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EDITOR’S NOTE Democrats occupy every statewide office in New York and enjoy an unassailable majority in the Assembly, leaving the GOP-controlled state Senate as the only thing preventing one-party dominance. And this fall, Democrats insist they’re poised to finally take the Senate and relegate the GOP to minority status.

To do so, they’ll have to go through Long Island. State Senate Republicans long held the line with the “Long Island Nine,” a lineup of GOP lawmakers who held all nine Senate seats in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Democrats have already made inroads there, flipping two Senate seats in recent years.

So it’s curious that one Long Island district – the 4th District – has been virtually uncontested. Suffolk County Democratic Committee Chairman Rich Schaffer has never backed a strong challenger in the district, which is represented by Republican state Sen. Phil Boyle, even though it has more registered Democrats than Republicans. In fact, Schaffer’s critics say his refusal to truly take on Boyle is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to his cozy ties with local Republicans and third parties.

This week, City & State’s Grace Segers profiles Schaffer, whose wheeling-and-dealing approach to politics is coming under scrutiny in the more partisan era of President Donald Trump.

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CONTENTS HEALTH CARE ... 27

What is driving New York’s health care costs?

WINNERS & LOSERS ... 34 Who was up and who was down last week

EMILY ASSIRAN; OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR; DONALD WALKER/SHUTTERSTOCK

EDUCATION

How the labyrinthine state aid formula hurts poor students ... 6

RICH SCHAFFER The Suffolk County Democratic chairman has forsaken his state-level colleagues … 10

TOP LOBBYISTS

The 10 firms that made the most in Albany last year ... 18

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Latest SILVER TRIAL, TAKE TWO Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver returned to the courtroom for his corruption retrial, which started with testimony from the prosecution’s key witness, Dr. Robert Taub, who was an integral part of one of Silver’s alleged corruption schemes. Though Silver’s initial conviction was overturned after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in another corruption case, it appears the retrial will play out in much the same way as the first – and may well end the same way.

ANOTHER TWO SAY ‘¡ADIÓS!’ The wave of Republican retirements keep coming. After three Republican state senators announced they would not seek re-election, their ranks continued to grow with both state Sens.

Tom Croci and Bill Larkin announcing they were leaving the chamber as well. Croci ended months of speculation and said he was returning to the U.S. Navy. The 90-year-old Larkin had rebuffed retirement rumors, but on Thursday he decided to call it quits. That brings the total of vacated GOP seats to five. Republicans at least have a head start at defending Larkin’s 39th state Senate District seat. Republican Tom Basile has already been campaigning and fundraising in the district, and raised nearly $130,000 in the second half of last year.

A Manhattan appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio must hand over emails he tried to keep secret between himself and what he has dubbed his “agents of the city.” The decision likely concludes a yearslong lawsuit brought

by NY1 and the New York Post to get those emails released under the state Freedom of Information Law. Despite the mayor’s best efforts, the court wrote his “argument is without merit.”

Back & Forth C&S: You’ve said that you’re in the process of deciding whether to run for governor. What does that process look like?

SM: I’ve been giving a lot of speeches, and getting a lot of phone calls, and talking to people.

It’s a process where you have to evaluate what you think your particular skills are, and what you think the issues are and can you bring the kind of passion behind those issues and skills to effectuate change.

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C&S: You declined to run against Rep. John Katko. How do you think that race is going?

SM: I think that the Republicans’ agenda in Washington is much more radical than anything President Trump has espoused. They’re doing real damage to our country, short-term and long-term. And John Katko, personally he’s a

fine individual, but he is enabling a power structure that is tearing apart our social policy and is not meeting the needs that we as a country have, that New York state has, from supporting the tax law, to waffling on health care. I think he’s going to be held accountable for the decisions that he’s made.

C&S: Do you have a self-imposed deadline for when you’ll make a decision to run?

SM: I don’t, but obviously there are deadlines.

I think we’re in such a dynamic time that the old rules don’t apply. And in a lot of ways that feels very heartening to me, and I think people are really hungry for a democracy and a system that represents them. What we’ve seen happening in Washington has inspired people to say, “I have a voice in this democracy and I want to be represented. I’m no longer going to sit on the sidelines.”

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ANOTHER ‘YEAR OF THE WOMAN’?

New York women are jumping into congressional races in higher numbers.

By FERNANDA NUNES

An avalanche of movements and events has put a spotlight on women’s issues and gender inequality: #MeToo, Time’s Up, the Women’s March on Washington and powerful men resigning after sexual misconduct allegations. After Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 presidential election, many thought that would motivate more women to run for office – and that seems to be happening. In the 2018 midterm elections two records have already been set: more than 500 women have declared their intention to run for Congress or for governor, including more than 300 women running for the U.S. House of Representatives – representing around a quarter of all candidates. Does New York follow the same trend?

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New York’s school aid formula has become unrecognizable –

By SUSAN ARBETTER and poor students pay the price.

MONTHS BEFORE CYNTHIA NIXON, the actress and education activist, announced her candidacy for governor, Gov. Andrew Cuomo was passionately making a case for educational equity.

“We must address education funding inequities and dedicate more of our state school aid to poorer districts,” he said to the applause of lawmakers during his State of the State address earlier this year.

And with the passage of the state budget, Cuomo got much of what he asked for – a requirement that school districts submit information to both the state Education Department and the state Division of the Budget outlining how they will distribute aid to each of their schools – all in the name of transparency.

But the governor’s new mandate was seen by many in the education community as an

attempt to divert attention from a much more complicated and costly issue: how aid is divided up among school districts.

Since a school-by-school analysis cannot be accurate if a district-by-district allocation is out of whack, New York State Association of School Business Officials Executive Director Michael Borges said the governor’s idea is “putting the cart before the horse.”

The governor’s mandate has also left school boards and superintendents deeply frustrated for a couple reasons. First, they were already working on a similar requirement under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act, but under the state’s mandate they have less time to complete the task.

Second, according to David Albert of the New York State School Boards Association, the state Division of the Budget and the state Education Department “could

undermine the budgeting authority” of school boards by withholding aid if a report is not submitted, or not submitted in the proper format.

“We believe school boards should be allowed to do the job they were elected to do, without second guessing from the state,” said Albert, the association’s director of communications, research and marketing.

Budget watchdogs gave the new mandate mixed reviews.

“More disclosure? There’s nothing wrong with that,” said David Friedfel, director of state studies with the Citizens Budget Commission. But, he added after a moment, “We should probably deal with the problems we know about first.”

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the state’s school aid formula. If true, Bob Lowry, the deputy director for advocacy and communication at the New York State Council of School Superintendents, is one of them.

He uses a simple test to determine if, however that formula is used, the result for schools is equitable: “Are we treating similar districts similarly?”

It’s a simple question with no easy answer.

New York’s school aid formula has become a policy Frankenstein that grows by accretion and political acquiescence, piling on new agenda-driven calculations with every passing budget negotiation. It’s a mishmash of mismatched elements comprised of three competing meta-formulas that seem to belong to different political philosophies: Foundation Aid, the “shares agreement” and “save harmless.”

While most education advocates argue that the formula needs to be changed, E.J. McMahon, founder of the fiscally conservative Empire Center for Public Policy, said the quest for a formula that’s free of politics is useless.

“When you have a state as large and diverse as New York, politics is going to

intrude and there’s going to be a specific ratchet thrown into any formula to ensure that groups of districts do not lose too much,” McMahon said. “Because that’s politics.”

But squeezing equity out of the aid formula is important to many in the education community who view it as the next civil rights battleground.

For attorney Michael Rebell, it’s become a lifelong passion. He successfully argued the Campaign for Fiscal Equity case, which said New York students are entitled to a “sound basic education” under the state constitution, and currently runs the Center for Educational Equity at Columbia University’s Teachers College. “What’s really needed (to fix the Foundation Aid formula) is a resource accountability analysis,” he said.

Rebell is referring to an exhaustive analysis that would dig into the underlying DNA of every district in the state: enrollment, demographics, free and reduced lunch, English language learners, special needs, community standards, fiscal capacity, regional cost index and property values, to name just a few.

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In other words, Rebell said, the state needs to – again – do what the court ordered in 2003 after CFE: calculate the “actual cost of providing a sound basic education.”

Without updating the metrics that feed the formula, it’s not worth much.

“God only knows what the actual needs are today,” Rebell said of the school districts.

THERE’S AN OLD Borscht Belt joke that goes, “The food is terrible and the portions are so small!” That’s the way many in the education community view the Foundation Aid formula: It’s out of date, but please give us more!

It’s the only progressive formula in use, but Friedfel said, “It’s been bastardized.”

Rick Timbs, the executive director of the Statewide School Finance Consortium, tracks the inequities back to the Gap Elimination Adjustment, which the state Legislature put in place during the recession. The GEA made education aid cuts across school districts to help close the state budget gap.

“Over time, (the Legislature) reduced the amount of the GEA. But then they reduced their reduction,” according to Timbs.

“Finally there was a GEA restoration that

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occurred, but when the GEA was gone the inequities remained.”

The fiscal trauma that led to the GEA (and then the focus on phasing it out) diverted attention from updating Foundation Aid, which was frozen for three straight years starting in 2009-10.

The result is that the current formula provides too many resources to some districts and not enough to others, which fails Lowry’s test. Today, similar districts are not being treating similarly.

THE INEQUITY BETWEEN districts is exacerbated by another calculation that informs how much school districts in specific regions receive from the state.

The so-called shares agreement is less a formula and more of a geopolitical gentlemen’s agreement.

It’s not clear when it was originally established, but there is some consensus that the New York City share came about in the mid-1980s when the city was losing population. Around that time, the Assembly set a floor of 38.86 percent. In other words, however much aid increased in a given year, 38.86 percent of it would be earmarked for New York City.

Lowry, who worked as a school aid analyst for the Assembly Ways and Means Committee in 1989-90, recalled that ensuring the city received its share of money was a top priority. “If I were into vanity license plates,” he joked, “I thought maybe I should have gotten a license plate that said ‘38.86.’”

A Long Island share was added in 1989, the year Oyster Bay Republican Ralph Marino became state Senate majority leader.

Marino didn’t support George Pataki for governor, and so didn’t last long in the leadership position. But his legacy – the Long Island share – remains in effect and is currently 12.96 percent.

Now, like then, whatever is left, regardless of need, goes to upstate New York.

Lowry has described this as working backward: “Here’s the total amount of money we have. We know that New York City is going to get 38.86 percent of the increase. Long Island gets 12.96 percent, so how do we construct formulas to spend that total amount and hit those targets?”

Not only does this kind of calculation lead to inequity, according to Billy Easton, the executive director of the Alliance for Quality Education, it fails to account for adequacy.

“They should start with ‘What do you need’ and ‘What does that total up to,’” Easton said, “not ‘How much do we have’ and then ‘Let’s divide it up.’”

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Rebell went a step further, calling the current system unconstitutional and comparing it to the system in place before the ruling in the Campaign for Fiscal Equity case.

“What the Court of Appeals said in CFE was that the major constitutional violation was ‘three men in a room.’ (The governor and legislative leaders) were not basing their distribution of state aid to education on relative need,” Rebell said. “Instead they went into the back room and made a political deal, presumably based on who had more influence.”

than most legislators expected, there was a bruising battle over shares led by then-state Senate Deputy Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who reportedly told the governor that “the shares are sacred.”

Skelos had a point. This year, just like it was 11 years ago, the share for New York City is 38.86 percent and the share for Long Island is 12.96 percent.

LONG BEACH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

OSSINING UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

NUMBER OF STUDENTS

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IF YOU TAKE a trip into the vast world of school budgets, you’ll see plenty of examples that fail Lowry’s equity test.

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Rebell is again suing the state for violating students’ educational rights by neglecting its constitutional obligation to ensure every school has sufficient funding.

While the Foundation Aid formula changes annually, the shares agreement hasn’t varied much since it was instituted. Since each share is calculated as part of an increase, the agreement went out the window when aid was cut in 2011-12. Additionally, the shares figures were not adhered to when Democrats controlled the state Senate. Otherwise, the percentages going to the regions have been fixed.

Even in 2007, when then-Gov. Eliot Spitzer promised more education aid

The Hudson Valley’s Ossining Union Free School District enrolls 4,891 students and has seen an increase in the number of poor students it serves.

When you compare Ossining to Long Beach City School District on Long Island, things look worse for Ossining.

Long Beach City enrolls 3,660 students and has seen a decrease of almost 200 students. Nearly 40 percent of Long Beach City’s students receive free and reduced lunch, compared to Ossining’s 59 percent. However, the district’s Foundation Aid per pupil is $4,740 compared to Ossining’s $2,441.

This comparison illustrates why the shares agreement moves the state even further away from equity.

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The disparity between Long Beach City and Ossining is arguably due more to the state’s addiction to save harmless than the shares agreement, but both contribute to that particular example of unfairness.

Save harmless ensures that a district will not receive less aid in a category than it received the year before. The result is that Long Beach City gets an aid increase whether it needs it or not.

McMahon, of the Empire Center, said that save harmless, which predates the shares agreement, became a flashpoint in the 1970s under then-Gov. Hugh Carey.

“Carey inherited the need to be an austere corrective to the Rockefeller era, so they had school aid battles every year,” McMahon said. “And what the Republicans did was get something called save harmless because the school aid formula, at that time, left to its own devices, would have been slashing aid faster for the districts they cared about – which then, as now, are principally suburban.”

Part of the problem, McMahon said, was that at the time “newly assertive unions were winning contracts which were proving to be very expensive.”

Between falling enrollment and higher

fixed costs through contracts, districts were stressed. And save harmless was born.

It’s one of the things about school aid that frustrates Timbs. “Not only can no one lose anything,” he said, “the politics of the situation seems to require that everyone has to gain something.”

THERE IS NO AGREEMENT on how to fix the state’s school aid formula.

There’s not even agreement on whether the formula should be fixed.

“I’ve been hearing complaints like that for 30 or 40 years,” McMahon said. “It’s a different kind of Frankenstein than it was 25 years ago, but it’s still a mess. But that’s politics. And that’s not meant to be a pejorative.

We have a democracy here.”

But over the past nine years, inequity has been getting worse.

“The gap between wealthy and poor school districts in New York state is at a record level now – $9,923 per pupil.

That’s the difference between the 100 poorest and 100 wealthiest schools based on the combined wealth ratio,” Easton said. “So when the governor says the real inequity is not at the state level, it’s a joke.

The joke’s on us, though.”

Timbs disagreed with McMahon’s analysis that the formula should be politically driven. “If everyone was interested in fairness, then they should take it out of the political realm,” he said. “They should create a kind of Berger Commission, a blue-ribbon panel but for school aid.”

Easton said the focus should be on fully funding Foundation Aid. “Currently 74 percent of Foundation Aid is owed to black and brown students,” he said. “I don’t think anything should be used as an excuse not to pay the districts what they are owed.”

Lowry and Timbs both believe updating the Foundation Aid formula is long overdue. And like Easton, they believe the issue has to do with race and poverty.

“There comes a point at which the politics aren’t helpful. What’s the right thing to do, not what’s going to get you re-elected,” Timbs said. “This is a civil rights issue.”

Should Cuomo and Nixon’s mutual interest in educational equity spark a new urgency on the issue, then perhaps both politics – and students – will win the day.

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Susan Arbetter is the news director of WCNY and host and producer of WCNY's “The Capitol Pressroom.”

POWER BY NEW YORKERS FOR NEW YORKERS

By ARTHUR “JERRY” KREMER, GAVIN J. DONOHUE, JAMES T. SLEVIN

ith Indian Point’s closure less than three short years away, developing replacement power is essential—as is an honest conversation about the thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in economic activity we’re losing.

The New York Independent System Operator says it’s counting on a combination of three natural gas plants to replace Indian Point. One’s in New Jersey. The other two are under construction in New York: CPV Valley Energy Center in Orange County and Cricket Valley in Dutchess County.

The bad news is that the facilities may never go online, thanks to “Not-InMy-Backyard” opposition to the plants and pipelines needed to fuel them.

Without natural gas infrastructure, we’re going to be forced to rely on generation from Canada and other states. We’ll be paying them while we struggle to replace lost jobs and the economic benefits that came with them — and we’ll lose control over our power supply. Ask Californians who depended on Enron for out-of-state electricity how well that worked out.

Importing electricity and exporting jobs is a lose-lose for New York—and it’s completely unnecessary. The state owes us a plan to ensure that even after Indian Point we’ll be making our power here,

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Turninga blindeye Rich Schaffer has made the Suffolk County Democratic Committee in his image. But at what cost?

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FOR YEARS, DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN on the verge of seizing the state Senate.

Sometimes, they’ve been stymied by the Independent Democratic Conference and its power-sharing arrangement with Republicans. Other times, they’ve been blocked by state Sen. Simcha Felder, a Brooklyn Democrat who caucuses with the GOP. Gerrymandered districts have also played a role, including the creation of a 63rd state Senate seat tailor-made for a Republican in the last round of redistricting.

But there’s another culprit that few people consider when pointing fingers over failed attempts to take the Senate – Rich Schaffer, the Suffolk County Democratic Committee chairman and Babylon supervisor.

Critics whisper that Schaffer has allowed Republicans to maintain control of winnable Suffolk County state Senate seats by propping up patsy Democratic candidates to run while negotiating backroom deals across all levels of state and county government.

On Schaffer’s watch, Republican state senators have thrived, most notably state Sen. Phil Boyle and his predecessor, the late state Sen. Owen Johnson. In 2014 and 2016, Boyle faced a Schaffer-endorsed Suffolk County Board of Elections staffer who didn’t raise a cent, and this year Schaffer is backing an unknown political rookie to take on Boyle.

Schaffer has had a startling indifference or even outright opposition toward Democratic candidates, including some who lost, like Boyle’s 2012 rival Ricardo Montano, and some who won, like state Sen. John Brooks and Assemblywoman Christine Pellegrino. He has gained a reputation for negotiating cross-endorsement deals with third parties that ideologically conflict with Democrats, such as the Conservative Party.

As if his questionable political deals weren’t enough, he also is cozy with controversial figures like former Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota, who was indicted by federal prosecutors late last year.

“He is the biggest obstacle to a Democratic state Senate on Long Island, and Long Island is the most important part of flipping the Senate,” Bill Lipton, New York state director of the Working Families Party, said about Schaffer.

Schaffer is the Democratic leader in a county that is almost unique in its tradition of split-ticket voting, navigating its more conservative culture alongside a rising wave of progressive activism and shifting demographics. But his transactional brand of politics and dealmaking has angered residents who believe that he has not only presided over a culture of corruption in

county politics, but allowed it to flourish for his own benefit.

“I love the politics. I like the government, but I love the politics,” Schaffer told me in an interview. “Everything is politics.”

IT WAS STILL DARK WHEN SCHAFFER entered the North Babylon Delicatessen on a brisk February morning. Schaffer began the day, as he begins most days, by grabbing a quick breakfast at the small strip mall on Long Island’s Deer Park Avenue. The deli is situated near Schaffer’s house, Babylon Town Hall and his political office, which is housed in the law firm where he formerly worked in private practice.

Schaffer strikes up conversations in the deli every morning between the cashier’s counter and the fridges containing soft drinks. He greets every person who enters by name, a one-man welcoming committee.

“People pull me aside about a constituent thing going on in their neighborhood, or tell me their political views on things,” Schaffer said about the regulars who visit the deli. “It’s a good little gathering spot.”

Most days, Schaffer meets with two young men he is mentoring, Steven and Nick Dellavecchia. Schaffer has known the Dellavecchia brothers since they were kids, as their father has been picking up and dry cleaning Schaffer’s shirts since 1988. Steven, who is 26, is recovering from drug and alcohol abuse. Schaffer talks about him in an avuncular way, proudly noting that he was an honor student before he began using drugs in 11th grade. Steven and Nick both have jobs with the town of Babylon.

In interviews with more than a dozen of Schaffer’s friends and colleagues as well as current and former county officials, a portrait emerged of a politician who thrives on retail politics, and on using his personal relationships to maintain the Democratic majority in the County Legislature.

But some argue – including many who refused to talk to me on the record out of fear of political reprisal – that he is more concerned with maintaining his own power as the kingmaker who decides who will win and lose at every level of county government.

SUFFOLK COUNTY, WHICH COMPRISES the eastern half of Long Island, has a population of 1.5 million, making it larger than 11 states. In 2008 and 2012, the county voted for Barack Obama. In 2016, it backed Donald Trump by a nearly 10-point margin. In Congress, Suffolk County is represented by Republican Reps. Lee Zeldin and Pete King and Democratic Rep. Thomas Suozzi.

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The county’s state Senate delegation is largely Republican, headed by Majority Leader John Flanagan. In the 1st and 2nd state Senate districts, Republicans have a voter enrollment advantage over Democrats. However, in the 3rd and 4th districts, registered Democrats outnumber Republicans, providing Democrats with a possible path to victory. Republican state Sen. Tom Croci, in the 3rd District, recently announced his upcoming retirement, leaving a critical seat open. The portions of the 5th and 8th districts that are in Suffolk County have more Democrats than Republicans.

But Republicans have held all or most these state Senate seats for years.

Schaffer readily admits that a Democratic-controlled state Senate is not his top priority. In 2009, when Democrats took the state Senate, they passed a payroll tax for downstate counties to help fund the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Schaffer said he had urged a new Democratic state senator in Suffolk County, Brian Foley, not to vote for the legislation, which was deeply unpopular in his district.

In 2010, GOP candidates on Long Island campaigned heavily against the MTA payroll tax, and Republicans reclaimed the state Senate majority. Foley, who voted for the tax, was defeated by Zeldin, who went on to unseat Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop in 2014.

More stinging to Schaffer, however, was how the tax affected the County Legislature. Brian Beedenbender, a Democratic county legislator, lost his seat to a Republican in 2009 after the local GOP campaigned heavily against the MTA tax.

“Until they can prove to us that they’re going to give the suburbs just as equal billing as the city, I’m not going to get out of my way to help,” he said about the state Senate Democrats.

Yet Schaffer’s lack of cooperation with Democrats in the Senate predates the MTA tax, most notably his decadeslong unwillingness to run a significant challenger against Johnson.

In the late 1990s, when Schaffer was supervisor of Babylon for the first time, the town was on the verge of bankruptcy.

Schaffer asked Johnson, a West Babylon native, to support a bill allowing the town to borrow funds to close the deficit and continue its operations. Johnson sponsored the bill over the opposition of local Republicans and the state Senate GOP leader. Afterward, the two collaborated on mutual political priorities in Suffolk County, and Schaffer only put up token Democrats to challenge him.

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Schaffer told me that near the end of Johnson’s life, a Newsday reporter asked him when his deal with Johnson would end.

“I said, two ways: One, when he says it’s over, or when the good Lord takes either me or him from this earth,” he recalled.

His deal with Johnson seems to have extended to his successor, Boyle. In 2012, Montano challenged Johnson. Schaffer offered no support to Montano out of his loyalty to the ailing Republican, who dropped out of the race after Montano filed enough nominating petitions. Montano was defeated by Boyle, who garnered 53 percent of the vote.

Steve Levy, who served as Suffolk County executive from 2003 until 2011, said the Montano race demonstrated Schaffer’s willingness to take out political enemies.

“When somebody burned him – like Rick Montano, who was a county legislator – he did everything he could to take him out, and he did,” Levy said. “But he knew beforehand that he would be able to.”

Boyle’s Democratic opponent in 2014 and 2016, John Alberts, provided little competition and raised and spent no money in the 2016 campaign. Boyle defeated him comfortably both times, with more than

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SCHAFFER’S INTENSITY, AND HIS reputation for targeting enemies, may have been earned in part because politics is his all-consuming passion. He admits with a laugh that he has “no life.” He is unmarried and spends most of his time tackling town or county issues.

“I’ve dealt with quite a large number of chairs, and you’re not going to find another chair that’s more talented politically than Rich Schaffer in New York state,” said Jay Jacobs, the Nassau County Democratic Committee chairman and former state party leader from 2009 to 2012.

Or as Long Island Association President and CEO Kevin Law, who has been a friend of Schaffer’s since the two worked for former Assemblyman Patrick Halpin in the 1980s, put it: “He lives, eats and breathes politics and government.”

One of Schaffer’s first campaign experiences was in 1974. His friend Jeff’s older brother, Tom Downey, was running for Congress. “The only way we would get to play on the trampoline or go on the tree fort was we had to go with Mr. Downey, Tom and Jeff’s father, load up in the little light blue Volkswagen station wagon and he would take us and just have

“Rich starts rallying against the Albany machine on television and in the newspaper, and the next thing you know, the Albany Democrats through their elected officials in the state Legislature – in the Assembly and the Senate – cut the funding for projects at SUNY Albany,” Halpin said, clearly relishing the chance to tell a story he enjoys.

Schaffer called Halpin, who was in the Assembly at the time, to ask him to tell the then-mayor of Albany, Thomas Whalen, that Schaffer had learned his lesson. Halpin told Whalen that Schaffer was a good Democrat who would be graduating at the end of the year, and that he hoped the mayor would continue to support the university.

“The mayor listens politely. And he said, ‘Well, we’re going to let young Richard stew for awhile. But tell him to behave himself,’” Halpin recalled. “So that was Rich learning his lesson about power politics in New York state.”

After he graduated, Schaffer worked in Halpin’s Assembly office and attended Brooklyn Law School at night.

In 1987, Schaffer was elected to the County Legislature, and Halpin was elected county executive. In 1992, Schaffer was elected for the first time to be supervisor

“I LOVE THE POLITICS. I LIKE THE GOVERNMENT, BUT I LOVE THE POLITICS.” 60 percent of the vote. This year, Schaffer endorsed Bailey Spahn, a 20-year-old Hofstra University student. Schaffer told me in February that he didn’t think the Democratic Party had much of a chance of taking Boyle’s seat. “I know Boyle well. He does his homework. You’d need to spend over $1 million to defeat Phil Boyle,” he said.

A recent Daily News article suggested that Gov. Andrew Cuomo was reaching out to Democratic state Senate candidates on Long Island because Schaffer could be collaborating with Senate Republicans.

Democrats do control nearly every lever of local politics, Schaffer’s allies are quick to point out. Suffolk County has a Democratic county executive, sheriff, district attorney and legislature.

But critics wonder why a Democratic chairman would choose between prioritizing local or state races.

“Why is it an either-or?” Lipton asked.

“In the age of Trump, is he just focused on the County Legislature?”

us deliver flyers up and down streets,” said Schaffer, who was paid in pizza.

Politics provided an escape from his difficult family life. His father left the family when Schaffer was 10, leaving four children with an alcoholic mother who later killed someone in a drunk driving accident. “I was kind of in charge at 10, 11, 12,” Schaffer said. “I grew up pretty quick.”

Schaffer met his mentor, Halpin, and went on to become a county legislator and eventually an assemblyman. They stayed in touch while Schaffer was in college at the University at Albany.

Halpin thinks that Schaffer learned his lesson about the importance of local politics the hard way. He became president of the university’s student body and spearheaded a drive to register student voters.

In Halpin’s telling, the students used their political activism to target the Albany Democratic machine, which was one of the strongest in the state.

in Babylon, presiding over the town board, and became the Suffolk County Democratic Committee chairman in 2000. He was succeeded as supervisor by a protégé, Democrat Steven Bellone, in 2002, then was elected back to the post in 2012. Bellone is now the Suffolk County executive.

I mentioned to Halpin that the man who once fought the Albany Democratic machine is now considered by many to represent the Suffolk Democratic machine.

“Yeah, isn’t that interesting?” Halpin agreed, chuckling. “That’s interesting.”

IN 2016, SCHAFFER DECLINED TO endorse John Brooks, the Democrat who was challenging Republican state Sen. Michael Venditto. Schaffer called Venditto “a good Republican” before the election, according to the Daily News. Brooks narrowly defeated Venditto, whose father, then-Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto, had been indicted on corruption charges. This year, Schaffer said he is supporting Brooks for re-election.

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Schaffer has made a habit of offering half-hearted support to other Democratic state Senate candidates. “You would think a county leader of a particular body would be supportive of all the candidates of that party. He doesn’t work that way,” said a source with knowledge of the situation between Brooks and Schaffer, who requested anonymity to speak candidly.

Several sources said Schaffer had also given insufficient support in 2016 to Jim Gaughran, who ran against Republican state Sen. Carl Marcellino and lost by just over 1,500 votes. Schaffer denied this, noting that he donated $1,000 and loaned $10,000 to Gaughran’s 2016 campaign.

Gaughran, who is running against Marcellino again and has been endorsed by the WFP, confirmed that he had Schaffer’s support.

Schaffer also did not support Pellegrino, who won a special election last year for a vacant Assembly seat in a solidly Republican district. The Republican candidate, Tom Gargiulo, was the vice chairman of the Babylon Conservative Party. Schaffer was negotiating behind the scenes to install Gargiulo as tax receiver in Babylon, according to State of Politics, but the position was

already filled. Gargiulo then ran for Assembly, claiming to have Schaffer’s support.

Meanwhile, Schaffer was reportedly trying to get the Conservative Party to cross-endorse a Democratic Suffolk County District Attorney candidate Timothy Sini.

Schaffer and Jacobs, the Nassau County Democratic chairman, had officially chosen another Democrat, Ben Lavender, for the Assembly seat, but Pellegrino was fired up to run. Since Schaffer was unwilling to offer her support, the WFP and New York State United Teachers decided to endorse her, Lipton said. After Jacobs and Bellone got behind Pellegrino, Schaffer put her on the Democratic line. Pellegrino won a surprising 58 percent of the vote.

Schaffer said he was unable to participate in the race because he was a witness in an investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. involving NYSUT’s unsuccessful attempt to earmark $100,000 for a state Senate candidate in 2014.

But Schaffer did not appear to help to Pellegrino last year even after Vance closed his inquiry.

Jacobs said that the Nassau County Democratic Party was able to offer more support to her candidacy because Nassau

is more left-leaning. “I was in an entirely different place, and I have a lot more latitude to make the moves that I might prefer to make,” Jacobs said.

When reached for comment, Pellegrino said that her relationship with Schaffer has been positive since her election. “Rich Schaffer and I are working together on a number of initiatives to get new people involved with the Democratic Party in Suffolk County,” Pellegrino said. “He is 100 percent supportive of my re-election campaign.”

The Pellegrino race also highlighted a simmering tension between Schaffer and Bellone, who supported Pellegrino long before Schaffer did. This feud also played out during last year’s county district attorney race, when Sini was considered the candidate favored by Bellone. John Jay LaValle, the Suffolk County Republican Committee chairman, told Newsday at the time that Schaffer thought Sini was “Bellone’s guy.”

“But there was no realistic chance to stop Sini, so he capitulated,” LaValle told Newsday after the Democratic Party endorsed Sini last June. LaValle did not return requests for comment for this story.

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him, but he needed to work behind the scenes first to obtain cross-endorsements from minor parties first.

Even if Schaffer was covertly supportive of Sini throughout his candidacy, the perception was that he was ignoring yet another progressive, WFP-endorsed candidate. Lawrence Levy, executive dean of the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University, defended Schaffer, saying that he could “hardly fault a political professional” for not actively campaigning for Brooks and Pellegrino, who were seeking solid Republican seats. However, he said that Schaffer could be more open to backing upstart challengers.

“If Schaffer continues to miss potential upset candidates, eventually he will pay a price politically,” Levy said, “because folks will begin to question his judgment, and, as some are doing now, his motives.”

IN 2006, CUOMO WAS SEEKING THE Democratic nomination for state attorney general. He reached out to Law, now the Long Island Association president and CEO, who recalled telling the candidate to attend a fundraising dinner held by Schaffer. Schaffer had attended the University at Albany with Cuomo’s sister, Madeline, and volunteered on Mario Cuomo’s 1982 gubernatorial campaign. The younger Cuomo was unable to attend the dinner, but the elder Cuomo made an appearance. At the dinner, Schaffer committed to supporting Andrew Cuomo for attorney general.

“All the folks running for AG were trying to get Richie’s endorsement,” Law said.

“That helped propel Andrew to win the AG’s race.”

Once Schaffer made his endorsement, Law said, other county chairs followed suit.

Schaffer later became the first county leader to endorse Cuomo for governor in 2010.

Schaffer’s power as a kingmaker, however, can also get him into political trouble.

He is famous for making cross-endorsements, negotiating with leaders of other parties, notably the Conservative Party, to get candidates on multiple lines.

“When his line represents approximately 15 percent of the vote and neither major party gets you over 50, the Conservative Party becomes critical. It’s just a matter of numbers,” Schaffer told Newsday in 2016 about former Conservative Party leader Ed Walsh, who was later convicted on federal corruption charges.

Walsh’s attorney, William Wexler, works in the same law office that Schaffer now uses to conduct his political business.

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with the office’s business. Wexler is also a part-time assistant attorney for Babylon and counsel to the town’s Industrial Development Agency. Wexler’s wife has donated extensively to both the Babylon and the Suffolk County Democratic committees.

MANY IN SUFFOLK COUNTY TOUT Schaffer’s role in getting Errol Toulon Jr., the first African-American nonjudicial countywide elected official, elected sheriff. But rumors circulated last summer that

LaValle extracted a written affidavit from Boyle at the Suffolk County Republican convention promising not to run on the Democratic line. LaValle swore he would tear up the nomination of any candidate who refused the pledge. Boyle signed it, and became the Republican nominee.

However, this did not end speculation that Boyle would secure the Democratic line. A petition obtained by City & State from the town of Riverhead Democrats showed Boyle appearing alongside Demo-

Schaffer was supporting Boyle for Suffolk County sheriff, even though the state senator had the Republican nomination. In June 2017, the Conservative Party, which had often cross-endorsed Democratic candidates, backed Boyle, a Republican, for sheriff, and Sini, a Democrat, for district attorney. Schaffer then said that he was open to putting Boyle on the Democratic line, angering LaValle, who had recently blocked the county Republican Party from accepting Democratic cross-endorsements in nonjudicial races.

cratic candidates for district attorney and judge. Schaffer denied having circulated the petition. “We knew nothing about it,” he said.

Shortly before the primary, the Daily News reported that if Boyle won, Schaffer had agreed to let Republican Suffolk County Legislator Tom Cilmi fill the open state Senate seat, and Republican Islip Councilwoman Trish Bergin Weichbrodt would take Cilmi’s place in the County Legislature.

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Cilmi told me that he had conversations with people in the state Senate and local Republicans about seeking the Republican nomination should Boyle become sheriff, but said that he had not spoken with Schaffer about running for the seat, or about who would be his successor. “If there was a grand plan, it’s beyond me,” Cilmi said.

Schaffer, who had already proposed prospective Democratic candidates in Newsday, denied any such deal, telling the Daily News that “it would probably be a good ‘Twilight Zone’ episode.”

Boyle lost the primary to challenger Larry Zacarese in a stunning upset. The following day, Boyle said that the pledge he signed to the Republican Party was not binding, as he was no longer the nominee. Asked if Boyle could run on the Democratic line, Schaffer told Newsday, “I never foreclose any possibility.”

Months later, Schaffer denied reports he was considering giving Boyle the Democratic line after the primary. “That was never true, nor was it ever discussed between me and Phil,” he told me.

But another source recalled talking about the sheriff’s race with Schaffer and that he expressed confidence that it was “all Boyle’s.” “When Boyle lost, he hadn’t

expected that,” the source said, expressing surprise that Schaffer had seemed to support Boyle. “Was Phil Boyle the best candidate on the Democratic side? I don’t think so!”

On Sept. 18, a few days after the primary, Schaffer said Toulon, a member of the Suffolk County Water Authority board, would be the Democratic nominee. Toulon replaced the existing Democratic nominee, Stuart Besen, who was nominated for a judgeship instead. Toulon later secured the Conservative and Independence Party lines, and narrowly won the general election.

This kind of wheeling and dealing hasn’t escaped scrutiny. In a May 2017 editorial before the county sheriff’s race heated up, Newsday complained that third parties “often back major-party candidates in return for help in races for judgeships, county legislature and town councils. When they’re not trading their ballot lines, the deal is to nominate a faux candidate who will not campaign and is sure to lose. Meanwhile, the snookered voter thinks there was a real choice.”

Schaffer said criticism from Newsday’s editorial board is hypocritical. “Conservatives would cross-endorse Republican candidates; it wasn’t corrupt then. But then when all of a sudden I’m able to secure the

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Conservative line for the DA and the sheriff this past cycle, all of sudden it’s corrupt,” he said. However, this overlooks the fact that Republicans and Conservatives are often in ideological alignment, whereas Democrats and Conservatives are not.

“I’m going to do everything I have to to get the Democrats elected, and if that means working with a particular party in a particular race, like the Conservative Party, or the Independence Party or the Working Families Party, I’m going to do that,” Schaffer said.

SCHAFFER’S DEALMAKING HAS ALSO provoked the ire of the burgeoning progressive grass-roots community in Suffolk County.

Two weeks before Trump was inaugurated, Suffolk County resident Liuba Grechen Shirley formed a Facebook group called “New York’s 2nd District Democrats,” which now has more than 2,500 members and sponsors local progressive activist campaigns.

The Babylon resident then began circulating petitions to get the 1,250 signatures needed to run for Babylon Town Council after Schaffer failed to put up any Democratic candidates.

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Schaffer said he first met with Shirley when she told him she wanted to run for town board, and she seemed more interested in national politics.

“I said, ‘Do you have issues that you want,’ and she didn’t really get into any issues,” he said. “Because remember, all we’re going to be doing at town board are parade permits, road contracts, someone redeveloping a piece of property. If that’s your forte, then let’s talk, but to me, what you’re talking about are all federal issues.”

A source familiar with both Shirley and Schaffer said that the two actually met for the first time after Shirley organized a protest outside of Rep. Pete King’s office in February. Shirley met with Schaffer again, the source said, when she realized he was not running a Democratic candidate for a seat on the Babylon Town Council, and told him that she would be happy to run. The only candidate, Anthony Manetta, was running on the Independence, Conservative and Republican lines.

In response, Schaffer told Shirley he made a deal with Manetta four months ago. Shirley asked if she could get collect petitions and get the WFP endorsement, according to this source, and Schaffer warned that she would fail. Shirley launched a bid anyway, and began receiving calls from influential county figures urging her to reconsider.

“It was trying to prove a point that the Democratic Party should be running Democrats,” the source said about Shirley’s bid for the town board. Once Claire McKeon, who oversees the town’s youth bureau, entered the Democratic primary, Shirley dropped out. However, McKeon failed to collect enough petitions, blaming a late start and unavailable party workers. Screenshots obtained by City & State from a progressive Long Island Facebook group show that members had offered to help McKeon with her campaign and collect signatures.

Schaffer then named McKeon to run against Suffolk County Legislator Kevin McCaffrey, after a Democrat dropped out of that race. McKeon did not win that race.

Manetta was ultimately elected to the Babylon town board.

“Claire was just a placeholder to make sure Rich kept his deal with the Independence, Republican and Conservative parties to keep Anthony as the person who was running without any challenger to make sure that he won,” the source said.

Shirley later decided to take on King this fall. Schaffer said that he told her the only person he would support in the congressional race was DuWayne Gregory, the presiding officer of the County Legislature

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who challenged King in 2016 and lost with 38 percent of the vote and was mulling whether to try again. Gregory did decide to run again, and Schaffer threw his support behind him but calls it a personal and not a party endorsement.

“He does what’s best for keeping him‑ self in power and making deals that use party patronage that make sure certain seats are held by certain people, and he takes away the power from the voters,” the same source said.

Shirley also tussled with Schaffer over his January decision to hire Lindsay Henry, a former Babylon town councilman and an Independence Party member, as a part‑time assistant town attorney. Henry had been charged with assault in September for al‑ legedly beating his girlfriend, following a domestic assault arrest that was dismissed.

Schaffer assured me that he had vetted Henry, and that he would fire him if the charges were true.

Shirley delivered a letter protesting Hen‑ ry’s hiring. Schaffer told Newsday that Shir‑ ley’s actions were “politically motivated.”

Schaffer then wrote a letter to Newsday, saying, “I cannot support the conviction of someone in the court of public opinion, with congressional candidate Liuba Grechen Shirley acting as judge and jury.”

The case was dismissed on March 15 af‑ ter the woman did not appear in court for the third time. The special prosecutor in the case said Henry “retains his presump‑ tion of innocence.” Henry’s attorney was William Wexler.

SCHAFFER IS ALSO IN THE MIDST OF A civil war with Bellone, the only other Dem‑ ocrat in the county with the political clout to rival his own.

“The biggest problem for Democrats in Suffolk is the continuing dispute between Schaffer and Bellone,” said Levy, of Hofstra University.

The once close relationship may have soured even before Bellone took office as county executive. A source familiar with Bel‑ lone’s transition at the end of 2011 said Schaf‑ fer played a key role in the process, wanting to be involved with who should be hired.

The transition team began hearing ru‑ mors about alleged misconduct by James Burke, who was being considered for Suf‑ folk County police chief. Then-District At‑ torney Spota had a close relationship with Burke, and wrote a letter vouching for him.

The source said that letter was sent to Schaffer for him to distribute to the transi‑ tion team. Schaffer forwarded the letter to members of the Bellone transition, including

Bellone. However, when Newsday reported on the letter in 2016, Schaffer told the paper that he did not recall ever receiving it.

Burke resigned as police chief in 2015, and was arrested on federal charges of attempting to cover up his assault of a handcuffed suspect. He pleaded guilty in 2016 and was sentenced to 46 months in prison. Spota was indicted in late 2017 for allegedly covering up Burke’s crime, but Schaffer never renounced his support of the district attorney.

The friendship between Schaffer and Spo‑ ta had been forged in another Suffolk pow‑ er struggle. In 1997, then-District Attorney James Catterson indicted five Schaffer aides in Babylon on charges of filing false docu‑ ments to hide a budget deficit. Four of the aides were cleared in 1998. In 2001, Schaffer, as the new county Democratic chairman, spearheaded the effort to take down Catter‑ son. Spota challenged Catterson and won.

Despite rumors, Schaffer denied that he had any influence over Spota. He said one of the new district attorney’s first decisions was keeping Christopher McPartland, who had worked on the Babylon case, in the dis‑ trict attorney’s office. McPartland became the chief of Spota’s public corruption unit, and was later indicted as well.

In 2016, The New York Times reported that the federal investigation into Burke’s activity had widened to include Spota’s of‑ fice. Bellone called on Spota to resign in 2016. But Schaffer said that he did not be‑ lieve Spota should step down. Even after Spota was charged, Schaffer did not join the drumbeat of resignation calls. Spota even‑ tually stepped down on Nov. 10, but Schaf‑ fer maintained his support. “I love him, and I always will,” Schaffer told Newsday.

When Schaffer first explained his rela‑ tionship with Spota to me, he used the Cat‑ terson case as a frame of reference. “Every‑ one told me, ‘You should fire them, get rid of them.’ And I said, ‘No, because they’ve told me they’ve not done anything wrong,’” Schaffer said of his indicted aides.

Loyalty, it seems, is the one thing more important than winning to Schaffer. Spo‑ ta, Schaffer said, was “ill-served by people on his staff.” Schaffer later told me that he was talking to Spota “all the time now,” al‑ though as a friend, not a lawyer.

RICH SCHAFFER IS CHARMING AND doesn’t seem to take himself too seriously, often dropping in a self-deprecating aside.

Like many native Long Islanders, he talks with his hands and will take the most me‑ andering route possible to get to his point when telling a story.

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When Schaffer was orchestrating his endorsement of Cuomo for attorney gen‑ eral, everyone believed that the man like‑ ly to be elected governor, Eliot Spitzer, would choose Schaffer as state Democrat‑ ic Party chairman.

“Richie is very much a Suffolk Coun‑ ty guy. He doesn’t even like driving into Nassau County if he can help it,” Law said.

Schaffer told me that Spitzer, former Gov. David Paterson and Cuomo had each asked him to lead the state Democratic Party, and he had turned them down.

“I guess I’m a homebody,” Schaffer said.

It was one of the phrases he used repeated‑ ly to describe himself, including “kumbaya kind of guy” and “therapist-in-chief.”

While referring to his political outlook as “kumbaya” raises eyebrows, “homebody” is not up for debate. Schaffer dedicates his life to his town and county. Babylon and Suffolk are focal points of critical local, state and federal elections – and of corruption cases involving public officials. At the cen‑ ter of it all is Schaffer, choosing candidates, and forging and breaking alliances.

The boy who traded political work for pizza has made a life and a career of it, and created a fiefdom from the large town and state-sized county he oversees.

Yet his approach could backfire. Besides Croci, four more Republican state senators are opting not to run for re-election. Cuomo brokered a truce this spring in which the IDC disbanded and ended its power-sharing agreement with the GOP. Felder is under pressure to rejoin the fold as well or face a robust primary challenge, and the governor is rumored to be seeking strong Democrat‑ ic candidates to take out Boyle and pick up Croci’s seat as well. In the end, the party could finally win the state Senate, with or without Schaffer.

The second time I interviewed Schaffer, we met in his political office – his former law office. Schaffer is aware of what people say and believe about him. While stand‑ ing for a photo shoot, he joked that people would be drawing devil’s horns on his head.

But he also takes pride in serving his com‑ munity, where he is beloved by many. Back at the North Babylon Delicatessen, Schaffer told me that he walks a fine line as a Demo‑ crat in Suffolk County.

“As Democrats, that’s the wire we walk, with trying to push our candidates locally, while at the same time not fall into the trap of getting ourselves labeled city Democrats or Washington Democrats. We have to stay true to what we’ve done here,” he said. “It makes it that much harder than doing it anywhere else.”

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By REBECCA C. LEWIS For most of the year, lobbyists try to stay out the news, working meticulously behind the scenes in government on behalf of their clients. But once a year, there is some press that lobbyists are happy to get: a place on the list of top lobbying firms in Albany as part of the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics’ annual lobbying report. The 10 firms that make the list can proudly count themselves among the most powerful lobbyists in the state.

This year’s list didn’t shake things up too much compared to last year. The top three firms all stayed the same, with Kasirer keeping the top spot it earned last year. Brown & Weinraub notably upped its earnings by more than $2 million over the previous year, putting the firm in a close second to Kasirer.

Wilson Elser dropped off the list this year and was replaced by Pitta Bishop & Del Giorno. Otherwise, the firms on the list remained the same, with a little shuffling among the top 10.

Total lobbying spending decreased slightly since last year, dropping from $243 million to $240.1 million. But that does not take away from the overall increase in lobbying spending over the past decade, which has increased about $70 million since 2007.

In our latest feature on Albany’s top lobbyists, we check in with all 10 firms to see what they considered to be their biggest accomplishment in 2017, and to highlight some of their key employees, clients and industries.

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Kasirer Previous rank: #1 2017 compensation: $11,495,411

PRESIDENT

SURI KASIRER

Although Suri Kasirer began her firm in New York City in 1997, it has since grown into not only the top lobbying firm in New York City, but the top firm in the entire state, beating out larger firms without even having a physical presence in Albany. Kasirer once worked in Albany for then‑Gov. Mario Cuomo as his special assistant before making the jump over to lobbying. Kasirer appeared on City & State’s Albany Power 100 list last year at No. 23.

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KEY EMPLOYEES: Executive Vice President Julie Greenberg and Associate Vice President Chelsea Goldinger KEY INDUSTRIES: Real estate, health care, technology, tele‑ communications and nonprofits MAJOR CLIENTS: SL Green Realty Corp., Vornado Realty Trust, MGM Resorts International, Delta Air Lines Inc. and Altice BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT IN 2017: “Kasirer successfully positioned Cubic Transportation Systems to win the nearly $1 billion Metropolitan Transportation Authority contract to replace the MetroCard with a next-generation fare payment system that will be installed in subways and buses citywide, and allow the system’s users to pay for rides with the wave of a cellphone or credit/debit card.

Kasirer designed and implemented the strategic plan that aligned Cubic with key third-party stakeholders and built a strong coalition in support of Cubic’s proposal that resulted in Cubic beating out four other major competitors.”

Brown & Weinraub Previous rank: #2 2017 compensation: $11,186,228

CO-FOUNDERS

PATRICK BROWN AND DAVID WEINRAUB

The lobbying firm was founded in 2000 by Patrick Brown and David Weinraub. The pair met while they were working for thenGov. Mario Cuomo. The firm’s recent growth has been spurred by an increasing number of health care clients, expanding it beyond its roots in finance, energy and human services.

The pair ranked 37th on City & State’s 2017 Albany Power 100 list.

KEY EMPLOYEES: Kelly Santore, Kim Fine, John Tauriello, John Harris and Alexander L. Betke KEY INDUSTRIES: Finance, human services, health care, edu‑ cation and technology MAJOR CLIENTS: Airbnb, Goldman Sachs, Dell, Mount Sinai Hospital, MetLife Inc.

BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT IN 2017: “We have assisted our clients through some of the state’s more significant pro‑ curements. We have represented our cli‑ ents’ interests in helping to shape trans‑ formative regulatory and policy changes.

But, most importantly, we strive to offer innovative solutions to our clients’ chal‑ lenges based on our collective knowledge and experience.”

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Greenberg Traurig Previous rank: #5 2017 compensation: $7,888,423

SHAREHOLDER AND CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW YORK STATE GOVERNMENT LAW & POLICY PRACTICE

SAM NEJAME

Unlike most other firms on this list, Greenberg Traurig has a global presence and is, first and foremost, a law firm.

Heading up its lobbying efforts in Albany is Sam NeJame, who leads its New York state Government Law & Policy Practice.

He sees that with the growing ethics and legal concerns surrounding lobbying, the fact that Greenberg Traurig exists as a law firm is a great advantage, especially in its ability to provide attorney-client privilege. NeJame added the firm’s size gives its lawyers a global perspective on client issues.

KEY EMPLOYEES: Harold Iselin, Chris Cernik, Bob Harding, Katie Neer and Pam Madeiros KEY INDUSTRIES: Health care, insurance, real estate, technology and education MAJOR CLIENTS: Real Estate Board of New York, New York Health Plan Association, Life Insurance Council of New York, AT&T Inc. and Microsoft Corp.

BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT IN 2017: “The former affordable housing credit that was in the city of New York, it was called

Kasirer is the #1 lobbying and government relations firm in New York. We advocate on behalf of a wide range of clients who seek local expertise in navigating the City.

We advance our clients’ goals—building coalitions and consensus and influencing decision-makers in the dynamic political landscape that defines New York.

And our team of professionals, whose careers intersect at politics, policy and government, achieve victory on behalf of our clients with an unwavering commitment to the highest standard of ethics in the industry.

421-a. So it had expired a couple years back, and one of the clients that I work for is the Real Estate Board of New York. And their major initiative for 2017 was the reconstituting of an incentive to help (with) the development of affordable housing. The governor renamed the program to the Affordable (New York housing program), but it’s really just a new version of the 421-a law. So I was tasked on behalf of the real estate industry to negotiate with the governor, with the Assembly, with the Senate to bring an incentive back online.

So by the end of the session, we were able to do just that.”

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Park Strategies MANAGING DIRECTOR

DAVID CATALFAMO

Park Strategies was founded in 1999 by former Republican U.S. Sen. Alfonse D’Amato, after he was unseated by Charles Schumer. D’Amato works at the firm with both his son and brother. He continues to be a power player in not just Albany politics, but national politics as well. He recently endorsed Republican U.S. Senate candidate Chele Chiavacci Farley over his longtime friend U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. D’Amato ranked No. 75 in City & State’s 2017 Albany Power 100 list.

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KEY EMPLOYEES: Alfonse D’Amato, Armand D’Amato, Christopher D’Amato and Kraig Siracuse KEY INDUSTRIES: Banking, insurance, telecommunications, construction and real estate development MAJOR CLIENTS: Microsoft Corp., Marijuana Policy Project, Nassau Health Care Corp., The Walt Disney Co. and Northwell Health ONE WAY THE LOBBYING BUSINESS IS CHANGING:

Hinman Straub Previous rank: #7 2017 compensation: $5,996,564

SHAREHOLDER AND CHAIRMAN OF THE FIRM’S GOVERNMENT RELATIONS DEPARTMENT

SEAN DOOLAN

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“The biggest one is obviously the legal one with respect to registration and public relations, where it’s now registered activity to talk with editors. There’s also a continued trend of need for expertise and professionalism and higher standards, especially with any conflicts and ethics.

The bar is continually raised, and that’s a good thing. There is value to firms like Park Strategies that have a lot of depth and a lot of intelligent people who have experience.”

Editor’s note: Park Strategies declined to respond. This comment is from 2016’s feature.

Hinman Straub is the oldest firm on the top 10 list, founded in 1932 during the Great Depression, decades before any of the other firms, by Harold Hinman and Vanderbilt Straub. It has grown slowly over the years, expanding well beyond its roots representing local banks and defending insurance companies.

KEY EMPLOYEES: James Carr, Bartley J. Costello III, Terri Crowley, Caron Crummey and Heather Evans KEY INDUSTRIES: Health care, human services, insurance, education, telecommunications and energy MAJOR CLIENTS: Blue Cross Blue Shield plans, Verizon Communications Inc., LeadingAge, Con Edison, Centers Health Care and Toyota Motor Corp.

BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT IN 2017: “We had a number of successes in 2017, as well as some setbacks. Our goal is to develop creative solutions for clients and then to relentlessly pursue success.”

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Capalino+Company Previous rank: #6 2017 compensation: $5,933,390

CEO

JAMES CAPALINO

Capalino+Company may be best known for its work in New York City and founder James Capalino’s close ties to Mayor Bill de Blasio, but the firm also has a significant presence in Albany. Albeit, not a physical presence. Much like fellow New York City powerhouse Kasirer, Capalino+Company has no real Albany office, but has nonetheless asserted great influence on Albany politics and state agencies. Capalino was a newcomer to City & State’s 2017 Albany Power 100 list, ranked as the 58th most powerful person in Albany.

KEY EMPLOYEES: Travis Terry, Richard Barth and Rich Kassel KEY INDUSTRIES: Real estate, technology, environment, transportation, health care and nonprofits MAJOR CLIENTS: Uber Technologies Inc., Macy’s Inc., Whole Foods Market Inc. BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT IN 2017: “2017 was a great year for us, we had a record number of client successes – securing approval for a new brownfields tax credit for our client Curbcut Urban Partners is one example. We’ve added incredible talent and launched new services that complement our lobbying work. We now work with our clients to secure financial incentives, develop (corporate social responsibility) and environmental sustainability strategies, create new business opportunities and effectively grow their organizations. We also launched the nation’s first app to help MWBE companies secure city and state RFPs, which has been a tremendous success.”

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Ostroff Associates Previous rank: #9 2017 compensation: $5,289,191

PRESIDENT AND CEO

RICK OSTROFF

Rick Ostroff founded Ostroff Associates in 1995. Before then, he had a long history in state politics and served under then-Gov. Mario Cuomo in more than one post. Notably, he was the governor’s assistant for legislative affairs, directly advising him on legislative issues and serving as his liason to the state Legislature.

Ostroff Associates prides itself on the long-term relationships it fosters with its clients. Its very first client when the firm first opened, the New York State Monument Builders Association, is still a client today.

KEY EMPLOYEES: Scott Wexler, Diana Ehrlich, Chris Bombardier and Dave Wehner

KEY INDUSTRIES: Economic development, technology, finance, transportation and energy MAJOR CLIENTS: New York State Monument Builders Association, Hewlett-Packard Co., FedEx Corp., Walmart Inc. and Churchill Downs BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT IN 2017: “Our clients have been fortunate to have some great successes in 2017 and we are proud to play a role in their success. But we generally don’t discuss them. Their successes aren’t attributable to us, but rather the dedicated elected officials who make things happen and our clients who provide us the tools and ability to navigate the complexities of government on their behalf.”

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Pitta Bishop & Del Giorno Previous rank: New to list 2017 compensation: $5,001,878

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ROBERT BISHOP

Pitta Bishop & Del Giorno is the affiliated consulting firm for the law firm Pitta LLP. The firm has had great influence in New York City, with a hand in helping former Council Speaker Melissa Mark‑Viverito get elected. Robert Bishop heads up the Albany office, helping to represent the interests of organized labor in the state Capitol and before state agencies.

The lobbying firm maintains close ties with the law firm to best represent its clients from both legal and legislative standpoints.

KEY EMPLOYEES: Theresa Cosgrove, Cesar Cardenas, Nadya Stevens, Matt Mataraso and Jason Hecker KEY INDUSTRIES: Labor unions and nonprofits MAJOR CLIENTS: Uniformed Sanitationmen’s Association Local 831, The Black Car Fund, Commu‑ nications Workers of America Local 1182 and District Council 37 Local 420 BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT IN 2017: “Lobbying for an enhanced benefit for the survivors of NYC sanitation women and men who died in the line of duty, which when signed into law, became effective retroactively 20 years. The legislation also removed the prohibition of remarriage by a surviving spouse beneficiary.”

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JAMES LYTLE

Manatt’s Albany office, as well as the national firm at large, originally focused on health care. Though it still continues to represent key players in the New York health care industry, it has more recently diversified its representation. At the head of Manatt’s Albany office is James Lytle, who, like many other lobbyists on this list, used to work in state government under then‑Gov. Mario Cuomo as his assistant counsel for health and human services.

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KEY EMPLOYEES: James Walsh, Julia Donnaruma, Megan Sherman and Bruce Gyory KEY INDUSTRIES: Health care, education, transportation, hu‑ man services and insurance MAJOR CLIENTS: New York University, University of Roch‑ ester, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Planned Parenthood Empire State Acts and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT IN 2017: “Overall, it may have been helping our health care and human services clients navigate the uncertainty created

by Congress and the new federal administration over the future of Medicaid and the ACA. More specifically, our advocacy helped ensure coverage of 3D mammography, streamlined requirements for the Nurse-Family Partnership program, obtained capital support for settlement houses, secured an increase in accidental disability retirement benefits for city police officers, established a diversity in medicine scholarship program and obtained the appropriation of $2.5 billion over five years for vital housing programs.”

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WHAT IS DRIVING NEW YORK’S HEALTH CARE COSTS? Hospital costs, drug prices and societal norms are among the causes, experts say. By FERNANDA NUNES

ALI GARBER

SOMOS COMMUNITY CARE’S RAMON TALLAJ SPEAKS ON A CITY & STATE HEALTHY NY PANEL ALONGSIDE ASSEMBLYMAN RICHARD GOTTFRIED, THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT’S ANNE SCHETTINE, CITYMD CEO RICHARD PARK, HEALTHIX CEO TOM CHECK AND EMBLEMHEALTH SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT JERRY FRANK.

AMERICANS ARE FACING sky‑high health care costs – and they’re only getting higher. So what’s driving this phenomenon?

“Hospital costs, initially, drove that,” Dr. Jerry Frank, senior vice president of medical delivery at EmblemHealth, said during a panel discussion at City & State’s recent Healthy New York Summit.

When it comes to managing those costs, he cited “care management, reduction in readmissions (and) reduction in length of stay for many conditions.”

Other options, such as relying more on ambulatory care services and freestanding ambulatory centers, which do not require hospital admission, can also help avoid hospital costs.

Pharmaceutical companies also bear some responsibility, Frank said. These companies are driving up “costs of what

was once relatively low cost (medication),” contributing to rising prices. Additionally, more advanced, targeted forms of treatment, such as gene therapy and chemotherapy, have a tradeoff – increased costs for a better quality of life and longer life expectancies, according to Frank.

But some of the health care cost increases may be due to societal norms. Dr. Richard Park, the CEO and founder of CityMD, said during the panel discussion that the conversation around high health care costs involves not only practical solutions and policy, but also societal behaviors, since “we are an affluent, wasteful society.”

This dynamic is driven by an increased desire for immediacy, and is not exclusive to the health care industry. “Who says health care is more inefficient and more expensive?” Park asked. “All of America – everything we do is inefficient.”

Park also pointed to the need to assess the value of care. “It’s never about decreasing costs. It’s value,” he said. “You’re going to have a decision to make, we’re trying to have an improved quality of life. As a society, we have to decide … what do we value, what is more important?”

Several panelists also talked about the promise of data and improved communications to better serve patients.

Anne Schettine, acting director of the state Department of Health’s Office of Quality and Patient Safety, mentioned the importance of information like electronic health records, making them more user‑friendly and interoperable among different providers.

“Being able to standardize information, make it more available and readily usable, to be able to look at where our outcomes are and where we’re going (can result in more successful care).”

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Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of L’Officiel Fund LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 3/16/18. 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: 390 Park Ave, Fl. 7, NY, NY 10022.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of QUEENS SYNDICATE LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 3/2/18. 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: 333 7th Ave, Fl. 5, NY, NY, 10001.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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May 7, 2018 Notice of Formation of Next12 Realty LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 3/30/18. 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: 551 5th Ave, Ste 2500, NY, NY 10176.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of AVALON COLUMBUS CIRCLE RETAIL, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 3/14/18. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 3/12/18.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. 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. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of NKSFB, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 3/12/18. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 2/12/18.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. 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. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of HHC COBBLESTONES, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/17/18.

Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 02/26/18. Princ. office of LLC: One Galleria Tower, 13355 Noel Rd., 22nd Fl., Dallas, TX 75240.

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 122072543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of THE IMPACT AWARDS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/17/18. 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, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of GPIF WANN MEZZ BORROWER LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/27/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/05/18.

Princ. office of LLC: 777 Main St., Ste. 2260, Fort Worth, TX 76102. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808.

Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Holding company.

Notice of Formation of BRP Holland Avenue, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 3/14/18. 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: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of Trireme Consulting LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 3/21/18. Office location: New York County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 3/5/18. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 530 E. 86th St, Apt 5C, NY, NY 10028. 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.

Notice of Formation of FPH ASSOCIATES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/30/18. 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 Qualification of MRC 22nd LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 3/28/18. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 3/26/18.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. 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. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 4EN CHARLES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/27/18. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 443 GREENWICH 5G LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/27/18. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 443 Greenwich St., Unit #5G, NY, NY 10013.

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.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Ocean Block Real Estate, LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed w/ Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/14/18.

Office in NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o The LLC, 404 5th Ave., 3rd Fl., NY, NY 10018, registered agent upon whom process may be served.

Purpose: Any lawful act/activity.

Notice of Qualification of Supercluster LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 4/10/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 4/6/18. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 31 W. 27th St., 11th Fl., NY, NY 10001, principal business address. DE address of LLC: 850 New Burton Rd., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of TRITRANSOM DEVELOPMENT LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/13/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 02/01/18.

Princ. office of LLC: c/o Tribeach Holdings LLC, 271 Madison Ave., Ste. 1003, NY, NY 10016. 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: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with c/o Secy. Of the State, State Of DE, Div. of Corps., 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Adrian Chase Custom, LLC filed with SSNY on 2/12/2018.

Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 22 Meadow Lane, Lawrence, NY 11559. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qualification of Metz & Associates PLLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) 02/28/18. Office loc: NY County. LLC formed in Arizona (AZ) 01/10/14. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: LLC, c/o Travis Jack, 950 W Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85013. AZ addr of LLC: c/o Travis Jack, Metz & Associates PLLC, 950 W Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85013. Cert of Form filed with Secy of State of AZ, AZ Corp Commission, 1300 W. Washington St, Phoenix, AZ 85007.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

FALL & FLY NY LLC Art. of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 1/31/2018. Off. Loc.: New York Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, c/o Shirley Ramos, 22 W 15Th St., Penthouse D, New York, NY 10011 Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qualification of Good Kicks Media LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 3/5/18. Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 18 Emory Pl., Ste. 300, Knoxville, TN 37917. LLC formed in DE on 11/13/12. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Cogency Global Inc. (CGI), 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CGI, 850 New Burton Rd., Ste. 201, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Escrow.

Trade LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/23/18. Office: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 35 Elmsmere Rd., Mt. Vernon, NY 10552.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of GOLDMAN SACHS RENEWABLE POWER LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/29/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/19/17.

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.

DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of JX3 Partners, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 3/27/18. 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: 104 E. 25th St, Fl. 7, NY, NY 10010.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of GP COMMERCIAL CB SL LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/27/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/22/18.

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

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 122072543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808.

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

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

App. for Auth. (LLC) STONE SHERICK CONSULTING GROUP, LLC. App. for Auth. filed w/ the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/25/17. LLC formed in PA on 12/3/12. Office Location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Susanne Stone, 230 N. 2nd St., #3D, Phila., PA 19106, registered agent upon whom process may be served.

Purpose: Any lawful act/activity.

Notice of Formation of 84 2nd Avenue HPG Sponsor LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/30/18.

Office location: NY County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Highpoint Property Group, 20 West 22nd St., Ste. 1601, NY, NY 10010, Attn: Drew Popkin.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of ukrtrade, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 3/26/18. 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 NYC. MEDCORP, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 3/1/18. Office location: New York County.

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.

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Notice of Formation of COMBO STORES LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 3/2/18. 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: 333 7th Ave, Fl. 5, NY, NY, 10001.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of XY Sales LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/9/18. 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 Qualification of GP INVITATION FUND I, LP Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/28/18. Office location: NY County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/30/15. Princ. office of LP: 777 Main St., Ste. 2260, Fort Worth, TX 76102.

Duration of LP is Perpetual.

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

SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 122072543. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. DE addr. of LP: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of LP filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Acqusition and ownership of real property.

Notice of Qualification of Silverstreet Marketing Group LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 4/6/18. Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 1385 York Ave. #16D, NY, NY 10021. LLC formed in DE on 2/21/18. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Cogency Global Inc., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016. DE addr. of LLC: 850 New Burton Rd., Ste. 201, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of MEI GNY Hospitality, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/5/18. 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: 11 E. 44 St, Ste 1001, NY, NY 10017.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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ABSOLUTE SEALING LLC 321 GRANDVIEW AVE CATSKILL NY 12414 ACCORD ELECTRIC LLC PO BOX 2416 PLATTSBURGH NY 12901 ADAM CITAK 57-34 65TH ROAD MASPETH NY 11378 ADIRONDACK INTERVENTIONAL PHYSCIATRY BONNABESSE, MD, THIERRY 85 PLAZA BLVD STE 102 PLATTSBURGH NY 12901 ADVANCED ORTHOTICS & PROSTHETICS LLC 1182 TROY-SCHENECTADY RD SUITE 201 LATHAM NY 12110 ALBANY COUNTY CLERK 32 NORTH RUSSELL ROAD ALBANY NY 12206 ALBERT PARK PROPERTIES LLC 2408 22ND ST TROY NY 12180 ALISON GRAVLEY 130 BALLANTYNE RD ROCHESTER NY 14623 ANGELA M MASTERS 1132 AMBERWOOD LANE WEBSTER NY 14580 ANN BERDY 40 TAUNTON RD SCARSDALE NY 10583 ARMIN AFSARKESHMIRI 7 MURRAY ST GLENS FALLS NY 12801 ARTHUR RUGGERI 335 MADISON AVE STE 2600 C/O AKERMAN SENTERFITT/ ERIC OLSON NEW YORK NY 10017 ASAP DELIVERY 4694 BROADWAY DEPEW NY 14043 AURORA FT INC DBA RHONDA DAWN GREENBURG AND PAU L GREENBERG 1 KING ST CHAPPAQUA NY 10514 BRANDRETH PARK ASSOCIATION PO BOX 43 OSSINING NY 10562 CHAD NIMS DBA NIMS OUTDOOR SER 134 WAIT RD HUDSON FALLS NY 12839 CHEF S CHOICE FOODS LLC 3160 WALDEN AVE DEPEW NY 14043 CHRISTIAN FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST PO BOX 520 HENRIETTA NY 14467 CHRISTIAN H FRASIER PO BOX 262 POTTERSVILLE NY 12860 CHRISTIAN WORSHIP TEMPLE 350 LAKE SHORE DR MONROE NY 10950 CHRISTOPHER CLAEYS 1724 BLEEKER STREET UTICA NY 13501

CHRISTOPHER ZEBATTO 305 W 72ND ST APT 3C NEW YORK NY 10023 CINDY L BELL 10929 DAVIS RD WEST WINFIELD NY 13491 CITY LAUNDROMAT INC 10 STONY BROOK DR SARATOGA SPRINGS NY 12866 CITYSCAPE PIZZA GROUP 1 LLC PO BOX 1081 SYOSSET NY 11791 CLIFFSIDE MEDICAL, LLC PO BOX 319 MOUNT KISCO NY 10549 COLLIN STROFFOLENO 41 CHURCH ST HOOSICK FALLS NY 12090 CONGREGATION ADAS ISRAEL INC 705 HICKORY ST ROME NY 13440 CONNECT INTERNATIONAL CORP 77 RAILROAD PL SARATOGA SPRINGS NY 12866 CONNOR E. HANNS 5166 MILITARY RD LEWISTON NY 14092 CONWELL CORPORATION PO BOX 2155 ELMIRA HEIGHTS NY 14903 CORBO CARES LLC PO BOX 9670 SCHENECTADY NY 12309 CORKY S WINES & SPIRITS 54 MAIN ST # 58 SIDNEY NY 13838 CORNERSTONE MASONIC HISTORICAL C/O PETER H SACKARIS PO BOX 154 MONROE NY 10950 CORNING COUNTRY CLUB INC ATTN: DENNY SNYDER 2501 COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE CORNING NY 14830 COUNTY OF ROCKLAND 18 NEW HEMPSTEAD RD. NEW CITY NY 10956 CRYSTAL RUN HEALTHCARE 155 CRYSTAL RUN ROAD MIDDLETOWN NY 10941 DANIEL N BALDWIN 103 OAK ST HUDSON FALLS NY 12839 DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN 185 SOUTH ST MIDDLETOWN NY 10940 DAVID LISBOA C/O BG INTERNATIONAL 164 W 36TH ST NEW YORK NY 10018 DENISE SCHWAB 17 B WATERWHEEL DR MONTGOMERY NY 12549 DENNIS KENNEY 288 NORTH PLANK ROAD NEWBURGH NY 12550 DIAMOND REALTY ENTERPRISES

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42 JOHNSON RD LATHAM NY 12110 DOBBS FERRY FIELD CLUB INC 40 IRVING PLACE C/O ROBERT SOMERVILLE ROCKVILLE CENTRE NY 11570 DONALD F DEPUY D/B/A DON’S & SONS INC DONS AUTO SALES PO BOX 161 ROSENDALE NY 12472 DONNA M CURRAN 475 MAIN ST APT 11Q NEW YORK NY 10044 DOTY MACHINE WORKS INC 35 SULLIVAN PKWY FORT EDWARD NY 12828 DR LAWRENCE MAUER & NANCY MARIE MAUER DBA ABUN DANCE OF DR LAWRENCE MAUER 2 67 EAST BROADWAY MONTICELLO NY 12701 DREW CATHELL CUSTOM HOMES INC 207 CHURCH RD ALBANY NY 12203 DUTCHESS COUNTY 22 MARKET ST POUGHKEEPSIE NY 12601 EMPIRE STATE MOTOR EXPRESS INC 8414 E MAIN RD LE ROY NY 14482 ERICS AUTO & TRUCK REPAIR LLC 193 MAIN ST TUPPER LAKE NY 12986 ERIK HASSERT 197 CALYER ST APT 3 BROOKLYN NY 11222 FLYING KITE THEATRE 8 LABELLE LN SARATOGA SPRINGS NY 12866 FRANCO SIGNOR 2746 DELAWARE AVE BUFFALO NY 14217 FRANK GELOSO 330 CRAIG AVE STATEN ISLAND NY 10307 FRANK R. STELLACCIO 12 CARPENTER WAY CLIFTON PARK NY 12065 FREDERICK M MOORE 3135 JOHNSON AVE APT 5G BRONX NY 10463 FREDERICK TAFFY 78 S MACE AVE APT 3C BRONX NY 10467 FREEHOLD CONGREGATIONAL C/O MARY REISSIG P O BOX 131 FREEHOLD NY 12431 GALCO MANAGEMENT SERVICES 1288 W GENESEE ST SYRACUSE NY 13204 GATEWAY SECURITY SERVICE INC. 5 NEPPERHAN BOULEVARD ELMSFORD NY 10523 GERMAN-AMERICAN SOCIAL CLUB PO BOX 395 PUTNAM VALLEY NY 10579 GLORIA JEVONS GORDON JEVONS LATHAM NY 12110 HARVEY DEAN 69 OTSDAWA AVE OTEGO NY 13825 HAYES PAVING INC. 100 SARATOGA VILLAGE BLVD SUITE 15B MALTA NY 12020

HEIDI M BRAUN 101 W 23RD ST 356 NEW YORK NY 10011 HELENE STORCH 4 SUNSET TER SUFFERN NY 10901 HELMUT PHILIPP 104 DELMAR PL DELMAR NY 12054 HERBERT VAIL 5625 W GENESEE ST 2 CAMILLUS NY 13031 HUDSON VALLEY NURSERY & OUTDOOR LIVING CENTER INC 2709 ROUTE 17M NEW HAMPTON NY 10958 JACQUELYN HUNT 135 HUNTINGTON ST A BROOKLYN NY 11231 JAMES COOKE POST 931 16 TEABURY WAY C/O JAMES CARRA FAIRPORT NY 14450 JAMES HIGGINS 2475 PALISADE AVE APT 4C BRONX NY 10463 JAMIE FIGLIOLINO 3218 23RD ST FL ST-3RD ASTORIA NY 11106 JANET H LONDON 191 FOX LN NORTHPORT NY 11768 JENNIE SNOVER PO BOX 23 CUDDEBACKVILLE NY 12729 JENNIFER JANSEN 7 E 6TH ST DUNKIRK NY 14048 JOAN MANN C/O RICHARD MANN 3845 SEDWICK AVE APT 8-F BRONX NY 10463 JOHN ADAMS 32 ROMEO CIR PLATTSBURGH NY 12901 JOHN C STOCKMAN 130 E 94TH ST APT 7C NEW YORK NY 10128 JOHN PUTZ 6 YORKSHIRE RD NEW HYDE PARK NY 11040 JONES JONES LLC 5 HANOVER SQUARE SUITE 1001 NEW YORK NY 10004 JOSEPH H FROHE 311 CHURCH ST NEWARK NY 14513 KAREN KUKLEWICZ 17 CAYUGA CREEK ROAD CHEEKTOWAGA NY 14227 KEITAN AND SARAH MILLINGTON PO BOX 139 NORTH CREEK NY 12853 KENDRA L THATCHER 3223 170TH ST FLUSHING NY 11358 KINGS COUNTY CLERIC 360 ADAMS STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 KISKATOM FIRE DISTRICT 4838 ROUTE 32 CATSKILL NY 12414 KUYAHOORA COMMUNITY OUTREACH I PO BOX 259 NEWPORT NY 13416 LAMERE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES I PO BOX 9 MEMPHIS NY 13112 LEE CUSTOM HOMES II INC PO BOX 1097 MORRISONVILLE NY 12962 LEIGHTON HOME COMPANY INC 2 HADLEY BAY ROAD

STOW NY 14785 LINDA JOHNSON 4 LEAVENWORTH ST CATTARAUGUS NY 14719 MAC TRANSPORTATION & TOURS LLC 70 EARHART DRIVE 7 BUFFALO NY 14221 MAMARONECK APPLIANCES AND SERV 180 EAST PROSPECT AVE MAMARONECK NY 10543 MAPLEWOOD CONSERVATION CLUB C/O ROBERT RENTZ P O BOX 1507 GREEN ISLAND NY 12183 MARCI WILLIAMS 10 CLARK ST FREDONIA NY 14063 MARIO FRANCO 928 BELLEVUE AVE SYRACUSE NY 13204 MARLEY OWEN 105 ROSSITER ROAD ROCHESTER NY 14620 MARTIN HARDING AND MAZZOTTI LLP 1222 TROY SCHENECTADY ROAD NISKAYUNA NY 12309 MATTHEW SPADA 10 BARCLAY ST APT 38F NEW YORK NY 10007 MAUREEN D. MCRAE, MD D/B/A IMMEDIATE CARE EAST/W 1600 MOSELEY ROAD VICTOR NY 14564 MG BUSINESS FORMS INC DBA PROFORMA / IF PRINT SERVICES 20 REGENCY OAKS BLVD ROCHESTER NY 14624 MICHAEL BROWN DBA SANDWICH WORKS CAFE 63O EAST AVENUE ROCHESTER NY 14607 MICHAEL CROSSMAN 12 LAKE SHORE TERRACE HAGUE NY 12836 MICHAEL D FERRARESE ATTORNEY AT LAW 19 EATON AVE NORWICH NY 13815 MICHAEL NACHMAN 510 W 52ND ST APT 17L NEW YORK NY 10019 MIKE KORN & SONS PLUMBING PO BOX 579 MIDDLETOWN NY 10940 MILLBROOK EARLY CHILDHOOD 993 OLD ROUTE 22 MILLERTON NY 12546 MOHAWK VALLEY HERITAGE 66 MONTGOMERY ST CANAJOHARIE NY 13317 MR. ARTHUR MICHALSKI 66 S PONTIAC STREET BUFFALO NY 14206 MURIEL BECKER C/O J BLAKELY 119-06 97TH AVE APT A3 RICHMOND HILL NY 11419 NATIONAL PORTFOLIO PARTNERS 26 WEBSTER ST NORTH TONAWANDA NY 14120 NEWS BOY LIMITED THE LOFT 11 CENTRE PARK ROCHESTER NY 14614 NIAGARA HOMEMAKER SERVICES INC DBA MERCY HOMECARE PO BOX 213 CHEEKTOWAGA NY 14225

NORSTAR LLC 8210 PARK RD BATAVIA NY 14020 NORTH ARGYLE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION INC 42 SAFFORD RD C/O JEFF SAFFORD ARGYLE NY 12809 NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITALITY INC PO BOX 375 WATERTOWN NY 13601 NORTH COUNTRY IMPORTS, INC, 616 QUAKER ROAD QUEENSBURY NY 12804 OLEAN GENERAL HOSPITAL 515 MAIN STREET OLEAN NY 14760 ORHAN KIBIK 514 VENETIAN BLVD LINDENHURST NY 11757 OUR LADY OF LOURDES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC 169 RIVERSIDE DRIVE BINGHAMTON NY 13905 PATRICIA MARE DBA VACCARELLA 166 EMPIE LN COBLESKILL NY 12043 PATRICK DEVELOPMENT INC 8600 TRANSIT RD EAST AMHERST NY 14051 PAUL J LORELLO 7 CRESTHILL DR APT D NYACK NY 10960 PAUL R. KALKUT, MD 14 HOOK ROAD RYE NY 10580 PB GROUP INC & 80 RED SCHOOLHOUSE RD SUITE #101 CHESTNUT RIDGE NY 10977 PENSKE WEBSTER 125 JARLEY RD ROCHESTER NY 14623 PHOENIX ELECTRICIANS COMPANY 668 MAIN ST CAIRO NY 12413 PINE STREET MANAGEMENT II INC 99 PINE ST ALBANY NY 12207 POINT CHAUTAUQUA LAND COMPANY 5640 LEET AVE DEWITTVILLE NY 14728 POINT CHAUTAUQUA LAND COMPANY INC AND POINT CHA UTAUQUA C/O ROBERT L BECKMAN 56 SHOREHAM DRIVE ROCHESTER NY 14618 PRATO MENS WEAR INC 28 W 34TH ST NEW YORK NY 10001 RAGGED MOUNTAIN FISH C/O EDWARD BRADLEY 240 CO HWY 131A JOHNSTOWN NY 12095 REBECCA LABOY 8813 RIDGE BLVD APT 1 BROOKLYN NY 11209 REGINALD C. WESTCOTT C/O ELIZABETH WESTCOTT 2 DAIRY GLEN CLOVE NY 11542 RICHARD A SOPER 656 GREENWICH ST APT 252 NEW YORK CITY NY 10014 ROBERT FASS 888 7TH AVE STE 501 NEW YORK NY 10106 RORY CUMMINGS 120 W 25TH ST APT 4W NEW YORK NY 10001

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RT LONG ISLAND FRANCHISE LLC ATTN: CARL BACHMANN 41 JEFFERSON LANDING CIRCLE PORT JEFFERSON NY 11770 RUPP,BAASE,PFALZGRAF,CUNNINGHAM COPPOLA LLC 1600 LIBERTY BUILDING BUFFALO NY 14202 SACANDAGA LINKS INC PO BOX 4685 SARATOGA SPRINGS NY 12866 SACANDAGA LINKS INC AND 126 PINE AVE NORTHVILLE NY 12134 SACANDAGA VENDING CO INC PO BOX 488 NORTHVILLE NY 12134 SAINT NICHOLAS SOCIAL CLUB OF 243 S SWAN ST BATAVIA NY 14020 SARATOGA COUNTY 40 MCMASTER STREET BALLSTON SPA NY 12020 SCHENECTADY COUNTY CLERK 620 STATE STREET SCHENECTADY NY 12305 SCHOONMAKER HOMES JOHN 275 ROUTE 17K NEWBURGH NY 12550 SLEEPY HOLLOW ACUPUNCTURE LLC 239 N BROADWAY SLEEPY HOLLOW NY 10591 SPYROS SPYRATOS 284 TURNER ST OXFORD NY 13830 ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY TREASURER 48 COURT STREET CANTON NY 13617 STATE OF NEW YORK 339 HICKS STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 339 HICKS STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 STEPHEN J METSCHL 295 MAIN STREET, SUITE 1098 BUFFALO NY 14203 STEVENER HOLDINGS LLC 344 COUNTY ROUTE 33 CENTRAL SQUARE NY 13036 STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL 101 NICOLLS RD RM 120 , STONY BROOK NY 11794 STRATEGIC ALLIANCE CAPITA 294 20TH ST BROOKLYN NY 11215 STYLO SAPNAH LTD DBA FANTASTIC SAMS 9863 STATE ROUTE 4 WHITEHALL NY 12887 SUPERINTENDENT OF STATE POLICE C/O LIPPMAN O’CONNOR 300 OLYMPIC TOWERS 300 PEARL STREET BUFFALO NY 14202 TAMMY L FISCHER 70 WASHINGTON ST APT 12G BROOKLYN NY 11201 TERESA HON 162 16TH ST APT 7D BROOKLYN NY 11215 TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY 4631 GAY RD C/O SALLY MEEDER WARSAW NY 14569

TOWN OF WARSAW 27 N MAIN ST WARSAW NY 14569 TRAVIS LEED PO BOX 102 PORT JERVIS NY 12771 VALLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH C/O JEAN MOODY 1760 ROCHESTER STREET LIMA NY 14485 VERA CUELI PO BOX 534 CROWN POINT NY 12928 VICENTE CANCIO 24 TALARICO CT STATEN ISLAND NY 10314 VILLAGE OF WASHINGTONVILLE 29 W MAIN ST WASHINGTONVILLE NY 10992 WACHEVA CULTURAL ARTS PO BOX 6198 SYRACUSE NY 13217 WALSH HACKER 18 CORPORATE WOODS BLVD. ALBANY NY 12211 WESTCHESTER COUNTY CLERK 110 DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD WHITE PLAINS NY 10601 WILLIAM C PRATT III 229 W 60TH ST APT 17M NEW YORK NY 10023 WILLIAM H. WALFORD 1443 TUDOR WAY FARMINGTON NY 14425 YATES COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL INC 119 EAST ELM ST PENN YAN NY 14527 ZIAD BENELKADHI 1907 SOHO PL APT B CORAM NY 11727

A REPORT OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY HAS BEEN MADE TO THOMAS P. DINAPOLI, THE COMPTROLLER OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, PURSUANT TO SECTION 701 AND/OR SECTION 1316 OF THE ABANDONED PROPERTY LAW. A LIST OF THE NAMES OF THE PERSONS APPEARING FROM THE RECORDS OF THE SAID INSURANCE COMPANY TO BE ENTITLED THERETO IS ON FILE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC INSPECTION AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION LOCATED AT 40 WANTAGE AVENUE, BRANCHVILLE, NJ 07890 WHERE SUCH ABANDONED PROPERTY IS PAYABLE. SUCH ABANDONED PROPERTY WILL BE PAID ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 31ST 2018 NEXT TO PERSONS ESTABLISHING TO OUR SATISFACTION THEIR RIGHT TO RECEIVE THE SAME. ON OR BEFORE THE SUCCEEDING SEPTEMBER 10TH, SUCH UNCLAIMED FUNDS STILL REMAINING UNCLAIMED WILL BE PAID TO THOMAS P. DINAPOLI, THE COMPTROLLER OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. UPON SUCH PAYMENT THIS COMPANY SHALL NO LONGER BE LIABLE FOR THE PROPERTY.

Notice of Formation of Elango Medical PLLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/28/17.

Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 983 Park Ave, NY, NY 10028. Purpose: Medicine.

Notice of Formation of Overhill CAT, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 12/26/17. 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: 815 King St, Port Chester, NY 10573.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

THE ANNUAL RETURN OF THE AGB FUND, INC. for the calendar year ended December 31, 2017 is available at its principal office located at FARKOUH, FURMAN & FACCIO LLP, 460 Park Avenue 12TH FL, NEW YORK, NY 10022 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof.

Principal Manager of the Foundation is LEE R. ROBINS.

Notice of Formation of GatewayUSA LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 4/19/18. Office location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, Inc., 570 Lexington Ave., 20th Fl., NY, NY 10022.

Purpose: all lawful purposes.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1310057 FOR WINE & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR

BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL WINE & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 345 SMITH ST BROOKLYN, NY KINGS COUNTY, FOR ONPREMISE CONSUMPTION. EMMA’S TORCH LTD. Notice of Formation of CJC DUFFIELD STREET HOLDINGS LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/16/18. 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: 254 Canal St, #2001, NY, NY 10013.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1310073 FOR WINE & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL WINE & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 81-10 ROCKAWAY BEACH BLVD. FAR ROCKAWAY, NY 11693.

QUEENS COUNTY, FOR ONPREMISE CONSUMPTION. ROCKAWAY BEACH BAKERY LLC. CORE TONICS, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 04/23/2018.

Office loc: WESTCHESTER County.

SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: Mark Emmerich, 118 Lee Ave, Yonkers, NY 10705.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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Notice of Qualification of M.H. Davidson & Co. 520 GP LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 1/25/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 11/17/17.

NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, 520 Madison Ave., 30th Fl., NY, NY 10022, principal business address. DE address of LLC: Cogency Global Inc., 850 New Burton Rd., Ste. 201, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of M.H. Davidson & Co. 520 LP. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 1/25/18. Office location: NY County. LP formed in DE on 11/20/17. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, 520 Madison Ave., 30th Fl., NY, NY 10022, principal business address.

DE address of LP: Cogency Global Inc., 850 New Burton Rd., Ste. 201, Dover, DE 19904. Name/address of genl. ptr. available from NY Sec. of State. Cert. of LP filed with DE Sec. of State, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of New York CRRC Sifang-Kawasaki Rail Car LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/19/18.

Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to New York CRRC Sifang-Kawasaki Rail Car LLC, 29 Wells Avenue, Building 4, Yonkers, New York 10701. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. .

Notice of Formation of Transitional Care Medical Services PLLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 12/28/16.

Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: POB 286500, NY, NY 10128. Purpose: Medicine.

Notice of Formation of 1301 438 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/17/18. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: PO Box 1264 14th St. Station, NY, NY 10009.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

THE ANNUAL RETURN OF THE BAUDOIN FAMILY FOUNDATION, INC for the year ended December 31, 2017 is available at its principal office located at 460 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal Manager of the Foundation is PATRICIA BAUDOIN. Notice of Qualification of BeaconLight Balanced Fund, LP Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/25/18. Office location: NY County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 04/24/18.

Princ. office of LP: 350 Madison Ave., 22nd Fl., NY, NY 10017.

Duration of LP is Perpetual.

SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Beaconlight GP LLC, Attn: Ed Bosek 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., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808.

Cert. of LP filed with Secy. of State of the State of DE, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., Federal & Duke of York Sts., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of PARALLAXES CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND I G.P., L.P. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/5/18. Office location: New York County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 9/20/17.

SSNY is designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LP: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. List of names and addresses of all general partners available from SSNY. Cert. of Limited Partnership filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity .

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Notice of Qualification of CASA PARTNERS VIII INVESTORS, LP Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/25/18. Office location: NY County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 04/03/18.

Duration of LP is Perpetual.

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

SSNY shall mail process to the Partnership, 730 Third Ave., NY, NY 10017. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. DE addr. of LP: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of LP filed with Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, PURSUANT TO LAW, THAT THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2018 AT 2:00 P.M. AT 42 BROADWAY, 5TH FLOOR, ON A PETITION FOR THIRD & 50, LLC TO ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE AN SMALL UNENCLOSED SIDEWALK CAFÉ AT 825 3RD AVE IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS. REQUEST FOR COPIES OF THE REVOCABLE CONSENT AGREEMENT MAY BE ADDRESSED TO: DEPT. OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, 42 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10004 ATTN: FOIL OFFICER Notice of Qualification of PARALLAXES CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND I, L.P. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/5/18. Office location: New York County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 9/20/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

DE address of LP: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. List of names and addresses of all general partners available from SSNY. Cert. of Limited Partnership filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/20/18. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Wisconsin (WI) on 9/30/98.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. WI address of LLC: 615 E. Michigan St, Milwaukee, WI 53202. Cert. of Formation filed with WI Secy of State, 201 W. Washington Ave, Madison, WI 53703. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of AM PM Medical Urgent Care Services PLLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 12/28/16. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: POB 286500, NY, NY 10128. Purpose: Medicine .

Notice of Formation of Herzberg PLLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/8/17. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 123 W. 93rd St, Ste 1G, NY, NY 10025. Purpose: Law. THE ANNUAL RETURN OF DUNGANNON FOUNDATION for the calendar year ended December 31, 2017 is available at its principal office located at FARKOUH, FURMAN & FACCIO LLP, 460 Park Avenue 12TH FL, NEW YORK, NY 10022 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal Manager of the Foundation is ELIZABETH REA .

NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION of 536 W 22ND STREET, LLC. Appl for Auth filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/27/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) 03/22/18. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, Attn: Rachel Lehmann, 536 W. 22nd St., NY, NY 10011.

DE address of LLC is c/o The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Certificate of LLC filed with Secy of State of DE, 401 Federal Street, Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qualification of MIRAMAR ALTERNATIVES, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/09/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in California (CA) on 09/29/15.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: 11620 Wilshire Blvd Ste. 460, Los Angeles, CA 90025.

Principal office address: 530 West 30th St, Unit 027F, NY, NY 10001. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of the State of CA, Business Entities Filings, 1500 11th St., Sacramento, CA 95814.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of Madison Square Fitness LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 3/28/18. 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: 70 E. 55th St, Fl. 21, NY, NY 10022.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Bespoke Psychology, LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) 2/21/18. Office loc: NY County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to LLC: 906 Amsterddam Ave., Apt 4C, NY, NY 10025.

Purpose: Any lawful act.

Notice of Qualification of Global Evolution USA GP, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 11/20/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 4/13/17. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: One World Trade Ctr., Ste. 8500, NY, NY 10007, principal business address. DE address of LLC: 9 E. Loockerman St., Ste. 311, Dover, DE 19901. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Beekman Office 52 LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 1/18/18. 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: 52 Vanderbilt, Ste 403, NY, NY 10017.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of PCDC Health Opportunities Fund XXIV LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 3/14/18.

Office location: NY County.

Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Primary Care Development Corp., 45 Broadway, Ste. 530, NY, NY 10006, principal business address.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of MAWASH LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/22/14. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Lane Capital Partners LLC, 152 West 57th St., 22nd Fl, NY, NY 10019.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of PCDC Health Opportunities Fund XXV LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 3/14/18.

Office location: NY County.

Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Primary Care Development Corp., 45 Broadway, Ste. 530, NY, NY 10006, principal business address.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

EXCELLENCE LIMOUSINE LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/10/2018. Office loc: Richmond County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Peter Vitellio, 50 Route 9 North, Ste 301, Morganville, NJ 07751.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

May 7, 2018 Notice of Formation of NORTH AMERICA LEXINGTON HOLDING LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 5/25/17.

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: 1635 Lexington Ave, Unit 2A, NY, NY 10029.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Paul Glasser and Associates, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/16/18. 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: 315 Maitland Ave, Teaneck, NJ 07666.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Auction Sale is herein given that Access Self Storage of Long Island City located at 29-00 Review Avenue, Long Island City, N.Y. 11101 will take place on WWW.STORAGETREASURES. COM Sale by competitive bidding starting on May 11, 2018 and end on May 24, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. to satisfy unpaid rent and charges on the following accounts: Contents of rooms generally contain misc. Household goods and other effects. #1812 - Dan Supangkat, #2808 - LIANIE, #4708- Rhonard Bryce-Thurton.

The contents of each unit will be sold as a lot and all items must be removed from the premises within 72 hours. Owners may redeem their goods by paying all rent and charges due at any time before the sale.

Notice of Qualification of OBSERVATORY MARKETING LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/16/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/28/17.

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 122072543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION of 536 W 22ND STREET, LLC. Appl for Auth filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/27/18.

Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) 03/22/18. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, Attn: Rachel Lehmann, 536 W. 22nd St., NY, NY 10011.

DE address of LLC is c/o The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Certificate of LLC filed with Secy of State of DE, 401 Federal Street, Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

WELL DONE DELIVERY, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 02/27/18. Office Loc: NY county. SSNY designated agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: US Corp Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Ave, Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 207 Silver Lane LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/10/18. 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. 138 St, Fl. Grd, NY, NY 10030.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of formation of Cabin 4 Productions LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) 6/26/17. Office Loc: NY County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process against LLC may be served and shall mail process to LLC: 155 W 68th St, #617, NY, NY 10023. Purpose: Any lawful act.

Notice of Qualification of DUCERA PARK AVENUE LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/29/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/27/18.

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

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 122072543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of qualification of Scribner Management, LLC. Authority filed w/ Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/16/18. Organized in Alaska on 12/30/17. NY Off. loc.: New York Cnty. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1231 Nrthn.

Lights Blvd. #911, Anchorage, AK 99503, which is also the address to be maintained in Alaska. Arts. of Org. filed w/ Alaska Sec. of State, PO Box 110806, Juneau, AK 99811.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Artish NY Art and Culture Tours LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 3/6/18. 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: 200 W. 67th St, Apt 30B, NY, NY 10023.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

STORAGE Midtown Moving & Storage Inc. will sell at Public Auction at 810 East 170 Street, Bronx NY 10459 at 6:00 P.M. on MAY 8, 2018 for due and unpaid charges by virtue of a lien in accordance with the provisions of the law and with due notice given all parties claiming an interest therein, the time specified in each notice for payment of said charges having expired household furniture & effects, pianos, trunks, cases, TV’s, radios, hifi’s, refrigerators, sewing machines, washers, air conditioners, household furniture of all descriptions and the contents thereof, stored under the following names: -AIT MEH, OUSSAMA -BOODANSINGH, D -BABALOA, AYODEJI -BOTHERMAN, MARYLON -BENEKIN LARRY -CHARCHI HENRY/JORGE A. ZURITA -COOKS, SHANIQUE -CHAMBER, HUSSAN -COHEN, DAVID -DUPREY, WALLACE -DIOP ASSANE/CHARLES ASTRIDE -DIALLO, ALPHA -ESPINAL, PETRONILA -FRANKLIN SHERALYN TANAE -GOLDGUBER, VADIM -GUNINA, TATYANA/MOSIDZE, ASIL -HICKS, CHRISTIAN -HAVENS, SKYLA -JACKSON, TABITHA -KHAVASOVA, MAZOL -KARIMOV, DJAHONGIR -KOUYATE, SEKOU -KELLEY BRAIDEN/ELEAZER MONICA -LA PARRA, KATHERIN -MALDONADO, DANIEL -MAHBUBUR, RAHAMAN -MAGHOUB, ADIL -PETRILLI,ANDREA/KARVALIS, ADNAN -RODRIGUEZ KELVIN/RODRIGUEZ DANIEL -RAYFORD, DENISE/ BOWMAN, SANDRA -RALMAN, LAURA/MOHAMADD RAHMAN/ JANE RAHMMAN -SIMMONS, MARK -AMBEMARIAM, THOMAS -TORRES, ARACELIS -WEPPNER, PAMELA -WALSH, FRANK -MORALES, ANTHONY -ZORILLA, ANTONIO/JOHN DOE, JANE DOE, JOSE PEREZ -GUZMAN, ESENIA -JOHNSON,JENNELLE Notice of Formation of Yanni’s Coffee Company, LLC. Arts of Org filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) 2/6/18.

Office loc: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Yanni’s Coffee Company, LLC, 201 E. 21st St, Apt. 6B, NY, NY 10010.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Next12 Realty Holdings, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/18/18. 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: 551 5th Ave, Ste 2500, NY, NY 10176.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice is hereby given a license, number 1309901 for on-premises Liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor at retail in a Bar/ lounge under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 63 Gansevoort Street, East Basement, New York, NY 10014 for on premises consumption.

SNS Bar, LLC d/b/a SNS Bar NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1309962 FOR WINE & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR

BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL WINE & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 28 GREENWICH AVE NEW YORK, NY 10011. NEW YORK COUNTY, FOR ONPREMISE CONSUMPTION. OAK TUSCAN TRUFFLE LOUNGE LLC.

JEFFRIES MARKETING, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 04/09/18. Office loc: NY County.

SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: Dorothy Jeffries, 10 River Rd, Ste 11D, NY, NY 10044.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of AHSAT HOLDINGS LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/16/18. 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: 254 Canal St, #2001, NY, NY 10013.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Auction Sale is herein given that Citiwide Self Storage located at 4555 Pearson Street, Long Island City, N.Y. 11101 will take place on WWW. STORAGETREASURES. COM Sale by competitive bidding starting on May 11, 2018 and end on May 24, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. to satisfy unpaid rent and charges on the following accounts: Contents of rooms generally contain misc. Household goods and other effects. #8S01 – Flowers of the world (items: boxes of misc decorations & seasonal items), #8P27 – Edith Kneler & #5J10 – Egidio Perea.

The contents of each unit will be sold as a lot and all items must be removed from the premises within 72 hours. Owners may redeem their goods by paying all rent and charges due at any time before the sale.

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Notice is hereby given, pursuant to law, that the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs will hold a public hearing on WEDNESDAY, MAY 30TH, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. at 42 Broadway, 5th floor, on a petition for JOE & THE JUICE NEW YORK LLC to ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE an unenclosed sidewalk cafe at 247 COLUMBUS AVE in the Borough of Manhattan for a term of two years.

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to law, that the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs will hold a public hearing on WEDNESDAY, MAY 16TH 2018 at 2:00 P.M. at 42 Broadway, 5th floor, on a petition for JOE & THE JUICE NEW YORK LLC to ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE an unenclosed sidewalk cafe at 549 HUDSON ST in the Borough of Manhattan for a term of two years.

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to law, that the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs will hold a public hearing on WEDNESDAY, MAY 30TH 2018 at 2:00 P.M. at 42 Broadway, 5th floor, on a petition for LA GOULUE 61 LLC to ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE an unenclosed sidewalk cafe at 29 EAST 61ST ST in the Borough of Manhattan for a term of two years.

REQUEST FOR COPIES OF THE REVOCABLE CONSENT AGREEMENT MAY BE ADDRESSED TO:

REQUEST FOR COPIES OF THE REVOCABLE CONSENT AGREEMENT MAY BE ADDRESSED TO:

DEPT. OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, 42 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10004 ATTN: FOIL OFFICER

DEPT. OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, 42 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10004 ATTN: FOIL OFFICER

Notice of Qualification of PARALLAXES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/5/18. Office location: New York County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 2/16/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. 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 .

Notice of Qualification of PARALLAXES CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND I G.P. HOLDINGS, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/5/18. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 9/20/17.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. 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.

REQUEST FOR COPIES OF THE REVOCABLE CONSENT AGREEMENT MAY BE ADDRESSED TO: DEPT. OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, 42 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10004 ATTN: FOIL OFFICER

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NOTICE OF Qualification of Katrina McGhee Enterprises LLC filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/29/2018.

Office loc: NY County. LLC formed in TX on 3/27/12.

SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: 435 W 23rd St, Ste 1BB, NY, NY 10011.

Principal business address: 400 Chambers St, PHF, NY, NY 10282. Cert of LLC filed with Secy of State of TX loc: 1019 Brazos St., Austin, TX 78701.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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CITY & STATE NEW YORK

Who was up and who was down last week

LOSERS MICHELLE WOLF Love her or hate her, now you know her name. The New York-based comedian is suddenly more famous than ever. Her controversial White House Correspondents’ Association dinner – where Wolf roasted press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders for her “smokey eye” accomplished with the ashes of burnt facts – set off a firestorm. As if to prove there’s no such thing as bad press, Netflix seized the moment and launched her new show.

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America’s mayor has become one American’s lawyer, and he soaked up the spotlight Wednesday night … by contradicting President Donald Trump’s statements on three legal fronts. While Trump foes salivated over the developments, the president seemed to be happy with his old mayor, Rudy Giuliani, promising he’d eventually “get his facts straight.” And if chaos is White House strategy? Rudy’s an expert.

Last week’s other Winners & Losers were less ambiguous.

JOHN FLANAGAN The state Senate majority leader was a winner a week earlier, but seven days is an eternity in politics. Five Republican state senators have recently announced that they will not seek re-election.

Democrats are already foaming at the mouth to try to retake the state Senate, and a handful of open seats makes the calculus a bit easier for them. Republican state senators are fleeing for the exits, and J-Flan may not be able to prevent the stampede.

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HERMAN BELL

WENDELL JAMIESON

Nobody, not the NYPD, not de Blasio, could keep this ’71 cop killer from freedom.

THOMAS FRIEDEN & THOMAS FARLEY

The Times co-broke the Weinstein story.

It was about time they addressed the allegations in their midst.

ERIK BOHEN

Study says: These health chiefs’ smoking and trans fats bans made NYC healthier.

This Democrat ran for Assembly on the GOP line. So they put Bohen in a corner.

GRACE RAUH & YOAV GONEN

BILL DE BLASIO

“Agents of the city” who? These tenacious reporters will finally get de Blasio’s emails.

He has to hand over his secret emails – and pay NY1 and the Post’s court fees too.

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DOV HIKIND

Other Dems tried to stop her, but she’ll keep chasing the chance to face Rep. John Katko.

A federal subpoena may or may not be why this assemblyman is saying sayonara.

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