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WOMEN OF THE VINE • 4

BY jOhN gOLDeN jgolden@westfairinc.com

GOOD THINGS HAPPENING • 5

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Mike Brady, Greyston Bakery Inc. president and CEO. Behind him, brownies are being made for Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.

he founding owner of a company formed to make a quick profit on Yorktown properties assembled for sale to a retail developer faces more lawsuits from a broker, a deceased broker’s estate and attorneys since the land deal was stalled because of the owner’s legal feud and bitter falling-out with his partner and a developer. Sammy Eljamal, founding partner of Best Rent Properties 202 L.L.C. and owner of Wholesale Fuels Co., in Thornwood, one year ago was ordered by a state Supreme Court judge to stop his attempts to block his Best Rent company’s $6 million sale of a 14-acre property off the intersection of Route 202 and the Taconic State Parkway to Retail Store Construction Co. Inc., the construction arm of Long Island developer Wilbur Breslin. Breslin, president and CEO of Breslin Realty Development Corp. in Garden City, is seeking approval this year from the town of Yorktown of a final environmental impact statement for his proCostco, page 6

Buyer wanted in Yonkers: 39 cells, riv vu BY jOhN gOLDeN jgolden@westfairinc.com

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Jailhouse Rock Café? The Great Escape Hotel? Getaway River Tours? The Book ’Em Bookstore? The prospects for adaptive reuse, that buzzword in commercial real estate in the changing Westchester County market, might unchain a developer’s imagination on the Yonkers waterfront this spring. At 24 Alexander St., the soon-to-close Yonkers City Jail is for sale to a redeveloper with a vision and at least a five-year record – a development track record, that is – of success.

City officials this month issued a request for proposals (RFP) from experienced developers to “acquire, preserve, restore, adaptively reuse and redevelop” the two-story, 10,800-square-foot brick house of detention. Proposals are due by 2 p.m. April 5 at the Yonkers planning and development department at 87 Nepperhan Ave. Zoned for industry, the jail is included in the city’s Alexander Street master plan, which calls for the replacement of blocks of warehouses, small factories and bus yards with a high-density residential neighborhood beside the Metro-North Railroad tracks that includes a mix of retail stores and restaurants, public parks and open space and commerCellblocks, page 6

Greyston thrives at crossroads of commerce and need Revenues are up; so is the employee count

BY BiLL FALLON bfallon@westfairinc.com

rownie Crunch is hot and Greyston’s got it. The crispy concoction with its roots in a Manhattan entrepreneur’s kitchen was lauded in January at the national specialty food meeting, the NASFT Winter Food Show, in San Francisco as an “instant hit.” Six months ago, Brownie Crunch joined the ranks of Yonkers-based Greyston Bakeryproduced goods, which have continued to grow across a 31-year history and last year for the first time generated more than $10 million in revenue. In 2009, revenue was reported at $7 million. The company is perhaps best known as the brownie maker for Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and that work continues gangbusters. “We ship a tractor-trailer per day, 4 million pounds a year,” said Mike Brady, who has been chairman and CEO of Greyston Bakery since January 2012. The brownies are integral to two of Ben & Jerry’s five biggest sellers: Chocolate Fudge Brownie and Half Baked, as well as to the recipes for Chocolate Fudge Brownie Milkshake, Magic Brownies and FroYo Chocolate Fudge Brownie. Greyston terms itself a “value-based organization.” As such, last year it was named New York state’s first “benefit corporation.” That status, according to Brady, allows the company with complete transparency to factor equally its concerns for social, environmental and financial benefits. Greyston’s just-produced “Benefit Corporation Report” for 2012, according to Brady, “demonstrates to consumers and business partners how we are accomplishing our mission. It emphasizes the importance of other factors beyond purely financial. “On a broad level, we are driving a new market economy where consumers and businesses make buying decisions based on the values of the companies they buy from,” he said. “The challenge is that people in Westchester don’t know there is a revolutionary and innovative business in their backyard.”

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How innovative? The rigors of vetting work candidates are as simple as a sign-up sheet. If Greyston has a job and your name is on the list, you get the job. There is a rigorous apprenticeship program. “Anyone who wants to put their name on a list, it’s as simple as that,” said Brady. “We don’t always know their backgrounds, but we think everyone deserves an opportunity or a second chance, regardless of their past. “Greyston is unique both in its mission to eradicate poverty in southwest Yonkers,” he said. “Our strength is our social mission.” The uniqueness comes not from doing good – Brady cites Greyston partners Ben & Jerry’s and its parent corporation Unilever, and Whole Foods as like-minded examples – but rather from its people, planet, profits “triple bottom line” and Greyston’s success with all three. The Whole Foods alliance offers an example: Greyston makes the products for Whole Foods’ Whole Planet line and Whole Foods donates 2 percent of the revenue from Whole Planet sales to third-world microfinance conduits, $6,000 to date, according to Greyston business development manager Ariel Hauptman. To accommodate Whole Foods, Hauptman said Greyston is not afraid to break a few eggs in pursuit of its Blonde Brownie, but they must be of the cage-free variety. “For Whole Planet, it’s all cage-free eggs and Belgian chocolate,” she said, citing Greyston’s baking adaptability. Yet for all that do-gooding, the Greyston Do-Goodie Brownie – a staple for years – is no more. It has been rebranded as the Greyston Brownie and is available on the company website, along with other goods. The nascent deal with Brownie Crunch has added 20 jobs, bringing Greyston’s payroll to 75 positions. Baking can be cyclical, “but we do our best not to be seasonal,” Brady said. The factory for six months has been turning out Brownie Crunch, its crunchy edges said to be the best part of the brownie by its inventor Seth Greenberg. There are now versions with chili and chipotle among other flavors. Greenberg, a Manhattanite, is something of baking roy-

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Mike Brady, president and CEO of Greyston Bakery, with sanitation manager Reginald Jones.

alty, the scion of William Greenberg Jr., with whom he worked for 25 years. Greenberg products were recently mentioned on an episode of the period drama “Mad Men.” “We’re rolling out Brownie Crunch nationally as of February,” said Hauptman. “By 2014, we hope to be coast to coast.” She talks markets with national fluency, noting recent Brownie Crunch pushes into a pair of regions – the Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana market, and the Southern California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii market. Brady’s background

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is food entrepreneurship, and specifically, “a strong interest in social entrepreneurship business models.” Noting his first year on the job had just passed, he said he could no longer fall back on being a “newbie” as an excuse for things gone wrong. But he seemed content with that. “What I found at Greyston is a great bakery that was already serving clients like Ben & Jerry’s for 23 years, and with great potential for growth to drive our business. It’s a great story that’s going on here and we really want to make people aware of it.”

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Planning board OKs Bloomingdale Road project BY SAM BARRON sbarron@westfairinc.com

he Venue at Bloomingdale Road is one step closer to being approved by the city of White Plains. On March 19, the White Plains Planning Board unanimously recommended that the Common Council approve a site plan for a 50,000-square-foot retail and outdoor restaurant project in downtown White Plains at 120 Bloomingdale Road.

“We hope to create a quality street presence that ties in all of the retail on Bloomingdale Road.” — Joshua Caspi The project, which will cost up to $30 million, will feature high-end boutique retailers with the goal of offering brands not found at the Westchester Mall or Bloomingdales. “We are working hard to find individual unique brands carried in Manhattan that have a real street sense,” said Joshua Caspi, principal at Caspi Development Co.

in Purchase, one of the developers of the property. A public hearing will be held on the project in May, and Caspi said they hope to be approved by the Common Council over the summer. White Plains Mayor Thomas Roach declined to comment on the project. Once approved, Caspi expects construction to start in the first of quarter 2015, and the project will take about 18 months to complete. The project is a partnership of Caspi Development and Faros Properties, the latter based in New York City and Boston. The developers paid $10.5 million for the fourstory, approximately 146,000-square-foot office building, the former headquarters of The Nestle Co. Austin Corporate Properties Inc. in Rye Brook represented the buyers in the deal that closed last October. Caspi said the property had been appraised at $33 million. The office building is currently 70 percent occupied. Major tenants in the building include the state Department of Labor, Byram Healthcare, Oxman Tulis Kirkpatrick Whyatt & Geiger L.L.P. and Keller Williams Realty White Plains. Core Plus Properties L.L.C., of Stamford, Conn., in 2005 paid $27.3 million for the

property. White Plains city officials in 2008 approved the Stamford developer’s plans for The Venue, a 42,000-square-foot complex of boutique retail stores and restaurants on the site. Core Plus Properties owed about $20.4 million on the property, county records indicate, when it was deeded in 2010 to J.E. Robert Co. Inc., of Dallas, a special servicer of commercial mortgage-backed security loans. The Texas company allowed city approvals for the development project to expire last year. The Caspi Development and Faros

Properties partnership, 120 Bloomingdale Road L.L.C., hired Gallin Beeler Design Studio in Tarrytown to design a new facade for the 1950s-era building along with parking lot improvements and some interior changes, and hired Arrowstreet Inc., of Boston, as architects. “We hope to create a quality street presence that ties in all of the retail on Bloomingdale Road,” Caspi said. “We want it to be a very inviting proposition.” The partnership took out a $6.25 million mortgage with New York Community Bank.

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Women of the vine sees grape growth with new ventures BY MARY ShuStACk mshustack@westfairinc.com

eborah Brenner often finds herself in California’s wine country. It’s no surprise, since the founder and president of Women of the Vine is in the business. But it was her most recent trip earlier this month that may prove her most memorable, highlighted by an event the Piermont woman summed up as “very spectacular.” It was a grand tasting in Napa Valley that featured some 30 of the region’s acclaimed women winemakers and winery owners pouring their prized products. In addition to the gathering of winemaking notables, the tasting also served to launch a national wine club, in collaboration with MORE magazine, along with an online wine shop. MORE Uncorked with Women of the Vine and The Wine Marketplace, an online component to the Women of the Vine’s offerings, take Brenner to yet another level. “This was kind of like my next phase,”

she said. “We’ve just gone through so many developments in the company.” Women of the Vine, a collaboration of women winemakers, proprietors and sustainable family grape growers, grew out of Brenner’s book of the same name, the first step in what has proven to be a most rewarding second act. For nearly 20 years, Brenner was working in marketing and business development for the film and television communities. The executive was looking for change, wanting to branch out as an entrepreneur. Running her own marketing and public relations firm for three years, she found her love of food and wine bringing her to Napa Valley where she came across women in the winemaking business. The idea for a book was born, with Brenner making return visits to conduct interviews – and soon realizing there was a great opportunity to further promote these women winemakers and put a spotlight on their stories. The book’s success, chosen by Wine Spectator magazine as “critical reading” in 2007, spurred Women of the Vine’s scope to not only champion women vintners but also offer wine under its own label (sold through womenofthevine.com). “We’ve gone through a lot of changes in

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the last 20 years, how products are marketed,” Brenner said. “It’s giving the consumer a choice to buy directly.” Brenner says that wine distribution is a challenging field, with a complex collection of post-Prohibition laws that govern which entities can distribute and sell alcoholic beverages. It is often difficult for small, family-owned and boutique wineries to get their products to a broad market. “It was such a learning experience when I first got into the industry,” she said. But changes continue, which will shape how people are able to buy wine in coming years, she said. Another change is a growing interest in these wineries, a move that parallels increased attention to locally sourced food, organic products and artisan creations. She noted that much like the way farmers’ markets offer a way to keep communities connected to those who grow food locally, Women of the Vine helps build a community around winemaking. It’s part of why, she said, Women of the Vine became the first and only winery partner of Farm Aid, the nonprofit founded by Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young with a mission to keep family farmers on their land. “We really wanted to preserve the time-

less partnership with the farmer and the vintner,” Brenner said. Held on International Women’s Day, that Napa Valley tasting was especially rewarding, Brenner said, as it was another step in raising awareness. Wine club partner MORE magazine, with 2 million readers, will bring these women winemakers to a much larger audience. “Women are really big players in the wine world, so we wanted to be able to reach out to these women,” said Brenner, who noted that “71 percent of wine retail purchases in America are made by women.” Those who join the club receive a subscription to the magazine, a copy of the “Women of the Vine” book and a shipment of wine to be sent each quarter, with quantity determined by level selected. “We want to be able to give the consumer the opportunity to make their choice,” Brenner said. While she said that her goal is to spotlight the women behind the wines, she noted the wine offered by Women of the Vine is there to be enjoyed by all. “We just happen to be women making great wine,” Brenner said. “We are not making wine for women.”

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Wheat, corn … swiss chard: a new farm insurance paradigm Maloney defends crops that do not require combines to harvest

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reshman U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney has ventured into the realm of federal legislation with his name as sponsor on a farm insurance bill, his first. With Hurricane Irene in August 2011 – just before harvest – creating havoc on an inland arc from Rockland County to Vermont, the need for specialty crop insurance was made acute. Called the CROP Act, the bill, if embraced by committee, by both houses of Congress and by President Obama, aims “to reform crop insurance and help specialty crop farmers.” According to Maloney, the Creating Reliability for Our Producers (CROP) Act will “help specialty crop farmers manage their risk by encouraging the development of new and improved insurance plans for underserved crops.” Agricultural diversity has been a clarion call of the locovore movement and many farmers now routinely grow the likes of Chinese vegetables and Swiss chard on small

Sean Patrick Maloney

plots and in hothouses. Such enterprises can slip below the radar of the scale and scope of Great Plains-style American agriculture. Noting he had recently met with farmers

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in Orange County, Maloney said, “I’ve been speaking a lot with Hudson Valley producers, including at a Town Hall in Warwick last month, and there’s a real feeling from them that the rules weren’t written for them. The CROP Act is a much needed improvement to helping out our hard-working farmers who are one big storm away from devastation.” The most recent U.S. Department of Agriculture count revealed more than 1,500 farms in Dutchess, Orange, Putnam and Westchester counties that employ thousands both full and part time. After Hurricane Irene, Orange County alone suffered as much as $50 million in lost produce, much of it in the fertile Black Dirt region, according to the Middletown office of Cornell Cooperative Extension. “Particularly in the Hudson Valley, diversification of crops is at an all-time high,” said Maire Ullrich with the Cornell Cooperative Extension in Orange County. “Ensuring specialty crop farmers have more protection so they can have more safety when they diversify is very helpful.” The legislation has friends among the furrows. “I commend Congressman Maloney

for offering the CROP Act to look at further improvements in crop insurance,” said Jeff Crist of Crist Bros. Orchard in Walden. “Although some might think this bill is down in the weeds, it is not down in the weeds for us.” “We need more options,” said Adina Bialis of J&A Farm in Goshen, who also spoke at the teleconference. “Having the changes that Representative Maloney suggests would save the government money and really give growers a viable option.” Impetus for the bill surfaced earlier this month when Maloney cited an “Animal Farm” discrepancy in insurance: not all of the crops in the silo are equal. Maloney asked Secretary Tom Vilsack of the USDA about the shortfalls of the current safety net for specialty crop farmers. Vilsack acknowledged in the exchange that 85 percent of commodity crop producers have crop insurance, but that number for specialty crops is 70 percent. The legislation has bipartisan support already, with U.S. Rep Chris Gibson, a Columbia County Republican, signing on as cosponsor. Maloney also reported U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is on board via her own similar legislation in the Senate.

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Costco — From page 1

posal to build a 151,000-square-foot Costco Wholesale Club store and gas filling station on the site of the abandoned Yorktown Country Inn owned by Best Rent Properties. Eljamal, though, in 2010 refused to close on the deal he and partner Majed “Mitch” Nesheiwat struck with Breslin the previous year, when the initial sale price was $7 million. Eljamal admitted to the court that he acted in his personal interests, fearing the Costco station would compete against and undercut prices at several gas stations he owns in the area. At the time he began lobbying against the deal with town officials, Eljamal also was a managing member of New York Dealer Stations L.L.C., a newly formed company that had recently acquired about 80 Shell service stations in Westchester, Brooklyn and on Long Island. Eljamal and his family also have a long history as owners and operators of Mobil stations in the county.

Nesheiwat went to court, backed by the developer, to force Eljamal to complete the Costco deal. Eljamal in turn sued his partner and Retail Store Construction and asked the court to rescind the sale contract, claiming he was not aware of the Costco gas station plans when he signed the purchase agreement. In a second decision last December, Supreme Court Justice Sam D. Walker ordered Eljamal to indemnify Best Rent Properties for all damages or costs incurred by the company because of his opposition to the sale. The deal now is expected to close once the Costco developer obtains town approvals for the project, which has been opposed by a group of Yorktown residents. “That closing could get bloody,” said a real estate source, alluding to the mutual hostility between Eljamal and Nesheiwat, a Poughkeepsie-based owner of fuel distribution, convenience store and construction businesses in the Hudson Valley. The held-up deal also has prompted legal action by commercial broker Jerry Gershner, owner of Gershner Realty Services in Ossining.

Gershner has gone to court seeking to collect a total of $320,500 in unpaid brokerage fees from Eljamal, Best Rent Properties and New York Dealer Stations for the 2009 sale to Breslin of the three Yorktown properties. The broker had represented Eljamal in other property purchases in the county. Eljamal’s former attorney in White Plains, Albert J. Pirro Jr., withdrew from the case last October, claiming his client owed him about $4,900 in legal fees. Eljamal is acting as his own attorney in his defense against Gershner. Gershner said both Eljamal and Nesheiwat in depositions said they will pay him for his broker services when the sale closes. Yet he said he is ready to go to trial with his suit. “I’m looking for some written assurance” that he will be paid, he said. The widow of Gershner’s co-broker in the 4-year-old land deal, Marshall Winston, the late president of SCS Retail Real Estate Ltd. in Armonk, also is seeking to collect unpaid brokerage fees owed her husband. In a complaint filed in state Supreme Court in January, Helene Winston, executrix of her husband’s estate, claimed he was owed

$220,000 by Eljamal and Best Rent Properties. Gershner said Winston was looking to bring a Hannaford Supermarket to northern Westchester. But the company did not like

“No one ever thought it would take this long.” Broker Jerry Gershner

the site and Winston offered it instead to the Costco developer. “And so he brought Breslin to the table,” he said. “No one ever thought it would take this long,” said Gershner.

Cellblocks — From page 1

cial offices. The drafty jail in that plan was envisioned for commercial reuse that could include restaurants and cafes. Planners in the RFP said the city also supported other potential uses such as conversion to a brewery or microbrewery and retail shops. According to a brief history given to developers, the jail opened in 1928, a few weeks before Herbert Hoover’s election as president and one year before the stock market crash that launched the Great Depression. It replaced a police station on nearby Wells Street. The corniced building was designed in a Neo-Classical or Federalist style by architect William P. Katz, a Yonkers native who designed several still-standing commercial and public buildings in the city, including the City Health Center at the rear of City Hall where developers will drop off their RFPs. A bronze plaque in the foyer of the antiquated jail says it was built over a two-year period and completed in 1927. “When Babe Ruth was hitting home runs,” Yonkers Police Capt. Emil Cavorti, head of the department’s courts and detention services division, told a small group on a recent inspection tour of the historic building. Police will vacate the premises this year when his division moves to new quarters at the Cacace Justice Center on Nepperhan Avenue. The Babe hit 60 in 1927, far exceeding the number of jail cells, 39, installed that year to accommodate alleged miscreants in Yonkers. Not all of those cells are currently

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Yonkers Police Capt. Emil Cavorti points out features of a cell in the 85-year-old city jail on Alexander Street.

in use, said Cavorti. “Twenty is a big night” in terms of numbers of handcuffed guests at the not-so-big house that Katz built, which Cavorti said is used as a pre-arraignment holding jail. “Solid concrete walls,” said Robert Hothan, a Yonkers landlord and developer, tapping on one on the second-floor cell wing reserved for female inmates. “Demolition would be a huge cost,” said Bernard Stachel, executive vice president of Tamerlain Realty Corp. in Pelham. The broker said he was scouting the jail for Yonkers clients. “The outside architecture of this building is great,” he said “The size is OK. But not only do you need a ton of money to hollow all this out, you’ve got to do all the ADA

(Americans with Disabilities Act) requirements for handicapped-accessible. It’s not sprinklered” to comply with the fire safety code. And the developer would have to build an elevator or second staircase before it could be occupied, Stachel and Hothan pointed out. With a state environmental quality review required of the new owner and other expenses, “It would be at least 100 grand in soft costs,” said Stachel. Hothan agreed. “But it’s a gorgeous building,” Stachel said. “It’s like a beautiful work of art. If someone really wants it, it’s reasonable cost.” Outside on Alexander Street, the broker and the Yonkers landlord paused for another look at the jail. “Actually, it would make a great hotel conversion,” said Stachel.

“It really doesn’t work. It’s just too expensive. It might be too early for this.” Alexander Street still lacks the restaurants, bars and boutique retailers that could make the jail’s reuse viable, he said. “The other issue with this is there’s no land,” said Stachel. City planners in the RFP said the jail site is .65 acres or 28,341 square feet. “There’s no parking,” said Hothan. Still, said Stachel, the city jail has been a long-time object of desire for one of his business associates in Yonkers. He sees it as a restaurant, the broker said. Stachel looked up at the jail’s row of tall iron-barred windows. Adaptive reuse as a restaurant was on his mind. “Barbecues,” he said. “On those grates.”

ask andi BY ANDi gRAY

When things are quiet, focus I had told my operations manager to gear up production to match sales projections. Except now sales are coming in slower than expected. I don’t want to lose profits keeping operations over capacity while I wait for sales to catch up. But it can be expensive to turn down production only to have to gear it back up later. Any suggestions?

THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: Ask a series of questions to get a handle on where to focus in operations while things are quiet. Proactively take advantage of the slow time. Protect the margin, so that you don’t dig a deeper hole. Ask sales for an adjusted forecast, by product. Ask them to look through orders and proposals for indicators of which products might be selling and which might not. Ask if there are any big proposals outstanding that could require production to go from zero to full throttle, with little or no warning.

Figure out where to focus until sales rebounds by working your way through a checklist of questions: • What’s the status of customer backorders and continuous needs? What goods are consistently ordered later in the year? If we produce those goods now can we safely and cost effectively store them until they’re needed? • What about equipment and people sitting idle? Can we change the flow of orders through the shop in order to catch up on items that are backlogged? Is it cost effective to retool a machine for short term use? Can we switch people around? • What does inventory on order look like? Can we cancel or delay delivery on goods? Can we sell goods in transit to someone else and divert the inventory before it’s delivered? • is there inventory that’s about to become obsolete? Should we write it off now? Can we find a way to sell obsolete finished goods at a discount? Should we have a sale of raw inventory? • Do we need additional financing for inventory that will sit longer in raw, unfin-

ished or finished goods? Should we ask finance to term out the inventory credit line, to give us more time to pay down the expense? Will vendors give us more time to pay for inventory that isn’t moving? • Which people need training? Where do we have only one person able to do a job? Who is the trained backup for people who are expected to leave or be promoted this year? • Which people had higher-than-normal error rates last year? Do they need more practice to improve results? Or do they need to be asked to leave the company now that things have slowed down? • What equipment needs repair? Can we take the equipment offline to do overhauls? What about taking aging machines completely out of production? • How about moving up installation of new equipment? What equipment installations will cause the most production disruptions later in the year? What’s our confidence that we’ll need that equipment later in the year? Is it more cost effective to install now and be ready to gear up later, or to wait to see how sales pan out? • What can we do to manage produc-

tion hours? Why not ask people to take vacations now, while things are slow? Is it time to slow down the work week by five hours, or go from a five-day to a four-day work week? Is there anyone working overtime who should be cut back to straight time, only? As you work your way through this list of questions, keep your eye on the Cost of Goods Sold Margin for the current quarter, as well as estimates for the full year. Get finance to run projections under differing conditions. Anything that can be done to lower the margin now will help to buy the company time to wait out the slow sales. Looking for a good book? Try “The McGraw Hill 36-Hour Course: Operations Management” by Linda Brennan. Andi Gray is president of Strategy Leaders Inc., strategyleaders.com, a consulting firm that specializes in helping entrepreneurial firms grow. She can be reached at (877) 238-3535 or AskAndi@ StrategyLeaders.com. Visit AskAndi.com for a library of Ask Andi articles.

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or many property owners, turning their building into a model of energy efficiency is an expensive pipe dream that might never be realized. Del Sindaco That is where the Energy Improvement Corp., a nonprofit composed of mostly Westchester municipalities and headquartered at the former French Hill Elementary School in Yorktown Heights, comes in with its Energize New York program. The program provides a financing plan for property owners looking to renovate their buildings so they are more energy efficient and to save on energy costs. The corporation is funded through grants from the U.S. Department of Energy and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). To date, the corporation has received $2.625 million in grants. The Energize New York program,

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which applies to existing commercial properties, was launched by the corporation in Bedford in January 2011. Twelve municipalities have joined, mostly in northern Westchester, along with Orange County. The program was launched after a New York state law passed in 2009 that empowered municipalities to provide financing for property owners to make energy improvements. While the Energy Improvement Corp. has yet to complete a project, it is currently talking to property owners and said it hopes to complete several transactions by the end of the year, while also focusing on signing up more Westchester municipalities and obtaining more grants. Joseph Del Sindaco, managing director of commercial programs for the Energy Improvement Corp., said despite not completing any projects, he is satisfied with the nonprofit’s progress. “We’ve been slow to get going,” Del Sindaco said. “We’ve been dealing with bureaucracy. We can’t talk to someone if their municipality is not a member. But property owners are realizing that there are things they can do to reduce costs.” Del Sindaco said he hopes for the Energy Improvement Corp. to become self-sustaining by 2015.

To become eligible for financing, property owners must first have an energy audit of the building done by an engineering firm that specializes in energy efficiency and is vetted by NYSERDA. The cost of the audit is shared by the property owner and NYSERDA, as the auditor does a physical evaluation of the building. For large buildings, audits can cost up to $25,000. The auditor presents the property owner with needed improvements to the building as well as the cost, while also showing the energy savings resulting from the improvements. Depending on the size of the building, improvements can run from $50,000 to $1 million. The Energy Improvement Corp. provides the financing via low-interest loans for energy improvements by issuing a series of bonds that are paid back over 15 years on the property owner’s municipal tax bill. NYSERDA and the auditor supervise the construction process. Since municipalities are on the hook if the property owner fails to pay their taxes, the corporation has also set up a loan-loss reserve fund for any losses a municipality or bondholder may incur. “Investors like bonds like these,” said Del Sindaco. “It’s a win for everybody. The

property owner gets access to cash at a rate that’s lower than what a bank would offer. We have inoculated municipalities from risk.” Mark Thielking, chairman of the board at the Energy Improvement Corp., said it has been a challenge to get the word out, and that many property owners are unaware of what NYSERDA offers. “They offer so many generous incentives and cost-sharing initiatives,” said Thielking. “We have a strong relationship with them.” The Energy Improvement Corp. estimates that Westchester property owners waste in total $100 million in energy costs each year. “You’re paying for something that you don’t need,” Thielking said. “This money could be going to your employees or your community rather than the Middle East. It’s a staggering sum. You can be cost effective if you have the right things in place.” Del Sindaco said he hopes the program encourages property owners to consider making their buildings more efficient. “This is a very simple process with viable cost-effective financing,” he said. “This is a unique product; nothing like this has been made available.”

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Gillibrand proposes increase to federal minimum wage BY SAM BARRON sbarron@westfairinc.com

s New York lawmakers prepare to increase the state’s minimum wage to $9 an hour, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand proposed a bill to increase the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, with both measures drawing criticism from business groups. State lawmakers and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo have reached a tentative agreement that will incrementally increase the minimum wage in New York to $9 an hour by 2016. Minimum wage, currently at $7.25 an hour, will increase to $8 an hour next year, $8.75 an hour in 2015 and $9 an hour in 2016. As part of the wage hike, businesses and residents will receive $700 million in tax breaks. The agreement is part of negotiations

over New York state’s 2014 budget, which must be approved by April 1, though lawmakers are hoping to approve a budget before Passover and Easter. The budget has not been approved as of press time. The state Assembly recently approved increasing the minimum wage to $9 an hour, with increases tied to inflation. In the Senate, the majority coalition composed of Republicans and independent Democrats had proposed increasing the minimum wage this year, and gradually increasing it over the next three years, though they had not specified by how much. Republicans in the Senate were looking for $2 billion in tax breaks to offset an increase. Cuomo had proposed increasing minimum wage to $8.75 without automatic increases. Twelve states have a higher minimum wage than New York. On March 19, Gillibrand, the junior senator of New York, called for Congress to pass

the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 which would raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $10.10 an hour over the next three years, with the minimum wage rising 95 cents each year. Future increases would be tied to inflation. According to the Economic Policy Institute, 1.8 million New Yorkers, or 20 percent of the state’s workforce, make minimum wage. The increase would generate $3.2 billion in wage increases to New York workers. A person working full-time at minimum wage, without any time off, earns $15,080 yearly. This annual salary for a minimum wage-earning working family of three is $3,000 below the poverty level on an annual basis, according to the Economic Policy Institute. “By raising the minimum wage and rewarding hard work, not only can more families raise themselves into the middle class, but we can grow the economy,”

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Gillibrand said. “Raising the minimum wage is a common sense way to grow our economy, support job creation, and rebuild America’s middle class.” In the Hudson Valley, there are nearly 200,000 workers making minimum wage. The federal government last increased the minimum wage in July 2009. Gillibrand said that a federal minimum wage increase would increase America’s gross domestic product by $33 billion and generate 140,000 new jobs. Mike Durant, state director of the National Federation of Independent Business, said his organization strongly opposes any increase to the minimum wage. “This would have a significant impact on small businesses, particularly those upstate,” Durant said. “We are not pleased.” Durant disputes Gillibrand’s claim that a minimum wage increase would create jobs and boost consumer spending. “I think government needs to understand that they don’t create jobs,” Durant said. “They are not psychologists of consumers. A minimum wage increase would increase the cost of doing business which will diminish the purchasing power of consumers.” Durant said he would prefer that New York state pursue regulatory reform, and ease tax burdens placed on business. “The focus should be on continuing the progress of opening New York for business, not closing the door by increasing costs.” Heather Briccetti, president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State Inc., said that increasing New York’s minimum wage to $9 an hour would add direct costs of $4,000 for each full-time minimum wage employee, plus indirect costs caused by adjusting wages for higher-earning employees. “Employers will have to eliminate jobs or reduce hours, raise prices, defer investments or reduce profits – none of which promotes economic growth,” Briccetti said in a statement. In Westchester County, Business Council of Westchester Executive Vice President John Ravitz said state lawmakers need to look at the long-term consequences and ramifications of a minimum wage increase. “They need to look at what these increases will do to payroll costs, Social Security, Medicare, workers’ comp,” Ravitz said. “Those numbers will add up. It’s their responsibility to listen to the businesses in their district.” Ravitz said that lawmakers had to address the minimum wage issue, particularly in places with a high cost of living like Westchester. With Gillibrand’s proposal, he is concerned about a rush of politicians trying to top each other with minimum wage increases. “At first people were proposing $8.75 an hour, and now it’s $10.10,” Ravitz said. “Let’s keep an eye on the significant increases that businesses will look at every month.”

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The Westchester County Association (WCA) is joining with other business, labor and nonprofit organizations calling for the Board of Legislators to formally approve a Local Development Corporation (LDC). An LDC issues tax-free, low-interest bonds to nonprofit organizations. County Executive Robert P. Astorino created an LDC in January 2012, after the Westchester County Industrial Development Agency lost bonding power in 2008. The LDC has held meetings and approved several projects, despite county legislators voting against the LDC, claiming it gave Astorino too much power. Astorino fought back, claiming in a legal opinion by his bond counsel that he did not need the Board of Legislators’ approval. Astorino and the board have begun working together to have legislators more involved in the LDC. The LDC will have three members - Astorino, and the majority and minority leader of the Board of Legislators. Legislators are expected to vote on the LDC in April, giving it their approval. The WCA, along with the Construction Industry Council Building Contractors Association and Nonprofit Westchester, expressed support saying an LDC would open doors for the nonprofit community. “The LDC will help advance economic development in the county and create jobs in a difficult economic climate,” Marissa Brett, executive director of the Blueprint for Westchester the WCA’s economic development initiative, said in a statement. “We urge the (Board of Legislators) to vote for progress. This is the tool that Westchester needs. It will be a win-win for Westchester.” Ross Pepe, president of the Construction Industry Council Building Contractors Association, said that the LDC will create hundreds of millions of dollars in construction activity throughout Westchester.

Westchester nurses agree to new contract

The Westchester chapter of the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) agreed to a new contract with the county last week and for the first time, nurses will contribute to their health care costs. The four-year contract, which was ratified March 15, covers 50 nurses who work for the county. NYSNA is the fourth union in Westchester to agree to contribute to their health insurance. The new contract calls for no salary increases in 2013, a 2 percent salary increase

for 2014, and a 1.5 percent increase in 2015. Health care contributions begin Jan. 1, 2014. The contract is expected to save Westchester County $107,000 over the remainder of this year and $297,000 over the life of the contract. The salary increases will be financed through savings obtained from switching to a new insurance plan. County Executive Robert P. Astorino has made employees contributing to their health insurance a priority since he took office in 2010. Four remaining unions, including the Civil Service Employees Association, the county’s largest union, do not contribute to their health insurance.

TD forecasts housing uptick will last

All things housing appeared on the upswing this month, according to a recent report from TD Bank. Ahead of the government report on existing home sales due later this week, TD Bank reported annualized housing starts at 917,000 in February, up from an annualized number of 910,000 in January. “The increase in starts was spread across both single-family and multifamily units, posting gains of 0.5 percent and 1.4 percent, respectively,” TD reported. The bank also looked at housing permits nationally. Those numbers increased 4.6 percent in February from the previous month, potentially sending annualized home construction to the 946,000 level. “The bounce back in housing starts in February was fully expected given the disappointing release last month,” TD reported. “We continue to expect gradual improvements in starts over the coming months, before picking up in the second half of the year as a result of strengthening demand and continued momentum in the labor market. By year end, we anticipate construction in new homes to ring in around 1.06 million annualized units.” There is a positive domino effect, according to TD: “The ongoing rise in housing construction has finally started adding to job growth. Since the beginning of the year, construction payrolls have added a whopping 73,000 jobs (nationally). In fact, the 48,000 construction jobs added this month was the largest monthly gain since March 2007. As the housing recovery continues to gain momentum over the coming months, we expect this upward trend in construction payrolls to continue.” TD Bank is based in New Jersey and Maine, with offices in New York and Connecticut, plus Florida to Maine.

Mercy accelerates business degrees

Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry is opening its doors to freshmen with drive and a sense of their futures – in business – to experience a faster, more focused college experience. After three years, students who complete

the honors-level course load will graduate with a B.S. in business administration. Mercy is setting the bar for admission at a minimum 3.2 high school grade point average. Undergraduate classes average 20 students. Mercy also is applying the same focus and intensity to graduate business studies by adding an accelerated one-year MBA degree. Both programs are accepting applicants for fall 2013. The MBA program will be available to nonbusiness majors who participate in a one-month immersion program to satisfy degree prerequisites. Undergraduates who have completed the intensive three-year program in good standing can then enter the one-year MBA program and graduate with an MBA in four years. Mercy, which also maintains a Manhattan campus, has embraced what it terms a “new paradigm for business education” that relies on professionals to buttress professors’ roles, plus an emphasis on working outside the classroom. “The new three-year and one-year programs afford our students exceptional resources and tools to succeed in the business world,” said Dean Ed Weis of Mercy’s School of Business. There will be an MBA open house in the Vitale Life Skills Lab on the Dobbs Ferry campus 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., April 11.

Playland Ice Casino closed for the year

Due to damage from Hurricane Sandy, the Ice Casino at Rye Playland will be closed for the year. The county made the announcement March 18 and said the closure of the skating rink would cost Westchester $1.6 million in revenue. The park is set to open for the season May 11, but the North Boardwalk and Seaside Walk will also be closed. Playland alone sustained $12 million in damage from Sandy, with the Ice Casino taking the brunt of it. The facility’s roof requires major repairs before it can be reopened. Two doors were also blown off during the storm, and a flood in the basement damaged the boilers. In January, the county Budget and Appropriations Committee unanimously approved a $4.9 million bond to repair the Ice Casino. The county expects to get most of the bond reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and insurance.

IBM opens lab in Yorktown

IBM Corp. announced March 14 the creation of the IBM Customer Experience Lab, dedicated to helping business leaders transform the way customers experience their products and services through the cloud and other technologies. The lab will be headquartered at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights. At the lab, IBM research

scientists will work with clients to deliver systems that learn and personalize the experiences of each individual customer, identify patterns, preferences and create context from data and drive scale economics. IBM has said that “front office transformation of sales, marketing or customer service” is the most important wave of business change since the 1990s. “Business leaders realize they need to continuously transform their customer experience in order to be relevant and competitive,” said Mahmoud Naghshineh, vice president, services research at IBM in a statement. “What made them successful over the last decade, or even last year, may not be TWB Loan Decision competitive in the future. We will help clients WCBJ explore the possibilities presented by new 7.375” w x 7.125” h assets, technologies and innovation mod1/30/13 els NEWSPRINT based on our engagement experiences with thousands of organizations across every industry.” IBM invests more than $6 billion annually on research and development and employs about 3,000 researchers worldwide.

PepsiCo to disclose lobbying ties

PepsiCo Inc. in Purchase will publicly disclose all of its federal and state political lobbyists as well as trade organizations and grassroots groups that the company funds in an agreement reached with State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The agreement announced Friday by the comptroller’s office is part of DiNapoli’s three-year effort to force disclosure of political spending by companies in which the New York State Common Retirement Fund holds shares. The state pension fund, administered by the comptroller, owns approximately 5.2 million PepsiCo shares valued at nearly $400 million. DiNapoli withdrew a shareholder’s resolution seeking the disclosures in exchange for PepsiCo’s agreement to post its lobbying ties on its website before the food and beverage giant’s annual stockholder meeting May 1. The company also agreed to review and revamp its website regarding political contributions, lobbying and disclosure and further

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aving a sound strategy for corporate growth counts for nothing if you don’t have the means –and the people – to implement it. For a CEO’s strategy to be most effective, obtaining buy-in from your management group is critical. Why? Because you need your management team to be an extension of you. Over the course of implementing a corporate strategy for long-term growth, your entire organization must accept and embrace a higher level of accountability and the pressures that go along with constantly trying to raise the bar. In the old days, obtaining corporate buyin just meant barking orders, but this is a different generation that responds to a more hands-on, grassroots style of leadership. As a CEO, your management team is closer to the action than you are, and so you want them to be thinking of ways to solve problems as you would. That necessitates that they buy into this concept – the culture of constant accountability and selfimprovement.

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Consistency: Creating a culture of accountability takes time. It means having weekly and monthly meetings to discuss and act on key business drivers, and reinforcing the company’s goals. Be sure to regularly discuss progress of each key business driver with the management team, taking time to reflect on and reach

conclusions over what the data is showing. Communicate to the management team what you, as CEO, are seeing, and what you would like to see done differently (or maintained) going forward. And then follow up on any directives given to management. Consistency means having weekly and monthly meetings to discuss and act on the

Developing a culture of accountability starts with and must be maintained by the CEO. If employees see their boss lose steam and discontinue initiatives after a short time, chances are, they will follow suit. key business drivers. Some topics – such as sales, gross profit, or profits by location – lend themselves to monthly meetings, whereas others – open leads, for example – need to be discussed on a weekly basis. Keep meeting times, agendas and locations consistent as well, ensure that all of the necessary people are regularly present, start the meetings on time and don’t cancel except in the case of emergencies. Again, this is all about tone at the top and leading by example. Accountability: Developing a culture of accountability starts with and must be maintained by the CEO. If employees see their boss lose steam and discontinue initiatives after a short time, chances are, they will follow suit. The management team and all personnel must understand that reports on the company’s progress will go all the way down to the individual level, and that there will be accountability for success and failure at that level. Goals will be set, and compensation, promotions, and careers paths will be driven by this system. A word of caution: CEOs must be willing to reward the appropriate personnel for successes that increase the company’s profitability. If there is no upside for them, then buy-in is going to be much more difficult. Mark L. Fagan, CPA, is the managing partner of Citrin Cooperman’s Connecticut office. Mark can be reached at mfagan@ citrincooperman.com or (203) 847-4068.

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global insurance provider with more than $1.2 billion in annual revenues is the latest company to agree to move its headquarters to Connecticut from Westchester County in exchange for state incentives. Stamford, Conn.’s strong contingent of insurance companies and its transportation center were decisive in luring The Navigators Group Inc. from Rye Brook, a company official said last week. Navigators is the 10th company to be offered incentives under Connecticut’s “Next Five” job creation initiative and its predecessor, “First Five,” both pioneered by Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and overseen by the state Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD). The programs have provided companies including Bridgewater Associates L.P., Charter Communications Inc., and NBC Sports Group – all of which have already moved to or are in the process of relocating to Stamford – with state incentives in exchange for pledges to create at least 200 new jobs in Connecticut. Malloy and DECD officials “made it very clear that Navigators was an attractive, growth-oriented company they wanted to bring to their state, and they succeeded in making a compelling case for us to make the move to Connecticut,” said Navigators president and CEO Stanley A. Galanski in a March 15 statement. The commercial property and casualty specialty insurance company, which has offices in the U.S., Europe, China and South America, will move all 100 of its current headquarters staff to Connecticut by the end of 2013. Most of that group will be headed to the company’s future headquarters in Stamford, said R. Scott Eisdorfer, the company’s chief administrative officer, who declined to name the property Navigators had chosen. To assist with the move and with related capital expenditures, which Navigators estimates will cost about $25 million, the DECD will provide Navigators with a 10-year, forgivable loan of up to $8 million at no interest, as well as a grant of up to $3.5 million. The incentives are contingent on Navigators meeting its job creation commitments. The move represents a win for Stamford, said Laure Aubuchon, the city’s director of economic development. “Obviously, anytime a CEO has a decision to make as to where they go, it’s a lot easier to stay where you are,” Aubuchon said. “So it’s a very proactive vote of confidence to the city of Stamford.” Eisdorfer said Navigators is also looking

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Westchester County is on the cusp of significant economic development, thanks to the WCA’s Blueprint for Westchester. And to better prepare every town, village, and city, the Blueprint will present a transformative benchmark conference this spring that will prove invaluable for Westchester’s planning, zoning, and land-use professionals, as well as municipal officials, real estate attorneys, commercial realtors, developers, and the general business community. Rethinking Westchester: A Blueprint for Smart Growth on Friday, June 21, will provide a valuable window on how innovation is spurring economic development in the nation, and will offer valuable recommendations for Westchester about how to compete.

FOUR DYNAMIC PANEL DISCUSSIONS featuring experts in their fields will address: • National Trends in Site Selection: What the Money and Talent Are Really Searching For • Infrastructure for the 21st Century: What Business Needs Now! • Public-Private Partnerships: How to Jumpstart Municipal Projects • Work. Live. Play. Westchester!: Repurposing Our Assets to Meet Current Commercial and Residential Demand.

MARK SWEENEY, internationally renowned site selection specialist and economic development consultant, will give one of the keynote addresses. Sweeney has represented Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, and North Carolina in their quests to attract business; and Procter & Gamble, Nissan, Shell Oil, Waterford Wedgewood, Oreck, Comcast, and Boeing as they sought new markets and sites at which to conduct business.

“Understanding the drivers of growth, market conditions, and competitive factors is critical for all who are involved in economic development,” says Marissa Brett, director of the Blueprint for Westchester. “All across the country, people are teeming with ideas and are seeking the right locations at which to do business. With technology becoming one of the fastest growing job sectors in the New York economy, Westchester has an unparalleled opportunity to stake its claim. This conference will help point the way.” While Silicon Valley and the Research Triangle have been dominant in attracting and cultivating innovation, they are by no means the only centers of growth. The northeast corridor between Washington, DC and Boston has stepped up the competition. “Increasingly, we’re living in a high-tech world, whether it’s computer technology, bio tech, med tech or financial tech,” says Bill Mooney, president of the Westchester County Association. “And with healthcare now a $10 billion industry in Westchester—with its hi-tech requirements and delivery systems—the time has come for all of our towns and cities to understand the ramifications of change and innovation on our community, and prepare to take action.” Rethinking Westchester: A Blueprint for Smart Growth is sponsored by: Cuddy & Feder, LLP; Entergy; Optimum Lightpath; John Meyer Consulting; McCullough, Goldberger & Staudt, LLP and O’Connor Davies, LLP. To become a sponsor, contact Julia Emrick at jemrick@westchester.org or call her at 914.948.6740.

Rethinking Westchester: A Blueprint for Smart Growth Friday, June 21, 2013, from 7:30 am to 2:30 pm Westchester Marriott (Tarrytown) CE Certificates to be distributed Further details about the conference will be released in the coming weeks.

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Over 60 guests enjoyed hearing Andrea Stewart-Cousins’ take on Albany politics as well as her thoughtful account of growing up in a family that struggled and achieved at the March 15th Political Friday breakfast, held at Mercy College. Some takeaways: the 2% property tax cap will remain intact; the state deficit will continue to cause pain; she will fight for programs to help the economically disadvantaged and to improve education; and she supports Governor Cuomo’s approach to regional economic development.

Dr. Kimberly R. Cline (Mercy College), State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Bill Mooney (WCA)

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Bill Ryan (D-White Plains), is one of three Democrats vying for their party’s blessing on April 24 to run against incumbent County Executive Rob Astorino (R) this year. Westchester County Board of Legislators Chairman Ken Jenkins (D-Yonkers) and New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson are also seeking the Democratic nomination. Ryan is an eight-term member and immediate past Chairman of the Board of Legislators, where he worked to save Westchester Medical Center from financial collapse, helped keep property tax increases to a 2.63% annual average for six county budgets, and created a citizen-run Westchester County Charter Revision Commission. Today, he is Director of the National Association of Counties and a member of the Large Urban County Caucus. Ryan is a former New York State Assemblyman and past President of the New York State Association of Counties.

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MEET KEN JENKINS JoAnn M. Murray (Allan M. Block Agency), Mark Sturman, Wells Fargo

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Kevin Joyce (Mercy College), Jeffrey Neeck (Strategies for Wealth)

Ken Jenkins (D-Yonkers), Chairman of The Board of Legislators since 2010, was elected to the Board of Legislators in a special election held on February 13, 2007 after a 20-year career in the telecommunications field. As of this writing, he has received endorsements in his race for the Democratic nomination from Peter Harckham (D-Katonah), Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, NYS Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers) and others. Should he capture the nomination, his campaign is expected to focus on high property taxes and protecting the safety net.

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Westchester’s Ridge Hill | One Ridge Hill Boulevard | Yonkers, NY By-invitation only event for real estate professionals, investors, developers, site selectors, and lawyers. TOUR the city’s highlights | ENJOY informational presentations | VIEW special development and investment opportunities | HEAR about the vision for Yonkers by Mayor Spano | MEET members of the City and IDA teams

MEET BILL RYAN Westchester County Legislator and County Executive Hopeful Friday, April 19, 8–9:30 am Berkeley College, White Plains No charge; open to the public Register at events@westchester.org MEET KEN JENKINS Chairman, Westchester Board of Legislators and County Executive Hopeful Friday, May 3, 8–9:30 am TBD location No charge; open to the public Register at events@westchester.org WCA HAPPY HOUR Hosted by The Young Professionals Tuesday, April 16, 5:30–7:30 pm Butterfield8, White Plains Sponsored by Citrin Cooperman & Co. Invitation only BLUEPRINT CITY SHOWCASE: Featuring YONKERS Wednesday, April 24, 8 am–2 pm Breakfast Networking Reception, City Tour, Luncheon with keynote address by Mayor Mike Spano Inquiries: jemrick@westchester.org

SAVE THE DATE RETHINKING WESTCHESTER: A BLUEPRINT FOR SMART GROWTH A half day conference for • municipal officials • attorneys • planning and zoning boards • developers

FRIDAY, JUNE 21 7:30 am–2:30 pm More info at westchester.org

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For more information, please contact Julia Emrick at jemrick@westchester.org.

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THELIST: largest commercial banks RANKED BY TOTAL ASSETS

WESTCHESTER COUNTY

LARGEST COMMERCIAL BANKS

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Ranked by total assets. Rank

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Source:

Total assets ($ rounded)

Year-to-date profit (loss) ($ rounded)

Return on assets annualized ($ rounded)

Return on equity annualized ($ rounded)

Delinquent loans 90 days or more + nonaccruals ($ rounded)

Year established Number of employees

JPMorgan Chase N.A. 270 Park Ave., New York City 10017 • 101 branches (800) 678-1051 • jpmorganchase.com

1.9 trillion

13.9 billion

77 thousand

10.1 million

32.7 billion

1824 203,881

Bank of America 101 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28255 • Eight branches (800) 432-1000 • bankofamerica.com

1.5 trillion

12.3 billion

86 thousand

7.0 million

61.0 billion

1904 174,892

Citibank N.A. 399 Park Ave., New York City 10022 • 26 branches (800) 285-3000 • citibank.com

1.3 trillion

11.8 billion

90 thousand

7.7 million

16.3 billion

1812 192,244

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 101 N. Phillips Ave., Suite A, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 • 35 branches (605) 575-7332 • wellsfargo.com

1.3 trillion

16.6 billion

1.4 million

13 million

46.1 billion

1870 227,759

BNY Mellon N.A. 500 Grant St., 1 Mellon Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15262 • One branch (412) 234-5000 • bnymellon.com

282.4 billion

1.3 billion

55 thousand

6.9 million

219.0 million

1869 33,742

Capital One N.A. 1680 Capital One Drive, McLean, VA 22102 • Nine branches (703) 448-3747 • capitalone.com

251.0 billion

1.3 billion

76 thousand

4.5 million

2.3 billion

1933 24,695

TD Bank N.A. 2035 Limestone Road, Wilmington, DE 19808 • 13 branches (302) 351-4560 • tdbanknorth.com

204.0 billion

775.2 million

40 thousand

2.7 million

1.7 billion

1852 25,490

HSBC Bank USA N.A. 1800 Tysons Blvd., McLean, VA 22102• 18 branches (800) 975-4722 • us.hsbc.com

186.8 billion

-836.2 thousand

-43 thousand

-4.3 million

1.5 billion

2004 7,145

RBS Citizens Bank N.A. 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, RI 02903 • two branches (401) 456-7096 • citizensbank.com

104.8 billion

560.4 million

55 thousand

3.0 million

1.6 billion

2005 15,490

KeyBank N.A. 127 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44114 • 16 branches (216) 689-5580 • key.com

87.0 billion

887.3 million

1.1 million

9.2 million

787.0 million

1849 16,439

M&T Bank 1 M&T Plaza, Buffalo 14203 • Seven branches (800) 724-2440 • mtb.com

82.1 billion

1.1 billion

1.4 million

10.8 million

1.8 billion

1856 13,820

Webster Bank 145 Bank St., Waterbury, CT 06702 • Eight branches (800) 325-2424 • websterbank.com

20.1 billion

192.7 million

1.0 million

9.6 million

195.7 million

1870 2,823

The Bank of New York Mellon 1 Wall St., New York City 10286 • One branch (212) 495-1784 • bnymellon.com

16.9 billion

134.8 million

94 thousand

4.8 million

27.4 million

1851 1,761

Signature Bank 565 Fifth Ave., New York City 10017 • Two branches (866) 744-5463 • signatureny.com

17.4 billion

185.5 million

1.2 million

12.3 million

55.9 million

2001 844

Morgan Stanley Private Bank N.A. 2000 Westchester Ave., Purchase 10577 • One branch morganstanley.com

16.5 billion

58.5 million

45 thousand

4.2 million

2.0 million

1996 385

New York Commercial Bank* 1601 Veterans Highway, Suite 100, Islandia 11749 • Four branches (631) 348-0888 • newyorkcommercialbank.com

3.3 billion

24.8 million

87 thousand

4.4 million

28.5 million

1990 197

Customers Bank 99 Bridge St., Phoenixville, PA 19460 • One branch (610) 933-2000 • customersbank.com

3.2 billion

25.6 million

1.1 million

13.9 million

81.2 million

1997 251

Hudson Valley Bank 21 Scarsdale Road, Yonkers 10707 • 18 branches 961-6100 • hudsonvalleybank.com

2.9 billion

28.8 million

1.0 million

10.2 million

34.8 million

1972 445

Sterling National Bank 650 Fifth Ave., New York City 10019 • One branch (212) 757-3300 • sterlingbancorp.com

2.7 billion

24.6 million

97 thousand

11.2 million

6.2 million

1929 552

Mahopac National Bank 1441 Route 22, Brewster 10509 • Seven branches (888) GoBank8 • welcomebanking.com

905.2 million

3.2 million

36 thousand

3.0 million

20.5 million

1927 125

Patriot National Bank 900 Bedford St., Stamford, CT 06901 • Two branches (800) 762-7620 • pnbdirectonline.com

618.1 million

463 thousand

7 thousand

81 million

26.1 million

1994 112

Country Bank 200 E. 42 St., New York City 10017 • One branch (212) 818-9090 • countrybankonline.com

448.6 million

3.0 million

66 thousand

8.3 million

11.4 million

1988 51

The Westchester Bank 2001 Central Park Ave., Yonkers 10710 • Three branches 337-1900 • thewestchesterbank.com

324.4 million

1.51 million

52 thousand

3.26 million

125 thousand

2008 33

Greater Hudson Bank N.A. 643 Route 211 East, Middletown 10941 • One branch (877) 692-1170 • greaterhudsonbank.com

309.2 million

2.5 million

78 thousand

6.6 million

629 thousand

2002 50

Putnam County National Bank of Carmel 43 Gleneida Ave., Carmel 10512 • One branch (845) 225-3688 • pcnb.biz

163.1 million

-809 thousand

-50 thousand

-2.0 million

7.1 million

1865 37

Name and address • Number of branches in county Telephone number, area code: 914 (unless otherwise noted) Website

Information obtained from BauerFinancial Inc., Coral Gables, Fla. 33114; (800) 388-6686; bauerfinancial.com; data as of September 2012. Compiled from data as reported to federal regulators. Although the financial data obtained from these sources is consistently reliable, its accuracy and comprehensiveness can not be guaranteed by BauerFinancial Inc. Information for a number of branches is current as of March 2013. and was obtained from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. website fdic.gov or from institution websites. * Atlantic Bank of New York is the institution's division in Westchester County.

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SPECIAL REPORT Banking

M&T set to add services, branches with acquisition Shareholders will vote in April

BY BILL FALLON bfallon@westfairinc.com

M&T Bank Chairman and CEO Robert Wilmers, left, and Hudson City Chairman and CEO Ron Hermance.

MasterCard explores future of retailing at Harvard As the pay fobs and card swipers take over, the one item you increasingly don’t need at the store is cash in your pocket. On March 20, two MasterCard executives looked further into commerce yet-to-come at “The 2013 Innovation Project,” a conference hosted by PYMNTS.com at Harvard University. Gary Flood, president of global products and solutions for Purchase-based MasterCard, and Ed McLaughlin, the company’s chief emerging payments officer, addressed advancing “the dialogue of how electronic payments enable everyday com-

merce, economic growth and financial inclusion.” Flood hosted the morning session with former Vice President Al Gore and other industry executives. Their topic, according to MasterCard, was “debating the impact of technology in a world that is moving from cash to electronic payments.” McLaughlin spoke on a panel that explored changing consumer behavior as the physical and the digital converge. — Bill Fallon

uffalo-based M&T Bank is slated by mid-year to complete the acquisition of New Jersey-based Hudson City Bancorp, both with regional footprints. The banks are public and shareholder approval is required. The votes are slated for April 16 for M&T and April 18 for Hudson City. “We have complete confidence the shareholders will approve the acquisition,” said Paula Mandell, M&T’s Tarrytownbased regional president. “All indications are favorable.” If approved, M&T will gain 135 Hudson City branches, 10 of them in Westchester, upping its county presence to 17 branches. There are no plans now to close branches, according to Mandell. M&T’s most recent financial 2012 data from January lists assets of $83 billion, deposits of $65.6 billion, loans and leases of $66.6 billion, and net income of $1 billion ($296 million in the fourth quarter of 2012). It posted equity capital at $10.2 billion in that report. M&T offers the spectrum of banking services, while Hudson City’s emphasis has been on the consumer end. “This acquisition is good for M&T, bringing us an institution – Hudson City – that has enjoyed a fine reputation for over 100 years,” said Mandell. “What it provides is the opportunity to expand goods and services and to expand and grow the M&T brand in an area where we already operate.” Positive change is already afoot: M&T is bolstering its small business lending division in Tarrytown by 12 employees, with additional jobs to come as needed in the mid-market and commercial real estate arenas, a process that to date has brought on another four employees. With the Hudson City accounts added to the M&T tally sheets, M&T would become the sixth-largest deposit holder in Westchester County, Mandell said. “M&T, which was established in 1856, and Hudson City, founded in 1868, have been serving their customers and communities for generations, and we look forward to building on that long history and tradition together in the future,” said Robert G. Wilmers, M&T chairman

and CEO, in a prepared statement. “As a thrift, Hudson City focused primarily on deposits and mortgages. M&T will build on Hudson City’s loyal customer base to create a comprehensive community banking franchise that provides a full range of checking and savings accounts, debit and credit cards, home equity loans and other lending options, plus small business and commercial banking services and our premier wealth management and corporate trust solutions through Wilmington Trust.” Wilmington Trust – acquired by M&T in 2010 – has offices coast to coast and internationally, including in Manhattan and in Stamford, Conn., specializing in asset protection and trust management. “This merger creates tremendous opportunities to build on the successes that each company has achieved individually in its own markets,” Hudson City Chairman and CEO Ronald E. Hermance Jr. reported. “Hudson City recently embarked on a diversification of our product lines and our balance sheet. This transaction accelerates that transformation. As we combine Hudson City’s attractive retail network with M&T’s full service commercial banking suite, our stakeholders will participate in the growth of one of the nation’s strongest and most successful banking franchises.” Hudson City’s 135 branch offices are located in New Jersey (97 branches), downstate New York (29 branches) and Connecticut (nine branches), beginning in Greenwich. The two banks have noted “very little overlap” in their branch presences. M&T expects to gain approximately $25 billion in deposits and $28 billion in loans from the acquisition, before acquisition accounting adjustments. There are a total 725 commercial and retail facilities bearing the M&T name down the East Coast as far as West Virginia. Its largest presence remains in the Empire State, where 7,462 of its 15,050 employees work. Hudson City, with headquarters in Paramus, N.J., for the moment remains the largest savings bank headquartered in New Jersey. It maintains branches also in Westchester, Fairfield, Putnam and Rockland counties, as well as on Long Island. It serves Philadelphia through branches in the New Jersey suburbs. HV Biz • WCBJ • March 25, 2013

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Health care reform, the rising cost of insurance and HSAs BY RUTH MAHONEY

n September 2012, the Kaiser Family Foundation released the results of its annual Employer Health Benefits Survey. Not surprisingly, annual premiums for employer-sponsored health coverage again outpaced the growth of worker wages. In fact, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, since 2002 premiums have increased at three times the rate of wages and inflation. To combat rising costs and offer employees a more flexible approach to funding their health care, businesses in recent years have been turning to a combination of the High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) and health savings account (HSA). However, with the Affordable Care Act ramping up in 2013, we’ve seen a lot of talk and speculation about the future of this increasingly popular approach to

health insurance. Here’s what we know about HSAs in 2013: 1. The HSA will continue to serve as a special purpose account that enables individuals to pay for current health expenses and save for future qualified medical expenses, including retiree health expenses, tax free. 2. In order to contribute to an HSA, an individual must be enrolled in an HDHP, which is a health insurance plan that generally does not pay for the first several thousand dollars of health care expenses. After that, expenses are generally covered. 3. Contribution limits are $3,250 for single coverage and $6,450 for family coverage. Those older than age 55 can contribute an additional $1,000. 4. Rollovers and transfers from other HSAs are not subject to contribution limits. We also know, based on a recent report issued by America’s Health Insurance Plans, that there are currently 13.5 million HSAs/HDHPs in the United States—more than twice the number just five years ago.

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HSA and HDHP accounts benefit both employees and employers That HSA and HDHP accounts have become so popular should come as little surprise, as they offer benefits for both employees and employers. Employees can make deposits into an HSA checking account with a tiered interest-rate structure on a tax-advantaged basis. Once the money is deposited into the account, they can then make tax-free withdrawals to pay for qualified medical expenses. Banks provide convenient check writing and online banking services, along with dedicated and restricted debit cards and investment opportunities. Qualified medical expenses include but are not limited to: • Physician visit copays • Prescription medication • Eyeglasses and contact lenses • X-rays and • Physical therapy Any unused funds are carried over year after year, with no “use-it-or-lose-it” rules. In addition to being enrolled in an HDHP, eligible individuals must not be covered by another health care insurance plan, must not be covered by Medicare and must not be a dependent on someone else’s tax return. Employers like HSAs and HDHPs because in 2012 they contributed an average of $11,429 toward the cost of employer-sponsored family health coverage for each employee. HSAs and HDHPs help drive that number down, which helps companies lower their operating costs. Also, studies suggest that employees tend to be more careful with health care costs when they make direct contributions to paying for their costs. For a number of companies, the cost savings is so significant they incentivize employees to select high-deductible plans by making direct contributions to their employees’ HSAs. If you’re an employer and you’d like to participate in your employees’ HSAs, here are a couple of things you need to know: 1. Employees fully own the contributions to the account as soon as they are deposited, which means employers do not have any control over how employees spend the money in them. 2. Employer contributions must be “comparable.” That is, they must be in the same dollar amount or same percentage of the employee’s deductible for all employees in the same “class.”

Owners and shareholders of S corporations, at least those with a share greater than 2 percent, as well as partners in a partnership or limited liability company (L.L.C.) cannot make pretax contributions to their HSAs by salary reduction. However, they can make their own personal contributions to their HSAs and take the “above the line” deduction on their personal income taxes.

To combat rising costs and offer employees a more flexible approach to funding their health care, businesses in recent years have been turning to a combination of the High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) and health savings account (HSA). The Affordable Care Act and HSAs When the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act it changed two things with HSAs. First, HSA funds cannot be used for over-the-counter medications without a prescription. Second, taxes on funds used for noneligible expenses will increase from 10 percent to 20 percent. Also, individuals with existing HSAs will continue to benefit from their account. The Affordable Care Act as it currently stands does not touch them. The bigger question for many is the long-term viability of HDHPs under the Affordable Care Act. Only the future can bring answers to that. In the meantime, the combination of HSAs and HDHPs continue to offer employers and employees a flexible way to manage and reduce health care costs, especially as banks continue to develop more sophisticated and convenient product sets that benefit both business and personal banking customers. Ruth Mahoney is president of KeyBank’s Hudson Valley/Metro NY District, and has more than 20 years’ experience in financial services. She may be reached at 333-5721 or ruth.mahoney@ keybank.com.

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Grandolfo Trucking Inc., 177 Mountain Road, Pine Bush Bankruptcies 12566. Chapter 7, voluntary. The following petitions were filed Attorney: Warren Greher, New in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Windsor. Filed March 14. the Southern District of New Case no. 13-35542. York in White Plains. Chapter 11 indicates the filer intends to submit a plan of reorganization Court Cases to the court. Chapter 7 indicates a liquidation of assets. The following cases appear on the docket of the U.S. District Court for the county of Westchester in White Plains. Manhattan JEAD Auto Supply Inc., 1810 E. Tremont Ave., Bronx 10456. Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Morse Geller, West Hempstead. Filed March 14. Case no. 13-10773. Leonard A. Farber M.D. P.L.L.C., 21 W. Broadway, New York City 10007. Attorneys: Alan D. Halperin, New York City, and Robert D. Raicht, New York City. Chapter 11, voluntary. Case no. 13-10797. Lucania Realty Corp., 101 City Island Ave., Bronx 10464. Chapter 7, voluntary. Attorney: Lucania Realty Corp., PRO SE. Filed March 13. Case no. 13-10775.

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293 3rd Cafe Inc., et al. Filed by Samuel Galindo. Action: claim filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Attorneys for plaintiff: Michael Samuel and David Stein. Filed March 14. Case no. 13-01726. Abax Inc. Filed by the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators, et al. Action: employee benefits claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Cynthia Devasia. Filed March 15. Case no. 13-01746. ADJ Wholesale Produce Inc., et al. Filed by D’Arrigo Brothers Company of New York Inc. Action: claim filed under the Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930. Attorney for plaintiff: Leonard Kreinces. Filed March 13. Case no. 13-01688. Alliedbarton Security Services L.L.C. Filed by Ayanna Colon. Action: federal question employment discrimination claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Gregory S. Antollino. Filed March 13. Case no. 13-01705. A & P Restaurant Corp. Filed by Sergio Guix. Action: denial of overtime compensation claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Michael Antonio Faillace. Filed March 13. Case no. 13-01671.

Archer Daniels Midland Co. Filed by Algonquin Shipping Corp. Action: claim filed under the U.S. Arbitration Act of 1925. Attorney for plaintiff: Peter Judge Gutowsk and Gina Venezia. Filed March 15. Case no. 01747.

Distinctive Personnel Inc., et al. Filed by Obsidian Group L.L.C. Action: diversity-breach of contract claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Ty Hyderally. Filed March 14. Case no. 12-01712. Faruqi & Faruqi L.L.P., et al. Filed by Alexandrea Marchuk. Action: diversity-employment discrimination claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Thomas E. Chase and Harry W. Lipman. Filed March 13. Case no. 13-01669.

Bank of America Corp., et al. Filed by Joseph Amabile, et al. Action: claim filed under the Sherman-Clayton Act of 1914. Attorneys for plaintiff: Jonathan Gdanski and Scott P. Schlesinger. Filed March 13. Case no. GFI Brokers L.L.C. Filed by 12-01700. Peter Bellard. Action: personal injury claim. Attorney for Burlington Coat Factory plaintiff: David Wechsler. Filed Warehouse Corporation March 15. Case no. 13-01772. Beautiful Home Textiles (USA) Inc. Action: trademark Global Grind Digital Inc. infringement claim. Attorney Filed by Garry Miller. Action: for plaintiff: Richard Pu. Filed copyright infringement claim. March 14. Case no. 13-01725. Attorney for plaintiff: Edward Greenberg. Filed March 15. Carrillo Huettel L.L.P., et Case no. 13-01737. al. Filed by Securities and Exchange Commission. Action: Gottex Fund Management securities fraud claim. Attorney Ltd., et al. Filed by Institutional for plaintiff: Todd Brody. Filed Investor L.L.C. Action: copyMarch 15. Case no. 13-01735. right infringement claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Thomas M. Commodities International Lancia. Filed March 13. Case no. Inc. Filed by Maersk Inc. Ac- 13-01685. tion: claim filed under the Violation of Shipping Act of 1984. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Attorney for plaintiff: Albert Publishing Co., et al. Filed by J. Avallone. Filed March 13. Jon Feingersh Photography Inc. Case no. 12-01667. Action: copyright infringement claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: David Bouley L.L.C. Filed by Autumn Boyd, Maurice HarMark Stiel. Action: claim filed mon and Christopher Seidunder the Family and Medical man. Filed March 13. Case no. Leave Act of 1993. Attorney for 13-01696. plaintiff: Anne L. Clark. Filed March 15. Case no.13-01739 HSBC Bank USA N.A. Filed by Benton R. Ervington. AcDeputy Orthopaedics Inc., tion: diversity-account receivet al. Filed by Joseph Allen Jr. able claim. Attorney for plainAction: diversity-personal in- tiff: Leslie Blau. Filed March 13. jury claim. David Bagley Rhe- Case no. 13-01704. ingold. Filed March 14. Case no. 12-01720.

Ingredien Trade.com Inc. Filed by Nufri S.A.T. 1596 Responsabilidad Limitada. Action: diversity-breach of contract claim. Attorney for plaintiff: John Gleason. Filed March 14. Case no. 13-01693.

Nael Inc., et al. Action: copyright infringement claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Michael Goldberg and Saritha Reddy. Filed March 18. Case no. 13-01788. National Air Cargo Group Inc. Filed by Aersale Inc. Action: diversity-account receivable claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Marc L. Antonecchia and John Toriello. Filed March 13. Case no. 13-01701.

JM3 Construction L.L.C., et al. Filed by Dannion Jordan, et al. Action: denial of overtime compensation claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Taylor Graham and Brent Pelton. Filed March 15. Case no. 13-01693. North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency. Filed Keaton Price Design L.L.C., by Citigroup Global Markets et al. Filed by Yesi Music L.L.C. Inc. Action: declaratory judgAction: copyright infringement ment claim. Attorneys for plainclaim. Attorneys for plaintiff: tiff: Julie Fink and Jeh JohnLatrisha E. Desrosiers and Rich- son. Filed March 13. Case no. ard Garbarini. Filed March 13. 13-01703. Case no. 13-01706. NSM Recovery Services Inc. Lexington Insurance Co. Filed Filed by Tamu Wilson. Acby Quik Park Southern L.L.C. tion: claim filed under the Fair Action: diversity-insurance Debt Collection Practices Act contract claim. Attorneys for of 1978. Attorney for plaintiff: plaintiff: Peter Halprin and Fin- Novlette Rosemarie Kidd. Filed ley Harckham. Filed March 15. March 15. Case no. 13-01775. Case no. 13-01766. Little Mint Inc., et al. Filed by Joshua Duah. Action: denial of overtime compensation claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Eugene G. Eisner. Filed March 13. Case no. 13-01702.

Palisades Collection L.L.C. Filed by Magaly Mena. Action: claim filed under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act of 1978. Attorneys for plaintiff: Novlette Rosemarie Kidd. Filed March 15. Case no. 13-01773.

Maiden Specialty Insurance Co. Filed by Giuffre Hyundai Ltd. Action: diversity-breach of contract claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: James Wylie Donald and Renee Anckner Gallagher. Filed March 18. Case no. 13-01777.

Portfab L.L.C., et al. Filed by Sheet Metal Workers’ National Pension Fund, et al. Action: employee benefits claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Jeffrey Stuart Dubin. Filed March 13. Case no. 13-01698.

Medical Payment Solutions L.L.C., et al. Filed by Medpay Systems Inc. Action: trademark infringement claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Todd Wengrovsky. Filed March 13. Case no. 13-01676.

Sigma Capital Management L.L.C., et al. Filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Action: securities fraud claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Sanjay Wadhwa. Filed March 15. Case no. 13-01740.

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FACTS&FIGURES Sioni Apparel Group Corp., et al. Filed by David Melgar. Action: denial of overtime compensation claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Jonathan Bernstein. Filed March 13. Case no. 13-01678. Symphony Cleaners, et al. Filed by Gemma Lagrazon. Action: claim filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Attorney for plaintiff: Herbert J. Tan. Filed March 14. Case no. 13-01718. Toscano Inc. Filed by Maglificio Valda S.P.A. Action: diversity-account receivable claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Evangelos Michailidis. Filed March 18. Case no. 13-01786. Warner Chilcott Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Karen Hersman. Action: diversity-account receivable claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Phillip J. Miller and Daniel A. Osborn. Filed March 13. Case no. 13-01694.

Deeds Above $1 million 610 Central Park L.L.C., Hopewell Junction. Seller: Cumberland Farms Inc., Framingham, Mass. Property: 628/632 Central Park Ave., Greenburgh. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed March 14. Cartus Corp., Danbury, Conn. Seller: Peter C. Hinman, et al, Hastings-on-Hudson. Property: 19 Buena Vista Drive, Greenburgh. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed March 19. D.S. American Capital L.L.C., Scarsdale. Seller: Briggs House Antiques Inc., Mamaroneck. Property: 566 E. Boston Post Road, Rye. Amount: $2 million. Filed March 18.

NGK Management L.L.C., White Plains. Seller: AntoiForeclosure nette Pernini, Raymond, Me. Auctions 228 Clinton Avenue L.L.C., Property: 74 Chestnut St., Dobbs Ferry. Seller: Harriet Yonkers. Amount: $65,000. CHAPPAQUA, 7 Hilltop Barnett, Sleepy Hollow. Prop- Filed March 18. Circle. Single-family residence; erty: 228 Clinton Ave., Green1.02 acres. Plaintiff: Kondaur burgh. Amount: $420,000. Filed NGK Management L.L.C., Capital Corp. Plaintiff’s attorMarch 13. White Plains. Seller: Dina San- ney: Pulvers Pulvers & Thomptomaggio, Davie, Fla. Property: son L.L.P., 110 E. 59 St., New Altonwood Palce L.L.C., 114 Oak St., Yonkers. Amount: York City. Defendant: Alan Massapequa. Seller: Homer $65,000. Filed March 18. Mass. Referee: David Gallow. Snead, Palm Coast, Fla. ProperSale: April 10, 10 a.m. Approxity: 31-33-35 Altonwood Place, mate lien: $1,320,100.92. Pisa Financial Services L.L.C., Yonkers. Amount: $250,000. New York City. Seller: Ohio InFiled March 18. vestments L.L.C., Enon, Ohio. CHAPPAQUA, 15 Neustadt Property: 192 Mile Square Lane. Single-family residence; Deutsche Bank National Road, Yonkers. Amount: 1.0 acres. Plaintiff: Emigrant Trust Co. Seller: James Meyer, $167,000. Filed March 13. Mortgage Company Inc. PlainChappaqua. Property: 53 Thurtiff’s attorney: Knuckles, Komoton Place, Yonkers. Amount: Ralua L.L.C., North Salem. sinski & Elliot (914) 345-3020; $365,000. Filed March 14. Seller: Rex Realty of Connecti- 565 Taxter Road, Suite 509, cut Inc., Stamford, Conn. Prop- Elmsford. Defendant: William Guerrero Realty Corp., Yon- erty: 1 Bloomer Road, North Epter. Referee: John Pappalardo. kers. Seller: John Joseph Realty Salem. Amount: $672,000. Filed Sale: March 27, 11 a.m. ApproxCorp., Carmel. Property: 54 March 19. imate lien: $729,017.73. Van Cortlandt Park Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $650,000. Filed Random Property Group CORTLANDT MANOR, 24 March 14. L.L.C., Port Chester. Seller: 126 Amalfl Drive. Single-family Touraine Realty Corp., Port residence; 1.0 acres. Plaintiff: HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: Chester. Property: 126 Touraine Astoria Federal Savings & Loan Anthony R. Santucci, White Ave., Rye. Amount: $442,000. Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: Plains. Property: 103 Ash St., Filed March 18. Thomas & Graham, (516) 535Yonkers. Amount: $572,762. 8575; 2000 Marcus Ave., Lake Filed March 18. Success. Defendant: Michelle The Woods Development Madiou. Referee: Barbara LerL.L.C., New Rochelle. Seller: Hudson City Savings Bank, Theodore N. Utz III, Larch- man. Sale: April 4, 10 a.m. ApParamus. N.J. Seller: Russell mont. Property: 7 Woods proximate lien: $303,140.49. Alan Fayer, White Plains. Prop- Way, Mamaroneck. Amount: erty: 94 Wilmot Road, Eastches- $739,000. Filed March 13. ELMSFORD, 110 Winthrop ter. Amount: $605,000. Filed Ave. Single-family residence; March 13. .11 acre. Plaintiff: Trustco Bank. U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: An- Plaintiff’s attorney: Overton drew M. Romano, Yonkers. Lopes Realty and Manage- Property: 12 Kathy Lane, Yon- Russell Doerr & Donovan ment L.L.C., New Rochelle. kers. Amount: $504,042. Filed L.L.P., 19 Executive Park Drive, Clifton Park. Defendant: VineSeller: Joseph Capone Jr., et March 19. dor Guillanume. Referee: Roger al, Mount Vernon. Property: Eichel. Sale: April 2, 10 a.m. Ap136 N. Fifth Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $275,000. Filed U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: John proximate lien: not available. Hughes, Scarsdale. Property: March 18. 21 Winfield Ave., Mount Ver- MAHOPAC, 8 Florence Drive, non. Amount: $985,524. Filed Mahopac. Single-family resiManile L.L.C., Scarsdale. Seller: March 15. dence; .92 acre. Plaintiff: Ci348 Kimball Ave Corp., Yonkers. tiMortgage Inc. Plaintiff’s atProperty: 348-354 Kimball Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $950,000. Weichert Relocation Re- torney: Knuckles, Komosinski sources Inc., Morris Plains, N.J. & Elliot, (914) 345-3020; 565 Filed March 14. Seller: Henry Lumbard, et al, Taxter Road, Suite 509, ElmsTarrytown. Property: 55 Spring ford. Defendant: John Leather. Navarrete Residential L.L.C., St., Greenburgh. Amount: Referee: Max Di Fabio. Sale: Peekskill. Seller: Albin Sabol, $275,000. Filed March 13. April 2, 10 a.m. Approximate et al, Peekskill. Property: 20 lien: $434,463.53. Vail Ave., Peekskill. Amount: $105,000. Filed March 14.

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The Auburn Group L.L.C., Brewster. Seller: Red Horse Farm L.L.C., North Salem. Property: 364 Hardscrabble Road, North Salem. Amount: NGK Management L.L.C., White Plains. Seller: Annun$5.1 million. Filed March 13. ziata Pernini King, Pomona. Property: 76 Chestnut St., Yonkers. Amount: $70,000. Filed March 18.

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NEW ROCHELLE, 38 Carol St. Single-family residence; .25 acre. Plaintiff: Irene Szabo. Plaintiff’s attorney: Joan Iacono, 81 Pondfield Road, Bronxville. Defendant: Janos Szabo. Referee: not available. Sale: April 3, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: not available.

Judgments 10 Sterling Rd Corp., Armonk. $1.5 million in favor of 35 Clayton Corp., Scarsdale. Filed July 31.

133 Main L.L.C., Mount Vernon. $30,489 in favor of KVSN PLEASANTVILLE, 27 Wash- Realty Corp., New York City. ington Ave., Pleasantville. Filed July 25. Single-family residence; .2 acre. Plaintiff: Washington Funding Associates. Plaintiff’s attorney: 199 North Avenue StationNovich, Edelstein, Lubell, Reis- ary Inc., New Rochelle. $319 man, Wasserman & Lefenthal, in favor of the New York State (914) 375-0100; 733 Yonkers Tax Commission, Albany. Filed Ave., Yonkers. Defendant: May 21. Schloat Properties Inc. Referee: JoAnn Cambareri. Sale: March 2856 Milburn Avenue Inc., 27, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: Scarsdale. $1,362 in favor of the New York State Tax Commis$403,137. sion, Albany. Filed May 21. YONKERS, 1 Fairfield Road. Single-family residence; .27 73 West 174th Realty Corp., acre. Plaintiff: One West Bank Mohegan Lake. $1,362 in favor FSB. Plaintiff’s attorney: Mc- of the New York State Tax ComCabe, Weisberg & Conway, P.C., mission, Albany. Filed May 21. (914) 636-8900; 145 Huguenot St., Suite 401, New Rochelle. Al Rav Enterprises Inc., White Defendant: Sachiko Yamado. Plains. $1,171 in favor of the Referee: Joseph Goubeaud. Sale: New York State Tax CommisApril 1, 9:30 a.m. Approximate sion, Albany. Filed May 21. lien: $579,420.90. YONKERS, 54 Herriot St. Three-family dwelling; .04 acre. Plaintiff: Elaine Hutchinson. Plaintiff’s attorney: Bernard Cohen, 98 Cuttermill Road, Great Neck. Defendant: Sylcon Enterprises L.L.C. Referee: Theresa Daniele. Sale: March 27, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: not available. WHITE PLAINS, 29 Oakwood Ave. Single-family residence; 50 x 125. Plaintiff: CitiMortgage Inc. Plaintiff’s attorney: Davidson, Fink, Cook, Kelly & Galbraith, (585) 5466448 or (585) 760-8218; 28 E. Main St., Suite 1700, Rochester. Defendant: Maria Aguliera. Referee: James Maisano Sale: April 8, 11 a.m. Approximate lien: $587,819.25.

Alexander Network Inc., White Plains. $1,362 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed May 21. Aljen Enterprises L.L.C., White Plains. $10,490 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed May 21. Allendale Enterprises Ltd., Mount Vernon. $2,272 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed May 21. Amkay Plumbing and Heating Inc., Mahopac. $18,011 in favor of Jasco Recovery Services L.L.C., Yonkers. Filed July 25. Angelo’s Pizzeria, Yonkers. $3,356 in favor of Ace Endico Corp., Brewster. Filed July 27. Arctic Snow Removal Inc., Scarsdale. $1,368 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed May 21.

CREDITS, CLIEnTS AnD AWARDS DAViD gRiLL, a professor at Purchase College-SUNY’s Conservatory of Theater Arts, recently served as lighting director for Michelle Obama’s Best Picture award sequence during the Academy Awards. Grill designed the lighting for the remote presentation in the Diplomatic Reception Room of The White House. Grill is an Emmy Award-winner with extensive experience in lighting design and direction for international events, dance, architecture, television and corporate theater. His credits encompass multiple Super Bowl half-time shows, including this year’s Beyoncé performance, as well as the Pan American Games and the Olympic Winter Games. He has taught at Purchase College since 1998 and is also an alumnus, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theatre design from the college. DOLF VAN DEN BRiNk, president and CEO of White Plains-based Heineken USA, was recently named to Adweek’s “Young Inﬂuentials” list. He was ranked No. 6 out of 20. Adweek’s list celebrates thought-leaders of marketing, media, technology and top consumer brands, under 40 years old, who are redefining ambition and achievement. Heineken USA was the only alcohol-industry company and consumerproducts group company to be included on Adweek’s list.

nEWSmAkERS DR. BRUCE M. MOLiNELLi, of Greenwich, Conn., has joined WESTMED Medical Group, a Purchase-based multispecialty medical practice, as a general surgeon and minimally invasive laparoscopic surgeon. He is also the director of minimally invasive surgery at Greenwich Hospital, where he previously served as chief of staff. He received his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine, followed by his residency in general surgery at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center at Columbia University. MiCHELLE MARTiN recently joined Greyston Child Care Center in Yonkers as its new director. Martin brings a unique combination of education and administration background to Greyston. She has a master’s degree in education, has been a teacher, worked as director of a child care center in New York City and coordinator of Head Start programs in Nassau County. In addition to her experience serving children, she worked in the private sector at Reuters as a client trainer.

CURViE MCMURRAY, of Tarrytown, was recently appointed by Port Chester Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre as therapeutic recreation director. McMurray comes to the facility with extensive experience in therapeutic recreation, having held previous positions in Westchester-area nursing and rehabilitation facilities. He is a professional musician who received a Master of Arts degree in music therapy from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in music education from New Jersey City University.

On THE GO TUESDAY APRIL 16 Ferncliff Manor’s 2013 Spring Expressions gala. 6:30 to 10 p.m., The Fountainhead, 55 Quaker Ridge Road, New Rochelle. For information, call 968-4854.

WEDNESDAY APRIL 24 Westchester Children’s Association Spring Advocacy Dinner. 6 p.m., Tappan Hill Mansion, 81 Highland Ave., Tarrytown. For information, visit wca4kids.org.

LiNDA PRESS, of Lewisboro, has been promoted to director of corporate and foundation relations & strategic partnerships of Guiding Eyes for the Blind, one of the world’s foremost guide dog schools, based in Yorktown Heights. A Guiding Eyes team member since 2002, in her new role Press will lead a team involving outside partners, staff and volunteers to promote Guiding Eyes’ mission both locally and nationwide. Under her leadership, the Guiding Eyes team will identify, cultivate and solicit relationships that will maximize engagement, volunteerism, revenue and multiyear partnerships for the organization.

SnAPSHOT THE WESTCHESTER/HUDSON VALLEY CHAPTER OF THE LEUkEMiA & LYMPHOMA SOCiETY’S (LLS) “Light The Night” 2012 events collectively raised $850,000 for blood cancer research. Based in White Plains, LLS is the world’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient services.

LLS President and CeO john Walter; Mayor of White Plains tom Roach; and Dennis Chillemi, executive director of LLS Westchester/hudson Valley Chapter.

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FACTS&FIGURES Arthur Avenue Pizza and Pasta Inc., Pleasantville. $875 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed May 21.

Camron Designs Corp., New Rochelle. $1,362 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed May 21.

Car Care Clinic Inc., Pelham. Auto Wholesalers Inc., Port $215 in favor of the New York Chester. $1,368 in favor of the State Tax Commission, Albany. New York State Tax Commis- Filed May 21. sion, Albany. Filed May 21. Cell Touch NY Inc., Mount Barchella Landscape and Vernon. $1,368 in favor of the Masonry Corp., Port Chester. New York State Tax Commis$11,736 in favor of the New sion, Albany. Filed May 21. York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed May 21. Charles Black Tree Surgery Inc., Rye. $2,588 in favor of the BK and Sons Enterprise New York State Tax CommisL.L.C., White Plains. $200 in sion, Albany. Filed May 21. favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed Chillis Wholesale Catering May 21. and Bakery Ltd., Mamaroneck. $1,824 in favor of the New York Blueprint Contracting of State Tax Commission, Albany. New York Inc., Yonkers. $3,275 Filed May 21. in favor of MST Nepperhan Real Estate L.L.C., Yonkers. City Cut Barber Service Inc., Filed Aug. 16. Pelham. $1,362 in favor of the New York State Tax CommisBluspice L.L.C., Yonkers. $168 sion, Albany. Filed May 21. in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed CSC of NY Inc., Yonkers. May 21. $34,681 in favor of Samuel Feldman Lumber Company Body Desserts Costume Jew- Inc., Brooklyn. Filed Aug. 3. elry and Beyond, New Rochelle. $1,313 in favor of the CSD Industries inc., New RoNew York State Tax Commis- chelle. $72,000 in favor of the sion, Albany. Filed May 21. Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, AlbaBody Workout II Inc., Mount ny. Filed May 15. Vernon. $549 in favor of the New York State Tax Commis- Elite Quality Home Improvesion, Albany. Filed May 21. ments L.L.C., New Rochelle. $74,000 in favor of the WorkBrooklyn Consulting Group ers’ Compensation Board of the Inc., Bedford Hills. $1,362 in State of New York, Albany. Filed favor of the New York State May 15. Tax Commission, Albany. Filed May 21. French American Bistro, Mount Kisco. $68,535 in faBryce Construction Inc., vor of First Resource Funding Mount Vernon. $1,441 in favor L.L.C., Scarsdale. Filed July 30. of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed May 21. GM Painting Inc., Tuckahoe. $74,000 in favor of the WorkByFingertip.com Inc., Mama- ers’ Compensation Board of the roneck. $1,293 in favor of the State of New York, Albany. Filed New York State Tax Commis- May 15. sion, Albany. Filed May 21. Green and Cohen EnviC and J Wines and Liquors, ronmental L.L.C., d.b.a. All Yonkers. $100 in favor of the American Pie, Pleasantville. New York State Tax Commis- $100 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. sion, Albany. Filed May 21. Filed May 21.

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Greencroft Two Condo Association, New Rochelle. Lis Pendens $6,684 in favor of V and R Roofing Inc., New Rochelle. The following filings indicated a Filed Aug. 21. legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect Jireh Home Improvements the title to the property listed. L.L.C., Sleepy Hollow. $74,000 in favor of the Workers’ Com- Accostupa, Juan J., et al. Filed pensation Board of the State of by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. New York, Albany. Filed May 15. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $401,593 afMilano Tile and Marble Inc., fecting property located at 247 New Rochelle. $4,348 in favor of Old Kensico Road, White Plains Hamilton Equity Group L.L.C., 10607. Filed Jan. 18. Buffalo. Filed July 30. Arellano, Manuel, et al. Filed Pilar The New Beauty Expres- by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. sions Corp., Yonkers. $42,000 Action: seeks to foreclose on a in favor of the Workers’ Com- mortgage to secure $464,000 pensation Board of the State of affecting property located at New York, Albany. Filed May 15. 20 Eldredge St., Port Chester 10573. Filed Jan. 18. Pure Earth Transportation and Disposal Inc., East Mead- Baugh, Joseph, et al. Filed by ow. $16,042 in favor of Trivella The Bank of New York Mellon. and Forte L.L.P., White Plains. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $576,000 Filed July 30. affecting property located at th Sugar Rush Inc., Shrub Oak. 529 S. 10 Ave., Mount Vernon. Filed Jan. 18. $4,035 in favor of Oxford Health Plans L.L.C., Trumbull, Beach, Gervais, et al. Filed by Conn. Filed July 27. HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: Two Twenty Four Enterprises seeks to foreclose on a mortL.L.C., Pelham Manor. $23,132 gage to secure $262,000 affectin favor of Best Restaurant ing property located at 1409 Equipment and Design Inc., Park St., Peekskill 10566. Filed Columbus, Ohio. Filed Aug. 16. Jan. 18. United Pet Supply Inc., New Windsor. $169,266 in favor of International Environmental Management Inc., White Plains. Filed Aug. 7.

Bishop, William L., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $386,750 affecting property located at 308 S. Fourth Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Jan. 22.

University Pathology P.C., Elmsford. $95,885 in favor of Laboratory Corp of America, Carter, Ruth, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Lexington, Ky. Filed July 25. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $514,037 afWings Air L.L.C., White Plains. fecting property located at 205 $3,716 in favor of Midland E. Sidney Ave., Mount Vernon Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Ca- 10550. Filed Jan. 21. lif. Filed July 31. Cochrane, Annette A., et al. Filed by LSF6 Mercury REO Investments Trust Series 20081. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $239,940 affecting property located at 98 Remington Place, New Rochelle 10801. Filed Jan. 18.

Coleman, Navlett, et al. Filed by JPMC Specialty Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $412,000 affecting property located at 221 S. First Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Jan. 18.

Leiva, Jaime, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $496,000 affecting property located at 225 Madison Ave., Port Chester 10573. Filed Jan. 18.

Crump, Shirley, aka Shirley McDowell, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $532,000 affecting property located at 242 Madison Ave., Port Chester 10573. Filed Jan. 22.

Love, Dotlin E., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $390,000 affecting property located at 42 S. 10th Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Jan. 22.

Grosch, Linda J., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $625,500 affecting property located at 45 Wiltshire St., Bronxville 10708. Filed Jan. 18.

Mahon, Mary Carole, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $320,000 affecting property located at 26 Amber Drive, Croton-on-Hudson 10520. Filed Jan. 18.

Guy, Kayan, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $388,000 affecting property located at 171 W. Kingsbridge Road, Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Jan. 22.

Morales, Janelle, 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 18 Mackellar Court, Peekskill 10566. Filed Jan. 22.

Harrington, Ronald, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $201,500 affecting property located at 18 Orchard St., Yonkers 10703. Filed Jan. 18.

Naar, Sylvain, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $100,000 affecting property located at 1A Livingston Road, Scarsdale 10583. Filed Jan. 22.

Harris, Clifton, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $486,000 affecting property located at 146 Elliott Ave., Yonkers 10705. Filed Jan. 18.

Negron, Orlando, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $339,025 affecting property located at 115 DeHaven Drive, Unit 103, Yonkers 10703. Filed Jan. 18.

Hyra, Marek, et al. Filed by CitiGroup Global Markets Realty Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $427,050 affecting property located at 56 Ruth Road, Cortlandt Manor 10567. Filed Jan. 18.

Ogwuma, Brown, et al. Filed by Partners For Payment Relief DE III L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located in Peekskill. Filed Jan. 18.

Illescas, Carmen, aka Carmen Morocho, et al. Filed by Residential Credit Solutions Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $290,970 affecting property located at 16 S. Mortimer Ave., Elmsford 10523. Filed Jan. 22.

Pajuelo, Carlos, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $357,178 affecting property located at 3799 Mahopac St., Jefferson Valley 10535. Filed Jan. 18.

Perez, Ana Y., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $575,505 affecting property located at 71 Fletcher Ave., Mount Vernon 10552. Filed Jan. 18. Perrino, Jo Ann, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company N.A Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 39 Gramercy Ave., Yonkers 10701. Filed Jan. 22. Pinkser, Margaret C., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $1.3 million affecting property located at 45 Walker Ave., Rye 10580. Filed Jan. 22. Poolt, Susan, as appointed executrix of the estate of Vivian Carella, et al. Filed by Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $469,342 affecting property located at 90 Putnam Road, Cortlandt Manor 10567. Filed Jan. 21. Premium Properties I Inc., et al. Filed by Mahopac National Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $116,500 affecting property located at 1 Dutch St., Montrose. Filed Jan. 18. Rehn, Ellen , et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $125,000 affecting property located at 222 Edwards Place, Yonkers 10703. Filed Jan. 18.

Veloso, Albertino, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $338,400 affecting property located at 1798 Summit St., Yorktown Heights 10598. Filed Jan. 22.

Mt. Vernon Hospital, as owner. $257,249 as claimed by Interior Construction Corp., New York City. Property: in Mount Vernon. Filed March 14.

Turnbull, Jonathan, et al, as owner. $22,634 as claimed Zelman, Jerry, et al. Filed by by Furano Landscape L.L.C., Deutsche Bank National Trust Greenwich, Conn. Property: in Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on Rye. Filed March 15. a mortgage to secure $320,000 affecting property located at 562 Warburton Riverview OwnC Heritage Hills, Somers 10589. ers L.L.C., as owner. $6,267 as Filed Jan. 22. claimed by Abco Steel Door L.L.C., Bronx. Property: in Yonkers. Filed March 14.

Mechanic’s Liens

106/108/110 Corporate Park Dr Spe L, as owner. $26,600 as claimed by Hughes Drywall Construction Corp., Pleasantville. Property: in White Plains. Filed March 14.

Wendling, Keith, et al, as owner. $31,000 as claimed by BDW OCI Co., 894 Mile Square Road, Roofing L.L.C., Mount Kisco. Yonkers 10704, c/o Octavio IsaProperty: in North Castle. Filed za. Filed May 7. March 15.

Corp Service Co., et al, as ownNew Businesses er. $271,801 as claimed by Spectrum of Floors L.L.C. Property: This paper is not responsible for in Eastchester. Filed March 15. typographical errors contained in the original filings. DeJesus-Gonzales, Vilmary, et al, as owner. $3,055 as claimed by Northeast Environ- Partnerships mental Inc. Property: in Greenburgh. Filed March 13. Peel Facial Spa, 699 White Plains Road, Scarsdale 10583, Edwards, Iris, as owner. c/o Sherri Prohaszka and Debra $110,000 as claimed by Only Loeb. Filed May 8. One Construction Inc., Bronx. Property: in Mount Vernon. Filed March 14.

Sole Proprietorships

EK Triangle L.L.C., as owner. $5,000 as claimed by Active Fire Protection, Monroe. Property: in Yorktown. Filed March 14.

FC Yonkers Associates, et al, as owner. $665,000 as claimed by Sandoval, Angel Rea, et al. Villa Construction Inc., HawFiled by The Bank of New York thorne. Property: in Yonkers. Mellon. Action: seeks to fore- Filed March 13. close on a mortgage to secure $427,500 affecting property lo- Lifetime Fitness, as owner. cated at 126 Vernon Ave., Yon- $91,408 as claimed by Ashby kers 10704. Filed Jan. 18. Fuel Oil Corp. Property: in Harrison. Filed March 13. Strachan, Winston G., et al. Filed by 1st Alliance Lending L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $252,450 affecting property located at 17 Elliot St., Mount Vernon 10553. Filed Jan. 22.

Dance and Shout Entertainment, 7 Indian Hill Road, West Patents Harrison 10604, c/o Laura Rubino-Amalfitano. Filed May 7. The following patents were issued by the U.S. Patent and FR Diaz Landscaping and Trademark Office in WashingSprinkler Systems, 76 Seventh ton, D.C. St., New Rochelle 10801, c/o Fabiola A. Diaz. Filed May 7. Controlling plating stub reflections in a chip package. M and K Productions, 322 Patent no. 8,402,406 issued to Carroll Close, Tarrytown 10591, Moises Cases, Austin, Texas; c/o Mitchell Udoff. Filed May 7. Bhyrav M. Mutnury, Austin, Texas; Nanju Na, Essex JuncMiss Chiquita New York, tion, Vt.; Terence Rodrigues, 324 Palisade Ave., 2B, Yonkers Austin, Texas. Assigned to 10703, c/o Gisselle Pena. Filed International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. May 8.

Platinum Motor, 159 Bronx River Road, Yonkers 10704, c/o John Mucilli. Filed May 7. Sonali Sanyal Photography, P.O. Box 476, Ardsley 10502, c/o Sonali Sanyal. Filed May 8. Speedy Bubbles, 158 Drake Ave., No. 10, New Rochelle 10805, c/o Freddy Pena. Filed May 7. U.S. Window Solutions, 739 Mile Square Road, Yonkers 10704, c/o John M. Henneberry. Filed May 7.

Cooperative unwrapping across intervening wrappers. Patent no. 8,402,436 issued to William R. Bireley, Morgan Hill, Calif.; Delmar E. Blevins, Los Gatos, Calif.; Stephen A. Brodsky, Los Gatos, Calif.; Jaijeet Chakravorty, Union City, Calif.; Anshul Dawra, San Jose, Calif.; Suavi A. Demir, San Jose, Calif.; Swaminathan Gounder, San Jose, Calif.; and Paul Ostler, Yakima, Wash. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Generating object code that uses calculated contents for a variable determined from a predicate. Patent no. 8,402,429 issued to Allan H. Kielstra, Ajax, Calif. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Reducing through process delay variation in metal wires. Patent no. 8,402,398 issued to Kanak B. Agarwal, Austin, Texas; Shayak Banerjee, Austin, Texas; and Sani R. Nassif, Austin, Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Secure management of authentication information. Patent no. 8,402,518 issued to Elias D. Torres, Lowell, Mass.; and Christopher R. Vincent, Arlington, Mass. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. System and method for updating initialization parameters for application software from within a software development environment. Patent no. 8,402,437 issued to Girish Dhanakshirur, Delray Beach, Fla.; Larissa Guerrero, Miramar, Fla.; and Rocco F. Palermo Jr., Boynton Beach, Fla. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Updating an operating system of a computer system. Patent no. 8,402,553 issued to Jon E. Graham, San Jose, Calif.; Anurag Sharma, Mountain View, Calif.; and Steven Welch, Gilroy, Calif. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

UpNext Media Group, 335 N. High St., Mount Vernon 10550, Alternate Identities, 650 Lin- c/o Tanya Robinson. Filed May da Ave., Thornwood 10594, c/o 7. Graphical user interface Diane Fickeria. Filed May 8. (GUI) script generation Westchester Running Coach, and documentation. PatAmerican Home Improve- 123 Rockland Ave., Larchmont ent no. 8,402,434 issued to ment and Design, 2053 10538, c/o Susan Laura Carni- Alan John McLean, GreenCrompond Road, Yorktown celli. Filed May 7. bank, Calif. Assigned to Inter10598, c/o Ralph D. Genovese national Business Machines Jr. Filed May 8. Corp., Armonk. Bumper-2-Bumper Auto Salon, 2229 Crompond Road, Cortlandt Manor 10567, c/o Glenn R. Trawick. Filed May 7. Coronado Flower Distributors, 80 School St., Yonkers 10701, c/o Domingo Coronado. Filed May 9.

Processor thread load balancing manager. Patent no. 8,402,470 issued to Men-Chow Chiang, Austin, Texas; and Hong Lam Hua, Austin, Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

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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 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

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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 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

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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 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

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

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

LEGAL NOTICE 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 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 Notice of Formation of BM ACQUISITIONS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/21/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 177 Main St., #266, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58559 Notice of Formation of Jonathan Rosen Business Brokerage, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/22/13. 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 Falcon & Singer P.C., 14 Harwood Court, Ste. 220, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58561 DECADENT BITES, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/21/2012. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 47 Rolling Hills Lane, Harrison, NY 10528. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58562 Notice of Registration of RAQUEL BIANCA CREATIVE, LLC, Articles of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/27/13. 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, 64 HUDSON POINT LANE, OSSINING, NY 10562. Profession to be practiced by LLC: Law. #58563 NOTICE OF FORMATION of 18 Lynden Street Associates, LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 2/27/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to One Hunter Ave, Armonk, NY 10506. Purpose: any lawful activities. #58564 NOTICE OF FORMATION of SDS Realty LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 2/28/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Andrew P. Schriever, Esq., Cuddy & Feder LLP, 445 Hamilton Ave, 14th Fl, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: any lawful activities. #58566 Notice of Formation of TDM Enterprises, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/27/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 134 Marble Avenue, Pleasantville, NY 10570, Attn: Tony Pullano. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58568 Notice of Formation of SKMW, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 12/10/12. Office location: Westchester County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Becker Ross, LLP, 317 Madison Ave., Suite 614, NY, NY 10017-5273. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58569

Notice of Formation of Southern Blvd Petroleum LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/26/13. 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. #58570 Notice of Qual. of Zeppoleme, LLC. filed with Sec of State NY (SSNY): 1/3/13. Office in Westchester County. Formed in DE: 10/23/2012. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to: 325 N. Main St, Port Chester, NY 10573. Foreign add: Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Rd, Ste 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: General. #58571 Notice of Qual. of Iconma, L.L.C. filed with Sec of State NY (SSNY): 11/14/12. Office in Westchester County. Formed in MI: 4/17/2000. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to: Attn: Claudine George, 850 Stephenson Hwy. Ste 612, Troy, MI 48083. Foreign add: 850 Stephenson Hwy. Ste 612, Troy, MI 48083. Arts. of Org. filed with Director of the Dept. of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, MI Dept. of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Commercial Services, Corp. Div., P.O. Box 30054, Lansing, MI 48909. Purpose: General. #58572 Notice of Formation of North Westchester Maintenance Services LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/12/12. 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 Zarin & Steinmentz, 81 Main St., Ste. 415, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58573 621 COURTLAND LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/01/2013, name amended to: 621 COURTLANDT LLC on 03/01/2013. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Juan Roldan, PO Box 1014, Bronx, NY 10465. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58574 Notice of Formation of LLC: Name: THRIFTY MEASURES LLC. Article of Organization filed with NY Sec. of State 02/14/2013. Office location: Westchester County. New York Secretary of State shall be designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Sec. of State shall mail a copy of process to the registered agent United States Corporation Agents Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #58575 Name of LLC: 68W, LLC Arts. of Org. filed NY Sec. of State 2/11/13. 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 Wm. A. Wetzel, Esq., 199 Main St., #205, White Plains, NY 10601 Purpose: any lawful activity. #58576 Notice of Formation of 209 East Main Street LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/23/2012. Office Location: Westchester Co. SNY designated as agent of LLC, upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o 209 E. Main Street, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549, also registered agent. General Purpose. #58577 Notice is hereby given that an on-premises license, #TBA has been applied for by Next Step Foods Corp d/b/a Whistling Willie’s American Grill to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 184 Main Street Cold Spring NY 10516. #58578

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LEGAL NOTICE The Articles of Organization of 2050 Route 22 Owner, LLC (the ìCompanyî) were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on March 5, 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 State shall mail a copy of any process against the Company served upon him or her is: Christopher Sclafani, c/o Mount Kisco Medical Group, P.C., 110 South Bedford Road, Mount Kisco, New York 10549. The Company was formed for any lawful business purpose or purposes permitted under the New York Limited Liability Company Act. #58579 Notice of formation of Armonk Senior Care LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/30/2013. Office location: Westchester. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to 67 Clinton Road, Garden City, NY 11530. Purpose of LLC: to engage in any lawful act or activity. #58580 Notice of Formation of DHM CONSULTING LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 3/5/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 11 Puritan Rd., Rye, NY 10580. Purpose: all lawful activities. #58581 Notice of Formation of EV PLASTICS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/4/12. 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, 8 Hickory Kingdom Road, Bedford, NY 10506. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58582

Notice of Formation of EVERGREEN NEWGEN, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/29/12. 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, 8 Hickory Kingdom Road, Bedford, NY 10506. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58583 Notice of Formation of 3-144 NYC GREENRIDGE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/12/13. 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 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. #58584 Notice of Formation of 482 MUSIC LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/25/13. 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 Wertheimer Fredman, LLC, 333 Westchester Ave., Ste. S-302, White Plains, NY 10604. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #58585 NOTICE OF FORMATION of LAGNY #014, LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 3/6/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Marshall Goldberg, Wofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & Kuriansky, LLP, 600 Summer St, Stamford, CT 06901. Purpose: any lawful activities. #58586 NOTICE OF FORMATION of JDG Real Estate LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 3/6/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Vito Galasso, 40 Benedict Ave, #2A, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Purpose: any lawful activities. #58587

Notice of Formation of 5 Circle Road LLC.Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/20/2012 . Office Location:Westchester country . SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: P.O.Box 11,Ardsley,NY,10502-0011.Purpose: any lawful purpose. #58588

Notice of Formation of 503 East 73 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/7/13. 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 Vanderleigh Properties, LLC, 66 Marbledale Road, Tuckahoe, NY 10707. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58593

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NY VIRTUAL ASSISTANT/CONCIERGE SERVICES LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/25/2013. 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, 703 Pelham Road, Apt 112, New Rochelle, NY 10805, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #58589

Notice of substance of the Articles of Organization filed with the New York Secretary of Stateís Office (SSNY) on 2/28/2013 for RED HOUSE ENTERTAINMENT, LLC. Principal office: Westchester County. Business: To engage in any lawful act or activity. 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 2 Durisol Road, Garrison, NY 10524 #58594

NAME OF LLC: HEADY TEDDY’S OUTFITTERS, LLC Arts. Of Org. filed with Sec. State NY 09/21/12. LLC located in Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 52 Hidden Hollow Ln. Millwood, NY 10546. Purpose of LLC: any lawful business activity. #58590 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF EnviroCare Energy Solutions LLC Arts. of Org. filed w/Secy of State of NY on 02/14/13, Office loc: Westchester Cty, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Lyons McGovern LLP, 399 Knollwood Rd, Ste 216, White Plains, NY 10603. Purpose: Any lawful activity #58591 Notice of Formation of 222 ñ 224 THOMPSON LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/7/13. 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 Vanderleigh Properties, LLC, 66 Marbledale Road, Tuckahoe, NY 10707. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58592

Starport Capital LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/10/12. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Ravishankar Subramanya, 188 Mountain Rd., Pleasantville, NY 10570. Purpose: General. #58595 YB STORAGE PROPERTIES LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/26/2002. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 34 Norm Ave, Bedford Hills, NY 10507. Reg Agent: Alan Ferraro, 34 Norm Ave, Bedford Hills, NY 10507. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58596 Notice of Formation of Lotus Opportunity Fund, L.P. Filed with Secy. of State of NY on 03/04/2013. Office Location: 330 S Broadway, Unit C3, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Process against this formation may be served to the above address. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58597

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Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Enclave on 5th Associates, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on 3/11/2013. 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 Enclave on 5th Associates, LLC, c/o E.R. Holdings LLC, 2975 Westchester Avenue, Suite 100, Purchase, NY 10577. Name/address of each member available from SSNY. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58598

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Enclave on 5th Residential, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on 3/11/2013. 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 Enclave on 5th Residential, LLC, c/o E.R. Holdings LLC, 2975 Westchester Avenue, Suite 100, Purchase, NY 10577. Name/address of each member available from SSNY. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58600

LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Enclave on 5th Commercial, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on 3/11/2013. 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 Enclave on 5th Commercial, LLC, c/o E.R. Holdings LLC, 2975 Westchester Avenue, Suite 100, Purchase, NY 10577. Name/ address of each member available from SSNY. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58599

Kramer’s Collectibles Consulting, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State on 12/28/12. Office is 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: 25 Leroy Place Apt #208, New Rochelle, NY 10805. LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #58601 Notice of Formation of ECO CARRIAGE NYC, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/5/13. 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. #58602 Notice of Formation of Rockingstone Avenue LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/28/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 76 Vine Road, Larchmont, NY 10538. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act or activity. #58603

Notice of Formation of J&M Family Holdings LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/28/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 76 Vine Road, Larchmont, NY 10538. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act or activity. #58604 Notice of Formation of Dora Street LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/28/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 76 Vine Road, Larchmont, NY 10538. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act or activity. #58605 Notice of Formation of Clark Court LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/28/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 76 Vine Road, Larchmont, NY 10538. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act or activity. #58606 Seahorse Seafood LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/28/13. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Todd Albright, 333 No. Bedford Rd Ste 140, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: General. #58607

LT CONSTRUCTION & WOODWORKING LLC Article of organization were filed with the secretary of State of New York on 11/15/2012. Office located in Westchester County. Secretary of State of New York has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Secretary of State shall mail a copy of process to: LT CONSTRUCTION & WOODWORKING LLC, 72 Lamartine Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10701, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity #58474

GOOD hAPPeNiNg iN AND THInGS ABOut the huDSON VALLeY tiMe fOR A tAste

Shawangunk Wine Trail has announced that this year’s Pasta Primo Vino will take place April 13-14. The annual two-day event takes place at each of the 13 wineries along the Shawangunk Wine Trail. Each winery will serve a unique pasta dish and offer an accompanying Hudson Valley wine tasting of up to four wines to ticketholders, who may visit as many wineries as they would like throughout the day. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets are good for both days and are $40 per person when bought in advance. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door for $60 per person. Transportation is not included. To register or for more information, visit shawangunkwinetrail. com or call (845) 256-8456. The Shawangunk Wine Trail wineries are: • Adair Vineyards, 52 Allhusen Road, New Paltz • Applewood Winery, 82 Four Corners Road, Warwick • Baldwin Vineyard, 176 Hardenburgh Road, Pine Bush • Benmarl Winery, 156 Highland Ave., Marlboro • Brimstone Hill Vineyard, 61 Brimstone Hill Road, Pine Bush • Brotherhood, 100 Brotherhood Plaza Drive, Washingtonville • Demarest Hill Winery, 81 Pine Island Turnpike, Warwick • Glorie Farm Winery, 40 Mountain Road, Marlboro • Palaia Winery, 10 Sweet Clover Road, Highland Mills • Robibero Winery, 714 Albany Post Road, New Paltz • Stoutridge Vineyards, 10 Ann Kaley Lane, Marlboro • Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery, 114 Little York Road, Warwick • Whitecliff Vineyard & Winery, 331 McKinstry Road, Gardiner.

9 p.m., and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information about the exhibit, call gallery director Margaret Craig at (845) 431-8617.

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An exhibit of paintings and drawings by Ellen Cibula, titled “Symmetries,” has opened at the Delaware Arts Center Alliance Gallery, 37 Main St. in Narrowsburg. The exhibit continues through April 13 and can be viewed Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cibula’s most recent series of paintings show the symmetry between motion and stillness. Most of her paintings are in pairs, with the two parts forming a dance. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting from the Art Institute of Chicago, after which she moved to New York City where her paintings were first shown at Leo Castelli. She’s had several one-person shows and has work in major museums, corporate and private collections. For more information about the exhibit, call (845) 2527576 or visit ArtsAllianceSite.org.

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The final form to be taken by the pieces on display in Dutchess Community College’s Mildred I. Washington Art Gallery might be as unique as the art itself. Artwork created by more than 30 area artists in varying media will be used as packaging art for a wide selection of seeds offered by the Hudson Valley Seed Library. The original pieces will be on display in DCC’s art gallery through April 19. Artists are commissioned to create works based on their interpretation of a different heirloom seed variety offered by the Hudson Valley Seed Library. The original works are brought together for a traveling exhibit called “Art of the Heirloom,” while each seed pack can be unfolded and enjoyed as its own unique work of art. Gallery hours are Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to

by the Rosendale Theater Collective, is dedicated to enhancing the cultural life and economic vitality of Rosendale and Ulster County. For more information, visit rosendaletheatre.org.

Rosendale Theater will present the Marx Brother’s “Duck Soup” on April 9 at 7:15 p.m. In this satire of war and politics, Groucho Marx plays Rufus T. Firefly, leader of the country Freedonia, aided by Harpo, Chico and Zeppo Marx. Margaret Dumont, the everpresent society dowager tries to keep her country out of war but to no avail. Freedonia goes to war gleefully in one of the most surreal and absurd production numbers ever filmed. The film is also noted for the famous “mirror gag” and the wildly anarchic final battle scene. “Duck Soup,” the last the Marx brothers would make with Paramount, opened in November 1933 to lukewarm reviews. Since then it has been copied and referenced, hailed as a masterpiece and as the greatest and most iconic of the Marx Brothers film. In 1990, the Library of Congress selected it for preservation. The historic Rosendale Theater at 408 Main St. is run

Musical group Matt Finley & Rio Jazz will perform at Dutchess Community College April 2 at 7:30 p.m. in its 26th annual concert that will include original compositions as well as classics and Brazilian jazz. The concert, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the Louis Greenspan Cafeteria in Drumlin Hall on DCC’s main campus. Finley plays trumpet, flugelhorn, flute and soprano saxophone. Joining Finley at the DCC performance will be Bill O’Connell (piano), Jeff Ciampa (guitar), Don Miller (acoustic bass), Joel Rosenblatt (drums) and Tomas Martin Lopez (Latin percussion). Christopher Brellochs, chair of DCC’s music program, will join the band on saxophone. Finley performed for many years with Grammy-winning saxophonist Nick Brignola and studied composition with Edgar Curtis, founding director of the Albany Symphony Orchestra. Two songs from his “Brazilian Wish” CD were honored as finalists in the 2007 Los Angeles Music Awards. Rosenblatt played drums with jazz group Spyro Gyra for 13 years. He also has played with artists such as Randy Brecker and Bill Evans. O’Connell teaches jazz composition and arranging at Rutgers University and has performed with artists such as Dave Valentin, Paquito D’Rivera, Chet Baker and Sonny Rollins. Ciampa has recorded with Dave Matthews, Mark Egan and Harry Belafonte, among others. Miller has played with Dizzy Gillespie, Tony Bennett and George Benson, along with other jazz greats. He also has performed with pop acts such as N’ Sync and Enrique Iglesias. For more information, call (845) 431-8050.

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The Hudson Hig hlands Nature Museum’s O u t d o o r Discovery Center will be hosting a program on bunnies March 30 at 10 a.m. Environmental educator Megan Hoffman will offer answers to questions such as: what do rabbits eat, how do they protect themselves and where do they nest? Members of the Warwick Valley Chapter of the Future Farmers of America will be at the program with their pet rabbits for participants to meet and touch. This program is recommended for adults with or without children, and children of all ages. Admission: $7/adults, $5/ children. Museum members: $5/Adults, $3/Children. The museum is on Muser Drive, across from 174 Angola Road, Cornwall. For more information visit hhnaturemuseum.org or call (845) 534-5506 ext. 204. HV Biz • WCBJ • March 25, 2013

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FACTS& FIGURES on the record HUDSON VALLEY Building Loans

Mountain and Meadows L.L.C., Goshen. Seller: A and L Acres L.L.C., Chester. Property: in Goshen. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed March 13.

Hamilton 8890 L.L.C., LaGrangeville. Seller: Great Properties Inc., LaGrangeville. Property: 1342 Route 55, LaGrangeville 12540. Amount: $370,000. Filed March 15.

The Palisades Interstate Park Commission, Bear Mountain. Seller: Open Space Conservancy Inc., New York City. Property: in Rochester. Amount: $198,000. Filed March 14.

Below $1 million

Health Alliance Hospital Broadway Campus, Kingston. Seller: Phyllis Newman, Kingston. Property: 53 Plymouth Ave., Kingston. Amount: $174,000. Filed March 14.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Melvin Hogue, et al, Hopewell Junction. Property: 10 Geneva Drive, Hopewell Junction 12533. Amount: $368,000. Filed March 13.

140 Highland Avenue L.L.C., Middletown. Seller: Bruce Samuel Cohen, Warwick. PropVS Walden L.L.C., Warwick, as erty: in Middletown. Amount: owner. Lender: Orange County $129,000. Filed March 13. Trust Co., Middletown. Property: in Montgomery. Amount: Beneficial Homeowner Ser$1.3 million. Filed March 13. vice Corp., Brandon. Fla. Seller: Vincent R. Carinci, et al, Hollywood, Fla. Property: 39 Kretch Circle, Wappinger Below $1 million Falls 12590. Amount: $140,000. Filed March 8. Hardwick, Eric B., et al, as owner. Lender: Flagstar Bank F.S.B. Property: in Fishkill. Crystal Run Village Inc., Amount: $136,820. Filed Middletown. Seller: Brian Fernandez, Newburgh. Property: March 12. 350 Fostertown Road, Newburgh. Amount: $259,000. Filed March 15.

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Above $1 million Commons on the Lake L.L.C., Brooklyn. Seller: Monroe Real Estate Properties L.L.C., Monroe. Property: 745 Route 17M, Monroe. Amount: $6 million. Filed March 18. DASSP L.L.C., Pleasant Valley. Seller: John J. Pretak, et al, Hyde Park. Property: in Pleasant Valley. Amount: $2.9 million. Filed March 13.

Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Poughkeepsie. Seller: David Ortega, et al, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Hyde Park. Amount: $500,000. Filed March 12. JEP/NPR L.L.C., Newburgh. Seller: 34 North Plank Road Newburgh L.L.C., Newburgh. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $285,000. Filed March 13.

Kaku Inc., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Kalpana Inc., Hyde Park. Property: in Hyde Park. Deutsche Bank National Amount: $652,500. Filed Trust Co. Seller: Peter C. Pat- March 15. salos, Newburgh. Property: 1252 Union Ave., Newburgh Mountain View Realty L.L.C., 12550. Amount: $221,293. Filed West Babylon. Seller: Joseph P. March 19. Garofalo, Colchester, Vt. Property: in Wappinger. Amount: Dhrush Inc., Poughkeepsie. $900,000. Filed March 8. Seller: Shailesh Corp., Hyde Park. Property: in Hyde Park. Neversink Delaware PartAmount: $500,000. Filed ners L.L.C., Port Jervis. Seller: March 15. Thompson Casson Developments L.L.C., Port Jervis. PropEcclesia Ministries of erty: in Deerpark. Amount: Newburgh, Newburgh. $26,767. Filed March 13. Seller: Amos and Sarah Holden Home, Newburgh. Prop- Old Capital Properties L.L.C., erty: in Newburgh. Amount: Ulster Park. Seller: Strand Com$285,000. Filed March 14. munity Organization to Rehabilitate the Environment Inc., Federal National Mortgage aka S.C.O.R.E. Inc., Kingston. Association. Seller: Brett Van Property: in Kingston. Amount: Gorder, Accord. Property: $585,000. Filed March 12. 5671 Route 209, Accord 12404. Amount: $158,462. Filed State of New York Mortgage March 14. Agency, New York City. Seller: Beth Faichney, Kingston. PropFSB Properties Inc., Flush- erty: 214 Lucas Ave., Kingston ing. Seller: Nachman Aaron 12401. Amount: $153,824. Filed Troodler, Spring Valley. Prop- March 11. erty: 137 E. Main St., Port Jervis 12771. Amount: $259,810. Filed Tanco Custom Builders March 13. L.L.C., Marlboro. SelleR: Georgiana Tansosch, Wallkill. Property: in Plattekill. Amount: $43,658. Filed March 15.

Blue Line Investigative Services Inc., Middletown. $150 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 14.

Edi Esca Inc., Middletown. $2,986 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 15.

Burn Rite, Middletown. $3,390 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 15.

El Milagro Grocery Deli Inc., Newburgh. $1,222 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 15.

Carmine’s Italian Bakery Inc., Middletown. $238 in favor of the New York State DepartUlster Acquisition L.L.C., ment of Taxation and Finance, New York City. Seller: Paul Albany. Filed March 15. J. Van Blarcum, Kingston. Property: 10 Tamarack Road, Caw Enterprises Inc., Lake Wawarsing. Amount: $20,000. Katrine. $210 in favor of the Filed March 14. New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Unisol Soccer Field L.L.C., Filed March 15. Middletown. Seller: Franklin Realty Partners L.L.C., Mon- Century Service Center Inc., roe. Property: in Middletown. Newburgh. $319 in favor of the Amount: $190,000. Filed New York State Department of March 19. Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 15.

Judgments

CMB Marketing Inc., Warwick. $110 in favor of the New York State Department of TaxaA and R Office Equipment tion and Finance, Albany. Filed Inc., Goshen. $5,871 in favor March 15. of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, CMF Sales Inc., Monroe. $129 Albany. Filed March 14. in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and FiA-Line Accessories Inc., Mon- nance, Albany. Filed March 15. roe. $1,745 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Compass Group Northeast L.L.C., Highland. $191 in favor March 14. of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, A.J. Cleaning and Construc- Albany. Filed March 15. tion Inc., Marlboro. $978 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Fi- David Gill Jr. Inc., Saugerties. nance, Albany. Filed March 15. $8,413 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Ablehammer Company Inc., March 15. Warwick. $251 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Dechristi Inc., Walden. $571 in favor of the New York State Filed March 14. Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 15. Aneyda Drywall Contracting Inc., Newburgh. $1,520 in favor of the New York State Depart- DJ’s Contracting and Crement of Taxation and Finance, ative Surfaces Inc., Glasco. $131 in favor of the New York Albany. Filed March 14. State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Big Daddy’s Deli, Kingston. March 15. $4,964 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 15.

Executive Auto Wholesalers, Kingston. $10,753 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 15. Flying Fish Enterprises L.L.C., d.b.a. The River Grill, Newburgh. $821 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 15. FP Services Inc., Florida. $718 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 15. Fred Clinton Farrier Inc., Spring Glen. $283 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 15. Grand Newburgh Inc., Newburgh. $433 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 15. Grimefighters Inc., d.b.a. Advance Chem-Dry, Middletown. $50 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 15. H.C.F.A. Associates Corp., Lake Katrine. $1,528 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 11. Hurley Ridge Liquors Inc., d.b.a. Ridge Liquors, West Hurley. $6,127 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 15.

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FACTS&FIGURES J and T Diner Inc., d.b.a. Colonial Diner, Middletown. $2,583 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 18. J.C. Highland Auto Sales Inc., Middletown. $2,704 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 18. JGGJ Inc., Warwick. $295 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 18. K and M Wild Inc., Montgomery. $102 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 18. Kingston OHA Development Corp., d.b.a. Family Restaurant, Kingston. $9,206 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 15. Lilac Group-Rome NY Inc., Monroe. $245 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 18.

Rapid Lube, Middletown. $394 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 14. Regal Construction of O.C. Inc., Monroe. $313 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 18.

Slash Root Tech Group L.L.C., New Paltz. $2,454 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 15. The Garrison House Gift Shoppe Ltd., Fort Montgomery. $1,020 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 15.

My Towne USA Inc., New Paltz. $105 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 15.

Unionville Café Inc., d.b.a. Unionville Café Restaurant and Tavern, Plattekill. $208 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 15.

Panmazirk L.L.C., Monroe. $1,413 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 18. Quarter To Nine Inc., Middletown. $1,529 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 18.

Barrett, Richard D., et al. Filed by Flagstar Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $372,000 affecting property located at 88 Webster Coon Road, Red Hook 12571. Wild Bill’s Woodstock Jamz, Filed Feb. 20. Saugerties. $3,224 in favor of the New York State Department Blacklock, Bonnie, et al. Filed of Taxation and Finance, Alba- by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortny. Filed March 15. gage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 86 Potuckit Road, TuxLis Pendens edo Park 10987. Filed Feb. 26.

Rhythm and Rhyme Child Care Center Inc., Warwick. $163 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed The following filings indicated a March 18. legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect Rubyzaar Ltd., Accord. $100 the title to the property listed. in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 15. Ackerman, Moshe, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to seSKR Photography, Salisbury cure $210,000 affecting properMills. $2,533 in favor of the New ty located at 11 Lemberg Court, York State Department of Taxa- No. 103, Monroe 10950. Filed tion and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 27. March 18.

Master-Tech Floor Installation Inc., Newburgh. $556 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 18.

N and N Concessions Inc., New Windsor. $173 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 18.

Weyrauch Construction Company Inc., Goshen. $306 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 14.

Valerie’s Pizza World Inc., Kingston. $1,785 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 15. Vinnie and Steve Corp., Newburgh. $104 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 14. West Hurley Service Center L.L.C., d.b.a. West Hurley Service Center, West Hurley. $18,036 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 15.

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Blumenthal, David M., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $360,000 affecting property located at 11 George Sickle Road, Saugerties 12477. Filed March 14.

Brackley, Kenneth S., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $403,750 affecting property Anderson, Aida, et al. Filed located at 8 Knightridge Drive, by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Ac- Hyde Park. Filed Feb. 21. tion: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $218,556 Bradley, Martin, et al. Filed affecting property located at by M&T Bank. Action: seeks 30 Roundtree Court, Beacon to foreclose on a mortgage to 12508. Filed Feb. 14. secure $145,000 affecting property located at 6 Morningside Ayala-Khuns, Yvette, et al. Drive, Middletown 10941. Filed Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Feb. 27. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $210,000 Cabrera, Italo, et al. Filed by affecting property located at JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 243 Osborne Hill Road, Fishkill Action: seeks to foreclose on a 12524. Filed Feb. 21. mortgage to secure $177,675 affecting property located at 1668 Baker, Claudia, et al. Filed by Route 9, Apt. 5M, Wappingers Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: Falls 12590. Filed Feb. 19. seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $192,000 affect- Call, Jason A., et al. Filed by ing property located at 38 Basel JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Road, Pine Bush 12566. Filed Action: seeks to foreclose on a March 15. mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting propBaker, Edward, et al. Filed by erty located at 28-30 Spring St., Bank of America N.A. Action: Southfields 10975. Filed Feb. 26. seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $314,142 affecting Campbell, Larkland E., et al. property located at 793 Willow Filed by Federal National MortBrook Road, Clinton Corners. gage Association. Action: seeks Filed Feb. 11. to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount Barker, Carl L. Sr., et al. Filed affecting property located at by Deutsche Bank National 76 Rinaldi Blvd., Poughkeepsie Trust Co. Action: seeks to fore- 12601. Filed Feb. 19. close on a mortgage to secure $196,000 affecting property located at 6 Entry Road, Hopewell Junction 12533. Filed Feb. 13.

Cantero, Elisa, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $307,179 affecting property located at 30 Peak Road, Stone Ridge 12484. Filed March 13.

D’Andrea, Charles J. Sr., et al. Filed by Walden Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $153,000 affecting property located in Montgomery. Filed Feb. 27.

Cardona, David, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $180,800 affecting property located at 10 Park Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed Feb. 27.

Daley, Hector M., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 7 S. Brett St., Beacon 12508. Filed Feb. 25.

Caruso, Matthew, et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $359,650 affecting property located at 20 Flower Road, Hopewell Junction 12533. Filed Feb. 21.

Defrance, Jean E., et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 63 Catskill Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Feb. 19.

Cascioli, Matthew, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.a. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $95,000 affecting property located at 76 Carmine Drive, Unit D13, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed Feb. 21.

DeLaura, Nicholas, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $144,000 affecting property located at 263 Valley Atwood Road, Stone Ridge 12484. Filed March 12.

Charles, Peter, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $102,000 affecting property located at 15J White Gate Drive, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed Feb. 13. Christopher, Christina L., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 375 Salt Point Turnpike, Unit 5A, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Feb. 21.

Demarco, Russell J., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $147,600 affecting property located at 8 Vandewater Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Feb. 20. Dias, Kamal J., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $331,905 affecting property located at 11 Wesley Court, Newburgh 12550. Filed Feb. 26. Diaz, Hector, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $414,000 affecting property located at 54 Old Chester Road, Goshen 10924. Filed Feb. 25.

Cruz, Patricia, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $270,512 affecting property located at 27 Sutton Park Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Donegan, Guy E., et al. Filed Filed Feb. 22. by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a Cupak, Eric, et al. Filed by mortgage to secure an unspeciChase Home Finance L.L.C. fied amount affecting property Action: seeks to foreclose on a located at 11 Meadow Lane, mortgage to secure an unspeci- Pleasant Valley 12569. Filed fied amount affecting property Feb. 21. located at 901 Mountainside Drive, Southfields 10975. Filed Feb. 26.

CREDITS, CLIEnTS AnD AWARDS giLLETTE CREAMERY, the largest distributor of ice cream in eastern New York state, recently joined the Hudson Valley Food & Beverage Alliance as a founding member. Based in Gardiner, Gillette Creamery is a family-owned and operated multiline food distribution company specializing in offering ice cream, frozen, refrigerated and dry food products. The company serves 20 counties in the Hudson Valley, Albany Capital district and the Adirondacks. The Food & Beverage Alliance focuses on helping food and beverage companies in the area work together as strong partners, as well as market their products all over the United States. Launched by the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. (HVEDC), the organization includes food businesses, farmers, vegetable growers, beverage makers, distributors and other organizations in the industry.

RALPH J. MARTUCCi CPA, of Middletown, a staff accountant at Judelson, Giordano & Siegel, CPA, P.C., was recently named treasurer of the Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and the Highlands Board of Managers. The historical society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, promoting and protecting the unique history, architecture and culture of Newburgh. Martucci is also the co-chairman of the Young Professionals of the Orange County Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the Young CPA Committee of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants.

RiCHARD J. REMSNYDER, tourism director of Ulster County, was recently elected president of the Catskill Association for Tourism Services (CATS). The organization promotes the wide range of vacation and recreational opportunities in the Catskills region, bringing together various entities to strengthen the tourism industry overall. Remsnyder, who assumed the post Jan. 1, will serve as president for the next two years. The Catskills region is a $1 billion annual tourism industry, with tourism responsible for about 15 percent of total employment.

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DEBRA ZAMBiTO was recently named chief financial officer of Elant, a provider of senior health and housing solutions. As CFO, Zambito will oversee Elant’s business and financial operations. Most recently, Zambito was a chief administrative officer and chief compliance officer for Kohl Asset Management and was the company’s CFO and director of operations for its Northern Services Group. The $500 million privately held asset management company specializes in the ownership, operation and management of health care facilities throughout New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Previously, she was the vice president of finance and administration for Interstate Waste Services Inc. and CFO for Healthcare Environmental Inc.

ULSTER COUNTY EXECUTiVE MikE HEiN, at Dietz Stadium March 14, recognized four new members to be inducted into the Kiwanis Kingston Classic Hall of Fame. This year’s induction ceremony, to be held April 13 at the Kiwanis Kingston Classic Pasta Party, will honor four individuals and organizations for their contributions to the annual running/walking race. Inductees include Dave Chandler of Woodstock for running, Doug Tumen of Woodstock for organizing, Rich Gromek of Hurley for volunteering, and the Health Alliance of the Hudson Valley for its sponsorship contributions.

GARY SCHUSTER, senior counsel at Jacobowitz & Gubits L.L.P. in Walden, was recently elected to the board of directors of the New York Council of Nonprofits (NYCON). Based in Albany, NYCON represents and provides services and technical assistance to more than 3,200 nonprofits throughout New York state. At Jacobowitz & Gubits, Schuster has represented numerous nonprofits in formation, mergers and dissolution, obtaining recognition as tax exempt, real property acquisitions and a wide range of governance and operational matters. He is a founding board member and past president of the Orange County Arts Council, a founding board member of ReThink Local and a member of the Sullivan County Nonprofit Leadership Summit Steering Committee and its arts group.

From left, ulster County executive Mike hein, kiwanis kingston Classic Race Director greg Riley, executive Director of the kingston Boys and girls Club joe Fay, and ulster County Commissioner of health and Mental health Dr. Carol Smith.

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FACTS&FIGURES Dufresne, Richard A. Jr., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $271,890 affecting property located at 113 Mennella Road, Poughquag 12570. Filed Feb. 14.

Fisk, John, 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 86 Innis Ave., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Feb. 15.

Henderson, Kenneth L., et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $96,800 affecting property located at 256 Pine Island Turnpike, Warwick 10990. Filed Feb. 26.

Kraft, Carolyn Lee, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $650,000 affecting property located at 39 Panorama Drive, Warwick 10990. Filed Feb. 26.

Lopez, Thomas E., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $165,775 affecting property located at 32 Brittany Drive, Unit 32, Middletown 10940. Filed Feb. 25.

Francois, Tamarra, as administrator of the estate of Claudette Culbreth, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $310,000 affecting property located at 404 Everett Place, Maybrook 12543. Dzubak, Kevin M., et al. Filed Filed Feb. 26. by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to Glick, Lee, et al. Filed by Assecure $140,000 affecting prop- toria Federal Savings and Loan erty located at 206 Chelsea Cove Association. Action: seeks to S., Hopewell Junction 12533. foreclose on a mortgage to seFiled Feb. 13. cure $158,000 affecting property located at 4319 Whispering Estate of Lillian Depuy, et al. Hills, Unit 388, Chester 10918. Filed by The Bank of New York Filed Feb. 27. Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure Goldberg, Naomi S., et al. $104,000 affecting property lo- Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. cated at 6 Canaan Road, New Action: seeks to foreclose on a Paltz 12561. Filed March 14. mortgage to secure $75,000 affecting property located at 1 W. Evans, William Edward, et Winding Road, Poughkeepsie al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. 12601. Filed Feb. 13. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an un- Gonzalez, Luis, et al. Filed by specified amount affecting JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. property located at 17 Vernon Action: seeks to foreclose on a Terrace, Poughkeepsie 12601. mortgage to secure $142,960 Filed Feb. 14. affecting property located at 904 Cherry Hill Drive, aka 904 Felder, Steven, et al. Filed by Cherry Hill Lane, Poughkeepsie U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to 12603. Filed Feb. 20. foreclose on a mortgage to secure $467,000 affecting proper- Graynor, Michael T., et al. ty located at 338-354 Woodland Filed by Federal National MortRoad, Marbletown 12484. Filed gage Association. Action: seeks March 11. to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $324,000 affecting propFelton, Craig F., et al. Filed by erty located at 252 Valley View the State of New York Mort- Drive, Wallkill 12589. Filed gage Agency. Action: seeks March 11. to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $71,000 affecting prop- Grogan, Patricia S., et al. Filed erty located at 14 Radcliffe by HSBC Bank USA N.A. AcRoad, Poughkeepsie 12601. tion: seeks to foreclose on a Filed Feb. 22. mortgage to secure $228,000 affecting property located at 26 Ferziger, Rubin, as guardian Kip Drive, Fishkill 12524. Filed of the property of Leo D. Blank, Feb. 19. et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to Hallahan, Donna, et al. Filed foreclose on a mortgage to se- by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. cure $63,150 affecting property Action: seeks to foreclose on a located at 2601 Gale Place, Unit mortgage to secure an unspeci26A, Newburgh 12550. Filed fied amount affecting property Feb. 27. located at 11 Alberta Drive, Middletown 10941. Filed Feb. 25.

Hennessey, Robert J., et al. Filed by PNC Mortgage. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $189,000 affecting property located at 126 Prospect Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed Feb. 25.

Labbate, Celestia, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $183,150 affecting property located at 18 Karen Drive, Middletown 10940. Filed Feb. 27.

Macias, Luis A., et al. Filed by Walden Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $77,250 affecting property located in Port Jervis. Filed Feb. 27.

Hughes, John B., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $321,260 affecting property located at 21 Hobbs Lane, Clinton Corners 12514. Filed Feb. 25.

Labozzetti, Margaret, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $150,000 affecting property located at 8 Perrins Mews, Middletown 10940. Filed Feb. 26.

Hughes, Robert G., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $154,500 affecting property located at $B Fishkill Glen Drive, Fishkill 12524. Filed Feb. 25.

Larsson, Magnus, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $279,250 affecting property located at 20 Arnold Blvd., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Feb. 14.

Jaycox, Bryan, as heir at law and next of kin of Patricia Jaycox, 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 52 Spruce St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Feb. 15.

Laurelli, Stephanie M., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $300,000 affecting property located at 144 Red School House Road, Fishkill 12524. Filed Feb. 11.

Dutchess Gardens Realty L.L.C, et al. Filed by VFC Partners 4 L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $2.5 million affecting property located at 1582 Route 9, Wappinger. Filed Feb. 25.

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Jones, Elizabeth L., et al. Filed by BAC Home Loans Servicing L.P. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 545 Route 44/55, Highland 12528. Filed March 13.

LaValle, Paul, et al. Filed by GMAC Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $230,785 affecting property located at 5 Malstorme Road, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed Feb. 13. Lefever, Evon G., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $203,200 affecting property located at 108 S. Gate Drive, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Feb. 22.

Klemowitz, Joseph, et al. Filed by Bayview Loan Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $251,000 affecting property located at 14 Woodstock Lane, Middletown 10941. Filed Lomoriello, John J., et al. Feb. 25. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a Kolkmann, Jason, et al. Filed mortgage to secure $465,500 by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Ac- affecting property located at tion: seeks to foreclose on a 1371 Route 44, Pleasant Valley mortgage to secure $187,100 12569. Filed Feb. 13. affecting property located at 24 Gifford Ave., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Feb. 25.

Michels, Martin, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $294,049 affecting property located at 11 Shelley Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Feb. 22.

Miskovitz, Mark, on behalf of the estate of Lorraine Miskovitz, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $375,000 affecting property located at 3 Emily Jane Mainey, Laurie A., et al. Filed by Court, Poughkeepsie 12601. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: Filed Feb. 11. seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $417,000 affecting New Union 121 Realty L.L.C., property located at 343 Leetown et al. Filed by Astoria Federal Road, Stormville 12582. Filed Savings and Loan Association. Feb. 22. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspeciMargolin, Gayle, et al. Filed by fied amount affecting property Deutsche Bank National Trust located at 119-121 New UnionCo. Action: seeks to foreclose on ville Road, Wallkill 12589. Filed a mortgage to secure $130,000 March 12. affecting property located at 12 Idlewild Drive, Poughkeepsie Noone, Dominick, et al. Filed 12601. Filed Feb. 20. by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to Martin, Christopher M., et al. foreclose on a mortgage to seFiled by Nationstar Mortgage cure an unspecified amount L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose affecting property located at on a mortgage to secure an un- 6 West St., Wappingers Falls specified amount affecting prop- 12590. Filed Feb. 22. erty located at 5 Michael Lane, Dover Plains 12522. Filed Feb. 13. Owens, George, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage AsMatias-Nava, Rebecca, et al. sociation. Action: seeks to foreFiled by HSBC Bank USA N.A. close on a mortgage to secure Action: seeks to foreclose on a $300,000 affecting property lomortgage to secure $261,800 af- cated at 46 Trenton Road, Fishfecting property located in Ulster. kill 12524. Filed Feb. 22. Filed March 11. Palladino, Joseph, et al. Filed McKenzie, Patricia, et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to by Hudson Valley Federal Credit foreclose on a mortgage to seUnion. Action: seeks to foreclose cure $133,000 affecting properon a mortgage to secure $172,674 ty located at 4 Royal Crest Road, affecting property located at 2099 Unit F-1, Hyde Park 12538. Route 52, Hopewell Junction Filed Feb. 11. 12533. Filed Feb. 19. Palma, John J., et al. Filed by McLaughlin, Sharon, et al. Capital One N.A. Action: seeks Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank to foreclose on a mortgage to N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose secure an unspecified amount on a mortgage to secure an un- affecting property located at 54 specified amount affecting prop- Sandy Pines Blvd., Hopewell erty located at 185 McGhee Hill Junction 12533. Filed Feb. 11. Road, Millerton 12546. Filed Feb. 13. Palmieri, Deborah DeMarco, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank Miceli, Peter V., et al. Filed by National Trust. Action: seeks Deutsche Bank National Trust to foreclose on a mortgage to Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on secure $325,000 affecting propa mortgage to secure $198,000 erty located at 164 Hillside Lake affecting property located at 142 Road, Wappingers Falls 12590. Highway 216, Stormville 12582. Filed Feb. 19. Filed Feb. 13.

Papp, Gabor Z., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $163,116 affecting property located at 98 N. Grand Ave., Poughkeepsie. Filed Feb. 15.

Rios, Eileen M., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 25 Merritt Ave., Kingston 12401. Filed March 13.

Santiago, Ismael Jr., 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 1 Clay Hill Road, Tivoli 12583. Filed Feb. 19.

Steed, Karen M., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $207,000 affecting property located at 34 S. Chestnut St., Beacon 12508. Filed Feb. 22.

Useinoski, Saziver, et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $60,000 affecting property located at 96 Inwood Road, Middletown 10941. Filed Feb. 27.

White, Steven G., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $427,425 affecting property located at 331 Woodmont Road, Hopewell Junction 12533. Filed Feb. 25.

Rodriguez, Arlene, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $152,800 affecting property located at 42 Birch Drive, Middletown 10940. Filed Feb. 25.

Schifano, John, et al. Filed by JPMC Specialty Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $300,000 affecting property located at 33 Cunningham Drive, Monroe 10950. Filed Feb. 26.

Stein, Jacen H., et al. Filed by PHH Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $228,000 affecting property located at 8 Walnut St., Greenwood Lake 10925. Filed Feb. 27.

Valentin, Luisa, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $121,933 affecting property located at 30 Wilmar Terrace, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Feb. 21.

Williams, Skurfield H., et al. Filed by First Horizon Home Loans. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $240,230 affecting property located at 1 Bruce Drive, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Feb. 13.

Rothvoss, Clayton L., et al. Filed by Household Finance Realty Corporation of New York. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $236,900 affecting property located at 39 Thompson Lane, Stanfordville Psichas, Dimitrious, et al. 12581. Filed Feb. 14. Filed by Nikolaos Maritsas, et al. Action: seeks to foreclose on Rottenkolber, Carl, et al. Filed a mortgage to secure $100,000 by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Acaffecting property located at tion: seeks to foreclose on a 4 Howard Blvd., Hyde Park mortgage to secure $228,900 12538. Filed Feb. 21. affecting property located at 37 Helen Drive, Wappingers Falls Quitoni, Dominick C., et al. 12590. Filed Feb. 19. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to fore- Rowe, Nicole S., et al. Filed by close on a mortgage to secure GMAC Mortgage L.L.C. Ac$204,232 affecting property lo- tion: seeks to foreclose on a cated at 11 Cedar Ave., Pough- mortgage to secure $288,970 keepsie 12603. Filed Feb. 14. affecting property located at 12 Park Road, Salisbury Mills Ramirez, Sergio D., et al. Filed 12577. Filed Feb. 26. by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a Rushie, Annette, et al. Filed by mortgage to secure an unspeci- Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: fied amount affecting property seeks to foreclose on a mortlocated at Rural Route 2 P.O. gage to secure an unspecified Box 322A Sheldon Road, aka 27 amount affecting property loSheldon Road, Wingdale 12594. cated at 21 Stuart Drive, PoughFiled Feb. 13. keepsie 12603. Filed Feb. 21.

Sealey, Sheri-Anne, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $191,835 affecting property located at 16 Arnold Blvd., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Feb. 13.

Sutton, Loren Gail, et al. Filed by OneWest Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $415,000 affecting property located at 311 River Road, Wallkill 12589. Filed March 15.

Vanvoorhis, Regina, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $294,000 affecting property located at 135 Dubois St., Pine Bush 12566. Filed Feb. 26.

Serraro, Margaret, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $174,500 affecting property located at 13 S. Gilmore Blvd., Wappinger Falls 12590. Filed Feb. 20.

Taylor, Michael S., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $350,000 affecting property located at 62 Fallkill Road, Hyde Park 12538. Filed Feb. 21.

Vasquez, Joel, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $268,000 affecting property located at 1152 Beekman Road, Hopewell Junction 12533. Filed Feb. 14.

Sheocharan, Anthony, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $273,980 affecting property located at 111 Van Wagner Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Feb. 13.

Traver, Michael A., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $79,000 affecting property located at 4 Silver Lake Road, Rhinebeck 12572. Filed Feb. 11.

Viera, Bienvenido, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $272,250 affecting property located in Beacon. Filed Feb. 19.

Troiano, Marie A., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $522,000 affecting property located at 51 Primrose Lane, Stormville 12582. Filed Feb. 13.

Walsh, Lisa, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 152 Ridge Road, Mount Hope 10940. Filed Feb. 25.

Rauch, Carissa A., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $120,000 affecting property located at 75 Clark St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Feb. 20.

Salmon, Donald M., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $185,948 affecting property located at 89 Schoolhouse Road, Staatsburg 12580. Filed Feb. 19.

Tucciariello, Richard, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $315,317 affecting property located at 23 Mangin Road, Monroe 10950. Filed Feb. 25.

Rider, Jed D., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $116,350 affecting property located at 36 Perrines Road, Tillson 12486. Filed March 15.

Salty, Riad A., et al. Filed by JPMC Specialty Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $110,696 affecting property located at 23 Cindy Lane, Middletown 10941. Filed Feb. 26.

Snow, Carl, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $176,225 affecting property located at 105 Reagans Mill Road, Wingdale 12594. Filed Feb. 20. Turlick, Jan, et al. Filed by Walden Savings Bank. Action: Soules, Jason, et al. Filed by seeks to foreclose on a mortgage Castle Peak 2012-1 Loan Trust to secure $155,000 affecting Mortgage Backed Notes Series property located in Blooming 2012-1. Action: seeks to fore- Grove. Filed Feb. 27. close on a mortgage to secure $140,000 affecting property lo- Urena, Jose, et al. Filed by cated at 147 Garden St., Pough- Deutsche Bank National Trust keepsie 12601. Filed Feb. 19. Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $347,680 affecting property located at 118 Fort Van Tyle Road, Port Jervis 12771. Filed Feb. 26.

Wansor, Sean P., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $292,500 affecting property located at 64 Jones Road, Warwick 10990. Filed Feb. 26.

Pierson, Amanda, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $293,000 affecting property located at 8 Scott Aldrich Lane, Westtown 10998. Filed Feb. 25. Politi, Dennis, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $245,000 affecting property located at 46 Parkhill Drive, Hopewell Junction 12533. Filed Feb. 19.

Shepard, Colleen M., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $140,000 affecting property located at 139 Rudd Pond Road, Millerton 12546. Filed Feb. 21.

Warner, Maaziah, as administrator and sole heir and distributee of the estate of Deverlyn Archibald Warner, et al. Filed by Palisades Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $117,000 affecting property located at 25 Arcadian Trail, Monroe 10950. Filed Feb. 27.

Mechanic’s Liens Adams, Kevin, et al, as owner. $1,929 as claimed by Dick’s Concrete Company Inc., New Hampton. Property: in Montgomery. Filed March 14. Dingle Development Inc., as owner. $957 as claimed by Dick’s Concrete Company Inc., New Hampton. Property: in Montgomery. Filed March 14. Nerenberg, Craig, et al, Brooklyn, as owner. $62,220 as claimed by Fastracs Rentals Inc., Red Hook. Property: 38 Raycliffe Drive, Woodstock 12498. Filed March 11. Pyramid Management Group L.L.C., Syracuse. $810 as claimed by ThruWay Plumbing and Heating Inc., Mahopac. Property: Galleria at Crystal Run, 1 N. Galleria, Middletown. Filed March 14. RD Management Services L.L.C., New York. $445 as claimed by ThruWay Plumbing and Heating Inc., Mahopac. Property: Harriman Commons, Target, 128 Bailey Farm Road, Monroe 10926. Filed March 14. Siracusano, Robert F., et al, as owner. $26,200 as claimed by Jellco Construction Inc., Saratoga Springs. Property: 166 Ulster Ave., Saugerties 12477. Filed March 11.

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Doing Business As Limonuno Corp., d.b.a. Limonuno Fresh Mexican Grill, 900 Ulster Ave., Kingston 12401. Filed March 15.

All Ground Up Stump Grind- Ariane’s Petit-Fours, 31 Lake ing, 23 North Road, Highland St., Highland Falls 10928, c/o 12528, c/o Toby I. Kollbeck. Ariane Quinn. Filed Feb. 9. X-51 Technologies, 212 Gei- Filed March 12. ger Road, Ellenville 12428, Arius Photography, 289 Libc/o Randy T. Freiermuth and Cheyenne Leslie Freiermuth. Andrew Molleur Studio, ertyville Road, New Paltz 12561, 40 Van Deusen St., Kingston c/o Samantha J. Weatherly. Filed Filed March 11. 12401, c/o Andrew J. Molleur. March 14. Filed March 14. Constructors East, Sole Proprietorships Apple of My Eye Images, 382 Ballard 2759 New Prospect Road, Pine Forest Park, Wallkill 12589, Bush 12566, c/o Gordon L. BalAll American Construction, c/o Kristen L. DeRosa. Filed lard. Filed March 11. 11 Union School Road, Mont- March 13. gomery, c/o Robert L. Hadden III. Filed Feb. 9.

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New York Custom Knives. com, 893 Route 302, Pine Bush 12566, c/o Helen S. Rummell. Filed Feb. 9.

C.N.M. Moving and Hauling, 25 Morgan Hill Road, Hurley 12443, c/o Chris G. Maragoudakis. Filed March 11.

New York Veterinary Acupuncture Service, 1287 Route 300, No. 142, Newburgh 12550, c/o Lindsey A. Wedenieyer. Filed Feb. 9.

Computing Solutions, 20 Leonardo Drive, Stone Ridge NRG Construction, 114 12484, c/o Alan L. Silverman. Tremper Ave., Kingston 12401, Filed March 11. c/o Nelson R. Martinez. Filed March 15. Dirty Low Productions, 45 Cross Road, Marlboro 12542, Paint River Llewellin Setters, c/o Nicholas Vandenraadt. Filed 4734 Route 213, Olivebridge March 13. 12461, c/o Kyle L. Warren. Filed March 12. Eagles Landing Tattoo, 628 Broadway, Kingston 12401, c/o Peace of Mindfulness, 127 Kiddy L. Barringer-Homberg. Main St., Suite B, Gardiner Filed March 11. 12525, c/o Nora Snow. Filed March 13. Gallaher’s Cleaning Services, 327 Old Forge Hill Road, No. Pinocchio’s Seal Coating, 4 2511, New Windsor 12553, c/o Sandmarcos Road, Monroe Rebecca Anne Pidgeon. Filed 10949, c/o Vito Russo. Filed Feb. 9. Feb. 9. Inspired Imaginings, 411 Boulevard, Kingston 12401, c/o Priscilla J. Mullen. Filed March 13.

Pretty Sweet, 22 Timberwall Road, Saugerties 12477, c/o Janice Hardgrove-Kollar. Filed March 11.

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J.W. Smith Septic Service, 2 Sharline Bevier, 137 Jansen Carolyn Drive, New Paltz 12561, Ave., Apt. 2, Kingston 12401, c/o Joshua W. Smith. March 12. c/o Sharline D. Bevier. Filed March 15. Joe’s Evergreens, 37 Lucks Road, Greenfield Park 12435, Smith Septic Service, 2 Carc/o Joseph R. Popet. Filed olyn Drive, New Paltz 12561, March 14. c/o Joshua W. Smith. Filed March 12. Karoux Shoes, 46 Dewitt Mills Road, Hurley 12443, c/o Karin Smitty’s Septic Service, 2 CarE. Roux. Filed March 11. olyn Drive, New Paltz 12561, c/o Joshua W. Smith. Filed Kingston Landlord Associa- March 12. tion, 15 Railroad Ave., Kingston 12401, c/o Karen Michele Win- Starlit Candles, 173 Route kle. Filed March 15. 28A, Hurley 12443, c/o Eurie K. Yeo. Filed March 11. Marc’s Trucking, 453 Broadway, Port Ewen 12466, c/o The Cl3an Up, 69 Anderson Marc D. Weinberger Jr. Filed Road, Ellenville 12428, c/o AnMarch 12. thony J. Sims. Filed March 11.

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In Valhalla, she leads a team of science’s flu fighters BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

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e’ve been celebrating,” says Doris Bucher, leading us down a hall lined with labs and offices behind closed doors in the microbiology and immunology department at New York Medical College. “We just had a new Ph.D. today. He defended his thesis.” “It’s sort of offseason now,” she says. We are in a small lab where two members of her team of about a dozen research scientists and students work with a variant of the H3N2 virus. It was sent here by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s a swine flu bug – some pig handlers at agricultural fairs have been infected – but let’s not get alarmed just yet. This is no pandemic. There are no signs or sounds of postdoctoral revelry in the research rooms where Doris Bucher, an associate professor in the college’s Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences, for 26 years has led a team of flu-fighting scientists. Theirs is an ever-renewed battle against an unpredictable, gene-changing foe. There are the type A viruses, H1N1 and H3N2, and the B virus and 16 subtypes that threaten to make humans miserable each flu season. In labs and incubation rooms using equipment both vintage – a 1935 egg candler – and state-of-the-art protein-measuring liquid chromatography and gene analysis machines and software – Doris Bucher’s team develops virus seed strains that manufacturers worldwide use in vaccines. Grown in embryonic chicken eggs into which current “wild” viruses are injected along with a control virus first identified in 1934, the resulting high-yield reassortant viruses are then tested in ferrets at the Centers for Disease Control before mass production. The flu-fighting laboratory is funded by the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA), a nonprofit consortium based in Geneva, Switzerland. It saves the college a bundle just on the cost of the pathogen-free research eggs supplied by Charles River Avian Vaccine Services in Connecticut. They are priced at more than $4 each. “We do about 80 eggs each week,” says Doris. “During peak season, we’re getting up almost to 1,000.” During the especially virulent flu season this past winter, New York Medical College strains were used in hundreds of millions of flu-shot doses in the U.S. and worldwide. Doris Bucher says the lab also receives royalty payments, but at a meager percentage that leaves her lawyer friends shaking their heads in dismay. “They work! They work!” she tells a skeptical videographer from the Business Journal, who did not get a flu shot this year. She did, though, get a wicked case of the flu. Of course, those flu shots do not always work for everyone. In the U.S., the CDC reported last month, the vaccine reduced the risk of visits to medical offices because of the flu by one-half to two-thirds for most persons. In combating the H3N2 bug, though, the vaccine was effective only among 9 percent of persons 65 or older who heeded the exhortations of President Obama and Governor Cuomo to get their flu shots. That low rate is highly unusual, says Doris, but don’t blame it on her lab in Valhalla. “This year was a bad flu year. And the H3N2 flu compo-

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Doris Bucher in her office at New York Medical College.

nent (in the vaccine) was from Australia. That was not ours.” The wild virus isolated in a patient in Australia during the summer flu season there was not sent to Valhalla until January last year, when manufacturers were starting up vaccine production for the northern season. Though the team was able to develop an H3N2 seed strain in little more than a month, the Australian version already was in use. Not-so-friendly competition among scientists? Doris smiled. “Sometimes they’re slow” to exchange viruses in the World Health Organization’s collaborative network. “And sometimes they say we’re slow.” “You’re welcome to take credit for his one,” she says, as if addressing the Aussies. Doris laughs. “But their strain was the same as our strain. We would have had the same problems.” “We move as quickly as we can to get everything out to everybody. Our problem this year was there was so much demand, we had to replenish our stock.” Twice a year, in February and September, the World Health Organization meets to select and recommend seed strains that will be used in vaccines against the viruses expected to dominate in the next flu seasons in the northern and southern hemispheres. Doris Bucher traveled to Switzerland last month for the conference. She was not far from her ancestral home. Hans Bucher, a member of the persecuted Church of the Brethren in Switzerland, arrived in Pennsylvania in 1730. “He was a peasant and a surgeon,” Doris says. She grew up on her family’s farm in Pennsylvania Dutch country and studied foods and

nutrition at Penn State University before receiving her doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley. She returned from Geneva with good news. The WHO recommended that this year’s H3N2 vaccine component include a reassortant made with a wild virus from Texas. The lab at New York Medical College is its developer. “This one grows quite well, this Texas virus,” she says. “This year a number of the manufacturers are going to be using our H1N1, our H3N2, our B.” Had those strains been around in 1969, Doris Bucher might have been spared a case of the Hong Kong flu that sent her to a hospital in Houston – and perhaps inspired a career. “They turned me away. They said, just go home, take some aspirin. I thought I was going to die. I was really, really sick for about a week. I had an intense headache.” Now she has no plans to retire from the field of battle. The excitement outweighs the occasional headaches of running a world-class lab. “I’m having too good a time,” she says, “My mother’s 99. If you’re having a good time, why retire?”

To see flu vaccine researchers at work at New York Medical College, watch “The Flu Fighters” video at westfaironline.com.

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