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April 1, 2013 | VOL. 49, No. 13

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ON THE MARKET • 4

BY SAM BARRON sbarron@westfairinc.com

GUARD YOUR WORTH • 5

Changing terrain page 2

David Gentner, president and CEO, Wartburg Adult Care Community

evaluation has become a viable fix for revenue-strapped municipalities in Westchester. Greenburgh and Yonkers are among 12 municipalities preparing to revalue residential and commercial properties, many of which have not been assessed in 60 years. Municipalities across the county have been hemorrhaging money in recent years as property owners have filed successful tax certioraris to lower their property tax burden. Certioraris, filings by property owners claiming their tax bill is too high, have increased in Westchester from 894 in 2006 to 9,068 in 2012. Yonkers and Greenburgh have the most tax certiorari filings in the county. The city of Yonkers will be forced to borrow more than $10 million to settle 3,500 cases. Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner said Greenburgh loses $10 million a year on tax certioraris. Bronxville, Rye and Pelham have been doing revaluations over the last 10 years, while Revaluation, page 6

Hospital claims architect negligent BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

Hudson Valley Hospital Center (HVHC) officials claim an internationally known New York City architectural firm was a negligent malpractitioner when it designed a new building for the Cortlandt Manor hospital that did not comply with state and local building and safety codes. The hospital seeks a court judgment requiring the firm, Perkins Eastman Architects P.C., to pay an unspecified amount in compensatory damages and additional costs. The design errors resulted in extra work costs and construction delays that put the project more

than $2.2 million over budget, attorneys for the hospital claim in a complaint filed in March in state Supreme Court in Westchester County. Completed in 2010, the approximately $110 million project added more than 100,000 square feet of space to the 128-bed hospital on Crompond road. The project included construction of a fourstory, 83,000-square-foot patient tower. Perkins Eastman signed a contract with HVHC in 2005 for the architectural and interior design work. The 32-year-old planning, design and consulting firm has designed numerous health care facilities nationwide, including the Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center in Yonkers, a 165,000-square-foot Hospital, page 6

From left, Ted Miller, Kris Ruby and Brandon Mendelson

SOCIAL MEDIA • 3

From campus to community, a Mount Vernon fixture rebrands

An architect’s rendering of the short-term rehabilitation center due to open this summer on the Wartburg campus.

BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

ince shortly after the Civil War, The Wartburg has been a quiet presence occupying a secluded place in Mount Vernon. Now it’s about to raise the volume to promote its new and expanded services and stretch its service reach into Westchester County and the Bronx. Founded as a children’s orphanage and sponsored by the Lutheran Church as a social ministry, The Wartburg Adult Care Community for more than a century has built a reputation as a nursing home operator that provides additional residential and day services largely for elderly residents with low or moderate incomes. It operates on a $54 million budget. As Mount Vernon’s largest employer, it provides jobs for about 800 area residents on a former working farm tucked away off the Hutchinson River Parkway and Lincoln Avenue. “We’ve been very quiet,” said David Gentner, president and CEO of the newly rebranded Wartburg. Outside his office, a construction crew worked noisily on the Wartburg’s new rehabilitation center that will open in August. “Things have been safe and comfortable and stable,” he said. But for leaders at Wartburg – the “The” recently was dropped from its name so as not to suggest one fixed location for its services – and for other health care providers, things are no longer so comfortable as the U.S. implements reform measures included in the Affordable Care Act and New York carries out

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its cost-cutting redesign of the state’s Medicaid program. For senior health care, the focus is shifting from long-term institutional care in nursing homes such as the 240-bed facility on the 34-acre Wartburg campus to providing community-based health services and home care that keeps patients in their homes. “Historically we’ve been a fee-for-service destination” that serves a significant number of Medicaid patients, Gentner said. “But the incentives have changed and our focus has changed. It’s gotten much more competitive and everything’s changing. Wartburg needs to change.” As part of that change, Wartburg is preparing to launch its own health care insurance product. The nonprofit has applied to the state Health Department for approval of its managed long-term care plan for Medicaid patients. Enrollment in the plan will be open to Bronx residents as well as residents of Westchester County. “It’s a big deal for Wartburg,” Gentner said of the insurance venture, which will be managed in-house in Mount Vernon. “We’re blessed because we have the resources and capital to do it.” That effort to expand its service region also marks a significant change at Wartburg. Seventy percent of its residents previously lived within a five-mile radius of the campus; and the remaining 30 percent lived within a 10-mile radius, Gentner said. “Obviously that’s one of the things that we’d like to change as we look to community-based models.” But the old model of the Wartburg as a residential center for the elderly will not be

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entirely discarded for the new. The nursing home, Wartburg’s largest program and a facility with an occupancy rate historically in the 90 percent range, will maintain 210 beds, Gentner said. For seniors not needing skilled nursing care, the Wartburg’s assisted living facility has 105 units and includes a memory care wing for patients with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. The Wartburg also has 34 rustic stone cottages for seniors able to live independently. This month, the Wartburg community will dedicate its recently opened Friedrichs Residence, a 61-apartment affordable housing building on the Mount Vernon campus. The Friedrichs project and the rehabilitation center for short-term patients now under construction represent a $53 million investment, Gentner said. The projects were launched with an approximately $27.6 million HEAL NY grant awarded to Wartburg by the state in 2010. The grant “was a real game-changer for us,” Gentner said. “Because that fixed all of our issues on campus and also dramatically changed our balance sheet.” Having fixed the quiet

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“It’s gotten much more competitive and everything’s changing. Wartburg needs to change.” – David Gentner, president and CEO, Wartburg Adult Care Community

“We’re going to spend a lot of time telling the community who we are and what we do and what makes us special,” Gentner said. “We’re going to do everything we can to be top of the mind to elders and seniors in the region.” “Yes, the destination is still here, but we are looking to return people to their homes in the community or serve them in their community.”

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The #great social media debate BY SAM BARRON sbarron@westfaironline.com

ocial media is worthless. Social media is essential. Those contrasting views were on display March 21 at Benjamin Steakhouse in White Plains in a debate over the value of social media presented by the Business Journals and Wag magazine. On one side was marketing consultant Brandon Mendelson, author of “Social Media is (Expletive).” On the other side was Kristen Ruby, founder and CEO of Mount Kisco-based Ruby Media Group L.L.C. and a social media marketing and public relations strategist. Ted Miller of Mount Kisco-based DataKey Consulting L.L.C. also participated in the debate, which was moderated by Elizabeth Bracken-Thompson of Thompson and Bender L.L.C., a public relations firm based in Briarcliff. When they weren’t trading barbs, Ruby and Mendelson were espousing the merits, or in Mendelson’s case, the pointlessness of social media. “It allows you to communicate and aggregate your content,” Ruby said, referring to sites like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram. Mendelson called social media a buzz-

Brandon Mendelson, Ted Miller and Kristen Ruby debated the effectiveness of social media for businesses March 21 at Benjamin Steakhouse.

word created by corporations, allowing them to continue to control the balance of power. “Social media involves a very vocal minority,” Mendelson said. Ruby spoke about the impact social media has had with her clients. Benjamin Steakhouse and Stacyknows.com teamed up for a holiday party that later turned into an event to mark 26 Acts of Kindness, an initiative started by journalist Ann Curry after the Sandy Hook shooting. The companies used social media to get the word out, and Curry even showed up, having heard about it through Twitter. “That’s just good marketing,” Mendelson retorted. “It had nothing to do with social media. Sandy Hook was everywhere; it was a major news story. It was brilliant marketing.” Mendelson argued about the usefulness of Twitter, claiming that only 15 percent of people use it and most of its users are jour-

nalists, like Curry. He maintains a Twitter account and said most of his followers are fake, created by companies with the purposes of spamming. Ruby said that there is still a place for media like print, and said it is important that companies fully integrate. “The best campaigns still use print,” Ruby said. “In the old days there was just one medium. You have to use multiple channels.” Miller said that social media has made word of mouth very important, given the speed information spreads. He said that while consumers will trust advertisers only 29 percent of the time, they trust friends on social media 92 percent of the time. “It’s staggering,” Miller said. “People’s voices have been amplified and are being heard loud and clear.” Mendelson said that social media has been

really good for social media marketers. He said The Coca-Cola Co. did a study and found it did not get a boost from social media, and that most companies don’t have the resources to spend on social media. Ruby said many industries have benefitted from putting themselves out there via social media. Retailers and restaurants have seen boosts from offering exclusive coupons only on Facebook, for example. In 2009, Mendelson traveled across the country to raise money for breast cancer charities. He generated lots of followers on Twitter and many “Likes” on Facebook, but they did not translate into actual dollars. “It was a live demonstration that social media doesn’t work,” Mendelson said. “You can’t qualify social media with sales.” Ruby said that Mendelson became bitter toward social media because of his failed fundraising efforts, drawing “ooos” from the crowd. “Your book is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard,” Ruby said. Bruce Newman, vice-president of Carmelbased Productivity Institute L.L.C., a company that specializes in social media marketing, said all three panelists made very good points about the merits or demerits of social media. “Who won?” Newman said. “It really depends on your perspective.”

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‘For Sale’: Making a marketing campaign BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

(This is the first story in an occasional series following the stages and progress of a property deal in Westchester’s commercial real estate market. The Business Journal is tracking a team from the Stamford, Conn., office of CBRE Group Inc. in the marketing and sale of the Thornwood Conference Center property in the town of Mount Pleasant.)

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do a tremendous amount of data raising,” said William V. Cuddy Jr., executive vice president at CBRE Inc. On a raw, sleety day in late January, Cuddy was in his office in downtown Stamford, Conn., where about 45 commercial brokers work the northern metropolitan markets from Connecticut’s Fairfield County to New York’s Hudson Valley. Raising data – Cuddy has been identifying prospective buyers to target across several industries for a former IBM Corp. property being sold by a debt-burdened religious congregation – is critical to the marketing campaign launched in October by a nine-person team in CBRE’s Stamford office. The effort is led by Cuddy, CBRE Vice President Budd Wiesenberg and Senior Vice President Gene Pride, who heads the office’s private capital group. The distinctive property is the approximately 262-acre Thornwood Conference Center at 582 and 590 Columbus Ave. in the town of Mount Pleasant. It includes two parcels, one developed as a corporate office campus and an undeveloped 165-acre tract. CBRE prefers to sell them as a package, though they could be sold separately to different investors or end users. Secluded from public view, the featured property on the developed parcel is a 364,000-square-foot conference center built for IBM in 1985. It includes a 300seat auditorium, 350-seat dining room and 249 hotel or dormitory rooms. The massive green-roofed complex is a short walk from an approximately 46,000-square-foot office building used by administrative staff of the property owner, Legion of Christ Inc. The Legionaries of Christ, as the international congregation of Roman Catholic priests is commonly known, is headquartered on the wooded, rolling Thornwood campus and has used the conference center to train and house seminarians studying for the priesthood. But the main building is only lightly used now and the Legionaries will vacate the premises when a buyer is found. A religious nonprofit, Legion of Christ paid $33.7 million to acquire the property from IBM in 1996. The Legionaries proposed to develop the 165-acre parcel as the site of

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ON THE MARKET

Office broker William V. Cuddy Jr. at the Thornwood Conference Center. He leads a CBRE team marketing the 262acre property for its owner, Legion of Christ Inc.

Westchester University, a Roman Catholic liberal arts institution. The owner in 2008 completed about three-fourths of the environmental quality review required by the state for the project, but abandoned the university plan because “the demand hasn’t developed for it,” Legionaries spokesman Jim Fair said last fall when the property went on the market. Founded in Mexico 72 years ago, the conservative order of priests has been rocked by scandal following the death in 2008 of its founder, the Rev. Marcial Maciel Degollado, who was found to have sexually abused boys and to have fathered children. Pope Benedict XVI in 2010 ordered a Vaticandirected reform of the Legionaries, who have seen “a little bit of a drop” in seminarians in the wake of the scandal, Fair said. The scandal also exacerbated the order’s financial problems. The Legionaries spokesman said the decision to sell the Thornwood property and another Westchester property, Our Lady of Mount Kisco Retreat Center, on a former residential estate in the town of New Castle, was primarily financial. The order wants to pay down its debt, which includes a $37.3 million mortgage secured in 2009 with Allied Irish Banks PLC on the New Castle and Thornwood properties. The Legionaries last August hired CBRE to market the Thornwood property for sale. CBRE competed with other real estate brokerage firms for the contract. The vendor selection process “was done confidentially,” Cuddy said. “I know there

were multiple other firms, but I don’t know who they were and how quickly they were eliminated.” From August into October, the CBRE team assembled the elements of the marketing package – among them, land surveys, topographical maps and building floor plans. A plane and pilot were hired for aerial photos of the property. Cuddy said it took six weeks to put together the offering memorandum. Replete with color photos, the 26-page booklet with bound laminate covers advertises the Thornwood Conference center as a “prime development opportunity.” Cuddy would not disclose his firm’s marketing costs or project budget, though he said CBRE had a cost advantage over some competitors. “We have the benefit of being able to do a tremendous amount of this work in-house,” he said. An email blast announcing the offering was sent to more than 16,000 investors and developers. For email marketing, “Sixteen (16,000) is toward the upper range,” Cuddy said. The brokerage also packaged and mailed more than 1,000 hard copies of the offer memorandum. “Initiating a campaign in the fourth quarter is usually the most difficult,” Cuddy noted, with holidays slowing business activity. “And in this year, the Sandy event.” Hurricane Sandy “was disruptive,” he said, with damaged properties claiming the attention of affected developers and owners in the region. “We identified five or six key buckets,

key constituencies” to target as prospective buyers, he said. They include academia, residential developers, the hospitality sector, senior living and congregate care companies, research and development, especially in medical science, motion picture production and corporations in the tristate region with use for a conference center. Customized emails and letters were sent to prospects in each constituent area. Cuddy called the site a great location for a medical science-related user. “We’ve been pleasantly surprised by the activity from that sector.” “Also the development community is back.” After four years of little activity by developers in Westchester, “We’ve had pretty strong interest from the development community.” The undeveloped parcel is zoned for single-family homes, he said. Where the Legionaries’ university died in planning, Cuddy envisioned an engineering school. “I think for us and the county, that would be the home run of all home runs.” “We don’t know who the end user is ultimately going to be, but we want to be sure we’ve got our tentacles out for any of them.” At the start of spring, the CBRE team was preparing for the next stage in marketing. The firm on April 2 will issue a call for offers from “interested parties that have engaged with us and registered with us their interest” in the Thornwood property, Cuddy said. Bids must be submitted to CBRE by April 23. Cuddy said the offer call will be sent to prospects that number “north of 75 and south of 100. It’s a healthy enough response that we’re going to be giving them instructions for how we’d like to see their offer.” CBRE brokers have been available to give tours of the property for prospective buyers on Tuesday afternoons and Thursday mornings. But with the call for offers, prospects will have daily access to the property. “This is a complex property,” said Cuddy. The undeveloped site includes 30 acres of wetlands within the New York City watershed that drain toward the Kensico Reservoir. “It takes a while for people to do their due diligence.” “It may be a single sale or we may need to mix and match” buyers with separately sold parcels, he said. “But the market is going to tell us.” “This property is so different from other product. This isn’t an apartment building or a triple net-leased industrial building. This is a very unique existing conference center and an undeveloped piece of property. …It could end up as many different things and with a wide range of users.” “I think it’s played out as we had hoped,” Cuddy said of the marketing campaign. “We have interest from a wide range of parties.” “This is as engineered,” he said.

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Chef Ryan Sachs

New chefs in Westchester kitchens BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

wo centers of hospitality in Westchester County recently added new chefs to their farm-to-table culinary operations. Ryan Sachs has joined Tarrytown House Estate & Conference Center as chef de cuisine at Cellar 49 restaurant in the historic Biddle Mansion on the grounds of the hotel and meeting complex at 49 E. Sunnyside Lane. A New Mexico native and former Arizona resident, Sachs previously was lead line cook at Six Peaks Grille in the Resort at Squaw Creek in Lake Tahoe, Nev. Both Tarrytown House and the Lake Tahoe restaurant are owned by Destination Hotels & Resorts Inc. in Englewood, Colo. The menu at Cellar 49 offers a modern twist on classic tavern fare, according to Tarrytown House’s management. Sachs in a press release said the restaurant “has an interesting appeal that is very unique to Westchester County and the tristate region. I’m excited to be here and look forward to

leading the team in pushing the culinary envelope for our guests.” Outside Armonk, Brynwood Golf & Country Club has hired Cesar Guaraca as executive chef, tapping into kitchen talent at the Cipriani Group of international restaurants. Marco Arconte, Brynwood’s new food and beverage director, also joins the country club at 568 Bedford Road from the Cipriani company. Guaraca spent most of his 16-year career creating menus for many of the Cipriani restaurants as well as for exclusive catering events as executive chef of the Cipriani Group. Arconte most recently directed food and beverage operations at the Cipriani Restaurant in Manhattan. “Our success is defined by our ability to bring the best qualified talent to Brynwood, and we’re fortunate to have attracted these men to the club,” Brynwood co-owner Jeffrey Mendell said in a press release. Brynwood’s new executive chef in the announcement described himself as “absolutely the definition of a foodie’” who enjoys working with all styles of food, from Asian to Italian and Mediterranean.

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By DaviD SeiDen, CPa Citrin CooPerman Every year around this time, I start receiving phone calls from area code (305). The calls are from Florida “Snow Birds” who want to tell me they finally got their Florida driver’s license and therefore there is no need for me to prepare a New York Resident Income Tax Return for them. It is at this point I need to remind the caller that simply changing one’s driver’s license or spending less than 184 days in New York does not mean they are no longer taxed as a New York resident. In order to understand where an individual is required to pay state income taxes, it is important to understand the terms: “resident”, “nonresident”, “domicile” and “statutory resident.” Unfortunately, certain of these terms are often used synonymously by both taxpayers and taxing authorities, despite there being significant implications of being classified as one versus the other. Domicile Most states define domicile as the locality in which a person intends to make their fixed and permanent home. A person can only have one domicile at a time. Once a domicile is established, such location will continue to be his/her domicile until the person can show “with clear and convincing evidence” that they have changed their domicile to a new location. The most significant challenge a person has in supporting a change in domicile is proving “intent.” For example, if a person sells his existing New York home (without replacing it with another home in New York) and purchases a home Florida, there should be little doubt that the person’s intention is to change his domicile to Florida. However, if the same person retains his New York home and purchases a home in Florida, determining the person’s intentions becomes much more difficult. Many states, including New York, look to five factors to determine a person’s intent when the person has multiple homes: (1) Size and value of homes; (2) Business connections in the state; (3) Location of items of sentimental value; (4) Time spent in a given location; and (5) Location of family. In addition to “intent,” there are other “points of evidence” states look to when determining if an individual has changed domicile, including: new driver’s license; change of address announcements; re-registering cars; registering to

vote; etc. Many tax advisors consider this type of evidence as “window dressing.” That is, just having this evidence, without the intent, will likely not reach the “clear and convincing evidence” standard held by most states. However, without obtaining the window dressing, a state will likely deny the change in domicile without looking at the person’s intent. Statutory reSiDent A person can change his/her domicile but still be taxed as a resident. This is known as being a statutory resident. In general, a non-domiciliary who maintains a permanent place of abode (i.e., home) in a state for substantially the entire year and spends more than 183 days in the state is deemed a statutory resident. There are numerous issues to consider when evaluating statutory resident status, including: (1) what is a “permanent place of abode”; (2) how long is “substantially the entire year“; and (3) what is a “day” when evaluating the “more than 183 days” test. reSiDent anD nonreSiDent In general, a resident is an individual that is classified as either being domiciled or a statutory resident in a given state. If an individual is deemed a resident, the state typically subjects to tax all of the individual’s taxable income. A nonresident is an individual who is not classified as a resident. A state can require a nonresident to file and pay state tax if the individual receives income from such state (e.g., income from property located in the state). Based on the above discussion, it is clear that there are numerous hurdles an individual faces when attempting to change domicile. Many of these hurdles require careful up-front planning along with contemporaneous documentation. With the proper planning, individuals can and do successfully fend off state tax auditors and reap the benefits of being domiciled in a state that has little or no income tax. The next Citrin Cooperman Corner column focusing on dash boards and flash cards will appear on this page on May 6, 2013. About the author: David Seiden is a leading authority on state and local tax (“SALT“) matters. He is a Partner based in Citrin Cooperman’s White Plains office, where he leads the firm’s SALT Practice. He can be reached by phone at (914) 949-2990 or via email at dseiden@citrincooperman.com. Citrin Cooperman is a full-service accounting and business consulting firm with offices in White Plains, NY; Norwalk, CT; New York City; Livingston, NJ; and Philadelphia.

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Revaluation — From page 1

Mamaroneck and Scarsdale are in the process for the first time in 40 years. In Westchester, where most municipalities have not done a revaluation in 60 years, properties are reassessed if any major renovations are done to the property. The other municipalities that have joined with Yonkers and Greenburgh for revaluations include Peekskill, Mount Vernon, Bedford, North Castle, Pleasantville, Ossining, New Castle, North Salem, Briarcliff Manor and Mount Kisco. Yonkers will bond $3 million for the project, having already bonded $1 million, and has sent out a request for information to see what would be involved and how much it would cost. Request for proposals to get companies to bid on doing the revaluations are expected to be sent out soon. Greenburgh recently released its 2013 capital budget with $1.5 million set aside for revaluation. “This would stop the bleeding,” Feiner said. “Our revenues are going down; we cannot stabilize the tax rate if the revenues keep going down. We are giving away millions of dollars every year.” Feiner estimates revaluation will cost the town at least $4 million. But he said money would be saved in the long run as a result of no longer having to settle tax certioraris, a viewed shared by other municipalities. In Yonkers, a citywide revaluation has not been done since 1954. City Assessor Mark Russell has been pushing for one since he started his job 20 years ago. “It’s only fair that you pay the taxes that reflect the current market value of your property,” Russell said. “When you’ve gone 60 years without a revaluation, you cannot expect the assessment rolls to be fair to all property owners.” Russell said that a citywide revaluation would reduce certiorari and small claims assessment review filings by 50 percent.

Hospital — From page 1

residence and treatment center for medically fragile children that opened in 2012. The Hudson Valley Hospital Center project is featured in a photo gallery of Perkins Eastman’s health care portfolio on the firm’s web site. But attorneys at Nixon Peabody L.L.P., the Long Island firm representing HVHC, claim the firm was negligent, engaged in professional malpractice and breached its contract with the hospital when it failed to design the project to be compliant with state and local building and life safety codes and failed to provide

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New Rochelle recently hosted a League of Women Voters-sponsored forum on revaluation that featured assessors from throughout Westchester. New Rochelle City Manager Charles Strome has been a supporter of revaluation, having seen his city plagued by tax certioraris. He thinks that public opposition has curtailed revaluation efforts over the last 60 years. “People think their taxes are going to go up,” Strome said. “It’s just not very popular. I’m not sure the public understands it, but they are afraid of it. I’m optimistic about a lot of things, but I am not optimistic about revaluation.” County Executive Robert P. Astorino opposed to a countywide revaluation due to the cost – $80 million. In 1996, revaluation would habe cost the county and estimated $26 million. In Westchester, municipalities do their own assessments and collection of taxes with the county having no role. When Andrew J. Spano was county executive, the county formed the Collaborative Assessment Commission to study whether the county should do revaluation, which led to The Oblique Aerial & Street Level Photography Project in 2010. The $1 million project made it easier for municipalities to get better aerial photographs of properties to assist in assessments. In 1996, the county considered a countywide revaluation and a bill was approved in the state Senate and Assembly, though it was vetoed by Gov. George Pataki, who was swayed by last-minute lobbying efforts from the business community, including IBM Corp. and PepsiCo Inc. Pataki in his veto message delivered in October 1996 said the revaluation bill “would have profound and perhaps devastating effects on local economies, because of the onerous tax burden it imposes on local businesses. This bill would challenge the ability of small businesses throughout the county to keep their doors open and would codify serious inequities in the tax rates.” George Oros, chief of staff to Astorino,

said that while the county will not directly be involved, they would offer assistance if necessary. “Getting the county involved is not necessarily a good thing,” Oros said. “The county will provide whatever resources we have or any kind of data we’ve gathered, but the authority and responsibility rest with local municipalities.” While municipalities claim that revaluation will reduce tax certioraris, Jeffrey Rodner, a tax attorney that specializes in certioraris for the White Plains law firm Gellert and Rodner, does not believe it will have much of an impact. “It’s a crapshoot,” Rodner said. “It depends whether the firms that are hired are accurate in their estimates. There are always people going to be grieving.” Rodner said that revaluation will raise

prices on older homes and will cause senior residents to pay higher property taxes. “Revaluation will shift the burden from newer homes to older homes,” Rodner said. “These homes haven’t been assessed in years; there is a significant amount of appreciation since they were last valued. What kind of burden do you want to put on your elderly residents?” Amy Allen, managing director of advocacy and international business for the Westchester County Association, said the issue was a hot potato and that municipalities need to be more forthcoming about the cost. “We sat with a group of municipal officials and every time we asked what the actual cost would be, we got stymied,” Allen said. “I’d like to see what the plan would look like before offering an opinion. Yes in concept, but it depends on how you get there.”

HVHC with accurate information regarding its performance under the contract. “As an architectural firm with specialized expertise in the design of health care facilities in the state of New York, Perkins had an obligation to perform its design services pursuant to a high standard of care,” the hospital complaint stated. Hospital officials negotiated a special provision in the architect’s contract that required the firm to provide its services “in accordance with industry-accepted professional architectural standards appropriate for the size, complexity and other characteristics of the project in the jurisdiction where the project is located.” The design lapses led town of Cortlandt officials to deny the hospital a building

permit as project construction was about to begin, according to the complaint. The town’s rejection caused a delay of more than two months while the project was redesigned to add required features, including a new stair tower, a revised design for the stair tower foundation and smoke and fire walls throughout the hospital. The redesign for code compliance added about $2.2 million in project costs in the form of extra work and construction delays, resulting in a budget overrun of about the same amount, according to the complaint. And because Perkins “missed” the code compliance issues, HVHC “lost any chance of either stopping the project or redesigning the project to meet its budget,” hospital

attorneys claimed. HVHC officials also negotiated another special contract provision by which Perkins agreed to fully indemnify the hospital against all damages, including attorneys’ fees and defense costs, caused by the firm’s negligent performance. Attorneys for Perkins Eastman in February filed a motion to partially dismiss the hospital’s original complaint brought in January. Three allegations that defense attorneys argued should be dismissed were dropped from the amended complaint recently filed by hospital attorneys. Attorneys for the architect said HVHC refused to pay Perkins Eastman’s final invoices when the expansion project was completed.

Bronx linen service bound for Yonkers A Bronx-based linen service is slated to move to Yonkers with plans to expand its workforce. Assistance on several levels was green-lighted March 27 by the Yonkers Industrial Development Agency (IDA). Fast Linen Service Inc. plans to buy a 32,000-square-foot property at 945 Nepperhan Ave. to replace its current 6,000-square-foot leased location on White Plains Road in the Bronx. The company said its move to Yonkers will allow it eventually to triple sales. Fast Linen expects to provide 42 fulltime equivalent jobs once it completes the move. It now employs 30 in the Bronx. The project will also provide an estimated five construction jobs. “This is a win for Yonkers and the region,” said Mayor Mike Spano, who is also chairman of the Yonkers IDA. “Current employees can stay with the company, yet people will also be able to obtain the new jobs that will result from

the larger location. Fast Linen expects to triple its sales and we are glad they have chosen Yonkers as the place to do that.” The Yonkers IDA will provide an estimated $45,810 in mortgage tax exemptions and $61,975 in sales tax exemptions on materials used in construction and renovation on Nepperhan Avenue. Fast Linen expects to spend $3.6 million to buy and renovate the property. No time table was given for completion of renovations and moving. The IDA also expects to negotiate a temporary property tax abatement. The jobs brought to Yonkers will pay between $18,000 and $50,000 a year, with a total estimated payroll of $1.05 million annually, the IDA reported. “Providing about a hundred thousand dollars in tax incentives to bring more than 40 jobs to Yonkers is a good return for the city,” said Spano. — Bill Fallon

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Dealing with being the boss The older I get the more frustrated I get. Things come up in the business and I find I just don’t want to deal with them. Seems like sometimes there’s unwillingness on my part to address the seriousness of the issues at hand.

THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: Along with ownership come certain responsibilities. When you don’t want to deal with something, figure out why. Lay out a standard way to handle issues and learn to follow the path you’ve laid out. Give yourself time off. Business owners have more than one job. The obvious job is selling, making and delivering the sausage – the goods or services of the business. The job behind the job is all about what it takes to keep the business on track and productive. That’s where dealing with underlying issues and challenges comes into play. Spend time defining your job at the top of the organization. Include in your job description goal setting, regular review of the

company’s overall performance, looking forward to identify new opportunities and ways of doing things and securing the company’s assets and building additional ones for the future. Keep your focus on the big tasks that drive your company forward. Hand off the rest so the company can grow. Go through your daily routine and identify tasks that get in the way of doing your job as CEO. Are you too deep into details? Assign responsibilities to others. Is there no one to delegate to? Train or replace. Do you get distracted or interrupted? Schedule your time in blocks to help you stay on point. Set up meetings where you ask people to take action and report back on results. Coach them on what they could do next. Stay out of the mix personally. Learn to step back and wait it out. Challenge the people around you to deal with more glitches on their own. Remember that a dozen people working to solve problems are likely to accomplish more than you can by controlling all the decisions and actions. Trying to push forward without perspective can be unproductive. Few problems have to be resolved as quickly as you

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might think they do. It may be that your desire to delay is actually a helpful trait that gives you time to observe, reflect and decide. Take a look at why you’re delaying. Is it avoidance? Or are you simply giving the situation time to play out? Find someone you can talk with who is level headed, observes accurately and helps you sort through options. If you’re alone at the top of the organization, find an employee who fills the role of confidant. Have someone who can help you keep things in proportion. Focus your efforts on becoming a problem diagnostician. There are lots of reasons why things don’t go right in a business. And often the obvious signs are just symptoms covering over bigger issues. Set up a system to identify and assess problems. List issues on a white board. Map out the obstacles that contribute to, or result from, the problems. Document lessons learned as people deal with the issues that crop up. Look for common threads. Check in with owners of similar businesses to see if they’re having the same kinds of problems and to find out how they’ve put issues to bed. When issues crop up persistently, consider

hiring outside expertise to get another view on how to put things back on track. Ask employees for their advice on how they would solve persistent problems. Get them engaged in the debate and resolution of issues. Teach them to be problem solvers. When the business goes through a challenging period it’s common to feel a sense of frustration, of burn out, of avoidance. If you feel overwhelmed, give yourself a break. Get away, even for a long weekend. Let others take care of things for you while you take a time out to recharge your batteries. Looking for a good book? Try “The One Minute Manager Meets The Monkey” by Ken Blanchard. Andi Gray is president of Strategy Leaders Inc., strategyleaders.com, a businessconsulting firm that specializes in helping entrepreneurial firms grow. She can be reached by phone at (877) 238-3535. Do you have a question for Andi? Please send it to her, via email at AskAndi@ StrategyLeaders.com. Visit AskAndi.com for an entire library of her articles.

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he Yorktown Town Board is divided over what to do with a $3 million, 8,000-square-foot building in Shrub

Oak. The building has served as the sales office for Trump Park Residences, an $80 million, 141-unit active adult community off Barger Street, owned by Cappelli Enterprises Inc.

According to a written agreement, once 50 percent of the residential units were sold, the building was to be razed and replaced with a gazebo and a walking track. Even though half of the units remain unsold, a Cappelli spokesman said they no longer need a sales office. Some town officials, including Supervisor Michael Grace would like the structure to remain and be used for town purposes, like an office for the Parks and Recreation Department.

“The town has some needs for a building like that in the northern end of town,” Grace said. “A building like that could hold administrative offices and allow for us to run community programs.” At a work session, some residents were resistant to the idea, worried about what the town would do with the land, but Grace said it would simply be used as an office. While there is no set value for the building, estimates by Grace and Cappelli

Enterprises have it between $2 million and $3 million. Councilman Nick Bianco and the Yorktown Land Trust would prefer the building be razed and left as open space per

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the agreement made during the approval portion of the project. “I don’t believe in reneging on agreements,” Bianco said. “How do we benefit from this? This belongs to the land trust.” Councilman Dave Paganelli agrees with Bianco, while Councilman Terrence Murphy sides with Grace. Vishnu Patel could not be reached for comment. “Our motto is progress with preservation,” Murphy said. “I have no problem with preservation, but we have already preserved 3,000 acres of open space. You have a building on that piece of land, why would you want to wreck it just to have grass grow?” John Schroeder, president of the Yorktown Land Trust, negotiated the easement along with the Westchester Land Trust. He said that preserving 40 acres was the trade-off for Cappelli being able to put in several amenities and that the building would be taken down. “Buildings are not supposed to be there,” Schroeder said. “Our position is that the building has to come down or be moved.” A recreation easement approved by the town that sets aside five to 10 acres of the property to be used as a walking trail, paid for by Cappelli, also states that buildings should not be on the site. “As far as we are concerned, Yorktown has an obligation to enforce the conditions of a recreation easement,” Schroeder said. “The building must be removed from the site.” Joseph Apicella, executive vice presiRaze, page 14

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Natural Markets Food Group, the former Natural Markets Restaurant Corp., plans to create 10 additional jobs when it moves its headquarters this spring from Scarsdale to the Irvington riverfront. The company, which operates Mrs. Green’s Natural Market organic grocery stores, has leased 11,555 square feet of space at 1 Bridge St. in Irvington. The move from 700 White Plains Road in Scarsdale is expected to be completed in early May. Owned by Bridge Street Commercial L.L.C., 1 Bridge St. is a 100-year-old brick building that was part of the Lord & Burnham greenhouse factory complex. The waterfront property, parts of which sustained flood damage in Hurricane Sandy, has been converted to office suites and lofts and retail shops and restaurants. CBRE Group Inc. brokers Timothy Donohue and Kevin Langtry arranged the lease on behalf of the expanding tenant, while Bridge Street Commercial was represented in-house. Donohue said the organic grocer plans to add about 10 new jobs with the relocation. Natural Markets Food Group operates 11 Mrs. Green’s markets in Westchester and Putnam Counties, Long Island and Fairfield County, Conn.

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Varta Microbattery Inc. has relocated its Westchester County office from White Plains to a 6,254-square-foot space at 555 Theodore Fremd Ave. in the International Corporate Center at Rye. Based in Germany, Varta specializes in the research, development, production, sales and marketing of industrial and consumer battery systems. Its U.S. engineering, sales and customer service departments are in Rye. The company also maintains regional offices, a U.S. distribution network and warehouses on the east and west coasts.

The long-term lease was announced by Faros Properties L.L.C., the Manhattanbased landlord of the three-building, 170,000-square-foot International Corporate Center at Rye. Brokers Gregory Frisoli and Larry Ruggieri, managing directors of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, represented the landlord in the negotiations. The tenant was represented by Ian Ceppos and Al Gutierrez of CBRE Group Inc. “Working with the Faros Properties team allowed us to implement many creative design solutions to fit our vision of the space benefitting both VARTA and Faros,” William Flanagan, CEO and president of VARTA Microbattery, said in a press release. “Their close relationship with the city and local trades fast-tracked approvals on our very compressed schedule and they delivered on time.”

Apartment portfolio sells

A portfolio of nine nonperforming collateralized loans for eight multifamily buildings in southern Westchester recently was sold at a 29 percent discount on the assets’ current value. John Barrett, head of investment sales at Admiral Real Estate Services Corp. in Bronxville, exclusively represented the seller, an affiliate of Situs, the Texas-based commercial real estate loan servicer, in an allcash deal. Barrett said the notes were sold to affiliates of Gentar Management, an owner of multifamily assets in Westchester. The properties include 50 rental units in seven walk-up apartment buildings and a vacant multifamily shell. Six buildings are in southwest Yonkers and one each is in Mount Vernon and Pelham. Barrett said the par value for the collateralized notes at the time of the sale was $5,027,766. The portfolio contains eight notes in the first lien position and one subordinate note. Barrett said the properties “have suffered from poor management and deferred maintenance issues for several years but have significant upside from the acquisition cost.”

IT firm adds Hudson Valley space

Howard E. Greenberg, president of Howard Properties Ltd. in White Plains, represented data center operator Cervalis L.L.C. in a 5,694-square-foot expansion at 155 Myers Corners Road in Wappingers Falls. Cervalis leases 103,097 square feet of space in the former IBM Corp. research complex for its colocation data center and business continuity disaster recovery center. The provider of information technology infrastructure has expanded three times since first leasing 71,500 square feet of space at the Dutchess County location in 2000. Greenberg has represented Cervalis in more than 470,000 square feet of lease deals since the company was founded in 1999. — John Golden

Harnessing the 50-plus boomer boom BY BILL FALLON bfallon@westfairinc.com

elice Shapiro is a media veteran who has always been her own market. She was her market 25 years ago when as a Larchmont mother of two she started five print Family Guide magazines and ancillary publications, including Westchester Family magazine, which grew to 90 pages in its first year by targeting young families that resembled hers. Fast-forward to the world of clicks and terabytes and Shapiro’s year-and-a-half old venture is called Betterafter50.com (BA50 in

The “She Did It” arena focuses on business activities and, as such, the site is a font of ideas and networking possibilities. “It’s very popular,” Shapiro said of the business feature. “It’s a fight women can relate to.” shorthand) and, again, the now-56-year-old Shapiro is the standard-bearer for her own market. The demographic is booming. “A woman in America turns 50 every 16 seconds,” she said. The site attracted 15,000 visits initially and now attracts 85,000 monthly visitors. The managing editor is Ronna Benjamin, 54. Topics addressed might include adult children with aging parents and the maze of finances they face, sex, hormones and fashion. To keep it lively and regional, the site offers “Your City” sections, such as Your City Chicago or Your City New York. “We’re developing a community feel,” Shapiro said. As giants like Yahoo and Facebook seek to become one-site clearinghouses, Shapiro says, “We filter news sources and the idea is that as someone turns 50, BA50 becomes her home page.” The “She Did It” arena focuses on business activities and, as such, the site is a font of ideas and networking possibilities. “It’s very popular,” Shapiro said of the business feature. “It’s a fight women can relate to.” BA50 is hosting its first New York “She Did It” event April 16, hoping to attract 200 women to Manhattanville College for a oneday gathering featuring live and interactive

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Eileen Mildenberger, who served two years as executive director of the Westchester County Industrial Development Agency (IDA), has been named the county’s director of economic development. She will be replaced at the helm of the IDA by Jim Coleman, a marketing executive and former chief of staff to a Republican state senator from Putnam County. County Executive Robert P. Astorino announced their appointments at the monthly meeting of the county IDA board. The board unanimously approved Coleman’s appointment as the agency’s executive director, effective April 8. His annual salary is $115,450. Mildenberger succeeds Laurence P. Gottlieb, who in February left his post as the county’s economic development chief to become president and CEO of the Hudson Valley Economic Development

Corp. in Orange County. She has been the office’s interim director. Her new salary is $135,000 annually. An attorney who practiced bankruptcy law before entering public service, Mildenberger spent 12 years at Empire State Development Corp. under Gov. George Pataki. She served three years as chief operating officer of the 500-employee agency. After the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center, she worked with businesses in lower Manhattan as head of the state agency’s business recovery division. In her new post, Mildenberger, a White Plains resident, will act as the county’s liaison to the business community and help businesses and entrepreneurs stay and grow in and relocate to Westchester. She will also oversee the county’s tourism and film office. Coleman, a Scarsdale resident, in December ended a two-year stint as chief of staff to state Sen. Greg Ball. Since then, he has worked as director of marketing, acquisitions and development at Unicorn Contracting Corp. in Garrison, a builder of affordable housing and medical office buildings, according to his LinkedIn page. Before joining Ball’s Senate staff, Coleman for four years ran Success Unlimited New York Ltd., a business con-

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The Larchmont Village Board unanimously passed an ordinance banning singleuse disposable plastic bags from checkout counters in the village. The March 19 resolution mandates the use of reusable bags and paper bags produced of recycled materials. “Plastic bags are environmentally harmful and completely unnecessary,” said Jordan Christensen, Hudson Valley program coordinator for Citizens Campaign for the Environment (CCE), an advocacy group that dates to 1985 and that claims 80,000 members in New York and Connecticut. “CCE commends the Village of Larchmont for passing a resolution that will substantially increase reusable bag use among residents. This law will prevent the use of tens of thousands of plastic bags each year, which pollute Westchester’s parks and beaches and damage the Long Island Sound.” According to the CCE, in the last two years, the village of Mamaroneck and city of Rye had similar bans on plastic bags pass unanimously. And Westport, Conn., and both Southampton and East Hampton have already implemented bans in an effort to protect the Atlantic Ocean and Long Island Sound. “The village of Larchmont is the latest municipality in a growing regional movement to protect the Long Island Sound and to reduce litter by banning disposable

bags,” said Christensen. “Globally, waterfront communities have been leading this movement in order to protect the beaches, estuaries, and oceans that their residents rely on.”

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After 67 years, 800,000 volunteer hours and more than $5 million raised for its parent health facility, Lawrence Hospital Center’s Bargain Box in Bronxville will close its doors in June. “We are sad to lose the Bargain Box,” said Tracy Conte, vice president of Lawrence Hospital Center, in a prepared statement. “It has been an institution here in the village for 67 years and has had a great run. The decision to close was difficult for everyone involved, especially our volunteers, but everyone agreed the time has come.” The ground-floor store on Palmer Avenue offered everything from old books to furnishings to sports equipment and costume jewelry. It was run by the Lawrence

Hospital Auxiliary, of which Helen Lovell is president. “Throughout its history, our volunteers have given 800,000 hours of service and sales from the Bargain Box have amounted to more than $5 million that’s been donated back to the hospital,” said Lovell. “I am sure that the friendships that have developed working together through the years will continue.” The hospital reports the store had seen sales slide and donations drop off recently. The hospital has no immediate plans for the 3,000 square feet that will be vacated when the store empties, reporting it will explore options for how to best utilize the space for patient care. The Bargain Box will remain open until June 21. It will continue to accept donations until the end of May.

discrimination by ignoring local zoning restrictions. As part of the settlement, the county has to build 750 units of affordable housing by August 2016. County Executive Robert P. Astorino, who was not in office when the settlement was reached, has constantly been at odds with HUD since taking office in 2010. In a letter to Astorino, HUD claims the county has failed to promote zoning for affordable housing and has failed to adopt legislation prohibiting landlords from rejecting tenants that receive Section 8 subsidies. HUD is threatening to withhold $7.4 million in federal aid if the county does not

comply by April 25. The county executive’s office claims that they have been ahead of schedule of the settlement’s terms, and accused the federal government of trying to bully the county. “HUD’s latest action of unilaterally demanding that the county give up either its constitutionally protected rights or $7 million that it was promised two years ago shows that HUD has no regard or respect for fairness,” Edwin McCormack, communications director for Astorino said in a statement. McCormack said that the county has supplied volumes of data to prove that

zoning in Westchester is not exclusionary. The county has built 305 units since the settlement. “The impasse is over HUD’s refusal to accept the county’s well documented conclusions,” McCormack said. The county and HUD have butted heads in court before over the county refusing to adopt a law prohibiting landlords from rejecting Section 8 tenants, with a federal judge ruling against the county. An appeal is currently before the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals. — Sam Barron, Bill Fallon and John Golden

home prices rise, but trail largest metros

In January, home prices in the 20 largest U.S. metropolitan regions posted their largest annual gains since the summer of 2006, according to the Standard & Poor’s/ Case-Shiller Home Price Indices released March 26. The monthly composite that tracks home price trends in the country’s 10 largest cities increased 7.3 percent compared to January 2012, while the composite that tracks prices in the 20 largest metros increased 8.1 percent. “The two headline composites posted their highest year-over-year increases since summer 2006,” said David M. Blitzer, chairman of the Index Committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices, in the report. “This marks the highest increase since the housing bubble burst.” Each of the 20 largest regions posted annual gains, led by the Atlanta, Detroit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Phoenix and San Francisco metropolitan areas, which all posted double-digit annual gains. Out of the 20 regions tracked by S&P/ Case-Shiller, the New York region had the smallest gains at 0.6 percent compared to January 2012. However, the index measuring home prices in the New York metropolitan area was higher than the previous year for the first time in 24 months. “After more than two years of consecutive year-over-year declines, New York reversed trend and posted a positive return in January,” Blitzer noted.

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Westchester County is locking horns with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) with $7.4 million in federal aid at stake. The two entities are battling over the county’s compliance with a 2009 settlement claiming that the county promoted

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dent of Cappelli Enterprises, said his company is interested in donating the building to the town rather than knocking it down in favor of open space. “There’s plenty of grass,” Apicella said. “We’ve already set aside 40 acres. People can run to their hearts content. We’re not looking to make a profit; we want to do something good for a community that’s been very good to us. Why would we knock the building down?” Cappelli Enterprises has taken a big hit on the residential complex since it opened in 2007. More than half of the units remain unsold, and the units that have been sold are selling at only 70 to 75 percent of what

Cappelli Enterprises was originally asking. Initial asking prices for the one, two and three-bedroom homes ranged from the mid-$500,000s to $1.2 million. Apicella said they are now asking $250 to $300 per square foot. Apicella blames the recession for the sluggish sales. “It is still a struggle,” Apicella said. “It’s a beautiful spectacular property with an unbelievable amount of amenities. You name it, we have it there. The economy has just sucked the life out of the project.” While Grace and Apicella tout the value of the building, Schroeder maintains that an agreement is an agreement. “Whether the building is worth $3 million or $3,000, there cannot be a building there,” Schroeder said. “Our situation and our mission are very clear on this.”

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C2 Education, a test prep and tutoring center with 120 outlets nationally, has opened a new center on North Central Avenue in Hartsdale. C2 Education maintains locations in 13 states and Canada, including more than a dozen centers in the tristate area. The new C2 center, on the second floor at 142 North Central Ave., will provide families with access to C2 Education’s full range of customizable programs. Pictured at the recent ribbon-cutting were, from left, Anna

Chung, C2 director at Fort Lee, N.J.; Leah Cobelli, C2 Hartsdale teacher; Michelle Han, C2 director at Closter, N.J.; Hannah Lim, N.Y./Northern N.J. C2 district manager; Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner; Mr. Feiner’s father, Phil Feiner; Dawn Park, C2 Hartsdale director; Helen Park, C2 director at Plainview, N.Y.; Benjamin Yun, C2 director of digital learning; and Tierney Kraft, C2’s director of new store business. – Bill Fallon

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Business writer Frank Pagani after nine years with county-based public relations firm Thompson & Bender has launched a new consulting initiative as an independent marketing and public relations specialist. Pagani previously was an award-winning journalist with the U.S. Armed Forces. He co-founded and was senior creative writer and account executive for Miller & Pagani, a graphic design firm specializing in creating and producing annual reports for publicly owned companies. Among the IPO reports Miller & Pagani created were those for King World Productions and New Line Cinema. Pagani also served as manager for marketing and business development for the New York State Society of CPAs, responsible for creating and implementing the organization’s integrated marketing communications program. While working with the CPAs, the group attained its highest membership retention rates in a decade and brought a line of book-format publications to the marketplace. Pagani will provide businesses and organizations with strategic corporate and marketing communications, public relations consulting and business copywriting services for brochures, direct mail, annual reports, newslet-

ters, capabilities presentations, press releases, speeches, website content and advertising. His new office is at 43 Concord Road, Ardsley. He can be reached at (914) 843-5079 or gettingthestoryright@gmail.com. – Bill Fallon

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ABOVE THE BAR AWARDS

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NOMINATIONS Members of the Westchester business and legal communities are encouraged to nominate, pursuant to the criteria, one or more candidates for the following prestigious award categories:

SEVENTH ANNUAL COUNTYWIDE AWARDS PROGRAM RECOGNIZING OUTSTANDING WESTCHESTER ATTORNEYS

P PACE SETTER AWARD: AWARD: Candidate exemplifies overall excellence in professional and community work, prominence in the Westchester legal profession and fierce determination to being as good an attorney as possible. The highest award, the candidate must be well respected by peers and community.

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MOST SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS AWARD: Candidate is dedicated to one or more causes in the community as an active member or leader and has a significant history of pro bono legal or government service, which warrant praise and recognition by peers and community.

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Visit westfaironline.com for the nominating process. Each nomination should consist of a minimum of 200 words based on the criteria provided. Please submit your nomination and a copy of the nominee’s CV no later than April 8. For more information or questions, call Holly DeBartolo at (914) 694-3600, ext. 3006, or email hdebartolo@westfairinc.com.

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LEADING CORPORATE ATTORNEY: Candidate represents his/her company with high ethical and business standards, is open to community needs and is respected for his/her counsel and up-to-date knowledge of corporate issues. LEADING ELDERCARE ATTORNEY: Candidate has an impressive record of accomplishments in serving as an advocate for the elderly and their families, including dealing with long-term health and estate planning issues. MOST PROMISING PACE LAW SCHOOL STUDENT: Candidate, in his/her third year, who through passion and enthusiasm for the law, high scholastic achievement and initiative and involvement in school and community activities will be a promising member of the legal profession. “WITHOUT QUESTION WINNING THE ABOVE THE BAR AWARD IS ONE OF THE MANY HIGHLIGHTS OF MY LEGAL CAREER, BUT ITS MEANING IS FAR GREATER. IT CELEBRATES THE RULE OF LAW IN OUR PROFESSION AND IT RECOGNIZES ALL LAWYERS WHO FIGHT FOR THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS.” Tejash V. Sanchala 2012 Above The Bar Award Recipient Leading Labor & Employment Attorney

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THELIST: area wealth managers Listed alphabetically.

WESTCHESTER COUNTY AND REGION Next county list: March 8 westchester PR/Advertising Firms

Area wealth managers

Listed alphabetically. Name, address, phone number Area code: 914 (unless otherwise noted) Website

Barbara B. Markell John G. Ullman & Associates Inc. 30 E. Market St., Suite 1, Rhinebeck 12572 (845) 876-4499 ● jgua.com

Beth Blecker Eastern Planning Inc. 1 Blue Hill Plaza, Pearl River 10965 (845) 627-8300 ● easternplanning.com

Title Email address

Certified financial planner larry@itistrategies.com

CEO bblecker@easternplanning.com

Description of services/specialty

Retirement, estate and education planning; survivorship and insurance analysis

IRA distributions, cash-flow management, proactive financial management for near-retirees and women

Christopher W. Judge CFP Christopher W. Judge CFP 1053 Saw Mill River Road Suite 204, Ardsley 10502 693-6789 ● cwjudgefinancial.com

David Mazzetti Ameriprise Financial 176 Church St., Poughkeepsie 12601 (845) 454-3021 ● ameripriseadvisors.com

George S. Sinnott Sinnott Wealth Management, Inc. 555 Taxter Road, Suite 190, Elmsford 10523 909-1524 ● sinnottwealthmanagement.com

Geri Pell Geri Pell & Associates 800 Westchester Ave., Suite 300, Rye Brook 10573

Full-service financial planning

Financial advisor david.j.mazzetti@ampf.com

Wealth preservation, retirement planning, and estate planning strategies

info@sinnottwealthmanagement.com

Private wealth advisor geri.e.pell@ampf.com

253-8800 • geripell.com

John Coughlin Coughlin Financial Services Inc. 178 Myrtle Blvd., Larchmont 10538 834-1234 ● coughlinfinancial.com

Jonathan Adler

Certified financial planner info@coughlinfinancial.com

800 Westchester Ave., N-409, Rye Brook 10573

jonathan_adler@strategiesforwealth.com

288-8873 ● strategiesforwealth.com

Joseph F. Christiana Financial Services Center Inc. & Affiliates 3944 Route 9G, Red Hook 12571 (845) 876-1919 ● finserctr.com

ITI Strategies Inc. 994 Main St., Peekskill 10566 734-2800 • itistrategies.com

Ameriprise Financial 488 Freedom Plains Road Suite 105, Poughkeepsie 12603 (845) 452-9267 ● ameripriseadvisors.com

Emerald Retirement 4 Timmel Lane, Stony Point 10980 (845) 942-8578 • emeraldretirement.com

Mitchell Ostrove The Ostrove Group Inc. 4 New King St., White Plains 10604 (203) 222-0404 ● wealthguardllc.com

Westchester Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors 2500 Westchester Ave., Suite 202, Purchase 10577 253-7600 • westchesterwealthmgmtgrp.wfadv.com

Financial strategies; retirement, domestic partner and divorce planning, executive compensation and benefit strategies

Financial planning and investment management

President icm@incapman.com

Description of services/specialty

Tax preparation, retirement, distribution planning

Martin Cukaj

Nicole Lemke Retirement-distribution planning

Title Email address

Financial advisor martin.x.cukaj@ampf.com

President and certified financial planner

Chairman and CEO mitch@ostrovegroup.com

Senior registered client associate nicole.lemke@wellsfargoadvisors.com

Retirement planning strategies, investments, saving for education

Long-term financial and retirement strategies

Insurance planning, wealth conservation and distribution, estate analysis and planning, key person life insurance, business overhead protection

Personal financial assessment interviews, fixed-income strategies; retirement, estate and generational planning; college savings

Paul Bugbee Northwestern Mutual Financial Network 2 Holland Ave., Suite 1A, White Plains 10603

Financial representative

Financial guidance

437-7980 ● paulbugbee.com

Paul D. Santucci Ameriprise Financial 800 Westchester Ave., Suite 508, Rye Brook 10573

Private wealth advisor paul.d.santucci@ampf.com

Retirement planning and estate planning strategies, saving for education

Financial advisor info@lexcowealth.com

Financial planning, tax preparation and planning; income, debt and cashflow management; estate planning, business succession and legacy plans, asset protection, insurance and risk management, investment management and benefit planning

Private wealth advisor robert.e.feighan@ampf.com

Estate planning and retirement planning strategies, employee stock options

253-0800 ● ameripriseadvisors.com

Financial advisor

Strategies for Wealth

Lawrence J. DeNoia

Matthew S. Clement

Certified financial planner chris@cwjudgefinancial.com

President and certified financial planner

Name, address, phone number Area code: 914 (unless otherwise noted) Website

Vice president, investments/ operations of asset management jchristiana@finserctr.com

Business and estate planning, risk management analysis, executive compensation, employee benefits corporate retirement services

Peter Antonelli LEXCO Wealth Management Inc. 120 White Plains Road, Suite 112, Tarrytown 10591

468-8900 ● paciliowealth.com

Robert E. Feighan Health, life and long-term care insurance

Ameriprise Financial 100 Summit Lake Drive, Valhalla 10595 747-0200 ● ameripriseadvisors.com

Questions or comments, call 694-3600, ext. 3005.

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SPECIAL REPORT accounting

The man the accountants turn to Got money? Get the bull’s-eye off your back

By Bill Fallon bfallon@westfairinc.com

ton of money has come your way: an inheritance or you sold the successful business or a large sum via your prowess from beyond the 3-point arc. It’s a bona fide Hallmark moment: You’re having a liquidity event! Somehow the wealth managers will find you. Those managers will, as Greenwichbased Ray Chodos tells it, need to distinguish themselves. “When wealth managers want a new client because of a liquidity event –” the quick acquisition of capital “– they need to be the prettiest girl in the beauty contest,” Chodos said. Eventually someone wins the beauty pageant and an agreement is struck. The talk is of faith and of rates of return. The client thinks all is well. Then, the post-liquidity event king or queen of the world, riding high in a Mercedes limo, skids on ice and rearends a pickup. Suddenly, the driver of the pickup is saying, “Hello liquidity event!” and the one-time king or queen is reduced to penury. It happens all the time – notably but not uniquely to pro athletes who seemingly routinely lose millions overnight – and it is not the financial adviser’s fault any more than it is the adviser’s task to point out you could stand to lose a few pounds. It is Chodos’ job as principal in Wealth Preservation Group (wealthpreserve.com) – an international consortium of attorneys, accountants and advisers – to make you an unappealing target. “What I do is insulate your wealth from those who would involuntarily part you from it,” he said. As such, he tends to receive references – 80-85 percent of his business – from those who see the books and who know the worth: accountants. (Chodos occasionally works with his son, Adam Chodos, a U. Penn- and Dukeeducated lawyer/accountant and Wealth Preservation Group member.) “Now, let’s say my Mercedes limo has rear-ended that broken-down pickup truck,” Chodos said. “Does a law firm take the pickup driver’s case? It might be a good case, but if there are no attachable assets, the law

Ray Chodos, principal with Wealth Preservation Group in Greenwich.

“What I do is insulate your wealth from those who would involuntarily part you from it.” – Ray Chodos firm does not take the case. And the reason is that once a lawyer takes a case, the judge will usually insist that lawyer must stay with the case. It’s the attachable assets that make the case attractive to lawyers. It is very easy to find out assets in the public record; things in your name are generally attachable. “Culpability is important,” he said. “But more important is: Does the defendant have assets? After all, the lawyer has to be paid.” Chodos said the limo vs. pickup truck scenario takes very different paths if the limo is an entity unto itself. By New York state law, you cannot name an unrelated entity in a lawsuit. “So that means the plaintiff’s lawyers can go after the car, but they cannot go after, say, your house, which is owned by another L.L.C. “And what that means is: If you own 15 office buildings, do not make them a single corporation,” he said. Chodos’ skill at making people and businesses unattractive to lawsuits keeps him on

the move. His fees run from $5,000 to six figures, depending on the complexity of the assets. “I do not look for people; I’d say 80 to 85 percent of my business comes from CPA recommendations.” In one case, he digested 68 pages of documents – “wills, leases, mortgages, divorce agreements” – just to figure out what was needed to begin the insulation process. “But at this point, I still know only what they have given me. They might be up to something they’re not sharing, perhaps illegal activities.” A recent trip found Chodos in Las Vegas, where the owners of a large roofing company sought his advice. What Chodos found astounded him. “These were respected, confident business people, 66 and 58 years old and worth close to $15 million between them,” he said. “Yet they had everything in a single corporation: equipment, buildings, commercial lots in other states and $3 million in working capital. “They work with solvents, adhesives –

both toxic – and with flames. These goods have to be transported. And I told them what their exposure was. If adhesive fumes from one of their jobs should seep into a casino, I told them they could be reduced to zero. They told me their accountant had never mentioned this to them. They fired their Nevada accountant and hired one in New Haven.” On the financial end, the leap to insulation involves a leap from being a standard corporation (C Corp.) into a limited liability corporation (L.L.C.), a move that Chodos delegates to the CPAs. “It can require some complicated gymnastics to accomplish,” he said. Chodos’ consultations also involve insurers, with whom Chodos works closely. An anecdote reveals why he is needed. “It is very common for Canadians to own American businesses in states like New York and Minnesota with their common borders. Now let’s say the Canadian owner of a truck registered in Ontario is heading to a Canadian-owned business in New York and has an accident in New York. Who pays? The receiver? The sender? Is it ambiguous? What you do not know can definitely hurt you. “But we do not sell insurance,” he said. “We would not know the right questions to ask. We bring in paid consultants.” Besides asset insulation, Chodos addresses business succession. He spins a quick tale of multigenerational battles that come from failure to address this vastly under-addressed issue. “A successful man has a family; he has a business; the children are grown; then he starts another family; it’s a recipe for litigation.” The answer might be a trust, but Chodos is always circumspect. “There are so many factors,” he said. “That’s why I can never say to a client that I will take you on for $40,000. The analogy would be a doctor saying I’m going to take your blood pressure, but I won’t be listening to your heart.” Whether for asset insulation or business succession, Chodos allows himself a free rein to investigate, discussing details with insurers, human resources personnel, plant managers and attorneys. “I need to make them behave like a large company without the expenses of being a large company.” WCBJ • April 1, 2013

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The Business Hall of Fame 18 Beneﬁ ting: The Business Council of Westchester

NonProfit Guard Reputation Risk: Do You Know What People Know About You? What is said about us, our products, our services, our employees, or Markham F. Rollins III even our place of business could have devastating effects on the bottom line. And it doesn’t even have to be something based of fact to get airplay. A good place to start is to know what people, companies and others know or can find out about us today. Where can you find more information on Reputation Risk? Visit the Rollins NonProfitGuard for valuable resources on both business and personal risks.

Established in 2002, the Business Hall of Fame awards program recognizes the lifetime achievements of Westchester County businesses in ﬁve categories: small business, entrepreneurs, corporate citizens, family-owned companies and women in business. HONORING: Corporate Citizenship, KeyBank, Ruth H. Mahoney, president, KeyBank Hudson Valley/Metro New York District, to accept the award; Entrepreneurial Success, Patrick L. Vaccaro, partner, Jackson Lewis; Small Business Success, Murphy Brothers Contracting Inc., Sean Murphy, vice president and operations director, to accept the award; Women in Business Success, Judith Huntington, president and CEO, The College of New Rochelle; Family-Owned Business, Thalle Industries, Glenn Pacchiana, president and CEO, to accept the award TIME: 5:30 to 9 p.m. LOCATION: Glen Island Harbour Club, New Rochelle TICKET PRICE: $275 per person; sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Pat Nicolais at 948-2110 or visit www.westchesterny.org

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

Come laugh and celebrate in honor of the 2013 Red Door Award recipients. HONORING: Margot Milberg, Cindy Musoﬀ, Gerri Sommers, Michele Benach, Stacey Wechsler and Corporate Award recipients William S. Null and Cuddy & Feder L.L.P. TIME: 6 p.m. LOCATION: The Ritz-Carlton, Westchester CONTACT: Genna Farley at 644-8844, ext. 122, or gfarley@gildasclubwestchester.org or visit www.gildasclubwestchester.org or visit www.girscoutshh.org

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Sassy Ladies Shopping Night Out 19 Beneﬁ ting: Support Connection

This event is designed to attract sassy, lively, bold and full-of-spirit women who are looking to have a fun-ﬁlled night of shopping, new ideas and experiences. Along with vendors oﬀering products and services popular among females, you’ll love the “Pink Carpet” Fashion Show, showcasing some of the vendors’ products. You’ll also love the 2013 fashion trends and tips, brought to you by a surprise celebrity fashion and design consultant! EVENT CHAIRPERSON: Chereese Jervis-Hill TIME: 5 to 10 p.m. LOCATION: DoubleTree Hotel, Tarrytown TICKET PRICE: $15 per person; sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Chereese Jervis-Hill at 396-7664 or visit www.EventsRemember.com

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

Go the Distance is a family fun day. Its main event is a one-mile, noncompetitive walk around the Westchester Medical Center campus. Event activities include live entertainment and games for all ages. TICKET PRICE: Sponsorship opportunities available TIME: 8 a.m. to noon LOCATION: Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla CONTACT: Call 493-2575 or visit www.westchestermedicalcenter.com/walk

Seventh Annual Equal Access to Justice Dinner 24 Beneﬁ ting: Legal Services of the Hudson Valley APR

This event will celebrate the work of Legal Services of the Hudson Valley (LSHV) professionals –– staﬀ attorneys, paralegals and support personnel and the legions of pro bono attorneys. It also focuses attention on the essential need for equal access to justice in the community and in society. Since 1967, LSHV has advanced the cause of equal access to justice in our region. BENEFITING: Legal Services of the Hudson Valley HONORING: Thomas R. Lalla Jr., senior vice president and general counsel, Pernod Ricard USA and Proskauer Rose L.L.P. EVENT CHAIRPERSONS: Alfred E. Donnellan, DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr L.L.P. and Richard G. Menaker, Menaker & Herrmann L.L.P. TIME: 6 p.m. LOCATION: Westchester Marriott, Tarrytown TICKET PRICE: $250 per person; sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Hospitality Resource Group at 761-7111 or email Jenna@hrginc.net or visit www.lshv.org

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

Don’t miss the opportunity to support the eﬀorts of the Westchester Children’s Association on behalf of children. There will be delectable dining, tempting silentauction items and a presentation of the Edith C. Macy Distinguished Service Award. HONORING: Genevieve Piturro, founder and executive director, Pajama Program, with the Edith C. Macy Award for Distinguished Service TIME: 6 to 9 p.m. LOCATION: Tappan Hill, Tarrytown TICKET PRICE: $200 per person; sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Call 946-7676, ext. 300, or visit www.wca4kids.org

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Star Gala 2013 25 Beneﬁ ting: Family Services of Westchester

The STAR Gala is Family Services of Westchester’s major fundraiser for the year and honors those who have made a diﬀerence in the lives of children and families in Westchester. An audio visual presentation and silent and live auctions will also be part of the evening’s program. HONORING: Leslie Chang, Laura Saggese, the Vera and Walter Scherr Foundation and Con Edison TIME: 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. LOCATION: Glen Island Harbour Club, New Rochelle TICKET PRICE: $300 per person CONTACT: Gerry Goldberg at 305-6834 or visit www.fsw.org

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Annual Spring Dinner 25 Beneﬁ ting: Washingtonville Housing Alliance

Annual dinner, including a grand cocktail reception and silent auction. HONORING: Furniture ShareHouse TIME: 6 to 10 p.m. LOCATION: Hampshire Country Club, Mamaroneck TICKET PRICE: $125 per person; sponsorships and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Erika Alicea at 698-4299, ext. 10, or visit www.washingtonville.org

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KATONAH MUSEUM OF ART The Katonah Museum of Art (KMA) is a cultural destination offering ever-changing exhibitions that feature art from all cultures and time periods. The museum attracts visitors from Westchester and Fairfield counties, as well as the larger tri-state region. Located at the northern end of Katonah’s “Museum Mile” just off Route 22 and near John Jay Homestead and Caramoor, the Katonah Museum of Art is a few minutes taxicab ride from the Katonah Metro North station. According to KMA Interim Executive Director Belinda Roth, the museum is, “a welcoming cultural oasis for art lovers of all ages. We strive to exhibit art that truly inspires and to offer exceptional education and public programs. The museum is a resource to help create and stimulate great thinkers and develop life-long learning skills.” The museum mounts 10 exhibitions per year in its main galleries, Sculpture Garden and Learning Center, a space where families can explore handson art activities. Influential modernist architect Edward Larrabee Barnes

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designed the 10,000-square-foot building where the KMA offers adults stimulating lectures, workshops, trips, and social events. Among the many programs for children and families are Stroller Tours, Family Days, Saturday Story Time, Schools Out/Arts In vacation day programs, and art classes for ages three through 12. The museum’s innovative Arte Juntos/Art Together program for underserved new immigrant families has been recognized as a model program by the federal government. The KMA’s current exhibition, Beyond the Bed: The American Quilt Evolution (on view through June 16), traces the dynamic evolution of the North American quilt from the beginning of the 19th century to the present day. The exhibition features some of the finest quilts from across the country. In the quilt lab, visitors can create their own quilt blocks, which will be used in community quilts to be donated to babies in the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility and My Sister’s Place, a Westchester County shelter for battered women. Visitors can also learn about the AIDS Names Quilt and how to design a digital quilt. The annual Spring Benefit, “Kaleidoscope,” will be held Saturday April 27 at the Museum and will begin with cocktails in the Sculpture Garden, followed by dinner and dancing. The benefit honorees are Bedford residents

Leslie Needham and Tricia Swift. Tickets are $350 each and tables start at $5,000. To purchase tickets or for more information, please call 232-9555, ext. 2968. WHY GIVE? “The Katonah Museum of Art opens new worlds in a single visit. Five years after my nephew’s first visit he still remembers the art, the interesting installation and all that he learned as part of an education program. The KMA has programs that teach children how to turn art into poetry, show parents how to use art as a means to foster their children’s critical thinking skills and teaches adults to tap their imagination and intellectual thinking. The museum truly unleashes the power of art.” Ellen Grimes Trustee Katonah Museum of Art

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YOUR SOURCE FOR UPCOMING WESTCHESTER NOT-FOR-PROFIT EVENTS

An Evening of Food, Wine, Martinis and Fine Friends 25 Beneﬁ ting: Phelps Memorial Hospital Center APR

Now in its fourth year, it is an eagerly anticipated event oﬀering guests an opportunity to learn about wines from featured regions and savoring a tasting of wines accompanied by region-speciﬁc foods. This event is a sell-out every year. The event will also feature hearty hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction. TIME: 6:30 p.m. LOCATION: Tappan Hill Mansion, Tarrytown TICKET PRICE: $150 per person; sponsorships available CONTACT: Marissa Coratti at 366-3104 or visit phelpshospital.org

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Oasis of Hope 25 Beneﬁ ting: Grace Church Community Center

Cocktails, appetizers, food stations, entertainment and silent auction with emcee Tara Rosenblum, News 12 Westchester. HONORING: Milagros Lecuona, Rye Presbyterian Church and Scott Sobo TIME: 6 to 9 p.m. LOCATION: Ritz-Carlton, Westchester, White Plains TICKET PRICE: $150 per person; sponsorships and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Chris Schwartz at 949-3098, ext. 9737, or email ChrisSchwartz@gccares.org or visit www.gracecommunitycenter.org

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Volunteer Spirit Awards 26 Beneﬁ ting: The Volunteer Center of United Way

The area’s premier volunteer recognition event, which recognizes volunteers who have gone above and beyond in their service to the community. This year’s event will honor eight individuals/groups from Westchester, Putnam and Rockland counties for their outstanding volunteer service. HONORING: Education and Literacy Award, Marie Rama for Yonkers Partners in Education; Social Advocacy Award, Deborah Blatt for Family Services of Westchester The Sharing Shelf Program; Quality of Life Award, Lynn Halpern and Sandy Samberg for Sole Ryeders and Friends; Community Hero Award, Haina Just-Michael for New Rochelle Public Library; Going Green Award, Friends of the Old Croton Aquaduct; Arts and Culture Award: Carol Morse for Hudson Valley Singers; New York Life Youth Group in Action Award: Let’s Play It Forward Inc.; New York Life Youth Leader Award, Joseph Gusmano for East Fishkill Community Library EVENT CHAIRPERSONS: Susan Kushner TIME: 8 to 10 a.m. LOCATION: Hilton Westchester, Rye Brook TICKET PRICE: $75 per person; sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Allison Chader at 948-4452 or visit www.volunteer-center.org

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Wish Ball 26 Beneﬁ ting: Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Hudson Valley

Join Make-A-Wish Foundation and Darlene Rodruguez of NBC’s Today in New York and Mike Bennett of WHUD’s Mike & Kacey in the Morning, for the foundation’s largest fundraising event of the year as it celebrates 25 years of granting wishes in the Hudson Valley. Black tie optional. Did you know that a wish is granted every 40 minutes across the U.S.? Right now the foundation is working on granting 145 wishes in the Hudson Valley region. HONORING: Capital Contracting Corp. and Joseph Capobianco TIME: 6:30 p.m. cocktails and silent auction; 7:30 p.m. dinner, dancing and presentation LOCATION: DoubleTree Hotel, Tarrytown TICKET PRICE: $325 per peson; Wish tickets and sponsorships available CONTACT: Tara Thorne at 478-9474 or visit www.hudson.wish.org

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Kaleidoscope 27 Beneﬁ ting: Katonah Museum of Art

The night will begin with cocktails in the Sculpture Garden, followed by dinner catered by Abigail Kirsch and then dancing. The beneﬁt will celebrate the myriad exhibitions and people who make up the museum and its community. HONORING: Leslie Needham and Tricia Swift TIME: 6:30 p.m. LOCATION: Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah TICKET PRICE: $350 per person CONTACT: 232-9555, ext. 2968, or visit www.katonahmuseum.org

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The Second Annual Lindsey Night Gala 28 Beneﬁ ting: Peace Outside Campus

Enjoy cocktails and dinner, a presentation of awards for outstanding accomplishments and a silent auction featuring a Bruce Springstein autographed album and a week-long escape in a Tuscan Villa. HONORING: Alessandra Barbalaco, Tom Preston and Erica Iodice EVENT CHAIRPERSONS: Kathleen C. Bonistall and Mark Bonistall TIME: 4 to 7:30 p.m. LOCATION: CV Rich Mansion, White Plains TICKET PRICE: $100 per person CONTACT: Diane Fennell at 428-4411 or visit www.peaceoutsidecampus.org

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Hope’s Door 2013 Annual Gala 3 Beneﬁ ting: Hope’s Door

A fabulous evening of ﬁne dining and dancing to the rocking rythms of Joe D’Elia and the All Star Band. EVENT CHAIRPERSONS: Dr. Alyssa Dweck and Joel Seligman TIME: 6:30 to 11 p.m. LOCATION: Abigail Kirsch Tappan Hill Mansion, Tarrytown TICKET PRICE: Sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Jennifer Ryan Safsel at 747-0828, ext.1005, or visit www.hopesdoorny.org

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Fourth Annual Spring Fling Gala 4 Beneﬁ ting: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

The Spring Fling Gala is one of the foundation’s premier events, not just in terms of raising research dollars but also in creating awareness and invaluable partnerships that sustain a uniﬁed vision across the country. HONORING: Gerald J. Klein Jr., president and CEO, Mahopac National Bank and Nicholas A. Stephens, partner, Edgewood Management L.L.C. and Greater New York Chapter board member, with the 2013 Breath of Life Award for their extraordinary support and commitment to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and its mission TIME: 7 p.m. cocktails and silent auction, 8 p.m. to midnight program, dinner and dancing LOCATION: Hyattt Regency, Greenwich, Conn. TICKET PRICE: $300 per person; sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Teresa Guadio at 993-1460 or visit www.cffblackandwhiteball.com

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MHA on the move: Run/Walk 4 Beneﬁ ting: The Mental Health Association of Westchester

The run/walk is an inspiring, community-wide event in support of mental health and wellness. Racers/walkers can register individually or create teams and children can participate in a 1-mile kids’ race (ages 4-12). TIME: 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. LOCATION: FDR State Park, Yorktown TICKET PRICE: $15 to $25 per person CONTACT: Constance Moustakas at 345-5900, ext. 7511, or visit www.mhawestchester.org

Please join the walk to raise awareness about how each of us can help prevent child abuse and neglect. The funds will go toward community education and helping vulnerable families. This 5K walk and 1/2 mile stroll is intended for all ages and openly welcomes individuals, teams, families, friends and large groups. T-shirts, refreshments, prizes and giveaways; music, activities, and events at the completion of the walk. TIME: 8:30 a.m. to noon LOCATION: Rye Playland TICKET PRICE: Sponsorship opportunities available CONTACT: 997-2642 or visit www.capcwalkathon.dojiggy.com

CREATIVE BRAINSTORMING Meeting deadlines, increasing communication with donors, targeting donation – the list goes on and on; there is a lot to accomplish in the not-for-profit business world. Yet despite all the deadlines and pressures, it is important to take a time out for some creative thinking. If your staff is caught up in the “doing” of their jobs, consider a creative brainstorming session at your next staff meeting. Lay the groundwork that the more absurd the idea the better. Give your staff a topic and let them go wild. You’ll have to get the ball rolling yourself, so be sure to think of something completely off the wall to contribute. You may be surprised at how silly ideas can transform into something substantial and transformational for your staff and your organization. Good luck!

— Jim Steets, Vice President, Communications, Entergy

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March for Babies 4 Beneﬁ ting: March of Dimes

Celebrate 75 years of March of Dimes research, education, vaccines and breakthroughs beneﬁting every baby. Your support today helps to continue cutting-edge research and lifesaving programs to help a new generation of babies and families. TIME: 9 a.m. LOCATION: April 28: Saxon Woods Pool, White Plains, and Woodbury Common Premium Outlets, Central Valley MAY 5: Blue Hill Plaza, Pearl River and Walkway Over The Hudson State Historic Park, Poughkeepsie TICKET PRICE: Sponsorship opportunities available CONTACT: Ellen Sanﬁlippo at 610-7528 or visit www.marchforbabies.org

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

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To submit an event, visit www.HRGinc. net and click on “Planning Ahead” or for more information, please call 761-7111. Events are compiled in cooperation with Association for Development Oﬃcers Inc. www.adoonline.org

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A master builder class in progress at Legoland Discovery Center Westchester. Photo by Jim Sulley/Newscast.

Center refines blocking technique

BY BILL FALLON bfallon@westfairinc.com

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f you build it, they will come” worked swell for a movie ballfield carved into a cornfield. The new take on the adage as espoused by Legoland Discovery Center Westchester is: “If they build it, they will come.” At 32,300 square feet – about 75 percent of an acre – and containing 3 million plastic blocks, Legoland Westchester at 1 Ridge Hill Blvd. in Yonkers is the fifth such center nationally and 10th globally. United Kingdom-based Merlin Entertainments Group, the owner, puts the price tag to open at $12 million. It is expected to employ 100, though there was no listed breakdown by full- and part-time workers. Merlin runs sites globally, including in Australia, Hong Kong, China and 10 European nations. Merlin’s brands include the London Eye (the giant Ferris wheel on the River Thames), Madame Tussauds wax museums and several iterations of adventure lands, aquariums and wildlife parks. They attracted a total 46.4 million visitors in 2011, which was up 13 percent from 2010. The other four American Legolands are in Atlanta, Kansas City, Dallas-Fort Worth and Chicago. “We’re second to Disney in total visitors worldwide,” said Legoland Westchester manager Chris Mines, who assumes the reins having previously worked for Merlin at the London Eye and at the Las Vegas Madame Tussauds for

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Maddie Miller, left, of New City, and Alex Luis of Tarrytown examine the million-Lego “Miniland” exhibit at the new Legoland Discovery Center Westchester in Yonkers March 21. Photo by Jim Sulley/Newscast.

12 years total. “We began this Westchester program in November. Just to construct Miniland of more than a million blocks took 20 builders nearly six months to complete.” Miniland encompasses New York City and Westchester landmarks in day/night cycles that take just five minutes, not 24 hours. “It’s been a new experience, but real fun so far,” he said. The new Legoland can accommodate between 650 and 750 persons. The target audience is children ages 3 to 10 and their families. A birthday party offering begins

May 9. Mines said that after summer he would look to introduce corporate events. There is a 98-seat theater. Children must be accompanied, which prevents the site from becoming a daycare center. It is, in fact, something of an engineering school. “We encourage interactive learning between parents and children,” Mines said. There is an onsite Builder Academy to teach construction techniques. “The skills required to build a good model are the fundamental engineering skills,” Mines said. “We

even have an earthquake table. We switch on the power and if the building is not built properly it will fall. It really shows them the importance of a good foundation.” The site was set to open officially March 27, having already enjoyed a limited opening a week prior for 100 lucky gatecrashers from a pair of regional schools. Tickets are $18 for ages 3 to 12 and $22 for 13 and up; children under age 2 get in free. Prebooking perks include special ticket prices and priority entry to the attraction.

TWO rEal ESTaTE TYcOONS rEVEal THEir SEcrETS TWO LONGTIME PALS WHO REACHED THE PINNACLE IN COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY WILL TAKE TO THE STAGE AND RECOUNT THEIR EARLY DAYS – TRIALS AND ERRORS AND SOME HILARIOUS MOMENTS AS WELL – TO THE PRESENT TIME. YOU’LL CHUCKLE AND YOU’LL GAIN INSIGHT TO THE SECRETS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE SUCCESSES. YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO FIND OUT WHAT MAKES THE SCINTO AND RAVEIS EMPIRES TICK.

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Reduce stress and increase productivity at work BY MICHAEL COCILOVO

ork can be a stressful place whether you earn your living in a corporate setting, home office, a factory, health care facility, school or other setting. Some stress is good. It motivates us and makes us stronger. Too much stress, however, can negatively affect our health and reduce productivity. Fortunately, there are specific things we can do to help us reduce our stress at work and better cope with it. 1. Make sure your workplace is cheery and well lit. Too often we tend to work in small, cramped areas that are dreary, dark and just plain depressing. One of the most important aspects of reducing stress is making sure we are happy and motivated to be at our workstation. So first, brighten up your space by painting your area a bright and cheery color if possible. Try to make sure you have access to bright, indirect outside light and a window that you can open for fresh air. If this is not possible, then at least make sure that you have ample lighting to illuminate your workstation. Improper lighting in a work environment can cause health-related issues

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such as eyestrain, fatigue, physical stress and headaches. 2. Address the ergonomics of your workstation. Poor posture, lack of proper equipment and incorrect positioning of your computer and chair are all contributing factors to neck and back pain. Working at a computer can cause a lot of distress in a number of different parts of the body, including neck and back, shoulders, wrists and hands. Here are some simple things we can do to minimize these problems: • Seat height should be such that our thighs are horizontal, lower legs vertical, and feet flat on the floor or on a footrest. The seat height should also allow a 90 degree angle at the elbows for typing and the backrest should offer firm support, especially in the lumbar (lower back) region. • The computer monitor should be clear and easy to see without leaning forward or looking up or to one side. The height where the top of the screen is should be level or within 15 degrees below eye level, and less than an arm’s length away from you. • The computer keyboard and keyboard tray should allow for comfortable typing or keying. Your keyboard should be at a height that allows your elbows to be bent about 90

degrees and close to your sides. The computer mouse should be situated so that it does not require a lot of forearm movement or force. • If your job requires long periods on the telephone, then a telephone headset or speaker phone should be invested in so you avoid awkward neck and shoulder positions while talking and doing other tasks, such as typing. While many of these suggestions may seem minor, when your wrists, arms, neck, eyes or back are at an uncomfortable or awkward angle day after day for extended periods of time, the impact it has on your health will be major. While workplace injuries such as slips or falls are obvious in their impact on productivity and health, less obvious strains and pains can wreak havoc on your overall health and ultimately have a negative impact on productivity. Simple quick adjustments can often eliminate longterm problems. 3. Take breaks and remember to stretch. No matter how well a workstation is designed, problems may arise if attention is not paid to the way the work is done. Working at a computer often involves very few changes in body position and this lack of movement can lead to muscle pain and

strain. The best way to avoid this is by taking a break for a few minutes every hour spent at a workstation. In addition, simple stretches to the neck, shoulders, arms and wrists and low back are an important way of reducing the tightness and stiffness that often comes from sitting in one position for long hours. The ability to work in a comfortable and happy environment is a benefit not only to your health and mental attitude, but also to the bottom line. Less stress at work leads to increased productivity and improved quality of work life for employees and management alike, so spend some time making sure your office is a de-stressed place to be. Michael Cocilovo is the director of New City Chiropractic Center. He often provides corporate workshops on The Healthy Office as well as corporate wellness and productivity. He is a member of the New York State Chiropractic Association and is past president of the Rockland County chapter of the American Chiropractic Association.

IF WARREN BUFFETT SAID ‘BUY,’ WOULD YOU? Here’s what the Oracle of Omaha had to say in his annual letter to shareholders after Berkshire Hathaway bought 28 newspapers in 15 months:

“THE WORLD HAS CHANGED ... NEWSPAPERS CONTINUE TO REIGN SUPREME, HOWEVER, IN THE DELIVERY OF LOCAL NEWS.” “THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR A LOCAL NEWSPAPER THAT IS DOING ITS JOB” “PAPERS DELIVERING COMPREHENSIVE AND RELIABLE INFORMATION TO TIGHTLY BOUND COMMUNITIES AND HAVING A SENSIBLE INTERNET STRATEGY WILL REMAIN VIABLE FOR A LONG TIME.” That’s what the Business Journals are all about.

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WHEN HOW IF

Will the Westchester County commercial real estate market and economic development ever regain their luster? Let’s find out. Ask the experts.

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+ PANELISTS TO DATE:

STEPHEN BANKER - Executive Managing Director, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank GEORGE CONSTANTIN - Founder and CEO, Heritage Realty Services KEVIN PLUNKETT - Deputy Westchester County Executive TOM ROACH JR. - White Plains Mayor ROBERT WEISZ - Chairman and CEO, RPW Group MODERATORS:

ALFRED DELBELLO - Partner, DelBello Donnellan, Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr CHRIS O’CALLAGHAN - Managing Director, Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. PRESENTED BY

WESTCHESTER COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL 11:30 A.M. – MEET, GREET AND LUNCH ON US NOON – PROGRAM

At: 4 Gannett Drive, White Plains

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FACTS& FIGURES on the record Westchester

White Plains

Fast Linen Service Inc. Filed by Maria Maruca Tomas Agustin. Action: denial of overtime compensation claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Brandon David Sherr and Justin Alexander Zeller. Filed March 21. Compass Group USA Inc., et al. Case no 13-01920. Filed by Moustafa Hassan, et al. Action: denial of overtime compen- Francis Harvey and Sons Inc. sation claim. Attorney for plain- Filed by Babcock & Wilcox Contiff: William Coudert Rand. Filed struction Company Inc. Action: breach-of-contract claim. Attorney March 21. Case no. 13-01883. for plaintiff: Kristen Ann Bennett. Congoo L.L.C., et al. Filed by Filed March 21. Case no. 13-01892. Chrysler Group L.L.C. Filed by Jack Sculfort, et al. Action: productdiversity liability claim. Attorney for plaintiff: David G. Squillante. Filed March 20. Case no. 13-01755.

Mrrc Cuisine Inc., 249 W. Route 59, Nanuet 10954. Chapter 11, volBankruptcies untary. Attorney: Robert S. Lewis, New York City. Filed March 26. The following petitions were filed in Case no. 13-22478. the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in White Plains. Chapter 11 indicates Court Cases the filer intends to submit a plan of reorganization 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 Broadspring Inc. Action: claim filed Plains. Manhattan under the Trademark Infringement Lanham Act of 1946. Attorneys for 3B Restaurant Corp., et al. Filed plaintiff: Jack A. Gordon and Josh241 W 132 L.L.C., c/o Migdol Orby Narciso J. Aldana. Action: de- ua B Katz. Filed March 20. Case no. ganization, 223 W. 138 St., New nial of overtime compensation 13-01866. York City 10030. Chapter 11, volunclaim. Attorney for plaintiff: Justin tary. Attorney: Isaac Nutovic, New Alexander Zeller. Filed March 21. York City. Filed March 25. Case no. DB Structured Products Inc. Case no. 13-01903. 13-10875. Filed by Ace Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 200723rd & 9th Restaurant Corp., HE3. Action: breach-of-contract Siegmund Strauss Inc., 110 E. et al. Filed by Juan Galicia, et al. claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: De49 St., P.O. Box 889, Bronx 10451. Action: claim filed under the Fair lyan Mitkov Dimitrov, Lani A. PerlChapter 11, voluntary. Marc E. Labor Standards Act of 1938. Attor- man and Michael S. Shuster. Filed Richards, New York City. Filed neys for plaintiff: Brandon David March 20. Case no. 13-01869. March 25. Case no. 13-10887. Sherr and Justin Alexander Zeller. Filed March 21. Case no. 13-01906. DCM Group L.L.C. Filed by the TYT East Corp., 35-37 E. Broadtrustees for the Mason Tenders way, New York City 10013. Chap665 9th Ave.Restaurant Corp., District Council Wlefare Fund, ter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Heng et al. Filed by Juan Galicia. Action: Pension Fund, Annuity Fund and Wang, New York City. Filed denial of overtime compensa- Training Program Fund, et al. AcMarch 23. Case no. 13-10864. tion claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: tion: claim filed under the Labor Brandon David Sherr and Justin Management Relations Act of 1947. Alexander Zeller. Filed March 21. Attorney for plaintiff: Haluk Savci. Case no. 13-01902. Filed March 21. Case no. 13-01925.

Items appearing in the Westchester County Business Journal’s On The Record section are compiled from various sources, including public records made available to the media by federal, state and municipal agencies and the court system. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this information, no liability is assumed for errors or omissions. In the case of legal action, the records cited are open to public scrutiny and should be inspected before any action is taken. Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to: Bob Rozycki c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 3 Gannett Drive, Suite G7 White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: 694-3600 • Fax: 694-3680

ASSA Corp., et al. Filed by Anna Beer, et al. Action: suit on loan agreements claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: James Lawrence Bernard, Judy Peacock Goodwin, Curtis Campbell Mechling and Benjamin Weathers-Lowin. Filed March 20. Case no. 13-01848.

Electrical and Electronic Controls Inc. Filed by the United States of America. Action: claim filed under the False Claims Act of 1863. Attorney for plaintiff: Jaimie Leeser Nawaday. Filed March 21. Case no. 13-01840.

Le Mirage Cafe Corp., et al. Filed by Alejandro Martinez, et al. Action: claim filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Attorney for plaintiff: Robert Louis Kraselnik. Filed March 20. Case no. 13-01865. M Culinary Concepts Inc., et al. Filed by Kim Yancey. Action: claim filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Attorney for plaintiff: Donald Jeffrey Weiss. Filed March 21. Case no. 13-01897.

Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International P.L.C., et al. Filed by Nextera Energy Capital Holdings Inc. Action: declaratory judgment claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Ananda N. Chaudhuri, Keith Martin Fleischman and Bradley Forrest. HipHopLand Ltd., et al. Filed by Filed March 20. Case no. 13-01873. Reservoir Media Management Inc. Action: copyright infringement New York Beer Co. L.L.C., et al. claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Barry Filed by Israel Cano. Action: denial Isaac Slotnick. Filed March 20. of overtime compensation claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Brandon Case no. 13-01847. David Sherr and Justin Alexander Jesa 31 Inc., et al. Filed by Angel Zeller. Filed March 21. Case no. Ortiz, et al. Action: claim filed un- 13-01921. Hilton Hotels Inc. Filed by Mohammad Mahmoud Khan. Action: job discrimination (age) claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Aymen A. Aboushi. Filed March 21. Case no. 13-01919.

der the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Attorneys for plaintiff: C.K. New York Life Insurance Co., et Lee and Anne Melissa Seelig. Filed al. Filed by Christopher L. Sweet, et al. Action: claim filed under the March 22. Case no. 13-1927. Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Landauer-Metropolitan Inc. Attorneys for plaintiff: Norman Filed by Jerome Russell. Action: Berman, John Halebian, Adam C. denial of overtime compensation Mayes and Nathaniel L. Orenstein. claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Mi- Filed March 20. Case no. 13-01832.

chael Steven Samuel and David Stein. Filed March 21. Case no. One Ten Restoration Inc. Filed by the trustees for the Mason Ten13-01826. ders District Council Welfare Fund, Merrill Lynch L.P. Holdings Inc., Pension Fund, Annuity Fund and et al. Filed by Hudson 2012 L.L.C. Training Program Fund, et al. AcAction: other-contract claim. At- tion: claim filed under the Labor torney for plaintiff: Leonard Alan Management Relations Act of 1947. F&J Steaks 37th Street, L.L.C. Benowich. Filed March 20. Case no. Attorney for plaintiff: Haluk Savci. Filed March 20. Case no. 13-01879. Atlantico Bakery Corp., et al. Filed by Carlos Cuzco, et al. Action: 13-01857. Filed by Felipe Garcia. Action: claim denial of overtime compensation filed under the Fair Labor Stan- claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Robert Paola›s Restaurant Group L.L.C., dards Act of 1938. Attorneys for Louis Kraselnik. Filed March 20. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. et al. Filed by Antonio Capriglione, Filed by Howard Duffy. Action: plaintiff: Brandon David Sherr and Case no. 13-01859. claim filed under the Employee et al. Action: denial of overtime Justin Alexander Zeller. Filed Retirement Income Security Act compensation claim. Attorneys March 21. Case no. 13-01904. of 1974. Attorney for plaintiff: Mi- for plaintiff: Nahir Marely Merchael Yoeli. Filed March 21. Case no. cado and Louis Pechman. Filed March 20. Case no. 13-01852. 13-01880.

Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P., et al. Filed by Tapinder Singh, et al. Action: personal-injury claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Michael Frank Rubin. Filed March 20. Case no. 13-01860. Prince 28 L.L.C., et al. Filed by Frank Delessio. Action: denial of overtime compensation claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Joseph A. Fitapelli, Frank Joseph Mazzaferro and Brian Scott Schaffer. Filed March 20. Case no. 13-01836. Reich & Binstock L.L.P., et al. Filed by Lewis Saul & Associates P.C., et al. Action: breach-of-contract claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Lewis Saul. Filed March 20. Case no. 13-01835. Simchick Meats Inc., et al. Filed by Erol Oskay. Action: claim filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Attorneys for plaintiff: Brandon David Sherr and Justin Alexander Zeller. Filed March 21. Case no. 13-01905 . Smith & Nephew Inc. Filed by Susan Simon. Action: personalinjury claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Michael Scott Schlesinger. Filed March 26. Case no. 13-01909. Snowcap L.L.C. Filed by Javier Monge. Action: federal question: other claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Jennifer Elizabeth Tucek. Filed March 20. Case no. 13-01864. S.A.S.C.O. Trading Inc., et al. Filed by Company 81 L.L.C. Action: copyright infringement claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Lisa M. Buckley. Filed March 21. Case no. 13-01912. SDNY 19 Mad Park L.L.C., et al. Filed by Luis Enclada. Action: claim filed under the Fair Labor Management Act of 1947. Attorney for plaintiff: Daniel Maimon Kirschenbaum. Filed March 22. Case no. 13-01926.

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FACTS&FIGURES 24 Bush Avenue Realty Corp., Bronx. Seller: Hudson City Savings Bank, Paramus, N.J. Property: 24 Bush Ave., Rye. Amount: $150,000. Filed March 25.

Iona College, New Rochelle. Seller: The Christian Brothers’ Institute, New Rochelle. Property: 29 Montgomery Place, New Rochelle. Amount: $693,000. Filed March 26.

98 Edgars Lane L.L.C., Forest Hills. Seller: Adam Dorn, et al, Sushi Nomado Of Manhattan Greenburgh. Property: 98 EdInc., et al. Filed by Junus Toar. Ac- gars Lane, Greenburgh. Amount: tion: claim filed under the Fair La- $770,000. Filed March 25. bor Standards Act of 1938. Attorney for plaintiff: Justin Alexander Zeller. A and F Partners L.L.C., Ardsley. Filed March 21. Case no. 13-01901. Seller: Pirrotti and Pirrotti Ltd., Ar-

Iona College, New Rochelle. Seller: The Christian Brothers’ Institute, New Rochelle. Property: 53 Montgomery Place, New Rochelle. Amount: $778,000. Filed March 26.

Spanish Creations Shoe Imports Inc., et al. Filed by Christian Louboutin S.A., et al. Action: trademark infringement claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Stephanie J. Cohen and Harley Irwin Lewin. Filed March 21. Case no. 13-01908.

San Antonio Properties Inc. Seller: Maria Flynn, et al. Property: 6 Third St., New Rochelle. Amount: $280,000. Filed March 21. The Christian Brothers’ Institute, New Rochelle. Seller: Iona College, New Rochelle. Property: 71 Beechmont Drive, New Rochelle. Amount: $168,000. Filed March 21.

Valeria Realty Corp., Bronx. SellJAL Acquisitions L.L.C. Series er: Victor Sozio, Tuckahoe. Prop2012A Yonkers Terrace, Purchase. erty: 50 Columbus 602, Eastchester. dsley. Property: 501 Ashford Ave., Seller: Deloris Worrell, et al, Yon- Amount: $278,000. Filed March 22. Transmedia Communications Greenburgh. Amount: $550,000. kers. Property: 12 Yonkers Terrace, Yonkers. Amount: $170,000. Filed S.A. Filed by Retail Entertain- Filed March 21. March 20. ment Design L.L.C. Action: other contract claim. Attorney for plain- CDT Real Estate Management Foreclosure tiff: John Gleeson Aicher Jr. Filed Corp., Mamaroneck. Seller: Antho- LLD Development L.L.C., New Auctions March 21. Case no. 13-01895. ny J. Keogh, White Plains. Property: York City. Seller: Nicole Kagan, Yacht Path International Inc., et al. Filed by Chinese-Polish Joint Shipping Co. Action: motion to confirm arbitration loan claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: John Alan Orzel and Lindsay Anne Sakal. Filed March 21. Case no. 13-01899.

Deeds Above $1 million 616 Fayette Avenue Realty L.L.C., Mamaroneck. Seller: RJ DeSantis Realty Corp., Mamaroneck. Property: 616 Fayette Ave., Mamaroneck. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed March 22. Briarcliff Grocery Owners L.L.C., New York City. Seller: Shopwell Inc., Montvale, N.J. Property: 1886 Pleasantville Road, Ossining. Amount: $5.9 million. Filed March 22. Iona College, New Rochelle. Seller: The Christian Brothers’ Institute, New Rochelle. Property: 33 Pryer Terrace, New Rochelle. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed March 26.

1303 Fox Glenn Drive, Hartsdale 10530. Amount: $43,990. Filed March 25. Central Mortgage Co. Seller: John C. Guttridge, Tarrytown. Property: 304 Lockwood Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $611,911. Filed March 20. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Babak Ghezelayagh, Croton-on-Hudson. Property: 120 Croton Park Road, Cortlandt. Amount: $196,000. Filed March 22. Harrison Properties L.L.C., Rye. Seller: Barbara Loewengart, et al, Wayne, Pa. Property: 151 Crotona Ave., Harrison. Amount: $120,000. Filed March 26. Hook Builders Inc., Katonah. Seller: Alexander L. Bolen, et al, New York City. Property: 334 Hook Road, Bedford. Amount: $950,000. Filed March 25. Hudson City Savings Bank, Paramus, N.J. Seller: John Campbell, White Plains. Property: 29 Carpenter Ave., Mount Kisco. Amount: $750,000. Filed March 21.

Iona College, New Rochelle. Seller: The Christian Brothers’ InBelow $1 million stitute, New Rochelle. Property: 71 Beechmont Drive, New Rochelle. 163 Linden Street Realty L.L.C., Amount: $797,000. Filed March 26. New Rochelle. Seller: EverBank, Jacksonville, Fla. Property: 38 Iona College, New Rochelle. Linden St., Yonkers. Amount: Seller: The Christian Brothers’ In$331,175. Filed March 26. stitute, New Rochelle. Property: 33 Beechmont Drive, New Rochelle. 233 Lakeview Realty Corp., Val- Amount: $985,000. Filed March 26. halla. Seller: Steve Horn, et al, Ossining. Property: 233 Lakeview Ave., Mount Pleasant. Amount: $665,000. Filed March 21.

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Ardsley. Property: 30A Orlando CHAPPAGUE, 7 Hilltop Circle. Ave., Greenburgh 10502. Amount: Single-family residence; 1.02 acres. $195,000. Filed March 25. Plaintiff: Kondaur Capital Corp. Plaintiff’s attorney: Pulvers Pulvers Midland Avenue Properties & Thompson, (212) 355-8000; 10 Inc., White Plains. Seller: Anthony E. 59 St., New York City. Defendant: Varvaro, et al, Valhalla. Property: Alan Mass Referee: David Gallo. 125 S. Fulton St., Greenburgh. Sale: April 10, 10 a.m. Approximate Amount: $600,000. Filed March 22. lien: $1,320.101. Midland Avenue Properties Inc., White Plains. Seller: Anthony Varvaro, et al, Valhalla. Property: 126 S. Fulton Ave., Greenburgh. Amount: $250,000. Filed March 25.

CHAPPAQUA, 7 Hilltop Circle. Single-family residence; 1.02 acres. Plaintiff: Kondaur Capital Corp. Plaintiff’s attorney: Pulvers Pulvers & Thompson L.L.P., 110 E. 59 St., New York City. Defendant: Alan NIVKI L.L.C., Rye Brook. Seller: Mass. Referee: David Gallow. Sale: Katherine R. Consiglio, Fairfield, April 10, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: Conn. Property: 181 Purchase St., $1,320,100.92. 10, Rye. Amount: $187,000. Filed March 26. CORTLANDT MANOR, 24 Amalfl Drive. Single-family resiPalmer 905 L.L.C., Mamaroneck. dence; 1.0 acres. Plaintiff: Astoria Seller: Loren Matos, Mamaroneck. Federal Savings & Loan AssociaProperty: 905 Palmer Ave., 5C2, tion. Plaintiff’s attorney: Thomas Mamaroneck. Amount: $348,000. & Graham, (516) 535-8575; 2000 Marcus Ave., Lake Success. DeFiled March 22. fendant: Michelle Madiou. Referee: Barbara Lerman. Sale: April Palmer Consultants L.L.C., Pleas- 4, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: antville. Seller: Virginia F. Bard, $303,140.49. Armonk. Property: 13 Yale Place, North Castle. Amount: $748,018. ELMSFORD, 110 Winthrop Ave. Filed March 21. Single-family residence; .11 acres. Plaintiff: Trustco Bank Plaintiff’s Prudential Relocation Inc. Seller: attorney: Overton Russell Doerr Robert Guyett, et al, Yorktown & Donovan L.L.P., 19 Executive Heights. Property: 3610 Gomer St., Park Drive, Clifton Park. DefenYorktown. Amount: $285,000. Filed dant: Vinedor Guillanume. Referee: March 20. Roger Eichel. Sale: April 2, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: not available. Random Property Group L.L.C., Port Chester. Seller: Scott Peter LaDore, et al, Port Chester. Property: 248 S. Regent St., Rye. Amount: $376,000. Filed March 20.

MAHOPAC, 8 Florence Drive. Single-family residence; .92 acre. Plaintiff: CitiMortgage Inc. Plaintiff’s attorney: Knuckles, Komosinski & Elliot, (914) 345-3020; 565 Taxter Road, Suite 509, Elmsford. Defendant: John Leather. Referee: Max Di Fabio. Sale: April 2, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $434,463.53.

YONKERS, 50 Maple St. Apartments; .13 acre. Plaintiff: Flushing Savings Bank FSB. Plaintiff’s attorney: Clair & Gjertsen, 720 Post Road, Scarsdale. Defendant: Salwa Muquattash. Referee: Mitchell Weingarden. Sale: April 10, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $325,000.

MOUNT KISCO, 3 Park Drive, Apt. 3. Condominium; not available. Plaintiff: The Board of Managers of Brookside Village Condominium Plaintiff’s attorney: Herrick Feinstein L.L.P., 2 Park Ave., New York City, (212) 5921476. Defendant: Janet Taylo. Referee: John Sarcone Sale: April 3, 11:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $15,049.99.

Judgments 4MT Inc., d.b.a. Pride Limo, Yonkers. $11,992 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed May 23.

8224 Bay Parkway L.L.C., New Rochelle. $265 in favor of the New MOUNT VERNON, 2 George York State Department of Labor Place. Two-family dwelling; .1 acre. Unemployment Insurance DiviPlaintiff: Deutsche Bank National sion, Albany. Filed May 23. Trust Co. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shapiro, Dicaro & Barak L.L.C., 105 A #1 Quality Home ImproveMaxess Road, Melville, (631) 844- ment Inc., Peekskill. $767 in favor 9611. Defendant: Ramel Sherman. of the New York State Department Referee: Richard Glickel. Sale: April of Labor Unemployment Insurance 11, 10:30 a.m. Approximate lien: Division, Albany. Filed May 23. $594,556. A and J Little Shop of Heros NEW ROCHELLE, 38 Carol Inc., Jefferson. $4,049 in favor of St. Single-family residence; the New York State Department of .25 acre. Plaintiff: Irene Szabo. Labor Unemployment Insurance Plaintiff’s’attorney: Joan Iacono, Division, Albany. Filed May 23. 81 Pondfield Road, Bronxville. Defendant: Janos Szabo. Referee: not Abbott School Union Free School available. Sale: April 3, 9:30 a.m. District, Irvington. $149,796 in faApproximate lien: not available. vor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment WHITE PLAINS, 29 Oakwood Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Ave. Single-family residence; 50 May 23. x 125. Plaintiff: CitiMortgage Inc. Plaintiff’s attorney: Davidson, ACI Management Corp., ScarsFink, Cook, Kelly & Galbraith, dale. $3,467 in favor of the New (585) 546-6448 or (585) 760-8218; York State Department of Labor 28 E. Main St., Suite 1700, Roch- Unemployment Insurance Diviester. Defendant: Maria Aguli- sion, Albany. Filed May 23. era. Referee: James Maisano. Sale: April 8, 11 a.m. Approximate lien: All County Electric, Mount Ver$587,819.25. non. $2,385 in favor of Woodlawn Electrical Supply Inc., Yonkers. YONKERS, 1 Fairfield Road. Sin- Filed Aug. 28. gle-family residence; .27 acre. Plaintiff: One West Bank FSB. Plaintiff’s attorney: McCabe, Weisberg & Amarco Services Corp., MamaConway P.C., (914) 636-8900; 145 roneck. $15,824 in favor of the New Huguenot St., Suite 401, New Ro- York State Department of Labor chelle. Defendant: Sachiko Yamado. Unemployment Insurance DiviReferee: Joseph Goubeaud. Sale: sion, Albany. Filed May 23. April 1, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $579,420.90. Amatech Corp., White Plains. $977 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed May 23.

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Snapshot SIOBHAN MCBRIDE, of Miami, was announced the winner of the 2013 Alexander Rutsch Award and Solo Exhibition for Painting by the Pelham Art Center. McBride’s previous awards include residencies at MERCY COLLEGE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS students experienced life in the real business world with a Fortune 100 company when IBM Roswell Museum and Art Center, Yaddo, and the Lower Manhattan professionals came to campus March 16 to run an intense business-simulation exercise. Approximately 40 Mercy College MBA and honors Cultural Council. She received her MFA in painting from the Univerbusiness students invited by the school of business faculty participated in the program. sity of Pennsylvania. Newsmakers ROBERT SIGNORE, of Yonkers, has been appointed by Bank of America as small business banker for New Rochelle. He will provide personalized attention to small business owners by spending time with them at their place of business and learning more about what their companies do. Signore previously worked at Webster Bank and has seven years experience working with small businesses. FRIENDS OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY PARKS recently elected two business leaders to its board of directors. DAVID SWOPE of Westchester County and founder of Club Fit in Jefferson Valley and Briarcliff. His family founded Teatown Lake Reservation in 1963. He graduated from Harvard College and Columbia Law School and practiced in New York City at White and Case before returning to Westchester to become involved in his own businesses; Tappan Hill and Club Fit. Mark S. Tulis, of Oxman, Tulis, Kirkpatrick, Wyatt and Geiger L.L.P., heads his firm’s real estate tax and condemnation and bankruptcy departments. He is a panel bankruptcy trustee for the United States Department of Justice, Southern District of New York and has represented clients as diverse as the Port Chester Industrial Development Agency, Consolidated Edison Company of New York and United Water.

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FACTS&FIGURES John Capocci Construction Company L.L.C., Katonah. $6,528 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed May 23.

Artistic Hair Design Inc., New Rochelle. $448 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed May 23.

Destinia Inc., Yonkers. $474 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed May 23.

Atax Franchise Inc., Yonkers. $9,309 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed May 23.

Econocraft Worldwide ManuLis Pendens facturing Inc., Yonkers. $36,679 in Jubcoe Site Development L.L.C., favor of Toyota Motor Credit Corp. Valhalla. $1,884 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor The following filings indicated a legal Filed Sept. 7. Unemployment Insurance Divi- action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to Evenflow Transportation Inc., sion, Albany. Filed May 23. the property listed. Mount Vernon. $4,555 in favor of

Bassa Irpinia Corp., New Rochelle. $644 in favor of the New the New York State Department of York State Department of Labor Labor Unemployment Insurance Unemployment Insurance Divi- Division, Albany. Filed May 23. sion, Albany. Filed May 23.

JW Electrical Service L.L.C., Yonkers. $5,363 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance DiviExcelsior Packaging Group Inc., sion, Albany. Filed May 23. Bethel Springvale Nursing Yonkers. $9,956 in favor of Echo Home Inc., Croton-on-Hudson. Global Logistics, Chicago, Ill. Filed Leibowitz Enterprises NY Inc., Melville. $37,598 in favor of Agri $16,608 in favor of the New York Aug. 27. Star Distribution L.L.C., Brooklyn. State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Foodwerx Restaurant Group Filed Aug. 31. Albany. Filed May 23. Inc., d.b.a. Esys Cafe, White Plains. $4,828 in favor of the New York Marble Dental, d.b.a. WashingCentral Appliance Parts and State Department of Labor Un- ton Av L.L.C., Pleasantville. $1,545 Service Inc., Pleasantville. $32,418 employment Insurance Division, in favor of Galcor Electric Company Inc., Pleasantville. Filed Aug. 22. in favor of Yellowbook Sales and Albany. Filed May 23. Distribution Co., Uniondale. Filed Sept. 5. G Fucci Painting Inc., d.b.a. PAF Master Millworks Inc or New Painting, Yonkers. $5,800 in favor York, Yorktown Heights. $22,578 Cleaning Maintenance Services of Soltz Paint Inc., Atlantic City, N.J. in favor of Lubin Flowers L.L.C., Purchase. Filed Sept. 7. L.L.C., White Plains. $4,816 in fa- Filed Sept. 5. vor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Go Inc., Elmsford. $903 in favor of Pazzo Ricco L.L.C., Pleasantville. Insurance Division, Albany. Filed the New York State Department of $18,311 in favor of Trottas House May 23. Labor Unemployment Insurance of Pasta Inc., Thornwood. Filed Sept. 11. Division, Albany. Filed May 23. Corporaciones Unidas Multiservices Inc., Port Chester. $3,202 Hartsdale Garden Chinese Res- Pelham Parkway Hardware and in favor of the New York State De- taurant Inc., Yonkers. $353 in favor Plumbing Supplies Inc., Armonk. partment of Labor Unemployment of the New York State Department $20,204 in favor of Supermedia Insurance Division, Albany. Filed of Labor Unemployment Insurance L.L.C. Filed Aug. 31. May 23. Division, Albany. Filed May 23. Cortland Community Reentry Program Inc., Cortland. $19,877 in favor of Ullico Casualty Co., Washington, D.C. Filed Aug. 24.

HBD Associates Inc., Mount Vernon. $3,489 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed May 23.

CS Plumbing Inc., Scarsdale. $212,308 in favor of Palace Plumb- Hi Q Plumbing Inc., Somers. $964 ing and Heating Supply Corp., in favor of the New York State DeBronx. Filed Sept. 11. partment of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Danmar Electric Inc., New Ro- May 23. chelle. $7,968 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Infiniti Construction Services Unemployment Insurance Divi- Inc., Yonkers. $27,057 in favor of sion, Albany. Filed May 23. the New York State Department of

Pilgrim Group L.L.C., Scarsdale. $56,134 in favor of Bailey Consulting L.L.C., West Bloom, Mich. Filed Sept. 7. Redline White Plains L.L.C., d.b.a. Edible Arrangements, Bronxville. $3,356 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed May 23.

William P. Weininger L.L.C., White Plains. $16,129 in favor of Fidelity Settlement Funding L.L.C., White Plains. Filed Sept. 10.

Cucchiara, Michael L., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $536,000 affecting property located at 1512 Pine knoll Lane, Mamaroneck 10543. Filed Jan. 23. Danziger, Carl R., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $999,000 affecting property located at 2 Birch Court, Croton-on-Hudson 10520. Filed Jan. 23.

Smith, Cheryl, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $560,000 affecting property located at 79 Beaufort Place, New Rochelle 10801. Filed Jan. 23.

Buns on the Run, 15 Horseshoe Road, Mount Kisco 10549, c/o Patricia Bonadies. Filed May 10. Chuck’s Lawn Care, 2706 Windmill Road, Yorktown Heights 10598, c/o Charles Bucolo. Filed May 10.

Sottile, Jean Anne, et al. Filed by OneWest Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks Cine Professional, 195 Wilmot to foreclose on a mortgage to secure Road, New Rochelle 10804, c/o $306,000 affecting property located Constantine Cossifos. Filed May 10. at 8 Dunnings Drive, Tarrytown 10591. Filed Jan. 23. Crush Linen, 235 S. Lexington Ave., 6M, White Plains 10606, c/o Valencia, Leonardo, et al. Filed Davon Banks. Filed May 10. by Deutsche Bank National Trust Graham, Ardene, et al. Filed by Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a D. Berrutti Wood Flooring, 505 U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to mortgage to secure $667,250 affectCentral Ave., Apt. 514, White Plains foreclose on a mortgage to secure ing property located at 3 Colonial 10606, c/o Diego J. Berrutti. Filed $305,000 affecting property located Place, New Rochelle 10801. Filed May 10. at 15 Hudson Ave., Mount Vernon Jan. 23. 10553. Filed Jan. 23. D.P. Group, 48 Hawthorne Ave., Rye Brook 10573, c/o Gregory Carl Jarama, Jose, et al. Filed by Wells Mechanic’s Liens Masone. Filed May 11. Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $463,500 affecting property located 33 Bertel L.L.C., as owner. $2,225 Eagle of Wings, 4 Shaw Lane, Irat 241 Union Ave., Peekskill 10566. as claimed by E and A Supply Corp. vington 10533, c/o Alice Buck. Filed Property: in Mount Vernon. Filed May 11. Filed Jan. 23. March 21. Gojcaj, George, 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 193 Crisfield St., Yonkers 10710. Filed Jan. 23.

Johnson, Maudrine, et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $193,500 affecting property located at 514 Seventh Ave South, Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Jan. 23.

Somers Lock and Door Inc., Somers. $4,953 in favor of Interline Kellam, April D., et al. Filed by Brands Inc., Jacksonville. Fla. Filed U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to Aug. 31. foreclose on a mortgage to secure Labor Unemployment Insurance $236,000 affecting property locatDecarvalho Landscaping Service Division, Albany. Filed May 23. Video Network Services Inc., ed at 644 Kissom Road, Unit K-3, Inc., Croton on Hudson. $287 in Harrison. $18,880 in favor of Gi- Peekskill 10566. Filed Jan. 23. favor of the New York State De- JDF Contractors Inc., Somers. uliante Family Ltd., North White partment of Labor Unemployment $991 in favor of the New York State Plains. Filed Aug. 29. Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Department of Labor UnemployMay 23. ment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed May 23.

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Palladino, John, et al. Filed by Valley National Bank. Action: seeks to New Businesses foreclose on a mortgage to secure $953,182 affecting property located This paper is not responsible for tyin Cortlandt. Filed Jan. 23. pographical errors contained in the original filings. Rogan, James, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure Sole Proprietorships $500,000 affecting property located at 243 Sprain Road, Yonkers 10710. AIM Buttons, 347 Ringgold St., Filed Jan. 23. Peekskill 10566, c/o Anthony Ferrer. Filed May 11. Sciavillo, Sally V., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure All In One Property Manage$408,000 affecting property located ment, 43 Lakeview Ave., Hartsdale at 5 Village Green, Port Chester 10530, c/o Marino M. Salazar. Filed May 11. 10573. Filed Jan. 23.

Five 31, 4 N. Bleeker St., Mount Crestwood Loft Partners L.L.C., Vernon 10550, c/o Casandra Cuffy. as owner. $57,315 as claimed by Filed May 11. EDI International P.C. Property: in Eastchester. Filed March 18. J.H. Home Renovation, 125 Lake St., White Plains 10604, c/o Jhon A. North Ave Service Station Inc., Hoyos. Filed May 10. as owner. $22,591 in favor of Ceco Concrete Construction L.L.C. PropLittle Connoisseur, 131 Primrose erty: in Scarsdale. Filed March 19. St., Somers 10589, c/o Colette Hopper. Filed May 11. Post Road Realty L.L.C., as owner. $5,186 as claimed by Consolidated Malaika Media Network, 6 NasElectrical. Property: in Rye. Filed sau Road, Suite 3, Yonkers 10710, March 21. c/o Kojo Ampah. Filed May 10. Muscle Cars USA 1, 63 Overlook Road North, White Plains 10603, c/o Daniel Fuentes. Filed May 10.

On Line Back Haulers, 2 E. Main Reducing through process deSt., No. 23, Elmsford 10523, c/o Eric lay variation in metal wires. J. o’Neal. Filed May 10. Patent no. 8,402,398 issued to Kanak B. Agarwal, Austin, Texas; Press Capital, 40 Kirby Lane, Shayak Banerjee, Austin, Texas; rye 10590, c/o Joshua Press. Filed and Sani r. Nassif, Austin, Texas. Assigned to International Business May 11. Machines Corp., Armonk. Rafael Tailoring, 115 radford St., Yonkers 10705, c/o rafael ramirez. Secure management of authentication information. Patent no. Filed May 10. 8,402,518 issued to Elias d. Torres, Lowell, Mass.; and Christopher r. The Pink Closet, 282 Hutchinson Vincent, Arlington, Mass. Assigned Blvd., Mount Vernon 10552, c/o to International Business MaShaneequa Holman. Filed May 10. chines Corp., Armonk. System and method for updating initialization parameters for apPATEnTS plication software from within a software-development environThe following patents were issued by ment. Patent no. 8,402,437 issued to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Of- Girish dhanakshirur, delray Beach, fice in Washington, D.C. Fla.; Larissa Guerrero, Miramar, Fla.; and rocco F. Palermo Jr., Boynton Controlling plating-stub reflec- Beach, Fla. Assigned to Internations in a chip package. Patent tional Business Machines Corp., no. 8,402,406 issued to Moi- Armonk. ses Cases, Austin, Texas; Bhyrav M. Mutnury, Austin, Texas; Nan- Updating an operating system ju Na, Essex Junction, Vt.; and Ter- of a computer system. Patent no. ence rodrigues, Austin, Texas. As- 8,402,553 issued to Jon E. Graham, signed to International Business San Jose, Calif.; Anurag Sharma, Machines Corporation, Armonk. Mountain View, Calif.; and Steven 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.

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Beneficial Homeowner Service Corp., Brandon, Fla. Seller: Alan J. Bailey, et al, Liberty. Property: 1868 777 J and M Corp., Kingston, denning road, Claryville 12725. as owner. Lender: Ulster Savings Amount: $50,000. Filed March 18. Bank, Kingston. Property: in Saugerties. Amount: $630,000. Filed Cartus Financial Corp., danbury, March 20. Conn. Seller: Lawrence J. daley, et al, Goshen. Property: in Goshen. Schultz, Adele L., aka Adele L. Amount: $473,000. Filed March 25. Shulz, et al, Kerhonkson. Lender: Trustco Bank, Albany. Property: 5767 route 44/55/Park Lane, Ker- CWI Landholdings L.L.C., honkson 12446. Amount: $170,000. Walden. Seller: Maurice A. Ashley, Walden. Property: in Walden. Filed March 21. Amount: $75,100. Filed March 21.

DEEDS Above $1 million Tilcon New York Inc., West Nyack. Seller: dutchess Quarry and Supply Company Inc., White Plains. Property: in Goshen. Amount: $3.8 million. Filed March 25.

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Mid-County Development Corp., Middletown. Seller: William Gregory Price, et al, Middletown. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $165,000. Filed March 20.

Northeast Holdings L.L.C., Pine Plains. Seller: Beatrice P. Aldrich, Schenectady. Property: in Pine Plains. Amount: $11,000. Filed March 20.

Milefk Inc., Monroe. Seller: Chaya L. Tessler, Monroe. Property: in Monroe. Amount: $49,000. Filed March 21.

Pater 1704 L.L.C., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Seller: Birch Creek Homes L.L.C., Pine Hill. Property: in Marbletown. Amount: $110,700. Filed March 18.

Mountain View Realty L.L.C., West Babylon. Seller: Joseph P. Garofalo, Colchester, Vt. Property: in Wappinger. Amount: $500,000. Filed March 19.

DiBella’s Pizza Shop Inc., Kingston. Seller: Stephen J. Fine, Sho- Mozo Properties L.L.C., kan. Property: in Ulster. Amount: burgh. Seller: Alfred ricci, New Windsor. Property: in $200,000. Filed March 21. burgh. Amount: $20,000. EPM Holdings L.L.C., Warwick. March 21.

Newet al, New- Rachamim Rabim Corp., MonFiled roe. Seller: devorah Wieder, Brooklyn. Property: in Monroe. Amount: $50,000. Filed March 22.

Seller: Ira S. rosner, et al, Sarasota, Fla. Property: in Warwick. Amount: Mozo Properties L.L.C., Newburgh. Seller: Alisa Williams, as $425,000. Filed March 21. administratrix of the estate of JenFederal National Mortgage As- nie ricci, Cornwall-on-Hudson. sociation. Seller: Lawrence r. Bau- Property: in Newburgh. Amount: man, et al, Covington, La. Prop- $175,000. Filed March 21.

erty: 340 route 52, Carmel 10512. Amount: $356,897. Filed March 12. National Residential Nominee Services Inc. Seller: Scott C. Steg17 East Cedar L.L.C., Monroe. mann, et al, Monroe. Property: Godsent Properties L.L.C., KingsSeller: diana Williams, PoughWelch, Gilroy, Calif. Assigned to keepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. ton. Seller: Siddie Properties Ltd., 1038 Lakes road, Chester. Amount: International Business Machines Amount: $145,000. Filed March 18. Kingston. Property: in Kingston. $195,000. Filed March 21. Corp. Amount: $140,000. Filed March 25. New York Land Conservancy 2142 Route 302 Associates L.L.C., L.L.C., New York City. Seller: PatGolden and Golden BuildCircleville. Seller: Circleville Manrick J. Galbo, et al, Southbury, agement L.L.C., Circleville. Prop- ing Company Inc., Hyde Park. Conn. Property: in Marbletown. Seller: Scott A. Larson, Hyde Park. erty: in Wallkill. Amount: $450,000. Property: in Hyde Park. Amount: Amount: $95,000. Filed March 18. Filed March 22. $168,500. Filed March 22.

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Generating object code that uses calculated contents for a variable determined from a Above $1 million predicate. Patent no. 8,402,429 issued to Allan H. Kielstra, Ajax, Ca- Saumik Kingston L.L.C., Montilif. Assigned to International Busi- cello, as owner. Lender: rondout ness Machines Corp., Armonk. Savings Bank, Kingston. Property: 1221 Ulster Ave., Kingston Graphical user interface (GUI) 12401. Amount: $2 million. Filed script generation and docu- March 25. mentation. Patent no. 8,402,434 issued to Alan John McLean, Wallkill Realty Partners L.L.C., Greenbank, Calif. Assigned to In- rye Brook, as owner. Lender: The ternational Business Machines orange County Funding Corp., Corp., Armonk. Goshen. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $33.5 million. Filed Processor thread load balancing March 25. 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.

244 MacArthur Avenue L.L.C., New Windsor. Seller: AEI-orange realty Corp., Weehawken, N.J. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $450,000. Filed March 21.

James St. Holding Group L.L.C., Kingston. Seller: Louis A. didonna, Kingston. Property: in Kingston. Amount: $130,000. Filed March 21.

2nda Iglesia La Mision Asambleas De Dios, Kingston. Seller: Presbytery of Hudson river, Scarborough. Property: in Kingston. Amount: $350,000. Filed March 25.

Lawrence-Grace Realty L.L.C., New York City. Seller: Quest Properties L.L.C., Brewster. Property: in Southeast. Amount: $325,000. Filed March 12.

304 Cornwall L.L.C., Warwick. Seller: TBC L.L.C., Congers. Property: 304-308 Main St., Cornwallon-Hudson. Amount: $520,000. Filed March 22.

Mid Hudson Development Corp., Fishkill. Seller: Clove Branch road L.L.C., Wappingers Falls. Property: in East Fishkill. Amount: $100,000. Filed March 18.

339 Middletown L.L.C., Englewood, N.J. Seller: Jun Won restaurant Inc., Middletown. Property: 330 route 21 East, Middletown. Amount: $750,962. Filed March 22.

Poughkeepsie Public Library District, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Faith Assembly of God Church, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $700,000. Filed March 21.

Ridgewood Eco-Homes L.L.C., Accord. Seller: Pen Ulster realty L.L.C., New York City. Property: in olive. Amount: $590,000. Filed March 20. SBK Properties Inc., Monsey. Seller: Chaim Werczberger, et al, Monroe. Property: in Monroe. Amount: $70,000. Filed March 22. SBK Properties Inc., Monsey. Seller: rivky Werczberger, Monroe. Property: in Monroe. Amount: $79,000. Filed March 20.

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FACTS&FIGURES Stissing Farms Inc., Pine Plains. Seller: Richard B. Goss, et al, New York City. Property: 63 Hillside Road, Pine Plains 12567. Amount: $88,000. Filed March 21.

Kingston Hot Rods and Collision Inc., Kingston. $251,636 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 22.

Stone Avenue Properties L.L.C., Millerton. Seller: Scott A. Wynant, Hyde Park. Property: 15 Stone Ave., North East 12546. Amount: $105,000. Filed March 18.

Legacy Truck Service, Gardiner. $2,118 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 22.

SYJM Realty Corp., Monroe. Seller: Joel Grosz, Monroe. Property: 6 Mezabish Place, Unit 311, Monroe 10950. Amount: $96,673. Filed March 20. Timber Trail Homes Inc., Carmel. Seller: Robert Shapiro, et al, Elizaville. Property: in Carmel. Amount: $110,000. Filed March 12. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Albert P. Pacione Jr., Goshen. Property: 193 S. William St., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $330,203. Filed March 25. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Nancy Schneider, Washingtonville. Property: 18 Nancy Lane, Chester 10918. Amount: $315,408. Filed March 25.

Judgments

Leim An Chreidimh Corp., d.b.a. Maddens Fine Wine and SpirLis Pendens its, Kingston. $27,541 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed The following filings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outMarch 22. come of which may affect the title to the property listed. Papa Bear Records Inc., Kingston. $1,022 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Abatangelo, Andrew, et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks Finance, Albany. Filed March 22. to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $217,000 affecting property located Ricketson Brothers Inc., Marl- at 319 Lake Vue Drive, Montgomboro. $488 in favor of the New York ery 12549. Filed Feb. 28. State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 22. Afanador, Angel, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks Scotchtown Deli and Catering to foreclose on a mortgage to secure Inc., Goshen. $1,549 in favor of $181,000 affecting property located the New York State Department of at 49 Beechmont Road, Carmel Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed 10512. Filed March 19. March 19.

Country Kitchen of Woodstock Inc., Woodstock. $1,765 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 22. Fat Bob’s L.L.C., New Paltz. $45,657 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 22. G.M.S. Mechanical Inc., Kerhonkson. $1,022 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 22. Kingston Aesthetics Inc., Kingston. $313 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 22.

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Christenson, Dawn L., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $306,000 affecting property located at 57 S. Grand Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Feb. 26.

Dequarto, Peter, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $125,100 affecting property located at 18 Laura Drive, New Paltz 12561. Filed March 21.

Cipriani, John J., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $170,000 affecting property located at 44 Tonetta Lake Way, Brewster 10509. Filed March 5.

Devlin, Alexis C., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $318,937 affecting property located at 169 Seminary Hill Road, Carmel 10512. Filed March 19.

Dias, Tiffany, individually and as administratrix of the estate of Harold D. Hipps, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $48,000 affecting property located at 115 Franklin St., Port Jervis Boyagoda, Laksiri A., et al. Filed Cotrona, Francesca, et al. Filed by 12771. Filed March 1. by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: The Bank of New York Mellon. Acseeks to foreclose on a mortgage to tion: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage Diminno, Frank L., et al. Filed by secure $309,000 affecting property to secure $368,000 affecting property JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: located at 32 Lakeview Road, Car- located at 91 Woodland Road, Ma- seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $310,000 affecting property hopac 10541. Filed March 7. mel 10512. Filed March 11. located at 4 North Road, Brewster Burkhardt, Louis, et al. Filed Cuccia, William A., et al. Filed by 10509. Filed March 15. by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to Action: seeks to foreclose on a foreclose on a mortgage to secure DiSanto, Carmina, aka Carmela mortgage to secure an unspecified $225,000 affecting property located DiSanto, et al. Filed by Federal amount affecting property located at 27 S. Ohioville Road and Main St., National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a at 44 Boak Ave., Middletown 10940. New Paltz 12561. Filed March 25. Amendola, Gail A., et al. Filed by Filed Feb. 28. mortgage to secure an unspecified Speedman Technologies Inc., Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks Cunningham, Christopher, et amount affecting property located Middletown. $1,124 in favor of to foreclose on a mortgage to secure al. Filed by Banco Popular North at 58 Stony Road, Accord 12404. Burt, David H., et al. Filed by the New York State Department of $297,500 affecting property located Filed March 18. Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed at 297 Farm To Market Road, Brew- Rhinebeck Bank. Action: seeks to America. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $127,500 foreclose on a mortgage to secure March 19. ster 10509. Filed March 1. $100,000 affecting property located affecting property located at 23 Drumme, Thomas, et al. Filed by

ACPC Inc., d.b.a. Always Clean Power Clean, Marlboro. $2,362 in favor of the New York State Depart- Star East NY Inc., d.b.a. Go Go ment of Taxation and Finance, Al- Chinese and Japanese Restaurant, Middletown. $477 in favor of bany. Filed March 22. the New York State Department of Burgevin Florist Inc., Kingston. Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed $4,870 in favor of the New York March 19. State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 22.

Bealieu, Robin C., et al. Filed by Carver Federal Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $315,153 affecting property located at 31 Half Hollow Woodstock Landscaping and Turn, Monroe 10950. Filed March 1. Excavating L.L.C., West Hurley. $11,591 in favor of the New York Benack, Peter, et al. Filed by JPMState Department of Taxation and organ Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to Finance, Albany. Filed March 22. secure $110,500 affecting property located at 509 Woodland Court, Mahopac 10541. Filed Feb. 22. Valarie’s Hair Salon Inc., Slate Hill. $1,336 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 19.

Blake, Edward, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $236,000 affecting property located at 76 Clubhouse Drive, Carmel 10512. Filed March 13.

Circosta, Maria, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $188,033 affecting property located at 21 Gladstone Ave., Walden 12586. Filed March 1.

Wykagyl Road, Lake Carmel 10512. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to Filed Feb. 27. secure $297,000 affecting property located at 691 Long Pond Road, Cushing, Stephen B., et al. Filed Cabrera, Jose L., et al. Filed by Aurora Loan Services L.L.C. Action: by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: Mahopac 10541. Filed Feb. 28. seeks to foreclose on a mortgage seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to to secure $372,800 affecting prop- secure $274,659 affecting property Dugan, Raymond E. Jr., et al. erty located at 11 Elinor Place Lake, located at 14 Sturr Lane, Florida Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank Sun Systems Inc., Monroe. $102 N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a 10921. Filed March 1. Peekskill 10537. Filed March 4. in favor of the New York State Demortgage to secure an unspecified partment of Taxation and Finance, Aponte, Blanca, et al. Filed by Caldero, David, et al. Filed by Daniels, Molloy, aka Molloy amount affecting property located Albany. Filed March 19. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: Carlisle, et al. Filed by JPMorgan at 80 Vineland Road, Mahopac seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to 10541. Filed Feb. 26. TCB Restaurant Management secure $133,200 affecting property secure $196,000 affecting property foreclose on a mortgage to secure Inc., Warwick. $393 in favor of located at 10 Clinton Ave., Kingston located at 38 Eisenhower Drive, $215,000 affecting property located Edloydeen Inc., et al. Filed by the New York State Department of 12401. Filed March 22. at 164 Clubhouse Road, Carmel M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreMiddletown 10940. Filed Feb. 28. Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed close on a mortgage to secure 10512. Filed March 1. March 19. Aragon, Crispin, et al. Filed by Cardile, Margaret S., et al. Filed $646,750 affecting property located Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: David, Michele, et al. Filed by at 121 Rocky Mountain Road, KerTower 56 L.L.C., Goshen. $1,320 Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on seeks to foreclose on a mortgage OneWest Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks honkson 12446. Filed March 18. in favor of the New York State De- a mortgage to secure $205,000 affect- to secure an unspecified amount to foreclose on a mortgage to secure partment of Taxation and Finance, ing property located at 58 Lamb Ave., affecting property located at 62 $417,000 affecting property located Esterson, Michael, et al. Filed Saugerties 12477. Filed March 21. Albany. Filed March 19. Grassy Ridge Road, Krumville at 27 Hatfield Road, Mahopac by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a 10541. Filed March 7. 12461. Filed March 19. mortgage to secure an unspecified Triangle Aircraft Services Corp., Banach, Ivy J., et al. Filed by Bank New Windsor. $101 in favor of the of America N.A. Action: seeks to Carminucci, John, et al. Filed by Dembeck, Andrew, et al. Filed amount affecting property located New York State Department of foreclose on a mortgage to secure Capital One N.A. Action: seeks to by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to at 4781 Route 212, Willow 12495. Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed an unspecified amount affecting foreclose on a mortgage to secure foreclose on a mortgage to secure Filed March 22. property located at 6 Diana Ridge $175,000 affecting property located $266,249 affecting property located March 19. Road, Lloyd 12528. Filed March 18. at 231 Dingle Ridge Road, Brewster at 10 Weber Road, Middletown 10940. Filed Feb. 28. 10509. Filed March 20. Any unknown heirs, devisees, distributees or successors in interest of the late Mary J. Brown, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $102,830 affecting property located at 17 North Road, Highland 12528. Filed March 21.

at 87 DeWitt St., Kingston. Filed March 20.

Evangelisto, Alfred, et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 12 Ridge Road, Carmel 10512. Filed Feb. 26.

Gordon, Bryan Jon, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 11 Lincoln St., Ellenville 12428. Filed March 21.

Kaspar, Alexander Bernard, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $696,500 affecting property located at 33 Gilbert Lane, Putnam Valley 10579. Filed Feb. 26.

Martinez, Steven, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $262,399 affecting property located at 15 Rosio Lane, Plattekill 12548. Filed March 22.

Falcinelli, Louis Oliver, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $200,000 affecting property located at 14 Warren Todd Road, Arkville 12406. Filed March 25.

Kelly, Jennifer, aka Jennifer CulGray, Patricia Ann, et al. Filed by ley, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on to foreclose on a mortgage to secure a mortgage to secure $365,500 af$143,000 affecting property located fecting property located at 73 Meat 447 N. Elting Corners Road, ridian Drive, Brewster 10509. Filed Feb. 25. Highland 12528. Filed March 22.

McCarthy, Anne Marie, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $190,000 affecting property located at 22 Barrett Hill Road, Carmel 10512. Filed March 18.

Ferreira, Daniel L., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $450,000 affecting property located at 92 Main St., Cold Spring 10516. Filed March 1.

Haluci, Gani, et al. Filed by Beneficial Homeowner Service Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $47,248 affecting property located at 197 Bullet Hole Road, Carmel 10512. Filed Feb. 21.

Flores, Alberto, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $294,500 affecting property located at 138 Cottage Road, Carmel 10512. Filed March 11.

Hatjopoulou, Anna, et al. Filed by OneWest Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $160,000 affecting property located at 18 Pleasant Road, Lake Peekskill 10537. Filed March 15.

Gallinari, Steven, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $300,000 affecting property located at 79 South St., Lloyd 12528. Filed March 22.

Hester, Evelyn E., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $337,500 affecting property located at 221 Highland Ave., Marlboro 12542. Filed March 22.

Gasbarra, Beverly, as executrix of the estate of Herbert J. Kempter, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $525,000 affecting property located at 61 Spruce Knolls, Putnam Valley 10579. Filed March 4.

Hoenshell-Watson, Essell, et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $276,250 affecting property located at 407 Main St., Rosendale 12472. Filed March 21.

Hopkins, Nigel A., et al. Filed by Gerardi, Peter J., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to seeks to foreclose on a mortgage secure $436,881 affecting property to secure an unspecified amount located at 484 Lake Shore Drive, affecting property located at 604 Brewster 10509. Filed March 12. Covington Place, Brewster 10509. Filed Feb. 22. Jaffee, Mark A., et al. Filed by Gonzalez, Ana D., aka Ana D. Sorto, 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 27 Genung St., Middletown 10940. Filed Feb. 28. Gonzalez, Julio C. Jr., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $207,000 affecting property located at 67 High Point Circle, Newburgh 12550. Filed March 1.

Kufa, Fernando, et al. Filed by BAC Home Loans Servicing L.P. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $760,000 affecting property located at 210 Weber Hill Road, Carmel 10512. Filed March 1.

Monacelli, Christina, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to Lester, Robin C., et al. Filed by foreclose on a mortgage to secure JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: an unspecified amount affecting seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to property located at 8 Homer Drive, secure an unspecified amount af- Brewster 10509. Filed March 5. fecting property located at 56 Walnut Lane, Middletown 10940. Filed Mondelli, Joseph A., et al. Filed Feb. 28. by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to Lopez, Beatriz Lorena, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 131 Bellevue Road, Highland 12528. Filed March 20.

foreclose on a mortgage to secure $585,000 affecting property located at 15 Nicholas Way, Mahopac 10541. Filed March 7.

Myers, James R., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure Lyrintzis, Konstantinos, et al. $310,000 affecting property located Filed by Deutsche Bank National at 28 W. Hurley Road, Woodstock Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose 12498. Filed March 18. on a mortgage to secure $517,000 affecting property located at 10 Nicastri, Kevin D., et al. Filed by Clearview Lane, Warwick 10990. Sovereign Bank N.A. Action: seeks Filed March 1. to foreclose on a mortgage to secure

Marcinak, Adam, individually and as administrator of the estate of Francesca M. Marcinak, et al. Filed by RBS Citizens N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $363,750 affecting property loWells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: cated at 19 Egan Road, Cold Spring seeks to foreclose on a mortgage 10516. Filed March 15. to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 234 Markovic, Fadil, et al. Filed by Freetown Highway, Wallkill 12589. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortFiled March 19. gage to secure $305,967 affecting Jakariya, Kirit P., individually and property located at 23 Armonk d.b.a. Alexander Motel, et al. Filed Road, Carmel 10512. Filed Feb. 26. by TD Bank NA. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $188,500 affecting property located at 139 Berme Road, Sparrow Bush. Filed March 1.

Mendez, Victor, et al. Filed by RBS Citizens N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $175,000 affecting property located at 16 Park Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed March 1.

Maroulis, Thomas E. Jr., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $248,000 affecting property located in Putnam Valley. Filed Feb. 25.

Prisco, Sandra, et al. Filed by PHH Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $195,000 affecting property located at 10 Flamingo Drive, Newburgh 12550. Filed March 1.

Palmeri, Michael S., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N,A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $252,146 affecting property located in Fishkill. Filed Feb. 26. Palmieri, Charles R. Jr., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $152,000 affecting property located at 56 Vernon Drive, Carmel 10512. Filed Feb. 22. Pechnikov, Vyacheslav, 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 234 Church Road, Putnam Valley 10579. Filed March 7. Pellegri, Gianfranco Jr., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $113,000 affecting property located at 22 Penstock Lane, Lake Katrine 12449. Filed March 18. Perez, Carlos, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $150,000 affecting property located at 105 Church St., Wallkill 12589. Filed March 18. Perez, Catherine, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 19 Harrison St., Middletown 10940. Filed Feb. 28.

Pugliese, Christine, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $274,000 affecting property located at 323 E. Lake Blvd., Mahopac 10541. Filed March 20. Qureshi, Izhar A., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $320,000 affecting property located at 28 Sherwood Road, Cortlandt Manor 10567. Filed March 19. Ramada, Amed, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $295,000 affecting property located at 12 Mandy Lane, Mahopac 10541. Filed March 15. Reda, Joseph W., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 17 Center Road, High Falls 12440. Filed March 25. Reyes, Jodi M., et al. Filed by Ulster Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 918 Main St., East Kingston 12401. Filed March 20.

Robbins, Richard L., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Ac$360,000 affecting property lo- Peterson, Scott S., et al. Filed by tion: seeks to foreclose on a mortcated at 2 Barnum Court, Brewster U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to gage to secure $158,000 affecting foreclose on a mortgage to secure property located at 34 Wedgewood 10509. Filed Feb. 27. $139,851 affecting property locat- Drive, Goshen 10924. Filed Feb. 28. Olsoe-Rubeo, Tonia, et al. Filed by ed at 419 Rakov Road, Maybrook Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: 12543. Filed March 1. Ruh, Gregory, et al. Filed by U.S. seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foresecure $315,798 affecting property Porcelli, Catherine N., et al. Filed close on a mortgage to secure located at 5006 Applewood Circle, by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. $210,000 affecting property located Action: seeks to foreclose on a at 152 Chestnut Ridge Road, MaCarmel 10512. Filed March 21. mortgage to secure an unspecified hopac 10541. Filed Feb. 21. Padin, Mark A., et al. Filed by amount affecting property located Chase Home Finance L.L.C. Ac- at 9 Jackson Ave., Marlborough Sacks, Gary M., et al. Filed by tion: seeks to foreclose on a mort- 12542. Filed March 22. Hudson Valley Federal Credit gage to secure $272,000 affecting Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on property located at 30 Union Road, Powell, Diane M., et al. Filed by a mortgage to secure $235,000 afCitimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to fecting property located at 15 Split Carmel 10512. Filed March 7. foreclose on a mortgage to secure an Tree Drive, Wappingers Falls 12590. Paige, Wendy, et al. Filed by Wells unspecified amount affecting prop- Filed Feb. 26. Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to erty located at 278 McKinstry Road, foreclose on a mortgage to secure Gardiner 12525. Filed March 19. Sanchez, Jorge Jr., et al. Filed by $265,930 affecting property located Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: at 59 Route 17M, Harriman 10926. seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to Filed March 1. secure $308,880 affecting property located at 18 Hartsdale Road, Carmel 10512. Filed March 21. WCBJ â&#x20AC;˘ April 1, 2013

FACTS&FIGURES Sophia, Johanna, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $180,000 affecting property located at 9 David St., Ellenville 12428. Filed March 21.

Walker, Peter S., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $176,000 affecting property located at 40 Simmons Drive, Woodstock 12498. Filed March 18.

Strong, Ciaran, et al. Filed by Leah Norman as administratrix of the estate of Ronald Norman. Action: Scott, Douglas B., et al. Filed by seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: secure $148,750 affecting property seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to located at 11 Finnerty Place, Putsecure $260,000 affecting property nam Valley. Filed March 11. located at 703 Milton Turnpike, Highland 12528. Filed March 21. The heirs of the estate of Maude

Wyan, Douglas, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $147,976 affecting property located at 176 Ball St., Port Jervis 12771. Filed March 1.

Santana, Margarita, 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 22 Patricia Road, Middletown 10941. Filed March 1. Schatzel, Pamela A., as trustee of the Rose Schatzel Family Trust, et al. Filed by Champion Mortgage Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 129 Van Keuren Way, Kingston 12401. Filed March 18.

Sensini, Aldo, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $125,000 affecting property located at 20 North St., Kingston 12401. Filed March 21. Shad, Edward, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $318,750 affecting property located at 15 W. Shore Drive, Putnam Valley 10579. Filed March 13. Shields, Denton J., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $206,263 affecting property located in Woodstock. Filed March 18. Sloane, Christopher T., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $176,400 affecting property located at 22 Barclay St., Saugerties 12477. Filed March 20.

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Big Horn Farm, 270 Route 48, Olivebridge Books, 302 Acorn Thompson Ridge 10985, c/o Carl E. Hill Road, Olivebridge 12461, c/o Joel I. Shapiro. Filed March 20. Rumbalski. Filed Feb. 10.

Bobby Bear’s Birchwood Wares, RCI, 22 Rosio Lane, Modena 512 Shore Drive, New Windsor 12548, c/o Kevin A. Roberts. Filed Judson, Jodi, as owner. $414 as 12553, c/o Robert M. Gaucher. March 20. Stas, Milan, et al. Filed by Wells Wenner, Richard A., et al. Filed by claimed by Pan Eldi Inc., Kings- Filed Feb. 14. Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to Wallkill Valley Federal Savings and ton. Property: in Saugerties. Filed Side Money Sandblasting, P.O. foreclose on a mortgage to secure Loan. Action: seeks to foreclose on March 20. Broadway Pizza, 652 Broadway, Box 465, Saugerties 12477, c/o $250,000 affecting property located a mortgage to secure $178,000 afKingston 12401, c/o William A. Christopher A. Dickson. Filed at 201 Milton Turnpike, Milton fecting property located at 80 Forest Miri, Eftekhar, as owner. $542 as Spadafora. Filed March 18. March 18. 12547. Filed March 21. Hill Road, Highlands. Filed Feb. 28. claimed by New Millennium Home

E. Sutton, et al. Filed by the State Scuccimarra, Kristopher C., of New York Mortgage Agency. Acet al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA tion: seeks to foreclose on a mortN.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on gage to secure $138,500 affecting a mortgage to secure $223,000 af- property located at 7062 Route 209, fecting property located at 26 Roo- Wawarsing 12489. Filed March 22. sevelt Place, Newburgh 12550. Filed March 1. Unknown heirs of the estate Seligman, Gregory, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $274,000 affecting property located at 8 Upper Magic Circle Drive, Goshen 10924. Filed Feb. 28.

Golf Plaza Inc., as owner. $1,400 as claimed by Mid Hudson Concrete Products Inc., Cold Spring. Property: 68 Creek Road, Poughkeepsie. Filed March 22.

of William C. Johnson Jr., et al. Filed by MetLife Home Loans. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 135 Lighthouse Drive, Saugerties 12477. Filed March 19. Vernile, Paula S., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $150,000 affecting property located at 1803 Dunhill Drive, Southeast 10509. Filed Feb. 26.

Improvement Inc., Mahopac. Prop- Brother’s Work, 30 Lamb Ave., 5C, Snyder Softball, 18 Hudson Valerty: 211 Barger St., Putnam Valley. Saugerties 12477, c/o Craig A. Pal- ley Landing, Kingston 12401, c/o Filed March 12. Cherrell J. Gregory. Filed March 25. las. Filed March 21.

Wald, Melissa, Brewster, as owner. D and J Landscaping, 52 Groff $79,438 as claimed by A and R St., Kingston 12401, c/o Daniel J. Home Improvement Corp., Bronx. Buboltz. Filed March 18. Property: 20 Killian Lane, Brewster. Zanetti, Maria Lucia, et al. Filed Filed March 12. Diamond Carpentry, 189 Center by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: St., Ellenville 12428, c/o Heriberto seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to Quiles. Filed March 20. secure $387,000 affecting property located at 29 Guinea Road, BrewsNew Businesses ter 10509. Filed March 11. Gary’s Pickles, 1173 Plains Road, This paper is not responsible for ty- Wallkill 12589, c/o Barry L. Bliden. Zeman, Jozef, et al. Filed by JPM- pographical errors contained in the Filed March 25. organ Chase Bank N.A. Action: original filings. seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to Green Pathway Consultants, secure $318,750 affecting property 213 Sundown Road, Kerhonkson located at 24 Lacona Road, Ma12446, c/o Judith A. Karpova. Filed Doing Business As hopac 10541. Filed March 19. March 21.

Mechanic’s Liens Bernat, Kathleen M., et al, as owner. $62,641 as claimed by Hudson Valley Contracting Group Inc., d.b.a. Hudson Valley DKI, New Hampton. Property: 4 Ridge Road, Monroe. Filed March 20.

Global Dairy Inc., d.b.a. Devash Hudson Valley Advantage, 1452 Farms, 42 Satmar Drive, No. 202, Lakes Road, Monroe 10950, c/o Monroe 10950. Filed Feb. 14. Jose Rivera III. Filed Feb. 14. Panza Bella Inc., d.b.a. Vic’s Pizza, 30 Heather Court, Middletown 10941. Filed Feb. 14.

Hudson Valley Auto Spa, 18 Pleasant View Drive, Marlboro 12542, c/o Jeffrey Dale Nagel. Filed March 21.

Rusony Inc., d.b.a. Reservoir Hudson Valley Estate Sales, 51 Inn, 157 Basin Road, West Hurley Allen Drive, Woodstock 12498, c/o 12491. Filed March 18. Richards L. Slips. Filed March 20. Chen Realty I Inc., as owner. Virgilio, Monica A., et al. Filed by $72,548 as claimed by Fullerton PNC Bank N.A. Action: seeks to The Bakery at New Paltz Inc., foreclose on a mortgage to secure Building Systems Inc. Property: d.b.a. David Santner Consulting, J Haas Electric, 3148 Route 52, $248,000 affecting property located 3979 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park. 13a N. Front St., New Paltz 12561. Pine Bush 12566, c/o James B. Haas. Filed March 18. at 6 Caryl Road, Carmel 10512. Filed March 19. Filed March 20. Filed March 1. Crazy Beer World, Saugerties, as Jahway Enterprises Wayne’O Recovery House, 607 Abeel St., Vukel, Rok, et al. Filed by Federal owner. $3,788 as claimed by Bond- Partnerships Kingston 12401, c/o Randolph W. National Mortgage Association. ed Concrete Inc., Watervliet. PropOates. Filed March 21. Action: seeks to foreclose on a erty: 239 Ulster Ave., Saugerties Clone and Drone Productions, mortgage to secure an unspecified 12477. Filed March 20. 2438 Lucas Turnpike, High Falls Kennia’s Kid’s Daycare, 6 Family amount affecting property located at 141 E. Lake Blvd., No. H3, Ma- Crazy Beer World, Saugerties, as 12440, c/o Dorothy Elaine Lee Drive, Wallkill 12589, c/o Kennia A. hopac 10541. Filed March 6. owner. $4,946 as claimed by Ken- and Michael William Kaluta. Filed Colon. Filed March 18. benco Inc., d.b.a. Benson Steel Fab- March 22. Wahab-Joseph, Adela A., et al. ricators, Saugerties. Property: 239 New Flesh Video Productions, 11 Filed by Deutsche Bank National Ulster Ave., Saugerties 12477. Filed Park Drive, New Paltz 12561, Sole Proprietorships River Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose March 20. c/o Spencer C. Churchill. Filed on a mortgage to secure $123,500 March 20. affecting property located at 629 Crowley 4 L.L.C., Brewster, as Be the Change, 37 Colonial Drive, Fox Run Lane, Unit 12C, Carmel owner. $12,056 as claimed by Keith Tillson 12486, c/o Christine Farrell. OJ’s, 36 Smith St., Apt. 2, Middle10512. Filed March 12. Titus Corp., Weedsport. Property: Filed March 22. town 10940, c/o Auston B. Simp563 Route 312, Brewster 10509. son. Filed Feb. 10. Filed March 21.

Something Special, 386 Plattekill Road, Marlboro 12542, c/o Kathleen A. Kehrer. Filed March 19. Stance, 677 Sawkill Road, Kingston 12401, c/o Max D. Ah-Zimmermann. Filed March 22. Stone Dock Stained Glass, 159 Stone Dock Road, High Falls 12440, c/o Colleen M. Bicknese. Filed March 22. Stoneridge Electrical Services, P.O. Box 332, Hurley 12443, c/o Barbara A. Ellman. Filed March 25. Strive Life Coaching Services, 14 Anthony Drive, New Paltz 12561, c/o Wendy A. Reinike. Filed March 25. TwiZted Energy, 38 Old Indian Road, Milton 12547, c/o Alicia Mayen. Filed March 22. Warfield Contracting, 94 Lower High St., Phoenicia 12464, c/o Grant D. Warfield. Filed March 20. WellnessToShare Consulting, 117 Houtman Road, Saugerties 12477, c/o Patrick John Spence. Filed March 18. Williams Constructions, 34 Jarrold St., Kingston 12401, c/o Dennis R. Williams. Filed March 19. Winnow Hill Property, 3 Robalene Drive, Goshen 10924, c/o George M. Lyons. Filed Feb. 10. World of Words Foreign Language Tutoring, 30 Harrington St., New Paltz 12561, c/o Francine Y. Verdier. Filed March 21.

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

LEGAL NOTICES

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

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

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 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

NOTICE OF FORMATION of 23 Cedar Place Associates, LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 2/13/13. Office location: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to One Hunter Ave, Armonk, NY 10506. Purpose: any lawful activities. #58528 NOTICE OF FORMATION of 27 Cedar Place Associates, LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 2/13/13. Office location: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to One Hunter Ave, Armonk, NY 10506. Purpose: any lawful activities. #58529 NOTICE OF FORMATION of 31 Cedar Place Associates, LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 2/13/13. Office location: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to One Hunter Ave, Armonk, NY 10506. Purpose: any lawful activities. #58530 ìNOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: WBC IV LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on February 14, 2013. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC c/o WCB IV LLC, 275 So, Ridge St., Rye Brook, NY 10573. Purpose: For any lawful purposeî #58531 Notice of Formation of Madeleine Stern Realty LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/07/2013. Office location: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 1103 Fairway Green, Mamaroneck, NY 10543, Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #58533 Notice of Formation of Judith A. Rosen Realty LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/06/2013. Office location: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 1 Revere Lane, Purchase, NY 10577, Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #58534

LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Union Grove Managers II LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on February 14, 2013. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Union Grove Managers II LLC, c/o The MacQuesten Companies, One North MacQuesten Parkway, Suite 100, Mount Vernon, New York 10550. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #58538 LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: MacQuesten Union Grove II LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on February 14, 2013. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to MacQuesten Union Grove II LLC, c/o The MacQuesten Companies, One North MacQuesten Parkway, Suite 100, Mount Vernon, New York 10550. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #58539 Name of LLC: Niche Holdings LLC Arts. of Org. filed NY Sec. of State 12/06/12. Princ. off. loc.: Westchester Cty. Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Sec. of State shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc, 7014 13thAvenue Suite 202, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11228. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58540 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: IN THIS TOGETHER MEDIA, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/05/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designates as agent of LLC upon whom processes against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, c/o Elke A. Hoffmann Law, PLLC, 11 Broadway, Suite 800, New York, NY 10014. Purpose: any lawful business. #58541

STSR, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/12/2013. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 2155 Palmer Avenue, Larchmont, NY 10538. Reg Agent: George D’Angelo, 2155 Palmer Avenue, Larchmont, NY 10538. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58542 Salem Cedar Lake LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/17/13. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Karen Tranchida, 1 Spring Hill Rd, North Salem, NY 10560. Purpose: General. #58543 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF SERENDIPITY ESTATES, (ìLLCî). Art. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/07/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process against LLC to Patricia Cunningham, 75 S. Broadway 4th Floor White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: General Purpose. #58544

Notice of Formation of Cipolla & Partners LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/14/13. Off. loc.: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Vin Cipolla, 35 Siscowit Road, Pound Ridge, NY 10576. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58545 Notice of Formation of Compass Creative Group LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on12/27/2012 . Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O United States Corporation Agents, INC. 7014 13th Avenue Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228.Purpose: any lawful purpose. #58546 Notice of Formation of NEW KING STREET LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/10/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 78 North State Rd., Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #58548 Notice of Formation of THE WOODS DEVELOPMENT, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/25/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The Young Companies, 92 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #58549 Name of Limited Liability Company (LLC): HARUKI GREY LLC. Date of filing Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State (SSNY) 3/28/12. The LLC is located in Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against it served is to the principal business location at c/o 1214 W. Boston Post Rd, Mamaroneck, NY 10543. Purpose of business of LLC is any lawful act or activity. #58550

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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

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LEGAL NOTICES Continued from previous page 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 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 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 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 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 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

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

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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 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 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 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 LEGAL NOTICE 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

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 LEGAL NOTICE 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 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 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF New York Building Analytics & Engineering, LLP. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/5/13. Office location: WESTCHESTER. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLP to principal business address: 2 Arbor Drive, New Rochelle, NY 10804. Purpose: any lawful act. #58608 3920-3922 LLC 3920-3922 LLC Notice of Formation of 3920-3922 LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 3/14/13. Office Location 65 Cresthill Road, Yonkers, NY (Westchester County). SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 65 Cresthill Road, Yonkers, NY 10710. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58609 TTP Capital Industries LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/15/13. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to David Manne, 100 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown, NY 10591. Purpose: General. #58610 FMFS OF TIMES SQUARE, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/11/2013. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 115 E Stevens Ave., Valhalla, NY 10595. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58611 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: DERBA & DERBA, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/19/2013. 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: Derba & Derba, LLC, 42 Galloway Ln, Valhalla, NY 10595, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #58612 Notice is hereby given that an on-premises license, #TBA has been applied for by Arias Restaurant Group, LLC d/b/a Sergio’s Restaurant and Bar to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 301 Columbus Avenue Valhalla NY 10595. #58613

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). NAME: TOM TASSONE LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/14/2013. 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: Tom Tassone LLC, 18 Ria Drive, White Plains, NY 10605, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #58614 Notice of Formation of 228 Clinton Avenue, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/20/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: George N. Stavis, Esq., 55 Appleton Place, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58616 LIFEíS ESSENTIALS WITH RUBY DEE LLC. Office location is Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of such process to the LLC, P.O. Box 696, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Office address in GA is LIFEíS ESSENTIALS WITH RUBY DEE, 3410 Newgold Trace, Union City, GA 30291. Copies of Certificate of Organization of LLC are on file and may be obtained from the Secretary of State of GA, Corporations Division, 315 West Tower, #2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr., Atlanta, Georgia 30334-1530. Purpose of business of LLC is any lawful act or activity. #58617 Notice of Formation of Window Solutions Plus, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York(SSNY) on 02/20/13. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Window Solutions Plus, LLC, 139 Knickerbocker Avenue, Stamford, CT 06907. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. #58618 NOTICE OF FORMATION FOR RONIN ROCK LLC NOTICE OF FORMATION of Ronin Rock, LLC a New York Domestic Limited Liability Company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/07/2013. 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 is C/O the LLC 108 Village Square #204, Somers, NY 10589. Purpose of LLC: to engage in any lawful act or activity. Street address of Principal Business Location is: 108 Village Square #204, Somers N.Y 10589. #58619

LEGAL NOTICE The Articles of Organization of DUKE REAL ESTATE VENTURES, LLC (the ìCompanyî) were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on March 19, 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. #58620 LUCKY MENSCH, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/21/2013. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Steinvurzel Law Group P.C., 34 South Broadway - Ste 401, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58621 DICK’S HARD BEVERAGES LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/11/2013. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Michael Puff, 18 Revolutionary Road, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58622 Notice of Formation of CRESTWOOD BUILDERS GROUP, LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 3/22/13. 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, 12 Water St. #204, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: all lawful activities. #58623 Notice of Formation of 5834 RUSH CREEK LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/22/13. Off. loc.: Erie County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 100 Stradtman St., Cheektowaga, NY 14206. Purpose: any lawful activity. Ad# 58560 Notice of Formation of Steeplechase Partners LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/19/13. 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 United Corporate Services, Inc., 10 Bank St., Ste. 560, White Plains, NY 10606. Purpose: any lawful activity. Ad# 58615 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

FACES& PLACES THE SOCIAL MEDIA EQUATION

More than 120 businesspeople gathered March 21 at Benjamin Steak House in White Plains to ponder social media over a gourmet lunch. Entergy and the Business Journals were sponsors. Ted Miller, principal of New York City- and California-based DataKey Consulting; Kristen Ruby, principal of Westchester- and Greenwichbased Ruby Media Group; and Chicago- and Orange County-based Brandon Mendelson, principal of Earth’s Temporary Solution, addressed pros and cons in debate format. Elizabeth Bracken-Thompson, principal with Briarcliff Manor-based Thompson & Bender, moderated. Entergy’s director of communications Jim Steets spoke of Entergy’s storm-related social media results. Business Journals columnist and principal in Carmel-based wwWebevents.com Bruce Newman also participated.

— Bill Fallon

1. Jessica Ortiz and Erica Daniels of Bronxbased American Maintenance & Janitorial Services Corp. 2. Jane Mogel of Jane Mogel Interior Design in Manhattan. 3. Gary Marino of Dryer Vent Wizard of Fairfield County. 4. Chris Cornell, consultant with Creative Content L.L.C. in Mamaroneck. 5. From left, Susan Haft of Pound Ridge-based Ridgeview Designer Builders Inc., Barbara Feinstein of B Fein Interior Design in Scarsdale, Suelyn Chase with Cottages to Castles Interior Design in Briarcliff Manor, Jane Mogel of Jane Mogel Interior Design in Manhattan, Alethea V. Lewis with Mount Vernon-based Alethea Von Interiors, and Susan Marocco of Bedfordbased Susan Marocco Interiors. 6. Kent Fritzel and Kristen Hendriksen of Mount Vernon-based American Christmas. 7. Ray Chodos, managing member of Greenwich-based Wealth Preservation Group. 8. Diane Dudzinski and Don Blauweiss of Bronxville-based Don Blauweiss Advertising and Design flank Arts Westchester communications director Salina Le Bris. 9. Jim Steets, communications director for Entergy. 10. Camille Forde with the Business Journals kept time. 11. An appropriate license plate in the parking lot. All photograph identifications are from left unless noted otherwise.

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