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FEARLESS GIRL, THE BELOVED BRONZE STATUE providing inspiration for empowering women and standing up to the institutions of finance, hasn’t had a break since its debut in lower Manhattan. Measuring only 50 inches tall, the statue of a young girl posing defiantly was first evicted a little more than a year after its installation in 2017 across from Charging Bull, another famous bronze work of art on Broadway. Apparently, crowds of tourists flocking to see both statues created safety concerns. Charging Bull’s creator Arturo Di Modica also objected to having Fearless Girl positioned across from his work. The statue – a marketing tool for its owners State Street Global Advisors that drew criticism for representing corporate feminism – remained as long where it originally was thanks to supporters and politicians like Rep. Carolyn Maloney and then-New York City Public Advocate Letitia James. Ultimately, it was given a more permanent home on Broad Street across from the New York Stock Exchange in 2018. However, the permit that allowed its placement there expired Nov. 29, and now there’s confusion over who exactly has the authority to allow it to stay. Add to that a dispute between Kristen Visbal, who created Fearless Girl, and State Street over the statue’s intellectual rights. Visbal wants to recreate her work in other cities. Both sides, at least, agree the statue should remain where it is. It makes no sense to move Fearless Girl again, especially since it has transcended the controversies that have swirled around it. The statue’s powerful message is not only a boon for lower Manhattan’s tourism and economy, but also for all those who look up to it as an impactful work of art. It’s time to give Fearless Girl the credibility she deserves.

CONTENTS FIRST READ … 4 The week that was

X-FACTOR … 8

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Gov. Kathy Hochul is the big budget unknown

CRIMINAL JUSTICE … 12 Advocates push on despite bail reform fears HOUSING … 14

Is New York ready for good cause eviction?

CLIMATE CHANGE … 18

Democrats want to crack down on fossil fuels

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POWER 75 … 33 Despite GOP gains, progressives are still hopeful about criminal justice reform.

The strategizers behind the pandemic recovery

WINNERS & LOSERS … 58 Who was up and who was down last week

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came on the same day that new state Health Department Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett made her first public appearance on her second day on the job. She offered full-throated support of Hochul’s strategy around the pandemic so far.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Kathy Hochul urged New Yorkers not to panic about the omicron variant.

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About a week after health officials in the United States detected the first case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in the country, Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that New York had found five cases in the state. Four are in the city, while the

fifth is on Long Island in Suffolk County. The news came just hours after a Minnesota man who had recently visited New York City for a well-attended convention tested positive for the variant, prompting concern. Both Hochul and de Blasio urged New Yorkers to remain calm, insisting the news is no need to panic as all five

cases are mild and that both the city and state are prepared to deal with the new variant. They declined to institute new mask mandates even as the overall number of COVID-19 cases rises across the state, but continued to emphasize the importance of getting the vaccine and wearing masks. The news also

– Dr. Mary Bassett, the new state health department commissioner, on dysfunction under thenGov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration, via Politico

TWO MEN AND A BABY The return of spectators to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade also featured the debut of the Star Wars universe’s first balloon: Grogu, aka Baby Yoda. But about a day after New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea flashed smiles with the Jedi inflatable, news of the worrying omicron variant of COVID-19 spread, pulling New York back down to earth about the ongoing pandemic threat.

“I’m going there to pray. I’m going there to do some spiritual cleansing that’s there.” – New York City Mayorelect Eric Adams, on his trip to Ghana, via New York magazine

State Attorney General Letitia James’ office released another trove of transcripts and documents, as well as video interviews, from her office’s investigation into allegations of sexual harassment made against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. She made thousands more pages public, offering further insight into the investigation and, through new documents from his inner circle of advisers, Cuomo’s response to the allegations. Notably, this latest release included investigators’ interview with the former governor’s brother Chris Cuomo, a prominent anchor at CNN. That and new evidence detailing the extent to which he was involved in his brother’s response to the scandal prompted CNN to suspend him indefinitely from the network where he had been hosting a weekday primetime show.

MORE MOVES IN THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR

Rep. Tom Suozzi, a moderate from Long Island, officially jumped

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“We had huge fragmentation in the past, undermining of local health departments in the past. That time is over.”

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into the gubernatorial race, after months of speculation that he would. He pitched himself as a “commonsense Democrat” with significant experience as an executive and a lawmaker willing to work with anyone in order to get things done. A moderate, he’ll likely draw from the same pool of suburban voters as the incumbent Hochul, potentially creating a clearer path forward for progressives like James or New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams. Suozzi also defended Cuomo’s response to the pandemic while criticizing Hochul’s greater deference

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to local officials. Meanwhile, more endorsements rolled in for other candidates. James received the support of Westchester County Executive George Latimer, a significant force in a key suburban county. Hochul also got Westchester endorsements from other county power players, including Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano. In New York City, Williams received the backing from the 504 Democratic Club, a citywide club focused on disability rights, while laying out his first major policy positions on disability and accessibility issues.

With the endorsement of the 504 Democratic Club, gubernatorial candidate Jumaane Williams is raising his profile as an advocate for people with disabilities.

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Cuomo accusers celebrate release of Karen Hinton’s memoir Three of the women who publicly accused former Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual misconduct gathered last Wednesday at a party in downtown Manhattan to celebrate the release of “Penis Politics,” a memoir by Karen Hinton. Hinton – a former press secretary to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and consultant to Cuomo when he was U.S. Housing and Urban Development secretary – released the book and signed copies at Tavern on Reade during an invite-only launch party. Hinton alleged in March that Cuomo gave her a long, unwanted hug, during which he allegedly became sexually aroused, at a Los Angeles hotel in 2000. Ex-Cuomo aides Charlotte Bennett and Lindsey Boylan were also in attendance. Bennett has said the governor asked personal questions about her romantic life and groomed her for sex while she was working in the Executive Chamber last year. Boylan said Cuomo made inappropriate comments about her appearance, along with other sexually suggestive remarks, and gave her an unsolicited kiss in his office in 2018. They were both among

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Transit experts join City & State for a 1 p.m. virtual Transportation Summit, including keynote speaker New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Hank Gutman.

State lawmakers discuss ethics enforcement at a 10 a.m. hearing at 250 Broadway in Manhattan.

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The much-anticipated discussion on ethics reforms was delayed because too many legislators were planning to attend virtually rather than in-person.

the 11 women mentioned in the August report by state Attorney General Letitia James that found his accusers were credible and ultimately led to his resignation weeks later. While Cuomo wasn’t mentioned by name at the book party, there were veiled jabs about his downfall. Hinton joked that she wrote the book “without any state resources,” a reference to findings that Cuomo used Executive Chamber staffers to help work on his pandemic memoir. The crowd of about 60, which included activists, political consultants and Hinton’s husband, attorney Howard Glaser, howled and clapped at the reference. “All of you who made time tonight to come here and speak out (and) not shut up about sexual harassment … I’m so glad to be in your presence,” Hinton said before introducing Boylan and Bennett. “I fully support the work that Karen has done … to support women. It means the world to me, and that’s why I’m here,” Boylan told City & State. “Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men and Power” details Hinton’s struggles with patriarchy and her story of perseverance, starting with her childhood in small-town Mississippi. – Sara Dorn

FRIDAY 12/10 Crypto enthusiasts discuss how New York could become the unofficial capital of virtual currency at an 10 a.m. event at The Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan.

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AROUND THE WORLD WITH ERIC ADAMS By Kim Corona and Caitlin Dorman

Ghana is the latest in a long list of destinations. Since securing the Democratic nomination, Eric Adams has jetted off to three foreign nations and raised some eyebrows back home (initially not disclosing the country in Europe he visited with family, flying on a crypto-billionaire’s private jet even though he supposedly paid for his own air travel). Nothing has risen to the level of Bloomberg being in Bermuda for a snowstorm or de Blasio being in Iowa for a power outage (or even de Blasio eating pizza with a fork in Italy) … yet. After all, he’s still just mayorelect. We catalogued his recent travels as well as his global excursions as Brooklyn borough president.

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After the Somos Conference in Puerto Rico, Adams met with legislative members and business leaders in the Dominican Republic.

Adams traveled to Senegal to mark the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in Virginia, and he signed a sister city agreement.

With 11 NYPD officials, Adams took a trip to Israel to develop “trans-Atlantic partnerships in public safety and economic development.”

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Adams went all the way to China with a small delegation to promote “economic development and tourism” with Brooklyn.

To celebrate winning the Democratic mayoral primary, Adams went to Monaco with his family and lived his best life on a yacht.

Critics were skeptical about the value of promoting “cultural exchange and religious diversity” with an established dictatorship.

Another sister city, and another authoritarian regime! To promote Brooklyn, Adams went to Turkey and signed a sister city agreement.

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GHANA (December 2021) Fresh off getting his COVID-19 booster, Adams headed to Ghana with his family for a weeklong vacation. He told reporters he intended to pray and do some spiritual cleansing there ahead of his inauguration.

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Let’s compare it to 9/11, which is the last real trauma to the city’s commercial market. Where were we a year and a half after 9/11?

A Q&A with Real Estate Board of New York President

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redeveloped over time How have conversions for residential use. helped New York City historically? When did the more The pandemic has recent topic of brought the issue of conversions for conversions to a head, affordable housing but it’s come up in the come up? past as thoughtful policy We started focusing on for a variety of reasons. this, not this past summer, The test case is lower but the summer before. Manhattan. If you go back Mayor Bill de Blasio put to the mid-90s from a together some task forces. commercial business We started calling for it. office perspective, lower I don’t think de Blasio Manhattan was really wanted to take it on taking it on the chin. It had because he had a limited older office buildings that amount of time in office, weren’t very well tenanted and this is going to take from a commercial office a little while to put in point of view. And what place. If you remember happened was they put former Gov. Andrew an incentive program in Cuomo about a year ago, place, 421-g, that in the at our urging, was putting succeeding decades the idea forward, but has really made lower they really couldn’t get Manhattan sort of a it done in the budget for classic urban renaissance a variety of reasons. At success story where 1 12/3/21 AABDC.pdf 10:23 AM the end of the legislative these buildings have been

session, $100 million was devoted to this program called the Housing Our Neighbors with Dignity Act, or HONDA, which we’re not faulting. It’s just very limited in scope. It’s for nonprofits to take older hotels and convert them to supportive housing. There is a need for supportive housing, but with $100 million and the sort of universe for who’s allowed to use it, we think it’ll have limited applicability. So, in your view, what are the next steps for getting these properties repurposed? We’ve got to be mindful of how the city changes over

time. So while 421-g didn’t have an affordable housing requirement, we think it’s important moving forward that if you’re going to have a program for conversions you’re probably going to need some type of incentive to make the math work, that there’s going to be a need for an affordable housing requirement as part of the program as well. This is going to take a lot of coordination between the city and state, because you’re going to need changes both with state law, and you’re going to need changes with city zoning and city regulation. Given the tenor of discussions from Gov. Kathy Hochul, Mayor de

Blasio and Mayor-elect Eric Adams, it’s more likely to happen than not because it looks like they want to work more collegially than we might have seen in the past. How do you see the return to work going for commercial buildings? Let’s compare it to like 9/11, which is the last real trauma to the city’s commercial market. Where were we a year and a half after 9/11? That would have put us into early 2003. The site hadn’t even been cleared. And by the way, they were only starting to fight about what the site would look like. I think we’re in the early innings of this ball game and it’s going to take a while to play out. – Ralph R. Ortega

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SETTING THE AGENDA LOOKING FORWARD TO ALBANY 2022 Every new year is a fresh start in Albany, but this one seems especially so. Gov. Kathy Hochul will unveil her first budget proposal while she competes in a challenging Democratic primary to hang on to her office. There are many open questions this session, but it is clear that the era of Andrew Cuomo, with his arm-twisting and intimidation, is over. It’s time to set a new agenda. In this special section, we explore Hochul’s negotiating position as well as three major issues facing lawmakers this year: criminal justice reform, climate action and eviction prevention.

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Speak softly and carry a big stack The new governor has a lot riding on the annual tradition of getting a spending plan done by April 1.

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HE STATE BUDGET PROCESS has followed a certain routine for the past decade or so. The governor would propose a spending plan in January. Legislators would hold hearings and issue their formal responses weeks later. The two sides then haggled over the details. Political drama sometimes ensued – and then a ginormous spend‑ ing package would pass sometime around the April 1 deadline. The $212 billion budget that passed last spring arrived a few days late and contained nearly a dozen bills that included record spending on schools and an array of policy initiatives ranging from mobile sports betting to COVID‑19 relief aid for undocumented people. Budget negotiations could go a similar way when Gov. Kathy Hochul delivers her first proposed budget next month. Hochul has touted how she wants to work with Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart‑Cousins as part of a wider effort to distance herself from the infamously heavy‑handed governor she once served. That is one reason why budget traditions are likely to contin‑ ue next year. “It’s safe to say that the relationship between the Legislature and the governor is better than it’s been for the last 10 or 11 budgets purely because of the change in the executive,” Democratic political consultant Evan Stavisky said in an interview. “That doesn’t mean the Legislature is going to get every‑ thing they want.” So a lot has changed in state politics over the past year, but a key truth about the state budget process remains the same: Executive influ‑ ence looms large, though it is hardly absolute. How the unexpected incumbent uses her formidable powers as governor will be a key variable in the budget process this year. State lawmakers expect that she will use carrots more than sticks while negotiating a spending plan for the fiscal year that begins April 1. However, controversial issues like raising taxes on the wealthy and bail reform could test her reliance on diplomacy alone in the months before she faces voters in the June 2022 Democratic primary for governor. “I’ll accomplish the goals I need to get done and I will do that with strength,” she told City & State in November. “My first position is to reach out a hand in friendship and collaboration.” Sounds like what one of her famous predecessors once said

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about the twin virtues of speaking softly and carrying a big stick. The stakes are high this year as the economic recovery from COVID-19 continues. Hochul has talked about making “historic” investments in green energy projects, expanding state support for local economic development projects and avoiding tax increases. As governor, Hochul has a huge amount of leverage to get what she wants in the state budget because of a 2004 state court decision that limits how state lawmakers can change the governor’s proposed budget. They cannot add spending proposals of their own, though they can reduce gubernatorial numbers or even eliminate them, which a governor can then block through line-item vetoes. ThenGov. David Paterson expanded this edge by threatening to place his entire budget in temporary spending plans if and when the state budget deadline was missed. That means legislators, to put it simply, face unique disadvantages in the Empire State compared to their counterparts in the federal government or other states. Changing this power dynamic would require going through the yearslong process for amending the state constitution. Democratic lawmakers do have some advantages considering their supermajorities in the Senate and Assembly, but prominent legislators say they expect conflict to be minimal this year compared to when Andrew Cuomo was governor. “She wants to win a new election for herself come June, and so because of that, yes, she wants to make friends,” state Senate Finance Committee Chair Liz Krueger said of Hochul in an interview. “Having said that, I actually think she is surprising people by how much she knows about a large number of topics and how rapidly she is coming to decisions.” Hochul’s recent efforts to become the latest governor vowing to restore Penn Station to its former glory reflects a desire to think big while responding to criticism at the same time, especially when members of the state Senate and Assembly have demonstrated before how they can stymie such efforts. Parole reforms. Gun control. Authorizations for local tax increases. Those are just a few of the topics addressed in the litany of bills Hochul has already signed into law, sometimes after negotiating changes to avoid vetoes and to show she wants to work with, rather than against, the Legislature. State leaders are unlikely to face choic-

es as tough as last budget season. “We talk a lot about how much things have changed in really just the last 12 months,” said Patrick Orecki, director of state studies at the nonpartisan fiscal watchdog Citizens Budget Commission. “This time a year ago, the state was still staring down expectations of about $15 billion a year in lost tax revenues and completely uncertain about what level of federal aid would be delivered.” New York is now $4 billion ahead in meeting revenue projections, according to a midyear budget update released in October by the Hochul administration. Balanced budgets are now expected through fiscal year 2025. The continued growth of state health

“It’s going to be very interesting to see if they actually have the self-control in an election year and not go on a spending spree.” – Peter Warren, Empire Center for Public Policy research director

care spending remains a problem over the long term. Yet, budget experts say the state has plenty of money for now. “It’s going to be very interesting to see if they actually have the self control in an election year not to go on a spending binge,” Peter Warren, research director at the nonpartisan thinktank Empire Center for Public Policy, said in an interview. A shared commitment to maintaining record funding for public schools suggests Hochul, Heastie and Stewart-Cousins are hardly looking to cut state spending anytime soon. Still, history shows how legislators typically push for more spending on social programs and higher taxes compared to former governors like Cuomo, Paterson, Eliot Spitzer and George Pataki. Hochul has a record as a relatively moderate Democrat, and her recent vow to avoid tax increases puts

her at odds with left-leaning legislators who have supported raising taxes on a variety of items – from stock transfers to pied-à-terre apartments to luxury yachts. Lawmakers succeeded last year in raising income tax rates on people making more than $1 million. Hochul has warned that doing so again risks driving rich people out of the state, though some economists have argued such concerns are overblown and current levels of poverty necessitate more state spending. “There are some people who will say: ‘Oh, look, we have all this extra money, why do we need to raise more revenue?’” Jonas Shaende, the chief economist at the liberal Fiscal Policy Institute, said. “We did not address all the needs in the state in the last budget season, so the needs remain.” Ongoing concerns about controversial bail reforms – including recent calls by New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams to give judges more discretion over jailing people pretrial – show how policy matters can cause friction between the governor and state lawmakers with little warning. Exactly where the governor and the legislative supermajorities stand on one issue or another remains in flux. Democratic legislators traditionally huddle in December to discuss their priorities for the upcoming budget, but their ultimate plans depend on the State of the State address that Hochul is expected to deliver sometime in the latter half of January. That is when she will detail how she wants to make good on getting big things done at a critical point in the state’s history. COVID-19 cases are again surging, and a new variant of the coronavirus has revived concerns about whether the economic recovery will continue. Republicans meanwhile have won some recent elections in Long Island by campaigning on how an ongoing increase in violent crime supposedly raised questions about the wisdom of allowing Democrats to continue one-party rule in Albany. The underlying dynamics of the budget process remain the same, and it remains to be seen how a new governor might add her personal touch before the final budget bill gets passed. Lawmakers for their part remain optimistic that this upcoming budget will at least be easier to negotiate than the last. “We’re going into this budget in this coming budget year in a much better situation than we were facing last year,” Helene Weinstein, chair of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, said in an interview. “(Yet) there’s still so much that’s up in the air.”

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Undeterred: Criminal justice reform advocates push forward Republicans won elections over bail reform fears, but that doesn’t have Democrats worried about the 2022 session. By Rebecca C. Lewis

tional changes in order to give judges more discretion, although he has since walked that back slightly. Gov. Kathy Hochul expressed her willingness to work with the Adams and Legislature on any potential tweaks, without explicitly saying whether she wants to see adjustments. And neither state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins nor Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie have ruled out the possibility of discussing bail again. But lawmakers and advocates don’t think the conversations will actually go anywhere or impact other items on the

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EARLY TWO YEARS after it went into effect, and over a year since the state Legislature rolled back certain provisions, the 2019 bail reform law continues to be ever-present in New York politics. Republicans focused on it in their successful campaigns across the state, including in the Nassau County district attorney race, by blaming changes to bail for spikes in crime and gun violence during the pandemic. And with an incoming New York City mayor interested in once again revisiting the state’s bail laws, the issue is poised to be a topic of conversation in Albany next year. Despite this, lawmakers and criminal justice reform advocates expressed confidence that while those conversations may be happening, it won’t result in more tweaks to the law. And they’re pressing ahead with other agenda items in spite of the rhetoric around bail, looking to pass legislation that stalled last year relating to parole and the sealing of criminal records, while embarking on a new push to reform sentencing laws. Efforts to roll back bail reform began almost immediately after it first took effect at the start of 2020, leading to some changes the Legislature made that year. But with the pandemic also came an increase in crime, and opponents of bail reform sought to draw connections between crime and the new laws. “I have been disturbed by the conversations that I had heard in the public sphere and in the media related to bail reform,” said Assembly Member Anna Kelles of the Southern Tier. “The data simply does not support that statement.” But the combination of anecdotal evidence and correlation can be a powerful thing. “Sen. Todd Kaminsky helped write the law that helped set my daughter’s killer free,” said a woman identified as Jennifer P. in an ad for incoming Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly. The court had released her daughter’s boyfriend, who has since pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide, pending trial because prosecutors charged him with second-degree manslaughter, a charge that was made ineligible for bail by the 2019 law. The rhetoric seemed to work: Donnelly trounced Kaminsky, a Democrat, in the race. Republicans also swept the rest of Long Island, even in races Democrats were expected to win, buoyed by fears around bail at the center of the contentious Nassau district attorney race. Already, the specter of revisiting bail reform hangs over lawmakers as they enter the new year. New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams said he’s interested in making addi-

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Bail reform backlash helped Republicans in New York City and on Long Island.

criminal justice reform agenda. “I am not concerned about having that conversation,” said state Sen. Julia Salazar of Brooklyn, adding that the 2020 changes failed to “appease” critics anyway. State Sen. Liz Krueger of Manhattan offered similar sentiments, asserting that the data does not currently necessitate new changes. “I know that it’s been an effective PR tool by the Republicans and the police unions, but that doesn’t answer the question, what are the actual facts,” Krueger said. “I believe my conference is only going to be open to changes that are fact-driven (and) so far I

“I know that it’s been an effective PR tool by the Republicans and the police unions, but that doesn’t answer the question, what are the actual facts.” – state Sen. Liz Krueger

don’t see a line of data moving us to something else.” A recent tweet from Heastie in which he criticized what he called “misinformation” about bail reform also made it seem like he doesn’t have an appetite to enact further changes. Criminal justice reform advocates also don’t see the backlash against the bail law as a hindrance to other parts of their reform agenda, both new and old. “I think it’s important for us to kind of meet those fearmongering messages with the facts that Black and brown folks have always been targeted,” said TeAna Taylor, co-di-

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rector of policy and communications for the Release Aging People in Prison campaign. Two parole reform bills her coalition supports – elder parole as well as a bill that would strengthen the reporting requirements around when parole is denied – did not pass this year, but Taylor said she expects victories next year with a new and perhaps more supportive governor in office. Also left over from last year is the Clean Slate Act, which would seal the records of over 2 million people with criminal records, for both felonies and misdemeanors, after a set number of years following the end of their sentences. It came very close to passing at the end of the session this year, but ultimately never came to a vote. Bill sponsor Assembly Member Catalina Cruz of Queens said that support hasn’t wavered since then and plans to prioritize the legislation early next year. “If you have committed a crime and paid your dues to society, there is absolutely no reason why you should not be able to have gainful employment and to have a stable home,” Cruz said. And far from backing off after a painful election cycle, criminal justice reform advocates are introducing a new campaign for 2022 to enact sentencing reform, including the elimination of mandatory minimum sentences. “Sentencing reforms are one of the front-end methods to decarcerate our prisons,” said Marvin Mayfield, statewide organizer at Center for Community Alternatives. Along with eliminating mandatory minimums, other new legislation seeks to permit incarcerated people to apply for resentencing hearings after 10 years, and expand laws that offer reduced sentences for good behavior. Although activists acknowledge that the many issues they’re looking to address may take more than one year to get done, they remained confident that recent election results and fears over crime won’t be major impediments with continued support among lawmakers and members of communities impacted by overcriminalization. “I think we’d have to be blind not to see there’s still a hotbed of activity surrounding bail reform,” Mayfield said. “Does this mean that the mood is turning against criminal justice reform? Some people would venture to say that it is, but I think not.”

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Fossil fuel fight

Several new bills will test how aggressive state lawmakers want to be in addressing climate change next year. By Zach Williams

EW YORK HAS a ways to go when it comes to reaching the goals established in the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. Just 5% of the electricity in the state currently comes from wind and solar. New York will have to do more than that to meet the legal requirement to have 100% renewable energy by 2040 and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions statewide by 85%, compared to 1990 levels, in the subsequent decade. According to a recent report by the New York Public Interest Research Group, the state needs to promote more conservation, more renewable energy and fewer emissions. Political will appears to be a big variable in finding solutions. “We are at a really critical juncture when it comes to meeting the state’s climate goals,” Liz Moran, New York policy advocate at Earthjustice, said in an interview. Recent disasters show how deadly – and expensive – a warming planet has already become. Experts empaneled by the CLCPA are expected to release draft plans in the coming weeks that will detail specific steps the state can take to achieve its energy goals. Gov. Kathy Hochul has suggested that her budget for the fiscal year that begins April 1 will include a focus on confronting climate change. State lawmakers meanwhile are getting ready for a 2022 legislative session that could have a big effect on the speed with which the state weans itself off fossil fuels. Albany Democrats are generally of one mind when it comes to expanding renewable energy and promoting conservation, in principle at least, but things get complicated when it comes to eliminating greenhouse gas emissions. A growing group of left-leaning legislators want to block the use of fossil fuels in a variety of ways, which has already led to some friction between colleagues urging a more gradual approach. “This is a 911 emergency,” state Sen. James Sanders Jr. of Queens said in an interview. “We have to move on and say: ‘No more new fossil fuel infrastructure.’” A bill he is sponsoring aims to block the construction of future gas pipelines, power plants and storage facilities, with some exceptions for things like gas stations. Other bills directly target new sources of emissions, including proposals to ban natural gas power plants, eliminate energy subsidies and crack down on energy-intensive cryptocurrency mining at previously shuttered power plants. Such proposals are complicated in their details. The subsidy bill, for example, involves a complicated web of existing state taxes

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Climate activists blocked traffic in front of the governor’s New York City office last month.

and economic development programs. Yet, they all reflect a sharpening focus by progressives on ridding New York of fossil fuels. “These things fit together as part of a larger climate platform that we really have to pass in order to be taken seriously as one of the leading states in the country with regard to fighting the climate crisis,” Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani of Queens said in an interview. That includes outstanding legislation that aims to give the New York Power Authority a leading role in building renewable energy projects, as well as a proposal to raise billions in revenue through a carbon tax. Not all Democrats, however, agree with the idea of eliminating fossil fuels in the short term. Some of them say the state needs gas-burning peaker plants that power up when energy demand spikes during hot and cold days alike, especially considering how old hydroelectric plants account for the vast majority of renewable energy currently generated in New York state. Natural gas – or methane – is far from perfect. It is a more powerful greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. So some legislators say it is better than coal or petroleum at meeting current and projected demand. “There is nothing about the state energy plan that requires us never to use another molecule of gas,” state Sen. Kevin Parker of Brooklyn, who chairs the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications, said in an interview. “We don’t want to limit the use of fossil fuels too fast before we get proper implementation and the ability to bring online new technologies and new infrastructure to actually generate energy.” Climate is similar to police reform and health care in at least one critical way. They all show how the speed and scope of progressive reforms can divide Democrats as much as specific policy details. However, the political lines sometimes get blurred in a state Capitol where traditional liberals are de facto moderates. Progressive activists like the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America have backed primary challengers against Parker (and other lawmakers). This is because of campaign donations from fossil fuel interests and their supposed lack of action on key climate bills even though Parker is the sponsor of the Climate and Community Investment Act, which would impose a tax on carbon polluters, that is championed by the political left. State Sen. Todd Kaminsky of Long Island, who chairs the

Environmental Conservation Committee, and environmentalists have partnered on a litany of legislative efforts including the CLCPA, which he sponsored, even while having differences on the proposed carbon tax. Kaminsky, Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee Chair Steve Englebright and Assembly Energy Committee Chair Michael Cusick could not be reached for comment by publication time. Recent actions by the Hochul administration to deny permits to two proposed natural gas power projects suggest that it could take a hard line on allowing new fossil fuel infrastructure. But key decisions remain on other projects like a proposed cryptocurrency mining operation in Yates County upstate that is awaiting approval

by the state Department of Environmental Conservation. Democrats in both chambers of the state Legislature will meet in the coming weeks to discuss their legislative agendas for the legislative session and the budget negotiations. Some of them will be pushing for their chambers to take a more aggressive approach to climate change. Others will likely argue that their own efforts are more practical and wise given the potential economic costs to the state and Republican rhetoric about how Democrats’ efforts will supposedly cost New Yorkers at the gas pump. While moderates tend to emphasize practicality, progressives are not ceding that point on climate. The legislation sponsored by Sanders and Assembly Member

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Good cause eviction is coming in hot After a string of upstate wins, will housing advocates get statewide renter protections passed next year? By Rebecca C. Lewis

A Robert Carroll of Brooklyn would ban new fossil fuel infrastructure, with some exemptions, while declaring a “climate emergency” for rhetorical effect. Like other bills on the political agenda, its passage would spur the state to move quicker in meeting the goals established in the CLCPA by blocking new fossil fuel projects. It would also send a message far beyond the Empire State, progressive legislators say. “(It will be) a shot across the bow to these large energy producers that no longer are we going to have debates about permitting new plants or building new pipelines across our state,” Carroll said in an interview. “This is a real enormous issue, and if we don’t treat it with the enormity of it, we’re never going to meet those (climate) goals.”

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FTER EFFORTS TO get legislation passed to limit when a landlord can evict tenants and raise rents failed to move in Albany earlier this year, housing advocates went local. Over the summer, they began organizing to pass so-called good cause eviction bills in upstate cities, aiming to enact municipal protections as the statewide fight continued. In a few short months, advocates saw success – four cities, including Albany and Poughkeepsie, enacted good cause eviction laws. “It’s been surprising in some ways how quickly these local good cause campaigns have moved,” said Brahvan Ranga, a political organizer with the housing group For the Many, which helped mobilize those upstate campaigns. That local success has given the statewide push for new tenant protections fresh momentum. The fight for good cause laws represents a fairly unique situation with municipal movements paving the way for potential statewide action. And advocates and some lawmakers alike feel confident that 2022 will be the year for landmark housing reforms. Good cause eviction is a key goal of the Housing Justice for All coalition, a group of tenant advocates working to enact new protections for renters. After victories in 2019 with new rent laws, the coalition now looks to 2022, with a brand new governor after nearly two years of a pandemic, to address other key items that haven’t moved. “Kathy Hochul is someone who has already shown that she’s a lot more willing to govern collaboratively with the other arms of government,” said Cea Weaver, the campaign coordinator for Housing Justice for All. “I think that that means that there’s a path.” Advocates held rallies across the state last month to announce their agenda, which in addition to good cause eviction includes the repeal of a controversial tax break for developers, expanding a program that would help convert vacant commercial properties into housing and passing a voucher program to help New Yorkers pay for rent. They were joined by around a dozen state lawmakers in New York City, Rochester, Albany and Buffalo, who called on Hochul and legislative leaders to prioritize the agenda. “Evictions are violence,” Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani of Queens said at the Manhattan rally. “A 50% rent increase is slow-moving violence.” Under a good cause proposal introduced by state Sen. Julia Salazar of Brook-

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Good cause eviction protections are a top priority for housing advocates next year in Albany.

lyn and Assembly Member Pamela Hunter of Syracuse, tenants would have the right to an automatic lease renewal in most cases, and landlords could only evict in certain circumstances like failure to pay rent, violating the lease or causing a nuisance. The biggest sticking point for members of the real estate industry, who have lobbied against the bill, is its prohibition of steep rent increases. That’s defined as a 3% increase, or 1.5% of the consumer price index, whichever is more, with the exception of major market changes or renovation work that would justify higher increases. In effect, it would enact something of a rent regulation on nonregulated apartments, offering tenants an affirmative defense in housing court against eviction. Buoyed by the local successes, lawmakers and housing advocates expressed confidence that good cause eviction will make it through the state Legislature this year. Those victories have taken place in upstate communities that were often excluded from debates around tenant rights. For advocates, they offer proof that housing reforms are not just a New York City issue and are popular throughout the state. “I’ve seen even in the time that we’ve been seeing these local versions passed ... that state legislators who represent these areas … they have been moved, publicly or otherwise, to support the cause when they previously were on the fence or resistant to it,” Salazar said of laws passed in upstate cities. Her bill currently has 21 co-sponsors in the state Senate – not quite enough to pass it yet and one fewer than in 2020, but much has changed since June. The 2022 session also begins after nearly two years of pandemic hardships have left many New Yorkers struggling to keep a roof over their heads. The timing perhaps offers fuel for efforts to repeal the 421-a tax break, which incentivizes wealthy developers to include affordable units in their projects. “We saw that wealthy corporations continued to make a profit, and that was true for the wealthiest developers and private equity landlords,” Rebecca Garrard, legislative director at Citizen Action of New York, said of stark economic disparities made apparent during the pandemic. “So knowing that heading into this year, it is imperative that we adjust our fiscal investments … so that we don’t repeat the same cycle.” Garrard asserted that providing tax breaks to build mostly market-rate or luxury apartments has done little to address the housing crisis

that exists for low- and middle-income New Yorkers, while members of the real estate industry point to data that shows a significant chunk of below-market-rate housing in New York City has been the result of the 421-a program in recent years. These contentious housing goals won’t be won by housing advocates easily as the strong and influential real estate lobby is expected to fight against both good cause and a repeal of 421-a. “The data show that New York City is failing to produce enough hous-

ing, particularly at below-market rents, to keep up with its population growth,” said James Whelan, president of the Real Estate Board of New York, in a statement. “State leaders need to decide whether they will take steps to increase the supply of housing, including new units at below-market rents, over the coming years or make the city’s housing crisis even worse.” Ranga, of For the Many, said local real estate interests fought against the passage of good cause eviction bills in the cities where

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it has so far passed. “We expect them to mobilize. We expect them to leverage their financial influence to influence politicians. We expect them to use their social connections to influence politicians,” Ranga said. “We expect them to show up to hearings and meetings and other public spaces to influence the state Legislature.” Reactions to last month’s rallies already previewed the fight ahead for housing advocates. “‘Good cause eviction’ is just politically-filtered language for ‘lease for life’ and ‘permanent tenancies,’” Joseph

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Strasburg, president of the Rent Stabilization Association, said in a statement at the time. “Good cause eviction – permanent tenancies – would be a death knell for local economies and affordable housing in New York City and across the state.” Industry opposition is not the only hurdle standing in the way. Although gubernatorial candidate and state Attorney General Letitia James has expressed her support, Hochul has so far declined to give a position. Salazar said she expects negoti-

ations, as few major bills pass unchanged, but made clear that she would not accept significant changes like limiting the law to downstate. And with legislative leadership largely silent on the issue, a tough battle is likely still in store for lawmakers and housing advocates. “In terms of leadership, they know it’s a top priority for me,” Salazar said, adding that she’ll lobby leadership ahead of the session to make it a top priority of theirs as well. “And I am hopeful and encouraged that they will be receptive to that.”

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Q&A WITH

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ON THE FUTURE OF NEW YORK What led you to the Building Congress? Between the Brooklyn Borough President’s Office and the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce I spent 10 years really doing some great work in Brooklyn, and I was ready to take my talent and my ideas and lead a citywide and statewide organization. I just thought the moment was right at the Building Congress—they were ready for new leadership, the president of two-plus decades was retiring, and I just thought it was the right time for both me and the organization, and it’s been phenomenal. What has been your goal in leading this organization? Running a membership organization is fundamentally about membership—so increasing membership, increasing the diversity of both the members and the industries that they come from, and then growing the presence outside of Manhattan. And I think we have proven that we’re not just a five borough organization that represents the City of New York, but we are really growing into an organization that represents the entire state, and I think that is very exciting. So growth in membership and diversity, and then increased advocacy—really having a presence in Washington DC and Albany, really being able to support our members in what they are doing on the national level and the state level, and really being a part of transforming the industry into something that is really unique and innovative. How would you describe the last year and a half for the building industry? Like every other industry it was hit hard

by Covid, but it’s an industry that kept working during Covid. The men and women—especially in labor—they were still doing the transportation construction, and they were still fixing roads and bridges and tunnels and working on water mains and things of that nature. So building infrastructure did not stop. Essential construction was not put on hold, and I think it’s a testament to the tenacity of the industry that we kept working. I think that was exciting. Challenging, of course, getting people back to work, getting construction restarted. We worked hard with other industry groups to ensure that construction was part of the first phase of reopening, which was very important for our members and the industry, and now we are ready to move forward. Every time there has been a crisis it’s been our industry that has gotten us through, and I think that’s important. It’s our industry that built the hospitals—the temporary hospitals—and that helped rebuild the city post pandemic, during the pandemic, and we have been doing that for decades—for a century—so it’s just an exciting moment. What was the industry’s response to COVID-19? Our members had to build temporary hospitals. Our members are going to be building new office buildings to really jumpstart the post-pandemic era. Our members are building open spaces, parks, so I think it’s an industry that adapts quickly to what the needs of the city and its residents are, and it’s an industry that

can jump in and make things happen quickly—and that’s something that we are very proud of. What are the biggest priorities for New York City going into 2022? We want to see the infrastructure bill passed in Washington and then we want to help the governor and the mayor and Sen. Schumer figure out and understand where the money needs to go. So the priority is getting the bill passed, and spending money on incredible projects across the city and the state and the region, starting with Gateway tunnels, a rebuilt Penn Station, a new Port Authority bus terminal—and then other projects that aren’t in the pipeline yet. I’d love to see a new bridge connecting Staten Island to New Jersey, the Outerbridge has seen its best days—so we need to replace that. We need to figure out the second phase of the Second Avenue subway, but also phases 3 and 4. We need to expand subway service into Queens and Brooklyn and, of course, rebuilding NYCHA. I’m really focusing on understanding the needs of NYCHA and affordable housing and being a leader in technology and innovation that can get buildings done quicker. So we have a busy year of advocacy ahead of us—of bringing people together—and a busy year of ensuring that the federal funds come to New York and really will make a move, so we’re excited. What do city and state governments need to do next year to spur our recovery?

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The two pieces of legislation that are sitting around in Washington and being worked on, have to be done. The infrastructure bill is the most critical piece of the puzzle for the industry and New York—that must happen immediately. The second piece of the bill is also important because it addresses climate issues, it enables pre-K across the country, which means more building of schools for our members. The federal government is finally ready to invest in infrastructure in a way it hasn’t done probably in 60 years, so for us that is the number one priority. How do you think the Adams administration will address that? Eric Adams will be, in my opinion, one of the best mayors we’ve ever had. I think he’s very focused on safety, on quality of life, and on economic recovery—and when you bring those three things together you’ve got an administration that really understands the needs of the future. So I’m excited to work with Eric and the team he has put together. I’m excited that the tone towards the building community and the real estate community and the development community will be much better and much more positive and much more inclusive. And I think his focus on safety and quality of life is going to allow people in our industry to continue to build and do great things. So we’re on to some good times ahead. Any predictions for the 2022 state and federal elections?

I’ve got a lot of friends running for governor, so I’m just going to say that we will have a great governor no matter what happens in the elections. But I have to give the current governor, Kathy Hochul, a lot of credit for picking up quickly at the end of August and really understanding that economic development and building needs to continue. I think she has moved quickly on that. After Gateway, what is the next big infrastructure that we should start working on? I think Gateway obviously is going to finally move forward. I think we have to all sit down and reimagine the BrooklynQueens Expressway, which really starts at the Verrazano Bridge and ends at the Triboro Bridge—the Robert Kennedy Bridge. I really believe that rebuilding, reimagining the BQE in a way that addresses climate change, resiliency and bringing communities back together is critical. So that is something that I can tell you we will focus on heavily. A new Port Authority bus terminal—very critical. A rebuilt and renovated Penn Station—very critical. Second Avenue subway, phases 2 and 3—very critical. Mass transit to Laguardia Airport is very critical, and that would expand mass transit options into the heart of Queens. Finally, figuring out transportation into Red Hook and some parts of Southern Brooklyn that are transit deserts—I think that is important. We have a lot of things on our plate that can happen and again, as I said earlier, rebuilding NYCHA. If we don’t get that done, we as a society will have failed, so I believe rebuilding NYCHA is really critical as well. What is the biggest roadblock to getting all of this done? It is always the same two things: You need the money to build it, and then it’s really the willingness of people at all levels of government to come together and move things forward for the greater good. And I think that’s where an organization like the Building Congress plays a critical role—in bringing people together and helping to put aside politics or any personal items that are going on and just say, “Listen, this is what is best for New York, this is what is best for the region and state, and for the people of our city, and how are we engaging and getting things done for New York City?” I think that is one of the biggest roles we will play moving forward. Why do you love New York? It’s funny—I travel a lot, I go to different places, and everywhere I go I say, “It’s so beautiful here, I could live here.” And then I come back to New York and realize I could never live anywhere else. It’s the uniqueness of the people, the

uniqueness of who we are, the uniqueness of our diversity, of our ethnicity. It’s the uniqueness of looking at a city that has skyscrapers and is surrounded by water, and yet has beautiful homes with lawns and great schools and the best food scene anywhere in the world—great parks, the greatest cultural institutions. It’s like if you’re here, you really should never be anywhere else—that’s my opinion. For me, it’s the greatest place. I’m happy my parents moved here in the mid-1960s, because I would hate to think of where I would be if they didn’t. Who has the best Italian food in New York City? One positive thing that happened during the pandemic is I perfected my meatball recipe. I would say my Sunday sauce is the best in the world, but there are millions of others who would disagree. I will also never answer the question of what is the best Italian restaurant in New York, because I would lose a lot of friends in the process. However, I will say this as a Brooklyn boy: I would argue that Brooklyn has some of the best Italian cuisine anywhere in the world, so whether it’s in Carroll Gardens or Bay Ridge or Bensonhurst or Coney Island or Marine Park, we’ve got some of the best restaurants anywhere. But I will let you come and visit and decide what you think is the best. But I will say this: the best cannoli in New York is at Villabate in Bensonhurst. What’s your favorite place to grab a drink? Oh my God, there are so many. But I have to say this—and maybe it sounds cliché—but a martini at the River Café overlooking the city for me is still the quintessential New York drink. I just think it’s a very special spot. What do you think the biggest surprise of 2022 is going to be? I think people are going to be shocked at how well New York comes back. I think people are going to be shocked at a new mayor who is going to do great things, a civic and business community ready to roll up their sleeves and New Yorkers across the five boroughs who are excited to see the city back, the economy back, the kids in schools full time, Broadway open, a Christmas season with lights and trees and everything else. And I think that the people who left New York and said it was over here are going to wish they never left, because the city is going to come back stronger, better, and greater than it ever was.

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n the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks New Yorkers from all walks of life were called upon to respond to the emergency at the World Trade Center site. The building and construction industry, for its part, took on an important role in the recovery and cleanup efforts at Ground Zero, in addition to carrying out safety inspections of nearby buildings. After the rubble had been cleared, however, plaintiffs began filing lawsuits against the city and its contractors, which included 22 structural engineering firms. The most significant complaint came from Ground Zero workers who had been exposed to toxins in the air. Regardless of whether they had been contracted or volunteered to help out, engineers and other members of the construction industry faced billions of dollars in claims, while incurring hundreds of millions in legal costs. Federal legislation eventually provided the firms with some relief, but the wave of lawsuits had a chilling effect the next time a major disaster struck—which turned out to be Superstorm Sandy in 2012. The hurricane displaced thousands of New Yorkers whose homes had sustained flooding and other damage. Since the houses had to be inspected for safety before they could be reoccupied, and the city’s Buildings Department lacked the staff for such an immense undertaking, it put out a call for help to the New York chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). “Within 24 hours we had approximately 270 volunteers—architects willing to go out and perform the inspections on a volunteer basis with the Buildings Department in order to assist with the emergency response,” recalled Joe Aliotta, who was the chapter’s president at the time and is now a principal at the firm

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Perkins Eastman. But the possibility of being sued for negligence, as occurred after 9/11, ultimately dissuaded many of his members from participating in the recovery. According to Aliotta, the architects asked for “some type of indemnity” from the city. “My understanding is that the city Law’s Department reviewed it and could not provide the documents that were needed, and so the Building Department could not utilize the volunteers,” he said. Following Superstorm Sandy the New York Building Congress convened a task force to formulate recommendations on how the city could bolster its emergency preparedness in the future. The Emergency Responder Act emerged out of that initiative. Other jurisdictions already had “Good Samaritan” laws in place: the proposed New York bill would similarly limit the liability faced by engineers, architects, and other contractor groups under emergency conditions. “This is a balancing act: we need people

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to respond in emergency situations, but there has to be a recognition that in those instances all safety protocols can’t necessarily be put in place due to lack of time,” said Michael Zetlin, senior partner at Zetlin & De Chiara LLP who serves as general counsel to the New York Building Congress. Carlo A. Scissura, president and CEO of the New York Building Congress, told City & State that “we live in an age when once-in-a-lifetime emergencies now seem to occur every few years.” “The industry has caught up by adapting to the threats of terrorism, climate change and anything else that comes our way, but our state’s liability laws have not kept up,” he said. “Instead, they continue to enable blanket lawsuits against all those who respond to a crisis — rather than focus on legitimate instances of neglect.” Earlier this fall, Council Member Justin Brannan introduced a resolution calling on Albany to pass the Emergency Responder Act. The bill would provide members of the

building industry liability protection during times of emergency, but the benefits “would not be applied in cases of wanton, willful, or intentional misconduct, nor to services provided after 90 days of the emergency.” Proponents of the bill argue that it will make New York safer by ensuring that the city can marshal the necessary resources to respond right away the next time that a crisis hits. “No one thinks about an emergency and how it impacts them until it actually happens,” said Aliotta, who lives in Staten Island and witnessed firsthand the destruction caused by Superstorm Sandy. “There is no way that the city or state—or even FEMA, for that matter—can respond on their own with the workforce and manpower that is actually needed.”

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EQUITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE

For the American Jobs Plan to Succeed, It Must Bring All Americans to the Table By Elizabeth Velez and Cheryl McKissack Daniel

t long last the federal government has delivered its largest infrastructure investment in generations. While this package will fund measures such as rail transit, broadband access and clean water, we must also continue to push for investments in our social infrastructure that will truly close our country’s growing wealth and opportunity gaps. The stakes are exceptionally high. Ride a few exits on most major thoroughfares and you will see how past infrastructure led to segregation, displacement, food deserts and lasting economic and health challenges. This is no accident: highway and infrastructure developments became a new method to racially divide cities across the U.S. in the mid-20th Century. Ports, power plants and waste treatment facilities were intentionally sited near communities of color. Generations later, these Americans bear the lasting effects through asthma, heart disease and other underlying conditions. Infrastructure has been the backbone of the nation for decades, driving economic growth and supporting our communities. But it is time to think critically about who these investments serve, and who they exclude, and rebuild a nation that works for us all. We’re making important steps toward progress in Washington. The bipartisan infrastructure plan will spur economic development, but the quest for common ground came at a cost. Funds for affordable housing, public schools and renewable energy for underserved communities were cut. As we look to recover from the economic downturn and hardships of the pandemic – which disproportionately harmed people of color, in terms of both their health and economic stability – we must ensure these infrastructure upgrades aren’t just a bridge to nowhere. Instead, they must connect marginalized communities to new opportunities in cutting-edge sectors. Because large infrastructure packages

Elizabeth Velez (left) is the President of the Velez Organization and Chair of the New York Building Congress. Cheryl McKissack Daniel (right) is the President and CEO of McKissack and McKissack and Chair of the New York Building Foundation. and public works of the past have historically excluded people of color. The New Deal of the 1930’s made big promises to everyone – but delivered mainly to white, middle-class Americans. We need to hold the administration and Congress accountable, so they advance policies like Build Back Better that prioritize forwardthinking, sustainable and equitable infrastructure developments. Investing in infrastructure has proven to be, in turn, an investment in minorityand women-owned businesses. New York State’s Minority- and WomenOwned Business Enterprise Program is a strong example of action taken to prioritize business procurement from professionals who face structural barriers that make it harder to run and scale a business successfully. Since the advent of the program, the building and construction industry has had the greatest demonstrated response. MWBEs won more than $2.93 billion in state contracts during the fiscal year ending in March 2019, 60

percent of which came from contracts for construction services. Still, in a $52 billion market, we must do more to be equitable and represent all our communities. While New York has been a leader in investing in MWBEs, we must hold ourselves accountable as well to be sure that infrastructure capital requests benefit minority and disadvantaged communities. We hope to see a commitment to focusing on the disparities within disparity. Equity is not simply a term, but a nuanced approach that acknowledges MWBEs are not a monolith. We need to peel back the layers of oppression and inequality to serve Black and Latinx owned firms. We must ensure the recently passed infrastructure bill is a down payment – not the final check. As long as our commitment to equity and inclusion is intentional and intersectional, we have a real opportunity to uplift marginalized communities while rebuilding the systems that have caused real and lasting harm for far too long.

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DRONES AND THE BUILDING INDUSTRY While architects and engineers see drones as the future of the field, a 70-year-old law is keeping them grounded in New York City.

n project sites across the country architects and engineers are now flying commercial drones, which can be applied in a variety of ways to the building process, whether in the design, construction or inspection stages. Yet in New York, home to many of the tallest buildings and largest developments in the United States, a local law dating back to 1948 is restricting the operation of drones in the city’s airspace. The building industry touts drones, which can generate 3-D models and detailed imagery of structures and sites, as a valuable tool that saves time as well as money. “What we have seen from using drones is they are a very fast and efficient way to collect data on the condition of whatever you are looking at, whether a building façade or a roof—or it could be internal to the building if you are surveying for mold or looking for deteriorating structure,” said Ray Daddazio, senior consultant and president emeritus at the engineering consulting firm Thornton Tomasetti. The data that drones can collect, Daddazio added, is not limited to the visible spectrum: They can be deployed with different types of sensors, including thermal sensors capable of identifying heat loss in a building. Drones can also be piloted into compact spaces and access places that would otherwise be difficult to reach, and thus serve as an alternative to having workers perform tasks such as scaling a roof or climbing scaffolding, leading to safer conditions on project sites. That maneuverability, moreover, renders them a useful tool for building façade inspections, which New York City mandates every five years. For some tasks drones negate the need to erect scaffolding, which can mar pedestrian walkways for prolonged periods of time. And since drones can inspect

façades at a fraction of the cost, they could be utilized not only by property managers, but a city agency like NYCHA, which oversees more than 1,500 buildings six stories or taller. While architects and engineers see drones as the future of the field, a 70-yearold “avigation” law—requiring that all aircraft take off and land at airports—is effectively barring their use in New York City. “An outdated local law, drafted decades before the advent of what are popularly known as ‘drones,’ is leaving New York City on the ground while other cities are already using rapidly advancing technologies to support business and improve safety,” said Council Member Paul A. Vallone. “The use of drone technology for compliance with building inspections would help all property owners, especially co-op and condo boards who pay large sums for current facade inspections.” Proponents of drones argue that the prohibitions imposed by the 1948 statute are so broad as to constitute a no-fly zone, which only the federal government can establish. In 2016, the Federal Aviation Administration enacted a regulatory framework permitting a broad spectrum of commercial drone uses. Other major cities—such as Los Angeles, Chicago and Miami—have already authorized the use of drones, and New York state itself has established standards for their use. Last year, the City Council passed a bill requiring a feasibility study on using drones for façade inspections. The building industry is hoping that the City Council will clarify that the avigation statute does not bar drones as well as create rules that allow qualified professionals to operate them. “The Housing and Buildings Committee is currently examining how we pass legislation that would, at least, establish a pilot program permitting the use of

drones in important building management tasks like façade inspections and energy efficiency assessments,” said Council Member Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. Earlier this year, the Buildings Department released a new report that found drones have the potential to be effective tools in façade inspections. Legislative action, nonetheless, will be needed to fully pave the way for their usage. “We applaud the Buildings Department and City Council for working to lift barriers preventing the use of drones and other new technology,” said Carlo A. Scissura, president and CEO of the New York Building Congress. “It is now crucial that the incoming Council Members continue this work in advancing drones, so we can spur economic development and create new opportunities within the building industry.” The NYPD has stated that if New York were to legalize drones, such legislation would have to prioritize public safety, given the city’s population density as well as terrorism threats. Council Member Cornegy, Jr. told City & State that he was confident that the city could “create a thoughtful legal and regulatory framework that ensures drones used in building management are operated in a safe and responsible manner,” adding that major components of that framework already exist in the FAA regulations. “It would be up to us to apply the necessary additional safety standards we would need for our city’s unique built environment – whether that be a focus on insurance provisions, privacy protections, notices to building occupants and neighbors, or appropriate notifications to local law enforcement,” he said.

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THE FUTURE OF NYBC

By Frank J. Sciame and Dominick M. Servedio

ew York City is at a pivotal moment. Much as when the New York Building Congress was founded in 1921, we again face the economic fallout of a devastating pandemic, a deep need to invest in our infrastructure and unprecedented advancements in technologies that let us build like never before. Now, however, we have an organization with generations of experience to meet the challenges of tomorrow. From its origins as an organization intent on fostering cooperation and enhancing ethics across multiple sectors, the Building Congress has touched nearly every major project in the tri-state area. Its members have played a vital role in shaping the city, from building the Empire State Building during the Great Depression to rushing to Ground Zero on September 11th to aid in the recovery and rebuild. And most recently, when COVID-19 challenged the very essence of New York, our members worked tirelessly to build back better and stronger. As New York has grown, so has the Building Congress. Over the last century, our membership has become more robust, public and private partnerships have expanded and strengthened and we have advocated tirelessly on behalf of sound public policy. With over 500 constituent members representing more than 250,000 skilled tradespeople and trained professionals, the Building Congress is a unique and essential association dedicated to the continuing success of our region. Not surprisingly, its sense of community, its spirit of collaboration and its ability to unite a diverse array of stakeholders — architects, engineers, contractors, developers, laborers, elected officials, owners, attorneys, accountants, lobbyists and other support professionals, just to name a few — have enabled generations to take the impossible head-on and realize the most complex, ambitious projects in the world.

Frank Sciame (left) is the Chairman and CEO of Sciame Construction and Chaired the New York Building Congress from 2004 to 2006. Dominick Servedio (right) is the Chairman of STV Group, Inc. and Chaired the New York Building Congress from 2006 to 2008. Together, they served as Co-Chairs of the New York Building Congress Centennial Commission. As it always has, the Building Congress must again expand its efforts on behalf of the industry and the region. Our organization must recalibrate to meet this challenging moment with the force of 100 years of experience as well as the mission of building a better future. To do so, we must invest in programs that inspire the next generation of building professionals. Building Congress membership must expand beyond the five boroughs. Our presence in Albany and Washington, D.C. will become stronger, to advocate for policies that create good jobs, spur economic development and promote green building. The future has so many opportunities. The historic bipartisan infrastructure package will pour more than $1 trillion into repairing and expanding strained transportation infrastructure, expanding broadband and upgrading utilities. The bill is transformative for the entire nation, but we will especially feel the effects in

the New York region. From reimagining the entire Brooklyn-Queens Expressway to extending the Second Avenue Subway, and to find better ways to move people and goods, the Building Congress will lead the charge with passion and innovation. Looking to the next 100 years of impact, the Building Congress will bring the hardworking spirit of New York City and the building industry to projects across the state and throughout the nation. We will leverage the tools available to us and our network of industry professionals around the country to ignite a building boom that stimulates the economy, creates jobs and delivers new schools, housing, bridges, transportation infrastructure and other public works that improve our cities and people’s lives.

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BUILDING CONGRESS’ CENTENNIAL BOOK The following is an excerpt from What We Build, a commemorative book produced by the New York Building Congress. This book covers the last 100 years of the organization and the building industry, including some of the most impactful projects.

ew York in the 1920s was building at a pace that dwarfed that of any city in history. Booming back to life after the close of World War I, it reveled in the culmination of half a century of industrial and civic expansion. The City had annexed Brooklyn barely two decades earlier, during which period the overall population had more than doubled. The Bronx, anointed “the wonder borough,” emerged as New York’s fastest-growing area, absorbing half a million new residents. The city’s vast growth in people, wealth, land, business and technology (like widespread electricity) meant an unprecedented demand for building. Thousands of structures — homes, schools, museums, libraries, churches, synagogues, apartments, department stores, movie studios, hotels, theaters, offices and stadiums — grew like mushrooms in every borough and on every corner. Available space — particularly in Manhattan — was shrinking rapidly. There was, however, remarkably little training, oversight and coordination related to the new buildings’ assembly.

The general public, citing disruption, corruption and general chaos, began to mistrust the building industry, as did local and national officials. Members of the industry were themselves fed up with fights between trades, dishonest competition, poor working conditions,

worker mistreatment (particularly of immigrant and minority workers) and numerous accidents, among many other issues. “Charges of abuse and uneconomic practice were being made right and left,” noted Thomas S. Holden, Vice President of data company F.W. Dodge Corporation and former Building Congress President, in 1946. “Moreover, instead of being one industrial unit delivering a completed product to the buyer, there were innumerable individuals and industries each selling services or ideas, bricks or bath tubs, sand or steel, to a public interested only in an assembled structure.” The New York Building Congress was born as an antidote to this profound dysfunction. In April 1921, a group of architects, engineers, contractors and “labor men” met for the organization’s first formal meeting. According to the Building Congress’ first annual report, the group “started out with the idea that the building industry was disorganized and that the only hope for effective improvement in the industry was to

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render through cooperation of all of its elements some measure of that service which the public had the right to demand of us.” Founding Building Congress President Stephen F. Voorhees, a Partner at McKenzie, Voorhees, Gmelin and Walker, stressed the need for cooperation across the entirety of the building industry: “These things can be accomplished by a united industry, but they cannot be accomplished by individual efforts, or the efforts of associations,” he intoned. The template was quickly set with the formation, over the course of that first decade, of individual committees tackling challenging, unmanaged issues such as building codes, standards, ethics, labor issues, apprenticeship and legal action. One of the Building Congress’ first major accomplishments was the creation, on December 13, 1921, of a “Code of Ethics for the Building Industry.” According to that measure (which The New York Times announced as an “attempt to cure existing trade evils”), it would be unethical for anyone in the business to “improperly increase the cost of work or to produce work or workmanship inferior to that contracted for.” Other initial rules, applicable across the spectrum of building roles — from building owners and bankers to general contractors and laborers — prohibited maligning competitors, circumventing existing building ordinances, allowing unsafe or unsanitary working conditions or withholding financial data on projects. Another triumph was the formation, in 1922, of an apprentice program that, in addition to providing evening classes at vocational schools, partnered with firms across the city. In short order, the program had trained 7,000 apprentices in such trades as carpentry, painting, plastering, cement masonry, plumbing, wiring and bricklaying. Other significant achievements included the creation of standardized specifications across dozens of trades, the organization of group functions and activities, the establishment of an arbitration court to settle disputes, the launch of a craftsmanship awards program (the Building Congress’ Certificate of Superior Craftsmanship became a coveted item in town) and the rollout of scientific surveys to help keep industry players abreast of better practices. Finding work wasn’t the main problem in these years; ensuring it

Members of the New York Building Congress in the early decades of the organization.

was done correctly was. The Building Congress helped temper the industry’s turmoil, waste, confusion and growing complexity. It also brought together its scattered players for the first time, initiating programs that, for instance, would spur the building industry to extend the construction year through all four seasons rather than halting construction for the winter. Membership grew at a startling clip. In the first half of 1924, for instance, the organization expanded from 400 members to 1,400. The organization’s first three presidents were industry luminaries: Voorhees; R.H. Shreve, a founder of the firm Shreve, Lamb

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& Harmon; and Robert D. Kohn, the architect who designed, among other projects, the Old New York Post Building, the Fieldston School, an expansion of Macy’s Herald Square and Temple Emanu-El. These early leaders would shepherd the industry through a decade of seismic changes led by a new innovation: the skyscraper. It wasn’t a brand-new type of building by any means. But in New York City — thanks to steady money, new building technologies (from elevator brakes — an innovation developed by Building Congress Charter Member Otis Elevator — to the expansion of steel production), recent setback rules

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and remarkable ego and bravado — it was achieving unheard-of heights and dazzlingly modern new forms at dizzying rates. Day after day, investors announced what was next going to become the tallest tower in the world. While the organization worked diligently to curb the chaos of the industry, the Building Congress firmly backed the city’s remarkable explosion in density. The group’s second President, R.H. Shreve (who led the Building Congress from 1925 to 1929), would lead Shreve, Lamb & Harmon, the architecture firm responsible for one of the greatest buildings of all — the Empire State Building.

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The skyscraper — an unprecedented feat of monumentality — was helping craft a new national identity based on sweat, swagger, industrialization and the splendor of height. Movies, magazines and the public at large were utterly in the thrall of this newest of building types. “A city of free clear columns walled in metal and glass rising forty or sixty or eighty stories into the air...a city beautiful from the air and from the sea,” marveled Fortune magazine, in its 1930 Skyscraper series. There were, however, also naysayers. Many felt that the new high rises symbolized the growing chasm between haves and have-nots. Others, like critic

Lewis Mumford, declared that the new, towering metropolis emphasized “the feral rather than the human quality” of civilization. And as reported in the Building Congress News, Frank Lloyd Wright, later speaking to an assembly of the Manhattan chapter of the National Real Estate Board, warned: “Stop aiding and abetting this crowding; see the skyscraper as a menace; and stop now to realize that only the human values have any validity.” Love them or hate them, skyscrapers weren’t the age’s only built marvels. As the metropolis swelled, the need for infrastructure — roads, bridges, tunnels and utilities — grew apace. Those planning and building these exceptional, city-enabling structures — often toiling underground rather than high in the sky — typified a city that was exuberantly showcasing superlative invention and hard work. Taken together, these projects pieced the puzzle of New York into the living, breathing, 20th-century model upon which all other American cities would be judged. The projects that followed helped make the Big Apple simultaneously into the country’s center of art and culture and its capital of industry. However, the very idea of New York might never have materialized were it not for that April 1921 meeting of what would become the Building Congress. In just a few short years, the organization set the tone for the once-disorganized industry to come together in times of challenge. The daring, civic-minded actions of its charter members would gel into the principles by which many in the industry still live today. Kohn, in his 1931 farewell report as President, summarized the Building Congress’ first 10 years as follows: “The Building Congress has grown to be more than a combination of its many committees; it has developed a leadership in the building industry second to none; and with this leadership it has been given the responsibility for maintaining the highest standards of human relationships, ethical practices and good workmanship. It is looked upon as an organization for the development of sound and progressive measures for the benefit of no one group, but of the entire industry.”

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Jobs, jobs, jobs – and who’s creating them in New York.

POLITICIAN’S FATE is often tied to the state of the economy. And it’s no surprise, since voters perennially rank the economy as a top concern – or as Democratic strategist James Carville once remarked, “It’s the economy, stupid.” In Washington, for example, President Joe Biden is contending with rising prices as he seeks to sell his infrastructure and climate change plans as job creators. In Albany, Gov. Kathy Hochul has promised to focus on access to child care, the needs of localities and an expansion of the high-tech sector as she shapes her own economic development agenda. Also, in New York City, executives are welcoming Mayor-elect Eric Adams’ business-friendly rhetoric. Economic development isn’t just about courting big corporations or even adding jobs, of course. Empire State Development and the New York City Economic Development Corp. explicitly aim to create a more diverse and inclusive economy, while countless experts

and advocates emphasize the need to aggressively tackle income inequality. A lack of qualified candidates in many sectors during the coronavirus pandemic has renewed calls for greater investment in workforce development. Others note the importance of continuing to cultivate sectors like the life sciences as the state shifts away from its traditional reliance on Wall Street. City & State’s inaugural Economic Development Power 75 identifies the policymakers who are driving economic development strategies in New York and positioning the state for a post-pandemic recovery, including elected officials, government appointees and leaders of chambers of commerce, trade associations, business improvement districts, labor unions, corporations and nonprofits. Researched and written by City & State’s Kay Dervishi, Jon Lentz and Julia Santiago, along with freelance journalist Alice Popovici.

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1 HOPE KNIGHT & KEVIN LAW ACTING PRESIDENT AND CEO; CHAIR NOMINEE Empire State Development Kevin Law left the Long Island Association in April, but he couldn’t stay away from economic development work for long. While he’s now an executive at the construction firm Tritec, Law was recently appointed by Gov. Kathy Hochul as chair of Empire State Development Corp. He brings deep expertise in energy, law and local government and experience on the state’s casino siting commission, the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board, of which he’s still a member. Hochul also appointed Hope Knight

as ESD’s president and CEO, a role she has assumed on an acting basis. Prior to her appointment, Knight made her mark during more than half a decade running the Greater Jamaica Development Corp. in Queens, a post that will be filled for now by Justin Rodgers. Knight, who’s also a member of the New York City Planning Commission, will serve as commissioner of the state Department of Economic Development in her new role.

serve as acting president. In her short stint heading up the city’s economic development arm – and with just weeks until de Blasio leaves office – Loeb has been moving forward quickly on everything from renewable energy and climate resiliency to bridging the digital divide and investing in pandemic preparedness.

3 KATHRYN WYLDE PRESIDENT AND CEO

RACHEL LOEB

Partnership for New York City

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Kathryn Wylde has led the Partnership for New York City for two decades, serving as a key liaison between New York’s top business organizations and influential government officials. Wylde, who also serves on the board of the New York City Economic Development Corp., has applauded new

New York City Economic Development Corp. Rachel Loeb was appointed as president and CEO of the New York City Economic Development Corp. in May, a couple months after Mayor Bill de Blasio promoted her to

state investment in tourism and backed the Penn Station redevelopment and the Gateway tunnel but opposed the state’s income tax hike on the wealthy. Wylde, who has criticized Mayor Bill de Blasio on quality of life and public safety, is looking forward to Mayor-elect Eric Adams taking office with his more businessfriendly stance.

4 NYDIA VELÁZQUEZ CHAIR House Committee on Small Business As New York’s small businesses struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic, many owners turned to federal relief loans to stay afloat. As chair of the House’s Committee on Small Business, Rep. Nydia Velázquez played a key role in monitoring the efficacy of

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those programs and pushing for more small business aid. The New York City lawmaker coordinated with other top lawmakers to strike a bipartisan deal on extending the Paycheck Protection Program earlier this spring and held hearings to evaluate the Biden administration’s efforts to support small businesses.

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JANNO LIEBER ACTING CHAIR AND CEO Metropolitan Transportation Authority When Janno Lieber was promoted to run the MTA in July, then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo asserted that “public transportation systems will be the backbone of New York's comeback as more and more people return to work in person.” Lieber is set to be appointed to the post permanently by Gov. Kathy Hochul, who recently announced a postponement in MTA fare hikes thanks to the new federal infrastructure bill. Lieber is also eyeing an expansion of the Second Avenue subway due to the influx of federal funds.

Jonnel Doris is commissioner of the New York City Department of Small Business Services.

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After helping Democrats make inroads on Long Island by flipping a state Senate seat in 2018, Anna Kaplan has emerged as a proactive lawmaker, including in her role as chair of the body’s economic development committee. She has championed legislation eliminating income taxes on state small business recovery grants, imposing an eviction moratorium for small businesses and allocating funding for small business incubators. Her counterpart is Assembly Member Harry Bronson, a Rochester lawmaker who has emphasized workforce development and labor rights since taking office over a decade ago.

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Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce

When New York’s leading businesses have pressing objectives in Albany, Heather Briccetti is one of their most influential advocates. The Business Council of New York State’s president and CEO has been at the forefront of the fight against tax increases for corporations and has spent time lobbying for small business relief as unemployment insurance rates rise. Briccetti enjoys a collegial relationship with Gov. Kathy Hochul, who attended the group’s annual meeting this September, and she shared some of her plans for economic growth in the state.

Randy Peers, who has driven workforce development for over a decade, took the reins of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce in 2019. As one of the largest business advocacy groups in New York, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce counts executives at Con Edison, Brooklyn Navy Yard and NYU Langone Health among its board members. Peers is politically engaged, joining the transition team of New York City Comptrollerelect Brad Lander and creating a loan program for small businesses owned by people of color.

9 JONNEL DORIS COMMISSIONER New York City Department of Small Business Services As commissioner of the New York City Department of Small Business Services, Jonnel Doris has overseen the city’s efforts to support local small businesses throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the measures Doris has implemented recently include offering over $2 million in grants to revitalize commercial districts in low- and moderateincome neighborhoods and partnering with Ernst & Young LLP to connect local Black entrepreneurs with consulting services. Before joining the city agency, Doris served as senior adviser and director of the Mayor's Office of Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises.

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STEPHEN SCHERR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Goldman Sachs At the end of the year, Stephen Scherr will resign as the chief financial officer of Goldman Sachs. But he’s following in the footsteps of other Goldman Sachs veterans by embarking on a second career in public service. Scherr is cochairing New York City Mayorelect Eric Adams’ transition committee, a sign of Adams’ embrace of the city’s business community. Scherr is also reportedly being considered for a top role at City Hall, possibly leading the Economic Development Corp. or serving as deputy mayor for housing and economic development.

top banks and companies to hire 100,000 New Yorkers from disadvantaged communities by 2030.

12 ARVIND KRISHNA CHAIR AND CEO IBM When U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced his U.S. Innovation and Competition Act – which allocates $52 billion for domestic computer chip manufacturing and research – he turned to IBM CEO Arvind Krishna this year for support. Krishna’s Westchester-based company, which is one of New York’s largest employers, continues to lead on chip research and development. The technology company also unveiled a new quantum computing chip this year that is expected to outperform traditional computers.

managed its latest efforts to help facilitate the growth in tourism, including launching a new advertising campaign in eight countries to encourage foreign visitors to come to New York City.

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Tourism in New York City is finally on an upswing after COVID-19-related lockdowns. That news is a good sign for NYC & Company, the city’s official marketing organization that promotes travel and tourism that helps boost the city’s economy. Fred Dixon – who has served as the organization’s president and CEO since 2014 – has

CHAIR AND CEO JPMorgan Chase & Co. Jamie Dimon, whose JPMorgan Chase & Co. is one of New York City’s largest employers, often weighs in on public policy. The Wall Street executive joined executives at firms such as Citigroup and BlackRock to oppose tax hikes on wealthy New Yorkers this year, arguing it could spur well-off residents to leave the state. Last August, he launched the New York Jobs CEO Council alongside other

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Arvind Krishna is chair and CEO of IBM.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; BOARD PRESIDENT New York City Hospitality Alliance The hospitality industry was hit particularly hard by the coronavirus pandemic. But efforts such as large-scale reopenings and expansion of outdoor dining programs – priorities that the New York City Hospitality Alliance fought for – have helped the

Tourism is finally on an upswing after COVID-19 lockdowns.

city’s restaurants and nightlife survive. The association’s work is led by Executive Director Andrew Rigie and Melba Wilson, who serves as its board president in addition to running Melba’s Restaurant in Harlem.

15 THOMAS GRECH PRESIDENT AND CEO Queens Chamber of Commerce As president and CEO of the Queens Chamber of Commerce, Thomas Grech advocates on behalf of more than 1,300 companies’ needs and pushes for broader economic development in his borough. He has called on New York City’s leaders to help develop its growing technology sector and to renew development projects to revitalize the economy. Grech has also remained in support of moving ahead with the proposed AirTrain to LaGuardia Airport.

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president and CEO, Cohen has been monitoring job recovery in the region and has encouraged Google to open up a Long Island office.

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PRESIDENT Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York Known as a vocal champion of organized labor, Gary LaBarbera’s successes include a long-sought expansion of the state’s prevailing wage. He recently promoted the importance of establishing union apprenticeship programs to jump-start New York’s economic recovery, using funding from the federal infrastructure bill. LaBarbera, who has led the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York since 2009, now also heads the statewide chapter.

17 CARLO SCISSURA PRESIDENT AND CEO New York Building Congress After delays and disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Carlo Scissura sees brighter days ahead for New York City’s construction industry. Major construction projects are still underway, and a business-friendly new mayor – Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams – will soon be taking office. Scissura has cheered on the federal $1 trillion infrastructure plan,

Brian Benjamin is New York's lieutenant governor.

which will bring New York City even more funding that will be used on transportation improvements. It’s not a bad way for the New York Building Congress to celebrate its 100th anniversary.

18 BRIAN BENJAMIN LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin entered his role this year with numerous priorities, including helping to boost vaccination rates and solve long-standing problems with the New York City Housing Authority. He also assumes oversight of the state’s regional economic development councils, which have disbursed more than $5.4 billion to launch jobcreating projects across the state. During his time as a state senator, he sponsored legislation to allow New York City to set up a rainy day fund and another bill to get the

state’s public pension funds to divest from private prisons.

19 MATTHEW COHEN PRESIDENT AND CEO Long Island Association Matthew Cohen helms one of Long Island’s most influential business groups, advocating for policies promoting job growth and investments in Nassau and Suffolk counties. He was promoted to the position in May, after spending a decade as its top lobbyist pushing for a permanent state property tax cap and greater funding for economic development. Since becoming

In September, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that Tremaine Wright and Christopher Alexander would pave the way for the launch of New York’s recently legalized recreational marijuana industry and regulate the production, licensing and marketing of cannabis products. Wright, who is a small business owner, attorney and former Assembly member, will focus on reversing the impact of aggressive policing of marijuana use in communities of color. Alexander helped draft the bill that legalized cannabis and spearheaded the Start SMART New York campaign supporting it. The state expects to receive $350 million annually, but revenues aren’t expected until 2023.

21 TARYN DUFFY CHAIR New York Gaming Association New York’s casino and gambling industry has seen a big shift with the recent legalization of mobile sports

Wright and Alexander will lead the launch of New York's legal pot industry.

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the forefront of other pressing issues that Western New York businesses face, such as the U.S.-Canada border reopening and navigating vaccine mandates.

Chen: Chinatown recently received a $20 million state grant to revitalize its public spaces.

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Dottie Gallagher is president and CEO of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership.

betting and disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. As chair of the New York Gaming Association, Taryn Duffy keeps a close eye on all of the policies and changes affecting the state’s racing and gaming venues. Her experience as vice president of corporate communications and public affairs for Yonkers’ Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts – which is seeking a full-fledged casino license – informs her advocacy for the rest of the sector.

22 BOB DUFFY PRESIDENT AND CEO Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce When it comes to navigating state and local politics, Bob Duffy is at an advantage. Before heading the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce, he spent four years as New York’s lieutenant governor and another five

as Rochester’s mayor. While lieutenant governor, he chaired the state's Regional Economic Development Councils. That experience makes him a powerful ally for Rochester’s business community, especially as businesses large and small have struggled through the COVID-19 crisis. Duffy has also touted the increasing diversification of the local economy.

One of the top economic development officials in New York in recent years, Howard Zemsky served four years running Empire State Development Corp. before transitioning to the role of ESD’s chair emeritus. Since 2019, Zemsky has returned to running Larkin Development Group, his Buffalo-based real estate company, which has transformed the neighborhood of Larkinville into an emerging social scene of restaurants, shops and residential real estate. Zemsky has also supported Gov. Kathy Hochul, a fellow Western New Yorker, as she settles into her new role.

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Chinatown Partnership

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Once a thriving tourist destination, Manhattan’s Chinatown has been struggling for nearly two years, due in no small part to COVID-19 and an uptick in anti-Asian hate crimes. Wellington Chen, a former commissioner on the New York City Board of Standards and Appeals, leads the Chinatown Partnership, the organization that is spearheading the neighborhood’s recovery. There is some good news for

Buffalo Niagara Partnership As in many parts of the country, businesses across Buffalo have struggled to find workers to fill positions recently due to COVID-19. And they’ve turned to Dottie Gallagher of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership to draw attention to their needs and back initiatives to continue to develop the local workforce. Gallagher has also been on

26 CALVIN O. BUTTS III CHAIR Abyssinian Development Corp. The Rev. Calvin O. Butts III oversees the historic Abyssinian Baptist Church’s housing development arm. The 32-year-old Abyssinian Development Corp., which Butts founded, is responsible for more than $1 billion of residential and commercial development throughout Harlem. In addition to its developing responsibilities, the housing nonprofit operates its Harlem Economic Literacy Program to advise and support local residents seeking to purchase homes. Butts stepped down last year as president of SUNY Old Westbury after 20 years leading the Long Island institution.

27 DANNY MEYER FOUNDER AND CEO Union Square Hospitality Group Famed New York restaurateur Danny Meyer is optimistic that the beleaguered hospitality industry will bounce back.

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But Meyer still believes that his industry should do more in the face of ongoing staff shortages, calling on restaurant owners to boost staff pay to $15 an hour and encouraging Gov. Kathy Hochul to address the issue. Meyer also chairs the New York City Economic Development Corp.’s board of directors.

Small Business Administration in November. She also serves on the board of directors of the New York City Economic Development Corp.

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Randy Wolken heads the Manufacturers Association of Central New York and co-chairs the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council. In addition, he oversees the Manufacturers Alliance of New York State, which pushes for policy proposals in Albany and Washington, D.C., on behalf of more than 5,400 manufacturers and businesses. This includes guiding the statewide organization’s work, which involves workforce development partnerships with the state Department of Labor and SUNY. He recently joined Rep. John Katko to tout the bipartisan federal infrastructure bill.

Leecia Eve is vice president of public policy at Verizon.

of the solution in New York City and beyond. Verizon’s Leecia Eve supports the telecommunications giant – which is also a top employer in the state – in its efforts to deploy 5G service across the New York metropolitan region. Eve previously served as the deputy secretary for economic development for the state.

rural areas. Charter’s Camille Joseph-Goldman has spent about five years bolstering the company’s government affairs efforts in New York. As a top executive with the telecommunications company, she also manages its strategic partnerships and monitors regulations across the Northeast.

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Many New York politicos tune into Charter’s political shows hosted by the likes of Errol Louis and Susan Arbetter on its Spectrum channels, but the media and telecommunications company is also an important player in state government as a driver of broadband buildout around the state, including in

Verizon Expanding broadband access is a critical factor in increasing economic opportunities in rural and poorer areas, and Verizon’s expanding Fios network is a big part

U.S. Small Business Administration The federal government’s agency dedicated to small businesses has Marlene Cintron overseeing its operations in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. President Joe Biden named Cintron, who has spent over a decade leading the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corp., to the position within the U.S.

PRESIDENT AND CEO North Country Chamber of Commerce The reopening of the U.S.Canadian border has been key to helping revitalize tourism to the North Country. Garry Douglas, who has led the North Country Chamber of Commerce for nearly three decades, has opposed Canada’s requirement that residents returning to the country must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test. Canada ended up dropping the mandate for short-term visits, a move Douglas praised for helping facilitate travel and trade in the region.

33 COLVIN GRANNUM PRESIDENT AND CEO Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corp. Colvin Grannum is the head of the Brooklyn-based Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corp., the first organization of its kind in the nation. He has led the development of a comprehensive space whose community programs and

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events have reached over 50,000 people each year and helped more than 25,000 people find jobs. Previously, Grannum served as senior litigator with the New York City Law Department and founded Bridge Street Development Corp., a faith-based community development nonprofit.

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Maria Gotsch is president and CEO of the Partnership Fund for New York City.

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34 JESSICA LAPPIN PRESIDENT Alliance for Downtown New York The Alliance for Downtown New York has been closely monitoring economic developments in lower Manhattan throughout the COVID-19 pandemic – and it has identified signs of improvement recently, as commercial leasing ticks up and more businesses open in the area. As the business improvement district’s president, Jessica Lappin has fought to make sure lower Manhattan continues to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic. The former New York City Council member has managed efforts to promote arts and culture locally and to connect small businesses to expert advice and resources.

Google is betting on New York City’s economic comeback, as exemplified by its recent purchase of a $2.1 billion office building and its plans to create an additional 2,000 jobs in the city, boosting its local staff to 14,000 people. As Google’s director of public policy and government affairs, William Floyd leads expansion efforts, community outreach and economic initiatives – including a recent effort to support Black-owned startups via up to $100,000 in funding.

36 MARIA GOTSCH PRESIDENT AND CEO Partnership Fund for New York City Maria Gotsch is the president and CEO of the Partnership Fund for New York City, the investment arm of the Partnership for New York City. Gotsch, who has led the fund for over two decades, has overseen groundbreaking initiatives that undergird the city’s thriving life sciences sector. She applauded a new state biodefense commercialization fund to combat COVID-19 and create new jobs. Gotsch also co-founded the FinTech

Gotsch co-founded the FinTech Innovation Lab to cultivate startups.

Innovation Lab, which helps cultivate financial technology startups.

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based private foundation also supports nonprofits focused on health care, poverty and medical science.

38 JESSICA WALKER PRESIDENT AND CEO

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe

Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

Russell Carson was an early backer of New York’s burgeoning life sciences industry through his tenure as chair of The Rockefeller University, which focuses on innovation in biomedical sciences. Carson, who’s now Rockefeller’s chair emeritus, is also the board co-chair of the New York Genome Center, a nonprofit academic research institute. His private equity firm, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, has invested in over 250 companies and raised $27 billion in capital focusing on the health care industry. Carson’s New York City-

As the head of the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, Jessica Walker is working to make sure that the oncebustling borough bounces back from the COVID-19 pandemic. She has prioritized bringing back foot traffic, helping businesses coax remote workers to go back into the office and providing other support to small businesses. Under her leadership, the chamber participated in a public-private partnership launched last year called the NYC Small Business Resource Network.

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Commerce, enabling the organizations to share resources and collaborate on economic initiatives.

CRISTYNE NICHOLAS CHAIR New York State Tourism Advisory Council As chair of the New York State Tourism Advisory Council, Cristyne Nicholas is endeavoring to bring back tourists to New York City and the state following the COVID-19 pandemic, including supporting state funding aimed at boosting the sector. Nicholas, who also helped New York City bounce back following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, is the co-founder of Nicholas & Lence Communications, which handles media relations for various government agencies and corporations. She also chairs The Broadway Association, a business organization that is focused on revitalizing New York City’s theater district and drawing crowds back to Broadway.

40 JENNIFER TAUSIG & ROBERT BENFATTO CO-CHAIRS NYC BID Association As leaders of the New York City Business Improvement District Association, which represents more than 93,000 businesses in 76 districts across New York City, Jennifer Tausig and Robert Benfatto recently called on elected officials to provide rent relief and tax exemptions for their

Cristyne Nicholas is the chair of the New York State Tourism Advisory Council.

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members, among other recovery incentives. They applauded the city’s new $11 million NYC Business Quick Start program, which promises to help startups get off the ground with less red tape. Tausig also heads up the Jerome Gun Hill BID in the Bronx while Benfatto leads Manhattan’s Hudson Yards Hell's Kitchen Alliance.

Employment and Training Coalition, Jose Ortiz Jr. has spent years pushing to make the issue a priority for New York City’s elected officials and business leaders. Throughout the past year, the coalition has pressed top candidates for mayor and, now, City Council speaker about their plans for workforce development.

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Flushing Chinese Business Association

Continued labor shortages amid the COVID-19 pandemic have drawn attention to the critical importance of workforce development. As head of the New York City

Peter Tu has been a tireless champion of Chinese American-owned businesses in Flushing, spending the past year and a half working to bolster the neighborhood’s economy during the pandemic and taking a leading role in combating anti-Asian hate crimes. Earlier this year, he signed an affiliation agreement between his Flushing Chinese Business Association and the Queens Chamber of

Tu encouraged collaboration and resource sharing with his business association.

National Federation of Independent Business Greg Biryla, who advocates for more than 10,000 small businesses in New York as the state director of the National Federation of Independent Business, has spent the past year and a half fighting for pandemic-related federal aid and tax breaks on behalf of NFIB’s members. He recently pushed back against the upstate minimum wage increase set to begin in 2022, arguing that the measure will be an added burden for already struggling business owners.

44 MARK JAFFE PRESIDENT AND CEO Greater New York Chamber of Commerce Under Mark Jaffe’s leadership, the Greater New York Chamber of Commerce offers support to tens of thousands of business and civic leaders across the region. The organization offers educational and networking

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47 SHIRLEY ALDEBOL VICE PRESIDENT AND DIVISION DIRECTOR 32BJ SEIU Winston Fisher is a partner at Fisher Brothers.

events for members, in addition to advocating more broadly on behalf of the business community. Jaffe has supported the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate and Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recent $450 million initiative to renew tourism in New York.

45 WINSTON FISHER PARTNER Fisher Brothers When Winston Fisher started working at his family’s real estate company in 2000, his father reportedly told him, “lose the last name and get to work.” Now he oversees financing and development at Fisher Brothers, which manages about 5.5 million

square feet of property in Manhattan, including a new 625-foot-tall skyscraper. He also serves as co-chair of the New York City Regional Economic Development Council, bringing his expertise in one of the city’s most lucrative sectors.

46 ROB BYRNES PRESIDENT East Midtown Partnership Gov. Kathy Hochul wants New York City employees back in their cubicles in 2022 – and Rob Byrnes concurs. Byrnes asserts that a return to on-site work is key to revitalizing Midtown Manhattan’s economy. Byrnes, who has led the East Midtown Partnership for nearly two

As a member of New York City’s Economic Development Corp.’s board of directors, Shirley Aldebol brings the perspective of organized labor to its efforts to create jobs across the five boroughs. The labor leader also has a track record of successful campaigns on behalf of the union’s members. She recently helped about 5,000 32BJ SEIU members who work as custodial staff in the city’s public schools to negotiate a four-year contract that includes an increase in retirement fund contributions, among other benefits.

48 SARAH LUDWIG & DEYANIRA DEL RÍO CO-DIRECTORS New Economy Project The New Economy Project has long pushed for the creation of a municipal public bank in New York City, a proposal

that has earned support from labor unions, credit unions and some local and state lawmakers. The group’s codirectors – Deyanira Del Río and founder Sarah Ludwig – have been at the forefront of that advocacy. Ludwig founded the New Economy Project in 1995, and Del Río brings with her more than two decades of experience pushing for equitable development and economic rights for immigrants.

49 RAFAEL CESTERO PRESIDENT AND CEO Community Preservation Corp. Expanding affordable housing in New York City is Rafael Cestero’s primary goal. Since 2012, he has led one of the largest community development financial institutions focused on financing multifamily housing. Throughout its history, the Community Preservation Corp. has dedicated more than $11 billion to support more than 196,000 units of affordable and workforce housing. Cestero is informed by his previous experience as commissioner for the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development.

50 MELISSA O’CONNOR PRESIDENT AND CEO Retail Council of New York State Melissa O’Connor has underscored the critical role retail venues are playing in the state’s recovery, both as economic hubs and sites for COVID-19 vaccination clinics.

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O’Connor, who previously led government relations at the Retail Council of New York State, was named the council’s president in November 2020, following the retirement of Ted Potrikus. As an advocate for New York’s largest retail association, she is helping members navigate a new economic landscape, including operating online via the retailnewyork.com portal.

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PRESIDENT AND CEO New York City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Nick Lugo co-founded the 116th Street Festival in 1985; since then, he has helped develop the event into the city’s largest Latino street festival, stretching over 20 blocks and featuring music, food and corporate events. Lugo has long been active in organizations that promote local economic revitalization, including as a board member of both the New York City Regional Economic Development Council and Ponce De Leon Federal Bank.

52 SHADI SHAHEDIPOURSANDVIK PROVOST-IN-CHARGE SUNY Having served as SUNY’s provost-in-charge since last year, Shadi ShahedipourSandvik holds an important leadership position guiding the university system’s work to educate a new generation of students. As part of that work, she oversees SUNY’s Office of Research and Economic Development, which is responsible for directing

Brandi Mandato is director of strategic partnerships at CUNY.

SUNY’s approach to research, innovation and economic development initiatives. Before taking on her current position, Shahedipour-Sandvik served as interim vice president of research and graduate studies at SUNY Polytechnic University.

Goldman Sachs for another initiative she is heading, which aims to prepare CUNY students for jobs in the financial industry.

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BRANDI MANDATO

Greenberg Traurig

DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

Robert Harding, who represents clients in economic development, financing and regulatory matters, certainly draws on his experience working in former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s administration. He served as deputy mayor for economic development and finance on Giuliani's team – a role that involved overseeing policies pertaining to city labor, housing and economic development. Harding, who leads Greenberg Traurig’s state election and political law compliance practice in Albany, has been busy handling election law cases throughout New York.

CUNY Brandi Mandato serves as a bridge between CUNY and New York’s industry leaders. As CUNY’s director of strategic partnerships, she founded an initiative that brings the school system, philanthropic funders, nonprofits, policymakers and top businesses together to create strong talent pools across CUNY’s 25 colleges. She also partnered with top firms such as Bloomberg LP, Centerbridge Partners and

Andrew Kennedy served as a trusted aide in the Cuomo administration, holding the positions of assistant secretary for economic development and deputy director of state operations while working on Moynihan Train Hall, the Javits Convention Center and other development and redevelopment projects aimed at creating jobs across the state. Last year, Kennedy joined Ostroff Associates, a leading government relations firm based in Albany, where he works on behalf of clients on workforce development, affordable housing and postpandemic reopening efforts.

56 PATRICK SULLIVAN SPECIAL COUNSEL Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel Perhaps one of New York City’s foremost legal experts on land use, Patrick Sullivan recently co-authored an op-ed in Crain’s New York Business calling on officials to update zoning laws to make the city more hospitable to real estate development in the life sciences industry. Prior to his current role at Kramer Levin, where he represents clients in

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mayor to invest resources in the borough’s recovery. As a former chief diversity officer in the Cuomo administration, Zapata had previously managed various community development projects at SoBro for almost two decades before stepping in to lead the organization – and its $15 million budget – in 2019.

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As former director of economic development for then-U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, Kara Hughes coordinated with elected officials and the business community to redevelop ground zero after the 9/11 attacks. At Kasirer, she manages strategy for a wide range of clients, including restaurants reeling from the economic fallout of COVID-19. Two of Hughes’ recent legislative wins – the New York City restaurant surcharge bill and the outdoor dining initiative – provided a boost to struggling businesses.

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58 LOURDES ZAPATA PRESIDENT AND CEO

NBT Bank

Ryan Silva is executive director of New York State Economic Development Council.

Ruth Mahoney, who was named co-chair of the Capital Region Economic Development Council in 2018, is helping to manage the economic recovery of a region that has been hit hard by the pandemic by prioritizing investment in tech hubs, workforce development and local industry diversification. Mahoney joined NBT Bank in August after more than three decades of experience in wealth management and regional leadership at major Capital Region banks.

representing leaders at industrial development agencies, local development corporations, banks, chambers of commerce and other institutions focused on economic development. Ryan Silva has served as the organization’s executive director since 2017, advocating for state and federal policies that promote economic growth in New York. He brings with him experience as vice president of regional economic development for Empire State Development Corp.

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WILTON CEDENO

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DIRECTOR OF STATE REGULATORY AFFAIRS

Valerie White manages about $3.1 billion of the Local Initiatives Support Corp.’s investments in New York City’s most underserved communities, helping to create affordable housing and facilitate job growth across the five boroughs. This past summer, the nonprofit closed on a $9.6 million construction deal to renovate and convert three Lower East Side buildings into affordable housing. White is also a prominent advocate for

New York State Economic Development Council

Con Edison

South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corp.

The New York State Economic Development Council serves as the state’s top organization

Wilton Cedeno monitors and seeks to shape state energy policy for Con Edison, a

With the Bronx recording New York City’s highest rates of crime, poverty, unemployment and COVID-19 infection during much of the coronavirus pandemic, Lourdes Zapata has called on the city’s next

Zapata called on the next mayor to invest resources in the Bronx.

massive utility company that provides electric and gas service to residents – and businesses – in New York City and Westchester County. As the company’s director of state regulatory affairs, he leads its communications and advocacy strategies on state policy and regulations. Since 2015, he has also served on the board of directors at the New York City Economic Development Corp.

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complex transactions before various municipal land use agencies, Sullivan served as counsel at the New York City Economic Development Corp.

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she co-founded the New York Women’s Chamber of Commerce in 2002. Abreu’s organization has supported more than 10,000 entrepreneurs and helped create more than 5,000 businesses over the years. She’s now prodding the government to help Latino communities still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, including urging New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams to appoint Latino leaders to senior positions in his administration.

Wilma Alonso is executive director of Fordham Road BID.

JONATHAN BOWLES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Center for an Urban Future The Center for an Urban Future is focused on ensuring New York City implements policies that reduce inequality and boost the city’s economy. Jonathan Bowles, who has been with the think tank for nearly 20 years, has overseen its groundbreaking research. Throughout 2021, the center has produced research on workforce development related to future rezonings, the growth of Asian Americanowned businesses in the city and the struggles arts and cultural groups face amid the pandemic.

top aide roles to New York City Council Member Corey Johnson and Assembly Member Richard Gottfried informs his work locally today.

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Wilma Alonso has been a fierce supporter of the Fordham Road Business Improvement District since helping to establish it in 2005, leading major projects including securing funding for the renovation of Bryan Park and heading up a $1.5 million lamppost installation project. In a recent interview with The New York Times, Alonso pointed out that the district – which has been praised as one of New York City’s COVID-19 success stories – has been resourceful in its efforts to survive.

During his time as executive vice president and head of real estate transactions at the New York City Economic Development Corp. – where he now serves on the board of directors – Patrick O’Sullivan became well-versed in publicprivate partnerships, working on transactions like the city’s acquisition of Brooklyn Bridge Park and Governors Island. Since joining the law firm Herrick Feinstein in 2017, he has broadened his geographic area of focus to handle real estate matters for developers, government organizations and nonprofits nationwide.

When municipal bonds were made available to help rebuild ground zero after the 9/11 attacks, Steven Polivy helped his clients avail themselves of the opportunity. Polivy, who represents clients ranging from real estate developers to nonprofit organizations, has worked on some of New York City’s biggest development projects, including transportation hubs, distribution centers and shopping venues. He has served on the boards of the United Nations Development Corp. and the Urban Land Institute.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Meatpacking District Manhattan’s Meatpacking District made headlines earlier this year when it made the decision to ban cars from the neighborhood in an effort to promote foot traffic for local businesses and make space for cultural programming. It’s one notable way that Jeffrey LeFrancois is making the area friendly for pedestrians and its thriving commercial space. His previous experience in

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Fordham Road BID

Abreu's organization has supported more than 10,000 entrepreneurs.

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QUENIA ABREU

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PRESIDENT AND CEO

Brown & Weinraub

New York Women’s Chamber of Commerce

Ron Rock stepped into his current role handling economic development, transportation and energy clients throughout the state

Quenia Abreu has advocated for women in business since

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72 JOHN WANG PRESIDENT Asian American Business Development Center

Yasmin Cornelius is a leader in the state cannabis industry.

at Brown & Weinraub after spending three decades in New York state government. While working for several different governors, he led a $100 billion transportation project, as well as major programs in the manufacturing industry and higher education. He also serves as chair of SEFCU, a major credit union that is used by many New York state employees.

70 YASMIN CORNELIUS FOUNDING MEMBER AND TREASURER New York CannaBusiness Chamber of Commerce Yasmin Cornelius is a leader in New York’s nascent cannabis industry. She helped draft social equity language in the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act and hosts her “Blunt Discussion” podcast. She also established the New York CannaBusiness Chamber of Commerce, a new nonprofit that promotes the state’s industry. Much of her work has

focused on equity for people of color and those wrongfully incarcerated by providing educational and economic opportunities. Cornelius is also vice president of community affairs at L+M Development Partners, a real estate development company known for its affordable housing work.

71 MARC ALESSI CHAIR, STARTUPS PRACTICE GROUP Campolo, Middleton & McCormick LLP An entrepreneur who “relishes doing the impossible,” per his LinkedIn profile, Marc Alessi helps small and midsized businesses navigate complex transactions involving financing, expansion and real estate. As an Assembly member from 2005 to 2010, Alessi led efforts to boost technology innovation and business development. In addition to being chair of the startups practice group

Since establishing the Asian American Business Development Center in 1994, John Wang has expanded the organization and launched a successful annual awards program, all while working to create business partnerships between New York and China. This year, he has focused on helping businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic through efforts like launching Project Rebuild to assist minority business owners applying for grants and hosting virtual roundtable discussions on finding solutions to pandemic-related challenges.

73 WILLIAM CANDELARIA PARTNER DLA Piper William Candelaria has served on the board of the New York City Economic Development Corp. for the past 16 years, including on the real estate, audit and executive committees. As a partner at the law firm DLA Piper, he handles transactions in emerging markets with a focus on Latin America and Spain, advising corporations, banks and investors. A former partner at Curtis, MalletPrevost, Colt & Mosle, he also serves on the board of the Mexican American Legal

Defense and Educational Fund.

74 KRISTIN MORSE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The New School’s Center for New York City Affairs Kristin Morse oversees the Center for New York City Affairs, a research institute housed at the New School focused on delivering insight into policies in areas such as education, income inequality and poverty. Over the past year, the center has delivered research and in-depth reports on changes in workforce development and recovery in the hospitality industry. Before Morse took on her current position, she spent years heading New York City’s Center for Economic Opportunity, where she helped develop anti-poverty initiatives.

75 WILLIAM BANFIELD ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE SECRETARY-TREASURER North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters As a carpenter for 35 years and a union official who has held several local and regional leadership positions over the years, William Banfield knows firsthand both the value of hard work and the benefits of collective bargaining. In his role with the 30,000-member North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters, he maintains ties with union officials and other partners in New York and across half a dozen other states. He’s also a vice president of the influential New York State Building & Construction Trades Council.

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YLC Consultant LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 10/27/20. Off. Loc.: New York County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 40 Bowery 1st Fl, New York, NY 1 0 0 13 . Purp o s e: to engage in any lawful act. QED QED LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/25/2021. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 931 Madison Ave, Suite 3R, NY, NY 10021. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Notice of Formation of YAT STUDIO, LLC filed with SSNY on 10/04/2021. Office: KINGS County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 91 KINGSL AND AVE. #2, BROOKLYN, NY, 11222, USA. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of Studio DNA LLC filed with SSNY on 8/25/2021. Office: New York County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 456 Washington St., Apt. 3H, New York, New York 10013. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of 125 9 WASHINGTON STREET LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/30/21. Office location FRANKLIN SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 9312 Raes Creek Place, Palmetto, FL 34221. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of CZ33D, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1 0/ 2 0/ 2 1 . O f f i c e location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 60 E. 56th St New York, NY 10022.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of formation of limited liabilit y company (LLC). Name: FA B R I C P O S T L L C . Articles of Organization filed with Secretay of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/11/2021. NY office Location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/ her is The Limited Liabity Comany, 833 44th St, Apt 1f Brooklyn, NY, 11220. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose Notice of Formation of PivotHealth Holdings, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/30/2021. Office location: Westchester Count y. SSNY designated as agent of Limited Liability Company (LLC) upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY should mail process to C orporate Creations Net work , Inc 60 0 Mamaroneck Avenue #400 Harrison, NY 10528. Purpose: Insurance product development, management, and marketing company. Notice of Formation of FLOWER ART NY, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY ) on 10/15/21. O f fice location: N Y County. SSNY designated a s a g e n t o f L LC upon whom process agains t it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Nobue Sandoz, 50 W. 76th St. , NY, NY 10 023 . Purpose: Any lawful activity. SA2406 FRANKFORD REALTY, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/01/2021. Of fice loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 42 West 39th Street FL 6, NY, NY 10018. Reg Agent: John Behette, 42 West 39th Street FL 6, NY, NY 10018. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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

Notice of Formation of 200 Chambers 29E, LLC filed with SSNY on June 3, 2021. Office: New York County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: Robert Chavez, 250 W. Court Street, Suite 200E, Cincinnati, OH 45202. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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

Notice of Formation of ALLIANCE GLOBAL PA R T N E R S , LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/30/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg.as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. S SN Y mail process to 40 Wall St- 48th Floor, New York, NY 10005, Any lawful purpose

Notice of Formation o f D E E PE R W E L L PHYSICAL THERAPY, PLLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/26/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 433 7th Ave., #4 Brooklyn, NY 11215. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of GATEWAY TO THE WEST NY VETERINARY CARE PLLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY ) on 10/15/21. Office location: N Y C o u n t y. S S N Y designated as agent of P L LC u p o n w h o m p ro c e s s a g ain s t i t may be served. SSNY shall mail process to C orp oration S er vice C o. , 8 0 S tate S t . , A lb any, N Y 1 2 2 0 72543. Purpose: Veterinar y medicine. Notice of Formation of ACCEL AUTO SALES LLC. Ar ts . Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/14/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 6324 20 Avenue Store A, Brooklyn, NY 11204. Any lawful purpose. LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM

M C K E N N A MANAGEMENT & CONSULTANCY, LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 10/5/2021. Of f. Loc.: Richmond Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, 1 Coale Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10314. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity Notice of Formation of 1132 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/20/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1132 64th St, Brooklyn, NY 11219. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of 18 2 4 ANTHON Y AVENUE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 03/10/21. Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 5 West 37th St 12th Fl, New York, NY 10018. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of GENERAL CARPENTRY LLC. Ar ts . Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/01/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1866 Ocean Ave Apt 3A , Brooklyn, NY 11230. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of BLUE MOUNTAIN CANNABIS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1 0/ 2 6 / 2 1 . O f f i c e location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 31 Locust Pl Staten Island, NY 10308. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of 250B WINTHROP LLC filed with SSNY on 06/09/2021. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 1094 NOSTRAND AVENUE B R O O K LY N , NY 112 25 Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of AE Aesthetics , LLC filed with SSNY on 11/2/21. Office: Richmond County. SSNY designated agent, Kathleen Lenahan, of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: [1880 Hylan Blvd, Unit 2R-6, Staten Island, NY 10305]. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of The Alliance NYC LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/24/21. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: 355 S End Ave, 2M, NY NY 10280. R/A: 205 12th Ave, 1A, BK NY 11215. Purpose: Any lawful act.

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THE KARTEN ORGANIZATION, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/05/16. Office: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 330 East 75th Street, Apt 2F, New York , N Y 10 021 . Purpose: Any law ful purpose. Notice of Qual. of WAVERLY DG LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 10/14/21. Office location: Tioga. LLC formed in DE on 9/27/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 631 n. Us Hwy 1, Ste 100, North Palm Beach, FL 33408. Arts. of Org. filed with FL SOS.RA Gray Building 500 South Bronaugh St Tallahassee, FL 32399. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of PHB BLE ECK E R LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/20/19. Of fice location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s er ve d . S S N Y mail process to 444 Madison Ave 6th Floor, Attn: Jeffrey M. Schwartz, Esq, New Yo r k , NY 10022. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Form. of SUNNY & JERRY REALTY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1 0/ 2 5 / 2 0 2 1 . Office lo c ation: Chenango . SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 2 Iris Ln, Levittown, NY 11756. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of JSBS CONSTRUCTION LLC. Ar ts . of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/24/21. Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 900 3rd Ave Floor 13, New York, NY 10022. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of 250A WINTHROP LLC filed with SSNY on 06/09/2021. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 1094 NOSTRAND AVENUE B R O O K LY N , NY 112 25 Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of UNIMAC YEAR 15 LLC, Arts of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/26/2021. Office: Bronx County . SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 1605 MLK Jr Blvd Ste 1D, Bronx, NY 10453. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity Notice of Formation of WAITING ON A FRIEND, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/18/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 250 Park Ave 7th fl New York, NY 10177. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 72ND PROPERT Y LLC. Ar ts . O f Org. filed with SSNY on 9/9/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1433 72nd St Brooklyn, NY 11228. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of BALI TSUN LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/8/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 140 Smith St Brooklyn, NY 11201. Any lawful purpose.

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

Notice of Formation of KISMET REALT Y NY LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/5/21. Office location: Bronx SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s er ve d . S S N Y mail process to 197 Beach St Bronx, NY 10464. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 204 JACKSON STREET, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/23/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 204 Jackson St Brooklyn, NY 11211. Any law ful purpose.

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

Notice of Formation of 245 BOERUM ST LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/26/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 222 Spencer St Brooklyn, NY 11205. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of JBNash LLC. Arts. of O rg . f ile d with SSNY on 9/1/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s er ve d . S S N Y mail process to 51 Walker St. Apt. 7A, New York, NY 10013.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of COERMISA HOLDINGS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/02/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 139 Bay 10th St, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of Corson St Ventures LLC. Ar ts . Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/29/21.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. S SN Y mail process to 427 Cortelyou Ave, Staten Island, NY 10312. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of SGSB LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/15/2 1 .O f f ice location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s er ve d . S S N Y mail process to C/O David Cohen, 400 Garden City Plaza Ste. 200, Garden Cit y, NY 11530. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 184 HOLDINGS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/12/21. Office location: Bronx SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 184 W 231st St Bronx, NY 10463. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of ZEMMOL HOLDINGS LLC. Ar ts . Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/04/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1016 E. 9th St Brooklyn, NY 11230. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of ABS Box Factory LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 11/3/21. Office location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Lawrence B. Simon, Esq., c/o Morrison Cohen LLP, 909 3rd Ave., 27th Fl., NY, NY 10022. Purpose: all law ful purposes .

Notice of Qual. of M1 TORREY PINES REAL ESTATE LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 11/4/21. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 10/22/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 7844 Herschel Ave La Jolla, CA 92037. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS . Townsend Bldg. D o v e r, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of C.N.E.F. LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1 0/ 2 0/ 2 1 . O f f i c e location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s er ve d . S S N Y mail process to 90 Broad St 10th Floor, New York, NY 10004.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Qual. of NEW SONG PPO LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 1 0/1 9/2 1 . O f f ice location: New York . LLC formed in DE on 8/20/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 10 Bank St Ste 560, White Plains, NY 10606. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Qual. of ESSENCE GLOBAL LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 11/4/21. Office location: New York . LLC formed in DE on 12/19/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 600 Mamaroneck Ave #400, Harrison, NY 10528 . Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS . Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of OR 79 L AFAYET TE , LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/12/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s e r ve d S S N Y m ail process to C/O: Phillips Nizer LLP, 485 Lexington Ave New York , NY 10017. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Qual. of NOBIS HOLDINGS, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 10/19/21. Office location: New York . LLC formed in DE on 9/15/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 10 Bank St Ste 560, White Plains, NY 10606. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 2 SAGE VENTURES LLC. Ar ts . Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/29/21.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. S SN Y mail process to 427 Cortelyou Ave, Staten Island, NY 10312. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Qual. of CPW 2021 LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 11/5/21. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 11/3/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 600 Mamaroneck Ave #4 0 0, Harrison, N Y 10528. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of PARK WAY GARDENS ACQUISITION, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/01/21. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 30 Hudson Yards, 72nd Fl., NY, NY 10001. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y. Notice of Formation of The Kei Cosmetics LLC, filed with SSNY on 08/10/20. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 707 Miller Ave, BKLYN NY 11206. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qualification of WG XI DEVELOPMENT LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/04/21. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/02/21. Princ. office of LLC: 233 Broadway, Rm. 2305, NY, NY 10279. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Jeffrey W. Bullock, Secy. of State of DE, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19 9 01 . Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y. Notice of Formation of TOTTENVILLE V E T E R I N A R Y PRACTICE, PLLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/14/21. Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 369 Darlington Ave Staten Island, NY 10312. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of WRIGHT ST VENTURES LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/29/21.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. S SN Y mail process to 427 Cortelyou Ave, Staten Island, NY 10312. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 425 HOYT STREET LENDER LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/5/21 .O f fice location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. S SN Y mail process to Attn: Israel Bobby Dweck, 580 Broadway, Ste 1111, New York, NY 10021.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 425 HOYT STREET OWNER LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/5/21 .O f fice location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. S SN Y mail process to Attn: Israel Bobby Dweck, 580 Broadway, Ste 1111, New York, NY 10021.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of HONEST HMO OF N E W YO R K , L L C . Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/4/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 1271 Ave Of The Americas, New Yo r k , NY 10020. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of BLUE ROCK ENTERPRISE LLC. Arts .Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/27/21.Office location: Sullivan. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 21 Ganeyden Court, Unit 36, Swan Lake, NY 12783. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of BRICKMAN FACILITY SERVICES LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/8/21. Office location: Orange SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. S SN Y mail process to 9 Oak land Ave Warwick, NY 10990. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of EIGHTH AVENUE DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/3/1998. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1737 45th St Brooklyn, NY 11204. Any lawful purpose.

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

Notice of Formation of LORD’S MANAGEMENT LLC. Ar ts . Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/28/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 620 Marlborough Rd - Apt 4A, Brooklyn, NY 11226. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of SMEJRS FAMILY, LLC. Ar ts . of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/5/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 2 Bassett Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11234. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of NOUCCA LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 11/9/21. Of fice location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 10/28/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 600 Mamaroneck Avenue #4 0 0, Harrison, N Y 10528. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of TOWERING PINES ADK , LLC. Ar ts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/4/21. Office location: Hamilton SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 9 Highview Dr Stockholm, NY 07460. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of 2 WINTER WAY, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/04/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 87-81st St. Brooklyn, Kings, NY 11209. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 180 EAST 93RD APT. 5, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/20/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to Attn: Steven D. Sladkus, Esq., 444 Madison Ave 6th fl , New York, NY 10022. Any law ful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of Moms Plastic Couch, LLC filed with SSNY on 11/11/2021. Office: Westchester Count y. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 180 Pearsall Dr. Apt 6G, Mount Vernon, NY, 10552. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of DINING BY KELLY SERVICES LLC. Date of filing of Articles of Organization with the NY Dept of State: August 16, 2021. Office of the LLC: New York County. Street Address of principal business location: 211 N End Avenue, Apt. 16G, New York, NY, 10282. NYSS may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at 211 N End Avenue, Apt. 16G, New York, NY, 10282. Purpose of the LLC: Any lawful purpose. SKS ENERGY LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/19/2021. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 347 5th Ave, Rm 910, NY, NY 10016. Reg Agent: Susan Sahim, 347 5th Ave, Rm 910, NY, NY 10016. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of Mastrandrea Consulting, LLC filed with SSNY on October 29, 2021. Office: Richmond County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 29 Bombay Street, Staten Island, NY 10309. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC AUCTION Supreme Court of New York, KINGS County. U.S. BANK N.A., NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2 0 1 6 - C T T, P l a i n t i f f , -againstHARVEY WIL L IAMS; L IL L IAN WILLIAMS; KINGS SUPREME C O U R T; CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CIT Y OF NEW YORK ; HSBC BANK NEVADA, N.A.; CITY OF NEW YORK TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU; CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; CIT Y OF NEW YORK EN V I R O N M EN TA L CONTROL BOARD, Index No. 513521/2016. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated December 18, 2019 and entered with the Kings County Clerk on December 18, 2019, Joseph H. Aron, Esq., the Appointed Referee, will sell the premises known as 258 Legion Street, Brooklyn, New York 11212 at public auction at the Court Steps of the Kings County Supreme C o ur t , 3 6 0 Ad am s Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11201, on December 16, 2021 at 10:50 A.M. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings and State of New York known as Section: n/a; Block: 3567; Lot: 143 will be sold subject to the provisions of filed Judgment, Index No. 513521/2016. The approximate amount of judgment is $556,685.34 plus interest and costs. FRIEDMAN VARTOLO LLP 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New Yo r k 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

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Notice of Formation of SARACARE , LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/30/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 74 Wellington Court, Brooklyn, NY 11230. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of 73 GOLD STREET LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/28/2010. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s e r ve d S S N Y m ail process to 166 Beard Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231. Any lawful purpose. Section 206 Notice of Formation of Brooklyn Tilden LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/26/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served S SN Y mail process to 3520 Tilden Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203 . Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of L’E R MITAGE N Y LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/12/21. Of fice location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s er ve d . S S N Y mail process to 240 West 38th St 2FL, New York, NY 10018. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 1048 MORRIS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/14/18.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 670 Myrtle Ave 388, Brooklyn, NY 11205 . Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of GW Equine LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 11/5/21. Office location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 12 W. 96th St., Apt. 8C, NY, NY 10025. Purpose: all law ful purposes .

Elder Law Associates PLLC filed Ar ts. of Org. with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/17/2021. Office: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o The PLLC, 2926 Ave L, Brooklyn, NY 11210. Purpose: Law. Notice of Qualification of Wes tches ter at Heart LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1 0/1 9/2 1 . O f f ice location: NY County. LLC formed in D e l awa r e (D E ) o n 10/12/21. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom p ro c e s s a g ain s t i t may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Ilyse Dolgenas, Esq., Withers Bergman LLP, 430 Park Ave., 1 0 t h F l . , N Y, N Y 10022. Address to be maintained in DE: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 1 9 8 0 1 . Ar ts of Org. filed with the DE Secy. of State, Division of Corporations, John G. To w n s e n d Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities. M&J Real Propert y Solutions LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/6/2021. Office Bronx County. 170 Newman avenue Bronx, New York 10473. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Registered agents INC at 170 Newman avenue Bronx, NY 10473. Purpose : Any lawful purpose. The LLC will be perpetual. 9177147387 Notice of Formation of NOSTRAND FOUR, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/22/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s e r ve d S S N Y m ail process to 2740 Nostrand Ave Brooklyn, NY 11210. Any law ful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of FERREIRAS ATM LLC. Ar ts . Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/12/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 9747 Shore Rd Apt F10, Brooklyn, NY 11209. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of AMBR CARE, LLC. .Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/15/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 777 Avenue of the Americas, 27B, New York, NY 10001. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of Apex R E LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1 0/14/2 1 .O f f ic e location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1011 East 58th St 1st Fl, Brooklyn, NY 11234. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of ATTICUS AND ABIGAIL II LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/12/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to Harris St. Laurent &amp; Wechsler, 40 Wall St 53rd Floor, New York, NY 10005. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of ECD REALTY LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/10/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1047 59th St Brooklyn, NY 11219. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Form. of MW 4355 EAST TREMONT, LLC. Ar ts . of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/12/21. Office location: New Yo r k SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 736 West 181 Street, Apt 6C, New York, NY 10033. Any lawful purpose.

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SB GERARD AVENUE, LLC. Ar ts . of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/26/20. Of fice: N ew Yo r k C o u n t y. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, c/o Silverback Development, 40 West 57th Street, New York, N Y 10 019. Purpose: Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of CADENCE LOGISTICS LLC. Ar ts . Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/8/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 52 15th St Brooklyn, N Y 11215 . Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of C R UZ 61 L LC . Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/9/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s er ve d . S S N Y mail process to 555 Park Ave Apt. 7W, New York, NY 10065.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of AY D HOLDINGS LLC. Ar ts . Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/20/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1124 67th St Apt B2, Brooklyn, New York, 11219. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of EMERGENT CIT Y LLC. Ar ts . Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/17/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 702 49th St. #2F, Brooklyn, NY 11220. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of 490 FLUSHING LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/04/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 490 Flushing Ave Brooklin, NY 11205. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 11 MANOR LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/1/21. Office location: Orange SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 1170 Rt. 17m Ste #3, Ches ter, N Y 1 0 9 18 . Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Q U I N CY C L A S S O N LLC. Ar ts . Of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/5/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 112A Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Kat’s Body Studio LLC. Ar ts . Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/12/21.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. S SN Y mail process to 16 Poi Ct, Staten Island, NY 10314. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 414 CL ASSON LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/26/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1122A Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225 . Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of RENDR CARE HEALTH H O M E , L LC . Auth . filed with SSNY on 11/4/21. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 7/21/20. SSNY desg . as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. S SN Y mail process to: 10 Bank St #560, White Plains, NY 10606. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS . Townsend Bldg. D o v e r, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of SHF VENTURES, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/2/21. Office location: Steuben SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s er ve d . S S N Y mail process to 113 East Ave Wayland, NY 14572 . Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of SUNSHINE F REALTY LLC. Ar ts . O f Org. filed with SSNY on 11/3/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 4111 Church Ave Brooklyn, NY 11203. Any law ful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of TNNY HOTEL , LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/16/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 600 Mamaroneck Ave #400, Harrison, NY 10528. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of 4 5 3 9 162 LLC . Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/9/21. Office location: Queens SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 371 Clearmeadow Dr East Meadow, NY 11554. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of BEST CARE VIP LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/12/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s e r ve d S S N Y m ail process to 90 State St Ste700 Box 10, Albany, NY 12207. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of NOSTRAND FIVE, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/22/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s e r ve d S S N Y m ail process to 2740 Nostrand Ave Brooklyn, NY 11210. Any law ful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of TNNY RESTAURANT, LLC. Ar ts . of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/16/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 600 Mamaroneck Ave #400, Harrison, NY 10528.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 6820 FORT HAMILTON LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/8/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 6820 Fort Hamilton P a r k w a y, Brooklyn, N Y 11219. Any law ful purpose.

Watermill Cros sing Development LLC. App. for Auth. filed with the S SN Y on 11/05/20. Originally filed with Secretary of State of Delaware on 08/14/2019. Office: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 1035 5th Avenue, Apt 15B, New York, NY 10028. Purpose: Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of GS STL GDG LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 11/18/21. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 9/15/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 600 Mamaroneck Ave #4 0 0, Harrison, N Y 10528. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any law ful purpose.

Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number (1340413) for beer, wine, cider, and liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, cider, and liquor at retail in a RW-341 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control L aw at 28 PELL ST, NEW YORK, N Y, 1 0 0 1 3 f o r o n premises consumption. HOUSE OF JOY RESTAURANT INC. Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number (1340414) for beer, wine, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, and cider at retail in a TW-344 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 320 E 11TH ST NEW YORK, NY 10003 for on premises consumption. SUSHI LAB LLC.

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Notice of Formation of 96 THIRD AVE . REALTY, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/18/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 223 Main St 2nd Fl Port Washington, NY 11050. Any lawful purpose. Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number (1340447) for beer, wine, cider, and liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, cider, and liquor at retail in a TW-344 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 127 E 7TH ST SOUTH S TO R E F R O N T N E W YORK, NY 10009 for on premises consumption. RUFFIAN VENTURES LLC. Notice of Formation of CJS L eadership Pathways LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 10/12/21. Office location: New York County. NY Sec. of State designated agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served, and shall mail process to 399 E 72nd St, Apt 3E, New York, NY 10022. Purpose: any law ful ac tivit y.

DL Asset Management LLC filed with SSNY on 11/18/2021. Office: Richmond County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 100 Cedar Ter, Staten Island, NY 10304. Purpose: any lawful act or activity Notice of Form. of DWELL CONSULTING, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/18/21. Office location: Cortland. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. S SN Y mail process to 14 Sunnyfield Dr, Cortland, NY 13045. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of Mullman Seidman Architects PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/02/21. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may b e ser ve d . SSNY shall mail process to: 110 West 40 th St., Ste. 2401, NY, NY 10018. Purpose: to practice the profession of Architecture. Notice of Formation of SPC Residential LLC. Ar ts . of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1 0/15/2 1 . O f f ice location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may b e ser ve d . SSNY shall mail process to: Jocelyn B. Redman, Esq., Glazer Honigman Ellick PLLC, 5301 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Ste. 740, Washington, D.C. 20015. Purpose: any lawful activities. Public Notice AT&T proposes to modify an existing facility (new tip heights 133.5’ & 159’) on the building at 1249 Park Ave, New York , NY (20211148). Interested parties may contact Scott Horn (856-809-1202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential effects on historic properties.

Notice of Formation of SPC Commercial LLC. Ar ts . of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1 0/15/2 1 . O f f ice location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may b e ser ve d . SSNY shall mail process to: Jocelyn B. Redman, Esq., Glazer Honigman Ellick PLLC, 5301 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Ste. 740, Washington, D.C. 20015. Purpose: any lawful activities. Notice of Formation of ORION SEVEN LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/22/21.Office location: New Yo r k SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 88 Lexington Ave Apt 1706, New York , NY 10016. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of RHINEBECK GAZETTE, LLC filed with SSNY on 08/26/2021. Office: D U TC H E S S C o unt y. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 15 Rockefeller Ln, Rhinebeck, NY. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of Legal & Compliance Consultants LLC was filed with SSNY on November 8, 2021. The Office is located in New York County. The SSNY is the designated agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 150 West End Avenue Apt 27R, New York, NY 10023. The purpose of this LLC is any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of FATEXCAPE LLC, filed with SSNY on 10/26/2021. Office: KINGS County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: THE LIMITED LIABILIT Y COMPANY 160 PARKSIDE AVE., APT. 15A BROOKLYN, NY 11226. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number (1340205) for beer, wine, cider and liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, cider and liquor at retail in a V LVessel License under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 711 12th Avenue NY, NY 10019 for on premises consumption. Viking Cuises USA LTD Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number (1340447) for beer, wine and cider a has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine and cider at retail in a Tavern/ Wine Bar 344 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 125 E 7TH ST SOUTH STOREFRONT NEW YORK, NY 10009 for on premises consumption. RUFFIAN VENTURES LLC. Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number (1340584) for beer, wine, liquor and cider a has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, liquor and cider at retail in a under the OP Tavern 252 Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 9197 Pearl Street Aka 48 Stone Street NY NY 10004 for on premises consumption. Onehanover LLC Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number (1339198) for beer, wine, liquor and cider a has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, liquor and cider at retail in a under the OP 252 Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 14 18 Elizabeth Street NY NY 10013 for on premises consumption. Musashiaya NYC LLC

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Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number (1339887) for beer, wine, liquor and cider a has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, liquor and cider at retail in a under the TW344 A l c o h o l i c B e ve r a g e Control Law at 430 Broome Street, New York, NY 10011 for on premises consumption. Festive & Co Cosby Street LLC Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number (1340201) for beer, wine, cider and liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, cider and liquor at retail in a OP 252 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 124 E AST 14TH STREE T S T S PAC E 3 , N Y, NY 10003 for on premises consumption. Bars and Events 14th street LLC. Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number (1340222) for beer, wine, cider and liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, cider and liquor at retail in a OP 252 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 38 8th Avenue, NY NY 10014 for on premises consumption. Arthur & Sons NY Italian LLC Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number (1340279) for beer, wine, liquor and cider a has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, liquor and cider at retail in a under the LLiquor Store Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 122 South Street Greenport NY 11944 for on premises consumption. All World Wine & Spirits LLC

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

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NOTICE TO CITED PARTIES You have been served with a citation for a matter that is scheduled to be heard at a New York County Surrogate’s Court calendar. Please be advised that at this time, this court is serving the public and court users primarily through virtual or electronic appearances; in-person appearances are limited at this time. The citation that you have received contains a return date. Please do not appear in the courthouse on that date. The following choices are available to you: - If you do not object to the relief requested, you do not need to contact the court or do anything else. - If you do object to the relief sought on the citation, you or your lawyer must send a document to the court signed by you or your lawyer indicating that: 1 . Yo u o b j e c t to t h e r e l i e f o r yo u are requesting discovery; OR 2 . You are requesting the opportunity to appear in person or by using Microsoft Teams or by telephone conference; OR 3 . You are requesting an adjournment to consult with or retain counsel. Your written response must be received by the court three (3) business days before the return date and must include either an email address or telephone number, or both where you or your lawyer can be reached during business hours. Your communication to the court may be sent by email to: Accounting_General@nycourts. gov or by mail addressed to the Accounting Department of this court at the address listed above. The attorney for the petitioner must be copied in your communication. If your written communication to the court indicates that you would like to proceed as described in choice number 1 above, your case may be referred to a court attorney-referee for a conference. The case will be adjourned to a future date, if you request the opportunity to appear in person or by electronic means or to consult or retain counsel (choices number 2 and 3). If you do not contact the court by the date on the citation, the record will reflect that you do not object to the relief requested. If an attorney plans to appear on your behalf, he or she must file a Notice of Appearance. This Notice may be filed by mail addressed to the Accounting Department of this court at the address listed above or through the e-filing system (NYSCEF), at www.nycourts.gov/efile . If you have questions about responding to the citation, you may contact the Accounting Department at Accounting_General@nycourts.gov . Please note that court staff are prohibited from giving legal advice but they are available to answer any question about procedure. The Accounting Department of the New Yo r k County Surrogate’s Court Notice of Qual. of 10GC MARX MOBILE LLC. Auth. filed with S S N Y o n 11/ 1 8/2 1 . Of fice location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 11/15/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 600 Mamaroneck Ave #4 0 0, Harrison, N Y 10528. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. D o v e r, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number (1339747) for beer, wine, liquor, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, liquor, and cider at retail in a OP-252 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 220 Front St New York , NY 10038 for on premises consumption. Trummer RX LLC.

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Notice of Formation of Alamo Management LLC filed with SSNY on November 22, 2021. Office: New York County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 150 West End Ave, Apt. 27R, New York, NY 10023. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. 108 Consulting LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/15/21. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail the process to: Julia Springsteen 2411 Waits Rd, Owego N Y 13827. Purpose: any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of Alamo Advisors LLC filed with SSNY on November 23, 2021. Office: New York County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 150 West End Ave Apt. 27R New York, NY 10023. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number (1340281) for beer, wine, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, and cider at retail in a OP-252 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 23 GREENPOINT AVENUE BROOKLYN, NY 11222 for on premises consumption. NOBARS LLC. Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number (1339897) for beer, wine, liquor, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, liquor, and cider at retail in a OP-252 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 5-14 51ST AVENUE LONG ISLAND CIT Y, NY 11101 for on premises consumption. GAME HAUS INC. LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM

Notice of Qual. of H.R.L. MORRISON & CO (US), LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 11/16/2021. Office loc: NYCounty. LLC formed in DE on 12/17/2019. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O the LLC, 152 West 57th Street, 43rd Fl., NY, NY 10019. Address required to be maintained in DE: CSC, 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington DE 19808. Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Notice of Formation of 291 OWNER, LLC filed with SSNY on 11/28/2021. Office: NEW YORK County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 109 EAST 9 STREET, STOREFRONT NEW YORK, NY, 10003, U S A Pur p o s e: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of BOBART, LLC filed with SSNY on October 28, 2021. Office: Richmond County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 242 Liberty Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1340597, for beer, liquor, and wine, has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, liquor, and wine at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 2179 WHITE PL AINS RD BRONX , NY for on premises consumption. SC WHITE PLAINS LLC dba SHAKING CRAB.

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Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number (1339209) for beer, wine, liquor, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, liquor, and cider at retail in a CT 246 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 153 C O LU M B I A S T R EE T BROOKLYN, NY 11231 for on premises consumption. SEVEN HILLS HOSPITALITY LLC. Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number (1339884) for beer, wine, liquor, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, liquor, and cider at retail in a OP 252 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control L aw at 41 WASHINGTON STREET BROOKLYN, NY 11201 for on premises consumption. CALI CANUCK LLC. Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number (1339609) for beer, wine, liquor, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, liquor, and cider at retail in a HL 242 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 119 ORCHARD STREET NEW YORK, NY 10002 for on premises consumption. GRIFFON Q, LLC. Public Notice AT&T p ro p o s e s to mo dif y an ex is ting facility (new tip heights 146.5’) on the building at 52 Duane St, New York , NY (20211151). Interested parties may c ont ac t S c ot t Horn (856 - 809 -1202) (1012 Industrial Dr. , West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential ef fects on historic proper ties.

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Public Notice Cellco Par tnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless ( Ve r i z o n W i r e l e s s) proposes to collocate wireless communications antennas at a top height of 63 feet on a 5 7- f o o t b u il d i n g rooftop at the approx. vicinity of 264 East 28th Street, Brooklyn, K ings Count y, New Yo r k 11 2 2 6 . Pub li c comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic p rop e r ti e s may b e submit ted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Hannah Dell, h.dell@trileaf. com, 1395 South Marietta Park way, Building 4 0 0, Suite 209, Mariet ta, GA 30067, 678-653-8673. Public Notice Notice of Auction Sale is herein given that Citiwide Self Storage located at 45-55 Pearson Street, Long Island City, N.Y. 11101 will take place on WWW. STORAGETREASURES. COM Sale by c omp e ti tive bidding starting on December 27, 2021 and end on January 7, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. to satis f y unpaid rent and charges on the f o ll ow in g a c c o u n t s : #3P01 – Michael Cagle: several boxes, 1-small barbeque grill, 3-light fixtures, several luggage, several plastic bags, several vinyl records #6R22 – Jasmine M Katon: umbrella, 1-pair of boots, 2-hats, 10-books, 2-plastic bags #8P63 – Yiqian Zheng: 1-mattress, several boxes 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.

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Notice of Formation of InnerRoot Wellness, LLC filed with SSNY on 01-19 -21 . O f fice: WESTCHESTER County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 24 LORRAINE AVE 1 MT VERNON, NY 10553. Purpose: any lawful act or activity Notice of Formation of 60 East 7th Street, LLC filed with SSNY on 11/19/21. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 60 East 7th Street Apt. 2A New York, NY 10003. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Public Notice AT&T proposes to modify an existing facility (new tip heights 71’) on the building at 87-24 115th Street, Richmond Hills, N Y (20211147). Interested parties may contact Scott Horn (856-809-1202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential effects on historic properties. Public Notice AT&T proposes to modify an existing facility (new tip heights 65.6’) on the building at 3191 E Tremont Ave, Bronx, NY (20211149). Interested parties may contact Scott Horn (856809-1202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential ef fects on historic proper ties. Public Notice AT&T proposes to modify an existing facility (new tip heights 116.8’) on the building at 11275 Seaview Ave , B ro o k l y n , N Y (20211146). Interested parties may contact Scott Horn (856-809-1202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential effects on historic properties.

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AT&T p ro p o s e s to mo dif y an ex is ting facility (new tip heights 81.3’) on the building at 407 Central Park West, New York, NY (20211145). Interested par ties may contact Scott Horn (8 5 6 809 -1202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential effects on historic properties.

AT&T proposes to modify an existing facility (new tip heights 35.7’ and 41.2’) on the building at 100 Broad S t , New York , N Y (20211144). Interested par ties may contact Scott Horn (856-8091202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential ef fects on historic proper ties.

Public Notice AT&T proposes to modify an existing facility (new tip heights 66.4’, 67.3’, & 68’) on the building at 6 Stanwix St, Brooklyn, NY (20211140). Interested parties may contact Scot t Horn (856 - 809 -1202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential effects on historic properties. Notice of Qualification of TCLightsy LLC . Auth. filed with SSNY on 11/02 /2 1 . O f f ice location: New York . LLC formed in GA on 0 2 /0 9/2 0 1 8 . SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process agains t it may be s er ve d . S S N Y mail process to: 385 E 5th St., Mount Vernon, NY 10553. Arts. of Org. filed with GA SOS . 313 West Tower 2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Atlanta, Ga 303341530. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Qualification of L ightsy Images LLC. Auth. filed with S S N Y on 11/0 2 /2 1 . Of fice location: New York. LLC formed in G A o n 11/2 2 /2 0 1 6 . SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom p ro c e s s a g ain s t i t may be served. SSNY mail process to: 385 E 5th St., Mount Vernon, NY 10553 . Ar ts . of Org. filed with GA SOS. 313 West Tower 2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Atlanta, Ga 303341530. Any lawful purpose.

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Bromley L andscape Design LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 10/07/2021. O f f ic e: We s tc he s te r County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, B ro ml ey L an d s c ap e Design, LLC., 617 Old Bedford Road, Bedford, NY 10506 . Purpose: Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of A. Skehan Design, LLC filed with SSNY on August 10 2021. Office: NEW YORK County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 444 East 75th Street 14B NY NY 10021. Purpose: Design consultation. AMF 10 DUNE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/05/21. Office: New York Count y. S SN Y designated as agent of the LLC upon whom p ro c e s s a g ain s t i t may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 101 West 69th Street, Suite 1C, New York, NY 10023. Purpose: Any law ful purpose.

T-Mobile Northeast LLC, proposes a modification of an existing facilities atop buildings located at: 80-45 Winchester Blvd in Queens Village, NY (40.7415111° & -73 .7317917 °); 609 West 175th St in Manhattan, NY (4 0 . 8 4 5 9 0 8 ° &-73.936619°); 532 Madison Av e in Manhattan, NY (4 0 . 76 0 5 5 0 ° & 7 3 . 9 7 3 9 1 4 ° ) ; 255 Lafayette Ave in Suffern, NY (41.1115778 ° & -74 .13 5 4 6 11 ° °) ; 620 -22 Pelhamdale Ave in Pelham Manor, NY ( (4 0 . 8 9 6 5 3 8 9 ° & -7 3 . 8 0 5 3 6 9 4 ° ) . T-MOBILE is publishing this notice in accordance with Federal Communications Commission regulations (47CFR § 1.1307) for Section 10 6 of the NHPA and for the NEPA . Parties with questions or comments regarding the proposed facility should contact CHERUNDOLO at 976 Tabor Rd, Ste 1, Morris Plains, NJ 07950 or tcns@ cherundoloconsulting. c o m . Notice of Formation of SHLJ MAINTENANCE, LLC filed with SSNY on NOVEMBER 15, 2021. Of fice: RICHMOND County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 55 BERESFORD AVE, STATEN ISLAND, N Y. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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

Who was up and who was down last week

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

LOSERS THE BEST OF THE REST SAM RIVERA

Sam Rivera heads the nonprofit operating New York City’s first two supervised injection sites, which just opened. But it may not be smooth sailing despite the city’s support. Local opponents argue they enable substance use and federal prosecutors also may crackdown on their work

ROBERT PROCIDA, JAKUB MARKOWSKI AND GARFIELD DALEY

Two NYCHA plumbers, Robert Procida and Jakub Markowski, and NYCHA electrician Garfield Daley each collected more than $200,000 in overtime during fiscal year 2021.

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CHRIS CUOMO Putting “family first” burned Chris Cuomo after CNN finally caved in and suspended its star anchor indefinitely. It turns out Andrew Cuomo’s little bro was really involved in trying to manage the fallout from multiple sexual harassment accusations made against the now ex-governor, according to the latest transcripts released by state Attorney General Letitia James’ office.

THE REST OF THE WORST STEVE MCLAUGHLIN

Schadenfreude abounded in the Capitol Region last week after sharp-tongued Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin was arrested and charged with campaign fraud. The irony of it all is that McLaughlin was calling for the arrest of Andrew Cuomo as recently as the day before Thanksgiving.

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Steve Pigeon, the ex-politico, has been charged with allegedly molesting a girl under the age of 12, according to new reports. Pigeon has denied all accusations and suggested that someone may be setting him up.

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