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a r r y t ow n - b a s e d Regeneron and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are working together in an effort to develop a treatment for the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Research is taking place at Regeneron’s labs in Westchester.

The United Nations’ World Health Organization has declared the outbreak to be a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern.” It has been spreading globally with 45,210 cases worldwide in 28 countries, 1,118 deaths and 8,216 people in serious or critical condition and 4,865 people reported as having recovered from the virus as of Feb. 12. Regeneron’s associa-

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tion with HHS previously resulted in an experimental treatment for the Ebola virus. The company has been collaborating with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) at HHS. That authority is under the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. According to HHS, there are no vaccines approved » CORONAVIRUS

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WITH A 121,000-SQUAREFOOT WEGMANS DUE TO OPEN ON JUNE 7 just a

9.5-mile-drive away in Harrison, does it make good business sense to open a 10,000-square-foot local supermarket in New Rochelle? Jose Filipe and Jesus Diaz, city officials and a lot of neighborhood residents will tell you it does. Filipe and Diaz have opened their new

supermarket at 465 North Ave. on the corner of Lincoln Avenue in the city. Included is an adjacent laundromat making it easy for people to shop while doing the wash. “We’re owners on-site. That’s going to make us different,” Filipe told the Business Journal. “I and my partner are actively engaged in running the store itself. That will give us the ability to offer a personal touch and personal feeling to our customers as » NEW ROCHELLE

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they walk in. With all due respect to Wegmans, and they’re a fabulous and well-run store, we feel we can give the customer a personal feel and designed the store with that in mind to make it feel sort of homey and personal.” The New Rochelle Farms and associated Wash and Shop laundromat had their grand opening Jan. 21 with a ceremony attended by local leaders, including New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson, Deputy Mayor and Council Member Yadira Ramos-Herbert, Fire Chief Andy Sandor, Westchester County Legislator Damon Maher and Catherine White, executive director of the New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce. “New Rochelle Farms serves a vital need in our community by providing convenient access to fresh foods for thousands of residents in surrounding neighborhoods as well as our fast-growing downtown and North Avenue corridor,” Bramson said. It will almost certainly become more important for residents in view of the Feb. 28 announced closing of a Stop & Shop supermarket at 28 Harrison St. in the downtown New Roc City development, less than a mile away. New Rochelle Farms is featuring a variety of fresh and prepared foods, a seafood counter, butcher section, deli, salad bar, juice bar and coffee bar. Organic, vegan and gluten-free items are offered. Filipe said they have been doing a solid lunchtime business. “We’ve hired a chef from Tunisia and his cooking has a flare of Mediterranean and general European as well as American. It’s a great fusion cuisine,” Filipe said. He noted that there’s a police station, City Hall and offices nearby and customers can do takeout of the prepared foods or eat at the store. “We have a beautiful sitting area by a window,” he said. Filipe said that he and Diaz have known each other for more than 30 years. “We met when I was in the sales end of the industry and was a salesman working for a company that sold housewares to supermarkets for resale. He owned a store at that time,” Filipe said. Filipe was born and raised in New York City and moved to Fleetwood about 35 years ago. Diaz is Dominican and was raised in Jackson Heights and also lived elsewhere in New York City. Filipe also is a veteran of the laundromat business having oper-

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From left: Lisa Davis, business ambassador; Mayor Noam Bramson; District 3 Council Member Yadira Ramos-Herbert; Catherine White, executive director, New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce; New Rochelle Farms co-owners Jose Filipe and Jesus Diaz; Damon Maher, Westchester County legislator; and fire chief Andy Sandor.

ated one for 15 years at 706 North Ave. in New Rochelle across from Iona College. While that laundromat did not have an associated supermarket, it was named the Website Laundry Center and offered something else that was unique for the time. “The internet was just starting to take form and I provided free internet service on two public computers on the folding table for students and other customers alike to check this new thing called email and surf the internet. It was at the time a little bit cut-

ting-edge,” Filipe said. Filipe said while all projects have challenges, in creating New Rochelle Farms they ran into problems with some contractors they had hired who were not from the area. He said once they transitioned to using local companies from New Rochelle and Yonkers things smoothed out. He said some materials used in the store’s décor were reclaimed from what was discovered when they began peeling back layers of floor tile and concrete. They found the whole building was fit-

ted with beautiful and well-preserved wood flooring. “We picked up the wood, cleaned it as best we could without destroying the integrity and look of it and used it throughout the store as decoration on the walls. We created shelving out of it. We created bins for our produce. We found some old beams that we also used for shelving,” Filipe said. He credited the city with being supportive. “They’ve really been in our corner from day one with the approval process through construction and now at opening,” Filipe said, while adding that he sees a growing role for stores like New Rochelle Farms. “The experience of going into a big store, a Costco, a ShopRite, is almost now a bit mundane and customers want a smaller, quicker store to do their shopping,” Filipe said. “They will still get bulk items in the bigger stores, but no matter how fast they check you out it’s still time-consuming. When you come into a store that’s 10,000 square feet and has everything you need at the time, you’re going to get in quick and out quick with a personal touch.”

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Apartment project to follow Blessed Sacrament sale in New Rochelle BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

ommercial real estate services and investment firm CBRE has announced the sale of a 2.02-acre site in New Rochelle where a 334-unit residential development is planned. CBRE said the closing took place last month and the property at 24 Maple and 115 Centre Avenues was sold by the Church of the Blessed Sacrament to Mill Creek Residential. The sale price was not disclosed. Mill Creek Residential Trust LLC, which has its main offices in Dallas and Boca Raton, Florida, develops and acquires apartment communities in U.S. cities nationwide. In May 2019, it received approval from the city of New Rochelle to build a project at the site to be called Modera New Rochelle. The Modera name is used by Mill Creek on other projects such as Modera Hudson River in Yonkers and Modera in Mineola.

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In addition to the apartment building, the New Rochelle project is to include a parish center for Blessed Sacrament. The former Blessed Sacrament School was housed on the site. “Blessed Sacrament parish recognized the opportunity to convert its unused property to support its mission,” said William V. Cuddy Jr., executive vice president at CBRE. “We are thrilled to have the site change hands to such a well-regarded player in the multifamily sector.” Cuddy and CBRE’s Jacqueline Novotny represented and advised the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in the transaction. The seller’s attorneys included Peter N. Bassano of Bleakley Platt & Schmidt LLP and Michael Zarin of Zarin & Steinmetz. The apartment mix would be eight studios, 201 one-bedroom units and 125 two-bedroom units. There would be 334 parking spaces and three courtyards created at the site. Mill Creek went before the New Rochelle Industrial Development Agency last year for incentives including a 20-year payment in lieu of taxes agreement, $843,000 in a mortgage recording tax exemption and approximately $3.7 million in sales tax exemptions.

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ONLY IN AMERICA Good reviews, Indian food and an American success story BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

hen Mahammad Alam came to the U.S. in 1995 he had no idea that he’d become an entrepreneur and, with others, wind up running a miniconglomerate of three Indian restaurants in Westchester. While it might have been easier to remain in his native Bangladesh instead of pulling up roots and making the crossing to the U.S. where his brother was already living, Alam decided to take a chance at realizing The American Dream. “When I came my brother was living in Brooklyn. It was difficult to get started,” Alam told the Business Journal. “When we grew up we had the British English. Here the English is different. The accent is different.” Not being proficient in U.S. English did add to the difficulty of finding work. “I was looking for jobs and at the time had a green card. I became a permanent resident and in 2001 became a U.S. citizen,” he said. “Eventually I started working in restaurants and got a job in what used to be the popular Indian restaurant in White Plains, the Bengal Tiger. While there, I learned how to communicate with the people and serve the people and take care of the people.” Alam did know something about the restaurant business, having worked at an uncle’s restaurant back in Bangladesh. A cousin, Abdul Jalil, also had worked at the uncle’s restaurant. He preceded Alam in coming to America and found himself working at the Malabar Hill, an Indian restaurant on Route 119 in Elmsford. Alam soon left Bengal Tiger to also go to work at Malabar Hill. Jalil was one of the partners who joined with Alam to open the Mughal Palace restaurant in Valhalla in 2004. Situated at 16 Broadway, diagonally opposite the Metro-North train station, the restaurant, with only about 20 tables, started receiving positive reviews from food critics and drawing crowds. “We made it within two years. Usually it takes three to five years,”

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The Mughal Palace restaurant in Valhalla. Photo by Peter Katz.

Alam said. “When I was thinking about opening a restaurant, I was on a trip to England and did a lot of research on Indian restaurants there. Back in New York City, I started collecting menus from Indian restaurants. Then I worked to build a nice menu that would give people something unique.” The word Mughal relates back to the Mughal Empire, which ruled most of India and Pakistan in the 16th and 17th centuries. Shortly after it opened, The New York Times food critic M.H. Reed wrote, in part, “A meal here can be impressive, a well-paced feast of smashing, distinctive dishes.” The menu offers dishes from both the north and south of India, featuring almost a dozen tandoori specialties prepared in a tandoor (clay) oven such as lamb marinated in yogurt, lemon juice, ginger, garlic and special spices, and murgh tikka, which is chicken that has been similarly marinated. “People like the flavors of Indian cuisine, but they don’t always like the heat of the spices,” Alam said.

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“Many like it moderate without the heat, but we can prepare dishes to suit individual tastes.” Alam is from the city of Chittagong in southeastern Bangladesh, which has a population of more than 2.5 million and is the country’s second-largest city after Dhaka. “My father has an exporting and importing business and we

have a customs clearance license. At the time I came to the U.S., I was looking to build up something new, to take advantage of the opportunities here,” Alam said. Back in the ’90s, they were still dealing with the aftermath of the Bangladesh Liberation War in which the country broke away from Pakistan to achieve independence in 1971. Bangladesh

itself had its roots in the 1947 separation of Bengal and India. The country, smaller than the state of Iowa, lies between Myanmar (Burma) and India. The success in Valhalla started Alam working toward expansion while keeping a note of caution in mind. “When one restaurant opens and does well, people open another one and then another one and another and then they go broke,” he said. “I’ve seen the same thing over and over. They open one day and then go broke and close.” With Jalil in 2007, Alam opened Rani Mahal at 327 Mamaroneck Ave. in Mamaroneck. Rani Mahal means “the Queen’s Palace.” As with Mughal Palace, the menu presents dishes in the fine-dining classification and promotes a buffet lunch. In 2018, Alam opened Ambadi Kebab & Grill at 141 E. Post Road in White Plains. It had previously been operated by the owner of the Bengal Tiger, which was located across the street and was destroyed in a fire. Alam’s wife is managing that location. The name comes from Ambadi leaves, used in various Indian dishes. It also has a lunch buffet, which is aimed at attracting White Plains office workers. Alam expects business to continue growing especially when a new apartment project, now being built just down the street at Mamaroneck Avenue and East Post Road, opens. “I introduced the lunch buffet as a sampler. It’s like advertising. People can come in and try something different and whatever they like they can order from the menu at dinner or for takeout and delivery,” Alam said. “In Valhalla, I’ve got 70% dining business and 30% delivery and takeout. In White Plains, about 25% of the business is dining in and 75% is takeout and delivery.” Peter Katz’s coverage of the local business sector includes stories of immigrants making contributions to their communities. If you have a suggestion regarding someone making an impact on the local economy and who could be featured in the Business Journal’s Only in America section, please contact him at pkatz@westfairinc.com.

No more pedal power LIME SOURS ON BIKES IN WHITE PLAINS, YONKERS BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

ime, the bike and scooter company that made a big splash when it first deployed its shared bicycles on the streets of Yonkers and White Plains, has now pulled those bikes from the two Westchester cities, part of a shift in the company’s focus. Lime started out with manual bicycles, then added electric-assist bikes to the fleets. The company started service in Yonkers in May 2018 and in White Plains in June 2018. Lime operates internationally and company spokesman Russell Murphy told the Business Journal that there have been in excess of 100 million trips taken by Lime riders. The company has decided, however, to focus on electric scooters and had been pulling its bikes from service in the U.S., with White Plains and Yonkers being among the last cities to still have them. “We hope to provide innovative transportation across New York in the near future as we continue conversation with state leaders about legalizing micromobility,” Murphy said. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Jan. 23 that his fiscal year 2021 Executive Budget includes legislation to establish comprehensive safety measures for the use of lower-speed motorized bikes and e-scooters along with unpowered scooters. Cuomo proposes maximum speeds of 20 or 25 mph depending on the class of e-bike. The maximum speed for e-scooters would be 15 mph. Both e-bike and scooter use would be prohibited on sidewalks and riders must be at least 16 years old. Helmets would be required for all e-scooter riders under 18 and for riders of bikes falling into the 25 mph category. Local governments could issue additional regulations including setting lower speed limits and prohibiting the e-bikes and scooters. Murphy said that Lime always encourages riders to wear helmets and it distributed more than 250,000 helmets during the past year, in addition to hosting rider safety courses. Karen Pasquale, senior adviser to White Plains Mayor Tom Roach, told the Business Journal, “Lime informed the city that it would no longer be providing bike share as of Jan. 31. The White Plains bike share program has been very successful with high usage and low complaints. We are working on getting another bike share operator in White Plains.” Pasquale also said the city will be watching to see what the state does with respect to regulating the operations of companies such as Lime. Christina Gilmartin, director of communications at Mayor Mike Spano’s office in

Yonkers, told the Business Journal that the city has already issued a request for proposals seeking a new bike service provider and hopes to have the selection process completed before summer. Lime had been maintaining a large warehouse and bike and scooter maintenance center on Fullerton Avenue in Yonkers. It was not immediately known what would happen with that facility.

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NY, CT attorneys general angry over T-Mobile, Sprint merger decision BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

ew York Attorney General Letitia James and her Connecticut counterpart William Tong expressed disappointment after a federal judge rejected their efforts to halt the proposed merger between telecom giants T-Mobile and Sprint. The attorneys general were part of a 10-state coalition objecting to the $26 billion merger, which had federal approval. U.S. District Court Judge Victor Marrero gave the merger the green light, stating, “The court concludes that the proposed merger is

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stepped up and led this lawsuit. We disagree with this decision wholeheartedly and will continue to fight the kind of consumer-harming megamergers our antitrust laws were designed to prevent.” “This is just one more instance where families are going to be asked to pay more for less, where American workers will lose their jobs to fatten the paychecks of corporate executives,” added Tong. “I continue to believe we had an obligation to file this lawsuit on behalf of consumers who will be harmed by the substantial loss of competition in this industry.” James and Tong stated they were reviewing the possibility of appealing the court’s decision.

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by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to protect people against contracting 2019-nCoV. There are no FDA-approved medications specifically labeled to treat people who may become ill from 2019-nCoV infections. Treatments for similar viruses or symptoms similar to those produced by 2019-nCoV have been having some effect against the new virus. George D. Yancopoulos, president and chief scientific officer of Regeneron, said, “Our unique suite of technologies expedites and improves the drug discovery and development process at every stage, positioning Regeneron to respond quickly and effectively to new pathogens.” Yancopoulos said the company is eager to expand its collaboration with BARDA and both organizations are “already working hard to address the novel coronavirus that is causing worldwide concern.” Rick Bright, director of BARDA, said the agency has been working with Regeneron since 2014. “We can move rapidly to respond to new global health threats,” he said. The researchers will be working to develop a number of monoclonal antibodies to attack the 2019 novel coronavirus. In 2017, Regeneron and HHS became involved in a program focused on discovery, research, development and manufacturing of a portfolio of antibodies targeting up to 10 pathogens posing significant risk to public health. That effort now includes 2019-nCoV along with influenza. Alexandra Bowie, a company spokesperson at Regeneron, told the Business Journal, “The company’s preclinical research and preclinical manufacturing is all done in the company’s labs in Tarrytown.” She could not speculate on how much time or money it might take before something effective is developed. “It will depend on if we discover new antibodies for this disease or are able to apply existing antibodies, as well as the course of

not reasonably likely to substantially lessen competition.” James, who led the lawsuit in conjunction with California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, argued that the union of the two companies was the worst possible news for consumers. “From the start, this merger has been about massive corporate profits over all else, and despite the companies’ false claims, this deal will endanger wireless subscribers where it hurts most: their wallets,” she said in a statement. “There is no doubt that reducing the mobile market from four to three will be bad for consumers, bad for workers, and bad for innovation, which is why the states

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Regeneron lab technicians at work.

the outbreak and other factors,” she said. Bowie said there is no risk that the Westchester population could be exposed to the new coronavirus as a result of Regeneron’s research. “We are not using live coronavirus and the pseudovirus cannot replicate. Our labs

meet stringent safety requirements to keep our colleagues and community safe. When we do use live virus in our research, we take necessary precautions to meet or exceed all CDC-established Biosafety Level 2 and 3 requirements,” Bowie said. The 2019 novel coronavirus was first reported in Wuhan, China. There were 13 confirmed cases in the U.S. as of Feb. 12. A monoclonal antibody is a type of protein that can be engineered to bind to a particular substance in the body or, in the case of 2019-nCoV, certain proteins of the virus. If scientists can develop the right monoclonal antibody, or a series of monoclonal antibodies, they can be used against the 2019-nCoV to interfere with its ability to infect human cells. The company’s VelociSuite technology had been used to develop an antibody therapy that was used to treat Ebola during an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A related investigational therapy was developed to treat the MERS (Middle East

Respiratory Syndrome) coronavirus, which has some of the same genetic makeup as the 2019-nCoV. Regeneron characterizes its VelociSuite technologies as “particularly well-suited for use in quickly developing outbreak situations as was done for Ebola.” Bowie said the Regeneron scientists will be pursuing two research routes against 2019-nCoV. The first path will be working to discover new therapeutic antibodies for the disease. The second route would explore whether any of the company’s existing antibodies are applicable to the disease. Bowie noted that they are testing Regeneron’s existing MERS antibodies but, since the new coronavirus is a different virus in the same family and is fairly distinct from MERS, they can’t say whether there is a high likelihood that the antibodies would work against 2019-nCoV. She said, however, they have some other exiting antibodies that they think might be promising.

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Iona’s Carey: Course content must be relevant

n July 1, 2019, Seamus Carey became the ninth president of New Rochelle’s Iona College. A Bronx native, Carey earned a bachelor’s degree at Vassar College and both a master’s degree and a doctorate in philosophy from Fordham University. Before arriving at Iona, he was president of Transylvania University in Kentucky and dean of Arts & Sciences at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield. In this edition of Suite Talk, Business Journal Senior Enterprise Editor Phil Hall speaks with Carey regarding Iona’s role in the regional educational and business environments and the challenges facing higher education institutions. There are many people who believe college education is failing to provide young people with the skills and knowledge to succeed in today’s economy. What is Iona College doing to ensure its students are getting the fullest return on investment for their education? “The concerns about the effectiveness of college education are justified. It is a major investment for families and students. One of the strengths of higher education in the U.S. is that we have a variety of colleges and universities from the private liberal arts schools to the large state universities, from community colleges to research-intensive schools. So, there is a school for everyone who wants one. “It is also important that schools pay attention to what they teach, how they teach and why they teach what they teach. It is easy for schools to forget the purpose for which they exist. We exist to promote student learning that prepares graduates for personal and professional success with a deep concern for contributing to the common good. We must be attentive to the ways in which our courses and curricula are engaging students, fueling their curiosity and making course content relevant to the world into which they will graduate. “We are investing time and resources into our faculty so that they have the resources they need to create innovative courses that are engaging to students and relevant to their lives and careers. Our curriculum is designed to take advantage of our location by integrating our courses and learning experiences into the community, giving our students real-world learning experiences. “We are also investing in our campus so that students have the most modern learning spaces and up-to-date technology. During this academic year we opened new spaces for the Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation and a state-of-the-art building to house the LaPenta School of Business. “There are no shortcuts to becoming well-educated. It takes hard work on the part of students to master the courses they are required to study.” How is Iona College approaching the STEM curriculum? “Iona is recognized nationally for our science program. This past year, 10 of our

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support their work.” How is Iona College marketing itself to attract the next wave of college students? “Anyone interested in an affordable, private education grounded in authentic Catholic values with a proven record of elevating graduates to successful lives should be considering Iona. We have an established, generous and committed alumni network. “We are currently updating our brand and website to make it more user-friendly. We are implementing cutting-edge enrollment strategies that rely on personal relationships with applicants.”

This year’s presidential election has included a lot of talk about methods to erase student loan debt. What is Iona College doing to ensure its students are not suffocated by student loan debt? “Iona works hard to keep our costs down by maximizing the efficiency of our operations. We provide robust financial aid to students based on both need and on merit. “We were recently ranked No. 13 in the country by Money Magazine as the most transformative school and in the top 6% of all colleges in the U.S. for ROI by Georgetown’s Center on Education and Workforce.”

chemistry and biochemistry students won top honors in a national competition of the American Chemical Society. They were invited to San Diego to present their research with students from around the world. Our science and technology curriculum emphasize handson research for all of our students. They work closely with our faculty to craft and execute research projects that have an impact beyond our campus walls. “We recently received a National Science Foundation grant to support our students studying and doing research in biochemistry, chemistry and computer science. The grant provides scholarship money to students looking to major in STEM fields at Iona.” How does Iona maintain its Catholic principles while pursuing cutting-edge educational outreach? “Iona students performed almost 90,000 hours of service last year. These service projects range from building houses and organizing day camps for children in Peru to raising money for a local children’s hospital in Westchester County. In each of these projects our students are using and developing skills that will be required in the workforce when they graduate.” And what do you see as the overall state of Catholic colleges and universities in today’s American educational landscape? “All private colleges that depend upon tuition to meet their expenses are facing stiff challenges in the years ahead. The public is questioning the value and relevance of a liberal arts education while tuition prices are beyond the reach of many families. It is essential to focus on the primary purpose for being in business and not get lost in focusing only on how to pay bills or to address crises. “Traditional modes of planning and teaching are outdated. They must be jettisoned in order to allow planning that starts with the end-users, the students, to drive institutional priorities.” How is Iona College working with the Westchester business community to ensure that its graduating students stay in the region and not migrate to either Manhattan or other major job markets around the country? “We have a robust internship program for students. We work with multiple not-for-profit organizations throughout the community to

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IN COURT | Bill Heltzel Archie and the $100M lawsuit Silberkleit is represented by Manhattan attorney Edmund Besong.

NJ COFFEE COMPANY SUES ELMSFORD ROASTER BARRIE HOUSE FOR $6M

The gang at Archie Comic Publications in Pelham is at it again in a long simmering family spat over control of the closely held comedic enterprise. Co-CEO Nancy Silberkleit sued co-CEO Jonathan Goldwater for $100 million last month in Westchester Supreme Court, claiming that he has not honored a previous legal settlement. A spokesman for Goldwater said the lawsuit has not been served and he does not have a response at this time. Archie was founded in 1939 by Louis Silberkleit, John L. Goldwater and Maurice Coyne. Silberkleit and Goldwater led the company as co-publishers until 1993 when their children assumed control. Jonathan is a son and Nancy is the daughter-in-law through her late husband, Michael, of the co-founders. Archie is best known for wholesome characters Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge and for their antics at idyllic Riverdale High School. But agita at Archie’s headquarters surfaced in 2011 when Jonathan Goldwater sued for a restraining order to keep Nancy Silberkleit away from employees, claiming she was a disruptive presence. A Manhattan Supreme Court justice banned her from her office. She responded with a $100 million lawsuit in 2012, accusing her co-executive of defaming her. Months later, they agreed to drop their claims against one another and to submit to mediation to work out their differences. Now Silberkleit claims Goldwater has not lived up to the memorandum of understanding they had stipulated to in the settlement. She accuses him of denying access to financial records, denying equal incentive bonus compensation, disallowing meaningful review and consultation on contracts, isolating her office, allowing employees to make disparaging remarks about her, failing to hold or attend CEO and board of directors meetings, excluding her name from credits on Archie products and declining to attend mediation sessions. The complaint includes causes of action for defamation of character, breaches of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and tortious interference.

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A Newark, New Jersey, coffee company claims that Elmsford coffee roaster Barrie House Coffee Co. messed up its formula for success in the online market for coffee pods. Office Coffee Services and its 26 Flavors affiliate sued Barrie House Coffee Co. for $6 million last month in Westchester Supreme Court. “We vehemently deny all the allegations in the complaint,” Tab Rosenfeld, Barrie House’s Manhattan attorney, responded. He said Office Coffee owes money to Barrie House and his client plans to file a counterclaim to collect the debt. Office Coffee, according to its complaint, saw an opportunity in 2012 when Green Mountain Coffee Roasters’ patent expired on single-serve capsules used in Keurig coffee machines. Office Coffee began working with Barrie House in early 2013 on developing new brands and unique flavors. It was crucial to get to market quickly and to produce a product with a flavor and availability that were consistent and reliable. The online market was dominated by Amazon, according to the complaint and demand was driven by cost, product features and customer reviews. Office Coffee needed to ensure that its products “meet or exceed customer expectations,” the complaint states, “so the reviews are consistently positive.” The coffee company worked with Barrie House to develop the Crazy Cups brand. The formula used artificial flavorings and the pod lid was designed to showcase the brand name and flavor, “to make the correct first impression.” Office Coffee also worked with Barrie House on an organic brand, Ekocups, the Alloro brand for Nespresso coffee machines and Indie Bean Pods. But Alloro got into the market late, Office Coffee alleges, because Barrie House took too much time to produce the pods. And then, the complaint states, a lot of the pods were unusable. “As a result of the poor quality of the pods,” the complaint states, Office Coffee “discontinued the sale and marketing of the Alloro and Indie Bean pods.” In 2017, Barrie House asked Office Coffee to switch to universal lids to save money, according to the complaint. Universal lids are smaller, less legible, and unable to handle Office Coffee’s unique designs and coloring, according to the complaint. But Office Coffee agreed to test the lids on a few flavors. Instead, the coffee company claims, Barrie House used universal lids on all Crazy Cups, Double Donut and Ekocups products and sales suffered. Around 2018, customers were complaining

that Crazy Cups had a chemical or sour taste and that the lids were difficult to read. Barrie House had been using natural flavors instead of the artificial flavoring specified in the formula, according to the complaint. Office Coffee also claims it discovered that its proprietary flavors were being used in Barrie House’s brand of single-serve pods. The complaint accuses Barrie House of theft of trade secrets, fraud, negligence and breaches of contract, warranty and covenant. Judgments ranging from $500,000 to $6 million per cause of action are being demanded. Office Coffee is represented by Manhattan attorney Jeffrey Ruderman.

GREENWICH SECURITIES BROKER FACING FRAUD CHARGES

A Manhattan judge has blocked a securities broker from disposing assets of several Rye Brook companies he controls, pending a trial on fraud charges. New York Attorney General Letitia James is

trying to shut down ACP Investment Group and affiliates and to permanently bar managing partner Laurence G. Allen of Greenwich from selling securities, claiming he has looted $13 million from the enterprises. “A shocking level of self-dealing” has been revealed, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Barry R. Ostrager ruled on Feb. 4, including “misappropriation of enormous sums of ACP capital and outright fraud.” Allen had stated in a December email that the attorney general’s allegations are without merit, the lawsuit is a “misdirected interference with private contracts among sophisticated investors” and the state does not understand the nature of his business. But after reviewing 58 documents and hearing Allen and 10 witnesses testify at a fiveday hearing, Ostrager found that the attorney general “has established a likelihood of success” in a June trial. Without the restraining order, Ostrager said, “the wind-down of the fund will likely pro-

New Rochelle Hyundai insiders accused in $1.2M scheme

ormer employees of New Rochelle Hyundai allegedly used their positions as insiders to steal $700,000 from a bank and $500,000 from the dealership. James Castellano, 52, who was the office manager, and Israel Viloria, 39, who was the used-car manager, have been accused of grand larceny and a scheme to defraud, according to a press release from Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino Jr. Castellano was also accused of tax fraud and falsifying business records. The details resemble charges made in a 2018 lawsuit filed by an insurance company, but in that case the dealership’s controller, office clerk and DMV clerk also were implicated. The alleged criminal scheme ran from September 2016 to July 2017. Castellano and Viloria allegedly sold vehicles owned by New Rochelle Hyundai and pocketed the proceeds. The sales were made through Global Auto Sales, a dealership owned in part by Viloria. They disguised the scheme, according to the press release, by listing vehicles that New Rochelle Hyundai did not own in the dealership’s records, thus enabling JPMorgan Chase to make funds available to buy the vehicles. “The cash flow into New Rochelle Hyundai accounts,” the press release states, “helped cover up the actual theft

of vehicles, which Viloria and Castellano were selling on the side.” The district attorney also accused Castellano of depositing about $300,000 in his personal bank account in checks that were payable to the dealership. He also was charged with failing to pay taxes on the money. The insurance lawsuit covers the period from September 2016 to June 2017. Two years ago, the dealership submitted a $155,346 insurance claim for employee theft caused by five employees. Federal Insurance Co. of Basking Ridge, New Jersey, reimbursed the dealership for $101,000. Federal Insurance then sued the former employees in Westchester Supreme Court to get the money back. The lawsuit identifies Viloria as Israel Viloria-Martinez of New Rochelle. The other defendants are Castellano, of Valley Stream; Monique Nicole Williams, the office clerk from New York City; Leonard Flocco, the controller from Patterson in Putnam County; and Viviana Bayas, the DMV clerk from East Elmhurst, Queens. Federal claims that the insiders used their positions with the dealership to buy vehicles using funds from New Rochelle Hyundai, sold the vehicles and kept the proceeds. The court docket lists no responses from the former employees and no resolution of the case.

IN COURT | Bill Heltzel ceed in a manner that furthers Allen’s self-interest to the detriment of the limited partners.” Allen launched an ACP fund in 2014 with $17 million in contributions from 75 limited partners. He controls ACP, broker-dealer NYPPEX Holdings, several similarly named entities and other enterprises. As general partner, Allen had substantial discretion in managing ACP. But the partnership agreement also restricted him from receiving carried interest payments — a type of performance fee based on a fund’s returns — until the limited partners got back their entire capital plus 8% interest. ACP could pay broker fees to NYPPEX, but had no obligation to pay the broker’s overhead or administrative expenses. But Ostrager found that ACP never returned the limited partners’ entire original investments, and it had invested $5 million in cash and a $1 million credit line in NYPPEX. From 2008 to 2018, NYPPEX paid Allen more than $6 million. A former NYPPEX treasurer, Robert Zimmel, testified that every certification he and Allen signed from 2013 to 2017, including valuations, was a lie. When ACP’s limited partners began to question their investments, Allen persuaded them to amend the partnership agreement, allegedly based on false statements, to allow him to collect carried interest. Allen then distributed more than $3.4 million in carried interest payments to himself. “Mr. Allen has offered the fanciful explanation of the suspicious circumstances,” Ostrager noted, that NYPPEX “will produce windfall profits for the ACP limited partners because the value of NYPPEX Holdings exceeds $100 million.” “The court does not credit any of this testimony,” Ostrager stated, “and finds that ACP was essentially a piggy bank to fund a failing broker-dealer, its failing parent, and Mr. Allen.” “In short,” Ostrager ruled, “the court cannot allow Mr. Allen or any of the companies he controls to make any decisions with respect to the remaining and very modest assets of ACP.”

advertising, sales and business systems, the complaint states. Tangent Point agreed to pay royalties and fees based on a percentage of monthly gross receipts. The franchise agreement included a twoyear noncompete clause and a ban on preparing tax returns within 25 miles of the territory after the franchise agreement expired. Around 2017, the complaint states, the IRS authorized Tangent Point to file tax returns electronically from an address in Elmsford where Enaye operates an Allstate Insurance agency.

Tangent Point’s White Plains office transmitted 886 tax returns in 2018 but only 47 in 2019, according to the complaint. The Elmsford office, which is not covered by the franchise agreement, transmitted 14 tax returns in 2018 and 869 in 2019. Liberty terminated the franchise agreement last August and demanded $248,316 in fees and royalties. The tax preparation company accused Tangent Point and Enaye of trademark infringement, unjust enrichment and unfair competition.

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LIBERTY TAX SERVICE SUES FOR $250K TO BLOCK EX-WHITE PLAINS FRANCHISEE

Liberty Tax Service has sued a former White Plains franchisee for nearly $250,000 for allegedly diverting business. The Virginia tax preparation service filed a complaint last month in White Plains federal court against Innocent Enaye and Tangent Point LLC. Liberty is demanding that Enaye be stopped from soliciting customers or providing tax preparation services within 25 miles of the franchise boundary until August 2021. “There is no merit to their claim,” Enaye said in a brief telephone interview. “Liberty Tax has been sued repeatedly for noncompliance. It was no good for our business, so we severed our relationship with them.” Enaye bought the Liberty franchise for $60,000 in 2012, according to the complaint, and ran the business at 150 E. Post Road. Liberty provided training, marketing,

“This is not an isolated case,” Enaye said. “They’ve been suing franchisees across the state and country for similar issues. The issue lies with them. They’ve been sued by the IRS and state taxing authorities across the nation. They’ve eroded the credibility of their franchise.” Liberty is represented by Manhattan attorney Peter G. Siachos. Enaye and Tangent Point are represented by Roseland, New Jersey, attorney Evan M. Goldman. Liberty Tax Service sues for $250K to block ex-White Plains franchisee

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IN BRIEF Times Herald-Record eliminating 94 workers Gannett’s Times HeraldRecord newspaper based in Middletown, which serves Orange, Sullivan and Ulster counties, plans to close its printing and production facility in nearby Wallkill and shift the production and printing operation to a plant in Rockaway, New Jersey, where another Gannett newspaper, The Daily Record, is produced. The Times HeraldRecord’s news and advertising departments will remain in Middletown, according to the newspaper. The ownership entity Local Media Group Inc., d.b.a Times Herald-Record, filed a notice with the New York State Department of Labor on Feb. 6 saying that 94 employees would lose their jobs during the 14-day period beginning on May 10. The employees are not represented by a union, according to the notice. The reason it gave

the Labor Department for the notice was “plant closing.” In a news story appearing in both its print and digital editions, the newspaper told readers that the move of production and printing to New Jersey will not affect publication of the Times HeraldRecord and home deliveries will continue to be made at the usual times. The newspaper said the last edition to be produced at the Wallkill plant would be the May 11 edition, going to press on May 10. It explained that once production shifts to New Jersey, the newspaper would have to meet earlier production deadlines in order to make sure it can meet its delivery deadlines. It acknowledged that this might make it more difficult to get some stories, which break late in the day, into print in as timely a manner as in the past. It said readers would be

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able to obtain late news from the newspaper’s website. The newspaper’s 2020 media kit did not provide circulation figures for the print edition but did state that the digital traffic for its online edition, recordonline.com, averages 5.91 million monthly pageviews and 751,330 unique visitors. Local Media Group Inc. can be traced back to media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s Dow Jones Local Media Group. In 2013, Newcastle Investment Corp. acquired Dow Jones Local Media Group for $87 million. At the time, the Dow Jones group operated 33 publications including eight daily and 15 weekly newspapers. Newcastle was managed by Fortress Investment Group and was subsequently merged into New Media Investment Group. In November 2019, New Media

BINGO WHOLESALE TO OPEN FIRST ROCKLAND COUNTY STORE

Bingo Wholesale, a warehouse-style retailer specializing in kosher merchandise, is opening its first Rockland County store at Spring Valley Marketplace. Launched in Brooklyn in 2016 under the slogan “No tricks, no shticks,” Bingo Wholesale is a joint venture between the Brooklyn-based Marav USA and Osher Ad, a grocery chain with 20 stores in Israel. The company has gained a supermarket trade nickname of “Kosher Costco” for specializing in large and bulk items, including a considerable selection of Israeliimported goods. Last year, Bingo Wholesale opened a store in Lakewood, New Jersey. The company has not announced an opening date for its new location, which will occupy a 70,000-square-foot space.

Bingo Wholesale is the first new tenant at Spring Valley Marketplace since developer Alexander Property Holdings bought the property last fall for $59.3 million.

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FACILITY MANAGEMENT FIRM CITY WIDE OPENS FIRST WESTCHESTER OFFICE

Allison Madison and Grant Schneider have been named co-chairs of The Business Council of Westchester’s (BCW) Human Resources Council. Madison is president of Madison Approach Staffing Inc., located in Elmsford. It provides staffing services, including recruiting and temporary staffing, to companies ranging in size from five to 5,000 employees. Madison started her career in 1996 when she began working at her mother’s staffing company. In 2006, she acquired her mother’s firm and EAB Personnel and, in 2012, Hire Choice Staffing. Schneider is the founder and president of Performance Development Strategies in

City Wide, the Kansas Citybased facility management and maintenance services provider for the commercial property industry, has opened its first Westchester location at 280 Dobbs Ferry Road in Greenburgh. The new office will serve the Westchester, Rockland and Bronx markets. Michael Binz, a former managing director and global commercial head of structured finance ratings at S&P Global Ratings, was named president of the new office. City Wide operates in 12 states and maintains a second New York location in Jericho on Long Island. — Peter Katz and Phil Hall

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FACES & PLACES Iona College opens LaPenta School of Business Iona College in New Rochelle cut the ribbon on its new $38 million LaPenta School of Business. The 68,000-square-foot building doubles the size of Iona's business school and features 21 high-tech classrooms, a trading floor and a 110-seat lecture hall. The facility was made possible through a $17.5 million gift from Iona alumnus and Yonkers native Robert V. LaPenta. His gift was the largest single donation in Iona's history. The business school bears LaPenta's name.

1. From left: Darrell P. Wheeler, Iona College provost and senior vice president for academic affairs; Hannah McGowan, Student Government Association president; Seamus Carey, Iona College president; Robert V. LaPenta; and Andrew Dolce, Board of Trustees member. 2. Marsha Gordon, left, Business Council of Westchester president and CEO; and Meg Curtin, associate project manager, JLL Project & Development Services.

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Family-owned businesses to be honored BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

t the foundation of the U.S. economy are family-owned businesses and leaders among them will be honored Feb. 25 by Westfair Communications during an event to be held at 1133 Westchester Ave. in White Plains beginning at 5:30 p.m. According to the latest statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau and the nonprofit Conway Center for Family Business, family businesses account for 64% of the U.S. gross domestic product and 78% of all new job creation. The Census Bureau calculates that family companies comprise 90% of all business enterprises in the U.S. It’s been estimated that about 35% of the Fortune 500 companies are family controlled. Family-controlled firms produce a return on investment that’s estimated at 6.65% greater than nonfamily firms, according to the figures reported by the Conway Center.

This is the seventh year for the event. Westfair publishes the Westchester County Business Journal, Fairfield County Business Journal and WAG magazine. A portion of the event’s proceeds will benefit The Catherine Violet Hubbard Foundation. Catherine was a student at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. On Dec. 4, 2012, a gunman entered the school and killed the 6-year-old girl, 19 other children and six adults. The foundation, which honors her memory and love of animals, has established a 34-acre sanctuary in Newtown that is open to the public. Plans are for it to eventually have animals on-site. Keynote speaker for the event is business writer Charles Slack, whose works include profiles of some of America’s business pioneers. Slack’s latest book is “Liberty’s First Crisis,” which explores individual liberty and freedom of speech. The businesses being honored are: AFC Urgent Care Bridgeport, an urgent care center and walk-in clinic serving families

in Bridgeport, Stratford, Fairfield and Trumbull. Albert Palancia Agency, Inc., a property and casualty insurance agency for all types of construction, real estate and hospitality insurance. AMHAC, All Makes Heating & Air Conditioning Corporation is an award-winning heating and air conditioning company that has been in business for more than 60 years. Bilotta Kitchen & Home, a leader in residential kitchen projects with award-winning designers unmatched for their talent, passion and innovation. BMW of Darien dealership that strives to provide the most compelling car-buying and ownership experience through commitment to exceptional customer service. Cartwright & Daughters Tent & Party Rentals, a full-service tent and event rental company with every color table linen, dozens of dinnerware options, thousands of tables, chairs and tents to accommodate hundreds of guests. Club Fit, a full-service health and fitness club that has fitness, aquatic centers, great kid

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activities, tennis and more than 155 classes weekly at each location. D'Errico Jewelry LLC, which takes you into the joy, excitement, delight and sparkle of this symbol of love — the diamond. E.L. Wagner Company, Inc., unmatched residential and commercial pool construction, with special emphasis on high-end projects for discerning homeowners looking to build, renovate or upgrade a custom pool or backyard. It is the oldest swimming pool company in the U.S. Eye Designs of Westchester, a full-service optical store with two locations in Scarsdale and Armonk. Each location features independent lines from different countries. Gavin Audiology and Hearing Aids PLLC, a family practice whose goal is to help you hear your world. HealthSearch Group, a leading and innovative search firm with local expertise and a national reach. Little Friends, a full-service, childcare facility building a loving, safe, fun and positive environment for young children, their families and staff members. McMichael Yacht Brokers, providing services to the boating public, including fuel and provisioning while servicing the needs of sailors, fishermen and recreational boaters of Long Island Sound. Milo Kleinberg Design Associates (MKDA), a growing national interior design and architecture firm. Nazzaro Inc., offering a wide variety of excavation services, including pond restoration and construction. New Crystal Restoration, holding the distinction as Westchester County’s first and oldest emergency fire and water damage restoration company. Oak and Almond Restaurant, a Tuscanoven restaurant group fueled from oak and almond woods providing an earthy quality to menu items. Paraco Gas, one of the largest independently owned propane companies in the Northeast. Plaza Realty & Management Corp. is a complete real estate company specializing in property management, both residential and commercial, real estate sales and leasing and a select area of specialty services. Trapp Opticians, a retail optical company with referrals from doctors who specialize in eye exams and post-surgical eye patients. Westchester Funeral Home, Inc., which for more than five generations has served the communities of Eastchester, Bronxville, Yonkers and the surrounding areas. Westerly Marina Inc., a facility that offers boat building, repairs and dock rentals that was voted the best marina in Westchester. Event sponsors in the bronze category are: The Kensington Assisted Living Residence in White Plains; Yankwitt LLP; Val’s Putnam Wines & Liquors; United Corporate Services, Inc.; and KL Tech Consulting LLC. Supporters include: Buzz Creators; Barnum Financial Group — The SKG Team; the Bristal Assisted Living; and Blossom Flower Shops. Event information is available from Olivia D’Amelio at odamelio@westfairinc.com.

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BRI lawyer: ‘We don’t want the Bronx of the 1970s where people walked away from buildings’ BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

t’s not possible to predict when there might be an outcome in a lawsuit challenging New York state’s 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act (HSTPA), attorney Kenneth Finger of the White Plains-based law firm Finger & Finger told the Business Journal during a Feb. 11 interview. The case was brought by the Building and Realty Institute (BRI) of Westchester and Putnam Counties, Inc., The Apartment Owners Advisory Council, The Cooperative and Condominium Advisory Council, both component associations of the BRI, and several landlords. Finger & Finger is chief counsel to the BRI and its affiliate organizations and is representing the plaintiffs in the litigation, which was filed in White

Plains at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The action was brought against The New York State Homes and Community Renewal Agency (HCR)/ Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) and also names DHCR/HCR Commissioner Ruthanne Visnauskas as a defendant. “I would presume that it would be a number of years mainly because I would suspect that either way the local judge or the district court decides there will be an appeal to the Federal Court of Appeals,” Finger said. “You’re talking about years and then, possibly again, depending on the decision of the Court of Appeals, there might be an application to the United States Supreme Court for review of the decision below and that takes years.” The lawsuit seeks to overturn changes to the underlying Emergency Tenant

Protection Act (ETPA) of 1974. In June 2019, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law an amendment to the ETPA, the HSTPA. Finger said the state had not yet filed its answer to the complaint. “That act substantially modified the ETPA in a considerable number of ways, which we believe constitute an unconstitutional taking, a violation of due process and other illegal and improper aspects of the law,” Finger said. The BRI said the HSTPA covers approximately 25,000 rental apartments in Westchester County and certain of its provisions apply to approximately 500,000 other residences in the county, including co-ops, condominiums and single-family dwellings. “It has done away with the ability to have a vacancy increase, or an increase where you’re not subject to ETPA anymore, such

as for high rent or high income,” Finger said. “You can have a person now living in an apartment making $500,000 a year and where the rent has gone up over what used to be the statutory amount (limit for ETPA to apply) and that person will still have the protections of the Emergency Tenant Protection Act and still be subject to maybe a 1% or 2% increase a year.” The BRI contends that among the unintended consequences of HSTPA are limiting the ability of cooperatives to investigate potential shareholders and restricting the ability to collect overdue maintenance and additional charges. “They’ve limited the ability to recoup expenses for individual apartment improvements and major capital improvements in the building,” Finger said. “What’s happening is that when the apartment becomes vacant,

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for example, after someone’s been there 20, 30 or 40 years, most landlords historically want to renovate the apartment and get a reasonable rent increase for renovating the apartment.” Finger said the law being challenged limits what a landlord can recoup. “On a major capital improvement, if you want to do a roof or new windows or a boiler or anything like that, you’re only entitled to collect a 2% a year increase on any amount of money that you spend. So, there are now big projects of major capital improvements that are not going to be done, apartments that won’t be renovated and the ones that ultimately are going to be hurt are the tenants,” Finger said. Finger noted that HSTPA has changed the court process for handling tenants who have not been paying their rent. He explained that the process “has been

extended by probably six weeks at a minimum so a landlord could lose three or four months by the time he gets to the point of maybe having a decision in his favor to deal with a nonpayment or a holdover.” The BRI and the other plaintiffs do not want to overturn the underlying ETPA and their lawsuit is concerned with properties in Westchester County, according to Finger, although he could not rule out the possibility that the outcome of the lawsuit would affect what happened elsewhere. Finger expressed concern that if HSTPA stands as is, “within a few years you’re going to have housing that’s going to deteriorate because the money will not be there. We don’t want a New York City Housing Authority situation up here. We don’t want the Bronx of the 1970s where people walked away from buildings.”

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Is cloud computing really safe? BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

ast December, a survey of U.S. business professionals by the British commercial property management firm Savoy Stewart determined that several data-intensive industries had a profound distrust of cloud computing. The survey found 92% of health care professionals, 88% of financial services professionals, 67% of insurance professionals and 35% of tech sector professionals expressed a distrust of cloud computing.

Tech sector respondents had the best understanding of what cloud computing encompasses, with 77% of respondents claiming knowledge. Only 40% of health care professionals, 32% of financial services professionals and 18% of insurance professionals acknowledged an understanding of what cloud computing was all about. The one area where these industries found agreement involved why they distrusted cloud computing, with data leaks and lack of control being cited as the primary concerns. This apprehension was not unique to the U.S. market.

Inside the cloud: A view of the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center’s Magellan Cloud Computing System. Photo courtesy U.S. Department of Energy.

Savoy Stewart found similar levels of agitation and confusion surrounding cloud computing in the major Western European economies. Last month, the National Security Agency (NSA) issued an advisory with technical guidance for procuring and securing systems reliant on cloud service providers. According to the agency, it conducted an analysis of security observations related to Microsoft Office 365 and detected “advanced persistent threats associated with managed service providers, including cloud vendors.” The NSA issued a guide that sought to mitigate the

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potential problems in this technology. “With careful implementation and management, cloud capabilities can minimize risks associated with cloud adoption, and empower customers to take advantage of cloud security enhancements,” the NSA guide stated. “Security in the cloud is a constant process and customers should continually monitor their cloud resources and work to improve their security posture.” And this raises the question: is cloud computing safe for businesses? The answer, it seems, isn’t clear. » CLOUD

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Al Alper, CEO of two Wilton-headquartered information security firms — Absolute Logic and CyberGuard360 — cautioned that making a blanket statement about cloud computing is difficult because it spans several different high-tech solutions. “Cloud computing is a buzzword that covers such a vast array of opportunity,” he explained. “When you say cloud computing,

you can be talking about virtual private infrastructure or virtual private cloud. They are as safe as your own infrastructure, as long as you have the right people setting them up. If you’re talking about cloud computing with things like hosted applications, including SalesForce and FusionSoft, you are reliant on the vendors having a security envelope — and they are frequently not terribly secure, unfortunately.” The cybersecurity aspect of cloud computing, according to experts, is a two-pronged

consideration. One part of the equation is the responsibility of the user. “What makes it safe are the tools you apply to it,” added Imtiaz Allie, managing partner at Stamford-based Innovative Network Solutions Inc. “They are just giving you a platform to put your information. You are responsible for protecting the data.” Heechang Shin, associate professor at New Rochelle’s Iona College, pointed out that while cyberattacks from digital miscreants are the new normal in the tech world,

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many breaches involving cloud-stored data are the result of carelessness on the part of the user, ranging from weak passwords to trusting the wrong in-house staff with sensitive material. “A real threat might come from the customer using those services,” he warned. “Many data breaches are the result of human error based on how their cloud computing service is set up.” The second consideration for cloud computing safety involves the platform host. Buddy Pitt, director of technical development at Network Support Co. in Danbury, urged would-be cloud computing users to run a due diligence test on the potential platforms they might use. “What are their security measures?” Pitt asked. “How are they set up to back up data? Will you need another cloud provider or a third party for backing up data? On the Internet, there is 99.9% uptime, but in any given year you will have three days of downtime.” Pitt recalled news from last November when National Veterinary Associates (NVA), a California company that owns more than 700 animal care facilities around the world, was hit by the Ryuk strain of ransomware that targets cloud providers. “That took operations offline and impacted 400 veterinary clinics,” he added. Too many people are under the mistaken belief that the cloud platform is inherently safe just because it is off-site. “It’s just someone else’s computer,” said Michael Schechter, president and CEO at Computer Experts Group Ltd. in Katonah. “It makes it seem sexier and more secure than it is. But it’s just someone else’s computer in someone else’s data center.” Schechter added that many smaller businesses have been dubious regarding cloud computing, but not because of high-tech questions. “It is usually the small-business owners that tend to view any change with a crooked eye,” he said. “They believe, ‘If it is working for me so far, and that seems very different from what I’m used to.’ ” Schechter warned that these smaller businesses — with many lacking in-house IT staff — might actually be less safe outside of the cloud. “If you think you’re too small to be a target, you should know that most ransomware attacks are on smaller companies because they didn’t have the wherewithal to protect themselves, cybersecurity-wise,” he said. Jaime Urteaga, founder and CEO at Digital Chair Inc. in White Plains, agreed, noting that cloud computing may not be perfect, but for many companies it is the better choice than going it alone. “Ultimately, there’s nothing that’s 100% safe,” said Urteaga. “Everything is open to some sort of attack. But cloud computing is safer than what we had before.”

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Death, taxes … and cyberattacks seeing all aspects of the firm’s information technology services, including management, operations, security and strategic planning. He also serves as president and chief operating officer of FoxPointe Solutions, a division of The Bonadio Group dedicated to cybersecurity, compliance and information risk management. He can be reached at jroman@ foxpointesolutions.com.

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rom CEOs to college students, cybersecurity is on everyone’s radar. And cyberattacks aren’t disappearing anytime soon. For businesses these incidents are inevitable. It’s not a matter of if a breach will occur, but when. It’s critical that companies continuously evaluate their cybersecurity tools and processes to help prevent, detect and manage the repercussions of a cyberattack. It’s understandable how many decision-makers get overwhelmed at the prospect of implementing policies and investing in solutions. The types of cyberthreats they are aiming to prevent are varied and ever-changing and cybersecurity software options are seemingly endless. Too often, as a result of incorrect or insufficient information, businesses either forgo cybersecurity entirely or they select the newest, shiniest tool because “it has to be the best.” From blockchain to artificial intelligence (AI) to machine learning and beyond, not all new technology will suit every business or mesh well with current cybersecurity measures. The first step is understanding technologies beyond the hype. There is a lot of confusion surrounding AI and machine learning/robotic process automation (RPA). The two may seem similar but are actually very different. The true definition of artificial intelligence is the ability of a computer system to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making and translation between languages. RPA is defined as a computer system replicating tasks that a human being would normally do, similar to a sophisticated macro like those found in Microsoft Word or Excel. Companies use RPA for its various applications, like automating administrative tasks to providing call center-like services. Another common buzzword these days is blockchain. In terms of widespread adoption, blockchain, an emerging technologic advancement, is still in its infancy stages. The most popular and well-known use of blockchain is related to cryptocurrencies where blockchain is used to maintain a public transaction ledger. Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency that can be exchanged directly between two people without involving any third party such as a bank. Bitcoins are created on a blockchain and stored in a virtual wallet. Any developing technology can be paired with cybersecurity risks. AI, RPA and blockchain are no exception. All have associated information security risks. Cryptocurrencies have been stolen from virtual wallets by hackers who can never be found. However, it’s not all bad news. These technologies have proven useful in protecting against cybercrimes and the

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GOOD THINGS NOTRE DAME CLUB CONTINUES SUPPORT TO DEFEAT ALS

WILLIAMS PAINTING CO. EXEC WINS AWARD

The Notre Dame Club of the Mid-Hudson Valley in Poughkeepsie experienced success in 2019 by supporting The ALS Association Greater New York Chapter. Chief among the accomplishments of the Notre Dame Club is the continued support of the Hudson Valley Walk to Defeat ALS, which gathered together, last year, more than 2,000 members of the ALS community, including people living with ALS, family, friends and supporters. The nearly $2 million raised by this Walk since 2009 has resulted in a remarkable rise in services and support for local people living with ALS.

MANHATTANVILLE PRESIDENT RECEIVES NYS RECOGNITION Michael Geisler, president of Manhattanville College in Purchase, was among an elite group named to City & State New York’s Responsible 100 list of socially responsible leaders in New York. The recipients were honored at the Responsible 100 awards reception at Sony Hall in New York City. The annual ceremony highlights leaders who are setting new standards of excellence, dedication and leadership in improving their communities and making transformative change. The organization selected 100 New Yorkers from 10 sectors who embody one or more of the core principles of corporate social responsibility: charity, diversity, environment and sustainability, equity, ethics, privacy, sourcing, transparency, volunteerism and community engagement.

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ARC OF DUTCHESS APPOINTMENTS

From left: George Horiates, Joseph Keane, James Zafiros, George Williams and Thomas Dushas.

A.G. Williams Painting Company Inc. President and CEO George Williams received the James Plevritis-Joseph C. Keane Chapter Legends and Honorees Award from the New Rochelle chapter of the American Hellenic

Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA). For the past 12 years, A.G. Williams has donated more than $1.2 million worth of cash and services to charities throughout Westchester and Fairfield counties.

A fourth-generation, family-owned and operated residential and commercial painting firm based in Pelham and Old Greenwich, Connecticut, A.G. Williams was founded in 1906 by Arthur George Williams.

AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR AWARD PRESENTED

ARTSWESTCHESTER AWARDS 55 GRANTS ArtsWestchester presented 55 Arts Alive grants totaling $105,000 to help fund arts programs throughout Westchester and Rockland counties. Administered by ArtsWestchester, the 2020 Arts Alive grants are funded by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the New York state Legislature. The grants award reception took place Jan. 24 in the ArtsWestchester gallery in downtown White Plains.

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The Arc of Dutchess, one of the county’s largest providers of support services for those with disabilities, recently announced the addition of Amanda Friedemann to the agency’s board of directors, along with the 2020 slate of officers for The Arc of Dutchess Foundation. “The appointment of Amanda to our board of directors brings a fresh perspective and energy that will lead us into 2020,” said Crys McCuin, executive director of The Arc of Dutchess. Friedemann joined the organization’s board of directors to apply some of her experience caring for disabled individuals. She also brings to The Arc her experience in finance, after spending five years in the banking industry. Other officers joining the foundation board include: James McKenna, assistant vice president of marketing at Tompkins Mahopac Bank, president. Malinda Pollack, internal risk management associate at Rhinebeck Bank, vice president. Lorraine Costello, semi-retired director of special education at the Arlington Central School District and owner of Ice-Age Design jewelry fabrication, secretary. Newest foundation board trustee and recently appointed foundation treasurer Dan Gruner, assistant vice president at Rose & Kiernan, has more than 16 years of experience as an insurance professional helping private businesses and nonprofit organizations mitigate risk.

From left: BCW Board Member Michael Schiliro, BCW President and CEO Marsha Gordon, Ambassador of the Year Award recipient Kathy D’Agostino, BCW Director of Member Engagement Linda Tyler and BCW Chair Heidi Davidson.

The Business Council of Westchester (BCW) recently awarded its Ambassador of the Year Award to Kathy D’Agostino, a BCW member for 11 years. D’Agostino is the owner of Win at Business

Coaching and was presented her award at the BCW’s annual New Year Blast held Jan. 10. Based in Tarrytown, Win at Business Coaching is a consulting practice that helps business owners, executives and leadership

teams increase revenue, improve productivity and employee engagement. D’Agostino is an ICF-certified business coach and an expert in corporate culture and strategy.

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LSHV’S EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE DINNER Legal Services of the Hudson Valley (LSHV) will hold its 2020 Equal Access to Justice Dinner on Thursday, April 2, at the Hilton Westchester in Rye Brook. The event is the organization’s premier fundraiser of the year to help it continue to be the only provider of free, comprehensive, civil legal services in the Hudson Valley to those who cannot afford an attorney when their basic human needs are at stake. The event will honor Alfred E. Donnellan, LSHV’s outgoing board president and managing partner, DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr LLP; Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP; and the PepsiCo Law Department. The event is co-chaired by Erik Haas of Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP and Frances M. Pantaleo of Bleakley Platt & Schmidt, LLP. News 12’s Tara Rosenblum will emcee while CK Swett will serve as auctioneer during the Fund a Need portion of the evening. Tickets start at $325 per person; sponsorship opportunities start at $4,500. For more, visit http://weblink.donorperfect. com/2020_Dinner or contact Maureen Fox at 914-949-1305, ext. 160.

TEATOWN AND GROUNDWORK HUDSON VALLEY TEAM UP

Grace Ferri

CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER APPOINTED AT UNITED HEBREW

From left: Kevin Carter, Teatown executive director; Brigitte Griswold, Groundwork Hudson Valley executive director; and Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano.

To bring the thrill of seeing a bald eagle to Yonkers residents, Teatown’s Hudson River EagleFest for the first time this year offered a viewing station at Groundwork Hudson Valley’s Science Barge in Yonkers. The annual EagleFest took place Feb.

8 at Croton Point Park where the bald eagles’ winter migration to the Hudson River was celebrated. The Yonkers viewing station was open on the same day as the festival for the city’s residents. The Science Barge, a STEM education

living laboratory, is a sustainable urban farm powered by renewable energy. Located on the Yonkers waterfront, its panoramic views include the Palisades from Piermont to the New York City skyline.

CONGRESSWOMAN LOOKS BACK ON CAREER

MONTEFIORE, EINSTEIN CLINICAL TRIALS HELP CLOSE RACIAL GAPS IN RESEARCH Montefiore, the University Hospital of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, has received a $5.9 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to build on its success in recruiting minority and underserved patients into cancer clinical trials and delivering the highest-quality cancer care. This grant, part of the NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP), is a continuation of funding first awarded in 2014. Montefiore Health System is one of New York’s academic health systems and is a recognized leader in providing personalized, accountable care to approximately 3 million people in communities across the Bronx, Westchester and the Hudson Valley. It is comprised of 11 hospitals, including the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital and more than 200 outpatient ambulatory care sites.

United Hebrew of New Rochelle announced the appointment of Grace Ferri as chief marketing officer. Ferri, a 26-year veteran of the health care industry, most recently served as vice president of marketing and development for United Hebrew, a leading Westchester County senior care provider. In her new role, Ferri is responsible for overseeing the fundraising and marketing for United Hebrew while serving as an ambassador for the organization’s state-ofthe-art campus in New Rochelle. Throughout her career, Ferri has led fundraising campaigns resulting in more than $50 million in contributions. In 2012, she was named the Professional Fundraiser of the Year by the Association of Development Officers. Ferri began working at United Hebrew in 2007 and has been serving on the organization’s senior leadership team for over a decade. Prior to joining United Hebrew, she served for 13 years at Calvary Hospital as director of annual giving and special events, overseeing fundraising, special events and marketing. Ferri graduated summa cum laude from Iona College and holds a bachelor’s degree in health care administration.

WESTCHESTER AWARDED $3M FOR HYBRID-ELECTRIC BUSES

From left: BCW President and CEO Marsha Gordon; Congresswoman Nita Lowey; and Nita Lowey Scholarship recipient Victoria Baldini.

At The Business Council of Westchester’s (BCW) KeyBank Speaker Series program held at Tappan Hill in Tarrytown, veteran Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey had an upbeat message despite the turmoil in Washington. “We were able to negotiate a bipartisan fiscal year 2020 spending bill that really does make critical investments in our communities, whether it’s education,

infrastructure, security, defense and biomedical research. It was a really good bill and I was very proud of that,” said Lowey, who serves as chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. Lowey is retiring at the end of this year after having served 32 years in Congress. The BCW announced the establishment of the Nita Lowey Scholarship seat in the BCW’s Star Power program. The

scholarship will be given each year to a deserving not-for-profit professional. The inaugural award was presented to Victoria Baldini, executive assistant to the CEO of Andrus in Yonkers. Star Power is a professional development program designed to help build self-knowledge, relationship know-how and communication skills needed to launch and maintain a successful career.

New York state has awarded Westchester County $3 million toward the procurement of clean fuel hybrid-electric buses. Early in his administration, County Executive George Latimer announced that the county’s Bee-Line Bus fleet would be expanding with 78 diesel-electric, 60-foot buses; 40 diesel-electric, 40-foot buses; and two full electric busses. The clean diesel-electric buses and the full electric busses have been credited with saving the county more than 1 million gallons of fuel while preventing 18,400 tons of greenhouse gas emissions from polluting the environment.

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GOOD THINGS HV ORGANIZATIONS MERGE The Board of Directors of New Hope Community Inc. has announced its merger with Select Human Services Inc., effective Jan.1. Both are leading Hudson Valley organizations that provide certified and noncertified, community-based support and services that enhance the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. New Hope Community, based in Sullivan County, and Select Human Services, based in Westchester County, together will provide support to more than 1,000 individuals and their families. Debra J. McGinness, who served as CEO of Select Human Services (SHS), was selected for the role of CEO for both organizations and is responsible for developing long-range initiatives. Executive Director Margaret Wicksman of Select Human Services will lead as vice president of the SHS Division.

KG+D ARCHITECTS ANNOUNCES TEAM PROMOTIONS Mount Kisco-based general practice architectural firm KG+D Architects PC has elevated five team members to leadership roles. Sarah Weissman Dirsa, Brian Mangan and Travis Schnell have been promoted to associate principals. They will be part of the firm’s leadership structure along with Susan Davidson, associate principal; Walter Hauser, principal; Erik Kaeyer, vice president; and Russell Davidson, president. Frederick Wells and Marco Mandra have been named associates.

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Mike Risko Music of Ossining was recognized by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) in Anaheim, California, for the company’s 25 years of service to the music-products industry.

NAMM recognizes music businesses that have flourished through changing business environments to reach a noteworthy anniversary. The NAMM Show brings together

more than 115,000 industry professionals to preview the latest gear, attend educational sessions and network with peers from more than 139 countries and regions.

STATEWIDE TITLE Title RECEIVES HONOR

BANK ADDRESSES FINANCIAL FRAUD AND DATA PROTECTION

Committed to protecting local businesses and their customers from the risks of fraud, Tompkins Mahopac Bank (TMB) is hosting a workshop on “Financial Fraud and Data Protection for your Business” on Tuesday, Feb. 25, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at its Mahopac branch at 630 Route 6 in Mahopac. While there is no cost to attend the informative talk, space is limited and an RSVP is required by Feb. 21. Interested parties can contact Sue Musumeci at smusumeci@ tompkinsfinancial.com or call 845-621-0561 for a reservation.

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Above: Carol Flaitz, encaustic, Moeraki I; Nancy Faulds, photograph, The View, Grain Mill, Salzburg, PA.

GALLERY IN BEACON HOSTS NEW EXHIBIT Three artists: Faulds/Flaitz/Morgan is the title of the exhibit on view at RiverWinds Gallery at 172 Main St. in Beacon. These artists use basic elements to express unique visions. The show runs through March 8. For more information and visiting hours, visit riverwindsgallery.com.

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Stewart Title Insurance Co. honored Statewide Title Abstract Corp. at 202 Mamaroneck Ave. in White Plains, upon the occasion of its 40th anniversary in the title industry. Stewart Title President John A. Frates presented the award to Alan Mec-

cia, CEO and COO, and Kenneth Meccia, president, of Statewide at a presentation in the White Plains Statewide office. Statewide Title Abstract Corp. has been providing title insurance to the commercial and residential real estate industries for 40 years.

From left: Statewide Abstract President Ken Meccia, Stewart Title Insurance Company President John A. Frates, Statewide title officer Matthew McAllister, Statewide receptionist Glory Peddie, Statewide Senior Vice President Mitch Usavich, Statewide account executive Michael Meccia, Statewide CEO Alan Meccia and Statewide senior title officer Jennifer Noto.

Prager Metis, a leading advisory firm with offices in North America, Europe and Asia, has combined with the downstate offices of D’Arcangelo & Company LLP. The combination will add three new offices for Prager Metis, located in Poughkeepsie, Rye Brook and Millbrook. Phil Whitman, CEO of Whitman Business Advisors, acted as facilitator for both Prager Metis and D’Arcangelo. Twelve team members will be joining the firm as partners and principals. The upstate offices of D’Arcangelo will continue to operate under the D’Arcangelo name. Prager Metis is one of the nation’s fastest-growing advisory and accounting firms. An affiliate of Prager Metis International LLC, it is a Top 50 accounting firm.

Facts & Figures BANKRUPTCIES Manhattan 3si Systems LLC New York. Chapter 7, Voluntary. Attorney: Paris Gyparakis. Filed Feb. 4. Case no. 20-10342-scc. Al Yega LLC New York. Chapter 11, Voluntary. Attorney: Robert J. Spence. Filed Feb. 10. Case no. 2010383-shl. Epiphany Community Nursery School Inc. New York. Chapter 7, Voluntary. Attorney: Allan S. Brilliant. Filed Feb. 7. Case no. 20-10377jlg. Surgical Safety Solutions LLC New York. Chapter 7, Voluntary. Attorney: Paris Gyparakis. Filed Feb. 4. Case no. 20-10344-scc.

White Plains Emtee Cleaners Inc. Croton-on-Hudson. Chapter 11, Voluntary. Attorney: Todd S. Cushner. Filed Feb. 10. Case no. 20-22217-rdd.

Buzzworthy Inc. filed by Christian Brecheis. Action: Copyright infringement. Attorney: Richard Liebowitz. Filed Feb. 4. Case no. 1:20-cv-00958-JSR. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. filed by Camille Lewandowski. Action: Seeking $1 million for diversity action. Attorney: Vikrant Pawar. Filed Feb. 4. Case no. 1:20-cv-00948-VEC. CSS Industries Inc. filed by Adrienne Halberstam. Action: Securites Exchange Act. Attorney: Richard Adam Acocelli Jr. Filed Feb. 7. Case no. 1:20-cv-01075-RA. Defy Media LLC filed by Dana Hursey. Action: Copyright infringement. Attorney: Robert Terry Parker. Filed Feb. 6. Case no. 1:20-cv01042-MKV Fandango Media LLC filed by Pierre Roussel. Action: Copyright infringement. Attorney: Richard Liebowitz. Filed Feb. 5. Case no. 1:20-cv-00961-ALC. Gardner Denver Holdings Inc. filed by Michael Rubin. Action: Securities Exchange Act. Attorney: Richard Adam Acocelli Jr. Filed Feb. 6. Case no. 1:20-cv-01044-MKV.

TNT Transport and Logistics Inc. New City. Chapter 7, Voluntary. Attorney: Robert S. Lewis. Filed Feb. 11. Case no. 20-22221-rdd.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. filed by William Jarrad Litteton. Action: Job discrimination (unlawful employment practices). Attorney: David Evan Gottlieb. Filed Feb. 4. Case no. 1:20-cv-00949-CM.

COURT CASES

Goorin Bros Inc. filed by Benjamin Karpel. Action: Seeking $2 million for copyright infringement. Attorney: Anthony H. Handal. Filed Feb. 6. Case no. 1:20-cv-01051-AT.

Allen House LLC filed by Christopher O’Rourke. Action: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Attorney: Hector V. Ramirez. Filed Feb. 5. Case no. 1:20-cv-00998-MKV.

Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. filed by Denise Marzigliano. Action: Diversity-personal injury. Attorney: Jonathan Justin Greystone. Filed Feb. 10. Case no. 1:20-cv-01150-PKC.

Items appearing in the Fairfield County Business Journal’s On The Record section are compiled from various sources, including public records made available to the media by federal, state and municipal agencies and the court system. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this information, no liability is assumed for errors or omissions. In the case of legal action, the records cited are open to public scrutiny and should be inspected before any action is taken. Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to: Larry Miles c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 701 Westchester Ave, Suite 100 J White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: 694-3600 • Fax: 694-3699

KGN Enterprises Inc. filed by James Pereira. Action: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: Giustino Cilenti. Filed Feb. 6. Case no. 1:20-cv01037-GHW. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC filed by Georgann Gonoude. Action: Seeking $4 million for Americans With Disabilities Act – Civil Enforcement Actions. Attorney: Lambros Yiannakou Lambrou. Filed Feb. 7. Case no. 1:20-cv-01072-LJL.

Orgain Inc. filed by Herbie Hamilton. Action: Seeking $5 million for diversity-fraud. Attorney: Spencer Sheehan. Filed Feb. 7. Case no. 1:20-cv-01084-VEC. Siegelson’s Diamonds Inc. filed by Yana Paskova. Action: Copyright infringement. Attorney: Richard Liebowitz. Filed Feb. 5. Case no. 1:20-cv-01023-GHW-SLC. Tallgrass Energy LP filed by Robert Lowinger. Action: Stockholder Suit. Attorney: Michael Jason Klein. Filed Feb. 5. Case no. 1:20-cv-00985LTS.

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Telaria Inc. filed by Shiva Stein. Action: Securities Exchange Act. Attorney: Gloria Kui Melwani. Filed Feb. 5. Case no. 1:20-cv-01010-LJL. Transaction Network Services Inc. filed by Garrick Meikle. Action: Job discrimination (unlawful employment practices) Attorney: Nnenna Okike Onua. Filed Feb. 4. Case no. 1:20-cv-00953-JGK. Tropicana Atlantic City Corp. filed by James Raneri. Action: Seeking $9.9 million for diversity – personal injury. Attorney: Michael Scott Miller. Filed Feb. 10. Case no. 1:20-cv01140-GBD. Valdome Inc. filed by Manuel N. Lazo. Action: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: Colin James Mulholland. Filed Feb. 5. Case no. 1:20-cv00982-LJL.

DEEDS Above $1 million 1 Holland LLC, White Plains. Seller: Forza Realty Holding LLC, Yonkers. Property: 133 Hillside Place, Eastchester. Amount: $4 million. Filed Feb. 4. Ashford Avenue Apartments LLC, Dobbs Ferry. Seller: Cohvan Realty LLC, Dobbs Ferry. Property: 185-191 Ashford Ave., Greenburgh. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Feb. 5.

Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc., Morris Plains, New Jersey. Seller: David G. Kabbes, et al, et al, Katonah. Property: 38 E. Lake Drive, Bedford. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Feb. 4.

Below $1 million 113 OAY LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Peter Majdanski, Yonkers. Property: 113 Oliver Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $660,000. Filed Feb. 5. 154 Woodworth Avenue LLC, Bronxville. Seller: Jay B. Hashmall, White Plains. Property: 19 Arden Place, Yonkers. Amount: $165,000. Filed Feb. 6. 212 Investors Inc., Yonkers. Seller: Dinora Cabret, et al, Peekskill. Property: 234 Ringgold St., Peekskill. Amount: $305,000. Filed Feb. 5. 293D Manville LLC, Chappaqua. Seller: Janet W. Kline, et al, Ticonderoga. Property: 289 Manville Road, 1D, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $310,000. Filed Feb. 4. 463 Rich Realty Corp., Yonkers. Seller: The Bank of New York Mellon. Property: 463 Rich Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $460,341. Filed Feb. 6. 503 Center Avenue LLC, Mamaroneck. Seller: Center Avenue Holdings LLC, Mamaroneck. Property: 503 Center Ave., Mamaroneck. Amount: $865,000. Filed Feb. 3.

Cascade Funding RM1 Alternative Holdings LLC, Houston, Texas. Seller: Stephen P. Gold, White Plains. Property: 4 Old Cross River Road, Bedford. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Feb. 4.

51 Lawrence Street LLC, Bronx. Seller: Ismael Vargas, Yonkers. Property: 51 Lawrence St., Yonkers. Amount: $320,000. Filed Feb. 3.

Many Gables LLC, Larchmont. Seller: Diane F. Coughlin, Larchmont. Property: 35 Byron Lane, Mamaroneck. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Feb. 4.

552 South 11th Avenue LLC, Mount Vernon. Seller: Webb Development Services Corp., Mount Vernon. Property: 550 11th Avenue South, Mount Vernon. Amount: $30,000. Filed Feb. 7.

Avail 1 LLC, Coral Gables, Florida. Seller: Stephanie M. Whidden, West Hurley. Property: 4 Consulate Drive, 4-3M, Eastchester. Amount: $180,000. Filed Feb. 7.

MJC Real Estate Investments LLC, Boca Raton, Florida. Seller: Lawrence R. Brecker, et al, Armonk. Property: 8 Alder Way, North Castle. Amount: $835,000. Filed Feb. 4.

Bindela Construction LLC, Bronx. Seller: Noreen Clerkin, et al, Yonkers. Property: 204 Douglas Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $263,500. Filed Feb. 6.

MTGLQ Investors LP, Irvine, California. Seller: Joseph A. Ruggiero, Yonkers. Property: 2054 Hamblyn Road, Yorktown. Amount: $420,000. Filed Feb. 5.

Campal Corp., Bronx. Seller: Felipe Avalos, et al, New Rochelle. Property: 22 Winyah Terrace, New Rochelle. Amount: $350,000. Filed Feb. 6.

Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Seller: Vincent S. Burruano, et al, Garrison. Property: 129 Coachlight Square, Cortlandt. Amount: $206,760. Filed Feb. 5.

Cartus Financial Corp., Danbury, Connecticut. Seller: Pavlina Durisova-Volcjak, et al, Briarcliff Manor. Property: 46 Edgewood Lane, Ossining. Amount: $640,000. Filed Feb. 7.

One Twelve Webster LLC, East Elmhurst. Seller: John Delf, New York City. Property: 112 Webster Ave., Harrison. Amount: $775,000. Filed Feb. 3.

Certified Homes Inc., Pomona. Seller: WP 41 Realty LLC, New York City. Property: 357 Second Avenue South, Mount Vernon. Amount: $415,000. Filed Feb. 3. Eureka3 Home Buyers LLC, White Plains. Seller: Annie Taylor, Yonkers. Property: 104 Touissant Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $235,000. Filed Feb. 5. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Gary M. Rikoon, Yorktown. Property: 16 S. Lawrence Ave., Greenburgh. Amount: $378,100. Filed Feb. 4. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: David A. Luzzi, et al, Chappaqua. Property: 23 Eldredge St., Rye. Amount: $688,655. Filed Feb. 4. Four-M’s of Westchester Ltd., Peekskill. Seller: Shu Ping Chan, et al, Peekskill. Property: 824 Paulding St., Peekskill. Amount: $241,462. Filed Feb. 3. Garozzo Consulting LLC, White Plains. Seller: PES Realty LLC, Valhalla. Property: 516 N. State Road, Ossining. Amount: $725,000. Filed Feb. 6.

Proven Realty Partners LLC, Carmel. Seller: 15-31 Katonah Avenue LLC, Cold Spring. Property: 1531 Katonah Ave., Bedford. Amount: $2.1 million. Filed Feb. 7.

60 Liberty St LLC, Glenwood Landing. Seller: MTC Capital Holdings LLC, Pleasantville. Property: 60 Liberty St., White Plains. Amount: $935,000. Filed Feb. 6.

Proven Realty Partners LLC, Carmel. Seller: 33 Katonah Avenue Company, Cold Spring. Property: 33 Katonah Ave., Bedford. Amount: $1 million. Filed Feb. 7.

68 Batavia Place Realty LLC, Harrison. Seller: Joyce Casailinova, et al, Oak Island, North Carolina. Property: 68 Batavia Place, Harrison. Amount: $615,000. Filed Feb. 7.

State Road LLC, Spring Valley. Seller: 557 North State Road LLC, Norwalk, Connecticut. Property: 557 N. State Road, Ossining. Amount: $1.9 million. Filed Feb. 6.

75 StJohns Group Corp., New Rochelle. Seller: HSBC Bank USA N.A. Property: 75 St. Johns Place, New Rochelle. Amount: $465,000. Filed Feb. 3.

Hay Equities LLC, Larchmont. Seller: The Antoinette Sarfaty Irrevocable Trust, Hastings-on-Hudson. Property: 123 Mamaroneck Ave., Mamaroneck. Amount: $410,000. Filed Feb. 6.

Avail 1 LLC, Coral Gables, Florida. Seller: Robert D. Ryan, Cross River. Property: 143 W. Lake Drive, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $515,000. Filed Feb. 6.

Jan 295 LLC, Bedford Hills. Seller: Marrese Real Estate Inc., West Harrison. Property: 295-297 Bedford Road, Bedford. Amount: $560,000. Filed Feb. 3.

Hammer Realty Group LLC, Chestnut Ridge. Seller: Rita M. Giannoni, White Plains. Property: 204 Dobbs Ferry Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $280,000. Filed Feb. 5.

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PTM Capital LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: Bayview Loan Servicing LLC, Coral Gables, Florida. Property: 108 Pengilly Drive, New Rochelle. Amount: $525,525. Filed Feb. 6. R and A Property Ventures LLC, Bronx. Seller: Mary V. Murphy, Scarsdale. Property: 95 Parkway Circle, Eastchester. Amount: $375,000. Field Feb. 7. SGFH Realty Inc., Mamaroneck. Seller: Franco Curcio, et al, West Harrison. Property: 195 Park Ave., Harrison. Amount: $840,000. Filed Feb. 5. Strawberry Hill Holdings LLC, Tarrytown. Seller: Strawberry Hill Manor Inc., Cortlandt Manor. Property: 76 N. Broadway, Greenburgh. Amount: $995,000. Filed Feb. 6. SW KOK LLC, White Plains. Seller: John Delate, et al, Pittsford. Property: 210 Martine Ave., 4C, White Plains. Amount: $280,000. Filed Feb. 6. TE 19 B LLC, Monroe. Seller: The Bank of New York Mellon. Property: 31 Murray Lane, Ossining. Amount: $363,300. Filed Feb. 5. TE 19 B LLC, Monroe. Seller: Wilmington Trust Co. Property: 32 Pratt St., New Rochelle. Amount: $315,000. Filed Feb. 6. Tejeda Weyman Corp., New Rochelle. Seller: Basil V. DeVito Jr., Norwalk, Connecticut. Property: 40 Weyman Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $310,000. Filed Feb. 3. U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: John T. Villanova Jr., Pelham. Property: 219 Second Ave., Pelham. Amount: $479,928. Filed Feb. 5. U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Michele Bermel, Chappaqua. Property: 83 Woodhollow Lane, New Rochelle. Amount: $804,487. Filed Feb. 6.

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Facts & Figures Vanta Holdings Corp., Yonkers. Seller: Loren Manzell, Yonkers. Property: 186 Van Cortlandt Park Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $315,000. Filed Feb. 7. Winding Road Realty LLC, Whitestone. Seller: Karleny Lugo-Dessis, et al, Ardsley. Property: 489 Winding Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $950,000. Filed Feb. 3.

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, 2801 Sarles Drive. Single-family residence; lot size: .34 acres. Plaintiff: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Plaintiff’s attorney: Gross Polowy, 1775 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville. Defendant: Barbara Aheam. Referee: Joseph Maria. Sale: Feb. 21, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $613,636.

JUDGMENTS FORECLOSURES HAWTHORNE, 204 Sherman Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: .22 acres. Plaintiff: The Bank of New York Mellon. Plaintiff’s attorney: RAS Boriskin LLC, 900 Merchants Concourse, Westbury. Defendant: Robert Angiello. Referee: Gary Rikoon. Sale: Feb. 19, 11 a.m. Approximate lien: N/A. MOHEGAN LAKE, 42 Lakeland Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank NA. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shapiro DiCaro & Barak, 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester. Defendant: Blaise Blay Mockey. Referee: David Peck. Sale: Feb. 20, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $63,867. MOUNT VERNON, 35 California Road. Single-family residence; lot size: .29 acres. Plaintiff: Loandepot. com LLC. Plaintiff’s attorney: Roach & Lin PC, 6901 Jericho Turnpike, Syosset. Defendant: Gregory Estephane. Referee: Barbara Lerman. Sale: Feb. 19, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $448,836. NEW ROCHELLE, 24 Montgomery Place. Single-family residence; lot size: .47 acres. Plaintiff: EMC Mortgage Corp. Plaintiff’s attorney: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, 10 Bank St., White Plains. Defendant: Samantha Jenkins. Referee: Kenneth Bunting. Sale: Feb. 19, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $617,003. PORT CHESTER, 134 Rectory St. Two-family residence; lot size: .1 acres. Plaintiff: The Bank of New York Mellon. Plaintiff’s attorney: Gross Polowy, 1775 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville. Defendant: Miriam Perez. Referee: Barry Fertel. Sale: Feb. 19, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: N/A. WHITE PLAINS, 29 Hotel Drive. Single-family residence; lot size: .34 acres. Plaintiff: HSBC Bank USA NA. Plaintiff’s attorney: RAS Boriskin LLC, 900 Merchants Concourse, Westbury. Defendant: Daniel Seidel. Referee: John Perone. Sale: Feb. 20, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: N/A. YONKERS, 23 Union Place. Two-family residence; lot size: .13 acres. Plaintiff: PHH Mortgage Corp. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shapiro DiCaro & Barak, 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester. Defendant; Elvis Padron. Referee: Andrew Buder. Sale: Feb. 18, 9:15 a.m. Approximate lien: $514,182.

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Best Orchid LLC, Katonah. $150,781 in favor of Orange Valley Solutions LLC, Garden City. Filed Feb. 6. Bouchard Transportation Company Inc., Melville. $174,757 in favor of Mormax Company Inc., Mount Vernon. Filed Feb. 5. Mirus and Lautus Sales Agency LLC, Hastings-on-Hudson $8,544 in favor of Rosenthal and Rosenthal Inc., New York City. Filed Feb. 5. Quarry Road House Corp., Hastings-on-Hudson. $7,561 in favor of Elite Refrigeration Services Inc., Yonkers. Filed Feb. 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. Blasi, Gregory J., et al. Filed by Citibank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $420,000 affecting property located at 521 Highbrook Ave., Pelham 10803. Filed May 30. Feld, Lloyd D., et al. Filed by CIT Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $1.2 million affecting property located at 15 Trudy Lane, Armonk 10504. Filed May 30. Gudino, Jose, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $294,000 affecting property located at 237 Seymour Road, Port Chester 10573. Filed May 30. Hill, Jonathan, et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $700,000 affecting property located at 720 Old Kensico Road, Thornwood 10594. Filed May 30. Johnson, Mark A., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $399,189 affecting property located at 170 Oakland Ave., Mount Vernon 10552. Filed May 30. Lilian, Jonathan M., et al. Filed by Pentagon Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $359,000 affecting property located at 50 Quarry Lane, Bedford 10506. Filed May 30.

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Mensi, David, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $447,000 affecting property located at 311 Frank Ave., Mamaroneck 10543. Filed May 30. Sotomayor, John, et al. Filed by Windward Bora LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 2359 Maple Ave., Cortlandt Manor 10567. Filed May 30.

Rodrigues, Felix, et al, as owner. $7,800 as claimed by Empire State Builders and Contractors, Nanuet. Property: in Yonkers. Filed Feb. 4.

SIA Investment Club, 1 Sadore Lane, Apt. 3X, Yonkers 10710, c/o Marjory Amoros, Karin Inga and Aaron Amoros. Filed Oct. 15.

Somers Manor Property LLC, as owner. $1,704 as claimed by Marjam Supply Company Inc., Farmingdale. Property: in Somers. Filed Feb. 3.

Sole Proprietorships

SP HHF Sub B LLC, as owner. $26,728 as claimed by Sunbelt Rentals-Region 11, Islip. Property: in New Rochelle. Filed Feb. 6.

Iger Law, 163 Cherry St., Katonah 10536, c/o Linda B. Iger. Filed Oct. 15.

Torres, Emanuel J., et al. Filed by Wilmington Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $436,000 affecting property located at 14 Rich Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed May 30.

Win MF LLC, as owner. $36,000 as claimed by Kings Capital Construction Group, Tarrytown. Property: in Mount Kisco. Filed Feb. 7.

Mechanic’s Liens

WP Mall Realty LLC, as owner. $29,295 as claimed by AKRF Inc. Property: in White Plains. Filed Feb. 3.

165 Huguenot Property Owner LLC, as owner. $13,295 as claimed by Moura Cleaning Service Inc. Property: in New Rochelle. Filed Feb. 6. 44 South Broadway Owner LLC, as owner. $75,566 as claimed by Marjam Supply Company Inc., Farmingdale. Property: in White Plains. Filed Feb. 3. Acbarry LLC, as owner. $14,788 as claimed by Breaking Solutions Inc., Mamaroneck. Property: in Mamaroneck. Filed Feb. 6. Biswas, Tapan, et al, as owner. $13,000 as claimed by Corrado Contracting and Maintenance, Katonah. Property: in Yonkers. Filed Feb. 3. Blue Rio LLC, as owner. $11,356 as claimed by Feldman Lumber-Us LBM LLC. Property: in Mount Vernon. Filed Feb. 7. Blue Rio LLC, as owner. $12,031 as claimed by H and W Door and Hardware. Property: in Mount Vernon. Filed Feb. 6. CRP/CSH Greenburgh LLC, as owner. $215,644 as claimed by S and R Steel Construction LLC. Property: in Greenburgh. Filed Feb. 4. Juanita, Newton, as owner. $1,457 as claimed by CRP Sanitation Inc., Cortlandt Manor. Property: in New Rochelle. Filed Feb. 6. Lessor Post Rd Plaza Fee LLC, as owner. $1,156 as claimed by Marjam Supply Company Inc., Farmingdale. Property: in Pelham. Filed Feb. 7. Maple Sheldrake LLC, as owner. $24,540 as claimed by Moura Cleaning Service Inc. Property: in Mamaroneck. Filed Feb. 6. NY Urban Development Corp., as owner. $33,765 as claimed by Northeast Fire Protection Inc., Hawthorne. Property: in North Castle. Filed Feb. 6.

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

Doing Business As Cavallo and Sons Landscaping Corp., d.b.a. Precision Fence, 2493 Mill Pond Road, Yorktown Heights 10598. Filed Oct. 15. Central National Gottesman Inc., d.b.a. Prime National Distribution, 3 Manhattanville Road, Purchase 10577. Filed Oct. 15. In Canon Media and Marketing Inc., d.b.a. Main Street Marketing, 70 Pond View Lane Chappaqua 10514. Filed Oct. 15. Jin Rong 88 Inc., d.b.a. Yumi Asian Bistro and Hibachi, 802 Pelham Parkway, Pelahm 10803. Filed Oct. 15. Universal Engineering Services P.C., d.b.a. 275 Constructors, 403 Main St., Suite 871, Armonk 10504. Filed Oct. 15.

Partnerships Design Works, 46 Main St., Irvington 10533, c/o Theoni Katsihtis and Zacharo P. Firpo. Filed Oct. 15. Magic Box for You, 30 Carriage House Lane, Mamaroneck 10543, c/o Renato Adelino Fonzar and Giuliana Gasparotti Fonzar. Filed Oct. 15.

Lashed by R, 40 Thomas St., Pleasantville 10570, c/o Roberta Ramos. Filed Oct. 15. Montag and Joselson, 5 Leatherstocking Lane, Mamaroneck 10543, c/o Henry C. Joselson. Filed Oct. 15. Quality of Life Home Automation, 9 Carolyn Drive, Cortlandt Manor 10567, c/o James Brockway. Filed Oct. 15. Rose Ritacco Philanthropic Organization, 475 Bronx River Road, Apt. 1B, Yonkers 10704, c/o Louis D. Vaccaro. Filed Oct. 15.

PATENTS

Diagnostic heartbeat throttling. Patent no. 10,560,360 issued to Douglas James Griffith, Georgetown, Texas; Astrid Angela Jaehde, Austin, Texas; Robert Scott Manning, Leander, Texas. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Dynamic buffer allocation in similar infrastructures. Patent no. 10,560,396 issued to Sudheesh S.Kairali, Kozhikode, India; Vijay R. Kalangumvathakkal, Pathanamthitta, India; Jagdish Kumar, Hyderabad, India; Sunil Kumar S. Singh, RT-Nagar, India. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Electromagnetic gaskets for a cable connection. Patent no. 10,561,047 issued to William L. Brodsky, Binghamton; Robert R. Genest, Poughkeepsie; John J. Loparco, Poughkeepsie; Michael T. Peets, Staatsburg. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Ensuring that all users of a group message receive a response to the group message. Patent no. 10,560,405 issued to Paul R. Bastide, Boxford, Massachusetts; Jana H. Jenkins, Raleigh, North Carolina; Robert E. Loredo, North Miami Beach, Florida; Fang Lu, Billerica, Massachusetts. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Aggregated region-based reduced-bandwidth video streaming. Patent no. 10,560,725 issued to Kulvir S. Bhogal, Fort Worth, Texas; Jonathan F. Brunn, Logan, Utah; Jeffrey R. Hoy, Gibsonia, Pennsylvania; Asima Silva, Holden, Massachusetts. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Merging payloads in geofence-crowded venues. Patent no. 10,560,800 issued to Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Baltimore, Maryland; Jeremy A. Greenberger, Raleigh, North Carolina. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Assuring data correctness in nonstable network environment. Patent no. 10,560,356 issued to Aharon Abadi, Petach Tikva, Israel; Dmitri Pikus, Haifa, Israel. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Node characterization in a blockchain. Patent no. 10,560,268 issued to Bhavani K. Eshwar, Bangalore, India; Subramanian B. Manjunath, Bangalore, India; Soma S. Naganna, Bangalore, India; Subramanian Palaniappan, Tamil Nadu, India. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Authentication of users for securing remote-controlled devices. Patent no. 10,560,844 issued to Michael A. Amisano, East Northport; John F. Behnken, Hurley; Jeb R. Linton, Manassas, Virginia; John Melchionne, Kingston; David K. Wright, Riverview, Michigan. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Optimal data storage configuration in a blockchain. Patent no. 10,560,270 issued to Shan Gao, Beijing, China; Xue F. Gao, Beijing, China; Peng Han, Beijing, China; Zhen Y. Shi, Beijing, China; Qing F. Zhang, Beijing, China. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Automatic registration of devices. Patent no. 10,560,496 issued to Thomas J. Amber, Vail, Arizona; Louie A. Dickens, Tucson, Arizona. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Cognitive geofence updates. Patent no. 10,560,803 issued to Lisa Seacat Deluca, Baltimore, Maryland; Jeremy A. Greenberger, San Jose, California. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Compliance validation for services based on user selection. Patent no. 10,560,347 issued to Trieu Chien, Brooklyn; Ashu Gupta, Hyderbad, India; Manas R.K. Singh, Chappaqua; Xia Yi Tian, Beijing, China. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Pin array, including segmented pins for forming selectively plated through holes. Patent no. 10,561,020 issued to Matthew S. Doyle, Chatfield, Minnesota; Jeffrey N. Judd, Oronoco, Minnesota; Joseph Kuczynski, North Port, Florida; Scott D. Strand, Rochester, Minnesota; Timothy J. Tofil, Rochester, Minnesota. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Price offerings for bandwidth-sharing ad hoc networks. Patent no. 10,560,872 issued to Christopher J. Dawson, Arlington, Virginia; Peter G. Finn, Ontario, Canada; Rick A. Hamilton II, Charlottesville, VA; Jenny S. Li, Danbury. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

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Facts & Figures Simplifying user interactions with decision-tree dialog managers. Patent no. 10,560,536 issued to Sachindra Joshi, Guragon, India; Harshit Kumar, Delhi, India; David Nahamoo, Great Neck. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Sodium ion solid-state conductors with sodium oxoferrate structure. Patent no. 10,559,847 issued to Teodoro Laino, Rueschikon, China; Valery Weber, Gattikon, China. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. System, method and computer program product for contextual focus/zoom of a key individual. Patent no. 10,560,626 issued to Kuntal Dey, New Delhi, India; Seema Nagar, Bangalore, India; Sudhanshu Shekhar Singh, New Delhi, India; Enara C. Vijil, Yorktown Heights. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

HUDSON VALLEY BUILDING LOANS

McCormack, Connor, et al, as owner. Lender: M&T Bank. Property: in Beacon. Amount: $278,700. Filed Feb. 5. OC Homes LLC, Middletown, as owner. Lender: Loan Fund I NY LLC, Princeton, New Jersey. Property: 45 Hanford St., Middletown. Amount: $73,000. Filed Feb. 5. Peek, Ryan, et al, as owner. Lender: Primelending. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $405,000. Filed Feb. 5. Pigott, Avee N., et al, as owner. Lender: United Mortgage Corp. Property: in East Fishkill. Amount: $252,000. Filed Feb. 4. Reilly, Jeffrey, et al, Avon, Ohio, as owner. Lender: Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Property: in Lloyd. Amount: $500,000. Filed Feb. 7. Rrapi Inc., Monroe, as owner. Lender: Ice Lender Holdings LLC, New York City. Property: 18 Old N. Plank Road, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $50,000. Filed Feb. 5.

Above $1 million

SDF Capital LLC, as owner. Lender: Lendinghome Funding Corp. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $113,000. Filed Feb. 5.

Ham 111 Realty LLC, Brooklyn, as owner. Lender: People’s United Bank N.A., Purchase. Property: 9 Riverview Drive and Route 9W, Marlborough. Amount: $3.1 million. Filed Feb. 5.

SDF Capital LLC, Mamaroneck, as owner. Lender: LendingHome Funding Corp., San Francisco, California. Property: 219 Carpenter Ave., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $108,300. Filed Feb. 6.

Below $1 million

Seal, Stephanie S., et al, Newburgh, as owner. Lender: Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $168,000. Filed Feb. 7.

Barcone, Timothy, et al, Kerhonkson, as owner. Lender: Rondout Savings Bank, Kingston. Property: 45 Samsonville Road, Kerhonkson. Amount: $260,000. Filed Feb. 4. Dogood Ventures LLC, as owner. Lender: Lendinghome Funding Corp. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $100,500. Filed Feb. 6. Gizzarelli, Louis J., et al, Newburgh, as owner. Lender: Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Property: in Montgomery. Amount: $340,000. Filed Feb. 4. Hall, Dorothy A., Newburgh, as owner. Lender: Primelending, Dallas, Texas. Property: 61 Albany Post Road, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $262,711. Filed Feb. 6. Haynes, Arthur Jr., Far Rockaway, as owner. Lender: Homestead Funding Corp., Albany. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $52,889. Filed Feb. 4.

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DEEDS Above $1 million 20 Garden St LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Board of Education of the Brewster Central School District, Brewster. Property: in Brewster. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Feb. 10. 4 Hardscrabble Heights LLC, Brewster. Seller: James P. Hogan, et al, Brewster. Property: 209 Brewster Hill Road, Brewster. Amount: $1 million. Filed Feb. 4. Port Jervis Terminal LLC, White Plains. Seller: Triplet LLC, Sparrowbush. Property: in Deerpark. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Feb. 10. Telephone Building Beacon LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: 291 Main Street LLC, Somers. Property: 291 Main St., Beacon. Amount: $1 million. Filed Feb. 6.

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The Bank of New York Mellon. Seller: Paul C. Brite, Newburgh. Property: 172 Cascade Road, Warwick 10990. Amount: $1 million. Filed Feb. 6.

Braxton Select Prop LLC, New Windsor. Seller: Eliot Kaplan, White Plains. Property: 19 Forsythe Place, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $130,700. Filed Feb. 10.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Mary A. Schofield, Otisville. Property: 2032 Mount Hope Road, Middletown 10940. Amount: $171,493. Filed Feb. 7.

Below $1 million

Center Street Eleven LLC, Glenham. Seller: SZM Property LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: 11 Center St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: $170,000. Filed Feb. 5.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Robert Hertman, Middletown. Property: 16 Sommerfield Drive, Wallkill 12589. Amount: $331,841. Filed Feb. 4.

CESJ Holdings LLC, Salisbury Mills. Seller: Dominick Giordano, et al, New Windsor. Property: 34 Garden Drive, New Windsor 12553. Amount: $91,000. Filed Feb. 6.

First Call Restoration LLC, Hopewell Junction. Seller: Brian F. Saunders, et al, Newburgh. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $417,000. Filed Feb. 10.

MC and JV Holdings LLC, Bohemia. Seller: 179 Van Ness Street Corp., Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Property: 179 Van Ness St., Newburgh. Amount: $400,000. Filed Feb. 4.

CKHS Realty Ventures LLC, New City. Seller: FJA Properties LLC, Middletown. Property: in Middletown. Amount: $220,000. Filed Feb. 4.

Five Generations LLC, Walden. Seller: Millspaugh Furniture House Inc., Walden. Property: in Montgomery. Amount: $500,000. Filed Feb. 7.

Moran Realty LLC, Wappingers Falls. Seller: Thomas C. Webber Sr., et al, Poughkeepsie. Property: 9 Moran Ave., Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $350,000. Filed Feb. 3.

Gold River Property Group LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Frank Drabant, et al, Stony Point. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $395,000. Filed Feb. 5.

Morocho Properties LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Property: 19 Bedell Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $150,000. Filed Jan. 31. Mortgage Assets Management LLC, Lansing, Michigan. Seller: Rachel F. Frost, Fishkill. Property: 190 Harmony Farms Drive, Pawling 12564. Amount: $951,000. Filed Feb. 7.

151 Burlingham Road Corp., Monroe. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association. Property: 151 Burlingham Road, Pine Bush 12566. Amount: $292,000. Filed Feb. 5. 185 Grange Road LLC, Otisville. Seller: Maria Herrmann, Middletown. Property: in Middletown. Amount: $65,000. Filed Feb. 4. 26 Fishel LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: PBV LLC, Monroe. Property: in Chester. Amount: $111,000. Filed Feb. 4. 49 Center Street LLC, Walden. Seller: Ann D. Smith, New Windsor. Property: 49 Center St., Montgomery. Amount: $175,000. Filed Feb. 5.

DDBN Abundance LLC, New Paltz. Seller: New Paltz Chamber of Commerce Inc., New Paltz. Property: 257 Main St., New Paltz 12561. Amount: $700,000 Filed Feb. 5.

49 Scout Road LLC, Nyack. Seller: Michael Quesenberry, et al, Property: 49 Scout Hill Road, Carmel. Amount: $265,000. Filed Feb. 10.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Carol Montalvo, et al, Poughkeepsie. Property: 7 Gold Road, Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $575,500. Filed Feb. 7.

Good Guys Properties LLC, Saugerties. Seller: Camillus J. Sasso, Glasco. Property: in Saugerties. Amount: $350,000. Filed Feb. 4.

8 Lemberg 206 Realty LLC, Monroe. Seller: MMP Estates LLC, Monroe. Property: 8 Lemberg Court, Unit 206, Monroe 10950. Amount: $250,000. Filed Feb. 10.

Dogood Ventures LLC, Wappingers Falls. Seller: Smt Ruma Wadhwa, Poughkeepsie. Property: 68 Rinaldi Blvd., Poughkeepsie. Amount: $115,000. Filed Feb. 6.

Hasbrouck Equities LLC, Monroe. Seller: Maria Montalvo, Jamaica. Property: 3 Knapp Ave., Middletown 10940. Amount: $100,000. Filed Feb. 6.

928 Ventures Inc., Patterson. Seller: Michelle Burdick, et al, Carmel. Property: Lot 3, South Road, Holmes 12531. Amount: $40,000. Filed Feb. 5.

Double R Capital Inc., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Meghan O’Donnell Mossey, Wappingers Falls. Property: 48 Rombout Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $238,000. Filed Feb. 5.

Henry Property Management LLC, Saugerties. Seller: Aladdin November LLC, New York City. Property: in Saugerties. Amount: $950,000. Filed Feb. 4.

Amante and Norris Associates LLC, Chester. Seller: Weikfield Windsor Development Inc., Woodmere. Property: 36 and 53 Shalimar Drive, Salisbury Mills 12577. Amount: $158,000. Filed Feb. 7.

Dwight D. Johns Inc., Newburgh. Seller: Bank of America N.A. Property: 150 Third St., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $140,700. Filed Feb. 10.

Ameritech Land Development Inc., Wappingers Falls. Seller: Route 9D LLC, Naples, Florida. Property: in Fishkill. Amount: $90,000. Filed Feb. 7. Armillaria LLC, et al, Sundown. Seller: Armillaria LLC, Brooklyn. Property: 300-304 Peekamoose Road, Denning. Amount: $90,000. Filed Feb. 10. Awacquisitions LLC, Middletown. Seller: Sandra Arnez, Middletown. Property: 115 N. Beacon St., Middletown. Amount: $39,417. Filed Feb. 10. Bragada LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: V Mortgage REO 3 LLC, Greenville, South Carolina. Property: 15 Mountain Laurel Blvd., Wingdale 12594. Amount: $160,000. Filed Feb. 5.

Dwilliams Enterprise LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Robert E. Dickan, Wappingers Falls. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $160,000. Filed Feb. 5. EOM Goshen LLC, Goshen. Seller: Goshen Public Library and Historical Society, Goshen. Property: 203 Main St., Goshen 10924. Amount: $635,000. Filed Feb. 4. Erin Cottage Realty Inc., North Salem. Seller: Catskill Regional Off Track Betting Corp., Pawling. Property: 300 Route 22, Pawling 12564. Amount: $550,000. Filed Feb. 5. Fanelli Realty LLC, Lake Katrine. Seller: Jody Lee Servo, Saugerties. Property: in Ulster. Amount: $182,500. Filed Feb. 6. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., McLean, Virginia. Seller: Jeff C. Hage, et al, Hallstead, Pennsylvania. Property: 25 Horton Ave., Middletown 10940. Amount: $140,006. Filed Feb. 6.

HSE Buildings Inc., Hopewell Junction. Seller: Arch Street Partners LLC, Brewster. Property: in Pawling. Amount: $80,000. Filed Feb. 6. Invoss LLC, Middletown. Seller: Albert Berry, Westtown. Property: in Minisink. Amount: $140,000. Filed Feb. 7. Invoss LLC, Middletown. Seller: Hanover Development LLC, Montgomery. Property: 49 Shawangunk Road, Wallkill. Amount: $180,000. Filed Feb. 4. Jen Kay Realty LLC, Wallkill. Seller: Shakelton Auto and Truck Centers LLC, Jeffersonville. Property: 8085 Route 209, Ellenville 12428. Amount: $820,000. Filed Feb. 6. Jeslin Orange LLC, Walden. Seller: Fredric W. Gibney, Poughkeepsie. Property: Ridge Road, Montgomery. Amount: $235,000. Filed Feb. 4. JLC Estates Inc., Kerhonkson. Seller: Ronway Inc., Kerhonkson. Property: in Wawarsing. Amount: $20,000. Filed Feb. 3.

JLC Estates Inc., Kerhonkson. Seller: Ronway Inc., Kerhonkson. Property: in Kerhonkson. Amount: $19,000. Filed Feb. 3. K.P. Home Builders Inc., Pine Island. Seller: David Krzynowek, et al, Sparrowbush. Property: 75 Bender Road, Minisink. Amount: $167,300. Filed Feb. 10.

MTGLQ Investors LP, Greenville, South Carolina. Seller: Anthony M. Abraham, Carmel. Property: 703 Kensington Court, Brewster 10509. Amount: $250,000. Filed Feb. 7. Newburgh SHG 19 LLC, Great Neck. Seller: Ralph L. Puglielle Jr., New Windsor. Property: 22 Benkard Ave., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $95,851. Filed Feb. 7. NJCC-NYC Community Restoration Fund LLC, Houston, Texas. Seller: Yvetta A. Thompson, et al, Wilmington, North Carolina. Property: 7 Marshall Drive, New Windsor 12553. Amount: $148,783. Filed Feb. 6. NJCC-NYS CRF REO Subsidiary LLC, Houston, Texas. Seller: Stuart I. Ball, Yonkers. Property: 15 Short St., Putnam Valley 10579. Amount: $305,000. Filed Feb. 10. Northern Enterprise NY LLC, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Seller: Jean L. Orisma, et al, Middletown. Property: 105 Shawangunk Road, Middletown 10940. Amount: $150,001. Filed Feb. 10. NRZ REO VII LLC, New York City. Seller: Henry Valencia, Orlando, Florida. Property: 219 Steven St., Napanoch 12458. Amount: $163,693. Filed Feb. 10. OC Homes LLC, Middletown. Seller: 527 Dosen LLC, New Rochelle. Property: 45 Hanford St., Middletown 10940. Amount: $112,000. Filed Feb. 5.

Facts & Figures Orange P and D LLC, Monroe. Seller: Anthony Scarano, et al, Washingtonville. Property: 22 Horton Road, Blooming Grove. Amount: $280,000. Filed Feb. 5. Renovacore Properties Inc., Hopewell Junction. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank N.A Property: 328 Waterbury Hill Road, LaGrangeville 12540. Amount: $212,000. Filed Feb. 6. Royal Forest LLC, Monroe. Seller: Arthur Sabel, Monroe. Property: 11 Quickway Road, Unit 203, Monroe 10950. Amount: $465,000. Filed Feb. 7. S.H. Estates LLC, Mahopac. Seller: Phyllis Gangi, Brooklyn. Property: 27 Maple, Brewster 10509. Amount: $42,000. Filed Feb. 6. Samantha Next Door LLC, New York City. Seller: Paul H. Berger, et al, Rome. Property: in Unionvale. Amount: $15,000. Filed Feb. 5. SDF Capital Fund I LLC, Mamaroneck. Seller: Joan A. Arjonaga, Poughkeepsie. Property: 2772 Route 82, Pleasant Valley 12569. Amount: $60,000. Filed Feb. 3. SDF Capital LLC, Mamaroneck. Seller: Michael Mushlit, et al, Newburgh. Property: 219 Carpenter Ave., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $73,936. Filed Feb. 6. Solid Step Properties LLC, New York City. Seller: Citizens Bank N.A. Property: 53 Hallihan Hill Road, Kingston 12401. Amount: $63,000. Filed Feb. 4. The Newburgh Ministry Inc., Newburgh. Seller: 75 Grove LLC, Monroe. Property: 19 Johnston St., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $160,000. Filed Feb. 4. The Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs, Nashville, Tennessee. Seller: Raul Pagan Jr., Carmel. Property: 9 Clarkson Road, Carmel 10512. Amount: $189,478. Filed Feb. 5. Tiso Holdings LLC, Pawling. Seller: Bruno E. Brugnatelli, Ridgefield, Connecticut. Property: in Dover. Amount: $164,000. Filed Feb. 3. U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Alan L. Joseph, Goshen. Property: 24 Spruce Peak Road, Middletown. Amount: $326,261. Filed Feb. 5. U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Kyle Barnett, Poughkeepsie. Property: 472 Rossway Road, Pleasant Valley 12569. Amount: $270,500. Filed Feb. 5. U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Susan Langan, New Windsor. Property: 30 Village Drive, Greenwood Lake 10925. Amount: $277,262. Filed Feb. 7.

Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc., Wallkill. Seller: Mirna G. Guerrero, et al, Pine Bush. Property: 1044 Bruyn Turnpike, Shawangunk. Amount: $550,000. Filed Feb. 4. Wise Equities Group LLC, Monroe. Seller: Kathleen A. Dunn, Chester. Property: Route 94, Chester. Amount: $72,500. Filed Feb. 6. YBBA LLC, Monroe. Seller: Baruch Harrar, Brooklyn. Property: 10 Second St., Highland Mills. Amount: $200,000. Filed Feb. 4. Zeak Holdings LLC, Mohegan Lake. Seller: U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Property: 214 Walnut Road, Lake Peekskill 10537. Amount: $120,000. File Feb. 4.

JUDGMENTS 215 Washington Street Foods Inc., Newburgh. $1,269 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. Advanced Visual Productions Inc., Newburgh. $167 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 28. Almethak Corner Store Inc., Newburgh. $939 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 28. Americo Communication Center Inc., Middletown. $654 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 28. Amigos Green Taxi Inc., Middletown. $220 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. APC Automotive LLC, New Windsor. $936 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. B.E.T. Deli Corp., Walden. $4,438 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 28. Be Intouch of Middletown LLC, Middletown. $920 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. Black Magnet Enterprises Inc., Middletown. $936 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. BMC Drywall Corp., Newburgh. $36,500 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Jan. 30.

Breaking Bank Records, Westtown. $1,089 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. C and H Capital LLC, Monroe. $36,500 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Jan. 30. Caesar and Jaydon’s Palace Inc., Port Jervis. $1,198 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. Cleanway Maintenance LLC, Campbell Hall. $535 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 28. CM Mechanical of Orange County Inc., Chester. $6,878 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 28. Copour Inc., Monroe. $106,818 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. Creative Management Solutions Consulting Inc., Montgomery. $3,344 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. Crunch Collision LLC, Chester. $779 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. Due Fratelli Inc., New Windsor. $3,215 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. Golden Essence Inc., New Paltz. $2,279 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. Hart Industries Inc., Warwick. $3,839 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. Henry and Son Construction Inc., Highland Mills. $934 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 28. HNL Kitchens and Bath Inc., Monroe. $1,791 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. Inner City Wireless Inc., Middletown. $36,500 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Jan. 30. J and M Utilities Inc., Montgomery. $678 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Feb. 3.

J and T Ventures Holding Inc., Middletown. $6,479 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 28.

Newburgh Steel Products Inc., Newburgh. $6,063 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 28.

Steele Fuels Marketing Inc., Newburgh. $8,307 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 28.

Jay Performance Inc., Middletown. $934 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 28.

Northeast Wholesale Turf, New Hampton. $1,869 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3.

United Freight Service LLC, Monroe. $5,763 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3.

JMD Construction LLC, Middletown. $36,500 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Jan. 30.

Noymar LLC, Otisville. $6,399 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 28.

Ye Olde Warwick Book Shoppe LLC, Warwick. $589 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Feb. 3.

Joshua Brown Photography Inc., Newburgh. $2,500 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Jan. 30. K.N.A. Auto Service LLC, Port Jervis. $4,166 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 28. Khai International LLC, Highland Falls. $3,149 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 28. Liberty Environmental Management LLC, Middletown. $39,484 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. Loughran Inc., Salisbury Mills. $10,030 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 28. Lysyczyn’s Custom Lawn Care Inc., Pine Bush. $645 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. M and S Homes Corp., Monroe. $1,039 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. Made 2 Dezign, Warwick. $1,039 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. Maid by Melissa Cleaning, Newburgh. $1,833 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. Mattress Outlet Inc., Harriman. $934 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 28. Medical Supply Solutions Inc., Washingtonville. $987 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 28. Ministry Ideaz LLC, Pine Bush. $861 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Feb. 3.

New York Mobile Detailing LLC, Washingtonville. $934 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 28. NYZ Fighters, Middletown. $2,051 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 28. Oasis Entertainment LLC, Newburgh. $1,640 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 28. Premier Wireless of Middletown LLC, Middletown. $1,129 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. Rockcut Ledge Inc., Bearsville. $1,466 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. Route 52 Food Mart Inc., New Windsor. $47,000 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 28. RSBM Management LLC, Monroe. $4,759 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. RTC Fashion Inc., Chester. $2,369 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. Sammy Brown’s LLC, Pine Bush. $2,891 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. Santini’s Lawn Care Corp., Marlboro. $2,028 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. SAS Design I LLC, Wallkill. $590 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 28. Skyview Distributors Inc., Monroe. $934 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 28.

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LIS PENDENS The following filings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed. Abrial, Harriet V., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $84,000 affecting property located at 8 Tower St., Red Hook 12571. Filed Feb. 6. Billeci, George I., et al. Filed by PHH Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $161,000 affecting property located at 1 Ridge Ave., Port Jervis 12771. Filed Dec. 10. Bovino, Neil J., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $158,000 affecting property located at 29 Hickory St., Ellenville 12428. Filed Feb. 7. Brull, Norman, et al. Filed by NewRez LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $260,100 affecting property located at 50 Merriewold Lane North, South Blooming Grove 10950. Filed Dec. 5. Burton Gulnick, Jr., as the Ulster County commissioner, et al. Filed by 1900 Capital Trust II. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $140,000 affecting property located at 3728 Route 52, Pine Bush 12566. Filed Feb. 5. Campos, Judith, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $220,751 affecting property located at 200 Country Club Drive, Florida 10921. Filed Dec. 6. Cash Flow Partners LLC, et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 52 Lake Oniad Drive, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed Feb. 6. Collado, Sonny J., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $278,208 affecting property located at 153 Wawayanda Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed Dec. 10.

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Facts & Figures Cox, Thomas, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $203,245 affecting property located at 18 Rybak Lane, Stone Ridge 12484. Filed Feb. 4.

Kerrigan, Maureen, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $158,374 affecting property located at 131 Deer Court, Middletown 10940. Filed Dec. 6.

Posner, Martin L., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $697,500 affecting property located at 4 Alexander Drive, Brewster 10509. Filed Feb. 6.

D’Anna, Denise C., et al. Filed by MidFirst Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $166,106 affecting property located at 7 Seneca Lane, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed Jan. 29.

Krom, Jennifer M., et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $155,250 affecting property located at 79 Washington Ave., Kingston 12401. Filed Feb. 5.

Reynolds, Marthe L., et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $144,511 affecting property located at 85 Canaan Road, New Paltz 12561. Filed Feb. 5.

Elwood, Robert F. Jr., et al. Filed by Hudson Valley Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $214,423 affecting property located at 22 Ellen Drive, Beacon 12508. Filed Feb. 7.

Landau, Joseph, et al. Filed by Select Portfolio Servicing Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $274,890 affecting property located at 2 Lexington Hills, Unit 3, Harriman 10926. Filed Dec. 6.

Roessel, Jacqueline E., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $221,100 affecting property located at 1263 Union Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed Dec. 4.

Granata, Christopher, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $300,369 affecting property located at 78 Holloran Road, New Windsor 12553. Filed Dec. 5.

Little, Ruth E., et al. Filed by Select Portfolio Servicing Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $225,127 affecting property located at 9 Laurel Court, Highland Mills 10930. Filed Dec. 10.

Seekamp, Sandra J., et al. Filed by Keybank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $200,000 affecting property located at 56 Dugway Drive, Pawling 12564. Filed Jan. 29.

Martinez, Jessica, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $112,000 affecting property located at 2307 Whispering Hills, Unit 223, Chester 10918. Filed Dec. 5.

Siegel, Howard, as heir and distributee of the estate of Lena L. Coppersmith, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $255,000 affecting property located at 170 Lucks Road, Greenfield Park 12435. Filed Feb. 6.

Hablow, Karen E., Orange County commissioner of finance as public administratrix to the estate of Laurence Barrett, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $397,500 affecting property located at 402 Main St., Goshen 10924. Filed Dec. 10. Harp, Mandy, et al. Filed by Quicken Loans Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $75,295 affecting property located at 303 Violet Ave., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Feb. 6. Harris, Shawyne T., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $358,547 affecting property located at 9 Redwood Drive, Highland Mills 10930. Filed Dec. 9. Harriton, Lawrence M., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $232,500 affecting property located at 31 Kates Lane, Monroe 10950. Filed Dec. 4. Hedden, Justin M., et al. Filed by Plaza Home Mortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $265,567 affecting property located at 26 Marple Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Jan. 29. Heirs and distributees of the estate of Anthony Guiliano, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $270,000 affecting property located at 87 Country Club Road, Ellenville 12428. Filed Feb. 10. Kayland Realty Ltd., et al. Filed by Shelwol LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $875,000 affecting property located at 10 Meron Drive, Unit 304, Monroe 10950. Filed Dec. 4.

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Mazariego, Mario A., et al. Filed by NewRez LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $208,000 affecting property located at 10 Kramer Kourt, Malden-on-Hudson 12453. Filed Feb. 7. McInerney, Hailey, as heir and distributee of the estate of Timothy D. McInereney, et al. Filed by Fareverse LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $300,000 affecting property located at 144 Martinfled Road, Wawarsing 12489. Filed Feb. 7. Miceli, Ivanilda X.R., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $163,535 affecting property located at 7 Tulip Drive, Brewster 10509. Filed Feb. 4. Montgomery, Mardi, et al. Filed by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 597 Irish Cape Road, Ellenville 12428. Filed Feb. 7.

Wiebke, Richard, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $131,250 affecting property located at 1462 Route 213, Ulster Park 12487. Filed Feb. 7. Zurkiewicz, Przemyslaw, et al. Filed by Wilmington Point Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 18 Crest Court, Hopewell Junction 12533. Filed Feb. 5.

Mechanic’s Liens 11 Aluminum Drive LLC, as owner. $22,002 as claimed by H. Osterhoudt Excavating Inc., Ellenville. Property: 11 Aluminum Drive, Ellenville 12428. Filed Feb. 6. 382 Golf Links LLC, Great Neck, as owner. $94,062 as claimed by Alpine Environmental Consultants Inc., Montgomery. Property: 382 Golf Links Road, New Hampton 10958. Filed Feb. 7.

The estate of Victory Kraus, et al. Filed by TD Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $25,000 affecting property located at 314 Neversink Drive, Port Jervis 12771. Filed Dec. 10.

Josal LLC, as owner. $1,054 as claimed by Rob’s Plumbing and Heating Inc., Newburgh. Property: 708 Broadway, Newburgh 12550. Filed Feb. 10.

Thomes, Autumn M., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $233,731 affecting property located at 2 Clancy Ave., New Windsor 12553. Filed Dec. 4.

Sauchuk, Brent, as owner. $2,650 as claimed by Heckeroth Plumbing and Heating of Woodstock Inc., Highland Property: 62 Hawley’s Corners Road, Highland 12528. Filed Feb. 7.

Tuchman, Howard R., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $226,000 affecting property located at 364 Gardnertown Road, Newburgh 12550. Filed Dec. 5. Ward, Jane, et al. Filed by Quicken Loans Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $95,934 affecting property located at 15 Lay St., Kingston 12401. Filed Feb. 10.

Negron, Edwin, et al. Filed by Rhinebeck Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $145,825 affecting property located at 213 Elmendorf St., Kingston 12401. Filed Feb. 5.

Weigandt, Karen A., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $80,000 affecting property located at 65 E. Main St., Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed Jan. 29.

Polhemus, Henry D., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $300,000 affecting property located at 707 Hurley Ave., Hurley 12443. Filed Feb. 5.

Wenzel, Kevin, et al. Filed by Hudson Valley Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $155,000 affecting property located at 19 Sheraton Drive, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Jan. 30.

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White, Tracie, et al. Filed by the State of New York Mortgage Agency. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $174,600 affecting property located at 49 Richmond Place, Middletown 10940. Filed Dec. 5.

Smith, Matthew, et al, as owner. $12,457 as claimed by Apex Contracting and Remodeling Solutions Inc., Tomkins Cove. Property: 52 Brewster Drive, Middletown 10940. Filed Feb. 7. Terry, John M., et al, New Windsor, as owner. $1,073 as claimed by E. Tetz and Sons Inc., Middletown. Property: 440 Philo St., New Windsor 12553. Filed Feb. 7.

NEW BUSINESSES

5.1.5. Entertainment, 44 Maple St., Cornwall-on-Hudson 12518, c/o LaCoya Austin and JaQuitta Robinson. Filed Jan. 30. W.T.F. Wilson’s Truck of Food, 26 Greenwood Drive, Newburgh, c/o Ronald A. Wilson and Franca Miele. Filed Jan. 31.

Sole Proprietorships ACRS General Contracting, 119 Patch Road, Saugerties 2477, c/o Clyde J. Edwards Jr. Filed Feb. 6. AKT Property Management, 116 Piazza Road, Kerhonksn 12446, c/o Andre K. Taszak. Filed Feb. 4. Artemisia Negra, 185 Abeel St., Kingston 12401, c/o Jocelyn Mowia Taylor. Filed Feb. 6. Beautiful_Luxurious_Unique, 1204 Copper Cart, New Windsor 12553, c/o Shandrieka S. Davis. Filed Jan. 29. Brueckner Well Drilling, 3 Rudy Frank Road, Shandaken 12480, c/o Shannen J. Brueckner. Filed Feb. 5. C and H Towing, 10 Kris Korner Drive, Marlboro 12542, c/o Christopher Wayne Zeman. Filed Feb. 3. Clean Gutters, P.O. Box 1933, Kingston 12401, c/o Jonah Kaishanta Mannino. Filed Feb. 6. Creatively Flexxin, 1204 Copper Court, New Windsor 12553, c/o Shandrieka S. Davis. Filed Jan. 29. Earthly Living Home Renovations, 544 Acorn Hill Road, Apt. 1, Olivebridge 12461, c/o Daniel N. Stupple. Filed Feb. 6. Glow Girl, 18 W. Pierpont St., Kingston 12401, c/o Stephanie M. Munford. Filed Feb. 4. Green Power Cleaning Solution, 2709 Whispering Hills, Chester 10918, c/o Lorena Vivar. Filed Jan. 28. Hudson Valley Hydroponics, 615 Lattintown Road, Marlboro 12542, c/o Jennifer Hagen. Filed Feb. 3.

Jewel of the Islands, 139 Evan Road, Warwick 10990, c/o Davidta Avadawn Brown. Filed Feb. 3. John A. Scully LCSW, 55 Main St., Goshen, c/o John Ashton Scully. Filed Feb. 3. Katie Todd, 122 Main St., New Paltz 12561, c/o Kathryn L. Todd. Filed Feb. 3. Kelly Remodeling, 453 Robinson Ave., Newburgh, c/o Kelly DeLaRosa. Filed Jan. 28. KLJ Construction, 115 Chrystal Drive, Maybrook 12543, c/o Leon M. Hunter. Filed Jan. 30. M3 Creations, 182 N. Church St., Goshen, c/o Michele M. Meek. Filed Jan. 31. Mily Makes, 367 E. Main St., Suite 3, Middletown 10940, c/o Nicole Collier. Filed Feb. 3. Nicole Marie Painting, 14 Old Brook Lane, Warwick 10990, c/o Nicole M. McCormick. Filed Jan. 28. Painted by Victoria, 64 Ridge Road, Marlboro 12542, c/o Victoria Celeste Pomarico. Filed Feb. 4. Quality Winks, 43 Boulevard, Kingston 12401, c/o Paige A. Struber. Filed Feb. 3. Radio Elohim Center of Worship/RECOW Media, 25 Macintosh Drive, Middletown 10941, c/o Ronald Patrice Donatien. Filed Jan. 31. Rhino Reno Home Improvement, 835 Blooming Grove Turnpike, Apt. 83, New Windsor 12553, c/o Luis Gregorio Figueroa. Filed Jan. 31. Ride on Time Taxi Service, 591 Route 44/55, Highland 12528, co Krista Leigh Ortiz. Filed Feb. 4. Secret Arms Nursing Agency – SANA, 26 Baron Drive, Warwick 10990, c/o Dawn G. Brown. Filed Feb. 3. Serendipity Cleaning and More, 42 Plattekill Ave., New Paltz 12561, c/o Toni L. Enders. Filed Feb. 5.

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

J9s E Gifts, 792 Route 44/55, Highland 12528, c/o Janine R. Winters-Felicello. Filed Feb. 3.

Tienda Guatemal Teca El Quetzal, 155 Smith Ave., Apt. 1, Kingston 12401, c/o Horacio Martinez Ax Chub. Filed Feb. 3.

Partnerships

JC Diamond Fine Silver, 667 Albany Post Road, New Paltz 12561, c/o Jessica Diamond. Filed Feb. 6.

Vice Vintage, 321 McKinstry Road, Gardiner 12525, c/o Ronnie Organ. Filed Feb. 4.

2T’z Printing, 3 Tall Oaks Drive, Middletown 10940, c/o Tracy W. Brand Jr. and Tione J. Brand. Filed Jan. 30.

JCSK Manufacturing, 122 Haidenberg Ave., Tillson 12486, c/o Jason F. Cavallo. Filed Feb. 7.

LEGAL NOTICES Notice of formation of HATED ROYALTY LLC filed with SSNY on 1/3/2020. 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, P.O. Box 358 Yonkers, NY 10710. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62443 J2I Properties LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 12/2/2019. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 2 Hickory Dr., Rye, NY 10580. General Purpose. #62444 Notice of Formation of BWIZP Consultancy, LLC Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on November 7, 2019. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served. Address to which the SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC: BWIZP Consultancy, LLC, 88 Wendover Road, Yonkers, NY 10705. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62445 NubianBiz, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with SSNY on 12/26/19. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail copy of process to LLC at 161 Pearsall Drive, Mt. Vernon, NY 10552. Purpose: all lawful. #62446 Notice of Formation of Dunamis Transaction Advisors LLC. Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/20/19. Ofc. Loc: Westchester Cty. United States Corporation Agents designated as agent upon whom process may be served. USCA shall mail process to the LLC, 5 Cerf Ln, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62447 Nicole Bugnacki LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 10/15/2019. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 60 Inningwood Rd., Ossining, NY 10562. General Purpose. #62448 Himmat & Daya Holdings, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/8/2020. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 51 Penn Blvd., Scarsdale, NY 10583. General Purpose. #62449 SUNSUP PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State (SSNY) 11/25/2019. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of any process to LLC c/o 7 Granada Crescent #22 White Plains NY 10603. Purpose: all lawful. #62450

Notice of Formation of Winter Orchid, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on November 18, 2019. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 3147 E. Main Street #396, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62453 GAK Capital LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State (SSNY) 06/22/2018. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of any process to LLC c/o 26 Howe Place Bronxville, NY 10708. Purpose: all lawful. #62454 GAK Advisors LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State (SSNY) 12/02/2019.Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of any process to LLC c/o 26 Howe Place Bronxville, NY 10708. Purpose: all lawful. #62455 Notice of Formation of GALLO PAINTING LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/24/19. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 222 Purchase Street, Suite 235, Rye, NY 10580. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62456 Notice of Formation of WESTCHESTER DEMOLITION LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/24/19. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 333 Mamaroneck Avenue, Ste 396, White Plains, NY 10605. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62457 Notice of Formation of WESTCHESTER BATHROOM REMODELING LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/7/19. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o James Henson, 487 East Main St., Suite, 155, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62458 Notice of Formation of WESTCHESTER KITCHEN REMODELING LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/7/19. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o James Henson, 487 East Main St., Suite, 155, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62459

Aerial Uprising LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/14/2020. Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 161 Orchard Road 1s Briarcliff Manor NY 10510-1030 Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62460 Notice of LLC formation: Lebron Contractors LLC. filed with SSNY on 09/27/2019. Off. Loc. Westchester County US Corp. Agents designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail copies c/o 7014 13th Ave Ste. 202 Brooklyn, NY 10598. Purpose: all lawful. #62462 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME CLICK IT TECHNOLOGY, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/03/2019. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 35 Sterling Ave., Floor 2, Yonkers, New York 10704, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #62463 YELLOW LADDER CONTRACTING LLC. Art. of Org. filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/12/2019. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served. Address to which the SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC: Yellow Ladder Contracting LLC, 81 Pondfield Road, #296 Ste. D, Bronxville, NY 10708. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62464 LL Piping LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 7/15/2019. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 385 Mclean Ave., Apt. 10B, Yonkers, NY 10705. General Purpose. #62465 Notice of Formation of Manny’s Painting, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/14/20. 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, 5 Elm St, Apt 1, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62466 51-52 65 Place, LLC. Filed 12/17/19 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 66 Oregon Rd Pob 330, Mount Kisco, NY 10549-4710 Purpose: all lawful #62467 407 3rd Street Associates LLC. Filed 12/16/19 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 399 Knollwood Road, Suite 318, White Plains, NY 10603 Purpose: all lawful #62468 Cramm LLC. Filed 12/18/19 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 49 Lakeshore Dr, Eastchester, NY 10709 Purpose: all lawful #62469

Jestam 2 LLC. Filed 12/2/19 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 344 White Plains Rd, Eastchester, NY 10709 Purpose: all lawful #62470 274 Woodworth Realty LLC. Filed 11/22/19 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 51 Central Ave, Ossining, NY 10562 Purpose: all lawful #62471 3200 East Main Street LLC. Filed 11/4/19 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 654 N Division St, Peekskill, NY 10566 Purpose: all lawful #62472 The Cuisinest LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 11/6/2019. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 740 Commerce St., Apt. 2B, Thornwood, NY 10594. General Purpose. #62473 AFA Advisors LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 11/13/2019. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 2005 Palmer Ave, #172, Larchmont, NY 10538. General Purpose. #62475 Beloved Surrender LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/21/19. Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 24 Jackson Street 1st Floor, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62476 Panchee Advisory LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 1/8/20. Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 200 Business Park Drive, Suite 201, Armonk, NY 10504. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62477 Retired Regulators, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/27/2020. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Frederick J. Morrissey, 3 Morgan Dr., #11, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549. General Purpose. #62479 Zeppieri’s Pizza On The Run, LLC Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/06/2020. Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 86 Windom Street, White PLains, NY 10607-2615. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62480 22 Francis Place LLC Art. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State on 12/24/19. Office located in 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 11 Aspen Way, Thornwood, NY 10594. LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #62481

Notice of Formation of Archon Advisors LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on April 10, 2019. Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 6 Cedar Lane, Purchase, NY 10577. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62482 Notice of formation of 1811 Housing LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secíy of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/31/2020. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail process to: 1811 Housing LLC, 8 Elmwood Ave., Rye, NY 10580. Purpose: any lawful activity. #62483 Notice of Formation of Glass&Fork, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/27/20. 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, P.O. Box 8054 White Plains NY, 10602. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62484 Longtail Holdings LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/29/2020. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 1455 Baptist Church Rd., Yorktown Heights, NY 10598. General Purpose. #62485 LISTRES 20 LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/3/2020. Office loc. Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served and shall mail copy of any process to LLC, 5 Everts Ave White Plains, NY 10607. Purpose: any lawful #62487 LISTRES 24 LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/3/2020. Office loc. Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served and shall mail copy of any process to LLC, 5 Everts Ave White Plains, NY 10607. Purpose: any lawful #62488 LISTRES 30 LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/3/2020. Office loc. Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served and shall mail copy of any process to LLC, 5 Everts Ave White Plains, NY 10607. Purpose: any lawful #62489 NYCKelly Travel, LLC: Art of Org. filed with SSNY 10/16/2019. LLC located in Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC c/o MSJ Financial Services 1 Prospect Ave., Suite 1, White Plains, NY 10607 Purpose: Any lawful activity. #62490

Notice of Formation of Assicurazione, LLC. Address of LLC: 43 Fifth Avenue, Pelham, New York 10803. County of business: Westchester County, Article of Organization originally filed with SSNY on 01/16/2020. Agent for Service: Secretary of State. Mail Process to: 43 Fifth Avenue, Pelham, NY 10803. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #62491 Notice of Formation of Panorama Scena, LLC. Address of LLC: 43 Fifth Avenue, Pelham, New York 10803. County of business: Westchester County, Article of Organization originally filed with SSNY on 01/16/2020. Agent for Service: Secretary of State. Mail Process to: 43 Fifth Avenue, Pelham, NY 10803. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #62492 Notice of Formation of DeCicco & Sons Foundation, LLC. Address of LLC: 43 Fifth Avenue, Pelham, New York 10803. County of business: Westchester County, Article of Organization originally filed with SSNY on 01/16/2020. Agent for Service: Secretary of State. Mail Process to: 43 Fifth Avenue, Pelham, NY 10803. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #62493 Notice of Formation of LGT Logistics LLC Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/4/20. 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, 3611 Gomer St. Yorktown Hgts., NY 10598. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62494 Notice of Formation of OnPoint Valuation, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/16/20. 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, 3486 Strang Blvd., Yorktown Hts., NY 10598. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62495 NOTICE OF FORMATION of SMP N.1 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/24/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: MARIO PEGORARO, 233 KENT AVE. # 4, BROOKLYN, NY 11249. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62496 Venture2health LLC was filed with the SSNY on 02/04/2020. Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. The P.O. address which SSNY shall mail any process against the LLC served upon him: c/o Lisa Kapnick, 19 Clubhouse Lane, Scarsdale, NY, 10583. Purpose/Profession to Practice: Health Coaching. #62498 Strategic Networking & Access LLC. Art. of Org. filed 2/10/20. Office in Westchester Co. SSNY designated for process and shall mail to Reg. Agent: Thomas Law Firm, 175 Varick St, NY, NY 10014. Purpose: Any lawful activity #62499

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Pacific Rent a Fence Co., LLC. Filed 1/2/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: PO Box 676, Bedford, NY 10506 Purpose: All lawful #62501 Ace BPG Music, LLC. Filed 1/28/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 1858 Commerce Street, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 Purpose: All lawful #62503 Lianne De Serres MD, PLLC. Filed 1/8/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 37 Studio Lane, Bronxville, NY 10708 Purpose: Medicine #62504 BKB Eastchester LLC. Filed 1/7/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 291 Main Street, Eastchester, NY 10709 Purpose: All lawful #62505 83 Hamilton Ave LLC. Filed 1/17/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: c/o Amit Ratanshi, 3 Douglas Drive, Pleasantville, NY 10570 Purpose: All lawful #62506 3200 Mohegan Lake LLC. Auth. Filed w/SSNY on 12/20/19. Office: Westchester Co. Formed in DE on 12/18/2019. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 72 Eileen Drive, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009. DE address: 3500 S Dupont Highway, Dover, DE 19901. Filed w/DE Sec. of State: 401 Federal St. #4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful. #62502 Notice of Formation of 114-41 127th Street, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/30/2018. Office: Kings Cty. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 1637 E.2nd Street, Brooklyn, NY 12230. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62500 Notice is hereby given that a license ( #1321269) for ON- PREMISE LIQUOR has been applied for by TACO PROJECT INC, AT RETAIL IN A RESTAURANT UNDER THE ABC LAW at, 18 MAIN STREET, TARRYTOWN, NY 10591 for on-premises consumption. #62507 Mount Kisco Physical Therapy & Chiropractic, PLLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/15/2020. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 103 S. Bedford Rd. Ste. 109, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: Chiropractic and Physical Therapy. #62474 Notice of Formation of Creative Ledger LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/27/2020. 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, 130 Sagamore Road, Tuckahoe, NY 10707. Purpose: any lawful purpose. # 62508

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