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March 4, 2013 | VOL. 49, No. 9

SPANNING A CENTURY • 2

By JoHn GoLDen jgolden@westfairinc.com

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Michael Morrissey, president, stadium jumping/American Gold Cup organizer; Frank Madden, Old Salem Farm head trainer/ American Gold Cup organizer; County Executive Robert Astorino, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist McLain Ward and Valerie Angeli, ASPCA senior director, equine and special projects.

New Jersey developer wants to bring a Target store to Yonkers as the retail anchor for a proposed $115 million mixed-use development beside the developer’s existing Austin Avenue big-box retail center. But delays in moving the project forward after a year and a half of talks have led construction industry and building trades union officials to level charges of politically motivated “foot-dragging” against Westchester County and Yonkers officials.

Morris Industrial Builders L.P., an entity of The Morris Cos. in Rutherford, N.J., wants to build 255,000 square feet of additional retail space on vacant land adjoining its Austin Avenue complex that includes Costco, Home Depot and a Stew Leonard’s grocery store. The developer also plans to build 400 market-rate apartments in a Target, page 6

Mid-Hudson Valley to host gay travel and tourism conference By tariCe L.S. Gray tgray@westfairinc.com

The mid-hudson Valley will play host to the state’s first-ever travel and tourism conference specifically for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.

The Big Gay Hudson Valley’s Gay & Lesbian Tourism Conference will be held in Poughkeepsie March 27. Patrick Decker, co-organizer of the conference, said same-sex marriage helped set the stage for the event.

New York state voted to make same-sex marriage legal in July 2011. Before passage of the legislation, state lawmakers predicted same-sex weddings

could generate more than $200 million, but in New York City alone Mayor Michael Bloomberg said same-sex weddings brought in $259 million within the first year.

Big Gay Hudson Valley, an organization that works on behalf of the region’s LGBT community, saw an opportunity. In September 2011, it hosted the first-ever gay and lesbian wedding expo.

“That’s when this whole idea of a tourism conference started,” said Decker, co-organizer of the conference and co-founder of Big Gay Hudson Valley. “We threw a wedding showcase after the vote passed, and brought together caterers and DJs and companies who wanted to reach out to the gay comConference, page 6

HOMEGROWN TREAT • 27

A century of building bridges in the construction industry

By JoHn GoLDen jgolden@westfairinc.com

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ichard Johnson learned something about the industry legacy and personal connections that have been the foundation for success at Contractors Register Inc. not long after he joined the company as a computer specialist in 1988.

The directory publishing company, which moved that year from Elmsford to a new office building built by the company’s second-generation owner in the northern Westchester hamlet of Jefferson Valley, is far better known in the industry it serves as The Blue Book Building and Construction Network. If its distinctive blue directory is no longer a fixture in every field office on commercial construction sites, it’s likely because contractors and subcontractors, along with expanded Blue Book services, have moved with new technologies to computers, tablets and mobile phones.

Johnson, now president at Contractors Register, searched the company’s archives for a trace of his grandfather, once a large general contractor building hospital and schools around the country. He found him in the 1943 edition of the Blue Book. His grandfather had taken out the front-cover ad for his John A. Johnson Contracting Corp.

Blue Book by 1943 had been serving the construction industry for 30 years, offering companies free basic listings in the freely distributed directory. Its sole revenue source was customer advertising in its pages. Though much of its business has moved online, “That model still holds true today,” said Johnson.

Today, “Our network is very much like a social media site,” he said at the company’s 800 E. Main St. headquarters.

“To us, we are the construction industry social media site.”

Today the Blue Book network is the largest and most active in the industry. Its database links up 77,000 general contractors, 430,000 subcontractors and suppliers, 15,000 manufacturers, 83,000 architects and engineers, 51,000 building owners, 30,000 government agencies and

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Marking the 100th anniversary of their Jefferson Valley company are Richard Johnson, left, president of The Blue Book Building and Construction Network, and Blue Book editor Jeff Fandl.

39,000 real estate developers and property managers nationwide. Its customized BB-Bid digital service delivers more than 1 million bid invitations by email each week. More than 30,000 changes to its network database are made each week.

The company traces its start to 1913, when Joseph O’Malley, president of The Society of the Allied Building Trades Inc., published his first Subcontractor’s Registry in New York City. The founder’s nephew, Walter F. O’Malley, later joined him in the construction publishing business as editor before moving on to the greener pasture of a baseball diamonds – as owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

“I’m most proud of the fact that we’ve always played it straight,” James O’Malley, chairman of the company founded by his father, said in a video commemorating Blue Book’s 100th anniversary. “That’s really what it’s all about all this time.

We’ve tried to treat them (customers) the way they should be treated, and it’s gone both ways.”

“Construction is all about relation-

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ships,” said Jeff Fandl, editor of The Blue Book who joined the company 30 years ago. To build and nurture those relationships, The Blue Book employs 250 sales people in 26 offices across the country, in addition to its 250 employees in Jefferson Valley.

In the recession that crippled the construction industry, “We were really able to maintain that relationship when times got tough for their companies,” Fandl said. “No other (competing) company was able to do that.”

The construction industry “is regional; it’s still face to face,” Johnson said. “That’s why 250 people in the streets is essential to us.”

But the company’s embrace of digital technology and its uses in the construction industry have been as critical to its recession-defying revenue growth in recent years as has its old-fashioned personal approach to business.

When Fandl was hired in 1983, the 70-year-old company had expanded its regionally focused publications into two other areas of the country beyond metropolitan New York. “It was a much different company then,” he said. “We had just three print directories in ’83. Now we have 54 regions.”

Blue Book in 2012 alone added 16 regions to its coverage and now serves construction markets in nearly all major and secondary cities in the continental U.S. When Johnson came on board in 1988, the company was producing eight books and using “archaic” methods to update its database, he said. “It

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“I’m most proud of the fact that we’ve always played it straight. That’s really what it’s all about all this time.”

– James O’Malley, chairman, The Blue Book Building and Construction Network

25 to 30 employees.

The Blue Book company recently grew from one to 500 owners. O’Malley late last year announced an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), a retirement program that gives employees stock shares in the company. Fandl said he already has seen “a spike in productivity” since the ESOP was implemented.

“Now we’re going to have 500 owners keeping their eyes on how things are going here,” O’Malley said in the centennial video, “and keeping us in line and making sure we continue to do the right thing.”

Taking ideas from “some 500 people” and applying them to their collectively owned business “is going to be the most fun in my job,” said Johnson. “It’s already happening.”

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Two for the show

American Gold Cup returns to Old Salem Farm

By Georgette Gouveia ggouveia@westfairinc.com

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t’s not their first time at the rodeo,” Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino said, deliberately tweaking a metaphor.

Indeed, Old Salem Farm played host to the American Gold Cup Equestrian Competition, one of international show jumping’s most prestigious events, last year.

The sprawling North Salem horse farm is set to welcome the Gold Cup again Sept. 11-15, drawing an estimated 10,000 people to the county and adding at least $6 million to its coffers.

Not to mention a national viewership: The 43rd annual competition, a qualifier for the World Cup, will be broadcast by NBC Sept. 22 at 4:30 p.m.

“This is going to put a spotlight on Westchester, not only around the country but around the world,” Astorino said at a recent press conference at the farm. “It’s an opportunity to focus on the northeast portion of the county, which is often called ‘horse country.’”

The Gold Cup will feature 600 horses and 300 riders in various classes – ama-

McLain Ward answers a question during a news conference at Old Salem Farm. On the panel with him was Michael Morrissey and Valerie Angeli.

teur and professional, children’s, junior and adult – from around the world. There’s no doubt, however, that the highlight will be the $200,000 Grand Prix, which the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) has designated as a CSI 4*-W World Cup Qualifier, making it key for those hoping to compete at the 2014 World Cup Finals in Lyon, France.

It’s hard to imagine a better preparatory stage than Old Salem Farm, which had undergone a $30 million renovation, adding luster to a 120-acre site that is home to a pristine Grand Prix field and state-of-the art facilities for boarding, training, sales and 26

annual competitions that include the Spring Horse Shows (May 7-12, 14-19).

Those who experience Old Salem for the first or the umpteenth time this September will just be the tip of the economic iceberg.

Astorino, who is spearheading the “Meet Me in Westchester County” marketing campaign, said he expects Gold Cup attendees to be dining in and exploring the area, swelling the $6 million in anticipated revenues and adding to the $2.4 billion industry in New York state.

Of the 202,000 horses statewide, more than 70 percent are involved in showing and

recreation. Concern for their safety has grown over the years. That’s why Valerie Angeli, senior director of equine and special projects at The ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), said her organization was “honored” to be one of the charitable partners of this year’s Gold Cup (the other being JustWorld International).

The selection of the ASPCA, founded in 1866 to aid abused horses, “sends a message of humane and responsible horsemanship.”

Asked about the environmental impact of the Gold Cup on a place that is known for turreted mansions and spreading farms that sit sedately back from long, winding roads, Astorino said that the county will work with the town of North Salem and the North Salem Central School District to ensure both a flow in traffic and ample parking for participants and visitors. Among those participants will be McLain Ward, a member of the U.S. teams that struck gold in show jumping at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.

Ward, who was born in Mount Kisco, grew up in North Salem and lives in Brewster, is looking forward to an event in his own backyard.

“I’m happy to compete here and sleep in my own bed.”

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By PatriCK GaLLaGHer pgallagher@westfairinc.com

Cracking the ubiquitous QR code

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rom magazines and newspapers to bus stop billboards and even business cards, quick response barcodes – virtually nonexistent before 2010 – are everywhere.

As businesses seek fresh new ways to reach consumers, the use of these square, black-and-white, maze-like barcodes has proliferated, with consumers responding in kind, according to a new report by Pitney Bowes.

Once scanned with a mobile device, like a smartphone or tablet computer, a QR code can direct consumers to any website – ranging from YouTube or a company’s mobile platform to a social media page or even an online coupon.

Market studies conducted by Forrester Research show that QR code usage among U.S. adults who own a cellphone nearly quadrupled from 2011 to 2012.

In 2010, only 1 percent of U.S. adults with a mobile phone had used a two-dimensional barcode reader, according to Forrester Research data compiled in a Jan. 15 white paper by Stamford-based Pitney Bowes Inc. The proportion of U.S. QR code users rose to 5 percent in 2011 and 19 percent in 2012, according to the report, with 27 percent of North American and European consumers between the ages of 18 and 34 reporting the use of QR codes last year.

“A QR code, much like Facebook and

Twitter and a website, is just another extension of your brand,” said Justin Amendola, vice president of digital strategy for Pitney Bowes.

While acknowledging that QR code use may not quadruple again from 2012 to 2013, Amendola said the use of the now-omnipresent barcodes by consumer-facing businesses will continue to rise.

“I think the biggest driver will be brands understanding what a good experience around QR codes is and conditioning consumers that they’re going to get a relevant, mobile-friendly experience whenever they scan a code,” he said.

QR codes placed in magazines were the most effective, according to the Pitney Bowes report.

Last year, 27 percent of QR code users in the U.S., U.K., Germany and France accessed a QR code present in a magazine. The nextmost-popular venues for QR code use were posters, packages and mail.

Amendola said QR code use by a given company is likely determined by what industry that company operates in, and not the size of its consumer base.

A business like Best Buy, for example, might use QR codes on in-store product displays to direct customers to websites that have more information on a given item, Amendola said.

“It’s very common to be in Best Buy or another big-box retail environment and to see QR codes on product labels,” he said. “It

allows consumers to go online and instantly access more information on those products.”

At its simplest, Amendola said, a QR code could redirect customers to a video that shows the product in action, or a website that contains reviews of the product.

Amendola recounted recently walking into a bookstore that advertised on shop windows that it was “QR code-friendly.”

“They had QR codes linking to video interviews with the author on a lot of their products,” which he said enabled the bookstore “to engage their customers with killer video content.”

The biggest mistake when integrating QR codes into a marketing campaign is for a company to redirect consumers back to its

INBRIEF JPMorgan plans to cut 17,000

JPMorgan Chase & Co. reportedly plans to eliminate 17,000 positions in its community banking and mortgage units through 2014.

The changes were determined in conjunction with the bank’s annual Investor Day conference, which was held Feb. 26 in New York City.

JPMorgan, which has reported record annual net earnings for each of the past three years, will cut about 4,000 positions this year, with most of those reductions coming through

website homepage, Amendola said.

“The number one reason why QR codes fail is they embed a simple Web address,” he said. “People don’t want to navigate a standard website on their mobile device.”

The first step, he said, “Is you really have to understand what it is you want that customer to do. Is it a video I’m driving them to? Is it a mobile version of a website? Or is it a campaign landing page?”

Amendola said there are a number of websites that allow companies to generate QR codes, and that firms such as Pitney Bowes provide platforms that allow users to track QR code use by consumers.

The basic platform offered by Pitney Bowes starts at $8.99 a month, he said. attrition, according to published reports.

Through 2014, JPMorgan – the largest bank in the U.S. by assets – will cut 13,000 positions in its mortgage business and between 3,000 positions in its community banking unit as it seeks to reduce operating expenses.

Advisory firms merge

Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. advisory firms John Planell CFP of Pound Ridge and B.T. Bowler & Associates of New Canaan, Conn., announced Feb. 25 that they had merged practices.

The combined practice will operate under the name B.T. Bowler & Associates with its main office remaining at 199 Elm St. in New Canaan and a second office in Pound Ridge. The two offices are about 10 miles apart.

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Community banks thriving despite significant challenges

BY TARICE L.S. GRAY tgray@westfairinc.com

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ommunity banks continue to be the chief lending source for New York state’s small businesses despite crippling challenges over the last two decades.

A recent report by the state Department of Financial Services (DFS) found that though there are fewer community banks statewide, those remaining generally have managed to thrive and have gained a larger market share of small business loans in New York.

Community banks hold roughly 22 percent of all assets of Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) banks in New York, but make nearly 55 percent of all small business loans and almost 90 percent of small farm loans. The state’s smallest community banks, which hold assets under $1 billion and about 6 percent of FDIC insured bank assets, account for nearly 28 percent of all small business loans and 43 percent of small farm loans in New York, according to the report.

Despite those strong ties to small business and agriculture, the number of community banks in the state – institutions with less than $10 billion in assets – has declined for roughly two decades. From 1992 to 2002, 100 community banks shut their doors, representing onethird of the 299 banks operating at the start of that 10-year period, according to the state report. From 2002 to 2011, another 30 banks closed across the state, a 15 percent decline.

Total assets held by the state’s community banks dropped from $237 billion in 1992 to $166 billion in 2011, a 30 percent decrease.

Yet even as their numbers and total assets declined, community banks have been key lenders to businesses. Between 2001 and 2011, according to the DFS report, their market share of small business loans in New York rose from approximately 43 percent to nearly 56 percent.

Small farm loans made by community banks increased from roughly 78 percent to close to 90 percent in the same 10-year period.

DFS analysts said that increase is due in part to the strengths of community banks: personalized service, knowledge of the communities they serve and the ability to extend loans to small businesses that typically are undesirable to larger banks.

Aggregate customer deposits at community banks have rebounded in the last decade, after tumbling from $188.5 billion in 1992 to $116.3 billion in 2001, a 38 percent decline.

From 2001 to 2011, deposits rose to $130.4 billion, a 12 percent increase for the decade.

Community banks hold roughly 23 percent of total bank deposit assets in New York.

State analysts said mergers account for much of the decline in numbers of banks operating in New York. Since 1992, 83 community banks have been absorbed by other banking companies, according to the DFS report.

DFS analysts also noted that costly new financial industry regulations attached to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the pending Basel III international banking agreement presented challenges to community banks.

Bank capital and risk requirements set by the Basel III accord could raise compliance costs to as much as 10 percent of operating expenses at community banks. That puts community banks at a disadvantage, the report noted, because they are smaller and lack the staff needed to handle the change or possibly the resources to support the growing compliance requirements.

“There’s no question Dodd-Frank increased the cost of doing business, but for all banks,” said John Tolomer, president and CEO of The Westchester Bank. “Basel III right now has been put aside; it’s certainly something that looms in our future.”

Community banks “are able to meet the needs of customers from a lending and a deposit cash management perspective,” said Tolomer. Larger competitors must also focus on far-flung markets outside New York in their business, while community banks can target a specific client base in their community, he said.

Fluctuating interest rates, coupled with advances in technology and increased compliance regulations, will continue to challenge community banks in the years ahead, according to the state report. To help navigate those challenges and spur growth in the banking business in the more restrictive regulatory environment, the Department of Financial Services in 2011 created a state Charter Advisory Board that represents the leadership of community banks in New York.

Tolomer, who serves on the advisory board, said good relations with the FDIC, Federal Reserve of New York and DFS are helpful in charting the future of community banks.

Citrin Cooperman Corner When is the last time you looked at your operating agreement?

BY WILLIAM CONRON, CPA CITRIN COOPERMAN Today the vast majority of businesses are formed as limited liability companies (LLCs). One of the most important documents of an LLC is its operating agreement.

The purpose of the operating agreement is to govern the internal operations of a business in a way that suits the specific needs of the business owners (members). Once it is signed by the members, it acts as an official contract binding them to its terms.

Why do you need an operating agreement?

1. To protect the business’ limited liability status: LLCs shield their members from personal liability. Without an operating agreement, your LLC can resemble a sole proprietorship or partnership, potentially exposing you to personal liability.

2. To clarify verbal agreements and formalize the economic understanding between the owners: Even if members have orally agreed to certain terms, misunderstandings can still arise. It is always best to have the terms of your partnership in writing so they can be referred to in the event of a conflict.

3. To protect your agreement in the eyes of your state: LLCs without an official operating agreement are governed by the default rules of the state. This means that allocations of profit and loss and other key provisions agreed to verbally could be overruled by state statutes.

What is included in an operating agreement?

Operating agreements include: • Percentage of members’ interest in the LLC • Members’ voting powers • Members’ rights and responsibilities • Allocation of profits and losses • Buyout and buy-sell rules There is no “one size fits all” template for operating agreements. LLC operating agreements range from simple 50/50 arrangements between two individuals to complex structures with multiple classes of ownership and provisions where the allocation of income and distribution of profits change based on the performance of the business and its management.

The document must be changed as the business grows. Here are some key areas for operating agreements that need ongoing review.

Capital Contributions How does the agreement address raising capital? Will the LLC mandate the ability to have a capital call on its current members or will it allow for investment of new members? Who will

make these decisions and how will the LLC account for tax effects of such?

Compensation A well-drafted operating agreement will detail how member compensation is computed. This includes outlining the subjective and objective guidelines and who has the responsibility and authority to act on behalf of the LLC. Is there a bonus plan?

Distributions Who has the right to declare distributions? Are distributions made at management’s discretion or are they limited to covering the tax liabilities generated from the profits of the business until it reaches a specific threshold?

Can a member request a cash distribution even though it might not be in the best interest of the business?

Restrictions on transfer of interest What happens if one of the members dies or retires? Does the agreement have a buyout clause? Can an exiting member force the remaining members to buy them out? How is the value of the interest determined? If the method for valuing the business is listed in the operating agreement, is it still reasonable? Is an exiting member required to sell to the remaining members of the business or can the members sell to anyone they want? What happens if one of the members goes through a divorce and is forced to split assets with an ex-spouse?

Management/Amendments Most agreements assign a manager to be responsible for decisions involving the operations of the company. What happens if the manager dies or leaves the business?

How are changes to the agreement decided upon? Does the agreement call for an elected board of directors or executive committee to make the high level business decisions that arise, or are owners’ votes weighted based on their percentage interests? Does a change to the agreement or other “destiny decision” require unanimous consent, a super majority or a simple majority of the board or ownership?

As the information above highlights, properly structuring an operating agreement is essential to growing and managing a successful business.

The next Citrin Cooperman Corner column focusing on State and Local Taxes will appear on this page on April 1, 2013.

William Conron is a Director based in Citrin Cooperman’s Norwalk office, where he provides tax consulting and compliance services to individuals and closely held businesses in a wide range of industries. He can be reached by phone at (203) 847-4068 or via email at: wconron@citrincooperman.com. Citrin Cooperman is a full-service accounting and business consulting firm with offices in White Plains, NY; Norwalk, CT; New York City; Livingston, NJ; and Philadelphia, PA.

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Source: New York State Department of Financial Services.

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Target ­— From page 1

six-building complex at its leased site off the Thruway on the Yonkers-Greenburgh border.

The company’s project attorney in White Plains, Alfred B. DelBello, is seeking a city zoning amendment to change the acreage requirement from 80 acres to 70 acres for a planned multiuse development zone and to change Morris’s separately zoned lots at the 75-acre site to allow multiuse development.

The Yonkers Planning Board, lead agency for the project, will meet March 13 to plan the scope of the developer’s required environmental impact study.

“Target is committed” to the Yonkers location, said Edward A. Sheeran, principal of Palmer Economic Development Inc. in Yonkers and a consultant to The Morris Cos. “Target has been trying to get in Yonkers for the past 15 years,” said the former executive director of the Yonkers Industrial Development Agency.

Sheeran said the development over a fiveyear period would generate “well over $50 million” in income and sales taxes and payments by the developer in lieu of property taxes. “At a time when every municipality is hurting, that’s nice revenue.”

Target executives have met with the company’s prospective retail neighbor, Stew Leonard’s, on how their stores will complement each other.

Sheeran said Dick’s Sporting Goods and Marshalls are other prospective tenants joining Target.

Target, though, prefers to build landscaped surface parking for its store rather than erect a more costly and visually unattractive garage, he said. To do that, it needs to buy or lease a 3-acre parcel owned by the Westchester County Industrial Development

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munity and congratulate them on the new law and also just say we’re here.”

The success of that event, Decker said, opened the eyes of many businesses in the Hudson Valley who realized the niche market could translate into viable business opportunities. The LGBT market accounts for $55 billion in U.S. travel and tourism revenue. In the Hudson Valley, travel and tourism brings in $4.7 billion from all visitors.

Mary Vrba, executive director of Dutchess County Tourism, which is co-sponsoring the event, believes those numbers are the reason area businesses are starting to engage the LGBT community. “That market is one of the top markets in terms of having discretionary income for travel,” she said. “Now more than ever the Hudson Valley has some great places

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Building trades workers march at a recent union jobs rally outside the County Office Building in White Plains.

Agency (IDA), which also owns the developed Austin Avenue land.

“We had various discussions about it” with county officials, including Deputy County Executive Kevin J. Plunkett, who also serves as vice-chairman of the county IDA board. Target executives also have met with county officials, Sheeran said. “There certainly was an interest in there being an accommodation made. We’re at a point now where nothing has happened.”

The county IDA board at meetings last year and again this month has gone behind closed doors to discuss the Austin Avenue project. Sheeran said his client did not join those sessions. “We have no knowledge of what would happen in executive session,” he said.

Eileen Mildenberger, executive director of the Westchester County IDA, did not respond to a request to comment on the Austin Avenue proposal and any IDA concerns about the project.

“I’m not sure” why the county is delaying action, said Sheeran. “I think there’s an

interest by the county to do it. It’s a matter of timing, perhaps.”

That timing has to do with the November election and incumbents’ reelection bids, said George Drapeau, spokesman for the Construction Industry Council of Westchester and Hudson Valley Inc. Drapeau spoke at a recent union jobs rally outside the County Office Building in White Plains, where an estimated 200 marching union workers toted placards that read, “Ready to Work Today!” and “Unemployed! Jobs Now!” Drapeau said Yonkers City Council Minority Leader John Larkin had asked his Republican counterparts in the county administration for the delay after hearing criticism about the project from constituents in his city district, which includes the Austin Ave site.

Larkin did not respond to a request to reply to that claim and comment on his position on the Morris Builders project. The Republican minority leader, though, in a Journal News interview reportedly dismissed

the foot-dragging charges and said he had reservations about easing acreage requirements for Morris Builders, as the city did for Forest City Ratner Cos. with its Ridge Hill development near the Austin Avenue site.

Union officials at the White Plains rally said about 40 percent of workers in their building trades locals are out of work. “It’s an effort to spur the economy by creating jobs,” Paul Ryan, assistant business manager for Local 3 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, said of the union rallies that began last summer. “We’re here to ask the county legislators to talk and encourage the private sector to create jobs.”

“We’re going to stay here until all the guys go back to work,” said Ryan.

In addition to construction work, Sheeran said the Austin Avenue project would create 250 jobs at Target and 100 jobs at its other prospective retail stores.

“Morris has been working on this for the past 18 months,” Sheeran said. “It would be great to see this development go forward.”

to market.” Vrba added her organization is a part of the conference because it wants to help businesses not only promote themselves but educate themselves about how to market to the LGBT community. She said the region also wants to see a 4 percent increase in visitors this year, and embracing gay and lesbian tourists can help it reach that goal.

Decker said more people who contact his website BigGayHudsonValley.com want to understand “the language and the fluency of this culture and this community.” So he said the conference will be mostly informative, with lectures and panel discussions designed to explore the interests of the community, and how best to promote a product, service or destination. “We’ll also do case studies of businesses, regions, and even states that have successfully or unsuccessfully reached out to the gay community,” Decker said.

In the upper Hudson Valley, the city of Hudson has slowly emerged as a place where

gay entrepreneurs have opened new businesses and the gay population has helped restore many of the city’s historic houses in recent years.

Elsewhere, the village of Sharon Springs has become a destination site, according to OutTravel Magazine, promoting businesses like the Brickhouse Bed & Breakfast and the American Hotel.

“At the conference, we’re going to be focusing on the success that Sharon Springs has had in recent years, and look at the city of Hudson as well as bigger regions like the Thousand Islands in northern New York,” Decker said.

He added it’s essential to take note of how those places have managed to leverage their assets and “successfully brand themselves as gay-friendly and become magnets for the gay dollar.” He said the event promises to open doors for businesses who want to continue grow with the evolving population in the Hudson Valley.

Patrick Decker, seated, with Stephan Hengst, co-organizers of the conference.

the CEO evolution

By Mark L. Fagan With Patrick Gallagher

Time for change This is the first in a series of upcoming columns

by Mark L. Fagan on the role of the CEO.

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ver the past 25 years I have worked with many, many business owners and CEOs. My job most often has required me to understand their businesses, assess myriad risks faced by CEOs and how those risks are mitigated.

In the CEO Evolution series, I will identify and discuss key business drivers and how corporate executives can more effectively manage their employees and maximize their company’s potential by utilizing those drivers.

Increasing profitability and building a stronger internal culture starts at the top. By working with the management team to create a culture of accountability and by emphasizing key business drivers in decision-making, CEOs will begin to see greater efficiencies across the board.

Time, time, time. It is the most precious resource to any business owner – arguably more important than your product, the competitive cost of delivering your product (or service) to the market or the talent of your team.

In an ideal world, business owners and top executives would always be thinking strategy: how to convert time, raw materials and product into revenues in a more efficient manner; how to convert revenues into cash; how to add new customers; how to reduce waste; and how to utilize the entire workforce to its capacity.

The fact is, however, that business owners and CEOs more frequently become involved in the day-to-day functions of their business – things like making sure shipments get out the door and attending to customers. They get involved in the noise of the day and get away from setting and monitoring strategies for growth.

Take accountants, for example. April is just around the corner. We’ve got dozens of tax returns coming in every day. The partners in an accounting firm may be extremely proficient at preparing tax returns and financials. But if those partners sit there preparing returns all day, that means they’re not out there meeting with attorneys and bankers and trying to generate new business.

For owners, CEOs and top executives, it’s more important to develop and focus on the implementation of strategies that can drive business growth, while delegating day-to-day tasks to staff and entrusting those staff to managers.

After that, the next step is evaluation.

Do you and your management team know their progress as compared to the prior month, or the same month in the prior year?

Do you, as CEO know how the key business drivers of your company are performing on a monthly basis?

Imagine if you had the time and the tools to review all the critical data about your business and evaluate it on a consistent basis.

What would you do with that information?

How could you act upon it? How would you learn from it and how would you plan ways to improve those aspects of your business that are lacking – or worse, deteriorating?

The CEO of a company can do many, many things with his or her time.

The best use of that time, though, is to focus on strategic activities and not operational ones.

A lot of CEOs will periodically look at some business drivers, but not all of them, and they often won’t evaluate what is causing those numbers to go up or down.

Reviewing these drivers on a weekly or monthly basis – and not just once a quarter or once a year and being the driving force behind activities to improve them – will enable CEOs and the management team to better understand what is contributing to rising or declining sales figures and how to affect change in the organization.

Managing in this manner represents the best use of a CEO’s time, and will keep the focus on key drivers that directly affect his or her business.

The CEO of a company can do many, many things with his or her time. The best use of that time, though, is to focus on strategic activities and not operational ones. There are others in the company who can take care of day-to-day operations. Let them do their jobs, so that you can devote your efforts to keeping your business on track.

Mark L. Fagan CPA, is the managing partner of Citrin Cooperman’s Connecticut office.

Citrin Cooperman is a full-service accounting and consulting firm with offices in Norwalk, White Plains, New York City, Philadelphia and Livingston, N.J. Fagan can be reached at mfagan@citrincooperman.com or (203) 847-4068.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s budget includes a $4 million increase for the Early College High School initiative (ECHS), which will fund the program, as well as other ECHS programs throughout the state.

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State partners with IBM

IBM Corp. and New York state are teaming up with a program to help prepare students for the high-tech jobs of the future.

Ten schools, one in each of the state’s 10 economic development regions, will participate in this education model, which incorporates a six-year program that combines high school, college and career training. The goal is to help students prepare for a high-skill, high-demand career in a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) field.

The partnership will also help advance the governor’s regional economic development strategy since the job training will directly correspond to employment opportunities in the regions.

IBM and other businesses will partner with each participating high school and college to provide guidance on workplace learning, including skills mapping, curriculum, mentoring, worksite visits, internships, and putting the program’s graduates first in line for a job with these companies. IBM will become the key partner for two of the schools. Each student will have the opportunity to graduate with an associate’s degree.

IBM will also lead the recruitment of private-sector partners for the other regions, provide training to participating schools and mentors, share their state-of-the-art “skillmapping” with all 10 schools, and provide tools to help school leaders and teachers effectively integrate STEM into their school programs.

Additional partners and resources will be

Plastic surgery group expands

The New York Group for Plastic Surgery (NYGPS) is opening a new location at Hudson Valley Hospital Center in Cortlandt, adding to its locations in Tarrytown and Goshen.

The group specializes in surgical and nonsurgical cosmetic procedures to repair and enhance the face and body, including liposuction, facial fillers, face and neck lift, rhinoplasty, breast augmentation and reduction and body contouring.

NYGPS also announced Nebin Aydin has been named a partner in the practice. Aydin, who graduated from New York Medical College, completed his residency in Detroit and a fellowship at Westchester Medical Center’s burn unit.

Redevelopment clears another legal hurdle

A state judge has refused to hear new arguments from the village of Tarrytown in its bid to overturn neighboring Sleepy Hollow’s approval of plans by General Motors Corp. to redevelop for mixed uses its vacant automotive assembly plant site on the Hudson River.

Acting Supreme Court Justice James W. Hubert in September denied Tarrytown’s petition to annul the Sleepy Hollow village board’s approval of Lighthouse Landing, an estimated $800 million redevelopment of GM’s 96-acre Beekman Avenue property that was first proposed about a decade ago. The Detroit automaker is doing a state-required environmental cleanup of the contaminated site.

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The approved project would include 1,177 residential units, 35,000 square feet of office space, 135,000 square feet of retail, cinema and restaurant space and a 140-room hotel. Tarrytown officials in their failed petition last year claimed their municipal neighbor did not adequately address the project’s impact on traffic and parking and alternative development proposals.

Tarrytown officials sought to reargue the case, claiming “new facts” surfaced after the judge’s decision last fall. They claimed a Sleepy Hollow trustee posted an open letter on a Facebook page and in an online publication stating the court’s ruling did not require Sleepy Hollow to use funds to mitigate traffic congestion in Tarrytown.

In a Feb. 15 order, Hubert said the trustee’s “opinion” about the court’s decision does not constitute a new fact that would be a basis to renew arguments in the case.

General Motors has not yet announced a developer for the project.

Purchase College, SUNY adopt new financial aid policy

Purchase College is adopting a new standardized financial aid award letter for the 20132014 academic year that the school hopes will offer clarity and information to help students make good decisions about college financing.

The school said it is a significant step in the State University of New York (SUNY) Smart Track Campaign, which is considered a greater commitment to transparency in college financing. The letter will be used by all 64 SUNY schools.

The new standardized letter will allow students and their families to evaluate cost of attendance and financial aid offerings. It also includes information such as graduation rate, median borrowing, and loan default rate.

The letter was initially presented when SUNY launched its Smart Track Campaign in September 2012. In addition to the new award letter, the Smart Track Campaign will initiate the expansion of SUNY’s Student Loan Service Center to assist students at risk of default earlier in the process. The campaign will also provide new online resources, including a net price calculator, chats with financial aid experts and financial literacy materials.

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Lowey: Sequestration could be costly for Hudson Valley

Unless a deal is reached March 1 between the White House and Congress, New York state stands to lose more than $275 million in funding, according to a report by the White House.

Congresswoman Nita Lowey, a Democrat who represents parts of Westchester and Rockland counties, also released a report on the projected impact of sequestration to the Hudson Valley. Westchester and Rockland schools could lose roughly $4.4 million, including a $156,363 reduction in funding to the White Plains district, $163,121 from the Haverstraw-Stony Point (North Rockland) budget, and an estimated $843,520 from East Ramapo.

New York state could lose $42.7 million in funding for primary and secondary education, and $36.3 million in funding for teachers who assist students with disabilities, according the White House report.

Title I grants would presumably lose $45 million, special education grants under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) could lose $36.3 million and funding for Head Start, a provider of educational programs for preschool children in low-income families, would be cut by roughly $26 million.

Funding for first responders and law enforcement in the state could be cut by more than $860,000. The budget for the Army’s Camp Smith in Cortlandt Manor could lose more than $3 million.

If Congress doesn’t meet the deadline, sequestration could cost New York state medical researchers approximately $105 million.

The state would also lose $12.8 million in environmental funding and $1 million in grants to protect wildlife. The Department of Defense would see 12,000 New York employees furloughed, reducing gross pay by $60.9 million. Base operation funding would be cut by $108 million. Other cuts include $1 million in public health funds, $884,000 in job search assistance and $412,000 in funds to prevent domestic violence.

Lowey said these budget cuts would have a negative impact on the region’s effort to create jobs, as well as lead to a reduction in important services and investments.

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Before partnering, do your due diligence We’re thinking about joining forces with another firm. Cultural differences could be the biggest problem. What can we do to make this work?

Thoughts of the Day: Mergers are like courtships followed by marriage. Set up a system for getting to know each other now. Finding common ground is crucial.

Get answers to key questions out on the table. Evaluate the outcome potential before tying the knot.

Pre-deal, spend time together at as many levels as possible, professionally and socially.

You don’t have to tell employees that you’re thinking of a merger. Just find projects for them to work on together. Socially, try a picnic, a bowling party, etcetera to see how people join up – or don’t.

Work styles, priorities and systems may be different and will have to be ironed out.

Can people be flexible enough to pick the best from both companies? Or will it be, “my way or the highway” leading to factions and division?

Make a list of what is similar between the two companies. Figure out how common ground can be used to build a foundation for the new entity. How will the concept be introduced? What will happen to reward people for getting on board?

Make a list of strengths and weaknesses of each company. Are they complimentary, redundant or have nothing to do with each other? Identify ways that one company’s needs are met through the resources of the other. Define how strengths will multiply and weaknesses will fade away.

When doing a merger, complimentary differences can be healthy. Marry operational competence in one company with sales and marketing skills from the other. Voila, you have a company capable of expanding sales and meeting customer demands.

Play it out over time – what will the new company look like? Who will be in charge?

How will customers be handled? Who will contribute to sales? Run operations? Keep finance, IT and HR on track? What will be the standards in each area?

Will customers object or applaud? Are their competitors served by the other company? Will they have access to more and better products? Will prices go up or down?

How about service levels? Prepare to promote the merger benefits. Day one, get out to meet key customers of both companies to reassure and re-sign them.

Cultural and leadership differences can

be deadly. One company values tradition, the other innovation. One company looks to the future, the other protects the past.

One company’s leadership style is the direct opposite of the other. One company hires “A” players, the other settles for also-rans. This won’t work well in the shared environment of a merger. Think twice before proceeding.

What happens if the new team of owners disagrees? What if cuts in staff have to happen? Who has final say?

Assess the leadership skills and learning styles of partners. How fact-based is everyone in their ability to assess and deal with situations that will come up? Hash out structure and decision making process before you ink the deal. Post-merger make time and hire experts to teach people to work together.

Define your role in the new company.

Ask yourself if you can live with that. Many business owners approach a merger thinking that stepping back into a subordinate role would be a relief – getting the monkey off their back. But, having had a taste of ownership can make it hard to swallow someone else’s directives.

Know why you’re doing the merger.

Revenue growth from additional customers and products, and/or leveraging research and development is key. Things like reducing costs through shared technology or overhead reductions typically yields only short term benefits. Make sure the deal pays off short and long term.

Do due diligence pre-merger. Sign confidentiality agreements and open up the books.

Make sure everything is as represented.

Write a plan to implement post-merg-

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social media trends Shooting themselves in the foot

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ith hundreds of social media platforms already existing and new – and sometimes exciting – ones appearing seemingly on a daily basis, my favorite is still LinkedIn. In the six years I’ve been a LinkedIn member, I’ve met many people, become friends with some of them and done a significant amount of business. Not surprisingly, I’ve only met a handful of my 20,000-plus first-level connections in person. Yet, despite my long term and regular usage, I am increasingly puzzled by LinkedIn’s ability to continually shoot itself in the foot and needlessly upset many of its members.

Customer support – or nonsupport – is critical to the success of most companies, and LinkedIn has somehow managed to grow despite incredibly poor support that has infuriated many of its users. For more than a year, I’ve been unable to accept more than 60 percent of my invitations. I also can’t delete a contact or export contacts, the latter being a significant problem since this function would double as a backup and a way of importing people into my CRM (contact management) system. (In general, it’s a good idea to regularly export your LinkedIn data to your hard drive for backup purposes.)

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When technical support deigns to respond to my problem ticket – a rare occurrence – their response is that I have a known and common problem they are working on. After over a year of working on this common problem, you would hope they would fix it.

Some of their recent design decisions that affect all LinkedIn users are also disconcerting. The removal of the global question-andanswer feature was a major blow to the idea of being able to easily reach out to people. It was a feature that many people, myself included, used to meet new people and start great conversations. I’ve asked several LinkedIn experts about this removal and every one of them is dismayed and puzzled by LinkedIn’s decision.

Since this decision follows another lamentable decision by LinkedIn to remove LinkedIn events, my guess is that LinkedIn is attempting to force its users down specific networking paths that unfortunately make the service less unique. The saving grace is that these paths can be quite powerful. One of my favorite features is the ability to follow people or have people follow you. Members with a lot of followers – usually as a result of great content – can enhance their expert credentials and more importantly, drive potential business to their website and

facilitate meaningful conversations both within and outside of LinkedIn. Not all of LinkedIn’s recent modifications are worthwhile despite LinkedIn’s promotional intents. The worst addition is endorsements. I currently have 173 endorsements in just social media marketing alone, mostly from people who I don’t know and who don’t know me.

This makes these endorsements worthless, and since they have so little value, having them in common with another person is also fairly useless. Endorsements are also prone to spam which further reduces their value. If I want to contact a person, I will briefly review their profile before I send them a message or respond to their message.

Recommendations, however, are still very important. You should have at least nine quality recommendations that articulate your expertise and knowledge. This greatly enhances your status as an industry expert. You should also have no more than 50 recommendations because that often indicates spamming. When people look at your profile, they often examine both the number and quality of your references. If they are really impressed, they might follow you or even tag you in their connections for future conversations. This is where LinkedIn’s

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One recent feature is the ability to incorporate video into different parts of your profile.

This takes advantage of the rapid growth of video and provides another way of differentiating yourself from competitors. If you decide to use videos, make sure they do not exceed 30 seconds – the shorter the better. People online don’t have much patience.

Fortunately, the golden goose that is LinkedIn still retains its core strength – to provide a social platform to meet people, have interesting and often insightful discussions and be able to generate business. It’s still sufficiently versatile, interconnected and most importantly, regularly utilized by many interested and highquality members to offer great value when used properly.

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Hospital waits on state aid for ER project

BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

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fficials at St. John’s Riverside Hospital in Yonkers have rallied community support from about 17,500 residents for the hospital’s plan to expand and restructure its severely overcrowded emergency department.

The expansion and redesign is estimated to cost $15 million. The hospital is seeking a $10 million Vital Access Provider grant from the state Department of Health for the project at St. John’s Andrus Pavilion at 967 N. Broadway.

The state grant program provides temporary Medicaid rate adjustments to allow health care providers in underserved areas to reconfigure business strategies and clinical services to better meet community health care needs. Health department officials last fall said $61.6 million in vital access provider and safety net funding had not yet been allocated in the state’s 2011-2012 fiscal year that ends March 31.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive budget includes $182 million in funding for the vital access and short-term safety net programs in 2013 and $153 million in the 2014 fiscal year.

Ronald J. Corti, president and CEO of St. John’s Riverside Hospital, stated in a press

release its emergency room treats 38,600 visitors annually “and was only built to accommodate 25,000 a year. At this rate of growth, we project a need for the facility to handle 50,000 ER visits.”

The ER’s chronic overcrowding has grown more severe in the last decade with the closings of Yonkers General Hospital, St, Agnes Hospital in White Plains and United Hospital in Port Chester, according to St. John’s officials. Those Westchester County hospitals treated a total of about 40,000 emergency patients annually.

The expansion would include construc-

tion of 29 treatment areas, compared with 19 currently available. Six urgent care stations would allow St. John’s to provide the community care needed with a shortage of primary care physicians in the area and relieve pressure on acute care treatment areas. The hospital would add six new observation beds to treat patients without admitting them and a new rapid assessment zone that would include two triage areas and one testing area.

The larger, redesigned emergency department would have separate patient and ambulance entrances.

St. John’s officials estimated the project

would create 100 to 200 health care and temporary construction jobs. The third largest health care employer in Westchester and the largest private employer in Yonkers, St. John’s Riverside employs nearly 2,500 workers.

Hospital officials said their call for community support for the project drew signatures on letters or an online petition from 17,500 residents. One supporter, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, in a press release said the St. John’s’ health network “plays a vital role in the health of Yonkers residents as well as the economic well-being” of the city.

New financial threat to hospitals The financial pressures faced by St. John’s’ Riverside Hospital and others treating Medicare and Medicaid patients could intensify this year if sequestration, the federal government’s last-resort deficit reduction plan, takes effect.

Hospitals in the seven-county Hudson Valley region stand to lose an estimated $251 million in federal Medicare fee-for-service payments if automatic budget cuts are not averted

by Congress, according to the Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS).

Statewide, hospitals and health systems would lose approximately $2.13 billion if a 2 percent cut in Medicare payments takes effect as scheduled April 1, HANYS officials said.

St. John’s Riverside Hospital in Yonkers and its affiliated Community Hospital at Dobbs Ferry together would lose an estimated $12,664,000 in Medicaid revenue.

In Westchester County, Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla would see the biggest hit to Medicare revenue, losing an estimated $18,518,000.

White Plains Hospital stands to lose an estimated $13,750,000.

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Phone (914) unless otherwise noted Website

Name Address 3rd Angle Search 800 Westchester Ave., Suite 641-N, Rye Brook 10573

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ACIS Solutions 836 Palisade Ave., Yonkers 10703

261-4871 acissolutions.com

1266 E. Main St.,Stamford, CT 06902

(888) 606-6947 myhrsupplier.com

Axispoint Inc. 33 W. Main St., Elmsford 10523

(212) 920-2600 axispoint.com

New York IT Service 333 Mamaroneck Ave., Suite 294, White Plains 10605

(877) 786-6110 nyitservice.com

Basha Systems L.L.C. 17 Lakeview Avenue East, Cortlandt Manor 10567

737-3740 bashasys.com

BEYONEX Computer Systems & Repair 184 Pinewood Road, Hartsdale 10530

607-3933 beyonex.net

Bronxville Computer and Web Design Bronxville 10708

337-2300 bronxvillecomputer.com

Onsite Computer Services 923 Saw Mill River Road, Suite 115, Ardsley 10502 Panda Technology Group West Harrison 10604

830-9888 pclogic.org 310-3093

346-5446 cmitsolutions.com

PC Restore Service 1 Odell Place, New Rochelle 10801

CMIT Solutions of White Plains 333 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains 10605

941-8184 cmitsolutions.com

PC Techz P.O. Box 164, Harrison 10528

741-6500 compufit.com

Computer Express 454 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains 10605 The Computer Shop of Yonkers 679 Yonkers Ave., Yonkers 10704

(347) 408-1251 pcyes.us 476-7128 jndscomputersales.com

Computer Solutions East 481 Main St., Suite 100, New Rochelle 10801 CORSTAR Communications L.L.C. 40 Saw Mill River Road, Hawthorne 10532 Custom Computers and Repair Yonkers 10704 DPC Tech Computer Services 255 Huguenot St., Suite 2513, New Rochelle 10801 E-core IT Solutions 50 Main St., Suite 1000, White Plains 10606 Eler Technologies Inc. 445 Hamilton Ave., Suite 1102, White Plains 10601

355-5800 computersolutionseast.com 347-2700 corstar.com

Pragmatix Inc. 565 Taxter Road, Elmsford 10523

345-9444 pragmatix.com

R & R Computer Service P.O. Box 728, Yonkers 10704 Ralph Garner Associates Westchester County Superior Computer Services Inc. 740 S. Fulton Ave., Mount Vernon 10550

422-1804 randrservice.com 417-7296 ralphgarnerassociates.com 668-6000 supercompserv.com

(516) 315-8064 dpctech.com

TEConsult 903 Old Post Road, Suite 3, Mamaroneck 10543

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682-2009 ecoreinternational.com 332-8406 eler.com

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IT Expert Services P.O. Box 321, North White Plains 10603

934-9775 p-connect.com

482-8633 thetechangels.com

Grayson Computer Services Inc. 665 White Plains Road, Eastchester 10709

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Inspiria Media 10 Mitchell Place, Suite 201, White Plains 10601

Performance Connectivity Inc. 181 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 10573

The Tech Angels of New Rochelle 211 E. Main St., Suite 259, New Rochelle 10801

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Hudson Valley Help Desk Inc. 420 S. Riverside Ave., Croton-on-Hudson 10520

216-3190 pctechz.com

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Geeks on Wheels 47 Halstead Ave., Suite LL1, Harrison 10528

Harrison Support Systems P.O. Box 1021, Rye 10580

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PC Logic 50 E. Hartsdale Ave., Suite 3K, Hartsdale 10530

CMIT Solutions of Southern Westchester 5 Cypress Road, Eastchester 10709

Compufit Computer Corp.

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Third Eye Technologies 520 White Plains Road, Tarrytown 10591

(800) 295-4227 thirdeyetech.com

TragerMedia - Your Personal Computer Guru 12 Westchester Ave., Suite 6J, White Plains 10601

682-7078 tragermedia.com

Venture Technologies P.O. Box 103, Mohegan Lake 10547

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Westchester Computer Service 1525 Fox Glen Drive, Hartsdale 10530 Westchester Tech Support 5 Valley Road, White Plains 10604 The Wright Corner P.O. Box 672, Pelham 10803

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n 20 years as co-owner of Progressive Computing Inc., Robert Cioffi has seen the world of computing and IT turned upside down, with major advances made in technology.

Yet Cioffi, along with co-owner Ugo Chiulli, has managed to not only survive, but thrive. On Feb. 21, Progressive celebrated its 20-year anniversary with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to promote its new 1,800-squarefoot office on East Grassy Sprain Road in Yonkers. Progressive also has an office in Manhattan.

Cioffi and Chiulli started the business a couple of years after they graduated college, initially developing accounting software.

With the popularity of networks exploding, they shifted their focus to installing networks and providing IT services for companies. In 2012, the company acquired Network Crazy, becoming one of the largest IT companies in Westchester.

The company focuses on small to midsize businesses in Westchester that have about 10

they were so basic and primitive.

But now we live in a world with of companies like Progressive and new software and technology popping up overnight, he said.

“There are so many choices,” Cioffi said. “It will make your head spin. There’s a certain level of discipline involved. What was available four to six months ago might not be available today. The technology is changing so rapidly Robert Cioffi and Ugo Chiulli, co-owners of Progressive Computing in that you’re always questioning the Yonkers, recently celebrated 20 years of providing IT support to small choices you made.” businesses in Westchester.

Cioffi joked that they own to 15 employees. Progressive, which has 15 everything that has a blinking light, and comemployees, has worked with a wide range of panies get their responsibility and accountcompanies including professional services, ability for a fixed monthly price. Progressive also assists companies in picking software law firms and nonprofits.

“We’re really not tied to a particular and developing relationships with vendors.

“We look for companies to consider us industry,” Cioffi said. “We learn from these industries. It’s made us more resilient. One an integral part of their business,” Cioffi said. industry might be down but then another “We don’t view our customers as clients, we call them partners. The word means so much is up.”

Cioffi said he first noticed the world of more than just paying for services rendered.”

Progressive has more than 75 contract computers changing in 1995. Before it was possible to know everything about PCs, since clients and 200 non-contract clients.

The company leans toward Microsoft products, though Cioffi is certified in Apple’s mobile devices. Cioffi cautions against businesses that attempt to set up networks themselves in an attempt to save money.

“I’ve seen the results of it,” Cioffi said.

“Our services are not cheap, but you get a tremendous amount of value. I tell business owners that it is still costing you time, which is too valuable to be wasting on this.

If you don’t do it right, it’s going to cost you anyway. If you’re sick, you go to the doctor, if you’re investing money, you talk to a financial advisor, during tax season you talk to an accountant. Why not apply the same thing to technology?”

The benefits of hiring a company like Progressive versus hiring someone to work in IT is that Progressive is always available, and even if dollar for dollar the price is the same, a company would not have any benefit costs.

“We don’t go on vacation, we don’t get sick,” Cioffi said. “A single IT person doesn’t have the depth or experience. Sometimes it makes more sense to outsource, even if you’re not saving hard dollars.”

Ready, set, hire

BY DONALD ZINN

As the economy begins to heat up – at long last – we employers will once again be confronted with making more hires. The past four years have not been “normal” from a hiring perspective because we have been reluctant to add headcount, and our employees have been reluctant to leave their jobs – so there has been far less turnover as well as hiring activity.

Both variables will change as we move towards the “new normal” of our economy.

There has already been a substantial pickup in new hiring since the election, and turnover rates will once again approach historical averages, as people feel more comfortable with the risk of moving to a new employer in order to move up in com-

pensation or responsibility, or to search for a better working situation.

Face it, hiring is a sporadic activity, and few are great at it. We aren’t equipped with great tools to guide us in making hiring decisions, and we often lack a strategy that results in pursuit of the best people because we are not prepared to understand what “best” really means. Often that means we hire the first person who satisfies minimal qualifications rather than hold out for the best person we can find.

When developing an interview strategy, think about how you interview, and use a simple set of business tools to guide your decision making. While skills will always remain a must have – if the candidate lacks the skills you require nothing will make them the right choice – don’t forget to look beyond the skills. We tend to fall in love with a resume and forget that we, our team and our clients, will be working with that new employee every day. Forgetting about fit can be a fatal error – so to make

sure you consider fit, use this simple “Red Light, Green Light” test and it will help you to make better hires.

But measuring fit is hard, right? Not if you use the right business tool. This test will enable you to evaluate how the job candidate will fit with the three main constituencies every employee is engaged with.

Ask yourself the questions in the grid to the right, and look at your answers carefully. If you get a green light at all six stops – then Mission Control will send you to lift off. If, however, you have a yellow light anywhere on the grid – proceed with caution and bring the candidate back for additional interviews – forcing the yellow light to move to either green, or red. And if you have a red light – even one – stop, do not pass go and do not hire the person, no matter how compelling their resume may be.

Most employers base their decisions on the candidate’s knowledge and then hope for fit. The result is turnover that is higher than you want it to be or worse, you

are stuck with a sub-optimal hire that you don’t know how to dismiss.

Business tools are often process models, and simple process models are more likely to make an impact because they can be followed by everyone. This six stop, red light, green light process model is an easy way to determine if you have interviewed sufficiently to make the right hiring decision, and if you should move forward with an offer or decide to pass.

Use this tool and you will not only make better hires, you will eliminate bad hires, and improve business performance as a result. By putting fit foremost in the minds of interviewers, you will be more likely to build strong, loyal, effective teams that help grow your business year after year.

Donald J. Zinn is co-founder and managing partner of Exigent Search Partners Inc.. Zinn can be reached at dzinn@ Exigentsearch.com or 930-6846.

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PRESENTS

PLANNING

MAR

2013 Spring Benefit 7 Benefi ting: My Sister’s Place

NonProfit Guard TIP OF THE MONTH “Hiring a subcontractor or freelancer can be a very attractive alternative to adding full-time or part-time staff, especially if your Markham F. Rollins III need is for project work. While it is helpful to have referrals from people you trust, that isn’t enough to protect you should something go wrong. With these challenges in mind it is paramount to have a Know List, questions and metrics that allow you to approach each subcontractor/freelancer in the same manner. Visit my blog at www.nonprofitguard.com to establish a clear plan for your hiring — and the job itself.”

My Sister’s Place strives to engage each member of society to work to end domestic violence. Special guests include New York Giants and alumni. The night will include cocktails, silent auction and dinner.

HONORING: Stop & Shop, Proskauer Rose L.L.P. and David M. Ryan, town of Pound Ridge chief of police EVENT CHAIRPERSONS: Rebecca and Marty pand Robert Pflieger, Sara Mara McDonnell and John McDonnell TIME: 6:30 p.m.

LOCATION: Ritz Carlton,Westchester, White Plains TICKET PRICE: $300 per person; sponsorships and journal opportunities available CONTACT: www.mysistersplaceny.org for more information

MAR

Valentine’s Day Wine Tasting Dinner 15 Benefi ting: Food Bank for Westchester

*Rescheduled from Feb. 8 due to snow storm.

Take heart against hunger and join us for a five-course gourmet dinner with wine tasting featuring a champagne raffle and live auction.

HONORING: Thomas R. Lalla Jr., senior vice president and general counsel, Pernod Ricard USA TIME: 6 to 9 p.m.

LOCATION: Abigail Kirsch at Tappan Hill Mansion, Tarrytown TICKET PRICE: $300 per person; sponsorship opportunities available CONTACT: Katy Coppinger at 932-1100 or visit www.foodbankforwestchester.org

MAR

MAR

2013 Mega Mixer Business Expo 13 Benefi ting: The Business Council of Westchester

Don’t miss the opportunity to showcase your business at the largest and most anticipated business trade show in the Hudson Valley. This is an unparalleled opportunity to maximize your business growth in just four hours. Plan to be seen by more than 1,800 business professionals.

TIME: 2 to 6 p.m.

LOCATION: Westchester Hilton TICKET PRICE: $580 members; $650 future members; $350 NFP members; $555 green aisle; $705 green aisle future members; journal opportunities available CONTACT: Ebony White at 948-2110 or ewhite@westchesterny.org or visit www.westchesterny.org

MAR

Keeping the Promise: The Next 100 Years 15 Benefi ting: Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson

As Girl Scouting heads into its second century, join Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson in honoring corporate and community supporters helping ‘build girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place.’ Special guest Anna Maria Chavez, CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA, and Event Mistress of Ceremonies Kacey Morabito-Grean, 100.7 WHUD Radio personality highlight the event.

EVENT CHAIRPERSONS: Elizabeth Bracken-Thompson, Patricia Mulqueen, Vanessa Catalano HONORING: Con Edison, Leadership Award; Financial Decisions Inc., Humanitarian Award and El Centro Hispano, Community Service Award TIME: 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

LOCATION: Abigail Kirsch at Tappan Hill Mansion, Tarrytown TICKET PRICE: $150 per person; sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Mary Ellen Walsh at 747-3080, ext. 495, or email mwalsh@girlscoutshh.org or visit www.girscoutshh.org

18th Annual FECA on Fifth Gala 20 Benefi ting: Foundation for Educating Children with Autism (FECA)

Dinner by the bite, open bar and silent auction with all proceeds to benefit children with autism. The Foundation for Educating Children with Autism, FECA, enriches the lives of children with autism, helping them achieve their greatest potential.

HONORING: Clarfeld Wealth Strategists & Financial Confidantes EVENT CHAIRPERSONS: Elise and Phil Orlando and Melanie and Drew Schaffran TIME: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

LOCATION: The Pierre Hotel, New York City TICKET PRICE: $250 per person; sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Hospitality Resource Group at 761-7111 or Michael@HRGinc.net or visit www.FECAinc.org

MAR

20th Annual Spirit of Achievement

& Overachiever of the Year Awards Dinner 21 Benefi ting: Junior Achievement of the Hudson Valley, Inc.

Join Junior Achievement of the Hudson Valley Inc. in celebrating the successes of both the business and the education community at work to provide the children of the Hudson Valley with the education they deserve. In partnership with the Westchester County Business Journal, Junior Achievement recognizes businesses and individuals who make a difference in the Westchester community.

HONORING: Key Bank, William M. Mooney Jr. and Citrin Cooperman TIME: 5:45 to 9:30 p.m.

LOCATION: Westchester Marriott Hotel, Tarrytown TICKET PRICE: $350 per person; sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: info@jahudsonvalley.org or call 524-9760 or visit www.hudsonvalley.ja.org

MARCH SPOTLIGHT

THE GIFT OF LIFE INC. SAVES CHILDREN WITH HEART DISEASE Actually, Gift of Life has saved 15,000 children since its inception. The present board, under past president of White Plains Rotary Georgene Mongarella, arranged for the arrival of the three girls and picked them up at the airport. A Rotarian family hosted them (their mothers came with them) until the surgeon was ready to perform the cardiac procedure. The surgeons, whose services were secured by Rotarians of the Gift of Life, operate at Montefiore in the Bronx and The Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital of Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. Another child from Kosovo arrived at the end of January – her name is Dea. Only 8 years old, she has a hole in her heart. She is undergoing surgery.

The Gift of Life Inc. is a charity dedicated to repairing the lives of children. It provides surgery to children who would not have reached adulthood because of their cardiac impairments. Consisting of Rotarians worldwide, it brought three girls here from Kosovo and Nigeria in 2012, saved them with this cardiac procedure and returned them to their countries.

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On Saturday Feb. 2, with the third child Dea and her mom from Kosovo in attendance, Gift of Life held its fundraiser at Beckwith Pointe on the water in New Rochelle. There was immense joy in the air at the sheer number of people who turned up for the event (more than 300). It helps to remember that it is typically Rotarian to work so hard in an initiative to save lives, because of the Rotarian mission of Service above Self.

For those who wish to volunteer, consider the Advisory Board and the Child Care Committee. Chairman of the Board Georgene Mongarella can be reached at 723-4075 and will be happy to speak to anyone wishing to assist the efforts of the Gift of Life Inc. Volunteers need not be Rotarians.

WHY GIVE QUOTE: “I am honored to serve on the Rotary District 7230 Gift of Life Board. It is a great opportunity to give back, help children and advance the cause of world peace –– life does not get much better than that!”

L. William Fishman Board Member Gift of Life Inc.

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MAR

2013 Spring Benefit 24 Benefi ting: EWGA Westchester

Luncheon kicks off the EWGA Westchester season. A great opportunity for members and nonmembers.

TIME: Noon to 4 p.m.

LOCATION: Hampshire Country Club, Mamaroneck TICKET PRICE: $40 per member and $50 nonmember CONTACT: Hollie West at marketing@ewgawestchester.com or visit www.ewgawestchester.com

APR

Arts Award Luncheon 4 Benefi ting: ArtsWestchester

Each spring, arts, cultural and civic leaders come together to salute the winners of ArtsWestchester Arts Award, a most distinguished award, bestowed each year on individuals and organizations that have made extraordinary contributions to the arts and the community.

HONORING: Arts Patron, Judy Evnin; Artists, Tony Vaccaro and Craig Schulman; Arts Organization, RiverArts; Community, Arc of Westchester, Dr. Caroline Bauman, Friends of North Castle Public Library, Archbishop Stepinac High School Drama Club; and Sophia Abeles Education Award, Rosalie Sauerhaft TIME: Noon reception, 12:30 p.m. luncheon and awards presentation LOCATION: Crowne Plaza Hotel, White Plains TICKET PRICE: $45 artists, $75 general admission CONTACT: 428-4220, ext. 328, or visit www.artsw.org/artsawards

APR

Fifth Annual Spirit of Jazz 7 Benefi ting: Phelps Hospice

Jazz pianists Oscar Perez and Christian Sands will headline this annual concert while vocalist Melissa Walker accompanies Sands and Perez, who will perform some original works.

TIME: 3 p.m.

LOCATION: Irvington Town Hall Theater, Irvington TICKET PRICE: $35 per person CONTACT: 591-6602 or visit www.irvingtontheater.com

APR

2013 Annual Comedy Gala 18 Benefi ting: Gilda’s Club Westchester

Come laugh and celebrate with us as we honor 2013 Red Door Award recipients.

HONORING: Margot Milberg, Cindy Musoff and Gerri Sommers, Michele Benach, Stacey Wechsler and Corporate Award recipients William S. Null and Cuddy & Feder L.L.P. TIME: 6 p.m.

LOCATION: The Ritz-Carlton, Westchester CONTACT: Genna Farley at 644-8844, ext. 122, or gfarley@gildasclubwestchester.org or visit gildasclubwestchester.org

APR

Ninth Annual Go the Distance Walk 21 Benefi ting: Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital

Go the Distance is a family fun day. Its main event is a one-mile, noncompetitive walk around the Westchester Medical Center campus. Event activities include live entertainment and games for all ages.

TICKET PRICE: Sponsorship opportunities available TIME: 8 a.m. to noon LOCATION: Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla CONTACT: Call 493-2575 or visit www.westchestermedicalcenter.com/walk

APR

Seventh Annual Equal Access

24 to Justice Dinner

This event will celebrate the work of Legal Services of the Hudson Valley (LSHV) professionals, staff attorneys, paralegals and support personnel and the legions of pro bono attorneys. It also focuses our attention on the essential need for equal access to justice in our community and our society. Since 1967, LSHV has advanced the cause of equal access to justice in our region.

BENEFITING: Legal Services of the Hudson Valley HONORING: Thomas R. Lalla Jr., senior vice president and general counsel, Pernod Ricard USA and Proskauer Rose L.L.P. EVENT CHAIRMAN: Alfred E. Donnellan, DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr L.L.P. TIME: 6 p.m.

LOCATION: Westchester Marriott, Tarrytown CONTACT: Hospitality Resource Group at 761-7111 or Jenna@HRGinc.net

APR

APR

Gala 2013: WJCS 70th Anniversary 9 Benefi ting: Westchester Jewish Community Services

This event will spotlight the work of Westchester Jewish Community Services, one of the county’s oldest social service agencies, which has some 70 programs serving more than 18,000 people annually.

HONORING: Carol Corbin and Jerry Harnik TIME: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

LOCATION: Moderne Barn, Armonk TICKET PRICE: Corporate sponsorship available CONTACT: Laura Newman 761-0600, ext. 219, or visit www.wjcs.com

Advocacy Dinner 24 Benefi ting: The Westchester Children’s Association

Don’t miss the opportunity to support the efforts of the Westchester Children’s Association on behalf of children. There will be delectable dining, tempting silent auction items and a presentation of the Edith C. Macy Distinguished Service.

HONORING: Genevieve Piturro, founder and executive director of the Pajama Program.

TIME: 6 to 9 p.m.

LOCATION: Abigail Kirsch at Tappan Hill Mansion, Tarrytown TICKET PRICE: $200 per person; sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Call 946-7676, ext. 300, or visit www.wca4kids.org

APR

APR

Celebrate Springtime 12 Benefi ting: Cancer Support Team

A celebration of spring to benefit Cancer Support Team, the only Westchester-based, cancer-focused home care program providing free services.

TIME: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

LOCATION: Larchmont Yacht Club, Larchmont TICKET PRICE: $100 per person; sponsorship opportunities available CONTACT: Judith Dobrof at 777-2777

Star Gala 2013 25 Benefi ting: Family Services of Westchester

The STAR Gala is Family Services of Westchester’s major fundraiser for the year, honoring those who have made a difference in the lives of children and families in Westchester. An audio visual presentation and a silent and live auction will also be part of the evening’s program.

HONORING: Leslie Chang, Laura Saggese, the Vera & Walter Scherr Foundation and Con Edison TIME: 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.

LOCATION: Glenn Island Harbour Club, New Rochelle TICKET PRICE: $300 per person CONTACT: Gerry Goldberg at 305-6834

SUBMIT YOUR EVENT Hospitality Resource Group is your “Total Business Link” for all of your meeting and special event needs. www.HRGinc.net • 914-761-7111 info@hrginc.net OUR FAMILY OF COMPANIES

Westchester not-for-profit organizations are invited to promote their special events in “Planning Ahead.”

Message from Jim Steets ENHANCING DONOR LOYALTY Donor loyalty is a cornerstone of our industry; something we can’t overlook. Yet, a recent study by Jay Love, CEO of Bloomerang, showed interesting results for the reasons donors stop supporting charities they have supported in the past.

The study showed that five of the top reasons there was a shift in donor loyalty or support related to poor communications between the charity and the donor; in fact, poor communications in total made up more than 50 percent of the reasons donors stopped their support. The reasons included: 1. The donor assumed that the charity didn’t need their support any longer; 2. The donor didn’t receive information about how the funds were used; 3. The donor simply forgot about their previous support of the cause (i.e., probably didn’t receive follow up to the donation); 4. The donor was never thanked; and 5. Poor service or communication generally.

The information in the study may seem startling but should cause each of us to take an inward look and possibly make some changes in the way we communicate. At the very least, each of these points is something we can take action on to improve. Consider what your not-for-profit can do to enhance communication for one or all of these points and create a communication plan that addresses them.

If you can hold on to just one donor as a result, it will be well worth your time.

— Jim Steets, Vice President, Communications, Entergy

To submit an event, visit www.HRGinc.net and click on “Planning Ahead” or for more information, please call 761-7111.

Events are compiled in cooperation with Association for Development Officers Inc. www.adoonline.org

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Business Council launches summer jobs initiative

BY SAM BARRON sbarron@westfairinc.com

T

he Business Council of Westchester is looking to place more than 200 young people into jobs this summer.

The Business Council launched its 2013 Private Sector Summer Job Initiative Feb. 21 at the Tarrytown House Estate and Conference Center, asking businesses to hire at least one person aged 18 to 24 for six to eight weeks.

Now in its fourth year, the program has placed 370 people in more than 55

businesses since 2010. This year, the goal is to place 200 people in jobs, with the businesses paying the salaries. The Business Council hopes that increased promotion of the initiative will lead to more job placements.

Companies that have participated include Candela Systems Corp., Collins Brothers Moving Corp., Eco-Bags Products Inc., Bilinguals Inc., BestWeb Corp. and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.

County Executive Robert P. Astorino praised the program, recounting his time as a youth umpiring baseball games.

“I learned a lot,” Astorino said. “It was a wonderful experience. Our young people want to work. I wish the county was able to subsidize summer employment, but we’re not able to do it.”

Last year, more than 160 people were placed, earning more than $300,000 in total. Five workers ended up with permanent jobs.

Astorino pointed out that hiring young people can help with a company’s social media presence.

“Often they know more about social media than the people running the busi-

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SEVENTH ANNUAL COUNTYWIDE AWARDS PROGRAM RECOGNIZING OUTSTANDING WESTCHESTER ATTORNEYS

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ness,” Astorino said. “These jobs are a critical economic resource. They could help pay for college or put food on the table.

This is invaluable exposure. It’s a win for the business and a win for the employees.”

Lourdes Harkins, a human resources director at Tarrytown House Estate and Conference Center, said there’s a lot of value in hiring people for summer jobs.

“You are making a commitment to the future,” she said.

Harkins, along with other speakers at the initiative launch, said that youths learn how to interact in business settings, what to say, how to dress and the importance of completing tasks and arriving to work on time.

Benjamin Baez, a White Plains resident who represented the city as a finalist at the Golden Gloves tournament, an amateur boxing competition, talked about how rewarding it was to find a real job at the Cabana Bar & Grill in Tarrytown, after the White Plains Youth Bureau touched up his resume.

“I learned how to dress after seeing that the top dogs dress very nice,” Baez said. “I learned proper business etiquette. I picked up a lot of experience I could not have picked up elsewhere.”

Baez, whose previous jobs were paid off the books, said working at Cabana Bar & Grill helped him grow as a person.

“I wasn’t going to go anywhere valet parking cars,” Baez said. “I learned about being trustworthy and dependable.”

Kelsey Belgrave, a 22-year-old White Plains resident, spent the summer interning at MSM DesignZ in Tarrytown, saying it was a valuable experience for her.

Previously she interned at Pernod Ricard USA in White Plains.

“It was a really good program,” Belgrave said. “I learned a lot. It has given me a skill set and helped open doors for me. You learn responsibility and how to complete tasks. You’re given that experience. More people should get involved.”

Wiley Harrison, who runs Business of Your Business L.L.C. and is a member of the Workforce Investment Board, an organization that directs funding to workforce development programs, said when he got his first paycheck as a youth, he went out and bought a pair of Converse sneakers.

“I wanted to make this a habit,” Harrison said. “I like getting paid. I’m still working today.”

Businesses interested in participating in the summer jobs initiative can contact Ebony White at the Business Council at 948-2110 or list a summer job at westchestersummerjobs.com. Youths can enroll by calling the youth agency in their community.

FACTS& FIGURES on the record WESTCHESTER

PJ Hanley’s Corp., 311 W. Broadway, 8 C, New York City 11231.

Court Cases Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: PJ Hanley’s Corp., Pro Se. Filed The following cases appear on the Feb. 22. Case no. 13-10520.

Bankruptcies docket of the U.S. District Court for the county of Westchester in White The following petitions were filed in Poughkeepsie Plains. the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in Posa Posa Too Inc., 515 Food White Plains. Chapter 11 indicates Court, Central Valley 10917. Chap- 2 Feet Productions Inc. Filed by the filer intends to submit a plan of ter 7, voluntary. Attorney: Thomas Quanzhou Hengyu Light Indusreorganization to the court. Chapter Genova, Wappingers Falls. Filed trial Development Co. Ltd. Action: diversity-other contract claim. At7 indicates a liquidation of assets.

Feb. 21. Case no. 13-35353. torney for plaintiff: Michael James Calvey. Filed Feb. 25. Case no.

Manhattan White Plains 13-01251.

Bilingual Resources Inc., 60 E. 42 St., 46th floor, New York City 10165. Chapter 7, voluntary. Attorney: Dan Miller, Brooklyn. Filed Feb. 22. Case no. 13-10516.

Forsyth Holdings Inc., 1071 Avenue of the Americas, Eighth floor, New York City 10018.

Chapter 15, voluntary. Attorney: Tracy L. Klestadt, New York City.

Filed Feb. 25. Case no. 13-10527.

Forsyth of Canada Inc., 1071 Avenue of the Americas, Eighth floor, New York City 10018.

Chapter 15, voluntary. Attorney: Tracy L. Klestadt, New York City.

Filed Feb. 25. Case no. 13-10528.

The John Forsyth Shirt Company Ltd., 6789 Airport Road, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L4V1N. Chapter 15, voluntary. Attorney: Tracy L. Klestadt, New York City.

Filed Feb. 25. Case no. 13-10526.

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

Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to: Bob Rozycki c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 3 Gannett Drive, Suite G7 White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: 694-3600 • Fax: 694-3680

70 Portman Road Realty Inc., 70 Portman Road, New Rochelle 10801. Chapter 11, volulntary. Attorney: Anne J. Penachio, White Plains. Filed Feb. 22. Case no.

13-22301.

Allegheny Center Associates.

Filed by Building Service 32BJ Health Fund. Action: employee benefits claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Michael E. Geffner. Filed Feb. 25. Case no. 13-01233.

ByGollyMissMilly Real Estate Inc., 61 Washington Ave., Nyack 10960. Chapter 7, voluntary. Attorney: Michael A. Koplen, New City.

Filed Feb. 20. Case no. 13-22274.

Baker, Govern & Baker Inc. Filed

by Miriam Kingoff. Action: filed under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act of 1978. Attorney for plaintiff: Fred Schulman. Filed Feb. 25. Case no. 13-01262.

Sonia Service, 3 Ronalds Ave., New Rochelle 10801. Chapter 7, voluntary. Attorney: Michael H. Schwartz, White Plains. Filed Feb. 22. Case no. 13-22297.

Tomnik Food Services Inc., 127 Route 304, Bardonia 10954. Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Anne J. Penachio, White Plains. Filed Feb. 19. Case no. 13-22271.

Bank of America Corp., et al.

Filed by County of Riverside. Action: filed under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act of 1961. Attorneys for plaintiff: Benjamin Galdston and Blair A. Nicholas. Filed Feb. 20.

Case no. 13-00135.

Bayerhealthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Julie Cantor MillTomnik Food Services North er, et al. Action: diversity-product Inc., 3827 Crompound Road, Yor- liability claim. Attorney for plaintiff: ktown Heights 10598. Chapter 11, Matthew Joseph McCauley. Filed voluntary. Attorney: Anne J. Pena- Feb. 21. Case no. 13-01168. chio, White Plains. Filed Feb. 21.

Case no. 13-22281.

Boulder Brands Inc., et al. Filed

by Philip Koenig, et al. Action: Tomnik Food Services South diversity-fraud claim. Attorneys for Inc., 512 Route 303, Orangeburg plaintiff: Douglas Gregory Blankin10962. Chapter 11, voluntary. At- ship, Todd Seth Garber, Michael torney: Anne J. Penachio, White Robert Reese and Kim Eleazer Plains. Filed Feb. 21. Case no. Richman. Filed Feb.21. Case no.

13-01186.

13-22284.

Carlos Mejia Enterprises Inc. Filed by the trustees of the District Council 9 Painting Industry Insurance and Annuity Funds claim.

Action: filed under the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947.

Attorney for plaintiff: Dana Lynne Henke. Filed Feb. 20. Case no.

13-01148.

Horizon Financial Management L.L.C. Filed by Malka Farkas. Action: filed under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act of 1978. Attorney for plaintiff: Bruce K. Warren.

Filed Feb. 21. Case no. 13-01179.

Island Capital Management L.L.C., et al. Filed by Tapimmune Inc. Action: diversity-other conD’Artagnan Trademarks L.L.C., tract claim. Attorney for plaintiff: a New Jersey Limited Liability, et al. Ira Brad Matetsky and Matthew Filed by D’artagnan Vineyards and Norman Tobias. Filed Feb. 22.

Winery L.L.C., a California limited Case no. 13-01215. liability. Action: administrative subpoena proceedings claim. Attorney Jordan Installation Services for plaintiff: Vijay K. Toke. Filed Corp. Filed by Filed by the trustees Feb. 22. Case no. 13-00066. of the District Council 9 Painting Industry Insurance and Annuity E.C.A. Realty Corp., et al. Filed Funds claim. Action: filed under

by Jo Ness Enterprises Inc. Action: the Labor Management Relations diversity-other contract claim. At- Act of 1947. Attorney for plaintiff: torney for plaintiff: Ambrose Wo- Dana Lynne Henke. Filed Feb. 20. torson Jr. Filed Feb. 25. Case no. Case no. 13-01151.

13-01240.

Knoedler Gallery L.L.C. Filed by Energx TN L.L.C., et al. Filed by David Mirvish Gallery Ltd., et al.

Foster Wheeler Environmental Action: diversity-account receivCorp. Action: diversity-other con- able claim. Attorneys for plaintract claim. Attorney for plaintiff: tiff: Nicholas A. Gravante Jr. and Mark Alan Rosen. Filed Feb. 21. Luke William Nikas. Filed Feb. 22.

Case no. 13-01178.

Case no. 13-01216.

Ford Motor Co. Filed by Naomi Teppich, et al. Action: diversityother contract claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Scott Alan George and Jonathan Shub. Filed Feb. 20.

Case no. 13-01134.

Fragments Inc., et al. Filed by Yaakov Katz. Action: filed under the Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970.

Attorney for plaintiff: Shimshon Wexler. Filed Filed Feb. 21. Case no.

13-01188.

Green Tree Servicing L.L.C., et al. Filed by Veronica Herskovic. Action: filed under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act of 1978. Attorney for plaintiff: Bruce K. Warren.

Filed Feb. 21. Case no. 13-01180.

Manhattan Enterprise Group L.L.C., et al. Filed by Kaplan Inc., et al. Action: filed under the Trademark Infringement Lanham Act of 1946. Attorneys for plaintiff: Michelle Mancino Marsh and Mimi Kristin Rupp. Filed Feb. 20.

Case no. 13-01147.

Mellanox Technologies Ltd., et al. Filed by Valentin Petrov. Action: filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Attorneys for plaintiff: Brandon Grzandiel, Lester R. Hooker, Richard A. Maniskas, Carl William Margrabe III, Katharine M. Ryan, Maya S Saxena, Jennifer Elizabeth Traystman, Curtis Victor Trinko and Joseph E. White III. Filed Feb. 22. Case no. 13-01225.

Moon Construction Inc. Filed by Filed by the trustees of the District Council 9 Painting Industry Insurance and Annuity Funds claim.

Action: filed under the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947.

Attorney for plaintiff: Dana Lynne Henke. Filed Feb. 20. Case no.

13-01150.

Mrs. Roles Private Launderers Inc. Filed by the trustees of the Lehman Brothers Inc. Filed by Laundry, Dry Cleaning Workers Loreley Financing (Jersey) No. 26 and Allied Industries Health Fund, Ltd. Action: application to have Workers United. Action: filed under subpoena issued to person living the Employee Retirement Income in this district re: action in foreign Security Act of 1974. Attorney for country claim. Attorney for plain- the plaintiff: David C. Sapp Jr. Filed tiff: James M. Ringer. Filed Feb. 20. Feb. 21. Case no. 13-01190.

Case no. 13-00057.

Nippon Express U.S.A. (Illinois) Liquidhub Inc. Filed by Gabrielle Inc., et al. Filed by Mitsui SumiO. Chimienti. Action: diversity ac- tomo Insurance Co. of America. count receivable claim. Attorney Action: filed under the Petroleum for plaintiff: Gabrielle O Chimienti. Marketing Practices Act of 2007.

Attorney for plaintiff: John Eric Filed Feb. 20. Case no. 13-01146.

Olson Jr. Filed Feb. 25. Case no.

13-01271.

Mel S. Harris and Associates L.L.C. Filed by Francis W. Kohen.

Action: filed under the Fair Debt NY Accessory Group L.L.C. Filed Collection Practices Act of 1978. by Franklin Capital Holdings L.L.C. Attorney for plaintiff: Jesse Den- Action: diversity account receivable nis Langel. Filed Feb. 21. Case no. claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Joseph Taub. Filed Feb. 20. Case no.

13-01183.

13-01153.

Harvard Maintenance Inc. Filed

by Jose Quiles. Action: filed under CACH L.L.C. Filed by Chaya Cha- the Labor Management Relations New York Convention Center na Goldmunzer. Action: filed under Act of 1947. Filed Feb. 26. Case no. Operating Corp., et al. Filed by the Fair Debt Collection Practices 13-01206.

Selina Grace. Action: job discrimiAct of 1978. Attorney for plainnation claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Fred Schulman. Filed Feb. 25. tiff: Alex Umansky. Filed Feb. 20.

Case no. 13-01259.

Case no. 13-01137.

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FACTS&FIGURES Orchard Sewing Corp. Filed by the trustees of the Amalgamated National Health Fund, et al. Action: filed under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

Attorney for the plaintiff: David C. Sapp Jr. Filed Feb. 21. Case no.

13-011912.

Route 1 Luxury Autos L.L.C. Filed

by Gateway One Lending & Finance L.L.C. Action: diversity other contract claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Richard Crowell Maider. Filed Feb. 22. Case no. 13-01211.

Transpac Container System Ltd. Filed by Chartis Seguros Uruguay S.A. Action: admiralty claim. Attorney for plaintiff: David Douglas Jensen. Filed Feb. 24. Case no.

13-01241.

2008 Crompond Road Realty Corp., Cortlandt Manor. Seller: Robert J. Bistro, et al, Cortlandt Manor. Property: 2008 Crompond Road, Cortlandt.

Amount: $280,000. Filed Feb. 26.

Ruby Tuesday Inc., et al. Filed

by Kellie Garrigan. Action: job Pennsylvania Manufacturers› discrimination claim. Attorney Association Insurance Co. Filed for plaintiff: Alex Umansky. Filed

by Nationwide Property and Casu- Feb. 22. Case no. 13-01196. alty Insurance Co. Action: declaratory judgment claim. Attorneys Safe Horizon Inc. Filed by Venus for plaintiff: Joseph Edward Kelly Cuadrado. Action: filed under the Jr. and Stephen Mortimer Macusa. Sherman-Clayton Act of 1914. AtFiled Feb. 22. Case no. 13-01210. torney: Jose Gabriel Santiago. Filed Feb. 22. Case no. 13-01207.

Pfizer Inc. Filed by Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. Action: motion to Seduka L.L.C. Filed by Oceanair compel claim. Attorney for plain- Inc. Action: diversity other contract tiff: Monica Susan Asher. Filed claim. Attorney for plaintiff: KenFeb. 22. Case no. 13-00065. neth Nathan Wolf. Filed Feb. 20.

Case no. 13-01171.

Pittsburgh Athletic Association.

Filed by the trustees of the National Shleppers Holdings L.L.C., et al.

Retirement Fund. Action: filed Filed by John Varela, et al. Action: under the Employee Retirement denial of overtime compensation Income Security Act of 1974. At- claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Luigi torney for plaintiff: David C. Sapp Brandimarte and Brian Scott Vidas.

Jr. Filed Feb. 22. Case no. 13-01223. Filed Feb. 25. Case no. 13-01270.

Trucks Inc., et al. Filed by Indemnity Insurance Company of North America. Action: interstate commerce damage of goods claim. Attorney for plaintiff: David Louis Mazaroli. Filed Feb. 21. Case no.

13-01176.

580-3 Bedford Road L.L.C., Pleasantville. Seller: Edward J. Reardon, Thornwood. Property: 580-3 Bedford Road, Mount Pleasant.

Amount: $203,000. Filed Feb. 26.

Ports America Inc., et al. Filed by Nipponkoa Insurance Company Ltd., et al. Action: federal question: other claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Thomas Mark Eagan and David Thomas Maloof. Filed Feb. 22.

Case no. 13-01209.

Poseidon Concepts Corp., et al.

Filed by Michael Miller. Action: filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Attorneys for plaintiff: Phillip C. Kim and Laurence M. Rosen. Filed Feb. 22. Case no.

13-01213.

ALR Trademark Homes L.L.C., New Rochelle. Seller: Sylvia Kase, Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. New Rochelle. Property: 52 Stony Filed by Modesto Hernandez. Ac- Run, New Rochelle. Amount: tion: filed under the Americans $375,000. Filed Feb. 25.

With Disabilities Act of 1990. Attorney for plaintiff: Olivia Damaris Bank of America N.A. Seller: John Rosario. Filed Feb. 20. Case no. C. Guttridge, Tarrytown. Property: 13-01139.

437 Second Avenue South, Mount Vernon. Amount: $218,777. Filed Westchester Health Associates Feb. 21.

P.L.L.C., et al. Filed by Janine Mancuso. Action: job discrimination Calpro Ltd., Yonkers. Seller: Sheila claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Jona- A. Algner Resino, Tarrytown. Propthan Lovett. Filed Feb. 20. Case no. erty: 626-628 Mile Square Road, 13-01134.

Yonkers. Amount: $165,000. Filed Feb. 20.

Zimmer Inc., et al. Filed by Robin Sluchan. Action: personal injury Deutsche Bank National Trust The Skin Spa-Midtown L.L.C., et claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Tobias Co. Seller: Eric M. Fayer, White al. Filed by Karline Depass. Action: L. Millrood. Filed Feb. 20. Case no. Plains. Property: 24 Leather Stocking Lane, Greenburgh. Amount: filed under the Family and Medi- 13-01143. $578,102. Filed Feb. 25. cal Leave Act of 1993. Attorney for plaintiff: Alex Umansky. Filed Feb. 22. Case no. 13-01195.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Johnallan Melendez, Deeds et al, Peekskill. Property: 51 Cayuga Special Trades, Contracting and Drive, Peekskill. Amount: $290,458.

Construction Trust, et al. Filed Filed Feb. 22.

by First Mercury Insurance Co. Ac- Above $1 million tion: diversity insurance contract claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Patti Global Real Estate USA Inc., New Fern Potash and Craig Lawrence Glenwood POH L.L.C., Yonkers. York City. Seller: Angela Izzo, Rye. Seller: Glenplace Equities, et al, Rokuson. Filed Feb. 21. Case no.

White Plains. Property: 45A Water Property: 50-C Pondview Road 3, 13-01170.

Grant, Yonkers. Amount: $3.1 mil- Rye. Amount: $775,000. Filed Feb. 26. lion. Filed Feb. 22.

Start Elevator Repair Inc. Filed by Michael Nugnes. Action: filed unHudson City Savings Bank, Parader the Americans With Disabilities Moishe Elya L.L.C., Brooklyn. mus, N.J. Seller: Martin Hayes, Act of 1990. Attorney for plaintiff: Seller: Elliot L.L.C., Bronx. Prop- Bedford. Property: 2 Washington Robert David Goodstein. Filed erty: 155 Elliott Ave., Yonkers. Square, 4E, Mamaroneck. Amount: Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Feb. 25.

Feb. 22. Case no. 13-01220. $400,000. Filed Feb. 22.

Premiere General Painting Company Inc. Filed by Filed by the trustees of the District Council 9 Painting Industry Insurance and Annuity Funds claim. Action: filed under the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947. Attorney for plaintiff: Dana Lynne Henke. Filed Sunshine Sewing Inc. Filed by the Feb. 20. Case no. 13-01149. trustees of the Amalgamated National Health Fund, et al. Action: R&D Wireless Inc., et al. Filed by filed under the Employee RetireChristian Rodriguez. Action: filed ment Income Security Act of 1974. under the Fair Labor Standards Attorney for the plaintiff: David Act of 1938. Attorney for plaintiff: C. Sapp Jr. Filed Feb. 21. Case no.

Abdul Karim Hassan. Filed Feb. 22. 13-01191.

Case no. 13-01199.

RC Automotive Distributors Inc., et al. Filed by Jerome Kerr.

Action: filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Attorneys for plaintiff: Michael Steven Samuel and David Stein. Filed Feb. 22.

Case no. 13-01243.

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Theladders.Com Inc. Filed by Lumen View Technology L.L.C. Action: patent infringement claim.

Attorney for plaintiff: Damian Wasserbauer. Filed Feb. 21. Case no.

13-01184.

Star M Properties L.L.C., Yonkers. Seller: J.M.S. and Son’s Realty Corp., Yonkers. Property: 27 Kathy Lane, Yonkers. Amount: $2 million.

Filed Feb. 22.

Below $1 million 18-20 Vernon Place Inc., Tuckahoe. Seller: Andrea Taddeo, aka Andrea Canova, et al, Mohegan Lake. Property: 18-20 Vernon Place, Yonkers. Amount: $300,000. Filed Feb. 22.

TD Capital L.L.C., Bronxville.

Seller: John S. Sinis, et al, West Harrison. Property: 225-227 Halstead Ave., Harrison. Amount: $500,000.

Filed Feb. 22.

MOUNT VERNON, 4 W. Fourth St. Apartment; .08 acre. Plaintiff: 4 W 4 Realty L.L.C. Plaintiff’s attorney: Stim & Warmuth, 2 Eighth St., Farmingville. Defendant: 4 W 4 Mount Vernon L.L.C. Referee: AnThe County of Westchester, thony Keogh. Sale: March 8, 9 a.m.

White Plains. Seller: Louis Larizza, Approximate lien: $990,249.14.

Port Chester. Property: 525 Ellendale Ave., Rye. Amount: $200,000. MOUNT VERNON, 553 Sixth AvFiled Feb. 25. enue South. Two-family dwelling; .12 acre. Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank Warburton Realty Partners N.A. Plaintiff’s attorney: Sheldon L.L.C., Yonkers. Seller: Messiah May & Associates, (516) 763- 3200; Baptist Church, Yonkers. Prop- 255 Merrick Road, Rockville Cenerty: 78 Warburton Ave., Yonkers. tre. Defendant: Adrian Blake. Referee: John Campbell. Sale: March Amount: $285,000. Filed Feb. 20.

7, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $456,547.

Washington Realty Capital – Main Street L.L.C., New York City.

Seller: Nubreed Ent. Inc., New Ro- NEW ROCHELLE, 1279 North chelle. Property: 610 Main St., New Ave., New Rochelle. Restaurant; Rochelle. Amount: $820,000. Filed .13 acre. Plaintiff: 1279 North Avenue NR L.L.C. Plaintiff’s attorney: Feb. 25.

Corash & Hollender P.C., (718) 442-4424 1220 South Ave., Staten Island. Referee: Julie Cvek Curley.

Foreclosure Sale: March 5, 11 a.m. Approximate lien: $868,718.88.

Auctions BRONXVILLE, 1376 Midland Ave., Apt. 512. Apartment. Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Plaintiff’s attorney: Peter T. Roach & Associates, (516) 938- 3100; 125 Michael Drive, Suite 105, Syosset. Defendant: Kim Parish. Referee: Lynn Janette Maier. Sale: March 11, 9 a.m.

Approximate lien: $244,814.55.

YONKERS, 72 Chester Place.

Two-family dwelling; .06 acre.

Plaintiff: Ocean First Bank. Plaintiff’s attorney: Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, (631) 969-3100; 53 Gibson St., Bay Shore.

Defendant: Donnett Brackett. Referee: John Romano. Sale: March 6, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $574,900.

GREENBURGH, 140 Saw Mill River Road. Restaurant; .25 acre.

Plaintiff: Sterling Bank. Plaintiff’s attorney: Lawrence & Walsh P.C., 215 Hilton Ave., Hempstead. Defendant: Saw Mill River L.L.C. Referee: Michael Carey. Sale: March 7, 9:15 a.m. Approximate lien: $3,149,967.

YONKERS, 367-371 Saw Mill River Road. Downtown row-type building; .09 acre. Plaintiff: Bayview Loan Servicing L.L.C. Plaintiff’s attorney: DeRose & Surico, (718) 279-2000; 213 44 38th Ave., Bayside. Defendant: Joan Liberatore.

Referee: Clement Patti. Sale: March 6, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $962,772.33.

HARTSDALE, 31 Kipling St. Single-family residence; .11 acre.

Plaintiff: U.S. Bank N.A. Plaintiff’s attorney: Sheldon May & Associates, (516) 763-3200; 255 Merrick Road, Rockville Centre. Defendant: KO Group L.L.C., Sleepy Hol- Gerardo Macchia. Referee: Antholow. Seller: Vasile Sbengheci, et al, ny Keogh. Sale: March 13, 9:15 a.m.

Myrtle Beach, S.C. Property: 279 Approximate lien: $710,331.01.

N. Washington St., Mount Pleasant.

KATONAH, 66 Harris Road.

Amount: $420,000. Filed Feb. 22.

Plaintiff: Trustco Bank. Plaintiff’s SAR I Inc., Wayne, N.J. Seller: Ian attorney: Overton Russell Doerr & P. Spier, Staten Island. Property: Donovan L.L.P., 19 Executive Park 3 Dogwood Place, North Castle. Drive, Clifton Park. Defendant: John Hopf. Referee: Francis Malara.

Amount: $646,800. Filed Feb. 25.

Sale: March 6, noon. Approximate lien: not available.

Shangod 2 NU Realty L.L.C., New Rochelle. Seller: Selene RMOF REO Acquisition L.L.C., Houston, Texas. Property: 631 S. Seventh Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $127,000. Filed Feb. 21.

Judgments 1 Fam Grocery Inc., Yonkers. $1,231 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed May 2.

515 West 236th St. Equities Inc., Yonkers. $702 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed May 2.

6 Albas Deli Grocery Inc., Yonkers. $274 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed May 2.

CREDITS, CLIEnTS AnD AWARDS

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The Business counciL oF WesTchesTer recently announced the recipients of its Business Hall of Fame Awards. The winners will be honored at the 2013 Business Hall of Fame Awards Dinner April 18 at the Glen Island Harbour Club in New rochelle.

This year’s honorees are: keyBank – ruth H. Mahoney, president of KeyBank’s Hudson Valley/Metro NY District, to accept the Corporate Citizenship award.

PaTrick L. Vaccaro, managing partner, Jackson Lewis – Entrepreneurial Success award.

MurPhy BroThers conTracTing inc. – Sean Murphy, vice president and operations director, to accept the Small Business Success award.

JuDiTh hunTingTon, president and CEO, The College of New rochelle, Women in Business Success award.

ThaLLe inDusTries - Glenn Pacchiana, president and CEO, to accept the Family-Owned Business award.

caTherine a. DraPer, of Pelham, was recently named to the Westchester Library System Board of trustees. Draper serves as the District IX representative covering Bronxville, Eastchester, Pelham and Tuckahoe. A graduate of Swarthmore College and the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Draper served as a trustee of the town of Pelham Public Library for 10 years. Following nine years as a member of the Pelham Board of Education, she joined the board of the Pelham Education Foundation and currently serves as its board president. Draper is also board president of the Westchester Children’s Association and is an active rotarian focused on programs that benefit children and youth.

DressBarn, along with nonprofit organization Dress for Success, will gather 60,000 articles of clothing as part of its S.O.S. Send One Suit Weekend donation drive March 7-10. This is the 11th consecutive year the companies have partnered to help women in need receive professional business attire. All 830 dressbarn stores in the U.S. will serve as drop-off sites for new or gently used professional attire, including suits, dress shirts, blazers, pants, dresses and shoes that will be used to benefit women seeking to transition into the workforce. The stores will offer donors an additional 15 percent total purchase savings in gratitude for their generosity.

Dressbarn stores participating in Westchester and rockland counties include Port Chester, Scarsdale, Briarcliff Manor, Greenburgh, Thornwood and Nanuet. russeLL a. DaViDson FAIA, of Somers, has been elevated to the American Institute of Architecture distinguished College of Fellows, an honor awarded to members who have made significant contributions to the profession. Davidson is recognized in the category “Led the Institute,” which distinguishes members for coordinating the building industry and profession of architecture through leadership in the AIA and other related professional organizations. Davidson is president and managing partner of Kaeyer, Garment & Davidson Architects & Engineers P.C. in Mount Kisco. He has a Master of Architecture degree from rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Bachelor of Arts degree in architectural aesthetics from Union College.

On THE GO WEDNESDAY MARCH 6 “Treats, Toys, and Business Tools” interactive workshop on social media and e-marketing designed to help users turn gadgets and apps into business tools that generate profit and save money.

6:30-9 p.m., The Digital Arts Experience studio at 170 Hamilton Ave, Suite 100, White Plains. For information, visit bit.ly/TreatsToysAndTools.

FRIDAY MARCH 22 Judging children as children: raising new york’s age of criminal responsibility – Westchester Children’s Association’s Annual Advocacy Breakfast. 8 to 10 a.m., Westchester Marriott, 670 White Plains road, Tarrytown. $30; $15 with student ID. registration required. For information, visit bit.ly/Davis2013 or call 946-7676 x300 or email wca@wca4kids.org.

JenniFer Maher, of Mahopac, recently joined J. Philip real Estate L.L.C. as associate broker and director of development. She will run the commercial division and spearhead the expansion of the firm’s presence in northern Westchester and Putnam County. A current vice president of the Hudson Gateway Association of realtors, Maher is also chairwoman of the Putnam Chamber of Commerce. Previously, she was associated with Keller Williams in White Plains and was also a team leader for its Scarsdale market center. Maher has also run her own independent commercial brokerage.

SnAPSHOT high Marques auto salon, an automotive car-care facility providing hand-washing and ultra-detailing services, recently opened at The Westchester in White Plains on Level 1 of the mall parking garage. The new business will provide car washes ranging in price from $35 to $1,000 with a host of unique services, including car pick-up and delivery, filling a unique niche by catering to the specific needs of the Westchester shopping and business community.

roberta alicea, detail professional, on left, with stephen Field, president of high Marques, at high Marques auto salon at The Westchester.

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FACTS&FIGURES Acromatics Inc., Montrose. $840 Broadway Healthcare Staffing in favor of the New York State De- Inc., New Rochelle. $1,919 in favor partment of Labor Unemployment of the New York State Department Insurance Division, Albany. Filed of Labor Unemployment Insurance May 2.

Division, Albany. Filed May 2.

Adams Service Station at 11 East Post Road, White Plains. $1,038 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed May 2.

AHNH L.L.C., d.b.a. Julie Blair Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Lake Katrine. $17,594 in favor of DentServ Dental Services P.C., Pelham Manor. Filed June 19.

Aiello’s Italian Ices Inc., Yonkers. $1,231 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed May 2.

AJS Masonry Design Inc., White Plains. $5,047 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed May 2.

Allstar Electric Corp., Hawthorne. $17,070 in favor of Pride Equipment Corp., Islip. Filed June 18.

Alvarez Enterprises Inc., d.b.a.

Taco El Pobiano II, Yonkers. $804 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed May 2.

Always Ready and Reliable Inc., Yonkers. $7,792 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed May 2.

Anguilla Holdings Corp., Bedford. $501,873 in favor of SBD1 L.L.C., New York City. Filed June 21.

Anthrobs Restaurant Corp., Pelham. $1,081 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed May 2.

Antoinette’s Patisserie Inc., Hastings-on-Hudson. $437 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed May 2.

Azteca Car Service Inc., Yonkers. $272 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany.

Filed May 2.

Broadcast Media Solutions L.L.C., Pleasantville. $1,451 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed May 2.

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Empire Finishes Inc., Yonkers. Universal Electric Inc., White $32,202 in favor of Hudson Valley Plains. $118,690 in favor of CK Bank N.A., Yonkers. Filed June 26. and B Environmental, Ridgewood.

Filed June 26.

Ever Young Enterprises Inc., Eastchester. $597 in favor of the Virgin Components Ltd., Nyack.

C Pignone Landscaping L.L.C., New York State Department of La- $3,543 in favor of State Insurance New Rochelle. $1,038 in favor of bor Unemployment Insurance Di- Fund, White Plains. Filed June 20. the New York State Department of vision, Albany. Filed May 2.

Labor Unemployment Insurance Wellness Medical Care P.C., Division, Albany. Filed May 2.

Fawn Group Inc., Eastchester. Mount Vernon. $42,212 in favor $7,864 in favor of the New York of MedTrx Healthcare Solutions C Three Floors and More Corp., State Department of Labor Un- L.L.C., Paramus, N.J. Filed June 28.

Ossining. $511 in favor of the New employment Insurance Division, York State Department of Labor Albany. Filed May 2.

Unemployment Insurance DiviLis Pendens sion, Albany. Filed May 2.

Frank Castelli Inc., West Harrison. $2,880 in favor of the New The following filings indicated a legal Career Associates Inc., Chap- York State Department of Labor action has been initiated, the outpaqua. $3,541 in favor of the New Unemployment Insurance Divi- come of which may affect the title to York State Department of Labor sion, Albany. Filed May 2. the property listed.

Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed May 2.

Gannon Home Improvement of Berman, Susan A., et al. Filed by Westchester Inc., Mohegan Lake. The Bank of New York Mellon. AcChatsworth Taxi Company Inc., $29,015 in favor of the New York tion: seeks to foreclose on a mortLarchmont. $24,547 in favor of the State Department of Labor Un- gage to secure $700,000 affecting New York State Department of La- employment Insurance Division, property located at 26 Hunt Farm bor Unemployment Insurance Di- Albany. Filed May 2.

Road, Waccabuc 10597. Filed Jan. 7. vision, Albany. Filed May 2.

GGB Inc., Armonk. $1,771 in favor Connor, Michael A., et al. Filed Colonel Exterminating Service of the New York State Department by City National Bank of New JerInc., Mount Vernon. $2,139 in fa- of Labor Unemployment Insurance sey. Action: seeks to foreclose on a vor of the New York State Depart- Division, Albany. Filed May 2. mortgage to secure $308,000 affectment of Labor Unemployment ing property located at 63 Ashton Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Greenhill NY L.L.C., Rye. $392 Road, Yonkers 10705. Filed Jan. 4.

May 2. in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Dabbs, Wayne, et al. Filed by CiDND Moving and Freight Trans- Insurance Division, Albany. Filed timortgage Inc. Action: seeks to port Inc., Yonkers. $3,375 in favor May 2. foreclose on a mortgage to secure of the New York State Department $188,000 affecting property located of Labor Unemployment Insurance Greenwich Garden Center and at 307 Decatur Ave., Peekskill. Filed Division, Albany. Filed May 2.

Nursery Inc., d.b.a. MB Inc., North Jan. 9.

White Plains. $70,971 in favor of HiDon Miller and Company Inc., tachi Capital America Corp., Nor- Emerald Property Investments Mount Vernon. $1,058 in favor of walk, Conn. Filed June 29.

Inc., et al. Filed by Fannie Mae. Acthe New York State Department of tion: seeks to foreclose on a mortLabor Unemployment Insurance Jordan Dry Wall Inc., Yonkers. gage to secure $547,500 affecting Division, Albany. Filed May 2. $30,431 in favor of New Hampshire property located at 21 Mulberry St., Insurance Co., New York. Filed June 18. Yonkers. Filed Jan. 2.

Dragonfly Holdings Corp., d.b.a.

Dragon Fly Caffe, Pleasantville. JSMS Enterprises Inc., Port Ches- Fuschetto, Donna Lynn, et al. $1,553 in favor of the New York ter. $34,198 in favor of Key Bank Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank State Department of Labor Un- N.A. Filed June 25.

N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a employment Insurance Division, mortgage to secure an unspecified Albany. Filed May 2.

Mt. Vernon Hospital, Mount amount affecting property located Vernon. $3.6 million in favor of at 200 Ashford Ave., Dobbs Ferry Elly’s Management L.L.C., Yon- 1199SEIU United Healthcare 10522. Filed Jan. 3. kers. $674 in favor of the New York Workers East, New York City. Filed State Department of Labor Unem- June 21.

Hassett, Paul G., et al. Filed by The ployment Insurance Division, AlBank of New York Mellon. Action: bany. Filed May 2.

Pilgrim Group L.L.C., Scarsdale. seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to $23,620 in favor of ProTravel Inter- secure $322,700 affecting property Elvin German Music Inc., New national Inc., New York City. Filed located at 2603 Loretta St., YorkRochelle. $458 in favor of the New June 19. town 10598. Filed Jan. 2.

York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance DiviSlocum Properties L.L.C., New Iannace, E. Carl Jr., et al. Filed by sion, Albany. Filed May 2.

Rochelle. $20,456 in favor of Green The Bank of New York Mellon. AcMountain Pipeline Services, Royal- tion: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage Emergency Sewer N Drain Ser- ton, Vt. Filed June 28. to secure $682,500 affecting property vice Inc., Hastings-on-Hudson. located at 145 Walgrove Ave., Dobbs $2,822 in favor of Consolidated EdFerry 10522. Filed Jan. 7. ison Company of New York, New Spar Mechanical Inc., White Plains. $2,088 in favor of Heerema York. Filed June 20.

Co., White Plains. Filed June 18.

Janojlic, Drago, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $250,000 affecting property located at 38 Oslo Drive, Yorktown Heights 10598. Filed Jan. 9.

Archbishopric of New York, as owner. $61,810 as claimed by ELQ Industries Inc., New Rochelle. Property: in Greenburgh. Filed Feb. 15.

FC Yonkers Associates L.L.C., as owner. $43,757 as claimed by Kaminski, Michael, et al. Filed Knight Waterproofing Company

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: Inc., Milford, Conn. Property: in seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to Yonkers. Filed Feb. 19. secure $318,750 affecting property located at 1 School St., Cortlandt LTF Real Estate Company Inc., as Manor. Filed Jan. 9. owner. $135,370 as claimed by AAA Carting and Rubbish Removal Inc., Keppler, Richard D., et al. Filed by Cortlandt. Property: in Harrison.

Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks Filed Feb. 21. to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $510,000 affecting property located Tap P Realty Inc., as owner. at 100 Kingsbury Road, New Ro- $20,000 as claimed by APA and chelle 10804. Filed Jan. 9.

Rose Security Inc., Poughkeepsie.

Property: in Peekskill. Filed Feb. 21.

Lobato, Leonidas, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to Tap P Realty Inc., as owner. foreclose on a mortgage to secure $22,975 as claimed by P and M an unspecified amount affecting Quality Paving, White Plains. Propproperty located at 914 Reynolds erty: in Peekskill. Filed Feb. 15.

St., Peekskill 10566. Filed Jan. 3.

Tap P Realty Inc., as owner. $7,775 Pawlowski, John S., et al. Filed by as claimed by Millennium Wall SysJPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: tems, Putnam Valley. Property: in seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to Peekskill. Filed Feb. 21. secure $322,700 affecting property located at 50 Stratford Road, Scarsdale 10583. Filed Jan. 9.

New Businesses

Porter, Robert W., et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to This paper is not responsible for tyforeclose on a mortgage to secure pographical errors contained in the an unspecified amount affecting original filings. property located at 7 Lent Ave., Montrose 10548. Filed Jan. 2.

Sole Proprietorships

Riley, Derrick, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to Anthony’s Masonry, 25 Cedar St., foreclose on a mortgage to secure Dobbs Ferry 10522, c/o Domenico $460,000 affecting property located Anthony Sanginiti. Filed April 26. at 347 Seneca Ave., Mount Vernon 10553. Filed Jan. 4.

Brian Avery Photography, 3668 Edgehill Road, Yorktown Heights Robayo-Reyes, Luis, et al. Filed by 10598, c/o Brian L. Avery. Filed OneWest Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks April 27. to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $375,200 affecting property located C Drywall, 70 E. Fourth St., Apt. at 39 Chestnut St., Tuckahoe 10707.

4b, Mount Vernon 10550, c/o RodFiled Jan. 9. ney Crump. Filed April 26.

Smith, John Scott, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $562,000 affecting property located at 50 Kewanee Road, New Rochelle 10804. Filed Jan. 4.

Mechanic’s Liens 590 East 3rd St Owners Corp., as owner. $14,361 as claimed by Techclean Industries Ltd., Ronkonkoma. Property: in Mount Vernon.

Filed Feb. 15.

Cinepro, 195 Wilmot Road, New Rochelle 10804, c/o Constantine Cossifos. Filed April 27.

Fellowship Productions, 27 Claremont Ave., No. 4M, Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Molinda A. McDaniel. Filed April 27.

Fonts For Fun, 64 Palisade Ave., White Plains 10607, c/o Frederick Aguila. Filed April 27.

HomeMadePate. P.O. Box 841, Bedford Hills 10507, c/o Andrew Larson. Filed April 26.

International HIV Partnerships, Dispensing pouch spoon. Pat262 North St., Rye 10580, c/o Ben ent no. D676,718 issued to Aaron Collins. Filed April 26.

J. Rockwell, Baraboo, Wis.; and Christopher R. Wolf, Portage, Wis. La Luz Hair Salon, 353 Willett Assigned to NUK USA L.L.C. TarAve., Port Chester 10573, c/o Luz A. rytown.

Flores. Filed April 26.

Enterprise directory service. PatLetizia’s Refinishing, 45 Saw Mill ent no. 8,387,074 issued to James R. River Road, Yonkers 10701, c/o Doran, New Milford, Conn.; Paul William Everett, Endicott; Gordan Gary M. Letizia. Filed April 26.

G. Greenlee, Endicott; and Ashraf N. Ibrahim, Endicott. Assigned to Lupita Beauty Salon, 235 Union International Business Machines Ave., New Rochelle 10801, c/o Jesus Corp. Armonk.

Sanchez Flores. Filed April 26.

Type independent permissionbased access control. Patent no.

8,387,111 issued to Lawrence Koved, Pleasantville; Anthony Joseph Nadalin, Austin, Texas; Nataraj Nagaratnam, Morrisville, N.C.; Marco Pistoia, Yorktown Heights; and Bruce Arland Rich, Cedar Park, Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp. Armonk.

Virtualization of storage buffers used by asynchronous processes.

Patent no. 8,387,062 issued to Damian L. Osisek, Vestal; Donald W. Schmidt, Stone Ridge; and Phil C. Method and system for provid- Yeh, Poughkeepsie. Assigned to P and R Professional Paint- ing a regional channel in a digi- International Business Machines ing, 18 Briar Lane, P.O. Box 254, tal broadcast environment. Pat- Corp. Armonk.

Crompond 10517, c/o Patrick ent no. 8,387,090 issued to Jean-Luc James Luzzi. Filed April 27.

Collet, La Guade, France; FrancoisXavier Drouet, La Gaude, France; Petrescu Motorwerke, 125 Ger- and Fabien Lanne, Valbonne, trude Ave., Mamaroneck 10543, c/o France. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp. Armonk.

Christian Petrescu. Filed April 26.

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Rojo Creations, 121 Scenic Drive Methods for detection of cycloBuilding Loans West, Croton-on-Hudson 10520, sporin A. Patent no. 8,383,424 issued to Yi Feng Zheng, Wilmington, c/o Joan Bigg. Filed April 27.

Del.; Deb K. Vickery, Landenberg, Pa.; and Susan C. Swann, Antioch, Below $1 million SJR Entertainment, 71 Town Ill. Assigned to Siemens HealthGreen Drive, Elmsford 10523, c/o care Diagnostics. Tarrytown.

217 Beacon Masonic L.L.C., as Randy Levitt. Filed April 26. owner. Lender: Hudson Valley Object request broker. Patent no. Federal Credit Union. Property: in The Dance Gallery, 25 Main St., 8,387,070 issued to Joseph Chacko, Beacon. Amount: $300,000. Filed Tuckahoe 10707, c/o Stephanie FaWinchester, Great Britiain; Neil Feb. 21. gen. Filed April 27.

Richards, Hedge End, Great Britain; Erin Schnabel, Poughkeepsie; Mid Hudson Development CorVenturePharm, 27 Claremont and Katherine Tsui, Eastleigh, Great poration L.L.C., d.b.a. Mid HudAve., No. 3D, Mount Vernon 10550, Britain. Assigned to International son Holdings L.L.C., as owner. c/o Hugues Misi. Filed April 26.

Business Machines Corp. Armonk. Lender: Rhinebeck Bank. Property: in East Fishkill. Amount: $203,600. www.shopjtjr.com., 333 Mama- Scanning probe-based lithogra- Filed Feb. 15. roneck Ave., No. 322, White Plains phy method. Patent no.8,387,160 10605, c/o Scott Butler. Filed April 26. issued to Michel Despont, Adliswil, N20 Enterprises L.L.C., Warwick, Switzerland; Urs T. Duerig, Ruesch- as owner. Lender: Lakeland Branch, likon, Switzerland, Jane E. From- Oak Ridge, N.J. Property: 51 Meadmer, San Jose, Calif.; Bernd W. ow Ave., Chester 10918. Amount: Patents Gotsmann, Horgen, Switzerland; $199,000. Filed Feb. 25.

James L. Hedrick, Pleasanton, CaThe following patents were issued by lif.; Craig Jon Hawker, Los Gatos, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Of- Calif; and Robert D. Miller, San fice in Washington, D.C. Jose, Calif. Assigned to InternaDeeds tional Business Machines Corp.

Apparatus, system and method Armonk. for managing license keys. Patent no. 8,387,149 issued to Jorge D. Secure workload partitioning in Above $1 million Acuna, Vail, Ariz.; Linda Benhase, a server environment. Patent no.

Tucson, Ariz; John D. Lauer, Tuc- 8,387,114 issued to Jean-Philippe SCISM L.L.C., Red Hook. Seller: son, Ariz.; and Duikaruna C. So- Sugarbroad, Seattle, Wash. As- RHVBR L.L.C., Red Hook. Propepangkat, Tucson, Ariz. Assigned to signed to International Business erty: in Red Hook. Amount: $1.4 International Business Machines Machines Corp. Armonk. million. Filed Feb. 21.

Corp. Armonk.

Balancing a data-processing load among a plurality of compute nodes in a parallel computer. Patent no. 8,387,064 issued to Charles J. Archer, Rochester, Minn.; Amanda E. Peters, Rochester, Minn; and Brian E. Smith, Rochester, Minn. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp. Armonk.

Speculative popcount data creation. Patent no. 8,387,065 issued to Ravi K. Arimilli, Austin, Texas; Ronald N. Kalla, Round Rock, Texas; and Balaram Sinharoy, Poughkeepsie. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp. Armonk.

Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc., Greenwich, Conn. Seller: Realty Income Corp., Escondido, Calif.

Property: Friendly No. 946, 1081 Stoneleigh Ave., Carmel 10512.

Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Feb. 19.

DAS Management Company Inc., Montgomery. Seller: Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Kingston. Property: in Lloyd. Amount: $52,000. Filed Feb. 15.

K and K Real Estate Holdings Inc., Staatsburg. Seller: Deborah Bagatta, et al, Milton. Property: in Hyde Park. Amount: $75,000. Filed Feb. 20.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: William Grace Crane, Poughkeepsie. Property: 26 ChanBelow $1 million ningville Road, Poughkeepsie 12590. Amount: $268,500. Filed 79 Forest Ave L.L.C., Hackensack, Feb. 15.

N.J. Seller: RBS Citizens N.A. Property: 3 Tinny Lane, Central Valley.

Dorilar Enterprises, Saugerties.

Amount: $40,000. Filed Feb. 21.

Seller: Household Finance Realty Corporation of New York, Pomo8 Old Stone Road L.L.C., Mystic, na, Calif. Property: 12 Birchwood Conn. Seller: Kristin Burke, GarDrive, Saugerties 12477. Amount: rison. Property: in Philipstown. $100,000. Filed Feb. 22.

Amount: $895,000. Filed Feb. 20.

KJ Estates Corp., Monroe. Seller: Shlomo Ekstein, New Hampton.

Property: 4 D.A. Weider Blvd., Monroe 10950. Amount: $165,000.

Filed Feb. 19.

Equity Homes of New York Inc., Acreage Unlimited L.L.C., MounPort Jervis. Seller: Andrew Boutsis, taindale. Seller: Kevin Resino, et al, et al, Kinnelon, N.J. Property: in Hawley, Pa. Property: in East FishGreenville. Amount: $85,000. Filed kill. Amount: $33,500. Filed Feb. 22.

Feb. 19.

Aero Star Petroleum Inc., Rosendale. Seller: Cumberland Farms Inc., Framingham, Mass. Property: 1146 Route 32, Rosendale.

Amount: $965,000. Filed Feb. 21.

Affinite Home Place L.L.C., Middletown. Seller: Carrie Bartek, Chapel Hill, N.C. Property: 2718 Whispering Hills, Chester. Amount: $127,500. Filed Feb. 21.

Lory Properties Corp., Stormville. Seller: Patricia L. Campanaro, Hopewell Junction. Property: 804 Chelsea Cove Drive South, Hopewell Junction 12533. Amount: $69,500. Filed Feb. 21.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Jeffrey Albanese, Goshen. Property: 20 Hillington Road, New Windsor 12553. Amount: $256,747. Filed Feb. 22.

Mid-Hudson Development Corp., Poughquag. Seller: Thomas G. Knapp, Hopewell Junction.

Property: in East Fishkill. Amount: $75,000. Filed Feb. 15.

Gildan Enterprises L.L.C., Rego Park. Seller: Arnold Bailey, Newport, Tenn. Property: 8 Buckingham Mews, Middletown 10940.

Amount: $58,000. Filed Feb. 21.

Orange County Trust Co., Middletown. Seller: Robert W. Fink, Goshen. Property: in Deerpark.

Amount: $141,480. Filed Feb. 25.

Affinite Home Place L.L.C., MidHelms Hill L.L.C., Monroe. Seller: dletown. Seller: Christine H. Lilitka, Douglas M. Jones, Goshen. Propet al, Chester. Property: in Chester. erty: in Blooming Grove. Amount: Amount: $168,000. Filed Feb. 19. $100,000. Filed Feb. 26.

At Henry Holdings L.L.C., FishHSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: Caskill. Seller: Cheryl L. Resek, Beasandra Hanshaw, et al, Kingston. con. Property: in Poughkeepsie.

Property: 209 Wilbur Ave., KingsAmount: $105,000. Filed Nov. 21. ton 12401. Amount: $229,783.

Filed Feb. 22.

Brookfield Global Relocation Services L.L.C., Woodridge, Ill. Hudson Homestead Group Seller: David E. Brown, et al, PleasL.L.C., Kingston. Seller: Jesse Cerant Valley. Property: in Pleasant sosimo, et al, New Paltz. Property: Valley. Amount: $390,000. Filed 76 Henry St., Kingston 12401.

Feb. 21.

Amount: $33,000. Filed Feb. 21.

Built Parcel Four L.L.C., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Lorraine S. Anderson, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $180,000.

Filed Feb. 21.

Lokam Realty L.L.C., Middletown. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Property: 47 Commonwealth Ave., Middletown 10940. Amount: $75,897.

Filed Feb. 22.

Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Eric K. Promnitz, et al, Highland. Property: in Lloyd. Amount: $293,487.

Filed Feb. 15.

Champion Properties Inc., Hyde Isaac Wiesenfeld Inc., Monroe.

Park. Seller: M&T Bank, WilSeller: Rivka Y. Landau, Monroe. liamsville.

Property: in LaGrange.

The Scenic Hudson Land Trust Property: 4 Taitch Court, Unit 102, Inc., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Richard Amount: $137,500. Filed Feb. 21.

Monroe 10950. Amount: $100,000.

E. Gordon III, et al, Gainesville, Fla. Filed Feb. 21.

Property: in Esopus. Amount: $1.2 Cristantiello Inc., Wappingers million. Filed Feb. 20.

Falls. Seller: Dandeneau Properties JTJH L.L.C., Warwick. Seller: Mark L.L.C., Pleasant Valley. Property: Monteverdi, et al, Warwick. Proper779 Dutchess Turnpike, Poughty: in Warwick. Amount: $185,000. keepsie. Amount: $400,000. Filed Filed Feb. 20.

Feb. 19.

P and T Newburgh L.L.C., Wallkill. Seller: 633 Gidney Avenue L.L.C., Newburgh. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $825,000.

Filed Feb. 19.

P and T Newburgh L.L.C., Wallkill. Seller: Charles Catanzaro, Newburgh. Property: in New Windsor. Amount: $825,000. Filed Feb. 19.

Palm 1 L.L.C., Poughkeepsie.

Seller: Fernando Piney, Osprey, Fla. Property: in Hyde Park. Amount: $120,000. Filed Feb. 23.

PCPS Properties L.L.C., Newburgh. Seller: James V. Dilorenzo Jr., Wallkill. Property: 407 Gidney Ave., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $350,000. Filed Feb. 19.

Raised Anew Homes Inc., Fishkill.

Seller: Oceanfirst Bank, Toms River, N.J. Property: 10 Pine Ridge Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $161,000. Filed Feb. 21.

RBS Citizens N.A. Seller: Carol K. Morgan, Kingston. Property: in Unionvale. Amount: $62,500. Filed Feb. 19.

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FACTS&FIGURES Rising Star Realty L.L.C., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Joseph Matwijiw, East Fishkill. Property: Amount: $50,000. Filed Feb. 15.

Valley Christian Church of Hopewell Junction, Hopewell Junction. Seller: Tree Top Homes Inc., Peekskill. Property: 1064 Route 82, Hopewell Junction River Property Management 12533. Amount: $385,000. Filed Inc., New Paltz. Seller: Hugh T. Feb. 20.

Sennett, Atlantic Beach. Property: in Gardiner. Amount: $80,000. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Chester Herman Gordon, PoughFiled Feb. 21. keepsie. Property: 2 Spratt Ave., Riverside Bank, Poughkeepsie. Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: Seller: Lee David Klein, Poughkeep- $289,500. Filed Feb. 15. sie. Property: Amount: $425,000.

Filed Feb. 20.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Martin W. Reddick, et al, Elgin, Ill. RVG Enterprises L.L.C., Pough- Property: 47 Willetts Way, Newkeepsie. Seller: 90-96 North Clinton burgh 12550. Amount: $424,865.

Street L.L.C., Poughkeepsie. Prop- Filed Feb. 26. erty: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $45,000. Filed Feb. 19.

The Bank of New York Mellon.

Seller: Marcia Ann Jacobowitz, Walden. Property: 13 Sunnyside Ave., Middletown. Amount: $290,408. Filed Feb. 19.

Judgments

Bielawski Photography, Greenwood Lake. $3,292 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 30.

Black Walnut L.L.C., Warwick. $88,849 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 5.

Blue Raven Ridge Inc., d.b.a.

Moore Home Improvements, Huguenot. $1,200 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 30.

Borbilou Inc., Washingtonville. $2,085 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 5.

2 Brothers F Service Garage Corp., New Windsor. $1,008 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 30.

Broadway Billiards Inc., Newburgh. $1,304 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 30.

The County of Ulster, Kingston. Seller: John W. Taylor, et al, 84 Mobile Auto Repair, Westtown.

Wawarsing. Property: in Wawarsing. $1,376 in favor of the New York Amount: $115,000. Filed Feb. 19.

State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 30.

The Light of the World Christian Ministries International, A and S Quick Stop, Newburgh.

Hopewell Junction. Seller: Limeco $1,765 in favor of the New York L.L.C., Poughkeepsie. Property: in State Department of Taxation and East Fishkill. Amount: $850,000. Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 30.

Filed Feb. 23.

Burgevin Florist Inc., Kingston. $745 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 20.

Capture the Hands of Time Inc., Washingtonville. $2,085 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 5.

Above All Auto Repair Inc., HighThe Scenic Hudson Land Trust land. $1,056 in favor of the New Inc., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Ralph York State Department of Taxation DeCicco, et al, Ulster Park. Prop- and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 20. erty: in Esopus. Amount: $70,000.

Filed Feb. 20.

Accounting Link Technologies L.L.C., Middletown. $151 in favor The Untraveled Path, Beacon. of the New York State Department Seller: DWA Group, Beacon. Prop- of Taxation and Finance, Albany. erty: in Fishkill. Amount: $200,000. Filed Feb. 5.

Filed Feb. 19.

Catu Enterprises L.L.C., Harriman. $3,609 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 30.

Allied Real Estate and Management Services Company Inc., d.b.a. Allied Pest Control, Highland Mills. $3,452 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 30.

Courtesy Maintenance Company of New York, Cornwall. $3,315 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 30.

The Young Men’s Christian Association of Newburgh N.Y., Newburgh. Seller: Commercial Holdings Inc., Newburgh. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $550,000.

Filed Feb. 25.

TKB Properties L.L.C., Red Hook.

Seller: Timothy A. Hourihan, et al, Red Hook. Property: in Red Hook.

Amount: $180,000. Filed Feb. 14.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Jeanette Rivard McDonald, Rhinebeck. Property: 6453 Montgomery St., Rhinebeck 12572. Amount: $221,500.

Filed Feb. 23.

D and G Painting and Decorating Inc., Montgomery. $3,694 in Allstate Interiors Inc., Monroe. favor of the New York State Depart$1,190 in favor of the New York ment of Taxation and Finance, AlState Department of Taxation and bany. Filed Jan. 30.

Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 30.

DA Plumbing and Water TreatBagels Etc., Port Jervis. $15,062 in ment L.L.C., Montgomery. $1,048 favor of the New York State Depart- in favor of the New York State Dement of Taxation and Finance, Al- partment of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 5. bany. Filed Jan. 30.

BC and M Enterprises Inc., U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Leslie Baum, Highland Falls. $2,441 in favor of Walden. Property: in Wappinger. the New York State Department of Amount: $548,000. Filed Feb. 21.

Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 30.

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Consolidated Partners Equities L.L.C., Modena. $577 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 20.

Donlad Tulp Enterprises Inc., d.b.a. Liberty Pest Control, Middletown. $25,859 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 30.

Drusella Construction Corp., Newburgh. $2,086 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 5.

J and J Orange County Billiards Inc., Harriman. $2,085 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 5.

Miller Contracting, Port Jervis. $2,438 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 30.

J and N Stafford Corp., Marlboro.

Elite Homes Inc., Middletown. $247 in favor of the New York State $1,297 in favor of the New York Department of Taxation and FiState Department of Taxation and nance, Albany. Filed Feb. 20.

Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 30.

J.B. McMinnion’s Inc., Monroe.

Excel Auto Glass of Middletown $1,922 in favor of the New York Inc., Middletown. $1,016 in favor State Department of Taxation and of the New York State Department Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 5. of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Feb. 5.

JA Kelly Consulting Inc., Cornwall on Hudson. $2,085 in favor of the Eyeland Security Corp., Monroe. New York State Department of Taxa$109 in favor of the New York State tion and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 5.

Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 30.

Jennah Wood Works Inc., Newburgh. $161 in favor of the New F and D ‘s Garage, Stone Ridge. York State Department of Taxation $2,932 in favor of the New York and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 30.

State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 20.

JJ Coffee House and Restaurant Inc., Middletown. $2,758 in favor Firescapes Fireplace and Patio of the New York State Department Corp., Newburgh. $8,421 in favor of Taxation and Finance, Albany. of the New York State Department Filed Feb. 5. of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Jan. 30.

John Sean and Robert Inc., Warwick. $316 in favor of the New York Free Spirit Trucking Inc., Gosh- State Department of Taxation and en. $2,085 in favor of the New York Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 30.

State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 5.

Kendal’s Kloset, Tuxedo. $1,609 in favor of the New York State DeGame Time Sports Café Inc., partment of Taxation and Finance, Newburgh. $784 in favor of the Albany. Filed Feb. 5.

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Kolan Holdings Inc., MiddleJan. 30. town. $211,370 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation Green Valley Grocery Corp., and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 30.

Newburgh. $1,980 in favor of the New York State Department of Little Big Steps Group FamTaxation and Finance, Albany. Filed ily Daycare Inc., Washingtonville.

Jan. 30. $2,030 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Harry and David Inc., Monroe. Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 30. $2,046 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Little Brook Studio, Sparrowbush.

Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 5. $551 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and FiHighland Falls Deli and Grocery nance, Albany. Filed Jan. 30.

Inc., Highland Falls. $1,983 in favor of the New York State Department Marlin Pools and Spas L.L.C., of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Newburgh. $2,344 in favor of the Filed Jan. 30.

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Hudson Dynamic Corp., Middle- Jan. 30. town. $1236 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation Michael’s Quality Driveway Sealand Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 5. ing Inc., Chester. $3,149 in favor of the New York State Department of TaxaInn at the Ridge Inc., Wallkill. tion and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 30. $1,736 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Mid Hudson Hobbies and Fine Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 20.

Design Marine, Middletown. $517 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 30.

Miriam’s Boutique Inc., Newburgh. $1,277 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 5.

My I.T. Dept. Inc., Warwick. $568 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 5.

MZ Retail Inc., New Windsor. $150 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 30.

New Orleans Restaurant Corp., Middletown. $1,771 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 5.

New Paltz Gardens Landscape Corp., New Paltz. $235 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 20.

Newburgh Market Corp., Newburgh. $1,794 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 30.

Our Beauty Inc., Newburgh. $15,643 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 30.

P and T Autobody, Marlboro. $897 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 20.

Portospain Inc., d.b.s. Porto Spain, Cornwall on Hudson. $1,651 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 30.

Prova Ltd., Newburgh. $629 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 5.

Rock-Ridge Garden Center Inc., Port Jervis. $1,788 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 30.

Selections Unlimited Inc., Newburgh. $568 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 5.

Sovereign Industries Inc., Monroe. $840 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 30.

Sparkling Clean, Montgomery. $389 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 30.

Alford, Roy S. III, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 437 Nine PartT. Morris Construction Corp., ners Road, Stanford 12414. Filed Middletown. $2,021 in favor of Jan. 10. the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Alpern, Jonathan, et al. Filed by Feb. 5.

Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose The Candle Cupboard Inc., on a mortgage to secure $220,000 Highland Mills. $1,922 in favor of affecting property located at 18 the New York State Department of Walfrieden Lane, Saugerties 12477.

Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Filed Feb. 21.

Feb. 5.

Arnold, Thomas A., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. AcThe Revenue Markets Inc., Accord. $3,299 in favor of the New tion: seeks to foreclose on a mortYork State Department of Taxation gage to secure $120,168 affecting and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 20. property located at 62 Woodstock Road, Carmel 10512. Filed Feb. 19.

Titanic Underground Contractors Corp., Wallkill. $379 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Feb. 20.

Badenbach, Catherine, et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $165,000 affecting property located at 4661 Atwood Road, Stone Ridge 12484. Filed Feb. 19.

Toaster Media Inc., Monroe. $2,085 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Barnett, Donald, et al. Filed by OneWest Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 5. to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $284,000 affecting property located Tornadic Cuisine Inc., Lake Ka- at 54 Kinry Road, Poughkeepsie trine. $34,388 in favor of the New 12603. Filed Jan. 15.

York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 20.

Becker, Kenneth J., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: Twin Wings L.L.C., d.b.a. Twino- seeks to foreclose on a mortgage aks, Middletown. $111 in favor of to secure $245,000 affecting propthe New York State Department of erty located at 50 Peddler Hill Road, Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Monroe 10950. Filed Jan. 16.

Jan. 30.

Brownell, Gordon P., et al. Filed

by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $112,050 affecting property located at 8 Thurston Lane, Hyde Park 12538. Filed Jan. 11.

Brumley, Stephanie Eileen, et al. Filed by Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $217,000 affecting property located at 26 Mary Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Jan. 15.

Bruno, Anthony P. Jr., et al. Filed

by Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $373,602 affecting property located at 27 Bannerman View Drive, Newburgh 12550. Filed Jan. 16.

Bucci, Nicholas A., et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $392,755 affecting property located at 19 Bayberry St., Hopewell Junction 12533. Filed Jan. 16.

Davidson, Christopher, et al.

Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $268,000 affecting property located at 170 Mennella Road, Poughquag 12570. Filed Jan. 16.

Gilmor, John D., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 116 Sharon Road, Millerton 12546. Filed Jan. 15.

Deleon, Andre L., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $217,000 affecting property located at 218 Sterling Place, Highland 12528. Filed Feb. 20.

Gonzalez, Nelson R., et al. Filed by OneWest Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $150,000 affecting property located at 60 Linden Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed Jan. 16.

Diterlizzi, James, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $290,000 affecting property located at 152 Clove Branch Road, East Fishkill 12533. Filed Jan. 11.

Grahn, Matthew J., et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $195,917 affecting property located at 30 Buena Vista St., Wallkill 12589. Filed Feb. 19.

Dubiner, Gustave K., et al. Filed

by Suntrust Mortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $100,000 affecting property located at 8872 Route 209, Ellenville 12428. Filed Feb. 22.

Grey, Ricardo Juan, et al. Filed

by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $723,566 affecting property located at 66 Old Field Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Jan. 16.

Duffy, Denise, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $95,000 affecting property located at 90 Lucas Ave., Kingston 12401.

Filed Feb. 19.

Guigliano, Rita, et al. Filed by OneWest Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $300,000 affecting property located at 4104 Buttonwood Lane, Carmel 10512. Filed Feb. 20.

Kraisky, Gregory, et al. Filed by BAC Home Loans Servicing L.P. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $164,800 affecting property located at 11 Poplar St., Lake Peekskill 10537. Filed Feb. 11.

McCurdy, Kevin L., et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $536,452 affecting property located at 11 Overlook Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Jan. 11.

McGuinniss, Kevin, aka Kevin McGuiniss, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $185,000 affecting property located at 612 Hoagerburgh Road, Wallkill 12589. Filed Feb. 20.

Mier, Lorelei, et al. Filed by Beneficial Homeowner Service Corp.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $333,000 affecting property located at 38 Carolan Road East, Carmel 10512. Filed Feb. 5.

Moghni, Jawad, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $180,000 affecting property located at 39 Lindbergh Place, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Espinosa, Alcibiades, et al. Filed Hampton, William J., et al. Filed Jan. 11.

Callan, Martin N., et al. Filed by by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Ac- by Ulster Savings Bank. Action: Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks tion: seeks to foreclose on a mort- seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to Morris, Brian H., et al. Filed to foreclose on a mortgage to secure gage to secure $417,000 affecting secure an unspecified amount af- by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to $201,000 affecting property located property located at 18 Ridgeline fecting property located at 252 John foreclose on a mortgage to secure at 10 Lindbergh Place, Poughkeep- Drive, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Joy Road, Woodstock 12498. Filed $107,280 affecting property located at 48 Clermont St., Saugerties sie. Filed Jan. 16.

Jan. 11.

Feb. 22.

12477. Filed Feb. 20.

Bernard, Nina, et al. Filed by JPM- Cardona, Luz-Gladys, et al. Filed by Fadde, Cathryn A., et al. Filed by Hennessy, Kevin F., et al. Filed by Vogel Pharmacy Inc., Cornwall- organ Chase Bank N.A. Action: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks Mosny, Michael A., et al. Filed on-Hudson. $5,988 in favor of the seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to foreclose on a mortgage to secure foreclose on a mortgage to secure to foreclose on a mortgage to secure by Deutsche Bank National Trust New York State Department of to secure an unspecified amount $300,000 affecting property located $565,000 affecting property located $248,675 affecting property located Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed affecting property located at 93 at 148 Clove Branch Road, Hopewell at 11 High St., Cold Spring 10516. at 472 Mountain View Ave., Hurley a mortgage to secure $332,500 afJan. 30. fecting property located at 109 Ulster Ave., Saugerties 12477. Filed Junction 12533. Filed Jan. 10.

Filed Feb. 13.

12443. Filed Feb. 20.

Oscawana Heights Road, Putnam Feb. 21.

West African Caribbean Market Cephas, Nicole M., et al. Filed by Flood, Carla M., et al. Filed by Homberg, Christopher, et al. Valley 10579. Filed Feb. 4. and Beauty Supply, Newburgh. Berube, Richard A., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to Filed by Federal National Mort$1,732 in favor of the New York JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: to foreclose on a mortgage to secure foreclose on a mortgage to secure gage Association. Action: seeks to Munoz, Marcelo, et al. Filed by State Department of Taxation and seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to $193,325 affecting property located $337,500 affecting property located foreclose on a mortgage to secure U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 5. secure $208,000 affecting property at 20 Lewis Ave., Poughkeepsie at 19 Laguna Road, Carmel 10512. an unspecified amount affecting foreclose on a mortgage to secure located at 2732 W. Main St., Wap- 12603. Filed Jan. 16.

Filed Feb. 19. property located at 3662 Route 32, $443,750 affecting property located at 49 Hillcrest Court, Wappingers pingers Falls 12590. Filed Jan. 11.

Saugerties 12477. Filed Feb. 19.

Falls 12590. Filed Jan. 14.

Connolly, Christopher T., et al. Gallinari, John, et al. Filed by Lis Pendens Bouton, April, individually and as Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Ac- Hudson City Savings Bank. Action: Knowles, Donna, et al. Filed by administrator of the estate of Ruth tion: seeks to foreclose on a mort- seeks to foreclose on a mortgage GMAC Mortgage L.L.C. Action: Orbacz, Jeffery M., et al. Filed The following filings indicated a legal A. Kurdyla, et al. Filed by OneW- gage to secure $188,100 affecting to secure $80,000 affecting prop- seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: action has been initiated, the out- est Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks to property located in LaGrange. Filed erty located at 83 Pigott Road, Ma- secure $257,454 affecting property seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to come of which may affect the title to foreclose on a mortgage to secure Jan. 10. hopac. Filed Feb. 8. located at 255 High Falls Road, Sau- secure $252,009 affecting property the property listed. located at 244 Elmendorf St., aka $89,040 affecting property located gerties 12477. Filed Feb. 21.

246 Elmendorf St., Kingston 12401. at 10 Montross St., Saugerties Cruz, David, et al. Filed by Ci- George, William D. Jr., et al. Filed Alfonso, Sergio, et al. Filed by 12477. Filed Feb. 20. tibank N.A. Action: seeks to fore- by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Ac- Koebel, James P., et al. Filed by Filed Feb. 21.

Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks close on a mortgage to secure tion: seeks to foreclose on a mort- JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Acto foreclose on a mortgage to secure Brink, Dawn, et al. Filed by JPMor- $360,400 affecting property located gage to secure $204,000 affecting tion: seeks to foreclose on a mort- Pfund, Christopher W., et al. Filed $326,719 affecting property located gan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks at 1 Park Lane, Highland 12528. property located at 68 Birch Drive, gage to secure $234,000 affecting by Bank of America N.A. Action: at 9 Lime Ridge Road, Poughquag to foreclose on a mortgage to secure Filed Feb. 21.

Pine Plains 12567. Filed Jan. 11. property located at 629 Route 208, seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to 12570. Filed Jan. 14. secure $135,000 affecting property $144,000 affecting property located Gardiner 12525. Filed Feb. 20. located at 51 Orchard Place, Beacon at 4E White Gate Drive, Wappingers 12508. Filed Jan. 10.

Falls 12590. Filed Jan. 10.

Burns, James A. Jr., et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $182,541 affecting property located at 4 Judy Terrace, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Jan. 16.

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FACTS&FIGURES Pierre-Paul, Marie Joyce, et al.

Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $253,000 affecting property located at 22 Valk Road, Saugerties 12477. Filed Feb. 19.

Schneider, Anthony K., et al. Filed

by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $220,400 affecting property located at 949 River Road, Red Hook 12571. Filed Jan. 11.

Post, David, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $331,600 affecting property located at 17 Cuomo Drive, Highland 12528. Filed Feb. 20.

Seguinot, Pedro, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $220,000 affecting property located at 655 Prospect Hill Road, Huguenot 12746. Filed Feb. 16.

Purhamus, Gordon W. Jr., et al.

Filed by Keybank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 62 Kyserike Road, Stone Ridge 12484.

Filed 21.

Putnam Stone Corp., et al. Filed

by Putnam County Savings Bank.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $800,000 affecting property located at 301 Route 52, Kent, and 28 Boniewood Drive, Putnam Valley. Filed Feb. 20.

Reid, Daniel, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $220,000 affecting property located at 213 Springtown Road, New Paltz 12561. Filed Feb. 19.

Robinson, John, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $231,420 affecting property located at 9 Fallkill Road, Hyde Park 12538.

Filed Jan. 15.

Robinson, Paulette, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $307,058 affecting property located at 13 Lexington Ave., Highland Mills 10930. Filed Jan. 16.

Robinson, Rosemary, et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $222,480 affecting property located at 330 Hurley Ave., Kingston 12401. Filed Feb. 19.

Rucci, Philip M., et al. Filed by Hudson Valley Federal; Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $250,000 affecting property located at 5 Beechmont Road, Lake Carmel 10512.

Filed Feb. 14.

Vataj, Jana, et al. Filed by Castle Peak 2012-1 Loan Trust Mortgage Backed Notes Series 2012-1. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $404,000 affecting property located at 53 Harkin Road, Carmel Sheehan, Ralph E., et al. Filed by 10512. Filed Feb. 6.

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to Weber, Cynthia M., et al. Filed by secure $297,500 affecting property JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: located at 118 Newhamburg Road, seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $180,000 affecting propHughsonville 12537. Filed Jan. 14. erty located at 302 Pinebrook Drive, Shepard, Colleen M., et al. Filed Hyde Park 12538. Filed Jan. 14.

by The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company N.A. Action: seeks Weiss, Nathan J., et al. Filed by to foreclose on a mortgage to secure Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: $140,000 affecting property located seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to at 139 Rudd Pond Road, Millerton secure $180,000 affecting property located at 206 South Ave., Pough12546. Filed Jan. 15. keepsie 12601. Filed Jan. 14.

Spadafora, John, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: Wielgos, David B., et al. Filed by seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: secure $292,500 affecting property seeks to foreclose on a mortgage located at 611 Route 376, East Fish- to secure $210,000 affecting property located at 92 Lime Ridge Road, kill 12533. Filed Jan. 11.

Poughquag 12570. Filed Jan. 15.

Suarez, Benjamin Jr., individually and as administrator of the estate Wimberly, Charlie, et al. Filed of Benjamin Suarez, et al. Filed by by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: The Bank of New York Mellon. Ac- seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to tion: seeks to foreclose on a mort- secure $184,000 affecting property gage to secure $255,000 affecting located at 31 Fitchett St., Poughproperty located at 72 Silver Lake keepsie 12601. Filed Jan. 15.

Scotchtown Road, Middletown 10940. Filed Jan. 16.

Zerbo, Anthony L., et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: The Estate of Joseph J. Antonac- seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to cio, et al. Filed by Nationstar secure $305,000 affecting property Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to located at 1233 Route 311, Patterforeclose on a mortgage to secure son 12563. Filed Feb. 15. $200,000 affecting property located at 261 Cardinal Road, Hyde Park Zimzores, Laura, et al. Filed by 12538. Filed Jan. 11.

Chase Home Finance L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortTirc, Philip, et al. Filed by South- gage to secure an unspecified star III L.L.C. Action: seeks to fore- amount affecting property located close on a mortgage to secure an at 80 Montoma Lane, Woodstock unspecified amount affecting prop- 12498. Filed Feb. 19. erty located at 821 Broadway, Ulster Park 12487. Filed Feb. 21.

Trinidad, Jose A., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 12 Sayegh, Theresa, et al. Filed by Edward St., Highland Falls 10928.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: Filed Jan. 16. seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $371,500 affecting prop- Van Amburgh, Kevin, et al. Filed erty located at 38 Colton Road, Ma- by KeyBank N.A. Action: seeks to hopac 10541. Filed Feb. 4. foreclose on a mortgage to secure $48,300 affecting property located at 403 Barclay Manor, Unit 403, Newburgh 12550. Filed Jan. 16.

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Van Deusen, Charlotte, et al.

Filed by Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $85,000 affecting property located at 17-2 Huguenot St., New Paltz 12561. Filed Feb. 22.

Mechanic’s Liens

Jenkins, Jessie E., aka Jessie Dicker, Tuxedo, as owner. $27,955 as claimed by Galway Bay Contracting Inc., Pearl River. Property: 35 Mulberry Drive, Tuxedo 10987.

Filed Feb. 22.

Kidz Country, as owner. $1,100 as claimed by Cenco Water and Wastewater Specialists Inc., Stormville. Property: 854 U.S. 6, Carmel.

Filed Feb. 14.

McCausland, Shirley, as owner. $5,741 as claimed by TRS Direct L.L.C., Kingston. Property: 172 Mount Pleasant Road, Mount Tremper 12457. Filed Feb. 14.

Aguirre Service and Ag-A-Pe Home Improvement Co., 12 Mary’s Ave., Kingston 12401, c/o Odilio Aguirre. Filed Feb. 20.

Maha Anand Golden, 123 Erikas All Day Images, 20 Robinson St., Walk, Mount Tremper 12457, c/o Saugerties 12477, c/o Helena L. Maha Anand Golden. Filed Feb. 22.

Day. Filed Feb. 20.

Mayor of Woodstock, 135 C TinAll Pro, 45 Old Patch Road, Sau- ker St., Woodstock 12498, c/o Jan R. gerties 12477, c/o Bernadette Ma- Goldner. Filed Feb. 20. her. Filed Feb. 20.

MHV Pawnbrokers, 579-581 Arrow Electric, 78 Broad St., West Broadway, Store D, Kingston Hurley 12491, c/o Michael W. Gie- 12401, c/o Maureen E. Gomez. wat. Filed Feb. 19.

Filed Feb. 19.

Art and John’s Towing, 88 Bridge St., Newburgh, c/o John Coen.

Shaikh, Asif, et al, as owner. Filed Feb. 1. $11,779 as claimed by Green Hills Landscaping Inc., Beacon. Property: 28 Sandy Pines Blvd., East Books Done Right, 3 Wynthrop Manor Drive, Goshen 10924, c/o Fishkill. Filed Feb. 25.

Lorayne Danowski. Filed Feb. 1.

Shaikh, Asif, et al, as owner. $6,177 as claimed by Green Hills Land- Bozarts, 24 Little Brooklyn Road, scaping Inc., Beacon. Property: 28 Warwick 10990, c/o Paul Martin Sandy Pines Blvd., East Fishkill. Siegel. Filed Feb. 1.

Filed Feb. 25.

Chanys Wigs, 28 Isreal Zupnick Sterling Parc at Middletown Drive, No. 103, Monroe, c/o Elazar L.L.C., Livingston, N.J. Seller: Klein. Filed Jan. 31.

Ferguson Fire and Fabrication Inc., Passaic, N.J. Property: 23 Chikako Mori Studio, 46 McDole Highway 108, Middletown 10940. Road, Ellenville 12428, c/o Chikako Filed Feb. 25.

Mori. Filed Feb. 20.

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

Partnerships Evergreen Design, 7 Madeline Lane, Rosendale 12472, c/o Elijah Chaim and Atticus G. Hoyt-Friedman. Filed Feb. 21.

H and M Cleaning, 28 Jackson Ave., Middletown 10940, c/o Yvette Morales and Terasa F. Hamilton.

Filed Feb. 1.

Home Workz, 23 Cross Road, Marlboro 12542, c/o Alma E. Pleasant and William Phillip Jones Jr. Dutchess County Industrial Filed Feb. 19.

Development Agency, as owner. $4,565 as claimed by United Rentals North America Inc., Charlotte, N.C. Property: 4885 Route 9, Hyde Sole Proprietorships Park. Filed Feb. 20.

A and N Metals, 579-581 BroadGarewal, Karen, Mount Kisco, way, store D, Kingston 12401, c/o as owner. $1,409 as claimed by E. Maureen E. Gomez. Filed Feb. 19.

Tetz and Sons Inc., Middletown.

Property: Prosperous Valley Road, Middletown 10940. Filed Feb. 21.

Link2Change, 177 Maple Hill Drive, Kingston 12401, c/o Susan Diamond. Filed Feb. 22.

Design Build Hide, 200 Tower Drive, Unit 932, Middletown, c/o John M. Wesolowski. Filed Jan. 31.

El Buffet Mexicano, 207 Broadway, Newburgh 12550, c/o Stephany G. Gil. Filed Feb. 1.

My Toy Bucket Co., 11 Mordche Scher Blvd., No. 204, Monroe 10950, c/o Mordachai Fullman.

Filed Feb. 1.

One Kindred Paw, 127 Lewis Hollow Road, Woodstock 12498, c/o Dawn Casteel-Lorick. Filed Feb. 20.

Playful Crochet, 227 Newkirk St., Kingston 12401, c/o Erin N. Bertholf. Filed Feb. 21.

Re-Do Construction, 112 Sterling Place, Highland 12528, c/o Michael P. Marinovich. Filed Feb. 20.

Reynolds Auto Detailing, 12 Morse Heights, Highland 12528, c/o Christopher K. Reynolds. Filed Feb. 21.

Sacred Nails, 65A Windermere Ave., Greenwood Lake 10925, c/o Phi Tran. Filed Feb. 1.

She’s Sew Woodstock, 28 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock 12498, c/o Erica Everbrite Mercantile Co., 22 Elyse Bode. Filed Feb. 21.

Stuyvesant St., No. 2, Kingston 12401, c/o Mollie Dash. Filed Skin Simplicity, 309 MeadowFeb. 22. brook Circle, New Paltz 12561, c/o Kathryn M. Gutierrez. Filed Feb. 20.

Gata Bella, 8 Willow Road, Saugerties 12477, c/o Halima E. Smith. Snacks-4-U, 127 Canal St., EllenFiled Feb. 22. ville 12428, c/o Patrick O. Ingle.

Filed Feb. 19.

IEV USA, 101 Henry Ave., Newburgh 12550, c/o Erick Vasquez. Spike and Co., 925 Route 28A, Filed Jan. 31.

West Hurley 12491, c/o Stephen R. Silverman. Filed Feb. 19.

J and J Lawn and Home Care, 15 Hoppenstedt Road, Wallkill Super 9 Films, 297 Grand St., 12589, c/o John T. Hoppenstedt. Newburgh 12550, c/o Marc SchFiled Feb. 21. reibman. Filed Jan. 31.

Katie Lewin Photography, 30 T. Scott Home Solutions, P.O. Box Fifth Ave., Newburgh, c/o Kather- 276, Glasco 12432, c/o Thomas ine Mary Lewin. Filed Feb. 1.

Scott Czebatol. Filed Feb. 22.

Krug 3D Designs, 148 Tuckers Wings to Fly, 9 Carpenter Road, Corners Road, Highland 12528, c/o Chester 10918, c/o Juan E. Reyes.

Jason M. Krug. Filed Feb. 21.

Filed Jan. 31.

Harvest Street Capital LLC, Art. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State on 12/13/12.

Office located in Westchester Co. 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: 30 Harvest Dr., Scarsdale, NY 10583 (the LLCís primary business location). LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #58456

NOTICE OF FORMATION of FIRST GENERATION HOSPITALITY, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/27/12. Office location: Westchester County. Princ. office of LLC: 851 Central Park Avenue, Scarsdale, New York 10583. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 360 Lexington Avenue, NY, NY 10017. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #58469

FRIEDMAN LIFE ARTS, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/14/2013.

Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 24 Tall Pines Lane, Bedford Corners, NY 10549. Reg Agent: Laurence Friedman, 24 Tall Pines Lane, Bedford Corners, NY 10549. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58459

Notice of Formation of ELD Property Management LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/7/12.

Off. loc.: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Anthony J. Hammel, 32 Burling Ln, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58470

Notice of Formation of Studio for Good LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/20/12. Off. loc.: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Vin Cipolla, 35 Siscowit Road, Pound Ridge, NY 10576. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58460 TALK OF THE TOWN SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY, PLLC, a Prof.

LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/15/2013. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 48 Nathan Pierce Court, Pawling, NY 12564. Purpose: To Practice The Profession Of Speech & Language Pathology. #58461 595 ROUTE 22 LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/15/2013.

Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 23 Sunnyridge, Katonah, NY 10536.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58462 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: WHITE PLAINS PHARMACY LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/13/2012. 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, C/O Pravin Patel, 27 Andrea Lane, Scarsdale, NY 10583, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #58464 Notice of Formation of Antoinette Siciliano Dental PLLC. Principal office Westchester County. Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) designated as agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to 14 Bolton Gardens, Bronxville, NY 10708. Articles of Organization of the LLC filed with the SSNY on January 10, 2013. Purpose: Dentistry. #58465 Kaplan Holdings LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/17/12. Office in Westchester County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to 745 Kimball Ave., Yonkers, NY 10704. Purpose: General. #58466 Notice of Formation of SIF Advisors LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 5/15/12. Office location: Westchester County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to the principal business address: c/o Lou Kerner, 42 Hawkes Close, Irvington, NY 10533. Purpose: all lawful purposes. #58467 Notice of Qualification of Kaufmann Family Holdings LLC. App. for Auth. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/3/13. Off. loc.: Westchester County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/19/12. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 763 Saw Mill River Road, Yonkers, NY 10710. DE address of LLC: c/o United Corporate Services, Inc., 874 Walker Road, Ste. C, Dover, DE 19904.

Arts. of Org. filed DE Secy. of State, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity. #58468

DIRTY CANVAS LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/22/2013. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 17 East Mountain Road, Katonah, NY 10536.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58471 LEGAL NOTICE The Articles of Organization of CAPPELLI ORGANIZATION, LLC (the ìCompanyî) were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on January 10, 2013. The office of the Company is located in Westchester County, New York. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without the state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the Company served upon him or her is: Louis R. Cappelli, c/o Cappelli Enterprises, Inc., 7 Renaissance Square, 4th Floor, White Plains, New York 10601.

The Company was formed for any lawful business purpose or purposes permitted under the New York Limited Liability Company Act. #58472 LEGAL NOTICE The Articles of Organization of WP RITZ PARKING, LLC (the ìCompanyî) were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on January 16, 2013. The office of the Company is located in Westchester County, New York. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without the state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the Company served upon him or her is: Louis R. Cappelli, c/o Cappelli Enterprises, Inc., 7 Renaissance Square, 4th Floor, White Plains, New York 10601.

The Company was formed for any lawful business purpose or purposes permitted under the New York Limited Liability Company Act. #58473

LEGAL NOTICES

Notice of Formation of MMR MEADOWLARK LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/23/13.

Off. loc.: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Reznick, 69 Charles Road, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549.

Purpose: any lawful activity. #58479

Notice of Formation of Epstein Aesthetics LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/7/13. Off. loc.: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Marc L. Epstein, 600 Mamaroneck Ave., 4th Fl., Harrison, NY 10528. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58480 Notice of Formation of AMG Bartow Quickserve LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/23/13. Off. loc.: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 555 South Columbus Ave., Ste. 201, Mt. Vernon, NY 10550. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58481 Notice of Formation of Mother Zen, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 1/15/13. 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 Falcon & Singer P.C., 14 Harwood Ct., Ste.220, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58482 ARCTIC ASSOCIATES, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/23/2012.

Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O Allen Weintraub, 333 Mamaroneck Avenue, #239, White Plains, NY 10605.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58483 THE O’BYRNE LAW FIRM, LLC, a Prof.

LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/23/2013. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: John O’Byrne, 23 Wilson Drive, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: To Practice The Profession Of Law. #58484 NOTICE OF FORMATION of BPC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT I, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/26/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 20 Mill River Road, South Salem, NY 10590. Purpose: any lawful activity. The LLC is to be managed by one or more managers. #58485

Notice of organization of SIMON FRANCIS CO., LLC filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/3/12.

Office location, County of Westchester.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Winter, PO Box 248, Waccabuc NY 10597. Purpose: any lawful act. #58475

INSURE WISE INSURANCE BROKERS, LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 09/27/2012. Office loc: Westchester County. LLC formed in CA on 07/21/2011. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 100-7 Rancho Road, #344, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362. Address required to be maintained in CA: 100-7 Rancho Road, #344 Thousand Oaks CA 91362. Cert of Formation filed with CA Sec. of State, 1500 11th St # 3, Sacramento, CA 95814. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58487

Notice of Formation of Turkois Design LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State (SSNY) on 1/15/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1 Shelley Ave, Valhalla, NY 10595. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58476

REING & REING PLLC, a Prof. LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/29/2013. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1360 Sunny Ridge Road, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547. Purpose: To Practice The Profession Of Law. #58488

MoxleyADR LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/31/12.

Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Charles J. Moxley, Jr., 36 Watergate Dr., Amawalk, NY 10501. Purpose: General. #58477

Notice of substance of the Articles of Organization filed with the New York Secretary of Stateís Office (SSNY) on 11/20/2012 for DAVID SERT KRAKOW, M.D., PLLC. Principal office: Westchester County. Business: Medicine. The SSNY is designated as the agent of the company upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process is: 359 East Main Street Suite 3I, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549. #58489

Notice of Formation of Briarcliff Grocery Owners, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/24/13. Off. loc.: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o AAG Management, Inc., 421 Seventh Ave., 15th Fl., NY, NY 10001. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58478

NOTICE OF FORMATION of DNA Smokehouse LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 1/30/13. Office location: Westchester Co.. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Anthony F. Lo Cicero, Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP, 90 Park Ave, New York, NY 10016.

Purpose: any lawful activities. #58490

Notice of substance of the Articles of Organization filed with the New York Secretary of Stateís Office (SSNY) on 1/15/2013 for JOSEPH A. CANTERINO, D.D.S., PLLC. Principal office: Westchester County. Business: Dentistry. The SSNY is designated as the agent of the company upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process is: 984 North Broadway, Suite 408, Yonkers, NY 10701. #58491 Notice of Formation of Servicebyte, LLC. Arts. of Org. Filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/21/12. Office location: Westchester County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 30 State Street, Ste. G-1, Ossining, NY 10562. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58493 Notice of Formation of Sun Horizons Pharmacy LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/25/13. Off. loc.: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 2 South Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701.

Purpose: any lawful activity. #58494 Notice of Formation of AFC Partners LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/25/13. Off. loc.: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 11 Parkway Circle, Scarsdale, NY 10583.

Purpose: any lawful activity. #58495 LEGAL NOTICE The Articles of Organization of 15 ORCHARD LANE ASSOCIATES, LLC (the ìCompanyî) were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on January 29, 2013. The office of the Company is located in Westchester County, New York. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without the state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the Company served upon him or her is: Paul A. Varsames, 1 Hunter Avenue, Armonk, New York 10504. The Company was formed for any lawful business purpose or purposes permitted under the New York Limited Liability Company Act. #58496 LEGAL NOTICE The Articles of Organization of SCENIC RIDGE AT AMBERLANDS LLC (the ìCompanyî) were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on January 29, 2013. The office of the Company is located in Westchester County, New York. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without the state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the Company served upon him or her is: Heino Bastys, c/o Nida Associates, Inc., 14 Dove Court, Croton on Hudson, New York 10520. The Company was formed for any lawful business purpose or purposes permitted under the New York Limited Liability Company Act. #58497 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY NAME: BIGTHINGS ENTERPRISES, LLC. Filed with NY Secretary of State on 11/23/2012 Office located in Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC as agent upon which process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of any process against it served upon him/her to: PO Box 8117 White Plains NY 10602 (LLC’s primary mailing address). LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #58498

Notice of Formation of PARNELL LAW, PLLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 1/31/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O THE PLLC, 44 Wall Street 20th Fl., New York, NY 10005. Purpose: to engage in the practice of Law. #58499 LEGAL NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY: Lakeside Wealth Management, LLC, Art. Of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State on 12/18/12. Office located in Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent upon which process may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to: The LLC c/o United States Corporation Agents Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #58500 Notice of Formation of 806F LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/31/13. Off. loc.: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Zucker & Kwestel, LLP, 2307 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY 10469.

Purpose: any lawful activity. #58501 Pegasus Veterinary Services, P.L.L.C. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/23/12. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 2821 Larkspur St., Yorktown Heights, NY 10598. Purpose: Veterinary Medicine. #58502 Notice of formation of ATOLYA LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/04/2013. Office in Westchester Coutny. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 68 Leroy Road, Chappaqua, NY 10514. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #58503 BRIGADEIRO BLISS LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/11/2012.

Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Brigadeiro Bliss, 106 Robins Rd, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58504 ìNOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: WBC REALTY GROUP LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on January 30, 2013. 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 c/o WCB REALTY GROUP LLC, 275 So, Ridge St., Rye Brook, NY 10573. Purpose: For any lawful purposeî #58505 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Corinne D. Menn, D.O., PLLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/13/12.

Office location: WESTCHESTER. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against PLLC to principal business address: 16 South Bedford Rd STE 3E Chappaqua, NY 10514.

Purpose: any lawful act. #58507 Notice of Formation of 3-87 NYC Greenridge LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/7/13. Off. loc.: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Hofheimer Gartlir & Gross, LLP, 530 Fifth Ave., NY, NY 10036, Attn: Jules E. Levy, Esq., the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #58508 Notice of Formation of 7-79 NYC Greenridge LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/7/13. Off. loc.: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Hofheimer Gartlir & Gross, LLP, 530 Fifth Ave., NY, NY 10036, Attn: Jules E. Levy, Esq., the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #58509 Notice of Formation of UMKA LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/11/13. Off. loc.: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 550 Mamaroneck Ave., Ste. 307, Harrison, NY 10528. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #58510

D.F. Whigs LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/19/12. Office in Westchester County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to 43 Judson Ave., Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522. Purpose: General. #58511 Playland Ice Casino LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/21/12. Office in Westchester County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Kendra Giefski, 91 Fairview Park Dr, Elmsford, NY 10523. Purpose: General. #58512 90 Wood Ave LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/18/13. Office in Westchester County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to 11 Jordan Ln., Ardsley, NY 10502. Purpose: General. #58513 Quality Appliance Repair LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/17/12. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Diomedes Hernandez, 5 Livingston Ave, Valhalla, NY 10595. Purpose: General. #58516 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: VAN BRUNT COCHRAN, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/15/12.

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, 716 Kitchawan Road, Ossining, New York 10562.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #58517

LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Qualification of RW Congress, LLC, App. for Auth. filed with the Secíy of State (SSNY) on February 6, 2013. Office Location: Westchester County. LLC org. in Delaware 02/04/13.

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

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to c/o Halpern Real Estate Ventures, LLC, 1120 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 1513, New York, New York 10036, the principal office addr. Of LLC. Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, 401 Federal Street, Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities. #58518

LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Qualification of Congress Mezz Lender, LLC, App. for Auth. filed with the Secíy of State (SSNY) on February 6, 2013. Office Location: Westchester County. LLC org. in Delaware 02/04/13. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to c/o Halpern Real Estate Ventures, LLC, 1120 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 1513, New York, New York 10036, the principal office addr. Of LLC. Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, 401 Federal Street, Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities. #58519 Notice of Formation of 30 PALMER LANE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/17/13.

Office location: Westchester County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: 40 Palmer Lane, Thornwood, NY 10594. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #58520 Notice is hereby given that an Application for an On-Premises Liquor License Serial number pending has been applied for by the undersigned in a Restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 790 Mclean Ave., Yonkers, New York 10704, Westchester County; /s/ BRONKERS TAP HOUSE INC. #58521 Notice of Formation of 116LPR, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/11/13. Off. loc.: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Zucker & Kwestel, LLP, 2307 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY 10469. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58522

Notice of Formation of 766 Southern Blvd Realty LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/12/13. Off. loc.: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 555 South Columbus Ave., Ste. 201, Mt. Vernon, NY 10550. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58523 NOTICE OF FORMATION of PETCHESTER VETERINARY, PLLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/5/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The PLLC, 309 White Plains Road, Eastchester, NY 10709.

Purpose: practice of veterinary medicine. #58524 Notice of Registration of ROBERTA HERMAN REALTY LLC Articles of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/7/2013. Office loc.: WESTCHESTER Co. SSNY designated as agent of partnership upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process c/o The LLC, 27 NORTHDALE ROAD, WHIE PLAINS, NY 10605. Profession to be practiced by LLC: Law. #58525 NOTICE OF FORMATION of 48 Brookdale Place Associates, LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 2/13/13. Office location: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to One Hunter Ave, Armonk, NY 10506.

Purpose: any lawful activities. #58526 NOTICE OF FORMATION of 23 Cedar Place Associates, LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 2/13/13. Office location: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to One Hunter Ave, Armonk, NY 10506.

Purpose: any lawful activities. #58528 NOTICE OF FORMATION of 27 Cedar Place Associates, LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 2/13/13. Office location: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to One Hunter Ave, Armonk, NY 10506.

Purpose: any lawful activities. #58529 NOTICE OF FORMATION of 31 Cedar Place Associates, LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 2/13/13. Office location: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to One Hunter Ave, Armonk, NY 10506.

Purpose: any lawful activities. #58530 ìNOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: WBC IV LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on February 14, 2013. 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 c/o WCB IV LLC, 275 So, Ridge St., Rye Brook, NY 10573. Purpose: For any lawful purposeî #58531 Notice of Formation of Madeleine Stern Realty LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/07/2013. Office location: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 1103 Fairway Green, Mamaroneck, NY 10543, Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #58533 Notice of Formation of Judith A. Rosen Realty LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/06/2013. Office location: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 1 Revere Lane, Purchase, NY 10577, Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #58534 Alcoen & Associates, L.L.C. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/19/12. Office in Westchester County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Julio A. Alvarez, 58 Coolidge Ave Unit #1, Yonkers, NY 10701. Purpose: General. #58536

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LEGAL NOTICES Continued from previous page LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Union Grove Associates II LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on February 14, 2013. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Union Grove Associates II LLC, c/o The MacQuesten Companies, One North MacQuesten Parkway, Suite 100, Mount Vernon, New York 10550. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #58537 LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Union Grove Managers II LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on February 14, 2013. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Union Grove Managers II LLC, c/o The MacQuesten Companies, One North MacQuesten Parkway, Suite 100, Mount Vernon, New York 10550. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #58538

LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: MacQuesten Union Grove II LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on February 14, 2013. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to MacQuesten Union Grove II LLC, c/o The MacQuesten Companies, One North MacQuesten Parkway, Suite 100, Mount Vernon, New York 10550. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #58539 Name of LLC: Niche Holdings LLC Arts. of Org. filed NY Sec. of State 12/06/12.

Princ. off. loc.: Westchester Cty. Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Sec. of State shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc, 7014 13thAvenue Suite 202, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11228.

Purpose: any lawful activity. #58540 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC).

NAME: IN THIS TOGETHER MEDIA, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/05/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designates as agent of LLC upon whom processes against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, c/o Elke A. Hoffmann Law, PLLC, 11 Broadway, Suite 800, New York, NY 10014. Purpose: any lawful business. #58541

STSR, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/12/2013. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 2155 Palmer Avenue, Larchmont, NY 10538.

Reg Agent: George D’Angelo, 2155 Palmer Avenue, Larchmont, NY 10538.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58542 Salem Cedar Lake LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/17/13. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Karen Tranchida, 1 Spring Hill Rd, North Salem, NY 10560. Purpose: General. #58543 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF SERENDIPITY ESTATES, (ìLLCî). Art. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/07/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process against LLC to Patricia Cunningham, 75 S. Broadway 4th Floor White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: General Purpose. #58544 Notice of Formation of Cipolla & Partners LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/14/13. Off. loc.: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Vin Cipolla, 35 Siscowit Road, Pound Ridge, NY 10576. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58545 Notice of Formation of Compass Creative Group LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on12/27/2012 . Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: C/O United States Corporation Agents, INC. 7014 13th Avenue Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228.Purpose: any lawful purpose. #58546

THE ANNUAL RETURN OF BARBARA J. AND LAWRENCE J. GOLDSTEIN DOGOOD FOUNDATION, INC for the calendar year ended December 31, 2012 is available at its principal office located at 1865 PALMER AVENUE, LARCHMONT, NY 10538 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal Manager of the foundation is LAWRENCE J. GOLDSTEIN. #58547 Notice of Formation of NEW KING STREET LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/10/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 78 North State Rd., Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #58548 Notice of Formation of THE WOODS DEVELOPMENT, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/25/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The Young Companies, 92 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #58549 Name of Limited Liability Company (LLC): HARUKI GREY LLC. Date of filing Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State (SSNY) 3/28/12. The LLC is located in Westchester County.

The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against it served is to the principal business location at c/o 1214 W. Boston Post Rd, Mamaroneck, NY 10543. Purpose of business of LLC is any lawful act or activity. #58550

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LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

The Articles of Organization of BBC PROPERTIES, LLC (the ìCompanyî) were filed with the Secretary of State of New York on February 20, 2013.

The office of the Company is located in Westchester County, New York. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without the state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the Company served upon him or her is: Bryan L. Cappelli, 37 Donald Street, East Williston, New York 11596. The Company was formed for any lawful business purpose or purposes permitted under the New York Limited Liability Company Act. #58551

The Articles of Organization of VANDALAY PROPERTIES 3, LLC (the ìCompanyî) were filed with the Secretary of State of New York on February 20, 2013. The office of the Company is located in Westchester County, New York. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without the state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the Company served upon him or her is: Bryan L. Cappelli, 37 Donald Street, East Williston, New York 11596.

The Company was formed for any lawful business purpose or purposes permitted under the New York Limited Liability Company Act. #58553

LEGAL NOTICE The Articles of Organization of KRAMERICA PROPERTIES, LLC (the ìCompanyî) were filed with the Secretary of State of New York on February 20, 2013. The office of the Company is located in Westchester County, New York. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without the state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the Company served upon him or her is: Bryan L. Cappelli, 37 Donald Street, East Williston, New York 11596.

The Company was formed for any lawful business purpose or purposes permitted under the New York Limited Liability Company Act. #58552

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF JD Infolabs Consulting LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/18/2011. Office location: WESTCHESTER County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is: 8A North Lawn Avenue Elmsford NY 10523 which is the principal business address of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #58554 EMD Car Service, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State on 02/25/13.

Office located in Westchester Co. 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 to: PO Box 184, Bedford Hills, NY 10507 (the LLCís primary business location). LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #58555

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC).

NAME: ELITE SAFETY, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/03/12. 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, 595 Mclean Ave. Yonkers, New York 10705, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #58556 FR & GT Equities LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/6/13. Office in Westchester County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Fernando Reynoso, 69 Bennett Ave. Apt 507, NY, NY 10033. Purpose: General. #58557

By The Hudson Restaurant & Lounge LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/7/13. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Fernando Reynoso, 69 Bennett Ave. Apt 507, NY, NY 10033.

Purpose: General #58558

By TARICE L.S. GRAY tgray@westfairinc.com

A homegrown treat poised for takeoff

T

he Lola Granola Bar – which has gained the attention of the Food Network – was energized from its start, fueled by desperation, need and a mother’s love for her family.

In 2010, Mary and Ernie Molina were struggling to get by. The couple had lost the two cellular phone stores they had owned for more than a decade.

“We closed and we sold off everything that we could,” Mary said.

After months of searching, they managed to find a manufacturer in Syracuse that could produce 250 bars a minute instead of the 300 bars in five hours they could do on their own.

After being turned down for government assistance, Mary left the Social Services office in tears while trying to reassure her children and herself that things would be all right.

Ernie was able to get a job selling commemorative gold coins, earning just enough to get by.

“My husband was working in a cubicle and was going to the dollar menu (at McDonald’s) because that’s all we could afford. And he realized fast food isn’t supposed to be consumed all the time.”

So when Ernie ask that Mary buy him granola bars to eat at work she said, “I can make it myself.”

After following the advice of her aunt who simply said take whatever is in your pantry and bake it, Mary created the original Lola Granola bar in the kitchen of her Croton Falls home. Because of her children she said, all of whom have soy allergies, she had what she needed.

“I had oats, flax seeds, nuts and dried fruits in our pantry,” she said. “And I just mixed what I thought would be good.”

Her bar received rave reviews from her husband who suggested she sell the bars.

Mary was initially resistant to the proposal, but after researching the market, she discovered the need and growing popularity

Mary and Ernie Molina

of whole food items. That convinced her it was a viable business.

After a year of trial and error, the Lola Granola bar made its debut late last year.

Although her parents ran a catering company on the side when she was younger, Mary had never imagined she too would be in the food business.

Mary expanded on her original bar.

Using oats from the Finger Lakes region, Hudson Valley honey and other whole ingredients, she came up with five variations for the granola bar. All of the flavors were named for the children in her life.

They include the original, which is cranberry and almond and named after daughter Lola; The Ruby, with cranberries named for her daughter; The Enzo, “who is absolutely nuts so we gave him the almond and cashew bar;” The Ellie, whose bar is filled with dates and cashews; and The Nathan, named after the couple’s nephew because “he loves blueberries.”

Lola Granola Bar Inc. developed a small following that made it attractive to distributors. So far, distributors including Ingenuity in Katonah and Croton Egg Farm

deliver to 40 retailers listed on the company’s website. That list doesn’t include the recently added Whole Foods. But growth for awhile was stifled, in part, because of lack of experience in the industry and a dearth of money.

Ernie worked in sales and had knowledge of manufacturing, but the company struggled because he didn’t have the connections. “We found it very difficult to move forward,” Ernie said. “We were low volume and we had no money so how do we get our bars made on a mass scale and meet the minimums of these people? It was so hard.”

They didn’t get a loan, but the Molinas managed to secure $40,000 from friends and family. Later they were able to add another $20,000 bringing the total to $60,000. Aside from the low startup capital, the Molinas also said they found it was hard to break into a market that wasn’t represented well in New York. “There’s nothing that exists like this for us on the East Coast,” Ernie said. “We were going to be forced to go to Canada or California, and we wanted to create jobs here in Westchester County

or New York state.”

After months of searching, they managed to find a manufacturer in Syracuse that could produce 250 bars a minute instead of the 300 bars in five hours they could do on their own.

Around that time, Mary said the fledging company started to pick up steam. Since then she’s been on the Food Network and next month she’ll be on QVC promoting the granola bar that is free of soy, wheat and genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

The small corporation Mary formed, which counts only she and her husband Ernie as employees, continues to rely on help from friends and family to do demos of the Lola Granola product, as well as ship online orders.

Mary said their commitment to the Lola Granola bar is paying off and she’s optimistic that the company’s reputation will open doors to new markets beyond the tristate area.

“We want to target more metro areas like Boston, lower Jersey, Philly, and D.C. and take full advantage of the opportunities that exist for us,” she said.

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