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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wasn’t a fluke.

The 28-year-old’s out-of-nowhere upset of Rep. Joseph Crowley stunned the political world. Following her victory in the June 26 congressional primary, elected officials had to decide how to react.

Some politicians, such as Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who already faced a challenge on the left from actress Cynthia Nixon, played up their progressive bona fides.

Others made a point of endorsing insurgent candidates, especially those challenging former members of the Independent Democratic Conference, which had helped empower state Senate Republicans. Still others simply stood by establishment Democrats like Cuomo and state attorney general candidate Letitia James.

In Thursday’s primary, some of the young progressives hoping to be the next Ocasio-Cortez followed through, capitalizing on an electorate fed up with the status quo. Among them were Alessandra Biaggi and Jessica Ramos, each of whom knocked out a former IDC state senator, as well as Julia Salazar, a candidate seemingly tailor-made to replicate Ocasio-Cortez who veered off to follow her own idiosyncratic path to victory.

Yet the strong showing by progressives won’t change the fact that Republicans run the state Senate – and will continue to do so unless the uprising on the left carries through to the November general election.

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CONTENTS

PRIMARY NIGHT …6

CELESTE SLOMAN; KYLE O’LEARY/TISH JAMES FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL

A big night for the establishment; a bad night for the IDC ANDREA STEWART-COUSINS … 10

Is is finally her turn to take over the state Senate?

LATIMER’S TO-DO LIST … 16 The Westchester County executive on the county’s biggest policy issues

WESTCHESTER 50 … 20

The influentials every politician needs to know

WINNERS & LOSERS … 46 Who was up and who was down last week

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Latest IDC CHALLENGERS The biggest primary upset was Alessandra Biaggi’s victory over state Sen. Jeff Klein, a longtime power broker in Albany who founded and led the controversial Independent Democratic Conference for years. The breakaway IDC’s alliance with state Senate Republicans brought more money and power to its members – and more say in passing legislation – but it was dissolved earlier this year in the face of growing discontent from progressive Democrats. It wasn’t enough, as six of the eight former IDC members were vanquished.

There were no upsets in the statewide Democratic primaries – Gov. Andrew Cuomo bested challenger Cynthia Nixon and New York City Public Advocate Letitia James won the state attorney general contest easily. The race for lieutenant governor was much closer, with Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul beating New York City Councilman Jumaane Williams by 5 points.

Turnout for the election was more than double what it was in 2014 – over 1.4 million Democrats turned out to vote in the gubernatorial primary.

In fact, Nixon lost with a greater number of votes than Cuomo won with in 2014. Despite impressive performances from progressives across the state, Cuomo’s entire ticket still took home the win.

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Another lawmaker who has kept state Senate Republicans in power – state Sen. Simcha Felder, a Democrat who caucuses with the GOP – coasted in his Brooklyn district despite a spirited challenge from Blake Morris. In a race that garnered national and even international headlines, tabloid sensation Julia Salazar won her Democratic primary race against Brooklyn state Sen. Martin Malavé Dilan. And three Assembly members – Democrats Earlene Hooper and Ari Espinal and Republican Joe Errigo – were knocked out despite the advantages of incumbency.

Back & Forth

A Q&A with consultant and former political strategist

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IN OTHER RESULTS

You’ve been helping tech companies like Uber to navigate government regulations.

In your new book, “The Fixer,” you talk a lot about how if New York squashes a business, it sets the stage for other markets to do the same. How much of your business stems from helping companies navigate New York’s regulations?

If you take Lemonade (Insurance Co.), when we won New York, it’s not that we didn’t have to work too hard to get in the rest of the country, but we kind of knew we were going to. So New York has a really outsized impact on tech regulation. If New York makes up 3 percent of the country, it has a tenfold impact in terms of tech policy regulation.

What were the biggest ways in which running Michael Bloomberg’s 2009 mayoral campaign prepared you for your consult-

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ing firm and helping technology companies navigate regulations?

The kind of organization that we had on the Bloomberg campaign and the relentlessness ultimately was useful for getting anything done.

It’s the same concept: We are going to run every single tech campaign like at the high level, highly funded, political campaign.

How do you think New York officials’ sentiment toward tech has changed from 2011 – when you started – to now?

It is easier now in the sense that after so many politicians in New York got the shit kicked out of them by startups like Uber, this notion of, “Oh we can just do the bidding of our donors and no one will know the difference,” they no longer think that.

They’re far more likely to say, “OK, let’s try to figure out solutions here.”

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his running mates – Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul and state attorney general candidate Letitia James – notched wins for the establishment during Thursday’s primaries. But a number of insurgents prevailed in state legislative races – with six candidates knocking out former members of the state Senate Independent Democratic Conference. Here’s a quick rundown of the IDC’s challengers who won.

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JEFF KLEIN: 44.48%

ZELLNOR MYRIE: 51.30%

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JESSICA RAMOS: 50.73%

JOSE PERALTA: 41.74%

TONY AVELLA: 45.31%

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JESSE HAMILTON: 43.44%

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ALESSANDRA BIAGGI: 53.11%

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RACHEL MAY: 50.47%

ROBERT JACKSON: 52.88%

MARISOL ALCANTARA: 36.39%

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closely linked campaigns and mutual endorsements.

Asked earlier in the day what she would do first if elected, James said she would ask the state Legislature to grant the office the power to investigate corruption without first getting the approval of the governor’s office.

In her victory speech, James said she was looking forward to the general election against Republican Keith Wofford, a bankruptcy attorney running for office for the first time.

With her victory, “Though tonight was an incredible victory, Letitia James is poised to be the we cannot lose sight of what is ahead of us. We first woman of now face an opponent who voted for Donald color to hold a Trump,” she said of Wofford. “Who doesn’t statewide office in share our values. And now is not the time for New York. a Trump supporter as attorney general.”

But James also looked to the past, emphasizing her record in public service, as she had done throughout the campaign. A Howard University School of Law graduate, James started her career as a public defender for the Legal Aid Society. She served as legal counsel to legislators in Albany, and was an assistant attorney general under then-Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. She was elected to the New York City Council in 2003 on the Working Families Party line – which she declined to pursue in this race – and served there until winning the public advocate’s race in 2013.

In a night that saw a number of progressive Democrats winning races, James’ establishment candidacy may seem like an outlier. But James ran an unabashedly progressive campaign, calling for marijuana legalization, the abolition of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the aggressive reform of bail laws. Though the office has no power over legislation, its past occupants have used the statewide office as a bully pulpit to lobby for change in New York and beyond. And supporters at James’ party were eager to highlight her progressive credentials.

“Just because you’re a part of the establishment doesn’t mean you’re not progressive,” said Na’ilah Amaru, a political strategist who volunteered on James’ campaign.

“It’s an unfair binary. And it’s simply not the case.”

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N THE END, being close to the most powerful politician in New York paid off.

New York City Public Advocate Letitia James fought off criticism that she was too close to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and comfortably won the Democratic primary for state attorney general on Thursday. Now the 59-year-old from Brooklyn will be the heavy favorite in November’s general election and likely become the first black woman elected to a statewide position in New York.

James won with more than 40 percent of the vote, defeating Fordham University law professor Zephyr Teachout, who earned 31 percent of the vote, and Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, who won 25 percent of the vote despite spending more than the other three candidates combined, according to the latest campaign filings.

Leecia Eve, a lobbyist for Verizon, came in fourth, with more than 3 percent of the vote.

It was anyone’s race – until it wasn’t. All of the public polls predicted a close race, with many voters undecided. But James harnessed all the powers of the political establishment to pull off a victory, winning the vast majority of endorsements from elected officials, labor unions and interest groups.

That coalition was in full force at James’ victory party at the Milk River Lounge in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, on Thursday night, as she took the stage surrounded by some of the biggest names in New York politics, from Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to Rep. Carolyn Maloney.

But the most significant player in that coalition was nowhere to be seen. Reports said Cuomo was in Albany, watching the results in private. The public couldn’t see his reactions, but he seemed to have gotten exactly what he wanted, with James’ win, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s victory over New York City Councilman Jumaane Williams, and his own vanquishing of progressive actress Cynthia Nixon.

Throughout the campaign, James insisted that she would be independent from the governor, despite their

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James’ ties to Cuomo hand her a historic win.

“Just because you’re a part of the establishment doesn’t mean you’re not progressive.”

– NA’ILAH AMARU, A POLITICAL STRATEGIST AND JAMES VOLUNTEER

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Voters to Albany: We’re watching you!

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ESPITE THE apparent dissimilarity between the results in the statewide races and the state Senate contests in Thursday’s Democratic primary – the establishment won the former and lost the latter – the election actually sent one consistent overall message to Albany: The voters have woken up and they are paying attention. And, for the first time in recent memory, they even threaten to hold their elected officials accountable.

Former members of the Independent Democratic Conference and state Alessandra Biaggi, Sen. Martin Malawith some of New York City’s top vé Dilan had every political and union reason to believe that leaders, celebrates they could betray her victory over their constituents’ state Sen. Jeff Klein. partisan preferences, rake in donations from the real estate industry that looted their communities, or both, without risking their re-election. Historically, New York’s cumbersome electoral laws, which keep turnout among the lowest rates of any state in the nation, protected incumbents from being punished.

State legislators were more likely to leave office upon indict-

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ment or conviction than by losing to a primary challenger.

“From 2006 through 2016, there had never been a year in which more than three members of the 213-person Legislature were defeated in a primary,” Politico New York noted on Friday. (By contrast, more than dozen members of the state Legislature have pleaded guilty to or been convicted of crimes since Gov. Andrew Cuomo took office in 2011.) Now, thanks to the election of President Donald Trump, New York’s liberal Democratic base is enraged, engaged and turning out. Albany Democrats can no longer do whatever they want without fearing any consequence.

Despite New York state election law’s impediments and the New York City Board of Elections’ best efforts to disenfranchise voters by every means, from purging them from the rolls to sending them to the wrong election district, voters came out at twice the rate they did in 2014. (To be sure, the Board of Elections may be guilty of incompetence rather than malice, although a cynic would argue that the incompetence is by design.)

Not only were a remarkable seven incumbent state senators ousted, but IDC challenger Julie Goldberg came surprisingly close in her race against upstate ex-IDC state Sen. David Carlucci, losing by only 7 percentage points. Meanwhile, the progressive reformer slate for statewide offices exceeded expectations. Cynthia Nixon – a first-time candidate who was dramatically outspent by the two-term incumbent governor with a much better last name – pulled in nearly 34 percent of the vote. This is despite the fact that Cuomo nimbly adjusted to the shifting political winds and moved steadily left during his second term, especially after Nixon got in the race. Nixon’s running mate, New York City Councilman Jumaane Williams, came within 6 percentage points of upsetting Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul. Their ally Zephyr Teachout, a law professor who has never held public office, received 31 percent of the vote – even though the establishment pick, New York City Public Advocate Letitia James, has a liberal record and strong ties to the state’s progressive political infrastructure.

Cuomo’s slate had all the advantages: larger (or any) public office, experience, name recognition, far more endorsements from unions and elected officials, and vastly more money to spend. The state party was fully behind them. It even sent a mailer accusing Nixon – whose children are being raised Jewish – of anti-Semitism.

Even though the establishment held on, the insurgents’ strong performance means the voters’ message was sent. Indeed, the message was received even before the election returns rolled in.

The Cuomo campaign wasn’t the only one that reeked of panic as the campaign wound down: Former IDC leader state Sen. Jeff Klein mailed constituents a compendium of misleading claims about his record, former IDC state Sen. Marisol Alcantara claimed a union endorsement she hadn’t received, and a close associate of former IDC state Sen. Jesse Hamilton use her nonprofit, possibly illegally, to send emails attacking Hamilton’s opponent Zellnor Myrie with demonstrable falsehoods. Imagine their shock to discover that doling out patronage to neighborhood power brokers and buckraking from business interests are no longer a sure path to victory.

The IDC, like Cuomo and his allies, knew that they couldn’t win by arguing that a more moderate course or reified Republican state Senate control is what their constituents actually wanted. So they claimed they were the true progressives in the race.

In the past, such deception might have worked. State politics are notoriously ignored by voters everywhere. The problem is especially acute in New York. New York City is the nation’s largest city.

Its self-importance, penchant for navel-gazing and its prominence in national politics mean that even relatively well-informed voters know far more about goings-on in City Hall and Washington, D.C., than the state Capitol. A year ago, many of the voters who just ousted IDC members had probably never heard of the group.

But, growing out of the Women’s March and related anti-Trump activism, Democratic voters started to educate themselves and one another. They didn’t like what they saw: four white men in a room, conspiring to keep the only woman, state Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, out of power. A state with more than two Democratic voters for every Republican but a GOP-controlled chamber. A host of policies, from pot legalization to expanded abortion rights and voting rights, that have been adopted in West Coast states and poll favorably among New Yorkers, blocked in backroom dealings.

Whether rank-and-file liberals will stay engaged in state politics when a Democrat is in the White House remains to be seen. But, for now at least, Democratic elected officials can’t take their voters for granted any more.

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Andrea Stewart-Cousins?

HE STATE SENATE DEMOCRATS are united going into the election, hoping to finally break years of Republican rule. The Democrats’ leader, Andrea Stewart-Cousins, “stands on the brink of becoming the first woman – and black woman, to boot – to enter the famous ‘three (and sometimes four) men in a room’ equation that runs New York State politics.”

That was then, from an October 2014 profile in the Observer. But it didn’t work out for Stewart-Cousins, a Democrat representing Westchester County. Republicans rolled in the November election, and retook an outright majority, keeping control in GOP hands for the next two years. And the Independent Democratic Conference didn’t rejoin the mainline Democrats, instead maintaining its privileged position with the Republican majority.

Two years later, Stewart-Cousins was again on the brink of becoming majority leader. Democrats gained a seat in the 2016 elections, but with registered Democrat Simcha Felder announcing that he’d still caucus with the Republicans, the GOP maintained control, and Stewart-Cousins, once again, remained minority leader, shut out of the real decision-making.

Now it’s 2018, and Stewart-Cousins is, like clockwork, on the brink of becoming the first female majority leader. Democrats are predicting a “blue wave” of support in the November elections, and with five senior state Senate Republicans declining to run for re-election – and every Democratic incumbent hoping to return – Stewart-Cousins seems to have her best chance yet of winning the state Senate’s top job.

She has been patient, but that doesn’t mean her past four years as minority leader have been spent sitting around and waiting. Stewart-Cousins has been engaged in a deliberate, yearslong effort to legitimize and professionalize the Democratic caucus, which had its reputation tarnished when it had its brief taste of power nearly a decade ago. Unlike other Senate Democrats, she has never attempted to seize power, has never made a power-sharing deal with Republicans. And she’s cautiously optimistic that she will finally get her chance to lead in 2019.

“I think we’re in certainly the best position we’ve been in, for a number of reasons, to actually achieve a working and functional majority,” she told City & State in a recent interview. “I do see the potential light at the end of a very, very long journey.”

THE DEMOCRATS LAST had majority control of the 63-member state Senate during the 2009-2010 session, a period marred by confusion and crises of leadership. A year after Democratic Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned amid a prostitution scandal, tumult again came to Albany as Democrats Pedro Espada Jr. and Hiram Monserrate tried to gain influence by coordinating with Republicans to elevate Dean Skelos to majority leader in June 2009. The Democrats then chose John Sampson to lead their conference over Malcolm Smith, who had lost control during the coup. Democrats regained power by electing Espada majority leader with the caveat he rejoin the conference, but his year as leader was marked by a late budget and utter dysfunction. The Republicans won back an outright majority in the 2010 election, and in the subsequent years, all of the key players – Espada, Monserrate, Skelos, Sampson and Smith – would be

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convicted on corruption charges in separate cases.

But that didn’t end the power struggles.

Fed up with Democratic dysfunction, state Sen. Jeff Klein and three other senators formed the IDC at the beginning of the 2011 session, earning a bigger budget for their offices and weakening the remainder of the Democrats. Klein and the IDC’s power grew from there. After Democrats won the majority of the seats in the November 2012 election, the IDC formed a power-sharing agreement with the Republicans that kept the mainline Democrats from leading the Senate. It was under these circumstances that the Democratic conference first elected Stewart-Cousins as its leader – a weakened, embarrassed conference that even fellow Democrats didn’t think deserved to be leading the body.

“To understand why (Andrea Stewart-Cousins) has been so successful, you have to go back to the moment in which she became leader,” state Sen. Kevin Parker, a Democrat first elected in 2002, told City & State. “It was a moment of chaos and you needed somebody with a sure and steady hand to manage some of the confusion that was happening at that moment.”

Parker, more than most legislators, once helped earn Senate Democrats a reputation for dysfunction – he was fined and given probation for assaulting a news photographer and reportedly called another senator a “bitch” during a heated debate. But other members of the conference agreed that she was the perfect leader for the moment. They variously described her as smart, a good listener, a consensus builder.

State Sen. Brad Hoylman, a fellow Demo-

WHO’S IN CHARGE? The shifting leadership of the state Senate

Stewart-Cousins with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Sen. Jeff Klein after Cuomo brokered the deal to dismantle the IDC.

crat, called her “ethically irreproachable.”

She doesn’t take outside income, and – though she considered running for Westchester County executive in 2017 – she wasn’t looking for a higher position outside of the Senate at the time. She was a black woman who brought the perspective of underrepresented groups to Albany, but she was also a suburbanite, representing a Westchester County district that helped emphasize that the Democrats weren’t just the party of New York City.

NOW, AFTER ALMOST six years as minority leader, all the same qualities still apply, plus one more: proven.

Though, a criticism will occasionally arise: Why didn’t she do more to get Democrats the majority? To bring the IDC back in the fold?

“I don’t look at it as my not being able to unite the conference,” Stewart-Cousins said. She spoke carefully, seeming to weigh every word. “I think my colleagues electing me sort of spoke to the fact that we wanted to just kind of turn a page and move forward and that’s really what I did.”

To be sure, criticism of her is rare, and she’s in no apparent danger of being deposed. When criticism does come, it’s countered in force. After charter school backer Daniel Loeb wrote Stewart-Cousins had done “more damage to people of color than

JANUARY 2009 The Democrats have a majority of seats in the state Senate for the first time since 1965.

They elect Malcolm Smith as majority leader.

JUNE 2009 Two Democrats join the Republicans to create a majority coalition that elects Dean Skelos as majority leader. Democrats challenge the maneuver, and there’s no clear leader for a month.

anyone who has ever donned a hood” by not supporting charter schools to his liking, the leader’s supporters staged a star-studded Harlem rally.

This year, Senate Democrats are confident they’ll win the majority and are eager as ever to show a united front. She has the full support of the conference “without question,” Hoylman said. “There’s not even a peep of dissension.”

State Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr., who has served under three Democratic leaders, agreed. “I’d heard criticism of Malcolm (Smith); I’d heard criticism of (John) Sampson; I’ve never heard criticism of her.”

Stewart-Cousins said she has spent her years as leader not trying to amass power,

JULY 2009 The leadership crisis ends as Pedro Espada Jr. rejoins the Democrats and is elected majority leader.

JANUARY 2011 The Republicans win back the majority and elect Skelos as majority leader.

The Independent Democratic Conference forms and partners with Republicans.

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“It’s not even a different chapter.

It’s a new book.”

instead trying to build a team environment within her conference and stay vocal on issues that matter, such as ethics and electoral reform – neither of which have been advanced in Albany in any meaningful way.

Despite being in the minority, the conference has played a role in passing other key priorities, such as raising the minimum wage and enacting statewide paid family leave. Still, Stewart-Cousins expressed irritation with the environment in which those laws were passed. “You had an IDC that was pretty much saying they believed in the same things that we believed in,” Stewart-Cousins said. “So the frustrating part was that we weren’t working together to achieve those things.”

JANUARY 2013 Democrats have a majority of the seats, but the Republicans, the IDC and Simcha Felder form a majority coalition with Skelos and Jeff Klein as comajority leaders.

Andrea StewartCousins is elected Democratic minority leader.

Asked to elaborate, the leader refused to assign blame. “I didn’t say I had frustration with the IDC,” she said. “I said I was frustrated that we were all espousing the same ideals but we weren’t working together to achieve them.”

The reason for her hesitancy was obvious: the IDC no longer exists, and – at the time of the interview – all eight of its former members were back on her team, members of the mainline conference. The conferences reunited in April, right after the state budget was passed, amid fears that the anti-IDC sentiment had grown so much among Democratic voters that it actually could cost some of the ex-IDC senators their jobs. Those fears became reality the night of the Democratic primary, as six of those members, including Klein, were voted out of office.

From one perspective, it was a blow to Stewart-Cousins’ leadership. She had endorsed Klein and all the former IDC members in their respective primaries, despite

JANUARY 2015 Republicans win an outright majority. The IDC and Felder continue to partner with the caucus.

MAY 2015 Skelos is indicted, and Republicans elect John Flanagan as majority leader.

strong support for the candidates challenging those incumbents, even among some of the most prominent Democrats statewide.

Her backing of the former IDC members was an explicit part of the reunification deal, but it fit with Stewart-Cousins’ leadership style. “We’ve got to work together.

We’ve all got to feel like we’re on the same team,” she said.

But Stewart-Cousins was quick to spin the IDC challengers’ wins as support for her leadership. After all, Stewart-Cousins and Klein have had years of bad blood.

Both initially supported challengers to get the other one voted out of office in 2014, and mainline Democrats had frequently attacked Klein for keeping a black woman out of power. The pair had, by all accounts, put their past behind them since the reunification, and were working well together. (“It’s not even a different chapter. It’s a new book,” Stewart-Cousins said of her peace with Klein.) But it’s easy to see the election results as a widespread endorsement of her style of Democratic purity over Klein’s party-agnostic pragmatism. “Voters again made it clear that this is a new day and politics as usual are no longer acceptable,” she wrote in a series of tweets Thursday night.

“I welcome the primary winners and look forward to working with all of our Senate Democratic candidates to finally give New

JANUARY 2017 Republicans and Democrats both have 31 members, and Felder, who ran on both party lines, caucuses with the Republicans to give them the majority. The IDC continues to partner with the Republican caucus and Flanagan remains majority leader.

APRIL 2018 The IDC disbands and its eight members rejoin the Democratic caucus.

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Though Klein temporarily stole her spotlight, Stewart-Cousins “has always believed in the longer view.”

door, but she doesn’t. That’s not her,” he said. “She’s professional.”

Over her six years as Democratic leader, Stewart-Cousins has seen other leaders toppled. Sampson was arrested on corruption charges weeks after she replaced him as leader. Former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver were both convicted on corruption charges, caught capitalizing on their political power for personal gain. Republican Deputy Majority Leader Thomas Libous was convicted of lying to the FBI, though the case was vacated after his death. By comparison, Stewart-Cousins has been the picture of consistency. And she’s made it clear this patient, clean strategy was deliberate. “Basically, if you do the right thing, the right thing happens,” she said.

STEWART-COUSINS HAS always been a patient political operator. She grew up in public housing in the Bronx, and was unmarried when she had a child at age 19. She worked for New York Telephone Co., married Tom Cousins, moved to Yonkers, became a teacher and, briefly, a newspaper reporter and didn’t enter politics until 1992, when she was 41. Even then, she took on new responsibilities slowly. Four years as the director of community affairs for the city of Yonkers. Eleven years as a Westchester County legislator.

She first ran for state Senate in 2004, challenging Nick Spano, a two-decade Republican incumbent. She lost by just 18 votes. She ran again two years later, and won handily. After six years, she was elected leader.

But that didn’t change the 68-year-old’s patient style of leadership. Stewart-Cousins had seen leadership coups and cross-party alliances, but she would do neither. Each year, she was left out of the private negotiations among the governor and legislative leaders that typified the “three men in a room” governing style of Albany – even

as Klein was included to make it “four men in a room.” She would speak out about her exclusion, but always kept her arguments rational. “My conference represents half of New York,” she said in March. “I think it’s important we be included in the discussion.” Stewart-Cousins never stormed the governor’s office or held political stunts, which gained her respect but not entrance to the room.

“She has always believed in the longer view,” Hoylman said. “She’s patient and deliberative. You’ve heard that expression ‘young man in a hurry’? Andrea is like the photonegative. She’s the photonegative of that power-hungry, prototypical politician.”

Addabbo praised Stewart-Cousins for staying cool, even under political pressure.

“Emotions run high. She could bang on the

Now, once again, Stewart-Cousins is on the brink of becoming the first female state Senate majority leader, on the brink of altering the Albany lexicon to “three people in a room.” Winning that position would mean a substantial gain in her personal power, something Stewart-Cousins said she understands, and is ready for. It also means the pressure of high expectations to pass Democratic priorities if the party ends up controlling the governor’s office, the Assembly and the state Senate. But Stewart-Cousins is speaking humbly.

“I appreciate the fact that people, over the years, have given me more and more responsibility,” she said. “And I also believe that part of that is because I act responsibly with the power I get. So people trust me with more.”

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HEN WESTCHESTER COUNTY Executive George Latimer took office at the beginning of the year, he was part of what he recognized as a “blue wave.” His defeat of two-term Republican Rob Astorino, Latimer believes, was due to the county’s desire for change. Latimer quipped to City & State that if the race was just about property taxes, Astorino, who did not raise them almost his entire tenure, would have won.

Latimer said he is proud to have achieved some progressive reforms in his first few months in office, such as banning the county’s longtime gun show and passing the Immigrant Protection Act to help shield immigrants from the federal government. But Latimer inherited a host of unresolved issues in Westchester. Here are five of the biggest issues facing the county.

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TACKLING THE BUDGET GAP

MAKING METRO-NORTH SAFER

IN 2008, CONGRESS mandated that all commuter rail systems be outfitted with positive train control. The technology is a safety measure meant to monitor train speed and automatically active the brakes of speeding trains. It could have prevented at least one fatal Metro-North train crash: the Spuyten Duyvil derailment in 2013 that killed four, caused by an engineer who fell asleep at the controls. However, a decade later, Metro-North is still lagging in installing the technology. In February, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority laid out an aggressive plan to meet the year-end deadline – which had already been extended by three years – with officials saying the work was about 62 percent done. After a setback in March when the technology failed in testing, Metro-North President Catherine Rinaldi once again said the agency was on track, saying, “We’re killing ourselves to get it done.” Then, in July, the MTA suggested that rather than have the system fully implemented by December, it would aim to get enough work done by mid-October in order to qualify for an alternative schedule that could add as many as two extra years. If the MTA fails to meet the necessary criteria for an extension, which requires most of the technology in place, most employees trained and have it mostly operational, it faces steep fines of up to nearly $28,000 a day.

THE COUNTY WAS left with a $32 million deficit when Astorino left office at the end of 2017. Right off the bat, Westchester officials dipped into the county’s reserve fund to take out about $20 million to make up for a potential deal that never happened to lease out operation of the Westchester County Airport. The latest projection is for an $18 million shortfall at the end of the fiscal year, thanks in part to $6.5 million going to labor contracts negotiated last year. This year’s budget gap could grow even wider if the county negotiates a new contract with the local Civil Service Employees Association, whose members have been working without one since 2011.

Latimer told City & State that sales tax revenue has increased this year, which will help close some of that gap. He pointed to other steps the county has taken to avoid a large increase in property taxes, such as signing a new contract with the company that provides the county’s bus services that saved $4 million. “We’re piecemealing it with a variety of different decisions that will little by little by little close the gap,” he said. However, he still expects a small, 2 percent property tax increase. “Under Rob Astorino, the property tax levy was not increased in seven years,” Latimer said.

“That’s a long time to go with flat revenue and the costs catch up to you over time.”

CLOSING INDIAN POINT

OVER A YEAR AGO, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the Indian Point nuclear power plant would shut down by April 2021. Although many residents, lawmakers and environmentalists had been advocating for such a move for years, concerns remained regarding the impact on the local economy – particularly the Hendrick Hudson School District, which stands to lose $24 million – as well as the state’s power needs. State Sen. Terrence Murphy, whose district includes Indian Point, called the shutdown a disaster. “They decided to close it overnight without anybody knowing, without even having a plan about where to get the energy from. And they still don’t have a plan,” said Murphy, who is advocating for the plant not to be sold and has introduced legislation to retrain employees to complete the decommissioning work, which can take up to 60 years.

The other question is whether or not the decommissioned plant will get sold to a decommissioning company. The owner of the plant, Entergy, has sold several other plants that have shut down in other states. Latimer said he has tried to stay on top of the process and remain involved, but ultimately the decision will be out of his hands. “When we met with them, we said, ‘Look, we’d like to be in dialogue with you along with the local governments,’” Latimer said. “But they were very clear, ‘This is our property, we’re going to figure out what to do with it.’ It’s not like it’s public land.”

“I don’t think you automatically say that privatization is an automatic good, and I think that’s where Rob Astorino was at.”

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PRIVATIZING PLAYLAND PARK AND WESTCHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT

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ASTORINO TRIED TO privatize the county airport for years, but the county Board of Legislators rejected the proposal on two different occasions. Although the airport is already privately managed, the deal Astorino pushed for would have effectively turned over the governance and decision-making to a private entity for a 40-year period during which time the county would receive payments. The lack of a deal contributed to the deficit that Latimer inherited.

While he is not inherently opposed to the idea of public-private partnerships, Latimer said he and Astorino have very different philosophies. “It’s a transportation hub first; it’s not a piggy bank,” Latimer said, referring to his predecessor’s desire to use the airport as a short-term revenue stream. Instead, Latimer said he is focused on dealing with the environmental issues it poses for residents and making sure it is run properly for its primary purpose. “We haven’t said we’re never going to look at it, let’s throw it out the window,” Latimer said. “But right now, what we’re trying to do is go back to what the real issues are at the airport.”

Latimer viewed another deal to privatize Playland Park in a similar light.

The county has operated the amusement park for decades, but is set to hand over control to a private company at the end of 2019. “I don’t think you automatically say that privatization is an automatic good, and I think that’s where Rob was at,” Latimer said. He added that while the deal is in place, disagreements remain with the company and he is not sure whether the transition will go smoothly or if there will be changes to the deal.

SALT DEDUCTION CAP

WESTCHESTER COUNTY HAS the highest property taxes in the country, and its residents are set to be heavily affected by the $10,000 cap on state and local tax, or SALT, deductions imposed by President Donald Trump’s tax bill. Many residents in Westchester pay more than $10,000 in local taxes, above which they will no longer be able to deduct from their federal taxes. Latimer said the concept of capping the deductions is deeply unfair to high-tax states like New York and counties like his. “You’ve got to remember, in this state, we have mass transit. In (low-tax states like) South Carolina, they don’t have mass transit,” Latimer told City & State. “This is not just wasteful spending and we’re going to get a deduction for it. It’s a level of service we provide.”

New York became the first state in the country to pass legislation that creates a workaround for the cap. One way it would work is for local municipalities to set up charitable foundations that residents could send money to instead of paying taxes the traditional way, thus allowing the contributions to be tax-deductible.

However, last month the U.S. Treasury Department took steps to block states like New York from using that workaround, so the future is uncertain and remains out of the hands of the county. “We have put in motion the efforts to implement it. But have a reality check that will come in December,” Latimer said. “If it does happen, while I think it’s an awkward type of a plan, I commend the state for trying to do something.”

“You’ve got to remember, in this state, we have mass transit. In South Carolina, they don’t.”

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N THE ERA of President Donald Trump, the national political debate has grown increasingly divisive. Voters are shifting to the extremes, leaving fewer Americans in the middle. But there are places where independent-minded voters still play an important role – and in New York, one of those places is Westchester County.

The county’s history as a swing district – after two terms with Republican Rob Astorino as county executive, it went strongly for Democrat George Latimer last year – gives it outsized importance in state politics and policymaking. Politicians like Gov. Andrew Cuomo – who lives in Westchester when he’s not in Albany – must

keep the county’s needs in mind on the campaign trail. It’s no surprise that state Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins, who is hoping to lead Senate Democrats back to the majority, hails from Westchester.

In this special issue of City & State, we take a closer look at the lesser-known – but no less influential – movers and shak-

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ers of Westchester County. Since we cover politicians on a day-to-day basis, we limited this list to those who are not strictly in government but instead influence it from the outside.

We partnered on this project with Suzanne Colucci, an award-winning television journalist based in Westchester. We

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reached out to insiders and experts to compile this list, ranking each person based on their accomplishments, their sway in political and policy matters, their economic clout, their philanthropic efforts, their ties to powerful politicians and the constituencies they represent.

It’s worth noting that the people on it

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are predominantly white and male, which simply reflects our best attempt at identifying the power structure as it is. We sought to balance that by presenting an additional – and more diverse – list of younger figures on the rise.

We’re pleased to present the Westchester Power 50.

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Leonard Schleifer Founder, President and CEO, Regeneron

major expansion planned near its local headquarters.

Schleifer believes that by doing the job right and keeping research and innovation going with new products in the pipeline, drug prices don’t have to rise. Regeneron puts nearly half of its profits back into research and all of its drug candidates are homegrown in their labs.

Over the years, Schleifer has reaped a lot of praise, including being recognized on Barron’s list of the best CEOs, while Regeneron has been voted a top company to work for.

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Chairman, President and CEO, IBM Virginia “Ginni” Rometty is at the controls of IBM, making history as the first woman to lead this Fortune 500 powerhouse that is ranked as the world’s sixth-largest tech company. A fixture on prestigious power lists, Rometty first joined “Big Blue” in 1981 as a systems engineer, rising through the ranks and guiding IBM and its 400,000 employees into the new realm of cloud technology, cognitive computing and artificial intelligence, most notably Watson, IBM’s “Jeopardy”-winning robot.

She has also been a trailblazer as a woman in the tech

sector – her post earned her a membership at Augusta National Golf Club, making her the club’s third female member.

Rometty believes when it comes to success that “growth and comfort never coexist.” That “discomfort” is paying off for patient investors. For the first time since 2012, when Rometty took the helm, IBM revenue is picking up. This summer saw the century-old tech giant coming off its best quarter in recent memory and its third straight quarter of solid growth. Will that trend continue? Rometty is hoping Watson’s answer to that will be a strong “yes.”

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Visionary. Innovator. Disruptor. Lifesaver. Billionaire.

Leonard Schleifer, who is all of these things and more, believes in doing well by doing good – a formula that’s working big time.

Schleifer leads Regeneron, the largest biotech company in New York and a world biopharma leader.

A certified neurologist, Schleifer built Regeneron from a tiny startup in Tarrytown three decades ago into what is now the fastest-growing business in Westchester County. More than 6,000 people work for the company and it has a

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Marsha Gordon

President and CEO, The Business Council of Westchester When it comes to the business world in Westchester County, there is no one more plugged in than Marsha Gordon, the president and CEO of The Business Council of Westchester, the county’s largest business group. The organization supports local businesses while advocating for Westchester’s economic interests.

Gordon is a go-to person on legislative and regulatory issues in the Hudson Valley, and top political leaders turn to her for advice. Calling herself a “business catalyst” or “connector,” she is known for getting the job done and

retaining young businesspeople in Westchester. Her annual 40 Under 40 Rising Stars event does just that, bringing the right people together to boost careers and business.

Gordon has been honored with the state’s Women of Distinction award and serves on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council, which has won hundreds of millions of dollars for the region. Gordon’s steadfast support of the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge helped fast track the project and make it the reality it is today.

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Democratic Pollster Drew Zambelli is a Democratic pollster and strategist with long-standing ties to the Cuomo family. He once served as chief of staff to then-Gov. Mario Cuomo and from 2011 through early 2015 was a top adviser in the administration of Gov. Andrew Cuomo. He has also played a key role on the campaign trail, serving as one of the players in the younger Cuomo’s successful election in 2010 and is currently an integral part of the governor’s re-election campaign.

Zambelli has been an important figure in major Democratic elections in

Westchester County over the past few years. He ran District Attorney Anthony Scarpino Jr.’s campaign in 2016, served as pollster and strategist for County Executive George Latimer in 2017 and was a consultant to Shelley Mayer’s state Senate race in 2018.

He has more than 35 years of experience in qualitative and quantitative research methods. Over the years, he also has advised an array of clients, from Fortune 100 companies to dynamic startups, on branding, positioning and product development related to consumer and business-to-business marketing.

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Ross Pepe

President, Construction Industry Council of Westchester and Hudson Valley organizations represent more than 600 local construction firms and tens of thousands of workers.

From major infrastructure projects like roads and bridges to office parks, shopping malls, government buildings and parking lots, CIC and BCA member contractors and suppliers make it happen. Pepe knows how to broker a deal, having served as chief negotiator for 15 local labor contracts. Pepe is sought after regularly for his advice on all matters relating to building, construction and labor relations.

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Chief Strategy Officer, OTG Lawrence “Larry” Schwartz has long been an influential figure in New York state and Westchester County. Schwartz has held top roles with three New York governors and served as deputy county executive in Westchester County. He is currently the chief strategy officer for OTG, an airport hospitality company.

He serves on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board and is advising Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s re-election campaign – causing him some embarrassment thanks to a mailer he approved accusing Cynthia Nixon of anti-Semitism.

Schwartz has deep roots with Cuomo, having served as

his highest-ranking aide. As secretary to governor, Schwartz was a no-nonsense enforcer, implementing fiscal and legislative initiatives. Schwartz was a driving force behind the new Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, the largest infrastructure project in the state. Schwartz worked on then-Gov. Mario Cuomo’s final re-election campaign and also was secretary to then-Gov. David Paterson, functioning as lead negotiator on such issues as the resolution of a contract dispute over the World Trade Center site and ensuring the on-time completion of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.

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Ross Pepe has been building up Westchester, and in the process he has created thousands of jobs over nearly half a century.

All you have to do is look around the county to see the results, case in point being the new Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, which Pepe strongly backed from the start.

Pepe wears two big hats.

He is president of the Construction Industry Council of Westchester and the Hudson Valley and also leads the Building Contractors Association of Westchester and Mid-Hudson Inc. Both

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Host, “Justice with Judge Jeanine” The verdict is in: Jeanine Pirro is a force to be reckoned with. The host of the Fox News Channel’s “Justice with Judge Jeanine,” she regularly defends President Donald Trump, whom she counts as a friend.

She is also a legal trailblazer who has achieved many firsts in a career spanning more than 30 years.

She was the first woman to serve as a Westchester County Court judge. In 1994, she became the county’s first female district attorney, garnering attention for her fight to protect children, women and the elderly. She

started the first domestic violence unit in a prosecutor’s office in the country.

In 1997, then-Gov. George Pataki appointed her to chair the state Commission on Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board, which led to increased protections for domestic violence victims.

The Republican Party chose her as its candidate for state attorney general in 2006.

After losing to Andrew Cuomo, her TV career was born.

Along with her weekend show, Pirro is a legal analyst for Fox News, and is now promoting her latest book, “Liars, Leakers and Liberals.”

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Belinda Miles

President, Westchester Community College Belinda Miles is president of Westchester Community College, which serves more than 26,000 students. Miles is deeply committed to student success and completion, having worked with faculty and staff to achieve a 42 percent increase in the community college’s three-year graduation rate and has overseen the largest graduating classes in its 72-year history. Since taking the reins of the SUNY school in 2015, her leadership has contributed to WCC being selected as a member of the Achieving the Dream network of community colleges

committed to improved student outcomes and as one of two institutions selected nationally for a $1 million award in support of accelerated associate degree programs.

Miles serves on many boards, including The Business Council of Westchester and the Westchester-Putnam Workforce Development Board. She is a highly regarded regional and national presenter on a range of topics, including community colleges as a disruptive innovation in academia that fosters an equitable and inclusive democracy.

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Partner, DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr LLP Mark Weingarten is one of Westchester’s most powerful lawyers and lobbyists, and he is known for making things happen and getting the job done.

Weingarten is a partner in DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr LLP, a prestigious firm based in White Plains. His practice is centered on real estate law, land use and zoning as well as state and local lobbying. Weingarten has served as the lead attorney on many high-profile development projects, and his work has contributed to billions of dollars being invested in the

Hudson Valley.

Weingarten has quite an impressive Rolodex, with clients from some of the largest private companies and public institutions in the area. He is also very active in the political scene, and is a top fundraiser in state, county and local campaigns.

Weingarten formerly served as counsel and executive director of the Westchester County Democratic Committee. Weingarten is also focused on philanthropic work, especially on behalf of the March of Dimes, and he has received many awards for his work and dedication.

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Founder and Principal, Ginsburg Development Cos.

President and CEO, Fareri Associates

Partner, The November Team

President and CEO, Westchester Medical Center Health Network

Martin Ginsburg has been breaking ground in Westchester for half a century, amassing a real estate empire while creating homes for tens of thousands.

The Ginsburg Development Cos. founder is an architect who pays close attention to detail, design and site planning. His luxury developments dot the region, from the banks of the Hudson River in Yonkers up to Peekskill and beyond. The developer weathered the Great Recession, bouncing back with a spate of new apartment buildings and more in the pipeline.

Developer John Fareri’s North 60 project in Valhalla, to be named the Westchester Bioscience and Technology Center, is a $1.2 billion biotech center expected to create 12,000 jobs.

The Westchester County Board of Legislators last year granted Fareri Associates a 99-year lease for the project on an 80-acre property. The site is near the Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, for which John and his wife, Brenda Fareri, raised millions of dollars and named after their young daughter who died in 1995 from a rare case of bat rabies.

Bill O’Reilly is a partner at The November Team, a New York political and corporate communications firm. He has served as a strategist and spokesman for candidates, causes and corporations across the nation for more than 25 years. He is now at the center of the political world again, as communications strategist for Republican gubernatorial candidate Marcus Molinaro. He also pens a political column for Newsday and co-hosts “Newsbreakers” on FIOS1 News and the national political podcast “For Immediate Release.”

Michael Israel is president and CEO of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network, a 1,700-bed regional medical system. As a Level I trauma center, Westchester Medical Center cares for the most severely injured patients in the region. Israel came on board in 2005 and is credited with taking the financially challenged county hospital in Valhalla and turning it into a thriving public benefit corporation-led health system.

The staff of more than 12,000 treats 120,000 children and adults annually.

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Incoming CEO, PepsiCo Inc.

President and CEO, Westchester County Association

President, Teamsters Local 456

Ramon Laguarta is stepping into some big shoes as the CEO of Purchase-based PepsiCo Inc., and Indra Nooyi, whom he will replace in October, says he is the perfect fit. Laguarta, who is from Barcelona, Spain, has been with PepsiCo for 22 years, most recently serving as president, overseeing global operations and corporate strategy. He also headed up the Europe-Sub-Saharan African Division, with its mix of developed and emerging markets.

Laguarta becomes the sixth CEO to lead the company’s 263,000 employees worldwide.

William Mooney Jr. has been a force in the region’s business and banking community for more than 50 years. He was elected to head the Westchester County Association in 2004 following a distinguished career in banking, including as a senior vice president of Independence Community Bank where he oversaw its business activities in Westchester and Connecticut. An expert on the health care sector, Mooney is a regular at legislative committee meetings representing the interests of Westchester’s business community.

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When people think of labor leaders in Westchester County, they think Eddie Doyle. Doyle has spent his life working to improve the lives of working people. He is currently president of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Westchester and Putnam Counties, but he spent the bulk of his career leading the Teamsters union, including 20 years as business manager of Local 456. He is now trying to bolster the ranks of the unionized workforce while urging young people to consider the building trades.

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Louis Picani

Louis Picani has risen through the union ranks in Westchester and now leads the Elmsford-based Teamsters Local 456, which represents many public sector workers in the county. Three decades after he started out as a shop steward in the Yonkers Public Works Department, Picani now represents nearly 6,500 workers in Westchester and Putnam counties. He is also the vice president of the WestchesterPutnam Counties Central Labor Body. Picani has fought for workers’ rights, workplace safety and the right to organize.

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Dr. Scott Hayworth leads CareMount Medical, one of the state’s largest multispecialty medical groups. Hayworth began at CareMount as an obstetrician and gynecologist in 1988 and has overseen an impressive expansion of what was formerly the Mount Kisco Medical Group.

There are now 450 physicians and more than 40 office locations in Westchester and the Hudson Valley. Hayworth has established relationships with top regional hospitals, sits on numerous boards and was featured on the “Best Doctors in America” list.

One of Westchester’s most familiar faces is now making national news – or rather delivering it, as a commentator.

Former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino inked a deal with CNN to become a regular Republican contributor.

Along with helping the GOP as best he can, Astorino is not ruling out a future political run, and he remains a prominent voice in Westchester and beyond. He also just became a senior adviser at the government relations firm Davidoff Hutcher & Citron.

As president and CEO of White Plains Hospital, Susan Fox is among a growing number of women in leadership positions in the health care industry. Fox, who has been in the field for 25 years, began her career as a pediatric nurse and strives to improve the quality of care for patients. Since joining the hospital in 2010, she has spearheaded major expansions and cultivated a partnership with Montefiore Medical Center. In August, Fox was named to the American Hospital Association’s board of trustees.

When political or corporate crises erupt, you need Rich Bamberger in your Rolodex. As the managing director at Kivvit, he is an authority on media relations and crisis management.

Before joining Kivvit, his top client was New York’s governor, serving as communications director for Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

He also played a role in the new Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, a key infrastructure project that so many in Westchester rely on. Bamberger also calls New Rochelle home with his wife and children.

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Founder, Oxman Law Group

Spend any time in Westchester, and the odds are you’ll visit a property developed by Robert Weinberg. Since co-founding the Robert Martin Co. in 1957, Weinberg has developed over 20 million square feet of real estate. Much of the portfolio is office and industrial complexes, including Mack-Cali Executive Parks, as well as shopping centers, high-rise buildings and mixed-use complexes in urban renewal areas. He was also on a task force for the design of the new Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge.

Westchester County’s so-called Platinum Mile may be revived thanks to Robert Weisz. Weisz’s RPW Group acquires, renovates and manages properties from Connecticut to Manhattan, and is one of Westchester’s largest private holders of office space, with more than 3 million square feet. Weisz is carrying out his vision for revamping the Interstate 287 corridor, recently buying two more office buildings in White Plains for nearly $15 million. RPW Group’s Rye Brook headquarters is another prime example of Weisz’s work.

Thomas Carey is a big name in labor. Currently, the president of the Westchester-Putnam Central Labor Body, he is also a longtime business agent of the Steamfitters and Plumbers Local 21, where he started his career. In his current role, he represents and protects 150,000 workers in Westchester and Putnam counties. Carey also has served on the transition team for Westchester County Executive George Latimer, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council and the Indian Point Closure Task Force.

Marc Oxman is one of Westchester County’s best-known trial lawyers. As a founding member of the Oxman Law Group, he has handled state and federal cases for more than 40 years. He has successfully argued before the state Court of Appeals and is now an appointed law judge, presiding over cases presented by the state’s Grievance Committee.

Oxman is active in Westchester and state politics, and once served as executive director of the Westchester County Democratic Party.

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President, Yonkers Raceway and Empire City Casino

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CEO, Heineken USA

Tim Rooney Sr. has run Yonkers Racing Corp. since 1972, when his family bought the historic Yonkers Raceway, a harness racing track. After video lottery terminals got the green light from the state, Empire City Casino was born, opening its doors at the racetrack in 2006.

But now, Rooney, whose family owns the Pittsburgh Steelers, is selling both the raceway and casino to MGM for a whopping $850 million, which could go even higher if the state ever gets around to legalizing sports betting.

Kathy Halas is on the front lines in the fight for affordable child care. Since 2003, Halas has been the executive director of the Child Care Council of Westchester, a resource and referral agency helping parents find safe and suitable child care.

That extends to after-school care, with the organization supporting 750 providers and programs for kids up to age 12.

When county programs are threatened, Halas heads straight for the county board, appealing to legislators and getting results for Westchester families.

William P. Harrington is a partner at White Plains-based law firm Bleakley Platt & Schmidt LLP, which represents major Fortune 500 companies. His clients have included major oil and pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, casinos, and others involved in environmental litigation.

In Westchester, he’s known for representing municipalities and developers in land use cases. He also serves as a chairman of the Westchester County Association, town attorney in Pound Ridge and a member of the finance committee of the Archdiocese of New York.

Just this month, Maggie Timoney became the first female CEO of White Plains-based Heineken USA. This makes Timoney the first woman to serve as chief executive of a major American beer company. The Iona College graduate joined Heineken USA in 1998 and has been rising through the ranks ever since, most recently serving across the pond as CEO of Heineken Ireland. She is described as someone with the right mix of strategy, leadership and grit to navigate the company through the ever-changing beer market.

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President, Pace University

President, International Association of Fire Fighters Local 628

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CEO; President, Nicholas & Lence Communications

Marvin Krislov took the reins at Pace University last year, becoming its eighth president.

He is a dynamic force leading an institution with 13,000 students in New York City and Westchester.

The former president of Oberlin College and former vice president and general counsel at the University of Michigan is also an accomplished attorney and legal scholar, having worked in the U.S. Labor Department during the Clinton administration.

Krislov has long fought for college inclusiveness and student diversity.

Barry McGoey is one of the most outspoken and recognizable labor leaders in Westchester, heading the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 628 in Yonkers, which has the county’s largest fire department.

McGoey fights for the interests of Yonkers’ bravest in the courtroom and as a fiery commentator on television battling what he calls “the enemies of labor in any arena.” As an attorney, he represents, defends and supports his members and others in the labor movement with a zeal like no other.

Louis Cappelli has left his mark on Westchester, and to see it, just look up. The tallest buildings in Westchester – the Trump Tower in White Plains and Trump Plaza in New Rochelle – are among his creations. The Cappelli Organization boasts more than 10 million square feet of projects built in Westchester and Connecticut, valued at more than $3 billion. In White Plains alone, he developed Renaissance Square, the City Center complex and three other high-rise residential towers, revitalizing one of Westchester’s fastest-growing cities.

Cristyne Nicholas and George Lence co-founded Nicholas & Lence Communications in 2007, taking it from a startup boutique firm to a top public relations agency.

While Nicholas handles their public relations clients, from nonprofits to Fortune 500 companies, Lence lobbies for its clients like the Greater New York Hospital Association.

The duo, which previously ran NYC & Co., are involved in other efforts as well, with Nicholas chairing the state Tourism Advisory Council and Lence serving as vice chairman of The Business Council of Westchester.

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Mike Brady

W. Franklyn Richardson

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President and CEO, Skyqueen Enterprises

President and CEO, Greyston

Senior Pastor, Grace Baptist Church

President, MacQuesten Development LLC

Millie Hernandez-Becker’s career has soared to great heights, much like the planes she helps put in the sky. She got her nickname, Skyqueen, because she can do it all in aviation, and she opted to use the name for her company: Skyqueen Enterprises. Hernandez-Becker is the founder, president and CEO of the company, which provides advice on cost-effective aviation solutions, and is based at the Westchester County Airport.

She started as a flight attendant and is now an expert on airport privatization.

In 2012, Mike Brady became the president and CEO of Greyston, which employs people at the Greyston Bakery who face barriers to regular employment.

The bakery hires bakers without interviews, resumes or background checks. With 35,000 pounds of brownies churned out each day and sold to places like Ben & Jerry’s and Whole Foods, it’s a recipe that’s working. But Brady and his team want everyone to know this: “We don’t hire people to bake brownies, we bake brownies to hire people.”

One of Westchester’s most dynamic leaders, the Rev. W. Franklyn Richardson is the longtime senior pastor of the historic Grace Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, preaching to a congregation that has grown to more than 4,000 members. Since taking the helm in 1975, Richardson has fought for equitable public education and affordable housing in Mount Vernon. He’s also known nationally, serving as chairman of the National Action Network and the Conference of National Black Churches, and is a radio host on WVOX.

Rella Fogliano grew up in the construction business – and now runs her own company. After finding a shortage of affordable housing, she built an affordable housing development for 63 families. In 2003, Fogliano formed MacQuesten Construction Management and MacQuesten Development, which specialize in financing, design and construction management.

With a growing portfolio in Mount Vernon, Yonkers, New Rochelle and New York City, MacQuesten has $140 million in completed projects with another $200 million in the pipeline.

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Richard Brodsky

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Richard Brodsky has long been a familiar voice in Westchester.

He was one of longest-serving members of the Assembly, in office from 1983 to 2010. He also ran for state attorney general in 2010 but fell short in the Democratic primary. He still delivers political commentary online, on the radio and on television. Brodsky is a Democratic commentator on FIOS1’s “Newsbreakers� program and is a senior fellow both at NYU’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and Demos, a think tank.

Cristyne L. Nicholas, CEO

Partners, Thompson & Bender

Thompson & Bender is the go-to advertising and public relations firm in Westchester. If there is a major event, campaign or product launch in Westchester, odds are this agency is involved. Founded in 1987, the trifecta of talent behind it are Elizabeth Bracken-Thompson, her husband Geoff Thompson and Dean Bender, who represents Fortune 500 companies, banks and hospitals. While Bracken-Thompson is the creative force behind the agency, Thompson and Bender handle government relations, crisis management and strategy.

George Lence, President

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Joseph Nyre is the eighth president of Iona College in New Rochelle. Since coming on in 2011, Nyre has led the Catholic college of about 4,000 students through a campus expansion, adding new dorms and 600 more beds. Nyre is also credited with increasing graduate enrollment, funding a variety of new study centers, increasing financial aid, tripling the endowment and boosting annual giving by more than 134 percent. Nyre is also an expert on the sustainability of higher education.

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Alisa Kesten is the ultimate cheerleader and matchmaker for the nonprofit world in Westchester County. Kesten is the executive director of Volunteer New York, whose mission is to make it easy for people to volunteer their time by connecting them with the right group. Kesten brings the region’s nonprofits together for a greater good, and it’s working. Last year, Volunteer New York spurred more than 23,000 volunteers into action, providing countless hours of service to 500 local nonprofits.

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John Tolomer

Robert Bill O’Shaughnessy Amler

Partner, Maier Markey & Justic

President and CEO, The Westchester Bank and The Westchester Bank Holding Corp.

President and CEO, Whitney Global Media

Dean, School of Health Sciences and Practice, New York Medical College

Anthony Justic is managing partner at Maier Markey & Justic, a certified public accounting firm in Westchester County with some of the county’s top businesses among its clients. Justic has grown his firm from just three employees to more than 100. He is on demand and on the move, also working as an outsourced chief financial officer and expert on financial organization to many corporations in the area.

Justic also serves as chairman of The Business Council of Westchester.

John Tolomer is president and CEO of The Westchester Bank, which he joined in 2008 when its assets totaled $23 million. He raised that sum to $600 million by the end of 2015. Tolomer serves on the New York Bankers Association board and is one of the bankers selected nationally to serve on the prestigious Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Advisory Committee on Community Banking. Tolomer is also involved in the community, having previously served on the Hudson River Museum board, among others.

Bill O’Shaughnessy is one of Westchester’s best-known media figures. As president and CEO of Whitney Global Media, he has run the radio station WVOX, a Westchester institution, for nearly 60 years. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his father, Mario Cuomo, both recognized WVOX’s influence.

O’Shaughnessy has served as chairman of public affairs at the National Association of Broadcasters.

A self-styled Rockefeller Republican and unabashed Donald Trump supporter, O’Shaughnessy is a man with many friends from both sides of the aisle.

At New York Medical College, Dr. Robert Amler is on the front lines when it comes to biological disaster preparedness. Amler is a former regional administrator for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where he was tasked with overseeing emergency preparedness for hospitals. Amler also served as the chief medical officer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, where he coordinated anthrax response efforts.

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Janet Langsam

Shannon Powell

Founder and Owner, Hudson Hospitality Group

CEO, ArtsWestchester

Co-founder, Indivisible Westchester

Louie Lanza is taking Peekskill by storm, buying up old commercial properties and turning them into hot spots along the Hudson.

The entrepreneur owned and operated restaurants in New York City for years. A decade ago, he set his sights on Peekskill, opening the Hot Rod Hotel, followed by a half a dozen eateries, including Hudson Room and Buns-N-Bourbon. Additional concepts are in development by his Hudson Hospitality Group.

He also runs the Lanza Family Foundation, which gives millions to Westchester nonprofits.

Janet Langsam is a leading proponent for the arts in Westchester, fittingly as CEO of ArtsWestchester. During her 27-year tenure, Langsam, an artist and journalist herself, has more than doubled funding for her organization, turning it into a $4.2 million nonprofit.

Among her many achievements, Langsam spearheaded the purchase and renovation of a historic bank in the heart of White Plains, creating a venue and exhibition space for local artists to create and showcase their work.

Often the strongest voice is the voice of the many, and that is the case with Indivisible Westchester. The progressive, grass-roots anti-Trump group brings energy and action to local elections. Shannon Powell, the group’s de facto leader and co-founder, left her journalism career behind to take on a cause she says has energized people who were standing on the sidelines. The group bolstered the campaigns of County Executive George Latimer and state Sen. Shelley Mayer last year.

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Keia Clarke

Christie Houlihan

Ayesha Khan

Antoinette Klatzky

Erin Loosen

Chief Operating Officer, New York Liberty

Senior Director and Counsel, HoulihanParnes Realtors LLC

Senior Director of Fund Development, Feeding Westchester

Executive Director, Eileen Fisher Leadership Institute

Corporate and Government Affairs, Regeneron

Keia Clarke has all the right moves, from the basketball court to the C-suite. Clarke is coming off her first season as chief operating officer of the New York Liberty, a WNBA team that now calls Westchester home.

The 2019 season will be the team’s second season using the Westchester County Center in White Plains as its home arena.

Clarke has been with the WNBA for 12 years and with the Liberty for eight.

Christie Houlihan is bringing a burst of energy to the family business, which has been around for more than a century. She is the senior director and counsel at White Plains-based Houlihan-Parnes Realtors LLC, handling the development, financing and legal representation for the company’s portfolio, which includes more than 8.5 million square feet of commercial real estate and 25,000 multifamily units nationwide.

When people think of Westchester, hunger doesn’t come to mind as a real problem. Yet 1 in 5 people in the county will be affected this year – and Ayesha Khan is doing all she can to help by overseeing the development team at Feeding Westchester, a nonprofit working to end hunger in the county. It’s the heart of a network of more than 300 partners that distribute food and other resources to people all over Westchester.

Antoinette Klatzky is all about empowering young women. She is the executive director of the Eileen Fisher Leadership Institute. Founded in 2010, the program promotes leadership in young women through self-empowerment and activism. It started out small but has grown into a year-round, growing nonprofit thanks largely to Klatzky’s efforts. She codeveloped the Handloom Project, a human rights initiative in India.

From Capitol Hill to the state Capitol to New York City Hall, this political maven took her legislative savvy to Regeneron in 2012. From her perch in Westchester, Erin Loosen is leading state corporate and government affairs for the largest biopharmaceutical company in New York.

She is positioned at the intersection of industry, government, real estate and academia advocating for Regeneron.

Mark Lungariello

Sarah Christian Jones-Maturo Petroni

Bradley Porche

Adam Stone

Investigative Reporter, Government and Politics, The Journal News

President, RM Friedland

Chef and Owner, Fortina

Superintendent, New York School for the Deaf

Publisher, Examiner Media

Mark Lungariello is an investigative reporter covering government and politics for The Journal News. Since joining in 2015, he has contributed to USA Today’s 2016 presidential election coverage and has become a go-to source for county and regional political news. Recent scoops include uncovering sexual harassment complaints within the Harrison Police Department and exposing illegal dumping in Mount Vernon.

Sarah Jones-Maturo knows how to make a deal and is now teaching others. As a broker, Jones-Maturo had clients like Sony, Sprint and Dow Jones, and in 2014 and 2015 she had deals totaling over 1 million square feet.

She now heads Harrisonbased RM Friedland, Westchester’s largest privately held commercial real estate brokerage company. She just became the exclusive leasing agent for a $120 million building in New Rochelle.

To say Christian Petroni is having a good year would be an understatement. Not only was the charismatic Westchester chef crowned the next “Food Network Star” and is about to get to get his own show, his Fortina restaurants are packed. Petroni opened his first Fortina in 2013 and now has five Italian eateries, having just opened the newest one in Yonkers.

Petroni had already been a regular on Food Network shows like “Chopped.”

School is back in session for Bradley Porche, the superintendent at the New York School for the Deaf.

Founded in 1817, it is the country’s second-oldest deaf education program.

The 2018-19 school year will be the second one for Porche, who is deaf himself and came to the Westchester school with 14 years of experience.

He is especially focused on enriching the school’s academic and career programs.

Adam Stone founded Examiner Media at age 29, launching The Examiner community newspaper in 2007. The Examiner initially covered two Westchester communities, Mount Kisco and Pleasantville, circulating only 2,000 copies per week.

Since then, Stone has expanded the coverage area as well as starting three additional print publications: The Northern Westchester Examiner, The Putnam Examiner and The White Plains Examiner.

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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 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Notice of Formation of Eldon Group LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/02/18.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION Uniti Dark Fiber LLC Application for Authority filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/07/2018.

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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

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.

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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 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.

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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.

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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.

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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 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.

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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.

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.

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 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.

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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 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 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.

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 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.

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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 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.

Notice of formation of Evolution Locksmith, LLC a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC).

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY on August 08, 2018. The Office of this LLC is located in Westchester County. Secretary of state is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC to 90 Stratford Ave., White Plains, NY 10605. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity.

September 17, 2018 Notice of Formation of 88-92 Atlantic Avenue Investors LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/22/18. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 20 West 22nd St., Ste. 1601, NY, NY 10010.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of Le Charme Fleur, LLC filed with SSNY 31/05/2018.

Office: Richmond County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 425 Ridgewood Ave, Staten Island, NY, 10312.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity purpose.

Notice of Qualification of BLOCK72 US LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/28/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/14/18.

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

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808.

Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: MARCATO SOLUTIONS LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 8/1/2018. NY office location: Kings County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is Marcato Solutions LLC, 204 West 140th St Apt 3D, New York City, NY, 10030.

Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose.

Chef Abyssinia LLC, Arts.

Of Org. filed with SSNY 07/25/2018.

Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: Abyssinia Campbell, 441 locust st, mount Vernon, NY 10552.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION of Agus 3629 Holdings LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/8/18. Off. Loc.: New York County. SSNY has been desig. as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 111 8TH AVENUE NY, NY 10011. Reg. Agent: National Registered Agents, Inc., 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011..

Purpose: any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of JMNY Consulting LLC filed with SSNY on July 17, 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: 774 55th Street, Suite S1, Brooklyn, NY 11220. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of formation of SITA International USA LLC. Art of Org. filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/20/2018.

Office loc.: County of NY. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o United States Corporation Agents Inc., 7014 13th Avenue Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: any lawful act.

My tinker app, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 9/5/2018.

Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: Alvaro Rodriguez, 100 Livingston ave. Apt#2C, Yonkers, NY 10705. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

HEY MAMA KITCHEN, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with SSNY on 6/11/2018. Office location: WESTCHESTER County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to LLC: 7 Columbus Ave#450, Tuckahoe NY 10707.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

EVERYDAY AI, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 6/29/2018. Office loc: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 257 Gold St, 7C, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of MAIN STREET FILMS 2 LLC, name amended to: TV Nation LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/22/17. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 1700 Broadway, 17th Fl., NY, NY 10019.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of DPM NYC LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/14/18. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 223 W. 138th St, Ground Fl., NY, NY 10030.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of BROADWAY THE GOLDEN AGE AND BEYOND LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/25/18. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: the Company, c/o Jamie deRoy, 180 West 58 St., Ste. 10D, NY, NY 10019.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

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NOTICE OF QUAL. of Meushar 34th Street Developer LLC Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 6/6/18.

Off. Loc: NY Co. LLC org. in DE 6/5/18. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom proc. against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to NRAI, 111 Eighth Ave, NY, NY 10011, the Reg. Agt upon whom proc. may be served. DE off. Addr.: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste 101, Dover, DE 19904. Cert of Form. on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of GG TWA, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/22/18. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/02/18. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: GG TWA, LLC, c/o After Midnight Company, LLC, 145 East 57th St., 12th Fl., NY, NY 10022. Address to be maintained in DE: National Registered Agents, Inc., 160 Greentree Dr., Ste. 101, Dover, DE 19904. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of DE, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

HUMBLE HOUSING LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 06/25/2018. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Paulson Eliancy, 65 Seminole Street, Selden, NY 11784. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Qual. of ASSETS CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 09/11/2018. Office loc: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 06/29/2018. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: C/O Patrick De Lisi 1460 Broadway - Office 16-045, NY, NY 10036. Address required to be maintained in DE: Registered Agents Inc., 8 the Green, Ste. R, Dover, DE 19901. Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

PUBLIC NOTICE AT&T proposes to modify an existing facility (new tip heights 77’) on the building at 78-40 164th St, Flushing, NY (20181619). Interested parties may contact Scott Horn (856-809-1202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential effects on historic properties.

PUBLIC NOTICE Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to collocate wireless communications antennas at a top height of 47 feet on a 71-foot building at the approx. vicinity of 11-25 Wyckoff Ave, Queens, Queens County, NY 11385. Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Erin, e.alsop@ trileaf.com, 10845 Olive Blvd, Suite 260, St. Louis, MO 63141, 314-997-6111.

PUBLIC NOTICE Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to collocate wireless communications antennas at one location. Antennas will be installed at a top height of 88 feet on an 88-foot building at the approx. vicinity of 221223 East 85th Street, New York, New York County, NY 10028. Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Alison, a.cusack@ trileaf.com, 10845 Olive Blvd, Suite 260, St. Louis, MO 63141, 314-997-6111.

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Who was up and who was down last week

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JEFF KLEIN The captain goes down with the ship.

Even though a frantic Klein tried to steer the IDC away from danger by rejoining the mainline Dems in April, the wave of progressive energy was too much for Klein’s eight-member crew. Six former members of the IDC lost in the primaries, including the mastermind himself. But in a state where most former legislative leaders end up in handcuffs, Klein is going down with dignity. Now all the poor man can do is form a lobbying firm with Joe Crowley.

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DAVID CARLUCCI & DIANE SAVINO

JAMEY BARBAS

The only two survivors of the IDC purge can let out a huge sigh of relief.

ANDREW CUOMO

His next big job? Figuring out how to walk back his pledge not to run for president.

At least she took the fall ... instead of her rushed project: the Mario Cuomo Bridge.

MARTIN MALAVÉ DILAN

He lost to socialist tabloid sensation Julia Salazar, a lady who lied about everything.

KATHY HOCHUL

JOE ERRIGO, ARI ESPINAL & EARLENE HOOPER

LETITIA JAMES

DAVID LOBL & LARRY SCHWARTZ

The lieutenant governor gets to tour the state and cut ribbons for another term.

After the thankless job of public advocate, New Yorkers gave her a promotion.

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Turns out you don’t need to join the IDC to lose your seat in the primary.

If you’re going to call the mom of Jewish kids anti-Semitic, at least spell it right.

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ALESSANDRA BIAGGI Her grandfather, former Rep. Mario Biaggi, may have ended his political career in disgrace. But Alessandra Biaggi has now redeemed the family name – and she’s done so in style, knocking out one of the state’s shrewdest politicians in state Sen. Jeff Klein to punch her ticket to Albany. Of course, while she toppled the most powerful ex-IDC member, honorable mention goes to the other IDC challengers who won: Zellnor Myrie, Jessica Ramos, Robert Jackson, John Liu and Rachel May.

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It was earlier this year that the political experiment called the Independent Democratic Conference officially came to a conclusion. Some observers wondered if it might be revived again somehow, but on Thursday night any chance of that happening was put to rest. But the bad luck for the ex-IDC contingent wasn’t the only big story last week – and there’s plenty of other losers on the list.

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NEW YORK NEEDS MORE HOTELS—NOT LESS THE NEW YORK CITY PLANNING COMMISSION IS VOTING ON LEGISLATION THAT POSES A GRAVE THREAT TO THE CITY’S HOTEL DEVELOPMENT

By GENE KAUFMAN Mr. Kaufman is the founder of Gene Kaufman Architect PC SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 The current wave of hotel development—desperately needed to accommodate the city’s growing tourist industry—is under threat.

In a few weeks, New York’s Planning Commission will vote on a rezoning proposal that would require special permits for all hotels in M1 zoning districts. This proposal lacks evidentiary support and would have devastating consequences for this city’s hotel development. The Commission should delay its vote, allow for further study of the proposal, and ensure that our zoning supports the hotel development our city needs.

The M1 zoning proposal is designed to push future construction of mid-priced and budget hotels into residential neighborhoods by subjecting manufacturing district projects (the non-residential areas where hotels typically get built) to a hotel special permit regime. This new permit requirement would purport to solve a problem that does not exist. The proposal is based upon ambiguous market reports and an incomplete environmental impact statement. Additional permitting is unnecessary and will

restrict needed growth in the nonresidential areas of the city.

The city’s own report, designed to serve as a premise for the proposed action, is undermined by false and missing information and unsubstantiated predictions.

For example, given that hotels occupy less than one percent of the buildable floor area in M1 districts, the report’s contention that “hotels in M1 districts have the ability to impede the growth and development of other uses” makes no sense. In addition, the factual conditions cited in the report (as of August 1, 2018) are manifestly outdated and wrong.

These inaccuracies are material, they undermine the report’s validity, and they raise a real concern about the widespread use of false data throughout the report.

Instead of supporting careful city planning, the current proposal, based on previous hotel special permit rezoning initiatives, will almost certainly thwart the issuance of any special permits.

Special permits will take nearly double the time for investors to begin their projects—from 2-3 years to 4-5 years—and

will invariably steer developers to other projects that are more efficient and financially viable.

This impact has already been seen in other city districts that have experimented with special permits but have not received a single application. Special permits will also dramatically increase the cost of hotel construction. Fewer budget-conscious travelers will be able to afford the higher priced hotel rooms that will result. The resulting cascade of consequences will cripple our tourism industry and the business that depend on our city’s 62.8 million annual visitors.

Instead of pressing forward with a rubber stamp, the City Planning Commission should conduct thoughtful diligence that demonstrates – or, more likely, debunks – the need for special permits.

Gene Kaufman founded Gene Kaufman Architect PC in 1986.

The firm's portfolio includes dozens of hotels throughout New York City, including for brands like Hilton, Hyatt, and Marriott.

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