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Mount Vernon mayor has big vision, ready to fight for it BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

ichard Thomas thinks he can overcome blight, crumbling infrastructure, inefficient government and high taxes in Mount Vernon, and create a place where developers will want to invest. But there are a couple of hitches in the new mayor’s economic development strategy: money and politics. “Money kind of goes into our budget and disappears,” he said in a recent interview. As he sees it, other city officials are obstructing him. So, when they come up for re-election, “my business will be to get them un-elected.” Thomas became mayor in January, at age 33, after serving on city council for four

years. He is still trying to figure out the city’s finances, but he said years of government neglect are obvious in the streets. “Roads have not been resurfaced since I was born,” he said. “It shows in the potholes. It shows in the sewers that are backing up into people’s basements. It shows with the street lights that are out.” The mayor overflows with ideas. Thomas has identified public works projects that would cost $615 million. He wants the Metropolitan Transit Authority to invest $350 million to cover portions of the rail cut on the New Haven Line, fix bridges, beautify three train stations and connect two stations to Bronx River Park. He wants to put $96.9 million into roads, bridges and buildings; $66.6 million into sewer and water line repairs; $41.7 million » THOMAS, page 6

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Sustainable Westchester reaches �irst-of-its-kind ener�y contract BY RYAN DEFFENBAUGH rdeffenbaugh@westfairinc.com

A GROUP OF 20 WESTCHESTER municipalities have signed a power-buying agreement that is the first of its kind in New York state. Sustainable Westchester Inc., a nonprofit representing 40 communities in Westchester, reached a deal with ConEdison Solutions, a subsidiary of

Consolidated Edison Inc., to supply 90,000 homes and small businesses with electricity at a fixed rate over a two-year period. The group reached a parallel deal with Constellation Energy Group, a division of Exelon Corp., for 20,000 homes in towns and villages in the northern part of the county, which receive electricity from New York State Electric and

Gas Corp. The $150 million contract is the first in the so-called community choice aggregation program, part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Reforming Energy Vision strategy. The program gives municipalities the ability to form a consortium and negotiate directly with energy suppliers on a bulk discount rate.

That vision includes the ability to choose power from renewable sources. The 20 municipalities in the program, known as Westchester Power, can choose between a 100 percent renewable energy supply or a slightly lower-priced energy supply that includes a mix of traditional and renewable energy sources. Multiple energy suppliers bid

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hen Joji Parappallil opened a Coromandel Cuisine of India location on Division Street in New Rochelle in 2001, there wasn’t much else around downtown. He remembers Little Mexican Cafe, a downtown mainstay since 1990, and a few other small pizza shops and delis. Aside from that, things were pretty quiet. “There just wasn’t much that attracted people here,” Parappallil said. Fifteen years later, Parappallil is preparing a menu for the yearly New Rochelle Restaurant Week that will feature 14 different restaurants all within a couple blocks between Main Street and Huguenot Street in the city’s downtown. Restaurant week, which starts April 4, will feature three-course menus for $27.50. The two-week event, which started in 2009, promotes the city’s restaurant district, as the New Rochelle Downtown Business Improvement District refers to it. BID Executive Director Ralph DiBart said the district concept was created this year to bring attention and organization to the city’s growing contingent of high-end restaurants. DiBart said promoting the restaurants as a district does a few things. First, it suggests an area where there are multiple options. “Just like shopping,” he said. “People want to go shoe shopping in a shoe district because if they don’t like what they see at one store, they can go across the street to another.” It also organizes the restaurants into a bloc that provides more political clout than a single restaurant owner could build alone. The group of restaurants, in collaboration with the BID, have recently pushed for parking changes and more security cameras downtown. The new district will likely continue to grow as the city begins building on its redevelopment plan. The plan, devised by the city’s downtown master developer RDRXR and approved by the city council in December, calls for even more restaurants, retail and 5,500 residential units to be built over the next 10 years. It’s the most ambitious plan in the city’s history. But even after these units are built, they still need to be filled. That’s where DiBart said having an established restaurant district helps. “Every city is building tall buildings and we are all competing for millennials,” he said. “So what makes us different? We have to have a scene.” The New Rochelle BID, created in 2000,

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advocates for 800 businesses and properties in the downtown. The property owners pay a yearly fee to fund the district. The district has no full-time employees. DiBart is a contractor and hires other contractors for tasks such as design work or marketing. He said he tries to keep a lean operation to keep the $440,000 in funds the BID receives per year dedicated to projects such as downtown cleanup, promotion and events. The promotion is especially important. Even though much of the buzz about New Rochelle of late has centered on its plan to build skyward and attract millennials, the boomtown reputation is mostly new. City Councilman Ivar Hyden, owner of downtown’s Backstreet Gallery, remembers first opening a business in the city 25 years ago. He said he’d watch people try to steal the radio out of his car in the middle of the day. There were numbers of vacant properties and none of the tall buildings that now make up the New Rochelle skyline. “It was pretty bleak,” Hyden said. “It has come a huge way in just the last 10 to 12 years.” Hyden said continued growth of the Downtown BID Farmers Market and a blossoming arts scene that will soon feature a 10,000-square-foot open performance space planned for the former Loew’s Theater site, are further signs for hope. “All of this can make this a very interesting place to live,” Hyden said. “We’re the shortest commute (to midtown Manhattan) and the train station is literally right here.” The growth of New Rochelle has been

mirrored by one of its new downtown anchors: Modern Restaurant and Lounge. When it opened in 1987, it was called Modern Restaurant and Pizzeria and offered mostly pizza, with a few sandwiches and salad options, out of a small spot on Russell Avenue outside New Rochelle’s downtown. As it shifted its menu toward more traditional Italian, owner Anthony Russo said it was starting to outgrow the space. In 2012, the restaurant moved downtown to a fully renovated 85,000-square-foot space on Huguenot Street. The space, a former car showroom, features high ceilings and seating for up to 300 across three separate rooms. “It had everything we were looking for, just super-sized,” Russo said. Russo said the business has grown immensely since they made the jump four years ago. “New Rochelle has always treated us well,” he said. “It’s nice we’ve been able to stay in the same area, but now reap the benefits of a downtown.” As for Parappallil, he has a few more neighbors than when he started, but he said he’s fine with a little competition. People can’t eat Indian food every day, he said, and the variety of options creates a vibrant downtown. “You can go one day here, then another day have Italian, the next day Ecuadorian, Spanish – we have so many different options,” Parappallil said. “You don’t see that in many other towns.”

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Attending a March 30 signing ceremony in Kingston were, seated from left, Michael D. Israel, president and CEO of Westchester Medical Center Health Network, and David Scarpino, HealthAlliance president and CEO; standing from left, Mark Tulis, vice chairman of Westchester Medical Center Health Network and Thomas Collins, HealthAlliance board chairman.

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estchester Medical Center has expanded its regional health network northward with the addition of HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley, a 7-year-old health care system based in Kingston that serves residents of Ulster and Delaware counties. WMC Health, as the Valhalla hospital’s growing network is called, will be the sole corporate member of HealthAlliance and will oversee operations at all of the new network member’s hospital and nursing home facilities in Kingston and Margaretville, said officials of the Westchester County Health Care Corp., the public benefit corporation that operates Westchester Medical Center. The agreement announced on March 30 makes WMCHealth a 1,900-bed system with 10 hospitals on seven campuses in the Hudson Valley. The deal follows the Valhalla hospital’s acquisition of the former St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers in Poughkeepsie — now MidHudson Regional Hospital of Westchester Medical Center — in a bankruptcy proceeding in 2014 and its joint venture partnership in 2015 that made WMC the majority owner of Bon Secours Charity Health System and active manager of the Catholic health system’s three hospitals in Orange and Rockland counties. HealthAlliance President and CEO David Scarpino said his organization and WMCHealth plan an “innovative health care delivery system” that will make the HealthAlliance Hospital Mary’s Avenue Campus in Kingston a single hospital and transform its Broadway Campus into a “medical village” that will “bring a variety of much-needed community ambulatory services under one roof.” In Margaretville, where HealthAlliance operates Margaretville Hospital and Mountainside Residential Care Center, HealthAlliance will continue to provide

nents of a Healthy Neighborhood Initiative between HealthAlliance and educational institutions in the Kingston area, city and county agencies, community organizations and other local health care providers. Thomas Collins, HealthAlliance board chairman, said the agreement “brings to our hospital system a financially stable, comprehensive health network that’s based in the Hudson Valley.”

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Smart growth drives development in suburban communities major driving force behind smart growth development, Glendening said. Unlike the jgolden@westfairinc.com 75-million-strong baby boomer generation, a majority of college graduates today, 60 isiting Westchester recently, Parris percent, decide where they want to live and N. Glendening, the former Maryland then look for jobs there rather than finding a governor, dined one evening at a job first and moving to that location “Once you get a 25-year-old saying, ‘I can restaurant on Central Avenue. A national advocate for smart growth — high-density, see myself living here,’ you’ve won half the mixed-use development near mass transit economic development battle,” Glendening centers to reduce sprawl and protect the said. For companies hiring those millennials, natural environment in more walkable cities and suburbs — Glendening glimpsed the the “number-one qualifier” when considercommercial avenue’s possibilities beyond its ing relocating to a community is that “it must streaming lanes of exhaust-emitting auto be on a transit line,” he said. “Office parks just do not work in attracting talent to these comand truck traffic. “What a grand boulevard that could be,” panies.” That has led landlords to redevelop he mused before an audience of about 225 their office properties for mixed uses at the real estate, finance and planning profession- Research Triangle Park in North Carolina, a als and municipal officials from New York leading high-tech research and development center, and along and Connecticut We s t c h e s t e r ’s at Pace Law Platinum Mile, School. where White Glendening Plains and – the keynote “THERE ARE TWO THINGS THAT Harrison officials speaker at a AMERICANS HATE: ONE IS SPRAWL AND have revised zonrecent panel dis- THE OTHER IS DENSITY.” and master cussion on smart — JOHN R. NOLON ing plans to accomgrowth presentmodate mixeded by the Land use development. Use Law Center Both pubat Pace and the lic officials and Business Journal’s parent company, Westfair Communications – developers on the panel cited financial was alluding to a rising trend among munici- obstacles to smart growth. Bramson said the pal planners and private developers that risk-to-reward ratio can be unfavorable for promotes foot traffic in place of driving in developers, especially in communities most urban areas being redeveloped for a new in need of redevelopment. “It costs the same to build a high-rise in generation of downtown residents. The new urbanism championed by Glendening, first New York City as it does to build a high-rise as Maryland’s governor and now as presi- in Westchester,” said Yonkers Mayor Mike dent of Smart Growth America’s Leadership Spano. But a developer’s return on investInstitute and the Governor’s Institute on ment is less in a suburb such as Yonkers, Community Design, and adopted by an he said, where the city and businesses have increasing number of municipalities in this partnered in a Generation Y multimedia region is to a large degree, as New Rochelle marketing campaign “to attract the millenniMayor Noam Bramson noted on the panel, als back to Yonkers.” Despite the financial obstacles, Spano “the old urbanism all over again.” For public officials like Bramson, smart- said the city has about 2,000 residential growth development proposals often units completed or in various stages of develencounter strong local opposition. “The opment on its waterfront. Developer Alex Twining, president and job of a mayor in moving development forward is tough,” said panel moderator John CEO of Twining Properties in New York City, R. Nolon, a Pace law professor and founder noted that Westchester County has $1 trilof the Land Use Law Center. “There are two lion of built infrastructure, making it ripe things that Americans hate: one is sprawl for high-density development. “If we’re not doing something, we’re just wasting our and the other is density.” The millennial generation, which includes » » SMART GROWTH, page 9 more than 83 million young Americans, is a BY JOHN GOLDEN

Citrin Cooperman Corner Seller Beware: 6 Reasons Why Deals Fall Through BY SYLVIE GADANT, CPA CITRIN COOPERMAN Deal volumes may have slowed down in the first quarter of 2016, but anyone would tell you that there is always an appetite for well-run middle market businesses- from financial sponsors searching for their next investment, to Fortune 1000 companies SYLVIE GADANT looking to expand their product offerings or geographic outreach. If you are a business owner considering a potential exit or looking to raise capital from outside investors, here are six reasons why deals typically fall through and what you, as a potential seller, should avoid. GETTING COLD FEET. This happens more often than not. After months of hard-fought negotiations and painstaking due diligence, the seller leaves the buyer at the altar on the day of close. One owner even signed the definitive purchase agreement, and still walked out. As a business owner, before putting your company up for sale, you should ask yourself whether you are ready to sell. Are you ready to retire or move on to another venture? Are you ready to leave your family business in new hands? Do you trust the new owners will continue your legacy? If your business was your passion, are there other activities that will bring just as much enjoyment and gratification? And are you ready to walk away from a fairly reliable source of income, and take the present value of your business today? What happens if the money runs out? No one but you can answer these questions. Only you will know when you’re ready to step away. Only when you are ready should you get your business ready for a potential sale and maximize its value in the shortest amount of time. GOING IN ALONE. Sure, investment bankers and business brokers are not cheap, but most are worthwhile. When a client wants to sell their business, we always recommend they hire an investment banker. Why? Simply because they are professional dealmakers and marketers. They are incentivized to get the deal closed. A good investment banker will help you find potential buyers (maybe even someone that you may not have thought of), weed out the list, negotiate the best offer, and then move the process along. Your best bet is to have a seasoned negotiator who represents your side, speaks on your behalf, and makes sure you get what you want. Negotiations can become heated. If you’re staying in a management role, you don’t want to say or hear something that might impair your future relationship with your new investor. Even when you have a potential buyer with a substantial offer, it never hurts to speak to a deal professional. Ask yourself: how many companies have I sold? How many deals have I successfully negotiated? Do I fully understand all of the terms of the offer? If no, then don’t do it alone. NOT KNOWING YOUR NUMBER. Most business owners have an idea of what their business is worth, but many times we find their valuation is based on what they need to retire rather than the real value of the business to a potential buyer. Investment bankers can help you assess the potential value of your business; you might also hire a business valuation firm to provide additional guidance. It is imperative that you know whether the after-tax cash proceeds

will be enough to fund your post-transaction financial needs - whether you’d like to retire, pay for your children’s education, or purchase a new beachfront mansion in Florida. Speak to a wealth manager and your tax advisors about your plans. Will it be enough? Once you have your “bottom line” number it will be easier to negotiate a deal that works for you. Make sure you involve your advisors well in advance. We have seen instances where the tax calculation was done the day before close, and the sellers ended up re-trading. You don’t want this to happen to you. NOT KEEPING YOUR EYE ON THE BALL. Your #1 job is to run your business. An M&A process can be a major distraction to your staff, your sales team, and to you. Deals can drag on for months and even over a year – another reason to hire an investment banker to keep the process short. When deals take longer than expected, you run the risk of losing a buyer because of declining sales or missed budgets. We’ve seen this happen too many times. BEING DISORGANIZED. The buyer’s advisors will request a multitude of documents – everything from your corporate by-laws, to customer contracts, bank statements, and tax returns. Even before you decide to sell your company, it’s important to maintain well-organized books and records. This will speed up the sales process. Companies that maintain clean books and records tend to be more valuable. NOT BEING TRANSPARENT FROM DAY ONE. The best way to handle potential deal breakers is to be upfront about them. Don’t fool yourself. If there is a problem with your company, your buyer will find out. Every sophisticated buyer spends a considerable amount of time and money on due diligence, hiring the best attorneys, accountants, and advisors. Transparency pays and builds trust. If you come forward with a problem, there is a greater chance for an amicable outcome. The buyer will be confident that, if something else comes up, you will proactively deal with it together. THE PATHWAY TO A SUCCESSFUL EXIT. Hear from leading experts on what you should be doing now to help you prepare and drive valuation, on April 28, 2016, at the Fairview Country Club in Greenwich. The notable panel includes Alan Badey, managing partner of Citrin Cooperman’s White Plains office; Sylvie Gadant, Transaction Advisory Services practice leader and partner at Citrin Cooperman; Gary Karlitz, Valuation/Forensic practice leader and partner at Citrin Cooperman; Gretchen Perkins, partner at Huron Capital; David Swerdloff, partner at Day Pitney; and Douglas Donohue, CEO of Excel Partners Holdings. For more information, contact ldidiego@citrincooperman.com. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Sylvie Gadant, CPA, is a partner with Citrin Cooperman’s Private Equity Group and is the Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) practice leader. She coordinates and leads buy-side and sell-side due diligence engagements for private equity firms and strategic buyers. Sylvie can be reached by phone at 973.218.0500 or via email at sgadant@citrincooperman.com. Citrin Cooperman is a full-service accounting and business-consulting firm with offices in White Plains, NY; Norwalk, CT; Bethesda, MD; New York City; Plainview, NY; Livingston, NJ; and Philadelphia. For more information, visit www. citrincooperman.com.

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into revitalizing Memorial Field; $32.4 million for parks; $18 million for public safety; $6.7 million for planning and community development and $3.3 million for youth services. Thomas wants to create housing for millennials and for grandparents raising grandchildren. He wants to give downtown landlords a ground-floor tax break so they can lower rents, fill storefronts, and generate more sales tax revenue. He envisions a private-public partnership to transform the 4th Avenue corridor into Westchester’s Times Square. He has started by focusing on basic government services that enhance quality of life. He has made safety his priority because that is the lever that can begin to turn around the city of 70,000 people. Thomas talks about safe streets, by which he means streets and sidewalks that are smooth and well-lit and on which people can go about their business without fear. He has already reassigned workers to repair broken street lights and patch potholes. Even small projects cost money. So where can a city like Mount Vernon, where tax revenues are flat and expenses continue to grow, find money for even simple improvements? Just as Thomas overflows with ideas, he brims with confidence and optimism and, some would say, ambition. He emulates Cory Booker, the U.S. Senator from New Jersey who, as mayor of Newark, championed economic development and public safety. Thomas believes he has the management prowess to solve financial problems and the persuasive skills to overcome political obstacles. He has a bachelor’s degree in economics from New York University and a master of business administration from NYU’s Stern School of Business. He was executive director of the New York Affordable Reliable Electricity Alliance for the past four years. He worked for governors Eliot Spitzer and David Patterson as their Hudson Valley regional director from 2008 to 2011. Thomas describes problems as opportunities. “What’s working to our advantage is that we have a lot of waste in our budget. And as we start identifying wasteful practices we can free up cash flow.” He has made it a practice to sniff out waste in a city that spent nearly $128 million on expenses in 2014. “Every check that goes out to a vendor I’m scrutinizing to figure out why we are paying this,” he said. “I believe the checks tell a story if you follow the money.” Thomas discovered that the city pays a third-party energy provider nearly three times as much as it could pay the New York

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State Power Authority for electricity, costing the city an extra $400,000 a year. Repairing old police cars and public works trucks costs $2 million a year. Raising the city’s utility franchise fee to 5 percent would bring in another $1 million a year. Mount Vernon has legal authority to issue bonds for up to $300 million. Theoretically, Thomas said, the city could cover those bonds without increasing property taxes. It would have to get more state funding, cut unnecessary expenses and apply savings to the bonds. But his penchant for following the money has collided with politics. Thomas said that Maureen Walker, the city comptroller, and Marcus Griffith, council president, have been bypassing his authority to review and sign vendor checks, according to a lawsuit he filed on March 23. And then there is the Third Street Firehouse project. In 2014 the city hired Creative Direction Construction & Design to build an emergency operations center for $930,000. Fast-forward to 2016. Andre Wallace, CEO of Creative Direction Construction, has been elected to city council. In February, Wallace filed for a change order requesting a contract extension and $187,546. The document was notarized by George Brown, the city clerk. Lawrence Porcari, corporate counsel, objected. He pointed out that the contract had expired, the work had been performed improperly and the city’s conflict of interest rules prohibited Wallace, as an elected official, from having an interest in a city contract, Thomas’ lawsuit alleges. Almost immediately, according to Thomas’ lawsuit, Wallace began questioning the qualifications and eligibility of the mayor’s appointees. City council vacated eight positions, including Porcari’s, and ordered appointees to return cars and city property. Wallace’s company also sued the city for breach of contract and demanded $236,339. Thomas claims in his lawsuit that Wallace told him the issue could go away if the mayor responded favorably to Creative Direction’s request for $187,546. Wallace denied the allegations in a telephone interview. He said he finished his part of the job. He described the change order as a continuation of his demands for payment for two years. He said city officials had agreed that the city owed the money, but five times they lost his paperwork. “He is trying to get rid of me because I stand in the way of whatever crooked deals they are trying to do,” Wallace said. He said he will sue Thomas, and he is “bringing a case against him for extortion” with a higher authority. Brown declined to comment on Thomas’ allegations. Walker, Griffith and other city council members did not respond to requests

for comment. Acting Supreme Court Justice Robert Neary issued a temporary restraining order stopping city officials from terminating employees and from issuing checks without the mayor’s signature. He ordered a full hearing on April 27 to sort out all of the allegations. Thomas, who dreamed of becoming mayor as a boy, remains confident in his ability to navigate politics. He alludes to the Biblical story of David and Goliath, when he points out that he easily defeated the previous mayor and three other political veterans

in the September Democratic primary. “My slingshot is very accurate,” he said. As he cleans up the city’s business practices and the streets become safer, Thomas said developers and investors will see Mount Vernon as a destination. He predicted that property values will increase. “That’s the red meat on the table for the business community,” he said. Mount Vernon is poised for greatness, Thomas said. “This is the land of opportunity,” he said. “This is a field a diamonds. It’s a galaxy of diamonds!”

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able plan. “This program is the first of a number of programs Sustainable Westchester will be launching,” Wiegman said, adding that the level of collaboration among municipalities makes the group’s programs distinct. Similar community choice aggregation agreements exist in California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Ohio, New Jersey and Rhode Island. Residents and businesses in the 17 municipalities in Westchester Power will automatically be enrolled in the program starting May 1. However, they can choose to opt out and continue with their previous suppliers or “opt up” for the 100 percent renewable

power option. Wiegman said 13 municipalities have chosen the 100 percent clean energy option. The other seven have elected for the basic supply. Sustainable Westchester launched the website westchesterpower.org to provide information on the program and will also be mailing information to residents and small businesses in the municipalities. The municipalities involved in the deal are: the towns of Bedford, Greenburgh, Lewisboro, Mamaroneck, New Castle, North Salem, Ossining and Somers; the villages of Hastings-on-Hudson, Irvington, Larchmont, Mamaroneck, Mount Kisco, Ossining, Pelham, Pleasantville, Rye Brook, Tarrytown; and cities of New Rochelle and White Plains.

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Pitch Perfect: Build and present a strong team

acemash and Odeo were startups that made it big, but not as they were originally envisioned. The truth of early stage investing is that nobody knows how the business will develop. Just as Facemash morphed into Facebook and Odeo into Twitter, the end result often has nothing to do with the initial concept. Entrepreneurs present a concept and convince investors that there is an attractive market, a plausible exit strategy and an opportunity for outsized returns. But they are predicting the future. In reality, at the angel stage of investment, the validation in the market, the valuation and the likelihood of success are all guesses. A good team can recognize new ideas and opportunities as the product develops, the market adjusts and customers react. Founders start with a minimum viable product then pivot the business model with market feedback. Only a good team will know when and how to pivot so as to increase the probability of success. In the case of Odeo, the founders had developed technology to share podcasts. This was a promising market in 2005, but in June of that year Apple included podcast-

ing in iTunes and suddenly the competitive landscape changed. However, in the process of development Odeo introduced a group SMS service called Twttr, allowing people to send messages to groups of people in a public way. This add-on service caught fire while the Odeo service languished. So the founders pivoted, developing their Twttr application into Twitter. Early stage investors understand this process and look for the team that can deliver on not just today’s idea of the business, but can pivot as well. This means that entrepreneurs should tout market feedback from early customers and convincingly show that the product is meeting the needs of the market. That someone in the market likes the product is important. But to investors, touting market feedback also demonstrates that that the entrepreneurs are listening, which can be even more important than the initial feedback itself. As the product develops and the customer base grows, a good entrepreneurial team needs to understand why and how customers are using the product. The feedback on Facemash was both terrible and enlightening. The initial response

led Zuckerberg to realize the website was not appropriate; he even calling himself a “jerk” for creating it. But popularity, the users and the feedback suggested the need for a centralized website for students and this market demand led to Facebook. It later became a site for everybody. In both Facemash and Odeo, the founders did not fall in love with their products. They recognized the shifting trends and focused on creating a viable business. They followed the money. This is what investors want to see. They want a team that can take the spark of an idea and create a business out of it. They want to see focus on developing the business and the flexibility to adapt to the market. In terms of the pitch, entrepreneurs should tell a story that goes well beyond the product and into the how. They need to introduce the team and explain why the team has the capabilities to deliver. Showing business capabilities includes strong credentials and quality content. But just as important is the presentation itself. A neat, organized appearance helps. Slides and presentation materials should be clear and well-thought through. The presenters should show openness, listening to questions and answering thoughtfully, without defensiveness. There is actually a tricky balance here: flexibility balanced with focus, which is not easy to get right. Entrepreneurs should be confident in their product and their market but also demonstrate a willingness to throw it out the window; dedication, focus and flexibility when needed. What this means in practice is that the

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Richard M. Struck

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entrepreneurial team needs to present: • A strong team with solid management credentials and an understanding of business not just the product and the specific product market. • An openness to suggestion and willingness to take feedback. • A willingness to step aside as management if necessary. • A focus on building a business not just a product. This last point is probably the most critical. As I have written before, entrepreneurs often think that they are presenting the next greatest product concept to investors, but they are not. Entrepreneurs are presenting an investment opportunity in the form of a product, a market, and a team. If the product and market turn out to be failures, which they most likely will be, the team will make the investment work. In fact, all that investors can be sure of is that the business will change so the investment decision comes down to how the well the team will manage this change. Jeff Loehr is a principal consultant at Stratist Consulting in White Plains, a �irm that helps businesses of all sizes design strategies, business models and execution plans, and a founding partner of the Westchester Angels, an investment group that brings early-stage investors and startups together. He can be reached at jeff.wbg@stratistconsulting.com. This column is part of a series leading up to “Pitching to the Angels,” an event for investors, startups and the public hosted by Westfair Communications and the Westchester Angels April 21. Find out more at westfaironline.com/events.

Struck, who served Orange & Rockland Utilities Inc. as economic development director for nearly 30 years, had served as interim president of REDC since October following the resignation of Michael DiTullo as president and CEO to take a similar post in North Carolina. At O&R, Struck helped attract or expand more than 150 businesses that created 18,000 new jobs, filled 16 million square feet of industrial and office space and added more than $24 million in annual business tax ratables throughout the utility’s threestate, six-county service territory, according to REDC officials. “Rockland needs a united front to bring new businesses and jobs here in a very competitive metro New York region,” Struck said. He said the agency he leads will work closely with Rockland County and local officials, the

NEW CEO AT CENTRAL HUDSON Michael L. Mosher, an electrical engineer and veteran utility executive, on April 1 will step in as president and CEO of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp., the Poughkeepsiebased company announced. Michael L. Mosher The native Red Hook resident succeeds James P. Laurito, who served in the top post at Central Hudson since 2009. Laurito has been promoted to executive vice president of the regional utility’s Canadian parent company, Fortis Inc. He will remain on the Central Hudson board of directors. “While Jim will have new opportunities to add value for Fortis shareholders throughout North America, Mike will build upon a nearly 25-year career at Central Hudson to better the customer experience for those we serve in the Hudson Valley,” said Barry Perry, Fortis president and CEO. A graduate of Union College, Mosher joined Central Hudson as a junior engineer in 1985 and left to pursue another career opportunity before returning in 1993 to the utility’s sister subsidiary, Central Hudson Enterprises Corp. He rose to the rank of vice president in 2000, responsible for energy services and retail electric sales, and in 2003 became Central Hudson’s manager of corporate services. He was named assistant vice president of regulatory affairs in 2005 and was promoted to vice president of regulatory affairs the next year. A Central Hudson spokesperson said Mosher will be the 10th president of the company since its incorporation in 1927. He will also serve as chief operating officer of CH Energy Group Inc. Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. serves approximately 300,000 electric and 78,000 natural gas customers in a 2,600-square-mile service territory covering eight counties in the mid-Hudson Valley.

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money,” he said. Twining said smart-growth developers need forward-thinking government leaders and staff “who really can work with us and think outside the box.” Like Glendening, he said zoning needs to be more flexible and adaptive, such as the form-based zoning codes adopted by New Rochelle and Yonkers that regulate the physical forms of development in an area rather than specific uses of properties. Arthur Collins II, president of Collins Enterprises LLC in Greenwich, a pioneering developer of high-rise apartments on the downtown Yonkers waterfront, agreed with Twining that financial incentives are needed by smart-growth developers. His company in Yonkers received tax credits from the state’s brownfield cleanup program for developers who remove environmental contaminants

major damage in this region in the last five years might have slowed smart-growth initiatives, McDonald said. “I think with 2011, smart growth might have taken a little bit of a backseat to resiliency” and investment to strengthen infrastructure and properties against future storm disasters. Glendening said smart growth with its focus on walkable communities “has a strong and practical emphasis on equity” in a society where working families earning less than $50,000 annually spend on average onethird of their income on transportation. Yet in some new transit-oriented development areas, residential costs are so expensive that middle-class workers have been forced to move out, he said. “There’s got to be a very conscious attention to these issues,” Glendening said. “How we grow can help address the inequity and have a huge impact on the future of this country.”

from a redevelopment site before construction. Collins said developers also need a probusiness government administration to work with and a municipal master plan to guide development. Voicing a common complaint of developers delayed by extended municipal reviews and approvals of their projects in Westchester, Collins said, “There are many, many towns that have a permit process that has actually gotten out of hand.” Joan M. McDonald, a former New York state transportation commissioner and former economic and community development commissioner in Connecticut, noted that Gov. Andrew Cuomo has budgeted $100 million for the state’s Cleaner, Greener Communities program to support smart growth development. “This is a huge deal and I think that is the wave of the future,” she said. But climate change and the series of tropical storms and hurricanes that wreaked

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Rockland Industrial Development Agency, Rockland Business Association, Orange & Rockland, and Empire State Development “to attract positive attention to Rockland County. We have a great pro-business team in Rockland and together we can make a great future for the people and businesses here.” Struck has served as a director of the Rockland Business Association, the Workforce Investment Board, the Rockland IDA, the Rockland Center for the Arts, the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp., and Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress, among other organizations.

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Tarrytown > Port Chester in 3 minutes ? Sure. Check out SkyTran. Jerry Sanders is on to something. His company believes in Smart Transportation for Smart Cities, which led to the invention of the low-cost, elevated Personal Rapid Transportation system (PRT) to replace light rail. It might be just the thing to revolutionize rapid transit within Westchester’s cities or as a connector between one side of the county to the other. Sanders is the CEO of SkyTran, a NASA Space Act company that produces a patented network of computer-controlled, 2-person “jet-like” vehicles that uses Magnetic Levitation (STML) technology to move passengers in a fast, safe, green, and economical manner. This could be just what Westchester needs to move people from East to West and within its cities. Good mass transportation is important to millennials, the largest segment of America’s workforce today, and better intra-county transportation would be an incentive for them to work and live here, especially since they are now being priced out of New York City. “There should be no doubt of our ability to deliver game-changing transportation to the world,” says Sanders, whose PRT is being piloted now in Israel. “Imagine going from JFK to Midtown Manhattan in five minutes and doing so during rush hour!” Or, how about Tarrytown to Port Chester, along the I-287 corridor, in just three minutes? Or connecting corporate and residential campuses along that same corridor in a fraction of the time it takes now? No traffic jams, a small footprint, and the system can grow exponentially and immediately. Does that sound too good to be true? Seeing is believing. Watch the PRT in action when Sanders presents at Westchester: County of

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Tomorrow, WCA’s spectacular half-day conference on Friday, April 29, that will give you a glimpse of what could be Westchester’s exciting future. The conference will cover this new form of rapid transit, how to fund new projects, and attracting innovation and the talent to support it. “This will be a ground-breaking event,” says Bill Mooney, WCA’s President & CEO. “If you are a real estate developer, planner, engineer, educator, business person, municipal official, entrepreneur, financier, or just someone who wants to see Westchester become a hub of innovation, then get your tickets today. This will be absolutely sensational!” Visit westchester.org for more information. As space is limited, it is best to reserve now.

PINSKY TO WESTCHESTER: “WE CAN’T LET THIS MOMENT PASS!”

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Seth Pinsky, executive vice president of RXR Realty, thinks a suburban turnaround is at hand, especially as New York City prices itself out of the market. “The greatest threat is the inability of the city to accommodate all of the growth that’s happening in a cost-effective way,” he said at a BOMA luncheon on March 10. But the City’s affordability issues are creating an incredible opportunity for the suburbs. “Many suburban communities ... have a long neglected asset that’s right at their core...their downtowns, many of which have exactly the characteristics that NYC populations are looking for: architectural character, diversity, walkability, and access to New York City’s core.” He says the key to building Smart Cities is smart transit Seth Pinsky, Executive Vice President, RXR Realty and transit-oriented development. RXR is betting on with Bill Mooney, Jr., WCA that. The company is investing heavily in New Rochelle, where they’ve been named “master developer” with Renaissance Downtown, and in Yonkers where they are building a 575,000 sq. ft. two-tower, mixed-use development. Pinsky will be a featured speaker at WCA’s April 29th conference Westchester: County of Tomorrow. As a former member of the Bloomberg administration, he will describe how NYC became a successful innovation hub, and share his insights about next steps for Westchester. Register today at westchester.org

WE’RE CLOSING THE SKILLS GAP.

The news is promising! Thanks to the efforts of the WCA’s project management of the federal Ready to Work Grant, known regionally Boot camp participants celebrate their achievements at graduation. as the “Jobs Waiting” program, 30 participants who have gone through the initial six-week boot camps either have been offered jobs or employer-based training. Eric Saidel, director of human services at ENT & Allergy Associates, who has hired eight Jobs Waiting ‘graduates,” lauds the program that makes possible the re-training of 425 long-term unemployed people in the Hudson Valley over the next two-and-a-half years. Says Saidel, “Jobs Waiting candidates are appealing hires; they are motivated and they are professional.” With over 2500 job openings in the healthcare industry here, that is music to our ears.

COMING UP Westchester: County of Tomorrow Friday, April 29, 7:30 am–1 pm Renaissance Westchester, West Harrison $175 per WCA Member $75 per Municipal $225 per future-member Event Sponsors: Corporate Audio Visual, Entergy, Sterling National Bank, TD Bank, and Verizon Supporters: Cuddy & Feder, Urban Land Institute, PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP Media Partner: Westfair Communications

See the future! An extraordinary conference with speakers from the country’s top innovation hubs. Get the lowdown on funding Smart Growth, and see how East-West mass transportation can work in Westchester! Young Professionals Happy Hour Tuesday, April 19, 5:30–7:30 pm Lola’s Mexican Kitchen, White Plains Sponsored by: Citrin Cooperman, NYU-Stern School of Business

Westchester Fun Run 5K Thursday, July 14, 5:30–9:30 pm Purchase College, SUNY Join the WCA team or start a team. For more information or to become a sponsor: brucep@corporatefunrun.com or call 347.844.9687 | corporatefunrun.com

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THELIST: LAW FIRMS

WESTCHESTER COUNTY WESTCHESTER

LAW FIRMS

Ranked by number of attorneys practicing in county. Listed alphabetically in the event of a tie. Name Address Area code: 914, unless otherwise noted Website

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

1133 Westchester Ave., White Plains 10604 323-7000 • wilsonelser.com

Jackson Lewis PC

1133 Westchester Ave., Suite S125, White Plains 10604 872-6767 • jacksonlewis.com

Bleakley Platt & Schmidt LLP

1 N. Lexington Ave., White Plains 10601 949-2700 • bpslaw.com

Lowey Dannenberg Cohen & Hart PC 1 N. Broadway, White Plains 10601 997-0500 • lowey.com

DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr LLP

1 N. Lexington Ave., White Plains 10601 681-0200 • ddw-law.com

Kurzman Eisenberg Corbin & Lever LLP

1 N. Broadway, Suite 1004, White Plains 10601 285-9800 • kelaw.com

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Cuddy & Feder LLP

445 Hamilton Ave. 14th floor, White Plains 10601 761-1300 • cuddyfeder.com

Leason Ellis LLP

1 Barker Ave., Fifth floor, White Plains 10601 288-0022 • leasonellis.com

Keane & Beane PC

McCarthy Fingar LLP

445 Hamilton Ave., White Plains 10601 946-4777 • kblaw.com 11 Martine Ave., 12th floor, White Plains 10606 946-3700 • mccarthyfingar.com

Vouté, Lohrfink, Magro & McAndrew LLP

170 Hamilton Ave., Suite 315, White Plains 10601 946-1400 • vlmmc-law.com

11 Martine Ave., Suite 750, White Plains 10606 798-5400 • goldbergsegalla.com

Goldberg Segalla LLP

O'Connor McGuinness Conte Doyle Oleson Watson & Loftus LLP

1 Barker Ave., Suite 675, White Plains 10601 948-4500 • omcdoc.com

Welby, Brady & Greenblatt LLP

11 Martine Ave., 15th floor, White Plains 10606 428-2100 • wbgllp.com

733 Yonkers Ave., Suite 200, Yonkers 10704 476-0600 • sbjlaw.com

Smith Buss & Jacobs LLP

Gaines, Novick, Ponzini, Cossu & Venditti LLP

11 Martine Ave., Eighth floor, White Plains 10606 288-9595 • gainesllp.com

555 Theodore Fremd Ave., Rye 10580 381-7600 • dorflaw.com

Dorf & Nelson LLP

Harrington, Ocko & Monk LLP

81 Main St., Suite 215, White Plains 10601 686-4800 • homelegal.com

Bartlett, McDonough & Monaghan LLP

81 Main St., White Plains 10601 448-0200 • bmmllp.com

Collen IP

80 S. Highland Ave., Ossining 10562 941-5668 • collenip.com

Lackenbach Siegel LLP

Lackenbach Siegel Building, 1 Chase Road, Scarsdale 10583 723-4300 • lackenbachsiegel.com

McCullough, Goldberger & Staudt LLP

1311 Mamaroneck Ave., Suite 340, White Plains 10605 949-6400 • mcculloughgoldberger.com

Pannone Lopes Devereaux & West LLC 81 Main St., Suite 510, White Plains 10601 898-2400 • pldw.com

Veneruso, Curto, Schwartz & Curto LLP 35 E. Grassy Sprain Road, Suite 400, Yonkers 10710 779-1100 • vcsclaw.com

Cerussi & Spring PC

1 N. Broadway, White Plains 10601 948-1200 • cerussilaw.com

Danziger & Markhoff LLP

123 Main St., White Plains 10601 948-1556 • dmlawyers.com

Zarin & Steinmetz

81 Main St., Suite 415, White Plains 10601 682-7800 • zarin-steinmetz.com

Managing partner(s) or officer(s) Email address Year firm established

Number of attorneys in county Total number in firm

John M. Flannery Managing partner, White Plains john.flannery@wilsonelser.com 1978 Joseph A. Saccomano Jr. Office managing shareholder, White Plains Joseph.Saccomano@jacksonlewis.com 1958 William P. Harrington wpharrington@bpslaw.com 1937 Barbara Hart and Gerald Lawrence bhart@lowey.com 1969 Alfred E. Donnellan aed@ddw-law.com 1995 Lee Harrison Corbin, Jessica Galligan Goldsmith lcorbin@kelaw.com, jgoldsmith@kelaw.com 1986 Joshua E. Kimerling JKimerling@cuddyfeder.com 1971 David Leason leason@leasonellis.com 2008 David Glasser info@kblaw.com 1980 Phillip C. Landrigan, Howell Bramson plandrigan@mccarthyfingar.com 1945 Charles D. Lohrfink Jr. vlmmc@vlmmc-law.com 1963 Richard J. Cohen rcohen@goldbergsegalla.com 2001 Richard C. Oleson roleson@omcdoc.com 1945 Thomas H. Welby twelby@wbgllp.com 1988 Thomas W. Smith tsmith@sbjlaw.com 1991 Steven H. Gaines sgaines@gainesllp.com 2000 Jon A. Dorf jdorf@dorflaw.com 1997 Kevin J. Harrington, Glenn A. Monk and Robert S. Ocko lsolomon@homlegal.com 1992 Clifford A. Bartlett clifford.bartlett@bmmllp.com NA Jess M. Collen jcollen@collenip.com 1996 Howard Aronson haronson@Lackenbach.com 1923 Frank S. McCullough Jr. fmccullough@mgslawyers.com 1984 Gary R. Pannone twest@pldw.com 2006 James J. Veneruso jveneruso@vcsclaw.com 2008 Ronald G. Crispi pgianefello@cerussilaw.com 1985 Joel Danziger, Harris Markhoff danziger.markhoff@dmlawyers.com 1960 Michael D. Zarin, David S. Steinmetz david@zarin-steinmetz.net 1997

This list is a sampling of law firms located in the region. If you would like to include your firm in our next list, please contact Danielle Renda at drenda@westfairinc.com.

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Creativity, consistency both part of winning marketing campaign Talking to marketing people, I keep hearing about the need to make multiple impressions on people we’re trying to reach. I know that people receive and process information in lots of different ways. One of the mistakes we’ve made in past marketing efforts is that things don’t tie together, they don’t cross support each other. I need to understand how to create a campaign. Can you give me any advice? THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: Marketing is a place

to get creative and find a voice that represents the company. You also have to watch out that your efforts coordinate and cross support each other for maximum effect. Be sure to build in offers all over the place, so people know what to do next if they’re interested. Think ahead to what you want to do six months or a year from now. Build momentum through consistency; avoid the temptation to jump from one idea to the next. Talk to your clients and your employees. Ask them to describe your company. If possible, record what they say so you can refer back without interpretation. What words and tone do they use? Are they formal or informal? Big words or small ones? Lighthearted or serious? Technical or layman’s terms? Ask what images come to mind when they think about your company. People, words, letters, animals, toys or other things? What’s in the background? Do they think of cartoons or pictures? Realistic or idealized settings? Soft colors or bright or black and white? Get as much detail as you can. Compare your customer and employee feedback with existing marketing materials. Does it match? Anything that stands out as a perfect match? Anything that is a total disconnect? Pick out the central theme, both words and image, and fill in the blank: “When people think of my company, I always want them to think _______.” Consider how you scroll through things on the Internet – one thing after another, until something catches your eye. Once you’ve decided on your central theme, it’s time to focus on making your marketing material arresting enough that people will stop to look further. That can be done with words as well as images. Turn what you’ve learned doing research with customers and employees into something that catches the eye and describes the company to the next person who comes along. Make sure that the words and images you come up with revolve around, refer back to and build on your central theme. Once you know the image, idea or theme

you want to get across, it’s time to get your audience to take action to engage. This takes you back to the concept of scrolling through the Internet. People start out receiving information passively. Buyers have to engage with you actively. Offers are the way to get from passive to active. And this is not the time to be subtle. If someone takes a look at

your material whether it is an advertisement, email blast, social media page, or website tell them what to do next. Use arrows, boxes, color and bold type to draw your audience into the offer. State the obvious: “Why wait? Act now! Click here.” “Get a ___ (fill in the blank with something your customers tell you they’re interested in).” Plan out what you want to promote in the future. Give your audience someplace to end up by building a landing page to provide more information. Build audience awareness through blog posts and social media updates. Buy Google AdWords to raise the visibility. Give out samples and ask users to make recommendations. Stick with the campaign, even if it doesn’t

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LAW FIRMS

WESTCHESTER COUNTY

Ranked by number of attorneys practicing in county. Listed alphabetically in event of a tie. Name Address Area code: 914, unless otherwise noted Website

Bertine, Hufnagel, Headley, Zeltner, Drummond & Dohn LLP

700 White Plains Road, Suite 237, Scarsdale 10583 472-7700 • bertinehufnagel.com

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Philip M. Halpern phalpern@chnnb.com 1983 Stephen J. Jones Jones Morrison LLP sjones@jonesmorrisonlaw.com 670 White Plains Road, Penthouse, Scarsdale 10583 472-2300 • jonesmorrisonlaw.com 2001 Bernard A. Krooks Littman Krooks LLP bkrooks@littmankrooks.com 399 Knollwood Road, White Plains 10603 684-2100 • littmankrooks.com 1990 Rudolph V. Pino Jr. Pino & Associates LLP rpino@pinolaw.com 50 Main St., White Plains 10606 946-0600 • pinolaw.com 1992 Leslie Snyder Snyder & Snyder LLP lsnyder@snyderlaw.net 94 White Plains Road, Tarrytown 10591 333-0700 • snyderlaw.net 1990 Paul J. Marino Marino Partners LLP pmarino@marinollp.com 15 Fisher Lane, Suite 200, White Plains 10603 368-4525 • marinollp.com 2006 Laurence Keiser Stern Keiser & Panken LLP lkeiser@skpllp.com 1025 Westchester Ave., Room 305, White Plains 10604 428-8800 • skpllplaw.com 1994 James R. Denlea, Jeffrey I. Carton Denlea & Carton LLP jdenlea@denleacarton.com, 2 Westchester Park Drive, Suite 410, White Plains 10604 331-0100 • denleacarton.com jcarton@denleacarton.com John Kirkpatrick Oxman Tulis Kirkpatrick Whyatt & Geiger LLP jkirkpatrick@oxmanlaw.com 120 Bloomingdale Road, Suite 100, White Plains 10605 422-3900 • oxmanlaw.com 2001 William Bave Wilson, Bave, Conboy, Cozza & Couzens PC whb@wbccc.com 2 William St., White Plains, 10601 686-9010 • wbccc.com 1946 Russell Yankwitt Yankwitt LLP russell@yankwitt.com 140 Grand St., Fifth floor, White Plains 10601 686-1500 • yankwitt.com 2009 Kathy N. Rosenthal, Linda Markowitz Rosenthal & Markowitz LLP thefirm@rosemarklaw.com 399 Knollwood Road, Suite 107, White Plains 10603 347-1292 • rosemarklaw.com 2000 Gary E. Bashian, Irving O. Farber Bashian & Farber LLP garybashian@bashianfarberlaw.com 235 St., Sixth White Plains 10601 For the full list ofMain law firms, visitfloor, westfaironline.com or contact Danielle Renda at drenda@westfairinc.com. 946-5100 • bashianfarberlaw.com 2005 James M. Coogan, William E. Sulzer Griffin, Coogan Sulzer & Horgan PC and Michael F. Horgan 51 Pondfield Road, Bronxville 10708 info@gcbslaw.com 961-1300 • gcbslaw.com 1965 Myra I. Packman Meiselman, Packman, Nealon, Scialabba & Baker PC info@mpnsb.com 1311 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains 10605 517-5000 • mpnsb.com 1977 Robert L. Rattet, founding partner Rattet Pasternak Bankruptcy Practice Group rrattet@ddw-law.com 1 N. Lexington Ave., White Plains 10601 681-0200 • rattetlaw.com 1975 Lee Seham, Lucas Middlebrook Seham, Seham, Meltz & Petersen LLP ssmplaw@ssmplaw.com 199 Main St., Seventh Floor, White Plains 10601 997-1346 • ssmplaw.com 1991 Anthony J. Enea Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano LLP a.enea@esslawfirm.com 245 Main St., White Plains 10601 948-1500 • esslawfirm.com 2005 Deborah Sherman, Georgia Kramer, Neil E. Kramer Kozek LLP Kozek kozek@kramerkozek.com 445 Hamilton Ave., Suite 604, White Plains 10601 683-3500 • kramerkozek.com 2004 Warren S. Sacks Sacks Law Group PC wsacks@sackslawgroup.com 707 Westchester Ave., White Plains 10604 428-8300 • sackslawgroup.com 1995 Michael J. Amoruso Amoruso & Amoruso LLP joan@amorusolaw.com 800 Westchester Ave., Suite S320, Rye Brook 10573 253-9255 • amorusolaw.com 2001

Collier, Halpern, Newberg & Nolletti LLP

1 N. Lexington Ave., White Plains 10601 684-6800 • chnnb.com

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Hyman & Gilbert

1843 Palmer Ave., Larchmont 10538 833-5297 • hymangilbert.com

Rosenthal & Markowitz LLP

399 Knollwood Road, Suite 107, White Plains 10603 347-1292 • rosemarklaw.com

Scalise & Hamilton LLP

670 White Plains Road, Suite 325, Scarsdale 10583 725-2801 • scaliseandhamiltonllp.com

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China’s butterfly effect on U.S. markets is no small thing

Chinese stockbroker hiccupped on the floor of the Shanghai exchange on a recent Wednesday and by Friday, the U.S. markets had dropped hundreds of points. Yes, I realize this is a hypothetical variation — and exaggeration — on one element of the chaos theory that says the fluttering of a butterfly’s wings on one continent can create a hurricane on another. I don’t mean to be trite. The effect of economic conditions in China on the U.S. and other world markets is no small matter. If the Chinese markets plunge, major world market selloffs occur with seemingly predictable regularity. Even when other factors are at play, such as a glut of oil reducing world prices, there still are echoes of Chinese economic factors involved. If, conversely, the Chinese markets surge, a sigh of relief is heard across the planet and other Asian, as well as European and American markets, surge along with it. China’s challenges have been debated for years, but in recent months, they have taken on a greater importance in the minds of investors and policymakers. We focused

on China when stocks sold off sharply during the summer and such worries have again been a major influence on global markets’ decline in recent days. The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index, for instance, plunged 2.4 percent on Jan. 21 after the Chinese currency continued to fall and trading halted on its stock market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average now sits at nearly 10 percent below the all-time nominal high that it reached last year. Kevin Peters China’s convulsions have come at an inopportune time. The Federal Reserve recently increased interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade, a move that may have intensified an exodus from riskier investments. And there are a few signs of weakness in the United States economy, particularly in the manufacturing sector. It seems to me that the wise investor should take heed of not only those companies with facilities in China, or that trade directly with China, but also those affected

by other firms’ ties to the Chinese economy. As an example of the reach China has in international trade, consider that it became the world’s largest exporter in 2013 and in 2014, it exported $2.343 trillion in goods, far outpacing the European Union at $2.173 trillion, and the United States, at $1.633 trillion that year. China shipped 17 percent of its exports to the United States in 2014. Meanwhile, China is increasing its trade with Japan and South Korea and also focusing increased attention on Africa. China also is pushing for trade agreements with other Southeast Asian nations, and with many Latin American countries. A major attraction of doing business in China is that it provides significant manufacturing facilities for foreign businesses. Raw materials are shipped to China, where local, less expensive labor builds the final products, which then are exported, often back to the United States. Among the country’s major exports are electrical and other types of machinery; this includes computers and

related equipment. China also is a leader in medical and optical equipment and, as many people know, exports fabric, textiles and apparel. What many people don’t realize, however, is that China is the world’s largest exporter of steel. Thus, a slowdown in the Chinese economy has a ripple effect on other countries in that the amount of raw materials they provide to China for processing is reduced by the falling demand in China. Despite the apparent mushroom effect that China’s economic woes are having on world equity markets, there remain many significant investment opportunities — and even some bargains — for those willing to spend the time doing proper research. Fear of investing in a market under pressure can mean missing out on long-term opportunities. Chaos, after all, is not an investment strategy. Kevin Peters is a �inancial adviser with the Global Wealth Management Division of Morgan Stanley in Purchase. He can be reached at 914-225-6680.

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21ST ANNUAL FECA ON FIFTH GALA

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10TH ANNUAL EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE DINNER

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Benefiting: Foundation for Empowering Citizens with Autism (FECA) Dinner by the bite, open bar and silent auction with all proceeds to benefit citizens with autism. The Foundation for Empowering Citizens with Autism enriches the lives of those with autism, helping them achieve their greatest potential. EVENT CHAIRPERSONS: Elise and Phil Orlando and Melanie and Drew Schaffran TIME: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. LOCATION: The Yale Club of New York City TICKET PRICE: $325 per person; sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Hospitality Resource Group at 761-7111 or Michael@hrginc.net or visit www.FECAinc.org

Benefiting: Legal Services of the Hudson Valley This event is a unique opportunity for Legal Services of the Hudson Valley to further fund our efforts to save children from neglect; protect women from domestic violence; defend seniors against abuse; serve veterans on the home front and keep families in their homes. It also focuses our attention on the essential need for equal access to justice in our community and our society. Since 1967, Legal Services of the Hudson Valley has advanced the cause of equal access to justice in our region. HONORING: Tony West, PepsiCo; Sidney Rosdeitcher, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP; and Susan Fox, White Plains Hospital EVENT CHAIRPERSONS: Thomas R. Lalla and Courtney Rocket, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP TIME: 6 to 9 p.m. LOCATION: Ritz-Carlton, Westchester, White Plains TICKET PRICE: $275 per person; sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Hospitality Resource Group at 761-7111 or Jenna@hrginc.net

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Benefiting: HOPE Community Services Inc. HOPE opened the doors of its first soup kitchen in 1984. Since its early days, HOPE has grown to become the largest emergency food pantry and soup kitchen in the region. This event will raise funds to contribute to HOPE’s mission and growth. HONORING: Montefiore Hospital, New Rochelle Cheverolet, Butterflies for Jody, Pet Rescue EVENT CHAIRPERSONS: Dorothy Meehan and Ali Greene TIME: 6 to 11 p.m. LOCATION: Beckwith Point, New Rochelle TICKET PRICE: $150 per person; journal opportunities available CONTACT: Carole Troum at 636-4010 or visit www.hopecommunityservices.org

SUBMIT YOUR EVENT Westchester not-for-profit organizations are invited to promote their special events in “Planning Ahead.” 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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Benefiting: ArtsWestchester Join ArtsWestchester as it recognizes 11 outstanding artists and organizations that have made significant contributions to the arts community in Westchester County. HONORING: Donald Cecil and, in memory, Jane Cecil; Historic Hudson Valley; Sills Family Foundation; The City of Yonkers; Katonah Museum Artists’ Association; musician Ray Blue; musician Fred Smith; Rye Arts Center; photographer John Rizzo; visual artist Esther Lo; and choreographer Debralyn Press TIME: 11:30 a.m. LOCATION: Doubletree Hotel, Tarrytown TICKET PRICE: $85 per person CONTACT: Ann Fabrizio at afabrizio@artswestchester.org or visit www.artsw.org/artsaward

Benefiting: White Plains Performing Arts Center and White Plains YMCA Join a fun night playing casino games and a Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament to benefit two worthy organizations. Cash in the chips you win for a chance at great prizes. The Poker Tournament awards a cash prize to the winner. TIME: 7 p.m. LOCATION: 5 Mamaroneck Ave, White Plains TICKET PRICE: $100 for casino games and $200 for Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament; sponsorship opportunities available CONTACT: Heather Bell at 287-2021, ext. 215, or email HBell@ymca-cnw.org

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WESTCHESTER CHILDREN’S ASSOCIATION SPRING GALA 2016

Benefiting: Westchester Children’s Association (WCA) Join us to celebrate the conclusion of our five-year centennial campaign and help us honor Allan Houston, NBA All-Star, assistant general manager of the New York Knicks, general manager of the Westchester Knicks and founder of the Allan Houston Legacy Foundation, which works to strengthen the role of fathers in their families and to inspire young adults to become entrepreneurs. In recognition of these efforts for the betterment of children, youth and families, WCA is pleased to recognize Houston’s work throughout Westchester and the nation. Make your reservations now! HONORING: NBA All-Star Allan Houston, Edith C. Macy Award for Distinguished Service EVENT CHAIRPERSONS: Barbara Holland and Margie Orell TIME: 6:30 p.m. LOCATION: Surf Club on the Sound, New Rochelle TICKET PRICE: $250 per person; sponsorship opportunities available CONTACT: Aimee Massaro at The JFM Group LLC at 235-1490, ext. 13, or WCABenefit@thejfmgroup.com

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Benefiting: Family Services of Westchester This event is an important opportunity for Family Services of Westchester to raise funds for its mission to strengthen and support families, children and individuals at all stages of the life cycle. The evening’s star-studded lineup of celebrity athletes will be sponsored by Steiner Sports. A Lifetime Achievement Presentation will be presented to basketball legend Coach Bob Knight and Yankee great Andy Pettitte. A keynote presentation by Notre Dame’s Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger, best known as the inspiration for the motion picture Rudy, is another highlight of the evening. There will also be a VIP Reception featuring Ottis Anderson, Bill Buckner, Bernie Williams, Mookie Wilson and others! HONORING: Jody E. Rollins and Markham F. Rollins III EVENT CHAIRPERSONS: Brandon Steiner, Leslie Chang and Karen Beatty TIME: 6 to 9 p.m. LOCATION: The Fountainhead, New Rochelle TICKET PRICE: $350 per person; sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Hospitality Resource Group at 761-7111 or Jenna@hrginc.net

Benefiting: Lifting Up Westchester The Oasis of Hope Gala festivities include a sit-down dinner, silent auction, raffle and giving tree. Proceeds will benefit the organization’s eight programs, which assist Westchester County’s men, women and children in need. HONORING: Chef Peter Kelly and volunteer Carolyn Rogers EVENT CHAIRPERSON: Linda Gallo TIME: 6 to 9:30 p.m. LOCATION: Leewood Gold Club TICKET PRICE: $150 per person; sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Chris Schwartz at 949-3098, ext. 9737, or visit www.liftingupwestchester.org

VNS WESTCHESTER’S SPRING BENEFIT GALA

Benefiting: VNS Westchester Proceeds from our major fundraising event of the year benefit our home health care services for underinsured individuals and our free community health screenings and health education programs. A cocktail reception, gourmet dinner stations, delectable desserts and a silent auction provide a festive evening for guests. HONORING: White Plains Hospital and Mutual of America EVENT CHAIRPERSONS: Karen and Peter Herrero TIME: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. LOCATION: Willow Ridge Country Club, Harrison TICKET PRICE: $300 per person; sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Joyce Infante at 682-1480, ext. 649, or visit www.vns.org

ARTSBASH 2016

Benefiting: ArtsWestchester An unforgettable evening that highlights food from 30-plus top area restaurants, the “SHE: Deconstructing Female Identity” exhibition, female chefs, craft beer and open artist studios throughout ArtsWestchester’s nine-floor historic landmark building. TIME: 6 to 9 p.m. LOCATION: ArtsWestchester, White Plains TICKET PRICE: $75 per person CONTACT: ArtsWestchester at 428-4220 or visit www.artsw. org/artsbash

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LIFTING UP WESTCHESTER Lifting Up Westchester, one of the county’s largest social services agencies, has been restoring hope to Westchester’s men, women and children in need for almost four decades. The agency provides homeless and poverty services and assists 4,500 individuals every year, lifting them to greater self-suffi ciency one person at a time. No one is ever turned away. Their eight programs span a broad range of services. Homeless Services: The organization helps make the county a better place for its residents and businesses as one of the only agencies to provide outreach services and emergency beds for the chronically homeless – helping them to move from the streets to a home of their own. Other services include Grace’s Kitchen, which provides free, nutritious weekday meals; Samaritan House Women’s Shelter; Open Arms Men’s Shelter; and rental assistance to prevent homelessness. Annually, the agency serves 100,000 meals to the hungry and provides 26,000 nights of shelter to the homeless. Services for At-Risk Youth: Lifting Up Westchester empowers hundreds of

homeless and economically disadvantaged children by motivating them to stay in school, improve their grades and aspire to be the fi rst in their families to go to college and the last to live in poverty. Youth programs include a summer day camp, an after-school mentoring program and college scholarships for fi nancially struggling students. Services for Seniors: Lifting Up Westchester helps hundreds of elderly residents stay in their homes by providing compassionate and customized care through Neighbors Home Care Services, its licensed home care services agency. Among the agency’s most notable accomplishments this past year was the opening of the renovated and expanded Open Arms Men’s Shelter, an undertaking paving the way for major changes in the way Westchester County provides homeless services. The agency also formed a partnership with the city of White Plains to provide home health aide training at the new White Plains Education and Training Center. All graduates will be offered jobs in Neighbors Home Care Services. For more information, please visit http://www.liftingupwestchester.org/.

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“So many of the individuals who come to us have exhausted all other avenues of help – we are their last hope. I am incredibly proud of our staff who work selflessly every day, not only to provide these individuals with basic necessities, but also to work with them so that they can regain their dignity and achieve greater independence.” — Paul Anderson-Winchell, Executive Director

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 Lifting Up Westchester board members celebrate at the Oasis of Hope Gala at Leewood Golf Course. Front row from left: Michael Heffner, Scarsdale; Paxton J. Lewis, Hartsdale; Rev. Richard Kunz, White Plains; Brion Hayman, Tomkins Cove; E. Barbara Wiggins, White Plains; Linda Gallo, West Harrison; Carolyn Johnson, Hartsdale; Carol Schiro Greenwald, Larchmont; and Back row from left: Paul Anderson-Winchbell, Cornwall-on-Hudson; Alan Goldman, White Plains; Donna Drumm, Greenwich; Walter Simon, Greenburgh; and Helen Hamlyn, Eastchester.  Dr. Iris Pagan, executive director of the Westchester County Youth Bureau jumps into the fun at the Brighter Futures Double Dutch tournament.  Students graduate from free home health aide classes at White Plains Education Training Center.  Children at the Brighter Futures Day Camp warm up for the annual Double Dutch tournament.  Pictured at the ribbon-cutting ceremony of Lifting Up Westchester’s Open Arms Men’s Shelter are: the Rev. Richard Kuntz, Executive Director Paul Anderson-Winchell, White Plains Mayor Thomas Roach, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, New York state Assemblyman David Buchwald, New York state OTDA Commissioner Samuel Roberts and Board President Helen Hamlyn.

Whether Republican or Democrat, young or old, it is important that you register to vote – not only for national elections this November, but also for elections in your local municipalities. Last fall, Nonprofit Westchester (NPW) embarked on a voter registration drive called #914NonprofitsVote, designed to encourage all Westchester nonprofit employees, volunteers and clients to vote. While nonprofits must remain nonpartisan, we have an important role to play in voter registration and mobilization. Research shows that nonprofits are trusted messengers that also have greater reach to those typically underrepresented in the political process. NPW is proud to lead the way for other nonprofits throughout Westchester by offering information sessions this spring along with other resources on how nonprofits can integrate voter registration in their everyday interactions with people in our community. Voting is an important way to elevate concerns on the public agenda and to show elected officials that residents are engaged in the political process. Elected officials at every level of government are responsible for allocating public resources and making important decisions about which programs and services are funded and which are not. The #914NonprofitsVote campaign supports the nationwide efforts of Nonprofit VOTE, including National Voter Registration Day on September 22. Find out more on #914NonprofitVote and register for the information sessions this spring by visiting www.npwestchester.org, and -Joanna Straub be sure to follow us on Facebook.com/npwestchester and Twitter @ Executive Director, Nonprofit NPWestchester. Westchester

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ABOVE THE BAR AWARDS TENTH ANNUAL COUNTYWIDE AWARDS PROGRAM RECOGNIZING OUTSTANDING WESTCHESTER ATTORNEYS

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Visit westfaironline.com/events 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 27. For more information or questions, call Danielle Brody at 914-358-0757 or email dbrody@westfairinc.com.

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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: PACE SETTER 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. 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. LEADING ATTORNEY UNDER 40: Candidate under the age of 40 must be a prominent and respected attorney in his/her field, active in his/her community offering pro bono work, published in legal journals/newspaper and promises to be a leading legal player in the years to come. LEADING TRUSTS & ESTATES ATTORNEY: Candidate should have a strong record of legal accomplishments in the field of Trusts & Estates including estate planning and estate administration. The nominee should also be well-respected amongst his/ her peers for his/her expertise in Trusts & Estates here in Westchester County. 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.

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Chef earns top honor with growing family catering business BY REECE ALVAREZ ralvarez@westfairinc.com

ighteen years ago, Robin Selden of Stamford was training employees at clothing retailer Gap on how to create the company’s signature look in its stores when her mother asked her to join the family business, Marcia Selden Catering & Event Planning. Bringing her passion for design, Selden’s transition to catering has flowered into a successful career, validated last month with her win as Chef of the Year at the prestigious CATIE (Catering Arts Through Innovated

who also began his career outside the family business. He was drawn in as the company steadily grew to become a leading regional catering and events company that designs one-of-a-kind experiences for celebrities, premier events and longtime clients alike. Selden said she started learning the business from scratch. “I learned this business by doing it, by being in the tradition and loving food and the way it works. While my friends were out having a good time I was working at parties helping our mom build this business,” she said. “She was an entrepreneur before the word was in the dictionary.”

“EVERY TV SHOW AND COOKBOOK IS ABOUT RESTAURANT CHEFS. I DON’T TAKE AWAY ANYTHING FROM WHAT THEY DO, BUT WHAT WE DO IS REALLY SEXY FOOD AND WE CHANGE IT EVERY DAY BECAUSE WE CUSTOMIZE IT FOR EVERY EVENT.”

Excellence) Awards from the International Caterers Association in Las Vegas. “I am still on cloud nine from this experience,” Selden said. “I’m so lucky to wake up every day and go to a job that I absolutely love. I’m incredibly proud of our amazing company and our dedicated team.” The award is the latest achievement in a successful year for Marcia Selden Catering. It was the first catering company inducted into the Connecticut Restaurant Association’s Hall of Fame, it was named to TheKnot.com’s Weddings Hall of Fame as well as being chosen Best Caterer in the Best of the Gold Coast contest by Moffly Media. Selden credits her success to her mother, Marcia, who after decades at the helm of the business remains a driving force, frequently reminding her daughter that “I am the name on the door.” “Every day she dots all of our I’s and keeps us on the straight and narrow, which is actually awesome,” she said. Selden is joined by her brother, Jeffrey,

Despite having no formal culinary school training, Selden is now the president of the International Caterers Association. As president, Selden said her goal, beyond the continued development of her and the company, is to put the catering chef at the forefront of the food world. “Every TV show and cookbook is about restaurant chefs. I don’t take away anything from what they do, but what we do is really sexy food and we change it every day because we customize it for every event,” she said. “We really recognize the aesthetics of food and the look of a party — people eat with their eyes — it has to look spectacular and taste amazing.” Headquartered in Stamford, the company recently opened an office and event space, Above Twelve, in midtown Manhattan as part of what Selden refers to as a very gentle and careful growth period for the company. From humble beginnings under Marcia Selden, the company has expanded its pres-

Robin Selden of Marcia Selden Catering & Event Planning recently received the Best Chef of the Year at the International Caterers Association’s CATIE Awards. Photo courtesy of Marcia Selden Catering & Event Planning.

ence internationally, catering and coordinating events of more than 1,000 people in locations ranging from the Dominican Republic and Greenwich hedge funds to an upcoming destination wedding in Italy. The company employs 30 full-time staff that Selden refers to as family and up to 150 part-time staff who work on-call to help manage from 1,500 and 2,000 events a year, Selden said. “We can have 40 events in just a week.” With such success, Selden said it is important to keep perspective and maintain hands-on connection with the company. “We are never going to forget about the people who got us here and still want to do

the Thanksgiving dinner for 10 people,” she said. “I just don’t want to forget that and I don’t want to get to that point where we don’t know what’s happening anymore and it is just running like a machine.” The company still caters small events for longtime clients who have supported the family business over the decades, but being in such demand the family has actually had to learn to turn away business, she said. “We recognize not all business is good business,” she said. “This is the first year we convinced my mom not to take everything. Back in the day she said ‘no’ to nobody. We are not for everybody and that is OK. That took us a long time to be able to say.” WCBJ | HV Biz

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FACTS & FIGURES BANKRUPTCIES MANHATTAN Au Café Inc. 12 W. 23 St., New York 10010. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Robert Leslie Rattet. Filed: March 23. Case no. 16-10682-shl. Maria’s Mont Blanc Restaurant. 315 W. 48 St., New York 10036. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Maria’s Mont Blanc Restaurant. Filed: March 28. Case no. 16-10742-mew.

POUGHKEEPSIE Hudson Highlands Midwifery PLLC. 42 Spring Valley St., Beacon 12508. Chapter 7, voluntary. Represented by Lewis D. Wrobel. Filed: March 24. Case no. 16-35507-cgm.

WHITE PLAINS West 41 Property LLC. 7280 W. Palmetto Park Road, Suite 106-N, Boca Raton, Fla. 33433. Represented by Arnold Mitchell Greene. Filed: March 25. Case no. 16-22393-rdd.

COURT CASES Adirondack Taping and Supply Inc. Filed by the trustees of the District Council 9 Painting Industry Insurance and Annuity Funds. Action: E.R.I.S.A.– delinquent contributions. Attorney: Dana Lynne Henke. Filed: March 29. Case no. 7:16-cv-02276. Astor Services for Children and Families. Filed by Shakitta Holmes. Action: employment discrimination. Attorney: Jimmy Miguel Santos. Filed: March 28. Case no. 7:16-cv02260. Bank of America Corp. Filed by Alice Weiss and Karen Weiss. Action: diversity action. Attorney: Robert Howard Ricker. Filed: March 24. Case no. 7:16-cv-02204-VB. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Kiara Cruz. Action: diversity-product liability. Attorney: James V. Sabatini. Filed: March 28. Case no. 7:16-cv-02251-CS. 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.

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Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Lisa Vieira. Action: personal injury. Attorney: Charlotte L. Bednar. Filed: March 24. Case no. 7:16-cv-02169CS.

196 Vernon Avenue LLC, Eastchester. Seller: 196 Vernon Avenue LLC, Eastchester. Property: 196 Vernon Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $185,000. Filed March 21.

Citimortgage Inc. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: diversity-foreclosure. Attorney: Dennis Jose. Filed: March 24. Case no. 7:16-cv-02167-NSR.

20 Wheeler Ave LLC, Mount Kisco. Seller: Pleasantville Stables LLC, Scarsdale. Property: 20 Wheeler, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $650,000. Filed March 24.

Experian. Filed by Jennie Redling and Brian Redling. Action: diversity-deceptive trade practices. Attorney: Edward B. Geller. Filed: March 27. Case no. 7:16cv-02244. Franklin 44 Corp. Filed by Harleysville Worchester Insurance Co. et al. Action: diversity action. Attorney: Elizabeth Festa Ahlstrand. Filed: March 25. Case no. 7:16-cv-02148-KMK.

321 McLean Realty LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Central Choice Real Estate Inc., New Rochelle. Property: 321 McLean Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $300,000. Filed March 23. Aqua Capital LLC, White Plains. Seller: Christopher Blake Meagher, White Plains. Property: 113 Chester St., Mount Vernon. Amount: $187,400. Filed March 22.

Genesys Global LLC. Filed by Elmrock Capital Inc. Action: breach of contract. Attorneys: Aaron Eliot Albert and Arthur L. Porter Jr. Filed: March 28. Case no. 7:16-cv-02255.

Bank of America N.A. Seller: Kenneth Bunting, White Plains. Property: 32 N. Bond St., Mount Vernon. Amount: $598,439. Filed March 21.

RA Arias Landscaping Corp. Filed by Ricardo Fragoso. Action: denial of overtime compensation. Attorney: Michael Antonio Fallace. Filed: March 29. Case no. 7:16-cv-02292.

Black Market Kitchens LLC, Yonkers. Seller: NCBP Yonkers LLC, White Plains. Property: 685 Nepperhan Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $377,000. Filed March 23.

Trolio Landscaping Inc. Filed by Genaro Menese Aguilar. Action: Fair Labor Standards Act. No attorney listed. Filed: March 25. Case no. 7:16-cv-02230.

Celia NY LLC, Larchmont. Seller: David Glaser, et al, New York City. Property: 2126A Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck. Amount: $700,000. Filed March 24.

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Citi Bank N.A. Seller: Bruce Bozeman, Mount Vernon. Property: 215 Third Avenue South, Mount Vernon. Amount: $330,191. Filed March 25.

218 McLean LLC, Bronx. Seller: Anthony Sposato, West Harrison. Property: 218 McLean Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $2.8 million. Filed March 24.

Citibank N.A. Seller: P. Daniel Hollis, Mount Kisco. Property: 150 N. Bedford Road, 10A, New Castle. Amount: $424,641. Filed March 25.

923 Associates LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Building Associates Inc., Yonkers. Property: 904-922 Nepperhan Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $2 million. Filed March 25.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Clement S. Patti Jr., White Plains. Property: 115 N. Columbus Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $387,238. Filed March 21.

Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc., Morris Plains, N.J. Seller: Moncef Attia, et al, Larchmont. Property: 45 Eton Road, Mamaroneck. Amount: $1.8 million. Filed March 24.

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Hudson Regency Ventures LLC, New York City. Seller: Vicente Medranda, Yonkers. Property: 29 Hawthorne Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $500,000. Filed March 25.

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Seller: 101 West Street LLC, Valhalla. Seller: Eliot Lewis Kaplan, White Plains. Anthony Prigitano, et al, Mount Kisco. Property: 25 N. Broadway 6, Yonkers. Property: 37 West St., Mount Kisco. Amount: $516,947. Filed March 23. Amount: $310,000. Filed March 23. Js_Jd_49%, White Plains. Seller: Barry 119 Gordon Avenue Associates LLC, B. McGoey, Yonkers. Property: 2158 Montville, N.J. Seller: Arthur B. Ceconi Mohansic Ave., Yorktown. Amount: Jr., et al, Montville, N.J. Property: 119 Gor- $265,951. Filed March 25.

don Ave., Mount Pleasant. Amount: M&T Bank. Seller: John M. Per$527,500. Filed March 24. one, Larchmont. Property: 22 BogQuestions and comments regarding this section should be directed to: 179 Cottage Avenue LLC, New Ro- town Road, North Salem. Amount: chelle. Seller: Jeanette C. Senerchia, et $480,000. Filed March 24. Bob Rozycki c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 3 Westchester Park Drive, Suite G7 White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: 694-3600 • Fax: 694-3680

al, Pelham. Property: 179 Cottage Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $350,000. MTGLQ Investors LP. Seller: Carol R. Mark, Mount Vernon. Property: 43Filed March 22. 45 Birch St., Mount Vernon. Amount: $353,212. Filed March 23.

MTGLQ Investors LP. Seller: Patricia A. Finn, Piermont. Property: 7 Country Place, Yorktown. Amount: $252,349. Filed March 21. Nationstar HECM Acquisition Trust 2015-1. Seller: Jeffrey S. Shumejda, Sleepy Hollow. Property: 200 Washington St., Mamaroneck. Amount: $365,000. Filed March 21. Nodine Hill Realty, Yonkers. Seller: 26 Cedar Corp., Rockville Centre. Property: 26 Cedar St., Yonkers. Amount: $400,000. Filed March 24. R. Mohring Building and Development Corp., Commack. Seller: Erik Grutzner, Brewster. Property: 611 Ashford Ave., Greenburgh. Amount: $320,000. Filed March 21. Santander Bank N.A. Seller: Warren Cohen, Tuckahoe. Property: 929 Phoenix Ave., Peekskill. Amount: $653,231. Filed March 25. Sponsor and Spectable Triad Holdings LLC, Tarrytown. Seller: Coolidge Hastings LLC, White Plains. Property: 565 Broadway, 1F65, Greenburgh. Amount: $465,856. Filed March 22. St. Mary and Zion Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Yonkers. Seller: Lise G. Hunter, Mount Vernon. Property: 69 High St., Yonkers. Amount: $428,000. Filed March 23. Tarrytown River Condos LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Rivers Edge Tarrytown LLC, Greenwich, Conn. Property: 11 River St., 311, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $462,000. Filed March 23. Tarrytown River Condos LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Rivers Edge Tarrytown LLC, Greenwich, Conn. Property: 11 River St., 312, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $814,000. Filed March 23. Tarrytown River Condos LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Rivers Edge Tarrytown LLC, Greenwich, Conn. Property: 11 River St., 310, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $462,000. Filed March 23. Tarrytown River Condos LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Rivers Edge Tarrytown LLC, Greenwich, Conn. Property: 11 River St., 304, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $785,000. Filed March 23. Tarrytown River Condos LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Rivers Edge Tarrytown LLC, Greenwich, Conn. Property: 11 River St., 303, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $462,000. Filed March 23. The Bank of New York Mellon. Seller: Eugene P. Grimes, White Plains. Property: 1355 Howard St., Peekskill. Amount: $491,776. Filed March 21. Thomas Fatato Realty Corp., Brooklyn. Seller: Rivers Edge Tarrytown LLC, Greenwich, Conn. Property: 11 River St., 302, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $741,000. Filed March 24.

Thomas Fatato Realty Corp., Brooklyn. Seller: Rivers Edge Tarrytown LLC, Greenwich, Conn. Property: 11 River St., 204, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $763,000. Filed March 23. Thomas Fatato Realty Corp., Brooklyn. Seller: Rivers Edge Tarrytown LLC, Greenwich, Conn. Property: 11 River St., 212, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $791,120. Filed March 23. Thomas Fatato Realty Corp., Brooklyn. Seller: Rivers Edge Tarrytown LLC, Greenwich, Conn. Property: 11 River St., 202, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $712,760. Filed March 23. Thomas Fatato Realty Corp., Brooklyn. Seller: Rivers Edge Tarrytown LLC, Greenwich, Conn. Property: 11 River St., 111, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $484,000. Filed March 23. U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Rchard A. Glickel, West Nyack. Property: 2037 Albany Post Road, Cortlandt. Amount: $896,940. Filed March 25. U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Robert Alan Hufjay, Mount Vernon. Property: 51 Calam Ave., Ossining. Amount: $627,558. Filed March 23. U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Charles A. D’Agostino, Pleasantville. Property: 178 Holbrook Road, Ossining. Amount: $636,489. Filed March 21.

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Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Peter Paul Rosato, Yonkers. Property: 613 Kissam Road, No. 613, Peekskill. Amount: $268,118. Filed March 25. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Robert D. Ryan, White Plains. Property: 41 Harrison St., Cortlandt. Amount: $341,034. Filed March 23. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: Bruce L. Bozeman, Mount Vernon. Property: 12 Agate Ave., Ossining. Amount: $343,280. Filed March 21. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: Liam J. McLaughlin, White Plains. Property: 2-6 Granada Crescent, Greenburgh. Amount: $215,000. Filed March 21.

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NEW ADDITION TO THE BRI TEAM Margaret A. Collins is the Builders Institute/ Building & Realty Institute of Westchester and the Mid-Hudson Region’s new director of membership, advertising and communications. “Margaret brings a depth and breadth of experience to this new position. Her sales and editorial skills are exceptional, with notable publishers as diverse as The Atlanta Journal Constitution, Harper & Row Publishers and The Civil War Monitor

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magazine,” said Albert A. Annunziata, BRI executive director. Collins has reached out to members in key sectors to determine how to better serve the organization’s 800-plus members throughout the Mid-Hudson Valley region. The institute is one the largest construction, development and real estate-related industry trade associations in New York state.

A MOST COLORFUL EVENT The Eileen Fisher Leadership Institute fundraising event Color Fest 2016 will take place April 17 from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Scenic Hudson Park, 29 Bridge St., Irvington. All Westchester residents are invited to the event, which includes a charity run/walk, block party, music, dancing, food trucks – all in support of systemic changes that positively impact women and men locally and around the globe. Proceeds from Color Fest 2016 directly benefit financial aid

funds for participation in Eileen Fisher Leadership Institute programs. “I had never really felt grounded to a specific community,” says EFLI Youth Ambassador Board Member Ana Sandoval, “I found at EFLI a community that was entirely grounded and I saw people coming back every single year... I am running for anyone who feels alone and I am running because I love EFLI.” More information can be found online at eflilife.org/color.

Michael Senter, left, and Anthony Petinakis

Anthony Petinakis, White Plains assistant branch manager of ABCO HVACR Supply + Solutions, was y recognized for his 20 years of service to the company by CEO Michael Senter at the 35th annual ABCO Expo. More than 4,000 HVAC and refrigeration manufacturers, contractors, builders, engineers, architects, students and instructors attended the event in Queens.

ABCO was founded in 1949 as a company servicing refrigeration firms door-to-door. Under Senter’s leadership ABCO has grown into the nation’s leading independent heating ventilation air-conditioning and refrigeration resource, with 18 branches throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states, including branches in White Plains, Suffern and Stamford.

DOWNTOWN MUSIC WELCOME SPRING WITH WATERCOLOR EXHIBITION The Jacaruso Studio and Gallery in the Rhinebeck Courtyard at 43-2 E. Market St. in Rhinebeck, is hosting the opening of “Catching the Light” - the Annual Spring Watercolor Exhibition on view in the gallery from April 2 to 30. An opening reception for the artists and the public will take place April 9 from 5 to 8 p.m. The public is invited to meet the artists and enjoy live music and other festivities, Beautiful landscapes (including many local Hudson Valley scenes), florals, still life and seascape watercolor paintings by 26 different artists will be on view. All the artists participating in the exhibition are enrolled as students at the Jacaurso Art Studios. Many of the works will be available for purchase. Master watercolorist and instructor Betsy Jacaruso will also be displaying work in the show. She received her BFA with honors from the Pratt Institute of Art and Design in Brooklyn, and through the years has gained the reputation for being not only a talented and accomplished painter, but also a gifted instructor who teaches drawing and painting techniques as a way of realizing individual vision.

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Featured student artists in the exhibition include Barbara Bergin of Hyde Park, Anita Cappell of New Paltz, Ellen Crimmins of Clinton Corners, Joanne Cuttler of Red Hook, Setsuko Ellsworth of Rhinebeck, Claudia Engel of Esopus, Emilie Garman of Hyde Park, Betsy Gellately of LaGrangeville, Mary Ann Glass of Wappinger Falls, Hana Gordon of Esopus, Denise Jalbert of Hyde Park, Anne Marie Kenney of Highland, Carol Kohan of Hyde Park, Galina Krasskova of Beacon, Leslie Malin of Saugerties, Elke Marsh of Fishkill, Jim McFarland of Germantown, Elizabeth Meyer of Pleasant Valley, Nathan Milgrim of Kingston, Margaret Moebius of Stanfordville, Krista Morris of Wappinger Falls, Judy Pedatella of Germantown, Elisabeth Prenot of Red Hook, Francoise Ursat of Rhinebeck, Teresa Seymour of Pine Plains and Pat Van Vloten of Fallsburg. Gallery hours for the duration of the exhibition will be Thursdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and at other times by appointment. For more information on this exhibition, art classes and other programs, contact Betsy Jacaruso at 845-516-4435 or visit betsyjacarusoartist.com.

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Downtown Music at Grace in White Plains will present Beethoven and Mozart piano concertos in collaboration with two young winners of the New York International Piano Competition on April 10 at Grace Episcopal Church, 33 Church St., at 5 p.m. Pianists Chelsea Wang and Larry Weng will play the Concerto No. 2 in B flat Major by Beethoven, Opus 19 and Mozart’s Concerto, No. 17 in G Major, K. 453. Ac-

companying them will be Downtown Sinfonietta with conductor Vincent Lionti and members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Tickets are adults $25, seniors: (65-plus) $20, students age 25 and under (with valid ID) $15 and children ages 5-12 with parent $5. Tickets are available at the door or by calling 914-949-0384 or online at DTMusic.org.

GATEWAY REALTY JOINS REAL ESTATE GROUP Westchester Real Estate Inc., a trade organization of independently owned real estate firms in Westchester and Putnam counties whose executive director is Gail Fattizzi, recently welcomed its newest member, Gateway Realty Corp. of New York, which is based in Mamaroneck. Founded five years ago by principal broker and lifelong Westchester resident, Chirag Shah, who grew up in a family business – his parents owned Futterman’s Stationery in Larchmont for more than 25 years – Gateway is modeled after the principles he learned from his family. Shah serves as chairman of the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors Young Professionals Network for his third year, as well as co-chairman of the Member Experience committee and treasurer for the Hudson Gateway MLS for 2016. “Chirag Shah and his team bring new ideas and new energy that will undoubtedly contribute to the success of Westchester Real Estate in the marketplace. Gateway Realty represents the next generation of independent real estate firms,” Fattizzi said.

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‘THINK DIFFERENTLY DASH’ PLANNED

Race organizers have announced that this year’s Walkway Marathon Race Series will feature the “Think Differently Dash” on June 11, providing people with developmental and physical disabilities a one-mile race of their own through downtown Poughkeepsie. Race series partners Walkway Over the Hudson and Dutchess County government, were joined recently by representatives from several participating organizations in presenting information concerning the new feature in this year’s Walkway Marathon Race Series, which will hold its popular 5K, half marathon and full marathon races the following day, June 12. “In honor of Disability Awareness Month, I can’t think of a more appropriate time to announce the Think

Differently Dash,” said Walkway Executive Director Elizabeth Waldstein-Hart. “The Walkway Marathon Race Series is all about inclusiveness and bringing people and families together for healthy recreational activities in the heart of the Hudson Valley. This race makes good on our promise to provide an opportunity for everyone in our community to participate.” The Think Differently Dash will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 11 and will follow a one-mile route down Main Street to a finish line at Mid-Hudson Civic Center. Those interested in participating must register in advance by visiting walkwaymarathon.org; a fee of $10 will be charged for each race participant. For more information on the Walkway Marathon Race Series, visit walkwaymarathon.org.

VANAVER CARAVAN PRESENTS SEEGER TRIBUTE Tickets are on sale for The Vanaver Caravan’s full-length production “Turn, Turn, Turn! Celebrating Pete Seeger in Dance and Music,” which will debut May 7 at the Pete and Toshi Seeger Theater at Beacon High School. The show will be followed by a gala fundraising dinner at the Towne Crier Cafe, attended by honorary event chairperson, singer Natalie Merchant. The world premiere of Turn, Turn, Turn! will run from 3 to 5 p.m. (with one intermission), and the gala dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. Tickets start at $20 and can be purchased at turnturnturn. eventbrite.com. To learn more, visit vanavercaravan.org or call 845-256-9300.

From left: John Rivera, White Plains market manager, People’s United Bank; Karen Galbo, director, People’s United Community Foundation; and Carol Greenwald, board vice president, Lifting Up Westchester

The People’s United Community Foundation, the philanthropic arm of People’s United Bank, recently awarded $4,500 to Lifting Up Westchester, a community-based social services agency whose mission is to restore hope to Westchester’s County’s men, women and children in need by providing food, shelter and support to “lift” them to greater self-sufficiency. The grant will support the organization’s Brighter Futures After-School Mentoring Program, which provides educational enrichment and college preparation activities to 170 homeless and low-income youth to help them perform better in school, make positive choices, graduate from high school and attend college. Paul Anderson-Winchell, executive director of Lifting Up Westchester, said, “We are so grateful to have a partner in People’s United Community Foundation. Working together we can help at-risk kids be the first in their families to go to college and the last to live in poverty.” “People’s United Community Foundation is proud to support Lifting Up Westchester in its efforts to improve the lives and long-term success of disadvantaged youth in Westchester County,” stated Karen Galbo, director of People’s United Community Foundation.

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STELLA JOINS THE RITZ-CARLTON Maureen Stella is the new director of sales and marketing at the The Ritz-Carlton New York, Westchester. She joins the hotel with more than 25 years of hospitality experience and extensive knowledge of the New York luxury market. Prior to The Ritz-Carlton, she worked as the director of sales and marketing for The Pierre Hotel in New York City. Other experiences include The Carlyle Hotel, part of the Rosewood collection and The Rihga Royal Hotel, a luxury suite property. “We are very excited to welcome a highly experi-

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enced executive with extensive background in sales and marketing,” said Jeff Dziak, hotel general manager. “Ms. Stella has a long-standing history in hospitality and luxury brands, having served as a director of sales and marketing in her previous roles. We are confident that her background will help us grow and distinguish our reputation in the New York market.” Stella received a degree in business administration from Pace University and completed two levels of the Harvard Mentor Management program.

A mixer for professionals in the field of commercial real estate is slated for April 6 at Hyatt House, 100 Westage Business Center Drive, Fishkill. “Million Dollar Marketing Mixer” is presented by the Hudson Valley Chapter of NYSCAR (New York State Commercial Association of REALTORS). Networking with colleagues takes place at the close of the annual Commercial Real Estate Conference Education Day, from 5 to 7 p.m. Many members of the real estate community will be in attendance to discuss industry trends with colleagues as they enjoy a cocktail from the Hyatt House bar. Attendees do not have to participate in the conference in order to take part in the mixer, however, those who do will be eligible for a free drink voucher. For more information and to register for the Happy Hour Mixer event, visit NYSCARHudsonValley.com or call 845-863-6116.

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Laura C. Picone

Laura C. Picone has been promoted to vice president, relationship manager in commercial lending, based in Purchase, by TD Bank. She is responsible for managing existing relationships and growing a commercial loan portfolio serving small to midsize companies across Westchester. With almost 10 years of banking and lending experience, Picone joined TD Bank in 2011 as a credit analyst and most recently served as a vice president, credit portfolio manager. Picone serves on the board of the Westchester County Bankers Association.

CAFÉ REALTY NAMES NEW PARTNER Eric T. Lebenson, a Briarcliff resident and New York state licensed associate real estate broker, is a new partner at Café Realty in Katonah. Lebenson joins Carol Christiansen, Elisa Bruno-Midili and Walter Sadowski at the 21½-year-old independent brokerage. He was recently named chief developmental officer at St. Christopher’s Inc. in Dobbs Ferry, an organization serving the needs of teens with emotional, behavioral and learning disabilities. “Eric will be an important asset for the growth of Café Realty,” said Christiansen, principal broker. “He is a true collaborator and leader. He will work closely with us to expand and develop new initiatives.” He is a recipient of the 5 Star Award for Excellence and Professionalism for six consecutive years, an honor that only 2 percent of the industry receives.

FIGHTING CHILDHOOD CANCER WITH SUPER HERO THEME Doctors from the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, patients, families and supporters will gather together to fight childhood cancer at a superhero-themed event in Ardsley’s Life the Place to Be, 2 Lawrence St., on April 8 at 6 p.m. Attendees will pick up their cape and mask and enjoy a variety of activities, including face painters, bouncy houses, balloon artists, a live DJ and dancing. The older superheroes will enjoy a cocktail hour, silent auction, raffle and a speaking program. The event was initiated two years ago by Pelham residents Diane and Charles Medici to raise funds to fight pediatric cancer (the couple’s nephew is a leukemia survivor).

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GIFTING COMPANY SUPPORTS NONPROFITS

From left: Courtney Farquhar, shelter director, Adopt-A-Dog; Brian Gordiski, administrator, Adopt-A-Dog; and Jennifer Colonna, co-owner, Tasteful Treats and Treasures and Marley.

Mother and daughter team Rose and Jennifer Colonna, owners of Banksville-based gifting company Tasteful Treats and Treasures, regularly donate to nonprofits that make a difference in their hometown community of North Castle (which includes Armonk, Banksville and North White Plains), including recent donations to local charities Adopt-A-Dog and the Armonk Outdoor Art Show. “We’ve always believed in the importance of giving back,” said Jennifer Colonna. “In Judaism we call it ‘Tikkun Olam’ or the idea that acts of kindness can help repair the world.” Rose Colonna added, “Growing up, I was taught the importance of charitable endeavors. I’m proud to have passed that tradition on to Jennifer. In our faith we call it

L’dor va’dor.” Two weeks before its fundraiser, Armonk-based animal rescue organization Adopt-A-Dog sent two trucks full of more than 100 items to be wrapped for the silent auction planned for the Puttin’ on the Dog Adoptions & For Fun Pet Festival at Greenwich’s Roger Sherman Baldwin Park. The annual fundraiser event featured dogs and cats available for adoption, pet-related vendors and live music. “Tasteful Treats and Treasures is a valuable asset to the community and to Adopt-A-Dog,” Executive Director Kristen Rice said. “We are truly grateful for their support and generosity and the dedication shown to our cause speaks volumes about their altruistic nature.”

IONA NAMES HONOREES The Iona College Board of Trustees has announced that a multigeneration alumni family, a banking executive and a co-founder of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge will be honored at the college’s 2016 Trustee Scholarship Award Gala on April 15 at the Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan. “These outstanding alumni honorees personify Iona’s mission of community service, scholarship and lifelong learning,” Iona President Joseph E. Nyre said. “They are a testament to Iona’s mission and the liberating power of education.” The Catherine H. McCabe (’71MA) and Hugh J. McCabe (’49) family and Joseph J. DePaolo (’81) will each be presented with Iona’s Legacy Award, which recognizes an individual’s lifetime accomplishments. The McCabe family of alumni include parents Cay and Hugh McCabe, all seven of their children, their granddaughter and son-in-law. Cay was a wife, mother, professor, counselor and a longtime resident of New Rochelle with a career as a professor of religious studies at Iona spanning more than 30 years. DePaolo has been president and chief executive officer and a director of Signature Bank since its inception. Prior to joining Signature Bank, DePaolo was a managing

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director and member of the senior management committee of the consumer financial services division at Republic National Bank. A 2002 recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, DePaolo has received numerous awards on the local, state and national levels. The Blessed Edmund Rice Humanitarian Award will go to Patrick Quinn (’06), ALS advocate and co-founder of the Ice Bucket Challenge. Quinn will receive this award for his lifetime achievements and commitment to raising funds and awareness for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis research. In March 2013, a month after his 30th birthday, Quinn was diagnosed with ALS. Soon after, he became an advocate with a mission of spreading awareness and raising funds for ALS research through his “Quinn for the Win” foundation. In July 2014, one of the biggest movements in fundraising history began: the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Quinn was instrumental in facilitating Ice Bucket Challenges throughout the United States and around the world. The 2014 challenge raised more than $220 million globally. Proceeds from the Scholarship Award Gala will support student scholarships. For more information and to reserve tickets, visit the scholarship gala site.

CHAMBER EVENT SET The Yorktown Chamber of Commerce hosts its 18th annual Dinner Dance and Awards Celebration on May 21 at Villa Barone Hilltop Manor, 466 Route 6, Mahopac, honoring Business Couple of the Year, Joe and Rita Bertino, Camp Nabby; Organization of the Year, Yorktown Citizens Task Force Against Heroin; and Chairman’s Award, Alice Roker, former Yorktown town clerk. The Bertinos are the directors of Camp Nabby, a 17-acre family camp in the heart of Mohegan Lake, owned by the family since 1970. Joe Bertino’s father, Frank, transformed the summer program to reflect values of teamwork, cooperation, athletic development and social skills, which Joe and Rita Bertino continue to honor. The Yorktown Citizens Task Force Against Heroin was created April 25, 2015 to provide information and foster educational awareness of the rampant use of heroin through a course of action to combat this drug epidemic in the community. Roker, the former Yorktown town clerk, served for 25 years in office providing the public with important information. In addition to her day-to-day responsibilities, she revived the Yorktown Museum and transformed it into a thriving entity. Prior to her position as town clerk, Roker worked for 17 years at the corporate headquarters of NBC-TV, rising from secretary to a television producer. Her

Alice Roker. Photo courtesy of the Yorktown Chamber of Commerce.

experience as a television producer played a major role in helping to launch Yorktown’s Town Board live broadcast. Cocktail hour with full open bar begins at 7 p.m. followed by dinner. Tickets are $125 per person. To reserve a seat or table of 10 or to place an ad in the event journal, call 914- 245-4599 or visit the Yorktown Chamber website YorktownChamber.org.

THREE DOCTORS JOIN WESTMED The following physicians have joined Westmed Medical Group, a Purchase-based multispecialty medical group: Jennifer Kulp, board-certified in both obstetrics/gynecology and reproductive endocrinology and infertility, helps patients start or complete their families. She was awarded her medical degree from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, completed her OB/GYN residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital and a fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at Yale University School of Medicine. She joins the office at 3030 Westchester Ave. Jenny A. Mandell, a board-certified dermatologist, earned her medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine. During her training, she completed a

fellowship year at NYU, researching the molecular basis of melanoma and completed her dermatology residency at SUNY Downstate, where she received clinical training in adult and pediatric dermatology. Treating patients of all ages, she joins the Ridge Hill office. Rupal Chhabra, a board-certified internist, was awarded her doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from New York College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her residency at St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center in Manhattan, where she also served as chief medical resident. Most recently, she was a primary care physician with ProHEALTH Medical Group in Lake Success. Previously, she was an internist with Westmed from 2010-13.

LINCOLN DEPOT MUSEUM READIES FOR SEASON The start of the 2016 season of The Lincoln Depot Museum is with an opening weekend event April 23-24 featuring “Women and the Civil War;” new permanent and temporary exhibits of vintage 19th century women’s clothing and jewelry. Included in the exhibit will be a number of original 19th century dresses on loan from The Eastchester Historical Society. Two presenters, one each day, will discuss women and civilians during the Civil War. Saturday’s presentation, “Women and Children of the Civil War, from Patriotism to Combat,” will be led by attorney Brian D. Caplan and will

feature more than 60 period photographic images. Sunday’s presenter will be Juanita Leisch, a 19th century clothing expert and scholar and author of “Who Wore What: Woman’s Clothes 1861-1865 and Introduction to Civil War Civilians.” She will discuss Civil War civilians and feature a number of items from her collection. The doors of the museum will open at 1 p.m.; presentations begin at 2 p.m. each day. Admission is $5 per person and free for children 12 and under and museum members. For more information, visit lincolndepotmuseum.org or call at 914-402-4318.

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FACTS Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: Steven D. Feinstein, Rye Brook. Property: 99 Joyce Road, Eastchester. Amount: $468,601. Filed March 21. Wilmington Trust N.A. Seller: Barry Robert Fertel, New Rochelle. Property: 445 E. Main St., Yorktown. Amount: $322,508. Filed March 23.

FORECLOSURES BRONXVILLE, 123 Lockwood Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: .12 acre. Plaintiff: Pennymac Corp. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, 631-9693100; 53 Gibson St., Bay Shore 11706. Defendant: John Depietro. Referee: Steven Lubowitz. Sale: April 13, 1:30 p.m. Approximate lien: $661,781.09. ELMSFORD, 268 Abbott Ave. Twofamily residence; lot size: .11 acre. Plaintiff: The Bank of New York Mellon. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Druckman & Sinel, 516-876-0800; 242 Drexel Ave., Westbury 11590. Defendant: Dorothy Bason. Referee: Joann Cambareri. Sale: April 13, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $486,040.69. KATONAH, 50 Cherry St. Singlefamily residence; lot size: 2.0 acre. Plaintiff: Emigrant Bank. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Knuckles, Komosinski & Elliot, 914-345-3020; 565 Taxter Road, Suite 509, Elmsford 10523. Defendant Januz Hasanaj. Referee: Joseph Maria. Sale: April 19, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $1,553,634.08. MOUNT VERNON, 212 Lawrence St. Single-family residence; lot size: .29 acre. Plaintiff: Federal National Mortgage Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Gross Polowy LLC, 716-204-1700; 1775 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville 14221. Defendant: Leighton Shields. Referee: Daniel Finger. Sale: April 19, 10:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $528,640.04. MOUNT VERNON, 221 S. Third Ave. Three-family residence; lot size: .12 acre. Plaintiff: Bank of America National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-759-1835; 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester 14624. Defendant: Albert Davis. Referee: Jodi Ann Mosiello. Sale: April 13, 12:15 p.m. Approximate lien: $591,831.38. NEW ROCHELLE, 9 First St. Twofamily residence; lot size: .06 acre. Plaintiff: One West Bank FSB. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Stein, Weiner & Roth, 516-742-1212; 1 Old Country Road, Suite 113, Carle Place 11514. Defendant: Norman Porfilio. Referee: Julia Penchio. Sale: April 6, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $97,477.34. NEW ROCHELLE, 41 Rosedale Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: .2 acre. Plaintiff: U.S. Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Gross Polowy LLC, 716-204-1700; 1775 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville 14221. Defendant: George Starke. Referee: Jay Hashmall. Sale: April 6, 11 a.m. Approximate lien: $670,260.92.

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PEEKSKILL, 7 Huntington Circle, Apt. 20-2C. Apartment; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-759-1835; 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester 14624. Referee: Annett Rainey. Referee: Jo Ann Cambareri. Sale: April 7, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $180,617.62.

Lorena’s Body Shoppe Ltd., Yonkers. $8,250 in favor of 163-169 McLean Holdings LLC, Yonkers. Filed March 24.

RYE, 506 Midland Ave. Single-family residence; lots size: .84 acre. Plaintiff: Bank of New York. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, 631-969-3100; 53 Gibson St., Bay Shore 11706. Defendant: Carmine Alessandro. Referee: Stephanie Whidden. Sale: April 13, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $1,043,647.84.

Plaza East LLC, New York City. $18,694 in favor of Schlaeffen Laundry Corp., Yonkers. Filed March 22.

THORNWOOD, 127 Rolling Hills Road. Single-family residence; lot size: 1.24 acre. Plaintiff: JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-759-1835; 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester 14624. Defendant: Leslie Garcia. Referee: Jeffrey Shumejda. Sale: April 7, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $36,667.55.

LIS PENDENS

WHITE PLAINS, 1506 Pondcrest Lane. Condominium; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Board of Managers of Pondside Village III Condominium. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Goldenberg & Selker LLP, 914-997-0999; 399 Knollwod Road, White Plains 10603. Defendant: Rolando Chumaceiro. Referee: Anthony Keogh. Sale: April 13, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $21,200.84. YONKERS, 55 Wildway. Single-family residence; lot size: .17 acre. Plaintiff: Bank of America National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-759-1835; 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester 14624. Defendant: Kil Chung Yun. Referee: Richard Grayson. Sale: April 7, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $1,366,527.38. YONKERS, 59 Rockledge Road, Apt. 21. Apartment; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-759-1835; 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester 14624. Defendant: Nadhira Yogarajah. Referee: Liam Mclaughlin. Sale: April 13, 12:45 p.m. Approximate lien: $260,048.62. YONKERS, 87 McClean Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: .03 acre. Plaintiff: U.S. Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, 631-969-3100; 53 Gibson St., Bay Shore 11706. Defendant: Flora Mejia. Referee: Eugene Grimes. Sale: April 20, 10:15 a.m. Approximate lien: $623,808.70.

JUDGMENTS Burtis Construction Co., Yonkers. $10,581 in favor of Pride Equipment Corp., Islip. Filed March 23. High Valley Designs Ltd., Amawalk. $20,178 in favor of Pride Equipment Corp., Islip. Filed March 22.

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Meadowbrook Builders Inc., Thornwood. $11,204 in favor of Commerce and Industry Insurance Co., New York City. Filed March 23.

WJL Equities Corp., Eastchester. $8,407 in favor of Package Pavement Company Inc., Stormville. Filed March 24.

The following filings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed. Amigon, Fidencio, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $609,669 affecting property located at 125 Saratoga Ave., Yonkers 10705. Filed Feb. 16. Conklin, Dina, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $260,000 affecting property located at 362 Furnace Dock Road, Peekskill 10566. Filed Feb. 16. Emery, Toni, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $378,000 affecting property located at 18 Minkel Ave., Ossining 10562. Filed Feb. 16. Foley, John S., et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $352,425 affecting property located at 2054 Hamblyn St., Yorktown Heights 10598. Filed Feb. 13. Geller, Marshall H., et al. Filed by Capital One N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $1 million affecting property located at 20 Country Ridge Circle, Rye Brook 10573. Filed Feb. 13. Goldstein, Eric, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $500,000 affecting property located at 64 Osborn Road, Harrison 10528. Filed Feb. 13. Gordon, Zenis, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $431,000 affecting property located at 91 Belknap Ave., Yonkers 10710. Filed Feb. 16. Hane, Rafael E., 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 1 Consulate Drive, Unit 2C, Tuckahoe 10707. Filed Feb. 13.

FIGURES Larkin, Sean P., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $190,800 affecting property located at 1 Landmark Square, Unit 125, Port Chester 10573. Filed Feb. 13. Medina, Felix Jr., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $427,500 affecting property located at 134 Ridge Ave., Yonkers 10703. Filed Feb. 16. Rubio, William, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $346,000 affecting property located at 429 Dyckman St., Peekskill 10566. Filed Feb. 13. Taveras, Jose A., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $648,000 affecting property located at 111 Westerly St., Yonkers 10704. Filed Feb. 16.

MECHANIC’S LIENS Arben Land Group Inc., as owner. $21,472 as claimed by U-Bolt-It Inc., Houston, Texas. Property: in Mount Pleasant. Filed March 23. Education First, as owner. $23,768 as claimed by Reuther and Bowen PC, Scranton, Pa. Property: in Mount Pleasant. Filed March 25. Gateway Kensington LLC, as owner. $120,324 as claimed by Marine Bulkheading Inc., Seaford. Property: in Eastchester. Filed March 25. Seashell Realty LLC, as owner. $2,655 as claimed by Joseph Fernandez Architect PC. Property: in Mount Kisco. Filed March 25.

Altagracia Hairstyle, 134 North Ave., New Rochelle 10801, c/o Altagracia Del Carmen Reyes. Filed Sept. 21. Blessed Brewery, 245 Smith Ridge Road, South Salem 10590, c/o Adam Barfield. Filed Sept. 21. Camp Vernon Pet Services, 2 Ritter Lane, Yonkers 10703, c/o Dorian Vernon. Filed Sept. 18. Craigs Disc, 2064 E. Main St., Apt. 2C, Cortlandt Manor 10567, c/o Craig Henninger. Filed Sept. 21. Decotile, 3736 Foothill St., Mohegan Lake 10547, c/o Manuel Antonio Nogueira. Filed Sept. 21. Dr. Good Book, 18 Meadow Lane, Chappaqua 10514, c/o Meng Zhao. Filed Sept. 21. Elise Claire Designs, 95 Beekman Ave., Apt. 445V, Sleepy Hollow 10591, c/o Elise Claire Bender. Filed Sept. 21. Family First Entertainment, 175 Edgepark Road, White Plains 10603, c/o Jason Williams. Filed Sept. 18. KL Cruise Planners, 463 Pelham Road, Building 6-1D, New Rochelle 10805, c/o Kathleen London. Filed Sept. 21. Lenses, Waves, and Words, 40 Benedict Ave., Apt. 1E, Tarrytown 10591, c/o Cheryl S. French. Filed Sept. 21. Lou Patrick Ent., 35 Gilbert St., South Salem 10590, c/o Louis P. Mytych. Filed Sept. 18. Precious Little Heaven, 115 Young Ave., Yonkers 10710, c/o Graciela Cabrera. Filed Sept. 21.

Seashell Realty LLC, as owner. $5,996 as claimed by Joseph Fernandez Architect PC. Property: in Mount Kisco. Filed March 25.

Simax Transmission Auto and Sale, 48 McLean Ave., Yonkers 10705, c/o Bienvenido Alberto Perez. Filed Sept. 18.

Vallum Foundation LLC, as owner. $20,000 as claimed by N Pagano Plumbing and Heating Co., Bronx. Property: in Greenburgh. Filed March 22.

Steinberg Radiolo�y, 71 Ridgeview Terrace, Elmsford 10523, c/o Justin Steinberg. Filed Sept. 21.

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

Partnerships Beautiful Grinds By CreamTami, 230 Yonkers Ave., No. 6A, Yonkers 10701, c/o Tanisha Ezell and Lewis Carpentier. Filed Sept. 21.

Sole Proprietorships AJF Painting and Drywall, 169 Highland St., Port Chester 10573, c/o Anderson Junio Flora. Filed Sept. 18.

United USA, P.O. Box 277, Elmsford 10523, c/o Addison Klutchko. Filed Sept. 18. Worldwide Tariﬀ Recovery, 33 Manchester Road, Eastchester 10709, c/o Paul Abrams. Filed Sept. 18. PATENTS Cell fabric hardware acceleration. Patent no. 9,294,569 issued to Casimer DeCusatis, Poughkeepsie; and Rajaram B. Krishnamurthy, Wappingers Falls. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Coolant-conditioning unit with automated control of coolant ﬂow valves. Patent no. 9,295,181 issued to Levi A. Campbell, Poughkeepsie; Richard C. Chu, Hopewell Junction; Milnes P. David, Fishkill; Michael J. Ellsworth Jr., Lagrangeville; Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Foster City, Calif.; Roger R. Schmidt, Poughkeepsie; and Robert E. Simons, Poughkeepsie. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Coordination of video and/or audio recording. Patent no. 9,294,786 issued to Kelly Abuelsaad, Somers; Gregory J. Boss, Saginaw, Mich.; Soobaek Jang, Hamden, Conn.; and Randy A. Rendahl, Raleigh, N.C. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Dual coil with adapter to move between redundant and nonredundant high-performance heat exchanger. Patent no. 9,295,182 issued to Madhusadan K. Iyengar, Woodstock; and Roger R. Schmidt, Poughkeepsie. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Dynamic rebroadcast scheduling of videos. Patent no. 9,294,792 issued to Kulvir S. Bhogal, Pflugerville, Texas; Gregory J. Boss, Saginaw, Mich.; Rick A. Hamilton II, Charlottesville, Va.; and Brian M. O’Connell, Cary, N.C. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Hardware-level-generated interrupts indicating load-balancing status for a node in a virtualized computing environment. Patent no. 9,294,557 issued to Norman K. James, Liberty Hill, Texas; Benjamin C. Nowak, Austin, Texas; and Mark W. Vanderwiele, Austin, Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Identifying a contact based on a voice communication session. Patent no. 9,294,617 issued to Jonathan F. Brunn, Logan, Utah; Jessica W. Forrester, Raleigh, N.C.; Stephen C. Hess, Durham, N.C.; and Jeffrey R. Hoy, Southern Pines, N.C. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Method and apparatus to monitor and analyze end-to-end ﬂow control in an ethernet/enhanced ethernet environment. Patent no. 9,294,944 issued to Tara Astigarraga, Rochester; Michael E. Brown, Staatsburg; Christopher V. DeRobertis, Hopewell Junction; Louie Arthur Dickens, Tucson, Ariz.; and Nancy J. Finn, Stormville. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Simulation method and system. Patent no. 9,294,814 issued to Sara H. Basson, White Plains; Dimitri Kanevsky, Ossining; Edward Emile Kelley, Wappingers Falls; and Bhuvana Ramabhadran, Mount Kisco. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

FACTS Temporary collaborative adhoc network of hardware nodes to perform function. Patent no. 9,295,097 issued to Mark B. Stevens, Austin, Texas; and John D Wilson, Houston, Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

HUDSON VALLEY BUILDING LOANS Above $1 million Five Star Realty Holdings LLC, Winterville, N.C., as owner. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Property: 101105 Route 28, Ulster. Amount: $4.4 million. Filed March 25. Kingston Ulster Development LLC, East Syracuse, as owner. Lender: Keybank N.A. Property: in Ulster. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed March 22.

Below $1 million Ballincurry Builders Inc., Bearsville, as owner. Lender: Libertyville Capital Group II LLC, Montgomery. Property: Van Dale Road, Woodstock. Amount: $343,000. Filed March 18. Big Meadow Property Corp., as owner. Lender: Rhinebeck Bank. Property: in Hyde Park. Amount: $612,500. Filed March 23. Debellis, Michael J., et al, Newburgh, as owner. Lender: Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $95,000. Filed March 21. Dodd, Lucy, Kingston, as owner. Lender: Rondout Savings Bank, Kingston. Property: 167 Pine St., Kingston. Amount: $110,000. Filed March 22. Equity Homes of New York Inc., Port Jervis, as owner. Lender: Libertyville Capital Group II LLC, Montgomery. Property: 93 Ridge Road, Goshen, Amount: $308,000. Filed March 28. Mihm, Kayla, High Falls, as owner. Lender: Rondout Savings Bank, Kingston. Property: 2430 Lucas Ave., High Falls. Amount: $268,000. Filed March 24.

DEEDS Above $1 million Aden Brook Agricultural LLC, Montgomery. Seller: Nellie F. Mazur, Salisbury Mills. Property: in Montgomery. Amount: $1.9 million. Filed March 24.

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Macs Retail LLC, San Antonio. Texas. Seller: 911 Maple LLC, Middletown. Property: in Warwick. Amount: $2.2 million. Filed March 22.

Bank of America N.A. Seller: Stewart P. Glenn, Newburgh. Property: 17 Silver Trail, Monroe 10950. Amount: $187,607. Filed March 21.

Fannie Mae. Seller: Justin Lee Sweet, New City. Property: 1 Second St., Walden 12586. Amount: $434,822. Filed March 23.

Mountainbrook Realty Holdings LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Mountainbrook Realty LP. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $23.9 million. Filed March 24.

Bayview Loan Servicing LLC, Coral Gables, Fla. Seller: The Upper West Side Deli LLC, New Windsor. Property: in Walden. Amount: $499,014. Filed March 23.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Christopher N. Dalgoutte, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Property: 170 Conklin Road, Monroe 10950. Amount: $252,557. Filed March 21.

Southside Oil LLC, San Antonio, Texas. Seller: JWP Energy Inc., Middletown. Property: in Woodbury. Amount: $2.4 million. Filed March 22.

Britkat Inc., Washingtonville. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 12 Reed Court, Washingtonville 10992. Amount: $145,554. Filed March 24.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: John Michelson Jr., Monroe, Conn. Property: 9 Cardinal Court, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $244,084. Filed March 21.

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Catskill Ventures LLC, Miami Beach, Fla. Seller: Degree Ulster LLC, New York City. Property: in Shandaken. Amount: $325,000. Filed March 23.

122 Smith Street LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Sharon Arnone, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $95,000. Filed March 24. 126 Rudolph LLC, Englewood, N.J. Seller: Virginia Michael Heron, Claryville. Property: in Denning. Amount: $950,000. Filed March 24. 169 Mill St LLC, Newburgh. Seller: Fred R. Weller, Belton, N.C. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $113,000. Filed March 21. 505 Route 208 LLC, Monroe. Seller: Gilwood Associates LLC, Chester. Property: 505 Route 208, Monroe. Amount: $375,000. Filed March 21. 5175 9W Newburgh Real Estate Corp., Bridgeport, Conn. Seller: PJ Lin Corp., Newburgh. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $49,000. Filed March 22. 94 Pine Street LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Snoovus Realty Company Inc., Armonk. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $200,000. Filed March 24. Aecrnas Holdings Inc., Tillson. Seller: Cynthia S. LaFave, et al, Voorheesville. Property: in New Paltz. Amount: $305,000. Filed March 24. Anraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nest LLC, New York City. Seller: Janet Pickering, Wingdale. Property: Old Forge Road, Dover. Amount: $430,000. Filed March 17. Antar Holdings Corp., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Ronald C. Blass Jr., Poughkeepsie. Property: 113 Marshall Road, Pleasant Valley 12578. Amount: $30,500. Filed March 25. Art and Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Auto and Truck Repair LLC, Montgomery. Seller: 169 Mill St LLC, Newburgh. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $222,000. Filed March 21. Aspen Tree LLC, Fishkill. Seller: Julian Castro, Philadelphia, Pa. Property: 275 Pine Ridge Drive, Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $152,500. Filed March 24. B. E. Venture Capital Inc., Tuxedo Park. Seller: Robert MacLeod, et al, Gardiner. Property: in Gardiner. Amount: $151,000. Filed March 22.

CF Property Holdings LLC, Newburgh. Seller: Kathleen Dawson, et al, Wappingers Falls. Property: 1871 and 1877 Route 300, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $280,000. Filed March 21. Christiana Trust. Seller: Efrain Torres, Monroe. Property: 23 Lexington Hills, No. 1, Harriman 10926. Amount: $174,540. Filed March 23. Citimortgage Inc. Seller: John F. Burke, Goshen. Property: 11 South Way, Walden 12586. Amount: $372,142. Filed March 21. CitiMortgage Inc. Seller: Patricia Campanaro, Wappingers Falls. Property: 470 Maple St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: $349,500. Filed March 17. CJBD of Orange County LLC, Otisville. Seller: Jeffrey J. Johnson, New Hampton. Property: in Mount Hope. Amount: $26,000. Filed March 23. County Route 105 LLC, Monroe. Seller: County Road Development Corp., Monroe. Property: 481 Route 105, Monroe 10950. Amount: $300,000. Filed March 21. Court View Commons LLC, Highland. Seller: H and M Rental Properties LLC, Highland. Property: in Lloyd. Amount: $267,000. Filed March 18. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Glen A. Plotsky, Port Jervis. Property: 112 Wilson Road, Sparrow Bush 12780. Amount: $351,471. Filed March 24. Downs St. Apts. LLC, Kingston. Seller: B and G Downs Seventeen LLC, Hurley. Property: 17-19 Downs St., Kingston 12401. Amount: $240,000. Filed March 24. Equity Homes of New York Inc., Port Jervis. Seller: Elena Sampietro, Harrison. Property: Bergen Circle, Wawayanda. Amount: $67,500. Filed March 22. EXR LLC, Spring Valley. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 441 Route 28A, West Hurley 12491. Amount: $20,000. Filed March 25.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Laura L. Pate, Newburgh. Property: 3 Robinson Lane, Highland 12528. Amount: $141,327. Filed March 25.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Robert W. Fink, Goshen. Property: 245 Ruth Court, Middletown 10940. Amount: $54,900. Filed March 21.

Mortgage Equity Conversion Asset Trust 2011-1. Seller: Fred W. Schaeffer, Poughkeepsie. Property: 124 E. Fishkill Road, Hyde Park 12538. Amount: $296,000. Filed March 18.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Veronica Cox, Newburgh. Property: 45 Ellis Ave., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $195,664. Filed March 22.

MTGLQ Investors LP. Seller: Ronald Salvato, Goshen. Property: 37 Wisner Ave., Middletown 10940. Amount: $306,568. Filed March 24.

Front Porch Properties LLC, Wappingers Falls. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Property: 70 Stuart Drive, Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $108,000. Filed March 24. Grand Street Development LLC, Wallkill. Seller: Carolyn Crowell, Wallkill. Property: 111 River Road, Wallkill 12589. Amount: $287,000. Filed March 21.

Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Seller: Charles E. Stewart III, Pawling. Property: 16 Hudson Heights Drive, Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: $202,000. Filed March 25. Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Seller: Laurence A. Clemente, Goshen. Property: 29 Kingston Ave., Port Jervis 12771. Amount: $291,203. Filed March 23. Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Seller: Peter G. Botti, Goshen. Property: 59 Avenue A, Cornwall-on-Hudson 12520. Amount: $424,121. Filed March 23.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Michael S. Blustein, Goshen. Property: 14 Sands Road, Middletown 10941. Amount: $221,798. Filed March 24.

HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: James Evans, et al, Laurel, Miss. Property: 460 North Ave., Pleasant Valley 12569. Amount: $164,500. Filed March 25.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Robert Rametta, Goshen. Property: 13 Birchwood Lane, Salisbury Mills 12577. Amount: $338,211. Filed March 25.

HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: Linda A. Terribile, et al, Charleston, S.C. Property: 11 Hirle St., Cornwall-on-Hudson 12520. Amount: $270,737. Filed March 25.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Brant E. Hodyno, Grahamsville. Property: 425 Camp Road, Grahamsville 12740. Amount: $225,517. Filed March 16.

Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Leslie A. Baum, Walden. Property: in Wappinger. Amount: $75,500. Filed March 22.

New Windsor Landscape LLC, Goshen. Seller: Alma R. Cobb, et al, Montgomery. Property: 322 Lake Vue Drive, Montgomery. Amount: $35,000. Filed March 22.

HVNY Properties Inc., Fishkill. Seller: Beneficial Homeowner Service Corp. Property: 13 Weed St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: $44,000. Filed March 17.

Newburgh Community Land Bank Inc., Newburgh. Seller: Fannie Mae. Property: 44-46 Lander St., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $14,000. Filed March 24.

JMK Construction Management Inc., Fishkill. Seller: John Herring Jr., et al, Lake Luzerne. Property: in Wappinger. Amount: $57,000. Filed March 23.

Northern Enterprise NY LLC, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Seller: Alan L. Joseph, Goshen. Property: 423 Saracino Drive, Maybrook 12543. Amount: $46,148. Filed March 23.

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Seller: Luke Schuyler, et al, Calabash, N.C. Property: 163 Port Ben Road, Wawarsing 12489. Amount: $158,386. Filed March 21.

Overpass Holdings Inc., Monroe. Seller: Nezir Cosovic, et al, Monroe. Property: 296 Schunnemunk St., Monroe. Amount: $625,000. Filed March 21.

Kingston Ulster Development LLC, East Syracuse. Seller: Didonna 1273 LLC, Flower Mound, Texas. Property: in Ulster. Amount: $444,300. Filed March 22.

Quicken Loans Inc. Seller: Michael J. Puckett, Albany. Property: 3 Middle Road, High Falls 12440. Amount: $157,674. Filed March 16.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Christian Cedano, et al. Property: 233 Daniher Ave., New Windsor 12553. Amount: $247,616. Filed March 21. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Edison Quilambaqui, et al, Walden. Property: 3 Humphries Place, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $381,391. Filed March 21. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Laurence A. Clemente, Goshen. Property: 6 Lester Road, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $537,580. Filed March 21. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Martin R. Goldberg, Middletown. Property: 7 New St., Port Jervis 12771. Amount: $172,136. Filed March 21. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Michael S. Blustein, Goshen. Property: 382 Van Duzer Road, Middletown 10940. Amount: $341,920. Filed March 25. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Rafael R. Colon, et al, Lake Worth, Fla. Property: 10 Fernandez Ave., New Windsor 12553. Amount: $169,165. Filed March 24. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Ralph L. Puglielle, New Windsor. Property: 165 South St., Middletown 10940. Amount: $204,070. Filed March 23.

Lachland LLC, Lumberville, Pa. Seller: Sheila Christine Sickler, Kingston. Property: in Hurley. Amount: $13,500. Filed March 21. Leopold LLC, Monroe. Seller: Rene Reyes, et al, Monroe. Property: in Monroe. Amount: $118,965. Filed March 21. Mizrahi Realty LLC, Monroe. Seller: Caritino Miranda, et al, Monroe. Property: 50 First Ave., Monroe 10950. Amount: $220,000. Filed March 21.

Nationwide Advantage Mortgage Co. Seller: Marcia Jacobowitz, Walden. Property: 80 Tinkertown Road, Dover Plains 12522. Amount: $312,500. Filed March 21.

Retained Realty Inc., New York City. Seller: Diane Foley, Wappingers Falls. Property: 17 Taconic Drive, Hopewell Junction. Amount: $252,000. Filed March 18. Royal Strawberry Hill Farm LLC, Washington, D.C. Seller: Robin E. Assenza, Highland. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $275,000. Filed March 24. Saint James Street Inc., Denver. Seller: 102 St. James Street LLC, New York City. Property: in Kingston. Amount: $310,000. Filed March 23.

MLCJ Holdings Inc., Ellenville. Seller: Patricia C. Brown, et al, Ellenville. Property: in Ellenville. Amount: $120,000. Filed March 22.

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FACTS SDF Capital LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: Patrick D. Dillon, Middletown. Property: 68 Houston Ave., Middletown 10940. Amount: $25,000. Filed March 22. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Seller: Michael Blustein, Goshen. Property: 12 Lakelands Ave., Greenwood Lake 10925. Amount: $304,239. Filed March 23. State of New York Mortgage Agency, New York City. Seller: Charise King, Stony Point. Property: 48 Sands Point Road, Washingtonville 10992. Amount: $307,953. Filed March 22. Sullivan Values LLC, Monticello. Seller: Juan Fernandez, Newburgh. Property: 376 Liberty St., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $23,000. Filed March 25. The Bank of New York Mellon. Seller: David G. Ferenz, Poughkeepsie. Property: 105 Cedar Hill Road, Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $765,000. Filed March 17. The Bank of New York Mellon. Seller: Juliana LoBiondo, Newburgh. Property: 101 Station Road, Salisbury Mills 12577. Amount: $706,360. Filed March 23. The Bank of New York Mellon. Seller: Miesha Rodriguez, Hopewell Junction. Property: 253 Hibernia Road, Salt Point 12578. Amount: $397,000. Filed March 18. The Bank of New York Mellon. Seller: Niki Pagones, Wappingers Falls. Property: 33 Kohlanaris Drive, Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: $283,500. Filed March 17. The Bank of New York Mellon. Seller: William Coughlin Jr., New Windsor. Property: 81 Fowler Ave., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $293,171. Filed March 23.

Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Seller: Philip Keller. Property: 23 Lucky Lane, Washingtonville 10992. Amount: $268,000. Filed March 23. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Martin R. Goldberg, Middletown. Property: 16 Tamara Lane, Cornwall-onHudson 12518. Amount: $327,037. Filed March 21.

West Coast Servicing Inc., Huntington Beach, Calif. Seller: Jordan Mills, et al, Pound Ridge. Property: 230 Route 32 North, New Paltz 12561. Amount: $254,051. Filed March 24.

Moxie Cupcake LLC, New Paltz. $332 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed March 21.

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: John Bach Jr., Goshen. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $126,000. Filed March 22.

New Paltz United Methodist Church, New Paltz. $3,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed March 25.

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: John J. Fallon, Walden. Property: in Minisink. Amount: $40,300. Filed March 24. WLS Management Services LLC, College Point. Seller: HSBC Bank USA N.A. Property: 294 E. Main St., Middletown 10940. Amount: $95,000. Filed March 21. YYY Properties LLC, Chester. Seller: Richard Haig Sarajian, New City. Property: 703 Hewitt Lane, Unit 8, New Windsor 12553. Amount: $137,000. Filed March 22.

JUDGMENTS CM Mechanical of Orange County Inc., Chester. $1,845 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Dec. 18.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Glen A. Plotsky, Port Jervis. Property: 1075 Ridgebury Road, New Hampton 10958. Amount: $578,489. Filed March 21.

E Promax Inc., Marlboro. $155 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 24.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Samuel P. Brooke, Poughkeepsie. Property: 38 N. Cedar St., Beacon 12508. Amount: $193,500. Filed March 17.

Eastwoods Drive Corp., Kingston. $254 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 18.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Ned Kopald, Highland Falls. Property: 21 Grandview Ave., Middletown 10940. Amount: $160,678. Filed March 23.

Gris Development Company Inc., Pine Bush. $2,381 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Dec. 18.

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Jag Fabrications Inc., Pine Island. $725 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Dec. 18. Mid Hudson Consultants Corp., Highland. $310 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 18.

Dermot Mahoneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Irish Pub LLC, Kingston. $24,713 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 24.

J and N StaďŹ&#x20AC;ord Corporation of New York, Marlboro. $933 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 18.

Wells Fargo Delaware Trust Company N.A. Seller: Ralph L. Puglielle, New Windsor. Property: 38 Hidden Valley Road, Port Jervis 12771. Amount: $476,406. Filed March 25.

Tivoli Route 9G Property LLC, Red Hook. Seller: Willbe Properties Inc., Hopewell Junction. Property: in Red Hook. Amount: $200,000. Filed March 18.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Ralph Baldassarri, et al, White Plains. Property: 349 South Road, Holmes 12531. Amount: $404,500. Filed March 22.

Historic Housewrights Inc., Accord. $458 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed March 21.

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Royal Kingston Deli and Groceries Inc., Kingston. $1,405 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 18. Simply Awesom, Saugerties. $450 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 18. Steven Whiting Furniture Restoration LLC, Woodstock. $1,494 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 18. Swift Construction of Ulster County Inc., Saugerties. $1,567 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 24. The Paving Company Inc., Stone Ridge. $470 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed March 21. Thomsen Plumbing Heating Inc., Wallkill. $1,796 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 18. Yoim Beyoimoi Inc., Monroe. $301 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Dec. 18.

LIS PENDENS The following filings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed. Aldrich, Burton L., et al. Filed by the State of New York Mortgage Agency. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $124,160 affecting property located at 126 VlyAatwood Road, Stone Ridge 12484. Filed March 21.

FIGURES Amato, Joseph, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $272,000 affecting property located at 130 Bruynswick Road, New Paltz 12561. Filed March 25.

Coppola, Joseph L., et al. Filed by Citizens Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $230,000 affecting property located at 4 Kennedy Road, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed March 22.

Arena, Paul A., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $344,000 affecting property located at 200 Overlook Road, LaGrangeville 12601. Filed March 23.

Costella, Susan A., et al. Filed by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $222,500 affecting property located at 97 Valley View Road, Pleasant Valley 12569. Filed March 22.

Arroyo, Carlos M., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $79,800 affecting property located at 74 Garden St., Kingston 12401. Filed March 21.

Courtney, Marshall A., et al. Filed by Ulster Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $70,000 affecting property located at 434 Mountain View Ave., Hurley 12443. Filed March 23.

Austin, Patricia, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $72,250 affecting property located at 2017 Route 32. Kingston 12401. Filed March 22.

Crossley, Ryan P., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $257,305 affecting property located at 18 Chestnut Lane, Newburgh 12550. Filed Aug. 7.

Banke, Flair, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $660,000 affecting property located at 8 Evans Drive, Woodbury 10930. Filed Aug. 11.

Cruz, David, et al. Filed by Citibank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $360,400 affecting property located at 1 Park Lane, Highland 12528. Filed March 23.

Haamen, Aric J., et al. Filed by Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $190,000 affecting property located at 1108 Indian Springs Road, Pine Bush 12566. Filed March 22.

Barbee, Melissa A., et al. Filed by the Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $161,000 affecting property located at 17 Wood St., Kerhonkson 12446. Filed March 18.

Cuccia, William A., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $225,000 affecting property located at 27 S. Ohioville Road, New Paltz 12561. Filed March 23.

Hansen, Michael, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $311,000 affecting property located at 24 Lake Road, Beekman 12533. Filed March 22.

Bermudez, Nelson, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $250,000 affecting property located at 286 Forest Road, Wallkill 12589. Filed Aug. 10.

Cush, Dale C., 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 109 Sunset Drive, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed March 21.

Borgos, Hector, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $243,800 affecting property located at 123 Center St., Highland Falls 10928. Filed Aug. 11.

Dajer, Jose H., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $238,791 affecting property located at 37 Raker Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed March 18.

Heggelund, Linda, as executrix of the estate of Dolores A. Constant, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $102,500 affecting property located at 200 Continental Road, Napanoch 12458. Filed March 23.

Briscoe, Diane M., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $263,900 affecting property located at 24 Favino Drive, Wallkill 12589. Filed Aug. 7.

Dibello, Dorothy M., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 44 Prospect Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed Aug. 10.

Casesa, Gerald J., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $396,000 affecting property located at 8 Roselawn Road, Highland Mills 10930. Filed Aug. 10.

Duhigg, Jennifer, Individually and on behalf of the estate of Daniel Duhigg, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $201,200 affecting property located at 118 Indian Trail, Maybrook 12543. Filed Aug. 7.

Chalmers, John, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $26,315 affecting property located at 98 Kent Road, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed March 22. Cookingham Realty Corp., et al. Filed by Salisbury Bank and Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $300,000 affecting property located in Pleasant Valley. Filed March 23.

Elliott-Forrester, Audrey, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $244,000 affecting property located at 615 Van Wagner Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed March 23. Englert, Kelly, 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 74 Elk Road, Hopewell Junction 12533. Filed March 23.

Flood, Robert E., et al. Filed by Walden Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $65,000 affecting property located in Montgomery. Filed Aug. 7. Frederico, Frank A., et al. Filed by Resi Whole Loan VI LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $284,800 affecting property located at 108 Wilson Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed Aug. 10. Garaguso, Anthony, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $117,046 affecting property located at 16 Birch St., Bloomingburg 12721. Filed Aug. 10. Gonzalez, Frank K., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $165,000 affecting property located at 18 Richardson St., Walden 12586. Filed Aug. 10.

Hernandez, Irma, et al. Filed by New Penn Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 2 Highrose Ridge Way, Middletown 10940. Filed Aug. 10. Holt, Kathryn, et al. Filed by HSBC Mortgage Corporation USA. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $330,000 affecting property located at 210 Clove Road, Salisbury Mills 12577. Filed Aug. 7. James, Lutricia Hermin, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $166,000 affecting property located at 109 S. Grand Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed March 23. Kellerhouse, Carolyn G., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 50 Pine St., West Hurley 12491. Filed March 23.

LEGAL NOTICES Notice of Formation of 10 MSW 5E LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/12/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o United Corporate Services, Inc., 10 Bank St., Ste. 560, White Plains, NY 10606. Purpose: any lawful activity. #60443 NOTICE OF FORMATION of ITíS A TUDOR, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 2-19-16. Location: WESTCHESTER COUNTY. SSNY designated as agent for service of process on LLC. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: LORIANNE OíDONNELL 20 HARWOOD AVENUE WHITE PLAINS, NY 10603. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #60444 Notice of Formation of WHITE PLAINS CARPETS, FLOORS & BLINDS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/26/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 173A East Post Road, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #60445 Notice of Formation Dineen-Carey Holdings LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 2/4/16. Off. Loc.: Westchester Cnty. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o the LLC, 2090 Crompond Rd, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598. Purpose: all lawful activities. #60447 Notice of Formation of DAGONIT II LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/9/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 20 Byram Lake Road, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #60448 Notice of Formation of JEFF GRASSO CUSTOM BUILDER LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/10/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 43 Beechwood Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #60449 Notice of Formation of a Professional Service Limited Liability Company (PLLC). Name: LW Chervokas Law PLLC. Art. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/1/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to National Registered Agents, Inc., 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10011. Purpose: To practice law and engage in other activities permitted under applicable law. #60450 Brendon Hills, LLC. Art. of Org. were filed with the SSNY on 2/22/2016. Office loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon which process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 99 Brendon Hill Rd Scarsdale NY 10583. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60451

Ideal Tile, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State on 01/01/16. Office located in Westchester Co. Secy. of State designated as agent upon which process may be served. Secy. of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/ her to: 67 Westchester View Lane White Plains, NY 10607 (the LLCís primary business location). LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #60454 63 Garfield Realty LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 2/23/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Abraham Rabadi, 321 Mclean Ave., Yonkers, NY 10705. General purpose #60455 Kay Are, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 2/17/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Stuart Dworkin, 2042 Central Park Ave., Yonkers, NY 10710. General purpose. #60456 Notice of Formation of NEW AMSTERDAM INVESTORS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/21/16. Office location: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to principal location of LLC: c/o Malvina Dimeas-Tharpe, 610 Union Ave, Peekskill, NY 10566, also registered agent. Purpose: any lawful activity. #60457 Arco Felice LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/25/16. 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: HUBCO Inc Services, 238 W. Jericho Turnpike, Huntington Station, NY 11746The principal business address of the LLC is: 210 North Street, Harrison, NY 10528 Purpose: any lawful act or activity #60458 Notice of formation of Kreative Solutions, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with SSNY on 12/22/2015. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 429 E. Prospect Ave. Mount Vernon, NY 10553. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60459 Notice of Formation of Noon Industries, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 01/08/2016. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 236 Clinton Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60460 25 Lincoln Terrace LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 1/14/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 222 Judson Ave., Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522. General purpose. #60463 Cedar Hills Realty, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 2/29/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Joseph Carelli, 2420 Boston Post Rd., Larchmont, NY 10538. General purpose. #60464

MG Group USA LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 3/1/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 538 Westchester Ave., Rye Brook, NY 10573. General purpose. #60465 VELO INSURANCE AGENCY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed w/SSNY on 12/24/15. Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 54 State St., #103, Albany, NY 12207. Reg. Agent: USA Corporate Services Inc. all lawful. #60466 FIRST RESPONSE RESTORATION LLC. Arts. of Org. filed w/SSNY on 1/22/16. Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: PO Box 293, Baldwin Place, NY 10505. Purpose: all lawful. #60467 12 PINE ISLAND, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed w/SSNY on 1/28/16. Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 1111 Boston Post Rd., Rye, NY 10580. Purpose: all lawful. #60468 BLUE FIN HOLDINGS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed w/SSNY on 1/21/16. Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: c/o Priolet & Associates, P.C., 1025 Westchester Ave. #320, White Plains, NY 10604. Purpose: all lawful. #60469 15 BRADHURST LLC. Arts. of Org. filed w/SSNY on 1/22/16. Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: c/o Priolet & Associates, P.C., 1025 Westchester Ave. #320, White Plains, NY 10604. Purpose: all lawful. #60470 Autumn Leaves NY, LLC, Art. of Org. filed w/ SSNY on 11/10/15. Offc. Loc: Westchester Co. SSNY desig. as agent upon which process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 47 Chester Ct., Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60471 CLEVER CHOICE ELECTRIC LLC Art. Of Org.filed with SSNY on 2/24/2016. Offic. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY design as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 255 Huguenot St New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60472 GWD Innovative Solutions LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 2/18/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to George DíArbeau, 8 Custis Ave., White Plains, NY 10603. General purpose. #60475 CHARLES SILVESTRO LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 2/5/16. Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 821 Fenimore Rd., Mamaroneck, NY 10543. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #60476 Notice of Formation of NORTHEAST UTILITY EQUIPMENT REPAIR, LLC of Org. filed with SSNY ON 1/7/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served . SSNY shall mail process to Doug Winston 90 SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE, ELMSFORD, NY 10509. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #60477

Notice of Formation of 11 First Street, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/16/2016. Office located in 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 any process to: The LLC, 69 Meadow Lane, New Rochelle, NY 10805, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #60478 Notice of Formation of SFNY Consulting, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with SSNY on 01/11/16. Office Loc: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent upon which process may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/her to: 10222 Kaimu Dr, Huntington Beach, CA 92646. LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #60479 Notice of Publication of Authority to do business in New York of Soraghan Construction, LLC (ìLLC ì) Application of Authority was filed with the NY Secretary of State (ìSSNYî) on March 4, 2016. The LLC formed in Connecticut on December 31, 1998. Office location is in 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 such process to the LLC c/o is Paul Soraghan, 4 Old North Road, Barkhamsted, Connecticut 06057. Our office location is in Westchester County. Copies of Certificate of Organization of LLC are on file and may be obtained from the Office of the Secretary of the State of Connecticut, 30 Trinity Street, Hartford, CT 06106. Purpose of business is any lawful act or activity. #60480 Notice of Formation of a BSSNY Sports and Entertainment LLC, Art. of Org. filed with the N.Y.S. Department of State on 03/11/2016. Principal Office: Westchester County. Process Service address: BSSNY Sports and Entertainment LLC, 790 Bronx River Road Suite A53, Bronxville NY 10708. Purpose: Any Lawful activity #60481 Notice of Formation of YWKMN, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 02/11/16. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to YWKMN LLC, PO BOX #1223 Yonkers, NY 10703. Purpose: any lawful purpose #60482 NOTICE OF FORMATION of OffBeat Capital, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on March 17, 2016. Location: Westchester. SSNY designated as agent for service of process on LLC. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Daniel Szalkiewicz & Associates, P.C., 399 Knollwood Rd, Suite 301, White Plains, NY 10603. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #60483 Notice of Formation of Something Different Events, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/1/16. Ofc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 300 Hayward Avenue Fleetwood, NY 10552. Purpose:any lawful purpose. #60484

Notice of Formation of CWC Funding LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY 11-20-15. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to 29 South Depot Plz, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Kevin Kaye, whose address is 29 South Depot Plz, Tarrytown, NY 10591, is designated as registered agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The LLC shall have perpetual existence. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity. #60485 Notice is hereby given that an on-premise license, #TBA has been applied for by Purdy Partners LLC d/b/a Harrison Tavern to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 7-9 Purdy Street Harrison, NY 10528. #60486 Notice is hereby given that a restaurant wine license, #TBA has been applied for by Powell Catering Services, Inc. d/b/a Halstead Avenue Beer Garden to sell beer and wine at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 58 Halstead Avenue Harrison, NY 10528. #60487 Notice of Formation of Westchester Diagnostics, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 03/18/2016. Offc. Loc: 28 Robert Drive, New Rochelle, NY 10804 Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 28 Robert Drive, New Rochelle, NY 10804 Purpose: Medical Testing #60488 Notice of Formation of NITO TECHNOLOGY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/2/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to S. Berger, 15 Maple Way, Armonk, NY 10504. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #60490 Marsha Brooks Consulting LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 3/2/16. Off. Loc.: Westchester Cnty. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o the LLC, 19 Briarwood Lane, Pleasantville, NY 10570. Purpose: all lawful activities. #60491 Genuine Coaching and Consulting LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 3/18/16. Off. Loc.: Westchester Cnty. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o the LLC, 56 The Terrace, Katonah, NY 10536. Purpose: all lawful activities #60492 Notice of Formation of It’s a Yummy, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/4/16. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 29 Algonquin Dr. Chappaqua, NY 10514. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60494 Notice of formation of Windfarm, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on March 14, 2016. Office location in Westchester County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to 38 Truesdale Lake Drive, South Salem, New York 10590. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60495

The annual return of the Hegarty Family Foundation for the year ended June 30, 2015 is available at its principal office located at Sanossian, Sardis & Co., LLP, 700 White Plains Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal Manager of the Fund is Michael Hegarty. #60496 Notice of formation of BABIES ON THE BRAIN, LLC, a limited liability company (the ìLLCî). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (the ìSSNYî) on 2/19/16. Office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC, at 1 Peck Road, Mt. Kisco, New York 10549. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful purposes. #60497 Notice of Formation of Huntley Holt Properties, LLC filed with SSNY on 3/23/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Griffin Coogan Sulzer & Horgan, 51 Pondfield Road, Bronxville, New York 10708. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60498 125 Popham Realty LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 3/18/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 125 Popham Rd., Scarsdale, NY 10583. General purpose. #60499 Keystroke AI, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 2/5/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Sydney, Amster, Green & Horowitz, PLLC, 122 E. 42nd St., Ste. 2700, NY, NY 10168. General purpose. #60500 Notice of Formation of JRasnic Jr, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/10/16. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. LegalZoom desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. LegalZoom shall mail process to the John Rasnic, 606 Pondside Dr, White Plains, NY 10607. Purpose: any lawful activity. #60501 Notice of formation of Lux Global Partners, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 02/29/2016. Office in Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60502 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company. Name: 329 East 132nd Street LLC (ìLLCî). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on November 6, 2014. NY 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 329 East 132nd Street LLC, 16 Banks Farm Road, Bedford, New York 10506. Purpose/ character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #60503

Notice of Formation of DE LA PUENTE ARC - CONSULTANT, LLC. art of org filed with SSNY on 2/26/16. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 315 Alta Vista Drive Yonkers NY 10710. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60505 Notice of Formation of Kwan Acupuncture PLLC filed on 9/29/16. Location: Westchester Cty. SSNY Designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the PLLC at 280 Dobbs Ferry Road, Ste 201, White Plains NY 10607. Purpose: Acupuncture. #60506 Notice of Formation of MELLALI LIMO LLC, a domestic limited liability company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/09/2015. Office location: Westchester County. Principal business location: 151 Centre Avenue # 1A, New Rochelle, New York 10805. SSNY is designed as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to c/o the LLC, 151 Centre Avenue # 1A, New Rochelle, New York 10805. Purpose: car, limousine and executive transportation service, and any other purpose. #60507 Notice of formation of Slam Products, LLC filed with SSNY on 2/16/16. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. As an agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 32112 Town Green Dr. Elmsford, NY 10523. Purpose: Marketing. #60508 Notice of Formation of Amazing Africa LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/22/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 515 Pound Ridge Road, Bedford, NY 10506. Purpose: any lawful activity. #60509 Notice of Formation of SLC Holdings Group, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY 3/23/16. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent for process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to: c/o A. Uzzo & Company, CPAís, PC, 287 Bowman Ave., Purchase, NY 10577. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity. #60510 Frida Method, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 3/28/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 12 Summit St., Hastings on Hudson, NY 10706. General purpose. #60511 RJS 83rd Street, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 3/23/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 374 McLean Ave., Yonkers, NY 10705. General purpose. #60512

THE ANNUAL RETURN OF THE BARBARA J. AND LAWRENCE J. GOLDSTEIN DOGOOD FOUNDATION, INC. for the calendar year ended December 31, 2015 is available at its principal office located at 1865 PALMER AVENUE, LARCHMONT, NY 10538 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal Manager of the foundation is LAWRENCE J. GOLDSTEIN. #60504

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FACES & PLACES THINKING SMART

More than 200 people turned out to hear former Maryland Gov. Parris Glendening discuss smart growth at Pace University School of Law on March 24. The event, “Downtown’s New Direction: Will Smart Growth Get Us There?”, was presented by Westfair Communications and the Land Use Law Center at the college in White Plains. The panelists were: New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson; Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano; developer Arthur Collins II, co-founding principal and president of Collins Enterprises LLC in Old Greenwich; Joan McDonald, President Obama’s appointee to the National Infrastructure Advisory Council; and Alex Twining, president and CEO of Twining Properties in New York City

— Photographs by Bob Rozycki

1. Parris N. Glendening. 2. Arthur Collins II. 3. Joan McDonald. 4. Alex Twining. 5. John Nolon, distinguished professor and counsel to the Land Use Law Center. 6. New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson and Ayanna Wayner, deputy commissioner of economic development for New Rochelle. 7. Wilson Kimball of the City of Yonkers. 8. Mayor of Yonkers Mike Spano 9. Jessica Bacher, Executive Director of the Land Use Law Center. 10. Jena Rascoe of RSM US LLP. 11. Kenneth Kito of Merrill Lynch. 12. Hiral Shah of JPMorgan Chase. 13. Gary Sastow of Brown, Gruttadaro, Gaujean & Prato PLLC. 14. Michael Spencer of TD Bank. 15. Robert Miller of York International Agency LLC. 16. Tiffany Zezula of Pace Law School and Sabrina Hull, planning director of the town of New Castle. 17. Ron Hicks, assistant county executive, Dutchess County; and Marissa Brett of Sterling National Bank. 18. Samantha Baughman, Lara Sullivan and Daniella DiMartino, all of Buzz Creators Inc.

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JOIN THE LOCAL STARTUP SCENE Attend Westchester’s premier event for investors, startups, spectators and entrepreneurs.

APRIL 21

9:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M.

BioInc@NYMC 7 Dana Road, Valhalla

KEYNOTE

DAVID HEATH

President and Founder, Bombas Socks

JUDGE

TEREZA NEMESSANYI Entrepreneur-In-Residence, Microsoft

MODERATOR

JEFF LOEHR

Co-founder, Westchester Angels/Principal consultant, Stratist Consulting

JUDGE

JONATHAN ROSEN

AGENDA

MORNING SESSION | 9:30 – 11 A.M.

Educational forum for entrepreneurs

LUNCHTIME SESSION | 11:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M.

Lunch & networking Keynote Three to four pitches in front of esteemed judges

Founder, Collaberex

WANT TO PITCH AT THE EVENT?

VISIT

QUALIFICATIONS

Entrepreneurs must have a scalable business idea and a connection to Westchester or Fairfield County. Those that do business in the area are preferred.

PRIZE

Five hours of counseling, the opportunity to pitch in front of more investors at a Westchester Angels meeting, editorial coverage and prizes from sponsors.

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to RSVP for the session of your choice or to submit a pitch deck and video for review. For more info, contact Danielle Brody at 914-358-0757 or dbrody@westfairinc.com.

Pitches at this event are for the purpose of education and feedback, not to solicit investment.

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