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2020 market strength NKF EXPECTS WESTCHESTER OFFICE MARKET TO BUILD ON 2019 GAINS

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he commercial real estate advisory firm Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) reported that the Westchester office market finished 2019 on solid footing and it expects that, for the most part, the market will build on the gains in 2020.

As the year was ending, the overall availability rate for office space in Westchester finished at

quarter, with agreements 20.1%, the lowest since 2014. for 510,000 square feet.

The overall vacancy rate finNKF counted 107 renewals ished the year at 16.2%. The signed in 2019 compared vacancy rate includes space with 80 in 2018. Renewal that is currently unoccuvolume was 860,000 square pied and the availability rate feet, up 35.2% over 2018. includes unoccupied space The number of new leasplus space which, while not es along I-287 declined 8.8% yet vacant, is available for a TWB Loan Decision from 970,000 square feet in leasing deal.

Banner Ad 2018. In 2019, the figure was NKF said renewal leas6” w x 1.5” h 885,000 square feet. The ing activity in 2019 came 8-20-19 number of new-lease deals to approximately 1.8 milcame to 172, which was 41 lion square feet, which was fewer than in 2018.

4.2% above the previous NKF said the largest year’s total. The fourth quarrenewal was signed by ter saw a 48% jump from leasing activity in the third » 2020 6

NEXT STOP, GRAND CENTRAL DATA SHOW MANY HUDSON VALLEY RESIDENTS DEPEND ON NYC

BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

MORE THAN 24% OF HUDSON VALLEY RESIDENTS

who work commute to their primary jobs in New York City, according to a report from Marist College’s Bureau for Economic Research. The report is titled “Commutation Trends in the Hudson Valley 2015-2017.”

The report showed that what’s called “labor market efficiency” continued to decline. It’s the relationship between the demand for jobs within a given geo-

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graphic region, in this case the Hudson Valley, and the supply of jobs. As of 2017, 58.6% of all Hudson Valley residents who worked had their primary jobs located in the region. Only 43.5% of the workforce was able to work in the county in which they lived. In Westchester, the figure was 44.4%.

The director of the bureau, Christy HuebnerCaridi, told the Business Journal that the established trends and her personal observations suggest that when data from 2018 and » HUDSON VALLEY

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he Construction Industry Council of Westchester and Hudson Valley Inc. (CIC) is suggesting that an increase in the state gasoline tax coupled with increased vehicle registration fees and a vehicle mileage tax based on travel usage could help pay for infrastructure improvements it says are needed.

The trade organization represents more than 600 companies, consultants and service professions in the construction industry and is headquartered in Tarrytown.

The state’s gas tax is 45.6 cents per gallon. In addition to that is a federal gas tax of 18.4 cents per gallon. County and local sales taxes can add to the total of the taxes on fuel paid by motorists.

Executive Director John J. Cooney Jr. sent a letter Dec. 11 to the state senators and assembly members representing the Hudson Valley region as a follow-up to his testimony on Dec. 6 before the Assembly Transportation Committee.

“The potential for New York state’s future growth and economic well-being is tied to the investment we make today in our transportation infrastructure,” Cooney wrote.

He characterized unmet needs for pavement maintenance and other improvements that can add to transportation safety as deeply troubling. “New York state must step up and meet the backlog of pavement deterioration, which we witness every day as drivers are dodging potholes on subpar roadways and suffering damage to our vehicles. Traffic safety and preventive maintenance must again become a top priority throughout the state,” Cooney wrote.

Cooney told the Business Journal that while increasing the gasoline tax may be a hot-button issue for many politicians, “At the end of the day it is a user tax, so to the extent that the tax money goes to the improvement of our roads and bridges, the people that are paying that increased tax see that benefit. So, yes, it may be a hot-button issue, but to me it is a perfectly placed user tax. People will see improvement from the increase in that gas tax directly.”

Cooney said the increased use of fuel-efficient and electric vehi-

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cles results in the sale of less gasoline and diesel and cuts into the flow of fuel taxes.

Cooney and other construction industry leaders in their Dec. 6 testimony asked for additional funding for the Department of Transportation Capital Program which begins on April 1, 2020. The five-year spending plan carries a price tag of $29.2 billion. Cooney and his colleagues believe it needs to be in the range of $35 billion to

$40 billion. In addition to increasing fuel taxes and motor vehicle fees, they cited sports betting and marijuana sales as possible sources of revenue.

“Let’s earmark some of those new monies for infrastructure improvements,” Cooney said.

Cooney noted that the Hudson Valley is experiencing unprecedented growth and pointed to projects such as the Resorts World Catskills Casino and the Kartrite Resort in Monticello and the Legoland New York Resort being built in Goshen. He pointed to the fact that in addition to generating new jobs and millions of dollars for local economies, the developments also add thousands of vehicle trips onto local roads that are beyond capacity.

Cooney advocated for widening Route 17 in Orange County, which is designated to someday become Interstate 86. When asked if he’d like to see the widening of other roads, such as I-684 in Westchester, which has frequent rush-hour backups due to volume, he said, “Yes, I would agree with that.”

When asked by the Business Journal about the recent controversy caused by Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposal to put a toll on the small section of I-684 that runs through Greenwich, Connecticut, Cooney said that sort of idea doesn’t help promote a regional view of transportation infrastructure.

“I’m optimistic that a regional view will take place versus what I would call a pretty small-minded, almost trick maneuver, by the state of Connecticut in this instance. I do know that the bordering states’ governors do meet and I do think they discuss a larger regional approach to certain things.”

Cooney said he looks for 2020 to bring continuation of the economic activity that has helped boost the construction industry along with other sectors.

“The ranks of people involved in construction in New York state in our area, the Hudson Valley, has grown and we’re quite happy and pleased with that. The deployment of some key capital funds to promote growth is a key part of the future growth of the New York state economy,” Cooney said.

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Projects receive $65.8M in state funds

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he New York State Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) has issued a year-end report showing that it awarded $65.8 million in state financing to 105 projects in Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster, Sullivan and Westchester counties.

In Westchester, 30 projects received REDC funding to the tune of approximately $19.2 million.

Statewide, more than $761 million in economic and community development funding was awarded in Round IX of the REDC initiative for 2019. Since it began in 2011, the REDC program has awarded about $6.3 billion to more than 8,300 projects.

Marsha Gordon, president and CEO of The Business Council of Westchester, who serves as a member of the executive committee of the Mid-Hudson section of the REDC, commented that businesses and institutions, along with arts and cultural organizations, benefited along with municipalities.

“The bottom line is that Westchester as a whole was the big winner thanks to the many projects that can be completed as a result of these awards,” she said.

IBM received $1,000,500 for energy-related measures at its Armonk and Poughkeepsie offices.

The developer Lighthouse Landing Communities LLC was awarded $500,000 toward creating a 6-acre Hudson River waterfront park in Sleepy Hollow.

Pelham RE Partners LLC was awarded $943,072 for its “net zero energy” mixed-use building being developed at 139 Fifth Ave. in Pelham.

An award of $600,000 went to SeeQC Inc. to expand its chip manufacturing and testing infrastructure and facilities in Elmsford.

New Rochelle was awarded $500,000 to help turn North Avenue into a one-way street and expand bike and pedestrian access.

Peekskill received: $200,000 to establish a microenterprise program; $2 million for reconstruction of Fleischmann Pier at Charles Point Park; and $85,000 for a waterfront trail and shoreline stabilization along the Hudson River and McGregory Brook in Riverfront Green Park.

Friends of John Jay Homestead, Inc. received $600,000 for electrical and fire safety upgrades at the historic home.

Friends of the Rockefeller State Park Preserve received $250,000 for carriage road improvements.

Historic Hudson Valley was awarded $100,000 for its Great Jack O’Lantern cultural event.

The Hudson Valley Writers Center was awarded $75,000 toward restoring its location at the Philipse Manor Station building.

Manhattanville College received $60,000 for equipment at its Clinical Learning Laboratory at the School of Nursing and

Plant; and $60,000 for a parking and mobility study.

Port Chester was awarded $678,048 for a walkability and pedestrian safety study.

A grant of $2 million went to Sleepy Hollow to help relocate its Department of Public Works to high ground due to the risk of flooding. It also received $160,000 for the Washington Irving and Legend of Sleepy Hollow Bicentennial Celebration.

Westchester County was awarded $100,000 to help fund its Climate Action Planning Institute.

The Westchester Land Trust was awarded $1,062,500 toward acquisition of two parcels of land to help protect an aquifer that supplies public drinking water wells.

ArtsWestchester received a $49,650 grant to add a new resident bilingual teaching artist to conduct art workshops and install community-involved art at three White Plains Housing Authority sites.

its pilot program of food waste composting and pickup.

Greenburgh’s restoration of the 1732 John Odell house in Hartsdale received a $600,000 award.

Renovations to turn Madison Avenue in Mamaroneck into a “green street” were funded in the amount of $1 million.

Yorktown was awarded $30,000 toward an engineering study on reducing phosphorus in Lake Mohegan.

A project to deal with sanitary sewer issues in Harrison received $5 million.

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A project for Dobbs Ferry to work with Spectrum Designs received $240,000 the Pace Land Use Law Center to help Midto help in its leasing and renovation of a Hudson municipalities address climate 10,000-square-foot space in White Plains change was awarded $248,845. where it will provide employment opportuniOssining was awarded: $467,300 for ties and vocational education for people with remediation and stabilization of the old disabilities.

Ossining Bank for Savings building at 200 Yonkers was awarded $350,000 to build Main St.; $160,000 for green roofs and bioreta second floating dock north of the city pier.

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Steiner’s sports and sales MEMORABILIA GURU LAUNCHES NEW VENTURE

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randon Steiner, the Scarsdale resident whose name has been synonymous with sports memorabilia for 32 years, has created a new website for buying and selling collectibles.

This comes after the Oct. 29, 2019, date Steiner Sports Memorabilia Inc. had given the New York State Department of Labor for closing its headquarters at 145 Huguenot St. in New Rochelle and laying off all 60 of its employees.

After building Steiner Sports Memorabilia into a significant force in sports collectibles, Steiner sold it to Omnicom in 2000 and remained with the company. Last year, company assets were sold to global sports merchandiser Fanatics Inc., and Steiner was forced out.

Steiner’s new internet venture, CollectibleXchange. com, had been conducting beta testing for several weeks before going live for full public use in the first week of December.

“We have about 6,000 or 7,000 items and are growing at a rate of about 1,000 items a day,” Steiner told the Business Journal.

Website operation and maintenance are handled by an outside contractor while Steiner has set up a location in Yonkers where 11 employees are at work.

They receive items sent by collectors who want to sell, arrange for authentication of autographed items, process collectibles newly supplied by athletes and others and ship items to purchasers. Steiner said that he plans to add additional merchandise hubs around the country as the new operation grows.

Rather than just being a website, Steiner is positioning his new online presence as a marketplace where collectors, sellers, sports stars,

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Patrick Ewing

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Rather than just being a website, Steiner is positioning his new online presence as a marketplace where collectors, sellers, sports stars, celebrities and others can feel comfortable.

Among the services available are appraisal, authentication, framing and consignment sales.

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celebrities and others can feel comfortable. Among the services available are appraisal, authentication, framing and consignment sales. Although the website was built to offer merchandise at fixed prices, Steiner is planning to add auction events.

Steiner was known over the years for having exclusive arrangements with prominent sports stars who would autograph items only for him. Among them were Eli Manning of the New York Giants, Patrick Ewing of the New York Knicks and Mark Messier of the New York Rangers.

“I had a ton of exclusives from Muhammad Ali and Derek Jeter and

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Mariano Rivera and everybody else, but now I think I’d rather just be a party with the player to show them how to activate this business, make the most amount of money and make my small cut,” Steiner said, discussing his plans to partner with various sports stars to help them build their own collectible lines.

This would include giving the celebrities access to customer emails and data the website receives.

“I’m going to help them put a collectible line together that makes sense for them and for the consumer and not press them to do things they don’t want,” he said. “I’m going to help them with licensed products and

apparel and different things we can create together.”

Steiner noted that his experience in selling on the internet goes back to the late 1990s when it supplemented what he was doing in brick-and-mortar retail space. Today, internet sites such as eBay have brought sports collectibles to everyone’s computer, tablet and smartphone. A recent search of eBay in the sports collectibles category found 749,686 items for sale.

Steiner said feedback he’s gotten indicates collectors have two major concerns.

“I think authentication is No. 1 — safety and being sure things are real,” he said. “And price is an issue.

The most frequent question I get asked is, ‘I have something, what is it worth?’ ” The 60-year-old continues to offer his services as a motivational and inspirational speaker. He has written books on business and personal success.

He founded The Steiner Agency, which arranges personal appearances by athletes along with events for corporations and organizations.

“People ask me, ‘Why don’t you just retire?’ ” Steiner told the Business Journal. “I love the business, particularly the interaction with the athletes and helping them get their brand extension, and the customers and the ‘wow’ thing.”

Cyber reality is unforgiving SECURITY WILL BE A PROBLEM AS LONG AS PEOPLE MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES WHILE ONLINE

Citrin Cooperman Corner What’s new for business is old in 2020

BY STEVE RONAN AND CARLOS A. CATALAN

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he earliest recorded example of a cyberattack was Creeper, a 1971 computer worm that turned up on a number of mainframe computers attached via the pre-internet ARPANET. Although Creeper did not create digital wreckage — it merely generated the taunting message “I’m the creeper: catch me if you can” — it laid the groundwork for a seemingly endless stream of assaults aimed at the global computer environment.

But at the start of a new decade, cyberattacks are showing no signs of abating. According to Al Alper, CEO of a pair of Wiltonheadquartered information security firms — Absolute Logic and CyberGuard360 — cybersecurity will always be a problem as long as computer users make the same mistakes while online.

“People are creatures of habit,” lamented Alper.

“They know that they don’t have Nigerian uncles, but they still open those emails. They aren’t expecting a package delivered to their front doors, but they still open a PDF of a packing slip. You really can’t stop it. The No. 1 cause of breach is people. People do today what they did yesterday, and until they are willing to change their behavior, the breaches are going to go on.”

One might imagine that in-house IT teams are ready for the new decade’s cybersecurity challenges, but Alper observed that many of these professionals are not up to speed on the always-evolving nature of this problem.

“The discipline demands that you have a real understanding of what an attack surface is,” he continued.

“Over 80,000 new variants are released every day. If your job is just in IT, you’re

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Al Alper, CEO of a pair of Wilton-headquartered information security firms, Absolute Logic and CyberGuard360. Photo by Phil Hall.

not exposed to the threat vectors of today or tomorrow. And by the time it has gotten into the four corners of your company, it has already metastasized across the world.”

Complicating matters, Alper added, is the preference for immediate convenience over long-term security concerns. He noted this raises endless concerns in a business setting through the use of mobile devices and Internet of Things (IoT) technology in the workplace.

“IoT and mobile devices are the frontier of choice for hackers because they tend to be unprotected and they tend to be forgotten by internal IT,” Alper stated. “Mobile devices are, right now, green fields for hackers.”

While Alper noted that some federal government agencies issue their employees mobile devices that can only be used for work-related messaging and internet access, that strategy would not work in the private sector.

“Here’s the problem with corporate America: you have to balance convenience with security,” he said.

As for IoT, Alper argued that while this technology creates a greater convenience in monitoring various aspects of the corporate environment, it can also be the back door to costly trouble when unsafe vendors join the digital circle. He recalled how the 2013 data

breach involving Target was created through an unprotected opening created by an HVAC vendor that was part of the retailer’s IoT network. Target’s data breach impacted more than 41 million of the company's customer payment card accounts and the company paid $18.5 million in a multistate settlement, the largest to date for a data breach.

“The single biggest threat today is IoT,” Alper warned. “We are always in search of the easiest way to do things, but these are often employed without any consideration to security.”

Alper noted that he saved a client from a potential IoT-rooted breach during an audit of the company’s headquarters. While walking through the lobby, Alper and his team realized a potential entrance for hackers in the least likely of places: two vending machines that were connected to the building’s IoT setup. The machines were online so the vendor would know when the supply of snacks was running low.

“If we can do one thing to warp the threat, awareness and training is the single-most effective mechanism of doing that,” he said.

“But people are numb to it to some degree. The headlines will help and hurt. Every day headlines decry somewhere there is another breach.

They don’t necessarily know there is a recourse.”

The top business trend for 2020 is going to feel like a throwback. In 2018 and 2019, growth and innovation dominated the topics at the top of every executive’s news feeds. In many respects, reviewing what thought leaders were predicting in those years reads like a who’s who of the roaring 2010s – artificial intelligence leading customer experiences (Gartner 2018), the entry of Gen Z into the workforce (Forbes 2018), growth through marketing or new business models (Inc 2018), data-driven personalization (Inc 2019). It’s what everyone was talking about, it was all new and exciting, and in retrospect, some of these trends were inevitable while others fell flat.

For nearly 10 years now, the economy has been strong with housing starts, consumer spending, and M&A activity – all key drivers for middlemarket businesses – continuing to demonstrate their strength. Predictions for 2020 aren’t quite as optimistic, although there is still uncertainty about when things will slow. As a result, CFO surveys across the board (the most notable this year was Duke Fuqua’s CFO annual survey) have indicated a widespread expectation of slower growth arriving by Q3 or Q4 of 2020.

Lessons from recent downturns paint a clear picture; businesses that prepare for slower cycles, and even moreso, businesses that put themselves in a position to actually invest during downturns, dramatically outperform businesses that do not. In his landmark May 2019 Harvard Business Review article, Walter Frick synthesized studies from Harvard, Bain, and McKinsey to find that companies who prepared for and invested through the last four major recessions outperformed their counterparts by 10% afterwards, in both revenue and profit growth.

The trend for 2020 will be preparing for slower times.

Great preparation is mostly about getting back to basics, but with a modern twist To prepare for slower times in 2020, business activities will focus on two primary things: 1) cash and 2) creating efficiency now to avoid reactionary cost-cutting later. There are three basic tenants to addressing these priorities.

Basic 1: De-leverage The U.S. corporate debt of almost $10 trillion– equates to half of the nation’s annual GDP, which means that since the Great Recession, the total value of nonfinancial corporate debt in the United States now stands at, or near, all-time highs (PBS News Hour, 2019).

The more debt you have, the more your cash in a downturn is going to go towards interest payments rather than operations or investing.

Leverage enabled the growth of many businesses, but most analysts expect well-prepared companies to undergo a deleveraging process in the first half of next year. This is likely to create cost-cutting efforts, efforts to lower cost of quality, and combined with a thriving talent market that is raising compensation, a renewed scrutiny on new hires.

What do businesses need to focus on to free the cash flow required to de-leverage?

Basic 2: Focus on operational efficiency Operational efficiency often gets buried in the discussion of new business trends and technology, but research continues to show that driving efficiency is the #1 thing businesses can do to improve returns and become more sustainable.

What gets lost in the talk about fun new tech

like artificial intelligence, block chain, analytics, etc., is that they’re all essentially creating some sort of efficiency in the business itself.

The process of identifying efficiencies will be driven by finance, using numbers that have gotten progressively better and more detailed as they have implemented new core systems and analytics tools. Efficiencies will be found in business processes, sourcing and purchasing power, and sales and marketing. It will generally be measured with process metrics in the short term like on-time delivery, error rates, or customer acquisition costs, but in the mid to long term, this will translate into lower expense-to-revenue ratios for both labor and materials.

These projects have short-term costs, which means businesses are likely to put more of an emphasis on formal business cases and projected ROIs and less likely to invest in large projects on strategic grounds. This is appropriate in this economy, but businesses should make sure the assumptions they use in these cases are sound and are consistent with what executives expect to occur throughout the year.

Basic 3: Automate and cross-train New automation possibilities recently made their way to the middle market. Robotic Process Automation (RPA) now enables businesses to automate what were previously inevitably manual processes. This is new and this is a big deal for the middle market.

This allows businesses to automate tedious, lengthy, and error-prone manual activities and move their staff to roles analyzing data and overseeing much larger pools of transactions. Upskilling workers is going to be crucial for most companies – you need your best people doing your highest value activities.

RPA is more reliable and faster, less expensive than hiring new staff, and allows your payroll investments to go towards more strategic, higher-value roles. If you wait until results stagnate to implement this, the initial investment required to get results may be hard to justify. By implementing these now, you will make the investment at a point when you can start to realize results quickly, and be in a great position to dramatically improve the functionality and scope of automation at a relatively low cost when you’re looking for additional efficiencies later.

Excited yet?

Getting back to the basics will help companies focus on fast-term results, create liquidity to sustain them through the economic cycles that lie ahead, and improve the quality of their businesses to make them more sustainable and more profitable.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS Steve Ronan is a principal and the leader of Citrin Cooperman’s Strategy & Business Transformation Practice. He is an experienced professional in the theory and execution of improving business value.

Steve has partnered with a range of companies, from the Fortune 100 to the middle-market, to develop and implement strategies that improve profitability, create scalable businesses, and strengthen customer relationships. His projects have created over $100M in value through top-line growth and bottom-line cost savings. Steve can be reached at sronan@citrincooperman.com.

Carlos A. Catalan is a director and key player within Citrin Cooperman’s Strategy & Business Transformation Practice. He is leading the Robotic Process Automation and Finance Transformation Service Lines for Citrin Cooperman. He is an experienced professional in the field of finance and execution while focusing on areas of finance acceleration, financial reporting, and automation. Carlos can be reached at ccatalan@ citrincooperman.com.

Citrin Cooperman is among the largest, fullservice assurance, tax, and business advisory firms in the United States, having steadily built its business serving a diverse and loyal clientele since 1979. Our daily mission is to help our clients “focus on what counts.” Rooted in our core values, we provide a comprehensive, integrated business approach to traditional services, which includes proactive insights throughout the lifecycle of our clients, wherever they do business, across the globe. citrincooperman.com

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Atlas Air for 120,000 square feet at 2000 Westchester Ave. in Purchase, followed by OrthoNet at 1311 Mamaroneck Ave. in White Plains, which renewed 63,575 square feet.

NKF said the East I-287 market had its lowest vacancy rate since 2007 at 9.1%. This put upward pressure on rental rates with asking rents for Class A space averaging $28.64 per square foot, up 1.1% from both the third quarter of 2019 and 2018 rates. Asking rates for Class B space increased 2.2% year over year, reaching $24.36 per square foot. On average, space was being rented at $1 to $2 per square foot higher in 2019 than it previously had been.

The I-287 Western sector had 79 deals in 2019, 14 more than in 2018. NKF pointed to Montefiore’s 45,000-square-foot expansion at 555 Taxter Road in Elmsford, and new leases in Tarrytown for Kari-Out to take 16,000 square feet at 520 White Plains Road and Allstate Insurance to take 15,000 square feet at 120 White Plains Road.

NKF said the White Plains Central Business District (CBD) “continued to enjoy positive momentum in 2019.” It reported an overall availability rate of 17.2% with a direct vacancy rate of 9.2%. It said the higher availability rate was due in part to space for sub-

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leasing that recently became available near the train station. NKF said rents for Class A office space in the CBD increased 2.4% from 2018 and were at $35.66 per square foot at the end of 2019.

In looking ahead to 2020, NKF said landlords should expect to see the cost of tenant installation packages on the rise. It said renters are going to be demanding more in their buildout requirements and “a booming construction market continues to drive up the

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2019 become available they likely will show little change from what’s in the report.

The assistant professor of economics prepared the report along with research assistants who are students at Marist.

The report indicated that while there have been efforts to attract employers to the Hudson Valley, Manhattan still is a jobs magnet.

“Essentially when it comes to the entire region, we’re still very dependent on jobs in New York City,” she said. “So many people from the city have moved up here.

Starting in about 2000 to 2001, there was a migration from the southern Hudson Valley counties. People that were living relatively close to the city moved further away from the city as housing prices started to increase.”

The 2017 data showed that 140,843 Westchester residents worked in New York City, representing 36.1% of Westchester residents with jobs. The study found that 21.6% of Putnam’s workforce, 9,479 people, commuted to New York City. For Rockland, the number was 29,695, representing 22.6% of the county’s workforce.

She said as more people from New York City have moved into Westchester and other parts of the Hudson Valley, they’ve brought New York City salaries with them. She said people who live and work in the region and are not earning at the same level are having a more difficult time with rising costs.

She also said the data indicated that some people have not fully recovered from the economic distress of a decade ago.

“On the one hand, we saw an increase in

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demand for labor and materials.”

NKF took note of the effort underway for a private school operator, Evergreen Ridge, to move into the 1.2 million-square-foot former IBM site in Somers. It said if the school obtains the necessary state and local approvals, removal of that large block of space would see the county’s overall availability rate drop to 15.7% with the vacancy rate hitting an historic low of 11.8%.

The NKF report noted that some land-

lords and brokers considered 2019 to have been a banner year.

“We can’t just write that and take that lightly,” Karolina Alexandre, research manager for NKF, told the Business Journal. “It really has to come from different angles, capital markets, leasing, office leasing. The market is very tight and probably tighter than it has been in decades.”

Alexandre said office demand ties in with the overall national and Westchester economic picture.

“The more office sectors grow in employment, the more we’re going to see demand for office space. We don’t have a crystal ball but things have been good in Westchester on the economic front, so we are seeing growth in different industries, demand from a diverse mix of industries,” she said.

She pointed to legal services in the White Plains CBD, health care and biotechnology as examples of sectors that are adding to the demand for office space.

Glenn Walsh, executive managing director of NKF, told the Business Journal that the Westchester County office market is “probably healthier than it has been in decades.

As we look into 2020, it will be interesting to see how things play out for tenants looking for quality Class A office space, given that the options in that category are limited.” the number of residents who hold more than one job, which speaks to people cobbling together several part-time jobs in an effort to create the wages of a full-time job. Then, in Westchester County, we’re seeing a majority of residents commuting into the city for higher salaries,” she said.

The data showed that 89,778 Hudson Valley residents held more than one job in 2017.

She said the dependence on New York City for jobs will continue.

“I can’t see anything in the data that would indicate there is going to be a big change. In fact, if anything, I think we should anticipate more people moving up from the city into the Hudson Valley, and certainly the northern Hudson Valley rather than the southern Hudson Valley, again taking into consideration housing values and the cost of living. With respect to transportation, MetroNorth is going to have to put more money into the train system,” she said.

She said special attention should be paid to providing ample parking at train stations.

“In this part of the world, we go to Poughkeepsie or Beacon, take your pick. It’s very, very difficult to find parking spaces,” she said.

The report said the most important working-age demographic in the Hudson Valley was the 30-to-54 age group. The report said that group had the highest labor-force participation rate in 2017 at 69.6%. or 499,061 people working, accounting for more than 53.2% of all primary jobs held.

The age group of 55 and older had 248,690 Hudson Valley people employed in 2017, up by 4,942 since 2015. In the age group of 29 and younger, the number was 190,425, up from 180,936 in 2015.

IN COURT | Bill Heltzel KeyBank sues religious charity in $950K credit card scheme KeyBank has sued a Hudson Valley religious charity and a co-founder for allegedly running a $950,000 credit card chargeback scheme.

KeyBank of Cleveland sued Mordechai Gold and BHMD BY on Chevron Inc. of Kiryas Joel in Orange County on Dec. 16 in White Plains federal court.

“KeyBank seeks to prevent the fraudulent transfer or dissipation of assets, including those assets that they have already tried to put beyond the reach of KeyBank,” the lawsuit states.

Gold responded in a court filing that the allegations are a “complete fabrication.”

The bank “has attempted to dress up its contract claim as being an elaborate fraud involving over 40 conspirators,” he stated, “yet KeyBank has proffered no evidence of fraud.”

Gold, 26, Yoel Shtosel and Joel Fekete set up BHMD BY on Chevron in 2015 to establish a place of worship, Bnai Yisroel, on Chevron Road, according to the incorporation papers, and to “support the spiritual needs of the community with providing free loans and to support the religious, intellectual, moral and social welfare among them.”

Shtosel and Fekete are not named in the complaint.

BHMD opened a settlement account with KeyBank in March for handling credit card transactions. Fiserv, a vendor working for the bank, processed credit and debit card charges for BHMD merchandise bought by cardholders, collected funds from the credit card banks and paid the merchants.

From April to early September, about $984,000 was deposited in the KeyBank settlement account. During the same period, Gold transferred about $950,500 out of the account.

The transactions include $22,308 in cash withdrawals, $41,150 wired to a family trust, $84,000 wired to a member of Gold’s family and $533,996 transferred to Gold and BHMD accounts at NorthEast Community Bank.

Fiserv became suspicious and opened an investigation. BHMD was repeatedly charging the same, even amount for transactions on high-reward credit cards. When the vendor questioned Gold, he said BHMD had been taking advance orders for Hebrew texts. Fiserv pressed for details, the complaint states, but Gold could not provide them.

Fiserv concluded that Gold and BHMD had colluded with customers to process fraudulent credit card transactions, collect the credit card rewards and steal the funds.

“BHMD and Gold then transferred the fruits of the fraud into outside bank accounts and took cash withdrawals,” according to the complaint.

Fiserv referred its findings to the FBI. After KeyBank closed the settlement account in September, there was an enormous spike in chargebacks. Customers demanded refunds, claiming that the amounts of the transactions were incorrect, they didn’t recognize the transactions or the goods were not provided.

By mid-December the chargebacks totaled $630,400 and KeyBank expects the number to surpass $950,000.

KeyBank had processed credit card transactions that resulted in $984,000 in deposits to the settlement account, “even though no actual goods or services were sold or delivered,” the complaint states. Then Gold and BHMD “plundered” $950,500.

The settlement account had insufficient funds for refunding the credit card banks, so KeyBank had to pay them.

Gold states in his declaration that BHMD functions as a charitable institution, raising money from contributors that it distributes to “needy families to help cover their costs (of ) yeshiva, holidays, weddings and basic needs.”

BHMD had been offered a large supply of religious books and bookcases, he says, that it used as incentives to encourage donors to contribute $990,000 to his organization. But the supplier failed to deliver the items and BHMD was unable to honor its incentives.

“This resulted in a massive business failure in which over 40 contributors, disgruntled over the failure of BHMD to supply the promised items, issued chargebacks for their contributions.”

Gold said BHMD was unable to cover the chargebacks because it had immediately distributed the contributions to “needy recipients.”

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opened the settlement account.

KeyBank is represented by Manhattan attorneys Emily J. Mathieu and Brian K. Steinwascher. BHMD and Gold are represented

by Richard M. Mortner of Manhattan.

PREGNANT WOMEN FIGHT FOR MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR DISCRIMINATION AWARD

Three women who were fired for being pregnant are suing their former boss to stop him from using bankruptcy court to avoid paying them $4.2 million.

Melissa Rodriguez of Yonkers, Marlena Santana of the Bronx and Yasminda Davis of Roselle Park, New Jersey, filed an adversary proceeding Dec. 10 in federal bankruptcy court in White Plains against Bruce J. Paswall of Katonah.

They are asking the court to stop Paswall from discharging a court judgment they won in 2015 “for repeated and illegal pregnancy discrimination.”

Paswall’s bankruptcy attorney, Gary R. Gjertsen, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Paswall, a chiropractor who owned and operated G.E.B. Medical Management Inc. in Manhattan, employed the women in 2006 and 2007.

They sued him and his company in 2008 in Bronx Supreme Court, alleging that he had imposed intolerable work conditions, mocked and shunned them after they became pregnant and created false scenarios to justify firing them.

He told Santana “not to have children” and told Davis “you better not get pregnant,” according to evidence presented at trial, and he subjected Rodriguez to “forced medical testing.”

In 2015, a jury awarded them nearly $6.2 million.

Paswall asked for a new trial, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to support the jury’s verdict. In 2017, the Bronx judge denied a new trial but reduced the verdict to $4,192,938.

The court also held him in contempt for violating an order not to transfer any assets.

In September, Paswall petitioned the bankruptcy court for Chapter 7 liquidation, declaring assets of $18,028 and liabilities of $4.8 million. G.E.B. was no longer in business but he was running Enhanced Chiropractic Solutions PLLC in Yorktown Heights.

His petition lists $3.5 million owed to the three women and describes the debts as disputed.

Mark S. Tulis, a U.S. trustee overseeing Paswall’s bankruptcy case, sued his adult sons, Grant and Reid Paswall, for $650,000.

The trustee claims that after the jury awarded money to the three women, Bruce Paswall transferred ownership of his $1.1 million house to his sons for no payment, and they accepted the transfer “with the intent to hinder, delay and defraud creditors.”

By filing for bankruptcy, the court automatically stopped enforcement of the Bronx court judgment and granted Bruce Paswall

protection against creditors.

The women argue that collection of debts incurred by willful and malicious injury, as a result of discriminatory firing, may not be stopped.

The women are represented by Manhattan attorney Scott A. Lucas.

MONSEY YESHIVA SUES TO KEEP $6.5M IN DONATIONS

The Ohr Somayach yeshiva and conference center in Monsey is suing to block a contributor from reclaiming $6.5 million in donations.

Ohr Somayach is asking the federal court in White Plains to issue a declaratory judgment against Farleigh International Ltd., a British Virgin Islands corporation associated with Russian-American billionaire Evgeny Shvidler, declaring that the donations are irrevocable.

Farleigh International contributed nearly $6.5 million to Ohr Somayach from 1989 to 2014, the lawsuit states, and most of the money was used to build the conference center.

Ohr Somayach, also known as the Joseph Tanenbaum Education Center, is a religious nonprofit organization founded in 1977 in Yonkers and later relocated to Monsey.

The men’s college offers Talmudic, ethical and philosophical studies, according to its website. The Beit Shvidler Conference Center, built from 2005 to 2008, holds family retreats that seek to build family cohesion and harmony.

On Nov. 12, Farleigh International demanded the return of $6.65 million in donations — nearly $200,000 more than Ohr Somayach says it received — purportedly for not using the money for “certain outreach purposes.”

Farleigh claimed that the conference center is vacant or rented out commercially, according to the complaint, needs maintenance and has been managed improperly.

Farleigh demanded copies of the conference center’s books and records, including a list of all events held there for more than 10 years.

“Farleigh’s position is based on misinformation received from a former member of Ohr Somayach’s senior administration,” the complaint states, “who is no longer affiliated with Ohr Somayach following an arbitral ruling as to certain disputes.”

The former administrator is not identified.

Ohr Somayach argues that Farleigh’s demands are unlawful. The donations may not be revoked, they may not limit how the religious organization operates and they do not give Farleigh the right to dictate how the conference center is used.

Even if the donations did restrict how the conference center is used, the complaint states, Ohr Somayach has fulfilled the intended educational and enrichment purposes.

Attempts to find a spokesperson for Farleigh International’s side of the story were unsuccessful.

Ohr Somayach is represented by Manhattan attorney Jonathan M. Proman.

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IN BRIEF Money drives motivation GARTNER: THERE ARE ‘MORE JOB OPENINGS THAN THERE ARE PEOPLE TO FILL THEM’

square feet at the property. Other major tenants at the property include Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., The Coca-Cola Co., Pillinger Miller Tarallo LLP, Schott Corp. and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.

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ATTORNEYS GENERAL FIGHTING TRUMP, SUPPORT CONTRACEPTION COVERAGE

Gartner HQ building in Stamford. Photo by Michael Cummo / Hearst Connecticut Media.

U.S. companies are offering lower pay increases to attract new employees while the number of people looking to change jobs has declined, according to findings from IT consulting and research firm Gartner.

The average pay increase to help per-

suade workers to switch jobs has declined in the past six months from 15% to 13%, according to Stamford-based Gartner’s Global Talent Monitor for the 2019 third quarter, which draws from survey data of nearly 30,000 employees across 40 countries and regions.

Bruce Willis sells Bedford mansion at $4M loss

Only one-third of employed U.S. workers said they were actively looking for a new position in the third quarter, compared with a global average of 40%, according to Gartner.

The U.S. rate has dropped from a high of 41% in the first quarter of 2019 while the international average has remained steady during the same period.

For the second consecutive quarter, 51% of U.S. workers said they planned to stay with their current employer compared with an international average of nearly 40%.

Since the first quarter of 2018, compensation has ranked as the top reason why American employees leave their companies — a trend that continued, Gartner officials said. Career opportunities and “people management” came in as the second and third reasons why workers moved on, respectively.

Recruiting qualified professionals remains a challenge for many companies with the national unemployment rate running at a 50-year low of 3.5%.

There are “more job openings than there are people to fill them,” according to Gartner.

HOULIHAN-PARNES REALTORS ARRANGES $35M LOAN

BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

BRUCE WILLIS HAS SOLD his Bedford mansion at a loss of more than $4 million.

Willis acquired the 22-acre estate at 340 Croton Lake Road — which includes a 9,000-square-foot main house with five bedrooms plus three private cottages, a saltwater pool and a vegetable garden — in 2014 for $12 million. The actor listed the house in January for $12.95 million, then

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relisted it in August at $9.4 million before selling the property at $7.6 million.

The Bedford sale marks the second time in four months that Willis has sold part of his residential real estate portfolio at a discount. Earlier this year, the actor listed his 8,000-square-foot, 11-bedroom home in Turks and Caicos for $33 million before settling on a $27 million sale. He acquired that 8-acre property in 2000 and took four years to custom-build its residence.

Bryan Houlihan, Christie Houlihan and Rachel Greenspan of Houlihan-Parnes Realtors LLC and GHP Office Realty LLC announced the placement of a first mortgage for $35 million on two Class A buildings at 555-565 Taxter Road in Elmsford.

The property is commonly known as Taxter Corporate Park.

The complex contains a total of 371,224 rentable square feet, which is managed and leased by GHP Office Realty.

The loan was placed with a national life insurance company for a term of 20 years with a fixed interest rate of 3.98%.

Montefiore Medical Center has committed to a long-term lease of more than 127,000

The attorneys general of New York and Connecticut, Letitia James and William Tong, have joined a coalition of their peers from 20 states and the District of Columbia in filing an amicus brief in an appeals court case challenging the Trump administration’s decision that enables employers to drop contraceptive care and services from their employees’ health insurance coverage.

In 2017 and 2018, the Trump administration issued rules that allowed employers to cite religious and moral objections in eliminating birth control coverage from their employees’ health insurance. Two circuit courts issued injunctions against these new rules, but a Texas district court reversed those decisions. The case, DeOtte v. Azar, is before the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans.

FISHKILL GAINS FOURTH DUNKIN’ EATERY

Fishkill residents who can’t get enough of Dunkin’ coffee and donuts have seen the opening of the fourth Dunkin’ in their community.

A new Dunkin’ opened Dec. 20 at 18 Westage Drive in Fishkill’s Hudson Valley Towne Center. This location is a half-mile from another Fishkill-based Dunkin’ at 680 Route 9, 1.5 miles from the Dunkin’ at 747 Route 9 and two miles from another Fishkill Dunkin’ at 822 Route 52.

The new Dunkin’ is owned and operated

by Chen Management of Wappingers Falls, which runs 14 additional Dunkin’ franchises in the Hudson Valley region.

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ASK ANDI Employees want more money SEEMS LIKE THE TOPIC COMES UP EVERY YEAR. MY EMPLOYEES WANT MORE MONEY. THEY’RE GOOD EMPLOYEES AND I DON’T WANT TO DISAPPOINT THEM, BUT I’M NOT SURE WHAT I CAN AFFORD. HOW SHOULD I GO ABOUT FIGURING OUT WHAT’S DOABLE AND THEN HOW DO I PRESENT IT TO MY EMPLOYEES IN A WAY THAT SHOWS I’M TRYING TO BE FAIR? THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: Finding ways to get more money is something we all go through as individuals as well as business owners. Make sure you’re paying for the right things when you go to award increases. Consider bonuses and payments from profit as ways to reward performance without creating a permanent obligation. Be sure to talk to employees about ways they can grow and increase their value to the business.

Doing periodic check-ins on how much we’re making is a sensible thing to do.

Individuals as well as business owners should be encouraged to analyze how they’re keeping up with economic changes.

Things tend to get more expensive as the years go by. If you want your employees to be financially secure, encourage them to think about how to keep expenses in line with what they can afford.

Seems complicated?

Not really.

It just takes practice at learning how to have grown-up conversations about being fiscally responsible. Often business owners avoid the topic altogether, either thinking that it’s none of their business or that they might uncover some uncomfortable topics. If you do it right, you could be helping your employees to gain experience managing finances that could lead to long-term financial security. And you may get early-warning information from employees thinking about moving on because their income no longer matches their expectations. You may be able to do something to fix the situation, or you may be able to prepare for transitions that are likely to ensue.

If you are ready to hand out more cash, consider what it is that you want to reward. Is it to keep up with the cost of living? That’s fair. Use national standards to increase payroll by that small amount. Talk to your employees about why they’re getting a small increase for the year.

To be sure you have enough money to pay for cost-of-living increases, make sure you’re driving annual company growth in revenue and profit. If you’re not sure how much the company’s top and bottom lines need to increase to afford these raises, give us a call.

We’d be happy to help you calculate it.

If your plan is to increase the amounts that you’re paying people beyond cost of living, consider offering bonuses to people who went above and beyond during the year. Bonuses and profit distributions are a good way to reward employees without committing the company to annual payments. These kinds of rewards tie the money people receive to the company’s increased performance. If you have

a down year, you’re not forced to cut weekly payroll. You simply eliminate the year-end bonus or profit distribution.

Also make sure employees know there’s opportunity to grow. If they take courses, learn additional skills, take on more responsibility, they should be eligible for a promotion. With the promotion will likely go an increase in base pay. Identify slots that will be opening up in the coming year and make employees aware of those openings so they can prepare to apply.

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Bonuses and profit distributions are a good way to reward employees without committing the company to annual payments. These kinds of rewards tie the money people receive to the company’s increased performance.

Andi Gray is president of Strategy Leaders Inc., StrategyLeaders.com, a business-consulting firm that teaches companies how to double revenue and triple profits in repetitive growth cycles. Have a question for AskAndi? Wondering how Strategy Leaders can help your business thrive? Call or email for a free consultation and diagnostics at 877-238-3535 or AskAndi@StrategyLeaders.com. Check out our library of business advice articles at AskAndi.com.

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Westchester’s Element 46 seeking startup businesses

BY BOB ROZYCKI bobr@westfairinc.com

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o you have a great idea for a startup business?

The Westchester County Office of Economic Development is seeking applications from entrepreneurs for the county’s Element 46 incubator program.

Element 46 provides training, mentoring and free workspace to enable startups to develop businesses within a network of peers.

Entrepreneurs are embedded in an existing startup community within the county.

“With the Element 46 incubator program we are well on our way toward creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem in Westchester County where innovative ideas can flourish and evolve into successful business ventures,” Westchester County Executive George Latimer said.

From left, Westchester County Executive George Latimer; Terence Finn of Velotooler; Susanne Shoemaker of Undercare; Michael Sellers of Journeyman Bakery; Lisa Albanese of BioSand Bag Filter; Alexander Davidas of DF Media; Marci Lobel-Esrig of SilverBills; Chris Oates of Blue Yonder Brands; Jack Martin of JackKnife Sharpening; Beth Turner and Katie McCorry of Beyond Flowers and Food; and Courtney Stanley of Tobu. Not pictured: Orane Barrett of Kool Nerd Club and John Bekisz of UASVues.

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Bridget Gibbons, director of the county’s Office of Economic Development, said: “We were very pleased by the outstanding quality of the applicants who were selected for our first cohort. The 12 startups that graduated in October presented a wide array of exciting and innovative projects. We are looking forward to the creative energy and ideas of our next cohort.”

The first cohort of 12 startups included: Michael Sellers of Journeyman Bakery; Orane Barrett of Kool Nerd Club; Marci Lobel-Esrig of SilverBills; John Bekisz of UAS Vues; Susanne Shoemaker of Undercare; Jack Martin of JackKnife Sharpening; Lisa Albanese of BioSand Bag Filter; Terence Finn of Velotooler; Alexander Davidas of DF Media; Beth Turner and Katie McCorry of Beyond Flowers and Food; Courtney Stanley of Tobu; and Chris Oates of Blue Yonder Brands Inc. “The Element 46 program helped our business exponentially,” Beyond Flowers and Food co-founders Beth Turner and Katie McCorry said in a statement. “The access to mentors and training by subject-matter experts was exceptional and it accelerated our strategic thinking and overall growth plans for our company. In addition, the exposure to the Westchester business community, and the networking opportunities that came with that, has already created new opportunities that we may never have had without the program.”

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Iona assistant professor: Schools teaching ‘social acumen’ produce students demanding higher salaries

BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

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s Iona College in New Rochelle prepares for this year’s opening of a $37 million, 67,000-squarefoot building housing the LaPenta School of Business and basks in the limelight from being named to The Princeton Review’s list of “Best Business Schools for

2020,” an assistant professor at LaPenta has been continuing to enhance a unique business course.

Bret Sanner, assistant professor of management, business administration and health care management, teaches “The Role of Business in Contemporary Society.” It challenges students to use their personal and professional talents outside of the classroom in real-world experience with

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businesses and nonprofits.

He classifies it as an experiential learning process whereby students take what they’ve learned in the classroom out into the field and put their knowledge to work for local nonprofits and businesses.

“It’s really about helping students navigate the intersection of business and society by helping them learn how to manage and influence various

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stakeholders,” Sanner told the Business Journal.

In addition to classroom sessions twice a week, students spend about 40 hours per semester in field work on specific projects at selected businesses and nonprofits.

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needed for a new program or to market and reach customers,” Sanner said. “They’re coming back to class with a sense of what’s working, what’s not, getting some high-level generalizations on what works and what doesn’t and then practicing and planning in class to do better when they get back out into the field and re-engage with the stakeholders and the client.

“The projects have resulted in students finding passions they’ve embraced by changing career goals and aspirations.”

Typical of the projects was one at NDA Architects in White Plains where a group of Sanner’s students created a survey for a target market segment. Another group of students worked with the New Rochelle

Iona students, in the foreground, at a meeting with New Rochelle officials.

Chamber of Commerce to increase participation by young people in community events. Data analysis was conducted for HOPE Community Services and a marketing campaign was worked on for Meals on Wheels. Other clients included the New Rochelle Youth Bureau and Sheldrake Environmental Services.

“Management theory can sound exactly like inapplicable theory. Until they’ve gone out there and done it, had to network with suppliers, gone to a networking event, tried to influence. That’s when it becomes real,” Sanner said. “I also check in with the client to make sure that the client doesn’t have any concerns that the student isn’t picking up on or maybe doesn’t want to tell me.”

Clients are asked to evaluate the performance of the students.

Management theory can sound exactly like inapplicable theory.

Until they’ve gone out there and done it, had to network with suppliers, gone to a networking event, tried to influence.

That’s when it becomes real.

— Bret Sanner

“Before we start the projects the clients and I come up with three or four goals. At the end of a semester, the client is given seven questions and asked to grade the students from zero to 100,” he said.

The students also take surveys throughout the semester.

“Each team member will rate some aspect of what is going on within the team,” Sanner said.

Scores are averaged and team members are advised where they are and where they should be.

One benefit of Sanner’s class appears to be that students build social acumen, awareness of the needs of others and placing a high priority on honesty and integrity. Sanner told the Business Journal that he’s been working on a research paper that looks at the things other business schools prioritize and teaching social acumen doesn’t appear to be one of them.

“The schools that do teach social acumen end up with students who demand higher starting salaries coming out of the business program,” he said.

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Educating entrepreneurs about the power of video

ne of the earliest memories I have from elementary school is a “show and tell” I did with books from our school’s library.

I was determined to show my classmates and teacher the exciting world of “Universal Studios’ Monsters.” As I flipped through several orange and black jacketed books, all adorned with black-andwhite pictures of Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy and the Wolfman, I was delighted to see the shared enthusiasm in the eyes of my classmates. For the better part of 30 years I would continue to do the same thing. Only my storytelling method would change and ironically adopt the same format as my silver-screen cohorts.

What I learned at a young age is that we are visual beings but the “tell” was less constructive without the “show.”

When I began my work in community media I was initially excited by the concept that I now had the ability to help tell real stories about real people in our community. This was a stretch from the fictional characters I helped bring to life in shows like “24,” “House” and “Castle.” And while those experiences were rewarding in their own way, I was able to connect differently when it came to “real life.”

What makes video so powerful is its ability to harness many art forms and create real emotions in its audience. That same emotion can be the driver for

your business.

Video content can be approached and interpreted in myriad ways. But the “maker” should be conscious of all the tools they have at their disposal. This starts, in our case, with the message. What is it that you as a business owner would like to convey? What is your strongest “story” to tell?

And lastly, why should I, the viewer, pay attention?

Telling our stories may seem like a daunting challenge. But through good planning and pre-production, we begin to watch all the pieces come together.

Perhaps you own a hardware store and the store has been in your family for generations. When thinking about your message, what are the emotions you want your viewer to experience

when they watch your video? Perhaps it’s trust, reliability. If you’ve been around for 100 years somebody must like you.

Working for a nonprofit organization, we have a mission statement. But we need to exceed that mission statement and create a set of core values that trickle down to everyone. From our board members, to our staff, to our volunteers, there needs to be a collective understanding of what our organization stands for. What are your business’ values and how can you “show” those to your audience?

When selecting a video producer for your content, it is important to know how you want your audience to “feel.” This will direct the conversation with your video producer/director

and set the overall tone for your piece. Are you an organization that helps others?

Then perhaps you want your video to be inspiring.

Are you a business that sells sporting equipment?

Maybe you need an energetic vibe.

Music is one of the strongest mechanisms we possess in our video toolbox. It works on a cognitive level to influence the emotional impact and interpretation of the story being told.

Think of Steven Spielberg’s film “Jaws” for a moment. If we extract the brilliant score by John Williams, are we as audience members as terrified when we see the woman swimming alone in the ocean at the beginning of the film? Of course not!

Great audio-visual sto-

rytelling combines two powerful mediums and makes a larger splash. The same is true when we tell the stories of our business.

Leveraging a score to coincide with the emotions of our story will only make our message stronger.

Utilizing video to connect with our audience and customers is essential in our digital world. According to a recent article on Forbes. com, “Video is projected to take up more than 80% of internet traffic this year alone.” Each of us has a story to tell. Start telling yours today.

Matt Sullivan is a filmmaker and executive director at LMCTV, headquartered in Mamaroneck. He can be reached at msullivan@lmctv.org or 914-3812002, ext. 202.

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FACES & PLACES March of Dimes hosts awards breakfast The March of Dimes Greater NY Market hosted its 32nd annual Real Estate Awards Breakfast on Nov. 15. The event was held at the Hilton Westchester and raised a record-breaking $640,000 to support the March of Dimes’ mission to improve the health of moms and babies.

Three real estate industry leaders were honored: Martin G. Berger, managing member of Saber Real Estate Advisors, LLC., received the Real Estate Award.

March of Dimes volunteer Mark P. Weingarten, a founding member of White Plains-based law firm DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr, LLP, received the Martin S. Berger Award for Lifetime Achievement.

PCSB Bank President Joseph D. Roberto received the Award for Excellence in Community Development.

1. From left: Rella Fogliano, founder and CEO, MacQuesten Development Companies; Shawyn Patterson-Howard, mayor-elect, Mount Vernon; and Joseph Apicella, managing director, MacQuesten Development Companies.

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2. Michelle A. Nicholas, executive director of Girls Incorporated Westchester; and Joseph D. Roberto, president, PCSB Bank.

3. From left: Joseph Simone, president of Simone Development Companies; Patricia A. Valenti, executive managing director, Newmark Knight Frank; former New York Giant David Diehl; and March of Dimes Westchester Executive Director Annette Trotta-Flynn.

4. From left: Ben Boykin, Westchester County Board of Legislators; and Mark P. Weingarten, partner, DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr, LLP. 5. From left: Dean Bender, partner, Thompson & Bender; former New York Ranger Mike Richter; Elizabeth Bracken-Thompson, partner, Thompson & Bender; and Guy Liebler, Simone Healthcare Development president.

6. From left: Martin G. Berger, managing member, Saber Real Estate Advisors LLC; and Michael Weinstock, market president, Connecticut, M&T Bank.

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GOOD THINGS PEEKSKILL’S NEW ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS

James S. Snyder

From left: Nancy Levin, external relations and special projects, Open Door; Sue Fuirst, Open Door Foundation board chair; Laura Rossi, executive director, Westchester Community Foundation; Jamie Jensen, Open Door Foundation Executive Committee member; and Amy Wolfson, chief external relations officer, Open Door.

OPEN DOOR RECEIVES GRANT Open Door Family Medical Center has received a $40,000 grant from the Westchester Community Foundation to support its prenatal education and support program for underserved women in the community.

The city of Peekskill hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating its new ChargePoint electric vehicle charging stations.

Made possible through $32,000 in funding from the Department of Environmental Conservation’s Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Rebate Program, the

two-dual port Level 2 stations are located at Riverfront Green Park and in the Park Street parking lot.

The charging stations are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and free of charge. Users are asked to limit their charge time to four hours maximum out of consideration for other customers.

From left: Peekskill resident and electric vehicle driver Erik Lindberg; Peekskill Deputy Mayor Kathleen Talbot; Peekskill Councilman Ramon Fernandez; Peekskill City Planner Jesica Youngblood; Peekskill Councilwoman Patricia Riley; Peekskill Mayor Andre Rainey; New York state Assemblywoman Sandy Galef; and Peekskill Councilman Colin Smith.

Akili Tommasino

A LOT MORE THAN BANKING

NYSLTA IN SALVATION ARMY ANGEL TREE PROGRAM The New York State Land Title Association’s (NYSLTA) third consecutive year of participation in the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Program included 52 of its member companies providing gifts for 665 children on Long Island, New York City, Westchester and Ulster counties and Albany.

The Angel Tree Program matches donors with children from qualified families and provides them with a tag that symbolizes a child in one of their programs.

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Employees of Tompkins Mahopac Bank (TMB) spent two days at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds sorting and preparing gifts for the annual Adopt-A-Family program hosted

by Astor Services for Children & Families, a nonprofit organization providing behavioral and educational services for thousands of children and their families throughout the

Hudson Valley and the Bronx.

For more than 15 years, the program has paired children in Astor’s programs, along with their immediate family members, with donors who purchase gifts for them during the holiday season.

The TMB team checked in, sorted, bagged and organized thousands of gifts.

Volunteers from the TMB team, from left: Beth Lewis, Debbie Callaghan, James McKenna, Cynthia Cretara and Kristen O’Keeffee.

KATONAH MUSEUM’S NEW BOARD MEMBERS James S. Snyder has been appointed to the Katonah Museum of Art (KMA) Board of Trustees and Akili Tommasino to the museum’s advisory board.

Both appointees bring expertise, a passion for the arts and a community-centric approach to leadership. The Board of Trustees of the Katonah Museum of Art voted unanimously to confirm their appointments. Each will work with Michael Gitlitz, the museum’s executive director.

Snyder is an art historian and museum director. He is the director emeritus of the Israel Museum and executive chairman of the Jerusalem Foundation.

During his 20-year tenure as the Anne and Jerome Fisher director of the Israel Museum, Snyder led the museum through a dramatic period of growth and secured its stature as one of the world’s foremost museums.

Tommasino is a champion of art, culture and community and is committed to the KMA mission, as evidenced by his recent role at the museum as juror and curator.

Prior to that, he was curatorial assistant at The Museum of Modern Art where he worked on a range of collection-based initiatives.

TEATOWN TO CELEBRATE EAGLEFEST

Susan Gerry

Jerome Bagaporo

WCC’S NEW BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER Susan Gerry, senior vice president for strategic alliances and partnerships at Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), has been appointed to the Westchester Community College (WCC) Board of Trustees. She brings to the board transactional, public policy, legislative and leadership experience in advancing health care to families across the Hudson Valley.

Formerly deputy mayor for the city of Yonkers, where she managed the city’s major policy initiatives, Gerry also served as secretary to the Yonkers Industrial Development Agency and as a member of the Yonkers Economic Development Corp.

Christine Peyreigne, the youngest falconer in Connecticut, will be joining the EagleFest lineup this year. Image courtesy of Christine Peyreigne.

Teatown Hudson River EagleFest, the annual festival celebrating the bald eagle’s winter migration to the Hudson River, will soar once again on Feb. 8 (snow date Feb. 9).

The event takes place at Croton Point Park. This year’s celebration features expanded programming, including presentations by the youngest falconer in Connecticut,

Christine Peyreigne, and award-winning filmmaker Jon Bowermaster. Long-time favorites of the event, including bird experts Bill Streeter, Brian Robinson and Brian Bradley, will make special presentations of their own. EagleFest is hosted by Teatown, a nonprofit environmental education center and nature preserve.

EagleFest 2020 will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pre-sale tickets are $22/ adults (12+), $13/children (6-11) and free for children 5 and under. Tickets sold at the venue on the day of the event are $25/ adults, $15/children and free for children 5 and under. To purchase tickets, visit teatown.org/eaglefest.

Jennifer Tan

WIHD RECEIVES DONATION FROM PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF MOUNT KISCO

Tom Mariano

PACE COACH TO HEAD US INTERCOLLEGIATE LACROSSE ASSOCIATION After serving on the organization’s board of directors for the last three years, Pace University’s men’s lacrosse coach Tom Mariano has been named to a two-year term as president of the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA).

Mariano will be starting his seventh season at Pace in the spring.

Dr. Ansley Bacon, Presbyterian Church of Mount Kisco Women’s Association member and treasurer, delivered a $2,000 donation check to the Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD) on Dec. 18.

The donation will be used to purchase toys for WIHD’s child welfare program and laptop computers for its assistive

technology program. WIHD creates better futures for people with disabilities and for vulnerable children and their families and caregivers through professional education, comprehensive services and supports, community training and technical assistance and innovative research and information dissemination.

From left: Izel Obermeyer, director, assistive technology program; Dr. Ansley Bacon, PCMK Women’s Association (and Harry the dog); Danielle S. Weisberg, director, Child Welfare Services and Children’s Advocacy Center; Dr. Susan W. Fox, president and CEO; and Cindy Lopane, director of philanthropy and community engagement.

UNITED HEBREW EXPANDS ITS CLINICAL EXECUTIVE TEAM United Hebrew of New Rochelle is expanding its clinical executive team with the appointment of Jerome Bagaporo as the new head of clinical services and Jennifer Tan as its new chief nursing officer.

Bagaporo will oversee 340 staff across nine departments. Tan will manage the facility’s nearly 300 nurses and oversee day-to-day resident care.

Bagaporo was appointed as United Hebrew’s first chief nursing officer four years ago during which time he earned an MBA in business administration from Iona College with a focus on health care management.

Tan previously worked as an associate director of nursing at the Isabella Geriatric Center in Manhattan and served as a nurse at St. Patrick’s Home Rehabilitation and Health Care.

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GOOD THINGS GIANTS FOUNDATION AWARDS SAN MIGUEL ACADEMY

From left: Beatriz Alvarez, Stephanie Liggio, Harding Mason and Terri Crozier of the HG Realtor Foundation; Anahaita Kotval, CEO, and Chris Schwartz, director of development, both of Lifting Up Westchester; and Sander Koudijs, HG Realtor Foundation.

LIFTING UP WESTCHESTER RECEIVES REALTOR FOUNDATION CHECK

From left: Sister Connie Koch, Eileen Burke, David Gentner, Anne Frey and Neal Burke.

WARTBURG RECOGNIZES 39,000 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE A senior residential and health care provider in lower Westchester County, Wartburg, recently celebrated and recognized the service of more than 400 volunteers at its Volunteer Recognition Breakfast.

Guests gathered at Juliano’s in New Rochelle to celebrate Wartburg’s volunteers who dedicated nearly 39,000 hours throughout 2019. In partnerships with schools, service organizations, individuals and corporations, Wartburg’s volunteers performed numerous services.

Wartburg provides a wide range of services to residents living on its 34-acre campus in Mount Vernon and to people in their homes.

The setting was MetLife Stadium, Dec. 15, when the Giants Foundation gave a $30,000 grant to San Miguel Academy of Newburgh, the 12-year human resources program for at-risk young men, beginning

in middle school, that is based in one of the poorest urban areas in New York state.

The late Ann T. Mara was an ardent benefactor of the program and her family has carried on the tradition.

Holding the check, from left: Shelia Mara; Julie Pipilo; Father Mark Connell, executive director, San Miguel Academy of Newburgh; and Ann Mara Cacase.

Photo courtesy San Miguel Academy of Newburgh.

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The Hudson Gateway Realtor Foundation, the charitable arm of the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, recently presented a check for $2,500 to Lifting Up Westchester (LUW) in White Plains to support its weekday soup kitchen serving 60 to 80 people every day.

WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL RECEIVES GUARDIAN OF EXCELLENCE AWARD White Plains Hospital (WPH) has been named a 2019 Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award winner for patient experience in neonatal intensive care.

The award is a nationally recognized symbol of achievement in health care awarded annually to health facilities that have consistently sustained performance in the top 5% of all Press Ganey clients nationally for one year.

The division of neonatology at WPH is led by Jesus C. Jaile-Marti, M.D., chief of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

CON EDISON AWARDS GRANT TO CARVER CENTER

Hospice of Westchester’s (HOW) 18th annual Tree of Life reception on Dec. 11 at The Hilton Westchester in Rye Brook was filled with community members purchasing a gold star in memory or in honor of a loved one.

The grand sponsors of the event were: Beecher Flooks Funeral Home Inc.;

Co-Communications Inc.; The Hildegarde D. Becher Foundation Inc.; Patricia & Charles Trainor; and Sterling National Bank. Sponsors included: AliGraphics; Cuddy & Feder LLP; The Hilton Westchester; PKF O’Connor Davies LLP; The Kensico Cemetery; Polchinski Memorials Inc. and Ross Mailing Services Inc.

From left: Holly K. Benedict, Charles Trainor, Mary Gibbons Gardiner, Brian Finneran, George Whitehead, William F. Flooks Jr. as well as Joan and Michael Ciaramella.

A grant of $17,000 from Con Edison Westchester was recently awarded to the Carver Center in Port Chester to support the science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) and Teen Scholars programs.

The STEAM program provides a hub for innovation and promotes hands-on, project-based learning. Through a partnership with the Clay Arts Center, the Carver Center programming starts in its elementary school CAP program. The support from Con Edison helps Carver offset the costs of the supplies needed for the space and the consulting costs for workshops.

Facts & Figures BANKRUPTCIES Manhattan Seabras 1 Bermuda Ltd. Beverly. Chapter 11, Voluntary.

Attorney: Robert G. Burns.

Filed Dec. 22. Case no. 1914007-smb.

COURT CASES Aldo U.S. Inc. filed by Himelda Mendez. Action: Federal question. Attorney: Bradly Gurion Marks. Filed Dec. 26.

Case no. 1:19-cv-11808-LGS. Borah, Goldstein, Altschuler, Nahins & Goidel P.C. filed

by Eula Stephens. Action: Fair Debt Collection Act. Attorney: Brenden Timothy Ross. Filed Dec. 20. Case no. 1:19-cv-11702PGG. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. filed by Janice Moore. Action: Job discrimination (Disability Act). Attorney: Christopher J. Berlingieri. Filed Dec. 20. Case no. 1:19-cv-11714-PAE. Continental Exchange Solutions Inc. filed by Pirsciliano Cristobal Bonifacio.

Action: Federal question. Attorney: Bradly Gurion Marks.

Filed Dec. 20. Case no. 1:19-cv11684-KPF. Fitbit Inc. filed by Max Federman. Action: Securities Exchange Act. Attorney: Daniel Zemel. Filed Dec. 23. Case no.

1:19-cv-11741-UA. Hastens Beds Inc. filed by Graciela Doncouse. Action: Federal question. Attorney: Bradly Gurion Marks. Filed Dec. 20. Case no. 1:19-cv-11687ALC.

Items appearing in the Westchester County Business Journal’s On The Record section are compiled from various sources, including public records made available to the media by federal, state and municipal agencies and the court system. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this information, no liability is assumed for errors or omissions. In the case of legal action, the records cited are open to public scrutiny and should be inspected before any action is taken.

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J.C. Penney Corporation Inc. filed by Shawntaine Hawkins. Action: Notice of removal. Attorney: Melissa Jill Camire. Filed Dec. 20. Case no.

1:19-cv-11709-ER.

ON THE RECORD

Alpha5MK 12 LLC, Rye. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Property: 12 Purdy Ave., Rye. Amount: $2 million. Filed Dec. 27.

Nick Lugo Travel Corp. filed

by Prisciliano Cristobal Bonifacio. Action: Federal question. Attorney: Bradly Gurion Marks. Filed Dec. 20. Case no.

1:19-cv-11689-JPO.

Brite Avenue Development Corp., Scarsdale. Seller: France Lapointe, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Property: 23 Cooper Road, Scarsdale.

Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Dec. 23.

Pattern Energy Group Inc. filed by Stephen Donnell. Action: Securities Exchange Act. Attorney: Juan Eneas Monteverde. Filed Dec. 20. Case no.

1:19-cv-11680-LGS.

Centurion Holdings LLC, Armonk. Seller: Dale W. Pinto, et al, Dallas, Texas. Property: 24 Polly Park Road, Harrison.

Amount: $1 million. Filed Dec. 27.

Prada USA Corp. filed by Jon R. Morgan. Action: Federal question – other civil rights.

Attorney: Jonathan Shalom.

Filed Dec. 22. Case no. 1:19-cv11720-LGS.

EJK 4 Kingston LLC, Bronx.

Seller: Louise Wells Bedichek.

Property: 4 Kingston Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Dec. 23.

Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc. filed by Erick Hess.

Action: Securities Exchange Act. Attorney: Juan Eneas Monteverde. Filed Dec. 20.

Case no. 1:19-cv-11683-UA. RentTrack LLC filed by Yitzchok Shteierman. Action: Federal question. Attorney: Christopher F. Robertson.

Filed Dec. 20. Case no. 1:19-cv11703-JSR. Telegraphe Restaurant LLC filed by Graciela Doncouse. Action: Federal question. Attorney: Bradly Gurion Marks. Filed Dec. 20. Case no.

1:19-cv-11686-PAE-KNF. Visionaire Publishing LLC filed by Carlos Munoz Yague.

Action: Copyright infringement. Attorney: Richard Liebowitz. Filed Dec. 21. Case no.

1:19-cv-11717-ER. WSP USA Inc. filed by Harold Ford. Action: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: Dana Marie Cimera. Filed Dec. 20. Case no. 1:19-cv-11705-LGS.

DEEDS Above $1 million 21 Scarsdale Road Realty LLC, Bronx. Seller: Sterling National Bank, Yonkers. Property: 21 Scarsdale Road, Yonkers. Amount: $7.7 million.

Filed Dec. 23.

Golden Equity Partners LLC, Pleasntville. Seller: Bedford Professional Associates LLC, Katonah. Property: 190 Goldens Bridge Road, Lewisboro. Amount: $4.1 million.

Filed Dec. 24.

Hekmah LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Franklin Jimenez, Yonkers.

Property: 291 Saw Mill River Road, Yonkers. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Dec. 26.

Tuckahoe Feliz LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Silvac Construction Company Inc., Manlius.

Property: 365 Tuckahoe Road, Yonkers. Amount: $1 million.

Filed Dec. 27.

ZDM LLC, White Plains. Seller: David O. Wright, Buchanan. Property: 19 Lincoln Lane, Harrison. Amount: $2.3 million. Filed Dec. 24.

Below $1 million 115 Warren Avenue LLC, White Plains. Seller: Marcus Johnson, et al, Fredericksburg, Virginia. Property: 115 Warren Ave., Greenburgh. Amount: $633,450. Filed Dec. 23.

141 Ferris LLC, Elmsford.

Seller: Mario Bruni, et al, Elmsford. Property: 141 Ferris Ave., White Plains. Amount: $507,000. Filed Dec. 24.

184 North Columbus LLC, New York City. Seller: Lord and Chin Properties LLC, White Plains. Property: 34 13th Avenue South, Mount Vernon.

Amount: $300,000. Filed Dec. 27.

22 Farrell LLC, Bronx. Seller: MTGLQ Investors LP, Irvine, California. Property: 22 Farrell Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $277,850. Filed Dec. 27.

MakAni 42 Post Street Inc., Yonkers. Seller: AJ Partners LLC, New York City. Property: 42 Post St., Yonkers. Amount: $700,000. Filed Dec. 27.

Maresciallo Holdings LLC, Bedford. Seller: Peter James Brown, et al, Yorktown Heights. Property: 164 Route 118, Somers. Amount: $330,000. Filed Dec. 26.

22 Poplar Associates LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Sylvia Heichel, Yonkers. Property: 22 Poplar St., Yonkers. Amount: $482,000. Filed Dec. 24.

MTGLQ Investors LP, Irvine, California. Seller: Andrew W. Szczesniak, White Plains.

Property: 20 Lamartine Ave., Yonkers. Mount: $733,225.

Filed Dec. 24.

230 North Washington LLC, Elmsford. Seller: Mario Bruni, et al, Elmsford. Property: 230 N. Washington St., Mount Pleasant. Amount: $234,487. Filed Dec. 27.

Picone Properties Ltd., Mamaroneck. Seller: RDS Realty Inc., Mamaroneck. Property: 656 Van Ranst Place, Mamaroneck. Amount: $455,000.

Filed Dec. 26.

265 Morsemer LLC, Jericho.

Seller: Maria Frank, Yorktown Heights. Property: 265 Morsemere Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $28,000. Filed Dec. 27.

Romeo Ventures LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Giovanna Poccia, et al, Pleasantville. Property: 104 Hunts Bridge Road, Yonkers. Amount: $300,000. Filed Dec. 23.

332 County Center Road LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A Property: 332 County Center Road, Greenburgh.

Amount: $348,600. Filed Dec. 27.

363 Walnut Resident LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: McCarvill Enterprises Inc., Yonkers. Property: 363 Walnut St., Yonkers.

Amount: $880,000. Filed Dec. 24.

365 Broadway DF Realty LLC, Rye. Seller: Victor Golio, Dobbs Ferry. Property: 365 Broadway, Greenburgh.

Amount: $800,000. Filed Dec. 24.

52 Poplar Associates LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Poplar Realty LLC, Bronx. Property: 50 Poplar St., Yonkers. Amount: $750,000. Filed Dec. 27.

54 Poplar St LLC, Brooklyn.

Seller: Poplar Realty WG LLC, Bronx. Property: 54 Poplar St., Yonkers. Amount: $850,000.

Filed Dec. 24.

88 Horton LLC, Spring Valley. Seller: MingJing Lu, New Rochelle. Property: 88 Horton Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $620,000. Filed Dec. 26.

Sheridan at Highland LLC, Valley Cottage. Seller: 231 South Highland Realty Corp., Bronxville. Property: 231 ½ S. Highland Ave., Ossining.

Amount: $550,000. Filed Dec. 26.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Matthew S. Spencer, Pleasantville. Property: 1 Crosby Road, North Salem. Amount: $632,373. Filed Dec. 24.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Francis J. Malara, White Plains.

Property: 150 Mountain Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $487,060. Filed Dec. 26.

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

Alexis, Ronald J., individually and as surviving spouse of Danielle Alexis, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $300,000 affecting property located at 178 Concord Road, Yonkers 10710.

Filed April 23

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Armand, Nelcida, et al.

Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $328,000 affecting property located at 423 S. First Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed April 25.

Bent, Junior T., et al. Filed by Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $400,000 affecting property located at 49 S. Seventh Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed April 23.

Carraturo, Leonard A., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $1.3 million affecting property located at 49 Northway, Bronxville 10708. Filed April 29.

Chapa, Julio H., et al. Filed

by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $406,000 affecting property located at 13 Cedar St., Sleepy Hollow 10591. Filed April 30.

Clarke, Avian, et al. Filed

by First Guaranty Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $245,471 affecting property located at 657 Seventh Avenue South, Mount Vernon 10550.

Filed April 25.

Dixon, Joan, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $392,000 affecting property located at 190 Hoover Road, Yonkers 10710. Filed April 30.

Efferen, Richard Edwin, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $650,000 affecting property located at 40 Crystal St., Harrison 10528. Filed April 23.

Gershenson, Scott, et al.

Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $110,000 affecting property located at 14 Maple Crest Drive, Unit 15-C, Peekskill 10566. Filed April 24.

Goldman, Debra, et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $616,500 affecting property located at 1300 Whitehill Road, Yorktown Heights 10598. Filed April 25.

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Facts & Figures Heimerl, Norman, et al.

Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $735,000 affecting property located at 343 Salem Road, Pound Ridge 10576. Filed April 30.

Sotomayor, John, et al. Filed

by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $313,125 affecting property located at 2359 Maple Ave., Cortlandt Manor 10567. Filed April 26.

Kulhan, Ann Marie, et al.

Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $600,000 affecting property located at 32 Harney Road, Scarsdale.

Filed April 29.

Taylor, Ian Ross, et al. Filed

by MRFC Mortgage PassThrough Trust Series 2002TBC1. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $500,000 affecting property located at 108 Cliffield Road, Bedford 10506. Filed April 25.

Mastroianni, Doreen A., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $438,750 affecting property located at 83 Waller Ave., White Plains 10603. Filed April 26.

Mitchell, Michael, et al.

Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $337,000 affecting property located at 734 S. Sixth Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed April 30.

Plaford, Christopher A., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $2.5 million affecting property located at 2 Lake View Lane, Bedford 10506.

Filed April 23.

Reaux, Sakina S., et al. Filed

by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $358,539 affecting property located at 267 S. First Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed April 30.

Rudnick, Eileen, et al. Filed

by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $500,000 affecting property located at 360 Long Ridge Road, Pound Ridge 10576. Filed April 26.

Sanon, Oge, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $270,000 affecting property located at 21 Birch St., New Rochelle 10801.

Filed April 26.

Soto, Oneyda M., et al. Filed

by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $465,000 affecting property located at 142 McLean Ave., Yonkers 10705. Filed April 26.

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Tuccillo, Nancy M., et al.

Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $417,000 affecting property located at 1 David Drive, North Salem 10560.

Filed April 29.

Mechanic’s Liens Field, Jan, as owner. $24,572 as claimed by Woolley Excavating and Site Development, Holmes. Property: in Bedford.

Filed Dec. 23.

Phelps Memorial Hospital, as owner. $44,902 as claimed

by Swift Electrical Supply Co., Nanuet. Property: in Mount Pleasant. Filed Dec. 24.

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

Partnerships M.A.D. Contractors, 42 Pine St., Yonkers 10701, c/o Miguel Montalvo, Arvin Bhawanidi and Jeevanand Tirlokie. Filed Sept. 16.

MCO Wood Floors, 123 Linden St., Second floor, Yonkers 10701, c/o Oscar Cruz Cruz and Maria Del Carmen Flores Cruz. Filed Sept. 17.

Tiny Tot University, 145 N. Fifth Ave., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Pauline Allen and Allan Allen. Filed Sept. 17.

Sole Proprietorships AGK Business Solutions, 221 Carrollwood Drive, Tarrytown 10591, c/o Anne G. Katz.

Filed Sept. 16.

Best for Yonkers City Court, 73 Market St., Third floor, Yonkers 10710, c/o Karen Best. Filed Sept. 16.

BRG Home Services, 125 Union Ave., New Rochelle 10801, c/o Cassell Brooks.

Filed Sept. 16.

Cigar Savoir Faire, 23 The Boulevard, New Rochelle 10801, c/o Kelley Harwick.

Filed Sept. 16.

CKE Management, 1101 Brown St., Peekskill 10566, c/o Earl Evans. Filed Sept. 16.

Exquisite Bran, 132 N. Ninth Ave., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Brandon I. Smith. Filed Sept.

16.

Forgotten Secrets Publishing, 12 Whittier Hills Road, North Salem 10560, c/o Seth Appel. Filed Sept. 16.

Keywest Poolscapes, 600 Forthill Road, apt. 412, Peekskill 10566, c/o Michael T. Carroll Jr. Filed Sept. 17.

Kim’s Moving Delivery, 11 E. Second St., Apt. 1, Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Kimberly Ann Miller. Filed Sept. 16.

Larger Than Life Events, 48 Page Ave., Yonkers 10704, c/o Edvin Ortega. Filed Sept. 16.

New York Deli Sales and Services, 28 Grove St., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Rosa I. Cabral. Filed Sept. 16.

Novella Cleaning Co., 14 Pocantico Road, Ossining 10562, c/o Dominic Perez. Filed Sept.

16.

Periodic Tables, 7 Central Ave., Rye 10580, c/o Ronald Wexler. Filed Sept. 16.

Robles J. Construction, 213 N. Broad St., Peekskill 10566, c/o Jonathan Robles. Filed Sept. 16.

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Santana’s Construction, 126 Park Ave., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Luiz Carlos Santana. Filed Sept. 16.

Stephen Tilly, Architect, 22 Elm St., Dobbs Ferry 10522, c/o Stephen Randolph Tilly. Filed Sept. 16.

Vignola Real Estate, 733 Forest Ave., Larchmont 10538, c/o Rodrigo E. Vignola. Filed Sept.

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W. Fernandez Construction, 78 N. Washington St., Apt. 1, Tarrytown 10591, c/o Walter F. Fernandez. Filed Sept. 16.

PATENTS Carrier and integrated memory. Patent no.

10,515,929 issued to Charles L. Arvin, Poughkeepsie; Brian M. Erwin, Millbrook; Mark W. Kapfhammer, Poughkeepsie; Brian W. Quinlan, Poughkeepsie; Charles L. Reynolds, Red Hook; Thomas Weiss, Poughkeepsie. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Client-side social network response tracking. Patent no. 10,516,643 issued to Patrick J. O’Sullivan, Dublin, Ireland; Hema Srikanth, Cary, North Carolina; Carol S. Zimmet, Boxborough, Massachusetts.

Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Control of content broadcasting. Patent no. 10,516,902 issued to Vikas K. Manoria, Bangalore, India; Sivakumar Avkd, Visakhapatnam, India; Prasad Velagapudi, Viskahapatnam, India; Praveen B. Kumar, Bangalore, India. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Distributing subscriber data in a mobile data network. Patent no. 10,516,723 issued to Bin Cao, Stanford, California; James E. Carey, Rochester, Minnesota; Kirubel Z. Seifu, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Dynamic graph adaptation for stream processing over hybrid, physically disparate analytics platforms. Patent no. 10,516,729 issued to Catherine H. Crawford, Carmel; Konstantinos Katrinis, Dublin, Ireland; Piotr Padkowski, Lodz, Poland; Andrea Reale, Dublin, Ireland.

Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Enhanced self-alignment of vias for a semiconductor device. Patent no. 10,515,894 issued to Benjamin D. Briggs, Waterford; Lawrence A. Clevenger, Saratoga Springs; Bartlet H. DeProspo, Goshen; Michael Rizzolo, Albany; Nicole A. Saulnier, Albany. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

IoT device identification.

Patent no. 10,516,748 issued to Michael Bender, Rye Brook; Rhonda Childress, Austin, Texas; David Kumhyr, Austin, Texas. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

LGA socket with improved high-speed differential signal performance. Patent no.

10,516,223 issued to Brian Beaman, Cary, North Carolina. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Managing mid-dialog session initiation protocol (SIP) messages. Patent no.

10,516,702 issued to Nitzan Nissim, Byniamina, Israel; Brian L. Pulito, Pittsboro, North Carolina; Asaf Zinger, Givat Shmuel, Israel. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Multiple width nanosheet devices. Patent no. 10,516,064 issued to Kangguo Cheng, Schenectady; Lawrence A. Clevenger, Saratoga Springs; Carl Radens, LaGrangeville; Junli Wang, Slingerlands; John H. Zhang, Altamont. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

System and method for detecting anomalies in examinations. Patent no. 10,516,525 issued to Kamal K. Bhattacharya, Nairobi, Kenya; Jonathan Lenchner, North Salem; Charity Wayua, Nairobi, Kenya; Komminist Weldermariam, Nairobi, Kenya. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Transistor with asymmetric spacers. Patent no.

10,516,028 issued to Zhengxing Bi, Niskayuna; Kangguo Cheng, Schenectady; Heng Wu, Guilderland; Peng Xu, Guilderland. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Tunable resistive element. Patent no. 10,516,108 issued to Jean Fompeyrine, Waedenswil, Switzerland; Stefan Abel, Zurich, Switzerland; Veeresh Vidyadhar Deshpande, Zurich, Switzerland.

Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Verification of geolocation of devices in a cloud data center. Patent no. 10,516,676 issued to Ashish Kundu, Elmsford; Dimitrios Pendarakis, Westport; David R. Safford, Clifton Park. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

HUDSON VALLEY BUILDING LOANS Above $1 million ABDD IV NYRE Owner LLC, Woodbridge, Connecticut, as owner. Lender: Northern Bank and Trust Co., Woburn, Massachusetts.

Property: 897-987 Route 9W, Fort Montgomery. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Dec. 23.

YC Bristol LLC, Brooklyn, as owner. Lender: Northeast Community Bank, White Plains. Property: 7 Satmar Drive, No. 202, Kiryas Joel.

Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Dec. 23.

Below $1 million Garcia, Edward Jr., et al, as owner. Lender: M&T Bank, Buffalo. Property: 2976 New Prospect Road, Shawangunk 12566. Amount: $255,165. Filed Dec. 26.

Mid Valley Properties Management Inc., Newburgh, as owner. Lender: Orange Bank and Trust Co., Middletown. Property: in Plattekill. Amount: $201,348. Filed Dec. 26.

Pascucci, Raymond J., Syracuse, as owner. Lender: Rondout Savings Bank, Kingston.

Property: 1 Albert St., Kingston 12401. Amount: $260,000.

Filed Dec. 24.

Vantage Construction Inc., Newburgh, as owner. Lender: Libertyville Capital Group II LLC, Montgomery. Property: 39 Shalimar Drive, New Windsor. Amount: $135,000. Filed Dec. 23.

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Facts & Figures DEEDS Above $1 million Isemay Grove LLC, New York City. Seller: Waccabuc Farms of Goldens Bridge Inc., Rhinebeck. Property: in Rhinebeck. Amount: $2.3 million. Filed Dec. 24.

Land of Abundance LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: N.P. Realty of New York Corp., New York City. Property: 160-250 White Duck Road and Route 32, New Paltz. Amount: $2.5 million.

Filed Dec. 26.

New Windsor Destinta Plaza LLC, Hackensack, New Jersey. Seller: JMR Associates LLC, Elmwood Park, New Jersey. Property: 215 Quassaick Ave., New Windsor. Amount $3.6 million. Filed Dec. 27.

Proswing Sports Realty Inc., South Salem. Seller: Jean Pachter, Brewster. Property: in Southeast. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Dec. 23.

Below $1 million 10 Montfort LLC, Wappingers Falls. Seller: Edward Vesey, et al, Wappingers Falls. Property: 10 Montford Road, Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $60,000. Filed Dec. 20.

1177 Route 17A GWL LLC, Greenwood Lake. Seller: Diane J. Bramich, et al, Greenwood Lake. Property: in Greenwood Lake. Amount: $300,000.

Filed Dec. 26.

233 Schunnemunk Corp., Highland Mills. Seller: CYHF Holdings LLC, Blooming Grove. Property: Schunnemunk Road, Highland Mills 10930. Amount $10,000. Filed Dec. 27.

396 Church Street LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Jing Ying Yang, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $175,000. Filed Dec. 23.

4 Corwin Court LLC, Ellenville. Seller: Crawford Group Ltd., Newburgh. Property: 4 Corwin Court, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $400,000.

Filed Dec. 24.

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521221 LLC, Monroe. Seller: Nathan Shtesl, Monroe. Property: 13 Little Ave., Middletown. Amount: $190,425. Filed Dec. 24.

9 Carson Realty Partners LLC, Yonkers. Seller: City of Newburgh. Property: 9 Carson Ave., Newburgh. Amount: $2,500. Filed Dec. 27.

A. Montilla Realty LLC, Newburgh. Seller: William H. Janke III, Newburgh. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $228,000. Filed Dec. 23.

Acrei LLC, New York City.

Seller: Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Property: 1323 Peekskill Hollow Road, Carmel 10512. Amount: $144,900. Filed Dec. 23.

Amendola Ventures LLC, Wappingers Falls. Seller: Linda Cuatt, LaGrangeville. Property: in LaGrange. Amount: $180,500. Filed Dec. 26.

Arlington Professional Suites LLC, Poughkeepsie.

Seller: La Tienda Gia LLC, Poughkeepsie.

Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $125,000. Filed Dec. 20.

Awesome Estates LLC, Harriman. Seller: Rachel Malik, Monroe. Property: 95 Sylvan Trail, Monroe 10950. Amount: $70,000. Filed Dec. 24.

Awesome Estates LLC, Harriman. Seller: Rachel Malik, Monroe. Property: 7 Vayoel Moshe Court, Unit 202, Monroe. Amount: $70,000. Filed Dec. 24.

BWBI LLC, Millbrook. Seller: Clare M. Fitzgerald, Fishkill.

Property: in Fishkill. Amount: $191,000. Filed Dec. 23.

CNK Sweet Home LLC, Albertson. Seller: Nancy Thompson, New Paltz. Property: in New Paltz. Amount: $275,000.

Filed Dec. 20.

D. Breen Farms Ltd., Florida. Seller: Rita Glebocki, Florida. Property: in Goshen.

Amount: $220,000. Filed Dec. 23.

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas. Seller: Bruce Townsend, Walden.

Property: 56 Canterbury Ave., Cornwall-on-Hudson 12518.

Amount: $286,926. Filed Dec. 27.

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Double R Capital Inc., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Frank L. Manupelli Jr., Hopewell Junction. Property: 23 Friendly Way, Stormville 12582.

Amount: $252,000. Filed Dec. 20.

Double R Capital Inc., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Rebecca A. Valk, Fishkill. Property: 21 Oriole Drive, Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: $127,500. Filed Dec. 20.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Ralph L. Puglielle Jr., New Windsor. Property: 49 Pine Hill Road, Highland Mills 10930.

Amount: $345,196. Filed Dec. 23.

FL3 LLC, Ellenville. Seller: KLM Realty Corp., Spring Glen.

Property: Lewis Road, Wawarsing. Amount: $150,000. Filed Dec. 24.

Get Wild for Water LLC, Gardiner. Seller: David Roehrs, et al, New Paltz. Property: in Gardiner. Amount: $230,000.

Filed Dec. 27.

Hasbrouck Equities LLC, Monroe. Seller: Fannie Mae. Property: 262 Van Ness St., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $92,000. Filed Dec. 23.

HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: Margaret Nicholson, Somers. Property: 76 Boulder Brook Lane, Patterson 12563.

Amount: $731,509. Filed Dec. 27.

Hudson Valley Credit Union, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Lee D. Klein, Poughkeepsie.

Property: 9 Ronsue Drive, Wappingers Falls 12590.

Amount: $232,000. Filed Dec. 26.

Kingston OPS Zone LLC, New York. Seller: Heritage Hill Apts LLC, Hurley. Property: in Kingston. Amount: $500,000.

Filed Dec. 20.

Kingston OPS Zone LLC, New York City. Seller: Victorian Manor Apts LLC, Hurley. Property: in Kingston.

Amount: $700,000. Filed Dec. 20.

Klondike R.E. LLC, New York City. Seller: Robert J. Dittus, et al, Kingston. Property: in Kingston. Amount: $700,000. Filed Dec. 26.

Mag Real Property LLC, Hopewell Junction. Seller: Dominic DeSantis, Hopewell Junction. Property: in East Fishkill. Amount: $330,000.

Filed Dec. 20.

Real Overlook LLC, Monroe. Seller: N.G. Management Group Inc., Highland Mills.

Property: 94 Overlook Place, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $295,500. Filed Dec. 24.

TLP Associates LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Jacqueline T. Martin, Poughkeepsie.

Property: 5 McKinley Lane, Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: $142,500. Filed Dec. 24.

Mansion XVIII LLC, Pleasant Valley. Seller: Simsons Ltd., Poughkeepsie. Property: 48 Main St., Poughkeepsie.

Amount: $430,000. Filed Dec. 20.

Real Overlook LLC, Monroe. Seller: N.G. Management Group Inc., Highland Mills.

Property: 98 Overlook Place, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $295,500. Filed Dec. 24.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Jesse M. Sanchez, Poughkeepsie.

Property: 106 E. Main St., Pawling 12564. Amount: $467,500.

Filed Dec. 26.

Marist College, Poughkeepsie. Seller: City of Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $39,500. Filed Dec. 20.

Real Overlook LLC, Monroe. Seller: N.G. Management Group Inc., Highland Mills.

Property: 96 Overlook Place, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $295,500. Filed Dec. 24.

Marist College, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Town of Poughkeepsie, et al. Property: in Poughkeepsie.

Amount: $54,000. Filed Dec. 20.

Mejia Painting Corp., Millwood. Seller: NRZ REO VI LLC, New York City. Property: 435 Union Valley Road, Mahopac 10541. Amount: $196,000.

Filed Dec. 24.

MGW Properties LLC, Amityville. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 349 Lake Shore Road, Putnam Valley 10579.

Amount: $306,600. Filed Dec. 27.

Mhak Holding LLC, Hurley.

Seller: Pendex Properties LLC, New York City. Property: in Kingston. Amount: $450,000.

Filed Dec. 27.

Northern Enterprise NY LLC, Monroe. Seller: George Boyar, et al, Niskayuna. Property: in Wawarsing. Amount: $22,000. Filed Dec. 26.

Oyster and Clam Bar at the Bruynswick Inn LLC, Wallkill. Seller: Jean H. Boulidor, Wallkill. Property: in Shawangunk. Amount: $300,000.

Filed Dec. 27.

Peppe and Sara Realty Corp., Milton. Seller: Annette Culmine, et al, Brooklyn.

Property: in Lloyd. Amount: $100,000. Filed Dec. 26.

Real Overlook LLC, Monroe. Seller: N.G. Management Group Inc., Highland Mills.

Property: 90 Overlook Place, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $295,500. Filed Dec. 24.

Real Overlook LLC, Monroe. Seller: N.G. Management Group Inc., Highland Mills.

Property: 97 Overlook Place, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $295,500. Filed Dec. 24.

Real Overlook LLC, Monroe. Seller: N.G. Management Group Inc., Highland Mills.

Property: 100 Overlook Place, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $295,500. Filed Dec. 24.

Rockland Investment Group LLC, Garnerville.

Seller: Suburban Propane LP, Whippany, New Jersey.

Property: 33 Hallock Drive, Washingtonville.

Amount: $240,000. Filed Dec. 23.

Schiliro and Sons Realty LLC, Yonkers. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 16 Canterbury Lane, New Windsor 12553.

Amount: $150,600. Filed Dec. 27.

Sienar Capital LLC, New York. City Seller: James M. Kennedy, et al, Millbrook. Property: in Washington. Amount: $496,500. Filed Dec. 26.

SJF 1984 LLC, Monroe. Seller: Frank Staiano, et al, Central Valley. Property: in Woodbury. Amount: $162,500. Filed Dec. 24.

T and R Get Fit LLC, Pawling. Seller: Fella Family Chiropractic and Wellness PLLC, Pawling. Property: 198 Route 22, Unit 6, Pawling. Amount: $145,000. Filed Dec. 19.

The People of the State of New York, Albany. Seller: Open Space Institute Land Trust Inc., New York City. Property: in Kingston and Woodstock. Amount: $675,000. Filed Dec. 20.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Eve Bunting-Smith, White Plains. Property: 1268 Peekskill Hollow Road, Carmel 10512. Amount: $303,162. Filed Dec. 27.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Jack E. Schachner, Pleasant Valley. Property: 57 Sheldon Road, Wingdale. Amount: $240,000. Filed Dec. 19.

United Sherpa Association U.S.A. Inc., Elmhurst. Seller: Joseph H. Knoth, Wallkill.

Property: in Shawangunk.

Amount: $450,000. Filed Dec. 26.

Vails Gate Business Center LLC, Clifton, New Jersey. Seller: 1067 Route 94 New Windsor LLC, Clifton, New Jersey.

Property: in New Windsor.

Amount: $144,000. Filed Dec. 26.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: David G. Ferenz, Poughkeepsie. Property: 46 N. Bridge St., Poughkeepsie 12601.

Amount: $530,000. Filed Dec. 20.

YADI Capital LLC, Harriman. Seller: Mark Rea Real Estate Corp., Westtown. Property: 35-41 Mechanic St. and 28 Coleman St., Port Jervis.

Amount: $420,000. Filed Dec. 27.

JUDGMENTS 250 LBR Realty Corp., Newburgh. $166 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Nov. 26.

2500 Dollar Cars Inc., Highland. $1,038 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 24.

Facts & Figures A.D.F. Designs Inc., Middletown. $1,150 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Nov. 26.

All Outdoor Services Inc., Cottekill. $1,038 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 24.

APC Automotive LLC, New Windsor. $19,296 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 26.

Avoca2 Inc., New Windsor. $28,555 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Nov. 26.

Eric Glasser and Company Inc., Saugerties. $1,038 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 24.

Exclusive Motor-Sports LLC, Central Valley. $52,241 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 26.

Fletcher Gallery Ltd., Woodstock. $1,038 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 24.

GPC Inc., Kingston. $1,526 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 24.

Cabrera Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning LLC, Newburgh. $784 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 26.

H and L Wells LLC, Saugerties. $970 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 24.

Camerino LLC, Highland Falls. $2,540 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Nov. 26.

Historic Housewrights Inc., Accord. $1,038 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 24.

CNC Associates Inc., Wallkill. $1,038 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 24.

Crafty Catering Co., Saugerties. $150 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 24.

Cross River Pain Management PC, New Paltz. $1,038 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 24.

Drury Studio and Design, Walden. $1,959 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Nov. 26.

Eastern Petroleum Inc., Highland. $3,774 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 24.

Hudson and Pacific Designs Landscape Architecture PC, Saugerties. $1,038 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 24.

Hudson River Valley Environmental LLC, Saugerties. $1,038 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 24.

J Lent and Sons General Contracting LLC, Kingston. $1,038 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 24.

J Whalen Roofing and Co., Kingston. $1,038 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 24.

Jessica 2558 Inc., Newburgh. $338,450 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Nov. 26.

JGAJ Petroleum Inc., Newburgh. $2,533 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Nov. 26.

K and J Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning, Kingston. $1,038 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 24.

LKC Construction, Wallkill. $1,038 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 24.

Luigi Oils Inc., Highland. $1,038 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 24.

Luxe 55 LLC, Woodstock. $1,066 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 24.

Hulkanati Trucking Company Corp., Middletown. $1,158 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 26.

M4M Autobrokers, New Windsor. $10,835 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 26.

J and D Construction, Wallkill. $1,038 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 24.

Marcus Gill Enterprises Inc., Newburgh. $47,000 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Nov. 29.

J and N Painting and Trucking Corp., Modena. $1,020 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 24.

Mattress Outlet Inc., Harriman. $953 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Nov. 26.

McKenzie Motors Inc., Highland Mills. $3,170 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 26.

Royal Builders Inc., Middletown. $45,500 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Nov. 29.

Mountain Valley Landscaping Inc., Wallkill. $9,017 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany.

Filed Dec. 20.

Spencers Garage LLC, Saugerties. $682 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 24.

Nadoka Luxury Cleaning LLC, Marlboro. $860 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 24.

Standing Tall Timber Service Inc., New Paltz. $1,038 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 24.

Nevele-R LLC, Ellenville. $1,038 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 24.

Newburgh Cleaning Services, Newburgh. $43,000 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Nov. 29.

Old Ridge Industry Corp., Ellenville. $1,038 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 24.

Orange County Choppers Inc., Newburgh. $1,934 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 26.

Peoples II Inc., Highland. $1,038 in favor of th New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 24.

TD Steak and Chops Inc., Ellenville. $1,038 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 24.

The Board of the Brain Inc., Highland. $1,038 in favor of theNew York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 24.

Turf Pro Landscaping, Tillson. $1,038 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 24.

Valley Animal Care DVM PC, Kingston. $1,038 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 24.

Vapeology 2 Inc., Kingston. $945 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 24.

Pied Piper Pies, Marlboro. $1,038 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 24.

Vin de Vincent Ltd., New Paltz. $1,029 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 24.

Pineview Bakery II, Shokan. $1,038 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 24.

White Wolf Dining Inc., Napanoch. $1,038 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 24.

R.E.C. Electric Inc., Warwick. $552 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Nov. 26.

Whiteside and Associates LLC, Cornwall. $8,332 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 26.

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

3 Perry Hill LLC, et al. Filed

by PS Funding Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $110,000 affecting property located at 3-5 Perry Hill Road, Ulster Park 12487. Filed Dec. 23.

57 Main Street Corp., et al.

Filed by The Putnam County National Bank of Carmel. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $404,044 affecting property located at 57 and 59 Gleneida Ave., Carmel. Filed Dec. 24.

Aktar, Helena, et al. Filed

by New Residential Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $89,900 affecting property located at 1218 Union Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed Oct. 18.

Bernard, Delroy, et al. Filed

by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $112,000 affecting property located at 49 Lamb Ave., Saugerties 12477. Filed Dec. 27.

Bolick, Jerry, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $280,000 affecting property located at 19 Cedar Hill Drive, Warwick 10990. Filed Oct. 22.

Burris, Ronald L. Sr., et al.

Filed by Wilmington Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 5 Berkeley Court, Highland Mills 10930.

Filed Oct. 22.

Demartino, Micheal, et al.

Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $600,000 affecting property located at 14 Ruby Road, Monroe 10950.

Filed Oct. 21.

Devries, Krista Jean, et al.

Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $319,900 affecting property located at 135 Pirog Road, Pine Bush 12566. Filed Dec. 23.

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Facts & Figures Gianos, Nicholas M., et al.

Filed by Windward Bora LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $87,800 affecting property located at 1310 Greenville Turnpike, Port Jervis 12771. Filed Oct. 23.

Granieri, Mark A., et al.

Filed by Mid-Island Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $141,391 affecting property located at 677 South St., Newburgh 12550. Filed Oct. 22.

Griffin-Scott, Shawna V., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $354,853 affecting property located at 17 Howard Court, Goshen 10924. Filed Oct. 23.

Guallpa, Ana L., et al. Filed

by Selene Finance LP. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $231,420 affecting property located at 5 Gedney Way, Newburgh 12550.

Filed Oct. 23.

Gurbisz, David W., et al.

Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $228,660 affecting property located at 160 N. Beacon St., Middletown 10940. Filed Oct. 23.

Heckert, Claudia, et al.

Filed by Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $183,964 affecting property located at 7 Zerner Blvd., Hopewell Junction 12533.

Filed Dec. 23.

Helms, Lynn A. III, et al.

Filed by Lakeview Loan Services LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $224,161 affecting property located at 13 Prospect Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed Oct. 18.

Johnson, Nichole Sharese, et al. Filed by the State of New York Mortgage Agency.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $248,039 affecting property located at 25 Twin Wells Court, Middletown 10940. Filed Oct. 18.

N and B Homes LLC, et al.

Filed by Lendinghome Funding Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $213,500 affecting property located at 15 Tammy Drive, Middletown 10941. Filed Oct. 22.

Turner, James D. Jr., et al.

Filed by Real Estate Market Services Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 212 Homestead Ave., Maybrook 12543. Filed Oct. 18.

Knox, Rosalie, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $111,500 affecting property located at 18 Wurts St., Kingston 12401.

Filed Dec. 27.

Pacheco, Jessica, et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $187,344 affecting property located at 11 Randall Heights, Middletown 10940. Filed Oct. 23.

Vanburen, Donald, et al.

Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $186,800 affecting property located at 78 Deerfield Road, Boiceville 12412. Filed Dec. 26.

Kulo, David, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $346,821 affecting property located at 9 Meadow Lane, Brewster 10509. Filed Dec. 27.

Plass, Gerald, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $149,000 affecting property located at 164 Honeywell Lane, Hyde Park 12538. Filed Dec. 23.

Viggiano, Robert S., et al.

Filed by MMG Investments I LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $407,000 affecting property located at 78 Maple Ave., Fishkill 12524. Filed Dec. 19.

Lundell, Kevin A., et al.

Filed by Flagstar Bank FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $232,707 affecting property located at 69 S. Main St., Florida 10921.

Filed Oct. 23.

Robertson, Mariyon, et al.

Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $435,002 affecting property located at 5282 Route 82, Salt Point 12578. Filed Dec. 19.

Voelker, Galina, et al. Filed

by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $160,000 affecting property located at 155 Lippincott Road, Wallkill 12589. Filed Dec. 23.

Maccarini, Anthony G., et al. Filed by The Putnam County National Bank of Carmel.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $42,000 affecting property located at 44 Kelly Road, Carmel. Filed Dec. 26.

Shurman, Michael, et al.

Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $274,966 affecting property located at 18 Jessup Court, Lake Carmel 10512. Filed Dec. 27.

Walker, Olga, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $243,249 affecting property located at 5421 Route 9W, Newburgh 12550. Filed Oct. 23.

Merring, Richard, et al.

Filed by Wilmington Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 7 Northern Ave., Walden 12586. Filed Oct. 23.

Sola, Ruth, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $202,802 affecting property located at 387 Fostertown Road, Newburgh 12550. Filed Oct. 22.

Miller, Matthew, et al. Filed

by Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2017-FRE2. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $225,000 affecting property located at 67 South St., Warwick 10990. Filed Oct. 22.

Hintz, Matthew William, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $240,000 affecting property located at 230 Whiteport Road, Kingston 12401. Filed Dec. 23.

Mulqueen, Patrick T., et al.

Filed by Freedom Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $223,250 affecting property located at 1773 Lakes Road, Monroe 10950. Filed Oct. 23.

Jackson, Filma, et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $120,000 affecting property located at 45 Maple St., Newburgh 12550.

Filed Oct. 18.

Myers, Lee P. Jr., et al.

Filed by Anthium LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $119,561 affecting property located at 8 Rymph Blvd., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Dec. 26.

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Stroud, Keith, et al. Filed

by BankUnited N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $244,781 affecting property located at 20 Townsend Road, LaGrangeville 12540. Filed Dec. 19.

Tillery, Gloria, individually and as surviving spouse of Fredie Tillery, et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $160,134 affecting property located at 15 Worrall Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Dec. 19.

Tresco, Sheriph N., et al.

Filed by the State of New York Mortgage Agency. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $202,000 affecting property located at 321 Forest Road, Plattekill 12568.

Filed Dec. 24.

Wilson, Curtis, et al. Filed

by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $264,000 affecting property located at 360 Rossway Road, Pleasant Valley 12569. Filed Dec. 24.

Witt, Stephen, Port Jervis, et al. Filed by United States of America. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $103,700 affecting property located in Deerpark. Filed Oct. 18.

Zupan, Daphne Graham, et al. Filed by CitiBank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $140,000 affecting property located at 1 Westmount Ave., Pawling 12564. Filed Dec. 20.

Mechanic’s Liens 11 Aluminum Dr LLC, as owner. $25,357 as claimed by United Rentals North America Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina.

Property: 9 and 11 Aluminum Drive, Ellenville. Filed Dec. 23.

Fortitude Group Partners, as owner. $4,795 as claimed

by Ethos Construction Inc., Hopewell Junction. Property: 2285 New Hackensack Road, Poughkeepsie. Filed Dec. 26.

Liberty Corners LLC, as owner. $10,332 as claimed by GreenCastle Building Solutions LLC, Newburgh. Property: 41 Liberty St., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $10,332. Filed Dec. 23.

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

Partnerships FotoGenic, 52 Bakertown Road, No. 203, Monroe 10950, c/o Aron Klein and Beila Frankel. Filed Dec. 26.

JL Transcription Services, 22 Dubois St., No. B, Wallkill 12589, c/o Jane Lee. Filed Dec. 20.

Laser Grade Excavating, 73 W. Peenpack Trail, Sparrowbush 12780, c/o John Michael Gushue. Filed Dec. 19.

Mozaic, 88 Deer Court Drive, Middletown 10940, c/o Jennifer Ann Cabarcas. Filed Dec. 23.

Pick and Click Delivery, 835 Blooming Grove Turnpike, Apt. 156, New Windsor, c/o Jerel Davon Allen Galloway. Filed Dec. 26.

Pink Bucket Express, 10 Merriewold Lane North, Monroe 10950, c/o Regine Cadet J.N. Baptiste. Filed Dec. 27.

R.H. Management, 10 Van Orden Lane, Greenwood Lake 10925, c/o Nicholas Radtke.

Filed Dec. 27.

Lava, 21 Pellwood Lake Road, Highland Falls 10928, c/o Nikiay Comer and Jalen Sharp.

Filed Dec. 17.

Sayen, 17 Woodlake Drive, Middletown 10940, c/o Rikiat White. Filed Dec. 19.

Sole Proprietorships

Simcha Pack, 9 Garfield Road, No. 202, Monroe 10950, c/o Fraidy Frankl. Filed Dec. 27.

Cadman Design Drafting Service, 19 Dean Hill Road, New Windsor 12553, c/o Floyd C. Johnson. Filed Dec. 27.

Sorbello Landscaping, 175 Martin Ave., Highland 12528, c/o Steven Edward Sorbello.

Filed Dec. 20.

Educational Consulting and Counseling, 171 Black Road, Shokan 12481, c/o Michael J. Troeger. Filed Dec. 20.

Spirit Auto Sale, 214 Walsh Ave., New Windsor 12553, c/o Dieufaite Forestal. Filed Dec. 26.

EI Dawns Way, 41 Mayer Drive, Middletown 10940, c/o Dawn Athene Anderson. Filed Dec. 26.

Styled Visionary, 8 New St., Port Jervis 12771, c/o Monaisa Alston. Filed Dec. 20.

Genesis Business Academy, 105 N. Montgomery St., No. 23, Walden 12586, c/o Karen Y. Brynt. Filed Dec. 24.

H.Q.H. General Contractor, 210 Liberty St., Newburgh 12550, c/o Octavio Hernandez.

Filed Dec. 27.

Henry Racing, 2268 Route 208, Walden 12586, c/o Walter L. Henry III. Filed Dec. 19.

Jamilu Nails, 200 Route 32, Suite 101, Central Valley 10917, c/o Mirza D. Rodriguez. Filed Dec. 27.

Terry Haas Photo, 227 Millbrook Ave., Hurley 12443, c/o Terry J. Haas. Filed Dec. 23.

Trendy Beast, 659 Silver Lake Scotchtown Rod, Middletown 10941, c/o Ricardo E. Castillo. Filed Dec. 26.

WGS General-Contractor, 306 Shawangunk Lake Road, Pine Bush 12566, c/o William G. Stay Jr. Filed Dec. 20.

LEGAL NOTICES Notice of Formation of EYERIS CAPITAL LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/17/19. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 10 Seneca St., Rye, NY 10580.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62410 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: New Life Done Right LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/17/19. Office location: Westchester County.

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

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to LLC c/o 1767 Central Park Ave, #363, Yonkers, New York 10710. Purpose: all lawful. #62412 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: Search Save Buy LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/17/19. Office location: Westchester County.

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

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to LLC c/o 1767 Central Park Ave, #363, Yonkers, New York 10710. Purpose: all lawful. #62413 Notice of Formation of Pelham 327 LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/16/19. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 3957 Provost Avenue, Bronx, NY 10466.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62414 Notice of Formation of REHAB JACK OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/15/19. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Jack Gigli, 15 Maywood Ave., Rye Brook, NY 10573.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62416

Notice of Formation of MENS SANA ADVISORS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/29/19. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 24 Glen Eagles Drive, Larchmont, NY 10538. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62417 Notice of Formation of GREY HOUSE CREATIONS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/4/19. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Melissa Garetto, 3350 Poplar St., Yorktown, NY 10598.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62418 Liga de Westchester, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/03/2019. 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 address within or without this state to which the SS shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him or her is: Northwest Registered Agent LLC. 90 State Street, Suite 700, Office 40. Albany, NY 12207.

The LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a LLC may be formed. #62421 Name of LLC: Sleepy Hollow Associates LLC. Arts. of Organiz. filed with NY Sec. of State ( SSNY) on 12/5/19. Princ. off. loc.: Westchester Cty. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o Priolet & Associates, 1025 Westchester Ave, Ste. 320, White Plains, NY 10604. Purpose is any lawful activity. #62422 Teysa Solutions LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 11/22/2019. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 1 Georgia Ave., Apt. GB, Bronxville, NY 10708. General Purpose. #62423

Name of LLC: TR 331 Holdings, LLC Arts. of Organiz. filed with NY Sec. of State ( SSNY) on 6/27/19. Princ. off. loc.: Westchester Cty. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o Priolet & Associates, 1025 Westchester Ave, Ste. 320, White Plains, NY 10604. Purpose is any lawful activity. #62424 Name of LLC: 215 Holdings, LLC Arts. of Organiz. filed with NY Sec. of State ( SSNY) on 6/27/19. Princ. off. loc.: Westchester Cty. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o Priolet & Associates, 1025 Westchester Ave, Ste. 320, White Plains, NY 10604. Purpose is any lawful activity. #62425 Le Fisher Realty LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 11/25/2019. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to PO Box 398, Tuckahoe, NY 10707.

General Purpose. #62426 Notice of Formation of Asaway Transplant LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/23/2019.

Offc. Loc.: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Asaway Transplant LLC, 125 Glendale Rd., Scarsdale, NY, 10583. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62429 Notice of Formation of KOSL Building Group, LLC Articles of Organization Filed with the NY Secretary of State (SSNY) on 11/21/2019. Office Location: 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, 875 Mamaroneck Ave., Suite 400, Mamaroneck, NY 10543. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62430 Master Media Advisors LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 11/25/2019. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 58 Holly Pl., Larchmont, NY 10538.

General Purpose. #62431

Martino Properties, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 9/23/2010. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 21 Virginia Ln., Thornwood, NY 10594.

General Purpose. #62432 Notice of Formation of Four Sigma Tutoring LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/16/19. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: David Tong, 60 Cross Pond Road, Pound Ridge, NY 10576. Purpose: any lawful activity #62433 Mastracci Mesiti-Ceas Architecture Engineering P.L.L.C. Art. of Org. filed 11/27/19. Office in Westchester Co. SSNY designated for process and shall mail to Reg. Agent: Thomas Law Firm, 175 Varick St, NY, NY 10014. Purpose: Any lawful activity #62434 CATSKILL CREEK BAKING COMPANY LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/11/19. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 947 Orchard St. Peekskill, NY 10566.

Purpose: any lawful purpose #62435 Riverside Sleep Medicine, PLLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 12/20/2019. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Rajendra M. Rampersaud, 78 Vermont Terrace, Tuckahoe, NY 10707. Purpose: Medicine. #62437 Notice is hereby given that a catering establishment license, #TBA has been applied for by SL Briarcliff Manor F & B Corporation d/b/a The Club at Briarcliff Manor to sell beer, wine, cider and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment.

For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 25 Scarborough Road Briarcliff Manor NY 1050. #62438 Notice of Formation (LLC). Name: 94 SKOOL STREET LLC. Articles of Organization filed with NY Dept. of State on 11/20/2019. Office location: Westchester COUNTY. NY DOS shall mail copy of process to: THE LLC, 94 SCHOOL STREET, YONKERS, NY 10701 . Purpose: Any lawful activity #62439

Sorriso Holdings LLC (the LLC) filed Articles of Organization with N.Y. Sec. of State on 12/11/19.

Office is in Westchester Co.; Sec. of State designated as agent for service of process, a copy of which it shall mail to the LLC at 66 W. Lincoln Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York 10550. The purpose of the LLC is any legal purpose. #62440 Brett Harvey Real Estate Ventures LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 12/16/2019.

Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Brett Harvey, 10 Old Jackson Ave., Hastings On Hudson, NY 10706. General Purpose. #62441 Notice of formation of Island Breeze Grill & Cafe LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State (SSNY) on 11/21/2016. County : Westchester. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 40 Meriwether Trail, Congers, NY 10920.

Purpose: all lawful. #62415 Notice of Formation of REHAB JACK OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/15/19. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Jack Gigli, 15 Maywood Ave., Rye Brook, NY 10573.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity. # 62416 RIVER RISE LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State New York on 10/24/19.

Office: Westchester County. Secretary of State New York designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

Secretary of State New York shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 1425 Mamaroneck Avenue, #4B, Mamaroneck, NY 10543. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. # 62420 Mindful Being, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/19/19. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 12 Shelley Ave, Valhalla NY 10595. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62442

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER Index No.: 63954/2019 Filed: 09/06/2019 U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A.M AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF10 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff, v.

UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH D. ROMANELLO A/K/A JOSEPH ROMANELLO; SYDNEY ROMANELLO, HEIR OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH D. ROMANELLO A/K/A JOSEPH ROMANELLO; PHILIP ROMANELLO, HEIR OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH D. ROMANELLO A/K/A JOSEPH ROMANELLO; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICES; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; CHESTER HILL APARTMENT CORPORATION; JOHN DOE (said name being fictitious to represent unknown tenants/occupants of the subject property and any other party or entity of any kind, if any, having or claiming an interest or lien upon the mortgaged property), Defendants.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE. TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above captioned action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiffís attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action may answer to appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. 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. To the above-named defendants: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Hon. Joan B. Lefkowitz, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of N.Y., dated November 4, 2019 and filed along with the supporting papers in the Westchester County Clerkís Office.

This is an action to foreclose a mortgage on the property 393-395 Westchester Avenue, Port Chester, NY 10573 also known as Section: 2 Block: 74 Lot: 8 & 10 Westchester County is designated as the place of trial based upon the location of the property being foreclosed. Attorneys for Plaintiff: Stern & Eisenberg, PC, 485 B Route 1 South, Suite 330, Iselin, NJ 08830, T: (516) 630-0288. #62419

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