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at $1.1 million, is on the small end of the real estate developer's portfolio. But the project fits with his passion for film, as the announcement from Cohen noted he owns a collection of more than 700 films. Cohen, who Forbes estimates is worth $2.8 billion, also recently revitalized and reopened the Quad Cinema in Greenwich Village. Cohen is chairman and CEO of Cohen Media Group, which has produced and distributed several films since it was founded in 2008. His first credit as a producer was on the 2008 film “Frozen River,” which received two Oscar nominations. “The audiences for independent and classic films are underserved here in New York and largely throughout the country due to the steady decline in the number of screens, as well as the aging infrastructure of the theaters that serve serious cinema lovers,” Cohen said in a statement. “I’m hopeful that my efforts to buy and upgrade movie houses of historical importance will » PLAYHOUSE, page 6

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Pam Koner outside the nonprofit she founded in Hastings-on-Hudson, which matches families here with those in impoverished circumstances nationwide in a one-to-one approach to fighting hunger and poverty. The group now is working with hurricane victims in Houston. Photo by Aleesia Forni

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he Larchmont Playhouse, an 84-year-old theater in the village’s downtown, will receive a modern reboot from billionaire real estate developer and film producer Charles S. Cohen, who bought the property following more than a year of grassroots efforts to preserve it. Cohen, CEO of Cohen Brothers Realty Corp., announced the purchase on Sept. 8 and said he hopes to begin an 18-month renovation and redesign of the playhouse in early 2018. The three-screen theater has

been vacant since last September. Cohen did not disclose the purchase price or the cost of the proposed renovations. The announcement from Cohen said the playhouse at 1975 Palmer Ave., will be transformed into “one of the finest art house/repertory theaters in the Northeast, featuring classic, foreign and independent films.” Cohen’s real estate firm owns a number of commercial properties in midtown Manhattan, Florida and southern California. The portfolio includes the 500,000-squarefoot, Class A office complex at 333 Westchester Ave. building in White Plains. The Larchmont Playhouse, last listed

n the wake of President Donald Trump’s recent announcement that he would rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, an Obama-era program that protects immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children, Westchester County has already begun to feel the impact of that decision. “You have a lot of DACA recipients who are obviously confused by the whole process,” said Nelson Madrid, a senior immigration attorney with Pollack, Pollack, Isaac & DeCicco LLP, a Manhattan law firm with offices in Peekskill. “There is a lot of misunderstanding, and a lot of people are scared. They’re scared because they no longer feel protected.” Established in 2012, DACA allowed undocumented immigrants who entered the U.S. as children to live and work legally in the U.S. for a renewable period of two years. In order to apply, immigrants had to be younger than 31 on June 15, 2012 and have lived in the states since 2007. “It does not give anyone legal status,” Madrid clarified. “It merely allows them the opportunity to obtain employment authorization.” Grantees, who are required to have entered the country when they were younger than 16, may also be eligible for a Social Security number and a driver’s license under the program. “For most crimes, you have to have intent. I’ve had clients tell me, ‘I didn’t know I was not born in the U.S. until my parents told me,’” Madrid said. “A 2- or a 4-year-old cannot make an informed decision. That’s just ridiculous, it’s absurd. Basically what we’re doing is punishing these people for the acts of their parents.” According to data from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, nearly 800,000

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Helping Harvey's victims, from one family to another BY ALEESIA FORNI aforni@westfariinc.com

am Koner, founder and executive director of the nonprofit Family-to-Family in Hastings-onHudson, didn’t initially intend to spearhead a Hurricane Harvey relief effort. “My first thought was, we can’t take this on, it’s too much,” Koner recalled. While the storm was posed to wreak havoc on the city of Houston, Koner was deep in the trenches expanding Family-toFamily’s reach in Westchester County. The organization runs more than a dozen programs in the county and across the nation, all with the goal of easing the burden of hunger and poverty by facilitating connections between families with enough to share and those with profoundly less. “What we hear all the time is people saying, ‘I want to give one to one, I want to give to a family,’” Koner said. Family-to-Family offers donors that oneto-one connection with opportunities that include sponsoring a = family with monthly groceries, providing children with a book each month or making birthday boxes for impoverished youths. Donor families and those they sponsor are also able to exchange letters and share photos with each other. Koner said that though she was not eager to begin soliciting donations for Hurricane Harvey relief, she was inundated with requests from families and corporations asking how they could help. “People kept asking, ‘What are you going to do about Houston?’ And finally I was like, ‘Well, all right, I’ll do something.’” This is not the first time Koner and her organization have stepped up following a natural catastrophe. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Family-to-Family connected more than 1,000 families with sponsors who supplied them with basic essentials. The group also organized a toy drive that yielded more than 15,000 toys for seven communities in the devastated region. Similarly, when disaster struck closer to home in 2012, Family-to-Family linked more than 700 sponsors with families affected by Hurricane Sandy. “Katrina and Sandy overwhelmed us,” Koner said, which made her initially reluctance to begin a Hurricane Harvey donation program. Still, her decision to assist those affected by the latest hurricane did not come as a surprise to those she works with. “Pam sees that something is wrong and she goes ‘Oh my God, we have to do something,’” said Nancy Hennessee, program

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director for Family-to-Family. To help those affected by Hurricane Harvey, Koner reached out to a trio of organizations in Houston that serve impoverished populations: the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Houston, Houston in Motion and Epiphany Community Health Outreach Services. “It’s better to work with a group of partners who are on the ground who know what (people) need,” she said. Following its one-to-one model, Familyto-Family aims to connect Houston families in need to those who hope to assist them. To accomplish that, victims of the hurricane are asked to fill out detailed questionnaires assessing their needs. Family-to-Family will then pair those families with sponsors who will send along the requested items. “They’ll send pillows, blankets, cleaning products and grocery gift cards,” said Hennessee. Koner said that Family-to-Family has already enlisted individual donors and corporations to sponsor more than 65 families in Houston. “We have some donors that have been incredibly generous,” she said. In just the first three days of soliciting, the organization raised roughly $10,000 for the victims of Hurricane Harvey. Though Koner admits to getting caught up in the day-to-day workings of Familyto-Family, large-scale events like Hurricane Harvey remind her why she launched her nonprofit more than a decade ago. Prior to starting Family-to-Family, she spent more than 20 years working as a fashion stylist and producer in New York City. When her family relocated to Hastingson-Hudson in 1993, Koner decided that with two young children at home, it was time to embark on a new career path. She began running an after-school program in her home in 1996, where children could have an “unplugged” space to work on homework or other creative endeavors. That program soon grew into a day care center, kindergarten program and creative arts space. “I sort of found this niche and I just had seven or eight different programs in Hastings,” she said. Her life would see another change, though, when in 2002 she read a New York Times cover story that profiled the impoverished town of Pembroke, Illinois. After reading of the dirt-floor homes, damaged rooftops and profound hunger that characterized the area, Koner felt compelled to take action. “I tapped into my community and I said, ‘I think there’s something we can do,’” she said. Koner got in touch with an outreach worker in Pembroke and floated the idea of

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Pam Koner fills a backpack with school supplies that will be donated to a family in need. Photo by Aleesia Forni

linking families in her own community with those in Pembroke. “I said, ‘I don’t know what I can do, but I’m good at solving problems. You need food, we can help. How do you want that to happen?’” The outreach worker supplied Koner with the names of 17 families in Pembroke. Koner and 16 of her neighbors each began shopping for and sending a monthly box of food and basic necessities to “their family.” “That was the seed that got sown for Family-to-Family,” she said. Over the years, the organization has grown to connect donors with impoverished families in 29 communities across 17 states. They range from rural communities where a large percentage of families live below the poverty level to urban areas where many are unable to meet their basic nutritional needs. To date, Family-to-Family has provided more than 5 million meals to families in need, along with supplying more than 27,000 books to children nationwide. “The notion for us is that the giving goes on and on,” she said. “It’s not just a one-shot deal.” That ripple effect of giving has become even more apparent in the days following the organization’s decision to send relief to Houston. Hennessee and Koner relayed a letter they received from a family who lost everything during Hurricane Sandy. Following the storm, Family-to-Family helped connect that family with a donor from Connecticut who helped them begin the process of rebuilding their lives. Now the family that was impacted by Hurricane Sandy hopes to repay that kindness by supporting a new family affected by Hurricane Harvey. “It’s so amazing when things like this happen,” Koner said, “because I think sometimes we forget the volume of our impact."

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Phoenix developer makes NY debut with downtown White Plains apartments BY RYAN DEFFENBAUGH rdeffenbaugh@westfairinc.com

434-unit mixed-use apartment development along the restaurant- and retail- heavy Mamaroneck Avenue in downtown White Plains has been approved by the city’s Common Council. Phoenix-based Alliance Residential Partners, one of the country’s largest private integrated multifamily real estate companies, received city approval on Sept. 5 to build Broadstone White Plains, a threepronged, 15-story building on a 2.1-acre site with frontage on Mamaroneck Avenue, Post Road and Mitchell Place. The corner represents a prominent location along a stretch of Mamaroneck heavily populated with restaurants and nightlife spots. Plans by Lessard Design Inc, an architecture and planning firm based in the Washington, D.C. area, include a 440,000-square-foot apartment tower complex with three building segments: two 15-story buildings and a six-story building. At street level, there will be about 8,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space

along Mamaroneck Avenue, divided into two spaces. The first 15-story building will feature two floors of retail and amenity space for residents, with 13 residential floors set back. The second building will include a six-story interior parking garage with 448 spaces, built beneath nine floors of residential space. The second building will be attached to a sixstory residential building on Mitchell Place. The residential portion will include a mix of 35 studios, 247 one-bedroom apartments, 130 two-bedroom and 22 threebedroom apartments. Plans also call for an 8,000-square-foot public park on the Mitchell Place side of the building. Of the residential units, 6 percent would be designated as affordable for people making 60 percent of the area’s median household income. White Plains zoning allows for developers to choose between offering 10 percent of units to residents with 80 percent of area median income or 6 percent of units for persons at the lower 60-percent level. The affordable portion includes two studio, 15 one-bedroom, eight two-bedroom and two three-bedroom apartments. The lower number of affordable units

cost the project two votes in the Common Council. Council members Milagros Lecuona and Dennis Krolian voted against the proposal, saying it needed more affordable units. The project was approved by a 5-2 vote. The project will require the demolition of existing commercial buildings on the site that are occupied by a mix of retail tenants, including a State Farm insurance agency, Supercuts, a billiards hall, dollar store and restaurants. Asked by Lecuona if the tenants know when they need to move out, project attorney Neil Alexander, of Cuddy & Feder LLP in White Plains, said the company will follow lease agreements and give notice to tenants shortly after receiving final approvals for the project. “All the leases have a fair amount of time for them to vacate and to make transitions, and that’s part of the original lease agreements they executed,” Alexander said. White Plains Mayor Thomas Roach said the project will have “a great positive impact on our downtown and city as a whole.” “This will bring 434 apartments to the heart of our downtown, Post and

An artist rendering of Broadstone White Plains.

Mamaroneck,” Roach said. “And the residents that live there, they will be coming out of the building every day to shop, to eat and help buoy our economy and help to bring further vitality to our downtown.” While headquartered in Arizona, Alliance Residential Partners has more than 20 offices in the U.S., including in Manhattan and Secaucus, New Jersey. Broadstone White Plains represents the company's first development in New York. The Phoenix developer has not publicly disclosed the estimated cost of its White Plains project. Alliance owns 89,000 units in 32 metropolitan markets, focused heavily in the western part of the country, but also in Florida, Georgia, Maryland and Virginia.

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An appeal to Congress: Save the state tax deduction Editor’s Note: The following letter was recently sent by the Business Council of New York State Inc. to the state’s congressional delegation. Heather C. Briccetti is the business advocacy organization’s president and CEO. As Congress turns its focus to tax reform, New York’s business community urges you to fight against any proposals that will have a disproportionate adverse impact on New York state taxpayers and on New York state’s economy. Specifically, the repeal of the federal itemized deduction for state and local taxes paid will hit New York’s economy more significantly than that of most other states. The impact will be felt by taxpayers statewide but will be concentrated in the New York City metropolitan area, currently the state’s strongest regional economy, on which the state’s fiscal health is dependent. This deduction is not a “loophole” or a concession to special interests, as are so many other provisions. Almost uniquely, this deduction was included in the first federal income tax in 1862, used by President

Lincoln to fund the Civil War. It was deemed essential for fiscal federalism, so that the federal government did not invade the tax base of the states and citizens were not double-taxed. For these reasons, it has been included in every federal income tax form for over 100 years since the current federal income tax law was enacted in 1913. It is not just New York that is affected. The adverse impact of the loss of this deduction will be felt in states and localities across the nation, damaging their ability to finance local services, especially education and public safety. That is why the proposal is also opposed by the National Association of Counties, the National Governors Association, the Conference of Mayors, and the National Conference of State Legislatures, as well as leading education groups. One argument being made is that this provision provides a “subsidy” to high-tax states like New York by low-tax states. In fact, as first documented by Senator (Daniel P.) Moynihan nearly 40 years ago, New York

state has long been a net contributor to the federal budget, with its residents paying far more in federal taxes than receiving in federal spending. According to a recent study by the State Comptroller’s office, New York has a negative federal balance of payments second only to New Jersey — nearly $20 billion in federal fiscal year 2014. New York taxpayers already provide one of the largest subsidies to the federal government and other states; eliminating this deduction will only increase New York’s subsidy to Washington, heightening this imbalance. Even if other federal tax changes under consideration could benefit some New York taxpayers, the loss of state and local tax deductibility will result in higher taxes for many individuals and small businesses in New York state, and make New York less economically competitive with other states, including those that, ironically, depend more heavily on New York-subsidized federal spending than local tax revenues to provide essential government services.

Heather C. Briccetti

While there is an urgent need for federal tax reforms, especially the adoption of a competitive corporate income tax rate and a territorial business tax regime, it is essential that you oppose proposals like this which would damage New York state taxpayers and businesses — large and small — and New York’s economic competitiveness.

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recipients have been approved through DACA since its inception five years ago. “Most DACA recipients came to this country when they were 6, and this is their country,” said Carola Bracco, executive director of Mount Kisco-based Neighbors Link, which focuses on helping immigrants integrate into communities throughout Westchester. Bracco referenced a national study conducted in August that surveyed 3,063 DACA recipients and found that their average age when they came to the U.S. was 6 ½. The survey was orchestrated by Tom Wong, a professor at the University of California at San Diego, along with Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank, and other immigration advocacy groups. For many DACA grantees, Bracco said, America is the only home they have ever known. “They certainly don’t feel that their nativeborn country is home. They don’t feel like they are from the country they were born in, and obviously now, they don’t feel like they’re welcome in this country either,” she said. Jessica Young, supervising attorney for the Westchester Hispanic Coalition, which has represented 140 DACA recipients to date, said the program unlocked economic opportunities for hundreds of thousands of grantees. “The end of the DACA program will have devastating effects on our DACA clients and their families,” she said.

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have a positive impact in helping to begin to reverse that downward trend.” Cohen also hopes to develop a series of high-end boutique cinemas around the nation. The Larchmont Playhouse has been vacant since September 2016 when its previous operator, Bow Tie Cinemas, let its lease expire. The theater’s previous owner, United Development Co., a real estate firm based in Texas, had been trying to sell the theater even before Bow Tie left. Barry Synnott, a broker with Coldwell Banker Commercial who represented the seller, said the property was first listed in April 2016. The theater at first appeared likely to be marketed as a redevelopment site, but he said grassroots efforts from a local group made it clear the village residents wanted the theater preserved. That effort was led by Friends of Larchmont Playhouse, a local nonprofit

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“Some of (the DACA recipients) are working in businesses and those businesses have invested in them to train them,” Bracco said. “If you’re a company and you have people working for you that can work up until their DACA expires, how difficult is it for your employees to maintain their high productivity level while they’re living in this limbo and they don’t know when it’s going to end?” In his remarks on the rescinding of the program, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said it “denied jobs to hundreds of thousands of Americans by allowing those same jobs to go to illegal aliens.” “A lot of these kids, they’re not taking jobs,” Madrid countered. “They just want an education.” Because undocumented students are unable to work or qualify for financial aid, DACA was used as a tool by many to help them attend college. “We have lots of students who, when they didn’t have DACA, they weren’t going to be able to afford college,” Bracco said, “but when DACA was implemented, that allowed them to get work and be able to afford college.” Taslim Tavarez Garcia, a student at Pace University, is one such student. Though she and her family have since been granted legal status, DACA enabled her to enter college in the U.S. Now Garcia hopes to attend law school and become an immigration attorney in order to help those who may be facing similar situations. “I want to be known as someone who was able to create change for immigrants, something that is so interconnected with my personal background,” she said. “It’s about really trying to help them overcome the barriers that prevent them from becoming residents or citizens." For many who work hands-on with immi-

grant communities, another critical issue is that those who applied for the DACA program “trusted the government with all their confidential information,” Bracco said. “So now the government has access to that information, and that’s a significant betrayal if that information gets used against them at some point when they no longer have their DACA status.” That information required during the DACA application process ranged from where the recipients live and work to a list of their family members. “Something I always advise my clients is, anytime you fill out any paperwork with immigration, you are putting yourself on the radar,” Madrid said. “The bottom line is, obviously immigration (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) knows where you are, knows who your family members are. They can, unfortunately, do what they want to do with that information.”

community group founded by Ellen Zuckert and Elizabeth Bradley. Zuckert said it represents an important community meeting space. “It’s central to our community because it brings people together,” Zuckert said. “And in terms of watching movies, even though we have Netflix and DVR at home, I much prefer the experience of seeing a film with others.” The group was successful in bringing attention to the theater. Their efforts were featured in The Wall Street Journal and a number of local TV news shows. The group gathered about $600,000 in pledges toward a goal of $1.2 million to buy the theater. Those efforts made a difference. Synnott said the group brought the theater “into the limelight. They persuaded the seller to say listen, let’s proceed and keep this as a theater, because that’s what they want.” But before Cohen, a number of potential theater deals fell through, Synnott said, including one earlier this year from a local buyer who planned to renovate and reopen

the theater. A clause left over from the theater’s previous sale complicated potential deals for the property, according to Synnott. United Development Co. bought the theater in 2015 from Regal Cinemas, which operates the nearby Regal New Roc Stadium theater in New Rochelle. As part of that deal, Regal maintains “right of first offer” on the Larchmont Playhouse. Among other provisions, the right allows the company to place restrictions on first-run films at the Larchmont theater. Asked about the right of first offer, Cohen said through a spokesperson that he “complied with all the requirements of the sale and successfully closed the transaction.” The theater was built as a family-owned operation in 1933. At the time it was a single screen theater with 300 seats. In the mid-1990s, it was converted into a multiplex with three screens: two screens with between 80 and 90 seats and a larger theater with 130 seats. Synnott said the theater is solid structurally, but shows its age and is in need of repairs.

SURVIVOR’S GUILT

Though the program is scheduled to be phased out on March 5 next year, DACA recipients whose eligibility expires prior to that date have the option of renewing their two-year status. However, for the renewal to be approved, they must submit their paperwork by Oct. 5. “Some DACA recipients who fit into that March 5 deadline feel survivor’s guilt,” Bracco said. “A sibling or a best friend doesn’t get to renew, but they do.” Bracco said that many of those seeking renewals will be rushing to complete their application in the coming weeks and will likely require assistance from organizations like Neighbors Link. The nonprofit has already set up a number of information sessions and consultations to assist those hoping to renew their status. “It’s a lot of work in a short amount of

time,” she said. “It’s a huge strain on the nonprofit sector to help people do these DACA renewals.”

STATES SUE TO SAVE DACA

Following the Trump administration’s announcement, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen joined a coalition of 15 states and the District of Columbia that is suing to stop the administration from dismantling the program. Four other states have announced similar suits in the weeks since. Schneiderman said the program’s end would have devastating effects on the 42,000 DACA grantees in New York State. “It’s clear that President Trump’s DACA repeal would cause huge economic harm to New York and that it’s driven by President Trump’s personal anti-Mexican bias,” he said. Since his announcement, Trump has called on Congress to pass a replacement for the program in the next six months prior to its end date in March. “Our DACA clients are worried about the future and about their work permits expiring,” said Young at the Westchester Hispanic Coalition. “They are also hopeful that our elected representatives will act on their behalf.” Bracco agreed that “we have to put a lot of pressure on Congress to do something.” “But I think it’s going to be an incredible challenge,” she added. In the meantime, many who work closely with the immigrant community are left to do their best to quell the fear and tension that have arisen in recent months. “Many people usually feel a sense of security or feel reassured after they meet with their attorney,” Madrid said. “It’s very difficult for me to give any a sense of security or reassurance at this moment in time.”

“It’s great for the village that Charles is the buyer, because he can turn it into a showpiece property,” he said. Zuckert said Save The Larchmont Playhouse spoke with Cohen a few times over the summer and hopes to provide some insight on what the community is looking for from the theater. “We just could not be happier,” Zuckert said. “From what I understand of Mr. Cohen’s vision of the theater, both in terms of looking at film for educational purposes, and as an art form and for community, it is very much aligned with what we are hoping the theater can be.”

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Reunion Foods continues family legacy in Irvington BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

hree siblings rooted in a family meat business are branching out to organic animal proteins. Ben, Jessica and Seth Mosner founded Reunion Foods last year and they recently opened a 1,200-square-foot headquarters in Irvington. Seth, the CEO, and Ben, the chief business development officer, recently sat down to discuss their business strategy. Jessica, the chief marketing officer, was out of town. “We are an organic, organic food company,” Ben said. By which he means they grew into the business naturally by virtue of their experience at Mosner Family Brands and by their lifelong embrace of a health and wellness lifestyle. Reunion sells organic pork and grassfed organic beef and lamb, free of antibiotics, hormones and genetically engineered ingredients, from animals that graze in pastures. The food is sold to retail, food service, e-commerce and manufacturing customers. “All meat is not created equal,” Seth said. They have been honing their concept for six years, while continuing in the family business. The original business plan was titled the “Compassionate Carnivore.” While that phrase might be jarring to a vegan, they say it embodies an ethic that connects consumers to the people, places, animals and environment that go into creating a nutritious meal. “Big business would never be able to do that,” Seth said. The path to the grocery store meat counter is not easy. Consumers tend to look for a brand when they buy meats, and branding, Ben said, is a matter of confidence. “People want to trust what they’re eating.” But food labeling can be confusing. “Grass-fed” can mean that a steer was fed on grass for only a short time. “Natural,” under federal regulations, means minimal processing but does not exclude antibiotics. Their ambition is to be transparent about how they achieve high standards. The Reunion nutrition panels will be explicit: 100 percent grass-fed, no antibiot-

ics ever, no added hormones, never confined, never fed animal byproducts. They have spent three years building a global supply chain in Australia, Canada, Uruguay and the U.S., finding farmers who are capable of satisfying their standards and willing to be certified and audited by third-party organizations. Production costs are higher compared with industrial agriculture, where animals are fed corn and soy in confined feedlots. A Reunion steer, for example, gets pasture space as large as a football field. It is not given stimulants so it takes longer to get up to market weight. But the animal is healthier, Seth said, the meat is more nutritious and the environment is less stressed. Ben said the taste is clean and earthy, “the way nature intended.” Even the name, Reunion, is meant to evoke the ideas of connecting people, encouraging collaboration and supporting communities. “Aren’t we just selling food,” Seth asked. “Sure.” But meat can be an excuse to get together. The dinner table is a place where people share values. The name also associates their venture with the family legacy. Their origin story can be traced back more than 70 years to David Mosner, their grandfather, a son of Eastern European immigrants who went to work in the meat trade when he returned from service in World War II. David had no notion of creating a business dynasty, Seth said. He was just trying to support a family of seven as a meat salesman. But when his request for a $5 a week raise was rejected, according to family lore, he borrowed $300, bought a used station wagon and set out as a jobber. He filled his wagon at the wholesale market and delivered meats to butchers and restaurants. The Mosner company was incorporated in 1957. David died about 20 years ago. Now his sons, Michael and Philip, run the company, and it has grown into one of the largest meat purveyors in the Northeast. The grandchildren were encouraged to make their own careers, but not necessarily in the family business. Ben worked on Wall Street. Jessica worked as a fashion merchandiser. Seth

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IN COURT

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ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS WINS A ROUND

Archie Andrews and his cohorts in Riverdale have prevailed in recent legal challenges in federal court. U.S. District Judge Vincent L. Briccetti in TWB WhitePerez Plains ruled for Archie Comic w/ “Top 5 Commercial Lender” Snipe Publications Inc. in a Sept. 5 court order. WCBJ Narrative Ark Entertainment LLC, a 7.375” w x 7.125” h Mamaroneck 7-25-17 company founded by Scott D. Fulop, a former Archie editor, sued Pelhambased Archie Comic Publications last year. Fulop alleges copyright infringement, deceptive business practices, unfair compe-

tition and unjust enrichment. The lawsuit also names Sega of America, an Irvine, California, video game publisher that licenses Archie Comic Publications to sell comic books based on characters, such as Sonic the Hedgehog. Fulop worked for Archie Comic Publications from 1988 to 1991 and again from 1994 to 1996. When he left the company, he continued to create stories, characters and artwork for the publisher as a freelancer. He claims, for instance, that he and another freelancer collaborated on several Sonic the Hedgehog projects. He discovered in 2009 that Archie Comic Publications was reprinting stories and using characters he had created. Fulop obtained copyright registrations for his work, organized Narrative Ark and transferred his copyrights to the company. He claims that Archie Comic Publications and Sega have failed to compensate him for his works. Archie Comic Publications and Sega

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LARCHMONT NAIL SALON FAILED TO PAY OVERTIME

U.S. District Judge Vincent L. Briccetti ruled in time for Labor Day that a Larchmont nail salon failed to pay an employee mandatory overtime. JianJing Lu sued Nails By Ann Inc., doing business as Nail House, and owner Myong Hee Kim, under the New York Labor Law and the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, in 2015. Judge Briccetti granted summary judgment to Lu in federal court in White Plains on Sept. 1. She worked at the salon as a nail technician from 2008 to 2015. She was paid $75 a day regardless of how many hours she worked by the day or week. She typically worked nine hours a day, except on Sundays when she worked six and a half hours. Lu was paid in cash and she was not given a paystub or wage statements that described her compensation. The nail salon argued that there was a tacit understanding that Lu could work additional days to make up for missed days. Weekly hours would eventually average out and not require overtime pay. But that argument, Briccetti said, “essentially admits liability,” because state and federal law for flat-rate pay sets a weekly basis for determining overtime. The nail salon also argued that it did not knowingly, deliberately or recklessly violate overtime laws and that the violations could not have been willful because of cultural, linguistic and educational difficulties. The judge found “no evidence of defendants’ good faith.” Lu had submitted a statement of facts, with a declaration and supporting exhibits. But Kim and the nail salon did not answer or submit evidence in response to Lu. There is no dispute that Lu worked more than 40 hours a week, Briccetti ruled. He said the uncontested evidence is that Lu is entitled to as much as $11,865 for unpaid overtime, damages and violations of wage disclosures. At $75 a day, that would amount to 158 days or 32 weeks of compensation.

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Managing and matching customer expectations Customers aren’t happy and we need to get them roped back in. Can customer delivery problems be addressed productively? Is there a cookie-cutter approach? THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: It’s a home run when you and the customer agree on what’s expected and you’re able to deliver exactly that. Know that customers who take time to explain their concerns are doing you a big favor. Set up a system to learn from breakdowns. Strive to match customer demands for level of quality, pricing and accountability. In the sales, delivery and ongoing service phases, instead of telling customers what you can deliver, shift the focus and become more of a listener. Find out what they’re looking to receive. Ask questions about how their needs do, and don’t, get met. Frequently refresh that data, as the needs of your customers may change on a regular basis. Use the information you gather to tailor your offers to meet their needs.

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was addressed and whether the customer was ultimately satisfied. Use those sheets to track how and how well, incidents are resolved. Periodically meet as a team to review all complaints and look for trends and opportunities to improve. Make it everyone’s mission to reduce incidents as you learn how to improve every aspect of your operation. Make operations accountable for delivering a great customer experience. Do periodic check-ins on the quality and accuracy of what gets delivered. Put someone in charge of inspecting and reporting on the work your company performs, with an eye to exceeding standards for quality and satisfaction. If there are gaps, figure out where they come from and what changes are needed. Give your operations people the authority to intervene and make changes when customer expectations are not being met. Review performance regularly, publish the results and ask what operations plans to work on next to reduce incidents and improve satisfaction. Talk to your people about the importance of earning customer loyalty by deliv-

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n today’ s world of rampant cybercrime, every savvy business owner knows the necessity of locking down their data. However, we find that the cyber security technologies used by the vast majority of businesses are woefully out of date. Sure, your current solution may have worked great, but digital threats to the safety of your company are constantly evolving. Criminals will eventually attempt to breach your data — and your barriers are not as secure as you might think. Before World War II, the Germans developed a technology that would prove to be a key player in the conflict: its family of infamous Enigma machines. The number of potential permutations — and thus solutions — for the code was in the tens of millions. The code’s impenetrability didn’t last. Via photographs of stolen Enigma operating manuals, the Polish Cipher Bureau reconstructed one of the stubborn Enigma machines, internal wiring and all, enabling them to decrypt the Wehrmacht’s messages from 1933 to 1938. Facing an impending German invasion, Poland decided to

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THE LIST: Local Eateries

WESTCHESTER COUNTY WESTCHESTER COUNTY

LOCAL EATERIES

Listed alphabetically. Name Address Area code: 914, unless otherwise noted Website

Angelo's

Ridge Hill, 160 Market St., Yonkers 10710 709-1000 • pollrestaurants.com

Baldanza at the Bedford Post

954 Old Post Road, Bedford 10506 234-6386 • campagna-bedford.com

The Barn at Bedford Post 954 Old Post Road, Bedford 10506 234-7800 • bedfordpostinn.com

Bartaco

1 Willet Ave., Port Chester 10573 937-TACO • bartaco.com

Cedar Street Grill

23 Cedar St., Dobbs Ferry 10522 674-0706 • cedarstreetgrillny.com

City Perch Kitchen + Bar

1 Livingstone Ave., Dobbs Ferry 10522 348-7007 • cityperch.com

Crabtree's Kittle House

11 Kittle Road, Chappaqua 10514 666-8044 • kittlehouse.com

Fortina

17 Maple Ave., Armonk 10504 • 273-0900 136 S. Ridge St., Rye Brook 10573 • 937-0900 fortinapizza.com

Half Moon

1 High St., Dobbs Ferry 10522 693-4130 • halfmoonhudson.com

Harper's Restaurant and Bar

92 Main St., Dobbs Ferry 10522 693-2306 • harpersonmain.com

Harvest-on-Hudson

1 River Street, Hastings-on-Hudson 10706 478-2800 • harvesthudson.com

Il Forno

343 Route 202, Somers 10589 277-7575 • ilfornosomers.com

The Inn at Pound Ridge by Jean-Georges

258 Westchester Ave., Pound Ridge 10576 764-1400 • theinnatpoundridge.com

Kisco River Eatery

222 E. Main St., Mount Kisco 10549 218-3877 • kiscoriver.com

Lago Ristorante

97 Lake St., West Harrison 10604 358-9180 • lagoristorante.com

Mediterraneao White Plains

189 Main St., White Plains 10601 448-8800 • zhospitalitygroup.com

The Melting Pot

30 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains 10601 993-6358 • meltingpot.com

Type of cuisine

Description

Southern Italian

300-seat restaurant, including four dining areas, two semi-private sections to accommodate parties of 30-60 and an open kitchen allowing diners to watch their meals being prepared

Farm to table

Located at the Bedford Inn, an eight-room luxury inn; private events, including weddings and celebrations

American seasonal

Located at the Bedford Inn, an eight-room luxury inn; menu changes throughout the year according to season; weekend brunch

Tapas-style Spanish

Party packs, including catering options for five to 25 people and private event options

American

Events held throughout the year; catering options; live music

American

Weekend brunch; accommodations for private and special events

Farm to table

Private events and catering; affiliated with local farms throughout New York and Connecticut

Italian

Food cooked in wood-fired ovens, private parties and catering options

American

Views of the Hudson River, events and catering options, raw bar; seasonal specials

Farm to table

Private event options include the private garden, the semi-private dining room and the entire restaurant to accommodate 35-80 seated guests or 55-120 guests with limited seating

Italian

Views of the Hudson River; menu inspired by local produce; accommodations for dining or private events, such as weddings, social and corporate events, for up to 220 people

Italian

Daily specials, party and catering menus

Farm to table

Menu is sourced from the Hudson Valley and New England when possible; building is a remodeled house constructed in 1833; two dining rooms, two bars and a candle-only illuminated wine cellar for private dining

American

Accommodations for large parties, open seven days a week

Italian

Private event room featuring a 160-inch, roll-down screen; special events for holidays

Mediterranean

Restaurant features three floors of dining space, with accommodations for special events

Fondue

Special events, including a weekly Sunday brunch and a wine and fondue dinner; private events to accommodate eight to 56 guests

This list is a sampling eateries located in Westchester County. If you would like to include your restaurant in our next list, please contact Danielle Renda at drenda@westfairinc.com.

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Name Address Area code: 914, unless otherwise noted Website

Moderne Barn

430 Bedford Road, Armonk 10504 730-0001 • modernebarn.com

Muscoot Tavern

105 Somerstown Turnpike, Katonah 10507 232-2800 • muscoottavern.com

One Twenty One

2 Dingle Ridge Road, North Salem 10560 669-.0121 • 121restaurant.com

The Parlor

14 Cedar St., Dobbs Ferry 10522 478-8200 • theparlordf.com

Primavera Restaurant & Bar

592 Route 22, Croton Falls 10519 277-4580 • primaverarestaurantandbar.com

Purdy's Farmer & the Fish

100 Titicus Road, North Salem 10560 617-8380 • farmerandthefish.com

Red Hat on the River

1 Bridge St., Irvington-on-Hudson 10533 591-5888 • redhatontheriver.com

Restaurant North

386 Main St., Armonk 10504 273-8686 • restaurantnorth.com

Rosemary & Vine

29 Purchase St., Rye 10580 481-8660 • rosemaryandvine.com

Ruth's Chris Steak House

670 White Plains Road, Tarrytown 10591 631-3311 • ruthschris.com

Sam's of Gedney Way

50 Gedney Way, White Plains 10605 949-0978 • samsofgedneyway.com

Sapori

324 Central Ave., White Plains 10606 684-8855 • saporiofwhiteplains.com

Sonora

179 Rectory St., Port Chester 10573 933-0200 • sonorarestaurant.net

Tarry Lodge

18 Mill St., Port Chester 10573 939-3111 • portchester.tarrylodge.com

Terra Rustica

550 N. State Road, Briarcliff Manor 10510 923-8300 • terrarusticaristorante.com

Texas de Brazil

1 Ridge Hill Blvd., Yonkers 10710 652-9660 • texasdebrazil.com

Xaviers X20 on the Hudson

71 Water Grant St., Yonkers 10701 965-1111 • xaviars.com

Zero Otto Nove Armonk 55 Old Route 22, Armonk 10504 273-0089 • 089armonk.com

Type of cuisine

Description

American

Private dining options include the private room, the mezzanine and the grand balcony; menu includes hand-picked, locally sourced ingredients

Italian

Live music every Saturday night

Globally inspired

Menu includes local and seasonal ingredients from Hudson Valley farmers and purveyors, private events to accommodate 10-50 guests

Italian-American

Restaurant offers scissors as an alternative to cutting pizza for a playful atmosphere, menu includes locally sourced and seasonal ingredients

Italian

Restaurant features authentic Italian food, including homemade pasta; bar and private room available for corporate and social events

Seafood

Adjacent to the Farm Shop, which features fresh produce, prepared dishes, baked goods, coffee, dry goods and specialty items; catering includes custom menus; special events, including a barbecue, pig roast and lobster boil

French-American bistro

Views of the Hudson River; within a 100-year-old renovated factory, accommodations for social and corporate event; menu includes local and seasonal ingredients from farmers and purveyors

Farm-to-table American

Menu features locally sourced produce, dining room can accommodate 45 guests with the option to rent the restaurant

Mediterranean, vegetarian

Menu features seasonal, thoughtfully sourced items

Steakhouse

Accomodatings for private events, from cocktail parties to business meetings and catered parties

American bistro

Private party accommodations for 12 to 100 guests; food selection includes a gluten-free menu

Italian

Private party menus to accommodate up to 100 people; the wine cellar, a more private setting, can accommodate up to 70 people

Latin

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though our historic mansion collection focuses on the Federal period in the early 19th century, this (sculpture garden) is an appropriate inclusion because we are in such an important part logistically of the Hudson River School,” said Miller. Sculptor Wyatt has deep ties to the region that inspired Hudson River School painters as well. He directs the Academy of

Reunion Foods — » From page 7

was a management consultant. All found their way back to Mosner Family Brands, where they still have responsibilities and are part of the ownership group. But Reunion is independent. It has no outside investors and it is making it on its own revenues. The partners set up the Irvington headquarters in part to separate themselves from the hustle and bustle of the family business in Hunts Point. Looking out the windows at the Bridge Street Campus, a renovated factory on the Hudson River, the Manhattan panorama is on the left, the Palisades is straight ahead and the new Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge is to the right. “It’s a piece of serenity,” Seth said. He said the views and the energy of the place and the ethos of like-minded tenants on campus, focus him. And there is a business to run. Meats from around the world are arriving at the docks. They are perishable. They must be moved to market. Reunion has found an outlet in the past year or so with makers of meal kits, jerky and other snack products. But their strategy is to become a massmarket retailer. By next month they expect to start national retail sales through a network of organic food distributors. So far this year, Reunion has booked more than $6 million in the business-tobusiness market. Ben said they expect to surpass $10 million by the end of the year as they ramp up in the retail market. He would not disclose the profit margin. They aspire to $100 million a year, Seth said, a significant target in the organic field but a mere rounding error in the world of commodity proteins. Success depends on consumers who care about how animals are treated, are willing to pay more for taste, want more nutritious meats and trust that Reunion is not cutting corners.

Art at the Newington-Cropsey Foundation in Hastings-on-Hudson, which preserves the neighboring home of Jasper F. Cropsey and displays many of his works. The foundation underwrote the sculpture garden. Wyatt — sculptor-in-residence at The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in Manhattan, home to his 40-foot-tall bronze “Peace Fountain” — grew up across the river in Grandview-on-Hudson, where, he said, he’d often venture through the area’s wilderness. While he wouldn’t become aware of the Hudson River School’s significance until he studied art history at Columbia University, Wyatt described similarly gathering inspiration from his natural surroundings as did those earlier artists. “I wouldn’t get in rowboats, as they did, and anchor off the Palisades and do oil sketch studies. But I would go to Hook Mountain, an easy bicycle ride from Grandview. I could look at the geology,” the sculptor said. Wyatt started the sculpture garden

project by consulting with historians and museum curators to come up with a list of the 10 most important painters to feature. The sculptures include a biography of each artist, placed on the back in bronze letters, and integrate famous works from each artist. For Thomas Moran, a Hudson River School painter better known for his Rocky Mountain scenes, a waterfall etched in bronze runs through the statue, a reference to his painting “The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.” Moran’s powerful depictions of Yellowstone are credited today with inspiring Congress to establish Yellowstone National Park. Indeed, the Hudson River School is credited with influencing the establishment of the National Park System as a whole. In the 1960s and 1970s, the 19thcentury artists’ work was used as inspiration for a new environmental movement. That’s a part of the painting school’s historical significance to which Wyatt hopes to bring awareness.

“I really have at least two paths in which I’m reaching out — documenting the importance of environmental preservation and which artists in particular deserve our eternal respect,” he said. The sculptures will stand just outside the main entrance of Boscobel. Wyatt has completed and placed seven of them, with the final three set to be placed in the fall. Miller said the phased installation has given Boscobel staff a rare chance to observe reactions to a new exhibit before it’s fully rolled out. “I’ve watched people engage with these sculptures since the first four went up, and it teaches them about the Hudson River School. A lot of people who come here are not from America. A lot of people are not familiar with the Hudson River School. So this is an opportunity to teach in a meaningful and informative way.” This article was �irst published in the September issue of WAG magazine, the Business Journal’s sister publication.

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Trump Tower resident sues owner for broker consulting fees BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

resident of Trump Tower at City Center has sued the White Plains condominium and its board of managers to collect consulting fees. Bruce Feldman, a real estate broker, is essentially suing his neighbors for $1.5 million for his work in challenging a mortgage and a tax agreement that he says were illegal. Trump Tower has responded that Feldman never produced the results for which he was hired as a consultant and was not authorized to do work for which he seeks compensation. “Bruce’s claims for commissions have no merit,” said James Glatthaar, the condominium’s attorney, “and we will vigorously oppose them.” Developer Louis R. Cappelli built the 35-story condominium and the adjacent City Center shopping and entertainment complex. When Trump Tower opened in 2005, it was the tallest building in Westchester County. The condominium did not include the parking garage at City Center. In 2008, Trump Tower acquired Cappelli’s interest in the garage and rooftop recreation deck and assumed a $4 million mortgage. Residents were assessed for the mortgage payments. Two years later, the board hired Bruce Feldman Associates to negotiate new terms with the bank. His firm was to be paid 15 percent of any savings. Feldman quickly discovered that the mortgage was linked to a payment in lieu of taxes agreement, or Pilot, with the Westchester County Industrial Development Agency. By his analysis, the IDA agreement amounted to double taxation. He advised the Trump Tower board that the Pilot was unlawful. Feldman says Trump Tower was not eligible for a Pilot agreement and the transfer of the garage and deck from Cappelli was not officially recorded until he alerted the board last year. Essentially, he claims, Trump Tower residents were making payments on property they never actually owned and his work enabled the condominium to recover money. Feldman tried to get refunds on his apartment at Trump Tower. He challenged the city’s tax assessments and he sued Trump Tower, Cappelli’s companies, the bank and the county IDA. He withdrew that lawsuit last year.

He has billed Trump Tower for $1,532,250 in consulting fees: $786,000 for refunds he identified, $506,250 for savings on the elimination of future property tax assessments, and $240,000 real estate commission for the conveyance of the parking garage and deck to Trump Tower. Trump Tower has refused to pay, so Feldman sued in state Supreme Court in White Plains in July, claiming breach of

agreement and unjust enrichment. Trump Tower’s response on Aug. 31 contradicts Feldman’s account. The consulting contract was terminated in 2010, the condominium says, and Feldman was never authorized to represent Trump Tower on property taxes or Pilot payments. But Feldman continued to discuss the mortgage and Pilot agreement with the bank, the city and the IDA, Trump Tower says, and

the board terminated his contract again in 2012. The actions for which he seeks compensation, Trump Tower argues, constitute unlicensed practice of law and therefore Feldman is not entitled to any compensation. “I am no longer championing these issues or seeking justice,” Feldman said in an email. “I just want to be paid for my work.”

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he grand opening of the Rockland bound span of the new Gov. Mario Cuomo Bridge on August 24, was a historic event for Westchester County and New York State. The $3.9 billion construction project, which is currently the nation’s largest public infrastructure undertaking, is a marvel of engineering and design.

The event also represents a triumph for the Business Council of Westchester and BCW President and CEO Marsha Gordon who led the charge in the business community for more the 10 years advocating for construction of a new bridge to replace the aging and deteriorating Tappan Zee Bridge. While some in the business community sat on the sidelines, Gordon was out front advocating for the new bridge, citing how critically important it was to the future economic vitality of the entire Hudson Valley region. Gordon’s involvement on this issue dates back to when she chaired the I-287 Task Force under then County Executive Andy Spano. She went on to chair Gov. Andrew

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Cuomo’s Build the Bridge Now initiative and served on the Mass Transit Taskforce which developed final recommendations for the bridge and related 287 corridor transit improvements. Replacing the Tappan Zee Bridge has been a top priority for the BCW for many years and has regularly been included in the BCW’s Legislative Agenda that it presents to lawmakers in Albany each year. Thanks to the BCW and Gordon’s vision, the issue of building the new bridge was kept alive for over a decade!

Gordon, who was among the dignitaries who attended the grand opening ceremony led by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, said the event was a momentous day for the Business Council of Westchester and the entire Hudson Valley. “Having worked so long and hard with the business community to make this project a reality, it was a tremendous honor to witness the opening of this magnificent new bridge. This is an excellent example of the BCW’s ongoing commitment to economic development in our county and region,” Gordon said.

Latimer wins county executive primary George Latimer, a state senator from Rye, appears set to represent the Democratic Party in the race for county executive. By an unofficial tally from the Westchester County Board of Elections, Latimer defeated Westchester County Legislator Ken Jenkins by capturing 63 percent of the vote. Latimer had 23,673 votes to Jenkins' 13,803 in Tuesday's primary. Latimer will now face incumbent Republican Robert P. Astorino, who will be running for a third term.

$1M for cancer patients hit by Harvey The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the Rye Brook-based voluntary health agency, will donate up to $1 million to help blood cancer patients who have been impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Blood cancer patients living in declared disaster areas are eligible to receive $500 to help with cancer-related necessities such as transportation to treatment and lost or damaged medications. "Living with a blood cancer is difficult enough without the added stress of being displaced from your home or being unable to receive treatment because of a natural disaster," said Louis J. DeGennaro, president and CEO of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. "As a patients-first organization, we are determined to provide critical support directly to those who need it. Patients' lives literally depend on it." Blood cancer patients or their caregivers can visit the organization’s website to access the application form. Billie Sue Parris, executive director of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Texas Gulf Coast Chapter, said the organization has served the Gulf Coast area of Texas for more than 30 years and will continue to support blood cancer patients and their families "during this extremely difficult time. This community has always supported LLS, walking in Light The Night, running with Team In Training and volunteering in so many ways to support cancer patients." Parris added, "Now it's our turn to show that LLS is here for our community." Along with its disaster relief program, the organization provides a range of free resources, education and support for blood cancer patients, survivors and their families. Founded in 1949, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has chapters throughout the United States and Canada. For more information, visit lls.org. — Aleesia Forni

"Thanks to all who supported me yesterday in the Democratic & Reform primaries for County Executive," Latimer wrote in a tweet Wednesday morning. "We now go forward to make a strong case." In White Plains, incumbent Mayor Thomas Roach defeated Democratic primary challenger Milagros Lecuona, a member of the city's Common Council. Roach received 72 percent of the vote to Lecuona's 28 percent. Roach is running for a second full term. He first took over as acting mayor

in 2011 before being re-elected in 2013. For the three open White Plains Common Council seats, the candidates that ran with Roach on the party endorsed line also took the top three spots. Incumbents John Kirkpatrick (2,308) and John Martin (2,273) finished top two, with Justin Brasch taking the third slot with 1,973 votes. Lecuona will be on the ballot against Roach again in November. She has accepted the endorsement to run on the Republican and Conservative lines for mayor. — Ryan Deffenbaugh

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SUCCESS SUMMIT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS Entrepreneurs and small businesses will hear and join in developing strategies to solve day-to-day problems that arise when building or expanding a business at the third annual Connections for Success Summit on Sept. 28 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Tarrytown. The event, which will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., is hosted by the Westchester County African American Advisory Board and the county executives of Westchester and Putnam counties in conjunction with the Westchester-Putnam Workforce Development Board. The theme of this year’s summit,

“Skills Upgrade for a Successful Career & Business Launch,” will be addressed by keynote speaker André Taylor, principal of Taylor Insight Worldwide LLC in Manhasset and an author and speaker on entrepreneurship, leadership, business development and personal success. His presentation will be followed by interactive workshops and case studies that follow in which participants will develop concrete strategies for solving problems in finance, accounting, sales, marketing, and human resource management that can prevent a business from reaching its full potential. Attorney Barbara Edwards, chair of the event and of the Westchester County African American Advisory Board, said the summit “is designed for those looking for that one piece of advice that allows them to launch their dream venture or take their business to the next level.” “The overwhelming popularity of the

Connections for Success Summit is a testament to the vibrancy of Westchester’s small businesses and entrepreneurs,” said Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino. “We hope participants will come away with practical skills they can apply immediately to start or grow their businesses.” Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell said, “Entrepreneurs, micro-enterprises and small businesses represent the core of Putnam County’s economic development. This summit provides the opportunities necessary to help them examine those business functions that pose the greatest challenges and to find ways and resources to address these challenges, so that they may grow and employ more Putnam County residents.” Ticket prices for the event range from $50 to $250 based on the size of the business represented. To register in advance, go to http://bit.ly/CFS-2017.

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$3M FOR NEW ROCHELLE MEDICAL BUILDING A New Rochelle physicians’ cooperative has sold its approximately 20,000-square-foot office building at 421 Huguenot St. to a New Rochelle realty company for $3 million. The buyer, 23-25 First Realty Corp., also acquired a 76-space parking lot on Huguenot St. with the 5-story, 21-suite office building. The seller, Professional Office Building Corp., represents a medical cooperative consisting of 18 physician practices of varying specialties. The sale and first-time leases for doctors holding shares in the medical co-op were brokered by John Lanser III, an agent at Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT in New Rochelle. Lanser in a press release said this is the first time the property has been sold since its establishment as a medical cooperative around 1920. The new owner plans to maintain the building as medical office space and update available suites for leasing.

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Mind your social media Ps & Qs

old the door open for the person behind you. Say please and thank you. Offer a guest a drink before pouring yours. These are common ways to be well-mannered in everyday life. However, when it comes to social media interactions, such niceties can get murky. Anyone with access to an iPhone or tablet can instantly post a video, share thoughts or comment on a company’s page, with or without common courtesies, allowing reputations to be built up — or torn down — at Mach speed. As someone who manages public relations campaigns with a careful eye on what’s being said about a brand, as well as to whom it’s being said and how, I believe social media etiquette is a practice more people should take seriously. After all, in today’s world, the saying “content is king” rings true. I’ve recently come across several real-life situations that made me wish Miss Manners would issue a fresh guide for 2017. Short of that desperate plea, I’ve put together a few of my modern-day musings here. If you don’t have anything nice to say, stay off social media.

When a business receives a negative review or comment on its page, a response to the post certainly is in order. But attacking the reviewer through a mocking video or unkind words isn’t. Case in point: while scrolling through a social media feed a few weeks ago, I saw a restaurant owner’s video response to a review. In it, the owner read the customer’s comments aloud, while laughing with friends and clearly discounting the opinion of the poster. A slew of comments and shares subsequently were attached to the post, with many people stating they’d never visit that establishment again. The backlash made the restaurant the talk of the town, but not in a good way. Similarly, I recently saw a business owner attack a competitor through a social media video, which changed my opinion of the owner’s professionalism. To avoid these scenarios, think before sharing a video or online rant; a considered pause can protect your business’ image. Bragging (or aggressively selling) is a no-no. Avoid talking about yourself, product or service incessantly through online vid-

eos. It’s easy to feel comfortable behind a screen and take to social media pages, particularly ones dedicated to groups with shared interests, to post promotions and wax on about your next big offering or event, but that doesn’t mean it should be done. Hijacking a shared space with daily posts about you-you-you can turn people off, including potential business contacts. People listen closer and are more engaged in talk that benefits them or their community in some way rather than chatter that comes off as self-serving. Remember, social media should be a two-way conversation. Before posting that video, imagine having an in-person conversation with those on the other side of the screen and consider if you’d share what you’re saying in that same way. Then determine if it’s fit to post — or not. Nobody likes a tattletale. We’ve all been done wrong by someone, but a social network is not a wise place to broadcast the nitty-gritty details. I’ve seen posts that badmouth former bosses, beat up small businesses and otherwise overstate. The ramifications are serious. Many of those loose-lipped folks unknowingly burn

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bridges with such posts and those can be mighty hard to rebuild. As a friend once told me, everything a person does says something about that person. What do your social media pages say about you and your brand? Are they what you want to be known for? And here’s the key part: do those things line up? Filomena Fanelli is the CEO and founder of Impact PR & Communications, Ltd., a public relations �irm and certi�ied women’s business enterprise based in Poughkeepsie. She can be reached at 845-462-4979 or at �ilomena@prwithimpact.com.

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n impending federal lawsuit could become the impetus for converting the dirty, stinky, silted, noxious, underused waterfront along Eastchester Creek in Mount Vernon into a recreation and dining destination. Or at least that’s the theory. For 14 years, Mount Vernon has ignored federal Environmental Protection Agency consent decrees, according to Mayor Richard Thomas, and now the U.S. Department of Justice is about to sue the city for violations of the Clean Water Act. Thomas wants to use the threat of federal sanctions to compel every elected city official to commit to cleaning up the waterfront. Doing so, he said, would convert a liability into an asset and stimulate economic development. The city’s public works salt storage and recycling center, for instance, could be transformed into a waterpark and sports complex. Waterfront cleanup is part of the Canal Village Revitalization Plan, a broader initiative that has been underway for several years. The city has received two state grants to create a master plan for redeveloping 241 acres in its heavily industrialized southeast section. The master plan would enable the city to pay for improvements with state and federal development grants. Thomas is focused on a few acres at the public works facility and the adjacent Sprague Operating Resources petroleum tank farm. He refers to this location as “the Port of Mount Vernon.” The narrow creek, also called the Hutchinson River, flows into Eastchester Bay and Long Island Sound. About 700,000 tons of materials — petroleum, sand and gravel, rock salt, scrap metal — are transported upriver to docks in Mount Vernon. The channel has become so clogged with silt that tugs and barges can navigate only at high tide. Next month, Sprague will begin dredg-

ing 12,500 cubic yards of material and carving out a nine-foot-deep pathway. The project will cost $2 million, Thomas said, and the city will pay half. He wants to spend another $4 million cleaning up the public works yard, or as he puts it, “getting stuff off the waterfront.” A lot of the stuff is recycling materials that are stored in roll-off receptacles and yard wastes that are piled all over the place. The city pays a carting company $280,000 a year to move the stuff about 150 yards to a county waste transfer station. Tons of salt used by several towns are stored in a rickety wooden structure next to the creek, where rain easily washes sodium into the waterway. “This is just sloppy,” Thomas said, waving his arms at the stuff spread out indiscriminately near the creek. “We don’t need this much space for this much material.” He said everything now contained on 20 acres can be consolidated on two acres. Salt mounds would be moved to a suitable structure closer to the public works garage. Recycling operations would be placed next to the waste transfer station. Public works and the Sprague facility would be walled off with fences and greenery. The mayor thinks the work could be done in two years. Then the emptied space would be available for development. Thomas is proposing a water park, including a swimming pool, bath house, sandy beach, boat launch and restaurants. “I don’t anticipate people swimming in the Hutch, yet,” he said. “But I can see them eating here and swimming in a pool and kayaking and boating and fishing.” The Sports Underdome, the Ice Hutch, Glover Field and Memorial Field are lined up parallel to the creek. Thomas would like to expand the athletic facilities in a Chelsea Piers-like glass and steel and concrete structure. Between the creek and athletic fields, you can barely make out the trailhead of an overgrown path that hugs the waterway up to Willson’s Woods Park. Trail access is blocked by the public works operations. If that were opened up and the land were

Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas at the city’s public works recycling center on Eastchester Creek. He is pushing for a cleanup of the area and waterway for redevelopment as a waterfront dining and recreational destination. Photo by Bill Heltzel

reclaimed, Thomas said, “You would see joggers all the way up to Eastchester.” The creek also is rather odoriferous. One participant at a recent Canal Village public workshop referred to it as the “Big Stink.” The brackish water is a grayish-green indicative of sewage. And sure enough, raw sewage is being dumped into the creek upstream at the Farrell Avenue outfall. Which goes back to that impending federal Clean Water Act lawsuit. The feds want the city to fix broken sewers to keep sewage from seeping into the Long Island

Sound and its tributaries. That work, the mayor said, could take 10 years and cost millions of dollars. “When it’s cleaned up,” he said, “the stench goes away.” It can be done, he said. Just remember how dirty the Hudson River was and how much progress has been made on the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. Thomas pointed across the creek to well-groomed athletic fields in Pelham Manor. “Look at how they value the waterfront,” he said.

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A guide to New York’s building-service industry wage order

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The order defines building employees in two categories – “janitor” and “all other employees.” A janitor is a person employed to render any physical service in connection with the maintenance, care or operation of a residential building. No building may have more than one janitor. Where there is just one employee, such employee shall be deemed the janitor. Where there is more than one building employee and at least one of them lives in the building, the employer shall designate an employee who lives in the building as the janitor. For the most part, janitors as defined in the wage order are the building employee commonly referred to in the industry as a “superintendent” or “super.” The order does not require the payment of a minimum hourly wage to janitors. Instead, the minimum wage is based upon the number of residential and commercial units in the building and the perunit rate, which varies depending upon the county in which the building is located. For Westchester buildings, rates per

unit are $6.65 this year, $7.35 in 2018, $8 in 2109, $8.65 in 2020, $9.35 in 2021, and $10 in 2022. For example, a janitor currently working in a Westchester building with 60 units must be paid a minimum wage of $399 per week (i.e., 60 x $6.65). Janitors are not entitled to overtime pay. The wage order also provides a perweek salary safe harbor that Westchester employers can pay to residential janitors in place of the minimum per-unit rate. The safe harbor weekly salaries are $425.35 this year; $467.85 in 2018, $510.40 in 2019, $552.95 in 2020, $595.45 in 2021, and $638 in 2022. For example, if the residential building contains 70 units, utilizing the current per unit rate, the janitor must be paid $465.50 per week. In that circumstance, the employer would save $40.15 per week by choosing to pay the weekly safe harbor amount of $425.35. Allowances for resident janitors Employers of resident superintendents

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Paulaner USA moves headquarters to Harrison BY RYAN DEFFENBAUGH rdeffenbaugh@westfairinc.com

aulaner USA, the American imprint of a centuries-old German brewing brand synonymous with Oktoberfest celebrations, has moved its headquarters from Colorado to Harrison. It's a move that Paulaner USA President and CEO Stephen T. Hauser said allows the company better access to industry talent and also to import-loving East Coast beer drinkers. Paulaner USA celebrated its move to 2 Westchester Park Drive in Harrison on Sept. 12 with a party that featured its specialty beers on draft and German food to munch on. The company is currently working out of temporary space in the five-story office building, which is run by Heritage Realty Services.

The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Paulaner, which has been brewing beer for more that 400 years, specializing in German styles such as Hefeweizen and Oktoberfest Marzen. Paulaner USA imports beer from six breweries in Europe. The main brands are Paulaner and fellow German beer HackerPschorr, but brands also include England's Fuller’s Ales, Ireland's O’Hara’s Irish Craft Beers, the Belgian Früli Strawberry Beer and another German beer called Fürstenberg. Paulaner USA sells its beer to distributors in all 50 states. Later this month, 14 Paulaner USA employees will move into a 4,000-squarefoot space in the 2 Westchester Park Drive building. The future space is being retrofitted now to feature a large display case for Paulaner products, a large Paulaner logo

in its lobby and, of course, a bar to sample its products. "What good beer company doesn't have a bar?" Hauser said. The company was previously based in Littleton, Colorado, a suburb of Denver. Hauser, who has been in his role with the company for three years, said Paulaner USA moved east for a number of reasons. On the practical side, a location near New York and its three major airports means easier travel for Paulaner executives in Munich. Until recently, Denver had no direct flights from the German city. Flying into and out of New York shaves about four hours off the travel time. "We also believe that being here gives us access to better talent," Hauser said. The company can draw on the experience in the area created by the presence of other beer

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Steris expands in Orange County with $15M facility BY RYAN DEFFENBAUGH rdeffenbaugh@westfairinc.com

teris, an international contract sterilization company focused in the medical industry, has nearly completed construction of a $15 million facility in Orange County. The company on Sept. 14 officially opened a 60,000-square-foot plant in Chester, in the same industrial park where it has operated a separate contract sterilization facility since 1992. The expansion is expected to add 25 jobs and retain 96 already on the site, according to the Orange County Industrial Development Agency’s 2016 yearly report. Based in Ohio, Steris provides infection prevention and other procedural products and services to health care clients. The company has about 12,000 employees in more than 100 countries and is worth about $6 billion, according to its 2017 annual report. The facility in Chester handles contract sterilization for a wide range of medical devices. It is one of more than 50 facilities the company runs in the country for its contract sterilization operation. The expansion will add electron beam processing to the company’s Chester sterilization services, Steris said in its announcement, along with the gamma irradiation services it currently provides. “We use a couple different technologies to sterilize generally anything that touches the bloodstream or is planted in the body that is manufactured by other medical device companies,” said Stephen Norton, a company spokesman. “They send those medical devices to us and we provide a sterilization service to ensure that they are safe for use.” The new facility, built on a 10-acre parcel, expands the company’s presence at the Chester Industrial Park off Route 17 in the town, near its existing 63,000-squarefoot facility. The new building will include about 4,000 square feet of office space and 53,000 square feet of warehouse space. Norton said the company looked at a number of sites on the East Coast for the expansion before deciding to grow its presence in Chester. “You have many medical device companies on the East Coast, we like to be near their supply chains, their manufacturing,” Norton said. “We've had a wonderful relationship with Orange County and the village of Chester, and given the fact we have land available adjacent to our facility, this one really was a no-brainer for us.” The company had the support of the Orange County Industrial Development Agency. The agency provided Steris with

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he Platinum Mile has become the Medical Mile. Office buildings are being demolished to make way for multifamily residential, retail and other types of new developments. Northern Westchester is awash in vacant office space formerly occupied by IBM and Pepsi Bottling Group. It is fitting that some of the oldest office stock in the county is now being demolished and the sites redeveloped with higher and better uses. In part due to this trend, the Westchester County office market is now considered to contain less than 28 million square feet of multi tenant office space. Ten years ago, it was calculated at about 32 million square feet. There are five obsolete office buildings, totaling 421,875 square feet, on Corporate Park Drive in the town of Harrison that are being demolished to build a 421-unit multifamily residential building and a 125,000-square-foot Wegman’s supermarket. In Tarrytown, the 134,000-square-foot 555 White Plains Road was recently sold to the Robert Martin Co., whose principals have said they intend to demolish it and develop a self-storage facility and a fitness center on the site. In recent years, major corporations have been significantly reducing their office footprints, but large medical and hospital groups have been increasing their leased space exponentially. WestMed, Scarsdale Medical Group, Memorial SloanKettering and Hospital for Special Surgery occupy hundreds of thousands of square feet on the Platinum Mile, the I-287 East corridor. Recently, the first new office building built since the mid-1980’s was a build to suit for WestMed in Purchase. And Montefiore Hospital recently renewed its 300,000 square feet of office and data operations leases at Mack-Cali’s South Westchester Executive Park. This Yonkers space is in addition to the approximately 200,000 square feet of office space that Montefiore occupies at the former Kraft research campus it purchased in Tarrytown in 2013. In 2017, there are really two very distinct office markets within Westchester. The current countywide Class A availability Rate of 24.6 percent does not tell the entire story of the market. The northern submarket’s Class A availability rate is a staggering 39.9 per-

cent, according to the Newmark Knight Frank Second Quarter Report. It is highly unlikely that the 1.6 million square feet in the former IBM and Pepsi Bottling campuses, both in Somers, will ever be released as office space. If we look at the largest submarkets in lower Westchester — the I-287 East and West corridors and the White Plains Central Business District — their weighted average availability rates are 19.2 percent, or less than half that of the northern submarket. In recent years, Westchester has been a market of small deals, most under 5,000 square feet. In the second quarter of 2017, deals of over 50,000 square feet accounted for more than 32 per cent of the total leasing activity. We have again reached a point in the county’s real estate cycle where there are very few large blocks of space available. With this in mind, building owners are reluctant to divide full floors to protect themselves against losing larger leases. They are effectively holding these spaces off the market until a 25-30,000-square- foot tenant arrives that will lease the entire floor. We have had some major leases in the market this year, including New York Life’s 176,000-square-foot lease at Westchester One and Sumitomo’s 101,000-square-foot lease at 1 N. Lexington Ave. Both of these represented new absorption of space. It is no surprise that rents, which have been literally flat for decades, are beginning to move upward a little in response to all of these changes. For the first time in my 31 years in the business, some suburban buildings are asking over $30 per square foot. Westchester’s flex space market - office/ warehouse and office/light assembly space — is unbelievably tight, with rental rates rising significantly. The warehouse market is beyond tight, with gross rents rising into the low 20s per square foot for the very few properties with ceiling heights of 22 feet or more and good loading. These are almost office building rents. Simone Development recently paid $154 per square foot for an older warehouse building in Elmsford, a price that is a multiple of recent sales prices for office buildings, and is reportedly in negotiation with Tesla to rent the entire building at a premium rent. I make my living representing commercial tenants in relocations, lease renewals and expansions. When I research the

market for available spaces for my clients, I am finding many fewer spaces in each size range than I used to. And not many of these are what I would call prime spaces. This is in stark contrast to the period from the Great Recession until recently, when tenants always had a very large number of alternatives to choose from. So all of these incremental changes over the years have now combined to create significant impacts on our market. It is my opinion that we are moving from what has been for decades a purely tenant’s market to what I call an opportunistic market. There are now a number of office buildings that are at or near full occupancy. There are other buildings that continue to have high vacancy rates. Some of those buildings are being sold at bargain prices. The new owners will make major capital improvements. They will spend significant sums on long-overdue work, including new lobbies, public corridors, restrooms and amenities. They will then be aggressively looking to fill those buildings and will compete hard for those important new deals, offering more attrac-

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tive rental rates to win them. These are where the opportunities will be for tenants to obtain attractive space at below market prices. Those tenants who are locked into certain locations will definitely have fewer choices. Lease renewals require better negotiating skills, as building owners know that their existing tenants have fewer alternatives in the market. My advice to my clients will be to think about their real estate needs earlier. It will be very important to study the market and your company’s business needs and growth projections, carefully. It will be more complicated to plan for growth than it was in the past. It’s a new day. It is a much more balanced market. That is a huge step forward for the county and the health of its commercial real estate sector. Howard E. Greenberg, is president of Howard Properties, Ltd., White Plains. He has represented commercial tenants in Westchester and throughout the U.S. for more than 31 years. He can be reached at 914- 997-0300 or howard@ howprop.com.

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FACTS & FIGURES COURT CASES Allen Supply & Laundry Service Inc. Filed by the trustees of the Laundry, Dry Cleaning Workers and Allied Industries Health Fund, Workers United et al. Action: E.R.I.S.A.– delinquent contributions. Attorney: David C. Sapp Jr. Filed: Sept. 12. Case no. 7:17-cv-06927. City of Yonkers. Filed by William Parker, Arthur Rivera, Stephen Ronan and Thomas Spaun. Action: Americans with Disabilities Act – employment. Attorney: Herbert Eisenberg. Filed: Sept. 12. Case no. 7:17-cv-06922. Experian Information Solutions Inc. et al. Filed by Evan Kushner. Action: Fair Credit Reporting Act. Attorney: Adam Guttman Singer. Filed: Sept. 12. Case no. 7:17-cv-06921. Hunter Boots USA LLC. Filed by Sheyanne Paul. Action: federal question – employment discrimination (sex). Attorney: Michael Bruce Ranis. Filed: Sept. 8. Case no 7:17-cv-06765-CS. JT Cleary Inc. Filed by Corepointe Insurance Co. Action: federal question. Attorney: Benjamin D. Lentz. Filed: Sept. 7. Case no. 7:17-cv06814-KMK. Kirschenbaum & Phillips PC. Filed by Sara Soifer. Action: 1692 Fair Debt Collection Act. Attorney: Daniel Harris Kohn. Filed: Sept. 6. Case no. 7:17-cv-06798-KMK. Michael R. Varble & Associates PC. Filed by Heather Abissi. Action: E.R.I.S.A.– enforcement – civil actions. Attorney: Christopher Dale Watkins. Filed: Sept. 7. Case no. 7:17-cv-06808-CS.

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Midwest Autopark LLC. Filed by Eugene Moore. Action: diversityinjunctive and declaratory relief. Attorney: Vincent Volino. Filed: Sept. 8. Case no. 7:17-cv-06866.

49 Round House Road LLC, Bedford. Seller: Andre Thouin, Bedford. Property: 49 Round House Road, North Castle. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Sept. 11.

118-122 Warehouse LLC, Astoria. Seller: 122 Street Slash LLC, New York City. Property: 118-122 School St., Yonkers. Amount: $975,000. Filed Sept. 6.

6 Ritters Lane Realty LLC, New York City. Seller: Ritter Realty Partners LLC, New York. Property: 6 Ritters Lane, Yonkers. Amount: $357,375. Filed Sept. 8.

New York Life Insurance Co., et al. Filed by the trustees in the Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Case of John Melchior, Debtor, Case no. 5-15-bk04083. Action: federal question – employment discrimination (age). Attorney: Michael Bruce Ranis. Filed: Sept. 13. Case no. 7:17-cv06951.

502 Van Cortlandt Realty LLC, New York City. Seller: Elen Real Estate Company Inc., Yonkers. Property: 502 Van Cortlandt Park Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Sept. 6.

146 Bradley Road Corp., Armonk. Seller: Nancy I. Magliari, Yonkers. Property: 146 Bradley Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $400,000. Filed Sept. 5.

60 BSY LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association. Property: 60 Bruce Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $198,000. Filed Sept. 8.

148 Bradley Road Corp., Armonk. Seller: Nancy I. Magliari, Yonkers. Property: 148 Bradley Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $700,000. Filed Sept. 5.

703 Nepperhan Ave Realty LLC, New York City. Seller: 703 Nepperhan Realty Partners LLC, Yonkers. Property: 703 Nepperhan Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $955,000. Filed Sept. 8.

Shoprite Supermarket Inc. Filed by Kimberly S. Terpstra. Action: federal question. Attorney: Michael Howard Sussman. Filed: Sept. 8. Case no. 7:17-cv-06840. Summit Receivables. Filed by Kevin Moyer and Stephen Moyer. Action: 1692 Fair Debt Collection Act. Attorney: Shireen Hormozdi. Filed: Sept. 12. Case no. 7:17-cv06911. Vinotemp International Corp. Filed by Wine Enthusiast Inc. Action: declaratory judgment. Attorneys: Mark Montague and Eric Joseph Shimanoff. Filed: Sept. 7. Case no. 7:17-cv-06782-KMK. Wal-Mart Stores East, LP i.s.h.a. Walmart Stores Inc. Filed by Elizabeth Cavallaro and Seth Herbst. Action: diversity – notice of removal. Attorney: Thomas M. O’Connor. Filed: Sept. 8. Case no. 7:17-cv-06835.

DEEDS Above $1 million 189 Saratoga Ave Realty LLC, New York. Seller: 189 Saratoga Realty Partners LLC, Yonkers. Property: 189 Saratoga Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Sept. 7. 266 Purchase Street LLC, Rye. Seller: Pollack 266 Purchase Street LLC, Rye. Property: 266 Purchase St., Rye. Amount: $2.1 million. Filed Sept. 11. 422 Gramatan LLC, Mount Vernon. Seller: O and E Realty LLC, Valhalla. Property: 422 Gramatan Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Sept. 6.

557 North State Road Realty LLC, Pelham. Seller: Dekco Park Road Corp., Briarcliff Manor. Property: 108 Woodside Ave., Ossining. Amount: $1.5 million. File Sept. 6. Allard Apartments LLC, White Plains. Seller: 778 Allmain LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: 778 Main St., New Rochelle. Amount: $2.1 million. Filed Sept. 6. AMA Realty Associates LLC, Harrison. Seller: 2238 Valentine Corp., Yonkers. Property: 1007 Yonkers Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Sept. 7. Bank of America N.A. Seller: Andrew Kulak, White Plains. Property: 127 Sleepy Hollow Road, Ossining. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed Sept. 8. JAF Builders Corp., Scarsdale. Seller: James F. Berger Jr., Scarsdale. Property: 115 Brown Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Sept. 5. JBD Development Corp., White Plains. Seller: Jonathan J. Walden, et al, Scarsdale. Property: 47 Harvest Drive, Scarsdale. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Sept. 8. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Joyce A. Brown, Mount Vernon. Property: 168 Park Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $1 million. Filed Sept. 6. Zinrock Resources LP, Purchase. Seller: Beckwith Pointe Ltd., New Rochelle. Property: 700 Davenport Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $14.4 million. Filed Sept. 8.

Below $1 million 116 Waverly Street Realty LLC, Chestnut Ridge. Seller: 116 Waverly Realty Partners LLC, Yonkers. Property: 116 Waverly St., Yonkers. Amount: $425,000. Filed Sept. 7.

19 Rockledge LLC, Chappaqua. Seller: Jeffrey M. Jacobson, Rye. Property: 19 Rockledge Road, Harrison. Amount: $835,000. Filed Sept. 8. 2361-63 Hoffman Street Realty LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Anthony J. Olivieri, Elmsford. Property: 3 S. Stone Ave., Greenburgh. Amount: $550,000. Filed Sept. 11. 26 Linden Street Realty LLC, Chestnut Ridge. Seller: 26 Linden Realty Partners LLC, Yonkers. Property: 26 Linden St., Yonkers. Amount: $425,000. Filed Sept. 11. 260 Mamaroneck Avenue LLC, Scarsdale. Seller: Giuseppe Guaraglia, Harrison. Property: 260 Mamaroneck Ave., Mamaroneck. Amount: $940,000. Filed Sept. 8.

97 Waverly Street Realty LLC, New York City. Seller: 97 Waverly Realty Partners LLC, Yonkers. Property: 97 Waverly St., Yonkers. Amount: $616,920. Filed Sept. 8. 99 Leland Ave LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: Richard A. Glickel, New Rochelle. Property: 99 Leland Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $360,000. Filed Sept. 8. Acqua Capital LLC, White Plains. Seller: John G. Molloy, Somers. Property: 18 McKinley St., Eastchester. Amount: $637,000. Filed Sept. 7. Advanced Care Inc., Minneapolis, Minn. Seller: Edith Nwabara, New Rochelle. Property: 85 Remington Place, New Rochelle. Amount: $340,000. Filed Sept. 6.

36 Orchard Street Realty LLC, New York City. Seller: 36 Orchard Realty Partners LLC, Paramus, N.J. Property: 36 Orchard St., Yonkers. Amount: $610,000. Filed Sept. 7.

Anmar Partners LLC, Ossining. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 255 Watch Hill Road, Cortlandt. Amount: $297,150. Filed Sept. 5.

38 Orchard Street Realty LLC, New York City. Seller: 36 Orchard Realty Partners LLC, Paramus, N.J. Property: 38 Orchard St., Yonkers. Amount: $303,365. Filed Sept. 7.

Athena Capital LLC, Cheyenne, Wyo. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Property: 647 Cardinal Road, Cortlandt. Amount: $322,000. Filed Sept. 11.

38 Runyon Realty Corp., Fishkill. Seller: Geraldine Alpern, Scarsdale. Property: 38 Runyon Place, New Rochelle. Amount: $615,000. Filed Sept. 6.

C2gre LLC, White Plains. Seller: Barbara Lerman, Larchmont. Property: 46 Coligni Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $280,500. Filed Sept. 8.

408 Wagner Avenue LLC, Mamaroneck. Seller: Thomas G. Riley Jr., Rye Brook. Property: 408 Wagner Ave., Rye. Amount: $475,000. Filed Sept. 5. 55 Wade LLC. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Property: 124 Locust Hill Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $260,000. Filed Sept. 8.

Cartus Financial Corp., Danbury, Conn. Seller: Peter Zanolin, et al, Port Chester. Property: 100 Betsy Brown Road, Rye. Amount: $549,000. Filed Sept. 6. Cice Minerva LLC, White Plains. Seller: Joseph W. Scriber, et al, White Plains. Property: 14 Minerva Place, White Plains. Amount: $250,000. Filed Sept. 6.

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GOOD THINGS From left: Leslie Gordon; Carl Calabro, senior property manager at Cross County Shopping Center; and Liz Pollack, senior manager of marketing at Cross County Shopping Center.

FOOD BANK GETS $4K They called it “Foodie Fridays” – three Fridays in August when food trucks and bands would converge on the Cross County Shopping Center in Yonkers to help raise funds for The Food Bank of Westchester. Rain forced the third event to be rescheduled.

Even though “Foodie Fridays” was forced to have its ﬁnale on a Thursday, hundreds still turned out to enjoy the music along with culinary delights from the trucks and the shopping center’s food outlets. During the activities on the ﬁnal day, representatives of the shopping center pre-

sented Leslie Gordon, president and CEO of the Food Bank for Westchester, with a $4,000 donation. A portion of food sales each day were set aside for the food bank. The food bank estimates that the donation will provide 16,000 meals to those in need throughout the county.

FOX NAMED TO STATE GROUP Susan Fox has been named to the stakeholders group formed by the New York State Department of Health for its Disability and Health Program. Fox is the president and CEO of the Westchester Institute for Human Development.

The program is funded by the federal government’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and is charged with promoting inclusion and accessibility in public health programs. As part of its agreement with the CDC,

the department convenes a stakeholders group comprised of individuals with disability, community-based disability advocacy organizations, relevant state agency representatives and other subject matter experts in the focus areas of the cooperative agreement.

THARP JOINS SUNY ORANGE The president of SUNY Orange, Kristine Young, has announced that Michael A. Tharp assumed his new role as the college’s chief information oﬃcer on Sept. 11. Tharp will serve as a member of the president’s cabinet and have oversight of the day-to-day operations of the college’s

Information Technology Services department, which includes the areas of information systems, network infrastructure and user support. Young said, “We owe it to our students, faculty and staﬀ, as well as the county and the state, to ensure that we

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leverage these upgraded technology resources to their fullest.” Tharp has more than 25 years of experience in technology administration at Mansﬁeld University in Mansﬁeld, Pennsylvania, and Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia.

One of the packing events was at Broken Bow Brewery in Tuckahoe.

TOTAL: 1,000+ BACKPACKS The Sharing Shelf of Family Services of Westchester Inc. has completed another successful year of its backpack program, distributing more than 1,000 backpacks loaded with school supplies to children in need throughout Westchester County. As we previously reported, The Sharing Shelf raised funds and accepted donations throughout the summer in order to assemble the array of school supplies needed

for each elementary, middle and high school backpack. Funding came from individuals, families and corporations such as Swiss Re, Dechert LLP and The American Institute of Architects-Westchester Hudson Valley. There were a number of packing events, including one at the Broken Bow Brewery in Tuckahoe. Funds raised to support this year’s program came to more than $30,000.

NEW BOARD MEMBERS AT CHILD CARE The Child Care Council of Westchester in Scarsdale has announced the addition of five new members to its board of directors. The members are: Stephanie Ashmeade lives in Stamford and is the director of finance and administration at eScholar LLC in White Plains. She is active with youth organizations such as Pathfinders, Adventurers and the Girl Scouts. Joyce Cadesca, a resident of Valhalla, has corporate experience with companies such as General Mills, Citi, Microsoft and, currently, Morgan Stanley. She spent six years as the director of alumni services at the Beginning with Children Foundation. Bryan Fryer of Pleasantville is a senior manager at Maier Markey & Justic LLP, a White Plains-based accounting firm. He was recognized as one of The Business

Council of Westchester’s 40 under 40 “Rising Stars” for 2017. Lola Gazivoda of Bedford is a senior relationship manager and vice president with M&T Bank in Westchester. She has more than a dozen years of business banking experience and held positions with Chase Bank and Capital One Bank. Melissa Thornton of Greenburgh is chief executive officer of LSW Chauffeured Transportation. She spent 12 years working for Fortune 500 companies Phillip Morris, Pfizer Pharmaceutical and Barclays Capital. “The five professionals who have joined our board of directors this summer are not only talented but exceptionally committed to the care and education of young children,” said CCCW’s Executive Director Kathy Halas.

DATES HAPPENING

Assemblyman Frank Skartados plants pinwheels in recognition of overdose fatalities.

Amanda Soler

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SOLER RECEIVES NIH FELLOWSHIP

The nonproﬁt community service organization RECAP organized an event at its New Life Manor facility in Newburgh to demonstrate that there can be positive outcomes for people struggling with mental illness and substance abuse. Government oﬃcials, representatives of community organizations and individuals who have dealt with substance and mental issues were among those attending.

September has been designated as Recovery Month in Orange County, part of a national observance sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The idea is to raise awareness of the impact mental and substance use disorders, especially addiction to heroin and prescription opioids, have on the community and the critical roles of prevention, treatment and support services.

An estimated 100,000 people in Orange County are aﬀected by issues of mental health and substance use, according to the Orange County Department of Mental Health. To illustrate the impact of addiction in Orange County, 96 pinwheels were placed on the lawn at New Life Manor to represent those who lost the battle with addiction last year. Additional pinwheels were placed by attendees in honor or memory of loved ones.

percent increase in the number of meals prepared and served by our soup kitchen. This gift will go a long way toward helping us meet the demand and help foster hope for a better life for many.” The organization operates a community dining room, food pantry, open closet for clothing distribution and emergency services. The dining room serves more than 110 meals a day and the food pantry

served almost 4,500 households last year. The open closet provided clothing for more than 5,000 men, women and children. The foundation invites organizations seeking funding to complete the application form on its website, hgrealtorfoundation.com. On Sept. 28, it will hold a masquerade ball to beneﬁt the Make-A-Wish Hudson Valley at the Falkirk Estate and Country Club in Central Valley.

Stern; Ken Puﬀ, CEO of Party Line Tent Rentals, Westchester Tool Rentals; Scott Vaccaro, founder of the Captain Lawrence Brewing Co.; and longtime parks professional John Baker. Joe Stout, executive director of the

foundation, said, “Each year, we recognize the commitment and contributions that individuals have made to WPF. We encourage everyone to join us in recognizing their achievements in support of our parks.”

PARKS HONOREES Five longtime supporters of parks and open space were selected by the Westchester Parks Foundation to be honored at its 2017 gala celebration on Sept. 14 at the Westchester County Center in White Plains. They are philanthropists Betsy and Wally

lowship to Promote Diversity in HealthRelated Research” and comes from NIH’s National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Soler has been at the college since August 2014. She has been researching various aspects of hypertension (high blood pressure), an increasingly common medical issue in the U.S. Soler has made presentations on her research at meetings of the American Heart Association’s Council on Hypertension.

MERCY AWARDED $3.3M IN FEDERAL GRANTS

CARITAS RECEIVES $2K Caritas of Port Chester Inc., a nonproﬁt whose mission is providing food, clothing, counseling and educational services to the needy in Port Chester and the surrounding area, received a $2,000 donation from the Hudson Gateway Realtor Foundation. Bill Cusano, coordinator of services for Caritas, said, “This summer Caritas has experienced an unprecedented 60

A Ph.D. candidate in New York Medical College’s Department of Pharmacology has been awarded a fellowship from the National Institutes of Health. A bit more than $61,000 will support research being done by Amanda Soler involving arterial stiﬀness, blood pressure and metabolic syndrome. The award carries the lengthy title “The Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fel-

Mercy College will be receiving two federal grants totaling $3,360,000, both of which will help students complete their educations. U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey announced a ﬁve-year grant of $2,289,022 that will provide ﬁnancial and academic support to underserved students majoring in biology. “These students will gain the skills critical to achieving academic success and to obtaining the jobs of today and tomorrow,” she said. The grant comes from the National Science Foundation.

A separate grant of $1,160,000 from the foundation’s Teacher Scholarship Program is for a project to advance mathematics education, with a particular emphasis on U. S. military veterans retraining for new careers as secondary school mathematics teachers. The funding will enable 10 veterans to complete a master of science degree in mathematics education, tuition free. The project is directed by William Farber, a U.S. Navy veteran. They call it “Veterans to Math Teachers.”

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FACTS Edson Avenue Development LLC, Mount Vernon. Seller: Zubair Shalkh, East Elmhurst. Property: 218 Union Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $168,000. Filed Sept. 6. ENC Management and Development Inc., Bronx. Seller: City of Yonkers. Property: 38 Groshon Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $27,912. Filed Sept. 8. Equity Trust Co., et al. Seller: Loren I. Glassman, White Plains. Property: 95J Molly Pitcher Lane, Yorktown. Amount: $124,001. Filed Sept. 6. F and G Chauncey LLC, Peekskill. Seller: Frank Joseph Bagala, Wappingers Falls. Property: 164 Chauncey Place, Peekskill. Amount: $294,000. Filed Sept. 8. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: John G. Molloy, Somers. Property: 8 Old Deer Park Road, Bedford. Amount: $394,810. Filed Sept. 8. Granite Springs Development Corp., Yorktown Heights. Seller: Charles Kiederer, et al, Yorktown Heights. Property: 380 Granite Springs Road, Yorktown. Amount: $195,000. Filed Sept. 8. Green Zone Estate LLC, Williston Park. Seller: Fannie Mae. Property: 43 First St., New Rochelle. Amount: $235,940. Filed Sept. 6. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Seller: Robert Ryan, White Plains. Property: 1400 Lincoln Terrace, Peekskill. Amount: $255,710. Filed Sept. 6.

Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Seller: Suely Ramirez, Peekskill. Property: 9 Mackellar Court, Peekskill. Amount: $389,096. Filed Sept. 11. Orchard Property Development LLC, Mount Vernon. Seller: 105 Vineyard LLC, Woodside. Property: 105 Vineyard Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $160,000. Filed Sept. 5. Rochelle Place LLC, Scarsdale. Seller: Bret G. Blomberg, Farmingville. Property: 35 Rochelle Place, New Rochelle. Amount: $480,000. Filed Sept. 8. School Street Housing Development Fund Corp., Yonkers. Seller: Mary Ann Bottone, Yonkers. Property: 12 School St., Yonkers. Amount: $610,000. Filed Sept. 7. State St 4 LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Three Siblings Realty Corp., Ossining. Property: 111 State St., Ossining. Amount: $535,000. Filed Sept. 6. U.S Bank N.A. Seller: Thomas Cathcart Jr., New York City. Property: 155B Heritage Hils Drive, Somers. Amount: $350,000. Filed Sept. 5. U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Sanjay Bhatt, White Plains. Property: 470 Second Avenue South, Mount Vernon. Amount: $535,385. Filed Sept. 7. Vilamari 5 -7 Inc., Larchmont. Seller: Robert Lobley Avon, Conn. Property: 400 Mount Pleasant Ave., 1B, Mamaroneck. Amount: $229,900. Filed Sept. 6. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Anthony J. Keogh, White Plains. Property: 161 S. Broadway, White Plains. Amount: $647,613. Filed Sept. 8.

KJM Enterprise LLC, Putnam Valley. Seller: Jesse Stackhouse, et al, Cortlandt Manor. Property: 4 Wilcox Lane, Cortlandt. Amount: $150,000. Filed Sept. 8. Landmark Realty Group LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Stanley Lieberfreund, et al, Briarcliff Manor. Property: 826 Long Hill Road West, Ossining. Amount: $535,000. Filed Sept. 6. Livwill LLC, Harrison. Seller: Purdy Properties LLC, Mamaroneck. Property: 19 Purdy St., Harrison. Amount: $925,000. Filed Sept. 11.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Mark Gonsalves, Peekskill. Property: 2411 Villa at the Woods Drive, Peekskill. Amount: $50,000. Filed Sept. 6. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Michele L. Bermel, Chappaqua. Property: 62 Dimond Ave., Cortlandt. Amount: $623,002. Filed Sept. 11.

MTGLQ Investors LP, Greenville, S.C. Seller: Linda Markowitz, White Plains. Property: 39 Fourth St., New Rochelle. Amount: $523,880. Filed Sept. 8.

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FORECLOSURES BEDFORD, 20 Hook Road. Single-family residence; lot size: 3.22 acre. Plaintiff: MNH Sun 1 LLC. Plaintiff’s attorney: Knuckles, Komosinski & Elliot, 914-345-3020; 565 Taxter Road, Suite 509, Elmsford 10523. Defendant: Michele Foley. Referee: Camille Allen. Sale: Sept. 25, 11 a.m Approximate lien: $354,094.63. CORTLANDT, 9 Devonshore Court. Single-family residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: HSBC Bank USA National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: Leopold & Associates PLLC, 914-219-5787; 80 Business Park Drive, Armonk 10504. Defendant: Thomas Antonucci. Referee: Pat Longobucco. Sale: Sept. 19, 1 p.m. Approximate lien: $485,719.49. CORTLANDT MANOR, 22 Birch Brook Road. Single-family residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: The Bank of New York Mellon. Plaintiff’s attorney: Rosicki & Rosicki & Associates, 845-897-1600; 2 Summit Court, No. 301, Fishkill 11254. Defendant: Charles Fields. Referee: Anne Penachio. Sale: Sept. 28, 9:15 a.m. Approximate lien: $791,556.49. MOUNT VERNON, 118 W. Second St. Two-family residence; lot size: .12 acre. Plaintiff: Southstar I LLC. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-759-1835; 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester 14624. Defendant: Quanda Moore. Referee: Jack Schachner. Sale: Sept. 19, 11 a.m. Approximate lien: $690,793.77. MOUNT VERNON, 128 Kingsbridge Road West. Two-family residence; lot size: 1 acre. Plaintiff: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Plaintiff’s attorney: Knuckles, Komosinski & Elliot, 914-3453020; 565 Taxter Road, Suite 509, Elmsford 10523. Defendant: David Gibson. Referee: Albert Cornachio. Sale: Sept. 25, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $655,324.22. MOUNT VERNON, 246 S. Second Ave. Three-family residence; lot size: 12 acre. Plaintiff: MTGLQ Investors. Plaintiff’s attorney: Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP, 585-9872800; 700 Crossroads Building, 2 State St., Rochester 14614. Defendant: unknown heirs of Cornelia Sims. Referee: Julia Henrichs. Sale: Sept. 19, 9:15 a.m. Approximate lien: $859,540.21.

FIGURES NEW ROCHELLE, 1 Lynette St. Single-family residence; lot size: .08 acre. Plaintiff: Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Plaintiff’s attorney: RAS Boriskin, 516-280-7675; 900 Merchants Concourse, Westbury 11590. Defendant: Maria Bruno. Referee: John Molloy. Sale: Sept. 18, 10:30 a.m. Approximate lien: N/A.

WHITE PLAINS, 27 Robertson Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: .1 acre. Plaintiff: Green Tree Servicing LLC. Plaintiff’s attorney: Rosicki & Rosicki & Associates, 845-897-1600; 2 Summit Court, No. 301, Fishkill 11254. Defendant: Mercedes Gamarra Lopez. Referee: Jay Hashmall. Sale: Sept. 20, 11 a.m. Approximate lien: $449,959.87.

YORKTOWN, 505 Manchester Road. Single-family residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Plaintiff’s attorney: McCabe, Weisberg & Conway PC; 914-636-8900; 145 Huguenot St., Suite 401, New Rochelle 10801. Defendant: Florence Bell. Referee: David Gallo. Sale: Oct. 2, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $571,742.83.

NEW ROCHELLE, 40 Prospect St. Single-family residence; lot size: .22 acre. Plaintiff HSBC Bank National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: McCabe, Weisberg & Conway PC, 914-636-8900; 145 Huguenot St., Suite 401, New Rochelle 10801. Defendant: Mahmood Raja. Referee: Dan Romano. Sale: Sept. 20, 11:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $497,125.16.

WHITE PLAINS, 617 Woodland Hills Road. Apartment; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: HSBC Bank USA National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: Leopold & Associates PLLC, 914-219-5787; 80 Business Park Drive, Armonk 10504. Defendant: Rhonda Michael King. Referee: Dennis Krolian. Sale: Oct. 2, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $356,995.96.

NEW ROCHELLE, 1270 North Ave., Apt. 4. Apartment; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Wilmington Savings Fund Society. Plaintiff’s attorney: Knuckles, Komosinski & Elliot, 914345-3020; 565 Taxter Road, Suite 509, Elmsford 10523. Defendant: Peter Karten. Referee: David Gelfarb. Sale: Sept. 18, 9:15 a.m. Approximate lien: $110,735.93.

YONKERS, 60 Hughes Terrace. Single-family residence; lot size: .11 acre. Plaintiff: U.S. Bank National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-759-1835; 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester 14624. Defendant: Peter Mussared. Referee: Michael Khader. Sale: Sept. 26, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $691,555.22.

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, 2865 Springhurst St. Single-family residence; lot size: .77 acre. Plaintiff: HSBC Bank USA National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: McCabe, Weisberg & Conway PC, 914-636-8900; 145 Huguenot St., Suite 401, New Rochelle 10801. Defendant: Caroline Mascarenhas. Referee: Dennis Krolian Sale: Oct. 4, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $523,942.38.

PEEKSKILL, 39 Welcher Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: PNC Bank Ave. Plaintiff’s attorney: McCabe, Weisberg & Conway PC, 914-636-8900; 145 Huguenot St., Suite 401, New Rochelle 10801. Defendant: Clifton Travis. Referee: Frank Malara. Sale: Oct. 4, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $345,890.54.

YONKERS, 72 N. Cricklewood Road a.k.a. 38 N. Cricklewood Road. Single-family residence; lot size: .09 acre. Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: Rosicki & Rosicki & Associates, 845-897-1600; 2 Summit Court, No. 301, Fishkill 11254. Defendant: Najib Kaid. Referee: Robert Ryan. Sale: Sept. 20, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $625,964.56.

PEEKSKILL, 249 Ringgold St. Two-family residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: U.S. Bank Trust National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: McCabe, Weisberg & Conway PC, 914-636-8900; 145 Huguenot St., Suite 401, New Rochelle 10801. Defendant: Angel Tenen. Referee: Daniel Finger. Sale: Sept. 20, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $575,658.01. PORT CHESTER, 49 Elmont Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: .27 acre. Plaintiff: CitiBank. Plaintiff’s attorney: Gross Polowy LLC, 716-204-1700; 1775 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville 14221. Defendant: Gilberto Rojas. Referee: Anthony Tirone. Sale: Sept. 19, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $625,559.08. SOUTH SALEM, 8 Scenic Drive. Single-family residence; lot size: 1.0 acre. Plaintiff: Bank of America. Plaintiff’s attorney: Davidson, Fink, Cook, Kelly & Galbraith, 585-5466448 or 585-760-8218; 28 E. Main St., Suite 700, Rochester 14614. Defendant Brian McDonald. Referee: Charles Spiegel. Sale: Sept. 19, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $692,674.14.

YONKERS, 140 Bruce Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: .04 acre. Plaintiff: Citimortgage Inc. Plaintiff’s attorney: David A. Gallo & Associates, 718-459-2634; 95-25 Queens Blvd., Rego Park 11379. Defendant: Lorenzo Chambers. Referee: Peter Rosato. Sale: Oct. 3, 2 p.m. Approximate lien: $455,066.21. YONKERS, 187 Buckingham Road. Two-family residence; lot size .17 acre. Plaintiff: PNC Bank National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: McCabe, Weisberg & Conway PC, 914-636-8900; 145 Huguenot St., Suite 401, New Rochelle 10801. Defendant: Dolores Cooper. Referee: Charles Spiegel. Sale: Sept. 20, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $256,506.43. YONKERS, 777 Tuckahoe Road, Unit 23, a.k.a. 72 Shawnee Ave. Apartment; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Federal National Mortgage Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: RAS Boriskin, 516-280-7675; 900 Merchants Concourse, Westbury 11590. Defendant: Samson Mekuria. Referee: Bruce Bozeman. Sale: Sept 25, 2 p.m. Approximate lien: N/A.

JUDGMENTS 21st Century Import and Export Inc., Yonkers. $117,571 in favor of Woodbrowser Inc., Concord, N.H. Filed Sept. 6. Brois Construction Corp., Elmsford. $71,854 in favor of T and M Electric Inc., Dalton, Mass. Filed Sept. 7. Danny Boys LLC, White Plains. $33,695 in favor of 76 Mamaroneck Ave LLC, White Plains. Filed Sept. 8. Law Office of Peter Spagnuolo, Mount Kisco. $2,694 in favor of Five Star Reporting Inc., New York City. Filed Sept. 5. Ossining Deli and Catering Inc., Ossining. $82,600 in favor of C and A Italian Specialties Inc., Ossining. Filed Sept. 5. Premium Coffee Roasters Inc., Lackawanna. $402,528 in favor of Paragon Coffee Trading Company LP, White Plains. Filed Sept. 6. Runge Trucking Company Inc., Yonkers. $8,169 in favor of Argyle Motor Works Inc., Yonkers. Filed Sept. 6. Street Pixels, Ossining. $5,823 in favor of S and F Supplies Inc., Brooklyn. Filed Sept. 5. Twin Oaks Construction Company LLC, Scarsdale. $5,298 in favor of Concrete Cutting Company Inc., Port Chester. Filed Sept. 8.

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

Muller, Kathryn, as executor and heir of the estate of Arthur J. Zander, et al. Filed by OneWest Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $315,414 affecting property located at 162 Barnegat Road, Pound Ridge 10576. Filed Aug. 31.

Bianchi, Peter A., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $168,477 affecting property located at 2 Kimball Terrace, Yonkers 10704. Filed Aug. 31.

Reaux, Sakina S., et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $358,539 affecting property located at 267 S. First Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Aug. 31.

LIS PENDENS

Brown, Robert, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $488,000 affecting property located at 16 Annadale St., Armonk 10504. Filed Aug. 31.

Toribio, Maximo, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $307,710 affecting property located at 6 Beacon St., Yonkers 10701. Filed Aug. 31.

Cambareri, Carmelo, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 80 McLain St., Mount Kisco 10549. Filed Aug. 31.

Wall, Anthony, et al. Filed by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 38 Woodlawn Ave., Yonkers 10704. Filed Aug. 31.

Chaim, Leonard, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $500,000 affecting property located at 221 West St., Harrison 10528. Filed Aug. 31. Covone, Anthony, et al. Filed by Caliber Home Loans Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $375,000 affecting property located at 29 Laurelton Road, Mount Kisco 10549. Filed Aug. 31.

MECHANIC’S LIENS AMS Builders LLC, as owner. $5,862 as claimed by Ultimate Kitchens, Scarsdale. Property: in Scarsdale. Filed Sept. 12. Landry’s Restaurants Inc., as owner. $9,185 as claimed by Infinity Floors Inc. Property: in White Plains. Filed Sept. 6.

Gala, Julia Della, et al. Filed by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $315,000 affecting property located at 80 Grove St., Harrison 10528. Filed Aug. 31.

Scarsdale Shopping Center Associates LLC, as owner. $1 million as claimed by Kings Capital Construction Group, White Plains. Property: in New Rochelle. Filed Sept. 8.

Harvey, Michael, et al. Filed by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $171,000 affecting property located at 503 Harrison Ave., Peekskill 10566. Filed Aug. 31.

Sweet Hollow Properties LLC, as owner. $5,200 as claimed by Anchor Concrete LLC, Danbury, Conn. Property: in Greenburgh. Filed Sept. 7.

Lawrence, Jay D., et al. Filed by Homebridge Financial Services Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 121 Bouton Road, South Salem 10590. Filed Aug. 31. Melendez, Jose, et al. Filed by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $291,600 affecting property located at 10 Field St., Peekskill 10566. Filed Aug. 31.

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

Doing Business As Alymanda Pizza Corp., d.b.a. Nonna’s Brickoven Pizzeria and Restaurant, 3113 Albany Post Road, Buchanan 10511. Filed July 27.

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Arctic Mechanical Inc., d.b.a. New Century Home Services, 460 N. Main St., Port Chester 10573. Filed July 27.

O and B Trans, 126 Franklin Ave., Apt. 5D, New Rochelle 10805, c/o Odeane Everald Carby. Filed July 27.

Dunrite Construction II Corp., d.b.a. Dunrite Construction, 716 Route 6, Mahopac 10541. Filed July 27.

Randell Enterprises, 280 Birch Lane, Irvington 10533, c/o C.S. Randell. Filed July 28.

E K J Inc., d.b.a. EKJ Consulting, 46 Indian Wells Road, Brewster 10509. Filed July 27.

Seekr Services, 39 Rome Ave., Apt. 10B, Bedford Hills 10507, c/o Leandro Andrew Francisco, IV. Filed July 27.

First Endeavor Inc., d.b.a. Ceola Manor, 489 E. Main St., Jefferson Valley 10535. Filed July 27.

V.N. Construction, 33 Calam Ave., Apt. 1, Ossining 10562, c/o Carlos Inga. Filed July 28.

Health Haven Corp., d.b.a. Prescription Plus, 105 Croton Ave., Ossining 10562. Filed July 27.

PATENTS

M2M Nail Spa Inc., d.b.a. Blooming Nails and Spa, 55 Bedford Road, Chappaqua 10514. Filed July 27. Prospero Winery Inc., d.b.a. Croteaux, 134 Marble Ave., Pleasantville 10570. Filed July 27. Restaurant Boca Marina Inc., d.b.a. Boca Marina, 40 Grace Church St., Port Chester 10573. Filed July 27. Rhythm Tech Inc., d.b.a. RTI, 635 Oakhurst Road, Mamaroneck 10543. Filed July 27. Sat Kosher Deli Inc., d.b.a. Epstein’s Kosher Deli, 2574 Central Park Ave., Yonkers 10710. Filed July 27.

Sole Proprietorships Bobby’s Electronics Installations, 457 Kimball Ave., Yonkers 10704, c/o Cleveland L. Walters. Filed July 27. Budhill Transportation Services, 177A E. Main St., Suite 457, New Rochelle 10801, c/o Devon J. White. Filed July 27. KBPower.com, 53 Union Ave., Thornwood 10594, c/o Kenneth Blackwell. Filed July 27. New Millennium Industries, 1319 Howard St., Peekskill 10566, c/o Aaron Clough. Filed July 28. New World Family Child Care, 14 Lane St., Yonkers 10701, c/o Bellaniry DeJesus. Filed July 27.

Automatically navigating a mobile device to a particular electronic page based on a user’s location within a venue. Patent no. 9,763,057 issued to Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Baltimore, Md.; Shelbee D. Smith-Eigenbrode, Thornton, Colo.; Dana L. Price, Surf City, N.C.; and Aaron J. Quirk, Cary, N.C. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Client-side aggregation of nested resource dependencies. Patent no. 9,762,700 issued to Charles E. Dumont, Pepperell, Mass.; and Dan Dumont, Pepperell, Mass. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Consumer-configurable alternative advertising reception with incentives. Patent no. 9,762,974 issued to Kulvir S. Bhogal, Fort Worth, Texas; Gregory J. Boss, Saginaw, Mich.; Sheryl L. Comes, Castle Pines, Colo.; Rick A. Hamilton II, Charlottesville, Va.; and Anne R. Sand, Canon City, Colo. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Deploying a portion of a streaming application to one or more virtual machines according to hardware type. Patent no. 9,762,660 issued to Lance Bragstad, Pine Island, Minn.; Michael J. Branson, Rochester, Minn.; Bin Cao, Stamford, Calif.; James E. Carey, Rochester, Minn.; and Mathew R. Odden, Rochester, Minn. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Fabricating a liquid-cooling apparatus with coolant filter. Patent no. 9,763,357 issued to Levi A. Campbell, Poughkeepsie; Richard C. Chu, Hopewell Junction; Milnes P. David, Fishkill; Michael J. Ellsworth Jr., Poughkeepsie; Madhusudan K. Iyenger, Foster City, Calif.; Roger R. Schmidt, Poughkeepsie; and Robert E Simons, Poughkeepsie. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Image vulnerability repair in a networked computing environment. Patent no. 9,762,606 issued to Al Chakra, Apex, N.C.; Christopher Dawson, Arlington, Va.; Yu Deng, Yorktown Heights; Rick A. Hamilton II, Charlottesville, Va.; Jenny S. Li, Danbury, Conn.; and Liangzhao Zeng, Mohegan Lake. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Location-based and time-based mobile device security. Patent no. 9,762,722 issued to James E. Bostick, Cedar Park, Texas; John M. Ganci, Jr., Cary, N.C.; Stephen G. Meyer, Chicago, Ill.; and Kimberly G. Starks, Nashille, Tenn. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Method for securing and removing modular elements employing latches. Patent no. 9,763,355, issued to Matthew A. Butterbaugh, Rochester, Minn.; Eric A. Eckberg, Rochester, Minn.; Camillo Sassano, Durham, N.C.; Kevin L. Schultz, Raleigh, N.C.; and Scott A. Schurson, Mantorville, Minn. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Mobile device assignment within wireless sound system based on device specifications. Patent no. 9,763,280 issued to Corville O. Allen, Morrisville, N.C.; Mario A. Maldari, Lyons, Colo.; Monica A. Murray, College Park, Ga.; and Paul A. Smith, Cary, N.C. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Mobile device morphing using mobile network availability. Patent no. 9,763,182 issued to Rajaram B. Krishnamurthy, Wappingers Falls; and Daniel Rogers, San Leandro, Calif. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

HUDSON VALLEY BUILDING LOANS Above $1 million Liberty Green I LP, et al, Warwick, as owner. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Property: 1 Liberty Court, Warwick. Amount: $2.5 million. Filed Sept. 7.

Below $1 million Cocks, Daniel, Walden, as owner. Lender: Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Property: in Walden. Amount: $85,000. Filed Sept. 11. Homes By LV LLC, Newburgh, as owner. Lender: Patch of Land Lending LLC, Los Angeles, Calif. Property: in Washingtonville. Amount: $30,000. Filed Sept. 8. Knock Bride LLC, Montgomery, as owner. Lender: Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Property: 518 Route 17K, Montgomery 12549. Amount: $500,000. Filed Sept. 6. McDougal, April N., as owner. Lender: Homestead Funding Corp. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $160,137. Filed Sept. 11. O’Donnell and Sons Inc., as owner. Lender: TEG Federal Credit Union. Property: in Beekman. Amount: $375,000. Filed Sept. 6. Simone, Brian, et al, as owner. Lender: PCSB Bank. Property: in Wappinger. Amount: $210,000. Filed Sept. 6. Xtreme Construction and Properties LLC, Middletown, as owner. Lender: RCN Capital LLC, Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 36 Gladstone Ave., Walden 12586. Amount: $69,950. Filed Sept. 11.

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FACTS DEEDS Above $1 million 31 Elkay LLC, Chester. Seller: Gly Holdings LLC, Chester. Property: 31 Elkay Drive, Chester. Amount: $2 million. Filed Sept. 7. Colonial Gate Gardens LLC, South Fallsburg. Seller: Kose Enterprises Ltd., Spring Valley. Property: 34 Barron Road, Montgomery 12549. Amount: $1 million. Filed Sept. 11. Skylimit Realty LLC, Monticello. Seller: Midcrystal Holdings LLC, Brooklyn. Property: 400/600ETC N. Galleria Drive, Middletown 10941. Amount: $5 million. Filed Sept. 5.

Below $1 million 106 Franklin LLC, Kingston. Seller: NYC REO LLC, Whitestone. Property: 106 Franklin St., Kingston 12401. Amount: $82,000. Filed Sept. 1. 130 Canterbury Drive LLC, Bronx. Seller: Kew Mozayeny, Pompano Beach, Fla. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $42,000. Filed Sept. 8.

220 R32 Realty Corp., Elmsford. Seller: Petros Gouvis, Central Valley. Property: 220 Route 32, Woodbury. Amount: $950,000. Filed Sept. 5. 27 Overlook LLC, Monroe. Seller: Michele L. Babcock, Walden. Property: 110 Benkard Ave., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $25,501. Filed Sept. 7. 29 Grandview LLC, Cornwall-onHudson. Seller: Michael J. Kelly, et al, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Property: in Cornwall-on-Hudson. Amount: $136,000. Filed Sept. 8. 33 Treasure LLC, Bronxville. Seller: Carol A. Cossentino, Warwick. Property: 12 Main St. and Oakland Ave., Warwick 10990. Amount: $275,000. Filed Sept. 6.

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67 Olde Wagon LLC, Warwick. Seller: Laurence A. Clemente, Goshen. Property: 67 Old Wagon Road, Warwick 10990. Amount: $150,000. Filed Sept. 6.

Carrington Construction Corp., Hopewell Junction. Seller: Econ Realty Corp., Poughkeepsie. Property: in LaGrange. Amount: $25,000. Filed Sept. 1.

Equity Homes of New York Inc., Port Jervis. Seller: Richard Joynes, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Greenville. Amount: $42,000. Filed Sept. 11.

Highland Hospitality Group LLC, Newburgh. Seller: Chung S. Pak, et al, Highland. Property: in Lloyd. Amount: $450,000. Filed Sept. 7.

7 Springs DVP LLC, Monroe. Seller: TVT Enterprises Inc., Chester. Property: 143 Main St., Chester. Amount: $540,000. Filed Sept. 7.

Castlerock 2017 LLC, White Plains. Seller: HSBC Bank USA N.A. Property: 7 Mountain Laurel Lane 8, Ellenville 12428. Amount: $13,200. Filed Sept. 1.

Fannie Mae. Seller: Charles P. Obremski, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Property: 85 Washington Drive, Highland Mills 10930. Amount: $483,142. Filed Sept. 8.

Homes By LV LLC, Newburgh. Seller: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Property: 1 Emerson Drive, Washingtonville 10992. Amount: $175,000. Filed Sept. 8.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: James Yastion, New Paltz. Property: 7 Reggie Drive, Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $530,500. Filed Sept. 7.

Fannie Mae. Seller: Nancy J. Schneider, Washingtonville. Property: 23 Grand View Ave., Port Jervis 12771. Amount: $53,650. Filed Sept. 7.

HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: Charles E. Frankel, New Windsor. Property: 46 Beacon St., Middletown 10940. Amount: $226,705. Filed Sept. 8.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: James Yastion, New Paltz. Property: 7 Reggie Drive, Wappingers Fals 12590. Amount: $530,500. Filed Sept. 7.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Anastacio Alcocer, et al, Kearny, N.J. Property: 750 Broadway, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $176,396. Filed Sept. 7.

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Seller: Kelli O’Brien, Goshen. Property: 1 Emerson Drive, Washingtonville 10992. Amount: $421,467. Filed Sept. 8.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Leslie A. Baum, Walden. Property: 44 Beechwood Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $422,000. Filed Sept. 5.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Derrick Ghrael, New Windsor. Property: 104 W. Meadow Wind Lane, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $520,076. Filed Sept. 8.

JTurn Enterprises LLC, New Paltz. Seller: County of Ulster, Kingston. Property: 576 N. Ohioville Road, New Paltz. Amount: $25,000. Filed Sept. 8.

844 Briggs LLC, Lakewood, N.J. Seller: Mario Acosta, Ellenville. Property: in Wawarsing. Amount: $5,000. Filed Sept. 6. 89-91 Downs Street LLC, Oceanside. Seller: HK and DK Properties LLC, Hurley. Property: in Kingston. Amount: $360,000. Filed Sept. 5. AAHH LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: U.S. ROF III Legal Title Trust 2015-1. Property: 459 Shelley Hill Road, Stanfordville 12581. Amount: $150,000. Filed Sept. 7. Backman LLC, Newburgh. Seller: Perry Eisman, et al, Plainview. Property: in Ellenville. Amount: $475,000. Filed Sept. 6. Bayview Loan Servicing LLC, Coral Gables, Fla. Seller: Paul C. Brite, Newburgh. Property: 8 Sanatorium Ave., Otisville 10963. Amount: $326,218. Filed Sept. 5. Beacon Sunshine Properties LLC, Beacon. Seller: Pat Heady, Beacon. Property: in Beacon. Amount: $157,500. Filed Sept. 6.

180 Developers LLC, Ellenville. Seller: Fannie Mae. Property: 1628 Ulster Heights Road, Ellenville 12428. Amount: $30,000. Filed Sept. 5.

BGRS LLC, Burr Ridge, Ill. Seller: Louis E. Benjamin Jr., et al, Beacon. Property: 14 South St., Beacon 12508. Amount: $315,000. Filed Sept. 5. Britkat Inc., Monroe. Seller: John E. Bach Jr., Goshen. Property: 5 Bridle Court, Goshen 10924. Amount: $263,000. Filed Sept. 8. Britkat Inc., Monroe. Seller: Jorge G. Velez, New Windsor. Property: 3901 Whispering Hills Drive, Unit 391, Chester 10918. Amount: $97,400. Filed Sept. 8. Brookfield Global Relocation Services LLC, Burr Ridge, Ill. Seller: Junedong Lee, et al, Hopewell Junction. Property: in East Fishkill. Amount: $564,000. Filed Sept. 6. C. Hudson LLC, Alpine, N.J. Seller: Barry Brown, et al, Mountainville. Property: in Cornwall-on-Hudson. Amount: $105,000. Filed Sept. 7.

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Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Ronald C. Blass, Poughkeepsie. Property: 844 Berkshire Road, Wingdale 12594. Amount: $282,000. Filed Sept. 1. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Todd A. Kelson, New Windsor. Property: 166 Grange Road, Otisville 10963. Amount: $202,555. Filed Sept. 6. Deutsche Bank Trust Company America. Seller: Sarah E. Sholes, Poughkeepsie. Property: 27 Streit Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $226,000. Filed Sept. 5. DLJ Mortgage Capital Inc. Seller: Anthony LoBiondo, Newburgh. Property: 7 Knoll Court, Monroe 10950. Amount: $451,278. Filed Sept. 11. East Coast Investors International LLC, Monroe. Seller: Gary Schuster, Walden. Property: 4 Summit View Drive, Goshen 10924. Amount: $247,928. Filed Sept. 7. East Coast Investors International LLC, Monroe. Seller: John Azzopardi, et al, Harriman. Property: 524 Orchard Hill Road, Harriman 10926. Amount: $225,800. Filed Sept. 7. Empire Hudson Valley Properties LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: The Bank of New York Mellon. Property: 68 Glenwood Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $61,500. Filed Sept. 6.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: John V. Pelella Jr., Cornwall-on-Hudson. Property: in New Windsor. Amount: $165,710. Filed Sept. 5. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Michael E. Catania, Newburgh. Property: 73 Gregory Road, Johnson 10933. Amount: $236,500. Filed Sept. 5. Finance of America Reverse LLC. Seller: Diane Pandolfi Foley, Wappingers Falls. Property: 8 Greentree Drive North, Hyde Park 12538. Amount: $122,000. Filed Sept. 7. Grape Realty LLC, Monroe. Seller: Andrea Dumais, Walden. Property: 422 Spring St., Monroe 10950. Amount: $37,200. Filed Sept. 5. Greater New York Corporation of Seventh-Day Adventists, Manhasset. Seller: Iglesia De Dios Fuente De Vida Eterna Inc., Newburgh. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $187,500. Filed Sept. 5. Havilland LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Jackson and Puente LLC, Woodstock. Property: in Saugerties. Amount: $760,000. Filed Sept. 7. Hibernation Auto Storage Inc., Beacon. Seller: Nancy D’Addio, et al, Newburgh. Property: 351-353 Candlestick Hill Road, Newburgh. Amount: $315,000. Filed Sept. 7.

Juan Prieto Enterprises Inc., Washingtonville. Seller: City of Newburgh. Property: 51 William St., Newburgh. Amount: $61,061. Filed Sept. 7. Keep Hooping LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Thomas J. Bardsley, Hawthorne. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $25,000. Filed Sept. 6. Knock Bride LLC, Montgomery. Seller: Coldenham Property Group LLC, Newburgh. Property: in Montgomery. Amount: $200,000. Filed Sept. 6. LRG Sales Inc., Marlboro. Seller: Diana S. Lowry, Akron. Property: in Wappinger. Amount: $207,500. Filed Sept. 6. Marlboro Flats LLC, et al, Marlboro. Seller: Billesimo Real Estate Corp., Marlboro. Property: in Marlborough. Amount: $50,000. Filed Sept. 8. MTGLQ Investors LP. Seller: Kara J. Cavallo, Walden. Property: 64 Wickham Ave., Goshen 10924. Amount: $278,475. Filed Sept. 5. MTGLQ Investors LP. Seller: Leslie A. Baum, Poughkeepsie. Property: 47 Reimer Ave., Dover Plains 12522. Amount: $187,500. Filed Sept. 5.

N20 Enterprises LLC, Warwick. Seller: Shamera L.A. Sandoski, Greenwood Lake. Property: 666 Jersey Ave., Greenwood Lake 10925. Amount: $320,000. Filed Sept. 6. National Residential Nominee Services Inc. Seller: Jeffrey Craven, et al, Monroe. Property: 55 Highview Road, Monroe. Amount: $382,000. Filed Sept. 5. Newport Bloom LLC, Warwick. Seller: Shayne Haysom, et al, Warwick. Property: Highway 1, Warwick. Amount: $150,000. Filed Sept. 7. Northern Dutchess Properties LLC, New York City. Seller: Donald Cappillino, Pawling. Property: 124 Cooper Road, Millerton 12540. Amount: $151,000. Filed Sept. 7. Orange County Land Trust Inc., New Windsor. Seller: Adam J. Filipowski, et al, Greenwood Lake. Property: in Warwick. Amount: $85,000. Filed Sept. 11. PeteFini Inc., Monroe. Seller: Sona L. Aggarwal, et al, San Francisco, Calif. Property: Lot 1, Coleman Drive, Hamptonburgh 10916. Amount: $76,500. Filed Sept. 7. Peter Place Construction LLC, Mountaindale. Seller: ARLP REO VII LLC, Christiansted, Virgin Islands. Property: 1 Peters Place, Wallkill 12589. Amount: $204,074. Filed Sept. 8. Pomegranate Solutions LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Sugar Loaf Industrial Park LLC, Congers. Property: Davidson Drive, Chester. Amount: $600,000. Filed Sept. 8. Reimar Construction LLC, Wappingers Falls. Seller: Bank of America N.A. Property: 49 Degarmo Hills Road, Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $146,000. Filed Sept. 1. Relax Life Media Inc., San Jose, Calif. Seller: Robert DiNardo, Newburgh. Property: 24 Drago Lane, Middletown 10940. Amount: $229,100. Filed Sept. 7. Seakill Inc., New Paltz. Seller: Teresa Cea Adduce, et al, Wallkill. Property: in New Paltz. Amount: $77,500. Filed Sept. 7. SRP 2015-1 LLC, Eureka, Calif. Seller: John Edward Bach Jr., Goshen. Property: in Port Jervis. Amount: $385,970. Filed Sept. 8.

FACTS The Bank of New York Mellon. Seller: Dianne B. Hanley, Katonah. Property: 24 Lake Road, Hopewell Junction 12533. Amount: $569,500. Filed Sept. 7. The Bank of New York Mellon. Seller: Jode S. Millman, Poughkeepsie. Property: 10 Titus Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $376,500. Filed Sept. 5.

Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Seller: Sarah Ramos, Goshen. Property: in Montgomery. Amount: $116,064. Filed Sept. 7. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Andrea Pawliczek, Montgomery. Property: 8 Acorn Court, Highland Mills 10930. Amount: $235,154. Filed Sept. 5.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Judith Lubinsky, Goshen. Property: 28 Walker St., Otisville 10963. Amount: $313,511. Filed Sept. 11.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Brenda Pierpoint, Middletown. Property: 60 Anthony St. Middletown 12589. Amount: $55,000. Filed Sept. 8.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Rebecca Millouras-Lettre, Kingston. Property: 9 Hollow Lane, Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $556,500. Filed Sept. 5.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Charles Stewart III, Pawling. Property: 2 Old Hosner Mountain, Hopewell Junction 12553. Amount: $903,000. Filed Sept. 5.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Roland A. Bloomer, Newburgh. Property: 415 Highway 97, Sparrow Bush 12780. Amount: $158,227. Filed Sept. 6. U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Ralph A. Beisner, Hyde Park. Property: 38 Kelsey Road, Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: $370,000. Filed Sept. 5. U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Wilfred Ayala Jr., et al, Goshen. Property: 45 Ramblewood Drive, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $851,020. Filed Sept. 5. U.S. ROF III Legal Title Trust 2015-1. Seller: Judith A. Spangenberg, Venice, Fla. Property: in Port Jervis. Amount: $98,052. Filed Sept. 8. Vindicated Properties LLC, Sheridan, Wyo. Seller: County of Ulster, Kingston. Property: 114 Eastern Parkway Extension, Ulster. Amount: $2,500. Filed Sept. 8. VIP Partners LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: City of Newburgh. Property: 12 Clark St., Newburgh. Amount: $2,500. Filed Sept. 8. VIP Partners LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: City of Newburgh. Property: 180 Ann Street Rear, Newburgh. Amount: $400. Filed Sept. 8. VPM Realty LLC, Central Valley. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 9 Heritage Drive, Unit E, Harriman 10926. Amount: $90,169. Filed Sept. 6. Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Seller: Nancy J. Schneider, Washingtonville. Property: in Sugar Loaf. Amount: $569,867. Filed Sept. 7.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: John Donnelly, et al, Poughkeepsie. Property: 51 Jackson Drive South, Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $263,000. Filed Sept. 7. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Robert P. Ianelli, Fishkill. Property: 26 Beck Road, Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: $424,000. Filed Sept. 5. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Todd Kelson, New Windsor. Property: 102 Felter Hill Road, Washingtonville 10992. Amount: $330,129. Filed Sept. 11. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: David G. Ferenz, Poughkeepsie. Property: 221 Pine Hill Road, Pleasant Valley 12569. Amount: $434,000. Filed Sept. 5. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: James P. Santora, Cedar Park, Texas. Property: 29 Summer Ave., Woodbury 11797. Amount: $130,000. Filed Sept. 11. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: Peter G. Botti, Goshen. Property: 3 Beechwood Drive, Goshen. Amount: $150,000. Filed Sept. 6. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: Valerie J. Kutchma, et al, Fishkill. Property: 29 Birch Drive, Pine Plains 12567. Amount: $450,000. Filed Sept. 5. Xtreme Construction and Properties LLC, Pine Bush. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Property: 36 Gladstone Ave., Walden 12586. Amount: $90,000. Filed Sept. 11.

YYY Properties LLC, Chester. Seller: Eric Ossentjuk, Newburgh. Property: 64 Taft Ave., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $53,500. Filed Sept. 5.

JUDGMENTS McFarland Enterprises Inc., Kingston. $1,693 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 5. MJL Family Pizza Inc., Highland. $2,609 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 5. Sam Decicco Seal Coating Inc., Kingston. $328 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 5. San Marino’s Pizzeria Café Corp., Wallkill. $1,842 in favor of Ferraro Foods Inc., Piscataway, N.J. Filed Sept. 7. Satsang Music Inc., Bearsville. $50 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 5. WPC Associates LLC, Highland Mills. $4,749 in favor of Melange Med Spa II, Blauvelt. Filed Sept. 5.

LIS PENDENS The following filings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed. Abdullah, Rashed, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $195,650 affecting property located at 60 Franklin St., Kingston 12401. Filed Sept. 6. Ahearn, Brian, et al. Filed by Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $302,000 affecting property located at 37 Samsonville Road, Rochester. Filed Sept. 8. Any unknown heirs, devisees, distributees or successors in interest of the late Eve Hinderer, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $217,500 affecting property located at 260 Gidney Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed July 20.

FIGURES Aquino, William Jr., et al. Filed by Mid America Mortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $179,995 affecting property located at 88 Henry Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed July 28.

Carchietta, Robert, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $1 million affecting property located at 323 Sarah Wells Trail, Goshen 10924. Filed July 21.

Fermin, Eduardo J., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $168,400 affecting property located at 10 Cindy Lane, Middletown 10941. Filed July 26.

Aubut, Lawrence C., et al. Filed by United Wholesale Mortgage. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $210,000 affecting property located at 204 High St., Monroe 10950. Filed July 28.

Carter, Cindy A., et al. Filed by Roberta A. Manchester and Mark G. Manchester. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $17,572 affecting property located at 61 Benneywater Road, Port Jervis 12771. Filed Aug. 1.

Filardi, James, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $346,500 affecting property located at 29 S. Cross Road, LaGrangeville 12540. Filed Sept. 1.

Badalucco, Michael G., individually and as executor of the estate of Ann Badalucco, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $352,500 affecting property located at 16 South St., Walden 12586. Filed July 20. Batts, Andrea, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $280,000 affecting property located at 2 Cambridge Road, Highland Mills 10930. Filed July 19. Bizub, Peter R., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $308,000 affecting property located at 64 Fawn Hill Road, Tuxedo Park 10987. Filed July 31. Bock, Stephen F., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $156,000 affecting property located at 95 Fair Oaks Road, Middletown 10940. Filed July 26. Bradby, Douglas M., et al. Filed by Citibank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $59,000 affecting property located at 104 Elmendorf St., Kingston. Filed Sept. 8. Brown, Samuel S., et al. Filed by MidFirst Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $103,050 affecting property located at 2 Hampton Court, Middletown 10940. Filed Aug. 1. Brown, Sherika T., et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $290,488 affecting property located at 16 Brighton Drive, Newburgh 12550. Filed July 26. Bux, Joseph Sr., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $250,000 affecting property located at 33 Kirbytown Road, Middletown 10940. Filed Aug. 1.

Casson, Andrew, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $215,331 affecting property located at 1340 Route 208, Blooming Grove 10992. Filed July 31. Collett, Sean M., et al. Filed by Homestead Funding Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $245,471 affecting property located at 107 Ridge Road, Westtown 10998. Filed July 24. Cummings, Wesley Jr., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $305,683 affecting property located at 28 Houtman Drive, Montgomery 12549. Filed Aug. 1. D’Elia, Anthony, et al. Filed by First Tennessee Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $344,000 affecting property located at 76 Clinton Road, Tuxedo Park 10987. Filed July 28. Decker, Mark A., et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $135,000 affecting property located at 70 Grand Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed July 27. Ernest, Timothy P., et al. Filed by Key Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $361,880 affecting property located at 56 Trillium Road, Pleasant Valley 12569. Filed Sept. 5. Fay, Bonnie, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 31 Ona Lane, New Windsor 12553. Filed July 31. Felch, Richard W. Jr., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $107,843 affecting property located at 71 Coxing Road, Marbletown 12419. Filed Sept. 6.

Forbes-Goulding, Maxine L., individually and as heir and distributee of the estate of Herbert E. Goulding, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $279,000 affecting property located at 31 Chadsford Lane, Newburgh 12550. Filed July 26. Ford, Keith Jr., et al. Filed by Freedom Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $325,172 affecting property located at 2 Baltsas Road, Newburgh 12550. Filed July 24. Gallaher, George, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $237,030 affecting property located at 2 Debbie Court, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Sept. 5. Garris, Carl C., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $304,000 affecting property located at 23 Alexander Drive, Washingtonville 10992. Filed July 21. Gorish, Otto A. Jr., et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $50,000 affecting property located at 37 Highland Ave., Florida 10921. Filed July 28. Griffith-Fenton, Beverley P., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $225,000 affecting property located at 17 Prospect Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed July 24. Hamilton, Jacalyn L., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $272,000 affecting property located at 238 Spruce St., New Windsor 12553. Filed July 28. Haugland, Anne C., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $117,236 affecting property located at 22 Fifth Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed July 31.

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Hicks, Ann L., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $233,854 affecting property located at 382 S. Plank Road, Westtown 10998. Filed July 24.

Kidd, John, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 3732 Route 52, Pine Bush 12566. Filed Sept. 5.

McCollum, Clark E., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $250,000 affecting property located at 156 Shin Hollow Road, Port Jervis 12771. Filed July 18.

Hightower, Sadiquah A., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $259,400 affecting property located at 238 Woodcock Mountain Road, Washingtonville 10992. Filed July 27.

Koen, Catherine C., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 45 Buena Vista Terrace, Central Valley 10917. Filed July 20.

Melvin, Tiffany A., et al. Filed by Franklin American Mortgage Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $281,801 affecting property located at 9 Chester Acres Blvd., Chester 10918. Filed July 28.

Hill, Michael B., et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $75,175 affecting property located at 42 Beacon St., Middletown 10940. Filed Aug. 1.

Kololyan, Levon, et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $312,000 affecting property located at 221 Tamerisk Lane, New Windsor 12553. Filed July 21.

Messer, Howard, et al. Filed by Indymac Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $640,000 affecting property located at 49 Riverview Terrace, Kingston 12401. Filed Sept. 6.

Hiraldo, Abraham, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $292,687 affecting property located at 20 Harrison St., Middletown 10940. Filed July 26. Huertas, Terry M., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $549,000 affecting property located at 7 Bridle Court, Goshen 10924. Filed July 28. Hutson, Ronald, et al. Filed by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $251,750 affecting property located at 45 Brewster Drive, Middletown 10940. Filed July 26. Ioannidis, Margarita, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $280,000 affecting property located at 87 Keats Drive, New Windsor 12553. Filed July 20. Jarrow, Phyllis, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $165,171 affecting property located at 3506 Whispering Hills, Unit 304, Chester 10918. Filed July 24. Jodoin, Norman P., et al. Filed by PHH Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $191,000 affecting property located at 5 and 7 Sunday St., Newburgh 12550. Filed July 28. Kenan, Leslye, et al. Filed by Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $109,533 affecting property located at 516 Upper Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed July 21.

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Lemberakis, Chris J., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $255,200 affecting property located at 19 Lincoln Drive, Blooming Grove 10992. Filed July 18. Lopez, Jose J., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $212,000 affecting property located at 7 Oak St., Newburgh 12550. Filed July 21. Lundewall, Cristina D., et al. Filed by the State of New York Mortgage Agency. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $157,796 affecting property located at 165 Ruth Court, Middletown 10940. Filed July 24. Matero, Frank, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $160,000 affecting property located at 143 Peekamoose Road, Sundown 12740. Filed Sept. 6. McAlpin, John, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $305,586 affecting property located at 650 Blooming Grove Turnpike, New Windsor 12553. Filed July 31. McCaffrey, James K. Jr., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $232,903 affecting property located at 25 Sheraton Drive, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Sept. 5. McCann, Clarence, et al. Filed by Reverse Mortgage Funding LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 711 Route 209, Cuddebackville 12729. Filed July 21.

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Meyer, George F., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $375,000 affecting property located at 1485 Route 1, Westtown 10998. Filed July 20. Mongno, Michelle S., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $35,000 affecting property located at 225 Pine Island Turnpike, Warwick 10990. Filed July 27. Montgomery, Christopher D., et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 23 Darin Road, Warwick 10990. Filed July 26. Moore, Maria M., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $332,000 affecting property located at 477 Goshen Turnpike, Wallkill 10941. Filed July 20. Muhlrad, Tawnya, Orange County commissioner of finance as administratrix of the estate of Curtis Paul Graf, et al. Filed by RBS Citizens N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $212,500 affecting property located at 11 Orchard Lane, Port Jervis 12771. Filed July 18. Murphy, Erika, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $164,000 affecting property located at 196 Weed Road, Pine Bush 12566. Filed Sept. 6. Myruski, James A., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $104,000 affecting property located at 64 Howells Turnpike, Wallkill 10940. Filed Aug. 1.

FIGURES Nicolas, Dufresne J., et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $275,000 affecting property located at 91 Corbin Hill Road 1, Fort Montgomery 10922. Filed July 26. Ogden, Steven, as heir and distributee of the estate of Gary Ogden, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $239,000 affecting property located at 62 Bergen Circle, Slate Hill 10973. Filed July 20. Ortiz, Armando, et al. Filed by Prof-2013-S3 Legal Title Trust II. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 40 Cherrywood Drive, Goshen 10924. Filed July 31. Park, Esther M., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $128,081 affecting property located at 152 Darin Road, Warwick 10990. Filed July 18. Pereyra, Erasma A., et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $177,625 affecting property located at 131 Lander St., Newburgh. Filed July 18. Piccinich, Umberto Jr., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $14,500 affecting property located at 3 Diane Court, Greenwood Lake 10925. Filed July 20. Pryce, Cassius, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $327,952 affecting property located at 18 Johanna Drive, Newburgh 12550. Filed July 28. Ramisch, Richard V., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $97,171 affecting property located at 4 Rivervale Road, Middletown 10940. Filed July 18. Reyes, Jaysha, et al. Filed by Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $284,643 affecting property located at 32 Chestnut Lane, Newburgh 12550. Filed July 24. Ritter, Keith, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $142,266 affecting property located at 2562 Route 17M, Goshen 10924. Filed July 28.

Sainte-Rose, Alain, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $168,311 affecting property located at 15 Lexington Hill, Unit 7, Harriman 10926. Filed July 31.

Steed, Natasha, et al. Filed by Homebridge Financial Services Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $134,518 affecting property located at 2 Cherry St., Middletown 10940. Filed July 18.

Salvador, Lourdes, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $171,000 affecting property located at 74 Chaucer Court, Wallkill 10941. Filed July 24.

Stewart, James W., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $315,000 affecting property located at 320 Carpenter Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed July 21.

Sanders, Lahmar U., et al. Filed by Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $258,174 affecting property located at 248 Orleans Road, Unit 10-1, Newburgh 12550. Filed July 20.

Talnadge, Roland, et al. Filed by the State of New York Mortgage Agency. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $54,500 affecting property located at 14 Grove St., Godeffroy 12729. Filed July 31.

Sawick, Edward J., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $261,000 affecting property located at 302 Hasbrouck Ave., Kingston 12401. Filed Sept. 6.

The estate of Irene M. Brako, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $180,500 affecting property located at 64 Victors Lane, Saugerties 12477. Filed Sept. 5.

Sherman, Kevin T., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $333,000 affecting property located at 52 Leslie Road, Newburgh 12550. Filed July 19.

Torres, Gilberto, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $280,000 affecting property located at 19 Stori Road, Newburgh 12550. Filed Aug. 1.

Sikos, Michael, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $326,583 affecting property located at 19 Mountain View, Woodbury 10930. Filed July 24.

Turner, Theresa M., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $260,000 affecting property located at 12 Center St., Marlboro 12542. Filed Sept. 5.

Silerstein, Susan, as heir to the estate of Harold Pohja, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $367,500 affecting property located at 47 Ulsterville Road, Pine Bush 12566. Filed July 31.

Valk, Kathleen R., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $241,062 affecting property located at 807 Route 52, Walden 12586. Filed July 28.

Smikle, Loel, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $313,468 affecting property located at 228 Carter Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed July 19. Smith, Shalonda, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $436,400 affecting property located at 183 Gardnerville Road, New Hampton 10958. Filed July 28. Spizzirro, Louis M., et al. Filed by Quicken Loans Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $146,250 affecting property located at 23 Laurel Trail, Monroe 10950. Filed July 28.

Whiteflower Realty LLC, et al. Filed by Salisbury Bank and Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $187,500 affecting property located in Newburgh. Filed July 21. Winfrey, Oscar, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $180,000 affecting property located at 83 Evan Road, Warwick 10990. Filed Aug. 1. Wood, Dane, et al. Filed by Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $185,900 affecting property located at 90 Sarah Lane, Wallkill 10941. Filed July 20.

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FACTS Wutch, Stacey, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $174,775 affecting property located at 227 James St., New Windsor 12553. Filed July 31. Zahn, Karen, et al. Filed by the State of New York Mortgage Agency. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $141,000 affecting property located at 2 Cottonwood Drive, Saugerties 12477. Filed Sept. 8.

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

Partnerships New Paltz Pickers, 26 Eddie Lane, New Paltz 12561, c/o Vernon Benedetto and Ann Benedetto. Filed Sept. 5.

MECHANIC’S LIENS Matrix Development Group, Cranbury, N.J., as owner. $43,087 as claimed by Boyce Excavating Company Inc., Slate Hill. Property: 108 Route 17K, Newburgh. Filed Sept. 7.

Sole Proprietorships A Cut Above the Rest, 18 Orchard Hills Circle, Highland 12528, c/o Mark A. Dearstyne. Filed Sept. 6. Absolute Property Care, 56 Old Queens Highway, Kerhonkson 12446, c/o Raven-Wolf Axelrad. Filed Sept. 6.

American Paving Products, 223 Beaver Dam Road, Montgomery 12549, c/o Nicholas DeGroodt. Filed Aug. 31. B.D.C. Construction, 2 Briar Brook Lane, Campbell Hall, c/o Matthew LaBar. Filed Sept. 1. Bella Vita, 27 Oakland Ave., Warwick 10990, c/o Lu Ann FucellaCorbin. Filed Aug. 26. Blue Star Catering and Events, 22 Brotherhood Plaza, No. 612, Washingtonville, c/o Francis Benjamin Zippilli. Filed Aug. 29. Bright Beginnings Learning Center, 21 Ramona Road, Newburgh 12550, c/o Derya Ozkovalak. Filed Sept. 2. Bronze Construction, 14 Murray Road, Greenwood Lake 10925, c/o Bron Joseph van de Voort. Filed Sept. 2. By the Case, 7 Toltchav Way, No. 302, Monroe, c/o Joel Englander. Filed Sept. 1.

Amelia Made Woodworking, 126 N. Orange St., Port Jervis 12771, c/o Amelia A. Vega-Colon. Filed Aug. 31.

FIGURES Come Lets Be a Jerk, 506 Roberts Court, Hurley 12443, c/o Earl P. Legister Jr. Filed Sept. 7.

iBrows by Nicole, 6 Lozier Lane, Newburgh 12550, c/o Nicole Nicolis. Filed Aug. 29.

Revo Impex, 370 Route 17M, Monroe 10950, c/o Madhavi Himmatkumar. Filed Aug. 31.

Community Can Do, 9 Randall Heights, Middletown 10940, c/o James G. Hardy. Filed Sept. 2.

Island Hawaii Jobs, 10 Sunrise Drive, Middletown 10940, c/o Michael J. Martinez. Filed Aug. 31.

Rocky Acres Farm, 195 Grahamtown Road, Greenville, c/o Palmerino Suizzero. Filed Aug. 30.

Cooking Essentials, 1317 Indian Spring Road, Pine Bush, c/o Jose Ramos-Phillips. Filed Aug. 29.

K W Design, 192 Old State Road, Highland Falls 10928, c/o Karen Kay Ward. Filed Aug. 29.

Straight Edge Motor Cycle Club, 2 Skyline Drive, Saugerties 12477, c/o Timothy W. Castillo. Filed Sept. 8.

Danielle’s Daycare, 870 Burlingham Road, Pine Bush 12566, c/o Danielle Marilyn Albala. Filed Sept. 2.

Lawn Spa Landscaping, 8 Shady Dell Drive, New Windsor, c/o Jenna Ann Kalin. Filed Sept. 2.

Downtown Newburgh Directory, 87 Liberty St., Newburgh, c/o Angela Paul-Gaito. Filed Aug. 29. Elrit Consulting, 324 Maple Ave., New Windsor 12553, c/o Eddie L. Ryan. Filed Aug. 31. First Class Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning, 1108 Maggie Road, Newburgh 12550, c/o Raymond Pinon. Filed Sept. 6. Flamingo, 61 Quassaick Ave., Suite 400, New Windsor, c/o Keith D. Root Jr. Filed Aug. 29.

Marlboro Dukes Swim Team, 50 Cross Road, Marlboro 12542, c/o Oleg A. Sadchikov. Filed Sept. 6. One Fix at a Time, 8 Lake Ave., Middletown 10940, c/o Jerome M. Sexton. Filed Sept. 2. Paris Gems and Gifts, 26 Lyndon Lane, New Windsor 12553, c/o Gail McIntire Corrao. Filed Aug. 31. Pro Green Carpet Cleaning, 210 Little York Road, Warwick 10990, c/o James W. Procak. Filed Aug. 26.

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Table Scapes by Michelle, 100 Hillside Drive, Unit G1, Middletown 10941, c/o Michelle E. Reed. Filed Aug. 29. The Funk Junky, 11 Church St., Wallkill 12589, c/o Nancy Laracuente. Filed Sept. 8. VFM Associates, 11 Wyms Heights Drive, Marlboro 12542, c/o Vincent Francis Mannese. Filed Sept. 7. Youth Democracy Award, 471 Lefever Falls Road, Rosendale 12472, c/o Vanessa Marie Vanburek-Viruso. Filed Sept. 8.

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LEGAL NOTICES Westchester Lifeguard, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 07/31/2017. Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 25 Winfield Ave, Harrison, NY 10528. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #61308 ALLBLA LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 8/2/2017. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 8 Don Ln., White Plains, NY 10607. General Purpose. Latest date to dissolve: 12/31/2099. #61309 CEALM LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 8/2/2017. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 8 Don Ln., White Plains, NY 10607. General Purpose. Latest date to dissolve: 12/31/2099. #61310 Momange LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 7/24/2017. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 10 Appleton Pl., Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522. General Purpose. #61311 Notice of Formation of REEX Properties, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/3/2017. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Felix Hernandez, 542 Van Cortlandt Park ave 1F Yonkers, NY 10705. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #61312 Notice of Formation of Muth Capital, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/22/17. 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, 16 Iroquois Road Ossining, NY 10562. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #61315 Notice of Formation of Professional General Cleaning LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/09/2017. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 47 Ann Street Apt.1 Ossining, NY 10562 Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #61316 The Cozy Cup, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY 03/28/17. Office Location: Westchester Cty. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: US Corp Agents, 7014 13th Ave. #202 Brooklyn NY 11228 Purpose: all lawful. #61318 Aqua Terrace LLC. Art. of org. Filed with the SSNY on 06/07/17. Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 44 Fleetwood Ave. #5F, Mount Vernon, NY 10552: Any Lawful purpose #61319 Anjolie Organics, L.L.C. Arts. of Org. filed NY Sec. of State 7/6/17.Princ. off. loc.: Westchester Cty. Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Sec. of State shall mail a copy of process to the LLC: 47 Todd Road, Katonah, NY 10536. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #61321 Notice of Formation of Hubbell Consulting Services, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the SSNY on 6/1/17. Office Loc: 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 any process against it served upon him/ her to: c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave., Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful activity. #61323 Notice of formation of Deep Ocean Asset Management LLC Articles of organization filed with the Secretary of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on February 28, 2017. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 23 Hollow Ridge Rd, Mt Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #61324

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Arts-NY.com LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/20/2017. Office location: WESTCHESTER County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is: 30 Lexington Drive, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 10520 Purpose: any lawful act or activity #61327 Notice of Formation of Philips & Flathead NY, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/29/17. 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, 101 Secor Ln, Pelham Manor, NY 10803 . Purpose: any lawful purpose. #61329 4 Wendover Associates LLC Filed 8/7/17 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 12 Water Street Suite 204, White Plains, NY 10601 Purpose: all lawful #61330 Next Era Transportation LLC, Art. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State on 08/02/2017. Office located in Westchester Co. Secy. of State designated as agent upon which process may be served. Secy. of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/her to: 99 Young ave Yonkers , NY 10710. LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #61332 Notice of formation of Mesh Print Studio, LLC. Art of Org. Filed with SSNY on 08/16/2017. Office Loc. Westchester Cty. David G. Krinick designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. David G. Krinick shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 47 Potter Avenue New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: Any lawful purpose #61333 Notice of Formation of OILIVINGLIFE, LLC Art. of Org. filed with SSNY ON 7/24/17. 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, 102 Richbell Rd C4, Mamaroneck, NY 10543, Attn: Patricia Cattarini. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #61335 Notice of Formation of Prime Franchise Consulting, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/17/17. 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, 23 Jefferson Lane, Bedford NY 10506. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #61336 Binary Strategies LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 8/18/2017. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 9 Walnut Pl., Briarcliff, NY 10510. General Purpose. #61337 Hair Wharf North, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 6/19/2017. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Madilynn Tiso, 211 Lakeshore Dr., Mahopac, NY 10541. General Purpose. #61338 Notice Of Formation of SLATE FAMILY CARE, LLC filed with SSNY on 6/30/2017. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY design.as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 320 Clove Rd. New Rochelle, NY, 10804. Purpose: any lawful purpose #61339 2394 Lorillard, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with SSNY on May 2, 2016. Off Loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of any process to 2394 Lorillard, LLC 540 Marietta Ave., Thornwood, NY 10594. Purpose: Any Lawful #61340 Notice of Formation of LIFE PHOTOGRAPHED, LLC, a domestic limited liability company. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/15/17. NY Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC at 17 Stone House Rd., Somers, NY 10589. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. #61341

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Name of LLC: SAUVAGE ATELIER L.L.C. Arts. of Org. filed NY Sec. of State 08/10/17. Princ. off. loc.: Westchester Cty. Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Sec. of State shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o SAUVAGE ATELIER LLC, 21308 Town Green Drive, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attn: Nastaran Afrand. Purpose: any lawful activity. #61342

Notice of formation of Coastal Quant Partners, LLC. Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (SSNY) on August 03, 2017, office location: Westchester County, SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #61359

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on the 2nd day of August, 2017, the Receiver of Taxes, hereinafter, the “Enforcing Officer”, of the Town of Rye, hereinafter, the “Tax District”, pursuant to law filed with the Clerk of Westchester County, a petition of foreclosure against various parcels of real property for unpaid taxes. Such petition pertains to the following parcels:

Declercq Law Firm PLLC. Articles filed w/ SSNY 8/17/17. Office in Westchester Co. SSNY designated for service of process and shall mail to: 75 S. Broadway Ste 400, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: Law #61344

Robotics N Codes for kids, LLC doing business as RoboThink Westchester, NY. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/24/17. 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: United States Corporation Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn NY 11228 Principal Business Location: 1 Chateaux Circle, 1K, Scarsdale NY 10583 Purpose: any lawful business activity. #61360

Legal@LEGAL:Notice of formation of a domestic limited liability company. The Articles of Organization of TENSEVENTYTHREE, LLC were filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/21/2017. Office location, Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Principal address is and address to which SSNY shall mail process is The LLC, 12 Schoolhouse Road, Waccabuc, NY 10597 Purpose: any lawful act for which a limited liability company may be formed under the LLCL #61348

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: 1055 Construction Services LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on September 1, 2017. 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 1055 Construction Services LLC, 1055 Saw Mill River Road, Suite 204, Ardsley, New York 10502. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #61361

Notice of Formation of 17 CYPRESS LANE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/26/17. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 17 Cypress Lane, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #61349

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî).Name: TriMont Development and General Contracting LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on September 1, 2017. 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 TriMont Development and General Contracting LLC, 162 Washington Avenue, New Rochelle, New York 10801. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #61362

Notice of Formation of Amato Peace, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/22/17. 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, 7 Robbie Road Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #61343

Notice of Formation of NATTY HILL Holdings LLC. Filed with SSNY on 8/18/2017. 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, 37 Oxford Rd New Rochelle, NY 10804. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #61350 StepWISEnow Balance Fitness, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY 06/22/17. Office Location: Westchester Cty. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to:325 S.Highland Ave, Ste.109, Briarcliff Manor NY 10510. Purpose: all lawful. #61351 53 Drake Avenue LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/21/17. Off.: Westchester County. John DeVivo designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served, and shall mail copy of process to 711 Main Street, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: any lawful. #61352 7 Glover LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 8/21/2017. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 37 Hickory Hill Rd., Eastchester, NY 10709. General Purpose. #61353 Notice of Formation of Real Thai Rolled Ice Cream, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/29/17. Offc. Loc: 25 Winthrop Ave, Yonkers, NY 10710. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, United States Agent Inc. 7014 13th Ave Suite 202 Brooklyn NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #61354 Ake Food LLC. Filed 8/25/17 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 113 New Main Street, Yonkers, NY 10701 Purpose: all lawful #61355 Jumpstart Subject Matter Experts, LLC. Filed 5/22/17 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: PO Box 1246, White Plains, NY 10606-1953 Purpose: all lawful #61356 Bruckner Transport LLC. Filed 8/17/17 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 12 Water Street Ste 204, White Plains, NY 10601 Purpose: all lawful #61357

111-39 76th Road LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 8/31/2017. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 111 N. Central Park Ave., Ste. 400, Hartsdale, NY 10530. General Purpose. #61363

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF TAX LIENS BY PROCEEDING IN REM PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ELEVEN OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW BY THE TOWN OF RYE Index No. 2378/17 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

Lot No.

Address

136.79-1-57

145 Highland St.

Owners

Amount Due

Frank & Angela Barchella

$25,000.25

219 Westchester Ave.- 5th Fl. Port Chester, NY 10573 136.79-1-18

141 Highland St.

Frank & Angela Barchella

$38,942.03

219 Westchester Ave.5th Fl. Port Chester, NY 10573

Effect of filing: All persons having or claiming to have an interest in the real property described in such petition are hereby notified that the filing of such petition constitutes the commencement by the Tax District of a proceeding in the court specified in the caption above to foreclose each of the tax liens therein described by a foreclosure proceeding in rem. Nature of proceeding: Such proceeding is brought against the real property only and is to foreclose the tax liens described in such petition. No personal judgment will be entered herein for such taxes or other legal charges or any part thereof. Persons affected: This notice is directed to all persons owning or having or claiming to have an interest in the real property described in such petition. Such persons are hereby notified further that a duplicate of such petition has been filed in the office of the Enforcing Officer of the Tax District and will remain open for public inspection up to and including the date specified below as the last day for redemption. Right of redemption: Any person having or claiming to have an interest in any such real property and the legal right thereto may on or before said date redeem the same by paying the amount of all such unpaid tax liens thereon, including all interest and penalties and other legal charges which are included in the lien against such real property, computed to and including the date of redemption. Such payments shall be made to NICHOLAS C. MECCA, Receiver of Taxes, Town of Rye, 222 Grace Church Street, Port Chester, New York 10573. In the event that such taxes are paid by a person other than the record owner of such real property, the person so paying shall be entitled to have the tax liens affected thereby satisfied of record. Last day for redemption: The last day for redemption is hereby fixed as the 1st day of November, 2017. Service of answer: Every person having any right, title or interest in or lien upon any parcel of real property described in such petition may serve a duly verified answer upon the attorney for the Tax District setting forth in detail the nature and amount of his or her interest and any defense or objection to the foreclosure. Such answer must be filed in the office of the county clerk and served upon the attorney for the Tax District on or before the date above mentioned as the last day for redemption.

Wamm Foods LLC, d/b/a Roc N Ramen, located at 19 Anderson Street, New Rochelle, NY 10801, submitted an application on August 28, 2017 for a full on-premises liquor license with the New York State Liquor Authority under serial # 1304911. #61364

Failure to redeem or answer: In the event of failure to redeem or answer by any person having the right to redeem or answer, such person shall be forever barred and foreclosed of all his or her right, title and interest and equity of redemption in and to the parcel described in such petition and a judgment in foreclosure may be taken by default.

Notice of Formation of 1075 YONKERS AVENUE LLC. Principal Office Westchester County. Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) designated as agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to 1075 Yonkers Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10704 Articles of Organization of the LLC filed with the SSNY on August 11, 2017. Purpose: Any lawful act(s) #61365

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Notice of Formation of PrepRx, LLC. Arts. ofOrg. filed with SSNY on 01/12/2016. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to PrepRx, LLC, 27 Burnsdale Ave, Valhalla, NY 10595. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. # 61358

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The annual return of the Claire and Jack Nath Charitable Foundation for the calendar year 2016 is available for public inspection at the offices of its accountants, Marks Cagan & Reilly, 514 Gramatan Avenue, Mt. Vernon, New York, during business hours by any citizen who requests to inspect the return within 180 days hereof. The principal manager of the foundation is Robert G. Nath. #61366

Enforcing Officer: Receiver of Taxes Town of Rye 222 Grace Church Street Port Chester, New York 10573 Attorney for Tax District: 800 Westchester Avenue – N307 Rye Brook, New York 10573 (914) 481-1880 Ad #61345

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