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EDITOR’S NOTE

RALPH R. ORTEGA Editor-in-chief

I DISCOVERED THE HORRORS OF THE CROSS BRONX EXPRESSWAY when I worked for the Daily News out of its Bronx bureau in the late 1990s. I commuted by car along this six-lane, 6.5-mile roadway, often spending hours inching my way across while spewing unimaginable amounts of motor vehicle fumes into surrounding neighborhoods where New Yorkers continue to suffer from high asthma rates. Robert Moses was the key political figure behind such roadways, which were deemed by most as racist to the people of color who lived nearby because of the health problems they caused and because local residents had their homes destroyed for the highway’s construction. U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Ritchie Torres last week proposed building a deck that would include green spaces over portions of the Cross Bronx with funding from the federal infrastructure bill just passed by Congress. This could reduce some of the pollution that’s emanating from the expressway. Why not also find a way to include affordable housing? That’s been a part of a similar proposal for Sunnyside Yard, a railroad facility in Queens that would include 12,000 units of affordable housing and 60 acres of open space. Even the publicly subsidized Hudson Yards that was built over rail yards on Manhattan’s West Side included more than 100 units of affordable housing. Spokespersons for Schumer and Torres told me that adding affordable housing is possible. Schumer’s spokesperson added that any action should be “community-driven.” So here’s a chance for members of this community to bring back what was taken from them. Moses plowed through the Bronx with a roadway project that was made in the name of progress. Progress, however, will truly come when that wrong is reversed.

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The week that was

ADRIENNE ADAMS … 8 She’s running to be the City Council’s first Black speaker. VITO FOSSELLA … 12 He’s back – now what will he do?

Adams joined the City Council speaker race late, but she still has a chance to make history.

STATEN ISLAND POWER 100 … 17 The leaders of the “forgotten borough”

WINNERS & LOSERS … 50 Who was up and who was down last week

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“This dude is … just a collection of wet toothpicks anyway.”

Transcripts from investigators’ interviews with former Gov. Andrew Cuomo were released last week, shedding new light on how Cuomo interacted with staffers.

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After saying for months she could not yet release them, the state attorney general has made public thousands of pages of transcripts from her office’s investigation into claims of sexual harassment against former

Gov. Andrew Cuomo. This included over 500 pages of interviews with the exgovernor himself, in which he consistently denied having memory of various alleged encounters, while admitting that occurrences like staff sitting on his lap or his giving female staffers kisses were things that could have happened. Cuomo also

– Rep. Alexandria OcasioCortez, on Rep. Paul Gosar, after he posted an edited anime video of him killing her, via Twitter

danced around questions, debating the definition of words like “girlfriend” and what constituted touching “near the butt.” James also released transcripts of the interviews with the various women who have said that Cuomo sexually harassed or assaulted them, including Brittany Commisso, who said the governor groped

MAKING HIS MARK Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is officially Mayor-elect Eric Adams. But in case anyone forgot, he released his own seal to mark the transition, with Lady Liberty and the A train in tow. We know of another executive who liked to put his own twist on seals and other symbols of New York pride, but we’ll wait until Adams tries to change the city’s flag before we compare him to Cuomo.

her, and the anonymous State Trooper No. 1, whose account had been unknown prior to the release of the state attorney general’s report. One of the many bits of information buried in the pages related to Cuomo’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, which was not a direct subject of the investigation but was one of many developing scandals under scrutiny at the time of the former governor’s resignation. Namely, a former top Health Department official asserted that Cuomo did not allow the state to coordinate efforts with local departments of health, something that one of New York City’s top public health officials seemed to agree with through a tweet.

ASSEMBLY IMPEACHMENT PROBE COMING TO A CLOSE

“I need your vote all right? Otherwise, my wife is going to kick me out.” – New York City Council Member Justin Brannan, whose reelection campaign will come down to absentee ballots, to a voter while campaigning, via NY1

That wasn’t the only investigation news for Cuomo in the past week. The same day that James released the transcripts, the chair of the Assembly Judiciary Committee said that he would call members back to Albany on Nov. 18 and 19 to review the impeachment report put together by the investigators the chamber hired. It’s somewhat unclear whether this is a final report, or a draft that may yet still be changed before its official release. The ranking Republican member of the committee said that he expects a public release

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of the report in two or three weeks.

BLM PROTESTERS OPPOSE RETURN OF NYPD PLAINCLOTHES UNIT

New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams discussed his desire to bring back plainclothes anti-crime units to help combat gun violence. Mayor Bill de Blasio and the NYPD disbanded the plainclothes unit last year amid racial justice protests. Some Black Lives Matter activists are not happy to hear about the possible reversal of that decision. Hawk Newsome, co-founder of Black Lives Matter of Greater New York, said that there would be “riots” and “bloodshed” in the city if Adams did bring back the plainclothes officer units when the incoming mayor met with activists. The prediction or

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threat, depending on how one views the statement, has not deterred Adams.

DEAL ON CONTROVERSIAL BLOOD CENTER FACILITY REACHED

Upper East Side community members and local officials have been opposing a new New York Blood Center facility, saying it would be too tall for the neighborhood. Local lawmakers who have expressed their opposition included Rep. Carolyn Maloney, state Sen. Liz Krueger and most importantly, Council Member Ben Kallos. Normally, if the local council member gives a project the thumbs down, their fellow members follow suit thanks to a practice called member deference. But that didn’t happen this time as the City Council approved the project with some tweaks.

The New York City Council overruled Council Member Ben Kallos on a proposed expansion of the New York Blood Center in his district.

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WEEK AHEAD

INSIDE DOPE

Absentee ballot counting this week ought to clarify results in recent elections across the state.

New York reps cross party lines on infrastructure bill The $1 trillion infrastructure bill that passed in Congress earlier this month will fund the largest federal overhaul of transit, highways, bridges and rails in decades. New York lawmakers crossed party lines on both sides of the 228 to 206 vote to pass the bill, with four House Republicans who voted in favor of it and two Democrats who voted against it. The defecting legislators, who are divided among factions that have emerged throughout the infrastructure bill debate, are now facing backlash from their parties as Congress continues to negotiate the $1.85 trillion social spending and climate portion of the package. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis is among the group of New York Republicans who voted in favor of the bill. “Just like President Trump’s plan that I supported and pledged to pass when I was running for Congress, this will provide a minimum of $100 billion over five years that will benefit New Yorkers,” Malliotakis wrote in an op-ed in the Staten Island Advance. Republican Rep. Andrew Garbarino also pointed out that while his vote was in opposition to the majority of his party’s, it went against those cast by Democratic “squad” members who voted against the package, including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-

Cortez and Jamaal Bowman. “The bipartisan infrastructure bill that passed on Friday will bring crucial infrastructure investment to New York. It will not: Raise taxes ... Fund the Green New Deal … Increase our national deficit … That’s why Progressives like AOC voted against it,” Garbarino tweeted after the vote. He was among eight Republican “problemsolvers” who worked with Senate Democrats over the summer to negotiate the bill. Reps. John Katko and Tom Reed were also part of this group. “When I first ran to represent Central New York in Congress, I pledged to deliver comprehensive infrastructure reform. As Co-Chair of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus Infrastructure Working Group, I helped develop the framework for the legislation before the House,” Katko said in a statement. Ocasio-Cortez and Bowman were part of a larger group of progressive lawmakers who have said for months that passage of the infrastructure bill was contingent on the dual passage of a separate social spending bill. They are among six Democratic House members who voted against the infrastructure package. – Sara Dorn

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FRIDAY 11/19

Upstate cities are having their say at a 10 a.m. state Senate hearing at the Legislative Office Building in Albany.

City & State hosts the virtual Staten Island Power 100 forum featuring Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, state Sen. Diane Savino and more.

The New York City Council is examining housing resiliency on the waterfront at a 10 a.m. remote hearing.

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KATHY’S Y KAVEATS

The governor is signing bills left and right – but with edits. GOV. KATHY HOCHUL has been working at a fast pace in her first few months in office – signing bills into law and vetoing legislation. She’s also been writing quite a few approval messages, which detail so-called chapter amendments to a new law, negotiated by the legislative and executive branches, that pass the state Senate and Assembly the following year. Governors typically issue a few dozen of these

approval messages each year out of roughly 500700 bills passed. In his first year in office, Andrew Cuomo issued just 18, but in 2019 he issued over 100. Hochul and Cuomo have roughly split the 35 approval messages issued thus far this year, allowing Hochul to avoid vetoes and play nice with legislators. And some of the busiest weeks of the year (from a bill signing perspective) are still ahead.

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A Q&A with outgoing New York City Department of Youth and Community Development Commissioner

I would tell my successor to make the point that we’re lean and mean. We punch above our weight.

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What was the original purpose of the agency? Our mission statement is very simple. It’s to invest in neighborhoods to alleviate the effects of poverty and help New Yorkers and families flourish. One of the things I’m most proud of is that we were the first city agency to integrate services, so people can connect to them and fight poverty.

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Was it a smaller budget to start with? The original budget was $77 million in 1996. It’s a 1,200% increase since 1996. When I became commissioner, we were just above $400 million and now we’re at (more than a billion dollars), a 147% increase. All things considered, we’ve grown five times the rate of the

city budget, which speaks to the administration and the council’s commitment to young people into highpoverty communities. What advice would you give to your successor? Build on what we’ve accomplished because what I started was built under my predecessor. We focus on data because data is so important. It gives you direction on how to invest, where to invest. Listen to your partners in the nonprofit community, because their ears are to the ground. I would tell my successor to make the point that we’re lean and mean. We punch above our weight. And we’re making a difference in the communities that need the help the most.

The pandemic was especially hard on people of color. Did that impact the services at your agency? It really focused our efforts even more than prior to the pandemic. In the summer jobs program, 91% of the young people who got jobs were either (part of) communities of color or (in) one of the neighborhoods most impacted by the pandemic. We doubled down and made an effort to make sure that those communities benefit the most. The other thing that we have done is revise our equity statement to make clear that DYCD, its goal is to become an anti-racist organization. We understand (that) government sometimes may make decisions

that may impact access to resources. There’s an assumption that the playing field is level, but the playing field has never been really level. We have to, in some ways, overcompensate for the fact that there is inequity in our society by focusing on the communities that have the greatest need. You are retiring from this office. Is that the end for you in public service? No, I’m actually exploring volunteer opportunities in my neighborhood. I started as an activist in the Asian American community. I see this as the golden age for Asian Americans. One of the first things I worked on during my years in the Asian American community was creating council districts

that would maximize the voting strength of Asian Americans. I worked with Council (Member) Margaret Chin when we worked with activists to create the Chinatown district. So not being in government gives me a certain freedom to do things that I perhaps couldn’t do if I was in government. In fact one of my projects I hope to work on is to do an oral history of Asian American activism from 1965 to 1991. ’65 is when the federal government opened the immigration status to unify families and that’s how many Asian Americans came to this country. And ’91 is when we created the first Asian-centered districts in Chinatown and Flushing. – Ralph R. Ortega and Kim Corona

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ADRIENNE ADAMS She has yet to stand out in the crowded speaker race, but could end up as the consensus compromise candidate.

OR A CANDIDATE like Adrienne Adams, the Somos conference in Puerto Rico offered a prime opportunity to make a splash in the increasingly muddy race for New York City Council speaker. Over ice-cold cocktails on the beach and poolside tostones, speaker candidates had the chance to convince colleagues new and old that they are best equipped to lead the council. Council Member Adrienne Adams, who made history as the first woman to represent southeast Queens City Council District 28, is one of seven confirmed candidates vying to lead the council next year when it welcomes in dozens of new members. Adams was also one of several candidates to host receptions at Somos where candidates’ allies helped boost their pitch to new and returning council members. At a brunch on Nov. 5, Adams turned out a strong crowd with a dozen members from across the city in attendance, including her close colleague and friend

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Adrienne Adams held a reception for her speaker candidacy at the Somos conference in Puerto Rico.

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Selvena Brooks-Powers, returning members Kalman Yeger and Eric Dinowitz, and newcomers Linda Lee and Lincoln Restler. Rep. Greg Meeks, chair of the Queens County Democratic Party and a potential power player in the race, spoke at the reception, as did Benny Boscio, leader of the Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association, a union that’s often criticized by Democrats but one that Adams has worked with on addressing sexual assault in city jails. Before Adams spoke to the crowd, she chatted with political consultant Amelia Adams (no relation) and joked about the recent win of Eric Adams (no relation, but they did go to Bayside High School at the same time). “It’s a good time to be an Adams in politics right now!” Amelia Adams said. But in a speaker race that continues to be deemed anyone’s game – the field of candidates even looked for a moment like it was going to expand – it’s still unclear if Adams has the support necessary to win a vote of her 50 colleagues in the council. In a crowded race that showed no signs of narrowing during Somos, Adams has yet to really stand out. Adams did not hit the primary campaign trail for other candidates as hard as other speaker candidates – though she did donate to a number of candidates, some of whom lost their primaries. Adams was one of several speaker contenders to face a primary challenger this year, which is how she explains her lack of involvement with other campaigns in the spring. “I was fighting to keep my job because I knew that if I didn’t have it, then I couldn’t be standing with you here today,” she said during her Somos reception. All of that means that Adams has a lot of catching up to do. “She has to make the case of ‘Why me?’ Especially considering that other candidates have been out there saying, ‘why them’ for a substantial period of time,” said one Democratic council member who asked not to be named because they didn’t want to criticize colleagues. Adams said she has been doing that work, including taking advantage of the ample opportunities Somos afforded for talking to council members and other figures with influence in the race, such as county party leaders, labor unions and the incoming administration of Eric Adams. The pitch that Adrienne Adams is making to those people is one that touts a breadth of policy expertise, her experience leading sometimes messy political bodies like Queens Community Board 12, and her ability to not only represent the majority-female and increasingly diverse

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Rep. Greg Meeks could be an important supporter for Adams in the race for speaker.

council, but to make history as its first Black speaker. Organizations outside the council, including the United Federation of Teachers, have vowed to throw their support behind a female speaker candidate, but it’s unclear whether that will be a priority for all members. Adams chairs the council’s Public Safety Committee and sits on several others, including the Land Use Committee and the Capital Budget/ Finance Subcommittee. Before being elected to the council in 2017, she worked as a corporate trainer in the private sector and served on then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Local Planning Committee for the Jamaica Downtown Revitalization Initiative. “We’re facing a post-pandemic recovery,” Adams told City & State. “I’ve seen the passage of four executive budgets through as a member of the budget negotiating team, and I’m fully prepared to work with the incoming council and mayor to bring our city back.” Adams has developed a reputation as a relatively moderate Democrat, a

point on the ideological spectrum that is increasingly judged by where lawmakers stand on the role of police in society. (As chair of the Public Safety Committee, Adams has pushed for policing reforms and increased oversight, but opposed defunding the NYPD.) And this time, speaker candidates can’t ignore the slightly larger faction of Republicans in the council. Republican Council Member Joe Borelli, who may end up directing six votes in the race, said that the minority party doesn’t vote by ideology in the speaker race as all the candidates are too far left. “It’s more about whether the speaker candidate respects the role of the minority party and whether they see us having a role in governing,” Borelli said, declining to say whether Adams – or any other candidate – fit that bill. Adams also hopes that her early endorsement of and relationship with Mayor-elect Eric Adams makes her a contender for his support in the race. (Eric Adams has said that he won’t get involved, but some observers don’t necessarily

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believe him.) Labor leaders have also traditionally made their picks known, and this year major players like 32BJ SEIU, the building service workers union, and District Council 37, are expected to stick together as a coalition. Most labor leaders say the race is still wide open. Adams does appear to have at least one union firmly in her corner; her reception at Somos was co-hosted by Local 372, the union representing many Department of Education employees, and President

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Even if Adams does have Meeks’ backing, that doesn’t mean that she can count on votes from the full Queens delegation. “It’s not the speaker’s race of 2013 when the Queens boss kind of decided everything,” said one Democratic consultant who asked not to be named to avoid taking sides in the race. Whereas former Queens Democratic Party boss Joe Crowley could once direct the votes of other members in his borough to a chosen candidate, the Queens delegation

said. Adams told City & State that she has support but declined to name any incoming or returning members who are in her corner. Adams said she’s reaching out to members now – and has been since the primary – to make her case for speaker. Included in that pitch is a promise to focus on the outer boroughs. “A lot of focus has been on Manhattan in the past,” she said. “And quite frankly, I’m looking to put more effort into putting the spotlight on the outer boroughs that have

“I was fighting to keep my job because I knew that if I didn’t have it, then I couldn’t be standing with you here today.” – New York City Council Member Adrienne Adams

Shaun Francois appeared to back her, saying, “We don’t really have a say in this election, but we’re going to get you.” One thing Adams does have going for her in the race is her relationship with Meeks. At Adams’ Somos reception, Meeks did not explicitly endorse Adams over other speaker candidates – he also attended speaker candidate Carlina Rivera’s reception – but Adams told City & State that Meeks “throws his support fully behind (her) candidacy for speaker.” Representatives for Meeks did not respond to requests for comment from City & State.

been neglected throughout the city for so long.” But the roadblock for Adams doesn’t seem to be that members are unreceptive to her pitch or hold anything in particular against her. Instead, she has struggled to stand out in the crowded field. It could be the Adams’ name isn’t one that is duo of Adams mentioned at the top of many and Adams (Adrienne and Eric, no members’ lists. “She likes to relation) leading bring a lot of voices together NYC next year. and have a lot of people and opinions that matter. But I think when you’re the speaker, it’s you. You’re the person,” the anonymous Democratic consultant is increasingly fractured, and more leftsaid. “At the end of the day, you have to leaning incoming council members are make the decisions. I think that’s what thought to be unlikely to fall in line with people are waiting to see from her, that Meeks’ pick. “I think that it doesn’t hurt she is going to be the person that makes that she has a strong relationship with those decisions.” The consultant added the congressman,” Democratic strategist that Adams could very well still be able Camille Rivera said of Adams and Meeks. to prove that. And she doesn’t necessarily “That being said, I think she has to have to be members’ first choice to work her colleagues. The more I see the succeed. “I personally think she needs dynamics at play, particularly at Somos, to play the Keith Powers game and be that this is really a colleague vote.” everybody’s No. 2,” the consultant said, Building support among council referring to Powers’ apparent strategy members is where Adams has the to be a compromise candidate. most work to do – and fast, observers

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Vito Fossella is a man with a past. What’s his future? Thirteen years after a career-ending scandal, the Republican stalwart starts anew as Staten Island borough president.

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By Jeff Coltin

LECTION NIGHT, AND an old face takes the stage. “Vi-to! Vito! Vi-to!” The crowd in the tent for the Staten Island GOP victory party cheers for Vito Fossella, who was just elected as borough president by an overwhelming margin – 62% to 30%, according to preliminary in-person results. “Thank you,

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thank you, thank you,” he says, calming the crowd. “It’s good to be back!” And it was quite the comeback – a return to public office 13 years after a drunken driving arrest and an affair kept the former member of Congress from running for reelection. Fossella, a big name who left the public eye, couldn’t help but be remembered for his history – so he leaned into it, talking about how problems of today reminded him of the problems he faced 27 years ago when he first ran for New York City Council. “Crime was through the roof. Welfare rolls were sky-

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rocketing. We had the largest landfill in the world,” and no schools had been built in the borough in 20 years, he said in a Republican primary debate in May on NY1. Now? “Unfortunately, we see the same thing happening today in this city. It’s out of control. Crime is out of control. Taxes are through the roof. The last year, small-business owners were punished,” he said. “So I think I want to be the real voice for Staten Island once again.” Staten Islanders ate up the message, and elected him – with an assist from former President Donald Trump’s “Complete and

Fossella could end up as the top Republican in New York City, given his ties to Donald Trump.

Total Endorsement.” But as might be expected from a man so defined by his past, it hasn’t been entirely clear where Fossella is going next. Will he stick to Borough Hall, picking up the infrastructure-heavy agenda of his term-limited predecessor, Staten Island Borough President Jimmy Oddo? Or will Fossella find himself a citywide, or even national, profile representing not just

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Staten Island, but the city’s Republican minority, emboldened by an opponent in the White House and recent Republican electoral wins in the city and region? New York City’s only Republican member of Congress, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, is in Washington, explained Leticia Remauro, a Republican consultant who just ran against Fossella in the general election on the Conservative Party line, but Fossella is in the city, with “a ringside seat to what’s going on. Either he gets in the ring and dukes it out with the Marxists, or he’s going to let down his supporters.”

F YOU FOLLOWED politics at the time you couldn’t forget the story. And if you read any coverage of this year’s borough president race you probably know the story too – it’s hard not to mention. On his way home from a 2008 event at the White House celebrating the Super Bowl champion New York Giants, Fossella was arrested for drunken driving in Virginia. His excuse was that he was rushing home to his sick daughter – who, it was soon revealed, was his child with a retired Air Force colonel with whom he was having an affair, unbeknownst to his wife and kids on Staten Island. A rising star now fallen, Fossella said he wouldn’t run for reelection, and served out the last seven months of his term – before serving four days in jail on the drunken driving charge. Fossella kept a low profile after that, but he never totally left the world of politics. He worked as a lobbyist for former U.S. Sen. Al D’Amato’s Park Strategies, briefly hosted a pro-Trump TV show on right-wing outlet Newsmax and was later employed for a financial firm with state and city government contracts (including one collecting debts for unpaid speed camera tickets while railing against cameras as a “money grab” on the campaign trail). It took former Rep. Anthony Weiner less than two years to attempt a political comeback after his sexting scandal. It took former Gov. Eliot Spitzer a little more than five years after his prostitution scandal. Fossella was offered chances to mount an electoral comeback. He kept turning them down, saying he wasn’t interested. “He left politics,” said New York City Council Member Joe Borelli, a Staten Island Republican. “This is over a decade. It’s not like he left and was showing up at veterans barbecues.” Then earlier this year, Fossella did start showing up at barbecues. That was about it. He joined the borough president race

relatively late, in March, and barely reported spending any money. He never had much of a campaign team, held few events and never created a campaign website. He ignored many media outlets looking for information on his candidacy. (Fossella’s campaign did not respond to multiple requests for comment for this story.) “This race was, frankly, not a traditional race in the true sense of planning it out and spending months or years plotting it out,” Fossella told NY1 in July. “We decided in a few days.” The odds seemed long as he faced off against New York City Council Member Steven Matteo, a party favorite who had been planning a run for years, and Remauro, the former chair of the Republican county organization. But Fossella had a well-known name and – crucially – the support of Trump and allies like former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Trump endorsed Fossella just days before the primary, too late to even send out a mailer to voters. But word spread quickly, thanks to a robocall recorded by Trump, and – as The City first reported – Fossella’s former employer Newsmax, which spent $25,000 on Facebook ads announcing the endorsement. Fossella didn’t change much for the general election. He was repeatedly barred from receiving public matching funds because he didn’t disclose certain information on forms from the Conflicts of Interest Board, then denied again because the campaign’s reported contributions and spending varied too much from its receipts, as the Staten Island Advance reported. Fossella corrected the issues and got about $640,000 just days before the general election. Fossella still lacked a campaign website and, apparently, any official platform, but he spoke in media appearances about his past – securing new school seats for Staten Island and helping close the Fresh Kills landfill as a council member – and what he would do in the future: reduce crime, help small businesses and get rid of vaccine mandates and speed cameras. What made Fossella stand out seemed to be the “R” next to his name, and a promise that voters believed: He would be “the real voice for Staten Island.” Fossella proved it by once again by getting Trump’s endorsement in the general election. On election night, Fossella bragged to the crowd that the former president had called to congratulate him. They’d been chanting “Vito” a minute before, so a new call broke out: “Trump! Trump! Trump!”

TATEN ISLAND IS the smallest borough by far, but that’s like saying it’s the smallest whale in a sea of fish. Its population of 496,000 people makes it more populous than Rochester, Syracuse and Albany combined. A total of 123,320 Staten Islanders voted for Trump in 2020, good enough for 56.9% of the borough’s vote. Yet the one borough that Trump won – New York City’s conservative outpost – is home to less than one-fifth of the city’s Trump voters. The city as a whole gave Trump 691,682 votes, which is more than he got in the entire state of West Virginia. Sure, they were outnumbered by voters for President Joe Biden 3-to-1 in New York City, but there are a lot of them. That is to say that the Staten Island borough presidency, which has been held by Republicans since 1990, comes with a loud megaphone. And if one wanted to use it to speak across the harbor to the other four boroughs, a lot of people might listen. The current borough president, Oddo, has mostly stuck to the island, and mostly stayed out of party politics. He didn’t endorse anyone in either the recent Republican mayoral primary or the general election. Rather than cast a vote for Trump, Oddo said he wrote-in Ronald Reagan in 2016 and George Washington in 2020. Oddo will be replaced by a man who fields phone calls from the former pres-

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In 1997, Fossella was sworn in as a member of Congress by then-Speaker Newt Gingrich.

“His brand, his name, his connection to the Trump world count for a lot.”

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ident, so some Republicans aren’t just hoping that Fossella will be sharing his conservative views; they hope he’ll be sharing them citywide. “I think he has an obligation to,” Remauro told City & State. “Now he has an obligation not only to the people of Staten Island, but also the conservative-minded individuals of New York City to create balance in a government that has gone far left.” Others in the Trump wing of the New York GOP, like New York Young Republican Club President Gavin Wax, are eager to have “the comeback kid,” Fossella, in a high-profile role where he could function as a GOP standard-bearer. “His name, his brand, his connections to the Trump world count for a lot,” he said. “It shows that he could be a serious political force, in the is-

land, in the city, and maybe even the country.” Borough president might not even be enough. “(This win) reestablished him, and he can leverage this in a million different ways,” Wax said. Rumors that Fossella might challenge Malliotakis in the Republican congressional primary in 2022 spread even before he won the Republican primary. Publicly the pair are at peace – she endorsed him for borough president in July. Privately, there’s thought to be tension about who will become top dog on Staten Island, with the threat of a messy primary hanging over them. Malliotakis, who did not respond to a request for comment, took a turn toward Trump for her 2020 congressional run, but she’s relatively moderate for a House Republican. Her recent vote with Democrats to pass the infrastructure bill personally angered Trump and was a step too far for some hardline Republicans like Wax, who wrote that Malliotakis is “working deviously to undermine the strength of the GOP from within.” Joe Caldarera, a lawyer who challenged Malliotakis in the 2020 Republican primary, is now saying he may run again. Meanwhile, Democrats are hoping that redistricting could pair heavily Democratic areas of Brooklyn or lower Manhattan with the Staten Island congressional district, all but dooming Republicans’ chances. Fossella, with his seat

secured for at least four years, could end up as the city’s top Republican whether he wants to be or not. Of course, some people prefer that he would stay focused on Staten Island. “Vito Fossella has been around for a very long time. He’s been around before Trump. So it’ll be interesting to see if he actually cares about Staten Island as a whole,” said Amoy Barnes, a Democratic operative and former City Council candidate on the North Shore. Fossella skipped a forum she helped organize in her heavily Democratic neighborhood, she said, but she has no choice but to give him another chance now that he has been elected. “Is he going to show up for the North Shore? And is he going to stand up for Staten Island in general? We all have needs on Staten Island. But I want to see if he’s going to show up,” Barnes said. Even in this highly partisan political atmosphere, some Democratic officials are willing to give Fossella a chance too – as long as he takes a page from Oddo. “Jimmy is an amazing person. … He never took stuff personal. He looked out for the best interests of Staten Island,” Brooklyn Borough President-elect Antonio Reynoso told City & State. “If Vito wants to do the same thing, I think that he would get a warm welcome and we would be working together.” One potential partnership? The “low-hanging fruit” of a ferry between Staten Island and Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. “I’m here to build, not destroy,” Reynoso said. “So if there’s an opportunity to work with him, we’ll figure it out.” Fossella has a lot to figure out. He’s back in the spotlight after years behind the scenes. And he’s now in an executive role leading the borough, instead of just one of 435 members of Congress. He’s taking office at a time when Republicans are once again expanding their modest foothold in the city and suburbs. In the 2022 elections, they’ll be eager to prove that 2021 wasn’t a fluke, even as they face long odds in statewide races. The Staten Island borough president could try to be in the middle of it, a voice for Trump voters citywide, now that the former president has moved to Florida. Or Fossella could focus on the government side of things, securing wins from a Mayor-elect Eric Adams, who’s eager to make inroads with conservatives in the outer boroughs. A third option: He could try to do both. Fossella is happy to be back – but it isn’t clear what path he’ll take.

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An Open Letter about Public Safety on 125th Street in the Borough of Manhattan To NYC Police Commissioner DERMOT SHEA And Mayor Bill deBlasio NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Dear Commissioner Shea: The 125th Street Business Improvement District applauds the work of the NYPD, its local precincts, borough level, and One Police Plaza, to develop the “125th Street Task Force Initiative”, a detailed plan to ensure the safety and prosperity of 125th Street. The Task Force Initiative recognizes the need for a more significant presence of police officers on 125th Street – particularly at the corner of 125th Street and Malcolm X Boulevard. For too long, the Harlem community has had to deal with increases in shoplifting, homelessness, mental health issues, illegal street vending activities, and oversaturation of facilities. The Task Force Initiative is much-needed by our residents, businesses, visitors, and tourists who live, visit, shop, and dine in Harlem. The Task Force Initiative is a collaborative effort and community-based solution to the problems that have plagued our historic corridor. It provides detailed officer postings, including adding 32 foot patrols; four sergeants, and one Lieutenant to the 125th Street environs. The 125th Street BID fully supports this initiative, and we write at this time to request your endorsement. Your signature on the 125th Street Task Force Initiative is all that is needed to restore vitality to 125th Street and ensure a safe and prosperous holiday season and beyond. Our Harlem community looks forward to your leadership. Sincerely,

Mukaram Taheraly, Chairman 125th Street Business Improvement District

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TATEN ISLAND HAS long been a place apart. The borough, which has a much more evenly divided electorate when compared to the rest of New York City, has seen the Republican Party gain an edge over the past year. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis ousted incumbent Max Rose in 2020, flipping the borough’s sole congressional seat from blue to red. Former Rep. Vito Fossella, a Donald Trumpendorsed Republican, returned to the scene to win the borough presidency this month. New York City Council Member Joe Borelli, who coasted to reelection, is poised to serve as the leader for a resurgent group of Republicans that will increase to as many

as six members next year in the city’s legislative body. Of course, Democrats still hold several key offices on the island. Kamillah Hanks will succeed New York City Council Member Deborah Rose in January, while fellow Democrats such as state Sen. Diane Savino and Assembly Members Michael Cusick and Charles Fall represent their constituents’ interest in Albany, where their conferences hold large majorities. City & State’s Staten Island Power 100 identifies these key elected officials along with many other influential local power brokers, including business and nonprofit executives, labor leaders, advocates, activists, academics and journalists.

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Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, left, and Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon, right

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STATEN ISLAND BOROUGH PRESIDENT-ELECT

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Staten Island District Attorney Mike McMahon has been laser-focused on the health crisis that has been overshadowed by the pandemic: 173 people in the borough overdosed on opioids in the first nine months of this year, and in 2020, fentanyl was present in 80% of fatal opioid cases, according to his office. There has been little rest for McMahon’s prosecutors, who have handled homicide cases and charged drug dealers while also chasing down gift card fraudsters, vehicle sales hucksters and litterers.

Former Rep. Vito Fossella barely held any events and didn’t even have a campaign website, but he got a huge boost via a robocall from former President Donald Trump just before the primary – and then enjoyed a sizeable margin of victory in the race to become Staten Island’s next borough president. Fossella, who notoriously kept a second family when he served in Congress more than a decade ago, unexpectedly edged New York City Council Member Steven Matteo by 290 votes in the June Republican primary for the post.

Staten Island’s lone congressional seat has seesawed between parties in the last two election cycles, so it’s no surprise Rep. Nicole Malliotakis hauled in nearly $2 million to help her do battle against two early progressive challengers for her seat next year. She has sought to shore up her conservative credentials by bashing President Joe Biden’s foreign policy approach regarding China and Afghanistan and by helping gubernatorial candidate Rep. Lee Zeldin in his search for a lieutenant governor. Also, a heavyweight rematch with former Democratic Rep. Max Rose could be imminent.

North Shore Democratic state Sen. Diane Savino has been the driving force behind some of Albany’s most important legislation since the pandemic hit. Savino’s yearslong campaign to legalize recreational marijuna succeeded in March. Now, she is working to ensure its smooth rollout, including new rules allowing patients to grow pot plants at home. Her laborfriendly measures, including one barring employers from penalizing public sector workers for taking sick time related to COVID-19 and another requiring private sector employers to offer retirement plan options for workers, both passed easily.

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occupying beds, but now they are primarily unvaccinated Staten Islanders.

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South Shore New York City Council Member Joe Borelli often takes to Twitter to keep constituents informed and engaged. Borelli posted a video of a brawl at Susan E. Wagner High School, asking whether the city’s vaccine mandate contributed to a lack of school security. He opposed the de Blasio administration’s plans to cut the gifted and talented program and excoriated the deteriorating conditions at Rikers Island – all while winning reelection and positioning himself as the next minority leader of a small Republican conference that performed remarkably well on Election Day.

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the South Beach Psychiatric Center that will withstand hurricane-level flooding and $90,000 to enhance the Staten Island Zoo’s programming. Yet, in his role as the Staten Island’s Democratic chair, his party has struggled in recent elections.

6 MICHAEL CUSICK ASSEMBLY MEMBER AND STATEN ISLAND DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIR As the Assembly Energy Committee chair, Michael Cusick is battling the effects of climate change in Staten Island and beyond. He has backed programs to put solar arrays on schools and waste treatment facilities and to advance decarbonization statewide. He has also hauled in state funding for a new inpatient building at

7 CHARLES FALL ASSEMBLY MEMBER Assembly Member Charles Fall has been so dedicated to helping the borough’s most vulnerable residents that he contracted COVID-19 after voting to extend the state’s eviction moratorium during a special session in Albany in September. Fall also helped pass legislation that allows individuals convicted of a felony to become an executor of an estate and to keep generational wealth within a family. The lawmaker was also

key to securing $100,000 for Richmond University Medical Center to help prevent and treat gun violence.

Richmond University Medical Center President and CEO Daniel Messina celebrated what he called a “monumental day” when his staff received a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in January. Since March, RUMC has given out 10,000 vaccines, launched an app to help patients schedule their appointments and kept the hospital safe by mandating vaccines for any visitors. Messina and his staff were the recipients of a gala in July for their heroism during the pandemic.

8 BRAHIM ARDOLIC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Staten Island University Hospital Last November, Dr. Brahim Ardolic was devising a strategy to determine which COVID-19 patients his new field hospital would treat as cases surged. When Staten Island University Hospital saw fewer than 100 COVID-19 cases five months later, Ardolic turned his focus to the hospital’s future. The city approved the hospital’s application for a $139 million women and newborn center, and Ardolic hired two new deputy executive directors. COVID-19 patients are still

10 KAMILLAH HANKS NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL MEMBER-ELECT North Shore activist Kamillah Hanks didn’t succeed the first time she challenged New York City Council Member Debi Rose in 2017, but voters’ familiarity with Hanks helped her fend off eight other contenders for the open seat in this year’s Democratic primary. Now Hanks, who picked up the Staten Island

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to get more abuse cases of that nature on the docket. The nationally recognized activist called the George Floyd demonstrations an “echo from the grave” on CNN and stressed the need for legislation. She criticized as “a mockery” the recently concluded judicial inquiry into whether city officials neglected their jobs to fully investigate her son’s death.

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JIMMY ODDO

Most New York City Council races were decided in the June primary, but the contest for Staten Island’s Mid-Island seat was a question mark going into the November general election. After winning a contentious Republican primary battle against Marko Kepi, David Carr faced off against Democratic nominee Sal Albanese and the Conservative Party nominee George Wonica – and he easily emerged as the victor. Carr will succeed term-limited New York City Council Member Steven Matteo, for whom Carr worked for as chief of staff.

STATEN ISLAND BOROUGH PRESIDENT As his eight-year reign atop The Rock comes to an end, Staten Island Borough President Jimmy Oddo is leaving as one of the borough’s most respected politicians ever, irrespective of party. Oddo helped secure the borough’s first new ferry route in decades, relentlessly pushed residents to get vaccinated after catastrophic coronavirus caseload spikes last year and worked seamlessly with the de Blasio administration to get resources for the borough. He even brought back minor league baseball to St. George after the Yankees affiliate left town.

14 12 GWEN CARR ACTIVIST Gwen Carr, whose son Eric Garner was killed by a police officer on a Tompkinsville street corner seven years ago, has led calls for Congress to pass law enforcement reform

Staten Island Borough President Jimmy Oddo held the position for eight years.

an Adams administration after endorsing him in June. One of her recent accomplishments is introducing a bill to make it easier for homeless young people to receive housing vouchers. Also, she recently questioned the failures of the New York City Police Department’s Special Victims Division at a City Council hearing and sponsored a bill requiring the NYPD to track sex offense cases and the city to report the outcomes.

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DEBORAH ROSE

PRESIDENT AND CEO

NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL MEMBER

Staten Island Chamber of Commerce

As a term-limited City Council member, Deborah Rose could be in line for a cushy post in

As Staten Island’s commercial corridors have begun bustling again with the ebb of COVID-

Carr led calls for national police reform after her son Eric Garner was killed.

19’s third wave, Linda Baran has been keeping pace. She commemorated the one-year anniversary of the coronavirus shutting down New York City’s cultural sector while recognizing the newly renovated lobby at the St. George Theatre. She also helped clean Bay Street with National Grid volunteers and celebrated the grand opening of an Applebee’s in New Dorp. In addition, she has advocated for the city to work with nonprofits to ensure federal aid reaches pandemicaffected businesses.

16 BRIAN LALINE & CAROLINE HARRISON EDITOR, PUBLISHER Staten Island Advance In an era when local news has been threatened by everything from cratering ad revenue to predatory hedge funds, the Staten Island Advance endures. Even though its Fingerboard Road printing press shut down

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Advance’s endorsement, won handily in this month’s general election. She has promised to create a “master plan” for the North Shore that includes updated infrastructure and new development as well as more assistance for unemployed and foodinsecure Staten Islanders.

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last October, Brian Laline and Caroline Harrison have continued to keep it local. Over the past year, the paper has meticulously covered the borough’s battle with COVID-19, opioid overdoses, unionization efforts at an Amazon warehouse, ferry route expansion efforts and the best pizzerias.

COVID-19 vaccine distribution and public safety. The firstterm lawmaker also leaned on his experience as a former prosecutor as a member of the Assembly Judiciary Committee investigating then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo in an impeachment inquiry. Most recently, Tannousis toured Rikers Island while castigating City Hall over safety conditions at the jail complex.

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he rallied against vaccine mandates outside Millie’s of Staten Island in Charleston. Lanza was among the few lawmakers opposing a bill legalizing syringes, and he is now pushing Gov. Kathy Hochul to suspend fuel taxes amid rising costs.

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ANDREW LANZA

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STATE SENATOR

South Shore Assembly Member Michael Reilly is in the minority as a Republican in Albany, but he’s well wired into his conservative constituents’ needs back home, particularly involving public schools. Reilly has been a frequent presence at rallies against the mayor’s vaccination mandate plans for city workers. He has also been a leading voice demanding the city Department of Education to add more school safety

Since he became deputy minority leader in the state Senate last December, Andrew Lanza has emerged as a top opposition voice against Democratic rule. He was so staunchly opposed to New York City’s pandemic restrictions that he nearly got arrested outside a demonstration at Mac’s Public House in Grant City, and

State Sen. Andrew Lanza became deputy minority leader last December.

agents and metal detectors and opposed the city’s removal of the gifted and talented program in primary schools.

20 MICHAEL TANNOUSIS ASSEMBLY MEMBER East Shore Republican Michael Tannousis easily dispatched Democrat Brandon Patterson by a 2-to-1 margin in the Assembly race to succeed Nicole Malliotakis last November. Since he arrived in Albany, Tannousis has tackled issues such as improving transportation,

New York City Planning Commission New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed Anita Laremont to head the City Planning Commission and the Department of City Planning in September after Marisa Lago left for an undersecretary role in the U.S. Department of Commerce. The land use attorney previously served as the department’s general counsel, a role in which she helped craft the city’s mandatory inclusionary housing program, and as executive director. She took over just after the commission approved the Gowanus rezoning and before approving the SoHo/NoHo rezonings and new hotel construction restrictions.

Tannousis easily beat his Democratic opponent to succeed Malliotakis.

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The coronavirus pandemic forced real estate developers Richard and Lois Nicotra to move hundreds of events from 2020 into 2021 while navigating state and city rules over capacity, vaccine and mask mandates. But the Nicotras, who are known for their hotel properties, were ultimately able to welcome back indoor weddings, cabarets and annual conferences while luring a new reproductive medical office to their Corporate Commons Three site in Bloomfield. They even added a stagecoach to celebrate the August expansion of their Hampton Inn & Suites in the West Shore area.

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24 KATHRYN KRAUSE ROONEY CHAIR The Staten Island Foundation Kathryn Krause Rooney, Staten Island’s most prominent philanthropist, chairs the boards of two essential New York City organizations. Rooney ensured that the Richmond University Medical Center served the borough’s most vulnerable populations and that The Staten Island Foundation provided direct grants to organizations in need throughout the coronavirus pandemic. She also took the helm of a leadership search for the foundation after its longtime executive director died in February.

Steven Matteo is minority leader of the New York City Council.

22 STEVEN MATTEO MINORITY LEADER New York City Council The Republican primary for Staten Island borough president didn’t turn out the way Steven Matteo hoped it would: The term-limited Republican City Council member lost narrowly to former Rep. Vito Fossella. However, Matteo’s protege, David Carr, was victorious in keeping his Mid-Island council seat in Republican control after running against Democrat Sal Albanese during the general election. Matteo has unfinished Council

and also represents transit workers, school bus drivers and the Detectives’ Endowment Association. At the affiliated lobbying outfit Pitta Bishop & Del Giorno, Vincent Pitta and Jon Del Giorno will also have friends at City Hall next year. The powerhouse lobbying team represents a number of influential labor organizations in the city, including the Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association, which has argued for the reinstatement of solitary confinement and the influential TWU, which represents transit workers. The partners have also pressed for an electric scooter rental system in the outer boroughs.

business, including his demand that the city reject a proposed River North highrise in St. George.

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Recently elected Staten Island Republican Party Chair Anthony Reinhart, who took over weeks after Brendan Lantry stepped down in January to pursue a judicial seat, has more than a decade of experience working for state Sen. Andrew Lanza. Reinhart’s goal is to recruit more newcomers, especially women, to run for public office, and he believes ranked-choice voting will benefit Republican candidates in the future. In September, the Staten Island GOP won an appeal allowing two judicial candidates to be on

CESAR CLARO PRESIDENT AND CEO Staten Island Economic Development Corp. Staten Island’s small businesses were on the brink last year, especially those in underserved communities. So, Cesar Claro and his economic development team assisted immigrant- and minorityowned businesses with webinars, youth employment services and other resources

There may be no one more plugged into the inner sanctum of the incoming mayoral administration than Vito Pitta. The veteran lobbyist served as Eric Adams’ campaign attorney and will help identify appointees for key City Hall posts. He represented Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin in his city comptroller campaign

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to help them recover. Claro also pressed the city to consider transportation alternatives in the borough, including more bike lanes, electric vehicle charging stations, new light rail and open space projects like the proposed Staten Island Skyway.

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the ballot. In November, local GOP candidates performed strongly in a number of races.

against the health and fitness text amendment because of his concerns over illegitimate businesses. He previously questioned the merits of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s proposal to restrict hotel development before ultimately approving it last month.

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FORMER MEMBER OF CONGRESS Alfred Cerullo III is a commissioner on the City Planning Commission.

Former Rep. Max Rose, who lost his seat to Republican Nicole Malliotakis 56% to 42% last November, hasn’t officially declared he’s running for his old seat. But the Democrat has been hiring a campaign team since he left President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 task force in July. An adviser told the Staten Island Advance that “everything is on the table,” while Rose told NY1 that “service is in my blood.” And with Democrats in control of the state’s redistricting process, a redrawn map could make the district more favorable to Rose.

month delay. That included handling Eric Bellucci’s retrial – one of the highestprofile homicide cases on the borough’s docket – in which the presiding judge resigned because he was convinced Bellucci was guilty of murdering his parents.

guardianship process and overhaul the court so that parents wouldn’t be inundated with paperwork and weeks of delays. He also recently participated in a “Red Mass” where the Catholic Church blessed government officials and judges.

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MATTHEW TITONE

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RICHMOND COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE

SURROGATE JUDGE

COMMISSIONER

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Richmond County Surrogate’s Court

City Planning Commission

Longtime judicial leader Desmond Green has so deftly handled the borough’s administrative responsibilities over the past four years that Chief Judge Janet DiFiore credited him with helping the court restart in-person jury selection for criminal trials last October after a seven-

Former Assembly Member Matthew Titone has only presided over Richmond County Surrogate’s Court since 2019, but he helped the judicial institution adapt quickly during the pandemic as other boroughs’ caseloads have stalled. Titone has also sought to streamline the

Alfred Cerullo III has been a rare dissenting voice against the de Blasio administration’s development dreams over the past two terms. The former Republican City Council member not only objected to the city’s $120 million Stapleton revitalization plan and Bay Street rezoning applications, but also cast the lone vote

The Rev. Terry Troia knows the borough’s top need is more affordable housing – so she built some right in the neighborhood. Troia, one of the city’s leading hunger and homelessness advocates, teamed up with The Hudson Companies to construct a 48-unit apartment complex in Port Richmond that should be completed by this winter or early 2022. Another area of expertise for her is organizing food drives. Troia is also the board president of the Staten Island Long Term Recovery Organization, which has responded to natural disasters and the coronavirus pandemic.

32 VINCENT IGNIZIO CEO Catholic Charities of Staten Island Since leaving the New York City Council six years ago, Vincent Ignizio has dedicated his life to serving disadvantaged children and families. He has been a ubiquitous presence at Catholic Charities’ fundraisers, including the annual Drive In Movies series, Fall Festival and the Italian Festival at Mount Loretto, which returned with aplomb after COVID-19 scuttled in-person gatherings. Ignizio

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On behalf of the Central Family Life Center Inc., and the First Central Baptist Church, CONGRATULATIONS to our Executive Director and Pastor, Rev. Dr. Demetrius Carolina Sr. on being recognized for the amazing work you are doing and continue to do for the people of Staten Island.

Congratulations to all the honorees.

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Moria Cappio Vice President of Early Childhood Programs for her unwavering commitment to fostering a lifelong love of learning in the early childhood years and paving the way for a lifetime of success.

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33 MARK LAURIA BOARD CHAIR Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden Staten Islanders eager for a respite from COVID-19 could do worse than spending a few hours at one of Snug Harbor’s botanic gardens and sites. Mark Lauria helped keep the borough’s cultural jewel intact during a turbulent period when events and tours went virtual and its CEO stepped down. Visitors are coming back, and events like the Porch Plays Festival, its Halloween costume party and Winter Lantern Festival are returning this fall. And a new rain garden to manage stormwater runoff is coming soon.

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Watters, who served as a program officer and worked closely with Dubovsky since 2007, has deep roots in the borough’s educational and arts communities. Watters was appointed acting director in March and led the foundation with a “superb performance,” according to its board chair. By August, she had won the job permanently.

35 PAUL DIGIACOMO PRESIDENT Detectives’ Endowment Association As the Oct. 29 deadline for New York City workers to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine loomed, Paul DiGiacomo struck a delicate balance of opposing mandates while ensuring members who wanted to get inoculated could do so easily. The detectives’ union leader argued that the city’s weekly coronavirus testing program was adequate and chided the mayor for rushing the vaccine program. He predicted a rise in retirements, with nearly 10,000 officers eligible to vest out, and said morale is low within the department and needs to be fixed.

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Henry Thompson is CEO of Community Health Center of Richmond.

of Richmond CEO Henry Thompson made sure his facilities served as COVID-19 vaccine hubs for Stapleton and Port Richmond residents as soon as the CDC approved them. The nonprofit family health centers have continued to provide critical care as well as coronavirus-related treatment for thousands of patients throughout the pandemic. Thompson is also contending with a U.S. Department of Labor lawsuit filed on behalf of a former employee, who claimed she was fired for raising concerns about in-person meetings.

of urgency in fighting drug addiction as the coronavirus pandemic raged last fall. His Camelot drug counseling program had received two grants from the state for new treatment facilities, but both projects were delayed for years even as overdose deaths in Staten Island rose. By July, the bureaucratic issues were resolved and construction was given a green light – but Nasta again called out officials for their “coddling” approach toward fighting opioids citywide.

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LUKE NASTA

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CEO

Community Health Action of Staten Island

Camelot Counseling Staten Island

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Community Health Center of Richmond

The Staten Island Foundation

Community Health Center

It is impossible to replace Betsy Dubovsky and what she meant to The Staten Island Foundation, which she served as executive director for 22 years before her death in February. But Laura Jean

Nasta warned NYC officials about the lack of urgency in fighting drug addiction.

Luke Nasta warned New York City officials about the lack

In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, Community Health Action of Staten Island Executive Director Diane Arneth had to learn on the fly about storage management as goods continued to pile up. Now, Arneth and her CHASI staff are experts at reducing the amount of time it takes to distribute food to families in

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has also kept abreast of projects he started in the City Council, including a renovated soccer field at Bloomingdale Park and the widening of Arthur Kill Road.

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need. This year, she helped secure a partnership with Snug Harbor Heritage Farm to increase its produce donations to pantries and launched an educational program that provides students a pathway into health care careers.

39 MICHAEL GERVASI PRESIDENT Richmond County Bar Association Richmond County Bar Association President Michael Gervasi has been especially active this election cycle. Gervasi and his RCBA colleagues did not approve Civil Court judge Ron Castorina Jr., who ultimately won a state Supreme Court seat, in their judicial candidate rankings because he didn’t sit for an interview. Gervasi also represented Republican New York City Council candidate David Carr in a close and contentious primary, and Carr narrowly won that race as well as the general election.

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41 FRANK VEGA & RAFET AWAD COMMANDING OFFICER; COMMANDING OFFICER, COMMUNITY AFFAIRS UNIT NYPD Patrol Borough Staten Island A year ago, NYPD Deputy Chief Frank Vega was assigned to serve as the commanding officer for Patrol Borough Staten Island. The NYPD veteran lives in the borough and previously served as its operations commander. Vega’s colleague, Rafet Awad, oversees the NYPD’s Community Affairs Unit in the borough, and in his role, he has educated residents on how to stop car thefts and other nonviolent crimes. This fall, Awad was recognized by the Jewish Community Center of Staten Island for his work cultivating relationships with the borough’s immigrant communities, organizing events and serving children.

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Richmond County Clerk Stephen Fiala has been in city government for so long that he has sat on the past two decennial charter commissions in 2010 and 2019. In addition to the Republican’s duties as managing a repository of property, court and vital records – some of which date back to the 1600s – Fiala collects fines, taxes and revenues for the city. The former New York City Council member also swears in new elected officials and judges and even officiates weddings.

Edward Josey and his colleagues have been striving to make Staten Island a more equitable place through direct action, education and youth organizing. But Josey, who has been honored for his leadership and work in the borough, is just as dedicated to ensuring Staten Islanders

remember where they came from. He has worked to commemorate a hallowed African American burial ground that is covered by a parking lot near a strip mall in the North Shore.

43 WILLIAM FRITZ PRESIDENT College of Staten Island After 13 years of academic service with the College of Staten Island, including nearly a decade as president, William Fritz in October announced his retirement, which will be effective at the end of the year. Fritz led the campus through $250 million in renovations and a move to NCAA Division II athletic competition, as well as managing CSI’s reopening during the coronavirus pandemic. But his plan to consolidate shared governance at the higher education institution was overwhelmingly rejected in October.

44 ANGELO ARAIMO INTERIM PRESIDENT Wagner College When Wagner College President Joel Martin resigned abruptly in October after running the liberal arts school for only two years, thenSenior Vice President Angelo Araimo adroitly managed the leadership change. A veteran academic administrator,

La Colmena provided PPE, meals and legal assistance to Staten Islanders.

Araimo joined Wagner in 1994, helped implement its long-term strategic plan and broke ground on its $3 million athletic facility. Araimo has the full backing of Wagner’s board of trustees and promised to keep the school running smoothly through the coronavirus pandemic.

45 DANIEL CASSELLA PRESIDENT Amalgamated Transit Union Local 726 As more Staten Islanders return to work, they’re noticing more express bus and subway cancellations. ATU Local 726 President Daniel Cassella wants the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to expedite hiring as Staten Island is down 40 bus drivers from pre-pandemic levels and ridership is only 53% of what it was in 2019. Cassella also recently called for the MTA to absorb two express routes into the city transit system so they wouldn’t be canceled. He could get a receptive audience in City Hall following his union’s Eric Adams endorsement for New York City mayor.

46 YESENIA MATA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR La Colmena At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Yesenia Mata and her staff at La Colmena provided protective equipment and daily breakfast meals as well as health care advice to Port Richmond’s low-wage immigrant workers. Later, the Staten Island-based community organization offered legal assistance to vulnerable tenants and helped

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attacks in New York City and promoted anti-racism by leading trainings that help destigmatize racial groups. Abbate also participated in a March vigil at Snug Harbor’s South Meadow to denounce hatred and violence.

another $90,000 from the Assembly for educational programming. Staten Island Chuck gave his weather prediction virtually this year (spoiler: spring came early), but more events have been in person this fall, including the children’s Spooktacular.

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pay for funerals and medical care. Mata’s efforts drew notice from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who appointed her to his racial justice commission. She has also raised money for essential workers with activist Cesar Vargas.

47 TONY BAKER SR. PASTOR St. Philips Baptist Church The COVID-19 pandemic delayed the celebration of St. Philips Baptist Church’s 150th anniversary, but the church has remained a beacon in Staten Island’s Port Richmond community and beyond. The Rev. Tony Baker Sr., celebrating his own silver anniversary with the church

in October, has buoyed the congregation’s spirits in trying times. He has also kept them healthy by working with the governor’s office to set up a pop-up vaccination site at the church in March and encouraging his members to get vaccinated.

50 KEN MITCHELL

ADRIENNE ABBATE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Staten Island Zoo

Staten Island Partnership for Community Wellness

Ken Mitchell celebrated his 10th anniversary leading the Staten Island Zoo through a particularly challenging period. The local attraction reopened last summer after a pandemicinduced pause, and Mitchell has been drumming up additional financial support, including $92,000 from the Staten Island Tuna Club and

Adrienne Abbate has tackled childhood malnutrition and obesity, opioid abuse and systemic racism in her time at the helm of her Brighton Heights organization. This year, Abbate and her staff have condemned anti-Asian

51 VARUN SANYAL VICE PRESIDENT, REAL ESTATE Kasirer Staten Island native Varun Sanyal got his start a decade ago as a legislative and land use analyst in the New York City Council. He has since had stints at the Staten Island Economic Development Corp. managing real estate planning and at the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, where he led its economic development initiatives. Now, he’s a key player at Kasirer, the city’s highest grossing lobbying firm, where he helps clients facing land use reviews with the public approval process.

52 CAROL BULLOCK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Pride Center of Staten Island In order to host events for the borough’s LGBTQ population while having enough space for social distancing, Carol Bullock relocated the Pride

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Adrienne Abbate leads Staten Island Partnership for Community Wellness.

When Brendan Lantry stepped down as chair of the Staten Island Republican Party in January, he left the political organization in strong shape. This fall, as Republicans performed strongly across the borough and beyond, Lantry was also riding the red wave. The attorney beat Democrat Maria Novak in a Richmond County Civil Court judicial race by a huge margin, with voters backing the Republican candidate roughly 3-to-1.

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Center of Staten Island from its cramped third-floor space on Victory Boulevard to a new space in Clifton, celebrating the grand reopening in May on Harvey Milk Day. The new center also offers free HIV testing and dog therapy programs. Bullock and new board member Alex Carr hosted an inaugural golf outing in September that attracted 100 golfers.

anniversary. Tobacco has overseen a $4.7 million investment to modernize science labs and renovate restrooms, the first phase of a $12 million restoration project. Managing the school’s reopening during the coronavirus pandemic last fall involved temporarily moving to remote learning in December after two positive tests. The school safely graduated 212 students in May, and its science, arts and athletic programs are flourishing.

EDMUND WHALEN BISHOP

DAVID CURCIO

Archdiocese of New York In the two years since Pope Francis named him a bishop, Edmund Whalen has worked closely with Cardinal Timothy Dolan in New York. The Staten Island clergyman, who recently celebrated his golden jubilee, has been visiting Westchester for outdoor masses and meet-and-greets with Catholic students while holding down the fort at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Just this past month, he helped lead a Guardian Mass for firefighters and police officers, celebrated the bicentennial of five Central American nations and consecrated the host on Columbus Day.

54 EDWARD BURKE & JASON RAZEFSKY DEPUTY BOROUGH PRESIDENT; CHIEF OF STAFF Staten Island Borough President’s Office The men behind Staten Island Borough President Jimmy Oddo have been toiling away to boost the borough for the past eight years. Edward Burke has been passionate

CHAIR Conservative Party of Richmond County

Lou Tobacco is president and CEO of Monsignor Farrell High School.

about Goodhue Park, which inspired Oddo to put $6 million into a city proposal to acquire the 11-acre property and fund a pool and community center. Jason Razefsky played a key role negotiating the launch of the borough’s fast ferry route from St. George to Battery Park and Manhattan’s West Side.

55 VICTORIA MANNA STATEN ISLAND REPORTER NY1 Victoria Manna, who joined NY1 as a freelance video editor four years ago, has been thrust into one of the most turbulent periods to cover in the borough’s history. Her reports have documented the rapid spread of COVID-19 across

Staten Island, the backlash from hospital workers and parents against coronavirus testing and vaccine mandates and the impact of city vaccine rules on restaurants. Manna has also covered the effects of inflationary price increases on businesses and how local homeowners are grappling with climate change-induced flooding.

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David Curcio had a couple local candidates – Leticia Remauro for Staten Island borough president and George Wonica for New York City Council – who had a chance to break through solely on the Conservative Party line. Although they both lost, Curcio’s Staten Island Conservative Party cross-endorsed New York City Council Member Joe Borelli’s successful reelection bid this year and Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’ candidacy last year. Curcio and his slate of candidates also filed a lawsuit in August against the city for its immunization mandate for municipal workers.

PRESIDENT AND CEO

CHRIS SMALLS

Monsignor Farrell High School

LEAD ORGANIZER

Former Assembly Member Lou Tobacco took over the crown jewel of the Archdiocese of New York’s schools not too long before it celebrated its 60th

Amazon Labor Union When Chris Smalls was fired for leading a strike at the Staten Island Amazon warehouse over working conditions at the start of the

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59 STEVEN KLEIN PRESIDENT AND CEO Northfield Bank Northfield Bank didn’t have to look far to find a new chair after John Alexander retired in February. President and CEO Steven Klein, a 16-year vet at Northfield, was the perfect choice. He had already led the bank’s participation in the federal Paycheck Protection Program, distributing nearly $150 million in loans to 1,400 businesses with over 10,000 employees. Klein, who also serves on the boards of the Richmond University Medical Center and Staten Island Economic Development Corp., oversaw the acquisition of Victory State Bank, which was completed last year.

60 RAFFAELE DIMAGGIO VICE PRESIDENT TD Bank For the past 18 years, Raffaele DiMaggio has been

dedicated to helping Staten Island residents bank with confidence and assisting local entrepreneurs launching or expanding their business. TD Bank has been an invaluable presence throughout the coronavirus pandemic. And its continued partnership with charity events like the Five Boro Bike Tour, which drew 20,000 participants after a one-year hiatus, raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for free bike education programs.

61 Frank Morano hosts "The Other Side of Midnight" on 77 WABC.

PHILIP GUARNIERI & RALPH BRANCA CEO; EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Empire State Bank Empire State Bank successfully weathered the coronavirus pandemic, as checking deposits nearly doubled from $86 million in February 2020 to $161 million in February 2021. CEO Philip Guarnieri attributes his bank’s resiliency to its personal connections with customers instead of relying on technology. Providing $110 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans might have had something to do with that too, but Empire State Bank did open a new branch in Bloomfield’s Corporate Commons Three in February. Ralph Branca, who helped create Victory State Bank in 1997 and turned the onebranch bank into a $400 million powerhouse, joined Empire State Bank as an executive vice president this year in September, a little under a year after Northfield Bank acquired VSB. Branca

Castellano is in charge of 20 branches, 200 employees and $2 billion in deposits.

now leads Empire’s lending department in his role as chief credit officer.

62 GAIL CASTELLANO SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND REGIONAL EXECUTIVE Richmond County Savings Bank Community banking executive Gail Castellano has spent nearly three decades helping small businesses and everyday Staten Islanders with their financial futures. Castellano oversees 20 branches, 200 employees and over $2 billion in deposits at Richmond County Savings Bank, a division of New York

Community Bank. Castellano also helps children with cancer attend day camp for free as a Sunrise Day Camp Advisory Committee co-chair and serves on the boards of the Jewish Community Center of Staten Island, Staten Island Chamber of Commerce and the South Shore Business Improvement District.

63 FRANK MORANO HOST, “THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT” 77 WABC If you’re not up all night listening to Frank Morano, you don’t know what you’re missing (other than your sleep). The inexhaustible radio personality does double duty hosting “The Other Side of Midnight” from 1-5 a.m. on WABC, which he joined last summer, and co-hosting the “Cats Roundtable” AM 970 with John Catsimatidis, both of which have topped their time slots. An astute observer of

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coronavirus pandemic, he didn’t envision becoming the face of labor organizing at the global e-commerce giant. But Jeff Bezos’ company strategized about singling out Smalls in a media campaign. Now, Smalls has been trying to unionize his former warehouse workers, who filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to form a union in October.

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right-leaning politics, Morano has also served as chair of the Staten Island Reform Party.

controversial rezoning policies for the Gowanus and SoHo just before the end of the de Blasio administration’s term. But Allen Cappelli has unfinished business as a member of the mayor’s property tax commission, which scrapped inperson public hearings during the coronavirus pandemic and hosted Zoom meetings over the summer. Reforming the city’s grossly unequal property tax system will have to wait for the next mayor anyway.

64 JENNIFER GRAY-BRUMSKINE CHAIR Staten Island Liberian Community Association Staten Island is home to the largest concentration of immigrants from Liberia in the United States, and Jennifer Gray-Brumskine has advocated for refugee rights while raising awareness about West African culture. Gray-Brumskine has pressed the federal government for an extension to the deadline to obtain green cards after the coronavirus pandemic put many Liberians out of work and the Liberian consulate was temporarily closed. GrayBrumskine also helped to organize the second annual African Heritage Festival in Park Hill in September.

65 ROBERT SCAMARDELLA MANAGING PARTNER Scamardella, Gervasi & Kasegrande The former Staten Island Republican Party chair remains an elder statesman not only in the political sphere but in the borough’s philanthropic and educational communities. Robert Scamardella holds leadership posts on the boards of the YMCA of Greater New York, College of Staten Island Foundation, St. George Theatre Restoration and the Staten Island Children’s Campaign, while also lecturing on commercial and estate law at Wagner College.

68 JOSEPH FERRARA & WINTHROP WHARTON Joseph Ferrara is principal of BFC Partners.

66 PETER GIUNTA CHIEF OF STAFF Assembly Member Michael Reilly The Great Kills millennial became the second Staten Islander in history to chair the New York State Young Republicans after a unanimous vote in August. It’s another show of the borough’s prominence in GOP circles. Peter Giunta has defended Rep. Nicole Malliotakis for siding with Trump-supporting constituents during the impeachment inquiry, although he has warned about the

dangers of nationalizing local races. He also backed Curtis Sliwa in the Republican mayoral primary and honored former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani with the Staten Island Young Republican Club’s lifetime achievement award in July.

67 ALLEN CAPPELLI COMMISSIONER New York City Planning Commission Staten Island’s Democratic counterweight on the City Planning Commission has helped push through two

Cappelli has helped push through two controversial rezonings.

PRINCIPAL; EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT BFC Partners Although the coronavirus pandemic forced the shops at Staten Island’s Empire Outlets to close temporarily, resulting in a 65 to 70% decline in foot traffic last year, Joseph Ferrara and Winthrop Wharton helped the retail complex pivot. They housed a mass vaccination site in February, lent vacant stores to small business and artists and hosted outdoor screenings with the Tribeca Film Festival in June. Shoppers have since returned, with foot traffic up 20% and parking up 140% between February and March.

69 JIM EASLEY GENERAL MANAGER Staten Island Mall COVID-19 represented a threat to the retail sector in Staten Island, but Jim Easley kept the borough’s flagship mall above water. The Staten Island Mall reopened last September, adding two new

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Orit Lender, left, and Vincent Calamia, right

70 SAMIR FARAG FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT Worldwide Electronic Corp. Samir Farag suffered a tragedy when a fire tore through his Museum of Maritime Navigation and Communication on Bay Street in February. Farag had spent months renovating the space, but the fire destroyed most of the artifacts. Despite the damage, the local businessman continued to give back to

his community as a member of the Rotary Club of Staten Island, which distributed food, cleaning supplies, and hygiene products to pantries and celebrated its 100th anniversary this summer.

reopened Sunrise Day Camp at Dongan Hills in July. This fall, the JCC has gotten back to hosting bat mitzvahs, information technology training and even bluegrass concerts.

ORIT LENDER

VINCENT CALAMIA

CEO

BOARD MEMBER

Joan & Alan Bernikow Jewish Community Center of Staten Island

NYC Health + Hospitals

After taking over the Joan & Alan Bernikow Jewish Community Center of Staten Island in March 2020, Orit Lender quickly had to shift most of the community center’s programming online. That felt inadequate to regulars who missed their friends and in-person activities a year into the coronavirus pandemic. So Lender was thrilled when the JCC welcomed back the borough’s seniors to its facilities and

As a board member for New York City’s public hospital system for nearly a decade, Dr. Vincent Calamia has sought to ensure Staten Island receives adequate health resources. NYC Health + Hospitals’ Gotham Health clinic on Vanderbilt Avenue became Staten Island’s first vaccination hub in January and recently opened a diabetes center in an area where 15% of the population is suffering from the disease. Calamia is also a medical director for UnitedHealthcare

and an associate medical director of endocrinology at Northwell Health’s Staten Island University Hospital.

73 JAMES PRENDAMANO CEO Prendamano Real Estate Although COVID-19 emptied storefronts on commercial corridors like Hylan Boulevard, James Prendamano wasn’t worried. The real estate broker pointed to trends that New Yorkers looking for “more elbow room” are flocking to the borough, which has kept rents steady and accelerated sales. His advice for commercial owners is to find nontraditional tenants like medical-related offices. Prendamano, who just changed the name of his company from Casandra Properties to Prendamano Real Estate, brokered the sale of a 24,000-square-foot

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restaurants to its location the following month. Long lines began to return by December, and the mall lured a Krispy Kreme, a comic shop, a Thai food restaurant and a candy store in June as Easley touted a flurry of interest in leases for the mall’s remaining vacant stores. This fall, foot traffic in the mall is up 2.6% compared with July 2019.

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75 FRANK NASO CHAIR Building Industry Association of New York City Frank Naso, the president of The Naso Organization, has chaired the Building Industry Association of New York City since 2012. The longtime family-run residential and commercial builder’s phone should be ringing off the hook, with pent-up demand from the coronavirus pandemic and a shortage of singlefamily homes in the region causing properties in the borough to sell rapidly. Naso has developed 1,500 homes in Staten Island and 100,000 square feet of commercial space.

76 ROXANNE MUSTAFA CO-FOUNDER Cesar Vargas is New York's first undocumented immigrant attorney.

shopping center in August with the help of Sonia Tomai, his associate broker.

74 CESAR VARGAS ATTORNEY AND ACTIVIST Immigration rights advocate Cesar Vargas, who is celebrated as New York’s first undocumented immigrant attorney, announced in February he would run for Staten Island borough

president. The Annadale resident campaigned with a focus on completing the East Shore Seawell, expanding transit options and improving the island’s energy grid. Vargas came in third in the Democratic primary’s ranked-choice voting. In October, he was awarded the David Prize, and he will use his $200,000 award to bring resources to immigrants in the U.S. armed forces.

Staten Island Women Who March Roxanne Mustafa was born and raised in Brooklyn, but for more than a decade she has called Staten Island home – and the Palestinian American has been outspoken in her efforts to make it more equitable. The Staten Island Women Who March co-founder has criticized former Staten Island borough president candidate Leticia Remauro, called on Rep. Nicole Malliotakis to support federal infrastructure funding to make the borough more resilient and advocated for peace in the Middle East.

Gonzalez went from volunteer to executive director.

Also, she was recently elected to Staten Island’s District 31 Community Education Council.

77 CANDACE GONZALEZ CEO New York Center for Interpersonal Development The New York Center for Interpersonal Development has benefited from Candace Gonzalez’s hard work and expertise for more than a quarter century. Gonzalez, who started out as a volunteer mediator with the Staten Island nonprofit decades ago, went on to oversee program operations and was named executive director in 2018. She became chief executive officer a year later, succeeding Dominick Brancato, who died of COVID-19 last year. NYCID, which was founded in 1970, offers various youth and community programs as well as professional development and dispute resolution services.

78 JOHN AMODIO CHAIR SCORE-Staten Island Small businesses in need of guidance when people’s living and shopping habits shifted dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic could turn to John Amodio for advice. The mentor and business counselor offered a myriad of workshops during the pandemic on marketing, cybersecurity, tax preparation and adapting to trends to be more resilient. Amodio also serves on the board of the Rotary Club of Staten Island, which celebrated

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79 EDWINA MARTIN COMMISSIONER AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR Office of the Richmond County Public Administrator In early 2019, Edwina Martin made history as the first woman and first person of color to be named Richmond County public administrator. Martin, whose work involves handling the estates of deceased persons who never completed a will, previously served as deputy chief of staff to New York City Council Member Debi Rose. In the past, Martin was a candidate for a Staten Island Civil Court judgeship later in 2019 and is currently a co-chair of the President's Committee on Access to Justice of the New York State Bar Association.

80 JANET DUGO PROJECT MANAGER Downtown Staten Island Commercial District As a business owner, Janet Dugo knows the struggles that Staten Island’s retailers and restaurateurs have faced while the COVID-19 pandemic upended how people work and shop in the

borough. The Staten Island Chamber of Commerce official drives initiatives like getting restaurants to participate in the city’s #SmallBusinessSweeties Valentine’s Day campaign to encourage dining out. She has also helped maintain street cleaning for downtown neighborhoods and provided pandemic relief counseling for small businesses.

81 FRANK SILLER CHAIR AND CEO Tunnel to Towers Foundation For the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11, Frank Siller knew he had to do something monumental and meaningful to honor his younger brother, Stephen Siller, a firefighter killed in the attacks. So Siller walked more than 500 miles from Washington, D.C., through Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where Flight 93 crashed, over the Bayonne Bridge and into lower Manhattan in time for the solemn ceremony. A month later, Siller’s foundation paid off the mortgages of 50 deceased first responders and Gold Star families across the country.

82 KATIA GORDON DIRECTOR, STATEN ISLAND REGIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS Con Edison Con Edison has grappled with a spate of more severe storms wreaking havoc on Staten Island’s power supply, from thunderstorms in Todt Hill to flooding on the Staten Island Railway to the remnants of Hurricane Ida

Demetrius Carolina Sr. leads Central Family Life Center.

forcing a bus depot to run on generators. Fortunately, Katia Gordon, a fourth-generation Staten Islander, has been the friendly face of the utility in the borough for the past five years. She has also been an instructor for the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce’s Young Entrepreneurs Academy program and spoke at the inaugural Juneteenth Freedom Festival this year.

of Carpenters in March after handling communications duties for Rose, who briefly explored a bid for mayor. Now that the buzz has Rose preparing for a rematch with Malliotakis, Elkins won’t be far away when it’s time to make a decision about 2022.

84 DEMETRIUS CAROLINA SR. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

KEVIN ELKINS

Central Family Life Center

POLITICAL DIRECTOR

The Central Family Life Center, a minority-led community center in Staten Island, has been an essential part of the Stapleton Heights community for the past three decades. Credit the Rev. Demetrius Carolina Sr., the esteemed spiritual leader of First Central Baptist Church and a New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board member, for the center’s continued vitality despite a pandemic that

New York City & Vicinity District Council of Carpenters Former Rep. Max Rose’s district director and political strategist didn’t have to look far for his next move after Rose conceded to Nicole Malliotakis last November. Kevin Elkins joined the 22,000-member New York City & Vicinity District Council

With Rose rumored to be considering a second run, Elkins won't be far away.

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its centennial this year and continues to tackle food insecurity in the borough.

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scuttled in-person programs and gatherings. In April, the center unveiled a Spectrum Learning Lab to make technology more accessible to North Shore seniors and young people.

Organizations has also condemned anti-Semitic flyers in New Dorp and chastised demonstrators who wore yellow stars to protest vaccine mandates. Mirocznik has brought people together through COJO’s Rosh Hashanah food drive and created a day of action and kindness in tribute to the Surfside condo victims. He’s also executive vice president of the Rabbinical Alliance of America.

85 BIANCA RAJPERSAUD ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Davidoff Hutcher & Citron

Bianca Rajpersaud is associate director of government relations at Davidoff Hutcher & Citron.

Bianca Rajpersaud is making waves as a lobbyist with extensive public sector experience thanks to stints with Assembly Members Michael Cusick and Danny O’Donnell. At Davidoff Hutcher & Citron, she concentrates on New York City Council budgetary issues as well as state and federal regulations that affect city policies and has aided a wide range of groups, from the SCO Family of Services to Facebook. She also serves as president of the North Shore Democratic Club of Staten Island.

million for medical care for children since its inception, and Angelico has continued to replenish ECHO’s coffers with galas and golf outings. With those funds, ECHO established a new pediatric emergency unit at the Staten Island University Hospital’s Prince’s Bay campus and helped special needs children access a swimming pool by installing a pool lift at the Sunrise Day Camp.

SEBASTIAN ANGELICO

MICHELLE AKYEMPONG

FOUNDER AND CHAIR

VICE PRESIDENT

Emergency Children’s Help Organization

SSEU Local 371

The cost of medical care at hospitals, even for those with health insurance, can be terrifying, and unexpected charges loom around every procedure. Sebastian Angelico’s organization has distributed more than $2

Michelle Akyempong made sure that her Social Service Employees Union Local 371, which represents 20,000 social service workers, juvenile justice and child protection staff in New York City, picked winning horses in this year’s Democratic primary. The local

Akyempong guided SSEU Local 371 to pick winners in this year's primaries.

89 YAAKOV LEHRFIELD along with its parent union backed New York City MayorElect Eric Adams, whom Akyempong called a “true civil servant” who “continues to walk in working, middle class, municipal workers’ shoes.” Akyempong is also a dynamic leader in her sorority, Delta Sigma Theta, as the social action chair of its Staten Island Alumnae Chapter.

88 MENDY MIROCZNIK PRESIDENT Council of Jewish Organizations of Staten Island Following the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, Rabbi Mendy Mirocznik urged the nation to “begin to heal.” The leader of the Staten Island branch of the Council of Jewish

RABBI Young Israel of Staten Island Rabbi Yaakov Lehrfield joined other Jewish leaders in May to strongly condemn a spike in hate crimes, including inflammatory graffiti scrawled onto the Chabad of Staten Island and swastikas painted at a Sea View campground. The pattern of violent incidents has dismayed Lehrfield, who insisted Staten Islanders “are all the same” despite their differences. Lehrfield also honored NYPD Officer Umar Yasin recently for saving the life of a New Springville resident during the remnants of Hurricane Ida.

90 BRITTANY RAMOS DEBARROS CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE Brittany Ramos DeBarros isn’t waiting around to see if former Rep. Max Rose decides to run again against his successor, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, or if the 11th Congressional District is redrawn to be more favorable to Democrats. The self-described “Afro-Latina Staten Islander, community organizer, and progressive

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93 MOHAMMAD KHALID PRESIDENT Iron Hills Civic Association

Julienne Verdi is chair and founder of Move Forward Staten Island.

combat veteran” is out of the gates early in her bid to win the swing seat next year, and the Democratic Socialists of America member and firsttime candidate has already displayed some fundraising prowess.

also helped Democrat Olivia Drabczyk in her ultimately unsuccessful race against Republican New York City Council Member Joe Borelli for his 51st District seat.

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JULIENNE VERDI

IMAM

CHAIR AND FOUNDER

Albanian Islamic Cultural Center

Move Forward Staten Island Grassroots activist Julienne Verdi has been on the front lines of the thorniest public policy debates. The attorney founded Move Forward Staten Island in the aftermath of the 2016 election to serve as a bulwark on reproductive rights and social justice issues. She took part in women’s marches, organized an Indigenous People’s Day cleanup at Conference House Park and urged Congress members to codify Roe v. Wade. Verdi

The U.S. political climate even at the neighborhood level may be at its most divisive in the past 50 years, but civic leaders like Dr. Mohammad Khalid offer hope of finding common ground and working towards a more equitable future. The Todt Hill dentist and Community Board 2 member has served meals to members of the Pakistani immigrant community in need and honored longtime police officers who have made his community safer.

Kosovar spiritual leader Tahir Kukiqi came to Staten Island nearly two decades ago and has since become an integral part of the borough’s fabric as a leader with the Albanian Islamic Cultural Center and chaplain within the NYPD. Kukiqi helped put together a pop-up vaccination site in April at the AICC, which inoculated more than 800 people, and he worked with the Staten Island district attorney’s Hate Crimes Task Force to unveil a campaign

with a budget of $18 million, which includes managing 310 educators and staff members at 14 Head Start, Universal Pre-K and child care sites that serve 1,200 children and families.

95 ROBERT PERKINS 61ST ASSEMBLY DISTRICT LEADER The West Brighton barber and community activist Robert Perkins made history when he became Staten Island’s first Black male district leader candidate in June, edging incumbent Democrat Daniel Lavelle by 237 votes. But Perkins is no stranger to public service. In addition to being a minister at First Central Baptist Church, he’s a community school director at P.S. 78. He also held leadership roles at Fatherhood Matters and The Edge Foundation and sits on the Staten Island Advance’s steering committee for its Disparity Project.

96 94 MOIRA CAPPIO VICE PRESIDENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS Children’s Aid Society Moira Cappio’s nearly eightyear tenure leading the Children’s Aid Society’s early childhood education programs has overlapped with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s widely applauded efforts to implement and expand universal prekindergarten citywide. Since Universal Pre-K has been rolled out, Cappio has led her division

NATALIE DEVITO & MICHAEL DEVITO JR. STATEN ISLAND COVID19 RESOURCE NETWORK FOUNDER; NYCID ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t always brought out the best in everyone, but this Staten Island duo has responded with resourcefulness and a commitment to their community. Natalie DeVito launched a Facebook group, Staten Island COVID19 Resource Network, to share updates about the pandemic. She later teamed up with her husband, Michael DeVito Jr.,

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to deter and prosecute hate crimes.

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Sharmila Rao Thakkar, left, and Theresa Thanjan, right

to launch a texting service notifying residents about open coronavirus vaccination slots. Natalie is also a member of Move Forward Staten Island’s Advisory Council and serves on the board of the Staten Island Long Term Recovery Organization. Michael, a former congressional candidate, is a key staffer at the New York Center for Interpersonal Development, a Staten Island nonprofit.

97 SHARMILA RAO THAKKAR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Staten Island Not For Profit Association A life of service and selflessness was imbued in Sharmila Rao Thakkar at an early age by her father. Now, as a philanthropy consultant and nonprofit adviser with her own consulting firm, Thakkar has helped Staten Island community groups raise $20,000 for front-line workers

fighting COVID-19 last year. This spring, she coordinated the donation of 14,000 face masks and face shields to hospital and nursing home workers. She has also spoken out against the rising spate of anti-Asian hate crimes, noting that confrontations can cause long-term mental trauma.

98 THERESA THANJAN MANAGER OF MEMBER ENGAGEMENT NYC New York Immigration Coalition Immigrant groups have made a number of significant policy gains in recent years, thanks to the indefatigable work of advocates like Theresa Thanjan. The New York Immigration Coalition’s member engagement manager and public school parent has been at the forefront of the debate that would allow the city’s nearly 1 million foreign-born

permanent residents to vote in municipal elections. Thanjan has also advocated for street vendors and other undocumented immigrants to receive pandemic relief from the federal government – something the state rectified in April.

99 MOHAMMED KARIM CHOWDHURY SECRETARY Alliance of South Asian American Labor The losses the Staten Island Democratic Party sustained in 2020 inspired Mohammed Karim Chowdhury to bear down and do more outreach in the borough’s immigrant community come the next election cycle. Chowdhury has been working with other community groups to form an immigrant caucus within the party to improve organization and sharpen the party’s focus. He encouraged the North

Shore’s South Asian residents to vote in the 2021 and has helped candidates make inroads in the community.

100 MICHAEL RYAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR New York City Board of Elections Mike Ryan ceded the spotlight he usually occupies during election season when he took medical leave in March to battle with cancer. His expertise was missed when his deputy Dawn Sandow oversaw the board’s worst crisis in years after it mistakenly added 130,000 sample ballots to the city’s ranked-choice primary preliminary results. Ryan has since returned, brushing off criticism over the blunders and cronyism while noting the board helpfully expanded the number of early voting sites this year.

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

Notice of Qual. of KRE H YOD Owner LLC . Auth. filed with SSNY on 8/27/21. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 7/20/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 600 Mamaroneck Ave #400, Harrison, NY 10528. Any law ful purpose. Notice of 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 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 STRUCTURAL HOLDINGS, LLC filed with SSNY on 09/03/2021. Office: New York County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to THE LLC 28 LIBERT Y STREET, NEW YORK, NY, 10005, USA . Purp ose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qual. of 1SSP INVESTOR LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY o n 9/ 1 0/2 1 . O f f i c e location: New York . LLC formed in DE on 7/30/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 600 Mamaroneck Ave #400, Harrison, NY 10528 . Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS . Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of ALLIANCE COLLECTIVE, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/14/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1663 Woodbine St, #3L, Ridgewood, NY 11385. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Qual. of Takeoffs Plus, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 9/1/21. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 4/4/13. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 600 Mamaroneck Ave #4 0 0, Harrison, N Y 10528. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any law ful purpose. Silverback Athletics LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the S SN Y on 06/23/2021. Office: Bronx County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 140 Bellamy Loop APT 9C Bronx, N Y 10 475 . Purpose: Any law ful purpose. 9 1 7 8 0 4 1 5 4 4

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Notice of Formation of NARROW RIVER PROPERTIES 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 166 Beard St Brooklyn, NY 11231. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Peterra Kitchen, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/7/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 30 Bayard St #3E, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Any law ful 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 of RIOS DEVELOPMENT LLC. .Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/12/21. Office location: Fulton SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 142 S Main St Gloversville, NY 12078.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of NYC42B, LLC. .Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/23/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 225 Cherry St Unit 42b, New York, NY 10002. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of S TA R R I D E R EQUESTRIAN LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/27/21. Office location Orange SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to P.O. Box 457, Westtown, NY, United States, 10998. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of OR 851 CARROLL, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/18/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to C/O: Phillips Nizer LLP, 485 Lexington Ave New York, NY 10017. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of SIMPLE INSPECTIONS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/8/21. Office location: Cortland SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 8 West Academy St Mc Graw, NY 13101. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of S U N F I S H C A P I TA L PARTNERS, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 10/5/21. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 9/30/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 228 park ave s pmb 50992, NEW YORK, NY, 10003. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 499 ATLANTIC AVENUE BROOK LYN RE ALT Y LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/7/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 107 3rd Place, Brooklyn, NY 11231. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of DWGB GROUP LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/15/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 110 77th ST, Brooklyn, NY 11209. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of Patricia A . Cocozza 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 8 Rosa Ct, Centereach, NY 11720. Any lawful purpose.

Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number (1339314) 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 A l c o h o l i c B e ve r a g e Control Law at 237 5th Ave Brooklyn, NY 11215 for on premises consumption. Brooklyn D O P LLC Notice of Formation of 1PPW9D, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/15/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1 Prospect Park West, Apt 9D, Brooklyn, NY 11215. 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 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.

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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 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 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 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 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.

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.

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 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.

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 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 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 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.

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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 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. 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.

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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.

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 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 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 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 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 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.

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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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 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 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.

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. 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.

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.

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NOTICE TO CITED PARTIES You have been served with a citation for a matter that is scheduled to be heard at a New York County Surrogate’s Court calendar. Please be advised that 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 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 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 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 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. SA2406 FRANKFORD REALTY, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/01/2021. Of fice 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, 42 West 39th Street FL 6, NY, NY 10018. Reg Agent: John Behette, 42 West 39th Street FL 6, NY, NY 10018. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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Notice of Formation of 250C WINTHROP LLC filed with SSNY on 06/09/2021. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 1094 NOSTRAND AVENUE B R O O K LY N , NY 112 25 Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number (1336518) for beer, wine, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, and cider at retail in a Restaurant T W 34 4 under the A l c o h o l i c B e ve r a g e Control Law at 92 2ND AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10003 for on premises consumption.

Notice of Formation of UNIMAC YEAR 15 LLC, Arts of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/26/2021. 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, 1605 MLK Jr Blvd Ste 1D, Bronx, NY 10453. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity

Notice of Formation o f D E E PE R W E L L PHYSICAL THERAPY, PLLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/26/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 433 7th Ave., #4 Brooklyn, NY 11215. Any law ful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of ER SMILE BRIGHT, LLC. Ar ts . O f Org. filed with SSNY on 10/20/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 218 Randolph St 2nd Fl Brooklyn, NY 11237. Any lawful purpose.

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.

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 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

Notice of Auction Notice of Auction Sale is herein given that Citiwide Self Storage located at 45-55 Pearson Street, Long Island City, N.Y. 11101 will take place on WWW. STORAGETREASURES. COM Sale by c omp e titive bidding starting on November 29, 2021 and end on December 10, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. to satisfy unpaid rent and charges on the f o ll ow in g a c c o u n t s : #4G12 – Lino Bohn: several boxes, 10-black plastic bags #4H05 – Lino Bohn: several file boxes, several boxes #4H08 – Lino Bohn: several boxes #4L54 – Lino Bohn: several boxes, several suitcases, 2-wooden chairs, 1-wooden table, 1-guitar case #4L58 – Lino Bohn: several boxes, 1-computer monitor, 2-computer keyboards, 1-P.C. #7P59 – Huang Qing: several clothes, several clothing racks, several plastic bins, 2-tables, 1female mannequin torso, several chairs, 1-suitcase, 2-cabinets, 2-lamps #B105 – Imran Lonie: several boxes The contents of each unit will be sold as a lot and all items must be removed f rom the p re mis e s within 72 hours. Owners may redeem their goods by paying all rent and charges due at any time before the sale. All sales are held “with reserve”. Owner reserves the right to cancel sale at any time. LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM

Notice of Formation of 204 JACKSON STREET, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/23/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 204 Jackson St Brooklyn, NY 11211. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of 245 BOERUM ST LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/26/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 222 Spencer St Brooklyn, NY 11205. Any law ful purpose. Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license number 1339314 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 A l c o h o l i c B e ve r a g e Control Law at 237 5th A v e Brooklyn, NY 11215 for on premises consumption. Brooklyn D O P LLC

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Notice of Formation of 1132 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/20/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1132 64th St, Brooklyn, NY 11219. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of 18 2 4 ANTHON Y AVENUE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 03/10/21. Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 5 West 37th St 12th Fl, New York, NY 10018. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of ACCEL AUTO SALES LLC. Ar ts . Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/14/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 6324 20 Avenue Store A, Brooklyn, NY 11204. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of KISMET REALT Y NY LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/5/21. Office location: Bronx SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s er ve d . S S N Y mail process to 197 Beach St Bronx, NY 10464. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of BLUE MOUNTAIN CANNABIS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1 0/ 2 6 / 2 1 . O f f i c e location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 31 Locust Pl Staten Island, NY 10308. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of 250A WINTHROP LLC filed with SSNY on 06/09/2021. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 1094 NOSTRAND AVENUE B R O O K LY N , NY 112 25 Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of 250B WINTHROP LLC filed with SSNY on 06/09/2021. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 1094 NOSTRAND AVENUE B R O O K LY N , NY 112 25 Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of PHB BLE ECK E R LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/20/19. Of fice location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s er ve d . S S N Y mail process to 444 Madison Ave 6th Floor, Attn: Jeffrey M. Schwartz, Esq, New Yo r k , NY 10022. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Mastrandrea Consulting, LLC filed with SSNY on October 29, 2021. Office: Richmond County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 29 Bombay Street, Staten Island, NY 10309. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of AE Aesthetics , LLC filed with SSNY on 11/2/21. Office: Richmond County. SSNY designated agent, Kathleen Lenahan, of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: [1880 Hylan Blvd, Unit 2R-6, Staten Island, NY 10305]. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Form. of SUNNY & JERRY REALTY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1 0/ 2 5 / 2 0 2 1 . Office lo c ation: Chenango . SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 2 Iris Ln, Levittown, NY 11756. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 73 GOLD STREET LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/28/2010. 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 ail process to 166 Beard Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231. Any lawful purpose. Section 206

Notice of Formation of The Alliance NYC LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/24/21. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: 355 S End Ave, 2M, NY NY 10280. R/A: 205 12th Ave, 1A, BK NY 11215. Purpose: Any lawful act. THE KARTEN ORGANIZATION, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/05/16. Office: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 330 East 75th Street, Apt 2F, New York , N Y 10 021 . Purpose: Any law ful purpose. Notice of Qual. of WAVERLY DG LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 10/14/21. Office location: Tioga. LLC formed in DE on 9/27/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 631 n. Us Hwy 1, Ste 100, North Palm Beach, FL 33408. Arts. of Org. filed with FL SOS.RA Gray Building 500 South Bronaugh St Tallahassee, FL 32399. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of JSBS CONSTRUCTION LLC. Ar ts . of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/24/21. Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 900 3rd Ave Floor 13, New York, NY 10022. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of WAITING ON A FRIEND, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/18/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 250 Park Ave 7th fl New York, NY 10177. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 72ND PROPERT Y LLC. Ar ts . O f 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 1433 72nd St Brooklyn, NY 11228. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of BALI TSUN LLC. Arts. Of 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 140 Smith St Brooklyn, NY 11201. Any lawful purpose.

SB GERARD AVENUE, LLC. Ar ts . of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/26/20. Of fice: N ew Yo r k C o u n t y. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, c/o Silverback Development, 40 West 57th Street, New York, N Y 10 019. Purpose: Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of L’E RMITAGE N Y LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/12/21. Of fice location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s er ve d . S S N Y mail process to 240 West 38th St 2FL, New York, NY 10018. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 1048 MORRIS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/14/18.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 670 Myrtle Ave 388, Brooklyn, NY 11205 . Any law ful purpose.

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NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC AUCTION Supreme Court of New York, KINGS County. U.S. BANK N.A., NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2 0 1 6 - C T T, P l a i n t i f f , -againstHARVEY WIL L IAMS; L IL L IAN WILLIAMS; KINGS SUPREME C O U R T; CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CIT Y OF NEW YORK ; HSBC BANK NEVADA, N.A.; CITY OF NEW YORK TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU; CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; CIT Y OF NEW YORK EN V I R O N M EN TA L CONTROL BOARD, Index No. 513521/2016. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated December 18, 2019 and entered with the Kings County Clerk on December 18, 2019, Joseph H. Aron, Esq., the Appointed Referee, will sell the premises known as 258 Legion Street, Brooklyn, New York 11212 at public auction at the Court Steps of the Kings County Supreme C o ur t , 3 6 0 Ad am s Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11201, on December 16, 2021 at 10:50 A.M. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings and State of New York known as Section: n/a; Block: 3567; Lot: 143 will be sold subject to the provisions of filed Judgment, Index No. 513521/2016. The approximate amount of judgment is $556,685.34 plus interest and costs. FRIEDMAN VARTOLO LLP 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New Yo r k 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

T-Mobile Northeast, LLC proposes to collocate and/or replace existing antennas at the following locations: The Rooftop of a 165 foot tall building located at 3410 De Reimer Avenue, Bronx, Bronx County, NY 10475 (DEA# 22110052) and the Rooftop of a 187 foot tall building located at 244 W. 72nd S t r e e t , N e w Yo r k , N ew Yo r k C o u n t y, NY 10023 (DE A# 22110059). Interested parties with comments regarding potential ef fec ts on His toric Properties may contact T-Mobile c/o Julia Klima at Dynamic Environmental Associates, Inc., 3 8 5 0 L ake S t r e e t , Suite C, Macon, GA 31204, 87 7-968- 4787, S e c 1 0 6 @ DynamicEnvironmental. com within 30 days from the date of this publication. Re: DEA # 22110052 and/ or DE A # 2 2 110 0 5 9 .

Public Notice AT&T proposes to modify an existing facility (new tip heights 22’ & 29.1’) on the building at 46 E 91st St (20211047). Interested par ties may contact Scott Horn (856-8091202) (1012 Industrial D r. , West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential effects on historic properties.

Notice of Qualification of Wes tches ter at Heart LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1 0/1 9/2 1 . O f f ice location: NY County. LLC formed in D e l awa r e (D E ) o n 10/12/21. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom p ro c e s s a g ain s t i t may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Ilyse Dolgenas, Esq., Withers Bergman LLP, 430 Park Ave., 1 0 t h F l . , N Y, N Y 10022. Address to be maintained in DE: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 1 9 8 0 1 . Ar ts of Org. filed with the DE Secy. of State, Division of Corporations, John G. To w n s e n d Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities. Notice of Formation of 1111 L AURAL L ANE , LLC. Ar ts . Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/29/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1530 Gates Ave Apt 3R, Brooklyn, NY 11237. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of COERMISA HOLDINGS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/02/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 139 Bay 10th St, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of LIT TLE SPRUCE ADK , LLC. Ar ts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/4/21. Office location: Hamilton SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 9 Highview Dr Stockholm, NY 07460. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Corson St Ventures LLC. Ar ts . Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/29/21.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. S SN Y mail process to 427 Cortelyou Ave, Staten Island, NY 10312. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of C.N.E.F. 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 s er ve d . S S N Y mail process to 90 Broad St 10th Floor, New York, NY 10004.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of ZEMMOL HOLDINGS LLC. Ar ts . Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/04/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1016 E. 9th St Brooklyn, NY 11230. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of GENERAL CARPENTRY LLC. Ar ts . Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/01/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1866 Ocean Ave Apt 3A , Brooklyn, NY 11230. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of JBNash LLC. Arts. of O rg . f ile d with SSNY on 9/1/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s er ve d . S S N Y mail process to 51 Walker St. Apt. 7A, New York, NY 10013.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 184 HOLDINGS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/12/21. Office location: Bronx SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 184 W 231st St Bronx, NY 10463. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of M1 TORREY PINES REAL ESTATE LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 11/4/21. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 10/22/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 7844 Herschel Ave La Jolla, CA 92037. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS . Townsend Bldg. D o v e r, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Qual. of NEW SONG PPO LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 1 0/1 9/2 1 . O f f ice location: New York . LLC formed in DE on 8/20/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 10 Bank St Ste 560, White Plains, NY 10606. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Qual. of ESSENCE GLOBAL LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 11/4/21. Office location: New York . LLC formed in DE on 12/19/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 600 Mamaroneck Ave #400, Harrison, NY 10528 . Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS . Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of NOBIS HOLDINGS, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 10/19/21. Office location: New York . LLC formed in DE on 9/15/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 10 Bank St Ste 560, White Plains, NY 10606. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of SGSB LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/15/2 1 .O f f ice location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s er ve d . S S N Y mail process to C/O David Cohen, 400 Garden City Plaza Ste. 200, Garden Cit y, NY 11530. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of TOTTENVILLE V E T E R I N A R Y PRACTICE, PLLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/14/21. Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 369 Darlington Ave Staten Island, NY 10312. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of WRIGHT ST VENTURES LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/29/21.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. S SN Y mail process to 427 Cortelyou Ave, Staten Island, NY 10312. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of CPW 2021 LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 11/5/21. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 11/3/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 600 Mamaroneck Ave #4 0 0, Harrison, N Y 10528. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any law ful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of 2 SAGE VENTURES LLC. Ar ts . Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/29/21.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. S SN Y mail process to 427 Cortelyou Ave, Staten Island, NY 10312. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of SARACARE , LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/30/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 74 Wellington Court, Brooklyn, NY 11230. Any law ful purpose. Public Notice AT&T proposes to modify an ex is ting f acilit y (new tip heights 39.2’ &amp; 58.8’) on the building at 11 Kent St, Brooklyn, NY (20211036). 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. Public Notice T-Mobile Northeast, LLC proposes to collocate and/or replace existing antennas at the following locations: the Rooftop of a 138 foot tall building located at 17 E. 84th Street New York, New York C ount y, N Y, 1 0 0 2 8 (DEA # 2 2110 05 3) and the Rooftop of a 120 foot tall building located at 626 E. 140th Street, Bronx , Bronx C o u n t y, N Y 1 0 4 5 4 (DE A # 2 2 110 0 5 4) . 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: DEA # 22110053 and/ or DE A # 2 2 110 0 5 4 .

Notice of Formation of 425 HOYT STREET LENDER LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/5/21 .O f fice location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. S SN Y mail process to Attn: Israel Bobby Dweck, 580 Broadway, Ste 1111, New York, NY 10021.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 425 HOYT STREET OWNER LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/5/21 .O f fice location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. S SN Y mail process to Attn: Israel Bobby Dweck, 580 Broadway, Ste 1111, New York, NY 10021.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of HONEST HMO OF N E W YO R K , L L C . Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/4/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 1271 Ave Of The Americas, New Yo r k , NY 10020. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of BLUE ROCK ENTERPRISE LLC. Arts .Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/27/21.Office location: Sullivan. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 21 Ganeyden Court, Unit 36, Swan Lake, NY 12783. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of BRICKMAN FACILITY SERVICES LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/8/21. Office location: Orange SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. S SN Y mail process to 9 Oak land Ave Warwick, NY 10990. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of EIGHTH AVENUE DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/3/1998. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1737 45th St Brooklyn, NY 11204. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of C AT H R I N E ST VENTURES LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/29/21.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. S SN Y mail process to 427 Cortelyou Ave, Staten Island, NY 10312. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of The Kei Cosmetics LLC, filed with SSNY on 08/10/20. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 707 Miller Ave, BKLYN NY 11206. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of SMEJRS FAMILY, LLC. Ar ts . of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/5/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 2 Bassett Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11234. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of TOWERING PINES ADK , LLC. Ar ts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/4/21. Office location: Hamilton SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 9 Highview Dr Stockholm, NY 07460. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of 2 WINTER WAY, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/04/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 87-81st St. Brooklyn, Kings, NY 11209. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of 180 EAST 93RD APT. 5, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/20/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to Attn: Steven D. Sladkus, Esq., 444 Madison Ave 6th fl , New York, NY 10022. Any law ful purpose. Public Notice Notice of Auction Sale is herein given that Access Self Storage of Long Island City located at 2900 Review Avenue, Long Island City, N.Y. 11101 will take place on WWW. STORAGETREASURES. COM Sale by competitive bidding star ting on November 26, 2021 and end on December 7, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. to satisfy unpaid rent and charges on the following accounts: C ontent s of ro oms generally contain misc. #477 –D’Angelo Arrington; Chair, table, bed, couch, bathroom shelving, wooden table #1416 – Adriana Mateo; Assorted boxes, end tables, suitcase, tool bag, wicker basket, chair, and lamp #1702 – Quinsessa Harrison; Bags, boxes, totes, 2 crates with vinyl records #3411 – Michael Bitong; 3 paintings, 6 bags, vacuum, 5+boxes #3438 – Earthel Southerland; 4-plastic milk crates, 20-25 boxes, med ladder, small ladder and shovel #3508 – Earthel Southerland; medrefrigerator, 3 med. cabinets, 4 shelves #44101 – Hopkins, Kyle; 6 cargo wooden boxes #4708 – Rhonard BryceThurton; Tv, 15 + boxes, 2 plastic containers, 4 bags, a CD rack The contents of each unit will be sold as a lot and all items must be removed from the premises within 72 hours. Owners may redeem their goods by paying all rent and charges due at any time before the sale. All sales are held “with reserve”. Owner reserves the right to cancel sale at any time.

Section 106 Public Notice T-Mobile Northeast, LLC proposes to collocate antennas on a 81.17 foot tall building located at 3840 Greystone Avenue, Bronx, Bronx County, NY 10463. 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: 22110055 Notice of Formation of ABS Box Factory LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 11/3/21. Office location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Lawrence B. Simon, Esq., c/o Morrison Cohen LLP, 909 3rd Ave., 27th Fl., NY, NY 10022. Purpose: all law ful purposes . Notice of Formation of GW Equine LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 11/5/21. Office location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 12 W. 96th St., Apt. 8C, NY, NY 10025. Purpose: all law ful purposes . Notice of Formation of DINING BY KELLY SERVICES LLC. Date of filing of Articles of Organization with the NY Dept of State: August 16, 2021. Office of the LLC: New York County. Street Address of principal business location: 211 N End Avenue, Apt. 16G, New York, NY, 10282. NYSS may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at 211 N End Avenue, Apt. 16G, New York, NY, 10282. Purpose of the LLC: Any lawful purpose.

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AT&T p ro p o s e s to mo dif y an ex is ting facility (new tip heights 71.1’) on the building at 233 Jamaica Ave, Brooklyn, NY (20211011). 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.

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 49 feet on a 4 3 - f o o t b uil din g rooftop at the approx. vicinity of 6225 New Utrecht Ave, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY 11219. Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic p rop e r ti e s may b e submit ted within 30 days from the date of this pub lic ati on to: Tril e a f C o rp, Morgan R asmus sen , m . rasmus sen@ trileaf. com, 1395 S. Marietta Pkwy, Building 400, Suite 209, Marietta, GA 30067; 678-653-8673 ext. 657.

Public Notice AT&T proposes to modify an existing facility (new tip heights 42.3’) on the building at 137 Court St, Brooklyn, NY (20211049). 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. Public Notice AT&T p ro p o s e s to mo dif y an ex is ting facility (new tip heights 69.5’) on the building at 331 Knickerbocker Ave , B ro o k l y n , N Y (20211034). Interested parties may contact Scott Horn (856-809-1202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential effects on historic properties. Notice of Qual. of NOUCCA LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 11/9/21. Of fice location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 10/28/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 600 Mamaroneck Avenue #4 0 0, Harrison, N Y 10528. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of LORD’S MANAGEMENT LLC. Ar ts . Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/28/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 620 Marlborough Rd - Apt 4A, Brooklyn, NY 11226. Any lawful purpose.

Elder Law Associates PLLC filed Ar ts. of Org. with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/17/2021. Office: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o The PLLC, 2926 Ave L, Brooklyn, NY 11210. Purpose: Law. Notice of Formation of Moms Plastic Couch, LLC filed with SSNY on 11/11/2021. Office: Westchester Count y. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 180 Pearsall Dr. Apt 6G, Mount Vernon, NY, 10552. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of PARK WAY GARDENS ACQUISITION, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/01/21. Office location: NY County. 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 Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y. Notice of Qualification of WG XI DEVELOPMENT LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/04/21. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/02/21. Princ. office of LLC: 233 Broadway, Rm. 2305, NY, NY 10279. 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, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Jeffrey W. Bullock, Secy. of State of DE, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19 9 01 . Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y.

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CITY & STATE NEW YORK MANAGEMENT & PUBLISHING Publisher & General Manager Tom Allon tallon@ cityandstateny.com, Vice President of Operations Jasmin Freeman, Comptroller David Pirozzi, Business & Operations Manager Patrea Patterson, Administrative Assistant Lauren Mauro

Who was up and who was down last week

CREATIVE Art Director Andrew Horton, Senior Graphic Designer Alex Law, Senior Graphic Designer Aaron Aniton, Junior Graphic Designer Juliet Goodman, Photo Researcher Michelle Steinhauser

LOSERS THE BEST OF THE REST JANNO LIEBER

Things are looking up for the acting chair of the MTA, as over $10 billion of federal aid is expected to come the agency’s way. New York, New Jersey and Connecticut were struggling with how to divvy up federal COVID-19 relief funds but ended up settling on an arrangement that granted the bulk of the money to the MTA. Not too shabby.

KATHRYN WYLDE

Read her lips! Gov. Kathy Hochul says no new taxes. That ought to be welcome news to Wylde, who represents some of the most deep-pocketed CEOs around as the head of the Partnership for New York City. But state lawmakers will likely test Hochul’s ability to hold the line on taxes.

DIGITAL Digital Director Michael Filippi, Digital Marketing Manager Caitlin Dorman, Digital Strategist Isabel Beebe

BEN KALLOS Upper East Side New York City Council Member Ben Kallos lost a battle to stop the construction of an upgraded New York Blood Center in his district, setting a new precedent that goes against the long-standing tradition of member deference on the council. The council reached a deal with the Blood Center to move forward with the project to replace its aging 67th Street building with a sizable office tower. THE REST OF THE WORST MICHAEL POWERS

More funding for correctional officers? That’s a nope! The Hochul administration announced plans to close six prison facilities upstate by March 2022, going against correctional officers union President Michael Powers’ desire for greater investment in his membership.

TOM POMPOSELLO

The universal reaction of Yorktown political leaders to a Republican district leader’s use of a nasty racial slur against Town Council Member Vishnu Patel was one of complete disgust. And the fallout for district leader Tom Pomposello was swift: He quickly apologized and resigned.

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AMY PAULIN & JEREMY COONEY No more “urgent” calls from “Amazon,” your “car insurance” or the “FBI”! Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a package of legislation blocking robocalls and requiring an authentication framework to validate calls from providers. The legislation was backed by state Sen. Jeremy Cooney and Assembly Member Amy Paulin. New Yorkers – and their phones – will finally be at peace.

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WINNERS

What a week it was for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. There was new reporting about mistakes the Albany County sheriff made that may sink a criminal case against him. Then came the transcripts. There may not have been tapes, but lordy there were pages upon pages of questions like, “Do you know where a human’s butt is?” Between that and debating the finer points of what a “girlfriend” and a “date” is, the transcripts hardly exonerated Cuomo. Read on for the rest of our Winners & Losers.

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