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MY MOTHER PRACTICED MEDICINE in her native Chile before moving to the U.S. in the 1960s to continue working as a doctor. That meant I wasn’t spared my full regimen of vaccinations growing up. I hated getting them, primarily because my pediatrician was a bit cold, plus I was afraid of needles. But fear wasn’t enough to prevent me from getting jabbed every few years when it was time for another vaccine shot. I remembered my experience with vaccines when learning that Puerto Rico had the highest vaccination rate in the U.S. – an amazing 73%. Is there something about the culture in Latin America that is more open to vaccination? Perhaps. Several media outlets reported on this impressive statistic and credited it to the fact that vaccinations don’t trigger the same reactions in Puerto Rico they do on the U.S. mainland. “We don’t see that correlation between political ideologies and people’s willingness to get vaccinated or use masks,” Mónica Feliú-Mójer, the director of communications and science outreach at nonprofit Ciencia Puerto Rico, told NPR. “It’s not like the issue of COVID and vaccination hasn’t been politicized. It’s just been politicized in a different way, not in terms of identities or ideologies, political ideologies.” That’s something to keep in mind as New York political players and the press, including City & State, descend on the island commonwealth this week for the Somos conference. Will those coming to the event look to Puerto Rico as a model for how to vaccinate New York’s own? We’ll be watching the vaccination rates after everyone comes home to find out.

CONTENTS FIRST READ … 4 The week that was

FRANCISCO MOYA … 8 Will experience make the difference in the speaker race? INDIA WALTON … 12

She’s looking for an AOC bump to win the general.

BETTER DATA … 14

Hochul could sign a bill to collect more specific info on Asian Americans.

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LAURA CURRAN … 16 She won over Republicans. Now the Nassau exec needs fellow Dems’ votes too.

Moya is hoping his ties to Eric Adams will help him become City Council speaker.

LONG ISLAND POWER 100 … 23

The influential leaders in Nassau and Suffolk counties

WINNERS & LOSERS … 66

Who was up and who was down last week

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“Here’s your food. Don’t make it weird.” – Buffalo Democratic mayoral nominee India Walton, when delivering food for DoorDash, via The Buffalo News State Attorney General Letitia James announced she’s running for governor last week after months of speculation.

KATHY HOCHUL JUST GOT SOME MORE COMPETITION

The 2022 Democratic gubernatorial primary began the moment Kathy Hochul stepped into office earlier this year, and her list of challengers keeps

on growing. There’s New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, hoping to bring progressive politics to the Executive Mansion, and Mayor Bill de Blasio who is just a glutton for punishment. Williams filed paperwork to run on Wednesday, while de Blasio is still a

rumored candidate at this point. But the most eyes have been on New York Attorney General Letitia James, whose damning report into accusations of sexual harassment and assault against Gov. Andrew Cuomo led to his ouster. After weeks

HIGHLY ILLOGICAL For his last year as New York City mayor, Bill de Blasio capped off a series of puzzling Halloween costumes with a real head-scratcher. The “Star Trek” costume de Blasio wore to a press briefing was inoffensive enough until he declared it his “homage” to Captain Kirk, inviting the wrath of Trekkies who were incensed to see him donning Spock’s colors, not Kirk’s. De Blasio can’t seem to ever get anything 100% right, why should Halloween be any different?

“Good luck. I’m not sure you need it.” – former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg to Democratic mayoral nominee Eric Adams at a charity event, on Adams’ likely victory in the Nov. 2 general election, via the New York Post

of shaking hands across the state and letting the rumor mill churn, James’ candidacy became real. Following media reports, the attorney general announced on Friday that she is running for governor, citing in a campaign launch video her record of standing up to the powerful on behalf of the vulnerable. James’ entry shakes up not just the race itself, but potentially the whole of Brooklyn’s political ecosystem.

CRIMINAL COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST CUOMO

A criminal complaint was filed against Cuomo last week for alleged forcible touching that took place in the governor’s residence. The complaint, filed in Albany City Court, centers on the previously raised accusation from a former aide to Cuomo that the then governor groped her breast. The charge is a misdemeanor that could carry up to a year in prison if the defendant is found guilty. Cuomo’s remaining aides did not immediately respond to news of the complaint on Thursday, but James – who Cuomo’s people have attacked recently – released her own statement. “From the moment my office received the referral to investigate allegations that former Governor Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women, we proceeded without fear or favor,” James said in a statement from the

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state attorney general’s office. “The criminal charges brought today against Mr. Cuomo for forcible touching further validates the findings in our report.” The criminal charge could bring an end to Cuomo’s – already dubious – hopes of a political comeback.

VACCINE MANDATE GOES INTO EFFECT New York City’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all municipal workers is officially in effect, and those who refuse the shot will be placed on unpaid leave. It’s looking like déjà vu for the vaccine mandate that went into effect for New York City school

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employees earlier this month: Protests followed lawsuits which followed many more employees giving in and getting the shot. But whether some of the more vocal opponents of the mandate actually give in this time around remains to be seen. The New York City Fire Department has warned that as much as 20% of fire stations and ambulances could be shuttered and taken off the roads due to staffing shortages once employees who resist the vaccine start being placed on leave. But as of late last week, data from the city showed vaccinations are increasing even at the FDNY, suggesting the mandate is having its intended effect, protests or not.

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Another upstate city adopts good cause eviction First came Albany. Then came Hudson. And now comes Newburgh as the latest place in New York to pass so-called good cause eviction legislation. Activists say cities like Kingston, Poughkeepsie and Ithaca might be next, which could spark additional action at the state level. Good cause protections, put simply, bar landlords from removing tenants except under certain circumstances while limiting potential increases in rent. Such ideas have been increasingly pushed by progressive housing activists in upstate cities after the state Legislature voted in 2019 to make the state rental laws permanent. The growing number of upstate cities approving good cause eviction bills could add pressure on state lawmakers to pass legislation of their own in the upcoming legislative session. “Local elected officials are taking matters into their own hands due to the inaction of our state government,” said Rebecca Garrard, legislative director at Citizen Action New York, part of the advocacy groups leading the Housing Justice for All coalition. “Anytime you have a bigger city, you have more of an undue influence on the part of real estate interests on political decision-making, and so I think that’s why we’ve seen some of the smaller cities move more quickly.”

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WEDNESDAY 11/3

Election Day! Voters across the state go to the polls to decide hot races, including for Buffalo mayor, Nassau County district attorney and the New York City Council.

The 2021 Somos conference kicks off at the Royal Sonesta San Juan, Puerto Rico, with heavy-hitters in politics expected in attendance through Sunday.

INSIDE DOPE

In Ulster County, Kingston appears to be the next place where local legislators might approve a good cause eviction bill. Some changes could still be made to the bill, according to Common Council Member Rennie Scott-Childress, but it appears likely to pass considering the fact that it is jointly sponsored by the mayor and a majority of his colleagues. “Change always makes some people nervous, but I think we can bring folks around,” he said. Other places that are being targeted by activists include Poughkeepsie and Ithaca. The upcoming elections could make a big difference in terms of whether good cause efforts might succeed in larger cities like Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo, where Democratic Party mayoral nominee India Walton is the only candidate on the ballot against incumbent Mayor Byron Brown, who is waging a write-in campaign. Victories by the political left could signal that bigger things lie ahead for the ongoing movement to expand tenant protections across the state. In the meantime, progressive victories in places like Newburgh are stoking new hopes of action in the state Legislature next year. “(It) helps a lot,” state Sen. Julia Salazar of Brooklyn, the sponsor of good cause legislation in her chamber, said in a text message. – Zach Williams

The meetings at Somos are going to be filled with 2022 chatter, especially once the events at night begin.

THURSDAY 11/4 Join City & State for a virtual 45-minute interview with Gov. Kathy Hochul on the biggest issues facing the Empire State, starting at 9 a.m.

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QUESTION #1

Fleeting fame as a reality TV show star preceded which official’s time in government? A: Office of General Services Commissioner Jeanette Moy B: Dr. Mary Bassett, nominee for commissioner of the state Department of Health C: Inspector General Lucy Lang D: Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin

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Which longtime member of Team Hochul started out as her intern? A: Former Senior Adviser for Communication Haley Viccaro B: Press Secretary Hazel Crampton-Hays C: Chief of Staff Jeff Lewis D: All of the above

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Secretary to the Governor Karen Persichilli Keogh once worked for which of the following 2021 candidates for New York City Council? A: Gale Brewer B: Sal Albanese C: Charles Barron QUESTION #4 D: Julie Menin Jackie Bray, the acting commissioner of the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, has not worked for which agency before? A: NYC Test and Trace Corps B: National Weather Service C: New York City Department of Homeless Services D: New York City Emergency Management

QUESTION #5

Who out of the following did not lose a 2021 Democratic primary? A: State Director of Operations Kathryn Garcia B: Deputy Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs Amit Bagga C: Cannabis Control Board Chair Tremaine Wright D: Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin

QUESTION #6

Name the Hochul insider who has worked in the financial industry. A: Adrienne Harris, nominee for superintendent of the Department of Financial Services B: Secretary to the Governor Karen Persichilli Keogh C: Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin D: All of the above

QUESTION #7

This Hochul appointee as chair of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics has already resigned following criticism over links to ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo. A: James E. Dering B: Terryl Brown C: Jose Nieves D: Sharon Stern Gerstman

QUESTION #8

What administration official has not backed the idea of defunding the police? A: Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin B: Deputy Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs Amit Bagga C: State Director of Operations Kathryn Garcia D: None of the above

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GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE. Fancy degrees. Longtime ties to Empire State power brokers. Team Hochul has plenty of all that, but only the most well-read followers of City & State might be able to say that they really know their stuff about the dozens of people Hochul has empowered in recent weeks.

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A Q&A with senior executive director of the New York City Office of Nightlife

The drastic loss of wages really amplified what was already a stressful business to work in before the pandemic.

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Looking back through all the organizing efforts into helping the industry, how has the city’s nightlife changed from the beginning of the pandemic to now? There’s still a workforce shortage that has hit the hospitality industry especially hard. Spending is low. Tourism hasn’t come back. The more important thing is we know that we are on the road to recovery, we are headed in the right direction. And so in the meantime, the Office of Nightlife has taken the opportunity to establish new programs to help support along the way. The drastic loss of wages really amplified what

was already a stressful business to work in before the pandemic. So we partnered with the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health and a nonprofit organization called Backline to create Elevate, which provides free weekly collective trauma online support groups for the nightlife and the hospitality community. Dealing with the overdose fentanyl crisis, we’ve also been working with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to make sure that businesses know about Narcan training and the Department of Health’s new fentanyl test strip campaign.

Historically, nightlife has often been viewed as a nuisance and liability. What efforts has the office made to reframe these old perceptions? Having a nonenforcement office like this, we’re able to work with the other city enforcement agencies to do mediation and outreach. For example, through this pandemic, if there are businesses that are not in compliance, City Hall now reaches out to us and then we reach out to the venues to say, “Hey, you’re not in compliance, is there anything we can do to help support you?” to get into compliance before enforcement and summonses are issued.

How has managing vaccination proof been for bartenders and hosts? Have there been any concerns? There is an extra burden and responsibility because they are in a sense on the front lines and the gatekeepers. But what we’re seeing is now that the mandate is happening there’s extremely high compliance. We haven’t had issues where the industry is resisting or doesn’t understand. They get it. We all understand our need in our part to move forward and get out of this. Hospitality in nightlife venues is used to checking IDs at the door.

When bars and clubs opened up, what place did you go to first? I think the question is where haven’t I been? I’m still on a roll. I’m in this position because I love the nightlife. I love being around people. I love the beauty of hospitality and service, and good music and dancing, and the diversity of experience that New York has. It’s always my happy place. It’s always where I’m going to want to go and support. We all should be doing that as safely as we can. It’s good for our hearts. It’s good for the economy and it’s good for the overall recovery of the city. – Kim Corona

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FRANCISCO MOYA

He’s held elected office longer than the other candidates, but he’s playing catch-up in the race to lead the City Council. By Annie McDonough

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Council Member Francisco Moya logs on to virtual hearings, press conferences and interviews, the set dressing in his Queens home includes a poster with the words, in big block letters, “In our house we are all equal.” It’s the slogan of the British house music label Defected – Moya moonlights as a DJ – but it’s not a bad motto for someone making the case for why they should lead the next City Council either. Moya, a former Assembly member who now represents Queens neighborhoods including East Elmhurst and Corona in the City Council, is running to be the next council speaker. Despite being an elected official longer than his opponents, Moya faces the difficult task of catching up to members who have been running for this particular seat longer than he has. Those candidates include Justin Brannan, Keith Powers and Carlina Rivera, who have each clocked precious time on the campaign trail with likely incoming members whose votes they’ll soon need to be elected speaker. Moya is doing some campaigning with candidates ahead of the general election now and is reaching out directly to the class of likely new members, making his pitch and offering guidance in getting acquainted with the council.

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The pitch is straightforward. An incoming City Council class with a sizable number of Latino members needs a Latino speaker – especially in a city where the 29% of the population that identifies as Hispanic or Latino isn’t seeing many Latinos in seats of political power. And Moya – an early endorser of Democratic mayoral nominee Eric Adams, friend of organized labor and a lawmaker with experience in both the state and city – may be just the person for the job. “We have a city that’s in crisis, right? We need experienced leadership, we need someone that has a good working relationship and a long-standing working relationship with the new incoming administration,” Moya told City & State. “I’m the only candidate that has the relationships with both the city and the state as we go to prioritize our budget needs in Albany.” But much of that pitch relies on still unknown outcomes. While Moya is a contender for Adams’ support, it’s still unclear who, if anyone, the mayor-inwaiting will throw his weight behind. And while some observers anticipate that heavy-hitting labor unions will coalesce around a single candidate this year – rather than breaking up as they have in the past – it’s not yet clear who that candidate is. Still, Moya’s pitch is coming across to at least a couple of new members as refreshing. Incoming members shouldn’t vote for him because he helped them out the most in their primary races, he’s arguing, but because he’s the best candidate to lead the council at a particularly challenging time for the city. Julie Won, a Democratic candidate for City Council in Queens who is likely to beat her Republican opponent, said that Moya’s pitch was unique in focusing on his ability to usher the city through a recovery. Plus, he was straightforward about the support he’s amassed so far. “He didn’t lie to me

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New York City Council Member Francisco Moya has a “very hard path” ahead to become speaker, according to one incoming member.

and say he’s got 10 votes,” Won told City & State. “He says he’s got two votes.” Others are unimpressed with Moya’s case for speaker. “He said that he’s a Latino and he’s close to Eric Adams. You know what, that’s not enough to be a compelling pitch,” said one likely incoming council member who asked not to be named in order to speak openly. “I don’t think he has relationships with any of the incoming members, of which there are many of us,” that person added. “I think he has a very hard path.” That incoming member said that they have not landed on a single candidate to support and haven’t been impressed with many of the candidates for speaker. Moya says that he can work with members across the political spectrum, but it remains to be seen whether that’s an argument that a group of further left incoming members will buy. A moderate Democrat, Moya recently signed on to an open letter calling for

the state’s bail reforms to be amended to allow judges to more easily remand people arrested for gun offenses. Moya declined to say how many votes he’s counting on so far, or whether he can count on the support of influential county leaders to direct their members’ votes to him. But whether it’s one, two or more, he – and really all the candidates – have a lot of work to do to amass the majority of the 51 votes they’ll need to be elected speaker. In addition to the others noted above, Council Members Diana Ayala, who represents Manhattan and the Bronx, and Adrienne Adams of Queens have also announced runs for speaker. Adams is considered more likely to get support from Rep. Greg Meeks, who leads the Queens Democratic Party, but Meeks isn’t expected to have anywhere near the influence that his predecessor, former Rep. Joe Crowley, had in previous speaker races. Other outside power players also

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“I’m the only candidate that has the relationships with both the city and the state as we go to prioritize our budget needs in Albany.” – New York City Council Member Francisco Moya

haven’t started whipping up votes yet. Eric Adams isn’t putting his thumb on the scale so far, labor unions have not yet landed on a single candidate and potential alliances between county leaders have yet to solidify, so much of the incoming council class is still unsure about making their personal preferences publicly known. Some of those decisions are expected to be firmed up at the Somos conference in Puerto Rico. But for now, there’s not much incentive for incoming members to publicly endorse a dud candidate. Over his decade in elected office, Moya touts his legislative work for immigrants – including sponsoring the DREAM Act before he left the Assembly, which extends access to state scholarships and aid for higher education to undocumented immigrants. Championing protections for construction workers has been another theme for Moya; he introduced Carlos’ Law, which would create higher fines

for companies that endanger workers. It’s in part through that work that Moya has forged close relationships with labor unions. Unions that are a part of Labor Strong, a coalition that endorsed widely in the City Council primaries, have not pushed any one candidate for speaker yet. But Moya is nonetheless a contender for the support of some of those heavy hitters, including 32BJ SEIU, the building service workers union. Earlier this month, the council passed a bill from Moya that mandates severance pay for unemployed hotel workers – a policy aimed at incentivizing pandemic-shuttered hotels to reopen. A press conference at City Hall with Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Hotel Trades Council offered Moya a photo op with the potentially influential union. In addition to making a play for labor’s support, another avenue in which Moya can make a case is as one of three Latino candidates for speaker. Moya, Diana Ayala and Carlina Rivera are

keeping the attention of some incoming members who are particularly interested in electing a Latino to the post given the dearth of Latino leadership in the city. There is also, however, pressure to elect a woman as speaker, given the fact that the body will be majority-female for the first time. Few disagree that these are important goals, but white men have prevailed amid similar attempts to elevate women and people of color in the past. Asked about a rumor that the three Latino candidates have committed to supporting each other in the race, Moya declined to say whether there was an official pact between him, Ayala and Rivera to support each other. “I’m not going to disclose what we talked about in that dinner,” he said, referencing an apparent meeting between the three candidates. “I think the three Latinos that are in this have a common goal, which is that we need to have representation that reflects New York City, (and) is prioritizing as well the issues of the Latino community.” Rivera declined to comment on whether such a pact existed, and Ayala did not immediately respond to a request for comment. But the speaker race has aspects of a popularity contest, and that’s where Moya’s biggest problem could lie. While the majority of the next council will consist of new members, over a dozen current members are likely to return. Several people who City & State spoke to, including current council members, likely incoming members and political observers, said that Moya has a reputation for not being widely liked among the current council. Asked about his reputation for having sharp elbows, Moya said: “I’m not afraid to be honest about my positions and be straightforward with colleagues. I keep my word, no matter what the political fallout is.”

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AOC, downstate progressives help India Walton

S REP. ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ took the stage in a downtown Buffalo theater, “Never Leave You” by Lumidee was bumping on the speakers. She danced over to India Walton where the two progressive stars, one well-established and the other on the rise, shared a long embrace as the crowd erupted. Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and other progressives have been publicly supporting Walton’s campaign for months, stumping at rallies or posting on Twitter. But this visit was what the Walton campaign had been waiting for. The member of Congress was in town to kick off the first day of early voting, and her visit drew such a big crowd that Western New Yorkers lined up hours before the event, and the line stretched for blocks. Not all New York Democrats, particularly those from Buffalo, have been so gracious to Walton and her campaign, despite her status as the party’s nominee. Ocasio-Cortez had something she wanted them to hear. “Any Democrat right now that is trying to establish a precedent of not uniting behind the party’s nominee is playing a dangerous game,” she said. “I want to send a very direct message to some of those folks. Because, if you, especially as an elected official and as a Democratic elected official, try to go out and undermine your party’s nominee, how can you ever turn around and ask people to support you when you are the party’s nominee?” Ocasio-Cortez is one of the biggest names to get behind Walton, but she also represents another large group of those supporting the nominee: downstate Democrats. At the event, the only other elected official to speak besides AOC was state Senate Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris, who also represents Queens. At a Walton rally earlier in the month, speakers included progressives from around the state and beyond: Working Families Party National Director Maurice Mitchell, former gubernatorial candidate Zephyr Teachout and state Sen. Jabari Brisport of Brooklyn. The norms surrounding endorsements are imperfect and informal. But for Democrats – the common phrase “vote blue no matter who” comes to mind – there has

typically been an obligation to support the winner of the primary. This race, however, is anything but normal. With her stunning victory in June, Walton knocked Brown off the ballot, something the four-term, nearly three-decade political veteran could have avoided if his campaign had gathered signatures for a minor-party line. But Brown and his finely tuned campaign machine pose a real threat, as he fights for his political life through the only means he has left: a write-in campaign. This leaves some Buffalo Democrats, it seems, with a difficult choice. Many, like Gov. Kathy Hochul, are hedging their bets, choosing not to endorse either candidate. At a New York City press conference last month, she said she would work with whichever candidate won. “Buffalo’s success is important to me personally,” Hochul said. “So that is my commitment. I will work with whoever the voters select. It is up to the voters.” Of Buffalo’s nine-member Common Council – the city’s legislative body – five are staying out of the fray. Three are backing Brown: Ulysses Wingo, Chris Scanlon and Joe Golombek. Common Council President Darius Pridgen, who is also one of the city’s most influential religious leaders, has worked with Walton in her activist roles in the past. He recently had her on his radio show for a relaxed and cordial interview, but has not endorsed either candidate. Only Rasheed Wyatt, the council member who most often openly butts heads with the mayor’s office, is supporting Walton, making his official endorsement at a late October press conference in front of a theater in his East Side district. Asked why he thought no other council members had backed the Democratic nominee, he said there has been a lack of trust between the council and the mayor’s office that left some members cautious about attaching themselves to any candidate. “I think people just have to warm up to the idea that she’s someone who’s going to keep her word,” Wyatt said. Wyatt is not alone as a local Democratic elected official working to get Walton into the mayor’s office. State Sen. Sean Ryan and Assembly Member Jonathan Rivera

Many Buffalo Democrats are staying on the sidelines. So the party’s mayoral nominee has gathered support elsewhere.

have both supported Walton, as has Erie County Legislature Chair April Baskin. And Walton has the recent backing of some prominent Democrats, including U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Gianaris and other leaders in downstate progressive circles helped to organize a fundraising junket for Walton in September. While Walton has not been able to get some local Democrats to endorse her, the support from downstate has been built through a shared vision rather than geographic allegiances. Ocasio-Cortez drew long rounds of applause during her speech, hitting on progressive themes like renter protections. During an early October event, Brisport explained why he had traveled to the Queen City to stump for Walton. “I came here from Brooklyn because

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By Justin Sondel

Even though India Walton won the Democratic primary, she has trailed in recent polls to Byron Brown. This visit from AOC could energize voters to come out to the polls.

sometimes in New York politics, sometimes people try to make a false divide,” he said. “They say there’s an upstate, there’s a downstate. But I want to be clear, and India knows this and I know this, if people are hungry in Buffalo, they’re hungry in Brooklyn, and if people are out in the cold and they’re homeless in Brooklyn, they’re hurting in Buffalo too.” Other big names in the party have helped Brown or otherwise worked to undermine Walton’s campaign. Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes, who worked with Walton on a parking permit system for one Buffalo neighborhood and statewide marijuana legalization, endorsed Brown, a longtime ally, on the morning of the start of early voting, the same day as the AOC rally. Peoples-Stokes, who came up in politics with Brown through the Grassroots political organization, will potentially help him in the East Side districts that make up their shared base. Her support

could help him fight back against the Walton campaign highlighting his ties to and support from Republican developers like Carl Paladino and Nick Sinatra. And state Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs drew swift criticism from many Democrats, including Ocasio-Cortez, after he mentioned white supremicist David Duke in a hypothetical scenario explaining why he didn’t have to support the party’s nominee. Walton has her own ideas about why some in the party are choosing to sit out or endorse Brown. “Sixteen years is a long time and people have working relationships with the incumbent mayor,” she said, standing in the frigid October air after the Wyatt endorsement. Behind closed doors, she has continued to have productive conversations with elected officials and business leaders, including those who have either stayed out of the race or endorsed Brown, she said. “People have current dealings with the

city that they don’t want impacted by taking a stand in coming out for me,” Walton said. “I think it’s an unfortunate state of being that what is best for our people is based on what these relationships are, but that’s the reality of local politics and I’m hopeful that I can change that when I’m mayor.” She has been clear that she will work with anyone looking to improve Buffalo, if given the opportunity. Still, she is frustrated that more of the same people who have called for unity behind primary winners in the past aren’t standing with her now. But she can’t dwell on that now, as one of the most competitive and unusual mayoral races in the city’s history draws to a close. “It doesn’t really bother me that sitting electeds aren’t coming out and endorsing,” Walton said. “It would be nice if they did. But my responsibility right now is to get my message out to the voters.”

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Justin Sondel is a freelance reporter in Buffalo.

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TAFFERS FROM THE Chinese-American Planning Council found themselves stretched thin during the pandemic. On top of their normal duties, they translated resources and materials about COVID-19 into languages that weren’t available on the state government’s website for the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. “They had to learn about vaccinations, testing sites, the difference between one vaccine dose versus twodose vaccines. They learned about unemployment insurance, federal stimulus payments and eviction moratoriums,” said Wayne Ho, president and CEO of the Chinese-American Planning Council, of bilingual people on his staff who became experts on state services. Ho argued part of the reason his organization was so needed was because the state lacks information about Asian Americans living in New York. “They didn’t have information on Asian ethnic groups, and because of that, they didn’t have the proper resources out there to meet the needs of the state’s fastest-growing community,” Ho said. He’s one of many advocates and lawmakers calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign legislation that would require the state to collect more specific data on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, rather than lumping many different Asian ethnic groups into one umbrella category. Hochul is the second governor to consider the bill, which has been introduced multiple times since 2011, most recently this past legislative session. In 2019, then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo vetoed a version of it, arguing the bill would have created more financial obligations and operational complexities that weren’t accounted for in the state budget. The decision was met with criticism from Asian American advocates and leaders who say the demographic information would help the state distribute resources to Asian Americans more effectively. Now they await a decision by his successor. It’s currently one of hundreds of bills waiting to be signed by the governor. Hochul’s office has not yet requested the bill from the Assembly, but a spokesperson said they are looking at it. “Governor Hochul is a strong supporter of New York’s incredibly diverse AAPI communities and will carefully review the legislation,” Avi Small, a spokesperson for the governor, told City & State. This version of the bill is sponsored by Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou and state Sen. Julia Salazar. Similar to previous versions, it would create separate categories for several Asian groups, including Korean, Filipino, Japanese, Pakistani and Indonesian. “The reason why the disaggregation bill is so important is that Asian Americans are not one mono-

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After it was vetoed by Cuomo, Hochul could sign a bill that would collect more specific data on Asian Americans.

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lithic group, and we actually have a lot of hidden poverty,” Niou said. “We are technically the most impoverished ethnic group (in New York), but the Asian American community is also the last to receive any kinds of social benefits, and we receive the least amount.” In the past 13 years, Asian American organizations only received 3.1% of city money that went to social services providers, according to the Asian American Federation. The so-called model minority myth has painted the Asian American and Pacific Islander community as successful and too often has focused on a wealthy portion of the population, ignoring the lower-income people, according to Lloyd Feng, special projects policy coordinator for the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families. “Having better data on all Asian Americans

“The Asian American community is also the last to receive any kinds of social benefits, and we receive the least amount.”

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and Pacific Islanders will do wonders in dismantling the model minority myth. There’s a lot of poor Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, a lot of people who are struggling, a lot of people who need more opportunity and support,” Feng said. The number of Asian Americans living in poverty in the New York City metropolitan area increased by 15% over the past decade, according to a report from the Asian American Federation. In 2010, over 252,000 Asian Americans lived in poverty in the New York metropolitan area. That increased to nearly 290,000 by 2019, mostly due to growth in the overall Asian American population. In New York City, the Asian population grew at the fastest rate of 33.6% compared to other ethnic

groups in the past decade. The population experienced an overall increase of 345,383 people, according to census data. “Asian, in a lot of people’s minds, historically and even now, still they think East Asian – Chinese, Korean, Japanese,” Feng said. “That completely erases the Southeast Asian populations, the South Asian populations. And then that PI (Pacific Islander) part that people often forget because the numbers might be small, but they also have different needs that are important.” Niou said better data on the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities could have helped the state with vaccine distribution and language access issues throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. According to an analysis of New York City public hospital data that separated Asian Americans into smaller subgroups, South Asians had the highest rates of positive COVID-19 tests (30.8%) and hospitalizations after a positive test (54.7%) among the Asian population in the first three months of the pandemic. Although Chinese New Yorkers had lower test positivity and hospitalization rates than South Asians, they had the highest mortality rate out of all racial and ethnic groups during that time. The study, which examined more than 85,000 patients who needed care in the New York City Health + Hospitals system, was the first to provide some disaggregated data on Asian American COVID-19 patients. Researchers used last name databases and language information to separate data into the city’s largest Asian American subgroups: South Asian, Chinese and “all other Asian.” “I think these better (data) would have made the COVID response a lot more robust, and we probably would have been able to move faster,” Feng said. For many Asian American and Pacific Islander New Yorkers, community-based organizations became their place to retrieve resources and services, which the state lacked during the pandemic. Ho mentioned receiving money from foundations in the state and city to provide financial assistance to community members, ranging from undocumented families and essential workers to family day care providers. While the efforts were impactful, he stressed that it should have been addressed by the government. “We need the government to allocate fair and equitable resources to the diverse Asian American community,” Ho said. “We really need the government to work with us to really make sure our community not only has relief but has recovery.”

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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran has tried so hard to appeal to swing voters that she risks losing Democrats – and reelection.

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N A RECENT October evening, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran made her pitch before a room full of mostly white, older voters of the Plandome Heights Civic Association at a yacht club on Long Island Sound. “Good evening everyone. It’s late and it’s chilly, so I’m just going to get right into it,” she said before launching into a 10-minute stump speech covering COVID-19, policing, taxes and the true bread and butter of any local politician – paving roads. Curran had her talking points down pat: Nassau County has the highest rate of vaccination in the state; the county has been rated the safest in the nation two years running by U.S. News and World Report; and she tackled the tricky business of reassessing home values to make property taxes more accurate. She seemed well received, with the occasional head nod or chuckle at a light quip. The biggest reaction came early when she said point blank, and essentially unprompted: “We are not defunding the police in any way, let me make that crystal clear.” The statement earned her rousing applause from the crowd – as did her mention of a completed campaign promise to a nearby police precinct. Near the end of the program as Curran took questions from the audience, Plandome Heights Mayor Kenneth Riscica stood up not to Curran has reflected concerns from residents by making crime and public safety her top issue.

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pose a question but to simply thank the county executive for her choice of police commissioner, Republican Patrick Ryder, whom she selected at the start of her tenure. “I think your priority on law enforcement matches our priority,” Riscica said. “We all watch TV. We don’t like what we see, and I think Commissioner Ryder is just an excellent, excellent commissioner.” Although Nassau County has a Democratic voter enrollment advantage, the traditionally purple county is full of moderates and swing voters unafraid to split tickets or vote across party lines. As such, Curran has taken hard – and some may argue calculated – stances against downsizing police forces in the wake of the 2020 protests against police brutality and the passage of the 2019 bail reform law. The Plandome Heights event was evidence that her approach plays well to her center-right constituents. But Curran’s decisions to effectively write off members of her Democratic base and appeal to conservative voters by playing into their fears over crime and bail reform could undercut her support on the left. If she does end up losing the general election, experts who spoke to City & State believe it’ll be because she alienated too many Democrats, particularly in communities of color, who didn’t turn out to vote in her reelection bid against Republican Bruce Blakeman.

URRAN, 53, WAS BORN in Canada and moved around a lot as a kid growing up. “My parents were both very young and very adventurous,” she told City & State while sitting in a Port Washington hotel lobby after attending a small fundraiser for her campaign. She had been in eight different schools and three different countries by the time she entered ninth grade. Among the many places she spent her formative years was Belgium as a toddler, where she learned French and English. “So it was tough as a child, but I think, in a way, it was a blessing because I feel that I could be dropped with any kind of person or any kind of group of people, and I would find a way to make a connection,” Curran said of her transient childhood. That experience helped her as a journalist, writing for the Daily News and the New York Post before moving to the Long Island hamlet of Baldwin in the ’90s, where she still lives with her husband and

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Curran’s support for the police has won over some voters, but alienated others in communities of color.

three children. For Curran, who went by her maiden name Williams then, making the jump from journalism to politics began in 2011 when she ran for the Baldwin Board of Education against an incumbent and won. In 2013, a seat opened up in the county Legislature, a rare opportunity that she seized. Then, in 2017, she won both the Democratic primary and general election to become Nassau’s first female county executive, taking over for the disgraced Ed Mangano, who did not seek reelection due to a corruption scandal. “She’s running as a classic suburban moderate,” said Lawrence Levy, executive dean of the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University. “And it’s working with voters across the aisle because it’s what she is – she is a citizen politician.” Even though Blakeman is a Hempstead Council member and seasoned Long Island politician, Democrats are feeling good about Curran’s chances. “She’s done a good job and most people see it,” Nassau County

Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs, who is also the state Democratic Party chair, told City & State in mid-October, mentioning internal polling that showed her well in the lead. “She’s also very authentic,” Jacobs added – a quality that others pointed out too. “People like her. They see her for what she is – even Republicans.” One such Republican is Bob Goldrick, who attended the Port Washington fundraiser. He didn’t support Curran in 2017 when she first ran against Republican Jack Martins, a former state senator. But the past four years have turned him into a supporter. “From the things I’ve seen, and what I’ve heard, she’s done a terrific job,” Goldrick said. He didn’t offer specifics about what won him over, but said he’d seen her more and more on the news and found her to be “a terrific person to support,” and a stronger candidate than Blakeman. Andrew Solano, a self-identified conservative who also attended the fundraiser, concurred: “I think she puts forward a great agenda and I look forward

to seeing her hopefully successfully follow through and continue her tenure.” That agenda has included a countywide property tax reassessment. Curran’s predecessor, Mangano, had frozen assessments in 2010, and they remained so until he left office. “The values were so wildly out of whack. They bore no resemblance to reality because they just hadn’t been updated,” Curran said, which is why she ran on a promise to finally do a reassessment. Assessments are a chronic issue in the county – grieving one’s taxes is a common practice in Nassau – and as such became a politically touchy subject that officials were wary to tackle. Curran called it “a culture of avoidance” that she wanted to break. “The longer I let it sit, the worse it’s going to get,” she recalled telling an adviser who recommended she put it off. The rollout, designed with a five-year phase-in beginning last year, had something of a rocky start. Many homeowners were shocked to find significant tax increases, and a record number of people challenged their tax bills. Curran stands by her reassessment, pointing to school districts for the majority of tax hikes (something she has no control over) and citing independent evaluations that found her assessments were accurate. But nothing drives voters to the polls like their pocketbooks, and it’s apparent Republicans are hoping that will be the case this year.

HE REASSESSMENT RESTS at the heart of the Republicans’ campaign against Curran. Blakeman, who didn’t respond to multiple interview requests, often criticized the county executive over taxes during debates and town halls leading up to Nov. 2. “It was done in a shoddy manner. It was negligent,” he said at a town hall last month of the reassessment process. “Taxes are really always the No. 1 issue,” said Republican Assembly Member Ed Ra, who has held office since 2011. And the reassessment places a big target on Curran, with GOP officials sending out flyers during tax season attacking “assessor tax errors” to counter more positive flyers Curran’s office sent out. Long Island pollster and political strategist Mike Dawidziak said that while he expects something of a “red wave” this year both locally and nationally, he considered Curran a strong enough Democratic official that she would not get swept away. “She

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says when she wants safety?” said Suffolk County resident Joe Willen, who supports Curran as a moderate Democrat despite not being a constituent. Other Democrats, however, were disappointed with how Curran responded to this and other issues, namely on police reform efforts that happened last year amid nationwide protests. When protesters cried out for reform, her response of denouncing the movement to defund the police and the specific slogan was met with disappointment from reform advocates. A picture posted by Jacobs, the county party chair, of him and Curran stirred controversy late last year. In a since-deleted tweet that featured him holding a toy fire truck and Curran holding a toy police car, Jacobs wrote: “No ‘defunding the police’ on THIS toy drive!!!” More left-leaning residents and advocates for communities of color may have started off hopeful when Curran was elected, but that didn’t last. “That tweet with Jay Jacobs … I think was very telling of her position vis a vis the need for the police department (to be) held accountable and to have its footprint reduced,” said Lucas Sanchez, Long Island director at New York Communities for Change. He said that her actions amounted to a dismissal of the protesters who were marching in the streets last summer after the murder of George Floyd and that her “lack of support for police reform” was one of a few positions she took that were “detrimental to people of

“People like her. They see her for what she is – even Republicans.” – State Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs

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hasn’t done anything for the voters to reject her after only one term,” he said. “You would have possibly thought the reassessment would be that issue, but that doesn’t seem to be showing up in the polls.” There is another complicating factor for Curran, however, one that few would have been able to predict: an open race for county district attorney. The seat unexpectedly opened up when then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo nominated then-District Attorney Madeline Singas to the state Court of Appeals. Now, Democratic state Sen. Todd Kaminsky and Republican prosecutor Anne Donnelly are facing off in a special election. At the heart of the campaign is bail reform, with Donnelly attacking Kaminsky for his role in the 2019 law that eliminated cash bail for misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies. Some political observers think the race will impact Curran, despite her efforts to oppose the bail law and support the Nassau police. “It might be a tough sell to fully separate yourself from that,” Ra said. But Curran came out against the 2019 bail reform law, agreeing with the goal of criminal justice reform but advocating for allowing judges to consider a defendant’s dangerousness when setting bail. “As a Democrat, it was important to come out and say that publicly and strongly,” Curran said. Some Democrats agreed with Curran’s position. “How could you not like what she

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color in Nassau.” Police reform advocates were also left underwhelmed and angry with how she handled the process to implement changes to the Nassau County Police Department. In January, over a dozen members of the community advisory panel for the reforms resigned after the Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder revealed a 310-page draft plan to the county Legislature. They said they had no hand in creating the plan, nor did they have an opportunity to review before it went public. “What they engaged in was the worst kind of betrayal,” civil rights attorney and then-panel co-chair Frederick Brewington said at the time. “The county misled its citizen volunteers into believing that their voice would be heard and then they issued a report that was devoid of any part of the group’s participation.” Later, the only three Black members of the county Legislature voted against adopting the plan, considering it insufficient. One of the biggest changes not included was the formation of a civilian complaint review board to act as a police watchdog. “I think they’re just misinformed,” Curran said of criticisms that she did not listen to community members and advocates when drafting the plan she later signed. “(We) put together a plan with all of this input as part of it that I felt best served the residents.”

I Top: Curran says she’s not taking any votes for granted, going to as many community events as possible. Bottom: with the Plandome Heights Civic Association.

N MAY, RYDER said his police department was struggling to diversify its ranks because potential applicants of color often came from “broken homes.” Despite perpetuating a racist stereotype, Curran stood by her police commissioner. Many Black activists called on Ryder to resign, or for Curran to replace him. “Clearly, based on his statements, he is unfit to serve the rich diversity of Nassau County,” NAACP Long Island Regional Director Tracey Edwards said at the time. “If County Executive Curran in any way defends his comments, she is unfit to serve as well.” Curran’s decision might’ve played well with the mayor of Plandome Heights, but it didn’t with leaders in communities of color. And that may have a political impact on Curran’s reelection chances. Although swing votes are generally the key to winning elections in Nassau County, she risks losing dependable Democratic voters who feel that she has gone too far to the right and listened to them too little. “She had a great turnout,

relatively speaking, four years ago in the Black community and the minority community,” Levy said. “The question is how big of a turnout will there be this time? And if it falls off, that could be a problem.” Some left-wing and police reform advocates expect that some people will be so disappointed in Curran that they won’t go vote. “I think that she hasn’t done enough to really motivate Black and Latino (Democratic) voters to come out and support her in a real way,” Sanchez said, adding that apathy by Democrats could lead to a Republican victory through abstention. He said in an ideal world where progressives had better infrastructure set up on the island, they would run a primary against Curran from the left.

HILE ON THE campaign trail, Curran expressed multiple times that she’s not taking any votes for granted. “I know that every day I’ve got to earn your trust, and I’ve got to earn your support,” she said as she wrapped up her speech to the Plandome Heights Civic Association. A strong finish was the key piece of advice that the last Democratic county executive, and her former boss, offered Curran. “I lost my race in 2009, which was right after Obama got elected,” said Rep. Tom Suozzi, who served as county executive until he was defeated by Mangano. “I didn’t run through the tape, and I’ve encouraged her – and she knew that already without me saying it – she’s got to run through to the finish line here.” Curran seemed to be heeding that advice, making sure to pop up at every event, forum and town hall to ensure she has the votes to beat Blakeman. Before heading to a fundraiser last month, she made a quick stop at a small veterans appreciation event in Oyster Bay, where she spent her 10 minutes there chatting with a few attendees. As her detective escort ushered her into a black SUV for the next event, Curran said the men were having issues flying flags for parades in Syosset and she promised them that she would get in touch with the necessary agencies to try to solve their problem. Asked if they were supporters, Curran expressed confidence. “They’re like ‘Good luck, you seem like you’re doing a great job and looking forward to four more years,’” she recounted. “I’ll take it!”

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MID MAJOR POLITICAL UPHEAVALS in Albany and a gubernatorial election next year, many of Long Island’s power players have emerged as possible contenders to become New York’s next governor. Rep. Lee Zeldin has already rallied broad support among Republicans statewide. And notable Democrats, including Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Rep. Tom Suozzi, have been mulling whether to jump into their party’s potentially crowded primary.

Whether a Long Islander manages to nab the coveted title, it’s apparent that the region holds immense political influence in the state. City & State’s Long Island Power 100 – written by City & State's Kay Dervishi – highlights the politicians, government officials, labor leaders, business executives and advocates who have shaped Nassau and Suffolk counties, responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and how they’ve wielded power throughout the past year.

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1 STEVE BELLONE SUFFOLK COUNTY EXECUTIVE After nearly a decade representing the eastern portion of Long Island, Steve Bellone may be setting his sights on a gubernatorial run next year. He’d be leveraging his experience leading a purple county as a moderate Democrat in such a bid, but would face a potentially crowded field – including Gov. Kathy Hochul – and a long history of failure for county executives seeking higher office.

2 LAURA CURRAN NASSAU COUNTY EXECUTIVE Laura Curran has a heated reelection battle against Republican candidate and Hempstead Town Council Member Bruce Blakeman in November, and her bid has

been complicated by frequent clashes with the Republicanled Nassau Legislature this year. She vetoed a controversial bill pushed by the chamber this summer, which would have allowed police officers and other first responders to sue protesters for discrimination. Republican county legislators also threw cold water on her proposal to send $375 checks to local homeowners before it was eventually passed.

Long Island Democratic delegation. He’s leveraging that experience – and his past as a federal prosecutor – in his current bid to become Nassau County district attorney. Democratic leaders in the county nominated Kaminsky this summer, and he will face off against Republican candidate and prosecutor Anne Donnelly in a special election this November.

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pledged to refuse to vote on any change to the federal tax code that doesn’t remove the limit on state and local tax deductions. When he’s not pushing for the cap’s repeal, he serves as a vice chair of the bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus. Suozzi has also been floated as a possible gubernatorial candidate.

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6 JOHN BROOKS, JAMES GAUGHRAN, ANNA KAPLAN & KEVIN THOMAS STATE SENATORS These four Democratic lawmakers, who all won reelection last fall, reflect their party’s growing clout on Long Island. This past year, state Sen. Anna Kaplan sponsored a new law to spur the state attorney general’s office to conduct more undercover tests to ensure real estate agents are complying with antidiscrimination law. State Sen.

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Kevin Thomas also sponsored legislation targeting housing discrimination, including one bill that would give victims of such discrimination some form of relief. Meanwhile, state Sen. Jim Gaughran has scrutinized the Long Island Power Authority and PSEG Long Island after failures during Tropical Storm Isaias, pushing a bill this year that would require the two entities to file public reports on their lobbying and advertising activities. And state Sen. John Brooks got his bill recognizing emergency dispatchers and operators as first responders under New York state law signed by the governor on the 20th anniversary of 9/11.

7 KATHLEEN RICE MEMBER OF CONGRESS Rep. Kathleen Rice’s experience as Nassau County district attorney helped land

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her in Congress six years ago. Since then, she has established a reputation as a centrist Democratic representative and is part of the New Democrat Coalition, which is made up of fellow moderates. But Rice recently caught flak in the national media when she opposed House Democrats’ proposal to allow Medicare to negotiate prices for prescription drugs.

8 PHILLIP ENG PRESIDENT Long Island Rail Road As head of the Long Island Rail Road, Phillip Eng has dedicated significant time to ensuring train ridership returns to its pre-pandemic levels as soon as possible. That recovery hit a new milestone in September when the LIRR broke its pandemic record with 150,895 customers

Michael Dowling heads the largest health care provider in the state, reaching more than 2 million New Yorkers annually through its network of hospitals, primary care practices and other programs. A longtime ally of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Dowling played a major role in the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He has said he plans to prioritize improvement to Northwell’s infrastructure for emergency management to be better prepared for future health crises.

10 BREON PEACE U.S. ATTORNEY FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK The U.S. Senate confirmed Breon Peace to head a key federal prosecutor’s office in October. As U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Peace will now oversee cases spanning across Nassau

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Rep. Lee Zeldin faced calls for his resignation earlier this year for promoting former President Donald Trump’s false election fraud claims and voting against certifying President Joe Biden’s electoral victory after pro-Trump insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol in January. Still, New York’s Republican leaders have largely rallied behind him in the upcoming gubernatorial election. But Zeldin will face a tough challenge campaigning in a predominantly blue state that hasn’t elected a Republican to statewide office in close to two decades.

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over their approval of police labor contracts and has criticized the county’s plans for police reform. Brewington also played an important role in pushing to end the at-large voting system in Islip, strengthening political representation for Latinos. That was not the first voting rights victory for Brewington – he won a similar case over disenfranchisement in Hempstead more than 20 years ago.

good reason: His company, RXR Realty, owns, manages and develops numerous commercial properties in New York City, Long Island, Westchester and Connecticut. The delta variant’s rise over the past several months has dampened expectations for workers to return to RXR’s buildings, with just 40% returning as of September. But for Rechler, physical offices can be made more enticing by offering benefits that aren't available to remote workers.

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Civil rights attorney Frederick Brewington fights discrimination on Long Island.

11 PATRICK DOLAN & DEBBY KRENEK OWNER; PUBLISHER Newsday Newsday remains the goto news source for Long Islanders under Patrick Dolan and Debby Krenek’s oversight. One of the paper’s recent investigations illustrated how Black and Hispanic people applying to become police officers were

disproportionately rejected for jobs, prompting Nassau and Suffolk counties to reevaluate their police hiring practices. The bombshell burnished Newsday’s reputation for groundbreaking reporting, including its deep dive into housing discrimination against people of color on Long Island, and its investigation showing how the aerospace company Grumman polluted groundwater and covered it up.

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After Jay Jacobs finally called on Andrew Cuomo to resign as governor earlier this year, he quickly rallied behind Gov. Kathy Hochul. Jacobs, who saw Democrats gain a state Senate supermajority last year, has also been focused on county executive and district attorney races in Nassau County. Despite efforts to unify the party, Jacobs’ remark comparing socialist Buffalo mayoral candidate India Walton to a former Ku Klux Klan leader was widely criticized.

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15 MATTHEW COHEN PRESIDENT AND CEO Long Island Association Matthew Cohen headed the Long Island Association’s lobbying efforts before becoming its president and CEO in May. Among his major priorities in leading the business group: ensuring federal infrastructure funds benefit Long Island and offering additional support to the region’s small businesses. In his previous role, Cohen pushed for the state property tax cap to be made permanent and for funding to be set aside for economic development projects in the area.

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and Suffolk counties as well as Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island in New York City. The office has handled several high-profile cases, having prosecuted figures such as singer R. Kelly and Michael Cohen, who used to be former President Donald Trump’s personal attorney. Previously, Peace was a partner at the law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton.

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for academic affairs at the University of Illinois Chicago. While there, she helped lead a successful acquisition of the John Marshall Law School, which created the first public law school in Chicago. Her leadership at Hofstra will play an important role in determining the university’s next steps through the COVID-19 pandemic.

TRACEY EDWARDS LONG ISLAND REGIONAL DIRECTOR NAACP New York State Conference

Tracey Edwards is one of the most prominent voices on Long Island advocating for racial justice. She has been active in recent conversations around police reform in Nassau and Suffolk counties, criticizing Nassau officials for putting out a reform plan without sufficient community input and opposing a bill proposed by Nassau County legislators that would allow police officers to sue protesters for discrimination. In addition to her leadership position in the NAACP, Edwards is a commissioner of the state Public Service Commission.

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17 JOHN DURSO PRESIDENT Long Island Federation of Labor John Durso serves as president of the Long Island Federation of Labor, advocating for labor rights across Long Island. For the past 22 years, Durso has also fought on behalf of workers at grocery stores, drug stores, school bus companies and other organizations as head of the union Local 338. This past year, he lent support to Nassau County Executive

Laura Curran’s proposal to give direct cash payments of $375 to some residents.

18 TIM SINI SUFFOLK COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini was elected in 2017, in no small part because of his promises to tackle corruption in an office that was engulfed in scandal. His rise to district attorney was

In August, Poser became the first woman to lead Hofstra University.

also fueled by his experience as police commissioner in Suffolk County and as a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York. He will face off against Republican candidate and former federal prosecutor Ray Tierney in his reelection bid next month.

19 SUSAN POSER PRESIDENT Hofstra University In August, Susan Poser became Hofstra University’s ninth president – and the first woman to lead the Hempstead-based school. She brings with her experience as provost and vice chancellor

21 ANDREW GARBARINO MEMBER OF CONGRESS The freshman member of Congress succeeded longtime Republican Rep. Peter King, overseeing a district that spans part of Nassau and Suffolk’s South Shore. With this year marking the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks,

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Tracey Edwards leads the NAACP on Long Island .

Queens is where Rep. Gregory Meeks wields particularly strong influence. But the powerful House Democrat also represents a sliver of Nassau County, encompassing Inwood and portions of Valley Stream and Elmont. Meeks recently took the helm of the House Foreign Affairs Committee – one of Congress’ most powerful posts – and played an important role leading oversight of the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan earlier this year.

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22 RICH SCHAFFER BABYLON SUPERVISOR AND SUFFOLK COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CHAIR Rich Schaffer has long been a political power broker in Suffolk County. In addition to serving as the supervisor of the Town of Babylon, Schaffer has headed the county’s Democratic Party for about two decades. Schaffer’s persistent feud with Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone led him to throw cold water on Bellone’s potential gubernatorial campaign early on this year, while joining Jay Jacobs, the state and Nassau County Democratic chair, in endorsing Gov. Kathy Hochul for reelection.

23 STEVE ENGLEBRIGHT, MICHAELLE SOLAGES, PHIL RAMOS & CHARLES LAVINE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS As chair of the legislative body’s Judiciary Committee,

Assembly Member Charles Lavine played a key role when state lawmakers launched an impeachment inquiry into then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo. That includes overseeing the creation of a long-awaited report on Cuomo’s alleged misbehavior while in office. Assembly Member Michaelle Solages chairs the New York State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus, and has championed legislation that was recently signed into law to protect immigrant New Yorkers. Helming the Committee on Environmental Conservation, Assembly Member Steve Englebright led an oversight hearing this summer on the Long Island Power Authority’s new contract with PSEG Long Island. A former police officer, Assembly Member Phil Ramos sponsored legislation that would prohibit police departments from hiring officers that have been fired for cause or resigned while facing criminal charges.

Stanley Bergman of Henry Schein, left, and Assembly Member Michaelle Solages, right

Office of Science. Last year, Gibbs and other Long Island leaders celebrated plans to build a new $2 billion atomsmashing supercollider at the laboratory that is expected to fuel new research and create thousands of jobs.

24 DOON GIBBS DIRECTOR Brookhaven National Laboratory Doon Gibbs heads a laboratory that employs more than 2,500 staff members and boasts seven Nobel Prizes. Brookhaven National Laboratory remains one of the state’s largest scientific research centers, bolstered by hundreds of millions of dollars of funding, primarily from the U.S. Department of Energy’s

25 STANLEY BERGMAN BOARD CHAIR AND CEO Henry Schein For more than three decades, Stanley Bergman has chaired the board of Henry Schein, the Melville-based Fortune 500 company that boasts a reputation as one of the world’s largest providers of dental supplies and other health care products, operating across 32 countries and territories. This past spring, Bergman called on federal officials to expand

COVID-19 vaccination efforts to primary care doctors and other office-based physicians.

26 PATRICK O'SHAUGHNESSY PRESIDENT AND CEO Catholic Health After more than 14 years in leadership positions at Catholic Health, Patrick O'Shaughnessy became the health system’s new president and CEO this past April. O’Shaughnessy now leads an institution that employs about 17,000 staff members and operates six hospitals on Long Island, several of which are undergoing expansions. Before taking the helm at Catholic Health, he served as its executive vice president and chief clinical officer.

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Rep. Andrew Garbarino joined other members of New York’s congressional delegation to push for more medical funding for 9/11 survivors. The former Assembly member is among the members of Congress who make up the bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus.

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passed by Democrats will fuel a Republican victory in the race. Cairo is also backing Hempstead Council Member Bruce Blakeman in his bid to become county executive.

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28 WAYLYN HOBBS JR. MAYOR Hempstead Village Democrat Waylyn Hobbs Jr. beat out the incumbent Republican mayor and two other candidates in his bid to become Hempstead Village’s next mayor this past spring. Having previously served as

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Donald Clavin Jr. is the supervisor of Hempstead.

a village trustee, Hobbs has since made it a priority to rebuild the area’s downtown. Under his leadership, the village has applied for funding from the state Downtown Revitalization Initiative and has other redevelopment projects in the works.

29 RICHARD DALY EXECUTIVE CHAIR Broadridge Financial Solutions One of Wall Street’s most important companies is also one that doesn’t stand in the spotlight. Most public companies in America get regulatory communications support from Broadridge Financial Solutions, which also processes $6 trillion in securities daily. Its founder,

Richard Daly, started the fintech company almost 30 years ago in his home in East Northport. Today, the company is an over 10,000 employeestrong behemoth.

A longtime fixture of Brookhaven’s political landscape, Jesse Garcia has led the Suffolk County Republican Party for nearly three years, during which time he has helped boost Republican power in the county, including flipping a state Senate seat and helping freshman Rep. Andrew Garbarino snag a victory in his competitive congressional race last year. Garcia has also been working to build support for Rep. Lee Zeldin as he ramps up for next year’s gubernatorial election.

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JOSEPH CAIRO

Urban League of Long Island

CHAIR

As president and CEO of the Urban League of Long Island, Theresa Sanders works to empower and support Black Long Islanders. She oversees a range of programs for educational and career development, while also pushing for broader change to reduce racial inequities in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Government officials have turned to her for insight on various issues, as illustrated by her appointment to Nassau County’s committee to increase diversity among police officers and the

Nassau County Republican Committee Nassau County Republican Committee chair Joseph Cairo has an opportunity this year to flip major countywide positions back to Republican control. The conservative power broker has taken a particularly strong interest in the Nassau County district attorney’s race, hoping that concerns about shootings in nearby New York City and the state’s bail reform law

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These elected officials represent Long Island’s four largest towns. Islip Supervisor Angie Carpenter has led the town’s response to the illegal dumping of toxic waste at Roberto Clemente Park, which predated her time in office, and pushed for improved service at the Long Island MacArthur Airport. In Hempstead, Supervisor Donald Clavin Jr. is up for reelection this year and is calling for tax relief, while his Democratic opponent criticized his use of federal CARES Act funding. Longtime public servant Edward Romaine has served as supervisor of Brookhaven since 2012 and has many environmental issues on his plate, especially addressing matters related to the town’s landfill that is slated to close in 2024. And Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino, who has served in the post for about four years, has touted his accomplishment in reducing the town’s debt.

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MAURIE MCINNIS PRESIDENT Stony Brook University When Maurie McInnis became president of Stony Brook University last year, one of her first priorities was to ensure the school was adhering to the latest COVID-19 safety measures. Those efforts ended up drawing praise from Deborah Birx last year during her stint leading the White House Coronavirus Task Force. Before joining Stony Brook, McInnis served as executive vice president and provost at the University of Texas at Austin.

Seymour Liebman has been with Canon USA for 47 years.

state’s Long Island Regional Economic Development Council.

33 SEYMOUR LIEBMAN EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AND GENERAL COUNSEL Canon USA Over the course of his 47 years with Canon USA, Seymour Liebman has held numerous influential roles at the company. In his current position, the West Hempstead resident oversees legal affairs and corporate administration related to the company's operations in North, Central and South America. Liebman also lends his expertise as a board member at companies such as T2 Biosystems, Canon BioMedical and Spartan Bioscience.

34 DANIEL EICHHORN PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER PSEG Long Island Dan Eichhorn has headed PSEG Long Island’s operations of the Long Island Power Authority’s electric grid over the past four years, with the utility company delivering electricity to about 1 million customers across the region. The company is negotiating a new contract with the Long Island Power Authority, although that process has been complicated by state legislative efforts to make the public authority fully municipal and by the ascension of Gov. Kathy Hochul.

36 JOYCE SMITH ACTING NASSAU COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY Joyce Smith became Nassau County’s first-ever Black district attorney when she was sworn in this summer after Madeline Singas left the office to become an associate judge on the state Court of Appeals. Smith brings experience as a staff attorney in the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights’

Smith was previously an attorney for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

37 MADELINE SINGAS ASSOCIATE JUDGE State Court of Appeals Former Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas ascended to a new post this summer as associate judge on the New York State Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court. She was replaced on an interim basis by Joyce Smith, the county’s first Black district attorney, while state Sen. Todd Kaminsky is a front-runner to replace her permanently. Her appointment spurred some controversy, as later reporting revealed that, while district attorney, Singas hadn’t disclosed potential conflicts of interest related to her husband’s firm taking in $1.6 million from contracts with county agencies.

38 THOMAS GARRY OFFICE MANAGING PARTNER, LONG ISLAND Harris Beach PLLC Attorney Thomas Garry has attracted numerous clients seeking his expertise in election law. That includes President Joe Biden, whose campaign retained Garry for legal advice in New York last year (Garry also served as New York state counsel for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign). As the office managing partner at Harris Beach Uniondale, Garry largely represents developers, municipalities and others on

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Office of the General Counsel and as assistant commissioner and deputy chief of staff in the New York City Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and GenderBased Violence.

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39 ROBERT & JAMES COUGHLAN & KEVIN LAW CO-FOUNDER; COFOUNDER; PARTNER AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Tritec Real Estate Co. Brothers Robert and James Coughlan launched Tritec Real Estate Co. in 1986. In the 35 years since, the company has become one of Long Island’s largest developers with properties spanning the region as well as Northern Virginia. Tritec recently brought on Kevin Law, longtime head of the Long Island Association, to help with its building projects in downtowns across Long Island. But Law likely won’t be around too long – Gov. Kathy Hochul recently said she is selecting him to lead Empire State Development.

40 WAYNE GROSSÉ & LINDA ARMYN PRESIDENT AND CEO; SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS Bethpage Federal Credit Union For six years, Wayne Grossé has headed operations and strategy at Bethpage

Federal Credit Union, one of the country’s largest credit unions. Under his leadership, Bethpage expanded its pool of membership to anyone nationwide in a 2016 initiative. Linda Armyn, the credit union’s senior vice president of corporate affairs, also played an important role in the expansion, and has built up some of the credit union’s most successful community outreach campaigns and philanthropic efforts.

41 MITCHELL PALLY CEO Long Island Builders Institute This year marks the Long Island Builders Institute’s 80th year representing builders, developers, contractors and other professionals in the building industry. Mitchell Pally heads the association’s efforts to push for legislation and practices that benefit and support residential home construction. He has joined local elected officials in supporting a bill in the state Legislature that would streamline the building permit process, which is creating backlogs on Long Island.

42 THOMAS FALCONE CEO Long Island Power Authority Long Island Power Authority CEO Thomas Falcone has spent the past year outlining a vision for how to best operate Long Island’s electrical grid in the wake of PSEG Long Island’s mishandling of the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaias last summer. Falcone has indicated that it would be better for LIPA to renew

Mitchell Pally is CEO of Long Island Builders Institute.

its contract with the utility company – but only with new terms that would mandate certain performance metrics.

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served this year on Nassau County Executive Laura Curran’s economic advisory council, which helped shape how the county should spend its federal relief funding.

CHAIR

GARRETT ARMWOOD

Nassau County Industrial Development Agency

DEPUTY STATE DIRECTOR

Richard Kessel’s goal as chair of the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency is to promote economic growth in the county through initiatives like the agency’s recently outlined plan to expand the media and entertainment, health care and technology sectors to create more jobs. Kessel, who previously served as the president and CEO of the New York Power Authority, also

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer Garrett Armwood has spent significant time in Long Island’s Democratic political scene, working on local campaigns and serving as deputy district director to then-Rep. Steve Israel. That launched him into U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s orbit, where he became the powerful lawmaker’s Long Island director. He now serves as Schumer’s deputy

Bethpage is one of the country's largest credit unions.

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matters involving land use and zoning.

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NYU College of Dentistry Salutes

Stanley M. Bergman CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD & CEO, HENRY SCHEIN, INC. LONG ISLAND POWER 100 HONOREE

For his enduring support of the NYU Dentistry/Henry Schein Cares Global Student Outreach Program and allied initiatives dedicated to expanding access to care for underserved communities in remote areas and close to home.

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state director, at a time when Schumer wields immense influence in Congress and across New York. He joined Schumer in denouncing deportations of Haitian migrants earlier this year.

Grid, Wisnewski now serves as the utility company’s regional manager for Long Island.

49 STEVE ISRAEL DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE OF POLITICS AND GLOBAL AFFAIRS Cornell University

BRUCE STILLMAN PRESIDENT AND CEO Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Bruce Stillman has spent 18 years leading one of the nation’s premier laboratories and educational institutions, where he conducts and disseminates research on cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics and quantitative biology. The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory employs 1,000 scientists, students, technicians and other staff, and typically hosts over 12,000 scientists from across the globe on its Long Island campuses, in addition to one located in Suzhou, China.

Errol Toulon Jr. is the Suffolk County sheriff.

a review board to evaluate police use of force and to connect incarcerated people dealing with mental illness to social services. Toulon has served as Suffolk County’s top law enforcement official since 2018, when he became the first Black sheriff in the county.

will be,” Lorber, who also serves as CEO of Douglas Elliman parent company Vector, said in August.

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Howard Lorber has overseen a record boost in revenue at Douglas Elliman, which saw $43.2 million in net income for the second quarter this year. And he has high hopes that the real estate brokerage firm’s success will continue into the future. “I’m pretty bullish on where we are at today and where the near future, at least for the next couple of years,

When Superstorm Sandy struck Long Island in 2012, Kathleen Wisnewski was among the leaders at National Grid responding to immediate concerns on Long Beach. As a member of the company’s community liaison program, she worked with colleagues to distribute needed supplies and went on to distribute more than $1.8 million in grants to local small businesses recovering from the disaster. Having spent about three decades working at National

SUFFOLK COUNTY SHERIFF After New York required law enforcement agencies across the state to reevaluate their practices, Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr.’s office unveiled its proposed reforms, which include recommendations to create

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50 RESI COOPER PRESIDENT CooperHill LLC Political consultant Resi Cooper is an influential force in Long Island’s political and business circles. Her consulting bona fides were earned through years spent working with Hillary Clinton: She led Clinton’s 2016 presidential primary campaign in New York and served as head of her Long Island office during Clinton’s tenure in the U.S. Senate. Cooper is also a member of Long Island’s Regional Economic Development Council, which helps guide economic growth in the region.

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Former Rep. Steve Israel’s experience on Capitol Hill informs his leadership at Cornell University’s Institute of Politics and Global Affairs, where he heads up programs and events enriching political discourse on domestic and international issues. His insights can also be found on MSNBC, where he is a regular political commentator, and in op-eds published in news outlets such as The Hill. President Joe Biden considered appointing him as U.S. ambassador to Israel, but the Oyster Bay Cove resident declined so he could stay close to his family.

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Congratulations, Richie and Amy! We are honored to have our Chairperson, Richard Kessel, and our Treasurer, Amy Flores, recognized as two of City and State’s Long Island Power 100. Their tireless efforts play a major role in Long Island’s economic growth and exceptional quality of life. We also congratulate Richie and Amy’s co-honorees in this year’s City and State Long Island Power 100.

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managed to finish 2020 with a budget surplus with help from the board – though other fiscal challenges remain for the future. The Nassau Interim Finance Authority also commissioned a report this year on NuHealth, which runs Nassau University Medical Center, that recommended enacting major reforms to keep the public hospital going.

51 DANIEL LEVLER PRESIDENT Suffolk Association of Municipal Employees Daniel Levler, who leads Suffolk County’s largest public employees union, had plenty to celebrate this year. The county managed to avoid proposed employee and service cuts thanks to an influx of federal aid this past spring – a major win for the union’s more than 6,000 members. Levler also managed to secure a third term as union president this summer, beating out two competitors in a tight race.

52 SEDGWICK EASLEY PASTOR Union Baptist Church The Rev. Sedgwick Easley has led the 99-year-old Union Baptist Church located in Hempstead since 2006. A local leader in Nassau County, Easley has spent time this past year encouraging congregants and other residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19, and denouncing racial injustice and police misconduct on Long Island. In addition to his leadership at Union Baptist Church, Easley

also serves as an executive assistant to Hempstead Village Mayor Waylyn Hobbs Jr.

53 JON LEDECKY CO-OWNER New York Islanders The New York Islanders have been on a steady rise recently, having made it to the Stanley Cup semifinals each of the past two seasons. And team co-owner Jon Ledecky aims to see this upswing continue in November, when the team’s new $1.1 billion home arena is slated to open. The UBS Arena at Belmont Park is on track to be completed on time despite construction challenges throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

55 DAVID KILMNICK PRESIDENT AND CEO LGBT Network As the founder and longtime head of the LGBT Network, David Kilmnick is responsible for a range of programs providing health and community services to LGBTQ people across Long Island and Queens. Residents make more than 30,000 visits annually to the LGBT Network for support. The nonprofit achieved a new milestone this year with the opening of its new LGBTQfriendly senior housing complex in Bay Shore, the first of its kind on Long Island.

54 ADAM BARSKY CHAIR Nassau Interim Finance Authority Adam Barsky heads the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, the state board tasked with overseeing Nassau County’s finances. Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Barsky reported that the county

56 MARC HERBST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Long Island Contractors' Association Having spent 15 years at the helm of the Long Island Contractors’ Association, a

57 THERESA REGNANTE PRESIDENT AND CEO United Way of Long Island As the leader of Long Island’s United Way chapter, Theresa Regnante supports more than 100 nonprofit partners and has engineered a number of programs to respond to local crises. Earlier this year, she launched the nonprofit’s new initiative to provide renewable energy job training to Long Islanders. Regnante also formed United Solution, a partnership with fellow community organizations addressing pressing needs for food access, housing and other resources.

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trade group for the heavy construction industry, Marc Herbst has become one of Long Island’s most prominent leaders pushing for infrastructure improvements. The former Assembly member oversees training and programming for more than 170 firms that are under the association’s purview, and wields his political knowledge to advocate on behalf of the industry. Herbst has been outspoken in pushing for Long Island’s leaders to dedicate more funding toward local infrastructure.

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PRESIDENT Long Island University

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Kevin O'Connor is CEO of Dime Community Bank.

CEO

Dime Community Bank

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Kevin O’Connor runs the bank created by the merger of Dime Community Bank and BNB Bank earlier this year. The $489 million deal resulted in a new bank that retains the Dime Community Bank name, has combined assets worth $12.5 billion, and operates more than 60 locations spanning across Long Island and New York City. O’Connor, who headed BNB Bank, brings more than three decades of experience in financial services to his leadership position at Dime Community Bank.

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Kimberly Cline has a long career in college administration in New York. After holding leadership positions at Mercy College and the State University of New York, Cline joined the Long Island University in 2013 and has since overseen innovative changes at the school. Cline led the charge to create the School of Arts and Communication at LIU Brooklyn and spearheaded the college’s partnership with Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment to restore the Brooklyn Paramount Theatre on campus.

NYU Langone Hospital–Long Island Joseph Greco served as chief medical officer NYU Langone Hospital–Long Island – when it was known as NYU Winthrop – before taking on the task of leading the Mineola hospital in 2019. He spearheaded the 591-bed medical center’s response after it received the first documented case of COVID-19 on Long Island, overcoming the challenges of

Cline has led the way with innovative changes at Long Island University.

treating an influx of COVID-19 positive patients early on in the pandemic.

61 NOEL DIGEROLAMO PRESIDENT Suffolk County Police Benevolent Association Noel DiGerolamo wields significant influence as head of the Suffolk County Police Benevolent Association, which represents more than 2,500 active-duty police officers. The police union is a major contributor to both political parties and campaigns for county and state-level seats. DiGerolamo actively criticized New York’s decision to repeal a rule last year that restricted public access to police disciplinary records, and he has opposed COVID-19 vaccine mandates for police officers.

63 CHRISTINE RIORDAN PRESIDENT Adelphi University Figuring out how to navigate Adelphi University throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has been President Christine Riordan’s top priority for 19 months and counting. That includes maintaining safety measures, reopening Adelphi’s campus and keeping student enrollment up after pandemic-related declines. Beyond her leadership at the Garden City-based university, Riordan also chairs the board

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business-friendly throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. This past year, the association sent a letter to the Biden administration calling for more federal aid for restaurants and bars.

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Timothy Sams came to SUNY Old Westbury with nearly 30 years of experience in higher education under his belt. Sams took over as the university’s president in January, succeeding Calvin Butts III, who retired in August 2020. Upon taking the helm at the public college, Sams said that he would prioritize responding to needs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and improving the school’s financial stability.

Ørsted U.S. Offshore Wind The waters around Long Island have long been ripe for offshore wind projects to boost New York’s transition toward renewable energy. Denmark-based Ørsted U.S. Offshore Wind is among the companies eyeing the area: It is developing a South Fork offshore wind farm that is expected to be operational by the end of 2023. Jennifer Garvey heads efforts to support Ørsted’s projects throughout the region.

67 LAUREEN HARRIS PRESIDENT Association for a Better Long Island Prominent tax attorney Laureen Harris became the first non-real estate developer to head the Association for a Better Long Island in 2016 and now leads the charge to challenge tax policies that developers in the region oppose. Harris oversees the organization’s advocacy to ensure Long Island stays

Transportation Authority proposed significant service cuts to the LIRR last year, Simon emerged as a vocal opponent to those measures.

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Anthony Simon first joined the Long Island Rail Road as a station cleaner, eventually working his way up to become a conductor. Today, he heads the Long Island Rail Road’s largest union, representing conductors, car repairpersons and other workers that keep the transit system running. When the Metropolitan

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ERASE Racism Elaine Gross leads one of Long Island’s most prominent organizations fighting systemic racism and housing discrimination in the region. She has praised recent measures approved

Simon was a vocal opponent of proposed LIRR service cuts.

by federal, state and local government to stem racial discrimination in housing, but continues to advocate for more to be done to end persistent segregation on Long Island. As a member of Suffolk County’s Fair Housing Task Force, Gross helped shape recommendations on extending housing protections for people with previous criminal convictions and residents with limited English proficiency.

69 ROBERT ZIMMERMAN CO-FOUNDER AND PARTNER ZE Creative Communications More than three decades ago, Robert Zimmerman launched a marketing communications agency along with partner Ron Edelson. The Great

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Neck-based ZE Creative Communications – known as Zimmerman/Edelson Inc. until 2019 – has since gained a reputation for snagging notable clients on Long Island. The Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency, Canon USA and Hofstra University are among the major local institutions that have sought the firm’s guidance on public relations, crisis management and other areas.

Task Force, Wilder also offered insight into expanding equitable access to housing.

74 LUIS VAZQUEZ PRESIDENT AND CEO Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

GEORGE SIBERÓN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hempstead Hispanic Civic Association George Siberón leads the Hempstead Hispanic Civic Association, a 43-year-old organization that provides after-school tutoring, translation services and other support to residents of the Village of Hempstead and surrounding areas. In the past, he has worked as executive director of the Nassau County Youth Board and as district manager for Rep. Nydia Velázquez. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran tapped Siberón to serve as a member of the Nassau County Police Diversity Committee, which aims to improve police hiring practices, earlier this year.

71 PATRICK GUIDICE BUSINESS MANAGER Local 1049 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Patrick Guidice oversaw tense contract negotiations with National Grid over the course of several weeks early this year, which ended with its

Ian Wilder is executive director of Long Island Housing Services.

unionized workers approving a contract proposal in March. As business manager of Local 1049 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Guidice supports its 4,200 members working with utilities such as National Grid and the Long Island Power Authority. He recently joined the board of directors for the United Way of Long Island.

72 GWEN O'SHEA PRESIDENT AND CEO Community Development Corporation of Long Island Gwen O'Shea’s organization aims to ensure Long Islanders can access the affordable housing they need. The Community Development Corporation of Long Island played an important role helping to connect renters in need of additional help amid

the COVID-19 pandemic to government funds. And that’s while also continuing to offer other forms of support in the region: developing affordable housing units, distributing loans and rental subsidies and offering financial counseling services.

73 IAN WILDER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Long Island Housing Services Fighting housing bias is a priority for Ian Wilder, executive director of Long Island Housing Services. His organization’s investigation of an apartment complex in Bay Shore that allegedly discriminated against people with disabilities and people with housing vouchers resulted in an $11,250 settlement. As a member of Suffolk County’s Fair Housing

Luis Vazquez leads the Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce as Latinos on Long Island increasingly take on important positions in businesses and government throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties. Vazquez is integral to his organization, overseeing initiatives that connect Hispanic business leaders through workshops and networking events. In April, Vasquez joined the board of directors for the Long Island Association, one of Long Island’s largest business groups.

75 LIZA MILGRIM PRESIDENT Long Island Hispanic Bar Association Liza Milgrim became the Long Island Hispanic Bar Association’s new president last year, bringing with her significant experience as a personal injury attorney at Sullivan Papain Block McGrath Coffinas & Cannavo P.C. A partner at the law firm,

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Together, we accomplish so much. Congratulations to my fellow honorees on your many achievements and this well-deserved recognition of your service to New York and its communities. Your leadership made it possible for students across the state to safely return to the classroom and for New York to continue moving forward during an ever-evolving pandemic. I am proud to work with you in our collective mission to prepare students for successful careers. Together, we are helping New York thrive. Thank you, City & State, for recognizing the critical role of higher education in maintaining our region's leadership in national and world affairs. Christine M. Riordan, PhD President, Adelphi University

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Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel, Canon U.S.A., Inc.; Senior Managing Executive Officer, Canon Inc. (Japan); Chairman, BriefCam Ltd. (Israel)

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Development Agencies on an initiative that provides mobile travel passes to encourage people to explore Long Island’s downtown areas. In February, they expanded the initiative to Bay Shore to support the area’s small businesses.

Mayor Rudy Giuliani tapped Shapiro for his expertise in communications and crisis management this year.

78 CO-FOUNDER LI United to Transform Policing & Community Safety

Todd Shapiro's public relations firm has a list of notable clients.

she secured one of the largest settlements for a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle in New York state. Under her leadership, the Long Island Hispanic Bar Association has brought more seminars and networking events to Hispanic legal professionals and students in the region.

four years. Uber, Southern Land Company, Robin Hood and Airbnb number among the corporate, real estate and nonprofit clients seeking his guidance on government relations and political strategy in New York.

77 KRISTEN REYNOLDS

CRAIG JOHNSON

PRESIDENT AND CEO

FOUNDER AND CEO

Discover Long Island

Long Point Advisors

Long Island's $6 billion tourism industry has taken a major hit throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. As head of Discover Long Island, Kristen Reynolds is taking steps to ensure that it bounces back. The organization has partnered with the Nassau and Suffolk County Industrial

Craig Johnson’s tenure in elected office informs his lobbying practice at Long Point Advisors today. He spent time as a Nassau County legislator before heading to the New York state Senate in 2007, where he served for

In the wake of a nationwide reckoning with systemic racism and police brutality, Shanequa Levin convened LI United to Transform Policing & Community Safety, a new coalition of activists seeking to reimagine policing in Long Island. The group helped develop a slate of reforms, including the creation of a Civilian Complaint Review Board. Levin, the founder and CEO of the Women's Diversity Network, successfully pushed for Suffolk County to create a task force examining maternal mortality rates last year.

79 TODD SHAPIRO PRINCIPAL Todd Shapiro Associates Public Relations Todd Shapiro has made a name for himself as one of Long Island’s most recognized public relations names. In the more than 25 years since he established his firm, Shapiro has built up a notable list of clients, including New York State Democratic Committee Chair Jay Jacobs, the Nassau County Democrats and major police unions in both Nassau and Suffolk counties. Even former New York City

80 LIONEL CHITTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Nassau County Office of Minority Affairs A small fraction of Nassau County contracts have been awarded to minority- and women-owned firms in recent years. To address the disparity, Lionel Chitty has been working with a consulting firm on a study commissioned to determine how the county can increase its contracting with minority- and women-owned businesses. His background in Long Island’s business world is likely an asset to those efforts, as he also serves as executive director of the Hicksville Chamber of Commerce.

81 KEVIN MCDONALD POLICY ADVISER The Nature Conservancy's Long Island chapter With the climate crisis accelerating across the world, The Nature Conservancy’s Kevin McDonald is leading the charge to fight it locally. He had a major hand in the creation of the Community Preservation

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in addition to other matters related to corporate law. He also brings with him expertise in the health care industry, having represented WinthropUniversity Hospital – now known as NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island – in its affiliation with the NYU Langone Health System. In addition to his legal work, Creighton also serves on the board of directors at organizations such as the Long Island Housing Partnership and EPIC Long Island.

84 JOHN CAMERON JR.

PHIL ANDREWS

FOUNDER AND MANAGING PARTNER

PRESIDENT

Cameron Engineering

Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce

Over the past 36 years, John Cameron Jr. has grown Cameron Engineering into a top engineering and planning firm in the New York metropolitan area. Alongside municipal, commercial, industrial and other clients, the company has managed projects encompassing everything from airports to hospitals to power plants. Cameron also chairs the Long Island Regional Planning Council, which advocates for solutions around economic development, sustainability, affordability and other issues in the region.

Black-owned businesses have faced immense financial obstacles throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. As president of the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, Phil Andrews has been committed to ensuring they get the guidance and support they need to survive and thrive. Andrews, who joined the board of directors at the Long Island Association this year, previously served as president of both 100 Black Men of Long Island and of the Black Public Relations Society-New York.

85 AMY FLORES

ROBERT CREIGHTON

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

MANAGING PARTNER

Nassau County Office of Hispanic Affairs

Farrell Fritz As managing partner at Farrell Fritz, Robert Creighton counsels businesses on mergers and acquisitions,

Gary Lewi is managing director at Rubenstein.

For the past two years, Amy Flores has headed Nassau County’s Office of Hispanic Affairs. She serves as a liaison between county government

and Hispanic residents, while also coordinating with other county agencies on how to best implement policies that support the Hispanic community. Having worked as a vice president at People's United Bank before her current role, Flores also serves as treasurer on the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency’s board of directors.

Office of Asian American Affairs since 2019, Mozawalla communicates with Asian American locals on behalf of the county government, helps Asian-owned businesses seeking to contract with the county and makes sure government policies take into account their needs and perspective.

87 GARY LEWI

FARRAH MOZAWALLA

MANAGING DIRECTOR

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Rubenstein

Nassau County Office of Asian American Affairs

Facing criticism for its shortfalls during Tropical Storm Isaias, PSEG Long Island turned to Gary Lewi at Rubenstein to advise the company through the challenges that followed its failure. And that’s just one of the major clients that look to Lewi for his public relations expertise. Companies such

Farrah Mozawalla has led Nassau County’s response to a rise in anti-Asian hate, fielding reports of bias incidents from the community and supporting Asian American residents. Having led the Nassau County

Mozawalla led Nassau County's response to a rise in anti-Asian hate.

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Fund, a government program launched in 1999 to protect land and water resources on the East End of Long Island. Earlier this year, McDonald praised Suffolk County’s $100 million commitment to improving water quality in the region.

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as Disney and Stop & Shop Supermarkets have also tapped his firm for support. Before joining Rubenstein, Lewi served as a press secretary to former U.S. Sen. Alfonse D'Amato, and as director of communications for Hempstead Town.

88 ROSS WALLENSTEIN FOUNDER AND CEO Wall to Wall Communications Ross Wallenstein launched Wall to Wall Communications in July, bringing with him years of experience in state government and public relations, with stops at J Strategies, Marathon Strategies and Marino. The Long Island resident has worked with elected officials such as former Rep. Gary Ackerman and former Govs. Eliot Spitzer and David Paterson. Wallenstein spent this past year heading communications for Assembly Member David Weprin during his campaign for New York City comptroller.

Ross Wallenstein leads Wall to Wall Communications.

89 RETHA FERNANDEZ CHIEF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION OFFICER Suffolk County Retha Fernandez is preparing to enter her third year as Suffolk County’s first chief

diversity and inclusion officer. She has worked in coordination with County Executive Steve Bellone and other local officials to implement new initiatives to adjust the county’s hiring practices while also evaluating other areas for

improvement. Before joining county government, she was a project manager at the Urban League of Long Island and led its State of Black Long Island Equity Council.

Fernandez has worked to adjust Suffolk County's hiring practices.

90 GREGORY LISI & DANIEL TAMBASCO PRESIDENTS Nassau County Bar Association; Suffolk County Bar Association Gregory Lisi and Daniel Tambasco head associations dedicated to supporting and

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guiding legal professionals in Nassau and Suffolk counties respectively. Lisi, who leads Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP’s Employment & Labor practice group, became the president of the Nassau County Bar Association this past June, and has recently resumed in-person meetings and networking events. Tambasco, of Gentile & Tambasco, took over at the Suffolk County Bar Association the same week

91 LUCAS SANCHEZ DEPUTY DIRECTOR New York Communities for Change New York Communities for Change Deputy Director Lucas Sanchez played a key role backing a lawsuit against the Town of Islip, arguing that its approach to conducting elections

systematically undermined the votes of Latino residents. That lawsuit resulted in a settlement that required the town to divide into geographic council districts, including one that includes largely Latino communities. Sanchez has also been an active advocate on the state level, calling for strengthening eviction protections for tenants.

92 REBECCA SANIN PRESIDENT AND CEO Health and Welfare Council of Long Island Rebecca Sanin’s top two priorities as president of the Health and Welfare Council of Long Island are connecting low-income Long Islanders to needed social services and advocating for policies that help the region’s most vulnerable. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic,

Sanin has highlighted the importance of access to food stamps and the expanded federal child tax credit. She’s also set her sights on elected office as she campaigns to become Huntington supervisor.

93 ANTHONY VILLA BUSINESS MANAGER NASRCC Carpenters Local 290 Anthony Villa first joined a union in 1999. Throughout his time working as a carpenter in the New York metropolitan area, he became more active in labor and went on to become business manager for Carpenters Local 290 on Long Island. Last year, Suffolk County officials appointed Villa to serve on a task force to identify potential wage theft and tax fraud in the region. He also serves as a trustee

at the broader North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters.

94 ADRIENNE ESPOSITO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Citizens Campaign for the Environment Whether she’s pushing for measures to fight climate change or protect Long Island waters, Adrienne Esposito remains one of the most experienced and outspoken environmental activists on Long Island. The longtime head of the Citizens Campaign for the Environment has supported the region’s expanding infrastructure for offshore wind and recently backed legislation that would ban certain pesticides that environmentalists say threaten populations of bees and birds.

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Patrick Boyle. As the executive director of the trade association Ignite Long Island, Boyle advocates to state lawmakers about the industry’s legislative priorities, like expanding workforce development and extending a reduced tax rate for manufacturers. His work may become all the more important as new manufacturing opportunities in the region emerge, such as creating personal protective equipment and supporting cannabis distribution.

MAGDALONIE PARISCAMPBELL LONG ISLAND AREA MANAGER OF STATE LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS AT&T

96 SHELLEY LAROSE-ARKEN COMMISSIONER Long Island MacArthur Airport Shelley LaRose-Arken provides crucial leadership to the Long Island MacArthur Airport, which serves three million residents in Nassau and Suffolk counties and offers a less busy alternative to New York City’s major airports. The airport has spent this past year taking on new COVID-19 safety measures while also undergoing construction to bump up its usage. Last October, LaRose-Arken unveiled the airport’s new 31,800-square-foot hangar for Hawthorne Global Aviation Services.

Magdalonie Paris-Campbell is a government affairs expert for AT&T on Long Island.

97 SCOTT JAFFEE FOUNDER AND MANAGING MEMBER Metropolitan Realty Group This year marked the 20th anniversary of Metropolitan Realty Group’s founding. Since Scott Jaffee launched the company in 2001, it has grown into a major affordable housing developer in the New York metropolitan area. The Great Neck-based company boasts properties across New York City as well as in Nassau and Westchester counties, and often partners with local nonprofits to connect tenants to job training and educational programs.

98 ISMA CHAUDHRY CHAIR Interfaith Institute of Long Island Isma Chaudhry made history in 2015 as the first woman to

serve as the president of the Islamic Center of Long Island, one of the region’s largest mosques. She now serves as the chair of its Interfaith Institute of Long Island, which aims to cultivate dialogue between people of different faiths. Chaudhry, who is also a physician, joined other leaders on Long Island in denouncing anti-Asian hate crimes this past spring. She also serves as an adjunct professor in Hofstra University’s Department of Health Sciences.

100 ARYEH LEMBERGER SENIOR SUPERVISING PLANNER WSP

99 PATRICK BOYLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Ignite Long Island Long Island’s manufacturers have a staunch ally in

Aryeh Lemberger has nearly two decades of experience working on complex projects throughout Long Island, including leading various planning and transportation initiatives for Nassau County. Among those initiatives: improving signal timing on major travel corridors, and conducting safety studies. Lemberger has taken that expertise to the consulting firm WSP, where he now advises on transportation, resiliency and safety projects for both municipal and private clients.

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After serving as U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s regional director on Long Island, Magdalonie Paris-Campbell took her government affairs expertise to AT&T. Her portfolio encompasses a wide range of responsibilities at the company: analyzing legislation, communicating with state lawmakers, participating in community events on Long Island and supporting the company’s local charitable grant program. Recently, Campbell celebrated a program funded by AT&T to teach local youth to create promotional videos for Blackowned businesses.

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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. 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. 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. 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.

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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 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 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 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 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 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 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

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 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 TJJ62 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/1/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1853 62nd St Brooklyn, NY 11204. Any lawful purpose. 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 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.

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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. Arts. 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. Notice of Formation of 362 LACO, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/17/16.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2906 SHELL RD, BROOKLYN, NY 11224. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of MAKEUP BY ERICA ROSE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/27/21.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 384 N Railroad Ave, Staten Island, NY 10304. Any lawful purpose. Notice of formation of E68 PARK LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/5/21. 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: P.O Box 140724, S.I, NY 10314. Purpose: any lawful act. Notice of Formation of NinaH, LLC filed with SSNY on 09/27/2021. Office: New York County. SSNY agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: Crepes Columbus 990 Columbus Avenue, Ground floor New York, NEW YORK 10025. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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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.

Notice of Formation of RIVINGTON 3A, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/17/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to Phillips Nizer LLP, 485 Lexington Ave, New York, PA 10017. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation o f S TA R L E T A M I R CAPITAL LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/16/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1472 43rd St., Apt. D3, Brooklyn, NY 11219. 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.

Notice of Formation of 208 COUNT Y ROUTE 12, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/2/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to Tuttle Yick LLP 352 Seventh Ave 14th Fl New York, NY 10001.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 139 Port Richmond LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/08/21.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 139 Port Richmond Ave, Staten Island, NY 10302. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of ELIZ ABETH MICHEL GARDEN DESIGN, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/11/16. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served S SN Y mail proces s to 326a president St. BROOKLYN, NY 11231. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 220 WEST 148TH STREET UNIT 4P LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/26/21. 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: CCS Global Solutions, Inc., 530 Seventh Ave., Ste. 508, NY, NY 10018. Purpose: any lawful activities. Notice of Formation of 7512 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/16/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1472 43rd St., Apt. D3, Brooklyn, NY 11219. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Form. of Toldos Yosef LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/4/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 1568 E 18th St, Brooklyn, NY 11230. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of GERKEN VENTURES, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/15/21. Office location: Ontario SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 30 65 Oakmount Rd Bloomfield, NY 14469. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of GRANDMA BLANCHE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/5/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1634 E 3rd St, Brooklyn, NY 11230. Any lawful purpose. 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

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Notice of Qualification of TWFG INSURANCE SERVICES, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/20/21. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Texas (TX) on 03/09/18. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1201 Lake Woodlands Dr., Ste. 4020, The Woodlands, TX 77380, also the address to be maintained in TX. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State, Mailing Address: Corporations Section P.O. Box 13697, Austin, TX 78711-3697, Delivery Address: 1019 Brazos St., Austin, TX 78711. Purpose: any lawful activities. 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. 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. Notice of Formation of BK 60 REALT Y LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/30/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1073 60th St Brooklyn, NY 11219. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of HUANJU LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/4/16. Office location: Bronx SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 100 Irving Ave, Freeport, NY 11520. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of ABINGTON CALEB CREEK NC, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/04/21. Office location New York SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 950 Third Ave 27th Floor New York, NY 10022. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of Markwood Enterprises (NY) Mgmt LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/1/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Ste 336, Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of HAMMOND LUXURY LIVING LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/3/21. Office location: Orange SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 1170 Rt. 17M Ste # 3, Chester, NY 10918. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of WEALTH FUNDS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/30/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 164 79TH ST Apt. 37 G, BROOKLYN, NY 11209. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of J. SMITH & SONS E NTE R PR ISE S LLC . Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/6/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 3103 Foster Ave., Apt 5C, Brooklyn, NY 11210. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of AAAP PRODUCTIONS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/14/21. Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 178 East 80th St Suite #2a, New York, NY 10075. Any law ful purpose.

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. Notice of Formation of VIRNA’S KIDDIE CAVE, LLC filed with SSNY on September 15, 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: 830 West 177 Street Apt 2F New York, NY 10033. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of Mogila Law Group, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 8/26/21. Office location: New York County. NY Sec. of State designated agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served, and shall mail process to 153 Central Ave, Ste 30 03 , West field, NJ 07091. Purpose: practice of the profession of law. Premier Credit & Margin Consulting LLC Art. of Org. Filed Sec of State of New York 10/13/2021. Off. Loc.: Richmond Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to the LLC, 1000 Clove Road, Apt LO, Staten Island, NY 10301. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of 215 CALYER LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/05/21. Office location: Kings County. Princ. office of LLC: 75-20 Penelope Ave, Middle Village, NY 11379. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, c/o Franciszka Cielepak at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y.

Notice of Formation of TOP TIER HOME IMPROVEMENT LLC. .Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/27/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 90 William St Apt 2g, New York, NY 10038. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of 458 20TH APARTMENTS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/1/21. Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to Greenberg Traurig LLP, 500 Campus Dr Ste 400, Florham Park, NJ, 07932. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of K ARJUSTER LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/29/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 130 William Street #34A, New York, NY 10038. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of MACKBOYSRNL LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/6/21.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 14 Fountayne Ln Manalapan, NJ 07726. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 709 MONROE STREET BROOKLYN LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/12/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 485 Lexington Ave New York, NY 10017. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of HANNAN PROPERTIES, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/16/21. Office location: Wayne. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. S SN Y mail proces s to 3685 Lake Road, Williamson, NY 14589. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of FACE2FACE FX, LLC filed with SSNY on March 26, 2021. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 30 E 42ND ST, BROOKLYN, NY 10003. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of J. SMITH & SONS E NTE R PR ISE S LLC . Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/6/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 3103 Foster Ave., Apt 5C, Brooklyn, NY 11210. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of BETZ LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/12/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 900 Third Ave 13th Fl New York, NY 10022. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of LTCP HE 43 COTTAGE INVESTORS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/20/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 444 Madison Ave 6th Floor, New York, NY 10022. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of DAILY GOODS ZERO IRVING LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/2/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 124 East 14th Street, New York, NY 10003. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 257 MANHATTAN AVE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/19/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 150 East 58th St 20th Floor, New York, NY 10155. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 501 BROADWAY CP LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/28/21. Of fice location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to c/o: Phillips Nizer LLP, 485 Lexington Ave New York, NY 10017. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 845UN 78B, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/11/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 845 United Nations Plaza, Unit 78b, New York, NY 10017.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of MZC PARTNERS II LLC. .Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/10/21. Office location: New York 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 law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of LTCP HE 43 MANAGER LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/20/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to Attn: Eli D. Greenberg, Esq., 444 Madison Ave 6th Floor, New York, NY 10022. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of PARTAYRAE LLC. .Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/10/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 515 West 18th St Apt 707, New York, NY 10011.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 255 MANHATTAN AVE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/19/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 150 East 58th St 20th Floor, New York, NY 10155. Any lawful purpose.

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Form of notice for on-premises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number (1339355) 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 84 Stanton Street New York, NY 10002 for on premises consumption. LION HOSPITALITY LLC Form of notice for on-premises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number (1337307) for beer, wine, liquor, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, liquor, and cider at retail in a Bar/Tavern under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 151 Rivington Street New York, NY 10002 for on premises consumption. LULLABY DOWNTOWN LLC Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number (1339023) for beer, wine, liquor, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, liquor, and cider at retail in a Hotel under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 120-122 Water Street New York, NY 10005 for on premises consumption. INDIGO WATER STREET LLC Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number (1338819) 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 ST NEW YORK, NY 10014, NY 10002 for on premises consumption. DB 516 HUDSON NY LLC

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REDBACK LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/13/2021. 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 untin g to n S t ati o n , NY 11746. Reg Agent: Hubco Registered Agent Services, Inc., 238 W. Jericho Turnpike, H untin g to n S t ati o n , N Y 1174 6 . Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Notice of Formation of YARRA GROUP LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY ) on 10/14/21. O f fice location: N Y County. SSNY designated a s a g e n t o f L LC upon whom process agains t it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 2 5 B ond S t . , A pt . 4W, NY, NY 10 012 . Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of REDWOOD MUSIC ROYALTY PARTNERS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/15/21. O f fice location: N Y County. SSNY designated a s a g e n t o f L LC upon whom process agains t 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 Formation of Arias Online LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/13/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 9616 Farragut Rd Brooklyn, NY 11236. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of Nexus Nutrition, LLC filed with SSNY on 8/26. Office: Chemung County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 39 Philo Road West, Elmira, NY, 14903. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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Notice of Auction Modern Moving Inc. will sell at Public Auction at 3735 Merritt Avenue, Bronx, NY 10466 At 6:00 P. M . on September 14 th , 2021 for due and unpaid charges by virtue of lien in accordance with the provisions of the law and with due notice given all parties claiming an interest therein, the time specified In each notice for payment of said charges having expired household furniture &; effects, pianos, trunks, cases, T V ’s, radios , h i f i ’s , r e f r i g e r a t o r s , sewing machines, washers, air conditioners, h o u s e h o l d f ur ni t ure O f all de s crip tions and the contents thereof, stored under the following names: KENNER,

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Notice of Formation of Healthcare.com Insurance Ser vices, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/30/2021. Office location: Westchester Count y. SSNY designated as agent of Limited Liability Company (LLC) upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY should mail process to C orporate Creations Net work , Inc 60 0 Mamaroneck Avenue #400 Harrison, NY 10528. Purpose: helps educate consumers about their healthcare choices Notice of Qual. of 22 CENTURY, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 9/14/21. Office location: KINGS. LLC formed in MA on 6/14/14. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 90 State St. Albany, NY 12207. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division McCormack Building One Ashburton Place, Room 1719 Boston, MA 02108. Any law ful purpose.

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YLC Consultant LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 10/27/20. Off. Loc.: New York County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 40 Bowery 1st Fl, New York, NY 1 0 0 13 . Purp o s e: to engage in any lawful act. QED QED LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/25/2021. 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, 931 Madison Ave, Suite 3R, NY, NY 10021. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Notice of Formation of 200 Chambers 29E, LLC filed with SSNY on June 3, 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: Robert Chavez, 250 W. Court Street, Suite 200E, Cincinnati, OH 45202. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of Studio DNA LLC filed with SSNY on 8/25/2021. 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: 456 Washington St., Apt. 3H, New York, New York 10013. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of formation of limited liabilit y company (LLC). Name: FA B R I C P O S T L L C . Articles of Organization filed with Secretay of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/11/2021. 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 The Limited Liabity Comany, 833 44th St, Apt 1f Brooklyn, NY, 11220. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose

SUPPLEMENTAL PUBLICATION NOTICE OF CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK - WESTCHESTER COUNTY INDEX NO. 51015/2016 VELASQUEZ v. SUNSTONE RED OAK LLC d/b/a RENAISSANCE WESTCHESTER HOTEL TO: All individuals who performed work as servers, attendants, bussers, bartenders, food runners, captains, or in related service positions at Defendants’ catered and banquet events from January 2010 to the present (“the Relevant Period”), including those at the facility commonly known as the Renaissance Westchester Hotel. This Notice relates to a class action litigation that is currently pending before Hon. Lawrence H. Ecker, J.S.C. and advancing towards trial. Publication has been authorized by a New York State court. It contains important information as to your rights including electing to not to be included in the class. Marianella Velasquez (“Plaintiff”) filed a lawsuit in 2016 alleging claims for unpaid gratuities against SUNSTONE RED OAK, LLC d/b/a RENAISSANCE WESTCHESTER HOTEL, SUNSTONE RED OAK LESSEE, INC., SUNSTONE HOTEL TRS LESSEE, INC., HIGHGATE HOTELS, L.P., JOHN V. ARABIA; PAUL R. WOMBLE; RICKEY WHITWORTH; BRYAN A. GIGLIA; ROBERT SPRINGER; and any other related entities, (“Defendants” or “Renaissance Westchester”). Defendants deny any wrongdoing and maintain that all workers were compensated in accordance with the law. The Court has not decided who is right and who is wrong or who would prevail at trial. You are receiving this Notice to advise you of your rights and the current status of the lawsuit, including that the this case is currently being scheduled for trial before Judge Ecker with a date to be set in the immediate future – likely during 2021. You have the right to appear if you wish. To find out more about your rights and the status of the lawsuit visit https://www. lmblaw.com/renais sancewestchester If you performed work at the Renaissance Westchester Hotel in West Harrison as a server, attendant, busser, bartender, runner, or in any other related service position for catered and banquet events at any time from January 2010 to the present you are a member of the Class, and do not need to do anything to join this lawsuit. The law firm of Leeds Brown Law, P.C., One Old Country Road, Suite 347, Carle Place, New York 11514 has been designated as legal counsel to represent you and the other Class Members. These lawyers are called Class Counsel. If you have any questions about this lawsuit, or would like further information about this notice, you can contact Class Counsel Michael Tompkins, Esq. of Leeds Brown Law, P.C. at (516) 873-9550 or mtompkins@leedsbrownlaw.com. This lawsuit is about alleged charges that were paid by catering customers for Defendants’ catered events dating back to 2010. Plaintiffs assert that those charges are gratuities under Labor Law § 196-d and are owed to the service employees that worked those events.

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NOTIFICACIÓN DE PUBLICACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIA DE JUICIO DE ACCIÓN DE CLASE CORTE SUPREMA DEL ESTADO DE NUEVA YORK - CONDADO DE WESTCHESTER ÍNDICE N.º 51015/2016 VELASQUEZ v. SUNSTONE RED OAK LLC que opera comercialmente como RENAISSANCE WESTCHESTER HOTEL PARA: Todas las personas que desempeñan trabajo como camareros, asistentes, ayudantes de camareros, cantineros, mensajeros, capitanes o puestos de servicio relacionados en los eventos de comidas y banquetes de los Demandados desde enero del 2010 al presente (el “Período Relevante”), incluso aquellos en la instalación comúnmente conocida como Renaissance Westchester Hotel. Esta Notificación se relaciona con un litigio de acción de clase que tramita actualmente ante el Hon. Lawrence H. Ecker, J.S.C. y que avanza a un juicio. La publicación ha sido autorizada por una corte del estado de Nueva York. Contiene información importante sobre sus derechos, incluso su elección a no ser incluido en la clase. Marianella Velasquez (“Demandante”) presentó un juicio en 2016 argumentando reclamos por propinas impagas contra SUNSTONE RED OAK, LLC que opera comercialmente como RENAISSANCE WESTCHESTER HOTEL, SUNSTONE RED OAK LESSEE, INC., SUNSTONE HOTEL TRS LESSEE, INC., HIGHGATE HOTELS, L.P., JOHN V. ARABIA; PAUL R. WOMBLE; RICKEY WHITWORTH; BRYAN A. GIGLIA; ROBERT SPRINGER; y otras entidades relacionadas, (“Demandados” o “Renaissance Westchester”). Los Demandados niegan todo hecho ilícito y sostienen que todos los trabajadores fueron compensados conforme a la ley. La Corte aún no ha decidido quién tiene razón y quién no, o quién ganará el juicio. Recibe esta Notificación para informarle sus derechos y la condición del juicio, lo que incluye que el juicio para este caso actualmente está programado para realizarse ante el Juez Ecker con una fecha a fijar próximamente, posiblemente durante 2021. Usted tiene derecho a comparecer si lo desea. Para más información sobre sus derechos y el estado del juicio, visite https://www. lmblaw.com/renaissancewestchester Si desempeñó algún trabajo en Renaissance Westchester Hotel en West Harrison como camarero, asistente, ayudante de camarero, cantinero, mensajero o cualquier otro puesto de servicio en eventos de comidas y banquetes en cualquier momento entre enero del 2010 y el presente es un miembro de la Clase, y no necesita hacer nada para participar en este juicio. El estudio jurídico Leeds Brown Law, P.C., One Old Country Road, Suite 347, Carle Place, Nueva York 11514, ha sido nombrado como abogado legal para que lo represente a usted y a otros Miembros de la Clase. Estos abogados se denominan Abogados de la Clase. Si tiene preguntas sobre este juicio, o si desea más información sobre esta notificación, puede contactar al Abogado de la Clase Michael Tompkins, Esq. de Leeds Brown Law, P.C. al (516) 873-9550 o en mtompkins@leedsbrownlaw.com. El juicio trata sobre supuestos cargos que los clientes de las comidas pagaron en los eventos de comidas de los Demandados desde el 2010. Los Demandantes afirman que esos cargos son propinas conforme al artículo 196-d de la Ley Laboral y que se deben a los empleados de servicios que trabajaron en esos eventos.

NOTICE OF NAMES OF PERSONS APPEARING AS OWNERS OF CERTAIN UNCLAIMED PROPERTY HELD BY Colorado Federal Savings Bank The following persons appear from our records to be entitled to unclaimed property consisting of cash amounts of fif ty dollars or more: NORMAN CHARLES SEASTEDT 1972 S EVERETT ST VALLEY STREAM NY 11580-2344 A report of unclaimed amounts of money or other property has been made to the State Comptroller and that a listing of names of persons appearing to be entitled is on file and open to public inspection at Colorado Federal Savings Bank. Such held amounts of money or other property will be paid or delivered to proven entitled parties by Colorado Federal Savings Bank through October 31. On or before November 10, any remaining unclaimed monies or other properties will be paid or delivered to the State Comptroller. Colorado Federal Savings Bank

Notice of Formation of ISA54 LLC filed with SSNY on July 13, 2021. O f f ic e: We s tc he s te r County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 2295 Route 82 Lagrangeville, NY 12540. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Public Notice AT&T proposes to modify an existing facility (new tip heights 73.2’, 73.5’, &amp; 74’) on the building at 3881 Sedgwick Ave, Bronx, NY (20211008). Interested parties may contact Scot t Horn (856 - 809 -1202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential effects on historic properties. Public Notice AT&T proposes to modify an existing facility (new tip heights 64’) on the building at 35-06 169 th St, Flushing, NY (20211007). Interested parties may c ont ac t S c ot 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 AT&T proposes to modify an existing facility (new tip heights 198.6’) on the building at 45 John St, New York , NY (20211009). Interested parties may c ont ac t S c ot t Horn (856 - 809 -1202) (1012 Industrial Dr. , West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential ef fects on historic proper ties. Notice of Formation of FLOWER ART NY, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY ) on 10/15/21. O f fice location: N Y County. SSNY designated a s a g e n t o f L LC upon whom process agains t it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Nobue Sandoz, 50 W. 76th St. , NY, NY 10 023 . Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of A PLACE FOR HEALING COACHING/PODCAST/ PHOTOGRAPHY LLC filed with SSNY on 8/20/21. Office: Kings. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 415 Pennsylvania Ave, Apt #3, Brooklyn, NY, 11207. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

ACCOUNTING PROCEEDING FILE NO. 2019-1855/A CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO: Unknown Distributees Donald Edmonds Linda Darroch Short Kenneth Edmonds Bruce Darroch Robert Edmonds Donald Darroch Attorney General of the State of New York To Donald Darroch Donald Edmonds, Kenneth Edmonds, and Robert Edmonds, whose whereabouts are unknown, if living, and if they died subsequent to the decedent herein, to their executors, administrators, legatees, devisees, assignees and successors in interest whose names and places of residence are unknown and cannot, after diligent inquiry, be ascertained by the petitioner herein. To the spouse, if any, and any and all other unknown distributees and creditors of JOAN WHYTE, a/k/a JOAN D. WHYTE, deceased, whose whereabouts are unknown and if any of the aforesaid persons be dead, to their heirs at law, next of kin and distributees whose names and places of residence are unknown and if the persons died subsequent to the decedent herein, to their executors, administrators, legatees, devisees, assignees and successors in interest whose names and places of residence are unknown and to all other heirs at law, next of kin and distributees of JOAN WHYTE, a/k/a JOAN D. WHYTE, the decedent herein, whose names and places of residence are unknown and cannot after due diligence be ascertained. A petition and an account having been duly filed by the Public Administrator of the County of New York, who maintains an office at 31 Chambers Street, Room 311, New York, New York 10007, United States. YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the New York County Surrogate’s Court at 31 Chambers Street, New York, New York, on DECMEBER 16, 2021 at 9:30 A.M., why the following relief stated in the account of proceedings, a copy of the summary statement thereof being attached hereto, of the Public Administrator of the County of New York as administrator of the goods, chattels, and credits of said deceased, should not be granted: (i) that her account be judicially settled; (ii) that the Surrogate approve the reasonable and necessary amount of compensation as reported in Schedules C and C-1 of the account of proceedings to the attorney for the petitioner for legal expenses rendered to the petitioner herein; (iii) that a hearing be held to determine the identity of the distributees, at which time proof pursuant to SCPA § 2225 may be presented, or in the alternative, that the balance of the funds be deposited with the Commissioner of Finance of the City of New York for the benefit of the decedent’s unknown distributees; (iv) that the persons above mentioned, and all necessary and proper persons be cited to show cause why such relief should not be granted; (v) that an order be granted pursuant to SCPA § 307 where required or directed; and (vi) for such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper. • To all Parties: No in-person appearances shall be made at the return date. If you wish to object to this matter, you may do so in writing in accordance with the annexed New York County Surrogate’s Court notice to Cited Parties. Dated, Attested and Sealed, October 22, 2021 HON. RITA MELLA SURROGATE Diana Sanabria Chief Clerk Schram Graber &amp; Opell P.C. Counsel to the Public Administrator, New York County, 11 Park Place, Suite 1008, New York, New York, 10007 (212) 896-3310 Note: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed that you do not object to the relief requested. You have the right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you and you or your attorney may request a copy of the full account from the petitioner or petitioner’s attorney. SURROGATE’S COURT OF THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK 31 CHAMBERS STREET NEW YORK, NY 10007 (646) 386-5002

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NOTICE TO CITED PARTIES

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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 at this time, 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 . Yo u o b j e c t to t h e r e l i e f o r yo u are requesting discovery; OR 2 . You are requesting the opportunity to appear in person or by using Microsoft Teams 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: Accounting_General@nycourts. gov or by mail addressed to the Accounting 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, he or she must file a Notice of Appearance. This Notice may be filed by mail addressed to the Accounting Department of this court at the address listed above or through the e-filing system (NYSCEF), at www.nycourts.gov/efile . If you have questions about responding to the citation, you may contact the Accounting Department at Accounting_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 Accounting Department of the New Yo r k County Surrogate’s Court

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 three (3) locations in Brooklyn, K in g s C o unt y, N Y. Antennas are to be placed at a top height of 62 feet on a 75-foot building at the approx. vicinity of 70 Franklin Avenue, 11205. Antennas are to be placed at a top height of 63 feet on a 57-foot building at the approx. vicinity of 45 Aberdeen Street, 11207. Antennas are to be placed at a top height of 58 feet on a 59-foot building at the approx. vicinity of 366 41st Street, 11232. 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, 10451 Winderley Place, Suite 201, Maitland, FL 32751, 407- 660 -7840.

Notice of Formation of FCB PAR TNE R S II LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/25/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to attn: Laurence Cohen, 9 West 57th St 29th Fl New York NY 10019.Any lawful purpose.

M C K E N N A MANAGEMENT & CONSULTANCY, LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 10/5/2021. Of f. Loc.: Richmond Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, 1 Coale Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10314. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity

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Notice of Formation of 125 9 WASHINGTON STREET LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/30/21. Office location FRANKLIN SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 9312 Raes Creek Place, Palmetto, FL 34221. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of CZ33D, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1 0/ 2 0/ 2 1 . O f f i c e location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 60 E. 56th St New York, NY 10022.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of CA N D I C E WO O P S Y C H O L O G Y PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1 0/ 2 6 / 2 1 . O f f i c e location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may b e ser ve d . S SN Y mail process t o C/O C o r p o r a t e Creations Network Inc. 600 Mamaroneck Ave #400, Harrison, NY 10528.Any lawful purpose.

Section 106 Public Notice T-Mobile Northeast, LLC proposes to collocate antennas on a 106.75 foot tall Smokestack located at 700 Grand Concourse, Bronx, Bronx County, NY 10451. Interested parties with comments regarding potential ef fects on Historic Proper ties may contact T-Mobile c/o Julia K lima at Dynamic Environmental Associates, Inc., 3850 Lake Street, Suite C, Macon, GA 31204, 8779 6 8 - 4 7 8 7, S e c1 0 6 @ DynamicEnvironmental. com within 30 days from the date of this publication. Re: 22110030 Notice of Formation of GATEWAY TO THE WEST NY VETERINARY CARE PLLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY ) on 10/15/21. Office location: N Y C o u n t y. S S N Y designated as agent of P L LC u p o n w h o m p ro c e s s a g ain s t i t may be served. SSNY shall mail process to C orp oration S er vice C o. , 8 0 S tate S t . , A lb any, N Y 1 2 2 0 72543. Purpose: Veterinar y medicine. 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 65 feet on a 6 8 -f o o t b uil din g at the approx. vicinity of 1135 1 st Avenue, New York, New York County, NY 10065. Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties m ay b e s u b m i t te d within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Bennett Thomas, b.thomas2@trileaf. com, 1051 Winderley Place, Suite 201, Maitland, FL 32751, 407-660-7840.

Notice of Formation of PivotHealth Holdings, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/30/2021. Office location: Westchester Count y. SSNY designated as agent of Limited Liability Company (LLC) upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY should mail process to C orporate Creations Net work , Inc 60 0 Mamaroneck Avenue #400 Harrison, NY 10528. Purpose: Insurance product development, management, and marketing company. Notice of Formation of YAT STUDIO, LLC filed with SSNY on 10/04/2021. Office: KINGS County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 91 KINGSL AND AVE. #2, BROOKLYN, NY, 11222, USA. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of JASON PANG, DDS, PLLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/30/21. Office location: New York SSNY desg. As agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 501 5th avenue, #703, New York, NY 10017. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of ALLIANCE GLOBAL PA R T N E R S , LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/30/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg.as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. S SN Y mail process to 40 Wall St- 48th Floor, New York, NY 10005, Any lawful purpose

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After spending 40 years in prison for his involvement in the 1981 Brink’s robbery in Rockland County and resulted in the deaths of three people, David Gilbert has been granted parole. One of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s last acts before leaving office was commuting Gilbert’s sentence, due to his work in AIDS education and prevention while in prison.

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Buffalo’s mayoral race remains as tight as ever, with no clear winner from the debate between Democratic nominee India Walton and incumbent Mayor Byron Brown. Well, aside from a dark horse candidate who made his name known in the debate: attorney Ben Carlisle.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill that would have made it easier for these married horse jockeys to compete in the same races. A state wagering rule requires gamblers to bet on married couples as a single item. The governor said she wanted more input from the racing industry and the betting public.

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The former Erie County legislator took to Facebook to do some live from the polls reporting, and recording inside a voting location got her banned from all polling places for the rest of the election.

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