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NOTICE OF FRANCHISE AND CONCESSION REVIEW COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEARING ON AGENCY ANNUAL CONCESSION PLANS
Notice of a Franchise and Concession Review Committee (FCRC) Public Hearing on Agency Annual Concession Plans for Fiscal Year 2023 pursuant to Section 1-10 of the Concession Rules of the City of New York (Concession Rules), to be held remotely on Monday, June 6, 2022, commencing at 2:30 P.M., via Microsoft Teams dial in. At this hearing, the FCRC will further solicit comments about the provisions of the Concession Rules from the vendor commu nity, civic groups and the public at large. The FCRC shall consider the issues raised at the Public Hearing in accordance with the procedures set forth in the New York City Charter under the City Administrative Procedure Act. The following agencies submitted an Annual Concession Plan for Fiscal Year 2023: the Department of Parks and Recreation; the Department of Citywide Administration Services; the Department of Environmental Protection; the Department of Correc tions; the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; the Department of Transportation; the New York City Fire Department; the Department of Housing Preservation and Development; the NYC & Company on behalf of the Department of Small Busi ness Services; the New York City Economic Development Corporation on behalf of the Department of Small Business Ser vices; the New York City Administration for Childrens Services; the New York City Department of Records and Information Services and the New York City Police Department. The portfolio of Agency Annual Concession Plans covers significant and non-significant concessions expiring, continuing and anticipated for solicitation or initiation in Fiscal Year 2023. Furthermore, the portfolio covers, inter alia: ·Department of Parks and Recreation: mobile food units, food service facilities, golf courses, driving ranges, marinas, tennis professionals, athletic facilities, Christmas trees, parking lots, markets, fairs, restaurants, concerts, newsstands, stables, gas stations, amusement venues, ice skating rinks, carousels, ferry services, bike rentals, sailboat rentals, souvenirs and gifts, beach equipment, and event programming. · Department of Citywide Administrative Services: maritime/non-maritime occupancy permits, merchandise and marketing, vending machines and restaurants. · Department of Environmental Protection: gas purification. · Department of Corrections: commissary services and vending machines. · Department of Health and Mental Hygiene: drug discount card program. ·Department of Transportation: vending machines, pedestrian plazas, food courts, café, markets. · New York City Fire Department: fire museum. · Department of Housing Preservation and Development: café. · NYC & Company on behalf of the Department of Small Business Services: marketing, advertising, intellectual property and trademark merchandising. · New York City Economic Development Corporation on behalf of the Department of Small Business Service: events/installa tions, parking lots, maritime and non-maritime occupancy permits. · New York City Administration for Childrens Services: vending machines. · New York City Department of Records and Information Services: licensing representation. · New York City Police Department: vending machines and cafeteria.
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SUPREME COURT-NEW YORK COUNTY- HILTON RESORTS CORP., Pltf. v. LUCKIE PROPERTIES, LLC., A Florida Limited Liability Company, Deft.- Index #850107/2021. Pursuant to Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated February 28, 2022, I will sell at public auction Outside the Portico of the NY County Courthouse, 60 Centre Street, NY, NY on Wed., June 22, 2022, at 2:15 pm, an undivided 0.0519144314871446% tenant in common interest in the timeshare known as Phase 1 of HC Suites located at 1335 Avenues of the Americas, in the County of NY, State of NY. Approximate amount of judgment is $70,678.13 plus costs and interest as of October 21, 2021. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale which includes annual maintenance fees and charges. Georgia Papazis, Esq., Referee. Cruser, Mitchell, Novitz, Sanchez, Gaston, & Zimet LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 341 Conklin Street, Farmingdale, NY. Notice of Formation of ASBURY PRESERVATION CLASS B, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/04/22. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 30 Hudson Yards, 72nd Fl., NY, NY 10001. 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.
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SURROGATES COURT-NEW YORK COUNTY CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO the heirs at law, next of kin and distributees of Calvin Ramsey, a/k/a Calvin E. Ramsey, deceased, if living, and if any of them be dead to the heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, legatees, executors, administrators, assignees and successors in interest whose names are unknown and cannot be ascertained after due diligence; A petition having been filed by Kimberly Phillips who is domiciled at 211 Porterfield Place, Freeport, New York 11520, YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogates Court, New York County, at 31 Chambers Street, New York, New York on June 10, 2022, at 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon on that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of Calvin Ramsey, a/k/a Calvin E. Ramsey, lately domiciled at 40 West 135th Street, Apt. 1IE, New York, New York 10037, granting Letters of Administration d.b.n. upon the estate of the decedent to Kimberly Phillips or to such other person as may be entitled thereto, and determining the status of Ivane Phillips, Pierre Lovelace, Jerome (Jerry) Tibbs, Toyer Beavers, Ivan Phillips and Kimberly Phillips as nieces and nephews of the decedent. Dated, Attested and Sealed
HON. RITA MELLA Surrogate
April 26 /2022
Diana Sanabria Chief Clerk
Daniel G. Fish Print Name of Attorney (212) 448-1100 Telephone Number dfish@mclaughlinstern.com Address email
McLaughlin & Stem. LLP Firm 260 Madison Avenue. New York. New York 10016
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Volume: 1350 Folio: 489 Lot: 58 Place: Trinity Parish: St. Mary Registered proprietor(s): Nathan Palmer and Monica H. Palmer
Supplemental Summons and Notice of Object of Action Supreme Court Of The State Of New York County Of New York Action to Foreclose a Mortgage Index #: 850196/2019 Wilmington Trust, National Association, As Successor Trustee To Citibank, N.A., As Trustee For Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-5 Plaintiff, vs Gregg L. Singer, Eleanor B. Singer Intervives Revocable Trust Agreement Dated 2/26/91 Eleanor B. Singer TTEE, Chesterfield 19, L.L.C., People Of The State Of New York, Board Of Managers Of The Chesterfield Condominium, New York City Environmental Control Board, New York State Department Of Taxation And Finance John Doe (Those unknown tenants, occupants, persons or corporations or their heirs, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, guardians, assignees, creditors or successors claiming an interest in the mortgaged premises.) Defendant(s). Mortgaged Premises: 180/186 West 80 Street, Apt/Unit 4j New York, NY 10024 AKA 409/417 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10024 To the Above named Defendant: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Supplemental Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Supplemental Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of New York. The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises. TO Eleanor B. Singer Intervives Revocable Trust Agreement dated 2/26/91 Eleanor B. Singer TTEE, Defendant In this Action. The foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. Francis A Kahn of the Supreme Court Of The State Of New York, dated the Twenty-Eighth day of April, 2022 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Clerk of the County of New York, in the City of New York. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, dated March 24, 2006, executed by Gregg L. Singer to secure the sum of $200,000.00. The Mortgage was recorded at CRFN 2006000451392 in the City Register of the City of New York, New York County on August 10, 2006. The consolidated mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed March 24, 2006 and recorded on August 10, 2006, in the City Register of the City of New York, New York County at CRFN 2006000451394. Plaintiff is also holder of a mortgage dated March 24, 2006 executed by Gregg L. Singer to secure the sum of $235,000.00 and recorded at CRFN 2006000451395 in the City Register of the City of New York, New York County on August 10, 2006. Said mortgage was consolidated with the mortgage referred to at CRFN: 2006000451392 by a Consolidation, Extension and Modification Agreement executed by Gregg L. Singer dated March 24, 2006 and recorded August 10, 2006 at CRFN 2006000451396 in the City Register of the City of New York, New York County to form a single lien in the amount of $435,000.00. The consolidated mortgage was subsequently assigned to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for America's Wholesale Lender by an assignment executed on July 19, 2019 and sent for recording in the City Register of the City of New York, New York County The consolidated mortgage was subsequently assigned to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Countrywide Bank, N.A. by an assignment executed on July 19, 2019 and sent for recording in the City Register of the City of New York, New York County The consolidated mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed June 5, 2012 and recorded on June 21, 2012, in the City Register of the City of New York, New York County at CRFN 2012000245247. The mortgage was subsequently modified on May 27, 2014. The consolidated mortgage was subsequently assigned to WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO CITIBANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR BEAR STEARNS ALT-A TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-5 by an assignment executed on July 19, 2019 and sent for recording in the City Register of the City of New York, New York County; The property in question is described as follows: 180/186 WEST 80 STREET, APT/UNIT 4J, NEW YORK, NY 10024 AKA 409/417 AMSTERDAM AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10024 NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: May 3, 2022 Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s) 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 The law firm of Gross Polowy, LLC and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose. 71989
Notice of Qualification of 175 PALMETTO LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/14/22. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 04/11/22. Princ. office of LLC: c/o Two Sigma Real Estate, 100 Ave. of the Americas, 16th Fl., NY, NY 10013. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. DE addr. of LLC: Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., #4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Real estate.
Formation of 57 READE STREET APT 9E, LLC filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/30/2022. Office loc.: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address SSNY shall mail process to Jane Liu, 101 Tournament Dr., Monroe Twp., NJ 08831. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Ahern Painting Contractors, Inc is seeking M/WBE and SDVOB Subcontractor proposals for the Project: Cleaning and Painting of the Queens Approach at the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, Contract No RK-PT PHASE II. Please contact Anna at 718-639-5880 for details.
Notice is hereby given that a license, serial #1345867 for beer, wine & liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine & liquor at retail in a restaurant under the ABC Law at 363 3rd Ave., NYC 10016 for onpremises consumption; Beyond Pho Corp 3
Notice of Formation of DEVONSHIRE HOUSE 2022 LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/21/22. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co, 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Purpose: Any lawful activity. NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION of Unconventional Minds LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy. of State (SSNY) on 2/23/22. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 1/6/20. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: InCorp Services, Inc., One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Ave., Ste. 805-A, Albany, NY 122102822. 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 WYANDOT SQUARE PRESERVATION CLASS B, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/04/22. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 30 Hudson Yards, 72nd Fl., NY, NY 10001. 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 540 DRIGGS LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/14/22. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 04/11/22. Princ. office of LLC: c/o Two Sigma Real Estate, 100 Ave. of the Americas, 16th Fl., NY, NY 10013. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. DE addr. of LLC: Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., #4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Real estate.
Notice of Qualification of 58 PALMETTO LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/14/22. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 04/11/22. Princ. office of LLC: c/o Two Sigma Real Estate, 100 Ave. of the Americas, 16th Fl., NY, NY 10013. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. DE addr. of LLC: Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., #4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Real estate.
Notice of Qualification of EP UCB LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/15/22. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 01/21/22. Princ. office of LLC: 450 W. 33rd St., NY, NY 10001. 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. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of the State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
Notice of Qualification of EP UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/18/22. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/30/22. Princ. office of LLC: 450 W. 33rd St., NY, NY 10001. 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. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of the State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
Notice of Formation of WSW PRESERVATION CLASS B, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/09/22. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 30 Hudson Yards, 72nd Fl., NY, NY 10001. 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 formation of Mala Project Management LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of NY (SSNY) on 02/11/22 NY office location NY County. SSNY has been designated as an agent upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is C/O the LLC: 122 1st Ave, New York, NY 10009. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of formation of Mala Project Greenpoint LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of NY (SSNY) on 03/03/22 NY office location NY County. SSNY has been designated as an agent upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is C/O the LLC: 122 1st Ave, New York, NY 10009. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
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BOOKKEEPING & TAX SERVICES, LLC . Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 8/19/2021. Office: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 2612 West St, Brooklyn, NY 11223. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of Selvi LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 3/25/22. Office location: NY County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 250 W 89th St, Apt 3H, New York, NY 10024. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. SHORT TERM CAPITAL LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 07/14/2006. 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, 255 Glen Cove Road, 2nd FL, Carle Place, NY 11514. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. TITAN MOMENTUM LLC Filed with SSNY on: 05/02/2022 Location: New York County SSNY designated as agent for service of process & shall mail to: TITAN MOMENTUM LLC, 167 Madison Avenue Ste 205 #160, New York, NY 10016 Purpose: Any Lawful. Notice of Formation of WSW PRESERVATION GP, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/09/22. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 30 Hudson Yards, 72nd Fl., NY, NY 10001. 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. MUSIC ART PUPPET SOUND, LLC filed Arts. Of Org. with the Secty of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/30/2018. Office: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agents of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: The LLC, 71 Sullivan Street, Apt 3-D, New York, NY 10012. Purpose: any lawful act. Notice of Formation of ASBURY DEVELOPER, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/04/22. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 30 Hudson Yards, 72nd Fl., NY, NY 10001. 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.
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The map leaves 15 Dem-leaning districts and 3 GOP-leaning districts more competitive. The Democrats have more to lose.
Congressmembers Grace Meng (NY-6), Nydia Velázquez (NY-7) and Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) were drawn out of their current districts. There are 15 majority non-white districts in the state, but to Jeffries, the newly redrawn map puts Black representation in Congress in its crosshairs.
“The Court, shockingly, uses a sledgehammer to break into pieces the majority Black and historic neighborhood of Bedford Stuyvesant, once represented by the legendary Shirley Chisholm,” stated Jeffries. “The legacy Chisholm district was created in 1968 pursuant to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, with the Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood at its core. Apparently, the Steuben County Court either doesn’t know this history or doesn’t care…”
Jeffries isn’t the only Black congressman in New York who feels the same way.
Under the special master’s redrawn districts, Co-Op City is mapped into NY-14, Williamsbridge and Baychester are mapped into NY-15. Edenwald stays in NY-16. According to Congressman Jamaal Bowman (NY-16), this reduces the Black voter population by 17% and removes much of the Bronx from his district. Most of his district now resides in the southern half of Westchester County. He believes that Co-Op City, Williamsbridge, and Edenwald are strong communities that share similar interests.
“The whole point of redistricting is to create congressional districts that keep communities of interest together,” stated Bowman. “Unfortunately, the map created by the special master splits NY-16’s historically low-income Bronx communities into three congressional districts and decreases the Black voter population by 17%. This occurred despite an outpouring of testimony urging redistricting officials to protect the Black vote by keeping the northeast Bronx with lower Westchester together.
“The Black voting power in NY-16 cannot be diluted in favor of more compact but less fair maps.”
Others, such as New York Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis, have an easier path to victory after Cervas eliminated much of the Democratic-leaning side of her district (a.k.a. Brooklyn) leaving it staunchly more conservative. The initially proposed map threw Sunset Park and Park Slope into her district, areas that are heavily Democrat and would’ve made it more difficult for her to get re-elected.
One thing is for sure, New York State’s Republican leader is satisfied with the new districts.
“Justice has been served and will be again in November when Kathy Hochul and the Democrats pay the price with voters for trying to rig the election with their illegal #Hochulmander,” said NYGOP Chairman Nick Langworthy on Twitter.
New York Republicans now smell blood and want to challenge other kinds of districts.
On Monday, legal representatives Jim Walden and Peter Devlin, of Walden Macht & Haran LLP, filed a lawsuit in New York County Supreme Court of Manhattan on behalf of New York gubernatorial candidate Paul Nichols, former State Senate candidate Gary Greenberg and New York Young Republican Club President Gavin Wax. The group is asking the court to invalidate New York State Assembly voting district lines. They called the currently drawn districts a violation of the New York State constitution.
“For too long political leaders have placed their interests before the people they are entrusted to serve,” stated Nichols. “This important action today is a critical step forward in the battle to rebuild the lost trust in government. Fairness, participation, inclusion, and following the law should be the bedrock of our democracy in the State of New York.”
“A fundamental part of democracy is fair elections,” added Greenberg. “The New York State legislature and governor willfully implemented redistricting maps that did not meet the requirements of the New York state constitution. The voters deserve constitutionally correct legislative districts and candidates gaining signatures in the correct districts.”
Breast-feeding
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In March 2014, Bed Stuy (former) City Council Member Robert Cornegy opened a Lactation Station in his suave office in Restoration Plaza. The father of six, including twins, Cornegy told the AmNews then, “I just thought about the experience my wife, Michelle, encountered when she had to nurse our boys, and while a mother is able to nurse where and when she needs to—and she should—I was excited to be able to provide a safe and secure room where mothers can come in off the street and feed their babies.”
Cornegy said his community lactation station was created to facilitate and promote breastfeeding for working mothers and Central Brooklyn residents. “Breastfeeding reduces a mother’s risk of breast and ovarian cancers. Breastfeeding also reduces an infant’s risk of ear, respiratory and gastrointestinal infections and asthma, and promotes maternal bonding and optimal growth and development.”
Current 36th District City Council Member Chi A. Ossé, 24, said that the Lactation Station is still fully functional. “Breastfeeding can be a moment of vulnerability in many conditions, especially cold weather. Further, many mothers seek privacy while breastfeeding, which can be difficult to find while out in public. Our office exists to serve our neighbors in many capacities, ranging from food distribution to housing assistance. One of the capacities in which we can be of service is to provide mothers with this particular sanctuary, as well as cold storage for milk.”
“I breastfed all of my three children—two daughters and a son. I saw my mom breastfeed my youngest sister, and I always knew breastfeeding is best because whatever immunity you had, you pass it on to the child,” said attorney Casilda E. Roper-Simpson, a mother of three, and grandmother of five “with one on the way.”
She reminisced, “It was not just about convenience, because yes, I didn’t have to get up and make a bottle. My husband would get the baby, and I would just feed the baby.”
There are the known positive side effects of breastfeeding too, the lawyer added. “The tightening of the uterus is another plus. It helps the body get back into shape after carrying a child in your body for almost a year.”
With full transparency, she also said, “Initially I was frustrated by the process. I didn’t know if I was doing it right—nothing was coming out. My mom told me how to comb my breast, and so I did. There was so much milk I could feed all the children in the country.”
A thought suddenly crossed her mind when she told the Amsterdam News, “Black women used to be used as wet nurses for the enslavers’ children. They weren’t pushing alternative milks then.”
Proud of her own grown-up family, with a second generation in the making, happily she said, “You bond as your baby looks at you. How much closer can you get? If you can’t produce milk, it is understood, then you have to explore other options.”
Expensive formula in the 1990s also took the option off of the table for her, Roper-Simpson noted.
“I couldn’t afford it with my first daughter. Back then I think it was about $20. We couldn’t afford it. I was a young secretary temping, and my husband worked at an alarm company. We always had Carnation milk, but they said don’t make anything at home. But, I thought ‘Why not?’ Back then we had Carnation milk and cornmeal pap.”
“When I took my daughter off the breastmilk and tried to give her formula, she had a reaction to it, and they put her on soy. They wanted to look at her gastrointestinal system, but she was actually just allergic to the formula.”
“I nursed both my sons, but near the end I stopped with my youngest because he had an issue with swallowing. But, I used natural alternatives—rice milk, almond milk—but never cow’s milk. I soak almonds and blend them. These so called trendy alternative milks are usually junk,” said Joan Lorraine, cosmetologist, esthetician, body and skin-care specialist. “Breastfeeding is so much better. It helps the womb heal, and helps the woman’s body heal. I don’t understand why wouldn’t want to, unless you can’t. Yes, it’s painful, at first. But, what isn’t.”
Maxine was a 20-something mother of a newborn boy and girl. “What do I do?” she cried almost in despair. Luckily, she was surrounded by her mom and a great circle of girlfriends. “Feed your beautiful twins,” they said. “You have all you need right with you!” There was gentle coaxing, sharing of experience and information, and the nursing mom overcame her initial fear and concern, and was breastfeeding like a champion within days.
Assemblywoman Stefani Zinerman told the Amsterdam News, “There are Lactation Stations in all municipal buildings, so if you’re doing business with the city or state. But we are not doing any education on why it is important for baby’s and women’s health.”
Member of the Task Force on Women’s Issues, Legislative Women’s Caucus, Task Force on Women’s Issues, the Committee on Agriculture, and the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus, among others, Zinerman said, “I have all these intergenerational conversations, with grandmothers and mother, where we talk about theme not trying to shame their daughters in their choices.”
Saying that she herself gave her daughter formula, after nursing for some weeks. “ I had trouble for a bit, and I didn’t have the wraparound support. It is my one regret as a parent.”
Women approach pregnancy, birth, and rearing children differently.
Zinerman said, “We need more public awareness. Our health department should be compelled to have ongoing health and wellness programs in our state.
“We are also pushing for more insurance for women who request midwifery and doula services.”
She spoke on what she called the “generational and cultural differences. My mother used Carnation milk in the ’60s. Then there was this new forward movement where they pushed formula, saying that that is what women should feed their babies, because it was more professional, and it signified upward mobility if they didn’t breastfeed. But, they ended up losing money because of the cost of formula.
“It needs to be part of the curriculum in schools. We should talk about the first food when talking about food they should be eating. The nutrients in breast milk are superior to any other type of milk. There are no artificial additives, or food coloring, or anything. We are the only mammals who use other mammals to feed their offspring.”
There are lots of practical issues as to why nursing should get mainstream focus, Zinerman said. “Also, when cost becomes an issue, a woman may go to the dollar discount store, and end up buying expired formula, and unknowingly introduce other illnesses and allergies to their baby.
And we need to get our men involved in this conversation too, because they need to understand that the aesthetic some of them say they prefer can affect the decision a woman may make about feeding their newborn.”
(Pexels / Brianna Lisa photo)
By LOIS ELFMAN
Special to the AmNews
Chevonne Mansfield has moved multiple times for her career, but New York energy will always be a driving force. Born and raised on Long Island, the St. John’s University graduate is now based in Washington, D.C., since becoming the executive senior associate athletics director and senior women’s administrator at Howard University in March. No stranger to HBCU culture—Mansfield earned her master’s degree at University of Maryland Eastern Shore—she is thriving in her new environment.
“I have a lot of love for Howard; I previously spent three years here,” said Mansfield, who started her career in collegiate athletics as an assistant sports information director at Howard. “For me, this is like coming full circle. It’s a return to home.
“For my trajectory, this is another step towards my career goals, which are to be in athletic administration supporting student-athletes and helping to shape and mold them,” she added. “I like working on a campus.”
After her three years at Howard (2007-’10), Mansfield worked at the Southwestern Athletic Conference (a Division I conference of HBCUs), helping to reshape perceptions of the SWAC. She then worked at the Southeastern Conference before becoming communications director for the American Athletics Conference and then the LEAD1 Association (athletics directors). While working as deputy athletics director at Florida Memorial University, she stepped in as interim athletics director for almost two years.
Mansfield recalls her introduction to HBCU life in graduate school and sees the value of students seeing professors who look like them and take a vested interest in their success. She values being a role model for Howard Bison student-athletes.
Chevonne Mansfield is thriving with the Howard Bison (Howard Athletics photo)
“Representation really matters to me,” she said. “Throughout my career, I didn’t have a lot of Black women to look to in these roles. The stats are out there about the low hiring, at least in Division I outside of HBCUs. There are not a lot of Black administrators in the head chair position or even senior staff at most Division I schools.
“That’s one of the reasons I decided to come back to Howard,” she continued. “[Athletic administration] has always been demanding, but the changes the last few years with sports betting, NIL and mental health, the stakes are really high. Being in this role is important, and I’m hoping that can show young Black women that this is an opportunity that you can pursue even if you come from a non-traditional background. I wasn’t a studentathlete and I didn’t have any connections in college athletics. It was just hard work. You can get here if you want.”
Knight Commission addresses issues of gender and racial inequities
By LOIS ELFMAN
Special to the AmNews
Each year, the NCAA awards 28% of its annual revenue distribution, which comes to more than $160 million—based on Division I men’s basketball teams’ wins and participation in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. Zero dollars are awarded by the NCAA for performance by women’s basketball teams in the Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament.
On Monday, the Knight Commission, an independent group that advocates for change that prioritizes the health and wellbeing of studentathletes, called for the implementation of a gender equity principle that would provide equal rewards for the performance of women’s and men’s teams. The argument has been that the television media contract for the Men’s Tournament is what funds the distribution.
“As a matter of gender equity and frankly fairness, there should be no connection whatsoever between the money coming into the NCAA and the money being distributed out consistent with principles of gender equity,” said Roberta Kaplan, founding partner of Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP, which conducted an independent equity analysis of NCAA championships following the flagrant inequities at the 2021 Tournaments. “We’re in a world where we know for a fact that given the popularity of women’s sports, there is real revenue that can be obtained and achieved from women’s basketball and probably from some of the other women’s sports as well,” Kaplan said. “It’s unfortunate if not somewhat illogical the NCAA isn’t taking full advantage of that.” Next month marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the federal civil rights law stating that any education program receiving federal funds cannot discriminate in allocation of those funds based on gender. Kaplan said equitable distribution and investment in women’s sports will lead to true
gender equity. The Knight Commission also recommended a new racial equity standard to help close the graduation gap between white and Black student-athletes. It was noted that despite the Academic Performance Program too many colleges and universities with large racial gaps still qualify for academic awards. The recommendation is that to qualify for academic-based awards, institutions must demonstrate a racial gap of less than 25 percentage points and this be evaluated every three to four years with the ultimate goal of eliminating the gap and achieving racial equity in the graduation success rate. “Black college athletes are both the largest racial minority in Division I and the minority Knight Commission panel (l-r) Dr. Nancy Zimpher, Len Elmore and Amy Perko (Knight group with the largest negative Commission photo) graduation gap compared to the graduate rates of white athletes,” said Knight Commission member Len Elmore. “The NCAA should stop sending millions of dollars to schools that fail to close those gaps.”
By CHRISTOPHER PERSLEY and PEPPER PERSLEY
Special to the AmNews
The New York Liberty’s 92-65 loss to the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night at the Barclays Center was their fourth straight defeat following a 81-79 season opening victory over the Sun on May 7.
The start of the season was promising as the victory ended the Liberty’s ninegame losing streak against the Sun. They were led by guard Sabrina Ionescu’s 25 points, six assists and four rebounds.
“It’s huge,” said Ionescu after the game. “We’ve been putting in the work this entire off-season. All of us individually. As soon as training camp started, we had a goal in mind, a mission, and so it’s been super nice to see it all come to fruition in the first game.”
The game was also notable as it marked the return of three Liberty players: Jocelyn Willoughby, who missed all of the 2021 WNBA season due to injury; Asia Durr, who was back with the squad for the first time since 2019 after facing a long battle with COVID; and the 6-foot-10 center Han Xu from China.
Since that victory over the Sun, the Liberty have struggled, losing in Chicago to the defending champion Sky, 83-50, dropping 92-86 in overtime to the rookie-laden Indiana Fever, and falling Sunday to the Dallas Wings 82-71. The Wings were led by Arike Ogunbowale, who scored 18 of her 21 points in the second half. The Suns then avenged their loss to the Liberty with a convincing victory on Tuesday.
After the loss to the Wings, Liberty guard Betnijah Laney assessed what the team is doing to reverse their current trend. “Just trying to find things that we lacked and improve upon those. Make sure those are the focus when we’re watching film,” she said. Stefanie Dolson, who joined the Liberty this off-season after winning a championship with the Sky and an Olympics gold medal as a member of the inaugural women’s 3x3 team, offered a veteran perspective.
“There’s a lot of games left, so, honestly, we’re just going to have to learn,” said Dolson. “We have to learn what we can get better at, defensively get better at, and just keep growing as a team.”
One bright spot during the losing streak has been the play of Han Xu, who scored 10 points against both the Sky and the Wings. Liberty guard Sami Whitcomb, when asked about Han’s impact on Sunday, said, “She really injected us with a lot of energy and just a punch that we really needed when we needed it. She was tremendous in that way.
“Hopefully,” continued Whitcomb, “we can just keep making her feel comfortable out there and keep finding her when she does come in, because obviously, she’s a real threat out there for us.”
The Liberty has seven days without games to regroup and refocus. The team begins a three-game road trip next Tuesday against the Minnesota Lynx.
After missing the Liberty’s season opener, veteran Betnijah Laney is back in the lineup (Photo courtesy of Getty Images/New York Liberty)
The ping pong balls slot the Knicks No. 11 at the NBA Draft Lottery
By JAIME C. HARRIS AmNews Sports Editor
The NBA Draft Lottery was held on Tuesday. For longtime Knicks devotees, the annual event has been akin to hoping for a Christmas gift that is never placed under the tree. The odds of the Knicks getting the first pick entering the 2022 lottery was 2%. They had a 77.6% chance of landing 11th pick. Of course, the latter was the outcome.
So now, Knicks president Leon Rose and his staff will have to decide if they will use the asset in a trade package to acquire an established impact player if one is available on the market—Utah Jazz All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell is the name most prominently referenced—or keep the pick with the optimistic outlook that whoever they draft at that spot will develop into a critical piece of a contending squad. Last season, rookies Quentin Grimes (25th) and center Jericho Sims (the 58th pick) emerged as rotation players who can potentially become mainstays of the lineup.
The Orlando Magic wound up with the top pick, followed by the Oklahoma City Thunder at No. 2, the Houston Rockets No. 3, the Sacramento Kings No. 4 and the Detroit Pistons rounding out the top 5. The Knick haven’t had the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft since 1985, when they selected Patrick Ewing.
In 2019, when they finished the regular season with the league’s worst record at 17-65, Knicks fans were certain the team was eternally cursed after the ping pong balls awarded the New Orleans Pelicans the first pick and the Memphis Grizzlies the second. Both had ended the 33-49, 16 games better than the Knicks, who wound up in the third spot.
The Knicks drafted R.J. Barrett, who has shown promise, but the two players selected ahead of him have displayed superstar ability. When healthy, Zion Williamson, taken No. 1 by the Pelicans, has been a ferocious force. His critics will point out that the 6-foot-6 Williamson has only played in 85 games in the three seasons. But the 21-yearold’s 25.7 points per game average on 60% shooting suggest he’s a budding franchise player with maintaining good health as the disclaimer. Williamson missed all of this season with a foot injury.
Ja Morant is already one the NBA’s best players. His dazzling regular season play in which he averaged 27.4 points per game, 6.7 assists and 5.7 rebounds was exceeded by a remarkable playoff run as the 6-foot-3 point guard posted numbers of 27 points, 9.8 assists and 8 rebounds over 9 games.
It will be a consequential summer for Rose and the Knicks. The team finished 37-45 for 11th place in the Eastern Conference and a non-playoff campaign. They can improve through freeagency and likely will make a strong run at current Dallas Mavericks point guard Jalen Brunson, who will be an unrestricted free-agent.
Yet acquiring a star player, a singular talent who will be the foundation on which to build a sustained contender, should be the primary objective.
Yankees starter Nestor Cortes has been outstanding this season going 2-1 with a 1.35 ERA and 49 strikeouts in seven starts ahead of tomorrow’s outing against the Chicago White Sox (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia (DR. Buddie CC BY-SA 4.0))
Yankees’ stellar pitching helps keep them at the top of MLB
By VINCENT DAVIS Special to the AmNews
The Yankees’ scorch ing start to the season doesn’t seem as if it will tail off just yet. They had the best record in base ball at 26-9 and led the American League East heading into Tuesday night’s game on the road against the Baltimore Orioles, the last place team in division at 14-22 before Tuesday’s match up. Playing the Baltimore Orioles four times this week has given the Yan kees a prime opportunity to add more wins.
Immediately before the Orioles series, the Yanks took three out of four games on the road against the Chicago White Sox fueled by a potent of fense. They scored a total of 33 runs in four games versus the Sox and began the Orioles series put ting up six in a win (6-2) on Monday. The Yankees pitching has been even more impressive.
Lefty Nestor Cortes has been as good as any start er in baseball, going 2-1 with a 1.35 ERA and 49 strikeouts in seven starts. Starter Luis Severino (3-0) set the tone to open the week by giving up just one run and one hit with seven strikeouts in six innings to earn Monday’s victory.
“The first two games, they were just better than us,” said White Sox center fielder Luis Robert last Saturday through an in terpreter after his single off Yankees reliever Arol dis Chapman drove home the winning run in the ninth inning giving Chi cago a 3-2 win. The Yan kees hammered the White Sox in the previous two games, scoring 15 runs last Thursday (15-7) and 10 the next night (10-4). “But today, we came pre pared and were able to ex ecute and then we got on top,” added Robert.
The Yankees will play their 38th game of the season this afternoon with Jordan Montgomery as the scheduled starter to conclude the four-game series with the Orioles. They will return home to host the White Sox for three games tomor row through Sunday, then face the Orioles for three games Monday through Wednesday.
In addition to being the best team in the win column, the Yanks are also the hardest work ing. Their last day off was May 7 and their next day off is May 30.
The Mets maintain consistency and their lead in the NL East
By JAIME C. HARRIS AmNews Sports Editor
The Mets hosted the St. Louis Cardinals for a doubleheader on Tuesday after Monday’s game was rained out. They have been among the best teams in Major League Baseball since winning nine of their first 12 games. After splitting Tuesday’s set of games, taking the opener 3-1 and dropping the nightcap 4-3, the Mets were 24-14, six games ahead of the second place Miami Marlins.
They had ace Max Scherzer, who was 4-1 with a 2.66 ERA, 0.91 whip and 55 strikeouts, starting last night in the third game of the four-game series at Citi Field in Queens. The future Hall of Famer has been as advertised, coming to the Mets as a free-agent in November. Chris Bassitt, who is also having a noteworthy first season with the Mets after coming to them in a trade with the Oakland Athletics in March, will be on the mound this afternoon in the series finale.
Bassitt, who was the A’s No. 1 starter, is 4-2 and carries a strong 2.34 ERA in seven starts. The Mets’ bats haven’t been as productive or efficient as the pitching. They scored an average 3.5 runs per game over their previous eight games prior to last night, going 4-4 during that stretch. The backend loss to the Cardinals on Tuesday was an example of the Mets not pushing across vital runs when the opportunity was presented.
Mets second baseman Luis Guillorme and pinch hitter Dominic Smith had one-out singles in the ninth inning, putting their teammates in a favorable position to push across the tying and or winning runs. But Cardinals closer Giovanny Gallegos struck out Mark Canha and Francisco Lindor to end the Mets’ threat. Lindor went 0-3 with two walks and was hitting just .228 with a middling on-base percentage of .315 before facing the Cardinals last night.
The four-time All-Star shortstop, who was acquired by the Mets in a trade with the Cleveland Guardians in January of 2021 and then signed to a franchise record 10-year, $341 million deal three months later, had an underachieving debut season with his new team, hitting an uncharacteristically low .230 in 452 at-bats. His power production was also lacking as Lindor had only 20 homers and 63 RBI.
The Mets will begin a sixgame road trip tomorrow, playing three against the Colorado Rockies before a three-game series versus the San Francisco Giants.
