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EDITOR’S NOTE

JON LENTZ Editor-in-chief

New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson announced he won’t be running for mayor in 2021.

LAST WEEK, as President Donald Trump sowed doubt about the integrity of the upcoming elections, he crossed a line with his assertion that he might not cede power peacefully should he lose his reelection battle. Some fellow Republicans responded by insisting that there would indeed be a peaceful transition of presidential power in January, though few called out their party leader by name. Other Trump allies defended the would-be dictator, playing up exaggerated claims about voter fraud while seeking to muddle the issue by equating his remarks with Hillary Clinton’s. (Clinton said Democrats should avail themselves of all legal options if the result is contested, but came nowhere near Trump’s extreme and alarming suggestion that a bedrock of American democracy should be tossed aside.)

While Trump has no qualms about eroding democratic norms, he hasn’t acted alone. Many voters still support the president, perhaps because they don’t take seriously his threats to democracy. Republican lawmakers, fearful of angry tweets and eager to install another justice to tilt the U.S. Supreme Court further to the right, haven’t shown much spine in challenging the president. But perhaps Trump’s most important ally is U.S. Attorney General William Barr, who has helped the president bend the rules repeatedly since coming on last year. In this week’s magazine, City & State’s Ben Adler proposes a bold response: Impeach Bill Barr.

CONTENTS

COREY JOHNSON … 8 He’s out of the running.

RUTH BADER GINSBURG … 10

A New Yorker through and through

BILL BARR … 16

Who’s the real anarchist here?

TAXING THE RICH … 20

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The many bills that could make it happen

WINNERS & LOSERS … 30

Who was up and who was down last week

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But 2020 has been tough for the speaker, and June’s budget fight over police funding alienated many progressives. While City Comptroller Scott Stringer now seems like the candidate most likely to benefit from the decision, a lot can change between now and the election.

PROTESTS ERUPT OVER BREONNA TAYLOR GRAND JURY DECISION

COREY DROPS OUT

After weeks of speculation about the future of his 2021 mayoral campaign, New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson ended his bid before it officially began.

Johnson cited recent struggles with depression

as one of the reasons why he decided not to run.

Johnson’s exit shook up the election landscape with a little less than a year before the election.

A year ago, he seemed like the man to beat, an apparent front-runner who acted as shadow mayor and a loud cheerleader for the city.

Protests broke out across New York in the wake of the Kentucky attorney general’s announcement that no police officers were indicted for the killing of Breonna Taylor. A grand jury indicted one of the three officers on charges of wanton endangerment for shooting in a way that endangered neighbors, while none will go to trial for shooting and killing Taylor. Thousands of people took to the streets in Manhattan and Brooklyn to demand justice for Taylor on the night of the grand jury decision. No

HE DOES WHAT HE WANTS On the third anniversary of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny found a way to perform amid the pandemic, rapping and singing atop a truck designed to look like a subway car in a tribute to New York’s Latino communities. On Sept. 20, Bad Bunny began his route in the Bronx and performed his way through Washington Heights and Harlem, drawing exuberant jogging fans along the way.

“Yesterday a system reaffirmed property has more worth than a #BlackWoman.”

– New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, after the only charges brought in the case of Breonna Taylor’s killing were related to the bullets that went into a neighbor’s apartment, via Twitter

“The fact that the MTA has to pass a rule against defecating in a subway car says a lot about the environment we work in down there. ” – Transport Workers Union Local 100 President Tony Utano, via the Daily News

arrests were reported from those protests, a sharp contrast from the prior weekend when the New York City Police Department violently cracked down on small demonstrations against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Protesters were out in force in other parts of the state as well, including in Rochester, a city still reeling from the highprofile police killing of Daniel Prude. In Buffalo, the driver of a pickup truck struck a protester on a bicycle and left her with a fractured shoulder.

INDUSTRY CITY REZONING COLLAPSES

The developers behind a contentious rezoning in Brooklyn that was already on shaky legs after extensive community backlash decided to scrap the proposal. Industry City CEO Andrew Kimball made the announcement about a week after a marathon City Council hearing on the application included hundreds of people speaking for and against the rezoning, which would have expanded the Sunset Park commercial and industrial complex.

Developers promised 20,000 new jobs would result from the project.

Opponents, including local Council Member Carlos Menchaca, said that the rezoning would lead to gentrification in the largely working-class

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neighborhood and decried what they considered to be empty promises about jobs and community benefits.

Kimball, in a statement, cited a lack of political leadership as a key reason for pulling the application. While a major victory for city progressives, many in the business and pro-development community considered this a significant loss for the city akin to losing Amazon’s headquarters in Queens last year.

MORE NYC FURLOUGHS

In a bid to avoid permanent layoffs and address New York City’s looming budget deficit, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the city would furlough 9,000 managerial and nonunion public employees for a week.

The mayor said the move would save the city about $21 million and came a week after he announced that he and his senior City Hall staff would also take weeklong furloughs that would save $1 million. Included in this new round of furloughs were school superintendents and nonunion management

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employees in the Department of Education, despite public schools being in the midst of reopening.

NYC IS NOW AN “ANARCHIST JURISDICTION”

U.S. Attorney General William Barr designated New York City as an “anarchist jurisdiction,” along with Seattle and Portland, Oregon. The decision came after President Donald Trump tasked Barr’s Justice Department to identify cities that have “permitted violence and destruction of property to persist and have refused to undertake reasonable measures to counteract criminal activities.” Trump threatened to withhold federal funding from such localities. For weeks, the president has been criticizing cities for allowing “lawless” protests and criticized his hometown for a recent spike in crime. New Yorkers, for their part, received the new anarchist label with a healthy dose of sarcasm, while Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state would sue over a loss of federal funding.

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Is NYC on the cusp of a second wave?

Health experts have been warning of a second wave since March. Now, a resurgence of COVID-19 cases may actually be approaching.

New York City’s former health commissioner Oxiris Barbot – who left her position due to ongoing issues with Mayor Bill de Blasio – told The Wall Street Journal that a resurgence of the virus over the next few months is likely.

New clusters Clusters of COVID-19 cases have been identified in New York City’s Borough Park, Midwood, Bensonhurst, Williamsburg, Far Rockaway, Edgemere and Kew Gardens neighborhoods. In the first week of August, 2,414 new cases of the virus were found in these areas, which accounted for 20% of the city’s new positive cases.

City officials were well aware of the threat that these new cases pose to the overall health of the city and have said they are dedicated to containing the clusters.

“A number of community leaders are themselves sounding the alarm, because this uptick has come on very intensely,” de Blasio said. “And if some place has to be shut down, it will be.”

Many of these areas are home to the city’s Orthodox Jewish community, where individuals have been gathering indoors for school and religious celebrations.

Two yeshivas have already been shut down due to the detection of

TUESDAY 9/29

WEDNESDAY 9/30

City & State hosts the Virtual Rebuilding New York Summit starting at 1 p.m., featuring New York City Deputy Mayor Vicki Been, NYCHA Chair and CEO Greg Russ and others.

It’s the final day for U.S. residents to respond to the census. The Trump administration pushed the deadline up a month, despite concerns it would lead to a more significant undercount.

INSIDE DOPE

NYC still has some catching up to do. A smaller percentage of residents have responded to this year’s census in Manhattan and the Bronx than responded in 2010.

multiple new COVID-19 infections. Individuals from the area have also been traveling between the U.S. and Israel, which is currently seeing a rise in coronavirus cases.

Schools reopening At least 100 public schools and day care centers in the city have already seen positive coronavirus cases. The majority of those who tested positive were staff members. Public health experts have said that frequent positive cases can be expected as students begin in-person learning, at least until more testing becomes available or there’s a vaccine.

While New York City students are gradually returning to in-person classes, in-person teaching in particular poses a serious risk when it comes to older children, who are more likely to contract and transmit the disease, according to Barbot.

Winter weather As the temperature begins to drop, experts worry that the flu season, gravitation toward the indoors and holiday travel will cause a spike in coronavirus infections, though not at the same magnitude as in April.

“It’s not (primarily) about summer or winter,” Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, told The Atlantic. “It’s about outdoors versus indoors. … Arizona in June is like Boston in December.”

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WEDNESDAY 9/30 The New York City Council Committees on Transportation and Consumer Affairs hold a joint oversight hearing on the outdoor dining and open streets program.

The livestream starts at 12 p.m.

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BILL de BLAS O YOU CAN COUNT ON THE MAYOR TO PUT OFF THE BIG DECISIONS

BY AMANDA LUZ HENNING SANTIAGO

NEW YORK CITY MAYOR Bill de Blasio drove parents into a frenzy when he announced at the last minute that the start of in-person classes at city public schools would be delayed yet again.

But we should have seen it coming. This is the guy who shows up to everything late, whether it’s press briefings or a memorial service to honor the dead. Here are just a few examples of the mayor’s penchant for putting off the big decisions.

RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT

In May 2019, de Blasio became the 23rd Democrat to try to become the party’s presidential nominee. His ill-fated campaign inspired the creation of a button that said, “Make America Late Again.”

LAYING OFF WORKERS

Since early August, de Blasio has been warning that 22,000 city workers will need to be laid off to compensate for a $9 billion budget deficit. He says that federal aid or state approval to borrow more could help avoid mass layoffs. But Gov. Andrew Cuomo isn’t keen on giving NYC that power – and when was the last time Washington came to the city’s rescue?

FIRING APPOINTEES

SHUTTING DOWN THE CITY

At the onset of the coronavirus crisis, de Blasio ignored calls from public health experts to close down the city’s public schools, restaurants, bars and gyms. It wasn’t until some of the city’s top health officials threatened to resign that the mayor agreed to pull the emergency brake.

De Blasio stood by Shola Olatoye, his appointee running NYCHA, for months despite headlines about mismanagement and deteriorating living conditions. Same with former Department of Correction Commissioner Joseph Ponte, who vanished from the city for 90 days in a city vehicle during a crisis at Rikers.

But Mark Peters, the watchdog who wrote them both up? Don’t worry, de Blasio fired him right away.

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A Q&A with NYC Health Commissioner

We know what works (against the coronavirus).

It’s not rocket science.

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New York City has kept the COVID-19 infection rate low for months.

But with schools reopening and limited indoor dining coming to the city, will there be an inevitable spike in cases?

My starting point on this is that we know what works from our experience over the past several months here in New York City. As with many public health efforts, it’s not rocket science. It’s things that are tried and true with respect to interrupting transmission. It’s social distancing, making sure that people are washing their hands, making sure that when people are

feeling ill, they stay home – and then really importantly, wearing face coverings. We should make sure that we have learned those lessons, but also that we don’t become complacent about them as we head into the fall and the cooler months.

What role did you play in New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s phasedin approach to school reopening? And does that pose an increased risk?

What the mayor has been very clear about, and which I strongly agree with, is to think about those areas that have the greatest benefit for

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the people of New York.

I think about it from the health perspective, but we also have to think about the economic benefit as well, which ties into people’s health, frankly. School reopening is a particularly important example where we know there are so many health benefits for reopening schools for in-person instruction. We need to do it as safely as possible, but the health benefits that I keep in mind are the direct benefits of kids being able to learn, the social and emotional development that comes along with it, but also all

of the health services that are provided through schools, whether it’s making sure that people have meals so that they’re eating nutritiously, to the mental health services that are provided through schools, to ways of managing asthma in children.

President Donald Trump contradicted the CDC director, who had said a vaccine would not be widely available until the middle of next year and that masks were perhaps more important than a vaccine.

What’s your reaction?

We should get away from the false dichotomies. We

need masks and we need a vaccine. That should be inarguable with respect to the direction we need to go as a country and as a city. I think what Dr. (Robert) Redfield was alluding to was the fact that we don’t have a vaccine today, but we do have masks today. We do have other efforts that we know have been effective to help control COVID-19.

So let’s focus on those things today even as we plan and prepare for a reality which, just as much as the next person, I hope it will be a reality in our near future where we have a COVID-19 vaccine as well.

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And it’s the best news Scott Stringer’s had all year.

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OMEWHERE IN MANHATTAN, Scott Stringer is smiling.

That’s because the New York City comptroller and 2021 mayoral candidate is perhaps best positioned to benefit from New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson’s announcement that he wouldn’t be running for mayor after all.

“Just as I was open about the fact that I was considering a run for Mayor, I now want to be open about the fact that I have made the difficult decision not to run,” Johnson said in a statement emailed to reporters on Sept. 24.

The Stringer camp was undoubtedly ecstatic about the news, which now narrows the top tier of Democratic mayoral candidates to just Stringer and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. And Johnson’s departure rids Stringer of his chief rival, who had a similar demographic and political profile. Both are white, male political insiders from the West Side of Manhattan who would run on progressive politics and a history of governmental competence.

Johnson’s decision “makes it better for Scott,” said Patrick Jenkins, a veteran po-

litical consultant based in Queens. “It takes another West Side guy who’s a progressive off the chess board for him.”

The introduction of ranked-choice voting to city elections in 2021 could dull the impact of Johnson’s exit somewhat, since candidates won’t need to be as concerned about running in “lanes.” But it won’t change the fact that many supporters and donors who were ready to back Johnson when he jumped in the race might now instead line up behind Stringer.

Stringer was publicly humble on the day of the announcement, tweeting that Johnson “was a formidable candidate” and “a true public servant.” But there’s little doubt that Stringer’s campaign launch this month played a role in Johnson’s announcement. Stringer came out of the gate with endorsements from a racially diverse array of male and female elected officials – an important signal to voters who may be skeptical of supporting yet another straight, white man for mayor.

Johnson may have taken notice, said Jake Dilemani, a political strategist with Mercury. “I think he looked at this field and doesn’t see a path forward,” Dilemani

said. “(Stringer) is owning the progressive lane, but can also appeal to the more moderate faction of the Democratic electorate.”

That’s thanks in part to Stringer’s long history in government and his reluctance to fully embrace democratic socialism, despite aligning himself with members of the Democratic Socialists of America’s New York City branch and its causes.

A number of political organizations and elected officials with close ties to both Stringer and Johnson were reluctant to take a side in the mayoral race. With Johnson dropping out, more Stringer endorsements are likely to start rolling in. Before Johnson officially announced he would drop out, a consultant working for a City Council member told City & State that “if Corey drops out, (the member) is going to call Scott.”

Johnson’s decision was a major development, if somewhat expected. For months, the political world had been buzzing that Johnson, who was seen as a top-tier candidate, would not follow through on a bid for mayor. His enthusiasm for campaigning seemed to be flagging, and he had slowed fundraising, before halting it entirely during the coronavirus pandemic. And

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after two and a half years of relative peace in City Hall, a contentious city budget battle enraged both those who wanted to drastically cut funding for the New York City Police Department and those who feared such cuts would hurt the same New Yorkers they aimed to help. That budget fight led to leftists protesting outside Johnson’s home as well as his boyfriend’s home, calling for more drastic action against the NYPD. The New York City DSA had previously planned another protest outside Johnson’s apartment for the afternoon of Sept. 24.

To those reasons, Johnson added another: He was struggling with depression. “I believe it’s important to be open about this as well,” Johnson wrote.

The Corey Johnson of today is on a very different political trajectory than the Corey Johnson of December 2018, when his friendliness, political acumen and ability to win over skeptics led City & State to ask, “Is Corey Johnson already mayor?” Such is electoral politics, and to be clear, Johnson is not retiring. He is staying on as speaker, a position where he’s term-limited at the end of 2021. And speculation among the political class continues regarding wheth-

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er Johnson will seek another office instead, such as Manhattan borough president.

Campaign spokesperson Jen Fermino did not respond when asked whether Johnson plans to run for a different office.

Whether Johnson himself will endorse Stringer remains an open question. Johnson still has a lot of political power in the city, and his endorsement will be one of the most sought after in the race – along with Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr., who was also a top-tier mayoral candidate before he announced in January that he would not run. Jenkins speculated that Johnson may support Maya Wiley, former counsel to Mayor Bill de Blasio, instead, but cautioned that the field is far from set. “I still think it’s early,” he said. “The presidential race is going to factor into this, and people are going to make decisions based off that.”

Adams once said – only partially in jest – that he would “out-white” Scott Stringer for white New Yorkers votes, even though Adams himself is Black. Adams will also try to capitalize on Johnson’s departure from the race, though his path to doing so isn’t as clear. Like Stringer, Adams publicly praised Johnson on Twitter and thanked him for his

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openness regarding his mental health. With Adams courting a more moderate electorate than Stringer, it seems less likely that Johnson supporters would shift their money and support to the Brooklyn borough president.

Other candidates expected to run in the June 2021 Democratic primary include Wiley; Shaun Donovan, former budget director to President Barack Obama and the former top housing official in New York; Dianne Morales, a former nonprofit CEO; Loree Sutton, the former city veterans affairs commissioner; and Kathryn Garcia, the former city sanitation commissioner.

Any of them could become formidable candidates, but lack the money and campaign infrastructure of Stringer and Adams.

Yet one consultant told City & State that Stringer’s departure could allow Adams to frame it as a two-person race for mayor.

“The narrative is now going to be that there’s two top candidates. And then the also-rans.” Johnson, the consultant said, “was a good candidate for a positive time,” known for dancing and telling jokes. But when the coronavirus pandemic hit, bringing a massive budget crunch, “it all just fell apart.”

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Remembering the Notorious RBG

By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago

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N SEPT. 18, Supreme Court Justice and Brooklyn native Ruth Bader Ginsburg died, leaving behind an extraordinary legacy as a jurist and a New Yorker.

Over that weekend, mourners set up various memorials outside her childhood home in Midwood and her nearby high school to honor the feminist trailblazer, who was a leading champion of women’s rights in the 1960s and 1970s before becoming the second female justice on the Supreme Court.

Ginsburg also became a pop culture icon later in life, when a “Notorious R.B.G.” Tumblr page became extraordinarily popular.

While the juxtaposition of a petite, elderly Supreme Court justice with the heavy-set rapper the Notorious B.I.G. may have seemed ironic, she deserved the moniker because she was the ultimate New Yorker. Like the hip-hop artist, who also hailed from Brooklyn, Ginsburg faced discrimination and spent her early life being repeatedly underestimated.

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Times bestseller “Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg,” told City & State that Ginsburg’s middle-class Brooklyn experience was less challenging than the Notorious B.I.G.’s. But it’s Ginsburg’s early life in an area then referred to as Flatbush that really made her the archetypal New Yorker, in Carmon’s opinion – as well as her love of the famous Lower East Side lox emporium Russ & Daughters. “The happiest I can remember ever seeing her was when she spoke about her favorite sandwich from there,” Carmon recounted.

Born to Jewish immigrants in Brooklyn, her mother, in particular, imbued Ginsburg with the notion that she needed to be able to rely on herself, rather than a husband, which was unusual advice at the time.

Ginsburg attended Cornell University for her undergraduate studies before heading to law school at Harvard University.

However, Ginsburg ended up transferring to Columbia University, where she received her degree, after her husband received a job offer in New York City.

New York City is where her law career began, but most importantly it’s where Gingsburg became all too aware of city law firms’ uneasiness with her gender. Despite graduating at the top of her class at Columbia, Ginsburg had difficulty landing interviews, let alone jobs, unable to escape the prejudices against women that were prevalent at the time.

But she was not discouraged. Ginsburg clerked for the U.S. District Judge Edmund L. Palmieri before teaching at Rutgers University Law School from 1963 to 1972. Ginsburg then went on to become the first female professor to ever receive tenure at Columbia, where she worked from 1972 to 1980. She also worked as a litigator and director of the Women’s Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union, based in Manhattan, during the 1970s. President Jimmy Carter appointed Ginsburg to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in 1980, where she remained until she was selected by President Bill Clinton in 1993, to replace Justice Byron White.

Throughout her storied career, combating discrimination remained a major focus for Ginsburg, whose liberal ideology can also be linked to her early life and career in the left-leaning Empire State. In her later years, Ginsburg’s reputation for assertiveness grew as she wrote famously scathing dissents from opinions by the Supreme Court’s conservative majority, even occasionally taking the unusual step of reading them aloud from the bench.

She brought an aggressive New York attitude to the Supreme Court, much like her friend and fellow New York native Antonin Scalia. And if you don’t know, now you know.

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RBG’s fellow feminists

By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago

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ATE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE and Brooklyn native Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a pioneer of the women’s rights movement in the 1960s and 1970s, became the second female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court in 1993 and the first Jewish woman and first woman from New York to serve as a Supreme Court justice. Prior to her career as a jurist, Ginsburg got her start in New York City, which spawned the careers of many leading feminists of the late 20th century.

Ginsburg worked with many of these women as she became the first female professor to receive tenure at Columbia University, where she worked from 1972 to 1980. Ginsburg also worked as a litigator and director of the Women’s Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union, which is also based in the city, during the 1970s.

Ginsburg’s contemporaries who led the modern women’s rights movement included politicians, authors and activists. Here are some of the most important ones.

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SHIRLEY CHISHOLM

Brooklyn native Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to Congress and the first Black woman to run for president. Prior to entering politics, Chisholm worked as a nursery school teacher and ran two day care centers. In 1959, she became the educational consultant for the city’s Division of Day Care. And in 1964 she was elected to the state Legislature before she was encouraged to run for Congress by her constituents in Brooklyn.

Chisholm served in Congress for seven terms, from 1969 to 1983, and during that time developed her own catchphrase: “unbought and unbossed.” In Congress, Chisholm advocated for minimum annual incomes for families, extended day care hours and school lunch. She also criticized the Vietnam War, suggesting that the U.S. should focus on combating its own racism and poverty rather than engage in warfare abroad.

In 1972, she launched her presidential campaign, which caused issues within the feminist community of that time, which was primarily dominated by white women.

None of her contemporaries lent their support to her campaign. Despite losing her presidential campaign, her historic run inspired numerous women to run for office as did her ability to speak candidly about racism and sexism.

In 2018, it was announced that a statue would be erected in Chisholm’s honor in Prospect Park. Unfortunately, the statue, which was expected to be installed in the park this year, has been held up due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

FLORYNCE KENNEDY

The civil rights lawyer, typically referred to as “Flo,” was known for representing individuals facing discrimination.

Kennedy became one of the first Black women to graduate from Columbia University’s law school in 1951, though she was not admitted to the school until she threatened to file a discrimination suit against it if it denied her entry.

She worked for a Manhattan law firm be-

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fore opening her own firm in 1954. And in 1966, Kennedy began to turn toward political activism, when she founded the Media Workshop organization, which aimed to address racial prejudices in journalism and advertising. She also helped found the National Organization for Women, with Betty Friedan, that same year.

In 1971, she founded the Feminist Party and in 1975, she founded the National Black Feminist Organization. Kennedy also became an integral part of the legal team in New York that worked to legalize abortion within the state.

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the faculty at the State University of New York College at Old Westbury and brought her publishing house with her. The Feminist Press published works by many reknowned authors, such as Zora Neale Hurston, Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Barbara Ehrenreich. The Feminist Press is still in operation today.

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for focusing solely on the issues facing white and middle-class women.

Born Bettye Naomi Goldstein, she married Carl Friedan in 1947, and the couple moved to Rockland County. After they divorced in 1969, Friedan moved to Manhattan with her family.

She founded and became president of the National Organization for Women in 1966, and remained the organization’s president until 1970. Friedan also founded the National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws (known today as NARAL Pro-Choice America) in 1969 and the National Women’s Political Caucus in 1971, alongside several other famous feminist thinkers and leaders of the time.

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BELLA ABZUG

Famous for her big hats and booming voice, the native New Yorker who represented Manhattan in Congress was one of the most recognizable figures in the women’s rights movement during the 1970s.

Before her election to the House of Representatives, Abzug worked as a civil rights attorney in Manhattan and at the ACLU. She was elected to Congress in 1970; her campaign slogan for the race had been, “This woman’s place is in the House – the House of Representatives.” Abzug served in Congress for three terms, where she spoke out against the Vietnam War, called for President Richard Nixon’s impeachment, championed women’s rights and introduced the first bill to protect civil rights for gay people.

She left the House to run for the Senate against Daniel Patrick Moynihan in 1976 but lost the race. She ran for New York City mayor against Ed Koch in 1977 and lost.

Steinem still remains one of the most visible and recognizable feminist figures around, though her career in activism began a long time ago.

She came to New York City in 1960 to become a journalist and in 1963, Steinem was launched into the national spotlight after she posed as a Playboy Bunny at the Playboy club in Manhattan to expose the rampant sexism there.

In 1971, Steinem founded Ms. magazine, which became one of the first national magazines to address women’s issues and highlight feminist thought. Steinem has lived in the same Manhattan apartment for half a century, according to The New York Times.

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FLORENCE HOWE

Thought of as the “mother of women’s studies,” Florence Howe is often credited with expanding the focus on women’s literature and women’s studies in academia.

While she was working at various universities teaching women’s studies in the 1950s, Howe realized that there was limited literature available on the subject she was teaching. In 1970, she created the Feminist Press to create the materials she was looking for herself. In 1971, she joined

A chief feminist thinker and lawyer in the 1970s, Feigen co-founded Ms. magazine alongside Steinem, founded the ACLU’s Women’s Rights Project with Ginsburg and also helped found the National Women’s Political Caucus. Feigen ran for a seat in the New York Senate in 1978, though she did not win. She continues to practice law, although she no longer lives in New York.

BETTY FRIEDAN

In 1963, Friedan published “The Feminine Mystique,” which became a catalyst for the women’s rights movement. Her seminal work highlighted the unrealistic expectations placed on women to be completely satisfied with domesticity as well as the lack of career opportunities available for women. However, she has been criticized

Ferraro, who was born in Newburgh, New York, became the first woman to become a presidential running mate in 1984, alongside Walter Mondale.

But before jumping into the presidential race, Ferraro began her career as a criminal prosecutor in Queens. It wasn’t until her children were in school that Ferraro went to work in the Queens District Attorney’s office. Ferraro served as a congressional representative from Queens for three terms. During her time in Congress, she helped pass legislation that would make it easier to access spousal retirement benefits, which was a big concern for many women at the time. She also co-sponsored the Economic Equity Act, which sought to accomplish many of the same goals as the Equal Rights Amendment and supported federal funding for abortions.

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RBG’s death puts pressure on the minority leader to do something – anything – to stop the Republicans

By Kimberly Gonzalez

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ITH THE DEATH of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a forceful, liberal feminist, Senate Democrats are the only thing standing between President Donald Trump and the appointment of a conservative justice to replace her – which could tip the balance on the court in favor of repealing the landmark abortion rights decision Roe v. Wade. This will put a spotlight on U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer – the Senate minority leader and, like Ginsburg, a native Brooklynite – who will presumably lead his party’s efforts to block Trump’s nominee.

The situation is similar to when, in February 2016, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died. With 11 months until the next president would be inaugurated, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell argued that it would be unfair to allow then-President Barack Obama to fill the empty seat with U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Merrick Garland so close to a presidential election.

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his stance from 2016 and made it clear that the same rules would not apply this time around – now that there is a member of his own party in the White House.

Here is what Schumer could do to prevent the filling of the vacant seat by Republicans, or what he could do next year if he is unable to stop them now.

Why is a Republican-seated justice so threatening now?

Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court case in 1973 which legalized abortion, has been undermined by several states with a Republican majority who have passed bills strictly limiting access to abortion, along with conservatives who have attempted to dismantle the case in court. With five conservative judges on the Supreme Court, adding a sixth would all but guarantee Roe could be overturned.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke at a press conference on Sept. 21, noting the “stakes of this vacancy” for women’s reproductive rights, labor laws and health care.

Additionally, McConnell and other Republican senators have created a dangerous precedent in the nominations of Supreme Court justices by blocking the Garland seat and reversing themselves this election year.

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General William Barr since June. Barr is said to have interfered with the legal investigation of foreign intervention during the 2016 presidential election and has undermined New York prosecutors. However, some legal experts find it unlikely that Barr can be impeached because not enough evidence has been shown to make a case against him. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, chair of the House Democratic Caucus, who represents Brooklyn, said that he was focusing on the election, not the impeachment. “At the moment we’re looking forward toward the election,” Jeffries said.

“And the American people will ultimately make the decision as to whether Trump and his corrupt administration should be held accountable.” On the other hand, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stated, “we have our options” when asked about a possible impeachment to delay the nomination.

Will the threat of the Democrats’ power next year be enough?

This could undermine the court’s legitimacy and create chaos in how Supreme Court seats are filled. Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, said the attempt at filling the vacant seat so close to an election is dangerous. “We are unaware of any moment in history in which Congress confirmed a nominee to the Supreme Court while voters were actively casting ballots in the general election,” Clarke said. “This is an unprecedented politicization of a court vacancy that stands to cause permanent damage to the integrity of the court.”

Can Democrats filibuster the nomination?

No. In 2017 McConnell abolished the filibuster for Supreme Court nominations, during the nomination of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch. Democrats stalled the vote for Gorsuch by prolonging the debate for his nomination with a filibuster and, in retaliation, McConnell made it a rule that only a simple majority is needed to end debate on a Supreme Court nomination. By doing this, McConnell made the confirmation of Supreme Court justices substantially easier.

How many Republicans does Schumer need to side with the Democrats?

With just 47 Democrats in the Senate, Schumer would need four Republicans to vote against the nominee – assuming Schumer keeps all of his own members in line. Sens.

Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins from Maine have both publicly announced that whoever is elected on Nov. 3 should fill the vacant seat. Democrats hoped to pick off Sens. Lamar Alexander from Tennessee and Chuck Grassley of Iowa, but both have decided to support a vote on Trump’s nominee.

Sen. Mitt Romney, who voted for Trump’s impeachment, announced he is sticking with the Republicans as well. Other Republicans are waiting to announce their stance on the issue, but unless Schumer can get two additional Republicans on his side, there is little hope for the left.

Could an impeachment of Attorney General William Barr be a possible stalling tactic?

Democrats in Congress have been calling for an impeachment probe of U.S. Attorney

With the upcoming election, Democrats may gain control of the presidency and the Senate and retain their majority in the House of Representatives. With that power, Schumer has declared that “nothing is off the table” for next year, if Republicans were to go through with their nomination. Although he doesn’t have a vote, House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry Nadler has considerable sway over the votes of senators. Nadler tweeted that if McConnell and the Republicans were to fill the seat, Nadler would support the addition of more justices to the Supreme Court. The removal of filibusters has also been widely discussed, which would allow Democrats to pass legislation with a simple majority. Another proposed tactic is the addition of the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico as states. This action would give the Democrats more senators, since largely left-leaning people reside in those locations. Some conservatives have already threatened the Democrats in return. Mark R. Levin, a conservative radio talk show host, tweeted that Republicans would seek their own revenge by using the Democrats’ new rules against them, threatening to add even more judges to the Supreme Court and add American Samoa as a state. Additionally, if Schumer can’t garner the support of his fellow Democrats, he can’t threaten any retribution.

One prominent Democrat, Sen. Dianne Feinstein from California, has already said she would not be participating in the abolition of filibusters. “I don’t believe in doing that,” Feinstein said. “I think the filibuster serves a purpose. It is not often used, it’s often less used now than when I first came, and I think it’s part of the Senate that differentiates itself.”

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BILL BARR IS THE ANARCHIST The case for impeaching the U.S. attorney general, who has undermined the rule of law in New York.

By Ben Adler

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RESIDENT DONALD TRUMP may not be right about most matters of fact, but he is onto something when he complains that law and order have been destroyed in New York City. Unfortunately, he’s right for the wrong reasons.

Trump contends that a handful of broken store windows and an uptick in violent crime, which he claims are deliberately tolerated by Mayor Bill de Blasio, have rendered New York City an “anarchist jurisdiction.” This is false, as de Blasio and the rest of the city’s elected leadership have opposed violence and property damage by protesters. The mayor even instituted a curfew to quell the unrest in June and in the months since, the streets have been quiet.

Rather, the rule of law in New York has been severely undermined by a different level of government: the Trump administration, especially U.S.

Attorney General William Barr. In an unprecedented break with ethical norms that have governed the Department of Justice, Barr has inserted himself into, and actively opposed, the work of prosecutors whenever their target has been a Trump associate.

The nation’s highest-ranking legal officer has become nothing more than a henchman for a lawless president.

With Trump’s recent refusal to promise to respect the results of the election, having Barr in charge at the DOJ threatens the stability of the republic.

For this situation, the founders wrote a remedy into the Constitution: impeachment.

In June, Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee introduced a bill to open an impeachment investigation of Barr, even before the attorney general’s most recent offenses. Three New Yorkers, Reps. Adriano Espaillat, Gregory Meeks and Nydia Velázquez, co-sponsored the measure, but

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eventually organized together to oust him.

But while New York conservatives may be marginalized at home, their angry, authoritarian brand has come to dominate the national GOP. And, like Trump, Barr seems determined to use his power not to serve the American people but to punish his native state and bend it to his will.

Just consider some of Barr’s actions in New York.

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Undermining the prosecution of Michael Cohen and other Trump allies

support for opening the investigation doesn’t necessarily imply support for any specific outcome. Judiciary Committee Chair and Manhattanite Rep. Jerry Nadler said Barr “certainly deserves” to be impeached and removed from office, but won’t be because Senate Republicans won’t vote to convict him.

The House Democratic leadership has displayed little enthusiasm for impeachment.

They may suspect, for good reason, that swing voters don’t care about such abstractions as the politicization of the Justice Department. Impeaching Barr could also inspire Trump voters to turn out in greater numbers in November.

But now impeaching Barr is gaining some currency among Democrats as a diversion to delay Senate confirmation of a Supreme Court nominee to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg – although it seems unlikely that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell could be so

easily outmaneuvered.

Is it politically wise for Democrats to impeach Barr? That’s a complicated question. But whether impeachment is warranted on the merits is a simple one. Trump was rightly impeached for abuse of power and obstruction of justice, and Barr has abused power and obstructed justice for Trump.

Trump and Barr have a lot in common: Both grew up in New York City, emulating powerful, domineering fathers. Like Trump and former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Barr is an uncommon political animal: a right-wing despot from a famously liberal city. Barr’s father Donald was the headmaster of the elite Dalton School on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. An autocrat who was accused of retaliating against students involved in anti-Vietnam War protests, Barr’s father was an uneasy fit at 1970s Dalton. It was then an artsy school with mostly liberal parents, and those parents

As The New York Times reported in July, “Shortly after he became attorney general last year, William P. Barr set out to challenge a signature criminal case that touched President Trump’s inner circle directly, and even the president’s own actions: the prosecution of Michael D. Cohen, Mr. Trump’s longtime fixer.” In what federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York believed was an illegal in-kind donation to the Trump campaign, Cohen had paid porn star Stormy Daniels not to publicly allege that she had an affair with Trump. Barr tried to interfere with the prosecution, the Times reported, by repeatedly questioning the legal justification for the case and suggesting that campaign finance law enforcement should be left to the Federal Election Commission. “Mr. Barr’s maneuvering in the Cohen case was not his only attempt to insert himself in Southern District cases,” the Times also noted. “After Mr. Barr was sworn in, one of his first actions was to seek briefings on politically sensitive investigations in the office,” including the investigation into Giuliani associates Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman.

Intervening to keep Trump’s tax returns secret The president’s business entanglements create myriad potential conflicts of interest, the vast majority of which remain unknown because he has broken with decades of tradition

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and refused to release his tax returns. Meanwhile, the Manhattan district attorney is seeking those returns as part of an investigation into the Trump family’s decadeslong efforts to minimize their tax liability for gifts and assets through legally questionable tactics such as creating a shell company through which Trump and his siblings overcharged his father for nonexistent services. In October 2019, the DOJ filed a motion in support of Trump’s personal legal team asking a court in New York to block Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.’s subpoena for eight years worth of Trump’s tax records. As Vice News observed at the time, “Trump’s lawyers made the unprecedented argument that as president, he should be totally immune from criminal investigation – a theory that has not been tested in the courts, and which former prosecutors called an outlandish expansion of executive immunity.”

Ousting U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman In June, after the Trump administration had enough of the Southern District of New York’s investigation of alleged corruption by Trump’s cronies, Barr pressured Berman to resign, offering the prosecutor other jobs as an inducement and threatening that he would be fired if he didn’t comply. Berman refused, saying that his departure might derail sensitive ongoing investigations. The DOJ then announced – without Berman’s knowledge or permission – that Berman had resigned. Barr sought to replace Berman with Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton, a loyal Trump ally who lacked prosecutorial experience. After Berman reasserted that he hadn’t resigned, Trump fired him. “Firing Berman, who was investigating Trump’s allies and potential corruption of the president’s associates, is a perversion of the Justice Department’s independence for political purposes, and it is also potential obstruction of justice

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dent,” said Donald Sherman, deputy director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a nonpartisan government watchdog. Barr’s efforts to prevent Vance from obtaining Trump’s tax returns could also be obstruction of justice, according to Sherman.

Intervening on Trump’s behalf in author E. Jean Carroll’s defamation case against the president Carroll has publicly accused Trump of raping her, and when asked about the accusation, Trump called her a “liar,” and said she is “not my type.” Carroll is now suing Trump for defamation over those statements. If that case went to trial, it could prove very personally embarrassing for the president.

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that Justice Department lawyers will be essentially aiding Trump’s defense, and taxpayers could be on the hook for any potential damages, if the U.S. government is allowed to stand in for Trump.

Winning damages against the government, though, would be more unlikely than in a suit against Trump, as the notion of ‘sovereign immunity’ gives the government and its employees broad protection from lawsuits.”

Declaring New York City an ‘anarchist jurisdiction’ In a functioning democratic republic, if the president wants to punish a city for its own policies on policing, that president asks Congress to pass legislation defining: which local policies will no longer be permissible; the process by which the federal

THE NATION’S HIGHESTRANKING LEGAL OFFICER HAS BECOME NOTHING MORE THAN A HENCHMAN. do with the Justice Department’s responsibilities to the American people to uphold the law. Nonetheless, earlier this month, the DOJ requested that a federal court “substitute the United States for President Trump as defendant.” As The Washington Post explained, this is all for Trump’s benefit, and to the citizenry’s detriment. “The maneuver removes the case – at least for now – from state court in New York, where a judge last month had rejected Trump’s bid for a delay and put Carroll’s team back on course to seek a DNA sample and an under-oath interview from the president,” the Post wrote. “It also means

government would determine whether jurisdictions are in violation of those new restrictions; and the specific funds that would be withheld as punishment. (The law would have to be forward-looking, rather than retroactive to past municipal actions like cutting the NYPD budget, because the U.S. Constitution forbids ex post facto laws.) Then, if the city violated those new regulations, it would be subject to the legal process of stripping its funding. In a dictatorship, on the other hand, the law is whatever the dictator says it is – going forward and backward – with violations and punishments determined ad hoc by him or his

minions. Trump prefers the dictatorial method, and now Barr is his enforcer. That’s why Trump has concocted the comically absurd category of “anarchist jurisdiction,” and Barr’s DOJ has placed New York City in that category on a totally arbitrary basis. Now, New York could lose billions of dollars in federal aid – not for anything it was given advance warning could trigger such a penalty, but for actions it has already taken: displeasing the president by passing modest policing reforms.

Never mind that the finding that New York City is an anarchist jurisdiction is ridiculous; that Barr would even participate in the charade of “investigating” that accusation is an impeachable stain on the Justice Department.

Barr has, of course, committed similar offenses in other jurisdictions, including overruling a Washington, D.C., prosecutor to make a much lighter sentencing recommendation for New York’s own political dirty trickster Roger Stone, who was convicted for lying to Congress.

He also tear gassed peaceful protesters in the district’s Lafayette Square so that Trump could have a photo op, about which he then lied.

This is not normal. Contrast it, for example, with the record of Berman’s predecessor, Preet Bharara. Bharara was appointed by then-President Barack Obama, a Democrat, and he aggressively went after corruption among New York Democrats and their donors without interference from Washington.

Now, with a corrupt Republican in the White House and his flunkies interfering on Trump’s behalf in New York cases, the president’s favored allies have a free hand to violate federal laws here with impunity.

A state without laws for some is a state without the rule of law. Impeachment is the mechanism by which the rule of law is reasserted.

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WHAT DOES ‘ANARCHIST JURISDICTION’ EVEN MEAN?

By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago and Kimberly Gonzalez THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE classified New York City, along with Seattle and Portland, Oregon, as “anarchist jurisdictions.”

While many initially found this news humorous, sharing placid photos from around the city online, the new classification could have serious negative impacts on the city, especially when it comes to receiving federal aid.

The DOJ justified the city’s new classification by citing the increase in gun violence, budget cuts to its police department and several district attorneys in the city refusing to prosecute protest-related charges. City & State answered some of your biggest questions regarding the city’s new designation and what this may mean for its future.

What is the definition of an “anarchist jurisdiction”?

An “anarchist jurisdiction,” according to the DOJ, is a subdivision, like a city, that has “permitted violence and destruction of property to persist and (has) refused to undertake reasonable measures to counteract criminal activities.”

President Donald Trump directed U.S. Attorney General William Barr and the DOJ to identify anarchist jurisdictions in a Sept. 2 memorandum.

Why was NYC classified as an anarchist jurisdiction?

New York City saw a rise in shootings and murders over the summer. From Jan. 1 through Sept. 13, the city had 321 murders, compared with 230 at this time last year.

Due to heightened concerns

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over police violence against Black people, the New York City Council, in collaboration with Mayor Bill de Blasio, cut $1 billion from the NYPD’s budget. The DOJ said the cuts will remove essential police functions, which it said was a reason to classify New York City as anarchistic. But the reality of the budget cuts was slightly more complicated.

The department’s overtime budget was supposed to decline by $335 million, but the Independent Budget Office found that was unlikely to happen due, in part, to the recent protests against police brutality and systemic racism. Also, school safety agents and crossing guards were supposed to be moved out of the NYPD, but that hasn’t happened yet. Another reason cited by the DOJ for New York City’s classification was the refusal by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. and Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz to prosecute Black Lives Matter protest-related charges. Plus, de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo refused federal military support from Trump during the protests.

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How could this affect the city’s federal funding?

What’s at stake if the city loses federal aid?

The new classification could prevent the city from receiving federal funding, according to Barr, who had threatened to do so if violent demonstrations did not stop. “We cannot allow federal tax dollars to be wasted when the safety of the citizenry hangs in the balance,” Barr said.

“It is my hope that the cities identified by the Department of Justice today will reverse course and become serious about performing the basic function of government and start protecting their own citizens.”

Barr also cited the Trump memorandum, which noted that the director of the Office of Management of Budget “shall issue guidance to the heads of agencies on restricting eligibility” of federal funds, as much as the law permits. In June, prior to the memorandum, Republican senators introduced a bill called the Ending Taxpayer Funding of Anarchy Act, which proposed the ineligibility of “federal financial assistance” to cities defined as an anarchist jurisdictions, beginning in the 2021 fiscal year.

According to a preliminary analysis by New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer’s office in 2016, the city received less than 9% of its budget from the federal government.

However, that federal money did make up a sizable portion of the budgets for some city agencies, such as the Department of Housing Preservation and Development and the Administration for Children’s Services. If the cuts hit those agencies, it would place city programs in a dangerous position. The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on the finances of state and local governments, with a $14.5 billion state budget gap projected for the current fiscal year. The state is waiting on additional federal aid from Congress, so a drop in federal aid to the city could be another significant setback.

Is there anything the city or state can do to stop this?

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threatened to sue the DOJ over the city’s new classification. Cuomo cited the 10th Amendment, which guarantees states’ rights, as an assurance that states and citizens have the control over that funding, not the president or attorney general. “The president should be prepared to defend this illegal order in court, which hypocritically lays the groundwork to defund New York and the very types of law enforcement President Trump pretends to care about,” James said.

Is this part of Trump’s reelection strategy?

Cuomo said the move to label cities as “anarchist jurisdictions” was made so that Trump could establish himself as the “law and order” candidate in the upcoming election. Trump has been similarly threatening to cut federal funding for “sanctuary cities” since 2017, but has yet to follow through due to a lengthy legal battle. So it’s entirely possible that this is another empty threat by the president.

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EW YORK IS facing a $14.5 billion budget gap this fiscal year, federal relief dollars don’t appear to be forthcoming, and schools and local governments are facing deep budget cuts. The coronavirus pandemic – and the financial nightmare it created – prompted some progressive lawmakers and activists to double down on a question that New York has been weighing for years: Should we increase taxes on the state’s wealthiest residents?

For left-wing activists and many Democratic state lawmakers, “tax the rich” has become a rallying cry over the past few months as the state waits on a federal stimulus package. They argue that rather than withholding billions in state aid to schools and localities, New York should pass a number of bills that would increase income taxes on millionaires, tax vacant second homes in New York City, or even reinstitute sales taxes on private jets and yachts.

But Gov. Andrew Cuomo has made his resistance to increasing taxes on the wealthy well known, arguing that the proposals raised so far wouldn’t generate

enough revenue to fill the deficit, and on top of that, increasing the tax burden of New York’s wealthy residents could drive them out of the state. At a City & State webinar on Sept. 17, state Sen. Gustavo Rivera said just because these proposals wouldn’t entirely solve the state’s budget deficit, it doesn’t mean New York should turn up its nose at the additional revenue.

“Even though we may not be able to ‘tax our way out of it,’ it lessens the hit,” Rivera said, adding that he wanted proposals that would raise taxes on the rich, such as the pied-à-terre tax or wealth tax, to be passed soon.

Recently, Cuomo suggested he might consider raising taxes on the wealthy as part of the solution in a worst-case scenario where federal funding doesn’t come through. But he has maintained that a federal stimulus package remains critical to New York’s recovery. State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, however, have released statements supporting raising taxes on the wealthy.

But when it comes to the actual me-

chanics of increasing taxes on the rich, the state has a number of options. Of the more than a dozen bills already introduced in the Legislature that would raise different taxes on the rich, some advocates for taxing the wealthy said that six proposals should be prioritized in the state’s immediate response to the pandemic. “We had to give the Legislature something digestible, so what we wanted to focus in on were the six bills that raise the most money,” said Charles Khan, organizing director of the Strong Economy for All Coalition, a group of labor and community organizations advocating for policies that address economic inequality. “We just wanted to include a combination that a lot of different New Yorkers could get behind, that was really targeted at the very, very, very top of income earners in New York state.

Because we know that regular people are struggling, but the really wealthy people are $77 billion richer since the pandemic,” Khan added, citing one recent analysis that showed how much New York’s billionaires had increased their wealth between March and June.

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If New York really does want to “eat the rich,” here’s what’s on the menu.

RAISING INCOME TAXES ON MILLIONAIRES

One option for taxing the wealthy would be to increase the income tax on New York’s millionaires, adding higher income tax brackets for those making over $5 million, $10 million and $100 million annually. Currently, the highest state income tax rate is 8.82% for any individual making over $1 million. While several versions of this kind of proposal exist in the state Legislature, the most aggressive increases were included in a bill sponsored by state Sen. Robert Jackson and Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal. Under that legislation, people who make more than $100 million in taxable income would face an 11.82% income tax rate. Make Billionaires Pay, a progressive campaign urging the passage of this and other taxes on the rich, estimated that this tax increase would raise $2.5 billion to $4.5 billion annually.

On Sept. 17, New Jersey officials announced that the state would pass a ver-

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sion of a millionaires tax hike in response to widening economic inequality – causing some to put pressure on New York to reassess its own income tax brackets in the wake of the pandemic. Responding to those calls, state Budget Director Robert Mujica noted in a statement that the 12.6% combined city and state income tax rate in New York City – where he said most of the state’s billionaires live – is already higher than both New Jersey’s new tax rate and what state lawmakers including Jackson and Rosenthal proposed.

PIED-À-TERRE TAX

Another proposal that is hardly new to New York is the pied-à-terre tax – legislation that would tax the owners of vacant second homes in New York City worth at least $5 million. That legislation, sponsored by state Sen. Brad Hoylman and Assembly Member Deborah Glick, came relatively close to passing in the Legislature last year but was ultimately shelved in favor of a “mansion tax” on the sale of pricey homes that is expected to generate

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$365 million annually. The pied-à-terre tax, however, was expected to generate $650 million per year.

Khan suggested that the pied-à-terre tax, along with approving higher taxes on most millionaires, may be among the most likely bills in the package to pass the Legislature, in part because state lawmakers were already familiar with them.

“I think those are the things that are the easiest. (State lawmakers) talk about them every year and say they’re so progressive, and they’re going to do them,” Khan said.

“I would say those are the closest to being passed. They have a lot of widespread support across both houses.”

WEALTH TAX

While the term wealth tax is sometimes thrown around to refer to any tax hikes on the rich, there is a specific proposal in the state Legislature that is technically called a wealth tax. A bill from state Sen. Jessica Ramos and Assembly Member Carmen De La Rosa would create a “mark to market” tax on New Yorkers with more than

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STOCK BUYBACK SURCHARGE

Another proposal that dates back to before the coronavirus pandemic would impose a 0.5% tax on corporate stock buybacks.

The practice of companies using extra cash to repurchase their own shares – thereby lowering the number of shares in circulation and increasing the value of each share – has been attacked by progressive lawmakers and labor advocates as corporate greed, when companies could be using excess cash to increase the wages of work-

IF NEW YORK REALLY DOES WANT TO “EAT THE RICH,” HERE’S WHAT’S ON THE MENU. ers, for example. This proposal, sponsored by state Sen. Jen Metzger and Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou, would raise $3.2 billion annually.

STOCK TRANSFER TAX

Similar to the stock buyback surcharge, a stock transfer tax is basically a tax on stock trades. While the tax exists in New York, it’s currently rebated to taxpayers.

Legislation sponsored by state Sen. James Sanders Jr. and Assembly Member Phil Steck would repeal the rebate, allowing

the state to collect 100% of the tax on stock trades. But previous attempts at repealing the rebate haven’t been successful, with many roadblocks including strong opposition from Wall Street.

CORPORATE LANDLORD TAX

Finally, state lawmakers have proposed a corporate landlord tax that would tax real estate purchases by private equity firms and hedge funds, imposing the equivalent of a mortgage recording tax on those purchases. When a person buys a home in New York with a mortgage, they pay a tax “for the privilege of recording a mortgage.”

But because purchases of investment real estate properties are often structured differently – not using a traditional mortgage – an equivalent recording tax does not exist when a private equity firm, for example, invests in real estate. Legislation sponsored by state Sen. Julia Salazar and Assembly Member Harvey Epstein would impose a fee on mezzanine debt and preferred equity – two types of financing used in these kinds of real estate purchases.

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$1 billion in net assets. Currently, when the value of someone’s assets increases, they only face a capital gains tax when the asset is sold. This legislation, however, would tax unrealized capital gains, so that if an asset increases in value by $1 million, that $1 million is treated as taxable income even if the asset isn’t sold. The tax would bring in an estimated $5.5 billion per year, and the revenue would fund a worker bailout fund for people excluded from traditional unemployment benefits and wage protections.

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SSNY mail process to 220 East 42nd Street, 29th Fl.,New York, New York, 10017.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 654 FLATBUSH LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/14/20 .Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 684 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11225. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of TRU MEDICAL MANAGEMENT, LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/04/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 774 Brodway, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, New York, 11206. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 1065 LIBERTY AVE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/20/13.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 65 Noye Lane, Woodmere, New York, 11598. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 10 WATER ST LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/03/20. Office location: Greene SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 353 Main Street, Catskill, New York, 12414. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 1066-1074 LIBERTY AVE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/20/13.Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 65 Noye Lane, Woodmere, New York, 11598. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 1089 LIBERTY AVE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/20/13.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 65 Noye Lane, Woodmere, New York, 11598. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 1091 LIBERTY AVE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/20/13.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 65 Noye Lane, Woodmere, New York, 11598. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 26 N WARREN LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/31/20. Office location: Greene SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 353 Main Street, Catskill, New York, 12414.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 122 W 73 L.P.. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/30/20.Office location:New York SSNY desg. as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served.SSNY mail process to 485 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York, 10017.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 170 LACO, LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/17/16.Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2906 Shell Rd, Brooklyn, New York, 11224. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of 1095 LIBERTY AVE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/20/13.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 65 Noye Lane, Woodmere, New York, 11598. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 1097-1101 LIBERTY AVE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/20/13.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 65 Noye Lane, Woodmere, New York, 11598. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of 1211 WESTERN AVE PROPERTY ASSOCIATES LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 04/19/19. Office location: New York.

LLC formed in DE on 04/12/2019. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 100 Wall Street Suite 2203 New York, New York, 10005. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 1964 AGENCY LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/13/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 727 Jerome St., Apt. 2, Brooklyn, New York, 11207. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of AAA PITKIN LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/04/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 109-19 Liverpool Street, S Ozone Park, New York, 11420.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Form. of GB VERVE, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/14/20. Office location: Onondaga SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 5024 Worthington Way, Fayetteville, New York, 13066. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of ADE LOGISTICS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/24/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2665 Homecrest Ave, Suite 5b, Brooklyn, New York, 11235. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of AVIYAN LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/19/20. Office location: Broome SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 2409 Charleston Ave, Vestal, New York, 13850. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of BAY RIDGE RADIATION MEDICINE PLLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/31/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 374 Stockholm St., Suite C-08, Brooklyn, New York, 11237. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of CONSULTAGEN, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/16/20. Office location: Orange SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 1 Hamaspik Way, Monroe, New York, 10950. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of CXL E NTE R TAINME NT COMPANY LLCAuth. filed with SSNY on 11/21/20. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 09/12/19. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to: 11766 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Los Angeles, California, 90025. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of JRS GAMING LLC.Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/25/20.Office location:New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 254 Park Avenue South, Suite Ph-N, New York, New York, 10010.Any lawful purpose.

7864 Arkabutla Road Owner LLC. Arts.of Org. filed with the SSNY on 7/24/20. Office: New York County. The LLC is designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 280 West 12th Street, 3E, NY, NY 10014.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of LI FAMILY GROUP LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/30/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1957 84th St., Brooklyn, New York, 11214. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of SHAINAYA & SAMARA LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/27/07. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 146 West 29th St., 9th Fl., NY, NY 10001.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of JJ&AD REALTY LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/28/20 .Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1376 Nostrand Avenue, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, New York, 11226.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of GRC SERVICES LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/03/20.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 652 Huguenot Avenue, Staten Island, New York, 10312. Any lawful purpose.

Name of LLC: H2M Propaint Date filed: 06/04/2020 Address to be included: 11 washington blvd Mount Vernon, ny 10550 Notice of formation of JERRY LOPEZ NEW YORK LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/04/20.

Location: NY County.

SSNY designated as agent for service of process on LLC. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: 147W 40th Street, 2 floor New York, NY 10018 R/A: US Corp Agents, INC. 7014 13th Ave, #202, BK, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful act.

Notice of Formation of SkyeVest Management, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/31/20. 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 Richard P. Altieri, Carnelutti & Altieri Esposito Minoli PLLC, 551 Madison Ave., Ste. 450, NY, NY 10022.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company. Articles of Organization of Ornos ASC Holdings, LLC were filed with the Sec. of State of NY (“SSNY”) on August 19, 2020. Office Location: Richmond County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to: 65 Broadway, #1400, NY, NY 100062503. Purpose: Any lawful business purpose.

PATALINO LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 8/14/2020. Off. Loc. : Hamilton Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, c/o Susan Patalino, P.O. Box 104, Lake Pleasant, NY 12108 . Purpose : Any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of HAPPY VALLEY PLACE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/20/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 805 57th Street 4th Fl, Brooklyn, New York, 11220. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Park Watch, LLC filed with SSNY on August 11, 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: Courtney Stern 2832 Weeks Avenue Oceanside,NY 11572 .Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of RUBY LEE DRAMA STUDIO LLC. Arts .Of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/24/20. Office location: Bronx SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 2100 Tiebout Avenue, Apt 207, Bronx, New York, 10457. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of IG CENTRAL, LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/06/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 635 W 42nd Street, New York, New York, 10036. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Form. of R & R EXCAVATING LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/18/20. Office location: Montgomery SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 314 Polin Road, Fultonville, New York, 12072. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of MORVILLO, PLLC.Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/06/20.Office location:New York SSNY desg. as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 90 Broad St., 23rd Floor, New York, New York, 10008.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 Formation of EMPIRE POLYMER HOLDINGS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/12/20. Office location: Onondaga SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 9841 Washingtonian Blvd Suite 300, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20878. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of MEASURE 8 VENTURES CANADA, LLC Auth. filed with SSNY on 10/22/19. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 10/09/19. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to: 300 Park Avenue 13th Floor, New York, New York, 10022. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of NELLY GROUP LLC. Arts .Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/05/20.

Office location: Bronx SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 600 W 239th St, Apt 1m, Bronx, New York, 10463.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Give and Go, LLC filed with SSNY on 07/20/2020. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 505 St Marks Ave, Apt. 6G, Broklyn, NY 11238. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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Notice of Formation of DAMILL FAIR CASH SOLUTIONS LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/04/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 419 Blake Ave, Brooklyn, New York, 11212. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of GEORGE FERZLI MD PLLC.Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/17/20.

Office location:New York SSNY desg. as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served.SSNY mail process to 135 East 74th Street, New York, New York, 10021.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of SAMURAI WAGYU BEEF FARMS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/04/20. Office location: Onondaga SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 3312 Henneberry Road, Jamesville, New York, 13078. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Form. of MY HEMP DEPOT, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/21/20. Office location: Madison.

SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 2071 Elm Street, New Woodstock, New York, 13122. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of HEADLINES BY STEPHEN LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/05/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 979 Lenox Rd., Brooklyn, New York, 11212. Any lawful purpose.

FELIZ PILATES STUDIO LLC. 720 RIVERSIDE DRIVE, SUITE 1D NEW YORK, NY 10031 718-813-5853 REGISTERED DATE: 9/12/2011

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Notice of Qual. of 5800 HWY 119 LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 08/12/20.

Office location: Putnam.

LLC formed in DE on 06/03/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 11 Timberline Ct, Putnam Valley, New York, 10579. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of formation of DeCristoforo Football, LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 8/17/2020. Off. Loc.: Richmond Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, 29 Hartford Ave, Staten Island, NY 10310.

Purpose: Any lawful act or activity 716 Broadway LLC. Art. of Org. filed with SSNY 7-15-20. Office Location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC for service of process.

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to 716 Broadway LLC, 716 Broadway, Apt. 6, NY, NY 10003. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of Y&R REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC.Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 02/05/20.Office location:New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 99 Madison Ave Fl 601, New York, New York, 10016.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 164 BINGHAMTON CHICKEN LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 02/22/19. Office location: Broome SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 53 Knightsbridge Road, Suite 220, Piscataway, New Jersey, 08854.

Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Qual. of AB COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE DEBT - B2 S.A.R.L. Auth. filed with SSNY on 08/19/20. Office location: New York.

LLC formed in LU on 03/09/15. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 1345 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, New York, 10105.

Arts. of Org. filed with LU SOS. Registre de Commerce et des Societes, 14 rue Erasme, L-1468 Luxembourg.. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qualification of TYPT LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/03/20. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 07/30/20. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Tao Li, 650 Fifth Ave., Ste. 3301, NY, NY 10019. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808.

Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of DE, Dept. of State, Div. of Corps., John Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Datapex LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 9/10/20. Office: Kings County. Juan Ramirez designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 382 Lefferts Ave 4F Brooklyn, NY 11225.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of J&Y CHARLTON LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 04/18/17.Office location:New York SSNY rocess to 70 Charlton Street, Unit 2c, New York, New York, 10014.

Any lawful purpose.

September 28, 2020

Notice of Formation of DOLCE VENTURES LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/09/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 828 Belmont Ave., Apt. 1r, Brooklyn, New York, 11208. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Form. of 830 ELMIRA CHICKEN LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 02/22/19. Office location: Chemung.

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

SSNY mail process to 53 Knightsbridge Road, Suite 220, Piscataway, New Jersey, 08854. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of DOSE OF HEALTH LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/31/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1205 Atlantic Avenue, P.O.Box 428, Brooklyn, New York, 11216. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of BOGARD NY LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/28/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 3121 36th Ave SE, Norman, Oklahoma, 73026. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of HERITAGE FUNERAL HOME LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/25/20.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 180 Mansion Ave., Staten Island, New York, 10308. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Qual. of RICHBROOK ADVISORS, LP. Auth. filed with SSNY on 06/30/20. Office location: New York.

LLC formed in DE on 06/24/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 1995 Broadway, 8th Floor New York, New York, 10023. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of WEINBERGER FAMILY HOLDING, LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/28/20.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 CHILLVIN LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/17/20.Office location:New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.SSNY mail process to 444 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, New York, 10022.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Siwanoy Wellness Three, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with (SSNY) on 9/2/20.

Off. Loc.: Westchester Co. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom proc. may be served & shall mail to 7 Columbus Ave., POB 64, Tuckahoe, NY 10707. Reg. agent Marks & Klein, LLP, 63 Riverside Ave., Red Bank, NJ 07701, is agent upon whom proc. may be served. Purp.: Any lawful Notice of Formation of Leading Factor, LLC filed with SSNY on 8/6/2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 450 37 Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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Notice of Formation of Siwanoy Wellness Two, LLC. Arts. of Org. f i l e d with (SSNY) on 9/2/20.

Off. Loc.: Westchester Co. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom proc. may be served & shall mail to 7 Columbus Ave., POB 64, Tuckahoe, NY 10707. Reg. agent Marks & Klein, LLP, 63 Riverside Ave., Red Bank, NJ 07701, is agent upon whom proc. may be served. Purp.: Any lawful Notice of Formation of Siwanoy Wellness One, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with (SSNY) on 9/2/20.

Off. Loc.: Westchester Co. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom proc. may be served & shall mail to 7 Columbus Ave., POB 64, Tuckahoe, NY 10707. Reg. agent Marks & Klein, LLP, 63 Riverside Ave., Red Bank, NJ 07701, is agent upon whom proc. may be served. Purp.: Any lawful Notice of Formation of Siwanoy Operations, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with (SSNY) on 9/2/20.

Off. Loc.: Westchester Co. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom proc. may be served & shall mail to 7 Columbus Ave., POB 64, Tuckahoe, NY 10707. Reg. agent Marks & Klein, LLP, 63 Riverside Ave., Red Bank, NJ 07701, is agent upon whom proc. may be served. Purp.: Any lawful Notice of Formation of Best Way Products LLC filed with SSNY on August 14, 2020. Office: Bronx County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served: 2167 Cruger Avenue, Bronx, NY 10462. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 7014 13th Ave #202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: E-commerce, any lawful act.

Notice of Formation of Artemis Learning Solutions, LLC filed with SSNY on August 17, 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: 2050 East 18th Street, A2, Brooklyn, NY 11229.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Form. of F 5 PROPERTIES LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/8/20. Office location: Rensselaer SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 7314 Oak Hill Circle, Rensselaer, New York, 12144.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 242 86TH STREET, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/26/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 242 86th Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11228.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of JBMG HOME SOLUTIONS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/04/20. Office location: Niagara SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 7285 Balla Drive, North Tonawanda, New York, 14120 . Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 2173-65 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/03/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1991 Stillwell Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11223. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of R, Z & D LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/31/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 608 East 39th Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11203. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of SOZAI BROOKLYN LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/4/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 360 Furman Street Apt. 908, Brooklyn, New York, 11201. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of THE BUSHWICK BLOCK, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/27/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 218 Randolph St. 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, New York, 11237. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of EXECUTIVE SANITIZING SOLUTIONS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/13/20.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 24 Sweetgum Ave, Staten Island, New York, 10314.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Essentially Pristine, LLC filed with SSNY on August 14 , 200. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 214 Hillside PL #1R, Eastchester, NY 10709 . Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Joanne Spataro, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/22/20. Office location: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to LLC’s registered agent: United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave., Ste. 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

EEI GLOBAL LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/03/2020.

Office loc: NY County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: David Munits, 1181 Broadway Floor 6, NY, NY 10001. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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Slaybeautee, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on July 7, 2020.

Office: Richmond 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, 23 Ibsen Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10312. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION of AB Somers & Associates, LLC (LLC).

Application for Authority filed with NY Secretary of State (SSNY) on 09/02/2020. LLC formed in DE on 03/10/2017. Office location: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 1214 Fifth Avenue, 44A, New York, NY 10029. DE office: United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 300 Delaware Avenue, Suite 210-A, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation is filed with the Secretary of State, State of Delaware, 401 Federal St, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of Blau Partners LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/18/2020. Location: New York. SSNY designated as agent for service of process on LLC. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to Blau Partners LLC, 1 West End Avenue Apt 21G, 10023 NY , Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qual. of STATEN ISLAND SYNDICATE LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 09/08/20.

Office location: Richmond. LLC formed in DE on 09/02/20. 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 Application for Authority of Foreign Limited Liability Company (“FLLC”).

Name: NYC PowerGen Holdings LLC. Application for Authority filed with the Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on July 1, 2020. Jurisdiction of organization is the State of Delaware. Date of organization is December 30, 2015. Office location of the FLLC in this state: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of FLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to Dr. Donald Bronn, 322 West 57th St., #46U, NY, NY 10019.

The office required to be maintained in the FLLC’s jurisdiction of formation or its principal office is Business Filings Incorporated, 108 West 13th St., Wilmington, DE 19801. The authorized officer in the FLLC’s jurisdiction of formation where a copy of its articles of organization is filed is Secretary of the State of Delaware, 401 Federal Street, Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of SOUL FAMILY, LLC filed with SSNY on January 23, 2019. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 980 Putnam Avenue, #4A, Brooklyn, NY 11221.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of 17 Communications, LLC filed with SSNY on January 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: 65 Ocean Avenue, 1F, Brooklyn, NY 11225. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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Notice of Formation of ANNA KLINGER LCSW PLLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/3/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 107 Bond Stree Ste 2l, Brooklyn, New York, 11217. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of RAISAT ISHAYAT LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/15/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 555 Euclid Ave., Brooklyn, New York, 11208. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of JSB FILMS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/16/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 921 Washington Avenue, Apt. 4m, Brooklyn, New York, 11225. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of STATION SIDE PROPERTY LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/17/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 7012 15th Avenue, 1st Floor, Brooklyn, New York, 11228. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of LAKESIDE HK ADVISORS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/15/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 9 East 38th Street 6th Fl. New York, New York, 10016. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Form. of M & S COIN, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/10/20. Office location: Saratoga SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 608 Grooms Roadq, Clifton Park, New York, 12065. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of NYCHA PACT MEMBER LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/26/20.

Office location: Westchester SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 90 Church Street 5th Floor, New York, New York, 10007 Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of R, D, D, & Z LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/31/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 372 East 32nd Street, Apt 1, Brooklyn, New York, 11226. Any lawful purpose..

Notice of Formation of SUNRISE SD PARTNERS II LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/08/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2036 East 27th Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11229. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of TD 168 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/8/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1668 Bay Ridge Ave, Brooklyn, New York, 11204.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 100 UNION AVE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/9/20.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 450 Albourne Avenue, Staten Island, New York, 10309. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 149 12TH STREET LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/20/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 149 12th Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11215. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 2277 VICTORY BLVD LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/9/20. Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 450 Albourne Avenue, Staten Island, New York, 10309. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of A&W SUPPLIERS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/2/20. Office location Niagara SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2823 Avenue Z, Brooklyn, New York, 11235. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of ALPHA PLACE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/24/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 469 63 Street Fl1, Brooklyn, New York, 11220. Any lawful purpose.

D’OX AIR THEORY, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/31/20.

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, ATTN: Joel S. Charleston, Esq., 11 Pearl Street, Valley Stream, NY 11581. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Winsmith Tax LLC filed with SSNY on June 29, 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: 425 W 23rd St. Apt. 8A New York, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of GPG4, LLC. Arts .Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/15/20.Office location:Erie SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.SSNY mail process to 30 Brawnview, Orchard Park, NY 14127.

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PUBLIC NOTICE AT&T Mobility Services, LLC (AT&T) proposes the modification of existing AT&T facilities installed atop existing buildings at 517 West 113th St in New York, New York County, NY (Job #49310) and 8710 37th Ave in Queens, Queens County, NY (Job #49312) In accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and the 2005 Nationwide Programmatic Agreement, AT&T is hereby notifying the public of the proposed undertaking and soliciting comments on Historic Properties which may be affected by the proposed undertaking. If you would like to provide specific information regarding potential effects that the proposed undertaking might have to properties that are listed on or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and located within 1/2 mile of the site, please submit the comments (with job numbers) to: Ramaker, Contractor for AT&T, 855 Community Dr, Sauk City, WI 53583 or via e-mail to his tor y@ramaker. c om within 30 days of this notice.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1331073, FOR WINE & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL WINE & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 180 7TH AVE NY, NY 10011.

NEW YORK COUNTY, FOR ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION. CHELSEA PASTA LLC NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION of Marble Hall GP, LLC, Application of Authority Filed with Secy.

Of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/19/20. Off. Loc.: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o LIHC Investment Group, One Portland Square, Suite 6A, Portland, ME 04101. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of Qualification of GAH Corp LLC, fictitious name: Golden Age Hospitality LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/27/20.

Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/10/20.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 304 East 65th St., NY, NY 10065. Address to be maintained in DE: 838 Walker Rd., Ste 21-2, Dover, DE 19904.

Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Qualification of GAH Management LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/27/20. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/10/20. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 304 East 65th St., NY, NY 10065. Address to be maintained in DE: 838 Walker Rd., Ste 21-2, Dover, DE 19904. 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 OR 257 FLATBUSH, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/04/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 485 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York, 10017. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Ume Blossom, LLC filed with SSNY on July 30, 2020. Office: Bronx County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 278 Bedford Park Blvd, 3C, Bronx, NY 10458. Purpose: any lawful act or activity

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NOTICE OF FORMATION of Full Moon and Company NYC, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 8/27/2020.

Location: Kings. SSNY designated as agent for service of process on LLC. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Full Moon and Company NYC LLC, 450 Van Buren St Apt 2, Brooklyn, NY, 11221. Purpose: Any lawful purpose Notice of Formation of FRIENDSHIP SC PRESERVATION, L.P. Cert. of LP filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/03/20. 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. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of VV GLOBAL PARTNERS, LLC filed with SSNY on July 17, 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: 38 E 81st St. #4A, New York, NY 10028. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of Faye’s Couture Hair LLC filed with SSNY on June 8, 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: 1075 Castleton Avenue apt 6E Staten Island, NY 10310.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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Notice of Formation of HFP OG LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/04/20. 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 Cohen & Cohen, LLP, 767 Third Ave., 31st Fl., NY, NY 10017. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

WEEKEND ALL THE TIME, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/05/2020. 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, 200 Ave A, Apt 4A, NY, NY 10009. Reg Agent: Nusrat S El-Waylly, 200 Ave A, Apt 4A, NY, NY 10009. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of Motivating & Transforming Lives LLC, LLC filed with SSNY on July 20, 2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of any process to LLC: 624 East 17th Street, Apt 1L, Brooklyn, NY 11226. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of ANDIE TRUCKING LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/17/19.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 82 St Edwards Lane, Staten Island, New York, 10309.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of BEASER CONSULTING LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/3/20.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 12 Maiden Lane Suite 1a, Staten Island, New York, 10307. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of BRIDGEHALL GROUP VENTURES 1 LLC A r t s .

Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/24/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1274 49th Street, Suite 476 Brooklyn, New York, 11219. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Essential Cleaning By Kristin LLC. Arts .Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/2/20.Office location:Orange SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.SSNY mail process to 114 Barr Lane, Monroe, New York, 10950. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of WAXING & WANING CANDLE CO., LLC filed with SSNY on July 16, 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: 82 Irving Place, 1B, NY, NY 10003. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of TOP-YARD LLC.Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/15/20.Office location:New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 626 1st Avenue ,Apt W20, New York, NY 10016.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of formation of CK SUNNYSIDE LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/18/20. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: 39 Division St., NY, NY 10002. Purpose: any lawful act.

Notice of Temur Hamilton LLC filed with SSNY on July 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: 19 E 71st Street, 3C, New York, NY 10021.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qualification of OMI 28 LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/20/20.

Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 04/03/20.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Patrick Cooke, 578 Broadway, Flr. 07, NY, NY 10012. Address to be maintained in DE: Corporation Service Company, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. 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 Jess & Rose, LLC filed with SSNY on June 26, 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: 20 Confucius Plaza Apt 25B NY, NY 10002. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1331125 for liquor, beer, and wine has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor, beer and wine at retail in a Bar / Tavern under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 44 Bedford St., NY, NY 10014 for on premises consumption.

Den Noho LLC Notice of Formation of 1046 FLETCHER FARM ROAD LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/17/20. Office location: Franklin SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 325 Columbia Turnpike, Ste 301 Florham Park, New Jersey, 07932. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of BUILD A DOOR LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/31/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 829 Willoughby Ave Apt 4f, Brooklyn, New York, 11206. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of HAUS LENDING LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 09/22/20.

Office location: New York.

LLC formed in DE on 09/18/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 99 Washington Avenue Ste 805a, Albany, New York, 12210. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of HENRY THAYER COMPANY LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/15/20. Office location: NY County.

Princ. office of LLC: 10 Hudson Yards, NY, NY 10001. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Form. of CLIENTPAY, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/11/20. Office location: New York. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 1979 Marcus Avenue, Suite 210e, Lake Success, New York, 11042. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of CREEKSIDE 55, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/21/20.Office location:New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 900 3rd Avenue, Floor 13, New York, New York, 10022.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of ABREMAR MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 07/22/20.

Office location: Montgomery.

LLC formed in DE on 06/26/19. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 8750 Nw 36th St Suite 425, Doral, Florida, 33178. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901.

Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of FUNERIA JUANJOHN’S FUNERAL HOME II LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/18/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 509 Liberty Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11207. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Form. of SEQUENCE VENTURES LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/19/20.

Office location: New York. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 90 State Street, Ste 700 Office 40, Albany, New York,, 12207. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 185 VAN SICLEN AVE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/18/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 509 Liberty Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11207. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 509 LIBERTY AVENUE REALTY GROUP LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/18/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 509 Liberty Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11207. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of FRVRHM LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 09/01/20.

Office location: New York.

LLC formed in DE on 08/10/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 1925 Century Park East Ste 400, Los Angeles, California, 90027. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901.

Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Form. of FREEDOM POINT VENTURES L.L.C.. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/16/20. Office location:Essex. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 78 Holmes Rd, Newburgh, New York, 12550. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qualification of J&J ENTERPRISES LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/24/20.

Office location: Otsego County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/25/20. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Lemery Greisler LLC, 60 Railroad Place, Suite 502, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. DE addr. of LLC: c/o United Corporate Services, Inc., 874 Walker Road, Suite C, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of the State of DE, Div. of Corps., P.O. Box 898, Dover, DE 19903.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

ASSUMED NAME Notice is hereby given that an order enters by the Supreme Court Westchester county on the days of June 2020 ,Grants me the right to assume the name of Joshua Navarro Juarez the city and state of my present address are croton on Hudson New York the month and year of my birth are January 2019.

The place of my birth is village of sleepy hollow New York my present name is adrien Carlos Juarez Manjarrez Notice of Formation of Ace Premier, LLC filed with SSNY on September 8, 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: 450 Lexington Avenue #2695 New York, NY 10163. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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LOSERS SCOTT STRINGER Politics is full of folks who smile in front of the cameras together, but would stab each other in the back if they had the chance. Now if New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer were that type of person, he would be able to keep his knife in the sheath, since New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson decided he won’t run for mayor after all, leaving Stringer as the leading white guy explaining why a white guy should be mayor.

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There’s a long history of New York politicians invoking the Nazis to score political points, although such analogies typically backfire. In the case of a New York hamlet called Swastika, there’s an even longer history. Locals have defended the name by noting that it predates Nazi Germany, though critics said a change is long overdue. Last week’s headlines put some other New Yorkers on the map – and on our Winners & Losers list.

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ERIC TRUMP A state judge rejected a request made by Eric Trump to postpone his deposition regarding a fraud investigation into the family business. The president’s son said he was willing to testify but only after the November election, for fear that his deposition may be politicized – which the judge found to be unpersuasive. It’s almost as if the state’s justice system is willfully ignoring Eric Trump’s busy skeet shooting fundraiser schedule.

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In a sequel to the Amazon HQ2 fight, New York City Council Member Carlos Menchaca wielded his land use authority to block the Industry City rezoning in his Brooklyn district.

Powerful developers finally backed down and pulled their proposal, as David triumphed over Goliath.

RIKIEN WILDER

The commuter helped police nab the suspect accused of vandalizing train tracks and derailing an A train. Wilder was rewarded with a year of unlimited rides – as well as a huge novelty MetroCard.

The New York University professor allegedly told students that masks don’t prevent COVID-19, but hydroxychloroquine does. If that’s not outlandish enough, he has also been accused of calling 9/11 an inside job and comparing George W. Bush to Hitler.

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The former consultant to Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan is in hot water for allegedly racking up tens of thousands of dollars in expenses on her campaign credit card, from fine dining to some donor-funded dry cleaning.

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