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WOULD-BE PLAYLAND STANDARD AMUSEMENTS FILES FOR CHAPTER 11

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tandard Amusements LLC, which had been awarded a contract under the administration of former County Executive Rob Astorino to take over operations of Westchester County’s Playland Amusement Park, has filed for bankruptcy in United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

The judge in the case is

Robert D. Drain, who is at the federal courthouse in White Plains. Court records indicate that the papers were filed on May 27, which was Memorial Day, a federal holiday. However, court filings can take place electronically when courthouses are closed.

Westchester County attorney John M. Nonna sent a letter dated May 28, 2019, to attorneys for Standard Amusements saying that Standard’s contract breaches cannot be cured. The Business Journal obtained a

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copy of the letter that said, in part, “Standard launched a public relations attack on the County and Playland that was aimed at sabotaging the success of the park.” Nonna said that Standard hired two public relations firms which made and planted false stories in the media claiming that there were problems at the park related to food safety and ride safety.

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pkatz@westfairinc.com DISCUSSIONS ARE UNDERWAY REGARDING A possible settlement of the lawsuit filed

by New York State Attorney General Letitia James related to the opioid crisis, she said in White Plains on May 23. James appeared at the Annual Westchester Government Relations Legislative Breakfast which was presented by the UJA- Federation of New York in Westchester and the Westchester Jewish Council. The event was held

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About three dozen states have filed lawsuits alleging that pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers have profited from the opioid crisis, which in 2017 resulted in about 49,000 deaths in the U.S., according to government statistics. James’ office reported that the number of opioid deaths in New York during 2017 was 3,200.

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White Plains Hospital and St. Vincent's partner in behavioral health facility

BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

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hile construction workers continued putting the finishing touches on the renovated building at 79 East Post Road in White Plains, officials of White Plains Hospital and St. Vincent's Hospital welcomed guests to a May 23 ceremony unveiling their new facility where preventive, primary and behavioral health care services will be offered under one roof.

The building was purchased

by White Plains Hospital in 2016 for $5.5 million, according to county property records. It had been developed as medical offices by a company affiliated with The Cappelli Organization.

The renovation work has included replacing the building's exterior and outfitting the 18,000-square-foot interior to serve the needs of the new health center. The hospital's family health center was operating at 41 East Post Road and patients having behavioral health issues were referred to outside sources. The new facility incorporates child-friendly waiting and treatment areas, several rooms for group therapy programs and numerous examination and consultation spaces.

Susan Fox, president and CEO of White Plains Hospital, said, “By combining the exceptional health care of White Plains Hospital with the outstanding behavioral health services offered by St. Vincent's, we're able to take an innovative, integrated approach to caring for the whole patient.”

Among the services available will be: examinations and physicals; internal medicine; gynecology; laboratory tests; podiatry; nutrition counseling; and treatments for multiple sclerosis, mental health treatment, chemical dependency and anxiety and phobia disorders.

Among the personnel from White Plains Hospital working at the building will be internal medicine and family practice physicians, pediatricians, nurses and nurse practitioners. St. Vincent's will have psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric social workers, certified alcohol and drug abuse counselors and other staff members at the facility.

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Roach said, “This is going to make a huge difference in outcomes for people because early intervention is so important in so many areas.”

Roach expressed optimism that the facility will make it easier for people to seek out care for mental health issues. “There is a social stigma about people getting treatment for problems that destroy their lives and it really thrills me to have this in our city so close to where people are getting care

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for their physical needs, which will increase the likelihood that people will take advantage of the great care that's at White Plains Hospital.”

Michael Palumbo, executive vice president and chief medical officer of White Plains Hospital, said that having primary care and behavioral professionals under the same roof will increase communication between the two groups of providers. “It ultimately

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will reduce costs for patients and we believe it is going to improve the quality of care,” he said. “By bringing together primary and preventive care with behavioral health we are going to create better outcomes for our patients.

In this new space, a particular patient on the same day can be treated for physical illnesses, whether it’s high blood pressure (or) diabetes as well as behavioral health issues.”

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James blasts federal plan to kill overtime for 600K NY workers

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enforce laws that hold employers liable for overtime violations.”

Acosta, in a news release, said the DOL’s proposal “would bring common sense, consistency and higher wages to working Americans.” He cast the proposed rule setting $679 as the weekly salary at which overtime protection would end as an increase from the 2004-established $455 weekly salary level, rather than a cut from the Obama administration’s $913 minimum weekly salary set in 2016. Acosta said the Trump administration’s proposal would bring overtime pay to 1 million additional workers, making no mention of the much larger number of workers who would have received overtime protection had the Obama administration’s rulemaking not been challenged.

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he Department of Labor (DOL) under the Trump administration’s Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta has proposed a rule which would allow businesses to increase the number of workers who do not qualify for overtime pay. It would do this by lowering the salary level at which employees can be classified by a company as being in a job which is exempt from overtime.

New York Attorney General Letitia James, along with Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, have led a group that includes attorneys general from Connecticut, California, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Virginia and Washington who submitted a 28-page document opposing a proposed rule which would change the Fair Labor Standards Act. During an interview in White Plains on May 23, James told the Business Journal that more than 600,000 workers in New York state would lose overtime protection under the administration’s plan. The number of employees nationwide who would lose the right to be paid overtime is estimated at 8 million. Overtime protection would remain intact as in the past for certain job categories, including police, firefighters and paramedics. “The efforts by this administration to roll back that rule is nothing more than an attempt to roll back all the progress that we’ve made in this nation,” James said.

In 2016, the DOL, under the Obama administration, adopted a rule raising to $913 a week, or $47,476 a year, the minimum salary a person has to receive in order to be classified as being exempt from overtime because his or her job entails executive, administrative or professional duties. Back in 2004, it had been set at $455, or $23,660 a year, and stayed there until the 2016 update. There was a court challenge and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas put a hold on raising the exempt threshold. In 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth District ordered a new rulemaking with a fresh look at the salary threshold. The Trump administration’s DOL proposes cutting the $913 weekly figure in the Obama DOL’s rule update to $679, or $35,308 a year.

“There is no evidence to support rollback of these rules. It is not reasoned and it’s not logical,” James said. “It is the fundamental responsibility of the U.S. Department of Labor to protect the workers of this country. This proposed rule is a complete abdication of that responsibility.

New York stands with our fellow states in continuing to fight for employees and to

The Trump administration’s Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta.

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Faces & Places 4 honored at YWCA luncheon More than 500 guests and elected officials, including Westchester County Executive George Latimer and New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, celebrated four distinguished honorees at the YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester’s 11th annual In the Company of Women luncheon on May 10 at the Hilton Westchester in Rye Brook.

The honorees were: Mercedes Garcia of Mastercard, the Community Building Champion; Judith L. Werbitt of Merrill, A Bank of America Company, the Women in Business Champion; Tiffany S.W. Hamilton of Westchester Community College, the keynote speaker and Social Justice Champion; and Ethan Powell of Impact Shares, the winner of the Ally Award.

1. New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (left) with New York State Senator Shelley Mayer.

2. From left: Chantal Medina, YWCA client; David Buchwald, New York State Assembly member; and Tom Roach, White Plains mayor.

3. From left: Mercedes Garcia of Mastercard; Eileen Simon, YWCA board chair and Mastercard general counsel; Judith L. Werbitt of Merrill, A Bank of America Company; Maria Imperial, YWCA CEO; Tiffany S.W. Hamilton of Westchester Community College; and Ethan Powell of Impact Shares.

4. Westchester County legislators MaryJane Shimsky (left) and Kitley Covill.

5. Westchester County Executive George Latimer.

6. From left: former YWCA board presidents Veronica Shipp, Bernadette Kenny and Barbara Wiggins.

7. YWCA supporter Stacy Louizos.

8. From left: YWCA scholarship supporters Evelyn Stock and Camille Murphy.

9. From left: Monica Bertran, YWCA board member, with YWCA supporters Ginny Kuper, Dr. Kristen Tracey, Lianne Hales Dugan and Patricia Mulqueen.

10. From left: YWCA board members Astara Crews, Laura Alcott and Yolanda Payne.

11. YWCA luncheon guests Dorothy Posada and Ryan Ewers.

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In Court

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Co-owner sues partners for $2M over sale of Arroway car dealership

BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

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former co-owner of a Bedford Hills car dealership is suing his partners for $2 million, claiming they cut him out of the sale of the business.

Scott R. Caroll said his partners refused to give him his share when they sold Arroway Chrysler-Dodge Jeep-Ram last year, “substantially below fair-market value,” for $2.8 million.

He sued Louis Roberti Jr., Diamond Properties LLC, Albright Equities LLC and Charles V. Martabano on May 4 in Westchester Supreme Court.

Arroway Bedford Hills LLC was formed in 2011.

Roberti owned 35 percent; Caroll, 20 percent; James Diamond, 17.5 percent; Todd Albright, 17.5 percent; and Martabano, 10 percent.

Caroll claims that relations began to deteriorate early last year as Roberti was seeking more investment in the company. Caroll was skeptical, the complaint states, because he believed Roberti was experiencing financial hardship with another business.

He proposed buying out Diamond and Albright, to gain control of Arroway, according to the complaint, but they were insulted by the idea.

Last July, Roberti sent Caroll a copy of an agreement to sell Arroway to Odo Cars LLC for $2.8 million.

Odo is managed by Vincent P. Odoardi of Yorktown Heights, who, according to his LinkedIn profile, was general manager of Rockland Chrysler Jeep Dodge.

Odo had just sold a dealership similar to Arroway for $16 million, the complaint states, so Caroll refused to sign the sales agreement until he could review Arroway’s

financial records.

He claims he was never allowed to see the records, perform a proper due diligence inquiry or attend the deal closing in December.

Caroll alleges that his former partners violated their operating agreement by not allowing him to examine or audit the books, vote on the deal or receive his share of the proceeds.

He accuses them of breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and breach of an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. He is asking for $2 million in damages and demanding an accounting of Arroway’s books.

An attorney who represented the defendants during the dispute, Stevan H. LaBonte of Garden City, did not respond to an email request for comment.

Caroll is represented by Stephen A. Florek III of West Harrison.

Rockland man swats at mosquito calls

BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

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Rockland man bugged by telemarketers has sued a mosquito and tick control service to stop a plague of pesky robocalls.

Samuel Lenorowitz of Pomona filed a class action lawsuit May 16 in federal court in White Plains against Mosquito Squad Franchising and Mosquito Squad of Fairfield and Westchester.

Automated and prerecorded phone solicitations are a “nuisance and an invasion of privacy,” according to the complaint filed by attorney Yitzchak Zelman of Asbury Park, New Jersey.

The franchisor, based in Richmond, Virginia, and the

local Mosquito Squad, based in Norwalk, did not respond to phone messages asking for their side of the story.

“Say good riddance to mosquitos,” the Mosquito Squad says on its website.

“The only good mosquito is a dead one.”

But Lenorowitz was ticked off by a 40-second, prerecorded message that was left on his cellphone’s voicemail system.

“Hi, this is Maria with Mosquito Squad,” the message purportedly stated. “We sent you an email last week with details about our two supplemental tick control options. … Please call me back if you would like to discuss how we can go above and beyond to control ticks on your property.”

Lenorowitz claims that

such unsolicited messages are violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, because telemarketers must get prior, express written consent to auto-dial or make prerecorded pitches to wireless numbers.

The voicemail message, according to the complaint, intruded on Lenorowitz’s seclusion, wasted his time, depleted the battery life of his cellphone and aggravated and annoyed him.

But a gadfly can collect only $500 per irritation, or $1,500 if the conduct was done knowingly and willfully.

Mosquito Squad sent its prerecorded messages to hundreds or thousands of consumers over the past four years, the complaint states, without getting prior consent.

What Will Your Physician Practice Look Like in 5 years?

BY BLAKE SPINA PARTNER, CPA AND JOHN P. BRYAN, PARTNER, CPA, CGMA

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• Will you remain independent?

• Will you merge with a hospital-supported physician group?

• Will you merge with a larger practice?

• Will you sell to private equity?

You and your partners have built a successful medical practice that has served you well in the past; however, you may be considering whether your current model will continue to be successful in the future. Do you have the capital needed to invest in technology, infrastructure and ancillary services? Do you have the data needed to efficiently bill and collect your patient revenue and analyze the productivity of your employed providers?

We will explore the characteristics of a couple of options, including a merger/sale to a larger group or hospital system and a sale to a private equity (“PE”) group.

MERGER/SALE TO A HEALTH SYSTEM OR LARGE GROUP PRACTICE Generally, a merger would be an “upstream” transaction of a smaller practice joining a larger practice or a hospital/health system.

In all cases, there will be some loss of autonomy, increased accountability for performance of individual physicians and more oversight of day-to-day operations and expenditures. You will experience relief of many administrative responsibilities, a more efficient use of clinical and non-clinical resources (labor and supplies) and improved physician production. Another benefit will be additional resources and talent to build or expand ancillary services to enhance the profitability of the practice.

The practice profile will depend on whether the merger happens with an integrated practice or a more divisional type of arrangement. In single specialty groups, an integrated group practice is more common. In an integrated practice arrangement, your existing group will cease to exist in a relatively short period. The physicians will identify as partners in the merged group, and office operations will follow a common set of rules and procedures so that patients will have the same experience walking into any office within the practice. Compensation for individual partners would generally be determined under a common income allocation formula.

Divisional mergers are more common in multispecialty groups and allow more autonomy for the joining practices. Divisions would, in many cases, separately compute net income, which would then be shared among the division partners in a regulatory-compliant manner.

Common practice overhead for billing expenses, and practice management salaries and benefits would be allocated to the divisions under an agreed-upon formula.

When a practice merges with another practice or health system, the purchase price will be substantially less than in a PE transaction. In some cases, there won’t be any upfront purchase price, only the promise of increased profits based on more efficient operations, enhanced services and better payor contracts. The merging group is trading off the upfront payment for

increased individual partner compensation. As described below, in a PE transaction, the selling partners will see a reduction in their annual compensation, offset to some extent by a higher purchase price, and future profit opportunities in the management company created as part of the PE transaction structure.

In a merger into a hospital system, the hospital will create a “captive PC” that will employ the physicians. Be aware that even the former partners of the old practice will be employees in the hospital’s physician practice entity.

Additionally, ancillary services (and profits) are provided by the hospital. In a merger into a larger private practice, the ancillary services (and profits) would remain in the practice.

SALE TO PRIVATE EQUITY Unlike when a physician practice sells to a hospital or a larger group practice, selling to private equity often allows physicians to retain ownership and a certain degree of autonomy that an independent and entrepreneurial physician is accustomed to. PE involves a sale transaction that is not constrained by fair market value scrutiny required of hospitals and health systems.

PE investors are interested in a practice’s current and future cash flow. A PE investor will only be successful if a practice can significantly increase cash flow through expansion and improvement of non-clinical efficiencies. In a sale to a PE investor, the physician practice entity stays in place and continues to be owned by one or more of the original partners, since in many states (including New York), the corporate practice of medicine prohibits non-physicians from owning a medical practice. The PE investor will also form a management services organization (“MSO”) that will contract to provide all nonclinical services to the practice, such as billing, management, non-clinical labor, etc. These services are delineated in a management services agreement (“MSA”) between the practice and the MSO. It is important that the contracted fees for these services meet fair market value standards to avoid regulatory issues. Generally, PE investors will value and pay a multiple of normalized earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) for a practice. EBITDA represents the net free cash flow of a practice. The sale price is typically allocated between an up-front cash payment and an equity investment in the MSO. Post-acquisition, the PE financial sponsor and the physicians will own the MSO. In addition, after acquisition of the practice, physician compensation will be reduced to a fair market level, which will provide the cash flow required for the MSO management fee and simultaneously build value in the MSO. Additionally, unlike a sale to a hospital or a larger group practice, physicians, through their equity ownership in the MSO, can continue to participate in the upside of additional sales transactions when the PE investor sells the MSO. A “second bite of the apple” typically occurs within five years of a private equity fund’s initial investment.

Typically, the PE investor will be interested in building an initial platform around a single specialty or multi-specialty group with significant ancillary revenue source opportunities, such as oncology and hematology, orthopedics or gastroenterology. After the initial transaction, the newly formed entity will look to acquire other smaller practices to continue to build scale. Those subsequent acquisitions are valued at smaller EBITDA multiples than the initial transaction, but are still attractive to the smaller practices who are looking to join a bigger platform.

Should you choose to merge and/or sell your practice, understanding the dynamics and structural differences between an upstream merger, hospital sale or sale to a PE will help you determine the best path for your practice, your partner group and your patients.

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invest under the Agreement, concealed its failure to invest, and shown itself to be unable to invest. Nor can the County trust a company that has systematically tried to prevent the success of the park after getting caught red-handed,” Nonna wrote.

“Even if Standard were to offer to cure its various material breaches of the Agreement, the company would still be in irreparable breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing that inheres in every contract under New York law,” Nonna wrote to Standard Amusements’ attorneys.

The administration of current County Executive George Latimer had notified Standard that it was canceling the Playland contract effective May 28.

In the court papers, Nicholas Singer, founder of Standard Amusements, said the company was created solely for the purpose of managing and operating Playland. He alleged that the county has breached its contract with Standard and manufactured “fallacious claims” that Standard had breached

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sis,” James said. She added that attorneys general from across the nation were planning to meet during the first week in June to discuss the possibility of a settlement. “In the event that we do settle this litigation, the purpose of settling is to establish a fund to address prevention, diversion, treatment and programs that currently exist all throughout the state, providing them with resources.”

OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma recently reached a $270 million settlement with the state of Oklahoma, thus avoiding a trial regarding a lawsuit that state had filed. The New York lawsuit was recently amended to name: Purdue Pharma and its affiliates; members of the Sackler

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the contract.

Singer represents that Standard has exhausted all other alternatives and finds that the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing is necessary. He said the agreement with the county was the company’s principal asset and only source of future revenues.

County Executive Latimer’s office, in a statement sent to the Business Journal, said, “We have been notified that Standard Amusements has filed for bankruptcy. Our legal team will continue to address this matter as it will now be dealt with by the bankruptcy court.

At this point we are continuing to focus on Playland having a vibrant and successful 2019 season.”

Singer contends that prior to 2018, Standard and the county enjoyed a cooperative relationship. He said the relationship soured beginning on Jan. 1, 2018, when Latimer replaced Astorino. In his declaration filed as part of the bankruptcy papers, Singer was highly critical of specific actions taken by the Latimer administration, including “neglecting its duties to manage and invest in the Park.”

Latimer had said that the

Family, Purdue’s owner, and the trusts they control; Janssen Pharmaceuticals and its affiliates, including parent company Johnson & Johnson; Mallinckrodt LLC and its affiliates; Endo Health Solutions and its affiliates; Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. and its affiliates; and Allergan Finance, LLC and its affiliates. The distributors named in New York’s lawsuit are: McKesson Corporation; Cardinal Health Inc.; Amerisource Bergen Drug Corporation; and Rochester Drug Cooperative Inc. James told the Business Journal that the negotiations are taking place on a multistate level.

“Nineteen individuals die every day in New York state and it is critically important that attorneys general all across this nation, as we band together, seek some sort of recourse for those families that are struggling

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nonrefundable deposits paid to the county, without receiving even a dollar in return on its investment.

Singer said that claims made by the county that Standard Amusements had violated the Playland contract were baseless. He said that on numerous occasions Standard sought to engage the county in discussions about concerns the county had as well as concerns Standard had about health and safety conditions at the amusement park. Singer’s declaration document said Standard offered to increase its investment under the contract without asking for any additional consideration from Westchester other than a promise to honor the contract.

Singer represented that he has “repeatedly offered to negotiate with the County to

resolve and address disputed issues and raised concerns.

Unfortunately, the County has publicly rebuffed every overture of reconciliation advanced by me to negotiate in good faith, and declined numerous requests to clearly explain how the alleged breaches of the Agreement could be cured.”

The court papers explain that Standard Amusements was formed on March 3, 2011, to provide management and operational oversight of Playland. Standard is 90% owned by United Parks Holdings LLC (UPH), which is wholly owned by United Parks LLC. United Parks Holdings controls two other amusement parks: Daytona Lagoon Waterpark in Daytona, Florida; and Hydro Adventures in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, also a water

park. There are other entities in the Standard Amusements picture: PCI UP, LLC and PCI LLC. Singer said in the court papers, “Through my ownership of PCI, I serve as SA’s (Standard Amusements’) managing principal.” He explained that Standard was funded by cash distributions from UP, LLC, passed through UPH, enabling Standard to meet its contractual obligations under the agreement with the county.

Singer said Standard Amusements has no longterm funded debt obligations, but does owe approximately $529,000 in trade debt to approximately 18 creditors.

Singer alleged that the county has fallen short of its funding obligation under the contract. He said the county should have spent $21.5 million on or before Jan. 31, 2019, but only spent $3 million.

Standard Amusements is represented in the filing by attorneys Daniel L. Canton, Diana Perez and John J. Rapisardi of the New York City-based law firm O’Melveny & Myers LLP. In the filing, Standard gave as its principal place of business 1 Playland Parkway, Rye, New York 10580, the address of Playland.

and gross negligence of the distributors who buy bulk quantities of the controlled substances and then sell them to pharmacies and other licensed dispensers.

The lawsuit alleges that the manufacturers and distrib-

utors falsely represented that they had complied with state requirements regarding distribution of the drugs when they applied for state licenses.

James said the opioid crisis has been affecting all 62 counties in New York state.

“It knows no race, no ethnicity. It knows no economic category. It’s affecting all of us as New Yorkers, and so those individuals who are responsible for this need to be held accountable,” she told the Business Journal. “We found that pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors engaged in years of deceptive marketing about the risks of opioids and failed to exercise their basic duty to report suspicious behavior, leading to the crisis we are living with today.”

James said, “There was no monitoring and no accountability with respect to the diversion of opioids

into the general market and so it’s really critically important that we provide some recourse to individuals who are struggling and we prevent it from spreading even further in or out of state.” James told the Business Journal that just because her office has pulled no punches when it comes to filing lawsuits against big pharma, examining practices of various entities owned by President Donald Trump or taking other high-profile actions, her office holds the business sector in high regard.

“We recognize that small businesses are the anchor of our economy,” she said.

“All that we say and all that we ask — the Office of Attorney General is the people’s attorney — we ask all businesses not to engage in any illegal or predatory or deceptive business practices that harm New Yorkers or consumers.”

Photo by Bob Rozycki.

contract gave the county the right to terminate the 30-year agreement with 30 days’ notice. The county accused Standard of being in default, in part, by doing things such as improperly claiming certain expenses such as capital improvements and improperly claiming that monies spent on salaries, meals, travel, advertisements, marketing, consulting fees and legal fees were part of a $5.7 million investment in the park.

Standard has asked the court for an extension of the time by which it must file its schedule of assets and liabilities and other schedules and statements and casts the bankruptcy submission as an “emergency filing.”

Standard said that it has expended more than $9 million under the agreement with the county, including certain

Letitia James. Photo by Peter Katz.

and those individuals that are suffering each and every day,” she said.

The complaint alleges that New York has been especially hard hit by the opioid crisis because of the fraud, willful misconduct

Letter to the Editor Gas moratorium may be opportunity to look to a new green alternative

BY CHRISTINA ARMENTANO

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hile residents and homebuilders have voiced concerns about the recent natural gas moratorium, this may be an opportunity to explore options beyond the status quo. Propane is an efficient substitute for natural gas and it is immediately available in Westchester County. This was explored at the Energy Forum on May 10.

The Business Council of Westchester hosted the conference, bringing together the industry’s biggest players along with government, private and public-sector leaders for a discussion on how to transition into the new energy landscape, including the impact of the moratorium on the community and alternative options

still want to connect to natural gas, a professional technician can convert propane appliances for use with natural gas. This involves changing some of the internal parts to compensate for the different pressures between propane and

natural gas.

Our family business has had an established presence in Westchester since 1968, with 27 of our own propane distribution centers in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New England,

and a staff of over 500 individuals. That doesn’t include other available propane suppliers.

Christina Armentano is the executive vice president of Paraco Gas in Rye Brook.

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Propane is a nontoxic, EPA-certified clean fuel that can help Westchester County reach environmental and sustainability goals. It’s a waste product that is left over when natural gas and oil are refined. Using propane reduces greenhouse gas emissions that would otherwise be produced.

And for those considering using electric in place of their planned natural gas supply, it’s worth noting that propane equipment produces 30% to 40% fewer carbon emissions than electric units and heats faster than many electric appliances — which saves customers money.

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Westchester's Buchwald steps into Trump tax turmoil, says the president is ‘hiding something’

BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

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tate Assemblyman David Buchwald, a Democrat who represents the 93rd District, which covers Bedford, Harrison, Lewisboro, Mount Kisco, New Castle, North Castle, North Salem, Pound Ridge and White Plains, told the Business Journal that the Assembly's passage on May 22 of his TRUST Act “stands for a broader principle that top public officials should be totally transparent about what potential conflicts of interest they have and our president hasn't done that.”

The legislation, adopted in the Assembly by a vote of 84 to 53, authorizes the commissioner of the state's Department of Taxation and Finance to release state tax returns

of federal, state and local public officials and returns of entities that they control or in which they are significant shareholders, if requested by the three tax committees of the U.S. Congress. The state Senate's version of the bill, sponsored by Sen. Brad Hoylman (D-Manhattan), passed on May 8 by a vote of 39 to 22. Gov. Andrew Cuomo expressed support for the legislation and was expected to sign it into law.

The legislation enables the state to provide Congress with President Donald Trump's tax returns, or those of other officials, if requested by the chairpersons of the House Ways and Means Committee, the Senate Finance Committee or the Joint Committee on Taxation. New York state already shares tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service and the tax depart-

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ments of other states. The New York state tax returns include federal tax information, so obtaining filings from the state would be a way for Congress to obtain

tax information Trump has consistently refused to release, at first claiming that he could not do so because he was under audit. Treasury Secretary

Steven Mnuchin has refused to turn Trump's returns over to Congress despite a law stating that he must do so.

“I've carried legislation for two years on this topic to make sure that top public officials' tax returns are available either to the public, or now making them available to the peoples' representatives in Congress. Ultimately, this topic wouldn't have come up had the president not abandoned years of precedent of making returns available to the public and had his Secretary of the Treasury not denied Congress' rights to access tax returns,” Buchwald said.

Buchwald explained that the legislation is limited in scope. “We've made sure that the final legislation only applies to elected officials, top appointees in government and the enti-

ties that they control or that they are significant shareholders of, so the average New Yorker, the average business in New York, is not going to be exposed to it. These congressional committees are supposed to already have access to every American's tax return through the Internal Revenue Code. So the fact that that's not happening with the current president is part of why we're making sure New York's state tax returns are available to the Congress,” he said.

At a news conference while the legislation was pending, Buchwald expressed “strong confidence” that President Trump is “hiding something” and “I think it doesn't take too much human intuition to understand there's something the president desperately does not want to reveal.”

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Accountants report tax law changes hurt many filers

BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

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ther than the real estate clients, I would say almost across the board most other clients, most other industries, professions, etcetera, have all been hurt by this new tax law,” Mark Hausner, principal in the accounting firm Peretz, Resnick, Mitgang & Marcus LLP, told the Business Journal. Hausner along with a partner in that firm, Robert Mitgang, and David Peretz, the managing partner who began the firm in 1987, provided their takes on the impact the changes in federal tax law had on their practice and its clients.

“We had done extensive tax planning in anticipation once we read and learned the law to try and assist clients who no longer were able to take miscellaneous deductions. That was an enormous deduction for a lot

of clients. There were things that we were able to suggest and do to try to alleviate that kind of a hit but, in general, I couldn’t even count how many clients went from what in 2018 used to be a $3,000, $5,000, $7,000 refund to a $3,000, $5,000, $7,000 balance due,” Hausner said.

“A lot of our clients were in alternative minimum tax (AMT) categories in the past,” Peretz said, explaining why a major feature of the tax changes, the loss of full deductibility of state and local taxes, did not turn out to be significant for some individuals. “They lost their state income tax deduction, they lost their miscellaneous itemized deductions, but they had different tax rates. I have one client who just basically broke even. He lost his very large real estate taxes (deduction) in New Rochelle and, instead, he also got rid of his alternative minimum tax, so it basically was a wash.” The Tax Policy Center estimated that instead of

From left: David Peretz; Mark Hausner; and Robert Mitgang. Photo by Peter Katz.

approximately 6 million filers having to pay the AMT, only about 200,000 would have to do that once the changes were in effect. The changes in AMT rules, however, are scheduled to expire in 2025.

“There are a lot of specifics to the new tax law, which were driven dramatically for real estate investors and real estate professionals, No. 1 because our president is one of those, but that have affected a lot of our clients,” Hauser said, “For most real

estate people it has been positive because there are certain benefits on pass-through income from various entities and we have clients with dozens and dozens, even hundreds, of entities and they get to save a percentage of that income as nontaxable.”

The changes included a 20% deduction of qualified business income, so only 80% of pass-through income was taxable to recipients.

Mitgang pointed out that the revised tax law allows the establishment

of Opportunity Zones and Qualified Opportunity Funds, which allow investors to defer tax on certain financial gains and, if investments are held long enough, to exclude from taxation a portion of the deferred gain. The zones are designed to spur economic development and job creation in distressed communities. “What’s been a pleasant surprise is that some of those zones have been in areas that you would not have considered would have to be designated as opportunity zones. So that’s something the real estate clients, the real estate developers, can benefit from. That’s brand new,” he said.

Peretz said the increase in the point at which the federal estate tax kicks in benefits some of the firm’s clients. A decedent’s estate could be $11,180,000 in 2018 with no federal estate tax due and couples who engage in proper planning could exclude twice that amount. “Twenty-two, 23

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million of estate assets are not that uncommon in our clientèle,” he said. “We have a few that are much larger and we work with attorneys and estate planners.”

“Many of our clients are well aware that the estate tax laws today could easily change a few years from now or well within their span of necessary planning, so you have to stay on top of it,” Mitgang added.

The firm employs 32 people and occupies about 9,000 square feet at 303 S. Broadway in Tarrytown.

“My largest clients think that having the additional people and more expertise in specific areas might be beneficial to them,” according to Peretz. “We do very little looking for clients. Our clients seem to come to us because of our reputation, because of referrals by bankers, lawyers and other clients, particularly other clients, so we have grown that way in addition to acquiring other practices.”

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U.S. Attorney’s Office accuses Harrison waste hauler of overbilling customers

BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

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he owner of a Harrison trash hauling business has been accused of overbilling commercial customers.

Ralph Mancini, the operator of County Waste Management Inc., was arraigned May 17 in federal court in White Plains on a charge of mail fraud.

From 2008 to 2016, according to the criminal information signed by U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman, Mancini

mailed “fraudulent invoices for waste disposal services … for services that had not, in fact, been performed.”

The brief charging document states noth-

ing about the number of customers, the magnitude of the losses or other details of the alleged scheme to defraud.

Mancini pleaded not guilty.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul E. Davison released him on a $250,000 personal recognizance bond. He ordered Mancini to surrender his passport within a week and restrict travel to the New York City area.

Mancini declined to discuss the case when called at home.

County Waste Management was formed in 2000. It serves residential and commercial customers, according to its website, in

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Westchester and Putnam counties in New York and in Fairfield County in Connecticut.

The company uses Mancini’s house in Harrison for its business address and parks its trucks at a used car lot in Bedford Hills.

County Waste Management was sued recently by the New York State Insurance Fund. The agency claims in a Feb. 1 complaint in Westchester Supreme Court that the company has not paid nearly $90,000 for nine months of workers’ compensation coverage that was canceled in October. The company had not responded to the complaint as of May 20.

Bunge Ltd. names new CFO, shuffles senior leadership duties

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hite Plains agribusiness giant Bunge Ltd. has announced several changes in its senior leadership, including the appointment of John Neppl as its new chief financial officer.

Neppl, who begins as Bunge CFO effective May 29, will succeed Thomas M. Boehlert, who has held the position since 2017 and will remain for a transition period. Neppl joins Bunge from Omaha’s Green Plains Inc., where he served as CFO. Green Plains is a diversified commodity processing business with operations related to ethanol production, grain handling and storage, cattle feeding and commodity marketing and logistics services.

The appointment is part of Bunge’s new, global operating model, meant to align with its commercial activities including handling and processing, managing physical product flows and risk management and optimization.

“Shifting away from our regional, matrixbased structure will simplify the organization and speed up decision-making, increasing our strategic flexibility, customer focus and accountability,” said Bunge CEO Gregory A. Heckman. “These changes support our strategic priorities: driving operational performance, optimizing the portfolio and strengthening financial discipline.”

Raul Padilla, president, South America and Sugar & Bioenergy, becomes president, Global Operations. He will manage all physical handling and processing assets with particular focus on the processing value chains, including milling.

Christos Dimopoulos, president, Agribusiness, becomes president, Global Supply Chains. He will lead the physical commodity supply chains that support Bunge’s handling and processing assets. He will also be responsible for trade flows, freight and distribution.

Brian Zachman, president, Global Risk Management, will continue in that role, working to improve returns while reducing volatility across the company.

Larchmont Chrysler dealer says rampant brokering, flawed formula distort sales targets

BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

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Larchmont auto dealer is fighting Fiat Chrysler over a sales quota metric it claims is flawed and over alleged illegal brokering it says is undercutting its business.

Larchmont Chrysler Jeep Dodge petitioned the state Department of Motor Vehicles last month to restrict how FCA US — formerly the Chrysler Group — sets sales targets.

“Larchmont is a family-owned and operated business that plays by the rules in a schoolyard of bullies overseen by a principal who condones, fosters and rewards improper behavior,” Larchmont’s attorney, Russell P. McRory, said last year in a letter to FCA. “FCA is breaching the terms of its standard dealer agreement by illegally incentivizing unscrupulous brokering activity by Larchmont’s peer dealers.”

Larchmont Chrysler Jeep Dodge is owned

by Alfredo Gulla, who has operated Chrysler franchises, including the Alfa Romeo and Fiat brands, since the 1960s.

The Auburn Hills, Michigan, auto manufacturer notified Larchmont in February 2018 that it was at risk of defaulting on its contract

“due to your dealership’s failure to meet its agreed upon performance obligations.”

Dealers are expected to equal or exceed expected sales, based on a ratio of statewide market share for each vehicle line and the number of new registrations by vehicle types in the dealers’ markets.

In 2016, FCA noted, Larchmont Chrysler Jeep Dodge sold 704 cars, but fell short of its target of 849, by 145. In 2017, it sold 560 cars, but fell short of its target of 761, by 201 cars.

Larchmont Chrysler Jeep Dodge claims that FCA’s formula violates a 2016 New York Court of Appeals decision, in Beck Chevrolet vs. General Motors, that holds that local

market conditions must also be considered.

Domestic brands, for instance, are more popular upstate, but foreign imports are more popular in Westchester and other downstate markets.

The Larchmont dealership also argues that FCA encourages “rampant brokering” by competitors who can sell cars at significant discounts.

Dealers who supply brokers can get financial bonuses for large-volume sales, Larchmont alleges.

Brokers also have lower overhead than traditional dealerships, news accounts have noted, because they do not have to stage large showrooms or carry large inventories.

Larchmont Chrysler Jeep Dodge claims it has photographs of a 2018 Jeep Wrangler, sold

by Danbury Dodge Jeep Chrysler, as it was delivered to VIP Auto in Mamaroneck. The Danbury dealer, the Larchmont dealership said, is not licensed by New York to deliver cars to VIP Auto.

Larchmont said it has recorded conversations with current and former employees of other dealerships that engage in brokering.

“Favored dealers regularly negotiate volume purchases with FCA personnel in exchange for enhanced and secret incentive payouts,” McRory states in a letter to FCA. “It

is obvious that an organized scheme exists to sell vehicles through brokers — often across state lines — and FCA rewards specific levels of volume knowing that it is rooted in illegal conduct.”

An FCA spokesman declined to discuss the matter, but a company lawyer denied the allegations in letters to the Larchmont dealership.

FCA said it does take into account local conditions when calculating sales targets. The metric is a contractual obligation, the company claims, and the state court ruling does not apply because its formula is different than GM’s metric.

FCA also states that it does not believe “any alleged brokering could be affecting Larchmont to a sufficient degree” to warrant an adjustment to the metric.

As to dealers participating in improper brokering and to secret monetary incentives, FCA said, Larchmont should provide more evidence for FCA to consider.

Larchmont Chrysler Jeep Dodge asked the New York state DMV to hold an administrative hearing and to enjoin FCA from using the sales target formula “in an unreasonable, arbitrary and unfair manner.”

FCA had the dispute moved to federal court in White Plains on May 6.

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Ask Andi Growth by acquisition WE’RE TRYING TO DO AN ACQUISITION, BUT AS WE GET INTO THE OPPORTUNITY THERE’S ONE SURPRISE AFTER ANOTHER. SEEMS LIKE IT’S ALWAYS SOMETHING ELSE, AND NOT NECESSARILY GOOD. SHOULD WE KEEP ON PURSUING THIS DEAL? IS THERE ANY SUCH THING AS A GOOD ACQUISITION? THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: Growth by acquisition can be a good way to expand.

Buying a company is a process. Figuring out a fair price is essential. Careful due diligence is where and how you vet the deal. Don’t pay more than the deal is worth just because you spend a bunch of time and effort pursuing it.

Adding to your company by acquiring another can be advantageous as long as three things happen. You don’t overpay. You can take over the assets you buy

without losing control. And you can leverage the assets you acquire into something more valuable and sufficient to pay off any obligations from the deal and make a profit.

It takes time and lots of steps to get a deal done. First there’s the initial offer. Then the letter of intent. The closing happens when a final agreement is hammered out based on discoveries from the due diligence phase.

Along the way the buyer has to secure financing and the seller arranges to pay off lia-

bilities. Then comes the real work for the buyer, taking over and making the deal work. Along the way both seller and buyer will benefit from a team of experienced advisors who help vet, negotiate and document the deal.

Many sellers overvalue their companies and many buyers pay too much and then get themselves into trouble. Getting an accurate valuation from a firm that does valuations and doesn’t have a stake in the deal is essential for first-time buyers. Even experienced buyers use valuations to help keep themselves sane and focused as they negotiate price and terms.

Most deals are based first and foremost on cash flow. What will it cost to buy the company? Can yearly net income cover the acqui-

sition cost and yield a profit?

Every buyer should keep a close eye on that equation throughout due diligence and as the final offer gets crafted.

Use the due diligence phase to evaluate the quality of assets, including customer lists, vendor relationships, work on hand, processes for doing the work, employees who are trained and committed. How likely is it that employees might leave and take customers with them?

Will vendors honor agreements going forward? Will customers stick around?

Are assets encumbered with loans or liens and will the seller be able to pay those off? Will employees stay on?

Are inventory and work on hand accurate? Will knowledge be lost if employees leave? It’s buyer beware in

this phase.

Be careful not to rely too heavily on the seller’s involvement post-deal.

There’s a reason why they’re selling and often it’s so they can get on with a new life.

If they stay, commitment changes as they switch from owners to employees.

Be aware of human nature. The more effort buyers put into vetting the deal, the more they want to make the deal happen. That’s a mistake. The only good deal is one that has significant potential to yield a positive return short- and long-term.

Watch out if surprises keep showing up. You want to do business with a trustworthy seller. There will always be other good deals out there to pursue if this one doesn’t seem right. Keep in mind that more deals fall

apart than get through closing. As a buyer, keep your options open by keeping an eye out for alternative deals to pursue.

BOOK RECOMMENDATION: “Mergers and Acquisitions from A to Z,” by Andrew J. Sherman.

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EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY WESTCHESTER COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL

CONTRIBUTING WRITER | By Michael Guberti

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napchat reports that 190 million people use the app on a daily basis “to talk with friends, play with augmented reality and keep up with what’s happening around the world.” Statista states that 28% of Snapchat users in America are 18 to 24 years old. Pew Research Center notes that “27% of U.S. adults use Snapchat.”

The average user utilizes Snapchat 20 times per day for a total of 30 minutes.

Those users create 3 billion total “Snaps” every 24 hours.

A Snap is an image or video viewable for a set period of time or until the recipient closes the Snap. Snapchat offers advertising capabilities to businesses that want to reach its audience.

Amazon used augmented reality to promote Prime Day in a campaign on Snapchat.

Michael Kors used Snapchat

5 ways to reach more people on Snapchat lenses, ads and filters to promote its SmartWatch, resulting in a “29 point lift in product awareness and 11 point lift in action intent.”

Wendy’s created Snapchat ad campaigns “to drive 138,000 incremental store visits.”

Here are five ways to reach more people on Snapchat:

CREATE YOUR BUSINESS ACCOUNT

You need a business account to create ad campaigns on Snapchat. If you have a personal Snapchat account, visit Snapchat’s website to log in with your existing credentials and create a business account. After you insert your business details such as your legal business name and email address, click “Get Started” and your business account will automatically be created.

PUBLISH ENGAGING STORIES TO YOUR BUSINESS ACCOUNT

You can publish behindthe-scenes content, spotlight a new staff member, showcase a product or service, ask questions and create polls.

You want to do one or more of the following: inform, inspire or entertain your audience in a positive way.

Ford used stories to share “5 ways to prepare for an extreme off-road desert challenge with Ford Expedition.”

Users who viewed the story were encouraged to “Swipe Up” to visit a website where they could book a test drive or request a quote.

CREATE, MONITOR AND OPTIMIZE SNAPCHAT AD CAMPAIGNS

Snapchat’s ad campaign objectives are the following: branding; app installs; app

traffic; website traffic; engagement; video views; lead generation; app conversions; website conversions; and catalog sales. Marriott Rewards created a Snap Ads long-form video campaign to “drive the lift in awareness and consideration among young travelers.” McDonald’s promoted its Cheddar McMelt burger using a Snapchat awareness campaign, getting 5.7 million people to use a lens that overlaid the Cheddar McMelt burger over the viewer’s face.

The average viewer used the lens for 28 seconds.

IDENTIFY SNAPCHAT’S KEY TERMS

Let’s establish Snapchat’s vocabulary. Lenses are animations that you can apply to videos. Collection ads are “four tappable tiles to feature products.” For example, if you’re selling shoes,

you can show four types of shoes, perhaps choosing to vary their color and size. A story is an image or video that expires after 24 hours.

Filters are images and/or words that go over a picture or video. Geofilters are filters that are only available in specific locations.

UNDERSTAND HOW SNAPCHAT AD ACCOUNTS WORK

There are two types of ad accounts: self-service or on-demand geofilters.

Self-service accounts let you purchase snap ads, lenses, collection ads, story ads or audience filters.

On-demand geofilters allow you to create and purchase filters using Snapchat’s “Create Your Own” tool.

After you choose your ad account type, you can add team members to help

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create your campaigns.

Your team members can be listed as an admin or member. Admins can “change business details and manage all of the ad accounts within that organization.” Members can only work on the part of the ad account that they have been assigned to.

Statista reports that over 2 million Snaps are sent every 60 seconds.

Snapchat can serve as a complement to your overall digital marketing strategy.

Leverage these strategies to reach more people on Snapchat.

Michael Guberti is the founder of Michael Guberti’s Digital Marketing Services, a full-service digital marketing agency. He can be reached at michael@ michaelguberti.com.

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EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY

Education is vital for safety with technology

BY PETER VERLEZZA

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hen I was a kid there were seat belts in cars. I seldom wore them.

They went around your lap, seemed annoying and frankly, I didn’t see the benefit. There were accidents and people were injured. But as time went on speed limits increased, cars went faster, there were more of them and the regularity of accidents became more significant. There also was evidence that your chances of escaping serious injury in a crash were far higher wearing the seat belt than not. I changed my opinion and thinking.

The same kind of thing has happened in the technology space. Back in the early days

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of the internet, we had email and casual-use internet on places like AOL. Not all of our devices were connected and social media wasn’t in existence. We banked at the branch, cashed checks in person, paid people with real money and received paper statements from our financial institutions. We weren’t commenting hourly on what we ate, where we visited and how long we would be on vacation for all the world to see.

Technology has afforded us the ability to have instant access to almost any information. However, this privilege does come with the personal responsibility of protecting yourself.

The biggest technology threat we see

today is cybercrime. The number of incidents is staggering. There is a significant breach almost daily. Cybercrime is a business and the dollars are in the billions.

There are lots of different ways of monetizing cybercrime. The most obvious would be stealing money from your bank account or financial institution, and swiping a credit card number and using it to make purchases. This information is available in a place called the dark web.

The most prominent method that cybercriminals use to commit cybercrimes is through email. Commonly referred to as phishing, or the fraudulent practice of sending emails that are supposedly coming from a rep-

utable company or source to induce the recipient to click a malicious link. Phishing impacts individuals and businesses. One method used would be an attached document to an email that has a virus or some other type of malicious software. The body of the email would attempt to compel the recipient to click on the attachment, which would then download a virus or malware to your computer. Have you ever received the “your invoice is attached” or “check out this picture of us” emails? Another method would be to insert a link in an email.

Clicking this link takes you to a website that has a virus or malware that would be introduced to your computer. Another trick is to have the link go to a familiar looking site where you might fill in your username and password to verify the information in the email. Ever receive an email from American Express that says “High volume purchases have flagged your American Express card,” or one from PayPal stating “Urgent: Action required for your PayPal Account.”

Awareness is probably the best way to protect yourself from these types of scams.

Being mindful of your actions and responses will save you from potential issues. Here are a few things to consider when you receive one of these emails: • Are you expecting an email from this company or person regarding this issue or matter?

• Are they using your actual name and account number or just referring to you as an eBay or PayPal user?

• Is the sender’s email address coming from the company they claim to be representing or from some other bogus source? Consider opening a new browser and visiting the website directly and verifying the information yourself. If you have a package that is delayed in shipment or an unusually high charge on your credit card, this information will be offered to you by the merchant without much effort.

I was recently asked if there is a way to be completely safe and protected online and be sure you’ll never have an issue. The answer is an emphatic NO! There are things you can do to minimize your risks and increase your ability to recover from an incident, but you can never reduce the risk to zero. Some would say it is sad and it would be easier to live in a cabin in the woods with no internet or cars. I say the privilege of driving is worth wearing a seat belt and education is vital for safety with technology.

Peter Verlezza is the CEO of SMB Networks LLC, a technology-services company in Hamden, Connecticut. For more information, visit smbnetworksllc.com or call 203-815-1685. Verlezza co-produced and is in the cast of a documentary titled “Cyber Crime,” which had its premiere in California last month.

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Good Things MAXX PROPERTIES CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING OF LOFTS In partnership with Comstock Residential, MAXX Properties in Harrison — a fourth-generation, family-owned real estate company — celebrated the opening of Grand Street Lofts, a new, 21-unit luxury rental community located at 18 Grand St. in Mamaroneck.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony marks a significant achievement in MAXX Properties’ 83-year history. Grand Street Lofts is the company’s first “ground-up” development, added to a vast real estate portfolio consisting of 8,790 owned multifamily units in six states and 2,800 cooperative units in New York.

The $10 million project was a joint venture undertaken by MAXX Properties and Comstock Residential.

FARMERS MARKET RETURNS TO PUTNAM HOSPITAL CENTER The Putnam Hospital Center Farmers Market in Carmel returns this year on June 6, offering a bigger selection of fresh, affordable produce to the community.

The seasonal market is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Thursday through October on the hospital campus. The market is located around the flagpole near the front entrance to the hospital.

Six local vendors will sell a bounty of fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses, breads, eggs, truffle products, home-baked goods and handmade soaps. Vendors include Do Re Me Farms, West Cork Farm, General Cochran Farm, Sharamel, Nelson Truffles and Mind, Body & Bath.

The farmers market will offer nutritional tips, recipes and demonstrations throughout the season.

PACE WOMEN’S JUSTICE CENTER HOSTS EVE ENSLER

From left: PWJC Executive Director Cindy Kanusher; New York state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins; Eve Ensler, author; Melissa Jeltsen, senior reporter, Huffington Post; PWJC Advisory Board Member Jacqueline Hattar; and PWJC Advisory Board Chair Alayne Katz.

The Pace Women’s Justice Center (PWJC), a nonprofit provider of free legal services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and elder abuse, held its 5th annual Cocktails For A Cause event at The Eileen Fisher Learning Lab in Irvington. The highlight of the evening was a conversation with Eve Ensler — Tony-Award winning play-

wright of “The Vagina Monologues,” author and activist — about her new book “The Apology.”

All proceeds from the evening go to PWJC. Along with dinner, each guest received a signed copy of Ensler’s new book.

The Pace Women’s Justice Center is

a self-funded nonprofit legal center located at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law of Pace University. Each year it provides free legal services to nearly 3,500 victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and elder abuse, as well as conducts or participates in more than 140 training and outreach events.

TOMPKINS MAHOPAC BANK ANNOUNCES THE RETURN OF FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS

WHITE PLAINS FAMILY LAW ATTORNEY MAKES TOP LIST Lisa Zeiderman of Miller Zeiderman & Wiederkehr LLP in White Plains has been nominated and accepted as part of the 2019 AIOFLA’S 10 Best in New York For Client Satisfaction The American Institute of Family Law Attorneys (AIOFLA) is a third-party, attorney-rating organization that publishes an annual list of the top 10 family law attorneys in each state. Attorneys who are selected to the “10 Best” list must pass AIOFLA’s rigorous selection process, which is based on client and/or peer nominations, thorough research and AIOFLA’s independent evaluation. AIOFLA’s annual list was created to be used as a resource for clients during the attorney selection process.

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From left, at the Food Truck Friday event in October 2018: Carol Schmitz, TMB’s seniot vice president, branch administrator; Judy Callahan, executive director of Putnam CAP; Jerry Klein, TMB’s president and CEO; and Sue Musumeci, vice president, bank branch manager in Red Mills.

Following a successful launch last fall, Tompkins Mahopac Bank (TMB) is expanding its Food Truck Fridays to Dutchess and Westchester counties this summer. The series of events, featuring free lunch for any member of the community, will commence on June 7 in Putnam Valley and run through the end of September.

More than 300 people attended Food Truck Fridays last October, which took place at TMB branches in Putnam County. Guests

enjoyed pizza, burgers, fries and more, compliments of the bank, and its generosity went beyond free cuisine. In a show of its longstanding commitment to the community, TMB made donations to Putnam Community Action Partnership and St. John the Evangelist Food Pantry, two organizations dedicated to stopping hunger locally. To further its impact, TMB will make charitable donations to local nonprofits at the upcoming events, including Putnam Valley Community Pan-

try, the Brewster Chamber, Kickin’ Back LTD, Sisters of Charity Yonkers, Community Cares and Meals on Wheels.

Food Truck Fridays will run from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Fridays at the following bank branch locations: 21 Peekskill Hollow Road, Putnam Valley, June 7; 1441 Route 22, Brewster, June 14; 706 Freedom Plains Road, Poughkeepsie, June 21; 766 Yonkers Ave., Yonkers, July 19; 630 Route 6, Mahopac, Sept. 13; and 1281 Route 9, Wappingers Falls, Sept. 20.

RE/MAX BROKER RECEIVES REGIONAL RECOGNITIONS Real estate broker Julia Ricciuti of RE/ MAX Prime Properties in Scarsdale ranked No. 9 overall in the New York state region among RE/MAX associates for gross closed commissions in 2018. In addition, she received the RE/MAX Chairman’s Club Award for 2018. Her total sales volume in 2018 was more than $23,201,300 with 39 transactions. The awards were announced at the RE/MAX R4 Conference held in Las Vegas.

Ricciuti is a 30-year veteran of the real estate industry with 25 years as a RE/MAX professional. Her residential sales service area focuses on the communities of Eastchester, Yonkers and Scarsdale. Her record of productivity has been consistent. She completes 30 to 40 transactions in a year.

The sales price of typical residential properties averages $600,000.

CITY OF PEEKSKILL LAUNCHES COOKING PROGRAM FOR SENIORS AT NEW YORKPRESBYTERIAN HUDSON VALLEY HOSPITAL The city of Peekskill has announced a new collaboration with NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital and Feeding Westchester to launch Cooking for Health, a community cooking collaborative for seniors. The program, held weekly at NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital’s Chef Peter X. Kelly Teaching Kitchen, focuses on how seniors can support their health through good nutrition and hands-on cooking.

The program is led by city of Peekskill Senior Services Site Manager Johnathan Zamora, Emilie Berner, chef and coordinator of NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital’s Chef Peter X. Kelly Teaching Kitchen, and Jodie Ferrari, R.N., clinical nutrition manager at NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital. Participants, all members of the city of Peekskill Senior Nutrition Program, a nutritionally at-risk population, will learn how to maximize a limited food budget.

Cooking for Health will run continually with each rotation comprised of five weekly classes. There is no cost to the participants in the program and transportation to and from the teaching kitchen originating from the Peekskill Senior Center is provided by the city of Peekskill.

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

UNITED HEBREW HONORS NEW ROCHELLE COMMUNITY AND INDUSTRY LEADERS Four individuals dedicated to improving the lives of those they touch with their spirited community leadership were honored

by United Hebrew of New Rochelle at the organization’s eighth annual Community Service Awards ceremony. Michale Fosina, president, New York-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital, Jennifer Lanser, executive director of the New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce, and Jackie Saril and Lauren Pekats, co-presidents of the Sisterhood of Temple Israel of New Rochelle, were recognized for their advocacy and commitment to developing services and programs that enrich the lives of seniors on United Hebrew’s campus, and others in the Westchester community and beyond.

The individuals and their organizations were celebrated at a ceremony attended by approximately 100 business, government and health care leaders at United Hebrew’s campus in New Rochelle.

United Hebrew of New Rochelle serves more than 1,000 residents and clients daily on its Harry and Jeannette Weinberg Campus.

MEDIA VISION ADVERTISING EXPANDS Media Vision Advertising (MVA) celebrated a ribbon cutting at its new offices in Campbell Hall, hosted by the Orange County Chamber of Commerce. The event was an opportunity to invite local business leaders to tour the new offices and reveal some news about MVA’s plans for the future.

Growth has been the theme for Media Vision Advertising this year, including a move to a new space and additions and promotions within the team. The ribbon-cutting ceremony gave MVA the perfect backdrop to reveal its rebranding and announce the planned expansion of the business. Community leaders who attended included Lynn Cione, president of the Orange County Chamber of Commerce, Jean Sexton of Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Renee Bulla of Momentum Advertising & Design and state Assemblyman Colin Schmitt.

The rebranding of MVA, which includes a new logo and updated website, was the result of a collaborative process that allowed the team to express the future direction of the company.

James Danella, MVA’s strategist, felt the event provided the perfect opportunity to announce the news of the firm’s expansion into a new market. MVA Tennessee will be opening in Nashville later this year.

WIHD GALA HONORS THREE

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS RAND REALTY AGENT BRINGS HOME ‘TOP 500’ NATIONAL HONOR Richard Gutner of Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty in Rockland and Westchester has been named one of the best in real estate based on achievement, potential, leadership, ethics, community value, experience, capability and trust by Broker Agent. Now in its 25th year, Broker Agent Advisor celebrates the success and accomplishment of the industry’s finest real estate professionals through its Certificate of Excellence Program.

HUDSON UNITED MORTGAGE SERVICES EXPANDS IN WESTCHESTER From left: Dr. Susan Fox, president and CEO, WIHD; Ansley Bacon, Ph.D., past president and CEO, WIHD; David O’Hara, Ph.D., vice president, programs; and David M.C. Stern, chair, WIHD Board of Directors.

The Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD) held its second annual gala, An Evening of Inspiration, at the Scarsdale Golf Club. The event, which was attended by 230 people, honored three individuals who have made significant contributions to WIHD’s mission of improving the lives of

people with disabilities. The honorees included Ansley Bacon, Ph.D. of Pleasantville, past president and CEO of the Westchester Institute for Human Development, who led the organization for 30 years. During her tenure, WIHD became one of the leading university centers for excellence in disabilities in the county.

Also honored was Dr. Patricia Seagriff-Curtin of Yorktown Heights, who as director of dental services for WIHD devoted two decades to serving individuals with disabilities, and David M.C. Stern of Edgemont, founder and president of Stern Consulting LLC and chair of the WIHD Board of Directors.

IONA PREP RECOGNIZES 2019 HALL OF FAME HONOREES

From left: Timothy B. Cacase of Harrison, restaurateur, Rafele Ristorante; William J. Childs of Rye, vice president and regional director, Legg Mason Global Asset Management; Brother Thomas R. Leto, president of Iona Preparatory School; Michael T. Delaney of Mamaroneck, NYPD Counterterrorism Division, Maritime Team; John J. McCarthy of White Plains, owner/president, Pro Safety Services LLC and a member of the Iona Preparatory Board of Directors; and Michael C. McGuinn of Greenwich, Connecticut, who accepted the posthumous award for his father, Edwin J. McGuinn Jr., former CEO and chair of MRU Holdings Inc. Photo courtesy of Ben Asen Photography.

Iona Preparatory in New Rochelle inducted five new members into its Hall of Fame as part of the school’s annual Reunion Week-

end. The 2019 honorees included business and civic leaders who have contributed to the success of Iona Preparatory in various

ways over the years as well as their communities. The Hall of Fame Dinner took place at Wykagyl Country Club in New Rochelle.

Hudson United Mortgage Services, LLC announced that Joseph Nanna, who has secured financing for clients for more than 20 years, has joined the Hudson United Mortgage Services team in Elmsford as a mortgage loan officer. Hudson United is a full-service mortgage banker/broker licensed in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Florida.

Nanna was previously the finance manager for automobile manufacturers, including Toyota, Lexus, Infinity and Nissan for the past 27 years. He is a licensed loan officer in New York and New Jersey

SUMMER SOLSTICE SUNSET SOIRÉE: FLOWER POWER The Untermyer Gardens Conservancy will hold its annual Summer Solstice Sunset Soirée on Wednesday, June 19, at Untermyer Park and Gardens in Yonkers. The gala will honor Martin Ginsburg, who has played a leading role in the revitalization of the Yonkers waterfront and other communities along the Hudson.

Co-chaired by Diana Boodell and Lee Michel, the event will take place from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Walled Garden. The Flower Power theme celebrates extensive new plantings at the park. Guests are encouraged to dress colorfully and take inspiration from the garden. A brief live auction and paddle raise will take place in the historic outdoor amphitheater.

The Soirée is the major fund-raising event of the year for the Conservancy, which was founded in 2011 to revitalize and care for Untermyer Park and Gardens, a city of Yonkers municipal park that sits on 43 acres with spectacular views of the Hudson River 30 minutes north of Manhattan. The gardens were built a century ago by Samuel Untermyer, a pioneering lawyer, reformer and human rights advocate, and designed by famed architect William Welles Bosworth, who earlier had designed Kykuit. Untermyer Park and Gardens welcomes 75,000 visitors a year.

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Good Things PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND NETWORKING AT WEDC The second annual Women’s Business Conference of WEDC (Women’s Enterprise Development Center) and Putnam County SCORE will be held Thursday, June 6, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Putnam County Golf Club located at 187 Hill St. in Mahopac. The event includes breakfast, lunch, workshops, a CEO panel and networking opportunities.

Mary Molina, president of Lola Snacks, will be the keynote speaker to kick off the fullday program followed by several workshops and presentations covering: sales with Debra Pearlman, president and CEO of Hudson Valley Sales Training LLC; saving money with Margaret Carey, editor of five HamletHub editions and CEO and founder of Master It Media LLC; success in business with attorney Patricia M. Mulligan; financials with Jack L. Hufnagel, CPA and partner at Amedeo, Marano & Hufnage; and how to network with Maria L. Sciuto, private-client manager and staff planner for Compass Asset Management Group.

For registration and more information, visit ONWConference.com.

ASHWORTH CREATIVE RECEIVES FIVE NATIONAL AWARDS Eve Ashworth, president and CEO of Ashworth Creative, recently announced that the Hudson Valley boutique marketing agency has been the recipient of five awards for creativity for clients, including Health Quest Graduate Medical Education, Promenade Senior Living and Crystal Run Health Plans.

Ashworth Creative serves health care clients throughout New York, including the Capital district as well as Dutchess, Orange, Ulster, Westchester, Rockland, Sullivan and Putnam counties.

RIPCO REAL ESTATE’S REALTORS SPEARHEAD STRING OF SUCCESSFUL TRANSACTIONS RIPCO Real Estate announced that Lisa Daniel and Jeff Nable collectively secured eight leases totaling 15,463 square feet during the first quarter of 2019. Separately, Daniel served as exclusive leasing agent on five transactions totaling 7,700 square feet. The leasing specialists also announced three active listings in Norwalk, Yonkers and White Plains.

Daniel and Nable represent Xponential Brands, including Club Pilates, CycleBar, Row House, AKT and Stretch Lab throughout Westchester and the entire state of Connecticut.

Daniel independently represents Organic Krush for Westchester and Connecticut. Nable represents Chopt Creative Salad Co. throughout Westchester and the entire state of Connecticut as well as Dollar Tree throughout Connecticut.

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CHILDREN KICK OFF CHILDREN’S CENTER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

From left, Assemblywoman Sandy Galef, OCC Executive Director Howard Milbert, OCC Board Member and Campaign Co-Chair Marilyn Wishnie, OCC Board Member Vanessa Pairis, Westchester County Executive George Latimer and Capital Campaign Committee Member Richard Wishnie.

More than 75 children from the Ossining Children’s Center (OCC) joined in a choreographed dance to kick off OCC’s capital campaign to build a new child care and education center.

The event, which was held at OCC’s location at 90 S. Highland Ave., was attended by local, county and state officials, including Westchester County Executive George La-

timer, state Assemblywoman Sandy Galef, Ossining town Supervisor Dana Levenberg, Ossining village Mayor Victoria Gearity and friends and supporters of the Ossining Children’s Center.

The campaign is seeking to raise $17.8 million. To date, it has raised approximately $12.9 million.

Last August, OCC unveiled plans for the

construction of a new 27,000-square-foot building that will enable it to consolidate its programs under one roof. Located at 32 State St., the new center will replace operations housed at two 120-year-old buildings OCC owns on South Highland Avenue, as well as space it rents at a nearby church.

OCC is selling the two properties on South Highland Avenue to help fund the project.

SEN. MAYER NOMINATES MAMARONECK WWII VETERAN FOR STATE VETERANS’ HALL OF FAME State Sen. Shelley B. Mayer, D-Westchester, nominated World War II veteran Dr. Max S. Eagelfeld for the New York state Senate Veterans’ Hall of Fame. The ceremony was hosted in Albany at the Legislative Office Building. Hall of Fame inductees were presented with a plaque commemorating their service. Eagelfeld served as a medic with the U.S. Army, 12th Armored Division, 82nd Armored Medical Battalion from 1944 to 1945, which took part in the liberation of the French region of Alsace-Lorraine and western Germany. For his service, he was awarded numerous accolades, including the Bronze Star, the Combat Medical Badge, the European Africa Middle East Service Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, and his medical unit also

Highlighting his commitment to the community and future generations, Jacob Reckess of PAZ Management will be honored as a Next Generation Leader at the second annual Federation Celebration on Thursday, June 6, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Grandview in Poughkeepsie, hosted by the Jewish Federation of Dutchess County.

“We are grateful for Jacob’s devotion to the Jewish Federation’s efforts to support local agencies and programs,” said Karen Hochhauser, executive director of the Jewish Federation of Dutchess County. “He is a very humble leader and the perfect example of next-generation leadership.”

Reckess, the vice president of operations and development at PAZ, a Hudson Valley-based, family-owned business in the health care and real estate development industries, helped kick off the Jewish Federation Schmooze & Booze, encouraging younger people from ages 28 to 40 years old to become more active in the community. He has contributed time and funds to support the nonprofit’s mission.

Other prominent honorees at the Federation Celebration include: Bernard and Shirley Handel; Gloria, Steve and Shelley Turk; Callie and Liza Goldstone; and Brian Arnoff.

NEW BOARD MEMBER AT HVEDC

Dr. Max S. Eagelfeld, Mamaroneck resident and WWII veteran, and state Sen. Shelley B. Mayer during the NYS Senate Veterans’ Hall of Fame ceremony.

received a Meritorious Service Plaque.

On May 11, 2018, Eagelfeld received a knighthood in the French Legion of Honor by the French Consul-General in New York. He

has lived in the state his entire 95 years and has been a resident of the town of Mamaroneck with his wife, Naomi, for more than 50 years.

SENIOR COMMUNITY CELEBRATES NATURE The Osborn community in Rye held a special Love of Trees event on its campus at 101 Theall Road to celebrate Arbor Day and Earth Day. The event featured a guided tree walk in association with the Rye Nature Center and symbolic tree planting.

The Osborn President and CEO Matthew G. Anderson discussed the evolution of The Osborn campus over the past 100 years and referenced its historical and natural beauty.

The Osborn is a private, nonprofit, continuum of care community, founded in 1908.

PAZ MANAGEMENT VP TO BE HONORED BY JEWISH FEDERATION

From left: A.J. Johnson of the Rye Nature Center, Michael Penziner of the New York Botanical Garden, The Osborn resident George Berlstein, Sioban Prout of the Rye Nature Center and Osborn President and CEO Matthew G. Anderson.

Steven Tinkelman, the founder of Tinkelman Architecture, has joined the Board of Director of Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. (HVEDC).

Tinkelman serves as the design principal for Tinkelman Architecture, handling client liaison, firm management and business development. He also assists many corporate and institutional clients with facility master planning, project feasibility and site evaluation.

WESTCHESTER RESIDENT NAMED CTO FOR ONLINE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE Russ Greenspan, a Katonah resident, was named the chief technology officer of PresenceLearning Inc., a provider of live online special education-related services to K-12 schools.

He brings 20 years of experience as an engineering leader and software architect.

Most recently, he was chief technology officer at The Princeton Review and built a comprehensive digital learning platform.

Prior to that role, he was vice president of engineering at Tutor.com, where as a founding team member he built the leading online, on-demand tutoring platform.

Facts & Figures BANKRUPTCIES Arcadia Group (USA) Limited London, UK. Chapter 15, Voluntary.

Attorney: Jamila J. Willis, New York City. Filed: May 22. Case number: 19-11650-jlg Limora Investments Limited British Virgin Islands, Chapter 15, Voluntary. Attorney: Madlyn Gleich Primoff, New York City.Filed: May 23. Case number: 19-111678-mg.

Cryptopia Limited (In Liquidation) New Zealand, Chapter 15, Voluntary. Attorney: Timothy E. Graulich, New York City. Filed: May 24. Case number: 19-11688-smb.

The D&M Capital Group LLC New York, New York. Chapter 11, Voluntary. Attorney: Robert Leslie Rattet, White Plains. Filed: May 28.

Case number: 19-11711-scc.

Cider Ridge Orchard LLC Staatsburg, New York. Chapter 12, Voluntary. Attorney: Andrea B. Malin, Wappingers Falls. Filed: May 24.

Case number: 19-35860-cgm.

COURT CASES Westchester Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. Filed by Louella Steverson. Action: Seeking $2 billion for tort negligence. Attorney: Louella Steverson. Filed: May 28.

Case number: 7:19-cv-04953.

Belvoir Fruit Farms LTD. Filed

by Brands Within Reach LLC. Action: Diversity breach of contract. Attorney: Anthony Michael Rainone. Filed: May 28. Case number: 7:19-cv-04947.

Trans Union LLC, et al. Filed

by Pearl Spira. Action: Fair Credit Reporting Act. Attorney: Raphael Deutsch. Filed: May 24. Case number: 7:19-cv-04868-VB.

Items appearing in the Fairfield 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: Larry Miles c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 701 Westchester Ave, Suite 100 J White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: 694-3600 • Fax: 694-3699

Manhattan The Bank of New York Company Inc., et al. Filed by Lucyna Foremska. Action: Seeking $9.9 million for air transportation. Attorney: Gregory J Cannata. Filed: May 22.

Case number: 1:05-cv-03090-AKH. Selective Advisors Group LLC. Filed by Chris Kosachuk. Action: Federal question: Declaratory judgment. Attorney: Chris Kosachuk Filed: May 24. Case number: 1:19-cv04844-UA The RFA Group NYC LLC, et al.

Filed by Deckers Outdoor Corp.

Action: Seeking $100,000 for trademark infringement (Lanham Act).

Attorney: Brent Herbert Blakely.

Filed: May 22. Case number: 1:19-cv04725-GBD. Harleysville Preferred Insurance Co. Filed by Intimo Inc. Action: Diversity-insurance contract.

Attorney: Elizabeth Festa Ahlstrand. Filed: May 22. Case number: 1:19-cv-04734-GHW. ZM Equity Partners, LLC, et al.

Filed by Jay Schiff. Action: Diversity action. Attorney: Rebecca Anne Brazzano. Filed: May 22. Case number: 1:19-cv-04735-WHP. Parq Equity Limited Partnership, et al. Filed by Valtus Capital Group LLC. Action: Diversity action.

Attorney: Joseph B. Schmit. Filed: May 22. Case number: 1:19-cv-04737DLC. Macy’s et al. Filed by Adele Gallagher. Action: Seeking $55 thousand for Fair Credit Reporting Act. Attorney: Patrick Paul Russo. Filed: May 22. Case number: 1:19-cv-04738-RA. Barclays. Filed by HAHA Global Inc. Action: Antitrust litigation (monopolizing trade). Attorney: Arthur Joseph Monaco. Filed: May 22. Case number: 1:19-cv-04749-VEC. Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. Filed by Capital Art Inc. Action: Copyright infringement.

Attorney: Richard Liebowitz. Filed: May 22. Case number: 1:19-cv-04751LGS. Stonecastle Cash Management LLC, et al. Filed by Island Intellectual Property LLC. Action: Seeking $9.9 million for patent infringement. Attorney: John Dellaportas.

Filed: May 22. Case number: 1:19-cv04792-LTS. JP Boden USA LLC. Filed by Valentine Reid. Action: The Americans with Disabilities Act 1990. Attorney: David Paul Force. Filed: May 23.

Case number: 1:19-cv-04803-RA. Fragrancenet.com Inc. Filed by Valentin Reid. Action: The Americans with Disabilities Act 1990. Attorney: David Paul Force. Filed: May 23. Case number: 1:19-cv-04807-JGK.

ON THE RECORD

Heritage Health & Housing Inc. Filed by Jane Liss. Action: False Claims Act. Attorney: Lucas Colin Buzzard. Filed: May 23. Case number: 1:19-cv-04797-LTS.

Glenwood 53 LLC, Chestnut Ridge. Seller: 53 Glenyo LLC, New Rochelle. Property: 53 Glenwood Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $1.2 million.

Filed May 22.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Adolph A. Buonamici, White Plains. Property: 608 Mallard Way, Peekskill.

Amount: $348,352. Filed May 20.

Pinewood House Holdings LLC, Larchmont. Seller: Donald Cialini, et al, Mount Vernon. Property: 133 Eighth Ave., Mount Vernon.

Amount: $352,000. Filed May 22.

Invitedhome Management LLC. Filed by Valentin Reid. Action: The Americans with Disabilities Act 1990. Attorney: David Paul Force. Filed: May 23. Case number: 1:19-cv-04810-VSB.

Glenwood 53 LLC, Chestnut Ridge. Seller: Glenyo Realty LLC, New Rochelle. Property: 74 Glenwood Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed May 22.

GM Personal LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Robert J. Ruark, et al, Clifton Park.

Property: 11 Guion St., Yonkers.

Amount: $158,000. Filed May 22.

Point 62 LLC, et al, White Plains.

Seller: Leticia Arzu, Mount Vernon.

Property: 360 Rich Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $430,000. Filed May 23.

Interstate Commodities Inc. Filed by Maersk A/S. Action: Seeking $84,000 for marine contract. Attorney: Garth S. Wolfson. Filed: May 23. Case number: 1:19-cv-04787-KPF. The Curchin Group LLC, et al.

Filed by M&R Capital Management Inc. Action: Seeking $9.9 million for diversity action. Attorney: Joseph E. Gasperetti. Filed: May 23. Case number: 1:19-cv-04821-KPF. Quill Lincolnshire Inc. Filed by Valentin Reid. Action: The Americans with Disabilities Act 1990.

Filed: May 23. Case number: 1:19-cv04820-DAB Central Railway Manufacturing LLC. Filed by GE Transportation Parts. LLC Action: Seeking $9.9 million for diversity action. Attorney: John F. Hagan Jr. Filed: May 23. Case number: 1:19-cv-04826-AJN

VV8 Holdings LLC, Tarrytown.

Seller: HH River House II LLC, Greenwich, Connecticut. Property: 45 Hudson View Way, 405, Greenburgh. Amount: $2.1 million. Filed May 22.

Below $1 million 32 Park Avenue Realty LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: VNPL LLC, New Rochelle. Property: 302 Union Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $997,500.

Filed May 22.

329 Palmer LLC, Larchmont. Seller: Peter J. Magnotta, Mamaroneck.

Property: 329 Palmer Ave., Mamaroneck. Amount: $653,000. Filed May 21.

Harrison Property Group 1 LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Fremont AA Realty Corp., Yonkers. Property: 183 Fremont St., Harrison. Amount: $853,400. Filed May 24.

Hillside BD LLC, Scarsdale. Seller: Howard Dubs, Chappaqua. Property: 138 Mountaindale Road, Yonkers.

Amount: $300,001. Filed May 24.

HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: Clement Patti Jr., White Plains. Property: 75 Saint Johns Place, New Rochelle.

Amount: $907,834. Filed May 23.

Jeff Realty Inc., Stamford, Connecticut. Seller: Dennis Krolian, White Plains. Property: 5 S. 14th Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $92,368.

Filed May 22.

42 Linden LLC. Seller: Walid Hasou, et al, Yonkers. Property: 42 Linden St., Yonkers. Amount: $820,000. Filed May 24.

JESS Realty Group Inc., Spring Valley. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Property: 31 White Plains Ave., Greenburgh. Amount: $265,650.

Filed May 23.

Yeti Coolers LLC. Filed by Valentin Reid. Action: The Americans with Disabilities Act 1990. Attorney: David Paul Force. Filed: May 24.

Case number: 1:19-cv-04845-AJN.

806 Hudson LLC, Spring Valley.

Seller: Tom J. Patton, Amawalk.

Property: 22 Woodcrest Terrace, Somers. Amount: $135,540. Filed May 24.

JKM Realty LLC, Whitestone. Seller: Geoffrey Cullen, New Rochelle.

Property: 301 MacQuesten Pkwy., Mount Vernon. Amount: $886,750.

Filed May 22.

Humbletech LLC, et al. Filed by Smart Team Global LLC. Action: Injunction against misappropriation of trade secrets. Attorney: George Peter Barbatsuly. Filed: May 24.

Case Number: 1:19-cv-04873-AJN.

A and C Post Road Realty LLC, Rye. Seller: Alexander Rovello, et al, Port Chester. Property: 400 Boston Post Road, Rye. Amount: $750,000.

Filed May 22.

JP Equity Advisors LLC. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 470 Second Avenue South, Mount Vernon.

Amount: $310,000. Filed May 21.

TomTom North America Inc. Filed by Francis McVetty. Action: Seeking $5 million for diverstiy-fraud. Attorney: Spencer Sheehan. Filed: May 25. Case number: 7:19-cv-04908-NSR. Tribune Broadcasting Company LLC. Filed by Jose Alvardo. Action: Copyright Infringement. Attorney: Richard Liebowitz. Filed: May 28. Case number: 1:19-cv-04959-JMF

DEEDS Above $1 million 259 Mamaroneck Avenue Realty Corp., Harrison. Seller: Magyar Properties LLC, Mamaroneck.

Property: 259-263 Mamaroneck Ave., Mamaroneck. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed May 22.

Fermi Holdings LLC, Scarsdale.

Seller: Joaquin F. Alemany, et al, Scarsdale. Property: 11 Reimer Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $5.9 million.

Filed May 22.

Adrian Investment LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Property: 504 North Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $530,000. Filed May 20.

Broadway on Hudson Estates LLC, Huntington. Seller: Michelle Joy Coppola, Tarrytown. Property: Carriage Trail, Greenburgh.

Amount: $332,074. Filed May 24.

Broadway on Hudson Estates LLC, Huntington. Seller: Michelle Joy Coppola, Tarrytown. Property: Carriage Trail, Greenburgh.

Amount: $332,074. Filed May 24.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Robert D. Ryan, White Plains. Property: 20 Armand Place, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $727,000.

Filed May 22.

E2F Properties LLC, Scarsdale.

Seller: Michael D. Drutman, et al, Rye Brook. Property: 6 Loch Lane, Rye. Amount: $920,000. Filed May 24.

Kashmir Valley LLC, Yonkers.

Seller: Luciano Ciamei, et al, Ossining. Property: 20 Lefurgy Ave., Greenburgh. Amount: $830,000.

Filed May 23.

Lily Hawthorne LLC, Bronxville.

Seller: Edwin Davis, et al, Yonkers.

Property: 378 Hawthorne Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $420,000. Filed May 23.

Markey Realty Company LLC, White Plains. Seller: Michael Broes, White Plains. Property: 567-577 N. Broadway, White Plains. Amount: $155,807. Filed May 24.

MTGLQ Investors LP. Seller: Timothy A. Daniels, et al, Pound Ridge.

Property: 25 Split Rock Road, Lewisboro. Amount: $426,210. Filed May 23.

O’Connor’s Dream LLC, Bronx.

Seller: Brougham REO Owner LP, Odessa, Florida. Property: 37 Beekman Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $400,050. Filed May 20.

WCBJ

QBR Ventures LLC, Croton-on-Hudson. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 6 Osage Drive West, Ossining. Amount: $297,000. Filed May 23.

Stafford Place LLC, Larchmont.

Seller: Barbara Nash, Larchmont.

Property: 4 Stafford Place, Mamaroneck. Amount: $901,000. Filed May 21.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Deborah Krinitsky, White Plains. Property: 15 Brick Hill Road, Somers. Amount: $225,043. Filed May 23.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Patrick J. Freeman, Yonkers. Property: 160 Elm St., Yonkers. Amount: $258,667. Filed May 21.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Christine Callahan, Yorktown.

Property: 435 Birdsall Drive, Yorktown. Amount: $237,971. Filed May 22.

WWRJ Crosby LLC, Miami Beach, Florida. Seller: Anthony G. Maccarini, Carmel. Property: 25 Waterside Close, Eastchester. Amount: $10,000. Filed May 20.

FORECLOSURES BEDFORD, 20 Hook Road. Single-family residence; lot size: 3.22 acres. Plaintiff: MNH Sub 1 LLC. Plaintiff’s attorney: Knuckles. Komosinski & Elliot, 565 Taxter Road, Elmsford. Defendant: Michele Foley. Referee: Daniel Marx. Sale: June 5, 2:30 p.m. Approximate lien: $354,094.63.

BEDFORD, 2 Kingdom Ridge Road.

Single-family residence; lot size: 2.0 acres. Plaintiff: Wilmington Trust NA. Plaintiff’s attorney: Friedman Vartolo, 85 Broad St., New York City.

Defendant: Aaron Fruhling. Referee: Daniel Pagano. Sale: June 6, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $1,457, 125.

BRIARCLIFF MANOR, 123 Marlborough Road. Single-family residence; lot size: 3.6 acres. Plaintiff: M&T Bank. Plaintiff’s attorney: Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP, 700 Crossroads Building, 2 State St., Rochester. Defendant: Sandra Swift Parrino. Referee: Barbara Lerman.

Sale: June 10, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $1,200,738.

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Facts & Figures CORTLANDT MANOR, 69 Furnace Woods Road. Single-family residence; lot size: .5 acres. Plaintiff: US Bank Trust NA. Plaintiff’s attorney: Fein, Such & Crane, 28 E. Main St., Rochester. Defendant: Nicholas Sarcone. Referee: Michele Bermel.

Sale: June 4, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $221,348.

Forthill Construction Corp., Yonkers. $43,190 in favor of Fastenal Co., Brooklyn. Filed May 23.

ELMSFORD, 3 Club Lane. Single-family residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Plaintiff’s attorney: Fein, Such & Crane, 28 E. Main St., Rochester. Defendant: Promila Anand.

Referee: Also Vitagliano. Sale: June 11, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $528,657.

Rivers Edge Tarrytown LLC, Sleepy Hollow. $45,151 in favor of Johnson Controls Security Solutions LLC, Boca Raton, Florida. Filed May 20.

MOUNT VERNON, 252 Rich Ave. Three-family residence; lot size: .13 acres. Plaintiff: Fifth Third Mortgage Co. Plaintiff’s attorney: RAS Boriskin, 900 Merchants Concourse, Westbury. Defendant: Brenda Wilson. Referee: Joseph Goubeaud Jr. Sale: June 6, 9:30 a.m.

Approximate lien: N/A. NEW ROCHELLE, 13 Wilson Drive.

Single-family residence; lot size: 26 acres. Plaintiff: Bank of America NA. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester. Defendant: Gunnar Gillberg. Referee: Joseph Maria. Sale: June 4, 9:15 a.m. Approximate lien: $660,726.

PELHAM, 1072 Washington Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank NA. Plaintiff’s attorney: Gross Polowy, 1775 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville.

Defendant: Matthew Hirsch. Referee: Clement Patti Jr. Sale: June 3, 11 a.m. Approximate lien: $607,028.

PORT CHESTER, 14 Wynam Street North. Single-family residence; lot size: .02 acres. Plaintiff: Citimortgage Inc. Plaintiff’s attorney: Knuckles, Komosinski & Elliot, 565 Taxter Road, Elmsford. Defendant: Stewart Gaumer Jr. Referee: Clement Patti.

Sale: June 3, 10:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $611,605.

WEST HARRISON, 144 Old Lake St. Single-family residence; lot size: 1.0 acres. Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank NA. Plaintiff’s attorney: McCabe Weisbery & Co., 145 Huguenot St., New Rochelle. Defendant: Dennis Scanlan. Referee: Stephen Gold.

Sale: June 5, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $1,238,216.

YONKERS, 153 Valentine Lane.

Two-family residence; lot size: .06 acres. Plaintiff: Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Plaintiff’s attorney: RAS Boriskin, 900 Merchants Concourse, Westbury. Defendant: Patricio Cordones Molima. Referee: Kevin Wright. Sale: June 3, 11:30 a.m.

Approximate lien: N/A.

JUDGMENTS Adelhardt Construction Corp., Lloyd Harbor. $83,867 in favor of Baroco Contracting Corp., Katonah.

Filed May 24.

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J and J Spot Holding Inc., Ossining. $53,071 in favor of Signature Properties of Bronx and Westchester LLC, Valhalla. Filed May 24.

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

Alexander, Wendy, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $225,000 affecting property located at 82 Arthur Court, Port Chester 10573. Filed Nov. 19.

Allen, Lavern, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $405,000 affecting property located at 226 E. Fifth St., Mount Vernon 10553. Filed Nov. 21.

Bernal, Jhon, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $425,000 affecting property located at 27 Morgan St., New Rochelle 10805. Filed Nov. 21.

Brickwedde, Samantha M., et al. Filed by Wilmington Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 175 Huguenot St., Unit 1803, New Rochelle 10801. Filed Nov. 16.

Campolong, Victoria T., et al.

Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $850,000 affecting property located at 37 Northway, Bronxville 10708. Filed Nov. 28.

Chuchuca, Manuel, et al. Filed

by The Bank of New York Mellon.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $416,000 affecting property located at 18 Cabot Ave., Elmsford 10523. Filed Nov. 21.

Civitano, Geraldine C., et al.

Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $247,000 affecting property located at 60 Northfield Road, New Rochelle 10804. Filed Nov. 28.

Esposito, Joseph R., et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $461,000 affecting property located at 1 Lyon Farm Court, Port Chester 10573. Filed Nov. 21.

WCBJ

Garguilo, Jack A., et al. Filed by MTGLQ Investors LP. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $650,000 affecting property located at 1 Ward Drive, Yorktown Heights 10598. Filed Nov. 19.

Wood, Cynthia, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $155,000 affecting property located at 20 Maple Place, Ossining 10562.

Filed Nov. 20.

Hill, Celeste, et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $244,000 affecting property located at 20 Patterson Court, Peekskill 10566. Filed Nov. 20.

Xavier, Cherie, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $620,000 affecting property located at 22 Church St., Pleasantville 12570. Filed Nov. 20.

Korankye, James, et al. Filed by Caliber Home Loans Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $471,306 affecting property located at 33 Grassy Sprain Road, Yonkers 10710. Filed Nov. 19.

Kunar, Andrew J., et al. Filed

by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $175,000 affecting property located at 75 W. Hartsdale Ave., Unit 2, Hartsdale 10530. Filed Nov. 19.

Luis, Jose, et al. Filed by Heracles Acquisition Fund VI LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $304,000 affecting property located at 29 Lockwood Ave., Yonkers 10701. Filed Nov. 27.

Miscioscia, Eleanor, et al. Filed

by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $200,000 affecting property located at 36 Storm St., Tarrytown 10591. Filed Nov. 26.

Nduka, Ifeyinwa, et al. Filed by MTGLQ Investors LP. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $421,500 affecting property located at 82 Carhart Ave., White Plains 10605. Filed Nov. 28.

Ordonez, Jerry M., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $75,000 affecting property located at 2858 Springhurst St., Yorktown Heights 10598. Filed Nov. 21.

Sackett-Napikul, Lynn, et al.

Filed by Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $388,751 affecting property located at 48 Covington Road, Yonkers 10710. Filed Nov. 26.

Taxin, Paul, et al. Filed by Mid-Island Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $543,872 affecting property located at 36 Abington Ave., Ardsley. Filed Nov. 26.

Unknown heirs of the estate of Joseph J. Monahan, et al. Filed by Cascade Funding Mortgage Trust 2017-1. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $32,500 affecting property located at 144 Weyman Ave., New Rochelle 10805.

Filed Nov. 27.

Mechanic’s Liens Hersha Hospitality Trust, as owner. $204,186 as claimed by Ludovik Painting LLC. Property: in Harrison. Filed May 24.

Meirson, Greta, as owner. $1,113 as claimed by Westchester Landscape Depot Corp., New Rochelle. Property: in Yonkers. Filed May 22.

Prescott, Brett, et al, as owner. $5,000 as claimed by Galant Electric Inc., Brewster. Property: in Scarsdale. Filed May 22.

Reckson Operating Partnership LP, as owner. $23,100 as claimed by Restoration Specialties Inc., Mount Vernon. Property: in Mount Pleasant. Filed May 20.

Washington Ave Lofts LLC, as owner. $42,910 as claimed by Edgewood Contracting Corp. Property: in Mount Pleasant. Filed May 20.

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

Partnerships Bands and Bartenders, 256 Hamilton Ave., New Rochelle 10801, c/o Adina N. Mardenborough and Alena K. Powell. Filed Aug. 3.

Mega Furniture Mall Co., 173 Grand St., White Plains 10601, c/o Carlos F. Sanchez and Silvia Becerril Rodriguez. Filed Aug. 6.

Sole Proprietorships Breathing Solutions New York, 2959 Lexington Ave., Mohegan Lake 10547, c/o Edward K. Fleischman. Filed Aug. 3.

Buy 4 Less, 121 N. Riverside Ave., Croton-on-Hudson 10520, c/o Ramona Yan. Filed Aug. 6.

Elystan Advisors, 31 Meadow Place, Rye 10580, c/o Gabriela Clauss. Filed Aug. 6.

Empress Wholistic Wellness, 25 S. First Ave., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Anthea DeVincentis. Filed Aug. 2.

Euchoy Publishing, 1085 Warburton Ave., Apt. 810, Yonkers 10701, c/o Winston Anderson Wint Jr. Filed Aug. 2.

Everything 100, 11 Lake St., 6E, White Plains 10603, c/o Robyn Stanback. Filed Aug. 3.

JFS Speech Pathology, 47 Lakeside Drive, Katonah 10536, c/o Jeannie F. Sonell. Filed Aug. 1.

Marcia P. Pennicott, 991 Grant Ave., Pelham 10803, c/o Marcia P. Pennicott. Filed Aug. 6.

Nico Consulting, 420 N. Terrace Ave., Apt. 1, Fleetwood 10552, c/o Michelle A. Nicholas. Filed Aug. 1.

North Investigations, 28 Reed Road, North Salem 10560, c/o Reginald Wilson. Filed Aug. 2.

Randall Steel Window Restoration, 14 Hazelton Drive, White Plains 10605, c/o Randall S. Holden.

Filed Aug. 1.

Rosalie Cleaning, 77 Belknap Ave., Yonkers 10710, c/o Rosalia Lopez Gutierrez Aguayo. Filed Aug. 2.

SGS Consulting, 160 Beach Ave., Larchmont 10538, c/o Susanna G. Shore. Filed Aug. 2.

SMS Medical Billing, 1463 Midland Ave., No. 1D, Bronxville 10708, c/o Serina M. Suarez. Filed Aug. 3.

Sound View Group, P.O. Box 428, Chappaqua 10514, c/o Niamh Thurman. Filed Aug. 2.

Uber Vans, 811 Bronx River Road, Bronxville 10708, c/o Dwayne Cloud, II. Filed Aug. 2.

Veterinary Imaging of New York, 38 Windsor Road, Hastings-on-Hudson 10706, c/o Anthony Fischetti. Filed Aug. 1.

Virtually Saying, 1221 Crestward Ave., Shrub Oak 10588, c/o Paula Cancro. Filed Aug. 2.

PATENTS Attention diverter responsive to determination of viewer and content. Patent no. 10,306,316 issued to Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Kolkata, India. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Cold-plate device for a twophase cooling system. Patent no.

10,306,801 issued to Timothy Joseph Chainer. Putnam Valley, New York; Pritish Ranjan Parida, Stamford, Connecticut; Fanghao Yang, Somerset, New Jersey. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Collision avoidance signaling from mobile devices. Patent no. 10,306,418 issued to James E. Bostick, Cedar Park, Texas; Paul Alexander Raphael Frank, Berlin, Germany; John M. Ganci Jr., Cary, North Carolina; Martin G. Keen, Cary, North Carolina. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Controlling a video-capture device based on cognitive personal action and image identification. Patent no. 10,306,127 issued to Kristina Y. Choo, Chicago, Illinois; Rashida A. Hodge, Ossining, New York; Krishan K. Ramachandran, Campbell, California; Gandhi Sivakumar, Melbourne, Australia. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Disaggregated resources and access methods. Patent no.

8,819,092 issued to Thomas Earl Ludwig, San Clemente, California; Mark Adams, Los Angeles, California. Assigned to Rateze Remote Mgmt LLC, Wilmington, Delaware.

Dynamic modification of image resolution. Patent no. 10,306,011 issued to James E. Bostick, Cedar Park, Texas; John M. Ganci Jr., Cary, North Carolina; Martin G. Keen, Cary, North Carolina; Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Kolkata, India. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Enclosure-to-board interface with tamper-detect circuit(s).

Patent no 10,306,753 issued to Kathleen Ann Fadden, Poughkeepsie, New York; James A. Busby, New Paltz, New York; David C. Long, Wappingers Falls, New York; John R. Dangler, Rochester, Minnesota.

Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Enhanced cooling design for computing device. Patent no.

10,306,807 issued to William J. Anderl, Rochester, Minnesota. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Finding alternate storage locations to support failing disk migration. Patent no. 10,305,989 issued to Miall J. McShane, Arlington Heights, Illinois; Ilya Volvovski, Chicago, Illinois; Randy D. Pfeifer, Warrenville, Illinois; Andrew D. Baptist, Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin; Manish Motwani, Chicago, Illinois; Greg R. Dhuse, Chicago. Illinois. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Group inference based upon venue zone events. Patent no.

10,306,409 issued to Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Baltimore, Maryland. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Facts & Figures Inducing memory device idle time through rolling read prioritizations. Patent no. 10,305,990 issued to Thomas D. Cocagne, Elk Grove Village, Illinois; Greg R. Dhuse, Chicago, Illinois. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Initiating actions based on mobile device location. Patent no.

10,306,427 issued to Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Baltimore. Maryland; Steve McDuff, Markham, California. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Limiting client side data storage based upon client geo-location.

Patent no. 10,306,008 issued to Erin Bartholomew, Chicago, Illinois, Nicholas D. Gibson, Cary, North Carolina; Andrew M. Huffman, Durham, North Carolina; Spencer F. Hockeborn, Raleigh, North Carolina; Todd E. Kaplinger, Raleigh, North Carolina. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Methods, systems and devices for securing content. Patent no. 10,306,317 issued to Lloyd T. Whitfield, Atlanta, Georgia; Randy S. Zimler, Gainseville, Georgia. Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property LLP, Atlanta, Georgia.

Protecting sensitive data in a security area. Patent no. 10,306,465 issued to Ye Chen, Shanghai, China; Ruomeng Hao, Shanghai, China; Ting Jiang, Shanghai, China; Ning Wang, Shanghai, China; Shu Xi Wei, Shanghai, China; Yuomiao Zhang, Shanghai, China. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Rack housings having an adjustable air volume. Patent no.

10,306,808 issued to Jean-Michel Rodriguez, Mauguio, France. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

System, method and recording medium for compressing aerial videos. Patent no. 10,306,267 issued to Chung-Ching Lin, White Plains, New York; Sharathchandra U. Pankanti, Darien, Connecticut; John R. Smith, New York, New York.

Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Tailored audio content delivery.

Patent no. 10,306,303 issued to Gopal K. Bhageria, Kolkata, India; Vijay Ekambaram, Tamilnadu, India; Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Kolkata, India.

Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Video composition by dynamic linking. Patent no. 10,306,305 issued to Peter H. Burton, Vancouver, Canada; Manvendra Gupta, Mississauga, Canada. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Video streaming augmenting.

Patent no. 10,306,315 issued to Matthew C. Bailey, Hursley, England; Andrew J. Daniel, Hursley, England; Philip Jones, Hursley, England; Richard W. Pilot, Hursley, England.

Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

HUDSON VALLEY

DEEDS Above $1 million

Above $1 million

22-24 Riverview Drive LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: William J. Woodward, Marlboro. Property: in Marlborough. Amount: $2.1 million.

Filed May 23.

Banta LQ LLC, Poughkeepsie, as owner. Lender: Orange Bank and Trust Co., Middletown. Property: 545-551 Route 211 East, Wallkill.

Amount: $9.2 million. Filed May 23.

25 Railroad Avenue LLC, Warwick. Seller: Warwick Valley 25 Railroad LLC, Warwick. Property: in Warwick. Amount: $1.3 million.

Filed May 20.

BUILDING LOANS

Erie Property Group LLC, Nanuet, as owner. Lender: Monticello Structured Products LLC, New York City. Property: 10-12 John St., Middletown. Amount: $7.4 million.

Filed May 23.

Below $1 million 11 Rainbow LLC, Spring Valley, as owner. Lender: RCN Capital LLC, South Windsor, Connecticut. Property: 11 Rainbow Drive, Highland Mills 10930. Amount: $35,000. Filed May 21.

Abode Home LLC, as owner.

Lender: Walden Savings Bank.

Property: in Beacon. Amount: $440,000. Filed May 20.

Ameritech Land Development Inc., as owner. Lender: PCSB Bank.

Property: in Beekman. Amount: $350,000. Filed May 21.

Ansley, John F., et al, as owner.

Lender: TEG Federal Credit Union.

Property: in Hyde Park. Amount: $345,000. Filed May 22.

Dotson, Brianna, et al, Brooklyn, as owner. Lender: Rondout Savings Bank, Kingston. Property: 30 Gooding Road, Shandaken 12480.

Amount: $396,000. Filed May 17.

Double Doors LLC, Albany, as owner. Lender: RCN Capital LLC, South Windsor, Connecticut. Property: 8 Ryerson Road, Warwick 10990. Amount: $93,060. Filed May 23.

Keating, Kelly, Slate Hill, as owner. Lender: TEG Federal Credit Union, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Wawayanda. Amount: $320,000.

Filed May 20.

Shapiro, Len J., et al, Woodstock, as owner. Lender: The Bank of Greene County, Catskill. Property: 25 Sunset Ridge, Woodstock.

Amount: $410,000. Filed May 22.

Vargas, Juan A., Middletown, as owner. Lender: Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Property: in Mount Hope. Amount: $79,400.

Filed May 23.

Fortanach Properties LLC, Saugerties. Seller: Raymond P. Flynn, New Paltz. Property: in Gardiner.

Amount: $1.6 million. Filed May 22.

Mid-Hudson Film LLC, Newburgh. Seller: RDL Realty of Newburgh Inc., Newburgh. Property: 10 Route 17K, Newburgh. Amount: $3.3 million. Filed May 16.

T and J Civetta Co., Bronx. Seller: Clearwater Excavating Corp., Brewster. Property: 425 Route 312, Southeast. Amount: $1 million. Filed Feb. 15.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Susan McBride, Poughkeepsie. Property: 13 Caramel Heights, Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $1 million. Filed May 21.

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: Robert M. Rametta, Goshen. Property: 115 Tower Hill Road West, Tuxedo Park 10987.

Amount: $1.8 million. Filed May 21.

17 Roosevelt LLC, Brooklyn.

Seller: Steward Holdings Group LLC, Bronx. Property: 17 Roosevelt Road, Hyde Park 12538. Amount: $145,000. Filed May 20.

ATA Renovations Corp., Brooklyn. Seller: Bayview Loan Servicing LLC, Coral Gables, Florida. Property: 39 Clermont St., Saugerties 12477.

Amount: $41,500. Filed May 21.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Andrea L. Dumais, Walden. Property: 31 Chadsford Lane, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $424,699. Filed May 20.

170 Grand Newburgh LLC, New York City. Seller: Francis V. Timothy-Tozer, et al, Newburgh. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $326,500.

Filed May 15.

Bank of America N.A. Seller: Joseph Charbonneau, Brewster. Property: 74 Long Fellow Drive, Carmel 10512. Amount: $100,000. Filed Feb. 21.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: David L. Rider, New Windsor. Property: 302 Carter Ave., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $343,200. Filed May 16.

1900 Capitaltrust II, Bethesda, Maryland. Seller: Alanna C. Iacono, Walden. Property: 35 Sunset Trail, Monroe 10950. Amount: $141,775.

Filed May 16.

Bank of America N.A. Seller: Timothy Burke, Liberty. Property: 104 Spring St., Montgomery 12543.

Amount: $122,385. Filed May 15.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Charles A. D’Agostino, Pleasantville. Property: 6 Owen Drive, Mahopac 10541.

Amount: $356,174. Filed Feb. 8.

2 Girls 1 Boy Holdings LLC, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Seller: Salisbury Bank and Trust Co., Lakeville, Connecticut. Property: 317 Main St., Cornwall-on-Hudson 12518.

Amount: $70,000. Filed May 17.

211 Middletown Group LLC, Monsey. Seller: Orange Development LLC, Warwick. Property: 1089 Route 211 East, Wallkill. Amount: $500,000. Filed May 21.

22 Elmendorf Street KC LLC, Kingston. Seller: RLRJB Realty Inc., Kingston. Property: in Kingston.

Amount: $40,000. Filed May 22.

610 Milltown LLC, Hicksville.

Seller: William J. Carlin Jr., Carmel.

Property: 610 Milltown Road, Brewster. Amount: $47,000. Filed Feb. 20.

695 Broadway KC LLC, Kingston.

Seller: RLRJB Realty Inc., Kingston.

Property: in Kingston. Amount: $325,000. Filed May 22.

Below $1 million

696-698 Broadway KC LLC, Kingston. Seller: RLRJB Realty Inc., Kingston. Property: in Kingston.

Amount: $89,000. Filed May 22.

1-3 Main Street LLC, Fishkill. Seller: One Main Street Highland Corp., Poughkeepsie. Property: in Lloyd.

Amount: $332,500. Filed May 21.

708 Broadway KC LLC, Kingston.

Seller: RLRJB Realty Inc., Kingston.

Property: in Kingston. Amount: $575,000. Filed May 22.

11 Center Property Group LLC, Middletown. Seller: Anthony Property Group LLC, Middletown.

Property: in Middletown. Amount: $220,000. Filed May 15.

78 Cypress LLC, Irvington, New Jersey. Seller: RAD Realty Co., Boca Raton, Florida. Property: 78 Cypress Road, Goshen. Amount: $600,000.

Filed May 16.

11 Rainbow LLC, Spring Valley.

Seller: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Property: 11 Rainbow Drive, Highland Mills 10930. Amount: $192,150. Filed May 21.

85 Overlook Newburgh LLC, New York City. Seller: Fernando L. Ferreira, et al, New Windsor. Property: 85 Overlook Place, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $275,000. Filed May 15.

129 Montgomery Street LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Joseph Brenton Steffy IV, Newburgh. Property: 129 Montgomery St., Newburgh 12550.

Amount: $46,000. Filed May 21.

1371 Seabury Corp., Bronx. Seller: Counseling Center Realty LLC, Carmel. Property: 1849 Route 6, Carmel 10512. Amount: $400,000. Filed Feb. 5.

Ankur RAO Real Estate II LLC, Saugerties. Seller: 248 Main Street Corporation Inc., Saugerties.

Property: in Saugerties. Amount: $550,000. Filed May 21.

Annalise Realty Corp., Carmel.

Seller: Fred Adams Jr., et al, Carmel. Property: in Kent. Amount: $550,000. Filed Feb. 12.

Champion Properties Inc., Staatsburg. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 57 Western Ave., Marlborough 12542. Amount: $113,000. Filed May 20.

Cilia’s LLC, Middletown. Seller: BSM Properties LLC, Wappinger Falls. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $57,500. Filed May 21.

CJBD of Orange County LLC, Otisville. Seller: Hilda M. Ogden, Otisville. Property: in Mount Hope.

Amount: $165,000. Filed May 16.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Harold Pressberg, Goshen. Property: 6 Marie Terrace, Goshen 10924. Amount: $463,963. Filed May 21.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Robert Keith, et al, Middletown. Property: 5 Sands Ring Drive, Cornwall-on-Hudson 12518.

Amount: $720,770. Filed May 20.

DRC Group of NY LLC, Mahopac. Seller: Stephen D. Mancuso, Apopka, Florida. Property: 42 Saint Michael Terrace, Carmel. Amount: $225,000. Filed Feb. 20.

DY Developers LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Cornelia Perdreau, Beacon. Property: 10 Schofield Place, Beacon 12508. Amount: $182,500.

Filed May 21.

E2F Properties LLC, Scarsdale.

Seller: Merry Jane Dandreano, Carmel. Property: 4 Cross Drive, Mahopac 10541. Amount: $204,000. Filed Feb. 26.

East Branch Investors LLC, Brewster. Seller: Turk Hill Partners LLC, Brewster. Property: in Southeast. Amount: $400,000. Filed Feb. 26.

Fast Easy House Buyer Inc., et al, Salisbury Mills. Seller: Elizabeth Sweitzer, Marlboro. Property: 1003 Parr Meadow Drive, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $50,000. Filed May 16.

FDN Properties LLC, Pleasant Valley. Seller: Robert William Griffin Jr., Hyde Park. Property: 10 N. Greentree Drive, Hyde Park. Amount: $185,000. Filed May 21.

WCBJ

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Christopher York, Brewster. Property: 22 Birch Drive, Mahopac 10541. Amount: $902,592.

Filed Feb. 27.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Larry Wolinsky, Walden. Property: 7 Perry Creek Road, Washingtonville 10992.

Amount: $441,349. Filed May 15.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Troy Messner, et al, Sarasota, Florida. Property: 109 Highland Ave., Newburgh 12550.

Amount: $182,481. Filed May 16.

Fleetwood Road LLC, Carmel.

Seller: Meghan Campbell, Carmel.

Property: 11 Fleetwood Road, Carmel 10512. Amount: $110,000. Filed Feb. 26.

HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: Mary Zugibe Raleigh, Warwick. Property: 18 Beers Drive, Middletown 10940.

Amount: $449,597. Filed May 21.

Hudson Highlands Land Trust Inc., Garrison. Seller: Sally Rosenbaum, Portland, Oregon. Property: in Putnam Valley. Amount: $420,000. Filed Feb. 28.

KeyBank N.A. Seller: James Russell Pawliczek Jr., Bayport. Property: 48 Meriline Ave., New Windsor 12553.

Amount: $79,325. Filed May 21.

Lake Station Holdings LLC, Pomona. Seller: Lake Station Road Industrial Park Inc., Haverstraw.

Property: Davidson Drive, Chester.

Amount: $650,000. Filed May 17.

Long Dock Properties LLC, Beacon. Seller: Bernice Derocco, Ossining. Property: in Beacon. Amount: $375,000. Filed May 20.

M&T Bank, Buffalo. Seller: Naomi R. Duker, White Plains. Property: 460 Birch Hill Road, Patterson 12563. Amount: $250,200. Filed Feb. 15.

Mark Jean Holdings Inc., Kerhonkson. Seller: Jorge Rene Mundaca, et al, West Point, Virginia. Property: in Kingston. Amount: $25,000.

Filed May 23.

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Facts & Figures McKenley Hollow LLC, Montclair, New Jersey. Seller: Bipin K. Bhavsar, Evansville, Indiana. Property: in Shandaken. Amount: $212,000.

Filed May 23.

MKR Realty Inc., Campbell Hall.

Seller: Jordan D. Stratton, Montgomery. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $220,000. Filed May 14.

MMIOX LLC, Carmel. Seller: Titusville Enterprises LLC, Putnam Valley. Property: 308-310 Titusville Road, Poughkeepsie 10563.

Amount: $350,000. Filed May 17.

Mortgage Equity Conversion Asset Trust 2011-1. Seller: Barbara M. Corman, Hyde Park. Property: 4484 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park 12538. Amount: $203,500. Filed May 20.

Nationstar REO Sub 1B LLC. Seller: Joan Iacono, Bronxville. Property: 5 DeLuca Lane, Carmel 10512.

Amount: $823,875. Filed Feb. 26.

Nest Hill Homes LLC, Fishkill.

Seller: Sahara Property Management LLC, Chicago, Illinois. Property: 2699 W. Main St., Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $215,500. Filed May 21.

Northern Enterprise NY LLC, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Seller: Judith L. Lubinsky, Goshen. Property: 2712 Whispering Hills, Unit 553, Chester 10918. Amount: $129,479. Filed May 21.

NSO153 LLC, Shelton, Connecticut.

Seller: Stephen P. Gold, White Plains.

Property: in Carmel. Amount: $375,568. Filed Feb. 27.

NYC REO LLC, Whitestone. Seller: Joyce Alpi, Patterson. Property: in Patterson. Amount: $5,000. Filed Feb. 20.

Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC, West Palm Beach, Florida. Seller: Joseph Charbonneau, Brewster.

Property: 54 Newport Road, Patterson 12563. Amount: $220,903. Filed Feb. 1.

Reliable Pump and Well Services LLC, Montgomery. Seller: AllSave Development LLC, Montebello. Property: in Montgomery.

Amount: $225,000. Filed May 20.

Riverside Community LLC, Stony Point. Seller: Hudson View Trailer Park LLC, Great Neck. Property: in New Windsor. Amount: $800,000. Filed May 21.

RRAPI Inc., Monroe. Seller: Liam O’Halloran, et al, Monroe. Property: 214 Cromwell Hill Road, Monroe 10950. Amount: $524,900. Filed May 14.

Scarlet Letter LLC, Carmel. Seller: Manuel Chavarro, et al, Brewster.

Property: 4 Oak St., Brewster 10509.

Amount: $217,500. Filed Feb. 1.

Sheth and Thakur Realty Inc., Jefferson Valley. Seller: Loomis Enterprises LLC, Middletown.

Property: in Middletown. Amount: $250,000. Filed May 17.

Silbase Enterprises Inc., Washingtonville. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Property: 475 Lower Road, Westtown 10998. Amount: $174,000. Filed May 16.

Source Development Group II LLC, Putnam Valley. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 25 Sunrise Drive, Putnam Valley 10579.

Amount: $315,000. Filed Feb. 28.

Steward Holdings Group LLC, Bronx. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Property: 17 Roosevelt Road, Hyde Park 12538. Amount: $128,000.

Filed May 20.

Stone Pillars Properties LLC, Amenia. Seller: Gretchen Hitselberger, Alanson, Michigan. Property: 4879 Route 22, Amenia 12501.

Amount: $50,000. Filed May 21.

The Bank of New York Mellon.

Seller: David Peck, Harrison. Property: 21 Split Rock Road, Mahopac 10541. Amount: $285,000. Filed Feb. 15.

Pacer Inc., Middletown. Seller: 5658 Church Street LLC, Montague, New Jersey. Property: in Port Jervis.

Amount: $220,000. Filed May 20.

Trifera LLC, Seattle, Washington.

Seller: Maura Ann Barrett, Poughkeepsie. Property: 27 Melio Bettina Place, Beacon 12508. Amount: $325,000. Filed May 17.

Pads for the People LLC, Kingston. Seller: Fannie Mae. Property: 2527 Merritt Ave., Kingston. Amount: $68,900. Filed May 22.

Tung Atjeta Realty Corp., Walden. Seller: Myrna Wolfe, Pine Bush. Property: in Montgomery.

Amount: $515,000. Filed May 16.

Pru Properties LLC, Monroe. Seller: Gary Higby, Pine Bush. Property: in Middletown. Amount: $181,000.

Filed May 15.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Barry R. Fertel, New Rochelle. Property: 102 Longfellow Drive, Carmel 10512.

Amount: $312,114. Filed Feb. 5.

Redroe LLC, Ringwood, New Jersey. Seller: The Bank of New York Mellon. Property: 29 Schoolhouse Road, Tuxedo 10987. Amount: $161,129. Filed May 16.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Jode S. Millman, Poughkeepsie. Property: 39 Cedar Lane, Wingdale 12594.

Amount: $329,500. Filed May 21.

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U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: William T. O’Keeffe, Goshen. Property: 4309 Whispering Hills, Unit 377, Chester 10918. Amount: $298,378. Filed May 21.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Alexander Shulgin, et al, Esperance.

Property: in Patterson. Amount: $425,245. Filed Feb. 25.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Charlotte Ramsey, Spring Valley. Property: 34 Ivy Hill Road, Mahopac 10541.

Amount: $436,963. Filed Feb. 8.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: John Cappello, Walden. Property: 43-45 Gardner Ave., Middletown 10940.

Amount: $434,553. Filed May 14.

Arbani Inc., Kingston. $7,274 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 20.

Kerner Arts Corp., Woodstock. $559 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 20.

Buddhapesto, Bearsville. $1,502 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 23.

Kingston Physical Therapy and Sports Rehab PC, Kingston. $11,241 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 23.

Cigar Box Studios Inc., Marlboro. $86,590 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 20.

CRMP Enterprises Inc., New Paltz. $32,001 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 23.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Jonathan Victor, Mahopac. Property: 15 Cottage Road, Carmel 10512.

Amount: $677,272. Filed Feb. 8.

Dutcher Martial Arts Incorporated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Lake Katrine. $13,884 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed May 21.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Joseph A. Catania Jr., Newburgh. Property: 69 Mountain Top Road, Stormville 12582. Amount: $403,000. Filed May 20.

E and E’s Brotherhood Construction Development LLC, Highland. $953 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 23.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Paul Brite, Newburgh. Property: 13 Sylvan Trail, Monroe 10950. Amount: $158,468. Filed May 17.

Elite Mechanical Corp., Kingston. $3,019 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 23.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: The unknown heirs at law of the estate of Morton Kramer, Carmel. Property: 5 Center St., Brewster 10509.

Amount: $247,219. Filed Feb. 21.

Ellenville Property Maintenance Services LLC, Ellenville. $1,395 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 23.

Upstate Real Property Inc., Monroe. Seller: County of Orange, Goshen. Property: in Woodbury.

Amount: $7,200. Filed May 15.

Ely Enterprises Inc., Port Jervis. $728 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Dec. 28.

West Point Tours Inc., New Windsor. Seller: Vail’s Gate Terminal Company LLC, Rye Brook.

Property: in New Windsor. Amount: $400,000. Filed May 21.

GCIA Inc., Highland. $1,055 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed May 21.

Wilkinson Holdings Inc., Cornwall-on-Hudson. Seller: Richard D. Roos, et al, New Windsor. Property: 1137 River Road, New Windsor.

Amount: $5,000. Filed May 17.

Harry Inc., Kingston. $99,238 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 20.

Woodward St LLC, Jamaica.

Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 17 Horton Court, Cold Spring 10516.

Amount: $203,500. Filed Feb. 22.

Yachtisse LLC, New York City.

Seller: Brananddan Properties LLC, Newburgh. Property: 40 Lander St., Newburgh. Amount: $300,000.

Filed May 15.

JUDGMENTS A and P Bar LLC, Woodstock. $7,524 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 23.

HCI Executive Corp., Kingston. $2,620 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany.

Filed May 21.

Hibernation Heating, Pine Bush. $1,741 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 20.

Joe’s Cold Etc LLC, Saugerties. $717 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 20.

Keifer Lane Realty Corp., Kingston. $1,644 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 23.

La Charla Mexican Restaurant Corp., New Paltz. $4,321 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed May 21.

La Mexicana Deli Inc., Middletown. $5,301 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Dec. 28.

MG Trattoria Inc., New Paltz. $2,108 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 20.

Nothing But Diesel Inc., Ellenville. $3,348 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 23.

Paks Motel, Highland. $522 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 20.

Rock Cut Fence Company Inc., Walden. $1,382 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Dec. 28.

Rothe Custom Contractors Inc., Saugerties. $703 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed May 21.

Stockade Works Inc., Kingston. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 20.

Tara Ventures Inc., Kerhonkson. $5,340 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 20.

Tavern 214 LLC, Phoenicia. $7,660 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 23.

TGS Distribution LLC, Maybrook. $305 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Dec. 28.

Whiskers and Leo of Staten Island Inc., Monroe. $640 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Dec. 28.

Young’s Motors Inc., Milton. $100 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 23.

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

Albanese, Donna, individually and as surviving spouse of Vito Albanese, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $323,000 affecting property located at 7 Split Rock Road, Putnam Valley 10579. Filed Feb. 20.

Any unknown heirs, devisees, distributees or successors in interest of the late William J. Meyer, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $787,500 affecting property located at 306 Old Forge Drive, Carmel 10512. Filed Feb. 13.

Avila, Arsenio, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $223,120 affecting property located at 59 Schobel St., Otisville 10963. Filed April 16.

Bates, Patrick H., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $410,000 affecting property located at 35 Bonniello Drive, Mahopac 10541. Filed Feb. 28.

Bridgett-Parker, Aisha, et al.

Filed by PennyMac Loan Services LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $269,605 affecting property located at 32 Lyndsey Lane, Middletown 10940. Filed April 16..

Cardillo, Louis M. Jr., et al. Filed

by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $200,000 affecting property located at 18 Hillside Terrace, Mahopac 10541. Filed Feb. 19.

Carlin, William J. Jr., as public administrator to the estate of Marietta A. Rasulo, et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $425,000 affecting property located at 17 Aimee Court, Carmel 10541.

Filed Feb. 26.

Fico, Carmine, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $245,000 affecting property located at 12 Montrose Drive, Carmel 10512. Filed Feb. 13.

Flood, Thomas, et al. Filed by Keybank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $200,000 affecting property located at 200 Beilke Road, Millerton 12546. Filed May 17.

Facts & Figures Forsyth, Christopher M., et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $125,000 affecting property located at 27 San Souci Drive, Pawling 12564. Filed May 20.

Fregosi, Anita, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $700,000 affecting property located at 82 Anton Drive, Carmel 10512.

Filed Feb. 19.

Gazivoda, Deda, et al. Filed by West Coast Servicing Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 175 Route 55, LaGrangeville 12540. Filed May 21.

Gordon, Michael, heir at law to the estate of Merle Gordon Dowling, et al. Filed by Webster Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $198,000 affecting property located at 195 Fairway Drive, U195, Carmel 10512.

Filed Feb. 22.

Gould, Christopher T., et al. Filed

by MTGLQ Investors LP. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 18 Partridge Lane, Putnam Valley 10579.

Filed Feb. 22.

Heirs and distributees of the estate of Timothy D. McInerney, et al. Filed by Fareverse LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $300,000 affecting property located at 144 Martinfeld Road, Wawarsing 12489. Filed May 23.

Horton, Robert T., et al. Filed by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $148,000 affecting property located at 82 Glenerie Lane, Saugerties 12477. Filed May 23.

Hufnal, Fiorella D., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $339,580 affecting property located at 9 Surrey Lane, Harriman 10926.

Filed April 16.

Ioannidis, George, et al. Filed

by Carrington Mortgage Services LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 69 Pigott Road, Mahopac 10541.

Filed Feb. 28.

Ka Proper Mana LLC, et al. Filed

by Temple View Capital Funding LP. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $50,000 affecting property located at 31 Coffey Place, Kingston 12401. Filed May 21.

Leal, Pedro, et al. Filed by Strategic Realty Fund LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 65 Carter St., Newburgh 12551. Filed April 16.

Lubanski, Mary C., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $300,200 affecting property located at 2129 Route 55, LaGrangeville 12540. Filed May 21.

Martinez, John B., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $264,000 affecting property located at 19 Lottie Road, Carmel 10512.

Filed Feb. 26.

Martinez, Steve, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $333,000 affecting property located at 39 Colonial Drive, Mahopac 10541. Filed Feb. 25.

Murphy, Charles R., et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $380,000 affecting property located at 2 Peggy Lane, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed May 17.

Nicosia, Charles, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $511,920 affecting property located at 32 Eleanor Drive, Mahopac 10541. Filed Feb. 8.

O’Brien, Daniel P., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $272,219 affecting property located at 142 Mountain Road, Pleasant Valley 12569. Filed May 20.

Palmerini, Matthew L., et al.

Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $207,000 affecting property located at 702 Village Drive, Brewster 10509. Filed Feb. 20.

Parashis, Kathy, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $540,000 affecting property located at 5 Mill Pond Road, Putnam Valley 10579. Filed Feb. 27.

Parker, Scott D., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $175,900 affecting property located at 702 Cold Spring Road, Stanfordville 12581. Filed May 20.

Pjetri, Nikolla, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $579,582 affecting property located at 169 Secor Road, Mahopac 10541. Filed Feb. 19.

R.H.M.D. Properties LLC, et al.

Filed by Ulster Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $418,500 affecting property located at 111 S. Manor Ave., Kingston 12401. Filed May 23.

Raymond, Rosemary, as executrix of the estate of Barbara Noga, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $60,000 affecting property located at 161 Putnam Drive, Carmel 10512. Filed Feb. 21.

Reid, Karen, as heir and distributee of the estate of Clifton C. Yarde, et al. Filed by CIT Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $352,500 affecting property located at 139 Bullet Hole Road, Carmel 10512. Filed Feb. 4.

Richardson, Janine L., et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $139,650 affecting property located at 215 Colden Hill Road, Newburgh 12550. Filed April 16.

Richner, Frederick F., et al. Filed

by Citibank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $132,000 affecting property located at 9 Locust St., Walden 12586. Filed April 16.

Rivera, Gregory, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $285,000 affecting property located at 61 Dutchess Terrace, Beacon 12508. Filed May 17.

Scheffel, Leon, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $134,918 affecting property located at 174 Esopus Creek Road, Saugerties 12477. Filed May 23.

Soranno, Vincent J., et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $333,959 affecting property located at 922 Main St., Fishkill 12524. Filed May 20.

Spencer, Thomas R., et al. Filed

by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $296,750 affecting property located at 39 Rock Mountain Estate, Accord 12404. Filed May 21.

Sumner, Richard G., et al. Filed

by Nationstar HECM Acquisition Trust 2015-1. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $855,000 affecting property located at 40 Chapman Road, Garrison 10524. Filed Feb. 13.

Syska, Paul, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $96,650 affecting property located at 276 Miller Hill Road, Carmel 10512. Filed Feb. 8.

The public administrator of Putnam County, as temporary administrator of the estate of Deborah D. Morrison, et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $150,000 affecting property located at 425 Maple Road, Brewster 10509. Filed Feb. 21.

Unknown heirs at law of Reinaldo Gonzalez, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $150,000 affecting property located at 5 Sisti Road, Plattekill 12589. Filed May 21.

Wheeling, Wendy, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $146,700 affecting property located at 22 Victory Lane, Port Jervis 12771. Filed April 16.

Wilson, Daniel M., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $354,400 affecting property located at 55 Duke Drive, Carmel 10512. Filed Feb. 22.

Young, Kevin M., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $429,000 affecting property located at 10 Town Line Drive, Carmel 10512. Filed Feb. 21.

Zamudio, Jose, et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 64 Nicole Way, Mahopac 10541.

Filed Feb. 12.

Zegarelli, Franca, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $269,500 affecting property located at 71 Red Mills Road, Mahopac 10541. Filed Feb. 14.

Mechanic’s Liens Jegg Realty Norwich LLC, as owner. $191,023 as claimed by Gorick Construction Company Inc., Binghamton. Property: 545-551 Route 211 East, Wallkill. Filed May 20.

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

J and J Tree Works Inc., d.b.a.

Stress Free Property Maintenance, 1795 Route 212, Saugerties 12477. Filed May 21.

J and J Tree Works Inc., d.b.a.

Woodstock Wood, 1795 Route 212, Saugerties 12477. Filed May 21.

Russian-American Wellness and Recreation Association Inc., d.b.a. Ukrainian-American Wellness and Recreation Association, 9 Solway Road, Saugerties 12477. Filed May 21.

Russian-American Wellness and Recreation Association Inc., d.b.a. Camp Skazka, 9 Solway Road, Saugerties 12477. Filed May 21.

Thikit Inc., d.b.a. Kertese.com, 530 Enterprise Drive, Kingston 12401. Filed May 21.

Verney Sisters Inc., d.b.a. Share, 5 Church St., New Paltz 12561. Filed May 21.

Partnerships Heritage Antiques and Used Quality Merchandise, 6227 Route 209, Kerhonkson 12446, c/o Carol Kortright-Conklin and Amber Lynn LaRosa. Filed May 20.

L and K Peters General Merchandizing and Deli, 71 Furnace St., Kingston 12401, c/o Linden C. Peters and Kedisha Margarita Peters.

Filed May 22.

Sole Proprietorships A Taste of Soul, 85-89 Murray St., Kingston 12401, c/o Janine Thomas.

Filed May 20.

DeeOGee’s Grooming Salon, 30 Orchard Heights, New Paltz 12561, c/o Dorothy Vasquez. Filed May 20.

Eldritch Press, 52 Mountainview Ave., Newburgh 12550, c/o Fletcher D. Haug. Filed April 22.

Fleurish by Anna, 11 Main St., Apt. 1, Kingston 12401, c/o Anna Augustine. Filed May 21.

Friends of Betty Diorio, 2 Mile Lane, New Paltz 12561, c/o Bettyann M. Diorio. Filed May 21.

Glisten and Gleam Cleaning, 461 Bone Hollow, Accord 12404, c/o Mary Catherine Stewart. Filed May 21.

Got Rot?, 2283 Route 32, Saugerties 12477, c/o Stefan R. Winecoff. Filed May 21.

Homemade With Love From Ninnie, 22 Country Club Drive, Mount Marion 12477, c/o Lisa Anne Sanders. Filed May 20.

J. Pinks Moval and Removal, 4 Spaulding Court, Saugerties 12477, c/o Joshua Jon Pinkham. Filed May 23.

Mici 4 Marlborough, 75 Orchard St., Marlboro 12542, c/o Doris Michela Simonofsky. Filed May 21.

Mid-Hudson Valley Property Management, 6524 Route 209, Kerhonkson 12446, c/o George H. Ferguson Jr. Filed May 23.

Oscar Franco Home Remodeling, 250 South Road, Lot 1, Ruby 12475, c/o Oscar D. Franco Herrera.

Filed May 23.

R.D. Heating and Air Conditioning and Contracting, 320 Modena Country Club, Modena 12525, c/o Robert Davies. Filed May 22.

Ramsey Repairs, 114 Mountain Rest Road, New Paltz 12561, c/o John Konieczny. Filed May 20.

Soups on the Fly, 1774 Route 9W, Lake Katrine 12449, c/o David T. DuBord. Filed May 22.

Unitech, 196 Altamont Drive, Hurley 12443, c/o Ashishkumar R. Shah.

Filed May 21.

Doing Business As Cohen Dental PC, d.b.a. Hudson Valley Dentist 4U, 186 Broadway, Port Ewen 12466. Filed May 21.

Construction Enterprises Inc., d.b.a. Authentic Honey of New York, 19 Tow Path Road, Accord 12404. Filed May 21.

Crafco Inc., d.b.a. Copeland Coating Co., 35 Route 6, Port Jervis 12771. Filed May 21.

Software Developer: Analyze users’ needs, design, test and develop software to meet those needs. Recommend software upgrades for customers’ existing programs and systems. Design each piece of the application or system and plan how the pieces will work together. Create a variety of models and diagrams (such as flowcharts) that instruct programmers how to write the software code.

Ensure that the software continues to function normally through software maintenance and testing. Document every aspect of the application or system as a reference for future maintenance and upgrades. Collaborate with other computer specialists to create optimum software. Bachelor in computer science/ applications/ engineering, computer/management information Systems, any engineering or related field and 60 months of experience in the job offered or related occupation or Master in computer science/applications/engineering, computer / management information Systems, any engineering or related field and 6 months of experience in the job offered or related occupation. Mail CV to Tenazx Inc. 73 Market Street, Suite 376, Yonkers NY 10710-7619

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LEGAL NOTICES Prospect Mechanical LLC. Filed 4/3/19 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 55A Locust Ave Apt 3K, New Rochelle, NY 10801 Purpose: all lawful #62149 Notice of Formation of KORMAR PROPERTY GROUP LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/4/19.

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, 1840 Carhart Ave, Peekskill, NY 10566. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62151 500 Minoel LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 10/27/2017. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 5600A Broadway, Bronx, NY 10463.General Purpose. #62152 NOTICE OF FORMATION of Brooklyn Elite Properties, LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/30/2019. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to principal business address: 100 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Purpose: Any lawful act. #62155 Notice of Formation of John Carey LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/8/03. Offc. Loc: NY,NY. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 43 Murray Street NY, NY 10007 Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62158 Morning Day LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 2/14/2019. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 8 Robin Hood Rd., Pound Ridge, NY 10576.

General Purpose. #62159 Frame-Perfect Arcarde LLC. Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 09/26/2018. Off Loc: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 300 Broadway Dobbs ferry New York 10522. Purpose: All Lawful #62160

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LEGAL NOTICE Westchester Auto Group and Wheel Repair, LLC has filed articles of organization with the Secretary of State of NYS on 04/23/19. The offices of this company are located in Westchester County, NY. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is 260 6th Street, Verplanck, NY 10596. The company is organized to conduct any lawful business for which limited liability companies may be organized. #62161 Munro Travel Design LLC. Filed 4/29/19 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 1 Scarsdale Road #517, Tuckahoe, NY 10707 Purpose: all lawful #62163 Notice of formation of OLD POND PROPERTIES LLC Arts Of Org filed with SSNY on 03/19/19. 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 process to: Old Pond Properties LLC, 35 Old Pond Rd, South Salem, NY 10590. Purpose: any lawful act. #62164 Notice of Formation of VIVI PET CARE LLC, a domestic, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/02/2019 Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 12 White St. Ste. C, Buchanan NY, 10511. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #62165 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF TALKTOME SPEECHLANGUAGE THERAPY PLLC. Arts of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/24/19.

Office loc. Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the PLLC: MAYA FELDMAN 7 RANDY LN PLEASANTVILLE NY 10570 The principal business address of the PLLC is: 7 RANDY LN PLEASANTVILLE NY 10570 Purpose: any lawful act or activity #62168

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Notice of Formation of Read & Right LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/19/19. Location: Westchester. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served at PO Box 448, Purchase NY 10577. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62169 Notice of Formation of Pepitoís Deli & Grocery LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 03/12/2019. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 314 Highland Ave, Peekskill, NY 10566. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62170 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Millenary Properties, LLC, Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 03/19/19. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: 28 Winnetou Road, White Plains, NY10603. Purpose: Any lawful business activity. #62171 Notice of Formation of 80 Mountain LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/29/2019. NY Office location: WESTCHESTER County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, c/o Cassin & Cassin, LLP, 2900 Westchester Avenue, Suite 402, Purchase, New York 10577. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. #62172 ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION of Zaiger LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/26/19. Office Location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: 21 Reynal Rd., White Plains, NY 10605. Principal business address: 21 Reynal Rd., White Plains, NY 10605.

Purpose: Law firm. #62173

CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION of Goldfarb, Zaiger & Tarkan LLP. Certificate of Registration filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/14/19. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLP to: 2 Sunset Drive North, Chappaqua, NY 10514. Principal business address: 2 Sunset Drive North, Chappaqua, NY 10514. Purpose: Law firm. #62174 Notice of formation of Professional Electric LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of the State of New York (SSNY) on 03/14/2019. Office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the principal business location at: 4 Allen St. Valhalla, NY 10595.

Purpose of business is any lawful act or activity. #62175 Certified Check LLC. Date of filing Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State (SSNY) 5/9/19. The LLC is located in Westchester County.

The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against it served is to the principal business location at c/o P O BOX 3784, Mount Vernon, NY 10550.

Purpose of business of LLC is any lawful act or activity. #62177 ONE B 78, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 5/8/2019. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to P.O. Box 1144, Montauk, NY 11954.

General Purpose. #62178 Brilliant Minds NY LLC. Filed 4/29/19 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 555 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801 Purpose: to own and operate a Kumon Math and Reading center franchise and for all other uses incidental thereto. #62179 237-239 East Main Street, LLC. Filed 5/6/19 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 16 Lawrence Street, Mount Kisco, NY 10549 Purpose: all lawful #62180

The Windle, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 4/30/2019. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 5 Windle Park, Tarrytown, NY 10591.

General Purpose #62181 Notice of Formation of Structura Home and Small Business Solutions LLC Art. of the Org. were filed with the SSNY on 4/16/2019. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC at:32 Downing Dr. E, White Plains, NY 10607. Purpose: for any lawful activity. #62185 Notice of Formation of Career Fixer LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 03/21/2019. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue Suite 202, Brooklyn, New York, 11228. Purpose: any lawful activity #62186 Sentient CX LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/05/2019. Office: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 350 Midland Ave, Rye, NY, 10580. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62189 Topaz Property Group, LLC. Articles of Organization have been filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/29/2019. Location: Westchester County.

The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against it served is to the principal business location at PO Box 604 Crompond, NY 10517.

Purpose of business of LLC is any lawful act or activity. #62191 Notice of Formation of Keep Pushing Clothing Co. LLC. Of Org.filed with SSNY 3/28/19. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Christopher Cortez at 31 Greenridge Ave, White Plains, NY 10605. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62192

Notice of Formation of ARGIVE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/1/19. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 18 Hollow Ridge Road, Bedford Corners, NY 10549.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62193 Name of Limited Liability Company (LLC): LEXIA PROPERTIES LLC. Date of filing Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State (SSNY) 5/06/19. The LLC is located in Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: LEGALINC CORPORATE SERVICES INC., 1967 WEHRLE DRIVE, SUITE 1 #086, BUFFALO, NY 14221. Purpose of business of LLC is any lawful act or activity. #62194

Cas Business Solutions LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 5/2/2019. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Cesar Augusto Avellaneda Suarez, 8 palmer Ave., 2nd Fl., Croton On Hudson, NY 10520. General Purpose. #62199 The Annual Return of the The Karen E Kohler Charitable Foundation For the calendar year December 31, 2018 Is available at its principal office located at 752 North Street, Ste 9B, Greenwich, CT 068313107 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof.

Trustee of the Foundation is Karen E. Kohler #62200

Webster Avenue Laundry, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 4/24/2019. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Law Office Of Patrick J. Bliss, Esq., 399 Knollwood Rd., Ste. 204, White Plains, NY 10603.

General Purpose. #62195

Ivanís Health & Fitness, LLC with NY Secy. of State on 04/19/2019.

Office located in Westchester Co. Secy. of State designated as agent upon which process may be served. Secy. of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him: Ivan Hernandez Jr. 1034 North Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701 (the LLCís primary business location). LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #62201

Notice is hereby given that an on-premise license, #TBA has been applied for by In Format Ltd to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 15 Bank Street White Plains NY 10606 #62196

Rottie Enterprises LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 5/21/2019. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 25 Old Sprain Rd., Ardsley, NY 10502. General Purpose. #62203

Notice of Formation of H & Y Trucking LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/03/19. Offc.

Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, c/o 740 Gramatan Ave, Mount Vernon, NY 10552.

Purpose: any lawful purpose #62197

Your College Story LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 5/10/2019. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 8 Forest lake Dr., West Harrison, NY 10604.

College App. Consulting. #62204

Notice of Formation of Black Lion Apps, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/17/19. 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, 83 Sky Meadow Pl., NY 10607.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62198

Notice of formation of Jeanne Ferrando LCSW, PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/14/2019. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the 191 S Broadway, Tarrytown,NY,10591 Purpose: Licensed Clinical Social Work #62205

LEGAL NOTICES SJT Consulting LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 5/24/19. Office: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 25 Wilton Rd. Pleasantville, NY 10570.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62206 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Peekskill Holdings Two LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on March, 13, 2019. Office in Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Lindsey Fitzgerald, 741 Shenandoah Ave., Peekskill, NY 10566.

Purpose: Any lawful acts. #62207

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: 7376 Construction LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/01/19. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 200 Business Park Dr, Ste 203, Armonk, NY 10504, which is the principle business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful activity. #62162 Notice of formation of Welcome Home Mortgage, LLC. Application for Authority filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) April 24. 2019. Office located Wethersfield, CT. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to 1331 Silas Deane Hwy, Wethersfield, CT 06109.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62202

Notice of formation of Empowered Wellness Mental Health Counseling, PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/17/2019. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the 260 Church Street Apt 4B4, White Plains, NY,10603 Purpose: Mental Health Counseling #62208

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER; Index No.: 69524/2018 Filed: 11/27/2018 CASCADE FUNDING MORTGAGE TRUST 2017-1, Plaintiff, v.

UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH J. MONAHAN; ANNMARIE MONAHAN, HEIR-AT-LAW; JENNIFER FRANCICA, HEIR-AT-LAW; LIZA PAPACENA, HEIR-AT-LAW; BRIAN MONAHAN, HEIR-AT-LAW; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA), N.A.; DISCOVER BANK; PORTFOLIO RECOVERIES ASSOCIATES, LLC; JOHN DOE (said name being fictitious to represent unknown tenants/occupants of the subject property and any other party or entity of any kind, if any, having or claiming an interest or lien upon the mortgaged property), Defendants.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE. TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above captioned action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiffís attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this 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. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action may answer to appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this Summons and Complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered, and you can lose your home. 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 payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. To the above-named defendants: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Hon. Lawrence H. Ecker, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of N.Y., dated May 2, 2019 and filed along with the supporting papers in the Westchester County Clerkís Office. This is an action to foreclose a mortgage on the property 144 Weyman Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10805 also known as Section: 2 Block: 501 Lot: 0076 Westchester County is designated as the place of trial based upon the location of the property being foreclosed. Attorneys for Plaintiff: Stern & Eisenberg, PC, 485 B Route 1 South, Suite 330, Iselin, NJ 08830, T: (516) 630-0288. #62167

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