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epsiCo Inc. plans to erect a new three-story building at its Global Beverage Research and Development Center campus in Valhalla. The proposed 122,000-square-foot research and development building will contain laboratory and office facilities. “We welcome the expansion,” said Mount Pleasant Town Supervisor Carl Fulgenzi. “Anything we can do to keep PepsiCo in the town of Mount Pleasant is something we look forward to doing.” Fulgenzi said the possibility of increased property tax revenues and the hiring of both project

construction workers and new PepsiCo employees once the expansion is completed will benefit Mount Pleasant. Along with the new structure, PepsiCo also plans to renovate and modernize the interiors of the two existing buildings at 350 Columbus Ave. and 100 Stevens Ave., including a 15,000-squarefoot expansion to one of the building’s mezzanine levels and a vestibule. The Purchase-based food and beverage giant has proposed to expand parking and improve the site’s landscaping, utility infrastructure and stormwater management. Aurora Gonzalez, senior communications director at PepsiCo, said the company is in the “initial » PEPSICO, page 6

Beefed-up IDA seen as Mount Vernon ‘economic engine’ BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

he Mount Vernon I n d u s t r i a l Development Agency bulked up and toughened up at its annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 31. It bulked up by hiring two

employees and two consultants. It toughened up by introducing a more detailed financial assistance process. “We can’t develop the economy with an army of one,” Mayor Richard Thomas, the IDA chairman, said after the meeting. “This is a team of teams to help coordinate projects across the city.”

The army of one refers to Sean McIntrye, who was hired as interim executive director in August to replace the agency’s sole employee, Margaret Finlayson. On Tuesday the board appointed Maria Donovan as strategic director, at $95,000 a year, and Roberta James as business development director, at $86,000

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Regeneron talent search spotlights nation’s budding scientists BY ALEESIA FORNI aforni@westfairinc.com

machine learning tool that can detect small-cell lung cancer. A computational model demonstrating the effect of carbon tax policies on the global agricultural economy. A high-performance biodegradable battery for transient electronics. These are just a few of the 40 student-led research projects chosen as finalists in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science and math competition for high school seniors. The competition is the result of an inaugural partnership between Tarrytownbased Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Society for Science and the Public, a nonprofit in Washington, D.C., that has produced and organized the Science Talent Search since its founding in 1942. “We thought it was important (to partner with the Society for Science and the Public) because it was an incredible opportunity to support scientific talent in our country,” said Potoula Gjidija, associate director of corporate citizenship at Regeneron. “We believe this talent search is a gateway to careers in the sciences.” The competition also holds a special significance for Dr. George Yancopoulos, Regeneron’s founding scientist and chief scientific officer, and Dr. Leonard S. Schleifer, Regeneron’s CEO who founded the company in 1988. Both are alumni of the Science Talent Search, selected when they were in high school in the 1970s. “For them, it was a really important avenue to give back to the Science Talent Search because they credit that experience with having really cemented their science career path,” Gjidija said. Regeneron took over the title sponsorship role of the talent search from Intel Corp., which sponsored the competition for 18 years. Prior to that, Westinghouse Electric Corp. was lead sponsor of the Science Talent Search from its inception in 1942. Regeneron, New York state’s largest and fastest-growing biopharmaceutical employer, is backing its commitment to the competition with $100 million in funding over 10 years. Gjidija said the company believes the contest showcases

Greenwich High School senior Derek Woo, a finalist in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, researched pesticides and bee colony collapse. Photo by Bob Rozycki

the critical role science plays in society. “By aligning with the Science Talent Search, we believe that together with the Society for Science and the Public, we can recognize the best and brightest young minds and really help to energize that talent pool as the next generation of innovators,” she said. Many of those young minds spring from Westchester County, where Regeneron is headquartered on the Landmark at Eastview life sciences campus in the towns of Greenburgh and Mount Pleasant. Of the 300 semi-finalists chosen from a pool of 1,700 entrants, 18 were from schools in Westchester. “It is really exciting to know that just in our own backyard here that we are doing a phenomenal job in our local schools in terms of cultivating scientific talent,” Gjidija said. “We’re proud that Westchester continues to produce a number of scholars for this competition and we’re committed to helping to continue to grow that talent pool within our own county as well as across the country.” Among the 40 finalists is Derek Woo, a senior at Greenwich High School whose research focused on colony collapse disorder, a phenomenon that occurs when the majority of worker bees in a colony disappear. Woo’s research found that pesticides migrate into corn plants through the soil and concentrate in droplets on the tips of corn plant leaves. The droplets contain a lethal dose of pesticide for the honey bee and contribute to colony collapse disorder. When Woo received the phone call that he was selected as a finalist in the program, “I was speechless,” he said. “My words came out slurred when I tried to respond. Receiving this award has been an honor and continues to motivate me to

continue pursuing my interests in environmental science.” Woo was among five finalists chosen from schools in Fairfield and Westchester counties. Other area finalists include Jonathan H. Chung from Hendrick Hudson High School in Montrose, Blake Hord from Dobbs Ferry High School, Audrey Saltzman from Byram Hills High School in Armonk and Ethan Joseph Novek from Greenwich High School. Finalists were selected based on the originality and creativity of their scientific research, along with their achievement and leadership both inside and outside of the classroom. Applicants submit a maximum 20-page research paper, teacher and mentor recommendations and a series of answers to essay questions. “The competition is looking not only at the merit of the scientific research that they’re submitting but also at the whole student and really looking to recognize students that demonstrate that they can be the next generation of scientific leaders in our country,” Gjidija said. The finalists will head to Washington, D.C., in March where they will undergo a judging process to determine the top 10 winners. The $1.8 million in awards range from $40,000 to a first-place payout of $250,000. “These kids own these projects and processes from the start,” said Andrew Bramante, a teacher of science research classes at Greenwich High School, which produced six semifinalists and two finalists. “They conjured up the idea, they devised the engineering, the experiments, and then they carried it through all the way to the point where they’re making a poster and they’re articulating the idea.” Bramante said the Science Talent Search gives students an opportunity to frame their research in ways that are relevant to those outside of the science community. “What the Talent Search requires them to do is really step back for a moment and really package it in a way that is not only scientifically sound, but also sort of understandable to sort of the lay person,” he said. “I’ve had students that are incredible technicians, but the skill to really say these things to a person that really doesn’t have the technical background is what comes after a lot of practice, and I think the Talent Search really pushes that forward.”

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Business Council makes its case with Albany lobbyist BY ALEESIA FORNI aforni@westfairinc.com

ith the start of the 2017 legislative session in Albany, the Business Council of Westchester has stepped up its lobbying efforts with the hiring of a fulltime representative and the launch of an enhanced advocacy program for members who choose the service. The Business Council recently retained Andra Horsch, a former director of intergovernmental affairs at the New York City Department of Transportation, as its first designated representative at the state Capitol. In her new role, Horsch will monitor legislative and other governmental activities in Albany, where, prior to her work with the city DOT, she served as an assistant legislative representative in the New York City Mayor’s Office of State Legislative Affairs, according to the Business Council. The city government website lists Horsch as a registered New York City lobbyist in 2016, representing clients of Nicholas & Lence Communications LLC, a public relations and government affairs firm in Manhattan. The Business Council’s contract with

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Horsch for the length of the state legislative session is part of a new program initiated by the Business Council called LEAP: Legislative Enhanced Advocacy Program.

To be able to have a specific program for members, to have somebody who has the great deal of experience that Andra has be their eyes and ears in Albany and be an advocate was important.

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John Ravitz, executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Business Council, said LEAP members can benefit from having a “boots-on-the-ground” advocate in Albany interacting with government officials. Horsch will also file a weekly report for LEAP members when the state Legislature is in session.

Horsch, who holds a bachelor’s degree from Gettysburg College and a master’s in public administration from New York University, could not be reached for comment. The launch of LEAP coincides with the start of the 2017 legislative session, Ravitz said, during which a number of issues affecting the business community will be addressed. He added that having a designated presence in Albany will make the Business Council even more effective in representing its members’ positions and voicing concerns. “To be able to have a specific program for members, to have somebody who has the great deal of experience that Andra has be their eyes and ears in Albany and be an advocate was important,” he said. Ravitz said the Business Council will have its voice heard on a number of issues during the session that began Jan. 9, from economic development and infrastructure improvements to health care and education. Details of the business group’s stand on issues will be provided in the Business Council’s Legislative Agenda that will be released in the coming weeks, he said. “As a lobbyist, we don’t endorse can-

didates and we don’t contribute to campaigns,” Ravitz said. “We will talk about supporting and opposing various issues.”Ravitz said the Business Council will write memos of either support or opposition to certain bills and set up meetings with state agency representatives. While the Business Council has close ties with the Albany-based Business Council of New York State, an organization with a team of lobbyists at the state level, Ravitz said the hiring of Horsch will allow the Westchester group to “take our advocacy to another level.” “We wanted to have a little more of a direct service for members who want to take part in the program,” he said. “Members will be able to have a better sense of the issues that are affecting their industry.” Members of the Business Council who wish to take part in LEAP can do so for a fee added to their existing membership dues. At the end of this year’s legislative session, Ravitz said the Business Council “will be able to evaluate not only if members felt it was worthwhile in the end, but see if the issues we advocated for were addressed in Albany during the course of the session.”

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Keys to Buying a Good Business BY SYLVIE GADANT, CPA CITRIN COOPERMAN Buying a good business is no easy task today. Money is pouring into the lower middle market from private equity houses, family offices, and independent sponsors competing against strategic buyers who can always beat out the most SYLVIE GADANT sophisticated financial sponsors by paying a little more. It is a seller’s market and good businesses that are put up for sale will be snatched away by the highest bidder. In the past fifteen years, the lower middle market landscape has become more intermediated than ever: it is rare to find a company that is for sale and is not represented by a broker or investment banker. Auctions are plentiful, competition between buyers is fierce, and valuation multiples have reached an alltime high. In this highly competitive environment, with a low supply of quality businesses, how do you identify a good acquisition target for your business and persuade the owner to sell it to you?

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fire at the massive warehouse building in the Yonkers Carpet Mills Arts District on Jan. 30 required a response from all 18 companies in the Yonkers Fire Department. The general alarm fire started around 4 a.m. and was contained by 8 a.m., with several of the 80 firefighters who responded remaining on the scene into the afternoon in order to deal with hot spots, according to Yonkers Fire Commissioner Robert Sweeney. The building is part of a sprawl of industrial warehouses that made up the former Alexander Smith & Sons Carpet Mills on Nepperhan Avenue beside the Saw Mill River in Yonkers. The buildings that make up the district are on the National Register of Historic Places. The fire tore through the roof at 222 Lake Ave., part of the manufacturing complex between Saw Mill River Road and Nepperhan Avenue, Sweeney said. Deputy Chief Thomas F. Fitzpatrick Jr. said that much of the building’s interior structure was wood, allowing for rapid spread of the flames. He said that the fire was so intense when firefighters arrived they could not enter the building and had to attack it only from outside for the first two hours. The Alexander Smith company left

Yonkers to move its operations to southern U.S. in 1954. The building subsequently was occupied by a series of smaller uses, which included an auto parts store, a woodworking shop, a mattress store and a stained glass studio. The complex is home to YOHO Artist Community at 540 and 578 Nepperhan Ave., a space where more than 80 artists can rent studio space. George Huang, co-owner and property manager of The Heights Real Estate Co. in Manhattan, which operates YOHO Artist Community, said the artists lofts sustained water damage. “The fire did not touch as at all,” Huang said. “We feel very fortunate and feel very badly for our neighbors and wish them the best in recovery and rebuilding, but the artist studios were not affected by the fire.” A coalition of 10 carpet mill building owners teamed up in 2014 to rebrand the complex as an arts district. Last year, the city approved a zoning change to allow for ground-floor restaurants and specialty shops, such as retail home furnishings, sports, amusements, art galleries, crafts and import-export businesses, at the comlex. In December 2015, a $500,000 capital grant from Empire State Development, the state’s economic development agency, helped fund exterior improvements to the buildings, including streetside banners branding the Carpet Mills Arts District. As of Feb. 1, the cause of the fire had not been determined.

MIND YOUR NETWORK. As an operating executive or an entrepreneur, your connections to other business owners in your industry are invaluable. Use your network to its fullest extent. If you identify an acquisition target, find out if you are in any way connected to the owner. LinkedIn is a perfect tool to find connections. Turn a connection into a warm introduction. The right connection will bring you instant credibility. GETTING TO YES. Knowing who you are is not enough for a business owner to decide to close a deal: they need to trust you. Sometimes that’s what takes the most time in the acquisition process. Trusting someone does not come overnight. It might take a few months or even a few years. In M&A, time can be your friend and your enemy at the same time. Patience and determination are equal virtues to succeed in buying a good business today. DEFINE WHAT YOU ARE AFTER. Maybe it’s simply a business with a repeatable business model, a good stable of customers with recurring contracts, and healthy profit margins. No business is perfect; an imperfection might be where the opportunity is or where another buyer might decide to stay away. Sales might have plateaued. The management team might be close to retirement. The sales force might have the wrong incentive plan. The accounting system does not provide timely financial results. What is your vision for the company going forward? Many times, it’s about getting the company reengaged into a new compelling strategic direction that energizes its employees. IDENTIFY THE KEY PLAYERS. In any business, there are a handful of employees who makes the business go. It could be two sales people who maintain relationships with the company’s top customers. It could be the office manager who handles everything and answers all of your questions. These individuals are invaluable to the sustainability of the business. If one leaves,

your short-term performance will suffer. Find them and make sure that they embrace your vision, because they will become change agents within the organization after you take over. COMMUNICATE EARLY AND OFTEN. Any change brings confusion and anxiety amongst employees. The best way to avoid hearsay and naysayers is to communicate to your team as soon as the acquisition is completed, and then repeat your message as often as you can in small groups or individually, depending on the size of your company. HIRE AN ATTORNEY AND TELL THE SELLER TO HIRE ONE TOO. Obviously you need your own legal representation to draft and negotiate the definite purchase agreement. However, your counsel will do their best work if the other side is also represented by an experienced M&A attorney. The negotiations might be tougher, but at least you know you will eventually get to a deal. TRUST, BUT VERIFY. How do you define due diligence? In simple terms, it’s about validating the sellers’ representations about his/her business. You are trying to maintain a balance between building a relationship with someone you need to do a deal with, and checking everything they say along the way. EBITDA IS GREAT, BUT CASH IS KING. Your valuation might be based on a multiple of sales or EBITDA. However during the due diligence review, you should zero in on free cash flow, or essentially how much cash is left for the providers of capital (debt and equity). EBITDA is often used as a substitute for operating cash; free cash flow takes into account capital expenditures and paying for the increase in working capital needs. You should also compile weekly cash flow projections and estimate the minimum cash you need to leave in the business. The worse thing that could happen is that two days after your close you need to draw down on your line of credit to fund an entire payroll. HAVE A PLAN. Your plan should have goals that you are trying to accomplish short-term (first 90 days), mid-term (12-18 months), and longterm (5 years). Most people tend to try to do too much at once. The short-term column is full, while the mid-term and long-term columns might only have a handful of to-do’s. Be realistic with your goals: only the most urgent items should populate your short-term list. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sylvie Gadant, CPA, is a partner with the firm’s Private Equity Practice and is the Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) practice leader. She coordinates and leads buy-side and sell-side due diligence engagements for private equity firms, independent sponsors, family offices, and strategic buyers. She can be reached at 973.218.0500 or at sgadant@ citrincooperman.com. Citrin Cooperman is a full-service accounting and consulting firm with 10 locations throughout the Northeast United States. Visit us at www.citrincooperman.com.

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follow PepsiCo’s relocation in 2015 from its 540,000-square-foot facility at One Pepsi Way in Somers and consolidation at its office campuses in White Plains and Purchase.

“We always look at what we can do to keep businesses in the town of Mount Pleasant. It’s a very important part of my job to make sure they don’t leave,” Fulgenzi said, noting the town’s successful relationship with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. The biotechnology company’s Landmark at Eastview campus at 777 Old Saw Mill River Road sits within the towns of Mount Pleasant and Greenburgh. The biopharmaceutical company’s Landmark at Eastview campus at 777 Old Saw Mill River Road sits within the towns of Mount Pleasant and Greenburgh. Regeneron officials in late December reached an agreement with the company’s landlord, Biomed Realty, to purchase the 150-acre campus for $720 million. Earlier in December, Regeneron also made a $50 million purchase of the New York Life Insurance office building and campus at 1 Rockwood Road in Mount Pleasant. “They’ve been an excellent neighbor,” Fulgenzi said of Regeneron. “We’ve seen some major development in the town and we have more to come. We’ve always kind of looked at what we can do to keep businesses in town, while not hurting taxpayers. That’s what we want to do.”

Citing a 2011 state study that said Mount Vernon could expand its business base by $210 million, the mayor said the city could increase sales tax revenue by $12 million to $15 million. Even paperwork can make a difference in his economic development scheme. Developers who want financial assistance from the IDA submit a three-page form. The IDA is working on a 32-page form. The new application would require a tougher cost-benefit analysis, more financial details and assurances that financial assistance can be stopped if a project doesn’t produce the agreed-on benefits. The IDA, Thomas said, has made sweetheart deals, given up too many benefits and put too great a burden on the community. He cited the new La Porte Apartments — Atlantic Development Group’s $60 million, 14-story project at 203 Gramatan Ave. that includes 159 units of affordable workforce housing and 20,000 square feet of retail space — as an example of a project that he thinks doesn’t make

sense for the city. If it turns out that the terms of the deal are not met, he said, the IDA would explore whether it can break the contract. Thomas also derailed a presentation of an auditor’s report on IDA finances in 2014 and 2015. He said the report, by Yeboa & Lawrence LLP, a Pelham accounting firm, should first be reviewed by Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, a special auditor hired in August to inspect the IDA. State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli in 2014 issued an audit critical of the Mount Vernon IDA that highlighted missing paperwork, inadequate project monitoring, missing tax payments and a shortfall of 671 jobs promised by developers from 2012 to 2013. Tripling the staff, implementing tougher financial assistance standards and examining past practices are part of an effort to put the IDA at the center of Mount Vernon’s economic development strategy. The IDA, Thomas said, will be Mount Vernon’s “economic engine.”

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phase” of the possible expansion of its R&D campus. “As part of that work, we have engaged with the town of Mount Pleasant,” she said. “At this time, we have nothing further to share.” In a project environmental impact statement recently filed with the town, PepsiCo said the expansion of the Valhalla complex is necessary in order to accommodate the company’s current and future needs. The Mount Pleasant Industrial Development Agency is also considering granting the company sales and use tax exemptions on purchases of construction materials and leased equipment and a partial real property tax abatement in the form of a payment in lieu of taxes, or PILOT, agreement. “We had some ongoing discussions, because their plans were vague as far as whether they were going to consolidate and leave Valhalla, so we had discussions on, ‘What can we do to keep you here,’” Fulgenzi said. Details of those plans are still in the works, he added. As the Business Journal went to press, the town had scheduled a public hearing on

the project on Feb. 2 in the Mount Pleasant Town Hall at 1 Town Hall Plaza, a short distance from the PepsiCo campus in Valhalla. The tentative expansion plans in Valhalla

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will provide branding, messaging and other media services for $85 an hour. Universal Engineering Services in White Plains will work with the IDA and other city departments on code enforcement issues for $150 an hour. The board approved the positions by 4-to-1 votes. Comptroller Maureen Walker opposed them. Thomas said an annual state allocation from Empire State Development — $1.1 million this year — will cover the cost of the new positions. He said more people could be added later. “Their roles will pay for themselves,” he said. Until now, no one has been in place to coordinate big city projects, Thomas said, or focus on time-consuming business development. Homeowners account for 77 percent of tax revenues, “and that’s unsustainable,” Thomas said. He said cultivating small-business growth would diversify the economy and shift the tax burden away from homeowners.

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Balducci’s opens second Westchester location BY RYAN DEFFENBAUGH rdeffenbaugh@westfairinc.com

alducci’s Food Lover’s Market, a high-end grocery chain with locations in four states, now has a second Westchester location. It’s in Rye Ridge Shopping Center in Rye Brook. Luxurious eating appeared to be the theme of the Jan. 27 grand opening at the 18,000-square-foot store. Employees dished out samples that included New York strip steak and a giant cannoli stuffed with smaller cannolis. The store, with a wide range of rare fruits and vegetables, imported pastas and organic meats and seafood, is targeting Westchester food connoisseurs willing to dish out a little more each week for their groceries. “With the proliferation in the last couple of years of food shows, Balducci’s is a place to make that come to life for the viewers, so they seek us out for that reason,” said Judith Spires, CEO of Balducci’s. “We are able to replicate what they see. Or if they don’t want to replicate what they see, our chefs are creating fabulous, healthy gourmet food that is quick and easy for people.” The store expects to have about 100 employees at the location. That includes a

mix of full- and part-time jobs. Every section of the store — the bakery, the meat and seafood, the cheeses — includes a full-time department head. The store also employs an executive chef to direct the prepared foods offered in store. “We have trained fish mongers who can teach people how to prepare food... in our meat departments we have dry-aged beef, the kinds of things that a sophisticated pallet is looking for,” Spires said. Those types of offerings are what separates Balducci’s from other midsize markets that have struggled in the region, Spires said. In November, Irvington-based Mrs. Green’s Natural Markets announced it would close five stores and was facing supply shortages

on its shelves. The grocery chain D’Agostino had a store in the same Rye Ridge location where Balducci’s now operates. D’Agostino closed the store in June 2015. “Our target is the sophisticated food lover, and that’s our area of expertise and we know we do that well,” Spires said. “We have a very strong brand that will be very successful and is very successful where we operate.” Spires said that the chain’s management constantly gets calls from people wanting a Balducci’s in their neighborhood. And those calls could be answered. Balducci’s is considering further expansion. “We’ve got a couple of places we’re looking at,” Spires said. “We love the New York region and are looking to expand there. We have opportunities along the East Coast.” The company, which includes the Kings Super Markets, was acquired in August by KB Holding, a Delaware-based investment firm affiliated with GSSG Capital, a Qatari private equity firm, for an undisclosed amount. The management structure stayed the same following the deal. “With our new ownership, our dedication is to growth and being supported by our new ownership, certainly we have the brand in demand to give us the opportunity to grow,” Spires said. Balducci’s was founded in 1916 as a food

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stand in Brooklyn by Louis Balducci. The chain now operates six locations in New York, Connecticut, Maryland and Virginia. Its other New York location is in Scarsdale at 15 Palmer Ave. While Balducci’s closed its Manhattan stores in the early 2000s, the chain does operate a smaller, Gourmet on the Go, location in Hearst Tower in New York City. The Rye Brook Balducci’s location was announced by Rye Ridge’s management, Win Properties, in March. The chain joins a parade of openings at the 230,000-square-foot shopping center. Farm-to-table restaurant Dig Inn and Rye Ridge Pharmacy both launched there in the past two months. Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant Cava Grill will open there next spring. The center is also home to Chipotle Mexican Grill, Chop’t salads, Starbucks, retailer Lester’s, a Chase Bank, locally-owned restaurant Fortina and The Wine Cellar, along with other restaurants, retailers and professional offices. Spires declined to share the total cost of the renovations, but said the company had completely revamped the store. It now includes a small cafe area, a meeting space for the catering operations and a full kitchen area for preparing food. “It is a very top-of-the-line, A1 operation,” she said.

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Ban Nazi, Confederate sale items from County Center

n 2010, after a display of Nazi paraphernalia at the Westchester County gun show, the chair of the Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center issued a statement stating that the sale of Nazi artifacts was “an unbelievable insult.” Richard Laster, chair of the center in 2010, said that he would reach out to County Executive Astorino and encourage him to avoid a similar sale at a gun show. Seven years later, on Jan. 21 and Jan. 22, the Westchester County Center was again the location for the gun show. Once again, Nazi propaganda and Confederate materials were sold for profit at a government-owned building. I am shocked, I am outraged that the County Executive would allow a taxpayer paid-for building to be used for this disgraceful purpose — to help someone profit from the sale of books, flags, paraphernalia promoting Hitler, the Confederate states, those who supported slavery. The event was a gun show. The county center is not a museum, it’s not a library. This was a for-profit event. And the vendor attended the event to make money selling symbols of hate. The sale of pro-Nazi and pro-confederate materials at this time in our nation’s history is very disturbing. Antisemitism is up. Racism is becoming more acceptable to some. The 2016 presidential elections featured more anger, more hatred, something the county should not promote. The Journal

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Banners advertising commercial shows hang from the Westchester County Center in this 2010 archive photo.

News frequently publishes articles about Nazi symbols appearing all over the county. Six million Jews died during the Holocaust. Slaves were abused and treated like subhumans by the Confederate states. County Executive Astorino should show some sensitivity to Holocaust survivors, their families, those whose ancestors were slaves by prohibiting the sale of Nazi and Confederate materials at county-owned buildings. I applaud the Democratic members

of the Board of Legislators for speaking out on this important issue. This is not a Democratic or Republican cause. Every elected official should show sensitivity. I urge the legislature to pass a law banning the sale of pro-Nazi and Confederate artifacts and materials at gun shows and other for-profit events held at the Westchester County Center. Paul Feiner Greenburgh Town Supervisor

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THE LIST: Colleges and Universities

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

WESTCHESTER COUNTY AND REGION

WESTCHESTER COUNTY

Ranked by number of full-time. Name, address, phone number Area code: 914, unless otherwise noted Website

1 2 3 4 5 6

Westchester Community College

75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla 10595 606-6600 • sunywcc.edu

Fordham University

400 Westchester Ave., West Harrison 10604 367-3426 • fordham.edu/westchester

Pace University

861 Bedford Road, Pleasantville 10570 923-2600 • pace.edu

Mercy College

555 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry 10522 788-MERCY-GO • mercy.edu

Monroe College

434 Main St., New Rochelle 10801 800-55-MONROE • monroecollege.edu

SUNY Purchase College

735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase 10577 251-6300 • purchase.edu

Manhattan College

Iona College

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

4513 Manhattan College Parkway, Riverdale 10471 718-862-7200 • manhattan.edu

715 North Ave., New Rochelle 10801 800-231-4662 • iona.edu

The College of New Rochelle

29 Castle Place, New Rochelle 10805 654-5452 • cnr.edu

Manhattanville College

2900 Purchase St., Purchase 10577 694-2200 • mville.edu

Sarah Lawrence College

1 Mead Way, Bronxville 10708 337-0700 • sarahlawrence.edu

New York Medical College

40 Sunshine Cottage Road, Valhalla 10595 594-4000 • nymc.edu

The College of Westchester

325 Central Ave., White Plains 10606 831-0200 • cw.edu

Concordia College

171 White Plains Road, Bronxville 10708 337-9300 • concordia-ny.edu

Berkeley College **

99 Church St., White Plains 10601 694-1122 • berkeleycollege.edu

LIU Hudson at Westchester ^

President Admissions director(s) Email address Year college established

Belinda S. Miles Gloria Leon admissions@sunywcc.edu 1946

Number of Full-time/ Number of campuses in the part-time full-time county faculty equivalent students enrolled in 2015-2016

Full-time tuition/ nonboarding semester

School's Type of institution operating budget

$127 million

170 881

$2,140 per semester

Joseph M. McShane 1841

8,855

1 (2 additional in New York City)

737 833

$47,850, annually undergraduate; $55,444, annually law $566.1 million school; $827 to $1,421 per graduate credit

Private, Jesuit university

Stephen J. Friedman Nicole Salimbene ugplv@pace.edu 1906 (Westchester campus est. 1963)

7,579 4 (2,238, (2 additional in Westchester only) New York City)

495 890

$58,248, annual tuition and boarding; $21,500 annual tuition, WND nonboarding New York and Westchester resident

Private institution offering bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs

Timothy L. Hall admissions@mercy.edu 1950

7,157

210 NA

$8,886 per semester; $748 per credit

Accredited, private, nonsectarian, coeducational college

Marc M. Jerome Emerson Phillips ephillips@monroecollege.edu 1933

7,002

298 136

$6,780 per semester; $565 per credit

Private college

Thomas J. Schwarz Stephanie J. McCaine admissions@purchase.edu 1967

4,195

167 294

$6,170, undergraduate, in state; $15,820, undergraduate, out of state

$47 million (2016-2017)

Public liberal arts and sciences college

Brennan O'Donnell Caitlin Read caitlin.read@manhattan.edu 1853

3,927

219 NA

$58,649, annually, boarding; $45,865, annually, nonboarding

Lasallian, Independent, coeducational university

$50,984, including tuition, fees, room and board (2016-17); $36,584, NA including tuition and fees (2016-17)

Private, Catholic, liberal arts college

Joseph E. Nyre Alick Letang admissions@iona.edu 1940

3,781

171 170

Dorothy Escribano, interim president Michael DiPiazza admissions@cnr.edu 1904

2,550

92 446

$33,748 annually; $48,168, $59 million including room and board

Private, Catholic liberal arts college

Michael Geisler Nikhil Kumar admissions@mville.edu 1841

1,800

109 208

$17,785 per semester; $25,370, including room and board fees

Private, co-educational, liberal arts college

Karen R. Lawrence Kevin McKenna kmckenna@sarahlawrence.edu 1928

1,675

107 197 (2014-2015)

$51,196, per year; $59,186, including room and board

Private, coeducational, liberal arts college

Alan Kadish Fern R. Juster, School of Medicine; Veronica Jarek-Prinz, School of Health Sciences and Practice; 1,468 Carolyn Chiarieri, assistant dean for admissions webmaster@nymc.edu 1860

Mary Beth Del Balzo Matt Curtis admissions@cw.edu 1915

821

Viji George Donald Vos admission@concordia-ny.edu 1881

611

Michael Smith Ted Havelka info@berkeleycollege.edu 1931

465 (Westchester campus)

Medicine and health sciences university

31 46

$20,115, per year; $745 per credit

Four-year private college

52 96

$42,225 per year; $31,142, $26 million nonboarding

Private, four-year, coeducational college offering undergraduate and graduate programs

$11,800 per semester, nonboarding; $16,300 per WND semester, boarding

Four-year private college

20 100

Call for information

Nonprofit, private, graduate university

250 1,150

$270 per credit for New York state residents; $323 $97.9 million per credit for out-of-state residents

Sylvia Blake, president of LIU Hudson

Not ranked

1,368 356

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Institutions listed as "not ranked" do not have campuses in Westchester County, but are within close proximity to the region. University has nine additional locations outside of Westchester County totaling more than 8,300 students. University has eight additional locations outside of Westchester County totaling approximately 20,000 students. College has 35 locations across New York state; statistics reflect overall data.

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$52,000, School of Medicine; $52,200 School of Health Sciences and $130 million Practice; $1,025 per credit, Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences

Jeffrey McDowell 400 1 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase 10577 16 831-2700 jeffrey.mcdowell@liu.edu (Hudson campus) • liu.edu/hudson 1926 Gabelli School of Business Fordham offers prestigious graduate, Merodie A. Hancock SUNY Empire State College ✚ • Executive MBA undergraduate, and professional hudson.valley@esc.edu 19,500 1 210 N. Central Ave., Suite 150, Hartsdale 10530 1971 800-847-3000 • esc.edu development programs at its Graduate School of Education This list iscampus. a sampling of colleges and universities that are located • in Westchester County and the surrounding region. Westchester Educational Leadership

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Community college offering more than 60 associate degrees and certificates

11,375

WND

Graduate School of Social Service • Bachelor of Arts in Social Work Public college • Master of Social Work • Online Master of Social Work School of Professional and Continuing Studies • Undergraduate Degrees • Digital and Social Media Courses • Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Med/Pre-Health Program

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IN COURT

BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

FEDERAL JUDGE TAKES ON TOOTHY ISSUE When even the president of the United States can be questioned about conflicts over financial interests, lesser public officials, such as Cathy Seibel, a U.S. District Court judge in White Plains, can’t be too careful. Seibel alerted attorneys in December that she might have to disqualify herself in a class-action lawsuit over which she is presiding concerning consumer goods giant Colgate-Palmolive Co. The law allows, even requires, a judge to recuse herself in cases where her impartiality might reasonably be questioned, she has a financial interest in the controversy or she could benefit from the outcome of the proceedings. In a 1982 case, for instance, a judge recused himself after he discovered that his wife owned stock in seven companies, out of 210,000, in an antitrust case. In the current case, Lori Canale, of Danbury, claims that Colgate-Palmolive has made millions of dollars selling varieties of Colgate Optic White toothpaste “based on false hope.” She bought a tube of the toothpaste at a CVS store in Thornwood in 2015. She takes issue, for instance, with labeling that says the toothpaste “goes beyond surface stain removal to deeply whiten” teeth. She cites dentists who contend that toothpastes with bleaches like hydrogen peroxide, the key ingredient in Colgate Optic White, remove only surface stains. Canale sued for false advertising, deceptive practices and breach of warranty. Enough people have been fooled to pay extra for whitening power, she contends, to make the lawsuit worth more than $5 million. So what conflict could stain Judge Seibel’s reputation for impartiality? It turns out that she had bought four or five tubes of Colgate Optic White toothpaste at a Costco. That made her a potential member of the alleged class of customers. If Seibel eventually ruled in favor of Canale and Colgate were required to reimburse customers 100 percent, she could recover $20, or even as much as $25. Seibel asked the lawyers to weigh in on the issue. Only Colgate responded. Recusal is not necessary under the

circumstances, Nathaniel J. Kritzer of Kirkland & Ellis wrote, if Seibel opted out of the potential class and waived any interests in the claim. And so she did, in a 12-page opinion and order issued in January. The amount of money at stake is minimal, she wrote, “surely not enough to influence the judgment of a judge.” Under the circumstances — Canale’s attorney expressing no opinion and Colgate’s attorney stating that recusal was unwarranted — “I find that no one could reasonably question my impartiality in presiding over this case,” Seibel said. As to the accusations against Colgate, Canale’s story is “factually and legally incorrect,” Kritzer says in a court pleading. He has moved to dismiss the case. He also asked Seibel to seal seven exhibits of confidential communications between Colgate and the Federal Trade Commission concerning an ongoing FTC inquiry. She granted the motion.

BUS FLEET REPAIRER CHARGED WITH BRIBERY, FLEECING BOCES The owner of a fleet maintenance business was arrested on Jan. 26 for allegedly bribing a Rockland school agency employee to approve payments for school bus repairs that were never done. Richard Brega, 49, of Tomkins Cove, was indicted on charges of mail fraud, theft of federal funds, bribery and obstruction of justice. He operates Brega D.O.T. Maintenance Corp. in Valley Cottage. He pleaded not guilty to U.S. Magistrate Judge Judith C. McCarthy in White Plains and was released on bail. William Popkave, 61, of Nanuet, pleaded guilty to the same charges. He oversaw bus maintenance for the Rockland Board of Cooperative Educational Services, a consortium of eight school districts that pools resources and shares costs of educational services. The county BOCES receives as much as $1 million a year in federal funding.

Brega’s company was responsible for providing preventative maintenance and repairs on a fleet of BOCEs buses from around 2008 through 2015. Brega bribed Popkave with free vehicle repairs totaling about $47,000 for Popkave, his family and friends, according to the indictment. In exchange, prosecutors say, Popkave emailed information about buses and mileage to Brega. Brega then allegedly created fraudulent invoices and billed the agency for $86,000 for maintenance on buses that were never brought in for service. Popkave approved the payments. Brega is also accused of routinely overcharging for labor and parts on services that were done. Brega did not respond to requests for comment. Administrators of the school agency were unaware of the wrongdoing, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in a press release.

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Manhattan College

Iona College

The College of New Rochelle

4513 Manhattan College Parkway, Riverdale 10471 718-862-7200 • manhattan.edu

1967

state

Brennan O'Donnell Caitlin Read caitlin.read@manhattan.edu 1853

3,927

Joseph E. Nyre Alick Letang admissions@iona.edu 1940

219 NA

$58,649, annually, boarding; $45,865, annually, nonboarding

3,781

171 170

$50,984, including tuition, fees, room and board (2016-17); $36,584, NA including tuition and fees (2016-17)

Private, Catholic, liberal arts college

Dorothy Escribano, interim president Michael DiPiazza admissions@cnr.edu 1904

2,550

92 446

$33,748 annually; $48,168, $59 million including room and board

Private, Catholic liberal arts college

Michael Geisler Nikhil Kumar admissions@mville.edu 1841

1,800

109 208

$17,785 per semester; $25,370, including room and board fees

Private, co-educational, liberal arts college

Karen R. Lawrence Kevin McKenna kmckenna@sarahlawrence.edu 1928

1,675

107 197 (2014-2015)

$51,196, per year; $59,186, including room and board

Private, coeducational, liberal arts college

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Not ranked

715 North Ave., New Rochelle 10801 800-231-4662 • iona.edu

29 Castle Place, New Rochelle 10805 654-5452 • cnr.edu

Manhattanville College

2900 Purchase St., Purchase 10577 694-2200 • mville.edu

Sarah Lawrence College

1 Mead Way, Bronxville 10708 337-0700 • sarahlawrence.edu

New York Medical College

40 Sunshine Cottage Road, Valhalla 10595 594-4000 • nymc.edu

The College of Westchester

325 Central Ave., White Plains 10606 831-0200 • cw.edu

Concordia College

171 White Plains Road, Bronxville 10708 337-9300 • concordia-ny.edu

Berkeley College **

99 Church St., White Plains 10601 694-1122 • berkeleycollege.edu

LIU Hudson at Westchester ^

735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase 10577 831-2700 • liu.edu/hudson

SUNY Empire State College ✚

210 N. Central Ave., Suite 150, Hartsdale 10530 800-847-3000 • esc.edu

Alan Kadish Fern R. Juster, School of Medicine; Veronica Jarek-Prinz, School of Health Sciences and Practice; 1,468 Carolyn Chiarieri, assistant dean for admissions webmaster@nymc.edu 1860

Mary Beth Del Balzo Matt Curtis admissions@cw.edu 1915

821

Viji George Donald Vos admission@concordia-ny.edu 1881

611

Michael Smith Ted Havelka info@berkeleycollege.edu 1931

465 (Westchester campus)

Lasallian, Independent, coeducational university

WESTCHESTER COUNTY

$52,000, School of Medicine; $52,200 School of Health Sciences and $130 million Practice; $1,025 per credit, Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences

Medicine and health sciences university

31 46

$20,115, per year; $745 per credit

Four-year private college

52 96

$42,225 per year; $31,142, $26 million nonboarding

Private, four-year, coeducational college offering undergraduate and graduate programs

$11,800 per semester, nonboarding; $16,300 per WND semester, boarding

Four-year private college

Sylvia Blake, president of LIU Hudson Jeffrey McDowell 400 1 jeffrey.mcdowell@liu.edu (Hudson campus) 1926

20 100

Call for information

Nonprofit, private, graduate university

Merodie A. Hancock hudson.valley@esc.edu 1971

250 1,150

$270 per credit for New York state residents; $323 $97.9 million per credit for out-of-state residents

19,500

1,368 356

WND

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Judge dismisses lawsuit in Legoland controversy BY RYAN DEFFENBAUGH rdeffenbaugh@westfairinc.com

lawsuit filed by a group of opponents to a $500 million Legoland theme park in Orange County was dismissed by a state Supreme Court judge on Jan. 30. Concerned Citizens for the Hudson Valley and a group of residents near the proposed site in Goshen asked the court to approve judicial review of the town’s actions in the Legoland process. The group asked the court to, among other actions, allow the state Department of Environmental Conservation to take over as lead agency of the review, have the town Planning Board rescind its acceptance of the project’s current draft environmental impact statement and order the town to allow adequate time for the public to review any final draft environmental impact statement. The group is represented by Goshen attorney Michael Sussman of Sussman & Associates. Supreme Court Judge Robert A. Onofry sided with lawyers representing Merlin Entertainments PLC, the British-based, American-owned developer of the project, and dismissed the proceeding. The Orange County judge said that

none of the issues raised in the complaint are ripe for judicial review. Actions taken by an agency in a state environmental quality review proceeding are subject to judicial challenge only when deemed final, Onofry wrote. He said the court had not found authority to “take the extraordinary step of injecting itself into the proceedings in order to, in effect, micro-manage the SEQRA review process.” The lawsuit exemplifies the tensions surrounding the proposal for the 153-acre theme park. Plans calls for a 250-room hotel and more than 50 rides, shows and attractions for children ages 2 through 12 on a 523-acre plot of undeveloped land off Route 17. Merlin says the park could attract 10,000 to 20,000 daily visitors during peak season and create 500 full-time jobs and 800 part-time jobs once it launches. But the size and visibility of the project have brought up concerns about traffic and environmental impacts in the town of about 14,000. This isn’t the first attempt to bring a Legoland to the Hudson Valley, which is seen by the developer as a promising location because of its proximity to New York City as well as population centers in Boston and Philadelphia. Two years ago, the developer proposed to build a Legoland theme park in Haverstraw in Rockland County. The

Haverstraw town board backed away from the project in October 2015 after hearing strong opposition from residents. Merlin Entertainments in late 2014 was awarded a $3.1 million economic development grant from the state for its canceled project in Rockland. The same Concerned Citizens for the Hudson Valley group filed a lawsuit shortly after the Goshen Planning Board accepted a revised draft environmental impact statement from Merlin Entertainments in November and scheduled a public hearing. The group asked the courts to issue an injunction to stop that public hearing, arguing the draft environmental impact statement was incomplete. That request was also denied and the meeting went on as planned. Sussman said the group would likely challenge the project again if approved by the Goshen Planning Board. He called the project irresponsible environmentally and pointed out it was not aligned with the town’s zoning or comprehensive plan. The town board has proposed two laws that would change the zoning and comprehensive plan to allow the project. The Concerned Citizens for the Hudson Valley group has demanded the town board complete a separate general environmental review before changing the

laws and has petitioned for the change in laws to require a super-majority vote from the town board. “We’ll see whether (Merlin) have rectified the profound problems and deficiencies of the DEIS in the final environmental impact statement,” Sussman said. “If they don’t, and I quite frankly expect that they will not, then we will have to proceed substantively into state Supreme Court.” “That is not affected one iota by what Justice Onofry did yesterday,” Sussman added later in his remarks. “(The decision) was predicated simply on the idea that we weren’t ripe. We become ripe when they make final decisions... then we’ll be back in court.” Legoland does have support among local economic development leaders. The MidHudson Regional Economic Development Council identified the park as a priority project for the region last year. The state later awarded Merlin Entertainments a $3 million grant as part of the Consolidated Funding Application process in 2016. “Merlin Entertainments has been moving through the application process for LEGOLAND New York in an exemplary and responsible manner,” Halahan said. “The ongoing assertions that the application and approval process is illegal have no merit as today’s decision by Judge Onofry demonstrates.”

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Two projects planned near Iona: $90M total BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

ew Rochelle developer Robert C. Young sees North Avenue near Iona College as a prime place for development, and he is backing his belief with two projects budgeted at $90 million. The city’s Industrial Development Agency gave the Young Companies LLC the go-ahead for the first project on Jan. 25. “I’m super excited,” Young said. “We’re going to change the face of North Avenue on that block.” The project is called North Avenue East and is centered on 2.15 acres at 583 North Ave., near Fifth Avenue. Young has assembled 13 parcels over the past eight years to create the site. His designs call for a $60 million, fivestory, 151,000-square-foot building with 114 apartments, almost 21,000 square feet of retail space and indoor parking. The apartments will be on the top three floors, the garage on the first two floors and retail space on the ground floor. A parking lot will have space for another 60 vehicles Eleven of the apartments will be rented as affordable housing. The apartments will be marketed for

empty nesters, young professional couples with no children and single professionals. Young said he wants to keep existing retail tenants in his buildings, including Prestige Barber Shop, Smoke House Tailgate Grill and Golden NY Bagels. They rent space from him across the street, where Young’s second project is planned. “The first step is to keep the mom and pop establishments,” he said, and then “sup-

plement them with A-franchise type operations to bring more people to the street.” The IDA has approved estimated benefits of $4.7 million in savings from payments in lieu of taxes over 20 years, $1.2 million in sales tax exemptions and $395,000 on the mortgage recording tax. Construction is expected to create 150 jobs. Young projects 25 to 35 full-time retail jobs and four to five full-time and three to

Iona to add retail to new North Ave. dorm

ona College officials on Jan. 26 announced plans to open a community restaurant and market in a 5,000-square-foot commercial space on the ground floor of the private Catholic college’s new seven-story residence hall at 690 North Ave. SAGE Café as proposed will include a 3,000-square-foot restaurant featuring contemporary intercontinental cuisine and a 2,000-square-foot gourmet market and bakery. Iona officials said the commercial venture takes its name from the Mediterranean herb associated with wisdom, “a play on words that is appropriate for a college setting.” If approved by New Rochelle city officials, the restaurant and market will open on the redeveloped site of the former Mirage Diner, a popular North Avenue fixture that the college bought in 2014 and tore down at the start of construction of the 310-student dormitory building in 2015. The hall opened for students last August. “Iona College is excited to move forward on a commitment we made several

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four part-time residential jobs. He says construction will begin by the early fourth quarter and finish in around 20 months. The Sullivan Architectural Group from Fairfield, Connecticut, and VHB Engineering, Surveying and Landscape Architecture, White Plains, are on the project team. In a year or so, Young hopes to start construction on North Avenue West, a similar building on 0.86 acres across the street. The six-story building, as currently designed, would have 75 apartments, including eight affordable units, 7,135 square feet of retail space, and parking. The project is budgeted at $30 million. Young, who retired as an Air Force major in 1997, has 27 years in real estate development and management. He has developed several projects in New Rochelle, including conversion of the Knickerbocker Press factory on Webster Avenue into lofts. More recently he built a 16-unit apartment building and retail space at 730 North Ave., on the site of a former gas station across the street from Iona College. He praised the IDA board and Luis Aragon, commissioner of development, for “getting the big picture” on developing North Avenue.

A rendering of Iona’s North Avenue residence hall.

years ago to provide the community with a casual, convenient and contemporary dining destination,” said Anne Marie SchettiniLynch, senior vice president for finance and administration at Iona, in the announcement. “With the SAGE Café, we are not only delivering on our pledge but complementing our other broad-based efforts to beautify North Avenue, add to its commercial base and provide needed on-campus housing for our students.” — John Golden

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Actress/director and Kingston nonprofit plan film production center BY RYAN DEFFENBAUGH

effects producers and program managers. The nonprofit has teamed up with the Kingston housing and development nonprofit group, RUPCO, to plan a or her vision of building the 45,000-square-foot center for film, televiHudson Valley into a national sion and tech production, post-production film hub, Mary Stuart Masterson and training in Kingston. The studio would has Georgia on her mind. be built in part of a 75,000-square-foot More specifically, the actress warehouse now called “The Metro at 2 S. and director best known for starring in Prospect St. RUPCO is in contract to buy the “Fried Green Tomatoes” and “Some Kind building for $1.9 million. of Wonderful” wants to see how Georgia’s The rest of the space in the building rapid growth in film and television producwould be used as small work areas for artists tion can be replicated in New York. As the and entrepreneurs. The project is estimated executive director and founder of the nonto cost slightly under $12 million, according profit Stockade Works, Masterson is helping to Guy Kempe, vice president of community to lead a project that would convert part of development for RUPCO. That money would a Kingston warehouse into a film and televicome from a mix of state and local grants, sion production studio. tax credits, private funds In a speech given Jan. and debt. The project has 19 at the Upstate Venture also been designated as Association of New York a priority project by the annual celebration in Mid-Hudson Regional Newburgh, Masterson Economic Development described the relatively Council and was selected small production econas a signature project by omy in Georgia when the Kingston Downtown she arrived there to film Revitalization Initiative. “Fried Green Tomatoes” Kempe was introin 1991. The film’s staging duced to Masterson had to be built and most through mutual friends of the crew came in from and said their missions other states. aligned with RUPCO’s Today, Georgia has goal of creative placeutilized tax incentives making in Kingston. He and an expanding worksaid RUPCO had already force and facilities to Mary Stuart Masterson, executive director and founder of Stockade Works, speaks at Mount been eyeing the buildbecome the third-largest St. Mary College in Newburgh. ing for development. television and production “They were pretty industry in the country, clear that they wanted to be in the city, behind only New York and California. The in the urban fabric here. They were very industry in the state is worth well over a bilclear that they had a vision that aligned lion dollars. with what we were talking about,” Kempe “A single production can create an ecosaid. “So taking them to visit this essentially nomic ripple effect that can be felt statevacant factory was sort of a no-brainer.” wide, and Georgia is currently basking The building was built in 1947 by the in its booming entertainment economy,” Pilgrim furniture company, which downMasterson said. sized four years later and left the operaMasterson, who moved from Brooklyn tion. The space was later used by MetLife to the Hudson Valley in 2013, is now leading Insurance for record storage. MetLife left in a nonprofit that seeks a similar production 2000. RUPCO has applied to the National boom for her home region. She described Park Service to have the building listed on Stockade Works as a group of professionals the national register of historic places. The including actors, writers, directors, producrectangular brick building, according to ers, creative directors, educators, advertisRUPCO’s application, represents an “examing and communications directors, visual rdeffenbaugh@westfairinc.com

The Metro, a 75,000-square-foot warehouse in Kingston slated to become a film production facility.

ple of the U.S. government’s role in managing the transition of the national economy back to peacetime production” following World War II. Its construction required federal approval and was hampered by nationwide material shortages. The building is in a part of the city now designated as the Midtown Arts District. In the same district, RUPCO and The Metro’s architect Scott Dutton have already collaborated on the Lace Mill, which converted an abandoned, century-old factory into 55 affordable rental units that give priority to artists. Stockade Works envisions the film and production center as a type of creative incubator. The center would offer workforce training in media production and facilities for long-term filming. Masterson laid out a vision that included event space, postproduction suites, a finishing room and screening room, tenants who make beer, chocolate and coffee, tenants for a production company, a rental hub for grip, electric and camera equipment and sound stages. “This isn’t just a case of if you build it they will come,” Masterson said. “It is the combination of tax incentives, substantial expansion in scale and upgrading of facilities, education and, perhaps most importantly, access to the highest level of professionals in media today, where we will succeed and even beat Georgia at its own game.” The project had two big wins in December and January. The first came when Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation before the new year that extended a 40 percent tax credit for film productions to 12 additional counties, including Ulster, Dutchess and Orange. Productions in New

York City qualify for a 30 percent tax credit, but the 40 percent had previously only been extended to productions in counties farther upstate. Masterson said she worked with local officials, including Ulster County Executive Mike Hein, to push for Ulster to be included. “The heads of productions and content companies will look at that 40 percent when they are deciding where to put TV shows,” Masterson said. “But they also need to know that there is a crew base they can rely upon and state-of-the-art facilities in which to shoot and store their sets.” The second win involves getting those state-of-the-art facilities. In January, RUPCO and Stockade Works received a $1 million grant through the Consolidated Funding Application of the Empire State Development Office. The project, however, still has a long way to go. Masterson said the group is still looking for funding. Plans have yet to be filed for the building’s conversion. Kempe said construction isn’t likely to begin for another year as RUPCO is also still seeking funding. But still, Masterson has little trouble painting a picture of what could be. She told the crowd gathered at Mount St. Mary College that the center could help drive a wave of film, production and tech jobs in the region, helping to replace jobs lost from former large employers such as IBM or even Macy’s and make the area a magnet for talent. “We know this opportunity is way bigger than just Stockade Works,” Masterson said. “Stockade Works is in position to drive the opportunity, but it’s not the whole story.”

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PLANS FILED TO CONVERT FORMER AT&T BUILDING IN WHITE PLAINS The development team behind the former AT&T building at 440 Hamilton Ave. in White Plains, which plans to convert the 330,000-square-foot office building to residential uses, has officially filed its plans with the city. Various White Plains boards will review the documents this month, which call for 245 apartments, including 25 affordable units and seven “maisonette” duplex units with direct street access. The conversion would add a 13th floor to the building, which would include five penthouse units and outdoor recreation space for residents.

The 440 Hamilton building was sold by AT&T for $20.5 million to Long Islandbased American Equity Partners I LLC and American Equity Partners II LLC in a deal that closed Nov. 10, according to county property records. The building, on the corner of Hamilton Avenue and North Broadway in the White Plains Central

Business District, was built in two phases in the 1960s. It formerly served as a regional control center for AT&T, according to a company history. As part of the residential conversion, the building’s limestone exterior wall will be removed and replaced with a glass wall featuring a series of cascading glass ribbons on North Broadway, according to the project’s architect, Philip A. Fruchter of White Plains-based Papp Architects PC. Exterior walls on the north and south sides of the building will be pulled in from the edge of the structure to create large balconies for each apartment, Fruchter said. A small area of ground-floor retail space would be slated for a neighborhood market and coffee shop with access from North Broadway The development team, which is being represented by David Steinmetz of the White Plains law firm Zarin and Steinmetz, presented to the White Plains Common Council at a special meeting on Jan. 31.

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$5.2M RAISED FOR BEDFORD PLAYHOUSE Bedford Playhouse officers announced that the nonprofit organization has reached its 2016 fundraising goal of $5.2 million to save and renovate the building at 633 Old Post Road as a theater complex and community center.

However, playhouse officials said, additional asbestos was uncovered in the building and must be removed before the town of Bedford will approve the start of construction work. Since the winter of 2015, nearly 1,200 area residents have come together to raise funds and prevent the Bedford Playhouse from being converted into retail space, according to organizers. Bedford Playhouse Inc., a nonprofit group founded by John Farr, plans to build a three-screen theater complex showing documentaries, first-run features, art house films and classic movies. Also planned are a street-level café serving prepared foods as well as wine and beer to both the public and moviegoers, and creation of more than 50 additional parking spaces dedicated to the playhouse. The playhouse will also serve as a venue for special events and educational programming. Opened in 1947 as a single-screen theater, it was subsequently twinned. In 2013, the two-screen building was acquired by New York City-based developer Alchemy Properties. After the theater’s tenant, Ridgefield-based Bow Tie Cinemas, chose not to renew its lease in January 2015, Alchemy Properties explored converting the Bedford Playhouse into a retail space. To halt those plans, a deal was struck between Alchemy and Bedford Playhouse Inc. — Ryan Deffenbaugh, Aleesia Forni

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FACTS & FIGURES BANKRUPTCIES MANHATTAN China 1221 Inc. 1221 Second Ave., New York 10021. Chapter 7, voluntary. Represented by Lawrence Morrison. Filed: Jan. 27. Case no. 17-10166-shl. Efil Sub of ECG Inc. c/o Eaton & Van Winkle LLP, 3 Park Ave., New York 10016. Chapter 7, voluntary. Represented by Arnold Mitchell Greene. Filed: Jan. 26. Case no. 17-10154-mg. Le Grand NYC Inc. 1078 First Ave., New York 10022. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Joel Shafferman. Filed: Jan. 25. Case no. 17-10151-mew. Romagna Corp. 182 Bleecker St., New York 10012. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Jonathan S. Pasternak. Filed: Jan. 27. Case no. 17-10178-jlg. Trade Industrial Development Corp. c/o Brokerage and Management Corp. 40 Wall St., New York 10005. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Albert Togut. Filed: Jan. 29. Case no. 17-10190-scc. Trade Prosperity Inc. c/o Brokerage and Management Corp. 40 Wall St., New York 10005. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Albert Togut. Filed: Jan. 29. Case no. 17-10183-scc. Trade Vision Inc. c/o Brokerage and Management Corp. 40 Wall St., New York 10005. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Albert Togut. Filed: Jan. 29. Case no. 17-10186-scc. Trade Will Inc. c/o Brokerage and Management Corp. 40 Wall St., New York 10005. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Albert Togut. Filed: Jan. 29. Case no. 17-10193-scc. United Coverage Inc. c/o Brokerage and Management Corp. 40 Wall St., New York 10005. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Albert Togut. Filed: Jan. 29. Case no. 17-10185-scc.

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United Dynamic Inc. c/o Brokerage and Management Corp. 40 Wall St., New York 10005. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Albert Togut. Filed: Jan. 29. Case no. 17-10195-scc.

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Megan Temple. Action: diversity-personal injury. Attorney: Jan. 25. Case no. 7:15-cv-00559-CS.

United Emblem. c/o Brokerage and Management Corp. 40 Wall St., New York 10005. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Albert Togut. Filed: Jan. 29. Case no. 17-10196-scc. United Honor Inc. c/o Brokerage and Management Corp. 40 Wall St., New York 10005. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Albert Togut. Filed: Jan. 29. Case no. 17-10192-scc. United Journey Inc. c/o Brokerage and Management Corp. 40 Wall St., New York 10005. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Albert Togut. Filed: Jan. 29. Case no. 17-10187-scc. United Kalavryta Inc. c/o Brokerage and Management Corp. 40 Wall St., New York 10005. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Albert Togut. Filed: Jan. 29. Case no. 17-10188-scc. United Leadership Inc. c/o Brokerage and Managemtn Corp. 40 Wall St., New York 10005. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Albert Togut. Filed: Jan. 29. Case no. 17-10194-scc. United Seas Inc. c/o Brokerage and Management Corp. 40 Wall St., New York 10005. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Albert Togut. Filed: Jan. 29. Case no. 17-10191-scc.

POUGHKEEPSIE CKI LLC. 4 Oak St., Greenwood Lake 10925. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Mike Pinksy. Filed: Jan. 26. Case no. 17-35117-cgm. Lippincott Funeral Chapel Inc. 107 Murray St., Goshen 10924. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Mike Pinsky. Filed: Jan. 26. Case no. 17-35116cgm. Lippincott-Ingrassia Funeral Home Inc. 92 Main St., Chester 10918. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Mike Pinsky. Filed: Jan. 26. Case no. 1735115-cgm. Ralston-Lippincott-HasbrouckIngrassia Funeral Home Inc. 72 W. Main St., Middletown 10940. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Mike Pinsky. Filed: Jan. 26. Case no. 17-35114cgm.

COURT CASES Arcadia Recovery Bureau LLC. Filed by Steven B. Rothschild. Action: 1692 Fair Debt Collection Act. Attorney: Jacob P. Rothschild. Filed: Jan. 31. Case no. 7:16-cv-00721.

Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau Inc. Filed by Douglas M. McHenry. Action: 1692 Fair Debt Collection Act. Attorney: Craig B. Sanders. Filed: Jan. 25. Case no. 7:17-cv-00579.

Corporate Drive Apartments LLC, Horsham, Pa. Seller: Corporate Park Drive Owner SPE LLC, Morristown, N.J. Property: 103-105 Corporate Park Drive, Harrison. Amount: $17 million. Filed Jan. 27.

County of Sullivan. Filed by Lisa Newell. Action: Americans with Disabilities Act – employment. Attorney: Michael Howard Sussman. Filed: Jan. 31. Case no. 7:17-cv-00724.

Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau Inc. Filed by Mumtaz Yuksel. Action: 1692 Fair Debt Collection Act. Attorney: Craig B. Sanders. Filed: Jan. 25. Case no. 7:17-cv-00574.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Robert J. Hecker, Rye Brook. Property: 256 Rich Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $1 million. Filed Jan. 27.

County of Sullivan. Filed by Clement Whitle. Action: petrition to enforce EEOC subpoena. Attorney: Michael Howard Sussman. Filed: Jan. 31. Case no. 7:17-cv-00725.

Sam’s East Inc. Filed by Dahleen Ey. Action: diversity: notice of removal. Attorney: Patricia A. O’Connor. Filed: Jan. 25. Case no. 7:17-cv-00551.

Crothall Healthcare Inc. Filed by Erin Merriweather. Action: diversity-personal injury. Attorney: William Edward Vita. Filed: Jan. 27. Case no. 7:17-cv-00653.

Samsung Electronics America Inc. Filed by Timothy Coghlan, Anthony Cali, Brad Ellish and Natalie Loftus. Action: diversity action. Attorney: Neal Jamison Deckant. Filed: Jan. 30. Case no. 7:17-cv-00715.

Highridge Bagels Inc. et al. Filed by Julia Mendoza-Cerezo. Action: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: Abdul Karim Hassan. Filed: Jan. 27. Case no. 7:17-cv-00668.

Sancia Healthcare Inc. Filed by Michele Park. No action listed. Attorney: Lee Sam Nuwesra. Filed: Jan. 31. Case no. 7:17-cv-00720.

Jonmaros Food Corp. Filed by Salvador Lima and Jorge Mejia. Action: federal question–fair labor standards. Attorney: Patrick Sidney Almonrode. Filed: Jan. 26. Case no. 7:17-cv-00617.

Town of Carmel Police Department. Filed by Victoria Harris. Action: Federal Employees Pay Act – overtime rates. Attorney: Christopher Xavier Maher. Filed: Jan. 30. Case no. 7:17-cv-00680.

National Bureau Collection Corp. Filed by Ester Aronova, Angela L. Zippel, Joseph Fowles and Caitlin Rivera. Action: 1692 Fair Debt Collection Act. Attorney: Craig B. Sanders. Filed: Feb. 25. Case no. 7:17-cv-00572.

Walmart Stores East LP i.s.h.a Walmart Inc. Filed by Susie Lipe. Action: diversity: notice of removal. Attorney: Thomas M. O’Connor. Filed: Jan. 30. Case no. 7:17-cv-00707.

New York State Oﬃce of Mental Health. Filed by Marva Hawkins. Action: race discrimination. Attorneys: Michael Douglas Steger and Karen Lenore Zdanis. Filed: Jan. 27. Case no. 7:17-cv-00649-NSR.

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Night Owl Cleaning Services Inc. et al. Filed by Angel Pucha and Maria Alba M. Pucha Paucar. Action: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorneys: John Gurrieri and Justin Alexander. Filed: Jan. 30. Case no. 7:17-cv-00669. Orange Regional Medical Center. Filed by Ramell HemmingsLove. Action: 1981 Equal Rights Under the Law. Attorney: Michael Howard Sussman. Filed: Jan. 30. Case no. 7:17-cv-00708. Premium Painting & Decorating Inc. Filed by the trustees of the District Council 9 Painting Industry Insurance and Annuity Funds. Action: E.R.I.S.A.– delinquent contributions. Attorney: Dana Lynne Henke. Filed: Jan. 31. Case no. 7:17-cv-00722.

Above $1 million 2071 NY LLC, Bronx. Seller: Robert W. Tall, et al, Merritt Island, Fla. Property: 2071 Albany Post Road, Cortlandt. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Jan. 26. 336 Fulton LLC, Harrison. Seller: Resnik Holdings of Mount Vernon Inc., Chappaqua. Property: 336 Fulton Avenue South, Mount Vernon. Amount: $2.6 million. Filed Jan. 26. 3415 Knox Avenue LLC, Bronx. Seller: Seashell Realty LLC, Bedford. Property: 70 Spring St., Ossining. Amount: $2.2 million. Filed Jan. 30. 87 NSR LLC, Katonah. Seller: James Northrop, et al, Katonah. Property: 87 N. Salem Road, Bedford. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Jan. 31.

JAF Builders Corp., Scarsdale. Seller: The Bank of New York Mellon. Property: 23 Innes Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Jan. 27. JAMS Property Ventures LLC, Scarsdale. Seller: MV Dock Street LLC, Bronx. Property: 15 Dock St., Mount Vernon. Amount: $1 million. Filed Jan. 27. JKRH Gables LLC, Old Greenwich, Conn. Seller: Post Park North LLC, Old Greenwich, Conn. Property: 295-317 W. Post Road, White Plains. Amount: $4.3 million. Filed Jan. 31. Teddy Mac LLC, Mount Vernon. Seller: 538 Graham Ave LLC, Brooklyn. Property: 601 N. MacQuesten Parkway, Mount Vernon. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Jan. 31. Travencio Grove LLC, Larchmont. Seller: Robert T. Symington, et al, Larchmont. Property: 28 Woodbine Ave., Mamaroneck. Amount: $3.9 million. Filed Jan. 31. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Lisa M. Bluestein, Scarsdale. Property: 255 Union Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Jan. 25. Westmoreland Lofts LLC, Harrison. Seller: Home St Holdings LLC, White Plains. Property: 146 Westmoreland Ave., White Plains. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Jan. 26.

Below $1 million 101 Haseco Holdings LLC, Larchmont. Seller: Cesar Vargas, et al, Port Chester. Property: 101 Haseco Ave., Rye. Amount: $655,000. Filed Jan. 25.

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113-115 North Fifth Avenue Holding Corp., Mount Vernon. Seller: Anthony Tedesco, et al, Boynton Beach, Fla. Property: 113 Fifth Avenue North, Mount Vernon. Amount: $101,626. Filed Jan. 26. 113-115 North Fifth Avenue Holding Corp., Mount Vernon. Seller: Donna L. Colletti, Mount Vernon. Property: 113 Fifth Avenue North, Mount Vernon. Amount: $71,187. Filed Jan. 26.

Century Country Club, Purchase. Seller: Brinsley LLC, Purchase. Property: Anderson Hill Road, Harrison. Amount: $4.3 million. Filed Jan. 25.

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CHAPPAQUA FOUNDATION MAKES $350K DONATION The Making Headway Foundation, which is based in Chappaqua, in January donated $350,000 to The Stephen D. Hassenfeld Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at the NYU Langone Medical Center. The foundation funds care and comfort for children with brain and spinal cord tumors and pays for medical research to develop better treatments and continue the search for a cure. Since its creation 20 years ago by families

with children who had been diagnosed with brain and spinal cord tumors, Making Headway has provided more than $20 million in services and funding for research. Its services include educational and psychological counseling, recreational events for families, a scholarship fund and a variety of inhospital care services. More information at MakingHeadway.org or 914-238-8384.

SHOES FOR THE HOMELESS Some homeless people in Westchester may find it at least a bit easier to cope with winter weather conditions thanks to a shoe drive. When Dr. Bruce Pinker of Progressive Foot Care in White Plains invited his patients to donate their lightly used shoes and boots for distribution to the homeless, they brought in 364 pairs; some were new. Students from The Pleasantville Laboratory School at Westchester Community College volunteered to sort the shoes. The school provides living skills development programs and vocational education/experience for students with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Then, the shoes were donated to Lifting Up Westchester (LUW) in White Plains. The nonprofit social services agency formerly as Grace Church Community Center. LUW distributed the shoes to individuals from their Open Arms Men’s Shelter, Samaritan House Women’s Shelter and Soup Kitchen. This is the ninth year that Dr. Pinker has organized the shoe drive. He said, “We started (the drive) to help those in need to get back on their feet with a new pair of shoes.

Students from The Pleasantville Laboratory School at Westchester Community College pose with Bruce Pinker.

We hope to prevent frostbite, diseases, infections and other serious foot issues by providing them with proper footwear.” LUW serves 4,500 men, women and children each year providing 100,000 meals to the hungry and 26,000 nights of shelter to the homeless.

GOOD THINGS HAPPENING HOSPITAL PROGRAM EXPANDS TO INCLUDE 10 HIGH SCHOOLS The White Plains Hospital Clinical Tutorial Program, which gives high school students an inside look at the hospital and health care, is being made available to 10 Westchester high schools. Previously available only to students attending Scarsdale, Harrison and White Plains high schools, the program is now expanding to include the school districts of Edgemont, Elmsford, Byram Hills, Ardsley, Irvington, Greenburgh and Ossining. Each semester, a new group of a dozen students from the participating high schools attend seminars and have clinical experiences at the hospital. They’re exposed to just about everything from disease diagnosis to surgical techniques, while learning about anatomy, biology, nursing and emergency response. “Programs like this are more important than ever because they help nurture an interest in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and design and mathematics) careers earlier, before students are even in college,” said Dr. Kaare Weber, the hospital’s director of surgery. STEAM programs are a national initiative designed to

integrate concepts that are usually taught in the classroom as separate subjects and that emphasize the application of knowledge to real-life situations. Dr. Carl Weber, Kaare Weber’s father who previously was chief of surgery at the hospital, initiated the program in 1988 in collaboration with the late Dr. Thomas Sobol, who was the superintendent of the Scarsdale schools and also served for eight years as New York state’s commissioner of education. Carly Glickenhaus, a 2016 Scarsdale High School graduate who had participated in the program, said, “On a typical Wednesday night, when my senior friends were curled up watching Netflix…I never expected to find myself wrapping my hands around a human colon in the pathology lab at White Plains Hospital. Flipping through a college course catalog leaves many ambitious college freshmen feeling like kids in a candy store, not knowing where to begin. The program…(gives students) experience to rely on while considering the multitude of choices before them.”

PHELPS GETS LATEST ROBOTICS FOR SURGERY Phelps Memorial Hospital Center in Sleepy Hollow, a Northwell Health facility, has acquired the most advanced system for minimally invasive robotic surgery, the da Vinci Xi Surgical System, for its state-of-the-art SurgiCenter. The da Vinci can be used during minimally invasive gynecological, urological, thoracic, cardiac and general surgical procedures. The surgeon sits at a console and uses hand controls to maneuver the da Vinci’s robotic arms while viewing images of the inside of the patient’s body that are displayed on a high-definition, 3-D screen. The robotic arms have tiny instruments, including an endoscope (a thin, flexible tube with a light and camera), attached to their ends. The instruments, which can be moved in multiple directions, have the ability to cut, cauterize (a method to stop bleeding) and grasp. At all times, the surgeon is totally in control of the robotic-assisted system, which translates hand movements into small, precise movements of the tiny instruments.

Dr. Darren Rohan, regional director of the Northwell Health Physician Partners thoracic surgery program for Westchester, is heading the robotic-assisted thoracic surgery team at Phelps. “Surgeons trained on the robot can do more complex operations minimally invasively,” said Rohan. “And with Dr. Darren Rohan this new da Vinci system, even more patients can be treated minimally invasively because the high-definition visualization is better, the instruments are smaller and it’s easier to move them around.” The daVinci Xi is expandable technology, designed to accommodate future innovations in imaging and advanced instruments.

BARTENDER TIPS HELP NONPROFIT RECAP and Sweet Onion Brewhouse partnered in the fight against poverty with a guest bartending event on Jan. 22. RECAP staff, board members and friends of the agency volunteered to work behind the bar and collected $1,445 in tips for the agency’s anti-poverty programs. Bartenders included board president John Cappello, Head Start Health Coordinator Patti Myers, Warwick Supervisor Michael Sweeton, Port Jervis Community Development Agency Chairman Carl Hendrick, and Todd Lyons Paving Vice President Alayna Waizenegger. The Dan Brother Band provided music

throughout the event. Sweet Onion Brewhouse, in the village of Florida was founded in 2014 and prides itself on using fresh, local ingredients from the Hudson Valley. RECAP was established in 1965. Its programs include nutrition and advocacy, Head Start, addiction services, supportive housing, Fresh Start Café and parole reentry. Its website is at recap.org. RECAP plans another bartending fundraiser for June 11. It will be at the Newburgh Brewing Co., 88 S. Colden St., Newburgh.

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Shrub Oak-based fitness studio Pure Physique celebrated 10 years in business in January. The studio was a childhood dream of its founder and CEO Michael Lipowski. “I believe the reason our business has made it this long and has experienced so much success the past few years especially is because we have a team that is fully committed to our core values,” said Lipowski. As a team, “We apply intelligent fitness; exercise and nutrition based on actual science, not fads. We encourage personal growth for self-fulfillment. And we contribute beyond our four walls to society and those in need.” Pure Physique began in a 950-square-foot studio. It now occupies nearly 3,000 square feet and offers resistance training classes, metabolic conditioning classes, small-group personal training, one-on-one personal training and nutrition programming.

‘RELAY FOR LIFE’ EVENTS SCHEDULED The American Cancer Society has scheduled a series of 13 “Relay For Life” fundraising events this spring in Westchester. Begun in 1985, the relay series is the world’s largest fundraising program in the fight against cancer. Teams of volunteers raise funds from individuals and businesses who want to support their participation or the event in general. It’s similar to a relay race in that team members take turns walking around a track or along a path, with at least one team member walking at all times during an event, which can last up to 24 hours. Each year, relay events are held in more than 5,000 communities in about 20 countries. Here are the dates and locations for Westchester this spring: April 8-9 – Iona College, New Rochelle. April 20-22 –Pace University, Pleasantville. May 20-21 – Concordia College, Eastchester; Harbor Island Park, Mamaroneck; Horace Greeley High School, Chappaqua. June 3-4 – Harrison High School, Harrison; John Jay High School, Katonah/Lewisboro School District; Sleepy Hollow High School, Tarrytown. June 9 - Jack DeVito Memorial Field, Yorktown. June 10 – Gorton High School, Yonkers. June 16-17 – Somers Middle School, Somers. June 17-18 – Anne M. Dorner Middle School, Ossining. June 19-20 – Hendrick Hudson High School, Montrose. More information from the American Cancer Society’s Megan McGrady at 914-397-8803, or megan.mcgrady@cancer.org, or the website relayforlife.org.

REUNION AT GREINER-MALTZ Greiner-Maltz Real Estate, which has its Westchester office in Rye Brook, has announced the appointment of Atanu Bhattacharjee as an industrial broker covering Westchester and the Bronx. Bhattacharjee began his career in commercial real estate at Friedland Realty in 2013 and during the past three years completed transactions of more than 450,000 square feet, with a gross value of more than $38,000,000. The company’s president, Ayall Schanzer, said, “When we met at Friedland Realty, I instantly knew he was a breed apart. Atanu represents the best of breed and I am thrilled to have him, once again, on my team.” Bhattacharjee is a board member of the Westchester Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Friends of the Greenburgh Public Library.

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The Betsy Jacaruso Gallery at The Courtyard, 43-2 E. Market St., Rhinebeck, is featuring watercolors by Betsy Jacaruso and Cross River Fine Artists in an exhibit titled “Winter Salon,” now through March 31. Admission is free and viewing is Thursdays through Saturdays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, call 845516-4435 or betsyjacarusoartist. com.

Joanne Stewart, MBA, co-founder and president of Goodworks Advisory Group LLC, takes the helm of the Grant Professionals of Lower Hudson (GPLH), a membership organization of grant writers in the region. It offers career and grant writing advice, quarterly educational meetings, a job bank, an internship program, grant-writing resources, and more. For nonprofits, it provides grant writing, marketing and communications, board development, strategic planning and fundraising support. Stewart succeeds Lydia Howie who founded GPLH in 2008. Joanne Stewart Over the past 16 years, Stewart has helped raise millions of dollars for clients in the fields of health care, hospice, human services, youth development, education, arts and affordable housing. Prior to Goodworks, she worked in marketing and advertising for companies such as Elizabeth Arden Inc. and J. Walter Thompson. As a consultant, she provided marketing services to businesses in Westchester County. She holds degrees from Fordham and SUNY Albany. Stewart is a member of the Association of Development Officers as well as the Grant Professionals Association.

APPOINTMENTS AT ELIZABETH SEATON Aileen Gallivan has been appointed director of nursing at The Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center in Yonkers. The center provides specialized medical, educational and therapeutic services to more than 5,000 children each year who face complex medical issues. Gallivan joined the pediatric center in March 2015. As director of nursing, she will provide administrative, clinical and leadership support to the nursing department. She holds a master’s degree in guidance and counseling from The College of New Rochelle, and a master’s degree in nursing leadership from Pace University. Erin Facelle has been named director of clinical education at Elizabeth Seaton. She most recently was interim director of nursing operations at Westchester Medical Center. Before that, she was a pediatric nurse manager at the medical center for almost 14 years. Rebecca Blake has been appointed director of nutrition and food services. Blake was administrative director of medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel. She began at Mount Sinai in 2004 as a senior clinical dietician. Rhonda Lieberman has been named to the new position of vice president of child and family services. She has spent 25 years as both a clinician and an administrator in the social services field. Lieberman will be responsible for supervising social work, transportation, admissions, and recreation therapy among other areas.

COUNSELING AND PLANNING AT LIBRARIES The WEBS Career and Educational Counseling Service will be offering career-counseling and life-planning programs in Westchester public libraries beginning in late February. WEBS is sponsored by the Westchester Library System. The programs are 19-hour seminars consisting of an orientation session, eight weekly group sessions and one individual session with a career counselor. The first program is titled “Managing Your Career in Changing Times.” It will help adults assess themselves, explore career options, obtain career and educational information, learn trends in resumes and job searches and develop a career plan. The program is geared to those who are unemployed, changing careers, reentering the workforce or returning to school. The program will be offered at three public libraries: Pelham on Tuesday evenings, Greenburgh on Wednesday afternoons and Somers on Wednesday mornings. The second program is titled “Take Charge! Career/Life Planning After 50.” Its purpose is to help adults over 50 assess themselves and plan a direction for the next stage of life. It will cover part-time and full-time work, volunteerism, entrepreneurial ventures and learning and leisure opportunities. This program will be offered at the Chappaqua Public Library on Tuesday mornings and the Yonkers Public Library (Will Branch) on Thursday afternoons. For information and registration, call 914-674-3612.

MIDDLETOWN VETERINARIAN RECEIVES AWARD The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has named Dr. Jody Sandler as the recipient of its 2016 Bustad Companion Animal Veterinarian of the Year Award. Sandler practices at Middletown Veterinary Hospital and lives in Hopewell Junction. He accepted the award at the AVMA’s 2017 Veterinary Leadership Conference in Chicago. Last year, Sandler founded BluePath Service Dogs which provides service dogs to people with autism. The condition afflicts an estimated Jody Sandler 3.5 million Americans. Sandler said, “I have seen the transformative power of the bond we share with our pets and I am particularly in awe of the incredible connection that a service dog can have with a child on the autism spectrum. These special relationships provide hope and the opportunity for the whole family to thrive.” For more information: bluepathservicedogs.org.

CROCIATA JOINS DESIGN AGENCY Stephen Crociata has assumed the newly created position of digital content specialist at the Hudson Valley Design Group in Croton-onHudson. The Cortlandt Manor resident will be in charge of managing clients’ digital media accounts, digital media training, and assisting in marketing strategy creation and social media implementation. Crociata earned a bachelor’s degree from Iona College and a master’s degree from Manhattanville College. Hudson Valley Graphic Design specializes in logos, websites, marketing collateral, strategic marketing plans, product packaging and social media implementation.

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FACTS 113-115 North Fifth Avenue Holding Corp., Mount Vernon. Seller: Robert Groccia, New Milford, Conn. Property: 113 Fifth Avenue North, Mount Vernon. Amount: $132,187. Filed Jan. 26. 14 Seymour LLC, Suffern. Seller: MCF14 Realty Corp., Yonkers. Property: 14 Seymour St., Yonkers. Amount: $680,000. Filed Jan. 26. 192 Linden St LLC, Clifton, N.J. Seller: 192 Linden Corp., Yonkers. Property: 192 Linden St., Yonkers. Amount: $567,000. Filed Jan. 30. 36 Victor LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Nack Management LLC, White Plains. Property: 36 Victor St., Yonkers. Amount: $600,000. Filed Jan. 27. 404 Palmer Road Realty LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Anna Cornett, Wyckoff, N.J. Property: 406 Palmer Road, Yonkers. Amount: $200,000. Filed Jan. 25. 44 Waller Equities Inc., White Plains. Seller: The Mamarahan Company LLC, White Plains. Property: 44 Waller Ave., White Plains. Amount: $300,000. Filed Jan. 25. Bank of America N.A. Seller: Theodore Brundage, Harrison. Property: 9 Habitat Lane, Cortlandt. Amount: $680,773. Filed Jan. 30.

HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: Andrew K. Brotmann, White Plains. Property: 25 Elizabeth St., Ossining. Amount: $472,879. Filed Jan. 27. HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: Melanie F. Finkel, White Plains. Property: 152 Summit Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $860,955. Filed Jan. 25. IBIS Realty LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: GFT Property Holdings III LLC, Chicago, Ill. Property: 475 Dobbs Ferry Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $460,000. Filed Jan. 30. Jamy Holdings LLC, Larchmont. Seller: Peter Bisceglia, Port Chester. Property: 1 Landmark Square 622, Rye. Amount: $315,000. Filed Jan. 31. K and P Ardsley Property, Ardlsey. Seller: Sejong Property LLC, Ardsley. Property: 639 Saw Mill River Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $970,000. Filed Jan. 27. Maruti 700 Inc., Bedford Hills. Seller: Micnan Corp., New Fairfield, Conn. Property: 7 Babbitt Road, Bedford. Amount: $459,000. Filed Jan. 31. MEM Realty of Westchester LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Michael P. Amodio, White Plains. Property: 30 Morgan St., New Rochelle. Amount: $210,000. Filed Jan. 31.

Bindela Construction LLC, Bronx. Seller: Madeline Barkin, New York City. Property: 326B Heritage Hills, Somers. Amount: $270,000. Filed Jan. 26.

Probuilder Homes Inc., Mount Kisco. Seller: Charles F. Boehmer, Mount Kisco. Property: 108 Smith Ave., Mount Kisco. Amount: $245,000. Filed Jan. 30.

Century Country Club, Purchase. Seller: John L. Loeb Jr., Purchase. Property: Anderson Hill Road, Harrison. Amount: $650,000. Filed Jan. 25.

Property 10 LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: Joseph Cutrone, Eastchester. Property: 67-69 Morgan St., Eastchester. Amount: $979,000. Filed Jan. 27.

Danial Better Homes Inc., Brewster. Seller: Retained Realty Inc., New York City. Property: 74 Augustine Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $261,040. Filed Jan. 26.

Sickles Ave Realty LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: Josephine C. Latorre, New Rochelle. Property: 172 Sickles Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $740,000. Filed Jan. 27.

Daurily LLC, Bronx. Seller: Fannie Mae. Property: 56 Morningside Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $183,420. Filed Jan. 25.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Vincent R. Rippa. Rye Brook. Property: 49 N. Perkins Ave., Greenburgh. Amount: $315,000. Filed Jan. 26.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Clement Patti, White Plains. Property: 8S 13 Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $447,268. Filed Jan. 31. Evergreen Capital LLC, San Jose, Calif. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 466 Westchester Ave., Rye. Amount: $201,600. Filed Jan. 27. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Peter Metis, New York City. Property: 414 N. Division St., Peekskill. Amount: $119,942. Filed Jan. 30.

United Moravian Church, New York City. Seller: Andre V. Russo, et al, Mount Vernon. Property: 6 Monterey Drive, Mount Vernon. Amount: $572,500. Filed Jan. 25. Westmoreland Lofts LLC, Harrison. Seller: Westmoreland Holding Corp., Scarsdale. Property: 136 Westmoreland Ave., White Plains. Amount: $610,000. Filed Jan. 26.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Anthony Mirando, et al, Croton-on-Hudson. Property: 238 Coachlight Square, Cortlandt. Amount: $208,319. Field Jan. 27.

FORECLOSURES CORTLANDT MANOR, 1801 Ewing Place, Unit 34. Apartment; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Emigrant Bank. Plaintiff’s attorney: Knuckles, Komosinski & Elliot, 914-345-3020; 565 Taxter Road, Suite 509, Elmsford 10523. Defendant: Albert Mauro. Referee: Danile Pagano. Sale: Feb. 24, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $354,258.60. KATONAH, 12 North St. Single-family residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: PHH Mortgage Corp. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-7591835; 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester 14624. Defendant: James Maclean. Referee: Kevin Wright. Sale: Feb. 6, 11 a.m. Approximate lien: $461,857.61.

FIGURES PEEKSKILL, 1504 Lincoln Terrace. Single-family residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Met Life Bank National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: Rosicki & Rosicki & Associates, 845897-1600; 2 Summit Court, No. 301, Fishkill 11254. Defendant: Carol Lizzie Campbell administrator for the estate of Evelyn Francis Campbell. Referee: Todd Fishlin. Sale: Feb. 22, 10:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $257,662.61. SCARSDALE, 2 Copper Beach Lane. Single-family residence; lot size: .57 acre. Plaintiff: U.S. Bank National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, 631-969-3100; 53 Gibson St., Bay Shore 11706. Defendant: Robert Sherr. Referee: Wanda Negron. Sale: Feb. 6, 10:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $1,433,149.41.

NEW ROCHELLE, 66 Hamilton Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: .58 acre. Plaintiff: Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc. Plaintiff’s attorney: RAS Boriskin, 516-280-7675; 900 Merchants Concourse, Westbury 11590. Defendant: Eleanor Cooper. Referee: Ted Novick. Sale: Feb. 8, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: N/A.

TARRYTOWN, 72 Spring St. Single-family residence; lot size: .12 acre. Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP, 585-9872800; 700 Crossroads Building, 2 State St., Rochester 14614. Defendant: Jessica Valenzuela. Referee: Anthony Colavita. Sale: Feb. 7, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $441,508.52.

NEW ROCHELLE, 131 Franklin Ave. Three-family residence; lot size: .06 acre. Plaintiff: Federal National Mortgage Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: Rosicki & Rosicki & Associates, 845-897-1600; 2 Summit Court, No. 301, Fishkill 11254. Defendant: Francisco Parra. Referee: Arlene Gold Wexler. Sale: Feb. 23, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $673,651.74.

YONKERS, 9 Emerson St. Two-family residence; lot size: .09 acre. Plaintiff: U.S. Bank National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: McCabe, Weisberg & Conway PC, 914-636-8900; 145 Huguenot St., Suite 401, New Rochelle 10801. Defendant: Sandra McCarthy. Referee: Joseph Maria. Sale: Feb. 27, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $660,924.31.

NEW ROCHELLE, 543 Main St. Description: N/A; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Capital One National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP, 585-987-2800; 700 Crossroads Building, 2 State St., Rochester 14614. Defendant: Duane Felix. Referee: Cassie Dogali. Sale: Feb. 6, 11 a.m. Approximate lien: $729,138.28.

YONKERS, 60 Bruce St. Three-family residence; lot size: .05 acre. Plaintiff: Federal National Mortgage Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: RAS Boriskin, 516-280-7675; 900 Merchants Concourse, Westbury 11590. Defendant: Frank Hernandez. Referee: Michele Bermel. Sale: Feb. 8, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: N/A.

NORTH CASTLE, 89 High St. Single-family residence; lot size: 2.0 acre. Plaintiff: Wilmington Trust National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-759-1835; 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester 14624. Defendant: Etelka Eickelbeck. Referee: Dennis Krolian. Sale: Feb. 6, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $778,816.81.

YONKERS, 118 Maple St. Two-family residence; lot size: .03 acre. Plaintiff: Wilmington Trust National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: Druckman & Sinel, 516-876-0800; 242 Drexel Ave., Westbury 11590. Defendant: Baruch Kupferstein. Referee: Robert Ryan. Sale: Feb. 6, 10:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $557,043.75.

OSSINING, 13 Hudson Point Lane, Unit 13. Apartment; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Federal National Mortgage Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-759-1835; 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester 14624. Defendant: Shawn Gray. Referee: Ted Novick. Sale: Feb. 14, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $280,386.96.

YONKERS, 165 Warburton Ave. Three-family residence; lot size: .11 acre. Plaintiff: Nationstar LLC. Plaintiff’s attorney: RAS Boriskin, 516-2807675; 900 Merchants Concourse, Westbury 11590. Defendant: Darette Mills. Referee: Joyce Brown. Sale: Feb. 23, 10:30 a.m. Approximate lien: N/A.

PEEKSKILL, 155 Villa at the Woods, Apt. D-211. Apartment; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP, 585987-2800; 700 Crossroads Building, 2 State St., Rochester 14614. Defendant: Mark Gonsalves. Referee: Cassie Dogali. Sale: Feb. 6, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $157,111.82.

YONKERS, 434 Hawthorne Ave. Three-family residence; lot size: .31 acre. Plaintiff: HSBC Bank USA National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP, 585-9872800; 700 Crossroads Building, 2 State St., Rochester 14614. Defendant: Michael Lisbin. Referee: Cassie Dogali. Sale: Feb. 7, 11 a.m. Approximate lien: $519,265.58.

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, 366 Fairview Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: .5 acre. Plaintiff: Wilmington Savings Fund Society. Plaintiff’s attorney: Rosicki & Rosicki & Associates, 845-897-1600; 2 Summit Court, No. 301, Fishkill 11254. Defendant: Linda Shattan. Referee: Carla Glassman. Sale: Feb. 7, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $373,507.80.

Snap Security Inc., Alberta, Conn. $754,066 in favor of IBM Corp., Armonk. Filed Jan. 27.

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, 2125 Brookside Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: .75 acre. Plaintiff: Wilmington Savings Fund Society. Plaintiff’s attorney: Knuckles, Komosinski & Elliot, 914-345-3020; 565 Taxter Road, Suite 509, Elmsford 10523. Defendant: Lucille Silvestro-Acocella. Referee: Danile Pagano. Sale: Feb. 24, 9:15 a.m. Approximate lien: $477,504.70.

LIS PENDENS

WHITE PLAINS, 1 Renaissance Square, Apt. 35G. Apartment; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP, 585987-2800; 700 Crossroads Building, 2 State St., Rochester 14614. Defendant: Gobin Maniram. Referee: Anjelie Patel. Sale: Feb. 7, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $1,529,341.22. WHITE PLAINS, 16 Odell Ave. Three-family residence; lot size: .15 acre. Plaintiff: PNC Bank National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: McCabe, Weisberg & Conway PC, 914636-8900; 145 Huguenot St., Suite 401, New Rochelle 10801. Defendant: Juana Ramos. Referee: John Guttridge. Sale: Feb. 27, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $863,668.40. WHITE PLAINS, 32 Independent St. Single-family residence; lot size: .06 acre. Plaintiff: HSBC Bank USA National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: Stern & Eisenberg PC, 215-572-8111; 485 B Route 1 South, Iselin, N.J. 08830. Defendant: The Estate of Marguerite Rose. Referee: Kevin Wright. Sale: Feb. 6, 11:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $378,109.20.

JUDGMENTS Brois Construction Corp., Elmsford. $23,786 in favor of T and M Electric Inc., Dalton, Mass. Filed Jan. 27. Construction Technology Development Corp., Mount Vernon. $58,393 in favor of Tri-State Transfer Associates Inc., Bronx. Filed Jan. 24. Integrated Fire and Alarm Security Systems Inc., Hawthorne. $10,916 in favor of Tri-Ed Distribution Inc., Woodbury. Filed Jan. 23. Joseph Duffy Inc., Armonk. $9,314 in favor of Westchester Tool Rental Ltd., Elmsford. Filed Jan. 23. La Barbie Deli Grocery Corp., Bronx. $36,190 in favor of Stanson Automated LLC, Yonkers. Filed Jan. 26. Lenchester Corp., North Salem. $1,987 in favor of Solco Plumbing Supply Inc., Brooklyn. Filed Jan. 23.

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York Esthetics Design, Yorktown Heights. $4,593 in favor of Henry Schein Inc., Melville. Filed Jan. 23.

The following filings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed. Anderson, Gail D., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $123,750 affecting property located at 2 Woods End Circle, Unit 2I, Peekskill 10566. Filed Sept. 17. Bason, Dorothy, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 268 Abbott Ave., Elmsford 10523. Filed Sept. 15. Bauchman, Gary Lorber, as executor of the estate of Lorraine Bauchman, et al. Filed by CIT Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $938,250 affecting property located at 34 Pryer Terrace, New Rochelle 10804. Filed Sept. 16. Camara, Candido D., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $465,560 affecting property located at 17 Aqueduct Place, Yonkers 10701. Filed Sept. 17. Cerrone, Andrew R., et al. Filed by Hudson City Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $260,000 affecting property located at 9 Butlerville Road, Somers. Filed Sept. 15. D’Abruzzo, Jaime, et al. Filed by United Shore Financial Services LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $453,700 affecting property located at 71 Surrey Drive, New Rochelle 10804. Filed Sept. 16. D’Eufemia, Rosalie, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $371,896 affecting property located at 48 Clark St., Yonkers 10704. Filed Sept. 15. Fineman, Robin Diane Lefkowitz, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $622,000 affecting property located at 66 Rolling Way, New Rochelle 10804. Filed Sept. 16. Garcia, Rosin Y., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $408,000 affecting property located at 44 S. Terrace Ave., Mount Vernon. Filed Sept. 16.

FACTS Lanza, Michael, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 3178 Wharton Drive, Yorktown Heights 10598. Filed Sept. 16. Leon, Edgar, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $311,000 affecting property located at 126 Washington St., Mamaroneck 10543. Filed Sept. 17. Leonelli, Mario, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $267,436 affecting property located at 200 Highpoint Drive, Unit 414, Hartsdale 10530. Filed Sept. 15. Martinez, Edna A., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $331,500 affecting property located at 19 E. Lincoln Ave., Mount Vernon 10552. Filed Sept. 15. Russo, Elizabeth, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $490,000 affecting property located at 18 McKinley St., Bronxville 10708. Filed Sept. 16. Satino, Maria, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $100,000 affecting property located at 222 Glen Ave., Port Chester 10573. Filed Sept. 17. Shane, Karol, et al. Filed by Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $217,720 affecting property located at 4 State St., Ossining 10562. Filed Sept. 16. Vera, Arles, et al. Filed by Ventures Trust 2013-I-H-R. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 314 S. First Ave. Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Sept. 16.

MECHANIC’S LIENS Blue River Valley LLC, as owner. $100,214 as claimed by Osbee Industries Inc., Harrison. Property: in Greenburgh. Filed Jan. 23. Hartsdale Development LLC, as owner. $70,222 as claimed by Benco LLC. Property: in Greenburgh. Filed Jan. 27. Hmob of Mount Kisco Owner LLC, as owner. $7,836 as claimed by P Morrissey Contracting Inc., Mount Kisco. Property: in Bedford. Filed Jan. 25. King, Harold, as owner. $4,261 as claimed by White Garden Designs, White Plains. Property: in White Plains. Filed Jan. 25. LC Main 42 Holding LLC, as owner. $16,245 as claimed by Edwards and Zuck Consulting Engineers, New York City. Property: in White Plains. Filed Jan. 27.

LC Main 42 Holding LLC, as owner. $25,867 as claimed by Mackenzie Automatic Doors Inc. Property: in White Plains. Filed Jan. 27. Lounsbury Holding Corp., as owner. $12,462 as claimed by Legacy Valve LLC, Valhalla. Property: in Somers. Filed Jan. 24.

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

Doing Business As 28Cafe Corp., d.b.a. Café 28, 28 Wells Ave., Yonkers 10701. Filed March 21. Accent Business Holdings Inc., d.b.a. Integrity Facility Services, 86 Durham Road, unit 2F, Bronxville 10708. Filed March 21. Andrea Thompson Photography Inc., d.b.a. Rivertown Photo, 5 Goodwin St., Hastings-on-Hudson 10706. Filed March 21. Bodhran Enterprises Ltd., d.b.a. Tommy K’s, 850 McLean Ave., Yonkers 10704. Filed March 21. Centrex Communications Corp., d.b.a. Centrex Coms and Cams, 28 Railroad Ave., Suite 4D, Warwick 10990. Filed March 21. NEPM Inc., d.b.a. NorthEast Properties, 395 Adams St., Bedford Hills 10507. Filed March 21. Oceanie Sailing Foundation Inc., d.b.a. Oceanie Youth Foundation, 20 Coventry Lane, New Rochelle 10805. Filed March 21. Synchrosk8ters Inc., d.b.a. Gear Up Apparel, 18 Fieldstone Lane, Cortlandt Manor 10567. Filed March 21.

Sole Proprietorships Croton-on-Hudson Veterinarian Clinic, 401 S Riverside Ave., Crotonon-Hudson 10520, c/o Cynthia E. Eldredge. Filed March 15. Faye and Florie, 287 Rye Beach Ave., Rye 10580, c/o Lindsey Kenney. Filed March 22. Glamour Nails 2016, 51 Palisade Ave., Yonkers 10701, c/o Ann Dao. Filed March 22. Iris Dance Studio, 1299 Palmer Ave., Apt. 104, Larchmont 10538, c/o Iris Hong Choi. Filed March 18.

Pond Stars, 179 Drake Ave., Apt. 1F, New Rochelle 10805, c/o Patrick Joseph Staropoli, Jr. Filed March 21. Reliable Cleaning Co., 73 Highland Ave., Apt. 5F, Yonkers 10705, c/o Charles Arocho. Filed March 18. Ricardo Landscaping, P.O. Box 218, Katonah 10536, c/o Ricardo A. P. Najera. Filed March 21. San Pedro Landscaping and Masonry, 84 N. Washington St., Apt. 2, Tarrytown 10591, c/o Elga Echave. Filed March 21. Sharpe’s Time Toppers, P.O. Box 176, Peekskill 10566, c/o Mercedes Sharpe. Filed March 21. TME Audio, 86 Edgewood Road, Ossining 10562, c/o Thomas M Earle. Filed March 22.

PATENTS Acquiring multimedia content. Patent no. 9,560,133 issued to Christopher S. Gladwin, Chicago, Ill.; Gary W. Grube, Barrington Hills, Ill.; and Timothy W. Markison, Mesa, Ariz. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Cross-protocol federated single sign-on (F-SSO) for cloud enablement. Patent no. 9,560,036 issued to Heather M. Hinton, Austin, Texas; Steven A. Bade, Apex, Texas; Jeb Linton, Manassas, Va.; and Peter Rodriguez, Pleasanton, Calif. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Electronic package with heat transfer element(s). Patent no. 9,560,737 issued to Phillip D. Isaacs, Rochester, Minn.; Michael T. Peets, Staatsburg; and Xiaojin Wei, Poughkeepsie. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Extending organizational boundaries throughout a cloud architecture. Patent no. 9,560,080 issued to Mustansir Banatwala, Hudson N.H.; Harold Moss III, Danvers, Mass.; Robert L. Yates, Arlington, Mass.; and Mary E. Zurko, Groton, Mass. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Installing virtual machines within different communication pathways to access protected resources. Patent no. 9,560,052 issued to Timothy Durniak, Poughkeepsie; Robert R. Friedlander, Southbury, Conn.; James R. Kraemer, Santa Fe, N.M.; and Jeb R. Linton, Manassas, Va. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Message switch-file sharing. Patent no. 9,560,114 issued to Gennaro A. Cuomo, Durham, N.C.; Dinakaran Joseph, Apex, N.C.; Victor S. Moore, Lake City, Fla.; and Gregory L. Truty, Austin, Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

FIGURES Optimizing remote direct memory access (RDMA) with cachealigned operations. Patent no. 9,560,137 issued to Randall T. Kunkel, Apex, N.C.; Donald W. Schmidt, Stone Ridge; and Jerry W. Stevens, Raleigh, N.C. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. System and methods for video and audio data distribution. Patent no. 9,560,357 issued to James J. Fallon, Armonk; and Stephen J. McErlain, Astoria. Assigned to Realtime Data LLC, Armonk. Systems, methods and algorithms for logical movement of data objects. Patent no. 9,560,127 issued to Seraphin B. Calo, Cortlandt Manor; Raheleh B. Dilmaghani, Elmsford; Kang-Won Lee, Nanuet; Vasileios Pappas, Elmsford; Ramya Raghavendra, White Plains; and Dinesh C. Verma, New Castle. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Using same program on a local system and remote system. Patent no. 9,560,123 issued to Robert J. Purpura, Naperville, Ill. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

HUDSON VALLEY BUILDING LOANS Below $1 million Sarah Equities LLC, Monroe, as owner. Lender: First Commerce Bank, Closter, N.J. Property: 13 Hayes Court, Unit 301, Monroe. Amount: $533,444. Filed Jan. 25. Montgomery Renovation LLC, Montgomery, as owner. Lender: Salisbury Bank and Trust Co., Lakeville, Conn. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $107,000. Filed Jan. 26.

DEEDS Above $1 million 73 Chapman LLC, New York City. Seller: Ingrid Caruso Gersin, Garrison. Property: 73 Chapman Road, Putnam Valley. Amount: $3 million. Filed Jan. 10. AJA Vails Gate LLC, Moorpark, Calif. Seller: MCB Partnership, Scranton, Pa. Property: 416 Windsor Highway, Vails Gate 12584 and 114 Temple Hill Road, New Windsor 12584. Amount: $11.2 million. Filed Jan. 27. Avanath Grand Pointe LLC, Irvine. Calif. Seller: N.Y. State Apartment Builders I Ltd., Maitland. Fla. Property: in Poughkeepsie. $19 million. Filed Jan. 25.

HUH Wallkill Town Center 2016 LLC, Morristown, N.J. Seller: Four C’s III LLC, Mountainville. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $4.9 million. Filed Jan. 30. HUH Wallkill Town Center 2016 LLC, Morristown, N.J. Seller: Wallkill Center LLC, Mountainville. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $7.2 million. Filed Jan. 30.

Birch Creek Homes LLC, Pine Hill. Seller: Gerald L. Stohr, Kemah. Texas. Property: 52 Deerfield Road, Olive. Amount: $46,500. Filed Jan. 23. Bon Secours Community Hospital, Port Jervis. Seller: Walter E. Kaufman, et al, Glen Spey. Property: in Port Jervis. Amount: $120,000. Filed Jan. 30. Britkat Inc., Monroe. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Property: 4505 Whispering Hills, Unit 345, Chester 10918. Amount: $114,204. Filed Jan. 30.

Below $1 million 1020 State Inc., Walden. Seller: C.F.M. DePalma Corp., Wallkill. Property: 1022 Route 52, Walden 12586. Amount: $350,000. Filed Jan. 25. 151 Sol LLC, Brewster. Seller: A and M Holdings of Brewster LLC, Ossining. Property: in Brewster. Amount: $550,000. Filed Jan. 17. 17 Washington Inn Inc., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Robert P. Ianelli, Fishkill. Property: in Millbrook. Amount: $160,000. Filed Jan. 24. 480 North Main Street LLC, Brewster. Seller: Chiung-Fen His-Pogan, Brewster. Property: 2626 Carmel Ave., Brewster 10509. Amount: $145,000. Filed Dec. 30. 50 P & P House LLC, New York City. Seller: Kathleen A. Shuey, et al, Alexandria, Va. Property: in Wawarsing. Amount: $580,000. Filed Jan. 26. 53 Beacon St LLC, Newburgh. Seller: Newburgh Community Land Bank Inc., Newburgh. Property: 53 Beacon St., Newburgh. Amount: $9,240. Filed Jan. 26. 68 Tinker Street LLC, Woodstock. Seller: William F. Roppenecker, et al, Woodstock. Property: 68 Tinker St., Woodstock. Amount: $450,000. Filed Jan. 24. AFVH LLC, Sunnyside. Seller: Alberto Dorado, et al, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $50,000. Filed Jan. 24. AMP Property Management LLC, Highland Mill. Seller: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Property: in Cornwall-on-Hudson. Amount: $100,000. Filed Jan. 25. Anda Realty LLC, Long Island City. Seller: Patrick White, et al, West Nyack. Property: 205 Esopus Creek Road, Saugerties 12477. Amount: $237,000. Filed Jan. 20. Anderson Center Services Inc., Staatsburg. Seller: Gerald A. DiMicco, et al, Marlboro. Property: in Marlborough. Amount: $339,900. Filed Jan. 25. Angsam LLC, Mahopac. Seller: TriStar Associates NY LLC, Pleasantville. Property: 135 Lake Shore Drive, Mahopac 10541. Amount: $40,000. Filed Jan. 3.

BWBI LLC, Hopewell Junction. Seller: Ulster Savings Bank, Kingston. Property: in Lloyd. Amount: $100,000. Filed Jan. 25. Carrington Mortgage Services LLC, Anaheim, Calif. Seller: Byron Catu, Harriman. Property: 8 Lexington Hill, No. 8, Harriman 10926. Amount: $107,000. Filed Jan. 27. Coffee Real Estate Holdings LLC, Middletown. Seller: Sports Star Products Inc., Ellenville. Property: 202 Canal St., Ellenville 12428. Amount: $375,000. Filed Jan. 24. Curcio Fair Oaks LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: 341 Fair Oaks LLC, New York City. Property: 341 Fair Oaks Road, Middletown 10940. Amount: $175,000. Filed Jan. 27. D’Aprile Rentals LLC, Monroe. Seller: Justin P. Macdonald, Chester. Property: in Chester. Amount: $185,000. Filed Jan. 25. Darilee Custom Homes Inc., Holmes. Seller: Marilyn G. Schupp, Hopewell Junction. Property: in East Fishkill. Amount: $45,000. Filed Jan. 23. DeBellis Compound LLC, Brewster. Seller: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Property: 84 Mclaughlin Drive, Mahopac 10541. Amount: $140,000. Filed Dec. 29. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Gladys Fana, Wappingers Falls. Property: 5 Zias Drive, Beacon 12508. Amount: $319,500. Filed Jan. 23. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: John Revella, Walden. Property: 36 Stapleton Court, Middletown 10940. Amount: $411,259. Filed Jan. 25. Devlin Management 2 LLC, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Seller: Josephine Lobello, et al, Blauvelt. Property: 243 Hudson St., Cornwall-on-Hudson 12520. Amount: $275,000. Filed Jan. 30. Dover Greens LLC, Wingdale. Seller: Robert D. Lehtonen, et al, Jensen Beach, Fla. Property: Route 22, Dover. Amount: $25,000. Filed Jan. 25. DTM Development Ltd., Monroe. Seller: Diana L. Poole, Rock Hill, S.C. Property: in Chester. Amount: $39,900. Filed Jan. 30.

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DTM Development Ltd., Monroe. Seller: Diana L. Poole, Rock Hill, S.C. Property: in Chester. Amount: $150,000. Filed Jan. 30.

Greenhill NYS LLC, Monroe. Seller: County of Orange, Goshen. Property: in Monroe. Amount: $40,000. Filed Jan. 30.

LDD Properties LLC, Fishkill. Seller: Fishkill Forge Inc., Poughkeepsie. Property: in Fishkill. Amount: $235,000. Filed Jan. 26.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Robert Dinardo, Newburgh. Property: 102 W. Meadow Wind Lane, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $377,473. Filed Jan. 27.

NBC Billing Services Inc., Wallkill. $16,000 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Jan. 25.

Dutchess Realty Partner LLC, Red Hook. Seller: Anna Kowalski, et al, Wellington, Fla. Property: in Red Hook. Amount: $120,000. Filed Jan. 25.

Homescapes Realty Inc., Purchase. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Property: 24 Arbor View, Carmel 10512. Amount: $460,099. Filed Jan. 9.

Lee’s Egg Farm 2 LLC, Liberty. Seller: Lee’s Egg Farm Inc., Ferndale. Property: 7 Ambromowitz Road, Ellenville. Amount: $350,000. Filed Jan. 20.

Willow Way LLC, San Jose, Calif. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Property: 5 College Road, Highland Mills 10930. Amount: $290,000. Filed Jan. 26.

Off The Wall Theatricals LLC, Accord. $1,500 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Jan. 25.

E.R.A. 21 Group LLC, Hopewell Junction. Seller: Laszlo Kando, Hopewell Junction. Property: in East Fishkill. Amount: $240,000. Filed Jan. 24.

HPH Properties LLC, Poughquag. Seller: U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Property: 39 Yates Ave., Poughkeepsie. Amount: $105,000. Filed Jan. 27.

LHI Realty LLC, Monroe. Seller: Edward C. Bruno, Pine Bush. Property: 2 Forsythe Place, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $63,000. Filed Jan. 27.

E.R.A. 21 Group LLC, Hopewell Junction. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 2746 W. Main St., Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $55,000. Filed Jan. 24.

HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: John Fallon, Walden. Property: 15 Owen St., Port Jervis 12771. Amount: $124,960. Filed Jan. 26.

Navy Federal Credit Union, Vienna, Va. Seller: Elvyn G. Shulterbron, et al, Stafford, Va. Property: 3900 Barclay Manor, Unit 9B, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $119,591. Filed Jan. 27.

Equity Trust Co., Mount Kisco. Seller: Marguerite Ocello, et al, Mahopac. Property: in Carmel. Amount: $152,693. Filed Dec. 28.

HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: John K. Gifford, Poughkeepsie. Property: 166 Killearn Road, Millbrook 12545. Amount: $624,000. Filed Jan. 27.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Claudia Lima, Carmel. Property: 22 Katonah Road, Carmel 10512. Amount: $150,000. Filed Dec. 29.

Hudson Harbor Holdings LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: New York Community Bank, Cleveland, Ohio. Property: 103 Cotter Road, Highland 12528. Amount: $71,000. Filed Jan. 27.

NBC Properties LLC, et al, Fair Lawn, N.J. Seller: Nam II LLC, Monsey. Property: 173 Liberty St., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $35,000. Filed Jan. 30.

Hudson Highlands Land Trust Inc., Garrison. Seller: DJBL Realty Corp., Carmel. Property: in Putnam Valley. Amount: $550,000. Filed Jan. 20.

Neil Evan LLC, Carmel. Seller: Richard J. Delaney, et al, Mahopac. Property: 10 Foxey Lane, Mahopac. Amount: $135,000. Filed Jan. 12.

Hudson Highlands Land Trust Inc., Garrison. Seller: John Van Ross, Putnam Valley. Property: in Putnam Valley. Amount: $90,000. Filed Jan. 20.

Northern Dutchess Properties LLC, New York City. Seller: Iron Will Farm Inc., Gaylordsville, Conn. Property: 5325 Route 22, North East. Amount: $950,000. Filed Jan. 23.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Charles A. D’Agostino, Pleasantville. Property: 60 Kia Ora Blvd., Mahopac 10541. Amount: $353,939. Filed Jan. 3. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Freedom Mortgage Corp. Property: 509 Tonetta Lake Road, Brewster 10509. Amount: $299,351. Filed Jan. 19. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Sean P. Fitzgerald, et al, Ulster Park. Property: 311 Union Center Road, Ulster Park 12487. Amount: $218,150. Filed Jan. 24. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Steven C. Owen, White Plains. Property: 1 Hawks Lane, Brewster 10509. Amount: $696,167. Filed Jan. 17. Flippin Crazy LLC, Kingston. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 51 Brewster St., Kingston 12401. Amount: $48,369. Filed Jan. 27. Flywheel Farm LLC, Ridgefield, Conn. Seller: Elizabeth Leete, Brewster. Property: in Southeast. Amount: $755,000. Filed Jan. 6. Freedom Mortgage Corp. Seller: Emilio F. Valqui, et al, Mamaroneck. Property: 509 Tonetta Lake Road, Brewster 10509. Amount: $299,351. Filed Jan. 19. Front Porch Properties LLC, Wappingers Falls. Seller: PennyMac Corp., Moorpark, Calif. Property: 22 Pleasant Ave., Wappingers Fall 12590. Amount: $169,000. Filed Jan. 23. Grain of Sand LLC, Long Island City. Seller: Jefvin LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Kingston. Amount: $261,500. Filed Jan. 20.

Hudson River Housing Inc., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Evelyn F. Crenshaw, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $15,000. Filed Jan. 23. Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Joseph Calandra, Saylorsburg, Pa. Property: in Lloyd. Amount: $189,716. Filed Jan. 20. Hybridhomedevelopers LLC, Lagrangeville. Seller: Pennymac Corp., Moorpark, Calif. Property: 12 Hi View Road, Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $90,000. Filed Jan. 27. Jamvir Beacon Inc., Newburgh. Seller: Drake Petroleum Company Inc., Waltham, Mass. Property: 425 Fishkill Ave., Beacon 12508. Amount: $600,000. Filed Jan. 23. JNL Property Holdings LLC, Wallkill. Seller: CitiMortgage Inc. Property: 8 Willow Road, Beacon 12508. Amount: $134,500. Filed Jan. 23. Joshna Holdings LLC, Thiells. Seller: Michael F. Mason, Wurtsboro. Property: in Port Jervis. Amount: $32,500. Filed Jan. 30. KeKe 88 LLC, Wappingers Falls. Seller: ARLP REO III, Frederiksted, United States Virgin Islands. Property: 33 Merrytown Road, Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $163,000. Filed Jan. 23.

NBC Properties LLC, et al, Fair Lawn, N.J. Seller: Nam II LLC, Monsey. Property: 171 Liberty St., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $40,000. Filed Jan. 30.

Northern Enterprise NY LLC, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Seller: Laurence Clemente, Goshen. Property: 38 Blake St., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $72,300. Filed Jan. 26. Northern Enterprise NY LLC, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Seller: Pete Neuman, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Property: 33 Devans Drive, Middletown 10940. Amount: $178,700. Filed Jan. 26. O’Donnell Residential Construction Inc., Hopewell Junction. Seller: Nancy R. Ball, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $122,000. Filed Jan. 26. OJW Realty Enterprises LLC, Waccabuc. Seller: Heidi Seelbach, Poughkeepsie. Property: in East Fishkill. Amount: $115,000. Filed Jan. 25. Oscawanna Realty LLC, Mahopac. Seller: William M. Zurhellen, Putnam Valley. Property: 4 Morrissey Drive, Putnam Valley 10579. Amount: $380,000. Filed Jan. 4. Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Seller: John E. Bach,Jr., Goshen. Property: in Blooming Grove. Amount: $105,000. Filed Jan. 26. Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc., Morris Plains, N.J. Seller: Xiaochang Wang, et al, Carmel. Property: in Carmel. Amount: $490,000. Filed Jan. 19.

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: Allan B. Rappleyea, Poughkeepsie. Property: 5 and 7 Barnard Ave., Poughkeepsie. Amount: $238,000. Filed Jan. 26. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: Philip D’Angelo, et al, Mahopac. Property: 21 Oak Ridge Drive, Mahopac 10541. Amount: $360,000. Filed Dec. 30. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: Ralph Andrew Beisner, Hyde Park. Property: 12 Mountain Ave., Cold Spring 10516. Amount: $446,790. Filed Jan. 4. Wingershoffer LLC, Hyde Park. Seller: Scott Tancredi, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $84,000. Filed Jan. 23.

Pinegrove Ranch Inc., Kerhonkson. $40,093 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Jan. 23. Primos Bar and Grill, New Paltz. $1,022 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 25. The Countryman Corp., New Paltz. $1,055 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 25. US Mail Contractor, Saugerties. $6,000 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Jan. 30. V-5 Trucking, Kingston. $4,024 in favor of Service Tire Truck Centers Inc., Bethlehem, Pa. Filed Jan. 23.

JUDGMENTS Accord Speedway Inc., Accord. $1,055 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 25. Casanova Bar LLC, Middletown. $2,640 in favor of Ferraro Foods Inc., Piscataway, N.J. Filed Jan. 24. Central American, Kingston. $422 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 20. Country Meadows Child Care Inc., Hurley. $1,090 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 25. GCIA Inc., Highland. $551 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 20. Gold Rush Jewelers, Ellenville. $461 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 20. Group Family Day Care, Kingston. $2,733 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Jan. 23. HLI Associates Inc., Warwick. $38,500 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed April 7.

LIS PENDENS The following filings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed. Alvarado, William N., et al. Filed by OneWest Bank FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $461,876 affecting property located at 36 Sanford Drive, New Paltz 12561. Filed Jan. 26. Barnett, Dennis, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $388,000 affecting property located at 124 Moffat Road, Washingtonville 10992. Filed Sept. 30. Basile, Thomas J., et al. Filed by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $282,052 affecting property located at 48 Lake Trail, Carmel 10512. Filed Jan. 25. Baudean, Bonnie, as heir and distributee of the estate of Maryann Maines, et al. Filed by CIT Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $262,500 affecting property located at 31 Penstock Lane, Unit 36, Lake Katrine 12449. Filed Jan. 30. Beason, Suzanne, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $282,634 affecting property located at 21 Hillside Park, Brewster 10509. Filed Jan. 11.

Mid Hudson Carting Inc., Highland. $294 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 20.

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Bernardi, Maria, et al. Filed by PNC Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $313,200 affecting property located at 2 Bridge Lane, Brewster 10509. Filed Jan. 17. Bou, Adriel, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 2 Sebago Road, Carmel 10512. Filed Jan. 23. Bridgehouse, Steven, et al. Filed by Caliber Home Loans Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 8 Kalvin Terrace, Monroe 10950. Filed Sept. 30. Bryant, Carla F., et al. Filed by MidFirst Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $116,490 affecting property located at 60 Lindsley Ave., Kingston 12401. Filed Jan. 25. KMMRSN, 64 Washington Ave,, Saugerties 12477, c/o Kim R. Emerson. Filed Jan. 30. L and L Auto Services, P.O. Box 462, Kerhonkson 12446, c/o Luis E. Rodriguez Jr. Filed Jan. 23. Liberty Asphalt, 149 Ruth Court, Middletown 10940, c/o Maxx Ryan Joseph Jones. Filed March 15. Michael M. Archdeacon Carpentry Woodstock, P.O. Box 355, West Hurley 12491, c/o Michael M. Archdeacon. Filed Jan. 24. Mooney’s Online Auction, 37 John St., Saugerties 12477, c/o Stephen Brackett. Filed Jan. 25. Party Perfect, 160 Clinton St., Montgomery 12549, c/o Leeann C. Tapia Ramirez. Filed March 14. Peace Love Jerky Treats, 4 Robbins Lane, Saugerties 12477, c/o Debra A. Boan. Filed Jan. 30. Phoenix Private Car Service and Limo, 168 Cottekill Road, Cottekill 12419, c/o Larry J. Bagley. Filed Jan. 26. Richard Azoff, 9 George Sickle Road, Saugerties 12477, c/o Richard E. Azoff. Filed Jan. 30. Rosa’s Catering, 7198 Old Route 28, Shandaken 12480, c/o Melchor RosasRosas. Filed Jan. 23. The Studio For Creative Leadership, 1 Merlot Drive, Suite 117, Highland 12528, c/o Ruth B. Nelson. Filed Jan. 25. Timberwolf, 90 Pond Road, Kerhonkson 12446, c/o David D. Bolton. Filed Jan. 20. Twisted Tommy Cords, 14 Catalpa Road, Newburgh, c/o Thomas F. Flagler II. Filed March 14.

LEGAL NOTICES Local Real Estate Group LLC Arts. of Org. filed w/ SSNY 12/20/16. Off. in Westchester Co. SSNY desig. as agt. of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 1155 Ave. of the Americas, 6th Fl., NY, NY 10036. Purpose: any lawful activity #60904 Notice of formation of Red Beard Foods, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/28/2016. Office in Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: United States Corporation Agents,Inc., 7014 13 th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60905 Notice of Formation of Albert Kaufman Family Royalties LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/15/16. 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 Joan Kaufman, 6 Dolma Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: any lawful activity. #60906 Notice of Formation of 72 Acquisition LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/13/16. 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 The LLC, 61 Bank Street, NY, NY 10014. Purpose: any lawful activity. #60907 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (ìLLCî). NAME: Northview Housing LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on 12/27/16. 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: Northview Housing LLC, 901 Main Street, Peekskill, New York 10566, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #60909 Notice of Formation of JD Auto Detailing , LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/5/16.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, 11 Elm St. Croton On Hudson, NY 10520. Purpose: any lawful purpose #60910 Kensworth Consulting, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY 12/27/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 12 Greenvale Circle, White Plains, NY 10607. General purpose. #60911 Notice of Formation of Donovan Interiors, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/12/2016. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 217 Sarles Lane, Pleasantville, NY 10570. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #60912

Notice of Formation of Terra Ferma Contracting LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/29/16 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, Po Box 124, Armonk, NY 10504 Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60913

Notice of Formation of The JeffTree LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/23/16. 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, PO Box 350, Mohegan Lake, 10547. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60921

Notice of formation of DATA VINCI, LLC; art. of org. filed with SSNY on 12/22/16. Offc. Loc: Westchester Co. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 150 W 225th St 4H, Bronx NY 10463. Purpose: any lawful activity. #60914

Notice of Formation of Adeline Olmer LLC, Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/8/16. 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, 353 Sleepy Hollow Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60922

Property Forensics LLC Art. of Org. filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on November 10, 2016. Office located in Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent upon which process may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/her to: 46 Moseman Rd. Yorktown Hts, NY 10598(the LLC’s primary business location). LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #60915 The Articles of Organization of AVENUE 145, LLC (ìThe Companyî) were filed with the Secy of State (SSNY) on 11/23/2016. The office of the Company is located in Westchester County, NY.The SSNY has been designated as Agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served. The two managing members of the company are Matt Cucolo and Christina Pestone, both with an address of 145 Kisco Avenue, Mount Kisco, NY 10549. The post office address within or without the State to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the Company served upon him or her is: 201 Saw Mill River Rd, Yonkers, NY 10701. The Company was formed for any lawful business purpose or purposes permitted under the NY LLC Act. #60916 The Articles of Organization of 585 RTE 343, LLC (ìThe Companyî) were filed with the Secy of State (SSNY) on 11/04/2016. The office of the Company is located in Westchester County, NY.The SSNY has been designated as Agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without the State to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the Company served upon him or her is: 201 Saw Mill River Rd, Yonkers, NY 10701. The Company was formed for any lawful business purpose or purposes permitted under the NY LLC Act. #60917 167 East 62nd Street Associates LLC. Filed 12/15/16 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 12 Water St #204 White Plains, NY 10601 Purpose: all lawful #60919 Notice of Formation of SJU Photo Collection LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/09/2016. Office location Westchester County. Secy. of State designated as agent upon which process may be served. Secy. of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/her to: 35 Lincoln Ave, Ossining NY 10562. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60920

Notice of Formation of Wendy A. Tedesco, CH, NLP-P, LLC, Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/30/16. 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, 25 Spring Street Hawthorne, NY 10532. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60924 Notice of Formation of Boucher Advisors LLC - Articles of Organization filed with SSNY on 01/06/17. Office located in Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 49 Stratford Rd., Harrison, NY 10528. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #60925 Rogull Realty, LLC Arts. of Org. filed w/ SSNY 1/5/17. Off. in Westchester Co. SSNY desig. as agt. of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 65 Talcott Rd, Rye Brook, NY 10573. Purpose: any lawful activity. #60926 NTRU WORLD EXPRESS LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/09/16. Office location:Westchester Cty. 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: THE LLC, 403 Rich Ave., Mount Vernon, New York 10552, Principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity #60927 Notice of Formation of Why Philly Documentary, LLC, Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/22/2016. 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, c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave. Ste. 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Film #60928 8 Circle Ave LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/15/16. County: Westchester. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to The LLC, 315 N. MacQuesten Pkwy., Mt. Vernon, NY 10550. General Purpose. #60929 Notice of Formation of Kislin Family Ventures LLC Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/27/16. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY design. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 90 Valley Road, Larchmont, NY 10538. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60930

BAK Strategies LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/1/16. County: Westchester. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to The LLC, 8 Barry Ct., Katonah, NY 10536. General Purpose. #60931 Notice of Formation of Axis Services LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/3/17. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 24 Davids Ln, Pound Ridge, NY 10576. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #60932 Notice of Formation of Royal Comfort, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/12/17. 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, 3338 Quinlan St. Yorktown Hts., NY 10598. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60936 Notice of Formation of Mark J. Uttley Consulting, LLC. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/27/16. 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 Dailey Drive, Croton On Hudson NY 10520. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60937 Katz Design LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/10/17. County: Westchester. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to The LLC, 11 Ingleside Ln., White Plains, NY 10605. General Purpose. #60938 Notice of Formation of Real Estate Image Design LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/10/17. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 45 Laurel Rd, South Salem, New York 10590. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #60939 NOTICE OF FORMATION of Kwon Ventures LLC, Art. of Org. filed 12/20/16 with Secretary of State (SSNY). Office located in Westchester County. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/her to: PO Box 126, Maryknoll, NY 10562. Purpose of business of LLC is any lawful act or activity. #60940 Willett Avenue LLC. Filed 1/03/17 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 1025 Westchester Ave #320 White Plains, NY 10604 Purpose: all lawful #60944 Notice of Formation of Marisol Castro-Pecoraro, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, PLLC. filed with SSNY on 12/16/2016. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the PLLC, 360 South Broadway, Suite 22, Yonkers, NY 10705. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60945 Good Karma 818 LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/5/17. County: Westchester. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to The LLC, 36 W. 44th St., Rm. 1000, New York, NY 10036. General Purpose. #60946

Notice of Formation of TEAM JMC LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/1/16. 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 Moses & Singer, LLP, Attn: Daniel S. Rubin, Esq., 405 Lexington Ave., NY, NY 101741299. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #60947 West 12th LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/6/17. County: Westchester. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Staikidis, 4N003 Wild Rose Rd., St. Charles, IL 60174. General Purpose. #60948 Notice of Formation of 1554-1564 ROUTE 9 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/7/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: One New King Street, Suite 201, West Harrison, NY 10570. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #60949 Notice of Formation of MUNAKATA ASSOCIATES LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/29/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 599 Midland Avenue #2-9, Rye, NY 10580. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #60950 Notice of Formation of Stormsman, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/05/16. 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: Stormsman LLC, 7 Holland Ave, Sleepy Hollow, New York 10591, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #60951 JEJR LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/23/17. County: Westchester. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to John M. Crane, P.C., 342 N. Main St., Port Chester, NY 10573. General Purpose. #60952 Nomaís Restaurant LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/9/16. County: Westchester. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Jose M. Palacios & Dilman N. Cardona, 222 Columbus Ave., Port Chester, NY 10573. General Purpose. #60953 569 ACAD LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/19/17. County: Westchester. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Green & Cohen, P.C., 319 E. 91st St., Professional Suite, New York, NY 10128. General Purpose. #60954

Notice of Formation of Insler IRA LLC, Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/20/17. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY designated agent of the LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 17 Newcomb Pl. White Plains, NY 10606. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60956

Scargeor, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/30/17. County: Westchester. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Philip L. Borrelli, 171 Longview Ave., White Plains, NY 10605. General Purpose. #60965

Notice of formation of ACCIPITER TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/27/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 945 Webster Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10804. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #60958

Notice of formation of SmartGarden, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/28/2016.Office in Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: United States Corporation Agents,

210 Drake LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/25/17. County: Westchester. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to The LLC, 186 Seton Dr., New Rochelle, NY 10804. General Purpose. #60959 Notice of Formation of W23GLC Holding LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/20/17. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Giuseppe LoCascio PO Box 8027 WHITE PLAINS NY, 10602. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60960 HEADWAY PRACTICE SOLUTIONS, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/23/17. 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: The LLC, 422 Viewpoint Terrace, Peekskill, New York 10566, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #60961 Sawpit Smokehouse LLC. Filed 1/20/17 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 1025 Westchester Ave #320 White Plains, NY 10604 Purpose: all lawful #60962 Poningo LLC. Filed 1/20/17 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 1025 Westchester Ave #320 White Plains, NY 10604 Purpose: all lawful #60963 Zinrock Resources L.P. App. for Auth. filed w/ SSNY 1/25/17. Cert of LP filed w/ SSDE 7/24/98 Off. Loc.: Westchester Co. SSNY shall mail process to the L.P., c/o National Realty & Development Corp., 3 Manhattanville Rd, Ste 202, Purchase, NY 10577. SSNY designated as agent of LP whom process may be served. Add. req. to be maintained in DE: c/o Incorporating Services, Ltd., 3500 S DuPont Hgwy, Dover, DE 19901. The names and address of each general partner is available from the SSNY. Name & add. of the auth. officer in DE where copy of Arts. of Org. filed: Secretary of State, Federal and Loockerman Streets, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. #60964

Inc., 7014 13 th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60966 Notice of Formation of Meno Consulting LLC, Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/28/16. 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, 1364 Spring Valley Rd. Ossining, NY 10562. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60967 Notice of Formation of L3GAZY FITNESS , LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/24/17. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to L3GAZY FITNESS, LLC , 48 S 9TH AVE, MT. VERNON, NY 10550. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #60968 Notice is hereby given that an on-premise license, #TBA has been applied for by Classico Bar Cafe LLC to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 887 Midland Avenue Yonkers NY 10704. Ad # 60941 523 Pelham, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/4/17. County: Westchester. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to The LLC, 21 Edgewood Park, New Rochelle, NY 10801. General Purpose. Ad # 60942 Fidgetable LLC Arts. of Org. filed w/ SSNY 1/25/17. Off. in Westchester Co. SSNY desig. as agt. of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, PO Box 395, Mount Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: any lawful activity. Ad # 60957 Homes for Sale by Claudia, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/13/17. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Homes for Sale by Claudia, LLC c/o US Corp Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Avenue, # 202, Brooklyn, NY, 11228. Purpose: any lawful purpose. Ad # 60969

M.P. Site Development LLC Arts. of Org. filed w/ SSNY 1/24/17. Off. in Westchester Co. SSNY desig. as agt. of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 33 Bittersweet Ln., South Salem, NY 10509. Purpose: any lawful activity. #60955

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