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keting employees and two occasionally employed interns work the phones and computers in tight quarters with the 45-year-old boss. “I’ve got three little kids. The flexibility is incredible,” Bahl, a former IBM employee, said of his work-from-home arrangement. His wife works on Wall Street as a managing director at JPMorgan Chase & Co. Their 9-year-old son was 2 ½ when diagnosed

illing L. Biddle, president and CEO of Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc., brought a document stacked more than a foot high to his recent presentation at the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors office in downtown White Plains. It was the draft environmental impact statement for a major redevelopment project that would add more apartments – as many as 650 to 700 – and more walkable streets to a city encouraging the growth of downtown housing and more pedestrian-friendly urban spaces to attract a young workforce. Biddle the previous day had submitted to city officials the hefty document, a required step to obtain the central business district zoning change his company seeks for its approximately 4-acre property at 60 S. Broadway. The four-county Hudson Realtors group has its headquarters there in the Westchester Pavilion, the former Alexander’s Department Store site purchased in 2013 by Urstadt Biddle for $39.9 million. At the time of the purchase, there was little competition from big-box retailers in the White Plains market, Biddle told Realtors, whose headquarters would be relocated if Urstadt Biddle’s plans are approved by the city. But with the development of City Center and the arrival of Whole Foods and other national retailers at developments on nearby Bloomingdale Road, the Westchester Pavilion has suffered from a tenant drain that has left the 180,000-square-foot mall largely vacant. Among its losses were anchor tenants Borders Books and Music, which closed before the bankrupt company was liquidated in 2011, and Toys “R” Us/Babies “R” Us, which relocated to City Center last year. Biddle is saddled with a problem: a “functionally obsolete” space with low ceilings and a poor

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Arshad Bahl

From IBM to energy bars, an entrepreneur’s story BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

HIS CHILDREN WERE HEADED OuT the front door to school as Arshad Bahl began his work day at a laptop on a patio table in a quiet nook outside a rear basement office of his Hartsdale home. The narrow office is the headquarters of Amrita Health Foods Inc., Bahl’s startup energy bar business. Two sales and mar-

pleasantville farmers Market strikes deal for online shopping BY MARK LUNGARiELLO mlungariello@westfairinc.com

he farmers market movement doesn’t need to fear being made obsolete by e-commerce and online shopping, according to the organizers of Westchester County’s largest farmers market. The Pleasantville Farmers Market, which opened for its 17th season May 24, has been run the last two years by nonprofit Foodchester Inc. Peter Rogovin, Foodchester’s president, said what makes e-commerce appealing is cutting out the “mundane, pain-in-the-butt” experiences in life like waiting in lines. “A lot of online shopping is to remove the friction of the shopping experience,” Rogovin said. “You never hear people say it’s a pain to shop their farmers market. … It’s not a drag, it’s not a hassle, it’s really fun, it’s engaging.” The Pleasantville market this month will become the first market in the county to offer online shopping and home delivery. What makes the Pleasantville market appealing, Rogovin said, is not only its locally produced offerings but live music, interaction with farmers, foods prepared by local chefs and events for children. Rogovin believes most online shoppers will be market regulars who can’t physically visit the market on a particular day. The market is Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and family or other commitments may force someone to miss a week here and there. A shopper may utilize the online marketplace one week, then return in person the next, he said. “We don’t have any indication to suggest to us that people don’t enjoy going to the market and would prefer to shop at home and online,” he said. Pleasantville has 55 vendors this season and Foodchester estimates that on its opening day it drew 3,500 attendees – the biggest day for the market in history. Foodchester reached an agreement

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Pleasantville Farmers Market, shown on opening day May 24. Photo courtesy of Chad David Kraus.

with Stamford-based Fresh Nation L.L.C., freshnation.com, an online marketplace for farmers markets that already takes orders and delivers for markets in Connecticut, New York and California. Fresh Nation works with markets rather than cuts them out of the process, as several high-profile farm-to-table online delivery services do. The company was founded by Antony Lee, who worked in e-commerce and the technology industry before opening a farmers market at the Danbury Mall in 2011. He said he looked at farmers markets’ products as the best available to consumers, but also the most difficult to buy. “It really wasn’t the case that we were cannibalizing the farmers market, we were expanding their customer base,” Lee said. As many as 90 percent of buyers on his platform are not regular market-goers, he said. The site acts as a storefront for ven-

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dors at a specific market, giving as much information about a particular farm or product as possible in an effort to replicate the market experience of being able to speak to a seller directly. Shoppers within a distance from the market can make orders any day of the week, with the cutoff time for a delivery that week being noon the day before the physical market. Products are priced the same as at the market and buyers are charged a $5.99 delivery fee. The company has no infrastructure

or warehouses, nor does it have tractortrailers hauling large stocks of produce, Lee said. Instead, the company notifies vendors to bring extra food and sends personal food shoppers to the physical farmers market with grocery lists. The personal food shoppers are specially trained and they are chefs, culinary school students and caterers, he said. “We like to say we’re pickier than you are,” Lee said. “In our case, they pick the best fruit because they’re trained to.” The personal shoppers then load up their cars and drive an order right to the front door directly from the market. If no one is home, they can leave the order in a cooler. There are more than 8,100 farmers markets in the country, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That number has grown from less than 2,000 in 1994, according to the department’s data. Lee said his company has mapped out locations of markets and finds that many potential shoppers live within 10 to 15 miles of a farmers market. Currently Fresh Nation has deals with roughly 30 markets and Lee expects more will follow. Of Pleasantville’s vendors, two-thirds have already chosen to participate and offer products through Fresh Nation. Rogovin said that the advent of online banking and shopping, if anything, has given people more time to visit the Pleasantville market. “People want to make the most of their time, they take the things that are experientially interesting and that’s what they want to spend more time doing,” he said.

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arissa Brett, who has it expects to unveil this fall. She directed the Westchester said she and the organization will County Association’s especially focus on the health tech economic development initiatives sector, whose innovations to date for nearly three years, is taking in health care and biotechnolover as WCA president. She will be ogy and whose economic impact the business group’s leading public and promising future growth in face and voice as it focuses on Westchester were spotlighted at developing and promoting what the WCA’s two-day Health Tech BRETT Brett called the growing “innova’14 conference in May. tion economy” in the county. “That really was a transformational conShe succeeds William M. Mooney Jr. ference not just for us at the WCA but for the in the president’s post. Mooney, a retired whole county,” Brett said. “I think that’s our banker, will assume the new position of CEO job, to keep driving that.” The conference was under a newly signed three-year contract. “a first step in that whole effort,” she said. “Our organization now is poised to repoMooney said he’ll be less of a public pressition Westchester as a vital hub in the inno- ence for the WCA, though internal operavation economy and Marissa Brett is the tions of the seven-member WCA staff will right person, at the right time, to take us to not change. “It’s a nice transitional thing,” new heights,” William C. Harrington, WCA he said of Brett’s promotion to president. board chairman, said when announcing her “When you give a title like that, it tells the rest appointment. of the world she’ll be the future leader of this Mooney in the announcement said the organization.” WCA is in the process of restructuring in Mooney said Brett’s new appointment response to the enormous changes taking also was made to keep her at the WCA when place in the marketplace, and Brett will lead she might receive attractive job offers elsethat change. where and to ensure “an orderly transition” “The opportunities for Westchester are of leadership in the organization. dramatic, and the WCA is transitioning to “I think she’s done a fabulous job since meet the new needs of business, and the she’s been here,” Mooney said. “I think she’s a entrepreneurial, technology and health care good choice to succeed me.” sectors, especially as the New York metro “She’s probably the best person I’ve region becomes the nation’s most important worked with in 25 to 30 years,” Mooney said. hub in the new economy,” he said. “She’s a take-charge kind of personality. She’s Brett said the approximately 600-mem- intellectually smart. She can talk at any level.” ber WCA is developing a new strategic plan Brett said Mooney’s continued role at

the WCA as CEO will allow her to draw on his experience and business relationships for guidance while she leads the organization. “To me it’s the best of both worlds,” she said. Brett for six years was vice president of the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. in New Windsor. She joined the WCA in 2011 as executive director for economic development and led its Blueprint for Westchester partnership to attract and retain innovative businesses and reduce Westchester County’s inventory of vacant commercial office space.

Brett said the Blueprint Accelerator, which has grown to include 10 active companies in its support network, “was my baby to begin with. That will continue to grow and prosper.” A Carmel resident, Brett serves on the board of directors for the United Way of Westchester and Putnam, as a trustee of the College of Westchester Charitable Foundation and on the Leadership Council for the YWCA of White Plains and Central Westchester. – John Golden

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Yonkers-based Greyston Foundation, a nonprofit that aims to put people on a path to selfsufficiency, celebrated the success of its employees and programs at its annual benefit on May 21. The event, hosted at the X20 Xaviars on the Hudson in Yonkers, attracted hundreds of Greyston donors, supporters and community advocates and raised more than $400,000 for Greyston’s programs and initiatives.

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Capacity zone not the source of overpriced power Key to reducing electricity rates is curbing taxes, adding transmission

This has a number of ramifications. For example, opponents of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s new capacity his winter’s zone for the lower Hudson Valley would be skyrocketing cost for elecbetter served by making a broader and more tricity has showcased concerted effort to more substantially and that New York has permanently, reduce electricity costs. the highest residenTo find the best way to cut electricity tial electric rates in costs, we examine what has been driving the 48 continental New York’s costs higher. There are three United States, and that the current situation core components of electricity: the cost to is no longer acceptable. make it (generation or wholesale market In February, New York’s residential elec- prices), the cost to move it (transmission), tricity costs were an average of 21.75 cents and taxes, including explicit items as well as per kilowatt hour, 83 percent above the arcane subsidies and related fees. Using publicly available informanational average of 11.88 cents per kilowatt tion from the New York Public Service hour and 62 percent higher than the averCommission, the bottom line is this: Since age rate of 13.43 cents per kilowatt hour in 2008, the cost to produce electricity has Pennsylvania. Gaines_Ad_Square#1_Layout 1 5/21/2014 12:19 PM Page 1 BY RICHARD THOMAS

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stayed the same or been reduced while transmission costs and taxes have shot up dramatically.

Benefits of competitive markets The component of utility bills that has actually decreased significantly in the past five years is the generation of power that is purchased by the electric utility companies. Deregulation is an important factor. In 1996, the PSC split the power generation function from the distribution function, creating an industry of merchant power producers in New York state for the first time. The tremendous benefits that come from a competitive marketplace are being realized by consumers, though this benefit is cold comfort for consumers struggling under the burdens of high fees and

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taxes that come with their utility bills, in addition to the costs from important investments in transmission infrastructure. • For Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp., from 2008 to 2013, the average monthly bill for a residential user of 600 kilowatts of electricity has risen 4 percent. However, generation or commodity costs have fallen by 33 percent. The price increase comes from transmission charges, up 55 percent, and taxes and surcharges, which have risen by 415 percent. • For Consolidated Edison Inc., from 2008 to 2013, a typical New York City residential user of 600 kilowatts of electricity a month, total costs are up 13 percent. However, generation or commodity costs have fallen by 21 percent, delivery or transmission charges have risen by 48 percent, and taxes and surcharges have risen by 89 percent. • For New York State Electric & Gas Corp., from 2008 to 2013 the average monthly bill for a residential user of 600 kilowatts of electricity has fallen by 13.5 percent, from $81 to $70. Generation or commodity costs are down by 30 percent. Transmission charges are down 2.9 percent, while surcharges have risen 150 percent. By taking the average of the above three typical usage scenarios, overall costs are up 3.5 percent from 2008 to 2013. While generation costs are down 29 percent, transmission costs are up 36.3 percent and explicit surcharges are up 168 percent. It is important to emphasize that electricity bills are lengthy and complicated and do not follow a unified format. And many taxes and fees are built into the supply and delivery costs.

Statewide costs The Independent Power Producers of New York has found that “Up to 70 percent of a residential consumer’s electric bill is composed of delivery costs, taxes and public policy fees. Additional taxes and fees are built in the supply and delivery costs.” When it comes to taxes, 26 percent of the typical New Yorker’s monthly electric bill is for taxes, fees and surcharges, according to the Public Policy Institute of New York. Once energy taxes come into being, they can stick around for a long time. In 2009, at the height of the financial crisis and the need for drastic fiscal measures in Albany, the state adopted an explicit, “temporary” 2 percent tax on all electricity bills, known as the 18-a surcharge. In 2014, the first steps to end this tax were enacted into law when the state began to phase out 18-a. The 18-a assessment is reduced to 1.63 Guest view, page 13

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Creating generational success Women align with education, STEM BY CRYSTAL KANG ckang@westfairinc.com

panel of eight women business leaders and entrepreneurs in Westchester and Fairfield counties shared the hardships and joys of achieving success recently in Rye. Among the messages was out with the dolls and in with the moon launch for young girls. The Women with Drive luncheon hosted by Westfair Communications and the Westchester County Business Journal – privately held and woman-owned – offered hundreds of women opportunities to network and ask questions on topics ranging from social media as a marketing tool to managing stress. The event, held at the historic Wainwright House on Stuyvesant

Fran Pastore, Anne Janiak and Kecia Palmer-Cousins.

Avenue, was sponsored by Mercedes-Benz of Greenwich (Conn.) and White Plains Hospital. Panelists included Fran Pastore, founder, president and CEO of the Connecticut Women’s Business Development Council; Anne Janiak, executive director of the Women’s Enterprise Development Center Inc.; Bridget Gibbons, CEO of Gibbons Digital Consultants in Bronxville; and Kecia Palmer-Cousins, co-owner of G&K Sweet Foods L.L.C. based in Peekskill. The event began with moderator Elizabeth Bracken-Thompson, principal in Westchester-based public relations firm Thompson & Bender, sharing U.S. Census data that illuminate improvements made in employment statistics and annual revenue for women-owned businesses. Women-owned businesses employ 7.7 million people, which is 40 percent more than three of the nation’s largest employers – McDonald’s, IBM and Walmart – combined, Bracken-Thompson said. Women-owned businesses generate revenues of $1.3 trillion, and over the past 15 years, they have seen a 58

percent increase in revenue, she added. While serving on the National Women’s Business Council, Pastore has seen the number of federal contracts granted to womenowned businesses increase, but that number still falls short of the 5-percent mark. “For about 21 years, there has been an unwritten law that women should receive 5 percent of all government contracts,” Pastore said. “President Clinton put in place a 5-percent rule that has never been met.” But through the women-owned Small Businesses Administration procurement program, women have received more government contracts over the past two decades, and researchers have been holding the federal government accountable by keeping track of recorded statistics. The event shifted to a question-andanswer session in which women were asked to share about the greatest obstacles they faced in starting their businesses and how to maintain a work-life balance. Palmer-Cousins, who said she has two kids and a husband, emphasized the importance of maintaining a work-life balance. “My kids were part of a 150-choir concert,” Palmer-Cousins said. “There was also a minority women business enterprise project seminar going on at the same time. … I told my children, ‘I’ll have your father there. I’ll have your babysitter there. They’ll be the cheerleader for you. Mommy will be five blocks away trying to earn us money, so we can keep up the lifestyle we are accustomed to.’” She said her children understood because she has taken them to work with her work, and they see what she does and how important it is to let her take care of business. The event ended with questions from the audience about how to get past the gender barrier. “We get more women – our daughters, our nieces, our granddaughters, or friends’ daughters – into the field of STEM,” Pastore said, referencing the science, technology, engineering and math acronym. “When we encourage young women to go into the field of economics and finance and technology and engineering, they are then going to have a seat at the table. “It starts at the very beginning stages when we buy Legos for boys and Barbies for girls,” Pastore said. “We need to buy Erector Sets for girls and Barbies for boys.”

Citrin Cooperman Corner Preparing Your Business for Sale By AlAn G. BAdey, CPA Citrin CooPermAn

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The current climate surrounding mergers and acquisitions can be summed up in one short word -hot. Interest and activity are increasing steadily across a number of industries, buyers are more aggressively looking to close transactions before an auction occurs, and larger companies and private equity firms are now bidding for small companies. If you’ve been thinking about selling your company, the time is now. Here are a few tips to help you prepare: IdentIfy and artIculate your objectIves. When it comes to succession planning, your goals need to be clear. “Educate yourself on M&A trends and industry valuation metrics, get more comfortable with the valuation process, and know if your company is a high or low performer,” says Michael Carter, founding principal and managing director of Carter Morse & Mathias, an independent investment bank located in Southport, Connecticut. “Think about your business model and how you can enhance it to build shareholder value.” plan your exIt. Exit strategy doesn’t necessarily mean “sale.” Many owners are now looking for assistance in taking their companies to the next level – and that can mean raising capital for shareholder liquidity or for accelerating growth. In either case, one can sell a minority share, majority share or 100 percent. Finding a partner with capital, a successful track record of growing companies, and industry knowledge is very attractive because it often provides access to international markets, a larger network of contacts, greater financial sophistication, and state-of-the-art technology. get a handle on your Intellectual property. “Not having a clear understanding of your Intellectual Property (IP) can be a major hurdle for business owners looking to sell,” says Michael. “Before you get to the closing table, make sure you assess what IP you think you own, your rights under your contracts, your IP pipeline, and how you are protecting your brand and patents.” Failing to do so can significantly impact value. dIversIfy your control. Reeling back an owner’s involvement in the day to day increases the value of your business. Transition from working in the business to

on the business. It’s critical that the business is not dependent on any one person. “Make sure all conflict is resolved before transactions take place,” Michael says. “Lock in managers you want to retain with a certain percentage of equity and keep them motivated,” he says. Create the ability to transition your operations with ease. You want to be able to go on vacation and be confident the company can run smoothly. Improve your governance and controls. Many middle market business owners tend to have a hands-off approach to their internal controls. “Most of them do not have proper governance and are usually without a working board of directors,” Michael says. “They are making decisions very often without a really good review aside from themselves and their spouse.” Better control over internal functions leads to a smoother process and reporting for all parties involved and will create higher value for your company when it comes time to sell. dIve deeper Into your data. A company may have higher than average margins, quality people, and adequate financial controls and processes, but without having a firm grasp of what type of information is being generated, the business has a blind spot and is likely missing an opportunity, according to Michael. “Understanding your data can provide insights into customer relationships, recurring revenues, and profitability by customers, products and sales reps,” he says. For example the mail order industry naturally uses data to better target customers, making the right offer at the right time with the right product. consIder the tax ImplIcatIons. Proper tax planning is a critical component of a solid financial foundation. As you gear up for a sale, work with your tax advisor to make sure you are structuring your company for capital gains rather than ordinary income. As the majority of transactions are asset purchases, place emphasis on building intangible assets that create capital gain. By structuring your assets and the transaction properly you can save the 20 percent differential in rates. About the Author: Alan G. Badey, CPA is the managing partner of Citrin Cooperman’s White Plains office. He works closely with business owners to develop their companies and translate complex issues into actionable plans. Alan can be reached by phone at 914-949-2990 or via email at abadey@citrincooperman.com. Citrin Cooperman is a full-service accounting and business consulting firm with offices in White Plains, NY; Norwalk, CT; New York City; Livingston, NJ; and Philadelphia, PA.

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parking garage layout, he said. “This building is extremely difficult to lease in its current condition,” he said. The solution – demolition of the Westchester Pavilion and construction of a mix of luxury apartments and retail space with up to 860,000 square feet of gross leasable space – could be at least four years away from completion. “If we can build something beautiful here with a lot of apartments and high-quality retail, the tax base will be much higher and benefit the city of White Plains,” Biddle said. The still-evolving Urstadt Biddle project is designed by Perkins Eastman Architects

P.C. Biddle said his company will partner with an international developer on the project. The development would be split into two condominium units, with the developer keeping the residential piece and Urstadt Biddle owning the retail space, he said. The mixed-use project has been scaled back since Urstadt Biddle presented initial conceptual plans to the city one year ago. The “simplified” project, said Biddle, includes no office space and no hotel development and 100 to 150 more apartment units than the 550 market-rate units initially proposed last year. A 180-room, 100,000-square-foot hotel was included in initial plans. Biddle said the development would include three or four buildings on the site, three levels of underground parking and a health club.

“It could be half that size,” Biddle said. “It could be a little more retail. We’re only changing the zoning” at this point in the approval process. Without a zoning change to allow residential development, the property can only house retail tenants. “Right now, you can’t do anything,” Biddle said. “The property doesn’t work as it is.” “At this point it seems having a large apartment complex here is extremely viable,” Biddle said. The Westchester apartment market has a low 3 to 4 percent vacancy rate, he noted. There are 1,400 luxury apartment units in the city of White Plains and those developments have a 97 percent occupancy rate, he said. Speaking to the Realtors group with Biddle, White Plains Mayor Thomas Roach

cautioned that project plans will change during the review by the Common Council and other city officials. Roach said Urstadt Biddle redevelopment “is an opportunity to do something on this site that benefits the closer neighborhoods” whose residents now hazard walking along busy Maple Avenue. The project as designed by Perkins Eastman includes an inner plaza and pedestrian street linking the East Post Road and Mamaroneck Avenue business district with Hale and Maple avenues and the Bloomingdale Road hub of retail stores and restaurants. Biddle said he expects construction to start in 2016 after a roughly 1½-year approval process. With a construction period of 2 years to 2½ years, it could be 2018 before a new development opens there, he said.

level after he had stopped his athletic training. Two years ago he began selling his homemade bars at the Hartsdale Farmers Market. Last summer he added the Bedford Farmers Market as a sales platform. “That was my true community test,” he said. “Does this thing have wings?” The response from shoppers at the area markets encouraged him to take his enterprise to the next level. “I realized, this thing has market traction,” he said. “Because we’re nut-free, it makes us extremely unique in the marketplace” for energy bars. In 2013, IBM, where Bahl worked as a senior marketing manager, restructured its global workforce and his department was largely eliminated. Though he had seniority after 13 years with the company, Bahl took a severance package last July to devote himself full time to his food business. The business has been a bootstrap operation with no outside investors. A native of India who also holds U.S. and Canadian citizenships, he named his

company after a familiar Sanskrit term from India’s Hindu mythology. “Amrita” is the immortality-conferring nectar of the gods. Less than a year after Bahl began pitching his product to retailers, his company’s colorfully packaged “endurance bar” – in mango coconut, apricot strawberry, apple cinnamon, pineapple chia, cranberry raisin and chocolate maca flavors – is sold in 65 stores in Westchester, New York City and Connecticut. Priced at $2.50 each, they are stocked at 11 Whole Foods stores in the region and two Mrs. Green’s groceries. Bahl said he is talking to representatives of the Fairway Market regional grocery chain and Wegmans Food Markets Inc. and also aims to put the Amrita brand in all 30 Whole Foods stores in the tristate area. The company recently launched its newly designed website at amritahealthfoods.com. There, members of Amrita’s online buying club can purchase energy bar packs at discount prices. An Amrita blog offers advice on topics such as“ Why you should add chia seeds to your diet!” and “How to start running happily and stop the excuses,” and recipes for nectars such as apple and spinach creamy green smoothies and dairy-free and nut-free coconut rice pudding. Bahl said he is planning a summer launch for a specialty energy bar, details of which he guards from competitors. And he is thinking about starting a crowd funding campaign for Amrita on Kickstarter. “For us, Kickstarter would be a PR campaign” more than a fundraising project, he said. “We would get on there to get the message out and keep the (funding goal) pretty low.” “The journey is not easy,” Bahl said. “The food business is not something I grew up in.” He has had to learn about food brokers and shelving, “how to talk to the Fairways and Krogers,” he said. The Amrita product has had a strong response from those he meets in the food

industry and from consumers, most of whom “are not vegan,” he said, but rather drawn to the easily digested food and its allergen-free ingredients. “Now it’s all about me taking that and scaling it for a retail presence,” he said, “trying to figure out how to keep a thin profit margin.” “The production has been our biggest headache at the start,” Bahl said. The bars are made and packed in 35,000-piece monthly runs at a bakery company’s plant on Long Island after Bahl was forced to relocate from a Port Chester cookie baker’s facility damaged in Hurricane Sandy. “There’s a very limited availability of co-packing facilities within 100 miles of New York for making baked goods,” he said. Amrita’s founder recently joined the Westchester County Association’s Blueprint Accelerator Network with the hope of partnering with bakeries and other businesses here. Bahl is preparing another move of his manufacturing operation to a bakery plant in Poughkeepsie. To help ensure a smooth transition in production, he purchased a cutting machine from a bankrupt bakery owner in Brooklyn, a piece of equipment used in the Amrita process. He said he’ll install it and train workers on it in Poughkeepsie. Bahl said he hopes to someday help the Brooklyn owner revive his Moroccan cookie business. “To me it’s about building this ecosystem of food entrepreneurs who are willing to give and take to help each other to grow,” he said. “Unlike other food entrepreneurs, I’m not in a hurry to grow the business,” he said. “There’s a high rate of burnout in this business. I just really want to enjoy what I’m doing and build a brand.” “It’s difficult because entrepreneurship to a great extent is about running 100 miles per hour. I’m not interested in running 100 miles per hour. I’m interested in doing some really great stuff at a sustainable pace.”

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with autism, said Bahl, tracing the impetus for his food enterprise. “That really changed the world for me.” Earlier in his professional career, Bahl had worked as a consultant on federal government projects for Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. There he realized that people were eating contaminated foods “and there were all these regulations attached to food,” he said. “That was my first eye-opening, that health is really related to politics.” With his son’s diagnosis, Bahl began researching the causes of disease and the roles of nutrition and digestion in disease. He developed a plant-based dietary regimen for his family that was free of gluten, dairy, nuts, soy, oils, preservatives and chemicals found in nonorganic foods. The bars he mixed in his kitchen Cuisinart and would later market contain 11 ingredients, including raw, vegan brown rice protein, organic dried fruits and organic sunflower and sesame seeds. Bahl said his son suffered from “massive gastrointestinal problems.” With the change of diet, “By the time he was about 4, his gut was really starting to heal,” he said. “We knew then the food changes we’d done were helping him.” Now in fourth grade, his son no longer is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. “For us, that was a massive transformation,” Bahl said. A daughter who is about two years younger than her brother has had none of his health problems while raised on the same plant-based diet. “This whole thing about gluten-free, dairy-free, became a real solution to the problems we were seeing with my kids, other kids,” he said. Bahl, a former competitive bicycle racer, found the bars also helped him lose weight and reduce his cholesterol

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parking lots and garages at its 21 New York shopping centers into compliance with state and federal accessibility requirements. Schneiderman said Kimco also agreed to pay $90,000 to the state “to resolve the investigation.” Kimco Realty owns interests in 835 shopping centers comprising 122 million square feet of leasable space in 42 states, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico and South America.

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The seven-county Hudson Valley region’s unemployment rate fell to 4.8 percent in April, its lowest level for the month in six years, according to the state Department of Labor. Only Long Island, at 4.5 percent, had a lower unemployment among the state’s 10 labor market regions. Unemployment in the Hudson Valley in April was down from 6 percent in March and 6.4 percent in April last year. Labor Department officials said 52,900 workers were unemployed in the region, compared with 66,100 in March and 71,000 in April 2013. Westchester County had a 4.6 percent unemployment rate in April, down from 5.7 percent in March and 6 percent in April last year, the Labor Department reported. Westchester had the sixth-lowest unemployment rate statewide last month, tied with Saratoga County.

Putnam County led the region in the percentage of its workforce employed in April with a 4.2 percent unemployment rate. That was down from 5.2 percent in March and 5.8 percent in April 2013. Putnam and Nassau County on Long Island had the second-lowest unemployment rate in the state in April. Tompkins County again in April led the state in employment levels with a 3.5 percent jobless rate. Rockland County had a 4.4 percent unemployment rate in April, down from 5.3 percent in March and 5.6 percent in April last year. Labor Department researchers reported the Putnam-Rockland-Westchester labor market gained 6,600 private-sector jobs in April from the previous month, a 1.4 percent increase. However, over a one-year period from April 2013, private-sector employment in the tricounty area was flat, with only 100 jobs added, according to the Labor Department. The construction, mining and natural resources sector posted the largest monthto-month job gains in April in the tricounty area, with 2,000 jobs added, a 7.5 percent increase. Hiring by specialty trade contractors accounted for the bulk of that gain. Those contractors added 1,300 jobs from March through April, a 6.8 percent increase. The leisure and hospitality industry in Westchester, Putnam and Rockland counties added 2,400 jobs in April from March, a 5.2 percent increase.

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businesses can receive tax credits for hiring at-risk youths BY MARK LUNGARiELLO mlungariello@westfairinc.com

usiness owners can net tax credits of up to $5,000 if they hire at-risk youths through a recently expanded New York state jobs program. The New York Youth Works Program aims to connect businesses with disadvantaged 16- to 25-year-olds from cities like Yonkers, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle and White Plains. Businesses that are certified by the state and hire employees through Youth Works can earn credits of up to $2,500 for part-time employees and $5,000 for full-timers. The state Legislature has agreed to extend the program until 2018 with $6 million worth of tax credits per year. The program first launched in 2012 and targeted 12 urban areas. Young people from cities that exceeded a population of 62,000 could seek job placement through the program, and though that included several Westchester communities, it excluded White Plains. Assemblyman David Buchwald, a Democrat who formerly served on the White Plains City Council, and Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, a Scarsdale Democrat, successfully lobbied to reduce the population threshold to 55,000. That opened the door

State Assemblyman David Buchwald speaks at a news conference touting the inclusion of the city of White Plains in the state’s Youth Works Program.

to the inclusion of White Plains youths for the first time. Buchwald told the Business Journal the program not only gives experience to area youths but can serve as a driver for the local economy. “I firmly believe that businesses in and around White Plains will be able to look at this program and recognize that we have very bright and educated young workers,” he said. The Youth Works program has placed 12,866 young people in 1,270 businesses since it began, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office. “This sort of intensive helps companies take a chance on and offer opportunities to some new employees, and hopefully as a result grow their business,” he said.

Buchwald held a news conference May 21 at the headquarters of the White Plains Youth Bureau. Frank Williams Jr., executive director of the bureau, said the timing of the announcement was fitting, just before the summer hiring rush. “Showing our young adults what it takes to run a successful business will help inspire them to reach their full potential,” he said. Businesses are required to apply for certification through the state Labor Department by Nov. 30 and must hire employees certified to participate in the program. The department said it matches candidates based on industry and skill sets. Workers in the program must start work in 2014. Employers are not allowed to ask employees through the program why they are eligible to participate,

the department said. Tax credits for full-time employees, or employees that work 35 or more hours per week, are for $500 per month for a maximum of $3,000 over six months. If the company retains the employee for six months beyond that period, an additional $1,000 tax credit kicks in. If the business holds on to the employee for a complete second year, another $1,000 tax credit is added. Tax credits for part-time employees operate similarly, with $250 monthly for the first six months, $500 for six additional months and another $500 for a full second year. Parttime employment is defined as 20 to 34 hours per week or 10 to 34 hours if the employee is 16 to 19 years old and enrolled in school full time. For businesses to be eligible for the program, they must be within a “reasonable commuting distance” for employees in the targeted areas. They must also be in good legal standing. The areas outside of Westchester included in the program are New York City, Hempstead, Brookhaven, Utica, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany and Schenectady. Businesses interested in becoming certified can visit jobs.ny.gov/youthworks or call 877-226-5724.

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All eyes on westchester as state campaign begins BY MARK LUNGARiELLO mlungariello@westfairinc.com

estchester County’s management – and its largest-in-the-nation property tax burden – is likely to be a debate point that could decide who New York’s next governor will be. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has avoided discussing Republican challenger Rob Astorino or even mentioning his name. But Westchester, where Cuomo lives and Astorino is the county executive, was featured prominently in the governor’s speech accepting the Democratic Party’s nomination to run for re-election. “Westchester County: the highest property taxes in the United States of America,” he told a crowd of delegates and party leaders May 22 at the party convention in Suffolk County, Long Island. “That’s the legacy of Westchester County.” The county has been designated the most taxed in the U.S. for several years based on U.S. Census figures, though that ranking takes into account all property taxes, including school, city, town and other municipal taxes that county government has no direct control over. During Astorino’s tenure, the county has kept its tax levy flat or reduced it, but critics of the executive said there were

missed opportunities for shared services and consolidation that would have reduced the overall tax bill. Cuomo has touted his first term as governor as a pivotal one in history, in which businesses and jobs have returned to New York and a sense of trust in state government has been restored. The state budget has passed on time every year since Cuomo has been in office after years of gridlock preventing on-time approvals. Astorino’s view of the state is in stark contrast to his opponent’s, and he has portrayed New York as being rife with government corruption and ineptitude. He’s called the state one of the most business-unfriendly states in the union and said it requires such large contributions to state programs from municipalities that property taxes have technically become a state tax. Democrats have a 2-to-1 voter registration advantage over Republicans in New York state, and polling results last month continued to show strong leads for the party. Quinnipiac University’s May poll showed Cuomo leading Astorino by a margin of 57 percent to 28 percent. Astorino made up some ground since a February poll in which he trailed Cuomo 58 percent to 24 percent, but the county executive lacks name recognition outside of the

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area (74 percent of those polled said they didn’t know enough about him). What could complicate Cuomo’s chances is the inclusion of a third candidate that voters would perceive as more liberal, according to Quinnipiac. Cuomo’s vote total drops to 37 percent to Astorino’s 24 percent if a hypo-

Republicans are hoping Astorino, who overcame a similar registration disadvantage in Westchester twice, can upset the governor based on fiscal policies and what they view as a strong management record in the county. thetical candidate runs on the pro-union Working Families Party line. The unnamed candidate would get 22 percent in that scenario, the poll said, but Cuomo still led all candidates. Cuomo has clashed with the Working Families leadership over several

labor-based issues. Republicans are hoping Astorino, who overcame a similar registration disadvantage in Westchester twice, can upset the governor based on fiscal policies and what they view as a strong management record in the county. Although Cuomo hasn’t mentioned him by name, Democratic ads early in the campaign have sought to paint Astorino as having extreme views aligned with the tea party. Rounding out the Democratic ticket are Cuomo’s running mate, lieutenant governor candidate Kathy Hochul, and Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman. Hochul, a former Buffalo congresswoman, was named as a candidate in a surprise announcement from Cuomo after several weeks of speculation since current Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy said he wouldn’t seek re-election. “Over the last four years, like many New Yorkers, I’ve witnessed an unprecedented optimism and enthusiasm for our state, especially upstate New York,” she said. Hochul, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013, will be the first female lieutenant governor candidate for the Demcoratic Party in 35 years, Cuomo said. “That, in and of itself, is exciting,” he said in the video announcement.

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Getting managers to think strategically I see people falling into a hole of being comfortable, not thinking strategically. They come in, do a day of tactical work and go home. They’re not helping me solve the big challenges our company is facing right now. Seems like they spend more time keeping their heads down than they do looking up to see what else they can do to get us where we need to go.

Thoughts of the Day: Make sure your managers are on board with where the company is headed. Facilitate conversations about the challenges that have to be solved over the next three to five years. Brainstorm solutions and break actions down into bite-size chunks. Agree on priorities – resource allocation, actions to be taken and results to be achieved. Have a way to track outcomes so that your managers can build confidence that things are working while they identify and fix problems that crop up. Work backwards. Get on the same page by mapping out a clear picture of where the company is going. Some managers may shy away from putting goals down on paper for fear they may not hit them. Teach managers it’s better to strive for a goal and come up

short than being unclear where the company is headed by not making any goals. Make sure that goals involve growth of customers, markets, revenue and knowledge. These become the foundation for future success. Everyone on your management team should contribute to the definition of where the company is going and how it will get there. Engage people by creating a collaborative learning environment. Ask people to read books, articles and attend conferences so that they can learn to make a greater contribution. Base planning on facts, not fiction. Do research on where the company’s potential future markets, clients, products, employees, revenue and margins are likely to come from. Make sure they all line up. Avoid the temptation to chase a great idea that has little chance of delivering profit, believing that your company will be the one in a million that figures out how to break through. That’s called the bleeding edge. You could easily end up wasting resources and losing opportunity chasing a dream that is too hard to bring to reality. Make sure your managers have time to think. Often as companies downsize to weather economic turbulence, managers become increasingly focused on the tactical aspects of

the job they need to do. Those managers who remain end up doing extra duty, with a full plate of assignments taking up all of their work time, and then some. Time to pause, reflect, think about strategy goes out the window. Set up management meetings. Have the managers report on what’s going on and the challenges they’re facing. Brainstorm possible solutions and, most critically, make sure they’re focused on the top goals of the firm. Start and end each meeting on time, encouraging participants to want to come back for another round of strategic thinking. Work with your managers to build a plan made up of small steps that lead to the company’s strategic goals. Identify how steps interlink and which comes first, second and third. Estimate how long it will take to accomplish each step. Allow for things to go wrong by estimating bigger timeframes than needed to accomplish critical activities. If things go well everyone will be ahead of the game, and if things do go off track there’s room for recovery built into the plan. Use meetings as a way to insure managers take time out of their busy day to refocus, plan and reflect on what’s working, and what needs fixing. Give managers exercises to complete between meetings. Challenge them to research

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Molinaro joins legal effort against electric capacity zone

Dutchess’ county executive is joining the legal fight to stop a new pricing plan that could increase Hudson Valley electric bills by as much as 13 percent. County Executive Marcus Molinaro, a Republican, filed an affidavit May 20 that opposed a new electric capacity zone that went into effect May 1. “Dutchess County residents cannot afford to bear the financial burden the new capacity zone will bring,” he said. “We will continue to make every effort to ensure (the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) hears our concerns and addresses them.” The New York State Public Service Commission, which regulates utilities in the state, and Dutchess County-based Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp., filed suit against the federal commission in May looking to delay, modify or cancel the zone altogether. The capacity zone is a special-pricing plan proposed by the New York Independent

System Operator, which said allowing powergenerating companies to charge more to distributors like Con Edison during peak usage periods would eventually push those companies to build power plants and infrastructure in the region. Central Hudson and other critics of the zone have said there are no guarantees the zones will spur generator development in the area and even if successful will cause a short-term burden of as much as $280 million in new costs over the next year alone. The company and others say a better solution is investing in transmitter technology that would help better distribute surplus energy from upstate down to higher-demand regions in New York City and the downstate region. The new capacity zone is the fourth in the state, according to the PSC. The new zone affects ratepayers that are customers of Central Hudson, Con Edison in Westchester, Goshen-based NYSEG Corp. and the Orange and Rockland power company. The PSC anticipates higher-than-normal prices for consumers this summer regardless of the burden of the new capacity zone, with the futures market for electricity showing a 20 percent hike over last year’s June through September costs, the commission said. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has responded to the suits by setting a schedule for the FERC to reply later this

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Acclaro Inc., an international translation agency with headquarters in Irvington, announced a new partnership with Kontax, a global press release service founded in France that specializes in the translation and distribution of multilingual news and information. As exclusive U.S. translation manager for Kontax, Acclaro is responsible for translating press releases for Kontax customers to be sent to journalists and news distribution services worldwide. Acclaro will support Kontax users through its account teams in New York, Boston and San Francisco. Available in more than 160 countries and over 60 languages, Kontax allows customers to publish and distribute multimedia press releases in the language of their choice and to obtain professional translations of their press releases in any other language. Kontax users have direct contact with the company’s translation partners appointed in each country. “High-quality multilingual press releases have traditionally been one of our specialties as marketing translation experts,” Michael Kriz, CEO and founder of Acclaro, said in a press release. He said the partnership “will

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A Washington, D.C.-based government accountability group nominated Gov. Andrew Cuomo as its May “Scoundrel of the Month” for a alleged lack of transparency in official communications from his staff. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a nonpartisan nonprofit, previously called for state Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman to investigate Cuomo’s office after press reports said the governor’s top aides were using private email accounts and untraceable text messages to conduct official business. Other candidates nominated for May’s Scoundrel of the Month included Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki and New York’s Rep. Michael Grimm, who was indicted in April on corruption charges. The nonprofit, called CREW for short, releases an annual “Most Corrupt” list of federal politicians and previously ranked Cuomo on a list of “Worst Governors.” Cuomo is seeking re-election this year and is facing a challenge from Rob Astorino, Westchester’s county executive. – John Golden and Mark Lungariello

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sary to attract power plants to the Hudson Valley. Additional power supply generated in the region will eventually place significant downward pressure on pricing. But the percent for 2014, 1 percent for 2015 and new power is also critically important for 0.73 percent for 2016. maintaining reliability, which is driving the The Public Policy Institute has also change. Blackouts and brownouts, which called attention to four alternative ener- disrupt manufacturing processes and lead gy fees the state imposes. These include to food spoilage, public health concerns and New York’s participation in the Regional numerous other costs are quite expensive. Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the Energy In 2013, generation costs accounted for Efficiency Portfolio Standard, Renewable only 40 percent of the Central Hudson bill. Portfolio Standard and Systems Benefit The PSC said in October 2013 that the new Charge. The institute estimates the total zone would add 5 to 10 percent overall to haul for these “off budget” items in 2009 was the typical bill. This can be more than offset $569 million. 1187629_11808 by cutting electricity taxes. From page 4

• Pursue additional transmission prudently, and at no additional cost to consumers. As New York continues to develop and take the initial steps to roll out an energy highway, to bring power from upstate to downstate, these projects need to be evaluated prudently. The costs and the risks of these projects should be entirely born by those developing projects – not New York’s ratepayers. There should be no state subsidies, direct or indirect. By taking these steps, policymakers can ensure that New Yorkers’ electricity costs are significantly reduced, provide transparency for consumers that will help guard against future cost increases, and avoid expensive

and unnecessary costs that would add to consumers’ burdens. The matter is one of urgency. High electricity costs are a de facto regressive tax, which impact working class New Yorkers and the poor most significantly. The funds from reduced electricity taxes will also serve to stimulate New York’s economy, as consumers spend this money on other important, necessary household items. Richard Thomas is director of the New York Affordable Reliable Electricity Alliance, a coalition of more than 150 business, labor and community groups. He can be reached at 212-683-1203.

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Tales of negligence on the trading floor BY SCOTT E.D. SKYRM

ixty-six billion dollars. That’s how much money has been lost by rogue traders over the years. Granted, sometimes there’s a fine line between a Wall Street trader taking an enormous loss and labeling him as “going rogue,” but if you look at the 45 largest trading losses of all time, at least 40 can be attributed to a rogue trader. In my book “Rogue Traders,” I tell the stories of some of the largest trading losses of all time. There were very few rogue trading losses before the 1980s. In fact, there was only one, in 1974, that was large enough to show up in the history books. That’s the $180 million loss by Herstatt Bank in Germany on foreign exchange trading, which led to its collapse. In the 1980s, there was $1.6 billion in losses. In the 1990s, that number shot up to $18.6 billion. And since the beginning of the 2000s, the number has grown to a startling $45.9 billion. There’s got to be a reason for it. So what is a rogue trader? I define a rogue trader as someone who’s taken

unauthorized trading positions or risks – someone who’s manipulated a market, hidden losses, partaken in some kind of illegal activity, someone who arrived at a fork in the road with two possible paths and took the wrong one. When I first became a junior trader in the early 1990s, and finally got my own trading account, my boss gave me some very interesting advice. He told me the first thing I’d learn was “what not to do.” He was basically telling me that I was going to make mistakes, and he expected it. He expected I’d take losses – granted, only for a short period of time. Mistakes were expected like not putting a stop-loss on a trade, letting losses grow larger and making trades that appeared to make easy money up front but had hidden risks in the back end – all the Trading 101 words of wisdom written in all the books that people so often ignore. In one way, “Rogue Traders” is about “what not to do.” The book offers lessons from the rogues’ mistakes. It examines what went wrong and what caused $19.5 billion in losses. It includes the stories of seven rogue traders: David Heuwetter, of Drysdale; Howard Rubin, of Merrill Lynch; Joe Jett, of Kidder Peabody; Nick Leeson, of Baring Brothers; Brian Hunter, of Amaranth; Jerome Kerviel,

of Société Générale; and Tom Hayes, of the Libor scandal. It looks at the growth and development of the repo market, mortgage-backed securities, securitization, U.S. Treasury securities, futures, natural gas, stock indexes and even Libor. Philosopher George Santayana wrote a famous statement in 1905 in his book “Reason in Common Sense.” He said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” That quote was answered by Kurt Vonnegut years later: “I’ve got news for Mr. Santayana: we’re doomed to repeat the past no matter what. That’s what it is to be alive.” But I want to be clear: Just because some people don’t learn from mistakes, it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t. “Rogue Traders” is about money made and money lost. It’s about bosses who looked the other way when there were clear signs of trouble. It’s also about what people do when they can’t face a setback, a loss or a crisis. Often, it’s what fairly normal people do when confronted with professional ruin. Is it about greed? Bankers’ greed? Wall Street greed? There’s certainly a lot of that, but I’ll let you decide that one for yourself. Prior to the 1960s, Wall Street banks were all set up as private partnerships. There was unlimited personal liability and every-

body who was taking risk had their money tied up at the firm. The head trader watched everyone on the trading floor – his retire-

I define a rogue trader as someone who’s taken unauthorized trading positions or risks – someone who’s manipulated a market, hidden losses, partaken in some kind of illegal activity, someone who arrived at a fork in the road with two possible paths and took the wrong one. ment money was tied up in the firm, too. It was a system that had unlimited downside for all those involved. In the 1950s and 1960s, these firms began to incorporate. As their size grew, Continued on next page

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the partners wanted to limit their personal liability. Merrill Lynch incorporated in 1952 and Paine Webber in 1969. It solved the problem of unlimited personal liability, but people still had their money tied up at the company. But in the 1970s and 1980s, things really began to change when all the firms became public companies. Merrill Lynch went public in 1971, Salomon Brothers in 1978, Bache was sold to Prudential Insurance in 1981, Kidder Peabody was sold to General Electric in 1986 and Morgan Stanley went public in 1986. “The world changed in some fundamental ways, and most of us were not on top of it. We were almost dragged into the modern world,” according to John Gutfreund, the CEO of Salomon Brothers. The partnership structure that had incentivized the employee-owners to take conservative risks was beginning to disappear. Risks were being taken by low-level employees at investment banks with thousands of employees and traders who lost huge amounts of money lost their jobs only to get second, third, and even fourth chances. The system became even worse in the 1990s. Most of the investment banks were absorbed by global commercial banks. They had global trading operations, which were nearly impossible to manage, and the old, conservative nature of the business was entirely gone It was a new era, populated by young and aggressive traders who were all eager to make large sums of money. The whole system was upside down: The downside became limited and the upside unlimited. Traders could make millions of dollars in bonus money and if the trader blew up, they merely lost their bonus, or perhaps their job. But they still had the chance to get another trading job after that because now they were known as a big, market moving trader. These days, there’s new regulation: The Dodd-Frank Act was passed in 2010, so hopefully going forward, rogue trader losses won’t happen. The risk management systems at banks are more robust, but on a cynical note, there seems to be a directly opposite correlation between regulation and losses. The markets are more regulated than ever, but still the London Whale rogue trading event occurred at JP Morgan in 2012. So when’s the next rogue trading event? Perhaps if someone learns from the mistakes of the past, we might figure out how to prevent it. “Rogue Traders” is New Canaan, Conn., financial markets and repo adviser Scott E.D. Skyrm’s second book. In June 2013, he released “The Money Noose – Jon Corzine and the Collapse of MF Global.” Email him at scott.skyrm@yahoo.com.

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BY ANDREW SCHULZ

Fairfield, Conn.-based Foundation Source, which bills itself as the nation’s largest provider of comprehensive services for private foundations, has released its 2014 Annual Report on Private Foundations.

ccording to the report, 2013 was a strong year for private foundations with less than $50 million in assets, a segment that constitutes 98 percent of all U.S. foundations. The combination of a recovering stock market and additional contributions by their funders resulted in increased foundation endowments for a second straight year, in spite of charitable distributions that exceeded the 5 percent minimum by almost 50 percent. Having observed the consistently high rate of giving among these foundations over the past five years, we are no longer surprised by their generosity. Indeed, these foundations have demonstrated time and time again that compliance with the 5 percent minimum distribution requirement is not what drives their philanthropy. Now in its third year, the report from Foundation Source is significant in that all other foundation research focuses on the “mega foundations,” those that make up just the top 2 percent of all foundations yet hold roughly 70 percent of foundation assets. Extrapolating data from these largest foundations to the entire community can lead to significant misunderstandings about the sector as a whole. Top findings from the 2014 report include: • Average foundation endowments grew by 14.1 percent. In aggregate, assets held by the foundations sampled in the report grew from $2.36 billion at the end of 2012 to $2.69 billion by the end of 2013 (a 14.1 percent increase). This was the second straight year of asset growth by the foundations in the study, reflecting a continuing and sustained recovery of the economy in general. Endowment growth was the product of investment returns and new contributions to the foundations by their funders. • In 2013, the foundations in the report distributed 7.3 percent relative to their average asset balances, an amount well in excess of that which is required by law. More than a third of the foundations (35 percent) distributed 10 percent or more. Since the recession began in 2008, foundation distributions have consistently exceeded the 5 percent minimum every year. Despite the still sizeable disbursements, aggregate giving in real dollars was slightly down in 2013 from 2012 (2.5 percent), sug-

gesting that some of the foundations in this year’s report used 2013 as a rebuilding year. • Foundations with assets of less than $10 million awarded nearly as much in general support grants – close to 50 percent – as they awarded in grants for specific projects, contradicting the view that foundations rarely provide general operating support. Interestingly, the larger foundations in the report ($10 million to $50 million), gave much more in specific purpose grants than general support grants by a 3-to-1 ratio, suggesting a preference for project funding as foundations increase in asset size. Foundation Source’s report is based on the transactions of 714 Foundation Source clients, collected between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2013. The data represent actual foundation transactions recorded by Foundation Source (not opinion surveys or estimates) as it processed grants and paid expenses on behalf of its U.S. clients and recorded investment information. Because most studies rely on data from foundation tax returns, and the returns aren’t publicly available for at least a year, the reported results are often outdated before they’re even published. In 2012 and 2013, the Annual Report on Private Foundations included a section about how foundations allocated their assets among investment classes (for example, cash, equity and fixed income). This year, in response to strong interest from donors and financial advisers on this topic, Foundation Source plans to release a separate report looking at aggregated asset investment data in 2013. That report is expected this fall. Foundation Source’s administrative services, online foundation management tools and philanthropic advisory services provide a complete outsourced solution for private foundations. The result: better-run, more effective foundations and more enjoyable philanthropy. Our clients supply the funds, the vision and the philanthropic goals; we provide everything else. Today, Foundation Source provides its services nationally to more than 1,100 family, corporate and professionally-staffed foundations of all sizes. We work in partnership with wealth management firms, law firms, accounting firms and directly with individuals and families. The complete report can be downloaded at foundationsource.com. Andrew Schulz is executive vice president at Foundation Source, headquartered in Fairfield, Conn., with offices in Boston, Denver, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, South Florida, Washington, D.C., and Winston-Salem, N.C. He can be reached at Aschulz@foundationsource.com.

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T hursday, June 12th, 2014 at 6:30pm You are cordially invited to an evening amid the splendor of the Larchmont Reservoir James G. Johnson, Jr. Conservancy for our annual fundraising event to benefit Sheldrake Environmental Center

Honoring Carol Casazza Herman, Friend of Sheldrake Environmental Center Maria Cisneros and Judith Weber, Owners of Recologie Lifestyle, Inc. Waterfront Cocktails • Dining by PLATES • Silent and Live Auctions • Festive Live Music

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BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER 20TH ANNUAL HUMANITARIAN AWARD DINNER Benefiting: Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester The Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester’s 75th Anniversary is certainly a cause for celebration and in honor of this milestone event, this year’s Humanitarian Award Dinner will include recognition of past honorees, board leadership and Youth of the Year, with a special emphasis on our club members and their accomplishments. HONORING: Stuart Marwell, CEO, Curtis Instruments EVENT CHAIRS: Linda Mahon, Lee Manning-Vogelstein and Lisa Shrewsberry, with Honorary Chair Bonnie Trotta TIME: 6:30 p.m. LOCATION: Lexus of Mt. Kisco TICKET PRICE: $350 per person; journal and sponsorship opportunities available CONTACT: Jean Skanes at 666-8068, ext. 111, or visit www.bgcnw.com/events

37TH ANNUAL GUIDING EYES GOLF CLASSIC, HOSTED BY ELI MANNING

Benefiting: Guiding Eyes For The Blind Guiding Eyes for the Blind provides guide dogs and autism service dogs – enabling freedom for people to achieve life’s goals. The dogs, training and lifetime support are free of charge to blind and visually impaired people and families with children with autism. The Golf Classic is the organization’s largest annual fundraiser and brings in significant revenue to support its work. The Golf Classic is sold out, but you can show your support by purchasing a raffle ticket for a chance to win a 2014 Lexus IS 250 or a men’s Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust Watch. Raffle tickets are $100 and are available at guidingeyes.org/raffle. Only 1,000 tickets will be sold. Or, visit our online auction at Biddingforgood.com/guidingeyes from June 2 through June 16. TIME: 9 to 10 a.m. breakfast and registration, 10:30 a.m. shotgun start at Fairview Country Club; 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. breakfast and registration, 11 a.m. shotgun start at Mount Kisco Country Club; 4:30 p.m. cocktails and silent auction at Mount Kisco Country Club with dinner to follow. LOCATION: Mount Kisco Country Club, Mount Kisco and Fairview Country Club, Greenwich, CT. CONTACT: Hospitality Resource Group at 761-7111 or visit www. GuidingEyes.org/Golf

11TH ANNUAL PHELPS CLASSIC

Benefiting: Phelps Memorial Hospital The Annual Phelps Classic marks its 11th successful year. This allday event begins with a late-morning shotgun start and includes lunch, a day on the course, cocktail and buffet reception plus prizes and award presentations. EVENT CHAIRPERSONS: Bill and Ellen Melvin LOCATION: Sleepy Hollow Country Club, Scarborough Manor TICKET PRICE: $800 per golfer, $150 dinner only; sponsorship opportunities available CONTACT: Marissa Coratti at 366-3104 or mcoratti@pmhc.us

DYSTEL MEMORIAL GOLF CLASSIC

Benefiting: National MS Society The Golf Classic is held annually each summer and is designed to allow for 120 players for an afternoon round. Upon returning from their day on the green, golfers are encouraged to participate in a dinner featuring a raffle and large silent auction. TIME: 10 a.m. registration; 12:30 p.m. shotgun start LOCATION: Sunningdale Country Club, Scarsdale TICKET PRICE: $685 per golfer; sponsorship opportunities available CONTACT: Lauren Grosz at lauren.grosz@nmss.org or call 212-453-3235

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JAZZ IN JUNE GALA Benefiting: The Wartburg This 2nd Annual Jazz in June is a Wartburg Celebration of Art and Music and the funds raised at this years’ gala will be allocated to Wartburg’s award winning Creative Aging and Lifelong Learning Initiative, which encourages seniors to practice art in all forms - from painting to dancing - helping to keep them active and thinking creatively. Wartburg is in the midst of an era of growth and expansion, meeting the ever-changing needs of seniors and their families in our community. HONORING: Rev. Dr. Dale G. Gatz, former Wartburg President & CEO, and Yvonne K. Gatz. TIME: 6 p.m. LOCATION: Glen Island Harbour Club, New Rochelle TICKET PRICE: $225 per person; sponsorship opportunities available CONTACT: Charlotte Abrams at 747-0519 or email events@ cappacrucy.com

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NFTE FAIRCHESTER 15TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Benefiting: Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship Fairchester All proceeds for this event will support entrepreneurship and career awareness education for lower-income youth in Fairfield County, Conn. and Westchester County. The event will feature Student Business Showcase, honoree award presentations and guest speaker Luke Cooper, NFTE Alum. HONORING: NFTE founders Paul DeF. Hicks Jr. and Joel Warren; Community Impact Leaders Dr. Marsha Gordon, president and CEO of The Business Council of Westchester; and Juanita James, president and CEO of Fairfield County Community Foundation; and Philanthropic Partner Henry R. Niles Foundation. EVENT CHAIRMEN: Alistair Jessiman, PNC Financial and Louis C. Kirven III, Empire City Casino TIME: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. LOCATION: Greenwich Country Club, Greenwich, CT. TICKET PRICE: $200 per person; journal and sponsorship opportunities available CONTACT: Melissa Stone at melissa.stone@nfte.com or visit www.nfte.com/fairchester15anniversary

FATHER’S DAY COUNCIL OF WESTCHESTER 9TH ANNUAL FATHER OF THE YEAR AWARDS EVENT

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Benefiting: American Diabetes Association of Westchester The Father’s Day Council of Westchester will recognize four outstanding fathers for their commitment to help stop diabetes and who have who have demonstrated the ability to balance their personal lives, serve as role models for their children and help make a positive difference in their communities. Cocktail reception, dinner and presentation. HONORING: David Ourlicht, Managing Director and Special Advisor to the Chairman, Gabelli Funds; Bruce Peckman, CEO, Westchester Rehabilitation & Nursing Centers; Peter X. Kelly, Owner and Chef at Xaviars Restaurant Group; and Steven Bledsoe, Regional Sales Manager, Tandem Diabetes Care TIME: 6 to 9 p.m. LOCATION: Trump National Golf Club, Briarcliff Manor TICKET PRICE: $250 per person; sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Susan Stein at SStein@diabetes.org or visit www.diabetes.org/westchesterfoty for more information

JUN 24

2014 RISING STARS - 40 UNDER 40

Benefiting: The Business Council of Westchester Celebrate with The Business Council of Westchester as they honor 40 young Rising Stars who exemplify leadership, foresight and vision for the future of Westchester County. HONORING: Westchester’s 2014 Rising Stars TIME: 5 to 8 p.m. LOCATION: RPW Group, 800 Westchester Ave., Rye Brook TICKET PRICE: $75 per person CONTACT: 948-2110 or visit www.westchesterny.org

AN EVENING IN VENICE

Benefiting: Friends of Karen Pour the vino and pass the parmesan as the gondoliers serenade you at our spring benefit. All proceeds from this gala evening directly support the hundreds of Friends of Karen children battling cancer or other life-threatening illnesses. HONORING: Ari and Becki Fleischer and Mariano Rivera TIME: 7 p.m. to midnight 12 a.m. LOCATION: Mamaroneck Beach & Yacht Club TICKET PRICE: $300 per person; sponsorship opportunities available CONTACT: Gwen Salmo at 617-4051 or visit friendsofkaren.org/EveningInVenice

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Benefiting: Greenburgh Nature Center Outdoor dinner featuring seasonal fare from a variety of Hudson Valley restaurants, bakeries and wineries. Garden party, casual attire. TIME: 4 to 7 p.m. LOCATION: Greenburgh Nature Center TICKET PRICE: $100 for members, $150 for nonmembers; sponsorship opportunities available CONTACT: Sara Cashen at scashen@greenburghnaturecenter.org or call 813-1831

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Benefiting: Cerebral Palsy of Westchester The day will include a brunch cocktail reception with an open bar and hors d’oeuvres followed by dinner and an auction and raffle. EVENT CHAIRMAN: Edward Delaney TIME: 10 a.m. LOCATION: Quaker Ridge Golf Club, Scarsdale TICKET PRICE: Individual player ticket $695, foursome package $2,700; sponsorship opportunities available CONTACT: 937-3800 or visit www.CPWESTCHESTER.org

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Benefiting: Elinor Martin Residence for Mother and Child The mission of the Elinor Martin Residence for Mother & Child is to reach out with compassion to the distressed pregnant and/or parenting woman, help her deal with her concerns, and support her in the continuation of her pregnancy and the care of her child. Join us in raising funds for this important cause. TIME: 6 to 9 p.m. LOCATION: Glen Island Harbour Club, New Rochelle TICKET PRICE: $250 per person; sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Charlotte Abrams at 747-0519 or visit www.emr4motherandchild.org

JUNE SPOTLIGHT

THE PLAY GROUP THEATRE Founded in 1995, The Play Group Theatre (PGT) has provided conservatory-quality theatre education, in a fun and nurturing environment, to children and teens in Westchester. For nearly 20 years, the Play Group Theatre stage has been home to big musicals, new plays, Shakespeare, comedies and drama – all performed by Westchester’s young emerging artists, guided by caring professional directors, choreographers, music directors, designers and teaching artists. Located in the heart of downtown White Plains, The Play Group Theatre’s 20,000-square-foot facility features

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a 228-fixed-seat main stage theatre and a flexible seating black box theatre, as well as three rehearsal studios and fully equipped scenic and costume shops. The Play Group Theatre’s rich and diverse programming includes our design/tech track, student cabarets, devised and 10-minute plays, Improv Troupe, summer camp programs, and a wide array of productions throughout the year. Central to The Play Group Theatre’s mission is providing access to quality theater arts education to the entire community, regardless of financial means. Hundreds of scholarships have been awarded which enable kids and teens to participate in PGT programs, free community performances are regularly offered, and our Arts in Education program brings the magic of theater into local classrooms . We are able to achieve this through active collaboration with several local organizations, including

The White Plains Youth Bureau and El Centro Hispano, as well as through corporate partnerships and generous support from individual donors. Through the Barbara Whitman Scholarship Fund, The Play Group Theatre has provided more than $70,000 in scholarships annually. The Play Group Theatre alumni network is an impressive group of young men and women who have gone on to careers in education, music, law, public health, finance, PR, motherhood, entrepreneurship, TV and film and, of course, the theater. Several alumni have impressive film and theatrical resumes, as actors, sound designers, directors, producers, composers and more. Regardless of the path they choose to pursue, The Play Group Theatre helps provide the foundation for personal and professional success in their adult lives. For more information, visit www. playgroup.org or call 946-4433.

“I have watched this small but mighty nonprofit transform the lives of children from all over Westchester county. The nurturing community of The Play Group Theatre allows kids to develop the self-confidence to express themselves and be themselves on and off the stage. PGT is committed to providing arts education to all students regardless of financial means, so I know my contributions directly benefit underserved youth from this community who are eager to experience what PGT has to offer. It is always a thrill for me and all our donors to share in these students’ excitement as they light up the PGT stage!” - Annette Rotter, PGT Board of Trustees

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Benefiting: Children’s Health and Research Foundation, Food Bank for Westchester’s BackPack Program and Heeling Autism, A Guiding Eyes for the Blind Service Dog Program With the continued support of colleagues, friends and associates, the Opus Foundation is proud to say that the cumulative gifts to children’s charities now exceed $1 million. This year’s player package includes brunch, golf, cocktail reception with dinner by the bite and open bar, awards presentation and live auction with special guest Rob Bartlett. Tournament also includes JetBlue Challenge, longest drive and closest to the pin. The Opus Foundation is the nonprofit, charitable arm of Opus Advisory Group and is one of the key elements that sets Opus apart from other financial service firms. In addition, the Opus Foundation is a major charitable contributor, sponsoring a golf outing as well as other events throughout the year to benefit local and national charities. TIME: 11 a.m registration, 12:30 p.m. shotgun start LOCATION: Whippoorwill Club, Armonk TICKET PRICE: $750 per golfer; $250 per person reception and dinner only; sponsorship opportunities available CONTACT: Hospitality Resource Group at 761-7111 or email jenna@ hrginc.net

Benefiting: United Hebrew of New Rochelle This annual golf tournament and dinner helps United Hebrew provide unique programs to benefit its Nursing and Rehabilitation Campus of Services. EVENT CHAIRMAN: Anthony J. Nardozzi TIME: 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. LOCATION: Wykagyl Country Club, New Rochelle TICKET PRICE: $900 per golfer; sponsorship opportunities available CONTACT: Grace Ferri at 632-2804, ext. 1190 or visit www.uhgc.org

SUBMIT YOUR EVENT Westchester not-for-profit organizations are invited to promote their special events in “Planning Ahead.” To submit an event, visit www.HRGinc.net and click on “Planning Ahead” or for more information, please call 761-7111.

NONPROFIT WESTCHESTER After speaking before more than 100 members of the Community Planning Council of Yonkers at X20 recently, a member of the not-for-profit community came up to me and congratulated Nonprofit Westchester for commissioning its economic impact study. The findings were fascinating, she told me, and incredibly important to the community at-large. It’s been several months since we released the report entitled “Westchester County Nonprofits: A Major Economic Engine,” and the response has been nothing short of great, particularly among those who work or volunteer for nonprofits. But the kind words aren’t limited to our sector – business leaders and public officials are telling us just how important nonprofits are to the community, the economy and our quality of life. With nearly 54,000 workers, nonprofits are the single largest employment sector in Westchester County and we contribute billions to the local economy. We’re not only important to business; we’re in the business of life. For more information, visit www.npwestchester.org. -Joanna Straub Executive Director, Nonprofit Westchester

The cast of PGT’s ‘Footloose’; A PGT rehearsal; Cast members from PGT’s ‘Beauty And The Beast’; A scene from PGT’s ‘Charlie Brown’; A PGT holiday benefit attended by, from left, Jill Abusch, PGT artistic director; Frank Williams, White Plains Youth Bureau executive director; White Plains Mayor Tom Roach; Steven Abusch, PGT executive director; and Annette Rotter, chairwoman of the PGT Board of Trustees

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THELIST: bank presidents

westchester county

Ranked by total bank assets; listed alphabetically in the event of a tie.

Name • Number of branches in county Headquarters address Telephone number • Website (Area code: 914 unless otherwise noted) JPMorgan Chase N.A. • 101 270 Park Ave., New York 10017 800-678-1051 • jpmorganchase.com Bank of America • 23 101 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28255 800-432-1000 • bankofamerica.com Citibank N.A. • 26 399 Park Ave., New York 10022 800-285-3000 • citibank.com Wells Fargo Bank N.A. • 35 101 N. Phillips Ave., Suite A, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 605-575-7332 • wellsfargo.com Capital One N.A. • Nine 1680 Capital One Drive, McLean, VA 22102 703-448-3747 • capitalone.com TD Bank N.A. • 13 2035 Limestone Road, Wilmington, DE 19808 302-351-4560 • tdbanknorth.com HSBC Bank USA N.A. • 18 1800 Tysons Blvd., McLean, VA 22102 800-975-4722 • us.hsbc.com RBS Citizens Bank N.A. • Two 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, RI 02903 401-456-7096 • citizensbank.com KeyBank N.A. • 14 127 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44114 216-689-5580 • key.com M&T Bank • Seven 1 M&T Plaza, Buﬀalo 14203 800-724-2440 • mtb.com Webster Bank • Eight 145 Bank St., Waterbury, CT 06702 800-325-2424 • websterbank.com Signature Bank • Two 565 Fifth Ave., New York 10017 866-744-5463 • signatureny.com BNY Mellon N.A. • One 500 Grant St., 1 Mellon Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15262 412-234-5000 • bnymellon.com

Bank president

Total bank assets ($ rounded)

Year established Number of employees

Jamie Dimon

1.9 trillion

1824 203,881

Brian T. Moynihan

1.5 trillion

1904 174,892

Eugene M. McQuade

1.3 trillion

1812 192,244

John G. Stumpf

1.3 trillion

1870 227,759

Richard D. Fairbank

251.0 billion

1933 24,695

W. Edmund Clark

204 billion

1852 25,490

Irene M. Dorner

186.8 billion

2004 7,145

Bruce Van Saun

105 billion

2005 15,490

Bill Koehler

87.0 billion

1849 16,439

Mark J. Czarnecki

82.1 billion

1856 13,820

Gerald P. Plush

20.1 billion

1870 2,823

Joseph J. DePaolo

17.4 billion

2001 844

Gerald L. Hassell

16.9 billion

1869 1,761

Date appointed president

December 2005 January 2010 July 2009

August 2005 April 2003

December 2002 January 2010

October 2013

December 2010 December 2006 December 2011 January 2007

This is a sampling of area bank presidents. If you have anyquestions or concerns please contact westfaircommunications@gmail.com Source: Information on employee size was obtained from BauerFinancial Inc., Coral Gables, Fla. 33114; (800) 388-6686; bauerfinancial.com; data as of March 2013. Compiled from data as reported to federal regulators. Although the financial data obtained

2007

from these sources is consistently reliable, its accuracy and comprehensiveness cannot be guaranteed by BauerFinancial Inc. Information for number of branches (current as of August 2013) and total assets (current as of March 2013) and was obtained from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. website fdic.gov or from institution websites.Additional data was obtained through bank proxy statements and company websites.

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SPECIAL economic REPORT development

1. This vacant auto dealership at Westchester Ave. could be the future site of Keystone Square, an estimated $40 million mixed-use project being considered by the developers of Rivertowns Square in Dobbs Ferry. 2. Grid Properties Inc. of Harlem has razed this former site of Sholz Auto Group on West Post Road, where it plans to build Boulevard 22, a 230,000-square-foot retail development. No plans have yet been submitted to the city. 3. Redeveloping the White Plains Transportation Center and surrounding properties will be the focus of a $1 million city planning study funded by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. 4. Construction of a $20 million addition to the White Plains Hospital cancer center has begun on East Post Road. 5. Cambria Suites, a $37 million, 130room hotel at 250 Main St., opens this month next to City Center.

Six years after the Great Recession and the credit crisis brought most commercial development to a halt, downtown White Plains is stirring with new projects planned or under construction. Clockwise from left:

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Carbon standards can catalyze investments, economic growth BY LOWELL G. MiLLER

he Environmental Protection Agency’s upcoming carbon pollution standards provide an opportunity for New York to accelerate its investments in a clean energy future and combat climate change. We must continue to support common-sense legislation and standards that can help us innovate and grow the clean energy sector. In March, an unusual thing happened in Washington, D.C. A member of Congress stood strong in the face of political pressure and defended good public policy. In casting a vote against a bill to curb the EPA’s ability to set carbon emission limits for power plants, Republican Congressman Chris Gibson did what was right for New York. Despite Gibson’s vote, the bill passed the House, but it is unlikely to pass the Democraticcontrolled Senate. In early June, EPA officials will release standards that will set limits on the amount of carbon dioxide that existing power plants – the largest source of greenhouse gas pollution in the U.S. – can produce. The standards will be the first national comprehensive effort

to combat one of the key causes of climate change. Climate change creates additional risk for investors. This risk comes from extreme weather events like Superstorm Sandy and the sea level rise that threatens parts of New York City, but it also comes from challenges like disruption to corporate supply chains. For example, during Sandy, businesses lost $246 million due to lost revenue and increased operating costs. Carbon pollution standards help to reduce these risks on a comprehensive basis by facilitating our nation’s transition to a cleaner-energy economy. At Miller/Howard Investments, we strive to help our clients achieve their financial goals by investing in high-quality companies. We hold our socially screened portfolios, which include our investments in global utilities and infrastructure, to a high standard for performance on financial, environmental, social and governance metrics not just because it’s the right thing to do, but also because it’s an investment strategy that adds an extra layer of due diligence. That’s why we support carbon pollution

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standards, and we’re not alone in this belief. When the EPA announced its proposed standard for new power plants in October, we joined nearly 50 other investors who collectively manage over $900 billion in assets to commend them for their action and encourage them to also set a standard for existing power plants soon. Some cast these standards as “job killers,” but we have a different experience here in New York. A recent study by the state Department of Labor found more than 180,000 people are employed in green jobs statewide. Moreover, this sector has added more than 60,000 jobs between 2003 and 2010 – about 50 percent growth. Proposals like the carbon pollution standards are exactly the type of policies we need to continue to spur innovation and investment in clean energy. New York also has experience participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a market-based program aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. States involved in the initiative have seen nearly $2 billion in lifetime energy bill savings accruing to households and businesses in the region

while reducing carbon emissions by 8 million short tons – the same as taking 1.4 million cars off the road. Businesses, too, are calling for action on climate. Large and small businesses from across the country have signed the Climate Declaration, including New York-based Fortune 500 companies like Avon Products and CA Technologies as well as smaller businesses like Catamount Ski Area in Hillsdale and JSA Financial Group in Rhinebeck – both in Gibson’s district. As the declaration states, these companies believe “tackling climate change is one of America’s greatest economic opportunities of the 21st century.” The carbon pollution standards provide us an opportunity to help reduce investor risk, grow our state’s economy and address climate change. I hope you’ll do what you can – including contacting your legislators as well as the EPA – to support this important step toward a cleaner-energy future. Lowell G. Miller is founder and chief investment officer of Miller/Howard Investments Inc. in Woodstock. For more information, email esg@mhinvest.com.

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Greenburgh chooses auctioneer for Frank’s Nursery

The town of Greenburgh has chosen a firm to oversee the auction of the former Frank’s Nursery, a 7-acre vacant property at 715 Dobbs Ferry Road long tangled in controversy. GA Keen Realty Advisors L.L.C. will net as much as 5 percent of the gross proceeds of the sale of the property as auctioneer if the town approves the firm’s contract. Zoning in the area allows for uses including residential homes and assisted living facilities, town officials said. Harold Bordwin, managing director of the company, was scheduled to attend the May 28 meeting of Greenburgh’s Town Board to discuss the deal. Town Supervisor Paul Feiner, a Democrat, said he expected the deal with GA Keen to be voted on this June and for the auction to take place this fall. He said the town chose the firm after interviewing several commercial realtors and auctioneers. The auction of the parcel comes after a heated local debate over who should buy the property. Greenburgh switched course to auction the property amid criticisms from members of the community and threats of lawsuits from two potential buyers to whom town officials had nearly sold the property. Both buyers wanted to convert the property into a sports facility. The town acquired the land in a 2011 tax foreclosure and received an offer from Game On 365 L.L.C., which proposed to buy it for $1.7 million with the promise of paying another $1.3 million over 13 years. Town officials announced they had agreed to that deal at a press conference in May 2013. That agreement drew opposition, with critics saying the phrasing of the deal didn’t properly ensure payment of the $1.3 million. Some residents said the town should have accepted an offer from Ardsley-based House of Sports, which had jumped in with a $3.5 million cash offer to the property “as is.” A month after announcing the deal with Game On, town officials offered the property to House of Sports instead. Both companies threatened lawsuits if Greenburgh contracted with the other, leading to the town putting off the sale. Game On project manager Martin Hewitt said in a recent interview that an open bidding process is the fairest option. “It’s the cleanest way that the town can avoid

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New Castle approves deal for bistro at Chappaqua depot Town board nudges out winner of previous bid

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hen you’ve got to go, you’ve got to go. A dispute over access to the restrooms at Chappaqua Train Station has led the New Castle town board to flush an agreement with one restaurant in favor of a deal with another, competing business. The board voted May 20 to accept a bid from restaurateur Lisa Lampert to open a 40-seat bistro at the train station called Love at 15014, a reference to Chappaqua’s area code. Lampert, who owns Ladle of Love in Mount Kisco, said the restaurant will serve healthy on-the-

go style foods like salads and soups. “Having lived in Chappaqua for 24 years, raising my family here, it was always a dream actually to find the right place to open here,” she told board members. “It represents so much of my family’s growing up and when this became available it became the right fit.” That deal elbows out Carla Gambescia, who last year reached a deal with the town to open a full-service restaurant called Via Vanti Piccolo. Gambescia is the owner of Via Vanti! restaurant at Mount Kisco Train Station, not far from Lampert’s Ladle of Love. Gambescia has been operating the coffee service at Chappaqua station since

October, after she was chosen as the winning bid for a lease of the property in early 2013. The opening of the restaurant was put off as the town hired a contractor to repair the 112-year-old train station building. New Castle elections in November 2013 saw changes on the town board and earlier this year elected officials requested bids again. They sparred with Gambescia about access to the bathrooms at the building, which the town said was required by the terms of the deal to be accessible to members of the public and not only to patrons of the restaurant. To access the restrooms, commuters would have had to walk through the dining room

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– something which Gambescia said was debated but never presented to her as a deal-breaker. “It’s really ridiculous that we’re even talking about this,” Gambescia said of the toilet talk during a March 11 meeting of the board. “If it was simply said to me this is a mandatory, it’s like ‘fine, no biggy.’”

That deal elbows out Carla Gambescia, who last year reached a deal with the town to open a full-service restaurant called Via Vanti Piccolo. Gambescia is the owner of Via Vanti! restaurant at Mount Kisco Train Station, not far from Lampert’s Ladle of Love. Town Supervisor Rob Greenstein, who came into office in January, said of the bathroom issue at the time, “It was even more important than the rent.” P. Daniel Hollis, an attorney for Gambescia, said the board misacted when it solicited new bids for the property without having formally voted to rescind the deal from last year. Hollis also said that the process put his client at a disadvantage because it made the terms of her deal public. “We shouldn’t be here,” he said. “The playing field is not level.” It was unclear if there would be a legal challenge to the new deal. Gambescia was not available for comment at press time. In agreeing to the new deal, the town supervisor said Lampert’s proposal provided a better adaptive re-use of the building rather than converting the space into a full restaurant. “One of the Town Board’s concerns in terms of leasing the train station depot was the nature of the renovations that would be required to allow the building to function as a restaurant,” Greenstein said. The lease with Lampert will run 10 years, with a five-year renewal option. Monthly rent will be $3,300 and escalate over the course of the agreement. Greenstein said he anticipates a “seamless transition” between owners and no interruption in morning coffee service.

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a lawsuit,” he said. Feiner said he expected the starting bid for the property would be $3.5 million.

PEPA sues to stop NYCFC from practicing at Manhattanville

A Purchase civic group is suing to stop a professional soccer team from building a practice field at Manhattanville College. The Purchase Environmental Protective Association said it has filed a lawsuit in state Supreme Court against the town of Harrison’s Planning Board, the college and New York City Football Club, an expansion team set to join Major League Soccer in 2015. The soccer club, called NYCFC for short, received approval from the Planning Board on April 22 to renovate the college’s gym and rebuild its soccer field. NYCFC, which is coowned by the New York Yankees and English Premier League soccer team Manchester City, has a five-year lease with Manhattanville to use the grounds for practice. The club said it would gift the facilities to the college, after the lease runs out. The civic group opposed the deal over

An architect’s rendering of Harbor Square on the Ossining waterfront.

issues such as traffic and concerns the team would continue to practice at Manhattanville past the end of the lease.

Ginsburg’s Ossining project breaks ground

Developer Martin Ginsburg and Ginsburg Development Cos. will hold a ceremonial groundbreaking June 11 for Harbor Square, the Valhalla company’s 188-unit luxury apartment building and 5,000-square-foot restaurant on the Ossining waterfront. The approximately $40 million construction project is expected to be completed in 33 months. Ossining Mayor William R. Hanauer will host the ceremony with the developer

at 12:30 p.m. at the Harbor Square site on Westerly Road. The groundbreaking comes about nine years after Ginsburg Development formed a joint venture with another Valhalla-based developer, Louis Cappelli and Cappelli Enterprises Inc., for a mixed-use luxury condominium development on the Hudson River site near the Ossining Metro-North train station. Foundation work had begun on Harbor Square when the project was halted in the recession and credit crisis of 2008. Cappelli later withdrew from the Ossining venture. Ginsburg revived the project in early 2012 as a rental development with studios and one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments.

Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. president and CEO Laurence P. Gottlieb has joined the board of directors of the New York State Economic Development Council, a 900-member lobbying and educational group representing economic development professionals in Albany. Gottlieb represents the Hudson Valley region on the board. The organization he heads in New Windsor is a public-private partnership that assists relocating and expanding businesses in the seven-county region. A former communications executive at Burston-Marsteller and Entergy Corp., Gottlieb was director of the Westchester County Office of Economic Development before joining Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. in early 2013. He is cofounder of both NY BioHud Valley, a publicprivate coalition to develop a biotechnology cluster in the region, and the Hudson Valley Food & Beverage Alliance. “NYSEDC sees the Hudson Valley as a key area of economic development in the future of New York State, and Larry Gottlieb will be an important part of that development,” Brian T. McMahon, executive director of the state council, said in a press release. – Mark Lungariello and John Golden

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FACTS& FIGURES ON THE RECORD WESTChESTER BANKRUPTCIES The following petitions were filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in White Plains. Chapter 11 indicates the filer intends to submit a plan of reorganization to the court. Chapter 7 indicates a liquidation of assets.

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Retro (USA) Inc. 295 Fifth Ave., Suite 1102, New York, NY 10016. Chapter 7, voluntary. Attorney: Ira Richard Abel, New York City. Filed May 22. Case no. 14-11554

united States Department of Defense. Filed by The New York Times Co., et al. Action: Freedom of information act. Attorneys for plaintiff: Diana Victoria Baranetsky and David Edward McCraw. Filed May 20. J.J.A. Holding Corp., et al. Filed by Case no. 14-03593. ORANGE COUNTY Fair Housing Justice Center Inc., et al. Action: Housing discrimination dEEdS The Hub 1 L.L.C., 22 U.S. High- claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Diane way, Route 6, Port Jervis, NY 12771. Lee Houk. Filed May 21. Case no. Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: 14-03631. Above $1 million Thomas Genova, Wappingers Falls. Filed May 23. Case no. 14-36053 John Georgallas Banana Distributors of New York Inc., et al. Filed CJS Building Corp., Mamaroneck. by Redi Fresh Produce Inc. Action: Seller: Rona Robinson, Scarsdale. ROCKLAND Agricultural commodities act claim. Property: 1 Paddington Road, ScarsCOUNTY Attorney for plaintiff: Paul Thomas dale. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Gentile. Filed May 20. Case no. May 27. Lightstone Enterprises L.L.C., 14-03626. 12 Prospect St., Spring Valley, NY MBH Yonkers L.L.C., Newark, N.J. 10977. Chapter 7, voluntary. AttorMahasan Inc., et al. Filed by Ad- Seller: 16 S. Broadway L.L.C., New ney: Jerrold W. Miles, Spring Valley. elaido Galeana, et al. Action: Denial York City. Property: 16 S. Broadway, Filed May 20. Case no. 14-22693 of overtime compensation claim. Yonkers. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Attorney for plaintiff: Michael Anto- May 22. nio Faillace. Filed May 20. Case no. 14-03625. SULLIVAN

Ryder Chemical Inc., 2 Bay Club COUNTY Drive, Apt 3C, Bayside, NY 11360. Chapter 7, voluntary. Attorney: Lewis D. Wrobel, Poughkeepsie. Mary E O’Shea-Siegel, 5 Central View, Liberty, NY 12754. Chapter Filed May 21. Case no. 14-36036 7, voluntary. Attorney: Mike Pinsky, Middletown. Filed May 21. Case no. 14-36029

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I Shely Inc., et al. Filed by Ann Pappert. Action: Americans with disabilities act of 1990 claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Adam Saul Hanski, et al. Filed May 20. Case no. 14-03603.

Marketview financial Group Inc., et al. Filed by Ann Lamberson. Action: Fair labor standards act claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Peter J. Famighetti and Matthew Brian Weinick. Filed May 20. Case no. 14-03610.

COURT CASES

8 West 58th Street Hospitality L.L.C., 8 West 58 St., New York, NY 10022. Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Kevin J. Nash, New York City. Filed May 20. Case no. 14-11524

OLSON MEDIA INC., ET AL. Filed by Regionalhelpwanted Inc. The following cases appear on the Action: Trademark infringement docket of the U.S. District Court for claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: David the county of Westchester in White Dong Ann Lin and Justin Harry Ryann Mercer. Filed May 20. Case no. Plains. 14-03611.

Abbe J. carni m.d. P.c., c/o Uriel Carni., 60 Riverside Blvd., No. 217, New York, NY 10069. Chapter 7, voluntary. Attorney: Jonathan S. Pasternak, White Plains. Filed May 22. Case no. 14-11557

22 Noodle Market Corp., et al. Filed by Manasicha Bhumithanarn, et al. Action: Denial of overtime compensation claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Michael Antonio Faillace. Filed May 20. Case no. 14-03624.

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

Product miniature Inc., et al. Filed by POP Displays USA L.L.C. Action: Patent infringement claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Mark M. Grossman. Filed May 21. Case no. 14-03639.

clc Properties l.l.c., Cortlandt Manor. Seller: R. Kelsey Weir, Mesa, Ariz. Property: 19 Studio Hill Road, Ossining. Amount: $225,000. Filed May 21. Dukhnivaran Sikh Cultural Society, Yonkers. Seller: Louis G. Ricci, Yonkers. Property: 977 Nepperhan Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $367,500. Filed May 21. J.D.G. Builders Inc., Carmel. Seller: Michael Pisano, Greenville, Texas. Property: 1480 Florida Road, Yorktown. Amount: $85,000. Filed May 21. M&T Bank, Buffalo. Seller: Bruce Trent, Irvington. Property: 3 Newton Court, Cortlandt. Amount: $494,797. Filed May 23. MJE I L.L.C., Scarsdale. Seller: Marcella Piscola, Easton, Conn. Property: 21 Lakestreet 5J, White Plains. Amount: $242,000. Filed May 20.

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Rim Realty L.L.C., Irvington. Seller: Robert Schroeger, Scarsdale. Prop11 Stewart Lane Construction erty: 855 Dobbs Ferry Road, GreenL.L.C., South Salem. Seller: Cathy burgh. Amount: $370,000. Filed Faughnan, South Salem. Prop- May 22. erty: 11 Stewart Road, Lewisboro. Amount: $311,500. Filed May 27. T and T Linden L.L.C., Hawthorne. Seller: Jeanne Seekircher, et al, Yonkers. 237 overlook Properties l.l.c., Property: 144 Linden St., Yonkers. New Rochelle. Seller: Peter K. Over- Amount: $360,000. Filed May 27. zat, et al, New Rochelle. Property: 237 Overlook Road, New Rochelle. u.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: DenAmount: $910,000. Filed May 22. nis E. Krolian, White Plains. Property: 21 Heathcote Road, Yonkers. 275 Ashburton Avenue L.L.C., Amount: $380,000. Filed May 22. Yonkers. Seller: H and J Realty L.L.C., Yonkers. Property: 271 Ashburton Ave., Yonkers. Amount: FORECLOSURES $700,000. Filed May 21. BEDfORD HILLS, 235 Bedford 308A titicus Road l.l.c., North Road. Single-family residence; .6 Salem. Seller: Emily F. Mandels- acre. Plaintiff: M&T Bank. Plaintam, et al, New York City. Property: tiff’s attorney: Frenkel, Lambert, 308A Titicus Road, North Salem. Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, Bay Shore. Defendant: Isuf Muriqi. RefAmount: $75,000. Filed May 27. eree: David Peck. Sale: June 4, 9 a.m. 404 South Water Street Partners Approximate lien: $181,423.45.

Spunky Restaurant Corp., et al. Filed by Alfredo Valdovinos, et al. Action: Fair labor standards act claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Roberto Jr. Concepcion, et al. Filed May 20. L.L.C., Peekskill. Seller: City of Case no. 14-03606. Peekskill. Property: 404 S. Water St., HARTSDALE, 51 Shelly Ave. SinPeekskill. Amount: $60,000. Filed gle-family residence; .15 acre. Plainexact media, et al. Filed by AB- tPHG 303 ltd., et Al. Filed by May 20. tiff: Bank of America NA. Plaintiff’s KCO Music & Records Inc., et al. Sebastian Toll, et al. Action: Fair laattorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, bor standards act claim. Attorney for Action: Copyright infringement 599 Midland Holdings L.L.C., 877-759-1835; 175 Mile Crossing claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Kerry plaintiff: Michael Antonio Faillace, et New York City. Seller: Nelli Mez- Blvd., Rochester. Defendant: DomiMalloy Mustico and Matthew Jan al. Filed May 21. Case no. 14-03623. zullo, et al, Rye. Property: 52 Peck nick Rodrigues. Referee: Clement Oppenheim. Filed May 20. Case no. Patti. Sale: June 3, 9 a.m. ApproxiTransitional Services for New Ave., 1-6, Rye. Amount: $495,000. mate lien: $585,437.84. 14-03595. Filed May 27. York Inc., et al. Filed by Debra federated Investors Inc. Filed by Hamilton, et al. Action: Fair Labor 606 Richmond Hill Road Inc., New CCM Rochester Inc. Action: Con- Standards Act. Attorney for plaintiff: York City. Seller: Sandra L. Lindtract dispute claim. Attorney for Roman Mikhail Avshalumov. Filed say, et al, Mount Vernon. Property: May 20. Case no. 14-03599. plaintiff: Marc E. Kasowitz, et al. 432 S. Eighth Ave., Mount Vernon. Filed May 20. Case no. 14-03600. Amount: $200,000. Filed May 21. 2790 Broadway Owners Corp., et al. Filed by Ann Pappert. Action: Americans with disabilities act of 1990 claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Adam Saul Hanski, et al. Filed May 20. Case no. 14-03604.

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NEWSMAKERS plus awards and events SWEENY NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO AT UNITED WAY

TWO PURCHASE COLLEGE ALUMNI HONORED AT COMMENCEMENT Jodi Long and Peter Powchi received a President’s Award for Distinguished Alumni at the recent Purchase College Commencement at the Westchester County Center, when more than 1,000 graduates received their degrees. College President Thomas J. Schwarz said Long and Powchi “demonstrate how a Purchase College education gives our alumni the foundation for outstanding achievement in a broad range of sectors, including the performing arts and biomedical science.” Long, class of ’76, had her stage debut on Broadway at age 7 and continued developing her talent as a classical dramatic actor while pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in acting at Purchase. Throughout the 1980s and ’90s, she performed in a number of productions on and off-Broadway, including “Flower Drum Song,” for which she received a Los Angeles Ovation Award. In film and TV, she has acted in a wide range of roles

from “Patty Hearst” to “All-American Girl” and the current TBS series, “Sullivan & Son.” Also a writer and producer, Long has written the award-winning movie “Long Story Short” about her parents’ careers as entertainers. Among the boards she serves on are Visual Communications and the Screen Actors Guild. Powchik, class of ’79, graduated from Purchase with a degree in chemistry, after which he received his M.D. from New York University School of Medicine. He has had a successful career in clinical development at leading pharmaceutical companies. In 2006, Powchik joined Regeneron, where he is senior vice president for clinical development and regulatory affairs. At Regeneron, he has played a key role in successfully guiding important products for cancer, eye disease and inflammatory conditions through clinical and regulatory processes.

TAX PARTNER JOINS FIRM Peter Baum has joined O’Connor Davies L.L.P., a leading certified public accounting and consulting firm with offices in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, as a tax partner.  Baum brings more than 30 years of industry experience working with multinational firms, high-net-worth individuals and privately held companies and will lead the firm’s international tax and tax accounting practices.  He specializes in tax planning, consulting and compliance for foreign and domestic corporations, handles residency issues and tax planning for high-networth individuals. Baum has spent his career working with closely held corporations, large S corporations, nonprofits, family offices, partnerships and private equity funds. On the international

side, Baum is involved with expatriate planning, entry/exit strategies and related compliance. He has developed inbound/outbound tax structures utilizing tax-favored holding companies, blocker entities and transparent entities, including check-the-box elections. He is very knowledgeable with transfer pricing, earnings stripping, foreign tax credits, treaties and withholding issues. A frequent speaker at the New York State Society of CPAs International Taxation conference, Baum holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Syracuse University and is a certified public accountant in New York and Connecticut and he is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants.

WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL HONORS VOLUNTEERS Volunteers, important members of the White Plains Hospital family who work directly with patients or assist the professional staff, were honored May 15 by the hospital administration for their dedication at a cocktail reception at the Woman’s Club of White Plains. Last year nearly 500 volunteers contributed 58,000 hours of service to the hospital. Several volunteers were recognized for reaching milestones of service at the event. Special recognitions included:

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• 5,000 Hours of Service plaque, Yvette Weiss of New Rochelle; • 30 Years of Service pin, Hazel Bigelow of West Harrison and Cindy Frenchman of White Plains; and • 25 Years of Service pin, Jill Haskel of Hartsdale. For information on volunteering at White Plains Hospital, call the Volunteer Services Department at 914-681-1225 or visit the hospital website wphospital.org.

Alana Sweeny is the new president and CEO of United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP). Sweeny joins the organization following former president and CEO Naomi Adler’s departure after six years of service. Sweeny, a Mahopac resident, has dedicated her career to working directly with children, individuals and families facing challenges such as poverty or special needs and supporting their cause through policy, partnerships and funding. As an early childhood educator, special educator and school administrator, Sweeny has worked with young children and their families for more than 30 years. She has also developed local programs and influenced state and national policy initiatives related to youth, families and education. “Her extensive background in fundraising, human services and government, as well as her strong focus on children’s issues, make her the perfect fit to lead the United Way of Westchester and Putnam,” said Gregory D. Bassuk, chairman of the UWWP board of directors and chief operating officer of IndexIQ. Sweeny most recently served as executive director of the Police Athletic League in New York City from 2011 to 2014, providing 40,000 inner-city children with education, sports, recreational activities and workforce development in high poverty and crime areas. As commissioner of the New York State Council on Children and Families, she coordinated the state’s 13 education, health and

human services agencies joint priorities as they affected children and families. Additionally, Sweeny has chaired numerous task forces, including Out of Wedlock Pregnancy and Poverty and the Alliance for Family Literacy. She co-chaired, with the state education commissioner, the task force on SchoolCommunity Collaboration. “I am absolutely delighted to have the opportunity to serve my community in this capacity,” Sweeny said. “I’m honored to join an organization as longstanding and highly regarded as the United Way of Westchester and Putnam and look forward to making a difference in the lives of those in our local community and beyond.” Sweeny’s involvement with UWWP spans decades, serving as both board chair for the United Way of Putnam and vice chair of the board of United Way of Westchester and Putnam in the early 1990s. She was Gov. George Pataki’s point person in working toward the development of United Way’s 2-1-1 helpline and worked closely with the United Way of New York State on early childhood, health and poverty issues. An active community member, Sweeny is a volunteer for the Greater New York Chapter of the American Red Cross and is vice president of the board of the Cornell Cooperative Extension in Putnam County. She was recently selected by the New York state Senate as a 2014 “Woman of Distinction,” an honor she previously received in 1999.

COLDWELL BANKER NAMES BRANCH MANAGER Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Connecticut and Westchester County named Briarcliff Manor resident Suzan Zeolla branch office manager of the company’s Bedford office at 30 Village Green. Zeolla will be responsible for the oversight of approximately 30 real estate salespeople serving Bedford, Armonk, Chappaqua, Mount Kisco, North Salem and South Salem. Prior to her appointment, Zeolla was a top-producing associate real estate broker affiliated with the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in Briarcliff/ Pleasantville for more than 15 years. “I am very pleased that Suzan has accepted this new role with the company. Suzan is an accomplished real estate professional who has a wealth of knowledge about the real

estate market in Westchester County. Her expertise in sales and marketing will be a tremendous asset to the Bedford office,” said Cathleen F. Smith, president of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. Zeolla has consistently ranked among Coldwell Banker’s top real estate professionals. She was recently recognized with the Coldwell Banker International President’s Elite award, a distinguished honor presented to the top 3 percent of approximately 85,000 sales associates worldwide in the Coldwell Banker system. Prior to her real estate career, Zeolla was a human resources professional for international corporations. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in management from Lehman College.

NEW APPOINTMENTS AT CELLAR 49 Cellar 49 announced two new appointments to management at the restaurant, which is on the property of Tarrytown House Estate on the Hudson, by Destination Hotels & Resorts. John McGuirk has been named Cellar 49 manager and Chris Hettinger has been appointed the chef de cuisine. Previous to their new roles, McGuirk and Hettinger worked at the estate for several years. Their new hettinger mcguirk responsibilities focus on continuing the growth of the historic restaurant in the lower Hudson maître d’. Over the years, he has helped manValley. age more than 200 weddings. Previously, he “Both John and Chris have made great worked in the food and beverage department contributions while working for the estate, at the Westchester Marriott. so we are pleased that they are continuing As the chef de cuisine for Cellar 49, Hetto provide their expertise here at Cellar 49,” tinger is responsible for creating the menu said Richard Porteus, director of food and concept and is in charge of food direction for beverage. “Our restaurant is a special place the restaurant. He has spent 17 years at the esfor our diners, who come from all over the tate beginning as a breakfast cook and worked region and we look forward to the new per- his way up through the ranks to executive spective John and Chris will bring to enhance sous chef. During that time, he took a brief the success we’ve already experienced at the hiatus from cooking and served as property restaurant.” operations manager from 2003 to 2004. He In his new role, McGuirk will run the was hired to be the estate’s executive chef in day-to-day operations of the restaurant and 2009 and was responsible for overseeing the be interactive with guests as they dine. Dur- entire culinary team and menu creation for ing his 20-year career at the estate, McGuirk, everything, from conferences to weddings. a Peekskill resident, has held positions in the Hettinger, a resident of Mahopac, is a purchasing, night operations and food and graduate of the Culinary Institute of Amerbeverage departments. Most recently, he ica, where he received an Associate Degree in was banquet manager, wait staff captain and 1996.

HELD JOINS WHITE PLAINS FIRM Jeffrey S. Held, a real estate transactional lawyer with more than 30 years of experience at major New York City law firms, has joined Kurzman Eisenberg Corbin & Lever L.L.P. as a partner in its real estate practice. “Jeff will further enhance our ability to help our real estate clients achieve their business goals,” said Joel S. Lever, founding partner. “He has a track record of getting deals done, no matter how complex or how many obstacles faced. We are very pleased to welcome him to our firm.” Held previously served as a partner in the

real estate group at Day Pitney L.L.P., as well as at O’Melveny & Myers L.L.P., where he headed the New York office’s real estate practice. He began his career at O’Sullivan Graev & Karabell, where he rose through the ranks to partner. Held earned a Bachelor’s degree inPolitical Science from Washington University in St. Louis, and his Doctor of Law degree from The George Washington University Law School. A member of the American Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association, Held resides in Rye Brook.

WPH ADDS TO ITS NEW OFFICE Orthopedic surgeons Michael Schwartz and Daniel Markowicz of White Plains Hospital Physician Associates Orthopaedic Specialists, recently began seeing patients in the White Plains Hospital Physician Associates and Imaging Center’s new office at 1296 North Ave., in the Wykagyl Shopping Center of New Rochelle. Schwartz, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, received his medical degree from the University of Health Sciences Chicago Medical School and completed his orthopedic surgery residency at The University Medical Center at SUNY Stony Brook. He completed his fellowship in sports medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Rothman Institute and has served as an in-

structor to other orthopedic surgeons for the Arthroscopy Association of North American. Markowicz, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in joint replacement, earned his medical degree from Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health and completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He received his fellowship training in adult reconstruction and joint replacement at The Hospital for Special Surgery and has served as clinical assistant professor of surgery at SUNY Downstate and as adjunct clinical assistant professor at the New York University Department of Physical Therapy. For more information, call (914) 9461010.

BURKE DOCTOR AWARDED RESEARCH GRANT

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New White Plains Leadership Team for the YWCA

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YMCA of Central and Northern Westchester CEO Cindy Rubino has announced its new leadership team, which includes Tom Hay as execupellegrino swierat tive director, Heather Bell Pellegrino as associate executive direc- rector, Anita Vaswani Martell as director, Zachery Swierat as membership di- tor of childcare services and Francisco rector, Eric Hammermeister as aquatics Arizmendi as director of buildings and director, Devin Johnson as residence di- properties.

The Travis Roy Foundation has awarded a research grant of $374,266 to Jason Carmel, M.D., director of the Motor Recovery Laboratory at The Burke Medical Research Institute. The three-year grant will support research in Carmel’s lab to investigate the effects of combined brain and spinal cord stimulation on recovery of arm and hand function. Previous research in Carmel’s lab, also supported by the Travis Roy Foundation, has found that electrical brain stimulation can strengthen residual brain-spinal cord connections after injury. In rats, brain stimulation was shown to help restore movement after both acute and chronic injury. In the new study, researchers will characterize the physiological, behavioral, and anatomical effects of cervical spinal cord stimu-

lation alone and in combination with brain stimulation. They believe that the two treatments will act synergistically by strengthening brain signals reaching the spinal cord and increasing the responsiveness of the spinal cord to these signals. According to Carmel, this will be the first study to 1) combine brain and spinal cord stimulation and 2) use spinal stimulation to target recovery of arm and hand function, a top priority of people with quadriplegia. The Travis Roy Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the life of individuals with spinal cord injuries and to finding a cure for paralysis through increased funding of research. The foundation offers individual grants for adaptive equipment to help recipients regain independence, and research grants to fund cutting-edge research.

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White Plains Hospital has partnered with Temple Israel Center of White Plains and several local synagogues, day schools, and Jewish organizations in Westchester to host an informational program, “Know Our Genes: First Annual Symposium on Breast Health for Ashkenazi Jewish Women,” Sunday, June 8 at Temple Israel Center, 280 Old Mamaroneck Road in White Plains. The morning will begin with registration at 8:30 a.m. followed by the featured presentations starting at 9 a.m. All participants are invited to ask questions of the speakers before the morning concludes promptly at 11:45 a.m. Reservations for the symposium are required as seating is limited. Call 914-948-2800, ext. 143, or email Nancy Parkes at n.parkes@templeisraelcenter.org for reservations or more information.

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The 11th annual Phelps Classic will be held Monday, June 9, at Sleepy Hollow Country Club on Route 9 in Scarborough. Co-chairmen are Ellen and Bill Melvin of Scarborough and Dr. John Robbins of Sleepy Hollow. The cost per golfer is $800, which includes green fees and cart, buffet lunch, refreshments, cocktail reception and dinner, gifts and prizes. Proceeds from the event will be dedicated to facility improvements at Phelps Memorial Hospital Center. Registration begins at 11 a.m., followed by lunch, with a shotgun golf start at 1 p.m. Cocktail reception opens at 5 p.m., followed by dinner. Prizes to be awarded include luxury autos for hole-in-one winners. For more information about sponsorship opportunities or to register to play, contact Marissa Coratti at 914-366-3104 or mcoratti@pmhc.us. Sponsorships and tickets may also be purchased online at phelpshospital.org/golf-sponsorship.

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The JCC of Mid-Westchester presents the second JCC - Joining Creative Conversations, a three-part speaker series moderated by journalist Cheryl Strauss Einhorn, Tuesday, June 10 at 7:30 p.m., JCC, 999 Wilmot Road, Scarsdale, featuring Daniel Lubetzky, founder and CEO of KIND Healthy Snacks and a pioneer of social entrepreneurship. Tickets are $15 at the JCC front desk or online at jccmw.org. Register by June 3 to join a VIP Reception at 7 p.m. as an event sponsor.

The second of three June workshops, “Understanding Type and Type under Stress,” dedicated to identifying and comprehending one’s Myers-Briggs “Type,” “Type Preferences,” and how one’s Type experiences and responds to stress, facilitated by human resources practitioner and adjunct Manhattanville College professor Dr. Richard Montanaro. The workshop fee, including lunch, is $375 per person. Tuesday, June 10, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Reid Castle, Manhattanville College, 2900 Purchase St., Purchase. Register at community.mville.edu/gps. For more information, call 914-323-5413 or email GPSevents@mville.edu.

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HGAR Realtors hold garage sale to raise funds for Make-A-Wish® Hudson Valley – a Tarrytown-based nonprofit group that grants the wishes of children dealing with life-threatening medical conditions – Saturday June 14, from 9 a.m. to noon. The sale spans six counties and includes dozens of real estate agencies. HGAR’s family of real estate agencies will offer discounted items brought in by their agents and all monies collected will go directly to Make-A-Wish® Hudson Valley. Sales take place at local real estate agencies. For a complete list of participating real estate agencies, visit HGAR.com. 34th annual Ossining Village Fair, one of the community’s premier events of the year, reflects the unique character of the village with a celebration that includes a wide range of vendors, food, games and live entertainment, Saturday, June 14 (rain date Sunday, June 15) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 5 Main St., Ossining. Free admission. All ages welcomed. For more information call, 914-9413554 or visit villageofossining.org.

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Manhattanville College School of Graduate and Professional Studies’ Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness Professional Workshop Series:  “An Introduction to Resilient Leadership” The final workshop in the series, “Introduction to Resilient Leadership,” is an innovative and powerful approach to leadership effectiveness based on the acclaimed book, “Resilient Leadership” by Robert Duggan and James Moyer. This workshop will offer practical content using experiential and interactive approaches that include taking a Resilient Leadership Self-Assessment.® Workshop facilitators are co-author Jim Moyer and Heather Jelks, president of Nautilus Coaching & Consulting, LLC. The workshop fee, including lunch, is $575 per person. Wednesday, June 18, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Reid Castle at Manhattanville College, 2900 Purchase St., Purchase, NY. Register at https://community.mville.edu/gps. For more information, call 914323-5413 or email GPSevents@mville.edu.

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KATONAH, 75 Goldens Bridge Road. Single-family residence; 1.04 acre. Plaintiff: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-759-1835; 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester. Defendant: Joseph Yozzo. Referee: Richard Grayson. Sale: June 4, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $770,214.02.

Solmar Restaurant Corp., Tarrytown. $3,139 in favor of EB Express Provisions Inc., Newark, N.J. Filed May 20. WB Partner Enterprises Company Inc., Hawthorne. $7,791 in favor of Network Billing System L.L.C., Wayne, N.J. Filed May 21.

World Class Enterprises Inc., YorMOUNT VERNON, 213 S. Third ktown Heights. $3,931 in favor of Ave. Two-family; .06 acre. Plain- Southern Wine and Spirits of New tiff: U.S. Bank National Association. York Inc., Syosset. Filed May 21. Plaintiff’s attorney: Rosicki & Rosicki & Associates, 845-897-1600; 2 Summit Court, No. 301, Fishkill. Defendant: Samuel Garland. RefLis Pendens eree: John Brophy. Sale: June 4, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $483,005.99. The following filings indicated a legal MOUNT VERNON, 339 Tecum- action has been initiated, the outcome seh Ave. Single-family residence; of which may affect the title to the .11 acre. Plaintiff: Deutsche Bank property listed. National Trust Co. Plaintiff’s attorney: Gross Polowy & Orlans, Adoue, Novella, as executrix of 716-204-1700; P.O. Box 540, Getz- Novella H. Hegeman, et al. Filed by ville. Defendant: Anthony Phillips. OneWest Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks Referee: W. Whitfield Wells. Sale: to foreclose on a mortgage to secure June 4, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $2.2 million affecting property lo$398,511.64. cated at 34 Griswold Road, Harrison 10580. Filed Dec. 3. PEEKSKILL, 116 Hadden St. Single-family residence; lot size: N/A. Alleyne, Ian S., et al. Filed by CiPlaintiff: Deutsche Bank National tiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to Trust Co. Plaintiff’s attorney: Gross foreclose on a mortgage to secure Polowy & Orlans, 716-204-1700; $280,000 affecting property located P.O. Box 540, Getzville. Defendant: at 8 Overlook St., Mount Vernon Carlos Perez. Referee: Richard Glick- 10552. Filed Dec. 2. el. Sale: June 4, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $442,450.92. Alvarado, Aida A., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks PEEKSKILL, 3301 Villa at the to foreclose on a mortgage to secure Woods, Apt. C201 AKA 95 Villa at $172,500 affecting property located the Woods, Apt. C201. Apartment; at 407 Woodland Hills Road, Unit lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Bank of 407, White Plains 10603. Filed Dec. 2. America NA. Plaintiff’s attorney: Gross Polowy & Orlans, 716-204- Blair, Wanza Ann, et al. Filed by 1700; P.O. Box 540, Getzville. De- JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: fendant: Nicole Pimienta. Referee: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage Robert Reid. Sale: June 4, 10 a.m. to secure an unspecified amount Approximate lien: $167,800.18. affecting property located at 107 Coligni Ave., New Rochelle 10801. Filed Nov. 29.

Judgments

Emis Auto Center Inc., White Plains. $42,290 in favor of Route 119 Gas Inc., Yonkers. Filed May 21. Milio Management, Yonkers. $708 in favor of 270 North Broadway Tenants Corp., Yonkers. Filed May 19.

Caronia, Anthony S. Sr., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $415,500 affecting property located at 1475 Hayes Drive, Yorktown Heights 10598. Filed Dec. 3.

Carraturo, Leonard, et al. Filed by Petersen Imports L.L.C., Arling- Mortgage Electronic Registration ton, Mass. $23,918 in favor of Mas- Systems Inc. Action: seeks to foresanois Imports L.L.C., Scarsdale. close on a mortgage to secure $1.3 million affecting property located Filed May 20. at 49 Northway, Bronxville 10708. Filed Dec. 2. Smartech Manufacturing Corp., Mount Vernon. $20,918 in favor of National Bronze and Metals Inc., Cohn, Joel, et al. Filed by Ocwen Loan Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks Houston, Texas. Filed May 22. to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 3414 Heyward St., Mohegan Lake 10547. Filed Dec. 3.

Collison, Seamus, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $510,000 affecting property located at 74 Sterling Ave., Yonkers 10704. Filed Dec. 3.

Koffler, Richard C., et al. Filed by Hudson City Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $620,000 affecting property located at 31 Woodmill Road, Chappaqua 10514. Filed Dec. 3.

Torres, Gloria, et al. Filed by U.S. New Businesses Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $440,000 affecting property located at 59 Harts- This paper is not responsible for tydale Road, Elmsford 10523. Filed pographical errors contained in the original filings. Dec. 2.

Delgado, Tomas, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $487,500 affecting property located at 11 Arbor St., Yonkers 10701. Filed Dec. 2.

Lopriore, Maryanne, et al. Filed by Washington Mutual Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $625,000 affecting property located at 222 Lake St., Pleasantville 10570. Filed Dec. 2.

Velardo, Antonio, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $440,000 affecting property located at 82 Broadway, Ossining 10562. Filed Dec. 3.

Duff, Michael, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $225,000 affecting property located at 1074 Route 35, South Salem 10590. Filed Dec. 2.

McGrath, Max, et al. Filed by Caliber Home Loans Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $417,000 affecting property located at 400 Quaker Road, Chappaqua. Filed Dec. 2.

White, Barbara F., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $388,685 affecting property located at 130 S. Ninth Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Dec. 3.

Edwards, Jeromio B., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $284,567 affecting property located at 322 S. Third Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Dec. 3.

Mercadante, Joseph J., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $300,000 affecting property located at 3058 Dale St., Mohegan Lake 10547. Filed Dec. 3.

Young, Lawrence H. Jr., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to A Dog and a Hat, 3 Lake Way, Ossecure $338,341 affecting property sining 10562, c/o Dimitrios Nikolocated at 8 Cedar St., Hastings-on- laou. Filed March 28. Hudson 10706. Filed Dec. 3. C and C Cleaning Services, 208 Vredenburgh Ave., Yonkers 10704, c/o Calvin L. Ferguson Sr. Filed April 1.

Fields, Donnamarie, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $220,000 affecting property located at 34 Valley View Road, Cortlandt Manor 10567. Filed Nov. 29.

Ramirez, Braulio, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $588,000 affecting property located at 32 Lincoln St., New Rochelle 10801. Filed Dec. 3.

Gibson, Pauline, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $508,659 affecting property located at 60 N. Columbus Ave., Mount Vernon 10553. Filed Dec. 3.

AJ Global Promotions, 201 Bradhurst Ave., Hawthorne 10532, c/o Evelyn Z. Neely and Erwin B. Culanag. Filed April 1. Fajas Moldeadoras Colombianas, 3 S. Stone Ave., Elmsford 10523, c/o Adriana P. Cano and Mariluz Leiva. Filed April 1.

Sole Proprietorships

Modest, Yolanda, et al. Filed by MidFirst Bank. Action: seeks to Mechanic’s Liens foreclose on a mortgage to secure $267,883 affecting property located Allen, Gwendolyn, as owner. $7,388 at 12 N. Terrace Ave., Mount Vernon as claimed by All Self Carpentry and 10550. Filed Dec. 3. Home Improvement, White Plains. Property: in Ossining. Filed May 19. Franklin, Wilmot C., et al. Filed Mogrovejo, Liz, et al. Filed by by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to Green Tree Servicing L.L.C. Action: foreclose on a mortgage to secure seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to Azer, Richard A., et al, as owner. $468,000 affecting property located secure $400,000 affecting property $16,000 as claimed by Capocci at 521 Mundy Lane, Mount Vernon located at 211 Cleveland St., Port Construction Company L.L.C., Rye Brook. Property: in Rye. Filed 10550. Filed Dec. 2. Chester 10573. Filed Dec. 3. May 21. Garcia, Carlotta 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 23 Washington St., Port Chester 10573. Filed Dec. 2.

Partnerships

Emperors of Home Renovations, P.O. Box 292, Mount Vernon 10552, c/o Shayne Robinson. Filed April 1. FitRD disruptiveBODYinnovations, 551 Palmer Ave., Mamaroneck 10543, c/o Maureen Ganley. Filed March 28. GG Wholesalers, 1767 Central Park Ave., Suite 240, Yonkers 10710, c/o Jessica Smith. Filed March 29.

Bebelle Realty L.L.C., as owner. $1,672 as claimed by United Rentals North America Inc. Property: in Granada Barbershop, 277 S. Broadway, Yonkers 10705, c/o ManScarsdale. Filed May 20. uel Carballo. Filed March 28. Byron Place Associates L.L.C., as owner. $1.2 million as claimed by Jose Espina Hardwood Floors, 19 Onekey L.L.C. Property: in Mama- N. Kensico Ave., White Plains 10603, c/o Jose Espina. Filed April 1. roneck. Filed May 20.

Sharkey, James P., 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 2418 Mark Road, Yorktown LTF Real Estate Company Inc., as owner. $3,825 as claimed by FerHeights 10598. Filed Nov. 29. guson Enterprises Inc., Brooklyn. Janavey, Lorraine, et al. Filed by Socha, James, et al. Filed by Na- Property: in Harrison. Filed May 20. Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to tionstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: foreclose on a mortgage to secure seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to Westchester Gardens Realty $342,480 affecting property located secure $430,443 affecting property L.L.C., as owner. $725,633 as at 1025 E. Main St., Shrub Oak located at 27 Rumsey Road, Yonkers claimed by AVS Construction Services Corp., Wantagh. Property: in 10588. Filed Dec. 3. 10705. Filed Dec. 3. Mount Vernon. Filed May 21. Jennings, Fitzroy, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $487,329 affecting property located at 16 Willard Ave., Mount Vernon 10553. Filed Dec. 2.

Testerman, Dana M., et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $322,700 affecting property located at 34 Entrance Way, Purdys 10578. Filed Dec. 3.

Jimenez, Wendy, et al. Filed by Chase Home Finance L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 39 Arbor Way, Unit 3-7, Peekskill 10566. Filed Dec. 2.

Zicca, Joseph, as owner. $2,626 as Thatcher, Glenda M., et al. Filed by claimed by Harrison Plumbing and Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks Heating Service, Harrison. Property: to foreclose on a mortgage to secure in Harrison. Filed May 22. an unspecified amount affecting property located at 85 Rockland Place, New Rochelle 10801. Filed Dec. 2.

Kings of NY Softball, 625 Sherman Ave., Thornwood 10594, c/o Raymond J. Russo. Filed March 29. KSF Research, 104 Franklin Ave., Yonkers 10705, c/o Karen S. Franklin. Filed April 1. Multiservice Felicitas, 4 Longdale Ave., White Plains 10607, c/o Felicitas Yupanqui. Filed April 1.

Westchester Mall L.L.C., as owner. $12,146 as claimed by Rocco J. Rus- OB1 Limo and Photo, 195 Langso Ltd., Port Chester. Property: in don Ave., Mount Vernon 10553, c/o White Plains. Filed May 21. Orville E. Bennett. Filed April 1. Royal Blue House, 60 Adams St., No. 723, Bedford Hills 10507, c/o Adriana N. Cascata. Filed April 1. SVMA Enterprises, 8 Greenwood Drive, Mahopac 10541, c/o Scott Abrams. Filed March 29.

Take It Uptown Publishing, 2 Hart Method and apparatus for runAve., Yonkers 10704, c/o Francisco time statistics dependent proDelarosa Perez. Filed March 29. gram execution using sourcecoding principles. Patent no. Team Strong East 90, 358 Nepper- 8,739,142 issued to Dake He, Waterhan Ave., Yonkers 10701, c/o Cory loo, Calif.; Ashish Jagmohan, White Plains; Jian Lou, San Diego, Calif.; Richards. Filed March 28. and Ligang Lu, New City. Assigned to International Business MaTee’s Little Bees, 613 Belden St., chines Corp., Armonk. Peekskill 10566, c/o Temetra S. Todd. Filed April 1. Method for monitoring operating experiences of images to imPatents prove workload optimization in cloud computing environments. The following patents were issued by Patent no. 8,739,169 issued to Milthe U.S. Patent and Trademark Of- ton A. Bonilla, Somers; and Brian D. fice in Washington, D.C. Goodman, Southbury, Conn. Assigned to International Business Cache partitioning with a parti- Machines Corp., Armonk. tion table to effect allocation of shared cache to virtual machines Providing guidance for software in virtualized environments. Pat- installation. Patent no. 8,739,155 ent no. 8,739,159 issued to Jiang Lin, issued to Sally A. Hehir, Arlington, Austin, Texas; and Lixin Zhang, Aus- Mass.; Lee J. Reamsnyder, Carrtin, Texas. Assigned to Internation- boro, N.C.; and Brian C. Schimpf, al Business Machines Corp., Ar- Harvard, Mass. Assigned to Inmonk. ternational Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Class isolation to minimize memory usage in a device. Patent Systems and methods for genno. 8,739,147 issued to Berthold M. erating and distributing executLebert, Phoenix, Ariz. Assigned to able procedures for technical International Business Machines desk-side support. Patent no. Corp., Armonk. 8,739,146 issued to Lawrence Bergman, Mount Kisco; Vittorio Castelli, Communication redirection Croton-on-Hudson; Tessa Lau, New where primary machine images York; and Daniel Oblinger, New are cloned to secondary machine York. Assigned to International images. Patent no. 8,739,158 issued Business Machines Corp., Armonk. to Paul F. Klein, Newbury Park, Calif. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Determining an extension to use to process an input object to a call in a program. Patent no. 8,739,190 issued to Michael Yiupun Building Loans Kwong, Stanford, Calif. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Below $1 million High-throughput computing in a hybrid computing environment. Brickhaus Realty L.L.C., Brooklyn, Patent no. 8,739,171 issued to Raja- as owner. Lender: JPMorgan Chase ram B. Krishnamurthy, Wappingers Bank N.A. Property: 25 Simmons Falls; Natarajan Krishnaswami, New St., Saugerties. Amount: $450,000. York; Carl Joseph Parris, Rhinebeck; Filed May 20. and Benjamin P. Segal, Hyde Park. Assigned to International Business Bronzi, Philip, et al, as owner. Machines Corp., Armonk. Lender: Rhinebeck Bank. Property: in Beekman. Amount: $300,000. Key usage policies for crypto- Filed May 22. graphic keys. Patent no. 8,739,297 issued to Todd W. Arnold, Charlotte, N.C.; Elizabeth A. Dames, Concord, Caffrey Property Management N.C.; Carsten D. Frehr, Farum, Del.; Corp., Fishkill, as owner. Lender: Michael J. Kelly, Wappingers Falls; Rhinebeck Bank, Poughkeepsie. Kenneth B. Kerr, New Paltz; Rich- Property: 2 Mohonk Ave., New Paltz. ard V. Kisley, Charlotte, N.C.; Eric Amount: $880,000. Filed May 23. D. Rossman, Wappingers Falls; and Eric B. Smith, Concord, N.C. As- Koh, Terence, et al, Accord, as signed to International Business owner. Lender: Rondout Savings Machines Corp., Armonk. Bank, Kingston. Property: 255 Wildcat Mountain Road, Claryville. Amount: $247,200. Filed May 19.

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FACTS&FIGURES Deeds Above $1 million Hudson Pointe Apartments Owner L.L.C., Brooklyn. Seller: Washington Partners Associates L.P., Altamonte Springs, Fla. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $2.4 million. Filed May 23.

Below $1 million 6380 Mill Street L.L.C., Staatsburg. Seller: Asher House Antiques L.L.C., Rhinebeck. Property: in Rhinebeck. Amount: $750,000. Filed May 16.

Invest Right Corp., Brooklyn. Seller: Aron Zupnick, Brooklyn. Property: in Kiryas Joel. Amount: $90,000. Filed May 20.

The County of Ulster, Kingston. Seller: Juan A. Collazo, et al, Kerhonkson. Property: in Wawarsing. Amount: $154,000. Filed May 21.

CCH Services, Kingston. $3,343 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 21.

Jack and Jill Properties L.L.C., New Paltz. Seller: County of Orange, Goshen. Property: in Crawford. Amount: $40,000. Filed May 21.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Juan Candelario, Walden. Property: 2760 Route 207, Campbell Hall. Amount: $235,000. Filed May 20.

Construction and Custom Remodeling Ltd., Monroe. $385 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 10.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Leslie A. Baum, Walden. Property: 13 Hick- Donald F. Depuy Inc., Rosendale. ory Lane, Pawling 12564. Amount: $345 in favor of the New York State $228,500. Filed May 16. Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 21. Warwick Victorian L.L.C., Lanwin Forest Ridge L.L.C., Warwick. Seller: 12 Oakland Av- Dutchess County Ironworks Inc., Hopewell, N.J. Seller: Manna Dells enue L.L.C., Warwick. Property: in Walden. $1,643 in favor of the New L.L.C., Nanuet. Property: in New- Warwick. Amount: $400,000. Filed York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 10. burgh. Amount: $220,000. Filed May 23. May 20. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Jo- Eliana’s Pizzeria and Restaurant Marap Realty L.L.C., Kingston. seph Giocoli, Bayonne, N.J. Prop- Inc., Newburgh. $906 in favor of Seller: Richard Morel, Beacon. Prop- erty: 224 Melville Drive, New Wind- the New York State Department of erty: in Kingston. Amount: $57,500. sor 12553. Amount: $252,926. Filed Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 23. April 10. Filed May 19. JNJ Land Company L.L.C., Goshen. Seller: Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Property: in Washingtonville. Amount: $85,500. Filed May 21.

American International Relocation Solutions L.L.C., Danbury, Conn. Seller: Bartholomew D. Reith, et al, Middletown. Property: 926 Scotchtown Collabar Road, Middletown 10941. Amount: $200,000. Filed May 23. Mid-Hudson Development Corp., Fishkill. Seller: DiMarco Properties Bernasconi Enterprises Ltd., Bea- L.L.C., Oldsmar, Fla. Property: in con. Seller: City of Beacon. Property: Poughkeepsie. Amount: $52,500. in Beacon. Amount: $110,000. Filed Filed May 15. May 21. National Division of the GenCapital Communications Fed- eral Board of Global Ministries eral Credit Union, Albany. Seller: of the United Methodist Church, Kelly Romano-Brady, Poughkeep- New York City. Seller: Carla Wise, sie. Property: in Pleasant Valley. Goshen. Property: in Mount Hope. Amount: $174,105. Filed May 23. Amount: $192,500. Filed May 21. Catskill Farms Inc., Eldred. Seller: Dawson Homes Inc., Kerhonkson. Property: in Rochester. Amount: $265,700. Filed May 19. EFMF Enterprise L.L.C., Goshen. Seller: Richard J. Smith, et al, Pine Bush. Property: 16-20 Riverside Drive, Middletown 10941. Amount: $225,000. Filed May 23. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Daniel F. Sullivan, Newburgh. Property: 61 Lake Trail, Greenwood Lake 10925. Amount: $189,968. Filed May 22. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Gary S. James, et al, Kingston. Property: 138 Penstock Lane, Lake Katrine 12449. Amount: $172,853. Filed May 20. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: James J. Wohlrab, Newburgh. Property: 67 Ulster Ave., Walden 12586. Amount: $100,305. Filed May 21. Holloran Road Corp., Monroe. Seller: Building 54 L.L.C., Monsey. Property: in Monroe. Amount: $100,000. Filed May 23.

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Hudson Valley Automotive Inc., Saugerties. $261 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed May 23.

New England O And P New York Inc., Monroe. $100 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 10.

J.C. Hendricksen Associates Inc., Kingston. $1,172 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed May 23.

Northeast Solite Corp., Mount Marion. $13,613 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 21.

On The Road, Woodstock. $2,071 JD Café Corp., Middletown. $2,020 in favor of the New York State Dein favor of the New York State De- partment of Taxation and Finance, partment of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 21. Albany. Filed April 10. Onpoint Autos Inc., Middletown. John J. Pezzo and Associates CPA’s $2,020 in favor of the New York PC, Highland. $1,018 in favor of the State Department of Taxation and New York State Department of La- Finance, Albany. Filed April 10. bor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed May 23. Orange County Post Inc., New Windsor. $369 in favor of the New Just A Buck, Chester. $1,806 in favor York State Department of Taxation of the New York State Department and Finance, Albany. Filed April 10. of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 10. Perfect Temperature L.L.C., West Park Property Holdings II End Zone Liquors Ltd., Saugerties. Walden. $4,635 in favor of the New Inc., Elmhurst. Seller: Vertis Inc., $223 in favor of the New York State Lady Fingers Bake Shoppe, Mon- York State Department of Taxation Baltimore, Md. Property: in Sau- Department of Taxation and Fi- roe. $1,554 in favor of the New York and Finance, Albany. Filed April 10. gerties. Amount: $980,000. Filed nance, Albany. Filed May 21. State Department of Taxation and May 23. Finance, Albany. Filed April 10. Pretzel Roll Factory Corp., d.b.a. Fair Oak’s Convenience Inc., Pine Twisted Foods, Rosendale. $1,045 Weyrauch Construction Compa- Bush. $4,196 in favor of the New Lakeside Pizza Café Inc., Walker in favor of the New York State Deny Inc., Montgomery. Seller: Brenda York State Department of Taxation Valley. $1,593 in favor of the New partment of Labor and the DepartI. Gill, Middletown. Property: 10 and Finance, Albany. Filed May 21. York State Department of Taxation ment of Taxation and Finance, AlElizabeth Ave., Middletown 10941. and Finance, Albany. Filed May 21. bany. Filed May 20. Amount: $75,000. Filed May 23. Fallsy Inc., d.b.a. Bistro Mountain Store, Gardiner. $1,296 in favor of Little Dog Orchard L.L.C., Clin- Service Arts Inc., Willow. $274 in the New York State Department of tondale. $1,029 in favor of the New favor of the New York State DepartLabor Unemployment Insurance York State Department of Taxation ment of Taxation and Finance, AlJudgments Division, Albany. Filed May 23. and Finance, Albany. Filed May 21. bany. Filed May 21.

Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Seller: Eric E. Heins, et al, West Shokan. Property: 41 Broadhead Road, West Shokan 12494. Amount: $377,000. A Blue Moon Investigations Inc., Filed May 23. d.b.a. Information Resources, Bloomington. $996 in favor of the Primary Construction L.L.C., New York State Department of LaPoughkeepsie. Seller: Patricia A, bor Unemployment Insurance DiviMoscato, Beacon. Property: in sion, Albany. Filed May 23. Beacon. Amount: $157,500. Filed May 19. Above All Auto Repair, Highland. $848 in favor of the New York State PSCO L.L.C., Montgomery. Seller: Department of Taxation and FiKarolyn Ryan, et al, Middletown. nance, Albany. Filed May 21. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $226,500. Filed May 23. Aldo Ristorante Corp., Chester. $7,892 in favor of the New York Sirva Relocation Properties State Department of Taxation and L.L.C. Seller: Anthony Ciesla, et al, Finance, Albany. Filed April 10. Poughkeepsie. Property: 20 Old Mill Drive, Poughkeepsie 12603. Bread Brokers Inc., Kingston. Amount: $269,000. Filed May 21. $1,092 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor UnemSRMOF II 2012-1 Trust. Seller: ployment Insurance Division, AlCharles H. Thompson IV, Pine bany. Filed May 23. Bush. Property: 200 Marl Road, Pine Bush 12566. Amount: $130,000. Catskill Outback, Big Indian. Filed May 23. $1,558 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Sweeney 88 Inc., Greenwood Lake. Finance, Albany. Filed May 21. Seller: John Woloszczak Jr., et al, Warwick. Property: in Warwick. Amount: $200,000. Filed May 23.

Fusion Graphix Inc., Montgomery. $2,427 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 10.

M and S Truck and Bus Repair Inc., Monroe. $220 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 10.

SIE Enterprises, Kingston. $130 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 21.

Garrett Roche L.L.C., Hurley. $3,178 in favor of the New York Mario’s Pizza, Port Ewen. $7,968 State Department of Taxation and in favor of the New York State DeFinance, Albany. Filed May 21. partment of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 21. Grand Lodge of New York Grand Lodge Independent Order of Odd Mark Vianello Building and ReFellows, Highland. $1,045 in favor modeling Inc., Shady. $656 in favor of the New York State Department of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of of Labor Unemployment Insurance Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Division, Albany. Filed May 23. May 20. Mexica Crafts, Phoenicia. $1,916 Grand Lodge of New York Grand in favor of the New York State DeLodge Independent Order of Odd partment of Taxation and Finance, Fellows, Highland. $286 in favor of Albany. Filed May 21. the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Milano Motors, Walden. $7,016 in Division, Albany. Filed May 23. favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, AlHubster Transport, Saugerties. bany. Filed April 10. $7,371 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed May 23.

Soho Pong L.L.C., Walden. $3,305 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 10. Sparkling Clean, Montgomery. $655 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 10. Szymkowicz Inc., West Hurley. $25,858 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 21. T and S Crossroads Deli Inc., Cottekill. $4,234 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 21. T Danger Customs L.L.C., d.b.a. TDC Auto Repair, Saugerties. $38,595 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 21.

Take a Break, Tuxedo Park. $590 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 10.

Aversano, Michael J., et al. Filed by the State of New York Mortgage Agency. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $123,000 affecting property located at 81 Mountain Road, Shokan 12481. Filed May 20.

Terra Firma Corp., Chester. $298 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 10. Baer, Dora, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks Tess III L.L.C., Kingston. $11,686 to foreclose on a mortgage to secure in favor of the New York State De- $540,000 affecting property located partment of Labor Unemployment at 620 Stanford Road, Millbrook Insurance Division, Albany. Filed 12545. Filed May 13. May 23. Barnikow, Naomi, as executrix The Bagel Shop, Middletown. $50 of the estate of John M. Walker Jr., in favor of the New York State De- et al. Filed by Mid-Hudson Valley partment of Taxation and Finance, Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure Albany. Filed April 10. $295,000 affecting property located at 261 Sawkill Road, Ulster. Filed US Mail Contractor, Saugerties. May 21. $1,234 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Barola, Rebecca J., et al. Filed by Finance, Albany. Filed May 21. Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure Villa Rosa Restaurante Inc., Mon- $220,000 affecting property located roe. $2,069 in favor of the New York at 187 Schlueter Drive, Hopewell State Department of Taxation and Junction 12533. Filed May 13. Finance, Albany. Filed April 10. We Bryant’s Inc., Kingston. $653 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed May 23.

Bender, Richard K., et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $248,000 affecting property located at 144 Belvedere Road, Beacon. Filed May 5.

Benjamin, Ronni, et al. Filed by SMI Home Mortgage. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure The following filings indicated a legal $195,000 affecting property located action has been initiated, the outcome at 21 Chestnut St., Middletown of which may affect the title to the 10940. Filed Dec. 16. property listed. Borrero, Stuart L., et al. Filed by Alcindor, Jean J., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks foreclose on a mortgage to secure to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $215,200 affecting property located an unspecified amount affecting at 52 W. Pierpont St., Kingston property located at 39 Center Hill 12401. Filed May 19. Road, Monroe 10950. Filed Dec. 18. Brink, William I., et al. Filed by Alleyne, Deborah C., et al. Filed by Provident Funding Associates L.P. Flagstar Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks to Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortforeclose on a mortgage to secure gage to secure $184,900 affecting $319,200 affecting property located property located at 85 Mansion St., at 220 N. Putt Corners Road, New Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed May 14. Paltz 12561. Filed May 21. Brooks, Justin, et al. Filed by Bank Angus, Melanie, et al. Filed by of America N.A. Action: seeks to Pennymac Holdings L.L.C. Action: foreclose on a mortgage to secure seeks to foreclose on a mortgage $195,895 affecting property locatto secure an unspecified amount ed at 19 Bennett St., Middletown affecting property located at 2176 10940. Filed Dec. 18. Mountain Road, Mount Hope 10963. Filed Dec. 16. Brown, Helen, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: Avalos, Juan, et al. Filed by Wells seeks to foreclose on a mortgage Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to to secure $269,000 affecting propforeclose on a mortgage to secure erty located at 38 Center Hill Road, $375,000 affecting property located Monroe 10950. Filed Dec. 18. at 9-11 Beattie Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed Dec. 17.

Lis Pendens

Buccello, Eleftheria, et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $312,000 affecting property located at 1 Wilder Drive, Warwick 10990. Filed Dec. 13. Caramatti, Dolores, as heir at law, next of kin, distributee and administratrix of the estate of John Caramatti, et al. Filed by OneWest Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $352,500 affecting property located at 5 Rondout Harbor, Port Ewen 12466. Filed May 20. Carbo, Dorothy, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $137,600 affecting property located at 344 Glenerie Blvd., Ulster 12477. Filed May 20. Casiano, Gail E., individually and as administratrix of the estate of Santos E. Casiano, et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $270,000 affecting property located at 56 Eagles Nest Lane, Wallkill 12589. Filed May 19. Clark, Patrick M., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $123,341 affecting property located at 2408 Route 9D, Hughsonville 12537. Filed May 8. Coffey, Edward A., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 12 Elm St., Warwick 10990. Filed Dec. 13. Cohen, Jamie, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $218,350 affecting property located at 9 F Heritage Drive, Harriman 10926. Filed Dec. 18. Conley, Cheryl L., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $138,000 affecting property located at 30 Beattie Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed Dec. 18. Cord, Barry S., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $1.5 million affecting property located at 1215 Shunpike, Millbrook 12545. Filed May 5. Cruz, Abraham, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $161,561 affecting property located at 73 and 75 Overlook Place, Newburgh 12550. Filed Dec. 13.

Esposito, Carol P., et al. Filed by Christiana Trust. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $180,670 affecting property located at 18 Craig Ave., Tillson. Filed May 21.

Godfrey, Amy, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $204,385 affecting property located at 55 Greenway Terrace, Middletown 10940. Filed Dec. 13.

Estate of Catherine M. Pantoni, et al. Filed by Suntrust Mortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $285,300 affecting property located at 4 Meadowbrook Lane, Goshen 10924. Filed Dec. 18.

Godofsky, Jerrold M., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $284,802 affecting property located at 64 Forest Valley Road, Pleasant Valley 12569. Filed May 7.

Estrada-Poupart, Maritza, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. AcDelace, Ellen, et al. Filed by Bank tion: seeks to foreclose on a mortof America N.A. Action: seeks to gage to secure $170,000 affecting foreclose on a mortgage to secure property located at 4029 Route 212, $183,825 affecting property located Lake Hill 12448. Filed May 23. at 147 Fullerton Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed Dec. 18. Ferraro, Salvatore, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks Dellipaoli, Laura, et al. Filed by to foreclose on a mortgage to secure Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. $93,100 affecting property located Action: seeks to foreclose on a mort- at 185 Lindorf St., Port Ewen 12466. gage to secure $255,000 affecting Filed May 21. property located at 2 Flower Hill Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Freeman, Randy M., et al. Filed by May 12. HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure Demartino, Charles P. III, et al. $408,975 affecting property located Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. at 23 Fairview Avenue Extension, Action: seeks to foreclose on a mort- Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed May 6. gage to secure $140,000 affecting property located at 1269 Highway 6, Frerichs, Barbara Jude, et al. Filed Port Jervis 12771. Filed Dec. 17. by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to Desarno, Fredric C. Jr., et al. Filed secure $178,000 affecting property by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: located at 11 Matthews Lane, Unit seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to 7-F, Washingtonville 10992. Filed secure an unspecified amount af- Dec. 13. fecting property located at 11 Woodland Circle North, Monroe 10950. Friedman, Jacob, et al. Filed by Filed Dec. 17. Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure Diamond, Deborah A., et al. Filed $244,000 affecting property located by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: at 3 Iron Hill Plaza, Unit 6K, Monroe seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to 10950. Filed Dec. 13. secure $126,459 affecting property located at 32 and 34 Old Greenville Garcia, Melissa, et al. Filed by Turnpike, Port Jervis 12771. Filed JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: Dec. 13. seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount afDonovan, Thomas J., et al. Filed fecting property located at 174 Vioby BAC Home Loans Servicing let Ave., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed L.P. Action: seeks to foreclose on a May 14. mortgage to secure $130,200 affecting property located at 216 Winni- Garro, John J., et al. Filed by Fedkee St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed eral National Mortgage AssociaMay 9. tion. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $105,000 afErvin, Kenya, et al. Filed by JPMor- fecting property located at 41 Tanagan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks ger Road, Unit 4105, Monroe 1095. to foreclose on a mortgage to secure Filed Dec. 17. $196,100 affecting property located at 63 Monhagen Ave., Middletown Geisel, Stefan, et al. Filed by Na10940. Filed Dec. 17. tionstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $938,250 affecting property located at 285 Hidden Valley Road, Kingston 12401. Filed May 20.

Gutkovich, Vitaly, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $213,750 affecting property located at 84 W. Mombasha Road, Monroe 10950. Filed Dec. 18.

D’Agostino, Stephen J., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $59,800 affecting property located at 7403 Millbrook Road, Hardenburgh 13731. Filed May 21. Davis, Kevin J., et al. Filed by Lakeview Loan Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $205,510 affecting property located at 28 Beechford Drive, Boiceville 12412. Filed May 20.

Hall, William E., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $356,000 affecting property located in Cornwall-on-Hudson. Filed Dec. 18. Heitmann, Joanne P., et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 795 Centre Road, Staatsburg 12580. Filed May 9. Hennessy, Colleen A., et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $149,150 affecting property located at 14 Lexington Hill, Unit 10, Harriman 10926. Filed Dec. 13. Hennessy, Margaret Laura, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $410,000 affecting property located at 20 North St., Cornwall-on-Hudson 12518. Filed Dec. 18. Hertel, Leslie, et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 3 Court Lane, Fishkill 12524. Filed May 6. Howard, Kevin L., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $125,001 affecting property located at 1249 Route 32, Highland Mills 10930. Filed Dec. 17. Jones, Everest R., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 40 Seitz Terrace, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed May 8.

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FACTS&FIGURES Klebonas, Richard J., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $160,000 affecting property located at 169 Holmes Road, Newburgh 12550. Filed Dec. 16.

Loo, Newton, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $230,000 affecting property located at 8 Toms Way, LaGrangeville 12540. Filed May 8.

Moran, Scott, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $339,898 affecting property located at 42 Corbin Hill Road, Unit 28, Fort Montgomery 10922. Filed Dec. 18.

Patterson, Willie L., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $319,950 affecting property located at 22 Blue Grass Lane, Fishkill 12524. Filed May 5.

Schmoock, Evelyn, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $262,400 affecting property located at 83 Bellevue Road, Highland 12528. Filed May 23.

Walker, Thomas A., et al. Filed by HSBC Mortgage Corporation USA. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $263,786 affecting property located at 22 Locust Lane, Highland Falls 10922. Filed Dec. 16.

Lucey, Laura L., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $236,300 affecting property located at 102 Village Common Road, Fishkill 12524. Filed May 7.

Motlow, Annmarie, et al. Filed by Citibank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 74 Emma Way, Poughquag 12570. Filed May 5.

Poupart, Maritza Estrada, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $255,000 affecting property located at 109 Cedar St., Kingston 12401. Filed May 22.

Walsh, Eva, et al. Filed by Chase Home Finance L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 41 Roe Ave., Cornwall-on-Hudson 12520. Filed Dec. 17.

Lyder, Gregory, et al. Filed by First Niagara Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $84,800 affecting property located at 28 D Alpine Drive, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed May 5.

Myers, Brian, et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $131,550 affecting property located at 109 Railroad Ave., Kingston 12401. Filed May 19.

Raab, Usher, et al. Filed by BAC Home Loans Servicing L.P. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $179,250 affecting property located at 20 Bruce St., Newburgh 12550. Filed Dec. 13.

Smith, Nancy R., individually and as surviving spouse of John A. Smith, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $218,000 affecting property located at 738 Manning Road, Middletown 10940. Filed Dec. 13.

Mackay, Lori Ann, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $92,750 affecting property located at 134 Powell Road, Dover Plains 12522. Filed May 6.

Nash, Donald M., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $209,880 affecting property located at 278 South St., Lloyd 12528. Filed May 20.

Reilly, Michael W. Sr., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $360,000 affecting property located at 19 Patrick Drive, LaGrangeville 12540. Filed May 13.

Mans, Jeffrey, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $450,000 affecting property located at 16 Tamara Lane, Cornwall-onHudson 12518. Filed Dec. 17.

O’Daley, Audia, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $235,000 affecting property located at 22 Maple St., Walden 12586. Filed Dec. 16.

Matos, Francisco, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks Lane, Michael, et al. Filed by Wells to foreclose on a mortgage to secure Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to $317,695 affecting property loforeclose on a mortgage to secure cated at 8 Gabby Lane, Middletown $200,000 affecting property located 10940. Filed Dec. 17. at 9 Storms Road, Goshen 10924. Filed Dec. 16. McNeil, Franklin III, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Lanoix, Guy R., et al. Filed by Ben- Action: seeks to foreclose on a morteficial Homeowner Service Corp. gage to secure $499,500 affecting Action: seeks to foreclose on a mort- property located at 145 Youngblood gage to secure $256,000 affecting Road, Montgomery 12549. Filed property located at 41 Scott Drive, Dec. 16. Middletown 10941. Filed Dec. 13. Miller, Vernon W., et al. Filed by Laporte, Denise, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to to foreclose on a mortgage to secure foreclose on a mortgage to secure $233,600 affecting property located $171,920 affecting property located at 51 Scotchtown Drive, Wallkill at 57 Jordan Lane, Middletown 10941. Filed Dec. 16. 10940. Filed Dec. 18. Minervini, James, et al. Filed by Latini, Frances, et al. Filed by M&T U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a foreclose on a mortgage to secure mortgage to secure $121,100 affect- $154,326 affecting property located ing property located at 10 Richard- at 10 Center Lane, Boiceville 12412. son St., Walden 12586. Filed Dec. 16. Filed May 21.

Orange-West Realty Inc., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $258,000 affecting property located at 298 E. Main St., Port Jervis 12771. Filed Dec. 13.

Kohn, Benjamin, et al. Filed by the State of New York Mortgage Agency. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $126,100 affecting property located in Monroe. Filed Dec. 17. Kowal, Jerry J., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $303,000 affecting property located at 6 Wood Terrace, Newburgh 12550. Filed Dec. 17. Kuhn, Dawn M., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $202,492 affecting property located at 35 Hamilton St., Port Jervis 12771. Filed Dec. 16. Lal, Chandica, et al. Filed by the State of New York Mortgage Agency. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $142,200 affecting property located at 24 Village Park Drive, Unit 2C, Fishkill 12524. Filed May 6.

Liberati, Michael, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $183,600 affecting property located at 27 Wilmar Terrace, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed May 14.

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Molnar, Michael, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $291,500 affecting property located at 39 Dogwood Trail, LaGrangeville 12540. Filed May 14.

Osbourne, Wayne, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $134,700 affecting property located at 95 W. Main St., Port Jervis 12771. Filed Dec. 18. Pagliaro, James, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $202,492 affecting property located at 10 S. Walnut St., Beacon 12508. Filed May 7. Parrino, Deborah, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $296,000 affecting property located at 186 Charles Colman Blvd., Pawling. Filed May 9. Patterson, Edward T., et al. Filed by Washington Mutual Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $161,600 affecting property located at 22 Waterford Circle, Blooming Grove 10992. Filed Dec. 17.

South, Brenda, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $230,748 affecting property located at 22 Cindy Lane, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed May 6.

Stock, Daniel H., et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $285,154 affecting property located at 185 Ackert Hook Road, RhineRojas, Melvin J., et al. Filed by beck 12572. Filed May 13. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure Swanson, Eric, et al. Filed by Na$324,000 affecting property located tionstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: at 302 Pocatello Road, Middletown seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to 10940. Filed Dec. 17. secure $283,489 affecting property located at 19 Meadow Lane, Beacon Rooney, John C., et al. Filed by Citi- 12508. Filed May 8. mortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an un- Troy’s Deli and Pizzeria Inc., et specified amount affecting property al. Filed by Sterling National Bank. located at 24 Edith Ave., Saugerties Action: seeks to foreclose on a mort12477. Filed May 21. gage to secure $240,000 affecting property located in Rochester. Filed Ross, Paul S., et al. Filed by Wells May 20. Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an Unknown heirs of the estate of unspecified amount affecting prop- Florence B. Winstanley, et al. Filed erty located at 81 River Glen Road, by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. AcWallkill 12589. Filed May 21. tion: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $420,000 affecting Russell, John, et al. Filed by Nation- property located at 16 Bridle Path, star Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to Newburgh 12550. Filed Dec. 13. foreclose on a mortgage to secure $122,546 affecting property located Vaval, Letude, et al. Filed by U.S. at 233 Lucas Ave., Kingston 12401. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose Filed May 22. on a mortgage to secure $230,375 affecting property located at 159-161 Santiago, Ismael Jr., et al. Filed by Hurley Ave., Kingston 12401. Filed Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks May 21. to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting Villanueva, Joanne, et al. Filed by property located at 1 Clay Hill Road, Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks Tivoli 12583. Filed May 6. to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $390,000 affecting property located Sawhney, Jagminder, et al. Filed by at 160 Hortons Road, Westtown Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks 10998. Filed Dec. 18. to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $359,650 affecting property located at 94 Station Road, Salisbury Mills 12577. Filed Dec. 16.

Walters, Ianthia, et al. Filed by Weichert Financial Services. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $237,500 affecting property located at 29 Clapp Ave., Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed May 9. Wood, Richard T., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $108,300 affecting property located at 17 Reynolds St., Kingston 12401. Filed May 23. Yannaco, Nicholas, et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 9 Kohlanaris Drive, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed May 12. Yeno, Edward, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $101,000 affecting property located at 11 Holt Road, Hyde Park 12538. Filed May 15.

Mechanic’s Liens Burden, Patrick, et al, Wallkill, as owner. $27,478 as claimed by Decker Restoration Inc., Middletown. Property: in Shawangunk. Filed May 22. Chelsea GCA Realty Partnership L.P., as owner. $32,537 as claimed by KEDC Corp., Clifton, N.J. Property: 498 Red Apple Court, Central Valley. Filed May 21. DiMaggio, Diane, Monroe, as owner. $84,354 as claimed by ECO Contracting and Property Management Corp., Putnam Valley. Property: 179 Hilltop Road, Monroe 10950. Filed May 23.

Hudson Transit Lines Inc., et al, New Businesses New York City, as owner. $3,980 as claimed by Bellinger Electric Inc., East Concord. Property: 66 Tetz This paper is not responsible for tyRoad, Chester 10918. Filed May 22. pographical errors contained in the original filings. Pezzo, Anthony, as owner. $9,346 as claimed by Top Seed Landscaping Design Inc., Milton. Property: 41-41 Main St., Highland. Filed May 22. Reede, Sartorius, et al, as owner. $506 as claimed by Rob’s Plumbing and Heating Inc., Newburgh. Property: 18 Pacer Drive, Newburgh 12550. Filed May 20.

Doing Business As Physics of Writing Inc., d.b.a. Uncle Domhnall’s WordShop, 101 Penstock Lane, Lake Katrine 12449. Filed May 21.

Sandunga Corp., d.b.a. La Sandunga Deli, 630 Broadway, Kingston Yamamoto, Chikayuki, as owner. 12401. Filed May 21. $10,518 as claimed by Veith Enterprises Inc., Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Filed May 20. Partnerships Brand-Used Thrift Shop and Consignment, 157 Dolson Ave., No. 3, Middletown 10940, c/o Kendy Varela and Samantha Ortiz. Filed Nov. 14.

Notice of Formation of 1893 COMMERCE STREET LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/10/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 78 North State Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59378 PLUM PLUMS CHEESE LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/18/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Audrey Free, Gayle Martin and Michael Riahi, 72 Westchester Ave., Pound Ridge, NY 10576. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59379

Name of Limited Liability Company (LLC): BEST RM ENTERPRISES, LLC D/B/A Forsythia Gems Date of filing Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State (SSNY) 3/4/2014. The LLC is located in Westchester County. Designated Agent of the LLC is United States Corporation Agents, Inc. Address 7014 13th Avenue Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228 upon whom process against it may be served. Purpose of LLC: Any lawful business or activity. #59380 NOTICE of FORMATION of Peter K. KIM, MD, PLLC.Filed with SSNYJanuary 13, 2014. Princ. off location Westchester. The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served. NYSS may mail a copy of any process to the PLLC at : P.O.Box 8385,Pelham,New York 10803 .The Purpose of this PLLC is for the practice of medicine. #59381

Hudson Valley Asset Retention Consulting, 1626 Route 213, Ulster Park 12487, c/o Matthew W. Johnson and Christopher M. Hoff. Filed May 19.

Casanova Productions, 60 Tillson Love That Sting Tattooing, 628 Pride Contracting, 153 Sycamore Road, Tillson 12486, c/o Liam T.T. Broadway, Kingston 12401, c/o Gino Drive, New Windsor 12553, c/o BriSmith. Filed May 22. V. Esposito. Filed May 21. an D. Schwartz. Filed May 20.

Cornell Specialty Landscaping, Mind-Body Chiropractic, 443 172 W. Chestnut St., Apt. 4, Kings- Main St., Highland Falls, c/o Nelson M3 Demolition and Hauling, ton 12401, c/o Zura M. Capelli. Filed Keith Seibert. Filed Nov. 14. P.O. Box 854, Napanoch 12458, c/o May 22. Cindy L. Wilhelm and Eric Wilhelm. Mohonk Exteriors, 1 Mohawk Filed May 20. Glenn Grubard Designs, 2978 Drive, Milton 12547, c/o Robert M. Route 209, Kingston 12401, c/o Martinez. Filed May 20. Poor Boys Powder Coating, 492 Glenn M. Grubard. Filed May 22. Wilbur Ave., Kingston 12401, c/o New World Racing, 11 Talcott Loren M. Wilcox and Joshua D. Innocent Beauty, 350 Bingham Place, Middletown 10940, c/o Kenny Cody. Filed May 23. Road, Marlboro 12542, c/o Erika E. Ortiz. Filed Nov. 14. Madara. Filed May 23. Nick and Joe’s Pizza, 187 Route Sole Proprietorships J. Franco Landscaping Services, 28, Kingston 12401, c/o Joseph A. 435 Lucas Ave., Lot 113, Kingston Comes. Filed May 21. Al Andaluz Co., 305 Hurley Ave., 12401, c/o Jose M. Franco Herrera. Suite 4-C, Kingston 12401, c/o Filed May 22. Pompton Painting Co., 30 InstiEfrain Martinez. Filed May 20. tution Road, Wawarsing 12458, c/o JDM Moving, 9 Bridle Court West, Dennis Leaver. Filed May 22. All About Interior and Exterior, Goshen 10924, c/o Michelle Mo362 Mettacahonts Road, Accord rales. Filed Nov. 14. Premier Home Improvement, 78 12404, c/o Ronald A. Mannello. Rondout Drive, Kingston 12401, c/o Filed May 22. Lott Business and Banking Solu- Peter A. Zubee. Filed May 21. tions, 97 Wallkill Ave., P.O. Box 333, Wallkill 12589, c/o Leonard Bruce Lott. Filed May 20.

LEGAL NOTICES

SANTINA JOJO LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/22/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 2 Carriage Court, Amawalk, NY 10501. Reg Agent: John Chiazzese, 2 Carriage Court, Amawalk, NY 10501. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59382

BNV Group LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/18/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 80 Jane St., Hartsdale, NY 10530. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59383 RC H E A LT H C A R E CONSULTING, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/20/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 22 Saw Mill River Rd., 2nd Fl., Hawthorne, NY 10532. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59384

Notice of Formation of Tennavision LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with SSNY on 3/10/2014. Office location is Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC c/o Paul Mucci, 4 Sail Harbour Drive, Sherman, CT 06784. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59385 Headline: Notice of Formation Description: of ARSCI Marketing Operations Consultancy, LLC Articles of Organization filed SSNY 4/15/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 35 Woodland Drive, Pleasantville, NY 10570. Purpose: Any lawful activity #59388

Notice of Formation of Belle Mariee Events, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/31/14. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 160 Rt 9A Ossining, NY 10562. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59390

944 LEGGETT LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/29/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 434 White Plains Rd., Eastchester, NY 10709. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59391 ENKO’S EUROPEAN BARBER SHOP #2 LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/28/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 875 Saw Mill River Rd., Store #9, Ardsley, NY 10502. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59392

RCS Fine Art, 334 Mettacahonts Road, Accord 12404, c/o Rebecca Shea. Filed May 20. Relax and Recover Massage Therapy, 10 Mowers Lane, Woodstock 12498, c/o Cory A. Schmidt. Filed May 23. Sister Science, 45 Harwich St., Kingston 12401, c/o Madeline Rose Odak. Filed May 20. Teran Realty, 94 Ohayo Mountain Road, Woodstock 12498, c/o Chloe M. Dresser. Filed May 19. The Butterfly Boutique, 540 N. Ohioville Road, New Paltz 12561, c/o Lissa Power. Filed May 22.

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Petrillo Apartments LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on April 28, 2014. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Petrillo Apartments 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. #59393

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: MPA Associates I LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on April 28, 2014. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to MPA Associates I 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. #59395

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Petrillo Apartments Managers LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on April 28, 2014. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Petrillo Apartments 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. #59394

Notice of Formation of PSNS LLC. Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/2/13. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Allison Deluca, 914 Minoma Ave., Louisville, KY 40217. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity. #59397

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LEGAL NOTICES Continued from previous page Notice of Formation of REGEN PHYSICAL THERAPY L.L.P. Certificate filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/13/2014. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of L.L.P. upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 7014 13TH Avenue Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Name/ address of each general partner available from SSNY. Term until 12/31/2099. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59399 HUDSON VALLEY WELDING & REPAIR LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/17/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 260 Sixth Street, Verplanck, NY 10596. Reg Agent: Christopher Carl Introcaso, 260 Sixth Street, Verplanck, NY 10596. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59400 FMFS OF OCEANSIDE, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/17/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 7 Renaissance Sq., 5th Fl, White Plains, NY 10601. Reg Agent: James Bitzonis, 7 Renaissance Sq., 5th Fl, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59401 FOUR M BAKERY OF OCEANSIDE, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/17/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 7 Renaissance Sq., 5th Fl, White Plains, NY 10601. Reg Agent: James Bitzonis, 7 Renaissance Sq., 5th Fl, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59402 Notice of Formation of BRUBS II LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/11/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 10 Westview Avenue, Unit J, White Plains, NY 10603. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59405 Notice of Formation of 35 LINDBERGH AVENUE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/17/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC c/o Priolet & Associates, P.C., 1025 Westchester Ave. Ste. 320, White Plains, NY, 10604. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59406

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Notice of Formation of 15 EVE LANE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/17/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC c/o Priolet & Associates, P.C., 1025 Westchester Ave. Ste. 320, White Plains, NY, 10604. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59407 Notice of Formation of THUNDERFOOT, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/5/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o THE LLC, 660 White Plains Rd. Ste. 455, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59410 Notice of qualification of INTERACTIVE HEALTH, L.L.C.. Authority filed with the Sectíy of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/16/13. Office in Westchester County. Formed in NJ on 10/12/99. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 162 Lake Dr Mountain Lakes, NY 07046. Purpose: Any lawful purpose #59411 CANDACE COHEN CONSULTING SOLUTIONS, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/09/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 11 North Bridge Rd., Mt. Kisco, NY 10549. reg Agent: Candace Cohen, 11 North Bridge Rd., Mt. Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59413 CAJ BEAUTY LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 05/08/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. LLC formed in DE on 02/07/2014. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O the LLC, 65 Court St., Ste. 4, White Plains, NY 10601. Address required to be maintained in DE: 16192 Coastal Hwy, Lewes DE 19958. Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59418 Notice of Formation of Makloufi Language Solutions, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of the State of New York (SSNY) on 3/21/14. Offc. Loc. :Westchester Cty. SSNY designed as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC C/O United States Corp. Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Ave, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228 “PURPOSE: Any lawful purpose” #59419

Notice of Formation of Parallel Asset Management LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/13/14. Office Location: 81 Main Street, Suite 215, White Plains, NY 10601. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Parallel Asset Management LLC, 81 Main Street, Suite 215, White Plains, NY 10601.Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59420 Notice of Formation of KONOUZ SHOP, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/09/14. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, PO BOX 165, White Plains, NY 10602. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59421 1517 PARK AVENUE LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/16/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 793 Heritage Hills, Somers, NY 10589. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59422 LDS SERVICES LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/28/2014. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: William D. Sutherland, 45 High St., Mount Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59423 2101 Webster Ave, LLC Arts of Org filed NY Secy of State SSNY 5/7/14. Office: Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to princ. bus. address & registered agent: c/o Tara P. Sookdeo251 Worthington Rd. White Plains NY 10607. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59425 1256 Boynton Ave., LLC Arts of Org filed NY Secy of State SSNY 5/7/14. Office: Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to princ. business address & registered agent: c/o Tara P. Sookdeo 251 Worthington Rd. White Plains, NY 10607. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59426 1254 Boynton Ave., LLC Arts of Org filed NY Secy of State SSNY 5/7/14. Office: Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to princ. business address & registered agent: c/o Tara P. Sookdeo 251 Worthington Rd. White Plains, NY 10607. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59427

Wealth Of Wisdom, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State (SSNY) on 03/03/14. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent upon which process may be served. SSNYshall mail a copy of any process against it served upon the LLC, to : 168A Irving Ave., Port Chester, NY 10573 Purpose:any lawful activity. #59431 Notice of Formation of Golden Physical Therapy PLLC. Certificate filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/14/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 18-11 Granada Crescent, White Plains, NY 10603. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59432 Notice is hereby given that an Application for an On-Premises Liquor License Serial No. 1277260 has been applied for by the undersigned in a Restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 55 Old Route 22, Armonk, N Y 10504, Westchester County;/s/ RESTAURANT ZERO OTTO NOVE III LLC #59434 JJCFFLP 1221 MAMARONECK LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/22/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O Mintz & Gold LLP, 470 Park Ave. S., 10th Flr. N., NY, NY 10016. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59435 GM PERSONAL, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/25/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Giovanna Poccia, 288 Broadway, Pleasantville, NY 10570. Reg Agent: Giovanna Poccia, 288 Broadway, Pleasantville, NY 10570. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59436 GM6 CONSTRUCTION, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/25/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Giovanna Poccia, 288 Broadway, Pleasantville, NY 10570. Reg Agent: Giovanna Poccia, 288 Broadway, Pleasantville, NY 10570. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59437

GM6 RESIDENTIAL SERVICES, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/25/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Giovanna Poccia, 288 Broadway, Pleasantville, NY 10570. Reg Agent: Giovanna Poccia, 288 Broadway, Pleasantville, NY 10570. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59438 GM6 PROPERT Y MANAGEMENT, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/25/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Giovanna Poccia, 288 Broadway, Pleasantville, NY 10570. Reg Agent: Giovanna Poccia, 288 Broadway, Pleasantville, NY 10570. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59439 Notice of Formation of Life. Beautiful Event Planning, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/11/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 65 Burnside Drive, Hastings on Hudson, NY 10706. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59440 Notice of Formation of JIM MCELDERRY SOCCER LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/9/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o THE LLC, 128 Weed Hill Ave., Stamford, CT 06907. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59441 Notice of Formation of Jabb Hooks Publishing, L.L.C. Articles of Organization filed with the Department of State of NY on 05/16/14. Office location: Westchester County. Secretary of State (ìSSNYî) is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 5 Woods End Ln, Hartsdale, NY 10530. Purpose: any lawful act. #59442 NIKOLLE RADI LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/15/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The Forgione Law Firm PLLC, 395 Graham Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11211. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59443

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER Index No. 55844/2013 SANTANDER BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, -againstJOSEPH PERUSKO, and all the heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, devisees, grantees, trustees, lienors, creditors, assignees and successors in interest of any of the aforesaid Defendants at law, next of kin, distributees, devisees, grantees, trustees, lienors, creditors, assignees and successors in interest of the aforesaid classes of persons, if they or any of them be dead, and their respective husbands, wives or widows, if any, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the Plaintiff, except as herein stated, The People of the State of New York, The United States of America, Regina Perusko a/k/a Regina M. Perusko, Platinum Financial Services Corp., New York State Tax Commission, Internal Revenue Service-United States of America, Asset Acceptance LLC, Arrow Financial Services LLC, DefendantsTO THE ABOVE DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the Plaintiff's attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of the Summons exclusive of the day of service or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. In case of your failure to appear, or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in this Complaint. NOTICE-YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME – If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. We are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable Joan B. Lefkowwitz, J.S.C., Westchester County, dated on March 6, 2014 NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage to secure $ 373,000.00 and interest, that was duly recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County of WESTCHESTER on January 30, 2008 in Control # 480220242 that being the County wherein the said real property was then situated, and at the same time and place the mortgagee duly paid to said County Clerk Office the recording tax on said mortgage covering the premises known as 164 Phyllis Court, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 located at Section 17.14 Block 1 and Lot 70 The relief sought is the within action of a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates WESTCHESTER COUNTY as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises are situated. Dated: January 7, 2014, STEIN, WIENER & ROTH, L.L.P., Attorney’s for Plaintiff, By: Janet Nina Esagoff, Esq., One Old Country Road, Suite 113, Carle Place, NY 11514 (516) 742-1212 SWR FILE# 62182/FSOV Ad #59361

FACES& PLACES Power talk

Eight women business leaders and entrepreneurs in Fairfield and Westchester counties recounted their respective paths to success at a recent luncheon hosted by Westfair Communications, parent company of the Westchester County Business Journal, at the Wainwright House in Rye. More than 150 turned out for the event. Photographs by Bob Rozycki. 1. Joylen Thomas and Judith Beville 2. Melinda Huff and Anne Janiak 3. Connie Bess and Bibiana Marquez 4. Laurie Mallett and Bonny Carmicino 5. Marle McLarty and Natascha Feenstra 6. Marlon Varsace 7. Michael Brathwaite and Charlene Nixon 8. Jamie Imperati 9. Olivia Calcagnini and Georgette Mallory 10. Georgetta Morque and Jane Bartnett 11. Sandra Rampersaud 12. Kecia Palmer-Cousins, Thalia Simone Lindquist and Karen Manz 13. Sara James and Allison Calvert

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2014

CFO OF THE YEAR AWARDS

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS CRITERIA

n its second year, this popular award is open to any CFO who has worked a minimum of two years for a company in Westchester County. Three winners will be chosen by a distinguished panel of judges; one from a company with fewer than 100 employees, another from a company with 101 to 500 employees and the third from a company with more than 500 employees.

NOMINATIONS ACCESSIBLE AT WESTFAIRONLINE.COM/CFO-OF-THE-YEAR-NOMINATE/ NOMINATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM NOW THROUGH AUG. 1

AWARDS CELEBRATION SAVE THE DATE, MEET THE CANDIDATES AND CELEBRATE THE 2014 WESTCHESTER COUNTY CFO OF THE YEAR WINNERS WITH GUESTS AND COLLEAGUES.

DATE/TIME OCTOBER 2 | 5:30 P.M.