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AMONG THE RACES TO WATCH THIS ELECTION CYCLE, the Democratic primary race for lieutenant governor has turned out to be one of the hottest. That’s why City & State New York and PIX11 have invited Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado to face off with his Democratic primary opponents Ana María Archila and Diana Reyna for a debate on June 1. The event, just ahead of the June 28 primary, is being presented in partnership with the Coro New York Leadership Center and will be hosted at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. Archila and Reyna have already confirmed they plan to participate. A confirmation from Delgado, who was sworn into office on Wednesday to be Gov. Kathy Hochul’s second in command, remains pending from his campaign. Candidates will gather for a 5:30 p.m. start and have the opportunity to present opening and closing statements. They also will take questions from students and guests. The event is not open to the public, but will be livestreamed on PIX11’s Facebook page and covered by City & State New York. Look for our story in the upcoming June 6 magazine and online. Who knew an LG race could generate this much buzz? Don’t miss it!
CONTENTS FIRST READ … 5 The week that was
ROLL CALL … 8
The 2022 Diversity Summit
BROADBAND … 10
Connecting the far-flung places of New York
CONCEALED CARRY … 12
The U.S. Supreme Court could gut a key law
NADLER VS. MALONEY … 14
It’s a clash of the titans and no one’s backing down
10TH DISTRICT … 18
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What experts think of this exciting congressional race
LATINO LEADERSHIP … 22
A commentary on the disjointed power structure ALBANY POWER 100 … 27 Better outreach to Latino voters is needed to improve low turnout.
A new era in state politics
WINNERS & LOSERS … 70
Who was up and who was down last week
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“I’ve never seen so many rats in my life.” – New York City Council Member Erik Bottcher, who introduced a bill meant to curb the rat population, via the Daily News Responding to two recent mass shootings in Texas and New York by 18-year-old men, Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed raising the age to own an AR-15-style assault rifle to 21.
MORE GUN PROPOSALS ON THE AGENDA
Following a horrific mass shooting at a Texas elementary school that left 19 children and two teachers dead, Gov. Kathy Hochul said she would work with the state
Legislature to approve legislation to raise the age to purchase an AR-15. Currently, a buyer only needs to be 18 years old, but Hochul wants to raise it to 21. But she will likely face an uphill challenge considering that California’s semiautomatic weapons ban for people
under the age of 21 was recently struck down by a federal appeals court. New York did, however, gain a victory on its gun laws. A federal judge upheld a state law that makes it easier to sue gun manufacturers when violence is committed with their weapons.
ANOTHER LG IS ON THE JOB The job of lieutenant governor may not have much weight or responsibility, but it’s far from a political dead-end job, as Govs. Kathy Hochul and David Paterson would tell you. But as Antonio Delgado gave up his seat in Congress to be sworn in as New York’s next second-in-command last week, he likely had one thing on his mind. To use the position as a political springboard, Delgado first has to win the Democratic primary next month and the general election in November.
“I know Albany. The last week is when stuff gets done up there.” – New York City Mayor Eric Adams, expressing confidence that his state-level priorities will be passed before state lawmakers break for the year, via the Daily News
After commissions and lawsuits and so many draft maps, New York finally has new district lines for the state Senate and Congress. The lines came after a long process that saw the maps drawn by Democrats in the state Legislature thrown out by a judge – the congressional lines were tossed due to gerrymandering and the state Senate lines on procedural grounds. So the process went to a court-appointed special master to draw new maps, the final versions of which came out after he heard from New Yorkers about his original drafts. The new districts will shake up a number of races, including by pitting Reps. Jerry Nadler and Carolyn Maloney against each other and creating a new open seat in lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn. That 10th District race has already attracted some high-profile candidates, including Rep. Mondaire Jones from the Hudson Valley, former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou. In the state Senate, a number of incumbents found themselves drawn out of their districts, with several already announcing their plans to move to a nearby district without an incumbent to avoid primarying their colleagues.
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ASSEMBLY RACE A BLOW TO ADAMS
A special election to fill the former seat of N. Nick Perry, who left the Assembly to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Jamaica, ended with the loss of New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ preferred candidate Hercules Reid, whom Adams endorsed over the choice of the Brooklyn Democratic Party, Monique Chandler-Waterman. She handily won the seat by over 60 percentage points. Chandler-Waterman and Reid will face off again in the June 28 Democratic primary.
ADULT SURVIVORS ACT SIGNED
After it stalled in the Assembly last year, the chamber approved the Adult Survivors Act, which Hochul quickly signed into law at an event attended by advocates and survivors of sexual abuse. The new law is similar to the 2019 Child Victims Act, opening up a
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RIKERS GETS A REPRIEVE
New York City officials got a little more time to come up with a plan to solve the myriad problems at the Rikers Island jail complex, long plagued by violence and now exasperated by staffing shortages. A judge granted Adams and his Correction Department commissioner two more weeks to figure out how they will address the issues at Rikers before the federal government potentially takes away control of the jails. The prospect was raised several weeks ago because violence at Rikers has increased in recent months, despite years of attempts to solve the issues. If the city can’t quickly show that it has a workable plan, a federal monitor will take control of the jails away from city officials.
New York City has two more weeks to work on a plan that demonstrates it can solve the violence on Rikers Island, or else the federal government is going to take it over.
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NYC to Albany: We’re ready for 24/7 speed cameras
one-year lookback window for people who experienced abuse as adults to bring civil lawsuits against their alleged abusers.
Much like a driver speeding through a yellow light, the New York City Council called an emergency meeting on May 26 and passed a “home rule message” requesting that state legislators pass a bill that would expand the use of automated speed cameras in the five boroughs. That law would repeal time limits on when the speed cameras can operate, letting them catch fast drivers 24/7. Currently cameras don’t give out speeding tickets on weekends, or on weekdays between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. – the hours when most fatal car crashes happen. The City Council’s SLR 0006-2022 gives the state Legislature the go-ahead to pass S5602B/A10438, which also extends the speed camera program until July 1, 2025. It’s currently set to expire in a month. New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ Albany agenda has been marred by missteps, but this bill would represent a minor victory. Getting more control of speed cameras has been one of Adams’ top priorities this legislative session. But the language in the bill – which lawmakers are expected to pass ahead of the last day of the legislative session on June 2 – wouldn’t go as
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks at an Association for a Better New York power breakfast at 8 a.m. at Cipriani Wall Street in Manhattan.
It’s the last day of this year’s legislative session in Albany, and the state Capitol is going to be busy as lawmakers work to pass a final “Big Ugly” bill.
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Legislative leaders have “a mountain of work to do” before the end of the year, but they won’t want to extend the session – there are primary elections coming up.
far as he’d hoped. The mayor wanted full control of the cameras, without authorization from the state government. And stricter provisions in the original bill, including higher fines on repeat offenders, were stripped out, in order to win the council’s approval. As Streetsblog NYC reported, many city lawmakers had concerns about speed cameras, and council leaders were addressing them up until the last minute. The bill passed 43-7, with most of the opposition coming from conservative members such as Council Member David Carr, who said the speed camera program was “more about revenue than traffic or pedestrian safety.” While the speed camera extension was the highest profile bill, the council voted on seven other state legislation resolutions to be sent to the state Capitol. In a shocking turn, one of them failed. SLR 0008-2022, which would support a pension sweetener that would incentivize New York City Police Department officers to stay on the job longer failed to get the necessary two-thirds majority, after many progressive members either voted against it or abstained from voting. – Jeff Coltin
MONDAY 6/6 City & State kicks off Pride Month by honoring the Pride Power 100 at 6:30 p.m. at The Delancey on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.
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Right now, there’s a tug of war over how much disorder we’re accepting. We need 2022 solutions for the challenges that we see on our streets.
A Q&A with Times Square Alliance President
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It looks like midtown Manhattan, especially Times Square, is definitely on a comeback by the crowds visible on the street. How’s the recovery going? I think Times Square is doing well. (The week of May 9), we had more than 2.2 million people walk through Times Square, and two of the seven days exceeded 2019 numbers. We’ve got 35 Broadway shows open. We’re seeing an uptick in domestic visitors. We’re seeing a lot of New Yorkers rediscovering Times Square as well.
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Contrast it to when COVID-19 impacted
this area. Midtown was slightly unique in the pandemic. Everyone went home, and there aren’t many residents in Midtown, particularly in the Time Square area. South of 54th Street there’s not that many residents, at least in what we consider Times Square. We saw Broadway close when the pandemic hit. We saw visitors stop coming. And at the same time we saw the city, for all the right reasons, take residents that were in congregate shelters and move them into hotels. So Midtown saw a huge amount of people who were in congregate shelters put into those hotels. Unfortunately, those people came, but
a lot of the services that they were provided with previously, didn’t come with them. That added challenges to the street. Areas outside of Midtown didn’t seem to suffer to the same extent as this part of the city. The Midtown BID Coalition’s creation in late April signaled that the area was taking steps to work with government on the area’s recovery. What led to the decision to create this coalition? We saw the polarization that exists in our society now existing in public space and public safety. We had people on one extreme saying, “Take
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everyone out of jail – that’s a good thing – and just provide services,” and then we had folks on the other side saying, “No, no, no. What worked before is what’s going to work again. We need to put everyone in jail.” The Midtown BID Coalition was formed by looking at this and saying it’s not either one or the other. It’s both. We need to provide support for those people who are in need on our streets, and at the same time we need to give law enforcement and judges the tools that are necessary to do their work effectively. Our fivepoint plan was born from that, and it was basically to increase proactive resources and support
for people who sleep on the street, and proactive outreach for people with mental health issues. How have Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams both responded to the coalition? Both the governor and mayor have been extremely responsive. They are really trying to do the right thing. We as citizens need to support them, and need to say we will not have the disorder that we have on our streets. Right now, there’s a tug of war over how much disorder we’re accepting. We need 2022 solutions for the challenges that we see on our streets. – Ralph R. Ortega
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Diversity Summit
Eliminating barriers for MWBEs was a key topic at this year’s event.
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From left, Louis Coletti, Lisa M. Flores, John Rooney, Sheshe Segar and Michael J. Garner
Lorna Stark, who is national industry leader in the government and public sector at KPMG
Empire State Development President and CEO Hope Knight
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City & State’s Diversity Summit was an all-day event featuring several panel discussions as well as keynote speeches by state Chief Diversity Officer Julissa Gutierrez and Empire State Development President and CEO Hope Knight. Held at Hebrew Union College in Manhattan, panelists talked about the future of minorityand women-owned businesses in New York. With all the struggles that many businesses faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, New York City and state officials talked about leveling the playing field for contracting opportunities. Also discussed was the growth of public-private partnerships and making sure that MWBEs could also qualify for those major contracts. Plus, inclusive hiring practices remained an important topic this year.
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Jerome A. DuVal, executive vice president and executive director of the Division of Minority and Women’s Business Development at Empire State Development
Trip Yang Strategies Founder Trip Yang
Steven Garibell, vice president of diverse business development strategy at TD Bank
From left, Rachael Osman and Tyler Raciti of KPMG
Skye Ostreicher, the host of City & State New York’s “Political Personalities with Skye”
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New York’s final frontier By Megan McGibney
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EW YORK IS continuing to expand broadband internet access statewide through a new initiative called ConnectALL. A replacement for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s New NY Broadband Program, the ConnectALL initiative is a $1.4 billion program that will use $300 million of state money and $1.1 billion from the federal government. Of the federal money, $800 million comes from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and $345 million from the American Rescue Plan. The money will allow the state to provide faster internet speeds to areas that are below the recommended speed of 100 Mbps, give a $30 per month internet subsidy for low-income households and provide grants to assist with construction projects to lay fiber optic cables. Gov. Kathy Hochul also revoked the state Department of Transportation’s PERM 75 permitting program – known as the Fiber Tax – that allowed the department to impose a fiber optic fee, charging internet service providers thousands of dollars per mile on fiber installations in the state’s right of way. In 2015, when Cuomo started the New NY Broadband Program, 7 million New Yorkers and 113,000 businesses did not have internet access at 100 Mbps speeds, including more than 70% of upstate New York. About 256,000 locations, homes, businesses and community centers were connected to broadband right before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. This helped many people get through the pandemic while working or attending school remotely. Despite that leap, there are still New Yorkers who lack broadband access, particularly those in rural areas. “It was a longtime goal of ours to remove barriers to the rural parts of the state,” said Scott Rasmussen, the acting director of ConnectALL. “Gov. Hochul recognizes that we’re not out of the woods yet. The next phase will see a more comprehensive way in terms of competition, equity and digital literacy.” Kristin Devoe, an Empire State Development spokesperson, said what was
left behind by the previous initiative was “very, very expensive” and there is much to be covered, especially in the hardestto-reach rural areas. According to state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli as of September 2021, more than 1 million New York households do not have broadband connection. Most of these places are in the North Country, Mohawk Valley and Central New York. Another underserved place was the Southern Tier region. Steve Manning, the CEO of the telecommunications nonprofit Southern Tier Network, said between 15,000 and 22,000 households have been defined as underserved for not having 100 Mbps broadband access. Yates and Schuyler counties, the thirdand second-least-populated counties in New York, are setting up their own broadband projects to solve this issue. Yates County Administrator Winona Flynn came up with the Yates County ReConnect Project, which aims to provide broadband access to the 26% of households still using DSL or dial-up internet. It is being funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ReConnect grant, and it is a public-private partnership with an internet service provider. Flynn said the Fiber Tax would have cost the county about $20,000 a year, since Yates will be owning the installed fiber and share revenue with the provider. Fonda Chronis, the county administrator for Schuyler County, which has a population of 18,000 people, said eliminating the Fiber Tax will provide a significant savings for its own broadband projects. “We would have to pay to connect onto those lines,” he said. “Anything that raises the costs of these efforts takes away from our ability to run fiber. Anytime the state can take away a regulation and some costs, that’s completely beneficial to the overall project to getting broadband out to everyone that we can.” Marian Walrath, the project manager of the Yates County ReConnect Project, also pointed out that private internet providers cannot afford to install fiber themselves in rural areas, and therefore, choose not to install them. “They don’t make enough money to build to those locations,” Walrath said. “They’ll build in areas where we have a high-density location of properties. But where we have
The state is trying to connect the hardest-toreach places with broadband internet. all the farms and the houses that are a half a mile off the road, it then becomes for every mile that the internet service provider has to build, they’re not going to build down that road if all they’re going to get is that one person to sign up. City & State asked Charter Communications about its Spectrum internet service and the obstacles preventing it from providing broadband in rural New York. Lara Pritchard, a company spokesperson, said that while the costs of building a cable system should be the same statewide, fewer homes meant fewer chances in acquiring customers, and therefore, more money. There is also an issue with the telephone poles.
“Poles are typically owned by telephone or electric utilities, not cable providers,” Pritchard said. “When attaching to poles owned by those utilities, we need their permission. Many older poles in rural areas lack modernization and investment, and with the need to attach to more poles to get to potential customers in these areas, it often requires more pole replacements.
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The economics of connecting rural locations with broadband infrastructure often doesn’t make sense for companies when they might only get a handful of new subscribers.
“It was a longtime goal of ours to remove barriers to the rural parts of the state.” – Scott Rasmussen, ConnectALL acting director
Without equitable rules, broadband providers are forced to pay all of these costs, even though they do not own the poles.” Rural New York is not the only place struggling to pay for internet service. According to Steve Myrthil, the vice president of information technology for the housing development and social services nonprofit Westhab, some people in Yonkers can only access the internet via their cellphones and others struggle to pay for internet service. According to the Census Bureau, 16.2% of Yonkers households do not have a broadband internet subscription. Westhab works on renovating vacant buildings to create affordable housing with
in-house social services in Westchester County and New York City. It has been working to bring free Wi-Fi to its Westchester locations, including in Yonkers. Early last year, a $250,000 grant from Cisco allowed Westhab to provide stateof-the-art technology for one of its housing campuses in Yonkers’ Nodine Hill neighborhood. Myrthil’s next project is to oversee the Y-Zone program, which will partner with Yonkers and several organizations so that households in Yonkers’ underserved areas would have free Wi-Fi access. Myrthil said many landlords cannot afford to hire internet companies to install Wi-Fi in their own buildings. “There’s drilling holes and actual hardware,” Myrthil said. “There’s also standard government bureaucracy, like paperwork and getting permits, and that can take weeks.” Despite all the financial obstacles standing in the way all over the state, there are projects being developed. Schuyler County has turned to the ConnectALL program to develop a map that will pinpoint which parts of the county are in need of better service so it can move forward on broadband projects. The map is expected to be ready by early June. But, Chronis said the map could uncover some surprises on where service is not up to par. He also expects intensive planning and much funding will happen next, and the county will need to create a coalition of in-
ternet service providers and regional leaders. “The challenge is localized,” he said. “But still very important.” Walrath thinks so, but added it was an item on Yates County’s longer-term strategic plan that needs to be addressed. “My understanding is that utilities like gas, heat and electric are regulated largely due to the significant infrastructure investment required,” she said. “While broadband does require infrastructure investment, there are so many varied technologies out there and they are changing so fast. So personally I believe that maybe competition (among providers) is the best nonregulated way to manage broadband.” Even Rasmussen would like to see competition between internet service providers, though he said the state Legislature would have to work on that. He added that developing broadband projects for ConnectALL’s next phase helps empower local residents. “The local communities are in the best position to solve local problems,” Rasmussen said. “Access issues are different in urban, suburban and rural areas. It’s a big challenge, but we’re really approaching this not as rural versus urban, but to get everyone on board. This (phase) is set up to exceed the first time around.”
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Megan McGibney is a freelance reporter living in Brooklyn. She focuses on politics, education, reproductive health and psychology.
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Walking backward on gun control The U.S. Supreme Court could soon gut New York’s concealed carry law. Here’s how the state could respond.
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NE DAY AFTER a man in Texas gunned down 19 school children and two adults, a week and a half after 10 people were shot and killed in a grocery story in a Black neighborhood in Buffalo, and six weeks after New Yorkers’ morning commute was interrupted by a mass shooting on the subway, New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleaded with the U.S. Supreme Court not to roll back one of the state’s major gun control laws. “I’m hoping the Supreme Court re-deliberates, thinks differently,” Adams said at a press conference on May 25, referring to the state law that maintains a strict standard for who can carry a concealed firearm in public. But some legal experts said that even in the wake of these and other deadly shootings, it’s likely that the Supreme Court’s conservative majority will claw back all or parts of the New York law, leading to more people walking around with concealed weapons. “We’re now in an age in which the court is heavily polarized along party lines. Thirty years ago, this kind of event could have made a difference,” said Scott Lemieux, a political science professor at the University of Washington, of the mass
shooting at a Texas elementary school. “The reality is that there is pretty strong opposition among Republican elites to gun control. If Sandy Hook didn’t change that, if the Orlando shooting didn’t change that, it just seems unlikely that this is going to do it.” The case in question is New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, which the Supreme Court is expected to hand down a decision on by the end of June. At the center of the case is New York state’s century-old law requiring that anyone wishing to carry a firearm in public must obtain a license to do so and demonstrate “proper cause” to carry the weapon. A court later defined “proper cause” as a heightened need for self-protection. The case involves two Rensselaer County residents who applied for unrestricted licenses to carry handguns for self-defense, but who were only granted restricted licenses to carry them in specific settings, including hunting and target shooting. The residents, backed by the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association – an affiliate of the National Rifle Association – are seeking to overturn the “proper cause” requirement, arguing that it’s unconstitutional under the Second and 14th Amendments.
Questions from Supreme Court justices during oral arguments made in the case in November left some observers doubtful that New York’s law would survive, at least in its current form. “It seems like there’s a majority of the Supreme Court who is skeptical about the constitutionality of New York’s restriction,” said Eric Ruben, an assistant professor at Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law and a fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice. Chief Justice John Roberts compared the Second Amendment to the protections in the First Amendment. “You don’t have to say, when you’re looking for a permit to speak on a street corner or whatever, that, you know, your speech is particularly important,” Roberts said in November. “So why do you have to show in this case, convince somebody, that you’re entitled to exercise your Second Amendment right?” Though New York is preparing for the law to be overturned, legal experts said there may be steps the state can take to maintain some restrictions on who can carry a weapon in public. It all depends on the specifics of the court’s opinion. In a more narrow ruling, the court could strike down the “proper cause” standard, in which case state lawmakers would have
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“Why do you have to show in this case, convince somebody, that you’re entitled to exercise your Second Amendment right?” – Chief Justice John Roberts, during November oral arguments
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to rewrite the licensing law. In a broader ruling, the court could declare any kind of licensing regime unconstitutional. Experts were hesitant to speculate about the ruling, but some were skeptical that it would be so broad. “I would be surprised if the court ruled that licensing regimes are per se unconstitutional,” said Joseph Blocher, a professor at Duke Law School. “That would be an enormous change from both the tradition and even the current practice across the country.” Blocher said it was possible that short of declaring all licensing regimes unconstitutional, a majority could find that the state has too much discretion in issuing licenses, and rules that “may issue” regimes like New York’s are unconstitutional. An alternative could be what’s called a “shall issue” permitting system, in which New York – and other states with similar licensing laws on the books – would have to issue licenses as long as applicants met a certain set of qualifications. Depending on the scope of the ruling, there may be other options for restricting how and where guns are carried that New York and other affected states – even if the “proper cause” standard is struck down. During oral arguments in November,
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some of the justices expressed some receptiveness to the idea of banning concealed carry in certain sensitive settings, such as college campuses and populated settings like Times Square on New Year’s Eve. “I’d expect a focus on trying to closely look at where the security needs are heightened, whether it’s the subway or highly populated tourist areas in New York City, or other places, and to be clear about where the state is forbidding license holders to carry their guns,” Ruben said, if it came to that. New York lawmakers were bracing for the ruling to go against the state. “I’m not expecting any great news from this Supreme Court,” state Sen. Michael Gianaris told NY1 earlier this month. “We’re not going to just sit back at a time of increasing gun violence and not react when the Supreme Court puts us in greater danger than we’re already in. So you can rest assured that the Legislature will move very quickly.” Meanwhile, other gun control measures were being discussed in the wake of the mass school shooting in Texas and the Buffalo mass shooting. Gov. Kathy Hochul said on May 25 that she wanted to raise the age to purchase AR-15-style assault rifles from 18 to 21 years old.
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VS. Neither Jerry Nadler nor Carolyn Maloney would cede this district to the other, so here they are, two longtime members of Congress duking it out in a primary.
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Reps. Jerry Nadler and Carolyn Maloney aren’t backing down from a primary fight of epic proportions. By Rebecca C. Lewis
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F YOU’VE SPENT any time in New York City, there are a few pieces of knowledge you pick up quickly: Steer clear of Times Square, jaywalking is a way of life and the East Side/West Side rivalry in Manhattan is as real as any sports beef. For the past hundred years, Manhattan has been split down the middle in Congress, with the two sides having their own representatives as residents debate the merits of Zabar’s and Eli’s Bread. But that’s all about to change thanks to the redistricting expert who decided that it would make more sense to create a pan-Central Park 12th Congressional District spanning the entire island going all the way down through Midtown to Chelsea and Union Square. And it means that two titans in their respective sides of Manhattan will go head-to-head in August to determine who will stay in Congress – and who will see their long career probably end in defeat. Rep. Jerry Nadler, an Upper West Side champion, and Rep. Carolyn Maloney, representing the Upper East Side, find themselves at the heart of a longtime geographic rivalry that will play out on the campaign trail. Despite what they might say, Nadler and Maloney both have as much claim to the new district as the other, despite Maloney technically representing the 12th District right now. In redistricting, Nadler lost the lower Manhattan and Brooklyn portions of his district, while Maloney lost the portions of her district that were in Queens and Brooklyn. Both veteran lawmakers live in the new district and currently represent roughly half of its constituents. The campaign will likely come down to who can rally their base more ahead of the Aug. 23 primary. “Their voters have been dedicated supporters for a really long time, and I don’t see there being a ton of swing between those two bases,” The Parkside Group Vice President Tess McRae said. “We’re assuming that it’s going to be a low turnout primary, so it’s going to be about talking to the most number of voters possible.”
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In interviews with City & State, Maloney and Nadler offered very similar campaign strategies on how they plan to reach out to voters outside their base: highlight their long records of progressive accomplishments from 30 years in Congress and emphasize where the other fell short. Both plan to speak about the enormous number of bills they have passed and the billions they have secured for their districts. And both currently chair powerful House committees – the Judiciary Committee for Nadler and the Oversight and Reform Committee for Maloney. Differentiating themselves sufficiently to the voters will likely require some finesse. Maloney talked about her tireless work around benefits for 9/11 first responders and their families, and her history of championing women’s rights. The latter will likely be a boon for her campaign given the political zeitgeist around abortion rights that emerged following a leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade. “People always describe me as being persistent,” Maloney said, citing good-government groups that have ranked her among the most effective members of Congress. She also spoke about the importance of having women in leadership positions in government right now, something Nadler obviously wouldn’t provide. “I know firsthand from experience that the issues which are addressed and prioritized by our elected officials change when women have a seat at the table,” she said. Nadler said he would run as a defender of democracy, pointing to his role in then-President Donald Trump’s two impeachments as chair of the Judiciary Committee, and he planned to highlight the tough votes he was willing to take over the years. For example, he voted against the Iraq War and the Patriot Act, adding that Maloney voted for both. He said he will run in part on his identity as the last Jewish congressional member from New York City. “People will make what they want of that, but I think I’ve been highly effective as the chairman of the unofficial Jewish caucus in the House,” Nadler said. Tensions between the two longtime colleagues have already emerged, with Maloney’s campaign announcement saying that she would not stand aside for the ego of a man. Though she didn’t mention Nadler, her implication was clear: He was
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only running for the seat because of his ego. Maloney told City & State that Nadler asked her to “step aside” and run in the newly drawn 10th Congressional District, despite the fact that he currently represents far more of that new district than she does. Still, she didn’t outright call Nadler egotistical. “I don’t see this as being about one man’s actions,” Maloney said. “I felt strongly that I had to say something, because this is about a system and a pattern that women face.” Nadler painted a slightly different picture, saying that he spoke with Maloney on the floor of the House when he saw the original draft lines. He said he did suggest that she run in the 10th District when he told her of his intent to run in the 12th District, a prospect she “categorically rejected.” But then she asked him if he would run for the new district in lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, which he rejected in turn. “So that was that,” Nadler said. With so few political differences between them, the race may turn personal. “It certainly could get nasty, it wouldn’t surprise
me,” Red Horse Strategies Founding Partner Doug Forand said. “Neither of them want to end their career as a loser. … You want to go out on your own terms, and one of them won’t have the option to do that.” However, Forand said that while he would understand the impulse, he wouldn’t advise either candidate to go negative if he worked for their campaigns. Factors outside of the personalities or politics at play may wind up having a significant impact on this race. On the Upper West Side, a newly drawn open state Senate seat will likely feature a primary between state Sen. Brad Hoylman and former New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer. While congressional races tend to help boost turnout for down-ballot races, a contentious primary for a new seat may have an opposite effect, potentially drawing more West Side voters to vote for state Senate as well. As for Maloney, she will likely benefit from staving off strong primary challenges the past two election cycles from Suraj Patel, allowing her to build up her cam-
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paign apparatus in preparation for this year. Nadler, by comparison, has faced few serious challenges during his time in Congress, though he said that Lindsey Boylan was a strong challenger in 2020. Patel is running again for the 12th Congressional District this year, and while most political observers expect the primary to come down to the two sitting members, the degree to which he could cut into Maloney’s votes could be another potential wild card. Despite the initial backlash to combining the East and West Sides of Manhattan, the new 12th District makes sense. Although the two neighborhoods were very different from each other at one point in time, they have since become more similar politically and demographically – both are white, affluent and progressive. “It’s not like you’re going to make a strong voting rights argument that you’re diminishing communities of color or something like that, you’re not,” Forand said. From a strictly political sense, he said, “It’s not an irrational district.” And while Maloney agreed that the East and West Sides have evolved over the
decades to share many common interests, Nadler maintained that the district overhaul made little sense even if the communities are similar. Ultimately, Nadler and Maloney have only state lawmakers from their own party to blame for their current predicament. The lines approved by the state Legislature drew near-universal criticism from across the political spectrum for being extremely gerrymandered. And if they want to go back even further, blame state lawmakers and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo for poorly rewriting the state constitution and establishing an independent redistricting commission that was doomed to fail. Still, the final lines came down to the work of just one man, and despite his extensive explanations for various districts, his reason to draw the 12th District the way he did largely remains a mystery. “It really is as though the special master wanted a primary,” McRae said. “And unfortunately, the loser is going to be all of New York. At the end of this, we’re going to lose at least one full committee chair.”
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UST DAYS AFTER New York’s congressional districts were finalized, the 10th District race in Manhattan and Brooklyn has emerged as one of the most interesting in the state. Drawn by an independent redistricting expert, the district is no longer a gerrymandered mess stretching from the Upper West Side down to lower Manhattan through a thin stretch of Red Hook back up to the New York City Transit Museum and then down through Prospect Park into Borough Park. The district is basically all of lower Manhattan below 14th Street and a big swath of Brooklyn from Dumbo down through Red Hook and Park Slope and into Sunset Park and Borough Park. The new district is very liberal, voting 77% for President Joe Biden, and it is 49% white, 22% Asian, 19% Hispanic and 6% Black. Following the release of special master Jonathan Cervas’ draft maps on May 16, current Rep. Jerry Nadler announced he planned to run for the 12th District instead, creating an open seat. A flurry of candidates with name recognition have since jumped in to compete for the Democratic primary, including former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou and Rep. Mondaire Jones, who currently represents the 17th District in Rockland and Westchester counties. New York City Council Member Carlina Rivera, state Sen. Simcha Felder, former New York City Council Member David Yassky, former New York City public advocate candidate Dawn Smalls, former New York City Comptroller Elizabeth Holtzman, former impeachment lawyer Dan Goldman, Elizabeth Kim and Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon, have also reportedly expressed interest.
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City & State reached out to a range of experts to ask for their early thoughts on the city’s hottest race. Their responses have been edited for length and clarity. GEORGE ARZT, president and CEO of George Arzt Communications De Blasio’s strength is his name recognition. His weakness is that he’s got name recognition. People had de Blasio fatigue after eight years. I think that’s going to impact him. Mondaire Jones, a lot of people like him, but he’s coming way south from his old district. However, this is a brand-new district. YuhLine is a progressive, like Mondaire and like de Blasio, so they’ll split some of that vote ideologically. Crime is the No. 1 issue. Homelessness is an issue, so is the need for affordable housing. Part of the district is a transportation desert, and there’s a need for more buses and trains. De Blasio has had eight years of trying to do something and all he can point to really is universal pre-K, so on the critical issues of crime, homelessness, and housing – he’ll say he made progress, but progress is in the eyes of the beholder, and people in that part of Brooklyn and parts of lower Manhattan will not see that. CHRISTINA GREER, associate professor of political science at Fordham University and cohost of “FAQ NYC” podcast Anytime someone’s a sitting elected, they’ve got a bit of an advantage, largely because they have this built-in base. So Mondaire and Yuh-Line are already in the game, because their fundraising and organizational campaign efforts are still fresh. The last time Bill de Blasio ran in New York City was 2017. We’re not going to talk about all the other runs that he had. Even though he ran citywide and was successful in a very crowded race, we still have to recognize that the city has changed quite substantially since he last mobilized a real campaign. Bill de Blasio still has a fundraising apparatus. Obviously the real estate world still believes in Bill de Blasio. I still don’t know who his base is and who would be interested in having Bill de Blasio as a member of Congress, but then again, we know that the big donor class oftentimes has other reasons as to why they are interested in someone being elected. So I wouldn’t discount someone who’s been the 109th mayor of New York City for two terms. I would not
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“Anyone can run. I hear Mickey Mouse is coming up from Orlando to run in District 10.” – former Brooklyn Democratic Party boss Frank Seddio
turn my back on him. He’s also a white male, and I know that a lot of folks are saying, “We’re not necessarily in the moment where we’re interested in this kind of cis white male leadership.” However, we do know that still has a cachet and is still pretty powerful when it comes to fundraising and the polls. Mondaire has been progressive – a pragmatic progressive. The way the district is redrawn and cut up, even though it doesn’t necessarily have a very large African American population, it has a population that is interested in what he’s selling. Yuh-Line, she too has progressive bona fides. She has shown that she can lose a race and then come back and fundraise to win a race. She’s got her New York squad equivalent that can do a lot of heavy lifting and groundwork for her. Those are the three that I’m paying attention to, but I’m still keeping my eye on Carlina and Dawn, especially as women of color. Carlina Rivera is a sitting elected, so she has a base. And also, we keep having conversations in New York about the lack of Latinx representation on local, state and federal levels. So that could be of interest to quite a few people who want to see more Latina representation. There’s also Dawn Smalls, who’s run before and wasn’t successful, but if you look at the numbers, she knows how to raise money. She’s also a Black woman, and when you look at where she was able to get money from, I
think that makes her someone who’s of interest in this race. TONY MELONE, New Kings Democrats communications director We’re not going to say anything in support of any candidate at this point in this race. In terms of what happened in the redistricting process, there are a cascade of failures that got us to this point. First of all, it was the Cuomo administration’s flawed redistricting plan. And then our own state party’s failure to support and pass ballot measures last November that would have fixed some of the problems with the law. And then, the conservative Cuomo appointees on the Court of Appeals threw out the maps the Legislature drew. So we’re left with a situation that is very confusing for voters. And the way the party is behaving on all levels – it’s not what we’re looking for from our party. We’re looking for a party that is transparent and accountable, and that is more interested in serving the voters than in protecting incumbents. It looks like there’s a lot of incumbent protection going on. I don’t want to criticize any particular candidate, but it feels like, in many cases, incumbents are more interested in making sure they win reelection than making sure the principles voters are concerned about are being carried out. Sean Patrick Maloney, the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, wanting to run in a safer district
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caused another candidate to run for a district far from where he’s represented. HUNTER RABINOWITZ, Brooklyn Young Democrats president This is going to be a really exciting race. The way that Manhattan and Brooklyn are split this time around are really important and really interesting. A large majority is in the 52nd Assembly District, which is the highest turnout voting district in all of New York state, and that is a really significant fact about the way this race is going to shape up. Obviously you have Bill de Blasio who appears to be the only official Brooklyn candidate to announce and you have Yuh-Line Niou, who is the only official Manhattan candidate to announce. So I think what you’re really going to see is a play out between Brooklyn and Manhattan candidates. When push comes to shove, Mondaire Jones obviously has a lot of money in his bank, and it’s going to help him, but I think what you’re seeing here is a matter of disconnect between party politics and actual, on-the-ground politics here. What I mean by that is, obviously a lot of this has come from Sean Patrick Maloney announcing he is going to continue to run in what is now Mondaire Jones’ district. Given his status in the larger Democratic Party, it’s clear that this is a shift that was done, whether officially or unofficially, by larger party politics. As much as I understand that plan, I do think
that Mondaire Jones has been quite a great legislator. He definitely has a lot of money, but he’s also not even from New York City. There are still more players to come out here, but I do think that you’re going to see how strong party politics is compared to community politics in this race. FRANK SEDDIO, former Brooklyn Democratic Party chair Anyone can run. I hear Mickey Mouse is coming up from Orlando to run in District 10. To be honest with you, I’m giving some consideration to running myself. Mondaire Jones, the interloper, have the balls to run where your home is. I think what happened is, he decided, because “I’m God’s gift to Congress, I should be able to run any place I want.” We have enough candidates in Brooklyn. We have the whole world in Brooklyn. We don’t need him. Stay where you are. Even the guys at the Alamo knew they were going to lose, but they stayed. Democrats eat their own. That’s what we’re doing here. The only good thing here is it will be a Democrat, whichever one survives this whole mess. ERIC SOUFER, Tusk Strategies Crypto + FinTech practice group leader It’s pretty much a toss-up right now. I’m not someone who’s going to totally discount Bill de Blasio. I don’t think he’s as popular as he wants people to think he is with the voters
that he’s been representing since he was in the City Council. I think a lot of those voters are some of the people who are most sick of him, according to polls. At the same time, you can’t beat someone with no one, and it’s not that there’s nobody running against him, but there are people who haven’t spent much time in the Brooklyn part of the district at all. Mondaire Jones has a great personal story, and he’s got a record to pull from as an incumbent member of Congress, albeit from a different district. But he’s likely to be seen as what the facts tell you, which is that he is a suburban member of Congress going into a very civically engaged, city-proud district that he will now have to move into in order to represent long-term. I think Mondaire could build a positive profile very fast, he’s just got to get to doing it. And he’s going to have to become highly adept in the New York City media market, which is something that’s really hard to learn really fast. He’s fortunate he’s going against Bill de Blasio, who was probably the most disliked person in the New York City political press. A fair share of Yuh-Line’s Assembly district is in District 10. So that gives her an immediate base of support. The challenge there is, can she really go beyond her base? And has she alienated parts of her base over time because she represents a district that can be rather conservative on some major issues like crime? Yuh-Line has staked out much more progressive positions on those hot-button issues, like bail reform and crime reduction. I think she could be a fit for hardcore progressives and brownstone Brooklyn. But as we saw with the mayor’s race, a lot of these same voters didn’t choose the most quote-unquote, progressive or leftist candidate. They chose Kathryn Garcia. There was definitely Maya Wiley support as well, so that is reason for optimism for Yuh-Line. JOE VITERITTI, professor of public policy at Hunter College, and author of “The Pragmatist: Bill de Blasio’s Quest to Save the Soul of New York” With no incumbent, theoretically, the race is wide open. However, with no incumbent, it really turns on name recognition. And de Blasio delivers that. He’s not really just a Brooklyn candidate. He was mayor. People in Manhattan voted for him. I think Bill de Blasio kind of has a natural advantage here as a more progressive type who could appeal to lower Manhattan in that whole corridor of brownstone Brooklyn.
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WHY IS THE LATINO POLITICAL MOVEMENT IN NEW YORK SO WEAK? Disjointed leadership and politicians with ‘Bill de Blasio syndrome’ have left a void for Latinos in the highest levels of state government. By Felipe De La Hoz
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S BLACK New Yorkers have crossed milestone after milestone in political representation, longtime allies in the Latino community – who had often worked to help build the Black political movement – rejoiced alongside them. For the first time since David Dinkins’ single term ended in 1993 after a defeat at the hands of Rudy Giuliani’s campaign of barely concealed racial resentments, New York City has a Black mayor in Eric Adams. Already in office were state Attorney General Letitia James, state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie. Adrienne Adams would follow the mayor to become the speaker of the City Council, and then came former Lt. Gov. Brian
Benjamin, whose brief stint in office ended with his resignation in April on federal charges for wire fraud and bribery. His replacement, former Rep. Antonio Delgado, who was sworn in as the new lieutenant governor last week, identifies as Afro Latino. There has been cause for celebration, and yet, Latino advocates and politicians across the state have celebrated with some unease. Some observers pointed to the lack of Latinas among Eric Adams’ deputy mayor appointments, breaking an unofficial tradition upheld by several of his predecessors. The council speakership had seemed like it might go to a Latino member, but Adrienne Adams was elected to the position. And there remains the fact that a Latino has never been elected to citywide or statewide office. No matter the steady population gains over the past few de-
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cades – with a population that has now eclipsed the Black population statewide – Hispanic political power seemed stunted. Even with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s selection of Delgado to succeed Benjamin, activists were quick to question whether he actually had Latino heritage. Things had clearly gone wrong at some point, but where? And what can be done about it? A PROPPED UP, JOINT IDENTITY SHOWS ITS CRACKS There are a number of lessons that the political communications and media apparatuses seem to have to learn periodically, and one of the simplest is that Latinos are not a monolith – and never have been. Not only from the obvious standpoint of national origin, but not culturally and certainly not ideologically,
with communities having migrated at different times and for different reasons. Finding themselves generally disregarded and excluded in the same ways by a power structure that certainly didn’t bother to make those distinctions, a sense of convenience and mutual benefit led them to prop up a joint identity. It’s not that there aren’t clear commonalities – there are, among them an immigration experience often in search of economic opportunity and a number of cultural throughlines – but the rifts go almost unacknowledged. Bringing up the brittle nature of a unified Latino identity is a touchy subject within the community itself, which fears that any crack in the façade will just further kneecap its political and civic power, yet it’s also true that a refusal to acknowledge the underlying fractures keeps
them fixed in place rather than give civic and political leaders a chance to address them. “No one likes to talk about (the brittle nature of Latino identity) because people want to romanticize about ‘Latinos,’ but I don’t think that you can do that really when people’s identities are really primarily through nationality as opposed to some pan-Latin identity, although that’s certainly reality as well,” said Laird Bergad, founder of the CUNY Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies and director of its Latino Data Project. “I have a lot of people saying ‘this guy’s a gringo with an attitude, what does he know, blah blah blah.’ Well, I just read the numbers,” which to him indicate that Dominicans, the largest Latino demographic in the city, will be mainly energized to vote in favor of other Dominicans, and Mex-
YOUNG, DISILLUSIONED LATINOS CONTRIBUTE TO LOW LATINO VOTER REGISTRATION AND TURNOUT This dynamic still only partially explains one of the primary obstacles to Latino political power, which is relatively low voter registration and turnout. According to data provided by Bergad, Latinos in New York state had significantly lower rates of both registration and voting than non-Hispanic white and Black voters, continuing a historical trend. Bergad attributed some of this to Latinos’ relative youth, with the community skewing younger nationally, and younger voters having lower turnout across the board. It might also be a manifestation of what Assembly Member Catalina Cruz, a Colombian immigrant who represents Corona, Elmhurst and Jackson Heights, termed as a kind of immigrant community disillusionment. “Many of these people end up immigrating to another country, and you have this sense of ‘screw politics. Back home, it didn’t work for me, why would I engage in it here?’ Add to that the sentiment that many immigrants have of, ‘I’m going back home anyways.’” One wild card is the incoming arrival of noncitizen municipal voting in New York. The policy, passed late last year, would in theory allow some 900,000 noncitizens with work authorization – mostly legal permanent residents but also some work visa holders and students – to vote in elections for mayor, comptroller, public advocate and City Council. Many of them would be Dominican immigrants, who make up a large percentage of the city’s
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SOME CAREERISTS LATINO LEADERS SUFFER FROM ‘BILL DE BLASIO SYNDROME’ So where does that leave us? Many a consultant might be licking their chops at the prospect of providing convoluted advice to cash-rich state and local Democratic establishments floundering and desperate to animate Latino voters ahead of what are already expected to be tough midterms, but some proven Hispanic electoral victors contend that the formula isn’t as complicated as some might want to make it. “Republicans, they show up to the opening up of a refrigerator door,” Cruz said. “I follow some of my Republican colleagues on social media and you see them show up to everything. A 90-yearold lady in their senior center had a birthday? They showed up. The renaming of a street? They showed up. There was a blood drive? They showed up.” Cruz criticized what she viewed as a careerist approach by some Latinos who do make it to electoral office coasting in part on their community ties only to concern themselves mainly with their own ascent.
“They’re much more interested in having their own name in the headline, creating a splash, but not in creating real change,” she said. “It’s what I would call the ‘Bill de Blasio syndrome.’ The amazing headline with zero follow-through.” Not that she viewed the somewhat stunted New York Latino political movement as a purely self-inflicted phenomenon. “Jay Jacobs, and you can quote me on this, has not prioritized the Latino vote in the way that he should be. It is embarrassing. And I think that he has been given plenty of opportunities to prioritize the Latino vote, and we haven’t felt it,” she said, in reference to the longtime state Democratic Party chair. In particular, she highlighted a tendency to see the community as essentially single-issue voters on immigration, with officials forgetting that Latino voters are immensely concerned with housing affordability, community policing, garbage pickup and all the other issues that make up long-term quality of life. While ignoring the fissures between different groups of Latino voters allows them to persist, acknowledging them and coalition-building could create a true bloc that would wield outsized power. The alternative is to keep ceding ground: “If you want to continue to lose more Latino votes to the Republicans, you can keep doing exactly what you’re doing,” Cruz said. The state Democratic Party didn’t respond directly to these criticisms of Jacobs, but in-
stead a spokesperson pointed to a newly announced plan known as the Nueva York Initiative, a project helmed by former Democratic National Committee Finance Chair Henry R. Muñoz III, which will be dedicated to Latino coalition-building, registration and mobilization via a “ multi-year, six-figure investment.” The initiative is billed as “the largest ever investment in Latino voter outreach in New York State history.” GOP’S ‘BOOTS ON THE GROUND’ APPROACH TO VOTER ENGAGEMENT AND THE ALLURE OF DONALD TRUMP The Republicans are certainly listening, and see an opportunity for inroads as Democrats chase their tails. “I think that there are individuals that are really taking public service and making it about the public, and to do that, you need to have boots on the ground, you need to be in the community, and you need to understand the needs and realize that our communities are changing,” said Anthony D’Esposito, a former New York City Police Department detective and Republican member of the Hempstead Town Council, who’s now running for Congress. The son of a Puerto Rican mother, D’Esposito was enthusiastic both about the state GOP’s embrace of changing demographics (an enthusiasm not quite shared by the party’s contemporaries in other states), such as the recent elec-
Latinos lost out on the New York City Council speakership to Adrienne Adams, above, but now have Afro-Latino Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado, right, in office
tion of Ethiopian Israeli Nassau County Legislator Mazi Melesa Pilip, and what he viewed as the community’s focus on bread-and-butter issues. “Island Park is not the Island Park that it was 50 years ago, and that’s not bad, it’s good. But we need to recognize that. So I think we have the ability to recognize that and understand that many of the Latino voters have the same concerns, the same interests and they want exactly the same things for their family,” he said. Latinos around New York do and have historically voted overwhelmingly for Democrats, but it’s a mistake to think this is some inviolable rule of politics. As the political discourse writ large becomes more and more about adherence to ideological social tenets and contesting cultural grievances, Democrats often seem to either forget or willfully disregard the fact that large swaths of Latino voters are at least culturally Catholic and often socially conservative. Much ado was made about the uptick in vote share for Donald Trump in 2020 versus
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permanent resident population and could, if properly energized, become a very significant political bloc. That’s far from guaranteed, though. If parties have failed to activate citizen voters of a particular demographic, there’s no reason to think there’ll be a difference with noncitizen ones. As George Leventhal, the Maryland legislator who led a campaign to pass one of the nation’s first noncitizen voting bills in Takoma Park in 1991, memorably told me: “I would love to romanticize it and say it led to some utopia of inclusivity, but no.”
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“(Party officials) come around to our communities during election time. They don’t build a consistent relationship with the community.” – former New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito
2016 among Latino-heavy precincts in New York City. He still lost, but Republicans won huge in Long Island in 2021, where the Latino population has been skyrocketing, partly on the strength of an intense focus on the supposed failures of state Democratic lawmakers’ 2019 bail reform. “Let’s be honest, that entire race was about public safety, whether it’s the actual act of public safety, or the way people felt about public safety,” D’Esposito said. Republicans have figured out a winning strategy of seizing on emotional issues not necessarily related to the community’s own identity to drive turnout. GOING OUTSIDE THE POLITICAL BOX TO BUILDING A LATINO POLITICAL PIPELINE Still, it’s difficult to imagine the New York GOP making such significant gains that they will be electing statewide leaders or retaking legislative chambers anytime soon, which leaves the Democrats as the best hope for Latino political representation. On that front, Cruz’s diagnosis – an indiffer-
ent and unresponsive political power structure paired with Latino elected officials failing to assert their community’s needs out of timidity, self-interest or apathy – was echoed by former New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, one of the city’s most successful Latina elected officials. “(Party officials) come around to our communities during election time. They don’t build a consistent relationship with the community,” she said. “At the same time, we do have Latino electeds that need to utilize the platform to not allow some actions to go unchallenged or unchecked.” In her estimation, these actions included the failure to include Hispanic speakers in February’s state Democratic nominating convention and the fact that former City Council Member Laurie Cumbo, who claimed that the noncitizen voting proposal would dilute Black voting power before voting against it, was appointed as Mayor Eric Adams’ commissioner for cultural affairs. In response to Mark-Viverito’s criticism, Adams said in
a statement, “Laurie Cumbo brings a breadth of experience in the arts, community advocacy, and city government to her role as commissioner.” On the broader point of Latino representation and the lack of a Hispanic deputy mayor, City Hall spokesperson Fabien Levy wrote that the mayor “committed to building a team that looks like New York City, and that’s exactly what he’s doing,” pointing to Latino appointments to lead various municipal departments and offices, including Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez, Department of Correction Commissioner Louis Molina, Consumer and Workforce Protection Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga and Sheriff Anthony Miranda. “(Mayor Adams) looks forward to ensuring all New Yorkers are represented in the administration as he continues to build out his team, and will have more to announce in the days and weeks ahead.” Among the ways to build a political pipeline is to understand that it doesn’t have to be wholly contained with-
in politics and in fact is tied to a cyclical failure to include Latinos in the types of institutions that can cross-pollinate with and build power outside of standard electoral politics: prominent nonprofits, consultancies, academia and the arts. “Public, private, academic and cultural sectors feel that it is OK to run institutions without recognizing that Latinos make 27% of the New York City population, and that it should be reflected in their leaderships,” said an official within the Adams administration who was not authorized to discuss the issue publicly. Mark-Viverito has now been on two sides of this equation, as a popular elected official herself and as a strategist for Latino political participation during her post-speakership stint as president of Latino Victory, a national organization dedicated to increasing Latino political representation and civic participation. Yet, when asked what exactly has gone wrong, her tone is one of sharp exasperation. “I don’t know what it is. I’m hoping that we can overcome it. I think at some point, it has to be some sort of a convening, where we come together and have this conversation,” she said. In the meantime, the political representative future of a disjointed community of millions seems rather adrift.
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Felipe De La Hoz is a lecturer at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism and an investigative journalist focusing on immigration.
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T’S A NEW ERA in Albany. New York’s last governor dominated state politics for over a decade, exploiting the levers of power with unparalleled efficacy and bludgeoning enemies and allies alike to align with his objectives. When Gov. Kathy Hochul ascended to office, her friendlier demeanor seemed to many like a breath of fresh air. Now, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and many members of his old inner circle are gone, opening up high-ranking posts that have been filled by Hochul’s appointees.
Of course, some things never seem to change in the state capital. Brian Benjamin’s tenure as Hochul’s lieutenant governor was unexpectedly short-lived thanks to a fundraising scandal, while many experienced advocates for various causes remain as entrenched as ever, transitioning nimbly from one governorship to the next. City & State’s Albany Power 100 – researched and written in partnership with journalist Aaron Short – identifies the political leaders in the state capital, who are driving the policy agenda in New York.
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1 KATHY HOCHUL GOVERNOR Gov. Kathy Hochul had high hopes and lofty approval ratings when she was sworn into office in August. But she frustrated some fellow Democrats with a partial rollback of bail reform laws and an $850 million giveaway for a new Buffalo Bills stadium in her record $220 billion budget. Primary voter support eroded too, and Hochul only led former Gov. Andrew Cuomo by 8 points in a March poll taken before her lieutenant governor, Brian Benjamin, resigned after being indicted for corruption. Yet lawmakers agreed to change state law to remove Benjamin from the ballot, making it more likely that she’ll have her preferred running mate, Antonio Delgado, in November.
subpoenaing former President Donald Trump’s records and sparring with former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Trump sued James to stop her inquiry into his businesses, but a judge ruled James can interview him and his children under oath. James also got Trump held in contempt and fined $10,000 a day until he coughs up requested documents. Gov. Kathy Hochul
allocation for a new Buffalo Bills stadium, the two leaders have found plenty of common ground. They appeared together to tout increased education funding, reached a compromise on bail reform and are now looking to expand abortion access in the state with the U.S. Supreme Court expected to overturn its landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
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ANDREA STEWART-COUSINS STATE SENATE MAJORITY LEADER Although some members of her conference weren’t happy with the way budget negotiations played out, and state Senate Majority Leader Andrea StewartCousins herself said she was blindsided by Gov. Kathy Hochul’s $850 million
line to appease his diverse Democratic conference. The Bronx legislative leader received pushback from members when he suspended Andrew Cuomo’s impeachment as governor last summer and pivoted to issuing a report instead. Progressives weren’t happy that he allowed changes to be made in the budget to bail reform legislation and accused him of not fighting for a proposal to ban gas hookups in new buildings. But with such a large and diverse membership making up his unsurmountable majority, that’s just part of the job for Heastie.
3 CARL HEASTIE ASSEMBLY SPEAKER Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie has walked a fine
LETITIA JAMES STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL State Attorney General Letitia James’ decision to drop out of the governor’s race made life easier for Gov. Kathy Hochul and sent a crop of politicos back to their day jobs. James is now grabbing headlines by
5 CHUCK SCHUMER U.S. SENATOR The U.S. Senate majority leader staved off a challenge from his party’s left flank by keeping close ties to young progressive lawmakers and maintaining a heavy travel schedule across the state. U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer’s $37.6 million campaign treasure and his ability to pass billions in COVID-19 aid and infrastructure funding for New York state didn’t hurt either. Now, Schumer is pushing for climate action and convincing U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia to back components of Build Back Better to ensure Democrats don’t lose the Senate in November.
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ASSEMBLY MAJORITY LEADER Last year, Assembly Majority Leader Crystal PeoplesStokes moved mountains to ensure recreational marijuana was legalized. She has since expedited the state’s approval of 52 marijuana growing licenses and launched a PAC to help candidates who support pot equity. This year, she was once again in the middle of the budget’s most controversial issues. She went to bat for the governor’s $850 million Buffalo Bills stadium financing deal, which angered downstate voters. She is now speaking out forcefully for stricter gun laws in the wake of the racist mass shooting that killed 10 Black people in Buffalo. Assembly Majority Leader Crystal PeoplesStokes
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Gresham helped get home health care workers a raise to $18 per hour.
7 KAREN PERSICHILLI KEOGH SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNOR Karen Persichilli Keogh has helped big-name politicians like Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand and Michael Bloomberg navigate the state’s diverse electorate. So it was no surprise that Gov. Kathy Hochul, who has known the veteran Democratic fixer for two decades, tapped her to be her top aide in Albany. Keogh helped put Hochul’s administration together and played a role in the second search for a lieutenant governor,
bringing in Antonio Delgado for the position following Brian Benjamin’s ignominious exit.
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vaccine adoption kick-started the state’s recovery: Tax receipts surged about $13 billion more than forecast in January – and $30 billion higher by April. He proclaimed the state was on “solid fiscal footing” and praised Hochul’s budget but called bail reform changes “worrisome.” DiNapoli also helped nudge Brian Benjamin out of state office as lieutenant governor, saying his indictment was a distraction from his duties.
GEORGE GRESHAM PRESIDENT 1199SEIU Labor leaders had several reasons to embrace the state budget after home care workers won a $3 raise – to $18 an hour – thanks to a fouryear, $7.4 billion investment. George Gresham had wanted pay to jump to $22.50 an hour and compared raising the living wage for his workers to a civil rights campaign. He also teamed up with state Attorney General Letitia James to demand better working conditions and lower staffto-resident ratios at nursing homes in the aftermath of thousands of COVID-19 deaths.
9 THOMAS DINAPOLI STATE COMPTROLLER During the coronavirus pandemic, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli had the unenviable job of bearing dire financial news. But an influx of federal aid and widespread
10 BETTY ROSA COMMISSIONER State Education Department The state Education Department received a record haul of $31.5 billion in school aid this year – but Betty Rosa didn’t get everything she wanted in the budget. New York City schools received $56 million less than what Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed, undocumented children missed out on child care services and privately run special education programs lost out on $240 million. Rosa has also called for civility amid disagreements in school districts over mask mandates.
11 ERIC ADAMS NEW YORK CITY MAYOR Unlike their feuding predecessors, New York
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City Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul seem to work well together. Adams welcomed the governor to his election night victory party and introduced the Buffalo politician to city business leaders. In the state budget, he got some of what he wanted, including tweaks of the state’s bail reform and ”Raise the Age” legislation as well as an expanded earned income tax credit. But Adams couldn’t get mayoral control of schools extended or a $19 billion boost in borrowing authority, and he still wants a further rollback of state criminal justice reforms.
12 KENNETH RASKE PRESIDENT Greater New York Hospital Association Hospitals have borne the brunt of the health care costs of the COVID-19 pandemic. So it was a relief to the industry when it secured $20 billion in health care investments,
including new funding for medical facilities that suffered financial distress during the pandemic, a move Kenneth Raske supported. Raske has also encouraged the state to rethink booster requirements, in which he acknowledged the concern of the possible mandate contributing to staffing shortages, although he supported the original vaccine mandate last fall.
13 MICHAEL GIANARIS CHAIR State Democratic Senate Campaign Committee State Sen. Michael Gianaris orchestrated a veto-proof Democratic majority in the state Senate but maintaining
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15 ROBERT MUJICA STATE BUDGET DIRECTOR When Gov. Kathy Hochul took office last year, Robert Mujica was one of the few high-ranking holdovers to stay on from the previous administration. The everadaptable Mujica, who possesses an intimate understanding of how to craft multibillion-dollar spending plans for the state, had spent years drafting budget proposals for state Senate Republicans before he joined the Cuomo administration. For Hochul, he helped his new boss deliver a record $220 billion budget, thanks to an influx of federal funds and overflowing state coffers.
MICHAEL DOWLING PRESIDENT AND CEO Northwell Health After curbing COVID-19 during last fall’s delta variant surge, Michael Dowling, who leads Northwell Health, predicted his New York hospitals would withstand the omicron variant’s wrath over the holidays. Northwell fended off the viral onslaught, but other medical centers were pushed to the brink, with full emergency rooms and staff shortages. Dowling is also managing Lenox Hill Hospital’s 10-year, $2.5 billion master expansion plan and working to eliminate maternal mortality
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16 MARY BASSETT COMMISSIONER State Health Department Last fall, Gov. Kathy Hochul lured Dr. Mary Bassett from Harvard to run the state’s beleaguered health department amid the delta variant surge. Bassett pledged she would be honest with the public after her predecessor concealed nursing home deaths. Now, she’s closely
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power presented new challenges. The deputy majority leader wasn’t thrilled with the Buffalo Bills stadium deal but acquiesced to Western New York legislators and found himself defending bail reform rollbacks, saying that it was not political in nature, after originally advocating for the law. His biggest responsibility has been shaping legislative maps after the 2020 census, but the state Court of Appeals struck down the Democrats’ maps as unconstitutional, resulting in a special master drawing new maps.
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monitoring another COVID-19 variant surge – and recommending mask-wearing as numbers rise. She’s also looking to address the racial and health inequities revealed by the pandemic and is carrying out a comprehensive review of the state’s response.
17 MICHAEL MULGREW PRESIDENT United Federation of Teachers Michael Mulgrew tamed a challenge to his leadership at the United Federation of Teachers in November, then faced down members who wanted to close schools during New York City’s omicron surge in January. The teachers union president said schools had enough rapid tests to keep operating and would not pivot to remote learning despite staffing shortages. Mulgrew’s patience paid off, and city schools scored a 4% increase in state aid from the budget. Now, he’s advocating for changes to the Panel for Educational Policy before mayoral control faces renewal this spring.
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and to address rising crime in the state’s transit system. Garcia was also briefly considered as a potential lieutenant governor pick to replace Brian Benjamin.
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18 KATHRYN GARCIA DIRECTOR OF STATE OPERATIONS Losing New York City’s mayoral primary by a mere 7,197 votes opened a lot of doors for the former city sanitation commissioner and COVID-19 food czar. Kathryn Garcia ultimately took her talents to Albany, where she’s now in charge of dozens of state agencies. She has stood by Gov. Kathy Hochul’s side as the administration unveiled plans to conduct outreach to New Yorkers facing homelessness
Port Authority broke ground on a $1.5 billion expansion of John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 4, and in January, Cotton was also on hand to mark the completion of passenger facilities as part of LaGuardia Airport’s new $4 billion Terminal B.
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When landlords demanded building workers accept cuts to sick time and vacation, and to pay into their health care during contract negotiations, Kyle Bragg called the offer a “slap in the face” and primed his 30,000 members for a strike. With rents going up, Bragg reasoned that doormen and janitors who
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Rick Cotton has been keeping millions of New Yorkers on the move, whether it’s rebuilding the region’s international airports or reconfiguring and revamping old transit hubs like Penn Station. In December, the
Lieber is addressing more violence in the subways after a recent mass shooting.
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managing the Interborough Express, East Side Access, and the Second Avenue Subway expansion. He’s also faced questions about rising subway crime and the failure of station cameras to capture the subway shooter that attacked straphangers in Sunset Park. Lieber has since demanded more police and a crackdown on fare evasion.
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the end of his governorship. Cuomo’s successor soon got on Cilento’s good side, signing legislation to boost workplace safety and helping workers with long COVID-19 – and Cilento responded by endorsing Gov. Kathy Hochul early in the primary cycle and praising her deal to build a new Buffalo Bills stadium with union labor. Now that labor peace has been achieved, Cilento has focused on expanding union membership, which is still below 2019 levels.
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kept buildings clean during the pandemic deserved raises. The union reached an agreement with property owners for a 12.6% wage increase over four years, averting its first strike in more than 30 years.
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22 LIZ KRUEGER CHAIR State Senate Finance Committee State Sen. Liz Krueger, the chair of the Senate Finance Committee, was a key figure during budget negotiations with Gov. Kathy Hochul. Krueger questioned why Long Island was pushing to receive a $400 million racetrack and also argued for more transparency in the governor’s revision of a controversial affordable housing tax break, which was ultimately removed from the budget. A longtime good-government advocate, she was one of the top Democrats demanding then-
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23 MARIO CILENTO PRESIDENT New York State AFL-CIO Mario Cilento’s condemnation of Andrew Cuomo’s conduct effectively contributed to
The governor and mayor have beseeched private companies to bring their workers back into the office, but Kathryn Wylde has been more cleareyed about the economy’s shift toward remote work and how New York must adjust to make the outer boroughs more business-friendly. Wylde has opposed vaccine mandates for businesses and demanded better public safety on the region’s transit lines, citing a spate of violence on the subways as a reason why people are reluctant to return to the city.
Williams brought the case that caused former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin to resign.
The Southern District of New York upended politics once again in Albany when prosecutors charged then-Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin in April with bribery, conspiracy and falsifying records in connection to campaign contributions, resulting in Benjamin’s resignation from his position hours later. Williams, who is the office’s first Black U.S. attorney, has had no shortage of high-profile cases since his confirmation in October. His office successfully prosecuted Ghislaine Maxwell, who was found guilty of sex trafficking in December, and continues to investigate Rudy Giuliani’s overseas business activities.
26 RICH MAROKO PRESIDENT Hotel Trades Council The hospitality industry has been reeling from layoffs and the lagging return of tourism and hotel business travel since the pandemic started. That’s why Rich Maroko pressed Gov. Kathy Hochul for a $450 million tourism revival program that included a one-time $2,750 payment for 36,000 unemployed hotel
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workers and a $100 million budget incentive for employers to rehire them. Maroko is optimistic tourism will bounce back and was a champion of the state fasttracking three downstate casino licenses, which is expected to create thousands of jobs for his members.
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The esteemed education leader put her reputation on the line to save then-SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras’ job after Malatras disparaged a former Cuomo aide who accused the former governor of harassment. Malatras ultimately resigned in December, and Merryl Tisch replaced him with then-SUNY Oswego President Deborah Stanley while launching a search for a permanent chancellor. In the meantime, Tisch has helped SUNY secure $1.2 billion in capital funds for SUNY campuses and a $255 million increase in operating support in the state budget.
Hope Knight was confirmed in May as president and CEO of Empire State Development Corp., following Gov. Kathy Hochul’s appointment of Knight to the economic development post last fall. Knight, who previously led the Greater Jamaica Development Corp. in Queens, had already been busy running ESD in an acting capacity, helping the governor to launch a state Office of Strategic Workforce Development and to dole out funds for the manufacturing and life sciences sectors.
JANET DIFIORE CHIEF JUDGE State Court of Appeals The state’s chief judge lost her top political ally when Andrew Cuomo resigned as governor, but she maintained her position. Since then, Janet DiFiore has proposed a court reorganization plan and contended with a situation in which more than 150 court employees and a Court of Appeals judge refused to get vaccinated and some lost their jobs. DiFiore also weighed in on the bail reform debate, arguing that judges should have more leeway in setting bail. Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers largely agreed with her and revised the law.
28 LESTER YOUNG JR. CHANCELLOR State Board of Regents Lester Young Jr., who became the state’s first Black Board of Regents chancellor last year, was unanimously reelected in March, bringing stability to an agency that has seen its share
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FÉLIX MATOS RODRÍGUEZ CHANCELLOR CUNY Board of Trustees The City University of New York’s request for a $500 million increase in operating funds and a $1.2 billion boost to spruce up its dilapidated facilities was nearly met in the state budget, thanks to Félix Matos Rodríguez’s advocacy. The state gave CUNY $53 million to hire more faculty, $69 million in tuition assistance and $965 million for capital projects, which Matos Rodríguez, who picked up an honorary degree from New York University this spring, called a “transformative spending plan” for public higher education.
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of turnover in recent years. The state Board of Regents’ call for increased investment in education helped result in a record $31.5 billion in school aid for 2023, including a $1.5 billion increase in foundation aid. Young’s organization scrapped a controversial teacher assessment exam while recognizing 51 teachers who achieved a national certification.
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32 GARY LABARBERA PRESIDENT Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York The state budget was a mixed bag for the construction trades. On one hand, Gary LaBarbera was pleased the state authorized nearly $1 billion in financing for a new Buffalo Bills stadium with a prevailing wage provision. On the other, lawmakers excluded a tax abatement that real
estate leaders say would have spurred affordable housing construction; LaBarbera is working to revive that provision before it expires in June. He has also pushed for better safety protocols at union worksites, which led to a decline in construction accidents.
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of her post as a policymaker as well. She championed a construction worker protection law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul last year and is now pushing to peg minimum wage to inflation and productivity, and to protect warehouse workers.
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CHAIR Assembly Labor Committee Chairing the Assembly Labor Committee is traditionally a plum assignment, as it allows for stronger ties with New York’s influential labor unions. But Assembly Member Latoya Joyner has made the most Assembly Member Latoya Joyner
State Department of Financial Services The state Department of Financial Services likely experienced a culture shock when Gov. Kathy Hochul replaced a longtime Cuomo acolyte with a businessfriendly former Obama administration treasury aide. Hochul tasked Adrienne Harris, the first Black woman to lead the agency, with protecting consumers and ensuring the state’s equitable recovery from the pandemic. Harris has also become the top regulator of the state’s burgeoning cryptocurrency industry. She has a reputation for being friendly to digital currencies but is already requiring companies to pay annual assessment fees.
35 AMY PAULIN ASSEMBLY MEMBER Assembly Member Amy Paulin is nothing if not prolific. The Westchester lawmaker, who came into office in 2001, has had around 300 bills signed into law. And she often is the
lead sponsor on headlinegrabbing legislation, whether it’s a measure to allow indicted or convicted candidates – like a certain former lieutenant governor – to get off the ballot or proposed bills to combat gun violence. She’s also sponsoring legislation to reduce the high rate of cesarean sections, criminalize cyberflashing and allow human composting.
36 JESSICA RAMOS STATE SENATOR State Sen. Jessica Ramos has quickly become one of the leading young progressive voices in Albany. When the budget was proposed, Ramos pushed successfully for funding to subsidize expanded child care – although the measure did not cover all undocumented New Yorkers – and sought a minimum wage for day care workers. She got a tax program to offset farm overtime costs included and opposed a proposed
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extension of the 421-a tax incentive for developers. She’ll be a key voice crafting housing legislation during the remainder of the session.
to extend a lucrative tax incentive for the construction of affordable housing projects despite securing Gov. Kathy Hochul’s support. Whelan has gotten labor leaders on board and vowed to try again to pass the measure before the existing abatement expires in June. He also supports a bill that would end gas hookups to new homes and praised two transmission projects that would reduce buildings’ carbon emissions.
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Evan Stavisky has been on a hot streak that has helped expand gaming in New York. His firm helped convince lawmakers last year to legalize online and mobile sports betting, which went live in January. So far this year, New York topped all states with $2 billion in sports wagers, collecting about $80 million in tax revenue. Stavisky, whose mother, state Sen. Toby Stavisky, has also helped Democrats win enough seats in recent years to consolidate control in the upper house.
COVID-19 raged. Pallotta has stood by members who have been threatened for enforcing mask mandates while asserting teachers should be in classrooms. He estimates the state will need 180,000 teachers over the next decade and was instrumental in getting $31.5 billion in school aid into the state budget, including initiatives to attract new and retired teachers and to speed up the certification process.
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Since being reelected as president of New York State United Teachers at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Andrew Pallotta has grappled with teacher burnout and keeping schools safe while
While Gov. Kathy Hochul has distanced herself from her scandal-ridden predecessor, Andrew Cuomo, she hasn’t been shy about taking hefty campaign contributions from his former backers. Among the powerful real estate
41 developers who have rallied around Hochul are Steven Roth, the longtime leader of Vornado Realty Trust. Hochul has also stuck with a Cuomoera plan allowing Vornado to redevelop Penn Station as well as the surrounding area, with the city cut out of the process.
40 JAMES WHELAN PRESIDENT Real Estate Board of New York James Whelan is going back to the drawing board after his real estate lobbyists failed to convince state legislators
RON KIM ASSEMBLY MEMBER Often when former Gov. Andrew Cuomo threatened a lawmaker, they’d play ball or fret privately. But Assembly Member Ron Kim went to CNN and dished. The Queens lawmaker had criticized the Cuomo administration for withholding data on COVID-19 in nursing homes, which led to a seething late-night phone call from the governor. And Cuomo’s resignation hasn’t stopped Kim from demanding answers or accountability for how the state handled deaths in nursing homes. His bill reviewing the state’s pandemic policies is advancing in the state Capitol.
Roth has rallied behind Hochul and her plan to redevelop Penn Station.
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The members of the New York Hotel & Gaming Trades Council have shown extraordinary fortitude and fight throughout the COVID crisis and continue to demonstrate what it means to be union strong and labor proud. Congratulations to President Rich Maroko for his recognition in the City and State Albany Power 100 list.
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The state’s leading government regulatory law firm continues to add talent to its Albany office thanks to the steadfast leadership of Harold Iselin and Samir NeJame. In the past nine months, they’ve brought in a top former state Department of Environmental Conservation official and the governor’s former acting counsel. Iselin remains the top health care regulatory attorney in the region, while NeJame has represented the Real Estate Board of New York, several developers and top tourism clients, including Lincoln Center and the New York Botanical Garden.
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43 SURI KASIRER PRESIDENT Kasirer Suri Kasirer’s lobbying business has boomed during the coronavirus pandemic. Her firm brought in $15.4 million in revenue last year – $1.3 million more than it did in 2020 and twice as much as her next nearest city competitor. Kasirer has worked to help clients like the Hotel Association of New York City and the restaurant industry nudge state officials for aid and permanently legalize takeout cocktails. She was also a host for a much-anticipated hotel association gala in May.
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44 GIORGIO DEROSA & EMILY GISKE PARTNERS Bolton-St. Johns The No. 3 lobbying firm in New York has had a whirlwind year. Soon after Bolton-St. Johns celebrated its expansion
PAT KANE & NANCY HAGANS to Washington, D.C., the firm responded to the ascension of Gov. Kathy Hochul by arranging a $25,000-per-plate fundraiser, with attendees restricted to the firm’s lobbyists and clients. The firm’s Albany operations are driven by Giorgio DeRosa and Emily Giske, who has since called Hochul’s drive “relentless,” and the firm again enjoys a tight relationship with the governor’s office.
Kasirer's lobbying business boomed during the coronavirus pandemic.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; PRESIDENT New York State Nurses Association Pat Kane and Nancy Hagans have been sounding the alarm over nurse staffing shortages for years before the pandemic struck. So the two nursing union leaders were relieved when then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the safe staffing law last June. But the law hasn’t been strictly enforced, and the omicron surge forced extreme staffing measures as hundreds of nurses called out sick. To aid in avoiding future crises, the union helped secure $1.2 billion in bonuses for front-line health care workers in the state budget.
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The head of the state’s largest lobbying firm, as measured by annual revenue, has been largely pleased with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s first year in office. David Weinraub, who has been a staunch Hochul supporter and donor from the beginning, has had high praise for her budget’s focus on health care, renewable energy and housing – especially since his clients include Mount Sinai Hospital, Albany Medical Center and several affordable housing developers.
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ROBERT DESALVIO PRESIDENT Genting Americas East Robert DeSalvio has big plans for Resorts World New York now that the state has expanded the number of casino licenses downstate. In August, Resorts World welcomed a Hyatt Regency hotel next door in South Ozone Park, Queens. Now, Resorts World will look to upgrade its Aqueduct facility to include table games in its bid to the state gaming commission after investing $1.1 billion into its site over the past decade.
48 GUSTAVO RIVERA & RICHARD GOTTFRIED CHAIRS State Senate Health Committee; Assembly Health Committee State Sen. Gustavo Rivera is an outspoken Latino from the Bronx, and Assembly Member Richard Gottfried is a wonkish septuagenarian from midtown Manhattan, but apart from those superficial differences, the pair of lawmakers has plenty in common. As chairs of the health committees in their respective houses, both have pushed to expand and improve medical care in New York and have championed the New York Health Act, a single-payer bill that hasn’t advanced. Gottfried, the
longest-serving lawmaker in the state Legislature’s history, is not seeking reelection this year, making Rivera the state Legislature’s new resident expert on health care policy.
49 NEAL KWATRA FOUNDER AND CEO Metropolitan Public Strategies Neal Kwatra is driving key climate and energy campaigns. He is advising wind energy developer Ørsted, which has two major projects off the coast of Long Island, and is also pushing for building decarbonization. Kwatra also supported the authorization of downstate casinos in this year's budget and works for both Resorts World, widely considered a front-runner for a full-fledged license, and Bally's Corp., which won a state sports betting license.
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for lawsuits. The Business Council has also supported Clean Slate legislation to seal conviction records and get New Yorkers back into the workforce, as well as expanding health care for undocumented immigrants.
HEATHER BRICCETTI PRESIDENT AND CEO The Business Council of New York State As New York businesses continue on the long road to recovery from the pandemic, Heather Briccetti has kept their interests at the top of the state’s agenda. She’s sought federal relief for unemployment insurance costs and examined the effects of an antitrust bill that could put businesses at risk
Rivera and Gottfried have been a dynamic duo leading their health committees.
51 TONY UTANO PRESIDENT Transport Workers Union Local 100 Tony Utano survived a challenge from two candidates and won reelection as president of Transport Workers Union Local 100 in December
on a platform of securing federal aid and better working conditions for transit workers. He has since supported keeping the mask mandate for subways and buses, worked with the mayor and governor to remove homeless riders from the system and cheered on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s budget. Following a subway shooting in April, Utano honored front-line workers who helped passengers during the attack while highlighting the need for fully staffing trains and stations to respond to emergencies.
52 TERRY & KIM PEGULA OWNERS Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills’ playoff run came up short earlier this year, but Terry and Kim Pegula scored a huge victory when they secured $850 million in state and local financing for their $1.4 billion new stadium in Orchard Park. Gov. Kathy Hochul had touted the plan as
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Jacobs publicly supported her reelection. Jacobs devised a new third party that he believed would help Hochul and other Democrats neutralize the Working Families Party, but the plan received backlash and he dropped it in late April.
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State Restaurant & Tavern Association. Today, Ostroff boasts more than 115 clients and works with several nonprofits in the Capital Region, including Feed Albany, the South End Children’s Cafe, and the Albany Medical Center. His lobbying firm has recently been focused on the billions of dollars in federal pandemic relief and how that aid will help businesses and industries recover.
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an administrative priority since December, but downstate lawmakers grumbled over the giveaway, and watchdog groups warned the deal would benefit a company where Hochul’s husband works at. If that wasn’t enough good news for the Pegulas, the Bills are among the Super Bowl favorites for next year.
53 J. ANTHONY JORDAN PRESIDENT District Attorneys Association of the State of New York The state’s top prosecutors urged lawmakers to alter bail laws to grant judges more discretion when offering bail. Washington County District Attorney J. Anthony Jordan played a key role in the criminal justice lobbying effort, which got the governor on board and resulted in a rollback of bail reform legislation in the state budget. Hochul touted that the measure would prevent repeat
offenders from being released without bail but, as they say, the jury is still out.
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When Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed a $33 billion transportation capital plan to upgrade infrastructure earlier this year, Mike Elmendorf warned state leaders not to lose sight of basic maintenance work like paving and road resurfacing. Hochul upped her allocation to $38 billion, with $1 billion alone spent on fixing potholes over the next five years – but Elmendorf cautioned even that may not be enough. Elmendorf’s lobbying for more speed cameras in work zones following 200 crashes on sites last year has started producing results statewide.
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State Democratic Committee Jay Jacobs’ political career appeared doomed after he compared endorsing Democratic socialist Buffalo mayoral candidate India Walton to backing KKK leader David Duke and when Long Island Democrats were swept out of power in November. But Gov. Kathy Hochul resisted calls to replace him – and
57 MARY SULLIVAN PRESIDENT CSEA Endorsing Kathy Hochul for governor in January was an easy call for Mary Sullivan after she heard Hochul’s answers on how she would expand the workforce to deal with staffing challenges, improve diversity and provide access to child care. Hochul kept her promise with a $20 billion multiyear investment in health care, including $5 billion in pay reform and bonuses for health care workers. In April, Sullivan led her union’s biennial workplace safety conference to educate workers about safety protocols.
Jacobs had a rough year as state Democratic Party chair but hasn't been replaced.
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a utility consumer advocate. Doolan has also represented Centers Health Care, one of the state’s largest senior care providers, and has been one of the leading voices helping lawmakers shape several bills affecting nursing homes during the pandemic.
60 59 SEAN DOOLAN PRINCIPAL Hinman Straub The head of the State Street law firm and government relations outfit has more than three decades of experience advising clients in tech, health care and the insurance industry. Sean Doolan’s firm has raised money for Gov. Kathy Hochul’s gubernatorial campaign while lobbying against a measure creating
DENNIS TRAINOR VICE PRESIDENT Communications Workers of America District 1 In one of the year’s most bitter labor fights, Catholic Health suspended health care benefits for its workers striking for safe staffing levels at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo as mandated by a law passed last year. Dennis Trainor condemned the hospital’s tactics and helped the union reach a tentative agreement with the hospital in November. Trainor’s next battle is helping New York’s freelance postproduction workers organize for union benefits and hold a
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61 TREMAINE WRIGHT & CHRIS ALEXANDER CHAIR; EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Cannabis Control Board; Office of Cannabis Management Recreational marijuana will be available to purchase – legally – in New York as soon as this fall, according to Tremaine Wright, the former state lawmaker who’s overseeing the rollout of state legislation authorizing cannabis sales. Wright, who chairs the state’s Cannabis Control Board, and Chris Alexander, who leads the state Office of Cannabis Management, were confirmed in September, before any other Gov. Kathy Hochul appointees, emphasizing the importance of expediting the marijuana rollout under the current administration.
Camille Joseph-Goldman has helped Charter Communications, the parent company of Spectrum NY1, navigate difficult headwinds as the state’s population declined while more customers cut their cords. But you’ll never catch Joseph-Goldman bemoaning the state of the telecommunications industry. She has stayed engaged with the state’s power brokers and was recently honored by National Action Network, where she is a board member, at its annual convention.
63 JABARI BRISPORT STATE SENATOR The Brooklyn democratic socialist lawmaker was so dismayed with the state budget that he called the deal a “moral travesty.” State Sen. Jabari Brisport voted no, in part because Gov. Hochul refused to consider raising taxes on the wealthy and funded two stadiums instead, and he sharply criticized the governor’s rollbacks of bail reform measures that the state Legislature had previously passed. Now, Brisport will
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Wayne Spence has brought more attention to “missioncritical” public employees during the pandemic. Since he won another three-year term last year, he has led a successful effort to increase overtime pay for nurses at SUNY hospitals, rallied for higher wages at the state Office for People with Developmental Disabilities and pushed for more telecommuting options for state workers. Most importantly, PEF got the governor and the state Legislature to boost agency spending by 3% in the state budget.
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be fighting for a good cause eviction bill that would protect tenants and a measure to divest the teachers pension fund from fossil fuels.
the state Senate Democratic Conference, helping state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins shape the state’s legislative agenda. Shontell Smith had already been huddling with the governor’s top aides as the budget was being crafted and criticized New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ push to change the state’s bail laws that she had a hand in passing three years ago.
65 64 SHONTELL SMITH CHIEF OF STAFF State Senate Democrats The Senate Democrats’ top attorney started a new role at the start of this year’s legislative session as chief of staff to
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68 MELISSA FLEISCHUT PRESIDENT AND CEO New York State Restaurant Association Melissa Fleischut knows how bleak the landscape has been for the state’s restaurants. New York’s establishments are doing about 80% of the business they did in 2019, and restaurants in the city employ 30% fewer workers than they did before the pandemic. That’s why Fleischut pushed Congress to replenish the federal Restaurant Revitalization Fund and for the state Legislature to legalize takeout cocktails in the budget. She was successful in Albany and now restaurants can sell alcohol to-go, with a snack, for the next three years.
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The Queens-based lobbyist and political consultant scored huge victories for DraftKings once the state legalized online sports betting and for his gaming clients when the state expedited the authorization of three new commercial casino licenses in downstate New York. Patrick B. Jenkins, who is known
Name any establishment Democratic politician in New York, and there’s a good chance they’ve been on the client list of Global Strategy Group. The consulting firm, which got its start in polling
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maps for being unconstitutional. Langworthy had argued for months the redistricting plan was, in his words, “Hochulmandered” – and the courts agreed. Now the maps have been redrawn by a special master, and the primary is rescheduled for August, giving Republicans a better shot at winning more state Senate and congressional seats.
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70 HELENE WEINSTEIN CHAIR Assembly Ways and Means Committee The budget might have been more than a week late, but Helene Weinstein worked to ensure the Assembly’s priorities were included when it was time to make a deal. The Brooklyn Assembly member helped pass a budget that included an expanded earned income tax credit, increased funding for education and child care, and replenished the state’s rental assistance program. Weinstein has since
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sponsored bills that would provide relief to homeowners facing foreclosure and allow families affected by wrongful death incidents to sue for loss of companionship.
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71 STEVE MALITO PARTNER AND CHAIR, NEW YORK STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS GROUP Davidoff Hutcher & Citron At the politically connected law firm Davidoff Hutcher & Citron, Steve Malito heads up a thriving state government relations practice from its headquarters in New York City. Malito, who has spent more than two decades at DHC, represents clients in a wide range of fields, including tech, telecommunications, construction, nonprofits and organized labor. Since last year, he has carved out a niche in New York’s recently legalized cannabis industry as chair of the firm’s cannabis group.
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72 NICK LANGWORTHY CHAIR New York Republican State Committee Nick Langworthy scored the biggest nonelectoral victory of the primary season when the New York Court of Appeals rejected Democratic congressional and state Senate
The Hempstead Assembly member has been the driving force behind a myriad of bills that help consumers, children and the environment. Michaelle Solages proposed putting mental health professionals in every school following the strain of the COVID-19 pandemic and called for $15 billion to fund climate justice projects in the state budget. Since the budget passed, Solages has backed bills that would require insurance companies to reimburse hearing aid costs and would establish a stronger consumer protection law.
Langworthy now has more favorable maps to run GOP candidates in this November.
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Beth Finkel has been working to ensure her constituents have enough resources to afford their drugs, utilities and caregiving needs. This spring, the AARP led a campaign for a caregiver tax credit and supported raising homecare worker wages. Finkel also sought a $500 million budget allocation to help seniors pay any utility debts they accrued over the winter and praised Gov. Kathy Hochul’s order requiring nursing homes to maintain safe staffing levels after thousands of deaths in their facilities.
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choices and more disruptions for the state’s most vulnerable residents. Legislators sought to shut down the managed care idea and instead advanced a $20 billion proposal that expanded coverage for undocumented seniors – still well short of Linzer’s goal of providing universal coverage to New Yorkers.
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75 BLAKE WASHINGTON & DAVID FRIEDFEL SECRETARIES Assembly Ways and Means Committee; State Senate Finance Committee Blake Washington and David Friedfel have both adjusted to passing an emergency budget over Zoom, but this year’s negotiations were a bit less dramatic. The Assembly one-house proposal that Washington helped draft would have added $1.25 billion to a tenant assistance program and $500 million to help people pay utility bills. Meanwhile, the state Senate proposal Friedfel worked on sought the suspension of the state gas tax and more money
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for public universities. Both houses got some of what they wanted from the governor, though the agreement came nine days late.
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Locally, Davila has also clashed with fellow Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, who leads the Brooklyn Democrats, over the direction of the party in their home borough.
MARITZA DAVILA CHAIR Assembly Puerto Rican/ Hispanic Task Force Some state lawmakers tire of traveling from the districts to Albany, but the annual Somos gatherings – especially the annual trip to Puerto Rico – offer a respite and a chance to schmooze with colleagues in a sunnier environment. As chair of the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force, Assembly Member Maritza Davila organizes the Somos conferences, which are aimed at boosting Latinos’ political power in New York.
Davila is in charge of organizing the Somos conference in Puerto Rico.
The venerated civil rights leader turned 90 in March, months after being honored with a key to the city by New York City’s previous mayor. But Hazel Dukes isn’t slowing down anytime soon. She endorsed Gov. Kathy Hochul after serving as one of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s closest allies until his bitter end, celebrated her decision to appoint Brian Benjamin as lieutenant governor and defended him after his shocking resignation from the position in April. Dukes continues to play a key role in the NAACP, co-chairing the planning group for its annual convention in Atlantic City this spring.
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fledgling cannabis industry in the state and has opposed a proposed moratorium on bitcoin mining.
to secure a full-fledged casino commercial license at its Resorts World New York City establishment in Queens now that three downstate gambling facilities have been authorized by the state Legislature.
80 JEREMY COONEY & SAMRA BROUK STATE SENATORS Rochester recently relinquished its status as the Empire State’s thirdlargest city, a spot seized by Yonkers. But the upstate city hasn’t lost its voice in Albany, where first-term state Sens. Jeremy Cooney and Samra Brouk have been advocating effectively for its interests. Brouk, who chairs the Senate Mental Health Committee, championed legislation addressing maternal mental health that was included in this year’s state budget. Cooney has introduced legislation supporting the
81 JOHN CORDO PRINCIPAL Cordo & Co. Governors come and governors go in Albany, but John Cordo remains. The longtime lobbyist launched Cordo & Co. in 2007, and over the years he has represented many clients. This includes the labor union 1199SEIU, the pharmacy chain CVS, and Genting New York, which is widely seen as a front-runner
Instead of running for state Senate, Niou is taking a shot at Congress in a new district.
82 JEFF LEWIS SENIOR ADVISER Friends for Kathy Hochul When Kathy Hochul became governor last August, she took her longest-serving aide with her. Jeff Lewis first met Hochul at an Iraq War protest. Over a decade later, Lewis has helped her manage two COVID-19 waves and the disaster response to Hurricanes Henri and Ida, and put together her executive chamber. Lewis has since left his chief of staff job to work on Hochul’s campaign. But his vetting of Brian Benjamin has come under scrutiny after
83 YUH-LINE NIOU ASSEMBLY MEMBER Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou, a young progressive representing lower Manhattan since 2017, announced last year that she was challenging state Sen. Brian Kavanagh, a fellow Democrat, in what was shaping up to be a high-profile primary matchup. But now that the final redistricting maps have reconfigured the state’s congressional seats, Niou is aiming even higher as she jumps into the new 10th Congressional District Democratic primary – where she’ll face the likes of former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Rep. Mondaire Jones.
84 SOCHIE NNAEMEKA STATE DIRECTOR Working Families Party Even though New York’s Democrats got steamrolled in last year’s elections, Sochie Nnaemeka believes voters are hungry for progressive policies. Her Working Families Party-backed challengers are Jumaane Williams for governor and Ana María
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Archila for lieutenant governor this winter, which spurred state Democratic leaders to create a new third party until Nnaemeka clarified that the WFP would support Hochul if she won the primary. Brian Benjamin’s resignation opened the door for Archila to become the state’s highest-ranking progressive official, but she’ll now have to face the new lieutenant governor, Antonio Delgado.
Schumer office alumnus’ top priorities include providing support to the region’s small businesses and ensuring Long Island becomes more affordable for young people. He’s already urged Google and other global companies to open a satellite office in the suburb and touted the region’s prominence as an offshore wind hub.
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85 MATTHEW COHEN PRESIDENT AND CEO Long Island Association Last May, the Long Island Association named Matthew Cohen its president and CEO, making him the youngest leader in the business advocacy group’s history. The
The former Guilderland town justice and state Senate counsel has taken on a number of clients in the gaming industry in recent years as the state has fostered the growth of sports betting and casinos. Kenneth Riddett boasts clients such as DraftKings and FanDuel, which have benefited greatly after the legalization of mobile sports betting, with New Yorkers placing $1.6 billion worth of bets in January. But Riddett also represents several professional leagues, including Major League Baseball, the PGA Tour and the National Basketball Association.
The government affairs powerhouse TBA has one of New York’s most politically connected lobbying teams: Tonio Burgos, John Charlson and Kristen Walsh. Burgos reps NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, the Greater New York Hospital Association, and Friends of the High Line while still making key decisions about the Democratic Party’s leadership as a member of the Democratic National Committee. Charlson has nearly three decades of experience in and around state government as well as stints at IBM and on the executive team of the New York Lottery, while Walsh previously served as Long Island regional director for U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.
88 JOSE LOPEZ, ARLENIS MOREL & THEO OSHIRO CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS Make the Road New York A little over a year ago, Jose Lopez, Arlenis Morel and Theo Oshiro took over as
the triumvirate that runs Make the Road New York, an organization advocating for immigrant rights, better access to health care and increased investment in schools, among other issues. This session, they’ve been pushing state lawmakers to pass worker and tenant protections. If activist Ana María Archila, who cofounded and led Make the Road New York, wins her lieutenant governor race, the organization would have even more clout in Albany.
89 TOM MEARA MANAGING DIRECTOR Kivvit Tom Meara has spent nearly a decade at Kivvit, a consulting firm with an array of highpowered clients and offices in a handful of major cities across the country, including New York City. Meara, who was named a managing director at the firm in early 2020, is an expert in a number of industries and areas that are directly affected by policies put in place in Albany, including organized labor, criminal justice and energy and the environment.
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on – Rep. Tom Suozzi from the middle, New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams from the left and Rep. Lee Zeldin from the right. A late March poll from Siena College showed Hochul dominating Suozzi and Williams in a Democratic primary, while polls from Republican consulting firms have shown a more competitive matchup against Zeldin in November – with a potential independent bid by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo siphoning votes away from Hochul as well.
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New York Building Congress Carlo Scissura was reportedly under consideration to lead the New York City Economic Development Corp., but ultimately opted to continue leading the New York Building Congress, a powerful voice in the real estate world. Scissura brought in Ralph Esposito, a longtime construction executive, as the Building Congress’ chair. They have pressed Albany for tax incentives to spur affordable construction projects and to move ahead with redeveloping Penn Station while working with the industry to make construction sites safer across the state.
91 SKIP PISCITELLI COUNSELOR AND SENIOR ADVISER CMW Strategies After serving as the top legal counselor to the state Senate Republicans and in
five New York City mayoral administrations starting with Ed Koch, Skip Piscitelli joined CMW, where he works with an array of trade associations, real estate developers, cultural organizations, nonprofit groups and health care clients. His firm has made waves downstate too, advising New York City Mayor Eric Adams on the city’s budget process and lobbying for grants for the Brooklyn Museum and Brooklyn Academy of Music.
92 TOM SUOZZI, JUMAANE WILLIAMS & LEE ZELDIN GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES Gov. Kathy Hochul has a massive war chest and the advantages of incumbency as she seeks a full term in office, but these three men are nonetheless taking her
93 PATRICK PURCELL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR New York State LaborersEmployers Cooperation & Education Trust Patrick Purcell, who represents some 18,000 laborers and contractors across the state, has been pressing for the Roadway Excavation Quality Assurance Act, which would require workers to be paid a prevailing wage whenever they jackhammer open a street to perform utility work. The proposal’s opponents say the measure would exclude a significant portion of the state’s nonunion construction workforce; the bill is currently
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94 E.J. MCMAHON & BILL HAMMOND FOUNDING SENIOR FELLOW; SENIOR FELLOW FOR HEALTH POLICY Empire Center for Public Policy In a state Capitol where Democrats occupy all statewide offices and hold sizable majorities in both houses of the state Legislature, the conservative critiques delivered by the Empire Center’s E.J. McMahon and Bill Hammond help to hold those in power accountable. McMahon, a former legislative official, founded the center and brought on Hammond, a former Daily News columnist who scrutinizes state health care policy, in 2016.
95 JACK O’DONNELL MANAGING PARTNER O'Donnell & Associates Jack O’Donnell is widely known as an expert on Western New York politics and policy, but he’s also established a reputation as an effective advocate for his clients in Albany. The veteran campaign strategist and former staffer to U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer launched O’Donnell & Associates just over two decades ago. His
McMahon and Hammond provide valuable critiques of state legislative actions.
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firm specializes in health care, organized labor and tech, and has served such clients as the New York State Building & Construction Trades Council, Delaware North and the University at Buffalo.
Lytle LLP promoted Jeffrey B. Schwartz to lead its Albany office, succeeding Richard Honen in the leadership role at the same time that the law firm is aiming to hire 40 attorneys. Schwartz, who has been with Phillips Lytle since 2006, has handled a number of mergers and acquisitions in the Capital Region and specializes in startups and tech firms.
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National Grid As New York sets ambitious goals to transition to clean energy, major power industry players like National Grid want to make sure their perspective is heard by policymakers. Kimberly Ireland, who has been with National Grid for nearly a decade, brings plenty of insight to that effort, given her experiences working in the state Senate and Assembly, for the New York Independent System Operator and as an elected official, having served as a council member in the town of Ballston.
at what appears to be a much safer pick as her No. 2: Antonio Delgado. The low-key ex-lawmaker brings diversity – and a moderate record – to the ticket as she gears up for reelection, although his exit from Congress opens up a seat that is now a prime pickup opportunity in New York for House Republicans.
immigrant advocacy leader, joined Jumaane Williams’ ticket and progressives immediately rallied around her. Both candidates criticized a change in election law made to boot Benjamin from the ballot and pave the way for replacing him with former Rep. Antonio Delgado, who they’ll face in the primary.
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Brian Benjamin’s resignation put the spotlight on two rising Brooklyn Latinas who have a shot at becoming the state’s next lieutenant governor. Diana Reyna, a former deputy borough president, teamed up with Rep. Tom Suozzi as his running mate in February. Ana María Archila, a nonprofit
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR After Gov. Kathy Hochul’s first lieutenant governor, Brian Benjamin, resigned thanks to a campaign fundraising scandal, she upgraded her vetting process and arrived
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GERARD KASSAR CHAIR State Conservative Party The Conservative Party’s foothold in the state may be small, but Gerard Kassar remains an influential voice among the state’s right-leaning legislators. His party endorsed Rep. Lee Zeldin for governor last June – with Republicans following suit in March – and gave perfect ratings to 11 state legislators. Kassar castigated Democrats for corruption after Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin resigned from his position in April and celebrated the state Court of Appeals’ decision to strike down Democratic drawn district lines that would’ve hurt several conservative candidates across the state.
Delgado was just sworn in as Hochul's second in command last week.
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Notice of Formation of RG STRATEGIES, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/29/22. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 188 6th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217. Any lawful purpose.
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legalnotices@cityandstateny.com Notice of Formation of SYDNEY K ANDREW PHOTOGRAPHY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/2/22. Office location: Washington SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 1019 Old County Ln, Salem, NY 12865. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of OZU WAS RIGHT LLC Ar ts . O f Org . filed with SSNY on 3/30/22.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 937 Broadway Apt5, Brooklyn, NY 11206. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of PSYCHIATRIC NP S T R AT E G IE S PL LC . Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/30/22. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 254 Driggs Ave Apt. 3r, Brooklyn, NY 11222. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of MOHAWK VALLEY N AT I V E PLANT SOURCE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/8/22.Office location: Montgomery SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process To Po Box 520, Fonda, NY 12068. Any lawful purpose.
Notice of Formation of A.S. UNIONVILLE, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/14/22. 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 C/O Fabricant, Lipman & Frishberg, PLLC 1 West Main St P.O. Box 60, Goshen, NY 10924. Any lawful purpose.
Notice of Formation of Nancy Gartin Checchi, NP in Family Practice, PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/4/22. Office location: Orange SSNY desg. as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 1607 Rte 300, Newburgh, NY 12550. Any lawful purpose.
Notice of Formation of 712 EAST 216 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/9/17. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 5308 13th Ave Ste 293, Brooklyn, NY 11219. Any lawful purpose.
Notice of Formation of 5 5 0 2 F L AT L A N D S , LLC Ar ts . O f Org . filed with SSNY on 3/29/22.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 485 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10017. Any law ful purpose.
THE SWING STREET CONDO LLC . Ar ts . of Org. filed with the S S N Y o n 1 0/1 9/2 1 . Office: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process agains t it may b e ser ved . S SN Y shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 82 West 3rd Street, Unit 1, New York, NY 10012. Purpose: Any law ful purpose.
Notice of Formation of LIGATURE PRESS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/8/22. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C., 325 Columbia Tu r n p i ke , S t e 3 0 1 , Florham Park, NJ 07932. Any law ful purpose.
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THE SWING STREET CONDO LLC . Ar ts . of Org. filed with the S S N Y o n 1 0/1 9/2 1 . Office: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process agains t it may b e ser ved . S SN Y shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 82 West 3rd Street, Unit 1, New York, NY 10012. Purpose: Any law ful purpose.
Notice of Formation of CROSSTOWN C O L L A B O R AT I O N S LLC, a domestic limited liability company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/30/2022. Of fice location: New York County. Principal Business location: 244 Madison Avenue #124, New York, New York 10016. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to c/o the LLC, 244 Madison Avenue #124, New York, New York 10016. Purpose: marketing consulting services and any other lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of DEVRAY PROPERTIES LLC. Ar ts . O f Org. filed with SSNY on 4/8/22. Office location: Madison SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 4664 Marble Hill Rd Oneida, NY 13421. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of FOREVER 8 REALT Y LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/21/22. 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 66 Daniel Low Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of LIGHT INDUSTRY HOLDINGS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/25/22.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 795 Manhattan Ave Brooklyn, NY 11222. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of MB1 HOLDINGS LLC Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/30/22.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1541 55th St, Brooklyn, NY 11219. Any lawful purpose.
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Notice of Formation of DESIRE LINE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/5/22.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 13 Greene Ave Brooklyn, NY 11238. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of Supernovarieties, LLC filed with SSNY on 06/28/2021. Office: Bronx County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 2978 E 196th st Apt.# 7A Bronx, NY 10461. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation o f F O R D H A M T K1 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/5/22. Office location: Bronx 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 59-05 Maurice Ave, Maspeth, NY 11378. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of H2C MANAGEMENT, LLC. Ar ts . of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/10/22.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to Attn: Audrey Halpern, 108 West 39th St Ste 405, New York, NY 10018. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of MOBATS HOLDINGS LLC Ar ts . O f Org . filed with SSNY on 3/31/22.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 947 51st St, Brooklyn, N Y 11219. 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.
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Notice of Formation of H L M M M A R I N A LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/10/22. 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 m a i l process to 634 Jersey Ave, Greenwood Lake, NY 10925. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Qual. of CPFC PACIFIC PARK LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 04/12/2 2 . O f fice location: New York . LLC formed in DE on 4/11/22. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. D o v e r, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 57 DRIGGS AVENUE LLC Ar ts . O f Org . filed with SSNY on 3/22/22.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 79 N Henry St, Brooklyn, NY 11222. Any law ful purpose. 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 . 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.
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CHOCO LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 06/24/2021. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 733 Third Avenue Floor 16 #1021, New York N.Y. 10017. Purpose: Any Law ful Purpose Ronan-Pompilio Holdings, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/07/2022. Office: Richmond County. Registered Agent Inc. designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Olena Ronan at 81 Narrows Rd N, Apt D, Staten Island, New York 10305. Purpose: Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of DEVOE DEVELOPMENT LLC. Ar ts . O f Org. filed with SSNY on 2/14/22. Office location Richmond SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 30 Portsmouth Ave, Staten Island, NY 10301. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of DSH LOGISTICS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/28/22. Office location: Queens 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 6227 59th Dr, Fl 1, Maspeth, NY 11378. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of 1 0 6 5 ATL ANTIC AVENUE LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/07/22. O f f ice location: N Y County. Princ. of fice of LLC: 7 Penn Plaza, Ste. 600, NY, NY 10001. 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 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 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. 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.
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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 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. 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.
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 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. 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.
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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. LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM
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 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.
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 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 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.
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
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 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.
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.
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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. Public Notice Notice of Auction Sale is herein given that Citiwide Self Storage located at 45-55 Pearson Street, Long Island City, N.Y. 11101 will take place on WWW. STORAGETREASURES. COM Sale by c 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 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. LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM
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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.
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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. LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM
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. LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM
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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.
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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. 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. 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.
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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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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. 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. Notice of Formation of MEEKO LLC Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/03/22.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 27 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222. Any law ful purpose.
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Notice of Formation of HOT SUMMER LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/7/22. Office location: Orange SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 1416 Route 17a, Warwick, NY 10990. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of JOYHO LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/1/22. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 7 71 55th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11220. Any lawful purpose Notice of Formation of MAGUIRE STANHOPE II LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/3/22.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 400 Madison Avenue, Suite 5D New York, NY 10017. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of MAPLE TON GROVE , LLC.Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/3/20.Office location: CAYUGA SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 7014 13th Ave nu e , S ui te 2 1 0 , Brooklyn, New York , 11228. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of ANGIE’S CONSTRUCTION, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/22/22. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served S SN Y mail proces s to 697 Grand St, Unit 235, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of V E S TA L NAIL SALON AND SPA LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/2/22. Office location: Broome SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 1308 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850. Any lawful purpose.
Notice of Formation of MOMENTSNMAYHEM, LLC. Ar ts . of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/13/21.Office location: New Yo r k SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process To 284 Mott St, Apt #8c New York, NY 10012. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of NICHOL AS HIMROD LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/3/22. 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 398 Himrod St, Brooklyn, NY 11237. Any law ful purpose.
Notice of Formation of PEACHEY’S PLANTS & S TO N E S U PPLY LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/4/22. Office location: Montgomery SSNY de sg . as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 106 Hilltop Road, Sprakers, NY, 12166. Any lawful purpose Notice of Formation of ROUSSIS BROTHERS LLC. Ar ts . O f Org. filed with SSNY on 5/4/22.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 183 Bathgate Street, Staten Island, NY, 10312. Any lawful purpose.
Notice of Formation o f PA R Q O U R N YC LLC . Ar ts . of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/26/22.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 111 Pier Avenue, Suite 100, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. Any lawful purpose.
Notice of Formation of CAMPUS VIEW LLC. Arts .Of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/5/22. Office location: Fulton SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. S SN Y mail proces s to 588 Co Hwy 142, Johnstown, NY, 12095. Any law ful purpose.
Notice of Formation of A S I A PA C I F I C ASSET LLC Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/27/22.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1650 78th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11214. Any lawful purpose.
Notice of Formation of WD 168 MANAGEMENT LLC. Ar ts . O f Org. filed with SSNY on 1/5/22.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 730 44th St, Brooklyn, NY 11220. Any law ful purpose.
Notice of Formation of PATEK MANAGEMENT LLC. Ar ts . O f Org. filed with SSNY on 3/22/22.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 934 60th St, Brooklyn, NY 11219. Any law ful purpose.
Notice of Formation of YUAN FENG LING LLC Ar ts . O f Org . filed with SSNY on 10/25/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 5713 Fort Hamilton Pkwy Fl 3, Brooklyn, NY 11219. Any lawful purpose.
Notice of Formation of SCAN T WO LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/1/22. Office location: Orange SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 1416 Route 17a, Warwick, NY 10990. Any lawful purpose.
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Notice of Formation of DANSKER &ASPROMONTE ASSOCIATES LLP. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/27/22.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 30 Vesey St, New York, NY 10007. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of TISHAK, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/26/2 2 .O f fice location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 270 Corbin Pl , Brooklyn, NY 11235. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of GRAND CARE BY BETSY, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/5/22. Office location: Madison SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 4 8 Farnham S treet, Cazenovia, NY, 13035. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of ZEEMONE Y LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/4/22. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1305 Bay Ridge Avenue 3b, Brooklyn, NY, 11219. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of 47E INTERACTIVE, LLC Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/6/22.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 100 Willoughby St Apt 22a, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 860 4TH AVE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/28/22. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 8220 Colonial Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11209. Any lawful purpose. LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM
Notice of Formation of 53 GROVE STREET, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/5/22.Office location: CATTARAUGUS SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom p ro c e s s a g ain s t i t may be served. SSNY mail process to 6740 East Arcade Road, Arcade, NY, 14009. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 72 JOHN ST LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/27/22. Office location Richmond SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served S SN Y mail proces s to 385 Jefferson Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10312. Any law ful purpose. Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1346295 for liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor at retail in a Restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 574 9th Avenue New York, NY 10036 for on premises consumption. 574 SB LLC Notice of Formation of 1951 PAULDING AVE LLC. Arts .Of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/4/22. Office location: Bronx SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 1 9 51 PAU L D IN G AVE, Bronx, NY, 10462. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of 2034 LIU PROPERT Y LLC Ar ts . O f Org . filed with SSNY on 4/29/22.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2034 79th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11214. Any lawful purpose.
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Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1346040 for liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor at retail in a Restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 60 East 54th Street, New York, NY 10022for on premises consumption. 60 E 54th Street Restaurant LLC Notice of Formation of 260 N MAIN STREET, LLC. Arts .Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/18/22. Office location: Fulton SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 37-05 74th Street Fl 3, Jackson Heights, NY, 11372. Any lawful purpose. Notice of S3 RE 8043 KG FUNDING LLC . Auth. filed with SSNY o n 5/1 2 /2 2 . O f f i c e location: New York . LLC formed in DE on 8/30/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 535 Madison Ave, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10022. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose. Notice of S3 RE 129 CONCORD FUNDING LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 5/12/22. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 4/5/22. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 535 Madison Ave, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10022. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.
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Notice of Formation of 142 WATTS HOLDING, LLC. Ar ts . of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/10/22.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 600 Mamaroneck Avenue #400, Harrison, N Y, 10528.Any lawful purpose.
MICHAEL RADI CREATIVE STUDIO LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 5/9/2022. Off. Loc.: Monroe Co. Diane Bradshaw, Esq., designated as agent upon whom process may be served & shall mail proc.: Bradshaw Law Group P.C., 307 East 89 th Street, Suite 4C, New York, NY 10128, USA . Purpose: Any law ful purpose.
Notice of Qual. of CN US OWNER LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 5/13/22. Of fice location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 5/11/22. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: C/O Corporate Creations Network Inc. 600 Mamaroneck Avenue #400 Harrison, NY 10528. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS . Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.
Notice of S3 RE 147TH PL ACE FUNDING LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 5/12/22. Office location: New York . LLC formed in DE on 3/24/22. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 535 Madison Ave, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10022. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.
Notice of S3 RE NORTH FE DE R AL FUNDING LLC. Auth. filed with S S N Y o n 5/ 1 2 /2 2 . Of fice location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 4/27/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 535 Madison Ave, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10022. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS . Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any law ful purpose.
Notice of S3 RE 228 BERRY FUNDING LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 5/12/22. Office location: New York . LLC formed in DE on 3/24/22. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 535 Madison Ave, 19th Floor, New York, NY 12207. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.
Notice of S3 RE 346 AVE U FUNDING LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY o n 5/1 2 /2 2 . O f f i c e location: New York . LLC formed in DE on 3/03/22. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 535 Madison Ave, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10022. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.
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Notice of formation of 15 Kingsley Avenue, LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/17/22. Office location: Cortland Count y. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served and the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to: The LLC, 15 Kingsley Avenue, Cor tland, New York 13045. Purpose: Any law ful purpose.
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Notice of Qual. of S3 RE 110 NORTH 1ST FUNDING LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 5/12/22. Office location: Nassau. LLC formed in DE on 1/18/22. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 535 Madison Ave, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10022. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. D o v e r, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose. Notice of S3 RE 31ST DRIVE FUNDING LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY o n 5/1 2 /2 2 . O f f i c e location: New York . LLC formed in DE on 8/03/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 535 Madison Ave, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10022. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY C O M PA N Y. NAME: W A T E R F R O N T BUILDING LLC. Articles of organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/05/22. Office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 251 53rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220. Purpose: For any law ful purpose. Notice of formation of limited liability company (L LC) . Name: Qi Habitats LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 4/25/22. NY office location: New York County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is 530 Manhattan Avenue #61, New York, NY 10027. Purpose/character of LLC: Any lawful purpose. LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM
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FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF KINGS ____________________________________ In the Matter of an Article 5 Paternity (IV-D) Proceeding File # 195008 Docket # P-08004-21 KURT RUSSELL (Petitioner) SUMMONS - PATERNITY (SERVICE WITHIN NYS) (VIRTUAL) TAMARAH COLEMAN (Respondent) DELANA AUTUMN DESIRE RUSSELL aka known as JUPITER COLEMAN (DOB: 2/8/2016) (Respondent) --------------------------------------------------------X NOTICE: DUE TO THE ONGOING EFFECTS OF COVID-19, THE MATTER INDICATED ABOVE HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO BE HELD VIRTUALLY IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK: TO: TAMARAH COLEMAN ADDRESS UNKNOWN A petition having been duly filed in this court pursuant to Article 5 of the Family Court Act of the State of New York, YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear VIRTUALLY in this Court before the Hon. Alicea Elloras-Ally, on July 29, 2022 at 10am to show cause why a declaration of paternity, order of filiation, order of support, and other and further relief requested in the petition should not be made. Virtual appearance may be held via video or phone. To update your contact information, email or call the court and provide your name, phone, e-mail address, docket number, and date/time of court appearance. Court E-mail: KingsFamilyCourt@nycourts.gov or Court Phone# (347) 401-9718 If you have documents that you would like to send to the Court, at least 5 days prior to the Court date please submit through our Electronic Document Delivery System (EDDS) http://iappscontent.courts.state.ny.us/NYSCEF/live/ edds.htm or e-mail to KingsFamilyCourt@nycourts. gov VIDEO, CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK: https:// notify.nycourts.gov/meet/0kw0bk FOR PHONE, CALL THE TOLL-FREE NUMBER AND ENTER THE MEETING ID Phone: (347) 378-4143 Meeting ID: 373244379# For information on how to install/use Microsoft Teams to participate in virtual court proceedings, visit: Doreen M. Hanley Chief Clerk Dated Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1346026 for liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor at retail in a OP252 Restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 293 Va n Brunt Street Brooklyn, NY 11231 for on premises consumption.
NOTICE OF FORMATION of Claims Connect, LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/16/2022. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to principal business address: 44 Court St #1217 #, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Purpose: Any lawful act.
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY C O M PA N Y NAME: JAMES WAGNER LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 0 5/0 4 /2 0 2 2 . 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. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC to: 225 East 73 rd Street, New York, NY 10021. Principal business address: 225 East 73 rd Street, New York, NY 10021. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of CSV CAPITAL LLC, LLC filed with SSNY on FEBURARY 24, 2022. Office: NASSAU County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 14 GUILFORD RD, PORT WASHINGTON, NY 11050. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. App. for Auth. (LLC) GNT USA, LLC. App. for Auth. filed w/ the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/21/22. LLC formed in DE on 3/9/21. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Corp. Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543, registered agent upon whom process may be ser ved. Purpose: All law ful purposes . Notice of Formation of SCV CAPITAL LLC, LLC filed with SSNY on AUGUST 13, 2021. Office: NASSAU County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 14 GUILFORD RD, PORT WASHINGTON, NY 11050. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.
Public Notice Notice of Auction Sale is herein given that Access Self Storage of Long Island City located at 29-00 Review Avenue, Long Island City, N.Y. 11101 will take place on W W W . STORAGETREASURES. COM Sale by competitive bidding star ting on June 3 , 2 0 2 2 and end on June 14, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. to satisfy unpaid rent and charges on the f o l l ow i n g a c c o u n t s : C ontent s of ro oms generally contain misc. #344 – Richard Shea; Persian Rug #347 – Cee Lo King Media LLC c/o Barry Morston; 4 large plastic totes, 2 suitcases, 2 duffle bags, 4 pairs of sneakers, 1 umbrella, 9 jackets, small bottle of loose change #6209 – Christian Hooker; 20 assorted canvas painting, 1 leaf blower, assorted painting supplies. chair, 2 boxes, cooler, assorted wood, 1 traffic cone and skateboard The contents of each unit will be sold as a lot and all items must be removed from the premises within 7 2 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. THE ANNUAL RETURN of The Michelle & Norman L at tman Charitable Foundation for the calendar year ended D e cemb er 31 , 20 2 1 is available at it s principal office located at 900 5 th Avenue, Suite 18A, New York, NY 10021 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal Manager of the Foundation is Michelle Lattman.
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EVOL Management LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 5/12/2022 Office: New York County The LLC has been designated as the LLC’s agent upon whom process against it may be served A copy of process should be mailed to the LLC at: 1132 Mohegan R o a d , S c h e n e c t a d y, N Y 12 3 0 9 Purpose: any law ful purpose
Notice of formation of 4192-B Propco LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/16/22. Office location: Allegany County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served and the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to: The LLC, 4192B Bolivar Road, Wellsville, New York 14895. Purpose: Any law ful purpose.
Notice of Formation of DECENT LOGISTICS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/25/22. 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 28 Industrial Drive, Middletown, NY 10941. Any lawful purpose.
Hydro X USA LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (S SN Y ) on 11/11/21 . Office in Erie County. SSNY is the designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 400 Ingham ave, Lackawanna N Y 142 18 . Purpose: Any law ful purpose.
Public Notice AT&T proposes to modify an existing facility (new tip heights 25.3’ & 26.3’) on the building at 62 Chelsea Piers, New York, NY (20220560). Interested parties may contact Scott Horn (856-809-1202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential effects on historic properties. Public Notice AT &T p r o p o s e s t o mo di f y an ex is ting facility (new tip heights 80’) on the building at 212 East 117th St, New York, NY (20220573). Interested parties may contact Scott Horn (856809-1202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential ef fects on historic proper ties. Notice of Formation of Taimata, LLC filed with SSNY on 04/04/2022. O f f i c e: We s tc h e s te r County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 485 E. Lincoln Avenue #603 Fleetwood, NY 10552. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.
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Notice of Formation of EandE Management LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 12/17/21. Office location: Kings County. NY Sec. of State designated agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be ser ved, and shall mail process to the LLC, c/o Hogan & Rossi, Attn: Scott J Steiner Esq, 3 Starr Ridge Rd, Ste 200, Brewster, NY 10509. Purpose: any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of Mohawk Valley Brewing Company, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/09/22. Office location: Schenectady Count y. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 110 Bruce St., Scotia, NY 12302. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. STB III ASSOCIATES LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/12/22. 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, 333 East 46th Street, #6H, New York, NY 10017. Purpose: Any law ful purpose.
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Notice of Qual. of LIC NORTHERN BOULEVARD OWNER, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 05/24/2022. Of fice location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 03/16/2022. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. S SN Y mail proces s to: C/O CORPORATE CREATIONS NETWORK INC. 600 MAMARONECK AVENUE #400, HARRISON, NY, 10528. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS . Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any law ful purpose. JFJA Hudson Yards LLC – Auth. filed with Secy. Of State of NY (S SN Y ) on 6/29/21 . Of fice location: New York Co. LLC formed in DE on 6/8/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to: Ganfer Shore L e e d s & Z au d e r e r LLP, 36 0 Lexington Avenue, 13th Floor, New York , NY, 10017. DE addr. O f L LC: c/o Delaware Corporation Organizers, Inc. 1201 N. Market St Fl 18 P.O. Box 1347 Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert of Form. filed with DE Sec of S t a te , 4 0 1 F e d e r al St, D ove r, DE 1 9 9 0 1 . Purp ose: all lawful purposes. Form of notice for onpremises license. Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1346564 for liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor at retail in a Restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 29 West N e ck R oad Shelter Island, NY 11964 for on premises consumption. Ile Refuge LLC
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PROBATE CITATION File No. 2019 -97 SURROGATE’S COURT – ROCKLAND COUNTY CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO: Possible paternal first cousin(s) once removed – child(ren) of deceased paternal first cousin Jeanne Claire Gropp, daughter of Louise Gropp, predeceased sister of Joseph Kolb, deceased father of Robert H. Kolb, a/k/a Robert Herman Kolb Possible paternal first cousin(s) once removed – child(ren) of deceased paternal first cousin Vincent Patrick Burns, son of Matilda Burns, predeceased sister of Joseph Kolb, deceased father of Robert H. Kolb, a/k/a Robert Herman Kolb Possible paternal first cousin(s) once removed – child(ren) of deceased paternal first cousin Edward Jerome Burns, son of Matilda Burns, predeceased sister of Joseph Kolb, deceased father of Robert H. Kolb, a/k/a Robert Herman Kolb Possible paternal first cousin(s) once removed – child(ren) of deceased paternal first cousin Mary Katherine Wyman, daughter of Matilda Burns, predeceased sister of Joseph Kolb, deceased father of Robert H. Kolb, a/k/a Robert Herman Kolb The issue, if any, of Franz Joseph Oberfoll, born in Schenkenzell, BadenWurttemberg, Germany, predeceased brother of Decedent’s predeceased mother Irma Oberfoll Kolb, also known as Irma Oberfoell Kolb Sister #1 of Decedent’s predeceased mother Irma Oberfoll Kolb, also known as Irma Oberfoell Kolb, born in Schenkenzell, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany Sister #2 of Decedent’s predeceased mother Irma Oberfoll Kolb, also known as Irma Oberfoell Kolb, born in Schenkenzell, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany Sister #3 of Decedent’s predeceased mother Irma Oberfoll Kolb, also known as Irma Oberfoell Kolb, born in Schenkenzell, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany Whose whereabouts are unknown and with due diligence cannot be ascertained, if living, and if any of them are deceased, to all the unknown distributees, heirs at law and next of kin, of Jeanne Claire Gropp, Vincent Patrick Burns, Edward Jerome Burns, Mary Katherine Wyman, issue, if any, of Franz Joseph Oberfoll, Sister #1, Sister #2 & Sister #3 of Irma Oberfoell Kolb, a/k/a Irma Oberfoell Kolb, their guardians, committees, conservators or assignees, and if deceased prior to 12/31/2018, then their issue, if any, and if such issue died or became incompetent subsequent to 12/31/2018, then their successors in interest, executors, administrators, legal representatives, devisees, legatees, spouses, distributees, heirs at law, next of kin, committees, guardians or any person having any claim or interest through them by purchase, inheritance or otherwise. A petition having been duly filed by Marjorie Teagno, who is domiciled at 10 Quail Ridge Road, Montvale, New Jersey 07645 YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Rockland County, at the County Courthouse, 1 South Main Street, New City, New York 10956, on ______July 19th________ 2022, at ___9:30___ o’clock in the afternoon/ forenoon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the Estate of ROBERT H. KOLB, a/k/a Robert Herman Kolb, lately domiciled at 193 South Middletown Road, Pearl River, New York 10965, admitting to probate a Will dated August 23, 2018, as the Will of Robert H. Kolb, a/k/a Robert Herman Kolb, deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that Letters Testamentary issue to Marjorie Teagno. Dated, Attested and Sealed, ______May 20th_______, 2022 Hon. KEITH J. CORNELL, SURROGATE ____________ Eileen Horan_____________________ Clerk Name of Attorney: LAW OFFICE OF WILLIAM F. SMITH, ESQ. Tel. No.: (845) 6342221 Address of Attorney: 521 Route 304, Bardonia, New York 10954 [ Note: This Citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear in person. If you fail to appear it will be assumed that you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you. Notice is hereby given that a license, number pending, for beer, liquor and wine, has been applied for by Sweet Chick Union SQ LLC to sell beer, liquor and wine at retail in a restaurant under the Alcohol Beverage Control Law at 32 East 16th Street, New York, NY 10003 for on premises consumption. Sweet Chick Union SQ LLC LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM
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LOSERS LETITIA JAMES Former President Donald Trump lost his attempt to avoid testifying under oath before investigators from the state attorney general’s office. An appeals court unanimously ruled in favor of AG Letitia James, meaning Trump, along with his daughter Ivanka and son Donald Jr., will each have to face questions from prosecutors in a case alleging The Trump Organization falsely inflated the value of its real estate assets. THE BEST OF THE REST MONIQUE CHANDLERWATERMAN
Her opponent may have been backed by New York City Mayor Eric Adams, but Monique Chandler-Waterman pulled out a landslide win in Assembly District 58 special election with roughly 80% of the vote – a whopping 1,896 votes. (Hey, it’s a special election, what do you expect?)
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Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou was supposed to challenge Brian Kavanagh for his state Senate seat in what was supposed to be one of the most high-profile primaries of the year, but Niou instead has jumped into the most-watched congressional race of the summer.
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NYC wants to host the DNC. New York City Mayor Eric Adams did the inevitable as a first-term mayor and started asking Democrats to let him play host to the big event in the summer of 2024. The 2004 NYC RNC was marked by massive protests, but this time around the battles could be on stage. Forget Kamala vs. Pete. How about Nadler vs. Maloney bare-knuckle boxing? Mondaire Jones vs. Bill de Blasio cage match? For more battles, read on.
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ANTHONY MIRANDA Robin Hood stole from the rich to give to the poor, under the eye of the sheriff of Nottingham. While New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ pick for sheriff may have stolen from the city’s coffers to make himself $1,320 richer. Politico caught Anthony Miranda giving himself a generous interest rate on a short-term loan to his 2021 City Council run. That’s a bad look for someone who’s supposed to be going after tax cheats.
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Corrupt homeless shelter leaders have become ubiquitous in New York City. And Victor Rivera was recently sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for taking $1.2 million in kickbacks while leading the Bronx Parent Housing Network.
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, ETC. Gun manufacturers, distributors and sellers – and this trade organization representing them – had their lawsuit tossed that contested the state’s law allowing firearm sellers, distributors and manufacturers to be held civilly liable for gun violence.
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