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LIONSGATE TO BE ANCHOR TENANT AT NEW $100M YONKERS MOVIE STUDIO BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com
THERE’S A PROPOSAL TO BRING Hollywood to Yonkers
in the form of a new movie and television production studio that is expected to cost more than $100 million and would be used by Lionsgate, a producer of motion pictures, television series, digital products and more. The studio is proposed for 28 Wells Ave., next to the Kawasaki Rail Car plant, for-
merly Otis Elevator and part of the iPark Hudson campus which covers 24 acres. Great Point Capital Management, a media-focused investment fund run by Robert Halmi and Fehmi Zeko, has signed a letter of intent with Lionsgate to build the production facility with Lionsgate becoming a long-term anchor tenant and investor in the studio complex. As anchor tenant, Lionsgate will have nam» LIONSGATE
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Rendering of the proposed movie and TV studio in Yonkers.
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usinesspeople can make a difference,” Anthony Davidson, dean of the Fordham University School of Professional and Continuing Studies, said when discussing why he believes an upcoming symposium on anti-Semitism in sports is significant for the business community. “They're influencers and they're thinkers,” he told the Business Journal. “And if you're a businessperson and you're sitting at the game and somebody next to you makes a remark that is anti-Semitic, that is gender biased, that is racist. Then you have to speak up and say something.” Davidson said while sports can be an environment in which many forms of racism and anti-Semitism flourish, “What we can do is use sports as a catalyst for change and we can change the dialogue and that will be the focus, to build some thought leadership that will come out of this.” The School of Professional and Continuing Studies has three campus locations: Lincoln Center in Manhattan; Rose Hill in the Bronx; and West Harrison in Westchester. The “Global Symposium on Sports and Society: Anti-Semitism and Sports” is to be held on Sept. 25 at the McGinley Campus Center on Fordham's Rose Hill campus. An eight-hour event is planned from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hundreds of industry executives, athletes, journalists, scholars and activists from around the world are expected to attend. The event is being presented in conjunction with the Chelsea Football Club and New England Revolution's Final Whistle on Hate campaign. In England, soccer is called football, and the Chelsea Football Club was founded in 1905. It is based in the community of Stamford Bridge and competes in England's Premier League. It has won numerous titles. The New England Revolution is a professional soccer team, which plays its home games at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts. A principal is Robert Kraft, who also owns the New England Patriots professional football team, which also plays at Gillette Stadium. The Chelsea Football Club and New England Revolution created the Final Whistle on Hate partner-
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Publisher Dee DelBello Managing Editor/Print Glenn J. Kalinoski Managing Editor/Digital Bob Rozycki Associate Publisher Anne Jordan Group Associate Publisher Dan Viteri NEWS Senior Enterprise Editor • Phil Hall Copy and Video Editor • Peter Katz Bureau Chief • Kevin Zimmerman Senior Reporter • Bill Heltzel, Reporters • Georgette Gouveia, Mary Shustack, Peter Katz Research Coordinator • Luis Flores ART & PRODUCTION Creative Director Dan Viteri Art Directors Sebastián Flores, Kelsie Mania, Fatima Muriqi Anthony Davidson. Photo by Peter Katz.
ship in 2018 to promote tolerance and fight anti-Semitism. Among the announced speakers for the symposium are: Bruce Buck, chairman of the Chelsea Football Club; Ross Greenburg, former president of HBO Sports; Anna Isaacson, a senior vice president of the National Football League; Howie Rumberg, global sports editor for the Associated Press; Leigh Steinberg, chairman and CEO of Steinberg Sports & Entertainment; sportscaster Spencer Ross; and NFL Hall of Fame offensive tackle Ron Mix. “I made two things very clear to my team when we embarked upon this project,” Davidson said. “I do not want any politicians involved at all. I do not want this to be a platform to make it in any way political and I don't want any vendors because I don't want it commercial.” Ken Jacobson, another of the speakers and deputy director of the Anti-Defamation League, said, “At ADL, we are all too familiar with this dangerous climate of rising anti-Semitism. From 2015 to 2018, we have documented a 99% increase in anti-Semitic incidents, including assault, harassment and
vandalism. The sports world is no exception and it's a step forward that industry leaders are realizing the important role they play in combating hate.” “There are now groups of extremists and hate groups that are attending games and inciting things in Europe specifically and especially in soccer,” Davidson said. He cited banners displayed at some European soccer games, which have phrases as overt as “Jews to the Ovens.” “You will have people throwing banana skins at players of color and many chants and attacks, physical and emotional, on players. But, it also happens in the United States. It happens in locker rooms,” he said. Davidson said that while racism and anti-Semitism surface in worldwide soccer, it is by no means the only sport. He mentioned lacrosse, cycling and track, and recalled the 1936 Olympics in Germany where U.S. athletes Marty Glickman and Sam Stoller were pulled from competing in the 4x100 meter relay ostensibly to preclude the possibility that German Chancellor Adolph Hitler would have to acknowledge Jewish athletes as winners.
“My mother is a survivor of the concentration camps. She was in Auschwitz and I will tell you that growing up, me personally in England, as a Jewish player of different sports in my high school, we were subject to anti-Semitic remarks every game that we played and most of those games ended up with some kind of fighting,” Davidson said. He recalled that he and his friends sometimes were attacked with baseball bats. Davidson said he wants the symposium to be an action-oriented playbook for doing more than just talking about what's happening in the world and Fordham is the right place to be holding it. “I've seen how committed it is to social justice. They live and breathe it and everybody there has so embraced this concept and my school in particular. I can think of no better place to do this than Fordham University in view of its values,” he said. More information, including details regarding ticket availability, can be found by looking up the symposium on the events section of Fordham's website at news.fordham.edu/events.
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ew York state agency Empire State Development (ESD) wants to help small businesses grow and do it without a lot of bureaucracy and red tape, according to Rafael Salaberrios, ESD’s senior vice president for small business. “I’ve learned small businesses throughout the state all want access to capital. They want it as cost effectively as possible and they want it as quickly as possible,” Salaberrios told the Business Journal. He’ll be in Yonkers on Sept. 18 for an Access to Capital program, which is designed to introduce businesses to ESD’s programs with a particular emphasis on the Metropolitan Economic Revitalization Fund (MERF). The program is scheduled to take place at the Yonkers Public Library’s Riverfront Branch at 1 Larkin Center beginning at 6 p.m. It is free and no advance reservation is required. “Empire State provided over $188 million in loans to small businesses in 2018 and over 80% of the loans went to minority and women-owned businesses,” Salaberrios said. “Over the last six years, ESD has facilitated more than $1.6 billion in loans. We’ve worked with myriad companies and created and retained more than 110,000 jobs. We’ve helped launch more than 4,400 small businesses.” He said the agency works with startups as well as those which are already operating and need help moving to their next level. ESD estimates that over the past six years, its financial, entrepreneurial and technolo�y assistance programs have generated more than $9.5 billion in total economic impact on the state’s economy. Events such as the one in Yonkers are “one of the essential tools that we use to spread the word about our programs,” Salaberrios said. He spends most of his time on the road, ticking off stops in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and the Mohawk Valley as being typical of his weekly schedule. “My team and I go out and meet the folks, determine what their needs are and design programs that will meet the needs of the communities that we are interacting with,” he said. Westchester County has been partnering with ESD in bringing the Access to Capital program to Yonkers. “Small businesses are the engine for economic growth in Westchester and having access to capital is key to their continued success,” County Executive George Latimer said. MERF will be making $4 million available to businesses in economically distressed areas in lower Westchester, south of I-287. “The funds will be focused on loans to small businesses that have had difficulty accessing regular credit markets,” Salaberrios
vides low-cost direct loans to assist eligible businesses in financing up to 60% of the cost of real estate acquisition, construction or renovation. Facilities to be used for manufacturing, distribution, warehousing and certain service businesses are eligible for the loans. Some business owners with whom Salaberrios has dealt with start out thinking that getting involved with his agency is going to be something like “going to a dentist — it’s going to be painful. Once we get involved with them and they realize what we can and cannot do, they really let their guard down and understand that we’re here to help. The overwhelming majority of the folks we deal with leave with a very positive attitude about New York state and what we’re trying to do,” he said.
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Peekskill’s $10 million question BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com
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ayor Andre Rainey of Peekskill is jumping in with both feet, literally, in the effort to figure out how to get the most bang for the $10 million the city is getting in a state Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) grant. He has been leading walking tours of Peekskill’s downtown for civic leaders as well as the news media, visiting key sites such as the Paramount Theater, the sculpture of a diver by the waterfront, the James Street parking garage and the gazebo at the intersection of North Division Street and Central Avenue. “The purpose of the walk-throughs was to give people a visual idea of some of the things we presented in the DRI initiative application, and show them some of the great things that Peekskill’s downtown has to offer,” Rainey told the Business Journal. On Aug. 14, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that Peekskill was the winner of the $10 million first place award for the Mid-Hudson region in the state’s 2019 DRI competition. The city’s application pointed out that in 2018 its downtown was designated as a federal Opportunity Zone, allowing capital gains tax benefits for investors and developers, on top of the existing Downtown National Register Historic District, which allows developers to receive historic preservation tax credits. The application identified 14 projects that could be accomplished to improve the downtown but haven’t been undertaken due to a lack of funding. Among them were rebuilding the downtown gazebo, improving downtown parking and signage, making upgrades at the Paramount Theater, improving the Fleischmann Pier and other waterfront elements, creating a multimedia center and community arts space and making streetscape improvements to connect commuter parking lots with the train station while advancing pedestrian safety and improving traffic patterns. The application also stated that the city is in need of a marketing and branding campaign. “DRI funding would generate tangible products (videos, print material, website, banners, etc.) that highlight Peekskill’s assets and announce that we are a community that is ‘on the move’ and open for business,” the application said. The first $300,000 of the grant is being allocated to cover the costs of developing a Strategic Investment Plan, which will determine what to do with the remaining $9,700,000. A committee of city representatives, community leaders and other stakeholders will prepare the plan along with consultants and decide which projects should receive green lights. “I would hope that it wouldn’t become a political football,” Rainey said. “This isn’t a grant for me. This is a grant for the entire city.
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Mayor Rainey, right, with reporters on a walking tour of downtown Peekskill.
This is our fourth year of attempting to get it. There should be no political games with this because this is going to dictate the entire future for our city regardless of what party line you’re registered in.” Vincent A. Vesce, a former city council member who is running against Rainey in the Nov. 5 election, told the Business Journal, “I think it’s great for us to be afforded this opportunity to really kick start downtown economic development. The business community really rallied around the application process in connection with the Peekskill Planning Department and we have a BID (Business Improvement District) here in Peekskill and the BID played a unique role in that.” Vesce said the fact of the city getting the grant is not by itself a political issue. “We may have different ideas,” he said. “We’re more interested in potentially spending that money on infrastructure that can support future development. The city’s been growing at such a pace and Peekskill is really on the rise. So, we may have differences of opinion. There’s going to be a big discussion in the community of how that money is spent.” The Paramount Theater, owned by the city, has been a focus of the Rainey administration. It has been seeking a new operator for the 1,100-seat venue. The city would like to attract an experienced operator that also has the show business clout to be able to bring big-name acts to the Paramount’s stage. In its DRI application, the city said the facility needed an upgraded HVAC system and an “internal food and beverage venue.” First opened for movies in June 1930, the theater fell on hard times and was acquired by the
city in 1977 in a tax default proceeding. “Even before I became mayor, the Paramount was special to me,” Rainey said. “The very first stage I performed on, I was 17 years old, was the Paramount Theater. I did spoken-word poetry. It was a ‘stop the violence’ event. After that performance, I’ve been able to perform at the Apollo Theater. I was able to perform at one of the Madison Square Garden stages, but the very first stage I performed on was my home stage, the Paramount Theater.” The city’s waterfront was highlighted in the city’s DRI application. It suggested rebuilding Fleischmann Pier as a tourist attraction and creating an event space for open-air entertainment in Charles Point Pier Park along with floating docks for small watercraft and a new 480-foot-long pier for tourism vessels. The application suggested that money from a DRI grant could be used to create a maritime tourism industry for Peekskill. The Golden Mean, a 12 1/2-foot-tall sculpture in bronze with gold-leaf highlights created in 2012 by artist Carole A. Feuerman, was purchased by Peekskill and installed at the waterfront. It shows a male diver in a bathing cap and Speedo-like swimsuit standing on his hands with his back arched and legs in the air. “It’s a landmark,” said Rainey. “In California, you must go to Venice Beach. In Peekskill, you must go to that diver. When people come to Peekskill, they take a picture by the diver. People just do it.” The DRI application asked for funds to design and rebuild the city-owned plaza with the downtown gazebo to “re-create a welcoming gathering place in the city center.” Rainey said there can be even more activity there
than already takes place. “We host our block parties and festivals and everything you can think of during the spring, summer and fall months in that downtown. The gazebo is certainly going to get a face-lift with this DRI,” he said. Another possible project listed in the DRI application dealt with the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester. The city, along with the Peekskill Housing Authority, was working with someone described only as a “committed philanthropist” to bring a branch of the club to downtown Peekskill. It would involve renovating and expanding the Kiley Youth Center at 709 Main St. “We have many developers who have invested in this city in the course of the last four or eight years and that has helped get us into the shape we’re in right now,” Rainey said. “Peekskill had so much to offer with the arts, entertainment and restaurants. Developers and business owners and families realize that. They understand that.” Rainey said his vision is to continue turning Peekskill into a 21st century city through technolo�y, programs designed for youth and catering to businesses. “We want the economic development so the millennials, the seniors, everyone has a place to call home. Right now, I believe we’re going in that direction,” he said. “We got the $10 million grant for downtown. We got a $2.4 million increase in our education funding. We just got $50,000 for our youth bureau, $1.5 million for our youth center. The city is going to thrive. “Before we had this grant, the city of Peekskill was attracting people. With this help, it’s almost a guarantee that it will attract more.”
New York seeking $2B from opioid industry BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com
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ew York state’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) wants to collect $2 billion from opioid manufacturers, distributors and pharmacy benefit managers to make up for what it claims are overcharges in insurance premiums over a period of 10 years. It wants the money for businesses and individuals, perhaps in the form of health insurance premium discounts. DFS has started the process by issuing subpoenas and requests for documents. It plans to hold hearings designed to shed light on the problem and inform consumers of what’s going on. DFS is acting under its authority as the regulator of health insurance in New York. Where there are proven cases of fraudulent insurance claims, the agency has authority to impose fines of up to $5,000 per offense in addition to the cost of the claim. DFS alleges that because of the action of players in the industry, consumers were defrauded in the form of excessive premiums reflecting the costs of the ongoing opioid epidemic. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, Commissioner Howard Zucker of the state’s Department of Public Health and Linda Lacewell, superintendent of DFS, appeared at a news conference in New York City on Sept. 10 to announce the action. Lacewell alleged that the opioid industry, anticipating that just as Medicaid would cover costs, the health insurance industry would pay much of the costs. “Those costs are passed on to consumers in the form of rate increases and over the past 10 years the dollar figure for what consumers are bearing, the cost, is $2 billion as an estimate based on the work that we’ve done internally,” Lacewell said. Lacewell said her department could seek rebates for businesses and consumers for a portion of what they paid in past premiums, discounts on future premiums or cash settlements. She said legal action could be taken in addition to DFS using its existing authority as regulator of the insurance industry. “The numbers are based on the over-prescribing and what percent of that was covered by commercial health insurance. Understand, of course, that those costs are now baked into the rate increases that were passed on to the consumers, so recoveries that we obtain in that regard will be factored into whether it’s rebates or lower rates in the future. We have to address this as a whole stream of rates that consumers are paying across the state,” she said. In addition to the opioid manufacturers and drug distributors, DFS is going after a segment of the industry identified as pharmacy benefit managers (PBM). The PBMs are third parties acting as go-betweens, working with manufacturers, distributors and insurance companies to set drug formularies in prescription drug coverage under insurance policies. Formularies define which drugs will and will not be covered by a plan, how much insur-
ance companies will pay for various drugs and what patients will have to pay as out-of-pocket co-payments. PBMs also negotiate rebates and credits paid by manufacturers and distributors. DFS says it has information that some PBMs may have been paid rebates by opioid manufacturers, wholesalers and/or distributors for placing opioid prescription drugs in formulary tiers with lower co-pays, making their drugs more attractive in the marketplace. Lacewell emphasized that her department has consumers in mind. “They should not have to carry the burden of this scheme. The health insurers have
already been compensated by the consumers. It’s the consumers who are out of pocket and left to carry the bag as usual. They’re not going to walk away with a $2 billion loss thanks to the billions that everybody else pocketed just because the health insurers were already compensated. And, the Legislature gave DFS express statutory authority and obligation to investigate insurance fraud and that’s what this is about,” Lacewell said. Thirty-four opioid manufacturers and distributors, including Purdue Pharma Inc., Johnson & Johnson and McKesson Corporation were identified as targets of the
recovery effort, along with 10 PBMs, such as Aetna Health Management LLC and Express Scripts Inc. Seventeen insurance companies were identified as having been affected, among them CIGNA Health Care of New York Inc., EmblemHealth and Crystal Run Health Insurance Company and Crystal Run Health Plans LLC. “I’ve seen a number of schemes and frauds, but the opioid scheme is as diabolical, as brazen, as obnoxious and as offensive as anything I’ve seen,” Cuomo said. “These drug companies knew what they were doing. It was not accidental. It was an industrywide conspiracy.”
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ing rights to the studio. An announcement from Lionsgate said construction on the Yonkers site will start in November and the facility will be up and running in late autumn 2020. Yonkers Commissioner of Planning and Development Wilson Kimball told the Business Journal that as of Sept. 10 no application and plans have been submitted to the city. “We are in daily contact with the developer to work through a plan. The process would be that they would submit to the Department of Housing and Buildings (DHB), which would then bump it to the planning department,” she said. Kimball said it’s too early to tell whether the project would require a full-scale environmental review, which can be a lengthy process. “It’s too early to tell if we can get a ‘neg dec’ (negative declaration of environmental impacts) because we haven’t seen the plans and don’t know the layout or the full package. When we get the plans we will better know the course of action in regards to SEQRA (State Environmental Quality Review Act).” It would be possible for the developers to hold a groundbreaking ceremony at any time, and Kimball said that could likely come in November. Actual construction could not legally begin until the city has made necessary environmental declarations, approved the site plan, issued any required variances and necessary building permits. “We have already offered to assist the developer to speed up the process of plan review by encouraging them to use a preapproved third-party plan reviewer, which tends to cut down on missing or incorrect issues, but the plans will ultimately need to be reviewed by DHB and the Yonkers Fire Department, both of whom are very responsive. DHB provided the developer with the names of three preapproved plan reviewers,” Kimball told the Business Journal. The entertainment complex would include three 20,000-square-foot and two 10,000-square-foot
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Sylvester Stallone stars in Lionsgate’s new release “Rambo: Last Blood” opening in theaters Sept. 20. Photo by Yana Blajeva from Lionsgate.
stages, a studio backlot and the opportunity to create a location-based entertainment property similar to what Lionsgate has already established in China, the Middle East and elsewhere around the world. “This is a game-changer for the city of Yonkers and is a testament to the ongoing revitalization of our waterfront,” Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano said. “Yonkers already hosts dozens of on-location shoots every year with film days tripling over the last five years, so building a permanent soundstage here makes perfect sense. “I am sure one of the reasons for Lionsgate’s decision to move to Yonkers is because they’ve seen Class A developers come here, work with us and be successful,” Spano told the Business Journal. “We take pride in our ability to move the process and approvals along. Given this project has the potential in becoming a key economic driver for the city, I am confident our teams will review plans with expertise and be responsive so the studio can be up and running as soon as possible.” Westchester County Executive George Latimer told the Business Journal that having the studio will help the county’s film and tourism
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office in its efforts to attract film and TV production. “It makes Westchester a hotter place to be,” he said. “The spinoff benefits are going to be tremendous. You’re going to have people who will come here to Westchester to live because they want to be close to the studio where they’re working.” Latimer added, “When you get a studio like this and they’re filming television shows as well as movies, they need other types of locations, other sites that will complement what they’re doing and that’s where we’re going to see an uptick in activity in other communities. They’ll want a scene at a train station, or they’ll want a scene in a downtown shopping district. This takes us up to another level.” A key investment partner and project developer is National Resources of Greenwich, Connecticut. The company, which owns iPark Hudson in downtown Yonkers, has operated in the New York area for 30 years and has participated in more than $1.5 billion of redevelopment. National Resources has experience in design and construction, with projects including automotive dealerships, warehouse facilities, municipal
facilities and retail stores. National Resources will be responsible for all phases of design and construction of the studio complex. “We’re pleased to partner with the Great Point and National Resources teams on a modern film and television production complex that will provide a great home for many of our content creation initiatives,” Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer said. “It’s rare to find a studio facility in such a prime New York metropolitan area location, and we look forward to being at the center of film and television production growth in the region.” Joseph Cotter, president of National Resources said, “The city of Yonkers has been very supportive of Great Point Capital’s efforts regarding the studio facility. The growth and revitalization of Yonkers as well as its proximity to New York City make it an ideal location for a film studio.” “Given the dramatic rise in television production and the shortage of studio facilities in the New York area, a new, best-in-class production facility is an ideal investment for Great Point Capital. We are very proud that Lionsgate shares our vision and has come on board with our project,” Halmi said. Just to the north on the
Hudson River, the “Blue Cube,” once home to Phelps Dodge International and then BICC Cables Corp., served as a soundstage for a number of movies, including “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” “Zoolander,” “Kate and Leopold” and “The Stepford Wives.” Adviser to the fund is London-based Great Point Media Group, a diversified media and entertainment company owned by Jim Reeve and Halmi (who will also be an investor in the new studios). It has provided investment and arranged financing for more than 50 production companies, with clients including Lionsgate, Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Google, Universal, AMC, Hallmark, Sony and Paramount. In addition to producing movies and other entertainment content, Lionsgate has a film and television library with about 17,000 titles. Lionsgate, which bills itself as “the first major new studio in decades,” was incorporated in British Columbia in 1997 and has its U.S. headquarters in Santa Monica, California. It has been involved in producing movies on its own, co-productions with other studios and the distribution of films made by others. Among its biggest hits have been “The Hunger
Games” and the “Twilight” saga, both of which became successful franchises with several sequels. Many of the pictures it handled have been low- or modest-budget productions which have produced modest results at the box office. There also have been box office disappointments such as “Robin Hood,” a $100 million epic which did not live up to expectations. Recently, the movie “John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum” grossed $320 million, according to a company filing in August with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Television has become an important segment of the company’s activities. It bought pay-TV network Starz in 2016, paying a reported $4.4 billion. Starz and the international premium service Starzplay have been profit centers for the company, with a worldwide subscriber base of 26.5 million at the end of the first quarter of the company’s fiscal year on June 30, 2019. Although reporting fiscal year first quarter revenue of $963.6 million, the company had a net loss of $54 million for the period. Feltheimer characterized the numbers as showing “strong financial results in the quarter and a great start to the fiscal year. All of our businesses are performing well.” Great Point Capital Management specializes in film and television infrastructure, concentrated on investments in qualified economic opportunity zones. The firm is expanding into new studio businesses in other locations in North America and the U.K. Zeko has led the banking strategies in global communications, media, entertainment and telecom at Bank of America, Macquarie Capital, Deutsche Bank and Citigroup. Halmi is the founder of the Hallmark Channel and was chairman of Crown Media. Under Halmi’s leadership, Hallmark Entertainment produced over 2,000 hours of original content. Halmi is an active member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and serves on the board of the International Emmy Committee. He is also chairman of Great Point Media, a U.K.-based media group.
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United Way names Thomas Gabriel president and CEO
$13.5M construction loan arranged for Poughkeepsie Plaza redevelopment
BY BOB ROZYCKI bobr@westfairinc.com
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homas Gabriel, the chief development officer for Legal Services of the Hudson Valley, will be the new CEO and president of the United Way of Westchester and Putnam effective Oct. 7. Gabriel will succeed Alana Sweeny, who said in March that she was stepping away from the role. Sweeny had been with the White Plains-based organization since 2014. Gabriel, 50, of South Salem, joined Legal Services of the Hudson Valley in 2015. He previously worked for Westchester Land Trust, United Way of Greenwich, VNA & Hospice Care Foundation of Hudson Valley and United Cerebral Palsy of Westchester. Gabriel has served on United Way of Westchester
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and Putnam’s Not-forProfit Leadership Summit Committee for the past few years. He is also a board member with the Association of Development Officers. Gabriel was named
the 2019 Outstanding Fundraising Professional by the Association of Development Officers and received the 2019 C-Suite Award from Westfair Communications.
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ronheim Mortgage has arranged for a $13.5 million construction loan that will finance the current redevelopment of the Poughkeepsie Plaza shopping center. The 170,966-square-
foot property includes three pad sites for a total building area of 175,743 square feet. Originally built in 1958, Poughkeepsie Plaza’s tenants include Famous Footwear, Jo-Ann Fabric & Crafts, Marshall’s, Modell’s and The UPS Store. The loan’s terms include seven years of
interest-only payments followed by a 25-year amortization period. To finance the plaza’s redevelopment, Cronheim coordinated the sale of an $8.8 million loan from Fidelity Guaranty Life Insurance to Phoenix Life Insurance Co. and arranged for $4.7 million in additional construction proceeds.
CONTRIBUTING WRITER | By Jonathan Perkins
How to prove you’re not hired, fired or forced to retire because of your age
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f you are over 40 years old, age discrimination at work may start with teasing comments from co-workers like, “Must be nice to be so close to retirement,” but it’s no joke when you lose a job on the basis of your age, not your ability. However, proving that you were a victim of age discrimination in the workplace has become increasingly difficult. Age discrimination is illegal at any stage of employment, including during hiring, promotions, raises and layoffs. The law also prohibits workplace harassment because of age by co-workers, supervisors or clients. These protections fall under The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) that promotes
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employment of older persons (over age 40) based on their ability rather than age and prohibits arbitrary age discrimination in employment. The ADEA applies to employers that have at least 20 employees. Also prohibited are mandatory retirement ages with a few exemptions, such as airline pilots and public safety workers. But the 2009 Supreme Court case, Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc., raised the bar for proving age discrimination. Instead of merely showing that age was a contributing factor in an employer’s decision to fire, demote or refuse to hire them in the first place, plaintiffs now have to show evidence that age was the only factor in the decision. This has put
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a higher burden on older workers alleging age discrimination than on those alleging discrimination based on race, sex, national origin or religion. AARP research in 2018 found that more than 60 percent of workers age 45 and older have seen or experienced age discrimination, and 76 percent say they consider age discrimination to be a major obstacle to finding a new job. Also, 1 in 4 older workers have been subjected to negative comments about their age from supervisors or co-workers. So what can you do if your legal employment rights have been violated? • Save communications like memos, letters, emails and phone messages that contain biased language. Also
make note of comments by co-workers that demonstrate age bias against you. For example, “I know it’s harder for people of your generation to understand new technolo�y.” • Get a copy of your employment contract (if there is one) and highlight what was not followed to serve as proof of discrimination. • Compare how you were treated differently from younger co-workers for promotions, layoffs, etc. • Find any prior age discrimination lawsuits against your employer. While they may not prove your case, they may help in a settlement situation. • Gather documents related to your salary and fringe benefits, including W-2 and 1099 forms, statements
showing 401(k) plan contributions and profit-sharing plans and insurance (life, health and disability). • If you think you have been wrongly terminated, have a lawyer review everything your former employer asked you to sign before leaving your job. You have 21 days from the time you’re fired to consider any severance package an employer has offered and just seven days to change your mind if you agreed to it. In order to have a strong case, you will need evidence that your employer was motivated by discrimination when making an employment decision. You also need to prove that you suffered damages as a result of the discrimination. In addition to lost wages,
employees who have been discriminated against can also recover for the loss of benefits like insurance and profit sharing. Don’t let the complex process of proving age discrimination deter you from seeking justice. Ageism in the workplace can lead to unfair and illegal treatment that can be economically devastating. If you wish to pursue a claim, find a lawyer who will guide you through every step of the process. Attorney Jonathan Perkins is the founder of Jonathan Perkins Injury Lawyers with of�ices in Hartford, New Haven, Waterbury, Bridgeport and New London. For more information, visit 800perkins.com or call 1-800-7375467.
CONTRIBUTING WRITER | By Michael H. Reed
Employment laws every Westchester employer should know
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ew York’s employee-friendly wage and hour laws present challenges for employers, in particular small businesses and domestic employers. The laws are often technical, and the penalties can be substantial. Two common pitfalls relate to the notice of wage rate and wage statement requirements. Privatesector employees who do not receive a notice of wage rate and wage statements can sue their employers for up to $10,000. Fortunately, the notice of wage rate and wage statement requirements are fairly easy to satisfy.
NOTICE OF WAGE RATE
New York requires employers to provide employees with a notice of wage rate at the time of hiring. If a proper notice is not provided within 10 business days of the first
day of employment, damages build at $50 per workday, up to a total of $5,000. Employees can also recover the costs of the lawsuit and attorneys’ fees. The notice must be provided in writing and in English. The New York Department of Labor (DOL) website contains a notice template in English and in several foreign languages. If an employee’s primary language is one for which the DOL maintains a template, the employee must be given the notice both in English and his/her primary language. The notice must contain the following information: • Rate(s) of pay and basis thereof, whether paid by the hour, shift, day, week, salary, piece, commission or other. • Allowances, if any, claimed as part of the minimum wage, including tip, meal or
lodging allowances. • Regular pay day designated by the employer. • Employer’s name. • Any “doing business as” names used by the employer. • Physical address of the employer's main office or principal place of business and a mailing address if different. • Employer’s telephone number. For nonexempt employees, the notice also must contain the regular hourly rate and the overtime rate. Employers are required to obtain a signed and dated written acknowledgment that the notice was provided. The acknowledgment must contain an affirmation that the employee accurately identified his or her primary language and if the primary language is not English but is another language for which the DOL maintains a template, the affirmation must
indicate that the notice was provided in the employee’s primary language. Employers must retain the acknowledgment for six years.
WAGE STATEMENT
New York also requires employers to provide wage statements with each paycheck. Noncompliance results in damages of $250 per workday, up to $5,000. Employees also can recover the costs of the lawsuit and attorneys’ fees. A wage statement must contain the following information: • Dates of work covered by that payment of wages. • Employee’s name. • Employer’s name. • Employer’s address and phone number. • Rate(s) of pay and basis thereof, whether paid by the hour, shift, day, week, salary, piece, commission, or other. • Gross wages.
• Deductions. • Allowances, if any, claimed as part of the minimum wage. • Net wages. For nonexempt employees, the wage statement also must contain: • Regular hourly rate(s) of pay. • Overtime rate(s) of pay. • Number of regular hours worked. • Number of overtime hours worked. As with the notice, wage statement templates are available on the New York DOL website.
DEFENSES
Employers who find themselves defending a litigation typically have multiple defenses, but not when the litigation is related to notice of wage rates and wage statements. Generally, there is a single defense for violating notice and wage statement requirements — that the
employer provided “complete and timely payment of all wages due.” For that reason, litigation involving notice and wage statement claims typically includes minimum wage or overtime claims as well, making the litigation even more costly. Running a business can be difficult, but complying with notice of wage rate and wage statement requirements doesn’t have to be. Employers can create their own statements using the guidelines outlined in this article, or they can download templates from the DOL website. Once they have the right forms, compliance is easy. Noncompliance can expose businesses to unnecessary, expensive and time-consuming litigation. Michael Reed is a counsel at Yankwitt LLP. He can be reached at michael@yankwitt.com.
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News 12 to be carried on Verizon Fios BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com
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ews 12, the local news service from Altice USA, which has been seen on Altice’s Optimum cable TV service, also will be carried on Verizon’s Fios cable system beginning in November. Verizon had been offering the Fios1 News services produced by RNN in Rye Brook to subscribers in Westchester, Long Island and New Jersey. The 10-year
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Early in 2020, the announcement said, Fios customers will be offered i24News, an Altice news service covering international and national news, which has a U.S. operation while being based in Tel Aviv, Israel. They also will be offered Altice’s Cheddar service, a business news network. At almost the same time Verizon and Altice were issuing their announcement, a group of local, state and federal elected officials gathered at New Rochelle City Hall for a news conference designed to put pressure on Verizon to reopen talks with RNN to keep the Fios1 News service alive. News 12 had been operating long before Altice acquired Optimum, which had been known as Cablevision, from the previous owners, the Dolan family. When Verizon started the build-out of its fiber optic system, Fios, the availability of local news, traffic and weather from News 12 was promoted as an important reason for subscribers to stay with Cablevision and not go over to Fios. Altice provided the Business Journal with statistics regarding News 12. It was said to be the main source of local news among adults in the New York metropolitan area, according to a March 2019 study from the Pew Research Center. The study, based on a survey of approximately 35,000 adults across the U.S., focused on how Americans learn about and consume local news in their communities. In response to an open-ended question, News 12 Net-works was named the main source of local news in the New York tri-state area by more respondents than any other local news source in the area, including all major local broadcast affiliates, and twice as many times as the next leading network. News 12 was determined to be the most viewed TV network in Optimum households and, in 2018, News 12 Long Island had its best morning ratings ever. Additionally, according to Optimum set-top box data, News 12 grew ratings while the industry average was flat to down. According to the ratings firm Nielsen, in the first quarter of 2019, News 12 experienced its sixth consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth in the Monday through Friday 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. daypart among adults aged 25 to 54 and saw a 20% increase in ratings over the same quarter during the last year among adults aged 25 to 54 during the Monday through Friday 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. daypart. Altice said it continued to invest in growing News 12 distribution and coverage over the last couple of years. In 2018, the company expanded News 12 Hudson Valley to Dutchess, Putnam and Ulster counties. In 2017, it expanded to Optimum subscribers in Litchfield, Connecticut, and to Charter Spectrum subscribers across Connecticut.
CONTRIBUTING WRITER | By Alexander Roberts
Homelessness and the wealth gap
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do not like visiting the 35 homeless shelters our company operates too often. It’s not because of any issue with the facilities as they consistently rank among the best run in New York state. It’s because seeing and meeting our clients and tenants can sometimes be too painful. Community Housing Innovations, which I co-founded 28 years ago, serves a thousand people each night in Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Orange and Dutchess counties. While it’s relatively easy sitting in an office and directing the work of 320 employees, personally confronting the trauma, depression and suffering of whom we serve can be disturbing. While visiting our shelters on Long Island, I met a single mother who had become homeless for the second time, worrying that her two children would lose their places in the Great Neck school system. Her son has succeeded, taking Honors English and sitting on the Great Neck Model United Nations. She fears that his bright future at one of America’s best high schools may be extinguished when all she can afford is an apartment in Hempstead, with its dysfunctional school system and 37% graduation rate. This single mother with two children tearfully recounted how she recently told her other child, a 5-year-old daughter, that she felt like a failure as a mother and hated her life. “Well mommy, my life is great,” her daughter replied, “and maybe you can share some of my great life and I can share some of yours.” I also met two formerly homeless men, substance abusers released from prison, who have shared a two-bedroom apartment for over 10 years, working and staying sober all that time. They each pay about $400 a month, representing 30% of their income. Both are well into their 60s. When these men entered our program, we required that they be sober and engage with our social worker to stay that way. They remain happy and grateful that we had “saved their lives.” One of the men just had a Stage IV cancer diagnosis and was about to begin chemotherapy. I didn’t have the heart to tell them that they may become homeless again because of new HUD funding priorities to serve the street homeless. They received affordable housing under different rules that I feel may no longer work in scattered-site suburban settings with a shared housing model. Formerly, we were able to screen our tenants who shared a two-bedroom apartment. New HUD rules prevent us from requiring sobriety before accepting tenants, and we must accept active drug or alcohol users into our suburban apartments. In addition, we may no longer require tenants with severe mental illness to participate in services so they no longer
We have a polarized nation of haves and have-nots with 1% owning 40% of the nation’s wealth and earning more income than the bottom 90%.
have to engage with our case managers. It’s hard to face the fact that our model of two men or women sharing a two-bedroom apartment in the community that won a national award in 1999 may no longer work when one tenant trying to turn his life around has to share his home with someone maintaining a drug habit along with the lifestyle that often goes with it. We have a polarized nation of haves and have-nots with 1% owning 40% of the nation’s wealth and earning more income than the bottom 90%. Inequality in itself, however, does not explain homelessness. Culture plays a significant role since the overwhelming majority of homeless families are black single mothers
with children. Male abandonment of their traditional responsibilities, in which 72% of African-American births are to unmarried mothers, contributes mightily to the problem of housing affordability. It will take people with different viewpoints hashing out a plan that promotes education, stable housing and employment. I believe we are ready for bold, new initiatives that give individuals the resources to lift themselves out of poverty. We must eradicate the scourge of homelessness while demanding more from ourselves and from those we serve. Alexander Roberts is the executive director of Community Housing Innovations Inc. He can be reached at 914-683-1010.
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WCA becomes a force in workforce development BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com
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he Westchester County Association (WCA) is making workforce development a key area of activity following its success in managing the four-year, $9.8 million Jobs Waiting program funded by a U.S. Department of Labor Ready to Work grant.
In 2015, Westchester County selected the WCA to manage the program, which provides job training to people who are either unemployed or looking to develop new skills in order to move up the employment ladder. About 400 unemployed will have been placed in jobs with nearly 250 employers, largely in the health care sector, by the time the program ends in October. About
129 currently employed workers will have received additional training. In addition to paying for training, the program helps cover an individual's child care and transportation costs and also gives employers the opportunity to try workers with no cost or obligation if they wish. “I couldn't be happier about the results we're getting,” William Mooney, presJason Chapin, left, and William Mooney. Photo by Peter Katz.
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ident and CEO of the WCA, told the Business Journal. A confirmation of WCA's intensified interest in providing workforce development services came in late July when it brought on board Jason Chapin as director of workforce development. He had managed the Jobs Waiting program as a subcontractor for the WCA, supervising more than 45 staff members in the seven-county Hudson Valley region where the program has been operating. His background includes coordinating and managing grants for CUNY (The City University of New York); SUNY (The State University of New York); and Connecticut-based nonprofit The Workplace. Chapin, who lives in Chappaqua, is a son of the late singer and songwriter Harry Chapin. “We know that workforce is all about talent and we know that organizations that have great talent usually are very successful.” Chapin said. “We consider workforce development to be economic development. We agree with many others, including the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and some of the other agencies that are talking about the importance of investing in employees and considering them a critical investment, not an expense.” Chapin calculated the economic benefits of the $9.8 million Jobs Waiting program managed by the WCA at about $11 million. Mooney said one of the elements that encouraged the WCA to become a workforce development resource was “the huge demand from
employers in our region, particularly in health care.” Chapin said, “Health care is the largest growth sector in Westchester County, in the Hudson Valley, as well as New York state. Over the last year there have been about 60,000 workers added to the health care sector and that is one of our primary focuses. There are other sectors that continue to grow and we're going to be directing our efforts toward meeting some of those needs.” Chapin said he wants to make sure that employers understand the WCA is not looking to provide all of the employee training. “We're looking to be the workforce intermediary that brings different players together,” he said. He noted that local colleges provide training on campus and, in some cases, online. “We know that a lot of large employers do a lot of training internally,” he said. “We also know that they're looking to work with other vendors, other providers. If they already have the relationships, we're happy. That means things are happening. But, if they don't have the relationships, we can help them. We can introduce them and we can start those conversations.” Chapin explained that the WCA has a workforce development committee and would like to develop a resource guide covering the field. About a dozen representatives of businesses and colleges sit on the committee and are working to create what Chapin describes as an “ecosystem” that will prove
inviting to job seekers, training providers and employers. “There are a lot of opportunities that we're pursuing,” he said, noting that New York state has created a $175 million workforce development initiative. “The money is going to be dispersed on a regional basis and we were one of the first organizations to submit a proposal and it's a two-part process. You have to get through phase one and then be invited to submit a proposal for phase two and we're hoping to hear back soon.” Chapin also discussed workforce development funding opportunities offered by large foundations. The WCA is organizing a workforce summit for Jan. 16, 2020. Chapin said it will bring together about 200 stakeholders to hear from experts in the field. “This is a workforce summit for the greater metropolitan area. There's a focus on the Hudson Valley, but we're going to be inviting people from Fairfield County because there are a lot of similarities between Westchester and Fairfield,” Chapin said. “We've invited a keynote speaker from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, who is going to give a job outlook for the region and identify some of the challenges and opportunities.” Mooney and Chapin are convinced that being a workforce development resource and strategist will become increasingly important for the WCA. Chapin noted, “There are 43,000 people that are unemployed in the Hudson Valley and if they're unemployed they're not contributing to the economy. What's even more startling to me is that there are 60,000 open positions in the Hudson Valley, so that tells me that there's a lot of work that needs to be done that's going to benefit job seekers and training providers and employers and nobody can do it alone. We have to create collaborations and partnerships so we're all working toward the same goal.”
In CoURT Lawrence Weissmann suspended from practicing law for fixing tickets BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com
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ew City attorney Lawrence A. Weissmann has been suspended from practicing law for two years for fixing parking tickets. Weissmann argued to the New York Second Appellate Division that his crime was not serious, but the attorney grievance committee that sought the suspension said he had “perverted the administration of justice.” Weissmann was appointed special prosecutor in 2016 to handle traffic tickets and zoning violations, on the recommendation of Spring Valley Trustee Vilair Fonvil. Fonvil, who is not an attorney, attended plea
negotiations with defendants charged with traffic violations, according to the appellate court, and occasionally directed Weissmann to justify favorable plea dispositions. Nathalie Rosene, for instance, had been issued two summonses for illegally parking in a handicapped spot. Fonvil instructed Weissmann to “remember” her. Weissmann advised Rosene to pretend that she had a handicapped placard that had fallen inside of her vehicle, when, in fact, she never had a placard. Weissmann then filed a plea agreement stating that Rosene’s disability sticker “fell to bottom of car floor.” Weissmann pleaded guilty last year to a misdemeanor charge of official mis-
conduct. He admitted to the allegations as charged, during his plea allocution, and to knowing that his actions were an unauthorized exercise of his official functions. Spring Valley Justice David Ascher sentenced him to two years probation.
But in his disciplinary case, he asked the appellate court to rule that his conviction did not constitute a serious crime. He asked the court to impose a public censure or a short-term suspension of no more than six months. Weissmann argued that
Federal court rules in favor of Regeneron in Praluent patent lawsuit BY BOB ROZYCKI bobr@westfairinc.com
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federal judge has ruled in favor of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Sanofi in litigation that began five years ago involving Amgen’s patent claims that the California biotech company said it had for antibodies targeting the PCSK9 gene. Judge Richard Andrews’ Aug. 28 ruling overturned portions of a jury verdict in February that found Amgen’s patents on its cholesterol drug Repatha were valid. Regeneron and Sanofi sell rival drug Praluent. The jury did find in Regeneron’s and Sanofi’s favor that two other asserted Amgen patent claims were invalid. This means that Regeneron and Sanofi have successfully invalidated all five asserted Amgen patent claims.
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According to the National institutes of Health, the PCSK9 gene instructs the body to make a protein that helps regulate the amount of cholesterol in the bloodstream. Praluent was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on July 24, 2015, as a secondary treatment for adults with high cholesterol that is not controlled by diet and statin treatment. The FDA had expanded the indication for Praluent to reduce the risk for myo-
cardial infarction, stroke and unstable angina requiring hospitalization in adults with established cardiovascular disease. “(The) decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware validates our position that Amgen’s patents are overly broad and invalid,” said Joseph LaRosa, executive vice president, general counsel and secretary for Regeneron. “Praluent was developed using Regeneron’s proprietary science and technolo�y and the judge has confirmed our position by issuing this ruling.” Amgen said in a statement that it disagreed with aspects of the judge’s decision and will ask an appellate court to review it. Repatha had worldwide sales of $152 million in the second quarter of this year. Regeneron reported Praluent sales of $73.7 million for the same period.
he is remorseful and has accepted full responsibility for his conduct. He has an unblemished disciplinary history, “but for a letter of caution.” He is an ethical and zealous advocate. He has a kind and caring nature. And it is unlikely that the miscon-
duct will be repeated. But appellate justices Alan Scheinkman, Cheryl Chambers, Mark Dillon, Reinaldo Rivera and William Mastro concurred on Aug. 21 that the official misconduct misdemeanor is a serious crime. “The court cannot overlook the fact that the crime committed here epitomizes the kind of corruption at the heart of the judicial system that undermines the public’s trust in the courts and their delivery of fair and evenhanded justice,” they ruled. “In his role as special prosecutor, (he) fabricated evidence to secure a dismissal, knowing that his conduct was wrongful and improper.” The suspension will begin on Sept. 20.
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onnecticut Attorney General William Tong and his New York counterpart Letitia James have joined a bipartisan investigation by 50 attorneys general into whether Google’s business practices have run afoul of state and federal antitrust laws. The coalition plans to probe Google’s dominance of online advertising markets and search traffic. They will determine whether the tech giant’s strategies harm consumers while muscling out competition. As part of the investigation, legal experts from each state will consult with federal authorities to assess competitive conditions for online services. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is leading the multistate endeavor.
“Free and open access to the internet is no longer a luxury — it is a critical component of doing business in the 21st century,” Tong said. “Connecticut has joined with states across the nation in opening an antitrust investigation into whether Google’s business practices have thwarted competition and undermined consumer choice, particularly in the online advertising market. We will not prejudge the direction or outcome of this investigation, but are committed to following the facts in whatever direction they take us.” “Google’s control over nearly every aspect of our lives has placed the company at the center of our
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digital economy,” James said. “But it doesn’t take a search engine to understand that unchecked corporate power shouldn’t eclipse consumers’ rights. That is why New York has joined this bipartisan investigation of Google to determine whether the company has achieved or maintained its dominance through anticompetitive conduct. As with the Facebook investigation we are leading, we will use every investigative tool at our disposal in the Google investigation to ensure the truth is exposed.” James recently announced her own probe into possible antitrust actions by the social media giant Facebook. Joining Attorney General James on the leadership team investigating Facebook are the attorneys general of Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee and the District of Columbia.
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mous cost component to the loss from a crisis communications and reputational damage standpoint. Beyond training and implementing detailed policies, it is necessary to have the proper financial protections in place. From discrimination to retaliatory discharge, companies with 100 or more employees can expect at least one employment liability claim every three years. General liability and other business insurance policies apply only to bodily and advertising injury and property damage, specifically excluding employment-related claims. With employment practices liability insurance (EPLI), your company is protected against claims of sexual harassment, along with the following: • Discrimination. • Wrongful termination. • Employment-related emotional distress and invasion of privacy. • Defamation. • Retaliatory/constructive discharge. • Workplace torts such as slander. While EPLI provides an invaluable layer of protection, not all EPLI policies protect against lawsuits by third parties. What happens if you are sued by a customer or vendor? Many employers do not realize they are vulnerable to a significant insurance coverage gap that leaves them vulnerable to discrimination and harassment lawsuits from customers, vendors and suppliers. Similar to coverage in a standard EPLI policy, a third-party EPLI endorsement generally covers external claims of discrimination based on race, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation and disability. It also protects your company from allegations of sexual advances and other verbal or physical actions that create a hostile or offensive environment. A wage and hour endorsement can be added to an EPLI policy to defend against wage- and hour-related claims, which is another top employment-related risk exposure for employers. Workers can file a lawsuit when they are just a minute late for a meal or rest break or if their overtime was miscalculated even slightly. Wage and hour is not offered by every EPLI insurance carrier and usually has lower limits than the base policy. Speak to your insurance broker about EPLI coverage options and ask for a review of your policies and procedures. Jeff Rubin serves as senior vice president and branch manager of HUB International Northeast’s Connecticut and Westchester operations. Based out of the Fair�ield, Connecticut, of�ice, he can be reached at 203-337-1872 or jeff.rubin@hubinternational.com
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LETTER To ThE EdiToR Property tax grievance may be the answer to SALT woes BY KEVIN STAUDT
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any homeowners who have taken a hit as a result of changes in federal tax laws that limit the deduction for state and local property taxes are looking for a way to recoup their losses. One consideration might be for residential property owners to file for a reduction in their property taxes. As senior associate with McCullough, Goldberger
& Staudt LLP I handle the firm’s tax litigation practice and have developed experience in working with local assessors and municipal attorneys to achieve successful outcomes in tax refund cases. Real estate experts say the cap on federal income tax deductibility of state and local taxes (SALT) continues to undercut the upper end of the real estate market, especially for luxury single-family homes.
According to Houlihan Lawrence’s second-quarter report, the number of luxury homes sold north of New York City continues to decline as a consequence of tax reform. In Westchester County, the quarter marked the third consecutive quarterly decline in luxury home sales of $2 million and higher. From October 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, the number of homes sold dropped 28% compared to the previous time period.
A second-quarter market report by The Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty found similar results in Westchester with sales of single-family homes at 1,496 for the second quarter, down from the 1,551 sold in the second quarter of 2018. The average selling price also declined, down 4 percent to $885,701. The median selling price dropped 1.1 percent from 2018’s second quarter, coming in at $705,000. Each year when cities,
towns and villages publish their tentative assessment rolls, commercial, industrial, single-family and multifamily property owners weigh whether or not to file tax grievances with their municipality’s board of assessment review. There is little reason for a property owner not to investigate grieving their taxes since the investment is low and the probability of returns is reasonably high. Reductions of a prop-
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erty’s assessment are fairly common. However, given the complex factors, the multiple dates for filing and new laws which may affect property values and grievance procedures, taxpayers who are considering filing should get professional help. Kevin Staudt is the senior associate with McCullough, Goldberger & Staudt LLP and can be reached at kstaudt@mgslawyers.com or 914-949-6400.
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he landscape for landlords in New York state changed on June 14. The 1974 Emergency Tenant Protection Act (ETPA), with its various constraints on landlords, was dramatically modified by the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (HSTPA). Incorporated in the HSTPA are such dramatic changes in the regulatory status of rent stabilized and ETPA housing that it is anticipated that not only will it take years to sort out the various new provisions and their full impact, but the ostensible goal of ultimately arriving at free-market or market-rate housing is no longer a reality but a dream turned into a nightmare. Not only does the HSTPA affect regulated housing in both the ETPA and rent control areas, but it affects cooperatives and condominiums as well as housing and eviction litigation in very significant ways. The following is an analysis of the main provisions of the HSTPA: * ETPA is now permanent. No longer will it have to be renewed every four, five or 10 years. It will never have to be renewed. No longer will a landlord have the ability to work at its investment to get to free-market rents. The elimination of vacancy decontrol has done away with that ability. Apartments, except for very limited circumstances, such as gut renovating a building, can never be exempt under the HSTPA. • Not only is there no longer a vacancy increase, but the long-term vacancy increase has also been eliminated. If an apartment is renting at, for example, $600 a month, with a tenant who has been
in residence for 40 years, under the old ETPA, not only would the landlord get a 20% vacancy increase, but also an additional 24% (over eight years there was a 0.6 percent increase for the years). Without more, the landlord was entitled to a 44 percent increase (or more, if compounded). • The high-rent decontrol is also eliminated, so tenants earning millions can remain forever in ETPA housing and even have succession rights. • A county rent guidelines board can no longer give a vacancy increase or even a low-rent increase. The landlord could formerly (before the new law) do a $40,000 renovation and get $1,000 per month for an individual apartment improvement (IAI), thereby raising the legal regulated rent at least $1,264 to $1,864 or so (the $1,000 plus the vacancy and possible long-term vacancy increase). Now, the new tenant gets the apartment at $600, or at most a minimal increase for an IAI of 1/168th for buildings of up to 35 units ($89.28) or 1/180th ($83.33) for buildings of more than 35 units since the maximum IAI is $15,000 over 15 years. The IAI increase comes off the rent (with any associated rent guidelines increase) after 30 years. • The major capital improvement increases (MCIs) are now limited to no more than 2% of the present rent, is eliminated for buildings with less than 25% regulated apartments and also is temporary for 30 years and then has to be deducted from the rent. Instead of an increase of 1/84 per month, the increase is 1/144 or 1/150 per month whether the building is 35 units or less or more than 35 units. There are also other limitations in the HSTPA.
• The ability to evict for personal use, with the landlord needing more than one apartment (possibly due to family size) is eliminated and the landlord can only obtain one apartment for family use. Vulnerable individuals in a not-forprofit apartment are now HSTPA tenants. Security deposits must not exceed one month’s rent and postlease signing and pre-rental inspection must be offered, as well as pre-vacating inspection, or the full security must be refunded. • As to preferential rents, they cannot be increased to the legal regulated rent on lease renewal. However, they can go back up to the legal regulated rent on vacancy. • Regarding rent overcharges, the “safe harbor” of paying the overcharge back to avoid treble damages is eliminated, and the four-year “lookback” is increased to six years with the New York State Homes and Community Renewal Agency (HCR) entitled to look at any information available, no matter how far back, thereby requiring a landlord to keep records forever. And, treble damages must be assessed on all willful rent overcharges. This article was written by Kenneth J. Finger, Dorothy M. Finger, Carl L. Finger and Daniel S. Finger. The authors are attorneys with Finger and Finger, a professional corporation, based in White Plains, which is chief counsel to The Builders Institute (BI)/Building and Realty Institute (BRI) of Westchester and The Mid-Hudson Region. The Armonk-based BI/BRI is a building, realty and construction industry membership organization. It has more than 1,800 members in 14 counties of New York state.
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White Plains Urban Renewal Agency considers condemning E. Post Road properties BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com
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he White Plains Urban Renewal Agency (WPURA) held a public hearing Sept. 5 at city hall as a step in considering whether to move ahead with condemnation of 12 private properties along East Post Road, in addition to a parcel owned by the White Plains Housing Authority. Mayor Thomas Roach, who is chairman of the agency, told the hearing that the agency has no specific project in mind for the properties it would take through the use of its eminent domain powers. Most of the properties are in the block of East Post Road between Winchester Street and South Lexington Avenue directly across from White Plains Hospital. White Plains Planning Commissioner and WPURA Executive Director Christopher Gomez, reading a prepared statement, said that the properties could be used for the creation of new parking facilities, affordable housing, commercial purposes or something else. “The parcels are located between two critical institutions — the White Plains Hospital, which is the largest employer in the city, and the White Plains Housing Authority’s Brookfield Commons, formerly the Winbrook campus,” he said. The housing authority is in the midst of a long-term program to tear down and replace the Winbrook buildings within the existing site. White Plains Hospital has been in the midst of an ambitious expansion program including a $272 million building now under
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Gabriel Arango. Photos by Peter Katz.
construction at the intersection of Maple and Lon�view avenues. It recently opened a new behavioral and family health center at 79 E. Post Road. Numerous upgrades have taken place at the main building such as a new lobby, new private patient rooms, new operating rooms and an upgraded emergency room.
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ON TIME. ON BUDGET. ON TARGET. necessary to relocate any displaced businesses within the neighborhood.” After the eminent domain process has run its course, WPURA could sell or otherwise turn over any property it has condemned to a developer or institution or other entity for commercial or noncommercial development as long as an appropriate public purpose would be served. Mack Carter, executive director of the housing authority, told the hearing that it supports WPURA’s taking of the properties, including its own. “The upgrade of the Post Road area is extremely important to our major redevelopment project to improve the community,” he said. “The housing authority believes that the city’s actions will better the lives of all current and future residents and businesses.” » WPH
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Susan Fox, president and CEO of White Plains Hospital, expressed support for the action. “White Plains Hospital has grown 35% in just the last five years. Clearly, we are a destination center. Clearly, we will continue to grow,” she said. She said the hospital needs to be prepared for more growth in the future. “We are looking and have been working with the city in terms of where we think our expansion needs to be and what our needs will be and we are very supportive of this initiative in general because we understand that we have significant needs in the future,” she said. Continuing on that theme, she praised the WPURA.
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“I applaud the committee,” she said. “I applaud the effort to plan for the future and I say that in a way that there’s a recognition there will be displacement of certain individuals and businesses and we don’t take that lightly, but again, in terms of planning for the community and the future and betterment and fulfilling our stewardship roles, this is a very important initiative and we thank the city for taking this initiative.” After the hearing, Fox told a reporter that the hospital would welcome additional parking and its staff could benefit from additional housing in the neighborhood.
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Several landlords spoke at the hearing, expressing concern about the future of the businesses and residents that would be displaced. Some speakers said the buildings are in very good condition, have been renovated and upgraded and are extremely valuable. It was suggested that taking the properties could prove to be extraordinarily expensive for White Plains. Joseph Bjarnson, a partner in the law firm Shan Ward Coschignano in Uniondale, New York, said his client’s property at 42 E. Post Road is an income-producing property. He said his client objected “to its acquisition through condemnation” and they will be submitting formal written objections and comments to the proposal by the Sept. 16 deadline. They also “would today, on the record, like to have a clarification as to why the properties, the specific properties, were selected to be acquired through condemnation and note that the properties east of Winchester Street and north of Post Road were excluded, though they are part of one contiguous block.” Some of the Post Road buildings are mixed-use, containing residential units as well as street-level storefronts. Businesses operating in the properties include long» WPH
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time Post Road fixtures such as the Union Food Market, the Chinese food outlet Amy Chow Kitchen, One Source Pharmacy and the Burke & McCowen hardware store, which has been in the city for more than 90 years. The properties that the urban renewal agency could take cover approximately 4.18 acres. The housing authority property the agency has indicated could be taken runs along the northern border of the private properties. Two of the properties, 18-20 E. Post Road and 14-16 E. Post Road, are owned by Gabe Realty Corp., which has its office on Grand Avenue in White Plains. Its principal is Gabriel Arango, who was one of the land-
Burke & McCowen Hardware is among the businesses that would be impacted by the eminent domain taking. Photo by Bob Rozycki.
lords at the hearing. He told the Business Journal he owns about 50 properties in White Plains, has been active in civic affairs for decades and “never before, never before, I’ve never run into this kind of problem. I admire the city of White Plains and the people who run the city are very good. However, this comes as a shock to me.” Arango said he was surprised when he received a letter in the mail about the properties. “The city sent me a letter and the letter says very clearly that we are taking by eminent domain for the good of the city, for the community,” he said. Arango added that the letter did not provide any details about why the agency wanted his buildings other than the generality about a public purpose. Arango said that attorneys advised him to wait and see what kind of offer the agency would be presenting. According to the city’s tax roll, the combined full market value of Arango’s two properties the agency wants to take was $3,294,608 as of Jan. 1. However, there can be a dramatic difference between what’s shown on tax rolls and what happens in the marketplace.
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Arango said while he’s concerned about the future of the businesses which operate along that stretch of Post Road, he’s even more concerned about the families who live upstairs. “There are 12 families in my two buildings, all are minorities and they need a place to live,” Arango said. “If it’s for the good of the community, people have to find out where they’re going to be relocating. There’s scarce housing at that kind of pricing. It’s terrible.” Eminent domain is a power governments have to take private property for public use under certain circumstances. The U.S. Constitution, in the so-called “takings clause” of the Fifth Amendment, states that the federal government can’t
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take private property for public use without “just compensation.” It is that wording that has been interpreted to allow governments at any level to take private property for public use provided they justify the taking and pay what it’s worth. In many cases, negotiations between governments and property owners fail and a court case becomes necessary to determine whether eminent domain was justified and the government was offering a fair price for the property. It took eight years of litigation for an eminent domain case involving property on Lake Street in White Plains to be settled. Property was taken from Mazur Brothers, the furniture store operator, for a project to improve the Cross Westchester Expressway (I-287). The amount of money
offered by the state was challenged and the court battle involved about a half-dozen appeals. Arango wondered why no one approached him about buying the property before the agency moved to begin the eminent domain proceeding. “I’m 100% for the city of White Plains,” he said. “It’s growing up beautifully. But, if they want to buy, buy on the open market. Nobody called me. Nobody said anything.” A 10-day period for submitting comments began after the hearing was closed. According to Gomez, it is anticipated that the agency will make and publish its determination of findings regarding the taking of the properties 90 days after the end of the comment period.
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From left: FIDF Chairman Rabbi Peter Weintraub and wife Ellen, IDF Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi and FIDF Executive Director in Israel Brig. Gen. (Res.) Effi Idan. Photo courtesy of FIDF.
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) Chairman Rabbi Peter Weintraub and his wife Ellen Weintraub of Scarsdale met Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi recently in Israel to discuss the key role FIDF plays in strengthening the bond between the U.S. Jewish community and Israel. The meeting, at an IDF intelligence base in central Israel, included FIDF Executive Director in Israel Brig. Gen. (Res.) Effi Idan, and head of the IDF Donations Branch
Lt. Col. Hila Eckstein. Kochavi outlined the challenges facing the IDF and emphasized the importance of FIDF’s assistance for soldiers and their families. The Weintraub family also participated in an IDF Search and Rescue Brigade event at Israel’s Bet Shean National Park. The family personally supports the search and rescue unit as part of FIDF’s Adopt-a-Unit program, which allows FIDF donors to directly address the humanitarian needs of men and women in specific
IDF brigades and battalions. FIDF was established in 1981 by a group of Holocaust survivors as a 501(c) (3) not-for-profit organization with the mission of offering educational, cultural, recreational and social programs and facilities that provide hope, purpose and life-changing support for the soldiers who protect Israel and Jews worldwide. Today, FIDF has more than 150,000 loyal supporters and 24 chapters throughout the U.S. and Panama.
UNITED WAY’S DAY OF GOLF & TENNIS Hilary Tuohy, past president of the National Board of the Executive Women’s Golf Association and a top golfer, will be this year’s honoree at the United Way of Westchester and Putnam Day of Golf & Tennis. The event will be held Sept. 26 at the Mount Kisco Country Club. A Harrison resident originally from Ireland, Tuohy led the organization, which is now LPGA Amateurs, through a transition that reversed declining membership and ultimately led to a merger with the LPGA in April 2018. In her job as a financial advisor for Lumina Financial Consultants, she works to empower women through financial education. She has an MBA in finance from Queen’s University in Belfast and earned her undergraduate degree in financial services from University College Dublin. For more, visit UWWP.org/golf or contact Faith Ann Butcher, acting chief impact officer, at 914-997-6700, ext. 753, or fbutcher@uwwp.org.
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WARTBURG AWARDED GREEN BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP AWARD Mount Vernon’s Wartburg was recently awarded an Energy Award from the Green Business Partnership (GBP), making it the first long-term care facility to receive this certification in Westchester County. GBP recognized Wartburg for demonstrating “extensive accomplishments across all program areas: organization commitment, energy, waste management, transportation, land use and water” and for “going above and beyond in their commitment to environmental sustainability and corporate citizenship.” In 2014, the facility’s Rehabilitation and Adult Day Care Center become the first health care facility in Mount Vernon to gain Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certification, immediately followed by the same certification for its Friedrich Affordable Housing.
Gregory Poole-Dayan, left, chief operating officer, Wartburg, and Paul Lippolis, green/energy-efficiency department manager, Lippolis Electric.
NWH 2019 GALA HONOREES Northern Westchester Hospital (NWH) in Mount Kisco will honor outgoing President and CEO Joel Seligman and philanthropist Seema Boesky at the hospital’s annual gala Saturday, Nov. 2 in a “spectacular tent” on the hospital’s campus, according to Keeva Young-Wright, president of the NWH Foundation and vice president of external affairs. The event is co-chaired by Brenda and Victor Khabie, M.D. Since joining the hospital in 2001, Seligman has been a powerful and effective advocate for clinical excellence, improved quality, strong financial stewardship, patient engagement and expanded community outreach. Under Seligman’s leadership, NWH has become a top destination for robotic surgery, orthopedics, cancer and breast care, as well as surgical weight loss, physical therapy and rehabilitation. Boesky co-owned the Beverly Hills Hotel with her sister. By her early 20s, she was on the hotel’s board and eventually took control of all her family’s properties. In 1987, she sold the Beverly Hills Hotel for a record-breaking price, and in the 1990s, she liquidated the family’s Northview Corporation and remaining businesses in order to pursue her philanthropic interests. In 1978, she relocated her family from New York City to Westchester where she still resides and continues her philanthropic endeavors, develops high-end residential real estate and spends time with family and friends. The NWH Gala begins with cocktails at 6:30 p.m., a program and dinner at 8 p.m., and dancing at 9:30 p.m. The theme is Art as Inspiration and Art as Transformation. It is expected to draw record attendance of more than 800 guests. To learn more or purchase tickets, visit nwhconnect.org/2019Gala.
HOULIHAN LAWRENCE WELCOMES LOCAL REAL ESTATE VETERAN Real estate veteran Linda Kermanshahchi has been welcomed to the Scarsdale brokerage of Houlihan Lawrence. A longtime Scarsdale resident, professional award-winner Kermanshahchi brings a wealth of real estate experience to her clients and a knowledge of the local community. She previously worked for William Raveis in Scarsdale as an agent and associate sales manager. She began her career in real estate in 2011 with Platinum Drive Realty in Scarsdale, and then William Raveis in 2015. Prior to her work in real estate, she was a stock broker with a Series 7 license. Kermanshahchi is a graduate of the State University of New York College at Purchase, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics.
KINGS CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION SUPPORTS CARVER CENTER The Carver Center in Port Chester recently hosted a back-to-school backpack distribution thanks to the generosity of Kings Capital Construction of Tarrytown. Two hundred Port Chester students received backpacks filled with the supplies they need for the new school year. Kings Capital Construction, along with partners Bridgepointe Group Inc., PCNY, St. Katherine Group and Mike Cinicolo, also provided free food and ice cream for the event. For more than 75 years, the Carver Center has been committed to “building brighter futures by serving, educating and empowering families in the community.” The Center provides people of all ages with the proper resources and support needed to lead healthy and productive lives.
MAKE FRIENDS, MAKE A DIFFERENCE The Junior League of Central Westchester (JLCW) invites women who live or work in Eastchester, Greenburgh, Scarsdale or White Plains to its semiannual prospective member information sessions on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. and Friday, Sept. 20 at 9:30 a.m. at Wayside Cottage, located at 1039 Post Road in Scarsdale. At the information sessions, participants will learn about diverse community projects, how efforts improve the lives of neighbors in need as well as the activities that support these initiatives, including fundraising and development. Women interested in learning more about the JLCW should RSVP to joinjlcw@ gmail.com, fill out the membership-interest form or call 914-723-6130 for further information. More details are available at jlcentralwestchester.org.
NEW HIRES AT THE ARC WESTCHESTER AND ITS FOUNDATION
A team of 16 from Iona Preparatory School in New Rochelle spent two weeks of their summer building houses into steep mountaintops and serving the less fortunate during a service mission to Peru. After days of living without conveniences that most Americans take for granted, the “Mission Peru” team gained a very personal perspective into the lessons that are taught every day at Iona Prep.
From left: Todd Bazzini and Deborah Mondello
Deborah Mondello and Todd Bazzini have joined The Arc Westchester and The Arc Westchester Foundation. Mondello has been appointed senior assistant executive director and is responsible for the oversight of multiple diverse, supportive services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She comes to The Arc Westchester from the behavioral health field
where she spent nearly 20 years as a clinician, quality improvement manager and senior leader, working with children and families with significant mental health needs. Bazzini joins The Arc Westchester Foundation in the newly formed position of director of volunteer services and fund development. In this role, he is responsible for the recruitment and retention of corporate
and individual volunteers. For the past nine years, Bazzini served as director of programs for the Special Olympics New York City region. The Arc Westchester is the largest agency in Westchester County supporting children, teens and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including individuals on the autism spectrum, and their families.
HOW SUPREME COURT CHANGES TO THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT ARE IMPACTING VOTING
Dr. Jeanne Zaino
Dr. Jeanne Zaino, professor of political science and international studies at Iona College and author and television commentator, will give the first Edith Corbin Memorial Lecture, “Seeds of Failure: Courts, Congress, the Constitution and
‘TASTE OF RYE’ FUNDRAISER Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Realty announced that it will again partner with My Sisters’ Place, a Westchester County-based organization that works to fight domestic violence, in hosting “A Taste of Rye” restaurant crawl fundraiser on Sept. 21, from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Now in its sixth year, the annual A Taste of Rye event has raised more than $160,000 for My Sisters’ Place. Julia B. Fee is selling tickets for $55, with all funds raised going directly to My Sisters’ Place. The organization also combats human trafficking throughout Westchester County and offers advocacy, shelter and legal services to those in need. Additional funds will be gathered through a raffle, featuring gift cards donated from local Rye merchants. Tickets can be purchased online at atasteofrye.com and exchanged for a wristband at the company’s Rye brokerage, located at 49 Purchase St.
NEW COMMERCIAL RE TEAM AT KELLER WILLIAMS Bruce Wenig and Paul Moulins have partnered with Jamal Hadl, owner of Keller Williams Realty Group, to open a new commercial real estate division under the Moulins/Wenig Team, servicing Westchester, Connecticut, Manhattan, the Bronx and the entire tri-state area. Previously with Rakow Commercial Realty Group, Wenig and Moulins will bring their years of commercial experience and expertise representing tenants, business owners, sellers, buyers, landlords and investors to the new venture.
IONA PREP STUDENTS BUILD HOUSES IN PERU
Voting Rights” on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m., at Romita Auditorium of Ryan Library at Iona College. It is presented as part of the Constitution Day program at the college. The public is invited. Zaino’s talk will address voting rights
in the U.S. following the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Shelby vs. Holder, which rendered unconstitutional a key aspect of the historic Voting Rights Act. This resulted in changes to some state and local voting laws and procedures.
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Facts & Figures BANKRUPTCIES Manhattan 5th Street Parking LLC New York. Chapter 11, Voluntary. Attorney: Julio E. Portilla. Filed Sept. 3. Case number: 19-12821-mg.
Poughkeepsie Good Noodles Inc. West Coxsackie, New York. Chapter 11, Voluntary. Attorney: Erica Feynman Aisner. Filed Sept. 4. Case number: 19-36441-cgm.
COURT CASES American Broadcasting Companies Inc. filed by Salvator Burgess. Action: Copyright infringement. Attorney: Richard Liebowitz. Filed Sept. 3. Case number: 1:19-cv08210-PAE-RWL. Canada Goose Holdings Inc. filed by Li Hong Cheng. Action: Stockholder suit. Attorney: Joseph Alexander Hood II. Filed Sept. 3. Case number: 1:19-cv-08204-VSB. First Data Corp. filed by Hamy Anthony Hai. Action: Fair Credit Reporting Act. Attorney: Lauren M. Paxton. Filed Sept. 6. Case number: 1:19-cv-08332-PKC. Fox News Network LLC filed by Simon Brown. Action: Copyright infringement. Attorney: Richard Liebowitz. Filed Sept. 5. Case number: 1:19-cv-08260-LGS. Garden Pharmacy Inc. filed by Anyeny M. Martinez. Action: Action for overtime wage violation. Attorney: Alexander Todd Coleman. Filed Sept. 3. Case number: 1:19-cv08195-ALC. Harris Publication Inc. filed by Jesse Lee Drones. Action: Prisoner civil rights. Attorney: Jesse Lee Drones. Filed Sept. 3. Case number: 1:19-cv-08257-CM.
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:
Hilton Resort Corp. filed by Cheryl G. Flanagan. Action: Job discrimination (age). Attorney: Cheryl G. Flanagan. Filed Sept. 3. Case number: 1:19-cv-08201-AT. Just Energy Group Inc. filed by Thaddeus White. Action: Securities Exchange Act. Attorney: Jeffrey Alan Klafter. Filed Sept. 4. Case number: 1:19-cv-08236-UA. La Perla North America Inc. filed by Valentin Reid. Action: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Attorney: David Paul Force. Filed Sept. 4. Case number: 1:19-cv08243-JPO. Meredith Corp. filed by Patricia Wirthwein. Action: Stockholder suit. Attorney: Lesley Frank Portnoy. Filed Sept. 6. Case number: 1:19-cv-08340-GBD. Oritani Financial Corp. filed by Penny Polakoff. Action: Securities Exchange Act. Attorney: Juan Eneas Monteverde. Filed Sept. 6. Case number: 1:19-cv-08309-GHW. Prada USA Corp. filed by Michael Shalamov. Action: Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. Attorney: Yitzchak Zelman. Filed Sept. 9. Case number: 1:19-cv-08367-VSB. Sephora USA Inc. filed by Lisa Mendonca. Action: Federal question – employment discrimination. Attorney: Ryan John Cooper. Filed Sept. 5. Case number: 1:19-cv-08282JPO. SM Stanton LLC filed by Korin Rutledge. Action: Federal question. Attorney: Maria Costanza Barducci. Filed Sept. 6. Case number: 1:19-cv08308-LTS. SN Servicing Corp. filed by Rodolfo Valentin Quiroga. Action: Notice of Appeal – re: bankruptcy matter. Attorney: Rodolfo Valentin Quiroga. Filed Sept. 3. Case number: 1:19-cv-08188-AT. Sound Design Alarm Inc. filed by Nekeshon Nedd. Action: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: Jessenia Maldonado. Filed Sept. 4. Case number: 1:19-cv-08229-GHW. Sparkill Restaurant Corp. filed by Neftali Torres. Action: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: Jodi Jill Jaffe. Filed Sept. 4. Case number: 1:19-cv-08231-PGG-RWL. Stamps.com Inc. filed by Edwin Diaz. Action: Federal question. Attorney: Joseph H. Mizrahi. Filed Sept. 5. Case number: 1:19-cv-08268ER. The Pampered Chef Ltd. filed by Linda Slade. Action: Federal question. Attorney: Dan Shaked. Filed Sept. 3. Case number: 1:19-cv-08184JMF.
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
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Theory LLC filed by Salustiano Sanabria. Action: Federal question – other. Attorney: Ismail Sinan Sekendiz. Filed Sept. 6. Case number: 1:19-cv-08315-AJN.
DEEDS Above $1 million
167 Harrison LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Sha-Mar Properties LLC, et al, Harrison. Property: 167 Halstead Ave., Harrison. Amount: $875,000. Filed Sept. 6.
Mastrantoni Brothers Inc., Mahopac. Seller: Sarena Diamond Meyer, et al, Yorktown Heights. Property: 12 Hillside Drive, Somers. Amount: $50,000. Filed Sept. 3.
Trans Union LLC filed by Matthew J. Larkin. Action: Prisoner civil rights. Attorney: Matthew J. Larkin. Filed Sept. 6. Case number: 1:19-cv-08349-UA. White Plains
12 DR LLC, White Plains. Seller: Dolma Realty LLC, Scarsdale. Property: 12 Dolma Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $3.2 million. Filed Sept. 6.
3 Park Pl LLC, West Hempstead. Seller: Letty Chiwara, et al, Harare, Zimbabwe. Property: 3 Park Place, Mount Vernon. Amount: $340,000. Filed Sept. 4.
Mendieta Brothers LLC, Port Chester. Seller: Mario M. Ferraro, Harrison. Property: 47 Leonard St., Rye. Amount: $600,000. Filed Sept. 6.
Apex Management Group filed by David Lobato. Action: Seeking $500,000 for diversity notice of removal. Attorney: Jeffrey Fleischmann. Filed Sept. 6. Case number: 7:19-cv-08339-VB.
193 East Main LLC, Flushing. Seller: Twelve-Five Inc., Hopewell Junction. Property: 201 Main St., Mount Kisco. Amount: $5.8 million. Filed Sept. 3.
306 Prescott Street LLC, Yonkers. Seller: New York Guardianship Inc., New York City. Property: 306 Prescott St., Yonkers. Amount: $566,000. Filed Sept. 6.
One North Investment LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: One North LLC, Bronx. Property: 1 North Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $495,000. Filed Sept. 3.
23 Overlook Yonkers AMS LLC, New York City. Seller: Rising Development-Overlook LLC, Bronx. Property: 25 Overlook Terrace, Yonkers. Amount: $3 million. Filed Sept. 6.
36 Church Street Corp., Katonah. Seller: 36 Church Street Realty Corp., New Rochelle. Property: 36 Church St., New Rochelle. Amount: $700,000. Filed Sept. 3.
Sammy Properties Inc., New Rochelle. Seller: Baba 570 LLC, Freehold, New Jersey. Property: 570 S. Broadway, Yonkers. Amount: $568,575. Filed Sept. 6.
40 Main Hill LLC, White Plains. Seller: 42 Main LLC, Hastings-on-Hudson. Property: 42 Main St., Greenburgh. Amount: $830,000. Filed Sept. 4.
SL Shelley Realty LLC, Yonkers. Seller: You Jie Zhu, et al, Yonkers. Property: 48 Shelley Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $650,000. Filed Sept. 5.
Augies Prime Cut of Westchester Inc. filed by Matthew Zekanovic. Action: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: Jordan Alexander El-Hag. Filed Sept. 4. Case number: 7:19-cv-08216-KMK. Finger Lakes Traffic Control LLC filed by Mallory Kindron. Action: Job discrimination (unlawful employment practices). Attorney: Silvia Cristina Stanciu. Filed Sept. 9. Case number: 7:19-cv-08368-CS. Forster & Garbus LLP filed by Yisroel Bruck. Action: Fair Debt Collection Act. Attorney: Shimshon Wexler. Filed Sept. 5. Case number: 7:19-cv-08262-VB.
38 Main Hill LLC, White Plains. Seller: 38 Hastings LLC, Hastings-on-Hudson. Property: 38 Main St., Greenburgh. Amount: $1 million. Filed Sept. 5. Cartus Financial Corp., Danbury, Connecticut. Seller: Duen A. Pagon, et al, West Harrison. Property: 20 Stonewall Circle, Harrison. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Sept. 3.
Hyper TV Inc. filed by Livia Pinzari. Action: Job discrimination (sexual harassment). Attorney: Joseph J. Ranni. Filed Sept. 5. Case number: 7:19-cv-08279-KMK.
J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp., Mount Laurel. Seller: Jerrice Epps, White Plains. Property: 185 Boulder Ridge Road, 120, Greenburgh. Amount: $1 million. Filed Sept. 3.
Juul Labs Inc. filed by Rosanna Wise. Action: Diversity-property damage/product liability. Attorney: Andrew Ross Frisch. Filed Sept. 6. Case number: 7:19-cv-08301-NSR.
Shylas Weight Watchers Delight Inc., New Rochelle. Seller: 548 Main New Roc LLC, Rye. Property: 548 Main St., New Rochelle. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Sept. 6.
Mesirow Financial Holdings Inc. filed by Scott Harris. Action: Seeking $198,000 for diversity action. Attorney: David Sean Almeida. Filed Sept. 3. Case number: 7:19-cv08205-KMK.
The Embassy Port Chester LLC, Port Chester. Seller: Sara Fleischman, et al, Harrison. Property: 140-144 N. Main St., Rye. Amount: $6.9 million. Filed Sept. 4.
Tillamook County Creamery Association filed by Justin Clarke. Action: Seeking $5 million for diversity-fraud. Attorney: Spencer Sheehan. Filed Sept. 3. Case number: 7:19-cv-08207-NSR. United Parcel Service Inc. filed by Barry Wilkins. Action: Job discrimination (unlawful employment practices). Attorney: Jennifer Susan Echevarria. Filed Sept. 3. Case number: 7:19-cv-08180-VB. Woodstream Corp. filed by Gregory Maroney. Action: Seeking $5 million for diversity-fraud. Attorney: Yitzchak Kopel. Filed Sept. 5. Case number: 7:19-cv-08294-KMK.
Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Bradley Wank, Dobbs Ferry. Property: 11 Park Lane, Harrison. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Sept. 4.
Below $1 million 108 Gateway Development LLC, White Plains. Seller: Jonathan Poler, Bronx. Property: 112 E. William St., Rye. Amount: $800,000. Filed Sept. 3. 1178-1182 Fulton Street Realty Corp., Brooklyn. Seller: Brenda O. Jones, Bronx. Property: 160 S. 11th Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $300,000. Filed Sept. 3. 125 Orchard LLC, Eastchester. Seller: Orchard Street Development LLC, Alpine, New Jersey. Property: 125 Orchard St., Yonkers. Amount: $800,000. Filed Sept. 5.
60 Brook St LLC, White Plains. Seller: Brook Street LLC, Croton-on-Hudson. Property: 60 Brook St., Cortlandt. Amount: $475,000. Filed Sept. 6.
Tavo Holdings LLC, Mount Kisco. Seller: Bruce Murray, et al, Greenwich, Connecticut. Property: 1 Sutton Farm Drive, New Castle. Amount: $778,000. Filed Sept. 5.
BC Linden LLC, Monsey. Seller: Peter P. Rosato, White Plains. Property: 30 Linden St., Yonkers. Amount: $177,000. Filed Sept. 4.
The Bank of New York Mellon. Seller: Nigel Tyrell, et al, White Plains. Property: 42 Chauncey Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $562,825. Filed Sept. 4.
Capeberg LLC, Cortlandt Manor. Seller: Janet Nicoletti, Somers. Property: 2308 Depeyster Drive, Yorktown. Amount: $568,750. Filed Sept. 6.
THRVT LLC, Greenwich, Connecticut. Seller: Michael Rosado, Yonkers. Property: 1155 Warburton Ave., 12V, Yonkers. Amount: $375,250. Filed Sept. 5.
Fasny Holdings LLC, Ardsley. Seller: Robin Carton, White Plains. Property: 150 Manhattan Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $511,000. Filed Sept. 3.
THRVT LLC, Greenwich, Connecticut. Seller: Michael Rosado, Yonkers. Property: 1155 Warburton Ave., G293, Yonkers. Amount: $19,750. Filed Sept. 5.
Gabe Realty Corp., White Plains. Seller: Thomas Bottiglieri, Mahopac. Property: 305 N. Washington St., Mount Pleasant. Amount: $500,000. Filed Sept. 6.
Tri-State Realty Assets LLC, Thornwood. Seller: Fannie Mae. Property: 6 Dunderave Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $325,500. Filed Sept. 6.
Honey Lincoln Group LLC, Spring Valley. Seller: Red Hatcher Inc., Mount Vernon. Property: 229 Seventh Avenue North, Mount Vernon. Amount: $815,000. Filed Sept. 3.
U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: James L. Hyer, White Plains. Property: 5 Ethelton Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $315,000. Filed Sept. 6.
J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust 2005-A2 Mortgage Pass Through Certificates. Seller: A. Albert Buonamici, White Plains. Property: 1 Sheldon Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $472,655. Filed Sept. 4. M Equities LLC, Bronx. Seller: The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C. Property: 2 Teramar Way, Greenburgh. Amount: $261,000. Filed Sept. 4.
Urban Genesis LLC, Mamaroneck. Seller: Town of Greenburgh. Property: 5 Sherwood Place, Greenburgh. Amount: $151,000. Filed Sept. 6. W Sandford Blvd Associates LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: St. Douglas Super Market Inc., Mount Vernon. Property: 139 Sandford Boulevard West, Mount Vernon. Amount: $850,000. Filed Sept. 3. WF Master REO LLC, New York City. Seller: Robin D. Carton, White Plains. Property: 10 Armstrong St., Cortlandt. Amount: $560,943. Filed Sept. 5.
Facts & Figures WF Reverse REO HECM 2015-1 LLC, New York City. Seller: Raymond A. Cote, Carmel. Property: 64 Marion Ave., Mount Marion. Amount: $699,850. Filed Sept. 4. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: Paul Millman, White Plains. Property: 208 Harris Road, FA 1, Bedford. Amount: $317,000. Filed Sept. 4. WLH Brothers LLC, Cross River. Seller: Hi Hung Kwok, et al, Brewster. Property: 109 Lee Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $690,000. Filed Sept. 4. Yonkers Management Group LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Neal Cromwell-Brett Cromwell Real Estate LLC, North White Plains. Property: 181 Oak St., Yonkers. Amount: $465,000. Filed Sept. 4.
FORECLOSURES HARRISON, 27 Rose Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: .23 acres. Plaintiff: Wilmington Savings Fund Society. Plaintiff’s attorney: Gross Polowy, 1775 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville. Defendant: Robert Luiso. Referee: Bruce Bozeman. Sale: Sept. 24, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $647,273. HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, 368 Warburton Ave. Two-family residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: NSO154LLC. Plaintiff’s attorney: Richland & Falkowski PLLC, 35-37 36th St., Astoria. Defendant: Robert Gibbons. Referee: Barbara Lerman. Sale: Sept. 18, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $206,697. MOHEGAN LAKE, 1820 Casey Court. Single-family residence; lot size: 1.0 acres. Plaintiff: The Bank of New York Mellon. Plaintiff’s attorney: Friedman Vartolo, 85 Broad St., New York City. Defendant: Anthony Maltese. Referee: Richard Grayson. Sale: Sept. 16,10 a.m. Approximate lien: $1,472,619. MOUNT VERNON, 35 W. Sidney Ave. Two-family residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank NA. Plaintiff’s attorney: Gross Polowy, 1775 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville. Defendant: Jose Paulino. Referee: Daniel Pagano. Sale: Sept. 24, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $681,544. MOUNT VERNON, 44 N. 10th Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: .08 acres. Plaintiff: Selene Finance LP. Plaintiff’s attorney: McCabe Weisbery & Conway, 145 Huguenot St., New Rochelle. Defendant: Sylvia Henriques. Referee: Gerald Geist. Sale: Sept. 16, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $569,280. OSSINING, 11 Gualtiere. Single-family residence; lot size: .85 acres. Plaintiff: US Bank NA. Plaintiff’s attorney: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, 10 Bank St., White Plains. Defendant: Mario Velardo. Referee: John Perone. Sale; Sept. 16, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $1,199,142.
PEEKSKILL. 114 Wells St. Single-family residence; lot size: .09 acres. Plaintiff: Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC. Plaintiff’s attorney: Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP, 500 Bausch & Lomb Place, Rochester. Defendant: Janet DaCosta. Referee: John Michael Perone. Sale: Sept. 24, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $233,974. THORNWOOD, 9 Foxwood Lane. Single-family residence; lot size: 1.05 acres. Plaintiff: Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc. Plaintiff’s attorney: Gross Polowy, 1775 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville. Defendant: Raymond Imperato. Referee: Salihah Denman. Sale: Sept. 16, 11 a.m. Approximate lien: $622,824. VERPLANCK, 111 Seventh St. Single-family residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Plaintiff’s attorney: Sheldon May & Associates, 255 Merrick Road, Rockville Centre. Defendant: Joseph Rosario. Referee: John Perone. Sale: Sept. 16, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $341,361. YONKERS, 95 Marshall Road. Single-family residence; lot size: .25 acres. Plaintiff: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Plaintiff’s attorney: Fein Such & Crane LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Westbury. Defendant: Jesus Castillo. Referee: Anthony Tirone. Sale: Sept. 17, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $995,157.
JUDGMENTS 1372 Franklin Ave Housing Development Fund Corp., Mount Vernon. $39,969 in favor of Sprague Operating Resources LLC, Harrison. Filed Sept. 4. 90 Degrees Contracting and Management Inc., New Rochelle. $39,592 in favor of M L Factors Funding LLC, Cedarhurst. Filed Sept. 5. Roberston Construction Inc., Katonah. $219,185 in favor of Abele Tractor and Equipment Company Inc., Albany. Filed Sept. 3.
LIS PENDENS The following filings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed. Carrasco, Alba Z., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $310,000 affecting property located at 525 Irving Ave., Port Chester 10573. Filed Feb. 14. Comfort Homes and Property Management LLC, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $346,500 affecting property located at 14 Horton Ave., New Rochelle 10801. Filed Feb. 14.
Dutt, Prabhu, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $600,000 affecting property located at 90 Stanton Circle, New Rochelle 10804. Filed Feb. 14. Kirkland, Robert Jr., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $377,360 affecting property located at 65 Midwood Ave., Yonkers 10701. Filed Feb. 14. Lindo, Maxine I., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $378,000 affecting property located at 425 Homestead Ave., Mount Vernon 10553. Filed Feb. 14. Parise, Christopher, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $135,000 affecting property located at 50 Pocantico Road, Ossining 10562. Filed Feb. 14.
Mechanic’s Liens 405 N Main St LLC, as owner. $19,800 as claimed by J Vargas Contracting Inc. Property: in Rye. Filed Sept. 6. 405 N Main St LLC, as owner. $4,025 as claimed by Enviro-Watch Inc., Mamaroneck. Property: in Rye. Filed Sept. 6. 44 South Broadway Owner LLC, as owner. $89,066 as claimed by MCI Interiors Inc. Property: in White Plains. Filed Sept. 6. Craft Building Housing Development, et al, as owner. $107,870 as claimed by NY Drilling Inc. Property: in New Rochelle. Filed Sept. 4. Hugh, Dwayne, as owner. $18,432 as claimed by Comfort Emergency Services LLC, Harriman. Property: in Yonkers. Filed Sept. 6. KRHTH Realty LLC, as owner. $2,500 as claimed by Connolly and Son Construction Inc., Yonkers. Property: in Mount Pleasant. Filed Sept. 4. Ravenelle, Portia, as owner. $20,645 as claimed by Figueroa and Son Contracting Company Inc., New Rochelle. Property: in New Rochelle. Filed Sept. 6. Yonkers Industrial Development Agency, as owner. $161,066 as claimed by Pro Spec Interiors Inc., Babylon. Property: in Yonkers. Filed Sept. 6.
NEW BUSINESSES This paper is not responsible for typographical errors contained in the original filings.
Sole Proprietorships Dogs N Motion, 463 Warburton Ave., Hastings-on-Hudson 10706, c/o Paul Robert Lima. Filed July 15. Everywhere Market, 89 Morningside Ave., Yonkers 10703, c/o Juan Celi. Filed July 15. Eyeglassarmrepair.com, 437 Palisade Ave., C2, Yonkers 10703, c/o Randi Sabel. Filed July 15. La Luz Del Mundo Westchester, 8 Broadway, Hawthorne 10532, c/o Bienvenido Caridi. Filed July 15. Ms. Ruthie Daycare, 125 Downing St., Apt. IR, Yonkers 10705, c/o Ruth Rosario. Filed July 15. Nani The Buzzing Nanny, 263 Palisade Ave., Apt. 3R, Yonkers 10703, c/o Jennifer Alvarez. Filed July 15. Rossi Mechanical and Contracting, 109 Millertown Road, Bedford 10506, c/o John Rossi Jr. Filed July 15. RSB at Belmars, 5 Prospect Ave., White Plains 10607, c/o Toni Mafes. Filed July 15. Shluchim Deals, 40 Donald Drive, Hastings-on-Hudson 10706, c/o Michlye Rochel Levin. Filed July 15. Thomas Roth Consulting, 197 Ridgecrest Road, Briarcliff Manor 10510, c/o Thomas Henry Roth. Filed July 15.
PATENTS Air-gap spacer with wraparound etch stop layer under gate spacer. Patent no. 10,411,114 issued to Chen Zhang, Albany; Kangguo Cheng, Schenectady; Xin Miao, Guilderland; Wenyu Xu, Albany; Peng Xu, Santa Clara, California. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Bipolar junction transistor (BJT) for liquid flow biosensing applications without a reference electrode and large sensing area. Patent no. 10,411,109 issued to Alexander Reznicek, Troy; Tak H. Ning, Yorktown Heights; Sufi Zafar, Briarcliff Manor; Oscar van der Straten, Guilderland Center. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.
Circulator for use in superconducting quantum technology. Patent no. 10,411,321 issued to Peter Mueller, Zurich, Switzerland. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Controlling operation of computing devices. Patent no. 10,412,561 issued to Fabio Cerri, Rome, Italy; Alice Guidotti, Rome, Italy; Leonardo Rosati, Rome, Italy; Elia Tufarolo, Tarquinia, Italy. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Creating match cohorts and exchanging protected data using blockchain. Patent no. 10,411,895 issued to Francisco P. Curbera, Hastings-on-Hudson; Yurdaer N. Doganata, Chestunt Ridge; Maria Eleftheriou, Mount Kisco; Mark H. Overman, Dedham, Massachusetts. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Data protection in a networked computing environment. Patent no. 10,412,104 issued to Gregory J. Boss, Saginaw, Michigan; Rick A. Hamilton II, Charlottesville, Virginia; Jeffrey R. Hoy, Gibsonia, Pennsylvania; Agueda M.H. Magro, Zapopan, Mexico. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Electromagnetic gaskets for a cable connection. Patent no. 10,412,864 issued to William L. Brodsky, Binghamton; Robert R. Genest, Poughkeepsie; John J. Loparco, Poughkeepsie; Michael T. Peets, Staatsburg. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Equipment enclosure air flow control system. Patent no. 10,412,861 issued to Jean-Michael Rodriguez, Mauguio, France. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Exploiting underlay network link redundancy for overlay networks. Patent no. 10,412,005 issued to Lei Bao, Wuxi, China; Guo X. He, Suzhou, China; Liang Rong, Suzhou, China; Gang Tang, Nanjing, China. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Forming a combination of long-channel devices and vertical transport fin field effect transistors on the same substrate. Patent no. 10,411,127 issued to Cheng Chi, Jersey City; Tenko Yamashita, Schenectady; Chen Zhang, Guilderland. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Jointly managing a cloud and noncloud environment. Patent no. 10,412,192 issued to Mickey Iqbal, Plano, Texas; Hans-Juergen Kunde, Obertshausen, Germany; Birgit M. Pfitzmann, Wettswil, Switzerland; Marcel Schlatter, Rheinfall, Switzerland; Gerhard A. Widmayer, Herrenberg, Germany. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.
Parallel Lempel-Ziv compression for highly parallel computer architectures. Patent no. 10,411,732 issued to Tim Kaldewey, Philadelphia; Rene Mueller, San Jose, California; Evangelia Sitaridi, Palo Alto, California. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Pattern-based network configuration. Patent no. 10,411,954 issued to Milly Chen, Beijing, China; Dan Lu, Beijing, China; Chung Feng Wu, Beijing, China; Nan Zhang, Beijing, China; Xiao Yang Zhu, Beijing, China. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Providing encrypted personal data to applications based on established policies for release of the personal data. Patent no. 10,411,892 issued to Arun K. Iyengar, Yorktown Heights; Ashish Kundu, Elmsford. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Risk-aware service-management stack transformation during workload migration. Patent no. 10,412,195 issued to Jinho Hwang, Ossining; Clifford A. Pickover, Yorktown Heights; Maja Vukovic, New York. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Self-aligned inner-spacer replacement process using implantation. Patent no. 10,411,120 issued to Robin Hsin-Kuo Chao, Wappingers Falls; Michael A. Guillorn, Cold Springs; Chi-Chun Liu, Altamont; Shogo Mochizuki, Clifton Park; Chun W. Yeung, Niskayuna. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Surgical corruption repair in large file systems. Patent no. 10,412,152 issued to Asmahan A. Ali, Highland; Ali Y. Duale, Poughkeespie; Mustafa Y. Mah, Highland. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Taking personalized photos. Patent no. 10,412,299 issued to Yan Chen, Beijing, China; Wei Li, Shanghai, China; Kun Peng Wang, Shanghai, China; Wanfei Yan, Shanghai, China; Wen Bao Yin, Shanghai, China; You Miao Zhang, Shanghai, China. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Usage-aware standby service in a grid environment. Patent no. 10,412,193 issued to Alicia E. Chin, Ontario, Canada; Zhimin Lin, Ontario, Canada; Hao Zhou, Ontario, Canada. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Visualization of workload distribution on server resources. Patent no. 10,411,977 issued to Deepak A. Deshpande, Pune, India; Venkata R. Somisetty, Hyderabad, India. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.
Message switching. Patent no. 10,412,146 issued to William Bittles, Hampshire, England; David Granshaw, Hampshire, England; John Brian Pickering, Winchester, England. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.
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VELA Real Estate Group LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada, as owner. Lender: Commercial Lender LLC, Vernon, Connecticut. Property: 31 Bull Road, Washingtonville 10992. Amount: $161,660. Filed Sept. 6.
BUILDING LOANS Below $1 million Arciuolo, Samantha, et al, East Williston, as owner. Lender: PrimeLending. Property: 70 Old Little Britain Road, Newburgh. Amount: $360,000. Filed Sept. 6. Butenhoff, Charles, as owner. Lender: Citizens Bank N.A. Property: in Red Hook. Amount: $277,450. Filed Sept. 5. Conklin, Michael E., Pine Bush, as owner. Lender: Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Property: in Crawford. Amount: $350,000. Filed Sept. 9. Epstein, Lipe, Brooklyn, as owner. Lender: SNCO CAP LLC, Brooklyn. Property: 259 First St., Newburgh 12550. Amount $37,000. Filed Sept. 4. Fasano, John, et al, Thompson Ridge, as owner. Lender: TD Bank N.A. Property: 62 County Road, Thompson Ridge 10985. Amount: $568,000. Filed Sept. 5. Higgins, Brendan, et al, Union City, New Jersey, as owner. Lender: Walden savings Bank, Montgomery. Property: in Crawford. Amount: $309,925. Filed Sept. 5. Koven, Matthew W., et al, as owner. Lender: Salisbury Bank and Trust Co. Property: in North East. Amount: $850,000. Filed Sept. 5. Miller, Robert C., et al, Accord, as owner. Lender: Rondout Savings Bank, Kingston. Property: 32 Rose Hill Road, Accord 12404. Amount: $350,000. Filed Sept. 3. Nigro, Michael, et al, Kerhonkson, as owner. Lender: Ulster Savings Bank, Kingston. Property: 1910 Berme Road, Rochester 12446. Amount: $277,968 Filed Sept. 5. Reeder, Rebecca, et al, Stone Ridge, as owner. Lender: Rondout Savings Bank, Kingston. Property: 452 Mill Hook Road, Accord 12404. Amount: $156,000. Filed Sept. 5. Vantage Construction Inc., Newburgh, as owner. Lender: Libertyville Capital Group II LLC, Montgomery. Property: 39 Shalimar Drive, New Windsor. Amount: $95,000. Filed Sept. 9.
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DEEDS Above $1 million Copperhood Property LLC, New York City. Seller: Elizabeth Winograd, Shandaken. Property: in Shandaken. Amount: $2 million. Filed Sept. 4.
Below $1 million 15 Liberty Newburgh LLC, New York City. Seller: John Bonhomme Sr., et al, New York City. Property: 15 Liberty St., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $330,000. Filed Sept. 6. 2019 Castle LLC, White Plains. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Property: 18 Furnace Bank Road, Wassaic 12592. Amount: $24,500. Filed Sept. 3. 2019 Castle LLC, White Plains. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Property: 32 Pappas Lane, Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $25,500. Filed Sept. 4. 312-14 LLC, Rhinbeck. Seller: Mildred M. Brammer, et al, Staatsburg. Property: in Rhinebeck. Amount: $200,000. Filed Aug. 30. 4428 Route 94 LLC, Pomona. Seller: Straub Properties LLC, Chester. Property: in Goshen. Amount: $865,000. Filed Sept. 4. 6 Tanager Rd LLC, Highland Mills. Seller: Michelle Miranda-Munoz, et al, Monroe. Property: 6 Tanager Road, South Blooming Grove 10950. Amount: $280,000. Filed Sept. 6. 88 Courtney LLC, Newburgh. Seller: Glen A. Plotsky, Goshen. Property: 88 Courtney Ave., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $75,000. Filed Sept. 5. Apple Realty NY LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Fannie Mae. Property: 2 Rainbow Drive, Highland Mills 10930. Amount: $201,500. Filed Sept. 9. Ascanga Realty Corp., Hopewell Junction. Seller: Thomas J. Quinn, Beacon. Property: in Wappinger. Amount: $70,000. Filed Aug. 30. BAM Properties Inc., Mahopac. Seller: SSEL Corp., Brewster. Property: 501 and 540 Bullet Hole Road, Patterson. Amount: $500,000. Filed Aug. 30.
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Board of Directors of The Grove at New Windsor Homeowner Association Inc., Croton Falls. Seller: John B. Swift III, Goshen. Property: 1123 Balsam Drive, New Windsor 12553. Amount: $434,426. Filed Sept. 3. City of New York. Seller: Shirley Dewire, Grahamsville. Property: in Wawarsing. Amount: $257,790. Filed Sept. 3. Dan LG Holdings LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Property: 51 Mullock Road, Middletown 10940. Amount: $284,000. Filed Sept. 3. DMF and CJF Holdings LLC, Fishkill. Seller: Fred W. Schaeffer, Poughkeepsie. Property: 7 Baris Lane, Hopewell Junction 12533. Amount: $208,500. Filed Sept. 4. Downing Park View Inc., Maspeth. Seller: Nora Budziak, Kingston. Property: 281 Third St., Newburgh. Amount: $281,000. Filed Sept. 5. Equity Trust Co., Mount Kisco. Seller: Joan Iacono, Bronxville. Property: 114 Fairways Crescent, Carmel 10512. Amount: $171,113. Filed Sept. 3. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: John C. Lopes, Monroe. Property: 231 Centerville Road, Middletown 10940. Amount: $489,278. Filed Sept. 5. Fishkill Homes LLC, Fishkill. Seller: Niki Pagones-Quinn, Poughkeepsie. Property: 50 Starlight Drive, Hopewell Junction 12553. Amount: $94,000. Filed Sept. 3. Greenheart Holdings LLC, Mahopac. Seller: Hudson Valley Real Estate Partners LLC, Austin, Texas. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $90,000. Filed Sept. 6. Hasbrouck Equities LLC, Monroe. Seller: City of Newburgh. Property: 44 Hasbrouck St., Newburgh. Amount: $25,000. Filed Sept. 5. HEB Homes Inc., Port Jervis. Seller: 712 Pocatello Road Group LLC, et al, Middletown. Property: 712 Pocatello Road, Middletown 10940. Amount: $219,000. Filed Sept. 5. Historic Renovators LLC, Garrison. Seller: Kristine Gocmen, Beacon. Property: 10 Duncan St., Beacon 12508. Amount: $111,000. Filed Aug. 30. Hudson Valley Building Technologies Inc., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Catskill Dutchess LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: 10 Catskill Ave., Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: $25,000. Filed Sept. 4. JFM Hudson LLC, Goshen. Seller: Arthur E. Lane, et al, Esopus. Property: in Esopus. Amount: $271,000. Filed Sept. 3.
JM and GAC Property Management Inc., Bloomingburg. Seller: Magda V. Echeverri, Middletown. Property: in Middletown. Amount: $210,000. Filed Sept. 6. Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC, Troy, Michigan. Seller: Robert M. Rametta, Goshen. Property: 36 Eden Road, Harriman 10926. Amount: $264,597. Filed Sept. 3. LVS Enterprises LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Francine Reilly, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $5,000. Filed Sept. 3. M and M Casa LLC, Middletown. Seller: Fred Davis, Middletown. Property: in Middletown. Amount: $245,000. Filed Sept. 4. M&T Bank, Buffalo. Seller: John J. Fallon, Walden. Property: 37 High Meadow Road, Campbell Hall 10916. Amount: $575,000. Filed Sept. 4. M&T Bank, Buffalo. Seller: Robert Michels, et al, Pine Plains. Property: 15 Nine Partners Drive, Pine Plains 12567. Amount: $185,000. Filed Sept. 5. Mid-Hudson II Holding Company Inc., et al, New Paltz. Seller: Michael Kiraly, et al, Newburgh. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $225,000. Filed Sept. 9. Municipal Credit Union, New York City. Seller: Daniel L. Pagano, Yorktown Heights. Property: 2731 Route 301, Kent 10512. Amount: $372,859. Filed Sept. 3. Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Seller: Ralph L. Puglielle, New Windsor. Property: 31 Manor Drive, Westbrookville 12785. Amount: $158,439. Filed Sept. 3. Nicole Stern and MJD Contracting Corp., Mahopac. Seller: Russell Smith, Rye. Property: 89 Lake Shore Drive, Mahopac 10541. Amount: $123,267. Filed Aug. 30. NJCC-NYS CRF REO Subsidiary LLC, Houston, Texas. Seller: Ralph L. Puglielle, New Windsor. Property: 3 Clemence Road, New Windsor 12553. Amount: $450,000. Filed Sept. 5. Northern Enterprise NY LLC, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Seller: John E. Bach Jr., Goshen. Property: 41 School Road, Monroe 10950. Amount: $123,751. Filed Sept. 5. Quantum View Holdings LLC, Wappingers Falls. Seller: Jay N. Diggs, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $200,000. Filed Aug. 30. RJK Contracting Corp., Mahopac. Seller: Judith Ann Eigen, New York City. Property: Dring Lane, Putnam Valley. Amount: $65,000. Filed Sept. 3.
SLZ Woodlake LLC, Mountain View, California. Seller: Christopher A. Hosten, Middletown. Property: 23 Field Stone Drive, Middletown 10940. Amount: $290,000. Filed Sept. 5.
Vela Real Estate Group LLC, Walnut Creek, California. Seller: Luis Rodriguez, et al, Washingtonville. Property: 31 Bull Road, Washingtonville. Amount: $161,900. Filed Sept. 6.
Sosa Construction Inc., Carmel. Seller: David Stavola, Yorktown Heights. Property: 15 Center St., Brewster 10509. Amount: $200,000. Filed Aug. 30.
Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: Jeffrey C. Carano, et al, Poughkeepsie. Property: 33 Hankin Loop, Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: $319,000. Filed Aug. 30.
Spouses Fixing Houses LLC, Marlboro. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Property: 245 Old Indian Road, Milton 12547. Amount: $122,094. Filed Sept. 4.
Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: Joan C. Salwen, Scarsdale. Property: 56 Deans Corner Road, Brewster 10509. Amount: $551,678. Filed Sept. 5.
Town of Carmel, Mahopac. Seller: Mahopac Bank, Brewster. Property: 925, 929, and 955 S. Lake Boulevard and Route 6, Mahopac 10541. Amount: $395,000. Filed Sept. 4.
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Town of Newburgh, Newburgh. Seller: P and T Newburgh LLC, Wallkill. Property: 633 Gardner Road, Newburgh. Amount: $6,200. Filed Sept. 4. Tre Fratelli LLC, Fishkill. Seller: Threefold Ventures LLC, Cottekill. Property: 1 Tabor Place, Ulster. Amount: $90,000. Filed Sept. 3. U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Chester H. Gordon, Poughkeepsie. Property: 24 Innsbruck Blvd., Hopewell Junction 12533. Amount: $687,500. Filed Sept. 5. U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: John E. Bach Jr., Goshen. Property: 26 Maple Ave., Chester 10918. Amount: $220,000. Filed Sept. 3. U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Keith Brazil, et al, Monroe. Property: 15 Cregan Place, Monroe 10950. Amount: $285,000. Filed Sept. 3. U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Richard Schisano, Newburgh. Property: 125 Old Mill Road, Wallkill 12589. Amount: $346,736. Filed Sept. 9. United Real Estate LLC, Cortlandt Manor. Seller: Jodi Ann Mosiello, White Plains. Property: in Philipstown. Amount: $441,440. Filed Sept. 4. Urban Green Foods LLC, New York City. Seller: Eric W. Hager, New York City. Property: in Blooming Grove. Amount: $140,500. Filed Sept. 9. Valentino Properties LLC, Marlboro. Seller: Alan Mazzola, Marlboro. Property: in Marlborough. Amount: $120,000. Filed Sept. 3. Vantage Construction Inc., Newburgh. Seller: Weikfield Windsor Development Inc., Woodmere. Property: 39 Shalimar Drive, Salisbury Mills 12577. Amount: $79,000. Filed Sept. 9.
240 Broadway Deli and Grocery Store, Newburgh. $906 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 21. Ace Tile Inc., Montgomery. $542 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 16. Adshirl Realty Corp., New Windsor. $1,121 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 9. Bab Group VIII LLC, Newburgh. $6,123 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed May 2. Beneikel Inc., Monroe. $1,058 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 21. Best of Times Video Productions Inc., New Windsor. $567 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 9. BM of Wallkill Inc., Montgomery. $1,568 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 9. BP - Baps Enterprises Inc., Middletown. $5,507 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 21. C and R Towing and Auto Repair, Middletown. $2,638 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed May 2. Carmine’s Italian Bakery Inc., Middletown. $745 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 9. Carpet Guys USA LLC, New Windsor. $5,487 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 16.
Facts & Figures Carribbean Taste, Kingston. $9,954 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 3. Ceramic Tile by Sal and Son Inc., Newburgh. $2,237 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 16. CKM Associates Inc., Newburgh. $505 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 9. Clean Air Care Corp., New Windsor. $1,124 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 21. Crudele Communications, New Windsor. $3,705 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 21. D and O Latin Restaurant Inc., Newburgh. $2,811 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 21. Envy Affordable Autos LLC, Marlboro. $4,259 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 3.
Hudson Valley Nursery and Outdoor Living Center Inc., New Hampton. $7,460 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 21. Hulkanati Trucking Company Corp., Middletown. $1,135 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 9. Jade Construction Inc., Newburgh. $445 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed May 2. Jakes Place in Middletown Inc., Middletown. $414 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed May 2. Kipling Retail LLC, Central Valley. $601 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed May 2. Latinos American Grill Inc., Monroe. $2,146 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 21. Lynchs General Construction LLC, Middletown. $841 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed May 2.
Raffi’s Auto Detailing LLC, Middletown. $4,656 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 16. S and D Medical Staffing Corp., $6,968 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed May 3. S.E.L. Deals Inc., Monroe. $574 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 9. Salt and Pepper Café Inc., Greenwood Lake. $946 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 9. Show Me Technology and Wireless LLC, Middletown. $10,310 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 9. Spectrum Auto Body, Florida. $4,070 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 9. Star Auto Collision Center Inc., Monroe. $117,852 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 9. Take Me Back Gourmet Café Ltd., Newburgh. $1,694 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 9.
Exclusive Motor Sports LLC, Central Valley. $44,174 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 21.
Madmen Maintenance Corp., Newburgh. $3,660 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed May 2.
Fine Tech Solutions Inc., Monroe $2,044 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 21.
Marilyn’s Professional Cleaning Company Inc., Unionville. $362 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed May 2.
Th Remodeling and Renovations Inc., New Windsor. $8,993 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 16.
Gregory G. Stevens Inc., Tuxedo Park. $805 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 21.
Martinez Drywall Inc., Newburgh. $636 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed May 2.
Veteran Solutions Inc., West Point. $598 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed May 2.
Hari Amrit Corp., Newburgh. $368,084 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 9.
Middletown Interventional Pain Management PC, Middletown. $904 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed May 2.
Walden Contracting Inc., Newburgh. $372 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed May 2.
Herman and Sons LLC, Monroe. $1,554 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 9. Hudson Valley All Pro Paving Inc., Pine Bush. $1,007 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed May 2. Hudson Valley Bagel Company Inc., New Windsor. $2,455 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 16. Hudson Valley Medical House Calls PC, Newburgh. $803 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 21.
Modjeska Sign Studios Inc., Middletown. $703 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 9. Paramount Garage Transmission LLC, Kingston. $11,643 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 3. Quality Bus Service LLC, New Hampton. $1,283 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed May 2. R and R Lawns, Kingston. $1,361 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 3.
WGC Holdings LLC, Kingston. $137 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 3.
LIS PENDENS The following filings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed. Armstrong, Timothy P., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $208,630 affecting property located at 34 Redwood Drive, Highland Mills 10930. Filed July 25.
Barretto, John, et al. Filed by Citizens Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $288,916 affecting property located at 85 Deacon Smith Hill Road, Patterson 12563. Filed Sept. 5.
Caldwell, Ty A., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $441,849 affecting property located at 9 Danielle Drive, Goshen 10924. Filed July 26.
Daniels, Ezell R., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $321,893 affecting property located at 8 Heaney Drive, Beacon 12508. Filed Sept. 3.
Bowman, Krista S., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $225,000 affecting property located at 76 Ryerson Road, New Hampton 10958. Filed July 29.
Cascade Funding Mortage Trust 2017-1, et al. Filed by Robert Johnson, et al. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $550,000 affecting property located at 12 Miller Road, Putnam Valley 10579. Filed Sept. 4.
Danzeisen, Kimberly L., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $131,088 affecting property located at 19 Center Road, Mount Marion 12456. Filed Sept. 3.
Breitschwerd, Thomas W., et al. Filed by Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $340,000 affecting property located at 565 Winding Hill Road, Montgomery 12549. Filed July 30.
Clark, David M., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $445,000 affecting property located at 11 Evan Court, Fishkill 12524. Filed Sept. 4.
Burdick, Anissa L., individually and as co-administrator of the estate of Benjamin Cruz Jr., et al. Filed by Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $397,338 affecting property located at 133 Brigadoon Blvd., Highland Mills 10930. Filed July 29. Caban, Chastity C., et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $310,276 affecting property located at 132 Barnes Road, Washingtonville 10992. Filed July 26.
Collins, Jeffrey, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $248,000 affecting property located at 117 River Road, Wallkill 12589. Filed Sept. 3. Conrad, James T., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $140,927 affecting property located at 11 Grand St., Marlboro 12542. Filed Sept. 4. Coratti, Anthony Charles, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $345,000 affecting property located at 2963 Route 9G, Rhinebeck 12572. Filed Sept. 6.
Deleon, Pedro, et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $91,400 affecting property located at 17 Sawyer Way, Wallkill 12589. Filed Sept. 3. Fermin, Raymundo A., et al. Filed by Newrez LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 60 Cromwell Hill Road, Monroe 10950. Filed July 25. Fernandez, Michael, et al. Filed by Selene Finance LP. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $368,039 affecting property located at 15 Cranberry Drive, Highland Mills 10930. Filed July 24. Garcia, Nicholas, et al. Filed by MTGLQ Investors LP. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $111,821 affecting property located at 224 Country Club Drive, Maybrook 12543. Filed July 24.
LEGAL NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed Bids will be received on Friday, September 27 at 4pm at the offices of Jay Heritage Center, 210 Boston Post Road, Rye, NY 10580 (914-698-9275), in care of Suzanne Clary, President. Bids can be delivered to this address at any time in advance of that time and date. Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “PALMER TENNIS HOUSE– ROOF and STRUCTURAL REPAIR WORK.” This project includes: structural repair work to the wood framing, and truss, sistering of wood truss members, replacement of sill support, installation of new roofing, and replacement of clapboards. This project is funded by a grant in accordance with the provisions of Public law 113-2 Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Assistance Grant Program for Historic Properties from the National Park Service and administered through the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. The grant program supports historically significant properties that require restoration and repair in the wake of severe damage from Superstorm Sandy in 2012. Consistent with New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) commitment, and in accordance with Article 15-A of the New York State Executive Law, contractors are required to ensure that good faith efforts are made to include meaningful participation by Minority and Women-Owned Businesses (MWBE) in the Hurricane Sandy grant program. The intent of the program is to encourage and assist in developing business relationships between Prime Contractors and M&WBE subcontractors and suppliers. All bidders are subject to the terms of the NYS Master Contract for Grants -- Standard Terms and Conditions, which can be found online at http://grantsreform.ny.gov\. Project specifications and drawings are available for viewing on Wednesdays and Thursdays at the Jay Heritage Center Visitors Center between 10am and 4pm. They are also available online at https://jayheritagecenter.org/ under Contractors Section at bottom of home page. A refundable deposit of $150 will be required for each hard copy of the bid manual and documents that are requested. A pre-bid meeting/walkthrough is scheduled on Monday, September 9th at 10:00 am at the site at 210 Boston Post Road, Rye, NY 10580 as publicly advertised. Attendance is mandatory. Potential bidders who are unable to attend the walk-through may make appointments by emailing Suzanne Clary at jayheritagecenter@gmail.com. Bids from contractors that have not visited the site will be rejected. Questions can be directed to Etsegenet/Cece Kebede and Stephanie Reinert at Stephen Tilly, Architect, phone: 914-693-8898, fax number: 914-693-4235, and e-mail: cecek@stillyarchitect.com and stephanier@stillyarchitect.com. The Jay Heritage Center reserves the right to reject any and all bids, as well as any incomplete bids.
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Facts & Figures Gomez, Richard, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $332,000 affecting property located at 4 Birch Drive, New Windsor 12553. Filed July 29.
Kovaleski, Stephen, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $312,000 affecting property located at 34 Hillside Terrace, Brewster 10509. Filed Sept. 6.
Greene, Devin, et al. Filed by The Money Source Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $239,580 affecting property located at 4 Pleasant Lane, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Sept. 5.
Lockhart, Helen, et al. Filed by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $100,000 affecting property located at 13 West St., Pawling 12564. Filed Aug. 30.
Griffin, Reginald T., et al. Filed by Newrez LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 36 Willow Lane, New Windsor 12553. Filed July 31.
Lumezi, Rudolph, et al. Filed by Homebridge Financial Services Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $341,199 affecting property located at 6 Hill Road, Campbell Hall. Filed July 24.
Hammond, Jeffrey D., et al. Filed by Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $250,000 affecting property located at 35 Mollys Way, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Sept. 4.
Marshall, Joann, individually and as administratrix of the estate of Mae Turner, et al. Filed by Keybank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $50,000 affecting property located at 85 Carpenter Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed July 26.
Hines, Karla Kay, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $131,817 affecting property located at 37 Boulevard, Kingston 12401. Filed Sept. 3. Hintons5 LLC, et al. Filed by Dlugatz Clams LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 40-50 Dolson Ave., Middletown. Filed July 29. Howard, Timothy, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $265,375 affecting property located at 46 Maple Lane, Otisville 10963. Filed July 24. Hughes, Charles W., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $227,500 affecting property located at 261 Cedar Cliff Road, Monroe 10950. Filed July 25. Jones, Joseph J., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $285,964 affecting property located at 36 Barbara Drive, Warwick 10990. Filed July 26. Kessler, Nicholas H., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $135,467 affecting property located at 12 Cascade Trail, Blooming Grove 10950. Filed July 24. King, Joy C., as executrix of the estate of Robert F. Gorby, et al. Filed by Fareverse LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $787,500 affecting property located at 58 Shore Drive, Blooming Grove 10914. Filed July 30. Kohn, Charles, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $99,920 affecting property located at 2003 Kings Way, Carmel 10512. Filed Sept. 5.
McGuinness, Richard, et al. Filed by TIAA FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $880,000 affecting property located at 44 Lookout Drive, Port Jervis 12771. Filed July 30. Miller, Marc A., et al. Filed by West Coast Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 3 Revolutionary Road, Highland Falls 10928. Filed July 29. Monplaisir, Marcelle R., et al. Filed by Specialized Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $144,000 affecting property located at 600 Wood Road, Mahopac 10541. Filed Sept. 3. Moslem, Saaed, et al. Filed by New Penn Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $184,000 affecting property located at 2276/2280 Route 302, Middletown 10940. Filed July 30. Negron, Roberto, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $422,750 affecting property located at 1494 Goshen Turnpike, Middletown 10941. Filed July 26. Peltz, Peter E., individually and as surviving spouse of Dorothy Peltz, et al. Filed by Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $175,000 affecting property located at 15 Dykeman St., Pawling 12564. Filed Sept. 3. Public administrator of Ulster County, John R. Mack as heir to the estate of Ethel Mack, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $83,000 affecting property located at 222 Zandhoek Road, Hurley 12443. Filed Sept. 5.
Robbins, Keith W., et al. Filed by Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $174,489 affecting property located at 325 Cricket Hill Road, Dover Plains 12522. Filed Sept. 4.
Thompson, Peggy A., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $277,508 affecting property located at 39 Cornwall Lane, Unit 6802, Middletown 10940. Filed July 24.
Roberts, Lisa, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $302,400 affecting property located at 309 Bingham Road, Marlboro 12542. Filed Sept. 3.
Turner, Susan W., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $92,601 affecting property located at 43 Wawayanda Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed July 24.
Rudolph, Vera R., individually and as surviving joint tenant with rights of survivorship of Ruth L. Sweezer, et al. Filed by The Money Source Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $196,377 affecting property located at 10 Highview Drive, Middletown 10941. Filed July 26.
Walcott, Mervyn, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $241,600 affecting property located at 40 Dogwood Drive, Middletown 10940. Filed July 24.
Ruiz, Maritza A., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $323,364 affecting property located at 1 Avoncroft Lane, No. 5901, Middletown 10940. Filed July 26. Russell, Anne L., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $337,500 affecting property located at 13 Arlington Drive, Monroe 10950. Filed July 24. Santana, Veronica, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $147,283 affecting property located at 12 School St., Otisville 10963. Filed July 25. Smalley, Shawn M., et al. Filed by Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $164,900 affecting property located at 8 Verplanck Ave., Hopewell Junction 12533. Filed Sept. 4. Soll, Allan, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $680,000 affecting property located at 52 Sprucetop Drive, Mahopac 10541. Filed Sept. 3. Strand, Dawn Ann, as heir to the estate of William F. Strand, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $191,900 affecting property located at 104 Hollowbrook Road, Lake Peekskill 10537. Filed Sept. 4. Tartaglia, Paul Jr., as heir at law, next of kin and distributee of the estate of Paul Tartaglia Sr., et al. Filed by CIT Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $367,500 affecting property located at 13 Harth Drive, New Windsor 12553. Filed July 29.
Somni, 85 Maple Ave., Goshen 10924, c/o Luis R. Naula Padilla and Manuel P. Naula. Filed July 29.
Max for Management, 222 Greenwich Ave., Goshen, c/o David Patrick Wilson. Filed July 31.
Sole Proprietorships
Mayhem, 20 Mechanic St., Port Jervis 12771, c/o Melissa C. Rojas. Filed July 31.
1 Percent Tech, 1016 Route 211 West, Middletown 10940, c/o Sean Sarnecky. Filed July 29.
MF Design, 4 Strelisk Court, No. 203, Monroe, c/o Moishe Friedman. Filed Aug. 1.
Ace Credit, P.O. Box 696, Marlboro 12542, c/o John F. Panzella Jr. Filed Sept. 4.
Nick DeVries Concrete and Excavation, 17 Sharon Drive, Middletown 10941, c/o Nicholas Mason Brice DeVries. Filed July 29.
AKB Consulting, 48 Eastview Road, Highland Mills 10930, c/o Allan R. Torres. Filed Aug. 2.
OG’s Auto Repair, 1 Beattie Ave., Middletown, c/o Oral Robert Graham. Filed July 31.
Amazing Customs Auto Repair, 178 S. Robinson Ave., Newburgh 12550, c/o Darrin R. Krahmer. Filed Aug. 8.
Pam Krimsky Fine Arts.com, 419 N. Riverside Road, Highland 12528, c/o Pamela B. Krimsky. Filed Sept. 5.
Appealing Property Management, 35 Bradner Ave., Middletown 10940, c/o Cemiaji Powell. Filed Aug. 5.
Phoenix Strength and Conditioning, 238 Tuckers Corners Road, Highland 12528, c/o Michele R. Pascarella. Filed Aug. 30.
Arborine Tree Service, 7 Calvert Drive, Washingtonville, c/o George Elias Gorsky. Filed Aug. 7.
Pro Movers and Logistics, 2326 Route 17A, Goshen 10924, c/o Thomas F. Letizia. Filed Aug. 2.
Mechanic’s Liens
Bold Article Productions, 1 Marino Drive, Wallkill 12589, c/o Katrine M. Flanagan. Filed Aug. 5.
Cumberland Farms Inc., as owner. $1,016 as claimed by T and J Electrical Associates LLC, Clifton Park. Property: 270 Route 17K, Newburgh. Filed Sept. 3.
Qi Arts of Saugerties, 144 W. Bridge St., Saugerties 12477, c/o Celeste Graves-Hoyal. Filed Sept. 4.
Coldenham Farms, 405 Coldenham Road, Walden 12586, c/o Kerry Thomas Donovan. Filed Aug. 2.
Ross Equity Advisors, 431 Orchard Hill Road, Harriman 10926, c/o Scott M. Ross. Filed Aug. 7.
Cruztaxi, 26 Summit Ave., Harriman 10926, c/o Eric Cruz. Filed July 31.
Superior Paint and Design, 100 Washington Ave., Montgomery, c/o Darren W. Petty II. Filed Aug. 6.
Flip This, 75 Pike St., Port Jervis, c/o Kelly D. Staszewski. Field Aug. 1.
That Special Touch Travel, 450 Station Road, Rock Tavern 12575, c/o Natalie Elvira Karl. Filed Aug. 6.
Westry, Gerald L., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $240,706 affecting property located at 1507 Hawthorne Way, New Windsor 12553. Filed July 25. Zurkiewicz, Przemyslaw, et al. Filed by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $243,080 affecting property located at 18 Crest Court, Hopewell Junction 12553. Filed Aug. 30.
Javaid, Ayub, as owner. $3,444 as claimed by Cranesville Block Company Inc., Amsterdam. Property: 374 Hudson St., Cornwall-on-Hudson. Filed Sept. 3. Poughkeepsie Plaza Mall LLC, as owner. $536,057 as claimed by Clearhart Construction Company LLC, Bethel, Connecticut. Property: 2586 South Road, Poughkeepsie. Filed Sept. 4.
NEW BUSINESSES This paper is not responsible for typographical errors contained in the original filings.
Partnerships Heart on a String, 30 Watkins Ave., Middletown, c/o Lorraine Crescenzo, Nancy L. Esses, and Brenda J. Miller. Filed Aug. 1. Ira Cleaning Services, 51 Main St., Apt. 2B, Chester 10918, c/o Iwona Molina and Renny Almarza. Filed Aug. 5.
G-Loc Boxing, 203 W. Parmenter St., Newburgh 12550, c/o Yoav Rivero Fernandez. Filed Aug. 2. G. Shepherd Designs, 82 First St., Walden 12586, c/o Brandi L. Shepherd. Filed Aug. 1. Guest Investigations, 80 Decker Drive, Washingtonville, c/o Samuel S. Guest. Filed July 31. Home Town Painting and More, 4 Hillside Ave., Rosendale 12472, c/o Danny J. Wiebke Jr. Filed Sept. 4. Lia Gift Baskets, 15 Rapelje Road, Walden 12586, c/o Robin Y. McMillan. Filed Aug. 6.
True Self Spa, 1-3 Henry W. Dubois Drive, New Paltz 12561, c/o Trisha Lynn Losee. Filed Sept. 5. Warwick Wags, 43 Denton Lane, Warwick 10990, c/o Madelyn Renee Schloicka. Filed Aug. 6. Wightman Fruit Farm, 130 Baker Road, Kerhonkson 12446, co John H. Wightman. Filed Sept. 3. WM Mechanical, 56 Piazza Road, Kerhonkson 12446, c/o William R. Mitchell. Filed Aug. 30. ZZ Services, 8 Lemberg Court, No. 403, Palm Tree, c/o Zalman Zwiebel. Filed July 29.
Lux Beauty Lounge, 1300 Ulster Ave., L-02, Kingston 12041, c/o Francine Ann Kolbinski. Filed Sept. 4. Mark’s Refrigeration, 6 Onteora Court, Shokan 12481, c/o Mark C. Wilson. Filed Sept. 5.
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LEGAL NOTICES Organizing with Erin, LLC. Filed with SSNY 8/9/19. Off loc.: Westchester County. SSNY desig.agent upon whom process against it may be served - copy by mail to LLC, 12 Castle Landing, Rye Brook, NY 10573. Purpose: all lawful. #62290 Resonate Solutions LLC. Arts. of Org. filed 08/06/19. Office loc: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process may be served & shall mail copy to the LLC, 85 Whittier Drive, Thornwood, NY 10594. Purpose: Any lawful. #62291 Notice of Formation of Kristin Hatfield, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/7/19. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to United States Corporation Agents Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, New York 11228. Purpose: all lawful. #62292 Notice of Formation of STUDIO BE, LLC (DOM. LLC) Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/31/2019. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at: 22 High Street, Katonah, NY 10536. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62293 FARALLONES LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/01/2019. Office loc:Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail copy to LLC at 204 Midland Ave, Tuckahoe, NY 10707. Purpose: Any lawful. #62294 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Regent Holdings II LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on August 8, 2019. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Regent Holdings II LLC, 211 South Ridge Street, Rye Brook, New York 10573. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62295 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: South Regent Street Owners LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on August 8, 2019. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to South Regent Street Owners LLC, 211 South Ridge Street, Rye Brook, New York 10573. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62296
Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: South Regent Street Associates LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on August 8, 2019. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to South Regent Street Associates LLC, 211 South Ridge Street, Rye Brook, New York 10573. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62297 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Lou-Nel South Regent Street LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on August 8, 2019. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Lou-Nel South Regent Street LLC, 211 South Ridge Street, Rye Brook, New York 10573. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62298 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: MJM South Regent Street LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on August 8, 2019. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to MJM South Regent Street LLC, 17 Lake Avenue, Tuckahoe, New York 10707. Purpose/ character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62299 Notice of Formation of North Atlantic Solar, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/18/19. 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, 75 South Broadway STE 400. White Plains., NY 10601. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62300 NOTICE OF FORMATION of DPSGNY2 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/6/2019. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to 19 Cheshire Lane, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: any lawful act. #62306 NOTICE OF FORMATION of DPSGNY1 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/6/2019. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to 19 Cheshire Lane, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: any lawful act. #62307
Notice of Formation of Cherry Tree Lane LLC. Art. of Org. filed with SSNY 8/15/19. NY office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent for process. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: c/o Dentons US LLP, Attn Brian E. Raftery, Esq., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Any lawful act or activity. #62308 Fermi Holdings, 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 David Goldman, 11 Reimer Rd., Scarsdale, NY 10583. General Purpose. #62309 Notice of Formation of ROBUSTWAY LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/09/19. 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, 5 Broad St W, Mount Vernon, NY 10552. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62310 21 Park Drive South LLC. Filed 7/22/19 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 2 Purdy Avenue, Rye, NY 10580 Purpose: all lawful #62311 Autobahn Detail LLC. Filed 7/31/19 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 6 Hoye Drive, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567 Purpose: all lawful #62312 Brevoort Lane LLC. Filed 7/31/19 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 85 Brevoort Lane, Rye, NY 10580 Purpose: all lawful #62313 Westchester Limos NY LLC. Filed 7/26/19 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 462 Lakeview Ave, Valhalla, NY 10595 Purpose: all lawful #62314 Notice of Formation of Miitra, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/6/19. Office Loc: 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, 23 Winnetou Road, White Plains, NY 10603. Purpose: any lawful act or activity #62317 Notice is hereby given that a license, number pending for wine, beer, cider, and liquor has been applied for by Silvio’s Italian Restaurant Inc to sell beer, wine, cider and liquor at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 351 South Broadway Yonkers NY 10705 for on-premise consumption. #62318 NOTICE OF FORMATION of New Roc Asset Management, LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/26/2019. 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: 41 Flatbush Ave., Ste 229, Brooklyn, NY 11217. Purpose: Any lawful act. #62319
Notice of Formation of Judi Hark, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/3/19. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 75 Meadow Lane New Rochelle, NY 10805. Purpose: all lawful purpose. #62321 ALPHA STRATEGISTS LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/07/19. 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: The LLC, 240 Halstead Avenue, A7, Harrison, New York 10528, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #62322 Notice of Formation of 88 HENRY ASSOC. LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/15/19. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 94 Henry Avenue Harrison, NY 10528. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62323 Danny Sanchez Productions LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 7/30/2019. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to The LLC, 24 Morris Crescent, Yonkers, NY 10705. General Purpose. # 62287 Notice of Formation of LLC. Name:Blumberg Leadership Consulting, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/22/19. 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: The LLC, 26 Doris Drive, Scarsdale, NY 10583, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful activity # 62288
Filed: 7/11/19 - Index No. 60439/2019 Plaintiff designates WESTCHESTER County as place of trial Venue is based upon County in which premises are being situate SUMMONS WITH NOTICE ACTION TO FORECLOSE A MORTGAGE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT, Plaintiff,
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DELORES LILLIAN GARRETT; THE UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW, NEXT-OF-KIN, DISTRIBUTEES, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, TRUSTEES, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, AND GENERALLY ALL PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING, UNDER, BY OR THROUGH THE DECEDENT JESSIE C. JORDAN A/K/A CORINTHIA JORDAN BY PURCHASE, INHERITANCE, LIEN OR OTHERWISE, ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN AND TO THE PREMISES DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN; STATE OF NEW YORK; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SOUTHERN DISTRICT); “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #10” inclusive the names of the ten last name Defendants being fictitious, real names unknown to the Plaintiff, the parties intended being persons or corporations having an interest in, or tenants or persons in possession of, portions of the mortgaged premises described in the Complaint, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance upon the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the date of service or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. If you fail to so appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. DATED: Elmsford, New York May 21, 2019 NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to 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 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Richard F. Komosinski Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523 Phone: (914) 345-3020 NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT IS FORECLOSING AGAINST THE OWNER OF THIS PREMISES. IF YOU LIVE HERE, THIS LAWSUIT MAY RESULT IN YOUR EVICTION. YOU MAY WISH TO CONTACT A LAWYER TO DISCUSS ANY RIGHTS AND POSSIBLE DEFENSES YOU MAY HAVE. NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above-entitled action is for the foreclosure of the following mortgage: Home Equity Conversion Mortgage made by Joseph E. Jordan (deceased) and Jessie C. Jordan a/k/a Corinthia Jordan (deceased) to
Name of Limited Liability Company (LLC): The Best Destination LLC. Date of filing Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State (SSNY) 05/06/2019. The LLC is located in Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process
Rockwell Equities, Inc. for $124,875.00 and interest, dated March 8, 1991 and recorded on May 30, 1991 in Liber 14576 of Mortgages, at page 309 in the office of the Westchester County Clerk/City Register; and which mortgage was ultimately assigned to U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee for the RMAC Trust, Series 2016-CIT by assignment dated July 19, 2017 and recorded July 28, 2017 in Control Number 572083827 in the office of the Westchester County Clerk/City Register. regarding premises known as 25 South High Street, Tuckahoe, New York 10707. The relief sought in the within action is final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the mortgage described above.
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 17 7th st Pelham, 10803 NY. Purpose of business of LLC is any lawful act or activity. # 62304
The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable Joan B. Lefkowitz, J.S.C. dated and filed August 19, 2019
23 Alden Street LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 6/12/2019. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 437 Harrison Ave., Harrison, NY 10528. General Purpose. # 62315
The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services at (800) 342-3736 or visit the Departmentís website at http://www. dfs.ny.gov.
Rachel Deliz Productions, LLC. Arts. Of Org. Filed with the SSNY on 9/3/19. 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 at 155 Weskora Ct, Yorktown Hts, NY 10598. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. # 62320
YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AT THIS TIME. You have the right to stay in your home during the foreclosure process. You are not required to leave your home unless and until your property is sold at auction pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale.
The Plaintiff makes no personal claim against any Defendants in this action.
Help for Homeowners in Foreclosure New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. Sources of Information and Assistance
Rights and Obligations
Regardless of whether you choose to remain in your home, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PROPERTY and pay property taxes in accordance with state and local law. Foreclosure Rescue Scams Be careful of people who approach you with offers to ìsaveî your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeownerís distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. #62316
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