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ALBANY 2018: FED UP with the FEDS

CON CON’S DEAD. What NOW?

WHY EVERYBODY’S WRONG ABOUT CONGESTION PRICING

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Announcing our new President and CEO!

Laura McQuade She takes the helm at Planned Parenthood of New York City, bringing the experience and expertise that come from a decade of leadership in advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights.

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New York Must Be a Leader for Sexual and Reproductive Rights Laura McQuade, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of New York City

New York has historically been a leader in sexual and reproductive rights. The state legalized abortion in 1970, three years before Roe v. Wade; required birth control coverage a decade before Obamacare; and rejected the federal abstinence-only-until marriage funding under the Bush administration. We have much to be proud of, and with the unprecedented attacks by the Trump administration and Congress, we need that leadership now more than ever.

In New York, the Senate majority is hostile to sexual and reproductive health.

For years, the Senate has blocked the Comprehensive Contraceptive Coverage Act, a bill that would expand access to birth control, and the Reproductive Health Act, legislation that would codify Roe v. Wade in state law. In these extraordinary times, this is unacceptable.

In the 2018 legislative session, we are calling on our elected officials to ensure New Yorkers have access to the health care they need and protect our state from the attacks in Washington.

In 2018, our elected officials will be held accountable to: Ensuring Access to Abortion The State Senate must pass legislation that would enshrine Roe v. Wade into state law. The threat to Roe v. Wade is very real, and we must ensure that abortion is safe and legal, despite what happens at the Supreme Court.

Improving Access to Birth Control With its sweeping new rule to eliminate the Affordable Care Act’s birth control coverage requirement, the Trump administration has taken direct aim at birth control access for 62 million Americans, including 4 million New Yorkers.

Unintended pregnancy and teen pregnancy rates are at their lowest level in thirty years. We cannot allow the rollback of the progress we have made. Albany must pass a bill that would require insurance companies to cover all FDA-approved birth control without a co-pay.

Supporting Comprehensive Sexuality Education The Trump administration is dismantling the federal Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program. Sexuality education is already highly uneven across the state, if it’s taught at all. All young people deserve access to medically accurate, inclusive sexuality education so they have information about sexual health, consent, and healthy relationships to support their health and well-being.

Care. No matter what.

Quiérete, protégete y cuídate.

As the assault on reproductive rights intensifies, New York has a responsibility to stay true to its progressive legacy. Now is the time for elected officials in Albany to stand up for reproductive health and rights, and send a message to the nation: we won’t go back.

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EDITOR’S NOTE

JON LENTZ Editor-in-chief

When lawmakers return to Albany in January, they’ll face some hard choices.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration projects a $4.4 billion budget gap next year, although maintaining 2 percent spending increases would make it a more manageable $1.7 billion. State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli put the shortfall at $4.1 billion, but said dwindling tax revenues could make things worse. And that’s not even factoring in President Donald Trump’s administration’s efforts to slash health care spending and pass a sweeping tax reform plan that could further erode state revenue.

Still, state lawmakers want to pass plenty of bills in 2018, many with price tags attached. In New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio will be doubling down in his second term on priorities like affordable housing and universal prekindergarten that may require state aid. Cuomo himself may look to provide benefits or relief to voters as he gears up for re-election.

In that uncertain context, we take a closer look at some top legislative priorities in Albany in 2018.

CONTENTS BOCHINCHE & BUZZ ... 6

Gossip on Dean Fuileihan, Carmen Fariña’s successor and Ramón Martinez

NEW YORK NONPROFIT MEDIA ... 28

The mysterious algorithms dictating New Yorkers’ lives

WINNERS & LOSERS ... 34

Who was up and who was down last week

CITY COUNCIL SPEAKER RACE

CONGESTION PRICING

It’s the right idea – in the wrong borough ... 10

Criminal justice advocates turn on no-show candidates ... 8

SETTING THE AGENDA, PART I

How Albany will tackle health care, labor and ethics in 2018 ... 16

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Latest TAX CUT ATTACKS POPULAR TAX DEDUCTION IN NEW YORK On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed its version of a sweeping tax reform plan promoted by President Donald Trump and Republican leadership desperate for their first major legislative win. The bill was approved over the opposition of several GOP lawmakers from states with high property taxes, including New York, because of a provision that would repeal the state income and sales tax deduction and cap the state property tax deduction at $10,000. As many New Yorkers rely on that deduction, the plan could have a serious effect on the state’s economy. The Senate version of the bill goes even further, repealing the state and local tax deductions entirely.

The Senate bill also includes a repeal of the individual mandate, a provision in the Affordable Care Act that fines people who do not purchase health insurance. The bill passed in the House is not likely to be the last version of the plan, but New Yorkers should be warned that a partial or full repeal of the state and local tax deductions could remain in the final bill.

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A Q&A with NY1’s

Zack FINK

Bob Holden, a registered Democrat who ran on the Republican Party line, narrowly defeated incumbent New York City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, making her the only sitting council member to lose re-election this year.

Holden, who campaigned heavily on opposition to the city opening a homeless shelter in the district, was narrowly in the lead on Election Day, and a recount confirmed his 137-vote victory. Crowley’s loss also means that the number of women in the council will decrease to 11.

C&S: What do you think is Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s reaction to the results of the election on Nov. 7?

ZF: I think that he is excited about the fact that he’s going to have a relatively easy walk to win the governorship for the third term.

They’re talking about Harry Wilson as the front-runner (to become the Republican gubernatorial candidate) – Harry Wilson did run in 2010, did get 47 percent of the vote, so that is pretty good for a Republican statewide, but this a different climate. Who is Harry Wilson?

He says he’s willing to spend $10 million – that helps. Andrew Cuomo has $20 or $25 million.

He’s fundraising out on the (West Coast). ...

So he’s going to be very tough to challenge, and if you are Harry Wilson, you might have to look at these results and say, “Do I get into this race now? Is now the right time?” As you know, these things are cyclical. It’s probably

not a great time to run statewide as a Republican in 2018.

C&S: What message would a Democratic challenger have to use to make headway against Cuomo in a primary?

ZF: You’d have to start with the subways, maybe you could drum up that anger again.

You could make the case that Andrew Cuomo really hasn’t done much on election reform.

Big money still has a big influence in politics.

They haven’t done campaign finance reform.

It’s much more difficult than it should be to vote. There are a number of issues you can go after him on. Certainly the Senate Democrats have tried to make those issues front and center, and they’ve lost a lot of races. I don’t know that that totally resonates with the public. It resonates with good government groups, but not necessarily the average subway rider.

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CROWLEY’S OUT

The New York City Department of Investigation said the city Housing Authority falsely claimed that it had conducted lead paint inspections on thousands of low-income apartments. Moreover, senior NYCHA leadership, including Chairwoman Shola Olatoye, had known about the false inspection claims since 2016. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called these lapses “unacceptable” – after 24 hours, and through a spokeswoman while he remained on vacation. He also maintained his support for Olatoye.

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November 20-27, 2017

MUSICAL CHAIRS STATE LAWMAKERS LEAVING ALBANY – AND WHO MIGHT REPLACE THEM

By MEERAN KARIM, TIFFANY THOMAS and GRACE SEGERS

STATE SENATE Rubén Díaz Sr. – The Bronx state senator won a seat in the New York City Council.

Who might replace him? Assemblyman Luis Sepúlveda may run.

George Latimer – The Democratic state senator knocked out two-term Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino. Latimer’s Lower Hudson Valley district has been a battleground before.

Who might replace him?

Among Democrats, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer may run and Kat Brezler, a Bernie Sanders organizer, has already announced her candidacy.

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Election Day has come and gone, but with many elected officials moving on to other offices, there are plenty of vacancies that will need to be filled.

ASSEMBLY Mark Gjonaj – The Democratic assemblyman, who represents a heavily Democratic Bronx district, was elected to the New York City Council.

Chad Lupinacci – The Republican assemblyman was elected supervisor of Huntington. His Suffolk County district has a Democratic voter registration advantage.

Al Graf – The Republican assemblyman won a Suffolk County District Court judgeship at the Fifth District Court in Islip. His assembly district is evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans.

Steven McLaughlin – The Republican assemblyman won a close race for Rensselaer County executive, leaving behind an evenly divided district.

Brian Kavanagh – The assemblyman cruised to victory in a special election to replace state Sen. Daniel Squadron, a fellow Democrat.

Who might replace him?

Housing activist Harvey Epstein is running, and Mike Corbett, an aide for New York City Councilman Costa Constantinides and president emeritus of the New York State Young Democrats, announced his candidacy last week.

Michael Kearns – The assemblyman, a Democrat running on the GOP line, was elected Erie County clerk, replacing Chris Jacobs, who was elected to the state Senate. His district has a Democratic voter registration advantage.

Francisco Moya – The lawmaker won a New York City Council seat in Queens, leaving an opening in his heavily Democratic Assembly district.

Pete Lopez – The former Republican assemblyman stepped aside to become the region 2 administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in October. Republicans have the edge in his old Assembly district.

Tom McKevitt – The former Republican assemblyman will join the Nassau County Legislature. His Assembly district has a Republican voter registration advantage.

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Exclusive scoops and insider gossip from

GERSON BORRERO

FULEIHAN TO BECOME FIRST DM? The buzz among some City Hall bochincheros is that New York City Office of Management and Budget Director Dean Fuleihan is Mayor Bill de Blasio’s pick to replace First Deputy Mayor Anthony “Tony” Shorris. “That’s if Tony ever gets that ideal private sector job he’s been looking for and leaves,” one bochinchero told B&B. To be clear, there’s no bochinche about the mayor not getting along with Shorris. De Blasio is expected to revamp his team soon, with some cambios starting before the end of this year. “Dean is perfect for first DM in the mayor’s second term,” opines a bochinchero. All my sources agreed that handling the $85 billion city budget has given Fuleihan not only power but an understanding of what de Blasio’s priorities are for the next four years. Veremos.

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ANTHONY SHORRIS

COULD THIS ‘FELO’ REPLACE FARIÑA?

FÉLIX V. MATOS RODRÍGUEZ

CARMEN FARIÑA

Whether New York City Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña retires on her own – as has been the buzz that her family wants her to do – or she’s shown the door by the mayor, change is coming to the city Department of Education. Insider bochincheros are buzzing that topping the list of personas being considered is Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, aka “Felo” to his family and close amigos. Felo is currently the president of Queens College. The first two bochincheros that knew of the buzz are veterans of municipal government and they agreed that Felo “would be a perfect fit as chancellor for this administration and the challenges in the next four years.” That optimism wasn’t shared by another bochinchero who thinks “Felo doesn’t need this.” However, the doubting bochinchero did agree that Matos Rodríguez is an able administrator and has the résumé and type of personality that would make him a top contender as the next chancellor for New York City’s public school system.

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LISTEN UP, ROOKIES: MEET THE BOSS “The guy runs a tight ship and he has the staff jumping,” said one of the 10 newly elected members of the New York City Council who was in the room. He was referring to Ramón Martinez, who runs the speaker’s office as chief of staff to City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, and his two-day orientation sessions for newly elected council members that were held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday last week. “It was all business, and quite frankly, I learned a lot,” said another rookie bochinchero.

A veteran council member opined that “that was Ramón letting them know that if they want to get shit done, it’s got to be his way or no way.” This veteran político is not a fan of the man with the real power at City Hall. Another council member who has tangled with Martinez said, “These rookies better learn quickly that they are

the elected, but it’s fucking Ramón that either gives priority to the projects for your district or they go to the bottom of the pile or into a drawer.” And yet the novice legislators that B&B spoke to seemed to appreciate the two-day session. “I sat very attentive. I was disciplined and I listened,” said one who didn’t know Ramón. A bochinchero who has a very low opinion of Ramón said: “The guy knows how this city works. The problem is that he is beholden to Joe Crowley and the Queens County Democratic organization. If the guy did things for the right reasons and not politics, he would be even better.” OK. Let’s see if the new speaker keeps him or lets him run the office just as the current speaker has. Bets anyone?

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

Our Perspective Holidays More Stressful Than Ever for Retail Workers

By Stuart Appelbaum, President, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, RWDSU, UFCW

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ig crowds, irritable customers, busy days, and the need for workers themselves to take care of their own holiday obligations can all weigh heavily on workers’ shoulders during the stressful holiday season. Too many shoppers don’t appreciate the pressure that retail workers are under this time of year.

And, especially for retail workers in nonunion stores, the stress of the holidays is stacked on top of the obstacles they face every day of the year: insufficient hours, poverty wages that don’t support families, and unpredictable scheduling that makes it difficult to work another job, plan childcare, or attend school. Non-union retail workers may be forced to work when they don’t want to, regardless of their own holiday plans, and they likely won’t be compensated fairly for working during the holidays. For these workers, it can be a struggle just to survive – to say nothing of providing their

families with a joyous season.

Due to the changing face of retail and an uncertain future for many retail workers, this holiday season will be more stressful than ever. The American economy is shedding thousands of non-union brick and mortar retail jobs a month as more shoppers turn to e-commerce giants like Amazon, causing many retail workers to worry about if their job will be next. Expanding e-commerce has also led to lost commissions for retail sales workers who spend time assisting customers, only to lose the sale when customers order the item online, often with the encouragement of the store itself. Every year more retail workers find themselves being tasked with helping to fulfill online orders, which creates even more work, more stress, and can also hurt sales associates who earn commissions by keeping them off the sales floor.

As difficult as the holiday season can be for workers, there are ways we can help make the

holidays better for everyone involved in the shopping rush. Consumers can shop at places where they know workers are treated well, compensated fairly, and have the ability to communicate productively with management. The only way to ensure that is by shopping at unionized retailers where workers have the kinds of protections and benefits provided only by a union contract. For instance, a historic contract negotiated by RWDSU members at Bloomingdale’s flagship NYC store this year became the first in which an employer recognized the toll e-commerce is taking on workers, and mandated that employees cannot be asked to do online order fulfillment work when a commission sales opportunity is present.

This holiday season, if you are working in retail, call on your fellow workers and your union for support and assistance. And for everyone else, when you are doing your holiday shopping, take some time to consider the stress the workers who are helping create holiday memories are under. Lend a smile, and some patience to workers and your fellow shoppers. It’s the time of year we can all give a little back and do our best to spread good will.

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November 20-27, 2017

PUBLIC SHAMING The City Council speaker candidates say they’re getting tired of all these events after three were called out for missing a recent forum

KAREN SMUL

By JEFF COLTIN

NEW YORK CITY COUNCILMEN JUMAANE WILLIAMS AND JIMMY VAN BRAMER CONFER DURING LAST WEEK’S FORUM ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE.

FIVE OF THE EIGHT candidates for New York City Council speaker shared their plans Tuesday for how to reform the city’s criminal justice system, including the notorious Rikers Island jail complex – though drama surrounding the three candidates not in attendance threatened to overshadow the night’s policy discussion.

The speaker’s forum on criminal justice issues was sponsored by City & State, among other organizations, and was hosted by a consortium of criminal justice reform groups, including JustLeader-

shipUSA. That group’s president, Glenn Martin, opened up the forum at Columbia University Teachers College by calling out the speaker candidates who “decided not to join us”: Corey Johnson of Manhattan, Ritchie Torres of the Bronx and Donovan Richards of Queens.

“To say I’m disappointed, to say that we’ve been let down, is a bit of an understatement,” Martin said. “We will not be insulted, we will not be ignored and we will not be silenced. I am rarely ever this upset as I am on this stage this evening.”

Martin then singled out Johnson in particular, saying he “went much further than just not showing up.”

“Corey Johnson aggressively lobbied colleagues to urge them not to show up either,” Martin said. “Corey Johnson deliberately tried to undermine our efforts to bring this forum together. But this forum has come together.”

Johnson is widely considered to be a leading candidate for speaker. His campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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FIVE OF THE EIGHT CANDIDATES FOR NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL SPEAKER APPEARED AT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE FORUM, INCLUDING WILLIAMS, VAN BRAMER, YDANIS RODRIGUEZ, MARK LEVINE AND ROBERT CORNEGY JR. COREY JOHNSON, RITCHIE TORRES AND DONOVAN RICHARDS DID NOT ATTEND.

“THE PROBLEM WITH THE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT IS THAT IT TENDS TO DEVOUR ITS OWN.” – New York City Councilman RITCHIE TORRES

A spokesman for City Councilman Donovan Richards said that Richards had a family emergency and had to cancel his planned appearance. “We were not lobbied by Corey Johnson in any way,” the spokesman said.

City Councilman Ritchie Torres also denied being lobbied by Johnson, and told City & State that he chose not to attend the forum on his own. The speaker candidates have been invited to more than a dozen panels, forums and meet and greets in November alone, as the eight vie for one of the most powerful positions in city government.

“Attending a forum every night is neither feasible nor reasonable,” Torres said,

adding that his track record on criminal justice issues speaks for itself.

Torres seemed surprised at Martin’s comments. “How does publicly attacking council members further the cause of criminal justice reform?” Torres asked.

“The problem with the progressive movement is that it tends to devour its own.”

City Councilman Robert Cornegy Jr. of Brooklyn was one of the five speaker candidates who attended the forum, but he shared Torres’ frustrations with the constant invites.

“There’s almost one of these forums every single night!” he said. “There’s going to come one of these that I can’t make. Because no one can do this every single night.”

Cornegy Jr. and City Councilmen Jumaane Williams and Mark Levine told City & State that Johnson did not talk to them about the criminal justice forum or encourage them not to attend. City Councilmen Ydanis Rodriguez and Jimmy Van Bramer could not be immediately reached for comment.

After a separate debate recorded the following evening, City & State overheard the eight candidates discussing whether to put out a joint statement limiting which forums they would attend. One candidate confirmed the conversation, but said they could not reach consensus on which events to skip.

While Martin’s comments provided some drama on Tuesday, the rest of the night was colored by agreements among the five candidates in attendance: Cornegy,

Levine, Rodriguez, Van Bramer and Williams.

Closing Rikers Island has become a legacy issue for City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, and she shouldn’t fear that her plans will change with the next speaker.

All the candidates supported closing Rikers, and all took issue with Mayor Bill de Blasio’s 10-year timeline for closing the complex.

“Rikers Island is not a jail. It’s nine jails and it makes no sense to wait 10 years to close nine jails,” Levine said. “We can start now, closing them one by one.”

The candidates tried to set themselves apart by sharing personal anecdotes. Cornegy Jr. said he started his career on Rikers Island, working as an assistant director of substance abuse. Van Bramer said one of his brothers had been detained on Rikers Island for weeks. “I don’t know if he was ever exactly the same” after a stay there, he said.

But the political similarities between the candidates were most obvious during the lightning round, when each quickly answered yes to all five questions, including whether they would push to legalize marijuana in the state as speaker.

Christina Greer, a Fordham University professor who moderated the forum, took another dig at the missing candidates.

“It’s very important that we hear (candidates’) ideas and we have them on record for what they are going to do when they serve us,” she said. “So I thank the five of you for actually having the courage to come here.”

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COMMENTARY

RIGHT IDEA. WRONG BOROUGH. WHY CONGESTION PRICING SHOULDN’T FOCUS ON MANHATTAN

By DEREK EVERS

November 20-27, 2017

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ROPONENTS OF CONGESTION pricing have their hearts in the right place. They want a dedicated revenue stream for New York City’s crumbling public transit infrastructure while simultaneously reducing traffic congestion and, subsequently, pollution.

But in order for the plan to be truly effective in reducing the number of cars on the road, it should focus less on Manhattan and more on easing gridlock in the outer boroughs, where traffic is often just as bad – if not worse.

In the past 20 years, New York City has seen a population and business boom unlike any since the mid-1900s. Between 2010 and 2016, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates the city’s population grew 4.4 percent – with the bulk of that growth occurring in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens, followed by slower growth in Manhattan and Staten Island. In fact, the Bronx is less than 20,000 people from reaching its historical population high set in the 1970 census and could soon surpass Manhattan to become the third-most-populous borough.

Business growth followed a similar, if not more extreme, pattern. Brooklyn saw a 48 percent increase in new businesses between 2000 and 2015, with Queens reporting a 33 percent increase, the Bronx 26 percent and Staten Island 22 percent, according to a report released this spring

by New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer. In that same period, the number of Manhattan businesses actually declined 2 percent – and that included Central Harlem, where businesses nearly doubled.

The report also found that most of the growth was in low-income and gentrifying neighborhoods, bringing a new influx of income and vehicles into places like Crown Heights, Williamsburg, Greenpoint and Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Much of this growth is the result of recent policies enacted during former Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration, such as the rezoning of Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn and the influx of new residential development in areas like Long Island City, Bushwick and Atlantic Yards.

Also, the volume of drivers and vehicles increased through initiatives like the addition of green taxis to the outer boroughs and later, under Mayor Bill de Blasio, the legalization of ride-hailing services, whose fleets now outnumber yellow cabs 4-to-1, with many of them driving and residing in the outer boroughs.

Amid such outer-borough growth, Manhattan officials have taken steps to revitalize its neighborhoods, such as re-

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“IF YOU LOOK AT NEW YORK HISTORICALLY, MANHATTAN’S DOMINANCE AS AN ECONOMIC CENTER HAS NOT BEEN THE CASE.” – MITCHELL MOSS, director of the NYU Rudin Center for Transportation

zoning East Midtown and thinking about ways to narrow the commercial rent tax.

“If you look at New York historically, Manhattan’s dominance as an economic center has not been the case,” said Mitchell Moss, a professor of urban policy and planning and director of the New York University Rudin Center for Transportation. “Until the post-World War II era, the vast majority of manufacturing was outside of Manhattan. So I think it’s important to realize we’re seeing a reassertion of the employment centers outside of Manhattan.”

Move NY is one of the leading organizations at the heart of the congestion pricing debate. Using detailed analysis of traffic patterns in New York City, along with input from local leaders, community groups and former New York City traffic commissioner “Gridlock Sam” Schwartz, the group has offered detailed plans for instituting congestion pricing. The Move NY proposal centers on tolling vehicles entering Manhattan below 60th Street, known as the central business district, while tolling currently free East River bridges and lowering the tolls on several outer borough crossings.

The group’s research on the number of vehicles in New York City supports the notion that the majority of car owners live outside of Manhattan. And while those who own a car in Manhattan have a median household income of $134,000, that number plummets to roughly $80,000 on average for the other four boroughs, or a couple each earning about $40,000 a year – solidly middle class.

The data also indicates that most people who have cars in New York City do not use them to commute into Manhattan, and a majority of commuters in the boroughs use public transportation. As most people who drive in and around the New York City area will tell you, the traffic is much worse in the areas that connect Brooklyn and Queens with Long Island, and the Bronx with Westchester County, than it is in and around the Manhattan crossings.

And yet, all of these areas – even the fastest growing areas of Manhattan – are

outside of the proposed, relatively car-free congestion pricing zone.

So, why is congestion pricing centered on Manhattan?

“We’re not taxing cars or motorists, or charging driving or cars or motorists – we are charging congestion,” says Charles Komanoff, a transportation economist and environmental activist whose research is at the core of the Move NY proposal. “We’re trying to increase tolls on trips that through their timing, and especially their location, end up imposing really large congestion costs on society at large.”

While the number of cars on the road is easy to determine, congestion during different times of the day is tough to quantify.

Komanoff has made it his life’s work. His “balanced transportation analyzer,” which breaks down and monetizes all aspects of New York City transportation, is an Excel spreadsheet that he jokes is so large, “if you were to display all of the tabs simultaneously, you would use up more window space than exists in Manhattan south of 17th Street.” Using the current modes of monetization as the baseline, it estimates the net impact not only of the Move NY plan, but other possible solutions, such as raising subway fares or only tolling the East River bridges.

While the additional revenue is apparent in all of the potential solutions, Komanoff prioritizes time spent commuting as the driving force (pun intended) behind his support for the Move NY plan. And based on his numbers, it does bear fruit, and not just for those who use public transit. Based on his estimates, drivers would enjoy a 22.3 percent increase in average vehicle speed if the plan was enacted. But it’s worth noting his projections are based on the completion of a triborough subway line that connects the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens.

More concerning in the current Move NY proposal is a reduction in tolls on the outer-borough bridges – a policy even congestion pricing supporters admit is a political move to sway suburban and outer-borough politicians.

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Total ridership on free bridges:

HERE’S A LOOK AT HOW MANY CARS USE NEW YORK CITY’S BRIDGES AND TUNNELS EVERY DAY, ON AVERAGE. At 468,918 daily riders, the East River bridges see a lot of traffic every day, but not as many as the free Harlem River bridges or the MTA’s outer-borough bridges.

2,661,105

Total ridership on toll bridges:

1,514,164

Harlem River bridges

530,808

FREE BRIDGES TOLL BRIDGES

OTHER FREE BRIDGES

557,502

Queens bridges

Port Authority Manhattan crossings

462,216

498,270

Bronx bridges

323,594 SOURCE: NYC DOT 2015 NEW YORK CITY BRIDGE TRAFFIC VOLUMES REPORT

Brooklyn bridges

260,529

Brooklyn-Queens bridges

57,538

Staten Island bridge

OTHER TOLL BRIDGES

297,794

MTA Bridges and Tunnels’ Manhattan crossings

East River bridges

468,918

Henry Hudson Bridge Hugh L. Carey Tunnel Queens-Midtown Tunnel R.F.K. Memorial Bridge

163,218

Port Authority Staten Island bridges Bayonne Bridge Goethals Bridge Outerbridge Crossing

MTA Bridges and Tunnels’ outer-borough bridges

554,882

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Komanoff said, “It’s good policy, but even more, it’s good politics.”

When I pressed him on whether this means more vehicles pushed to the boroughs, especially if the tolls on the outer-borough bridges are lowered, he was forthright.

“I agree, price elasticity. I’ve got to believe if I’m saying that to raise the price to drive into the CBD is going to lower the amount of car trips into the CBD, I’ve got to believe in the converse or the reverse, sure,” he said.

“But,” he added, “remember we’re taking a certain number of traffic off the streets, before it even gets to the CBD. The net is very clearly a reduction.”

Still, the numbers suggest cars aren’t flowing over the East River bridges at the same clip as the rest of the city. Of the toll-free bridges in New York City in 2015, the East River bridges represented more than 468,000 daily trips – nearly 18 percent of the total daily bridge crossings in New York City. More cars traversed the free Harlem River crossings – more than 530,000 – to enter Manhattan, but again, those were above the Manhattan core.

In fact, more cars used the tolled outer-borough bridges – nearly 555,000 – and Hudson River crossings – more than 498,000 – than the free East River crossings, and that doesn’t include the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge (formerly the Triborough Bridge), which averaged more than 91,000 paid trips into Manhattan above 60th Street. All of which points to more traffic and congestion outside Manhattan than inside.

“The theory that you would put a surcharge where use is reducing is contrary to most governance,” said Moss, adding that lowering the tolls on the outer-borough bridges is a “high-risk strategy.”

“The genius of the MTA is that we took the tolls from bridges and tunnels and have used them to support mass transit. The reduction of tolls, especially where those bridges have increasing demand, is perhaps politically driven but not fiscally sound,” Moss said. “It makes very little sense to impose a toll to come into Manhattan and then lower the toll for activities that are not tied to New Yorkers.”

It’s also worth noting that the Move NY plan is the second-best option according to Komanoff’s research.

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during peak times and less during offpeak hours – rather than a flat toll. And it makes sense. The world is increasingly moving toward incremental payment structures to improve efficiency, such as surge pricing with Uber and Lyft. Multiple states have taken that concept and applied it to variable tolling on highways, often referred to as express toll lanes or high-occupancy toll lanes, to improve efficiency and allow drivers to utilize free or paid lanes.

However, the proposed solutions for turning Manhattan into a car-free utopia don’t begin to address the worst traffic quagmires in the outer boroughs.

There’s nothing dissuading Long Island drivers from driving into Brooklyn and Queens, even if the confluence of the Long Island Expressway, Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, Van Wyck Expressway, Grand Central Parkway and Jackie Robinson Parkway is often viewed as one of the worst traffic areas in the city.

There’s no part of the congestion plan that addresses Harlem River Drive, a clogged artery of daily commuters trying to enter and exit the city. Could it address the line of cars that span Bay Ridge to Red Hook every day on the Gowanus Expressway? Or the traffic that lines the Belt Parkway in Southeast Brooklyn or Queens Boulevard – also known as the Boulevard of Death?

“The guy or the gal who lives in Bay Ridge, or Scarsdale, or Flushing, who’s now driving into the CBD isn’t just congesting the CBD on that trip, it’s congesting all the streets, roads, highways, approaches and the bridges themselves.

That traffic is going to diminish,” Komanoff countered.

“Most of the transit benefits are going to be outside of Manhattan,” he added, pointing out that his projections are based on five years out “when the transit investments have borne fruit.”

Yet even “Gridlock Sam” Schwartz himself jokes about the length of time it takes for the MTA to complete major infrastructure improvements. Idealistic at best, five years seems like an unrealistic goal.

“Some of these benefits aren’t going to be able to be realized overnight, and we know that. There’s a little bit of a leap of faith in there,” Komanoff said.

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That’s a big leap of faith when you consider there are already more people driving in the outer boroughs, fewer subway lines, more commuter cars crossing the outer-borough bridges than those coming into Manhattan – even more bicycle and pedestrian deaths by vehicles in the outer boroughs.

The data shows that the population and businesses of New York City are shifting away from Manhattan, a trend that shows no signs of slowing down.

And like those forward-thinking businesses, renters and homeowners, a progressive congestion pricing plan should take this reality into account.

If Move NY’s proposal is contingent on the addition of more train and public transportation options in the outer boroughs, then they must factor in what the city’s population will look like when those projects would be completed. Whether you think congestion pricing is progressive or regressive, it’s still dependent on cars driving into New York City during the busiest hours.

“It’s an ecology,” Moss said. “We need to have people driving to support those bridges and tunnels, which support mass transit. And the subway system isn’t big enough to get everyone out of their car into it. We have to find the balance.”

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SETTING THE AGENDA FOR YEARS, the most important politician driving the legislative agenda in Albany has been Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

This year, that role might be usurped by another New Yorker – President Donald Trump.

During his first year as president, Trump has threatened to slash spending and scale back plenty of programs, including in health care, education and housing. While he has failed to follow through on many fiscally conservative goals, his administration hasn’t given up – and 2018 might be the year when New York has to react.

The Affordable Care Act has survived, of course, but the administration has continued to target it – and Congress keeps talking about killing it off.

Lately, Washington has turned its attention to a sweeping tax reform plan. Republican leaders insist they’ll get the job done – and if they do, it could cost New York taxpayers billions of dollars.

To complicate matters, New York is already facing challenges at home. Thanks to dwindling tax revenue, the state faces a projected budget gap of at least $1.7 billion. The shortfall could be even higher in subsequent years, and that’s not even including potential federal cuts.

To help navigate this uncertain landscape, City & State is presenting its annual Setting the Agenda section, a preview of the most pressing issues during the 2018 state legislative session. In the first installment of this two-part series, we have the latest updates on labor, health care and ethics. The second installment, coming out early next month, will feature reports on education, energy, infrastructure and more.

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LABOR

LABOR LEADERS FACE DOWN JANUS RULING

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T TOOK THE death of a U.S. Supreme Court justice to save the unions last time.

In January 2016, a case before the high court threatened to severely weaken organized labor. Withering questioning from Justice Antonin Scalia left his vote in little doubt, but after his sudden death in February, the Supreme Court deadlocked 4-4.

Now, with newly minted conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch in Scalia’s seat, the labor movement is once again bracing for a crippling blow from another case. Janus v.

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31 could wipe out mandatory payments – agency fees – from public sector employees who opt out of union membership, with the potential knock-on effect of depleting the ranks of existing union members. Labor advocates say all of this would cripple the ability of unions to represent and advocate for workers by decimating their revenue streams by hundreds of millions of dollars.

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The unions, fresh off defeating the state constitutional convention ballot proposal, have put on a brave face.

“Regardless of the court’s decision, New York’s labor movement will continue to lead the way for the rest of the country by ensuring that working men and women have the freedom and the power to be fairly represented in the workplace,” Mario Cilento, president of the New York State AFL-CIO, wrote in a statement to City & State. “We’re not going anywhere.”

Albany legislators appear less sanguine.

For state Sen. Marisol Alcantara, the state Senate Labor Committee chairwoman, with all the items on her 2018 agenda, she said, looming over them is what the Supreme Court will decide.

“The largest concern I have, and I think for all of labor, is the decision before the Supreme Court – the Janus case,” Alcantara said. “It could take away the bargaining rights of thousands of public sector workers. It could basically make our public sector unions ‘right-to-work’ unions.”

“The unions would have to represent workers that aren’t dues-paying members,” Alcantara said. “That would mean they would lose thousands of members, and if they lost thousands of members, it would take away their power to bargain.”

Right-to-work laws currently in place in six states allow nonunion public sector employees to reap the benefits of collective bargaining agreements, and even legal counsel, without having to pay anything to the union.

A few states offer a glimpse of a post-Janus future, according to several studies, and it’s gloomy, especially for the unions.

A 2015 study by the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute estimated that wages in right-to-work states are 12.7 percent lower than in states without those laws. Another study, released last April, concluded that the law resulted in workers in Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin losing 2.6 percent of their earnings along with a 2.1 percent decline in the unionization rate.

The scope of that potential impact on New York’s government sector is massive.

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New York has more union members as a proportion of all salaried workers – 23.6 percent – than any other state, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. But, more than 67 percent of all public sector employees – over 927,000 state residents – are in a union.

The fallout from what many see as an all but certain Supreme Court ruling could force unions already under financial strain to cut back on advocacy and member services. In 2016, for example, the Times Union reported that New York State United Teachers, the state’s major teachers union, was in danger of insolvency in the next few years if it didn’t cut benefits and noted that the union had previously reported $416 million in future liabilities.

But Alcantara said help is on the way.

“I have a bill that will ensure that public unions continue to have the ability to collect the portion of the due that will allow them to fight for benefits and so on,” Alcantara said.

“It addresses the problem.”

Touted as a way to “streamline the process” of joining a public sector union, Alcantara’s legislation makes the government responsible for quickly deducting and paying union dues from the employee’s paycheck,

and would allow unions to set the terms of an employee’s withdrawal from the union.

The measure passed the Assembly in June, but never passed the state Senate.

Nevertheless, the proposal won’t completely solve the threat to unions in the event of a pro-Janus ruling.

“The Alcantara bill is a speed bump, not a brick wall,” said Ken Girardin, a policy analyst at the Empire Center for Public Policy, a fiscally conservative watchdog group.

It is a way for lawmakers to slow the rate at which public sector workers stop paying the unions, he said, but it wouldn’t require workers to keep paying. “It would be a way to mitigate the impact (of Janus), it wouldn’t be a way to completely reverse it,” Girardin said.

He added that the unions are powerful enough to weather whatever difficulty the Supreme Court ruling may bring. On that point, Cilento agreed.

“We are very proud of the fact that here in New York, organized labor is strong enough and savvy enough to adapt to whatever the outcome of this case may be. We are the largest and most successful statewide labor movement in the country,” Cilento said.

“And we will keep it that way.”

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After the death of an Ecuadorian immigrant worker, the bill would raise fines on companies or managers whose actions lead to the death or injury of a construction worker and create felony crimes of “endangering the welfare of a worker.”

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CAR WASH WORKERS (S2664A/ A2967A)

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HEALTH CARE

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U.S. SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL IS LEADING THE EFFORT TO REPEAL THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT’S INDIVIDUAL MANDATE.

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EALTH CARE legislation in Albany during the 2018 session will be largely affected by decisions made in Washington. State Sen. Kemp Hannon, chairman of the Senate Health Committee, said the state Legislature would be “very careful” and will be “watching what happens” in Congress this year when deliberating health care issues.

Last week, U.S. Senate Republicans launched another effort to dismantle the Affordable Care Act by including a measure in their sweeping tax reform proposal to eliminate the requirement that Americans buy health insurance or face a fine.

Additionally, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which gives federal aid to provide medical coverage for low-income children, expired on Oct. 1. Nearly 700,000 children in New York state were enrolled in CHIP as of last year, according to Medicaid data.

New York has been further affected by the decrease in federal funding for disproportionate share hospital payments, where additional aid is given to public hospitals to cover their expenses for uninsured patients. Funding for this program was also reduced on Oct. 1, with cuts put in place by the Affordable Care Act. This led to a showdown in October between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, when the Cuomo adminis-

tration initially refused to pass through the hospital payments to the New York City Health + Hospitals Corp., and then later agreed to release $360 million, blaming the decrease in federal funding.

A bill has been passed in the House of Representatives to refinance CHIP for five years, fund community health centers for two years and delay the reduction in disproportionate share payments. However, it’s likely to face resistance in the U.S. Senate, as it defunds certain portions of the Affordable Care Act to finance the renewal of these health care measures. Meanwhile, New Yorkers who rely on this federal funding are left in limbo.

“We have to take a look at what actually comes out of Congress,” Hannon said about

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what the state Senate can do in response to this uncertainty. He does not believe that the state Senate will have to create legislation to compensate for the loss of CHIP and other federally funded programs, saying that it is more likely that lawmakers will come up with a solution in Washington.

Some state lawmakers believe that instituting state single-payer health care is the best option for providing coverage to New Yorkers in the face of uncertainty from Washington. Assemblyman Richard Gottfried has repeatedly introduced the New York Health plan, a bill to provide single-payer care, which has passed the Assembly but failed in the state Senate.

“The savings that we can achieve with a single-payer system are about the only way we can survive the assaults we expect from Washington,” Gottfried told City & State in a recent interview.

Although Gottfried and Hannon have worked together to call for a renewal of CHIP, the state senator said that the plan for single-payer health care will not be examined in the next legislative session.

“Their proposal can’t be done without explicit authorization from Washington,”

Hannon said. The New York Health plan does note that “waivers and other approvals” are needed to create a state health care system. Instead of addressing this

measure, Hannon said that his committee would “look at the way we deliver health care services,” but declined to say what possible solutions they would consider.

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Beyond addressing federal health care issues, Hannon mentioned several other priorities for the state Senate Health Committee next year. He discussed the work of the state Senate Task Force on Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases as well as the Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction. Hannon said the state Senate will strive to pass legislation on the opioid crisis, after it approved bills in the 2017 session to address the the criminal aspect of the crisis, which were rejected by the Assembly. “It still is the major concern in every neighborhood in the state, from Niagara to

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Riverhead, so we’re going to continue our emphasis on that,” he said about the opioid crisis.

SAFE STAFFING (S3330/A1532)

The bill sets specific nurse-to-patient ratios in an effort to improve care in all kinds of health care settings. This remains a top priority for state Senate Labor Committee chairwoman Marisol Alcantara – a one-time labor organizer for the New York State Nurses Association – although it will have to pass the Health Committee. When asked for his priorities, Hannon did not mention safe staffing.

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ETHICS

HOW TO REFORM ALBANY WITHOUT A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

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HE LEGACIES OF former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver cast a pall over the state Capitol. Both had their corruption charges vacated this year, but prosecutors have pledged to retry both cases.

“There are four high-profile corruption trials coming in 2018 – the time for sweeping reforms is long overdue,” said Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, who had supported a state constitutional convention as a way to achieve this reform. On Election Day, the ballot proposal to hold a convention was easily defeated, with more than 77 percent of voters choosing “no,” leaving the state Legislature as the best – and perhaps only – vehicle for institutional reform.

While lawmakers list ethics reform as a priority, it has often not been meaningfully addressed in practice. Even after the state Legislature passed a watered-down ethics bill in 2016, the issue was hardly touched during the 2017 session.

In June, a procurement reform proposal, which would have established independent oversight over state contracts, was opposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and ultimately dropped from the docket. The special legislative session called in July did not broach the topic. For reform-minded lawmakers, the lack of progress is galling.

“I think ultimately the Legislature is never going to be interested in tightening rules around itself,” said Democratic state Sen. Liz Krueger. Kolb, a Republican, agreed.

“The problem with Albany is everything is controlled by the legislative leaders and the governor, and then the rank and file, quite frankly, have been reluctant to take on their leadership in terms of promoting change and asking for things to be different,” Kolb said.

Both Kolb and Krueger, who separately described themselves as people who see the world with the “glass half full,” believe that it is necessary to tackle ethics reform, but are unsure if the topic will be approached in the 2018 legislative session.

Both also supported holding the constitutional convention as a way to circumvent legislative gridlock and deliver reforms.

“I am very disappointed voters did not seem to understand that a ‘yes’ vote for a constitutional convention was a once-in-a-generation opportunity to make

the changes in New York’s government that they tell me they want changed,” Krueger said. She noted that many of the groups who opposed a convention “spent a fortune on campaigns urging people to vote ‘no,’” and she will look to see if they spend as much money on ensuring reform occurs during the 2018 session. Kolb noted that heavy spending against the constitutional convention meant that, ultimately, “fear won out over hope.”

Kolb said it is unclear if existing reform bills will be taken up by Assembly lead-

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closing the so-called LLC loophole, which allows corporations to avoid the $50,000 campaign donation limit by creating limited liability corporations that may contribute $60,000 or more to a campaign.

Krueger noted that Cuomo has benefited from LLC donations.

“Gov. Cuomo has consistently been saying the right things about ethics reform, but then when we get program bills, regulations on the issues, they have been dramatically watered down,” she said.

“He could and should use more of his po-

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ership. He mentioned his proposal that would prohibit legislators in leadership positions from earning outside income and the Public Officers Accountability Act, which would institute term limits and member item reform. But he said that the Democratic majority in the Assembly would be responsible for bringing these proposals to the floor – and up to Republican leadership in the state Senate and the governor to continue the process of reform.

“That’s our job in the minority, to push things that the majorities and the governor haven’t been willing to do, and also support the things that we agree with,” Kolb said. “It’s just a matter of trying to get the folks that are controlling the legislative process in Albany to do something.”

Krueger said that state Senate Democrats also have reform bills that they support, but acknowledged there was a difference between supporting bills and seeing them passed. She also said Cuomo’s overtures to supporting ethics reform need to be backed up by action in order for any progress to occur. She pointed out that the governor was a staunch supporter of

litical capital to actually accomplish reforms that are needed.”

At the end of the 2017 legislative session, Cuomo called the lack of reform “disappointing,” and blamed the state Legislature for the lack of progress.

Ultimately, both Krueger and Kolb believe that lasting reform is unlikely, even if it is addressed in the next legislative session, unless sufficient pressure is put on the state Legislature by the public.

“Unfortunately, Albany has resisted ethics reform at every turn. It’s hard to be optimistic next year will be any different,” Kolb said.

Krueger noted the importance of public opinion as well as media coverage and editorials in putting pressure on lawmakers to reform. She talked about how her colleagues sometimes complain about the demand for increased scrutiny, but she says reform is necessary.

“If we’re the ones who are asking people to give us the privilege and the power to write the laws, don’t you think we ought to be held to the highest standards to follow those laws?” she asked. “I know I do believe that.”

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SECRET FORMULAS New York City uses complex algorithms to decide everything from classroom sizes to bail. One lawmaker wants to make that math public.

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N NEW YORK CITY, government bureaucrats use algorithms to help make decisions on where students are assigned to school, whether a suspect is allowed out of jail and which buildings should be targeted by inspectors.

But amid the growing reliance on technology and complicated formulas to deploy resources and make critical decisions, criminal justice advocates and watchdog groups are seeking more transparency and input over the way they’re used.

Legislation, which may be the first of its kind in the country, was recently introduced in the New York City Council that would peek under the hood of tools being deployed across the city, and help legislators and citizens shed light on any biases in the computations. The bill’s sponsor, City Councilman James Vacca, said his legislation, which would require agencies to publish the source code of the algorithms they use for targeting and penalizing individuals, has “touched a nerve” and started a conversation about the usage of such tools.

“I want people to know how data is analyzed and how data is utilized,” he told New York Nonprofit Media. “The governance of data is going to be increasingly important to our society going forth. Yet, very few places in our country are discussing algorithms, and they’re not discussing the collection of data and then how it’s used.”

In the 1970s, the New York City-RAND Institute developed a formula for the New York City Fire Department that officials reportedly used to justify closing fire stations in the Bronx, just as a wave of arson swept across the borough. In the 1980s, Vacca, then a district manager in the borough, also had requests for more police officers stymied

CITY COUNCILMAN JAMES VACCA WANTS TO MAKE NEW YORK CITY’S FORMULAS MORE TRANSPARENT.

because of formulas. “To this day, I don’t know what is the formula the police use to determine how many officers are in every station house,” he said.

Vacca’s bill would apply to every city agency, and it would mandate the agencies post the algorithms on their websites. Criminal justice advocates have been some of its loudest backers because of the direct effect the legislation would have on their clients, and because the biases of some algorithms have already been well-publicized.

These formulas, or “risk assessment instruments,” weigh a number of factors, such as previous arrests, to determine whether someone arrested for a particular crime is likely to return for court

dates or should get bail under certain conditions.

Proponents say the tools can keep the public safe. A working paper released in February by the National Bureau of Economic Research examined simulations of the tools using arrest data from New York City between 2008 and 2013 and found crime could be reduced by nearly a quarter with no change in jailing rates, and the number of people detained in jails could be reduced by 42 percent with no increase in the crime rate.

But critics warn that these technologies have built-in flawed assumptions that can lead to continued bias against affected communities.

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In an example highlighted by ProPublica last year, an algorithm wrongly considered a black woman who briefly took a bike from a neighbor’s yard to be more likely to commit a crime in the future than a white man arrested for shoplifting who had a lengthy criminal record. The judge set a higher bond for the black woman, but did not recall whether her “risk score” affected his decision.

Rashida Richardson, the legislative counsel at the New York Civil Liberties Union, said she’s concerned about how the algorithms are used. Even if the formulas are written in a way to reduce any bias, the end users – the civil servants, for example – might not fully understand how to wield the results, or might rely too heavily on them. “It’s possible with those systems that the person making the decision will just rely on what the system shoots out, rather than using any human judgement,” Richardson said.

It’s a delicate balance. Richardson acknowledged that there could be benefits to using the algorithms, but there’s a need for legislation that raises the level of data transparency across agencies without violating individual rights and while retaining each tool’s effectiveness.

“Is there a one-size-fits-all regulation model that can be developed for all of these different agency uses?” Richardson asked.

“Or is it going to have to be agency-specific, where NYPD has one form of regulatory oversight and then DOE will have another, because of not only the population it’s serving, but how it’s being used?”

Attorneys with Brooklyn Defender Services, a public defender organization representing nearly 40,000 people each year, said that possible indicators of flight risk – such as homelessness, employment status, school enrollment, previous convictions or imprisonment – can be discriminatory because of the societal factors that lead to those indicators.

Currently, judges are only able to consider whether someone is at risk of fleeing when setting bail conditions. But the city is supportive of allowing judges to also consider public safety.

Yung-Mi Lee, a supervising attorney specializing in criminal defense at BDS, said it was important to alert people of this technology and how it is used before it expands to the point where people are singled out even before they commit a crime. “That’s also the inherent danger of risk assessment instruments: That it will allow for the detention of people that have not even committed that future crime yet,” she said.

Scott Hechinger, the senior staff attorney and director of policy at Brooklyn Defender Services, said, “Any time there’s a criminal

justice reform conversation, public defenders and clients – the people affected by the practice – should be at the table. And unfortunately we’re not called upon enough, our voices are not listened to enough.”

Getting updated risk assessment tools into the hands of judges is the first strategy listed in New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to close the Rikers Island jail complex and reduce the city’s jail population.

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assessments that much more granular.

Academics and civil liberties groups have also been seeking information on how predictive policing tools are used, arguing that they create feedback loops that send more police to areas that already have a high concentration of police, based on the increased number of infractions and crimes that police observe. Critics also argue there is little evidence that such

“TO THIS DAY, I DON’T KNOW WHAT IS THE FORMULA THE POLICE USE TO DETERMINE HOW MANY OFFICERS ARE IN EVERY STATION HOUSE.” — New York City Councilman JAMES VACCA Elizabeth Glazer, director of the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, said researchers are helping redesign the risk assessment tools for judges, with the goal of showing advocates and citizens the processes that go into the next generation of tools. “The big change for us is really just to make the process as open as possible, to ultimately post the data that underlies the tool publicly so that people can see for themselves how the tools operate,” she said. (Some of that data is already available to the public.)

Glazer’s office is seeking a partnership with ideas42, a nonprofit behavioral economics firm, to help redesign the “failure to appear” risk assessment tool to add clarity to how judges see and weigh the results in order to ensure they aren’t solely relying upon the tools. “Judges are humans. They’re not machines. And you truly don’t want simply this algorithm to rule a judgement,” Glazer said.

“A judge can see all kinds of things and an algorithm can’t.”

Formulas and technologies have long shaped how police are deployed, most notably with the introduction of CompStat in the 1990s, which helped police predict where an incident is likely to occur and is credited in helping to drive down the astronomical crime levels of that era. Today, the predictive policing technology is based on historical data and dozens of data points, making the

efforts reduce crime; a study on an algorithm-based crime prevention program in Chicago found it didn’t save any lives.

During an October New York City Council hearing on the measure, city officials said publishing the source code that companies use to generate these algorithms could allow people to hack the systems, and would have a chilling effect on technology vendors looking to do business with the city.

Vacca has suggested that the city appoint an expert who can gauge the openness and fairness of city agencies’ use of formulas. It isn’t clear yet that Vacca’s broad 150-word legislative proposal will ultimately strike the balance of revealing the factors behind these formulas while retaining the confidence of the city’s tech staffers and external partners.

Vacca said he is taking a look at the officials’ comments and will work to incorporate those concerns into the legislation.

“I realize that because this bill is tackling things that have not been tackled throughout the nation, I realize that we have to be very deliberate,” he said.

As Noel Hidalgo of BetaNYC, a technology civic organization, said during the hearing on Vacca’s bill, “If we refuse to hold algorithms and their authors accountable, we outsource our government to the unknown.”

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November 20-27, 2017 Notice of Formation of Inyoung Lee, DMD, PLLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 9/26/17. Office location: New York County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: 230 E. 79th St, Off. 1, NY, NY 10075. Purpose: Dentistry.

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Notice of Formation of Vitasquad NYC LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 10/18/17. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 187 Wolf Rd, Ste 101, Albany, NY 12205.

The name and address of the Reg. Agent is Business Filings Incorporated, 187 Wolf Rd, Ste 101, Albany, NY 12205.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of KENNEDY LEWIS GP LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/18/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/15/17.

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

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 80 Broad St., 22nd Fl., NY, NY 10004. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808.

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

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

SIZS REALTY II LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/17/2017. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 111 Fulton St., Unit 608, NY, NY 10038. Reg Agent: Suhail Sitaf, 111 Fulton St., Unit 608, NY, NY 10038.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Dre on Demand LLC, Arts.

Of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/11/2017. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: Andrea M. Martin, 744 Floyd Street, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Qualification of VIVINT SOLAR NYC ELECTRICAL, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 9/27/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 9/25/17.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Advanced Skill Development, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/21/17. Office location: Richmond County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: Paracorp Incorporated, 2804 Gateway Oaks Dr. #200, Sacramento, CA 95833-3509.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Qualification of Reynolds Construction, LLC. The fictitious name is: REYNOLDS CONSTRUCTION OF NEW YORK, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 9/6/17. Office location: New York County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 3/1/16. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of Wisdom Foods Randall’s Island, LLC d/b/a Ellary’s Greens. App. For Auth. Filed with NY Secy. of State (SSNY) 6/8/17. Office: NY County. LLC formed in DE 5/9/17. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: LLC 175 Varick St. 6th Fl., NY, NY 10014. DE addr of LLC: c/o Corp Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of SIGHTWAY CAPITAL, LP Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/10/17. Office location: NY County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/06/17.

Princ. office of LP: 100 Ave. of the Americas, NY, NY 10013.

Duration of LP is Perpetual.

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

SSNY shall mail process to the Partnership, Attn: General Counsel at the princ. office of the LP. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. DE addr. of LP: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808-1674. Cert. of LP filed with DE Secy. of State, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

150 WEST END AVE SUITE 1 LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 7/7/2017. Off. Loc.: New York Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The Limited Liability Company, 118-21 Queens Boulevard, Suite 520, Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qualification of 614 Croton Farms LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 8/31/17. O f f i c e location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 614 Croton Lake Rd., Bedford, NY 10549. LLC formed in DE on 8/29/17. 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, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: 850 New Burton Rd., Ste. 201, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of CA II Flatbush TIC LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 9/29/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 9/14/17.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of Tennessee Industrial Electronics, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 9/26/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 8/5/14.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, Fl. 13, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801.

Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of Qualification of Corbin Equity Fund, L.P. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 9/28/17. Office location: New York County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 9/25/17.

SSNY is designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 590 Madison Ave, Fl. 31, NY, NY 10022. DE address of LP: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. List of names and addresses of all general partners available from SSNY. Cert. of Limited Partnership filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Kenmare Productions LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 10/26/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 3 E. 84th St, #4, NY, NY 10028.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Tony Mac Media LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 10/23/17. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 225 W. 70th St, Apt 4F, NY, NY 10023.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

432 PARK JOY, LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 10/27/2017. Off. Loc.: New York Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, c/o Edelstein Law Group, P.C, 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qualification of COA 200 E 34TH LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/16/17.

Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/27/17. Princ. office of LLC: 1500 Broadway, Ste. 2301, NY, NY 10036. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of DE, Div. of Corps., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: A developer for residential condos.

Notice of Formation of 18 Amalfi Enterprises, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 10/4/17. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 8 W. 40th St, Fl. 6, NY, NY 10018.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of KRL 175 Pearl LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 10/6/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 3/21/17.

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: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste 101, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is National Registered Agents, Inc., 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Opuscule, LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) 1/12/17. Office loc: NY County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC to: 7014 13th Ave., Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Principal bus addr of LLC: 347 Manhattan Ave., #3B, NY, NY 10026 Purpose: any lawful act or activity Notice of Formation of Weingold Law PLLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 10/5/17. Office location: New York County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: 187 Wolf Rd, Ste 101, Albany, NY 12205. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is Business Filings Incorporated, 187 Wolf Rd, Ste 101, Albany, NY 12205. Purpose: Law. Notice of Formation of 170 Westside Market, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 9/18/17.

Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 148 W. 24th St, Fl. 3, Apt 3A, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Application for Authority of Tiger Path Ventures, LLC filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) 10/19/17. Formed in DE 10/18/17. Office loc.: NY County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The principal business loc. and address SSNY shall mail copy of process is 166 E. 63rd St., Apt. 11C, New York, NY 10065. The office address in DE is 203 NE Front St., Ste. 101, Milford, DE 19963.

Cert. of Formation filed with Jeffrey W. Bullock, DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corporations, PO Box 898, Dover, DE 19903.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of RA 4720 Third Ave LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 10/17/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is National Registered Agents, Inc., 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of BOB LESSER, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/19/17. Office location: NY County. Latest date on which the LLC may dissolve is 12/31/2065. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 360 W. 22nd St., #17, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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November 20-27, 2017 Notice of Qualification of TWO SIGMA VENTURES, LP Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/10/17.

Office location: NY County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/06/17. Princ. office of LP: 100 Ave. of the Americas, NY, NY 10013. NYS fictitious name: TWO SIGMA VENTURES, LP 1. Duration of LP is Perpetual.

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

SSNY shall mail process to the Partnership, Attn: General Counsel at the princ. office of the LP. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. DE addr. of LP: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808-1674. Cert. of LP filed with DE Secy. of State, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of SUN FLATBUSH LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/10/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/30/17.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: 31 W. 34th St, Ste 1012, NY, NY 10001. DE address of LLC: 1013 Centre Rd, Ste 403-B, Wilmington, DE 19805. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of FH 65 Associates LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/31/17. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 20 W. 47th St, Ste 205, NY, NY 10036.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Sidiki Dabo, MD, PLLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 9/26/17. Office location: New York County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: 19 W. 34th St, Fl. PH, NY, NY, 10016. Purpose: Medicine.

Notice of Formation of 170 Westside Enterprises, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 9/18/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 148 W. 24th St, Fl. 3, Apt 3A, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

The Marketing Arsenal LLC filed with SSNY 10/24/17. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 75-25 l53rd St. Apt PH9, Kew Gardens Hills, NY 11367. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qualification of 130 EAST 12TH STREET DEVELOPERS LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/8/17. Office location: New York County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 7/12/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 900 3rd Ave, Fl. 17, NY, NY 10022. DE address of LLC: 1013 Centre Rd, Ste 403-B, Wilmington, DE 19805.

Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of JUST ANOTHER BRAIN LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/18/17.

Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/25/17. Princ. office of LLC: 33 W. 60th St., 2nd Fl., NY, NY 10023. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Michael Rabadi at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of DE, P.O. Box 898, Dover, DE 19903.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of Aircraft Hangar Services LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 10/17/17.

Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 9/8/17.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to3500 S. DuPont Hwy, Dover, DE 19901.

DE address of LLC: 3500 S. DuPont Hwy, Dover, DE 19901.

Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of MYU Media LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 9/8/17. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 75 West End Ave, # P7K, NY, NY 10023.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of 903 PARTNERS LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/17/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/06/17. Princ. office of LLC: 1270 Ave. of the Americas, Ste. 1815, NY, NY 10020. 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: Investment advisor to venture capital funds.

Notice of Qualification of Durational Capital Management LP. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 10/13/17.

Office location: New York County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 9/21/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 107 Grand St, Fl. 7, NY, NY 10013. DE address of LP: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808.

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

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Empower-U LLC, Arts. of Org. filled with SSNY 10/16/17.

Office loc: Richmond County.

SSNY designated agent upon whom process against the LLC maybe served. SSNY shall mail process to: Empower-U LLC : Attn: Clifford Leconte, P.O. Box 40630, Staten Island, NY. 10304.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Qualification of Sun Flatbush Manager LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 9/29/17. Office location: New York County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 9/14/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

TEMPEST PRODUCTIONS, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/19/2017.

Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 36-40 11th Street, Long Island City, NY 11106. Reg Agent: NYSCORPORATION. COM, 1971 Western Ave, # 1121, Albany, NY 12203.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

PULCINO LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 07/05/2017. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 250 E 63rd St. Apt #711, NY, NY 10065. Reg Agent: NYSCORPORATION. COM, 1971 Western Ave, # 1121, Albany, NY 12203.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Qualification of ACQUA DI PARMA LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/17/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/03/06.

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

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 122072543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Dept. of State, Div. of Corps. and LLC, P.O. Box 898, Dover, DE 19903.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of JMAB BOWERY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 8/17/17. Office location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Margaret D. Baisley, Esq., 561 Broadway, Ste. 9B, NY, NY 10012, principal business address.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

OTTO GREY, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/03/2017.

Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: Laura Miller, 330 W 145th St #508, NY, NY 10039.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Qualification of 93 Worth Retail LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 11/1/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 7/14/14.

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: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste 101, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is National Registered Agents, Inc., 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1306481 FOR LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 41-15 41-25 34TH AVE ASTORIA, NY 11101.

QUEENS COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. MILO 34 CORP. CHURCHILL REALTY, LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 11/9/2017. Off. Loc.: New York Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, PO Box 933, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qualification of Hero Traveler LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/06/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/16/17.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: 44 West 28th St., 8th Fl., NY, NY 10001. Address to be maintained in DE: 1013 Centre Rd., Ste. 403S, Wilmington, DE 19805. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State, DE Division of Corporations, 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

BROADWAY ACTOR’S STUDIO LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/04/2017.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: Stephanie Rosenberg, 215 W. 95th St., Apt. 5N, NY, NY 10025. Reg Agent: Stephanie Rosenberg, 215 W. 95th St., Apt. 5N, NY, NY 10025.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of FORM50 LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/01/17. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to collocate wireless communications antennas at three locations. Antennas will be installed on a rooftop with an overall height of 71 feet 1 inch at the approx. vicinity of 4623 6th Avenue, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY 11220. Antennas will be installed on a rooftop with an overall height of 88 feet at the approx. vicinity of 47-27 Little Neck Parkway, Little Neck, Queens County, NY 11362. Antennas will be installed on a rooftop with an overall height of 102 feet at the approx. vicinity of 17515 149th Road (a/k/a 17515 Rockaway Boulevard), Jamaica, Queens County, NY 11434. Public comments regarding potential effects from these sites on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Natalie, n.kleikamp@ trileaf.com, 10845 Olive Blvd, Suite 260, St. Louis, MO 63141, 314-997-6111.

Notice of Formation of Entiere 17th Street Tenant LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 10/27/17. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 29 W. 17th St, FL. 9, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK CITY OF NEW YORK: COUNTY OF BRONX SUMMONS Docket No.: B-13615/17 ------------------------------X In the Matter of the Commitment of Guardianship and Custody of

MAGDELENA EMPESSIAH ROBINSON A Child Under the Age of Eighteen Years -----------------------------X IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK: TO: CEDRIC BILL ANTHONY a.k.a CEDRIC B. ANTHONY a.k.a CEDRIC ANTHONY ADDRESS: UNKNOWN A Petition having been filed in this Court, alleging that the above-named child, in the care of THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING HOSPITAL, should be committed to the guardianship and custody of THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING HOSPITAL; a copy of the petition being annexed hereto: You are hereby summoned to appear before Bronx Family Court at 900 Sheridan Avenue, Bronx, New York, NY, 10451 on November 22, 2017 before Hon. Elenor C. Reid, Part 14 at 9:30 a.m. in the forenoon of said day to SHOW CAUSE why the Court should not enter and Order committing the guardianship and custody of said child to THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING HOSPITAL as provided by law.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that if guardianship and custody of said child is committed to the petitioning agency, THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING HOSPITAL, said child may be adopted with consent of said petitioning agency without your consent or further notice to you.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that you have the right to be represented by a lawyer, and if the Court finds that you are unable to pay for a lawyer, you have the right to have a lawyer assigned by the Court.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that upon failure of the person summoned to appear, all of his or her parental rights to the child may be terminated; and PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that his or her failure to appear shall constitute a denial of his or her interest in the child, which denial may result, without further notice, in the transfer of the commitment of the child’s care, custody or guardianship, or in the child’s adoption in this or any subsequent proceeding in which such care, custody and guardianship or adoption may be at issue Dated: Bronx, New York October 10, 2017

By Order of the Court Clerk of the Family Court

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Notice of Formation of Erin McKenna’s Bakery NYC, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/06/17.

Office location: NY County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Babycakes NYC, Inc., 248 Broome St., NY, NY 10002.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Qualification of 30 Flatbush TIC LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 10/3/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 9/14/17.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of YORKTOWN ASSETS SERVICES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/30/17.

Office location: NY County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of DANSKAMMER INVESTMENTS LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/25/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/07/17.

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

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

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of 19 WEST 44TH STREET MEZZ IV, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/11/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/11/17.

Princ. office of LLC: 430 Park Ave., 12th Fl., NY, NY 10022.

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

SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 122072543, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John B. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of 19 WEST 44TH STREET JV, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/11/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/04/17.

Princ. office of LLC: 430 Park Ave., 12th Fl., NY, NY 10022.

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

SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 122072543, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John B. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity Notice of Formation of Daniel Goldweit, D.M.D., PLLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 10/17/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 140 Riverside Blvd, Apt 608, NY, NY 10069. Purpose: Dentistry.

Notice of Formation of BMJ SALTAIRE LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/16/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: c/o Moses & Singer LLP, Attn: Gideon Rothschild, Esq., 405 Lexington Ave., NY, NY 10174-1299.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Respectful Productions LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) 7/10/17.

Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail any process to: The LLC, Attn: James Flanagan, 508 E 79th Apt 4F. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qualification of 104 Franklin LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 9/26/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 7/21/17.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801.

Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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November 20-27, 2017 DA’NOI SALON, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/02/2017. Office loc: Richmond County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 4108 Hylan Blvd., Staten Island, NY 10308.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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Notice of Qualification of Van Wagner Telecom, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/02/17.

Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/29/17.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Van Wagner Group, LLC, 800 Third Ave., NY, NY 10022. Address to be maintained in DE: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste. 101, Dover, DE 19904. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF KINGS U.S. BANK, NATIONAL A S S O C I AT I O N , A S SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. AS SUCCESSOR TO LASALLE BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 20071, Plaintiff – against – JOSEPH O. LORMEJUSTE, et al Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on October 17, 2017. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction, in Room 224 of Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 on the 14th Day of December, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York.

Premises known as 4011 Hubbard Place, Brooklyn, NY 11210. (Block: 7813 and Lot: 146 f/k/a part of Lot 45) Approximate amount of lien $891,527.07 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 508366/2014.

Steven Naiman, Esq., Referee.

Davidson Fink LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 28 East Main Street, Suite 1700 Rochester, NY 14614-1990 Tel.585/760-8218 Dated: October 20, 2017

Notice of Formation of 8 FERDINAND PARTNERS LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) o n 10/17/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 63 Wall St., #1512, NY, NY 10005.

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

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, Attn: Mr. Michele Chiari at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Big & Fast, LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/25/17. Office loc: NY County.

SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process to: US Corp. Agents Inc., 7014 13th Ave, #202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Princ bus addr: 210 E 90th St #4B NY, NY 10128.

Purpose: any lawful act.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1306339 FOR WINE & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR

BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL WINE & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 145 E 49TH ST NEW YORK, NY 10017.

NEW YORK COUNTY, FOR ONPREMISE CONSUMPTION. ABAITA 49 EAST LLC & SSUBURANDCO LLC. Notice of Qualification of 72andSunny Midco LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 10/26/17.

Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/6/13. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of formation of CENTRAL PARK WEST RESIDENCY LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/19/2017. Office location: NY County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to CENTRAL PARK WEST RESIDENCY LLC C/O LAW OFFICE OF Z. TAN PLLC 110 E. 59th Street, Suite 3200 New York, NY 10022 Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Inflection Point Advisors, LLC filed with SSNY on 10/18/17.

Office loc: NY County. SSNY designated agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 150 E 77th St, Apt. 14C, NY, NY, 10075. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK CITY OF NEW YORK: COUNTY OF BRONX SUMMONS Docket No.: B-13615/17 ------------------------------X In the Matter of the Commitment of Guardianship and Custody of

MAGDELENA EMPESSIAH ROBINSON A Child Under the Age of Eighteen Years -----------------------------X IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK: TO: SHAUNTA ROBINSON a.k.a SHAUNTA SHAKUR ROBINSON ADDRESS: UNKNOWN A Petition having been filed in this Court, alleging that the above-named child, in the care of THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING HOSPITAL, should be committed to the guardianship and custody of THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING HOSPITAL; a copy of the petition being annexed hereto: You are hereby summoned to appear before Bronx Family Court at 900 Sheridan Avenue, Bronx, New York, NY, 10451 on November 22, 2017 before Hon. Elenor C. Reid, Part 14 at 9:30 a.m. in the forenoon of said day to SHOW CAUSE why the Court should not enter and Order committing the guardianship and custody of said child to THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING HOSPITAL as provided by law.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that if guardianship and custody of said child is committed to the petitioning agency, THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING HOSPITAL, said child may be adopted with consent of said petitioning agency without your consent or further notice to you.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that you have the right to be represented by a lawyer, and if the Court finds that you are unable to pay for a lawyer, you have the right to have a lawyer assigned by the Court.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that upon failure of the person summoned to appear, all of his or her parental rights to the child may be terminated; and PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that his or her failure to appear shall constitute a denial of his or her interest in the child, which denial may result, without further notice, in the transfer of the commitment of the child’s care, custody or guardianship, or in the child’s adoption in this or any subsequent proceeding in which such care, custody and guardianship or adoption may be at issue Dated: Bronx, New York October 10, 2017

By Order of the Court Clerk of the Family Court

Notice of Qualification of MAYFLOWER VERNON HILLS INVESTOR, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/02/17.

Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/26/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, Attn: Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 122072543. The regd. agent of the company upon whom and at which process against the company can be served is Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 122072543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of CLEANCHOICE ENERGY COMMUNITY, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 9/26/17. Office location: New York County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/22/15. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1055 Thomas Jefferson St, Washington, DC 20007. DE address of LLC: 1013 Centre Rd Ste 403-B, Wilmington, DE 19805. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of 353-357 Broadway Member LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 10/20/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/16/17.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801.

Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Small Packages, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/19/17. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Robert Fried, c/o Withum, 1411 Broadway, 9th Fl., NY, NY 10018.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of Ross Mechanical LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 10/30/17.

Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1700 York Ave, Ste B2, NY, NY 10128.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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November 20-27, 2017 Notice of Formation of 11-11 creative, LLC filed with SSNY 7/17/17. Office: NY County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to LLC: attn: US Corp Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Ave, Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228 Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of ASCRX TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY 10/13/17.

Office loc.: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn Abram Shulruff, 58 E First St #7E, NY, NY 10003.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1306294 FOR WINE & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR

BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL WINE & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 36-02 30TH AVE ASTORIA, NY 11103.

QUEENS COUNTY, FOR ONPREMISE CONSUMPTION.

Notice of Qualification of Level Z LLC, Fictitious Name: Level Z New York LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/10/17. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/05/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 21 West St., Apt 14j, NY, NY 10006. Address to be maintained in DE: Harvard Business Services, Inc., 16192 Coastal Hwy, Lewes, DE 19958. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State, 401 Federal St, Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

Accel Properties Group, LLC, Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) on Aug. 25, 2003 office in New York Co. SSNY Desig. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process 150-01 Northern Blvd., Flushing, NY 11354. Purchase: Real Estate Holding & Management.

GW ASTORIA LLC.

NOTICE OF FORMATION of SUMTYPE TECHNOLOGY, LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/19/17. Office location: NY County, SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to US Corp.

Agents Inc. 7014 13th Ave, #202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: any lawful act.

App. for Auth. (LLC) Man Global Private Markets SLP LLC. App. for Auth. filed w/ the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/10/17. LLC formed in DE on 10/26/17. Office Location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Corp. Creations Network Inc., 15 N. Mill St., Nyack, NY 10960, registered agent upon whom process may be served.

Purpose: Any lawful act/activity.

Notice of Qualification of Stand Alone Productions LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 9/6/17.

Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Florida (FL) on 10/13/05. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 255 W. 98 St, #7C, NY, NY 10025. FL address of LLC: 12920 S.W. 112 Ave, Miami, FL 33176. Cert. of Formation filed with FL Secy of State, 2661 Executive Center Cir., Tallahassee, FL 32301.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of MimMor, LLC filed with SSNY on November 1, 2017. 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: 1220 Park Avenue, Apt 9D New York, NY 10128. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of ReImagining Student Excellence, LLC filed with SSNY 10/3/17.

Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: US Corp., 7014 13th Ave, Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful act.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1306383 FOR WINE & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR

BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL WINE & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 26A CARMINE ST NEW YORK, NY 10014.

NEW YORK COUNTY, FOR ONPREMISE CONSUMPTION. CHICK & CO LLC. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1306307 FOR LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 257 MALCOLM X BLVD BROOKLYN, NY 11233.

KINGS COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. JOHNSONS INDUSTRIAL CORP. HARRY ASSOULINE, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 07/26/2017. Office loc: NY Co. SSNY designated agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: US Corp Agents, Inc, 7014 13th Ave, Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. LLC princ bus addr: c/o Harry Assouline, 233 W 83rd St, NY, NY 10024.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of LONDON GREY LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/09/17. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of HAMILTON EXHIBITION, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/31/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 1501 Broadway, 24th Fl., NY, NY 10036. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

CITYANDSTATENY.COM Notice of Qualification of INDUS SEZ IT HOLDINGS, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/27/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/26/17.

Princ. office of LLC: Attn: Brian Guzman, 888 Seventh Ave., 26th Fl., NY, NY 10019. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808.

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

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of 320 WEST 31ST ASSOCIATES, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/07/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/13/17.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Onyx Equities LLC, 900 Rt. 9 North, Ste. 400, Woodbridge, NJ 07095. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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New York 2150, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 07/31/2017. Office loc: NY Co. SSNY designated agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: US Corp Agents, Inc, 7014 13th Ave, Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. LLC princ bus addr: c/o Harry Assouline, 233 W 83rd St, NY, NY 10024.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, NUMBER 1303903, FOR BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 743 E 187TH ST BRONX, NY 10458.

BRONX COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1289669 FOR LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 16 E 48TH ST NEW YORK, NY 10017.

NEW YORK COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. DIDAN NETZACH LLC. Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to build fourteen (14) 14-foot Billboard (Video Display Kiosk) Communications Towers at the approx. locations of: 690 K North Ave (Lat: 40-55-30.4, Long: -73-47-18.6), 515 K North Ave (Lat: 40-55-12.6, Long: -73-47-12.5), 569 K North Ave (Lat: 40-55-17.1, Long: -73-47-15.9), 1 K Station Plaza N (Lat: 40-54-42.3, Long: -73-47-3.3), 264 K Huguenot St (Lat: 40-54-37.4, Long: -73-46-59.6), 255 K North Ave (Lat: 40-54-41.4, Long: -73-46-55.6), 33 K Le Count Pl (Lat: 40-54-40.6, Long: -7346-50.0), 424 K Main St (Lat: 40-54-38.1, Long: -73-46-43.5), 487 K Main St (Lat: 40-54-33.2, Long: -73-46-52.3), 1 K The Boulevard (Lat: 40-54-59.2, Long: -73-47-6.1), 606 K Main St (Lat: 40-54-23.5, Long: -7347-6.2), 31 K Division St (Lat: 40-54-32.5, Long: -73-47-0.6), 519 K Main St (Lat: 40-5430.9, Long: -73-46-55.8), and 637 K North Ave (Lat: 4055-24.7, Long: -73-47-15.2), New Rochelle, Westchester County, NY 10801. 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, Erika, e.diak@ trileaf.com, 10845 Olive Blvd, Suite 260, St. Louis, MO 63141, 314-997-6111.

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From the Health Care Workers of Local 420 Ursula Joseph,

Belinda Medina,

Cory McCaskey,

Samuel Patrick,

Michael B Beckford, Lydia Cora, Bellevue Hospital Center

Metropolitan Hospital Center

Carmen Charles, President Local 420

Victoria Glasgow,

Alfred Grant,

Deborah Grant,

Anita Holder,

Earlene King,

Frances Martino,

Melvin Morgan,

Abiola O’Brien,

Norma Ochoa,

Miguel Ortiz, Henry J. Jose Robles, Lincoln Hospital Center Carter Specialty Hospital and Nursing Facility

April Wilkins,

Hilary Wilson,

First Vice-President

Elmhurst Hospital Center

Jose Muniz, Woodhull

Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

Sea View Hospital Rehabilitation & Nursing Facility

Second Vice-President

North Central Bronx Hospital

Coney Island Hospital

Secretary-Treasurer

Jacobi Medical Center

Recording Secretary

Coler Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center

Kings County Hospital

Harlem Hospital Center

Queens Hospital Center

Gouverneur Healthcare Services

The Board of Local 420, DC37, AFSCME, AFL-CIO Carmen Charles, President

70 West 36th Street, 16th floor • New York, NY 10018-8007 347-532-6420 • www.Local420.org