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Robert Bonanza
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Congratulations!
On being recognized as two of New York’s Labor Power 50 The 17,000 members of the Mason Tenders’ District Council thank you for your leadership and support. Thanks to you we have dignity, respect and fairness on the job.
Patrick Purcell Jr.
Greater New York LECET, Executive Director
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This summer marked nine straight years of economic growth in the United States, making it the country’s second-longest economic expansion. Borrowing costs long kept near zero and, more recently, a massive corporate tax cut from the Trump administration have translated into huge gains for wealthy investors. But despite the steady job growth and dwindling unemployment accompanying the expansion, these gains have largely failed to trickle down to workers. Behind the anemic wages, experts say, is a slowdown in productivity growth, technological innovations that eliminated jobs and international trade that increased competition with workers overseas. But some also point to the increasing power of employers, who use contract or freelance labor to cut costs and mandatory arbitration and noncompete clauses to maintain the upper hand with workers. Another key piece of the puzzle is the decline of organized labor, which has eroded the ability of workers to band together to negotiate for better pay. Organized labor has maintained its clout in New York, but even here it is struggling, thanks to efforts by conservatives and business interests to rein it in. In this week’s special Labor Day issue, we look at some of the biggest challenges – and how unions are fighting back.
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LETITIA JAMES … 6
How the attorney general candidate became the establishment
JANUS RULING … 8
Can New York protect unions after the Supreme Court’s decision?
NONUNION WORKERS … 14
A battle is raging over labor at the Hudson Yards development
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WINNERS & LOSERS … 54 Who was up and who was down last week
LABOR 50 … 21
The influentials every politician needs to know
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Latest NEED FOR SPEED (CAMERAS) Cuomo finally resolved the issue of speed cameras near New York City schools – at least for now. He signed an executive order that would allow the cameras to be turned back on and utilized in time for the new school year, but only temporarily. The program still needs to be renewed in a more permanent fashion by the state Legislature. The New York City Council introduced and passed legislation to bypass the current state legislative stalemate – for the time being – in order to officially turn those cameras back on.
FROSTY ROOM, HOT TAKES Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Cynthia Nixon finally took the stage for their long-awaited debate at Hofstra University. Nixon’s campaign had reportedly asked that the temperature of the debate hall be set at 76 degrees. Before it began, however, the room was reportedly Cuomo’s preferred temperature: frigid. But it quickly heated up with fiery exchanges. Nixon attacked Cuomo on his record, legislative failures, shifting progressive policies and the corruption in his administration. Cuomo bemoaned New York City for not doing more to the fund the MTA and accused Nixon of being a corporation. Though contentious, the debate offered voters few details on specific issues and was light on policy.
According to a report from BuzzFeed News, Cuomo suspended the state attorney general’s investigation into Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.’s initial decision against prosecuting Harvey Weinstein. The governor said he did not want the investigation to interfere with the ongoing criminal case against Weinstein. A day later, a report from Sludge revealed that Cuomo had accepted a $25,000 campaign contribution from the law firm of Weinstein’s now former lawyer.
Back & Forth What made you decide to run? My idea of running actually started way back before this race was even in the picture. After having grown up undocumented for 13 years and having had the fantastic privilege to be able to go to law school, to be able to become a citizen, to be able to work for the people of the state of New York … it always felt like I needed to do more. And then having the seat open up and having (New York City) Council member Danny Dromm encourage me and basically asked me to run so that we can be partners in my community, it felt like the only choice that I had to make sure that I was giving back to our community and our country.
A Q&A with state Senate candidate
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How would you better represent the community than Assemblywoman Ari Espinal? I think that the big difference is how we’re running our campaign and the type of campaign
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that we’re running. I am so proud to have built not just policy ideas but actual plans of action. It’s a very grass-roots campaign. We sit around coffee shops in the community, we sit around meeting tables in our community and talk about the problems that are facing the people that live here. I’m also the only candidate in the race that is taking absolutely no corporate funding. Is your campaign challenging the Queens machine? I look at this as one more opportunity to make sure that the voice of the people is heard. For years, our community has had leaders imposed on us. We are now seeing that our community is 100 percent tired of that happening. We understand that we deserve someone who is a fighter, a leader, an advocate and someone they actually get to choose.
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THE CURIOUS CASE OF HARVEY WEINSTEIN
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The “anyone” in this case is challenger Alessandra Biaggi, whose name is never mentioned in the letter.
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He may not be happy Biaggi is running, but he’s truthful here - unlike many candidates in similar positions, Klein didn’t challenge her petitions or try to kick her off the ballot.
Klein’s former role as IDC leader is Biaggi’s central critique of his candidacy.
Klein’s IDC formed a majority coalition with Republicans for the 2013-2014 legislative session that allowed Republicans to control the chamber, despite being outnumbered by Democrats. So Klein did give Republicans the co-majority to co-run the Senate.
Negotiations about which bills should be brought to a vote occur behind closed doors.
The eight-year saga of the Independent Democratic Conference, founded in 2011 and killed off in 2018, is one of the more confusing chapters in Albany political history. State Senate candidate Alessandra Biaggi has been winning a lot of support by informing Bronx voters about her opponent state Sen. Jeff Klein’s role in the whole shebang. Klein didn’t like the story she’s been telling, so he sent a letter to his constituents. If the intent was to clarify, he could have done a better job, so City & State added some notes.
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JEFF KLEIN vote in the Democratic Primary for the On September 13, our community will anyone ess of open and fair elections where 34th Senate District. I support the proc tarnish the work to le peop allow and by idly sit ot can run for office. However, I cann te District. I have done on behalf of the 34th Sena have to lead the New York State Senate. I I have never voted for a Republican have I te. Sena State York New rity to run the never given the Republicans the majo duced in the intro been has that n latio legis ve never blocked one piece of progressi New York State Senate. am served the Bronx my entire career. I I am a lifelong Democrat and I have proud a and t, caus Holo the fled igrants who the grandson of Hungarian Polish imm the product of our public-school system. rol of the New York State Senate for In 2008, the Democratic Party had cont to pass progresty abili the and rol, cont that s year first time since 1964. Within two that crippled subsequently passed were tax hikes sive legislation, was lost. What was Dysfunction it. defic State budget in a $10 billion every day New Yorkers and left the re. slatu State Legi and corruption plagued the New York a d not effectively function, I created At a time when the State Senate coul results er deliv and ics polit over le to put peop ily conference of Democrats who decided Fam Paid pass stand, we were finally able to in instead of lip service. By taking this Cut Tax lass dle-C Mid st large the Wage, Leave, Marriage Equality, $15 Minimum took ents shm mpli All of these progressive acco our state history, and the SAFE Act. New York State Senate. the d rolle cont ans place while Republic d a better way to deliver results for you. foun I am proud of what we did. We k by dysfunction in Washington. However, today our state is under attac their Democratic Conference and became te Sena That is why I unified with the gned desi and fied forti is that te Sena ocratic Deputy Democratic Leader. With a Dem ral legislation fede of ts effec ntial pote the off e at its core, we will be able to stav , and government as a whole. which attempt to overrun our local laws and now I ask that you be there for me. past I have been there for you in the tion is use I love this community. This elec rtant On September 13, I need your vote beca impo is rict Dist future of the 34th Senate important. You are important. And the to us all. Sincerely yours, Senator Jeff Klein IOR PAID FOR BY JEFF KLEIN EXCELS 10461 ◼ (718) 684-207 NY x, Bron ◼ d Roa ge 2018 Williamsbrid
Klein never mentions the group by name: the Independent Democratic Conference, or IDC.
One of the best results: extra stipends for IDC members, including a state-funded SUV for Klein.
These measures are widely credited to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s efforts, not Klein’s.
The SAFE Act actually passed in January 2013, when Klein was co-majority leader, supposedly with equal power to Republican Dean Skelos.
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NO LONGER ‘DEFIANT,’ THE FORMER OUTSIDER IS STUMPING FOR ‘RESPECT.’
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Attorney general candidate Letitia James speaks to donors at the Irish pub Connolly’s, in Times Square.
the Democratic gubernatorial primary on Sept. 13, is the surest path to victory in the party’s four-person attorney general primary. Getting the endorsement from Cuomo and the backing of the state Democratic Party has been a benefit to her campaign coffers and her name recognition. She’s been leading all the public polls released so far, and she has won about 45 endorsements from elected officials – far more than her opponents. But Cuomo’s support has hurt her in other ways. She lost The New York Times’ nod, one of the few endorsements which may actually sway voters, to Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham Law School professor who has never held elected office. The Times wrote about James’ ties to Cuomo with disdain. “Given the political landscape in New York and elsewhere, the state attorney must be absolutely independent,” the editorial read. James thinks, however, that her backing by on-the-ground political players will matter more. “I thought about all of the support that we had received from labor,” she told City & State at the fundraiser, when asked what she made of the Times’ endorsement. This wasn’t a dig at the Times’ elitism, imagined or otherwise, but a bet on union numbers. “They know how to get out
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the vote, and that’s going to be critically important in a primary on an off day,” she said, referring to this year’s Thursday election, which was moved to avoid Rosh Hashana and the anniversary of 9/11. Labor unions have almost unanimously backed James, save for the New England Regional Council of Carpenters – not exactly a force in New York elections – which has endorsed Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney. The fourth candidate in the Democratic primary, Verizon lobbyist Leecia Eve, has likewise received just one union endorsement, from the Buffalo area’s Communications Workers of America Local 1168. Teachout hasn’t received a single labor endorsement. And yet, Teachout’s list of endorsements has been growing, largely made up of candidates and groups to
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ETITIA JAMES CLEARLY isn’t used to being part of the establishment. She was nearing the emotional crescendo of her stump speech to donors on Aug. 21 at a fundraiser for her state attorney general campaign at the Times Square Irish pub Connolly’s. A full floor of the massive bar was filled with supporters, drinking in her every word between sips of white wine, when she let the old James slip out. James was saying that the next state attorney general needs to be someone “who lives and breathes and wakes up every day committed to improving the life of someone. So I need all of you to march in defiance –” James stopped, and caught herself. “No, not in defiance, in respect,” she continued, more calmly, “into those polls on Sept. 13 and vote.” It was an appropriate self-edit. A vote for James isn’t defiant. A vote for the onetime insurgent is now a vote for the mainstream, for continuity, for the party line and for the ticket of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, bulldozing his way to a third term. James’ political persona always had a cool demeanor – tall, calm and smooth in conversation. But her politics were defiant: She was the first person elected on the Working Families Party line alone, bucking the Brooklyn Democratic Party in her 2003 election to the New York City Council. She has joined the mainstream since then, widely embraced by city and state Democrats – but she’s always maintained some of her outsider credentials, winning the public advocate’s office despite lagging opponent Dan Squadron in endorsements. Once in office, she challenged a number of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s agencies in court. But now James has decided that aligning herself with Cuomo, the odds-on favorite in
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JAMES the left of the Democratic Party’s mainstream, from gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon to New York Communities for Change, a grass-roots economic justice group. One notable exception: the Working Families Party, which made the rare decision to co-endorse both Teachout and James, even after James declined to pursue the WFP ballot line. Many observers thought she avoided the line at Cuomo’s behest, after it backed Nixon, which James essentially confirmed to the Times Union, quoting unnamed Democratic leaders who “felt that the WFP party was very self-righteous.” No longer running on “defiance,” James is instead running on experience, and respect for the office. She has plenty of both.
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James has been a public interest lawyer for nearly three decades, working as a Legal Aid attorney, counsel to state legislators and an assistant attorney general under Eliot Spitzer. But she’s also a student of the office, listing past attorneys general and what they focused on – Robert Abrams: consumer fraud; Spitzer: financial crimes. James hasn’t been a practicing lawyer for years, but she said she has been itching to get back in the courtroom. She considered doing overnight per diem public defender work while she served in the City Council. She ultimately passed, citing potential liability to the city, but she’s been able to flex her legal muscles occasionally as public advocate.
from the city’s rent freeze program. But James told City & State that, like a minor leaguer waiting for a call-up, she’s already dreaming of what she would do as the top law enforcement officer in one of the biggest states in the country. It’s a position that creates opportunities to fight everyone from unscrupulous landlords in Brooklyn to the unscrupulous landlord in the White House. “I would love to second seat,” she said, referring to the practice commonly known as “second chairing” where the legal office’s leader actually argues a case in court as co-counsel to one of their assistants. “Particularly in light of what’s happening in our country, I would love to argue a case in federal court in defense of someone’s rights, in defense of environmental laws, reproductive rights, housing rights, discrimination case, you name it,” she said. “A Martin Act, a Donnelly Act violation, consumer fraud case, I would love to,” she added referring to the laws that let the attorney
James personally represented an unaccompanied immigrant child in court during her first term. She set apart her tenure as public advocate by filing more lawsuits than her three predecessors combined. It was a deliberate attempt to add weight to an office with few enumerated responsibilities. “I would describe what I have attempted to do, or have done, in the office of public advocate as a mini attorney general’s office and legal services,” she said. Her legal record, however, has been mixed, with judges tossing a number of cases because she didn’t have legal standing to sue. After nearly five years in the office, she has no marquee legal wins. Her biggest win may have been securing a settlement for 10 New Yorkers who were unfairly removed
general prosecute securities fraud and bust up trusts, respectively. James’ Times Square event was billed as an activists and young professionals fundraiser, and most of the room appeared to be born after James graduated from Howard University School of Law in 1986. But James, who will turn 60 a month after the primary, could still try to relate, quoting a couple of hip-hop anthems to close her speech. “We started from the bottom and now we’re here,” she said, referring to Drake’s 2013 hit and echoing her political rise. “And what’s the other one?” she asked the crowd. Her political aide in the crowd was ready with the answer, a 2016 Fat Joe track. So James shouted to the crowd: “Nothing can stop me, I’m all the way up!”
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Pro-union protesters rally in lower Manhattan against the U.S. Supreme Court’s Janus v. AFSCME ruling in June.
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SURVIVING NEW YORK IS TRYING TO SOFTEN THE U.S. SUPREME COURT RULING’S IMPACT, BUT IT’S UNCLEAR HOW MUCH THE STATE’S EFFORTS TO SUPPORT UNIONS WILL HELP.
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HEN THE U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in the Janus vs. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31 case that’s widely expected to erode public sector union membership, Gov. Andrew Cuomo called a press conference, flanked by several labor leaders, and pledged to fight back. On that late June day, the specific measure Cuomo unveiled was an executive order to keep government employees’ personal contact information private. “This is part of a political movement,” Cuomo said. “There are groups that are trying to harass government employees, and harass government employees into leaving the union. There have been incidents of this across the country and we’re not going to subject government employees to a political organization’s harassment.” Cuomo also promised additional legislation that would extend the same protections to all public sector employees in state and local governments across New York. This wouldn’t be the first legislative response to Janus to come out of Albany, and it likely won’t be the last. But will any of the new laws actually keep employees from fleeing their unions?
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ACK IN APRIL, Cuomo signed a law aimed at helping unions recruit and retain members, a precautionary measure that would allow public sector unions to withhold the full benefits of membership from nonmembers. However, the state law is not universally accepted by unions and their allies as the best response to right-to-work laws. In the Janus decision, the court’s conservative majority ultimately held that public employees cannot be forced to pay union dues. In New York, which has the highest union density of any state and where 67 percent of the state’s union membership is in the public sector, the change may significantly weaken unions. The state Legislature inserted in the state budget an amendment to the Taylor Law, a statute that originally went into effect in 1967 and redefined a union’s duty of fair representation. The new law clarifies the scope of the Taylor Law by reducing the number of services that New York’s public sector unions must provide to workers who opt not to join the union.
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The unions, for example, will not have to and engaging in workplace fights,” provide certain union-specific benefits, Brooks said. “So my hope is that, more such as free legal representation, pen- and more, unions recognize that they sion counseling or continuing education need to become more militant.” Alan Klinger, a partner of Stroock & to nonmembers. The scope of the law is limited, though. Stroock & Lavan who helped craft the Importantly, it does not stop unions from Taylor Law amendment, said he agreed representing nonmembers in collective that unions need to balance an affirbargaining. What it does do, say critics of mative message for nonmembers, but this method of organizing, is undermine they also need to address a potential worker solidarity by pitting those who free rider problem. If employees can pay to support the union against those get all the benefits of a union without paying dues, many may opt not to join who do not. Chris Brooks, a union organizer and jour- the union. As union membership denalist for Labor Notes, argues that even clines, this could lead to a death spiral though these measures secure membership in which the remaining members pay and funding in the short-term, it is not the more and more as fewer people join, best response in the long run to decisions like forcing the dues to go higher and highJanus and right-to-work laws, which allow er and further decreasing membership. “I see the validity that unions need workers to opt out of paying union fees. “Unfortunately many unions have be- to focus a need to have a positive mescome very legalistic organizations that have sage of what they can accomplish for focused a lot on providing services to mem- workers. I think that should be the primabers in negotiating contracts on their be- ry directive,” Klinger said. “I also think that there is a political, ecohalf, as opposed to organizations nomic and sociological underthat bring members together Gov. Andrew pinning regarding the free rider around issues they care about Cuomo, with state AFL-CIO’s Mario Cilento and other labor leaders, right, signed an order protecting the personal information of public sector workers in the wake of the Janus decision.
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syndrome that needs to be recognized.” Klinger added that one of the benefits in New York is that labor and management work together when appropriate. “There are times when there’s very hard bargaining across the table, but we’re fortunate in New York that management believes in collective bargaining,” he said. Both sides agree that the task ahead for unions is to demonstrate to workers the benefits of membership. The disagreement is over how to balance the individual incentives against mobilizing employees.
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HEN INFORMATION leaked to the Empire Center for Public Policy, a fiscally conservative think tank, that Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, a Democrat from Manhattan, was planning to sponsor legislation that would reverse the effects of the Janus decision, it swiftly attacked the bill as unconstitutional. Five days after the Janus ruling, Gottfried circulated a memo to members of the Assembly summarizing his proposal, which would allow unions to be reimbursed for the costs of collective bargaining from the state rather than from employees who opt out and pay agency fees. Absent an effective intervention, the Janus decision is expected to drain funds from unions. This summer, the National Education Association, the nation’s largest teachers union, announced it would cut its budget by $28 million. The Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision ruled that the government cannot compel employees to support collective bargaining because to do so infringes on the free speech rights of anti-union workers.
“Unfortunately many unions have focused a lot on providing services to members in negotiating contracts on their behalf, as opposed to organizations that bring members together around issues they care about and engaging in workplace fights.” – CH RIS BRO OKS , U N I ON ORG A N IZER
Conservatives argue A N D J O U RN A LIST that Gottfried’s bill would be unconstiFOR L A BOR N OTE S tutional because they believe it falls under compelled speech. “The money is still being intercepted away by allowing unions to calculate their own from the workers’ pockets,” said Ken Girar- bargaining-related costs, Tang said. The bill would require government employdin, a policy analyst at the Empire Center. Aaron Tang, a law professor at Univer- ers to reimburse unions the same amount sity of California, Davis, whom Gottfried that unions charged nonunion workers in credited with originating the idea for the agency fees before Janus. The state would bill, denied that it would violate the First merely reduce salaries across the board by Amendment. “What this law would do is the cost of union dues and send that money to say New York believes that public sector directly to the union, bypassing worker bargaining is important. The government paychecks altogether and, advocates say, can’t force individuals to fund it – we un- eliminating the constitutional issues. (The derstand that after Janus – but the govern- state could challenge a requested bargainment thinks it’s important enough to fund ing expense through judicial review procedures, if it thinks part of the cost doesn’t itself,” Tang said. Tang argued that there is a separate have a legitimate connection to the barline of Supreme Court cases that allow the gaining process.) Gottfried’s bill also leaves it up to the government to spend money on political speech, including the landmark case Walk- union leadership to decide whether to iner v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate stitute the new policy, so union leaders Veterans Inc., which in 2015 found that are not forced to adopt it if they believe political viewpoints can be a valid form of it compromises them in the eyes of their government speech. In that case, the court membership. While this does not address ruled the Texas Department of Motor Ve- constitutionality, it could make the bill hicles could refuse to issue specialty license more politically appealing. “The whole goal of this project is to plates that contained a Confederate flag on make things as much like it was before the grounds that it was offensive. However, Tang did not claim that the Janus, so unions can get back to the sort of proposal is free from controversy. His day-to-day advocacy on behalf of workers paper “Life After Janus” examines wheth- that they’re used to doing,” Tang said. Even so, the bill’s future is uncertain. If it er collective bargaining reimbursement could undermine the independence of pub- passes the Assembly, it will need to secure lic sector unions. Some union advocates approval of the Republican-controlled state fear that workers would distrust a union Senate. That someone leaked Gottfried’s that is dependent on a public employer for memo to the Empire Center suggests there will be opposition on the other side of the its financial security. Gottfried’s bill would eliminate this risk aisle.
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AND SHAKING ALBANY! G AND SHAKING ALBANY! THE EVOLUTION OF NYC LABOR BOB LINN COMMISSIONER, NEW YORK CITY OFFICE OF LABOR RELATIONS What are some of the most important ways your role as the commissioner of labor relations has changed since your stint under New York City Mayor Ed Koch? First of all, actually back then it was called the director of
labor relations. But the main difference between the negotiations back in the late ’70s and ’80s is that it was a period where the negotiations followed the city’s fiscal crisis, and that there were negotiations where the unions and the city were working together to try and deal with the incredible fiscal difficulties that had all occurred in the mid-’70s and we were still working (our) way out of those issues and then moving forward and developing a set of relationships. When I got here in the de Blasio administration, this was a situation where all of the labor agreements hadn’t been renegotiated in three to five years, in some cases even more. And there really was a tremendous desire on the part of labor to come together with management and figure out solutions to some very difficult problems.
How do you think the U.S. Supreme Court’s Janus decision is going to affect New York’s public sector unions? We have been working closely with all of the city to figure out ways to lessen the negative impact of Janus and to make sure that the collective bargaining process continues in an effective way. We completely believe in collective bargaining. I believe that labor and management comes to the table and eventually solves difficult problems and that both are better off for having labor negotiations. Often issues surface in the collective bargaining discussions that are truly important for management to know and without this process of the give and take of collective bargaining, I think that the public sector doesn’t work as well. So that is included in the
most recent District Council 37 labor agreement. We agreed that there would be a timely reporting of new hires. The unions would have access to meet with new employees, that they would have notification of promotions and reclassifications and that there would be a labor management committee to work on these types of details. What effect will paid parental leave have on the negotiation of the new UFT contract that is coming up? I think very positive because the union came to the bargaining table with something they very much wanted to achieve. We achieved it in a way that everybody thought was a responsible and good approach, and applauded by everybody, including some editorials that are often not so favorable about things that we do.
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HAPPY LABOR DAY! Local 3 IBEW recognizes City & State’s top Labor honorees for their contribution and dedication to New York City’s Labor Movement. Local 3 also wants to recognize our 1,800 members still on strike against Charter/Spectrum for over 17 months. These members are standing up for all working people, fighting for respect and dignity in the workplace and against corporate greed and $98 million CEO’s. Charter/Spectrum is bad for working people and bad for NYC.
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Union members, right, have been holding regular rallies against Related Cos. over its Hudson Yards development.
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BY MAX PARROTT T WAS A sweltering August day and Charlie Schultz was ready to raise hell. Schultz, a member of Long Island construction union Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 7 Tile, Marble & Terrazzo, dyed his hair green, packed his neon green air horn, donned a #CountMeIn tank top and traveled 30 miles from his home in Massapequa to join a rally of about 100 construction workers to protest in front of the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle. “Count Me In” is the name of the biweekly rally that the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, a construction union umbrella organization representing more than 100,000 workers, has been organizing for close to a year against Related Cos., the largest developer in New York City. Its goal is to force Related to exclusively use union labor at its Hudson Yards project, the city’s largest private real estate development since Rockefeller Center. On Aug. 7, the union workers, many of them clad in matching neon green shirts to show solidarity, made up for their modest numbers with volume and aggression. “New York City is a union town, if we don’t build it, shut it down,” they shouted until some of their voices grew hoarse. As news headlines and the rallying cries
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Bricklayers union member Charlie Schultz chants at the “Count Me In” rally over the Hudson Yards project, right.
heard at Columbus Circle and 50 Hudson Yards make clear, the New York City building trades unions have declared war. But the Building and Construction Trades Council’s rallies are not just a reaction to Related’s decision to use an open shop model, which allows for nonunion labor. They are a reaction to a systemic challenge in New York City: the rise of nonunion subcontractors. Historically, governmental and commercial construction have been the bread and butter of the building trades. The construction unions have not been as dominant in small-scale residential construction, which has thinner margins and does not require the level of technical expertise that the unions provide. Now, Related’s decision to adopt an open shop model represents a potential fissure in union labor’s cement grip on the nonresidential and commercial sectors. The rallies are a way to draw attention to this issue. Yet while there’s anecdotal evidence to suggest that the nonunion sector is gaining traction, the data that both sides are using to measure the extent of the trend is imprecise and inconsistent. During the recovery from the Great Recession, New York City has embarked on an unprecedented construction boom that’s increased both union and nonunion activity. There may be consensus among labor officials, developers and academics that there’s more nonunion activity than before the recession, but the degree to which this activity encroaches on the union market share is unclear. “If you’re talking about 2018 compared to a decade ago or compared to the 1980s, undoubtedly the nonunion share of overall construction activity has increased,” said James Parrott, director of economic and fiscal policies at The New School’s Center for New York City Affairs (no relation to the author). “But other than some sort of vague statement like that, I’m not ready to put numbers behind anything.” Building and Construction Trades Council President Gary LaBarbera told City & State that the organization measures dollars spent per year on construction to loosely track the nonunion market share. This information comes from the New York Building Congress’ Construction Outlook report, which separates the industry into three segments: commercial, governmental and residential. The latest report found that governmental and commercial construction, the two sectors that are largely dominated by unions, spent the most money. Last year, $17.4 billion was expected to be spent on nonresidential construction, $11 billion on residential and
$16.9 billion by the government. Though the Building and Construction Trades Council, or BCTC, treats it as a marker of their hold on the industry, the report does not examine union and nonunion market share within these subcategories. The Regional Plan Association’s 2011 Construction Labor Costs in New York City report concluded that “nonunion construction jobs, which constituted roughly 10 percent of the industry in the 1970s, are now generally thought to be 40 percent – and growing.” But when City & State asked how the RPA reached that figure, a spokesperson responded that “the calculation was based on extensive interviews with every major developer and contractor group,” rather than data collection. In the absence of conclusive data, LaBarbera maintains that nonunion work has not infiltrated the commercial sector. “The notion that we are losing is absolutely incorrect. The only place again that there is a penetra-
tion (of nonunion labor) really is in residential construction,” LaBarbera told City & State. LaBarbera went on to say that he believes that developers have been using media campaigns to attack the notion of union competence in an attempt to rein in union bargaining power and expand their own margins. “The unfortunate reality is that there are certain developers, and Related is one of them, that have really tried to promote the idea that the unions have lost all this market share and are in a weakened position,” he said. “They have been, for the last several years, very antagonistic towards the unions and have tried to promote the open shop model.” A Related spokesperson said in a statement: “The campaign undertaken by the BCTC is nothing more than a misguided attempt to assert their relevancy and Mr. LaBarbera and the BCTC are doing a disservice to individual unions and their members who want to work on future phases of the project by attempting
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to prevent them from negotiating in good faith with us.” Related also referred City & State to a 2015 study by the Building Trades Employers’ Association that bolsters their view that nonunion market share is increasing. The study concluded that union market share for projects 10 stories and higher was 24 percent in 2015. But the figure uses building permits as the metric of market share, which is imprecise since it inflates the importance of smaller nonunion projects that make less money. The figure also does not account for government construction, which is dominated by unions, and uses nonunion construction to mean open shop sites, which often use some union labor. Not everyone with the BCTC is as dis-
City & State that the growth of nonunion, nonresidential construction is “one of the biggest risks that union construction workers are facing right now.” Up until this past fall, Related had used union labor exclusively during its 40-year history. In its lawsuit filed in March, the company claimed that the BCTC failed to ensure that its affiliated unions adhered to the project labor agreement they had laid out, and that this supervisory failure inflated construction costs by more than $100 million. As the biggest game in town, Related’s embrace of the open shop model carries symbolic weight, but it is not the only large developer who has declined to sign agreements promising to use only union labor on nonresidential projects – others include The Durst Organization, Tishman Construction Corp., and Turner Construction Co. At an average cost of $362 per square foot, New York City is currently the most expensive place to build in the world. Developers like Related argue that the city’s construction work has reached a tipping point where they are no longer able to bear the costs. While reports like the RPA’s conclude that the expense of organized labor is to blame for this, some labor experts argue that these reports operate on a misleading premise.
“The unfortunate reality is that certain developers have really tried to promote the idea that the unions have lost all this market share and are in a weakened position.” – G A RY L A B A RBER A , BU I LDI N G A N D C ONSTRU C TI ON TR A DE S C O U N CI L PRE SI DENT missive of the gravity of the construction unions’ predicament. Though he showed the same stiff-necked confidence in BCTC’s ability to win the fight against Related, Mike Hellstrom, the campaign director of Count Me In, said that nonunion commercial labor poses a serious risk. As workers gathered at the Columbus Circle rally, Hellstrom told
“As an economist, it’s very problematic to say that just going from the price of something to equating the price of something to the value of something is a big no-no,” Parrott said. “It disregards the fact that union construction labor is much more productive than nonunion.” All union construction workers go through
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a multiyear apprenticeship program that teaches manual and vocational skills related to each trade. As studies have shown, the result is that union workers per hour are much more productive than nonunion. “If you have a lot of work done by unskilled workers, a lot of (the) time it has to be redone so you have to rip out all that material,” Parrott said. “So there’s more labor time in ripping out materials, then there’s the cost of the materials that then get thrown away and other work has to be redone.” On the other hand, the boom in nonunion residential construction has given that sector more resources and reasons to adapt and take advantage of openings in the market. “The sophistication of the nonunion trades is increasing and they’re able to do more and more difficult jobs, especially outside of Manhattan,” said Jordan Barowitz, a spokesman for The Durst Organization, a developer that was also the target of union protests this summer over its hiring of a nonunion concrete contractor. “The union pay scale and the work rules are onerous and make outer borough rental housing construction economically infeasible.” The Building Congress’ report does illustrate that construction spending is shifting. While the report had projected a drop in residential construction last year, the sector had been steadily growing for the previous six years. According to the Construction Outlook for 2017-19, more than 72,000 new housing units were constructed in New York City in 2015 and 2016, which was the most productive two-year period for residential construction in more than two decades. The unions are in a position where they’re balancing their established dominance in commercial construction against the shifting tides flowing into the residential sphere. Nonunion contractors may be picking up more commercial construction, but LaBarbera said the BCTC has been expanding its residential activity over the past couple years. “Union trades are working on these traditionally nonunion jobs,” he said. The market is pushing organized and nonunion labor to interchange their traditional roles, but the effectiveness of these strategies is unclear. The question for unions remains: How do they devise an effective survival strategy without definitive evidence of whether its working? If the Count Me In rallies make one thing clear, it’s that BCTC is reluctant to give up any ground. “We will not go away from this marketplace silently,” Hellstrom said.
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‘WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU …’ I. DANEEK MILLER CHAIRMAN, NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE AND LABOR How would you characterize the state of the workforce in New York City right now? Honestly, the old saying is: “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” I think we’re as unified as we’ve been in quite a while. We are once again work-
What are the New York City Council Committee on Civil Service and Labor’s main priorities for the next year? One of the things that we certainly want to continue to address is pay equity, a piece of legislation that was co-authored between myself and Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo. We’re talking about pay equity within our own municipality, and we’ve been very aggressive in going after private industry, corporate America, and holding them accountable to good labor standards. The city has to make sure that people are being compensated equitably for the same task.
You once said that you think New York City should emphasize economic development by focusing on small business development. Could you expand on it a little bit? I think that small business development remains absolutely imperative. If you look at each community throughout the city and what they were able to traditionally produce and what they produce now, we feel like it declined in production. I think what we have not been able to do is capture the benefits of these individual communities. Real jobs that support real communities are certainly out there and we are not aggressively pursuing that. In the months leading up to the midterm elections, what would you hope to hear more about from the gubernatorial candidates?
I want to see labor holistically engaged. I want to hear that we’re not talking to organized labor but talking with organized labor, and not to the organized labor of our choosing. And I want to know that public sector and private sector are being engaged, not just about how we sustain these services, but how we grow these services. And not just now during the campaign but moving forward. What about from the state attorney general candidates? I want to see our attorney general protect the investment of those union members in their homes against the predatory lenders and all those things that go after homeowners. I want to make sure that they are held accountable and so forth. And when you’re talking to workers, what impacts them on and off the job? That’s what I’m looking for for the AG.
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Organized labor is facing an array of attacks. The U.S. Supreme Court’s Janus ruling is threatening public sector unions. The building trades are struggling to keep major real estate developers from opting to go open shop. And conservatives and business interests are continuing to take aim at unions, hoping to weaken them both politically and financially. But in New York, the labor movement has mostly weathered the attacks. Elected officials from both parties are quick to rally behind labor, and the rate of union membership is higher than anywhere else in the country. Behind it all is a roster of influential figures keeping the movement strong while adapting it for today’s era. In this special issue of City & State, we recognize 50 top labor leaders who are key players in the world of New York politics and government. Since we cover politicians on a dayto-day basis, we limited this list to those who are not strictly in government but instead influence it from the outside. We reached out to insiders and experts to compile this list of labor leaders, ranking each person based on their accomplishments, their sway in political and policy matters, their ties to powerful politicians and their ability to deliver for the workers they represent.
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It’s also worth noting that the people on this list are predominantly white and male, with only a little more than half a dozen women and a similar number of minorities making the cut – an imbalance that reflects the power structure as it stands. We sought to balance that by presenting an additional – and more diverse – list of younger labor figures on the rise. As New York celebrates Labor Day, we’re pleased to present the Labor Power 50.
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George Gresham With George Gresham at its helm, 1199SEIU has been a singular force in New York politics over the past decade. It was the first major union to back Bill de Blasio’s 2013 mayoral campaign, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a close Gresham ally, also credited the union’s support in his first electoral win. As the Service Employees International Union’s largest local, 1199SEIU’s ground game during campaigns is unrivaled. The union’s strength, however, derives not just from its numbers, but from its ability to pour money into elections and lobbying. 1199SEIU has continued to
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gain power as the health care sector grows in economic importance. Gresham is a strong enough negotiator to hold the line on certain demands – opposing hospital closures, for instance – but has shown the flexibility needed to make deals in other areas, such as trimming Medicaid costs. Working in tandem with the powerful hospital lobby, he has been very effective at channeling public dollars into the health care system. Beyond issues directly related to health care, Gresham has advocated for – and, in some cases, helped underwrite – progressive causes, such as the Fight for $15.
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Michael Mulgrew President, United Federation of Teachers Michael Mulgrew’s members account for nearly one-third of New York City’s 325,000 employees, and constitute the largest single voting bloc in mayoral elections. In 2013, he threw his support behind Democratic runner-up Bill Thompson, but bargaining with Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration in 2014, the UFT president was nonetheless able to secure a nine-year deal, which included an 18 percent wage hike. The deal set the table for the other 150 municipal unions – all of whom, like the teachers, were working under expired contracts. Mulgrew also has locked down the administration’s support in limiting the expansion of charter schools and eliminating test scores from the state’s teacher evaluation system. In June, Mulgrew scored another major victory, reaching an agreement with the city on providing paid parental leave for public school teachers. The deal came after months of pressure, at a time when UFT – the largest local union in the country – was seeking to demonstrate its value to members in anticipation of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Janus ruling. Though he represents primarily New York City teachers, Mulgrew is also a close ally of Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
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Héctor Figueroa
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Peter Ward New York is a bastion of progressive politics and a stronghold of the labor movement, and perhaps no individual better embodies the symbiotic intersection of the two than Héctor Figueroa. The labor movement has its progressive faces – leaders who pitch in on fights that don’t have a direct bearing on their members – but fewer who can convert action into results. Figueroa – who represents 85,000 property service workers in the five boroughs – was a force behind the for-hire vehicle cap, widely applauded by critics of Uber’s labor practices. Figueroa has also been in
the mix on other progressive causes, including the Fight for $15 and last year’s worker scheduling law. A critic of President Donald Trump on immigration and a champion of the hurricane recovery in Puerto Rico, Figueroa has also delivered for his workers – including a phased in $19 minimum wage for Port Authority airport employees. The de Blasio confidant has representation on the City Council’s Charter Revision Commission as well as the mayor’s. His actions, as well as his words, speak to a genuine belief in the aphorism: “A rising tide lifts all boats.”
President, New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council
When Peter Ward took over the New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council in 1996, it was at best a peripheral player, a far cry from the political powerhouse of today. Compared to other heavy hitters on this list, Ward’s membership is small – around 35,000 nonmanagerial hotel work-
ers. But thanks to his strong bargaining, they enjoy high wages and excellent benefits, including free access to their own health centers, which serve as a new model for health care delivery that has already been emulated. Since Ward has his members’ backs, they have his – and the same is true of his relationships with some of the most powerful elected officials in the state, including Corey Johnson, whom he recently helped become New York City Council speaker. His tight relationship with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has not compromised his ties to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who appointed him to the MTA board. It all adds up to an impressive string of legislative victories – including restrictions on Airbnb rentals and a moratorium on hotel conversions – and one inescapable conclusion: Peter Ward is a unique New York power broker.
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In recent months, the Hudson Yards construction site has become a battlefield in a colossal labor dispute. The conflict erupted during the second phase of the $25 billion megaproject when Related Cos. began hiring nonunion workers. Lawsuits were filed, and picket lines
formed, at a time when union hardhats were already losing market share, mostly on smaller residential projects. Gary LaBarbera, the figure at the center of the dispute, says union labor is superior in quality and safety; developers say the cost can be prohibitive. Prior to Hudson Yards, LaBarbera was coming off wins with the prevailing wage requirement in the 421-a tax abatement and last year’s construction safety bill. Since then, The New York Times published a report attributing MTA cost overruns in part to bloated labor deals and, in August, the carpenter’s union went around LaBarbera to cut a deal with Related. Historically, construction has been one of the most unionized sectors of the economy. Even as it has lost ground in residential construction, union labor has remained dominant on infrastructure and large commercial projects, which is why all eyes are now on Hudson Yards.
It was only April, with the U.S. Supreme Court’s Janus v. AFSCME decision months away, but Gov. Andrew Cuomo wasted no time in signing pre-emptive measures to mitigate the ruling’s potential impact, not least of which that only union members paying dues would be entitled to union representation in grievance and arbitration cases. On June 27, the day of the court’s ruling, Cuomo signed an executive order aimed at blocking anti-union groups from obtaining government employees’ personal information. Clearly, then, Mario Cilento had the governor’s ear. All state legislative endorsements go through the
2.5 million-member state AFL-CIO, and Cilento has leveraged his Albany relationships to help pass a host of pro-worker bills in recent years. Last year, 75,000 new workers joined unions in New York, which is already the most unionized state in the country at 20 percent, double the nationwide average. It’s impossible to credit Cilento with the overall vitality of the movement, as he depends on the backing of powerful unions. But given national trends and the external threats that organized labor faces, it wouldn’t do to have a weak figure in his role – and Cilento is anything but.
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Gary LaBarbera President, Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York
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Mario Cilento
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Chris Shelton, Dennis Trainor & Bob Master President; Vice President, District 1; Assistant to the Vice President, District 1, Communications Workers of America
When Chris Shelton took over as international president of the 700,000-member Communication Workers of America, Dennis Trainor, his top aide, replaced him as vice president of District 1, which covers New York, New Jersey and New England.
DC 37; WFP; CWA; A KATZ/SHUTTERSTOCK
Executive Director, District Council 37
On June 26, District Council 37, which represents approximately one-third of New York City’s workforce, became the first municipal union to come to terms on a new contract in the current round of bargaining. The contract was notable in that it could set the baseline for the rest of the city workforce. DC 37 Executive Director Henry Garrido’s deal – which came one day before the U.S.
Supreme Court’s Janus ruling – included an agreement from the city to report to the union new hires as well as workers transferred into its bargaining unit. In his more than three years leading the union, Garrido has made enrolling those who pay agency fees a priority. Under the current voting system, several hundred delegates, rather than the local rank and file, elect officers to the umbrella group. Under Garrido, another DC 37 priority has been reversing the Bloomberg era trend toward outsourcing. The executive director has acknowledged in the past that the union’s ground game, and ability to impact elections, is not what it once was. Though he is not in the inner circle, Garrido has certainly got the mayor’s ear.
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At District 1, Trainor is flanked by Assistant to the Vice President Bob Master, a central figure in the founding of the New York state Working Families Party and the party’s co-chairman for many years. District 1 is made up of more than 300 locals, which represent some 160,000 workers, including a wide range of municipal employees, legacy phone workers at Verizon Communications Inc., wireless workers at AT&T Inc., flight attendants, nurses and printers. Though based in Washington, D.C., since 2015, Shelton is a Bronx guy at heart. Over the years he, along with Trainor and Master, has shown the trio can move legislation as well as mobilize their members, most notably in 2016 when they led a 45-day strike of 40,000 Verizon workers. Pillars of the local labor movement, this trio is close to the governor, and inner confidants of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
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Harry Nespoli
President, Uniformed Sanitationmen’s Association, Teamsters Local 831 Harry Nespoli may not lead a large union, but he is one of New York City’s most influential labor leaders and his decisions directly impact the wages and benefits of the city’s 325,000 workers. That’s because he succeeded Randi Weingarten as chairman of the Municipal Labor Committee – an umbrella group of public sector unions that oversees health care – and he came up big when Mayor Bill de Blasio entered office with every municipal union contract expired. Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, in his final budget, had left no labor reserve, which meant any pay raises would have to be
offset in other areas. The MLC was ultimately able to produce $3.4 billion in health care savings without raising costs for workers. Prior to the recent District Council 37 deal, which may set the pattern for the current round of bargaining, the MLC came up with another $1.5 billion in savings. As president of the Uniformed Sanitationmen’s Association, Teamsters Local 831, Nespoli has also advocated on behalf of his female members by ensuring that sanitation facilities accommodate their needs, and he worked with the city on more sustainable waste management practices.
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Jill Furillo Executive Director, New York State Nurses Association
In her more than five years leading the New York State Nurses Association, Jill Furillo has added some serious heft to the union’s political action arm. While much of her energy has been focused on persuading Albany to legislate higher nurse to patient staffing ratios and fighting against hospital
closures, Furillo has established herself as an authentic progressive voice on a number of issues, including universal health care, capitalizing on the leftward swing in the political pendulum to bolster her union’s profile. While Bill de Blasio was the first mayoral candidate NYSNA ever endorsed, Furillo has developed an alliance with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, helping to cover his left flank in the current election cycle. NYSNA officially endorsed the governor’s re-election bid in May, and six weeks later he pledged his support for nurse staffing minimums – which the powerful hospital lobby opposes – a couple days after the state Legislature adjourned without taking action. California is the only state in the country thus far to enact a minimum nurse to patient staffing law. Furillo, then government relations director of the California Nurses Association, was the driving force behind the bill’s passage.
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Danny Donohue
President, American Federation of Teachers
International President, Transport Workers Union
President, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
President, Civil Service Employees Association
In 2008, Randi Weingarten gave up her posts as United Federation of Teachers president and chairwoman of the Municipal Labor Committee to lead the American Federation of Teachers in Washington, D.C. Over the past decade, Weingarten has maintained strong relationships with the local political establishment, including Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Hillary Clinton turned to Weingarten during her 2016 presidential campaign. Candidates for state office seek her counsel. And it never hurts to control the purse strings of a 1.7 million-member union.
In the tumultuous aftermath of the 2005 subway strike, John Samuelsen brought Transport Workers Union Local 100 back from the brink and restored public trust in the union. Last year, Samuelsen left New York to lead the national union, but he continues to cast a broad shadow. One of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s key labor allies, Samuelsen still serves on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s board and weighs in on local matters. Earlier this year he succeeded in unionizing 5,000 JetBlue flight attendants.
As president of one of New York’s most powerful private sector unions, Stuart Appelbaum makes his presence felt in local politics and as an advocate for progressive causes. Appelbaum campaigned for the passage of last year’s fair workweek laws, and has recently been working to secure higher wages for Port Authority caterers and to organize car washers, many of whom are immigrants earning subminimum wages, the union says. In the end, Appelbaum knows how to energize people, and he gets results.
Danny Donohue has served since 1994 as president of the Civil Service Employees Association, the largest state employees union in New York. In 2011, Donohue clashed with Gov. Andrew Cuomo over wage freezes, health care premium hikes and a new pension tier that reduced benefits for newly hired workers. But since then, the fences have been mended, a new contract settled, and in June the CSEA president gave the governor his coveted endorsement, after withholding it four years ago.
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Business Representatives Christopher T. Confrey John R. Powers Hugh R. Manley Kenneth B. Klemens, Jr.
The United Federation of Teachers salutes our fellow unions – needed now more than ever.
MICHAEL MULGREW
MELVYN AARONSON Treasurer
KAREN ALFORD
Vice President for Elementary Schools
CARMEN ALVAREZ Vice President for Special Education
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Patrick Lynch may be New York’s most recognizable union leader. No current Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association member has known any other president. Over the years Lynch has sought wage hikes above the settled pattern and found success through arbitration, arguing that his members are underpaid relative to Long Island police. The PBA is now in arbitration again, having gone over a year without a new contract. And Lynch is back in a familiar role: as a thorn in Mayor Bill de Blasio’s side.
When John Samuelsen was elected president of the national Transport Workers Union, his close ally, Tony Utano, took the reins of Transport Workers Union Local 100. At a time when the MTA is under close scrutiny, including over the size of its labor contracts, Utano has followed Samuelsen’s lead and aligned himself closely with the governor. While he should be considered the favorite to retain the office, Utano has yet to be voted on by his members, in a union with a history of tumultuous elections.
Vincent Alvarez was elected president of the New York City Central Labor Council in 2011 after his predecessor was scrutinized for mishandling funds. Credited with re-energizing the CLC, which represents 1.3 million workers in 300 unions, Alvarez has over the past year helped defeat the constitutional convention ballot initiative and pushed through construction safety legislation. A former assistant legislative director at the state AFL-CIO, Alvarez got his start as an electrician in IBEW Local Union 3.
As president of Teamsters Local 237, Gregory Floyd represents 24,000 New York City employees, including NYCHA and correction workers. As the physical and fiscal state of NYCHA housing deteriorates, the de Blasio administration and the Teamsters leader have been unable to work together on solutions. Floyd has fought proposed reforms to work rules and criticized the mayor’s roadmap. The acrimony has spilled into other areas, with Floyd railing against the mayor’s plan to remove metal detectors from some schools.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO JOSEPH AZZOPARDI | Business Manager/Secretary Treasurer District Council 9 of the International Union of Painters & Allied Trades
ROBERT BONANZA | Business Manager
Mason Tenders District Council, Chairman of MTDC PAC
DANNY DONOHUE | President CSEA Local 1000
JILL FURILLO, RN | Executive Director New York State Nurses Association
JOSEPH GEIGER | Executive Secretary-Treasurer New York City District Council of Carpenters
GARY L A BARBERA | President Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater New York DAVON LOMAX | Political Director
District Council 9 of the International Union of Painters & Allied Trades
MIKE MC GUIRE | Political Director
The NYS Building & Construction Trades Council congratulates our President,
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Mason Tenders District Council PAC
PATRICK PURCELL | Executive Director
Greater New York Laborers-Employers Cooperation & Education Trust
JOHN SAMUELSEN | International President Transport Workers Union
TONY UTANO | President
Transport Workers Union Local 100
AND ALL THE LEADERS ON CITY & STATE’S LABOR POWER 50 LIST AND THE WATCH LIST!
and all of the honorees on City & State’s Labor Power 50
CONGRATULATIONS JOSEPH AZZOPARDI TO
AND ALL THE LABOR LEADERS ON CITY & STATE’S LABOR POWER 50 LIST AND THE WATCH LIST, INCLUDING OUR OWN DAVON LOMAX
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From the incredible members and entire staff of District Council 9, congratulations to BM/ST Joseph Azzopardi for being placed on City & State’s inaugural Labor Power 50 List, being recognized and profiled among New York’s most influential labor leaders. You are not only a passionate and dedicated leader of this District Council, but you serve as a strong voice for all of the hardworking men and women of labor across the city and state of New York. Your actions are a constant reminder of what we represent and fight for. Ken Erdmann Allen Foley Will Garay Alejandro Garcia Alex Gonzalez Chris Holmes Richard Jacobs Jr. Ken Klouse Davon Lomax Veronica Luciano Robert McClinchey Steve Melish
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Business Manager, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 3 Last year, 1,800 IBEW Local Union 3 members, employees of Spectrum – a Charter Communications subsidiary – went on strike. Other unions, and elected officials, rallied behind them. In July, the de Blasio administration announced a probe into whether Spectrum was violating its franchise agreement with New York City. Then the Cuomo administration moved to ban Charter from the state, saying it hadn’t expanded its broadband services to sparsely populated areas. It would appear Chris Erikson has some juice in this town.
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Business Manager; PAC Director; Executive Director, Greater New York LECET, Mason Tenders District Council This respected trio leads the Mason Tenders District Council, which represents about 17,000 members, primarily construction workers. Robert Bonanza has served as business manager since 2004. Pat Purcell, who runs the Greater New York LECET, joined after 25 years at the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. The pragmatic approach of longtime political director Mike McGuire is summed up in his motto: “Our job is not to change the world, our job is to put laborers to work.”
Andrew Pallotta was elected president of New York State United Teachers last year with the backing of the United Federation of Teachers, where he once served as an elected leader. The largest state unit of the American Federation of Teachers, and one of the most potent lobbying forces in Albany, NYSUT has had a rocky relationship with the governor recently. UFT President Michael Mulgrew and Pallotta, though, are seen as Cuomo allies, but their attempt to decouple teacher evaluations from state exams failed.
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Executive Director, New York Taxi Workers Alliance Taxi drivers are inherently difficult to organize, and as independent contractors they cannot unionize under the National Labor Relations Act. Nonetheless, Bhairavi Desai has expanded the New York Taxi Workers Alliance’s membership to 18,000, making it the first nontraditional labor group to join the AFL-CIO in half a century. A longtime critic of Uber’s labor practices, Desai scored a huge win with the recent cap on for-hire vehicles in New York City – it was another confirmation that the group is for real.
The New York Hotel Trades Council Congratulates City & State’s Labor Power 50 and The Watch List Honorees and…our own
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President, Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York
International President, Amalgamated Transit Union
President, Teamsters Joint Council 16
President, Long Island Federation of Labor
Even before Sept. 11, 2001, firefighters were a force in New York City politics, and their clout has only increased since. Gerard Fitzgerald was elected president of the 8,500-strong Uniformed Firefighters Association last year following a runoff against an insurgent with a history of inflammatory social media posts. His victory was significant at a time when the FDNY is trying to diversify its ranks. Fitzgerald has been trying to reverse a reduction from five to four firefighters on engines around the city.
Larry Hanley led Amalgamated Transit Union Local 726 in Staten Island before heading the international union. The Transport Workers Union has a larger presence in New York City, but ATU dwarfs it nationally. While TWU has aligned itself with the governor, Hanley maintains a strong relationship with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, helping reach a settlement when the city’s Vision Zero initiative led to the arrest of bus operators. In 2013, Hanley entered the fray when school bus drivers went on strike.
George Miranda is president of the Teamsters Joint Council 16, an umbrella group made up of 27 locals in New York City. Of the 120,000 workers it represents, 31,000 are New York City employees, led by Gregory Floyd and Harry Nespoli. Miranda has been a vocal critic of President Donald Trump on immigration, declaring the Teamsters a “sanctuary union.” Years ago, he faced off with Mayor Bill de Blasio over eliminating Central Park’s horse carriages, whose drivers are represented by the Teamsters.
Since 1999, John Durso has led Local 338 of the Retail, Wholesale, Department Store Union, United Food and Commercial Workers, which represents more than 19,000 supermarket and drug store employees as well as other workers in the food and retail sectors in New York City, Long Island and upstate. As president of the Long Island Federation of Labor, the fourth-largest central labor council in the country, Durso represents 250,000 union members in Nassau and Suffolk counties, which makes him an influential voice in local politics.
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President, New York State Public Employees Federation
President, Council of School Supervisors and Administrators
President, Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association
President, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1500
When Wayne Spence was first elected president of the New York State Public Employees Federation – by a margin of just 127 votes – he became the third person in three years to hold the post. That instability was partially the result of a 2011 contract, which forced PEF’s 54,000 members to accept a pay freeze and health care premium hikes. Earlier this year, Spence was re-elected by a much larger margin: 4,000 votes. The new contract he secured, supported by 97 percent of members, undoubtedly helped.
Mark Cannizarro took over when former Council of School Supervisors and Administrators President Ernie Logan retired last year in the middle of his term. Though relatively small with some 6,000 employees, CSA has an influential voice in policies affecting more than a million students in New York City. While Logan wasn’t shy about airing differences with the de Blasio administration, Cannizzaro has maintained a lower profile. As policy decisions arise, the former principal will have a seat at the table.
Elias Husamudeen succeeded former Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association President Norman Seabrook – following Seabrook’s 2016 arrest – at a time when major criminal justice reforms were on the horizon, most notably the Raise the Age law and the pending closure of Rikers Island. Husamudeen opposes shuttering Rikers, which would significantly reduce New York City’s inmate population, and he initiated a legal proceeding against the city regarding the Raise the Age law that was ultimately struck down.
Walmart is the largest retailer in the world – and one of the largest companies in the nation – yet many New Yorkers have never set foot in one. New York City is the only large city in the United States without the retailer, whose labor practices have been intensely criticized. That is due in no small part to opposition from Anthony Speelman, the president of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1500, whose 22,000 members work in grocery stores, pharmacies and other food service jobs.
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Kim Medina
Anthony Wells
President, New York State Building & Construction Trades Council
President, District Council 37
Executive Director, District Council 1707
President, Social Service Employees Union Local 371
New York is in the midst of an ambitious infrastructure program, with $125 billion being invested across the state over the next five years, including on the rebuilding of highways, bridges and other critical infrastructure. As president of the New York State Building & Construction Trades Council, which represents more than 200,000 construction workers, Jim Cahill has had a hand in many of those projects. He maintains a good relationship with the governor and has been a strong advocate for his members.
As president of the District Council 37 umbrella union group, Eddie Rodriguez presides over delegates and executive board meetings and serves as a liaison between the presidents of the 50-plus locals and DC 37’s executive director. Power in the group, however, is very centralized with the executive director. Rodriguez also serves as president of Local 1549, the second-largest local in DC 37, representing approximately 16,000 clerical and administrative employees working in almost every New York City agency.
Kim Medina took the helm of District Council 1707 and now represents around 25,000 universal prekindergarten, day care, Head Start and home care workers. Though the union’s contract expires in 2020, in her first year as leader, Medina pushed for a long-held goal of pay parity between universal prekindergarten teachers at district schools and those at community centers whom she represents. Keep an eye on the dynamic between her union and the United Federation of Teachers moving forward.
Anthony Wells was elected in 2011 to lead the Social Service Employees Union Local 371, which is the second-largest local in District Council 37, representing social service employees in the New York City Administration for Children’s Services and the Human Resources Administration. Wells is working on implementing the Raise the Age law, including creating something of a hybrid corrections officer and social worker job. His astute and active membership works on the front lines and can bolster political campaigns.
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We salute our very own George Gresham and Gabby Seay, and all of the 2018 City & State Labor Power 50 and Watch List honorees. Thank you to the New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO for all you do for our union town. Together we will continue to improve conditions for hardworking New Yorkers, and the communities we call home.
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Executive Secretary-Treasurer, New York City District Council of Carpenters
President, New York City Board of Education Employees Local 372
President, Professional Staff Congress
Carmen Charles was elected president of the 10,000-member Municipal Hospital Employees Union Local 420 in 2002. In 2011, her bid for District Council 37 president came up short when she lost a runoff to current President Eddie Rodriguez. Known as an independent voice in District Council 37, Charles marches to the beat of her own drum. While the other locals work out of the DC 37 headquarters downtown on Barclay Street, you’ll have to go up to West 36th Street to find Charles.
Joseph Geiger’s union comprises nine locals representing more than 20,000 carpenters, millwrights, dock builders, marine divers, core drillers, timbermen, concrete carpenters, cabinetmakers, floor coverers and industrial workers. His members have been working on Hudson Yards, even after the developer on the megaproject went open shop, and actually increased their numbers at the 28-acre site despite ongoing protests.
Since 2014, Shaun Francois has led New York City Board of Education Employees Local 372 – the largest local in District Council 37 – with a membership of more than 24,000 that is made up of nonpedagogical New York City public school employees, including food servers and crossing guards. His members have a presence in every New York City neighborhood, with many coming from the communities in which they work. For some, these folks represent the real troops of District Council 37.
Of New York’s higher education unions, the Professional Staff Congress – which represents 30,000 City University of New York faculty members and professional staff – has the highest profile. CUNY receives funding from the state, and Barbara Bowen has had a contentious relationship with Gov. Andrew Cuomo over the years, sparring with him on a number of issues. Higher wages for adjunct professors ranks among her top issues, and she is trying to make progress on it in a meaningful way.
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President, Communications Workers of America Local 1180
President, Detectives’ Endowment Association
President, New York City Sergeants Benevolent Association
As president of the Uniformed Fire Officers Association, which represents 2,600 members across the state, Jake Lemonda lobbied for the reauthorization of the Zadroga Act, which provides health benefits and compensation for first responders, volunteers and victims of 9/11. Lemonda also played a leading role in forming a coalition to negotiate the 2011-18 round of collective bargaining. Lemonda is a respected voice in the labor movement, one other leaders – and elected officials – turn to.
With 8,500 civil servants in its rank and file, the Communications Workers of America Local 1180 is not a large union, which may surprise some due to the outsized figure cut by its former president, Arthur Cheliotes, who recently stepped down after nearly four decades in charge. Cheliotes will continue in the part-time role of business manager, however, and serve as chief negotiator on the pending contract. His successor, Gloria Middleton, who previously served as secretary-treasurer ran unopposed.
Though he goes about his business quietly, Michael Palladino is a strong advocate for his members, ready to defend them even in highly charged moments. But the Ivy League-educated Bronx native is seen, overall, as a reasonable voice – one people turn to, for example, on pension issues. Palladino has been involved during an ongoing transition as the NYPD has asked detectives to assume greater responsibilities in counterterrorism and cybersecurity in the years since the 9/11 attacks.
Whether invoking New York’s “moral obligation” to cooperate with federal immigration agents or awarding Fox News host Jeanine Pirro an SBA Heroes Award, Ed Mullins has no problem voicing opinions uncommon among union leaders. In 2014, the SBA president even called Mayor Bill de Blasio a “nincompoop,” but the following year the two made peace after agreeing to a new contract. Unlike his PBA counterpart, who also butts heads with the mayor, Mullins ultimately takes a pragmatic approach in contract negotiations.
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Congratulations to all the honorees especially to our Business Manager Mike Apuzzo, your hard work and dedication is appreciated by Plumbers Local No. 1 and all of the labor movement. Michael Apuzzo Business Manager
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Freddy Delligatti Business Agent-At-Large Business Agents
Richard Gilligan Danny Lucarelli
President/Business Agent John Hickey Organizers George Malandrakis Louis J. Pasquale
Paul O’Connor Financial Secretary-Treasurer
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Joseph Azzopardi
Beverley Brakeman
Tino Gagliardi
Business Manager, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 14-14B
Business Manager / Secretary Treasurer, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 9
Director, United Auto Workers Region 9A
President and Executive Director, Local 802, American Federation of Musicians
Beverley Brakeman took over as director of United Auto Workers Region 9A in June after her predecessor, Julie Kushner, decided to run for state Senate in Connecticut. Region 9A encompasses workers in eastern New York – including New York City, the Hudson Valley and The Capital District area – as well as New England and Puerto Rico. The union’s varied members includes legal service workers in New York City and, earlier this year, graduate school employees at Columbia University joined as well.
The music industry is vital to New York City’s identity – and to its economy – but many artists have been forced to leave in recent years as income from music industry jobs has fallen while the cost of living has steadily risen. Tino Gagliardi has advocated for the ability of musicians to make a fair living and protected live performance and recording industry standards. Local 802 has 7,500 members, many of whom perform on Broadway, work on late night television or at a variety of clubs and venues across New York City.
For years, his local held all the crane permits in New York City, and Ed Christian was quietly one of the city’s more powerful union leaders. Regulatory change, however, has eroded the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 14-14B’s power, enabling developers – including Related Cos. on Hudson Yards – to circumvent union labor. But Christian and his local maintain influence over the regulation, training and licensing of crane operators, who are highly skilled and play a critical role on construction sites.
In 2015, Joseph Azzopardi was elected to lead the 11,000-member District Council 9 of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. His members paint New York City’s bridges and New York City Housing Authority buildings. They work on lead remediation in NYCHA, where the union runs an apprentice program for locals. Azzopardi is an executive board member of the New York City Central Labor Council, the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York and the state AFL-CIO.
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President, United University Professions
President, Steamfitters Local 638
Business Manager, United Association Plumbers Local 1
United University Professions is one of the nation’s largest public higher education unions, with 35,000 members. Frederick Kowal was elected UUP president in 2013 after pledging to transform the union into a progressive force. This year, he negotiated a new contract establishing an adjunct professor salary floor across the state, which had never existed before.
Steamfitters Local 638, with its 8,200 members, plays a critical role in construction projects, working on heavy piping, including heating, air conditioning and ventilation as well as fire suppression and sprinkler systems in commercial, residential and industrial buildings in New York City and the surrounding counties. As union president, Patrick Dolan Jr. runs a large training facility in Long Island City and is closely involved with the city’s energy code. His input is often sought on those and other issues.
In 2017, Michael Apuzzo took the helm of the United Association Plumbers Local 1, which has an active membership within New York City of 6,000 workers handling a broad range of projects, including megadevelopments, infrastructure and NYCHA housing. An influential voice around licensing requirements, worker safety and conservation issues, the union also advocates for improvements to water infrastructure and renewable energy. Seen by some as an up‑and‑comer in the labor movement, Apuzzo is listened to when he speaks.
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Metallic Lathers and Reinforcing Ironworkers Local 46 was the first union to take a pay cut to work on Hudson Yards. To stay competitive with nonunion labor, members voted to slash their compensation by 15 percent, or around $14 an hour. A few years later, they found themselves on the picket line. According to Terry Moore, Local 46’s business manager, the developer asked him to take over for two other unions, but he “refused to go through another trade’s picket line.”
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Alexander Gleason
Oren Barzilay defeated an incumbent last year to become president of Local 2507, which represents 4,000 emergency medical technician and paramedics. Social media played a large role in his upset victory, which some saw as significant given labor’s struggles to connect with younger generations. Barzilay said his top priority will be tackling the vast disparity in pay and benefits between his membership – which is 40 percent women and more than half minorities – and those of other first responders.
As director of policy, research and legislation at the New York City Central Labor Council, Alexander Gleason advocates for policies that lift the wage floor and spur economic growth. He works with affiliated unions on creating a collective voice and advocacy in the legislative process. Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Janus ruling, he has been particularly active in providing affiliates with new supports and capacity. Gleason also teaches politics and public policy at SUNY Empire State College.
Gabriel Gallucci
Caitlin Pearce
Michele Gilliam
Davon Lomax entered the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 9’s apprenticeship program not too long after graduating from a vocational high school in Queens. He would become a shop steward in the union, and then foreman. In 2011, Lomax was asked to join the union’s leadership and, a few years later, was appointed political director – a role in which he’s made a name for himself as a rising star in the labor movement.
In his time at the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators, Gabriel Gallucci has worked on building inclusionary educational systems tailored to children of all ethnic, religious and racial backgrounds. He has also lobbied for $125 million in Fair Student Funding for more than 850 schools as well as funding to provide free lunches for 1.1 million students throughout New York City. Prior to joining CSA, Gallucci was the political and legislative director at New York Communities for Change.
Caitlin Pearce took over in January for Sara Horowitz, the founder and longtime executive director of the Freelancers Union. Pearce has been with the organization since 2010 and helped lead some of its most ambitious initiatives, including SPARK, which created a network of freelancer hubs across the United States. She also led a grass-roots coalition that secured passage of the 2016 Freelance Isn’t Free Act in New York City, which provides wage theft protections for independent contractors.
Michele Gilliam was the New Hampshire constituency director on U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign, and after the primary, she moved on to work for the Hillary Clinton campaign as a deputy labor campaign director. During her time working for Clinton, she was tasked with harnessing union support on the ground in key battleground states. The Queens native has a broad set of relationships in the labor movement, and now serves as political director at Transport Workers Union Local 100.
Gabby Seay
Alison Hirsh
Camille Rivera
Jason Ortiz
Gabby Seay joined 1199SEIU in May to oversee the labor powerhouse’s political, legislative and policy work in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Florida. Before joining 1199SEIU, Seay was political director of then-President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign in Ohio – a key swing state that he won narrowly – and went on to serve on his inaugural committee. She has also worked for 270 Strategies, a grass-roots organizing group launched by Obama veterans.
Alison Hirsh has a long track record of building coalitions between organized labor and community groups. Her role as political director of a 163,000-member union takes her around the state and country, but her effectiveness as a strategist was on display in New York City last month during the passage of the cap on for-hire vehicles. Hirsh also sits on the New York City Council’s Charter Revision Commission. She was previously policy and legislative director for the New York League of Conservation Voters.
The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union bolstered its firepower when longtime community organizer and activist Camille Rivera joined the union’s leadership last year. Rivera was coming off a stint as national deputy political director for the Service Employees International Union during the 2016 presidential campaign, running its $4 million Latino get-out-the-vote effort. Rivera has also worked in the New York City Department of Homeless Services.
The powerful New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council has been on a winning streak since 2015, when Jason Ortiz assumed the post of political director, including securing legislation that imposed restrictions on Airbnb rentals. Ortiz previously worked at the state Attorney General’s Office as well as Metropolitan Public Strategies, whose founder, Neal Kwatra, once held the post he now occupies. Another former HTC political director, Josh Gold, is now Uber’s top public affairs strategist in New York.
Davon Lomax
These 10 people in organized labor have begun to make a name for themselves in New York’s political world – and each of them has plenty of potential to make their mark in the years ahead.
Political Director, International Governmental Affairs Director, Union of Painters and Allied Council of School Supervisors Trades District Council 9 and Administrators
Political Director, 1199SEIU
Political Director and Vice President, 32BJ SEIU
President, Uniformed EMTs, Paramedics & Fire Inspectors FDNY Local 2507
Executive Director, Freelancers Union
National Political Director, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
Director of Policy, Research and Legislation, New York City Central Labor Council
Political Director, Transport Workers Union Local 100
Political Director, New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council
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legalnotices@cityandstateny.com NOTICE OF FORMATION Uniti Fiber LLC Application for Authority filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/25/2018. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware on 02/04/2010. SSNY has been designated as an agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him is: 10802 Executive Center Drive, Benton Building, Suite 300, Attn: Daniel L. Heard, EVP, General Counsel & Secretary, Little Rock, AR 72211 The principal business address of the LLC is: 10802 Executive Center Drive, Benton Building, Suite 300, Little Rock, AR 72211 Delaware address of LLC is: 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE 19801 Certificate of LLC filed with Secretary of State of Delaware located at: Division of Corporations, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. ¬Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901 Purpose: Provide wireless infrastructure services and products and all other business permitted under New York law
Notice of Qualification of Fora Financial Business Loans LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/17/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/15/12. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 519 8th Ave., 11th Fl., NY, NY 10018. DE addr. of LLC: c/o US Corp. Agents, Inc., 300 Delaware Ave., Ste. 210-A, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of the State of DE, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of Masci Family Property Management, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/15/18. 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: 22 Watts St, Apt 7, NY, NY 10013. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is Colomba Masci, 22 Watts St Apt 7, NY, NY 10013. Purpose: any lawful activity. NOTICE OF FORMATION of JDR INNOVATIONS, LLC. Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 2/8/2018. Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 405 North Ave, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: Any lawful act.
Notice of Formation M4352R, LLC. Arts of Org Filed with Secy. of State of NY 6/25/2018. Ofc Loc.: Richmond Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC, 7 Navy Pier Ct, Staten Island, NY 10304. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
STRIVEIV MEDICINE, PLLC, a Prof. LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 07/27/2018. Office location: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Cogency Global Inc., 10 East 40th Street, 10th Fl, NY, NY 10016. Purpose: To Practice The Profession Of Medicine.
September 3, 2018 Notice of Qualification of CITADEL FUNDING PARTNERS II, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/20/18. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/25/18. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1120 Ave of the Americas, Fl. 4, NY, NY 10036. DE address of LLC: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste 101, Dover, DE 19904. 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 Tacodumbo 114W47 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/11/18. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 399 Lafayette St., 2nd Fl., NY, NY 10003. Purpose: any lawful activities. Notice of Formation of Rarebird Consulting LLC filed with SSNY on 07/10/2018. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 519 W 48th Street #19, New York, NY 10036. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Qualification of HIC Group GP, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/20/18. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 5/30/18. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 444 Madison Ave, Fl. 22, NY, NY 10022. DE address of LLC: 1013 Centre Rd, Ste 403-B, Wilmington, DE 19805. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of Tree Force, LLC filed with SSNY on June, 25 2018. Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 259 Clayton Rd., Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. SME Business Solutions, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 08/17/2018. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as an agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: Michelle Emokpae, 15 Bailey Place, Staten Island, NY 10303. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.
FRESHRENO NEW YORK LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 7/11/18. Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 1967 Wehrle Drive Suite 1 #086 Buffalo, NY 14221. Purpose: any lawful purpose. Notice of Qualification of FULLSTEAM HOLDINGS LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/24/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 02/26/18. Princ. office of LLC: 535 Madison Ave., 24th Fl., NY, NY 10022. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, c/o Aquiline Capital Partners LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of DE, 401 Federal St., #4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of formation of 7 GRAMS CAFFE - 76 MADISON LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/23/18. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: 385 1st Ave., #7H, NY, NY 10010. Purpose: any lawful act. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Metro Look, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/4/18. Office location: New York County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/ her is: Registered Agents Inc. 90 State St. Ste. 700 Office 40 Albany, NY 12207. The principal business address of the LLC is: 251 W. 74th St. Apt. 7b New York, NY 10023. Purpose: any lawful act or activity
Notice of Formation of I Am My Sister (Women helping Women) LLC, filed with SSNY on June 29, 2018. Office: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of any process against the LLC: I Am My Sister (Women helping Women) POB 2593, Peekskill, NY 10566. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.
Notice of Formation of Valibac LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY 3/7/18. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Isaac Chestnut, 10 Stratford Rd, White Plains, NY 10603. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Qualification of Chava Feigen, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/29/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/23/18. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: National Registered Agents, Inc., 111 Eighth Ave., NY, NY 10011, also the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Address to be maintained in DE: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste. 101, Dover, DE 19904. Arts of Org. filed with the DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities. RH 537 LLC. Authority filed SSNY 4/20/18. Office: NY Co. LLC formed DE 4/17/18. Exists. c/o NRAI, 160 Greentree Dr #101 Dover, DE 19904. SSNY designated agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served & mail to c/o DH Property Holdings LLC, 2 Park Ave., 14th Fl., NY, NY 10016. Cert of Registration Filed SOS, Corp Dept., 401 Federal St #4, Dover DE 19901. General Purpose.
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Notice of Qualification of RowCon, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/16/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/17/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Wade S. Ninemire, 5265 Parkway Plaza Blvd., Ste. 130, Charlotte, NC 28217. Address to be maintained in DE: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste. 101, Dover, DE 19904. Arts of Org. filed with the DE Secy. of State, Divisions of Corporations, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities.
M&M BROWS, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with NYS Department of State on 5/24/2018. Office loc: Westchester County. The New York Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. New York Secretary of State shall mail process to: M&M BROWS, LLC, Attn: Michelle Matos, 44 North Broadway Apt# 5FN, White Plains, NY 10603. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Notice of Formation of Singer 158 Lafayette LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/27/18. 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: 95 Delancey St, Fl. 2, NY, NY 10002. Purpose: any lawful activity.
LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM HOZHO, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/08/18. Office: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 244 Madison Avenue, Suite 1590, New York, NY 10016. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. NOTICE OF FORMATION Uniti Dark Fiber LLC Application for Authority filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/07/2018. Office location: NEW YORK County. LLC formed in Delaware on 12/02/2015. SSNY has been designated as an agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him is: 10802 Executive Center Drive, Benton Building, Suite 300, Attn: Keith Harvey, VP, Deputy General Counsel, Little Rock, AR 72211 The principal business address of the LLC is: 10802 Executive Center Drive, Benton Building, Suite 300, Little Rock, AR 72211 Delaware address of LLC is: 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE 19801 Certificate of LLC filed with Secretary of State of Delaware located at: Division of Corporations, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. ¬Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901 Purpose: Provide wireless infrastructure services and products and all other business permitted under New York law
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September 3, 2018 Sada by Sarah, LLC filed with SSNY on March 28, 2018. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: Sarah Dawson, 350 E 19th Street, Ste. 5J , Brooklyn, NY 11226. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.
Notice of Qualification of TACONIC ESSEX MANAGEMENT LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/12/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 04/11/18. Princ. office of LLC: Taconic Investment Partners LLC, 111 Eighth Ave., Ste. 1500, NY, NY 10011. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. DE addr. of LLC: Corporation Service Co., 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. Notice of Formation of Zenith Venture Capital 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: 1 Battery Park Plz., Ste 310, NY, NY 10004. Purpose: any lawful activity.
Notice of Qualification of WISE Ventures Investments, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/31/18. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/7/17. 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. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1311215 FOR LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 441 METROPOLITAN AVE BROOKLYN, NY 11211. KINGS COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. TEAM CAMEO LLC.
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Name: Deatomic, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/26/2018. Office Location: Richmond County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the Deatomic, LLC, P.O. Box 90533, Staten Island, New York 10309. Purpose: For any lawful purpose Notice of Formation of Eldon Group LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/02/18. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to LEGALINC CORPORATE SERVICE INC.1967 Wehrle Drive Suite 1 #086 Buffalo. NY 14221 Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of 200 East 62nd Street, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 7/30/18. Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 200 E. 62nd St., NY, 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. Purpose: any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of Milo Plastering, LLC filed with SSNY on June 22, 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: 7014 13TH Avenue, Suite 202 Brooklyn, New York, 11228 . Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of NOVALAND LLC filed with SSNY on 7/19/2018. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 1901 E 29th St Brooklyn, NY, 11229. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Qualification of Ginkgo Tree Managing Member, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 5/14/18. Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 300 Park Ave., 21st Fl., NY, NY 10022. LLC formed in DE on 5/8/18. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Cogency Global Inc. (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, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity.
Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC). The name of the LLC is: Midnight Shooters Lacrosse, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) office on: 07/20/2018. The County in which the Office is to be located: Westchester. The SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is: Jason M. Roberts, 440 Pelham Manor Road, Pelham Manor, NY 10803. Purpose: any lawful activity. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF TACERA TRENDS LLC Arts of Org filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/16/2018. Office location: NEW YORK County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to principal business address: 1385 BROADWAY SUITE 1003, NEW YORK, NY 10018. Purpose: any lawful act. Notice of Qualification of Eversept Partners, L.P. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/29/18. Office location: New York County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 9/15/15. SSNY is designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 444 Madison Ave, Fl. 22, NY, NY 10022. DE address of LP: 1013 Centre Rd, Ste 403-B, Wilmington, DE 19805. 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 FORMATION of 711 BBA LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/26/18. Off. Loc.: King County. SSNY has been desig. as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy to is: The LLC, 16 West 36th Street, 11th Flr., New York, New York. Purpose: Any lawful act.
Notice of Qualification of 520 WEST 43RD STREET REIT, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/25/18. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 4/2/18. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 729 7th Ave, Fl. 15, NY, NY 10019. DE address of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity.
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF CANNA LLP Arts. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/13/18. Office location: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLP to 10 East 40th St., 21st Floor, NY, NY 10016. Purpose: any lawful act.
NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF KINGS THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2006OA14, MORTGAGE P A S S - T H R O U G H CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-OA14, Plaintiff against MIRIAM RIVERA A/K/A MIRIAM R. RIVERA; JOE R. RIVERA A/K/A JOE RIVERA; ANA RIVERA; JOE RIVERA, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on October 25, 2017. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in Room 224 of the Kings County Courthouse, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. on the 20th day of September, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York. Said premises known as 12 Nichols Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11208. (Block: 4109, Lot: 112). Approximate amount of lien $ 628,907.05 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 511600-15. Doron A. Leiby, Esq., Referee. Stern & Eisenberg, PC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff Woodbridge Corporate Plaza 485 B Route 1 South – Suite 330 Iselin, NJ 08830 (732) 582-6344
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1312957 FOR LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 522 HUDSON ST NY, NY 10014. NEW YORK COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. HUDSON & CHARLES DINETTE INC.
Notice of Qualification of SNOWCAT GP LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/25/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/20/18. Princ. office of LLC: 810 Seventh Ave., 33rd Fl., NY, NY 10019. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of the State of DE, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., Federal and Duke of York Sts., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Green Ox Capital, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY 7/05/2018. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Green Ox Capital LLC, Attn: Antonia Martinez, 9 Nursery Lane, Rye, NY 10580. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. NGW LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 05/24/2018. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 40 W 86t st APT 6C New York, NY 10024. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. CESURG, LLC, art of org. filed with SSNY on 4/19/18. Office location: Westchester County, SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Legalinc Corporate Services Inc. , 1967 Wehrle Drive, Suite 1#086, Buffalo, NY 14221. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Notice of Formation of Woolley & Co., LLC filed with SSNY on July 11, 2018. Office: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 124 West 79th Street, Apt#6B, New York, NY 10024. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. M.ECHEVARRIA, ADR LLC, a foreign LLC filed with SSNY 07/20/18. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: Margarita Echevarria, 2 Constitution Ct, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Purpose: Solo Practice.
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Notice of Formation of JRD GRP LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/12/18. 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. Matter Moda LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 07/10/2018. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: Joaquin Gregorio 95 East 7th St, #4, New York, NY 10009. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. IGLOO GERTIE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 07/25/18. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 184 North 8th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Notice of Qualification of FULLSTEAM OPERATIONS LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/24/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 04/19/18. Princ. office of LLC: 535 Madison Ave., 24th Fl., NY, NY 10022. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Aquiline Capital Partners LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of DE, 401 Federal St., #4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Formation of AVSB Realty LLC filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/30/18. Office loc.: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address SSNY shall mail process to 130 W. 3rd St., #4N, New York, NY 10012. Purpose: Any lawful activity
Notice of formation of Vineyard 718, LLC filed with SSNY on May 05, 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: 92 Tier St., Bx, NY 10464. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.
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BENNY PLASTERING, PAINTING & REMODELING, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on 05/18/2018. Office: Richmond County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 141 Jackson Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of Flower Oil LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/10/18. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 399 Lafayette St., 2nd Fl., NY, NY 10003. Purpose: any lawful activities. PRIME LINKS TRANSPORT ,LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/31/18. Office: Weschester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, Michael A. Hynes 312 S 2nd Ave #1, Mount Vernon NY 10550. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION of CONSULATE HOTEL ASSOCIATES, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/10/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in DE 7/3/18. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Dahan & Nowick LLP. Attn: M. Marc Dahan, Esq., 123 Main St., 9th FL, White Plains, NY 10601. DE address of LLC: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste 101, Dover, DE 19904. Cert of Form. filed with DE SOS, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1313037 FOR LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 809 9TH AVE NEW YORK, NY 10019. NEW YORK COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION.
Notice of Qualification of LINCOLN AVENUE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/14/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/10/18. Princ. office of LLC: 595 Madison Ave., 16th Fl., NY, NY 10022. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Jeffrey W. Bullock, Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., #4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Qualification of IRON MOUNTAIN DATA CENTERS SERVICES, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/22/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/19/17. Princ. office of LLC: One Federal St., Boston, MA 02110. 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 DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., 401 Federal St., #4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of Llama San LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/20/18. Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 359 6th Ave., NY, NY 10014. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 50 Withers St., Brooklyn, NY 11211. Purpose: any lawful activity. Rotger Trucking, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 05/04/2018. Office loc: Weschester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: Kedwin F. Rotger, 1 Charles pl Apt 1 Yonkers NY 10704. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.
WESTVILLE HK LLC. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1313058 FOR LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 404 NORTH COUNTRY ROAD ST JAMES, NY 11780. SUFFOLK COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. DRA CORP.
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September 3, 2018 BUREAU CTR, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 07/02/2018. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: Claudia Torres Rondon, 160 Bleecker Street, apt 5KE. New York, NY 10012. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.
FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK CITY OF NEW YORK: COUNTY OF BRONX SUMMONS - Docket No.: B-9871/18 ---------------------------------X In the Matter of Commitment of Guardianship and Custody of NOAH LUCAS SMITH-HINTON also known as NOAH SMITH HINTON also known as NOAH SMITH
SAVANNAH CAFÉ LLC.
A Child under the Age of Eighteen Years ---------------------------------X In the Name of the People of the State of New York TO: DOMINIQUE SMITH ADDRESS: UNKNOWN A Petition having been duly filed in this Court, alleging that the above-named child in the care of THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING HOSPITAL, should be committed to the guardianship and custody of THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING HOSPITAL; a copy of said Petition being annexed hereto; 900 Sheridan Avenue, Bronx, New York, Part 9, in front of the Hon. Sarah P. Cooper on September 27, 2018 at 9:00AM in the forenoon of said day to Show Cause why the Court should not enter an Order committing the guardianship and custody of said child to the petitioning agency as required by law. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that if the guardianship and custody of said child are committed to the petitioning agency, THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING HOSPITAL, said child may be adopted with consent of the petitioning agency without your consent or further notice to you. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that you have the right to be represented by a lawyer, and, if the Court finds that you are unable to pay for a lawyer, you have the right to have a lawyer assigned by the Court. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that upon failure of the person summoned to appear, all of his or her parental rights to the child may be terminated, and PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that his or her failure to appear shall constitute a denial of his or her interest in the child which denial may result, without further notice, in the transfer or commitment of the child’s care, custody or guardianship or in the child’s adoption in this or any subsequent proceeding in which such care, custody or guardianship or adoption be at issue. Dated: Bronx, New York August 28, 2018 By Order of the Court /S/ Clerk of the Family Court Notice of Formation of Seiva, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/17/18. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Mr. Michael Sloan, WG&S, LLP, 10990 Wilshire Blvd., 8th Fl., Los Angeles, CA 90024. Purpose: any lawful activities. NOTICE OF FORMATION of DJS 85th LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/10/18. Off. Loc.: New York County. SSNY has been desig. as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy to is: David Katzenberg, 429 East 52nd Street, Apt. 7B, New York, NY 10022. Purpose: Any lawful act .
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1313070 FOR LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 75 UTICA AVE BROOKLYN, NY 11233. KINGS COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION.
Notice of Qualification of TWA Hotel Documentary LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 8/22/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 8/20/18. 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 address 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: all lawful purposes. Notice of Formation of Film Transaction LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 8/16/2018. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: One World Trade Center, 44th Fl, NY NY 10007. Any Lawful Purpose.
Public Notice Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to collocate wireless communications antennas at two locations. Antennas will be installed on a rooftop with an overall height of 83 feet at the approx. vicinity of 84-23 & 84-25 85th Road, Woodhaven, Queens County, NY 11421. Antennas will be installed on a rooftop with an overall height of 73 feet at the approx. vicinity of 532 East 184th Street, Bronx, Bronx County, NY 10458. Public comments regarding potential effects from these sites on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Erin, e.alsop@ trileaf.com, 10845 Olive Blvd, Suite 260, St. Louis, MO 63141, 314-997-6111.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1313064 FOR WINE & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL WINE & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 131 AVE A NEW YORK, NY 10009. NEW YORK COUNTY, FOR ONPREMISE CONSUMPTION.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1313104 FOR LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 886 AMSTERDAM AVE NEW YORK, NY 10025. NEW YORK COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION.
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