St., 15th Fl., NY, NY 102811023. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. DE addr. of LP: Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808-1674. Cert. of LP filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y. Notice of Formation of RED BEAR VENTURES, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/28/21. O f f ice location: N Y 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 12207-2543. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y. Notice of Qual. of Takeoffs Plus, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 9/1/21. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 4/4/13. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 600 Mamaroneck Ave #4 0 0, Harrison, N Y 10528. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of L&B Home Solutions, LLC filed with SSNY on 06-04-2021. Office: Westchester Count y. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 14 Hartley Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York 10550. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qualification of BROOKFIELD S T R AT E G I C REAL E S TAT E PA R T N E R S IV-C NAVRATNA AIV L.P. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/26/21. O f f ice location: N Y C ount y. L P forme d in Delaware (DE) on 06/11/21. 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 L.P., Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey St., 15th Fl., NY, NY 102811023. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. DE addr. of LP: Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808-1674. Cert. of LP filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y. Notice of Qual. of ESNYHOME D - S TATE N , LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 8/26/21. Office l o c ati o n: R i c hmon d . LLC formed in DE on 8/6/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 80 State St. Albany, NY 12207. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of AAYH REALTY GROUP, LLC filed with SSNY on July 29, 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: 260 South 1st Street Apt 5A, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of 11 VALLEY VIEW REALTY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/18/21. Office location: Orange SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 15 Arlington Dr, Monroe, NY 10950. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of Flying Point 2 Associates, LLC. filed with SSNY on 11/13/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 45 Larchmont Ave, Larchmont, NY 10538 . Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of Flying Point 3 Associates, LLC. filed with SSNY on 2/15/18. Office location: Westchester Count y. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 45 Larchmont Ave, Larchmont, NY 10538 . Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of Flying Point 4, LLC. filed with SSNY on 2/14/20. Office location: Westchester Count y. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 45 Larchmont Ave, Larchmont, NY 10538 . Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of Water Mill 1, LLC. filed with SSNY on 2/1/19. Office location: Westchester Count y. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 45 Larchmont Ave, Larchmont, NY 10538 . Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of Next Leveled, LLC filed with SSNY on January 11, 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: Deborah Woods, 131 Lorraine Avenue, M ount Ve rno n , N Y 10553. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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Notice of Formation of FUTAI 922 LLC. Arts. O f O r g . f i l e dw i t h SSNY on 8/12/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 926 57th St Brooklyn, NY 11219. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of GOLDEN STAR 828 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/5/21. 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 5711 8th Ave Brooklyn, NY 11220. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of IGLEHART DESIGN LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/6/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1 5 0 0 B ro adway, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10036. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of JMC GROUP HOLDINGS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/26/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 203 Jackson St, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of KINGS SPEEDY LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/23/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1903 Kings Hwy Brooklyn, NY 11229. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of REX 15E LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/14/21. O f f ice location: N Y County. SSNY designated a s a g e n t o f L LC upon whom process agains t it may b e served. SSNY shall mail process to M. Nader Ahari, 200 Park Ave. South, Ste. 1608, NY, NY 10 0 03 . Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y.

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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 by 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, be 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 (NYSCBP), at www.uycourts.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 about procedure. The Probate Department of the New York County Surrogate’s Court LEGALNOTICES@CITYANDSTATENY.COM

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SURROGATE’S COURT - NEW YORK COUNTY CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO:

-Heirs at law, next of kin, and distributees of Sydney Lazarus, 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. - New York County Public Administrator - New York Attorney General A petition having been duly filed by Camille V. Glad, who is domiciled at 880 Forest Avenue, Apt. 9-12, Portland, ME 04103-4117. YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, New York County, at 31 Chambers street, New York, New York, November 8 2021,at 9:30 o’clock in the that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of Sydney Lazarus lately domiciled at 226 East 12th Street, Apt. 90, New York, New York 10003, United States admitting to probate a Will dated October 18, 2005, a copy of which is attached, as the Will of Sydney Lazarus deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that: [X] Letters Testamentary issue to Camille V. Glad Dated, Attested and Sealed SEP 17 2021 HON. NORA S. ANDERSON Seal Surrogate Chief Clerk Dian’a Sanabria Gregory M. Lanuti, Esq. Print Name of Attorney Gregory M. Lanuti, P.C. Firm Name Telephone (516) 624-0466 480 Forest Avenue, Locust Valley, New York 11560 Address glanuti@gmlpc.com Email (optional) NOTICE: THIS CITATION IS SERVED UPON YOU AS REQUIRED BY LAW. YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO APPEAR. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE AN ATTORNEY APPEAR FOR YOU. AS A RESULT OF THE MEASURES ADOPTED BY THE COURT TO COMBAT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, PHYSICAL PRESENCE AT THE COURTHOUSE ON THE RETURN DATE IS NOT POSSIBLE. THEREFORE, IF YOU WISH TO CONTEST THE RELIEF REQUESTED, YOU, OR AN ATTORNEY ON YOUR BEHALF, MUST CONTACT THE COURT PRIOR TO THIS DATE IN THE MANNER SET FORTH IN THE ATTACHED NOTICE. IF YOU DO NOT CONTACT THE COURT AS SET FORTH IN THE NOTICE IT WILL BE FOUND YOU CONSENT TO THE RELIEF REQUESTED. *To all Parties: No in person appearances shall be made at the return date. If you wish to object to this s. matter, you may do so in writing in accordance with the annexed New York County Surrogate’s Court Notice to the Cited Parties

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Notice of Formation of Marigo Navigation LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/22/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 825 Soundview Ave E x tension, Southold, NY 11971. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of NNPS Pharmacy LLC. . Ar ts . of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/23/21.Office location: New Yo r k SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 2580 Adam Clay ton, Powell Jr. Blvd, New Yo r k , NY 10039. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of RIRB LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/31/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2444 83rd St Brooklyn, NY 11214. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of TROUTMAN PARTNERS LLC. Ar ts . O f Org. filed with SSNY on 8/19/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 6 Doyers St, Apt. #13000, New York, NY 10013. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 8789 19TH AVE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/24/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1633 82nd St., Brooklyn, NY 11214. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 559 Putnam LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/19/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 6 Doyers St, Apt. #13000, New York, NY 10013. Any law ful purpose.

WALLABY LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/22/2021. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Hubco Registered Agent Services, Inc., 238 W. Jericho Turnpike, H un t in g to n S t a t i o n , NY 11746. Reg Agent: Hubco Registered Agent Services, Inc., 238 W. Jericho Turnpike, H un t in g to n S t a t i o n , N Y 1174 6 . Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Notice of Formation of ALLIANCE COLLECTIVE, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/14/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1663 Woodbine St, #3L, Ridgewood, NY 11385. Any lawful purpose. Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: SHADDAI CAPITAL SOLUTIONS LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 5/24/2021. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is Registered Agents Inc., 90 State Street, Ate 700 Office 40 Albany, NY, 12207. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. Notice of Formation of FOUNDATION TALENT AGENCY, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/16/21. Office location: Kings 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 12207-2543. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y.

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Notice of Formation of 2328 PROPERTIES LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/1/21. Office location Rensselaer 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 2328 Sixteenth St, Troy, NY 12180. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 2495 BROADWAY CENTER LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2 /1 9/0 9 .O f f ic e location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 1202 Lexington Ave #153, New York, NY 10028.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of Jessette NYC LLC. filed with SSNY on 07/16/2021. Office location: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 239 West 63rd Streed, 3A, New York, NY, 10023, USA Notice of Formation of ASIAN MEDIA RIGHTS, LLC. .Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/10/2010.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. S SN Y mail proces s to 7014 13th Ave, Ste 2 0 2 , B ro o k l y n , N Y 11228.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of VILLEPA INTELLIGENCE LLC. Ar ts . of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/26/21. Office location: New York 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 738 E 5th St Apt 1C, New York, NY 10009.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 6815 4TH AVE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/13/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 6815 4TH Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11220. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of 27E79 RE TAIL LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY o n 7/2 3/2 1 . O f f i c e location: New York . LLC formed in DE on 7/23/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: Attn: Jef frey M. Schwar tz, Esq., 444 Madison Ave, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10022. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS . Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 85 Calyer Street TH, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/24/21. 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 258 North 9th St, Apt 2, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 129 Devoes Street LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/5/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 129 Devoe St, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Any lawful purpose Notice of Formation of VL1 Properties, LLC. Arts of Org filed with Sec. of State of NY on 9/16/21. Office Location: Richmond County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Mail process to: c/o the LLC, 344 Tanglewood Dr. SI, NY 10308. Purpose: any law ful purpose. UNITED BROTHERS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/13/00 Latest date to dissolve: 1 2 /3 1/2 0 5 0 . Of fice: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom p ro c e s s a g ain s t i t may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 287 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Purpose: Any law ful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of AURAE, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/31/21.O f fice loc ation: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s e r ve d . S S N Y mail process to 95 Horatio St #410, New York , NY 10014. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation o f C .O D U R O L L C . Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/19/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served S SN Y mail proces s to 54 Noll st, apt 709, Brooklyn, NY 11206 . Any law ful purpose. Notice of Qual. of Downstate Clean Energy, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 8/11/21. Office location: KINGS. LLC formed in DE on 5/27/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may b e ser ve d . SSNY mail process to: Attn: David Arfin, Nyu Urban Future Lab, 370 Jay St 7th Fl Brooklyn, NY 11201. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS . Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of EFRAIM GOLDSTEIN PROFESSIONAL E N G I N E E R I N G PLLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/8/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 15 Ocean Ave Brooklyn, NY 11225. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of FELLOW BARBER HUDSON YA R D S LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/16/21. Of fice location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 101 North 8th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11249.Any lawful purpose.

Public Notice Cellco Par tnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless ( Ve r i z o n W i r e l e s s) proposes to collocate wireless communications antennas at a top height of 157 feet on a 175-foot building roof top at the approx . vicinit y of 130 Water Street, New York, New York C ount y, N Y 1 0 0 0 5 . Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties m ay b e s u b m i t t e d within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Laura Elston, l.elston@trileaf.com, 1395 South Marietta Parkway, Building 4 0 0, Suite 209, Mariet ta, GA 30067, 678-653-8673. Notice of Formation of AAYH REALTY GROUP, LLC filed with SSNY on July 29, 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: 260 South 1st Street Apt 5A, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Qual. of 1SSP INVESTOR LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY o n 9/ 1 0/2 1 . O f f i c e location: New York . LLC formed in DE on 7/30/21. 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 . Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS . Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of The Wax Sanctuary LLC filed with SSNY on 9/21/2021. Office: Bronx County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 2327 Boller Ave Bronx, NY 10475. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF A COOPERATIVE APARTMENT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: by Virtue of default under Loan Security Agreements, and other Securit y Documents, which is currently held by Deutsche Bank National Trus t C ompany, as Trustee for Residential A s se t S e curitiz ation Trust, Series 2004-A4, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004D by an assignment from IndyMac Bank FSB which was assigned from Southern Star Mortgage Corp, as Secured Creditor, Laurance Otis Knox , DCA #2098886, will sell at public auction, with reserve, at the Rotunda of the New York County Supreme Courthouse, at 60 Centre Street, New York, NY 10601 at 11:00 AM on October 14, 2021, 530 shares of the capital stock of 365 W. 20th Apartments Corp., issued in the name of Long Nguyen, and all right, title and interest in a Proprietary Lease to 365 West 20th Street, Apt. 17 B, New York, NY 10011. Sale held to enforce rights of Southern Star Mor tgage Corp. , as Secured Creditor, who reserves the right to bid. Ten percent (10%) Bank/Cer tified check payable to Sheldon M ay & A s s o ciate s , P.C. as attorneys for Deutsche Bank National Trus t C ompany, as Trustee for Residential A s se t S e curitiz ation Trust, Series 2004-A4, Mortgage Pass-Through Cer tificates, Series 2004-D Balance due at closing within thirty (30) days. The auctioneer’s fees are required at sale. The Cooperative Apartment will be sold “AS IS,” and possession is to be obtained by the purchaser(s) and subject to Co Op Approval. Dated: 8/19/202 1 Sheldon May & Associates (Escrowee) Attorneys for Plaintiff 255 Merrick Road Rockville Centre, NY 11570 Telephone: (516) 763-3200

Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number (pending) for beer, wine, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, and cider at retail in a Restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 516 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014 for on premises consumption.

KHB MEDICAL SERVICES, PLLC, a Prof. LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/19/2021. Office loc: Ny County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 377 East 33rd Street, Apt. 18B, NY, NY 10016-9474. Purpose: To Practice The Profession Of Medicine.

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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 Restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 351 B ro adway B ro o k l y n , NY 11211 for on premises consumption. Masquerade Brooklyn I LLC Notice of formation of Third Road Partners CC LLC. Articles of Org filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/14/2021. Office location: New York County. SSNY has been designated as an agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him is: Erik C. Tiltmann, 234 E 83 StNew York, NY 10028. The principal business address of the LLC is: New York . Purpose: any law ful ac tivit y. Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number (pending) for beer, wine, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, and cider at retail in a TW 344 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 54180 MAIN ROAD SOUTHOLD, NY 11971 for on premises consumption. EINSTEIN SQUARE HOLDINGS LLC

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PIGRI LLC Notice of Formation of Brooklyn Koi Candle Co LLC. filed with SSNY on 09/02/2021. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 380 Macon Street, Apt 4R, Brooklyn, NY, 11233-4297 Notice of Formation of 1840 Givan Ave Realty LLC, Arts of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/17/2021. Office: Bronx 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, 1840 Givan Ave, Bronx NY 10469. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity Notice of Formation of JDavid Marketing Group, LLC filed with SSNY on 9/13/2021. Office: Bronx County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: United State Corporation Agents. INC 7014 13th Ave, suite 202 Brooklyn NY 11228 USA. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of DTF ENGINEERING , PLLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/22/21. Office location: Madison SSNY desg. as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may b e ser ve d . SSNY mail process to 1315 Black Point Rd, CanastotA, NY 13032. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of EOM Business Capital LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/17/21. 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 4615 Surf Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11224. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of FOREVER HEART CREATIONS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/23/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 24 Crosby Ave 2nd FL, Brooklyn, NY 11207. Any lawful p u r p o s e . Notice of Formation of HU & LIN REALTY LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/21/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 8901 Flatlands Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11236. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of LEE Z ENTERPRISE LLC. Ar ts . O f Org. filed with SSNY on 7/8/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2936 AVE W, APT 6B, BROOKLYN, NY 11229. Any lawful p u r p o s e . Notice of Formation of LAMONSTRI LLC, filed with SSNY on 8/18/2021. Office: New York County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 430 East 6 St. # 4H NY NY 10009. Purpose: Clothing Sales

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Notice of Formation of ICONIC HALLMARKS LLC. Ar ts . O f Org. filed with SSNY on 7/30/20. Office location Richmond SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 809 Father Capodanno Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10305. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of JLFT 1, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/1 0/2 1 .O f f ice location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s e r ve d . S S N Y mail process to 809 father capodanno blvd, STATEN ISL AND, N Y 10305 . Any law ful purpose. Notice of Qualification of B9 ALABAMA AVE OWNER LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/0 6/2 1 . O f f ice location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/04/21. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o C orp oration Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19 9 01 . Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y. Notice of Formation of NY CANA AN FARM LLC. Ar ts . O f Org. filed with SSNY on 9/20/21.Office location: HERKIMER SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2173 State Rt 28, Mohawk, NY 13407. Any lawful p u r p o s e . Notice of Formation of Spa 56, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY o n 9/2 3/2 1 . O f f i c e location: Orange SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 77 W. 55th St New York, NY 10019. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of SMDR ENTERPRISES LLC. filed with SSNY on 08/20/2021. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 400 FORT HILL RD. APT. 510, PEEKSKILL, NY, 10566, USA Notice of Formation of 27 E 11TH ST LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/22/21. O f f ice location: N Y County. SSNY designated a s a g e n t o f L LC upon whom process agains t it may b e served. SSNY shall mail process to Moses & Singer LLP, Attn: Daniel S. Rubin, 405 Lexington Ave. , N Y, N Y 10174 . Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y. TIDEWATER MARINE LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the S SN Y on 09/09/2021. 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, 245 Eighth Avenue, Ste 169, NY, NY 10014. Reg Agent: Doug Manowitz, 245 Eighth Avenue, Ste 169, NY, NY 10014. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. THE ANNUAL RETURN OF THE JACQUES AND N ATAS H A G E L M A N F O U N D A T I O N for the year ended November 30, 2020 is available at its principal office located at 260 MADISON AVENUE, 18 TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10016 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal Manager of the Foundation is JANET C. N E S C H I S . Notice of Formation of VILLEPA INTELLIGENCE LLC . Ar ts . of Org . filed with SSNY on 08/26/21. Office location: New York 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 738 E 5th St Apt 1C, New York, NY 10009.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Union Springs Heated Storage, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/24/2 1 .O f f ice location: CAYUGA SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 148 Madison Ave 11th Floor New York , NY 10016. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 6543 BROADWAY MANAGEMENT LLC. Arts Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/29/21. Office location: Bronx SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. S SN Y mail proces s to 15 Raleigh Dr New City, NY 10956. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of A l z i n d a n i Pr o p e r t y LLC. Arts .Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/13/21. Office location: Bronx SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s e r ve d . S S N Y mail process to 2505 Olinville Ave #3G, Bronx, NY 1 0 4 6 7. A ny l aw f u l p u r p o s e . Notice of Qual of AMERICAN I N N O V A T I O N I N V E S T M E N T S MANAGEMENT, LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 08/30/2021. Office loc: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 02/14/2020. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 790 Madison Avenue, Ste 503, NY, NY 11021. Address required to be maintained in DE: CSC, 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington DE 19808. Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Ste 4, Dover, DE 19 9 01 . Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Notice of Formation of CPX PROPERTIES LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/9/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 463 62ND STREE T, BROOKLYN, NY,11220. Any lawful p u r p o s e .

Notice of Formation of SI YORK HOLDINGS LLC. Ar ts . O f Org. filed with SSNY on 12/11/19.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 9 5 7 WILLOWBROOK RD, STATEN IS L AND, N Y 1 0314 . Any law ful purpose. Public Notice Notice of Auction Sale is herein given that Citiwide Self Storage located at 45-55 Pearson Street, Long Island City, N.Y. 11101 will take place on WWW. STORAGETREASURES. COM Sale by c o mp e ti ti ve b i d ding starting on October 25, 2021 and end on November 5, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. to satis f y unpaid rent and charges on the f o l l ow i n g a c c o u n t s : #3P01- Michael Cagle: several boxes, 1-small barbeque grill, 3-light fixtures, several luggage, several plastic bags #9A14- Jose J Vazquez: 6-black plastic bags, 1-backpack, 1-duffel bag, 1-plastic bin, 3-boxes The contents of each unit will be sold as a lot and all items must be removed f ro m th e p re mi s e s within 72 hours. Owners may redeem their goods by paying all rent and charges due at any time before the sale. All sales are held “with reserve”. Owner reserves the right to cancel sale at any t i m e . Notice of Qual. of 27E79 RESIDENTIAL LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY o n 8/0 4/2 1 . O f f i c e location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 8/3/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: Attn: Jeffrey M . S chwar t z , E s q . , 444 Madison Ave 6th Fl New York, NY 10022. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS . Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any law ful purpose.

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS COUNTY OF LEXINGTON ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Yvette Ravina, as Administrator C.T.A. of the Estate of Frances Perrenod, Plaintiff,

CASE NO.: 2021-CP-32-02746

SUMMONS AND NOTICES

Irene F. Perrenod, a/k/a Irene Perrenod-Savadian, as Trustee of the Irene Perrenod Revocable Living Trust dated June 28, 2016 and any amendments thereto, Defendants. ___________________________________ TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or to otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscribers at their office, Finkel Law Firm LLC, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 450, North Charleston, South Carolina, 29405, or to otherwise appear and defend the action pursuant to applicable court rules, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint or otherwise appear and defend within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Rule 53(b) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended effective September 1, 2002, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference to the Master in Equity for Lexington County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(b) SCRCP, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this action. If there are counterclaims requiring a jury trial, any party may file a demand under Rule 38, SCRCP and the case will be returned to the Circuit Court. NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above titled action, together with the Summons, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Lexington County on August 19, 2021 at 3:54 PM. FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Sean A. O’Connor, Esq. 4000 Faber Place Drive | Suite 450 North Charleston, South Carolina 29405 (843) 577-5460 Attorney for Plaintiff

Silverback Athletics LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the S SN Y on 06/23/2021. Office: Bronx 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, 140 Bellamy Loop APT 9C Bronx, N Y 10 475 . Purpose: Any law ful purpose. 9 1 7 8 0 4 1 5 4 4

Notice of Formation of STRUCTURAL HOLDINGS, LLC filed with SSNY on 09/03/2021. Office: New York County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to THE LLC 28 LIBERT Y STREET, NEW YORK, NY, 10005, USA . Purp ose: any lawful act or activity.

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Notice of Qualification of 690 MADISON INVESTOR LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State o f N Y (S S N Y ) o n 0 9/23/21 . Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (D E ) o n 0 7/2 2 /2 1 . SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may b e ser ve d . SSNY shall mail process to c /o C orp oration S er vic e Co. (CSC), 80 State St., A lb any, N Y 1 2 2 0 72543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Lit tle Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808 . Cer t. of Form. filed with State of 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 Qualification of AFN ABSPROP001, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State o f N Y (S S N Y ) o n 0 9/20/21 . Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (D E ) o n 0 3/2 6/ 1 9 . SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may b e ser ve d . SSNY shall mail process to c /o C orp oration S er vic e Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cer t. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Own, rent, l e a s e an d m an a g e commercial real estate. Notice of Formation of CHARM AVIATION LLC filed with SSNY on SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 . Office: NEW YORK County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Registered Agent: Registered Agents Inc, 90 State Street, Suite 700, Office 40, Albany, NY Address to mail Notice of Publication: Rose Law Group, Attn: Angelica Van Balen, 7144 E. Stetson Dr., Suite 300, Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER Index Number 01500-21 Date Summons Filed 4-29-2021 Plaintiff Designates Westchester County as the Place of Trial The basis of venue is Plaintiff lives in the county Michelle Nnatu Plaintiff -againstDefendant Abihola Adams-Nnatu SUMMONS Plaintiff/Defendant resides at 1578 Blvd Peekskill NY 10566 ----------------------------------------------X ACTION FOR A DIVORCE To the above named defendant YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer on the Plaintiff within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive to the day of service, where service is made by delivery upon you personally within the state, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgement will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated 4-29-2021 Plaintiff Attorney(s) for Plaintiff Address: Michelle Nnatu 1578 Blvd Peekskill NY 10566

Notice of Formation of 589 METROPOLITAN AVENUE LLC . Ar ts . of O rg . f ile d with SSNY on 4/01/21.Office loc ation: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom p ro c e s s a g ain s t i t may be served. SSNY mail process to ATTN: PAUL CAINE, 7 PENN PLAZA SUITE 1400,NY 10001.Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of Lunastorm1 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/14/21. Office location: Columbia SSNY desg. as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be s e r ve d . S S N Y mail process to 79 Dogwood Drive, Hudson, NY 12534. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of THE DELIGRAM, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/24//21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to THE DELIGR AM , LLC, 366 Stockton St., STE 1B, Brooklyn, NY 11206. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of MORNINGSIDE 4A, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/14/21. 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 Phillips Nizer LLP, 485 Lexington Ave NY 10017. Any lawful p u r p o s e . Notice of Formation of DMK TREND LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/16/21.Office loc ation: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s e r ve d . S S N Y mail process to 17 STATE ST STE 4000, NY 10004. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Qual. of WAVE TRAINING AND C O N S U LT I N G L L C . Auth. filed with SSNY o n 9/3 0/2 1 . O f f i c e location: New York . LLC formed in CA on 9/21/20. 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 CA SOS . 150 0 11th Street Sacramento, California 95814. Any law ful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of VA R TA N I A N PROPERTIES, LLC . Ar ts . of Org. filed with SSNY o n 11/1 6/2 0 11 .O f f i c e location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. S SN Y mail proces s to 608 Fifth Ave Ste 807, New York , NY 10020.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of ARIMAGICALEVENTS LLC. Ar ts . O f Org. filed with SSNY on 9/17/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 452 Ridgewood Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11208. Any lawful p u r p o s e . Notice of Formation of 231 WZ LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/9/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 231 SCHENECTADY AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11213. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of RM Chelsea LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/22/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 108 West 73rd Street, New York, NY 10023. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Qualification of Pacific Program Management Group LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/14/21. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Washington (WA) on 12/04/14. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Fikso Kretschmer Smith Dixon Ormseth PS, 901 Fifth Ave., Ste. 4000, Seattle, WA 98164. Principal Office Address: 600 University St., Ste. 1920, Seattle, WA 98101. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State, 801 Capitol Way South, Olympia, WA 98501. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Qualification of FiftyThree FiftyThree LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/16/21. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/01/21. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: David A. Stein, Esq., Withers Bergman LLP, 430 Park Ave., 10 th Fl., NY, NY 10022. Address to be maintained in DE: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Arts of Org. filed with the DE Secy. of State, Division of Corporations, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities. Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number (pending) for beer, wine, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, and cider at retail in a OP 252 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 23 GREENPOINT AVENUE BROOKLYN, NY 11222 for on premises consumption. NOBARS LLC. NOTICE OF FORMATION of Eat N Run Vending LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 8/27/2021. Location: Kings. SSNY designated as agent for service of process on LLC. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: 7014 13th Avenue, suite 202,Brooklyn,Ny,11236. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Public Notice AT &T p r o p o s e s t o mo di f y an ex is ting facility (new tip heights 193.3’) on the building at 225 Bowery, New York, NY (20210975). Interested parties may c o nt ac t S c o t t Horn (856 - 809 -1202) (1012 Industrial Dr. , West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential ef fects on historic proper ties.

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Public Notice Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates d o in g b u s in e s s a s Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) is proposing telecommunications installations at various locations in Manhattan, N ew Yo r k C o u n t y, N ew Yo rk . Ve rizo n Wireless proposes to replace existing public lighting/traffic control structures and install telecommunications antennas and associated equipment at a top height of 32 feet at the following locations: at the approx. vicinity of St. Mark ’s Place SS 1E of 1st Avenue, 10009; at the approx. vicinity of East 71st Street NS 1E of 1st Avenue, 10021; at the approx. vicinity of Renwick Street ES 1N of Canal Street, 10013; at the approx. vicinity of West 68th Street SS 1E of Broadway, 10023; at the approx. vicinity of Avenue A WS 1N of East 13th Street, 10009; at the approx. vicinity of 3rd Avenue WS 1N of East 47th Street, 10017; at the approx. vicinity of East 92nd Street SS 2E of Amsterdam Avenue, 10025; at the approx. vicinity of East Broadway SS 1E of Forsyth Street, 10002. Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submit ted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Hannah Dell, h.dell@trileaf.com, 1395 South Marietta Parkway Building 400, Suite 209, Mariet ta, GA 30067. Public Notice AT &T p r o p o s e s t o mo di f y an ex is ting facility (new tip heights 89.5’) on the building at 75 Sullivan St, New York, NY (20210982). Interested parties may c o nt ac t S c o t t Horn (856 - 809 -1202) (1012 Industrial Dr. , West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential ef fects on historic proper ties.

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Public Notice Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to collocate wireless communications equipment at the following fourteen (14) locations in Bronx County, NY. Replace an existing 27-foot pole and collocate wireless communications equipment at a top height of 32 feet at the approx. vicinity of 797 Food Center Dr, Bronx, 10474. Replace an existing 18foot light pole and collocate wireless communication equipment at a top height of 24 feet at the approx. vicinity of East 179 Street SS 1E of Walton Ave, Bronx, 10453. Replace an existing 27-foot pole and collocate wireless communication equipment at a top height of 32 feet at the approx. vicinity of 800 Food Center Drive #83, Bronx, 10474. Replace an existing 27-foot pole and collocate wireless communication equipment at a top height of 32 feet at the approx. vicinity of 600 Food Center Dr, Bronx, 10474. Replace an existing 22-foot light pole structure and collocate wireless communications equipment at a top height of 27 feet at the approx. vicinity of Andrews Ave S ES 3N of West 176 ST, South Bronx, 10453. Replace an existing 27-foot pole and collocate wireless communication equipment at a top height of 32 feet at the approx. vicinity of Park Ave @ SWC of East 163 ST, Bronx, 10451. Replace an existing 27-foot pole and collocate wireless communication equipment at a top height of 32 feet at the approx. vicinity of Walton Ave @ SEC of Cameron PL, Bronx, 10453. Replace an existing 27foot pole and collocate wireless communication equipment at a top height of 32 feet at the approx. vicinity of Tiebout Ave @ SWC of East 187 ST, Bronx, 10458. Replace an existing 27-foot pole and collocate wireless communication equipment at a top height of 32 feet at the approx. vicinity of East 146 ST @ NEC of Exterior ST, Bronx, 10451. Replace an existing 27-foot pole and collocate wireless communication equipment at a top height of 32 feet at the approx. vicinity of Anthony Ave @ NEC of East 178 ST, Bronx, 10457. Replace an existing 28foot pole and collocate wireless communication equipment at a top height of 32 feet at the approx. vicinity of East 170 ST @ SWC of Grant Ave, Bronx, 10456. Replace an existing 28-foot pole and collocate wireless communication equipment at a top height of 32 feet at the approx. vicinity of Bryant Ave WS 3N of Lafayette Ave, Bronx, 10474. Replace an existing 27-foot pole and collocate wireless communication equipment at a top height of 32 feet at the approx. vicinity of 120 Walnut Avenue, Bronx, 10454. Replace an existing 27-foot pole and collocate wireless communications equipment at a top height of 32 feet at the approx. vicinity of Moshulu Pkwy ES 2N of Van Cortlandt Ave E, Bronx, 10467. 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, Yvelande, y.raymond@trileaf.com, 1051 Winderley Place, Suite 201, Maitland, FL 32751, 407-6607 8 4 0 . Notice of Formation of EMPIRE L AND MANAGEMENT LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/30/21.Office location: Montgomery SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 280 Buel Rd, Canajoharie, NY 13317. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Yellow Brick Strategic Advisors LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/13/2 1 .O f f ice location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 140 Riverside Dr New York, NY 10024. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Qualification of 451 TENTH AVENUE RESTAURANT LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/0 4/2 1 . O f f ice location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/04/21. Princ. office of LLC: 30 Hudson Yards, 72nd Fl., NY, NY 10001. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of DE, John G. Townsend B l dg . , F e de ral and Duke of York St., Dover, DE 19 9 01 . Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y. Notice of Qualification of AGILITY PRIVATE REAL ASSETS IV LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/0 6/2 1 . O f f ice location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/03/21. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 122072543. DE addr. of LLC: CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y. Notice of Formation of KPD Property, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/16/21.Office location: Madison SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 128 Circle Dr. E, Canastota, NY 13032. Any lawful p u r p o s e . Notice of Formation of RHRM JL BBQ NYC, LLC. Ar ts . O f Org. filed with SSNY on 6/9/21.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 15 W O O D VA L E L O O P, STATEN ISL AND, NY 10309. Any lawful purpose.

Public Notice AT &T p r o p o s e s t o mo di f y an ex is ting facility (new tip heights 92.7’) on the building at 131 E 85th St, New York, NY (20210976). Interested parties may c o nt ac t S c o t t Horn (856 - 809 -1202) (1012 Industrial Dr. , West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential ef fects on historic proper ties.

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Who was up and who was down last week

LOSERS THE BEST OF THE REST DAMIAN WILLIAMS

Damian Williams is the latest top prosecutor to lead the esteemed Southern District of New York. His appointment is particularly notable as Williams is the first Black attorney to head the office, which is known for leading high-profile cases.

PETE HARCKHAM & KASSANDRA FREDERIQUE

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed several bills aimed at ending the state’s opioid overdose crisis, signaling a victory for one Westchester Democrat and an activist. The laws will decriminalize the possession of syringes, create a directory for naloxone and provide better addiction treatment to inmates.

CREATIVE Art Director Andrew Horton, Senior Graphic Designer Alex Law, Senior Graphic Designer Aaron Aniton, Junior Graphic Designer Juliet Goodman, Photo Researcher Michelle Steinhauser DIGITAL Digital Director Michael Filippi, Digital Marketing Manager Caitlin Dorman, Digital Strategist Isabel Beebe

ED MULLINS Soon after the Sergeants Benevolent Association’s offices were raided by the FBI and computers were seized from Ed Mullins’ home in Port Washington, Long Island, the union leader resigned. While little has been said about what prompted the raid, it is believed to be a part of a federal probe into Mullins’ misuse of union funds. Looks like the union leader was causing as much trouble offline as he was online. THE REST OF THE WORST BILL DE BLASIO

A new Department of Investigation report slammed de Blasio for using his NYPD security detail as personal servants for him and his family members. Might Troopergate 2021 end de Blasio’s gubernatorial ambitions? Doubtful.

JACK A. BROWN III

New York City has a reputation for working with some less than stellar homeless shelter providers, but Jack A. Brown III is a real standout. The CORE Services Group CEO has been collecting a more than $1 million salary thanks in part to the nonprofit channeling city contracts into for-profit companies Brown has a stake in.

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ROBERT MUJICA The state budget chief is one of the few Cuomo loyalists to survive the purge by Gov. Kathy Hochul. It is just the latest example of Mujica’s knack for political survival. Not everyone is happy that the former Republican state Senate aide will keep his powerful post in the state Capitol – as well as a bajillion seats on various boards overseeing public authorities like the MTA – but good luck beating this master player of the inside game.

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Life comes at you fast sometimes, ya know? One minute, you’ve got a job; the next, you’re out. Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren thought she would stick around until January after losing reelection but agreed to resign in December as part of a plea deal to avoid felony charges. Larry Schwartz wanted to stay on the MTA board, but Gov. Kathy Hochul says he’s done. And ex-JCOPE Chair James Dering was gone almost as soon as Hochul appointed him. Still, last week’s losers arguably had things worse.

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