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NICOLE MALLIOTAKIS’ “ANTI-SOCIALIST SQUAD”

REMAKING STATEN ISLAND How Debi Rose opened the door for a new generation of leaders

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EDITOR’S NOTE

RALPH R. ORTEGA Interim editor-in-chief

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THIS WEEK’S COVER STORY by Sydney Kashiwagi focuses on how Staten Island’s diverse North Shore has come into its own political identity. While the community “spans an array of ethnicities and nationalities,” writes Kashiwagi, it had been primarily represented by white Democrats. Then came City Council Member Debi Rose, who won her seat in 2009 to become the first African American to win political office on Staten Island. Nine years after Rose won her election came Charles Fall, who was elected to the Assembly in 2018. The son of immigrants from Guinea also made history by becoming the first Black person and first Muslim from Staten Island to go to Albany – and he was reelected to a second term this month. Kashiwagi goes on to detail how there are now seven Democratic candidates, all Black, who are running to claim Rose’s seat when she leaves the council next year because of term limits. Their campaigns are telling of how much this community increasingly wants representation that reflects its rich diversity. That includes a large community of West Africans who live in Park Hill and Clifton, a large Latino community in Port Richmond, and a Southeast Asian community in Tompkinsville. By contrast, the Mid Island and South Shore are overwhelmingly white, and separated from the North Shore by the Staten Island Expressway – the borough’s “Mason-Dixon Line.” Before Rose’s historic win, as she puts it, the North Shore “hadn’t had anyone of color in anything, not even a dogcatcher over here.”

CONTENTS

SECOND WAVE … 8 Should New York shut it all down again? NICOLE MALLIOTAKIS … 12 New York City’s newest member of Congress

NORTH SHORE … 16

How Debi Rose paved the way for a new seat of power

CORONAVIRUS HEROES … 22 RALPH R. ORTEGA; CHOONGKY/SHUTTERSTOCK

Staten Islanders who put their neighbors first

POWER 100 … 26

The most influential leaders in Staten Island

WINNERS & LOSERS … 54 Who was up and who was down last week

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“Democrats won the White House, kept the majority in the House and are on the midnight train to Georgia to take the Senate. That’s a good day as far as I am concerned. ”

– Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, urging Democrats to take a “deep breath,” via The New York Times

PRESIDENTIAL RACE CALLED WHILE GOP CONTESTS RESULTS

Nearly a week after Election Day, Joe Biden was declared the victor in the race for president, offering an acceptance speech even as President Donald Trump has so far declined to concede. His campaign has filed

multiple lawsuits in several key swing states that Biden won, and Trump has been making unsubstantiated claims of massive voter fraud – which election officials from across the country vehemently denied – while tweeting that he actually won the election. And many Republicans have fallen in lockstep with the president, stating the unsubstantiated need to investigate the potential

of voter fraud and refusing to acknowledge Biden as the president elect. State Republican Party Chair Nick Langworthy sent an email to supporters suggesting that they should not simply accept a Biden presidency, demanding “there MUST be TRANSPARENCY.” Rep. Elise Stefanik and others have remained largely silent in the aftermath of the race being called, which has been seen as a

EVEN MURDOCH AGREES On Nov. 8, former Vice President Joe Biden was projected as the winner of the presidential race, and as ballot counting continues, his electoral vote lead only grows. President Donald Trump has refused to accept the outcome of the Democratic process, but if the New York Post – a frequent champion of Trumpian politics – can accept it, maybe it’s time for the president to do so too.

large break from tradition. Rep. Tom Reed was something of an outlier both in New York and across the nation as one of the few Republicans who congratulated Biden and acknowledged him as the president elect while speaking about working with him in the future. This is despite Reed being the honorary co-chair of Trump’s reelection campaign in New York and saying he remains open to investigating fraud if evidence emerges. Meanwhile, Rep. Alexandria OcasioCortez ripped Republicans peddling voter fraud claims and refusing the outcome of the election as “selfish,” “weak” and “reprehensible.”

ABSENTEE BALLOTS BEGIN DECIDING RACES

“If the evidence is not there, then I think it’s incumbent upon us as the Republican Party and the president himself to recognize that what we pride ourselves on in America is a peaceful transition of power. ” – Rep. Tom Reed, one of the few Republicans pushing back on baseless claims of voter fraud despite being a supporter of President Donald Trump, via The Buffalo News

Results are beginning to emerge in races that were too close to call on election night now that local boards of elections have begun counting some 1.7 million absentee ballots. More than a week after the election, the outcomes of many races have become more clear. On Staten Island, Rep. Max Rose officially conceded his congressional race to Assembly Member Nicole Malliotakis after he acknowledged that enough absentee ballots had been counted to reveal he decisively lost. Upstate, Rep. John Katko defeated Democratic challenger Dana Balter after the absentee ballots maintained Katko’s

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election night lead. State Sen. Rachel May also declared victory in her reelection bid after a razorthin lead on election night grew to over 11,000 votes with absentee ballots. But other congressional races, namely between Rep. Anthony Brindisi and former Rep. Claudia Tenney, were still up in the air as of Friday, as were many tight state legislative races. Several lawsuits have already been filed in New York races that promise to make the counting process stretch even longer.

SECOND WAVE OF COVID-19 DRAWS NEARER

The rate of new COVID-19 cases continued to increase across the state. Gov. Andrew announced new statewide restrictions as he continued to implement his microcluster strategy to target areas experiencing spikes. Although he has not implemented a widespread shutdown again,

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restaurants, bars and gyms will now be required to close at 10 p.m. and Cuomo implemented a 10-person limit on indoor gatherings at private residences. How exactly the limit would be enforced remained to be seen, and it drew immediate condemnation from New York City Council Member Joseph Borelli. In New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio warned that schools were on the brink of closing, announcing they would switch to remote learning if the city exceeded a 3% positivity rate. The city’s positivity rate has been steadily creeping up, hitting 2.6% during the week as other virus indicators were the worst they have been in months. The state as a whole was hovering just under 3%, while other parts of the state, including Erie County, Monroe County and Long Island, saw the highest number of new cases since the first wave of the pandemic, in some instances setting new single-day records.

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WEEK AHEAD

TUES. 11/17 City & State hosts the 2020 Virtual Government Procurement Conference at 1 p.m., featuring New York City Chief Procurement Officer Dan Symon, state Sen. James Sanders Jr. and others.

How Biden will change the COVID-19 response Though federal agencies and other instruments of power still remain under President Donald Trump’s control, there are opportunities for President-elect Joe Biden to wield soft power over public opinion, elected officials and the business community. Here are five ways that Biden will affect the pandemic response moving forward. Using a moral bully pulpit Public experts say that elected officials can do a lot to contain the coronavirus by setting a good example for others. The images of Biden wearing a mask and meeting with members of his new advisers via videolink are just two examples of how the president-elect is contrasting himself with Trump months before the actual transfer of power would happen. Ensuring old strategies get new resources In theory, only three things have to happen to end the pandemic, even without a vaccine: testing has to identify positive cases; those infected must isolate; and contact tracers must figure out who else might have gotten the coronavirus. A federal effort across 50 states could really reinvigorate the whole overall effort, but that all depends on whether Biden can make good on his newly unveiled plan to create a 100,000-person U.S. Public Health Jobs Corps.

De Blasio speaks at the Intrepid Museum’s Veterans Day Ceremony on Wednesday.

WED. 11/18 City & State hosts a webinar on a post-COVID Staten Island, starting at 5 p.m. with Borough President Jimmy Oddo, Assembly Member Charles Fall and Council Member Joe Borelli.

Making businesses produce more than pork Trump invoked the Defense Production Act in April to compel meat processers to continue supplying the nation with beef, pork and poultry despite the risks of coronavirus spread in crowded processing facilities. Biden is looking to do the same with the personal protective equipment and other supplies that front-line workers desperately need. Doing more for New Yorkers than funding Biden is looking to spend political capital on new aid for state and local governments, which would make a big difference for helping New York overcome multibillion-dollar budget deficits in the current fiscal year. New federal aid is also vital for helping the MTA avoid massive layoffs and cuts to service. Safeguarding vaccine distribution One of several vaccine candidates could get emergency approval sometime around the beginning of 2021. Critics have raised concerns about current plans to distribute the vaccine, especially about whether people of color and other vulnerable communities will have enough access. There are also outstanding concerns about a possible rushed approval process. A Biden administration that relies on public health experts could win more credibility for a vaccine. – Zach Williams

MON. 11/23 The New York City Council Committee on Small Business hosts a 10 a.m. virtual oversight hearing on preventing further business loss during a COVID-19 second wave.

INSIDE DOPE

As the number of cases in the city rises, officials are trying to find the right balance of safety and the economic imperative of keeping small businesses alive.

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BY CAITLIN DORMAN

HOTTEST CLUB … WAS OUTSIDE

NO INDOOR victory parties with COVID-19? No problem. When the AP finally called the presidential race on an unusually warm Saturday morning, all you had to do was step outside to join the Biden victory bash. From the city’s biggest parks to the most unassuming street corners, the five boroughs were in rare form.

TIMES SQUARE

Ghost town no more. Some New Yorkers were so stoked by Biden’s win that they temporarily forgot how much they hate Times Square. The party kept up after sunset too, with Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer getting ABC to broadcast Biden’s speech on the big screen.

MCCARREN PARK, GREENPOINT

Chuck Schumer was a one-man parade on Nov. 7, driving around the city with his Biden Harris sign and his flip phone. Rumor has it that the flip phone is being considered for a cabinet position.

GRAFFITI IN WILLIAMSBURG

Even the graffiti was in a good mood on Nov. 7! It was also informative – even if you didn’t have service, you could read about the results at your local construction site.

ALL THE CARS

Has there ever been such peace between pedestrians and drivers? We have to wonder if these automobile revelers were able to keep up their good mood when they finally had to look for parking.

FORT GREENE

The OTHER big winner? New York’s amateur DJs. Anyone with portable speakers couldn’t go an hour without an encore of YG and Nipsey Hussle’s “FDT.” Extra points if you broke out a turntable.

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A Q&A with Staten Island City Council Member

For many Staten Islanders, voting for Donald Trump is ... the only way they can say ‘screw you.’

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You seem to have taken President Trump’s loss rather well. Other Republicans haven’t. Do you accept that this was a fair election and that Trump has lost? New York state hasn’t even gotten to count the ballots yet. I am of the opinion that we should count every ballot and that every candidate should have their day in court. That said, if Joe Biden is sworn in in January of 2021, unlike many Democratic friends, I will not let that dominate my life and cause paralyzing fear for the next four years. Donald Trump was an obsession for the left, and Joe Biden

will not be an obsession for me. Andrew Cuomo is. Trump didn’t lose any support on Staten Island. What did he do right that made more Staten Islanders come out to vote for him? For many Staten Islanders, voting for Donald Trump is their only outlet of expressing anger at the progressive bubble they’re forced to live in in New York City. It’s the only way they can say “screw you.” There are plenty of Republicans that happen to not like what Donald Trump says or tweets. But they’re very happy with the tax cuts. They’re very happy with conservative

judges. They cheered on the nomination of (Supreme Court Justice) Amy Coney Barrett like it was the Rose Bowl. And those are the kind of things that make Republicans discount what somebody tweets. The GOP seems to have outperformed expectations statewide – but they’re still in a small minority in the Assembly, state Senate and congressional delegation. What’s the party’s path back to relevance statewide? The battlegrounds in the suburbs seem to have flipped in 2020. (Rep.) Tom Suozzi is on the brink. NY-11 (Rep. Max Rose’s

seat) flipped. State Senate seats on Long Island have flipped. In all the suburbs, people have seen the outcome of progressive government in the Senate, Assembly and governor’s mansion and have realized that it may not be the best way forward. If you’re not in the bubble of Manhattan or Brooklyn, bail reform, law and order and the general coddling of New York’s criminals is an issue for you. If you’re in the bubble, I can’t help you. You don’t sound like somebody who wants to leave New York City. How’s the secession talk going? I gave a briefing to the

Staten Island Economic Development Corporation, they’re interested. (Democratic state Sen.) Diane Savino and I will be briefing the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce this week. There is tremendous bipartisan support for it. Staten Island is financially able to be self-sufficient. And there’s such a big delta between the elected officials Staten Island votes for and the people who make decisions affecting Staten Island. We frankly deserve to elect people that have a vested interest in making decisions affecting Staten Island lives. And that’s the entire premise of secession.

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COMMENTARY

SHUT DOWN NEW YORK NOW The state needs to learn from past mistakes – before it’s too late. By Tom Allon

K, CLASS: What did Harvard philosophy professor George Santayana once say about the lessons of history? “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” New York, which just six long months ago was the epicenter of the global COVID-19 crisis, risks repeating a historic blunder. With an often-predicted “second wave” about to wash over New York City and several other parts of New York

state like a viral tsunami – as it already is doing in much of the United States and Europe – it’s urgent that we draw upon what worked in May and June, when New York got the galloping crisis under control. Why are we not recognizing that mid-November New York now mirrors mid-March, and that we have seen this show before? It’s time – right now, before it’s too late – to lock down New York City and other areas where the COVID-19 case rate is spiking, such as Erie and Monroe counties. In the five

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Bodies were moved from Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn to a refrigerator truck in April.

boroughs, the number of daily new infections recorded has increased for the past 10 days and is above 2%. The percentage of COVID-19 tests coming back positive in New York state reached 3% for the first time since May. As City & State’s Zach Williams reported on Wednesday, “The latest state data shows every region of the state – with the exception of the North Country – is reporting more than 10 new cases per 100,000 people, which was the threshold the state previously set for

imposing a 14-day quarantine on residents arriving from other states.” If we think that rate is dangerous enough to impose a quarantine on visitors, shouldn’t we all be hunkering down, now that we too are in that danger zone? As Williams noted, statewide, “the number of people infected by the average COVID-positive person is now at its highest level since March 19.” So we need to act now – not next week, when the numbers may be even higher and rising

even faster. We need to move before, not after, our hospitals start reaching capacity and our health care workers are beleaguered, many of them suffering themselves from the new outbreak. Local government officials lack the authority without approval from Albany. In March, when New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio suggested a “shelter-in-place” order may be coming, Gov. Andrew Cuomo initially overruled him, instituting a similar shutdown three days later. Meanwhile, de Blasio dithered about school

closures and encouraged New Yorkers to go out, allowing bars and restaurants to remain open before the lockdown took effect. According to former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Tom Frieden, if New York had shut down four days sooner, the outbreak could have been as much as 80% lower. These leaders must not repeat the same historic mistake again. This means shutting down all public schools, starting this coming Monday. Other indoor

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activities with a high risk of transmission, such as indoor dining and drinking, gyms, and hair and nail salons, and other nonessential retail shops should also be closed immediately. The economic pain will be brutal, but we have potential ways to offset it. First, local governments should explicitly encourage and make room on sidewalks and in streets and public parks for outdoor haircuts, manicures and exercise classes. Those businesses can even erect roofs to keep out the rain or snow, and put out heat lamps. And, hopefully, President-elect Joe Biden can cut a deal with the Republican Senate, which is likely to cling to just the barest of majorities, to offer bailouts to risky businesses such as restaurants, bars and movie theaters to stay closed while continuing to pay their employees. Add to that list hotels, museums, performing arts centers, nightclubs and many others, and you’ve got a long list for the Biden-Harris administration to tackle with a big stim-

ulus package next February. That, along with state and local aid, should be Cuomo’s main request for his ally entering the White House. Democrats may have to buy off Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell with something unsavory, such as liability protections for businesses that played fast and loose with COVID-19 protections for workers or customers, but that may be the only way to save the most lives and incomes going forward. It’s especially worth shutting down now because we have reason to believe that we won’t have to live this way forever. There is a blinking light of hope at the end of the dark COVID19 tunnel: Pfizer and its partner firm BioNTech recently announced that their vaccine proved highly effective and safe in clinical trials. It could be rolled out in early 2021, and other vaccines are in the pipeline as well. New York simply must protect our citizens for just a few more months, or else this pandemic will continue to devastate poor neighborhoods

and first responders. We must now look back to those ominous days in early March, when New York saw the looming danger of an epidemic that started in China, spread to Europe and then entered the United States on both coasts. Other large cities and states, including San Francisco and the rest of California, and Washington state, shut down sooner and weathered the initial crisis better than New York. The governor this week imposed a curfew on restaurants, bars and gyms at 10 p.m., a half-measure which doesn’t go nearly far enough. If people remove their masks to eat and drink indoors that is likely to spread the coronavirus – and it is, studies have shown – then the spread will occur at 8 p.m. or 9 p.m., not only an hour or two later. New York City Council Health Committee Chair Mark Levine said indoor dining should be halted. The governor and mayor should listen to him. Some will say that in-person schooling is too important to

be closed down. They said the same thing in March, but eventually had to concede to reality – only after innumerable teachers and other school support staff had gotten sick. Cases in schools are rising in Western New York, another warning sign. New York was slower to reopen than other states, which allowed for a longer period of very low prevalence of the virus. Let’s learn from our past successes, as well as our mistakes. It is time to push the “New York State on Pause” button again, likely for at least three to four weeks. The longer New York waits to shutdown, the longer the lockdown will have to be to stamp out the virus. Delaying a shutdown to keep money rolling into retail businesses and restaurants is the definition of penny-wise, pound-foolish. Let’s not repeat that historic mistake.

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With reporting by Kim Gonzalez. Tom Allon is the president and publisher of City & State.

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FROM THE ROCK TO THE SWAMP Nicole Malliotakis finally has her platform, and she’s not afraid to use it. By Jeff Coltin

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SSEMBLY MEMBER Nicole Malliotakis is used to taking on hard races. She first won her seat in 2010 by unseating twoterm Democratic Assembly Member Janele Hyer-Spencer in a district on both sides of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in Staten Island and southern Brooklyn. In 2017, she was the Republican nominee who unsuccessfully challenged New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s reelection bid. This year, she defeated first-term Democratic Rep. Max Rose to become the newest member of Congress, and the only Republican, representing New York City. “I feel that it’s important that elected officials are held accountable,” Malliotakis told City & State. “And that’s why I’ve chosen in all three of my races to take on a Democratic incumbent that I feel wasn’t doing a good job.” In-person ballots left Malliotakis with a 58% to 42% lead over Rose. After seeing that he couldn’t overcome the difference with the yet-to-be counted absentee ballots, Rose conceded the race to Malliotakis on Nov. 12. Her lead follows closely with President Donald Trump’s margin over former Vice President Joe Biden in the 11th Congressional District,

which covers all of Staten Island and a swath of southern Brooklyn. Malliotakis aligned herself closely with the president, who gave her his “Complete & Total Endorsement.” City & State caught up with Malliotakis the Thursday after Election Day, while Trump was claiming victory, despite the evidence. She talked about criticizing Rose for attending a Black Lives Matter march, the need for balance in the city’s congressional delegation and her plans for an “anti-socialist squad.” This interview has been edited for length and clarity. You thanked the NYPD and law enforcement unions at your victory party and said the race was “about the brave men and women of the NYPD.” Neither you nor Rose worked in law enforcement, and it’s not really a federal issue. How did that become so central to the race? Elected officials have a platform, whether they’re a city, state or federal rep. They have a platform in which they can support or oppose issues or policies. For example, you saw (Rep.) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pushing for defunding (the police) and even when they cut the billion dollars (Editor’s note: The actual cut was closer to $400 million.) she was saying that’s not defunding, and using her platform to continue that push. Also, there needs to be a balance in this city. We saw disastrous policies take effect because there is not balance. The move to close Rikers Island, which, yes, was the city, and defunding the police, which was the city, and the bail law, which was the state. They’re looking now to take those policies to the federal level. In the COVID package, you have (House Speaker Nancy) Pelosi and the House

Nicole Malliotakis beat Rep. Max Rose to become New York City’s only Republican member of Congress.

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Democrats trying to insert bail reform and release convicted felons. We have to be vigilant that the policies I believe have been disastrous here in New York, to not allow them to go national. You criticized Rose for joining a Black Lives Matter march in June. Do you think that peaceful demonstration was wrong? I went to a number of marches in support of the police. I used my platform on Twitter to speak out. There’s nothing wrong with peaceful protest. That’s a foundation of our democracy. It’s one of the constitutional freedoms that we need to protect. But it doesn’t necessarily mean that you proceed – like in the case with Max, he showed up at this rally, they had signs that were derogatory towards our police. “All Cops Are” – I’m not going to complete the term. He proceeded to march with them. Then they started chanting “defund the police” and he continued to stay there. And while I support peaceful protest, I’m not going to participate in a march in which those messages are displayed. Everyone has had to make their own determination. But I still don’t understand what the men and women of the 122nd (Precinct) did to warrant their congressman standing in front with those very derogatory messages toward them. You’re expected to be the only Republican member of Congress in New York City. Do you think it’s important to have a Republican in the city’s delegation? The city needs a balance. That’s where you get the best policy, when you have a balance. You compromise, you meet in the middle somewhere. I bring a very important viewpoint that is needed. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has brought the whole delegation to the left. And there’s nobody really providing a counterview or a balance. So even though I’m going to be significantly outnumbered, I provide that viewpoint that is needed. But I also look forward to working with the other members of the New York City delegation, because at the end of the day, we need to fight collectively for our city and for our state. And where we can find common ground, whether it be transportation infrastructure dollars or funding for New York City housing or for education, we need to work together. At the end of the day, it’s not me versus them, it’s us versus the other 49 states. We’ve generally seen Democrats in Congress pushing for larger federal bailout packages for cities like New York and transportation agencies like the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, while Republican leadership has blocked them. Do you think that the city needs federal money?

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I was among the local legislators that did write to (Senate Majority Leader) Mitch McConnell asking for assistance for the MTA. Of course I want to see more money coming to my city and state. But I want accountability as well. Nobody in the New York City delegation has really held our mayor accountable as to where the money we’re giving him is going. We know the mayor squanders our tax dollars, whether it be the Renewal schools program, whether it be the ThriveNYC program. Trump has made baseless claims about Democrats trying to steal the presidential election and has tried to cast doubt on legitimate mail-in ballots. Do you believe his claims are valid? Here in my district, we found two dead Democrats that voted. (Editor’s note: Both absentee ballots were caught ahead of time, and neither was counted. The person living at one of the deceased’s addresses is her daughter, a registered Republican.) We

“WE MAY HAVE A LITTLE ANTI-SOCIALIST SQUAD FORMING IN CONGRESS.” want to make sure that all the ballots are counted, but that they’re legitimate. That’s the way you preserve our democracy, by making sure all ballots are counted, but of course, that they’re all legitimate. Your mother was born in Cuba, and you’ll be one of what looks like 10 Cuban Americans in Congress. Have you talked with any of them yet? And in office, do you expect to get involved with foreign policy? Senator Marco Rubio supported me, as did Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, a Cuban American from Miami. I know Maria Elvira Salazar, who was just elected, also representing Miami, and I also met Carlos Gimenez, who’s the mayor (of Miami-Dade County), now elected (to the House) also on Tuesday. There’s going to be a Cuban Caucus there. I think it’s important, because Cuban Americans know more than anyone what socialism and communism mean and are very vigilant when it comes to individuals who want to take away any freedoms or liberties or move us down a path to socialism. Our voices are going to be significant. We may have a little anti-socialist squad forming in Congress. I still have relatives that live in Cuba. I know the oppression that they live under. We need to do what we can as a nation to contin-

ue to be the leader of the free world and try to promote freedom and democracy everywhere. It’s certainly something of interest to me as the daughter of a Cuban refugee. We just passed the eighth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy. Is Staten Island prepared for the next storm, and what does the federal government need to do? This is something that’s near and dear to my heart, because I represent the Assembly district that was most devastated in the entire state by Sandy. The seawall project is critically important. It’s been delayed twice in the last two years. It’s going to be a large focus of mine. One of the first things I want to do is meet with the Army Corps of Engineers and get the status. I’ve met with (the New York City) Parks Department over this, because the seawall is an opportunity for us to bring recreational activity and economic opportunity to the East Shore and incorporate that into the seawall project. I’m going to use my voice to push that project along and make sure it’s completed. It’s not just the protection it provides, but it’s also the assistance in terms of reducing flood insurance rates for my constituents. Once that wall is 50% built, the flood insurance rates will drop. You’re instantly the most soughtafter endorsement in a lot of the 2021 elections for City Council, borough president and mayor. Are you planning on getting involved, and are you endorsing anyone yet? I haven’t endorsed anyone yet. But the mayor’s race in particular is important. When I ran for mayor, I pushed de Blasio to form a property tax commission. That property tax commission has come up with recommendations that will help the lowand middle-income communities that are subsidizing the wealthier neighborhoods of our city in terms of property taxes. We need to fix the system. It looks like Donald Trump’s presidency may be coming to an end. Will you be pushing for the Trump Presidential Library on Staten Island? I think that’s (City Council Member) Joe Borelli’s endeavor. (Laughs.) The first time I met Donald Trump he was speaking at the commencement ceremony at Wagner College, around 2004. He has a long history on Staten Island. His dad owned some apartments here and he grew up collecting the rent – Tysens Apartments and some on Howard Avenue as well. He’s beloved here in his community. He’s the president and deserves a library just like the others, and if the other boroughs don’t want him, I’m sure we’ll find a place here on Staten Island.

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Debi Rose’s barrierbreaking tenure on Staten Island has opened the door for a new generation of leadership.

By Sydney Kashiwagi

Photograph by Amy Lombard

HEN NEW YORK CITY Council Member Debi Rose decided to run for the City Council seat on Staten Island’s North Shore in 1999, there were no other politicians in the borough who looked like her. Rose had been on the North Shore’s Community Board 1 for about 18 years, and she was frustrated that the city kept denying the board’s funding request for a library in Mariners Harbor and a community center in Park Hill, both predominantly communities of color. So, she decided to chase what was considered a political pipe dream at the time on Staten Island: to run for City Council as a Black woman. Then-Council Member Jay O’Donovan, a Democrat, held the seat. At the time, about 50% of the North Shore’s population was white, 21% of the population was Black and 19% was Hispanic. The rest of the bor-

ough, which is more heavily white and conservative, favored Republicans. Though the North Shore has long been the most racially and ethnically diverse part of Staten Island – it was the birthplace of the legendary hip-hop supergroup Wu-Tang Clan – white Democratic politicians have served as the leaders in the area’s politics and decision-making. When the Democratic Party county committee heard about Rose’s plans, they tried to talk her out of running, she recalled. They told her she didn’t have enough money to run and that the Black community didn’t vote. She said the party did not think she would be able to win against a Republican opponent and did not want to lose a Democratic-held seat. “They didn’t think people other than Black and brown people would vote for me,” she said. She ran anyway in the 2001 Democratic primary, but Michael McMahon – who is

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From left, Kamillah Hanks, Phil Marius, Troy McGhie, Selina Grey, Ranti Ogunleye, Amoy Barnes and Kelvin Richards are all running to replace Debi Rose in the City Council. Rose was Staten Islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first Black lawmaker; now the entire Democratic field is Black.

now Staten Islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s district attorney â&#x20AC;&#x201C; won that race. Rose lost a second time, by just 350 votes, in a 2009 special election against Kenneth Mitchell, another white man, to fill McMahonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vacant council seat when McMahon was elected to Congress. Rose was determined to break the white monopoly on political representation, so she ran a third time, in the regularly scheduled primary that occurred the same year as the 2009 special election. This time, she defeated Mitchell in the primary and won in the general election, making her the first African American politician to ever win political office on Staten Island. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really believe that they did not think that a person of color could represent all of the different constituencies that lived on the North Shore, and we were fighting what they call â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;conventional wisdomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; that it had to be a white male,â&#x20AC;? Rose told City & State in early November. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t had anyone of color in anything, not even a dogcatcher over here.â&#x20AC;? Staten Island was also slow to embrace female candidates. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There had only been Elizabeth Connelly, before me, and Mary

Codd,â&#x20AC;? Rose recalled. Connelly was the first woman elected to public office on Staten Island, in a 1973 special election, serving as a Democrat in the North Shoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 61st Assembly District seat. Codd was the first Staten Island woman on the City Council, serving as a Democrat in an at-large seat from 1977 to 1983. More recently, former Republican Rep. Susan Molinari and Democratic state Sen. Diane Savino have represented Staten Island. Nicole Malliotakis, a Republican who is the daughter of Greek and Cuban immigrants, was elected in 2010. This month, she defeated Rep. Max Rose for the congressional seat that encompasses Staten Island and part of southern Brooklyn, and will be the first person of color to represent Staten Island in Congress. Nine years after Rose was elected, the North Shore elected Charles Fall to the 61st Assembly District in 2018. The son of immigrants from Guinea and the first Black person and first Muslim elected to the state Legislature from Staten Island, he was reelected to serve a second term this month. But Roseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reign as a council member is coming to an end next year, when she will

be term-limited out of office. With the borough about to lose its trailblazing leader, voters of color on Staten Island wonder: Who will become their new voice in city government?

HERE ARE CURRENTLY seven Democratic candidates in the running for Roseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seat, according to the New York City Campaign Finance Board. All of them are Black. Rose said that is the most candidates of color she has ever seen run for a single political seat at once on Staten Island. Two candidates, political operative Selina Grey and high school teacher Troy McGhie, have worked for Rose. Grey worked on her reelection campaigns, and McGhie is her community liaison. Two other candidates have attempted to challenge Rose in the past: Kamillah Hanks, a youth program CEO and founder of the Historic Tappen Park Community Partnership, challenged Rose in the 2017 primary. Candidate Phil Marius, who works for Assembly Member Richard Gottfried,

â&#x20AC;&#x153;WE WERE FIGHTING WHAT THEY CALL â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;CONVENTIONAL WISDOMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; THAT IT HAD TO BE A WHITE MALE. WE HADNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T HAD ANYONE OF COLOR IN ANYTHING, NOT EVEN A DOGCATCHER OVER HERE.â&#x20AC;?

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also tried to challenge her that year, but didn’t make it on the ballot. Legal Aid Society attorney Kelvin Richards, and Ranti Ogunleye, who directs a Staten Island Jewish Community Center branch, and city Education Department college access center director Amoy Barnes have also joined the race to replace Rose in 2021. “The North Shore needs a leader that understands the whole picture,” Hanks said, adding that neighborhoods on the North Shore are so different from one another that they are almost like “sovereign nations.” Unlike some districts, the North Shore spans an array of ethnicities and nationalities, making assembling a winning coalition and keeping every constituency satisfied more challenging. The Park Hill neighborhood of the North Shore is predominantly Black and is home to the large Section 8 apartment complex called the Park Hill Apartments. In Park Hill, 30% of residents live in poverty, compared to less than 10% of residents in Westerleigh, a southern portion of the district that is predominately white. One of the borough’s largest public housing complexes, the Stapleton Houses, is in the neighborhood of Stapleton. A growing number of Latino residents live in Port Richmond. St. George, located at the tip of the island near the ferry terminal, is racially mixed. Randall Manor is an affluent more suburban enclave. “The North Shore is very, very diverse, but you need that leader that understands

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the intimate details of those neighborhoods,” Hanks said. Barnes, who previously worked as a borough director in New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office, said she was disappointed at how the de Blasio administration failed to complete local projects, such as the longstalled renovations on the Mariners Harbor community center, and wants to make government work for the North Shore community. “I’m a big believer that government does work when it is utilized the right way,” Barnes said. Some candidates have been the target of racism. Vandals wrote racial slurs on fliers from Richards and Ogunleye. Richards said he wants to use that experience to heal the rift between communities if he is elected to the City Council. “If you build bridges between the North, the Mid Island and the South Shore, Staten Island won’t have the reputation that it has, that we’re the most racist borough, we’re the least progressive borough,” Richards said. Twenty years ago, Black residents accounted for just 9% of the borough’s population, Asian Americans just over 5% and Hispanics 12%, many of them living on the North Shore. Those numbers have slowly grown over the past two decades, driven in part by new immigrants coming to Staten Island. Today, close to 12% of residents in the borough are Black. From 2000 to 2017, the number of immigrants to Staten Island increased by 57%.

Many of those immigrants came from Europe, West Africa, Asia and Latin America and settled on the North Shore. A large community of Liberians and West Africans live in the Park Hill and Clifton area. There is a large Latino community in Port Richmond and a Southeast Asian community in the Tompkinsville area. Since Rose first ran, the North Shore has continued to grow more diverse. The white population is still the plurality in the area represented by Staten Island Community Board 1, accounting for more than 37% of the population. More than 21% of the residents are Black, more than 29% are Hispanic and more than 10% of the population is Asian American. “It’s never going to be easy, however, the demographics are slowly changing on the North Shore, so regardless of whether a Black person runs, or a Hispanic person … it’s always going to be a difficult seat to get,” Fall said. Fall told City & State it is too early to say who he plans to support in the North Shore City Council race.

FTEN REFERRED TO as the “Mason-Dixon Line,” the Staten Island Expressway essentially serves as a racial divider between the North Shore and the rest of the borough. Staten Island saw a population

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Nine years after Rose was elected, the North Shore elected Charles Fall to the Assembly, the first Black person and first Muslim elected to the state Legislature.

and housing boom after the opening of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in 1964, making it one of the fastest-growing boroughs, as New Yorkers from the other boroughs flocked there to buy houses and flee rising crime. While the North Shore is densely populated, racially diverse and resembles parts of Brooklyn, the Mid Island and South Shore are overwhelmingly white. They look and feel like the suburbs. With the exception of Rose, Fall and Malliotakis, the rest of Staten Island is represented by white political leadership. Half of Staten Island’s elected officials are Republicans, including Borough President Jimmy Oddo, council member and one of the Trump campaign’s honorary state chairs Joe Borelli, Assembly Member Michael Reilly, state Sen. Andrew Lanza and Council Member Steven Matteo. Republican Michael Tannousis, a former prosecutor in the Bronx and Staten Island, won the race to replace Malliotakis and take over her seat, which encompasses the east shore of Staten Island and a part of southern Brooklyn. Staten Island’s white Democrats tend to be among the most conservative of their party in New York City. Assembly Member Michael Cusick, who chairs Staten Island’s Democratic Party, voted against a bill that codified abortion protections under Roe v. Wade into state law, and he has run on the Conservative Party line numerous times. State Sen. Diane Savino, a Democrat who represents parts of the North Shore and southern Brooklyn, is a former member of the Independent Democratic Conference, which shared power with Republicans. While Staten Island as a whole has the second-highest median household income of any borough, after Manhattan, about 1 in 5 residents on the North Shore lives in poverty, according to a report from the Citizens Committee for Children. But it’s the southern two-thirds of the borough that dominate it politically and shape its broader image. In the past two presidential elections, Staten Island has thrown its support behind Donald Trump. The island’s politics have been best known in recent years for Republicans who have made national headlines, usually for the wrong reasons. Former Rep. Vito Fossella did not seek reelection in 2008 after a drunken driving arrest led to the revelation that he had fathered a secret child outside of his marriage. McMahon picked up the seat in that year’s blue wave, but lost

it in 2010 to Michael Grimm, who in turn resigned from Congress after he pleaded guilty to felony tax fraud in 2014. Grimm was succeeded by Dan Donovan, who won a special election to replace Grimm after he served as the borough’s district attorney, where he oversaw the investigation into the choking death of Eric Garner, for which a grand jury did not indict any of the NYPD officers involved.

VEN THOUGH REPUBLICAN politicians have often taken center stage in Staten Island politics and gained notoriety both on and off the island, the borough has historically had more registered Democrats, and they are

the stronger political party on the North Shore. Rose grew up living between West Brighton and Port Richmond when both were racially diverse, working-class neighborhoods. In the 1960s, African Americans living on the North Shore knew they could not venture into certain white neighborhoods, such as Rosebank, on the island’s northeastern corner. “You could have issues if you visited,” Rose said. According to Rose, the North Shore had lacked comprehensive community planning, especially in the majority-nonwhite neighborhoods, and those underserved areas needed an advocate. She said the schools were overcrowded, there was no access to the waterfront in Mariners Har-

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OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE “MASON-DIXON LINE,” THE STATEN ISLAND EXPRESSWAY ESSENTIALLY SERVES AS A RACIAL DIVIDER BETWEEN THE NORTH SHORE AND THE REST OF THE BOROUGH. bor or West Brighton, and the area lacked parks. “We were able to get five schools,” Rose said. “That hadn’t happened before. ... Now we have Heritage Park in West Brighton, across from where I grew up, where my grandparents lived, because we never had access to our waterfront or even parks.” In the 1990s, when there was no Black representation in Staten Island politics, Marjorie Garvin of Park Hill and other Black leaders on the North Shore formed the Staten Island African American Political Association to incorporate the borough’s Black community into local politics. At the time, Garvin said African Americans on the North Shore often felt like their voice didn’t matter. “They had nothing to vote for,” Garvin said, explaining the difficulty in getting out the Black vote on Staten Island. “It wasn’t Black candidates running, and I think it wasn’t people talking about anything that (Black voters) wanted to hear about.” Rose later headed the organization as its president, and she has helped to develop a rising cohort of Black politicos on Staten Island, including candidates Grey and McGhie, who have both worked with her for several years. Garvin said she will support Grey. Grey told City & State she plans to “continue to move Staten Island forward and build on the work and the legacy that (Rose) laid the foundation for.” Just as the Staten Island African American Political Association was created in the 1990s to involve the Black community in Staten Island politics, advocates representing emerging immigrant communities on the North Shore, communities who are often Democrats, are also trying to bring their communities into politics. College of Staten Island political science professor Richard Flanagan said he is interested to see which other ethnic group will step up to enter North Shore politics. “Debi broke the ceiling on that, and people are following behind her, so certainly Charles Fall is part of that movement, where really, the Irish of Westerleigh (a North Shore neighborhood) have been displaced, and that’s over,” Flanagan said of the diversity in candidates coming forward to claim Rose’s seat. “It’s just a classic case of ethnic succession. I think the question now is if other ethnic racial challengers might emerge to the new hegemon here, eventually. I think the North Shore communities are such a reflection of New York immigration right now.”

Staten Island Republican Party Chair Brendan Lantry said the party has received inquiries from Black and Hispanic candidates about running for seats in 2021. However, he did not specify which seats. “We are open to people of all colors, all creeds, of all genders to come join the Republican Party,” Lantry said. We are always open to running diverse candidates.” Jennifer Gray-Brumskine, the head of the board of directors for the Staten Island Liberian Community Association and a vocal advocate in the African immigrant community, is currently working with Mohammed Karim Chowdhury, the secretary of the Alliance of South Asian American Labor and leader in the North Shore’s Southeast Asian American community, to form an immigrant caucus within Staten Island’s Democratic Party to help their communities gain influence within the party. “They now understand that if we are not organized, we do not have an organized voice, our issues would never be addressed,” Chowdhury said of the North Shore’s immigrant and first-generation American community.

UT SOME SAY the Democratic Party on Staten Island has to do a better job in its outreach to immigrant communities and did not do sufficient outreach ahead of the 2020 election. “The information from the county committee … those who are on the county committee, it’s not centralized, it’s more of a little club and a little clique, if you’re not part of the clique, if you’re not part of their club, then they’re not going to serve you,” Gray-Brumskine said. “So those of us who are immigrants, we’re just watching and learning and seeing them fail, because the Democratic Party failed miserably in this election because they did not engage the immigrant community.” Gray-Brumskine said the African immigrant community is now a unified voting bloc, which helped elect Fall in 2018. She believes this bloc will also be instrumental in electing the next North Shore City Council member and that Richards and Ogunleye, who is the son of Nigerian parents, could have a shot at winning with the help of the bloc. Cesar Vargas, an attorney and community activist who heads the Staten Island Dream Action Coalition, also said he was

disappointed in the Democratic Party not engaging the North Shore’s Latino community ahead of the election. “As we start getting more organized at the very district level both in terms of local communities and neighborhoods, we will see that Latino representation and candidates who are going to be running for office, and it’s going to be sooner than people expect,” Vargas said. The Staten Island Democratic Party did not make itself available for comment for this story at press time. But Fall defended the party, saying it did engage in outreach in diverse communities before the election. Rose registered a campaign committee with the state Board of Elections in 2019 but has been mum about her plans after she leaves office and who she will support to replace her on the council. Right now, she is mulling a run for borough president. She told City & State the door is open for a borough president run, but admitted she has concerns about having support from all of Staten Island in a boroughwide seat, after seeing how Rep. Max Rose’s participation in peaceful racial injustice protests following the death of George Floyd may have cost him the race. There are currently three candidates in the running to replace Oddo as borough president: Matteo and another Republican, Leticia Remauro, Staten Island’s former Republican Party chair, and Democrat Tom Shcherbenko. Council Member Rose would be the only candidate of color thus far. Now Rose has to decide whether she wants to try to break another glass ceiling on Staten Island. “I am weighing whether or not I want to throw my hat into the ring for borough president, because if it was a matter of just having to convince the North Shore that I have the skill set and the ability to be a productive, effective borough president, I would have jumped in there when you first asked me,” Rose said. “But that’s not the reality, the reality is that it’s a boroughwide effort, and when you look at how polarized Staten Island is, how they reacted to Black Lives Matter, to criminal justice reform, and some progressive issues that I’ve been a part, it makes it more difficult. “The race issue becomes a greater factor when you factor in a boroughwide contest as opposed to a districtwide contest,” she said.

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SCHERISCE LEWIS CLINTON

IN HER 25TH year as pres-

ident of the South Beach Houses Residents Association, Scherisce Lewis Clinton has focused on helping her community through the pandemic. As the coronavirus upended the economy â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and, along with it, the livelihoods of many residents â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Lewis Clinton worked with the New York City Housing Authority to make sure the buildings were sanitized regularly and organized mobile food pantries for members of her community.

After ensuring residents had access to groceries, she helped other communities obtain those services as well, partly through contacts with Community Health Action of Staten Island and Project Hospitality, which provided the staples. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Usually, Staten Island is left in the dark with everything,â&#x20AC;? Lewis Clinton says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I got to honestly say I made sure that my residents were taken care of and that they had all of the necessary things that they needed to have, especially food, because we have people that have kids here.â&#x20AC;? Born and raised in Brooklyn, Lewis Clinton moved to Staten Island in her 20s and built a life with her two

children. She became very involved in her community because her daughter, who has autism, needed vital support. Since then, she has become an integral part of Staten Island. Her husband calls her â&#x20AC;&#x153;superwoman,â&#x20AC;? but she says her secret is that she accepts life for what it is. Lewis Clinton says that elected officials from both sides of the aisle helped her and her residents accomplish their goals. In addition to managing the many duties for her community, Lewis Clinton also takes care of her own health, completing dialysis treatment three times a week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is my blessing,â&#x20AC;? Lewis Clinton says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I give back to the community wholeheart-

edly, and God continues to bless me every day by waking me up, and this is why I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t complain. A lot of people didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make it as far as me being on dialysis. I have no kidneys at all in my body. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all gone, and I literally live on a machine. But I take care of myself, I value life and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m appreciative of life â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I just make it a foot forward.â&#x20AC;?

CHARLEY FERRER

MEDICALLY COMPROMISED INDIVIDUALS face many chal-

lenges due to their heightened vulnerability in the face of the

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COVID-19 pandemic. Charley Ferrer, founder and CEO of the Cancer Tamer Foundation, a nonprofit that aids women with breast cancer, organized her community to help women economically, physically and mentally during the pandemic. Ferrer and others purchased groceries to deliver to individuals with cancer who either could not afford them or couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t physically go to a supermarket. They were also able to provide $2,000 to help women purchase necessary medicine, and, when buses were not operating regularly, Ferrer and her team would transport individuals to and from their doctorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; appointments. To combat the mental toll of the pandemic, Ferrer organized a Zoom support group, and she started a crochet group to get people excited about doing something other than watching television or going into a negative mindset. Due to the pandemic, Cancer Tamer lost 90% of its funding â&#x20AC;&#x201C; made up most-

From left, Scherisce Lewis Clinton of the South Beach Houses Residents Association, Charley Ferrer of the Cancer Tamer Foundation and Dr. John Maese of the Richmond County Medical Society.

ly of donations â&#x20AC;&#x201C; as donors pulled out to cover their own expenses. Because of this, Ferrer donated her own savings to help individuals with cancer facing financial difficulties. Ferrer and other volunteers also worked hard to gear up community support for not just women with breast cancer, but for all individuals. They were able to obtain aid from the Mid-Island Rotary Club, which donated almost $20,000 in scholarship money to individuals on Staten Island. Ferrer was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016. Prior to that diagnosis, she struggled with thyroid cancer. Now cancer-free, she says her passion to help cancer patients emerged through her experience. She wanted to help individuals through education and hoped for a large community to do that. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know the fear,â&#x20AC;? Ferrer says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know the vulnerability and the feeling of hopelessness and helplessness that comes with this disease, and

I want to make sure other women donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel that.â&#x20AC;?

JOHN MAESE

A STRONG ADVOCATE

for keeping doctors connected to the community, Dr. John Maese had his staff call a number of patients every day to check on their mental well-being at the onset of the pandemic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so important to have that doctor-patient bond,â&#x20AC;? Maese says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And for people who are alone, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very frightening to be by yourself. And so many elderly are by themselves â&#x20AC;&#x201C; knowing somebody cared enough

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to call was really a plus.â&#x20AC;? The line of communication between doctor and patient didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t end there. For years, Maese has been one of the many physicians encouraging hospitals to adopt the telehealth option. Previously, Maese worked on the National Governors Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s telemedicine team from 2004 to 2006. During the pandemic, Maese worked with other physicians in the Richmond County Medical Society to bring the necessary resources and training to hospitals on Staten Island to make more telehealth appointments possible, especially for the boroughâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most vulnerable patients, like the elderly and those who live alone. â&#x20AC;&#x153;About 15% of the doctors were using telemedicine before COVID-19, and we were able to convert and give out information and teach the doc-

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tors how to do telehealth so that 85% of them were doing telehealth within a month of COVID,â&#x20AC;? Maese says. Maese was also involved with the Staten Island Community Organizations Active in Disasters, a coalition of nonprofit organizations and health facilities dedicated to combating the pandemic. It created a communications system to effectively transmit the same information communitywide to avoid misinformation as the pandemic progressed. Now that physicians have a better understanding of how to effectively treat patients with COVID-19, the group is communicating less frequently. However, Maese and his team continue to stay dedicated to community guidance and ensuring that Staten Island residents feel cared for.

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PRIOR TO THE coronavi-

rus pandemic, Dr. Ginny Mantello handled emergency preparedness on Staten Island, along with a variety of other programs related to health and wellness. But Mantello and her team could not have anticipated how their work would be put

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to use during the pandemic. Mantello, who has a background in government and is a practicing physician, knew that it would take the combined effort of various agencies in the community to effectively treat coronavirus patients on Staten Island. She spearheaded the Staten Island borough presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s incident command center, blending the medical ecosystem â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including not just hospitals, but also physicians from the nursing home sector and chief medical officers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with the community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We met daily, sometimes multiple times in a day, and kept a very, very close eye on the situation, not just at the hospitals, but in all of these different sectors,â&#x20AC;? Mantello says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I knew back then that this was something that was not just going to be impacting our hospital sector, that in order to have a seamless transition of care, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to need a much more robust team, and so I set up an incident command team mid-March.â&#x20AC;? At the time, there werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t many other places in the United States to look to for guidance on how to properly handle an influx of patients in Staten Island hospitals. Mantello would send information from the daily incident command center meetings to the borough president to help New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo

come up with a cohesive course of action for the borough. As health officials across the state brace for a second wave, the notes that Mantello wrote down earlier this year have been a helpful tool for anticipating a spike during the winter months. Mantello says Staten Island now has a surplus of supplies, and there has been a significant increase in COVID-19 testing and contact tracing in the borough. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hope that this time around, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be not only less people that get as severely ill, but less life lost,â&#x20AC;? she says.

SUSAN FENLEY

FOUNDED IN 2003 by six art-

ists from various boroughs, the Sundog Theatre became one of the first homes for original and contemporary theater in the Staten Island arts community. As theaters across the city closed their doors indefinitely in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Susan Fenley immediately began working with her team to keep artists employed any way they could.

Within two weeks, teaching artists with Sundog Theatre made space in their homes to set up livestreams or recorded class sessions for students. Sundog Theatre has worked with over 80 schools on and outside of Staten Island, youth programs, and senior services to provide arts education and programming. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We met on Zoom with our teaching artists, and just kind of had a brainstorming session about how weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to do this â&#x20AC;&#x201C; we wanted to keep them working because they literally had no income,â&#x20AC;? Fenley says. Sundog Theatre worked with the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Aid Society to provide online theater classes throughout the summer as well, and found a way to provide safe, in-person experiences for youth during the summer months with safety protocols and a mask mandate in place at a local recreational facility. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t lived until youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen 50 secondthrough fourth-graders do a show on stage with little masks on. It was very different â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but adorable,â&#x20AC;? Fenley says. Sundog Theatre has also created new programs root-

From left, Ginny Mantello, the Staten Island borough presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s director of July 13, 2020 health and wellness (left in photo); the Sundog Theatreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Susan Fenley; Julio Velez of Charter Communications; and Mark Russo of Meals on Wheels.

ed in the new online format. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Soundtrack of Lifeâ&#x20AC;? is a free remote workshop being offered to students 13 to 22 years old to learn how to create their own original music or poetry. Fenley also teaches acting and public speaking courses at Wagner College on Staten Island. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really proud of my profession,â&#x20AC;? Fenley says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even though a lot of people arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t working how they want to work now, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re making it work by being able to stay artistic and stay connected and to help other people experience the arts.â&#x20AC;?

JULIO VELEZ

GINNY MANTELLO; GINA POLICASTRO; JULIO VELEZ; MARK RUSSO

LIKE FEW OTHER resourc-

es, the internet has proven to be essential during the COVID-19 pandemic. Internet technicians around the nation had to devise plans of action to bring stable, fast and effective internet everywhere, especially to health care providers that were hit hardest and needed the most communication. Julio Velez, an enterprise technician for Charter Communications, was one of those fearless and essential workers who went into the maw of the pandemic to aid hospitals and other locations to provide the best internet connection

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possible. Velez worked at a variety of hospitals, including Staten Island University Hospital, where he and his team braved working in buildings filled with patients infected with the virus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was an unforgettable experience,â&#x20AC;? Velez recalls. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We all wished that we were able to supply the community with the service that they needed to get the system up and running.â&#x20AC;? Velez and others worked tirelessly through extended-hour shifts and braved working in the most dangerous sections of some hospitals. Velez says he put on double gloves, N95 masks and boot coverings, and was constantly aware of possible exposure. The team was exhausted and overwhelmed because they were trying to provide multiple locations with service as fast as possible under unprecedented circumstances. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rewarding, at the end of what you do, to help the customer, and not only the customer, but the community at the same time,â&#x20AC;? Velez says. Velez worked on a variety of buildings, and one sheer transformation induced by the pandemic has stuck with him. Speaking of his work at a particular church, Velez was shocked at how a place of worship was transformed into a testing site. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One day you go in,

there are people in the cathedral, and the next day, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s benches lined up and tents in the church,â&#x20AC;? Velez says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the experiences that I have a vivid vision of still.â&#x20AC;?

MARK RUSSO

MARK RUSSO HAS been

lending a hand in the Staten Island community for longer than heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been working in the nonprofit sector. As chair of Meals on Wheels of Staten Island, Russo knew from his experience as a volunteer in his youth that the need for help never ceases, especially in the most unpredictable of times. Described jokingly by Russo as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;largest caterer on Staten Island,â&#x20AC;? Meals on Wheels delivers two meals per day to around 1,200 recipients. When the pandemic hit in March, volunteers continued to come into the kitchen daily to provide meals for residents who, now more than ever, needed healthy meals. What was once also a personal interaction that clients looked forward to every day also had to adjust to social distancing protocols. â&#x20AC;&#x153;During COVID, a massive part of what we did was just making sure people were OK,â&#x20AC;? Russo says.

As the Meals on Wheels kitchens continued operating, storage space decreased even as the demand for meals increased. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were barely making it beforehand and now weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve increased our recipient list by 250 people,â&#x20AC;? Russo says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to continue to lean on our community and our elected officials â&#x20AC;&#x201C; weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get through this.â&#x20AC;? Russo is also president of RPM Insurance Agency. The bonds he nurtured within the Staten Island community have helped in this time of need. The New York Container Terminal on Staten Island donated an industrial refrigerator to Meals on Wheels while other community members chipped in to cover gas expenses for the extra storage. Fundraising initiatives have adjusted to a virtual world as well. Meals on Wheels partnered with restaurants in the community to provide donors with a $50 gift card to the restaurant of their choice in exchange for a $100 donation. Russo credits the creativity of Meals on Wheels event planning committees for the success of donations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If there was any beautiful lining to it, it was the amount of volunteerism and altruism that came out in our community,â&#x20AC;? Russo says.

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Staten Island has always been a borough apart. Unlike the rest of New York City, which is heavily Democratic, it’s fairly evenly divided between the two major parties. This month, Assembly Member Nicole Malliotakis knocked out Rep. Max Rose, flipping the borough’s House seat back to the Republicans. The last Democrat to hold the seat before Rose, Michael McMahon, is now the local district attorney, but he hasn’t gone as far as some of his city counterparts in pursuing criminal justice reforms. And Staten Island’s borough president, Republican Jimmy Oddo, has a history of working across the aisle to help his constituents. City & State’s Staten Island Power 100 ranks these political players, along with the leading business executives, health care professionals, government officials, advocates, activists and others who make up the borough’s power structure.

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race is an option, although Rose has been silent about her intentions. Meanwhile, she has encouraged social distancing, asked New York City Health + Hospitals to open more local facilities, and pushed to reopen child care centers in July.

JIMMY ODDO

Staten Island Borough President Staten Island lifer Jimmy Oddo encountered the worst crisis of his career when coronavirus cases surged in the spring. He warned residents to “wake the freak up” and begged for personal protective equipment for Staten Island’s hospitals. His support for mask-wearing and social distancing, and his bipartisan work with Democratic Rep. Max Rose may put him out of step with some Republicans, but for Oddo, it’s all about serving his constituents.

5 BRAHIM ARDOLIC

Executive Director Staten Island University Hospital

Deborah Rose was Staten Island’s first Black lawmaker. See story on page 16.

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2 MICHAEL MCMAHON

Richmond County District Attorney Michael McMahon is so entrenched as the borough’s top prosecutor that no one challenged him in last year’s election. He has made strides to contain illegal drug use on Staten Island by busting kingpins while allowing defendants with misdemeanor drug possession charges to go to rehab. McMahon extended his drug program for those with nonviolent misdemeanors, established a domestic violence bureau with 13 attorneys, created anti-firearm and financial crime units, and strengthened the Family Justice Center.

NICOLE MALLIOTAKIS

Congress Member-elect The East Shore Republican and former New York City mayoral candidate is one of a contingent of Republican candidates to win office in New York this year, triumphing in a swing district in a deep blue state. Nicole Malliotakis earned the president’s endorsement in January and secured another from the island’s Republican Party in advance of her victory over Democratic Rep. Max Rose. She has

strived to keep constituents safe and solvent during the coronavirus crisis.

4 DEBORAH ROSE

New York City Council Member New York City Council Member Deborah Rose hasn’t said what she’ll do when she’s term-limited out of office at the end of 2021, but she registered a new committee with the state Board of Elections in March 2019. The borough president’s

Oddo warned residents to “wake the freak up” and begged for PPE for hospitals.

Dr. Brahim Ardolic oversaw Staten Island University Hospital’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, expanding capacity by 50% and tripling intensive care beds in just weeks. Gov. Andrew Cuomo lifted hospital visitation restrictions in June, and SIUH installed thermal scanners for visitors and employees in August. Ardolic is also overseeing the construction of a $3 million pediatric emergency facility in Prince’s Bay and a new power plant at the hospital’s Ocean Breeze campus.

6 DANIEL MESSINA

President and CEO Richmond University Medical Center Daniel Messina was on the front lines of the pandemic when COVID-19 patients inundated the borough’s hospitals, including RUMC, in the spring. His staff secured personal protective equipment and instituted a telemedicine program. The hospital’s valiant work galvanized donations for the construction of a stateof-the-art emergency department. And in October, Messina hosted a beam signing ceremony for the new facility, which will be completed in spring 2022.

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LINDA BARAN

President and CEO Staten Island Chamber of Commerce The pandemic has pummeled small businesses for months, and Linda Baran has been defending the interests of those whose livelihoods were upended. She led efforts to convince the state to reopen mom and pop shops this summer, argued that ferry service shouldn’t be cut, warned that borough restaurants may need assistance to remain viable and demanded the Metropolitan Transportation Authority keep VerrazzanoNarrows Bridge toll discounts.

8 CAROLINE DIAMOND HARRISON AND BRIAN LALINE Publisher; Executive Editor Staten Island Advance

The collapse of local news has left many communities uninformed, but Brian Laline and Caroline Diamond Harrison are keeping Staten Islanders up to date on the borough’s biggest stories, including the coronavirus pandemic, with more than 18,000 residents testing positive and more than 700 deaths from the virus. The paper has been a leader on coverage of NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo’s firing, the opioid epidemic and the Bay Street Corridor rezoning.

9 DIANE SAVINO

State Senator Diane Savino hasn’t missed a beat since the Independent Democratic Conference

dissolved two years ago. While she’ll be the only ex-IDC member still in Albany next year, she has moved on, now chairing the Internet and Technology Committee, cosponsoring a paid leave bill to help New Yorkers affected by the pandemic and calling out the de Blasio administration for limiting the window in which parents could sign up their children for in-person learning.

10 GWEN CARR

Criminal Justice Reform Activist After George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis in May, Gwen Carr gave his family this advice: “You cannot let this go.” As the mother of Eric Garner, a Staten Islander who died due to a police chokehold six years ago, Carr has advocated for criminal justice reforms, joined the governor for the signing of

While Savino will be the only ex-IDC member still in Albany next year, she has moved on. the state Eric Garner AntiChokehold Act in June and has been demanding an end to police chokeholds nationwide.

11 STEVEN MATTEO

New York City Council Minority Leader New York City Council Minority Leader Steven Matteo is focused on the borough president’s race in 2021 – and he has more than $150,000 on hand. But the mid-island Republican isn’t ignoring lunch pail issues like restarting the Travis Avenue elevation project, adding an auxiliary Gwen Carr, Eric Garner’s mother, has become a crusader for criminal justice reforms.

lane to the Staten Island Expressway and reviving the city’s e-waste program. Matteo urged his constituents to stay home during the peak of the pandemic.

12 MICHAEL CUSICK

Assembly Member Chair, Staten Island Democratic Party The mid-island state lawmaker had quietly been one of the borough’s power brokers during his 18 years in Albany – until he took a second job as chair of the Staten Island Democratic Party last year. Yet on Cusick’s watch, not only is the borough’s House seat expected to flip from blue to red, but the Assembly member might lose his own seat, with absentee votes still being tallied.

13 LOIS AND RICHARD NICOTRA Co-Owners The Nicotra Group

Staten Island’s dynamic developer duo, who manages more than 1 million square feet of commercial office space and a 415-acre wildlife preserve, celebrated the “topping off” of their eightstory Corporate Commons Three office building in April 2019. Plans are underway to open the site, which includes outdoor work pods and a walking trail, by the end of the year.

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Surrogate Matthew Titone has been a gay rights trailblazer for decades.

14 JOSEPH BORELLI

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Chair Staten Island Republican Party

New York City Council Member Joseph Borelli has been his borough’s most visible Trump surrogate, rallying for the sincevanquished president and defending the first family from “tacky” Times Square billboards. But he’s been just as active advocating for borough residents by organizing a class-action lawsuit to force city public schools to reopen. He also helped restaurants boost revenue with a new law allowing them to add a 10% COVID-19 surcharge.

CHARLES FALL

Assembly Member Charles Fall’s first-term Assembly priorities – like everyone else’s – were upended by the coronavirus pandemic. He warned people to stay inside in March to mitigate overcrowded emergency rooms. When a surge of new cases occurred seven months later, Fall handed out hand sanitizer at a Project Hospitality site and encouraged residents to visit mobile testing sites. The Democrat drew an opponent, Paul Ciurcina Jr., this cycle but won easily.

16 MATTHEW TITONE

Surrogate Richmond County Surrogate’s Court Matthew Titone has settled into his job at the Richmond County Surrogate’s Court after edging Republican Ron

Castorina in 2018. Titone had Assembly Member Michael Cusick’s backing then and returned the favor when Cusick succeeded John Gulino as the borough’s Democratic Party chair. Titone has been a gay rights trailblazer for decades, making history as the borough’s first openly gay elected official when he was elected to the Assembly in 2007.

17 ANDREW LANZA

State Senator Andrew Lanza has focused on meeting Staten Island’s transportation and environmental needs while providing what Republicans view as a necessary check on Cuomo’s use of executive power during the coronavirus pandemic. He urged Cuomo to reopen the borough in May and has been working with Rep.-elect Nicole Malliotakis to push for income tax relief for constituents. He also wants to expand the MidIsland Bluebelt stormwater drainage system.

18 DESMOND GREEN

Administrative Judge Richmond County Supreme Court It is the responsibility of Desmond Green, Staten Island’s administrative judge, to make sure the borough’s courts remain safe and continue functioning during the pandemic – which remains a significant challenge. That has meant having judges preside via video, delaying trials and grand juries, and ensuring unwell employees stay home. Green, who has served as a judge for more than 15 years, welcomed back jurors in criminal trials in early November.

When Staten Island Republicans reelected Brendan Lantry for a second term last year, the party’s prospects looked bleak. But Lantry, who is also an attorney at Menicucci Villa Cilmi, helped a slate of Republicans on the ballot this year tap into conservatives’ burgeoning enthusiasm for the president and held Trump-themed rallies in Charleston. He even snookered teen TikTok activists into donating money and helped Nicole Malliotakis with her apparent congressional upset.

20 CESAR CLARO

President and CEO Staten Island Economic Development Corp. With coronavirus cases rising in Staten Island, the borough will increasingly rely on leaders like Cesar Claro to bounce back after the economic hit from restrictions on business activity. Claro has spent more than a quarter century leading the nonprofit Staten Island Economic Development Corp., which advocates for business investment in the borough. Claro also runs the Richmond County Savings Foundation, which offers grants to community nonprofits.

Lantry helped a slate of Republicans tap into enthusiasm for Trump.

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21 KATHRYN KRAUSE ROONEY

Chair The Staten Island Foundation Kathryn Krause Rooney is truly the borough’s grand matriarch, serving dual roles as chair of The Staten Island Foundation board and as board chair of the Richmond University Medical Center. That doesn’t even include her work serving on the boards at one time or another of ArchCare, Carmel Richmond Nursing Home, Sisters of Charity Housing, St. Joseph Hill Academy and the former St. Vincent’s Hospital. She is also a founding chair of the Pax Christi Hospice board.

22 VINCENT PITTA & JON DEL GIORNO

Founding Members Pitta Bishop & Del Giorno Pitta Bishop & Del Giorno aren’t just a top 5 lobbying firm in New York City – they’ve also got deep roots in Staten Island and among the most impressive client lists in organized labor. And Staten Islanders Vincent Pitta and Jon Del Giorno specialize in a broad array of areas beyond labor, including health care, housing and nonprofits. Also on their team are former Borough President James Molinaro and former FDNY Commissioner Salvatore Cassano.

23 MICHAEL REILLY

Assembly Member First-term Assembly Member Michael Reilly, a former U.S. Army reservist and former NYPD officer, encouraged Staten Islanders to stay home in March but chided

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Reilly urged Staten Islanders to stay home but chided the city for how it tested students. the city for randomly testing students for the coronavirus without parental consent. The Republican also called for bail reform rollbacks following commercial burglaries in Great Kills. Reilly, who nabbed his party’s endorsement, didn’t have to worry about an opponent: He ran unopposed in November.

24 BETSY DUBOVSKY

Executive Director The Staten Island Foundation As The Staten Island Foundation’s executive director, Betsy Dubovsky helps her colleagues distribute about $3 million annually to community groups in education, health and the arts. That includes up to $3,000 grants that the group gives to residents for local projects, such as a community garden destroyed by Superstorm Sandy, an oral history program for Liberian and Sierra Leonean immigrants, and a program to improve policecommunity relations.

25 ALFRED C. CERULLO III

Commissioner New York City Planning Commission Alfred C. Cerullo III – who is revitalizing midtown Manhattan as the head of the Grand Central Partnership, the massive business improvement district adjacent to Grand Central Terminal – knows how to develop a

9/11 proceedings and honored two dozen civilian FDNY members who died from the coronavirus this year.

commercial corridor. However, last year he opposed the Bay Street Corridor rezoning because New York City agencies wouldn’t discuss sewer systems, transportation and other essential services. The measure passed anyway.

JOHN SUDNIK

FAVIO RAMIREZ-CAMINATTI

John Sudnik, a 35-year FDNY veteran and Staten Island fixture, became the highestranking uniformed official in February 2019 after the previous chief, James Leonard, retired. Since then, he reported on a five-alarm fire that ripped through several row houses in Huguenot in January and presided over paramedic graduations and EMS promotion ceremonies. Sudnik and his colleagues recommended firefighters skip

Favio Ramirez-Caminatti has been on the front lines of the ongoing conflict regarding undocumented immigrants. During the pandemic, the immigrant rights advocate and his staff have provided employment opportunities, legal services and basic necessities to one of Staten Island’s most vulnerable populations. His organization is also a founding member of the Staten Island Immigrant Council.

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Alfred Cerullo serves on the NYC Planning Commission and leads the Grand Central Partnership.

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33 JOEL MARTIN

President Wagner College

Wagner College President Joel Martin’s first year has presented an abundance of difficult decisions.

28 EDWARD BURKE & JASON RAZEFSKY

Deputy Borough President; Chief of Staff Staten Island Borough President’s Office Jimmy Oddo’s top advisers are no strangers to crises. Edward Burke and Jason Razefsky are the point people in the borough president’s office between the city and numerous businesses and community organizations in normal times. They’ve been in overdrive during the coronavirus outbreak, coordinating with schools, restaurants and businesses about closing and the city’s phased reopening plans. They are readying the borough for the second wave of COVID-19.

29 VINCENT IGNIZIO

CEO Catholic Charities of Staten Island Vincent Ignizio has been out of politics for five years, but in that time, he has carved out a niche as a philanthropic leader. His local Catholic Charities branch is fighting hunger in the borough, delivering refrigerators to

nonprofits in August and seeking to raise enough money to provide 10,000 meals in the runup to Thanksgiving.

30 WILLIAM FRITZ

President College of Staten Island Like other higher education institutions, the College of Staten Island has been in unfamiliar territory due to the coronavirus. Under the leadership of President William Fritz, the school resumed fall classes primarily through remote learning. Fritz, who has led the CUNY school since 2012, has also called for changes to a federal funding formula in order to boost aid to Staten Island military veterans attending college in their home borough.

George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Josey and the next generation are continuing to push to end systemic racism in American institutions, and the chapter’s youth council won a statewide award last year thanks to their work fighting discrimination in the borough.

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President and CEO Project Hospitality When COVID-19 arrived in the borough, the Rev. Terry Troia and her organization, Project Hospitality, launched a takeout soup kitchen and delivered meals to isolated people. Troia also welcomed homeless people into Bethel United Methodist Church when the virus was spreading rapidly through the city. As a newly appointed member of the city Commission of Human Rights, Troia drew attention to the plight of homeless New Yorkers.

Joel Martin’s first year as president of Wagner College came with the difficult decision of postponing commencement ceremonies when two students tested positive for the coronavirus in March. But the university adapted to the COVID-19 era and restarted in the fall with screenings and visitor limitations. Its coronavirus dashboard received an A+ rating compared with other colleges. U.S. News & World Report also recognized Martin’s institution as a toptier northern school.

34 MICHAEL TANNOUSIS

Assembly Member-elect Michael Tannousis rode the red wave to Albany as voters elected the Dongan Hills Republican to the East Shore Assembly seat that Nicole Malliotakis vacated. Tannousis, an attorney for City Council Member Joseph Borelli and a former assistant district attorney in the borough, defeated his Democratic opponent Brandon Patterson by 23 points on Election Day. The Advance endorsed Tannousis but warned he should take a page from Joe Biden’s playbook and focus on getting the virus under control.

EDWARD JOSEY

President Staten Island NAACP Edward Josey and fellow NAACP members rose to the occasion this summer when they participated in mass demonstrations against police misconduct and demanded justice after police killed

Troia brought homeless people into the church when the virus was tearing through the city.

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35 AILEEN CHUMARD FUCHS

President and CEO Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden The “crown jewel” of Staten Island closed its buildings but kept its grounds open to provide a necessary pandemic respite for borough residents. Aileen Chumard Fuchs ensured the cultural center featured virtual embroidery and typography workshops, and community dance parties, in the spring. It welcomed a gay pride-themed mural painting project in June. Its Chinese Scholar’s Garden reopened in September and hosted socially distanced plays in October.

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CEO Camelot Counseling

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Luke Nasta has led this addiction treatment center for young adults dealing with substance use disorders during the height of the opioid crisis. The mayor picked Nasta to serve on his coronavirus public health care advisory council in May. Nasta has since raised alarms about a lack of urgency tackling the opioid epidemic after a 23% rise in emergency medical technicians administering naloxone over last year and the doubling of overdoses since the pandemic began.

37 AMOY BARNES, SELINA GREY & KAMILLAH HANKS New York City Council Candidates

When Debi Rose was elected to the New York City Council in 2009, she made history

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as Staten Island’s first Black elected official. When her tenure concludes at the end of 2021, there’s a good chance her seat will be filled by another Black politician. While more than half a dozen candidates are vying for the seat, three Black female candidates made headlines for winning early endorsements from the 21 in ’21 initiative, which seeks to elect more women to the City Council. With ranked-choice voting coming next year, 21 in ’21 urged voters to rank Amoy Barnes first, Selina Grey second and Kamillah Hanks third. Barnes is the Staten Island director for the Department of Education Transition and College Access Center. Hanks, the founder of the Historic Tappen Park Community Partnership and president and CEO of a youth program, mounted a Democratic primary challenge against Rose in 2017 but fell short. In the early fundraising race, Hanks is second behind Barnes. Grey, a campaign operative and an ally and former aide to Rose, is also in the mix. If Rose gets behind Grey, it could boost her chances in the race. Aileen Chumard Fuchs kept Snug Harbor’s grounds open to provide relief for residents.

Staten Island’s mosttrusted reporter has shown her mettle covering COVID-19.

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Staten Island’s most-trusted reporter (and plaintiff in an age discrimination lawsuit against Charter Communications) has shown her mettle by providing anxious residents with informative stories about the spread of COVID-19. Amanda Farinacci has reported on how the pandemic worsened food insecurity, how parents and kids are coping with remote learning and how city officials planned to randomly test students for COVID-19.

CEO Community Health Center of Richmond Henry Thompson’s task as the head of the Community Health Center of Richmond has been to provide primary care and dental services for residents in high-need neighborhoods, and to help uninsured residents sign up for health insurance. His health center received $62,000 in April from the federal government to combat COVID-19 and another $271,000 in May to expand coronavirus testing. The center also hosted mobile mammogram screenings and community baby showers to help residents this fall.

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Executive Director Community Health Action of Staten Island Public health is a calling for Diane Arneth. The health care advocate helped lead a “10,000 calls” initiative that contacted patients and ensured they got their prescriptions refilled during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. As the shutdowns continued, Arneth’s organization began offering telehealth and telephone appointments for mental health and substance use services so that patients could get necessary treatments.

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Leticia Remauro is seeking to be borough president in 2021.

LETICIA REMAURO

Secretary Staten Island Downtown Alliance

42 PAUL DIGIACOMO

President Detectives’ Endowment Association The 36-year NYPD veteran, who became Detectives’ Endowment Association president in January, is looking out for detectives. Paul DiGiacomo has demanded more COVID-19 testing for his members and pushed the pension board to grant line-of-duty status for officers who died from the virus. A supporter of Rep.-elect Nicole Malliotakis, DiGiacomo has drawn attention for threatening to sue George Floyd protesters who attacked cops and for dismissing calls to “defund the police.”

43 YESENIA MATA

Executive Director La Colmena It’s been a busy year for Yesenia Mata, who has been grappling with one crisis after another since taking the reins of La Colmena in January. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Mata’s immigrant and day laborer rights organization provided food and distributed emergency payments. In the runup to the November election, she helped spur turnout. La Colmena has also been assisting families with members apprehended by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents misrepresenting themselves as police officers.

44 TONY BAKER

Pastor St. Philips Baptist Church St. Philips Baptist Church has been a beacon in the community for 150 years, and Tony Baker has been at its helm since 1996. The Port Richmond church was one

As state leaders urged workers to stay home, bus drivers didn’t have that luxury.

of the few that stayed open through March 15, giving parishioners a sanctuary during turbulent and uncertain times. Baker continues to play a role to stem the coronavirus crisis as a board member of the Richmond University Medical Center.

fare collection to keep drivers safe. The MTA agreed to allow rear-door boarding and required passengers to stay three rows behind drivers.

ADRIENNE ABBATE

DANIEL CASSELLA

President and Business Agent Amalgamated Transit Union Local 726 As businesses closed and state leaders urged nonessential workers to stay home, Daniel Cassella’s union members, who run the borough’s buses, didn’t have that luxury. That’s why Cassella in March called on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to limit bus capacity to 50%, erect a 6-foot perimeter around drivers and suspend

46 Executive Director Staten Island Partnership for Community Wellness For the past eight years, Adrienne Abbate has helped Staten Islanders tackle substance use, chronic disease, mental health distress and obesity. She has done that by promoting farm stands on the North Shore, working with the district attorney’s office to provide treatment for opioid users and holding conversations about the drug epidemic. Her organization joined marches against police brutality this summer and is leading a campaign to tackle health disparities in Black and Latino communities.

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The Republican operative harnessed the energy of the red wave that crashed over Staten Island and southern Brooklyn in November, helping Republican Vito Bruno compete for a state Senate seat. This political climate could help Leticia Remauro in her quest for the borough presidency in 2021. She protested the city’s installation of speed cameras in school zones, and her organization sued the city to stop the placement of a family homeless shelter in St. George.

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President New York City Board of Elections Patricia Anne Taylor’s appointment to the New York City Board of Elections more than a year ago made history – the Democratic attorney from Staten Island is the board’s first Black commissioner. But the board came under scrutiny when 1 in 5 mail-in ballots were rejected during the June primary, nearly 100,000 people received the wrong absentee ballot in September, and long lines during early voting in October prompted claims of voter suppression.

48 JAMES O’KEEFE

Vice Provost, Staten Island Campus St. John’s University James O’Keefe had the foresight to cancel programs at St. John’s University’s Rome campus and bring students

back from Italy at the end of February, even though there weren’t any positive coronavirus cases on campus. The university then moved classes at all its campuses online as the number of cases grew exponentially. Over the summer, O’Keefe declared his commitment to antiracist policies in solidarity with victims of injustice.

49 SHEILA MCGINN & JAY DUSKIN President; Immediate Past President Richmond County Bar Association

Shortly before Jay Duskin transferred the presidency of the Richmond County Bar Association to Sheila McGinn this summer, the two attorneys worked together to express the organization’s gratitude to staffers who worked through the pandemic at the Staten Island Courthouse and at the Family Court by buying them lunch. McGinn, who eyed a judicial post last year but ultimately didn’t run, is well known in the borough’s legal circles. Duskin, a partner at

Before COVID-19, Staten Island’s biggest conflict was the St. Patrick’s Day parade ban on pro-LGBTQ marching. Duskin & Crowe, specializes in landlord-tenant litigation.

CAROL BULLOCK

KEN MITCHELL

Before the coronavirus outbreak dominated the headlines, Carol Bullock was in the middle of Staten Island’s biggest conflict: the St. Patrick’s Day parade ban on the pro-LGBTQ organization marching. Politicians from both parties sided with the Pride Center of Staten Island and boycotted the event. When most events were shelved anyway because of the pandemic, the center offered support for its LGBTQ members and converted its PrideFest to a virtual celebration.

Executive Director Pride Center of Staten Island

Executive Director Staten Island Zoo The Staten Island Zoo closed in March along with the borough’s other tourist attractions amid rising COVID-19 cases. But Ken Mitchell ensured patrons could still enjoy the zoo’s exotic offerings via a virtual meet and greet in May. He oversaw the zoo’s reopening on July 25 to the delight of its greater rheas, a baby sloth named Pancakes and Grandpa the spider monkey, who had to celebrate his 48th birthday without his adoring fans. Ken Mitchell runs the Staten Island Zoo, which reopened in July.

52 EDMUND WHALEN

Auxiliary Bishop Archdiocese of New York The former Monsignor Farrell High School principal received a holy promotion from Pope Francis last year, becoming one of the highestranking Staten Islanders in the Archdiocese of New York. Edmund Whalen’s auxiliary bishop ordination in December drew a crowd. He then celebrated with the high school in February, and brought Cardinal Timothy Dolan back to Monsignor Farrell to tour its renovated facilities in October. Whalen has celebrated Mass in an empty St. Patrick’s Cathedral throughout the pandemic.

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concentrated population of Liberians in the country. Last year, she pushed for an extension of a federal program that protects Liberians from being deported, and this year she is calling for local Democrats to do more to engage immigrant communities.

VARUN SANYAL

Vice President, Real Estate Kasirer Varun Sanyal is a member of the real estate team at Kasirer, New York City’s top lobbying firm by compensation, and he brings special expertise to land use matters in Staten Island. That’s because he previously served as a project manager at the Staten Island Economic Development Corp. Sanyal, who also worked for the New York City Council and the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, is an expert on land use processes and economic development.

54 ROBERT SCAMARDELLA

Attorney and Former Chair Staten Island Republican Party Republicans running for office in 2020 knew they had an experienced hand in their corner in Robert Scamardella. The former GOP chair endorsed House candidate Nicole Malliotakis, whom he called “formidable” and “the right candidate at the right time,” and helped fire up voters who flipped the seat from blue to red. He has been a generous supporter of the arts and youth organizations, including the Unity Games, St. George Theater and Daughters of St. Paul.

55 ASHLEIGH OWENS

Chief of Staff Richmond County District Attorney’s Office Ashleigh Owens, a Fordham Law alumna, has overseen

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Varun Sanyal is a land use and economic development expert at Kasirer.

the doubling of the office’s staff from 105 to 230, including increasing the number of assistant district attorneys from 45 to 80. As the coronavirus has continued to cripple city courthouses, delaying trials and forcing courts to shift to video arraignments, the office has been developing strategies to combat gang violence and work with community groups to resolve disputes after a rising number of shootings this summer.

56 DAVID MARIO CURCIO Chair Richmond County Conservative Party

David Mario Curcio worked this year to ensure that his party-backed candidates were

in position to be successful in the November elections. His party endorsed Nicole Malliotakis for Congress in January and also backed Michael Tannousis to replace her in the Assembly. Both won their races, and the party secured enough votes to stay on the ballot in New York next year.

57 JENNIFER GRAY-BRUMSKINE Chair Staten Island Liberian Community Association

While immigration policy debates often focus on Latinos, Jennifer GrayBrumskine has been drawing attention to the challenges facing thousands of Liberian immigrants in Staten Island, which has the most densely

Gray-Brumskine has been drawing attention to the challenges facing Liberian immigrants.

Allen Cappelli vowed to give Staten Islanders a voice in the city’s property tax reform efforts when the mayor appointed him to an advisory committee in 2018. Early iterations would lower property tax bills for homeowners while raising them elsewhere – but don’t expect tax relief any time soon. The first public hearing in the borough was postponed for months, and the panel’s findings were postponed indefinitely due to coronavirus concerns.

59 THOMAS SCARANGELLO

Staten Island Regional Representative Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Office Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s calm, fact-filled briefings about the state’s response to the coronavirus outbreak made him a national leader in fighting the pandemic. That meant Thomas Scarangello would have to deliver on the state’s commitments to the borough’s 476,000 residents. The governor’s office wouldn’t allow the borough to reopen more quickly than the rest of the city, earning the scorn of protesters, but likely saving lives and keeping people healthy.

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60 RAFFAELE DIMAGGIO Vice President TD Bank

With more than half a dozen bank branches across Staten Island, TD Bank has a significant presence in the borough. Overseeing operations is Raffaelle DiMaggio, the retail market manager for the Queens, Brooklyn and Staten island region, which has a $4 billion in deposits and serves retail consumers and small businesses. Now a vice president, DiMaggio has been with TD Bank for more than 17 years.

61 JOSEPH FERRARA & WINTHROP WHARTON

Principal; Executive Director BFC Partners Like so many other business leaders during the pandemic, Joseph Ferrara shifted shopping at Empire Outlets outdoors over the summer.

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Joseph Ferrara and Winthrop Wharton had to temporarily shutter Empire Outlets from March to June. Undeterred, Empire Outlets offered outdoor shopping this summer, and BFC Partners is plowing ahead with other projects, including a 12-story mixed-use building and a new rental development on Wave Street in Stapleton. But the mall is still struggling to repay an $8.5 million Economic Development Corporation loan.

62 JIM EASLEY

General Manager Staten Island Mall Jim Easley was forced to close the Staten Island Mall in March when the governor announced indoor portions of malls would shutter to curb the spread of the coronavirus. He put in place sanitizing stations and fewer food court tables and lobbied to reopen in July, but instead waited an agonizing six months to

Regional banks will be essential for lending once people are ready to get back to work. welcome customers back. Two new restaurants, a new discount store, and festive Christmas displays will greet shoppers this month.

for 10.7 million square feet in the second quarter.

63 GAIL CASTELLANO

Regional Executive Richmond County Savings Bank With unemployment rising rapidly, small businesses shuttered, and many unsure of when they’ll get their next paycheck, the Richmond County Savings Bank is keeping its regular hours to help borough residents ride out the pandemic. Regional banks like Gail Castellano’s RCSB will be essential for lending once cases dwindle and people are ready to get back to work. Last year, she was named a New York state Senate Woman of Distinction.

64 FRANK NASO

Chair Building Industry Association of New York City Frank Naso and the city’s home builders have weathered plenty of storms, including the 2008 recession and Superstorm Sandy. Naso and other builders put their development projects on pause as Gov. Andrew Cuomo halted nonessential construction sites while the city sought to stave off COVID-19. But construction returned to pre-COVID-19 levels by June, and the borough posted a respectable 86 building filings

65 JAMES PRENDAMANO

Managing Director Casandra Properties James Prendamano has been developing new waterfront condos on Bay Street and promoting the North Shore for investment while touting the steady rise of single-family home prices. The coronavirus outbreak slowed sales and led Casandra to shift to virtual open houses in the spring, but listings and sales jumped once the fall arrived. In the meantime, Prendamano received praise for funding a negative pressure room to stop the airborne spread at Staten Island University Hospital.

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Cesar Vargas is an immigration attorney and activist.

Jewish Community Center of Staten Island earlier this year, she became the first woman to lead the organization. The nonprofit, which has four locations across the borough, offers programs for young children, teens, seniors and people with disabilities. Lender takes over from David Sorkin, who spent decades working in Jewish community centers.

MIKE ASSENZA

Chair Staten Island Chamber of Commerce Staten Island’s restaurants, bars and small businesses have faced a cataclysmic loss of revenue as the pandemic continues to rage. Mike Assenza, the chamber’s chair since January 2019, is planning on providing a panoply of resources for businesses and directed $10 million in state aid to North Shore merchants; meanwhile, South Shore stores are reaching a breaking point following several burglaries and acts of vandalism.

70 JOHN AMODIO

Chair Score Staten Island

immigrants, the Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump’s plan to end DACA in the June decision.

Small businesses that temporarily closed and lost revenue during the coronavirus pandemic will need assistance to get back on their feet. That’s where accountant John Amodio comes in. Score has the resources to develop a business plan, give advice and navigate a difficult economy. Amodio has led the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce, Staten Island Rotary Foundation, and S.I. Community Fund, so it’s safe to say he knows pretty much everybody in the borough.

ORIT LENDER

FRANK MORANO

67 STEVEN KLEIN

President and CEO Northfield Bancorp

BFC PARTNERS; PETER GAMBINO; BRI ELLEDGE

Under Steven Klein, Northfield Bancorp kept its mission to invest in the Staten Island community and support local businesses and charities. Northfield took a gamble to solidify the bank’s standing over the long term by offering to acquire Victory State Bank for $62.9 million in stock, but the shareholder vote was postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. By June, the merger was approved and Klein welcomed VSB’s Raffaele Branca to the team.

68 CESAR & CARLOS VARGAS Activists

Cesar Vargas is a nationally recognized immigration attorney, thanks to his successful fight to become the first undocumented immigrant admitted to the bar in New York. Vargas, who has since

gained permanent citizenship thanks to his marriage to La Colmena’s Yesenia Mata, last year followed through on a lifelong dream of joining the military. Vargas and Mata also held a fundraising marathon from St. George to Tottenville that collected $1,600 for essential worker meals. Cesar’s brother, Carlos Vargas, is also a trailblazer. An organizer with Make the Road New York, an immigrant advocacy group, Carlos was a plaintiff in a pivotal immigration case before the U.S. Supreme Court. In a reprieve for undocumented

CEO Joan & Alan Bernikow Jewish Community Center of Staten Island When Orit Lender was promoted to be the CEO of the Joan & Alan Bernikow

Carlos Vargas was a plaintiff in a pivotal immigration case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Host, “The Other Side of Midnight” TalkRadio 77 WABC Frank Morano’s wedding was one of Staten Island’s hottest events last year. Morano’s nuptials to Rachel O’Brien drew an array of political dignitaries and personalities; where else would Curtis Sliwa and John A. Gotti cross paths? Morano has a new political party now, Serve America Movement, after the Reform Party fizzled. You can hear him on WABC-AM on Sundays from 7-9 p.m. and weekdays from 1-5 a.m.

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75 RAFFAELE BRANCA

President and CEO Victory State Bank

Edwina Martin is Staten Island’s public administrator.

72 LOU TOBACCO

CEO Monsignor Farrell High School Lou Tobacco, named CEO of Monsignor Farrell last year, spent $4.7 million modernizing the Catholic secondary school over the past six months. That includes science lab suites, STEM centers, a new learning commons, and new bocce courts throughout the 18-acre campus. The renovations earned the blessing of Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who toured the space in October. Tobacco has managed a hybrid reopening to accommodate students amid the pandemic.

73 DENIS HUGHES

Senior Operating Partner Stonepeak Infrastructure Denis Hughes retired from the AFL-CIO a decade ago and served as a chair of the

New York Federal Reserve Bank’s board of directors before joining Stonepeak, an infrastructure-focused private equity firm. Hughes is supporting the firm’s government and labor relations arm, and could be in position to help guide billions of dollars in new infrastructure funding to New York under a Biden administration eager to invest in transit, roads, and tunnels.

74 VINCENT CALAMIA

Board Member NYC Health + Hospitals The city’s hospitals went into crisis mode in March facing a severe shortage of personal protective equipment, ventilators and a lack of test kits to combat coronavirus. Dr. Vincent Calamia and other board members sounded alarms about the shortages as hospital staffers heroically treated COVID-19 patients. Hospitals have since upgraded their facilities with cameras, improved air filtration, and expanded ICU space that

Raffaele Branca’s Victory State Bank has been there for Staten Island families in both lean times and times of plenty. Residents and small business owners will likely need loans and credit to once again get back on their feet after the last shelter-in-place orders are lifted. The bank, which opened its sixth branch in August, kept its branches open but has curtailed evening hours and shifted Saturdays to drivethrough only to limit face-toface contact and maintain social distancing.

76 RAFET AWAD

Special Projects Lieutenant NYPD Patrol Borough Staten Island Staten Island is home to a lot of cops, but Rafet Awad may be the most personable, public-facing representative of the NYPD in the borough. The community-minded lieutenant shows up wherever you need him, including the Council of Jewish Organizations of Staten Island events and Shomrim bike rides, hosting a Let’s Paws for Earth Day pet adoption event in West Brighton, and mingling with

stakeholders at Harmony Day at Clove Lakes.

77 EDWINA MARTIN

Richmond County Public Administrator In January 2019, Edwina Martin took office as Staten Island’s public administrator, a role in which she handles estates when a person dies with no will. Martin, the first Black woman in the post, was formerly deputy chief of staff to New York City Council Member Debi Rose. Martin was backed by the Staten Island Advance for a Civil Court judgeship last fall, but narrowly lost.

78 KATIA GORDON

Staten Island Director of Regional and Community Affairs Con Edison When a fire occurred in a Grant City substation last summer, 2,000 households in the borough lost power. Katia Gordon helped Con Edison hook up its customers and install a new large-scale battery to provide electricity for 37,000 customers. Gordon has helped navigate the virus – meter readings and installations were suspended after a positive test case – while honoring future high school entrepreneurs in August.

Awad may be the most personable publicfacing representative of the NYPD in the borough.

EDWINA MARTIN

will be needed to handle the rising number of cases in the borough.

MONSIGNOR FARRELL HIGH SCHOOL With pride, the Board of Trustees, administration, faculty, staff, students, parents, and alumni congratulate distinguished alumnus and Monsignor Farrell High School President

Lou Tobacco on being named to the Power 100 and for being a true example of our motto, Vir Fidelis, a faithful man.

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JACQUELINE FILIS

DAVID BARRY

Executive Director YMCA Counseling Service on Staten Island Jackie Filis and her YMCA staffers have worked fervently to educate the public about substance use disorders – it was even a theme at their anniversary celebration. They have worked to treat drug addiction across the borough even during the pandemic, which forced the YMCA’s temporary closure across all five boroughs in March. The borough’s YMCAs provided child care as parents went back to work, although its Broadway branch hasn’t been able to restart member services.

Jackie Filis combats substance use at the YMCA.

President Ironstate Development The Hoboken-based developer had a soft spot for Stapleton when he opened his $275 million twin apartment site Urby Staten Island in 2016. David Barry’s 571-unit complex received a $132.9 million loan from Fannie Mae last year and is roughly 95% rented, although it took longer to become economically stable than Barry would have preferred. With the coronavirus continuing to rage, Barry hopes New Yorkers choose the borough’s increasingly urbane lifestyle over the suburbs.

80 LYNDA RICCIARDONE

Commissioner Staten Island Parks Department Lynda Ricciardone has one of the most fun jobs on Staten Island. She gets to celebrate groundbreakings of new projects like the new playground at I.S. 51 and a sensory playground for autistic children in Huguenot while greenlighting millions to upgrade athletic fields at Bloomingdale Park and the Greenbelt Recreation Center. Her parks are a refuge for Staten Islanders who have needed a socially distant place to unwind during the pandemic.

82 JANET DUGO

Project Manager Downtown Staten Island Commercial District Change to the borough’s North Shore happens slowly, but Janet Dugo hopes the passage of the Bay Street rezoning could spur more

Parks Commissioner Lynda Ricciardone has one of the most fun jobs in Staten Island.

development. Dugo helped revitalize the North Shore’s commercial corridors, which has led to transit-based residential projects like The Accolade and Urby Staten Island sprouting up from Bay Street. The corridor still lacks open space, but the North Shore is getting $10 million in state revitalization funds amid the pandemic.

83 FRANK SILLER

Chair and CEO Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation Frank Siller’s work raising money – including $1 million from UFC fighter Conor McGregor and $100,000 from Mets ballplayer Pete Alonso – and delivering a million face masks and gowns to first responders was recognized by President Donald Trump in May. But Siller also ensured that September 11th’s annual tribute of light would happen

despite initially being canceled, and that names would be read out loud near the site with safety protocols in place.

84 SAMIR FARAG

Founder Museum of Maritime Navigation and Communication Samir Farag discovered his love for the high seas after starting a company that sells and repairs communication devices for shipping companies. The businessman and engineer founded the Museum of Maritime Navigation and Communication with the aim of preserving local maritime history. But his work in the borough’s charitable sector extends to Score and the Staten Island Rotary Foundation, which awarded $15,000 to high school students this summer.

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PHILIP GUARNIERI

DEMETRIUS CAROLINA

Philip Guarnieri’s Empire State Bank had been growing nicely in the past year and announced plans in February to open a new loan production office in Bloomfield. But the bank quickly pivoted to helping small businesses stay afloat when the pandemic struck. By April, Guarnieri ensured the bank gave out 305 Paycheck Protection Program loans worth $34 million, about 60% of which went to Staten Island businesses and nonprofits.

The Rev. Demetrius Carolina Sr.’s social services nonprofit, which was founded over a quarter century ago, bills itself as the only minorityrun organization of its kind in Staten Island. The Central Family Life Center was awarded a major contract for an anti-gun violence program in 2014. Carolina is also the pastor at First Central Baptist Church and an educator who helped launch the Eagle Academy for Young Men of Staten Island.

SEBASTIAN ANGELICO

YAAKOV LEHRFIELD

CEO Empire State Bank

Founder and Chair Emergency Children’s Help Organization

JANET DUGO; YMCA OF GREATER NEW YORK; STEVEN WHITE

Annadale resident Sebastian Angelico founded his nonprofit in 2008 to provide financial assistance to families in need. A dozen years later, ECHO donated half a million dollars to build a pediatric emergency wing at Staten Island University Hospital, distributed $2.1 million in grants to underserved children, and hosted an annual Christmas event bringing Santa to scores of children. Angelico’s efforts will be needed once more as the borough battles the coronavirus over the coming months.

87 MOHAMMAD KHALID

Executive Director Central Family Life Center

Rabbi Young Israel of Staten Island

Mohammad Khalid runs the Iron Hills Civic Association.

Staten Island.” Originally from Pakistan and president of the Pakistani Civic Association, Khalid mended rifts after 9/11. As president of the Iron Hills Civic Association, the wellconnected dentist speaks out about downed electrical wires, car thefts and other quality of life issues in Todt Hill and Dongan Hills Colony.

88 TEDDY ATLAS

President Iron Hills Civic Association

Founder and Chair Dr. Theodore Atlas Foundation

In February, Rep. Max Rose took to the House floor to honor Dr. Mohammad Khalid as a “cultural ambassador on

When Staten Island was struggling to fight COVID-19 this spring, Teddy Atlas marshaled his foundation’s

resources to deliver 1,000 hams to borough families over Easter. The famed boxing trainer and philanthropist continued helping his neighbors during the pandemic by distributing 350 backpacks and making a $5,000 donation to six schools that reopened. Atlas was even able to host his annual junior golf tournament in September after it was initially delayed by COVID-19.

Under Rabbi Lehrfield’s leadership, Young Israel of Staten Island has become the center for Modern Orthodox life in the borough. The congregation had been looking forward to its 53rd annual dinner and comedy celebration several days after Purim, but the coronavirus outbreak at Young Israel of New Rochelle forced many synagogues to postpone religious gatherings. Meanwhile, the shul is coordinating meals and held a Passover food drive for those in need during the outbreak.

Atlas marshaled his foundation to deliver 1,000 hams to borough families over Easter.

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Kukiqi has found his life’s calling in encouraging different faiths to work together.

TAHIR KUKIQI

Vice President Albanian Islamic Cultural Center Tahir Kukiqi has found his life’s calling in encouraging different faiths to work together as well as educating Americans about Islam. He’ll have that opportunity after former Police Commissioner James O’Neill named him the city’s newest Muslim police chaplain last September. The community-minded cleric has served on the department’s Muslim Advisory Council, organized food drives to send halal meat to a Stapleton food pantry, and expressed solidarity with George Floyd demonstrators.

92 MENDY MIROCZNIK

President Council of Jewish Organizations Staten Island Passover and High Holiday services went virtual in the pandemic, but that doesn’t mean the Jewish community didn’t come together for the holidays. Mendy Mirocznik coordinated family Seders and helped synagogues

follow COVID-19 protocols and keep capacity at 25% during the summer’s Phase 2 reopening. He also ensured COJO volunteers strictly adhere to Department of Health guidance for halting viral spread during activities like its annual Rosh Hashanah food drive.

93 DOREEN CUGNO

President and CEO St. George Theatre The borough’s premier arts landmark has brought joy to thousands of New Yorkers since 2004, when Doreen Cugno and her family rescued the 90-year-old theater from being torn down. Today, live entertainment venues, including St. George Theatre, have struggled mightily during the pandemic and are in desperate need of federal aid. Cugno postponed 130 events including a 90th-anniversary gala that was pushed to this fall, although she has scheduled holiday photo shoots to make up for lost revenue.

94 VICTORIA MUNRO

Executive Director Alice Austen House

Victoria Munro runs the homestead of trailblazing feminist photographer Alice Austen.

The Alice Austen House is one of the borough’s most compelling landmarks and preserves the homestead of a trailblazing feminist photographer. Victoria Munro deserves much of the credit for its continued vitality. The grounds closed to the

public during the pandemic, but the house received a $40,000 grant from New York Community Trust, and $113,000 from the federal CARES Act to stabilize operations and allow virtual tours.

95 MORIA CAPPIO

Vice President of Early Childhood Programs Children’s Aid Society After schools and pre-K programs closed in March due to the pandemic, Moria Cappio and her Children’s Aid Society colleagues reached out to families to support their needs. Her organization provided transportation and computer equipment, ensured its health centers are ready to test children with symptoms, and assisted with the reopening of early childhood programs in schools this fall.

96 MARCELLO SCIARRINO Principal Island Auto Group

Marcello Sciarrino’s dealership has been a key player in borough philanthropy. A Roseville woman won a $4,000 shopping prize at Empire Outlets, and a Staten Island hospital’s cancer center received $2,500 this year from the dealership. Sciarrino, who had to lay off employees during the outbreak, also offered loaner vehicles to first responders and mobilized auto dealers to deliver 50,000 masks for people in need.

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A affiliation in November after 21 years on Staten Island. Will Smith called the Yankees’ decision to sever ties “unacceptable” and claimed he didn’t know what happened until reading social media. Now borough leaders will be searching for a new team or use to fill the Richmond County Bank Ballpark.

100 Chef Peter Botros pivoted his fine dining kingdom to takeout amid the pandemic.

AVI GVILI

Chair Staten Island Independence Party

FRANK SQUICCIARINI

PETER BOTROS

WILL SMITH

Frank Squicciarini led Staten Island’s Community Education Council 31 for one year but was an active member since 2007. He worked closely with Michael Reilly, who led the council before being elected to the Assembly, and with politicians in both parties. Last year, the former NYPD sergeant began a brief stint on the city Department of Education’s Citywide Council on High Schools, and now advocates for students and parents as a private citizen.

Peter Botros built a fine dining kingdom thanks to popular destinations like Stone House before the coronavirus forced the closure of Kim Cooks & Caters. Botros and his partners pivoted to providing takeout and reopening Stone House and Rustic Pizza and Pasteria with plenty of outdoor dining space. Botros is even looking at reviving Golden’s Deli, but a possible rollback of indoor dining has him concerned.

Educational Safety Advocate

Chef and Owner Stone House

President and Operating Partner Staten Island Yankees Major League Baseball struck out when Commissioner Rob Manfred restructured its minor league programs this summer and the New York Yankees shockingly ended their single

The multitalented, multifaceted politico isn’t just known for endorsing candidates as head of the borough’s Independence Party. Avi Gvili is also a writer, computer science educator and book publisher who is currently tinkering with his STEM YouTube channel that could be used for distance learning. But the Independence Party is set to lose its official party status after it failed to meet a higher state vote threshold to stay on the ballot.

Smith called the Yankees’ decision to end their single-A affiliation “unacceptable.”

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Notice of Formation of Aeon Global Asset Management, LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/7/20. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to Corporate Services Co, 80 State St, Albany, NY 12207. Principle business address: 144 E. 44th Str, Gound Fl,NY, NY 10017. Purpose: any lawful act. Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: EVIDENCE OF THINGS LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 7/6/2020. 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 Danielle Connelly, 175 Putnam Ave. Apt. 1 Brooklyn, NY, 11216. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose. Pyron LLC filed Arts. of Org. with the Sectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;y of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/11/2020. Office: NY 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 LLC, 225 Bennett Ave, #6J, NY, NY 10040. Purpose: any lawful act.

Notice of Formation of Envirogy LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/18/20. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of the process against LLC to Jaros Baum & Bolles, 80 Pine Street, 12th Fl, New York, NY 10005. Purpose: any lawful act. Notice of Formation of Deco Tot, LLC filed with SSNY on February 12, 2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 2585 Broadway, Box 107, New York, NY, 10025. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Qualification of J Neidich Holdings, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/28/20. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/24/20. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 121 West 10th St., NY, NY 10011. Address to be maintained in DE: 838 Walker Rd., Ste 21-2, Dover, DE 19904. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Sisko Law PLLC. Filed with SSNY on 9/25/20. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail copy to: 350 7th St, Apt A3, Brooklyn, NY 11215. Purpose: any lawful.

Notice of Formation of 688 6TH AVE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/21/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 128 44th Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11232. Any lawful purpose

Notice of Formation of 2525 MANAGEMENT LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/6/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2525 E 14th St Brooklyn, NY, 11235. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of ELECTRICIAN NYC LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/6/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1644 East 14th Street Suite 2 Brooklyn, NY, 11229. Any lawful purpose.

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INSIDE MASSAGE THERAPY PLLC, a Prof. LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/21/2020. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 200 East End Avenue #1B, NY, NY 10128. Purpose: To Practice The Profession Of Massage Therapy. Notice of Formation of Extended Brick Properties, LLC filed with SSNY on October 7, 2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 203 Hart street, Brooklyn, NY 11206. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Qualification of RESONANCE STORES LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/17/20. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/03/20. Princ. office of LLC: Pier 59, Chelsea Piers, NY, NY 10011. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Resonance Companies, Inc. at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of the State of DE, Div. of Corps., PO Box 898, Dover, DE 19903. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of 49 BOGART STREET LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/27/1999 .Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2182 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11210. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of GLENNJEFFREY QOF LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/22/20. Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 1185 Park Ave., 12d New York, NY, 10128.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of LSR PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/27/16.Office location: Cayuga SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 6 Hummingbird Way Port Byron, NY, 13140. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of PRECIOUS LITTLE HANDS CHILDCARE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/2/20. Office location: Orange SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 21 Petersen Ct., Middletown, NY, 10941. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of TAYLOR TIMBER CO II, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/25/20. Office location: Oneida SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 6455 Stokes-Westernville Rd., Lee Center, New York, 13363. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of Sisko Law PLLC filed with SSNY on 9/25/20. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail copy to: 350 7th St, Apt A3, Brooklyn, NY 11215. Purpose: practice of law. Notice of Formation of ANNAPOLIS VENTURES LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/16/20.Office location: Erie SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 6385 Boston State Road, Lot 11, Hamburg, NY, 14075Any lawful purpose.

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615 East 104 Holdings LLC. Authority filed SSNY 09/01/20. Office: NY Co. LLC formed DE 9/1/20. Exists in DE: c/o National Registered Agents, Inc., 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. SSNY designated agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served & mail to: 1 State St., 32nd Fl., NY, NY 10004. Cert of Formation Filed: Secy. of State, Corporation Dept., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover DE 19901. General Purpose. 64 Kinston Holdings LLC, name amended to: 64 Kingston Holdings LLC. Authority filed SSNY 09/01/20. Office: NY Co. LLC formed DE 9/1/20. Exists in DE: c/o National Registered Agents, Inc., 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. SSNY designated agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served & mail to: 1 State St., 32nd Fl., NY, NY 10004. Cert of Formation Filed: Secy. of State, Corporation Dept., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover DE 19901. General Purpose. 2514 Albermarle Holdings LLC, name amended to: 2514 Albemarle Holdings LLC. Authority filed SSNY 09/01/20. Office: NY Co. LLC formed DE 9/1/20. Exists in DE: c/o National Registered Agents, Inc., 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. SSNY designated agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served & mail to: 1 State St., 32nd Fl., NY, NY 10004. Cert of Formation Filed: Secy. of State, Corporation Dept., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover DE 19901. General Purpose. Dylan Armstrong Marketing LLC Filed 8/20/20 Office: New York Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 122 East 42nd Street, Suite #1507, New York, NY 10168-1599 Purpose: all lawful

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Notice of Qual. of CPG VINTAGE ACCESS FUND IV, LLC. A u t h . filed with SSNY on 10/13/20. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 10/9/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 805 Third Avenue, New York, New York, 10022. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of: Start 2 Finish Trucking LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/15/19. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 100 Dehaven Drive., Yonkers, NY 10703. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. WILDFLOW3R, LLC filed with SSNY on September 9, 2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 82 Irving Place, 1B, NY, NY 10003. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Wesley Keith Mullings and Laura Mae Thorpe announce the birth of their son Emmanuel James Thorpe at 12:04pm on Friday, the 7th day of March, 2008. Emmanuel James was born at Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester (Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital) in New Rochelle, New York. Emmanuel James joins his brother, Isaiah Keishon Mullings at three years old. Emmanuel James was inches 17.5 inches long and 6 pounds, 3 ounces. Emmanuel James’s maternal grandparents are Laura Mae Thorpe and James Thorpe of Mount Vernon, New York. Emmanuel James’s paternal grandparents are Diana Ligon (Dixon) Christmas and Richard Frederick Christmas of Roselle, New Jersey, and Wesley James Mullings of Orange, New Jersey.

Notice of Qualification of CALIBRANT HARRISBURG III, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/13/20. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/24/20. Princ. office of LLC: 125 W. 55th St., NY, NY 10019. 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, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of JASF HOLDINGS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/27/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 9 Prospect Park West, Unit #11c, Brooklyn, NY, 11215. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 4216 8th AVE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/17/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 4216 8th Ave Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 8501 21 AVE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/15/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 4216 8TH Ave Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Qual. of Calmo LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 9/24/20. Office location: Putnam. LLC formed in DE on 9/24/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 25 Chestnut Street, Cold Spring, Ny, 10516. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of ARJAY PROPERTIES, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/8/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 26 Court Street Suite 1200, Brooklyn, NY, 11242. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of BE AS WATER, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/13/20. Office location: Ulster SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 51 Grey Mouse Rd. Saugerties, NY, 12477. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of CHERA HARLEM MEMBER, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/8/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 26 Court St. Ste 1200, Brooklyn, NY, 11242. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of MTH BAKERY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/5/20. Office location: Westchester SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to Attention: C/O H&H Bagels Group, Inc. 1551 2nd Avenue New York, NY, 10028. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of EPW SPORTS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/17/20. Office location New York SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 210 East 68th Street Apt. 5g New York, NY 10065. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of RTF PROPERTIES LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/1/20. Office location Fulton SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1205 Soda Canyon Road Napa, CA, 94558. Any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Peppercat Provisions LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/12/2020. Office location: NEW YORK County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 570 W 204 St, Unit 2E, New York, NY 10034. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of Gustave Piche, LLC filed with SSNY on August 3, 2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 115 E 9th St. New York, NY 10003. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of Wynn Smiley, LLC filed with SSNY on August 6, 2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 67 W 73rd St Apt 3A, New York, NY 10023. Purpose: any lawful act or activity Notice of Formation of Tailor-Made Trivia, LLC filed with SSNY on October, 14, 2020. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 477 Midwood St., Apt. 1, Brooklyn, NY 11225. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of NIKOLOZ MAKHATADZE, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/3/20.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 600 Mamaroneck Avenue # Harrison, New York, 10528.Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of FLIGHT OF FANCY REALTY GROUP LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/8/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 12 Park St Brooklyn, Ny, 11206. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of ZABU ENTERTAINMENT LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/27/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 8752 19TH ST., Brooklyn, NY, 11214. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of THE PINK TABLE NYC LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/14/20. Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to PO BOX 140496 Staten Island, NY, 10314. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of LIQUID BASS PRODUCTIONS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/20/19. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 88-15 70TH Drive Floor 1 Forest Hills, New York, 11375. Any Lawful Purpose. Notice of Formation of MIGLIONICO HOLDINGS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/9/20. Office location: Orange SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 78 Holmes Road Newburgh, NY, 12550. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of SPREADS BAKERY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/5/20. Office location: Westchester SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to Attention: C/O H&H Bagels Group, Inc, 1551 2nd Avenue New York, Ny, 10028.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of GOOD SOLES IMPORTER INC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/25/2020. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of CORP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 350 3RD AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY 11232. Purpose: any lawful purpose. Notice of Qual. of DECISIVE POINT GROUP, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 9/24/20. Office location: Putnam. LLC formed in DE on 8/28/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 25 Chestnut Street, Cold Spring, NY, 10516. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose Notice of Formation of Breadcrumb Labs, LLC filed with SSNY on September 28, 2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 90 State Street Suite 700 Office 40, Albany NY 12207. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of MRHR Consulting, LLC filed with SSNY on September 21, 2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 601 West 41 Street Suite 8E New York, NY 10036 . Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of Elle Jones Casting Company, LLC filed with SSNY on August 3, 2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 27 W 60th St #20503, New York, NY 10023. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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Notice of Auction 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 starting on November 6, 2020 and end on November 17, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. to satisfy unpaid rent and charges on the following accounts: Contents of rooms generally contain misc. #216-Henry Jackson; 2 ladders, 1 hand truck, 13 plastic containers, 1 toolbox, 5 boxes, 1 black bag, 1 luggage, pack of water and 2 milk crates #3900-John McFaddin; 7 toolboxes, microwave, bike, speaker, air conditioner, amps, bags, 5 + boxes, metal locker #3904-Jorge Hernandez; 2 rugs, folding chair, soccer ball, gulf clubs, 1-instrument case, 2-small speakers, 1 duster, 7+ bags, 1-floating pool toy, 3 boxes, 1 leather bag. #4604-1-Borjou Gudarzi; 1- file cabinet, 30 boxes, 1 round bucket, small tv #6120-Daddo Bogich; 1 box filled with wheels, 1 ladder, 2x4 metal uprights, 4x8 wood boards 4ft. assorted wood boards 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.

LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM Notice of Formation of Tailor-Made Trivia, LLC filed with SSNY on October, 14, 2020. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 477 Midwood St., Apt. 1, Brooklyn, NY 11225. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of Aker Management, LLC filed with SSNY on September 29th, 2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 354 East 91st Street, Suite 1802 New York NY 10128. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM Notice of Formation of Muna Creative Collective, LLC filed with SSNY on September, 28 2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 1240 Lexington Ave apt 51, NY NY 10028. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of Redmond & Finn, LLC filed with SSNY on September 2, 2020. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 33 Cambridge Place, Brooklyn, NY 11238. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Qual. of CORCORAN BK LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 10/7/20. Office location: Kings. LLC formed in DE on 9/25/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 600 Mamaroneck Avenue #400., Harrison, New York, 10528. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of DLawson and Company LLC filed with SSNY on October 8, 2020. Office: Bronx County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 150 East 151st Street, Apt # 2L, Bronx, NY 10451. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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Notice of Formation of MTG Creative Group LLC filed with SSNY on October 19,2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 113 E Centre St, Unit 4001 Nutley, NJ 07110. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of MTG Creative Group LLC filed with SSNY on October 19,2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 113 E Centre St, Unit 4001 Nutley, NJ 07110. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Qualification of CALIBRANT MAKO, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/13/20. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/24/20. Princ. office of LLC: 125 W. 55th St., NY, NY 10019. 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, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1332187 FOR LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL 4, GATE 5 JAMAICA, NY 11430. QUEENS COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. AIR INDIA LIMITED

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Notice of Formation of BROOKLYN COLLECTIBLES LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/21/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 9 Plaza St West, Brooklyn, NY, 11217. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of K & R UTILITIES, LLC. .Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 03/07/19. Office location: ALLEGANY SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 110 Genesee St., Ste 380a Auburn, NY, 13021. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of S.BUZZ GROUP LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/16/20. Office location Greene SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 550 Vanderbilt Ave., Apt. 811 Brooklyn, NY, 11238. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of EXPERIMENT STATION 10516, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on10/20/20. Office location: Putnam SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 7 Masonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Island Road, #1 Mystic, CT, 06355. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of MADISON HILLS SERVICES LLC LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 10/14/20. Office location: Hamilton. LLC formed in CA on 5/22/19. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 12340 Seal Beach Blvd, Ste B#414 Seal Beach, CA, 90740. Arts. of Org. filed with CA SOS. 12340 Seal Beach Blvd, Ste B#414 Seal Beach, CA, 90740. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of SOLEDAD CANYON REAL ESTATE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/26/20.Office location: Westchester SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 42 E. 20th St, Apt. 7d, New York, NY, 10003.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of FATEHA INTERNATIONAL LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/13/19. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1472 43rd St, Ste B2 Brooklyn, New York, 11219. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of FIR FIDELIS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/22/20. Office location: Orange SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 137 Big Island Road, Warwick, New York, 10990. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of JOE GARRONE FITNESS LLCArts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/6/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1273C Bay Ridge Ave Brooklyn, NY, 11219. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Qual. of ROYAL WOODCRAFT LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 9/28/20. Office location: KINGS. LLC formed in DE on 9/22/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 90 State St. Albany, NY 12207. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Form. of MSAP 16 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/23/20. Office location: Albany SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 444 Washington St Rensselaer, NY, 12144. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of OKM ENTERPRISE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/29/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 7406 13TH Ave Brooklyn, NY, 11228. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of PENTAGON MANAGEMENT LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/17/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 953 68th St, Brooklyn, NY, 11219. Any lawful purpose. Notice Of Formation of S & R ACHIEVEMENT LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/13/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 3815 15TH Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11218. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of TRYON ENTERPRISES LLC. Arts .Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/9/20. Office location: Fulton SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 4200 State Hwy 30 Suite C, Amsterdam, NY, 12010. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Form. of UTICA MED BUILDING, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/19/20. Office location: Onondaga SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 6308 Fly Road East Syracuse, NY, 13058. Any Lawful Purpose. Notice of Formation of KRISTIN TOFFEY, PHD PSYCHOLOGIST, PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/19/20. Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 200 W 20th Street, Apt #1002 New York, NY, 10011.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of AVANT COMMUNICATIONS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/26/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1854 84th St., 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY, 11214. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of HOMEX NY LLC filed with H&K Consulting Tax Accounting Services on 10/09/2020. Office: NY County. H&K Consulting Tax Accounting Services designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. H&K Consulting Tax Accounting Services shall mail copy of process to LLC: 3000 BRIGHTON 12TH ST AP A5 BROOKLYN NY 11235. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of 7M7 LLC filed with SSNY on October 13, 2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 310 West 20th Street Apt A6 NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of Yojo Management, LLC filed with SSNY on July 30, 2020. Office: Bronx County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 374 East 160th, 1st Floor, Bronx, NY 10461. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of DharmaHound, LLC filed with SSNY on August 20, 2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 374 W 127th ST, 2E, NY, NY 10027. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of CITIZENS MANHATTAN WEST LIQUOR STORE LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/19/20. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of ACTIVE HOUSE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/15/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 353 Ave T, Brooklyn, NY, 11223. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of ALIGNING WITH LOVE ENTERPRISES, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/19/20. Office location ONONDAGA SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 524 Cleveland Boulevard Fayetteville, NY, 13066. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 1836 BH LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/2/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2178 EAST 7 Street Brooklyn, NY, 11223. Any lawful purpose Notice of Formation of ALL STAR DISHWASHING, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/8/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 852 Fulton St Brooklyn, New York, 11238. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of BLUE HORIZON AML LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/16/20. Office location: Westchester SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 507 West 111th Street, Apt. 64, New York, Ny, 10025. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of ELATED VISION MOTORS, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/20/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 100 Quentin Roosevelt Blvd. Ste 210 Garden City, NY, 11530. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Qualification of PARK WEST ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/28/20. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 01/21/05. Princ. office of LLC: 900 Larkspur Landing Circle, Ste. 165, Larkspur, CA 94939. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. #4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Qualification of DecisionQuest, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/21/20. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in California (CA) on 08/09/19. Princ. office of LLC: 21515 Hawthorne Blvd. #720, Torrance, CA 90503. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Cert. of Form. filed with CA Secy. of State, 1500 11th St., Sacramento, CA 95814. Purpose: Any lawful activityAny lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of CVE US EI2 C. MILL, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/20/20. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/14/20. 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 DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 2246 LEE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/30/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2246 86TH Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11214. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Qual. of TANDEM CLINICAL RESEARCH GI LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 10/15/20. Office location: New York. LLC formed in LA on 5/21/19. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 3535 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119. Arts. of Org. filed with LA SOS. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of Gramercy Tower LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/20/20. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C T Corporation System, 28 Liberty St., NY, NY 10005. Purpose: any lawful activities. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1329397 FOR WINE & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY SUNDAY TO SUNDAY CAFE, INC. TO SELL WINE & BEER AT RETAIL IN A RESTAURANT UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 253-257 BROOME STREET a/k/a 88 ORCHARD ST, CITY OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NEW YORK, STATE OF NEW YORK, 10002 FOR ON PREMISES CONSUMPTION. Sunday to Sunday Cafe Inc.

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Notice of Formation ALR Career Consulting LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/23/2020. Office: Richmond County. United States Corporation Agents, Inc. designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, New York 11228. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (“LLC”). Name: Dunn Holdings LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (“SSNY”) on October 22, 2020. N.Y. office location: Kings County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Dunn Holdings LLC, c/o Dunn Development Corp., 589 Sackett Street, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, New York 11217. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. DOMENICA BIZZOCO ATTORNEY AT LAW PLLC, a Prof. LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/02/2020. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 437 Madison Avenue 24th Floor, NY, NY 10022. Purpose: To Practice The Profession Of Law. Notice of Qual. of BRX MCCLELLAN RETAIL LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 8/17/20. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 8/03/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 500 Campus Drive, Ste 400, Florham Park, NJ, 07932-0677. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF AUCITON 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 competitive bidding starting on November 30, 2020 and end on December 11, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. to satisfy unpaid rent and charges on the following accounts: #2S15 – Magnificent Obsessions Ltd: 1- wooden dresser, 2- scaffold towers, several light fixtures, several crates, tools, packing materials, 2- chairs. #4Y10 – Sylvia Tendean: multiple plastic shopping bags, multiple Home Depot boxes, shelving parts, fan, multiple umbrellas, 2-laundry bags, laundry detergent, 2- tool boxes. #9T07 – Nataly Stern: wool jacket, shelving with boxes on the racks, books, boxes, skateboard, framed print, 1 – small box 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. Notice of Qual. of INWD PARK TERRACE WEST APARTMENTS LLC Auth. filed with SSNY on 8/17/20. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 8/03/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 500 Campus Drive, Ste 400, Florham Park, NJ, 07932-0677. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1332173 FOR LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 445 GOLD ST, SPACE MP C-018 BROOKLYN, NY 11201. KINGS COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. MIZNON UWS LLC. Notice of Formation of MSJ Maintenance LLC filed with SSNY on May 6, 2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 2021 Lexington Avenue, Apt 3B, New York, NY 10035. Purpose: General Maintenance and carpentry. Notice of Qualification of BROOK AVE OWNER LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/26/20. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 07/15/20. Princ. office of LLC: 419 Park Ave. South, Ste. 401, NY, NY 10016. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

D&D Moving LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 1/03/2020 Office: Bronx County SSNY has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 1241 Edison Ave, Bronx, NY 10461 Purpose: any lawful purpose

Notice of Qual. of BRX BRIGGS APARTMENTS LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 8/17/20. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 8/3/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 500 Campus Drive, Ste 400, Florham Park, NJ, 079320677. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of BRX INDEPENDENCE APARTMENTS LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 8/17/20. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 8/03/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 500 Campus Drive, Ste 400, Florham Park, NJ, 07932-0677. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Qual. of BRX MORRIS APARTMENTS LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 8/17/20. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 8/03/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 500 Campus Drive, Ste 400, Florham Park, NJ, 07932-0677. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Qual. of BRX VALENTINE APARTMENTS LLC Auth. filed with SSNY on 8/17/20. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 8/03/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 500 Campus Drive, Ste 400, Florham Park, NJ, 079320677. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Qual. of BRX MCCLELLAN APARTMENTS LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 8/17/20. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 8/03/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 500 Campus Drive, Ste 400, Florham Park, NJ, 079320677. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Qual. of BRX PERRY APARTMENTS LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 8/17/20. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 8/03/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 500 Campus Drive, Ste 400, Florham Park, NJ, 07932-0677. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Qual. of BRXUN APARTMENTS LLC Auth. filed with SSNY on 8/17/20. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 8/03/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 500 Campus Drive, Ste 400, Florham Park, NJ, 07932-0677. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Qual. of INWD PARK TERRACE EAST APARTMENTS LLC Auth. filed with SSNY on 8/17/20. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 8/03/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 500 Campus Drive, Ste 400, Florham Park, NJ, 07932-0677. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of GLASS HOUSE FILMS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/02/20. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: the Company, 19 East 88th St., #6A, NY, NY 10128. Purpose: any lawful activities. Notice of Qualification of BROOKHAVEN APARTMENTS OWNER LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/30/20. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 07/17/20. Princ. office of LLC: 419 Park Ave. South, Ste. 401, NY, NY 10016. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Multifamily real estate owner. NOTICE OF FORMATION of Kristina Bermudez Creative Developments LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/16/20. Office location: NY County, SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to 597 Osborn St, Brooklyn NY 11212. Purpose: any lawful act. Notice of Formation of UPPER WEST SIDE CARE, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/27/16.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to ONE GUSTAVE L. LEVY PLACE NEW YORK, NY, 10029. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of SKY I LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/28/2020. Location: Richmond County. SSNY designated as agent for service of process on LLC. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: 483 Nerherland Ave., Staten Island, NY 10303. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1332323 FOR LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 218 AVE A NEW YORK, NY 10009. NEW YORK COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. PUB 218 CORP. Notice of Formation of Creative Wealth Solutions LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/7/2020. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Creative Wealth Solutions LLC, 101-B Fenimore Rd, Mamaroneck NY 10543. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Qual. of SYSTEMS ONCOLOGY LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 10/13/20. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 9/21/16. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 28 Liberty St New York, NY, 10005. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose. Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1326455 for cider, beer, and wine has been applied for by the undersigned to sell cider, beer and wine at retail in a Tavern/Café under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 307 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211 for on premises consumption. Family Project LLC

Notice of formation of Sheroman LLC, a domestic LLC. Arti-c l e s of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on September 22, 2020 with N.Y.S. Office location: Bronx County SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1640 Taylor Ave, Bronx, NY 10460 Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

PUBLIC NOTICE T-Mobile Northeast LLC (T-MOBILE) proposes to modify antenna and equipment atop an existing 130’ water tower, 145’ water tower, 105’ monopole and a 215’ building. These sites are located at 133 Vansant Ave in Island Heights, NH; 19 High St in Allentown, NJ; 21 - 225 Belleville Ave in Bloomfield, NJ; and 295 Park Avenue South, New York City, respectively. Additionally TMO proposes new installations atop an existing 203’ building and an existing 100’ billboard at 244 W 39th St (Manhattan) and 59-17 55th Dr (Queens), respectively. In accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended and the 2005 Nationwide Programmatic Agreement for Review Under the National Preservation Act; Final Rule, T-MOBILE is hereby notifying the public of the proposed undertaking and soliciting comments on Historic Properties which may be affected by the proposed undertaking. Accordingly, if you would like to provide specific information regarding potential effects that the proposed undertaking might have to properties that are listed on or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and located within ½ mile of the above address, please submit the property’s address and your comments to: Charles Cherundolo Consulting, Inc. at 976 Tabor Road, Suite 4B, Morris Plains, NJ 07950 or via email at tcns@cherundoloconsulting.com.

NOTICE OF AUCTION 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 starting on November 30, 2020 and end on December 8, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. to satisfy unpaid rent and charges on the following accounts: Contents of rooms generally contain misc. #816-Angel Crutchfield; 1 cooler, 2 backpacks, plastic bags, 1 duffle bag, sneakers, picture frames. #1221-SAI Contracting Corp; ladder, scaffolding, wires, metals, wood, shovel, shelving, cabinet, broom, dolly, metal boxes #4443-Michael Walter; 2 bookshelves, metal bed frame, small couch, plastic bags, 4 dressers, 6 boxes, 1 table, plastic tote 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.

PUBLIC NOTICE AT&T proposes to modify an existing facility (new tip heights 69.5’) on the building at 43 Essex St, New York, NY (20202107). Interested parties may contact Scott Horn (856-8091202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential effects on historic properties. Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1331574 for liquor, beer, and wine has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor, beer and wine at retail in a Restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 292 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11249 for on premises consumption. Hole in the Wall Williamsburg LLC

Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1314293 for Beer, Wine, Cider, and Liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell Beer, Wine, Cider, and Liquor at retail in a Bistro under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 300 W 116th St, Aka 2149 Frederick Douglass Bl, NEW YORK, NY 10026 for on premises consumption. BLVD BISTRO 116TH STREET, LLC

Notice of Formation of AmiraAmor, LLC filed with SSNY on August 17, 2020. Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 95-117 Ravine Avenue, CL5D, Yonkers, NY 10701. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of 34 PRINCE STREET, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/28/20. Office location: NEW YORK SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 34 Prince St Apt. 2b New York, NY, 10012.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 380 TROUTMAN STREET, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/29/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 378 Troutman St Brooklyn, NY, 11237. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 433 CLOVE ROAD LLCArts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/06/20.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 429 Clove Road, Staten Island, NY, 10310. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of 1021 MCDONALD LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/31/16.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 5014 16th Avenue, #9 Brooklyn, NY, 11204. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of A&A NAZ REAL ESTATE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/9/20.Office location: Onondaga SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 8229 Oswego RD, Liverpool, NY, 13090.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of AB FORWARD LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/3/20. Office location: NEW YORK SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 80 State St, Albany, NY, 12207-2543.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of AMA NEW YORK REALTY LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/28/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 7902 15TH Ave Brooklyn, NY, 11228. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of EIGHT PROJECT MANAGEMENT DESIGN, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/3/20. Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 2653 Frederick Douglass Blvd, Unit 3B, New York, NY, 10030.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of ESNY-IN-BRUCKNER, LLC. Arts .Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/2/20. Office location: Bronx SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 80 State St. Albany, NY, 12207. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of FRANK RENAISSANCE, LLC. .Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/22/20. Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 54 7th Ave South New York, NY, 10014.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of GM3 ART & DESIGN LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/13/20. Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 209 Evergreen St Staten Island, NY, 10308. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of CHERA CONSULTING LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/4/15. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1016 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, NY, 11230. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of JADESTONE SOLUTION LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 03/15/19.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 954 Lexington Ave Ste 2017 Ny, New York, 10021.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of CUSTOM HC SOLUTIONS NY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/18/20. Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 228 East 45th St 12th Floor, New York, NY, 10017.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of JENMATT REALTY, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/15/20. Office location: Nassau SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 434 Old Courthouse Rd New Hyde Park, NY, 11040.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of JGCM REALTY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/16/20. Office location: ESSEX SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 10 White Oak Ct Severna Park, MD, 21146. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of LEVENSON CREATIVE GROUP LLC Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/29/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 145 Washington Ave Brooklyn, NY, 11205. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of NOSTRA GALLERY LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/30/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 222 Clifton Place, Brooklyn, NY 11216. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of REV'IT! ESTORE U.S.A., LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/2/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 275 Conover St, Ste 5p Brooklyn, NY, 11231. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of ROSH RUBIN PROPERTIES LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/10/20.Office location: Westchester SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to Attention: C/O Phillips Nizer LLP 485 Lexington Ave New York, NY 10017.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of SCHWARTZBARD ENTERPRISES LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/23/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2305 East 4th Street Brooklyn, NY, 11223. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of ST JOHNS REALTY GROUP LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/28/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 502 W. Longview Drive, New Albany, NY, 38652. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of CHERA CONSULTING LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/27/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1450 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY, 11216. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of THREE SPOONS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/27/17. Office location: Westchester SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to Attention: Lonn Selbst,200 West St, New York, New York, 10282.Any lawful purpose. 104 W 96 St New York, NY, 10025 Notice of Formation of SNOBETTE, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/6/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 368 Stratford Rd, Brooklyn, NY, 11218. Any lawful purpose.

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LOSERS CHUCK SCHUMER The reelected Democratic leader may or may not be presiding over a 50/50 split Senate come 2021, but man did he have a helluva weekend! Driving around the boroughs, he led sing-alongs, joined outdoor dance parties, and even held up his handy-dandy flip phone to the roaring crowds while on a call with the newly minted president-elect. Can he direct some of that energy toward dealing with Mitch McConnell?

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Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani was nice enough to suggest some venues for when City & State can host in-person events again. There’s the Four Seasons massage therapist at 16th and 1st, the Four Season Cafe on 23rd and 6th, and of course the Four Seasons Nail Spa on 58th and 2nd. Times are tough for small businesses, but any one of them could be a winner next week if they would just start selling branded merch.

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DONALD TRUMP We’ve had a lot of losers on this list over the years, but nobody whose loss inspired an entire city to party in the streets. As soon as Joe Biden emerged victorious, New Yorkers erupted in celebration, blasting music, dancing and literally popping bottles of champagne. After dubbing his hometown a “ghost town,” an “anarchist jurisdiction” and more, locals flipped the script on the Queens native, declaring: “You’re fired!”

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BILL DE BLASIO & CHIRLANE MCCRAY

Cuomo signed the Manhattan state senator’s bill with Latoya Joyner, his bill with Jeffrey Dinowitz, and his bill with Helene Weinstein. Since he had enough bills, Hoylman also found and returned two constituents’ wallets. And that Pfizer vaccine that could save the world? He’s been doing his part as a test subject.

N. NICK PERRY

Democrats can argue about whether Biden or AOC is setting the political pace, but they all got outrun by Perry – who got 99.85% of the vote in his district. That makes him the biggest winner of all in New York City this election, at least in terms of percentage.

Their new effort to remove the NYPD from responding to mental health emergencies is happening in just two unspecified neighborhoods. It’s unclear how much it will cost. It doesn’t even have a name. Plus, the first lady’s initiative to help new moms at risk of postpartum depression got axed. Like so many of the power couple’s good intentions, these plans landed with a splat.

MELISSA FLEISCHUT

The president of the New York State Restaurant Association pushed hard to get indoor dining. But there’s no stopping a pandemic.

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TRANSPORTATION IN SUMMIT DECEMBER 8, 2020 | 1:00PM-4:00PM Up until COVID-19 hit, New York residents relied on its public transportation systems and roads to get everywhere. The world has changed, and this event will discuss how transportation will rebuild and reshape the city and state. It will bring together experts across sectors to assess the current state of New Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s transportation systems, break down recent legislative actions, and look towards the future of all things coming and going in New York.

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