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RAIL TO TABLE Eatery arrives at Chappaqua station

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Peter and Erin Chase have plans ready to transform the Chappaqua station into a small restaurant. Photo by Bob Rozycki

he lease is signed and now a Chappaqua couple will bring the first eatery to the village’s 113-year-old train station.

Peter and Erin Chase will transform the 2,100-square-foot space on Allen Place into Chappaqua Farm to Table, a café designed for commuters and the community.

The building is now used for its public restrooms and its coffee, tea and newspaper concession.

The New Castle Town Board voted March 24 to let the Chases sign a 10-year lease. The town will charge the Chases $3,300 in rent per month with a fixed annual increase of 3 percent.

This is the first time the train station has been leased by the town, Town Supervisor Rob Greenstein said in the town’s newsletter. “There were many, many issues that had to be worked out

concerning the use of the space as a restaurant,” Greenstein stated.

Town officials were concerned about maintaining the building, which was built in 1902, the electricity and access to the bathrooms, which restricted the type of establishment that could take over the space.

The board agreed to accept bids from two other potential owners before giving the Chases the go-ahead. First Carla Gambescia, who owns Via Vanti! restaurant at the Mount Kisco train station, won the bid in 2013 to open a fullservice restaurant in the space.

Later that year the town debated with Gambescia because her plan would restrict access to the restrooms, and put out another request for proposals in March 2014.

In May 2014 the board voted to accept a bid from Leslie Lampert, owner of Ladle of Love in Mount » CHAPPAQUA, page 6

MacQuesten breaks ground on Mount Vernon project

BY COLLEEN WILSON cwilson@westfairinc.com

AT THE RECENT GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY for an affordable housing project in Mount Vernon, state Sen. Ruth HassellThompson admitted something about the first time she met the housing developer: “I was not very nice.”

Hassell-Thompson said she was reluctant about the meeting because of “big disappointments” she had experienced in past projects throughout her 15 years as a state senator.

“A lot of people talk about affordable housing — and it’s trash,” she said. “They need to do more than meets the standards because this is the resi-

dence of people and their families, children, the elderly, the infirmed and people want to be proud of where they live.”

The 11-story mixed-use building, called The Modern, comprises 98,000 square feet. It will have 80 affordable rental apartments and 9,400 square feet of commercial space on the first two floors. All apartments are

wheelchair accessible, and 22 are designated for people with disabilities. Amenities include 89 parking spaces, rooftop recreation space and a laundry facility.

When meeting Rella Fogliano, president of MacQuesten Development LLC, Hassell-Thompson said she » MACQUESTEN, page 6

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Luxury apartments ready to rise in New Rochelle

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uxury apartment buildings will soon be rising in sections of New Rochelle that have been traditionally zoned for commercial buildings.

Ralph Rossi, owner of RMA Development LLC, and Tony Hammel, CEO of Equity Land Developers LLC, plan to begin construction this spring on luxury rentals near the train station. Both said the density bonuses they received made it possible for them to build larger buildings than previously allowed. They said building in that area is a good economic opportunity.

In his State of the City address March 24, Mayor Noam Bramson said his main goal is to revitalize the city and attract young professionals with new housing near the train along with a revitalized downtown. He said the City Council will consider and vote on new zoning that will bring in developments that will benefit the community.

“To actually acquire our land, they’ll have to deliver,” Bramson said in the speech. “And they’ll have to put up the construction financing necessary to build.”

Rossi was approved for a downtown density bonus floating overlay zone, which applies to the district on North Avenue between Burling Lane and Memorial Highway and is intended for the development of mixed-use projects that provide public benefit. It will allow Rossi to build a 5-story building on the corner of 371 North Ave. and 15 Park Place.

Rossi, who owns three businesses in New Rochelle, said about a year ago the city began to allow developers to apply for bonuses to build larger buildings in the area.

Rossi said previous zoning laws were outdated and prohibited building large buildings.

“The current council and the mayor have made a concerted effort to change that, and because of that they are now beginning to spur development, my project being one of them,” Rossi said. He predicts more development happening along North Avenue into downtown.

With the availability of the density bonus, it made economic sense to develop the land, which until recently was the site of his contracting and home supply businesses Pratt & D’Angelo and Xpress Bath, Rossi said.

He said he received the bonus because his building, The Lombardi, will bring architectural excellence to an undevel-

oped area. The Lombardi will have 48 rental apartments, 10 percent of which THE HAMMEL will be set aside for affordable housing, and commercial space on the ground floor.

The one- and two-bedroom apartments will feature high-end finishes, 9-foot ceilings, gourmet kitchens, stainless steel appliances, hardwood floors, granite countertops and natural light, Rossi said.

Residents will have access to an on-site fitness facility.

The buildings are designed for young professionals who commute into the city and empty nesters downsizing from larger houses, Rossi said.

Rossi said he has not planned the ground-floor retail yet, but it could be a mix of tenants including a yoga studio available to the public and to Lombardi residents.

The building will be an early adopter of the city’s private art betterment program, which requires buildings of more than 50,000 square feet to incorporate a visual artistic element. The Lombardi will feature stained glass that will illuminate at night in the spire of the building’s tower.

Rossi said he will commission a local artist. “Most developers would not do something like that unless they were enticed by their local municipality,” he said.

He has already vacated the building and relocated his businesses within New Rochelle. He said demolition will begin in April or May when he gets approval from Con Edison. He also awaits approval from the planning board and from the county Industrial Development Agency, which will vote on his request for a sales and mortgage tax exemption. Both committees will meet at the end of April.

Hammel, of Equity Land Developers, will use a neighborhood business-transit oriented floating district to build a fivestory 36-unit luxury apartment on the corner of 45 Burling Lane and 70 Grand St. The bonus he received applies to the triangular area immediately north of the Transit Center and allows developers to build higher density projects to improve vacant, underutilized or deteriorated sites.

The space was previously zoned for oneor two-story businesses, which Hammel said did not make sense for the area.

Hammel is building the second phase of the Hammel, which opened in 2013 across the street from the new site. The second Hammel apartment will replace the location of The Guidance Center, a mental health center.

Hammel, who grew up in New Rochelle

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with his brother and co-founder Jimmy, said 10 percent of the apartments will be set aside for affordable housing. The apartments will feature 9-foot ceilings, granite countertops, hardwood floors, crown molding and stainless steel appliances, he said. The building will have a gym that will also be accessible to tenants in the first Hammel building.

Hammel said construction will begin in May, and the building should open 10 months after construction begins. He said the project will cost more than $10 million.

The first Hammel building filled up within four months and has not had a vacancy since, Hammel said. He said there is high demand because there is a low supply of new housing near the train for high-caliber tenants.

The tenants in the first Hammel building are mostly 30-year-old couples who commute to the city and doctors that work at the nearby Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital. He said demand is high for luxury buildings.

“There’s not a lot of housing stock right now for that type of tenant,” he said.

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Heineken makes companywide leadership changes

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hite Plains-based Heineken USA last week announced leadership changes that are part of a companywide cost-savings effort.

Dolf van den Brink, president and CEO of Heineken USA in White Plains, will become the chief executive of Heineken Mexico on July 1. Ronald den Elzen, managing director of Heineken Portugal, will succeed van den Brink in the U.S. post.

Brink and Elzen are two of several executives taking on different roles within the global company, Heineken International, which is reorganizing its structure to become more streamlined, according to a company press release. Heineken will regroup international operations to focus on four geographic regions – Europe; Africa Middle East and Eastern Europe; the Americas; and Asia Pacific.

The company said it will combine and eliminate other high-level positions to make decision-making and processes more streamlined and prevent duplication. Heineken officials said the company

will announce more changes to meet those goals in the coming months.

“The changes announced today will make us a more agile organization,” JeanFrançois van Boxmeer, chairman and CEO of Heineken, said in the release on March 31.

“Our management structure will be flatter, our operating companies more empowered and our cost of doing business lower.”

Brink, the new CEO of Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma/Heineken Mexico, a subsidiary of Heineken International with brands such as Tecate and Dos Equis, will lead more than 16,000 employees. Heineken officials said in the announcement he will aim to help the company achieve its vision of becoming the leading brewer in Mexico.

Van den Brink has been with Heineken for 17 years. He came to the White Plains headquarters in 2009 after working at Bralima, Heineken’s operating company in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

According to the announcement, van den Brink improved the American business by restoring top line growth and driving consistent market share gains. Van den Brink, who is Dutch, was named one of Fortune’s “40 under 40” in 2012 for turning around

the business and changing company culture.

In an interview with the Business Journal in April 2013, van den Brink said he replaced the CEO office’s walls with glass ones, one step in his efforts to make the culture more open. He said when he arrived, the company was losing market share postrecession. During his leadership, he said the company added to its portfolio, breaking the “single brand operation” stigma.

“I’m incredibly proud of everything Heineken USA has achieved over the last six years. Collectively with our passionate employees and dedicated partners we have become a true portfolio company and created great momentum in the marketplace,” van den Brink said in a statement.

“Heineken USA has a tremendous amount of potential, and I believe Ronald is the right person arriving at the right time to lead the acceleration of this business.”

Den Elzen is originally from the Netherlands and has been with Heineken for more than 20 years. He has held positions in finance, sales and general management in Amsterdam, the U.K. and Portugal. According the statement, den Elzen and his team in

Dolf van den Brink in Heineken USA’s White Plain’s headquarters in 2013.

Portugal grew the top and bottom line.

“The opportunity to join such a dynamic business at this time is truly exciting,” den Elzen said in a statement. “Heineken USA has seen consistent growth through its strong portfolio of upscale brands and has a clearly defined ambition to become the leaders in upscale beer. I look forward to working with Heineken USA’s leadership team, employees, distributors and partners to ignite future growth.”

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Westchester Pavilion may get WAG magazine declared ‘best’ new owners for redevelopment by New York Press Association

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irginia-based Lennar Multifamily Communities LLC recently filed an application for financing with a Westchester County agency for a $275 million redevelopment project of The Westchester Pavilion, currently owned

by Greenwich-based Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. Tim Mulcahy, mid-Atlantic and Northeast division president for Lennar, had been scheduled to make a presentation at the Westchester County Industrial Development Agency’s March 12 meeting but did not attend.

Urstadt Biddle sought a zoning change about two years ago for the 185,000-square-foot shopping center in White Plains, but according to Lennar’s application to the IDA, Urstadt Biddle and Maple and Broadway Holdings LLC, a legal entity of Lennar, had “entered into a purchase and sale agreement for the property.” The application also states that Lennar will make the purchase in cash and that “closing on the property is subject to several conditions,” but does

not elaborate.

Representatives from Urstadt Biddle and Lennar did not respond to requests for comment.

Urstadt Biddle has owned the building since about 2003, and in recent years has lost tenants, including Toys R Us/Babies R Us and Borders Group Inc., which filed for bankruptcy in 2011. Previous reports by the Business Journal said Urstadt Biddle had outlined plans to build two 30-story residential towers and two nine-story buildings for a hotel and health club on the property’s 3.58 acres.

Lennar, however, is proposing a “mixed-use facility, comprised of retail on the ground f loor and multifamily dwellings above, together with associated parking and amenities” to replace The Westchester Pavilion at 60 S. Broadway. The developer anticipates 95,600 square feet for retail and 756,300 square feet of residential space.

Based on the tentative timeline in the application, Lennar expects to begin construction in May 2016 and open its doors three years later.

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AG magazine, the sister publication of the Westchester County Business Journal and the Fairfield County Business Journal, placed first in the magazine category of the New York Press Association 2014 Better Newspaper Contest.

A statement from one of the judges read: “I really enjoyed the content and layout of this magazine. It was really exciting to turn the pages and see what was coming next. The advertising of the magazine was impressive also. Your photos were just great. Nice job!”

“We are so delighted that the judges recognized our efforts in creating the most unique magazine in the state,” said Dee DelBello, publisher of WAG. The award was announced March 28 during the NYPA’s spring convention at the Gideon Putnam Hotel and Conference Center in Saratoga Springs.

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Managers must prevent job burnout

t doesn’t take a physician or psychologist to diagnose workplace burnout. It may, however, take an informed and experienced manager. Being able to recognize the signs of burnout and implement the right solutions for your employees can mean increased productivity, loyalty and a happier workplace.

Studies have shown that burnout is more likely to affect those working in positions with high stress and emotional demands, such as social workers, police officers, lawyers, teachers, nurses, doctors, engineers and customer-service representatives. These can all be characterized by contact with other people whose demands can be emotionally draining.

WHAT IS BURNOUT? Burnout is a level of stress that affects employees physically, emotionally and mentally, leading to exhaustion on all levels. There are three types of burnout: • Exhaustion: The stressed-out employee who is overwhelmed but continues to strive for success by working at all hours despite fracturing personal relationships both at work and at home.

• Cynicism: An under-challenged employee who feels a lack of development and value for their work. This employee will begin to distance him or herself from their work, co-workers and the company.

• Inef�icacy: The employee who gradually loses all motivation. Despite seeing a goal to strive for, the barriers between them and success feel insurmountable.

THE SIGNS This is where experience can help a manager differentiate between a bad employee and an employee on the road to burnout. A manager who knows his or her employees well has an advantage, as the warning signs vary from person to person.

Keep an eye out for: • Lower quality of work.

• Decreased productivity.

• Drop in job satisfaction.

• A noticeable decrease in engagement.

• Greater disruption of co-workers’ tasks.

• Reduced commitment to both the job and the company.

• More work absences.

EFFECTS Like depression and anxiety disorders, burnout can affect the sufferer on physical, interpersonal and emotional levels. Social relationships may either be

dropped entirely — through overworking or withdrawal — or become strained from defensive behavior or an increased tendency toward conflict. Often a burned-out employee is unable to understand that stress is the root of their problems.

Burnout can also lead to health problems, such as headaches, colds and insomnia — all of which are caused by maintaining high levels of stress and emotional exhaustion. Further health risks include an increased dependence on self-medicating with the use of alcohol, smoking, sleeping pills, mood elevators and stimulants.

CAUSES Only an experienced and involved manager will be able to pinpoint the causes in a particular employee, as they run the entire spectrum of workplace issues: • Overload of work.

• Conflicting job demands.

• Tasks that are impossible or nearly impossible to complete.

• Lack of resources, such as training, funds or technology.

• A critical boss.

• Ingrained perfectionism.

• Lack of recognition.

• Not enough information about their role.

• Not enough feedback.

• Difficult clients.

• Lack of social support.

• Inadequate pay.

• Conflicting roles between home and work.

• Not enough participation in decisionmaking.

• Under-employment.

• Menial tasks with no end.

• Personal values conflict with company values.

• Achieved goals seem meaningless.

• Bureaucracy.

• A lack of social or emotional skills.

PREVENTION For a manager, taking steps to prevent burnout is a balancing act between maintaining productivity at the office and recognizing what type of burnout your employees are more prone to fall prey.

Train your team well, and equip them with the right tools and the resources they need. Don’t spread them too thin — understand the difference between challenging them and overwhelming them. Also be sure to clearly define their roles and give every member something to own, a part

Citrin Cooperman Corner Financing Your Business: Are You Ready?

BY EDWARD ROBERTS, CPA AND WILLIAM ZEBORIS, CPA CITRIN COOPERMAN

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Financing is one of the most important aspects facing all businesses, regardless of their corporate stage of life. While the options increase as a company progresses from a startup to a mature business, the saying “cash is king” rings true at all levels.

The ability to raise adequate capital may determine the fate of your business venture. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), while poor management is cited most frequently as the reason businesses fail, inadequate or illtimed financing is a close second. Many times it comes down to simple cash flow – many companies close their doors because they could not make it another few months until the money came in.

Before you start to solicit financing, you must take a careful look at the type and amount of capital you will need. Next, you must decide how you are going to finance the capital needs of the business. Last, but not least, you have to determine a source for the capital at an affordable cost.

Here are five questions you should ask to determine how much capital is needed and where to find it: • How much money do I need to start or expand the business? o When determining your need, it is critical to use conservative assumptions and to incorporate a cushion for the unexpected.

• How much do I have in personal funds/ assets to finance the startup phase? o Banks and other providers of financing like to see owners with some of their money on the line.

• Do I have family, friends, or others who are willing to invest in the business? o This is typical for those raising funds for the first time for many businesses and is usually the fastest and least expensive method.

• Do I have personal credit that will allow me to obtain lines of credit? o In addition to having some of your own money in the business, owners should be prepared to personally guarantee any loans received.

• Do I have strong relationships with any financial institutions? o Again, if you have established a level of trust with an institution, you might as well use it.

Fundamentally, there are two types of business financing: • Debt financing – This is when you borrow the money and agree to pay it back in a particular time frame at a stated interest rate. The vast majority of businesses are funded with debt financing. If you

pass the requirements of the lender, you may be able to obtain a term loan or line of credit. Factoring can also be a debt financing solution. Factoring is typically the most expensive option but, depending on your situation (new business, seasonal sales, and upfront production costs), it may be the best or only choice. Many times factoring is the first option when a company is starting out. As they gain some history and hopefully profits, they can then turn to bank lines of credit. o The benefits/detriments – You do not have to give up equity and it is available to companies that cannot get equity financing. However, you must pay interest and it may require personal guarantees.

• Equity financing – This is when you sell partial ownership of your company. The investors all share in the risk of loss and the benefits of success. While debt financing is most common, there are thousands of companies financed each year by private or “institutional” investors in exchange for an equity ownership stake. They range from friends and family to angel investors and venture capitalists. o The benefits/detriments - Friends and family involvement can be convenient, no-nonsense, and available quickly.

However, be ready for an ugly holiday dinner if you lose their money. Angel investors can be relatively patient about their investment, however, are often difficult to find. Venture capitalists, often provide business acumen and a large network that can be utilized to help grow your business. Your company should be a ‘fast growth’ startup business that is interested in selling within three to five years. And lastly, you must be prepared to share control of the business.

Whether your business is considering debt or equity financing, it is important to understand the factors that will affect a credit decision. These factors include: • Experience of management • Collateral • Type of business • Ability to repay • Amount of funds required The choice of financing options is one of the most important decisions you will make for your business. Review your options and prepare your business properly so as to afford yourself the best opportunity to succeed.

About the Authors: Edward Roberts, CPA is a partner in Citrin Cooperman’s White Plains office and can be reached by phone at (914) 949-2990 or via email at eroberts@citrincooperman.com.

William Zeboris, CPA is a partner in Citrin Cooperman’s White Plains office and can be reached by phone at (914) 949-2990 or via email at wzeboris@citrincooperman.com.

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Mall owner drops $23B takeover bid Simon-Macerich deal off the table

BY BOB ROZYCKI bobr@westfairinc.com

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he Macerich Co.’s board of directors has unanimously rejected a second proposal from rival mall owner and operator Simon Property Group Inc. to acquire it in a deal worth $23.2 billion.

The action came 11 days after Simon sweetened its original, unsolicited bid of $91 per share in cash and stock to $95.50 per share.

The companies are two of the largest retail mall operators in the nation and metropolitan New York.

“Our board carefully reviewed Simon Property Group’s revised proposal and concluded that it does not reflect the full

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Kisco, to open a bistro in the building. A month later, the board rescinded the lease in response to a petition started by the Chases and Gambescia to redo the RFP process.

The Chases, who had responded to the second and third round of proposals, run their own hospitality and management company, bpc (by Peter Chase). They conceptualize and operate bars, restaurants and hotels for high-end clients such as Starwood Hotels, chef Wolfgang Puck and Caesars Palace Las Vegas.

The two have traveled worldwide and have worked with large budgets and famous chefs, designers and owners, Chase said. This train station project is smaller scale, but more personal for the couple, Peter Chase said.

“There’s always a little bit of a separation for us,” Chase said of their work. “This is something that’s going to be in our hometown and we’re excited to support growth for our downtown.”

Chase said he and his wife are investing hundreds of thousands of dollars in the café.

Some of this includes replacing the building’s basic electrical system and making the walls and floors compliant with the Health Department.

When the ground thaws out and the couple finds available electricians, the replacement process can begin. Peter hopes the remodeling will start in May, end in June and that the café will be at least partially operational in July.

The building was restored in 2005, so he said they do not have to renovate, and they

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value of our company,” Arthur Coppola, chairman and CEO of Macerich, said in a statement. “Simon’s proposal has shined a bright light on the value of Macerich and our unparalleled collection of assets in the most desirable and highest barrier-to-entry markets. We have a long-term successful track record and a strategy that positions Macerich as the premier, pure-play highend mall REIT with numerous embedded opportunities for future value creation and significant upside potential.”

Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group said in a statement it had withdrawn its offer in light of the board’s action.

In a letter to David E. Simon, chairman and CEO of Simon Property Group, Coppola said in part, “Our board believes that con-

will use the station’s existing structure to fit their concept.

The Chases will turn the former baggage room into a kitchen and retail shop. The kitchen will feature ventless appliances, so they can cook without smoke, something Chase said was important to the town.

The ticket booth will become the tea and coffee stand, which will be open weekday mornings starting at 4:30. The café will also serve lunch midday, and dinner, small plates and drinks after work hours. On weekends Chappaqua Farm to Table will be open for brunch, lunch and dinner. The couple aims to source from local farms and farmers markets.

There will be about 40 interior seats and 25 exterior seats. Additional customer parking could be available in the future.

Chase described the café as a place that’s functional all day. Someone could come in the morning to drink coffee, eat a croissant and read the newspaper, return to eat a salad for lunch and catch up with friends or someone from the train after work.

Peter looks forward to getting to know his neighbors, which will be different than other projects he and Erin have done.

“This is something much smaller and something that allows us to be a part of the community and get to know everybody that lives here because everybody that lives here will come in at some point,” Chase said.

“There’s really good chance that Erin and myself are going to be there and we’re going to get to know them.”

Chase said he is interviewing full-time staff, but he and Erin plan to be in the restaurant 365 days a year for the first year, he said.

“It’s about as mom and pop as it gets.”

tinuing to execute on our strategic plan will yield substantially more value for our stockholders.”

After Macerich rejected the initial offer, Simon said in a statement: “It is truly disappointing Macerich would not even meet to discuss our proposal and remarkable that its view on value could have changed so drastically just four months after issuing 10.9 percent of its shares at the $71 level.

“Macerich’s rejection is based on a rosy view of its future prospects. Shareholders should closely examine Macerich’s history of delivering on its forecasts, which pales in comparison to Simon’s long track record of delivering industry-leading results that have outpaced Macerich in virtually every

operating and financial category.”

Santa Monica, Calif.-based Macerich owns 54 million square feet of real estate consisting primarily of interests in 51 regional shopping centers, including the Cross County Shopping Center in Yonkers and Danbury Fair, the second-largest mall in Connecticut.

Simon Property Group owns or has an interest in 228 retail real estate properties comprising 189 million square feet worldwide. It operates The Galleria at White Plains and The Westchester mall in White Plains, Jefferson Valley Mall in Yorktown Heights, The Shops at Nanuet in Rockland County and Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in Orange County.

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wanted to be tough, expected Fogliano to answer all of her questions and wanted to be sure that she knew “my working definition of what affordable meant.”

And when asked if the senator thought Fogliano got the message, HassellThompson responded, “No, she came with it.”

Fogliano, whose company bought the property for $2 million in 2011, said she had kept an eye on the property for many years partially because of its close proximity to her office building and also because of its great location.

“This is such a sweet spot,” Fogliano said. “We’re three blocks away from the Bronx. Fleetwood a little bit to the north,” and, she added, “It’s a perfect location for something medical.”

Talk swirled at the March 27 groundbreaking event of how the commercial part of the building will be used, with the possibility for medical offices discussed.

Fogliano said using the real estate for health care is “greatly needed in this community if it’s going to be vibrant” and said it could be the future for “revitalizing a former industrial area.”

The project cost is $31.5 million, with funding coming from various state agencies including $6.9 million from Homes and Community Renewal, $4.4 million from the Office of Mental Health through MacQuesten’s nonprofit partner Community Housing Innovations, and $3.9 million from Bank of America through a

State Sen. Ruth Hassell-Thompson.

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Department of Justice fund, according to a MacQuesten spokesman.

Construction started in December and the facility, at 130 Mount Vernon Ave. and a block from the Mount Vernon West MetroNorth station, is expected to open in fall 2016.

Housing changes must be balanced MY NAME IS RICHARD MURDOCCO, and I am writing regarding Alexander Roberts’ recent column titled “Housing discrimination is not a byproduct of the market.”

I have my Bachelor of Arts from Fordham University in both political science and urban studies, and my master’s in public policy from SUNY Stony Brook, where I studied regional, transportation and environmental planning.

I regularly write on regional land use issues, with my work appearing in Newsday, Pacific Standard magazine and weekly for the Long Island Press.

Roberts equates zoning with housing availability, and to an extent, he is correct.

Zoning restricts or allows certain usages, thus if a neighborhood was zoned for singlefamily units, that is what would be built.

However, his argument is missing a critical component of planning — balance.

Roberts states that if Rye were zoned for more density, more density would be built, but doesn’t question whether the area is appropriate for such growth. The best planning efforts are community-centered, driven by demographic and scientific data, and bal-

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ance the often-conflicting social, economic and environmental forces. Mr. Roberts’ analysis focuses so much on Westchester’s need for affordable housing that it neglects the issue of capacity. Can Rye’s transportation and wastewater infrastructure systems handle the growth he is advocating for?

Further, is it prudent to equate density with affordability? Manhattanites may take exception to that linkage, as would those who pay the market rates and rents in many of Long Island’s newer multifamily developments.

Overall, discussion of affordable housing is an important one to have, but Roberts’ column highlights the narrowness of allowing stakeholders, whether they are in the housing, environmental or development world, to dominate the regional conversation on land use policy.

Like its cousins Nassau and Suffolk, Westchester County needs a strong comprehensive planning effort that honestly assesses regional needs, implements realistic policies that focus on a balanced approach to growth and integrates fulfillment of those needs into the fabric of the pre-existing communities.

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of the company where their decisions are key, no matter how small. Provide support and feedback while rewarding and promoting for good work. Be fair and make sure their voices are heard.

Let your employees follow their passion — whether this means rearranging positions in the company or allowing time for work-related side projects. Find a way to make sure they are doing what they love.

Foster a work culture that makes it acceptable to socialize during breaks but where cattiness and pettiness is unacceptable. Train your employees on stress management, educate them on burnout and make every employee responsible for preventing burnout in themselves and their co-workers.

Some employees need to be forced to take breaks or given a cutoff time for when they have to stop answering email from home. Others find the best reward is being given a mental health day pass or one day a month when they get to leave early to pick up their kids from school.

Giving them a chance to balance home and work goes a long way to getting the

most out of your employees and creating a work culture that retains productive and innovative employees.

While extreme cases of burnout can be scary, the good news is that it is both reversible and preventable. Educate yourself and your employees and take some time to take your employees out for a meal to learn more about their passions, aspirations and what changes they would like to see. Following through with employee feedback is the best way to make them heard, respected and valued.

The bottom line is a burned-out employee is not productive and a drag on an organization, large or small. Providing a productive workforce is the job of every manager. Helping your team to manage workplace stress and providing them the environment and tools to be successful is essential for the success of the organization and the individual.

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rianna Huffington discussed The Huffington Post’s role in journalism’s “golden age” as well as the importance of sleeping in a speech at Manhattanville College.

“The world of media has truly been transforming,” Huffington said.

Huffington, an author and entrepreneur, was the first in the school’s inaugural speaker forum series, Castle Conversations, held March 25. The chairwoman, president and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group spoke at Reid Castle on the college’s campus in Purchase. The event was sponsored by MasterCard and Entergy, and hosted by Leonard Lopate, who has a daily talk show on radio station WNYC. Originally from Greece, Huffington is a nationally syndicated columnist and author of 14 books. She has been named to Time magazine’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people and the Forbes most powerful women list.

The Huffington Post, the blog and news

site Huffington launched in 2005, won a Pulitzer Prize for national reporting. She said the site, which will turn 10 years old in May, has become a new platform for journalism.

“Anyone with anything interesting to say can say it,” she said. “That’s kind of the magic of the platform, you never know who you’re going to meet.”

Anyone from the pope, to a scientist to a teenager can post on the site, she said.

Recently, a mom’s blog post about overusing the words “hurry up” with her daughter sparked a national conversation, which Huffington said happened because so many people could relate to the topic.

“Self-expression has truly become the new entertainment,” Huffington said. “More and more people don’t just want to consume news, they want to tell their own story.”

The Huffington Post is known for publishing guest blog posts, welcoming reader conversation and even for more “low-brow” content like celebrity stories. Yet, the site also supports traditional journalism. Reporters are working on long-form stories and the site has international bureaus. Huffington said

the future of journalism is the convergence of traditional and newer methods.

One traditional notion Huffington is trying to change is “if it bleeds it leads.” The blog still covers crises, scandals and crashes but also gives attention to do-gooders and human-interest stories. Huffington said journalism should not only expose what is happening but also celebrate what is happening.

She said people are more likely to share positive news than negative news.

“We want to give our readers an accurate picture of the world,” she said.

The Huffington Post has developed a specialization in wellness, something that is personal to Huffington. After a collapsing from exhaustion a few years ago, she realized she needed to get more sleep and to reconnect with herself, she said.

In a healthy living section, the blog covers topics about wellness such as meditation, yoga and the importance of sleep, issues Huffington promotes in her new book, “Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom and Wonder.”

The wellness section is a monetiza-

tion opportunity, Huffington said, because brands want to be associated with those topics and want to sponsor content.

She said science is starting to support what has been known for years, like that working on too little sleep is not only ineffective, but also the equivalent of being drunk.

Huffington said that while many people, especially men, brag about their ability to function on little sleep, it is unhealthy. She said she now gets eight hours of sleep about 95 percent of the time.

Sleep deprivation is becoming an epidemic, she said. In the Huffington Post offices, there are two nap rooms that are always full, and the office is opening a third.

Aside from sleeping, waking up is also a significant moment, Huffington said. Even though The Huffington Post has a mobile app, Huffington does not want readers to look at it first thing in the morning. Instead people should take deep breaths and think about what they want from the day, rather than what the world wants from them, she said.

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Include every team member in setting goals We don’t have companywide goals. We’re all self-interested and sometimes it’s hard to understand each other’s pictures.

When we do make goals, they seem loose, they don’t get transferred to the entire team and we don’t take them seriously. How do we get the whole team on the same page?

THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: Even if you don’t have written goals, you do have goals; you just don’t know it yet. As owners it’s important that you take hold and decide what you stand for. There are always consequences for your actions or inactions. Remember that there is strength in numbers. Learn to help each other get ahead.

Every day, people get up, go to work, get things done and then go home. Intentionally planned out or simply drifting along, most people manage to get moving each day and accomplish some things. Conscious and unconscious activities are the outgrowth of conscious or unconscious goals — to get moving, to earn some money, to be in contact

with other people, to get something done.

Thinking through long- and short-term goals, actions and consequences allows one to act pre-emptively to achieve what’s desired. Written goals, backed up by a list of action steps needed to achieve those goals, tend to increase the likelihood of the goals coming to be. Working consciously through goals and actions can also increase the chance that undesired consequences can be anticipated, and avoided or minimized.

Human behavior starts with thinking selfishly, “What’s good for me?” For some people it evolves to, “How can I accomplish what I need while also thinking about the needs and wants of others?” Expanding one’s horizon beyond self-interest allows for the possibility of taking in additional ideas and contributions from others.

No one person has all the answers. A group working to solve problems and learn from each other’s experiences tends to result in higher level outcomes than does a person working alone. In the process of working out bugs, communicating about what needs to happen and sharing individual know-how, a higher level of performance emerges based upon the group’s collective abilities.

It does take patience to listen as one member of the group, and then another, talks about how his or her experiences are relevant to the situation at hand. It may feel as though there isn’t enough time to wade through the clutter of multiple participants inputting what they consider to be important. In the process of trying to saving time, it’s easy to overlook the nuggets that each team member can add to a group project.

People in the organization look to the owners for leadership and guidance.

Behaving without regard for your peers, ignoring the goals and motivations of other team members, shutting off discussion — are these really the things you want to be known for? Or would you rather be seen as a person who encourages the talent around you, as someone who helps people grow by fostering an environment of cooperation and collaboration while working toward the greater good?

Consider compromise to find the balance between what you want and accommodating the needs of other team members. Allow for the possibility that helping each other may lead to new insights and experiences that could never have emerged if you were work-

ing on your own.

Use the process of defining and setting specific, tangible goals to your advantage.

Discussion, documentation and negotiation are all great tools to help you better understand where your teammates are coming from, and to educate them about what you consider important. Asking all team members to join in will remind them that they are crucial to the growth of the company and will make them committed to achieving the goals. Use breakdowns in communication and teamwork to your advantage; treat them as learning and strengthening opportunities. Refuse to walk away when things get tough. Hold your team members accountable for doing the same.

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CEO strives for ‘hometown feeling’ in pharmacies

s a child, Heidi Snyder, then Heidi Kantor, hung out in drug stores owned by her father, Daniel Kantor, of Monsey.

“It was my favorite place to be,” says Snyder, now second-generation owner, president and CEO of Drug World Pharmacies in Amenia and Cold Spring, with headquarters in New City.

Early signs of her determined spirit emerged while a student at Spring Valley High School. Anxious to avail herself of the early admissions program at Rockland County Community College, which had her skip her senior year, she was denied her high school diploma by a negative school official. But the student had the last word. In addition to holding a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and a Master of Business Administration with a marketing focus from Loyola University of Chicago, she was belatedly awarded her GED, affirming that she is, indeed, a high school graduate.

The Kantor daughter was working in

California when her father, now living in Jupiter, Fla., opted for retirement and offered his daughter the opportunity to take over operations. Since that time, she has bought and sold stores. She and her husband, David, raised two children, Sarah and Mark. The mother was elated when Mark opted to become the third generation involved in the Drug World operations.

“Every day I get up and think of what I can do better,” the Drug World owner says, noting that the stores have recently instituted an app service whereby customers can check the status of their prescriptions. The stores also offer charge accounts. “People have a choice. They don’t have to come to us, so we offer the service of a neighborhood store,” Snyder says. “Actually, we have expanded into a general store with a prescription department.”

Snyder visits stores, talking to customers to ascertain their needs: kitchen appliances, office supplies, greeting cards, cosmetics, over-the-counter medications.

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The Amenia store has 5,000 square feet, allowing for the display of such health aids as lift chairs. These, she says, are also available in the Cold Spring store, limited to 3,000 square feet. “Ask and you will receive,” she says, pointing to a customer in Cold Spring who sought and found TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) units for neuropathy.

“We offer that hometown feeling that you don’t get anymore,” Snyder says. She recalls an elderly patient faced with a $311 co-payment that prohibited him from filling his prescription. “By seeking out manufacturers’ coupons, we were able to get the co-pay down to $5,” she says. “We are voucher-friendly.” she adds. “Larger stores do not always welcome vouchers, because they have to wait for their money.

The biggest challenge in her ownership was the recent recession from which she sees businesses emerging. “It changed the way of shopping and certainly how we ordered and inventoried,” she says. “Needs became more important than wants. Some

Heidi and Mark Snyder, mother and son, represent the second and third generation of the family that runs Drug World Pharmacies in Amenia and Cold Spring.

customers had to choose between medicine and food. Today if a woman wants a scarf for $9.99, she may buy it. Five years ago she wouldn’t.”

Challenging Careers focuses on the exciting and unusual business lives of Hudson Valley residents. Comments or suggestions may be emailed to Catherine Portman-Laux at cplaux@optonline.net.

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Around the sound, boat yards at last feel the warmth

BY EVAN FALLOR evan@westfairinc.com

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n a scene repeated all around the arc of Long Island Sound shoreline, when Rowayton Yacht Club manager Norm Edwards takes out a ladder and his knife, about the size of a long blade of grass, that means one thing: Boating season is nearly here.

Edwards cut the first cover off one of his club’s boats recently, the first of several steps all clubs up and down the Long Island Sound must take before their boaters can hit the swells.

Only a half-dozen of his club’s 100 boats occupied the club’s front parking lot recently. The others remain in storage inland, due mainly to the chilly winter that has delayed boating season about a week or two longer than Edwards would have liked. Normally, at this point, he would have been finalizing preparations to place more boats in the water. His patch of water flanking Wilson Cove and Farm Creek at the southern edge of Rowayton remains empty for now.

“We’re hoping to be in the water sometime soon,” Edwards said. “I’m shooting for sometime in mid-April to have them out there.”

The average boating season runs from June through mid-October, Edwards said.

The water, a chilly 34 degrees this week, warms up at a slower rate than the atmosphere in the spring and early summer, but also cools at a slower rate than air temperature does in early fall. Clubs must first make any necessary repairs from damage sustained over the winter and inspect boats and prep them before they can be put back in the water.

The business of seasonal clubs, like the Rowayton Yacht Club and nearby Norwalk Yacht Club, largely depends on favorable weather conditions and increasing the membership tally of those who store their boat or boats there. The sooner the boats can go in the water, the sooner the clubs can take in new boats. But most clubs in both Fairfield and Westchester counties had to wait longer than usual this year.

Fairfield County has 23 yacht clubs and Westchester holds another nine along the Long Island Sound. Boats range from power boats to sailboats and from dinghies to ocean-going vessels. Some store their boats in on-site facilities, while others transport them elsewhere for the winter.

Lisa Rosenshein, owner of Mamaroneck Beach and Yacht Club, said she noticed club

Norm Edwards cuts the tarp from a yacht at Rowayton Yacht Club. Photo by Evan Fallor

members haven’t been paying nearly as much attention to the state of their boats in winter storage as they normally would by April, in part because of the near-freezing temperatures that have plagued the area into April.

“We’re on an expedited time frame because we had to wait for the big thaw as probably every other club did,” Rosenshein said. “I don’t think it’s our best year ever.

In about two to three weeks we’ll know for sure if it’s affected business.”

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Rowayton Yacht Club. Photos by Evan Fallor

Rosenshein said the private club of about 50 boats still has slips available for boats anywhere from 20 to 60 feet. She added that this winter was just rather lengthy, not destructive like some in recent memory.

Jimmy Nyberg, a Norwalk fisherman, was inside the Rowayton Yacht Club on a recent Monday. He recalled the near-catastrophic damage the club sustained from hurricanes Irene and Sandy in August 2011 and October 2012. The club has photos of water completely flooding adjacent Bluff Avenue, making vehicle access to the heavily damaged interior of the club and its docks impossible.

“It looked like ‘Apocalypse Now,’” Nyberg said. “You couldn’t even drive your car around.”

The Rowayton Yacht Club, like most in Fairfield and Westchester counties, has recovered. Last year, the club had new wooden flooring installed inside and areas of the dock that were mangled by Sandy and Irene have since been repaired.

Year-round clubs, like the Stamford Yacht Club and the Greenwich Water Club, have tennis courts, restaurants, catering halls or fitness centers that are open during the boating and fishing off season.

The season, like time and tide, will change, and Ed Billings, club manager and shore captain of the Black Rock Yacht Club in Bridgeport, is ready. His facility boasts a restaurant and tennis courts with more than 300 members and 75 boats.

“We were very well prepared,” Billings said, anticipating full swing. “We should be ready to go as planned.”

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Listed alphabetically in event of a tie.

Name Address Area code: 914 unless otherwise noted Website

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Wilson Elser

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

Jackson Lewis PC

2

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

3

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

4

Bleakley Platt & Schmidt LLP

DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr LLP 1 N. Lexington Ave., White Plains 10601 681-0200 • ddw-law.com

Cuddy & Feder LLP

5

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

6

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

Kurzman Eisenberg Corbin & Lever LLP***

7

Keane & Beane PC

8

McCarthy Fingar LLP

9

Leason Ellis LLP

10 11

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

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

Goldberg Segalla LLP

11 Martine Ave., Suite 750, White Plains 10606 917-798-5400 • goldbergsegalla.com

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

O'Connor McGuinness Conte Doyle Oleson Watson & Loftus LLP

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

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Vouté, Lohrfink, Magro & McAndrew LLP * 170 Hamilton Ave., Suite 315, White Plains 10601 946-1400 • vlmmc-law.com

Bartlett, McDonough & Monaghan LLP *

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

Gaines, Novick, Ponzini, Cossu & Venditti LLP 11 Martine Ave., White Plains 10606 288-9595 • gainesllp.com

Smith Buss & Jacobs LLP

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

Welby, Brady & Greenblatt LLP 11 Martine Ave., White Plains 10606 428-2100 • wbgllp.com

14

Collen IP

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Cerussi & Spring PC *

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

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

Collier, Halpern, Newberg & Nolletti LLP

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

Dorf & Nelson LLP

The International Corporate Center, 555 Theodore Fremd Ave., Rye 10580 381-7600 • dorflaw.com

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Zarin & Steinmetz

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

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134 755 50 786 41 41 32 32 31 35 30 30 29 29 27 27 25 25

Barbara Hart and Gerald Lawrence bhart@lowey.com 1969

20 20

Richard C. Oleson bpost@omcdoc.com 1945

20 35

Charles D. Lohrfink Jr. vlmmc@vlmmc-law.com 1963 Clifford A. Bartlett info@bmmllp.com NA Steven H. Gaines sgaines@gainesllp.com 2000 Thomas W. Smith tsmith@sbjlaw.com 1991 Thomas H. Welby twelby@wbgllp.com 1988 Jess M. Collen info@collenip.com 1996 Ronald G. Crispi rcrispi@cerussilaw.com 1985 Philip M. Halpern phalpern@chnnb.com 1983

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

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

Number of attorneys in county Total number in firm

24 225

Frank S. McCullough Jr. fmccullough@mgslawyers.com 1984 James J. Veneruso jveneruso@vcsclaw.com 2008

35 E. Grassy Sprain Road, Suite 400, Yonkers 10710 779-1100 • vcsclaw.com

WESTCHESTER COUNTY WESTCHESTER

Richard J. Cohen 2001

McCullough, Goldberger & Staudt LLP

Veneruso, Curto, Schwartz & Curto LLP

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John M. Flannery Managing partner, White Plains john.flannery@wilsonelser.com 1978 Vincent A. Cino Partner 1958 William P. Harrington info@bpslaw.com 1937 Alfred E. Donnellan aed@ddw-law.com 1995 Joshua E. Kimerling JKimerling@cuddyfeder.com 1971 Lee Harrison Corbin, Jessica Galligan Goldsmith lcorbin@kelaw.com, jgoldsmith@kelaw.com 1986 David Glasser info@kblaw.com 1980 Phillip C. Landrigan, Howell Bramson info@mcmarthyfingar.com 1945 David Leason leason@leasonellis.com 2008

Howard Aronson mail@lsllp.com 1923

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

17

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

Lackenbach Siegel LLP *

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

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1929

Jon A. Dorf jdecarlo@dorflaw.com 1991 David S. Steinmetz david@zarin-steinmetz.net 1997

19 19 16 48 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 33 12 12

Number of partners, associates, of counsel

70 48 16 444** 278 64 30 3 8 24 7 1 17 9 5 15 8 7 15 9 5 20 5 2 9 12 4 13 10 1 8 11 1 8 12 0 9 5 5 5 9 2 5 3 8 6 6 4 9 4 3 5 5 5 4 7 1 5 6 3 NA 5 8 1 6 3 5 6 1 6 4 8 2 6 4 2

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INBRIEF IBM TO SPEND $3B ON NEW BUSINESS UNIT Armonk-based IBM Corp. on March 31 announced it will invest $3 billion over the next four years to create a business unit focused on the “Internet of things.”

The Internet of things is the concept of making everyday objects “intelligent” by connecting them to the Internet and to each other. Sensors in objects collect data and share it with other devices and the cloud.

IBM is building a cloud-based open platform to help clients and partners utilize the Internet of the things. The company will provide tools to aid in the design of devices that are optimized for the Internet of the things, as well as services to help businesses use data to inform decision-making.

“Our knowledge of the world grows with every connected sensor and device, but too often we are not acting on it, even when we know we can ensure a better result,” said Bob Picciano, senior vice president, IBM Analytics, in a statement. “This is a major focus of investment for IBM because it’s a rich and broad-based opportunity where innovation matters.”

IBM estimated that 90 percent of data generated by devices such as smartphones, tablets, connected vehicles and appliances is never analyzed or acted on. As much as 60 percent of this data begins to lose value within milliseconds of being generated, the company said.

Among the highlights of the company’s plans was a cloud-based service that will help insurance companies gather insight from Internet-connected vehicles and implement more dynamic pricing models.

The Armonk company also announced a partnership with The Weather Co., which has a forecasting system that processes data from thousands of sources, according to IBM. The aim of the partnership is to help businesses improve results with the use of weather data.

REGUS CENTER OPENS AT RIDGE HILL A business center with flexible office space and meeting rooms opened at Westchester’s Ridge Hill in Yonkers on March 30.

Regus Business Centers occupies 15,636 square feet on the third floor of the Westmed Medical Group building at 73 Market St., also known as 1 Ridge Hill.

Regus, a Luxembourg-based global office provider, signed a long-term lease in October for the building in Ridge Hill,

which is owned by Forest City Ratner Cos. GROW CONFERENCE The 81-acre shopping center development SCHEDULED FOR MAY includes 1.3 million square feet of retail, Westchester Community College’s Gateway offices and entertainment space and sits to Entrepreneurship Center will host its beside the Thruway in Yonkers. annual GROW Conference on May 1, bring“Growing customer demand prompted ing together professionals for networking, us to add this location, which provides easy mentoring, business development and maraccess to New York City and other cities keting sessions. throughout Westchester County,” Maria Tom Deierlein, co-founder and CEO of Paitchel, Regus regional vice president, ThunderCat Technology, a systems integrasaid in a statement. tor specializing in data center solutions for Regus offers fully furnished offices, the federal government, will start the day meeting rooms, business lounges, virtual with a keynote speech at 8:15 a.m. offices and community spaces for any After Deierlein’s address, there will be a amount of time. Member services include full day of programming, from 9:15 a.m. to 3 a receptionist, administrative team and p.m. The schedule is available at westchestech support. The space is designed for tergrow.com. entrepreneurs and small-business enterWorkshops and panels will cover topics prises. including Gaines Ad 3-31-2015_Layout 1 3/31/2015 1:29 PM Page 1 driving revenue, team building,

increasing profitability and expanding networks.

GROW Conference sponsors include the Westchester County Industrial Development Agency and The Westchester Bank.

Gateway to Entrepreneurship is a resource hub for entrepreneurial development at all stages.

For more information or to register for the conference, call 914-606-5616, email g2e@sunywcc.edu or visit westchestergrow. com. Tickets to attend the event, including the keynote address, lunch and parking, are $50 before April 15; after April 15, tickets are $75. Tickets at the door are $100.

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Listed alphabetically in event of a tie.

Name Address code: 914 unless otherwise noted Website

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LAW FIRMS

Area

Danziger & Markhoff LLP

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

Snyder & Snyder LLP

94 White Plains Road, Tarrytown 10591 333-0700 • snyderlaw.net

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Littman Krooks LLP

399 Knollwood Road, White Plains 10603 684-2100 • littmankrooks.com

Jones Morrison LLP

670 White Plains Road, Penthouse, Scarsdale 10583 472-2300 • jonesmorrisonlaw.com

Marino Partners LLP *

15 Fisher Lane, Suite 200, White Plains 10603 368-4525 • marinollp.com

Pino & Associates LLP

Westchester Financial Center, 50 Main St., 16th floor, White Plains 10606 946-0600 • pinolaw.com

Stern Keiser & Panken LLP

20

1025 Westchester Ave., White Plains 10604 428-8800 • skpwlaw.com

21

120 Bloomingdale Road, Suite 100, White Plains 10605 422-3900 • oxmanlaw.com

Oxman Tulis Kirkpatrick Whyatt & Geiger LLP Wilson, Bave, Conboy, Cozza & Couzens PC

2 William St., White Plains, 10601 686-9010 • wbccc.com

22

Bashian & Farber LLP

235 Main St., Sixth floor, White Plains 10601 946-5100 • bashianfarberlaw.com

Denlea & Carton LLP

2 Westchester Park Drive, Suite 410, White Plains 10604 331-0100 • denleacarton.com

Meiselman, Packman, Nealon, Scialabba & Baker PC *

10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7

Rattet Pasternak Bankruptcy Practice Group *

Robert L. Rattet, founding partner rrattet@ddw-law.com 1975

6 6

5 0 1

Seham, Seham, Meltz & Petersen LLP

Lee Seham, Lucas Middlebrook ssmplaw@ssmplaw.com 1991 Russell Yankwitt russell@yankwitt.com NA Anthony J. Enea a.enea@esslawfirm.com 2005 James M. Coogan, senior partner info@gcbslaw.com 1965 Deborah Sherman, Georgia Kramer, Neil E. Kozek kozek@kramerkozek.com 2004 Warren S. Sacks wsacks@sackslawgroup.com 1995

(a part of DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr LLP) 1 N. Lexington Ave., White Plains 10601 681-0200 • rattetlaw.com

140 Grand St., White Plains 10601 686-1500 • yankwitt.com

Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano LLP

245 Main St., White Plains 10601 948-1500 • esslawfirm.com

Griffin, Coogan Sulzer & Horgan PC *

51 Pondfield Road, Bronxville 10708 961-1300 • gcbslaw.com

Kramer Kozek LLP

445 Hamilton Ave., Suite 604, White Plains 10601 683-3500 • kramerkozek.com

Sacks Law Group PC *

25

707 Westchester Ave., White Plains 10604 428-8300 • sackslawgroup.com

26

800 Westchester Ave., Suite S320, Rye Brook 10573 253-9255 • amorusolaw.com

6 9 6 9 5 5 5 5 5 5

2 5 2 2 5 4 3 2 0 3 2 0 3 2 1

4 4

NA

Amoruso & Amoruso LLP

Michael J. Amoruso joan@amorusolaw.com 2001

3 3

2 0 1

Canter Law Firm PC *

Nelson E. Canter ncanter@canterlawfirm.com 2004

3 3

NA

Rita K. Gilbert 1983

3 3

123 Main St., Ninth floor, White Plains 10601 948-3011 • canterlawfirm.com

Hyman & Gilbert *

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

Scalise Hamilton & Sheridan LLP *

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

Falcon & Singer PC

2 Westchester Park Drive, Suite 107, White Plains 10604 694-8400 • falconsinger.com

Tayne Law Group PC

445 Hamilton Ave., White Plains 10601 301-3300 • taynelaw.com

Deborah A. Scalise, Sarah Jo Hamilton, Catherine A. Sheridan 2007 Douglas Singer dsinger@falconsinger.com 1995 Leslie H.Tayne info@taynelaw.com 2001

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

Information taken from the 2014 listing and updated using firm websites when possible Numbers reflect firm-wide data Additional attorneys include 21 non-equity partners, of counsel and associates Not available

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Yankwitt LLP

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10 19

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445 Hamilton Ave., Suite 1204, White Plains 10601 997-1346 • ssmplaw.com

* ** *** NA

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9 0 2 2 8 1 6 ** 10 3 7 5 4 2 7 1 6 3 1 5 2 2 5 3 0 3 5 0 3 4 2 2 0 5

Kathy N. Rosenthal, Linda Markowitz 2000

Rosenthal & Markowitz LLP

27

11 11

Number of partners, associates, of counsel

NA

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

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Joel Danziger, Harris Markhoff danziger.markhoff@dmlawyers.com 1960 Leslie Snyder lsnyder@snyderlaw.net 1990 Bernard A. Krooks bkrooks@littmankrooks.com 1990 Stephen J. Jones sjones@jonesmorrisonlaw.com 2001 Paul J. Marino pmarino@marinollp.com 2006 Rudolph V. Pino Jr. rpino@pinolaw.com 1992 Laurence Keiser lkeiser@skpllp.com 1994 John Kirkpatrick jkirkpatrick@oxmanlaw.com 2001 William Bave whb@wbccc.com 1946 Gary E. Bashian, Irving O. Farber, James L. Hyer jhyer@bashianfarberlaw.com 2005 James R. Denlea, Jeffrey I. Carton jdenlea@denleacarton.com jcarton@denleacarton.com 2013 Myra I. Packman info@mpnsb.com 1977

Number of attorneys in county Total number in firm

7 7

1311 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains 10605 517-5000 • mpnsb.com

23

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

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full-house crowd of 150 attended The Spirit of Achievement and Business Achiever Awards Dinner recently at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown. The event was sponsored by Junior Achievement of the Hudson Valley Inc., which last year served more than 6,200 students with business help from more than 380 J.A. volunteers.

The evening’s honorees included Best Plumbing, Tile & Stone, with showrooms in Scarsdale, Somers, Stamford, Conn., and Yorktown, whose Michael Weiner accepted The Business Achiever Award from the Westchester County Business Journal. The Spirit of Achievement Awards went to First Niagara Bank, whose Pearl River Branch Manager Ada Ferreira accepted the award, and Yonkers’ Riverside High School Principal Don Solimene.

Verizon Vice President Chris Levendos, who also is board chairman of JA of the Hudson Valley, was emcee.

The evening featured fundraising auctions and presentations from several JA participants.

— Bill Fallon

Students Christopher Hamilton and Nadia Marriott.

JA project manager Orla Fitzsimons.

JA volunteer Nancy Olson with JA high school ambassadors Joshua De Los Santos and Samantha Robinson.

Cousins Michael Weiner and Kymberly Weiner of Best Plumbing, Tile & Stone, and Barbara Stewart Hanlon, Westfair Communications director of metro sales and custom publishing.

JA board members Jim Fosina, president and CEO, Fosina Marketing Group; Sharon Gorman, IT director, Avon Products Inc.; Mike Bellach, partner, KPMG; Ed Ankudavich, sales director, Alcatel Lucent; Peter DiNicola, group tax manager, Fujifilm; and John Cole, director financial reporting and analysis, Global Infrastructure Partners.

Jay Cheraskin, Yonkers’ Gorton High School social studies department chairman and, for 18 years, JA coordinator.

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al target of anger and unfair treatment by their peers and managers, resulting in high levels of stress and animosity within the environment. Quite simply, the corporate world is a dog-eat-dog environment, and if you do not take proper action, no one will do it for you.

So what can be done? Well, in order to avoid becoming a doormat for the anger and bad moods of others, here is a series of steps that can be utilized: 1. Calm and center. While some people practice yoga and meditation, external activities are not a necessity when it comes to calming the self. Every person has it built into himself or herself. Quite simply, when faced with someone else’s anger in the workplace, whether it be in person or through emails or messaging, the first thing to do is breathe. In particular, focus on the exhale, as the exhaling of the breath is one of the body’s most potent, natural relaxation tools.

2. Focus on what is really happening. Once a person has calmed themselves, they must determine the true cause of the encounter. Is there an actual issue that needs to be addressed, with the messenger just over-reacting? Or is the person in question just being antagonistic, looking to drag someone down with bad behavior?

These questions must be answered before proceeding with any action.

3. Be positive.

Next, it is time to defuse the situation, but also to let the other party know that their outburst will not be tolerated. Even if the issue in question is legitimate, a person still has the right to be treated as a human being, not as a punching bag.

In order to properly defuse a temperamental situation, it is necessary to move the existing tone and energy in a positive direction. This does require a bit of finesse (more on that in step 4). But first it must be said that while engaged in the action of defusing the situation, it is an absolute necessity that a person does not allow himself or herself to be dragged down into the mud by the machinations of someone else’s anger. If for some reason that does happen, then it is the responder, not the initial instigator, who lost control and who

suddenly becomes the focus of the issue, which then puts the responder on the defensive, a very difficult place to be in.

This is the ultimate trap of the situation, so don’t get caught in it.

Also, remember that maintaining a high level of calm and focus requires practice plus patience, as does learning to finesse a written response. So be prepared for an occasional step backward, but don’t be disheartened when that occurs as that is part of the learning process.

4. Finish it. If it was determined that a legitimate issue was the cause of the scenario, then apologize for the error and outline the steps that will be taken to resolve the problem. Just keep it moving in a positive direction.

Otherwise, if the instigator is just being antagonistic, a different approach is warranted. For example, after receiving an inflammatory email or memo that does not contain a true issue, moving the energy to a positive tone can be done by starting the response with an expression of gratitude, such as — “Thank you for your suggestions, however … ” — and then proceed from there.

Either way, this is where the finesse comes into play. A person should tailor their response to fit the situation at hand, and no matter what, keep the response direct, nonconfrontational and pleasant. A person’s goal here should be to make their point and finish the conversation on their terms.

Finally, a true professional should never be the one to start a fight, but they can always be the one to finish it, while amazing onlookers at the same time. Even better, among those impressed onlookers could be managers who have an opening in their department for a better paying job, and the good ones will always remember the highly skilled people who crossed their paths.

Brian Ray is a business and management consultant in West Bloom�ield, Mich., and the author of “Revelations Incorporated: The Disturbing Truth of the Business World and Workplace Culture.” He can be reached on Twitter, @BrianRay40, or by email at brian. ray-consult@hotmail.com.

INBRIEF STATE PASSES BUDGET The New York State Legislature passed a $142 billion budget April 1 that includes investment in upstate revitalization, statewide broadband access improvements, ethics reform initiatives and pumping money into two of the state’s farm regions.

Under the budget, seven areas in New York, including the mid-Hudson region, can compete for one of three $500 million awards that will fund economic development initiatives. The spending plan also includes $150 million to fund regional priority projects and $70 million in state tax credits for the fifth round of the Regional Economic Development Council awards.

The $500 million broadband initiative Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has campaigned for the last several weeks also passed and looks to extend high-speed Internet access to all New York regions by 2018. The program aims to incentivize providers in the private sector to expand service to underserved communities like Sullivan and Ulster counties, both of which have population majorities without broadband access.

Ethics reform was a focus on the budget in light of Democrat Sheldon Silver’s ouster as Assembly speaker when allegations arose that he masked $4 million in payoffs as outside legal work. One part of the new ethics rules requires lawmakers to be more transparent in their income from outside jobs.

A $50 million expansion package was also passed for two state regions, the Southern Tier and Hudson Valley, in an initiative to help maintain and protect farmland as well as support agriculture businesses.

POWER AUTHORITY CUTS ELECTRIC RATES Lower electric rates went into effect in March for municipalities, schools and public agencies in Westchester County and New York City, the New York Power Authority announced.

The state power organization’s board of trustees approved a decrease of about $500,000, or 17.5 percent, in fixed costs for its 103 customers in Westchester County, including municipal governments, schools and housing authorities.

The power authority attributed the Westchester reductions, as well as a $2.5 million, or 1.8 percent, cut approved for New York City customers, to an overall reduction in the organization’s cost to generate electricity.

The NYPA, based in White Plains, provides power from generators to public facilities and

agencies, with rates determined by the cost of the customers’ energy requirements.

STATE PARK RECEIVES $4 MILLION DONATION The Rockefeller State Park Preserve in Westchester County will receive $4 million in one of the largest private donations to the state park system, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office announced on March 26.

David Rockefeller made the donation to establish an operating endowment for his

family’s namesake park, which was created in 1983 and spans 1,400 acres. Rockefeller plans to donate 500 additional acres to the park in the future, according to the announcement.

The Rockefeller State Park Preserve in Mount Pleasant is home to a significant portion of the Rockefeller family’s Pocantico Hills estate and features a system of carriage roads built by John D. Rockefeller Jr. during the early 20th century.

The money will be used to support envi-

ronmental programming, capital improvement projects and stewardship initiatives.

“My family has been deeply engaged in the creation of parks throughout this country for more than a century,” Rockefeller said in a statement. “It is my hope that this contribution will make Rockefeller State Park Preserve more accessible and enjoyable for everyone.”

The state’s Natural Heritage Trust will administer the funds.

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LOCATION: Leewood Golf Club, Eastchester TICKET PRICE: $150 per person; sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Chris Schwartz at 949-3098, ext. 9737, or email ChrisSchwartz@gcccares.org or visit www.gracecommunitycenter.org

APR. ARTS AWARD 50 FOR 50 LUNCHEON ting: ArtsWestchester 16 Benefi In celebration of ArtsWestchester’s 50th anniversary, the 2015

Arts Awards Luncheon will celebrate 50 outstanding artist awardees, along with honorees who have made significant contributions to the arts in Westchester.

HONORING: 50 for 50 awardees TIME: 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

LOCATION: DoubleTree Hotel, Tarrytown TICKET PRICE: $85 individual, $50 artist; sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Ann Fabrizio at 428-4220, ext. 326, or email afabrizio@ artswestchester.org or visit www.artsw.org/artsawards2015

APR. BITS AND BYTES ting: Charter School for Educational Excellence 23 Benefi The Charter School for Educational Excellence will announce its

technology fundraising campaign – this year to fund computers, iPads and provide the tools for 21st century learning.

TIME: 6 to 9 p.m.

LOCATION: 42 The Restaurant, White Plains TICKET PRICE: $100 per person; sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Sobeida Cruz at 409-7399 or email events@cseeschool.org

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Honoring extraordinary volunteers who positively impact our community. Join The Volunteer Center of United Way as it reveals new and exciting initiatives and strategies, which will build stronger and more resilient communities through volunteerism.

TIME: 8 to 10 a.m.

LOCATION: Westchester Marriott, Tarrytown TICKET PRICE: Sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Allison Chader at 227-9307 or allison@volunteercenter.org or visit www.volunteernewyork.org/awards

APR. 20TH ANNIVERSARY BREAKFAST, THE VISION, 29 STRENGTHENING DIVERSITY IN EDUCATION DIVERSITY IN EDUCATION LEADERSHIP FORUM

Benefiting: Today’s Students Tomorrow’s Teachers (TSTT)

The Diversity in Education Leadership Forum is a small forum, which will be held prior to the start of the Anniversary Breakfast with featured speakers Dr. Pedro Noguera, José Louis Vilson and Michael Blake of the 79th District, New York state.

The Recognition Breakfast provides an opportunity for TSTT to salute its collaborative partners and supporters, leaders in education, dedicated TSTT teachers and its future educators. TSTT partners with 41 school districts that participate in the program and 24 colleges by providing qualified students with up to 50 percent scholarships for tuition costs.

MASTER OF CEREMONIES: Brysen Van Eck, News 12 anchor.

HONOREES: Pioneer Award Recipients: Francie Heller, Ossining Union Free School District; and TSTT Founding Partners, TSTT Trailblazers and the TSTT Perkins Scholars – accomplished 10-year teachers TIME: Forum 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Anniversary Breakfast 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

LOCATION: DoubleTree, Tarrytown TICKET PRICE: $500 per person includes the Diversity in Education Leadership Forum, $100 per person Anniversary Breakfast; sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Hospitality Resource Group at 761-7111 or info@HRGinc.net

APR. SUPERHERO GALA 205 ting: St. Christopher’s, Inc. 30 Benefi St. Christopher’s, Inc. is an innovative adolescent development

organization dedicated to helping children with special needs and their families by delivering a seamless continuum of care.

St. Christopher’s cordially invites you to join as they celebrate 134 years of making a positive difference in the lives of our youngsters for an evening of fun and excitement at their Annual Gala Celebration featuring a sit-down dinner, silent/live auction and raffle.

HONOREES: John Dimling, John and Diane Durante, and more TIME: 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.

LOCATION: Tappan Hill Mansion, Tarrytown TICKET PRICE: $250 per person; sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Katie Johnson at 693-3030 ext. 2313 or kjohnson@sc1881.org or visit: www.stchristophersinc.org/event/ superhero-gala/

MAY SIXTH ANNUAL CTWHV AND WOMAN OF THE 2 MAN YEAR GALA

Benefiting: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

A spirited 10-week campaign where candidates compete by raising funds for blood-cancer research. The candidates compete in honor of local children who are blood-cancer survivors. The Man of the Year candidates are Francisco Gonzalez, Rabbi Hirshel Jaffe, John Leone, JT McFadden and David Panico. The Woman of the Year candidates are Erika Dimson, Aviva Sisitsky, Sonia Toledo.

Our Honorary Candidate is Kim Pierwola. This exciting evening features cocktails, dinner, music and both a live and silent auction.

Proceeds from the event all go to LLS to fund advanced therapies that are curing patients today.

TIME: 6 to 10 p.m.

LOCATION: Hyatt Regency, Old Greenwich TICKET PRICE: $225 per person; sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Caroline Preneta at 203-665-1411 or email caroline.preneta@lls.org or visit www.mwoy.org/ctwhv

MAY MHA ON THE MOVE 5K RUN/WALK 1-MILE KIDS’ RACE 3 AND Benefiting: Mental Health Association of Westchester

A fun, family-friendly event for runners and walkers. Timed by Taconic Road Runners with medals in each age category. Ribbons for all kids’ racerunners. Healthy food, entertainment and a great morning in the park. Let your mental health flag fly! Rain or shine.

EVENT CHAIRPERSONS: Nyna and Peter Giles TIME: 8 a.m. to noon LOCATION: FDR State Park, Yorktown Heights TICKET PRICE: $25 adults, $15 under 17 and over 65; sponsorship opportunities available CONTACT: Constance Moustakas at 345-5900 or email moustakc@mhawestchester.org

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Benefiting: Westchester Children’s Association

Join us to hear Karen Pittman of the Forum for Youth Investment, a leading organization on youth development and home of Ready by 21, a groundbreaking collective impact model for youth. The focus for this year’s breakfast is to create a collective agenda of the most urgent issues affecting Westchester’s children and youth. Attendees will learn the basic principles of collective impact and hear from local groups on how they have used this model to address various problems in their communities.

TIME: 8 to 10 a.m.

LOCATION: Westchester Marriott Hotel, Tarrytown TICKET PRICE: $45 adult, $25 student CONTACT: Sarah Yergeau at 946-7676 or email syergeau@ wca4kids.org or visit http://bit.ly/AdvBfast2015

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

APRIL SPOTLIGHT THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY: LEADING THE WAY TO A WORLD WITHOUT BLOOD CANCERS Every three minutes, someone in the U.S. is diagnosed with a blood cancer and more than 1.1 million people in the U.S. are living with, or in remission from, a blood cancer. Unlike many other diseases, there are no means of preventing or screening for blood cancers.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is the world’s largest voluntary health agency dedicated to finding cures for leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and other blood cancers.

More than $1 billion has been invested in cutting-edge research to advance therapies while support and advocacy programs have helped millions of patients navigate their treatments and access quality, affordable and coordinated care.

Thanks to research, survival rates for patients with many blood cancers have doubled, tripled and even quadrupled since the early 1960s. Cures for many patients with acute lym-

phoblastic leukemia (ALL) and Hodgkin lymphoma have been achieved, and the five-year survival rate for children with ALL jumped from 3 percent to approximately 90 percent over the past 50 years. Despite these advances, about one-third of patients with a blood cancer still do not survive five years after their diagnosis.

LLS-funded research is fueling many of today’s most promising advances, including targeted therapies and immunotherapies. From 2000 through 2013, almost 40 percent of new anti-cancer drugs were FDA-approved for blood cancer patients — more first-ever approvals than for any other group of cancers — and many of these were advanced with funding from LLS. Some therapies are even helping patients with other cancers and other serious, nonmalignant diseases.

LLS supports the world’s best and brightest researchers to address areas of unmet medical need and helps bridge the gap between academic discovery and drug development. We are the leading source of free blood-cancer information, edu-

cation and support for patients, survivors, families and health care professionals. Our Information Resource Center provides accurate, up-to-date, disease-related information and referral services; teleconferences and educational webcasts; support groups; information on the latest clinical trials and treatments; workshops that address survivorship issues; and an award-winning website. LLS’s information specialists have helped more than one million callers since the center’s inception in 1997, fielding almost 62,000 inquiries and performing more than 6,000 clinical trial searches using the LLS’s TrialCheck tool last year alone.

LLS is the voice for all blood-cancer patients and is working to ensure access to treatments for all blood-cancer patients.

We touch patients and their families through our chapters across the U.S. and Canada. We advocate for policies at the federal and state levels to accelerate the approval of new treatments and ensure access to quality, affordable and coordinated care.

WHY GIVE?

PHOTO GALLERY: THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY

“The women and men who have committed their time and passion to the 2015 Man and Woman of the Year event are nothing short of incredible. We are honored that these individuals are not only raising funds to help cure blood cancers, but also spreading the messages of successful treatments as a result of the research funded by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. This unique event also provides an opportunity for the candidates, their family and friends, volunteers and staff to come together with a sense of purpose and accomplishment that will benefit both our local community and national programs. We are grateful for everyone’s efforts!”

Ann Bryan Co-Chair, Connecticut Westchester Hudson Valley Board of Trustees, and Co-Chair, Man and Woman of the Year Nominating Committee

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1. Alison, Mike, Michael, and Jenna Dos Santos.

2. Brenda and Bobby Whittaker.

3. David Panico and Catrina Kohn 4. Eric Lebenson, Kevin Morgan, Matt Gullotta, JT McFadden and Sylvia Escala.

5. Erika and Michael Dimson.

The Man and Woman of the Year campaign got off to an amazing start at a kickoff event, sponsored by Westchester magazine, which was held Feb. 19 at the Hyatt Regency in Old Greenwich. An enthusiastic crowd was there to cheer on the candidates for this 10-week spirited competition where the top male and female fundraisers are named The Man and Woman of the year, respectively. The candidates compete in honor of local blood-cancer survivors, The Boys and Girls of the Year. Featured in the photos you will find Jenna Dos Santos, 2015 Girl of the Year, and her family; Brenda Whittaker, mother 2015 Boy of the Year Lucas Whittaker, and her son Bobby, Man of the Year JT McFadden; and some Team All In members, Man of the Year candidate David Panico, with Catrina Kohn, and Erika Dimson, Woman of the Year candidate, and her husband Michael Dimson.

Volunteers: A Priceless Resource April is National Volunteer Month and April 12-18 is National Volunteer Week.

What does this mean? Well, for nonprofits in Westchester County, it means gratitude.

Most nonprofit groups rely on volunteers in order to fulfill their services to the community. Even larger organizations that have paid staff need volunteers. In addition to allowing for expanded services, volunteers bring added community input and legitimacy to programs. This month, Nonprofit Westchester (NPW) recognizes all of those who devote some of their valuable time to volunteer and encourages others to follow the same path.

NPW has announced a new effort to promote volunteerism.

Launched in partnership with Volunteer New York!, our new Volunteer Management Affinity Group supports those who work to engage volunteers in meaningful service to the community.

The first meeting of this group included discussions about how to recognize volunteers, where to recruit volunteers for specific needs,\ and what systems to use to manage volunteer program information.

NPW’s next Volunteer Management Affinity Group will be held Tuesday, June 16, and is an exclusive free benefit for all employees of NPW member organizations. Join us and strengthen -Joanna Straub your volunteer program.

Executive Director, Nonprofit Westchester’s mission is to strengthNonprofit en the capacity, impact and visibility of the nonWestchester profit sector in Westchester County for a more just and caring community. To find out more or to become a member, visit www.npwestchester.org. To find volunteer opportunities, visit http://www.volunteernewyork.org.

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NY-Conn head excels in male-dominated industry

BY DIRK PERREFORT Hearst Connecticut Media

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or MaryJean Rebeiro, growing up in a house with several brothers taught her to be assertive and make her presence known.

“If I wanted people to listen to me as a kid, I really had to speak up,” she said.

Today, she’s flourishing in a male-dominated industry and receiving accolades for her achievements.

Rebeiro was a young entrepreneur when she completed her business degree at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury and began her own electrical company.

With just a few employees and a small office, Rebeiro began to make her mark in the industry when she opened NY-Conn Corp. More than 25 years later, the company employs more than 70 people, both men and women, who work on residential and large-scale commercial projects throughout Connecticut and New York state, including work at Fairfield University and the Bridgeport Correctional Center.

As a young girl, Rebeiro and her brothers often helped their father, Tony Rizzo, an electrician and also a successful entrepreneur in the region, on the job.

“I don’t like to admit it, but I guess I was always a little bit of a tomboy growing up,” Rebeiro said. “If we weren’t in school, we were at work with my father helping out. That’s just what we knew as kids. It was our livelihood.”

In 1989, after being one of the first members of her family to graduate college with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, she decided to return to her roots and start an electrical firm.

“In the early years, I really didn’t get a lot of respect,” Rebeiro said. “It’s a maledominated industry and there weren’t a lot of women working in the trades at time.”

On April 7, Rebeiro will be honored by the Western Connecticut State University Foundation for her achievements and her contributions to the community.

Eugene Buccini, one of Rebeiro’s former professors with the university, said it’s Rebeiro’s ability to listen to others and to

look at challenges as opportunities rather than roadblocks that have helped to make her so successful.

“She really has a tremendous amount of resilience and perseverance,” Buccini said. “Instead of looking at a setback as something negative, she sees it as another mountain she gets to climb.”

That was apparent, he said, during the most recent recession when construction work dried up in the region. Rather than put many of her workers on the unemployment rolls, Rebeiro said she decided to expand into New York state to find other opportunities.

“We saw the writing on the wall when all the bids started to dry up,” she said. “We had to do something. Our employees are people with families of their own.”

Among the projects the company completed in New York is the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park. It is also working on renovations at West Point’s Keller Hospital.

Rebeiro’s brother, Ross Rizzo, joined the company in 1995 and serves as its vice president.

MaryJean Rebeiro, founder of NY-Conn Corp., and her brother Ross Rizzo, vice president of the company. Photo by Carol Kaliff

“We complement each other very well,” Rebeiro said. “He’s strong in the areas that I’m weak and I’m strong in the areas that he’s weak. It’s a good working relationship.”

Hearst Connecticut Media includes four daily newspapers: Connecticut Post, Greenwich Time, The Advocate (Stamford) and The News Times (Danbury). See newstimes.com for more from this reporter.

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PGA looks to ‘elevate’ women’s golf with Westchester tourney

BY COLLEEN WILSON cwilson@westfairinc.com

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or the Westchester Country Club in Rye, this June will be the first time it plays host to a women’s major golf tournament. But for the world of women’s golf, many consider this year’s championship a rebirth for the competition.

The Ladies Professional Golf Association’s Golf Championship was started in 1955 and is the second-oldest women’s major tournament, behind the U.S. Women’s Open. The tournament has been renamed the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, which represents the relationship forged between the Professional Golfers’ Association of America, the LPGA and KPMG, a Big Four auditing firm that is sponsoring the event.

KPMG is also heading a women’s leadership summit that will take place during the tournament and will bring together multiple industry sector leaders in business, sports and the media.

Along with the name rebranding, contestants will be competing for a $3.5 million purse, up substantially from last year’s Wegmans LPGA Golf Championship winnings of $2.25 million in Pittsford, where the tournament has been held for the last five years. As part of a five-year deal with KPMG’s sponsorship, NBC, for the first time ever, will broadcast this tournament for the Saturday and Sunday coverage, and the Golf Channel will telecast the early rounds on Thursday and Friday.

The Westchester Country Club has a long history of hosting tournaments and was the site for various PGA Tour events every year from 1963 to 2007, and then hosted the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship in 2011.

The PGA of America said the decision to have the tournament at the Westchester Country Club was largely due to the desire to “elevate women’s golf into a whole new level,” said Bob Jeffrey, championships director for PGA of America.

Jeffrey said the Westchester Country Club is “definitely that caliber of golf course,” adding that “when the men played it, it really was a lead-up to the U.S. Open.”

Of the 156 who will compete during the June 11-14 contest, Inbee Park, who has won

Mary Ann Sullivan

the last two LPGA Championships, Stacy Lewis, Michelle Wie and Cristie Kerr are some who qualified and have registered for the tournament.

“A lot of women know about this course,” said Jenna Boyce, who is one of five onsite coordinators for PGA of America. “And they’re excited to have an opportunity to measure up against the men.”

The championship will be played on the West Course, starting on hole 10 and ending on hole 9, the same course and format the men have played in the past.

Mary Ann Sullivan, a co-chair for the tournament committee and a member of the Westchester Country Club, said the club is lucky to be a part of this new start for women’s golf.

“We’re seasoned professionals at hosting championship tournaments,” she said.

“We’re good at it, we’re good hosts, and we have a good golf course.”

The country club has signed up 1,100 volunteers so far and is looking to recruit a total of 1,800 before the tournament starts, Boyce said.

In addition to recruiting volunteers, Sullivan said the challenge now, with fewer than 10 weeks to go, is ticket sales.

“Can I say that enough?” she joked. “We need to start to see people interested in coming and attending.”

The per-day tournament ticket prices

Westchester Country Club in Rye.

range from $25 to $35 and the clubhouse package is $200. Jeffrey said it would be “great” if anywhere between 5,000 to 7,000 were sold, noting that the LPGA has a great history of walk-ups during the weekend days of the tournament.

Jeffrey said the focus for the next two

months will be setting up the vendors onsite around the end of April and getting the word out, especially during the Masters Tournament that starts April 9.

“We’re anxious for the world to see what we got,” Sullivan said. “We’re looking good and we’re anxious to show it.”

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Teachers plan to revitalize Ossining waterfront with brewery

BY DANIELLE BRODY dbrody@westfairinc.com

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wo science teachers and homebrewers are planning the transformation of the century-old Westerly Marina waterfront warehouse into a restaurant and brewery with the help of a team of locals.

A smaller pilot brewery — nicknamed the speakeasy — could open sooner.

Scott Ryan, an Ossining resident and science teacher, said he believes in the theory that everyone is interconnected, which is how he came to meet his team. The name of the brewery, 6 Degrees of Separation, speaks to how the project is being developed and what Ryan hopes it will bring to the community.

“We all got together by one connection leading to another to another,” he said.

“People just want to be part of this and that’s what’s so exciting about it.”

The group ended its second Kickstarter fundraising campaign on St. Patrick’s Day. Ryan said the “luck of the Irish” helped the team exceed its goal of $9,000 by about $2,000.

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he expects will cost about $4 million. They have not yet signed a lease on the space but are working with the owners of the marina, which remains in use as a storage facility.

Ryan said the brewpub is a community effort.

“The whole idea of this project is, it’s going to take a village to raise a brewery,” Ryan said.

Ryan has lived in Ossining for 17 years and has been homebrewing since 1991. He connected with Ron McKechnie, a science teacher. McKechnie has commercial experience opening breweries across the country.

The two teachers had the idea to start the brewpub together, and have been working on the idea for about three years.

For the past several years, they have been selling their beers at festivals and fairs. Ryan said McKechnie is teaching him more about brewing, especially about the chemistry side.

Ryan is more specialized in biology.

“That’s really what brewing is — bio and chem,” Ryan said. “Combined, it’s biochem.”

Along the way, Ryan and McKechnie’s team has grown to include another brewer, an architect, project manager, contractor and video producer.

“There’s no way I could do this alone,”

Glenn Sayers, Scott Ryan and Ron McKechnie serve their beers at a Yorktown Rotary Club fundraiser.

Ryan said. “Everyone has their niche and it’s really working.”

The full 6 Degrees of Separation effort will feature a restaurant, brewery and a “goodsized” indoor stage for live entertainment in the nearly 12,000-square-foot warehouse.

The space has 12-foot ceilings and windows overlooking the Hudson River and Palisades,

Ryan said. “Water comes right up to the space.”

There are some relics that retain the history of the warehouse, which was built in 1901, like iron bars on the windows installed after a theft.

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Catered meals satisfy corporate gatherings

BY EVAN FALLOR evan@westfairinc.com

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or local Fortune 500 companies, part of staying atop the economic food chain means having alert, well-nourished employees.

For family-owned businesses, having the financial support of these conglomerates can sometimes mean the difference between feast or famine.

Garden Catering has been at one end of this little-guy, big-guy reciprocal relationship for more than two decades, thriving in a region that boasts dozens of large-scale employers that regularly hold special events and that need ample supplies of breakfast, lunch or dinner to keep their operations running.

Frank Carpenteri Sr., the company’s owner, opened his first location on Sound Beach Avenue in downtown Old Greenwich, Conn., in 1991. It has since expanded in Westchester County to Port Chester, and Mamaroneck and in Connecticut to Greenwich, Stamford, Fairfield and Norwalk.

Each location has its own management

that reports to the Carpenteris, who work out of an office behind the Old Greenwich location.

Besides serving big companies like NBC Universal and RBS, Frank Carpenteri Jr., the manager of Garden Catering’s flagship location in Old Greenwich, said the company caters regularly to schools and sponsors area Little League teams.

“If you take care of your customers that’s your best form of marketing,” Carpenteri said. “The food speaks for itself.”

It takes a hefty supply of product to prepare for both the thousands of catering orders the company fills per year and the daily rush its seven retail locations face. Last year, the company purchased more than 300,000 pounds of boneless chicken breast, 20,000 pounds of sliced American cheese and 4,000 pounds of seasoning salt.

For high-end cocktail parties, baby showers and other suit-and-tie events, Tina Carpenteri, the company’s catering director and Frank Jr.’s sister, said the company produces more formal arrangements of their most popular items. It can take days to proCatering, page 26

From left, Frank Carpenteri Jr., Tina Carpenteri and Frank Carpenteri Sr.

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duce mega-orders for area companies, and it can become an even bigger challenge when events are cancelled due to weather.

The largest orders, she said, have historically been made by RBS, but the most memorable order was a batch of 2,200 chicken nuggets for 1,000 construction workers during the dead of winter.

“Some of these Fortune 500 companies, they just go crazy for things like bacon-eggand-cheeses and chili,” she said. “It’s food anybody can eat.”

Among the items on its American-style menu, the company is perhaps best known for its chicken nuggets and potato cones similar to tater tots - that come in a foil bag, which Frank Carpenteri said are especially a hit with the retail crowd.

Frank Carpenteri Jr. estimates the total customer base reached well into the tens of thousands last year. Garden’s loyalty program, akin to a frequent flier miles program, has nearly 10,000 members, he added.

“I think we’re known as a staple in the community,” Carpenteri said. “The challenge is, as we grow, how do we get our Norwalk store to become the community presence we are in Greenwich?”

Don Palmer, the program director of the Greenwich Boys & Girls Club, said he has worked with Garden Catering since he started with the organization 23 years ago.

He called Garden Catering “one of the best” family-owned businesses in Greenwich and said the company was due to cater two of the club’s events in the coming week.

“They cater a lot of our dinners and it’s also run professionally,” Palmer said. “If we’re ever in a pinch and ask if they can donate food, they always say yes. They’re always willing to help the kids in the community.”

Its Hamilton Avenue location in Greenwich sustained heavy fire, smoke and water damage in a New Year’s Eve fire this past year and has remained closed since.

Tina Carpenteri said a cause has not yet been determined and there are no immediate plans to reopen.

Brokers are frequently contacting the business, and cities like Westport, Conn., and White Plains remain on the company’ radar as potential expansion sites. Fairfield, Frank Jr. added, could also support a second location because of its proximity to colleges and high percentage of high school students.

“It’s all location, location, location,” Frank Jr. said. “Any time we can move into good space in a good location, we’ll do it.”

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bands, as a space to host private functions, parties, meetings, fundraisers, tastings and happy hours and as a destination for craft beer enthusiasts. Phase 2 of the project will be to create a beer garden on the roof, Ryan said.

The brewery will help revitalize the area, he said, where AvalonBay recently opened a luxury apartment and another apartment, Harbor Square, is under construction.

Ossining residents Dennis Kirby and Wayne Spector plan to use funding raised from the community to restore a commercial building to the Olive Opera House in downtown.

“We feel that Ossining’s really the next town that’s up and coming,” Ryan said.

Ryan said the craft beer movement is also growing, with about 14 percent of the $100 billion spent on beer going toward craft beer. Other Hudson Valley breweries include Yonkers Brewing Co., Captain Lawrence Brewing Co. in Elmsford, Peekskill Brewery, Newburgh Brewing Co. and 2 Way Brewing Co. in Beacon.

At 6 Degrees, visitors can tour the brewery, where Ryan, McKechnie and other brewers will create brews including light and dark beers, a smoked porter and ales.

“That’s part of the show — people want to go down there and see the beer that they’re drinking,” Ryan said. McKechnie is considering using the space to give lectures about brewing, Ryan said.

While plans for the “big house” — the marina — are still underway, the 6 Degree team wants to open a small pilot brewery, which they refer to as “the speakeasy.” There they can start to bring in some income and test out their beers.

The brewpub’s motto is “think globally and drink locally.” Ryan said their goal is to work with local and New York state vendors and businesses. He said they could incorporate local cheese and state wines into their menu. Ryan said Chocolate Chalet in Briar Cliff suggested making chocolate mugs for a beer tasting.

The team still needs some investment to make the project the happen. Ryan said they are working on getting documentation that would allow them to bring in bigger investors and are open to doing another Kickstarter campaign.

Ryan said he hopes 6 Degrees will open in a year and a half.

“The industry is growing quickly and we want to get on board,” Ryan said. “We all want to get brewing and get going and make an impact on the community.”

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VISIONARY VACUUM? WHAT MAKES SOME AREAS DAZZLING AND OTHERS JUST PLAIN BORING? This Westfair program on development and real estate will reveal the obstacles to creativity in our local towns, villages and cities. Is there a vision vacuum among our elected and appointed officials or are fear, economics and regulations too overwhelming?

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FACTS& FIGURES BANKRUPTCIES WHITE PLAINS 97-111 Hale LLC. 11 E. 36 St., Suite 100B, New York 10016. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Jonathan S. Pasternak. Filed: March 25. Case no.

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100-114 Hale LLC. 11 E. 36 St., Suite 100B, New York 10016. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Jonathan S. Pasternak. Filed: March 25. Case no.

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Nassau Enterprises LLC. 115 Broadway, Suite 302, New York 10006.

Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Mark A. Frankel. Filed: March 25. Case no. 15-20002-rdd.

Ramapo Machine & Tool Inc. P.O. Box 1807, Greenwood Lake 10925.

Chapter 7, voluntary. Represented by Michael A. Koplen. Filed: March 30.

Case no. 15-22415.

Tipico Dominicano LLC. 14 Allen Drive, White Plains 10605. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Jonathan S. Pasternak. Filed: March 31. Case no.

15-22430-rdd.

COURT CASES Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Mercedes Jimenez.

Action: diversity-product liability. Attorney: Jeffrey T. Gwynn. Filed: March 26. Case no. 7:15-cv-02266-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Jennifer Laroche.

Action: diversity-product liability.

Attorney: Kevin M. Fitzgerald. Filed: March 25. Case no. 7:15-cv-02256-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Isaura Manzo-Mendez. Action: diversity-property damage/product liability. Attorney: Daniel Edward Rohner. Filed: March 25. Case no. 7:15-cv-02252-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.

Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to: 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

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Corrina Pollack. Action: diversity-personal injury. Attorneys: Timothy J. Becker, Rolf Fiebiger and Michael K. Johnson. Filed: March 25. Case no. 7:15-cv-02254-CS. BTC Events Inc. et al. Filed by Jose Camacho, Pedro Contreras, Joseph Russo Jr. and Danny Victoria. Action: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: Joshua Samuel Carlo Parkhurst. Filed: March 25. Case no. 7:15-cv-02253-CS. The City of White Plains. Filed

by Antonio M. Salazar. Action: 1983 Civil Rights Act. Attorney: Robert W. Folchetti. Filed: March 30. Case no.

7:15-cv-02360-KMK. JP White Plains Inc. Filed by Lin Zhuang. Action: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: Daniel Maimon Kirschenbaum. Filed: March 26. Case no. 7:15-cv-02291-KMK. Memeca Dell’Acqua Ltd. Filed by Bantam Design Group LLC. Action: Injunction to prevent violation rights of trademark owner. Attorney: Mark Cermele. Filed: March 31. Case no.

7:15-cv-02450-KMK. Square One Restaurant Corp.

Filed by Anthony Castellito. Action: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: Jordan Alexander El-Hag. Filed: March 27. Case no. 7:15-cv-02305-CS. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Filed by Maria Mazariegos. Action: diversity – notice of removal. Attorney: Aisha K. Brosnan. Filed: March 31. Case no. 7:15-cv02435-CS.

DEEDS Above $1 million

ON THE RECORD

One P Way LLC, Colonia Ampliacion Granada, Mexico. Seller: PSI Investments LLC, et al, New York City. Property: 1 Pepsi Way, Somers.

Amount: $86.9 million. Filed March 27.

Soder Real Estate Equities LLC, Montclair, N.J. Seller: Legion of Christ Inc., Roswell, Ga. Property: 773 Armonk Road, New Castle. Amount: $7 million. Filed March 30.

Below $1 million 111 Gainsborg LLC, West Harrison.

Seller: Henry C. Strada, et al, White Plains. Property: 111 Gainsborg Ave., Harrison. Amount: $615,000. Filed March 27.

13 South Fourth LLC, New York City. Seller: Roucka Fashions LLC, Manhasset. Property: 13 S. Fourth Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $568,000.

Filed March 30.

139 Clinton LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: D and L Ret-Fund Inc., Yonkers.

Property: 137 Clinton Place, Yonkers.

Amount: $91,710. Filed March 26.

139 Clinton LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Louis Zazzarino, White Plains. Property: 139 Clinton Place, Yonkers.

Amount: $305,700. Filed March 26.

168 Grand Street LLC, Croton-onHudson. Seller: Croton Community Nursery School, Croton-on-Hudson.

Property: 29 Lower N. Highland Place, Lot 2, Cortlandt. Amount: $210,000.

Filed March 30.

189 Saratoga Realty Partners LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Carland Realty LLC, Tarrytown. Property: 189 Saratoga Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $450,000.

Filed March 26.

2020 Central Park Avenue Realty Company LLC, Yonkers. Seller: TD Bank N.A. Property: 2006 Central Park Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $2.5 million. Filed March 26.

208-210 South Terrace Avenue LLC, Mount Vernon. Seller: Paladino Concrete Creations Corp., Mount Vernon. Property: 208 Terrace Ave., Mount Pleasant. Amount: $350,000.

Filed March 26.

Daniella Realty Corp., New York City. Seller: Galante Enterprises Inc., Scarsdale. Property: 4 N. Third Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $3.2 million.

Filed March 27.

213 A LLC, Massapequa. Seller: Phyllis Mack, et al, Durham, N.C. Property: 213 Ashburton Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $410,000. Filed March 31.

Five M Properties LLC, Scarsdale.

Seller: C.G. Swackhamer Inc., Roscoe.

Property: 122 Westmoreland Ave., White Plains. Amount: $1 million. Filed March 26.

Kagan Holdings Ltd., New York City.

Seller: Gerard Donato, et al, Scarsdale.

Property: 29 Fairview Road, Scarsdale.

Amount: $1.3 million. Filed March 30.

LC Main 42 Holding LLC, New York City. Seller: LC Main LLC, White Plains. Property: 1 Renaissance Square 1, White Plains. Amount: $5.9 million.

Filed March 26.

4 Greenmeadow LLC, Eastchester.

Seller: Lujo LLC, New Rochelle. Property: 143-147 E. Prospect Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $495,000. Filed March 26.

5 East Osage Drive LLC, Yorktown Heights. Seller: Nancie Stauch, Ossining. Property: 5 E. Osage Drive, Ossining. Amount: $162,000. Filed March 31.

568 Westchester Realty LLC, Rye Brook. Seller: Frobar Investment Co., White Plains. Property: 568 Westchester Ave., Rye. Amount: $420,000. Filed March 27.

63 Radford LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Estate of Filippo L. Milio, Yonkers. Property: 61 Radford St., Yonkers. Amount: $750,000. Filed March 30.

Hanguni LLC, Tarrytown. Seller: 605 KNY Corp., Tarrytown. Property: 605 Old White Plains Road, Greenburgh.

Amount: $850,000. Filed March 26.

707 Yonkers Avenue LLC, Yonkers.

Seller: PFC Title Insurance Agency Ltd., Yonkers. Property: 707 Yonkers Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $475,000.

Filed March 26.

Hanover Corner Inc., Mount Kisco. Seller: Northern Westchester Properties LLC, Yorktown. Property: 1801-1803 Commerce St., Yorktown.

Amount:$400,000. Filed March 26.

August West Development LLC, Jamaica. Seller: Alphonse V. Marino, et al, Yonkers. Property: 552 Kimball Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $225,000.

Filed March 26.

High Point Homes LLC, Tuckahoe. Seller: Kim Gurciullo, Scarsdale.

Property: 106 Brown Road, Scarsdale.

Amount: $375,000. Filed March 27.

B. Hickey Enterprises Inc., Peekskill. Seller: Peekskill Housing Authority, Peekskill. Property: 1012-1014 Elm St., Peekskill. Amount: $235,000. Filed March 31.

Cardinal McCloskey School and Home For Children, Valhalla. Seller: Roderick W. Grille, et al, New Rochelle.

Property: 70 Belmont Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $685,000. Filed March 30.

Cartus Financial Corp., Danbury, Conn. Seller: Umar Salam, et al, Somers. Property: 19 Redwood Drive, Somers. Amount: $636,500. Filed March 26.

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas. Seller: Nicholas Barone, White Plains. Property: 161 Buena Vista Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $462,169.

Filed March 26.

Fannie Mae. Seller: Barbara L. Gionta, New City. Property: 4 Martine Ave., 1405, White Plains. Amount: $659,252.

Filed March 26.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Jeffrey S. Shumejda, Sleepy Hollow. Property: 43 Elm St., Mount Pleasant. Amount: $777,969.

Filed March 26.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Michael J. Khader, Yonkers. Property: 68 Croton Terrace, Yonkers. Amount: $292,978. Filed March 31.

Ferncliff Manor Inc., Yonkers.

Seller: Michael Wen Yu, et al, Pleasantville. Property: 330 Bear Ridge Road, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $497,500.

Filed March 26.

General Enterprise LLC, Tokyo, Japan. Seller: Hiroshi Hayashi, Tokyo, Japan. Property: 85 Ewart St., Eastchester. Amount: $595,000. Filed March 27.

Gjfava Properties LLC, Mahopac.

Seller: Elaine Jaroszewicz, Yonkers.

Property: 30 Wellesley Ave., Yonkers.

Amount: $125,000. Filed March 31.

Global Real Estate USA Inc., New York City. Seller: Todd Vincent Leone, Scarsdale. Property: 104 Joyce Road, Eastchester. Amount: $719,000. Filed March 26.

HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: Eric Mark Fayer, White Plains. Property: 1 Landmark Square, 224, Rye. Amount: $223,942. Filed March 31.

HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: Michael J. Khader, Yonkers. Property: 169 Linden St., Yonkers. Amount: $636,926.

Filed March 30.

JA Prospect 49 LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Irma Straus Realty Corp., Yonkers.

Property: 21 Hawthorne Ave., Yonkers.

Amount: $560,000. Filed March 30.

JAM Lorenz Corp., Scarsdale. Seller: Arthur A. Thomas, et al, New Rochelle. Property: 29 Lorenz Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $360,000. Filed March 26.

Kaishi Tochitatemono Company Ltd., New York. Seller: Linda A. Foppiano, Harrison. Property: 24 Davenport St., Harrison. Amount: $795,000.

Filed March 27.

The City of Peekskill, Peekskill.

Seller: Peekskill Heights Inc., New York City. Property: 1101 Main St., Peekskill.

Amount: $612,000. Filed March 26.

The DM Equities of New York LLC, Harriman. Seller: 33 Highclere Lane LLC, Carmel. Property: 33 Highclere Lane, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $200,000. Filed March 31.

The DM Equities of New York LLC, Harriman. Seller: Lake Ida Manor Inc., White Plains. Property: 18 Eton Place, Eastchester. Amount: $242,500.

Filed March 30.

The DM Equities of New York LLC, Piermont. Seller: Susquehanna Bank, Hunt Valley, Md. Property: N. Broadway, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $50,000. Filed March 30.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: David J. Peck, Harrison. Property: 9 W. Decatur Road, Cortlandt. Amount: $468,553.

Filed March 27.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: John Perone, Larchmont. Property: 97 State St., Ossining. Amount: $319,273. Filed March 27.

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U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Leone SaparaGrant, et al, White Plains. Property: 71 Greenwood Lane, Greenburgh.

Amount: $345,000. Filed March 27.

FORECLOSURES IRVINGTON, 12 Grinnell St. Singlefamily residence; .06 acre. Plaintiff: Generation Mortgage Co. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Schiller & Knapp, 516-7869069; 950 New Loudon Road, Suite 310, Latham. Defendant: Thomas Reale. Referee: Robert Ryan. Sale: April 1, 11 a.m. Approximate lien: $528,167.85.

MOUNT VERNON, 9-11 Amsterdam Place. Three-family residence; .11 acre. Plaintiff: US Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Gross Polowy LLC; 1775 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville. Defendant: Francis Desir. Referee: Barbara Lerman. Sale: April 14, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $822,228.26.

MOUNT VERNON, 431 Sixth Ave. Two-family residence; .09 acre. Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Stein, Wiener & Roth, 516-742-1212; 1 Old Country Road, Suite 113, Carle Place. Defendant: Sonia Drummond. Referee: James Garvey. Sale: April 1, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $235,019.06.

OSSINING, 20 Linden Ave. Twofamily residence; .2 acre. Plaintiff: US Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Gross Polowy LLC; 1775 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville. Defendant: Mariana Molina. Referee: Massimo DiFabio. Sale: April 14, 9:30 a.m.

Approximate lien: $598,216.99.

RYE BROOK, 8 Phyllis Place. Single-family residence; .25 acre. Plaintiff: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-759-1835; 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester. Defendant: Kevin O’Shea.

Referee: Paul Noto. Sale: April 8, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $193,687.75.

YONKERS, 30 Midland Ave. Single-family residence; .17 acre. Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-759-1835; 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester. Defendant: Anna Maj. Referee: Warren Cohen.

Sale: April 8, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $379,230.53.

YONKERS, 34 Roosevelt St. Twofamily residence; .11 acre. Plaintiff: US Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Gross Polowy LLC; 1775 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville. Defendant: Bonifacio Calixto. Referee: Massimo DiFabio. Sale: April 14, 9:30 a.m.

Approximate lien: $574,166.98.

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GOOD THINGS HAPPENING YMCA LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN

Michael Aisner

John and Diane Durante

John Dimling

ST. CHRISTOPHER’S TO HONOR SIX Six honorees will receive awards at the annual Superhero Gala hosted

by St. Christopher’s Inc. on April 30 at Abigail Kirsch Tappan Hill Mansion in Tarrytown. They include Michael Aisner of the Torch Foundation; Jessica Manfro and Christine Wexler of Mind Ur Body & Soul; John Dimling, St. Christopher’s board member and former chairman and CEO of Nielsen Media Research; and John and Diane Durante of Durante Rentals.

Since its inception in 1881, St. Christopher’s has helped teens with emotional, behavioral and learning disabilities by providing a residential program encompassing therapeutic, social and family services coordinated with special education schooling.

Dimling will receive the Humanitarian Award. He has had a distinguished career in media research, retiring from Nielsen Media Research as chairman and CEO. Aisner will receive the Philanthropist Award for his continued support for St. Christopher’s. As a member of

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might think,” said YMCA-CNW CEO and President Cynthia Rubino. “The Y is more than a gym. It is a cause. As a charity, we’re dedicated to nurturing the potential of every child and teen, improving the nation’s health and well-being and giving back and providing support to our neighbors.”

To learn more about how you can support the Y’s cause, contact Anne Ring, director of fund development and communications at aring@ymcacnw.org or 914-949-8030, ext 221.

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Jessica Manfro

Christine Wexler

the board of governors, Aisner was recently tasked with sourcing more corporate-based charities and to help raise awareness for the foundation.

John and Diane Durante will be honored with the Corporate Citizen Award for their efforts to further the mission of St. Christopher’s.

Wexler and Manfro will receive the Volunteer Award. Wexler is an advocate in the areas of youth development, family support and community outreach. She has partnered with Manfro for their youth program whose mission is to introduce fitness into girls’ lives, to help them make better choices, feel better about themselves and cre-

ate a healthy attitude inside and out.

The Staff Appreciation Award will also be presented to Stanley Thompson, a St. Christopher’s alumni and current youth care worker.

The co-chairpersons of the gala are Geoff Thompson and Elizabeth Bracken-Thompson, partners, Thompson & Bender; Eunice and Horace Turnball of St. Christopher’s; and Linda and Larry Weiss of Atlantic, Tomorrow’s Office.

Admission is $250 per person and sponsorship packages are available.

For ticket or sponsorship information, call 914-693-3030, ext. 2313, or email kjohnson@sc1881.org.

WALSH NAMED ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR Marion M. Walsh, special education attorney at Littman Krooks LLP in White Plains, has been named Advocate of the Year by Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS).

She will be honored at the “Swing for Independence” Golf Outing to benefit the POINT Program and The Compass Project, which will be held June 15 at the Willow Ridge Country Club in Harrison.

“I am honored to receive this distinction and proud to be associated

The YMCA of Central and Northern Westchester has launched its annual campaign, with a goal of raising $350,000. The money will support scholarships and subsidies for atneed children, seniors, young adults and families who use the facilities and need the childcare, camp, senior services, young adult/teen programs and residence throughout the year.

“Throughout Westchester countless people know ‘The Y.’ But there’s so much more to our Y than one

with Westchester Jewish Community Services, which provides incredible community supports for individuals with disabilities. I applaud the work of the POINT Program and the Compass Project in providing much-needed transition services for young adults with disabilities,” said Walsh.

An accomplished special education and general education advocacy attorney, Walsh has worked in education law for more than15 years and is an advo-

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cate for children in many capacities. She is also a certified impartial hearing officer; a frequent presenter to community and professional groups on the topics of special education, emotional disabilities, student bullying and harassment as well as the impact of the Common Core on students in New York state. She cochairperson of the newly formed Lower Hudson Special Education Task Force of New York State and is certified in Youth Mental Health First Aid USA.

Whole Foods Market Westchester continues its partnership with the Greenburgh Nature Center Sustainability Garden for the sixth year. The garden is at the nature center at 99 Dromore Road in Scarsdale. A 33acre woodland preserve has trails, a pond, gardens, a playground, outdoor animal exhibits and a birds of prey aviary.

Whole Foods Market Westchester contributed funds for plants, compost, soil and other materials

and with the assistance of its volunteers, the nature center has continued to expand its vegetable and herb garden each year. The garden provides visitors, school groups and camp groups with a close-up view of the organic growing process. Whole Food employees often volunteer during the summer months at the nature center and work with its staff members in the garden. The nature center has placed a plaque in the garden highlighting the grocer’s support.

PEOPLE’S UNITED BANK PROMOTES MCCOY TO REGION MANAGER Bridgeport-based People’s United Bank has promoted Joseph McCoy to senior vice president, region manager, middle market commercial lending, Westchester/Hudson Valley.

A team leader prior to his promotion, McCoy will continue to focus on lending to midsize corporations with revenues ranging from $10 million up to $500 million in New Jersey, the Hudson Valley and the five boroughs.

“The promotion recognizes Joe’s demonstrated high performance and substantial contribution to People’s United,” said Jack Bundschuh, executive vice president, commercial banking and Connecticut and New York market manager, People’s United Bank.

McCoy earned a bachelor’s degree from Muhlenberg College and an

Joseph McCoy

MBA in finance from Rutgers University, and began his career in banking in 2000 with Valley National Bank in Wayne, N.J. He and his family reside in Pleasantville. A triathlete who has competed in the Toughman, ½ Iron Man and Westchester Tri events, he is an active volunteer for two youth mentoring organizations in Yonkers: Partners in Education and Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship.

FARM PROJECT YIELDS NEW HIGHS

DATES JOIN THE WARWICK VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AT ITS MORNING “EXPRESSO” BUSINESS MIXER on Wednesday, April 8, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the Neighborhood Center at Warwick Grove, 6 Hudson St. No cost for current chamber members, nonmembers $10. For more information or to make a reservation, call 845-986-2720 or email info@ warwickcc.org.

FOR A NIGHT OF SHOPPING, FASHION TIPS BY THE CELEBRITY STYLIST BLANE CHARLES of BEAU-T by Blane, food, sweet treats, chocolate martini and wine samplings, DJ and goody bags, Events To Remember’s “Sassy Ladies Shopping Night Out” is the place to be Friday, April 10, from 5:30 to 10 p.m. at The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 455 S. Broadway, Tarrytown. $15 in advance, sassyladiestarrytown2015.eventbrite.com, or $20 at the door. For event information, contact Chereese Jervis-Hill at 914218-3968, EventsCJH@EventsRemember.com or visit EventsRemember.com.

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worked in the field and helped to run its programs.

The Poughkeepsie Farm Project operates a member-supported farm on 10 acres of land owned by Vassar College in the town of Poughkeepsie. In addition to providing organically grown food for its members, PFP makes about 25 percent of its annual harvest available to low-income families and operates educational programs on nutrition and other agriculture-related topics for at-risk teens and other youth throughout the region. PFP had 70 shareholders in its first season. That number has grown to nearly 500.

For more information, call 845240-3734 or visit farmproject.org.

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employees and volunteers who have kept it growing ever since,” Albritton said. She said the farm had responded to an increase in requests from lowincome families last year.

“There’s also been increasing awareness in the community of where our food comes from and the health benefits that are gained by eating fresh, local produce,” Albritton added. She praised Farm Manager Leon Vehaba for leading the team of employees and interns who oversaw the farm and its programs.

Vehaba said favorable weather conditions during the 2014 growing season had helped to boost the yield, but he also gave credit to those who

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Poughkeepsie Farm Project, a community-based nonprofit agriculture cooperative, hit new highs for its harvest and donations, last year Executive Director Lee Anne Albritton announced.

The farm yielded a harvest of 122,358 pounds in 2014 — a jump of more than 24 percent over 2013 totals, Albritton said. Of the total, more than 27,000 pounds of food worth an estimated $75,000 were donated to community groups and low-income families and individuals throughout the mid-Hudson Valley, up 42 percent over 2013.

“This could not have happened without the vision for the farm that started 16 years ago and the team of

JOHN JAY’S NOT-SO-BIG CITY: A WALK THROUGH THE HISTORY OF OLD NEW YORK, a walking tour sponsored by John Jay Homestead State Historic Site, Saturday, April 11. Participants will meet in lower Manhattan and step off promptly at 10 a.m., rain or shine. The cost of participation is $20 per person; members of the Friends of John Jay Homestead can participate for $15. John Jay, a founding father and America’s first chief justice, was born and educated in New York City and spent much of his life there. The walking tour will trace his haunts, visiting the locations of the places where he lived and worked as one of New York’s leading lawyers and politicians, as well as U.S. Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Chief Justice of the United States, and Governor of New York. To reserve your place and learn the tour’s initial gathering place, call John Jay Homestead in Katonah at 914-232-5651, extension 100, by April 4.

WESTCHESTER WOMEN’S AGENDA TO HONOR UNSUNG HEROES The Westchester Women’s Agenda (WWA) will hold its 2015 Celebrating Women’s Achievement Award Breakfast on April 21, honoring three women as unsung heroes who have made outstanding contributions on behalf of women in Westchester County.

The three inaugural recipients of this award are Ronda Billig, Sheila Klatzky and Patricia Ryan.

Billig, a former labor lawyer, is an active volunteer at Pace Women’s Justice Center, regularly working the Legal Helpline for the past five years to assist victims of domestic violence and elder abuse, as well as accompanying clients to court and assisting with its annual fundraising dinner.

For the past seven years, she has worked as a volunteer for St Barnabas Church, helping to organize and run their annual clothing sale.

Klatzky, current secretary for the

WWA, created and edits the WWA quarterly newsletter and helped organize and facilitate the Women’s Cafes. She coordinated and did fundraising and publicity for the first and second Westchester Women’s summits, both of which succeeded in engaging members of the community on issues of concern to women.

She engages in publicity efforts on behalf of the WWA, contributes to its social media efforts and keeps WWA members on track and engaged in matters affecting the coalition and its operations.

As a board member and board chairperson of the Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic Action Fund (PPHPAF) Ryan has played a vital role in helping to elect pro-women candidates and legislation.

She canvasses the community about important issues affecting women,

does phone banking for pro-women candidates, writes letters to the editor, hands out Get Out the Vote flyers at train stations, speaks at public hearings and lobbies in Albany and in Washington, D.C. The awards event will be held at the Eileen Fisher Learning Lab on 50 Buckhout St. in Irvington, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. and is open to the public. Co-sponsors for the event include Eileen Fisher, the Eileen Fisher Community Foundation, Elias Foundation, Hope’s Door, Planned Parenthood, Pace Women’s Justice Center and the YWCA of White Plains and Central Westchester.

Tickets at $20 and $10 for students are available at WWA Award Breakfast. Scholarships are available for those in need. Contact westwomensagenda@gmail.com for more information.

Information for these features has been submitted by the subjects or their delegates.

WESTHAB VICE CHAIR APPOINTED Robert Petrocelli Jr. has been appointed to serve as first vice chairman of the board of directors for Westhab Inc., a Yonkers-based not-for-profit provider of affordable housing and social services for homeless and lowincome families. Petrocelli joined the organization’s board in 2009.

He is the managing director of Petrocelli Financial Services, an insurance brokerage firm affiliated with New York Life Insurance Co. As first vice chairman, Petrocelli

will play a critical leadership role in Westhab’s fund-raising efforts. “Bob brings endless energy to our Board and a deep commitment to Westhab’s mission. He is an amazing ambassador for Westhab and we know that he will continue to champion our cause in his new role,” Westhab Board Chairman Jesse Krasnow said.

A native of Westchester, Petrocelli attended Iona Preparatory School of New Rochelle and graduated from the University of South Carolina with a de-

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FACTS & FIGURES JUDGMENTS City of White Plains, White Plains. $112,259 in favor of Harleysville Insurance Company of New York, Harleysville, Pa. Filed March 24.

GHMC Holding Company Inc., White Plains. $3,290 in favor of Loanlogics Inc., Fort Washington, Pa. Filed March 26.

GR Design Studio, Yonkers. $17,689 in favor of Chief Fire Prevention and Mechanical Corp., Mount Vernon.

Filed March 27.

Heavy Water Ltd., New Rochelle. $1.3 million in favor of Jenne Inc., Avon, Ohio. Filed March 24.

Island Controls Inc., Copiague. $8,169 in favor of American Universal Supply, Elmsford. Filed March 24.

La Petite Boutique, Pleasantville. $50,000 in favor of Hester Holding Corp., Pleasantville. Filed March 24.

M and J Construction Services, Yonkers. $2,054 in favor of Oxford Health Plans NY Inc., Trumbull, Conn.

Filed March 24.

New Dutch Water Corp., Elmsford. $57,068 in favor of Ocean State Packaging LLC, East Greenwich, R.I. Filed March 25.

XYZ Deli Corp., Brooklyn. $52,113 in favor of Stanson Automated LLC, Yonkers. Filed March 27.

The following filings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed.

Amchir, Charles, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $303,164 affecting property located at 300 Mamaroneck Ave., Unit 110, White Plains 10605. Filed June 17.

Chan, Carrie L., et al. Filed by Arch Bay Holdings LLC – Series 2010A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $700,000 affecting property located at 7 Cross Ridge Road, Chappaqua. Filed June 17.

Cruz, Silvio, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $440,000 affecting property located at 225 Union Ave., Peekskill 10566.

Filed June 17.

Dellon, Hope, et al. Filed by Raymond James Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $635,000 affecting property located at 178 Smith Ridge Road South Salem 10590. Filed June 16.

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Gonzalez, Jesus Hernan, et al.

Filed by DB Structured Products Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $546,112 affecting property located at 1 Mill Court, Cortlandt Manor 10567. Filed June 17.

Gospel Uptown LLC, 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 36 Warwick, Yonkers. Filed June 16.

Latouche, Perry, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $576,000 affecting property located at 564 S. 10th Ave., Mount Vernon. Filed June 17.

Lemus, Edgar G., et al. Filed by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $596,000 affecting property located at 2 Pine St., Harrison 10604. Filed June 17.

Ruffalo, Todd, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $518,400 affecting property located in White Plains. Filed June 17.

MECHANIC’S LIENS 222 Kisco Plaza East Corp., as owner. $10,775 as claimed by Thomas O’Connor, Mount Kisco. Property: in Mount Kisco. Filed March 26.

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Fairman, Milton A., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 36 Wildwood Ave., Mount Vernon 10550.

Filed June 16.

Barnes, Andrew M., et al, as owner. $11,453 as claimed by Express Restoration Inc. Property: in Yonkers. Filed March 27.

PepsiCo Inc., as owner. $60,500 as claimed by Isotherm Inc. Property: in Mount Pleasant. Property: in Mount Pleasant. Filed March 27.

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

Doing Business As Ailsa Gilliam Consulting Inc., d.b.a.

Apogee Consulting, 358 Westchester Ave., Mount Vernon 10552. Filed March 10.

Best Dollar Pizza Inc., d.b.a. Green on the Go, 143 Stanley Ave., Suite 2, Yonkers 10705. Filed March 10.

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Campus Wings USA Inc., d.b.a. iCircuitry, 9 Old Road, Elmsford 10523.

Filed March 10.

Carpet Plus of Westchester Inc., d.b.a. Carpet Plus Chem Dry, 1378 Walter Road, Yorktown Heights 10598.

Filed March 10.

HUDSON VALLEY BUILDING LOANS

Domarc Corp., d.b.a. Gerardo’s, 454 E. Main St., Mount Kisco 10549. Filed March 10.

Above $1 million

Partnerships

1955 East Fishkill LLC, as owner.

Lender: VNB NY LLC. Property: in East Fishkill. Amount: $3.6 million.

Filed March 25.

MVP Barbershop and Salon, 17 Palisade Ave., Yonkers 10701, c/o Simon Reyes and Jorge Polanco. Filed March 10.

Sole Proprietorships A Cookie For Every Occasion, 1382 Pelhamdale Ave., Pelham Manor 10803, c/o Annie Freeman. Filed March 10.

Beatz Apparel, 1 Riverside Drive, Apt. 34, Sleepy Hollow 10591, c/o Michael A. Lazari. Filed March 10.

Chic Frugality, 1 Wyndover Woods Lane, Apt. 11, White Plains 10603, c/o Jessica Lynn Anne Parris. Filed March 10.

Evelisa Floral and Design, 76 Holly St., Yonkers 10704, c/o Evelisa Franqui-Negron. Filed March 10.

Global Success Network, 7 Washington Place, Tarrytown 10591, c/o Daryl M. Clarke. Filed March 10.

J.F. Landscaping Co., 47 Townsend St., Apt. 2R, Port Chester 10573, c/o Jose Flores. Filed March 10.

JMC Insurance, 1 E. Post Road, White Plains 10601, c/o Jorge M. Colon. Filed March 10.

JP Supplies, 204 Babbitt Road, Bedford Hills 10507, c/o Jason Poon. Filed March 10.

Judgment Recovery Experts, 694 S. Third Ave., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o John Casmer. Filed March 10.

M C Catering, 37 Anpell Drive, Scarsdale 10583, c/o Emmanuel Louros.

Filed March 10.

Saxum Group, 47 Cassilis Ave., Bronxville 10708, c/o John Pitt. Filed March 10.

SJB Architecture and Design, 18 Lakeview Avenue East, Cortlandt Manor 10567, c/o Steven Joseph Basini. Filed March 10.

The Bricks, 182 S. Lexington Ave., White Plains 10602, c/o David Leak.

Filed March 10.

Below $1 million 337 81 LLC, as owner. Lender: CPC Funding CPE 1 LLC. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $72,000.

Filed March 26.

Aslanoglou, Thea, Kingston, as owner. Lender: M&T Bank, Buffalo. Property: in Woodstock. Amount: $137,105.

Filed March 20.

Debellis, Christopher, et al, Brewster, as owner. Lender: Putnam County Savings Bank, Brewster. Property: in Southeast. Amount: $417,000. Filed March 18.

Equity Homes of New York Inc., Port Jervis, as owner. Lender: Libertyville Capital Group II LLC, Montgomery. Property: 15 Hasbrouck Lane, Middletown. Amount: $150,000. Filed March 24.

Equity Homes of New York Inc., Port Jervis, as owner. Lender: Libertyville Capital Group II LLC, Montgomery. Property: 12 Hasbrouck Lane, Middletown. Amount: $155,000. Filed March 24.

Equity Homes of New York Inc., Port Jervis, as owner. Lender: Libertyville Capital Group II LLC, Montgomery. Property: 4 Hasbrouck Lane, Middletown. Amount: $160,000. Filed March 24.

Fitzgerald, Larry, et al, Rosendale, as owner. Lender: Rondout Savings Bank, Kingston. Property: 22 Iken Road, Kerhonkson. Amount: $130,000. Filed March 25.

O’Donnell and Sons Inc., Fishkill, as owner. Lender: TEG Federal Credit Union, Poughkeepsie. Property: 111 Logan’s Way, Maybrook. Amount: $182,000. Filed March 27.

WFL Construction Inc., as owner.

Lender: TEG FCU. Property: in Pleasant Valley. Amount: $219,800. Filed March 20.

DEEDS Above $1 million

B and M Enterprises of Ulster LLC, Wallkill. Seller: Winston Estates LLC, Wallkill. Property: in Marlborough. Amount: $77,500. Filed March 26.

Sprain Brook Realty Corp., Yonkers. Seller: James Meier, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Wappingers Falls.

Amount: $3.5 million. Filed March 26.

Bank of America N.A. Seller: Clarence Williams Jr., et al, Bergenfield, N.J. Property: 15 Winchester Ave., Middletown 10940. Amount: $224,754. Filed March 24.

The Palisades Interstate Park Commission, Bear Mountain. Seller: Open Space Institute Land Trust Inc., New York City. Property: in Wawarsing. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed March 24.

Bank of America N.A. Seller: The Bank of New York Mellon. Property: 19 Linda Court, Poughkeepsie 12603.

Amount: $238,500. Filed March 27.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Jamie Turndorf, Poughkeepsie. Property: 623 Killearn Road, Millbrook 12545. Amount: $4.1 million. Filed March 20.

Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc., Wallkill. Seller: Farm To Market Associates Inc., Brewster. Property: in Patterson. Amount: $6 million. Filed March 16.

Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc., Wallkill. Seller: Chelsea Waterfront Development LLC, Yonkers. Property: in Fishkill.

Amount: $6 million. Filed March 24.

Below $1 million 162 Hudson LLC, Whitestone.

Seller: City of Newburgh. Property: 162 Broadway, Newburgh. Amount: $70,000. Filed March 25.

278 North Brewster Road LLC, Rye Brook. Seller: O and M Properties LLC, New York City. Property: 278 N. Brewster Road, Brewster 10509.

Amount: $615,000. Filed March 19.

337-81 LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: 81 Cannon Street LLC, Mount Kisco.

Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $80,000. Filed March 26.

49 Main Street Partners LLC, Ardmore, Pa. Seller: Peter Nichols, et al, Brewster. Property: in Southeast.

Amount: $830,000. Filed March 16.

Abundant Life Tabernacle, Kingston. Seller: Frank Ostrander, et al, Kingston. Property: 389 Broadway, Kingston. Amount: $235,000. Filed March 25.

Agape Homes Inc., Middletown.

Seller: Stonecrest Income and Opportunity Fund I LLC, San Jose, Calif.

Property: 107 N. Beacon, Middletown 10940. Amount: $45,000. Filed March 25.

Amar Holdings Inc., Poughkeepsie.

Seller: Sunmark Federal Credit Union, Latham. Property: in Newburgh.

Amount: $350,000. Filed March 27.

Atereth Developments LLC, Monroe. Seller: Morris Kaufman, Monroe.

Property: 8 Van Buren Drive, Monroe 10950. Amount: $160,000. Filed March 24.

Best 4 Sales Inc., Monroe. Seller: Morris Kaufman, Monroe. Property: 27 Quickway Road, Unit 101, Monroe 10950. Amount: $78,300. Filed March 24.

Britkat Inc., Monroe. Seller: Jacent V. Flood, Highland Mills. Property: in Woodbury. Amount: $195,000. Filed March 27.

Brookfield Global Relocation Services LLC, Burr Ridge, Ill. Seller: Daniel Mead, et al, Highland. Property: in Lloyd. Amount: $257,450. Filed March 20.

Cappillino Properties LLC, Highland. Seller: Matthew Relyea, Highland. Property: 27 Reservoir Road, Lloyd. Amount: $92,000. Filed March 20.

CitiMortgage Inc. Seller: James David Meier, Poughkeepsie. Property: 182 Mill St., Poughkeepsie 12601.

Amount: $253,500. Filed March 27.

Congress Properties LLC, Pleasant Valley. Seller: DEJ Enterprises LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $30,000. Filed March 24.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Douglas J. Schuetz, et al. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $109,595.

Filed March 26.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Lee David Klein, Poughkeepsie. Property: 8 Doty Ave., Hyde Park 12538. Amount: $252,000. Filed March 23.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Niki Pagones Quinn, Wappingers Falls. Property: 10 Prospect St., Highland Falls 10928. Amount: $337,600. Filed March 25.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Peter P. Rosato, White Plains. Property: 305 Bentley Court, No. 3-0305, Brewster 10509. Amount: $304,638. Filed March 17.

Eco Lake Estate LLC, Great Neck.

Seller: The Vincent Kosuga and Pauline Kosuga Foundation Inc., Warwick. Property: 79 Bisch Road, Wallkill 10940. Amount: $700,000. Filed March 30.

FACTS & FIGURES Equity Homes of New York Inc., Port Jervis. Seller: Hasbrouck Lane Realty LLC, Montgomery. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $281,250. Filed March 24.

Excellent Gardens LLC, Monroe.

Seller: Lemberg Gardens LLC, Monroe. Property: in Monroe. Amount: $700,000. Filed March 24.

EXR LLC, Spring Valley. Seller: Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Property: 81 Franklin St., Port Jervis 12771. Amount: $20,000. Filed March 30.

Fannie Mae. Seller: Benjamin Greenwald, New Windsor. Property: 21 Spring St., Middletown 10940.

Amount: $209,351. Filed March 27.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Maureen Fleming, Kent Lakes. Property: 20 Huntington Road, Carmel 10512. Amount: $93,290. Filed March 18.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Alan L. Joseph, Goshen. Property: 12 Alex Court, Middletown 10940. Amount: $603,089. Filed March 25.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Alan L. Joseph, Goshen. Property: 585 Shore Drive, New Windsor 12553. Amount: $366,695.

Filed March 25.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Glen A. Plotsky, Port Jervis. Property: 35 Benneywater Drive, Port Jervis 12771. Amount: $368,668. Filed March 24.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Gregory McAdam, Walden. Property: 48 Delaware Road, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $323,497.

Filed March 30.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Gustavo Mendiola, et al, New Windsor. Property: 49 Creamery Drive, New Windsor 12553.

Amount: $309,302. Filed March 24.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Laurence A. Clemente, Goshen. Property: 2 Ross Lane, Middletown 10941. Amount: $200,000.

Filed March 25.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Ronald Jay Cohen, Goshen. Property: 72 Deer Trail S., Greenwood Lake 10925. Amount: $56,899. Filed March 25.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Tammy L. Holt, Kerhonkson. Property: 122 Hill Top Terrace, Kerhonkson 12446. Amount: $99,452. Filed March 20.

Hong Ding Realty LLC, Patterson. Seller: Eileen Burdick, Brewster. Property: 101 Haviland Drive, Patterson 12563.

Amount: $250,000. Filed March 13.

HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: Jason Scott, Walden. Property: 152 Front St., Port Jervis 12771. Amount: $281,737.

Filed March 30.

HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: John Swift III, Goshen. Property: 190 W. Main St., Middletown 10940. Amount: $338,457. Filed March 24.

HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: Meghan Mossey, Poughkeepsie. Property: 98 Creek Road, Staatsburgh 12580.

Amount: $465,500. Filed March 26.

Jay El Properties Corp., Monroe.

Seller: ProSave Development Inc., Montebello. Property: 20 Kings Point Lane, Blooming Grove. Amount: $270,000. Filed March 24.

JREL Capital Ltd., Freeport. Seller: Fannie Mae. Property: 14 Ashley Road, Mahopac. Amount: $121,484. Filed March 16.

LPP Mortgage Ltd. Seller: Joan C. Salwen, Scarsdale. Property: 26 Argyle St., Lake Peekskill 10537. Amount: $233,355. Filed March 17.

Macal Development Corp., Holmes. Seller: Putnam County Savings Bank, Brewster. Property: 34 South St., Pawling. Amount: $140,000.

Filed March 27.

Mahopac Bank, Brewster. Seller: Chester Herman Gordon, Poughkeepsie. Property: 2696 W. Main St., Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $343,500. Filed March 24.

Modena Living LLC, Bridgewater, N.J. Seller: John Guerra, et al, Punta Gorda, Fla. Property: in Plattekill.

Amount: $467,500. Filed March 24.

Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Seller: Gjok M. Deckaj, Campbell Hall. Property: 133 Blake Road, Maybrook 12543.

Amount: $142,283. Filed March 24.

North Road Crossing Inc., Highland. Seller: Tayclo Properties LLC, Port St. Lucie, Fla. Property: in Lloyd.

Amount: $205,000. Filed March 23.

One Preshburg Corp., Monroe.

Seller: 19 Forest Road LLC, Monroe.

Property: 1 Preshburg Blvd., Unit 203, Monroe. Amount: $200,000. Filed March 24.

Quill and Ink LLC, Wappingers Falls. Seller: Lawrence I. Green, et al, Sandy, Utah. Property: 18 Namoth Road, Wappingers Falls 12590.

Amount: $110,000. Filed March 26.

Ray Spiak Inc., Goshen. Seller: James Keller, et al, Queensbury. Property: in Monroe. Amount: $60,000. Filed March 24.

Rivershark Inc., Englewood, Ohio.

Seller: Gary G. Dougherty, Hurley.

Property: in Kingston. Amount: $88,500. Filed March 27.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Seller: John J. Revella, Walden. Property: 6 Polly Kay Drive, Middletown 10940. Amount: $207,766.

Filed March 24.

Stonecrest Income and Opportunity Fund-I LLC, San Jose, Calif. Seller: Heather E. Bennett, Middletown.

Property: 107 N. Beacon St., Middletown 10940. Amount: $110,000. Filed March 25.

Stoneledge LLC, Millerton. Seller: Leonard Inello, Wingdale. Property: in Amenia. Amount: $82,000. Filed March 20.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Barbara Alvia Bracero, Wappingers Falls. Property: 25 Valley Road, Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $256,500. Filed March 23.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Joseph A. Catania Jr., Newburgh. Property: 1465 Route 82, Hopewell Junction 12533.

Amount: $334,500. Filed March 26.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Joseph A. Catania Jr., Newburgh. Property: 1465 Route 82, Hopewell Junction 12533.

Amount: $334,500. Filed March 26.

JUDGMENTS Advanced Surgical Care PC, Cornwallon-Hudson. $80,000 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Dec. 1.

BBFI Inc., d.b.a. Blooming Boutique Florist, Kingston. $242 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 27.

Cardinal Technolo�y LLC, Woodstock. $889 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 27.

D and S Recycling Inc., Ellenville. $1,790 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 27.

Double Trouble Consignments, Kingston. $3,403 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 27.

Moran and Gottlieb, Kingston. $491 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed March 23.

Nowab Hotels Corp., Newburgh. $70,000 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Dec. 1.

Primo Pizza of Kingston Inc., Kingston. $3,403 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 27.

Shawangunk Mining and Excavating Inc., Wallkill. $514 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 27.

Tanman Inc., Kingston. $7,102 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 27.

LIS PENDENS The following filings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed.

Acampora, Michael J., et al. Filed

by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 80 Greenwood Drive, Beacon 12508.

Filed March 19.

Audah, Raed Makki, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $330,000 affecting property located at 49 Sycamore Road, Mahopac 10541.

Filed March 20.

Biren, Glenn A., et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 207 Roosevelt Drive, Unit 129, Fishkill 12524. Filed March 19.

Bizzarro, Edelmira, et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $351,000 affecting property located at 17 Old Albany Post Road, Garrison 10524. Filed March 25.

Lots of Love Family Daycare, Newburgh. $42,000 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Dec. 1.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Timothy P. Daley, et al, Poughkeepsie. Property: 29 Carter Road, LaGrange 12569.

Amount: $120,000. Filed March 27.

Ulster Savings Bank, Kingston.

Seller: Reagan Kiser, London, England. Property: 485 Hutchin Hill Road, Bearsville 12409. Amount: $997,525.

Filed March 26.

Vassar Brothers Hospital, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Matthew Krasilovsky, et al, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $250,000.

Filed March 24.

Vineyard Estates LLC, Monroe.

Seller: United Talmudical Academy of Kiryas Joel Inc., Monroe. Property: 6 Kahan Drive, Monroe. Amount: $125,000. Filed March 25.

Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Seller: Shirley Ann King, Greenville. Property: in Greenville. Amount: $100,000. Filed March 25.

WCP Block 1 LLC, New York City.

Seller: Paul A. Zenick, et al, New Windsor. Property: 3 Third Court, Chester 10918. Amount: $132,500. Filed March 24.

WEJ LLC, Wallkill. Seller: Prospect Ridge LLC, Wallkill. Property: in Marlborough. Amount: $65,000. Filed March 20.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Margaret T. Runge, et al, Pawling. Property: 265 Tower Hill Road, Wassaic 12592.

Amount: $130,500. Filed March 27.

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: Michele L. Babcock, Walden. Property: 78 Bergen Ave., Walden 12586. Amount: $121,742. Filed March 27.

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FACTS & FIGURES Blaber, Barbara A., individually and as surviving tenant by the entirety of Harry P. Blaber, et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $146,500 affecting property located at 446 Delaware Ave., Kingston. Filed March 20.

Boyles, Jason, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 11 Paye St., Beacon 12508. Filed March 19.

Busby, Christopher, et al. Filed

by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $252,350 affecting property located at 1123 Briggs Highway, Ellenville 12428. Filed March 26.

Buttenheim, Lois, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $43,500 affecting property located at 14 Alder Court, Kingston 12401. Filed March 26.

Cannon, Derka, et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $292,313 affecting property located at 190 Forest Valley Road, Pleasant Valley 12569. Filed Feb. 25.

Dunne, Rebecca A., et al. Filed by Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $153,500 affecting property located at 170 Sunset Drive, Port Ewen 12466. Filed March 26.

Garcia, Jillian, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $239,200 affecting property located at 7 Wood St., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed March 18.

Johnson, Robert Jr., et al. Filed by Flagstar Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $550,000 affecting property located at 12 Miller Road, Putnam Valley 10579.

Filed March 16.

McCoy, Betty L., et al. Filed by OneWest Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $334,875 affecting property located at 27 Pierce Lane, New Paltz 12561. Filed March 27.

Durham, Daniel J., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $208,724 affecting property located at 322 Titusville Road, LaGrange 12603.

Filed March 18.

Grange, Elaine M., et al. Filed by Beneficial Homeowner Service Corp.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $108,146 affecting property located at 753-755 Route 44/55, Highland 12528. Filed March 20.

Kastrat, Kemail, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $297,500 affecting property located at 18 Cedar Drive, Putnam Valley 10579. Filed March 18.

McDonough, Patrick T., et al. Filed

by Planet Home Lending LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $197,660 affecting property located at 10 S. Clinton Ave., Kingston 12401. Filed March 20.

Edwards, Anthony M. Jr., et al.

Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $300,000 affecting property located at 17 Salisbury Road, Patterson 12563. Filed March 12.

Grunhut, Joseph, et al. Filed by Freedom Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 22 Lizensk Blvd., No. 302, Monroe 10950. Filed Sept. 11.

Kessman, Marc D., et al. Filed by Merrill Lynch Credit Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $835,992 affecting property located at 70 Athena Court, Mahopac 10541. Filed March 18.

Meehan, Bernadette, et al. Filed by Christiana Trust. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 10 Pine St., Kingston 12401.

Filed March 27.

Elwood, Robert F. Jr., et al. Filed

by Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $214,423 affecting property located at 22 Ellen Drive, Beacon 12508. Filed March 16.

Gulnick, Burton Jr., Ulster county commissioner of finance, as administrator for the estate of Lorraine B. Peone, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $240,000 affecting property located at 10 York St., Glasco 12432. Filed March 24.

Kleiman, Joel, Orange county commissioner of finance, as administrator to the estate of Lorraine Kelleher, et al.

Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $120,000 affecting property located at 10 Smith Ave., Walden 12586. Filed Sept. 11.

Melville, Joanne, et al. Filed by OneWest Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $397,500 affecting property located at 4 Main St., Saugerties 12477. Filed March 26.

Espinal, Ricardo, et al. Filed by Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $230,000 affecting property located at 13 W. Church St., Beacon 12508. Filed March 16.

Capoccitti, Richard L., et al. Filed

by Citizens Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $424,800 affecting property located at 13 Dunham Court, East Fishkill.

Filed March 6.

Feldweg, Brent E., et al. Filed by Residential Mortgage Loan Trust 2013-TT2. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $282,000 affecting property located at 8 Hellman Court, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed Feb. 11.

Cascio, Russell J., et al. Filed by Citizens Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $120,000 affecting property located at 5 Doyle Drive, Wappinger. Filed March 4.

Ferris, Daniel, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $300,000 affecting property located at 21 Old Doansburg Lane, Brewster 10509. Filed March 16.

Ciccotelli, Christopher R., et al.

Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $133,500 affecting property located at 37 Orchard Trail, Monroe 10950. Filed Sept. 11.

Fitzgerald-Wood, Maureen A., et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 85 Nelson Hoff Road, Saugerties 12477.

Filed March 23.

Hammond, Raymond, et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $122,312 affecting property located at 925 White Pond Colony Road West, Carmel 10512. Filed March 18.

Hartmann, Sally, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $176,000 affecting property located at 27 Dunwoodie Road, Lake Carmel 10512. Filed March 24.

Herbert, Rose M., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $232,236 affecting property located at 28 Lilac Drive, Wingdale 12594. Filed March 19.

Kussel, Judith, et al. Filed by Citizens Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 12 Pippin Lane, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed March 19.

Langenbach, Evan, administrator of estate of Denise C. Langenbach, et al.

Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $127,991 affecting property located at 93 Washington Ave., Kingston 12401. Filed March 23.

Line, Nancy, et al. Filed by Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $250,000 affecting property located at 846 N. Hillside Road, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed March 19.

Higgins, Thomas, et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $119,059 affecting property located at 108 Towners Road, Carmel 10512. Filed March 12.

Liotard, Cecile, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $267,120 affecting property located at 399 Main St., Goshen 10924. Filed Sept. 11.

Fix, Lucille, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $118,300 affecting property located at 89 Spring St., Kingston 12401. Filed March 27.

Hinsey, Jason S., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $240,000 affecting property located at 286 North Road, Milton 12547. Filed March 24.

Longo, Debra, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $60,667 affecting property located at 35 Seward Ave., Port Jervis 12771. Filed Sept. 11.

Cooper, Peter, et al. Filed by PNC Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $250,865 affecting property located at 76 William St., Newburgh 12550. Filed Sept. 11.

Franklin, Cheryl, 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 1404 Windsor Lane, Brewster 10509. Filed March 12.

Hopkins, Thomas Stevens, et al.

Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $201,175 affecting property located at 33 Warren St., Kingston 12401. Filed March 25.

Manna, John R., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $137,600 affecting property located at 55 Brothers Road, Stormville 12582. Filed March 18.

Decker, Ronald A. III, et al. Filed

by Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $214,400 affecting property located at 1140 Netherwood Road, Salt Point 12578. Filed March 2.

Gallante, Leslie, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $89,775 affecting property located at 3 Millholland Drive, Unit E, Fishkill 12524. Filed March 20.

Ionta, Diane, et al. Filed by Oceanfirst Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $444,000 affecting property located at 98 Cherry Hill Road, Carmel 10512.

Filed March 19.

May, Bryan J., et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 5 Lark St., Washingtonville 10992. Filed Sept. 11.

Concors, Sandra Gale, et al. Filed

by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $200,000 affecting property located at 220 Ulsterville Road, Pine Bush 12446 .

Filed March 27.

Defrance, Jerey, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $192,000 affecting property located at 2 Fowlerhouse Road, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed March 4.

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Gallo, James P., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $119,000 affecting property located at 3 Grandview Ave., Kingston 12401. Filed March 20.

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Jennings, Elizabeth M., et al. Filed

by The Bank of New York. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $112,500 affecting property located at 228 Queens Highway, Rochester 12446. Filed March 26.

McBride, Susan, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 13 Caramel Heights, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed March 20.

Meyer, Fabien M., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $207,000 affecting property located at 4133 Highway 209, Stone Ridge 12484. Filed March 20.

Mobley, Bobby W., 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 43 High St., Napanoch 12458. Filed March 20.

Morales, Segio, et al. Filed by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 39 Carter St., Newburgh 12550. Filed Sept. 11.

Navarra, Vincent, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $220,000 affecting property located at 77 Friedlander Drive, Kerhonkson. Filed March 20.

Netti, Maurice, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $282,000 affecting property located at 138 Brannan Place, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed March 20.

Nunez, Dayana, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $210,000 affecting property located at 108 Watermelon Hill Road, Mahopac 10541. Filed March 13.

Ortiz, Juan, et al. Filed by American Financial Resources Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $279,346 affecting property located at 263 Ridge Road, Milton 12547. Filed March 26.

Palazzo, Kenneth R., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $238,300 affecting property located at 152 Griffin Drive, Hurley 12443. Filed March 24.

Palen, Alan D., et al. Filed by the State of New York Mortgage Agency.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $142,590 affecting property located at 343 Lake Shore Drive, Pine Bush 12566. Filed March 25.

Palmer, Jennifer L., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $231,173 affecting property located at 38 Judson St., Beacon 12508. Filed March 19.

Parrish, Ross W., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $216,000 affecting property located at 26 Kent Acres Court, Carmel 10512.

Filed March 16.

Pennings Enterprises Inc., et al.

Filed by Sterling National Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $620,000 affecting property located in Cornwall-on-Hudson. Filed Sept. 11.

Pie Development Company Inc., et al. Filed by Rhinebeck Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $150,000 affecting property located at 87 Oak St., Beacon. Filed March 6.

Porter, Stacey J., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $386,910 affecting property located at 398 Maloney Road, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed March 18.

Quinn, Christopher P., et al. Filed

by Pennymac Loan Services LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 44 Merritt Ave., Millbrook 12545. Filed March 20.

Robinson, David C., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $244,650 affecting property located at 14 Beech Court, Fishkill 12524. Filed March 10.

Roche, Veronica, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 29 Newton Road, Patterson 12563. Filed March 19.

Ruh, Kelly, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $210,000 affecting property located at 152 Chestnut Ridge Road, Mahopac 10541. Filed March 16.

Sayegh, Alfred, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $408,000 affecting property located at 3 Samuels Court, Carmel 10512. Filed March 16.

Sebastian, Ernesto C., et al. Filed

by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $234,740 affecting property located at 111 Cornwall Meadows Lane, Patterson 12563. Filed March 20.

FACTS & FIGURES Silva, Maria C., et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $226,000 affecting property located at 6 Gregory Place, Mahopac. Filed March 17.

Simone, Thomas F., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $145,541 affecting property located at 13 Judy Terrace, Poughkeepsie 12601.

Filed March 20.

Souza, Daniel S., et al. Filed by Citizens Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $360,000 affecting property located at 2 Hamlet Way, East Fishkill. Filed March 17.

Summo, Helene, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $120,000 affecting property located at 400 Haviland Drive, Patterson 12563. Filed March 18.

The estate of Beatrice Lindsay, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $262,500 affecting property located at 500 E Commons Way, Fishkill 12524. Filed March 18.

Unknown administrator of the estate of Charles A. Rowe, et al.

Filed by Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $220,500 affecting property located at 625 Jersey Ave., Greenwood Lake 10925. Filed Sept. 11.

Walfish, Jeffrey M., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $222,000 affecting property located at 609 Covington Green Lane, Patterson 12563. Filed March 20.

Weekes, Varees, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 87 S. Cherry St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed March 19.

Wikane, Andrew D., et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $264,350 affecting property located at 67 Pine Hill Road, Pleasant Valley 12569. Filed March 19.

Wohlrab, Rosemarie Elizabeth, as executrix and heir to the estate of Helen E. Betanzos, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $155,600 affecting property located at 52 Church St., Wallkill 12589. Filed March 25.

MECHANIC’S LIENS Cornerstone Real Estate LLC, as owner. $4,076 as claimed by F.H. Stickles and Son Inc., Livingston. Property: 73-93 Serenity Hill Road, Clinton. Filed March 27.

Delmonte, Michael, et al, as owner. $6,334 as claimed by Intercounty Supply Inc., Port Chester. Property: 627 Route 9D, Garrison 10524. Filed March 18.

WA 319 Main LLC, as owner. $7,776 as claimed by PSH Corp., Newburgh.

Property: in Poughkeepsie. Filed March 19.

Catskills Clothing Co., 38 Main St., Phoenicia 12492, c/o Mindy Freedgood. Filed March 24.

NEW BUSINESSES

Circus House Farms, 30 Lucas Ave., Kingston 12401, c/o William Wolf III. Filed March 26.

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

CW Collection, 26 Korosko Farm Road, Newburgh 12550, c/o Natalie Lyn Wilkinson. Filed June 13.

Doing Business As

Drywall Taping, 263 First St., Newburgh 12550, c/o Apolinar Aguilar.

Filed June 16.

Condor Associates of NY Inc., d.b.a. PC Solutions of New York, 129 Lake Road, Lake Katrine 12449.

Filed March 23.

Ellenora Cage, 403 Stoll Road, Saugerties 12477, c/o Nora O. Cage. Filed March 25.

Delson International Inc., d.b.a.

TTH, 138 Parsell St., Kingston 12401.

Filed March 23.

Gifts to Shop, 10 Getzel Berger Blvd., No. 101, Monroe 10950, c/o Yuda Noe. Filed June 13.

Mole Pier 23 Inc., d.b.a. Pier 23 Mole Mole, 23 Broadway, Kingston 12401. Filed March 23.

Harold’s Barber Shop, 573 Route 17M, Suite 2, Monroe 10950, c/o Harold N. Beckett. Filed June 16.

Martini, Nancy, et al, as owner. $383 as claimed by Scott M. Bryant, Hopewell Junction. Property: 124 Spy Glass Hill, East Fishkill. Filed March 24.

Neave Landscaping Inc., d.b.a.

Neave Group Outdoor Solutions, 80 Airport Drive, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed March 23.

Hugo’s Construction, 161 Johnston St., Newburgh 12550, c/o Hugo Ramirez Flores. Filed June 16.

Suburban Estate Woodbury LLC, as owner. $10,300 as claimed by Probuild Company LLC, Middletown.

Property: 55 Catskill High Rail, Monroe. Filed March 27.

Neave Landscaping Inc., d.b.a.

Neave Pools, 80 Airport Drive, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed March 23.

Foley, Michelle, et al, as owner. $1,859 as claimed by Christopher Hunt Sr., Wappingers Falls. Property: 28 Horseshoe Drive, LaGrange. Filed March 27.

Hudson Valley Realty Corp., as owner. $352,875 as claimed by Thomas M. Brennan Inc., Brewster. Property: 2054 and 2038 Route 6, Carmel.

Filed March 13.

Knollwood Commons at Red Hook, as owner. $4,400 as claimed

by Blackman Plumbing Supply Company Inc., Bayport. Property: 29 Firehouse Lane, Red Hook. Filed March 17.

Magnas, Joshua G., as owner. $12,000 as claimed by Hudson Valley Roofers Inc., Montgomery. Property: 39 Long Hill Road, East Fishkill. Filed March 27.

Suburban Estate Woodbury LLC, as owner. $31,842 as claimed by Probuild Company LLC, Middletown.

Property: 52 Southfield Falls, Monroe.

Filed March 27.

Suburban Estate Woodbury LLC, as owner. $35,503 as claimed by Probuild Company LLC, Middletown.

Property: 42 Catskill High Rail, Monroe. Filed March 27.

Suburban Estate Woodbury LLC, as owner. $40,943 as claimed by Probuild Company LLC, Middletown.

Property: 18 Adelake Fareway, Monroe. Filed March 27.

Suburban Estate Woodbury LLC, as owner. $42,296 as claimed by Probuild Company LLC, Middletown.

Property: 68 Southfield Falls, Monroe.

Filed March 27.

Suburban Estate Woodbury LLC, as owner. $44,657 as claimed by Probuild Company LLC, Middletown.

Property: 53 Catskill High Rail, Monroe. Filed March 27.

Suburban Estate Woodbury LLC, as owner. $6,864 as claimed by Probuild Company LLC, Middletown.

Property: 46 Catskill High Rail, Monroe. Filed March 27.

Toll Brothers Inc., as owner. $65,884 as claimed by Clove Excavators Inc., Poughkeepsie. Property: in Beekman.

Filed March 20.

JBLinksU, 553 Fostertown Road, Newburgh 12550, c/o James Buchanan. Filed June 13.

Papa Smirf’s Taxi Services, 6 Commercial Ave., Highland 12528, c/o Corey D.T. Shortes. Filed March 26.

Jessica Scott Venture, 12 Oak Ridge Terrace, Kingston 12401, c/o Jessica L. Scott. Filed March 23.

Paul M. Fazio, 45 Twin Oaks Drive, Shokan 12481, c/o Paul M. Fazio. Filed March 27.

K and S Auto, 15 Canal St., Ellenville 12428, c/o Daniel A. Foster. Filed March 20.

Pi Signs, 28 Euclid Ave., Middletown 10940, c/o Cris Bickerdyke.

Filed June 16.

Lee Cutler Justice Fund, 254 Crawford St., Pine Bush 12566, c/o Lee Cutler. Filed June 16.

Renelle Lorray Photography, 13 Grand St., Warwick 10990, c/o Renelle Lorray. Filed June 13.

Lisa’s Littles, 98 Elmendorf St., Kingston 12401, c/o Lisa Anne Martin.

Filed March 23.

Scott Olympia Contracting, 25 Willow Ave., Cornwall-on-Hudson 12518, c/o Scott Christian Olympia. Filed June 16.

Mamma Susies’, 205 Route 28, Kingston 12401, c/o Susan Niekamp.

Filed March 26.

Sejak, 1427 Route 9, Tivoli 12583, c/o Joshua K. Godfrey. Filed March 20.

Master Techs Appliance Repair, 16 Zena Road, Kingston 12401, c/o Eric H. Bodge. Filed March 20.

SMS Landscaping, 83 Western Ave., Marlboro 12542, c/o Steven Michael Santana. Filed March 24.

Nesbitt’s Tae Kwon Do, 49 Foxhill Road, Wawarsing 12489, c/o Mark A. Nesbitt. Filed March 26.

Winsor Group Consulting Services, 16 Lexington Lane, New Windsor 12553, c/o Darline Nash. Filed June 16.

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P.M. Pollack Ltd., d.b.a. Club Z In-House Tutoring Services, 185 Clements Road, Liberty 12754. Filed March 23.

Partnerships APlus Errands Service, 521 E. Main St., Middletown 10940, c/o Natanel Banks and Jonathan Paul. Filed June 16.

Solid Ground Farm, 5 Ponckhockie St., Kingston 12401, c/o Robert Wesley Hannah and Bryn L. Roshong. Filed March 25.

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Sole Proprietorships A and A Auto Tires, 53/55 N. Main St., Ellenville 12428, c/o Anthony Ramos. Filed March 27.

August Mutt, 1495 Route 213, Ulster Park 12487, c/o Jaclyn M. Wandursky.

Filed March 23.

Brush Land Scaping, 56 Seybolt Ave., Otisville 10963, c/o Michael J. Brush. Filed June 13.

C. Alejandro Valle, 202 Third Ave., Kingston 12401, c/o Cesar A. Valle.

Filed March 27.

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It takes a vision to build a village

A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Here’s your opportunity to honor a person whom you feel has made a positive impact on the city of “Gracious Living” by taking part in the Tim League Readers Choice Visionary Award.

Join Mayor Mike Spano, the Westchester County Business Journal, Yonkers Chamber of Commerce, Yonkers Partners in Education, the Yonkers IDA, The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and Sarah Lawrence College in identifying the most visionary people.

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May 7 - Awards Ceremony Hosted by Tim League The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema 2548 Central Ave., Yonkers 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

LEGAL NOTICES Notice of Formation of RIVERTOWNS STAGING LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/19/14.

Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o THE LLC, 55 Walgrove Ave., Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59840 Notice of Formation of BLUESTONE 53, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/16/15. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o THE LLC, 12 Water St., #204, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59841 Notice of Formation of GERALD H. HYMAN, DMD, PLLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/5/14. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o THE LLC, 242 Robert Dr., New Rochelle, NY 10804. Purpose: to engage in the practice of dentistry. #59842 Notice of Formation of 3225 EAST TREMONT ASSOCIATES, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/22/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o THE LLC, 12 Water St., #204, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59843 Notice of Formation of PROTEALAB LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/3/14. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o THE LLC, 85 Brevoort Ln., Rye, NY 10580. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59844 Notice of Formation of STELLAR SOLUTIONS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/13/15. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o THE LLC, 66 Miller Ave., Tarrytown, NY 10591. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59845 Notice of Formation of 323 EAST 53RD HOLDING, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/16/15. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o THE LLC, 12 Water St., #204, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: all lawful activities #59846 Notice of Formation of 323 EAST 53RD ASSOCIATES, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/16/15.

Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o THE LLC, 12 Water St., #204, White Plains, NY 10601.

Purpose: all lawful activities. #59847 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). OLIVER ENTERPRIZE, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/09/15. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: OLIVER ENTERPRIZE, PO BOX 435, Yonkers, New York 10703, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #59848

Notice of formation of MOUNT KISCO PRODUCTS LLC . Art. Of Org. filed with the Sectíy of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/23/15. 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 the LLC, 185 McLain Street Mount Kisco, NY 10549.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose #59849 Notice of Cert. of Conv. of Redhead Writes, a general partnership, to Redhead Writes LLC, a limited liability company (LLC).

Cert. of Conversion filed with SS NY on 2/18/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to: c/o The LLC, 8 Riverview Terr., Irvington, NY 10533.Purpose: to engage in any lawful act or activity. #59850 PB VENTURES LLC, a domestic LLC, by way of conversion from a general partnership f/k/a PB Investments filed with the SSNY on 1/28/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Cary Potkin, 13 Rolling Hills Ln., Harrison, NY 10528. General Purposes. #59851 SAIMS LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/15/2015. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 20 Winterberry Ln., Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose #59852 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF VIA WILLOW, LLC Arts. of Org. filed w/ Secy of State of NY on 02/12/15, Office loc: Westchester Cty, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 460 North Main St, Port Chester, NY 10573. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #59853 Pop & Bessieís, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Secy. Of State (SSNY) 11/17/14. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: The LLC, 80 Guion Place, Apt. 9Y, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: Any lawful acts or activities. #59855

Notice of Formation of TarryTel, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 02/23/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 28 W Elizabeth St, Tarrytown, New York 10591. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59859 Notice of Formation of Katonah Consulting, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on Jan. 20, 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: 37 Cedar Road East, Katonah, NY 10536. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59860 BOATING TIMES NEW YORK, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 2/6/15. 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, 5 Hilltop Dr., Cortland Manor, NY 10567. General Purposes. #59861 KIMBALL DENTISTRY, PLLC, a Prof. LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/23/2015. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 300 Kimball Ave., Yonkers, NY 10704. Purpose: To practice the profession of Dentistry. #59864 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 4 SCOTT CIRCLE PARTNERS, LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/07/15. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated agent upon whom process maybe served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to principal business address: 645 N. Broadway,White Plains, NY 10603. Purpose: any lawful act. #59865 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: STAY PRAYED UP, LLC (stayprayerful.org).

Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/02/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: C/O STAY PRAYED UP, LLC, 77 Locust Hill Ave. Apt. 329, Yonkers NY 10701. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59866

Notice of Formation of Empire Drafting LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 02/18/15. 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, 740 Gramatan Ave, Mount Vernon, NY 10552. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59856

Notice of Formation of Shorepoint Holdings, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/27/2015. Office Location: Westchester Cty. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to:Kurt Reich, 624 Oakhurst Rd.Mamaroneck NY 10543.Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59867

Notice of Formation of Karen D. Kipnes, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State (SSNY) on 12/15/14. 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, 33 Rock Shelter Road, Waccabuc, NY 10597. Purpose: any lawful purpose #59857

Notice of Formation of Rockland Capital LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 2/27/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 3 Stratford Road, Larchmont, New York 10538. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59868 Notice of Formation of Greenberg & Chester LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/23/15. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 141 Nob Hill Dr. Elmsford, NY, 10523. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59870

NOVO CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/03/2015. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Michael Nessim, 530 E. 76th St., #9C, NY, NY 10021.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59871

SUMMONS

MP FISH LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/03/2015.

Office loc: Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: C/O Steinvurzel & Levy Law Group, 34 South Broadway, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59872

COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER

PBGS LA ROCHELLE REALTY, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 2/17/15. 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, 510 North Ave., New Rochelle, NY 10801. General Purposes. #59873 85-87 GAINSBORG AVE LLC , a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 2/5/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Robert Barbera, 4 Mayfair Rd., Elmsford, NY 10523. General Purposes. #59874

Index No. 61923/2014 D/O/F: August 1, 2014 Premises Address: 443 UNION AVENUE MOUNT VERNON, NY 10550 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

JAMES B. NUTTER & COMPANY, Plaintiff, -againstANGELA WILLOUGHBY AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF MARGARET WILLOUGHBY; JAMES THOMPSON AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF MARGARET WILLOUGHBY; MICHELLE WILLOUGHBY AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF MARGARET WILLOUGHBY; JOHN DOE 1 THROUGH 50; JANE DOE 1 THROUGH 50, INTENDING TO BE THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DISTRIBUTES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, TRUSTEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, AND ASSIGNEES OF THE ESTATE OF MARGARET WILLOUGHBY WHO WAS BORN ON MAY 31, 1931 AND DIED ON MARCH 22, 2012, A RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER, THEIR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST IF ANY OF THE AFORESAID DEFENDANTS BE DECEASED, THEIR RESPECTIVE HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF THE AFORESAID CLASSES OF PERSON, IF THEY OR ANY OF THEM BE DEAD, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE HUSBANDS, WIVES OR WIDOWS, IF ANY, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE UNKNOWN TO THE PLAINTIFF; EQUITABLE ASCENT FINANCIAL LLC; GROTON & BRUNEY LLC; BOGUSZ JAROSLAW; MT. VERNON HOSPITAL; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; SUMMIT BANK; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; WESTCHESTER COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT;; ‘’JOHN DOES’’ and ‘’JANE DOES,’’ said names being fictitious, parties intended being possible tenants or occupants of premises and corporations, other entities or persons who have, claim, or may claim, a lien against, or other interest in, the premises, Defendant(s), TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your Answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, where service is made by delivery upon you personally within the State, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

321 E 93 LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 5/25/05. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Vincent Ventura, 1586 First Ave., NY, NY 10028. General Purposes. #59875

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Notice of Formation of 30neThirty, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/14/2014. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: P.O. Box 1318. 15 South 1st Ave. Mount Vernon, NY 10550.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59876

YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: BKKJ Property Services LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on 3/4/15.

N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to BKKJ Property Services LLC, 240 Underhill Avenue, Apartment 2, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598. Name/ address of each member available from SSNY. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59877 Notice of Formation Artemis Development LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 3/5/15. Off. Loc.: Westchester Cnty. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o the LLC, 24 Ridge Street, Katonah, NY 10536.

Purpose: all lawful activities. #59878

Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The following notice is intended only for those defendants who are owners of the premises sought to be foreclosed or who are liable upon the debt for which the mortgage stands as security.

The present amount of the debt as of the date of this summons: $340,469.38, consisting of principal balance of $338,069.18 plus interest of $511.27, Service Fees of $25.00; escrow/impound shortages or credits of $0.00, Mortgage Insurance Premium charges of $138.93; late charges of $0.00; Brokerís Price Opinion, inspection and miscellaneous charges of $0.00; attorney fee $1,450.00 and title search $275.00. Because of interest and other charges that may vary from day to day, the amount due on the day you pay may be greater. Hence, if you pay the amount shown above, an adjustment may be necessary after we receive the check, in which event we will inform you.

The name of the creditor to whom the debt is owed: JAMES B. NUTTER & COMPANY. Unless you dispute the validity of the debt, or any portion thereof, within thirty (30) days after receipt hereof, the debt will be assumed to be valid by Rosicki, Rosicki & Associates P.C. If you notify Rosicki, Rosicki & Associates P.C in writing within thirty (30) days after your receipt hereof that the debt, or any portion thereof, is disputed, we will obtain verification of the debt or a copy of any judgment against you representing the debt and a copy of such verification or judgment will be mailed to you by Rosicki, Rosicki & Associates P.C. Upon your written request within 30 days after receipt of this notice, Rosicki, Rosicki & Associates P.C will provide you with the name and address of the original creditor if different from the current creditor.

Note: Your time to respond to the summons and complaint differs from your time to dispute the validity of the debt or to request the name and address of the original creditor. Although you have as few as 20 days to respond to the summons and complaint, depending on the manner of service, you still have 30 days from receipt of this summons to dispute the validity of the debt and to request the name and address of the original creditor.

TO THE DEFENDANTS, except: The Plaintiff makes no personal claim against you in this action.

TO THE DEFENDANTS: If you have obtained an order of discharge from the Bankruptcy court, which includes this debt, and you have not reaffirmed your liability for this debt, this law suit is not alleging that you have any personal liability for this debt and does not seek a money judgment against you. Even if a discharge has been obtained, this lawsuit to foreclose the mortgage will continue and we will seek a judgment authorizing the sale of the mortgaged premises.

Dated: July 30, 2014 Joshua P. Smolow, Esq. ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff Main Office: 51 E Bethpage Road Plainview, NY 11803 516-741-2585 Help For Homeowners In Foreclosure New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. Mortgage foreclosure is a complex process. Some people may approach you about ìsavingî your home. You should be extremely careful about any such promises. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. There are government agencies, legal aid entities and other non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about foreclosure while you are working with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877-BANKNYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the Departmentís website at www.banking.state.ny.us. The State does not guarantee the advice of these agencies. #59885

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LEGAL NOTICES Notice of Formation Action Brand Advisers LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 3/4/15. Off. Loc.: Westchester Cnty. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o the LLC, 3 Green Acres Drive, Rye, NY 10580.

Purpose: all lawful activities. #59879 CGC ADVISORY GROUP LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 3/3/15. 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, 180 Jackson Ave., Pelham, NY 10803. General Purposes. #59880 SIGNATURE PAINT & PAPER, LLC, a foreign LLC, filed with the SSNY on 2/10/15. 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, 44 Cliffdale Rd., Greenwich, CT 06831. General Purposes #59881 Notice of formation of Ground Up Estates, LLC. Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (SSNY) on 4/12/13, office location: Westchester County. Princ. office of LLC: 4 Martine Ave, Suite 612 White Plains, NY 10606. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #59882 Notice of Formation of ALL IN ONE REALTY LLC Art. of Organization filed with SSNY on 11/12/14 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, c/o David Nigrelli, Esq. 465 Columbus Avenue, Suite 120, Valhalla, NY 10595 Purpose: any lawful business activity. #59883 190 VALLEY STREET LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/11/2015. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 427 Manville Rd., Pleasantville, NY 10570. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59884 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: FETE BOITE, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 1/30/2015.

Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 63 2nd Street, Harrison, New York 10528, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #59886 Notice of Formation of Around Your Town Home Inspections,LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/03/2015.

Office in Westchester Counnty.

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. #59887

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: FPT Consulting, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/24/14. Office location: Westchester County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process may be served, and the address a copy shall be mailed is 34 Waterview Drive, Ossining, NY 10562 #59888 3 TO 5 DESIGN & CONSULTING LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 2/6/15. 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 Purposes. #59889 Notice of Formation of Jawdropper Innovations, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/12/15. Offc. 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, United States Corporation Agents, Inc, 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59890 Notice of formation of: Start Med Life, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with SSNY on 1/27/15. Office location: Westchester Co. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1155 Warburton Ave, #4S Yonkers, NY 10701. Purpose: any lawful business activity #59891 Notice is hereby given that an on-premise license, #TBA has been applied for by Lake Street Restaurant Group LLC to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 97 Lake Street West Harrison NY, 10604. #59892 Notice of Formation of Private Care Registered Professional Nursing, PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/18/15. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the PLLC, c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave, Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful purpose #59893 Notice is hereby given that an Application for an On-Premises Liquor License, serial number 1284842, has been applied for by the undersigned in a Restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 2575 2595 Central Park Ave., Yonkers, New York 10710. Westchester County/s/ Sciara Pizza LLC d/b/a Pizza Beat #59894 Notice of Formation of Gosling Media, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/3/15. 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, 12 Gene Place, White Plains, NY 10605. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59895 Notice of formation of CONEXIS MEDIA, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sectíy of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/17/14. 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 the LLC, 9 Beck Ave Rye, NY 10580. Purpose: Any lawful Purpose #59896

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AKKRO LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 3/5/15. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Poko Management, 225 Westchester Ave., Pt. Chester, NY 10573. General Purposes. #59897 Notice is hereby given that an on-premise license, #TBA has been applied for by Panini Bros Inc. to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 321 North Main Street Port Chester, NY 10573. #59898 Notice is hereby given that an on-premise license, (EIN#) 46-3975413 has been applied for by Hacienda Azteca Deli Corporation to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 260 Saw Mill River Road in Elmsford NY 10523. #59899 Sweet Nothings Foods, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 3/20/15 beginning 4/1/15 and perpetually existing. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Roni L. Jacobson, Esq., 5 Old House Lane, Chappaqua, NY 10514.

Purpose: any lawful activity. Dana Jacobson, Organizer (signature), 1 City Place, #1909, White Plains, NY 10601, the business address #59901 FAMILY WELLNESS PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC, a Prof. LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/06/2015. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 25 Vernon Drive, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: To Practice The Profession Of Physical Therapy. #59902 Notice of Formation of JOEBMW MOTORSPORT, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/3/15. 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, 20 Skywood Court, Yonkers, NY 10710. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59903 CHT 888 LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 3/12/15.

Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Greene Leins & Ryan, 100 Executive Blvd., Ste. 206, Ossining, NY 10562-2564.

General Purposes. #59904 Notice of Formation of A & G REALTY CONSULTANTS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/12/15.

Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o THE LLC, 12 Water St. #204, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59905

Notice of Formation of 72 FAIRWAY, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/17/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o THE LLC,1111 Boston Post Rd, Rye, NY 10580. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59906 Notice of Formation of Spark Capital L.L.C. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 02/03/2015. 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, 14 Hudson View Way, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59907 Notice of Formation of 138 Fox Meadow LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/9/2015. NY Office location: WESTCHESTER County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 875 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 400, Mamaroneck, New York 10543. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. #59908 Notice of formation of SALTEEN MUSIC PUBLISHING COMPANY LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sectíy of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/30/15. 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 the LLC, 42 Westminster Ct New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: Any lawful purpose #59909 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: NYC Maintenance Services, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/26/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 220 Pelham Road, Suite 6C, New Rochelle, NY 10805, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #59910 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF MALABAR REALTY LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/22/2013. Office location: WESTCHESTER County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against theLLC served upon him is: LAGEN CHEMMALAKUZHIYIL JOSE The principal business address of the LLC is: 96 Oregon Road, Cortlandt Manor,NY-10567. Purpose: any lawful act or activity #59911

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ñ COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER INDEX # 70704/13 FILED: 3/24/2015 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE Plaintiff designates Westchester County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgage premise is situated. OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff(s), against DORIS GASTON, KOWAN LYONS, unknown heirs at law of ARETHA LYONS and if they be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of who and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, JOHN DOE #1 through JOHN DOE #12, the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, the United States Of America And New York State Department Of Taxation and Finance, Defendant(s).

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEYS FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO FILED THIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOU CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING A PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not serviced with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may appear within (60) days of service thereof and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT: THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose on a mortgage bearing the date June 21, 2007, executed by ARETHA LYONS AND DORIS GASTON to BANK OF AMERICA to secure the sum of $251,500.00 and recorded in Document 472040432, in the Office of the CLERK of the County of WESTCHESTER on July 30, 2007, which mortgage was assigned to OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC., by assignment of mortgage which is dated June 21,2007, covering premises known as 19 Belknap Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10710-5403, (Section 3 Block 3145 and Lot 42.43). The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt described above. To the above named Defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Hon. Sam D. Walker, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, and filed along with the supporting papers in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Westchester on March 19, 2015. This is an action to foreclose on a mortgage. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements hereon erected, situate, lying and being in the City of Yonkers, County of Westchester and State of New York. Section 3 Block 3145 and Lot 42.43 said premises known as 19 Belknap Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10710-5403. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. By reason of the default in the payment of the monthly installment of principal and interest, among other things, as hereinafter set forth, Plaintiff, the holder and owner of the aforementioned note and mortgage, or their agents have elected and hereby accelerate the mortgage and declare the entire mortgage indebtedness immediately due and payable. The following amounts are now due and owing on said mortgage, no part of any of which has been paid although duly demanded: the entire principal balance of $249,760.93 to be immediately due and payable under the mortgage herein foreclosed, plus interest at the rate calculated in accordance with the provisions of the note from May 1, 2008, together with unpaid late charges in the amount of $332.19 that have accrued prior to this action as of April 9, 2013. UNLESS YOU DISPUTE THE VALIDITY OF THE DEBT, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER YOUR RECEIPT HEREOF THAT THE DEBT, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, IS DISPUTED, THE DEBTOR JUDGMENT AGAINST YOU AND A COPY OF SUCH VERIFICATION OR JUDGMENT WILL BE MAILED TO YOU BY THE HEREIN DEBT COLLECTOR. IF APPLICABLE, UPON YOUR WRITTEN REQUEST, WITHIN SAID THIRTY (30) DAY PERIOD, THE HEREIN DEBT COLLECTOR WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED A DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT, YOU ARE NOT PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR THE UNDERLYING INDEBTEDNESS OWED TO PLAINTIFF/CREDITOR AND THIS NOTICE/DISCLOSURE IS FOR COMPLIANCE AND INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE New York State requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT You are in danger of losing your home. If you fail to respond to the summons and complaint in this foreclosure action, you may lose your home. Please read the summons and complaint carefully. You should immediately contact an attorney or your local legal aid office to obtain advice on how to protect yourself. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid, there are government agencies, and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the tollfree helpline maintained by New York state Banking Department at 1-877-Bank-NYS or visit the Departmentís website at www.banking.state.ny.us FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to ìsaveî your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeownerís distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. Section 1303 NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving the copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you may lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING AN ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Leopold & Associates, PLLC, 80 Business Park Drive, Suite 301, Armonk, NY 10504 #59900

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EXPO-NENTIAL GROWTH More than 1,500 people turned out March 18 for The Business Council of Westchester’s 2015 Business Expo at the Hilton in Rye Brook. Merchants and entrepreneurs met new clients, networked with old ones and showcased their businesses. Exhibitors included all industries from real estate, banking, law and health care to marketing, hospitality, fitness, and insurance.

Photograph identifications are from left.

1. Colin Mead, director of events at 42 The Restaurant in White Plains.

2. Mary Kate O’Keefe, development coordinator of ArtsWestchester, chats with a visitor.

3. Gabbi DellaDonna, Jodi Bergin and Meredith Gormley of Empire City Casino.

4. Ron Jacobson, associate vice president for Fordham University and Grant Grastorf, academic operations administrator for Fordham University’s Westchester campus.

5. Sara James, director of membership for The Business Council of Westchester, and Donvil Collins of VeeKast.

6. William Mooney III, Westchester County director of economic development; Deputy Westchester County Executive Kevin Plunkett; Marsha Gordon, president and CEO of The Business Council of Westchester; John Ravitz, executive vice president and COO of The Business Council of Westchester; Anthony Justic, chairman of the board of The Business Council; and Jim Coleman, executive director of the Westchester County Industrial Development Agency.

7. Kate Kinderwater, PGA volunteer operations coordinator, and Meredith Bach, PGA sales manager.

8. Brandon Steiner, founder and CEO of Steiner Sports Marketing, delivers keynote address.

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2015

ABOVE THE BAR AWAR D S NINTH ANNUAL COUNTYWIDE AWARDS PROGRAM RECOGNIZING OUTSTANDING WESTCHESTER ATTORNEYS

SAVE THE DATE: JUNE

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TUDOR ROOM PACE LAW SCHOOL 78 N. BROADWAY WHITE PLAINS

PRESENTED BY: • CITRIN COOPERMAN • WESTCHESTER COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL • PACE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW • WESTCHESTER COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION • WESTCHESTER WOMEN’S BAR ASSOCIATION

Visit westfaironline.com for the nominating process. Each nomination should consist of a minimum of 200 words based on the criteria provided.

Please submit your nomination and a copy of the nominee’s CV no later than April 22. For more information or questions, call Holly DeBartolo at (914) 694-3600, ext. 3006, or email hdebartolo@westfairinc.com.

Nominations close April 22

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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 HEALTH CARE ATTORNEY: Candidate has concentrated his/her legal expertise within the area of health care and distinguished him/herself as a leading health care attorney among his/her peers.

LEADING REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY: Candidate has concentrated his/her legal expertise within the area of real estate, including land use, development and zoning matters and distinguished him/herself as a leading real estate attorney.

MOST PROMISING PACE LAW SCHOOL STUDENT: Candidate, in his/her third year, who through passion and enthusiasm for the law, high scholastic achievement and initiative and involvement in school and community activities will be a promising member of the legal profession.

“WITHOUT QUESTION WINNING THE ABOVE THE BAR AWARD IS ONE OF THE MANY HIGHLIGHTS OF MY LEGAL CAREER, BUT ITS MEANING IS FAR GREATER. IT CELEBRATES THE RULE OF LAW IN OUR PROFESSION AND IT RECOGNIZES ALL LAWYERS WHO FIGHT FOR THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS.” Tejash V. Sanchala 2012 Above The Bar Award Recipient Leading Labor & Employment Attorney

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