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state Supreme Court judge voided a 2007 change to Harrison’s zoning code, ordering the town to issue permits to a developer who wants to build three two-family homes on Franklin Street.

The town will appeal at least part of the decision, which may have ramifications on two separate civil suits in which developer Marc Castaldi is seeking loss of income and punitive damages from the officials who changed the code in 2007 to prohibit construction of two-family homes on Franklin Street.

Joseph Messina, the Mamaroneck attorney representing Castaldi, said he felt appealing the decision would only increase the amount of a monetary settlement for a case that’s dragged on for seven years and counting.

“I certainly think they have a right to appeal, but having reviewed the decision and the situation I don’t see where they’re going with it,” he said. “The only thing I see coming from an appeal

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The credits roll on Mamaroneck Playhouse Condos planned for former theater

BY Mark LuNGariELLO mlungariello@westfairinc.com

THERE ARE TWo EMPTY DISPLAYS on either side of the entrance to Mamaroneck Playhouse.

For years, the displays showed posters of films soon to be screened at the theater, but today there

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are no posters – just white nothingness.

There won’t be any movies here again. Ever.

Bow Tie Cinemas L.L.C., which owns the theater, has told the village of Mamaroneck it wants to convert the theater into a condominium building with about 30 residential units.

It is Monday afternoon following Easter, the

day after the 89-year-old theater showed its last films. Several passersby stop and stare – paying their respects to the theater lying in state. They look through the locked front doors – inside workers are cleaning. They look up at the marquee – no showtimes, just a message to visit a Playhouse, page 6

a complex man for a complex city

New Rochelle and its new chamber chief adapt to grow

BY Mark LuNGariELLO mlungariello@westfairinc.com

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he weekday lunch crowd at New Rochelle’s Mirage Diner is a sea of college kids and employees eating quickly, talking loudly and proudly getting a 10 percent Iona discount on their tabs.

Mixed in are tables full of white-haired retirees drinking decaf, eating breakfast food well into the afternoon and moving in slow motion when it’s time to get up.

Soon none of this will be here. Even the kitschy murals painted on the walls showing ritzy men and women dining on the East River across from a pre-9/11 Manhattan skyline. The college recently bought the Mirage, which is on North Avenue, and Iona will raze and replace it soon with administrative and college space.

The entire city could look very different in the next decade. City government is thinking about hiring master developers to orchestrate a number of redevelopment projects downtown: residential buildings, retail and medical and office space.

Bob Marrone, who will replace Eli Gordon as executive director of the New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce May 5, sits in a far corner of the diner. The changes in the city, he says, can’t ignore New Rochelle’s Hispanic population. The latest Census figures said the city’s Hispanic population had grown to nearly 30 percent and Marrone says the emerging Hispanic-owned business segment needs a seat at the table.

“If you want a vibrant downtown, you’ll have to include Latin Americans,” Marrone says. “That’s who are in New Rochelle.”

Marrone is 64, with white hair, blackrimmed glasses and a sense of humor that’s part Manhattan neurotic with pangs of existentialism and religious guilt, and part Brooklyn street kid with one-liners and snappy comebacks. His Park Slope accent has mostly dissolved under a rhythmic, rehearsed pace he counted on as the former host of “Good Morning Westchester” on New Rochelle’s WVOX Radio. He left that post in late 2012 and has been working freelance as a consultant and a columnist for the Westchester Guardian, the weekly muckraking newspaper.

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Bob Marrone, outside of the Mirage Diner on North Avenue in New Rochelle.

Today he lives in New Jersey, but says he has a special connection to the city that grew from his time on the station. “I became a big fan of Westchester but I fell in love with New Rochelle,” he says. “I love it because of its diversity.”

One thing that struck him as a newsman covering the city was how its residents were passionate, but even those on opposite ends seemed to be “frenemies,” each side thinking its viewpoint represented what was best for the community. He says he covered passionate arguments with members of the community and Mayor Noam Bramson. “The people yelling at Noam call him ‘Noam,’” he says.

New Rochelle has often been noted for its complexities and fragmented demographics and geography. There are neighborhoods of sprawling affluence and coastal country clubs.

There are high-rise housing projects, ethnic enclaves and retail strips with dollar stores.

Marrone says New Rochelle needs to start looking at the city, its demographics and businesses as one unit aware of its multiple personalities. The chamber has to be willing to help businesses and work with other business organizations, he said (he is suggesting to the chamber board of trustees that it should offer a discount for new members that are part of other business organizations).

“Businesses need to join for more than just getting a sticker to put on the wall,” he says.

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Marrone’s own background comes with its own complexities. He says he spent years coming to terms with the sometimes conflicting sides of his mind. Bob Marrone as he is today didn’t exist until several years ago, he says, and “Bob Marrone” as a name didn’t exist until he was about 32 years old.

Marrone’s memoir, which he hopes to publish next year, deals with his years prior to becoming a radio host when he battled debilitating depression, social anxiety and phobias. It also details his childhood, where he says he first established an “Omega dog” sense of not belonging at the table.

Chapter 2 begins: “Sometime in the late summer of 1949 my mother was date raped by a close family friend. It wasn’t as if she had never been with this man before, but she wanted to end the affair and move on. What she got instead was me.”

Marrone says he spent his first seven years with a foster family and went by the name “Robert Forte.” He was reunited with his biological mother and took on the name “Robert Ferrara,” he says, but grew up being told he had two mothers and to never ask about the reasons why.

“I was an illegitimate child before it was fashionable,” he says matter-of-factly in between bites of a scrambled egg and bacon sandwich. It’s nearly 3 p.m. He didn’t adopt Marrone, his mother’s maiden name, as a surname until he was older than 30.

He grew up in Brooklyn having difficulty bringing together two conflicting sides: The book worm, science geek side and the street hockey side. Marrone was short for a hockey player, but skated quickly and established himself as a presence in the “gangs on ice” roughness of New York City leagues.

He married, had a child and became an executive at Merrill Lynch, where he worked from 1971-2002. Immersed in the cutthroat world of banking, he says he read Machiavelli’s “The Prince” every six months.

He remembers the exact date things went wrong: April 6, 1975. He went numb, he says.

“It’s as if someone took a vacuum and sucked my insides out.” For years, he dealt with panic attacks, episodes where it felt every muscle in his body cramped simultaneously. He suffered

from suicidal thoughts, hypochondria, incapacitating agoraphobia that made it difficult to leave his house, and daily night terrors and difficulty concentrating.

In four months from the day it went wrong, he had lost 40 pounds and began seeking professional treatment. The tentative title of his memoir is “No Guarantees,” based on what one psychiatrist told him: that there were no guarantees he’d ever get better.

He was able to overcome, or at least control, most of his neuroses he says and today is generally happy despite having an expected cynicism from years spent in a newsroom and on Wall Street. He was able to slowly control his phobias and return to the ice: today he plays in a senior league and has logged more than 1,000 games.

He left Wall Street to pursue his life dream of becoming a radio host when he was 50 years old. When he became WVOX’s radio man, he said he began to read all the news he could. “I stopped taking showers and started taking baths,” he says. This way, while in the tub, he could thumb through copies of U.S. News and World Report and other magazines and newspapers.

During the worst of his episodes, he wasn’t able to read effectively, taking hours to ponder one sentence. Today, he says he has more than 25,000 books organized into categories. He’s read every single book written by a major league pitcher or about major league pitcher he knows of. Most recently, he read some existential work by Leo Tolstoy.

If New Rochelle’s diverse parts and layered business community are able to come together remains to be seen. But Marrone says that despite there being no guarantees, he feels the chamber can show businesses that it’s working for them.

“People do what enriches them,” he says.

Correction Jonathan Demarco’s name was misspelled in a Newsmakers item in the April 7 edition. Demarco, Citi Commercial Bank’s business banking area director, had his regional responsibilities expanded to include Boston.

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Lackluster start to office leasing this year

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ommercial office brokers described first-quarter leasing activity and interest from prospective tenants as weak or “somewhat lackluster” in Westchester County’s office market.

Expansion in the education and health care sectors continued at the start of this year, according to brokers at Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. But neither industry has yet made a measurable impact on reducing the glut of available office space on the market, according to JLL. CBRE Group Inc. said the county’s availability rate stood at nearly 18.6 percent of

Westchester’s total office inventory at the end of the first quarter, up slightly from last year’s level of about 18.4 percent.

CBRE reported that first-quarter lease deals reduced the county’s overall available office space at the start of the second quarter by 38,739 square feet. The White Plains central business district led the county with 49,800 square feet of positive net absorption, according to CBRE. Jones Lang LaSalle said 306,870 square feet of office space was leased in the first quarter, slightly more than half the volume of deals completed in the first quarter of 2013.

“Leasing velocity in Westchester County has consistently retracted over the past year,

and the first quarter of 2014 proved to be no different, giving market watchers little reason to expect a rebound in transaction activity in the short term,” according to JLL. MBIA Inc.’s lease for 85,000 square feet at The Centre at Purchase, signed in the first quarter, was the largest new lease in the county since 2013, according to JLL (See related story, p. 8). But MBIA’s plans to relocate its headquarters this year to Purchase could leave vacant its current headquarters prop-

erty at 113 King St. in Armonk and negatively affect the office market there.

JLL said overall rents in the county rose $26.43 per square foot in the first quarter, a 1.3 percent increase from one year earlier.

The brokerage attributed the slight increase to building owners becoming “more bullish” about the market at the start of this year.

JLL said rents in class A office buildings rose to $27.37 per square foot in the first quarter, a 1.7 percent increase from the first quarter of 2013.

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im League, the CEO and founder of Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas, told Yonkers business leaders his twin 3-year-old daughters were not allowed to watch movies at any of the company’s theaters.

Alamo has a “no children” policy for most movies and is famous for its onewarning-and-you’re-out policy for texters and talkers during films. Forgoing the extra revenue, the company has kept its screenings ad-free.

“I’m trying to create a relatively distraction-free environment,” League said April 22 during a slideshow presentation projected onto the big screen at the Alamo on Central Avenue. The Yonkers Chamber of Commerce held its networking breakfast there: It was the first time chamber members recalled attending a networking meeting in a movie theater, much less one at which they were served a full breakfast while sitting in stadium seating.

League told the Business Journal he was in town for a few days and was scouting potential locations for future Alamo theaters. The chain, which started in Texas, now has 19 theaters in 15 U.S. markets.

“I don’t think of us as a chain, but I understand we are,” League said, but emphasized he tried to make each theater unique, catering to different communities with its film choices and special events.

The Yonkers theater, which opened in August, was the first in the New York metro market. A second theater in the region is expected to open in Downtown Brooklyn in 2015. A planned theater on Manhattan’s West Side was abandoned last year after Hurricane Sandy inflated costs of renovating the space.

League said he chose Yonkers after saying “no” to other cities and towns in the metro area. “I had heard the name Yonkers; I knew where it was on a map but I had never been up here or to the Westchester area before,” he said. Once he found the potential site, he said, he spent a week hanging around Yonkers, riding his bicycle through neighborhoods and getting familiar with all of Westchester.

“It’s similar to my hometown,” he said.

He uses the term “relatively” when talking about distractions because Alamo theaters have tables and wait staffs serving food and pints of beer while a movie plays. It’s the food service, no-distractions policy, assigned seating and classic and cult movie selection that sets Alamo apart from the traditional multiplex experience. Alamo will often come

up with a themed menu based on the films it shows (thankfully, there are no “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” screenings scheduled on the Yonkers showtime calendar). He has already been contemplating potential dishes and drinks for the upcoming Jon Favreau movie, “Chef.”

“I get really excited when food-related movies come out,” he said.

Alamo has a nontraditional cinema business model due to the complexities of its food service. He said he tries not to go toeto-toe with the larger theater chains in terms of ticket sales but rather seeks to put on special events to coincide with particular films.

Alamo may not have as many screens as some of its competitors, he said, but it has a larger average fill rate per film. An average moviegoer spends $3.50 on concessions while an Alamo customer on average spends $13 per visit. Of course, Alamo theaters need a much larger staff than your average movie theater, which may need no more than a handful of staff members at a time. The Yonkers Alamo employs more than 100, he said.

League told Yonkers chamber members his credentials for starting Alamo came strictly from his love of movies. He graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering and worked for Shell Oil before he and his wife, Karrie, bought a theater in Bakersfield, Calif. That theater failed, but the Leagues moved from California back to Austin, Texas, the state where they went to college. They gave the movie business another go, opening the first Alamo in 1997.

He attributes the success of the company to focusing on fun for customers as well as the staff. He outlined Alamo’s “Holy Trinity”: profitability, high net promoter scores and high employee net promoter scores. A net promoter score measures how likely a customer is to recommend the theater to other potential customers, while an employee net promoter score measures how likely an employee is to recommend the job to their friends.

Cinemas are similar to other industries, struggling to remain relevant to millenials, League said. Alamo seeks to make going to the movies fun again, he said, and breed an appreciation for film in young people. “We want to build a young cinephile audience,” he said.

Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, a Democrat, said Alamo was part of a resurgence of the arts in the city. Spano told chamber members Yonkers would be launching a “Generation Yonkers” ad campaign to attract businesses to the city, similar to campaigns for upstate cities like Buffalo. “We just want them here,” Spano said.

Housing costs, zoning unwelcoming to young professionals

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developer of new and rehabilitated housing in Westchester, John Saraceno knows the obstacles to building midmarket projects in the county at a cost that allows him to set affordable rents for the young professionals he wants as tenants.

Land costs, building permits, high property taxes, water bills and other municipal fees and taxes make it “extremely difficult,” he said at a recent small-business forum the topic of which was attracting young professionals to Westchester. The forum was hosted by Assemblyman David Buchwald, the White Plains Democrat, at Fordham Westchester.

“It’s unsustainable for anyone to continue to pay the property taxes, costs that you don’t even see,” said Saraceno, president of Trinity Associates L.L.C., an Elmsford company that specializes in affordable housing projects. Unless the county’s 425 taxing authorities are reduced in number, “You can’t make it work,” he said.

To encourage midmarket housing development in former commercial buildings, Saraceno said towns and villages should create special downtown districts where parking-space requirements are “forgiven.”

A 20-unit project can require nearly 30 parking spaces, he said. “Where are you going to get that in Westchester County?”

“I think if we created that special district and towns cooperated, a lot of these problems would be solved,” he said.

The developer was referring to the county’s declining population of young working adults, particularly the 25- to 34-year-old age group, and the challenges in attracting those young professionals to Westchester and keeping those already living here from joining the youth migration to New York City.

Census tract patterns show that white young adults are moving from suburban Westchester and Long Island communities to upper Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn, said Alexander Roberts, executive director of Community Housing Innovations in White Plains, at the forum.

Since 2000, Westchester lost 12.83 percent of its 25- to 34-year-old population, he said, citing data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. Roberts drew on that data for his Community Housing Innovations report this year on the “demographic collapse” of the young adult workforce in the wealthiest communities of Westchester and Long Island.

Roberts reported the population losses were highest in the least diverse communities with the most expensive housing, “which happen also to be those that have almost no affordable multifamily housing.” Rye lost 63 percent of its 25- to 34-year-old population since 2000, followed by the northern Westchester communities of Pound Ridge, with a 58 percent population loss for that age group and Lewisboro, which saw a 54 TWB Loan percent declineDecision in its young adult populaWCBJ tion. Scarsdale lost 52 percent of its 25- to 7.375” w x 7.125” h 34-year-olds.

3-27-14 “They’re not coming back,” Roberts said of those young urban migrants.

Rare among Westchester communities, the cities of White Plains and Peekskill had increases in their 25- to 34-year-old popula-

tion of 6 percent and 8 percent, respectively, according to Roberts.

He and others at the forum pointed to White Plains and city officials’ focus on developing downtown housing for professionals as a prime example of what can be done to keep and attract a young workforce here.

“White Plains is a poster child, a model for how it should be done,” said Roberts.

Rather than target affordable housing projects for low-income residents, “The focus should be on getting these professionals to stay because they will bring the prosperity and the housing development that will bring prosperity for all,” Roberts said.

“It’s really more effective to build (moderate income housing) for that cohort.”

Commercial real estate broker Kevin McCarthy, vice president at CBRE’s Westchester and Fairfield County office and a founding member of the Westchester County Association’s Young Professionals group, said the group’s members focused their initial efforts on housing at price points suited to their incomes. But they did not want “to be forced into what’s called affordable housing,” he said.

“Affordable is almost like Section 8 housing,” he said. “It’s a dirty word when you bring it up.” The young professionals group adopted the term “professional” or “attainable” housing instead.

McCarthy said he and his peers want to live near mass transit in a mixed-use area.

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Zoning ­— is the bleeding doesn’t stop.”

In 2007, Castaldi subdivided two lots on the street into three 50-by-100-foot lots where he intended to build two-family houses to offer for rent. Castaldi knocked down the single-family homes at the site anticipating approval of his plans, which were in line with town zoning codes at the time.

Franklin Avenue was at the time designated a two-family zone, but town government in August voted to change the area to a one-family zone amid an outcry from neighbors who felt the new homes would overcrowd the street and bring traffic and parking problems. Residents in the neighborhood who were surveyed by the town by and large supported the rezoning. Many of those who wanted the change lived in twofamily homes themselves, and they were notified by town officials changing the code meant that they would need variances for any work done at their homes, which would become “nonconforming.”

Castaldi looked at the timing of the change, coming just three months before a town election, as a way for elected officials including then-Mayor Steve Malfitano to garner re-election votes. “I knew it was politically motivated, it was politicians playing games with people’s lives,” he said. “It was so blatant and so wrong I just could not accept that.”

State Supreme Court Justice William J. Giacomo in a March 24 ruling said that the rezoning was approved before the town had complied with the terms of the state’s Environmental Quality Review Act, filing an environmental assessment form after the amendment when by law it had to be reviewed prior to any code change. The ruling said Harrison didn’t comply with requirements for informing bordering communities and posting notice of a public hearing on the matter 10 days in advance (the judge said a notice was printed in The Journal News seven days ahead of the Sept.

20, 2007, public hearing).

Castaldi told the Business Journal that he believes Giacomo’s ruling could serve as a basis for his two civil actions against town officials. He has a federal action in progress against former mayor Malfitano and a state action against other elected members of the town board as well as the town building inspector. He said all told he is seeking loss of income on the six rental units, maintenance costs, attorney fees and damages.

Frank P. Allegretti, attorney for the town, said under legal immunity provisions he would seek a procedural dismissal of those civil lawsuits based on the fact that officials can’t be found liable when performing a function for the municipality. He said the state proceeding, which has been adjourned twice, would resume in a week’s time.

“We’re confident we’re going to prevail in trial,” he said.

In response to the most recent ruling, Allegretti said the town would appeal at least one aspect of the decision: the judge’s order to issue permits. Allegretti noted that Castaldi had not yet gone through the planning board process and applied for construction permits, so he believed at least that aspect should be looked at again. The attorney also said in the original subdivision application that Castaldi said he was not tearing down the house on the property but then did exactly that. Allegretti said that meant he would need to reapply for the subdivision.

Allegretti also shook off accusations that the town board had rushed to rezone, saying elected officials took “extraordinary steps” prior to the rezoning including formally polling affected residents and holding a public hearing.

“The reality is that our town board has a duty to listen to concerns, neighbor concerns and concerns of different parts of the town,” he said. “This isn’t the first time they rezoned an area of town based on concerns of residents. … It was a board’s reaction to the concerns of the community.”

Castaldi hasn’t specified a figure for what he is seeking for loss of income; Allegretti said it would be difficult to determine a figure based on the real estate market crisis that hit bottom in 2008 and has still not fully recovered.

the playhouse and 40 others to Bow Tie last June. In announcing that purchase, Clearview said it was committed to renovating and upgrading its new acquisitions, which also included the nearby Larchmont and Bronxville movie theaters. The codes in those villages’ downtowns do not allow for residential construction.

Calls and emails to Bow Tie’s corporate offices in Ridgefield, Conn., were not returned by press time.

Although many residents lament losing what is to many a piece of village his-

tory, there are others who see the proposed condominiums as a boon to downtown businesses. On the Monday following the theater’s closing, Elliot Shapiro, owner of the nearby antique shop Den of Antiquity, said the theaters had been neglected and hadn’t pulled large crowds for years. He said he preferred building 30 or more condominium units there.

“You know what that’s going to mean for local business?” Shapiro said. “I think it’ll be good. You’ll have 32 families there that weren’t there before.”

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Mamaroneck Playhouse, pictured on the first day after it closed. Photo by Mark Lungariello.

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nearby theater in Larchmont.

Todd Val Consolazio, who grew up in Rye and lives in New York City, called it a sin that the playhouse has closed. He saw his first movie there – a rerelease of Disney’s “Song of the South.” He went on his first date there, to see “Total Recall” starring Arnold Schwarzeneggar.

“That’s the way real estate has been going,” he said. “Everything is going to residential, all the character is gone.”

The village’s building code allows for construction of residential units at the site, in the heart of the village’s downtown on Mamaroneck Avenue. Mamaroneck Mayor Norman Rosenblum said the closing came as a surprise after village officials met with Bow Tie executives several months ago.

They discussed the possibility of turning the four-screen theater into a boutique theater with food service or an arthouse cinema.

On April 9, though, Bow Tie met with Mamaroneck officials again, this time saying the theater was not economically viable and couldn’t compete with nearby multiplexes in Port Chester and White Plains. The company originally planned to close April 17, but pushed back the last day until the end of the holiday weekend.

Although the plan to close and convert the theater seemed to come swiftly, a posting dated 2013 on the website of New York Citybased O’Brian Muehleisen Architecture Studio outlines some logistics of the proposal as presented to village government.

The construction would work within

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the existing footprint of the building, keeping mostly intact the marquee and façade of the theater. The project wouldn’t increase the height of the building, according to the site, instead adding an extra floor in the rear through the basement and excavation.

The mayor said he had reached out to Bow Tie again to discuss alternatives to the condo plan, which he said was not the preferred use of many residents in the village.

“It’s sad, but I think you got be realistic too,” he said. “The reality is they are the landowners and have certain rights.” Bow Tie was expected to file demolition permits in June and then begin its application process through the Mamaroneck Planning Board.

The Mamaroneck Playhouse opened in 1925 as a single-screen playhouse with a balcony. The first film known to be shown in the theater was the silent film “Wild, Wild Suzanne.” On its last weekend, the movies played were “Muppets Most Wanted,” “Rio 2,” “Divergent” and “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.” The 7:15 p.m. Easter Sunday showing of “Captain America” was the last film to wrap up on the playhouse’s screens.

When the mayor, who is now 71, was growing up, he said, the theater would show double features at the cost of a quarter – complete with cartoons and short subjects before the feature presentations. On its last day, the theater charged $11.25 for an adult ticket.

The theater was renovated in the late 1970s under the ownership of United Artists, which chopped the building into four smaller theaters and added a second story. The building was operated in recent years by Clearview Cinemas, which sold

‘to Catch a Predator’ reporter among speakers at westchester digital Summit

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hris Dessi came up with the idea for the Westchester Digital Summit when he heard about a similar event in Long Island and realized there was nothing like it closer to home.

Dessi is the CEO of Silverback Social L.L.C., a social media management company based in White Plains. He went to westchesterdigitalsummit.com and saw no one had bought the domain yet. He bought it himself.

Dessi and John Zanzarella, of Ossining’s Zanzarella Marketing Consultants, will be hosting the second Westchester Digital Summit May 15 at White Plains’ Ritz Carlton hotel. According to its website, the event “pools digital marketing intelligence and social media acumen to create a forum for cutting-edge, innovative and creative strate-

gies in the online marketplace.”

This year’s event, of which the Westchester County Business Journal is a sponsor, will feature panels and speakers from the tech and media fields.

“We are drawing from as many industries as possible to maximize the value for our attendees,” Dessi said. “Everyone will walk away with easily executable ideas and a blueprint to increase revenue through digital.”

Dessi told the Business Journal in a prior interview discussing the formation of the summit that Westchester County was the best place to hold a convention.

“We are Westchester County, New York,” he said. “We need to own the fact that there is a pedigree to that. We are not second fiddle to New York City; we are a premier suburb.”

Among this year’s speakers will be Chris Hanson, the broadcast reporter known for “To Catch a Predator.” He was a contributor to “Dateline” and the hidden camera series “The Hansen Files.”

Other scheduled speakers include: Jesse Redniss, the chief strategy officer of Mass Relevance. Redniss was named by Multichannel News as one of its “40 under 40” to watch in the digital world, according

to the Digital Summit. He is credited for USA Network’s early adoption of multiscreen broadcast.

Adam ostrow, Mashable’s editor-in-chief.

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David Berkowitz, the chief marketing

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rivate sector employers in the sevencounty Hudson Valley region added 8,500 jobs in March from a year ago, a 1.2 percent increase. The region’s 6 percent unemployment rate last month was a 1 percent drop in jobless numbers from March last year, according to the state Department of Labor.

Johny Nelson, regional labor market analyst at the state Labor Department office in White Plains, said the region’s 12-month private sector job growth through March was an improvement over 12-month job gains through March last year, when the private sector added 3,000 jobs, a 0.4 percent increase.

The Putnam-Rockland-Westchester labor market had a net gain in March of 2,800 private sector jobs from a year earlier, a 0.6 percent increase. Hiring in the tricounty market remained most active in education and health services, which added 4,400 jobs for the one-year period through March, a 3.7 percent increase from the previous year.

Education and health services also remained the top job generator for the Hudson Valley region in March, growing by 5,300 jobs from a year ago, a 2.8 percent increase.

Private sector job growth was slower last month in the Putnam-Rockland-Westchester

market than in other parts of the Hudson Valley. The Kingston area in March led the region with 3.7 percent year-to-year job growth in its private sector, while the Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown labor market had a 2.3 percent increase in private sector employment.

Rural Sullivan County was the only area in the region where private sector jobs declined in March from a year ago. The number of jobs with private employers dropped 2.7 percent.

Professional and business services companies last month added 1,900 jobs from a year ago in the Putnam-RocklandWestchester market, a 2.6 percent increase.

Nelson said the tricounty area accounted for two-thirds of that supersector’s employment gains in the Hudson Valley.

Westchester County’s unemployment rate dropped in March to 5.7 percent, down from 6.3 percent in February and 6.6 percent in March 2013.

Putnam County’s 5.2 percent jobless rate in March was the second-lowest in the state, tied with Nassau County. Upstate Tompkins County led New York last month with a 4.4 percent unemployment rate.

Statewide, the private sector added 108,200 jobs from March 2013 through last month, a 1.5 percent increase, the Labor

Department reported. The state’s private sector job count in March held steady at 7,539,300, a record high for the month.

The statewide unemployment rate was 6.9 percent in March, a 0.1 percent increase from February. State officials said the slight

MBIA to move headquarters to Purchase In a long-expected move from Armonk, MBIA Inc., a bond insurance and specialty financial services holding company, will relocate its global headquarters to The Centre at Purchase office campus, a spokesperson for leasing agent Newmark Grubb Knight Frank said.

The company, with about 245 employees in Westchester County, has leased 84,981 square feet of space at 1 Manhattanville Road and 2 Manhattanville Road in the fourbuilding, 685,000-square-foot office complex in Purchase. MBIA is expected to move there later this year.

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MBIA currently is headquartered at 113 King St. in Armonk. The company plans to sell that property, the Newmark Grubb Knight Frank spokesperson said.

The owner of The Centre at Purchase, a venture comprising George Comfort & Sons Inc. and O’Connor Capital Partners, is building a 150-seat, auditorium-type conference center at the complex for use by MBIA and other tenants.

“We are excited to welcome MBIA to The Centre at Purchase,” said Peter Duncan, president of George Comfort & Sons Inc. and managing member of OCC Purchase L.L.C., in the announcement. “We have invested a fair amount of capital into the property to ensure that it is the top suburban office park in Westchester County and signing leases with quality tenants like MBIA is the result.”

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Focused leader, tested strategies needed to grow sales Sales aren’t growing fast enough. It seems like a combination of problems and as the business grows, I have less and less time to focus on sales. How do we get better at closing new business?

THoUGHTS oF THE DAY: Carefully consider who is in charge of sales. Get cracking on building sales management tools and efficiency. Chase what you can likely get. Ask your best supporters to help you open more doors, faster.

When you started the business, you were probably in charge of sales, getting and retaining customers needed to get the business off the ground. It may now be time for a change. Ask yourself these questions: Do you have anyone you can rely on to back you up 100 percent in sales? Who steps up to the plate when you get busy, go on vacation or otherwise take your eye off the ball?

As companies grow, they need a sales manager who is accountable for planning and delivering the growth goals the company needs. A harried, distracted business owner who is pulled in multiple directions can’t continue to be directly in charge of sales. The

question is whether you can find and grow the talent you need internally or should look to the outside. Both solutions have challenges.

It can be hard for a peer to shift into management. The skills needed to succeed in sales – independence, ambition, drive and individual focus – may be the opposite of what’s needed to succeed as a manager – collaboration, coaching, analysis and planning across a broad platform. I’ve seen it happen enough times to be wary: A sales superstar gets picked to run sales and turns into a dud as a manager.

On the other hand, it may take time to find an outsider. Integrating a new player into the team can be difficult. And a new person may have trouble learning about the company’s products, services and ways of doing business.

Assess your team of existing players. Look at individuals for management potential.

Who is the most organized, strategic and accountable? Who consistently steps up as a leader, even when that may hurt their individual results?

Look at outsiders who already know your industry. Is there someone who is successfully managing a team of salespeople? Are

they looking for their next great challenge?

Could they fit into your company’s culture?

Pull together anyone who currently works on sales. Ask them to print out samples of every form of communication they’ve used in the last 6 months. Put everything on the table and start looking for the best examples. Pull the best from each document presented. Mock up standard letters, emails and proposals.

Record a variety of mock sales calls on video. Ask salespeople to play salesperson and prospect, since your salespeople are the most familiar with how different prospects respond in different situations. Play back the video and analyze what works and what falls flat.

Build standard scripts or questionnaires to qualify and develop prospects. Brainstorm the best way to approach various sales situations, and then write out the process so you can teach it to the team. Make a list of prospect concerns and stalls and have the team practice how to handle them effectively.

Resist the temptation to go after everything. When sales are stalled, many companies make the mistake of churning through leads, wasting time where they never had a chance.

Instead, focus on pursuing prospects that have

a better-than-average likelihood of coming to fruition. Critically evaluate every opportunity.

Not getting in front of enough of the right prospects? Enlist the support of your customers, your vendors and your marketing department. Ask them to work together to help your company get to the next level.

Good customers know that if you’re growing, you’ll have more resources to help them.

Good vendors know that a successful client of theirs means more sales for them. And the marketing department can figure out how to attract more attention for the things your company does well.

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BY ELi FrEEDBErG

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f your assistant managers, bookkeepers, administrative assistants and back-office staff work more than 40 hours in a week and earn a fixed salary, you are taking a big risk that could result in a costly class action lawsuit.

Indeed, over the last several years, there has been an avalanche of lawsuits and Department of Labor investigations based upon the premise that salaried employees working more than 40 hours in a week did not receive wages owed to them. These lawsuits and Department of Labor investigations have often resulted in massive liabilities in the six- and seven-figure range that can cripple a business.

These lawsuits seem to have proliferated because many employers mistakenly believe that salaried employees do not need to be paid overtime premiums if they work more than 40 hours in a week. This is a misconception, and there is generally a two-part test to determine whether an employee is exempt from the general requirement that employees are entitled to receive time-and-a-half premiums for each hour worked in excess of 40 hours in a workweek. The first element of the test requires an employee to earn a minimum base salary.

The minimum salary threshold varies based on where the work is performed. The second part of the test provides that only employees

who perform specific duties are exempt from the overtime requirements. The most common types of duties that give rise to the exemption from the overtime requirements are the “white-collar” exemptions that apply to executive, administrative or professional employees. Unfortunately, there is no precise definition or specifically enumerated job duties that automatically make an employee an executive, administrative or professional worker.

This issue was highlighted last month when President Barack Obama drafted a letter directing the secretary of labor of the United States Department of Labor to reexamine the rules governing the white-collar exemptions to the overtime requirements.

Obama’s missive directed the secretary of labor to evaluate whether the minimum salary threshold to qualify for the exemption from the overtime requirements should be raised in the current economic climate. The federal requirement currently provides that exempt employees must earn a salary of at least $455 per week. However, several states, including New York and Connecticut, have adopted regulations that raised the minimum salary threshold needed to be considered exempt from the overtime requirements. For example, a properly classified exempt employee in New York must earn a salary of at least $600 per week (the minimum salary requirement

will increase to $656.25 in 2015 and $675 in 2016). Likewise, a properly classified exempt employee in Connecticut must earn a salary of at least $475. Obama, in his March 13 memorandum, called the regulations “outdated” and recommended raising the minimum salary threshold needed to qualify for the exemption.

In addition, he directed the secretary of labor to clarify the actual duties that a whitecollar employee must perform in order to qualify for the exemption. Presently, the definition of exempt managerial employees covers those whose primary job duties include managing or supervising a recognized unit or subdivision within a company, who regularly direct at least two or more employees and who have authority to hire and terminate employees. The definition of an exempt administrative employee generally applies to workers whose primary job duties include office or nonmanual work directly related to the management or general business operations of the employer, and whose duties require advanced independent judgment with respect to matters of significance to the company. These definitions lack clarity and precision and as a result, plaintiffs’ lawyers have exploited the ambiguity by filing lawsuits and extracting large settlements from employers.

Although Obama issued his directive to the secretary of labor last month, it will

likely take between 12 and 18 months for any changes to be implemented. Furthermore, while we do not know what the revisions will provide, it is reasonable to expect the following changes: an increase in the minimum salary level for white-collar exempt employees – an increase that will likely be tied to inflation or cost-of-living indexes; a proclamation that an exempt employee cannot perform the same duties as subordinate nonexempt duties for more than a certain percentage of the exempt employee’s workday; and a requirement that the exempt employee spend a certain percentage of his or her day performing exempt tasks.

Notwithstanding these forthcoming changes, it is always prudent for employers to periodically audit their payroll practices. It is especially worthwhile to examine whether your salaried employees are truly entitled to salaries as opposed to overtime. If you are not paying attention, it’s possible a plaintiff’s lawyer is.

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Kaplowitz sets May 1 deadline for SPI on Playland process

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ustainable Playland Inc. has until May 1 to let the county know whether it’s in or out of the plan to take over management of Westchester-owned Playland park.

but within the city’s borders. SPI spokesman Geoff Thompson said the group was removing itself from the county’s review of its plan until the turf dispute was resolved.

“We’re stepping off the playing field and onto the sideline,” he said. “We’re going to let the people that own the operation decide who’s going to referee and once they decide who’s going to referee, we’ll get back on the field.”

But Kaplowitz took issue with that stance, saying legal or jurisdictional questions should not derail the legislature’s review of the plan.

Kaplowitz, a Democrat who became board chairman in January, originally planned to bring SPI’s 50-plus page improvement plan to a vote in May. Three board subcommittees, including the Labor, Parks, Planning and Housing

Committee chaired by Democrat Peter Harckham, had undertaken an extensive review of the plan and were analyzing traffic impacts, environmental concerns and other issues.

SPI’s board of trustees held a meeting on April 22, discussing the deadline and other issues. Thompson called the meeting productive, though there was no change in the group’s stance.

“We’re stepping off the playing field and onto the sideline,” he said. “We’re going to let the people that own the operation decide who’s going to referee and once they decide who’s going to referee, we’ll get back on the field.” ­­— Geoff Thompson

County Board of Legislators Chairman Michael Kaplowitz appeared alongside SPI President Kim Morque on a recent episode of “Newsmakers” on Cablevision’s News 12. Kaplowitz told Morque on the show that he was setting a deadline of May 1 for SPI, a Rye-based nonprofit, to tell legislators whether it was on board.

Kaplowitz had called it “astonishing” that SPI was sitting on the sidelines rather than participating in a legislative review process. “To expect the legislature to approve a project as complex as SPI’s without asking these fundamental questions is, frankly, naive,” Kaplowitz said.

SPI removed itself from lawmakers’ review of its plan earlier this month amid scrutiny of the nonprofit’s improvement plans for the park, which included building an 82,500-square-foot athletic field house. Critics of the plan said the field house was too large for the neighborhood and encroached too much upon parking in the area. Rye residents formed SPI specifically for the purpose of seeking to take over management of Playland, but its detractors questioned if the group would be able to manage a large-scale project of this kind or raise the necessary capital.

Further complicating matters, the city of Rye recently asserted its zoning authority over any construction at the park and said it had approval rights of any plans for Playland, which is owned by Westchester

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Foreclosures triple in Westchester

Foreclosure judgments in Westchester County nearly tripled in this year’s first quarter compared with the first quarter last year, according to Westchester County Clerk Timothy C. Idoni.

Westchester County Supreme Court judges issued 180 foreclosure judgments in the first three months of this year, up from 62 for the same period in 2013. A total of 48 judgments were recorded in the first quarter of 2012 The number of judgments this year is the highest since 2009, when 232 foreclosures were recorded in the first quarter. The county reached a “historic high” of 243 foreclosure judgments in the first quarter of 2008, Idoni said.

In addition to the judgments, the county clerk said, 686 foreclosure actions were started in state Supreme Court by mortgage lenders from January through March this year.

About the same number of legal actions were started in the first quarter of 2013, he said.

Foreclosure filings by mortgage lenders and loan servicers in 2013 rose nearly 49 per-

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cent from 2012 and court judgments against defaulting property owners rose 77 percent last year, as banks began to clear a backlog of sold and resold mortgage loans from the housing market boom that preceded the Great Recession.

Business Council names 40 Rising Stars

The Business Council of Westchester on April 10 announced 40 professionals who will receive its 2014 Rising Star Award at a June 12 ceremony in Rye Brook.

Business Council officials in a press release said they received more than 100 nominations this year for the annual award, given to people under the age of 40 who exemplify leadership, foresight and a vision for the future of Westchester County.

Winners were selected based on professional or entrepreneurial accomplishments, demonstrated leadership qualities and professional or business affiliations. They represent a wide range of professionals from law, government, media, politics, education, the arts and other industries.

The 2014 Rising Stars are: n Michelle Arbitrio, Wilson Elser n Jimmy Avari, New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Westchester Division n Adrian Berezowsky, IVI Telecom Services Inc. n Nicholas Califano, Yonkers Brewing Co. n Joshua Caspi, Caspi Development

n Won Choe, Consolidated Edison Company of New York n Eros Corpus, Batteries Plus Bulbs White Plains n Alexa D’Agostino, Mercy College n Laura Damiano, Laura Damiano Designs n Natalie Davis, eDocNY/Arc of Westchester n David DeMilia, Tomkins Mahopac Bank n Joseph Donato, Joey Shortkutz L.L.C. n Stephen Dressel, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. n Anthony Farsetta, PrimePay Inc. n Jenna Ferris, Peekskill City School District n Ian Flor, Hudson Health Plan n Jennifer Gray, Keane & Beane P.C. n April Horton, Verizon n Nikola IIic, RPW Group Inc. n Robert Kissner, The Digital Arts Experience n Antoinette Klatzsky, Eileen Fisher Community Foundation n Joseph Kwasniewski, Port Chester Carver Center n Dorothy Leone, Iona College n Jeremy Leventhal, Faros Properties n Francois Magnant, Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits n Luke Matthews, Tommie Copper n Theresa Motko, Entergy n John Pacifico, Abyrx Inc.

nT imothy Plunkett, McKenna Long & Aldridge n Sabah Rajput, Walison Corp. n Amanda Ready, Hope’s Door n Jenna Russo, News 12 Westchester n Tony Sayegh, Fox News n Ryan Schildwachter, Murphy Brothers Contracting nR ichard St. Paul, Law Office of Richard St. Paul, P.L.L.C. n Hilary Sweeney, Westchester Circus Arts n Scott Tasch, Altium Wealth Management L.L.C. nB rian Van Riper, Reckson, a division of SL Green Realty Corp. nB ritta Vander Linden, Office of the County Executive/ Westchester County government n Marvin Vasquez, Multi Marketing USA The June 12 awards ceremony will be at 800 Westchester Ave. in Rye Brook.

St. Vincent’s Westchester adds outpatient center

St. Vincent’s Hospital Westchester has taken over operation of the outpatient addiction treatment program formerly operated by Renaissance Project Inc. at 132 Pearl St. in Port Chester.

The Harrison hospital, a division of Saint Joseph’s Medical Center in Yonkers, began operating the program April 1 as the Port Chester Recovery Center and will continue outpatient services there to adults and adolescents.

The Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health coordinated the transition from Renaissance Project to St. Vincent’s. “We appreciate St. Vincent’s willingness to move quickly so that there was no gap for the clients or the employees,” said Dahlia Austin, department director of drug and alcohol services, in a press release.

Bernadette Kingham-Bez, executive director of St. Vincent’s Hospital, said all program staff in Port Chester will be retained.

St. Vincent’s Hospital Westchester provides inpatient and outpatient mental health and addiction treatment services and residential programs in Westchester and New York City.

IBM ‘speed mentoring’ pairs experts with businesswomen

IBM Corp. consultants and about 20 area female business executives sat face to face, one-on-one at IBM Somers this month at a session the company called “speed mentoring.” Think speed dating without any awkward pairings and with guaranteed followups.

organizations where they volunteer.

“These women mean business,” Miller said, “and we are delighted to help them overcome the hurdles that may be preventing them from expanding and prospering.”

Westchester considers upping age for tobacco sales

Smokers, dippers and other tobacco users will have to wait until 19 years old to buy tobacco products in the county if a new bill makes its way through the Board of Legislators.

Legislator Catherine Borgia, the board’s Democratic majority leader, is leading the push to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco from the age of 18.

“It’s time to make it harder in Westchester for our young people to access cigarettes,” she said. Borgia said increasing the age would have a dramatic impact on the amount of tobacco products circulating through county high schools. A recent federal Department of Health and Human Services report said

that an average of 700 children under age 18 become smokers each day.

The report also said that tobacco was the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S. Peter Fisher, of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, joined Borgia at a press conference April 2 in Millwood. He said 480,000 Americans die each year from tobacco-related illness. At least $289 billion is spent each year in health care and other costs due to tobacco use, he said.

“We even encourage Westchester County to go the full distance and increase the minimum sale age to 21 just like New York City and Suffolk County,” Fisher said. “It’s that extra step that will complement other policies to reduce smoking and save lives.”

The city upped its minimum age for tobacco purchasing to 21 in November.

MasterCard agrees to buy Australia-based Pinpoint

Pinpoint Pty. Ltd. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.

Pinpoint, founded in 1984 and based in Australia, provides loyalty and rewards services for merchants and financial institutions. The company is establishing a strong presence in the Asia-Pacific region, including China, Hong Kong and Japan.

Vicky Bindra, president of MasterCard’s Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa operations, said the acquisition would help the credit card giant mold “innovative and personalized rewards solutions.

“Not only does Pinpoint offer a competitive edge in Australia, its growing presence across Asia-Pacific also holds much promise and will allow us to offer more effective programs to our customers and cardholders,” she said.

The deal is scheduled to take place sometime during the second fiscal quarter.

– John Golden and Mark Lungariello

MasterCard Inc., based in Purchase, announced on April 16 it has agreed to buy

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IBM volunteers worked with the Women’s Enterprise Development Center, a nonprofit that provides training and support services for startup and established female entrepreneurs. The center is initiating a corporate mentoring program.

Anne M. Janiak said the group has supported businesses since its formation 17 years ago. “Our collaboration with IBM will provide local entrepreneurs with knowledgeable mentors, helping their businesses to develop long-term resilience and sustainability.”

IBM, which is based in Armonk, billed the event as “Big Business Meets Small Business” and said the mentors would have several follow-up sessions during the next two months.

Sonya Miller, IBM’s senior location executive in Westchester, said the event, held April 10, was part of the company’s On Demand Community volunteer initiative.

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DAY ONE | MAY 7

4:30 PM

3:00 PM

reGistration

3:30 PM

weLcoMe PaneL Discussion

After getting the inside story on the innovation sector, you’ll have the chance to present your Bright Idea—and vie for a $10,000 cash grant! There are other opportunities as well. Meet the experts, get feedback and leads, and maybe even a post-conference meeting. Stay for two hours of networking and cocktails, then find out the winner of the Accelerate Westchester grant.

Details at healthtech2014.com Presented by The Journal News Media Group

ENTREPRENEURS’ EDGE

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entrePreneurs’ eDGe: what you neeD to Know aBout crowDFunDinG, LeGaL issues, startinG a coMPany, contracts, access to FinancinG Presented by 93.9 WNYC Public Radio MODERATOR: DanieL papes, Executive Vice President of Global Sales, Unify PANELISTS stephen m. DaVis, Partner, Goodwin Procter anDrew Disimone, Director of Digital, StartUp Health JeFFrey Borenstein, Chief Marketing Officer, MedStartr JacK KopnisKy, President & CEO, Sterling National Bank, Chair, BLUEPRINT Accelerator Network tracy warren, General Partner, Battelle Ventures

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DAY TWO | MAY 8

FUELING INNOVATION

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Hear from Westchester’s most successful tech companies and healthcare innovators on the front lines of the health tech explosion. In tandem with New York City’s Innovation Economy, Westchester is fast becoming a hot hub of health tech innovation in the northeast.

7:30 aM

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Ongoing Innovation Showcase: Check out the innovative products from local and regional companies, colleges and universities, medical centers and more. Attendees may visit during breaks, lunch, and during networking sessions.

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8:15 aM

Keynote

Brian KoLonicK, Director oF heaLthcare innovation aLLiance, cLeveLanD cLinic Brian Kolonick

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PaneL B: what you neeD to Know aBout MoBiLe heaLth:

re-iMaGininG heaLthcare: FueLinG innovation in westchester anD BeyonD

When it comes to mobile health, the future is now! New technologies are transforming the way healthcare and wellness is tracked, managed, and delivered—both by consumers and medical professionals. Find out how mobile technology is transforming the healthcare world.

transForMinG heaLthcare, one aPP at a tiMe

Researchers, entrepreneurs, and executives at growing biotechnology, pharma, and R&D companies highlight exciting breakthroughs in healthcare technology, from the newest therapeutics, to research, medical treatments, rehabilitation, and product development.

Presented by 93.9 WNYC New York Public Radio

Alan Kadish

nezih Cereb

Daniel Couto

John eldridge

David Putrino

MODERATOR: nancie ceLini, President, Chief Learning Officer, CAB, Inc., a NY-Based Technology & Education Company PANELISTS aLan antin, Chief Operating Officer, Nuvita DaViD crane, CEO, Mobile HealthOne JacK woLF, Chief Information Officer, Montefiore Medical Center

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MODERATOR: aLan KaDish, M.D., President, New York Medical College PANELISTS Dr. neZih cereB, CEO & Co-Founder, Histogenetics DanieL e. couto, Senior Vice President of Manufacturing & Operations, ContraFect John eLDriDGe, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, Profectus BioSciences DaViD putrino, Director of Telemedicine and Virtual Rehabilitation, Burke Medical Research Institute neiL stahL, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Research and Development Sciences, Regeneron

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steven saFyer, MD, ceo MonteFiore MeDicaL center steven m. safyer, M.D., leads the Montefiore Health System, the University Hospital and academic medical center for Albert Einstein College of Medicine and an integrated academic health system serving the New York metropolitan region. Dr. Safyer was named by Modern Healthcare/ Modern Physician as one of the 50 Most Influential Physician Executives in Healthcare, for his role in reinvigorating America’s healthcare systems and reshaping patient care.

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trenDs in heaLthcare reaL estate: how to Meet the unique neeDs oF heaLth innovators Entrepreneurs are turning to Westchester as NYC real estate prices climb through the roof. Hear how our real estate industry is transforming space that may not be as readily available south of the border. Find out about the new criteria and space needs of high tech companies, and the abundant opportunities for creating affordable, convenient, and plentiful space here.

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4:00 PM PaneL Discussion how hosPitaLs are aDaPtinG anD eMBracinG innovation in heaLthcare’s chanGinG LanDscaPe The business of healthcare in Westchester County continues to evolve, particularly with the arrival and expansion of New York City-based institutions into this market. Join Ken Raske, CEO of the Greater New York Hospital Association, as he moderates a panel discussion on how the healthcare landscape is changing in the county, as well as how hospitals are creating and embracing technology to tackle complex healthcare issues.

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MODERATOR: Ken rasKe, CEO, Greater New York Hospital Association PANELISTS Laura Forese, M.D., MPH, President, New York Presbyterian Healthcare System, Group Senior Vice President, New York Presbyterian Hospital roBert a. GLaZer, Chief Executive Officer, ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP John Gunn, Executive Vice President, Memorial Sloan Kettering Dr. anDrew racine, SVP and Chief Medical Officer, Montefiore Medical Center

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social media trends

by bruce newman

The evolving face of Facebook

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n 2004, Facebook went live. Its original purpose was to provide a platform without advertisements or promotions that would allow college students to easily communicate with each other. By “friending” one another, a user could create a post that was able to reach a wide number of friends.

Almost from its onset, Facebook’s rate of growth was enormous, garnering a million users by the end of 2004. The following year, it added the ability to upload photos.

As Facebook continued to grow, it began attracting the attention of both investors and companies wanting to improve their online presence and business. Riding on the rapid growth and growing acceptance of social media by business, Facebook launched fan pages in 2007 and the “like” button in 2009.

These were revolutionary changes that reflected Facebook’s desire to be a market leader and key player in online business, its major asset being the enormous – and rapidly growing – number of users that truly makes it the 800pound gorilla in the room. Key additions over the years have included a news feed, timeline, mobile app, advertisements and, through a purchase, Instagram.

The news feed has been an important part of the organic growth of friends and followers. Unlike Google, whose search algorithm is top secret, Facebook’s news feed algorithm is publicized by Facebook. Like Google, these algorithms are frequently modified, usually at least several times a year. In part, this is to strengthen the algorithms and prevent people from taking advantage of any weaknesses. In other instances, the algorithms are modified to affect user action.

According to a study by Edge Rank checker this month, the reach of organic Facebook posts dropped from 16 percent in February 2012 to an all-time low of 6.5 percent in March 2014. In a nutshell, this means that your posts are reaching fewer people. A quote from Facebook to partners in late 2013, succinctly states its rationale: “We expect organic distribution of an individual page’s posts to gradually decline over time as we continually work to make sure people have a meaningful experience on the site.” I guess if you’re reaching fewer people, their responses might be deemed more meaningful.

What this actually translates to is Facebook’s desire to increase its revenue. If

people are unable to reach their target market or effectively, organically grow their number of followers, they are going to become increasingly dependent on using Facebook

While there are many factors involved in effective marketing on Facebook, one rule is inviolate: If you can’t reach people, they won’t know you’re there and they won’t respond. boosts and advertisements. Or, as one Facebook spokesperson said, “We’re getting to a place where because more people are sharing more things, the best way to get your stuff seen if you’re a business is to pay for it.”

Not surprisingly, many companies – particularly those with a heavy investment in building a fan base – are upset. Similarly, there

are many small companies currently wondering why their organic growth is so slow. While there are many factors involved in effective marketing on Facebook, one rule is inviolate: If you can’t reach people, they won’t know you’re there and they won’t respond.

And yet, organic growth is one of the key tenets of social media marketing. An August study by Exact Target reported that 67 percent of the respondents rated it as one of their most effective marketing tactics. This certainly is the case for most of social media but I’m starting to wonder about Facebook. My belief is that it will still be true for Facebook in the next year – but only when supplemented by paid boosts and advertisements.

Bruce Newman is vice president at The Productivity Institute L.L.C. and a regular WCBJ contributor. He specializes in content creation and digital marketing. Most of his time is spent in the creation of content for webinars and their promotion, email marketing, education and social media campaigns for clients. He is also the creator of The Complete Webinar Training Course. He can be reached at bnewman@prodinst.com.

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THELIST: hotels & conference centers

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Ranked by number of guest rooms where applicable; listed alphabetically in the event of a tie Name, address, phone number Number of guest rooms/guest suites Meeting rooms (Total meeting area sq. ft. ) Area code: 914 (unless otherwise noted) General manager • Year hotel last renovated/Year hotel established Website Amenities and guest services Hilton Westchester 445/NA 34 (32,000) 699 Westchester Ave., Rye Brook 10573 Daniel Conte • 2008/1981 939-6300 • hilton.com Newly renovated meeting space, event-planning services and two restaurants on-site Westchester Marriott 439/5 23 (26,000) 670 White Plains Road, Tarrytown 10591 Daniel Conte • 2008/1981 631-2200 • westchestermarriott.com Spa, fitness center, golf, indoor pool, whirlpool, two restaurants on-site Doral Arrowwood 373/7 3 (33,000) 975 Anderson Hill Road, Rye Brook 10573 Steve Mabus • 2009/1983 939-5500 • doralarrowwood.com Golf, racquetball, squash, basketball, tennis, indoor and outdoor heated pool, business center Renaissance Westchester 347/6 28 (18,500) 80 W. Red Oak Lane, West Harrison 10604 Leo Chandler • 2007/1977 694-5400 • renaissancewestchester.com Concierge desk, business center, safe deposit boxes at front desk, shoe-shine service Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Tarrytown 247/5 19 (25,000) 455 S. Broadway, Tarrytown 10591 Rich Friedman • 2011/1961 631-5700 • tarrytown.doubletree.com Wi-Fi, fitness center, heated indoor pool, spa, business center, rental car desk and lounge The Tarrytown House Estate and Conference Center 212/1 30 (30,000) 49 E. Sunnyside Lane, Tarrytown 10591 Joseph Santore • Ongoing (guest rooms and facilities)/1964 800-553-8118 • tarrytownestate.com Concierge service, tennis courts, fitness club, dry cleaning, indoor and outdoor pools Hyatt House - White Plains 159/all suites NA (1,288) 101 Corporate Park Drive, White Plains 10604 Anthony Damiano • NA/2001 251-9700 • hyatthousewhiteplains.com Complimentary hot breakfast buffet, complimentary Internet, business and fitness centers Hampton Inn White Plains 156/0 3 (2,800) 200 W. Main St., Elmsford 10523 Michele Viapiano • 2010/1946 592-5680 • hamptoninnwhiteplainsny.com Complimentary breakfast, Wi-Fi, business center, fitness center and shuttle Sheraton Tarrytown Hotel 150/4 3 (1,500) 600 White Plains Road, Tarrytown 10591 Michael Ferguson • Opened 2007 332-7900 • sheraton.com/tarrytown Banquet/meeting space and local shuttle service The Ritz-Carlton, Westchester 146/38 7 (12,000) 3 Renaissance Square, White Plains 10601 Jeff Dziak • Opened 2007 946-5500 • ritzcarlton.com/westchester Spa/salon, indoor pool, audiovisual services, restaurants, lounge, fitness and business centers Residence Inn by Marriott White Plains 134/all suites 1 (280) 5 Barker Ave., White Plains 10601 Sean Meade • NA 761-7700 • marriott.com Wi-Fi, fitness center, business center and buffet breakfast Radisson Hotel New Rochelle 129/3 5 (6,400) 1 Radisson Plaza, New Rochelle 10801 Colby Brock • 2002/1976 576-3700 • radissonnewrochelle.com Outdoor pool, Wi-Fi, Sleep Number beds, laundry service, business and fitness centers This is a sampling of hotels and confrence centers based on survey respondents. To be included on this list, please contact westfaircommunications@gmail.com NA Not available Source: Company information obtained from company websites and respondents.

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“There needs to be other things going on,” he said. “You can’t put us on an island where we have to take a car everywhere.”

The broker said he urged county officials “to look at every single train station that they have for development” of moderately priced housing. “That’s where young professionals want to be.”

In contrast to much of Westchester, McCarthy said the city of Stamford, where CBRE has its suburban office, “is killing it with basically creating a city within a city” near Long Island Sound and the MetroNorth Railroad station. For companies searching office locations, “Stamford’s really going to get a lot of looks,’ he said.

In attracting young professionals and the companies that employ them, “Connecticut is our biggest challenge,” he said. “It’s also our biggest opportunity.”

Maria Freburg, senior vice president at Webster bank and chairwoman of The Business Council of Westchester’s Rising Stars Alumni group, said Ridge Hill Westchester, the mixed-use development in Yonkers, downtown White Plains, the redeveloped Yonkers waterfront and the village of Ossining are examples of what young profes-

sionals are looking for in live-work communities. The I-287 and Route 119 office park corridors offer “an opportunity for mixed use where you can have that retail shopping, places to live, doctors’ and dentists’ offices.”

Freburg said young professionals “are willing to spend more on that housing piece” when applying for home mortgages.

“I believe the essential problem here is supply and demand,” Roberts said. “The reason young people can’t buy an affordable place in Westchester is not economic; it’s political. I think we need to break down some of these byzantine zoning regulations” that hinder the development of moderate income and affordable housing in Westchester’s wealthy communities.

“The gorilla in the room here: NIMBYism – Not In My Backyard,” said Roberts. He said the impact of that long-standing community opposition to rental housing projects should be analyzed for “what this is costing us in missed opportunities” if developers were allowed to operate in a free market unimpeded by exclusionary zoning.

“The ugly secret is NIMBY,” said Albert Annunziata, executive director of the Building and Realty Institute of Westchester and the Mid-Hudson Region. “The NIMBY influence makes politicians wither in its presence.”

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Ranked by number of guest rooms where applicable; listed alphabetically in the event of a tie Name, address, phone number Number of guest rooms/guest suites Meeting rooms (Total meeting area sq. ft. ) Area code: 914 (unless otherwise noted) General manager • Year hotel last renovated/Year hotel established Website Amenities and guest services Holiday Inn Mount Kisco 122/0 4 (5,000) 1 Holiday Inn Drive, Mount Kisco 10549 Melody Lloyd • 2004/1970 241-2600 • hudsonvalleymanor.com Business center, fitness center, Wi-Fi, outdoor pool, dry cleaning and guest laundry Comfort Inn and Suites 85/14 2 (957) 20 Saw Mill River Road, Hawthorne 10532 Emily Kirwin • Opened 2000 592-8600 • comfortinn.com Indoor pool, sundeck, laundry, Wi-Fi, audiovisual equipment, buisiness and fitness center Edith Macy Conference Center 52/0 11 (14,000) 550 Chappaqua Road, Briarcliff Manor 10510 David Vogt • 1999/1982 945-8000 • edithmacy.com Wi-Fi, restaurant, patio, fireplaces, conference planning, audiovisual and business services Castle on the Hudson 31/6 4 (4,000+) 400 Benedict Ave., Tarrytown 10591 Gilbert Baeriswil • 2013/1996 631-1980 • castleonthehudson.com State-of-the-art meeting facility, Wi-Fi and fine dining Crabtree’s Kittle House Restaurant and Inn 13/0 6 (5,000) 11 Kittle Road, Chappaqua 10514 Glenn Vogt • 2010/1981 666-8044 • kittlehouse.com Award-winning restaurant and wine cellar, outdoor gardens, Wi-Fi and private bath The Garrison 4/4 4 (7,879) 2015 Route 9, Garrison 10524 Chip Allemann • 1960, 2014 845-424-3604 • thegarrison.com Mini-refrigerator, in-room safe, hair-dryer, Wi-Fi, coffee-maker and complimentary snacks The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College 0/0 5 (24,000) 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase 10577 Dan Sedgwick • 1979, 2002 251-6196 • artscenter.org NA This is a sampling of hotels and confrence centers based on survey respondents. To be included on this list, please contact westfaircommunications@gmail.com NA Not available Source: Company information obtained from company websites and respondents.

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Assessing the tax provisions of the state budget

BY MICHAEL P. SMITH

Smith is president and CEO of the New York Bankers Association. The following is testimony he gave at a joint legislative hearing in Albany on the governor’s proposed tax changes in the 2014-15 state budget. Legislators adopted a final state budget March 31.

M

y name is Michael P. Smith. I am president and CEO of the New York Bankers Association. NYBA is comprised of 150 community, regional and money-center commercial banks and thrift institutions operating in New York state, with over 200,000 New York employees.

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the tax provisions of the executive budget. Tax policy is the single most important component in drafting a blueprint for the future of our state’s economy. NYBA supports Governor Cuomo’s budget goals of modernizing New York’s tax code, creating tax policy which encourages business development, and establishing a trust and estate tax environment which encourages New Yorkers to maintain their residency in our state. Recent estimates show that as many as 100,000 New Yorkers migrated out of the state last year; it is clearly imperative that we look at all avenues to encourage businesses to come to and stay in New York, and our citizens to continue to live, work and thrive here.

We applaud the recommendations in the governor’s budget proposal to simplify and modernize the outdated New York tax law, culminating in positive benefits both for the industry and for the general economy.

By way of background, it is important to note that since the last significant modification to the state’s bank tax in 1985 the financial services industry has undergone major change. The advent of interstate banking and branching under the Riegle-Neal Act of 1994, the modernization elements of the GrammLeach-Bliley Act of 1999 and the reforms of the Dodd-Frank Act in 2010 have resulted in a banking system profoundly different than that which existed in 1985. Thus, the state’s tax regime for financial services no longer accurately reflects the industry as it exists today.

The result is an outdated system of taxation that lacks clarity for the taxpayer, is cumbersome to administer for the state’s Tax Department and too often ultimately results in lengthy and expensive audits. The executive’s proposal relating to the integra-

tion of Articles 9-A and 32 will advance the important goal of creating a simpler and fairer tax code. The resulting benefits include the elimination of current tax disincentives to retaining New Yorkbased employees and New York-based operations.

The proposed merger of the two articles will simplify and modernize tax law in the state through a replacement of the current combined reporting system with a mandatory water’s edge unitary combined reporting system and a single sales factor apportionment formula.

Such changes will reduce duplicative compliance costs and simplify the burdensome and outdated audit process in the state. A reduction in the franchise tax rate from 7.1 percent to 6.5 percent will eliminate disincentives for financial firms to invest and create jobs in New York. We believe these changes will modernize the corporate tax structure for the financial services industry, creating stability and predictability in its fiscal planning. Banking is a fundamental component of New York’s history and New York’s economy, and this tax reform plan will go a long way toward maintaining our status as a global financial hub. We can think of no better way to make New York attractive to these types of businesses, which bring with them skilled, well-paying jobs.

Another critical component of the corporate tax reform proposal are the provisions allowing qualified community banks and thrifts the opportunity to reduce their income subject to tax to the extent their activities support residential and small-business lending in New York. These provisions ensure that local community lenders, who lend to New York borrowers, will not be competitively disadvantaged. Without these provisions, most community banks would suffer a substantial, and highly inappropriate, tax increase on enactment of the proposal.

The resulting impact on the capital strength and independence of these banks and thrifts could have a profound negative impact on the economy of local communities throughout New York. It is essential to the economic vitality of communities to have in their midst financially strong local banks who will ride out economic cycles and remain committed to their local communities.

Further, the “safe harbor” proposal con-

cerning the attribution of interest expense to certain items of exempt income is an important component as well. Given the fact that the stock-in-trade of the financial services industry is borrowing money, we are quite concerned that, without the safe harbor, the cost of losing a deduction for interest expense could wildly exceed any benefit attributable to the exempt income. While the safe harbor does not completely eliminate the disproportionate effect this provision will still have on the financial services community, it at least provides a measure of certainty that will otherwise be lost. We believe that without a safe harbor, a significant source of controversy will remain, thereby causing unnecessary uncertainty for both taxpayers and the state and undermining one of the commission’s goals of establishing a reliable tax base upon the initial filing of tax returns versus postfiling audit revenues. We therefore strongly support the safe harbor provision.

Finally, NYBA recommends inclusion of an additional item to the executive proposal, namely that the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act transitional tax provisions which were originally added to the New York Tax Law and New York City’s Administrative Code in 2000 to reflect GLBA’s removal of the prohibitions against the affiliation of banks, securities firms and insurance companies, be extended in the New York City Administrative Code.

The GLBA provisions should remain in effect at the New York City level until the effective date of a new city tax law which integrates the taxation for Article 32 general corporations and banking corporations into one set of laws.

The executive budget proposes a change to the estate tax which would increase the exclusion threshold to the amount of the current federal unified credit over five years and lower the top estate tax rate from its current rate of 16 percent to 10 percent. NYBA

strongly supports these measures, which would serve as a step in modernizing New York’s antiquated trust and estates laws. For example, currently New York is one of only 15 states with an estate tax and only two states currently have a lower exemption.

We believe these changes would not only help reduce the number of citizens and their assets that flee New York for more favorable tax states, such as Florida, but will also result in more revenues for New York in the form of continued income, sales and real estate taxes.

As a technical matter, as drafted, we believe that the goal of this legislation – to gradually increase the New York estate tax exclusion to the “current federal unified credit” – may not be met, as there could be a mismatch between the two exclusions based on a difference in the inflation adjustments: As of April 1, 2017, the New York exclusion would have reached $5.25 million – or an amount that is already out of date, as that was the basic exclusion amount for 2013.

To avoid a potential mismatch, we believe it would make sense to more directly link the New York exclusion to the federal exclusion.

We also strongly support the repeal of the Generation Skipping Transfer tax.

Federal law already imposes such a tax as an effective disincentive to wealth transfers to grandchildren and later generations, and thus New York’s tax is unnecessary and overly burdensome. Moreover, this tax, which can also cause taxpayer confusion, affects only a few dozen taxpayers annually and creates minimal revenue for New York. In fact, the November 2013 New York State Tax Reform and Fairness Commission Report states that “fewer than 50 GST (tax) returns are filed and the tax generates less than $500,000 annually.” Thus, we believe its elimination will further streamline and simplify New York’s tax code, without any significant negative impact on tax revenue.

The executive budget includes a proposal to require that the value of gifts be added back to an estate in many circumstances. We believe this proposal is essentially a reimposition of a gift tax – the last iteration of which was repealed in 2000 – and it is contrary to and inconsistent with the previously discussed estate tax revisions. We therefore strongly oppose its enactment into law. As mentioned above, the primary goal of these changes is to enhance New York’s competitive status as a place to live, work and retire Tax provisions, page 24 HV Biz • WCBJ • April 28, 2014

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in. Yet this proposal would in many circumstances mandate that an adjusted taxable gift made on or after April 1, 2014, be included in the New York estate tax calculation – that is, a resident New York decedent would include an adjusted taxable gift in his New York gross estate if he was a New York resident when he made the gift, and a nonresident decedent would include an adjustable taxable gift in his New York taxable estate if the gift was of New York-situs real or tangible property or of intangible property used in a New York trade or business. This would be a significant reversal of progressive estate planning policy, create a significant incentive for New Yorkers of means to emigrate from the state, and would put us in the company of only two other states, Connecticut and Minnesota,

who continue to maintain a gift tax in this modern era.

We also oppose the proposal that would tax an “accumulation distribution” to a New York beneficiary of a nonresident trust or a resident trust that is currently exempt from tax in certain circumstances. New York currently conforms to federal law, thus actually maintaining a competitive stance in this regard in estate planning that crosses state lines. The proposal as written would have a significant negative impact on New Yorkers and provide additional incentive to leave the state.

It is important to note that this proposal also presents real constitutional challenges, as a significant body of law has already ruled that state tax laws that seek to tax trusts where there is no in-state trustee, assets or source income is unconstitutional.

The proposal would also create additional onerous reporting requirements, to which NYBA strongly objects. As written, it would

require a resident trust that claims exemption from New York tax because it meets certain requirements to file an informational return “substantiating its entitlement to that exemption and providing such other information as the commissioner may require.”

Similarly, if there is an “accumulation distribution” to a New York resident, an informational return must be filed. This would require a potentially enormous amount of extra paperwork and recordkeeping – at the commissioner’s discretion – much of which may not even exist with respect to existing trusts. Given constitutional considerations, moreover, it is questionable whether New York could compel a nonresident trustee to maintain such records and annually provide the informational filing required under this proposal.

Due to New York trust laws’ slow path to modernization and the state’s unwelcoming trust tax policies, New York has lost its com-

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petitive edge in the trust industry, as most trusts created today for New Yorkers are done out of state. As a result, we have seen a steady outflow of trust industry employees and their income, sales and real estate taxes from our state. We believe this proposed change to the already harmful fiduciary tax would only further encourage the decline of the trust industry in New York and serve to encourage grantors and beneficiaries to move to other states.

In a 2004 report by Appleseed, a New York City-based economic development consulting firm, commissioned by the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation – which still has great relevance today – it is noted that the difference in fiduciary tax liability between New York and other states can be extremely substantial. In fact, bankers and attorneys who were interviewed for the report were unanimous in stating that they are obliged to advise their New York clients of the tax advantages to be gained in establishing their trusts out of New York, as trustees have a fiduciary obligation to protect the financial interests of trust beneficiaries. As a result of this law, and other arcane, inflexible provisions of New York’s trust law, businesses, thousands of jobs and tax revenues continue to leave our state annually.

NYBA has long supported the elimination of New York’s fiduciary tax as a way to stop the flow of the trust industry, with all of its highly compensated employees, out of New York. Studies have shown that for every trust-related job that exists, one additional job is required to support the function. The trust industry, which is comprised of a complex network of bankers, investment professionals, attorneys and accountants, would benefit greatly from the increase in the number of New Yorkers who would choose to live out their lives in New York. Before competing states set out to woo this business, New York dominated this market because of our concentration of highly-skilled practitioners.

Closing the resident tax “loophole” can only exacerbate this already alarming outflow of New York citizens, jobs and associated tax.

In conclusion, we wholeheartedly support the concept of providing tax-related incentives for attracting businesses and jobs to our state. We also support the budget provisions that aim to keep New Yorkers’ assets in New York, thereby strengthening our trusts and estates industry.

We look forward to welcoming new financial firms to the state who will seek to take advantage of the stable corporate tax structure that will make for better planning and future growth.

Thank you again for this opportunity to voice our support for many of these taxrelated provisions, while suggesting modifications to others.

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n her second-floor office above a bank branch in downtown Nyack, Cathie A. Schaffer took a phone call from a colleague at First Niagara Financial Group Inc., the Buffalo bank with a still quite new name and business presence, and a 2 percent market share as of June last year, in the tristate region.

In commercial banking, Schaffer, a Westchester native and Mount Kisco resident, leads First Niagara’s pioneering downstate effort on what for her is familiar ground. One year ago, she left what she called “a terrific job” and an office on Westchester’s Platinum Mile as senior vice president and division manager for middle market banking at JPMorgan Chase & Co. to orchestrate First Niagara’s venture into the lower Hudson Valley and Fairfield County, Conn.

As regional president at First Niagara, “I’m responsible for everything that goes on in the region,” she said. “I view this job as I’m conductor of the orchestra. In my previous roles, I was first violinist of the violin section.

“My role is so broad that I’m actually getting to see all the gears of the bank turning. It’s been an education. It’s been a lot of fun. It’s like trying to take a microwave oven apart to see how it works.”

From the bank’s regional center in Nyack and a second office in Norwalk, Conn., Schaffer leads a still-growing team of bankers that looks to land new business banking, middle market and corporate customers. She signed on one year after the 144-year-old bank ventured into new territory with its acquisition of HSBC Bank USA’s statewide network of branches outside New York City and in southern Connecticut. With a market capitalization of $3.8 billion and nearly 6,000 employees and 420 branches, First Niagara also operates banks in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.

“That’s exciting,” Schaffer said after hanging up her desk phone. “We just landed a superstar.”

For Schaffer, building a banking team is critical to building the bank’s share of commercial loans and business deposits in the region. “The stars have to align,” she said.

“If you put the right people in the right jobs,” she said, recalling a respected executive’s advice, “the results take care of themselves. That’s been my mantra.”

For a banker to make that career move into uncharted territory, “You have to be willing to be a bit of a pioneer because the brand is new to this area,” Schaffer said. “You have to have a lot of confidence in your ability to bring in

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new business.”

“You’re really starting with you,” she said. “The business community, they might not know the name of the bank; they know the name of the banker. That’s how you first establish your bona fides, if you will.”

Schaffer first established hers at Bank of New York, where she worked for 16 years, rising to a senior vice president position as group head of commercial banking for the Westchester/Putnam/Bronx region. “I was acquired by Chase when Chase acquired Bank of New York” in 2006, she said.

Interviewing at First Niagara, Schaffer said she was swayed to take the career leap by the words of the bank’s chief risk officer. “He said, ‘You will make a difference.’ For some reason that resonated with me.”

“The idea that I would be starting a new region from scratch for a top 25 bank was irresistible.” What’s more, the banker’s 84-year-old father insisted she take the job offered her. Father knows best.

“In this day and age, most opportunities at this level to start a regional bank would mean you have to move halfway across the country and start from scratch,” Schaffer said. “I was starting on my own turf. That took some of the fear out.”

“This really is almost from scratch,” she said. “There was some what I would call legacy business in Fairfield County,” due in part to First Niagara’s acquisition of NewAlliance Bank, a Connecticut savings bank, in 2011. “It was a pretty small book of business, so we’re kind of starting almost from the beginning.”

“In an acquisition scenario, you definitely want to retain your clients and the mandate is you get new ones.”

In this region, “We’re seeing very good loan growth across the board and very good growth in client acquisition,” she said. “It’s going to take a few years but in the future we’ll be a significant contributor to the bank’s overall results.”

Schaffer said most of the bank’s transactions with commercial customers are confidential. In a publicly announced deal last year, First Niagara provided $22 million in financing to two prominent developers in the region – Bronx-based Simone Healthcare Development and Fareri Associates L.P. in Greenwich – for construction of an 85,000-square-foot medical office building at 3030 Westchester Ave. in Purchase. First Niagara bankers recognize the opportunities presented by the region’s growing health care market, she said.

“Over the next few years the bank’s presence in this market will become more and more visible,” she said. “I think the fact of putting a regional headquarters in Westchester will be a real stake in the ground. I’m looking forward to that.”

Schaffer said First Niagara has narrowed its headquarters options to three buildings in the White Plains and Tarrytown office park corridors, where it will lease 17,000 to 18,000 square feet of space. Forty-three employees will relocate to the new headquarters this year, she said.

“As we get everybody under one roof, it becomes a much more compelling place for people to want to work,” she said.

“It’s a challenge to get a new name in the market out there,” she said. “The region is still very much in formation.

Sometimes I get frustrated by that. But then I have to remind myself that that’s what I’m here to do.”

“This isn’t about me,” said banking’s orchestra conductor. “It’s really about the team. My pioneers are doing a great job.”

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nimal cruelty lops over into other crimes,” maintains Chief Kenneth D. Ross of the Putnam County SPCA, which handles arrests involving cruelty to animals.

By law, each community has a dog control officer who issues fines on civil charges such as allowing nuisance barking or loose animals. Criminal procedures are handled, however, by peace officers charged with enforcing state animal cruelty laws and other crimes under state agriculture and markets laws.

Formerly with the Westchester SPCA, the Putnam chief recalls a case of beaten pit bulls, which the owner claimed he had to separate when they were locked in combat. While at the scene, Ross spotted 20 “dime bags” of marijuana and handcuffed the man, who was surprised to be arrested by “just the dog catcher.”

Then there was the Yonkers case of a 17-year-old who threw a cat from a 12thfloor window and served only eight months, being a minor. He later was involved in a gang shooting, eluded police and, thanks to the SPCA’s earlier investigation, was located and arrested.

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On call seven days a week, 24 hours a day, Putnam County SPCA Chief Ken Ross goes after perpetrators of animal cruelty throughout the county.

“There’s lot of animal hoarding going on,” the chief reports, recalling a child referred to Child Protective Services because of regularly attending school smelling of cat urine.

“I found the home in disarray, with feces accumulations and over 100 empty cat food cans in the child’s bedroom. The mother was arrested for child abuse. There were 29 cats – a low number,” he adds, recalling a Yorktown home boasting more than 200.

Ross responded to a Patterson home housing more than 70 snakes, 56 of them poisonous. “There was suspicion of suicide by snake bite,” the chief recalls. Reptile experts

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transported the snakes to the Bronx Zoo. The arresting officer does not touch the animals, there to arrest what he terms “the two-legged ones.” He recalls spending four hours hospitalized after deviating from that practice and going hand-to-claws with an enraged cat.

Ross operates with the assistance of his son, Ken Ross III. “We are on call seven days a week, 24 hours a day,” he reports. Calls often begin at 5 a.m. Some present an opportunity for education, like the call about a loose wild turkey near Putnam Hospital. “Wild life can go where it wants,” he told the caller.

The two Rosses weekend at tables outside stores, hold pancake breakfasts, address service clubs and teach at police academies.

“We receive no funds except donations,” the senior Ross reports. “We are responsible for housing and medical care for the animals until the court date, when the owner loses custody if found guilty. Only then can animals be adopted.” The SPCA also uses funds for insurance, liability and vehicle expenses.

The chief frequently has to clarify that the SPCA has no affiliation with the ASPCA, headquartered in Manhattan and serving the

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surrounding geographic area. “We receive no funds except donations,” he reiterates.

The SPCA has garnered a corps of volunteers who assist with fundraising, some trained in handling animals. “A few veterinarians provide services at discount or free,” he adds.

Ross, a recent widower, resides in Patterson. He was raised in Yonkers, graduated from Cathedral Preparatory Seminary in Manhattan and went on to attend Manhattan College, paying for his education by pumping gas. After working in security and investigation, he became a volunteer officer with the growing Westchester SPCA, ultimately heading its Humane Law Enforcement Division.

He relocated to Putnam when a need for SPCA services there became critical.

Because of the demands of his job, Ross owns no animals. As he tells children about the animals’ need for constant care, “There are no switches to turn animals on and off.”

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GOOD HaPPENiNG iN aND ThInGS aBOuT THE HuDSON VaLLEY than to host the celebration to support the Rockland Center for the Arts,” stated Dawn Hershko, designer and co-owner of Playhouse Market.

The event will run from 6 to 9 p.m. The evening will include tapas style appetizers prepared especially for the evening by Executive Chef David Anderson and desserts and sweets prepared by on-site Pastry Chef Lisa Dowe. The cost for the evening is $49 and reservations must be made in advance by going to http://playhousecelebration.eventbrite.com “It is a joy for us to work with Playhouse Market for their grand opening and we are honored to be selected as the recipient for the evening. We look forward to working with them to expand the opportunities for local artists and musicians,” stated Julie Ramos, executive director of Rockland Center for the Arts.

Playhouse Market is at 20 South Broadway. For more information, go to PlayhouseMarket.com.

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RiverWinds Gallery at 172 Main St. in Beacon presents “Fired Up:” Porcelain Painting by Paola Bari. With minute brush strokes, imagination and talent, Bari creates images that capture a moment and freeze it in a dream world.

The show runs through May 4.

“I love the challenge of adapting my fantasy, my inspirations to the things that surround me and to shape them on the porcelain to form at the end an harmonic unison,” Bari says.

Born and raised in Italy, Bari became interested in porcelain painting as a teenager and has been actively painting ever since.

She began her career with training in Milan. Now living in the United States, she continues to refine and evolve her painting skills with new technique, styles and materials for porcelain painting through seminars in Italy, Switzerland and the U.S. Visiting hours are Wednesdays to Mondays noon to 6 p.m. and noon to 9 p.m. on Beacon Second Saturday. For more information, visit riverwindsgallery.com.

MaKe eaRth day eVeRy day

Central Hudson encourages its customers to celebrate Earth Day by taking advantage of the utility’s energy-efficiency programs and initiatives that protect the environment.

Examples include: • Rebates of $140 to $700 on residential high-efficiency heating and cooling systems and up to $1,200 on commercial heating systems; • Incentives up to $420 to seal energy-draining leaks and drafts in homes; • Payments of $50 for turning in and recycling older working refrigerators and freezers;

Poppies by Paola Bari.

• Up to $400 in incentives for the purchase of highefficiency heat pump water heaters; • Subsidized lighting upgrades, including indoor and outdoor LED fixtures, for commercial, municipal, educational, not-for-profit and institutional buildings; and •Energy advice and information mailed directly to homes.

For more information, visit SavingsCentral.com or CentralHudson.com.

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Playhouse Market will host a red carpet celebration May 8 in honor of opening its doors in Nyack. The European-style market and eatery quietly opened at the end of February to test and prepare each of its unique food stations. With everything now in operation, they have planned a party and will donate the proceeds to the Rockland Center for the Arts.

“Our goal is to not only offer delicious healthy food in a comfortable and relaxed setting, but to also embrace the local art and culture in Rockland and what better way to do that

HV sHaKespeare FestiVal receiVes nea grant The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival (HVSF) is one of a half-dozen nonprofit arts organizations in the Hudson Valley to receive a prestigious Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, according to an announcement made by the NEA. HVSF was recommended for a $30,000 grant to support the theater company’s innovative strategies to attract millennial audiences to Shakespeare and classical theater. This marks the third consecutive year that HVSF has received NEA support for its ongoing initiatives to engage millennials; the grant also represents a significant increase in NEA support for these activities.

“We are very excited to build on our success in engaging millennials, and we are very grateful to the NEA for supporting this important work,” said Maggie Whitlum, HVSF executive director. “The grant allows us to expand our outreach to the youngest millennials.”

Last year HVSF’s outreach strategies prompted millennials to buy 3,278 tickets to HVSF’s shows – a 66 percent jump in attendance by this age group compared to 2012, which was the first year of the initiative. One key to HVSF’s success was its launch of The Revelers, a free membership program for ages 21-35 that offers $20 tickets to HVSF shows as well as a lively schedule of social events and interactive programs before and after performances.

This summer, HVSF will expand its initiative to include the youngest millennials, ages 16-20. The Revelers program now features a Teen Revelers club entitled to $10 tickets to shows, and HVSF will also host its first Teen Night on July 18.

tIMe FoR Fun

Orange County celebrates the merry month of May with tulips, festivals and art exhibits.

MAY 3: Fantasy and fun ring in the season at Brid’s Closet Beltane/Spring Festival on the beautiful grounds of Palaia Vineyards. It’s a family-friendly May 3rd happening filled with Tarot readers, psychics, games of chance, belly dancing, drumming circles, workshops, demonstrations and more than 40 vendors. Advance tickets are available online.

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County, is hosting The 2014 New York Riesling Experience. Admission to this adults-only affair on May 3 and 4 includes food and wine pairings, recipes, and live entertainment.

Opening day for the “Zhang Zhang Huan: Evoking Tradition” exhibition at Storm King Art Center.

Six large-scale works by this Chinese contemporary artist have been placed in the beautiful Storm King landscape. His towering Three Legged Buddha was installed at the 500-acre sculpture park in 2007. View a total of 15 sculptures and works on paper through which Huan focuses on Buddhist imagery and Chinese traditional culture, on display until Nov. 9.

MAY18: The campus of Mount St. Mary College will host Artists on Campus from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Browse original paintings, prints, drawings, photography, and sculpture by numerous artists in the region. Right next to the art show, Taste of Newburgh will offer sumptuous tastings and live jazz for $30.

MAY 23: Through the 26th, follow the Zerbini Family Circus under the big top for high-flying fun. There are six shows on the grounds of Museum Village in Monroe where jugglers, trapeze artists, high wire acrobats, and clowns will bring on some really big smiles.

Tulips in Bloom at the orange County Arboretum in Montgomery should be at their peak between Mother’s Day and the fourth week of May. Count on the flowering bril-

liants and pastel blossoms of the flowering trees to create a not-to-be-missed spring spectacular at the Thomas Bull Memorial Park garden.

MAY 24: Sugar Loaf Spring Festival will feature vendors and live music.

The Bob Dylan Tribute Weekend at Warwick Valley Winery runs from May 24 through the 26th, noon to 5pm.

MAY 30: The German Springfest at Gus’s Restaurant and Tavern in New Windsor. It’s a traditional Bockfest with beer, wine, spirits, and homemade German specialties on the menu.

Through June 1, polka across the dance floor under the tent.

For more information, contact: tourism@orangecountygov.com, or call 800-762-8687.

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The Ulster Savings Charitable Foundation recently awarded a $25,000 grant to Marist College to develop and host its upcoming Leadership Development Conference for promising emerging leaders from high schools throughout the Hudson Valley.

Public and private high school students in the 9th through 12th grades residing in Ulster, Greene, Orange, Columbia and Dutchess counties will be eligible to participate in the one-day conference. Participating high schools will be invited to select two students who demonstrate considerable leadership potential and have distinguished themselves through

Ulster Savings Bank CEO Lisa Cathie and Marist College President Dennis Murray.

both scholarship and community service. Marist College faculty and guest speakers will address the conference and provide valuable perspectives and insight on what it takes to be an exceptional leader.

“This is an amazing opportunity for select local high school students to learn key motivational, decision-making and persuasion techniques as they become the future leaders of our community,” said Lisa Cathie, president and CEO of Ulster Savings Bank. “The conference will allow these students to learn and collaborate with their regional peers in a truly exceptional leadership development experience.”

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Genco Shipping & Trading Limited 299 Park Ave., 12th floor, New York City 10171. Chapter 11, voluntary.

Bankruptcies Attorney: Adam C. Rogoff,

New York City. Filed April 21.

The following petitions were Case no. 14-11108. filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District Kenneth KyuSung Choi 101 of New York in White Plains. E. 75 St., Apt. 5E, New York Chapter 11 indicates the filer City 10021 Chapter 7, volunintends to submit a plan of tary. Attorney: Leyda A. Perreorganization to the court. ez, New York. Filed April 17.

Chapter 7 indicates a liquida- Case no. 14-11069. tion of assets.

Nercida Caceres 131 Essex St., New York City 10002. Chapter BRONX COUNTY 13, voluntary. Attorney: Joseph A. Altman, Bronx. Filed Zafiro Parking Inc. 1600 April 15. Case no. 14-11047.

Sedwick Ave., Bronx 10453.

Chapter 11, voluntary. Attor- SDNY 19 MAD PARK L.L.C. ney: Nestor Rosado, New York 15 E. 26 St., New York City City. Filed April 18. Case no. 10010. Chapter 11, voluntary.

14-11084.

Attorney: Julie Cvek Curley, White Plains. Filed April 15.

Case no. 14-11055.

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Thomas Cunningham 300 Depot Hill Road, Poughquag 12570. Chapter 7, voluntary.

Attorney: Thomas W. Williams, Suffern. Filed April 17.

Case no. 14-11074.

NEW YORK COUNTY Fine Floral NYC Inc. 461 W. 49 St., New York City 10019.

Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Adam C. Rogoff, New York City. Filed April 21.

Case no. 14-11162.

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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

Armadillo Distribution Enterprises Inc. Filed by iGuitar.

Action: Patent infringement claim. AttorneyS for plaintiff: Dmitriy A. Kheyfits and Michael James Maloney. Filed April 15. Case no. 14-02667.

Avant Business Service Corp., et al. Filed by Marvin Gray. Action: Fair Labor Standards Act claim. Attorney for plaintiff: William Coudert Rand. Filed April 15. Case no.

14-02673.

Bluestone Global Tech Inc., et al. Filed by Amanda Micaletti. Action: Denial of overtime compensation claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Thomas Edward Feeney. Filed April 18.

Case no. 14-02808.

Burrito Junction Inc., et al.

Filed by Daniel Santiago De La Rosa. Action: Denial of overtime compensation claim.

Stratis Morfogen 930 Fifth Attorney for plaintiff: Peter Ave., Apt. 12E, New York City Hans Cooper. Filed April 15.

10021. Chapter 7, voluntary. At- Case no. 14-02672. torney: Self-represented. Filed April 17. Case no. 14-11070.

Cash Money Records Inc., et al. Filed by the estate of James Oscar Smith, et al. AcWESTCHESTER tion: Copyright infringement COUNTY claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Anthony Robert Motta. Filed Arthur L Munro 4 Beech Place, April 16. Case no. 14-02703.

Valhalla 10595. Chapter 7, voluntary. Attorney: Gary R. Gjertsen, Scarsdale. Filed April 16. Cleaning On Demand 1 Inc., et al. Filed by Clifton Powell Jr. Case no. 14-22526.

Action: Fair Labor Standards Act claim. Attorney for plainJohn Alexander Kessler 26 tiff: Erica Lynn Shnayder. Filed Young Road, Katonah 10536. April 16. Case no. 14-02696.

Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Self-represented. Filed China Sun Asian Cuisine April 18. Case no. 14-22536.

Inc., et al. Filed by Chunquan Guo. Action: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney for plainCourt Cases tiff: Jian Hang. Filed April 15.

Case no. 14-02687.

The following cases appear on the docket of the U.S. District Dainty Home Inc. Filed Court for the county of West- by Benson Mills Inc. Acchester in White Plains. tion: Copyright infringement claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Aetna Life Insurance Com- Brett Mathew Schatz. Filed pany. Filed by Enid Piccolino. April 16. Case no. 14-02689.

Action: Claim concerns benefits through Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Attorney for plaintiff: Matthew Thomas Schrieks. Filed April 16. Case no. 14-02699.

Pollin/Miller Hospitality Strategies Inc. Filed by the trustees of the National Retirement Fund. Action: Claim concerns Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Attorney for plaintiff: Stephanie Myers Bersak and David Fall River Distribution Cen- C. Sapp Jr. Filed April 16. ter Inc., et al. Filed by Trust- Case no. 14-02709. ees of the National Retirement Fund. Action: Claim concerns The Shubert Organization Employee Retirement In- Inc. Filed by Larry Edwards. come Security Act. Attorney Action: Employment disfor plaintiff: David C. Sapp crimination claim. Attorney Jr. Filed April 16. Case no. for plaintiff: Thomas Anthony Ricotta. Filed April 15.

14-02708.

Case no. 14-02660.

Fedcap Rehabilitation Services Inc., et al. Filed by Hel- Tishman Speyer Properties ena Holmes. Action: Employ- Inc. Filed by Cynthia Narment discrimination claim. vaez. Action: Employment Attorney for plaintiff: Daniel discrimination claim. AttorI. Neveloff. Filed April 15. ney for plaintiff: Thomas Anthony Ricotta. Filed April 15.

Case no. 14-02684.

Case no. 14-02661.

Flooring Technologies Inc. Filed by The New York City Deeds District Council of Carpenters. Action: Claim concerns Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Attorney for Above $1 million plaintiff: Michael Alan Bauman. Filed April 16. Case no.

125 David’s Hill Road L.L.C., 14-02702.

New York City. Seller: Orrie Lee Tawes III, et al, Bedford General Motors L.L.C., et al. Hills. Property: 125 David’s Filed by Marie Mazzocchi. Ac- Hill Road, Bedford. Amount: tion: Denial of overtime com- $3.6 million. Filed April 17. pensation claim. Attorney for plaintiff: James Jackson Bilsborrow, et al. Filed April 16.

Below $1 million Case no. 14-02714.

The Durst Organization Inc., et al. Filed by United States of America. Action: Fair Housing Act claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Emily Ewell Daughtry, et al. Filed April 16.

Case no. 14-02698.

Metropolis Group Inc., et al. Filed by Vanessa Delgado.

Action: Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Daniel I. Neveloff. Filed April 15.

Case no. 14-02681.

My Simple Pleasures Soap L.L.C., et al. Filed by TriCoastal Design Group Inc. Action: Trademark infringement claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Tedd Stuart Levine. Filed April 15. Case no. 14-02691.

Phoenix Satellite Television (US) Inc., et al. Filed by ShihHsin Chang, et al. Action: Sexual discrimination claim.

Attorney for plaintiff: Debra L. Raskin. Filed April 15.

Case no. 14-02686.

106 West 1st ST Corp., Mount Vernon. Seller: John Kelly, Pleasantville. Property: 106 W. First St., Mount Vernon.

Amount: $217,706. Filed April 18.

174 Yonkers Avenue Realty L.L.C., New York City. Seller: Paul H. Luchansky, et al, Wilton, Conn. Property: 174 Yonkers Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $500,000. Filed April 18.

18 Coralyn L.L.C., Mahopac.

Seller: Joseph A. Mongarella, et al, Scarsdale. Property: 18 Coralyn Road, Scarsdale.

Amount: $759,750. Filed April 18.

2791 University Realty Corp., West Harrison. Seller: Vito DiMatteo, West Harrison.

Property: 35-37 Park Ave., Harrison. Amount: $997,200.

Filed April 21.

800 N. Division L.L.C., Highland Mills. Seller: M.M. International General Trading Inc., Poughkeepsie. Property: 800 N. Division St., Peekskill. Amount: $800,000.

Filed April 15.

Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association, Mineola. Seller: Stanley E. Esposito, Pleasantville. Property: 60 Calhoun Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $515,374.

Filed April 22.

Benedict Avenue Owners Corp., Sleepy Hollow.

Seller: Gail M. McLee, Elmsford. Property: 14 N. Hillside Ave., Greenburgh. Amount: $240,000. Filed April 22.

Buchanan Executive Park Inc., Port Chester. Seller: Carl Fraiser, et al, Port Chester.

Property: 45 Townsend St., Rye. Amount: $200,000. Filed April 16.

Cardiff Development Inc., Mount Vernon. Seller: Kevin L. Wright, Mahopac. Property: 52 Mount Vernon Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $225,000.

Filed April 15.

Daniele Realty L.L.C., Mamaroneck. Seller: Robert Schepis, et al, Scarsdale. Property: 316 Northrop, Mamaroneck. Amount: $250,000.

Filed April 21.

Darad Consulting Inc., Richmond Hill. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Property: 126 W. Third St., Mount Vernon. Amount: $129,879.

Filed April 18.

Emerald Hills L.L.C., Dobbs Ferry. Seller: Issac Rajuvarghese, et al, Newtown, Conn.

Property: 211 Beverly Road, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $113,500. Filed April 21.

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NEWSMAKERS plus awards and events DOUBLETREE WINS LODGING AWARD Rich Friedman, who has been general manager of the DoubleTree by Hilton Tarrytown since its reopening in 2007, recently won the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) Stars of the Industry Award for General Manager of the Year, Medium Property.

Friedman and other award winners were honored for their outstanding accomplishments, service and leadership in the lodging industry at a special ceremony held in Washington, D.C. It was the second major hospitality industry award that Friedman has won this year. In March, he was honored with the New York State Hospitality and Tourism Association’s “Outstanding GM of the Year” Award.

In winning the AH&LA award, Friedman was cited for leading his team from the grand reopening of the hotel seven years ago to becoming one of the most successful fullservice hotels in Westchester.

His philanthropic achievements were also underscored as follows: “In 2011, tragedy struck the DoubleTree family with the sudden death of team member Bryan Johnson. As his mentor, Rich encouraged Bryan to pursue his hospitality management degree, so in honor of his memory Rich started the Bryan Johnson Hospitality Scholarship, which was recently awarded to its second recipient. In addition, examples of Friedman’s philanthropic work range from hosting a yearly free September 11th barbeque for all first responders to helping a local elementary school by organizing the back-to-school supply drive and donating Kindle Fires to top students to encourage academic achievement.”

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CHILD CARE COUNCIL JOEY AWARD RECIPIENTS The Child Care Council of Westchester has announced the 2014 recipients of its Joey Awards.

The awardees are: • After School Program: Annie Villacres, lead youth educator, Port Chester Carver Center; Family Provider: Susan Matos, owner and provider, Imagination Day Care; Child Care Center: Mary Ann Becker, lead teacher and curriculum, Mamaroneck Community Nursery School; General: Basia Kinglake, coordinator of children’s mental health services, Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health; and General: Michael Kaplowitz, chairman, Westchester County Board of Legislators.

The honorees will be recognized at the annual awards breakfast June 6 from 8 to10 a.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Tarrytown.

KANTOR TO HEAD LONG-RUNNING PBS SERIES WNET announced the appointment of Michael Kantor as executive producer of its “American Masters” series.

“We did a thoughtful and exhaustive search to find the right person for this position,” said Stephen Segaller, vice president of programming at WNET. “And Michael has the talent and vision to continue the great legacy of American Masters. He has a deep knowledge of American culture – as his many award-winning films have demonstrated – and the ability to get projects funded and filmed. We are pleased and fortunate to welcome him to WNET.” Kantor will begin his new duties April 30.

A longtime producer and filmmaker for PBS who has also worked on programs for

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HBO and other cable networks, Kantor has created a number of award-winning programs with WNET. “This is an amazing opportunity,” said Kantor, “I can’t imagine a more interesting and creatively challenging series to work on than American Masters. I’ve been inspired by the remarkable films and the extraordinary filmmakers that the series has brought to a broad national audience. I’m honored to carry on this tradition as we plan for the exciting evolution of the series.”

Launched in 1986, “American Masters” has earned 26 Emmy Awards, 12 Peabodys, an Oscar, three Grammys and two Producers Guild Awards.

Each year since 2003, the Child Care Council presents the Joey Awards to professional care providers and community leaders who make outstanding contributions to childcare and quality of life for children and working parents. At the same event, the council recognizes Champions for Children, individuals and organizations who demonstrate an unwavering commitment to bright futures for children by creating or funding life-changing programs and initiatives.

Villacres began working at the Carver Center’s after-school program in 2006, and in the eight years since, has worked with students in kindergarten through 6th grade.

Matos opened the doors to Imagination Family Daycare in 1987, operating the business out of the apartment the she family lived in until the fall of 1993 when she moved into a multifamily house.

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child care programs in Brooklyn and Yonkers, after earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in early childhood education.

Kinglake has been the coordinator of children’s mental health services for the Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health for 10 years.

Kaplowitz, chairman of the Westchester County Board, has actively supported and helped fund Westchester’s Care Coordination Program.

“The Child Care Council looks forward to recognizing the individuals in our community who go above and beyond to make sure Westchester’s children have the best start possible through exceptional early care,” said Child Care Council of Westchester Executive Director Kathy Halas.

For more information about the annual awards breakfast, including sponsorship opportunities and ticket prices, contact Dana Lawless at 914-761-3456, ext.127, or danal@ cccwny.org or visit childcarewestchester.org.

BANK APPOINTS VICE PRESIDENT The Westchester Bank appointed Tracey K. Zimmerman vice president, chief compliance officer. She will be working at the bank’s headquarters on Central Park Avenue in Yonkers and will be responsible for the development and maintenance of compliance policies as well as creating and implementing procedures that are in line with overall bank goals.

A longtime Westchester County resident, Zimmerman brings in-depth experience to the position with more than 20 years in the banking industry.

“It’s a pleasure to be part of an organization with so many outstanding profession-

als working toward a common goal. The Westchester Bank has the utmost respect for people, whether customers or staff and that’s what makes this bank so different,” Zimmerman said.

John M. Tolomer, president and CEO, said, “Tracey is an individual who has demonstrated the dedication, knowledge and commitment necessary for the position. We look for good people who fit into a positive, cohesive culture here at the bank and knew she’d be a great fit for us. We’re fortunate to have someone of Tracey’s caliber and look forward to her continued growth within the organization.”

PARKS GROUP NAMES CHAIRPERSON Joanne Fernandez, manager of government affairs at Entergy, has been elected chairperson of the board of directors of Friends of Westchester County Parks.

Fernandez’s appointment comes after Elizabeth Bracken-Thompson’s announcement to step down as chairperson after six years.

“As a longtime member of the Friends board (four years), I have seen impressive work that has been accomplished by the organization and its members,” Fernandez said. “I look forward to building upon Friends’ successes as we continue to collaborate with our members and communities to keep our 18,000 acres of open space green and growing.”

She has been recognized for achievement and outstanding corporate citizenship by numerous organizations, including an Outstanding Women Business Leader by the New York City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a Rising Star by The Business Council of Westchester, a Visionary Leader by Kids Xpress magazine and the Green Friend of the Year award from the Volunteer Center of the United Way. In addition, she serves as an executive board member of the Greater New York American Red Cross.

A native New Yorker, Fernandez graduated magna cum laude from the State University of New York at Albany with a bachelor’s degree in political science, Latin American studies, a minor in economics and a master’s degree in public policy.

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Elizabeth von Habsburg, managing director of Winston Art Group, will discuss “Art As An Asset” Tuesday, April 29, following a light breakfast at 7 a.m. This free business breakfast program is sponsored by Friends of Concordia and will be held in the Krenz Academic Center on the Concordia College campus, 171 White Plains Road, Bronxville.

Reservations are required. Please contact ellen.desaintphalle@concordia-ny.edu or call Ellen de Saint Phalle at 914337-9300, ext. 2159.

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The 20th anniversary “Living the Vision” Celebration of Today’s Students Tomorrow’s Teachers ™(TSTT) takes place at the organization’s annual recognition breakfast, which precedes Teacher Appreciation Week May 5- 9. The event will be held from 8:30 to10:30 a.m., Friday, May 2 at the Westchester Marriott Hotel, Tarrytown. The breakfast provides an opportunity for TSTT to salute its collaborative partners and supporters, leaders in education, dedicated TSTT teachers and its future educators. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit TSTT.org or call 914-345-344, ext. 18.

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Saturday May 3 The Junior League of Central Westchester (JLCW) will host a tag sale Saturday, May 3 at Wayside Cottage, 1039 Post Road in Scarsdale. Early bird admission 8 to 9 a.m. is $5 and general admission from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. is free.

Discover treasures and bargains for children, Halloween costumes, professional and formalwear for women, small house wares and baked goods. Proceeds will support the JLCW. For more information, contact jlcw@verizon.net or call 914-723-6130. wednesday may 7 Joseph N. Hankin, the longest-tenured community college president in the nation, will be honored with longtime Westchester Community College supporter David Swope at Tappan Hill May 7. The annual Westchester Community College Foundation Spring for Scholarships event, which raises funds for student scholarships, will begin with a cocktail party at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. By purchasing a ticket to the Spring for Scholarships event for $300, community members will be contributing to the scholarship program at Westchester Community College.

For more information, phone 914-606-6558.

Friday may 9 Rebecca “Becky” Halstead, retired Brigadier General, United States Army, and the first female graduate of West Point, United States Military Academy will be the keynote speaker at “In the Company of Women,” at a luncheon hosted by the YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester, Friday, May 9, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hilton Westchester in Rye Brook. For more information and reservations, contact the YWCA development director at 914-9496227, ext.147n or email events@ywcawpcw.org.

PHELPS NAMES HR EXEC Jake Maijala of Hopewell Junction, has been appointed vice president of human resources at Phelps Memorial Hospital Center.

Maijala has more than 20 years of human resources experience in strategic planning, recruitment, employee relations and compensation and benefits administration.

Most recently, he served as vice president, human resources at Cortland Regional Medical Center (CRMC) in Cortland, with responsibility for human resources, education, employee health, volunteers, environmental services, food and nutrition services, safety and security.

Prior to his role at CRMC, Maijala was the director of human resources, compensation, benefits and human resource information system at Bassett Healthcare Network, a health care system based in Cooperstown.

Maijala holds a master’s degree in psychology from the University of Jyvaskyla in his native Finland and an MBA from SUNY-Empire State College. His professional achievements include a senior professional in human resources certification and a pending fellow designation from the American College of Healthcare Executives.

DIRECTOR APPOINTED AT PARACO Christina Armentano has joined the Paraco Gas Corp. as director of employee relations reporting to Mike DeVoe, executive vice president of operations.

Paraco Gas is a family-owned and operated propane company, which serves the Northeast region of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Connecticut.

Previously Armentano served as a director at Cook Associates where she managed client relationships and supervised the execution of recruitment programs for Fortune 500 companies.

Armentano holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from James Madison University and an MBA from Babson College, F.W. Olin Graduation School of Business.

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FACTS&FIGURES Federal National Mortgage FORECLOSURES Association. Seller: Kismyth Shuler, et al, White Plains.

Property: 9 Colonial Road, MOUNT VERNON, 428 Peekskill. Amount: $233,543. Union Ave. Three-family; .12 acre. Plaintiff: US Bank NaFiled April 21. tional Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Doonan, Graves & Imperial Builders Corp., Longoria, 978-921-2670; 100 Pelham Manor. Seller: Martha Cummings Center, No. 213C, Ann Johnson, New Rochelle. Beverly, Mass. Defendant: Property: Nautilis Place, New Kwame Sampson. Referee: Rochelle. Amount: $115,000. Jay Hashmall. Sale: April 29, Filed April 18.

11 a.m. Approximate lien: $618,954.35.

Isis Property Group L.L.C., Elmsford. Seller: Leonard MOUNT VERNON, 447 Quittman Family Havens Dunham Ave. Single-family L.L.C., Hartsdale. Property: residence; .08 acre. Plaintiff: 10 Havens St., Greenburgh. US Bank National Association.

Amount: $705,000. Filed Plaintiff ’s attorney: Gross April 16.

Polowy & Orlans, 716-2041700; P.O. Box 540, Getzville.

Key Classic L.L.C., Scarsdale. Defendant: Shawn Cousins.

Seller: Antares Project Com- Referee: Mario Biaggi. Sale: pany Ltd., New York City. April 30, 9:30 a.m. ApproxiProperty: 50 E. Hartsdale Ave., mate lien: $541,572.61.

3-P, Greenburgh. Amount: $408,000. Filed April 15.

NEW ROCHELLE, 543 Main St., Apt. 201. Apartment; lot Lansky Properties L.P., Ma- size: N/A. Plaintiff: Board of hopac. Seller: Theodore Lan- Managers of 543 Main Consky, et al, Somers. Property: dominium. Plaintiff ’s attor603B Heritage Hills, Somers. ney: Smith Buss Jacobs, 914Amount: $410,000. Filed 476-0600; 733 Yonkers Ave., Yonkers. Defendant: Helena April 15.

Herkenoff. Referee: Peter Leemilt’s Petroleum Inc., Rosato. Sale: April 30, 11 a.m.

Jericho. Seller: Jeffrey M. Bind- Approximate lien: $41,741.40. er, et al, White Plains. Prop- WHITE PLAINS, 31 Odell erty: 128 E. Main St., Green- Ave. Two-family; lot size: burgh. Amount: $500,000. N/A. Plaintiff: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Plaintiff ’s Filed April 16. attorney: Leopold & Associates P.L.L.C.; 80 Business Park LRE Ferris L.L.C., Harrison. Drive, Armonk. Defendant: Seller: Antonio Velardo, et al, Efrain Sanchez. Referee: Ian Ossining. Property: 59 Fer- Phillips Spier. Sale: May 8, ris Place, Ossining. Amount: 10:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $775,000. Filed April 15. $878,119.24.

Moray’s Original Chili Dog Sauce L.L.C., Mount Vernon.

Seller: William Endico, Brewster. Property: 213-215 N. MacQuesten Parkway, Mount Vernon. Amount: $450,000. Filed April 17.

Pleasant Properties L.L.C., Bronx. Seller: Richard F. Green, et al, Charlottsville, Va. Property: 96 Marcourt Drive, New Castle. Amount: $500,000. Filed April 17.

RM Mag Westmore L.L.C. Seller: 121 Westmoreland L.L.C. Property: 121 Westmoreland, White Plains. Amount: $800,000. Filed April 15.

YONKERS, 174 Oak St. Walk-up apartment; lot size: 25 x 100. Plaintiff: First Horizon Home Loans. Plaintiff ’s attorney: McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, P.C., 914-6368900; 145 Huguenot St., Suite 401, New Rochelle. Defendant: Verngnaud Alexandre.

Referee: John Brophy. Sale: April 30, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $699,536.19.

YONKERS, 185 Scarsdale Road.

Single-family residence; lot size: 45 x 129.

Plaintiff: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Gross Polowy & Orlans, 716-204-1700; P.O. Box 540, Getzville. Defendant: Frank Denota. Referee: John Brophy. Sale: April 30, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $553,115.77.

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, 14 Essex Place, Apt. C. Condominium; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Central Mortgage Co. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Berkman, Henoch, Peterson & Peddy, 516-222-6200; 100 Garden City Plaza, Garden City. Defendant: Rose Argenzio. Referee: Mark Alan Siesel. Sale: May 7, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: N/A.

Judgments

Calderon, Juan Jesus, et al.

Filed by Green Tree Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $401,600 affecting property located at 11 Wyndover Road, White Plains 10603. Filed MSMM Restaurants L.L.C., Nov. 7.

Lincolndale. $10,783 in favor of Empire Merchants L.L.C., Ceneus, Gaspard, et al. Filed

by Citimortgage Inc. Action: Brooklyn. Filed April 14. seeks to foreclose on a mortUFS Industries Inc., Mount gage to secure an unspecified Vernon. $912,041 in favor of amount affecting property USA Recycling Inc., Yonkers. located at 5 Leather Stocking Lane, White Plains 10603.

Filed April 16.

Filed Nov. 6.

Michael J. Mariani Construction and Design Inc., Mamaroneck. $10,874 in favor of Sammarco Stone and Supply Inc., New Rochelle. Filed April 17.

Coleman, Constance, et al.

Lis Pendens Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a The following filings indicated a mortgage to secure $399,999 legal action has been initiated, affecting property located at 2 the outcome of which may affect Hudson Watch Drive, Ossining 10562. Filed Nov. 6. the title to the property listed.

Aloia, Roni, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $481,300 affecting property located at 149 Hanson Lane, New Rochelle 10804. Filed Nov. 5.

Cuellar, Henry, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $332,500 affecting property located at 3 Urban St., Mount Vernon 10552. Filed Nov. 5.

Any unknown heirs to the estate of Ali M. Haidar, et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $325,600 affecting property located at 123 Young Ave., Yonkers 10710. Filed Nov. 5.

Drummond, Carol V., et al.

Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $204,193 affecting property located at 33 Hamilton Ave., Yonkers 10705. Filed Nov. 5.

ABR Restaurant Company L.L.C., Nanuet. $10,132 in fa- Badia, Robert L. Della, et vor of Arctic Glacier USA, Ma- al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase maroneck. Filed April 17.

Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to seAll Rock Crusing Inc., Cro- cure $667,683 affecting propton-on-Hudson. $17,106 in erty located at 5 Boutonville favor of Westchester Tractor Road, South Salem 10590.

YONKERS, 5 Hamilton Ave. Inc., Brewster. Filed April 18. Filed Nov. 7.

Single-family residence; lot size: 20 x 90. Plaintiff: Fi- Archetype Construction Berebi, Morris, et al. Filed nancial Freedom Acquisitions Corp., Hawthorne. $6,726 by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. AcL.L.C. Plaintiff ’s attorney: in favor of Bushwick Met- tion: seeks to foreclose on a Stein, Wiener & Roth, 516- als L.L.C., Bridgeport, Conn. mortgage to secure $497,303 742-1212; One Old Country Filed April 14. affecting property located at Road, Suite 113, Carle Place.

85 Parkview Road, Elmsford Defendant: Gina Giamantino 10523. Filed Nov. 5.

FCC Contracting, Yonkers.

Ibelli as administrator for the $107,000 in favor of HIBU estate of Carmela Giannantoni. Referee: Lisa Goldman. Inc., Uniondale. Filed April 14. Brown, Keith, as beneficiary under the last will and testaSale: April 29, 9 a.m. ApproxIT Reserve L.L.C., White ment of Theresa A. Brown, et imate lien: $326,190.36.

Plains. $19,600 in favor of al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank Protean Solutions Inc., Cedar N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure Rapids, Ia. Filed April 17. an unspecified amount affecting property located at 37 Boutonville Road, Lewisboro 10590. Filed Nov. 5.

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Guananga, Jaqueline, et al.

Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $312,000 affecting property located at 45 Cabot Ave., Elmsford 10523. Filed Nov. 5.

Jones, Andre, et al. Filed by Real Estate Mortgage Network Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $493,487 affecting property located at 127 S. First Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Nov. 5.

Lombardo, Robert S., et al.

Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $850,000 affecting property located at 8 Ward Drive, Yorktown Heights 10598. Filed Nov. 7.

Lopez, Osvaldo, et al. Filed

by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $624,000 affecting property located at 24 Lakeview Ave., West Harrison 10604.

Filed Nov. 7.

Mafes, Tanya, as executrix of the estate of Duhane Rose, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $434,269 affecting property located at 79 Bateman Place, Mount Vernon 10552. Filed Fernandes, Teresa, et al. Filed Nov. 7.

by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mort- Martin, Michael, et al. Filed gage to secure an unspecified by The Bank of New York amount affecting property lo- Mellon Trust Company N.A. cated at 111 Mayflower Ave., Action: seeks to foreclose on New Rochelle 10801. Filed a mortgage to secure $541,600 Nov. 6. affecting property located at 815 Old Post Road, Cross RivGabbidon, Stacia Petrona, et er 10518. Filed Nov. 7. al. Filed by PennyMac Corp.

Action: seeks to foreclose on McIntosh, Dawn, et al. Filed a mortgage to secure $488,362 by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Acaffecting property located at tion: seeks to foreclose on a 17 S. Eighth Ave., Mount Ver- mortgage to secure $317,500 non 10550. Filed Nov. 5. affecting property located at 238 Claremont Ave., Mount Gibson, Rachel, et al. Filed by Vernon 10552. Filed Nov. 5.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mort- Mexhuani, Shefki, et al. Filed gage to secure an unspecified by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Acamount affecting property lo- tion: seeks to foreclose on a cated at 12 Greenlawn Road, mortgage to secure an unCortlandt Manor 10567. Filed specified amount affecting Nov. 6. property located at 273 Saint Johns Ave., Yonkers 10704.

Filed Nov. 6.

Novick, Louis, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $1 million affecting property located at 18 Rochambeau Road, Scarsdale 10583. Filed Nov. 5.

Rodriguez, Nilson, et al.

Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $380,000 affecting property located at 203 Chase Ave., Yonkers 10703. Filed Nov. 6.

Rooney, Karen, as heir of the estate of Ann Marie DrapBerino, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $150,000 affecting property located at 357 N. Broadway, Unit 2C, Yonkers 10701. Filed Nov. 6.

Settembre, Sabatiello, et al.

Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $372,000 affecting property located at 12-4 Woods Brooke Lane, Unit 4, Yorktown Heights 10598. Filed Nov. 6.

Mechanic’s Liens

Dirtbusters Old, 4 Olive Drive, Mahopac 10541, c/o Vicky Dabrowski and April Barnard, Sara, as owner. Dabrowski. Filed March 15. $37,921 in favor of Rivergreen Design Build Inc., Dobbs Ferry. Property: in Greenburgh. The Fashion Bar, 25 Dunderave Road, White Plains 10603, Filed April 18. c/o Afftin L. Davis and Larrell Hall. Filed March 15.

One Point Street Inc., as owner. $672,810 in favor of Reef Subsea Dredging and Excavation. Property: in Yonkers. Sole Proprietorships Filed April 18.

DMP, 23 McGeory Ave., Bronxville 10708, c/o Donna Acunto-D’Angelo. Filed March 14.

New Businesses

Smith, Lamont, et al. Filed

by BAC Home Loans Servicing L.P. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $120,500 affecting property located at 419 S. Sixth Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Nov. 6.

Vele, Caser, 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 926 Constant Ave., Peekskill 10566.

Filed Nov. 5.

Staats, Eric, et al. Filed by Heartwood 2 L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $77,000 affecting property located at 67 Old Albany Post Road, Ossining 10562. Filed Nov. 7.

Weis, Jeffrey, et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $128,000 affecting property located at 57 Upper Croton Ave., Ossining 10562. Filed Nov. 7.

Stone, Pamela J., et al. Filed

by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $800,000 affecting property located at 12 Penwood Road, Bedford Corners 10549. Filed Nov. 6.

White, Marion G., et al. Filed

by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a This paper is not responsible mortgage to secure $84,000 af- for typographical errors confecting property located at 17 tained in the original filings.

Independence Place, Ossining.

Filed Nov. 7.

Thomas, Kerone P., et al.

Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $309,938 affecting property located at 116 N. Seventh Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Nov. 5.

Yozzo, Cheryl A., et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $217,800 affecting property located at 11 Huntley Road, Eastchester 10709. Filed Nov. 7.

Milk Chocolate Music, 100 College Ave., Apt. 5-K, Sleepy Hollow 10591, c/o Geraldine Solomon. Filed March 14.

N and R Medical, 166 Webster Ave., New Rochelle 10801, c/o Paul Wasilewski. Filed March 15.

Nelson Contracting, 416 S. Eighth Ave., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Nelson Rodriguez.

Filed March 15.

Oby M, 181 N. Fulton Ave., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Marta Nakos. Filed March 14.

Gifts and Things, 35 Summit Ave., 4N, Port Chester 10593, Palmer Nails, 16 Palmer Ave., c/o Josephine Connor. Filed Scarsdale 10583, c/o Sung Mo Kang. Filed March 15.

March 15.

Partnerships

Hydralight Irrigation and Lighting, P.O. Box 187, YonBarrios Landscaping, 755 kers 10705, c/o Daniel Mayer.

N. Barry Ave., Mamaroneck Filed March 14.

10543, c/o Rodrigo A. Barrios and Rodrigo N. Barrios. Filed Matrix Comm., 335 Bedford March 14.

Ave., Mount Vernon 10553, c/o Blair Eure. Filed March 15.

Personal Touch Memorial Service, 240 Valentine Lane (basement), Yonkers 10705, c/o Shannon Collins. Filed March 15.

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FACTS&FIGURES Pupckaes of Westchester, Patents 405 Tarrytown Road, Suite 1127, White Plains 10607, c/o Barbara Altizio. Filed The following patents were issued by the U.S. Patent and March 15.

Trademark Office in Washington, D.C. S.U.B. Landscaping, 1200 Franklin Ave., Mamaroneck 10543, c/o Salvador Valencio. Acquiring access to a token controlled system reFiled March 14. source. Patent no. 8,707,449 issued to Jason A. Cox, RaShree Bhar Travels, 160 E. leigh, N.C.; Kevin C. Lin, RaHartsdale Ave., apt. 2B, Harts- leigh, N.C.; Eric F. Robinson, dale 10530, c/o Hirav S. Joshi. Raleigh, N.C.; and Mark J. Filed March 15.

Wolski, Apex, N.C. Assigned to International Business Westchester Independent Machines Corp., Armonk.

Democrats, 405 Tarrytown Road, No. 1318, White Plains Automated tuning in a vir10607, c/o Damon K. Jones. tual machine computing Filed March 15. environment. Patent no.

8,707,304 issued to Rohith Whipskin.com, 3199 Albany Kottamangalam Ashok, Apex, Post Road, Suite 105F, Bu- N.C.; David Blair Gilgen, Rachanan 10511, c/o Natasha leigh, N.C.; and Ruth Edith Willenborg, Apex, N.C. AsHeffernan. Filed March 14. signed to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Buffered viewing of elec- Determining suitable nettronic documents. Patent work interface for partition no. 8,707,251 issued to Arnon deployment/re-deployment Amir, Saratoga, Calif.; and in a cloud environment.

Nimrod Megiddo, Palo Alto, Patent no. 8,707,322 issued to Calif. Assigned to Interna- Charles S. Graham, Rochestional Business Machines ter, Minn.; Bryan M. Logan, Corp., Armonk.

Rochester, Minn.; and Kyle A. Lucke, Oronoco, Minn.

Computer workload man- Assigned to International agement with security pol- Business Machines Corp., Aricy enforcement. Patent no. monk.

8,707,383 issued to Steven A. Bade, Georgetown, Texas; Fake check-in entries posted Andrew Gregory Kegel, Red- on behalf of social network mond, Wash.; Ronald Perez, users. Patent no. 8,707,271 isMount Kisco; and Brian D. sued to Nicholas Dayl Bingell, You, Mercer Island, Wash. Raleigh, N.C.; Erich Paul Assigned to International Hoppe, Raleigh, N.C.; Andrew Business Machines Corp., Ar- Ivory, Wake Forest, N.C.; and monk.

David Michael Stecher, Durham, N.C. Assigned to Inter national Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Method for dynamically throttling transactional workloads. Patent no.

8,707,311 issued to Snehal S. Antani, Hyde Park; Neeraj Joshi, Morrisville, N.C.; Sridhar Sudarsan, Round Rock, Texas; and Christopher P. Vignola, Port Jervis. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Refreshing group membership information for a user identifier associated with a security context. Patent no. 8,707,405 issued to William J. O’Donnell, Fichburg, Wis.; Paul William Bennett, Austin, Texas; Elisa Ferracane, Austin, Texas; Michael Craig Thompson, Austin, Texas; and Michael Dettlaff Christopher, Apex, N.C. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Software service notifications based upon software usage, configuration, and deployment topology. Patent no. 8,707,292 issued to Rodney A. Little, Poughkeepsie; and Leho Nigul, Richmond Hill, Calif. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Techniques for personalizing feed content in virtualized computing environments. Patent no. 8,707,302 issued to Lisa S. DeLuca, San Francisco, Calif.; Brian D. Goodman, Brooklyn; and Soobaek Jang, Hamden, Conn. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

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FACTS& FIGURES on the record Hudson Valley Building Loans

Ross Homes of Orange County Inc., Otisville, as owner. Lender: Orange County Trust Co., Middletown. Property: in Montgomery. Amount: $200,000. Filed April 15.

Ross Homes of Orange County Inc., Otisville, as owner. Lender: Orange County Above $1 million Trust Co., Middletown. Property: in Montgomery. Amount: Berger, Ari, et al, as owner. $200,000. Filed April 15.

Lender: Salisbury Bank and Trust Co. Property: in Stanford.

Amount: $2.1 million. Filed Deeds April 17.

Consolidated Spring L.L.C., Newburgh, as owner. Lender: Below $1 million Capital One N.A., Melville.

Property: 102 S. William St., 1636 L.L.C., Staatsburg. Seller: Newburgh 12550. Amount: The Bank of Greene County, $1million. Filed April 18.

Catskill. Property: in Hyde Park. Amount: $145,000. Filed April 14.

Below $1 million

216 Snook Road Realty L.L.C., White Plains. Seller: Gia D’Onofrio, Eastchester.

Property: in Fishkill. Amount: $177,500. Filed April 11.

Fischer, Scott, et al, Salt Point, as owner. Lender: Ulster Savings Bank, Kingston.

Property: 6 Elbow Lane, Lloyd 12528. Amount: $309,750.

Filed April 14.

716 Route 211 West Ltd., Central Valley. Seller: County of OrLattrel, Frederic A., Jr., et al, ange, Goshen. Property: in New as owner. Lender: Salisbury Windsor. Amount: $175,000.

Bank and Trust Co. Property: Filed April 15. in Amenia. Amount: $384,000.

Filed April 15.

730 Broadway Kingston L.L.C., Newburgh. Seller: David O’Donnell and Sons Inc., J. Clegg, Kingston. Property: 730 as owner. Lender: TEG Fed- Broadway, Kingston. Amount: eral Credit Union. Property: in $170,000. Filed April 17.

Wappinger. Amount: $375,000.

Filed April 16.

AMP Property Management L.L.C., Highland Mills. Seller: Erica Negron, Highland Mills. Property: in Woodbury. Amount: $265,000. Filed April 17.

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

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Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association. Seller: Lee David Klein, Poughkeepsie. Property: 33 Kinderhook Drive, Poughkeepsie. Amount: $320,000. Filed April 8.

Bank of America N.A. Seller: Edward Baecher, Wappingers Falls. Property: 49 Hackensack Heights Road, Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $117,000. Filed April 12.

BMO Harris Bank N.A. Seller: Sophia Lambros, Marco Island, Fla. Property: 50 Long Vista Lane, Chester. Amount: $476,900. Filed April 21.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Leslie Baum, Walden. Property: 15 Meadow Ave., Chester 10918. Amount: $200,908. Filed April 16.

La Tienda Gia L.L.C., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Oliviero Vellone, et al, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $70,000. Filed April 11.

Sunset Valley Farm L.L.C., Marlboro. Seller: Simsons Ltd., Poughkeepsie. Property: in Marlborough. Amount: $600,000. Filed April 14.

Brookfield Relocation Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz. Seller: Donald D. Devanney III, et al, Campbell Hall. Property: in Hamptonburgh. Amount: $325,000. Filed April 21.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Robert Rametta, Goshen. Property: in Monroe. Amount: $238,028.

Filed April 15.

Landowners and Sportsmen Association Inc., Saugerties.

Seller: Gwenie’s Girls L.L.C., et al, Saugerties. Property: in Saugerties. Amount: $60,000. Filed April 14.

The Bank of New York Mellon. Seller: Juliana LoBiondo, Newburgh. Property: 101 Canterbury Road, Fort Montgomery 10928. Amount: $550,812.

Filed April 15.

Leary Construction L.L.C., Rhinebeck. Seller: Martine E. Cassese, et al, Rhinebeck. Property: in Rhinebeck. Amount: $103,000. Filed April 15.

Trustco Bank, Glenville. Seller: Kyle Barnett, Poughkeepsie.

Property: 10 Margaret St., Red Hook. Amount: $110,000. Filed April 5.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Joseph P. Abinanti, Scarsdale. Property: 61 Spruce Knolls, Putnam Valley 10579. Amount: $286,425.

Filed April 4.

Lori Joseph Builders Inc., Beacon. Seller: Karen E. Hagstrom, Poughkeepsie. Property: 530 Route 52, Fishkill. Amount: $170,000. Filed April 10.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: German Mendez, et al, Poughkeepsie. Property: 290 Hammond Hill Road, Washington 12522.

Amount: $170,000. Filed April 17.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Michelle A. Forte, et al, Cold Spring.

Property: 947 Ridgebury Road, New Hampton 10958. Amount: $279,936. Filed April 15.

Moffat Library of Washingtonville, Washingtonville.

Seller: TJR L.L.C., Blooming Grove. Property: in Washingtonville. Amount: $215,000.

Filed April 17.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Leslie A. Baum, Walden. Property: 29 Skinners Lane, Port Jervis 12771.

Amount: $293,559. Filed April 17.

Horizon Financial Management L.L.C., Scottsdale, Ariz.

Seller: Stacey Rennia, et al, Warwick. Property: 37 Evan Road, Dover Plains 12522. Amount: $60,000. Filed April 11.

Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Seller: Juliana Lobiondo, Newburgh. Property: 423 Grove Road, Pine Bush 12566.

Amount: $241,755. Filed April 15.

Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc., Morris Plains, N.J. Northern Enterprise NY Seller: Donald L. Colson, et L.L.C., Monroe. Seller: Mi- al, Poughkeepsie. Property: chael L. Fox, Walden. Property: 36 Wilson Blvd., Poughkeepin Wallkill. Amount: $38,747. sie 12603. Amount: $180,000.

Filed April 9.

Filed April 15.

Citimortgage Inc. Seller: Christopher Coleman, Poughkeepsie. Property: 55 Mitchell Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $308,500.

Filed April 7.

Claykill L.L.C., Tivoli. Seller: Eric J. Alcan, et al, Stamford, Conn. Property: in Red Hook. Amount: $500,000.

Filed April 16.

Eleanormarie L.L.C., Pine Island. Seller: Edsall Farm L.L.C., New City. Property: in Warwick. Amount: $50,000.

Filed April 21.

Eleanormarie L.L.C., Pine Island. Seller: Edsall Farm L.L.C., New City. Property: in Warwick. Amount: $320,000.

Filed April 21.

Empire Hudson Valley Partners L.L.C., Poughkeepsie.

Seller: Francis J. Pomarico, et al, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $280,000. Filed April 10.

Equity Homes of New York Inc., Port Jervis. Seller: Waywayanda Gad L.L.C., New York City. Property: Wayne/Rebecca Drive, Wawayanda. Amount: $667,000. Filed April 21.

Erdocprop L.L.C., Middletown. Seller: Bergamo Holding L.L.C., Middletown. Property: in Middletown. Amount: $220,000. Filed April 17.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Donna Behr, New Windsor. Property: 12 Woodruff St., Walden 12586.

Amount: $144,080. Filed April 17.

Hudson Heritage Federal Credit Union, Middletown.

Seller: Jacki K. DeChiara, et al, Port Jervis. Property: in Port Jervis. Amount: $190,200. Filed April 21.

HVT Homestead Farm L.L.C., Briarcliff Manor. Seller: Kenneth Thomas Edson, Millbrook.

Property: 5561 Route 82, Stanford. Amount: $425,000. Filed April 7.

JLEVI L.L.C., Fishkill. Seller: Shaun Donovan, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Philadelphia, Pa. Property: 87 Fannie Mae. Seller: Nachman Kent Road, Wappingers Falls Aaron Troodler, Spring Valley. 12590. Amount: $151,000. Filed Property: 18 Fitzgerald Court, April 7.

Monroe 10950. Amount: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. $326,348. Filed April 15.

Seller: Barry H. Friedman, Poughkeepsie. Property: 3 Downey Road, Millerton 12546.

Amount: $350,500. Filed April 8.

Wallkill Valley Federal Savings and Loan Association, Wallkill. Seller: Rodrick Zwirz, Highland Falls. Property: in Highland Falls. Amount: $193,095. Filed April 15.

Riozzi Enterprises L.L.C., Saugerties. Seller: James KaiJudgments makides, Malverne. Property: in Saugerties. Amount: $22,000.

Filed April 15.

Advantage Plumbing and HVAC Inc., West Hurley. $399 RP Tivoli L.L.C., Rhinebeck. in favor of the New York State Seller: Nicholas J. Guccione, Department of Taxation and Rhinebeck. Property: in Tivo- Finance, Albany. Filed April 18. li. Amount: $155,000. Filed April 9.

Amezcua Landscaping Inc., Wallkill. $2,240 in favor of the Simons Upholstery L.L.C., New York State Department of New York City. Seller: Village of Labor Unemployment InsurEllenville. Property: in Wawars- ance Division, Albany. Filed ing. Amount: $23,700. Filed April 14.

April 14.

Bangs and Body Salon and Day Spa Corp., Lake Katrine. $50,000 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed April 17.

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NEWSMAKERS plus awards and events GARRISON ART CENTER TO HONOR DONALD JURNEY

NEW BOARD MEMBER FOR FAMILY SERVICES Michael J. Quinn, president and CEO of Rhinebeck Bank, has joined Family Services Inc. board of directors.

Board Chairman Paul Haering, said in making the announcement, “We welcome Mike back to the Family Services Board. In his previous time on the board he was instrumental in transitioning the agency to its now merged, more efficient structure.”

“Quinn’s respected role in the community and successful career in banking will be a valuable addition to Family Services’ board of directors,” CEO Brian Doyle said.

Quinn joined Rhinebeck Bank in 1984 upon graduating from the University of Notre Dame. His career began with the management and trainee program and he ultimately rose to the position of president and CEO in 2004.

A resident of the town of Fishkill, Quinn is an active member of the New York Bankers Association and the ABA Community Bankers Council. He currently serves on the boards of Pattern for Progress and the Bardavon Theatre.

More than 30 years ago Donald Jurney began his career with a one-man show at a temporary gallery space in The Hudson House, Cold Spring. A group of prescient collectors bought up the paintings at prices from $50 to $200. Since then, through many subsequent one-man exhibitions, the reception has been the same – sold-out show after sold-out show.

It was the success of that first small show at The Hudson House and Jurney’s involvement at Garrison Art Center that in part provided him with the momentum to move forward into what is now a successful career as a noted American painter with works in numerous private and public collections, and as a sought-after plein air instructor with classes throughout the United States and in France, Scotland, Holland and coming next year Norway.

In 1981, Jurney founded Garrison Art Center’s popular Artists on Location, now known as The Riverside Art Auction. It is believed that Garrison Art Center’s auction was the first “wet-paint” auction anywhere, certainly in the Hudson Valley. Hundreds of organizations have borrowed the idea since then. At this year’s live auction May 10, Garrison Art Center will honor the artist to acknowledge what he has done for the art center and to acknowledge his celebrated career.

In addition, Jurney is offering a painting at The Riverside Live Art Auction.

The large painting (60” x 50”) completed in 2014, is inspired by the Hudson River School, a style for which Jurney’s past works are known, but is a rarity in his new work. The not-yet-titled painting will be titled by the winning bidder, with the artist’s approval. The actual painting can be viewed by appointment at Garrison Art Center, with pre-bidding to begin May 1.

The Riverside Art Auction benefits

Hudson Valley artists and Garrison Art Center. It is scheduled for May 10, with a viewing reception at 3:30 p.m. The Live Auction will begin at 5 p.m. and feature works by 50 invited Hudson Valley Artists.

A sunset picnic will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a menu by Pascal Graff, owner chef of Le Bouchon on Main Street in Cold Spring.

In addition, The Riverside Galleries will feature more than 100 works in the Silent Auction, which will remain open May 10 until 8 p.m. The Silent Auction will run through May 19, at 5 p.m. Bids may be made in person or by calling the art center at 845-424-3960.

For more information and to purchase picnic tickets, visit garrisonartcenter.org.

CONSERVATION GROUPS PLACE 115 ACRES IN PROTECTION In a unique public-private partnership, Putnam County Land Trust (PCLT), Westchester Land Trust (WLT) and Friends of the Great Swamp (FrOGS) have permanently protected a critical landholding in the Ice Pond Conservation Area of the Great Swamp – a region of statewide ecological significance -– in the town of Patterson.

The organizations worked together to acquire three contiguous parcels on Abbeyfield Lane that total 115 acres. The parcels will be renamed the Dextra Baldwin McGonagle Preserve in honor of the

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foundation of the same name, which was a lead donor to the project. PCLT will maintain sole ownership of the preserve, while WLT will hold the conservation easement on the land, thus ensuring the continued stewardship and protection of this acreage forever.

PCLT President Judy Terlizzi, said, “Protecting these parcels of land, which are a part of a significant ecological system in the Ice Pond Conservation Area, has been a major priority for our three organizations for several years now.”

Jim Utter, chairman of FrOGS, said:

“In addition to a newly discovered species of leopard frog and more than 120 species of birds, there are as many as 600 species of vascular plants, mosses and lichens in the area. It is also a major stopover roost for migrating waterfowl with as many as 5,000 ducks spending the night.”

In addition to funding from the Dextra Baldwin McGonagle Foundation, WLT and PCLT utilized internal funds earmarked for land acquisition and FrOGS leveraged federal funding through the North American Wetlands Conservation Act for the project. Additionally, WLT also

received a generous contribution from an anonymous private donor. “We are honored to have partnered with such an impressive group of conservation partners and contributors to permanently protect this land. Truly, without the generosity of so many different partners, we would never have been able to protect this vital wetland system,” said Lori J. Ensinger, WLT president.

The organizations will hold a ribboncutting ceremony for the community to celebrate the creation of the preserve later this spring.

ORMC HONORS PHYSICIANS Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown will host its annual Physician Recognition Awards Dinner May 2.

The event will honor the center’s medical staff for their commitment to medical excellence with special recognition to Mark Stamm, M.D., of Eye Physicians of Orange County and Kevin Trapp, M.D., of Crystal Run Healthcare for their outstanding leadership Stamm Trapp and medical achievements. or enhanced medical programs, promotion Stamm, the recipient of the 2014 Life- of staff education within the physician’s field time Achievement Award, joined the medical and professional excellence. He joined the staff at Orange Regional’s Arden Hill Cam- medical staff at Orange Regional’s Arden pus in May 1981 and the Horton Campus in Hill and Horton Campus in 2004 and serves May 1984. He attended Albert Einstein Col- as chairman of the department of orthopelege of Medicine, performed his internship dics and medical director of The Bone and at Westchester County Medical Center and Joint Center. He received his medical degree completed his residency at SUNY Downstate from Weill Cornell Medical College of CorMedical Center. nell University and completed his residency Trapp, the recipient of the 2014 Leader- at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health ship Award has earned this recognition for System where he was awarded Orthopedic his involvement in the development of new Resident of the Year for 1999-2000.

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Education diversity expert Dr. Sonia Nieto to give a talk on “Becoming Culturally Responsive and Socially Just Teachers: What Does it Take?” Thursday, May 1 at 6:30 p.m. in Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, Students’ Building, second-floor multipurpose room. This is the education department’s bi-annual Elaine C. Lipschutz Lecture sponsored by the Office of the Dean of the Faculty and the programs in urban studies, Asian studies, Latin American studies and American culture. It is free and open to the public.

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VERTICON WELCOMES NEW MEMBER Verticon Construction Ltd., a general construction firm in Monroe, added James Seckler as senior estimator to its estimating department.

Prior to Verticon, Seckler spent 12 years in the architecture industry beginning as a draftsman before moving into a project management role. He continued his project management career at Foreman Construc-

tion. During his 14 years at Foreman he gradually took on more responsibility, first as an estimator and later as vice president of operations.

Regarding his new position, Seckler said, “I really appreciate the opportunity that has been presented to me and look forward to learning from the Zuckerman family and facing the challenges that the work will bring.”

SUNY Orange’s Cultural Affairs and Global Initiative have teamed up to give a grand finish to their respective events series Thursday, May 1 at 11 a.m. with an outdoor world music concert presented on the Alumni Green behind the Morrison Hall mansion at the Middletown campus. Toby Foyeh and Orchestra Africa will give a lively, highenergy concert performing on traditional African instruments – the Gangan talking drum and the Kalimba thumb piano and the flute, as well as modern keyboards and guitars, accompanied by a chorus of female voices. The concert is open to the public and admission is free.

For more information, contact cultural affairs at 845-341-4891 or cultural@sunyorange.edu or visit sunyorange.edu/culturalaffairs.

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The Family Education Program is holding a fundraiser at the Rosendale Theater May 3 at 4 p.m. featuring a movie in honor of how important it is to support parents in the Poughkeepsie community. Local families can enjoy some quality time together for a reasonable price and view a film reminding us that parents are super heroes doing a most important job. For more information, visit FamilyServicesNY. org.

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FACTS&FIGURES Birchcreek Retreat, Pine Hill. $7,435 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 18.

Integrated Production Services Inc., Sundown. $286 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 18.

Blue Moon Cabaret Inc., d.b.a.

BMC Enterprises, New Paltz. $44,338 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 14.

IT Innovations Inc., Warwick. $1,070 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 14.

Bucks Vs. Bytes Inc., Rosendale. $320 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 18.

J Roccos Steakhouse L.L.C., Shandaken. $5,569 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 18.

Country Flowers Gifts and Goodies Inc., Napanoch. $108,500 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed April 17.

DCA Contractors Inc., New Windsor. $262 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed March 14.

DK Systems L.L.C., Cottekill. $270 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 14.

Edo Sushi Inc., Port Ewen. $16,772 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 18.

Bevilacqua, Matthew F., et al.

Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 20 White Gate Road, Unit 20 1, Village Veterinary Practice of Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed Lower Westchester PC, New March 20.

Paltz. $2,242 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board Broughton, Mary Ellen, et of the State of New York, Alba- al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks ny. Filed April 17. to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $127,200 affecting property located in Rochester. Filed Lis Pendens April 15.

Union Square Group Ltd., Pine Island. $13,895 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed March 10.

The following filings indicated a K’s Wedding Palace L.L.C., legal action has been initiated, Middletown. $3,771 in favor the outcome of which may affect of the New York State Depart- the title to the property listed. ment of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 14.

Alm, Sharon A., et al. Filed by PNC Bank N.A. Action: seeks to Kal Produce and Specialties foreclose on a mortgage to seInc., Woodstock. $616 in favor cure $209,000 affecting properof the New York State Depart- ty located at 89 Lake Road, Pine ment of Taxation and Finance, Plains 12567. Filed March 25.

Albany. Filed April 18.

Melke Land Company L.L.C., Kingston. $523 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 14.

New York Military Academy, Cornwall-on-Hudson. $35,663 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed March 10.

Ennist Concrete Inc., Pine Bush. $130 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 18.

Nowkhar Inc., Lake Katrine. $2,398 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 18.

Farber’s Fressen Delicatessen, Lake Katrine. $2,097 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 18.

Roadrunner Express Inc., Kingston. $286 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed April 18.

Guac N’ Roll Inc., New Paltz. $2,025 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 18.

Sawkille L.L.C., Kingston. $10,300 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 18.

HDG Associates Inc., Kingston. $6,592 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 18.

Serenity Gardens Inc., Saugerties. $3,626 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 18.

Hudson Crossing Consultants Inc., Monroe. $313 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 14.

Titan Phoenix, Sparrowbush. $386 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 14.

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Brown, Clifton, et al. Filed by PNMAC Mortgage Opportunity Fund Investors L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 14 Wood St., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed April 9.

Brown, Robert M., et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $101,500 affecting property located at 91 South Ave., Pleasant Valley 12569. Filed March 31.

Alvarado, Lourdes, et al. Filed

by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $191,921 affecting property located at 27 Jackson St., Middletown 10940. Filed Burns, James A. Jr., et al. Filed Nov. 15.

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a Apollo, Wilson H., et al. Filed mortgage to secure $182,541

by Walden Savings Bank. Ac- affecting property located at tion: seeks to foreclose on a 4 Judy Terrace, Poughkeepsie mortgage to secure $500,000 12601. Filed April 1. affecting property located in Rochester. Filed April 18.

Cafaldo, Christopher, et al.

Filed by Mid-Hudson Valley Aviles, Miguel, et al. Filed by Federal Credit Union. Action: Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. seeks to foreclose on a mortgage Action: seeks to foreclose on a to secure $193,000 affecting mortgage to secure $253,000 property located at 83 Buffalo affecting property located at 39 Road, Saugerties 12477. Filed Vandewater Drive, Wappingers April 14.

Falls 12590. Filed April 1.

Calabro, Elaine M., et al. Filed Barra, Edward, et al. Filed by by Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: Credit Union. Action: seeks to seeks to foreclose on a mort- foreclose on a mortgage to segage to secure an unspecified cure $249,000 affecting propamount affecting property lo- erty located at 25 Elizabeth Tercated at 36 N. Mission Road, race, Wappingers Falls 12590.

Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed Filed April 10.

March 28.

Callahan, Paul, et al. Filed by Belliveau, Joel, et al. Filed Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C.

by Carl Rennia. Action: seeks Action: seeks to foreclose on a to foreclose on a mortgage mortgage to secure an unspecito secure $100,000 affecting fied amount affecting property property located at N. 60 Cen- located at 71 W. Pine Road, Stater St., Millerton 12546. Filed atsburg 12580. Filed March 18.

March 26.

Campbell, John, as specific devisee, administrator, and heir of the estate of Mara Campbell, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $65,000 affecting property located at 114 North Road, Tivoli 12583. Filed April 2.

Difabio, Lenna P., et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $262,500 affecting property located at 60 Henmond Blvd., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed April 9.

Dix, William G., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $115,000 affecting property located at 1 Jerry Lane, Amenia 12581. Filed March 28.

Campo, Lawrence, et al. Filed

by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $101,750 affecting property located at 107 Grandview Acres Road, Phoe- Dolloff, Donald T. Jr., et al. nicia 12464. Filed April 17.

Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreCavuoto, Danielle M., et al. close on a mortgage to secure Filed by Nationstar Mortgage $304,000 affecting property loL.L.C. Action: seeks to fore- cated at 194 Lime Ridge Road, close on a mortgage to secure Poughquag 12570. Filed April 2. $244,323 affecting property located at 5102 Chelsea Cove Donovan Realty and DevelNorth, Hopewell Junction opment Inc., et al. Filed by The 12533. Filed March 31.

Community Preservation Corp.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a Cooke, William, et al. Filed by mortgage to secure an unspeciSovereign Bank N.A. Action: fied amount affecting property seeks to foreclose on a mort- located at 207 Winnikee Ave., gage to secure $157,000 affect- Poughkeepsie. Filed April 8. ing property located at 135 Dug Road, Rochester 12404. Filed Donovan Realty and DevelApril 15. opment Inc., et al. Filed by The Community Preservation Corp.

Cross, Janet Olmsted, et al. Action: seeks to foreclose on a Filed by Hudson City Savings mortgage to secure an unspeciBank. Action: seeks to fore- fied amount affecting property close on a mortgage to secure located at 211 Winnikee Ave., $740,000 affecting property lo- Poughkeepsie. Filed April 8. cated at 765 Wheeler Hill Road, New Hamburg 12590. Filed Doyle, Lynn, et al. Filed by March 20.

Green Tree Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a Cutonilli, Marcelo, et al. Filed mortgage to secure $100,000

by Green Tree Servicing L.L.C. affecting property located at 37 Action: seeks to foreclose on a E. Elm Ave., Staatsburg 12580. mortgage to secure $197,900 af- Filed March 27. fecting property located at 207 S. Mountain Road, Wappingers Dragani, Joseph, et al. Filed by Falls 12590. Filed April 3.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortDacorta, Carolyn, et al. Filed gage to secure $50,000 affecting

by Goshen Mortgage L.L.C. property located at 90 Cooledge Action: seeks to foreclose on a Drive, Brewster 10509. Filed mortgage to secure an unspeci- April 16. fied amount affecting property located at 5 Pat Drive, Pough- Dring, William E. Jr., et al. keepsie 12603. Filed April 9.

Filed by Putnam County Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreDePaola, Angelo, individually close on a mortgage to secure and as executor of the estate of $400,000 affecting property loValerie H. Mayone, et al. Filed by cated at 28 Bonnie Wood Drive, Nancy Gagliardi, et al. Action: Putnam Valley. Filed April 9. seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount Dysard-Iversen, Maryann, et affecting property located in al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank Kingston. Filed April 14.

N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 2121 Route 52, Hopewell Junction 12533.

Filed March 20.

Faria, Joaquim W., et al. Filed

by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $224,400 affecting property located at 81 Salem Road, Carmel 10512. Filed April 17.

Fatigate, David, et al. Filed by Christiana Trust. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $355,000 affecting property located at 8 Ricky Court, East Fishkill. Filed March 28.

Hard Eight Fishkill L.P., et al. Filed by MLMT 2005-CIP1 Complex 14 L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $50.2 million affecting property located at 14 Schuyler Blvd., Fishkill 12524. Filed March 18.

Hernandez, Janet, 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 20 Old Albany Post Road, PhilipFeldman, Mathew B., et al. stown 10524. Filed April 17.

Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to fore- Jolicoeur, Alison, et al. Filed by close on a mortgage to secure Federal National Mortgage As$280,000 affecting property lo- sociation. Action: seeks to forecated at 5 Parmelee Road, Wing- close on a mortgage to secure dale 12594. Filed March 25. $160,000 affecting property located at 335 Lake Drive, Lake Felicello, Joseph D., et al. Filed Peekskill 10537. Filed April 7.

by EverBank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to se- Jornov, Robert, et al. Filed by cure $128,000 affecting prop- Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: erty located at 797 Route 44-55, seeks to foreclose on a mortgage Highland 12528. Filed April 17. to secure $210,000 affecting property located at 2 SunnyFish, William L., et al. Filed by side Road, Beacon 12508. Filed Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: March 20. seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $191,200 affecting Juarez-Romero, Pedro, et property located at 21 Summit al. Filed by JPMC Specialty Road, Patterson 12563. Filed Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks April 16. to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $181,700 affecting propGengaro, Thomas, et al. Filed erty located at 15 S. Clinton

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed seeks to foreclose on a mortgage March 19. to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 7 Jweinat, Mai E., et al. Filed by Worthington Drive West, Carmel The Bank of New York Mellon.

10512. Filed April 14.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $145,000 Gillespie, Sean M., et al. Filed affecting property located at

by Green Tree Servicing L.L.C. 84 S. Cherry St., Poughkeepsie Action: seeks to foreclose on a 12601. Filed March 24. mortgage to secure $368,200 affecting property located at 85 Karow, Ronald A., et al. Filed Plum Road, Mahopac 10541. by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. AcFiled April 9. tion: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $104,800 Halton, Kristel, et al. Filed by affecting property located at 129 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Fox Run Lane, Unit 12C, CarAction: seeks to foreclose on a mel 10512. Filed April 9. mortgage to secure $383,200 affecting property located at 10 Klemensowski, Bartosz, et al.

Susan Road, Brewster 10509. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Filed April 8.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $175,437 Hanson, Richard N., et al. affecting property located at Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 91 Crane Road, Carmel 10512.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a Filed April 8. mortgage to secure $148,900 affecting property located at 472 Kolozy, David A., et al. Filed by Rossway Road, Pleasant Valley HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: 12569. Filed March 20. seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $360,000 affecting property located at 9 Woodcrest Court, Wappingers Falls 12590.

Filed March 27.

Krasniqi, Xhavit, et al. Filed

by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $184,600 affecting property located at 3420 Route 52, Stormville 12582. Filed April 7.

Martin, Howard, et al. Filed

by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $228,000 affecting property located at 121 Eastern Road, Putnam Valley 10579. Filed April 14.

Krycerick, Stephen, et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $275,674 affecting property located at 7 Memory Lane, Hopewell Junction 12533. Filed April 7.

Mastrantuono, Donna L., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $110,000 affecting property located at 32 S. Walnut St., Beacon 12508. Filed April 9.

Lafreniere, Brian, et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $224,000 affecting property located at 906 Eagles Ridge Road, Brewster 10509. Filed April 10.

Mcauley, James M., et al. Filed

by Rhinebeck Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $240,000 affecting property located at 3 Adams St., Wappingers Falls. Filed April 9.

Lewis, Mary Beth, et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $50,750 affecting property located at 23 Cedar Lane, Rhinebeck 12572.

Filed March 24.

McDonald, Nancy T., et al.

Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $380,000 affecting property located at 55 Valley View Road, Pleasant Valley 12569.

Filed March 19.

Limitone, Brian J., et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $190,000 affecting property located at 7 Lyceum Road, Lagrangeville. Filed April 4.

Meacham, Michael, et al.

Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $478,905 affecting property located at 146 Ridgemont Drive, Hopewell Junction 12533. Filed March 31.

Lyon, Peter, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $293,000 affecting property located at 193 Ernest Road, Stanfordville 12581. Filed April 4.

Lyons, Michael Jr., et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $245,471 affecting property located at 14 Flamingo Drive, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed April 7.

Metel, Patrick, et al. Filed

by Everbank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $103,600 affecting property located at 135 N. Clinton St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed March 24.

Montoya, Juan, et al. Filed by Flagstar Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $313,635 affecting property located at 64 Daley Road, Poughkeepsie 12603.

Filed April 1.

Maddex-Cox, Linda, et al.

Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 601 Covington Green Lane, Patterson 12563. Filed April 14.

Moore-Jarvis, Pauline, et al.

Filed by Wilmington Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $272,000 affecting property located at 38 Bahret Ave., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed April 3.

Marcello, Frank J. Sr., et al.

Filed by RBS Citizens N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $364,000 affecting property located at 61 Moccasin View Road, Wappinger. Filed March 24.

Moore, H.E., et al. Filed by OneWest Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $236,250 affecting property located at 137 Esopus Ave., Kingston 12401. Filed April 15.

Notals Service Inc., et al. Filed

by Alta East Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $75,000 affecting property located in Gardiner. Filed April 18.

Pellegrino, Patricia, et al. Filed

by Bank of New York Mellon.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $130,000 affecting property located at 17 Hemlock Court, Fishkill 12524.

Nutting, Lori J., et al. Filed by Filed March 26.

Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mort- Pendleton, Linda M., et al. gage to secure $250,000 affect- Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. ing property located at 17 Cedar Action: seeks to foreclose on a Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed mortgage to secure $450,000 afApril 10. fecting property located at 2246 Route 9D, Wappingers Falls O’Hearn, Jeremy D., et al. 12590. Filed April 2.

Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage Perrone, Anthony R., et al. to secure $196,800 affecting Filed by Caliber Home Loans property located at 19 Cayuga Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose Drive, Wappingers Falls 12590. on a mortgage to secure $70,000 Filed March 26. affecting property located at 27 Highview Road, East Fishkill Oliveri, Marie J., et al. Filed 12533. Filed March 24.

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a Pike, Charlotte T., et al. Filed mortgage to secure $285,000 by Reverse Mortgage Solutions affecting property located at Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on 917 Drewville Road, Brewster a mortgage to secure $345,000 10509. Filed April 14. affecting property located at 46 Dorothy Heights, Wappingers Palombo, Robert W., et al. Falls 12590. Filed April 8.

Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a Pratt, Alan, et al. Filed by Cimortgage to secure $300,000 af- tiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks fecting property located at 189 to foreclose on a mortgage to Hunns Lake Road, Stanford- secure $124,000 affecting propville. Filed April 3. erty located at 125 Stringham Road, Unit 23, LaGrangeville Palumbo, Nicholas J. Jr., et al. 12540. Filed March 18.

Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks Rainey, Richard N., et al. Filed to foreclose on a mortgage to se- by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Accure $284,000 affecting property tion: seeks to foreclose on a located at 3 Pine St., Poughquag mortgage to secure $212,400 12570. Filed April 10. affecting property located at 16 Mountain View Road, StaatsPanagiotopoulos, Effie V., et burg 12580. Filed April 9. al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose Ramos, James J., et al. Filed by on a mortgage to secure an Wilshire Credit Corp. Action: unspecified amount affecting seeks to foreclose on a mortproperty located at 2 Bird Lane, gage to secure $126,000 affectPoughkeepsie 12603. Filed ing property located at 231 Fox March 25.

Run Lane, Carmel 10512. Filed April 14.

Patterson, Mary Jane, et al.

Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank Ramos, Juan Carlos, et al.

N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Acon a mortgage to secure an tion: seeks to foreclose on a unspecified amount affecting mortgage to secure $295,000 property located at 161 Cano- affecting property located at 19 pus Hollow Road, Putnam Val- Horton Road, Carmel 10512. ley 10579. Filed April 17.

Filed April 16.

Paxton-Williams, Adrienne, as heir at law and next of kin of John T. Paxton, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 44 Bennett Road, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed March 26.

Razek, Nancy, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $206,000 affecting property located at 217 Village Court, Kingston 12401. Filed April 14.

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FACTS&FIGURES Reyes, Richard Jr., et al. Filed

by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $135,000 affecting property located at 618 Freedom Plains Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed March 26.

Ricketts, Ronnette S., et al.

Filed by Everbank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 9 Manchester Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed March 18.

Ross, Doreen A., et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $213,000 affecting property located at 2542 Wingdale Mountain Road, Poughquag 12570. Filed April 10.

Runge, Margaret T., et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $250,000 affecting property located at 265 Tower Hill Road, Wassaic 12592. Filed March 21.

Rush, Edward, individually and on behalf of the estate of Denise Pickering, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $417,000 affecting property located at 130 Stony Brook Road, Fishkill 12524. Filed March 24.

Schiefelbien, Edward M., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $200,000 affecting property located at 152 Tammany Hall Road, Brewster 10509.

Filed April 18.

Schleindl, Matthew F., et al.

Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $450,000 affecting property located at 12 Bennett Common Way, Unit 1-2D, Millbrook 12545. Filed March 21.

Shute, Kathleen, et al. Filed by Santander Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $153,000 affecting property located at 7 Lake Walton Road, East Fishkill 12590.

Filed April 2.

Smith, Lawrence D., 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 14 Ketchamtown Road, Wappingers Falls 12590.

Filed March 21.

Smith, Louis R., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $175,000 affecting property located at 120 New Hamburg Road, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed March 27.

Spadaccini, James, et al.

Filed by Community Mutual Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $36,680 affecting property located at 2206 Martingale Drive, Unit 22-148, Carmel 10512. Filed April 7.

Trabold, Deborah, et al. Filed

by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $234,000 affecting property located at 6 Saint James Court, Kingston 12401. Filed April 15.

Ubeda, Rhia Sera, et al. Filed

by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $197,550 affecting property located at 12 Fenway Road, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed March 21.

Upright, Gary C., et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 1432 Old Ford Road, New Paltz 12561. Filed April 18.

Vattappally, Leena Shaji, et al.

Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $388,000 affecting property located at 22 Somerset Drive, Patterson 12563. Filed April 8.

Stroh, Ronald J., et al. Filed

by Ulster Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $391,750 affecting property located at 55 Round Hill Road, Hopewell Junction 12533. Filed March 19.

Wilcox, Jason H., et al. Filed

by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Terry, Crista, et al. Filed by Action: seeks to foreclose on a Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: mortgage to secure $237,000 afseeks to foreclose on a mortgage fecting property located at 350 to secure $316,655 affecting Van Wagner Road, Poughkeepproperty located at 3 Bayberry sie 12603. Filed March 19.

Circle, Fishkill 12524. Filed April 9.

Wilson, Elizabeth, et al. Filed

by PHH Mortgage Corp. AcThe Estate of Marshall L. tion: seeks to foreclose on a Roberts, et al. Filed by Green mortgage to secure $236,815 afTree Servicing L.L.C. Action: fecting property located at 1341 seeks to foreclose on a mort- Route 9D, Beacon 12508. Filed gage to secure $170,250 affect- April 7. ing property located at 192 N. Hamilton St., Poughkeepsie Youm, Kitaek, et al. Filed by 12601. Filed March 26.

Green Tree Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a Topping, Carol E., et al. Filed mortgage to secure $253,600 afby JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. fecting property located at 5404 Action: seeks to foreclose on a Boulder Way, Wappingers Falls mortgage to secure $215,000 12590. Filed March 20. affecting property located at 52 Worthington Drive W., Carmel Young, Jane L., et al. Filed by 10512. Filed April 8.

Green Tree Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a Torre, Robert S., et al. Filed by mortgage to secure $201,000 Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: affecting property located at 36 seeks to foreclose on a mortgage Overocker Road, Poughkeepsie. to secure $360,000 affecting Filed April 4. property located at 54 Pitcher Lane, Red Hook 12571. Filed April 8.

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Mechanic’s Liens

Ardor Construction, 32 Eso- Mr. Help, 148 Third Ave., pus Ave., Ulster Park 12487, c/o Kingston 12401, c/o Jay O. SzMatthew DiFrancesco. Filed ablinski. Filed April 14.

Luck, Stephen, et al, as owner. April 16. $16,100 as claimed by Steven New Beginnings Salon and Marquis, Poughkeepsie. Property: 137 E. Main St., Port Jervis Black Hound Woodworks, Spa, 1900 Route 9W, Lake 436 Peak Road, Stone Ridge Katrine 12449, c/o Laurie A. 12771. Filed April 16.

12484, c/o William Adrian Phil- Secore. Filed April 17. hower. Filed April 15.

Perez, Laura, as owner. $2,049 Perfect 10 Nail, 1216 Ulster as claimed by Outstanding Results Painting, Monroe. Prop- Cahalan R.E. Appraisals, 100 Ave., Kingston 12401, c/o Rong erty: 2 Cornwall Lane, Middle- James St., Rosendale 12472, c/o Zheng. Filed April 16.

Mary P. Cahalan. Filed April 16. town 10940. Filed April 15.

Quicky D’s, 234 Route 32 S., Quick, Larry, as owner. $513 Capobianco Designs, 3 Lo- Apt. 5, New Paltz 12561, c/o Mias claimed by Cranesville Block cust Lane, New Paltz 12561, c/o chelle Cadena. Filed April 16.

Company Inc., Amsterdam. Karen Marie Capobianco. Filed Property: 18 Ravine St., Kings- April 16.

Safford and Sons, 267 W. ton. Filed April 11.

Chestnut St., Kingston 12401, Catskill Mountain Angler, 346 c/o Joseph S. Safford. Filed Raymundo, Sergio A., as own- Route 214, Chichester 12416, April 15. er. $14,825 as claimed by Rich- c/o Mark Loete. Filed April 17. ards Building Supply I L.L.C., SEA’s Moving, 13 Callinan Poughkeepsie. Property: 109 Deep Peace Reiki, 7 River- Lane, Saugerties 12477, c/o SteDubois Road, New Paltz. Filed wood Drive, Marlboro 12542, ven E. Arnold. Filed April 14.

April 14. c/o Kimberly Carver. Filed April 14.

Shandaken Records, 6 Galli Curci Road, Highmount 12441, c/o Dean L. Gitter. Filed Double Weave Studio, 7 New Businesses Riverwood Drive, Marlboro April 16.

This paper is not responsible for 12542, c/o Kimberly Carver.

Smokin Bones Southern typographical errors contained Filed April 14.

BBQ, 448 Broadway, Kingston in the original filings.

Eddy Eder Complicated Art 12401, c/o Clarence J. Smith Jr. Productions, 265 Vineyard Filed April 18.

Ave., Apt. 2, Highland 12528, Doing Business As c/o Eddy E. Eder. Filed April 18. SPH Welding and Repair, 308 E. Searsville Road, Montgomery A Day Apart Inc., d.b.a. Di- Elite Floor and Stone, 40 Val- 12549, c/o Sean P. Hickey. Filed ego’s, 38 John St., Kingston ley View Drive, Chester, c/o Oct. 28.

12401. Filed April 16.

Landen Bacon. Filed Oct. 25.

Sphere Consulting, 86 WhitEllenville J. Party Tent Rental, lock Road, Otisville 10963, c/o Partnerships 618 Oak Ridge Road, Ellenville Ruben Anthony Delgado. Filed 12428, c/o Joe Arthur Weil. Filed Oct. 25.

Lost in Space Auctions, 2574 April 18.

Route 9W, Saugerties 12477, The 1 Upfix, 30 Ulster Ave., c/o Keith E. Hughes Sr., Allen L. Fit for U College Counsel- Apt. 2, Saugerties 12477, c/o Hughes, and Michael Rell. Filed ing, 55 Alder Court, Kingston Nicholas C. Salay. Filed April 17.

April 18.

12401, c/o Jesse L. Doyle. Filed April 18.

The Inn at 771 Broadway, 771 M and S Computer Repair, Broadway, Ulster Park 12487, 4305 Route 209, Stone Ridge Goats Hill Studio, 301 Old c/o Susan E. Van Velson. Filed 12484, c/o Max H. Yolken-Schiff Route 28, Phoenicia 12464, c/o April 18. and Sean Harris. Filed April 14. Christa S. Trinler. Filed April 17.

Tools For Change CounselQuicky D’s, 234 Route 32 S., Heubach Financial Services, ing Services, 702 Route 212, Apt. 5, New Paltz 12561, c/o Mi- 3136 Route 207, Campbell Saugerties 12477, c/o Joyce E. chelle Cadena and Davey San- Hall, c/o Robin Heubach. Filed Garee. Filed April 16. chez. Filed April 15.

Oct. 25.

Valley Landscaping, Bone Iris Creations, 96 Colonial Hollow Road, Accord 12404, Sole Proprietorships Drive, Kingston 12401, c/o Iris c/o Colleen M. Bicknese. Filed April 15.

C. Bathe. Filed April 16.

Albany and Hudson Valley Estate Sales and Liquida- Lioness Couture, 18 Broad St., W.W. Auto Sales, 99 Route tions, 4049 Route 32, Saugerties Middletown 10940, c/o Chelise 17K, Newburgh, c/o Gabriel V. 12477, c/o Frank Gambino. Marie Baez. Filed Oct. 25.

Geisler. Filed Oct. 25.

Filed April 14.

LEGAL NOTICES Name of LLC: NATURALFIT L.L.C. Arts. of Org. filed NY Sec. of State 02/18/14. Princ. off. loc.: Westchester Cty. Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Sec. of State shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o NATURALFIT LLC, 40-06 Morlot Avenue Fair Lawn, NJ 07410, Attn: Anna Donkin Purpose: operate as a pharmacy business legally and lawfully in the State of New York. #59287 95 MARBLE AVENUE LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/28/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Antonio Forgione, 95 Marble Avenue, Pleasantville, NY 10570. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59296 The Articles of Organization of ECCO Enterprises LLC (the “Company”) were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on December 20, 2013. The office of the Company is located in Westchester County, New York. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without the State to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the Company served upon him or her is: 201 Saw Mill River Road, Yonkers, New York 10701.

The name and the street address within the state of the registered agent of the Company upon whom and at which process against the Company can be served is: Raymond Gizzi, 201 Saw Mill River Road, Yonkers, New York 10701. Raymond Gizzi is one of the Members of the Company and is actively engaged in the business and affairs of the Company. The inclusion of the name of a person(s) in this notice does not necessarily indicate that such person(s) is personally liable for the debts, obligations or liabilities of the limited liability company and such person’s liability, if any, under applicable law is neither increased nor decreased by reason of this notice.

The company was formed for any lawful business purpose or purposes permitted under the New York Limited Liability Company Act. #59297 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Grant Park II GP LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on March 11, 2014. 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 Grant Park II GP LLC, c/o Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers, 1511 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, New York 10710.

Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #59299 Notice of Formation True Home Inspections LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 1/28/2014. Off. Loc.: Westchester Cnty. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Accumera LLC, 911 Central Ave., #101, Albany, NY 12206. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59300

Notice of Application for Authority (Foreign LLC) Notice is hereby given that HARTMANN PROJECT TEAM LLC, a limited liability company (LLC) formed on January 9, 2014 in the State of California, filed an Application for Authority with the New York Department of State on March 6, 2014 and was in existence in California at the time of the filing. The LLC is to be located in Westchester County. The New York Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon which process may be served and a copy of any process shall be mailed to Edward V. Pollack of Leland, Parachini, Steinberg, Matzger & Melnick, LLP at 199 Fremont Street, 21st Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105-6640. The principal office of the LLC is located at 70 West Ohio Avenue, Suite H, Richmond, CA 94804. #59301 Edenesque, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State on 01/31/14. Office located in Westchester Co. Secy. of State designated as agent upon which process may be served. Secy. of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/her to: 205 Waccabuc Road, Unit #5, NY 10526 (the LLCís primary business location).

LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #59302 Notice of formation of EL REPULGUE LLC. Articles of Organization filed with NY Secy. of State on 3/6/14. Office location: Westchester County. Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to principal business location: 14 Lincoln Rd, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59303 FMFS OF CP, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/06/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 7 Renaissance Square 5th Fl, White Plains, NY 10601. Reg Agent: James Bitzonis, 7 Renaissance Square 5th Fl, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59306 EQUIPOISE CONSULTING COMPANY LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/17/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 69 Manchester Dr., Mt. Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59307 NICHOLA’S LIGHTING DESIGN LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/06/2011. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 464 South 10th Ave, Mount Vernon, NY 10550. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59308 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Reloco II, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on 3/14/14. 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 LLC, c/o Marathon Development Group Ltd., 901 Main St., Suite 300, Peekskill, NY 10566. Name/address of each member available from SSNY. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59309

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: JCAL Alexander LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on March 14, 2014. NY office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC at 16 Banks Farm Road, Bedford, New York 10506.

Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #59310 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: 131-135 ALEXANDER JV LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on March 14, 2014. NY office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC at 16 Banks Farm Road, Bedford, New York 10506.

Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #59311 Notice of Formation of JJRP ENTERPRISES, LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 3/18/14. 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, 1858 Commerce St., Yorktown Heights, NY 10598. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59312 Notice of formation of Shareneís Realfood LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/6/14. Offc. Location: West.

Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 434 Fowler Ave., Pelham, NY, primary business location. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59313 Notice of Formation of ProKix NY, LLC. Arts. of Org. files with SSNY on March 14, 2014. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to ProKix NY, LLC, 8 Shard Court, Katonah, New York 10536.

Purpose: any lawful activity. #59314 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF JPL Property Holdings, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/27/2014.

Office loc.: Westchester Cty. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 49 Rock Lane, Harrison, NY 10528. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59315 Notice of Formation of RX SHINE, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/5/14.

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, 2 Hergenhan Court, Bedford, NY 10506.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59316 Notice of Formation of European Designed Kitchens & Organizing Solutions, LLC. Articles of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/3/14. Office location: WESTCHESTER County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 15 Elm St, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567.

Purpose: any lawful activity. #59317 Notice of Formation of Dlightful Art LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 02/28/14. Offc. Loc: Westchester County. SSNY design. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, C/O United States Corp. Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave. Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59318

Notice of Formation of Moving Traffic Media, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/12/2014. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 130 Theodore Fremd Ave. #1A, Rye NY 10580.

Purpose: any lawful activity. #59319 NOTICE OF FORMATION of G. C .

KENNEY REMODELING, LLC Arts. of Org. filled with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/28/13. Office of location Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 71 Greenridge Avenue. WP NY 10605.

Purpose: any lawful activity #59320 JP FERNANDEZ PROPERTIES, L.L.C., Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/21/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: James P. Moore & Miguelina Fernandez, 8 Glen Road, Yonkers, NY 10704. #59321 FIKA 824 10TH AVE LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/21/2014.

Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1360 Sunny Ridge Road, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547. Reg Agent: Gary Reing, 1360 Sunny Ridge Road, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose #59322 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF PROFESSION LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (PLLC). NAME: SAW MILL PHYSICAL THERAPY, PLLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/11/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The PLLC, 77 Kensico Drive, Mount Kisco, New York 10549, principal business location of the PLLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #59323 FIKA WTC LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/25/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1360 Sunny Ridge Road, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547. Reg Agent: Lars Akerlund, 66 Pearl St., NY, NY 10004. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59324 FIKA CHANIN LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/25/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1360 Sunny Ridge Road, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547. Reg Agent: Lars Akerlund, 66 Pearl St., NY, NY 10004.Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59325 FIKA APTHORP LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/25/2014.

Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1360 Sunny Ridge Road, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547. Reg Agent: Lars Akerlund, 66 Pearl St., NY, NY 10004. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose #59326 FIKA 141 W 41ST STREET LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/25/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1360 Sunny Ridge Road, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547. Reg Agent: Lars Akerlund, 66 Pearl St., NY, NY 10004. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59327

FIKA 566 10TH AVENUE LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/25/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1360 Sunny Ridge Road, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547. Reg Agent: Lars Akerlund, 66 Pearl St., NY, NY 10004. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59328 FIKA 600 LEXINGTON LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/25/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1360 Sunny Ridge Road, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547. Reg Agent: Lars Akerlund, 66 Pearl St., NY, NY 10004. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59329 Notice of Formation of Janus Management Group, LLC filed with SSNY on 2/19/14.Offc. Loc: White Plains. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, P.O Box 849. White Plains,NY10602. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59330 Onstage leadership, LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 1/14/14.

Office:Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to its princ. bus. address and reg. agent c/o Tim Sutton 575 Manor Ln. Pelham, NY 10803 . Purpose: any lawful activity #59332 15 Cotswold Way LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 3/12/14.

Office:Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 8 Penny Ln. Scarsdale, NY 10583 . Purpose: any lawful activity #59333 Tangible Labs, LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 2/28/14.

Office:Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to its princ. bus. address and reg. agent c/o Tim Sutton 575 Manor Ln. Pelham, NY 10803 . Purpose: any lawful activity #59334 382 Warburton, LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 2/13/14.

Office:Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 142 Broad St., Flr. 2 Elizabeth, NJ 07201 . Purpose: any lawful activity #59335 Clusterfest Events, LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 12/10/13. Office:Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 148 Highview St. Mamaroneck, NY 10543. Purpose: any lawful activity #59336 Homestead Advisors, LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 3/12/14.

Office:Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 11 Kingston Rd. Scarsdale, NY 10583.

Purpose: any lawful activity #59338 JOE & G’S SNACK LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/02/2014, Name changed to JOE & G’S SNACKS LLC on 01/06/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Joseph Cafaro, 18 Westerly Lane South, Thornwood, NY 10594. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59339

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: COLLABORATION SERVICES, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/17/14. 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, 4 Wimbledon Court, White Plains, New York 10607, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #59340 Notice of Formation of 308A TITICUS ROAD LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/14/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 308 Titicus Road, North Salem, NY 10560. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59341 Notice of Application for Authority of MJBD, LLC, a foreign limited liability company (LLC) filed with the Secy of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/22/13. LLC organized in Connecticut on 11/18/13. NY office location: Westchester Co. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him to: c/o Tsukasa Sato, 153 Devoe Rd., Chappaqua, NY 10514. Office address in jurisdiction of organization: 14 Overbrook Dr., New Fairfield, CT 06812. Copy of Ctf. Of Org. on file with SSCT. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59342 Notice of Formation of 578 Tarrytown Road LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 4/2/2014. Office Location 536 Main Street, New Paltz, NY 12561 (Ulster County). SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 536 Main Street, New Paltz, NY 12561.

Purpose: any lawful activity #59343 Notice of formation on COD International LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/24/2014. Office location: Westchester County. Principal office of LLC: 18 Pinehurst Drive, Purchase, NY 10577. SSNY designated as agent for LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to COD International LLC, Purchase, NY 10577, upon whom and at which process may be served.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #59344 BRETT’S AUTO LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/13/2012.

Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 114 Greenvale Ave, Yonkers, NY 10703. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59345 Notice of formation of TRAFFICSTRIPES, LLC Articles of Organization filed with SSNY on 03/11/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent for the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY, 11228. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #59346 24 LINDEN PLACE LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/03/2014.

Office loc: Westcehster County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Jamie Franchi and Andreia Franchi, 17 Lakeview Avenue, Valhalla, NY 10595. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59347

21 LENOX AVENUE LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/03/2014.

Office loc: Westcehster County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Jamie Franchi and Andreia Franchi, 17 Lakeview Avenue, Valhalla, NY 10595. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59348 PERSONAL TOUCH CONSTRUCTION, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/24/2014.

Office location: Westcehster County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 12 Pugsley Place, Ossining, NY 10562. Reg Agent: Adam Dubray, 12 Pugsley Place, Ossining, NY 10562. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59349 Joy by Emily, LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 3/20/14.

Office:Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 10 Belmont Ave. Rye, NY 10580.

Purpose: any lawful activity #59350 Samuel Agyare MD, FAAP, FACEP LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 3/21/14. Office:Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 50 Riverdale Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701. Purpose: any lawful activity #59351 Jabrem Consulting LLC Authority filed SSNY 4/2/14. Office:Westchester Co. LLC formed DE 1/12/12, exists & located 1209 Orange St. Wilmington, DE 19801. SSNY design. agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served and shall mail copy to: 1 N. Lexington Ave- 11th Flr. White Plains, NY 10601. Cert of Regis. Filed DE SOS, 401 Federal St. Dover, DE 19903. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #59352 J&C HOMEGOODS, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/21/2014.

Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 27 Mianus Drive, Bedford, NY 10506.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose #59354 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC).

NAME: SAVADATE, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 3/13/2014. 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, 41 Todd Hill Circle, Goldens Bridge, New York 10526, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #59356 Notice of Formation of MAGNOLIA CONSULTING LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 3/31/14. 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, 12 Water St., #204, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59357 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: MacQuesten 130 Modern, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on April 7, 2014. N.Y. office location: Westchester County.

The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to MacQuesten 130 Modern, LLC, c/o The MacQuesten Companies, 438 Fifth Avenue, Suite 100, Pelham, New York 10803. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #59359

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LEGAL NOTICES Continued from previous page Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî).

Name: 130 Modern Commercial LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on April 7, 2014. 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 130 Modern Commercial LLC, c/o The MacQuesten Companies, 438 Fifth Avenue, Suite 100, Pelham, New York 10803. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #59360 Notice of formation of FENS & Associates, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with the Sectíy of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/09/2014 . 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: 150 Law Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59362 LIV ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/25/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 600 Mamaroneck Ave., 4th Flr., Harrison, NY 10528. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59363

NOTICE OF FORMATION of Blue Line Real Estate Ventures, LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 4/8/14. Office location: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Bryan Cappelli, c/o Cappelli Organization, 7 Renaissance Sq, 4th Fl, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: any lawful activities. #59364 Notice is hereby given that a restaurant wine license, #TBA has been applied for by Sodexo Operations, LLC to sell beer and wine at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at EF International School of English 100 Marymount Avenue Tarrytown NY 10591. #59366 Flower property tax consultants, LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 12/23/13. Office:Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 34 Palmer Ave. Bronxville, NY 10708. Purpose: any lawful activity #59367 Notice is hereby given that a restaurant wine license, #TBA has been applied for by Luisa Ospina and Javier Rodriguez d/b/a Javy’s Burgers, Cubans & Dogs to sell beer and wine at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 540 A Willett Ave Port Chester NY 10573 #59368

AND & GIE DELI LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/14/2014.

Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1082 Oregon Rd., Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59369 THE ARTS AND INNOVATIONS CENTER LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/14/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 31 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59370 Notice of Formation of CAM KEI PROPERTIES LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 4/8/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Ronald Passerelli, 14 Cedar St., Greenwich, CT 06830. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59371 Notice is hereby given that an on-premise license, #TBA has been applied for by ESG Restaurant Enterprises Inc. d/b/a Sergio’s to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 503 5th Ave Pelham NY 10801. #59372

Notice of Formation of GFR Acquisition Management, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/18/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Edison Properties, LLC, 100 Washington St., Newark, NJ 07102. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59373

PLUM PLUMS CHEESE LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/18/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Audrey Free, Gayle Martin and Michael Riahi, 72 Westchester Ave., Pound Ridge, NY 10576. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59379

Notice of Formation of Mad One RE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/4/14.

Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o United Corporate Services, Inc., 10 Bank St., Ste. 560, White Plains, NY 10606. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59374

NOTICE of FORMATION of Peter K. KIM, MD, PLLC.Filed with SSNYJanuary 13, 2014. Princ. off location Westchester. The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served. NYSS may mail a copy of any process to the PLLC at : P.O.Box 8385,Pelham,New York 10803 .The Purpose of this PLLC is for the practice of medicine. #59381

Notice of formation of Body Fit Training, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 3/26/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as an agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of the process against LLC to: 39 Lincoln Ave, Rye Brook, NY 10573. Purpose: Any lawful act. #59375

SANTINA JOJO LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/22/2014.

Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 2 Carriage Court, Amawalk, NY 10501. Reg Agent: John Chiazzese, 2 Carriage Court, Amawalk, NY 10501. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59382

Notice of Formation of 1893 COMMERCE STREET LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/10/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 78 North State Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59378

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BNV Group LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/18/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 80 Jane St., Hartsdale, NY 10530. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59383

Name of Limited Liability Company (LLC): BEST RM ENTERPRISES, LLC D/B/A Forsythia Gems Date of filing Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State (SSNY) 3/4/2014.

The LLC is located in Westchester County. Designated Agent of the LLC is United States Corporation Agents, Inc. Address 7014 13th Avenue Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228 upon whom process against it may be served.

Purpose of LLC: Any lawful business or activity. Ad # 59380

NOTICE OF SECURED PARTY SALE Please take notice that the collateral described below (the ìCollateralî) will be sold at a sale (the ìSaleî) held to enforce the rights of the Lenders in the Collateral. The Collateral is being sold pursuant to that certain Decision and Order issued on April 3, 2014 pursuant to which the Supreme Court of the State of New York County of Westchester granted the petition of William Weinberg, Saul Weinberg and Ted Weinberg (collectively, the ìLendersî) directing WBP Central Associates, LLC, a New York limited liability company (ìWBPî), to turn over to Lenders the Collateral held by Anthony Piazza.

Collateral: A 12.375% Percentage Interest in WBP, which owns a fee simple interest in the land and improvements located at 2141 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, New York. The sale may be made in whole or in parts.

Time and Place of Public Auction: The Sale will take place on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at 10:00 a.m., at the offices of Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP, 65 East 55th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York, 10022.

Method of Sale; No Warranties: The Sale will be a public sale on terms and conditions to be provided at the Sale. The Lenders shall have the right, but not the obligation, to credit bid at the auction and to adjourn the Sale one or more times as may be announced at or prior to the scheduled date of the Sale. The Collateral is being sold on an ìas is, where isî basis.

Further inquiries: For further information, please contact counsel for the Lenders, Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP, attn: Jason Saltsberg, Esq., 212-451-2320. #59376

FACES& PLACES Good people, good food

The Westchester Country Club recently hosted the 29th annual “Great Chefs” event, which supports Community Health at Greenwich Hospital.

The event honored three accomplished young chefs – Rui Correia of Douro in Greenwich, Christian Petroni of Fortina in Armonk, and Adam Truelove of Napa & Co. in Stamford. Participants from more than 50 eating, catering and beverage establishments provided samplings to more than 350 attendees.

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1. Christian Petroni, Frank and Maura Corvino, Adam Truelove, Mary Jane DaPuzzo, Rui Correia and Peter DaPuzzo 2. Deanne and Habib Jamal 3. Dana Marnane and Bruce Savage 4. Johnny Steverson and Jason Richter 5. Amanda Smith and Federico Perez 6. Monique Boamah, Caitlin See and Tamber Weiersheuser 7. Herb Lindstrom, Melissa Iscaro, Carol Chang and Chris Baldasaro

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