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SHORTLY AFTER New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio won his second term, politicos began gossiping about who might be best positioned to replace him in four years.

Among the politicians identified as contenders were New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and then-Public Advocate Letitia James. Melinda Katz, then the Queens borough president, even generated some buzz about a possible City Hall bid.

Nearly three years later, the mayoral field is still evolving. Stringer and Adams are the only politicians from that early list still in the running, while New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson – along with former de Blasio aides Maya Wiley and Loree Sutton, ex-HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, nonprofit leader Dianne Morales and possibly Citigroup executive Raymond McGuire – are now in the mix.

New York City’s political landscape has also been transformed in recent months by the Black Lives Matter protests. Public Advocate Jumaane Williams has been a natural leader during the renewed push for racial equality, but although many want him to run for mayor, he has declined to throw his hat in the ring. In this week’s magazine, City & State’s Jeff Coltin examines what made Williams a man for the moment – and what the new racial justice movement means for next year’s mayoral contest.

Courts have suspended eviction cases during the pandemic. That’s set to change this week.

CONTENTS AFFORDABLE HOUSING … 8

Rich neighborhoods need it, too.

SHOCKING ARREST … 10

Cops pull people of color into unmarked vans all the time.

JUMAANE WILLIAMS … 12

The man of the moment

HOUSE RACES … 18

Was there really an insurgent wave?

CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUSES … 20

Ritchie Torres’ op-ed could open a door.

TENANTS’ RIGHTS … 22 The rent law roller coaster WINNERS & LOSERS … 30

Who was up and who was down last week

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REVEL SHUTS DOWN

After two fatal accidents in as many weeks, scooter-sharing company Revel has suspended its operations in New York City. The deaths were among other nonfatal crashes in recent weeks that have called the safety of the mopeds into question. The unexpected announcement came just hours after the second death connected to Revel occurred in Queens.

POLICE RECORDS RELEASED

The New York Civil Liberties Union won a victory when a judge lifted an order preventing it from publishing a large database of complaints of police misconduct. Earlier, ProPublica published data on about 4,000 New York City Police Department officers using information provided by the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board. The NYCLU database is even more expansive.

The lawsuit stems from the recent repeal of a state statute known as Section 50-a, which has long kept police disciplinary records private. Police unions have been attempting to block the release of that information since the law was repealed. However, the state Committee on Open Government issued an opinion that unsubstantiated complaints could be kept private if releasing them would be a violation of privacy.

PUBLIC CHARGE RULE HALTED

A federal judge in New York has ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to stop enforcing its public charge rule for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic.

Under the mandate, people applying for green cards and visas were subject to wealth tests, allowing the federal government to reject the applications of those who receive government assistance, or may need to rely on it in the future.

CRISIS COMPOUNDED Many New York City taxi drivers were in financial ruin before the pandemic, thanks in part to predatory lending practices and the rise of app-based ride-hailing services. But new city data shows that the pandemic added massive insult to injury. With June ridership down 92% and daily gross income down 47%, the current state of the taxi industry appears to have “gone to hail,” as the Daily News put it.

“ We are all hurting and this crisis calls for multimillionaires and billionaires to help our state shoulder this extraordinary burden.”

– state Senate Majority Leader Andrea StewartCousins, expressing support for the first time for new taxes on New York’s wealthiest residents, as Cuomo remains opposed, via NY1

“After condemning racism, the next step isn’t inviting it to your pitcher’s mound. ” – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio in a tweet about President Donald Trump planning to throw out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium, a day before Trump said he decided he would not do so, via the New York Post

The rule had been in effect since February, when the U.S. Supreme Court overruled a lower court that had blocked its implementation. A group of Democratic states, led

by New York, brought a new lawsuit in April in light of the pandemic.

The judge sided with the states by ruling that the public charge rule would discourage immigrants from seeking government assistance during the pandemic.

FEDS ADMIT THEY LIED ON TRAVEL PROGRAMS

After months of banning New Yorkers from the Trusted Traveler Program, which streamlines the security process at airports, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has restored residents’ access. At the same time, the department admitted to lying during a lawsuit brought by New York over the ban as a means to justify its action.

The agency originally implemented the ban in response to New York’s Green Light law, which allows undocumented immigrants to receive driver’s licenses. The law prevented the state Department of Motor Vehicles from sharing information with federal immigration authorities, but the feds claimed the law was interfering with national security by not sharing information needed for background

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checks for the travel program. New York amended its law in April to allow federal agencies access to DMV data in order to verify entry into the travel program.

ARREST GOES VIRAL, CAUSES UPROAR

The arrest of a protester in New York City went viral after video showed several plainclothes officers hustling a woman into an unmarked van before driving off.

Many drew comparisons to the arrests of protesters in Portland, Oregon, that were made by unidentified federal law enforcement officers who used unmarked vehicles. In New York, the officers were members of the New York City Police Department warrant squad, who regularly work in civilian clothes and use unmarked cars. The protester was wanted for several instances of vandalism, including damaging police cameras.

Although it was caught on video, the type of arrest causing the outrage is not uncommon in communities

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of color. De Blasio said he found the arrest “troubling,” but defended the conduct of the officers, saying it was simply “the wrong time and the wrong place” for the arrest to have happened.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo called the arrest “frightening” and said he at first thought the federal government was responsible.

A NEW MAYORAL CONTENDER

As a civil rights attorney, former head of the Civilian Complaint Review Board and former top counsel to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Maya Wiley, below, appears poised to announce a run to succeed her former boss.

She recently resigned as an MSNBC analyst and political commentator to explore a run for mayor.

She also reportedly sent paperwork to the New York City Campaign Finance Board to open a committee called Maya for Mayor and is working with a veteran campaign consultant who used to work for the de Blasio administration.

THURSDAY 8/6 City & State and AARP host a virtual legislative forum focusing on the Buffalo region, with state Sens. Tim Kennedy and Michael Ranzenhofer, and Assembly Members Monica Wallace and Sean Ryan.

New York City hit the high 90s last week. And the inside of your mask?

Definitely over 100. “We know it’s hot,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said July 27 in one of his daily tweets encouraging mask-wearing. “COVID doesn’t care.”

But it wasn’t that long ago that we thought COVID-19 would care about high temperatures. After all, the “seasonal flu” always peaks in the colder months before receding in the summer. Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology published an analysis in March that warmer temperatures did seem to slow transmission of the virus. President Donald Trump was, of course, wildly optimistic when he said in February that the coronavirus would “miraculously” go away when it got warmer beginning in April. That month, even with mild temperatures, ended up seeing the most COVID-19 cases

THURSDAY 8/6 Association for a Better New York hosts Deputy Mayor J. Phillip Thompson for its series on Black leadership in New York City, a look into prominent New Yorkers’ perspectives on politics and racial justice.

and deaths in the state of New York.

Cases in the state did decrease as the weather warmed up, and have stayed low through the summer thus far – but the rest of the country is a case study on how correlation does not equal causation. Coronavirus cases in Arizona, which regularly experiences some of the highest temperatures in the country, have risen faster than the mercury.

Further research, as reported by The New York Times, seemed to confirm as much, noting that “Warm weather alone will not control the virus in America or abroad.” The spread of the coronavirus is influenced by too many other factors, like the movement of fresh air. So New York City bus drivers aren’t keeping the windows open because of the heat – it’s because of the air.

– Jeff Coltin

MONDAY 8/10 The state Legislature is holding a joint hearing on coronavirus outbreaks and deaths in upstate New York nursing homes. The hearing will be livestreamed on the state Senate and Assembly websites.

INSIDE DOPE

This is the second state legislative hearing on coronavirus deaths in nursing homes – a crisis that continues to garner Gov. Andrew Cuomo criticism. The first hearing focused on downstate deaths.

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THIS YEAR, both the Major League Baseball season and the results of June’s primary were delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, but today, things are getting back to semi-normal – emphasis on the “semi.” The Yankees and Mets are back at their home stadiums, and the results of the primary are finally rolling in to confirm that this year was not just another blue wave, but a gush of deep navy, as younger, more progressive challengers shook up the old guard, bringing fresh blood and new

PHARA SOUFFRANT FORREST

Assembly District 57 Endorsed by NYC-DSA Supports extending voting all New Yorkers, regardless of immigration status Wants to cancel rent during the pandemic

JABARI BRISPORT

State Senate District 25 Endorsed by NYC-DSA Wants $10 billion every year to fight climate change Supports a pied-à-terre and multimillionaire’s tax to fund NYCHA

MARCELA MITAYNES Assembly District 51 Endorsed by NYC-DSA Supports eliminating all medical debt Wants to close Rikers Island, with no new jails

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HOW PROGRESSIVE ARE NEW YORK’S ROOKIES?

perspectives to the game.

Though not officially elected yet – they still face general elections this fall – nine candidates so far have ousted incumbents and could be headed to Albany soon. City & State dove into the platforms of nine of these new political players to see where exactly in left field they belong.

ZOHRAN MAMDANI

Assembly District 36 Endorsed by NYC-DSA Wants to make public transportation free Supports turning Con Edison and National Grid into state agencies

KHALEEL ANDERSON Assembly District 31 Endorsed by the WFP Supports universal health care Wants to classify gig workers as employees

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AMANDA SEPTIMO

EMILY GALLAGHER

JENIFER RAJKUMAR

Assembly District 34 Member of the DSA, not endorsed by the NYC-DSA Wants to cancel rent during the pandemic Supports limiting campaign contributions $1,000

Assembly District 50 A democratic socialist, not endorsed by the NYC-DSA Supports term limits on legislators and governor Wants to make SUNY and CUNY free

Assembly District 84 Endorsed by the WFP Supports making public transportation free Wants to create universal after-school programs

Assembly District 38 Pledged to refuse real estate donations Supports good-cause eviction legislation Wants to end cash bail

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A Q&A with the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities Commissioner

The reality is, the ADA codes and standards are the floor; it’s really not the ceiling.

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What would you make of New York City’s compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act? What progress has been made since its passage 30 years ago?

I think it’s safe to say that we have more work to do, and our goal is really to have constant contact with our community and understand what the needs are. Our goal in New York City really is to make it the most accessible city in the world. And by doing that, we have to ensure that we go far beyond the ADA codes and standards.

Because the reality is, the ADA codes and standards are the floor; it’s really not

the ceiling.

When we built New York City Ferry, we met with the community, found out exactly what their needs were and worked closely with them and (the city Economic Development Corporation). And our ferry system goes over and beyond what the codes and standards are in the ADA. New York City human rights law is really a comprehensive civil rights law and our definition protects people with disabilities over and beyond ADA as well.

There have been some numbers in the past showing that 80% of

the school buildings were inaccessible to students with disabilities. Has there been progress made to overcome that challenge?

A large stock of our schools were built in the early 1900s, and we weren’t even thought of then. And that’s the beauty of the ADA, that we’re able to have civil rights law that protects us. We’re able to complain about that, and we also have guidelines that are there. We invested $750 million toward

remediating school accessibility. And that doesn’t mean when we’re doing other capital projects that we aren’t adding accessibility. One of the greatest things that we’ve done just recently is that we’ve prioritized students with disabilities who have accessibility needs so they receive priority for that accessible school building. I know the team over at the Department of Education are not stopping and they’re looking for every way, shape or form to make things accessible.

Are you concerned that accessibility might fall by the wayside because

the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is facing budget issues?

The reality is COVID-19 has really messed things up, especially accessibility. We had 70 stations that the MTA was moving forward to (make accessible). They’ve cut all capital plans right now.

Without funding from the federal government, that support in the MTA is going to be tough, and it’s going to make my job as a board member tough. But I have to make sure that, as a board member, I prioritize any cuts that happen to the MTA that they’re not just on disability but they really are across the board.

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COMMENTARY

AFFORDABLE HOUSING EVERYWHERE When you only rezone working-class neighborhoods, it keeps New York City segregated.

By Pablo Zevallos

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LTHOUGH CRIMINAL JUSTICE issues have been front and center in the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, land use policies, which often receive less popular attention, also have ingrained systemic racism. Research has found that higher-income, mostly white communities have the most restrictive land regulations, which limit the size and type of housing that can be built. Constraining supply – that is, by limiting how much, if any, multifamily housing can be built – drives up prices, thereby heightening racial and income segregation.

This phenomenon is not new.

In its 1926 decision upholding the validity of a Cleveland suburb’s zoning ordinance, the Supreme Court called apartments “mere parasite(s)” that, when built together, “destroyed” the character and desirability

of a neighborhood. In the last three-plus decades, Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk Counties have seen judicial rulings or substantial settlements in cases alleging racially exclusionary zoning practices.

While this problem is most associated with the suburbs, it would be a mistake to ignore it in cities. New York City is markedly more segregated than most other major cities in the country: The dissimilarity index, a common measure of residential segregation, finds that Black-white, Latino-white and Asian-white segregation has remained constant in New York City since 1980, even as many other metropolitan areas across the country have seen modest desegregation since then. These statistics do not exist in a vacuum; they are partially a result of this city’s land use choices, such as the one by former Mayor Michael

Bloomberg to largely downzone majority-white communities in New York City.

Exclusionary zoning policies were never acceptable, and the Black Lives Matter era only highlights the obligation that Mayor Bill de Blasio and the New York City Council have to pursue equitable desegregation.

The most accessible tactic the city government has at its own disposal is to repurpose a tool to date only implemented in low-income communities of color – mandatory inclusionary housing – for use in wealthier, majority-white communities.

Created by the New York City Department of City Planning under de Blasio, mandatory inclusionary housing requires developers in certain areas to set aside a certain percentage of floor area for affordable housing in exchange for bonuses such as increased allowable height or bulk in their development.

So far, New York City has rezoned East Harlem, Inwood, East New York, Bay Street, Jerome Avenue and Far Rockaway for mandatory inclusionary housing, with failed attempts in Bushwick, Flushing and Southern Boulevard, and an uncertain path forward in Gowanus. These neighborhoods are largely working-class Black and Latino communities. Whether upzoning a neighborhood with an included affordable housing mandate empirically helps or hurts the goal of slowing gentrification and displacement is a topic of feverish debate. What can conclusively be said, however, is that applying mandatory inclusionary housing exclusively in such communities perpetuates segregation. To the extent the “affordable” units produced are even affordable to community members in the first place, which they often are not, they

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lock low- and moderate-income residents of color in the same neighborhood without providing the option to move into wealthier, majority-white neighborhoods.

By contrast, applying mandatory inclusionary housing in wealthy, majority-white neighborhoods would allow people of color the benefits of integration, of which there are many. In New York City, majority-white communities have greater proximity to subways, leading to much shorter commute times relative to more

bus-reliant Black, Latino and Asian American New Yorkers.

Research ranging from decades ago through the present day has found that, when low-income city residents, predominantly (but not exclusively) of color, move to wealthy, majority-white neighborhoods, they are more likely to complete high school and attend college.

Their lifetime earnings increase substantially.

In order to render these benefits possible, the mayor and the City Council must also modify the existing community pref-

erence policy. The concept behind the policy sounds simple: Residents of the community district – that is, the boundaries of the neighborhoods a given community board serves – get 50% of the affordable housing built within said community district. However, given the intense residential segregation between neighborhoods, this policy also codifies segregation, and it stacks the odds against a resident applying for affordable housing outside of their own neighborhood. Based on who lives there currently, if you give preference to residents from, say, NoHo or SoHo, you’ll most likely end up with the housing going mostly to wealthier residents, most of whom are white, who may not be in as big a need for housing.

There is fierce debate over what exactly to do with community preference, especially given the belief in communities of color that affordable housing should go overwhelmingly toward that community. A reasonable compromise can be found in substantially reducing the community preference in wealthy areas while keeping a higher percentage in place in lower-income areas, based on the median income of the community district. This compromise would have the additional benefit of avoiding the Supreme Court’s strong hostility toward racially explicit government policies.

So New York City should do in neighborhoods like NoHo and SoHo what it did in East New York: upzone to increase allowable density, and mandating affordable housing in new buildings that take advantage of the added height. The group Open New York has put forth a strong plan to do just that: Their plan would adapt the existing neighborhood architectural context to add nearly 700 affordable units in one of the city’s wealthiest neighborhoods.

They also propose providing a preference for the neighborhood’s workers instead of its residents. This

WHEN LOW-INCOME CITY RESIDENTS MOVE TO WEALTHY, MAJORITY-WHITE NEIGHBORHOODS … THEIR LIFETIME EARNINGS INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY.

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plan, which the city government should adopt, provides a template for doing the same in wealthy, majority-white neighborhoods elsewhere in the city.

To be sure, pursuing desegregation policies does not relieve the city government of its obligation to fully invest in communities of color, and the individual choices of New Yorkers of color to live in any neighborhood – including staying in communities that are predominantly of color – must be respected. But there is clearly real demand for genuine housing choice: A survey by the Anti-Discrimination Center found that a strong majority of Black and Latino New Yorkers would consider pursuing affordable housing opportunities in communities outside their own.

Elected officials are incrementally moving in this direction. A proposal from New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer would require inclusionary housing in all new developments, including in wealthy neighborhoods, throughout the city. And Council Members Brad Lander and Antonio Reynoso have endorsed comprehensive planning as a means toward advancing equitable land use policies. The recognition that wealthy, majority-white neighborhoods must help in producing affordable housing for this city is growing – and having historic cobblestones does not exempt neighborhoods from this responsibility, as one Manhattan Community Board 2 member suggested in opposing a SoHo rezoning.

While upzoning with mandatory affordable units in wealthier areas will not create enough affordable units to end New York City’s segregation on its own, it is a necessary component of advancing housing justice and racial justice.

Implementing it is one way that the mayor and the City Council can show they really are serious about combating systemic racism.

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Pablo Zevallos is a law graduate and Upper West Side Democratic activist.

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The arrest of a protester by plainclothes police in an unmarked van was shocking.

It happens all the time in communities of color.

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VIDEO OF a young protester in Manhattan being hustled into an unmarked van on July 28 by plainclothes NYPD officers has sparked outrage from lawmakers, liberal activists and police reform advocates. Many compared it to the actions of federal law enforcement officers in Portland, who have been recorded hauling off protesters in unmarked vehicles after failing to identi-

fy what agency they were from.

But as shocking as the footage was, especially in light of events happening in other parts of the country, the sight was not a new one for many Black New Yorkers and other people of color. Similar arrests made by plainclothes officers are a common occurrence in neighborhoods of color.

As lawmakers expressed their outrage over the video – City Council Speaker Corey Johnson called it “incredibly disturbing� and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams said he was “concerned� about what he saw and would seek answers –

public defenders and Black New Yorkers were taking to Twitter to say this is nothing new. “This is not a new policing strategy I mean, maybe for protests, but this is how NYPD polices Black and Brown neighborhoods,� defense attorney Rebecca Kavanagh wrote in response to the viral video. State Sen. Zellnor Myrie, who represents a largely Black Brooklyn district that includes Brownsville and Crown Heights, tweeted that the NYPD “does this in my district on the reg.�

According to the NYPD, the woman arrested, identified as Nikki Stone, had an arrest war-

rant for allegedly vandalizing police cameras on several different occasions. The officers who arrested her were members of the warrant squad, who regularly work in civilian clothes and use unmarked vehicles. Jennvine Wong, an attorney with Legal Aid Society who leads its Cop Accountability Project, said that any public defender in the city probably has stories about clients who were arrested using tactics similar to those seen in the video. “I’ve had clients say they didn’t realize that (the people arresting them) are officers until they’re tackled on the ground,�

Wong told City & State. “And

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Social media erupted in outrage when NYPD officers forced a protester into an unmarked van, but the shocking tactic in not new for the department.

then when they were in the back of the vehicle, they saw the badges and that’s when they realized ‘Oh, they’re cops.’” The difference is the arrests happening in Black and brown low-income communities are rarely recorded because they do not happen in the context of a crowded protest.

Although Stone is white, she is a trans woman and is homeless.

Police reform advocates say that the homeless and LGBTQ New Yorkers are disproportionately subject to aggressive policing.

“We know that people of color and transgender people are at greater risk of police brutality,” Human Rights Campaign Pres-

ident Alphonso David said in a statement to ABC News.

Wong said that the arrest in the video seemed unusual for the amount of force officers used for the low-level criminal mischief and vandalism charges Stone faced. Multiple cops can be seen wrestling her to the ground and manhandling her into a van, while additional officers used their bikes to keep protesters from getting too close.

Usually, Wong said, those kinds of tactics are used more often if someone is wanted for a felony, but added that doesn’t mean it never happens. “It doesn’t have to be this violent,

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but, in many instances, NYPD warrant squads are this violent, and are this aggressive,” Wong said.

And even if they are less aggressive, arrests made by warrant squads can still be unsettling, especially if someone doesn’t know they have an outstanding warrant. Wong described a situation where someone is walking down the street with a friend when a group of people jump out of a car, cuff the friend and drive away in an unmarked car. That happens with warrant squads, whose identity may be lost in the confusion of the arrest and who legally don’t have to tell the arrestee why they’re being arrested.

Myrie told City & State that in Black neighborhoods like those he represents, these types of arrests by warrant squads and plainclothes officers where people get taken away in unmarked cars after unexpected encounters, are “in the fabric of the community,” built on “years of practice.” He added that he doesn’t get the same complaints from the majority-white neighborhoods he represents. “This plays out, to no one’s surprise, very much like other enforcement efforts,” Myrie told City & State, like the city’s history of racist use of stop-and-frisk and the fact that people recently arrested for violating social distancing regulations have been disproportionately Black and Latino.

Myrie expressed concern that police may begin using outstanding warrants as a way to target and arrest protest leadership in ways similar to federal officers in Portland – although, as of yet, there is no evidence to support this. But Myrie also cautioned against drawing too much of a parallel between the actions of the federal government and the arrest seen in New York City. “We have a tendency to… vilify the actions of this particular federal administration, and I have done so where appropriate,” Myrie said. “But when we do that, I think we lose the reality that this isn’t something that is new or necessarily attached to this administration. This is in the DNA of the New York Police Department.”

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Myrie said he hopes that the energy and anger over the arrest – which also made headlines across the country – will carry over to helping Black communities that have long experienced the kind of policing that sparked the outrage.

But he said he first wants an acknowledgement from Police Commissioner Dermot Shea and Mayor Bill de Blasio “of the brutality of this approach.”

That acknowledgement may not come any time soon. In a tweet on July 28, the NYPD seemed to defend the aggressiveness of the arrest by claiming that protesters were throwing rocks at police. The department did not offer an explanation of why such a presence was needed to aid in the arrest of one person wanted for vandalism. Witnesses interviewed by Gothamist said no rocks were thrown.

In a request for comment, an NYPD spokesperson referred to an interview Chief of Department Terence Monahan gave WABC on July 29.

Monahan said that Stone approached and tried to antagonize the officers waiting for a chance to arrest her away from the crowd. He said “at that point there was nothing else to be done.” Monahan did, however, express displeasure that Stone was able to identify the plainclothes officers as police. “It would have been better if they could have been a little less transparent while they were doing the observation on her,” Monahan said. He added that he was frustrated Stone was released soon after her arrest.

De Blasio also skirted the issue. “I think it was the wrong time and the wrong place to effectuate that arrest,” he said when asked about the arrest at a press briefing, adding that if someone vandalizes property, they must face the consequences. He did not offer an opinion on when the right time, place and method would have been to arrest Stone, nor did he indicate that any officers involved would be investigated. When asked about discipline, de Blasio replied “I don’t think this is about the officers.”

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Jumaane Williams’ voice was heard around the world

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UMAANE WILLIAMS, the New York City public advocate, could feel the pain in his aging, 44-year-old knee on the hard concrete of Times Square.

But the moment called for kneeling, so Williams lived with the physical discomfort for eight minutes and 46 seconds – the amount of time that Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was originally thought to have knelt on George Floyd’s neck before he died on Memorial Day. This was June 2, eight days after Floyd’s death, and the self-described activist/elected official had organized a protest/press conference in an empty Times Square. Civil rights activists and more than a dozen elected officials joined Williams to assert New Yorkers’ right to protest police brutality, taking a knee just after 8 p.m. in symbolic defiance of the

mayor and governor’s overnight curfew, enacted just the day before.

Williams is no stranger to getting arrested for civil disobedience, having been arrested at least nine times, but it wasn’t a real concern here. Elected officials were de facto exempt from the curfew.

Press-hungry politicians gathered around Williams, including New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, but the public advocate was the undisputed host. Nobody else spoke.

With Times Square emptied out because of the coronavirus-induced shutdown, and the area cordoned off by the New York City Police Department, Williams didn’t even need a microphone as he explained that he was there to bring back attention to Black people killed at the hands of po-

lice. “We don’t want to lose focus of why people are here and what people are protesting about. So much of the media coverage is covering the wrong thing,” he said, a reference to the looting of stores over the previous two nights that had been all over the news and social media. “My hope is that every time we talk about what’s happening here, every single time, that the media bring it back to why we’re here,” Williams continued. “Bring it back to the reasons that the bucket has overflowed.

The drips, the drips, the drips, the drips.”

That was only one stop on Williams’ citywide star turn over the last two months. He led protest marches against police brutality and systemic racism and saw New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio sign the bill he sponsored that codified New Yorkers’ right to record the police on video. He negotiated

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with the police in the streets to save other protesters from arrest – a move praised by activists on the left and the New York Post editorial board on the right. Williams’ voice was heard around the city and the world in Instagram videos shared by the rapper and entrepreneur Diddy. At a memorial service for Floyd in Brooklyn, where de Blasio was greeted with boos, Williams was cheered.

The New York Times covered the growing desire among some progressives for a Williams mayoral run in 2021. Rolling Stone interviewed him, as did Vogue. In a chaotic moment, Williams often seemed like the nearest thing to a leader.

What Gov. Andrew Cuomo was, thanks to his daily press briefings, during the height of New York’s coronavirus outbreak, Williams was to the Black Lives Matter protests happening shortly thereafter. Except, unlike Cuomo, who has been blamed by experts for waiting too long to shut down nonessential businesses, no one could say that Williams was the reason the underlying problem was so bad in the first place. He was the person for the moment, whose entire political career – and entire life – had prepared him to become the spokesperson of the more assertively progressive New York that is reshaping Democratic politics throughout the state.

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N 1983, WHEN Williams was 7 years old, the United States invaded the Caribbean island nation of Grenada to crush a military coup after the murder of Maurice Bishop, the small country’s revolutionary prime minister. Williams was living in Starrett City, the massive housing complex in East New York, Brooklyn. His parents had both emigrated from Grenada before he was born, so Williams was raised knowing “the Island of Spice” as his own – “I’ve got spice in my blood,” he says. The invasion, ordered by then-President Ronald Reagan, was widely condemned internationally, but Williams said he doesn’t remember his family taking sides. “It was kind of matter-of-fact – ‘This happened,’” he said. But the fact that the U.S. invaded a country where almost all the residents were Black wasn’t lost on him. “I definitely had it in my head, the context of how America has treated people of a darker hue, generally speaking – in this country and its foreign policy.”

Williams grew up protesting. His mother, Patricia, brought him to protest marches in support of Nelson Mandela, and when a Black family’s home burned down in one of several racist attacks in the diversifying, adjacent neighborhood of Canarsie, they marched too.

Williams’ first hero was Martin Luther King Jr., and he said he read so much about the man that he’d correct his teachers if one of them said something wrong about

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King in class. A gift from his father, a book about Malcolm X, opened his eyes to Black nationalism, but Williams never felt like he needed to choose between the integrationist King and X, who argued for racial separation. And Williams found a connection to X, whose mother was also from Grenada. When Williams’ cousin organized a tour of the island with X’s widow, Betty Shabazz, Jumaane, just a college student at the time, got to tag along.

It was all a great education in activism, but not every kid who grows up reading about the civil rights movement gets elected to citywide office. Williams developed a pragmatic understanding of politics from past activists. Just as Williams admired both King and X, he has appealed to progressive activists while working within existing power structures since his college days. As an undergraduate at Brooklyn College, Williams led the United Students League, or USL, one of the CUNY school’s two political parties at the time. Each had an aligned student newspaper, and USL would go to battle with Progressive Hatikvah Downtown, or PHD, every year – first at the polls, and then in student government meetings, competing for limited resources. He didn’t become student body president – in fact he lost by just 97 votes – but it was a great training ground.

Years later, Williams would find a college paper he’d written at the time praising Bishop’s democratic socialist policies. Williams had joined the Democratic Socialists of America after Sen. Bernie Sanders popularized the term in his 2016 presidential run, so Williams was tickled to find out he’d been a fan of the ideology since before it was cool.

Despite those left-wing beliefs, Williams followed a decidedly traditional path into local politics. The white, Jewish, middle-aged politico Lew Fidler, a Brooklynite who would soon be elected to his first of three terms in the New York City Council, took the promising 20-something student under his wing and mentored him, bringing him into the Thomas Jefferson Democratic Club in Canarsie. The TJ Club is an old-guard political club, the powerful one-time home base of former Democratic Kings County Leader Meade Esposito, who was convicted on corruption charges in the 1980s. But it became the first political home for the young progressive Williams, who would carry petitions for the candidates championed by the club – typically moderate Democrats, like former Surrogate Court Judge Frank Seddio, who’d eventually lead the county party himself.

Williams found a career in activism, working as a tenant organizer in Flatbush while serving on his local community board. But when he decided to run for of-

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fice, he didn’t get support from the political establishment. Williams challenged New York City Council Member Kendall Stewart in a Flatbush-area district in 2009 and won, becoming one of the rare candidates to unseat an incumbent. He was encouraged to run by the Working Families Party, the progressive, labor-backed alternative to the Democratic Party, and the WFP became his top supporter as the county Democratic Party stood behind Stewart, despite two of Stewart’s Council aides having pled guilty just months before to embezzling public money.

Williams’ partnership with the WFP and the largely white-led progressive movement only strengthened over his time in the Council. The young man with dreadlocks and diamond earrings formed a close working relationship with New York City Council Member Brad Lander from Brownstone Brooklyn – a prototypical white progressive – and the two became some of the highest-profile critics of the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk tactics under then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

But Williams wasn’t totally a team player. After all, he challenged the eventual winner in the race for City Council speaker, Melissa Mark-Viverito, in 2013, even after she had been established as the choice of the Progressive Caucus. That was just one chapter in Williams’ sometimes uneasy relationships with leadership. City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer served alongside Williams under three separate speakers, “And he was always annoying the shit out of all of them, because he was always challenging them,” Van Bramer explained.

“He was always pushing, and yet he was productive – and he got things done.”

Sure enough, Williams’ public profile grew. He was one of a small handful of New York elected officials to back Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential primary, and Williams was soon looking for a bigger platform than the Council. He ran for speaker again in 2017 and lost to Johnson, then established himself as a hero to New York’s anti-Cuomo progressives in 2018 by daring to challenge the reelection of the governor’s running mate, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, on a DSA and WFP-backed ticket alongside progressive activists Cynthia Nixon and Zephyr Teachout.

The Cuomo campaign apparatus threw everything it could at Williams, especially his history of relatively conservative comments on social issues. He’d come around way too late on supporting same sex marriage. He had fallen short of the unequivocally pro-abortion rights messaging expected of New York Democrats with statewide ambitions. Williams was in debt over a failed restaurant venture in the 2000s and had a home in foreclosure.

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Williams’ past is full of what could be con- election night victory speech, where he sidered red flags for a candidate, but noth- spoke about struggling with his mental ing seems to stick. His candor has probably health, was praised citywide and watched helped – instead of dodging, or denying, around the world. He’s never hesitant to he has almost always owned up to accusa- show emotion, and he has frequently been brought to tears. “(Admitting) my mistions, and tried to explain.

He lost the primary for lieutenant gov- takes and my errors and being human ernor with 47% of the vote to Hochul’s about it is the only way I know how to do 53%, but actually won the vote in New it,” he said.

In a difficult few months for New York York City alone, 54% to 46%. That set up him for a relatively easy win in the spe- City, Williams made few political errors. cial election for public advocate in 2019 In fact, when progressive activists occu– despite another round of negative head- pied City Hall Park and demanded that the lines. A long record of school zone speed- city cut the NYPD’s budget by at least $1 ing tickets seemed to conflict with his pro-bike and pedestrian platform, and opponents Williams speaks before leading a were quick to jump on a leaked March for Black record of an arrest stemming Lives over the from a 2009 argument with Brooklyn Bridge his then-girlfriend.

(The on June 9. charges had been dropped, and the arrest record sealed.)

Even then, Williams was never “canceled.” It was enough for City & State to ask last year, “Is Jumaane Williams made of Teflon?” Williams took office in March, holding the office that’s first in the line of succession if something were to happen to de Blasio. And that job gave him the perfect platform for this year’s protests.

political observers by vowing to block the city from collecting property taxes if City Hall didn’t enact a hiring freeze on the NYPD and remake the system of police officers in schools. De Blasio’s office essentially brushed off the threat, saying the typically weak public advocate position didn’t have the authority, and the budget was enacted as usual. But Williams told City & State that, while he acted a bit too late in July, he fully intends to flex his City Charter-granted muscles in the next fiscal quarter, starting October 1. Will it lead to a lawsuit over the office’s powers?

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E BLASIO DESPERATELY wants what Williams has: the ability to speak about the intersecting issues of policing, racism and gun violence with nuance and authority. Williams has long focused on those issues, and they have affected him personally, as a Black man living his entire life in Brooklyn. That alone sets him apart from the other citywide elected officials. De Blasio, Johnson and Stringer are all white. De Blasio and Johnson both grew up in Massachusetts, never having to be stoppedand-frisked by NYPD officers as a teenager. Williams did, and he’s lucky he never got caught selling marijuana, as he has admitted to doing as part of his push to legalize weed. At a time when liberals are reflecting on the underrepresentation of people of color in leadership positions, Williams is the one who has saved one of America’s most diverse cities from having all-white leadership.

Williams also has a serious claim at being one of the best public speakers in city politics – which is particularly impressive given his Tourette’s syndrome that causes frequent verbal tics. His 2019

billion, Williams may have been the only one to get through it unscathed. Johnson promised to try to reach $1 billion in cuts, then had to publicly apologize for coming up short after negotiating the budget with de Blasio. The mayor himself never promised anything, but then tried to spin the budget as having $1 billion in cuts when that wasn’t true even by the most generous accounting. Stringer released a plan that defunded the police by $1.1 billion over four years, then complained when his political rival Johnson didn’t manage to negotiate a budget that hit the goal in one year. Williams seemed to play it the smartest, siding with the protesters early without naming a dollar figure. Once the budget was finalized, Williams shocked

The move is classic Williams, taking an activist stance and trying to twist government into achieving it. But this is a heavier lift than usual. It’s not just sponsoring a controversial bill to create a new inspector general for the NYPD, it’s threatening to withhold billions of dollars from the city of New York. The Office of the Public Advocate’s lack of power can actually be a superpower for those holding it. It grants the appearance of authority with hardly any responsibility. So while de Blasio gets blamed for everything that happens in his government, while Johnson has to work with his 50 City Council colleagues, and while Stringer has to answer to pensioners, Williams is free to voice the frustrations of the protesters at the barricades.

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F COURSE, THERE are many New Yorkers who want that to change, and have Williams run for mayor next year. But Williams, who adamantly denied any interest in the position while he was running for public advocate, isn’t running – even if his denials have gotten a bit softer in the past couple months. “I never fit the mold of an elected official, so that’s pretty dope,” he said. “But at the same time, I think I am supposed to have this job, and that’s what I’m going to ask (voters) again,” in 2021.

Given his popularity, Williams could probably get reelected easily next year and again in 2025.

With that term expiring at the end of 2029, he could settle into the job for a full decade. The idea must be tempting. Williams recently got engaged to India Sneed, an attorney at Greenberg Traurig. They’re raising her 12-year-old daughter, Amelie, and just adopted a dog, a cockapoo named Nutmeg. Williams and Sneed moved into a home in Fort Hamilton, the Army base in the southwestern corner of Brooklyn, and are planning a 2022 wedding.

Cuomo also has plans for 2022: reelection to a fourth term. Williams isn’t on the guest list, but many of those close to him expect him to try to crash the celebration, whether by running for lieutenant governor again, or even taking on Cuomo directly. Not everyone takes kindly to the idea of another Williams campaign. “I think that’s stupid. The governor has never been stronger in New York state,” said a Democratic operative. Running for lieutenant governor again would certainly be easier, but it raises the question of why exactly Williams would want to be in a position that’s traditionally been subservient to the governor. If Cuomo won, he’d just cut the office’s already barebones budget, the operative speculated. “What do you hope to gain by being lieutenant governor to Andrew Cuomo, who hates you?”

Of course, Williams’ last statewide campaign gave him a platform to criticize the way New York’s been run under Cuomo, something that allies saw as worthwhile in itself. That he came so close to upsetting Hochul was just a bonus. “A lot of people in the game are playing chess about what I’m going to do next. And I’ve never really done that,” Williams claimed. “I try to not get too high, not get too low and just keep moving forward and doing the work.”

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PROTEST CANDIDATES Despite his leadership and popularity during protests, a Jumaane Williams mayoral campaign is unlikely. But many candidates are running to succeed New York City Mayor Billde Blasio, and they have all had to respond to the Black Lives Matter movement. Here’s a brief look at the top candidates and what they’ve done.

COREY JOHNSON

Corey Johnson is running for mayor, but took a back seat to Williams during the protests.

The New York City Council speaker attended protest marches, ushered through a package of police reform bills, and he negotiated a city budget that shifted millions of dollars away from the NYPD. Johnson is now being accused of retaliating against council members and nonprofits who attacked his measures as insufficient, but he denies the charges.

ERIC ADAMS

LOREE SUTTON

The Brooklyn borough president has helped paint Black Lives Matter murals around the city, and has joined marches and bike rides against racism. The former NYPD captain has criticized the tactics of certain police officers and certain protesters, while emphasizing that the Black Lives Matter movement should also look at street violence and not just police violence.

The retired Army general and former city veterans services commissioner has aligned herself with police unions in blaming city political leaders for an increase in violence. Sutton opposes defunding the police and has said that protesters should get city permits, though she called herself an ally of the Black Lives Matter movement.

DIANNE MORALES

MAYA WILEY

The former nonprofit executive has made defunding the NYPD a top priority of her campaign and has proposed creating a new organization of first responders.

Morales joined protest marches and later testified to the state attorney general’s office on the NYPD’s conduct.

The former chair of the Civilian Complaint Review Board is no stranger to NYPD oversight, and is now likely to enter the mayoral race with police reform as part of her pitch. In July, she became one of the most high-profile New Yorkers to call for NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea to be fired.

SHAUN DONOVAN

SCOTT STRINGER

The former secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Barack Obama has been using his expertise to talk about racism in housing discrimination. Donovan has criticized the NYPD’s tactics controlling protests, and joined a march on his own.

The New York City Comptroller joined marches against racism and harshly criticized the NYPD’s tactics during protests. He initially proposed reducing the department’s budget by $1.1 billion over four years, then decried the council and the mayor for not reaching $1 billion in cuts in one year.

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INSURGENT WAVE THAT WASN’T

In past years, members of Congress rarely faced a primary. This year, however, primary challengers came out of the woodwork, inspired by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s victory over Joe Crowley two years ago. But though 11 congressional Democrats, like Reps. Carolyn Maloney, Jerry Nadler and Nydia Velázquez, above, and Rep. Yvette Clarke, right, faced young progressive opponents, only one lost: Rep. Eliot Engel, to educator Jamaal Bowman.

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S ABSENTEE ballots were tallied for year’s primaries, the number of Democratic Assembly incumbents who were toppled by challengers grew to historic proportions. A total of seven insurgents, most first-time candidates running from the left, were victorious – a remarkable shift from recent decades, in which Assembly members have rarely lost a reelection bid.

The same can’t be said about Congress. Both the number of insurgent congressional campaigns and the attention paid to them increased this year, but that did not translate into a wave of victories for challengers. In the June primary, 19 Democrats in New York’s House delegation were up for reelection –the other two retired, leaving their seats open.

Of those 19, only eight didn’t face challengers.

Despite that unusually large number of high-profile primary challenges to Democrats, only one incumbent ultimately lost his seat. Rep. Eliot Engel, a white man in a majority-minority Bronx/Westchester district, was the lone loser, succumbing to Jamaal Bowman, a Black middle-school principal and member of the Democratic Socialists of America. And while progressive Mondaire Jones in the lower Hudson Valley is likely on his way to the House of Representatives, he won an open seat.

It was the first time a majority of incumbents had primaries in at least a decade. In 2010, only one Democratic incumbent – then-Rep. Gary Ackerman of Queens – had a primary, one he won with an overwhelming majority.

2012 saw the number of challenges increase to five out of 19 Democratic incumbents having to fend off opponents.

None of the challengers won.

All the incumbents won again in 2014, when four out of 19 incumbents faced insurgents, and again in 2016 when five out of 16 were challenged.

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In the past decade, only two New York congressional candidates who have challenged sitting members in the Democratic primary have won: Bowman and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who beat then-Rep. Joseph Crowley in a Bronx-Queens district in 2018.

That year, hers was one of only five primary races among New York congressional Democrats.

Inspired by her success and the wave of progressive upset victors in the state Senate that year, more than twice as many congressional challengers threw their hat in the ring this time.

In most cases, this year’s congressional primaries were not particularly close in June.

Rep. Carolyn Maloney’s re-

The progressive, anti-establishment vote got split among Maloney’s opponents, mostly between Patel, who received nearly 39% of the vote on election night, and democratic socialist Lauren Ashcraft, who got about 13%. In the past decade, Maloney’s only other challenger in the Manhattan/Brooklyn/Queens district was Peter Lindner, who got less than 10% in 2016.

Patel may have been a victim of his own success in 2018, when he surprised observers by garnering 40%. That, and challenger Adem Bunkeddeko’s 47% against Brooklyn Rep. Yvette Clarke, inspired both of them to run again and also drew in other challengers to those races. Like with

match against Suraj Patel was the closest race in which the incumbent won, with a near tie after election night. But Maloney pulled ahead by a 3,700 vote margin after all the votes were counted, according to her campaign. However, while Maloney declared victory, Patel has not yet conceded. (In this and every other New York City 2020 primary race, the city Board of Elections has not yet officially certified the elections and final vote tallies are not available, only unofficial election night returns.)

The race for Maloney’s seat is one example of why more insurgent candidates don’t necessarily lead to more insurgent victories.

Maloney, the race for Clarke’s seat attracted more candidates in 2020, including democratic socialist Isiah James and socially conservative New York City Council Member Chaim Deutsch. Clarke came out of election night with over 60%, more than enough to have overpowered a single opponent if every vote against her went to a single candidate. But Bunkeddeko may have been hurt by splitting progressive momentum with James. And the entrance of Deustch may have caused left-leaning voters who supported Bunkeddeko in 2018 to coalesce around Clarke to head off the threat of a Deutsch victory.

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Both Clarke and Maloney may have also campaigned harder this year given the surprising strength of the 2018 challenges.

Nonetheless, if the trend of more challengers continues, the number of unseated incumbents may increase simply because more people are running serious campaigns against them. If 2020 is any indication, incumbents who are used to remaining in office with no serious challenge to their position may soon face regular primaries from younger candidates.

Rep. Grace Meng faced her first primary since winning office in 2012, against two challengers, including demotratic socialist Melquiades Gagarin.

Rep. Jerrold Nadler had only one other primary challenger in the past decade – a race he won with 90% of the vote 2016 – before he faced off against two candidates in June. He ultimately won with 60% to Lindsay Boylan’s 24% and Jonathan Herzog’s 12% after election night.

Prior to 2018, now-Rep. Adriano Espaillat put up the toughest primary challenges in the last few election cycles, in his attempts to unseat to then-Rep. Charles Rangel in 2012 and 2014.

But, unlike the more recent candidates, he was already serving in the Assembly. The district Espaillat sought to represent (and eventually won in 2016) was also changing from majority-Black to majority-Latino, giving him a natural base of support.

The emerging trend of serious congressional primary challenges from political newcomers is unprecedented in recent New York history.

However, the insurgency wave still seems largely contained to downstate. Rep. Joseph Morelle was the only sitting Democratic member of Congress north of Westchester to have a primary. He faced democratic socialist Robin Wilt and won 68% to 32%.

But if the state Senate in 2018 and the Assembly in 2020, combined with the sudden spike in the number of congressional primary races, are any indication, it may only be a matter of time before New York starts seeing a lot more turnover in its congressional delegation.

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Congress is getting more diverse. Now its caucuses could, too.

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ITCHIE TORRES HAS not yet been elected to Congress. But already, the Bronx politician is ruffling feathers on Capitol Hill.

Torres, a Bronx native who identifies as Afro-Latino and who will most likely represent New York’s 15th Congressional District next year, wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post last month arguing that if elected to Congress, he should be allowed to join both the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. “There is an antiquated rule that prohibits members of Congress from joining both the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus,” Torres wrote. “You have to pick a side, so to speak. You can be either Black or Latino, but never both. In real life, however, I am both.”

Rep. Karen Bass of California, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, later clarified

that there’s no official written rule preventing members of the caucus from also joining the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, but acknowledged that it has been their tradition, mainly because the issue hasn’t come up often. As Politico reported, four members of the Congressional Black Caucus are also members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus.

Bass, too, appeared slightly irked with Torres, saying that the potential new congressman didn’t reach out to the caucus about whether he would be welcomed in. “We will have to have a discussion about the article that Ritchie Torres wrote about the Black Caucus, because I’m sure it was not perceived well by members of the caucus,” Bass told Politico.

Still, with Torres applying public pressure before he even makes it to Washington, an unofficial tradition could fall by the wayside. As Congress becomes more diverse, some of its most powerful caucuses could too. “It is absolutely something we are going to take up and figure out how we deal with,” Bass said this week.

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member of the Congressional Black Caucus, while Rep. Adriano Espaillat is a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Delgado did not respond to a request for comment and Espaillat declined to be interviewed.

But Espaillat actually raised this same issue in 2017, when he wanted to join both the Black and Hispanic caucuses.

The first Dominican American elected to Congress, Espaillat first joined the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and later tried to join the Congressional Black Caucus as well. He was ultimately not let in. Bass told Politico it was because of a “specific situation” unrelated to Espaillat’s ethnic background, but wouldn’t go into detail about it. Politico reported in 2017 that some members of the caucus were angry that Espaillat had challenged former Rep. Charles Rangel, one of the caucus’s founding members.

But the question of who should be allowed to join the Congressional Black Caucus goes back to its founding in 1971,

Domingo Morel, an assistant professor of political science at Rutgers University, Newark, told City & State. “From its very founding, there were debates about how inclusive the body should be. For instance, you had Shirley Chisholm – from New York, from Brooklyn – who had a significant Puerto Rican constituency, and she was advocating for a more inclusive body,” Morel said.

While Bass said that it’s not in the caucus’s bylaws to keep members from joining other racial and ethnic caucuses, some said there are clear historical reasons for keeping the Congressional Black Caucus distinct from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. “Members decided that for various reasons, it makes sense to be specifically the Congressional Black Caucus, because the Black community needed a body in Congress that spoke to the challenges of Black America, of Black citizens,” Morel said.

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Ritchie Torres, left, is expected to represent the 15th District in Congress, and hopes to join both the Black and Hispanic caucuses.

Rep. Adriano Espaillat, below, was told he could not join both.

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terms of membership in Congress is getting close to being met,” Preuhs said. Still, racial and ethnic diversity in Conthan it has ever been. Black, verse communities where pro- gress lags behind the general Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Is- gressive challengers are really U.S. population.

But while Preuhs said that lander and Native American taking hold.”

Robert Preuhs, a professor of the Black and Hispanic caumembers make up 22% of Congress, so those hard lines could political science at Metropol- cuses overwhelmingly agree blur in the future. “You’re itan State University of Den- on the issues and vote togethgoing to see that, I think, a lit- ver, said that one of the goals er on legislation, it’s possible tle bit more as Congress begins of both the Black and Hispan- that their campaign or election to reflect the country at large, ic caucuses has been to increase wings could come into conflict. increasingly,” said Carlos Alga- the representation of their “Those are the groups that ra, an incoming assistant pro- communities in elected office. probably have the strongest defessor of political science at the As diversity improves, part of sire to maintain those distincUniversity of Texas at El Paso. the impetus to keep the bod- tions, as they try to advocate “I think Ritchie Torres is going ies distinct could fade. “Some for either African American to be the beginning of a trend of the critical mass that each or Latino candidates – partic– particularly in these more di- group was aiming to achieve in ularly in districts where there are large populations of both African Americans and Latinos, and there’s one seat to compete over,” Preuhs said.

Torres noted in his Washington Post op-ed that his experience and perspective is inseparable from his identity as a Black and Latino man.

“Expecting Afro-Latinos like myself to be politically alienated from our own blackness – at a time when Black Lives – Carlos Algara, incoming assistant professor of political Matter has become the science at the University of Texas at El Paso

“YOU’RE GOING TO SEE THAT, I THINK, A LITTLE BIT MORE AS CONGRESS BEGINS TO REFLECT THE COUNTRY AT LARGE, INCREASINGLY. I THINK RITCHIE TORRES IS GOING TO BE THE BEGINNING OF A TREND.”

rallying cry of a racially awakened nation – is the cruelest of ironies,” he wrote. Asking someone to choose one community to identify with formally is a kind of fracturing of their identity, Morel said.

“This is part of their identity, and then asking them to only pick one – it’s part of an experience that they are rejecting,” he said.

Along with preventing Torres and others in his position from having to reject part of their identity, joining both caucuses also comes with practical advantages – especially if he is elected this year and faces primary challengers in the heavily Democratic district in 2022.

“It makes perfect sense why he would want to join both caucuses,” Algara said. “He can go back to his different constituencies and say to the African American constituency, ‘I’m working on these issues that are important to your community,’ and then he can go back to the Hispanic constituencies and say, ‘I’m working on these issues that are important to your communities.’”

Joining any caucus at all, Algara added, allows new members to rise in ranks, move up in Democratic circles and have an avenue to advocate for one’s own interests. That may be especially true of the Congressional Black Caucus. “I would argue the Congressional Black Caucus is perhaps the most prominent caucus on the Hill,” Algara said. “This caucus protects its members, they have access to caucus-based donor networks and they’re able to collaborate on legislation.”

Though Torres still has a few steps before his potential caucus membership becomes a reality, he could end up being the first member of both the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus – yet another barrier he’d be smashing. “I’m happy to see that Rep. Bass is bringing this to the body to have a conversation about it, and I think it’s only a matter of time before they decide to change this tradition,” Morel said. “Whether it’s now or in the near future, it’s probably inevitable in my view.”

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WHEN THE RENT’S DUE A patchwork of policies have protected most tenants throughout the pandemic. For some, that’s about to end.

By Rebecca C. Lewis

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VEN THOUGH New York has managed to get the coronavirus outbreak under control, a return to any sense of normalcy still seems a long way off. The financial hardships facing the nearly 1.5 million unemployed New Yorkers will continue, as many of the people who lost their jobs or a portion of their income due to the pandemic haven’t recovered yet. Across the state, people are still struggling to pay rent and may have additional fears about becoming homeless because it would likely put them at greater risk of contracting the virus.

Various protections are in place to prevent people from getting evicted, but the patch-

work of legislation, executive orders and court decisions can be confusing and are far from all-encompassing. And while many tenants are protected from eviction for now, those are stopgap measures that continue to delay the problems to a later date. But understanding the protections available is an important first step to figuring out broader solutions for renters.

THE MORATORIUM The earliest eviction safeguards date back to March 16, when housing court eviction proceedings were suspended due to the pandemic.

Four days later, on March 20, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order that creat-

ed a blanket eviction moratorium for 90 days – until June 20. That meant that until at least June 20, no landlord in the state could evict a tenant for any reason, and Cuomo’s order expanded protections to prevent landlords from filing new eviction cases as well, although those cases would have been paused right after filing.

THE EXCEPTION As June 20 drew closer, and the pandemic was far from over, Cuomo extended his moratorium until Aug. 20, but with a caveat.

With the renewal, only those who suffered financial hardship caused by the pandemic or qualified for unemployment benefits were protected from eviction for

nonpayment of rent. The order caused confusion among landlords and tenants alike about who the executive order applied to and what constituted a financial hardship. It also gives renters a defense against an eviction that they have to prove, rather than putting the burden of proof on the landlords.

Since the order only protects against eviction for nonpayment of rent, those facing eviction for any other reason could still end up homeless during the pandemic. Cuomo’s moratorium renewal excluded many people originally covered by the original order.

COURTS ON PAUSE Despite the change, guidance from the court system has still

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The updated tenant protection law only helps renters who can prove they are facing a financial hardship due to the state-mandated shutdown.

prevented any evictions from taking place. Although the New York City’s housing courts partially reopened at the end of June, they have continued a pause on evictions through at least Aug. 5. While Cuomo’s executive order no longer offers blanket protections, renters still have a few more days at least before the courts begin to move forward with eviction cases.

Until then, landlords have no legal authority to force anyone out of their homes, although they can – as many have – file new evictions cases that will begin after Aug. 5.

Some courts in New York City may soon begin moving forward with in-person trials for pending cases that were filed before

March 16, the date the original rules went into effect. Brooklyn Housing Court, for example, was set to resume in-person appearances last week. However, courts still cannot issue eviction orders, meaning that landlords still cannot legally evict any tenants yet.

TENANT SAFE HARBOR ACT Although Cuomo’s moratorium was set to last until Aug. 20, he rescinded the executive order soon after he signed the Tenant Safe Harbor Act on June 30, effectively replacing his own moratorium with guidance from the new law. Under it, no tenant – who can prove they faced a financial hardship during the pandemic – can ever be evicted for nonpayment of any rent accrued from March 7 effectively until all pandemic-related government restrictions are lifted in a given county. The new law offers tenants a defense, but they still must make their case before a judge if their landlord tries to evict them for not paying rent. It does not apply to those who have not suffered financial hardships, face eviction for reasons other than nonpayment of rent and anyone facing eviction for missed payments prior to March 7.

Importantly, the Tenant Safe Harbor Act does not cancel rent, so tenants are still responsible for paying it back at some point. And although tenants are protected from eviction and thus capable of remaining housed, judges can still impose a money judgement on tenants for the rent payments they missed. The law falls well short of the blanket cancellation of rent that many housing advocates have called for, which would forgive any rent payment accrued during the pandemic. Although lawmakers have introduced legislation that would enact something closer to what advocates want, those bills didn’t pass during the normally scheduled session or during any of the times the state Legislature sporadically met during the summer.

Anything to the scale that housing and tenant activists want would require an incredible influx of money to recoup

SEASONS OF RENT MARCH 16

housing court eviction proceedings suspended

MARCH 20

Cuomo orders blanket moratorium on evictions

JUNE 20

Cuomo’s moratorium is extended only for people facing financial hardship due to the outbreak

JUNE 30

Tenant Safe Harbor Act is enacted, banning evictions for those who can prove financial hardship until government restrictions are lifted

JULY 16

COVID Rent Relief Program launches, offering a one-time rent voucher paid to the landlords of qualified applicants

JULY 30

Rent Relief Program ends

AUG. 5

courts set to move forward with eviction cases

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the losses that landlords would accrue for months of missed rent payments. Mass rent relief would necessitate additional federal aid to supplement whatever the state would pay, or federal action for a nationwide program, but as Congress and the White House negotiate on the next stimulus package, neither appears to be in the cards.

WHO’S IN DANGER Despite the protections in place, many still face the prospect of homelessness during a pandemic because they don’t fit into the protected categories. For example, those who are unable to show they lost income as a result of the pandemic, including those receiving disability benefits and gig workers whose income may often be in flux, may face eviction in the coming weeks. And the pandemic is still far from over. Undocumented immigrants, who are ineligible for unemployment benefits and other federal aid from the coronavirus relief packages, are also at increased risk of eviction because in fighting to prove that the eviction protections apply to them, they may need to disclose their immigration status.

Those who remain in their homes but are hit with money judgements will also face lasting financial damage. To pay off the debt, landlords can use a variety of collection methods, including garnishing wages. And while they may not be homeless, getting sued over nonpayment of rent can ruin someone’s credit, making major financial transactions much more difficult or nearly impossible. Although Cuomo declared in March that he “took care of the rent issue,” a point he has reiterated multiple times with promises of revisiting it in the future if it got worse, preventing evictions – for those who qualify – is far from a cure-all for the hardships that many tenants are facing during the pandemic.

The issue of rent – and mortgage payments for that matter – will surely be a hot topic once again when the state Legislature begins anew in January, or even sooner if it reconvenes before the end of the year.

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legalnotices@cityandstateny.com Notice of Formation of JB Capstone Enterprises, LLC, filed with SSNY on 2/4/14. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 12 East 37th St, 2nd Floor, NY, NY 10016. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of 5hndred Autohaus, LLC filed with SSNY on March 3, 2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 615 Manor rd, Staten Island, NY. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of AR Practice Management Firm, LLC filed with SSNY on March 5, 2020. Office: NY Dutchess County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 59 Hudson Heights Drive, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of formation of MikeGeez Fitness Boutique, LLC. Filed with SSNY Richmond County on 1/20/2020. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it ay be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 4131 Hylan Blvd, SI, NY 10308.

Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

App. for Auth. (LLC) Solid & Striped LLC. App. for Auth. filed w/ the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/1/20. LLC formed in DE on 6/7/12. Office Location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 529 W. 20th St., #7E, NY, NY 10011, registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: All lawful purposes.

NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name: MO WELLNESS FOUNDATION, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/01/2020. Office location: Bronx County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to: MAURICE HURD 3410 DE REIMER AVE APT 7J BRONX, NY 10475. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

Notice of formation of UPLIFT DENTAL, PLLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/30/20. Office location: NY County.

SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against PLLC to 77 W. 24th St., Apt 22B, New York, NY 10010. Purpose: any lawful act.

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Notice of Formation of D & D Jones Enterprises LLC filed with NYSDOS on February, 4, 2020 Office: Westchester County. D & D Jones Enterprises LLC designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. D & D Jones Enterprises LLC shall mail copy of process to LLC: 140 Bellamy Loop, 11D, Bronx, NY 10475. Purpose: Same name usage.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Chu, Lund & Peng LLP. Filed with SSNY: 6/8/20. Office: NY Co. SSNY desig. as agent for process & shall mail to: 333 E 49th St, No 1L, New York, NY 10017. Principal place of business: same as process mail-to.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Form. of OTTER CREEK SOLAR, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/09/20.

Office location: Lewis.

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

SSNY mail process to 5 Spruce Circle, Westfield, Massachusetts, 01085.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Malone Services, LLC dba Purely Clean Services filed with SSNY on May 15, 2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 31 Parcot Ave. New Rochelle, NY. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

ZNK, LLC Art. of Org filed with the SSNY on 4/17/20.

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, 47 E 30th St., Apt. 5, New York, NY 10016. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Castlemore Holdings MIMA, LLC. Filed with SSNY: 4/21/20. Office: NY Co. SSNY desig. as agent for process & shall mail to: Juntao Yan, 450 W 42nd Street #45Q, New York, NY 10036.

Principal office: same address. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of Appassionata, LLC filed with SSNY on April 1 5 , 2020. Office: NY County.

LegalZoom designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. LegalZoom shall mail copy of process to LLC: 401 Schenectady Ave, 4b, Brooklyn, NY 11213. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qualification of VARICK STREET REALTY, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/23/20. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/20/20. Princ. office of LLC: 180 Varick St., #816, NY, NY 10014.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Jeffrey W. Bullock, 820 N. French St., 4th Fl., Wilmington, DE 19801. Purpose: Real estate broker.

Notice of formation of A n n e s e P T. S e r v i c e s , LLC, a domestic LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on June 29, 2020. Office location: Richmond County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 27 Portage Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10314. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Aj’s Happy Feet Daycare LLC , LLC filed with SSNY on May 29, 2020.

Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of Ajs Happy Feet Daycare LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to AJ’s Happy Feet Daycare LLC: 1669 university ave, Bronx, NY 10453. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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Notice of Qualification of TRAVEL LEADERS GROUP HOLDINGS, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/18/20. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/20/16.

Princ. office of LLC: 1633 Broadway, NY, NY 10019. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St. Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Travel agency related services.

Notice of Qualification of SLB CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/17/20. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/28/20. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 634 Park Ave., Collingswood, NJ 08108.

DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., #4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Enchantress Beauty LLC filed with SSNY on June 17, 2020. Office: NY County. SSNY Yokayra Rojas agent of Enchantress Beauty LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Enchantress Beauty LLC: 451w 166th street apt 4B, New York, NY 10032. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of 491 QUINCY STREET, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/26/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 489 Quincy Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11221-1505. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qualification of DV7 US ACADEMY HOLDINGS, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/24/20. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/17/20. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served.

DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of DE, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 489 QUINCY STREET, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/26/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 489 Quincy Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11221-1505. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of DAJL LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/26/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 247 Seeley St, Brooklyn, New York, 11218. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of DREAM MEDICAL, PLLC.Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/01/20.

Office location:New York SSNY desg. as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served.SSNY mail process to 201 E 65th St, New York, New York, 10065.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of GANG GRAFFITI LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/15/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 365 Sackman Street, Apt. 10d, Brooklyn, New York, 11212. Any lawful purpose.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY CASE NUMBER: 2:19-CV-8550 NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANTS (PUBLICATION) TO: 7 MONKEYS LLC.; KYO CHEOL HWANG; A HYON YEOM You are hereby summoned and required to served upon Martone & Uhlmann, A Professional Corporation, attorneys for Plaintiff, whose address is 777 Passaic Ave, Ste 535, Clifton, NJ 07012, an answer to the Complaint in a civil action in which UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is Plaintiff and 7 MONKEYS LLC.; KYO CHEOL HWANG; A HYON YEOM are Defendants, pending in the United States District Court within twenty-one (21) days after June 22, 2020 not counting the date of publication or if published after June 22, 2020, twenty-one (21) days from the date of such publication. You shall file your answer and proof of service in duplicate with the Clerk of the United States District Court, Martin Luther King Building & U.S. Courthouse, 50 Walnut Street, Newark, NJ 07102, in accordance with the rules governing the courts. You must also send a copy of your answer to plaintiff’s attorney whose name and address appears above, or to plaintiff, if no attorney is named above. A telephone call will not protect your rights; you must file and serve a written answer if you want the court to hear your defense.

If you do not file and serve a written answer or motion within 21 days, the court may enter a judgment against you for the relief plaintiff demands, plus interest and costs of suit.

The action has been instituted by the USA for the purpose of collecting the amount due under a promissory note dated January 21, 2011 executed by Defendant KYO CHEOL HWANG as Managing member of 7 Monkeys LLC, in the sum of $100,000.00.

Defendant, 7 Monkeys LLC is joined as a party defendant to this action because this company borrowed under the Note.

Defendant, KYO CHEOL HWANG and A HYON YEOM are joined as party defendants to this action because they signed a personal guarantee.

Since the current whereabouts of 7 MONKEYS LLC.; KYO CHEOL HWANG; AND A HYON YEOM ARE UNKNOWN, The Court by order dated June 22, 2020 Ordered Notice should be served upon you via publication Dated: June 22, 2020 /s/ Clerk of the United States District Court, District of New Jersey

134 Reade St. LLC filed w/ SSNY on 2/3/06. Office: New York Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 34 W 32nd St., #1610, New York, NY 10001. Purpose: any lawful.

Notice of Formation of Nisbett and Sons LLC filed with SSNY on March 09, 2020. Office: Richmond County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC:933 LINCOLN PLACE BROOKLYN, NY 11213. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Beloved Creations, LLC., Articles of Organization were filed with the SSNY on June 25, 2020. Office: Bronx County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 941 Hoe Avenue, Ste. 3, Bronx, New York 10459.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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Notice of Formation of LAKE RECOVERY SERVICES LLC. Arts .Of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/18/20.Office location:Fulton SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.SSNY mail process to Po Box 270, Northville, New York, 12134. Any lawful purpose.

Highlands Investments LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State (“SSNY”) on 4/8/20. Office: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

The address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon it is: 385 1st ave, Apt 3B, New York, NY, 10010. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of KRE BKLYNER 23 MENAHAN LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 07/02/20. Office location: New York.

LLC formed in DE on 06/25/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 4001 Kennett Pike, Suite 302 Wilmignton, Delaware, 19801. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of NY Avenue 724 LLC filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on February 4, 2020. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 1430 Pitkin Ave, Brooklyn NY 11233.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qual. of SKW - B 33 WEST 9TH STREET PORTFOLIO, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 07/03/20. Office location: New York.

LLC formed in DE on 05/28/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 600 Mamaroneck Avenue #400, Harrison, New York, 10528. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of MR. MOOSKI LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/11/20.Office location:New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 605 Third Avenue, 34th Floor, New York, New York, 10158.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of PREMIER ELECTRICAL SERVICES, LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/25/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 882 3rd Ave, 8th Floor, Brooklyn, New York, 11232. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of 366 Manhattan Avenue, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 15/11/20. Office location: Kings.

LLC formed in VA on 06/26/2014. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 7288 Hanover Green Drive Mechanicsville, Virginia, 23111. Arts. of Org. filed with VA SOS. 1111 East Broad Street, 4th Floor, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 125 HANCOCK STREET, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/26/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 489 Quincy Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11221-1505. Any lawful purpose.

Formation of Marine Capital Management LLC filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/16/2020.

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

The address SSNY shall mail process to Thomas G. Shugrue, 353 W. 56th St., #3M, New York, NY 10019. The LLC is to be managed by one or more managers.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 423 HEBERTON AVE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/26/20.

Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 429 Clove Road, Staten Island, New York, 10310. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 429 CLOVE ROAD LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/26/20.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 429 Clove Road, Staten Island, New York, 10310.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of 1375 BROADWAY PROPERTY INVESTORS V, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 07/02/20. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 01/15/20.

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

SSNY mail process to 15 North Mill Street Nyack, New York, 10960.

Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg.

Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of 1375 BROADWAY HOLDINGS V, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 07/02/20.

Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 01/15/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 15 North Mill Street Nyack, New York, 10960.

Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg.

Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of RITA’S ROYAL LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/22/20. Office location: Clinton SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 23 Cedarwood Ln, Plattsburgh, New York, 12901.

Any lawful purpose.Any lawful purpose.

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Notice Of Formation of AMH Asset Management LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/30/20.

Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to 10 East 39th St, 12th Fl, New York, NY 10016. Purpose: any lawful act.

Notice of Qual. of 111 WALL FEE HOLDINGS LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 07/06/20. Office location: New York.

LLC formed in DE on 07/01/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 733 Third Avenue, 12th Floor New York, New York, 10017. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of formation of UPLIFT DENTAL, PLLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/30/20. Office location: NY County.

SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against PLLC to 77 W. 24th St., Apt 22B, New York, NY 10010. Purpose: any lawful act.

Notice of formation of UPLIFT DENTAL, PLLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/30/20. Office location: NY County.

SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against PLLC to 77 W. 24th St., Apt 22B, New York, NY 10010. Purpose: any lawful act.

INTEGRATIVE WELLNESS NURSE PRACTITIONER IN PSYCHIATRY PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/13/20. Office: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the PLLC, 509 East 78th Street, Apartment 5G, New York, NY 10075. Purpose: For the practice of the profession of Nurse Practitioner In Psychiatry.

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Notice of Formation of My Interview Advisor, LLC filed with SSNY on 06/30/2020. Office: Westchester County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 9 Little John Place, White Plains, NY 10605. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qualification of SILVERSTEIN MANAGER LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/06/20. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/02/20. Princ. office of LLC: 7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich St., NY, NY 10007.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qual. of KRE BKLYNER 10 LEXINGTON LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 07/08/20.

Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 06/25/20.

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

SSNY mail process to: 4001 Kennett Pike, Suite 302 Wilmington, Delaware, 19807. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901.

Any lawful purpose.

GD OFFICES, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 06/16/2020.

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, 300 Fort Washington Avenue, NY, NY 10032. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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Notice of Formation of New Brooks Media, LLC filed with SSNY on July 1, 2020. Office: NY County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 387 Park Ave South, 5th floor, NY, NY 10016. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qualification of SHINE CAPITAL, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/06/20. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/07/19. NYS fictitious name: SHINE PARTNERS LLC. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 200 Hicks St., Apt. 6S, Brooklyn, NY 11201. DE addr. of LLC: Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808-1674.

Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of LEARNING SPECIALIST BULLETIN, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/07/20. Office location: Westchester County. LLC formed in Massachusetts (MA) on 07/16/18. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543.

MA addr. of LLC: 333 Lexington St., Auburndale, MA 02466. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of the Commonwealth of MA, Corporations Div., 1 Ashburton Pl., 17th fl., Boston, MA 02108-1512.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Gemstone Consulting Services, LLC filed with SSNY on June 18, 2020.

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

SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: P.O. Box 141048, Staten Island, NY 10314. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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Notice of Qual. of KRE BKLYNER 1-11 LEXINGTON LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 07/08/20.

Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 06/25/20.

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

SSNY mail process to: 4001 Kennett Pike Suite 302 Wilmington, Delaware, 19807. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of GKED Holding Company, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/21/20.

Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1114 Avenue of the Americas, NY, NY 10110. Purpose: any lawful activities.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Dawood Rouben Architecture, PLLC filed Art. of Org. with the NY Dept. of State on July 10, 2020. Location: New York County. Sec’y of State is agent for service of process. Copy of any process shall be mailed to Delaney Corporate Services, Ltd. 99 Washington Ave., Suite 805A, Albany, NY 12210. The profession to be practiced is architecture.

Notice of Formation of JKLM Advisors, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/22/20. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Marc Schneider, 215 West 88th St., Unit 2D, NY, NY 10024. Purpose: any lawful activities.

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Notice of Qual. of KRE BKLYNER 75 RALPH LLC. Auth. filed w i t h SSNY on 07/08/20. Office location: New York.

LLC formed in DE on 06/25/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 4001 Kennett Pike, Suite 302 Wilmington, Delaware, 19807. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of KRE BKLYNER 412 EVERGREEN LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 07/08/20.

Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 06/25/20.

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

SSNY mail process to: 4001 Kennett Pike, Suite 302, Wilmington, Delaware, 19807. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of KRE BKLYNER 1875 ATLANTIC LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 07/08/20. Office location: New York.

LLC formed in DE on 06/25/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 4001 Kennett Pike, Suite 302, Wilmington, Delaware, 19807. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901.

Any lawful purpose.

LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM Notice of Formation of The Law Firm of Rasica Selvarajah, PLLC filed with SSNY on 5/15/2020.

Office: Richmond County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to PLLC: 397 Gower St., Staten Island, NY 10314. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

BFS NA LLC filed w/ SSNY 6/15/20. Off. in NY Co. SSNY desig. as agt. of LLC whom process may be served & shall mail process to the LLC, 50 Broad St, Ste. 1904, NY, NY 10004. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of COLONIAL VILLAGE PRESERVATION, L.P. Cert. of LP filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/22/20. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LP: 60 Columbus Circle, 19th Fl., NY, NY 10023. Latest date on which the LP may dissolve is 12/31/2119. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of formation of Viking Vex LLC Arts of Org filled with SSNY on 05/29/2020. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY desg as agent of LLC upon process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to: Viking Vex LLC 45 S broadway Apt 3G Yonkers, NY 10701 Notice of Formation of 493 QUINCY STREET, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/26/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 489 Quincy Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11221-1505. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of THE REV OPS SHOP, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 6/1/2020.

Office location: RICHMOND County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at: Mikhail Grinberg, 226 Slater Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10305.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose or activity.

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Notice of Form. of 143147 Madison St LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/27/20. Office location:Cortland.

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

SSNY mail process to 36 Monroe St. Apt E3, New York, New York, 10002.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of EMPYREUS LLC.Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/02/20.Office location:New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 950 El Campo Drive, Pasadena, California, 91107.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of H & H BRONX LLC. Arts .Of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/23/18. Office location: Bronx SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 2438 Fuller Street, Bronx, New York, 10461. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of SUSSEX YORK LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/08/20.Office location:New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 387 Park Avenue South, 5th Fl, New York, New York, 10016.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of AV-ZG WEST 80 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/30/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 444 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, New York, 10022. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 203 WEST 80 STREET OWNER LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/30/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 444 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, New York, 10022.

Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of ET FILS, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/24/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 193 Midwood Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11225. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of COELO OASIS LLC Arts .Of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/10/20. Office location: Bronx SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 120 Erskine Place #11c, Bronx, New York, 10475-5702.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of HIGHER PICTURES GENERATION LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/07/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 16 Main Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11201. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of FIRST ENY LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/07/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1562 Pacific St, F l1, Brooklyn, New York, 11213. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of CELERI TREASURY LLC.Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 01/21/20.

Office location:New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 387 Park Avenue South, 5th Fl, New York, New York, 10016.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of EWQ CAPITAL LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/03/20.Office location:New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 1760 Wilson Avenue, Arcadia, California, 91006.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of GARAGE D’OR, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/24/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 193 Midwood Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11225. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of A UNICORN LIVES HERE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/06/20.

Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 105 Boulder Street, Staten Island, New York, 10312. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of MM3 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/18/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2 Park Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, New York, 10016. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of ADVERTIBLES LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 02/26/19.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1129 E 23rd Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11210. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of DAMES I, LLC.Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/04/45.Office location:New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 477 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, New York, 10022.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of MULTIPLE PROPERTIES LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/30/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1763 74th Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11204. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of EMA RUGBY LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/13/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 400 Rugby Road Apt 3a, Brooklyn, New York, 11226. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of HANCO & WENDY LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/01/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 255 Bay 20th Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11214. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of JAR FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/22/20.Office location:New York SSNY desg. as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 420 Lexington Ave Ste 1708-09, New York, New York, 10170.Any lawful purpose.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1329738 FOR LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR

BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 304 E 49TH ST. NEW YORK, NY 10017.

NEW YORK COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION.

Notice of Formation of GBZL LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 03/02/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 5401 4th Ave.,Brooklyn, New York, 11220. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of SKYRX LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/02/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 500 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11249. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of KAYA MANAGEMENT GROUP TWO LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/24/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1674 72nd Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11204. Any lawful purpose.

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RAMEN USA INC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1326323 FOR LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 2 KNICKERBOCKER AVE. BROOKLYN, NY 11237. KINGS COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. BUSHWICK BEER GARDEN LLC Notice of formation of Sade’s Gifts & Goodies LLC filed with SSNY on May.5,2020. Office: Richmond County.SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 56 Ludwig lane Staten Island NY 10303 Purpose : Any lawful act or activity Notice of Qual. of KIMMERIDGE ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 07/14/20. Office location: New York. LP formed in DE on 03/19/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 600 Mamaroneck Avenue #400, Harrison, New York, 10528. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901.

Any lawful purpose.

FEEL GOOD VIBES NYC, LLC Notice of formation of limited liability company. Name: FEEL GOOD VIBES NYC LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 4/13/2020. NY office location: Bronx 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 FEEL GOOD VIBES NYC, LLC, 729 Bryant Avenue, Bronx, NY 10474. Purpose/character of LLC: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Gross Investigation Bureau, LLC filed with SSNY on April 27, 2020.

Office: 244 5th Ave, Ste V201, NY County, NY 10001. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 213 Bennett Ave, Apt. 3B, NY, NY 10040 Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qual. of KIMMERIDGE ENGAGEMENT MANAGEMENT, LP, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 07/14/20. Office location: New York.

LP formed in DE on 03/19/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 600 Mamaroneck Avenue #400, Harrison, New York, 10528. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Blocc Music Entertainment LLC filed with SSNY on May 7, 2020.

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

SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: P.O Box 381 NY, NY 10039. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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Notice of Qual. of KIMMERIDGE ENERGY ENGAGEMENT PARTNERS, L.P. Auth. filed with SSNY on 07/14/20.

Office location: New York. LP formed in DE on 03/19/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 600 Mamaroneck Avenue #400, Harrison, New York, 10528. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901.

Any lawful purpose NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1326529, FOR WINE & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL WINE & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 19-33 DITMARS BLVD ASTORIA, NY 11105.

QUEENS COUNTY, FOR ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION. NIKOS REDEMPTION LLC. NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 12/18/2019. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 80 Rumsey Road, Yonkers, New York 10705. Notice of Formation of KEF CLOTHING, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Purpose: any lawful activity.

NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 06/10/2020. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 16 NASSAU RD, APT 1, YONKERS NY 10710. Notice of Formation of ORIGINBASKET LLC Arts of Org. filed with Purpose: any lawful activity.

Mott Haven Productions, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 07/22/2020. Office: Bronx County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 406 East 142nd St., #1, Bronx, NY 10454. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Qual. of KIMMERIDGE ENGAGEMENT GP, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 07/14/20. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 03/19/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to: 600 Mamaroneck Avenue #400, Harrison, New York, 10528. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of formation of LEVEL ILLUMINATION LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/22/20. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: Highpoint C. S., P.O. Box 140724, SI, NY 10314. Purpose: any lawful act.

Notice of Qualification of RAINBOW POT LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY on 6/1/20.

Office location:NY County. LLC formed in Delaware on 5/28/20. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to:c/o The LLC, 500 8th Ave.Rm.908, NY NY 10018. Address to be maintained in DE:850 New Burton R d . , S t e . 2 0 1 , D o v e r, D E 19904. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of DE, 401 Federal St.,Dover,DE 19901. Purpose:any lawful activity.

Notice is hereby given that a license, serial #1326897, for an On-premises liquor license, has been applied for by Cajun Seafood Yonkers LLC dba : Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood & Bar to sell Beer, wine, liquor at retail in a Restaurant under the Alcohol Beverage Control Law at 2375 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10710 for on premises consumption

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THE ANNUAL RETURN OF THE AGB FUND, INC. for the year ended December 31, 2019 is available at its principal office located at Farkouh, Furman & Faccio LLP, 460 PARK AVE 12TH 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 LEE R. ROBINS THE ANNUAL RETURN OF THE JACQUES AND NATASHA GELMAN FOUNDATION for the year ended November 30, 2019 is available at its principal office located at 260 MADISON AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10016 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof.

Principal Manager of the Foundation is JANET C. NESCHIS. LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM Notice of Qualification of GA APF GenPar, L.P. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 7/8/20.

Office location: NY County. LP formed in DE on 5/5/20. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o General Atlantic Service Company, L.P., 55 E. 52nd St., 33rd Fl., NY, NY 10055, principal business address. DE address of LP: Corporate Creations Network Inc., 3411 Silverside Rd., Tatnall Bldg. #104, Wilmington, DE 19810. Name/address of genl. ptr. available from NY Sec. of State. Cert. of LP filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

NOTICE OF FORMATION of G&G Design Concepts LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 7/8/2020.

Location: Westchester. SSNY designated as agent for service of process on LLC. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: 3680 Mt. Brook Road Shrub Oak, NY 10588 Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of HANCO & WENDY LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/01/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 255 Bay 20th Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11214. Any lawful purpose.

P&C Brothers LLC Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: P&C Brothers LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 3/18/2020. NY office location: Richmond 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 Esmeralda G Betancourth, 172 Kirshon Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10314.

Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Qualification of Cheat Sheet, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/14/20. Office location: Kings County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 07/13/20. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o eResidentAgent, Inc., 99 Washington Ave., Ste. 805A, Albany, NY 12210, also the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Address to be maintained in DE: 1013 Centre Rd., Ste. 403S, Wilmington, DE 19805. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State, 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of BKLYN PIZZA COMPANY OF BUSHWICK LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/27/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 7212 Juniper Valley Rd, Middle Village, New York, 11379. Any lawful purpose.

August 3, 2020

PUBLIC NOTICE AT&T propos-e s to install remote radio heads (RRH) (antenna tip heights 69’) on the building at 295 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY (20201248). Interested parties may contact Scott Horn (856-8091202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential effects on historic properties.

LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of InnissEnt, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/21/2020.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: Chistopher Inniss, 2286 7th ave apt.2, NY, NY, 10030. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of SAVCON CONSTRUCTION, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 07/22/20.

Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 06/16/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to: 15 North Mill Street, Nyack, New York, 10960. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

PUBLIC NOTICE Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless proposes to collocate wireless communications antenna at the approx. vicinity of 43-10 23rd St, Queens, NY 11101. Antenna will be installed at a top height of 110 feet on a 135-foot building. 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, Kelly Paige Arrup, k.arrup@trileaf.com 1395 South Marietta Parkway, Building 400, Suite 209, Marietta, Georgia 30067

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Notice of Formation of Courtney In Real Life, LLC filed with SSNY on March 2, 2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 405 East 54th Street, 5G, NY, NY 10022.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION of IVY MARIE LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on July 17, 2020.

Office: Westchester County. United States Corporation Agents, Inc. designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: United States Corporation Agents, Inc. C/O IVY MARIE LLC, 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Angels of Mayhem LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/27/2020. Office: Richmond County.

UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS, INC. designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS, INC. at 7014 13TH AVENUE SUITE 202 BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11228.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Little Hunt’s, LLC filed with SSNY on May 27, 2020. Office: NY County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 2522 university ave apt 4h, Bronx, NY10468. Purpose : any lawful act of activity.

Notice of Formation of 711-717 GRAND LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/4/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1917 East 1st Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11223. Any lawful purpose.

UCHECHUKWUKA OSADEBE M.D., PLLC, a Prof. LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 07/16/2020. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 115 Broadway, Ste 1800, NY, NY 10006. Purpose: To Practice The Profession Of Medicine.

Notice of Formation of GHN497 MANAGEMENT LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/21/20. Office location: NY County.

Princ. office of LLC: 375 Park Ave., 24th Fl., NY, NY 10152. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of ANNEJEANNETTE MERRIEWOLD LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/22/20.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to C/O Peter Slater, Bessemer Trust, 630 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, 10111-0333.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of CULTURAL ANALYTICS LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/15/20. Office location: NY County.

Princ. office of LLC: 277 Park Ave., Ste. 3800, NY, NY 10172. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Marc J. Lane, Marc J. Lane, the Law Offices of Marc J. Lane, P.C., 70 W. Madison St., Ste. 2050, Chicago, IL 60602-4256.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK In the Matter of

File #: 260763 Docket #: B-11216-19

Lauren Jackson (DOB: 12/21/2015), SUMMONS A child subject of a Termination of Parental Rights (Publication) Proceeding IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK: To:

Shalandra Reddin aka Shalandra Jena Griffin ***Address Confidential***

A petition under Article 6 of the Family Court Act having been filed with this Court requesting the following relief: Termination of Parental Rights; YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear VIRTUALLY before this Court on Date/Time: September 14, 2020 at 10:00AM Purposes: Fact Finding and Return of Process Part: VC-New York Room: VC-New York Presiding: Honorable Carol Goldstein Location: 60 Lafayette Street New York, NY 10013 to answer the petition and to be dealt with in accordance with Article 6 of the Family Court Act. PLEASE CALL 1-347-378-4143 and ENTER THE CONFERENCE CODE: 89396159 at the above scheduled time.

On your failure to appear as herein directed, a warrant may be issued for your arrest.

Upon your failure to appear, all of your parental rights may be terminated and your failure to appear shall further constitute a denial of your interest in the child who is the subject of the proceeding, which denial may result, without further notice, in the transfer or commitment of the child’s care, custody or guardianship or in the child’s adoption in this or any subsequent proceeding in which such care, custody or guardianship or adoption may be at issue.

Dated: July 21, 2020

Juan R. Paez, Clerk of Court

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of Visiting Judge/JHO/Hearing Examiner, Clerk’s Office of the Family Court, New York County, dated and filed with the petition and other papers in the Office of the Clerk of the Family Court, New York County.

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Notice of Formation of Made with Love, DUH! LLC filed with SSNY on July 13, 2020. Office: Kings. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 80 Clarkson Ave Apt 5H, Brooklyn, NY 11226. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of OverQuo Learning Services LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/24/20. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Jonathan Williams, 315 W. 55th St., Apt. 6A, NY, NY 10019.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of TRUE RATE SERVICES LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/24/20. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 07/21/20. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1330068 FOR LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 65-17 FRESH POND RD RIDGEWOOD, NY 11385.

QUEENS COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. 6517 FRESHPOND CORP Notice of Formation of Mad Focused Consulting LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 07/09/2020. Office: Kings 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, 163 Milton Street, Apt 3e, Brooklyn, NY 11222.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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CITY & STATE NEW YORK MANAGEMENT & PUBLISHING CEO Steve Farbman, President & Publisher Tom Allon tallon@cityandstateny.com, Comptroller David Pirozzi, Business & Operations Manager Patrea Patterson, Administrative Assistant Lauren Mauro

Who was up and who was down last week

CREATIVE Art Director Andrew Horton, Senior Graphic Designer Alex Law, Graphic Designer Aaron Aniton

LOSERS ANDREA STEWART-COUSINS & CARL HEASTIE For years, redistricting in New York was done by state Senate Republicans and Assembly Democrats: The GOP gerrymandered districts to protect their narrow majority, Democrats reinforced control of their own house, and relatively few people paid attention. But Democrats seized control of the upper house at the right time, and now the state Senate majority leader and the Assembly speaker are set to rewrite their own rules.

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Oh, Donny boy, the election, the election is coming! President Donald Trump raised the idea of postponing the presidential election in a series of tweets, citing concerns stemming from New York’s absentee voting troubles. But many were quick to remind him that he can’t actually do that legally. Some have theorized that Trump is just trying to stall his inevitable loss in the election. Sad! For more Losers (and Winners!), read on.

EDITORIAL editor@cityandstateny.com Editor-in-Chief Jon Lentz jlentz@cityandstateny.com, Managing Editor Ryan Somers, Senior Editor Ben Adler badler@cityandstateny.com, Special Projects Editor Alice Popovici, Deputy Editor Eric Holmberg, Senior Reporter Jeff Coltin jcoltin@cityandstateny.com, Staff Reporter Zach Williams zwilliams@cityandstateny.com, Staff Reporter Rebecca C. Lewis rlewis@cityandstateny.com, Tech & Policy Reporter Annie McDonough amcdonough@ cityandstateny.com, Staff Reporter Kay Dervishi, Associate Copy Editor Holly Pretsky

DIGITAL Project Manager Michael Filippi, Digital Content Manager Amanda Luz Henning Santiago, Digital Marketing Strategist Caitlin Dorman, Web/Email Strategist Isabel Beebe

FRANK REIG Just a few weeks ago, Revel’s rental scooters were hailed as a viable transportation alternative during the pandemic. But following the deaths of two Revel riders, the company quickly suspended its service in New York City. Some have made the argument that cars kill far more people. But facing the back-to-back deaths of Revel riders, CEO Frank Reig and his bright blue scooters are the ones under the microscope now.

ADVERTISING Vice President of Advertising Jim Katocin jkatocin@ cityandstateny.com, Account/Business Development Executive Scott Augustine saugustine@cityandstateny.com, Vice President, Advertising and Client Relations Danielle Koza dkoza@cityandstateny.com, Sales Associate Cydney McQuillan-Grace cydney@cityandstateny.com, Legal Advertising Executive Shakirah Gittens legalnotices@ cityandstateny.com, Sales Assistant Zimam Alemenew EVENTS events@cityandstateny.com Sales Director Lissa Blake, Events Manager Alexis Arsenault, Event Coordinator Amanda Cortez

Vol. 9 Issue 29 August 3, 2020 THE INSURGENT WAVE THAT WASN’T HOW BLM CHANGES 2021

JUMAANE WILLIAMS

THE REST OF THE WORST

BHAIRAVI DESAI

ALYSSA AGUILERA & JEREMY SAUNDERS

The advocate for drivers won a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit against New York demanding timely payment of unemployment benefits for Uber and Lyft drivers. Hopefully “timely” means what we think it means.

DONNA LIEBERMAN

A federal judge lifted an order blocking the NYCLU from publishing police disciplinary records on a database of tens of thousands of NYPD misconduct complaints. If it’s really just a few bad apples ruining the bunch, why not make a point of pointing them out?

VOCAL-NY lost out on more than $2 million in NYC’s budget. Being VOCAL in front of Speaker Corey Johnson’s boyfriend’s home may not have been the best strategy to earn his sympathy.

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JAY SCHNEIDERMAN & JESSE WARREN

Putting on a concert with The Chainsmokers during a respiratory pandemic is just tempting fate. The state is investigating after the revelers packed together near the stage. Not something either of these local LI officials wanted.

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AUGUST 4, 2020 1:00PM-4:00PM

For many years New York has been one of most diverse and progressive cities in the world.

Yet beneath those labels we see a city that has grown more and more unequal. The Covid-19 crisis and the murder of George Floyd have exposed a truth that many in power have been unwilling to confront; that years and years of systemic, racially insensitive policies have unduly harmed our communities of color. City & State is proud to present a virtual event called “Economic & Social Equity in New York”. Panelists and presenters will examine how New York can create a better culture for diversity in terms of hiring as well as procurement.

FEATURED SPEAKERS

NUPOL KIAZOLU President, Black Lives Matter Greater New York

RODNEYSE BICHOTTE Assembly Member, Chair, Subcommittee on Oversight of Minority and Women-Owned Businesses

JONNEL DORIS Director, NYC Mayor’s Office for the MWBE

MICHAEL J. GARNER VP & Chief Diversity Officer, MTA

RSVP at CityAndStateNY.com/Events For more information on programming and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Lissa Blake at lblake@cityandstateny.com THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

LAWANNA KIMBRO Chief Diversity and Equity Officer, NYC Dept. of Social Services