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aurie Gershgorn is opening a brickand-mortar expansion of her current personal chef offerings in downtown Ossining. The organic farm-to-table eatery, Good Choice Kitchen, is slated to open at 147 Main St. in mid-August. The restaurant will sit below four stories of apartments in a newly constructed building and will offer patrons eat-in prepared foods, juices and grab-and-go options, along with weekly customized meal plans. Ingredients will be sourced from the more than 20 local farms and food purveyors that Cortlandt resident Gershgorn has built relationships with through her personal chef business. While the Ossining location may be new for Gershgorn, she has a long history of cooking experience. “I was a latchkey kid growing up

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in Brooklyn,” she said. “I was at the stove, at the oven, and my mother would tell me what to do over the phone, and I would make dinners.” Still, her decision to cook professionally did not come until later in life. Gershgorn worked as director of technical operations for MTV for more than a decade before deciding to take the offramp to care for her children, though she likens her work in television production to her current career. “Prep, scheduling, pre-planning, production and showtime,” she said. “It’s the same.” During her time as a stay-at-home mother, Gershgorn became involved with local agriculture, nutrition and the quality of school food, which led her attend culinary school and embark on a new career path. “I thought, I’m an at-home mom, so let me just create my own business,” she recalled. » CHEF, page 6

Laurie Gershgorn prepares a meal at a client’s home in Tarrytown. Photo by Aleesia Forni.

New York small-business owners see the glass as half-empty

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SMALL BUSINESSES IN NEW YORK state say they are less likely to grow in the coming months compared to their counterparts in the rest of the country. They are less likely to hire. They are more concerned about cash flow. And they have a more negative view of the economy,

according to a survey by American Express OPEN payment card company. What looks like pessimism might actually be realism, especially from respondents in the rough-and-tumble New York City region. “New Yorkers always feel they are having a harder time,” said Alice Bredin, a small business marketing consultant who ana-

lyzed the numbers for American Express. Running a small business in the city “makes you a realist real quickly.” That’s because prices are higher, salaries are steeper and competition is more fierce. Small businesses in the metropolitan area must focus relentlessly on costs. “When I talk to New York City businesses, they are very realistic about what they’re

going to do and what they are not going to do and what’s too expensive,” she said. The flip side is that the metropolitan area has many potential customers. Businesses have easy access to travel and supplies. There is an “amazing talent pool and so much energy,” said Bredin, who once ran her company in the city and now » SURVEY, page 6

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t the Jackson Lewis law firm in downtown White Plains, attorney Joseph A. Saccomano Jr. described the “wonderful impact” that two half-time employees have had on a workplace of about 90 attorneys, paralegals and support staff. And he gruffly dismissed any notion that Jackson Lewis, which last fall won Arc of Westchester’s Business Partner Award for employing people with autism and developmental disabilities, is an exemplar of corporate altruism with its hiring of those two young men. “If you introduce people to the office who always do what they’re asked to do, it sets an example,” said Saccomano, the office’s managing principal. He was speaking of Joey and Kyle, Westchester residents in their 20s who work in the law firm’s office services department, doing everything from tending to the coffee and kitchen areas and several copy machines, to preparing the conference room for meetings, to cataloging documents for digital storage. “This isn’t just for show here,” Saccomano said of the firm’s hiring of the men, two of the 225 disabled people who hold jobs at area companies through Arc of Westchester’s supported employment program. “These guys work. And I want to stress that this is meaningful work.” “We’re not making concessions. This is a regular employment relationship,” with performance reviews and salary increases, he said. “They’re held to the same level of accountability as the other employees, which is an excellent standard. We’re talking about A-level performance, both in attendance and in performance when they’re here.” “They’re nice to us,” Joey said of his office colleagues. For a visitor, he reeled off a list of jobs he performs during his morning shift when arriving from Armonk. “They help keep us busy,” Kyle added. Kyle takes the train from Katonah to his afternoon job at the firm’s 44 S. Broadway office. Kyle joined the employment law firm a few years ago as it was preparing to relocate its downtown office a short distance and vacate its space at 1 N. Broadway. “When he came here, it was a very busy time,” said Saccomano. “He really fed into that.” “In the move from 1 N. Broadway, we

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moved almost 30 years of history.” Kyle was tasked with cataloging paper files for digital storage. “He worked his butt off on that process,” said Saccomano. “He’s very energetic. He’s a go-getter. Kyle was so successful, that’s what caused us to hire Joey” the next year. With perfect attendance and earnest concentration on their work, Joey and Kyle bring some stability to a department where high employee turnover is typical. The uplift in collective pride and morale they’ve brought their Jackson Lewis colleagues, along with office conversations lightened by their “refreshing” habit of speaking unvarnished truth, have been unexpected bonuses, according to Saccomano. Kyle and Joey are graduates of Project Search Collaborates for Autism, an employment program at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in White Plains in which the hospital and Arc of Westchester partner with New York Collaborates for Autism and Southern Westchester BOCES to provide intensive job training and workplace internships to

high school students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in their last year of school. The program at NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester Division is modeled after a national program started at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. “Kyle and Joey came from that program,” said Tibisay A. Guzman, associate executive director and chief operating officer at Arc of Westchester and the driving force behind the growth of the agency’s communitybased employment programs and its Project Search partnership. “These guys come out of there with a lot more confidence and able to sustain employment. They’re better prepared for that.” A retired New York City hospital administrator, Guzman joined Arc of Westchester about 12 years ago, drawn to the agency serving developmentally disabled children and adults by a mother’s deep concern and questions about the future of her autistic son. “I decided to learn it from the inside,” » DISABLED, page 5

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Amy’s Kitchen Goshen manufacturing plant starts review process

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350,000-square-foot, $95 million dollar manufacturing facility proposed in Goshen by the natural and organic food producer Amy’s Kitchen is inching forward in the approval process. The Santa Rosa, Calif.-based company bought a 200-acre site between Echo Lake Road and Route 17M for the project in March 2014. Maureen Halahan, the president of the Orange County Partnership, called the selection of Goshen by Amy’s Kitchen a “major coup for Orange County” at the

announcement. Two years later, the Goshen Planning Board will begin holding public hearings on the project at the end of May. Amy’s Kitchen submitted its draft environmental impact statement to the board at the end of April. The project is expected to create close to 700 permanent jobs and hundreds of construction jobs. Amy’s Kitchen was founded 25 years ago by Andy and Rachel Berliner, who named the company after their daughter. The company produces a popular international line of frozen organic burritos, pizzas, wraps and other vegetarian and vegan entrees. The manufacturing facility would help the company meet demand on the East Coast. The project cleared a major hurdle in March, when the city of Middletown agreed to supply the plant with water. Amy’s Kitchen planning consultant, Graham Trelstad, director of Hudson Valley planning for AKRF, told the Goshen Town Board in March that the company wants to have the plant running by 2018, according to the Middletown Times Herald-Record. The DEIS submitted to Goshen by Amy’s Kitchen includes plans for a separate facil-

receive $6.8 million from the Empire State Development Corp. in the form of a capital grant and tax credits tied to the company’s commitment to create 681 jobs. The county IDA will throw in $500,000 for infrastructure improvements and an additional $800,000 would come from Empire Development to aid in constructing an access road. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., stopped in to Goshen at the end of March to stump for the project. He called on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to expedite a federal wetlands that Amy’s Kitchen will need before starting construction. Halahan told the Business Journal that while she doesn’t anticipate any issues with the wetlands review, it’s “great to know that Senator Schumer is on board to assist throughout the process.” The project is looking to start construction in November, Halahan said. A tree-cutting ban that runs from April to November, enforced for the first time in 2016 to protect the endangered northern long-eared bat, would prevent the project from starting sooner, according to Halahan. The first public hearing on the DEIS is scheduled for May 31.

ity, which will house a conference center for Science of the Soul, a non-denominational spiritual society. The manufacturing plant would be constructed on a 60-acre property on Hartley Road in Goshen. The conference center would go on a 195-acre adjacent property on Route 17M and Echo Lake Road. The conference center would feature a 200,000-squarefoot open air pavilion, 80,000 square-foot multi-purpose building, a 38,000-squarefoot central building and a few smaller restroom and maintenance buildings. The two properties agreed to collaborate on the environmental review process and will share water supply infrastructure. The conference center would be used for a yearly three-day conference that would bring 12,000 people to the town. Amy’s Kitchen CFO Mark Rudolph told the Goshen Town Board in July 2015 that there could be potential economic value from visitors at the conference searching for local hotels, The Chronicle newspaper in Chester reported. The Amy’s Kitchen project is expected to receive a mix of state and local funds, including a $4.5 million property tax abatement over 15 years. The project stands to

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Getting the right message to the right people can be profitable in an election year

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ith billions of dollars sloshing around political campaigns, businesses that know how to target messages to voters can get a piece of the pie. That was the gist of “The Business of Politics” panel discussion held on May 5 at Pace University in Pleasantville. This year’s presidential election alone is expected to cost $11 billion. While it might be too late for new players to tap into that revenue stream, the increasing costs of local, state and federal elections will continue to provide opportunities for companies that want to get in the business of electing candidates to public offices. The problem that newcomers face is figuring out what services they can provide in a business that is changing rapidly. “The mechanisms of politics have probably changed more in the past three years than in the last 30 years before that,” said political consultant Bill O’Reilly of The November Team, a firm that campaigns for Republicans. Campaigns used to craft national messages and appeal to large groups. No more, he said. Now messages are aimed at small groups and individual households. Digital media used to be the “weird cous-

in” of advertising. Now it is driving campaign decisions. Gut instincts have been displaced by analysis of data. Campaigns start with voter registration records, but voter profiles go well beyond election patterns. Consultants identify the magazines people read, the causes they support and virtually every product they buy. “Everything is sliced and diced and bifurcated and targeted,” O’Reilly said. “Smart, data-driven decisions” can overcome a fundraising disadvantage, said political consultant Evan Stavisky of The Parkside Group, a firm that works on behalf of Democrats. He said new technologies can leverage old techniques, like direct mail advertising and door-to-door canvassing. Ultimately, he said, data enables candidates to “target individual voters down to the household level.” Not just any voter will do. Former U.S. Rep. Tim Bishop, a Democrat who represented Suffolk County from 2003 to 2015, talked about the “persuadable universe.” He assumed that hard-core Democrats would vote for him, and he didn’t bother with hard-core Republicans. “We went to doors where we thought interactions might move them in the direction we wanted to move them. We learned

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amounts of money. “Super PAC ads are corrosive, ugly, nasty, and bitterly and brutally critical,” he said. That leads to government paralysis, because even when a candidate survives the onslaught, “it’s a little hard to lock arms and say, ‘OK, now let’s work together.’” Bishop said the greatest problem in politics today is public disillusionment. People can’t be bothered to vote. “I don’t think we’re going to heal all that’s wrong with politics until we find a way to deal with that.” The forum was presented by the Business Council of Westchester in partnership with Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. John Ravitz, executive vice president and COO of the business council, and Laurence Gottlieb, president and CEO of the development group, moderated the discussion.

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Tibisay “Tibi” Guzman at her Arc of Westchester office in Hawthorne.

she said. Now 26, Guzman’s son, Daniel Sturr, lives in a group home and has worked for nearly five years as a facilities assistant at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. through Arc’s supported employment program, which provides job coaches from the agency to assist both employers and employees in making a successful workplace match. The state’s largest biotechnology employer, “Regeneron is one of our flagship organizations that support people with disabilities,” Guzman said. Joanne Deyo, vice president for facilities at Regeneron headquarters on the Landmark at Eastview life sciences campus, “has really opened the door for us and allowed us to grow there.” Her son Daniel, said Guzman, “represents someone that I as a parent had thought he would never be employed. I would never have imagined that he could work at a company like Regeneron. Arc has really opened my eyes to the possibilities.” For disabled people like her son, “There’s so much opportunity to grow even as an adult. It doesn’t end with high school.” Guzman said Arc of Westchester has about 350 people on the employment track — either hired, anticipating employment or interning with a business that plans to hire — including the 225 workers in the supported employment program. Arc in an average year finds new employment for about 50 people and partners with at least 10 new businesses a year. The agency works with 250 businesses that provide jobs and internships to Arc clients and typically communicates with 125 employers daily, she said. The jobs include restaurant food preparation and service, light and heavy cleaning, computer work, data mining, shipping and receiving, and electrical preparation work for cables and wires. “We have a whole host of individuals working in retail,” Guzman said. “We have independent artists that sell their artwork. It’s not just typical bagging

in supermarkets.” The agency can support many more employees in clerical jobs, she noted. “We’re very interested in expanding the types of businesses that are out there,” said Guzman. “We still want more companies. I would like to see a lot more Fortune 500 companies in Westchester” in the program. “I also think we’re an asset to small and medium-size businesses” in need of parttime workers. “I’ve given a message to businesses — not to worry, we’re there to hold your hand, to guide you so that the individual is an asset

gentlemen.” Hiring the disabled young men “also created a little bit of extra pride in the office,” the lawyer said, as “a special place, a place for everybody. I’ve had staff members walk into my office and tell me, this is the best thing we ever did. Repeatedly — ‘This is the best thing you ever did.’” “This is not a sacrifice for the offices of Jackson Lewis,” Saccomano stressed. “All we did was say yes to a company (Arc of Westchester) that we have respected for 15 years.” “It’s not about doing the right thing.”

to the organization. …Our folks are reliable, extremely reliable, and that’s important. ” “Employment really connects the individual to the community,” said Guzman. “Community integration, we call it. A business like Jackson Lewis does that quite easily.” At Jackson Lewis, said Saccomano, “What I didn’t know was going to happen when I hired Kyle was the impact it was going to have on the staff. They love teaching these guys, showing them the ropes and watching them blossom. There’s a real connection between the staff members and these two

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What started as food demonstrations at schools and local farmers markets turned into in-home cooking classes, monthly catering events and a list of eight clients whose homes she visits on a weekly basis to prepare their meals. “As the years went by, I got busier and busier, and I started realizing I couldn’t fulfill the need,” she said. Gershgorn decided to open a restaurant and kitchen in Ossining not only for its centralized location on the western end of Westchester County, where most of her clients reside, but also because of its current economic climate. “There’s a huge push in Ossining, not only for small business, but also for green businesses,” she said. Gershgorn will continue serving her current client base, though all meals will now be prepared in the kitchen of her new location instead of in clients’ homes. “Instead of coming to two to three houses per day, I now have a home base and a staff,” she said. Gershgorn expects to hire around 16 employees once Good Choice Kitchen is up and running. The restaurant’s menu will change weekly

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operates Bredin Inc. in Cambridge, Mass. That day in, day out focus on costs also prepares small businesses to quickly seize opportunities. “It’s a fantastic place to run a company,” she said. “It’s also challenging. They are a determined, hard-working bunch with a strong will to succeed.” So, what’s their problem? Overall, New York state businesses were positive. They look negative only by comparison to their counterparts around the country or compared to answers in the same survey a year ago. Nearly eight in every 10 New Yorkers described themselves as optimists, for instance, but that was 7 percent less than small businesses nationwide. They were 30 percent more concerned about cash flow, 28 percent less likely to have hiring plans for the next six months and 24 percent less likely to have plans to grow their companies than their cohorts nationally. Compared to their responses a year ago, the New Yorkers were 38 percent more likely to have cash flow issues and 30 percent less likely to have plans to grow their companies.

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and will be dictated both by in-season vegetables and her clients’ weekly meal plan needs. Though some might see a personal chef as a “privileged service,” Gershgorn notes that she has clients of “various socioeconomic” levels. “It’s not as crazy as people think,” she said, adding that customized weekly plans start at $275, which provides prepared dishes to feed a four-person family for four to six days. Gershgorn has financed the bulk of the $200,000 build out costs through her own savings and equity in her personal chef business. She is also crowdfunding a portion of that total through the online fundraising platform Barnraiser, with a goal to raise $20,000 by May 27. “It’s a pad,” she said of the target, adding that the crowdfunding campaign was also “a call of who else is in this with me.” While more than 60 percent of that total has been reached already, Gershgorn does have “contingencies” of “local, small bank lines of credit” in place if that goal is not met. Tarrytown resident Heather Dyer, a client of Gershgorn’s, says her services have introduced Dyer’s family to a wealth of new food options, including millet spring rolls, a gluten-free grain alternative that her family

Nationally, nearly four in 10 small businesses plan to add staff in the next six months. That’s a 15 percent increase from a year ago. The survey reveals several bright trends. Small businesses are 39 percent less concerned about cash flow, for example, and 34 percent more confident that they can get access to capital than they were three years ago. The fact that small businesses are less reluctant to hire staff is an encouraging sign for the health of the economy, Bredin said. More nuggets emerged in the wide-ranging survey. For instance, the issue that will most influence the small business vote in the November elections is the economy (32 percent), followed by tax policy and health care (both 16 percent). Immigration registered at only 6 percent and U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan at a mere 3 percent. Barely half of business owners pay themselves a salary, but men are 36 percent more likely to take a salary than women and they pay themselves an average of $17,470 more than women pay themselves. Business owners think they will need, on average, $1.17 million to retire. While cash flow, access to capital and the state of the economy are vital issues, they are not what small business owners obsess over, Bredin said.

Laurie Gershgorn serves up spring rolls. Photo by Aleesia Forni.

now requests on a weekly basis. Gershgorn has also taught clients to “eat with the seasons,” along with providing an opportunity to support local farms. While Gershgorn hopes to carry the suc-

cess of her personal chef services into her new location, she stressed that her current client base come first. “These are my families,” she said. “I want to get it right for them.”

“Most businesses are really focused on customers – getting customers in the door, finding new customers and keeping customers happy. When you’re sitting around with business owners, that’s what they talk about.” The telephone survey was conducted by

Ebiquity, a marketing analytics specialist, based on a representative sample of 739 businesses with fewer than 100 employees. There were 77 respondents from New York. The margin of error is 3.6 percent, at a 95 percent confidence level, nationally, and 11.3 percent for the New York numbers.

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New majority owner, new name, new leaders for Friedland Realty

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eflecting the company name of its new majority owner, Friedland Realty Advisors has been renamed RM Friedland, the commercial real estate services firm in Harrison announced along with recent leadership changes. Robert Martin Co., the Elmsford-based real estate developer, last November acquired an ownership interest in Friedland Realty and recently announced a majority stake in the company founded by Robert Friedland in 1970. Sarah Jones-Maturo, who

joined Friedland Realty in late 2015 as president after a 10-year career at CBRE Group Inc. in New Jersey, has also assumed the CEO post formerly held by the firm’s founder. At its Harrison headquarters, RM Friedland has named William Sarah Jones-Maturo Anson as managing director of its industrial division and Colleen T. Quinn as managing director of the retail division. Brokering industrial property sales and lease deals in

Westchester and Fairfield counties and the Bronx, Anson has had a career spanning more than 40 years, the majority of it at his boutique commercial brokerage in West Harrison, Anson & Berger Inc. A retail broker for more than 25 years, Quinn ran her own company in Nanuet, Quinn Commercial Properties LLC, for more than a decade. She has also held positions at Northwest Atlantic Real Estate Services in White Plains and CBRE in White Plains and

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PACE UNIVERSITY RENAMES LAW SCHOOL AFTER ENVIRONMENTALIST PACE UNIVERSITY’S LAW SCHOOL IS now the Elisabeth Haub School of Law. The name is in recognition of a long relationship between the school and the Haub family, including a recent donation that the school said is the largest in Pace history. The law school is on Pace’s White Plains campus and offers degrees in environmental and international law. In a press release announcing the new name, the school described Haub as a “tireless environmental advocate and philanthropist.” The donation will be used to establish an endowment for the law school, expand the school’s top-ranked environmental law program and fund research initiatives. The school did not disclose how much the Haub family donated. The gift comes from the family of Elisabeth Haub, who died in 1977. The Haub family owns the Tengelmann Group, a German retail holding company. Pace’s partnership with the family, through the Elisabeth Haub Foundations for Environmental Law and Policy, dates back to 1997, when the school established an annual award in her name recognizing diplomatic achievement. The Elisabeth Haub School of Law is just the second law school to be named after a woman. The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University was the first.

MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE GOES SOLAR FOR 20 PERCENT OF ENERGY MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE WILL SOON RECEIVE 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources, the college announced recently. The school announced a 25-year solar energy contract with partners Energy in the Bank, RBI Solar, Cenergy Power and General Energy Solutions. The project will supply 1.1 megawatts of clean electricity yearly from 3,600 solar panels. The Harrison Planning Board approved the project on April 26. Installation will start this summer and take about four months to complete, the college said. The announcement is part of the college’s effort to become carbon neutral by 2025, a goal it established in 2009 when the college signed the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment. “Manhattanville College is firmly on its way to achieving carbon neutrality by 2025. Solar power is a reliable renewable energy resource for the college to tap into,” said Manhattanville College President Jon Strauss in a statement. “The project realizes environmental benefits and is cost competitive with conventional energy sources, which are projected to increase over the next 25 years.” — Ryan Deffenbaugh

INBRIEF ATLAS AIR STOCK TAKES OFF AFTER AMAZON DEAL ATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC. WILL PROVIDE air transport services to assist electronic commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. in delivering packages to its customers. The new commercial agreements include the operation of 20 Boeing 767-300 freighters for Amazon on a crew, maintenance and insurance basis by Atlas Air subsidiary, Atlas Air Inc., as well as dry leasing by its Titan Aviation leasing unit. The dry leases will have a term of 10 years, while the CMI operations will be for seven years with extension provisions for an additional three years. Operations are set to begin in the second half of 2016 and ramp up to full service through 2018. Atlas Air also granted Amazon warrants to acquire up to 20 percent of its common shares at $37.50 per share for five years and an additional 10 percent at the same price for seven years. Following the announcement on May 5, Purchase-based Atlas Air’s stock skyrocketed more than 50 percent to $57.77 per share before closing at $48.66. The stock closed at $46.02 per share on May 9. Over time, the agreements are expected to be “meaningfully accretive” to Atlas Air’s earnings and cash flows. “We are excited to begin a strategic longterm relationship with Amazon to support the continuing expansion of its e-commerce business and to enhance its customer delivery capabilities,” said Atlas Air President and CEO William J. Flynn. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is serving as financial adviser and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP is serving as legal adviser to Atlas Air.

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DR. NAN HAYWORTH NAMED TO WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER BOARD DR. NAN HAYWORTH, THE FORMER congresswoman from Bedford, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Westchester County Health Care Corp., which operates the regional Westchester Medical Center Health Network headquartered in Valhalla. A board-certified ophthalmologist, Hayworth is a consulting medical director with The Kinetix Group, a New York City company that provides business planning and other services for the health care and life science industries. She previously ran her own medical practice and was a partner in Mount Kisco Medical Group, since renamed Caremount Medical, a multispecialty physician group whose president and CEO, Dr. Scott D. Hayworth, is Hayworth’s husband. Representing the lower Hudson Valley’s

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Cuomo: State won’t fight farmworkers’ suit to organize BY RYAN DEFFENBAUGH

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he New York Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the state of New York and Gov. Andrew Cuomo on May 10 challenging the exclusion of farmworkers from the right to organize. The suit yielded swift response from Cuomo, who released a statement hours later essentially agreeing with the NYCLU and stating his administration would not defend the lawsuit in court. The complaint was filed in state Supreme Court in Albany on behalf of Crispin Hernandez, a farmworker whom the suit claims was fired from a dairy farm in the North Country after he tried to convene a worker’s committee to discuss conditions. Hernandez lost both his job and his home. The suit does not name the farm as a defendant, instead focusing on the state. It claims that by not allowing farmworkers to organize, New York is violating a section of the state constitution that guarantees employees the right to organize without limitation to industry. “It’s a shame for New York that in 2016, a holdover, racist policy from the Jim Crow era prevents farmworkers from organizing to improve their brutal work conditions,”

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said Donna Lieberman, executive director of the NYCLU. “Enough is enough. Farmworkers who we depend on to put food on our tables deserve no less dignity and humanity than any other hardworking New Yorker.” The suit dives into the historical background of the “holdover ... Jim Crow era” policy that Lieberman referred to. The exclusion for farmworkers dates back to racism against black farmworkers in the South in the 1930s, the lawsuit states. That was when the National Labor Relations Act passed and guaranteed private employees the right to organize, with the exception for farmworkers. Leaving farmworkers out helped get the law approved by southern politicians at the time, according to

the lawsuit. In 1938, New York amended its constitution to expand the rights of all workers to collectively bargain, which the suit contends should provide legal rights to farmworkers. “Because of a flaw in the state labor relations act, farmworkers are not afforded the right to organize without fear of retaliation — which is unacceptable, and appears to violate the New York State Constitution,” Cuomo said in his statement. “We will not tolerate the abuse or exploitation of workers in any industry. This clear and undeniable injustice must be corrected.” A bill that would eliminate the exception for farmworkers has been introduced in the

state Legislature but is still in committee. Farmworkers are included, however, in a minimum wage increase approved by state lawmakers earlier this year. Farm owners are expected to receive credits to ease the impact of the tax hike. The New York Farm Bureau, a lobbying trade group representing New York farmers, said in a statement that it could not yet comment on the specifics of the lawsuit, but argued against collective bargaining for farmworkers. “The right to organize is a labor union tactic that may work in a factory setting, but not on a farm where the planting and harvesting of crops and the milking of cows are extremely time-sensitive and weatherdependent,” the group said. “For a farm to lose employees to an untimely walk-off of the job could jeopardize a season’s crop and place livestock health at risk.” The Farm Bureau also called Cuomo’s decision not to defend the lawsuit “an affront to agriculture and good farmers across the state.” The NYCLU filed the lawsuit on behalf of two workers’ groups: the Workers’ Center of Central New York in Syracuse and Worker Justice Center of New York, which has offices in Kingston, Rochester and Albany.

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DEALS &DEEDS RAIL EUROPE WILL MOVE CROSS-TOWN Rail Europe Inc., a North American distributor of train tickets and rail passes representing more than 50 European railroads, will relocate its headquarters later this year from downtown White Plains to 333 Westchester Ave. in the city. The long-term lease deal was announced by Charles S. Cohen, president and CEO of

Cohen Brothers Realty Corp., owner of the 500,000-square-foot, Class A corporate campus on Westchester Avenue. Rail Europe has leased approximately 14,000 square feet of second-floor space in the office park’s West Building, he said. The nearly 100-year-old company expects to move in the third quarter from 44 S. Broadway in the White Plains central business district. Brokers Craig Lemle, Jon Azulay and Robert Sevim, of Savills Studley in New York City, represented Rail Europe in the 11-year deal. Marc Horowitz, senior vice president and national director of office leasing for Cohen Brothers Realty Corp., represented the landlord.

INTEROCEANIC EXPANDS HQ Interoceanic Corp., an international distributor of bulk chemical fertilizer, has signed a long-term lease for 8,349 square feet of office space at 7 Renaissance Square in the

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The longtime site of an Ann Taylor store in Larchmont’s village shopping district recently sold for $2.1 million in an all-cash deal, Admiral Real Estate Services Corp. reported. John Barrett, head of investment sales at Admiral in Bronxville, represented Palmer North Development LLC in the sale of 1919 Palmer Ave., an 8,750-square-foot, singlestory property with 55 feet of retail frontage on Larchmont’s main shopping street between Chatsworth and Larchmont avenues. Occupied for 22 years by Ann Taylor, the women’s apparel chain, the building was newly vacant after the expiration of the retail tenant’s lease when the deal closed, Barrett said. The buyer is an affiliate of Lordae Property Management in West Harrison. Barrett said the sale was negotiated while Ann Taylor was still a tenant and occurred at a cap rate of 7.25 percent on in-place income of roughly $250 per square foot. The property can be subdivided to accommodate two tenants, he said. Barrett said more than 20 prospective buyers inspected the property near the Larchmont Metro-North station and there were “multiple highly qualified offers. We continue to see buyers execute quickly without contingencies to lock in transactions as sellers take advantage of the high level of liquidity in the market.” — John Golden

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Residential development in office park marks new era

REPURPOSING OUTDATED COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES PRESENTS OPPORTUNITY FOR WESTCHESTER COUNTY

n April 7, the Harrison Town Board approved the zoning change that will permit Normandy Partners and Toll Brothers to construct a 421-unit multifamily residential development to be known as The Residences at Corporate Park Drive. This represents a continuation of the important repurposing of Westchester’s office stock. Two obsolete office buildings, totaling approximately 200,000 square feet of space will be demolished to make way for this project. One of these buildings has literally been boarded up for about 10 years. The other has only one tenant in it. Both are long past their useful lives. Pending final approvals, a sleek, midrise apartment complex will rise on the site. The project will be lushly landscaped and will include covered parking — completely hidden from view and allowing tenants to literally drive up to their apartment doors — a pool, a barbeque area and a 5,000-sqaure-foot restaurant space with outdoor dining. It will be within a stone’s

throw of the 210,000-sqaure-foot Life Time Fitness health club on adjacent Westchester Park Drive, which contains all types of fitness facilities, including indoor and outdoor pools and tennis courts. This attractive development will attract millennials and empty nesters alike. What was literally the first office park developed on the Platinum Mile in the 1970s will be Westchester’s first true live-work-play community. It will be in a suburban setting, with workplaces, a major recreation venue and Howard E. Greenberg the restaurants of White Plains all just minutes away. Almost all multifamily development to date has been primarily TOD — transit-oriented development, defined as being within walking distance to a train station. This will be the first project that will attract those who want a green, suburban setting. It

remains to be seen whether this model will be as attractive to prospective tenants as TOD developments, but I believe it will. In my mind, this demolition of an old office building and construction of a new product type represents the next chapter in Westchester’s evolution to a new commercial real estate model. In an example on the other side of the county, Mack-Cali Realty Corp. recently demolished 101 Executive Drive in Elmsford, a 60,000-squarefoot office building that had been mothballed many years ago due to asbestos and lack of demand for this older building. They will replace it with a highceiling warehouse building, which I believe will be fully leased at a high rent before it is even finished. Even though these office buildings have effectively been off the market for years, it

is important that their sites are being repurposed to better and higher uses. Next in the sequence is the approval for the community of free-standing homes that is proposed for part of the site of Reckson Executive Park in Rye Brook. This is vacant land that was approved many years ago for 350,000 square feet of office space. No developer would build it in a market with a 20 percent office vacancy rate, as Westchester has. Reckson previously sought approval to build a hockey rink for use by schools and leagues but was turned back by vehement opposition by local residents for the traffic they anticipated it would cause. Hopefully they will be in favor of this latest idea, which is a viable one for Reckson to monetize this site. There will be, and should be, more of this type of real estate activity in Westchester. Stay tuned for updates as it occurs. Howard E. Greenberg is president of Howard Properties Ltd. in White Plains. He can be reached at howard@howprop.com or 914-997-0300.

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THELIST: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE FIRMS

REGIONAL

RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE FIRMS

REGIONAL

Ranked by number of licensed agents and brokers. Listed alphabetically in the event of a tie. Name Address Area code Website

Top local executive Title Year established

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage

40 Apple Ridge Road, Danbury, Conn. 06810 800-756-3660 • coldwellbankerhomes.com

Keller Williams Realty *

1221 S. Mopac Expressway, Suite 400, Austin, Texas 78746 512-327-3070 • kw.com

William Raveis

7 Trap Falls Road, Shelton, Conn. 06484 203-926-1090 • ravies.com

800 Westchester Ave., Suite N-505, Rye Brook, N.Y. 10573 914-220-7000 • houlihanlawrence.com

Houlihan Lawrence Inc.

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties

860 N. Main St., Wallingford, Conn. 06492 860-571-7000 • bhhsneproperties.com

William Pitt and Julia B. Fee Sotheby's International Realty

170 Washington Blvd., Stamford, Conn. 06902 203-644-1471 • williampitt.com • juliabfee.com

Better Homes & Gardens/Rand Realty

10 Schriever Lane, New City, N.Y. 10956 845-825-8060 • randrealty.com

Higgins Group Real Estate

27 Strawberry Hill Ave., Stamford, Conn. 06902 203-504-5005 • higginsgroup.com

484 White Plains Road, Eastchester, N.Y. 10709 914-961-5510 • homesny.com

26 Popham Road, Scarsdale, N.Y. 10583 914-723-6800 • elliman.com/westchester

Westchester Real Estate Inc.

Douglas Elliman, Westchester **

10 11 12 13 14 15

Grand Lux Realty Inc.***

428 Main St., Armonk, N.Y. 10504 914-273-9688 • grandluxrealty.com

North Country Sotheby's International Realty

2 Croton Point Ave., Croton-On-Hudson, N.Y. 10520 • 914-271-5115 39 King St., Chappaqua, N.Y. 10514 • 914-238-2090 northcountrysir.com

Century 21 Schneider Realty

255 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains, N.Y. 10605 914-345-3550 • offices.10015852.eco.century21.com

McClellan Sotheby's International Realty 207 Wolf's Lane, Pelham, N.Y. 10803 914-738-5150 • mcclellansir.com

Henry Djonbalaj Real Estate LLC

655 McLean Ave., Yonkers, N.Y. 10705 914-376-1000 • hdrealtyny.com

Realty Seven Inc.

250 Danbury Road, Wilton, Conn. 06897 203-762-5548 • realtyseven.com

Settlers & Traders Real Estate

215 Post Road West, Westport, Conn. 06880 203-226-0000 • settlers.com

Renwick Sotheby's International Realty

634 Old Post Road, Bedford, N.Y. 10506 914-234-9261 • renwicksothebysrealty.com

David Ogilvy & Associates

75 Arch St., Greenwich, Conn. 06830 203-869-9866 • davidogilvy.com

38 Main St., Tarrytown, N.Y. 10591 914-332-7070 • hudsonhomessir.com

Hudson Homes Sotheby's International Realty Hegarty & Co. Inc.

166 Whisconier Road, Brookfield, Conn. 06804 203-775-8353 • hegartyrealestate.com

Steifvater Real Estate

303 Wolfs Lane, Pelham, N.Y. 10803 914-738-1133 • pelhamny.com

Vincent & Whittemore Real Estate On the Green, Bedford, N.Y. 10506 914-234 3642 • vinwhit.com

Independent Realty Group

499 Federal Road, Suite 20 A, Brookfield, Conn., 06804 203-740-2452 • candlewoodlakeproperties.com

Number of licensed agents and brokers

Joe Valvano President, Connecticut/Westchester, N.Y. 1906 Chris Heller, CEO John Davis, president 1983 Ryan Raveis President 1974 Stephen Meyers President and CEO 1906

2,262

15 13

1,600+

6 3

1,254

16 10

1,200+

3 20

Candace Adams President and CEO 1888

1,000+

1 0

Paul E. Breunich President and CEO 1949

1,000+

5 13

800+

0 9

350

12 0

270

0 12

188

1 6

100

0 3

0 2

0 1

1 0

6 0

0 1

1 0

0 1

1 0

0 1

1 1

Marsha Rand CEO 1984 Rick Higgins CEO NA Gail Fattizzi Executive director 2003 Robin Friedman, regional director of sales, Westchester Roberto Vannucchi, executive vice president, Connecticut 1911 Michael F. Levy Principal broker 2006 Richard Albert, Michael Norton Owners/brokers 2010 Shery Schneider President 2004 Carol Brown, Sona Davidian, Mary Grimm Owners/brokers 1978 Henry Djonbalaj President 1984 Peg Koellmer Owner and broker 1978 NA 1930 James Renwick Owner/broker NA David Ogilvy Owner and president NA Patricia Neuwirth Owner/broker 1998 John Hegarty Owner and broker NA Scott Stiefvater Owner and broker 1986 Ghylaine Manning Owner and principal broker 1920 Ellen Cavallo Buccitti Owner and broker 2005

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

Keller Williams is headquartered in Texas but operates many independent real estate offices within the region. Numbers reflect agents working in Westchester County and Fairfield County offices. Additional locations include Grand Lux Realty 2 in Mamaroneck and Grand Lux Realty Corrone Inc. in Ardsley.

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Hosting a baby shower no longer enough for employers

ears ago, employers would celebrate an employee’s pregnancy by throwing a baby shower or buying a baby gift. The employee was then left to juggle her pregnancy and her job. Over the past two decades, employers’ obligations toward pregnant employees and their spouses and partners have significantly changed, the latest trend being the enactment of paid family leave laws. This article outlines your obligations toward pregnancyrelated leave and what else may be coming down the pike. We start with the lead federal law — the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Enacted in 1993 under the Clinton administration, it was the first major law that required covered employers to give employees family and health-related leave. Under the FMLA, employers with 50 or more employees are required to give up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave to eligible employees who must take leave due to a serious medical condition of their own or a family member; or to bond with a new child. Although the leave need not be paid, employers must maintain the employees’ health benefits and upon the employee’s return to work, must restore them to the same or an equivalent job. Currently, Congress is considering mandating paid family leave, a topic that has surfaced numerous times on the presidential campaign trail. Most states have also passed laws similar to the FMLA with additional requirements. For example, Connecticut law requires private employers to provide 16 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave during a twoyear period. In addition to all these leave laws, further time off may be required under the Americans with Disabilities Act as an accommodation to disabled employees, including pregnant employees. There are generally two sets of leave laws that may cover pregnancy-related absences — paid sick leave laws and family leave laws. Generally, paid sick leave laws provide shortterm paid leave for health-related absences while paid family leave laws provide longerterm paid leave for health-related absences as well as leave for parents to bond with their new children. In recent years, paid sick leave laws have been enacted in states and municipalities across the country. Connecticut passed a paid sick leave law requiring employers with 50 or more employees in the state to provide up to 40 hours of paid sick leave in a year. Leave can be taken for, among other things, the employee’s health-related issue or that of certain close family members. Other states with paid sick leave laws include California, Massachusetts, Oregon,

and Vermont. Additionally, over 20 municipalities have jumped on the bandwagon and enacted similar laws. For example, New York City passed a paid sick leave law requiring all private employers to provide up to 40 hours of sick leave, which must be paid if employers have over five employees and unpaid if employers have less than five employees. Paid family leave — that is, paid maternity or paternity leave to care for and bond with a new child — has become a hot topic recently with New York state and San Francisco having recently passed such laws. Only five states have passed these laws — New Jersey, California, Rhode Island, New York and Washington. New York’s law was enacted this year and will be phased in beginning in 2018 with covered employers required to give eight weeks in 2018, 10 weeks in 2019, and 12 weeks in 2021. The laws that have passed so far call for the leave to be administered and funded through disability insurance programs. The good news for employers is that except for New Jersey, these leaves are funded solely by the employees through payroll deductions. Each law provides partial wage replacement for employees for four to 12 weeks for family-care reasons and longer if the employee has a disability. Generally, most private sector employers are covered under the laws, without regard to size. We expect many municipal and state legislatures to pass such laws in the coming years. As you can see, this area of the law has evolved and continues to evolve, in a patchwork of local, state and federal laws. In light of this changing landscape, employers would be wise to ensure they understand the leave laws where they do business and keep up to date with new local, state and federal laws. We also suggest employers do the following: • Review the requirements of each law with which they must comply and understand how the laws work together — for example, can the leave run concurrently? • Understand any other requirements such as notice requirements, health insurance and other benefits that must be maintained during leave , and reinstatement. • Ensure human resources personnel and managers who make leave decisions understand these laws and are properly trained on how to apply them and how to avoid retaliation, discrimination and interference claims. • Create an administrative procedure for handling leave requests and coordinate with any third parties involved in this process, such as payroll vendors. • Consult counsel prior to taking any disciplinary action against, replacing, denying leave to, changing the working conditions

a pound of cure. Robert G. Brody is the founder of Brody and Associates LLC, a law �irm with of�ices in Westport and New York City that represents management in employment and labor law. He can be reached at rbrody@brodyandassociates. com or by phone at 203-454-0560. Abby M. Warren is an associate at the Brody �irm. She can be reached at awarren@brodyandassociates.com or by phone at 203-454-0560.

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he decision to walk away from a career you love to care for your children full time is a difficult one to make. But the path to re-entering that career following an extended gap in employment can be even more grueling. Après hopes to change that. The digital recruiting platform, apresgroup.com, which launched on May 4, aims to help primarily women who have left their careers to raise their children, or for other personal reasons, get back to work. The website features full- and part-time job postings, consulting projects, maternity fill-in positions and probono opportunities across a range of industries, along with targeted editorial content and for-hire career coaches. Co-founders Jennifer Gefsky and Niccole Kroll know firsthand the challenges facing women who hope to pick up where they left off when returning to their careers. A Chappaqua resident, Gefsky got her start at the New York City law firm Proskauer Rose before becoming vice president and deputy general counsel at Major League Baseball. Despite loving her job, Gefsky eventually made “what I think of as one of the most difficult decisions” to leave her career and stay home with her children full time. But when Gefsky was ready to get back into the workforce after an eight-year hiatus, she found it difficult to find employment. Even with her 12 years of experience, she seemed to only be qualified for entry-level positions. Feeling disheartened by her lack of resources, Gefsky bonded with Kroll, who found herself in a similar position after taking the off-ramp from her job as a registered dietitian. The duo, who met through their children, soon came up with the idea for what would later become Après. Since its launch, the site has added more than 6,000 members, with job seekers from all 50 states represented.

Though members are able to browse job postings for free, the site also offers premium memberships for $250 per year or $25 per month to feature their profiles directly to potential employers. Après has also signed on more than 15 corporate partners who, for an annual fee based on the company’s size, are able to post an unlimited number of jobs on the Après site.

also beginning with local job postings, according to Robin Kranich, senior vice president of human resources, adding that Après exposes Gartner to qualified, serious candidates. “For us, it’s just an excellent opportunity to tap into a whole new talent pool,” she said. Gefsky said that allowing any company to post jobs without forming partnerships beforehand would be “a disservice to the

Jennifer Gefsky and Niccole Kroll

Partners include Stamford-based Gartner Inc. and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society based in Rye Brook. Tessie Massa, vice president of human resources at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, said the life experiences of this pool of candidates “can be very helpful” to positions within their company. The nonprofit’s job postings on the site are exclusively in the New York area, but Massa said the company’s “ultimate goal” is to expand its listings to its offices across the country. She said since this was the “first time we are working with a group like Après,” the nonprofit would like to “see how much it broadens our reach” before expanding its postings nationwide. Technology research company Gartner is

membership base.” “We felt it was really important to educate companies about this demographic,” she said. “Companies don’t understand the value this demographic brings, so our mission is to go into companies one by one, literally, and explain why this group should be a percentage of their hires.” Après is currently in partnership talks with more than 200 corporations, along with Connecticut hedge funds and “a ton of nonprofits.” International companies have also approached Après for potential partnerships since its launch. “It’s not just the U.S. in this phenomenon,” she said. “Everyone’s experiencing the female drain in mid- to senior levels.” Gefsky said these women are an invalu-

able source of talent for corporate America, bringing a proven work record, loyalty and life experience, adding that they are “very appreciative of the opportunity” to get back to work. “They want to prove you’ve made the right decision,” she said. “They’re not going to let you down.” These women “generally are very reenergized about returning to work” following their career breaks, Gefsky said, making them highly motivated employees. After a life of staying home with their children, Gefsky said that many of the women are excited “about coming back to where people are actually listening to them.” Another part of the value of these women is the knowledge they can provide to the next generation of the female workforce. “Millennial women want mentors, people to look up to,” Gefsky said, adding that they also “want to see they can have a family” while working for a company. Being viewed as a company that’s family- and female-friendly can be used in both recruiting new hires and enticing new business. “Clients and customers want to know who’s at the table,” she said. And while millennials on average remain at one job for just over two years, these women are “typically done opting out.” “They balance the millennial workforce,” Gefsky said. Though Kroll has some experience with entrepreneurship on a “very different platform,” founding a children’s apparel company in the mid-2000s, owning a business is something new for Gefsky. “It’s hard to be an entrepreneur,” Gefsky said. “You’re doing everything from scratch. It takes a lot of perseverance.” “I feel like every day I’m given an excuse to be like, ‘Ugh, this is hard,’” she said. But the response to Après since its launch has been “tremendous,” Gefsky said, and she has “nothing negative” to say about the experience. “It’s so validating to say, ‘OK, we really do have value to these companies, and they really are interested in this demographic.” WCBJ | HV Biz

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BY TRACY BENSON

What managers need to know to connect with millennials

ne of the greatest gifts that the march of the Millennials is delivering to the companies they work for is the pressure to create an engaging and collaborative environment that supports shared purpose and innovation. Millennials’ ideal environment is a collaboratively led enterprise in which shared responsibility and consensus rule, according to Millennial Inc., a study by Mr. Youth and Intrepid. For organizations that embrace this pressure, there is a hidden benefit: It turns out that employees across the generational spectrum both appreciate and respond well to an environment that fosters open dialogue and the sharing of ideas. Here are five steps leaders can take to create an environment that aligns with millennials’ collaborative instincts — and enriches the entire enterprise.

1. EMBRACE, MODEL AND ENCOURAGE ACTIVE LISTENING. Try this experiment next time you are in an important conversation: Casually ask someone who is talking to you to pause after a few minutes so that you can confirm that you understand what is being said. Then repeat back to them what you heard them say (in your own words). If you’re not already in the habit of doing

this, chances are it will be challenging. Active listening requires that we make a choice to participate actively; that we create the time and space to put everything else aside for the moment, including other tasks and our own agenda or ideas; and that we slow down the dialogue so that each party’s points are clearly articulated and understood.

2. ADOPT A PRACTICE OF REGULARLY SETTING CLEAR EXPECTATIONS AND PROVIDING REAL-TIME FEEDBACK. Millennials want communication from the boss more frequently than any other generation in the workforce, reports Unlocking Millennial Talent 2015 — up to 54 percent more. Another study reports that 42 percent of this generation wants feedback every week. That’s more than twice the percentage of every other generation. Managers should consider building in regular team and one-on-one touchbase meetings into their calendars, and plan to be accessible for the more informal hallway (or IM-based) chats that keep employees aligned and projects on track.

3. MAKE ASKING FOR HELP AN ACCEPTABLE, SAFE AND EVEN EXPECTED BEHAVIOR. Just because millennials favor collaboration does not mean that it is easy for them to ask for help. There is a natural tension between

being an effective team player and the desire to meet — and exceed — individual expectations. This can result in a “suffering in silence” syndrome, in which employees take on more and more without asking for help. It is not enough to tell employees to raise their hands — to become both acceptable and practiced, it must be demonstrated that doing so will only make them stronger team players. A shared and visible platform for monitoring projects and workloads, like SharePoint or Basecamp, can help a team spot workloads that are off kilter and provide a forum for hand raising. Publicly recognizing both the hand raiser and those who helped will continue to build this muscle into the organization.

4. EXPAND ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND LEADERS. Technology offers a multitude of dynamic channels to support information sharing across the enterprise and to connect employees with each other and their leaders. These channels offer the dual benefits of speeding the exchange of critical information throughout the organization and amplifying the power of dialogue. Tools like Yammer, Jive, Chatter and Slack, along with social networks such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, connect employees and executives, facilitating the exchange of ideas

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in open forums. Collaborative online work sites allow associates across functional and geographic boundaries to contribute to critical workflow and projects, deeply enhancing opportunities for innovation and engagement.

5. ENCOURAGE JOB ROTATIONS OR OPPORTUNITIES FOR “CRITICAL EXPERIENCES” OUTSIDE OF A LINEAR CAREER PATH. These assignments allow associates to build their base of skills, experiences and relationships while learning more about the business and how it serves customers. Provide a forum for employees to learn about work and projects outside of their immediate team and to opt in as appropriate. Think of this as lifting the blinds between teams and projects for greater visibility and expanded learning potential. Based purely on the pressure of their numbers, millennials may be the primary impetus for companies to embrace new strategies for engaging their workers. However, the changes they are prompting companies to make will likely transform employment expectations and experiences for the better and for all generations. Tracy Benson is the founder and CEO of On the Same Page, a business consultancy in Katonah founded in 2002. She can be reached at tracy@on-the-same-page.com.

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FACTS & FIGURES BANKRUPTCIES MANHATTAN Aero GC Management LLC. 112 W. 34 St., 22nd floor, New York 10120. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Ray C. Shrock. Filed: May 4. Case no. 16-11279. Aeropostale Canada Corp. 112 W. 34 St., 22nd floor, New York 10120. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Ray C. Shrock. Filed: May 4. Case no. 16-11284-shl. Aeropostale Holdings Inc. 112 W. 34 St., 22nd floor, New York 10120. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Ray c. Shrock. Filed: May 4. Case no. 16-11285-shl. Aeropostale Inc. 112 W. 34 St., 22nd floor, New York 10120. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Garrett A. Fail, Ray C. Shrock and Albert Togut. Filed: May 4. Case no. 16-11275-shl. Aeropostale Licensing Inc. 112 W. 34 St., 22nd floor, New York 10120. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Ray C. Shrock. Filed: May 4. Case no. 16-11280-shl. Aeropostale Procurement Co. Inc. 112 W. 34 St., 22nd floor, New York 10120. Represented by Ray C. Shrock. Filed: May 4. Case no. 16-11276-shl. Aeropostale Puerto Rico Inc. 112 W. 34 St., 22nd floor, New York 10120. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Ray C. Shrock. Filed: May 4, Case no. 16-11283-shl. Aeropostale West Inc. 112 W. 34 St., 22nd floor, New York 10120. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Ray C. Shrock. Filed: May 4. Case no. 1611277-shl. GoJane LLC. 777 S. Alameda St., Suite 180, Los Angeles, Calif. 90021. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Ray C. Shrock. Filed: May 14. Case no. 1611281-shl.

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Kiki Holdings LLC d.b.a. Kiki de Montparnasse. 349 Fifth Ave., Fourth floor, New York 10016. Chapter 7, voluntary. Represented by Chester B. Salomon. Filed: March 6. Case no. 16-11314-mew. Kiki LA LLC d.b.a. Kiki de Montparnasse. 349 Fifth Ave., Fourth floor, New York 10016. Chapter 7, voluntary. Represented by Chester B. Salomon. Filed: May 6. Case no. 16-11315-mew.

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Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Lindsay Crain. Action: diversity-personal injury. Attorney: Leila H. Watson. Filed: May 4. Case no. 7:16-cv-03312-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Gwendolyn Essary. Action: diversity-personal injury. Attorney: Joseph Dean Gates. Filed: May 10. Case no. 7:16-cv-03475-CS.

Kiki LV LLC d.b.a. Kiki de Montparnasse. 349 Fifth Ave., Fourth floor, New York 10016. Chapter 7, voluntary. Represented by Chester B. Salomon. Filed: May 6. Case no. 16-11316-mew.

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Brandy M. Robinson. Action: federal question – product liability. Attorney: Thomas Teodori. Filed: May 4. Case no. 7:16-cv03311-CS.

Jimmy’Z Surf Co. LLC. 112 W. 34 St., 22nd floor, New York 10120. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Ray C. Shrock. Filed: May 4. Case no. 1611278-shl.

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Emily Teague and Roger Teague. Action: personal injury. Attorney: Sarah J. Showard. Filed: May 10. Case no. 7:16-cv-03458-CS.

Mega Radio Dispatcher Inc. 1161 Southern Blvd., Bronx 10459. Chapter 7, voluntary. Represented by Phillip Mahoney. Filed: May 5. Case no. 1611302-shl.

Chase Bank National Association. Filed by Donna A. Cowle and Rick S. Cowle. Action: notice of removal – fraud. No attorney listed. Filed: May 9. Case no. 7:16-cv-03423-CS.

P.S. from Aeropostale Inc. 112 W. 34 St., 22nd floor, New York 10120. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Ray C. Shrock. Filed: May 4. Case no. 16-11282-shl.

Discover Bank. Filed by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: diversity – foreclosure. Attorney: Stephen John Vargas. Filed: May 10. Case no. 7:16-cv03490.

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Flowers Foods Inc. et al. Filed by Ross Schucker, Tom Shaffer, Virgilio Valdez, Edward Fryar, Steven Heinrich and Shay Bauer. Action: federal question – fair labor standards. Attorney: Randy J. Perlmutter. Filed: May 9. Case no. 7:16-cv-03439-KMK.

Congregation Bais Chesed of Monsey Inc. 6 Jill Lane, Monsey 10952. Chapter 7, voluntary. Represented by Congregation Bias Chesed of Monsey Inc. Filed: May 9. Case no. 16-22637-rdd.

COURT CASES Paro Construction LLC et al. Filed by the trustees of the Northern Carpenters Health, Pension, Annuity, Apprenticeship and Labor Management Cooperation Funds. Action: E.R.I.S.A. – civil enforcement of employee benefits. Attorney: Kara Sue Miller. Filed: May 10. Case no. 7:16-cv-03460-VB. ACE Restoration Services Inc. Filed by the trustees of the District Council 9 Painting Industry Insurance and Annuity Funds. Attorney: E.R.I.S.A. – delinquent contributions. Attorney: Dana Lynne Henke. Filed: May 4. Case no. 7:16-cv-03316-KMK. Arben Group LLC. Filed by Westchester Teamsters Local Union No. 456. Attorney: Arthur Joseph Muller III. Filed: May 5. Case no. 7:16-cv-03343. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Tabitha K. Carter. Action: diversity-personal injury. Attorney: Michael C. Bradley. Filed: May 11. Case no. 7:16-cv-03501-CS.

Land-Air Express of New England Ltd. Filed by Victor J. Chain Jr., Peter Hayward, Gilbert Lewis, Anthony L. Platoni and Owen Taylor. Action: Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. Attorney: Wade Christopher Wilkinson. Filed: May 6. Case no. 7:16-cv-03371. Macy’s Inc. Filed by Gertrude Jean Pierre. Action: job discrimination (other). No attorney listed. Filed: May 9. Case no. 7:16-cv-03414-VB. PAL AMG Inc. d.b.a. PAL Contracting Inc. aka P.A.L. Contracting Inc. Filed by the trustees of the District Council 9 Painting Industry Insurance and Annuity Funds. Attorney: Dana Lynne Henke. Filed: May 5. Case no. 7:16-cv-03369. Seagull Service Corp. Filed by the trustees of the District Council 9 Painting Industry Insurance and Annuity Funds. Action: E.R.I.S.A. – delinquent contributions. Attorney: Dana Lynne Henke. Filed: May 9. Case no. 7:16-cv03428-CS. Swiss Re America Holding Corp. Filed by Gene Friedman. Action: job discrimination (unlawful employment practices). Attorney: Peter Adam Hurwitz. Filed: May 5. Case no. 7:11-cv-01792-VB.

Teva Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Mohammed Zafar Iqbal. Action: diversity: notice of removal. Attorney: Bradley Louis Mitchell. Filed: May 10. Case no. 7:16-cv-03464.

DEEDS Above $1 million 325 Waverly LLC, Mamaroneck. Seller: DelVito Contracting Company Inc., Mamaroneck. Property: 321 Waverly Ave., Mamaroneck. Amount: $1 million. Filed May 6. 63 Garfield Realty LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Mekuli Inc., Yonkers. Property: 63 Garfield St., Yonkers. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed May 6. Bates Road Development LLC, Harrison. Seller: David N. Osser, et al, Harrison. Property: 26 Bates Road, Harrison. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed May 3. Bold Holding LLC, Mount Vernon. Seller: R. Fisher Properties LLC, New Rochelle. Property: 916 Old Nepperhan Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $1 million. Filed May 4. MDY Realty Corp., Yonkers. Seller: 23-25 Spring LLC, Ossining. Property: 27-29 Sprint St., Ossining. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed May 6. Prosave Development Inc., Montebello. Seller: Allen Kezsborn, Armonk. Property: 108 Premium Point, Mamaroneck. Amount: $5 million. Filed May 4. The Bank of New York Mellon. Seller: Christopher Mangold, White Plains. Property: 23 Innes Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $2.4 million. Filed May 2.

Below $1 million 126 South Lex LLC, Harrison. Seller: Cedar Hill Holdings Realty LLC, White Plains. Property: 126 S. Lexington Ave., White Plains. Amount: $575,000. Filed May 4. 130 Oakley LLC, White Plains. Seller: DiFalco Realty Corp., White Plains. Property: 130 Oakley Ave., White Plains. Amount: $720,000. Filed May 2. 158 White Plains LLC, Harrison. Seller: Anthony Cantatore, Juno Beach, Fla. Property: 158 Westmoreland Ave., White Plains. Amount: $345,000. Filed May 3. 2154 Hughes One Corp., South Ozone Park. Seller: Joyell Francis, et al, Yonkers. Property: 7 Regina Place, Yonkers. Amount: $186,000. Filed May 2.

25 Armett LLC, Rye Brook. Seller: OWB REO LLC, Austin, Texas. Property: 25 Armett St., Rye. Amount: $382,000. Filed May 3. 25 Kiscona Road MK LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: JSSC Corp., Thornwood. Property: 25 Kiscona Road, Mount Kisco. Amount: $360,000. Filed May 2. 255B LLC, Granite Springs. Seller: Howard Livingston, Somers. Property: 255 Heritage Hills B, Somers. Amount: $365,000. Filed May 5. 320 North Highland LLC, Briarcliff Manor. Seller: Dennis Adams, et al, Hawthorne. Property: 320 N. Highland Ave., Ossining. Amount: $390,000. Filed May 3. 35-39 Kiscona Road LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: JSSC Corp., Thornwood. Property: 35 Kiscona Road, Mount Kisco. Amount: $340,000. Filed May 2. 36 Orchard Realty Partners LLC, Paramus, N.J. Seller: A and K Bhatti LLC, Elmsford. Property: 38 Orchard St., Yonkers. Amount: $130,000. Filed May 6.

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BRISTAL RESIDENT CELEBRATES 107TH BIRTHDAY

PHELPS FIRST IN WESTCHESTER TO ACQUIRE THE VERAN SYSTEM Phelps Memorial Hospital Center in Sleepy Hollow has acquired SPiN Thoracic Navigation System by Veran Medical Technologies. Use of the Veran system offers patients faster diagnoses for the detection of lung cancer, which gets them to the treatment phase more quickly. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths, killing more Americans each year than breast, prostate, colon and pancreatic cancers combined. According to the American Cancer Society, more than 224,000 Americans are diagnosed with lung cancer each year. The SPiN Thoracic Navigation System is the only system in the world that allows physicians to accurately access small lung lesions via multiple ap-

proaches. This assists physicians in detecting lung cancer earlier, without the need for multiple hospital visits for diagnostic procedures. “The SPiN Thoracic Navigation System is a technological breakthrough that allows me to access lung lesions, regardless of size or location,” said Avraham Merav, chief of thoracic surgery and director of the Westchester Lung Nodule Center at Phelps. “With the Veran electromagnetic navigation system, which is similar to a GPS, I am able to reach and biopsy or mark for identification, small nodules using either the airway or by going through the skin. This system is another tool, which we use to identify lung cancer at its earliest stage, significantly improving the chances of cure. Ultimately, this advance will help us save lives.”

services in Maryland. She has an extensive professional profile, which also includes grant writing, program budgeting and coordination, as well as successfully serving as a mediator in Baltimore County District Court. She holds a Bachelor of Science, Legal Studies degree from New York City Technical College and a Master of Public Administration degree from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. “Nick and Latesha each bring unique skills, backgrounds and perspectives to their real estate practice. As a company, we are continually seeking out professionals who will broaden the spectrum of clients we reach and the services we provide, while always offering an exceptional consumer experience. We are excited to have them on board,” said Budetti.

CENTRAL HUDSON ENGINEER’S ARTICLE PUBLISHED A recent issue of a publication for the electric power industry, “Transmission & Distribution World,” features an article written by Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. Senior Engineer Richard Wright. The article covers Central Hudson’s research and development project using superconductors at its Knapps Corners electric substation in the town of Poughkeepsie. The project tests a technology that aims to protect critical electrical components against power surges, extending equipment life, improving service reliability and reducing customer costs.

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The Bristal Assisted Living at Armonk, an assisted and independent living community offering memory care support as well as enhanced levels of care, recently celebrated resident Marian Henry’s 107th birthday. “We were very excited to celebrate such a fantastic milestone yesterday at our Armonk community,” said George Solano, Bristal executive director. “Marian is very outgoing and one of our most active residents. We congratulate her on her 107th birthday!” Born on May 5, 1909, Henry lived in Brooklyn during her

early childhood, later moving to Queens. After graduating from business school, Henry worked for various attorneys as a secretary After marriage and children her career progressed at age 49 to working on Wall Street as a broker for small, privately owned companies where she continued to work until she was 99 years old. Henry says the secret to a long life is hard work. Her daughter says that she is a remarkable, strong woman who is optimistic and believes that a lot is possible through faith, prayer and hard work.

DURANTE’S NEW HUB: THEIR FIRST IN ROCKLAND COUNTY

ERA INSITE REALTY EXPANDS ERA Insite Realty principal broker Louis Budetti recently announced that Nicholas Chiappetta has joined his White Plains office and Latesha Parks has joined the Bronxville office. Both are licensed real estate salespersons who moved to the company from other local brokerages. Chiappetta, a North Salem resident started his real estate career with Urban Realty in New York City and Home Sweet Home in Mamaroneck. Prior to that, he attended Westchester Community College for business management and worked in the retail sector. He is currently specializing in rental assistance. Parks, a Yonkers resident, has spent more than a dozen years in the real estate environment, offering property management, title production and closing

Marian Henry (center) at The Bristal at Armonk with family and friends. (Photo courtesy of Kristy Leibowitz)

The device, called a superconducting fault-current limiter, was developed and manufactured by Applied Materials Inc. Since its original installation in June 2014, the device has operated 22 times in response to fault currents, significantly reducing stress on substation electrical components. The research and development project is planned to continue through August 2016. Project partners include Central Hudson, the New York State Energy Research & Development Authority, Applied Materials, SuperPower Inc. and Three-C Electrical Co.

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Durante Rentals LLC, one of New York’s fastest-growing privately owned construction equipment rental company, has opened its sixth location in West Nyack. Located at the former site of Westchester Burger, this hub offers Rockland County customers an opportunity to choose from Durante’s expansive line of construction equipment. The company’s other locations are in Flushing, the Bronx, Mount Vernon, Elmsford and Carmel. “We are extremely excited at the prospect of serving Rockland County’s many local contractors, businesses, municipalities and homeowners,” said President John Du-

rante. “West Nyack is a dynamic community with an accomplished business district. Our strategic location, across from the Palisades Mall on Route 303, will allow us to better service the entire West Nyack and Rockland County market.” “While it’s definitely been a challenge converting a former restaurant into an equipment rental house, our customers are going to appreciate this unique space,” said CEO Anthony Durante. With ample parking, close proximity to I-287 and easy in and out access off Route 303, this new location is perfectly tailored for the local customer base.”

NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN/HUDSON VALLEY HOSPITAL’S ANNUAL FUNDRAISER The sixth annual “Wine and Dine Around the World” fundraiser of New York-Presbyterian/Hudson Valley Hospital drew more than 380 guests who raised funds for the hospital’s Cheryl R. Lindenbaum Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Ashikari Breast Center. Pictured during festivities at the Sleepy Country Club in Briarcliff Manor from Hollow left: John C. Federspiel, president, New York Presbyterian/Hudson Valley Hospital; Dr. Laura L. Forese, executive vice president and chief operating officer, New-York Presbyterian; Dr. Roy Ashikari, founding member of the Ashikari Breast Center; Dr. Andrew Ashikari; and Michael Delfino, president, The NewYork-Presbyterian/Hudson Valley Hospital Foundation

SCIENTIST HONORED WITH ALZHEIMER’S RESEARCH AWARD

Award recipient Radek Dobrowolski, center, stands with Jane and Andy Cahn at the reception.

Alzheimer’s Association Hudson Valley Chapter board members, staff and guests celebrated the presentation of the Margaret M. Cahn Research Award and the 100th birthday of Margaret M. Cahn at the Osborn in Rye. Cahn is a Westchester County philanthropist and a

longtime supporter of Alzheimer’s research. This is the eighth year the award has been given in her name to a promising young scientific researcher seeking treatment and a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. Rutgers University researcher Radek Dobrowolski, the 2016 winner, is working with a team experimenting with chemical compounds they believe could restore communication between brain cells. Dobrowolski, assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences/Faculty of Arts and Sciences, is the main investigator of “Brain Injury Induced Alzheimer’s-Like Disease,” a multischool research collaboration seeking to create therapeutic compounds to prevent destruction within the brain triggered by traumatic brain injury. Researchers have found that the buildup of certain proteins in the brain prevents neurons from communicating, resulting in the loss of memory and inability to perform basic tasks. Dobrowolski is working to understand why this process happens in order to determine how to prevent it.

ARC HONORS COMMUNITY LEADERS, LOCAL BUSINESSES

‘BREWING A BETTER WORLD’ PROMOTION AT LECHASE Dayna Adelman has recently been promoted to corporate social responsibility manager at Heineken USA (HUSA). In her new role, Adelman is leading the refinement of the Dayna Adelman company’s sustainability, responsible consumption and alcohol policy strategy in order to integrate and embed sustainability and responsibility programs into the business and throughout the industry. Adelman oversees the U.S. implementation of Heineken’s global sustainability platform “Brewing a Better World.” She also continues to spearhead industryrecognized brand PR and corporate relations efforts for Dos Equis. Adelman joined Heineken USA in 2014 and works out of their headquarters in White Plains. Prior to HUSA, Adelman worked at a variety of New York City-based public relations agencies. Her background is in consumer and corporate communications, brand PR and CSR. She graduated with distinction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she majored in journalism and mass communication with a specialization in public relations and a double major in dramatic art.

NEW MANAGER OF THE DOMINO SUGAR YONKERS REFINERY

From left: St. Christopher’s staff member Paul Selino, Deputy Westchester County Executive Kevin J. Plunkett, GreenburghNorth Castle School District Superintendent Dr. Edward Placke, St. Christopher’s staff member Heather LaCasse, St. Christopher’s CEO Robert Maher, St. Christopher’s staff members Earnest Greene and Jesse Pereira.

Arc of Westchester (ARC) recently held its 28th annual Employer Recognition Breakfast on Thursday, April 28 at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown. The event celebrated the 250 partnerships between Arc of Westchester and public and private businesses in the community. “The businesses we partner with are diverse – some are large, national corporations with branches throughout the country, while are others are smaller, family-run businesses,” said Richard P. Swierat, ARC executive director. “We also provide numerous government agencies with both full-time and part-time employees. Arc of Westchester works with each business to find the right employee that will fill their staffing needs….” This year’s event featured New York state Lt. Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul as the keynote speaker and recipient of the 2016 Share of Voice Award. She applauded the businesses in the room that have stepped up to provide job opportunities to ARC clients. Numerous award recipients praised Arc of West-

chester for finding just the right candidate to fill a job. These new employees reshape the work environment, often bringing joy or a renewed spirit to their team. Ten awards were presented to individuals and companies that have championed Arc of Westchester’s career and employment programs, including Civic Partnership Award, Westchester County Department of Environmental Services; eDocNY’s New Business Partnership Award, Research Foundation of CUNY (City University of New York); Distinguished Partner Award, Atria Woodlands Senior Living; New Partnership Awards, HMS Host and Northern Westchester Hospital; Bridge to Employment Award, CVS; Advocate Award, Bill Arco, Flik Hospitality Group; The Anthony Cannata Memorial Employee Awards, Crystal Hudson, Goodwill Industries, Evan Rohrlick and The Mines Press Inc. “At Arc of Westchester, we believe people with developmental disabilities should be respected as citizens in our community and should have access to employment opportunities,” Swierat said.

PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT AT GARRISON ART CENTER Karlyn Benson, director and curator of Matteawan Gallery in Beacon, has selected six photographers known internationally as artists who push far beyond traditional photography. The artists exhibiting in “Chemistry: Explorations in Abstract Photography” in The Riverside Galleries at Garrison Art Center, 23 Garrison Landing, Garrison, from May 21 to June 19, include Ellen Carey, Jill Enfield, Anne Arden McDonald, Amanda Means, Wendy Small and S.

Gayle Stevens. Each has spent many years experimenting with a number of photographic techniques and developed alternative methods, which allows them to create works that are strikingly varied and result in mysteries that are thought provoking. The show opens Saturday May 21, with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. For information, visit garrisonartcenter.org.

Matt Shue has been named refinery manager of the Domino Sugar Yonkers Refinery. He will be responsible for continuing to deliver operational excellence at the sugar Matt Shue factory. Shue joined ASR Group, the owner of Domino Sugar, in 2004 and most recently served as the manager of England’s iconic Lyle’s® Golden Syrup factory in London. ASR Group is the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar, with an annual production capacity of more than 6 million tons of sugar from its six sugar refineries, located in New York, California, Maryland, Louisiana, Canada and Mexico. Domino Sugar refinery in Yonkers provides more than $20 million in local economic activity for the city.

Stephen Bent has been promoted to project manager at LeChase Construction Services’ Armonk office. In this role, Bent will manage, develop, maintain and overStephen Bent see all functions of assigned projects at the preconstruction, construction and post-construction phases, including safety, construction planning and cost control procedures. Prior to joining LeChase in 2015, Bent gained eight years of construction experience, working on renovations and new construction in the New York City area. He graduated from SUNY Oneonta with a Bachelor of Science degree in construction management. LeChase Construction is a full-service construction management and general construction firm with extensive experience in many industry sectors worldwide since 1944. Its annual revenues are nearly $700 million.

STEPINAC SENIOR RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP This year’s recipient, of the Bob Fitzsimmons Scholarship was Christian Prato, a senior at Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains. He received his award Christian Prato. on stage at Westchester Broadway Theatre in Elmsford May 12. Active in Stepinac’s theatre arts programs, Prato will be attending DePaul university in Chicago for the next four years to study theatre arts and directing.  The scholarship is given annually to a college-bound senior who has excelled in theatre arts programs while attending Stepinac High School. It is named for Bob Fitzsimmons, a graduate of Stepinac High School, who died suddenly at the age of 37 in 1992. He was the public relations director of the Westchester Broadway Theatre (WBT), as well as a gifted actor, producer, writer and director.  The scholarship was established in his name by the owners of Westchester Broadway Theatre: Bill Stutler and Bob Funking, the entire employee staff of WBT, and his many friends and relatives.

ASTOR HOSTED TRAINING PROGRAM The David and Robert Crenshaw Training Fund of Astor Services for Children & Families recently sponsored a training program titled “Inspiring Hope and Healing” at the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel in Poughkeepsie. “This training helped to enhance our clinicians and educators’ skills and understanding of working and supporting “trans youth” as well as the importance of self-care so they can continue to provide the quality care, support and treatment to children and youth,” said Athena Drewes, director of clinical training and APA internship at Astor. Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro spoke and laid out a plan for making the county as healthy as it can be

with all sectors: government, nonprofit and private working together. Board Astor members Dr. David Crenshaw and Joe Davis were given the Serena Branson Award for Significant Contributions to Astor. Since 1953, Astor Services for Children & Families (formerly The Astor Home for Children) in Rhinebeck has been providing behavioral and educational services in a caring environment where children and their families find strength, healing, hope and trust. It serves more than 6,000 children and families annually in more than 33 locations. » » CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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‘SPIRIT DANCING’ IN BEACON now to June 6. The show, “Spirit Dancing — The Art of Annette Jaret” is a lyrical collection of paintings and photographic collage. Jaret, a photographer and painter as well, is enamored with trees — their size, texture, inherent poetry and many incarnations across the seasons inpire her work. In speaking of her work she says, “We take down trees to make paper and I repurpose discarded paper to create trees….” For more information on the show, visit riverwindsgallery.com.

Collage artist Annette Jaret will be featured at RiverWinds Gallery, 172 Main St., Beacon, from

BIG V ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDES MORE TRANSPORT TO BETHEL WOODS Big V Entertainment has added a second park and ride location in Roscoe where Bethel Woods ticket holders can board bus transportation, which will take them directly to the arts center. The location is on Railroad Avenue, behind the Caboose and next to the Trout Town Center. The Roscoe transport service will start when Bethel Woods’ 2016 season begins. Patrons can also take Big V Entertainment transportation to Bethel Woods Center for the Arts from Monticello Raceway’s Parking Lot E. Bethel Woods’ concert series begins May 19 with Miranda Lambert, Kip Moore and Brother Osborne,

with events running through September. “We’re making it convenient and easy for Bethel Woods patrons to enjoy their concert experience,” said Phil Vallone, Big V president. “Now, we have two locations for people to pick up a bus and get to Bethel Woods….” The Roscoe Bus will depart promptly 1 hour and 15 minutes before the start of the show as listed on concert tickets and be waiting for you after the show. Advance tickets for the Roscoe departure point is $15 per person in advance; $20 per person day of event. For more information, call 845-292-1351.

QUICK STOP GULF PARTNERS WITH U-HAUL Quick Stop Gulf has signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer to serve the Yorktown Heights community. U-Haul Company of New York and Vermont Inc.’s truck sharing is a core U-Haul sustainability business practice that allows individuals to access a fleet of trucks that is larger than what they could access on an individual basis, and every U-Haul truck placed in a community helps keep 19 personally owned large-capacity vehicles, pickups, SUVs and vans off the road. Fewer vehicles mean less traf-

fic congestion, less pollution, less fuel burned and cleaner air. Quick Stop Gulf at 3451 Crompond Road will offer U-Haul trucks, trailers, towing equipment, support rental items and in-store pickup for boxes. Hours of operation for U-Haul rentals are 7 a.m.10 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday. After hours drop-off is available for customer convenience. Visit uhaul.com for more information.

ELIZABETH SETON’S CHERISH THE CHILD EVENT The St. Elizabeth Seton Children’s Foundation recently hosted “Cherish the Child Event, Let’s Do Lunch!” at its Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center in Yonkers raising more than $60,000 in support of the children who receive services across its Continuum of Care at the center, John A. Coleman School and Children’s Rehabilitation Center. The event included a tour, before lunch, of the Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center and the Yonkers campus of the John A. Coleman School at which time guests had the opportunity to meet the medically complex children and employees of the

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facilities. After lunch, Pat Tursi, CEO of the pediatric center, presented attorney Shannon O’Neill Gallagher with the St. Elizabeth Seton Legacy Award, which is given annually to honor a person or a community organization that has made a significant contribution to the foundation’s Continuum of Care through time, actions, talent and dedication. O’Neill Gallagher in accepting the award shared her passion for the Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center and its devotion to those she called “God’s most fragile beings. The heroic is the everyday here,” she said.

PCSB Bank employees, along with friends and families, were out in full force for the 2016 Putnam Heart Walk on April 24.

PCSB Bank employees in Yorktown Heights raised $51,465 for the American Heart Association (AHA) from their participation in the 2016 Putnam Heart Walk on April 24. The bank team included 129 employees, along with hundreds of family members, friends and pets. During the past 13 years, PCSB Bank, which was founded in 1871, has raised a grand total of more than

$487,000 for the AHA. This year’s walkathon celebrated local survivors of heart disease and stroke, helped to raise awareness and funded research and programs of the American Heart Association. “This event provides an opportunity for PCSB Bank employees to come together and have a great day for a great cause,” said Joseph D. Roberto, chairman, president and CEO of the bank.

NYPA EXECUTIVE WINS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AWARD The State Academy for Public Administration has named Jill Anderson of Bronxville, senior vice president for commercial operations at the New York Power Authority (NYPA), the nation’s largest state public power organization, as a recipient of its Public Service Excellence Award. Cited for her leadership in a wide range of activities at White Plains-based NYPA, including the operation of its 16 generating facilities and how they coordinate with the New York Independent System Operator, which runs the state’s power grid, Anderson, who joined NYPA in 2009, also founded Women in Energy, a NYPA employee resource group. The group works with the Girl Scouts on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities in Westchester County as a way to encourage girls to pursue careers in technical fields.

“Jill‘s operational and technical expertise, combined with her collaborative style, consensus-building approach and community-oriented leadership, are the keys to her success and show why she is an excellent choice for this prestigious honor,” said Gil C. Quiniones, NYPA president and CEO. She has also led NYPA’s efforts to build the Advanced Grid Innovation Laboratory for Energy, which will be the world’s largest facility for research and development on electric-system resilience and advanced uses of renewable energy and smart-grid technology. “Jill is an exceptional representative of a new generation of female energy industry engineers reshaping New York state’s electric system as it relies more on renewable power,” said John R. Koelmel, NYPA chairman.

ADVISER BECOMES AN AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL DIAMOND RING CLUB MEMBER Mark D. Kalish, CFP, APMA a private wealth adviser with Ameriprise Financial’s Goshen office has earned membership in the company’s Diamond Ring Club. Advisors earn this distinction by achieving years of consistently high performance that includes an exceptional commitment to financial planning and client service. Being a part of the Ameriprise Financial Diamond Ring

Club is considered a career milestone achievement. Less than 7 percent of Ameriprise advisors have earned the Diamond Ring distinction. Kalish was one of only 65 advisors to achieve this status in 2015 and was recognized at the 2016 National Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Financial advisors for more than 120 years, Ameriprise Financial has a nationwide network of 10,000 financial advisors.

LITIGATOR JOINS KURZMAN EISENBERG CORBIN & LEVER John C. Re has joined Kurzman Eisenberg Corbin & Lever LLP in White Plains as a partner in its litigation department. With more than 25 years of experience handling commercial litigation matters, Re brings an added layer of depth and proficiency to the firm’s practice group. Prior to joining the law firm Re was a founding partner in Aronauer, Re & Yudell LLP, where he practiced for the past 16 years. Going from a litigation boutique to a general service firm attracted Re. He said, “The diversity of

Kurzman Eisenberg’s practice, the quality of its work, its strong reputation and its ability to serve a wide range of clients’ needs, were all very important to me.” A former member of the Columbia University football team and a current weekend athlete, Re has been and remains active in his community and town sports. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in computer science (with a minor in economics) from Columbia University in 1984. He received his J.D., cum laude, from the Boston University School of Law in 1987.

FACTS

Center and Front LLC, South Salem. Seller: Front and Center Realty LLC, Mamaroneck. Property: 10 Front St., North Salem. Amount: $965,000. Filed May 6.

Main Everett Housing LP, New Rochelle. Seller: Ralph Cosentino, et al, New Rochelle. Property: 22 Fifth Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $525,000. Filed May 5.

Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc., Morris Plains, N.J. Seller: Jacques Pienaar, et al, Tarrytown. Property: 330 S. Broadway, E5, Greenburgh. Amount: $175,000. Filed May 5.

CitiMortgage Inc. Seller: David Harris Dembitzer, New York. Property: 604 Mallard Way, F-4, Peekskill. Amount: $234,000. Filed May 2.

MTGLQ Investors LP. Seller: Dennis Krolian, White Plains. Property: 286 Ninth St., Cortlandt. Amount: $241,366. Filed May 2.

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: Susan Iris Lubowitz, Scarsdale. Property: 84 Chester Place, Yonkers. Amount: $532,829. Filed May 4.

City of Yonkers, Yonkers. Seller: Robert Hufjay, Mount Vernon. Property: 37 Radford St., Yonkers. Amount: $886,198. Filed May 4.

Nina’s House II Inc., White Plains. Seller: Elizabeth Sophia Thorpe, et al, Elmsford. Property: 209 Saw Mill River Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $845,000. Filed May 6.

Crescent Realty Properties LLC, Peekskill. Seller: Jose Zhingri, et al, Peekskill. Property: 1116 Main St., Peekskill. Amount: $390,000. Filed May 2. DHS 429 West Street LLC, Port Chester. Seller: Antoinette Ganim, Port Chester. Property: 429 West St., Rye. Amount: $400,000. Filed May 2. F and W Industries LLC, Scarsdale. Seller: Stephanie Melikian, Scarsdale. Property: 22 Fairview Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $835,000. Filed May 5. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Leticia Arzu, Mount Vernon. Property: 23 Water Grant St., 11D, Yonkers. Amount: $182,813. Filed May 5. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Massimo DiFablo, Purchase. Property: 421 N. Broadway 6, Yonkers. Amount: $104,650. Filed May 3. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Liam J. McLaughlin, White Plains. Property: 54 Wharton Lane, Cortlandt. Amount: $122,000. Filed May 4.

North Division Street Holdings LLC, Cortlandt Manor. Seller: AAA Carting and Rubbish Removal Inc., Cortlandt Manor. Property: 701 N. Division St., Peekskill. Amount: $300,000. Filed May 6. OBEOF Holding LLC, Mount Vernon. Seller: M and N I Realty LLC, Bronx. Property: 101 Stevens Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $260,000. Filed May 5. Oram Maris LP, Sarasota, Fla. Seller: Daniel M. Pollner, et al, White Plains. Property: 11 Romar Ave., White Plains. Amount: $977,000. Filed May 5. Reliable Childcare Inc., Cortlandt Manor. Seller: 1050 Oregon Road LLC, Ridgewood, N.J. Property: 1050 Oregon Road, Cortlandt. Amount: $400,000. Filed May 5. Roilfi LLC, San Antonio, Texas. Seller: Michael G. Ricci, et al, Katonah. Property: 2 John Brown Road, Somers. Amount: $985,000. Filed May 6. SAKD Holdings LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: HSBC Bank USA N.A. Property: 364 Washington Ave., Pelham. Amount: $426,700. Filed May 2.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Michele L. Bermel, Chappaqua. Property: 82 Broadway, Ossining. Amount: $293,000. Filed May 3.

SMG Realty Associates LLC, Harrison. Seller: David N. Osser, et al, Harrison. Property: 30 Bates Road, Harrison. Amount: $55,000. Filed May 4.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Robert S. Cypher Jr., Rye. Property: 407 Woodland Hills Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $148,600. Filed May 3.

SMS Heating and Consulting Inc., Cortlandt Manor. Seller: Richard D. McKechnie, Putnam Valley. Property: 100 Oregon Road, Cortlandt. Amount: $495,000. Filed May 3.

HR Investors LLC, Fresh Meadows. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 21 Van Cortlandt Park A, Yonkers. Amount: $470,000. Filed May 2.

SRP 2014-18 LLC, Shelton, Conn. Seller: Robert Cuttino, Peekskill. Property: 1461-1463 Lincoln Terrace, Peekskill. Amount: $236,978. Filed May 5.

Hudson Link for Higher Education Inc., Ossining. Seller: 23 State Holdings LLC, Ossining. Property: 23 State St., Ossining. Amount: $690,000. Filed May 5. K. JAK Enterprises Inc., Yorktown Heights. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Property: 2997 Ferncrest Drive, Yorktown. Amount: $275,134. Filed May 2.

Summer Wind Development Corp., Pleasantville. Seller: Kevin Glynn Weldon, et al, Thornwood. Property: 63 Garrigan Ave., Mount Pleasant. Amount: $350,000. Filed May 2. Thomas Fatato Realty Corp., White Plains. Seller: Ines Cardona, et al, Hopewell Junction. Property: 321 W. Pond Road, A and B, White Plains. Amount: $625,000. Filed May 3.

FORECLOSURES CORTLANDT MANOR, 255 Millington Road. Single-family residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, 631-969-3100; 53 Gibson St., Bay Shore 11706. Defendant: Sheila Lee Chin Yap. Referee: John Perone. Sale: May 18, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $494,260.55. ELMSFORD, 31 E. Vincent St. Single-family residence: lot size: .23 acre. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, 631-969-3100; 53 Gibson St., Bay Shore 11706. Defendant: Luz Salinas. Referee: Clement Patti. Sale: May 18, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $510,482.93. MOUNT KISCO, 454 S. Seventh Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: .1 acre. Plaintiff: Federal National Mortgage Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-759-1835; 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester 14624. Defendant: Alton Chisholm. Referee: Lisa Colosi Florio. Sale: May 18, 10:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $305,104.60. NEW ROCHELLE, 5 Lewis Place. Single-family residence; lot size: .19 acre. Plaintiff: Bank of America National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, 631-969-3100; 53 Gibson St., Bay Shore 11706. Defendant: Doris Epps. Referee: Anthony Keogh. Sale: June 1, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $257,436.20. NEW ROCHELLE, 24 Northwood Circle. Single-family residence; lot size: .51 acre. Plaintiff: Bank of America. Plaintiff ’s attorney: McCabe, Weisberg & Conway PC, 914-636-8900; 145 Huguenot St., Suite 401, New Rochelle 10801. Defendant: Judith Amdur. Referee: Linda Markowitz. Sale: May 25, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $1,000,202.93. PEEKSKILL, 163 Underhill Lane. Single-family residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Plaintiff ’s attorney: McCabe, Weisberg & Conway PC, 914-6368900; 145 Huguenot St., Suite 401, New Rochelle 10801. Defendant: Cherie Luiso. Referee: Jo-Ann Cambareri. Sale: May 18, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $576,015.33.

FIGURES PEEKSKILL, 343 Depew St. Single-family residence; lot size: .17 acre. Plaintiff: U.S. Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Knuckles, Komosinski & Elliot, 914-345-3020, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 509, Elmsford 10523. Defendant: John Shubert. Referee: Michael Khader. Sale: May 18, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $303,177.46. PELHAM, 165 Sparks Ave. Singlefamily residence; lot size: .14 acre. Plaintiff: U.S. Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Davidson, Fink, Cook, Kelly & Galbraith, 585-546-6448 or 585-760-8218; 28 E. Main St., Suite 700, Rochester 14614. Defendant: Dawn Gibson. Referee: Joseph Maria. Sale: May 25, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $719,519.78. PORT CHESTER, 72 Grove St. Single-family residence; lot size: .09 acre. Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, 631-969-3100; 53 Gibson St., Bay Shore 11706. Referee: Guy Parisi. Sale: May 16, 11:15 a.m. Approximate lien: $609,739.10. SCARSDALE, 109 Boulder Ridge Road. Apartments; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: U.S. Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Gross Polowy LLC, 716-204-1700; 1775 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville 14221. Defendant: Jeffrey Pomeranz. Referee: Anthony Keogh. Sale: May 17, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $870,210.04. SOUTH SALEM, 10 Dingee Road. Single-family residence; lot size: 3.91 acre. Plaintiff: Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-759-1835; 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester 14624. Defendant: Louis Grasso. Referee: Christopher Meagher. Sale: May 18, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $1,327,384.08. TUCKAHOE, 91 Mac Arthur Ave. Description: N/A; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: The Bank of New York Mellon. Plaintiff: McCabe, Weisberg & Conway PC, 914-636-8900; 145 Huguenot St., Suite 401, New Rochelle 10801. Defendant: James Moyna. Referee: Edmund Fitzgerald. Sale: May 25, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $41,420.37. YONKERS, 10 Via Trenta Court. Single-family residence; lot size: .33 acre. Plaintiff: Bonita West LLC. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Sanders, Gutman & Brodie, 718-522-0666; 26 Court St., Suite 1005, Brooklyn 11242. Defendant: Anthony Martirano. Referee: W. Whitfield Wells. Sale: May 18, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $3,601.00. YONKERS, 28 & 30 Landscape Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: .08 acre. Plaintiff ’s attorney: McCabe, Weisberg & Conway PC, 914-6368900; 145 Huguenot St., Suite 401, New Rochelle 10801. Defendant: Laurent Brito. Referee: Bruce Trent. Sale: May 25, 8:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $407,029.72.

YONKERS, 1052 McLean Ave. Single-family residence; lot size .1 acre. Plaintiff: Federal National Mortgage Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-759-1835; 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester 14624. Defendant: Edward Gallagher. Referee: Christina Romano. Sale: May 18, 10:15 a.m. Approximate lien: $453,439.05. YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, 2439 Mill Pond St. Single-family residence; lot size: .5 acre. Plaintiff: U.S. Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, 631-969-3100; 53 Gibson St., Bay Shore 11706. Defendant: Cathy Hubner. Referee: Pauline Galvin. Sale: May 18, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $662,427.66.

JUDGMENTS Madaba Deli 9, New Rochelle. $1,906 in favor of Department of Agriculture and Markets, Albany. Filed May 6. Petrillo Contracting Inc., Mount Vernon. $24,842 in favor of Reddan Surveying Inc., Bayport. Filed May 6. Philalab LLC, New Rochelle. $14,193 in favor of Commerce and Industry Insurance Co., New York. Filed May 3. Redding Railroad Frozen Yogurt LLC, Danbury, Conn. $20,523 in favor of Nicks Electrical Service Inc., Scarsdale. Filed May 2.

LIS PENDENS The following ﬁlings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may aﬀect the title to the property listed. Appel, Catherine Smith, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $712,500 affecting property located at 1315 Langdon Lane, Mamaroneck 10543. Filed March 12. Cardillo, Anthony Jr., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $236,467 affecting property located at 656 Ridge St., Peekskill 10566. Filed March 12. Carlos, Hasana S., et al. Filed by PennyMac Holdings LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 9 Winchester Ave., Peekskill 10566. Filed March 13. DiFranco, Fred, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 248 Cres Place, Yonkers 10704. Filed March 13.

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Goldstein, Robert J., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $772,000 affecting property located at 7 Red Oak Lane, Cortlandt Manor 10567. Filed March 12. Leach, Etta Mae, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $392,000 affecting property located at 338 S. Fifth Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed March 12. Lindquist, Andre O., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $430,650 affecting property located at 250 Crescent Place, Yonkers 10704. Filed March 12. Marini, Nina, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $322,000 affecting property located at 100 Leicester St., Port Chester 10573. Filed March 12. Merusi, George A., et al. Filed by E.R. Holdings LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $50,000 affecting property located at 6 Adams Farm Road, Katonah. Filed March 13. Nohavicka, Kenneth, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $75,000 affecting property located at 150 N. Bedford Road, Unit B, Chappaqua 10514. Filed March 13. Nosher, Richard W., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $436,909 affecting property located at 500 London Road, Yorktown Heights 10598. Filed March 12. Raimondo, Daniel A., et al. Filed by Citibank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $805,308 affecting property located at 16 Stephens Drive, Tarrytown 10591. Filed March 13. Scala, Darren T., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $548,000 affecting property located at 76 Bobolink Road, Yonkers 10701. Filed March 12. Sileo, Frank A., et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $540,000 affecting property located at 57 Lafayette Drive, Port Chester 10573. Filed March 13. Trowers, Millicent, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $365,000 affecting property located at 141 Fifth Ave., New Rochelle 10801. Filed March 12.

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FACTS MECHANIC’S LIENS Brown and Copeland Affairs Inc., et al, as owner. $287,645 as claimed by Kenneth Brown, New Rochelle. Property: in New Rochelle. Filed May 4. Caspersen, Andrew, et al, as owner. $110,000 as claimed by American Painting Group Inc. Property: in Eastchester. Filed May 3. Cribari, Lisa, et al, as owner. $36,800 as claimed by by Paul G. Kean, Katonah. Property: in Bedford. Filed May 6. Jackson St Properties LLC, as owner. $4,267 as claimed by Central Plumbing Specialties Co., Yonkers. Property: in Yonkers. Filed May 5.

Mount Vernon Independence Club, 33 N. Third Ave., Apt. 3M, Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Damon K. Jones. Filed Oct. 8. Purple Deep Studios, 2 Park Lane, Apt. 5A, Mount Vernon 10552, c/o Thai-Rau Monet Williamson. Filed Oct. 9. Radiant Image, 1 Old Mamaroneck Road, 2A, White Plains 10605, c/o Paul Bennett. Filed Oct. 9. Red Dog Bricks, 17 Ludlow Drive, Chappaqua 10514, c/o Justin M. Chow. Filed Oct. 9. San Elias Articulos Religioso, 17 Linden St., Yonkers 10701, c/o Alejandria Garcia. Filed Oct. 9.

Metloft Bronxville LLC, as owner. $3,000 as claimed by K Detailing Inc., Brooklyn. Property: in Yonkers. Filed May 6.

Surmount Enterprise, 70 Westchester Ave., Thornwood 10594, c/o Anthony J. D’Angelo. Filed Oct. 9.

NEW BUSINESSES

Thug Kemist Muzikal Production, 101 Elm Ave., Suite 2E, Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Keffery Odean Williams. Filed Oct. 8.

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Sole Proprietorships Alpha Cleaning Contractor, P.O. Box 245, Millwood 10546, c/o Milton Kerr. Filed Oct. 8. Black Westchester Magazine, 405 Tarrytown Road, No. 1318, White Plains 10607, c/o Damon K. Jones. Filed Oct. 8. Botanica Baron del Cementerio, 17 Linden St., Yonkers 10701, c/o Alejandra Garcia. Filed Oct. 9. Evans Moving and Delivery, 107 Glen Road, Unit 6A, Yonkers 10704, c/o William Evans. Filed Oct. 9. Jacqueline Zucker Consulting, 301 Bedford Road, Pleasantville 10570, c/o Jacqueline A. Zucker. Filed Oct. 8. Joseph Marketing and Entertainment, 4 Quarropas St., Basement apartment, White Plains 10601, c/o Shirley Mardochee Joseph. Filed Oct. 9. Magic Carpet Clean, 118 Krystal Drive, Somers 10589, c/o Eric Sussman. Filed Oct. 9. Maura’s Family Home Day Care, 17 Avondale Road, White Plains 10605, c/o Maura E. Lynch. Filed Oct. 8. Mayara Mucciarone Photography, 547 N. High St., Mount Vernon 10552, c/o Mayara D. Morel. Filed Oct. 9.

Violet Soul Solutions, 24 White Hall Road 3, Eastchester 10709, c/o Jeffrey W. Fleming. Filed Oct. 9.

PATENTS Ball grid array rework. Patent no. 9,338,885 issued to Eric V. Kline, Rochester, Minn.; and Arvind K. Sinha, Rochester, Minn. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Dehumidifying cooling apparatus and method for an electronics rack. Patent no. 9,338, 924 issued to Levi A. Campbell, Poughkeepsie; Richard C. Chu, Hopewell Junction; Michael J. Ellsworth Jr., Lagrangeville; Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Foster City, Calif.; and Robert E. Simons, Poughkeepsie. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Dynamic password-less user verification. Patent no. 9,338,652 issued to Corville O. Allen, Morrisville, N.C.; Ramakrishna Boggarapu, Cary, N.C.; Ravi K. Muthukrishnan, Durham, N.C.; Nataraj Nagaratnam, Cary, N.C.; and Sherk L. Walker, Raleigh, N.C. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Location-based mobile object management in a distributed cloud for enhancing access and performance. Patent no. 9,338,599 issued to Amanda Y. Burgmeier, Austin, Texas; Su Liu, Austin, Texas; Robert W. Thompson, Austin, Texas; and Shunguo Yan, Austin Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

MSYKS.com, 62 Circuit Road, New Rochelle 10805, c/o Geisel Vaneza Osorio. Filed Oct. 9.

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Optimizing free cooling of data centers through weather-based intelligent control. Patent no. 9,338,928 issued to Bret W. Lehman, Raleigh, N.C. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Phone call playback with intelligent notification. Patent no. 9,338,302 issued to Hernan A. Cunico, Holly Springs, N.C.; David L. Rostocil Jr., Arlington, Mass.; and Asima Silva, Holden, Mass. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Providing notification of spam avatars. Patent no. 9,338,132 issued to Christopher J. Dawson, Arlington, Va.; Rick A. Hamilton II, Charlottesville, Va.; Brian M. O’Connell, Cary, N.C.; Clifford A. Pickover, Yorktown Heights; and Keith R. Walker, Austin, Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Relocating an application from a device to a server. Patent no. 9,338,229 issued to Michael J. Branson, Rochester, Minn.; and Gregory R. Hintermeister, Rochester, Minn. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Tracking contacts across multiple communications services. Patent no. 9,338,241 issued to Scott H. Prager, Stratham, N.H.; Anuphinh Phimmasorn Wanderski, Durham, N.C.; and Eric N. Wilcox, San Jose, Calif. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Using an ISDN message header to support time zone identification. Patent no. 9,338,291 issued to Sheri G. Daye, Boca Raton, Fla.; Peeyush Jaiswal, Boca Raton, Fla.; Slobodan Sipcic, Bethesda, Md.; and Fang Wang, Plano, Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

FIGURES Lam, Patrick K., et al, Queensbury, as owner. Lender: Rondout Savings Bank, Kingston. Property: 24 Pro Court, Hurley 12443. Amount: $369,600. Filed May 2. Magna Carta Realty Corp., as owner. Lender: Empire State Bank. Property: in Fishkill. Amount: $75,000. Filed May 2. Michos, Richard D., as owner. Lender: Rhinebeck Bank. Property: in LaGrange. Amount: $310,000. Filed May 4. Onorati, Richard P. Jr., et al, New Hampton, as owner. Lender: Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Kingston. Property: 139 Stony Bar Road, Slate Hill 10973. Amount: $175,000. Filed May 9. Opulent Homes Inc., Monroe, as owner. Lender: LendingHome Funding Corp., San Francisco, Calif. Property: 84 Highland Ave., Florida 10921. Amount: $132,600. Filed May 5. Opulent Homes Inc., Otisville, as owner. Lender: LendingHome Funding Corp., San Francisco, Calif. Property: 170 Whitlock Road, Otisville 10963. Amount: $155,400. Filed May 5. Rickerd, Jason, et al, Montgomery, as owner. Lender: Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Property: in Montgomery. Amount: $300,000. Filed May 3. Stecher, Robert, et al, as owner. Lender: Flagstar Bank FSB. Property: in LaGrange. Amount: $289,453. Filed May 5.

DEEDS Above $1 million

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Allef Main Street Partners LLC, Jericho. Seller: MC Red Hook NY Landlord LLC, Atlanta, Ga. Property: in Red Hook. Amount: $6.7 million. Filed May 5.

BUILDING LOANS

Goshen Kaz Realty Group LLC, Goshen. Seller: G and D Restaurant Corp., Liberty. Property: in Goshen. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed May 4.

Above $1 million Khodiyar LLC, Poughkeepsie, as owner. Lender: TEG Federal Credit Union, Poughkeepsie. Property: 3565 Route 9W, Lloyd. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed May 6.

Below $1 million Allender, Thaddeus, et al, Brooklyn, as owner. Lender: Ulster Savings Bank, Kingston. Property: 373 Upper Saddle Mill Road, Olive 12461. Amount: $450,000. Filed May 2.

Rl Realty Enterprises LLC, Newburgh. Seller: Lula Realty Corp., Monroe. Property: 779 Route 211 East, Wallkill. Amount: $3 million. Filed May 2. Westminster Development LLC, Erie, Pa. Seller: Primax Properties LLC, Charlotte, N.C. Property: in Ulster. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed May 4. Westminster Development LLC, Erie, Pa. Seller: Primax Properties LLC, Charlotte, N.C. Property: in Montgomery. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed May 5.

Below $1 million 100 3rd St LLC, Goshen. Seller: Jay El Properties Corp., Monroe. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $70,000. Filed May 6. 117 Mill Street Properties LLC, Newburgh. Seller: Michael D. Grieco II, Newburgh. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $174,000. Filed May 2. 230 State Route 32 North LLC, New Paltz. Seller: West Coast Servicing Inc., Huntington Beach, Calif. Property: 230 Route 32 North, New Paltz 12561. Amount: $50,000. Filed May 5. 54 North Plank Road LLC, Newburgh. Seller: Casablanca and Kyrou Realty Corp., Newburgh. Property: 54 N. Plank Road, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $250,000. Filed May 5. 560 Route 17M LLC, Middletown. Seller: Hod Shbehod LLC, Monroe. Property: 11 Certified Drive, Middletown 10940. Amount: $650,000. Filed May 6. 59 Lorimer LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Yoel Silberstein, et al, Monroe. Property: in Monroe. Amount: $125,000. Filed May 4. Anna Properties New York LLC, Rock Tavern. Seller: Mans Brothers Realty Inc., Vails Gate. Property: 40 Windsor Highway, New Windsor. Amount: $515,000. Filed May 6. AVMSJ Realty LLC, Montgomery. Seller: 26 East Main Street LLC, Montgomery. Property: in Montgomery. Amount: $459,900. Filed May 3. AVMSJ Realty LLC, Montgomery. Seller: Harry S. Bray Sr., et al, Virginia Beach, Va. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $415,000. Filed May 2. AWS Development LLC, Port Washington. Seller: Thomas Hooks, Alpharetta. Ga. Property: in Woodstock. Amount: $370,000. Filed May 4. Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Seller: Michael Sannicandro, et al, Poughquag. Property: 159 Mennella Road, Poughquag 12570. Amount: $257,500. Filed May 2. Brookfield Global Relocation Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz. Seller: Mark Hamilton, et al, Hopewell Junction. Property: 55 Pleasant Hill Road, Hopewell Junction 12533. Amount: $432,000. Filed May 4. Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corp., Poughkeepsie. Seller: CR Properties 2015 LLC, White Plains. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $35,000. Filed May 2. Chelsea Property Holding LLC, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Seller: Thundarr Blackstar, Newburgh. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $80,000. Filed May 5.

CitiMortgage Inc. Seller: Jacqueline T. Martin, Poughkeepsie. Property: 139 Cooperstown Road, Dover Plains 12522. Amount: $396,500. Filed April 29. City of Poughkeepsie, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Leemilt’s Petroleum Inc., Jericho. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $61,000. Filed May 5. CWI Landholdings LLC, Walden. Seller: Danny Vasquez, et al, Walden. Property: in Walden. Amount: $63,000. Filed May 2. Diplomat Property Manager LLC, Chicago, Ill. Seller: Victor M. Valseca, et al, Middletown. Property: 19 Johns Road, Middletown 10941. Amount: $210,205. Filed May 3. Drakeside Enterprises LLC, New Windsor. Seller: Peter John Wajda, et al, Newburgh. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $85,000. Filed May 5. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Bryan Catizone, Florida. Property: 33 Randall St., Florida 10921. Amount: $114,377. Filed May 6. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Dennis Monroe, et al, Summerton, S.C. Property: 154 Mount Joy Road, Middletown 10941. Amount: $222,413. Filed May 5. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: George A. Hines, Campbell Hall. Property: 52 Arcadian Trail, Monroe 10950. Amount: $384,981. Filed May 6. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: HSBC Bank USA N.A. Property: 41 Lancer St., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $311,836. Filed May 2. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Michael Ralff, Kingston. Property: 214 Greenkill Ave., Kingston 12401. Amount: $118,511. Filed May 5. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Phillip J. Nappo III, Pine Bush. Property: 27 Brittany Drive, Middletown 10940. Amount: $135,278. Filed May 6. Goshen Invest Property LLC, Monroe. Seller: Goshen Commercial Properties LLC, Port Jervis. Property: in Port Jervis. Amount: $85,000. Filed May 6. GT Paltz LLC, et al, New Paltz. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Property: 7 Chads Ford Lane, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $135,000. Filed May 3. HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: Eleda Coleman, et al, North Chesterfield, Va. Property: 41 Lancer St., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $311,836. Filed May 2. Hudson River Housing Inc., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Stacey M. Plain, Poughkeepsie. Property: 57 Thompson St., Poughkeepsie. Amount: $69,500. Filed May 3.

FACTS Hudson Valley Child Development Center Inc., Wappingers Falls. Seller: Paul F. Ackerman, Poughkeepsie. Property: 123 Hibernia Road, Pleasant Valley. Amount: $173,500. Filed May 4. I.T. Construction LLC, Wappingers Falls. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 11 Robin Road, Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: $99,000. Filed May 3. JWL Home Improvements LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: UMB Bank N.A. Property: 7 Raker Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $180,000. Filed May 5. JWRA Properties LLC, Newburgh. Seller: Newburgh Housing Development Fund Company Inc., Newburgh. Property: 13 Chambers, Newburgh. Amount: $330,000. Filed May 6. Kalux Corp., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Rhinebeck Bank, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $100,000. Filed May 3. KSV Properties LCC, Wallkill. Seller: Twin Ponds Development LLC, Wallkill. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $62,500. Filed May 5. L and L Adventures Inc., Wallkill. Seller: Carlos P. Lens, et al, Wallkill. Property: in Plattekill. Amount: $457,000. Filed May 6.

PennyMac Holdings LLC, Moorpark, Calif. Seller: William Dunning, Port Jervis. Property: 22-24 Barclay St., Port Jervis 12771. Amount: $64,584. Filed May 3. PMT NPL Financing 2015-1, Moorpark, Calif. Seller: Eleanor Thompson, Beacon. Property: 428 River St., Beacon 12508. Amount: $154,000. Filed May 2. Princess Main Street LLC, Monroe. Seller: Robert A. Whitby, Middletown. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $105,000. Filed May 6. Rejuvenate Properties LLC, Gardiner. Seller: Richard Spens, Hyde Park. Property: 74 N. Clinton St., Poughkeepsie. Amount: $42,500. Filed April 29. Resa Real Estate Inc., New Windsor. Seller: The city of Newburgh. Property: 215 Washington St., Newburgh. Amount: $245,341. Filed May 3. Resa Real Estate Inc., New Windsor. Seller: The city of Newburgh. Property: 225 Washington St., Newburgh, Amount: $41,099. Filed May 3. Ripley Management LLC, Elizaville. Seller: Richard A. Klein, Red Hook. Property: in Red Hook. Amount: $175,000. Filed May 6.

LaVenture Inc., Wallkill. Seller: RS Julia LLC, New Paltz. Property: in New Paltz. Amount: $328,000. Filed May 2.

SGC Builders Inc., New Paltz. Seller: Philip M. Corcoran, Palm Bay, Fla. Property: in Lloyd. Amount: $53,000. Filed May 5.

Merritt Brooks and Company Inc., Norwood, N.J. Seller: Fannie Mae. Property: 1543 Highway 9W, Marlboro 12542. Amount: $59,500. Filed May 2.

SJAR Realty LLC, Montgomery. Seller: George Pitts, et al, Brooklyn. Property: in Montgomery. Amount: $195,000. Filed May 2.

Modern Energy Insights Inc., Holmes. Seller: Brian Pendley, Placitas, N.M. Property: in Pawling. Amount: $160,000. Filed May 2.

The Bank of New York Mellon. Seller: Carla Wise, Goshen. Property: 170 Whitlock Road, Otisville 10963. Amount: $187,039. Filed May 5.

Mojo 2 LLC, Norwalk, Conn. Seller: Robert Lavaggi, Bearsville. Property: in Saugerties. Amount: $168,000. Filed May 4.

The Bank of New York Mellon. Seller: Francis B. Paz, Walden. Property: 4114 Whispering Hills, Chester 10918. Amount: $267,189. Filed May 5.

MTGLQ Investors LP, Irving. Texas. Seller: Michael A. DiChiaro, Suffern. Property: 108 Whitehead Road, Deerpark 12780. Amount: $358,928. Filed May 3.

The Bank of New York Mellon. Seller: John E. Bach Jr., Goshen. Property: 46 Dubois St., Pine Bush 12566. Amount: $492,401. Filed May 3.

No Place Like Home Properties LLC, Montgomery. Seller: National Residential Assets Corp., Coral Gables, Fla. Property: 1962 Route 17K, Montgomery 12549. Amount: $80,000. Filed May 2. Opulent Homes Inc., Monroe. Seller: Fannie Mae. Property: 84 Highland Ave., Florida 10921. Amount: $110,500. Filed May 5. Opulent Homes Inc., Monroe. Seller: The Bank of New York Mellon. Property: 170 Whitlock Road, Otisville 10963. Amount: $86,000. Filed May 5.

The Bank of New York Mellon. Seller: Joseph Brown, Goshen. Property: 755 Prospect Hill Road, Huguenot 12746. Amount: $423,776. Filed May 2. The Bank of New York Mellon. Seller: Judith L. Lubinsky, Campbell Hall. Property: 59 Carson Ave., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $173,599. Filed May 6. The Bank of New York Mellon. Seller: Roland Bloomer, Newburgh. Property: 97 First St., Walden 12586. Amount: $216,979. Filed May 6. Tondo Custom Concrete LLC, Goshen. Seller: Gerard J. Galiger, Monroe. Property: in Blooming Grove. Amount: $199,000. Filed May 5.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Anne J. Penachio, White Plains. Property: 14 Bethlehem Place, Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $368,500. Filed May 4. U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Antonio Reda, New City. Property: 59 Wait St., Walden 12586. Amount: $148,605. Filed May 3. U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Judith L. Lubinsky, Campbell Hall. Property: 980 Lakes Road, Monroe. Amount: $348,023. Filed May 6.

FIGURES Steelfab NY Inc., Newburgh. $20,715 in favor of The Burlington Insurance Co., Burlington, N.C. Filed May 6. Synchro Build Inc., Woodstock. $5,876 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed May 2. West Point Auto Spa and Lube LLC, Highland Falls. $17,026 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 11.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Gerard J. Pisanelli, Poughkeepsie. Property: 5 Orbit Lane, Hopewell Junction 12533. Amount: $641,000. Filed May 4.

LIS PENDENS

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Jennifer L. Dietz, et al, Highland Falls. Property: 259 Gidney Ave., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $268,332. Filed May 5.

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

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: John Bach Jr., Goshen. Property: 233 Quaker St., Wallkill 12589. Amount: $355,582. Filed May 5.

84-86 6 ½ Station Road Property LLC, et al. Filed by Sterling National Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $277,500 affecting property located in Goshen. Filed Sept. 28.

UMB Bank. Seller: Martin R. Goldberg, Middletown. Property: in Cornwall. Amount: $150,000. Filed May 6. Valley Services Inc., Newburgh. Seller: Brian Nichols, et al, Goshen. Property: 172 Excelsior Ave., Middletown 10940. Amount: $80,000. Filed May 6. Warwick Valley 17 River Street LLC, Warwick. Seller: Lehigh and Hudson Professional Building LLC, Warwick. Property: in Warwick. Amount: $700,000. Filed May 3. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: Peter G. Botti, Goshen. Property: 34 Brookside Drive, Woodbury. Amount: $180,000. Filed May 3.

JUDGMENTS A.J.S. Masonry Inc., Clifton Park. $4,926 in favor of Hudson Valley Concrete Pumping Inc., Walden. Filed May 2. AC Paint and Wallcovering Inc., Glen Cove. $11,913 in favor of Sherwin Williams Co., Bethlehem, Pa. Filed May 3. Indie Hair Inc., d.b.a. Dennis Fox Salon, Kingston. $236 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed May 2. Mr. Bill’s Video Center Inc., New Windsor. $125 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 11. Pancakes of the Palisades LLC, New Rochelle. $3,632 in favor of Focus Media Inc., Goshen. Filed May 4. Rise Talent Management, Highland. $8,904 in favor of Paul Miller GT Inc., West Parsippany, N.J. Filed May 6.

Acevedo, Santiago C., et al. Filed by Wilmington Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $196,040 affecting property located at 345 North St., Middletown 10940. Filed Sept. 25. Aguilar, Guillermo, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $165,000 affecting property located at 23 Grant St., Middletown 10940. Filed Oct. 1. Barbosa, Eddi B. Sr., et al. Filed by Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $206,700 affecting property located at 19 Cherry Ave., Cornwallon-Hudson 12520. Filed Oct. 1. Bernicker Properties LLC, et al. Filed by Salisbury Bank and Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $550,000 affecting property located at 317 Main St., Cornwall-on-Hudson 12518. Filed Oct. 6. Birchenough, Mary Ann, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank National Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $222,243 affecting property located at 236 Derby Road, Middletown 10940. Filed Oct. 6. Boone, Alphonso O., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $208,000 affecting property located at 91 Teller Ave., Beacon 12508. Filed April 29. Brosnan, Kevin, et al. Filed by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $197,752 affecting property located at 1 S. Remsen Ave., Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed May 5.

Buah, Patrick A., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $472,000 affecting property located at 11 Brian Court, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed May 3.

Drago, Domenick, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $702,000 affecting property located at 44 Boorman Road, Middletown 10940. Filed Oct. 5.

Cameron, Devon, et al. Filed by Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $180,000 affecting property located at 65 Cedar Ave., New Windsor 12553. Filed Sept. 30.

Dubois, Keith E., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $200,000 affecting property located at 59 Borden Ave., Crawford 12566. Filed Oct. 1.

Campbell, Paul R., et al. Filed by Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $268,000 affecting property located at 8 Park Circle, Florida 10921. Filed Oct. 5.

Ervin, Sam J., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 65 Watkins Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed Sept. 30.

Carola, Joseph A., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $264,097 affecting property located at 26 Westwood Drive, Newburgh 12550. Filed Oct. 6.

Evans, Barbara Y., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $282,635 affecting property located at 19 Putters Way, No. 1, Middletown 10940. Filed Oct. 6.

Carrigan, Melissa, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $292,000 affecting property located at 69 South St., Warwick 10990. Filed Sept. 30.

FIA Card Services N.A., et al. Filed by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $119,500 affecting property located at 85 Nelson Hoff Road, Saugerties 12477. Filed May 3.

Closi, Christine, et al. Filed by Ulster Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $144,000 affecting property located at 8 Angelo Road, Lake Katrine 12449. Filed May 3.

Fitzpatrick, Nectarios J., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $356,000 affecting property located at 1289 Route 302, Pine Bush 12566. Filed Sept. 25.

Colandrea, Mark B., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $272,000 affecting property located at 29 Travis Lane, Newburgh 12550. Filed Oct. 2.

Florentino, Jickles, et al. Filed by the Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 225 Forest Road, Wallkill 12589. Filed Sept. 30.

Conway, Thomas M., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $279,125 affecting property located at 50 Prospect Hill Road, Newburgh 12589. Filed Sept. 30. Cortez, Miguel A., et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $118,750 affecting property located at 88 Courtney Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed Sept. 30. Didio, John M., et al. Filed by Freedom Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $213,788 affecting property located at 264 Pine Ridge Drive, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed April 27. Dilandro, Carmine J., et al. Filed by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $255,000 affecting property located at 224 Lily Lake Road, Highland 12528. Filed May 4. Dolan, Andrew W., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 23 Cherrywood Drive, Goshen 10924. Filed Sept. 30.

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Flynn, Eric E., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $216,000 affecting property located at 12 Columbia Ave., Red Hook 12571. Filed May 6. Ford, John G., et al. Filed by MidHudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $117,500 affecting property located at 2-4 S. Chodikee Lake Road, Highland 12528. Filed May 4. Frankenberry, Stephen J., et al. Filed by HomeBridge Financial Services Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $204,466 affecting property located at 1638 Route 300, Newburgh 12550. Filed Sept. 30. Gallipani, Erika, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 246 Judith Drive, East Fishkill 12582. Filed April 29. Gallousis, Christopher, individually and as executor of the estate of Virginia Gallousis, et al. Filed by Ulster Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $148,800 affecting property located at 30 Sunset Drive, Port Jervis 12771. Filed Sept. 30. MAY 16, 2016

FACTS Gangone, Yvonne, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $350,000 affecting property located at 62 Ridge Road, Chester 10918. Filed Sept. 25.

Keen, David, et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $226,446 affecting property located at 24-26 Maple St., Walden 12586. Filed Sept. 28.

Gonzalez, Cira, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $244,000 affecting property located at 6 Margaret Place, New Windsor 12553. Filed Oct. 5.

Kellerman, Steven J., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $95,165 affecting property located at 64 Prince St., Kingston 12401. Filed May 4.

Guzman, Emilio, et al. Filed by Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $268,000 affecting property located at 20 Memory Lane, Marlboro 12542. Filed May 2. Heck, Edward T., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $299,650 affecting property located at 11 Cove Road, Rhinebeck 12572. Filed May 4. Heller, Glen, as guardian ad litem for Lydia Olmo, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $175,950 affecting property located at 11 Winchester Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed Sept. 30. Hewitt, John E., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $209,920 affecting property located at 42 Bruin Drive, Saugerties 12477. Filed May 3. Hills, Diane, 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 137 Third St., Newburgh 12550. Filed Oct. 5. Hogan, John D., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $227,350 affecting property located at 53 High St., Unionville 10988. Filed Sept. 29. Jean, Mageodie, et al. Filed by GMAT Legal Title Trust 2013-1. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $152,625 affecting property located at 296 Cromwell Hill Road, Monroe 10950. Filed Oct. 6. Jones, Shelly M., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $238,000 affecting property located at 24 Victor Lane, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed May 6. Jusino, Almarene, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 62 Hudson Drive, New Windsor 12553. Filed Sept. 25. Kacherski, Thomas C., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $131,490 affecting property located at 1078 Maggie Road, Building 12, Unit 10, Newburgh 12550. Filed Oct. 5.

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Kemp, Stephen, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $141,949 affecting property located at 51 Talmadge St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed April 27. Knowles, Gregg A., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $470,000 affecting property located at 84 Coppergate Lane, Warwick 10990. Filed Oct. 5. Linares, Benito, 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 10 Jones St., Port Jervis 12771. Filed Oct. 2. Lounsbury, Mark S., et al. Filed by Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $256,000 affecting property located at 61 Poplar Hill Road, Amenia 12592. Filed April 28. Maher, Martha S., et al. Filed by BAC Home Loans Servicing LP. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $235,000 affecting property located at 101 Beverly Road, Chester 10918. Filed Oct. 2. Mann, Charlene J., individually and surviving joint tenant, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $65,425 affecting property located at 20 Main St., Sparrow Bush 12780. Filed Oct. 6. Martin, Astin, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $192,629 affecting property located at 2524 Whispering Hills, Chester 10918. Filed Sept. 30. McMahon, Brian J., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $270,200 affecting property located at 83 Hunt Road, Wallkill 12589. Filed May 3. Meyers, Mary, as executrix of the estate of Kathleen M. Meyers, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $90,000 affecting property located at 341 VanBurenville Road, Middletown 10940. Filed Oct. 1. Milbury, Michael, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $177,068 affecting property located at 32 Tiger Road, Hopewell Junction 12533. Filed April 28.

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Mitchell, Harry T., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 304 East Road, Wallkill 12589. Filed May 3. Morales, Maydeline, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $275,945 affecting property located at 610 S. Hillside Road, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed May 6. Moss, Kelsey C., as successor trustee of the James A. Moss Jr. Living Trust, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $350,000 affecting property located at 780 River Road, Newburgh 12550. Filed Oct. 6. Muhlrad, Tawnya, as administrator for the estate of Loraine Kelleher, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $120,000 affecting property located at 10 Smith Ave., Walden 12586. Filed Oct. 1. Muhlrad, Tawnya, Orange County commissioner of finance as administrator of the estate of Joseph R. Alebrande, et al. Filed by Urban Financial Group Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $240,000 affecting property located at 4 Mountainside Road, Warwick 10990. Filed Oct. 5. Munoz, Wilmer S., et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $175,000 affecting property located at 101 Parr Meadow Drive, Unit 1-A, Newburgh 12550. Filed Sept. 29. Novak, Timothy, et al. Filed by Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $950,000 affecting property located at 1071-1073 Main St., Fishkill 12524. Filed April 26. Nowak, Alfred W., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $62,533 affecting property located at 14 Beekman St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed April 26. Orlando, Bathsheba A., 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 14 Lakeview Terrace, Kingston 12401. Filed May 3. Osczepinski, Sonya L., et al. Filed by GMAC Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $205,000 affecting property located at 117 Little York Road, Warwick 10990. Filed Oct. 6. Pagano, Michael, et al. Filed by the Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $74,900 affecting property located at 57 Trails End Road, Kerhonkson 12446. Filed May 4.

FIGURES Palazzolo, Bennet M., et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $160,000 affecting property located at 71 E. Shore Road, Greenwood Lake 10925. Filed Sept. 28.

Roskowski, Debra, et al. Filed by Santander Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $161,600 affecting property located at 1880 Route 32, Saugerties 12477. Filed May 2.

Unknown heirs at law of Ronald P. Delaura, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $202,500 affecting property located at 117 Lake Road, Ulster 12449. Filed May 3.

Palladino, Angelo, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $116,900 affecting property located at 107 Baldwin Lane, Newburgh 12550. Filed Oct. 1.

Salgado, Ana, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $150,000 affecting property located at 21-23 Watkins Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed Oct. 6.

Valleau, John, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $236,000 affecting property located at 14 Birch Place, Middletown 10941. Filed Oct. 5.

Palmer, Lorenzo N. Sr., et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $156,000 affecting property located at 4 Babcock Drive, Harriman 10926. Filed Oct. 6.

Sanchez, Sonia, et al. Filed by Irmgard Fabian. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $34,200 affecting property located at Gardiner Townhouse Condominiums, Unit 23, 881 Albany Post Road, Gardiner 12525. Filed May 6.

Vandeflier, Catherine A., as beneficiary under the last will and testament of Joan A. Hirsch, 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 6 Revere Circle, Washingtonville 10992. Filed Oct. 6.

Parkes, Nadine N., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 15 Silo Farm Place, Middletown 10941. Filed Oct. 6. Platel, Elizabeth A., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $139,650 affecting property located at 1601 Cherry Hill Drive, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed May 6. Polanco, Cesar A., et al. Filed by Christiana Trust. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $208,000 affecting property located at 17 Sunrise Trail, Blooming Grove 10950. Filed Sept. 25. Prince, Nicole, et al. Filed by PHH Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $267,043 affecting property located at 38 Wedgewood Drive, Goshen 10924. Filed Oct. 6. Quinn, Michael P., et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $236,503 affecting property located at N. 807 Hillside Road, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed May 5. Riccardi, Patricia A. Ryan, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $300,000 affecting property located at 14 Elizabeth Terrace, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed April 26. Rivera, Ingrid, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $185,000 affecting property located at 134 Linden Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed Oct. 2. Robinson, Arthur S., 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 83 Orange St., Port Jervis 12771. Filed Oct. 2. Rodriguez, Carlos A., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $224,484 affecting property located at 95 Vincent Drive, Middletown 10940. Filed Oct. 6.

Sanchez, Sonia, et al. Filed by Irmgard Fabian. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $35,000 affecting property located at Gardiner Townhouse Condominiums, Unit 24, 881 Albany Post Road, Gardiner 12525. Filed May 6. Santos, William E., et al. Filed by GMAC Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $244,000 affecting property located at 64 Station Road, Salisbury Mills 12577. Filed Sept. 30. Scott, Andre, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $267,750 affecting property located at 17 Luelann Drive, Marlboro 12542. Filed May 3. Shipman, J.S., as successor trustee to the Shipman Loving Trust, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $141,693 affecting property located at 1860 Route 211 East, Middletown 10941. Filed Sept. 25. Tabeek, Paul J., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $72,456 affecting property located at 1902 Cherry Hill Drive, No. 1902, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed April 29. Talmadge, Loretta, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $390,000 affecting property located at 1 Polly Kay Drive, Middletown 10940. Filed Oct. 2. Tarkos, Kyle J., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $389,185 affecting property located at 23 Pine Echo Drive, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed April 28. Thompson, Kenneth J., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $349,600 affecting property located at 751 Route 22, Millerton 12546. Filed April 28. Tirelli, James, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $265,000 affecting property located at 37 Indigot Drive, Wawayanda 10973. Filed Sept. 25.

Waterfall, Cornelia Lien, as voluntary administratrix of the estate of the late Kenneth Kleinhenn MC Mullen, et al. Filed by Capital One N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $100,000 affecting property located at 243 Old Route 55, Poughquag 12570. Filed April 28. Watson, Glenroy, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $281,134 affecting property located at 8 Marcy Lane, Middletown 10941. Filed Sept. 25. Wilson, Alicia M., et al. Filed by the State of New York Mortgage Agency. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $127,750 affecting property located at 111 Vails Gate Heights Drive, New Windsor 12553. Filed Oct. 6. Wright-Beckles, Billie, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $336,000 affecting property located at 108 Macghee Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed April 27.

MECHANICâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LIENS Advance Auto Parts, as owner. $27,541 as claimed by ABMG General Contracting Corp., Newburgh. Property: 44 Route 22, Pawling. Filed May 6. Angry Orchard Cider Company LLC, Boston, Mass., as owner. $3,085 as claimed by Thyssenkrupp Elevator Co., Elmsford. Property: 2241 Albany Post Road, Walden 12549. Filed May 5. Bastidas, Alex, as owner. $4,900 as claimed by Outstanding Results Painting, Monroe. Property: 50 Cobblestone Lane, Middletown 10940. Filed May 4. Great Palace Realty LLC, as owner. $147,567 as claimed by Brackenridge Construction Company Inc., Brackenridge, Pa. Property: 5 Lakeside Road, Newburgh 12550. Filed May 3.

LEGAL NOTICES 3 SANDPIPER COURT LLC. Filed 3/29/16 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 12 Water St #204, White Plains, NY 10601 Purpose: all lawful #60513 5K TRAVEL LLC. Filed 2/17/16 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 14 Gifford Lk Dr, Armonk, NY 10504 Purpose: all lawful #60514 SPINELLI SURVEYING PLLC. Filed 2/18/16 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 650 Halstead Ave, Mamaroneck, NY 10543 Purpose: Land Surveying #60515 Notice of Formation of ANGSAM, LLC, a domestic limited liability company. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/03/16. NY Office location: Putnam County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC at 79 Craescot Way, Mahopac, NY 10541. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. #60516 Notice of Formation of MMKD REALTY, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/22/15. 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 Michael Collins, 83 Calvert Street, Harrison, NY 10528. Purpose. Any lawful act or activity. #60517 Notice of Formation of COMMODORE DEVELOPMENT, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/1/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 43 Beechwood Ave., New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #60518 Big Ben Fashion USA LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 3/28/16. Off. Loc.: Westchester Cnty. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o the LLC, 280 N Central Ave, Suite 110, Hartsdale, NY 10530. Purpose: all lawful activities. #60520 Zafra Minhas Construction LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 4/1/16. Off. Loc.: Westchester Cnty. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o the LLC, 800 Westchester Avenue, Suite S-430, Rye Brook, NY 10573. Purpose: all lawful activities. #60521

Notice of Formation of French Movie Nights LLC, Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 04/05/2016. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall may process to the LLC, 57 Mohegan Road, Larchmont, NY10538. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #60522 HARRISON PHYSICIAN SERVICES PLLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/17/2016. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: THE PLLC 106 CALVERT STREET, HARRISON, NY 10528. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60523 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company. Name: Somalata USA, LLC. Filed with NYSS on March 10, 2016. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC at 80 Ridge Road, in Hartsdale NY 10530. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #60524 Notice of Formation of Polygon Real Estate Advisors, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/30/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Kang Wei, 1 High Ridge Road, Ossining, NY 10562. Purpose: any lawful activity. #60525 Cotter Consultants, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 3/30/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 226 Pondfield Road W., Bronxville, NY 10708. General purpose. #60526 Notice of Formation of HS Unlimited Enterprise LLC, filed with SSNY on 4/5/16. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 153 Hillside Ave, Mt Vernon NY 10553. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60528 Notice of formation of K. PELL, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with the Sectíy of State of NY (SSNY)on 3/1/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process served to: The LLCís business location at 951 McLean Ave. #2C, Yonkers, NY 10704. Purpose: any lawful act. #60529

Payroll Made Simple LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 4/11/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 3315 Nostrand Ave., Ste. L1-A, Brooklyn, NY 11229. General purpose. #60530 Notice of Formation of FJH Holdings, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/4/2016. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Felix Hernandez, 542 Van Cortlandt Park ave 1F Yonkers, NY 10705. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #60531 Name of LLC:FUREVR LOVE, LLC of Org. filed NY Sec. of State 2/16/16. 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, FUREVR LOVE c/o Debra Love 22 Standish Drive Scarsdale NY 10583. Purpose: any lawful activity. #60532 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: MMT II LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on April 12, 2016. 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 MMT II LLC, c/o Mountco Construction and Development Corp., 700 White Plains Road, Suite 363, Scarsdale, New York 10583. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #60533 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: MKC II LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on April 12, 2016. 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 MKC II LLC, c/o Mountco Construction and Development Corp., 700 White Plains Road, Suite 363, Scarsdale, New York 10583. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #60534 Merajz LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sectíy of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/11/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process served to: Merajz LLC, 26 Granview Avenue, Mount Vernon NY 10553. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60536

Notice of formation of WriteSpace, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sectíy of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/15/16. 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: Write-Space, LLC, 167 Harriman Rd., Mount Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60537 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: NR RAD LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on April 14, 2016. 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 NR RAD LLC, c/o Mountco Construction and Development Corp., 700 White Plains Road, Suite 363, Scarsdale, New York 10583. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #60538 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: NR RAD Managers LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on April 14, 2016. 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 NR RAD Managers LLC, c/o Mountco Construction and Development Corp., 700 White Plains Road, Suite 363, Scarsdale, New York 10583. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #60539 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: MNR RAD Associates LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on April 14, 2016. 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 MNR RAD Associates LLC, c/o Mountco Construction and Development Corp., 700 White Plains Road, Suite 363, Scarsdale, New York 10583. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #60540 Name of LLC: Stradalytics, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed NY Sec. of State 04/11/2016. 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, 551 Palmer Avenue, Mamaroneck, NY 10543, Attn: Anusuya Roy Chatterjee Purpose: any lawful activity. #60542

Poleg, LLC. Filed 4/15/16 Office:Westchester Co. SSNY desig. as agent for process & shall mail to:44 Northdale Rd,White Plains,NY 10605 Purpose:all lawful #60543 Notice of Formation of QualityMedx, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/15/16. Office. 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, 40 hamilton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10705. LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #60544 LEGAL NOTICE TME Audio, LLC has filed articles of organization with the Secretary of State of NYS on 03/30/16. The offices of this company are located in Westchester County, NY. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is 86 Edgewood Road, Ossining, NY 10562. The company is organized to conduct any lawful business for which limited liability companies may be organized. #60545 Scavone Style, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/16/2016 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: 32 Madison Street, West Harrison, NY 10604 principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #60547 Notice of Formation of Basset Moon Studio, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/22/16. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60548 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company. Name: Black Dirt Market, LLC (ìLLCî). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on April 11, 2016. 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 Black Dirt Market, LLC, c/o Urban Green Foods, LLC, 45 Main Street, Hastingson-Hudson, New York 10706. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #60549

Notice of Formation of SHANEKELLI ASSOCIATES, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on February 23, 2016. Office Location is in the County of Westchester. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail process to Going to the Dawgs, 757 Main Street, New Rochelle, NY 10805. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #60551 Vertu Mazal Tov LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 3/11/16. Office location: Westchester. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 9 Old Sprain Rd., Ardsley, NY 10502. General purpose. #60552 Brook Plaza Holdings LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 4/27/16. Office location: Westchester. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, P.O. Box 398, Tuckahoe, NY 10707. General purpose. #60554 Flying Fox Enterprise LLC Art. of Org. filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on April 11, 2016. Office located in WESTCHESTER COUNTY. SSNY designated as agent upon which process may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/her to: 95 BEEKMAN AVE. STE 448W SLEEPY HOLLOW, NY 10591(the LLC’s primary business location). LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #60555 Notice of Formation of Synergy Beauty Bar, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/28/16. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 33 South Broadway White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60556 Notice of Formation of Projectart LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/16/16. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNYdesig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall may process to pricipal business location: 14 Lincoln Rd, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: any lawful activity. #60557

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Notice of formation of CHAOS Wildlife Solutions of Westchester, LLC filed with SSNY on 4/14/16. Office located Westchester Cty. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 515 Decatur Ave. Peekskill, NY 10566. Purpose:any lawful purpose. #60558 Notice of Formation of Origin Crafts, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/29/08. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Origin Crafts LLC, 74 Washington St., Port Chester, New York 10573. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #60559 Notice of Formation of Land of the Well, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/10/15. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY design.as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC,18 Monroe St. Mount Vernon, NY 10550. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60560 Notice of Application for Authority to do business in New York of SEQUOIA SERVICES LLC (ìLLCî). Application for Authority filed with the Secretary of State (SSNY) on 4/1/16. LLC formed in Delaware (ìDEî) on 9/3/15. Office location is Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of such process to the LLC c/o Registered Agents Inc. 90 State Street, Suite 700 Office 40 Albany, NY, 12207. Office address in DE is c/o Harvard Business Services, Inc. 16192 Coastal Hwy Lewes DE 19958. Copies of Certificate of Organization of LLC are on file and may be obtained from the Secretary of State of DE, Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal Street ñ Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose of business of LLC is any lawful act or activity. #60561 Nexus Point Advisors, LLC has filed articles of organization with the Secretary of State of NYS on 04/27/16. The offices of this company are located in Westchester County, NY. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is 115 E Stevens Ave, Valhalla, NY 10595. The company is organized to conduct any lawful business for which limited liability companies may be organized. #60563

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LEGAL NOTICES Pure Bliss Yogurt & Juice Bar, LLC Date of filing articles of organization with secretary of state: April 13, 2016 County in which office of LLC is to be located: Westchester Address of principal place of business of LLC: 988 King Street, Rye Brook, New York 10573 The secretary of state has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the secretary of state shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him or her is: 988 King Street, Rye Brook, New York 10573 Purpose of business of LLC: any lawful purpose. The term of the LLC is perpetual. #60564 Notice of Formation of WESTHILL COTTAGE, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/11/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1 Renaissance Square, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #60565

Notice of Formation of Global Moving & Relocations LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/23/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Roberto Medina, 1000 Saw Mill River Rd., Unit A, Yonkers, NY 10710. Purpose: any lawful activity. #60566 Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company : Network Conglomerate LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York On 3/4/2016. Office Location. Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 1 West Prospect Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10550. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #60567 Notice of Formation of SNAC Properties, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/16/2016. Offc. Loc: 674 Central Park Ave Yonkers, NY 10704. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 674 Central Park Ave Yonkers, NY 10704. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60568

Notice of Formation of Sadek Wellness, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/22/16. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 171 Sparks Ave, Pelham, NY 10803. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60569 Notice of Formation of Yoav Cacao, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/12/16. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 61 Maple St, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60570 Notice of Formation of Events by Elizabeth, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/4/16. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 23 Creemer Rd. Armonk, NY 10504. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60571

The annual return of the ADITI FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS for the calendar year December 31, 2015 is available at its principal office located at Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Arcangelo & Co., LLP, 800 Westchester Avenue, Rye Brook, NY 10573 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal Manager of the Foundation is Kalapana Raina. #60572 Notice of Formation of Prevention Design, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/8/2016. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 3074 Wharton Dr., Yorktown Hts., NY 10598. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60573 THE ANNUAL RETURN OF THE LOOKOUT FUND, INC. for the calendar year ended December 31, 2015 is available at its principal office located at 800 Westchester Avenue, Suite S-618, Rye Brook, NY 10573-1373 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal Manager of the Foundation is WILLIAM R. HANDELMAN. #60574

THE ANNUAL RETURN OF THE MEYER HANDELMAN FUND for the calendar year ended December 31, 2015 is available at its principal office located at 800 Westchester Avenue, Suite S-618, Rye Brook, NY 105731373 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal Manager of the Foundation is WILLIAM R. HANDELMAN. #60575 JM Facilities, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY 4/22/16. Office Location: Westchester Cty. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: MJW Law 1846 E. Main St. Mohegan Lake, NY 10547 Purpose: all lawful. #60576 G.V.G. Management, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 5/4/16. Office location: Westchester. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process The LLC, 260 Glenbrook Ave., Yonkers, NY 10705. General purpose. #60577

PUBLIC VIEWING Prior to Auction 173 Aqueduct Road, White Plains NY 10606 Formerly known as Aqueduct Laundry Dates, MAY 10, 2016 9am to 2 pm And May 24, 2016 9am to 2 pm Auction date May 26, 2016 9:30 am At Westchester County Court House 111 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., White Plains, NY 10606 Courthouse lobby Instructions for bidding will be provide at both viewing dates. #60562

Deconstructing the Music, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 3/30/16. Office location: Westchester. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 1409 Entertainment, Inc., POB 238, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522. General purpose. #60578

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FACES & PLACES

Getting ready for tomorrow

he Westchester County Association’s “Westchester: County of Tomorrow” conference on April 29 featured speakers from business, government, nonprofit and financial sectors across the nation. William M. Mooney Jr., president and CEO of the WCA, began the event by telling the 250 attendees: “Welcome to the future. This is easily the most important conference in our region in a decade. Westchester County is on the cusp of greatness as we are about to turn this region into a major national hub of innovation and flourishing business. Photos by Lynda Curtis. 1. Bill Mooney and Mary Scott Nabers, Strategic Partnerships, Austin. 2. Mike Spano, Empire Strategic Planning; and Richard Wishnie, New York Electrical Contractors Association and chair of WCA’s Blueprint for Advocacy. 3. Mark Strauss, FXFOWLE; Jess Zimbabwe, National League of Cities; and Christopher Fisher, Cuddy & Feder. 4. Bill Cuddy, CBRE and chair of the WCA’s Blueprint for Smart Growth; Dean Whittaker of Whittaker Associates, Holland, Mich.; and Bill Mooney Jr., Westchester County economic development director. 5. Guy Leibler, Simone Development; Frank McCullough, McCullough, Goldberg & Staudt; and Mike Divney, Divney Strategic Advisors. 6. Seth Pinsky, RXR Realty. 7. Michael McCall, CBRE; Annette McLaughlin, WCA; Al Gutierrez, Colliers International Connecticut; and Raul Hiraldo, Citibank NA. 8. Susan Dawson, E3 Alliance; Mayor Andy Berke, Chattanooga; Jason Widen, Innovate Raleigh; and Joan McDonald (moderator), JMM Strategic Solutions. 9. Jerry Sanders, CEO of SkyTran.

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