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EDITOR’S NOTE

RALPH R. ORTEGA Editor-in-chief

ANYONE NEW TO THE CONCEPT OF GERRYMANDERING knows how much of a dirty word it is in politics after what happened with redistricting and this year’s election process.

Try now explaining that mess to a voter whose primary language isn’t English. Several Spanish speakers couldn’t even translate the word gerrymandering when asked by the Brennan Center for Justice. There’s a YouTube video showing several hilarious attempts.

That’s basically how Brennan, a nonpartisan law and policy institute named after the late Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan, introduced a new effort to provide its research and education materials in Spanish more consistently to Spanish-language media, as well as Spanish-speaking and bilingual voters. Brennan en Español notes that political experts providing information to voters primarily do so in English, not accounting for the 41.8 million Spanish speakers across the country who also may vote.

Mireya Navarro, editor-in-chief at Brennan en Español, showed the video during a launch event in Manhattan last week to answer why translated research and analysis was needed to explain concepts like gerrymandering. “Because only those of us who speak two languages, who are constantly being asked to translate not just words, but ideas for our family and friends, understand how complex the process is,” she said. “Ideas don’t translate perfectly. The needs and backgrounds and interests of different communities don’t translate perfectly. To communicate with Spanish speakers, we have to do it in their language and with them in mind.”

Navarro’s comments align with calls for more voter education in the aftermath of redistricting, showing that true empowerment of the electorate comes when all potential voters understand the process – not just gerrymandering politicians trying to rig the system.

CONTENTS FIRST READ … 4 The week that was

TRANSITION COMMITTEE … 8

Eric Adams issues a major refund

WAGE THEFT … 10 Allegations from Black and Latino nonunion flaggers MELINDA KATZ … 14 A steady hand evolving the Queens DA’s office

RALPH R. ORTEGA; BRENT PELTON

QUEENS POWER 100 … 21

The leaders of “The World’s Borough”

Workers said in lawsuits that they were being underpaid on public construction projects in New York.

WINNERS & LOSERS … 58

Who was up and who was down last week

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abortion care. New York is expected to see a large influx if the court officially overturns the right to an abortion, allowing many states to immediately implement total or near total bans on the procedure.

“And I don’t care what anyone says, there are ghosts in there, man.”

– New York City Mayor Eric Adams, on Gracie Mansion, via the Daily News Gov. Kathy Hochul plans to make money available for abortion care in light of the pending U.S. Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade.

ABORTION FUNDS IN NEW YORK

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a new $35 million fund to help abortion services providers increase access to the procedure in the wake of a leaked draft U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

Of that cash, $25 million is for the providers to help them expand their operations and cover costs for those lacking insurance. The rest will go toward increasing and improving security at those facilities with an anticipation that they may become greater targets for anti-abortion protesters.

The announcement from the governor came just a day after state Attorney General Letitia James offered her support for legislation that would create a similar program to help provide additional funding to abortion providers meant to also help people coming from out of state seeking

OUT OF CONTROL A dozen people died in traffic crashes in the past week, a stark example of the toll that New York City’s rising traffic deaths – at their highest point in eight years – takes on a daily basis. The city launched a new safety campaign to discourage speeding, but advocates said it will need to do more than that – including lobbying Albany for local control of speed limits – to make a real difference.

“I’m a man in search of a horse. I have no district, no opponent and a million dollars.”

– Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, on his campaign for Congress, via The New York Times

Although many New Yorkers still don’t know what districts they will vote in for congressional and state Senate primaries, confusion over redistricting and election dates is finally beginning to get cleared up. A federal judge officially gave permission to the state Board of Elections to move the primaries for Congress to Aug. 23, providing a waiver in this instance for a previous ruling that required New York to hold those primaries in June.

Not long after that, a state Supreme Court judge upheld the Assembly district lines in the face of two new challenges, citing the lateness in bringing the challenges as the primary reason that the lines, as well as the June 28 primary day, will remain in place.

So, the two election days and the contests taking place on them have been all but settled – and candidates now even have a new schedule for petitioning to get on the ballot for the later date.

Luckily for those the state Board of Elections already certified, candidates who already petitioned and received approval don’t have to do it all over again.

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PRIMARIES FINALLY COMING INTO FOCUS

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TOM REED RESIGNS

In a surprising move, Rep. Tom Reed resigned from his position to accept a private sector job. He had already announced that he would not seek reelection in November following allegations of sexual misconduct. But his early exit creates a vacancy that will require a special election to fill.

Joe Sempolinski, a former staffer and chair of the Steuben County GOP, immediately announced his intent to run in that special election. He had already been running in the race to replace Reed in November. Former state Sen. Catharine Young’s name has also been in the mix to potentially run in the special election.

ADAMS TARGETS GHOST GUNS

New York City Mayor Eric Adams went on the offensive

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against ghost guns as crime in the city continues to go up. He called on the federal government to do more to crack down on the untraceable weapons that people can assemble at home, while at the same time offering up a defense of city cops as they tackle issues of gun violence.

That defense came about the same time that the Civilian Complaint Review Board announced that it had substantiated over 100 more claims of police misconduct during the summer 2020 protests against police brutality.

Adams maintained that final disciplinary decisions should remain in the hands of the police commissioner or the mayor. On the issue of ghost guns, Adams also specifically called out the company Polymer80, which manufactures ghost guns and makes the majority of those that police in the city have found at crime scenes.

Former Rep. Tom Reed’s sudden resignation last week has thrown Republican politics into chaos as county leaders and other party officials scramble to name a nominee.

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WEEK AHEAD

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The state Senate advanced landmark voting rights legislation last week that would, among other things, create a statewide election information database and expand language access at the polls. The Elections Committee’s action represented the first time the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York had come up for any kind of vote in the state Legislature.

Meant in part to complement the pending federal legislation of the same name, state lawmakers introduced the New York Voting Rights Act in 2020. But its inception goes back to 2013, when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a key measure of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 that required states with a history of discriminatory voting laws to get federal approval before changing their election procedures. “This is, again, an attempt for New York to lead the way, for us to stand up and say that the right to vote is sacred and that those who have historically been marginalized in this space deserve protection,” state Sen. Zellnor Myrie, the bill’s sponsor and chair of the Elections Committee, said at the committee meeting. “I look forward to the bill’s ultimate passage in our house.”

Perry Grossman, a voting rights attorney with the New York Civil Liberties Union, pointed to the provision that

THURSDAY 5/19 City & State’s Diversity Summit features Empire State Development President and CEO Hope Knight among others starting at 9 a.m. at Hebrew Union College in Manhattan.

would give marginalized groups the ability to bring civil lawsuits at the state level in cases of voter suppression or dilution. He said voter suppression or dilution often happens at the hyperlocal levels of government that provide primary services like education and public safety that New Yorkers directly interact with daily. “I think the causes of action … are going to give both voters and jurisdictions a real opportunity to root out discrimination in local elections,” Grossman said in an interview with City & State.

On a different note, Grossman said the creation of a unified election and voting database with information from election bodies across the state would improve voting access and election administration overall. Traditionally, the state’s disjointed web of election management has made it difficult to aggregate data from different boards of elections, school districts and the like. “Having that data means that we have the ability to understand our shortcomings better and remedy them,” Grossman said. Language to create the database exists in both the New York Voting Rights Act and a separate bill, which also moved out of the Elections Committee last week.

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THURSDAY 5/19 City & State’s Rebecca C. Lewis and Jeff Coltin explain this year’s state budget in a 2 p.m. virtual conversation with the Association for a Better New York’s Young Professionals.

INSIDE DOPE

New congressional and state Senate district lines from the court-ordered special master will be out this week and are due to be finalized by May 20.

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KNOWN UNKNOWNS AND KNOWN KNOWNS

By City & State

IT’S HARD TO KEEP TRACK OF NEW YORK’S 2022 PRIMARY CALENDAR.

ballot to when the It’s been a confusing few weeks for New York voters. Everything from who will be on the more (but not elections will be taking place has been up in the air. Now, several court rulings later, there’s out – and what we total) clarity on when New Yorkers will be voting this summer. This is what’s been figured still don’t know.

What day will the primary for governor and lieutenant governor be?

June 28 Goo-goos want all primaries in August Will be June 28 Will Cuomo run for governor, again?

Definitely not Maybe . . .

Not running as a Democrat – third party though?

What day will the primary for Congress and state Senate be?

June 28 Aug. 23 DCCC court challenge to keep it June 28 Will be Aug. 23 What do the congressional and state Senate maps look like?

Independent Redistricting Commission Republicans’ plan Independent Redistricting Commission Democrats’ plan Democratic state legislators’ plan Special Master Jonathan Cervas’ plan, due May 20

What day will the primary for the Assembly be?

June 28 Court challenges pending Will be June 28 Will Brian Benjamin be on the LG ballot, despite his arrest?

The law says yes Legislative Democrats’ new law says no Can the state Democrats put another candidate on the ballot in Benjamin’s place?

The law says no Legislative Democrats’ new law says yes Hochul chooses Rep. Antonio Delgado Will congressional and state Senate candidates have to petition again?

Weeks of speculation State Board of Elections says no Can I submit petitions to run in a congressional primary?

Yes, deadline was April 7 Yes, deadline is now June 10

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If my son or daughter were incarcerated or worked at Rikers Island, I’d want a receivership.

A Q&A with former New York City Department of Correction Commissioner

VINCENT SCHIRALDI

When you left the department, which of the problems facing Rikers were you most concerned about? What was the biggest challenge Commissioner Louis Molina faced at the beginning of his tenure?

I want to emphasize that this has been decades in the making. It’s nothing that particularly Commissioner Molina or Mayor Adams has done. But for a long time, there have been very generous contracts and laws passed that benefit correctional officers – many of which I agree with, by the way. They should have good working conditions.

They should have decent pay. They should even

have generous sick leave.

But over time, it’s just accumulated, both in terms of what is legally required and also what has become tradition – and therefore precedent – in a way that makes the place fairly ungoverned. Because of that, many of the things that reporters have reported on flow from the absence of sufficient staff coming to work – or when they come to work, (not) doing their job.

It sounds like you’re saying that a lot of the problems at Rikers comes from the culture in which correction officers operate?

There’s a temptation to just pin it on correctional

officers, but I also think it’s the body politic – our elected officials who signed contracts, who passed laws that say you can’t hire any supervisors outside the New York City Department of Correction. Yes, staff take advantage of that. But it shouldn’t be available to be taken advantage of. You give people unlimited sick leave and then wag your finger at them because they’re taking unlimited sick leave? You’re at least partly to blame for that.

Why is a federal receivership the solution that’s needed right now?

Having laid out that problem – the maze of laws and contracts and

precedents – federal receivers don’t have to obey those. They don’t have to obey the contract, they don’t have to obey the laws, they don’t have to obey the precedents – if it can be shown that those laws and precedents and contracts are obstructing the ability to run (a) constitutional jail, which is what the essence of a consent decree is.

The (receiver) can’t just run wild. They have to show that a particular law or a particular contract they’re about to abrogate is directly impacting the running of a safe facility.

But the groundwork has been pretty well laid for that.

Molina is trying to

make the case that a receivership isn’t needed yet, and he said that other commissioners have “not had the will to really use the full power of the office.”

Do you know what he’s referring to?

There’s always more. If Commissioner Molina can do it, more power to him. When I was there, I wanted the standard to be, if my son or daughter were incarcerated here, or my son or daughter worked here, what would I want done? If my son or daughter were incarcerated or worked at Rikers Island, I’d want a receivership.

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Canceled by coronavirus

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Bo Dietl, political consultant Stu Loeser and Edward Mermelstein, a real estate attorney Adams appointed to serve as commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of International Affairs.

But it wasn’t clear how the transition committee determined whose money got spent and whose money got returned.

For example, Mets owner Steve Cohen and his wife Alex Cohen each donated $5,100 to the transition committee on the same day, Nov. 23. But the transition committee only reported processing a refund for Steve Cohen. Hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones also wasn’t so lucky – his $5,100 donation got spent, rather than returned. (Though he, too, had already given $600,000 to a pro-Adams super PAC.) A spokesperson with the mayor’s office could not explain how

those refund determinations were made.

Vito Pitta, co-managing partner of Pitta LLP, which does campaign fundraising compliance work for Adams, told City & State in an emailed statement that the committee raised more funds than were needed for the costs of the transition. “All unspent funds were returned to donors appropriately and in accordance with CFB rule §13-03(c)(ii),” Pitta wrote. However, that rule merely states that unspent funds should be returned to donors and does not provide any further guidance.

That means that, unlike with other campaign committees, Adams could not legally transfer money raised for the transition committee to another account. He had to use it or lose it.

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams didn’t have an inauguration and had to refund $800,000 to his big-time donors.

EW YORK CITY Mayor Eric Adams’ transition committee returned more than $800,000 to donors after he canceled plans for a formal inauguration ceremony earlier this year due to the continued spread of COVID-19.

Adams raised more than $1.9 million in two months for his transition and spent roughly $1.2 million of that in the months following his November election. Financial disclosure data posted on the New York City Campaign Finance Board’s website showed the mayor’s team returned the remaining money to donors – $800,236 of it – to 246 people.

Some prominent New Yorkers will be getting their money back, including former American Express Chair and CEO Kenneth Chenault and his wife Kathryn, who each gave the limit of $5,100. Ditto for Daniel and Margaret Loeb – though it’s not much compared to the $1 million the prominent hedge fund manager gave during the primary to a super PAC that supported Adams. Loeb is now courting the mayor to show more support for charter schools, CNBC reported. Others getting their $5,100 back included 2017 mayoral candidate and Rao’s dining buddy

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Adams had his 100-day speech at the Kings Theatre, left, but no inauguration meant Mets owner Steve Cohen, above, had his check refunded.

While a lot of money is being returned, even more was already spent. The biggest recipient of transition committee funds was iDEKO Productions, an event production company that got nearly $389,000.

A City Hall spokesperson told City & State that was to put on the executive budget address at the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn on April 26. The event also served as a pseudo-inauguration, with much of the city’s political community gathered to see the mayor on stage. Adams, along with New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, initially planned to have an inauguration event at the Kings Theatre but postponed it indefinitely amid rising COVID-19 case counts at the end of 2021. In January, the city Campaign Finance Board

gave Adams until April 30 to hold an inauguration, or find another way to spend down his transition and inauguration committee’s money.

Much of the committee’s spending went to staff salaries for those who were helping Adams screen and hire people for his administration before taking office on Jan. 1. The executive director of the transition, Katie Moore, was paid a total of $28,000. Red Horse Strategies, the political consulting firm where Moore now works as a partner, was paid a little over $20,000. Abrams Fensterman, the influential law firm where Adams’ chief of staff Frank Carone previously worked, was paid a total of $6,678. Of that, two payments of $561.09 and $317.16 respectively were labeled as “office space.” Politico pre-

viously reported that Adams’ campaign rented space at Abrams Fensterman’s office at MetroTech in Downtown Brooklyn. However, the politically connected firm apparently did not bill the campaign for the use of the space until Politico began reporting, and when it did, charged an extremely low rate – as little as $1.80 per hour. A receptionist at Abrams Fensterman told City & State that the office manager was not available for comment on the arrangement with the transition committee.

Other expenses raised some questions. The committee reported a $50,000 expenditure to Kitamba Management for a “program” on Jan. 31, 2022.

Kitamba is a public education consulting firm, and it isn’t clear what service they would provide to the Adams transi-

tion. Kitamba did not respond to a request for comment.

Officially known as a Transition and Inauguration Entity, the transition committee’s final financial disclosure filing was due on May 6 and was posted online on the morning of May 9. It is expected to be spent down and closed out soon.

Adams has already opened a fundraising committee for his 2025 reelection campaign and is thought to have been raising money on recent trips to Chicago and Los Angeles. Onetime campaign spokesperson Evan Thies declined to comment on the mayor’s fundraising activities, but more information should be available in July, when the first disclosure statement is due.

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RAISING A RED FLAG

By Amir Khafagy This story is published in partnership with New York Focus.

Black and Latino nonunion flaggers on public construction projects report being paid just a third of wages they’re legally entitled to.

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ICTOR BALLAST WAS looking for a job. It was January 2018, he had four children and a wife to support, and he’d had trouble finding work since moving back to the Bronx from Florida. A friend suggested he look into becoming a flagger, a worker who helps keep construction highway projects safe by directing traffic around work sites. Another friend said he was making $42 an hour as a flagger and was in a union. Ballast enrolled in a flagger certification course and jumped into the industry with both feet.

Ballast started working on Con Edison construction sites for the Manhattan-based Griffin Industries LLC. At just $13.50 an hour, the pay was far lower than he’d expected, and he received no benefits. But he had ambitions to grow with the company.

He completed two courses for construction workers adding up to 46 hours of training and set his sights on joining a union. “My thing was to make it to the union. My thing was not to sit at $13 or $15 an hour,” he said.

But Ballast’s enthusiasm for the job soon faded as he came to realize that higher pay was nearly impossible to secure, and he says he – like thousands of nonunion construction workers around the state, including many flaggers – was a victim of wage theft. Although he didn’t know it at the time, state labor regulations require flaggers working on government projects in New York City to be paid at least three times what he was making.

Until June 2018, Ballast said, he would often work 12 hours a day, six days a week, often without any breaks or overtime, standing in traffic to direct pedestrians and cars away from active construction sites. “You know how New York is, so imagine in the winter cold, you got to tell someone that they have to wait to go down a block, cursing you out, taking trash from people. Rain, sleet, or snow, you’re the only one who got to stand there,” he said.

Since flaggers work at the edges of construction sites near traffic, it is one of the most dangerous jobs in the country, with death rates 10 times higher than the national average.

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UNION AND NONUNION: A TWO-TIER SYSTEM Flagging is one of the most dangerous jobs in the country, with an on-the-job death rate more than 10 times higher than the national average. “You in charge of everybody’s safety, so the responsibility and the risk you’re taking don’t even match up with what you’re making,” Ballast said.

He would spend up to two additional hours a day, for which he was not paid, driving between the Griffin office and job sites to pick up and return his timesheet and equipment, he said. The pay was so low, he said, that he could not make his rent, was evicted from his apartment and was forced to live in a family homeless shelter for a time.

At the job site, Ballast, who is Dominican, began to notice a two-tier system. All the flaggers he worked with were Black or Latino – and nonunion. The other construction workers on the site seemed to be mostly white and all part of a union. “(Unionized workers) can go to lunch, they could leave, they could stay in their cars. And the flaggers got to be out there until the hole is closed,” he said.

Unionized construction workers make 22% more than nonunion workers. While construction unions have become far more diverse in recent decades, a recent analysis of the New York City construction industry found that non-Hispanic white people still accounted for 45% of unionized workers and only 25% of nonunionized workers.

There are two ways to join a union: organize a nonunionized workplace, or get into a union apprenticeship program. Originally conceived in the 1990s to help unions boost diversity, apprenticeships can offer marginalized workers a pathway to good-paying jobs. But the slots are limited. The state Department of Labor regulates the number of new apprentices that can join construction unions, and union hopefuls have to enter competitive lotteries. As a result, many subcontractors actively recruit new workers like Ballast, who can’t afford to wait around to win a lottery.

When Ballast told a few of the union workers – who, unlike him, were employed by Con Edison directly – how much he made, he said they laughed in disbelief and told him he was getting ripped off. Confused, he did some digging and learned about something called a “prevailing wage.” New York law requires that construction workers working on public or government-funded projects be paid a prevailing wage rate, which is usually sig-

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Most flaggers are entitled to $42 per hour under the prevailing wage set by the state Department of Labor. But not everyone earns such a high rate.

nificantly higher than minimum wage and mirrors what a union worker would make.

The state Department of Labor sets the prevailing wage schedule, which Ballast learned entitled most flaggers in New York City to $42 an hour. He was furious.

“I’m telling my coworkers when I’m at Griffin, ‘Yo, they robbing us man,’” he said. “Ain’t no way that we here working with Con Edison workers and construction union workers and we making this money.

This ain’t right.”

MILLIONS IN LOST WAGES Ballast figured it was time to seek representation. In July of 2020, Ballast and several of his co-workers, represented by attorney Brent Pelton, filed a class action suit against Griffin and Con Edison to recover unpaid prevailing wages, daily overtime and supplemental benefits.

Pelton’s firm is currently engaged in several active lawsuits against companies hiring flaggers, including Griffin and Con Edison, that are subcontracted by city and state agencies. A Con Edison spokesperson said the company does not comment on ongoing litigation. An attorney for Griffin, Michael DiChiara, declined to comment.

In legal filings, both companies have both denied all allegations.

Similar suits have been successful: In 2016, after a lengthy investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor of wage theft at a federally funded construction site in lower Manhattan, 63 flaggers were awarded about $1.2 million in back wages. In April, in a class-action case that Pelton has been involved in for five years, a judge found that although the

same contractor – Judlau Contracting Inc. – had been classifying the workers as “pedestrian crossing guards” rather than flaggers, the nature of the work that they performed required payment of prevailing wages. Judlau declined to comment for this piece.

According to recent data compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are currently 10,040 New Yorkers working as crossing guards or flaggers – more than in any other state. Many make under $40,000 a year. Meanwhile, subcontractors are raking in millions from taxpayer-funded projects.

At Griffin, Ballast was not the only worker to feel he was being exploited. For years, Luis Simone, a 54-year-old Cuban man from the South Bronx, had run a van service driving women to upstate prisons to see their loved ones. He couldn’t afford to repair the van when it broke down, and so transitioned to work as a flagger in 2018. At Griffin, he was paid just $13 an hour, he said. He knew the pay was low, but he was married and had two kids to support, so he kept his head down.

“It’s very difficult, he said. “You have to deal with traffic. When bulldozers come, you have to guide these trucks, flagging, making sure nobody is crossing the street and no cars are passing by. It was really dangerous.”

Simone began to feel the company was taking advantage of him. “Sometimes you have to stand up and eat your lunch,” he said. “Sometimes you by yourself flagging, and the other person got to take lunch, and mind, you got to flag a two-way street. It was really difficult and it just wasn’t fair.”

And like Ballast, he began to notice the racial disparity at the job site. “A lot of the flaggers are Black and Latino,” he

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led the Manhattan district attorney’s Construction Fraud Task Force until 2020, said that far too little is being done to rein it in.

“Wage theft is not a crime of necessity, it’s a crime of opportunity. And frankly, the government is complicit in allowing it to flourish,” she said. “There is an enforcement gap, and so unscrupulous companies make a business decision that they say, ‘Why would I pay a prevailing wage … when no one is checking?’”

Pervasive wage theft among flaggers in the construction industry goes back at least a decade, workers say. Joseph Hemans, a 31-yearold African American man from East New

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said. “The majority of Con Edison workers were blanquito, having a great job with the union, getting paid good.”

Eventually, Simone and Ballast quit Griffin. “I left them because I knew I was getting ripped off,” Simone said. “I’m not going to stay for no $15 an hour, that doesn’t pay nothing. Plus I had to pay for my own gas to travel. Are you kidding me?

I wasn’t making no money.”

In 2019 and 2020, both Simone and Ballast said they bounced around several flagging companies, including Out-Look Safety, CE Solutions, Vali Industries Inc, and WorkForce 7 Inc, hoping to find a workplace that was not exploitative. Each company paid them minimum wage or just a few dollars above the minimum wage; not a single company paid the prevailing wage, they said. (None of the companies responded to requests for comment.)

At one company, CE Solutions, Ballast tried to respond by unionizing his co-workers. He said he collected 400 signatures from co-workers who expressed interest in joining a union and contacted Laborers’ Local 1010.

A strike seemed like the only way to get the company to pay fair wages: “If we don’t go to work, things will change. They need us, they can’t start working without us there,” he said. But many of his co-workers weren’t willing to risk losing their jobs, and the union effort ultimately sputtered. CE Solutions declined to comment for this story.

‘WHY WOULD I PAY A PREVAILING WAGE … WHEN NO ONE IS CHECKING?’ Wage theft is rampant in the construction industry as a whole. Diana Florence, who

“Rain, sleet or snow, you’re the only one who (has) got to stand there.”

– former construction flagger Victor Ballast

York, worked as a flagger for MECC Contracting Inc. and Rojac Watchman in 2012 and 2013. He was 22, and it was his first real job as an adult. MECC was the contractor for several Con Edison worksites, and in turn subcontracted flagging jobs out to Rojac Watchman, which paid Hemans $12 an hour, he said. (Chains of subcontractors can enable construction industry employers to hide wage theft in jobs beyond flagging.)

Hemans never sued. Rojac Watchman could not be reached for comment.

In 2017, Pelton’s firm brought a class action lawsuit against MECC for failing to pay workers prevailing wages on Con Edison sites. MECC settled the suit in 2019 for $825,000, denying all allegations of wrongdoing. Last year, another wage theft suit was brought against MECC seeking to recover allegedly unpaid prevailing wages, overtime, premium time and supplemental benefits. MECC has denied all allegations in court filings, and the case is still ongoing.

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breaks, he said. When he got home from work, his clothes would be covered in sweat and his muscles would often be so sore he could barely move. On the job, his foreman told him he was making three times as much as Hemans’ salary. “I said, ‘How could you be making so much?’” Hemans recounted. “And he said it was because he was in the union.”

After a year, he quit to pursue a career with Local 79 as a general laborer, where he now makes a comfortable living wage. He said his advice for flaggers would be to organize for better pay: “If the flaggers were some type of organization, I think they will be paid a lot better,” he said. “They would have a better future, something to build on rather than living day by day.”

Lowell Barton, union organizing director with Laborers’ Local 1010, said the exploitation of nonunion flaggers brings down the wages of unionized flaggers as well. Unions lose their negotiating leverage if contractors are able to pay workers below prevailing wages without repercussions. Barton faults city agencies like the Department of Design and Construction, which did not respond to questions for this article, for failing to adequately regulate the industry.

“If you’re able to go rogue on prevailing wage jobs, why should they (contractors) negotiate with a union?” he said. “That’s the problem, DDC is allowing contractors to go rogue when it comes to people of color and women, who traditionally do the flagging jobs because there is a prevailing wage and it should be paid according to the task that they are doing.”

Ballast, for his part, moved to Rhode Island and now drives a truck for a living.

Since filing his lawsuit against Griffin, he has filed others against Out Look Safety, Vali Industries, Inc. and WorkForce7, which are all still pending. In court filings, the latter two companies denied the allegations. Ballast hopes his efforts will inspire other flaggers to realize they deserve more.

“They would work like 100 hours a week, and at the end of the week, they would get $1,300. They were happy with it, but they were not even counting the hours they were spending at the job,” he said. “A good job is when you work less than 40 hours and you could go home and take care of your family.”

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Amir Khafagy is an award-winning freelance journalist based in New York City.

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Queens District Attorney MELINDA KATZ barely won her seat, and she’ll be damned if she doesn’t leave her mark on the office.

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UEENS DISTRICT ATTORNEY Melinda Katz took office at one hell of a moment for criminal justice in New York City.

Much-lauded changes limiting when judges can ask for bail took effect on Jan. 1, 2020 – Katz’s first day on the job, after being elected in 2019. Less than three months later, the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The number of reported crimes cratered, and court went virtual. Then, Black Lives Matter marches responding to the murder of George Floyd in Minnesota, leading to renewed scrutiny of police and prosecutors. Just six months into Katz’s tenure, further adjustments to bail, discovery and speedy trial laws took effect.

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UNSTEADY TIMES ven’t been seen in more than a decade. That’s led by increases in felony assault and grand larceny, while the most extreme crimes, including murder, rape and shootings have held steady, comparable to historic levels.

Katz took over the office after the late Richard Brown, who was Queens district attorney for 28 years. Brown started in the “Tough on Crime” 1990s, and he earned a reputation for maintaining that mindset – sending more misdemeanor defendants to Rikers Island than any other prosecutor in the city. And he was anything but a reformer, opposing the creation of a commission on prosecutorial misconduct, as well as the plan to close Rikers Island. Katz promised a less carceral approach and reorganized the structure of the office.

She got rid of the “extremely unfair” and “horrible” policy, “that if you didn’t waive your rights to a grand jury, you got nothing but a top count.”

She also fulfilled a campaign pledge to create – for the first time in Queens – a Conviction Integrity Unit. She said it has vacated 72 convictions so far, including 60 in one fell swoop that relied on testimony from cops who had been convicted of crimes themselves, including lying on the stand. “If your conviction is based on a cop who later on was convicted of perjury or falsifying documents, I think that they should be vacated,” Katz said.

It’s not just cops. Katz’s Homicide Bureau Chief Brad Leventhal left the office last year after a judge ruled that he had deliberately withheld evidence in a 1996 murder trial he worked on as an assistant

district attorney. Now, her commitment to clean prosecution may be getting tested once again. Katz is retrying Prakash Churaman for a murder he allegedly committed at age 15, after his original conviction was overturned on appeal. But the online outlet Hell Gate reported in May that two NYPD detectives who led the investigation were parties in a $2 million settlement after allegedly ignoring exonerating evidence in a separate 2015 murder investigation. Katz’s office declined to comment on the ongoing case.

Asked to reflect on her tenure so far, she looked back to her 2019 election, where Katz, then the Queens borough president, defeated democratic socialist public defender Tiffany Cabán in the primary by just 60 votes out of more than 90,000 cast. She’d been a politician most of her career, and wasn’t in the courtroom as a prosecutor or a defense attorney.

Katz declared that she was able to roll with

the punches “because there were very few habits that I had … being able to be flexible, being able to respond to changes in the world, being able to make changes when it comes to criminal justice reforms, when it comes to laws being changed, is key. It’s a brave type of justice, and it’s a steady hand during very turbulent times.”

City & State sat down with Katz in May in her office inside Queens County Criminal Court. Sitting on the coffee table was that day’s New York Post, with a front page focused on the murder of Zhiwen Yan, the food delivery worker who was shot in Forest Hills – a reminder of the cases Katz’s office deals with. Katz talked about giving the governor feedback on bail laws, whether she’s listening to New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ requests and her concerns about the new jail in Queens.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

It was reported that the governor sought your advice specifically when making adjustments to the bail laws in the budget this year. What did you think of the final compromise?

So the first thing to note is that the bail law changes of 2020 were desperately needed.

We needed to make a more fair and equitable way of holding people before they have a trial. So making misdemeanors nonqualifying, I think, was a good first step. We’ve also learned that the Legislature saw that things needed to be changed, and they did those changes. And it wasn’t only the bail laws. It was discovery laws, it was gun laws. And I think that they were desperately needed. I think the last changes that went through the system were a great start.

Being able to arrest people for hate crimes instead of giving them (desk appearance tickets) is, I believe, important for the safety of the community. Being able to put peo-

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I think that we can’t forget that people have a right to fair trials. But they also have a right to walk their children to the school playground.

ple, sometimes, (in jail) on a second open DAT-able offense, which is some misdemeanors, I think are important as well, to be able to look back on whether someone should be held. But I think they kept the basic bones of the original law, which was changed for a reason.

You’ve previously endorsed ending all cash bail and just giving judges discretion – I still do.

But of course, your office is still, in many cases, asking for cash bail. What do you think needs to change? What’s stopping you from simply ending the practice of cash bail in the borough of Queens?

I am an incredible advocate of a no cash bail system. I’ve been very open and honest about that. We have written op-ed pieces on it with

the other DAs. The problem we have here, and one of the discussions that we do have with the Legislature quite a bit, is that bail is still one of the few tools that we have. We don’t have community safety in the law yet. I do think we should. You can’t get to no cash bail until we can make an honest assessment of whether someone poses a risk of flight and a risk of community safety. I think those are two extremely important conversations to have, in conjunction with having the conversation of no cash bail. I’ve been working with the mayor’s office in better pretrial services. So as we have someone who is being arraigned and trial is not yet happening.

Why can’t we send them to mental rehabilitation? Why can’t we send them to drug rehab? Why can’t we put them in a workforce development program? Why can’t I give them a mentorship program? Instead of asking for cash bail? We don’t really do that yet.

And it’s not a tool available to us yet. But we are working to make sure that, soon, I would hope, that those tools would be available.

Speaking of the mayor’s office, Eric Adams has been saying that he wants to see prosecution of turnstile jumping and other low-level crimes like public urination. Is your office choosing to prosecute those charges when they come before you?

Honestly, I don’t think we’ve had those cases yet. If there’s a warrant out for someone’s arrest, we would deal with the underlying charge. I know that the mayor has just formed a task force. I’m hoping to be part of that task force actually, to be able to figure out what to do. I think there has to be some equity and fairness. Right, people are paying their toll and the person next to them is jumping the turnstile. So I do think we need to do something about it.

Part of my interpretation of why the mayor is calling for this prosecution is he’s looking for a reason why crime is up. He’s looking to explain it. The seven major crimes are up this year.

Murders are little down, but still high. Felony assaults are spiking.

There are more shooting victims so far this year than any year since 2012. Why do you think that is?

It’s important to remember that the mayor and the speaker of the City Council, Adrienne Adams, also talked about the fact that we need to work on the economics and the

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reason that crime is up. You cannot prosecute your way out of any of the crime that is going on right now. You have to look at the economics, training, what communities are getting, how the schools are working, all of that – but you can do both at the same time.

As you talk about economics – do you blame the crime spike on the economic situation caused by COVID-19 and other factors?

The crimes that are happening are because people are choosing to pick up a gun and use it or rob people. But the issue is, why are they doing that? And if you want to put food on the table for your family, we need to make sure that there are services available so that you’re trained, and so that you can get the services that you need for your family and for your kids. But I think you have to address it both ways. We can’t assume that if we try to make everything perfect, that we’re also not going to prosecute. The drivers of crime (who) need to understand the accountability for their actions are going to be prosecuted.

When is the last time you visited a jail?

I don’t know, two months ago, I guess? A month ago. I’ve been to Sing Sing recently, and I’ve been to Rikers recently, within the last two months.

It’s not actually working cases, right?

You’re just seeing the situation?

With Sing Sing, I toured it with the warden, I learned about the programs that they give to people that are serving time there. I learned about the schedule that they have.

We saw the different areas of the prison.

At Rikers, a lot of the discussion was focused on the problems with the health care issues and whether or not we could see a different answer. New York City is the best city in the world. I can’t imagine that we can’t have a first class detention center for those that are sent there. Whether you believe that people should ever be at Rikers or not, there should be a first-class system in place.

Given the acute violence crisis at Rikers now and the spread of COVID19 over the past two years, what’s your responsibility? Do you feel like you need to be second-guessing decisions to send anybody there?

The minute COVID hit and we were asked by the administration – and on our own,

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we did – review the pretrial cases that we had there. We looked at the requests of leniency to let people out of Rikers. We were involved with several of those, we didn’t oppose a lot more. So that’s number one.

Ever since I’ve been here, we are looking at almost every single case. And we’ve set new policies on when to ask for bail or when to ask for (release on recognizance), or when to ask for supervised release. We look at electronic monitoring. We look at how we can do that on a citywide basis as opposed to a home basis. So I think that we, just by virtue of who I am, have been taking a second look and look at every single case with scrutiny as to whether or not there should be pretrial detention at all.

Do you track how many people are going to jail, supervised release, etc., compared to the Brown era?

The law has changed drastically. It’s hard to compare from the old days of what judges gave, because you could actually ask for bail on misdemeanors, on nonviolent crimes. There was a whole qualifying aspect for bail asks that don’t exist since my administration started on January 1. I can only tell you that out of about the 6,500 people, last I checked, that were at Rikers, we had, I believe, about 600 (Katz’s office followed up to say that as of May 12, of the 5,483 people incarcerated in city jails, 632 were sent from Queens). And I will tell you that the largest percentage, I think it’s 80 to 90% of them, are there because of a violent crime. If I’m not mistaken, about half of them are remanded. Instead of asking for $500,000 bail, where in the old days, people would be kept in, we ask for remand.

It’s more intellectually honest.

I believe it’s more honest.

The Queens jail is being rebuilt right outside your office here. How do you feel about the plan to close Rikers and build four new jails?

So as the borough president, I voted against the project here because I thought it was too big. There was, I believe, at the time, 1,500 or something beds. They’re talking about putting in a few hundred beds here (886 beds, per latest documents). Which is great if crime is low. I do worry about the ability to expand if we had to. But I think it is a good mission, to be able to get a lower

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amount of people into the criminal justice system. And I think with that mission in mind, it’s an interesting idea to keep people close to their loved ones. I worry a little bit about all the women being here, and in the same facility as the men. We’re now in the middle of discussions about how that looks and what’s going to happen on that.

Putting on your political hat now – I’m thinking about how the Democratic candidate lost the race for Nassau County DA last year. And all over the state it seems that Democrats are worried they’re going to be blamed for crime and lose seats. Do you feel political pressure to change how you do this job? To what seems like a public desire to be tougher on crime?

I look at my job as being the steady hand.

I try not to waver from that, because that defeats the definition of a steady hand. We have prosecuted drivers of crime from the minute I got in here. We have made a priority: gun violence, traffickers, ghost guns – the polymer pipeline, which I think is one of the most critical things to attack as a prosecutor. At the same time, from the moment I got here, we’ve not prosecuted sex workers, we didn’t prosecute for low level amounts of marijuana. I chose not to prosecute, during the executive order, for curfew violations or social distancing because I knew in my heart that it was an excuse for stop and frisk, and I wasn’t going to do it. We have vacated thousands of outstanding warrants for sex work, prostitution and walking while trans. We have vacated warrants for marijuana, those that were from 2 to 3 ounces.

So from my point of view, I have to do my job. We get people that call here and talk to me about either defendants or victims. And I make it clear, today they’re talking for the victim, tomorrow they may be talking for the defendant or vice versa. I have to keep my eye steady. I need to make sure that it is consistent. And that means that you don’t act like the wind.

You made quite a case here. You almost sound like you’re part of the progressive prosecutor movement. Do you take on that title? Do you consider yourself to be a progressive prosecutor?

I consider myself to be a fair and progressive prosecutor, yes. But I think that we can’t

forget that people have a right to fair trials.

But they also have a right to walk their children to the school playground. They also have a right to make sure that their parents are safe when they want to go to a senior center. They have a right to go walk their dog without getting shot. So I think that there’s a way to be a progressive prosecutor and still hold people accountable. But one of my jobs is to get guns off the street. One of my jobs is to make sure that you can go to a mosque, or a gurdwara or a synagogue and not have to worry about your safety.

You mentioned marijuana before. We’re in the middle of a transition where it’s decriminalized, there’s people selling it

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openly. What’s been your approach in this in-between? Have you prosecuted any cases of unlawful sale? Or is it like, hands off, let’s wait till it’s legalized?

Selling is still illegal. And, usually, not always, leads to other things. The smoking of marijuana, we have not prosecuted for (possession) under 2 ounces. I will tell you my biggest concern with marijuana is driving while high. We have this test of whether or not you have marijuana in the mouth, but I do hope very quickly that modern technology catches up with being able to do a true test of whether or not someone is high on marijuana while driving. That concerns me greatly. Judgment while driving has to be impeccable. We have taken a very, very

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stringent view of drunk drivers and intoxicated drivers in any way. And we’ll continue to do that.

There’s a supervised injection site open in Manhattan now. The mayor wants to expand them. Would you like to see them in Queens?

I’d like to see them wherever it’s appropriate. I think that they’re needed. I think that we need to create safe spaces for people to get services to be able to do what they do and safety at injection sites. And I wrote a letter on that with other DAs. Broadly, what is New York’s biggest challenge when it

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comes to crime and justice?

If we want to have lower crime rates, you cannot prosecute your way out of it. And the mayor and the speaker of the council have been very vocal on this as well. I put out a $2 million RFP for youth wraparound services, because I believe that the youth need hope. I go out in the community, I’ll go to basketball games, I’ll go to food giveaways. I had one coach of a team ask me, why are you here? You’re the district attorney. Why here at this basketball game in the community?

And I said, because the first time the youth see me should not be when I’m coming to get them. The first time they see me should be when I’m trying to keep them out of the courtroom to begin with.

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THE 2022 QUEENS POWER 100

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The political dealmakers in New York City’s most diverse borough.

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ANY OF NEW YORK’S biggest power brokers hail from Queens. In Washington, D.C., Rep. Gregory Meeks has been in the thick of foreign policy discussions over the Russian invasion of Ukraine, while Rep. Grace Meng is at the forefront of efforts to combat anti-Asian hate across the country. State Senate Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris has been occupied in Albany with everything from the recent state budget to redistricting to reacting to the lieutenant

governor race, while New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams is embarking on budget negotiations at City Hall.

And that’s to say nothing of the business owners, activists, nonprofit executives and other community leaders who also play an essential role shaping the borough’s future. This year’s Queens Power 100 – researched and written by City & State’s Kay Dervishi – highlights each of these influential people who keep one of the world’s most diverse regions thriving.

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of many new members and coordinate with a new mayoral administration. One of her upcoming challenges includes crafting this year’s city budget.

GREGORY MEEKS MEMBER OF CONGRESS Rep. Gregory Meeks may not have gotten his first choice as mayor of New York City, but the Queens Congress member did play a key role in bolstering support for New York City Council Member Adrienne Adams’ successful bid to become the speaker of the legislative body over a rival backed by Mayor Eric Adams. While the era of machine politics is fading, Meeks’ power play shows that the clout he retains as head of the Queens County Democratic Party to influence politics in the borough and the city. Meeks, who is chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is actively monitoring developments in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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2 MICHAEL GIANARIS STATE SENATE DEPUTY MAJORITY LEADER State Senate Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris ranks among the most powerful Democrats in the state Legislature, where he balances his positions as a leader of the party’s political establishment and an outspoken ally of its progressive wing. Gianaris has been at the forefront of major political developments in the state, including defending the state’s bail reform law and driving Democrats’ redistricting plan – although he lost battles on both fronts this year. He has also been laser-focused on local issues, successfully opposing a natural gas repowering in Astoria.

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Rep. Grace Meng has made headlines in the past year for her efforts to combat antiAsian violence, culminating in the passage of her COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act. As the first Asian American elected to Congress from New York, Meng has drafted legislation to create a new National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture and successfully fought for the creation of a new federal program funding internet connectivity in schools and libraries.

New York City Council A heated battle took place between at least seven New York City Council members vying to become speaker. But Adrienne Adams persevered in January, overcoming opposition from New York City Mayor Eric Adams – no relation – to ultimately become the first Black woman to hold the powerful position.

Representing Southeast Queens, Adams now must lead an ideologically diverse legislative body made up

State Sen. Jessica Ramos entered 2022 with a host of legislative priorities. The lawmaker, who represents Jackson Heights, Corona and other portions of Queens, had made access to universal child care a primary focus, along with replenishing funding for the Excluded Workers Fund.

Ramos was also an outspoken opponent of the LaGuardia AirTrain project and has monitored other alternate proposals to increase transit access to LaGuardia Airport, calling for community input on them.

6 MELINDA KATZ QUEENS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY When state Attorney General Letitia James considered a gubernatorial run last year, Queens County District Attorney Melinda Katz was among the names floated as a possible candidate to replace her. But James never entered the race, and Katz has remained in place as Queens’

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and Queens. Richards has also spearheaded a plan to improve diversity on community boards across the borough.

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billion set aside to build a new terminal. The Port Authority is also mulling alternatives to a LaGuardia AirTrain, including extending bus and subway access in Queens.

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top prosecutor. In the past year, Katz has said that the amount of funding her office receives is insufficient and has backed calls to adjust New York state’s bail reform law.

7 ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ MEMBER OF CONGRESS Rep. Alexandria OcasioCortez’s name is still synonymous with the progressive wave that has swept across New York City politics – and much of the country. Nearly four years after winning her first primary, Ocasio-Cortez has become a powerhouse in New York City and on Capitol Hill. The lawmaker, who represents portions of the Bronx and Queens, has joined other elected officials in opposing the creation of natural gas facilities in Astoria and in demanding insight into the bail practices of the city’s district attorneys.

8 DONOVAN RICHARDS QUEENS BOROUGH PRESIDENT Queens Borough President Donovan Richards successfully staved off a tough challenge during last year’s Democratic primary.

Now, Richards is focused on pressing issues in the borough, recently backing a proposal to extend ferry service to LaGuardia Airport and the Interborough Express rapid transit project that would connect Brooklyn

As chair of the New York City Education Committee in the state Senate, John Liu has plenty of sway crafting education policy affecting students in the five boroughs.

More recently, Liu has been exploring possible alternatives to mayoral control of the city’s public school system. The state lawmaker, who was the first Asian American New York City Council member, has also been pushing for greater state funding to support the Asian American and Pacific Islander community.

10 RICK COTTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Under Rick Cotton’s leadership, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is delivering big projects to Queens. It completed a major renovation of LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B and is spearheading another large project at John F. Kennedy International Airport, with $9.5

Weeks after New York state launched legalized mobile sports betting in January, the state saw more than $2 billion in wagers placed, bringing in close to $80 million in tax revenue to the Big Apple.

State Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr., who heads the legislative body’s Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee, played a major role in making the proposal happen. He’s hoping to bring more gaming revenue to Queens, including by supporting Resorts World’s push to get a casino license.

12 LEROY COMRIE STATE SENATOR Serving as chair of the state Senate Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee, Leroy Comrie oversees numerous transportation projects in New York. That makes his insight particularly important as the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey decides on alternative proposals to connect New Yorkers to

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LaGuardia Airport. Among his other priorities this year, Comrie has pushed forward legislation to create a public database of state business subsidies.

Grech. As head of the Queens Chamber of Commerce, Grech represents more than 1,300 companies and advocates for policies revitalizing the borough’s economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic. He joined other Queens leaders in February to call for more federal relief funding for restaurants and pushed for the borough to become a hub for more technology companies.

17 13 PRESIDENT 32BJ SEIU Queens resident Kyle Bragg ranks among New York’s most powerful labor leaders.

He used his political sway to help rally support for Adrienne Adams’ successful City Council speaker bid earlier this year.

Bragg has been at the forefront of many labor issues as head of 32BJ SEIU, recently overseeing contract negotiations between residential building staffers and building owners. He also served on New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ transition team last fall.

14 TOBY ANN STAVISKY STATE SENATOR State Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky holds the distinction of being the first woman from Queens to be elected to the state Senate, where she has represented her district for more than 20 years. Among her biggest recent legislative priorities: tackling crucial issues in higher education.

Stavisky has joined advocates

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New York City Council Member Shahana Hanif

and fellow lawmakers in calling to bring more funding to the City University of New York and pushed for more funding for mental health services for college students.

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and proposals to expand government contracting opportunities for MWBEs.

15 JAMES SANDERS JR. STATE SENATOR State Sen. James Sanders Jr. has represented swaths of Southeast Queens for decades, having spent 12 years as a City Council member before heading to the state Senate in 2013. He serves as both chair of the state Senate Banks Committee and head of the chamber’s Task Force on Minority- and Womenowned Business Enterprise.

He has leveraged the latter position to push forward bills

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Sanders has pushed bills to get more government contracts for MWBEs.

New York City leaders have spent plenty of time focused on improving public safety in recent months. That has kept the vocal police union leader, Patrick Lynch, busy.

As president of the New York City Police Benevolent Association, Lynch was aligned with New York City Mayor Eric Adams in pushing for a rollback of the state’s bail reform law and criticizing Gov. Kathy Hochul for failing to make more aggressive changes. The Queens native has also vociferously opposed coronavirus vaccine mandates for his members, especially after such rules were loosened for athletes and performers in March.

18 PATRICK B. JENKINS FOUNDER Patrick B. Jenkins & Associates Southeast Queens native Patrick B. Jenkins helms a powerhouse lobbying shop in Albany, having founded his eponymous firm in 2009. Patrick B. Jenkins &

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Mount Sinai Health System salutes

David L. Reich, MD, and Cameron R. Hernandez, MD, for their inclusion in

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President and Chief Operating Officer, The Mount Sinai Hospital; President, Mount Sinai Queens

Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, Mount Sinai Queens

We thank Dr. Reich and Dr. Hernandez for their vision, leadership, and dedication to families and neighbors in the communities we are privileged to serve.

Congratulations to all of the honorees.

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numerous competitive primary challenges. Leading up to this year’s midterms, progressive Queens activist Rana Abdelhamid emerged as a serious candidate for the district and two-time challenger Suraj Patel announced he’ll run again.

Now that New York’s redistricting maps have been tossed out, it’s unclear how that primary will shape up for Maloney, who would’ve had better electoral odds under a scrapped redistricting plan that expanded her district farther west into Manhattan.

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PRESIDENT AND CEO Queens Public Library Dennis M. Walcott helms one of the county’s largest public library systems, with 66 locations across Queens.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Walcott oversaw efforts to expand internet access to library branches in underserved communities and eliminated late fees to ensure more equitable access to books and other resources.

Walcott, who was named to Mayor Eric Adams’ New York City Districting Commission,

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20 CAROLYN MALONEY MEMBER OF CONGRESS Rep. Carolyn Maloney has succeeded in holding on to her seat in Congress despite

Plenty of eyes were on Assembly Member Ron Kim last year when he sparred with then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo over his administration’s coverup of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes. As chair of the Assembly Aging Committee, Kim continues to actively push for policies that support New York’s elderly population.

Earlier this year, he released a report denouncing the Chinese-American Planning Council’s treatment of home care workers and called for $50 million in state funding to support older New Yorkers.

As Aging Committee chair, Kim has called for funding to support older New Yorkers.

Political consultant Tyquana Henderson-Rivers has been behind many Queens elected officials’ campaigns. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Rep. Gregory Meeks and Assembly Members Jeffrion Aubry and Catherine Nolan number among the politicians who have sought her expertise.

Henderson-Rivers’ work goes well beyond Queens: She was selected to be part of the team backing Gov. Kathy Hochul in her first gubernatorial election bid this year.

23 ELIZABETH LUSSKIN PRESIDENT Long Island City Partnership In recent years, Long Island City has undergone a massive transformation into a fast-growing and desirable neighborhood in Western Queens. As head of the Long Island City Partnership, Elizabeth Lusskin works to ensure the area continues to thrive. Lusskin has called for relief efforts to support local restaurants while also backing initiatives to bring more technology and life sciences companies to Long Island City.

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has also served as a stateappointed monitor for the East Ramapo Central School District and as chancellor of the New York City Department of Education.

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Queens Public Library President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott

Associates has helped deliver legislative victories on behalf of its clients, which includes advocating for marijuana legalization and legalized mobile sports betting. Jenkins, who also holds close ties to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, has also worked closely with influential stakeholders in New York City’s real estate industry.

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serving as a lobbyist and spokesperson for clients across the transportation, technology, real estate and nonprofit sectors. The lobbyist has represented a wide array of clients, including the Hotel Association of New York City, the Metropolitan Taxicab Board of Trade and Creative Mobile Technologies, which provides technology and services to improve taxi operations. Woloz also has close ties to City Hall, including former veteran CMW staffer Jeff Rodus, who serves a key role in the Adams administration.

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respective roles heading New York City Health + Hospitals/ Elmhurst and New York City Health + Hospitals/Queens at similar times in 2021. Arteaga made history as the first woman and first person of Latin American descent to hold the position, in which she oversees more than 4,000 employees delivering care to hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers.

Meanwhile, Moore brings extensive experience with the city’s public health system and health care institutions beyond the tri-state area to his position.

He is currently overseeing a project to create an outpatient dialysis center at New York City Health + Hospitals/Queens, receiving $1 million in federal funding to make it happen.

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Although the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the airline industry, Robin Hayes put JetBlue Airways Corp. in position for a major expansion.

The Queens-based airline company is increasing its flights in New York City by 50% and hiring an additional 5,000 workers to make that push succeed. Especially after the surge in omicron cases in January, Hayes has also played a key role in navigating everchanging public health rules and changing travel patterns.

25 MICHAEL WOLOZ PRESIDENT AND CEO CMW Strategies Queens Democratic fixture Michael Woloz has led the public affairs firm CMW Strategies since 2020,

Tu has been focused on helping Queens businesses recover from the pandemic.

27 HELEN ARTEAGA LANDAVERDE & NEIL J. MOORE CEOS New York City Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst; New York City Health + Hospitals/ Queens Helen Arteaga Landaverde and Neil J. Moore took on their

28 PETER TU EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Flushing Chinese Business Association Flushing has been home to major business and economic growth – at least until the COVID-19 pandemic began.

But the neighborhood has been recovering faster than many others in Queens and the rest of New York City.

Peter Tu of the Flushing Chinese Business Association has been focused on sustaining that growth, delivering guidance and support to the thousands of local businesses in the area.

Tu also serves as a member of Community Board 7.

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Steven Cohen numbers among the many professional sports team owners who lobbied hard for New York to change its COVID-19 rules.

Those efforts succeeded, as New York City Mayor Eric Adams ended up lifting COVID-19 vaccine mandates for professional athletes and performers in March.

The billionaire hedge fund manager has also historically been chummy with the mayor, having contributed $1.5 million to a super PAC backing Adams’ campaign last year.

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the goal of weakening the mayor’s perceived influence over the City Council.

Meanwhile, Gennaro returned to his old seat last year after a previous stint serving in the City Council between 2002 and 2013. He’s even taken on his old leadership role for the City Council Environmental Protection Committee.

Holden continues to hold his reputation as one of the body’s most conservative Democrats, and he is an architect of the Common-Sense Caucus that has support from Republican Minority Leader Joseph Borelli.

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30 SELVENA BROOKS-POWERS NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL MEMBER New York City Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers may only have been in office since last year, but she is shaping up to become a notable elected official in the borough and beyond. Brooks-Powers this year assumed the role of majority whip in the legislative body. And as head of the council’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, she took a tour of every City Council district to understand the transit needs across the five boroughs.

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during hearings in March, calling instead for greater investment in social services.

32 31 TIFFANY CABÁN NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL MEMBER New York City Council Member Tiffany Cabán made national headlines during her bid to become Queens district attorney. The progressive former public defender, who narrowly lost that race, is now bringing her passion for reforming New York City’s criminal justice system to the City Council. Cabán has been critical of “broken windows” policing and questioned the size of the NYPD’s budget

ROBERT HOLDEN, FRANCISCO MOYA & JAMES GENNARO NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS In a City Council filled with new members, City Council Members Francisco Moya, James Gennaro and Robert Holden are among the legislative body’s veterans.

Moya mounted a tenacious bid to become council speaker, even securing the backing from New York City Mayor Eric Adams. But that support rallied plenty of other members against him, with

33 MARK WEPRIN SHAREHOLDER Greenberg Traurig Mark Weprin boasts an extensive history as an elected official in Queens, having served in the Assembly and New York City Council. That legislative experience informs his work today at Greenberg Traurig as he lobbies on behalf of real estate companies, corporations and nonprofits in New York. Weprin’s previous career in government also included serving as deputy secretary of legislative affairs under former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Holden has been a key figure in the moderate CommonSense Caucus in the council.

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35 JOHN D’ANGELO SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CENTRAL REGION Northwell Health With each surge in COVID-19 cases at Northwell Health, Dr. John D’Angelo was working to make sure emergency departments across the health system were ready to respond. But his focus has shifted beyond emergency medicine recently, taking on a new position that puts him in charge of managing hospitals under Northwell

36 CAMERON R. HERNANDEZ & DAVID L. REICH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER; PRESIDENT Mount Sinai Queens Dr. Cameron R. Hernandez and Dr. David L. Reich play major roles in leading Mount Sinai Queens’ work delivering health care to residents across the borough. Hernandez has served as executive director and chief operating officer at the hospital since August, after guiding Mount Sinai Queens through a COVID-19 surge as chief medical officer. Reich brings extensive experience at Mount Sinai to his current role leading Mount Sinai Queens,

D'Angelo helped emergency departments respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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where he oversees initiatives to advance technology at the hospital.

37 DAVID O’ROURKE PRESIDENT AND CEO New York Racing Association The COVID-19 pandemic presented a major obstacle for New York’s horse racing industry, but David O’Rourke is optimistic about its future.

The legalization of mobile sports betting has been a major boon for the New York Racing Association – which oversees the Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens – and the organization has been taking on new renovations at Belmont Park. Under O’Rourke’s leadership, the New York Racing Association also backed legislation signed in December that banned the slaughter of race horses in the state.

38 NILY ROZIC ASSEMBLY MEMBER Assembly Member Nily Rozic has represented the eastern portion of Queens for nearly a decade. The lawmaker, who works effectively both with younger progressive and entrenched establishment colleagues, chairs the Assembly Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee and recently pushed forward a legislative package to combat price gouging associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. She has sponsored legislation protecting sexual harassment survivors from fines associated with breaking nondisclosure agreements when coming forward with their story and legislation examining Holocaust education across the state.

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The Rev. Elaine Flake became senior pastor of Greater Allen African Methodist Episcopal Cathedral of New York last year, after the retirement of her husband, Floyd Flake, the church’s longtime pastor and former member of Congress. She now leads a congregation of 23,000 in Jamaica and the Greater Allen African Methodist Cathedral’s efforts to support the broader community. The church is one of the largest employers in Queens, in addition to providing housing to lowincome New Yorkers and running a soup kitchen.

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CATALINA CRUZ ASSEMBLY MEMBER Drawing on her own experience growing up as a “Dreamer” in Queens, Assembly Member Catalina Cruz has been an outspoken voice for immigrants’ rights and needs in Albany.

The legislator, who represents Corona, Elmhurst and Jackson Heights, has backed efforts to deliver aid to undocumented immigrants who dealt with flooding after the remnants of Hurricane Ida struck New York last year. Cruz is also one of the sponsors for the state’s Clean Slate bill, which would automatically seal conviction records for certain New Yorkers.

40 ZOHRAN MAMDANI ASSEMBLY MEMBER Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani made waves when he knocked a fellow Democrat

out of office in 2020, a notable success for the only Queens Assembly candidate backed by the Democratic Socialists of America at the time. He has since become an active voice among the state Legislature’s left-wing, fighting greater eviction protections for tenants and opposing the 421a program. The lawmaker is getting a significantly different district thanks to redistricting, losing nearly half of his existing Astoria district and taking on an area that includes three New York City Housing Authority developments and parts of Long Island City.

41 LINDA LEE, SHEKAR KRISHNAN, LYNN SCHULMAN, SANDRA UNG, NANTASHA WILLIAMS & JULIE WON NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS These Queens elected officials are some of the New York City Council’s many new first-term members. As the chair of the council’s Mental Health, Disabilities and

Addictions Committee, City Council Member Linda Lee has committed to pushing for greater access to mental health care for New Yorkers who don’t speak English. She is also serving alongside City Council Member Nantasha Williams as co-chair of the Queens delegation in the legislative body, leading budget negotiations to support the borough. Since taking office, City Council Member Sandra Ung has introduced legislation increasing access to family intake centers in the five boroughs and has opposed the development of a transitional housing site in Flushing. Meanwhile, City Council Member Shekar Krishnan, who represents Elmhurst and Jackson Heights, has outlined a five-point plan to improve green space and parks in New York City as part of his work helming the council’s Parks and Recreation Committee. City Council Member Julie Won has delved into the work on

42 FRANK WU PRESIDENT Queens College For Frank Wu, the public higher education education system is the “engine of the American dream.” That is what drove him to take over as president of Queens College in 2020. Since then, Wu has announced efforts to create a new business school and arts school to expand the college’s educational offerings. He has also overseen the creation of a new Queens STEM Academy together with LaGuardia Community College to help local Hispanic and Latino students get degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

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the council committee she leads on contracts, pushing for the city to work with more minority- and women-owned businesses and for a more streamlined contracting process for nonprofits. And City Council Member Lynn Schulman has her hands full leading the council’s Health Committee as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, having responded to the omicron surge in her district soon after taking office.

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casino license now that state lawmakers agreed to extend casino licenses downstate, with state Sen. Joseph Addabbo and others supporting Resorts World’s bid to get one.

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Under Robert DeSalvio’s leadership, the Genting-owned Resorts World launched a new mobile sports betting app in New York in March, cashing in on a major development in New York’s gambling industry. The Queens-based racetrack casino is also a front-runner for a full-fledged

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MinKwon Center for Community Action is one of several nonprofits that New York state selected to help undocumented New Yorkers receive state funding in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. It’s one way the Flushingbased organization, led

by John Park, has been engaging with communities in Queens. MinKwon Center for Community Action has also spearheaded initiatives to prevent violence against Asian Americans in New York City and has raised money for an Asian American man who was attacked in February.

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In March, Rep. Gregory Meeks and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer secured $1.25 million in federal funds for St. John’s University. Now, the Rev. Brian J. Shanley will steer that money to facilities and equipment to support the school’s new Health Sciences Center. Shanley has served as president of St. John’s since February 2021, after spending more than 15 years as head of Providence College in Rhode Island

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49 DANIEL ZAUSNER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Tennis fans flocked back in droves to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for last year’s U.S. Open, with more than 630,000 people in attendance over the two weeks of the major sporting event. As chief operating officer for the center, Daniel Zausner played a key role in making sure the major reopening went smoothly and successfully. That includes handling food, merchandise, security, guest services and other forms of operational support.

50 JENIFER RAJKUMAR ASSEMBLY MEMBER Two years ago, Jenifer Rajkumar made history as

the first South Asian woman elected to state legislative office in New York. Her victory reflects the growing political power of South Asian communities across New York City, which also fueled a push to create a unified Assembly district encompassing South Asian populations in South Ozone Park and Richmond Hill. Rajkumar, who represents parts of each neighborhood, said the state missed “a historic opportunity” to empower South Asian communities. The governor also signed legislation she sponsored providing greater benefits and protections for domestic workers.

51 KARA HUGHES & MICHAEL BRAUN EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE AND LEGISLATION; DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF Kasirer At a time when New York City’s restaurant industry has

been struggling financially, Kara Hughes has lobbied for measures to support their needs. An executive vice president at Kasirer, Hughes worked with a coalition of small restaurants and successfully fought for legislation such as the city’s outdoor dining initiative. She brings extensive experience in government to her role, having previously served as acting director of city legislative affairs under thenNew York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. Another key staffer at the city’s top lobbying firm is Michael Braun, who came on board in 2019 after serving as president of the SUNY Student Assembly and as a trustee on the SUNY board of trustees.

52 ANNE MARIE ANZALONE & JOHN ALBERT PARTNERS Bolton-St. Johns Anne Marie Anzalone spent years working with Queens lawmakers before moving

over to Bolton-St. Johns in 2019. She started her career working for the late Assembly Member Denis Butler, eventually going on to work for then-Rep. Joe Crowley and becoming his chief of staff.

John Albert is also a Queens resident at the powerhouse lobbying firm, working with nonprofits and corporations to bring about the legislative changes they seek.

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53 PETER VALLONE SR. PARTNER Constantinople & Vallone Consulting LLC Peter Vallone Sr.’s long tenure in politics and government gave him the leverage to establish Constantinople & Vallone Consulting LLC as one

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of the Queens Economic Development Corp. He has been with the organization for more than 40 years and has led its initiatives to bolster the borough’s economy since 2009. That includes programs to help women- and minority-owned businesses and entrepreneurs, and a signature annual competition for startups in Queens.

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56 JUSTIN RODGERS Greater Jamaica Development Corp. interim President and CEO Justin Rodgers

of New York City’s top lobbying firms. The influential lobbyist boasts an impressive resume, having served as speaker in the New York City Council and having been a major candidate in gubernatorial and mayoral elections. That experience makes him a valuable ally for clients across corporate, nonprofit and other industries seeking to navigate local and state government.

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While the county machine has faced challenges from the left in recent years, this trio still plays a role in the party’s judgeship nominations and advancing preferred political candidates running for office in the borough.

54 GERARD SWEENEY, MICHAEL REICH & FRANK BOLZ III FOUNDING PARTNERS Sweeney, Reich & Bolz These three Long Island-based attorneys have been power players within the Queens County Democratic Party for more than 30 years. Gerard Sweeney, Michael Reich and Frank Bolz III are partners at the law firm Sweeney, Reich & Bolz and mainstays within Queens Democratic politics.

After the Greater Jamaica Development Corp.’s previous leader, Hope Knight, left to helm the state's economic development arm, Justin Rodgers was promoted to lead the 55-year-old organization on a temporary basis. Rodgers now oversees its work to revitalize Jamaica and to keep the neighborhood thriving despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rodgers, who has spent 15 years with the organization, now manages a staff of 30 and the group’s commercial projects locally.

57 55 TRAVIS TERRY PRESIDENT Capalino Veteran lobbyist Travis Terry has helped major clients in the corporate and nonprofit worlds navigate New York

DAVID WEPRIN ASSEMBLY MEMBER Plenty of New York City Democrats will be facing primary challengers this year.

Assembly Member David Weprin was almost one of

them, but the progressive candidate who emerged to race against him decided to end his campaign. That means Weprin will likely continue representing his eastern Queens district, as both his father and brother did before him. The lawmaker also serves as the chair of the Assembly Correction Committee, driving policy regarding the state’s jails and prisons.

58 BRIGHT LIMM & VIRGINIA “VIGIE” RAMOS RIOS CO-FOUNDERS New Reformers The New Reformers is a coalition of local Democratic activists pushing back against the Queens Democratic Party by backing their own slate of district leaders. Bright Limm and Virginia “Vigie” Ramos Rios are two current board members who have been with the group since its inception in 2019.

Limm is a lawyer who works with the Working Families Party of New York and Queens chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, while Ramos Rios served as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign manager during her stunning 2018 primary win.

Weprin has been driving jail and prison policies as the Correction Committee chair.

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City government, securing approvals for land use projects and obtaining funding for local charities. Macy’s, Two Trees Management and New York University number among the institutions that have sought his expertise. The Queens resident has served as president of Capalino since 2020, after spending about 18 years handling the lobbying firm’s operations.

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59 BRUCE FLANZ PRESIDENT AND CEO Medisys Health Network Health care workers at the Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and Flushing Hospital Medical Center were on the front lines responding to the surge in omicron variant cases earlier this year. Bruce Flanz oversaw that response at both Queens hospitals as head of Medisys Health Network. In February, the health executive joined New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ new COVID-19 Recovery Roundtable and Health Equity Task Force, advising the city on its health policies.

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former Rep. Charles Rangel, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey and New York City Council Member I. Daneek Miller. Her government and community relations firm, Dunton Consulting, has played a key role in getting federal and state politicians elected in New York and beyond.

Last year, Smith supported Ray McGuire’s bid to become New York City mayor as well as Elizabeth Caputo’s run for Manhattan borough president.

61 JEFF WILPON & RICHARD BROWNE PARTNERS Sterling Project Development The long-delayed Willets Point development finally got underway in June. The site near Citi Field will be transformed into affordable housing, retail space, a school and community space, with initial cleanup efforts expected to be completed next year.

That progress can be credited to the Queens Development Group, composed of Related Companies and Sterling Project Development. Jeff Wilpon and Richard Browne have been key leaders at Sterling Project Development, overseeing this and other projects.

62 60 RASHEIDA SMITH POLITICAL CONSULTANT Dunton Consulting Rasheida Smith has extensive campaign experience under her belt, having worked for

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JUKAY HSU CO-FOUNDER AND CEO Pursuit Jukay Hsu launched Pursuit in 2013 in Queens, preparing 23 low-income people for careers in technology. Nearly a decade later, the organization announced it has secured $10 million in funding that will enable it to scale up its

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training program to reach 1,000 people seeking to become software engineers and to pursue tech careers.

A Queens native, Hsu also serves on the board of directors of the New York City Partnership Foundation, the Partnership Fund for New York City’s nonprofit affiliate.

63 SCOTT LEVENSON FOUNDER The Advance Group Plenty of Queens elected officials have turned to Scott Levenson to deliver for them at the ballot box. In recent years, that client list has included Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and New York City Council

Member Selvena BrooksPowers, who took office last year. Levenson founded The Advance Group more than 30 years ago, offering expertise on lobbying, campaigns, elections and other work for corporate, political and nonprofit clients.

64 JESSICA GONZÁLEZ-ROJAS ASSEMBLY MEMBER Since being elected to office two years ago, Assembly Member Jessica GonzálezRojas has aligned herself with progressive causes in the state Legislature. She has recently pushed for the passage of legislation to provide more street vending permits in New York City and to remove conviction records related to

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She founded the Source Consulting Group, where she helps MWBEs with everything from certification to procurement and business development, and remains a senior adviser at Capalino.

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Tunisha Walker-Miller has spent much of her career focused on helping minority- and women-owned businesses in New York.

Seven years ago, she created the MWBE Consulting Group at the top lobbying firm Capalino, helping businesses

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Siu is playing a key role in getting a $2B Flushing development off the ground.

Richard Siu of F&T Group – one of the companies making up the joint partnership developing the major mixeduse project – played a key role in getting it off the ground.

F&T Group is also behind a $800 million development in Flushing called the Tangram project, which is made up of residential towers, office space, retail stores and restaurants.

A $2 billion Flushing waterfront development got the New York City Council’s rubber stamp two years ago.

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67 CHRISTINE MANGINO PRESIDENT Queensborough Community College Christine Mangino last year oversaw Queensborough Community College’s biggest expansion in 60 years, transforming the former Jewish Center of Oak Hills into a new building for the school's campus. It’s one way that Mangino has been working to bolster the college’s reputation for quality low-cost education since becoming president in 2020. Those efforts are also informed by her own experience as a firstgeneration college student who attended community college on Long Island.

Ebony Young was among the many candidates seeking to join the New York City Council last year. While Young, who competed against 14 other candidates in a Democratic primary to represent portions of Western Queens, ultimately fell short, she has taken her passion for serving local residents to the Queens borough president’s office.

Her work as Queens deputy borough president is also informed by her extensive experience in the nonprofit sector, having previously led the Long Island City YMCA.

69 RHONDA BINDA VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AND SOCIAL IMPACT Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.

Rhonda Binda has spent years working to support Queens communities. She

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street vending offenses. The Queens lawmaker has also been a vocal supporter of legislation that would expand health coverage in the state to undocumented immigrants.

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their respective races. Ariola, who previously helmed the Queens Republican Party, kept her district seat red in an overwhelming victory. And Paladino – who since taking office has faced controversy for not disclosing her COVID-19 vaccination status – managed to flip a Democratic seat. used to head the Jamaica Center Business Improvement District, spearheading efforts to revitalize the economy of the neighborhood. She also served as Queens deputy borough president before heading over to the private sector. She now uses her experience in government and economic development as vice president at Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp., where she heads up initiatives surrounding government affairs and social impact.

the project’s development and managed the new terminal’s operations as CEO of LaGuardia Gateway Partners, a partnership between several top construction, design and airline companies. Up until 2021, Scremin served as the chief operating officer for LaGuardia Gateway Partners.

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70 FRANK SCREMIN CEO LaGuardia Gateway Partners LaGuardia Airport unveiled its new Terminal B in January, a $4 billion renovation that was six years in the making and which won an international architecture and design award.

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Under CEO Clint Plummer’s leadership, Rise Light & Power has been working to turn the Ravenswood Generating Station in Long Island City into a hub for renewable energy. The company faced a setback when the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority didn’t advance its project, but Plummer has pledged to move forward with his innovative plans. After Rep. Carolyn Maloney in February pledged to shut down the Ravenswood power plant, Rise Light & Power had the representative visit the plant to understand the company’s push toward renewable energy.

Ariola and Paladino have bolstered the GOP ranks on the New York City Council.

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Lifelong Queensbridge Houses resident Mitchell Taylor founded Urban Upbound nearly two decades ago to expand economic opportunities for New Yorkers living in public housing.

Under his leadership, the nonprofit has been busy delivering support to Queens communities struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The organization launched a

NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS The Republican Party made a notable comeback during last year’s elections. That rebound was apparent in Queens, where New York City Council Members Joann Ariola and Vickie Paladino prevailed in

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74 JOHN CHOE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Greater Flushing Chamber of Commerce Local Queens political drama centered on Community Board 7 last year when its leadership booted John Choe from the board. The board alleged that Choe sent a fundraising email for his City Council campaign to a board member and created a Facebook page without permission from leadership, but Choe rebutted the accusations and said the board removed him because he opposed some of its positions. Choe has kept active as head of the Greater Flushing Chamber of Commerce, coordinating with community organizations on an initiative to oppose antiAsian violence in Queens and supporting small businesses.

75 BERENECEA JOHNSON EANES PRESIDENT York College Berenecea Johnson Eanes has been busy since taking the reins at York College. Since 2019, Eanes has managed the creation of the Jamaica-based school’s strategic plan, created an emergency fund to support students during the COVID-19 pandemic and oversaw the completion of seven capital projects. With $29.2 million in funding, the college was able to get two new lecture halls and two new science

Choe has been coordinating initiatives to oppose antiAsian violence in Queens. buildings, among other improvements.

76 JOHN “SEAN” CROWLEY PARTNER Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP When many politicos hear the last name Crowley, they think of former Rep. Joe Crowley and former New York City Council Member Elizabeth Crowley. But John “Sean” Crowley is another member of the clan with a role in local and state politics. He works as a lobbyist and partner at Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP, handling government affairs priorities in New York City and Albany. Before joining the firm, the Forest

York College President Berenecea Johnson Eanes

Hills resident served as the managing partner of Crowley, Crowley & Kaufman and as an investigator with the New York City Council.

77 SCOTT CROWLEY SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Fontas Advisors Scott Crowley, who is not related to former Rep. Joe Crowley, brings more than 20 years of experience in government, politics and labor to Fontas Advisors, a government relations firm advising technology companies, real estate firms, nonprofits and trade associations. His background serving as deputy director of the New York City

Council’s finance division helped him develop a critical understanding of the city’s legislative and budgetary procedures, a boon for his clients. He has also worked as director of special projects for Local 338, a union representing 15,000 workers across the state.

78 KEVIN ALEXANDER PRESIDENT AND CEO Rockaway Development & Revitalization Corp.

Rockaway Development & Revitalization Corp. was founded 44 years ago to improve economic

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new city-funded job training program in Queensbridge Houses in January and received $800,000 in federal funds to provide career training to youth.

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79 ALAN SUNA CHAIR Silvercup Studios Silvercup Studios has been responsible for filming famed television shows such as “The Sopranos” and “Sex and the City” along with more recent productions, including HBO’s “Succession” and FX’s “Pose.” Alan Suna has led the Queens-based studio for some 40 years, cultivating its reputation in New York’s film industry. He sold the studio to Hackman Capital Partners and Square Mile Capital in 2020, two firms that also acquired Kaufman Astoria Studios last year.

Rockaway Development & Revitalization Corp. President and CEO Kevin Alexander

conditions in the Rockaways.

Kevin Alexander has been supporting that mission as the organization’s president and CEO since 2011, guiding its work supporting the community in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and during

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He also is spearheading efforts to get local residents connected to jobs through John F. Kennedy International Airport’s redevelopment program.

run, Steven Raga joined Woodside on the Move as the nonprofit’s new executive director last year. He now oversees the organization’s 115 full-time and part-time workers delivering housing case services, after-school programs and tenant advocacy to the Queens neighborhood. After his former boss, Assembly Member Brian Barnwell, announced he would not run for reelection, Queens Democrats selected Raga to take his place on the ballot.

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After an unsuccessful New York City Council

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Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens Costa Constantinides exited the New York City Council last year to head the Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens, where he has overseen major changes. New York City provided $2.7 million in funds to allow the nonprofit organization to build a community center in Jackson Heights, and the Queens borough president’s office set aside $5 million for Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens’ redevelopment project.

The former chair of the City Council Environmental Protection Committee has also continued to advocate for clean energy in Queens and beyond.

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82 ANNETTA SEECHARRAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Chhaya

83 ERICA FORD FOUNDER LIFE Camp As New York City’s leaders continue to prevent gun violence, many have turned to groups like LIFE Camp for support. Erica Ford started the South Jamaicabased organization 20 years ago, driving its work to prevent violence, to conduct community outreach and to provide mental health support to survivors of gun violence.

Ford played a key role in developing New York City’s Crisis Management System, a program that uses trusted community members to deescalate and prevent violent

Chhaya Executive Director Annetta Seecharran

encounters, and connects people to social services.

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inspired a new exhibit at the museum focused on sustainability and climate resilience in New York City.

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New York Hall of Science The past two years have been challenging for the New York Hall of Science. After spending 18 months closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the remnants of Hurricane Ida struck New York in September, causing major flooding in the museum. Margaret Honey led successful fundraising campaigns to get the space repaired. Those renovations allowed the New York Hall of Science to finally open again in February. That experience

Ford has helped prevent gun violence through her work founding LIFE Camp.

work in construction in New York City. He serves as the union’s business manager as he advocates on members’ behalf. The labor leader is also on the executive board of the New York City Building and Construction Trades Council and is president of the New York City Coalition of Operating Engineers.

85 EDWIN CHRISTIAN BUSINESS MANAGER International Union of Operating Engineers Local 14-14B Edwin Christian has spent more than 30 years as a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 14-14B, a Flushingbased union representing operating engineers that

CARL GOODMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Museum of the Moving Image After COVID-19 shuttered New York’s museums, the Museum of the Moving Image made its return last May and has been making the most of it, hosting a new exhibition and a ceremony celebrating media leaders on the autism spectrum.

Carl Goodman has led the museum, which highlights the history and technique behind film, television and digital media, for over a decade. The

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For the past two decades, the nonprofit Chhaya has been fighting to equal the playing field for low-income South Asian and Indo-Caribbean people in New York City.

Annetta Seecharran oversees the organization’s work connecting people to affordable homes, providing immigration legal services and delivering financial assistance. Seecharran testified before the House of Representatives in March for a hearing on discrimination and the civil rights of Muslim, Arab and South Asian American communities.

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arts leader has supported a proposed redevelopment project in the southern portion of Astoria, saying it would allow the cultural institution to have a greater impact in the neighborhood.

company launches new projects and initiatives in the borough. One recent project the company is implementing is a $4 million pilot program in Middle Village to transfer overhead cable lines underground, with the goal of making service more reliable as storms become stronger.

In addition to his work with Con Edison, David serves as a Democratic district leader in Assembly District 31.

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Desis Rising Up and Moving Since 2000, Desis Rising Up and Moving has been advocating for low-income South Asian and IndoCaribbean immigrants in New York City. Fahd Ahmed serves as head of the Jackson Heights-based organization after spending years there advocating for the end of surveillance of Muslim communities and of the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk tactics. In the past year, Desis Rising Up and Moving worked together with Los Deliveristas Unidos to bring together Hispanic and South Asian delivery workers advocating for better working conditions.

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SATEESH NORI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JustFix

JustFix Executive Director Sateesh Nori

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards.

elected officials such as U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Gregory Meeks.

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100 Suits for 100 Men

Hollis Public Affairs

Kevin Livingston started 100 Suits for 100 Men about a decade ago with the goal of connecting formerly homeless and incarcerated people searching for jobs with business clothes. His organization goes beyond just providing clothes, also offering support to underprivileged New Yorkers as they search for employment. The Jamaicabased nonprofit opened a new office in Laurelton in September, drawing praise from then-New York City

Brian Simon founded Hollis Public Affairs last year, bringing with him extensive experience at a lobbying firm and in government. Most recently, he spent five years handling government relations at Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP. Simon has also worked in then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration, having served as director of government and community relations at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Before that, Simon worked for prominent

Until recently, Sateesh Nori helmed The Legal Aid Society’s Queens office, overseeing a team of 80 employees delivering legal support and housing assistance to residents across the borough.

He became the executive director of JustFix in April, leading a nonprofit that creates technological tools to help tenants and legal advocates to prevent evictions. It’s a natural fit for Nori, who has spent about two decades representing tenants at nonprofit legal services organizations in New York City.

92 90 RICHARD DAVID QUEENS DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS Con Edison Richard David works as a liaison between Con Edison and community members in Queens when the utility

ALEX CAMARDA DIRECTOR, STATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS Charter Communications Alex Camarda handles Charter Communications’ legislative and regulatory priorities in Albany. Over the past two years, he has served as director of state government affairs at the telecommunications company, which has more than 2 million customers in New York. The

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Moreno has called for better pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.

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in pushing successfully for state lawmakers to repeal its “walking while trans” law and has supported calls to decriminalize sex work.

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TRANS IMMIGRANT PROJECT LEAD

South Queens Women’s March

Make the Road New York

The death of an IndoCaribbean woman named Donna “Rehanna” Dojoy in 2019 inspired Aminta KilawanNarine to combat genderbased violence and advocate for women in the South Queens. In 2020, the attorney created South Queens Women’s March, which has grown into a nonprofit that focuses on civic engagement, mutual aid and other forms of support in the region.

Bianey Garcia’s past experiences as an undocumented immigrant and sex worker have fueled her activism at Make the Road New York, where she leads the organization’s Trans Immigrant Project. She has become a go-to activist in Queens fighting for transgender people, Latinas and immigrants facing injustice.

Last year, she played a key role

Make the Road New York Trans Immigrant Project Lead Bianey Garcia

South Queens Women's March Founder Aminta KilawanNarine

Kilawan-Narine is behind the organization’s advocacy for a unified district encompassing Richmond Hill, Ozone Park and South Ozone Park, made up of Indo-Caribbean and South Asian communities.

better pathways to citizenship and greater financial support for undocumented immigrants excluded from federal pandemic relief efforts.

95 DIANA MORENO INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR New Immigrant Community Empowerment The New Immigrant Community Empowerment has joined other advocacy groups in pushing for policies that help immigrants across New York City. Diana Moreno has been leading the Queensbased nonprofit in an interim capacity since its previous executive director, Manuel Castro, joined the Adams administration. Since then, Moreno has spearheaded rallies and protests calling for

96 JOHN WANG FOUNDER Queens Night Market Queens Night Market has entered its seventh year in operations, thanks to the leadership of founder John Wang. The weekly cultural festival has earned a reputation

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Queens resident brings with him extensive experience in the government and political realm, having previously worked at the New York City Department of Finance and Citizens Union, a good-government group.

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initially working on the health insurer’s events and community outreach in New York City. That position has grown into a new role, in which she works to inform and educate Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the city about health care access.

The longtime Queens resident has developed ties to elected officials, advocates and other community leaders, and helped bring to life MetroPlusHealth’s new Flushing Community Office last year.

82nd Street Partnership Executive Director Leslie A. Ramos

for bringing together diverse food vendors and capping food prices to keep the community event affordable for attendees. Last year, Wang instituted suggested donations at the Queens Night Market, funneling the funds to help local immigrants affected by flooding after the remnants of Hurricane Ida struck New York City.

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public spaces and to help businesses seeking guidance throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Ramos has also called on New York City leaders to provide more assistance to small businesses owned by people of color.

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Since Sonia Sisodia joined South Asian Youth Action in 2014, the nonprofit executive has played a major role in expanding the organization’s after-school, summer and educational programs for youth. Those programs reached 1,750 children and young adults in Queens and Brooklyn throughout 2020.

Sisodia’s work at South Asian Youth Action is also

Since becoming executive director of the 82nd Street Partnership in 2014, Leslie A. Ramos has been focused on growing businesses in Jackson Heights. She leads the business improvement district’s efforts to coordinate with city officials, develop

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informed by her past role at the Educational Alliance, where she spearheaded the creation of its college preparation programs.

99 LUNA LIU AAPI MARKETING & COMMUNITY RELATIONS MANAGER MetroPlusHealth Luna Liu joined MetroPlusHealth in 2015,

José Tejada leads the Dominico-American Society of Queens, a nearly 30-year-old nonprofit founded to support Queens’ low-income residents.

He oversees a range of programs providing families and youth job training support, immigration legal services and other forms of support. His nonprofit is a part of the Hispanic Federation and UnidosUS, two umbrella organizations helping Latinos across the country. Dominico-American Society of Queens has also partnered with community groups to provide food assistance to Queens residents in need.

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SSNY designated a s a g e n t o f L LC upon whom process agains t it may b e served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. of fice. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION of NYC CORPORATE EVENTS LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/28/2022. Office Location: New York County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served.

The Post Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is: UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS, INC. 7014 13TH AVENUE , SUITE 202 BROOKLYN, NY, 11228.

The principal business address of the LLC is: 635 W 42ND ST., APT. 42D, NEW YORK, NY, 10036. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of 3/1/22 Formation of Grill Master’s N.Y.C. LLC filed with SSNY on 2/12/22. Office: Bronx County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: C/o. 414 E 175 Street, 10457-6002; Bronx: New York, U.S.A . Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Copy of Application for Authority of Dreamers Delicates, LLC, a New York limited liabilit y company, or a notice related to the qualification of the LLC filed with State Secretary of New Yo r k ( “ S S N Y ” ) o n 4/13/22. Office Location: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and mail process to: R achael L ange , 421 E 81 St, Apt 1RE New York, NY 10028. Purpose: any law ful purpose.

MOTHER HOME, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with the SSNY on 0 4/13/2 2 . O ri ginall y filed with Secretar y of State of Delaware 0 4/0 8/2 2 .

Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of pro c e s s to the LLC, c/o Guzov, LLC, 8 0 5 T hird Ave nu e , 8th Floor, New York, NY 10 02 2 . Purpose: Any law ful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of S U S S M A N FA M I LY HOLDINGS LLC Cer t. of Conversion filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/13/2 2 , conver ting SUSSMAN F A M I LY PA R T N E R S H I P to SUSSMAN F A M I LY HOLDINGS LLC. O f f ice location: N Y County. Princ. of fice of LLC: 145 Central Park West, Apt. 7A , NY, NY 10023. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom p ro c e s s a g ain s t i t may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y.

Notice is hereby given that a license, serial #2230054, for an Onpremises liquor license, has been applied for by Sushi Wa LLC to sell beer, wine at retail in a Restaurant under the Alcohol Beverage Control Law at 368 Broadway Fort Edward, NY 12828 or on premises consumption Notice of Formation of DDL TRANSPORT LLC filed with SSNY on 01/25/2022. Office: Westchester Count y.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 24 BRADLEY AVE, EAST HAVEN, CT, 06512, USA. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of TB12 BROADWAY LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/08/22.

O f f ice location: N Y County. SSNY designated a s a g e n t o f L LC upon whom process agains t it may b e served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y.

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Notice of Formation of 84 STATE REALTY LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/25/22.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s e r ve d S S N Y m a i l process to 485 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10017.

Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of B R O O K LY N CLUBHOUSE LLC Arts.

Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/4/22.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 245 Varet St, Brooklyn, NY 11206.

Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Qualification of SH Fund Management, LLC. Authorit y filed with NY Dept. of State: 3/3/22. Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: POB 735, Alpine, NJ 07620. LLC formed in DE: 1/4/22. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Cogency Global Inc. (CGI), 122 E. 42nd St., 18th Fl., NY, NY 10168. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CGI, 850 New Burton Rd., Ste. 201, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all law ful purposes .

Notice of Formation o f C E A S A R S B AY TK1 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/7/22.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 8949 Bay Pkwy Store B, Brooklyn, NY 11214. Any lawful purpose.

Form of notice for on-premises license.

Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1344723 for Wine has been applied for by the undersigned to Wine at retail in a Restaurant - RW 341 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 149 1 St .

Avenue , N ew York , NY 10003 for on premises consumption.

THE MASALAWALA LLC THE ANNUAL RETURN OF THE DUNGANNON F O U N DAT I O N , I N C for the calendar year ended December 31, 2021 is available at its principal office located at FARKOUH FURMAN & FACCIO, LLP, 460 PARK AVENUE, 12 TH FL, NEW YORK , NY 10022 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof.

Principal Manager of the Foundation is ELIZ ABE TH RE A .

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Notice of Formation of FB EQUITY PROPERTY LLC Ar ts . O f Org . filed with SSNY on 5/22/15.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 31 Latham Pl, Staten Island, NY 10309.

Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Qualification of TOWN HALL VENTURES, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State o f N Y (S S N Y ) o n 04/11/22.

Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (D E ) o n 0 9/ 1 4/ 1 6 .

Princ. office of LLC: 330 Hudson St., Ste. 300, NY, NY 10013 .

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may b e ser ve d .

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls D r. , Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of S t a te , 4 0 1 F e d e r al St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Solstice Pictures LLC. Filed with SSNY on 01/19/22. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail copy to: 7014 13TH AVENUE , SUITE 202, BROOKLYN, NY, 11228. Purpose: Any lawful.

May 16, 2022

Notice of Formation of RE VIVE VITAMIN & HYDRATION INFUSION LOUNGE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/4/22.Office location: Madison SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

S SN Y mail proces s to C/O Jessica Colby, 4040 Number Nine Rd Cazenovia, NY 13035.

Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of THE BROOKLYN WAY AUTO D E TA I L I N G LLC Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/25/22.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served S SN Y mail proces s to 65 Bay 19th St #1E, Brooklyn, NY 11214. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of THE COTTAGE ON SENECA LAKE, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/11/22. Office location: Yates SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 209 Cuthbert St, Apt 206, Philadelphia, PA, 19106. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of V IE U X R AT LLC .

Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/1/22.Office loc ation: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to Ortoli Rosenstadt L L P, 3 6 6 M a d i s o n Ave, 3rd Floor, New Yo r k , NY 1 0 0 1 7.

Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of G&M TAXI LLC, filed with SSNY on 4/1/22. Office: NE W YORK Count y.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 134 W 54TH ST, BAYONNE, NJ, 07002 Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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Public Notice NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE IS HEREIN GIVEN THAT ACCESS SELF STORAGE OF LONG ISLAND CITY LOCATED AT 2 9 - 0 0 R E V I E W AVENUE, LONG ISLAND CIT Y, N.Y. 11101 WILL TAKE PLACE ON WWW. STORAGETREASURES. COM SALE BY COMPETITIVE BIDDING STARTING ON MAY 6, 2022 AND END ON MAY 17, 2022 AT 12:00 P.M. TO SATISF Y UNPAID RENT AND CHARGES ON THE FOLLOWING A C C O U N T S : CONTENTS OF ROOMS GENERALLY CONTAIN MISC. #3411 – MICHAEL BITONG; 3 PAINTINGS, 6 BAGS, VACUUM, 5+BOXES #3323 – JOEL FELICIANO; 2 BAGS, 2 BINS, 9 BOXES, , 1 PC, 1 PC TOWER AND KEYBOARD, 3 PICTURES, 1 CLOSET, BOOKSHELF, 1 STEREO, 1 LUGGAGE #3508 – EARTHEL SOUTHERLAND; MEDREFRIGERATOR, 3 MED. CABINETS, 4 SHELVES #4602 – MP TECHNOLOGIES INTL INC. C/O JOHN MAHDESSIAN; 8 BOXES, 3 PAINTINGS, 2 RACKS OF CLOTHING, 3 SUITCASES, PLASTIC TOTE, SHOES 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. WMCC LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/22/2022. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 313 W 118th Street, Apt 3C, NY, NY 10026. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION of GOODFA VENDING LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/3/22. Office location: NY County, SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to 1872 Lexington Ave, Ste 155, NY, NY 10035.

Purpose: any lawful act.

T h e L i n e h a n L aw Firm, a perpetual Domestic Professional Service Limited Liability Company, offering legal services, filed Articles of Organization on March 30, 2022. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the company upon whom process may be served, and the location and address by which process may be mailed is 305 Broadway, 7th Fl, New York, NY 10007.

Notice of Formation of GOTHAM TRANSIT LLC, filed with SSNY on 4/7/22.

Office: BRONX County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 3226 OXFORD AVE, BRONX, NY, 10463. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

27 BETHUNE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/28/22. Office: New York C ount y. S SN Y designated as agent of the LLC upon whom p ro c e s s a g ain s t i t may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, c/o Scarinci Hollenbeck, 589 Eighth Avenue, 16th Avenue, New York, NY 10018 . Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of KISARA22 LLC, filed with SSNY on 3/10/22.

Office: BRONX County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 1221 WHITE PLAINS RD, APT 304, BRONX, NY, 10472. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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Notice of formation of Disability Content Consulting LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the SSNY on 2/14/22.

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, 2 Park Ave 20th Floor, New York, N Y 10 016 . Purpose: Any law ful purpose.

Notice of formation of Salvatore Orion, LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/21/22. Office location: Westchester Count y.

SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: 35 Treadwell Place, Yonkers, NY 10710.

Purpose: any lawful act.

Notice of Formation of DILLABOUGH FAMILY LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/25/22.

Office location: NY County.

Princ. office of LLC: 363 Stockbridge Ave, , Ather ton, CA 94027.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may b e ser ve d .

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. of f ice . Purpose: To purchase, own and sell real estate in New York.

Notice of Formation of Kelly G Fitness, LLC. Articles of organization were filed with the Secretary of State New York (SSNY) on 2/6/2022.

Office Location: N ew Yo r k C o u n t y.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to 445 W 46th St, 4E, New York, NY 10036. Purpose: any law ful ac tivit y.

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Notice of Qualification of 165 ELDRIDGE OWNER LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State o f N Y (S S N Y ) o n 0 4/20/2 2 .

Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 04/11/22. Princ. office of LLC: c/o FREO US Management LLC, 1 1 2 0 Av e . o f t h e Americas, Ste. 1803, NY, NY 10036.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom p ro c e s s a g ain s t i t may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ . of fice.

DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls D r. , Wilmington, DE 19808.

Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, 4 01 F e deral S t . , D over, DE 19 9 01 . Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y.

Notice of Qualification of AbleHearts Communications LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/21/22.

O f f ice location: N Y Count y. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 04/07/21. Princ. office of LLC: 152 W. 5th St., 60th Fl., NY, NY 10019. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o C orp oration Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 1220725 4 3 . DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr. , Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. o f S t ate , J o hn G .

To w n s e n d Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Public Notice

Notice of Formation of DPG Insights LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 0 3/2 8//2 0 2 2 . O f f i c e location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 20 Trenor Drive, New Rochelle, NY 10804 . Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y.

Notice of Auction Sale is herein given that Citiwide Self Storage located at 45-55 Pearson Street, Long Island City, N.Y. 11101 will take place on WWW. STORAGETREASURES. COM Sale by c o mp e ti ti ve b i d ding starting on May 23, 2022 and end on June 3, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. to satisfy unpaid rent and charges on the following accounts: #3P09 – Bruton Gallery: several statues, several columns, several crates, 5-bins with miscellaneous items, 4-bags #5A08 – Tiwalola Fowora: 2-boxes, 1-luggage, 2-shopping bags, cleaning supply #5R19 – Chiara Del Vecchio: several shoe boxes, several boxes, 1-duffel bag, 1-floatie The contents of each unit will be sold as a lot and all items must be removed f ro m th e p re mi s e s within 72 hours. Owners may redeem their goods by paying all rent and charges due at any time before the sale. All sales are held “with reserve”.

Owner reserves the right to cancel sale at any time.

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Notice of Formation of Little Legacies Daycare, LLC filed with SSNY on 01/13/2022. Office: Bronx County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 2006 McGraw Ave #2 Bronx, NY 10462. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice is hereby given that a license number 1340763 for restaurant wine has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, cider and wine at the retail in a Restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at Matsunori Sushi Restaurant Inc. 151 Allen St. New York, NY 10002 for on premises consumption

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Notice of Qual. of URBAN FUTURE CLEAN ENERGY, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 4/13/22. Office location: KINGS. LLC formed in DE on 9/20/21. SSNY de sg . as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

S SN Y mail proces s to: C/O Urgan Future Lab , 370 St, 7th Fl, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg.

D o v e r, DE 19901.

Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 12 AVE CF 109 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/12/22. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2307 W 13 Street, Brooklyn, NY 11223. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of GARDEN CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC filed with SSNY on 01/24/2022.

Office: KINGS County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 550 Vanderbilt Ave, Apt. 510, Brooklyn, NY. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of I GOT YOU YOUTH BASKETBALL LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/19/22. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served S SN Y mail proces s to 42 Tapscott St, #3, Brooklyn, NY 11212. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of IZDE LLC. Auth. filed with S S N Y o n 3/2 9/2 2 .

Office location: KINGS. LLC formed in DE on 3/29/22. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 285 Devoe St, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS .

Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of 650 MARCY AVE LLC Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/3/22.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 650 Marcy Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11206. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 2280 FDB 6D, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/27/22.Office loc ation: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s e r ve d . S S N Y mail process to 2280 Frederick Douglass Blvd., Unit 8H, New York, NY 10027.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 5504 3RD AVE LLC Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/15/22.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 5504 3rd Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11220. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 9319 LLC Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/21/22.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 9319 Avenue L, Brooklyn, NY 11236.

Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of AMY O’KEEFE EVENTS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/15/22.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 404 13th St, Apt 1, Brooklyn, NY United States, 11215. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of CKPNY, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/15/22.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 909 Third Ave #686, New York, NY 10150.Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of CKPNYC, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4 / 2 7/ 2 2 . O f f i c e loc ation: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s e r ve d . S S N Y mail process to 909 Third Ave #686, New York, NY, 10150.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of HEARTLIGHT HOME, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/21/22.

Office location: Orange SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s e r ve d . S S N Y mail process to 126 Eagle Crest Rd, Port Jervis, NY 12771. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of DB277 HOSPITALIT Y, LLC. Ar ts . of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/18/22.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to Kra, Llc, 100 Crosby St, Ste 303, New York , NY 10012.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of HERON CLEAN E N E R G Y, LLC. Auth. filed with S S N Y o n 4/ 1 3/2 2 .

Office location: KINGS. LLC formed in DE on 8/11/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: C/O Urgan Future Lab , 370 St, 7th Fl, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS .

Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of ENLIGHTENMENT DAYC A R E C E N T E R LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/25/22.

Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process agains t it may b e s e r ve d S S N Y m a i l process to 760 52nd St, Brooklyn, NY 11220. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of FILLERS BY MO LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/25/22.

Office location Richmond SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s e r ve d S S N Y m a i l process to 204 Wellington Court, Staten Island, NY 10314. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of GABBY GIFFORDS CLEAN ENERGY, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 4/13/22. Office location: KINGS. LLC formed in DE on 8/11/21. SSNY de sg . as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

S SN Y mail proces s to: C/O Urgan Future Lab , 370 St, 7th Fl, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg.

D o v e r, DE 19901.

Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of HIGHR ISE CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/6/22.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 15 W. 61st St., Ste 18c, New York, NY 10023. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of HUDSON R IVE R VALLEY HOUSE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/6/22.Office loc ation: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to C/O Hudson River Valley House Llc 300 Central Park West, Apt 11b, Attention B. Chiang, New York, NY 10024.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of NY 176 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/4/22. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 9500 Nw 108th, Av., Miami, FL 33178.

Any law ful purpose.

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Public Notice Cellco Partnership and its Controlled Affiliates D oing B usine s s as Verizon Wireless ( Ve r i z o n W i r e l e s s) proposes to modif y telecommunication antennas and associated equipment at a top height of 68 feet on a 78-foot building rooftop at the approx. vicinit y of 20 4 -20 8 West 14 th S treet , New York, New York C o u n t y, N Y 1 0 0 1 1 .

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., Stephen Mitchell, s.mitchell@trileaf.com, 1395 South Marietta Parkway, Building 400, Suite 209, Marietta GA 30067, 678-653-8673.

Notice of Qual. of JAMAICA COMMUNITY ENERGY, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 4/13/22. Office location: KINGS. LLC formed in DE on 9/15/21. SSNY de sg . as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

S SN Y mail proces s to: C/O Urgan Future Lab , 370 St, 7th Fl, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg.

D o v e r, DE 19901.

Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of KNICKERBOCKER CLEAN ENERGY, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 4/13/22. Office location: KINGS. LLC formed in DE on 9/20/21. SSNY de sg . as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

S SN Y mail proces s to: C/O Urgan Future Lab , 370 St, 7th Fl, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg.

D o v e r, DE 19901.

Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of LINDEN CLEAN ENERGY, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 4/13/22.

Office location: KINGS. LLC formed in DE on 11/2/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: C/O Urgan Future Lab , 370 St, 7th Fl, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS .

Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of LOK & W LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY o n 0 3/3 1//2 2 . O f f i c e location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 138 Bay 29th St, Brooklyn, NY 11214. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of MEG LEWIS FUN HOUSE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/14//22.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 98 4th St Ste 408, Brooklyn, NY 11231.

Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of NW 8 9 U N IO N LENDER LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/1/22.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 28 Liberty St., New York, NY 10005.

Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of SABU’S THREADING & WA X ING SALON LLC. Ar ts .O f Org. filed with SSNY on 4/25/22. Office location: Bronx SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 1729 Parkview Ave, Bronx, NY 10461 Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of SK W - CLINTON 56TH LENDER, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/5/22.Office loc ation: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 134 West 25th St, 5th Fl, New York, NY 10001.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of SYLVIA ST LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/30/20.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 3475 Victory Blvd. #G3, Staten Island, NY 10314. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of WESTSIDE TILERS LLC. Ar ts . of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/9/22.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to Attn: Jared E. Paioff, Esq., 444 Madison Ave, 6th Fl, New Yo r k , NY 10022.

Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 1 BROOK VIEW RYE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/4/22.

Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 400 Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY 11530.

Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 12 AVE CF 108 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/13/22. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2307 W 13 St, Brooklyn, NY 11223. Any lawful purpose.

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Public Notice Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates d o in g b u s in e s s a s 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: at the approx. vicinity of 49th Street SS 2E of 4th Avenue, 11220; at the approx. vicinity of 46th Street SS 1E of 5th Avenue, 11220; at the approx. vicinity of 53rd Street SS 3E of 4th Avenue, 11220. 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 C orp, Hannah Dell, h.dell@trileaf.com, 1395 South Marietta Parkway, Building 400, Suite 209, Marietta, GA 30067, 678-653-8673.

Notice of formation of I N S T Y L E FA B R I C S LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sec t ’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/02/22. Office in Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 30 Elder St 2nd FL Brooklyn, NY, 10029. Purpose: Any law ful purpose Notice of Formation of N YC 2 5 B R OA D L L C Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/27/22.

Office location: NY County.

Princ. office of LLC: 1675 Broadway, Ste. 1810, NY, NY 10019.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may b e ser ve d .

SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 1 2 2 0 7.

Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y.

NOTICE OF FORMATION O F PR O F E S S I O N A L LIMITED LIABILIT Y COMPANY NAME: Living Well Balanced NYC Medical, PLLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/29/2022. Office Location: New York County. The New York S e c re t ar y o f S t ate (“ S SN Y ” ) has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

S SN Y shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC to: 180 W. 80 th Street, Mezzanine, New York, NY 10 024 . Principal business address: 180 W. 80 th Street, Mezzanine, New York, NY 10024. Purpose: medicine.

Notice of formation of Sean McBride, LC SW, PLLC, a domestic professional service limited liability company. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/14/2022.

N Y of f ic e loc ation: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the PLLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the PLLC at: 468 4th Avenue, Apt. 3, Brooklyn, NY 11215.

Purpose: practice the profession of social work.

Notice of Qualification of Tr a n s A t l a n t i s M V Fu n d i n g , L L C Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State o f N Y (S S N Y ) o n 04/26/22.

Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 1 2 / 1 5/ 2 1 .

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may b e ser ve d .

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 5 9 5 M adis on Ave . , 29th Fl., NY, NY 10022.

D E a d dr. o f L LC : C orp oration S er vic e Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808.

Cer t. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, State of DE, Dept. of S tate, Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., S te . 4 , D over, D E 19901.

Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y.

Public Notice REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF KINGS NOTEWORTHY FORECLOSURE LLC, Plaintiff against - GREGORY ZELYAKOVSKY, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on February 28, 2020. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction outside on the courthouse steps of the Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 on the 9th day of June, 2022 at 10:30 AM. 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, City and State of New York.

Premises known as 2310 E. 65th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11234.

(Block: 8636, Lot: 3.)

Approximate amount of lien $1,348.292.73 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 502041/2014.

Gregory Laspina, Esq., Referee.

Marc Wohlgemuth and Associates P.C. Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 21 Remsen Avenue Monsey, NY 10952 Tel. 845/746-2700 Dated: January 25, 2022 During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale.

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Notice of Formation of R.F. Woods Consulting, LLC filed with SSNY on March 16, 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: 420 East 61st Street, Apt. 6D, New York, New York 10065. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Dayna-Joy Chin Consulting, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/01/2022. Office: Westchester County. Inc Authority RA designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to Inc Authority RA at 42 Broadway, FL. 12-200, New York, NY 10004, USA. Purpose: Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of LUX OPS, LLC filed with SSNY on 05/04/2022.

O f f ice: NE W YO R K County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 130 W. 15TH STREET, APT. 3E, NEW YORK, NY, 10011, USA Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qualification of AUDEO ADVISORS LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State o f N Y (S S N Y ) o n 04/26/22.

Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (D E ) o n 0 1/2 7/2 2 .

Princ. office of LLC: 99 Hudson St., 5th Fl., NY, NY 10013. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom p ro c e s s a g ain s t i t may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. of f ice of the LLC .

DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls D r. , Wilmington, DE 19808.

Cert. of Form. filed with J e f f rey W. Pollo ck , Secy. of State, 4 01 Federal St., Ste. 4, D o v e r, DE 19901.

Purpose: Investments.

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Public Notice Family Court of the State of New York , County of Queens In the matter of a Custody/ Visitation Proceeding File #: 196991 Docket#: V-24715-19 Petitioner, Natasha Morgan against Respondent, Kishawn Smith To: Kishawn Smith (Address Unknown) A petition under Article 6 of the Family Court Act having been filed with this Court requesting an Order of Custody of the child: Malachi Morgan, born 9.24.2006. You Are Hereby Summoned to a p p e a r V I R T UA L LY before this Court on Date/ Time: July 25 , 2022, at 12:00 PM in Part 2 Purpose: Return of Process Presiding: Hon. Elizabeth L. Fassler Video: https://notify.nycourts. gov/meet/0 k wsz4 or CALL THE NUMBER AND ENTER THE MEETING ID, Phone: 347-378-4143 Meeting ID: Conference ID 281 015 098# to appear.

For information on how to install/use Microsoft Teams to participate in virtual proceedings visit ht tp s ://nyc o ur t s . g ov/ appear. If you fail to appear as directed, a warrant may be issued for your arrest and an inquest may be held that may result in an order of sole custody to Petitioner. Dated: April 29,2022, Kiesha Kearse, Clerk of Court To The Above-Named Respondent: The f o re g o ing S umm o ns is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of Hon. Elizabeth L . Fassler, Judge of the Family Court of the New York.

The petition and other papers are in the Office of the Clerk of the Family Court, Queens County.

Notice of Qual. of MC VENTURES US II, L .P.. Auth. filed with SSNY on 5/4/22. Office location: New York .

LLC formed in DE on 11/29/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 600 Mamaroneck Ave #400, Harrison, NY 10528. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS .

Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

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FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK CITY OF NEW YORK: COUNTY OF BRONX --------------------------------------x Docket Nos.: B16645-46/21 In the Matter of Commitment of Guardianship and Custody of SUMMONS JOSIAH SAEL PEREYRA also known as JOSIAH PEREYRA LEYLA MARIE PEREYRA also known as LEYLA PEREYRA Children under the Age of Eighteen Years -------------------------------------------------------x In the Name of the People of the State of New York TO: MISAEL PEREYRA ADDRESS: UNKNOWN A Petition having been duly filed in this Court, alleging that the above-named child in the care of THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING HOSPITAL, should be committed to the guardianship and custody of THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING HOSPITAL; a copy of said Petition being annexed hereto; You are hereby summonsed to appear VIRTUALLY in this Court, before the Hon. Fiordaliza Rodriguez, Part 11, on August 2, 2022 at 11:00A.M. to Show Cause why the Court should not enter an Order committing the guardianship and custody of said child to the petitioning agency as required by law TO APPEAR VIRTUALLY, PLEASE DIAL (347) 3784143 and enter the Conference Code 825670397# or utilize the following link: https://teams.micros oft.com/l/meetupjoin/19%3ameeting_YzkyMmY4Z mYtNTI1NS00NGI5L WI2YzAtMDhmMDk1NmM5YjQ1%40thre ad.v2/0?context=%7b%22Ti d%22%3a%223456fe92cbd1-406d-b5a3- 5364bec0a833%22%2c%22Oid% 22%3a%22189e9b7d -259c-42a1-a5bc72b4c9b95e51%22%7d on the above-scheduled date and time.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that if the guardianship and custody of said child are committed to the petitioning agency, THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING HOSPITAL, said child may be adopted with consent of the petitioning agency without your consent or further notice to you.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that you have the right to be represented by a lawyer, and, if the Court finds that you are unable to pay for a lawyer, you have the right to have a lawyer assigned by the Court.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that upon failure of the person summoned to appear, all of his or her parental rights to the child may be terminated, and PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that his or her failure to appear shall constitute a denial of his or her interest in the child which denial may result, without further notice, in the transfer or commitment of the child’s care, custody or guardianship or in the child’s adoption in this or any subsequent proceeding in which such care, custody or guardianship or adoption be at issue.

Dated: Bronx, New York May 10, 2022

Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number “1345550” for liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor at retail in a “restaurant” under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 647 E 11TH Street New York, NY 10003 for on premises consumption.

Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number (1345801) for liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor at retail in a Restaurant OP 252 under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 400 3rd Avenue 1R Brooklyn, NY 11215 for on premises consumption.

BRINDLE ROOM CATERING INC

GOWANUS BREWING LLC.

Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number “1345566” for wine has been applied for by the undersigned to wine at retail in a “tavern” under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 305 Bedford Ave Brooklyn, NY 10011 for on premises consumption.

Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1345839 for Liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell Liquor at retail OP252 in a Restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 428 Greenwich Street, New York, NY, 10013 for on premises consumption.

LFG PIZZA LLC. Notice of Qual. of CINQ CONNECT NEW YORK LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 5/5/22.

Of fice location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 12/1/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to: 600 Mamaroneck Ave #4 0 0, Harrison, N Y 10528. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg.

D o v e r, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of CINQ CONNECT LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 5/5/22. Office location: New York .

LLC formed in DE on 5/17/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 600 Mamaroneck Ave #400, Harrison, NY 10528 .

Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS . Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901.

Any law ful purpose.

By Order of the Court /s/ Clerk of the Family Court

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PLAN DO SEE CORPORATION Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number (1345531) for wine has been applied for by the undersigned to sell Wine at retail in a Tavern under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 1300 MADISON AVENUE NEW YORK , NY 10021 for on premises consumption.

MERCATO RUSTICO LLC. THE ANNUAL RETURN O F T H E BAU D O I N FAMILY FOUNDATION INC. for the year ended December 31, 2021 is available at its principal office located at 460 PARK AVENUE, 12 TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10022 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal Manager of the Foundation is PATRICIA BAUDOIN .

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ASC ARTWORKS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the S SN Y on 09/21/21. Office: New York C ount y. S SN Y designated as agent of the LLC upon whom p ro c e s s a g ain s t i t may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 208 E. 6th Street, Apartment #31, New York, NY 10003. Purpose: Any law ful purpose.

Public Notice Cellco Par tnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless ( Ve r i z o n W i r e l e s s) proposes to collocate wireless communications antennas at the following locations in Kings County, NY: at a top height of 74 feet on a 68-foot building rooftop at the approx. vicinity of 240 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11249 and at a top height of 69 feet on a 69-foot building rooftop at the approx. vicinity of 759 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 112 2 2 .

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 C orp, Hannah Dell, h.dell@trileaf.com, 1395 South Marietta Parkway, Building 400, Suite 209, Mariet ta, GA 30067, 678-653-8673.

Public Notice Cellco Partnership and its Controlled Affiliates D oing B usine s s as Verizon Wireless ( Ve r i z o n W i r e l e s s) proposes to collocate wireless communications antennas and associated equipment at a top height of 45 feet on a 42-foot building roof top at the approx . vicinit y of 829 Halsey Street, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY 11233.

Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic p ro p e r ti e s m ay b e submit ted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp., Stephen Mitchell, s.mitchell@trileaf.com, 1395 South Marietta Parkway, Building 400, Suite 209, Marietta GA 30067, 678-653-8673.

Notice of Qual. of MC VENTURES US II GP, L .P. Auth. filed with SSNY on 5/4/22. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 11/2/21.

SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 600 Mamaroneck Ave #400, Harrison, NY 10528. Arts. of Org. filed with Maple Corporate Services Limited, P.O Box 309 Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands.

Any law ful purpose.

Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number “1345522” for liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor at retail in a “restaurant” under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 215 Union Street Brooklyn, NY 11231 for on premises consumption.

SPAGHETTI215 LLC Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number “1345207” for liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor at retail in a “ t ave rn” unde r the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 221 2ND AVE NEW YORK, NY 10003for on premises consumption.

BEST SPEAKEASIES NYC LLC BLACKMORE DESIGN ASSOCIATES LLC filed Arts. of Org. with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/1/2022.

Office: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Jay P. Quartararo, Esq., 33 West Second St., Riverhead, NY 11901.

Purpose: any lawful act.

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Public Notice Cellco Partnership and its Controlled Affiliates D oing B usine s s as Verizon Wireless ( Ve r i z o n W i r e l e s s) proposes to collocate wireless communications antennas and associated equipment at a top height of 45 feet on a 42-foot building roof top at the approx . vicinit y of 829 Halsey Street, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY 11233.

Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic p ro p e r ti e s m ay b e submit ted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp., Stephen Mitchell, s.mitchell@trileaf.com, 1395 South Marietta Parkway, Building 400, Suite 209, Marietta GA 30067, 678-653-8673.

Finanleads LLC Auth. filed w/ SSNY on 4/28/22.

Office: New York Co. LLC formed in DE on 12/2/19.

SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 40 Exchange Pl., #1602, NY, NY 10005. DE addr. of LLC: 8 The Green, #R, Dover, DE 19901. Cert. of Form. filed w/ DE Sec of State, 401 Federal St, #4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful.

Public Notice AT&T proposes to modify an existing facility (new tip heights 159.2’, 162.3’, 166.3’, 171.2’, 176.2’, & 177.3’) on the building at 236 Fifth Ave, New York, NY (20220444). Interested parties may contact Scott Horn (856 - 809 -1202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential ef fects on historic proper ties.

Public Notice AT&T proposes to modify an existing facility (new tip heights 99.1’, 114’, & 114.2’) on the building at 560 Broadway, New York, NY (20220595). Interested parties may contact Scott Horn (856-809-1202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential effects on historic properties.

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Public Notice Western Alliance Bank, Phoenix, Arizona, intends to apply to the Federal R e s e r ve B o ard f o r permission to establish a branch at 477 Madison Ave #17th , New York, NY 10022. The Federal Reserve considers a number of factors in deciding whether to approve the application including the record of performance of applicant banks in helping to meet local credit needs.

You are invited to submit comments in writing on this application to the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, P.O. Box 7702, San Francisco, CA 94120-7702, or via email: sf.fisc.comments. applications@sf.frb. o rg . T h e c o mm e nt period will not end before May 31, 2022. The Board’s procedures for processing applications may be found at 12 C.F.R. Part 262. Procedures for processing protested applications may be found at 12 C.F.R. 262.25.

To obtain a copy of the Federal Reserve Board’s procedures, or if you need more information about how to submit your comments on the applic ation , c ont ac t Mongkha Pavlick, Group Vice President, Financial Institutions Formations + Transactions, 213683-2613. The Federal Reserve will consider your comments and any request for a public meeting or formal hearing on the application if they are received in writing by the Reserve Bank on or before the last day of the comment period.

Public Notice AT&T proposes to modify an existing facility (new tip heights 66.2’ & 83.2) on the building at 78-12 35 th Ave, Queens, NY (20220474). Interested par ties may contact Scott Horn (856-8091202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential ef fects on historic proper ties.

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Notice of Qual of IMEM MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS OF NJ LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 04/19/2022.

Office loc: NY County.

LLC formed in NJ on 03/23/2022. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 366 Pearsall Avenue, Ste 2, Cedarhurst, NY 11516. Address required to be maintained in NJ: 16 Calendula Cour t, Jackson, NJ 08527. Cert of Formation filed with NJ Dept. of Treasury, Div. of Rev, Comm.

Recordings, 225 W. State St., PO Box 308, Trenton, NJ 08625 . Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Public Notice AT &T p r o p o s e s t o mo di f y an ex is ting facility (new tip heights 355’) on the building at 125 Park Ave, New York, NY (20220557).

Interested parties may c o nt ac t S c o t t Horn (856 - 809 -1202) (1012 Industrial Dr. , West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential ef fects on historic proper ties.

Notice of Formation of NORTHCREST G A R D E N S DEVELOPER, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/04/22.

O f f ice location: N Y County. Princ. of fice of LLC: 30 Hudson Ya r d s , 72nd Fl., NY, NY 1001. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to C orp oration S er vic e Co., 80 State St., Albany, N Y 12 207. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y.

Notice of Formation of NORTHCREST G A R D E N S PRESERVATION CLASS B, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/04/22.

O f f ice location: N Y County. Princ. of fice of LLC: 30 Hudson Ya r d s , 72nd Fl., NY, NY 1001. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to C orp oration S er vic e Co., 80 State St., Albany, N Y 12 207. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y.

Notice of Qualification of PISCES MAYBROOK L O G I S T I C S CENTER LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State o f N Y (S S N Y ) o n 05/05/2 2 .

Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (D E ) o n 0 4/2 6/2 2 .

Princ. office of LLC: c/o B ro o k f i e l d Pro p e r t y Group LLC, Brookfield Pl. , 250 Vesey S t. , 1 5 t h F l . , N Y, N Y 10281 -1023 .

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom p ro c e s s a g ain s t i t may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of L LC: c/o C S C , 251 Lit tle Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808.

Cer t. of Form. filed with State of DE Secy. of State, 4 01 F e deral S t . , D over, DE 19 9 01 . Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y.

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Public Notice T-Mobile Northeast LLC proposes antenna & equipment modifications, in NY, atop an existing: a.

79’ building at 2152-2162 Caton Ave in Brooklyn, Kings Cty (40.6528°N & -73.9585°W). b.

70’ building at 785 Ocean Pkwy in Brooklyn, Kings Cty (40.6293°N & -73.9708°W). c.

198’ lattice tower at 35 Firemen’s Memorial Dr in Pamona, Rockland Cty (41.1734°N & -74.0371°W). d.

49’ building at 3974 Amboy Rd in Staten Island, Richmond Cty (40.5506°N & -74.1501°W).

T-MOBILE is publishing this notice following FCC regulations (47CFR § 1.1307) for Section 106 of the NHPA and NEPA. Parties with questions o r c o m m e n t s m ay contact CHERUNDOLO at 976 Tabor Rd, Suite 1, Morris Plains, NJ 07950 or email at tcns@ cherundoloconsulting. c o m .

Section 106 Public Notice Nextwave proposes to collocate and/or replace existing/ and or install new antennas at the following locations: a 71.5 foot tall ( overall height ) Rooftop installation on a building located at 350 West 115th Street, New York, New York County, NY 10026 (DEA # 22205012), a 65 foot tall ( overall height ) Rooftop installation on a building located at 12 1st Avenue, New York, New York County, NY 10009 (DEA #22205024), a 84 foot tall ( overall height ) Rooftop installation on a building located at 256 Seaman Avenue, New York, New York County, NY 10034 (DEA #22205025), a 60 foot tall ( overall height ) Rooftop installation on a building located at 5422 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, Kings County , NY 11220 (DEA #22205026), & a 65 ( overall height ) foot tall Rooftop installation on a building located at 930 Second Avenue, New York, New York County, NY 10022 (DEA #22205027). Interested parties with comments regarding potential e f fe c t s on His toric Properties may contact T-Mobile c/o Julia Klima at Dynamic Environmental Associates, Inc., 3850 Lake Street, Suite C, Macon, GA 31204, 8779 6 8 - 4 7 8 7, S e c1 0 6 @ DynamicEnvironmental. com within 30 days from the date of this publication.

Re: DEA# 22205012, and/ or DEA# 22205024, and/ or DEA# 22205025, and/ or DE A# 2 2 205026 , and/or DEA# 22205027.

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MICHAEL MULGREW

The United Federation of Teachers’ boss won reelection for a fifth term, but by a narrower margin than in previous elections: 66% of the vote. After two particularly rocky years of pandemic teaching in New York City, it’s no wonder some members were ready for a change.

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VICKIE PALADINO If someone throws a pen at a screen in New York City Council chamber, but no one sees, hears or remembers it, did it really happen?

Republican Council Member Vickie Paladino alleged that her progressive colleagues “threw objects” at a Zoom video screen when she voiced her support for law enforcement after the subway shooting.

Several council members and staff said the incident never happened.

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GARY GREENBERG & GAVIN WAX

Steuben County Judge Patrick McAllister shot down attempts by political gadfly Gary Greenberg and New York Young Republican Club President Gavin Wax to have the Assembly maps redrawn and the primary moved to August.

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New York CIty Mayor Eric Adams said Gracie Mansion is filled with ghosts – and that’s expected, for a guy that thinks the city has “a special energy” from the gems and stones in the city’s bedrock. But Hizzoner is on to something – Gracie is home to the fireplace beside which Alexander Hamilton died after his duel. Maybe Adams could hold a seance and ask if the Ghost of Post Past can haunt Rupert Murdoch and get the tabloid back on this side. Read on for last week’s Winners & Losers.

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