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FOR MORE THAN FOUR DECADES WE HELPED POWER THE HUDSON VALLEY. And now, as part of an agreement with the State, Entergy is working toward an early and orderly shut down of Indian Point by 2021.

Our agreement with New York State will see Indian Point Unit 2 shut down by April 30, 2020, and Unit 3 by April 30, 2021. Until then, Indian Point will continue powering New York safely, securely and reliably with the facility’s full staff of nearly 1,000 nuclear industry professionals. Entergy has owned the two nuclear plants at Indian Point for more than 15 years. Since purchasing the generating units, we’ve safely delivered hundreds of millions of megawatt hours of virtually emissions-free electricity to the Hudson Valley and New York City, while investing more than $1.3 billion in new equipment and safety improvements. Currently, Indian Point provides about 25 percent of the electricity used in New York City and Westchester each year. Indian Point’s capacity factor, the ratio of a plant’s actual output compared to its potential, has increased under Entergy’s ownership from approximately 60 percent to more than 90 percent. The plants at Indian Point have proven to be one of the most reliable generating stations in New York State. Key considerations in our decision to shut down Indian Point ahead of schedule include sustained low and projected wholesale energy prices, as well as increased operating costs and continuing costs for license renewal beyond the $200 million already spent. Record low natural gas prices have driven down electricity prices in this area by about 55 percent over the last ten years, to

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a record low level. At this current and projected rate, Entergy simply couldn’t continue operating Indian Point in a manner that was economically viable. We fully recognize that this planned shutdown is a significant event for the local economy and for our surrounding communities. Importantly, we will be here for the next four-plus years, producing electricity, providing jobs and wages, paying taxes and making local purchases. In addition, following shutdown Entergy will provide $15 million in funding as part of our continued commitment to community stakeholders and environmental stewardship. We believe this approach supports an orderly shutdown, and provides time and resources for the state and local communities to transition to new energy and economic opportunities. As we work toward an orderly shutdown, safety is and will continue to be the top priority of everyone at Indian Point. Based on thousands of hours of inspections each year, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has placed both plants in its top regulatory column for safety. We fully intend to continue this exemplary safety record over the coming years. We thank all our neighbors here in the Hudson Valley, and especially in the Village of Buchanan, for your support and friendship. It has been an honor to serve you for more than four decades.

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EDITOR’S NOTE / Contents

JON LENTZ Editor-in-chief

COMMENTARY

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s State of the City address last week was just as notable for what he didn’t talk about as what he did. He only briefly mentioned homelessness, even though the shelter population has swelled to record numbers. He didn’t talk about mayoral control of schools, although his authority is set to expire again this year. Nor did he discuss his Vision Zero initiative, which initially reduced traffic deaths but has stalled recently. And despites protesters outside the Apollo Theater calling for an end to broken windows policing and the closure of Rikers Island, neither issue came up in the mayor’s speech. Of course, it’s an election year, so his pivot to promising more good-paying jobs, affordable housing and protections for tenants is not surprising. It’s also not surprising that de Blasio failed to mention the ongoing investigations into his administration and allies – which, depending on the timing and the outcome, could make this his final State of the City.

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STATE OF THE CITY

Some advocates are questioning the math Eddie Borges outlines – and motives – of de Blasio’s initiatives Michael Blake’s problematic strategy to exit the Assembly

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SPOTLIGHT ON ENERGY

A look at the fate of Indian Point and other major energy policies on the table

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CARL HEASTIE

A sit-down with the Assembly speaker on Raise the Age, the IDC, the bag tax and more

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NEW YORK NONPROFIT

What the New York City budget means for nonprofits

GRAD SCHOOL SUPPLEMENT

The best programs for getting into politics

30. SLANT

Former Assemblyman Jerry Kremer comes to the defense of Indian Point

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LAST WEEK’S HEADLINES

BACK&FORTH

A Q&A with the director of Hofstra University’s Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency

MEENA BOSE

C&S: Are there any parallels between Trump and past New York presidents? MB: If you take it from when (Franklin Delano Roosevelt) was president, we were in the Great Depression, and then we move into the New Deal, World War II, we’re in an entirely different world now. So it’s a point of historical interest that we’re in some of these crisis situations and none of these other presidents from New York really governed in times like that. I guess you could say Theodore Roosevelt didn’t govern in crisis times but really, through the force of his individual leadership, exercised energy in the office. But it’s difficult to make generalizable patterns across all of the New York presidents. For example, to compare Chester Arthur with FDR or Donald Trump, it becomes difficult to find a substantive presidential leadership parallel. C&S: Was New York viewed in the past as a liberal bastion that is separate from the rest of the country? MB: New York was always the urban and the financial center of the U.S. You do have, in the 19th century, the urban-rural dynamic. We see that in the 1896 election, the cities versus the agricultural areas of the country. But the liberal-conservative dynamic, that really dates from modern presidential politics. You could in some ways bring that back to FDR and the New Deal era. But that image of New York is when we get into the 1960s with the social protests and movements that played out across the country, but were important here. Listen, subscribe and review this week’s podcast by searching for “New York Slant” on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud or your favorite podcast app.

LEFT HOLDING THE BAG Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 383-page policy book said nothing about a bag tax, but state lawmakers forced his hand when they blocked the New York City Council’s 5-cent fee on disposable plastic bags used by shoppers. The waste-reducing measure had drawn criticism for the potential burden on poorer residents and for allowing shopkeepers to pocket the fee. And in blocking the bill, Cuomo insisted he genuinely cares about the environment and pledged to study the matter to develop a statewide solution – although a looming veto override may have been at play as well. But the governor didn’t win over the editorial boards, with The New York Times calling him out for “kicking the bag down the road.” PERKINS RETURNS HOME State Sen. Bill Perkins won the Valentine’s Day contest for his old Harlem seat in the New York City Council and will replace Inez Dickens, who left for the Assembly. Perkins, the only elected official running, beat eight other candidates with a third of the vote – receiving only 3,750 votes in the low-turnout race. Coming in second was Marvin Holland, a union organizer who’s gearing up for a rematch in the September primary. TESTING TIES TO TRUMP President Donald Trump’s chaotic start has put pressure on fellow Republicans in Congress, who are facing demonstrations and disruptions at town hall meetings back home. One Trump ally, U.S. Rep. Chris Collins, has gone so far as to avoid holding any town hall meetings, calling them “useless” since they’re a target for protesters.

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“WE COULD PROBABLY SELL OUT A PUBLIC LYNCHING, BUT WE DON’T DO THAT BECAUSE IT’S WRONG AND ENCOURAGES VIOLENCE.” — Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, responding to reports that the state’s first mixed martial arts event exceeded financial expectations, via the Daily News Get the kicker every morning in CITY & STATE’S FIRST READ email. Sign up at cityandstateny.com.

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DID YOU MISS IT? STATES OF THE CITY At the Apollo Theater on Monday evening last week, Mayor Bill de Blasio offered his take on the condition of New York City and listed a number of strategies to resolve persistent problems as he gears up for re-election. City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, who is term-limited and will step down at the end of the year, followed up on Thursday with her own State of the City address at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre. Read more on page 10.

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Elected and appointed officials in the audience at de Blasio’s address

Former Mayor David Dinkins (right) and Harry Belafonte (left) at the mayor’s speech

New York City first lady Chirlane McCray

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UPCOMING EVENTS Upcoming events: Planning an event in the next few weeks that our readers should know about? Submit details to editor@cityandstateny.com. We’ll pick the most interesting or important ones and feature them in print each week.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22 5 p.m. – Health care advocates protest the potential repeal of Obamacare outside a fundraiser for U.S. Rep. John Faso – who, ironically enough, was caught on tape warning his colleagues about the risks of killing the law, Fort Orange Club, 110 Washington Ave., Albany.

THURSDAY, FEB. 23 10 a.m. – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority holds a monthly board meeting, which comes as advocates continue to push for a fare discount for low-income riders, MTA Board Room, 2 Broadway, 20th floor, Manhattan.

THURSDAY, FEB. 23 11:30 a.m. – Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr., who is widely seen as a potential primary challenger to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, delivers his State of the Borough address, John F. Kennedy High School, 99 Terrace View Ave., Bronx.

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Exclusive scoops and insider gossip from

GERSON BORRERO

REPUBLICANS REBEL AGAINST THE IDC

JEFF KLEIN

The buzz among several insider Republican bochincheros is that the state Senate’s Independent Democratic Conference is "getting too big" and "too greedy." This discontent has been expressed to Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan. However, one bochinchero tells B&B, "It's all about having the majority." While Jeff Klein's IDC has worked out for the coalition, at least two Republican senators are hellbent on ending the co-dependency or as one described it, the "stickup by Klein's gang." While the current arrangement will prevail for the foreseeable future, the grumbling among the Republican rank-and-file may put Flanagan's leadership in jeopardy. This bochinche may soon turn into more than just griping.

GUV WAITING UNTIL SEPTEMBER Many political bochincheros are buzzing that Gov. Andrew Cuomo will set a date within 30 días for the special election in the 30th District to replace state Sen. Bill Perkins – who won the special election for the New York City Council’s 9th District on Valentine’s Day. Word is, the date of the special election will be sometime in April. Some, however, disagree that Cuomo will move quickly to replace Perkins. "Andrew is going to wait until September,” says another bochinchero. The insider figures, “By the time a person is elected, the budget will have been passed. So the guv ain’t gonna sweat about this.” B&B knows that Manhattan Democratic Party Chairman Keith Wright doesn’t yet have a candidate to run for the seat, which could influence Cuomo’s decision and timing.

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TRUMP... DONALD TRUMP A Washington, D.C., bochinchero witnessed an interesting exchange between a Jewish man and a New York City member of Congress, in the wake of Donald Trump’s unhinged rant at last Thursday’s press conference. The man told the Congress member, “Let me just say that I voted for Trump,” but added that he’s been disheartened by the president’s rhetoric on Israel and was “disgusted by his conduct and offended by what he did to the Jewish reporter,” refusing to let the reporter ask a question about the administration’s approach to anti-Semitism. The New York Congress member confirmed the story when contacted by B&B, but didn't want their name used. “I’ve had a rocky relationship with some Jewish leaders. This was a positive conversation.” The Jewish man promised the politician a donation to help in the fight against Trump.

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BASIL SMIKLE FOR PERKINS’ SEAT?

BASIL SMIKLE

While there has been some buzz and at least one report that former Assemblyman Keith Wright will run for Bill Perkins’ soon-to-be-vacated state Senate seat in Harlem … he’s not! The name that B&B has heard surface among a small circle of bochincheros is Basil Smikle. B&B has learned that Smikle, the executive director at the New York state Democratic Party, is “taking a close look at the possibility.” The popular and charismatic Smikle previously challenged Perkins in the 2010 state Senate Democratic primary. Perkins trounced Smikle with 17,357 votes to his 5,389. Of course, this time Smikle wouldn't be running against an incumbent who is muy querido in Harlem – so he may have a shot!

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REMEMBER, GENTE, IT’S ALL BOCHINCHE UNTIL IT’S CONFIRMED.

Our Perspective For Working People, Progress and Resistance By Stuart Appelbaum, President, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, RWDSU, UFCW

orkers at three Babeland stores in New York City – a missiondriven, queer-owned sex toy boutique – have made history by ratifying their first union contract after organizing with the RWDSU last year. Workers will receive general wage increases and adjustments, as well as signing bonuses and post-probationary wage increases. Most significantly, it’s the first union contract that includes added safety and security trainings and protocols to protect Babeland’s predominately LGBTQ and women workforce in this highly emotionally intimate industry. It’s a contract that shows the value of unions, and how union contracts can help workers in any industry and any workplace. Babeland workers have unique, job-specific concerns, and by winning a voice and the

power that comes with it they were able to win a contract that will significantly improve their jobs and their work lives. And, it will help protect them in the workplace, which was one of the driving reasons behind their desire to organize. We will fight any attempts to marginalize working people. In the era of Trump, with those who have traditionally been marginalized by society facing uncertain times and an increasingly hostile environment, it’s significant that these workers proved the power we can all win when we stand together. It’s significant because we all deserve to be treated with dignity, justice and respect. Working men and women – regardless of race, sexual orientation,

In the era of Trump, it’s significant that these workers proved the power we can all win when we stand together. gender identity, or immigration status – refuse to recede back into the shadows, or succumb to the fear being stoked by our current presidential leadership. We will fight any attempts to marginalize working people. We see it in victories like those at Babeland, and we see it in the emphatic rejection of Andrew Puzder, who would have been the most anti-worker Labor Secretary we have ever known. Even in difficult times, there is power in unity. Across America, people are fighting back, and we in the labor movement are proud to be an integral part of it.

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EXIT

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By EDDIE BORGES

Assemblyman Michael Blake stumbles as he makes a break for the DNC BRONX ASSEMBLYMAN Michael Blake, who served former President Barack Obama in the White House, is only just starting his second term in the state Legislature, but he already appears to be walking an ethical tightrope as he seemingly plans his exit from Albany. In seeking his next job, Blake is exploiting a legal loophole to solicit unlimited contributions for his campaign for Democratic National Committee vice chairman. The DNC will vote for its new chairman and vice chairs at its winter meeting on Feb. 25 in Atlanta.

Contributions to his committee, Michael Blake for DNC; Leadership for Tomorrow, “are not subject to limitation, are accepted from individuals, corporations, labor unions and other organizations,” according to his campaign website. The state Board of Elections limits contributions from an individual to Assembly candidates at $8,800. The Federal Election Commission caps contributions at $5,400 for an individual. Contributions to Blake’s DNC campaign committee will not count toward the Assembly campaign contribution limit. Nor

will they be disclosed to the state Board of Elections or the Federal Election Commission. It’s troubling that a junior member of the state Legislature is piling up ethical blemishes faster than accomplishments, but not unexpected in Albany, where both the former Assembly speaker and state Senate majority leader were convicted of corruption last year. But at a time when the DNC needs to make like Caesar’s wife in the actions it takes and the image it projects to win the support of the millions of Americans who

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have become politically active since November’s election, it is counterintuitive to think that the continued crossing of ethical lines will be acceptable in a reinvigorated national party. “The DNC vice chair race is not a state or federal election,” a spokesperson for Blake’s DNC campaign emailed. “To maintain a clear accounting and separation of activity, a separate legal entity was established – a non-federal 527 account. This ensures full and effective transparency for funds related to that race and a clear delineation of DNC campaign-related activities from Assembly-related matters.” Blake did not respond to a request for an interview. New York’s good-government watchdogs were dismayed by Blake’s latest ethical blunder. “Elected officials should be taking actions, including governing themselves, that minimizes, not maximizes, the impact of money in politics,” said Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause NY. Citizens Union Executive Director Dick Dadey said, “This is just another pathway for how money influences our politics and needs to be addressed as part of the larger challenge of how to reform our campaign finance laws. While Michael Blake needs to raise money for his campaign for the DNC, he also needs to be mindful of not letting those with money have an outsized voice in that campaign.” Blake’s campaign for DNC vicechairman is presumptuous for someone with few legislative accomplishments to date. He represents an Assembly district within the poorest congressional district in the U.S. For seven consecutive years, it has been rated the unhealthiest district in New York, while it was announced recently that

a rare disease carried by rats had killed one person and sickened two more very close to the western edge of Blake’s district. Blake served in the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and ran with the support of Obama, but it appears as if he

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right now,” he told The New York Times. Now at the beginning of his second term, Blake is soliciting uncapped contributions for this committee not long after New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was forced to shut down a nonprofit he created at the beginning

IT’S TROUBLING THAT A JUNIOR MEMBER OF THE

STATE LEGISLATURE IS PILING UP ETHICAL BLEMISHES FASTER THAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS,

BUT NOT UNEXPECTED IN ALBANY, WHERE BOTH THE FORMER ASSEMBLY SPEAKER AND was unable to gain enough experience to navigate Albany politics. According to his legislative website, Blake introduced 21 bills in his first term and failed to shepherd a single one into law. He signaled he was bored in Albany even before the end of his first year in office when he accepted a partnership with a Manhattan-based political consulting firm, while retaining his Assembly seat. Good-government watchdogs Common Cause NY and EffectiveNY dumped all over him. Blake declined the offer days later. Yet he still refused to concede he had done anything wrong. “I regret the environment we are in

of his administration. Its fundraising activities are the subject of city, state and federal criminal investigations. What could Blake offer to the DNC in the current political environment? According to his campaign website, Blake pledges to travel the country and serve as a national surrogate for state and local party fundraisers, trainings and meetings. It sounds like a pretty good exit strategy if you’re bored in the state Legislature and the majority African-American district you represent is an island in the middle of the predominantly Puerto Rican and Dominican South Bronx, severely limiting any chance of Blake ever moving up to the state Senate, U.S. Congress or the borough president’s office.

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STATE OF THE CITY

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an attempt to quell “massive De Blasio aimed his address at the community opposition” working class, though some questioned his math – and his motives By SARINA TRANGLE

DURING THE FINAL State of the City address of his first term, Mayor Bill de Blasio repeatedly addressed the men and women of New York City who have been forgotten or overlooked by the government. “This is your city,” the mayor proclaimed during the speech last week. He announced a new effort to create 100,000 jobs over the next decade that would pay at least $50,000 a year. He pledged to set aside more homes

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as he heads into for low-income New Yorkers through his marquee affordable housing plan. And he touted a plan to reduce evictions by providing legal representation in New York City Housing Court to anyone who cannot afford a lawyer. The mayor’s support for the Right to Counsel initiative was well-received among tenant advocates and among city lawmakers, many of whom had signed onto legislation

in 2014 that would provide the poor with attorneys in Housing Court. Still, some advocates said they were not convinced the de Blasio administration would help those most in need of affordable housing. One activist went so far as to suggest de Blasio’s announcements were an attempt to quell the “massive community opposition” to his housing agenda as he heads into a re-election year.

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New York City Councilman Mark Levine, the longtime sponsor of the Right to Counsel Act, disagreed with the criticism. He said the administration had already provided funding for legal representation for some tenants facing evictions and, seeing that they were more likely to win their cases, concluded that the efforts could help keep families out of homeless shelters. Levine said the administration agreed to expand legal services, so that within five years, everyone at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level could walk into Housing Court with an attorney. He said this would cover two-thirds of tenants in the court system, including public housing residents who have already been through New York City Housing Authority’s administrative proceedings and appealed to the courts. During her own State of the City address a few days later, New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito called the mayor’s plan “groundbreaking.” Mark-Viverito, a de Blasio ally, went on to lay out several additional shortcomings with the city’s oversight of housing disputes. She proposed changing the law so that landlords would be have to prove that harassment of tenants was justifiable – and not merely a ploy to force them out – and so that residents

million floor would likely be even higher in fiscal year 2022, when the mayor’s initiative will be fully phased in, due to inflation and the fact that it covers more people than the original legislation. But she also noted that eviction cases have decreased, which could bring down costs. A 2016 report commissioned by the New York City Bar Association argued that the IBO overlooked a number of ways the Right to Counsel Act could save money, and concluded that it could produce a net $320 million annual savings in homelessness and related services. That report still put the cost of administering the legal services at $199 million. Levine said the final legislation will treat legal representation as a mandate, so within five years the city ultimately may need to put more money towards it. He said the

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for the Real Affordability for All coalition, described the affordable housing move as a good first step. But she argued that since the bulk of the units constructed under de Blasio’s plan have targeted middle-income folks, the administration needs to retrain its efforts on the lower-income families whose housing needs are most dire. “There has been mass community opposition against an affordable housing plan that has really not worked for the lowest income New Yorkers,” she said. “So I think there is no question that there (are) election concerns, that the administration is thinking about how can they respond to that and be able to have an affordable housing plan that actually meets the needs (of New Yorkers).” De Blasio invoked the historic election of President Donald Trump, telling the audience that financial stress motivated

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who win court cases can collect money. “I hear about the challenges facing New Yorkers fighting to stay in their homes,” Mark-Viverito said. “Tenant harassment is all too rampant, but because it can be hard to prove in court, most harassment goes unchecked.” Affordable housing activists also praised the mayor’s plan, including Emily Goldstein, senior campaign organizer at the Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development. “There will be, hopefully, fewer frivolous suits brought by landlords, who are sort of using Housing Court cases more as a harassment tactic than as a legitimate legal process,” Goldstein said. However, the $155 million price tag that de Blasio envisions when the initiative is fully implemented in five years seems low, according to multiple analyses. In 2014, the New York City Independent Budget Office estimated that the Right to Counsel Act would cost $173 million a year if the city did not alter how much it paid attorneys, and that figure would jump to $276 million a year if the city fully reimbursed legal firms for their services. Elizabeth Brown, an IBO analyst who wrote the report, said the $173

NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL SPEAKER MELISSA MARK-VIVERITO DELIVERED HER ADDRESS A FEW DAYS LATER.

city will also have to monitor and assess whether attorneys need to be reimbursed at higher rates. De Blasio’s plan to revamp his affordable housing plan so 10,000 more units are reserved for lower-income New Yorkers elicited more muted enthusiasm. Under the change, about 4,000 additional units will be set aside for those earning up to 30 percent of the area median income, as well as 6,000 for those earning between 31 and 50 percent of AMI. AMI is a federal measure of income in a metropolitan area, which in 2016 amounted to $63,500 for one person in New York City. Many of these units will be geared toward senior citizens and veterans. Katie Goldstein, campaign coordinator

Americans to elect Trump, but that the president has not responded with policies aimed at actually providing relief. Given this atmosphere, de Blasio argued the city must more aggressively embrace its storied role as a refuge for all people. In the boroughs, that means assisting the many New Yorkers struggling to keep up with rising rents, de Blasio said. “This affordability crisis threatens who we are, threatens the very soul of this city,” de Blasio said. “I say to any New Yorker who is struggling to pay the bills, anyone fighting to stay in their own neighborhood, anyone who is just starting their retirement and are not sure if they are going to have enough to keep going – I say, again, very simply, this is your city, and we are here for you.”

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F ROM T H E SL A N T PODCAST

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Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie is one of Albany’s proverbial “three men in the room” – the most powerful Democrat in the state Legislature, a voice for the many downstate lawmakers who bolster his unsurmountable majority, and a linchpin in shaping this year’s $152.3 billion state budget. During a Slant podcast interview at his office in the state Capitol on Feb. 14, Heastie talked about how he decides what legislation to bring to the floor, which laws personally embarrass him and why he felt comfortable pre-empting the New York City Council on the city’s plastic bag fee. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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C&S: You just held a press conference introducing a comprehensive criminal justice reform legislative package, including, most notably, “Raise the Age.” It’s come up in the past and this year it’s in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive budget. Why do you think there’s momentum to get this across the finish line this year? CH: Well remember, the criminal justice reform package isn’t just Raise the Age. There’s other elements to it. That is, of course, chiefly important, and it’s almost painful to my heart every time it’s mentioned that New York and North Carolina are the only two states that try 16- and 17-year-olds as adults as I’ve said since the point that I became speaker, not just on the Raise the Age issue, just on many, many criminal justice issues that disproportionately hit communities of color. As I’m being interviewed now, we’re debating the bills out there now, running across the gamut of many criminal justice issues, but this will be the first time we’re actually taking up the Raise the Age bill. That New York and North Carolina are the only two states that treat 16- and 17-year-olds as adults is an indictment in itself. And the goal is, if we want to consider 16- and 17-year-olds as children – which they are – or young people, then we should treat them like we treat 14- and 15-year-olds. C&S: It’s come up in the past and hasn’t ended up in final passage. Why do you think now is the time? CH: Personally, I’m embarrassed. To be the only the speaker of color in the nation and we haven’t accomplished this here in New York, it’s personally embarrassing to me. I’ve tried to say to my good friend (state Senate Majority Leader) John Flanagan that even deep-red states that have a Republican governor and where both houses of the Legislature are Republican, they have done this. So there’s no reason why we shouldn’t have this in the state of New York. C&S: And it’s a cost issue too, no? CH: It’s much cheaper to educate people than to incarcerate people and deal with the ramifications of people post-incarceration. C&S: You’ve put a lot of effort into the so-called “millionaire’s tax,” proposing an extension of the existing surcharge on people making over $1 million annually. CH: It’s an extension, plus we put in extra levels. For $5 million, $10 million and $100 million.

“I’VE TRIED TO SAY TO MY GOOD FRIEND JOHN FLANAGAN THAT EVEN DEEP-RED STATES (HAVE RAISED THE AGE OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY). SO THERE’S NO REASON WHY WE SHOULDN’T HAVE THIS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.”

C&S: You’ve said that the revenue will pay for schools, health care and a variety of other priorities. The tax hike is a heavy lift – would making it a dedicated tax to go to something specific, whether schools or health care, help push it across the finish line? CH: I mean, I don’t know. But we believe whenever we raise taxes we want to put it towards a good cause. And for the Assembly, we’ve always put out our position where we are and you hope and negotiate for the best. If we sat here last year at this time, some people wouldn’t believe that we were able to get the ($15 an hour) minimum wage with a Republican Senate. And the best paid family leave with a Republican Senate. So we just feel like, we like to put out our positions and hope that we can hit to the heart of the people of the state of New York and they can communicate that to the legislators that this is the right thing to do. One of the other things is, a good percentage of those millionaires don’t even reside in the state. So it’s not as though we’re hurting people. They can afford it. And the people who are leaving the state are not millionaires. It’s the middle-class people who feel it’s just too expensive to raise their families. They think places in the South and the West are much more affordable for their families to thrive. So we should be making life a little less expensive for the middle class and the working class and the working poor when the people who can most afford it, and have really benefitted from the economy over the last few years because the number of millionaires continues to increase in the state of New York. C&S: When you’re discussing something like a tax hike, when it comes down to budget negotiations, is there an effort to get Majority Leader Flanagan to understand your perspective? Or you know it’s a non-starter with state Senate Republicans so you just go straight for the governor? CH: No, you still make your point. I’ll go back to minimum wage. No one thought that we were going to be able, even though the governor joined us in support of a $15 an hour minimum wage across the state, you sit there and you continue to make the points of why it’s important and you hope that you can get enough people to at least agree with you that we could do something. Different circumstances happened as well. I think it was fortunate that it was an election year and they probably didn’t want that to be an election year issue. It wasn’t easy, but we were able to get to the

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finish line. So if I was ever only going to ever put forth an agenda that I think the Senate would pass, I don’t know if we’d put anything out. You’ve always got to put out where you are and where your heart is and where the conscience of the conference is, and you hope that you can get people to that position. So we’re never going to negotiate with ourselves. We’re always going to put out there what we believe is the right thing to do and go from there. C&S: New York City passed a law adding a 5-cent fee to plastic bags, but the state Legislature blocked it, with a lot of the opposition coming from members representing New York City. Why did you make the decision to do that? CH: Well, first of all, you do want to be respectful of local elected officials. The New York City Council should recognize that Assembly members represent the city of New York as well and the city is a creation of the state. And the powers of taxing people are really vested in the state for these very reasons. You don’t want municipalities putting all kinds of taxes on them – although this is not called a tax, it’s a fee, because the City Council is barred from passing a tax. They would’ve had to come to us. So we had a concern about it. Now, we all have a concern. There’s no bigger friend to the environment than Assembly Democrats. And the fact that we were concerned with the fee, and I’m concerned with the fee, doesn’t mean that I want to see plastic bags continue to be in the trees because you see them everywhere that you go. But we just weren’t sure that this was the right way to go. All we said was, let’s just take a pause and maybe we come back with a state solution. Maybe we come back with something that we’re willing to agree with the city to do. But people were just troubled with businesses being able to charge whatever they wanted to charge in regards to a fee. Even other municipalities – and I’m not suggesting this is the way to go – Washington, D.C., which is a place where a lot of the environmental advocates tried to use as a similar situation, even Washington, D.C., took that nickel fee and put it into an environmental fund to clean up the waterways in D.C. – and quite frankly a lot of businesses don’t even want to do the fee. So we agree with the City Council’s goal, but we were sure that this legislation wasn’t the right way to go and we just want to take some time to figure out a better way to go.

“THESE YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULDN’T BE PUNISHED BECAUSE THEY WERE BROUGHT HERE UNDER NO ACT OF THEMSELVES. THEY WANT TO BE PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. AND THAT’S JUST THE AMERICA THAT WE SHOULD BE.”

C&S: The DREAM Act has been introduced year after year and has always failed to pass, but you seem to be optimistic. Is it a waste of time? Where’s the hope here? CH: I guess hope springs eternal. But I do think that this will raise the consciousness of people, particular with what’s happening on the federal level, particularly people who are Democrats, of why this is the right thing to do. I’m hoping to get to the heart of the Senate and hopefully the advantage of the IDC now having three members of color over there, I hope will get the Senate to move it along. Because I would hope it’s important to Sen. (Marisol) Alcantara, Sen. (Jose) Peralta (and) Sen. (Jesse) Hamilton. They’ve said it, we agree. And we hope that, in their coalition arrangement with the Senate Republicans that they can hopefully get the Senate to think that it’s time. That these young people shouldn’t be punished because they were brought here under no act of themselves. You can’t just ignore away an issue. They want to be productive members of society. And that’s just the America that we should be. C&S: With President Trump in office, does the IDC become more relevant than before? Are you opposed to it? Should it have happened? CH: We have a long-standing rule that – I’m the Assembly speaker, I’ve got enough politics to deal with in the functioning of the Assembly. So I kind of just leave the Senate on its own. The IDC and the Senate Republicans have this arrangement. It’s 32 elected Democrats. If one day they could figure it out, it would be fantastic. C&S: Is there frustration as a Democrat, who has priorities that align with Democrats in the other chamber, that the IDC and Republicans are partnering? CH: I think if I had to worry about the functioning of the Senate in addition to the Assembly, I’d have less hair than I have now. It’s my job to put forward the Assembly majority’s priorities. We have to negotiate with whoever is in the governor’s mansion or on the second floor (in the Capitol), and we have to do the same in the Senate. I just try to put out what I think is at the heart of what Democrats across the state believe, what they’d like to see, and then hope that we can move people. Because, again, if I would’ve always had a defeatist attitude because the 32 Democrats weren’t together, we would never have put forward minimum wage, paid family leave, things like that.

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In recent years, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has developed a reputation as a master builder, with the new Tappan Zee Bridge and an overhaul at LaGuardia Airport underway and major projects at Kennedy Airport, Penn Station and Syracuse’s I-81 viaduct under study or in the works. What has garnered less notice, at least until recently, is Cuomo’s careful attention to an equally critical part of the state’s infrastructure: the power grid. This year, the governor stunned elected officials and industry executives with the announcement that the Indian Point nuclear power plant would be closing, a move that will bring an end to his long campaign to shutter the facility. But that’s just one in a long list of energyrelated initiatives rolled out by the Cuomo administration, including a number of new proposals announced earlier this year. In this special section, City & State reports on the fate Indian Point, takes a look at the other major energy policies on the table this year, and hears from key energy officials about their top priorities.

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THE FATE of INDIAN POINT The facility is scheduled to close by 2021. The rest of the details remain unclear. By ASHLEY HUPFL

WHEN GOV. ANDREW CUOMO announced last month that he had reached a deal to shutter the Indian Point nuclear power plant, a number of local officials expressed shock and dismay at the news. “Aspects of the governor’s proposals may require the Legislature’s signoff,” state Sen. Terrence Murphy, whose Hudson Valley district includes the nuclear power plant, said in a statement. “We’re concerned by the lack of transparency here. We’ve

heard from every stakeholder except the governor himself.” Despite local concerns about the lack of input in negotiations with Entergy, Indian Point Energy Center’s owner, the looming loss of a major energy producer, and the elimination of jobs and tax revenues – not to mention the environmental and safety factors involved in shutting down a nuclear facility – it appears that local officials and state lawmakers like Murphy are powerless

to reverse the move. The plant is set to close by April 2021. Amy Paulin, the chairwoman of the Assembly Committee on Energy, said the state Legislature in fact has no role in the decision to close the plant. However, lawmakers may be able to use their political clout to influence how the process plays out, and they’re already planning to weigh in with a hearing on Feb. 28 to discuss the closure.

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What we know Indian Point nuclear power plant has two working reactors: Unit 2 and Unit 3

Unit 2

April 2020: Unit 2 must be shut down (or 2024, in an emergency)

Unit 3

April 2021: Unit 3 must be shut down (or 2025, in an emergency)

Decommissioning: the process of safely removing a nuclear plant from service and reducing residual radioactivity to a safe level.

Closed plants must be decommissioned within

60 years.

2023: A detailed decommissioning plan is due

2081: Indian Point must be fully decommissioned Source: Entergy and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

“We’re planning on having a hearing for the purposes of learning more ourselves about what exactly transpired and what we can anticipate, because the decommissioning of a nuclear plant does take a long time, so we don’t know what all the options are out there, what that means for the communities that are most impacted,” she told City & State. “The local communities that get a lot of the tax benefits (from Entergy), we

don’t know exactly all those ramifications, so we’re going to be learning ourselves about what to expect over the next 60 years of decommissioning Indian Point.” State Sen. Joe Griffo, the chairman of the Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee who will participate in the hearing on Indian Point, offered a similar take on the situation. “Since the recent announcement of an agreement to close Indian Point within a relatively short period of time, we have also been looking closely at what impacts this decision will have on both the state and local level,” Griffo said in a statement. For the past 15 years, Cuomo has sought to close Indian Point. Ever since his first run for governor in 2002, he has voiced safety concerns about the plant, especially given its short distance – roughly 35 miles – from New York City. Cuomo will finally be able to check that goal off his list. In 2007, Entergy began the process to renew its license, which needed approval

includes parts of Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester counties. “It’s a really big deal down here,” he said. “If you’re going to play with people’s lives, shame on you, because you want to have your carbon emissions reduced by 2030 and this is a part of your plan. I get it. I’m OK with that and as chairwoman of the energy committee, (Paulin) should be okay with that and as chairman of the energy committee, Sen. Griffo, he should OK with that along with the governor – but have a plan and let people know what that plan is.” Murphy expressed concerns about the elimination of 1,200 jobs at the plant, the loss of tax revenue from Entergy – including $24 million for the Hendrick Hudson Central School District – and how the state will protect the leftover spent fuel rods. “The ripple effects of this affects so many different players and we just have to be a part of the conversation,” he said. “I’m hoping this wasn’t a deal that was done be-

“WE KNEW THIS WAS EVENTUALLY GOING TO HAVE TO SHUT DOWN, BUT THE WAY THEY GO ABOUT IT IS JUST COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE.” – state Sen. TERRENCE MURPHY by both the state and federal government. In 2010, the state Department of Environmental Conservation denied the plant a water quality certificate and stated it wanted Entergy to install a closed loop cooling system, which could cost up to $2 billion. Entergy had already announced the closure of several nuclear plants around the country and faced growing government pressure and rising costs to continue operating Indian Point. Plus, New York is moving toward renewable energy and investing in major projects, such as a 90-megawatt offshore wind project to be located 30 miles southeast of Montauk. Cuomo is not opposed to nuclear power in general, as he successfully fought against Entergy’s desire to close the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant. Murphy told City & State that he urged Griffo to have the hearing on Indian Point’s closure and remains concerned about the impact the closure will have on his community. Murphy represents a district that

hind closed doors, but nobody knew anything about this – nobody. Nothing at all. We’re all concerned about safety. We knew this was eventually going to have to shut down, but the way they go about it is just completely unacceptable.” Cuomo confirmed the plant’s closure in a press release as he was rolling out his State of the State priorities in January. In the release, Cuomo said that the agreement includes provisions for Entergy to continue paying taxes to local government entities and school districts until 2021 and that there will be “continued employment” at the plant until 2021, but offered few details beyond that. “We’re all concerned about the environment and safety,” Murphy said, “but at the end of the day, not at the cost of 1,200 jobs, not at the cost of not letting people know what’s going on, not at the cost of having shaken up people’s lives and putting the fear of God into them about, ‘I don’t even know if I’m going to have a job tomorrow.’”

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Replacing Indian Point After a yearslong push by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the Indian Point nuclear power plant is set to close in 2021. With more than 2,000 megawatts of capacity, it meets as much as a quarter of the daily power needs in New York City and Westchester County – and it’s a matter of contentious debate as to whether it can realistically be replaced. An immediate shutdown would undercut the reliability of the electrical grid, but there are a number of possible replacement sources that could be up and running in a few years, including the Champlain Hudson Power Express, a power line running from Canada; the Hudson Transmission Partners line from New Jersey into Manhattan; a variety of old and new power plants; planned and proposed wind energy projects; and potential upgrades to reduce inefficiency. Regardless of how it plays out, the changes will shake up the state’s current energy mix, which is now dominated by natural gas and nuclear power.

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C&S: Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration pushed for the closing of Indian Point, but also for keeping other upstate nuclear plants open. What is the role of nuclear power going forward? RK: Gov. Cuomo has made combating climate change a leading priority. The Clean Energy Standard is a mandate requiring (that) 50 percent of New York’s electricity comes from renewable energy resources like solar, wind and hydropower by 2030 and, along with energy efficiency and demand management initiatives, it is giving consumers more control in how they use energy. As New York state continues to aggressively add new renewable resources, it cannot lose ground in the fight against climate change

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through the unnecessary retirement of safely operating nuclear power plants in upstate New York. These nuclear power facilities can provide a low-emissions bridge to the state’s ambitious renewable energy goals. The early closure of those plants would result in increased carbon pollution from fossil fuel generators, reduced fuel diversity and unstable electric prices. Meanwhile, the governor has been calling to close Indian Point for years because of the untenable safety risks it poses to New Yorkers. The certainty of Indian Point’s closure date allows time for market participants to bring on replacement resources with negligible bill and emissions impacts. C&S: What’s the status of the

state’s Reforming the Energy Vision initiative? RK: Today, we have an energy system which is energy and financially inefficient because it was never designed to be either. With that, New York state continues to forge ahead and be a national leader under Gov. Cuomo’s Reforming the Energy Vision (by) building a cleaner, more efficient and affordable energy system for all New Yorkers. The state is advancing nation-leading initiatives with the goal to modernize and transform its aging electric grid, provide new, smarter energy choices for consumers and advance clean, innovative projects in areas such as solar, wind and microgrids, working with utilities and third-party service providers.

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AMY PAULIN Chairwoman, Assembly Committee on Energy

C&S: What are some of the major issues and priorities the Assembly Committee on Energy will be monitoring and confronting this legislative session? AP: Community solar – it’s been on hold to some degree – well, not to some degree, it’s been on hold because we have not yet determined how we’re going to be transitioning from net metering to another way of valuing solar for large commercial scale development. We’re all watching to make sure that happens in a timely way so that we can move that program along. We’re also going to be looking at the leasing issues. We’ve heard a lot about leasing issues in regards

to community solar, so we’re monitoring that. We continue to hear about interconnection problems for large-scale solar projects and even small-scale solar projects in different regions of the state. The (state Public Service Commission) put in new rules; we’re watching those to be sure that they work. We’ve been monitoring what the PSC has been doing on (energy suppliers known as energy service companies). We don’t know if there’s going to be a role for the Legislature yet, but there might be. I also think that last year we started becoming very involved and very interested in the whole area of transportation, where

the electricity market – they’ve done a very good job on changing that (to) more low-emission power, even for carbon plants, they’ve gotten much more efficient and there’s much less emission. But in the transportation area, that’s not the case. We have the biggest problems in that area, so we are advancing legislation … (that) will require utilities to file a tariff for residential charging of electric and plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles, because in requiring them to file a separate tariff, it would encourage those same utilities to offer a time use for charging electric vehicles, which we believe would be very helpful.

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NONPROFITS STILL ‘TAKING A LOSS’ DESPITE PAY HIKE IN BUDGET

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EW YORK CITY Mayor Bill de Blasio’s proposed budget for the coming fiscal year contains salary increases for staffers at nonprofits that contract with the city, but several advocates warn that the sector could face insolvency if the mayor’s plan doesn’t address cost-of-living increases and growing overhead costs. The mayor’s proposed $84.7 billion budget includes adjustments to the beleaguered homeless and children’s services efforts – which are partially carried out by some of these nonprofits – and de Blasio promised in last week’s State of the City address to share more details. The spending plan is certain to change during negotiations with the New York City Council before the June budget deadline. However, many organizations were disheartened that the budget could resemble last year’s, when the budget failed to include a $25 million increase they sought. There is some relief for nonprofits in the mayor’s budget proposal. Last year, the mayor announced a phased-in minimum wage increase for city workers and human services contractors to $15, and funds to pay for it were included in the mayor’s proposed budget. The city’s spending plan also contains a 2 percent pay increase for nonprofit staffers, the first of three annual increases, effective July 1. Advocates have been lobbying Albany to fund a similar support program in response to the state’s recent minimum wage increase, as well as more money for Medicaid reimbursements and the Nonprofit Infrastructure Capital Investment Program. Fears of federal cuts have also become more acute with the uncertainty of future funding under President Donald Trump. The city still has “a ways to go” to assist nonprofits, but made a “good faith effort” in doing so, according to Emily Miles, director of policy, advocacy and research at Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, an antipoverty and advocacy network. But the city hasn’t followed federal guid-

ance issued in late 2013 by the White House Office of Management and Budget that said states and local governments receiving federal funding should reserve 10 percent of a contract to reimburse nonprofits for overhead or administrative costs. “Right now the indirect rates on city contracts are frequently lower than that,” Miles said. Miles said that the issue has been discussed at the city-led Nonprofit Resiliency

Committee, which is made up of a few dozen nonprofit leaders. De Blasio’s proposed budget also reallocates homelessness spending as the shelter system has swelled to house more than 60,000 people, a record high. Though spending for the New York City Department of Homeless Services is expected to dip from $1.69 billion this year to $1.43 billion, Frederick Shack, the CEO of Urban Pathways,

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said that reflects the administration spreading homelessness prevention efforts across other agencies. Regardless, that spending may not match the volume of services nonprofits are providing. “Our concern is that we contract with the city, so while the number of shelters have increased, the number of homeless individuals have increased, the numbers of programs has increased, every time I add a new program I’m taking a loss because I’m not being fully funded,” Shack said. He spoke following an early February press conference urging Cuomo and the state Legislature to help shore up the sector, particularly by funding the minimum wage increases that organizations are mandated to pay. While nonprofit organizations say they’re happy to help their workers, some argue that without additional state funding, the pay raise equates to an unfunded mandate. While Shack said City Hall was more responsive than Albany in funding the minMICHAEL APPLETON/MAYORAL PHOTOGRAPHY OFFICE

imum wage increases, there were still the issues of overhead costs and flat salaries for the sector’s increased staffing. “This is a very progressive mayor,” Shack said. “Love that, but you’ve got to put dollars in.” He said the pay issue means that many workers with a Master of Social Work degree won’t stay for longer than a year or two. Mayoral spokeswoman Freddi Goldstein said the administration made “tremendous investments” in the sector. The proposed budget includes three annual 2 percent pay raises for workers. She said the administration has also increased salaries for city Department for the Aging case managers by 40 percent, affecting 340 social workers. “Last year, we put hundreds of millions of additional dollars into the pockets of these employees when we invested in a $15 minimum wage, and this year, we’re providing raises for 90,000 more workers in the nonprofit community,” Goldstein said. Helen Rosenthal, the chairwoman of the New York City Council’s Committee on Contracts, applauded de Blasio in a statement “for tackling the long-standing question of wages in the human services sector.” “But we must address the two structural problems that are confronting these essential organizations,” she said, pointing to a lack of funding for increasing costs while organizations must pay for the state-mandated increase in hourly wages. The ongoing overhead, staffing and programmatic funding issues were a predominant concern for Good Shepherd Services. According to the organization’s projections, the city-funded portion of the wage increase would cover roughly half of the $1.1 million the organization needed to pay for the higher minimum wage. That’s because some employees aren’t directly covered by a city contract – such as those who are privately funded – and the city’s increase in funding doesn’t include them. Michelle Yanche, Good Shepherd Services’ associate executive director for government and external relations, said she was pleased de Blasio’s proposal included about $14.9 million to fund 22,800 free summer camp slots, some of which are run by Good

Shepherd. Though less than last summer, which was about $17.6 million for 26,000 slots, it was comforting, Yanche said, to have a baseline to negotiate back toward the 31,000 slots from summer 2015. It also would provide some stability to the free summer camp program, she said, after uncertain funding left some camp slots unfilled at Good Shepherd last year because the money was restored too late. “That’s certainly one of the reasons why we say it really is a relief to at least have this restoration, partial restoration as it may be, so early because we have planning time,” Yanche said. “But, ideally, Good Shepherd would really like slots for all of our participants.” De Blasio has also been under pressure to reform the city Administration for Children’s Services, whose commissioner, Gladys Carrion, recently resigned after several high-profile child deaths. “On ACS, this is not – from our point of view – a money question, first and foremost; it’s about deepening reforms,” de Blasio told reporters after his budget address in January. This year, the Human Services Council of New York urged the de Blasio administration to fund an unrestricted 12 percent across-the-board increase to contracts to give nonprofits the flexibility to spend where they need. The organization also asked for “cost escalation” clauses to help cover unexpected cost increases and a systematic plan for giving workers cost-of-living adjustments. Allison Sesso, the council’s executive director, said an investment to stabilize existing programs would be more fruitful than expanding programs. She said she frequently confronts the misconception that government is subsidizing the work of nonprofits, but because many of the organizations fundraise from donors and other sources, it’s really the other way around. It seemed to her that wasn’t always understood by the de Blasio administration. But discussions at the Nonprofit Resiliency Committee have their bounds, Sesso said. “Money clearly comes up in those conversations,” she said, “and you kind of get at a stopping point if you don’t know what the city’s willing to invest.”

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SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON INDIAN POINT

hile anti-Indian Point groups are claiming victory over the closing of the nuclear plant, the truth is that these groups have seldom let the facts get in their way. For now, the good news is that the plant will continue to operate until 2021. After that, New Yorkers will unfortunately lose many of the environmental and economic benefits on which we had come to rely. Indian Point Energy Center has been the backbone of New York’s bulk electric system for more than 40 years. It provides a lot of power – 2,000 megawatts of clean, non-emitting, highly reliable 24/7 baseload power – that accounts for 25 percent of the electricity used in New York City and the surrounding region. The plant is and has always been cate-

gorically safe. It often receives the highest annual safety ratings from the independent U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, whose staff recommended a 20-year license renewal for the facility. And Indian Point’s owner, Entergy, has invested more than $1 billion in the plant to make it a modern, world-class facility. Indian Point’s safety and reliability is a testament to the talent and dedication of the 1,000 highlyskilled workers at the plant. Indian Point provides well-paying middle-class jobs that support families and communities. In fact, the broader economic impact of Indian Point accounts for 5,300 New York jobs and $1.6 billion in annual state economic activity. Indian Point has also helped to sustain communities all around the Hudson Valley. The plant contributes $30 million in annual state and local property taxes. Many charities have been buoyed by Entergy’s significant community contributions, and Entergy’s employees contribute thousands of hours of time each year to dozens of charitable organizations. Contrary to former Assemblyman Richard Brodsky’s claims in his City & State oped, “Powering Down: An end to the long battle against Indian Point,” it was not pressure from anti-nuclear activists that led to

the plant’s premature closing. The primary reason for the plant’s early shutdown is the historically low price of natural gas, which sets the price mark for bulk electric power. Under most realistic replacement scenarios, natural gas will largely be used in place of Indian Point’s carbon-free power. A 2015 study by the Nuclear Energy Institute found that Indian Point prevents the release of 8.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually. Closing the plant will be like adding 1.6 million cars to New York’s roads. We look forward to the details of whatever plan New York state is able to cobble together to replace Indian Point and hope it is not a giant step backwards in reducing emissions and spurring economic growth.

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Arthur “Jerry” Kremer served in the state Assembly from 1966 to 1988. He now serves as chairman of the New York Affordable Reliable Electricity Alliance, a group of more than 150 business and labor community leaders and organizations. Entergy, the owner of Indian Point Energy Center, is a member of New York AREA.

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212-268-0442, ext. 2039 Notice of Formation of Richmond Health Partners IPA, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/09/17. Office location: Richmond County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 355 Bard Ave., Staten Island, NY 10310. Purpose: To arrange by contract for the delivery or provision of health services by individuals, entities and facilities licensed or certified to practice medicine and other health professions, and, as appropriate, ancillary medical services and equipment, by which arrangements such health care providers and suppliers will provide their services in accordance with and for such compensation as may be established by a contract between the Company and one or more managed care organizations which have been granted a certificate of authority pursuant to the provisions of Article 44 of the Public Health Law of the State of New York, as amended, and any lawful activities. NOTICE OF FORMATION of RCK Advisors LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) 12/1/2016. Office Ioc: NY County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served against LLC to: US Corp. Agents. Inc., 7014 13th Ave. Ste. 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Princi bus addr: 120 E. 87 St. NY. NY 10128. Purpose: any lawful act. Notice of formation of Caudalie Washington Street LLC filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/4/17. Office loc.: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address SSNY shall mail copy of process to is 70 W. 36th St., 13th Fl., New York, NY 10018. Purpose: Any lawful activity. 1811, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/06/2017. Office loc: Richmond County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 105 Buttonwood Road, Staten Island, NY 10304. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of 12 Franklin 230 Owner LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/21/16. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The Company, c/o Simon Baron Development LLC, 757 Third Ave., 17th Fl., NY, NY 10017. Purpose: any lawful activities Notice of Qualification of IMG WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/09/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/27/04. Princ. office of LLC: 11 Madison Ave., 17th Fl., NY, NY 10010. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Jeffrey W. Bullock, Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of KIG, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/29/16, effective date: 1/1/17. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: KIG, LLC, c/o Sopris Capital Associates, 601 Lexington Ave., 55th Fl., NY, NY 10022. Purpose: any lawful activities. SYNC PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES, PLLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 12/15/2016. Office loc: NY county. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against PLLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: SYNC PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES, PLLC, Attn: Dr. Silvia Birklein, 928 Broadway, Suite 803, NY, NY 10010. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Notice of Qualification of CB&I Construction Services, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 1/23/17. Office location: NY County. LLC organized in LA on 9/22/16. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. LA and principal business address: 4171 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809. Cert. of Org. filed with LA Sec. of State, 8585 Archives Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70809. Purpose: all lawful purposes. Asia Artists Rights Management LLC Articles of Org. filed SSNY 10/27/16. Office: New York Co SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 275 Mott St, 2R, NY, NY 10012. General purpose.

Notice of Qualification of 301 First Avenue (NY) Owner, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/06/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/19/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Paracorp Incorporated, 2804 Gateway Oaks Dr. #200, Sacramento, CA 95833. Address to be maintained in DE: 2140 S. DuPont Hwy., Camden, DE 19934. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State, Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St #3, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Qualification of 1150 Broadway Holdings LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 9/19/16. Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 777 Lake Zurich Rd., #200, Barrington, IL 60010. LLC formed in DE on 9/16/16. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, Federal & Duke of York St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Notice of Qualification of 1626 SRJ LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/13/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/14/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 386 Flatbush Ave. Ext., Brooklyn, NY 11201. Address to be maintained in DE: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste. 101, Dover, DE 19904. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of the State of DE, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Qualification of INTERNATIONAL INSPIRATIONS, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/09/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/14/16. Princ. office of LLC: 358 Fifth Ave., 5th Fl., NY, NY 10001. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Jewelry & fashion accessories, retail.

Notice of Qualification of FOUNDATION VIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/17/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/09/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, DE, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. KRAMER, DUNLEAVY, & RATCHIK PLLC, Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/10/17. Office loc: NY Co. SSNY designated agent upon whom process against PLLC may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: The PLLC, 61 Broadway, Ste. 2200, NY, NY 10006, Attn: Jonathan Ratchik, reg. agent. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Qualification of Geronimo Solar Energy, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/27/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Minnesota (MN) on 10/01/12. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 Eighth Ave., NY, NY 10011. Address to be maintained in MN: 725 Edinborough Way., Ste. 725, Edina, MN 55435. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State, 60 Empire Dr., Ste. 100, St. Paul, MN 55103. Purpose: any lawful activities

Notice of Qual. of RJF MANAGEMENT LLC, FICT NAME OF RJF MANAGEMENT FFO, Authority filed with the SSNY on 01/04/2017. Office loc: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 05/28/2014. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O the LLC, Richard Flynn, 435 East 79th St., 4P, NY, NY 10075. Address required to be maintained in DE: 310 Alder Rd, Dover, DE 19904. Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Notice of Qual. of CJA NYC ELEMENT LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 12/08/2016. Office loc: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 12/06/2016. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Attn: Vladimir Torgovnik, 5 Castle Court, Far Hills, NJ 07931. Address required to be maintained in DE: 2711 Centerville Rd #400, Wilmington DE 19808. Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Notice of Formation of Election Effect LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) 12/20/16. Office Loc: NY County. SSNY designated agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail process to: 545 W 45th St., 9th FL, NY, NY 10036. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of 305 First Avenue (NY) Owner, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/06/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/19/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Paracorp Incorporated, 2804 Gateway Oaks Dr. #200, Sacramento, CA 95833. Address to be maintained in DE: 2140 S. DuPont Hwy., Camden, DE 19934. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State, Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St #3, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Qualification of DT VENTURE II LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/10/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 01/04/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o National Registered Agents, Inc., 111 Eighth Ave., NY, NY 10011, also the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Address to be maintained in DE: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste. 101, Dover, DE 19904. Arts of Org. filed with the DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Qualification of Tymbarra USA, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 12/15/16. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/9/16. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 25 Robert Pitt Dr., Ste 204, Monsey, NY 10952. DE address of LLC: 1013 Centre Rd, Ste 403-B, Wilmington, DE 19805. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of DRA FUND IX INDUSTRIAL-G COINVESTMENT LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/13/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/16/16. Princ. office of LLC: c/o Manageco Manager LLC, 220 E. 42nd St., 27th Fl., NY, NY 10017. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. DE addr. of LLC: Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, State of DE, Dept. of State, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of 74 Kent Owner LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 12/30/16. Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 3750 Garden Ave., Greenwood Village, CO 80121. LLC formed in DE on 5/12/14. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes. T & M SECURITY SERVICES, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 12/23/2016. Office in NY Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 230 Park Ave., Ste. 440, NY, NY 10169, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Notice of Qualification of CADRE ADVANCE LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 12/12/16. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/9/16. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 295 Lafayette St, Ste 500, NY, NY 10012. DE address of LLC: 1013 Centre Rd, Ste 403-B, Wilmington, DE 19805. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of formation of The Hypnosis Clinic, LLC. Arts. of Orig. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) 01/04/17. Office Loc: NY County. Princ. Office of LLC: 124 W 87th St, NY, NY 10024. SSNY designated agent of LLC against whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to US Corp Agents, inc. 7104 13th Ave, Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful activity. Notice of Qualification of HARPIA GP I LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/18/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/28/16. Princ. office of LLC: 250 Park Ave., 7th Fl., NY, NY 10177. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of the State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of Whistle Works LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 1/20/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 304 W 117th St, #2P, NY, NY 10026. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of Impak Advisors LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/08/16. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: LEGALINC CORPORATE SERVICES INC., 1967 WEHRLE DR., STE. 1-086, BUFFALO, NY 14221, also the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activities. Notice of Formation of Brayman Management, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 1/13/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 28 Laight St., Unit 6D, NY, NY 10013. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, 101 Park Ave., NY, NY 10178, Attn: Merrill B. Stone, Esq. Purpose: all lawful purposes. Notice of Formation of BERNSTEIN DECOR LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/20/17. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 151 West 25th St., NY, NY 10001. Purpose: any lawful activities. Notice of Formation of Flagstaff4 LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 11/14/16. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1350 Broadway, FL. 11, NY, NY 10018, Attn: David J. Pfeffer, Esq. Purpose: any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of 470 Baltic Funding LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 2/2/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 14 W 23rd St, Fl. 5, NY, NY 10010. Purpose: any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of 12 Franklin 197 Owner LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/21/16. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: the Company, c/o Simon Baron Development LLC, 757 Third Ave., 17th Fl., NY, NY 10017. Purpose: any lawful activities. Notice of Formation of ERP PROSPECT AVE LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/31/11. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 645 W End Ave, NY, NY 10025. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of Hybridskillz LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 1/6/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/27/16. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: POB 127, NY, NY 10028. DE address of LLC: 1013 Centre Rd, Ste 403-B, Wilmington, DE 19805. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of 12 Franklin Main LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/19/17. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The Company, c/o Simon Baron Development LLC, 757 Third Ave., 17th Fl., NY, NY 10017. Purpose: any lawful activities. Notice of Qual. of STARK SCALAMANDRE FABRIC LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 12/27/2016. Office loc: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 12/16/2016. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 979 Third Ave, 11 Fl., NY, NY 10022. Address required to be maintained in DE: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste 101, Dover DE 19904. Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Notice of REGISTRATION of COMAR LLP, a foreign limited liability partnership. Notice of Registration filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/24/2016. Office location: NY County. Comar LLP was registered in CA on 3/22/2016. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail a copy of process against LLP to: 85 Broad Street, 17th Fl., New York, NY 10004. Principal business address: 995 Market Street, 2nd Fl., San Francisco, CA 94103. Application to register a LLP filed with the Secy. of State of CA located at: 1500 11th Street, 3rd Fl., Sacramento, CA 95814. Purpose: any lawful act.

February 20, 2017 Notice of Qualification of Advanced Access Technologies LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 1/6/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/27/16. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: POB 127, NY, NY 10028. DE address of LLC: 1013 Centre Rd, Ste 403-B, Wilmington, DE 19805. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. Notice of Qualification of POSITIVE LEARNING COLLABORATIVE, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/13/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/03/16. Princ. office of LLC: 52 Broadway, NY, NY 10011. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to United Federation of Teachers Educational Foundation, Inc., Attn: Accounting- 11th Fl. at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Qualification of Bay Street Capital Partners, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 11/18/16. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/14/16. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 25 Robert Pitt Dr, Ste 204, Monsey, NY 10952. DE address of LLC: 1013 Centre Rd, Ste 403-B, Wilmington, DE 19805. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of MN Productions, LLC filed with SSNY on 11/1/16. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 300 E 23rd St Apt 15A, NY, NY 10010. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qualification of Alt-Source XI LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 12/30/16. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in TX on 12/1/14. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., 13th Fl., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. TX and principal business address: 100 Commercial Circle, Bldg. B, Conroe, TX 77304. Cert. of Form. filed with TX Sec. of State, 1019 Brazos, Austin, TX 78701. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

MAISON ELEVEN, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 1/5/2017. 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, 211 N End Ave, Ste PHE, NY, NY 10282. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of GB18 Fund LLC filed with SSNY 1/3/17. Office loc: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 34 Baxter Lane, West Orange, NJ 07052. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qualification of Champalimaud Sourcing LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 1/4/17. O f f i c e location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 115 Broadway, 2nd Fl., NY, NY 10006. LLC formed in DE on 1/1/17. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Notice of Qualification of CITY’S 22 WEST 48TH STREET LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/24/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 01/23/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o City’s Property Development, 44 W. 47th St., NY, NY 10036. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Jeffrey W. Bullock, DE Secy. of State, Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 3, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of VFA Create LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 1/24/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/2/14. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 40 W 29th St, Ste 301, NY, NY 10001. DE address of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd, Ste 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 100 West 18th St. Unit 5C, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 12/2/16. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 25 Robert Pitt Dr., Ste 204, Monsey, NY 10952. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is Vcorp Agent Services, Inc., 25 Robert Pitt Dr., Ste 204, Monsey, NY 10952. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 714 NINTH AVE HUBB LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/17/17. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Douglas Gladstone, Esq., Goldfarb & Fleece LLP, 560 Lexington Ave., NY, NY 10022. Purpose: any lawful activities. 530 PARK AVENUE LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 12/5/2016. Office in NY Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o WeiserMazars LLP, 60 Crossways Park Drive West, Woodbury, NY 11797, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of Apollo Publishers LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 1/25/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 25 Robert Pitt Dr., Ste 204, Monsey, NY 10952. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is Vcorp Agent Services, Inc., 25 Robert Pitt Dr., Ste 204, Monsey, NY 10952. Purpose: any lawful activity. THE CRIMSON PIRATES, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 1/10/17. Office loc: NY County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The Crimson Pirates, c/o US Corp Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Ave, Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of Columbia Affiliated Physicians Organization, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 1/23/17. Office location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Office of the General Counsel, Columbia University, 412 Low Memorial Library, 535 W. 116th St., NY, NY 10027, principal business address. Registered agent upon whom process may be served: CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011. Purpose: as specifically set forth in the Arts of Org. Notice of Formation of Jaguar Connection LLC filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) 10/7/15. Office loc: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Marilena Acevedo, 470 W 24th St, 6J, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of PH1B205 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/27/17. Office location: NY County. 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 Formation of HVNYC, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 1/27/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 80 State St, Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 192 HARRISON REALTY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/17/05. Office location: Richmond County. Latest Date of Dissolution: 12/31/2105. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 682 Metropolitan Ave., Staten Island, NY 10301. Purpose: any lawful activities Notice of Formation of 503, One Central Park South, LLC filed with SSNY on January 25, 2017. Office loc: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 1 Central Park South, #503, NY, NY 10019. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of CGI HUDSON LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/23/17. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Steven Hafif, 1430 Broadway, 17th Fl., NY, NY 10018. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of YORK PARTNERS COMMITTED CAPITAL III, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/27/17. Office location: NY County. 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. FGM2 LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/26/16. 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, 145 West 11th Street, Unit 5, New York, NY 10011. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Notice of Qual. of 330 GRAND LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 02/06/2017. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 02/03/2017. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 64 Delancey Street, Ste 2E , NY, NY 10002. Address required to be maintained in DE: 1209 Orange St. Wilmington DE 19801. Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Notice of Formation of SKELETON PARTY, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/20/17. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The Company, c/o 60 West 23rd St.- Apt. 436, NY, NY 10010. Purpose: any lawful activities.

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February 20, 2017 STORAGE LEIN SALE NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby give that the undersigned will sell to satisfy the lien of owner at public sale by competitive bidding on Monday, February 27th, 2017 at 10AM at the Oz Moving & Storage facility located at: 498 Nepperhan Avenue, Yonkers, NY, the personal property stored therein including but not limited to the following: Rubin & Reva Weiss #7259Kitchen stool, chairs, china boxes, sofa, dining table. Jessica Weiss #7258- Dining chairs, night stand, stools, pictures, couch, boxes.Tora Peterson #5886- Linen box, china box, boxes, paper roll, picture, plastic bin.Robert Sher #5888boxes, china box, wardrobe box, tube, linen, picture. Mamiko Mikata #5902- boxes, plastic bins, wardrobe, furniture, racks, china box. Alexander Elias #5984- wardrobe, metal suitcase, glass desktop, small boxes. Marc Ginsberg/ Hajnalka #6050- household goods Hadassah Rahimbaksh #6054- plastic bin, boxes, furniture, vacuum. Harun Iftikhar #6056- linen box, furniture, guitar. Hot House Studios/Christopher Beane- commercial bin, file box, china box, lamp. Theodora Zarbis/Jeffrey Mishler #6240- tool box, commercial box, picture box. Rodrigo Otazu #6315- comercial bins, furniture, lamps, china boxes, file boxes. Meanu Gill #6456commercial bin, bikes, plasma tv, china boxes, pictures. Erika Rodriguez #8365- book box, china box, furniture, picture bin. Devi Kroell #8568- furniture, boxes, mirrors, plastic bins, china box, book box. Ali Cordero Casal #9763- plasma box, black curry case, lamp box, office chair. Susan Weiley #11261- boxes, furniture, chair, desk, household goods. Tatiana Asseal #14020- dresser, night stands. Karina Magruder #14127- boxes, suitcase, plasma TV, wooden table. TERMS: ALL CASH. DEPOSIT TO BID REQUIRED. PHOTO ID REQUIRED FOR ADMITTANCE. 15% BUYERS PREMIUM. INQUIRIES: (212) 876-2550 AUCTIONEER: DONALD BADER (DCA NO. 865815) AND PATRICK WILLIAMS (DCA NO. 1377072; 2) Notice of Formation of KALYANI 227 10TH AVENUE, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/03/17. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 1015 Belle Meade Island Dr., Miami, FL 33138. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of Tenacious Toys, LLC filed with SSNY 1/3/17. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 7014 13th Ave, 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of 69 Amherst Road LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 2/13/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 223 W 138th St, Ground Fl., NY, NY 10030. Purpose: any lawful activity. RAMDEEN HOLDINGS, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/15/2017. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Timothy Rabindranath Ramdeen, 404 East 83rd St., Apt 3D, NY, NY 10028. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Notice of Formation of Ampixi LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 12/9/16. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 405 Lexington Ave, NY, NY 10174. Purpose: any lawful activity. Notice of Qualification of Ranger Global Real Estate Advisors, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 2/7/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/9/16. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 415 Madison Ave, Fl. 14, NY, NY 10017. DE address of LLC: 1013 Centre Rd, Ste 403-B, Wilmington, DE 19805. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. Notice of Qualification of NUT TREE PARTNERS CO-INVEST LP. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/07/17. Office location: NY County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 01/31/17. Princ. office of LP: 2 Penn Plaza, 24th Fl., NY, NY 10121. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the Partnership at the princ. office of the LP. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. DE addr. of LP: c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of LP filed with Secy. of State of DE, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., P.O. Box 898, Dover, DE 19903. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of New Homes NY NJ LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 2/10/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1890 7th Ave, Ste 3E, NY, NY 10026. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of VFA Fund I LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 1/27/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 1/25/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 40 W 29th St, Ste 301, NY, NY 10001. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. T-Mobile Northeast LLC (T-MOBILE) proposes antenna and equipment upgrades atop two buildings in Westchester County, NY. The sites include: a 66’ building at 8 John Walsh Blvd in Peekskill (Job 34347) and a 53’ building at 290 Union Ave in New Rochelle (Job 34349). In accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and the 2005 Nationwide Programmatic Agreement, T-MOBILE 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 a 1/4 mile radius (Job 34347) and an approximately 3-block radius (Job 34349) of the site, please submit the comments (with project number) to: RAMAKER, Contractor for T-MOBILE, 855 Community Dr, Sauk City, WI 53583 or via e-mail to history@ramaker.com within 30 days of this notice. Notice of Qualification of AIM DATA, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 12/22/16. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 8/15/16. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 254 Canal St, Ste 2001, NY, NY 10013. DE address of LLC: 16192 Coastal Hwy, Lewes, DE 19958. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. Notice of Qualification of PRINCIPIUM STRATEGIES LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/03/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 01/03/06. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 1040 Ave. of the Americas, 5th Fl., NY, NY 10018. DE addr. of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of True Partner Capital USA, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 2/8/17. Office location: NY County. LLC organized in IL on 2/3/16. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016. IL and principal business address: 111 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60604. Cert. of Org. filed with IL Sec. of State, 213 State Capitol, Springfield, IL 62756. Purpose: all lawful purposes. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Shield Analysis Technology LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 1/5/17. Office loc: NY County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 9028 Prince William St Ste E Manassas, VA 20110 Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of SUPPORT CENTER JR, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 1/30/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 505 Park Ave., 18th Fl., NY, NY 10022. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Notice of Qualification of NEXUS New York Club, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 1/30/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 1/18/17. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Chris Pillo, 9350 Conroy Windermere Rd., Windermere, FL 34786, principal business address. DE address of LLC: c/o National Registered Agents, Inc. 160 Greentree Dr., Suite 101, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, PO Box 898, Dover, DE 19903. Purpose: all lawful purposes. Notice of Qualification of NEXUS New York Management Company, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 1/30/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 1/18/17. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Chris Pillo, 9350 Conroy Windermere Rd., Windermere, FL 34786, principal business address. DE address of LLC: c/o National Registered Agents, Inc. 160 Greentree Dr., Suite 101, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, PO Box 898, Dover, DE 19903. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

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Notice of Formation of RELATED TX RD GENERAL, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/07/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: Related Companies, 60 Columbus Circle, NY, NY 10023. 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 Formation of FELICELLO & MELCHIONNA LLP. Cert. of Reg. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/20/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLP: 1120 Ave. of the Americas, 4Fl., NY, NY 10036. SSNY designated as agent of LLP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLP at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Legal services; Law firm. Notice of Formation of Adam Green Fine Art LLC filed with SSNY on 2/1/17. Office: NY County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC at 77 W. 24th St., 11H, NY, NY 10010.

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