City & State NY 092622

How the state Senate majority leader brought order to the chaos

hiding hizzoner

Eric Adams doesn’t want you to know what he's been up to

EDITOR’S

NEW YORK CITY MAYOR ERIC ADAMS signaled last week during remarks he made at Crain’s New York’s Power Breakfast that he was open to a discussion on moving Madison Square Garden as part of the Penn Station redevelopment plan. “The Penn Station project is a crucial one. I think that area is ripe for housing, is ripe for real investment,” Adams said at the event, the New York Post reported, adding that Hizzoner joked, “And if that fits into Madison Square Garden moving into another location – maybe we’ll help the Knicks win.”

Opening a dialogue on the prospect of moving MSG would address at least one of the many concerns advocates for rebuilding Penn Station and community representatives have had about the current plan, which keeps the Garden in its current location on top of the transportation hub. Most critics of the proposal want the indoor arena moved to allow for a more visionary reconstruction of the station that would include an above-ground structure, reminiscent of the original.

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“The preferred alternative, to keep Penn Station under Madison Square Garden … is doubling down on the disaster of the decision to tear down the original station and pin it under MSG,” said Sam Turvey, chair of Rethink Penn Station NYC, a group that supports the MSG move, in a statement responding to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s selection of design firms for the redevelopment.

Adams pushing for a discussion can help the project move forward and would show that government officials and developers involved are open to feedback and suggestions even at this stage of the planning process. The Knicks wouldn’t be the only winners.

TRUMP IN THE HOT SEAT

State Attorney General

Letitia James filed a sweeping civil lawsuit accusing former Presi dent Donald Trump, three of his children and his family business of fraud, saying they lied about

the value of their assets. If the 220-page lawsuit is successful in court, the Trump family could be forbidden from ever operating a business in New York again. The lawsuit, which centers on activity that it says spanned more than a

decade, came about a week after The New York Times reported that James had turned down an offer from the former president’s lawyers to settle her office’s probe of The Trump Organiza tion, which is based in Manhattan.

EMERGENCY CONDITIONS

An influx of asylum-seekers to New York City is prompting Mayor Eric Adams to open “humanitarian relief centers” that critics said resemble “refugee camps” or “tent cities” in images released by City Hall showing barracks-style cots lined up in massive tents. The administration has also considered housing migrants on cruise ships or on the grounds of summer camps.

NEW ERA OF VACCINE MANDATES

Starting Nov. 1, employers who work in private busi nesses like restaurants, gyms or big corporations will no longer be required to be vaccinated to work in person. Students par ticipating in sports also no longer need to show proof of vaccination. The news, which was announced by New York City Mayor Eric Adams in conjunc tion with the rollout of a new booster outreach campaign, has been met with a myriad of concerns, robust debate and glee particularly within the business community.

But the change has also breathed additional life into frustrations about the municipal worker vaccine mandate that remains in place nearly a year after it was enacted by former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING

New York City subway riders should steel them selves – another pair of eyes will be on them soon. State officials recently announced that two security cameras will soon be installed in every single Metropolitan Transporta tion Authority subway car. The project, which is likely to take about three years to complete, comes as city and state officials strive to bring back riders and improve New Yorkers’ faith in the sprawling system’s safety. While many have

“We love our iconic bridge spanning Lexington Avenue, but frankly, turning it into a bridge between council districts is simply a bridge too far.”

“My message to Democrats locally and nationally is please don’t take our communities for granted. ”

– Jennifer Raab, Hunter College president, referring to the college’s seventh floor bridge being split between two districts in a proposed map, via the Times

State Attorney General Letitia James’ major announcement was indeed a big one. She is going after Donald Trump, his children and his company for alleged fraud.

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– Rep. Grace Meng, the state’s only Asian American member of Congress, on aggressive Republican outreach in her Queens district, via The

celebrated the announce ment and hope it’ll deter people from committing crimes, others like the New York Civil Liberties Union expressed concerns that the security cameras could increase scrutiny and violate riders’ privacy.

HOCHUL UNDER FIRE FOR PAYMENT TO CAMPAIGN DONOR

Several months before she’ll face Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin in the general gubernatorial election, Gov. Kathy Hochul has come under fire for an alleged pay-to-play scheme involv ing a company called Digital Gadgets. The Times Union first broke the story in July, reporting that the state paid the business $637 million in taxpayer funds to provide

the state Department of Health with at-home COVID-19 test kits without conducting competitive bidding. The problem? Dig ital Gadgets is owned by a New York City family that’s donated nearly $300,000 to Hochul’s campaign. Not long after that story broke, reporters revealed that the state bought the same tests at nearly twice the price that California bought them for through different sourc es. Digital Gadgets founder Charlie Tebele also threw an in-person campaign fundraiser for Hochul about a month before her admin istration made the deal. So far, Hochul has maintained that she was unaware that Digital Gadgets was a campaign donor when her administration made the deal.

New York City’s redistricting mess

So much for New York City showing up the state with a less dramatic redistricting process. The New York City District ing Commission voted down a new set of proposed City Council maps on Thursday, with appointees of Republi can Council Minority Leader Joe Borelli on the commis sion – and several appointees of New York City Mayor Eric Adams – shooting down a plan that would have stretched one of Staten Island’s three coun cil districts into Brooklyn.

The new maps would have undone a number of contro versial changes in an earlier draft released in July – in cluding the move to maintain three districts fully self-con tained on Staten Island, despite the borough barely having enough population to war rant three full districts. New York City’s population grew by roughly 630,000 peo ple between 2010 and 2020, which requires the aver age size of each of the coun cil’s 51 districts to grow too.

Mid-Island District 50 with a section of Bath Beach and Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn.

“A few individuals undid some of the work of the many,” said Mike Schnall, a commissioner appointed by the City Council’s Democrat ic majority who voted against sending the new map to the City Council. “Staten Island deserves the same respect and chance at self-determina tion that the other boroughs enjoy.” Schnall took issue with Staten Island being blamed for domino effect changes on the rest of the map through out this process. Schnall said that he also objected to changes in the ratio of District 8 shared between Manhat tan and the Bronx, which he said could dilute the poten tial increase in Bronx polit ical power in a district that currently favors Manhattan.

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that there will be two cameras in every New York City subway car.

THE AHEAD

WEDNESDAY 9/28

The New York City Council Criminal Justice Committee holds an 11 a.m. hearing at City Hall on a bill that would ban the use of solitary confinement in city jails.

In order to send this latest set of maps to the City Coun cil – one of the final steps in the city’s redistricting process – nine of the commission’s 15 members needed to vote in favor of it. But only seven of the commission’s mem bers voted for it, with some of the objectors referencing the pairing of Staten Island’s

THURSDAY 9/29

City & State New York hosts the Rebuilding New York Summit, featuring New York City Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer, starting at 9 a.m. at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in lower Manhattan.

FRIDAY 9/30

Maria Mateo, a commis sioner appointed by Adams, also voted against sending the new maps to the City Council, saying that she heard con cerns from the Dominican community about changes in Manhattan Districts 2 and 7 diluting the Dominican vote. Other commissioners who voted against sending the map to the City Council did not elaborate much on their spe cific objections to the map.

– Annie McDonough, with reporting by Jeff Coltin

INSIDE DOPE

The New York City Council Immigration Committee holds a 1 p.m. oversight hearing about resources and services for newly arrived asylum-seekers.

The Assembly is out of session, but it is also holding a hearing. The Social Services Committee is discussing inflation and public benefits at 11 a.m. on Sept. 29 at 250 Broadway.

By Sahalie Donaldson

There’s an interesting history behind how New York City public schools are numbered and named, reflecting a neighborhood’s history and spirit.

If you thought about where New York City’s school numbering system started, you might logically think of Public School 1, or P.S. 1. But then there would be another question: Which one?

There’s one in each borough: the Courtlandt School in the Bronx, The Tottenville School in Staten Island, The Bergen in Brooklyn, the school turned contemporary art museum in Queens now called MoMA PS1, and of course the first to hold the P.S. 1 moniker: the Lower

East Side institution now known as The Alfred E. Smith School.

With around 1 million children and 1,859 schools, it’s no secret that New York City’s public schools make up a sprawling and complex system.

The repeated numbers don’t just apply to P.S. 1 – there’s also three P.S. 3s, three P.S. 5s, three P.S. 100s, four P.S. 108s and four P.S. 65s, just to name just a few. This can be attributed to the fact that Manhattan, Staten Island, Queens

and Brooklyn each had their own school systems (the Bronx was part of Manhat tan’s) until the boroughs were consoli dated into one city in 1898, according to Judith Kafka, a professor of education history and policy at Baruch College. But beyond the assigned number, the vast majority of public schools also have a more traditional name. Here are three schools with either interesting histories behind their names or ones that embody their communities.

Originally called The African School, the institution was founded by community members in 1827 – the year slavery ended in New York – as the first independent educational initiative for Black students in Brooklyn. However, The African School was soon renamed Colored School 1 after the Brooklyn Board of Educa tion took control. Today, the school honors its fight to overcome racism and segregation by being named after Charles A. Dorsey, an influential Black principal at the school from 1863 to 1897.

Originally known as New York Free School No. 1, the school opened its doors to serve immigrant children over 200 years ago in a small apartment in downtown Manhattan. It was one of the first public schools in the city, and it didn’t take long for its small student body of about 40 students to outgrow its original location. Today, The Alfred E. Smith School is located at a building on Henry Street in Two Bridges, where it opened in the late 1800s. Like the Upper West Side’s P.S. 163, it is named for Alfred Emanuel Smith, who served four terms as governor in the early 1900s.

P.S. 116 in Brooklyn was built in the late 1890s and still operates out of its original red brick building in Bushwick. As one of only a few school structures being used from the 19th century, the Landmarks Preservation Commis sion designated P.S. 116 as a historical landmark in 2002. After the borough’s schools were consolidated, the school was named the Plymouth School in 1916, but it acquired its current name in the late 1990s after Elizabeth Farrell, a New York educator who was regarded as the first person to teach a class of special education students in the U.S.

I heard that you spoke with a lot of passion this morning at the breakfast about how important it was for New York state’s labor establishment to embrace Chris Smalls and his independent Amazon Labor Union despite what might be some generational tensions. Can you expand on that? We have to remember that we are now in the role of elders, and you know a good elder not only gives advice but also sits back and allows the younger, or the apprentice, to learn their way and be patient with them. Sometimes, there’s no question, the

youth, because of their militancy and impatience, want to rush the system and we have to expect that. I mean it takes that kind of energy to be willing to take on an organization like Amazon. But (what) we can’t allow is for that to divide us as labor leaders. I would say I don’t know about all of us, but many of us started out the same way. We were impatient. We wanted change, and we wanted change right away. We need to remember that because I feel that if the union leaders in New York – which is considered a labor state –don’t support them (the Amazon Labor Union), it’s

going to be much harder everywhere else in the country. That makes it all the more important and puts the responsibility on us to support them.

Throughout the country, we have monuments for the casualties of the wars we have fought. Do we need to replicate this for the health care professionals and other essential workers we lost in the fight against COVID-19?

Absolutely. This was the most difficult because this invisible enemy attacked all of us at different times, and I can tell you that I spent a lot of time assuring the workers who were afraid to

come into work because they did not want to die. They saw co-workers die. They saw patients die. They did not want to bring that back into their house. They would actually change their clothes in the lobby of their building so they would not infect their families and some even slept in their car. To let this go by without an historical remembrance is wrong.

I know that your union embraces universal health care. Yet, some unions resist the idea because they maintain it will diminish the health care coverage they negotiated for.

Could you speak to that?

I feel really bad when I hear my fellow leaders take that position.

Everyone in this country deserves to have health care. That should be a human right. We should not worry about if we have Plan A and if it gets reduced to Plan B in order for others to have health care. At 1199, we have always grown up with the idea of universal health care. We will never give that up, and we have A+ plus benefits. If it means A+ goes to A- , or B+, and that means everyone gets health care, we will take it in a New York minute.

– Bob Hennelly

We should not worry about if we have Plan A and if it gets reduced to Plan B in order for others to have health care.

INVISIBLE MAYOR THE

By Jeff Coltin and Annie McDonough

NEW YORK CITY Mayor Eric Adams’ office released six months of detailed public schedules on Sept. 16, shining some more light on how the city’s chief executive spends his working hours. But the calendar entries fall short of even the bare minimum of transparency – providing far less information than was released by Adams’ predeces sor, Bill de Blasio – reflecting an administration that has resisted revealing too much to the public.

Adams’ calendar was published in response to a Freedom of In formation Law request. City & State was one of multiple news out lets to request his daily schedules.

Not all the information included in the calendar is new. The mayor’s press office emails a version of Adams’ public schedule every evening for the day ahead, and occasionally emails updates throughout the day if an event is canceled or rescheduled, or if there is a late addition, such as the mayor going to the scene of an emer

Eric Adams’ public schedules tell a lot –but not nearly as much as they should.

gency. However the schedules released on Sept. 16 include far more entries than these official public schedules, such as private meetings with members of his administra tion, as well as outside private meetings and events that the press office chooses to leave off the emails.

The schedules released on Sept. 16 also in clude previously off-the-books meetings be tween the mayor and high-profile officials including Gov. Kathy Hochul (Jan. 6, Feb. 10 and June 23), state Attorney General Leti tia James (Feb. 11, at private club Casa Cipri ani) and state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (March 6, in Yonkers).

Unsurprisingly, the mayor who has em braced corporate leaders also has many of their names appear on his schedule. As The New York Times reported, the mayor met with Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Pres ident and CEO Frank Del Rio on June 12, at a high-rise on 57th Street. Adams’ schedule also includes meetings with Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon (Jan. 26, with the loca tion redacted), JPMorgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon (March 4, in the 43rd floor “tasting room” of the banks’ headquarters) and Microsoft President Brad Smith (June 29, over Zoom). The topics for discussion at these meetings are rarely noted, though the mayor’s calendar includes a “Goldman Sachs session on return to work” in early March.

The schedules also provide some insight into the wide variety of issues garnering the mayor’s attention. Adams requested a meet ing with Chief Housing Officer Jessica Katz “to discuss hotel conversions” on June 14. Two days later, the mayor had an “Intro duction to Virtual Currency & DFS Regu lation” – presumably to better understand how the state Department of Financial Ser vices deals with cryptocurrencies like bit coin. Adams has been a crypto booster and even said that he bought bitcoin and ethere um with his first paycheck. On June 21, the mayor had a meeting to discuss the city’s storm tracking and notification system, and the following day, there was a meeting dis cussing “strategy to handle intense rain storms.”

A BACKSLIDE FROM TRANSPARENCY

Those meetings are just one small piece of what was released. It’s a massive information dump, with 178 days of schedules holding as many as two dozen calendar entries per day.

It is also, at times, nearly unreadable. The Freedom of Information Law requires the state and local governments and their agen cies to make public by request a wide array of records, with several exceptions, including information that interferes with a criminal investigation or invades personal privacy. Still, that leaves a lot of information on the table, and under the law, “record” is defined somewhat broadly as “any information kept, held, filed, produced or reproduced by, with or for an agency or the state legislature, in any physical form whatsoever.” This FOIL response may comply with the letter of the law to release public information, but not the spirit of the law of public accountability.

For example, some of the entries are in credibly vague. We know at 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 15, Adams scheduled a “Zoom with elected officials.” No names are provid ed, nor is a topic of discussion. At 8 p.m., on Jan. 22, Adams had an hour blocked off: “hold for a meeting with Congressman.” No location is provided, nor is the name of the Congress member. On Jan. 30, there is an hour blocked off for an “external call” with further information.

Sometimes, the schedule – presented on the page as entries in an online day plan ner – is so crowded that information is ob scured. At 5 p.m. on Sunday June 4, the mayor has a “Zoom with Co” a “New York

Cit” and a “DKC/.” All entries are cut short, providing the public with no information. This brevity can be maddening for those in terested in how the city’s most powerful of ficial is spending his time. On June 16, there is an in-person meeting at City Hall on “Re setting the relationship between” – but be tween whom is cut off.

It’s a far cry from the public schedules re leased by de Blasio’s administration when he was mayor and his wife Chirlane Mc Cray, who served as a top adviser. Sched ules were proactively released onto a FOIL Tracker web page. Documents were divid ed by month, and meetings and events listed included the names of all staff members who attended, or even sat in on calls. The online documents were searchable, adding another level of transparency to the operation.

Asked about this backslide away from the sunlight, Adams’ press secretary Fabi en Levy emailed City & State saying “we are continuing the practices we inherited from the last administration and are following all laws when it comes to the release of infor mation and schedules.”

The practices, however, are clearly dif ferent. Levy declined to elaborate. Though a former de Blasio aide speculated the dif ference could reflect poor record keeping by Adams’ City Hall. “My guess is that most of this is not nefarious subterfuge, but dis

organization,” the aide said. However, that change was a disappointment to the former staffer. “It’s important for the public to see what you prioritize. The schedule isn’t just a movement document for the mayor, it’s a list of choices. And the public has a right to know those priorities.”

De Blasio wasn’t perfect – public sched ules for the final 10 months of his admin istration were never released. And he was criticized in the press for inconsistencies in revealing who was on the receiving end of some phone calls, and not including every last thing on his schedule, even in the de layed FOIL responses.

Adams is now following those same prac tices, to a much greater extent. His calendar reveals that the press officers sending out the daily schedule emails are selective about what does and does not get included. The emailed public schedule on Thursday, June 9, listed 10 public events – a particularly busy day for the mayor. The mayor’s 2 p.m. “roundtable on cannabis” was publicized in advance, even though it was closed to press, but the 1 p.m. meeting on “yeshivas and pri vate schools” was not, even though it was in the same room, one hour earlier – possibly because of the touchiness of the topic. Sur prisingly, the daily schedule did not include Adams attending a street renaming cer emony in East Flatbush for a gun violence victim. And while his Puerto Rican recep tion at Gracie Mansion that evening was included in the emailed schedule, the may or’s attendance at the New York City Police Foundation Gala at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum was not. The mayor going to the 40/40 Club for a birthday party LuShawn Thompson and Tamika Mallory was also left off the schedule.

And some of the mayor’s meetings with political figures were left off both the emailed public schedule and the more de tailed calendar released last week. Adams reportedly had dinner with former Gov. Andrew Cuomo at the mayor’s preferred restaurant Osteria La Baia on Feb. 1. Two days later, Politico reported that Adams dined at his favorite private club, Zero Bond, with San Francisco Mayor London Breed. Neither meeting is included on the calendar. Instead, there’s a schedule item saying “hold for mayor.”

In his nine months in office, Adams has faced some criticism about his level of trans

parency with the public and the press. That includes criticism following his formal can cellation of a policy to stop disclosing when administration officials meet with lobby ists, his hesitancy to release his tax returns, his use of a second, undisclosed office blocks from City Hall, his use of the messaging app Signal, which allows users to set their texts to disappear, and more recently, his shift away from taking off-topic questions at press conferences.

ADAMS THE WORKHORSE

Adams’ official calendar seems to reflect his hard-earned reputation as a workhorse who takes pride in his lack of sleep. The mayor, who typically begins his days no later than 8 a.m. with a team meeting, ap parently did not take 24 hours off between Jan. 4. and June 30.

The schedules also provide some addition al – if limited – insight into how the Adams administration is dealing with controversial issues. Though meetings with other elected officials or Adams’ deputies often don’t de tail what subjects they’re discussing, a series of meetings throughout February and March between the mayor and several New York City Council members were marked as dis cussions about borough-based jails. Council Members Lincoln Restler, Lynn Schulman, Diana Ayala and Christopher Marte were all noted as having discussed borough-based jails – which are set to replace Rikers Island – with the mayor in February, followed by a “meeting to discuss BBJ with council mem bers” in March. The other attendees at that meeting are not specified.

Since taking office, Adams has not often discussed the plan to close Rikers and re place it with four smaller jails in Manhat tan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx. Last month, he questioned whether the four smaller jails would be adequate, in light of an increasing jail population. Marte, who rep resents the Lower East Side, suggested at his inauguration ceremony two days after his meeting with Adams that he had convinced the mayor to oppose the plan to build one of those jails in Chinatown. Representatives for the mayor did not confirm or deny at the time where Adams stood on the Chinatown jail, and Marte later walked his comments back a bit. ■

– with reporting by Holly Pretsky

“At 8 p.m., on Jan. 22, Adams had an hour blocked off: ‘hold for a meeting with Congressman.’ No location is provided, nor is the name of the Congress member.”

Adams has met with JPMorgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon, left, and Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon.

By Jeff Coltin

REP. SEAN PATRICK Maloney is just running for Congress where he lives. But it’s never been that simple.

The five-term Democrat is facing a difficult reelection battle against Republican Assem bly Member Michael Lawler in a Lower Hud son Valley district. Maloney, who is chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, wants a convincing win to prove his vision for winning suburban swing seats and determining Democratic dominance. Law ler wants to provide a critical punch of the election cycle, helping to flip the House for the GOP by unseating the man whose job it was to keep it.

This matchup, like so many others in the Empire State, was born of the redistricting fracas. The sharply divided redistricting commission couldn’t come to an agreement on maps, so the Democratic-dominated state Legislature drew its own and passed them into law. Maloney was gearing up to run against Orange County Assembly Member Colin Schmitt when the state’s highest court tossed out the con gressional map because it was gerrymandered. A court-ap pointed special master drew maps prioritizing competitive races and shook up Maloney’s plans.

The new 17th Congressional District includes all of Rockland County, the northern half of Westchester Coun ty, all of Putnam County and a sliver of Dutchess County. It’s entirely suburban – it doesn’t include cities like White Plains or Poughkeepsie. Some residents commute to work in New York City – or at least a greater proportion did be fore the COVID-19 pandemic. And most of that district is entirely new to Maloney. According to an analysis shared with City & State, about 25% of the population have been redistricted from the 18th Congressional District, which Maloney has represented for the past decade. That’s the portion in northeastern Westchester and Putnam, and in cludes Maloney himself. Another 2% of residents were in the old 19th District. And the largest portion of the district, about 73%, including northwestern Westchester and all of Rockland came from the old 17th District. That included Lawler, who lives in Pearl River in Rockland County.

Put simply, Maloney may be the congressional incum bent, but the number of constituents in the new district

Winning a Trump district has been key to the Democrat’s political identity. Now he’s got a new district –and a target on his back.

Sean Patrick Maloney staked his claim early to this redrawn congressional seat.

who have been represented by him before (about 196,000) isn’t that much great er than the number of people in the dis trict living in Lawler’s Assembly District 97 in southern Rockland County (about 146,000). In the new congressional dis trict of 777,000 residents, both Maloney and Lawler will have to win over a whole lot of new voters in the district if they want to claim victory on Nov. 8.

That wasn’t necessarily going to be the case for Maloney. After all, the majori ty of his current constituents were drawn into the new 18th Congressional Dis trict. While most of first-term Rep. Mon daire Jones’ constituents were drawn into the new 17th District. Since Maloney was elected to chair the DCCC to hold on to Democratic seats, it seemed logical to stick with those districts. It would maximize the number of incumbents running, and even if Maloney didn’t live in the district and neither did Jones, they were both close to the respective borders – and members of Congress don’t legally have to live in the district they represent anyway.

Instead, Maloney claimed the 17th Dis trict – he wanted to run where he lives, after all. (And some speculated Malo ney may have wanted the district with more Democratic voters, rather than the swingier one). Jones was forced to make a choice with no great options. Run a pri mary against Maloney – powerful, experi enced, with tons of money. Run a primary against Rep. Jamaal Bowman – a fellow Black progressive lawmaker. Or not run at all. He chose a surprising fourth option: move to Brooklyn and run in the open 10th Congressional District. (He ended up get ting third in the primary and will be out of Congress at the end of the year, with Malo ney’s choice playing no small role.)

Some congressional colleagues and Democratic insiders – especially progres sives – were furious. It looked like the white, gay, party leader Maloney had bul lied the gay, young, Black rising star out of his seat. Maloney’s main defense at the time? He’s just running where he lives. A couple months later, he admitted to News 12 Westchester he didn’t handle it well, but “I chose to run where I live.”

That redistricting incident was the ori gin story for state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi’s

primary run against him. Campaigning as a progressive outsider against the more moderate, establishment player Maloney was never going to be easy. And it got ugly, as a Biaggi supporter filed a complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics accusing Maloney of having a staffer serve as a per sonal assistant. Biaggi was vastly outspent, and Maloney ended up winning 66% to 33%. But her run was made even more dif ficult by the fact that she had never repre sented any part of the district. And moved across Westchester County, from Pelham to North Castle to live in the 17th District. Maloney was running where he lives – and that may have helped him secure the sup port of all the local political power players. Of course, Maloney couldn’t criticize Bi aggi for relocating too much – he himself had moved to the district to run. In 2012, Maloney moved from Manhattan to Cold Spring in Putnam County to challenge Re publican Rep. Nan Hayworth after redis

tricting left her vulnerable. He flipped the seat, 52%-48%.

In the years since, Maloney built his reputation as a Democrat who can win in Trump country. In the country’s highly partisan environment, he was just one of just 12 Democrats who won a district Hil lary Clinton lost in 2016. He was running where he lives, and winning. That was his main pitch to Democrats on Capitol Hill as he campaigned for DCCC chair in 2020, and it worked. He got the role heading into the midterms of Democratic President Joe Biden’s first term – a cycle when the party in power historically loses seats. But he had a vision: Don’t be preachy. Focus on get ting stuff done, and win suburban seats.

That chair role has also put a target on Maloney’s back, first within his own party. He has always been seen as ambitious – he unsuccessfully ran for state attorney gener al twice – and his tough-talking, confident manner has been seen by critics as arrogance

Republican challenger and Assembly Member Mike Lawler is taking on the DCCC chair.

and selfishness. There were also real dis agreements over electoral strategy, like how much to focus on former President Donald Trump, and whether Democrats in swing districts should be breaking with their party on key votes. While Maloney was praised as a unifier for ending the DCCC “blacklist” for consultants and political groups that opposed incumbents, he has taken heat for devot ing resources to reverse psychology TV ads meant to elevate bad Republican candidates.

Of course, all will be forgiven if Dem ocrats hold on to the House majority in November – or even keep it close. Prog nosticators all seem to think it’s likely that Republicans flip it.

Still, the path to a House majority runs through where Maloney lives, in the New York City suburbs. By the numbers, Malo ney should be in a good position. Biden vot ers in the district outnumber Trump voters 55%-45%, according to the CUNY Center for Urban Research’s Redistricting & You website. That 10-point advantage is double the five points Biden had on Trump in Ma loney’s old district. Maloney had five times the cash on hand Lawler did, as of the lat est Federal Election Commission filing in August, $2.4 million to $436,000. As of Sept. 22, FiveThirtyEight’s model showed Maloney winning 89 out of 100 times. And Democrats are feeling good after Rep. Pat

Ryan’s victory over Republican Marc Mo linaro in the August special election for the nearby 19th Congressional District.

“Barring a seismic shift in the politi cal landscape, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney should sail to victory,” Democratic politi cal consultant Chris Sosa told City & State. His reputation was damaged among some Democrats who felt that he pushed Jones out of the seat, Sosa said, “but none of that will meaningfully depress voter turnout for Maloney in such a polarized political cli mate.” Lawler’s fundraising didn’t impress Sosa, who called him “uninspiring.”

But Lawler may be getting a boost. The National Republican Congressio nal Committee released a poll in Septem ber showing Lawler with a 4-point lead. The partisan poll was viewed with some deserved skepticism by outsiders, but the NRCC gladly added Lawler to its Young Guns program and will devote resources to the race. Now, a Republican super PAC is spending $1 million on Lawler, running an ad saying “liberal Sean Patrick Maloney” is lying about the health of the economy. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is coming to Westchester County in Octo ber to fundraise for Lawler. And the subur ban Assembly member even got a coveted live interview on Fox News.

But Lawler is running where he lives too. So in the suburban, Democratic-lean ing district, he’s positioning himself as a moderate Republican. He was a Trump delegate at the Republican National Con vention in 2016 but has been careful to dis tance his political brand from the Florida resident. Lawler disavowed the Capitol riot on Jan. 6 and even offered some light crit icism of how Trump seemed to encourage the violence. He is a rare Republican con gressional candidate to have fully accepted that Biden won the 2020 presidential elec tion, according to FiveThirtyEight’s track er. He’s pro-life, but believes in exceptions, and is trying to focus his campaign on crime and inflation.

Will voters in the 17th District – most of whom have never been represented by ei ther candidate before – be persuaded? It gives Maloney a chance to test his political mettle not just on a national scale, but in his own backyard – running for Congress where he lives.

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“Barring a seismic shift in the political landscape, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney should sail to victory.”

– Chris Sosa, a Democratic political consultant

State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi was unafraid to take up the progressive mantle against Maloney.

STELLAR

Portraits by Emily Assiran

C AREERANDREA STEWART-COUSINS TAKES birthdays very seriously. Whenever a member has a birthday, she ensures there’s a cake for the celebration. But she’s also serious about her own birthday, which just happened on Sept. 2. “She’s very fierce when it comes to the birthday,” Stewart-Cousins’ former counsel and chief of staff Shontell Smith told City & State. “It’s on my calendar to text the other senior staff.” That seriousness, apparently, extends at least a little bit to astrology. When I told her that I shared her birthday, Stewart-Cousins seemed to light up about talking to a fellow Virgo. “You know how I am pretty much,” she said in a recent phone interview.

The state Senate majority leader identifies with the broad strokes that astrological en thusiasts use to describe Virgos. She said she’s meticulous about the words she chooses and took pride when her editor back in her journalism days did not need to correct her spelling or grammar. Virgos are generally described as Type A perfectionists who are

The eternally serene state Senate majority leader has overcome the odds time and time again. By Rebecca C. Lewis

very neat and organized. “I’m not going to say that I’m, like, a neat freak,” she said. “But I do prefer order to chaos.” She wasn’t talking about her Democratic conference, but she might as well have been.

When state senators voted to make Stew art-Cousins their leader in December 2012, the Democratic conference was nothing if not chaotic. An infamous 2009 coup resulted in a leadership crisis during the first Demo cratic majority in the state Senate in decades. Then just as quickly as the party gained the majority, it lost it again in 2010 largely over anger about the MTA payroll tax. To cap it off, a group of Democrats left the confer ence in 2011 to form the Independent Dem ocratic Conference and allied itself with the GOP. The IDC agreed to share power with Republicans in 2012, preventing Democrats from gaining control of the chamber despite having won back a numerical majority. If she prefers order, Stewart-Cousins certainly had her work cut out for her.

But she did more than simply bring polit ical order to the fractured and chaotic Dem ocratic conference. It didn’t just survive, it has thrived under her leadership. It took a few years, but Democrats won a big major ity in 2018, passing long-stalled legislation at the beginning of the new session in 2019. And far from falling apart like a decade ear lier, the party grew its majority in 2020.

Stewart-Cousins, the first woman to lead the state Senate, managed to succeed where her predecessors had failed, not only in the world of electoral politics but in governance as well. Smith said Stewart-Cousins wields “subtle power” in contrast to the long his tory of men in Albany. It’s a power refined over years of struggle and breaking barri ers as well as fighting through the under estimation and prejudice reserved for Black women in particular. When she officially became majority leader at the beginning of the 2019 legislative session, she did so with a smile and carefully picked, soft-spoken words, rarely raising her voice or losing her cool. And so far, that style of wielding power has served her well.

STEWART-COUSINS, 72, did not come up through traditional po litical channels before being elect ed. Raised in New York City public housing, she became a single moth er at 19 and began working for the New York Telephone Company to support her son. She moved into market

ing for the company when a class-action lawsuit forced it to open positions for women of color. When that company folded, Stewart-Cousins went back to school to study jour nalism while working in the field. It wasn’t until 1995, al ready in her 40s, that Stew art-Cousins ran for office the first time, winning a seat in the Westchester County Leg islature at a time when there were few Black women in Westchester politics. Her sig nature scarves once served to differentiate herself from the only other Black woman elected in Yonkers, who served on the City Council.

Those experiences pre pared Stewart-Cousins to challenge then-state Sen. Nick Spano in a contentious 2004 race that was rife with allegations of voter intim idation and racism. Few at the time thought she could succeed against a popular, longtime incumbent from a powerful Yonkers polit ical family. State Sen. Liz Krueger, then the chair of the state Democratic Sen ate Campaign Committee, thought differently when she recruited her now-majority leader to take the plunge. “I actually hunted her down and convinced her to take the run when she had no ideas about running for the Senate and mostly thought I was insane when I suggested it,” Krueger told City & State.

That first election was a hard-fought bat tle for Stewart-Cousins that she lost months after Election Day, following lawsuits and recounts, by a mere 18 votes. But the rea sons why she had run in the first place didn’t change. “I ran because the Brennan Center had called the New York state Leg islature the most dysfunctional in the coun try,” Stewart-Cousins said. “I ran because I wanted to codify Roe v. Wade. I ran because I wanted to make sure that the (Campaign for Fiscal Equity) case that had been decided in favor of struggling schools was actually paid.” Nearly two decades ago, she couldn’t have known that the state would remedy these issues years later under her leadership.

“She took charge of making sure there were no more defections and I took charge of defeating those who betrayed us.”

– state Sen. Michael Gianaris, on how Democratic leadership handled the Independent Democratic Conference

With the 2004 experience under her belt, Stewart-Cousins returned for a re match in 2006. Shelley Mayer, who is now a state senator, ran that year for the first time in an Assembly challenge against Mike Spano, Nick Spano’s brother. “The striking thing to me, having started to work with her that year in 2006, was she was incredibly popular in the conserva tive parts of the district,” Mayer recalled. “We would go to senior events with older Italian, I assume, largely Republicans, and they loved her.” Even back then, Mayer said Stewart-Cousins was a masterful con sensus builder, managing to relate to a large swath of voters despite political dif ferences. “She was quite magical in these communities,” Mayer said. Through it all, those who were paying attention to Stew art-Cousins were struck by her grace under pressure – even the man she would defeat. “(Her) strength is her ability to not get ruf fled, to be able to stand up before a group who disagrees with her and to be able to try

to persuade them to at least understand her position,” Spano, who started his own lob bying firm after his loss, told City & State.

NEW YORK IS filled with politi cal power brokers and would-be kingmakers seeking to stretch their influence. In the state, few are more powerful than the Sen ate majority leader, a status that Stewart-Cousins embraces. “Do I have power? Absolutely,” she said. “Do I use that power for the people? Absolutely.” And despite not fitting the traditional role of a political power broker to make or break careers, or to reward those most loyal to her, Stewart-Cousins does not shy away from the outsized impact of her words. “I don’t ignore the power,” she said. “People come to me and ask for assistance, and I give it to people in ways that I feel will benefit them if they are the right people to serve.” Stew art-Cousins may not be one to ask that her members “kiss the ring,” but her impact is

evident in the way the Democratic confer ence has grown under her leadership.

Stewart-Cousins’ stately air when she presents herself in the public belies the bruising campaigns that she went through in order to win her seat in the Senate. “I’d worked so hard to get there,” she said. “And there were so many things that I knew had to be done, and we couldn’t do it.” She entered leadership in a coup of sorts, unseating former leader John Samp son in 2012 after he lost the confidence of his conference. Stewart-Cousins was more than prepared to fight for her conference on the electoral playing field.

That strategizing bore fruit in 2018, start ing first with the challenges to former IDC members. “The leader and I sat together and plotted out a course,” state Sen. Michael Gianaris, the chair of the DSCC, told City & State. He said that happened after former state Sen. Jose Peralta defected to the IDC in early 2017, the last Democrat to join the breakaway conference. “She took charge of making sure there were no more defections and I took charge of defeating those who betrayed us.” Every decision he made, Gi anaris said, first got approved by the leader. Although the IDC, the Democratic confer ence and then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo came to an agreement in spring 2018 that brought the wayward members back into the fold, the gears were already turning. “By that time, all these candidates we wound up were already going,” Gianaris said.

As part of the deal, Stewart-Cousins need ed to give each former IDC member her stamp of approval with an endorsement, de spite her direct role in the bid to oust them. “When the IDC came back, because of who I am and who we collectively have to be, it was very clear and I made it clear to everybody that they were back and everybody was going to be part of the team,” she said. “And that’s all. Period.” Stewart-Cousins said she en dorsed all her members because that’s what she does, “that’s it.” But after the primaries knocked out all but two former IDC mem bers and welcomed in seven new members, she decided to gather the new conference for a retreat usually reserved for after the general election to ensure the conference would stay unified and dispel lingering tensions.

Both insurgents and the remaining IDC members had nothing but praise for Stew art-Cousin’s leadership then and moving forward. “She strives to create, and nurture, relationships with members individually,”

Stewart-Cousins lost her first race for state Senate in 2004 by just 18 votes.

state Sen. Jessica Ramos, who unseated Peralta, told City & State. “And then she brings us all together regularly. … She’d always make time for me when I asked for it.” Even unifying the once-fractured conference, she said she has never seen Stewart-Cousins yell, even when angry or reprimanding members. “The leader’s so classy; she’s a classy lady,” Ramos said. That meant no ill will toward the two re maining former IDC members. Former state Sen. David Carlucci, one of those two, said Stewart-Cousins quashed any lingering tensions and opted not to engage in political horse trading despite the com plicated history. “One of the things that was really a real change was … a willing ness to work on the issues and put politics aside,” Carlucci told City & State, noting that he had one of his most successful ses sions in 2019 when it came to getting bills signed into law.

Carlucci was not alone – the state Legislature passed countless pieces of landmark legislation that year, includ ing Stewart-Cousins’ own Reproductive Health Act that codified Roe v. Wade into state law. Other long-stalled Dem ocratic priorities like voting reforms, the state DREAM Act and updating sexual harassment policies. And where the 2009 Democratic conference in the state Senate failed to approve same-sex marriage, Stewart-Cousins got the con troversial Green Light law, which al lows undocumented immigrants to get driver’s licenses, approved by a slim margin. Moderate Democrats from sub urban areas did not support the legisla tion, putting it in jeopardy. But surprise support from state Sen. Simcha Felder, a nominal Democrat who still conferenced with Republicans at the time, pushed it over the finish line. “I don’t think we would have been able to get it passed if she would not have helped … folks like Sen. Felder really understand the impor tance of passing that bill,” Ramos said. “He wasn’t going to do it on his own.”

DEMOCRATS WON BACK the majority in the state Sen ate in November 2018, part two of the fight that Stew art-Cousins and Gianaris had waged to unify and ex pand their conference. But Cuomo would have you believe that he played an outsized role in helping Dem

Star turns

Major legislation passed under Stewart-Cousins’ leadership

By Shantel Destra

PROTECTING TENANTS

The collection of rules and regulations in the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 protected and established the rights of tenants. It gave tenants the rights to apartment walk-throughs and rent receipts and protection from wrongful evictions, and it established a grace period for late rent charges. It also formalized eviction court proceedings with requirements for landlords to submit rent demands and serve court papers and eviction warrants.

LIMITING CIRCUMSTANCES FOR REINCARCERATION

The Less Is More Act of 2021 aimed to facilitate the positive reintegration into society for people who are on parole and other types of community supervision by the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. The law limited the use of incarceration as punishment for technical parole violations and capped the length of reincarceration for these violations to 30 days. It also shortened the time frame for court hearings and allowed appeals for non-technical violations.

ESTABLISHING ALTERNATIVES TO SOLITARY CONFINEMENT

The Humane Alternatives to LongTerm Solitary Confinement Act, passed in 2021, prohibited solitary confinement beyond 15 days and banned its use for people with mental and physical disabilities. The law also created alternatives to solitary confinement, including therapy, treatment and rehabilitation programming. It required disciplinary hearings and access to counsel before a detainee’s placement into solitary confinement.

IMPROVING THE STATE ELECTION SYSTEM

To address the state’s flawed electoral system and make voting more accessible, a comprehensive legislative package in 2019 established early voting, consolidated primaries, allowed voting by mail and removed the advance voter registration requirement across the state. The laws also implemented a $5,000 campaign contribution limit for LLCs. Since its passing, the Board of Elections is required to transfer registration when New York voters move and local education boards are now required to promote student voter registration.

TACKLING BAIL REFORM

The 2019 bail reform laws eliminated cash bail for most misdemeanor and nonviolent felonies. Before the bail reform law was implemented, the use of cash bail disproportionately affected those with low income and communities of color. The law provided additional options to ensure defendants would attend court dates, including text alerts or supervision by a pretrial services agency.

Since 2019, state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins has led lawmakers in passing legislation to address pressing issues plaguing state systems and institutions.

From reproductive rights to tenant protections, here’s a roundup of the monumental legislation that has passed under the leadership of Stewart-Cousins.

RESTORING THE RIGHT TO OBTAIN A LICENSE

The Driver’s License Access and Privacy (Green Light) Act restored the right to obtain a license regardless of immigration status. Under the law, those without a driver’s license or learner’s permit were allowed to submit additional proof of identity to apply for a nonfederal license.

Applicants with no Social Security number were also given the ability to sign an affidavit as proof.

PROTECTING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Stewart-Cousins has prioritized reproductive rights since 2007. In wake of the leaked draft opinion of the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson, she led the passage of a six-bill legislative package to protect the rights of patients and health care providers. The legislation established legal protections for abortion service providers against misconduct charges and allows enrollment into the state’s address confidentiality program.

ocrats, even after years of allegedly keep ing his own party from power to increase his own influence. He recruited candidates like Monica Martinez on Long Island and Pete Harckham in Westchester and public ly stumped for them on the campaign trail. He touted his negotiations as a major con tributor to the IDC returning.

Stewart-Cousins didn’t deny that Cuomo factored into the 2018 victories, but offered careful words about the role the now dis graced ex-governor played. “He obvious ly wanted certain candidates to win in our majority, and he stumped for those candi dates,” she said. “There’s a saying: Success

the state’s rent laws. The real estate in dustry lobbied hard against strengthening tenant protections and rent stabilization, and given its contentious nature, Cuomo washed his hands of the negotiations. He declared that the Legislature needed to figure out a deal and that he would sign what they agreed on when it came to him. Cuomo had used a similar tactic earlier in the year around marijuana legalization. He said its passage relied on the state Sen ate whipping the votes and that he could do nothing until they got those votes. The hands-off approach flew in the face of his well-known 2011 strongarming of Repub lican state senators in order to get same-sex marriage passed. The message was clear: He didn’t really want these controversial bills approved, and he didn’t expect them to be.

has multiple mothers and I think everybody can claim a part, but obviously we do the li on’s share of this work.” Stewart-Cousins was firm when saying that she and her con ference had earned their majority.

After years of serving as the minority leader thanks in part to the IDC, which Cuomo empowered, and the continued power of the GOP, which Cuomo benefit ed from, Stewart-Cousins did not have the most amicable of relationships with the then-governor. Animosity never poured out into the public, but Cuomo was a man used to getting his way, and she had never been one to yield in the face of threats or challenges. “Her standing up to Gov. Cuomo at various junctions is another ex ample of her leadership,” state Sen. Brad Hoylman told City & State. “She’s highly principled and won’t back down if she feels like she’s being misled or if the policy is wrong. She’s tough.”

Nowhere was that more clear than at the end of the 2019 legislative session when lawmakers needed to agree on renewing

In the case of cannabis, he was correct. Negotiations fell apart, it fell out of the budget and lawmakers didn’t pass legisla tion until 2020. But when it came to rent laws, Cuomo wound up signing the most significant changes to tenant protections in decades. “I think with Cuomo, he underes timated her and instead of fighting publicly with him, she chose to just rise to the oc casion and do what he thought she couldn’t do,” Smith said. “When the Second Floor said they weren’t going to participate in negotiations, I think they thought we were going to crumble.” But Stewart-Cousins already had a housing working group ready to go, prepared to deliver without the gov ernor’s help. “He never thought we were going to send him anything,” she said.

When she took over as majority lead er, many likely underestimated Stew art-Cousins, not just because history suggested the Democratic conference would fall apart, but because of her un derstated power that had been built up over the years. “I think that’s one of the reasons, besides being a woman and a Black woman and the first woman lead er, that she was really underestimated,” Mayer said. “She does not throw her power around.” And while the hous ing package put to bed the idea that she would fail, Stewart-Cousins had proven herself throughout the 2019 session in defiance of naysayers.

In particular, Stewart-Cousins recalled her first budget, the spending document that dominates the first few months of the year. “I remember the former gover

nor was, every time he looked around, he’s like, ‘Oh they’re not going to get it done on time,’” she said while laughing. “It was al most a prediction. … And I kept pushing back like, why wouldn’t we get it done on time?” Stewart-Cousins called it the “first hurdle” she and her conference faced –though it would hardly be the last.

LEADING DEMOCRATS IN the state Legislature has often been described as herding cats – a cli che, but still an apt one. During the 2021 legislative session, when remote lawmaking had replaced in-person meetings at the Capitol due to the pandemic, fractures emerged within the Assembly among new progres sives and longtime members. Leaks from conference meetings reportedly enraged Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, causing him at one point to pause the session in order to reprimand members and to split up meetings to prevent leaks.

In the state Senate, which has grown more ideologically diverse as new mem bers continue to bolster the Democratic conference, no such fracturing occurred. Having fewer members likely played a role, but they attributed the unity to Stew art-Cousins’ quiet leadership, ability to lis ten and individual personal time given to

“I’m not going to say that I’m, like, a neat freak. But I do prefer order to chaos.”

– state Senate Majority Leader Andrea StewartCousins

Stewart-Cousins led the chamber to pass tenant protections without support from the governor.

lawmakers. “She has always made herself available, and I think that is such a tremen dous, tremendous asset,” state Sen. Samra Brouk, who took office in 2021, told City & State. “She certainly prioritizes hear ing from her members, and I feel respected and listened to when having those meet ings and I think that’s huge.” Brouk said that Stewart-Cousins had actually already served as something of a mentor during her 2020 race in Rochester, making herself available to a candidate who would become one of only four Black women in the state Senate. “It was really important, especially as a Black woman who has walked in these shoes and gotten through all this she got, it was really important to have that person to bounce things off from.”

Stewart-Cousins is known among mem bers and staff for rarely, if ever, yelling, even when angry, disappointed or dealing with troublesome members. She dealt with grievances diplomatically, even if other lawmakers didn’t have the same restraint. “When (former state Sen. Rubén Díaz Sr.) would do one of his tantrums, I would mock him to his face, in front of everyone in the conference, to embarrass him,” state Sen. Gustavo Rivera, who freely cops to his adversarial nature, told City & State, ref erencing the conservative Bronx politician known for his homophobic remarks. “And

she, in turn, has to keep him in line, and has to manage him and engage with him –knowing how disruptive he was – still en gaging with him in a respectful way.” He said how the leader managed Díaz in par ticular showed him how dedicated Stew art-Cousins was to consensus building.

Rivera had worked on both of Stew art-Cousins’ campaigns in 2004 and 2006 and became her first chief of staff when she took office in 2007. He recalled how dif ficult those nine months were after she replaced Spano. “It (went) from a white Republican conservative from an extreme ly powerful family to a Black, progressive woman,” Rivera said. “That made for some difficult times.”

It takes skill to be as collected as Stew art-Cousins, according to Smith, and while the majority leader’s life experienc es may play a role, something else helps keep her grounded: meditation. “Be cause she does it every day, she’s able to not be reactionary the way a normal per son would be,” Smith said, adding that she herself has tried meditating to get even a fraction of her former boss’s cool. “Me, I pop off. Her, not so much.”

Krueger has also given meditation a try. “I tried it once, and I fell asleep I was so bored,” she said. But she said that Stew art-Cousins is a spiritual person, which

her daily meditation plays into. “I definite ly think that probably does help with her perception of total calmness under crisis situations as the leader of the Senate.”

IT’S THAT PARTICULAR identity and personal history that has perhaps con tributed to Stewart-Cousins’ famous calm. As evidenced by her own pre decessor as majority leader, and even Heastie in the Assembly, Black women in particular are held to different stan dards – their failures are seen as greater, victories as lesser and emotions, partic ularly anger and passion, as outsized. For a Black woman in Stewart-Cousins’ posi tion, that pressure is even greater. “She’s used to this type of adversity,” Smith said. “Nothing was given to her. She had to work hard for everything, so at this point of her life, I think she just knows how to handle it.” Smith echoed what others had said about Stewart-Cousins as someone who never raises her voice, describing her as incredibly balanced. “When we think of people being empowered, we think of men who, you know, they scream, they yell, they curse,” Smith said. “She doesn’t have to do that, and she doesn’t do that.”

Hoylman felt that strength on display when she supported lifting the religious exemption for school vaccinations, a mo ment that he felt Stewart-Cousins showed tremendous political courage with lit tle institutional support behind her. This fight took place in 2019, her first year in power and her first test as majority lead er. In the face of strong opposition to lift ing the exemption, neither the governor nor the New York City mayor backed the idea, and Heastie had not taken a position either, leaving Stewart-Cousins as the lone major figure to put herself out there. “The noise and the vitriol was being directed at our conference on a daily basis,” Hoyl man said. “Death threats and, you know, swarming our offices and protests on the way to the State of the State.”

Krueger attributed much of Stew art-Cousins’ toughness and success, like Smith, to the history unique to her as a Black woman who faced hardships throughout her life. “I do think that there is a strength that has been honed by some really terrible ex periences, the kinds of experiences, they ei ther make you stronger or can destroy you,” Krueger said. “And I think in Andrea’s case, they make you stronger.” ■

THE 2022 WESTCHESTER POWER 100

MANY OF WESTCHESTER COUN -

TY’S best and brightest have a reach that extends far beyond the borders of the suburban coun ty. Local CEOs like IBM’s Arvind Krishna and PepsiCo’s Ramon Laguarta over see multibillion-dollar corporate empires that span the globe. Leonard Schleifer’s Regeneron helped save the life of former President Don ald Trump, while Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah is among a number of prosecutors who could threaten his political survival. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, who’s

running for reelection in a district that in cludes more of Westchester, is also spearhead ing a national effort to keep Republicans from taking back the House of Representatives. And in Albany, few politicians have the seniority and the sway of state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins.

City & State’s Westchester Power 100 high lights many of these prominent power players, along with more locally focused leaders of all kinds, including government officials, business executives, health care leaders, nonprofit heads, union chiefs, advocates, activists and more.

The county’s suburban commanders

ANDREA STEWART-COUSINS STATE SENATE MAJORITY LEADER

State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins had a busy spring, negotiating the state’s first budget with the Hochul administration. But the Yonkers Democrat kept the energy up even into the summer, as state legislators returned to Albany in July to pass bills solidifying abortion rights and enabling new gun restriction in response to decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court. In August, she supported calls for the state Independent Redistricting Commission to reconvene to draw new Assembly districts after the district lines were struck down earlier this year.

2GEORGE LATIMER

WESTCHESTER COUNTY EXECUTIVE

As inflation continues to lighten Westchester residents’ wallets, Westchester County Executive George Latimer created a plan to ease the financial burden. In June, he

outlined a proposal that would increase funding to food pantries, remove a sales tax on residential energy costs during the winter and allow Metro-North riders to save on the cost of parking near certain train stations. Latimer has also been busy overseeing the county’s response to the growing number of monkeypox cases in the region.

the state Senate Education Committee, Mayer played a role in discussions about renewing mayoral control of public schools in New York City this year. The Westchester Democrat has also made abortion access a priority this year: In August, she released a letter urging federal officials to loosen regulations and increase access to the abortion pill mifepristone.

SHELLEY MAYER

CHAIR

State Senate Education Committee

Since joining the state Senate in 2018, Shelley Mayer has made education a policy priority. As head of

4 MIKE SPANO YONKERS MAYOR

Over the past year, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano floated the possibility of running to become governor. But so far, he’s been content to remain the chief executive of the state’s third-largest city, a role he has held for the past decade. With two years left in his final term, Spano remains busy advancing several priorities. One of them was securing a full gaming license for MGM Empire City in Yonkers, which could bring thousands of jobs to the city.

State Senate Majority Leader Andrea StewartCousins

CELESTE SLOMAN; GEORGE LATIMER FOR WESTCHESTER COUNTY EXECUTIVE; STATE SENATE; MAURICE MERCADO/CITY OF YONKERS; COREY TORPIE; HOUSE; ROCAH CAMPAIGN; BUSINESS COUNCIL OF WESTCHESTER; JOHN VECCHIOLA

5JAMAAL BOWMAN

MEMBER OF CONGRESS

Two years ago, Rep. Jamaal Bowman made headlines for successfully unseating a longtime incumbent as a political novice. Now, the left-leaning freshman legislator is the incumbent fending off more moderate challengers. In August, he beat two Westchester County legislators – Vedat Gashi and Catherine Parker – to win the Democratic primary to represent the newly redrawn 16th Congressional District.

legislators. The lawmaker –who represents Scarsdale, Eastchester, Tuckahoe, Bronxville and Pelham, among other Westchester neighborhoods – has introduced more than 1,700 bills during her time in office. In the past year, she directed that legislative energy toward reproductive health bills and legislation legalizing ecofriendly burials in the state.

AMY PAULIN

ASSEMBLY MEMBER

Throughout the past two decades, Assembly Member Amy Paulin has earned a reputation as one of the legislative body’s most prolific

7SEAN PATRICK MALONEY

MEMBER OF CONGRESS

Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney is in the thick of the Democrats’ bid to retain its narrow majority, both as chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and as a vulnerable incumbent. The Hudson Valley lawmaker fended off progressive primary rival state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi this summer for the 17th Congressional District. He’s now set to face Assembly Member Mike Lawler this fall. His aggressive maneuvers, including running in a redrawn district that overlapped with Rep. Mondaire Jones, a fellow Democrat, and the DCCC’s elevation of far-right Republican candidates, have drawn criticism – but the tactics haven’t backfired so far.

8MIMI ROCAH

WESTCHESTER COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY

After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down New York’s law limiting the concealed carry of firearms in July, Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah slammed the ruling, warning that it would limit prosecutors’ ability to respond to gun violence. In the aftermath of the decision, Rocah hosted an event on gun safety legislation in New York. Meanwhile, the former

federal prosecutor has been investigating the property tax records of former President Donald Trump’s golf club in Westchester.

9 MARSHA GORDON & JOHN RAVITZ

PRESIDENT AND CEO; EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Business Council of Westchester

The Business Council of Westchester is the county’s premier association representing the interest of the companies, businesses and nonprofits that call the county home. Under Marsha Gordon’s leadership, the association

In just two years, Bowman has gone from challenger to entrenched incumbent.

Business Council of Westchester President and CEO Marsha Gordon

launched a new initiative this year aimed at driving even more economic development to the region. Known as the Westchester Innovation Network, this new program pairs innovative companies with established industry partners in Westchester. It’s already received backing from institutions such as Regeneron, Montefiore and the Robert Martin Co. The association’s success can also be attributed to John Ravitz, whose experience as a former Assembly member gives him the know-how to get government officials’ backing on policy priorities. One major push this year: securing a full casino license for Empire City Casino.

Though it’s too early to say for sure, Empire City Casino is expected to succeed in its efforts to become a fullscale casino – and having the support of local elected officials and business leaders certainly helps its case.

this year on a proposal to develop another 3,000 housing units in the city. Alongside private developers, the city also began construction this summer on a project to create a renovated plaza and open space for pedestrians and businesses.

13CATHERINE BORGIA CHAIR

11LEONARD SCHLEIFER

FOUNDER, PRESIDENT AND CEO

Regeneron

For years, Regeneron’s Tarrytown campus has been a major economic hub in Westchester. And the biotechnology giant led by Dr. Leonard Schleifer recently doubled down on its presence in the region, committing $1.8 billion to expand its research, manufacturing and support facilities. In June, Regeneron broke ground on the expansion project, which is projected to create 1,000 new jobs over the next five years. Meanwhile, Schleifer’s company developed a COVID-19 antibody drug, though it has proved less effective against more recent variants of the virus.

10ED DOMINGO

PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Empire City Casino

Now that the state has opened up opportunities for downstate casinos to seek full-fledged commercial licenses, Empire City Casino is working hard to obtain one. Ed Domingo has argued that bringing live table games to the Yonkersbased casino would bring economic benefits to the area.

NOAM BRAMSON

NEW ROCHELLE MAYOR

Throughout New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson’s tenure, he has focused on revitalizing the city’s downtown area. He continues to oversee new projects in the region, and the New Rochelle City Council signed off earlier

Westchester County Board of Legislators

After a decade serving on the Westchester County Board of Legislators, Catherine Borgia was unanimously elected as chair of the legislative body at the start of this year. She hit the ground running, pushing forward legislation that would protect abortion health care workers and patients seeking abortions from harassment. She and other lawmakers also supported a bill that would require employers to publicly disclose salary range information in any job postings that they promote in the county. J. GARY PRETLOW

ASSEMBLY MEMBER

The past year has brought major casino developments to the state, thanks in part to Assembly Member J. Gary Pretlow. The chair of the Assembly Racing and Wagering Committee, Pretlow pushed to legalize mobile sports betting, which has resulted in nearly $2 billion in wagers placed and more than $70 million in tax revenue for New York. This year, he also successfully advanced efforts to allow downstate casinos –such as Empire City Casino in Yonkers – to access full-scale gaming licenses.

Pretlow has been at the forefront of pushing through major casino initiatives.

New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson

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Vice President Montefiore Mount

Anthony Alfano

Vice President Montefiore

15THOMAS ROACH

WHITE PLAINS MAYOR

Over the past two decades, White Plains Mayor Thomas Roach has overseen a rapidly growing city. Recent developments include a new mixed-use project near the White Plains train station and nine solar projects that will triple the amount of solar energy produced in the county. This year, Roach got support from White Plains Common Council members for a 1.86% tax increase, as part of the city’s $210.3 million annual budget.

ARVIND KRISHNA

CHAIR AND CEO IBM

Plenty of major companies call Westchester home. The technology giant IBM is one of the most well known. Arvind Krishna has led the Armonkbased company since 2020,

advancing in work across areas such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence and the blockchain. One of Krishna’s most significant accomplishments in his 30year career at IBM was leading the company’s $34 billion acquisition of the software firm Red Hat. In May, he also joined the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. CATHERINE RINALDI PRESIDENT

Metro-North Railroad

The onset of COVID-19 caused Metro-North ridership to nose-dive – but this summer saw a rebound, including a pandemic record

in September of 180,200 riders. Catherine Rinaldi, who has been running both the Metro-North Railroad and the Long Island Rail Road since February, knows commuter rail has a long road back to pre-pandemic levels. Finishing the East Side Access project will help, as will long-term plans to give Westchester passengers access to Penn Station and construction of four new Metro-North stops in the East Bronx by 2026.

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS; CHIEF OF STAFF; ACTING PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSIONER

Westchester County

These three government officials hold vital responsibilities in Westchester. As director of operations, Joan McDonald oversees each county department and the county’s $2 billion budget. She also played a key role in leading Westchester’s response to COVID-19, including its vaccination effort. Andrew Ferris is chief of staff to Westchester County Executive George Latimer, tracking policy and operational issues as they arise, and also serving as his political brain.

KEN JENKINS

DEPUTY WESTCHESTER COUNTY EXECUTIVE

And since June, Terrance Raynor has been in charge of the Westchester County Department of Public Safety, where he draws on his past experience as commissioner of the Mount Vernon Police Department.

PETE HARCKHAM

STATE SENATOR

Now in his second term as deputy Westchester County executive, Ken Jenkins contin ues to play a key role in county government operations and decisions. When he was sworn in this past January, Jenkins touted the Latimer adminis tration’s work advancing infra structure projects across the county and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Jenkins is a veteran of local politics, having previously served as chair of the Westchester County Board of Legislators and as head of the Yonkers Democratic Committee. JOAN MCDONALD, ANDREW FERRIS & TERRANCE RAYNOR

State Sen. Pete Harckham never shied away from a challenge. Four years ago, the county legislator upset Republican then-state Sen. Terrence Murphy, helping Democrats take control of the

IBM's Arvind Krishna

As the head of two commuter rail systems, Rinaldi is a key regional transit leader.

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chamber. In 2020, Harckham fended off former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino in the race for state Senate District 40 by about 6,000 votes. Harckham has since sought to strengthen privacy rights for kidnapping victims and help localities protect wetlands from pesticides. In May, he helped pass legislation that will create a new state agency focusing on addiction and mental health services, and embarked on a listening tour that discussed issues surrounding addiction and drug abuse. EDWIN QUEZADA & STEVE LÓPEZ SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT; BOARD PRESIDENT

Yonkers Public Schools

Yonkers is home to the fourthlargest school district in the state, which educates about 27,000 students, and Edwin Quezada and the Rev. Steve López are the two key figures responsible for shaping the

city’s public school system. This year, lawmakers set aside an additional $360 million in school aid to Yonkers in this year’s budget, and the city saw its graduation rate jump to 90% – the highest it has been in decades.

experience as a former state legislator, having served in both the Assembly and state Senate. His lobbying firm, Empire Strategic Planning, has assisted groups such as the Greater New York Hospital Association, Montefiore Hospital and the Westchester County Police Benevolent Association.

25 RAMON LAGUARTA CHAIR AND CEO PepsiCo

NICK SPANO FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT

Empire Strategic Planning

A veteran of state and local politics, Nick Spano is a valuable ally for clients navigating government in Westchester and in Albany. He brings with him decades of

LAKISHA COLLINS-BELLAMY PRESIDENT

Yonkers City Council Lakisha Collins-Bellamy’s successful bid for Yonkers City Council president was notable in more ways than one. She defeated the incumbent in last year’s Democratic primary and then edged out her Republican opponent to become the first Black woman to lead the City Council. This year, CollinsBellamy completed her first budget process as City Council president, passing a budget that increased funding to the city’s public schools.

PepsiCo is known worldwide for its expansive array of snacks and beverages. But the global company has its roots in Westchester, with its headquarters in Purchase. Since being named CEO of the food giant in 2018, Ramon Laguarta has skillfully navigated PepsiCo through the pandemic and ongoing inflation. The company reported revenue growth earlier this year, bolstered by increased prices for its products, though higher commodity and transportation prices remain an obstacle.

MIKE LAWLER

ASSEMBLY MEMBER

Assembly Member Mike Lawler is aiming to move up a rung on the political ladder, taking on Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney in a bid for Congress. The Rockland County lawmaker has an uphill battle to get to Washington, D.C., but the Hudson Valley matchup is widely viewed as a competitive race. The political consultant ousted incumbent Democrat Ellen Jaffee two years ago to win his seat in the Assembly and easily won the Republican nomination for the 17th Congressional District seat this year.

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SUZANNE BERGER

CHAIR Westchester County Democratic Committee

Westchester Democrats have had plenty to celebrate over the past few years, as they’ve maintained a staunch hold on local, state and federal poli tics. But Westchester County Democratic Committee Chair Suzanne Berger has had to nav igate more contested primaries as well. That includes this year’s face-off between incumbent Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney and state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi,

Lakisha CollinsBellamy

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Congratulations to the Westchester Power 100 leaders who make a powerful and positive impact on the community.

Among those recognized are Northwell’s very own

DEREK ANDERSON Executive Director Northern Westchester Hospital

EILEEN EGAN Executive Director Phelps Hospital

Ms. Egan and Mr. Anderson have worked tirelessly each day to raise health for those living in Westchester and its surrounding communities. We’re proud that City & State has named them among the county’s top leaders across industries.

Michael A. Epstein Chairman, Board of Trustees

Michael J. Dowling President & CEO

Israel is helping people across Westchester get the monkeypox vaccine.

who unsuccessfully challenged Maloney in the Democratic congressional primary for the 17th District. Berger backed Maloney, even penning an op-ed arguing his victory would be vital to protecting abortion access.

services at the Hudson Valley hub for the Montefiore Health System. In addition to her work at the hospital, Fox chairs the Westchester County Association, one of the region’s top business advocacy organizations.

MICHAEL ISRAEL

PRESIDENT AND CEO

Westchester Medical Center Health Network

Michael Israel has led the Westchester Medical Center Health Network since 2005, overseeing 10 hospitals and more than 13,000 employees in the Hudson Valley. The hospital system played a vital role in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic locally, connecting residents to vaccines and launching a program to help people with ongoing symptoms after recovering from COVID-19. Now, as the monkeypox virus begins to spread across the state, the hospital network is helping people access monkeypox vaccines as well.

ROSS PEPE PRESIDENT

Construction Industry Council of Westchester & Hudson Valley

Led by Ross Pepe, the Construction Industry Council of Westchester & Hudson Valley represents more than 600 businesses that fuel construction in the region, advocating for the interests of contractors, suppliers and other construction professionals. Luckily for its members, the past year has brought good news, including President Joe Biden signing off on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill and the progress of major projects such as Regeneron’s expansion in Tarrytown.

White Plains Hospital's Susan Fox

SUSAN FOX

PRESIDENT AND CEO

White Plains Hospital

Over the course of more than 30 years, Susan Fox rose through the ranks to lead one of Westchester’s premier health care providers. Since 2015, she has served as president and CEO of the 292-bed White Plains Hospital, overseeing award-winning health care

while George Lence handles the firm’s work on behalf of government and community affairs clients like Times Square Alliance and NYC Ferry. The firm’s Westchester clients include the Jacob Burns Film Center and the Westchester Community Foundation.

31 SHAWYN PATTERSON-HOWARD & DARREN MORTON

MAYOR; COMPTROLLER Mount Vernon

30GEORGE LENCE & CRISTYNE NICHOLAS

PRESIDENT; CEO

Nicholas & Lence Communications

This duo of communications professionals advises clients across Westchester, New York City and beyond. Cristyne Nicholas, who once worked as then-New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s communications director, leads Nicholas & Lence Communications as CEO,

Throughout the past two years, Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard has kept busy. In July, she announced the beginning of the city’s new guaranteed income pilot program, which will provide monthly payments of $500 each to 200 low-income households for a year. Patterson-Howard is also overseeing efforts to update Mount Vernon’s aging wastewater infrastructure, using $6 million from the state to make it happen. Meanwhile, Mount Vernon Comptroller Darren Morton has taken steps to make Mount Vernon’s finances more transparent, revealing in a recent report the city is carrying more than $60 million in debt.

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JAMAAL BAILEY & NATHALIA FERNANDEZ

STATE SENATOR; ASSEMBLY MEMBER

When Westchester state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi announced she would challenge Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney for a seat in the 17th Congressional District, Nathalia Fernandez jumped at the chance to run for her state Senate seat. The Bronx Assembly Member

The boosters are stronger now.

Eric Adams

Ashwin Vasan, Mayor

blew out her competitors in the Democratic primary in August and will represent New Rochelle if she wins the general election in November. Her district neighbor, state Sen. Jamaal Bailey, who represents Mount Vernon and the Bronx, leads the Bronx Democratic Party, which has faced division since it backed a primary challenger who lost to incumbent Democratic state Sen. Gustavo Rivera.

SANDY GALEF

ASSEMBLY MEMBER

Assembly Member Sandy Galef’s time in office is winding down. After three decades in politics, the 82-year-old legislator is finishing her final term at the end of the year. The lawmaker, who represents northern portions of Westchester County, has focused most of her attention on the issue of the Indian Point nuclear power plant, which was finally decommissioned in 2020. Galef’s hand-picked successor, Ossining Town Supervisor Dana Levenberg, successfully won the Democratic Party to take over the seat once Galef leaves.

term incumbent in the June Democratic primary by about 1,000 votes. Now, Shimsky faces Republican Carlo Valente in a solidly Democratic district where she is heavily favored to win.

MARYJANE SHIMSKY

ASSEMBLY NOMINEE

Last December, Westchester County Legislator MaryJane Shimsky decided to challenge Assembly Member Thomas Abinanti for his Assembly seat, claiming that he has sponsored bills that either limited the use of or provided exemptions for vaccines and that he failed to get recovery resources for the district after Hurricane Ida. Six months later, she upset the six-

MARK WEINGARTEN PARTNER

DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr

Mark Weingarten has a keen understanding of land use and zoning in Westchester, making him the go-to attorney for developers and property owners in the region. A partner at the law firm DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise

& Wiederkehr, he is also a registered state lobbyist. He was previously a partner at Weingarten & Weingarten and special counsel at Robinson Brog Leinwand Reich Genovese & Gluck.

Indivisible Westchester

SCOTT HAYWORTH

CEO AND MARKET LEADER

Optum Tri-State

After Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the 2016 presidential election, Democrats across the country began to mobilize –and Westchester County was no exception. Shannon Powell started the region’s Indivisible chapter, rallying progressive voters ahead of local, state and federal elections. When the Proud Boys, a white nationalist group, made an appearance in Briarcliff Manor last year, Powell and other Indivisible members showed up to protest against them.

Dr. Scott Hayworth led physician group CareMount Medical for over three decades. Last year, after CareMount was absorbed into Optum’s nationwide health network, he was made CEO of Optum Tri-State, one of the new parent company’s five regions nationally. Hayworth has promised patients that CareMount’s health care services will remain locally led, while touting the Optum merger as a way to provide a “greater regional footprint and more access” to health services. Hayworth now oversees three groups – CareMount Medical, ProHealth New York and Riverside Medical Group – that collectively serve 1.6 million patients. SHANNON POWELL CO-FOUNDER

BELINDA MILES

PRESIDENT SUNY Westchester Community College

At a time of rising tuition prices, SUNY Westchester Community College President Belinda DELBELLO DONNELLAN WISE & WIEDERKEHR; JANE GOODRICH

MaryJane Shimsky

Miles is relieved that the school, which educates more than 24,000 full-time and parttime students, has avoided a tuition increase for the current school year. That was made possible by the Westchester County government, which provided additional funding to the school. This fall, the college opened a new Yonkers campus at the Cross County Center.

portfolio encompasses 6 million square feet of properties and 200 acres of land. Under Timothy Jones’ leadership, the company completed the largest commercial real estate transaction in Westchester’s history, worth $487.5 million. Earlier this year, the company secured a $455 million financing package for its industrial portfolio in Westchester.

TIMOTHY JONES CEO

Robert Martin Co.

Robert Martin Co.’s presence in Westchester is immense. The company’s real estate

MARTIN GINSBURG

FOUNDER AND PRINCIPAL

Ginsburg Development Cos.

Luxury development is Ginsburg Development Cos.’ area of expertise. Over the course of the past five decades, Martin Ginsburg’s real estate company has developed commercial and residential projects across the Hudson Valley. Last year, Ginsburg proposed building more than 160 apartments plus hotel rooms and retail space next to Peekskill’s train station. Ginsburg is

also looking to produce a 520-unit residential development planned near the Ludlow Metro-North station in Yonkers, though he’s encountered some opposition from the Yonkers City Council. JOHN FARERI

FOUNDER AND CEO

Fareri Associates

Fareri Associates is moving ahead on a major project in Mount Pleasant after receiving a $3 million grant from Empire State Development. The North 80 project, which will create a 1.2 million-square-foot science and technology center, is just one of many projects that John Fareri has worked to bring to life throughout his career. Last September, the Connecticutbased real estate pro joined the board of directors for the

Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp.

CHRIS BURDICK & NADER SAYEGH

ASSEMBLY MEMBERS

Assembly Member Nader Sayegh was first elected to the Assembly in 2018, when he won the seat vacated by state Sen. Shelley Mayer, a fellow Democrat. The attorney and former Yonkers Board of Education president has partnered with another fellow legislator, Assembly Member J. Gary Pretlow on legislation that would require lower Manhattan businesses to notify current and former employees of health coverage benefits tied to the 9/11 terrorist attack. His colleague, first-term Assembly Member Chris Burdick, teamed up with state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi to pass the FIRE HATE Act –the Freedom from Interference with Reproductive and Endocrine Health Advocacy and Travel Exercise – which Gov. Kathy Hochul signed in June in the wake of Roe v. Wade being overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.

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MICHAEL N. ROMITA

PRESIDENT AND CEO

Westchester County Association

Michael N. Romita took over the Westchester County Association in March 2020 –two weeks before the state’s pandemic lockdown. When PHOTO

Ginsburg is working on a couple transit-oriented developments in the county.

Assembly Member

Nader Sayegh

JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

the need arose for personal protective equipment, Romita convinced a Mount Vernon manufacturer of ball chains to pivot to distributing face masks to alleviate the shortage; today, Bona Fide Masks has shipped more than 100 million face masks. Romita’s priorities for the WCA now include affordable housing, highspeed internet access, helping businesses with remote work and supporting the region’s health care industry.

since 2016, fighting on behalf of 150,000 members in Westches ter and Putnam counties.

the firm, is serving as chief of staff to New York City Mayor Eric Adams until the end of the year. But the law firm is a heavyweight beyond the five boroughs too –including in Westchester, where it has an office in White Plains. Executive Partner Robert Spolzino, a former state Supreme Court justice and member of the state Commission on Judicial Nomination, has represented judges, elected officials and municipalities in a variety of cases over the years. Another former judge, Jeffrey A. Cohen, serves as of counsel at the firm, where he works on appeals, litigation and municipal, and white-collar criminal law. Associate David Imamura serves as chair of the state Independent Redistricting Commission, which proposed new state legislative and congressional district maps – and may take another crack at redrawing the Assembly districts.

sented its plan for school readi ness two years ago. A year later, Rosado-Ciriello said teachers were done with remote learning and the county delivered 25,150 masks to schools. This academ ic year has started smoothly, backed by the Yonkers City Council’s record-breaking $683 million budget allocation for city schools.

THOMAS CAREY

PRESIDENT Westchester-Putnam Central Labor Body

Thomas Carey is one of several staunch allies backing Empire City Casino’s bid to receive a full gaming license. The labor leader has argued that it would create new union jobs for con struction workers in the region, in addition to generating other economic activity for Westches ter at large. Carey has served as president of the Westches ter-Putnam Central Labor Body

ROBERT SPOLZINO, JEFFREY A. COHEN & DAVID IMAMURA

EXECUTIVE PARTNER; OF COUNSEL; ASSOCIATE

Abrams Fensterman

Abrams Fensterman is known for its political influence in New York City, where Frank Carone, a former executive partner of

SAMANTHA ROSADOCIRIELLO

PRESIDENT

Yonkers Federation of Teachers

During the coronavirus pan demic, Samantha Rosado-Ciri ello grappled with how to bring students back to school in an environment where teachers felt safe. The Yonkers Federation of Teachers leader stuck up for her members when the Yonkers Council of PTAs/PTSAs pre

RUTH HASSELL-THOMPSON

SPECIAL ADVISER FOR POLICY AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

State Homes and Community Renewal

Venerable Mount Vernon lawmaker Ruth HassellThompson embarked on a second career when she left the state Legislature to join the Cuomo administration six years ago. Since Cuomo resigned, Hassell-Thompson, who remained in her post to help Gov. Kathy Hochul advance her affordable housing plan, has also taken a leading role in racial equity and drug policy. In June, she was named a member of the state Cannabis Advisory Board, which will help regulate the marketplace and decide how the state spends its recreational marijuana tax revenue.

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ROBERT P. WEISZ

PRESIDENT AND CEO

RPW Group

Uruguayan-born commercial real estate developer Robert P. Weisz was originally drawn to buying properties in Westchester because of its proximity to New York City and the quality of its housing. Today, Weisz sees the county as a destination

Ruth HassellThompson

in its own right and hopes millennials see a home for themselves in his buildings along the “Platinum Mile” off Interstate 287. Weisz brought a Wegmans grocery store and a Life Time Fitness location to the county and credits municipalities for changing zoning to allow taller residential buildings that have attracted new residents.

Anderson has led the 245bed Northern Westchester Hospital, which recently earned a four-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Eileen Egan took the reins of the 238-bed Phelps Hospital in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, an experience she described last year as “baptism by fire.” The Sleepy Hollow hospital installed a new imaging suite to perform positron emission tomography and CT scans earlier this year.

49DEREK ANDERSON & EILEEN EGAN

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Northern Westchester Hospital; Phelps Hospital

Northwell Health is the largest health care network in the state, with a number of hospitals and other facilities in New York City, Long Island and Westchester – where both Northern Westchester Hospital and Phelps Hospital are located. Since 2019, Derek

50PAUL J. DUNPHEY, STACEY PETROWER & PHILIP J. WILNER

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, NEWYORKPRESBYTERIAN ALLEN AND NEWYORK-PRESBYTERIAN WESTCHESTER; HUDSON VALLEY HOSPITAL

PRESIDENT; WESTCHESTER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

NewYork-Presbyterian

There have been a lot of changes lately at NewYorkPresbyterian Westchester: Paul J. Dunphey was appointed to lead the 288bed hospital this spring, and it just dropped its former name of Lawrence Hospital as it expands its footprint in the county. Dunphey is also a senior vice president at NewYork-Presbyterian and runs the sprawling hospital system’s Allen Hospital in Manhattan. He’s aiming to strengthen Westchester’s ties to another of its facilities in the borough, the NewYorkPresbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. His colleague Stacey Petrower since 2016 has led the system’s Hudson Valley Hospital, a 128-bed Cortlandt Manor facility that recently launched a new interventional cardiology program and cardiac catheterization laboratory. NewYorkPresbyterian’s Westchester Behavioral Health Center in White Plains led by Dr. Philip J. Wilner, who’s also executive vice chair at Weill Cornell Medicine’s psychiatry department.

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SUBOMI MACAULAY

PRESIDENT

Westchester Black Women’s Political Caucus

The Westchester Black Women’s Political Caucus marked its 45th anniversary

last year. Over the years, the political organization has seen its members rise to influential offices in Westchester and Albany, with state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and former Westchester County Board of Legislators Vice Chair Alfreda Williams among its alumni. Since Subomi Macaulay became president of the group last year, its membership enrollment has doubled, engaging more politically active Black women across the county.

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LOUIS CAPPELLI

MANAGING MEMBER

Cappelli Organization

Over the past 40 years, Louis Cappelli has completed 25 million square feet of development – worth about $10 billion – and helped to transform the Westchester skyline with distinctive towers like New Rochelle’s Trump Plaza and The Ritz-Carlton hotel and residences in White Plains. Cappelli has another 20 million square feet in development, including the Hamilton Green complex, which features four buildings with 860 units and 85,000 square feet of retail, on the site of the former White Plains

Cappelli has completed 25 million square feet of development in his career.

Health care executive Stacey Petrower

CAROLA OTERO BRACCO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Neighbors Link

Immigrants arriving in Westchester often seek help from Neighbors Link. The nonprofit offers a wide range of services, including legal services, workforce development and early childhood education programs. Carola Otero Bracco, herself a firstgeneration American born to Bolivian parents, has ensured that Neighbors Link can respond to urgent crises. The organization disbursed flood relief to residents after Hurricane Ida and has recently mobilized to help an influx of immigrants arriving in New York City.

ANTHONY B. GIOFFRE III

MANAGING PARTNER

Cuddy & Feder

When Mariano Rivera, the legendary Yankees relief pitcher, needed Mount Kisco to approve a site plan and special permit for his new auto service center, he called Anthony B. Gioffre III. For the past decade, the White Plains land use attorney has helped developers, retailers and

religious institutions navigate the county’s complicated zoning regulations. In April, Gioffre was named managing partner at Cuddy & Feder. He continues to advise developers like Pearl Street Development, which has proposed a 12-story, 194-unit apartment building in Port Chester.

is no stranger to public safety issues, having run a task force charged with developing a blueprint for new policing strategies and holding public hearings to get feedback, the committee completed its recommendations in May after months of research.

LEROY FRAZER

CHAIR

Westchester County Police Board

After serving as a prosecutor for 38 years in Manhattan and Brooklyn, including 30 years working with then-Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, Leroy Frazer was ready for a new challenge. In July, Westchester County Executive George Latimer named Frazer chair of the county’s police board. Frazer

W. FRANKLYN RICHARDSON SENIOR PASTOR

Grace Baptist Church

As the head of the largest Black church in Westchester and chair of the Conference of National Black Churches, the Rev. W. Franklyn Richardson helped people overcome coronavirus vaccine reluctance at some 30,000 congregations. Since realizing that needles themselves are a barrier for many, he has pushed for federally funded vaccine delivery alternatives. When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Richardson supported legislation that would codify Roe v. Wade and said that it would mobilize the Black community ahead of the midterm elections.

VIVIAN MCKENZIE

PEEKSKILL MAYOR

Vivian McKenzie made history this year when she became the first Black woman to serve as mayor of Peekskill, a small city with a population of over 25,000. Since taking office, McKenzie has laid out several priorities for the city’s future – which include making Peekskill more walkable and reinstating the civilian complaint review board. Before being elected mayor, McKenzie served as deputy mayor and was a member of the Peekskill City Council.

Mall. Demolition kicked off in September.

ART NELSON; MICHAEL MEYER

Carola Otero

Bracco

SUSAN FOX PRESIDENT AND CEO Westchester Institute for Human Development

The Westchester Institute for Human Development is focused on delivering quality medical, clinical and support services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Since 2016, Susan Fox has overseen its work connecting children, adults and families across the Hudson Valley to needed care. Fox brings with her extensive experience, having previously served as associate director and clinical assistant professor at the University of New Hampshire’s Institute on Disability.

and pushes for policies and measures to solve the biggest challenges facing children in the region. In the past year, the organization backed the state’s proposal to increase child care subsidies in the state budget and has worked on youth homelessness.

ALLISON LAKE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Westchester Children’s Association

Allison Lake is a staunch advocate for children across Westchester County. Before joining Westchester Children’s Association in 1998, she accumulated over a decade of experience in community and nonprofit work in the United States and West Africa. Her organization evaluates the needs of youth in the county

60CHRIS JOHNSON & TAI JOHNSON

MAJORITY LEADER; VICE PRESIDENT

Westchester County Board of Legislators; Actum

This pair may be Westchester’s most powerful political power couple. Chris Johnson, who was first elected to the Westchester County Board of Legislators in 2017, has risen through the ranks and now is majority leader of the overwhelmingly Democratic legislative body. Johnson, who’s also a school counselor, previously served in the Yonkers City Council

and was a staffer in the state Senate. Tai Johnson left her position as special adviser to state Attorney General Letitia James this spring to join the consulting firm Actum, which was co-founded by Mercury veterans Rachel Noerdlinger and Michael McKeon. She also made career stops at the New York City public advocate’s office, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and the state Senate, where the couple met.

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SEAMUS CAREY PRESIDENT

Iona University

Seamus Carey helped steer the New Rochelle-based school through its most

dramatic transformation in 80 years to become a full-fledged university. The move, which Carey announced in July, wasn’t just a name change. Iona is expanding its academic programs, adding club sports and teams like men’s lacrosse, and building a new school of health sciences on the former Concordia College campus. Carey also helped lure Basketball Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino to the school two years ago, and enrollment at Iona is up 35% over a threeyear period.

62 MARVIN KRISLOV

PRESIDENT Pace University

Marvin Krislov came to Pace University from Oberlin College five years ago hoping to help its students become more upwardly mobile and to help its law school rake in more cash. The coronavirus pandemic delayed some of those plans as the school refocused on online learning, but Krislov has since helped Pace reacclimate to inperson instruction. In May, he celebrated commencement with students. He recently wrote about the importance of class diversity in higher education. BEN HIDER

Carey has led Iona through its transformation into a fullfledged university.

Allison Lake

September 29, 2022

9:00 AM - 3:30 PM of 36 Battery Place, New York, NY 10280

CRISTLE COLLINS JUDD PRESIDENT

Sarah Lawrence College

Sarah Lawrence College has been flush with donations during Cristle Collins Judd’s five-year tenure as president of the private liberal arts institution. Last year, the Bronxville-based school, which has 1,675 students, received its largest gift ever: a $20 million contribution from an anonymous alum. And in February, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation gave the college a $1.5 million grant to create curricula and programs focused on climate and environmental justice in the humanities.

wasn’t held until October 2021. By May, Peña led Purchase’s first in-person commencement since 2019. This fall, she welcomed Nobel Prizewinning poet Louise Glück as a distinguished lecturer and changed the name of a dorm students felt was offensive.

MILAGROS “MILLY” PEÑA

PRESIDENT

Purchase College

Two years ago, Milagros “Milly” Peña became Purchase College’s sixth president and the first Hispanic woman to lead the institution in its 53-year history. She sought to leverage the SUNY school’s strengths to develop future leaders and become more inclusive, although the pandemic delayed her strategic plans – including her own inauguration, which

TIM HALL PRESIDENT Mercy College

Tim Hall is finishing up his time at Mercy College, after nearly a decade as president of the school. The college president has announced plans to retire following the 2022-23 school year. During his tenure as president, Hall oversaw renovations at the college’s Manhattan campus and struck an agreement with the College of New Rochelle to allow students to complete their education at Mercy College after the former school closed. Hall also serves on the board of the Westchester County Association.

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ANTHONY VICEROY

PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Summit Health

Anthony Viceroy, the longtime head of Westmed Medical Group, was elevated to a new role after the organization joined Summit Health in January. The partnership brought Westmed’s roughly 2,000 physicians and clinical employees, and its locations in Westchester County and Connecticut into the medical network’s fold. Viceroy praised the partnership earlier this year, saying it would bolster the organization’s

primary and specialty care efforts.

67 LAURA ROSSI

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Westchester Community Foundation

Longtime philanthropic leader Laura Rossi has been connecting donors to nonprofit leaders and other stakeholders to improve the quality of life in Westchester since 2007. Last year, her community foundation distributed over $433,000 in COVID-19 response grants to three nonprofits fighting food insecurity, $250,000 to Saint Joseph’s Medical Center to expand access to its behavioral services and support its suicide hotline, and $160,000 to the Ossining and Peekskill school districts for a mental health outreach project in the aftermath of the pandemic.

68 MARK MCLEAN PRESIDENT

NAACP New Rochelle

When an off-duty police officer was acquitted in July of attempted assault charges for punching Malik Fogg while he was in custody in February 2021, Mark McLean said he was “enraged” but not deterred that justice would ultimately be served. The NAACP leader led protests and demanded New Rochelle fire the officer involved. McLean has called for community leaders to end the “epidemic of violence” after a teenager killed a 16-yearold boy in January. In May, McLean, a minister, traveled to Israel to build community ties with Westchester faith leaders. HAMERMAN; MEDICAL GROUP; SEAN OLSON; ASHLEIGH BERGENSON;

Cristle Collins Judd

KEITH OLSON PRESIDENT Yonkers Police Benevolent Association

Yonkers Police Benevolent Association President Keith Olson has called for bail reform law revisions after a suspect in a double homicide in November was released without bail a month earlier. He also slammed the city’s vaccine mandate for law enforcement and stood by police Detective Brian Menton, who was shot in the stomach during a controversial undercover operation in which law enforcement killed the suspect. This summer, Olson suggested a job action if police officers didn’t get their first pay raise in three years.

$44.3 million capital project, including a revamped emergency department, a renovated radiology suite and a new health center. Jaccel Kouns has been at the helm at Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital for nearly nine years.

On her watch, Montefiore scrapped plans to shutter the 121-bed facility, which played a key role in increasing capacity early on during the coronavirus pandemic.

Cross County Center, Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New York, the city of Yonkers and the Westchester Parks Foundation. BrackenThompson handles much of the firm’s marketing strategy while Thompson and Bender split public relations campaigns and crisis management duties.

73 LOUIS PICANI PRESIDENT

70ANTHONY J. ALFANO & JACCEL KOUNS VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital; Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital

Anthony J. Alfano has led the 242-bed Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital for nine years. Last fall, the hospital completed a major

71DEAN BENDER, ELIZABETH BRACKENTHOMPSON & GEOFF THOMPSON PARTNERS

Thompson & Bender

Dean Bender, Elizabeth Bracken-Thompson and Geoff Thompson helped shape their Briarcliff Manor-based firm into the go-to marketing and public relations company for Westchester and the Hudson Valley. Its clients list is a who’s who of regional players including Stew Leonard’s,

72LINDSAY FARRELL

PRESIDENT AND CEO

Open Door Family Medical Center and Foundation

The Open Door Family Medical Center and Foundation has spent the past two years getting Westchester residents connected to COVID-19 vaccines and telehealth appointments. Now, as monkeypox proliferates in the region, the organization is making sure people can get monkeypox vaccine doses as well. Those are just a few of the vital services the health center, headed by Lindsay Farrell, provides to nearly 60,000 patients each year.

Teamsters Local 456 Louis Picani, a Yonkers sanitation worker for 18 years, praised Westchester County Executive George Latimer for boosting the county’s capital budget, which will create more jobs for his teamsters, and for standing by front-line workers during the pandemic. Now, he wants Gov. Kathy Hochul to start spending $5 billion in federal infrastructure funds earmarked for the state on its dilapidated bridges and roads. Last year, he pressured Mount Vernon leaders to pay municipal workers after they didn’t receive overtime pay for a three-month period.

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SETH DIAMOND CEO

Westchester Jewish Community Services

More than 20,000 people each year seek out the various social services from Westchester Jewish Community Services. The nonprofit has been led by Seth Diamond since 2018. Diamond is a veteran of New York City and state government, having overseen the city’s homelessness initiatives and

Louis Picani

managed the state’s storm recovery response. In April, the organization dedicated its gala to state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Mariquita Blumberg, who is the organization’s board president.

APRIL GASPARRI

GENERAL MANAGER

Westchester County Airport

After managing operations and maintenance for John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport and Pittsburgh International Airport, April Gasparri was named general manager at Westchester County Airport in January. Gasparri, who graduated from U.S. Military Academy and flew helicopter missions in Afghanistan, solicited feedback at public hearings this year as the county administration develops the airport’s first master plan in 30 years. Mitigating noise pollution has been a chief concern among neighbors, as are airfares that have shot up 45% over the past year.

KIM DITOMASSO

PRINCIPAL

Ditto Consulting

Whenever Westchester Democrats need to throw a glitzy event to impress their donors, they dial up Kim DiTomasso. For the past two decades, the Ditto Consulting principal has helped politicians like Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and Westchester County Executive George Latimer raise campaign cash. Fundraising has been a challenge during the pandemic, but DiTomasso has found ways to keep the money flowing. She’s

also advised Derek Jeter’s Turn 2 Foundation, which helps young people develop leadership skills.

consistently been serving more Westchester residents in need than it did before the pandemic began – while also dealing with rising food costs. Luckily for Karen Erren, who heads the nonprofit, the organization has gotten additional support to continue providing food to hungry people. In June, Westchester County committed an additional $700,000 to the food bank.

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77 TOM GABRIEL

PRESIDENT AND CEO

United Way of Westchester and Putnam

Three years ago, the United Way of Westchester and Putnam launched a nationwide search for a new CEO; ultimately, the organization found its next leader in South Salem. Tom Gabriel’s family received assistance from nonprofit organizations when he was a child, so his dedication to antipoverty measures dovetailed with the United Way’s mission. This year, his organization received $2.4 million from the state for its 211 helpline, distributed $1.5 million in emergency food and shelter grants, and gave $38,000 to Putnam nonprofits.

ROBERT AMLER

DEAN, SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND PRACTICE

New York Medical College

Dr. Robert Amler has been a leading voice in epidemiology since his days as a regional health administrator with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. During the pandemic, he offered advice on keeping kids safe during summer camp, warned that a return to normalcy would harm immunocompromised patients and gave recommendations to parents navigating how to vaccinate their infants. This summer, Amler has been in the middle of analyzing the state's wastewater surveillance of the spread of polio, while also explaining the origins of monkeypox and its transmissibility to the general public.

KAREN ERREN

PRESIDENT AND CEO

Feeding Westchester

The COVID-19 pandemic and recent spiking inflation has made Feeding Westchester’s work all the more vital and difficult. The nonprofit has

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JUANITA LEWIS

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Community Voices Heard

A decade ago, Community Voices Heard changed its strategies challenging the political makeup of state power to better enact radical change. Last year, Executive WALSH; CATHY PINSKY; O ZHANG; MARGARET FOX PHOTOGRAPHY; GREENBERG TRAURIG,

Robert Amler

Director Juanita Lewis helped lead a grassroots campaign supporting 20 candidates in New York City and Yonkers for office – and 17 of them won. This year, Lewis pushed Albany lawmakers to pass good cause eviction legislation to protect tenants from arbitrary rent hikes and announced plans to study the disastrous effects of housing segregation and zoning laws after a Bronx fire killed 17 people in January.

JAN FISHER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Nonprofit Westchester

More than 300 nonprofits turn to Nonprofit Westchester for resources and support.

Led by Jan Fisher, it is the only organization focused specifically on supporting Westchester’s nonprofit sector. Among its offerings are professional development, education and advocacy services, which are available to each of its members.

Nonprofit Westchester recently partnered with local groups including Westchester Community Foundation and Pace University to conduct a survey of nonprofit salaries in the region.

enforced, Gurian insisted, and now its towns must build more housing to alleviate the affordable housing crisis. RICHARD HAGGERTY CEO

CHRISTIAN DIPALERMO

PRINCIPAL AND FOUNDER

CDD Strategies

Christian DiPalermo has the political know-how to help his clients navigate government and politics in the lower Hudson Valley and beyond. He has wide-ranging political experience, having served as vice president of the government affairs firm TLM Associates, executive director of New Yorkers for Parks and as district representative for former Rep. Nita Lowey. Now, clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to nonprofits seek his advice on matters before local and state governments.

CRAIG GURIAN

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Anti-Discrimination Center

Craig Gurian, a civil rights attorney, has been fighting housing discrimination in some of the country’s bluest territories for a generation. Gurian argued that New York City’s affordable housing lotteries were perpetuating segregation in a 2015 federal lawsuit. He also claimed that liberals refused to confront segregation as then-President Donald Trump insinuated Westchester County was “ground zero” for building low-income housing. A federal court decree to desegregate Westchester hasn’t been

Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors

Even when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the region, it didn’t stop real estate agents like Richard Haggerty from selling homes. Haggerty, the head of New York’s second-largest Realtor association, helped agents and brokers prepare for the frenzied demand for Westchester homes in 2020 and 2021, and now sees interest in second homes north of the city increasing. His prescient grasp of the housing market earned him invites to an international real estate conference in Cannes, France, in March and RISMedia’s leadership conference in Washington, D.C., in September.

THOMAS LESLIE

MANAGING SHAREHOLDER OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY OFFICE

Greenberg Traurig

As the head of Greenberg Traurig’s Westchester practice, Thomas Leslie spends the bulk of his time advising financial institutions and developers on their real estate transactions and loan portfolios. Leslie draws on his experience as a former special counsel and member of Bronxville’s planning board to offer advice in suburban land use matters. He has also supported the expansion of the firm’s finance

Gurian, backed by a court ruling, has made towns build more affordable housing.

Jan Fisher

STACEY COHEN PRESIDENT AND CEO

Co-Communications

Stacey Cohen didn’t have a five-year plan, let alone a 25-year plan, when she launched her marketing and public relations firm in a spare bedroom of her apartment in 1997. But she built up her White Plains-based company with a diverse stable of clients in the tri-state area including Westchester County government, the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp., CBRE and Cushman & Wakefield while keeping her kids as a top priority and never missing a school play. Cohen has helped guide her clients through the pandemic by helping them shift events online and emphasizing reconnection with their audiences over revenuebuilding.

rental properties in White Plains, including The Duet, two towers offering 127 units on Maple and Hale avenues that broke ground just before the pandemic. Now, Martin Berger is converting the 156-acre site of the former Hudson River State Hospital in Poughkeepsie into a $300 million “intergenerational livework-play community,” with 750 units of housing, medical offices and stores, a hotel and conference center, and walking trails.

Mandelker, who stepped down last summer. Knight has focused on promoting the expansion of broadband access throughout both the region and the country. This spring, he criticized new regulations that could make it more challenging for cities to build broadband projects.

trustees brought her back to temporarily run the liberal arts college after president Michael Geisler retired in June. Feroe is no stranger to the Purchase school. Between 2017 to 2020, she served as the school’s interim provost, and she stepped in as acting president while Geisler was on sabbatical last year. Bucking nationwide trends, enrollment at Manhattanville increased 40% this fall, with 500 new undergraduates and 200 new graduate students.

MARTIN BERGER

MANAGING MEMBER

Saber Real Estate Advisors

The Armonk-based developer is responsible for some of the most desirable luxury

BOB KNIGHT CEO

Harrison Edwards

Armonk-based marketing firm

Harrison Edwards didn’t have to look far to find its latest CEO. Bob Knight, who joined the company in 2005, became chief operating officer a decade later and most recently served as partner before being chosen to succeed company founder Carolyn

LOUISE FEROE

INTERIM PRESIDENT

Manhattanville College

Louise Feroe was living happily in Florida until Manhattanville’s board of

CATHER INE

LEDERER-PLASKETT PRESIDENT

WCLA-Choice Matters

The U.S. Supreme Court’s June decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and eliminate a half-century of abortion rights was gutting for Catherine Lederer-Plaskett, who has dedicated decades of her life to protecting women’s reproductive rights and

practice by welcoming Nathan Eisler as a finance shareholder this summer.

Catherine LedererPlaskett

pushed Albany leaders to pass the Reproductive Health Act. Lederer-Plaskett, who contended with anti-abortion activists breaking into a White Plains abortion clinic to harass patients last year, has implored young people to vote at rallies and lobbied Westchester County lawmakers to expand protections for patients and workers at health clinics.

has served as a trustee for Westchester Medical Center Health Network for which he raised $125,000 while he was at Tompkins. JOANNE DUNN

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Youth Shelter Program of Westchester

people get prepared for the workplace, and she received the NAACP Peekskill chapter’s award for outstanding service to youth and families. This spring, she moderated a panel on nonprofits and colleges collaborating to fulfill their missions.

DAVID DEMILIA PRESIDENT AND CEO

Tompkins

When longtime Tompkins Mahopac Bank CEO Gerald Klein Jr. announced his retirement in February 2021, David DeMilia was the natural choice to replace him. The lifelong Westchester resident joined the financial institution in 2008 and was soon leading its commercial lending division. Now, he’ll lead a rebrand of the community bank, which is now simply known as Tompkins. DeMilia

Few people in the state are as committed to creating life-changing opportunities for young people as Joanne Dunn. For more than 15 years, the Mount Vernon nonprofit leader has been managing employment programs for the county’s most vulnerable residents. Dunn helped launch the READI program in Peekskill to help young

JEANETTE GISBERT

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Volunteer New York! Jeanette Gisbert took the reins of this volunteer organization just as pandemic lockdowns began. Restrictions on inperson gatherings and live events have not stopped Gisbert from mobilizing tens of thousands of volunteers, who performed 400,000 hours of

service in the Hudson Valley during the past year alone. Among her organization’s most meaningful events this year: connecting volunteers with nonprofits on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and running Volunteer New York’s 12th annual day of service commemorating 9/11. DAMON K. JONES & AJ WOODSON

PUBLISHER; EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Black Westchester

There are plenty of news outlets in Westchester, but Black Westchester is unique in its dedication to covering political and policy developments from the perspective of the county’s Black community. Led by Publisher Damon K. Jones and Editor-in-Chief AJ Woodson, the news outlet also features sports, culture and entertainment coverage in Westchester and the broader

AJ Woodson, left, and Damon K. Jones

Dunn has been helping people get prepared for the workplace for over 15 years.

tri-state region. Woodson recently penned a book recapping the website’s origins.

JIN WHANG DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

95NICHOLAS SINGER

FOUNDER

Standard Amusements

“Can Nick Singer be the man who saves Playland?,” The Journal News asked in 2015. It turns out that he could. After a yearslong saga that spanned the terms of two county executives, a canceled contract and a bankruptcy filing, Singer last year reached a deal with Westchester County Executive George Latimer and won approval from the Westchester County Board of Legislators to manage the county-owned amusement park. Singer, who often went to Playland as a kid, is also the co-founder of Standard General, a New York investment fund. LUIS MUNIZ FOUNDER

Westchester Hispanic Law Enforcement Association

Luis Muniz, a White Plains detective, founded this association with the mission of representing officers who felt disenfranchised and creating future leaders in the county’s law enforcement community. Muniz has been recognized by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence/Westchester for his work educating youth on substance abuse and by the then-Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino for his leadership in the Latino community. In October, the WHLEA will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a dinner gala in New Rochelle.

Westchester County District Attorney’s Office

When Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah needed someone to shape her public safety agenda, she turned to a familiar face.

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Jin Whang has overseen many grassroots campaigns, including Rocah’s successful 2020 district attorney race. As a consultant with the Fait Accompli Group, Whang produced the digital campaign behind legislation that codified reproductive health rights in New York in 2019. Whang also sits on Westchester County’s Asian American Advisory Board, which formed in 2019 with the goal of fostering inclusivity and racial justice.

The November Team Republican consultant and Trump skeptic William F.B. O’Reilly offers his hot takes for Newsday on topics like whether GOP cancel culture in Texas has gone too far, how the Virginia governor’s race is a road map for Republicans and the backlash against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan trip. O’Reilly continues to play a direct role in state politics, steering former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino’s gubernatorial bid this year and telling the New York Post how GOP gubernatorial nominee Rep. Lee Zeldin can win by focusing on taxes, inflation and crime.

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER AND DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

PCSB Bank

Michelle Nicholas had a distinguished career in philanthropy, helping Girls Inc. of Westchester access new revenue sources and adapt to the pandemic, before joining PCSB Bank in June 2021. The move put the Guyanaborn Nicholas in charge of shaping the bank’s diversity, inclusion and equity strategies while building relationships with community leaders throughout the Hudson Valley. Nicholas has since joined the United Way of Westchester and Putnam’s board of directors and led a partnership with United for the Troops to provide donations for veterans.

100 ALEIDA FREDERICO

CHAIR

Westchester Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

While Aleida Frederico has retired from TD Bank, where she was a senior relationship manager and vice president, she’s as actively engaged in the Westchester community as ever. Frederico serves as chair of the Westchester Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. She is also the secretary of the executive board of the Westchester County Association, a local business organization and helped found the 100 Hispanic Women Leaders’ Westchester chapter.

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Notice of Formation of MSTAR GROUP HOLDING COMPANY LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 04/19/2022. Office location Richmond SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1324 FOREST AVE, UNIT 194, STATEN ISLAND, NY, 10302. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of THE LOST AND FOUND BK LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/19/2022. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 226 CLIFTON PL 3B, BROOKLYN, NY, 11216. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 1950 EAST 4TH STREET, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/20/2022. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1946 EAST 4TH STREET, BROOKLYN, NY, 11223. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 2921 BRIGHTON 4 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/08/2022. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 35 BRIGHTON 2 PLACE, 4B, BROOKLYN, NY, 11235. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of RED ROVER BK, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/03/2022. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1008 MANHATTAN AVENUE, #4B, BROOKLYN, NY, 11222. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of YS 220W42 OWNER LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 08/12/2022. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 02/15/2022. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 1325 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 28TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY, 10019. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of KENT AVENUE OWNERS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 04/20/2021. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 45 BROADWAY, SUITE #1850, NEW YORK, NY, 10006. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of PARQUET MEDICAL, PLLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/26/2022. Office location New York SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 168 CENTRE STREET, NEW YORK, NY, 10013. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of BELLA TRUCCO TEAM LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/29/2022. Office location Orange SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 53 JAMES CLARK DRIVE, MIDDLETOWN, NY, 10940. Any lawful purpose.

Application of Authority of Launddoor LLC filed with SSNY on 07/22/2022. Office: New York County. SSNY is designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Launddoor LLC: 10279 South 86th Terrace, Apt 308, Palos Hills, IL 60465. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of New Balab LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 8/17/22. Office location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Samuel Chenillo, 350 7th Ave., Ste. 1605, NY, NY 10001, principal business address. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Notice of Formation of 1000AGrantAve LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 8/3/22. Office location: Bronx County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1000A Grant Ave, Bronx, NY 10456. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of Thomas Hodges Music LLC, LLC filed with SSNY on August 21, 2022. 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: The Limited Liability Company 611 West 171st St, 1B New York, NY, 10032, USA. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of SLADFIT LLC . Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/14/2022. Office location New York SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 444 MADISON AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY, 10022. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of TK1 56 ST LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 04/21/2022.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 42 W 56TH ST 1FL, NEW YORK, NY, 10019.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 188 CONSELYEA ST., LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/29/2022.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 188 CONSELYEA STREET, BROOKLYN, NY, 11211. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of GINKA PROPERTIES LLC Auth. filed with SSNY on 08/19/2022. Office location: New York. LLC formed in CO on 06/07/2022. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 257 PARK AVENUE, ASPEN, CO, 81611. Arts. of Org. filed with CO SOS. 1700 Broadway, Suite 550, Denver CO 80290.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of MARK BAY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 02/14/2012. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 274 49 STREET, SUITE 211, BROOKLYN, NY, 11219. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of SOLOMON LEXINGTON LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/09/2022. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 4 RALPH AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY, 11221. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of RESILIENT BY ALANA LLC . Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/29/2022. Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 60 LONGVIEW ROAD, STATEN ISLAND, NY, 10304. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of ALISON MCGORAN, DECORATIVE FINISHES LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/30/2022. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 128 E 94TH ST, BROOKLYN, NY, 11212. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of MAGNOLIA SOLUTIONING LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/26/2022. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 6410 15TH AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY, 11219. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of NY HLC LLC . Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/06/2022. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 813 55TH ST FL 3, BROOKYN, NY, 11220. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of WINTERGREEN CLEAN ENERGY, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 08/29/2022. Office location: Kings. LLC formed in DE on 08/26/2022. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 370 JAY STREET, 7TH FL, ALBANY, NY, 12201. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

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Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF KINGS DITECH FINANCIAL LLC, F/K/A GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST FLOZENA WEEMS AKA FLOZEMA WEEMS, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated May 01, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Kings County Supreme Court, outside on courthouse steps on Adams Street, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201, on February 03, 2022 at 11:00AM, premises known as 757 GEORGIA AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY 11207. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Kings, City and State of New York, Block 4321, Lot 45. Approximate amount of judgment $472,676.04 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 500829/2017. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Kings County COVID-19 Protocols located on the Office of Court Administration (OCA) website (https://ww2. nycourts.gov/Admin/ oca.shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale.

Charlane Odetta Brown, Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 70495

Notice of Formation of MANHOLCON, LLC filed with SSNY on AUGUST 18, 2022. 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: 228 East 84th Street, Apt 2B, New York, NY 10028. Purpose: Project Management Consultancy

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Bok Global LLC filed w/ SSNY on 8/11/22. Office: Kings Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 668 6th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11215. Purpose: any lawful.

Notice of Qual. of BH3 MANAGEMENT LLC Auth. filed with SSNY on 09/01/2022. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 10/27/2009. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 600 MAMARONECK AVENUE #400, HARRISON, NY, 10528. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of MANSBY CAPITAL, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 03/19/2021. Office location New York SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to ONE ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY, 10020. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of BEANE HOLDING, LLC. .Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/09/2022. Office location: Wyoming SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 4172 ROUTE 98, JAVA, NY, 14113.Any lawful purpose.

884 NOXON ROAD LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/01/22. 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, 8625 Lefferts Boulevard, Richmond Hill, NY 11418. Registered agent address c/o Rosemary Hayden, 8625 Lefferts Boulevard, Richmond Hill, NY 11418. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of TELESTAR 311 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/25/2022. Office location New York SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1 PELICANS DRIVE, NEWPORT COAST, CA, 92657. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 304 LEONARD STREET LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 03/17/2022. Office location: NEW YORK SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY 915 BROADWAY, SUITE 1101, NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, 10010. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of GEORGE BEASON LAW PLLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/21/2021. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1084 BUSHWICK AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY, 11221. Any lawful purpose.

Arts. of Org. of HV MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC (“LLC”) filed with NY Dept. of State on 08/26/2022. Office location: Rensselaer County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 765 WESTERN ROAD, CASTLETONON-HUDSON, NY, 12033, LLC, HV MANAGEMENT GROUP,LLC, principal business address. LLC does not have a specific date of dissolution.

Purpose: All legal purposes. Filer: Ed Martin, Law Office of Edward J. Martin, PLLC, 125 High Rock Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.

Notice of Qual. of VESPER SPARROW CLEAN ENERGY, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 08/26/2022. Office location: Kings. LLC formed in DE on 08/26/2022. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to: 370 JAY STREET, 7TH FL, ALBANY, NY, 12201. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of W&F 168 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/23/2022. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 8212 14TH AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY, 11228. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of AMERICAN ROBIN CLEAN ENERGY, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 08/26/2022. Office location: Kings. LLC formed in DE on 08/26/2022. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to: 370 JAY STREET, 7TH FL, ALBANY, NY, 12201. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of TEABERRY CLEAN ENERGY, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 08/26/2022. Office location: Kings. LLC formed in DE on 08/26/2022. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 370 JAY STREET, 7TH FL, ALBANY, NY, 12201. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of CHICKADEE CLEAN ENERGY, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 08/26/2022. Office location: Kings. LLC formed in DE on 08/26/2022. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 370 JAY STREET, 7TH FL, ALBANY, NY, 12201. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of NEW HOLLAND HUDSON FUND L.P.. Auth. filed with SSNY on 08/25/2022. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 06/17/2022. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 600 MAMARONECK AVENUE #400, HARRISON, NY, 10528. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of SOLOMON BROADWAY LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/09/2022. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 4 RALPH AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY, 11221. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 226 PROPERTY OF NY LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/30/2022. Office location: KINGS SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail 226 UTICA AVE, BROOKLYN, NY, UNITED STATES, 11213. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of S&T FREEPORT LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/07/2022.

Notice of Formation of 128 E 64th St LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 8/10/22. Office location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 128 E 64th St LLC, 128 E. 64th St., NY, NY 10065, principal business address. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Homes by Habersang LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/28/22.

Office: Schenectady 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, [2106 Nott St, Niskayuna, NY 12309]. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of SAWANEH HOMES, LLC filed with SSNY on 7/30/2022. 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: 2057 Valentine Ave, Bronx, NY 10457. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qual. of PENNY HOTEL MANAGER NORTH 8TH STREET LLC Auth. filed with SSNY on 09/02/2022.

Office location: Kings. LLC formed in DE on 02/22/2022. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 600 MAMARONECK AVENUE #400, HARRISON, NY, 10528. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

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Office location: KINGS SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail 1425 37TH STREET, SUITE 604, BROOKLYN, NY, UNITED STATES, 11218. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of STACKED SOLUTIONS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/24/2022. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2433 KNAPP ST, SUITE 205, BROOKLYN, NY, 11235. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of ASCEN WORKFORCE, LLC. . Auth. filed with SSNY on 09/01/2022.

Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 06/14/2021. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 5500 MAIN STREET, STE 345, BUFFALO, NY, 14221. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of CRAFT HOT CHOCOLATE DRINKS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/18/2022.

Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 64 EAST 1ST STREET , NEW YORK, NY, 10003.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of formation of Fireleaf, LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/08/22.

Office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served and the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to: The LLC, 1332 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, New York 11233. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of XANDAR US LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/16/2022. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 575 DECATUR ST, #2, BROOKLYN, NY, 11233. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of HERRERA GROUP

PRINTING LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/09/2022. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1131 GLENMORE AVE, BROOKLYN, NY, 11208. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of formation of Dank Collective, LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/09/22. Office location: Jefferson County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served and the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to: The LLC, 302 N. James Street, Carthage, New York 13601. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Pate Medical Consulting PLLC filed w/ SSNY on 9/6/22. Office: New York Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 340 E 80th St., #2E, NY, NY 10075. Purpose: Medicine.

Public Notice

We applied title of vin 1n4aa5apxbc861767. to NJMVC. If objections write to CA of NJMVC P O Box 017,NJ 08666

Notice of Qual. of EN HAUS COMMUNICATIONS

LLC Auth. filed with SSNY on 09/13/2022. Office location: Kings. LLC formed in DE on 09/08/2022. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 600 MAMARONECK AVENUE #400, HARRISON, NY, 10528. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of LISA 7 AVE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/02/2022. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 4604 7TH AVE, BROOKLYN, NY, 11220. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 1081PER LLC filed with SSNY on 8/2/2022.

Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 118KNICKERBOCKER AVE, Brooklyn, NY, 11237. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

The name of the Limited Liability Company (the “Company”) is JRFink LLC; the date of filing of the Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State was July 7th, 2022; the County in New York in which the office of the Company is located is Richmond County, New York; the street address of the Company is PO Box 7007 New York, New York 10150; the Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process may be served and the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the Company served upon him to Jeff Fink (or counsel for the Company (JRFink LLC)) PO Box 7007 New York, New York 10150; the duration of the Company is perpetual; the business purpose of the Company is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under the laws of the State of New York.

Notice is hereby given that license number 1341577 for LIQUOR has been applied for by the undersigned to sell BEER, WINE, CIDER at retail in a TAVERN under the alcoholic beverage control law at 1063 BEDFORD AVENUE BROOKLYN, NY 11216 for on-premises consumption.

FRANKIE & VALI’S PIZZA LLC 1063 BEDFORD AVENUE BROOKLYN, NY 11216

Notice of Formation of MARASA LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/06/2022.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 475 STAFFORD AVE, STATEN ISLAND, NY, 10312. Any lawful purpose.

Public Notice Notice of Auction Sale is herein given that Access Self Storage of Long Island City located at 29-00 Review Avenue, Long Island City, N.Y. 11101 will take place on WWW. STORAGETREASURES. COM Sale by competitive bidding starting on September 30th, 2022 and end on October 11, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. to satisfy unpaid rent and charges on the following accounts: Contents of rooms generally contain misc. #116 –Jonathan Herrera; 4 vacuum sealed bags with clothing #315Levy Holts; picture, bags, hangers, bicycle, and suitcase #612- Jonathan Herrera; Mattress, crib, 25+ boxes, tent, flat screen tv. #6209-Christian Hooker; Paintings, leaf blower, painting supplies. chair, boxes, cooler, wood, traffic cone and skateboard. The contents of each unit will be sold as a lot and all items must be removed from the premises within 72 hours. Owners may redeem their goods by paying all rent and charges due at any time before the sale. All sales are held “with reserve”. Owner reserves the right to cancel sale at any time.

Notice is hereby given that license number 1342889 for LIQUOR has been applied for by the undersigned to sell LIQUOR, BEER, WINE, CIDER at retail in a BAR/RESTAURANT under the alcoholic beverage control law at 54 EAST 13TH STREET NEW YORK, NY 10003 for on-premises consumption.

SAM MILLER HOSPITALITY LLC 54 EAST 13TH STREET NEW YORK, NY 10003

Blazing Star Investigation, LLC , Arts of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/9/2022.

Cty: Richmond. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to James P. Sarlo 297 Castleton Ave. Staten Island, N.Y. 10301. Any lawful purpose.

Notice is hereby given that license number 1350953 for LIQUOR has been applied for by the undersigned to sell WINE at retail in a RW 341 RESTAURANT under the alcoholic beverage control law at 2052 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10023 for on-premises consumption.

BONDI - 2052 BROADWAY LLC 2052 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10023

Notice of Formation of CORTLAND 19CW LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/24/2022.

Office location: Nassau SSNY desg.as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 301 MISSION STREET, APT 27F, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94105. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 58 AVE. O LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/06/2022.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 475 STAFFORD AVE, STATEN ISLAND, NY, 10312. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of PIES UPSTAIRS, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/14/2022.

Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 600 MAMARONECK AVENUE #400, HARRISON, NY, 10528. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of HUDSON BILLIARDS, LLC filed with SSNY on 9-12-2022. Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to LLC: 801 Bay St. Peekskill, NY 10566. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of REN MEDICAL CARE, PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/19/2022. Office location: Nassau SSNY desg.as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 168 CENTRE STREET, NEW YORK, NY, 10013. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Form. of SANNIK LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/13/2022. Office location: Rensselaer SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 33 SCOTCH PINE DR, MEDFORD, NY, 11763. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of formation of SUNCROFT HUNTER INVEST, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/2/2021. Off. Loc.: New York County. SSNY has been desig. as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy to is: The LLC, 33 Irving Place, 3rd Fl., New York, NY 10003. Purpose: any lawful act.

Public Notice Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to collocate wireless communications antennas at a top height of 71 feet on a 71-foot building rooftop at the approx. vicinity of 4632 Carpenter Avenue, Bronx, Bronx County, NY, 10470.

Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Haley, h.franklin@trileaf.com, 1395 South Marietta Parkway, Building 400, Suite 209, Marietta, GA 30067 – (678) 653-8673.

Notice of Qual. of THE ROBERT INDIANA LEGACY INITIATIVE LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 08/16/2022. Office loc: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 08/10/2022. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 45 East 80th St., Apt #7A, NY, NY 10075. Address required to be maintained in DE: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801.

Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

522 W 142 LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 09/17/22. 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, 105 Giordano Dr, West Orange, NJ 07052. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act.

Notice of Formation of Ryno Films LLC filed with SSNY on September 6th 2022. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 138A Suydam Street, 1st Floor. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of AR2 IMPORTS LLC filed with SSNY on 02/04/2022. 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: 4600 9TH AVENUE, APT 504 BROOKLYN, NY, 11220, USA Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of IAN’S EVENT VENUE LLC, filed with SSNY on 07/12/2022. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 833 MIDWOOD ST, BROOKLYN, NY, 11203, USA. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice is hereby given that a license, serial #3170841, for an On-premises liquor license, has been applied for by Sushi Queen WNY Inc dba Sushi Queen to sell beer, wine at retail in a Restaurant under the Alcohol Beverage Control Law at 4248 Delaware Ave Tonawanda, NY 14150 or on premises consumption

Section 106 Public Notice

T-Mobile Northeast, LLC proposes to collocate antennas on a 55-foottall building located at 490 Herzl Street, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY 11212. Interested parties with comments regarding potential effects on Historic Properties may contact T-Mobile c/o Julia Klima at Dynamic Environmental Associates, Inc., 3850 Lake Street, Suite C, Macon, GA 31204, 877968-4787, Sec106@ DynamicEnvironmental. com within 30 days from the date of this publication. Re: 22208020

Notice of Qualification of Boris & Horton Brooklyn, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/02/22. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/04/22. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 74 Fifth Ave., Apt 8B, NY, NY 10011. Address to be maintained in DE: 108 Lakeland Ave., Dover, DE 19901. Arts of Org. filed with the DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St. #4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of GEM 22 LLC . Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/24/2022.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2719 MILL AVE, BROOKLYN, NY, 11234. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of THE ROBERT INDIANA LEGACY INITIATIVE LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 08/16/2022.

Office loc: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 08/10/2022. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 45 East 80th St., Apt #7A, NY, NY 10075. Address required to be maintained in DE: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801.

Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of Maneki Neko Ventures, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/02/22. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Andy Wong, 45 W 67 th ST., 12G, NY, NY 10023. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of R3 PROPERTIES LLC.

Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/13/2022. Office location Orange SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 328 FRANLEE LANE, VICTOR, NY, 14564. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of SNEAKERHEAD LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/31/2022. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2364 WOODHULL AVD, BRONX, NY, 10469. Any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF KINGS PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, Against

SIGISMONDO RENDA, ESQ, AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM MILITARY ATTORNEY ON BEHALF OF DAVID JARUSHEWSKY, if living, and if dead, the respective heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignors, lienors, creditors and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and their respective husbands, wives or widow, if any, and each and every person not specifically named who may be entitled to or claim to have any right, title or interest in the property described in the verified complaint; all of whom and whose names and places of residence unknown, and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained by the Plaintiff, et al.,

Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 11/28/2018, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the Courthouse steps, Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 on 10/27/2022 at 11:25 AM, premises known as 996 Decatur Street, Brooklyn, NY 11207 and described as follows:

ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings and State of New York. Block 3432 Lot 22. The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $1,054,190.83 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 502602/2014.

Jack Segal, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, Suite 205, 10 Midland Ave, Port Chester, NY 10573. Dated: 9-132022 File Number: 58-0351 Kelsey Bonds

Notice of Formation of 310 WILD LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/06/2022. Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 219 SPRING ST, LAWRENCE, NY, 11559. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of LEAFY WONDERS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/28/2022. Office location ONONDAGA SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2 WESTCHESTER PARK DR., SUITE 110, WHITE PLAINS, NY, 10604. Any lawful purpose.

THE ANNUAL RETURN OF THE JACQUES AND NATASHA GELMAN FOUNDATION for the year ended November 30, 2021 is available at its principal office located at 260 MADISON AVENUE, 18 TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10016 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal Manager of the Foundation is JANET C. NESCHIS.

Queen Me Now LLC, LLC filed with SSNY on 07/18/22. Office: Bronx County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to LLC: 1289 Chisholm Street, Bronx, NY 10459. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.CITYANDSTATENY.COM

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF KINGS MTGLQ Investors, L.P., Plaintiff AGAINST Michael McGrath, Rachel Sherman, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered July 29, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Kings County Supreme Court, Outside on courthouse steps on Adams Street, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201 on October 27, 2022 at 10:50AM, premises known as 2116 Dorchester Road, Unit 2J, Brooklyn, NY 11226 a/k/a 2116/2118 Dorchester Road, Unit 2J, Brooklyn, NY 11226. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the City of New York, County of Kings, State of New York, Block 5185 Lot 1022. Approximate amount of judgment $434,558.32 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #5761/2015. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the KINGS County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. Gregory T. Cerchione, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 21-001464 71596

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF KINGS Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST George P. Richards, Sharon Bryan, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered February 3, 2020, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Kings County Supreme Court, Outside on courthouse steps on Adams Street, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201 on October 27, 2022 at 11:00AM, premises known as 442 Newport St, Brooklyn, NY 11207. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York, BLOCK: 3851, LOT: 15. Approximate amount of judgment $366,713.91 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #507404/2015. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the KINGS County COVID-19 Protocols located on the Office of Court Administration (OCA) website (https://ww2. nycourts.gov/Admin/oca. shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. For sale information, please visit Auction. com at www.Auction. com or call (800) 2802832. Steven Naiman, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-076231-F00 71665

Public Notice

Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) is proposing telecommunications installations at various locations in Bronx, Bronx County, New York. Verizon Wireless proposes to replace existing public lighting/traffic control structures and install telecommunications antennas and associated equipment at a top height of 32 feet at the following locations: the approx. vicinity of Valentine Avenue @ NWC of East 203 Street ,10455; the approx. vicinity of Grand Avenue @ SEC of West 181 Street, 10453; the approx. vicinity of Creston Avenue @ SWC of E 198 Street, 10468; the approx. vicinity of 5500 Broadway, 10463; the approx. vicinity of 63 Westchester Square, 10461; the approx. vicinity of 2951 East Tremont Avenue, 10461; the approx. vicinity of 1194 Webster Avenue, 10456; the approx. vicinity of 2050 Webster Avenue, 10457; the approx. vicinity of NE Corner of Hugh J. Grant Circle, 10462; the approx. vicinity of 1 W Tremont Avenue, 10453; the approx. vicinity of 808 E Tremont Avenue, 10460; the approx. vicinity of 756 St. Anns Avenue, 10456; and the approx. vicinity of 69 Bruckner Boulevard, 10454. Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Hannah Dell, h.dell@trileaf.com, 1395 South Marietta Parkway, Building 400, Suite 209, Marietta, GA 30067, 678-653-8673.

Public Notice Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) is proposing telecommunications installations at various locations in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. Verizon Wireless proposes to replace existing public lighting/traffic control structures and install telecommunications antennas and associated equipment at a top height of 32 feet at the following locations: the approx. vicinity of Atlantic Avenue @ SEC of Smith Street, 11201; the approx. vicinity of Flatbush Avenue CM 1E of Plaza Street East ,11238; and the approx. vicinity of Park Circle NS 2E of Ocean Parkway, 11215. Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Hannah Dell, h.dell@trileaf.com, 1395 South Marietta Parkway, Building 400, Suite 209, Marietta, GA 30067, 678-653-8673.

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