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Developer seals deal for GM site RAZED PROPERTY IN SLEEPY HOLLOW GOES FOR $39.5M

BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com THE DEVELOPER OF THE LONGVACANT General Motors Co. automotive assembly plant site in Sleepy Hollow has closed on its $39.5 million purchase of the property as the future site of Lighthouse Landing, a major mixed-use riverfront development first proposed by the Detroit automaker nearly a dozen years ago.

The sale of the nearly 100-acre property off Beekman Avenue closed on Dec. 23, Sleepy Hollow Mayor Kenneth Wray announced on the village website. The seller was the Town of Mount Pleasant Industrial Development Agency,

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BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com A DIVIDED MOUNT VERNON CITY COUNCIL ended the year by narrowly approving measures that will speed the way for New York City development partners to move ahead with plans to build a luxury apartment tower and privatize a city parking garage at a busy corner in the city’s Fleetwood business district.

Opponents of the $85 million to $90 million project at 42 Broad Street West proposed by Alexander Development Group said they are considering a legal challenge to the council’s decision to support the residential and retail development and turn over management of an adjacent parking garage on Broad Street to the developer and more than half of its existing 411 parking spaces for exclusive tenant use.

Alexander Development, based in Manhattan, and its co-developer, The Bluestone Organization in Queens, plan to build 249 market-rate rental

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Dr. Chau Dang, chief of Memorial Sloan Kettering’s West Harrison Medical Oncology Service. Photo by Bob Rozycki

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Can city yard stay in Echo Bay?

BY MARK LUNGARIELLO mlungariello@westfairinc.com WHEN FORMER STATE ASSEMBLYMAN Ron Tocci heard that New Rochelle was considering using eminent domain to relocate a city yard, his first question was “why?”

The site near Flowers Park being analyzed for potential acquisition using eminent domain includes one multifamily home and 10 businesses. Tocci said the logistics of dealing with multiple owners immediately raised a red flag for him.

“There’s going to be a lot of problems with this,” he said.

Tocci represents Reimagine New Rochelle, a group formed by local veterans with the goal of preserving the former armory at Echo Bay. The existing Department of Public Works yard is adjacent to the armory, the centerpiece property in a plan by the city to build a mixed-use development on Echo Bay. The original plan from Forest City Residential Inc. to develop the area was abandoned after a yearslong process that saw opposition from residents and veterans, who scoffed

at early iterations of the proposal that suggested razing the armory.

The city agreed in July to negotiate a memorandum of understanding with a new developer, Manhattan-based Twining Properties, but Tocci said that since the deal is yet to be finalized, the city should consider developing Echo Bay in a piecemeal fashion that would exclude the armory and city yard from the plan.

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Cancer doctor makes the most of life after fleeing Vietnam

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bobr@westfairinc.com rom the mid-1960s to 1971, black and white TV sets across the nation glowed in the evening with images from the Vietnam War. U.S. forces were shown sloughing through rice paddies and along muddy roads. Blasts from exploding artillery shells punctuated the narrative by war correspondents. Close-up shots of bandaged and bleeding soldiers along with bodies of civilians in small villages conveyed in nearreal time the horrors of the war.

As the conflict wore on and American casualties mounted, the antiwar movement grew in the U.S., gaining such momentum that troop withdrawal began in 1971, leaving the South Vietnamese to fend for themselves.

Dr. Chau Dang, chief of Memorial Sloan Kettering’s West Harrison Medical Oncology Service, was an 8-year-old girl in 1975 Saigon.

It was a tumultuous time as the North Vietnamese communists began their incursions into the south.

Dang’s father was an executive with Exxon, and he, like the rest of the employees, kept a close eye on the North Vietnamese troops’ movements. With a wife and six children, he made plans to find a safe escape using a boat. With Dang being the fifth of the six children, her parents worried for her and a brother’s ability to survive the sea voyage. They feared they would drown. So they decided to place the two children in an orphanage with the thought they would be flown to the U.S. as the other orphans were.

“So we were in an orphanage for two weeks, (while my parents) prepared the other children to be ready for eventual escape by boat in the middle of the night,” Dang said.

During that time, the sounds of the new conflict grew closer. Exxon decided to evacuate the American personnel and also asked Dang’s father if he and his family would want to join the airlift to the U.S. So he ran to the orphanage to “adopt” his two children and then get to the airport, where he would meet his wife and the rest of the family as well as a few aunts and uncles.

Dang said she slept in fear that night in the terminal hearing gunshots in the distance.

“It was early in the morning, around five or six o’clock, I remember walking in a straight line into the military plane,” Dang recalled with clarity. “I could just see the fear in the parents who were there with other kids.”

Dang said that as the plane took off, she

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First lady Betty Ford meets with Vietnamese refugee children at Camp Pendleton in California in May 1975.

heard gunshots from below.

“It was common for the communists to try to bring down any planes that were escaping. We had soldiers on our plane and they, I guess they shot back and we made it.

We made it.

“My memory was, as a child at 8, that this was being part of a movie. It felt like that.

There is a war going on around us, but somehow I felt protected because Saigon wasn’t hit yet, but we were going to be attacked and I just felt safe with my parents and my siblings. … We were lucky. We saw so many families that were torn apart.”

After landing in Guam, the family was then flown to U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California, where they lived with the other refugees.

“We had a grand time. We learned the life of a free world. It was such a gift to have a second chance,” she said.

“We had beds, we had blankets, we had water and we ate on the base. … We counted our blessings for getting out alive. That was my new beginning in America.”

NEW ADVENTURE After two months in the camp and with their government-approved paperwork in hand, the family loaded their meager belongings into an old sedan bought with money her father had saved up while in Vietnam and headed east.

The first stop was Missouri, where her father had a friend and the family enjoyed the kindness of this man and his family.

From there it was on to North Carolina for her father to find work.

Dang said that even though her father was a vice president with Exxon in Vietnam, he took on any type of work to take care of his family.

He eventually reconnected with the oil company and the family moved to

Charleston, S.C., where Dang began her education in earnest.

She recalled entering fifth grade at Mount Pleasant Academy in Mount Pleasant, S.C., being the new kid knowing just a little bit of English. It was there, she said, where she learned an important life lesson.

“Back then they had something called ‘reduced lunch’ for families of little means.

There was also free lunch and regular lunch.

I remember that they would call us in groups.

So as part of the reduced lunch group I was standing in back of the line, and I didn’t mind it. I thought wow at least I’m getting lunch.”

The lesson learned?

“You have to earn your keep. … You don’t have to have the best, you don’t have to have the fanciest, you just work for what you want. … Be proud of what you have and have a purpose in life, and give back to help humanity.

And that has stayed with me ever since.”

It was early on in high school that she discovered she wanted to be a doctor, because she thought the human body was “such a unique, complex machine, a more complex machine than any other machine that we can create.” After high school, it was on to Clemson University and then Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

Dang thought that she wanted to be a surgeon.

But it was at Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine that she realized surgery was not for her. So she left that field and went into internal medicine.

It was a patient she was caring for at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh that made Dang realize that she wanted to go into medical oncology.

“She was a 37-year-old mother of three who came to the hospital because of complications with metastatic breast cancer. And » DOCTOR, page 5

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Does court ruling on toll discounts affect Tappan Zee?

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federal appeals court ruling could bode well for Westchester and Rockland commuters as they brace for sticker shock over toll prices on the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement.

The U.S. Court of Appeals Second Circuit issued a ruling Dec. 23 that said resident-specific discounts for tolls on bridges such as the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge did not violate the Constitution. The majority of funding has yet to be decided upon for the $3.9 billion twin-span replacement bridge and the current $5 cash toll is expected to at least triple to offset the gap.

The three-judge appeals court ruling sets a precedent that a resident discount on the new Tappan Zee could withstand a legal challenge, although it remains to be seen if Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state Legislature would pursue such a discount.

Cuomo’s administration remains tight-lipped on estimates for impacts on the new toll, although the governor and state Thruway Authority have clung to their pledge not to raise other tolls in the system to offset the construction cost.

Paul Feiner, the supervisor of the town of Greenburgh, said in a recent letter to the Business Journal that downstate residents’ fees often pay for upstate infrastructure work. “Yet, when it comes to the new Tappan Zee Bridge only downstate commuters will be paying for the bridge via the toll increases,” he said. “If the state insists on only charging downstate for the new bridge, the Thruway Authority should not charge Westchester and Rockland commuters for work on the roads that is being done north of Orange County.”

Feiner is among local elected officials who have suggested residents of the region should get discounts similar to those reviewed in the December appeals court ruling. The ruling upheld a lower court’s 2013 decision over a lawsuit from residents of New Jersey and elsewhere who sued the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, saying a resident discount violated “the right to travel” clause, which requires out-of-state visitors be treated as welcome guests on equal footing as residents. The lower court ruled that offering residents a discount didn’t impose on the travel rights of nonresidents.

The Verrazano currently has a $15 cash and $10.66 E-ZPass toll, but Staten Island residents with E-ZPass pay a discounted rate of $6 or $6.36 depending on how often they use the bridge. A recent agreement endorsed

by Cuomo reduced the Staten Islander rate to $5.50. The court also upheld discounts for Rockaway and Broad Channel residents

in Queens who use the Marine Parkway and Cross Bay bridges.

A residential discount at the Verrazano has been baked into state law since 1995 under the administration of Gov. George Pataki, according to the daily newspaper The Staten Island Advance.

Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino was “pleased” with the recent court ruling, according to spokesman Phil Oliva.

Oliva said that if the toll increases on the new Tappan Zee, Astorino would support a discount for Westchester commuters with the amount of the discount based on how

often they use they bridge.

Yet for the hopes of a similar discount for Westchester or Rockland residents, the basis of the appellate court ruling was “geographical isolation” as outlined in a previous case regarding toll discounts in the upstate community of Grand Island, an island community on the Niagara River. Local commuters are likely to have a more difficult time proving similar geographical isolation to Grand Island or even Staten Island and Rockaway. The only other direct connection between Rockland and Westchester is significantly north of the Tappan Zee,

away from the main travel routes of lower Westchester and unable to accommodate similar levels of traffic: The Bear Mountain Bridge. That bridge has a toll of $1.50 cash or $1.25 for E-ZPass.

Speculation over the new Tappan Zee toll has increased as construction continues with only a $1.6 billion U.S. Department of Transportation loan committed to date. Last month, Rockland and Westchester’s county executives, Ed Day and Astorino, called on the state to use half of a $5 billion settlement with investment banks to help fund the construction.

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Energy Capital Partners, a private equity firm with an office in Short Hills, N.J., has closed on its $1.94 billion acquisition of Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. from Waste Management Inc. The companies first announced a sale agreement in July.

Based in Hampton, N.H., Wheelabrator operates a garbage-to-energy conversion plant on John Walsh Boulevard in Peekskill, where it supplies steam energy to an industrial neighbor, the White Plains Linen commercial laundry plant.

Wheelabrator will operate as a standalone company. Waste Management will continue to be a core Wheelabrator customer under long-term waste supply agreements, a Wheelabrator spokesperson said.

Mark A. Weidman, president and CEO of Wheelabrator, in a press release said the company is “pleased to join forces with Energy Capital Partners and benefit from their team’s substantial capital base, power generation expertise, and experience in clean energy and environmental infrastructure.”

Energy Capital Partners has more than $13 billion in capital investments in the power generation, midstream oil and gas, environmental infrastructure, renewable energy, electric transmission and energy services sectors of North America’s energy industry, according to the company’s website.

Wheelabrator has an annual waste processing capacity of more than 7.4 million tons and a total combined electric generating capacity of 768 megawatts — enough energy to power more than 645,000 homes, according to the company.

CONTRAFECT DRUG TO ENTER CLINICAL TRIALS ContraFect Corp., a biotechnology company based in Yonkers developing therapeutic protein and antibody treatments for drugresistant infectious diseases, announced that it will proceed to phase one clinical trials with its investigational new drug, CF-301, in the first quarter of 2015.

CF-301 will be tested as a treatment for drug-resistant Staph infections. It was licensed from The Rockefeller University and developed at ContraFect.

“We believe it has great potential to address the global crisis of drug-resistance,” ContraFect CEO Julia P. Gregory said in a statement. “CF-301, with its novel mechanism of action and full activity against drug-

resistant bacteria and biofilms, is sorely needed to treat these life-threatening infections. We look forward to commencing the Phase 1 trial.”

According to a press release from ContraFect, there are approximately 120,000 cases annually of Staph bacteremia (a bloodstream infection) in the U.S. each year, causing approximately 30,000 deaths annually, and drug-resistant strains of Staph are now evolving and developing additional resistance against standard-of-care antibiotics, which may ultimately result in an increased number of cases and mortality from Staph bacteremia.

ContraFect made a $41.3 million initial public offering of securities over the summer. The company’s common stock trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market, an exchange for corporations with small market capitalizations.

SHOPPING CENTER SOLD TO DLC DLC Management Corp., a national owner and operator of open-air shopping centers with headquarters in Tarrytown, has acquired The Shoppes at South Hills, a 518,000-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center in the town of Poughkeepsie.

DLC declined to disclose the purchase price. The seller, Vornado Realty Trust in Manhattan, acquired the property in 2005 and substantially renovated it in 2009, the Poughkeepsie Journal reported.

The open-air mall is anchored by ShopRite Supermarkets, Burlington Coat Factory, Christmas Tree Shops, Hobby Lobby and Kmart, a DLC spokesman said.

The Hudson Valley acquisition came soon after DLC management this month closed on the largest acquisition in its 23-year history.

In an off-market transaction, the company acquired 11 shopping centers totaling 2.58 million square feet of space in New York, North Carolina, Arkansas and Tennessee. Six of the centers in the deal are in Cheektowaga and Batavia in Western New York.

The Tarrytown company owns six other shopping centers in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange and Dutchess counties. “With the acquisition of the dominant grocery-anchored power center in the trade area, DLC cements its leadership position in ownership of open air centers in Dutchess County,” Adam Ifshin, CEO of DLC Management Corp., said in a press release.

“With significant future development potential, The Shoppes at South Hills represents

our final acquisition in a year where we successfully acquired over $310,000,000 of real estate totaling in excess of 4,200,000 square feet.”

Jose Cruz and Marc Duvall of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler LP represented Vornado Realty in the transaction.

PRIVATE SECTOR SHOWS SLIGHT JOB GROWTH Private-sector employment in Westchester and the Hudson Valley region grew by less than 1 percent from November 2013 through November 2014, as businesses added 5,400 jobs over the one-year period, the state Labor Department reported.

The seven-county region trailed statewide job growth in the private sector, which rose 1.3 percent as employers added 97,700 jobs over the one-year period through November. The Hudson Valley region showed 0.7 percent growth.

Preliminary figures from the state Labor Department show the state unemployment rate declined slightly in November, from 6 percent to 5.9 percent. That was its lowest level since September 2008, according to the Labor Department.

Despite the slight drop in unemployment claims, the state’s private sector shed 100 jobs from October to November.

The Hudson Valley’s leisure and hospitality in November continued to be the region’s leading job creator, adding 3,200 workers from a year ago, a 4 percent increase. Johny Nelson, regional labor market analyst at the state Labor Department office in White Plains, said that was the industry’s secondlargest year-over-year gain for November in the last 10 years. Of the region’s total, 3,000 jobs were created by employers in Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties.

The region’s struggling manufacturers shed 800 jobs in November from a year before, a 1.7 percent decline. Of that total, manufacturers in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties had 700 fewer jobs in November than a year ago, a 3 percent decline.

Professional and business services firms in the region added 1,700 jobs in the oneyear period through November, a 2.3 percent increase.

Nelson noted the region’s private-sector job growth in November was strongest in the Kingston area labor market, which added 1,000 jobs from a year ago, a 2.2 percent increase.

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I was the intern taking care of her and I remembered meeting her family, her husband and her three young children. … The three children were standing next to her and they were going to lose their mother. This just made me extremely sad and touched me profoundly. This woman is going to leave behind her family. It made me understand that this disease affected more than just the patient, but everyone around her. I felt that if I could do something with my career, it would be to go into the field of oncology and try to find new ways, or more therapies to extend the lives our patients, to improve their quality of life, to improve their outcomes and hopefully keep their disease in remission for as long as possible.”

“I remember what she looked like, I remember her hospital bed, I remember where her family was standing. She was beautiful, but stricken by her cancer. You remember their hair, their hair color. Just the essence of the patient. And that stays with you. And that was the tipping point (for me). I know that we should all find purpose in grief, and what it teaches you is to make something positive out of it and make something better for others.”

ON TO NYC Dang declared her fellowship in hematology oncology and landed in New York City in 1996.

She said that while flying into John F. Kennedy International Airport on an American Airlines flight, she looked down at the city and asked herself: “Am I cut out for this?” She added, “This is what they say: If you can make it in New York City, you can make it anywhere.”

That sense of being at once overwhelmed and exhilarated continued on the ride to the Upper East Side, where she felt like Marlo Thomas in “That Girl” as she left the taxi. She knew that for the next three years of the fellowship at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, “I had to buckle down, work really hard to know the science and see if I was cut out for this. And I knew that the challenge was going to be great, but I did not know how great it was. And I just kept working harder and harder, learning the field of oncology, meeting incredible people and scientists and physicians who taught me oncology.”

But the greatest lessons came from patients.

“Who will teach a better lesson in life, or any disease, than your patient if you sit down and pay attention? Just sit down and talk to them. They will tell you why they’re sick. You’ll be able to make a diagnosis by just listening to them,” she said.

“I’ve always held it in my heart that I went into this field to be with patients, to

take care of them. So when I’m with them, nothing else matters. I don’t look at anything else, not even a computer when I’m with them. … Human contact is so critical.

Humanity is so critical.”

Dang knew she wanted to go into breast cancer medicine research. During her last six months of training, she did rotations at Memorial Sloan Kettering to learn breast cancer oncology. It was there she met her mentors, Drs. Clifford Hudis and Larry Norton. “Having rotations with them really sealed my desire to go into research in breast cancer medicine.”

That was 1999. She has been with them ever since.

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IMPROVING PATIENTS’ LIVES Long days of research have helped improve the outcomes for breast cancer patients.

Dang and her fellow researchers have developed less toxic treatments and targeted therapies for women fighting breast cancer and have had treatment regimens endorsed by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

“It’s a wonderful feeling that patients with HER2 positive breast cancer, who were doing poorly, are now doing very well,” Dang said.

Where are we heading in the future?

“Many times we are in the area of targeted biological therapy to improve outcomes, but these agents are expensive,” Dang said.

“We’re looking at biomarkers to help us identify predictors of response and resistance so we can give the right treatment to patients who need their therapy and spare patients who don’t need therapy. We are in the era of precision medicine, to tailor therapy. And also some thoughts about going back to the basics. We need to go back to exercising and eating well as part of the overall package of getting well.”

But for the doctor it’s all about the patients. “They are our inspirations and heroes. They help us to move the research trials forward, because without them we couldn’t do this.

“I want to say I really feel very privileged to have been given this second chance of life in America, and being given the privilege to work with such incredible minds, my colleagues and scientists. But I owe my utmost gratitude to all of our patients, truly.

Allowing us to care for them and to continue doing research through them. And it is through the research that we are able to find better drugs for the greater good.”

Forever thankful for her blessed life and ever an optimist, she said: “Embrace life, work hard, never give up, help others in need and keep on working, keep on working hard. … I think that if you put your mind to anything, you can reach your potential. No matter how hard it is. Even when you think you’re not cut out for it.”

This article was first published in WAG magazine, the Business Journal’s sister publication.

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GM — From page 1

according to the deed filed Dec. 24 in the Westchester County Clerk’s office.

GM officials about one year ago selected Lighthouse Landing Venture LLC to develop 1,177 residential units, 35,000 square feet of office space, 135,000 square feet of retail, cinema and restaurant space and a 140-room hotel approved for the site by Sleepy Hollow officials. The company is a partnership of Diversified Realty Advisors LLC, based in Summit, N.J., and SunCal, the nation’s largest privately held devel-

oper of master-planned communities.

Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., SunCal also has a Manhattan office.

The razed property was vacated by General Motors in 1996. The automaker in 2013 completed an environmental cleanup of the brownfield site.

Wray has said the project, which was delayed for several years by lawsuits brought against the village by General Motors and the neighboring village of Tarrytown and by GM’s bankruptcy reorganization, “will allow the village to enter a new and exciting chapter in its history.”

The former General Motors site in Sleepy Hollow. File photo

Echo Bay — From page 1

moved regardless of the site’s ultimate development. Tocci said the city could still opt to repair the current city yard, then contract his group to rebuild the armory and mitigate weather damage there. Beginning the eminent domain process for a site that involved multiple property owners was sure to rile up businesses and residents there, he said.

“They’ve kind of kicked the hornet’s nest unnecessarily,” he said. He also noted the potential new site is only half the size of the existing city yard, which could necessitate a secondary site.

That solution is a long shot at best, with the city in the second month of a nine-month exclusivity period with Twining, according to a city spokeswoman. New Rochelle officials expect to formally sign a memorandum at the end of the period, meaning keeping

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the current city yard is not an option now and may not become an option again.

Expecting to move the yard to clear the way for development several years ago, the city set its sights on a Beechwood Avenue location on the West End. The City Council bonded $25 million for the relocation but saw construction estimates skyrocket to more than $30 million. The majority of those bonds are still available and the Beechwood Avenue site could end up being the secondary site that would be needed if the eminent domain option is exercised.

Reimagine New Rochelle had proposed restoring the armory prior to the city choosing an Echo Bay developer. The building has a leaky roof and its condition will continue to deteriorate until it is repaired. A roof renovation project pegged at $1.5 million a few years ago is expected to cost as much as $5 million today.

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units in a 16-story building and about 14,600 square feet of street-level retail space on a site currently occupied by a MetroFresh supermarket. Responding to concerns heard from Fleetwood residents about living in the tower’s shadow and its view-obstructing height, the developer scaled down the proposed development from 18 stories without reducing the number of rental units.

By a 3-2 vote, the City Council at its Dec. 23 meeting approved a special zoning permit allowing the multifamily dwelling to be built in the downtown business district.

Based on an environmental assessment form submitted by Alexander Development, the same council majority found the 42 Broad project would have no significant adverse environmental impact, allowing the developer to skip the costly, detailed and time-consuming environmental impact statements required of most developments of that size in Westchester.

With the City Council’s approvals in hand, Alexander Development will present site plans to the Mount Vernon Planning Board at its Jan. 7 meeting. The developer also must clear a project design review by the city’s Architectural Review Board before demolition of the existing building on the site can begin. Construction is slated to be completed in 18 months.

“Our goal would be to complete the approvals process by the end of February or early March,” said Mark Alexander, president of Alexander Development Group.

For the developer, “The (City) Council was the biggest hurdle,” said Mount Vernon Councilman Richard Thomas. Thomas, executive director of the New York Affordable Reliable Electricity Alliance in Manhattan, cast one of the two votes opposing the resolutions supporting the project.

“I am pro-development,” said Thomas, the former director of the regional office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo. “I’m personally conflicted. I want to see a structure go up, but I don’t want to see it go up haphazardly.” City officials supporting the project as proposed “really have given very little thought to the issues involved in a very important decision,” Thomas said.

Alexander Development, which has said it will not seek any tax abatements for 42 Broad, estimated the project will generate about $3,750 in annual property taxes, or approximately $933,750 annually for the full building.

Thomas, though, claimed the project “is not paying its fair share of taxes.”

Fleetwood business owners and residents opposing the project have blasted the city’s plan to turn over management of the underused parking garage that adjoins the development site to the developer, who is

expected to spend up to $4 million in renovating it. Alexander plans to expand parking capacity to 580 spaces after the residential tower is completed, 331 of which will be available for use by Fleetwood visitors, shoppers, merchants and employees.

Anthony Guarino, owner of Yannantuono Funeral Home in Mount Vernon and a leading opponent of the project among Fleetwood merchants, said the council decided to privatize the parking garage and award its management to the 42 Broad developer without soliciting competitive bids. He said opponents “are in discussions right now” with attorneys about what legal options they might have to challenge the council’s decisions.

He indicated opponents are considering filing an Article 78 petition in court that would seek to overturn the council’s approvals of the project.

“The residents and merchants in the area are very concerned about the agreement for the municipal parking lot,” Guarino said.

Thomas, the city councilman, said it would be cheaper for the city to borrow money to renovate the garage and use a $500,000 state grant awarded to the city for that purpose. “Instead, we’re turning over the ownership and control of the lease to the developer” without issuing a request for proposals, he said.

Thomas said the 42 Broad project has both supporters and opponents among Fleetwood business owners.

Kenneth Plummer, a project spokesman for Alexander Development at Kensworth Consulting in Mount Vernon, said, “The vast majority of merchants in Fleetwood have put in writing their support for the project.”

Asked about the prospect that opponents will challenge the council’s decision with a lawsuit, Alexander said, “It’s their choice.

We think there are no grounds whatsoever.

We and the city professionals were very, very diligent” throughout the review and approval process so as not “to provide any good reason for an Article 78 action.”

“We think we’re going to have a project that benefits everyone,” both its supporters and opponents, Alexander said.

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THELIST: INSURANCE COMPANIES

WESTCHESTER COUNTY

WESTCHESTER COUNTY NEXT LIST: COMMERCIAL DEVELOPERS JAN. 12

INSURANCE AGENCIES

Rank

Ranked by the number of licensed brokers in the county; listed alphabetically in event of tie.

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Name, address, phone number Area code: 914 (unless otherwise noted) Website

Strategies for Wealth

800 Westchester Ave., Suite N409, Rye Brook 10573 288-8800 • strategiesforwealth.com

Assured SKCG Inc

123 Main St., 14th floor, White Plains 10028 761-9000 • skcg.com

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359 E. Main St., Suite 1C, Mount Kisco 10549 666-8963 • christastie.com

4

500 Mamaroneck Ave., Harrison10528 381-5511 • keevily.com

5

800 Westchester Ave., Suite N-311, Rye Brook 10528 337-1833 • rollinsinsurance.com

State Farm Insurance

Keevily Spero Whitelaw Inc.

Property/casualty, employee benefits, retirement plans, life, private client services

50

Long-term care, business, home, life, workers' compensation, automobile, health, renters, liability

Business, family and employee benefits, risk management specialties include: construction, technology, venture capital and nonprofit

Levitt-Fuirst Associates

Jason Schiciano, Ken Fuirst info@levittfuirst.com 1969

35

Business and personal, workers' compensation, liability, property, auto, special programs for construction and real estate industries

Eifert, French & Ketchum

Brian H. Eifert Brian@efk.com 1933

32

Personal, business, property and casualty, life and health, long-term care

Robert Kestenbaum, CEO James Krantz, chairman rkestenbaum@yorkintl.com 1985

32

Property and casualty, life, group benefits, risk management, environmental, and personal including, automobile, flood, earthquake and umbrella

500 Mamaroneck Ave., Suite 220, Harrison 10528 376-2200 • yorkintl.com

Friedlander Group Inc.

2500 Westchester Ave., Suite 400, Purchase 10577 694-6000 • friedlandergroup.com

Adam Friedlander adamf@friedlandergroup.com 1926

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Workers' compensation safety groups, workers' compensation claims solutions, workers' compensation loss control, workers' compensation consultng, workers' compensation individual and group discounted programs Personal insurance, including auto, homeowner, umbrella, collections, watercraft, classic cars, business insurance, including restaurant, workers' compensation, disability, group benefits, including life, disability and long-term care Property and casualty insurance, specializing in construction, restaurants and real estate, professional liability, workers' compensation, personal automobile, homeowners and umbrella

Allan Block Agency Insurance

JoAnne Murray, Edward L. Schultz sales@ambins.com 1959

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Albert Palancia Insurance Agency

Joseph T. Palancia, Benjamin J. Palancia, Mark Palancia ben@palanciainsurance.com 1978

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Rosen & Company Inc.

Stephen B. Rosen sbrosen@rosen-co.com 1967

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Commercial property/casualty, personal insurance, including private client services, claims services with 24/7 in-house service

Arnold K. Davis Insurance

Robert A. Davis rdavis@arnoldkdavisinsurance.com 1954

6

Business, personal, group employee benefits, individual, life, disability income, long-term care

Gary Forbes, president Chris Radding, partner g.forbes@forbesinsurance.com 1884

6

Personal and commercial, life, health

Eric Diamond Senior vice president, director of group benefits ediamond@marshallsterling.com 1864

6 (175 Hudson Valley)

Business insurance, property and casualty, general and excess liability, inland marine, fleet truck and auto, heavy equipment, workers' compensation, bonds and specialty risks, loss control and risk management services

Murray, Schoen & Homer Inc. 71 North Ave., New Rochelle 10802 632-8989 • homerinsurance.com

George Homer, president and CEO ghomer@homerinsurance.com 1906

5

Personal insurance, business insurance, financial services, group insurance and employee benefits

RPO Group Inc.

Rory P. O'Brien

4

Employee group benefit plans, executive life and disability, individual insurance products

Rey Insurance Agency Inc.

Linda Rey linda@reyinsurance.com 1978

3

Personal and business insurance, including homeowner, life, disability income, long-term care, umbrella, business property, workman's compensation and disability

2

Cargo, hull and machinery, protection and indemnity, marine liabilities, yacht, aviation

24 S. Broadway, Tarrytown 10591 631-4353 • ambins.com

116 Mamaroneck Ave., Mamaroneck 10543 698-1373 • palanciainsurance.com

145 Bedford Road, Armonk 10504 939-1200 • rosen-co.com

330 Fifth Ave., Pelham Ave 10803 701-5200 • arnoldkdavisinsurance.com

Forbes Insurance

135 Bedford Road, Katonah 10536 232-7750 • forbesinsurance.com

Marshall & Sterling Inc.

280 N. Bedford Road, Mount Kisco 10549 962-1188 • marshallsterling.com

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Renaissance Corporate Center, 245 Main St., White Plains 10601 robrien@therpogroup.com 1988 761-0550 • therpogroup.com

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219 N. Broadway, Sleepy Hollow 10591 631-7628 • reyinsurance.com

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444 Bedford Road, Suite 305, Pleasantville 10570 630-4992 • fouranchors.com

Four Anchors Worldwide LLC

Bob Furjanic contact@fouranchors.com 2007

The Hack Agency Inc.

Nancy M. Hack nhack@hackagency.com 1918

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Homeowner's insurance, auto insurance and business insurance, including workers' compensation, commercial auto, umbrella liability and special programs for businesses such as contractors, restaurrants, retailers and offices

Antalek & Moore Insurance Agency LLC *

Pat Moore, Fredrick Antalek, Susan Pagones info@antalek-moore.com 1853

9, Hudson Valley

Automobile, home, business, umbrella, automobiles and recreation vehicles, fine arts, workers' compensation, director and officers, professional liability, accident and health, life, group benefits, long-term care, disability

Sullivan Insurance

Neal Sullivan info@callsullivan.com 1968

6, Hudson Valley *

Automobile, home, business, property and casualty, life and commercial, financial services

Todd Jannotti, president Niki Macaluso, vice president of sales info@jiabenefits.com 1970

5, Hudson Valley

Business insurance, including group employee benefits, individual medical insurance, Medicare, life insurance, accident and disablity and claims

280 N. Bedford Road, Suite 306, Mount Kisco 10549 666-6461 • hackagency.com

Not Ranked

63

44

York International Agency LLC

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Health, long-term care, disability, property and casualty, life

Markham F. Rollin Executive vice president and profit center leader mrollins@abbinsny.com 1910

330 Fifth Ave., Pelham 10803 738-4011 • efk.com

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100

Brown & Brown of NY Inc. dba The Rollins Agency

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Types of insurance sold

Commercial and personal, workers' compensation safety groups, life and health, group benefits, long-term care

1 Executive Blvd., Yonkers 10701 457-4200 • levittfuirst.com

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Josh Becker, Jerry Harnik Kelley Biondi kbiondi@strategiesforwealth.com 1934 Thomas R. Kozera Richard S. Canter rcanter@skcg.com 1932 Claudia Zamora Mike Christastie mike@christastie.com 1922

Number of licensed brokers in county

Kenneth W. Kaufman, Thomas F. McEvily, Michael McEvily 45 1928

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Top local executive(s) Email address Year agency established

340 Main St., Beacon 12508 845-831-4300 • antalek-moore.com

421 Route 6, Mahopac 10541 845-628-9604 • callsullivan.com

Jannotti Insurance Agency *

20 Browns Drive, New Windsor 12553 845-564-2942 • jiabenefits.com

This list is a sampling of insurance companies that serve the region. If you wish your company to be included in our next listing, please contact Danielle Renda at drenda@westfairinc.com.

Note: *

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Number of financial brokers data may have been taken from company websites or the 2013 insurance companies listing.

Company serves Westchester and Putnam counties.

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State backs farm therapy school with funding for new classrooms

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lskodnick@westfairinc.com t Green Chimneys in Putnam County, the cacophony of animal sounds – goats bleating, kookaburras laughing, Bactrian camels making the sounds that Bactrian camels make — will be joined by hammers pounding and saws whirring.

The organization, which provides day and residential educational treatment options for special-needs children, received a $750,000 state grant in the recently announced Regional Economic Development Council funding awards to renovate two buildings and add seven classrooms on its grounds.

The school has around 100 residential students and serves children from 75 school districts in the Hudson Valley.

Five classrooms will be built in Ross Hall, which is named for Sam Ross, who founded Green Chimneys in 1947, and two will be built in the Nature’s Nursery building, which houses early childhood education programs.

“It’s going to give us some elbow room,” said Joe Whalen, the nonprofit’s executive director. “It gets the kids out of (classroom trailers) here, and they’ll go away as soon as we finish the classrooms.”

Whalen said replacing the classroom trailers with the new classrooms will allow Green Chimneys to expand to accommodate the need for its services.

“There’s parents right now that want to place their kids, but there’s no room at

Sam Ross reads to a Nature’s Nursery class at Green Chimneys.

Green Chimneys in Putnam County. Photos courtesy Green Chimneys

the inn, so to speak,” Whalen said. “Those parents have been looking for a resource, and we’ll be able to do more and expand our service to the region.”

Among the services that Green Chimneys provides is therapy in a farm environment.

According to the Green Chimneys website, children can play with a dog, cat or rabbit

during a session with a trained adult. More comprehensive approaches offered entail children experiencing an immersion with animals, including therapeutic horseback riding, horticulture therapy with greenhouse and garden work as well as nature activities, and a dog interaction and training program to help prepare rescued dogs for adoption.

“The founder, Sam Ross, and Myra Ross (his wife), they developed the program and the school, and had animals from day one,” said Whalen, who began his career at Green Chimneys as a teacher. “They knew why it was important for the kids residing here, and it’s developed and has a bigger impact today than they probably thought it would back in 1947.”

Animals, Whalen said, are therapeutic partners with the children under the modern techniques Green Chimneys uses. The menagerie maintained by the school ranges from birds of prey, including an Andean condor and a bald eagle, to horses, goats, sheep and a pair of Bactrian camels.

“We’re considered, internationally, one of the best sites for this kind of interaction,” Whalen said.

Kristin Dionne, Green Chimneys’ direc-

tor of fund development, said the school is excited about the grant.

“It really shows the economic impact that Green Chimneys has, even though we’re a nonprofit,” Dionne said. “We have over 500 employees, which makes us one of the largest in Putnam County.”

Dionne and Whalen said the renovation and construction of the classrooms will help Green Chimneys continue to hire locally. The organization frequently uses local subcontractors for plumbing, electrical and other needs.

“We want to make sure (we) have an impact to the community,” Whalen said.

“Anybody that’s out there that wants to plumb or do something, we always have something to bid on.”

To Whalen and Dionne, the grant and the seven new classrooms it will provide are signs that people notice the important work that Green Chimneys does and the impact that it has in the Hudson Valley.

“The fact that (the economic development council) looked at us as some place that could benefit, we celebrate it,” Whalen said. “We believe that we have to support our local community. That’s healthy for all of us. I think we’ll be growing for a long time.”

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Schools, nonprofit expand partnership

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he Mount Vernon City School District and ArtsWestchester will expand their partnership for artsin-education after receiving $1.35 million in funding.

The funding came in part from a four-year, $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education, with the remainder coming from private donations secured by ArtsWestchester, a nonprofit based in White Plains. Awarded in late 2013, the grant was one of only eight awarded across the U.S. in the Arts in Education Development and Dissemination category, and will be used to further integrate the arts into core curriculum STEM subjects — science, technology, engineering and math.

“The district strongly believes that the arts are an essential component of education,” said Evelyn Collins, who recently joined the Mount Vernon school district as director of arts and gifted and talented, in a press release announcing the program expansion. “We seek to deepen students’ knowledge and training in all the arts, and to enhance classroom learning by integrating the arts into curriculum subjects. The partnership with ArtsWestchster has been longstanding and I am delighted to join the district at a time when that partnership is expanding.”

The initial phase of the four-year program, launched earlier this year, funds teaching artist residencies, field trips and training for teachers in four of the district’s neediest schools — Graham Elementary, Grimes Elementary, Longfellow Elementary and Williams Elementary, according to the press release. Additional funding will provide extended first-grade experiences, including 14 additional artist residencies in STEM subjects. In all, approximately 100 residencies will be delivered in Mount Vernon this school year.

“This partnership will benefit the students and teachers in the Mount Vernon School District and it’s sure to be a model for districts all across the country,” Janet Langsam, the CEO of ArtsWestchester, said in the press release.

As part of these programs, ArtsWestchester will continue to provide artists who will help teachers integrate all forms of art into lessons, while fostering arts-based methods of teaching STEM subjects, the nonprofit reported.

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Connecticut companies join Start-Up NY in Hudson Valley

BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

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wo companies that launched in Connecticut will relocate to Ulster County and partner with SUNY Ulster as part of the state’s fledgling Start-Up NY program to attract new and expanding businesses and out-of-state companies to tax-free zones on or near college campuses across the state.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that Mid-Island Aggregates Distribution LLC, based in Sherman, Conn., and Sustainable Waste Power Systems Inc., a Ridgefield, Conn., startup, will relocate their operations to Hudson Valley tax-free zones sponsored by SUNY Ulster, the two-year community college with a main campus in Stone Ridge. They are among 13 additional businesses that will expand or open in New York through the Start-Up NY program, in which more than 42 companies already participate, Cuomo said.

Together the 55 companies have committed to create more than 2,100 new jobs and invest more than $98 million statewide, he said.

Job-creating businesses approved for the program will operate tax-free for 10 years, paying no state income tax, business or corporate state or local taxes, sales tax, property

tax or franchise fees. Their employees will pay no state personal income taxes for the first five years in the campus zone. For the second five years, workers will pay no state taxes on annual income up to $200,000 for individuals, $250,000 for a head of household and $300,000 for taxpayers filing a joint return.

The mid-Hudson Valley is expected to net 44 new jobs with the arrival of the two Connecticut companies, which plan to invest a total of nearly $2.1 million in their new greenindustry operations in the town of Ulster.

State officials said Mid-Island Aggregates will occupy the former Callahan Industries plant, where it will remanufacture mine tailings available in the area and turn the waste material into construction products for landscaping, brownfield cleanups and construction projects. The company has identified numerous former mining sites as well as large reserves of sand, stone and fine clay deposits scattered around the state.

The company will create five new jobs while investing $1.54 million, according to the governor’s office.

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Gillespie, who launched the company in 2012 with his son Michael, currently has his office above the garage of his Ridgefield home. “We’re pulling up roots here and going across the border,” he said. The startup has four employees.

Moving to Building 22 at Tech City, Sustainable Waste will work with contract manufacturers in New York to build and commercialize the company’s patented smallscale, modular waste-to-energy conversion system. Marketed as GIPO, or Garbage In Power Out, the company’s wet gasification technology to convert garbage and biomass

into steam heat, potable water, chilled water for air conditioning and other products is the only one of its kind in the world, Gillespie said. The GIPO process reduces costs for users and produces more usable energy because it does not require waste to be dried before converting the material, he said.

Gillespie said the startup’s Tech City space will serve as its engineering and operations center. State officials said Sustainable Waste will create 39 jobs there while investing $516,780.

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HVEDC launches ‘Eds & Meds’ strategic alliance

BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

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he Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. is launching a new initiative in 2015 aimed at developing an industry cluster that aligns two of the region’s strongest sectors — health care and education.

Officials at the New Windsorbased organization said the new initiative, Hudson Valley Eds & Meds, will bring together the region’s colleges and universities along with major health care providers and health organizations to produce jobs and spur economic growth in the region. It follows HVEDC’s three other marketing efforts to spur the growth of industry clusters and attract businesses to the region — NY BioHud Valley, Hudson Valley Food and Beverage Alliance and Hudson Valley 3D Printing.

“HVEDC launched HV Eds & Meds because the Hudson Valley region is a major center for institu-

tions of higher learning and health care providers in the United States,” HVEDC President and CEO Laurence P. Gottlieb said in the recent announcement. “Regions with considerable higher education and health care resources are prime locations for retaining and attracting business, so this cluster development initiative makes perfect sense for the Hudson Valley.”

“The question that we want to answer is,” Gottlieb told the Business Journal, “are these colleges and universities turning out the kinds of workers that health care organizations need to grow and sustain their incredible growth?... Health care is growing at an alarming pace in the Hudson Valley. How do you sustain that growth?”

“It’s a regional issue,” Gottlieb said. “You can’t just look at it county by county.”

“The Hudson Valley region will also become even more wellknown as a major epicenter for

higher education and health care institutions,” Gottlieb said in the press release. “This region deserves national recognition in these two sectors, and by launching this new initiative we are providing a regional, supporting platform for developing new and exciting partnerships.”

Gottlieb said HVEDC will forge stronger strategic alliances between the region’s health care organizations and public and private colleges and universities. The effort will begin in the first half of 2015 with a series of “conversations to find out what the issues and challenges are,” followed by the development of s strategic plan to better align the health care and education sectors “with each other, with what they need and with what the marketplace needs.”

In early 2015, HVEDC will announce details of a series of Eds & Meds events and promotional activities that will be scheduled throughout the year.

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entral Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. President and CEO James P. Laurito has been named chairman of the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. board of directors, the New Windsor-based regional agency announced.

Laurito in November assumed the CEO post at Central Hudson following the retirement of Steven V. Lant. The former president of New York State Electric & Gas Corp. and Rochester Gas & Electric Corp., Laurito had served five years as president of the midHudson Valley utility before his promotion to the dual posts.

Laurito also succeeds Lant as board chairman at HVEDC. Attorney Robert J. Levine, partner at Cuddy & Feder LLP in White Plains, has served as interim chairman.

“HVEDC provides a critical leadership position for our regional business community, presenting companies across the Hudson

Valley with opportunities to connect, do business and collaborate in ways that otherwise would not be possible,” Laurito said in the announcement. “It is an honor to be selected as the next chairman of this organization, and I look forward to working with all of the businesses, organizations, institutions, executives and entrepreneurs who contribute to HVEDC and its wide-reaching economic development initiatives.”

Laurito also serves on the advisory board for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and on the boards of directors of the Orange-Dutchess United Way, MidHudson Pattern for Progress and UNS Energy Corp. in Tucson, Ariz.

HVEDC directors also announced the promotions of Brian Gates from vice president to senior vice president at the nonprofit agency and Gina Domenico from general manager to vice president of operations.

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One business that received SBA resource partner assistance is Noor Hallal African and American Market in the Bronx. Ismaila Bah, an immigrant and refugee from Guinea, received $10,000 in assistance to launch his international grocery store in an underserved community there. Bah obtained an SBA microloan for $5,000 and $5,000 from SBA’s resource partner, the Business Outreach Center, along with counseling, technical assistance, training and support to launch his business. Working with the SBA and BOC, Bah’s dreams of making it in America became a reality. He reminded others, “Everyone that comes here (America) can get want they want, not just from Africa, but from anywhere in the world and here in the USA.” If you’re thinking of starting, growing or managing a small business, connect with your SBA district office at sba.gov/local. You can also search the nearest SBDCs, SCORE chapters and WBCs to empower your next small-business move.

Kellie I. LeDet is regional administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Region II, which serves New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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village of Tuckahoe and town of Eastchester, is closest mlungariello@westfairinc.com to Eastchester and Bronxville’s public school systems, which have eligibility percentages of 1 percent and 0.2 lexander Roberts, executive director of the fair percent, respectively. housing group Community Innovations Inc., said Roberts said equitable public schools would have he looked for years for a visual representation access for all residents, regardless of race or income. The that showed how Westchester County exclusionary zonsolution, he said, would be to have wealthier schools ing affects all residents in Westchester County. absorb some of Yonkers or create larger, more economiHe said he found one by creating a map of county cally diverse districts. “There should really perhaps be a school districts with the percentage of students eligible commission to redraw the districts and perhaps consolifor free or reduced-price lunches in each area. date,” he said. “And it could be done with making it more “If you look at it, it’s such a blatant example of the fair for less-wealthy families.” social engineering going on in Westchester County,” he The idea for the map sprung from the realization said. “There is a history and a philosophy in this country that all of New York City had one school district, but that public education was the great equalizer and this Westchester — with 11 percent of the population of the is certainly not the case in Westchester. If you’re poor, city — had 48 separate school districts, some of which you’re not likely to be able to be in one of the better hover around the 1,000-student threshold identified as school districts.” being a candidate for consolidation in the 2008 report Roberts focused specifically on the Yonkers and from the state tax relief commission headed by former Mount Vernon school districts, which had 72 percent Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi. and 66 percent of their respective student bodies eligible The creation of the smaller districts has resulted in for free or reduced-price lunches. The map was created gerrymandered school districts, Roberts said, whose using PolicyMap, an online data mapping tool, and used boundaries end up locking out those who can’t “pay numbers from 2011-12 school year recipients and the 2011-12 school year counts of students as reported in A Community Housing Innovations map created using PolicyMap showing Yonkers and surrounding school in.” Robert Reich, the former U.S. labor secretary, discussed the Orinda, Calif. district’s efforts in an article for the Common Core of Data from the National Center for districts’ percentages of overall student body eligible for free and reduced price lunches. alternet.org.

Education Statistics. The districts directly bordering “Such schools are ‘public’ in name only,” he said. “Tuition Outside of Yonkers and Mount Vernon, the only other Yonkers and Mount Vernon had starkly smaller eligible percentages, with Edgemont and Scarsdale’s public school sys- school district with double-digit eligibility was Tuckahoe payments are buried inside high home prices, extra taxes, tems each having zero percent of their student body eligible. with 12 percent. Tuckahoe, which serves residents of the parental donations and small armies of parental volunteers.”

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BANKRUPTCIES MANHATTAN Domar Corp. 166 W. 72 St., New York 10023. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Julio E. Portilla. Filed: Dec. 23. Case no. 14-13463-alg.

Third Ave. & St. Mark’s Inc. 25 Third Ave., New York 10003. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Joel Shafferman. Filed: Dec. 24. Case no.

14-13483-smb.

COURT CASES Dynamic Airways LLC. Filed by Moses Rambaran and Rohan Rambaran. Action: Warsaw Convention. Attorney: Donald Joseph Schutz. Filed: Dec. 29. Case no. 7:14-cv-10138-CS. Harbor Island Contracting Inc. Filed by the Annuity, Welfare and Training Funds of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 14-14B, ALF-CIO. Action: E.R.I.S.A. Attorney: James Steinberg. Filed: Dec. 23.

Case no. 7:14-cv-10073-NSR. Horizon Medical Group PC. Filed

by Young Wen. Action: diversity-labor.

Attorney: David Russell Wise. Filed: Dec. 24. Case no. 7:14-cv-10115-NSR. Lowe’s Home Centers LLC. Filed

by Adam Hanimowitz. Action: job discrimination (other). Attorney: Derek Todd Smith. Filed: Dec. 23. Case no.

7:14-cv-10080-VB. Post Tripod Inc. Filed by Carolina Figueroa. Action: denial of overtime compensation. Attorney: Reena Arora. Filed: Dec. 23. Case no. 7:14-cv10070-KMK. Putnam County Sheriff ’s Office.

Filed by Christine M. Treadwell. Action: 1983 Civil Rights Act. Attorney: James A. Randazzo. Filed: Dec. 29.

Case no. 7:14-cv-10137-KMK. Town of Mount Pleasant, N.Y. Filed

by John A. Carminucci. Action: federal question. No attorney listed. Filed: Dec. 23. Case no. 7:14-cv-10086-KMK. Westchester Fight Club LLC. Filed

by Joe Hand Promotions Inc. Action: unlawful reception broadcast signal i.e., satellite – theft of satellite communications. Attorney: Paul Joseph Hooten. Filed: Dec: 23. Case no. 7:14-cv10088-CS.

DEEDS Above $1 million 10 Club Road LLC, Rye. Seller: Robert M. Freeman, et al, Rye. Property: 10 Club Road, Rye. Amount: $2.5 million.

Filed Dec. 26.

25 Colby Avenue LLC, Rye. Seller: Stephen J. Sirabian, et al, White Plains.

Property: 25 Colby Ave., Rye. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Dec. 29.

54 Bradford Partners LLC, Scarsdale. Seller: Betty Citrin, et al, Scarsdale. Property: 54 Bradford Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $2.5 million. Filed Dec. 23.

748-754 North Avenue LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: Bernida Realty LLC, Stamford, Conn. Property: 748-754 North Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $2.4 million. Filed Dec. 29.

American International Relocation Solutions, Pittsburgh, Pa. Seller: Ellen F. Blitz, Scarsdale. Property: 34 Overton Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Dec. 22.

BFT Holdings LLC, New York City.

Seller: People’s Land Realty LLC, New London, Conn. Property: 1422 E. Post Road, Rye. Amount: $6.5 million. Filed Dec. 22.

Cartus Financial Corp., Danbury, Conn. Seller: Richard P. Reavey, et al, Pelham. Property: 931 Edgewood Ave., Pelham. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Dec. 24.

CMP I Tarrytown Owner LLC, New York City. Seller: CBM One Hotels LP, Dallas, Texas. Property: 475 White Plains Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $14.5 million. Filed Dec. 26.

Fenimore Road Realty LLC, Great Neck. Seller: Soundview Apartments Company LP, Stamford, Conn.

Property: 151 Fenimore Road, Mamaroneck. Amount: $16 million. Filed Dec. 22.

Lighthouse Landing Venture LLC, New York City. Seller: Town of Mount Pleasant Industrial Development Agency, Valhalla. Property: Beekman Ave., Mount Pleasant. Amount: $39.5 million. Filed Dec. 24.

Lixi Hospitality Tarrytown LLC, Nanuet. Seller: WNC Tarrytown Company LLC, DeWitt. Property: 480 White Plains Road, Greenburgh.

Amount: $18.4 million. Filed Dec. 24.

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Lixi Hospitality White Plains LLC, Nanuet. Seller: WNC Tarrytown II Company LLC, DeWitt. Property: 600 White Plains Road, Greenburgh.

Amount: $19.7 million. Filed Dec. 24.

Apache South Broadway LLC, New London, Conn. Seller: Dick’s Enterprises LLC, Yonkers. Property: 597 S. Broadway, Yonkers. Amount: $720,000. Filed Dec. 26.

Soleil Property II LLC, Katonah. Seller: 15/17 King Street LLC, Hawthorne. Property: 15/17 King St., New Castle. Amount: $610,000.

Filed Dec. 22.

Pansarella Holdings LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: NYEC Realty Corp., New Rochelle. Property: 8 Valley Place, New Rochelle. Amount: $1.1 million.

Filed Dec. 22.

Broadway on Hudson Estates LLC, Tarrytown. Seller: New Life Properties Corp., Commack. Property: 55 Leroy Ave., Greenburgh. Amount: $340,000. Filed Dec. 22.

Tavo Holdings LLC, Mount Kisco.

Seller: Pauline Cabouli, et al, Chappaqua. Property: 855 Hardscrabble Road, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $700,000. Filed Dec. 26.

Cartus Financial Corp., Danbury, Conn. Seller: Andrew Rubin, et al, Yorktown Heights. Property: 507 Granite Springs Road, Yorktown. Amount: $385,000. Filed Dec. 29.

The DM Equities of New York LLC, Harriman. Seller: Harry Pallett, et al, Pelham. Property: 435 Seventh Ave., Pelham. Amount: $50,000. Filed Dec. 29.

Cartus Financial Corp., Danbury, Conn. Seller: Bryan Scallon, et al, Bedford Hills. Property: 66 Crescent Terrace, Bedford. Amount: $621,000.

Filed Dec. 22.

The Flatz Properties LLC, Peekskill. Seller: Maria Conklin, et al, McDonough, Ga. Property: 160 Division Street North, Peekskill. Amount: $80,000. Filed Dec. 29.

Coolen Homes Inc., Pleasantville.

Seller: David R. Terrible, et al, Pleasantville. Property: 36 Willis Place, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $250,000.

Filed Dec. 22.

Tracey Associates Inc., Armonk.

Seller: Jennifer Mendoza, Mount Kisco. Property: 116 Carpenter Ave., Mount Kisco. Amount: $320,000.

Filed Dec. 22.

DLJ Mortgage Capital Inc. Seller: James Lancia, et al, Mamaroneck.

Property: 304 Warren Ave., Mamaroneck. Amount: $370,000. Filed Dec. 29.

VMB Capital Group LLC, White Plains. Seller: Rosa Maria Ball, et al, Port Chester. Property: 450 West St., Rye. Amount: $350,000. Filed Dec. 23.

Below $1 million 124 Cork Realty Inc., Mount Vernon. Seller: 203-124 Corp., Yonkers.

Property: 124 Mount Vernon Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $300,000.

Filed Dec. 26.

14 Alexander LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Conor Dorrian, et al, Yonkers. Property: 10 Alexander Ave., Yonkers.

Amount: $400,000. Filed Dec. 29.

17 Center Street LLC, Pleasantville.

Seller: Mark Vacirca, Brookfield, Conn.

Property: 17 Center St., Mount Pleasant. Amount: $330,000. Filed Dec. 22.

21 Main Street Associates LLC, Scarsdale. Seller: DLF Management Corp., Hartsdale. Property: 19 Main St., Yonkers. Amount: $605,000. Filed Dec. 22.

300 Theodore Fremd Ave Realty LLC, New London, Conn. Seller: Wispan Realty Inc., Harrison. Property: 300 Theodore Fremd Ave., Rye. Amount: $450,000. Filed Dec. 26.

38 Colonial Avenue Realty LLC, Mamaroneck. Seller: Steven M. Shapiro, Larchmont. Property: 38 Colonial Ave., Mamaroneck. Amount: $775,000. Filed Dec. 29.

494 Realty Corp., Yonkers. Seller: Eleanore M. Del Bene, Yonkers.

Property: 494 Palmer Road, Yonkers.

Amount: $290,000. Filed Dec. 22.

55 Sanford LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Property: 55 Sanford St., Rye. Amount: $865,000. Filed Dec. 23.

57 Harrison Drive Corp., Mamaroneck. Seller: Howard M. Flook Jr., et al, Larchmont. Property: 57 Harrison Drive, Mamaroneck. Amount: $700,000. Filed Dec. 24.

846 Franklin Avenue Realty LLC, Ardsley. Seller: Alyce E. Bolan, et al, Thornwood. Property: 846 Franklin Ave., Mount Pleasant. Amount: $630,000. Filed Dec. 22.

AJM Strategic Partners Inc., Pleasantville. Seller: Samuel Pittman Singletary III, et al, White Plains. Property: 190 Lake Shore Drive, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $299,250. Filed Dec. 24.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Barbara M. Lerman, Larchmont. Property: 1250 North Ave., 115, New Rochelle. Amount: $156,503. Filed Dec. 22.

Franconia Real Estate Services Inc., Woodbridge, Va. Seller: Christina Eskilsson, et al, Mamaroneck. Property: 406 Tompkins Ave., Rye. Amount: $685,000. Filed Dec. 29.

JUDGMENTS 106 Group Inc., New Rochelle. $7,839 in favor of US Food Service Inc., Buffalo. Filed Dec. 19.

ARJR Trucking Corp., Yonkers. $466,860 in favor of Colonial Pacific Leasing Corp., Danbury, Conn. Filed Dec. 23.

Lagia Development Realty Corp., Bronx. Seller: Paula Lamont, Pelham.

Property: 70 Harmon Ave., Pelham.

Amount: $710,000. Filed Dec. 24.

Bowman LLC, Dobbs Ferry. $6,233 in favor of Finger and Finger, White Plains. Filed Dec. 23.

M and M Realty Group, Yonkers.

Seller: Fay St. Hilaire, et al, Yonkers.

Property: 162 Waverly St., Yonkers.

Amount: $225,000. Filed Dec. 22.

Commercial Contracting Company Inc., Millwood. $24,820 in favor of PRC Associates Inc., Rush, N.Y. Filed Dec. 19.

Milburn27 Corp., Briarcliff. Seller: A. Mangiare Holdings LLC, Hawthorne.

Property: 27 Milburn St., Eastchester.

Amount: $600,000. Filed Dec. 22.

Global Media Entertainment Inc., White Plains. $181,593 in favor of Pacific Aquatic Resources Ltd., British Virgin Islands. Filed Dec. 24.

Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers, Yonkers. Seller: Moshe Rhein, Clifton, N.J. Property: 172 Warburton Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $386,750. Filed Dec. 24.

Global Media Entertainment Inc., White Plains. $359,675 in favor of DGM Investments Ltd., British Virgin Islands. Filed Dec. 23.

Pleasant Manor Funeral Home Inc., Thornwood. Seller: Realis Development LLC, Pleasantville. Property: Columbus Ave., Mount Pleasant.

Amount: $400,000. Filed Dec. 24.

Mentors Construction Inc., Yonkers. $33,829 in favor of Travelers Indemnity Co., Hartford, Conn. Filed Dec. 24.

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Milonga Arepas and Tapas Grill Inc., White Plains. $3,487 in favor of Sysco Corp., Halfmoon. Filed Dec. 23.

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NEWSMAKERS [PLUS AWARDS AND EVENTS] NEW ADDITIONS TO YMCA BOARD

SIMON JOINS JULIA B. FEE SOTHEBY’S

The following have been appointed to the White Plains branch of the YMCA of Central and Northern Westchester: • Gregg Baker of Corrigan and Baker LLC, board chairman; • Kathryn DeSilva, director of sales, The Daily Voice; • Al Gutierrez, Colliers International; • Kellie King Slater, assistant director of community outreach, White Plains Hospital Center; • Andrew Kutcha, ALK Investigations; • Linda Levine, licensed financial representative; • Stuart Levine, owner, Vino 100; • Joseph Pizzimenti, president, CClean Inc.; • Rori Sagal, assistant vice president, Westchester relationship manager, Greater Hudson Bank; and • Marie Smith, clientele manager, Williams Sonoma at The Westchester.

Nancy Simon has joined Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Realty as a sales agent and will be based in the firm’s Scarsdale brokerage.

Simon became a licensed real estate salesperson in 2002 and is a member of the Hudson Gateway Associations of Realtors, Hudson Gateway Multiple Listing Service, National Association of Realtors and New York Association of Realtors.

Prior to entering the real estate business, Simon was a high school guidance counselor in the New York City Department of Education.

“Nancy is an exceptional agent with a strong background that offers her clients a wide range of unique

COHEN TAPPED FOR HER 2015 PROGNOSTICATIONS Stacey Cohen, president and CEO of Co-Communications, a public relations and marketing firm with offices in Mount Kisco, Manhattan and Farmington, Conn., has been tapped by PRNewswire to contribute to its 2015 PR and Marketing Predictions.

“I’m honored to be included as part of this prestigious group of thought leaders,” Cohen said. “The public relations industry has evolved significantly in recent years. As the

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NEW ROLE FOR ORTIZ AT HEALTH SYSTEM The Greater Hudson Valley Health System in Middletown has appointed Marisol Ortiz as director of patient access management.

Ortiz joined Orange Regional Medical Center in 1990 as patientaccess liaison/registrar and has held a variety of roles over the past 24 years, with progressive responsibility within patient access management (PAM).

She has gained extensive knowledge with PAM operations, becoming certified in both 2010 and 2012 as an expert in EPIC applications (electronic health records) and achieved certification as a Healthcare Access Man-

ager through National Association of Healthcare Access Management. In January 2014, Ortiz joined the Revenue Cycle Point of Service Collections initiative team and has been integral in driving change. In May, she took on the role of leading PAM at Catskill Regional, working closely with the team to manage operations and maintain POS momentum.

In her expanded role, Ortiz will continue to leverage her extensive knowledge of EPIC, PAM operations and revenue cycle management, to better align current processes to reflect national best practice. She will also work more closely with op-

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extends from the front entrance of the main lobby of the hospital to the entrance of the Dyson Center for Cancer Care. The walkway is paved with bricks bearing the personal inscription of its donor.

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industry continues to change, strategy, creativity and measurement will remain key to success.”

The PR and Marketing Predictions feature insights from 11 roundtable participants, including executives from Burson-Marsteller, Ketchum PR and Weber Shandwick, among other agencies.

Cohen, who founded Co-Communications in 1997, has grown the agency over the past 17 years to include additional offices and a staff of 15 professionals.

OCLT PROTECTS 46 ACRES IN THE HUDSON HIGHLANDS erational leaders to assure that PAM effectively supports the patient and provider experience, from scheduling to discharge.

COMMEMORATIVE BRICKS OFFERED BY AUXILIARY Vassar Brothers Medical Center Auxiliary Walkway of Hope project in Poughkeepsie offers an opportunity to raise funds while acknowledging cherished individuals. The walkway

skills,” said Jason Wilson, manager of the Scarsdale brokerage. “As a former guidance counselor, she has learned the art of listening and provides much attention to detail to help all future homeowners find the property that best suits their needs.”

The auxiliary, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2015, invites anyone to buy a brick and make a lasting tribute. Cost ranges from $125 to $1,000 depending on the number of words on a brick.

The Orange County Land Trust has obtained 46 acres in the town of Cornwall just outside of Black Rock Forest. The 46-acre parcel was donated by developer Raffaele Leone and is visible from Schunnemunk Mountain State Park, Black Rock Forest, Storm King Arts Center, as well as other areas.

“When we were presented with the opportunity to acquire this land for preservation, our board of directors and staff met the idea with absolute enthusiasm,” OCLT Executive Director

Jim Delaune said. “The property is located within the viewshed of a number of destinations for tourism and outdoor recreation and people are drawn to these destinations by the beauty of the Hudson Highlands.”

The Orange County Land Trust is dedicated to preserving Orange County’s rural character, natural heritage and working farms. Nearly 5,000 acres of forests, wetlands, wildlife habitat and farmland forever protected. For more information visit www.oclt.org.

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Professional Women of Westchester is hosting its third annual media panel event at 6 p.m. at Tarrytown’s Ruth’s Chris Steak House with journalists representing top local news and business media, including The Westchester County Business Journal, The Daily Voice, 914Inc magazine and Verizon FiOS1 News.

They will share advice and answer questions with an emphasis on how to increase media coverage for your business.

The panel will be moderated by Lisa Kaslyn, president of PR + Social Content Marketing firm, Prosper Communications.

Attendees must register and pay in advance via the PWW website: professionalwomenofwestchester.com. Members $15, nonmembers $20, admission includes appetizers and cash bar.

ity as a fundraiser has generated more than $80,000 in proceeds to help the foundation grant wishes to children facing life-threatening illnesses.

Make-A-Wish Hudson Valley is working on more than 165 pending wishes with the average cost of a

wish ranging from $7,500 to $10,000.

All participants were asked to solicit donations from family and friends before the three-hour yoga session, held at the Garrison in Garrison. The class was led by Neva Goldstein and Lela Damico.

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Launched four years ago by Wish Granter Neva Goldstein and her husband Make-A-Wish Hudson Valley Board Director and Wish Granter Howard Goldstein, the organization’s recent “Yoga for Wishes” raised more than $20,000. Its popular-

PHELPS NAMES VOLUNTEER SERVICES DIRECTOR building on the Phelps campus that is available for special event rental.

For the past eight years, Urban has served as project administrator at Phelps, performing a variety of duties for senior management, including research, financial review and analysis for new programs, and grant reviews. She began her career at Phelps in 1987 as assistant director of food services. In 1991, she was pro-

moted to director of the department, a position she held for more than 10 years, and from 2002-04 she was purchasing manager.

Urban holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in general speech and communication and a Bachelor of Science degree in food and nutrition, both from Lehman College, and a Master of Arts degree in food and nutrition from New York University.

ORMC COUNSELING SERVICE RELOCATES

Contestants will be tasked with building a technological machine invention (past, present or future) and will be asked to describe the invention. Participants must bring their own Lego Bricks to use. Outside help from others during the competition is not permitted.

There will be two groups competing: 6 - 8 years old and 9 11 years old. Teams can be an individual or no more than two people.

There is a $10 fee to register. Admission for spectators is $5.

Contestants must pre-register at bricks4kidz.com/362 by Monday, Jan. 12.

In the event of snow, the alternative date is Jan. 31.

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Eve Urban of Stamford, Conn., has been promoted to the position of director of volunteer services at Phelps Memorial Hospital Center in Sleepy Hollow. She will be assuming responsibility for oversight of 200 volunteers, the hospital’s physician referral service and the Phelps Gift Shop, the Cherry Door Thrift Shop in Tarrytown, and the James House Mansion, a Victorian gothic

Museum Village and Bricks4kidz will be hosting a Lego brick construction contest at Museum Village in Monroe from 1 to 4 p.m. to support the evolution of technology in America.

The Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce will host its 8th annual Community Showcase from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Warwick Valley Middle School. Registration prior to Jan. 12 for chamber members will be $205. On Jan. 13 the registration fee will increase to $235 for chamber members and $435 for nonmembers. The nonmember fee includes a one-year chamber membership.

Space is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Call the chamber office at 845-986-2720 or visit warwickcc.org/EXPO to register.

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A ribbon-cutting ceremony in recognition of ORMC’s Outpatient Counseling Services relocation.

Orange Regional Outpatient Counseling Services relocated from 110 Crystal Run Road to 420 E. Main St. in Middletown, marking the opening with a ceremony Dec. 17. The facility’s new phone number is 845-333-7800 and services are available Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1p.m.

ORMC’s behavioral health team

provides outpatient clinical services, treatment and counseling to patients and their families to manage and overcome mental health illnesses.

“Our clinical professionals are skilled in developing innovative and individualized treatment plans that improve and/or manage a patient’s mental, emotional, physical and social well-being,” said Jonathan Schiller,

chief operating officer of ORMC. In addition to the variety of services offered, the counseling service works in conjunction with Mobile Mental Health, which offers free access to a professional 24/7 by calling the hotline at 888-750-2266 and offering free consultations to individuals, couples and families to help assess the level of care and treatment that may be needed.

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FACTS & FIGURES New York Specialties Import and Export Inc., Mount Vernon. $7,650 in favor of US Foods Inc., Englewood, N.J. Filed Dec. 22.

Novello Brothers Landscaping Inc., White Plains. $37,473 in favor of Hudson Valley Bank N.A., Yonkers.

Filed Dec. 22.

Pre Properties LLC, Stamford, Conn. $4,987 in favor of Finger and Finger, White Plains. Filed Dec. 23.

LIS PENDENS The following filings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed.

Begum, Shajeda, et al. Filed by HSBC Mortgage Corporation USA. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $353,600 affecting property located at 40 Winthrop Ave., New Rochelle 10801. Filed April 15.

Conrado, Fabiola, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $325,500 affecting property located at 26 Euclid Ave., Mount Vernon 10552. Filed April 16.

Fusco, John Jr., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $399,250 affecting property located at 13 S. Sears Ave., Elmsford 10523. Filed April 16.

Green, Albert, heir to the estate of Cynthia Green, et al. Filed by Option One Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $225,000 affecting property located at 8 S. 13th Ave., Mount Vernon 10550.

Filed April 15.

Greenhill, Robert, et al. Filed by PHH Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $128,070 affecting property located at 1016 Cortlandt St., Peekskill 10566.

Filed April 15.

Mebane, Darlene, et al. Filed

by PNC Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $112,000 affecting property located at 46 Jackson Place, White Plains 10603.

Filed April 15.

Ramirez, Luis A., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $353,479 affecting property located at 194 Voss Ave., Yonkers 10703. Filed April 15.

Shields, Leighton, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $512,000 affecting property located at 212 Lawrence St., Mount Vernon 10552. Filed April 15.

The estate of Michael C. Arzani, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $70,000 affecting property located at 25 Wellesley Ave., Yonkers 10705. Filed April 16.

Vivar, Oscar, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $225,000 affecting property located at 64 William St., Yonkers 10701. Filed April 15.

Walsh, Joseph, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $236,050 affecting property located at 2854 Lexington Ave., Mohegan Lake 10547.

Filed April 16.

Webber, Kamalee, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $399,500 affecting property located at 37S 10th Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed April 15.

Wiegand, Charles J., et al. Filed by PHH Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $314,111 affecting property located at 17 Cypress Lane, Yorktown Heights 10598. Filed April 15.

Williams, Allison, et al. Filed by LaSalle Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $290,000 affecting property located at 398 Warwick Ave., Mount Vernon 10553. Filed April 16.

MECHANIC’S LIENS

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PARTNERSHIPS Coconut Love Bakery and Co., 309 Tecumseh Ave., Mount Vernon 10553, c/o DeSean W. Morris and M. Patrice Morris. Filed July 26.

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS Abraxas Dental Lab, 226 N. Highland Ave., Ossining 10562, c/o Bryan S. Ballard. Filed July 26.

Art of Presentation Consulting Co., 9 Riverpointe Road, Hastingson-Hudson 10706, c/o Zach Williams.

Filed July 26.

Elana’s Treasure Box, P.O. Box 252, New Rochelle 10804, c/o Elana Silberman. Filed July 25.

Feathers in the Attic, 325 N. James St., Peekskill 10566, c/o Patricia Bagley.

Filed July 25.

Genesis E Home Improvement and Landscaping, 156 Fremont St., Peekskill 10566, c/o Eder Osiris Aldana. Filed July 29.

Inti Tech, 180 S. Broadway, Suite 410, White Plains 10605, c/o Bernardo de la Cruz. Filed July 26.

HUDSON VALLEY BUILDING LOANS Above $1 million Omega Real Estate Holdings LLC, as owner. Lender: BMW Financial Services LLC N.A. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $3 million. Filed Dec. 22.

South Hills Improvements LLC, as owner. Lender: Santander Bank N.A. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $10.9 million. Filed Dec. 19.

Below $1 million Hartelius, Eric C., Kerhonkson, as owner. Lender: The Bank of Greene County, Catskill. Property: 6004 and 6006 Route 209, Rochester. Amount: $201,227. Filed Dec. 19.

Hwang, Jengren Michael, et al, Richmond, Texas, as owner. Lender: Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery.

Property: 18 Casa-Davi Court, Middletown. Amount: $340,000. Filed Dec. 29.

Kight, Justin R., et al, Hurley, as owner. Lender: Rondout Savings Bank, Kingston. Property: 795 Dug Hill Road, Hurley. Amount: $240,000.

Filed Dec. 23.

Haugh, Marilyn, as owner. $56,000 as claimed by Metropolitan Fine Millwork Corp., Mount Vernon. Property: in Greenburgh. Filed Dec. 23.

MRT Productions, 125 Ellsworth Ave., Harrison 10528, c/o Natasha Parrello. Filed July 25.

Pace University, as owner. $346,652 as claimed by Infra-Metals Co. Property: in Mount Pleasant. Filed Dec. 23.

New Roc Pizza and Pasta, 6 Memorial Highway, New Rochelle 10801, c/o Jian Carlos Gonzalez Burgos.

Filed July 25.

NEW BUSINESSES

NH Consulting, 10 Persimmon Lane, White Plains 10605, c/o Norbert Hildebrand. Filed July 25.

Nielsen, Steven B. II, et al, New York City, as owner. Lender: Ulster Savings Bank, Kingston. Property: 100 Red Star Road, Wawarsing 12435.

Amount: $294,750. Filed Dec. 19.

This paper is not responsible for typographical errors contained in the original filings.

Peyton Greyer Architect, 208 Old Army Road, Scarsdale 10583, c/o Peyton Greyer. Filed July 26.

ODonnell and Sons Inc., as owner.

Lender: TEG FCU. Property: in Beacon. Amount: $208,000. Filed Dec. 24.

DOING BUSINESS AS

Puch Cart Brews, 125 Lake St., Suite 8E-S, White Plains 10604, c/o Christopher Hibbert. Filed July 26.

Turiak, Russell C., Goshen, as owner. Lender: County of Orange Office of Community Development, Middletown. Property: 29 Clark St., Newburgh. Amount: $40,922. Filed Dec. 23.

Bloomie Nail and Spa Inc., d.b.a.

Elegance Nail and Spa, 128 Garth Road, Scarsdale 10583. Filed July 25.

Chemoil Corp., d.b.a. OceanConnect Marine, 44 S. Broadway, Fifth floor, White Plains 10601. Filed July 25.

CRW Aesthetics Inc., d.b.a. Accreditation Consultants of NY, 58 Winterberry Circle, Cross River 10518.

Filed July 25.

JST Services Inc., d.b.a. Jump Start Tutoring, 157 Fisher Ave., Suite 1, Eastchester 10709. Filed July 25.

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Professional Security Broadband Inc., d.b.a. PSB.com, 4 Broadway, Suite 101, Valhalla 10595. Filed July 25.

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TAS Consulting, 253 The Boulevard East, New Rochelle 10801, c/ o Stephanie D. Glenn-Palmer. Filed July 26.

Melella, Anthony M., Carmel, as owner. Lender: Trustco Bank, Albany.

Property: 78 Seminary Hill Road, Carmel 10512. Amount: $150,000. Filed Dec. 18.

DEEDS Above $1 million Columbia Property Investors Peterborough I LLC, et al, Hackensack, N.J. Seller: Ameribrit LLC, Pleasant Valley. Property: in Poughkeepsie.

Amount: $3.1 million. Filed Dec. 24.

Mohonk Preserve Inc., New Paltz.

Seller: Open Space Institute Land Trust Inc., New York City. Property: in New Paltz. Amount: $3.9 million. Filed Dec. 18.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Francis P. McGrath, et al, Highland. Property: 36 River Road, Highland 12528. Amount: $166,431.

Filed Dec. 18.

South Hills Improvements LLC, Tarrytown. Seller: Vornado South Hills LLC, New York City. Property: 1895 South Road, Poughkeepsie.

Amount: $48.3 million. Filed Dec. 22.

DG Strategic II LLC, Goodlettsville, Tenn. Seller: Stephen E. Diamond, Wappinger Falls. Property: 1049 Violet Ave. Hyde Park 12538. Amount: $200,000. Filed Dec. 23.

Below $1 million

DLJ Mortgage Capital Inc. Seller: Sebastian Barkoe, et al, Hyde Park.

Property: in Hyde Park. Amount: $125,000. Filed Dec. 24.

36 RT 17M LLC, Monroe. Seller: Mark D. Stern, Goshen. Property: 36 Route 17M, Monroe. Amount: $210,000. Filed Dec 24.

69 Longfellow Drive LLC, Mahopac. Seller: Robert Sellazzo, et al, Cortlandt Manor. Property: 69 Longfellow Drive, Carmel 10512. Amount: $100,000. Filed Dec. 12.

Advance Stores Company Inc., Roanoke, Va. Seller: O.A. Papaleo Inc., White Plains. Property: 32 Route 22, Pawling 12564. Amount: $640,000.

Filed Dec. 24.

AdvantaIRA Trust LLC, et al, Fort Myers, Fla. Seller: Ronda Kosseff-Salchert, Rhinebeck. Property: in Rhinebeck. Amount: $185,000. Filed Dec. 22.

Al Attar Realty LLC, Central Valley.

Seller: Trustco Realty Corp., Glenville. Property: in Monroe. Amount: $110,000. Filed Dec. 24.

Albadon Holdings LLC, Red Hook.

Seller: Ruth Isabel Macleod, et al, Rhinebeck. Property: in Rhinebeck.

Amount: $270,000. Filed Dec. 18.

Brookfield Global Relocation Services LLC, Burr Ridge, Ill. Seller: Jason Mazzotti, et al, Hopewell Junction. Property: 27 Newhard Place, Hopewell Junction 12533. Amount: $370,000. Filed Dec. 22.

City National Bank of New Jersey, Newark, N.J. Seller: Vincent J. Catalano, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $85,000.

Filed Dec. 19.

City of Light Sanctuary Inc., Ozone Park. Seller: Mokshapriya Shakti, South Ozone Park. Property: in Wawarsing. Amount: $194,000. Filed Dec. 19.

County of Orange, Goshen. Seller: Patterson Realty Associates, Sparrowbush. Property: in Deerpark. Amount: $435,000. Filed Dec. 23.

Crai�ville Property Inc., Chester.

Seller: Mary Johnson, Chester. Property: 871 Craigville Road, Chester.

Amount: $437,500. Filed Dec. 24.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Daniel F. Sullivan, Newburgh.

Property: 40 Washington St., Middletown 10940. Amount: $108,000. Filed Dec. 26.

Dutchess Land Conservancy, Millbrook. Seller: Brian C. Vincent, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Dover. Amount: $95,500. Filed Dec. 23.

Equity Homes of New York Inc., Port Jervis. Seller: Jennivene T. Larson, et al, North Merrick. Property: in Wawayanda. Amount: $300,000.

Filed Dec. 22.

FDF Enterprises Inc., Chester.

Seller: Ohio Realty LLC, Middletown.

Property: in Mount Hope. Amount: $50,000. Filed Dec. 23.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Erick Chumpitaz, et al, Indian Land, S.C. Property: 32 Alicia Lane, Warwick 10990. Amount: $222,813. Filed Dec. 22.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: George J. Rosko Jr., Walden. Property: 109 Wallkill Road, Walden 12586. Amount: $173,434.

Filed Dec. 22.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Hector Ramos, Warwick. Property: 19 Bonnell Place, Middletown 10940. Amount: $270,134.

Filed Dec. 23.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Julissa Fremaint, Middletown. Property: 113 Wood Lake Drive, Unit 33, Middletown 10940.

Amount: $313,631. Filed Dec. 29.

Frozen Ridge LLC, Newburgh.

Seller: Bessie S. Calvet, Clemson, S.C. Property: 50 Balmville Road, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $270,000. Filed Dec. 26.

HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: Kelli O’Brien, Goshen. Property: 3000 Patrick Henry Court, No. 36, New Windsor 12553. Amount: $188,657. Filed Dec. 23.

J and M Home Building Systems Inc., Hopewell Junction. Seller: Werner Thiessen, Buckingham, Pa. Property: in East Fishkill. Amount: $125,000. Filed Dec. 19.

JLM 17K Realty Inc., Montgomery.

Seller: VFC Properties 18 LLC, Waco, Texas. Property: in Montgomery.

Amount: $230,000. Filed Dec. 29.

FACTS & FIGURES JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Seller: Theoni Stamos-Salotto, Hopewell Junction. Property: 1032 Dutchess Turnpike, Poughkeepsie 12603.

Amount: $388,000. Filed Dec. 22.

McLiens LLC, Port Jervis. Seller: Robin D. Waizenegger, Port Jervis. Property: in Port Jervis. Amount: $35,807.

Filed Dec. 29.

NCL Financial Services Inc., West Hills, Calif. Seller: The Bank of New York Mellon. Property: 16 Robbins Road, Middletown 10940. Amount: $33,500. Filed Dec. 22.

New Gen Construction Inc., Campbell Hall. Seller: Vincent Longabardi, et al, Brooklyn. Property: in Wallkill.

Amount: $55,000. Filed Dec. 29.

RAC Closing Services LLC, Cheshire, Conn. Seller: Frank DiChiaro, Mahopac. Property: 19 Curry Road, Mahopac 10541. Amount: $152,000.

Filed Dec. 16.

Rhinebeck Motel Inc., Rhinebeck. Seller: William O’Farrell, et al, Red Hook. Property: in Rhinebeck.

Amount: $373,000. Filed Dec. 23.

Stats Housing LLC, Kingston. Seller: Hani Holdings LLC, Poughkeepsie.

Property: 18-24 and 26 St. James St., Kingston 12401. Amount: $325,000.

Filed Dec. 23.

Steel Chester LLC, Chester. Seller: Beth Champeau, New City. Property: 400 Bellvale Road, Chester 10918.

Amount: $272,000. Filed Dec. 24.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: John J. Revella, Walden. Property: 23 Gardner Hollow Road, Poughquag 12570. Amount: $186,500. Filed Dec. 19.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: John J. Revella, Walden. Property: 23 Gardner Hollow Road, Poughquag 12570. Amount: $186,500. Filed Dec. 19.

Unified Board of Managers of the Reed Farm Condominiums, Bedford. Seller: Lorraine C. Corsa, Bronx. Property: 305 Driftway Lane, Brewster 10509. Amount: $51,308.

Filed Dec. 18.

Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Seller: Emily Cajigas, Middletown.

Property: in Crawford, Amount: $35,000. Filed Dec. 22.

WCP Block 1 LLC, New York City.

Seller: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Property: 1 Cornell Lane, Woodbury 10930. Amount: $170,000. Filed Dec. 22.

Wells Fargo Financial Credit Services New York Inc., Fort Mill, S.C. Seller: Kevin Lawrence Wright, Mahopac. Property: 12 Vail Ave., Beacon 12508. Amount: $351,500. Filed Dec. 22.

WZF Apartments LLC, Hopewell Junction. Seller: Anita Pate, Beacon.

Property: 3 Colonial Road, Unit 81, Beacon. Amount: $75,000. Filed Dec. 23.

JUDGMENTS A and A E I Corp., Monroe. $302 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 6.

A1 Beauty Pro Inc., Monroe. $1,836 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 6.

AAA Process Service Inc., Washingtonville. $1,826 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 6.

ACPC Inc., Marlboro. $231 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

All Phase Unlimited LLC, West Hurley. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

B and S Equipment Sales and Rentals Inc., Middletown. $327 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 6.

B Hons Inc., d.b.a. Wireless Zone, Highland. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

Blackjack Auto Sales Inc., Salisbury Mills. $1,856 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 6.

Break Brokers Inc., Kingston. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

Briassa Enterprise Inc., Kingston. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

Caruso Paving Inc., Highland. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

Catskill Mountain Glass and Mirror Inc., Kingston. $211 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Dec. 18.

Citywide Appliance Repairs Inc., Highland. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

CM2 Promotions Inc., Kingston. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

Country Flowers Gifts and Goodies Inc., Napanoch. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

Cristalbrook Electric Inc., Wallkill. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

CXV Inc., d.b.a. O’Willy’s Wine and Spirits and Discount Tobacco and Beverage, Wallkill. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

Danny Pizzera and Deli Restorante Inc., Slate Hill. $1,965 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 6.

DK Systems LLC, Cottekill. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

DRB Snowplow Inc., Harriman. $1,856 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 6.

Eats and Drinks Inc., d.b.a. Grimaldi’s Coal Brick Oven Pizza, New Paltz. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

Ed/Son Install and Repair Corp., Monroe. $1,924 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 6.

Elite Parking Inc., Kerhonkson. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

Fairweather Electric Inc., New Paltz. $230 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec 18.

Fog�y Cogs Computer Solutions, Highland. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

Mid Hudson Valley Excavation Inc., Ulster Park. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

Orange County Construction Services LLC, Wallkill. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

HVFSV Inc., d.b.a. Style Fabrics, Kingston. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

Miss Lucy’s Kitchen Inc., Saugerties. $41,880 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec 18.

Patmar Management Services Corp., New Paltz. $398 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec 18.

Indie Hair Inc., Kingston. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

Moran and Gottlieb, Kingston. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

Pool and Garden Depot LLC, Goshen. $131 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 6.

J. Lent and Sons, Kingston. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

Moto Imports Corp., Kingston. $181 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec 18.

GCIA Inc., Highland. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

J.C. Hendricksen Associates Inc., Kingston. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

Joe Precour Inc., Highland. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

John J. Pezzo and Associates CPA’s PC, Highland. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

Narsinh Inc., d.b.a. Capri Motel, Port Ewen. $426 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Dec. 18.

Pretzel Roll Factory Corp., d.b.a.

Twisted Foods, Rosendale. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

Reservoir Delicatessen and Dairy Inc., Shokan. $1,026 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

New Paltz United Methodist Church, New Paltz. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

Richie’s Fencing Co., Ellenville. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

New York Pest Solutions Inc., Saugerties. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

Robinson Brothers Electrical Contractors Inc., Kingston. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

Larome Sanx Inc., Highland. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

LRK and A Inc., Shokan. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

Marcelle Transport Inc., Highland. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

Mega Touch General Contracting Inc., Newburgh. $1,873 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 6.

MG Trattoria Inc., New Paltz. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

Michael’s Quality Driveway Sealing Inc., Chester. $179 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 6.

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FACTS & FIGURES Rook Media USA Inc., Florida. $1,074 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 6.

SRPG Enterprises Inc., Highland Mills. $1,855 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 6.

T and S Crossroads Deli Inc., Cottekill. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

TDSJ LLC, d.b.a. Paveses Pizza, Highland. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

The Giving Corp., New Windsor. $1,965 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 6.

The Paving Company Inc., Stone Ridge. $778 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany.

Filed Dec. 18.

The Spa Hut Inc., Pine Bush. $1,883 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 6.

Upstate Sandblast Inc., Saugerties. $1,031 in favor of thw New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

Uptown Elegance Inc., Kingston. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

Village Deli Food Mart Inc., Montgomery. $720 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 6.

Vivienda USA Inc., New Windsor. $1,856 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 6.

Wile’s Chiropractic PC, Marlboro. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

Woodstock Outdoor Company Inc., d.b.a. Woodstock General Supply, Woodstock. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

Woong Lee Corp., Middletown. $167 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 6.

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Zambito Landscaping, Marlboro. $1,015 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23.

Caldas, Miguel, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $350,200 affecting property located at 181 Johnson Road, Wingdale 12594. Filed Dec. 15.

DuPont, Justin, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $218,600 affecting property located at 54 Ryan Road, Pine Plains 12567. Filed Dec. 19.

Keto, John T., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 5 Terwilliger Road, Hyde Park 12538. Filed Dec. 18.

McCauley, Brian S., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $236,000 affecting property located at 53 Orange Terrace, Middletown 10940. Filed June 4.

LIS PENDENS

Cardascia, Rocco Richard, et al.

Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $334,631 affecting property located at 669 Vassar Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Dec. 23.

Gaul, Selwin, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $282,762 affecting property located at 18 Arden Court, Unit 2003, Middletown 10940. Filed June 4.

King, Fred T. Jr., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $402,340 affecting property located at 56 Oak St., Brewster 10509. Filed Dec. 18.

Merli, Janice, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $301,750 affecting property located at 6 Baumer Road, Wallkill 12589. Filed Dec. 22.

Cardoza, Angel, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $338,636 affecting property located at 120 Overhill Road, Stormville 12582.

Filed Dec. 19.

Giancola, Michael, et al. Filed by Wilmington Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $295,200 affecting property located at 24 Terbar Loop, New Paltz 12561.

Filed Dec. 19.

Kiser, Reagan, et al. Filed by Ulster Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $897,625 affecting property located at 485 Hutchin Hill Road, Bearsville 12409. Filed Dec. 19.

Cassell, Alan C., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $434,505 affecting property located at 75 Saddle Ridge Drive, Hopewell Junction 12533.

Filed Dec. 15.

Gramaticos, John, et al. Filed by RRJ Capital LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $1 million affecting property located at 401 Main St., New Paltz. Filed Dec. 19.

Krupsky, James, et al. Filed by Homebridge Financial Services Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 8 Prospect St., Pawling 12564. Filed Dec. 15.

The following filings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed.

Akers, Rory Aaron Sr., et al. Filed

by GMAC Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $115,500 affecting property located at 9 Fifth Road, Greenwood Lake 10925.

Filed June 4.

Asala, Joseph, et al. Filed by GMAC Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $200,000 affecting property located at 37 Orchard St., Unionville 10988.

Filed June 4.

Bailey, Terry C., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 45 Old Farms Road, Poughkeepsie 12603.

Filed Dec. 17.

Batts-Banks, Wilma Gail, et al.

Filed by Loancare. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 458 Liberty St., Newburgh 12550. Filed June 5.

Bennet, Catherine, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $212,000 affecting property located at 1 Shady Lane, Mahopac 10541.

Filed Dec. 16.

Bienert, Joseph, et al. Filed by the State of New York Mortgage Agency.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $178,000 affecting property located at 12 Fifth Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed June 4.

Borden, Robert W., et al. Filed

by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company Americas. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $225,000 affecting property located at 29 New Hamburg Road, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed Dec. 17.

Bowman, Keith L., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $333,986 affecting property located at 114 Putnam Drive, Carmel 10512. Filed Dec. 16.

Broessel, Dennis W., et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $322,700 affecting property located at 56 Eagle Crest Road, Port Jervis 12771. Filed June 4.

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Christmas, Vincent P., et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $105,080 affecting property located at 991 Samsonville Road, Kerhonkson 12446. Filed Dec. 19.

Christophe, Shirley, et al. Filed

by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $298,768 affecting property located at 39 Avoncroft Lane, Unit 5303, Middletown. Filed June 5.

Costa, Walter, et al. Filed by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $362,710 affecting property located at 353 Titusville Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Dec. 22.

Deckaj, Gjok M., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $145,800 affecting property located at 133 Blake Road, Maybrook 12543. Filed June 6.

Defrance, Jean E., et al. Filed by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 63 Catskill Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Dec. 23.

Dilacio, George M. Jr., et al. Filed

by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $487,500 affecting property located at 40 N. View Drive, Mahopac 10541. Filed Dec. 15.

Discipio, Edith, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $254,519 affecting property located at 3 Walnut Court, Fishkill 12524. Filed Dec. 15.

Hanna, Jeffrey, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $163,075 affecting property located at 10 Field Court, Unit B, Fishkill 12524. Filed Dec. 23.

Haywood, Darlene, individually and on behalf of the estate of Minnie Harris, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $625,500 affecting property located at 1 Eisenhower Court, Hopewell Junction 12533. Filed Dec. 23.

LaLane, Gregoire, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $220,000 affecting property located at 10 Marian Drive, Newburgh 12550.

Filed June 6.

Lindhorst, Raymond J., et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $88,800 affecting property located at 122 Andrew St., Kingston 12401. Filed Dec. 19.

Heiser, Jerry, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $202,825 affecting property located at 6085 Route 22, Millerton 12546. Filed Dec. 12.

Lopez, Vincent A., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $280,000 affecting property located at 20 Lacona Road, Mahopac 10541. Filed Dec. 16.

Hidalgo, Fernando III, et al. Filed

by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 2 Chaucer Court, Middletown 10941. Filed June 5.

Lozano, Elder Ivan, et al. Filed by Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $240,000 affecting property located at 112 W. Parmenter St., Newburgh 12550. Filed June 4.

Ifill, Ian, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $297,395 affecting property located at 190 Sara Lane, Newburgh 12550. Filed June 4.

Malcolm, Nicole, et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $315,000 affecting property located at 16 Ridge Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Dec. 19.

Ingram, Cynthia, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $345,000 affecting property located at 54 W. Dorsey Lane, Hyde Park 12538. Filed Dec. 12.

Mandia, Lynn M., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $315,000 affecting property located at 14 Diana Ridge Road, Highland 12528. Filed Dec. 19.

Kaba, Joseph J. Jr., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $233,000 affecting property located at 55 Cedar Valley Road, Poughkeepsie 12603.

Filed Dec. 23.

Mann, Edward, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $84,000 affecting property located at 9 Clark St., Port Jervis 12771.

Filed June 4.

Martinez, Melissa, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $149,224 affecting property located at 74 Abruyn St., Kingston 12401.

Filed Dec. 19.

Metel, Patrick, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $103,600 affecting property located at 164 Winnikee Ave., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Dec. 19.

Morgenthaler, Daniel, et al. Filed

by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 3 Quogue Road, Patterson 12563. Filed Dec. 16.

Njoga, Zachary, et al. Filed by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $117,400 affecting property located at 75 Center St., Highland Falls. Filed June 6.

O’Driscoll, James, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $390,000 affecting property located at 4 Cliff Court, Monroe 10950. Filed June 4.

Oliver, Doretha, et al. Filed by Caliber Home Loans Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $180,424 affecting property located at 96 Garden St., Poughkeepsie 12601.

Filed Dec. 23.

Pacheco, Juan, et al. Filed by Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $218,500 affecting property located at 37 Maple Ave., Highland 12528. Filed Dec. 19.

Panagio, Tony, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $796,000 affecting property located at 14 Carmel Heights, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed Dec. 15.

Perry, Beth A., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $211,000 affecting property located at 231 Sunset Hill Road, Pleasant Valley 12569. Filed Dec. 18.

Petrera, Frank N., individually and as surviving spouse of Anne M. Petrera, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $220,000 affecting property located at 7 Pamela Road, East Fishkill 12533.

Filed Dec. 18.

FACTS & FIGURES Phillips, Patrice Lambert, et al.

Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $174,417 affecting property located at 29 Mitchell Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Dec. 23.

Scofield, Kevin J., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $185,000 affecting property located at 36 Deerfield Place, Beacon 12508. Filed Dec. 22.

Williams, Greg, et al. Filed by Hometown Bank of the Hudson Valley. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $179,000 affecting property located at 103 Main St., Napanoch 12458. Filed Dec. 22.

Pickett, George Roman Jr., et al.

Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $192,500 affecting property located at 577 Liberty St., Newburgh 12550. Filed June 4.

Smith, Charlotte Marie, et al. Filed

by Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $100,000 affecting property located at 7 Old Brook Lane, Warwick 10990. Filed June 6.

Wrolsen, Craig, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Financial Credit Services New York Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $96,720 affecting property located at 4248 Route 9W, West Camp 12490. Filed Dec. 22.

Pizarro, Efrain, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $270,000 affecting property located at 79 Airport Road, Huguenot 12746.

Filed June 6.

Smith, Lynn, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $138,330 affecting property located in Newburgh. Filed June 5.

Quinones, Angel L., et al. Filed by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $254,273 affecting property located at 18 Wood St., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Dec. 12.

R.H.M.D. Properties LLC, et al.

Filed by Ulster Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $418,500 affecting property located at 55 Washington Ave., Kingston 12401.

Filed Dec. 19.

Snyder, Donald, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $207,455 affecting property located at 193 Hooker Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Dec. 16.

Sorge, Pamela J., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $322,175 affecting property located at 183 Lime Ridge Road, Poughquag 12570. Filed Dec. 23.

Raia, Andrew S., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $240,000 affecting property located at 466 Riley Road, New Windsor 12553.

Filed June 6.

Stewart, Ericalee G., as heir of the estate of Joanne P. Ruediger, et al.

Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $308,000 affecting property located at 1377 Route 44, Pleasant Valley 12569. Filed Dec. 17.

Robinson, Jene Sr., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $265,000 affecting property located at 19 Stewart Ave., Newburgh 12550.

Filed June 6.

Swartz, Danny, et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 34 Peter Cooper Drive, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Dec. 19.

Roden, Eric G., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $382,500 affecting property located at 39 Benjamin Road, Mahopac 10541.

Filed Dec. 18.

Rossi, Joseph, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $216,504 affecting property located at 11 Brian Road, Wappingers Falls 12590.

Filed Dec. 23.

Taranto, Michael, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $525,000 affecting property located at 391 Clapp Hill Road, LaGrangeville 12540. Filed Dec. 18.

Roux, Sean C., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $186,981 affecting property located at 2186 Route 292, Holmes 12531. Filed Dec. 18.

Roy, Sujata, et al. Filed by Ulster Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $291,000 affecting property located at 121 Reservoir Road, Middletown 10940. Filed June 4.

Russell, Stewart W., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $224,711 affecting property located at 3 Pine Terrace, Highland 12528. Filed Dec. 22.

Tashman, Rida, et al. Filed by Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 48 Monroe Drive, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Dec. 17.

Turnquist, Jon, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $132,000 affecting property located at 244 N. Terry Hill Road, Carmel 10512. Filed Dec. 16.

Villafane, Elsa E., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $255,750 affecting property located at 2194 Route 300, Wallkill 12589. Filed June 5.

MECHANIC’S LIENS 3312 Group LLC, as owner. $34,793 as claimed by Kobalt Construction Inc., Swiftwater, Pa. Property: 100 Pike St., Port Jervis. Filed Dec. 26.

Centro NP Monroe Plaza LLC, as owner. $17,254 as claimed by RAS Mechanical Corp., Monroe. Property: in Monroe. Filed Dec. 23.

Dutchess Community Living Corp., as owner. $343,454 as claimed

by Nurzia Construction Corp., Fishkill. Property: in Wappingers. Filed Dec. 24.

Middletown Community Health Center Inc., Pine Bush, as owner. $500 as claimed by Deer Park Stair Building and Millwork Company Inc., Blue Point Property: 99 Cameron St., Pine Bush 12566. Filed Dec. 29.

Osheyack, Daniel J., et al, as owner. $10,235 as claimed by Neave Landscaping Inc., Wappingers Falls. Property: 520 Binnewater Road, Rosendale. Filed Dec. 23.

Rozema, John, et al, as owner. $13,100 as claimed by Spadafora and Son Inc., Middletown. Property: 2420 Main St., Crawford. Filed Dec. 26.

Winer, Helen C., as owner. $4,516 as claimed by Maximino Gonzalez Electrical Services, Howells. Property: 12 Rosenstock Lane, Ellenville 12428.

Filed Dec. 24.

Betbo, 118 Woods Road, Greenwood Lake 10925, c/o Erik Martin Mickelson.

Filed April 25.

Lolli-Pop Cakes, 174 Berkman Drive, Middletown 10941, c/o Crystal Clemmer. Filed April 30.

Bodhi and Sol Life, 101 Carpenter Place, Unit 4, Monroe 10950, c/o Elizabeth Manko. Filed April 28.

M and M Mountain Dogs, 6 M and M Road, Middletown 10940, c/o Michele LaBagh. Filed April 28.

C. Michalko Contracting, 51 Kensington Way, Middletown 10940, c/o Christopher Michalko. Filed April 22.

Meek Miracle, 67 Williamburg Drive, Newburgh 12550, c/o Derrick R. Thomas. Filed April 22.

Café Urve Restaurant and Bar, 374 Broadway, Newburgh, c/o Patricia T. Clarke. Filed April 28.

Monet’s Deli, 47 Lander St., Newburgh, c/o Regina Glover. Filed April 30.

Canine Pawzabilities and Grooming Spa, 6 M and M Road, Middletown, c/o Michele LaBagh.

Filed April 28.

Pro-Green Cleaning, 230 Hufcut Road, Middletown 10941, c/o Meagan Elizabeth Baldwin. Filed April 24.

Castle Construction, 43 Surrey Road, Chester 10918, c/o Brendan Petrakis. Filed April 30.

Chrispy Snacks, 17 Colden Hill Road, Newburgh 12550, c/o Christopher David Bistor. Filed April 29.

Cook Em Cookies, 39 Rock Cut Road, Newburgh 12550, c/o Malissa D. Cerone. Filed April 29.

Country Style Automotive, 92 Fitzgerald Drive, Apt. 54C, Middletown 10940, c/o Michael B. Dombrowski. Filed April 28.

D and T Painting Co., 513 Upper Ave., Newburgh 12550, c/o Traci Lynn Davis. Filed April 30.

Fadish, 204 N. Miller St., Newburgh 12550, c/o Taiena Lynn Spearman.

Filed April 23.

Fine Line of KJ, 2 Iron Hill Plaza, Unit 201, Monroe, c/o Benzion Klein. Filed April 30.

Functional Race Concepts, 31 Woodbind Drive, Walden 12586, c/o Matthew J. Stohner. Filed April 28.

Real Estate Services, 421 Winding Hills Road, Montgomery 12549, c/o Robert E. Flood. Filed April 24.

Samurai AirSports, 111 Ward St., Montgomery 12549, c/o Brian Christopher Hackett. Filed April 24.

Sandra’s Unisex Salon, 230 Broadway, Newburgh, c/o Mauvelyn Mills.

Filed April 22.

Tell All Home Inspections, 2 Davidge Road, Middletown 10940, c/o Julio C. Ordonez Jr. Filed April 28.

The Ki Institute of New York, 179 Jersey Ave., Port Jervis 12771, c/o Andre M. Ladson. Filed April 28.

The Palate Café, 34 Main St., Pine Bush, c/o Geraldine B. Kniskern. Filed May 1.

Trend Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling, 634 Angola Road, Highland Mills 10930, c/o Alberto P. Zerneri III. Filed April 28.

Wil’s Catering, 26 Silo Lane, Middletown 10940, c/o Wilbur J. Brenner Jr. Filed April 30.

YESL, 11 Zenta Road, No. 101, Monroe, c/o Smuel Y. Moskowitz. Filed April 23.

This paper is not responsible for typographical errors contained in the original filings.

Get Noticed Embroidery and Screen Printing, 7 Park Drive, Chester 10918, c/o Luis Quiles. Filed April 28.

Gregory J. Tarone, Attorney and Counselor at Law, 372 Fullerton Ave., Newburgh 12550, c/o Gregory J. Tarone. Filed April 30.

Partnerships

Gurda Wood Pellets and Supply, Bota Lane E., Pine Island 10969, c/o Bridget Gurda. Filed May 1.

The following patents were issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Washington, D.C.

Ju Ju’s, 134 South St., Newburgh, c/o Annie J. Oates. Filed April 24.

Abstracting business logic into centralized database controls.

Patent no. 8,924,921 issued to Jon Rush, Rochester, Minn.; Richard Donald Salz, Rochester, Minn.; Michael John Sandberg, Rochester, Minn.; and Kay Anderson Tate, Rochester, Minn.

Assigned to International Business Corp., Armonk.

NEW BUSINESSES

Take the Shot! Photography and Custom Engraving, 290 Toleman Road, Washingtonville 10992, c/o Jodi L. Sands and Vincent Biagini Jr. Filed April 28.

Sole Proprietorships Amigo’s Restaurant, 3 New St., Goshen, c/o Stephanie CastanedaHernandez. Filed April 23.

Jusz Danze and Fitness, 145 Windsor Highway, Suite 101, New Windsor 12553, c/o Laura Garcia. Filed April 28.

K Stylez, 333 Broadway, Newburgh, c/o Kendry Frias. Filed April 25.

Zapata Industries, 6 W. Stone St., Newburgh, c/o Mizrraim Zapata. Filed April 29.

PATENTS

Application based intrusion detection. Patent no. 8,925,081 issued to Lap T. Huynh, Cary, N.C. and Linwood H. Overby, Jr., Raleigh, N.C. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Automatically capturing and annotating content. Patent no.

8,924,884 issued to Judith H. Bank, Morrisville, N.C.; Lisa M. W. Bradley, Cary, N.C.; Lin Sun, Morrisville, N.C.; and Chunhui Yang, Durham, N.C. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Automatic discovery of system integrity exposures in system code. Patent no. 8,918,885 issued to James G. McClure, Poughkeepsie; Karl D. Schmitz, Poughkeepsie; and Peter G. Spera, Pleasant Valley. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Data recovery. Patent no. 8,924,975 issued to Blain H. Dolph, Western Springs, Ill. and Robert J. Torres, Colleyville, Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Method and system for preventing password theft through unauthorized keylogging. Patent no.

8,925,073 issued to Wayne M. Delia, Poughkeepsie; Edward E. Kelley, Wappingers Falls; and Franco Motika, Hopewell Junction. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Selectable event reporting for highly virtualized partitioned systems. Patent no. 8,924,971 issued to George H. Ahrens, Pflugerville, Texas; Alan D. Seid, Pleasant Valley; and Calvin D. Ward, Rochester, Minn.

Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Selecting image or video files for cloud storage. Patent no. 8,925,060 issued to Al Chakfra, Apex N.C.; John A. Feller, Cary, N.C.; Trudy L. Hewitt, Cary, N.C.; and Francesco C. Schembari, Durham, N.C. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Sequential cooperation between map and reduce phases to improve data locality. Patent no.

8,924,978 issued to Xiaoqiao Meng, Yorktown Heights; Jian Tan, Ossining; and Li Zhang, Yorktown Heights. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Streams debugging within a window condition. Patent no. 8,924,940 issued to Michael J. Branson, Rochester, Minn.; Ryan K. Cradick, Oronoco, Minn.; John M. Santosuosso, Rochester, Minn.; and Brandon W. Schulz, Rochester, Minn. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Lisa’s Bittersweet Designs, 46 Hedges Road, Warwick, c/o Lisa Marie Procak. Filed April 30.

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LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF FORMATION OF CBSI, LLC Arts. of Org. filed w/ Secy of State of NY on 11/19/14, Office loc: Westchester Cty, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Celtic Building Supplies, 33 Mostyn Street, Yonkers, NY 10701.

Purpose: Any lawful activity #59718 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Crannog, LLC Arts. of Org. filed w/Secy of State of NY on 11/19/14, Office loc: Westchester Cty, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.SSNY shall mail process to: Damien Quinn,33 Mostyn Street, Yonkers, NY 10701.Purpose: Any lawful activity #59719 CAPITAL HAVEN, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/20/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 22 Saw Mill River Road, Hawthorne, NY 10532. Reg Agent: Edward D. Heben, 22 Saw Mill River Road, Hawthorne, NY 10532. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59720 SHARP STONE HOLDINGS LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/18/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: John Sharp, 82 Wharton Drive, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59721 GLOBAL CITIZENS HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/12/2014.

Office loc: Westchester County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: Samuel Gonzalez Jr, 60 Morrow Ave Apt 2TN, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Ad # 59766

THREE S. PROPERTIES LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/09/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 149 Washington St., Mount Vernon, NY 10550. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Ad # 59767

PVW CONSULTING LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/18/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Jonathan M Wells C/O Gilbride Tusa Last ET AL, 31 Brookside Drive, Greenwich, CT 06830. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59727

Notice of Formation of Halcyon Jewelry, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/12/2014. Office Location: Westchester County.

SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Halcyon Jewelry, LLC 18 Park Trail, Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59736

Notice of Formation of MITCHELL WILK DEVELOPMENT, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/21/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o THE LLC, 31 Purchase St., Rye, NY 10580. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59745

ATTACCA QUARTET LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/11/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Keiko Tokunaga, 400 Columbus Ave., East Lobby 2nd Fl., Suite 200E, Valhalla, NY 10595. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose #59753

147 WASHINGTON STREET LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/09/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 149 Washington St., Mount Vernon, NY 10550. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Ad # 59768

Notice of formation of CC SOLUTIONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sectíy of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/21/14. Office in Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 75 GRANDVIEW BLVD. YONKERS, NY 10710. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose #59731

Name of LLC: Movement Tapestries, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Sec. of State 10/28/14. Office location: Westchester Cty. Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Sec. of State shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o Douglas Burack, Lutz & Carr, 300 E. 42nd St., 8th Floor, NY, NY 10017.

Purpose: any lawful activity. #59737

Notice of Formation of HARRISON CAPITAL GROUP LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/17/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Charles E. McBain, 111 Calvert St., Harrison, NY 10528. Purpose. Any lawful act or activity. #59746

Notice of formation of Longdale Associates LLC. A Domestic LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York on 12/24/13. Office Location Westchester County.

SSNY is designated as Agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail process to 405 Tarrytown Rd Suite 1504 White Plains, NY 10607. Purpose: Any lawful Activity #59754

Notice of Formation Sahil Siri LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 11/25/2014. Off. Loc.: Westchester Cnty. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o the LLC, 1 Oak Way, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59724 Notice of Formation Flying44 LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 11/20/2014. Off. Loc.: Westchester Cnty. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o the LLC, 607 Mallard Way, Peekskill, NY 10566. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59725 Name of Limited Liability Company (LLC): AP ORGANIZING SOLUTIONS LLC. Date of filing Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State (SSNY) 10/29/14. The LLC is located in Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against it served is to the principal business location at c/o 157 Orchard Rd 3M Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510. Purpose of business of LLC is any lawful act or activity #59726

DESIGN & REMODELING SPECIALISTS LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 07/23/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Odilardo Jose Faria Junior, 557 North Ave, New Rochelle, NY 10801.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59732 DIAS TRANSIT LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/26/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Mary Kaloedas, 4 Shipman Ave., Yonkers, NY 10704. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose #59733 Notice of Formation of Marcelino Consulting LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/10/2014. Office Location: 666 N.Terrace Ave Mount Vernon, New York 10552.SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Christian Rodriguez 666 N. Terrace Ave, Mount Vernon, New York 10552.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59735

Notice of Formation of East Rocks Technology LLC. Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/23/2014. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail a copy to 243 Knollwood Ave., Mamaroneck, NY, 10543 Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59740 Notice of formation of IMFORMATIO, LLC. Art. of org. filed with SSNY?on 11/24/14.

Off. location: Westchester County. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 2828 Broadway 9E, New York, NY 11024. Purpose: Any lawful activity. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. #59741 Notice of Formation of Suflay, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNYon 9/10/14. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agentof LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Suflay, 1002 Main St, Peekskill, NY 10566.Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59742 THERAPYCARE PT SERVICES PLLC, a Prof, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/05/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 129 Main St., Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522. Purpose: To Practice The Profession Of Physical Therapy. #59743 Notice of Formation of IYOBOSA STUDIOS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/13/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o THE LLC, 316 N. Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59744

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Notice of formation of LEVITTFUIRST & JDM, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sectíy of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/05/14.

Office in Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 1 Executive Blvd Ste 370 Yonkers, NY 10701.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose #59747 NOTICE OF FORMATION of Wilkening Real Estate LLC, Art. of Org. filed 10/21/14 with Secretary of State (SSNY).

Office located in Westchester County. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/her to: 127 S. Highland Ave Apt. A6, Ossining NY 10562. Purpose of business of LLC is any lawful act or activity. #59749 Notice of Formation of 193 Wilson Park Drive LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY 12/3/14.

Office Location: Westchester County. SSNYdesignated as agent for process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to: c/o Jonathan S. Berman, Esq., 4 Hudson Rd. East,Irvington, NY 10533.Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity. #59750 Pharaohs Construction LLC, Art. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State on 10/17/14. Office located in Westchester Co. Secy. of State designated Magdy Ghaly as agent upon which process may be served.

Secy. of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/her to: 498 Van Cortlandt Park Avenue # 6A, Yonkers, NY 10705 Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59751 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Name: RamSpear, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on November 20, 2014. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail service of process (SOP) to the LLC ,c/o Richard Sherwin 29 Tudor Lane, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose is any lawful purpose. #59752

Notice of formation of 85 Avenue Associates LLC. A Domestic LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York on 12/26/13. Office Location Westchester County. SSNY is designated as Agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail process to 405 Tarrytown Rd Suite 1504 White Plains, NY 10607.

Purpose: Any lawful Activity #59755 Notice of formation of Associates of 87 Avenue LLC. A Domestic LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York on 12/26/13. Office Location Westchester County. SSNY is designated as Agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail process to 405 Tarrytown Rd Suite 1504 White Plains, NY 10607.

Purpose: Any lawful Activity. #59756 Notice of formation of Manhattan Group Associates LLC. A Domestic LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York on 12/30/13. Office Location Westchester County. SSNY is designated as Agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail process to 405 Tarrytown Rd Suite 1504 White Plains, NY 10607.

Purpose: Any lawful Activity. #59757 Notice of formation of North Washington Associates LLC. A Domestic LLC. Articles of Oragnization filed with Secretary of State of New York on 12/26/13. Office Location Westchester County. SSNY is designated as Agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail process to 405 Tarrytown Rd Suite 1504 White Plains, NY 10607.

Purpose: Any lawful Activity. #59758

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Notice of formation of South Terrace Associates LLC. A Domestic LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York on 12/27/13. Office Location Westchester County. SSNY is designated as Agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail process to 405 Tarrytown Rd Suite 1504 White Plains, NY 10607.

Purpose: Any lawful Activity. #59759 THE SPARROWS LULLABY BAND, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/25/2014.

Office loc: Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Rebecca Blumhagen, 23 Bedford St., Apt. 2, NY, NY 10014. Reg Agent: Rebecca Blumhagen, 23 Bedford St., Apt. 2, NY, NY 10014.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59760 GRANNUS HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 05/08/2014. Office location: Westchester County. LLC formed in DE on 02/20/2014.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 2711 Centerville Rd Ste 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Principal office of the LLC: 300 Mamaroneck Ave Unit 433 White Plains NY 10605.

Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59761 Notice of Formation of Tavolacci Consulting, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/7/14. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. John Tavolacci desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. John Tavolacci shall mail process to the LLC, 42 Howard St #2W Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59762 Notice is hereby given that an on-premise license, #TBA has been applied for by HU 10, LLC d/b/a Luxe Lounge to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment.

For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 623 South Broadway Yonkers, NY 10705 #59763 Notice is hereby given that an on-premise license, #TBA has been applied for by Villa Tapia Group, Inc. d/b/a Dia y Noche to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 640 McLean Avenue Yonkers,NY 10705. #59764

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LEGAL NOTICES INDEX NO.: 54375/2014 File Date: 12/23/14 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS WITH NOTICE MORTGAGED PREMISES: 25 WOODROW AVE., YONKERS, NY 10710 SBL #: 3 ñ 3134 ñ 13 ADDLOT 14-15 Plaintiff designates Westchester County as the place of trial; venue is based upon the county in which the mortgaged premises is situate.

STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS, Plaintiff, -against-

UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF GLADYS JOHNS, if living, and if dead, the respective heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignors, lienors, creditors and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendants who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title, or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and their respective husbands, wives or widows, if any, and each and every person not specifically named who may be entitled to or claim to have any right, title or interest in the property described in the Complaint, all of whom and whose names and places of residence unknown, and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained by the Plaintiff, ET AL., Defendants.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: 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 Summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the attorneys for the Plaintiff within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after service is complete if this 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.

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 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. THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $60,000.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Westchester on February 24, 1989, at LIBER 12972; PG. 177, covering premises known as 25 WOODROW AVE., YONKERS, NY 10710 ñ SEC. 3; BLOCK 3134; LOT 13 ADDLOT 14-15.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. The Plaintiff also seeks a deficiency judgment against the Defendant and for any debt secured by said Mortgage which is not satisfied by the proceeds of the sale of said premises.

TO the Defendant(s) UNKNOWN HEIRS TO THE ESTATE OF GLADYS JOHNS, the foregoing Supplemental Summons with Notice is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Joan B. Lefkowitz of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated December 8, 2014 Dated: New Rochelle, NY

SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT

To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department of Financial Services at 1-800-342-3736 or visit the Department’s website at www. dfs.ny.gov.

YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE

FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS

ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS

Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. #59765

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December 18, 2014 MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY P.C. /s/_________________

AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF.

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NONPROFIT WESTCHESTER CELEBRATES GIVING TUESDAY Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino met with Nonprofit Westchester members Dec. 2 to proclaim the day Giving Tuesday in the county. The event was held at Cooper’s Mill at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown. Nonprofit members used social media as a platform to spread information on how the community can donate to their organizations.

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1: Brian Skanes of the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester, Carola Bracco of Neighbors Link and Terry Kirchner of the Westchester Library System.

2: Connie Moustakas, Audrey Brooks and Amy Kohn of the Mental Health Association of Westchester.

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3: Elena Deforest and Katie Pfeiffer of Volunteer New York! with Angela Belesole and Sister Beth Dowd of Songcatchers.

4: Jim Coleman of the Westchester Industrial Development Agency, Barbara Venturi of Women’s Enterprise Development Center Inc. and Ralph Pascrita of Student Assistance Services Corp.

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5: Lisa Urban, Andrea Robinson and Carol Annett of the Rye YMCA. 6: Marjorie Madfis of Yes She Can, Inc., Martina Persson of the Open Door Foundation and Estelle Meunier of Open Door Family Medical Centers.

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7: Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino proclaims Dec. 2 Giving Tuesday in Westchester County with Joanna Straub, executive director of Nonprofit Westchester.

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