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LCOR’s rendering of a possible development at the Freightway site was shown in an expression of interest submission to Scarsdale’s planners.

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REAL ESTATE VETERAN

DEVELOPER SELECTION FOR FREIGHTWAY SITE DRAWS NEAR

BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

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he respondents are well-known developers in Westchester,” Ingrid Richards, assistant village manager in Scarsdale, told the Business Journal regarding the responses received to the village’s request for proposals (RFP) looking for a preferred developer or devel-

It consists of nine parcels opment team for the vilwithin the Scarsdale borlage-owned Freightway site. der covering approximately The deadline for responses 2.43 acres and an additionwas Sept. 16. al one-tenth of an acre in The Freightway site is the town of Eastchester. about as prime a parcel of In addition, Scarsdale has downtown real estate as expressed its willingness can be found in Scarsdale, Soon or redevelop a to include just south TWB of theOssining Metro- Coming 0.51-acre parcel currently North trainBanner stationAdand 6” w x 1.5” h configured for parking on generally bordered on the 9-23-19, Scarsdale Avenue as well as west by Garth Road,r1 the 0.84 acres of air rights over north by Popham Road and the Metro-North tracks. the east by the train tracks along Scarsdale Avenue. » » SCARSDALE 18

HUDSON HILL SCOOPS UP ‘UNDERAPPRECIATED PROPERTIES’

BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

HUDSON HILL PARTNERS, A WHITE PLAINS-BASED REAL ESTATE investment manage-

ment firm, has built up its portfolio to 10 Westchester properties with the acquisition of five properties over the summer at a combined cost of $4.6 million. It now has small apartment buildings and a vacant red brick warehouse built in 1907, which is due to be converted into apartments, in New

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“We approach these transactions in a very similar way as I would have done for a $300 million new-build tower in Milan that I worked on,” Dan Bsharat, the company’s managing director, told the Business Journal. “We complete our underwriting and do our due diligence in a very systematic way. This

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Forever 21 files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy; fate of stores unknown There are 600 Forever 21 stores in the U.S. — including in Danbury, Stamford, and Trumbull in Connecticut, and in Poughkeepsie, Yorktown Heights and Yonkers in New York — with approximately 200 additional outlets in Canada, Asia, Europe and Latin America.

The issue of potential store closures remains an open question. In a letter to its customers, Forever 21 said, “We have requested approval to close a number of stores across the U.S. The decisions as to which domestic stores will be closing are ongoing, pending the outcome of continued conversations with landlords.

“We do, however, expect a significant number of these stores will remain open and operate as usual, and we do not expect to exit any major markets in the U.S.,” it stated. “This does NOT mean that we are going out of business.”

BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

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ast fashion” clothing retail chain Forever 21 has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing more than $1 billion in liabilities.

In documents filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware, Forever 21 Inc. said it had liabilities between $1 billion and $10 billion owed to more than 100,000 creditors. It reported assets in the same $1 billion-to-$10 billion range.

Indications that the chain could file for bankruptcy protection began to emerge in late August when it was speculated that Forever 21 could join such other recent high-profile retail bankruptcies as Payless, Toys R Us and Charlotte Russe.

Carquest Auto Parts distribution center in Armonk slated to close

BY PETER KATZ

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car parts distribution center at 215 Business Park Drive in Armonk will be closing at the end of the year with the layoffs of all 80 workers, according to a notice filed with the New York state Department of Labor on Sept. 18 by General Parts Distribution LLC d/b/a Carquest Auto Parts.

The plant closing notice said the reason was economic and that all employee separations from the company are expected to occur by Dec. 31.

The employees are represented

by Teamsters Local 202, which is based in the Bronx.

The General Parts Distribution LLC and Carquest names are associated with Advance Auto Parts, a major retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, accessories, batteries and maintenance items.

In 2012, Advance acquired B.W.P. Distributors, a privately held automotive parts and products company based in Armonk. The acquisition included the distribution facility. B.W.P. was founded in 1962 and operated or supplied 216

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According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as of Dec. 29, 2018, Advance operated 51 distribution centers, ranging in size from approximately 51,000 to 943,000 square feet. Its smaller distribution centers primarily served its

Carquest stores, including those that had converted to the Advance Auto Parts format. In 2018, Advance closed distribution centers in Gallman, Mississippi, and San Antonio, Texas.

The Business Journal learned that although the company and union agreed on severance packages for the workers who would be laid off, the union still would like to convince the company to keep the Armonk facility open.

As of Dec. 29, 2018, Advance operated 4,966 stores and 143 branches primarily under the trade names Advance Auto Parts, Autopart International, Carquest and Worldpac. At that time, it had approximately 40,000 full-time employees and about 31,000 parttime employees. About 11% of those employees were working in the distribution sectors. Less than 1% of the employees were represented by labor unions.

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Prophets and profits: Faith-based housing in the Hudson Valley

perfect storm for the creation of affordable housing is brewing in the Hudson Valley.

There are more than 4,000 tax-exempt properties designated as religious entities in the following counties: Westchester (1,300); Rockland (1,000); Orange (700); Duchess and Ulster (500 each); and Putnam (150).

Most of these properties have development potential in the form of large parking lots, green space or air rights.

A Gallup poll found the percentage of Americans who report belonging to a church, synagogue or mosque at an all-time low, averaging 50% in 2018. We spend far more time looking down at our smartphones than we do looking up.

Developers and landowners are interested in converting these developable spaces into affordable housing, creating a joint venture that also frees up resources that can be applied back into a faith-based mission.

The Hudson Valley Affordable Housing Summit provided numerous takeaways for anyone considering this type of investment.

The panel created a due diligence process that includes: • Ensure an alignment of interest. Enter into any partnership by asking, “Does this group respect our mission? Do they understand that whatever we do must reflect on our history, our legacy and that it's our families and communities they must keep in mind as we go through the process?”

• Engage experienced consultants. Successful faith-based housing requires an experienced team. Get references and vet everyone. A thorough assessment of the existing structures and the development potential should be a priority. Many of these great structures may also have huge capital needs. The development teams will run into zoning issues as sure as the sun rises, so expert zoning and legal advice is indispensable. A well-rounded team features a good attorney, seasoned developer, a good syndicator and an outstanding architect.

• Ensure proper ongoing communications.

All parties must have their questions and concerns adequately addressed. Like any successful partnership, establishing honest, open and regular communication helps ensure a smooth process. Communications must start with education, for the community, the immediate neighbors and congregants as well. Also key is communicating with a local journalist or two as a positive article goes a long way to lobby for an important project.

• Set specific goals. An early faith-based development in the South Bronx was successful because a goal-driven strategy was baked into the deal. Congregants were educated on the financial details and sacrifices needed to be made to qualify for income-pro-

simply rely on board hearings or mailers.

Invite all members of a community to learn firsthand about housing and social justice through events, Op-Eds and other activities that bring issues to life.

• Ask questions, listen to answers. Successful developers are mindful of future residents’ concerns and pose questions about transportation, medical care and retail. Their expectations and recommendations must be addressed, yet also balanced with smart construction and decision-making to create housing that fulfills the needs of residents and funders.

Frank Cerbini is the vice president of The NHP Foundation. He can be reached at fcerbini@nhpfoundation.org.

ducing duplexes. Any team embarking on a faith-based project must set specific and achievable goals for their project and future residents.

• Understand the process. Anyone entering into affordable housing with a mission-based partner must also be aware of the specialized levels of approval that must be built into any timeline and budget. The New York state Attorney General requires the sale of any real property owned by a faith-based organization to be approved by the court.

• Keep community needs at the forefront.

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Faces & Places More than $250K raised at Westchester Catholic Schools dinner The Catholic School Regions of Central Westchester and Northern Westchester/ Putnam raised more than $250,000 at the 32nd Annual Dinner for Westchester Catholic Schools on Sept. 19 at the Apawamis Club in Rye. More than 240 guests attended the event. Proceeds from this year’s event will benefit schools in the Catholic school regions of central Westchester and northern Westchester/Putnam

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1. Rachel Cunningham, a freshman at Kennedy Catholic High School in Somers, delivers a speech on her experience in the Catholic school system.

2. David Muccia, managing director at First Manhattan Co., accepts the William F. Harrington Award on behalf of the Muccia family for their support of Catholic education.

3. From left: Anne Muccia Droesch; Cardinal Timothy Michael Dolan, archbishop of New York; Elizabeth Muccia Pyle; and Timothy Muccia, senior managing director and portfolio manager at First Manhattan Co.

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Castle Conversations draw a crowd at Manhattanville Novelist and political columnist Richard North Patterson was the featured guest at the latest Castle Conversations event at Manhattanville College in Purchase on Sept. 25.

The event was a discussion facilitated by columnist and political commentator Bret Stephens. The discussion’s title was “Politics Today: When Reality is Stranger Than Fiction.”

The event was attended by Manhattanville students, faculty, staff and others. Manhattanville students asked questions during the second half of the program.

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1. From left: Michael Geisler, president, Manhattanville College; Richard North Patterson, author; and Stephan Feldgoise, co-head, The Goldman Sachs Group.

2. Helaine Smith, board member, Manhattanville College; and Bret Stephens, columnist and commentator.

3. From left: Christine Dehne, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, Manhattanville College; Dwight Hilson, chair of the board of trustees, Manhattanville College; and Mindy Hilson.

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In Brief

Citrin Cooperman Corner

Liz Nunan named president of Houlihan Lawrence

BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

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hanges have been announced in the executive suite at Houlihan Lawrence, which has its headquarters in Rye Brook.

Stephen Meyers, who has been serving as the company’s CEO, moves up to become the company’s chairman. His brother, Chris Meyers, who had been serving as president of the company, now takes on the role of CEO. The job of president goes to Liz Nunan, a company veteran who had been serving as the company’s COO. In discussing Nunan’s promotion to president,

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Stephen Meyers said, “Liz has played a significant role in the evolution of our organization into what it is today, and she is the perfect person to lead us through the next phase of

our growth.”

Nunan said, “Houlihan Lawrence has been my home for 20 years and I intend to put my passion for this business to work for our team.”

Nunan began her career with Fox and Lazo Realtors in Philadelphia before moving to New York and joining Houlihan Lawrence where she headed the company’s Global Business Development team for about 20 years. She has served on the board of directors for the National Association of Realtors since 2006. From 2014 through 2017, she was on the board of directors of the Hudson Gateway MLS. She became COO at Houlihan in 2018.

Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union gets OK to expand

BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

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id-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union has received approval from the National Credit Union Administration to expand its community charter.

The Kingston-based credit union can expand its membership to individuals and businesses who live, work, worship or attend

school in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and Sullivan counties. The organization, which was founded in 1963 as IBM Kingston Employees Federal Credit

Union, has $1.1 billion in assets and provides financial services to more than 79,000 members in a 13-branch network in Ulster, Dutchess and Orange counties.

IBM launches quantum computing center in Poughkeepsie

BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

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BM has announced the opening of its IBM Quantum Computation Center in Poughkeepsie, which will support a community of more than 150,000 registered users and nearly 80 commercial clients, academic institutions and research laboratories.

According to the

Armonk-based company, the new center is home to 10 quantum computing systems. IBM expects to grow its commercially available quantum fleet to 14 systems,

including a new 53-qubit quantum computer that is being promoted as the largest universal quantum system to be made available for external access.

Trade War with China.

What should we do?

BY MARK FAGAN, CPA

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Last fall I had the opportunity to visit a client in Hong Kong. Riding in the back of the taxi as we drove across the 34-mile bridge from HK International Airport to Hong Kong Island, I was stunned at the sight of hundreds of container terminals. The massive scale of the import/export operations seemed to go on forever. Combine this with what China is to the world of manufacturing and distribution, and the effects of a tariff war with this country become clear.

Last fall, many U. S. companies sourcing products out of China increased inventory purchases due to the 10% tariff put in place and the threat of a 25% tariff predicted to follow in early 2019. Unexpected use of cash, higher costs paid for products, and excess storage costs were some of the effects of last year’s 4th quarter buying binge. Effective May 10, 2019, the Trump administration increased tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, from 10% to 25%. The list of products (“Tranche 3”, or “List 3”) is over 200 pages long. In addition, Trump also announced that an additional $250 billion worth of goods will be “quickly” added to the list of products subject to the 25% tariffs.

On August 1, 2019, the Trump administration announced they will impose 10% tariffs on another $300 billion of Chinese goods starting September 1, but on August 13, the USTR announced that some of the Chinese imports subject to this latest round of tariffs will not go into effect until December 15, 2019.

As a reminder, Tranche 1 and 2 became effective in Q2 of 2018 and affected roughly $50 billion of the U.S.’s $550 billion worth of imports from China. Tranche 1 and 2 were primarily nonconsumer products, including industrial, medical, and transportation products. Tranches 3 and proposed Tranche 4 are targeted at consumer products and therefore will affect a larger number of businesses and consumers. Once Tranche 4 becomes effective, the vast majority of our imports from China will be subjected to new or increased tariffs.

To date, China has countered with imposing tariffs on $185 billion worth of U.S. exports into China.

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO AS AN IMPORTER FROM CHINA: 1. Determine how you are affected — Review your products’ HS codes (Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States) and determine if they are affected by Tranche 1, 2, 3, or the proposed Tranche 4. You can work with your customs broker to determine if your imports are on any of these lists. If the country of origin (COO) is China, the penalty tariffs apply. There are tales of Chinese manufacturers suggesting that trans-shipping via Vietnam or Singapore and declaring these as the COO would avoid the 401 tariffs. This is illegal under U. S. Customs Regulations (CFR 19) as the COO must be the place where the goods are manufactured or substantially transformed, not where they are trans-shipped.

2. Budget your inventory for uncertainty — Consider that these tariffs may be removed

on very short notice if a trade deal is reached.

As you know, these tariffs are primarily a result of the administration’s fight against the longstanding intellectual property violations

by China, and therefore progress on that front could reverse the tariff measures.

3. Move sourcing or manufacturing to another country — Some companies are considering the move of production and sourcing to other sites in Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, or other low-cost countries. While the 301 tariffs don’t apply to importing from these countries so far, the future application of new tariffs is uncertain.

Be aware: productivity rates in these other low-cost countries have been reported to be 20-30% lower than in China. So in the final economic analysis, it is often better to keep production in China and pay the penalty tariffs.

4. Raise prices — Tariffs of 10% were much easier to absorb in the supply chain than the current 25%. Manufacturing and distribution businesses are going to have to work with their vendors and customers to get through this price volatility with minimal business disruption.

Test the market by increasing the pricing for a portion of your affected products and see how the market reacts, then act accordingly on a bigger scale.

WHAT YOU SHOULD NOT DO: 1. Panic — For instance, some companies are stockpiling inventory in advance of tariffs going into effect. The result has been shortages of all kinds of parts worldwide for companies that are not stockpiling. In addition, hoarding parts ties up working capital and may put a stranglehold on your company’s ability to operate. In industries with rapid product development such as electronics, parts also become quickly obsolete, so buying too far in advance may be a losing proposition.

2. Deliberately misclassify goods to avoid duties — The U.S. government has noticed this tactic, and is cracking down more than ever.

Customs authorities have developed profiling tactics that help them target shipments for detailed examination and evaluation. Customs processing delays, as well as major fines and penalties, can be expected if your company routinely engages in these practices. In addition, many people do not realize that shipments are not fully “liquidated” until 12 months after clearance into the U.S. This means that your shipments can be reviewed for up to 12 months after clearance to assess whether they had the correct HS Code applied. (You know that bond you pay for when importing goods into the United States? This is to pay for your duties in the event you are re-assessed and can’t afford to pay up). You can be sure post-clearance audits of shipments will increase significantly in the future.

3. Ship goods through an intermediary country — Duties are based on the ORIGIN country, not the last transit point.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Mark Fagan is the managing partner of Citrin Cooperman’s Norwalk, Connecticut office. He is a member of Citrin Cooperman’s Executive Committee and the Firm’s Audit and Attest Committee. With over 25 years of audit, tax, and business advisory experience, he serves clients in a wide range of industries, including technology, financial services, private equity, manufacturing and distribution, and construction.

Mark’s clients range from privately held middlemarket firms to larger, complex, multi-national organizations. Mark can be reached at mfagan@ citrincooperman.com. Citrin Cooperman is a fullservice accounting and advisory firm with 15 domestic and international locations. Visit us at citrincooperman.com.

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Hudson Hill—

is not a ‘mom and pop’ operation. This is really an institutional basis.”

The properties attracting Bsharat’s attention are what he terms “underappreciated properties with historic charm that need a little help in maximizing their potential.”

Bsharat, who founded Hudson Hill Partners with his brother Tariq in 2017, said their concept has been to find smaller buildings within walking distance of train stations.

They don’t mind if the buildings are in need of some renovation.

“We’re really focused on the smaller-sized properties because we love the downtown main street revival story that’s going on across Westchester,” Dan Bsharat said.

“I originally had gotten out of school and worked in New York in the real estate development side, but soon after went to do my MBA at Oxford in 2012. I worked in London for a private equity firm focused on real estate. Shortly after that, I ended up at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority where I was investing on a global scale in development and real estate investment projects,” Dan Bsharat said.

In addition to managing a $1.2 billion portfolio of existing developments, he worked on putting $750 million into additional development projects.

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority is a sovereign wealth fund founded to invest on behalf of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Its portfolio was estimated to have a value of $679 billion in July of this year.

Tariq has experience in real estate development, investment analysis and asset management in the United Arab Emirates and the U.S. “My brother and I are from Harrison originally, so we are Westchester guys. We come from an institutional background, but we still find a compelling story here in Westchester from a real estate investing perspective,” Dan Bsharat said.

Buildings at 38 and 42 Main St. in Hastings-on-Hudson recently acquired by Hudson Hill.

He said money from the Middle East did not follow him and his brother into Westchester.

“It would have been nice if it did, but we create these investment vehicles to purchase each and every property. Most of the investors are local, at least from the Northeast of the U.S. We do have some overseas investors, but they are individuals, not institutions,” he said.

He said Hudson Hill Partners structures the finances on a typical deal to include equity from investors along with its own equity and funds from a senior lender.

“These smaller deals are under the institutional radar to a degree, so we’re not competing with large institutional investors, which helps in terms of trying to secure deals more quickly,” Dan Bsharat said. “The other factor here is there’s something to the charm of some of the historical properties we’ve been purchasing.”

Bsharat said they want to focus on middle-income housing rather than the luxury end of the market.

“We let the developers building the larger projects bring all this new luxury to the market,” he said. “We’re really focused on middle income where you have a much greater pool of people who can afford these apartments.

We have one-bedrooms usually in the $1,500 to $2,000 range and we have two-bedrooms between $1,000 and $2,400.”

He said when they’re shopping for properties they want to make sure that major infrastructure and structural upgrades will not be required. “Most of the buildings we buy are improved through unit-by-unit renovation.

We don’t need to clear out the building and gut. We ensure that everything is code compliant. We’re improving the kitchens and bathrooms, but what we’re not doing is tearing down walls and rewiring and replumbing the building,” Bsharat told the Business Journal.

While he and his brother form the core of the business, they have a cadre of trusted contractors and handymen who work with them on the renovations. They also outsource property management.

Westchester’s rivertowns have proven to be especially attractive for Bsharat. While living with his wife and baby in Sleepy Hollow, he finds that the area along the Hudson River has been a magnet for millennials leaving New York City.

“We’re really bringing the global experience that we’ve had down to the local market. If the local market opportunities present themselves that allow us to grow out of the New York metro area into other markets, or larger deals and larger development projects, we’ll certainly follow that trail. Right now, we’re having too much fun working on these downtown projects where we’re really preserving the existing housing stock,” Bsharat said.

Lamont, Cuomo partner on e-cig and legalized marijuana guidelines

BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

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ovs. Ned Lamont and Andrew M. Cuomo have launched a partnership between Connecticut and New York designed to create a uniform cross-border approach to policies related to e-cigarettes and the legalization of recreational marijuana.

After Sept. 25 meeting in Hartford, they announced a summit on Oct. 17 with policymakers joining public health and law enforcement officials from both states discussing these subjects. New York became the first state to ban flavored e-cigarette sales, but Connecticut does not have a similar prohibition. And while neither state has approved

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Govs. Andrew Cuomo, left, and Ned Lamont.

Photo courtesy of Gov. Lamont’s office.

the sale of recreational marijuana, the summit will address issues including taxation, product safety and testing, marketing and banking and financial services in relation to a future legalization framework.

“Every day, thousands of New Yorkers travel over the border to work in Connecticut, and thousands of Connecticut commuters rely on New York for their livelihood,” Lamont said. “It’s common sense for our states to be aligned in numerous policy areas.”

“Policies governing vaping products and recreational marijuana will require regional symmetry because it makes little sense for one state to do something if a neighboring state has a totally different policy,” Cuomo said. “Without coordination, you end up incentivizing people to drive over the border to buy a different or cheaper product.”

Port Authority hopes new plan for Stewart Airport will attract international service

BY PETER KATZ

tionally and in the Hudson Valley and to strengthen the airport’s brand. · Developing a joint marketing strategy with key businesses and attractions in the Hudson Valley to promote the airport. · Carrying through in entering the agreement with Future Stewart Partners to include an expanded scope for building a modern concession program and collaboration with the Port Authority for attracting new air service to Stewart.

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he board of commissioners of The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey on Sept. 26 adopted a new plan intended to support the continued growth of New York Stewart International Airport in New Windsor, including once again attracting international passenger flights to the facility.

International passenger service seemed to be gaining a foothold through service provided by Norwegian Air. That airline recently stopped its flights between Stewart and foreign destinations following the worldwide grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX fleet.

The cornerstone of the five-point plan is the formation of a new partnership to operate the airport. Groupe Aeroports de Paris (Groupe ADP), which in 2018 was operating 25 airports, including those serving Paris, and the company currently managing Stewart, AvPORTS Management, are being brought together to form Future Stewart Partners. The new entity would take over the airport’s operation under a 10-year management agreement.

AvPORTS manages other commercial airports in addition to Stewart, including: Westchester County Airport; Albany International Airport; and Tweed New Haven Regional Airport in Connecticut. It manages the Teterboro, New Jersey, general aviation airport as well as Republic Airport in Farmingdale, Long Island, and the Gary/Chicago International Airport in Gary, Indiana.

In addition to airport management, Groupe ADP also designs airports. Among the countries where it has worked are Chile, China, Croatia, Nepal, Kenya, Jordan and the Kingdom of Bahrain.

The Port Authority pointed to Norwegian’s two-year run at Stewart from 2017 until the 737 MAX grounding. It said an additional 600,000 international passengers traveled through the airport for Norwegian Air flights.

A new facility for the federal government to conduct customs and immigration inspections is scheduled to be completed at Stewart next year.

Specific points in the new plan include: • Modernizing the air carrier incentive program to attract and retain new carriers, both international and domestic, and expand service to new markets.

• Leveraging partnerships with regional and state agencies along with working with tourism and trade organizations to promote Stewart as a driver of economic activity.

• Hiring an experienced marketing firm to increase Stewart’s visibility both interna-

A view of Stewart Airport in Orange County.

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In Court Pleasantville bookkeeper sentenced and ordered to repay clients $287K

BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

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leasantville bookkeeper Stefan Malgarinos has been ordered to repay $287,497 to five companies whose payroll deductions he kept for himself.

Malgarinos, 49, was sentenced to state prison Sept. 18 for two to six years for grand larceny and one to three years for a scheme to defraud, to be served at the same time.

Westchester County Court Judge Michael Martinelli also ordered him to make restitution to his clients.

Concerns about his bookkeeping surfaced in 2017 when Barrier Contracting LLC of Tarrytown sued him for $86,700 in Westchester Supreme Court. Malgarinos’ company, Manos Business Management, was then located in Hawthorne.

Shortly after Manos Business Management advised Barrier Contracting in January 2016 that it was going out of business, the complaint states, Barrier discovered that nearly $87,000 had not been turned over to the state Department of Labor, state Department of Taxation and Finance and the Internal Revenue Service.

Westchester District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino Jr. filed six felony charges against Malgarinos two years ago.

The DA’s economic crime bureau found that businesses had deposited funds with Manos Business Management to pay employ-

ee withholding taxes and insurance premiums. Malgarinos collected the full amounts the businesses were required to pay but kept some of the funds for his personal use.

CT/NY Lighting Co. of Stamford, for instance, gave him $35,000 to cover its third-quarter 2012 federal tax obligation. Malgarinos filed the IRS tax return, according to Scarpino, but did not make the payment.

In 2014, he received $150,000 from MidBronx Haulage for quarterly taxes in 2013 and 2014. He gave the company’s office manager copies of the tax return and the front of a check written to the IRS as proof of payment.

But the check was never sent and it was later deposited in his personal account.

In 2015, Gordo’s restaurant in Hawthorne gave him $22,000 for federal taxes.

Malgarinos sent the IRS $2,820, according to the prosecutor, and used the rest on his mortgage and other personal expenses.

Also in 2015, Blueline Tactical Supply and Shooting Sports of Elmsford gave him approximately $107,000 for tax obligations.

He remitted $17,690 to the government and kept the remaining $89,533 for himself.

Malgarinos pleaded guilty in February to grand larceny and a scheme to defraud in a plea agreement with the district attorney.

He also agreed to repay five clients: MidBronx Haulage, $108,880; Blueline Tactical, $87,733; Barrier Contracting, $71,680; South of the Border of Lake Peekskill, $17,204; and The Sinon Group LLC of Armonk, $2,000.

Rye Brook couple sues architects for lack of oversight on home renovation

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Rye Brook couple is suing an architectural firm over claims that it inadequately supervised a contractor who used unlicensed subcontractors and eventually abandoned a home renovation project.

Jonathan and Helene Rod sued Keller/ Eaton Architects PC of Mamaroneck and architect Robert Keller on Sept. 18 in Westchester Supreme Court.

A year ago, the Rods hired Noonan Construction Corp. of Yonkers for a home improvement project. They had already hired Keller/Eaton to oversee construction.

The complaint does not disclose the scope and price of the project.

The 4,496-square-foot house on Lincoln Avenue has six bedrooms and five baths, according to Zillow, and was built in 1997 on a 1.1-acre lot.

The Rods bought the property for $1.9 million in 2002, according to a county property record.

Keller/Eaton allegedly told the Rods and put in writing that Noonan had failed to supply enough skilled workers or proper materials and was using unlicensed subcontractors.

When the Rods learned of the unlicensed subcontracts in January, the complaint states, they demanded that Keller have them removed from the job site.

Keller/Eaton allegedly encouraged the Rods to permit the subcontractors to continue working and said he was unaware of a requirement that they be licensed.

At some point, “Noonan Construction walked off the project,” the complaint states, “after having failed to achieve substantial completion.”

How much work was left and how much money had been paid for the job are not disclosed in the lawsuit.

On July 29, the Rods, who are lawyers, prepared a termination notice against Noonan for alleged violations of their contract and project plans. Under the contract, the architect must certify sufficient cause to justify termination.

Then the Rods could give Noonan seven-days notice, terminate the deal, take possession of the worksite and get the job finished by other means. Until the work was done, according to the complaint, Noonan would not be entitled to any payments.

But Keller/Eaton, the complaint states, refused to certify the termination notice.

The complaint does not say if any reason was given for the refusal, and Keller/Eaton did not immediately respond to a request for its side of the story.

The Rods are asking the court to compel Keller and his firm to certify the termination notice. They also are asking for unspecified damages.

The couple is represented by White Plains attorney Andrew P. Tureaud.

Trustee alleges Hudson Valley investment adviser hid assets from creditors

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bankruptcy trustee is asking a judge not to allow former investment adviser William F. Nicklin to discharge personal debts because he allegedly hid assets from his creditors.

Daniel J. Ventricelli, the trustee, filed an adversarial proceeding against Nicklin on Sept. 20 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Poughkeepsie.

Nicklin had made false declarations in a Chapter 7 liquidation case, he claims, “to conceal the existence of material assets.”

Nicklin’s attorney, Michelle Trier, responded in an email that the trustee’s complaint “relies on wholly unfounded and baseless allegations. Mr. Nicklin expects to prevail in court.”

Nicklin, of Newburgh, had once operated NSB Advisors LLC in Fishkill with as much as $1.2 billion in assets under management. The business failed in 2015.

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He filed the Chapter 7 petition in January, declaring $10.3 million in assets and $16.4 million in liabilities. Now he works for Circle N Advisors LLC in Fishkill.

In Chapter 7 cases, an impartial trustee is appointed to administer the case and look out for the interests of unsecured creditors.

Ventricelli is experienced in forensic accounting and fraud investigations, according to his profile with BDO, an accounting and advisory firm where he is managing director of the New York office.

He describes Nicklin as a “highly sophisticated investment adviser and securities trader” whose aggressive trading strategy resulted in the loss of $40 million in six months in 2012.

He was trading on margin at C.L. King & Associates Inc., that is, borrowing money from the broker to buy securities.

When the value of securities in a margin account declines dramatically, the broker can require the investor to put more cash or securities in the account.

C.L. King made that demand, accord-

ing to the bankruptcy complaint, and when Nicklin failed to do so the broker liquidated the account.

C.L. King got back $26.6 million but was still owed $13.1 million.

In 2016, the broker won an arbitration award for that amount, plus interest. In 2017, Supreme Court in Manhattan confirmed the award, then totaling $16.2 million.

Nicklin acknowledges the debt in his bankruptcy filing. The problem, according to Ventricelli’s complaint, is that he did not acknowledge significant assets.

C.L. King had hired the Seyfarth Shaw law firm to identify assets that could be used to satisfy the $16.2 million judgment.

Seyfarth Shaw shared some of its findings with Ventricelli.

Seyfarth Shaw found that Nicklin had formed Riverlife Investments LLC in 2011 “to place certain property beyond the reach of his creditors,” Ventricelli alleges.

Assets worth millions of dollars were put into Riverlife for no consideration, Ventricelli stated. Nicklin also alleged-

ly formed the William F. Nicklin Grantor Retained Annuity Trust, with himself as beneficiary, and transferred in a 45% interest in Riverlife “in an attempt to further protect his assets from creditors.”

The trustee says the first round of bankruptcy schedules, filed in February, omitted a $35 million loan that Nicklin had made to Horsesmouth LLC, a web startup managed by his son. He also did not list shares of stock in four companies, according to the complaint, and a $200,000 loan to his son.

Amended schedules filed in May did list the Horsesmouth loan and stocks.

Ventricelli argues that the revised schedules do not negate “the falsity of the oath” attesting to the February schedules. He also states bank statements were withheld regarding property transfers “for the purpose of delaying or obstructing the trustee’s investigation.”

Therefore, the trustee says, the bankruptcy court should deny Nicklin a discharge from his debts.

‘Investment-for-visa’ broker cleared of fraud

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raud allegations against Hastingson-Hudson visa broker Matthew B. Gordon have been dismissed by an arbitrator and federal judge.

Ateet Kosaraju, an Indian medical doctor, sued Gordon and his E3 Investment Group three years ago, claiming that they had defrauded him of $550,000 in an investment-for-visa deal.

“The truth has come out and it was a complete vindication of my reputation, conduct and character,” Gordon said in an email message.

“After years of litigation involving many thousands of pages of evidence, despite all of the salacious accusations leveled at me and my company, the truth was we did nothing wrong.”

Gordon’s firm puts together deals under the EB-5 visa program that enable immigrant entrepreneurs to qualify for permanent residency if they invest at least $500,000 and create 10 full-time jobs in the U.S. Kosaraju paid $500,000 plus $50,000 in fees to invest in an Indiana trucking company, under a limited partnership set up by Gordon’s Manhattan firm.

Kosaraju alleged that Gordon diverted the entire investment for his personal benefit.

He claimed he was granted ownership, given the right to manage a business with 10 trucks and 10 drivers and promised $2,500 a month on his investment.

But he was not permitted to participate in management, he alleged in the lawsuit. The monthly payments stopped after a few months, Gordon had not actually bought trucks and he had commingled funds.

Kosaraju withdrew his visa petition and demanded that Gordon return his investment. Gordon refused to do so and converted the investment to debt, because

Whether or not Gordon and his team were the most astute managers or were as effective as they might have been in … reacting to changing market conditions (the arbitrator said they) did act in good faith, to the best of their abilities.

Kosaraju had withdrawn his residency petition.

Gordon said he had followed the partnership agreement “to the T.” He accused Kosaraju of disclosing confidential information in the lawsuit, damaging his reputation and causing him to lose potential investors.

U.S. District Judge Nelson S. Roman in White Plains agreed with Gordon in a 2018 opinion that the dispute should be arbitrated.

Richard L. Mattiaccio, a Manhattan lawyer, heard the case for the International Centre for Dispute Resolution.

He ruled on Aug. 9 that Kosaraju had failed to establish fraud.

The business plan contained several warnings of risk factors, Mattiaccio found, and it gave Gordon broad discretion and flexibility to run the limited partnership. Kosaraju’s testimony, he stated in his ruling, acknowledged that the doctor understood that he was not guaranteed a return on his investment.

“The agreement may have been drafted aggressively, perhaps right up to

the limit of what is permissible,” Mattiaccio said, “but not beyond those limits.”

He ruled that Gordon could not be judged according to a fiduciary duty standard or even by industry best practices, “but according to whether (he) dealt fairly and in good faith.”

He found Gordon’s testimony, that the enterprise failed because of a general decline in the trucking industry, credible.

“Whether or not Gordon and his team were the most astute managers or were as effective as they might have been in … reacting to changing market conditions,” the arbitrator said, they “did act in good faith, to the best of their abilities.”

Mattiaccio was unconvinced that Gordon had commingled funds, wrongfully converted Kosaraju’s equity into debt, acted improperly by leasing rather than buying trucks, charged excessive management fees, unfairly withheld monthly partnership payments or unjustly enriched himself.

“The credible evidence was that all … entities ended in failure and everyone involved lost money,” Mattiaccio stated. “Gordon testified that he personally lost about $400,000.”

The arbitrator was unconvinced that Kosaraju had caused Gordon to lose potential investors or had harmed his business reputation.

Mattiaccio denied all claims and counterclaims in their entirety and ordered both sides to bear their own costs and split the $97,278 in arbitration fees and expenses.

Gordon asked Roman to approve the arbitrator’s award. On Sept. 23, after Kosaraju had asked for more time to oppose the motion but failed to do so, Roman confirmed the award.

Gordon and his firm were represented by attorney Richard J. Lomuscio.

Kosaraju was represented by John P. Gleason and Khaldoon Qubain.

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CONTRIBUTING WRITER | By Chuck Firlotte

Capturing the millennials’ energy force

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s there anything else that can be said about millennials?

For starters, they are no longer 20 years old. In fact, one of them, Pete Buttigieg, is mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and is running for president.

It is safe to say, however, that this is the most studied and scrutinized of all generations, and why would they not be?

Born between 1981 and 1997, they are the largest generation on planet Earth and now constitute the majority of the workforce. They have unique buying habits and a healthy disregard for the ways of those of us who came before them, appear completely comfortable with change and disruption, were weaned on Nintendo, have been

misunderstood and mislabeled and when they came of age at the turn of the century, they were woefully unprepared in workplace behavior and business etiquette.

Millennials have been called “Generation Me” and have frustrated human resource professionals, for they do not hold to the traditional definition of corporate loyalty. They were affected and shaped by the events of 9/11, digital technology, the internet and a host of social media tools, including Facebook and Instagram.

The Gallup organization has provided research about employee attitudes and behaviors in the U.S. and quantified the negative impact on the business community. It estimates U.S. businesses are

losing $1 trillion annually due to voluntary departures from the workplace, and the cost of replacement can range from one-half to two times the employee’s annual wage.

Also, 51% of employees are searching for a new job or have an active eye on the market and twothirds of the workforce is not engaged, with some 53% giving the minimum effort required.

It behooves corporate America to understand and entice the millennial cohort to our shores, so to speak, for if their collective energy can be harnessed, they are creative, collaborative and entrepreneurial.

As business leaders, we must tap into their organizational value, develop strategies to attract better candidates, shorten ramp

time for new employees, help them maximize their potential, reduce voluntary turnover so they will ignore the siren song of other job offers and even empower them to recruit new talent among their generation

A 5-POINT PLAN TO ATTRACT, RETAIN AND MOTIVATE MILLENNIALS

• Promote a sense of purpose. Deloitte asserts that 92% of millennials believe businesses should be measured by more than profits — a factor that influenced 192 top CEOs in the U.S. to issue a new statement this past summer, calling on business leaders to commit to balancing the needs of shareholders with customers, employees, suppliers and local communities.

• Provide real-time feed-

back. Millennials are neither satisfied nor happy with a once-a-year performance review. They grew up in a world of online, instantaneous feedback and they expect it at work.

• Creativity is critical to our millennial employees. They are strongly influenced by how innovative a company is and they worship at the altar of workplace technology. They will be drawn toward work environments with sophisticated technology.

• “What’s in it for me?”

Training and development carry paramount importance. Millennials will leave without it. The boomers before them were far too patient and forgiving on this front.

Millennials are not.

• Seek input and be open to new ideas. Millennials want to influence. They are the drivers of digital disruption and they are comfortable with transformational change. Smart organizations will want to shape their culture and corporate environment with receptivity to millennial input and needs.

This generation’s workplace traits are unprecedented and millennials have become the not-so-silent majority. Organizations open to doing things differently will be best positioned to capitalize on this wealth of human talent.

Chuck Firlotte is the president and CEO of Aquarion Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

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CONTRIBUTING WRITER | By Anthony J. Enea

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pooled community trust is regularly utilized to prevent the spend down of income by the recipient of Medicaid home care. It is a specific type of special needs trust (SNT).

The SNT allows a person with a disability to continue receiving government benefits, such as Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), irrespective of the dollar value of assets and income held by the SNT. The purpose of the SNT is to supplement (not supplant) the benefits paid by the government to help improve the quality of life of the person with the disability.

Unlike other forms of SNTs, the pooled community trust has no age limitation and has no payback-to-the-government requirements (such as a self-settled SNT).

How does a pooled community trust keep disabled New Yorkers in their homes?

However, the funds held in the pooled trust at the time of the beneficiary’s passing remain in the pooled trust and may not be paid to the beneficiary’s estate or family.

If the pooled trust chooses not to keep said remaining funds, they must be paid to Medicaid up to an amount equal to the total amount of medical assistance paid on behalf of the beneficiary by Medicaid. As such, it is recommended to use the funds deposited to the pooled trust on a monthly basis.

The pooled community trust is established and managed by a not-for-profit association that acts as the trustee of the trust. A trust company must also act as a co-trustee.

As a pooled community trust can have numerous beneficiaries, a separate sub-account is created and main-

tained for the sole benefit of each disabled beneficiary.

Any person, irrespective of their age (even over age 65), can establish and fund

The SNT allows a person with a disability to continue receiving government benefits, such as Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), irrespective of the dollar value of assets and income held by the SNT.

the pooled trust. However, there may be Medicaid and/ or SSI transfer of asset penalties for those over age 65.

The most frequent utilization of a pooled community trust occurs when an applicant for Community (home care) Medicaid has income in excess of the amount permitted by Medicaid. For 2019, an applicant for Medicaid is permitted monthly income in the amount of $879.00.

If the applicant has income of $2,000 per month, the excess income of $1,121 is paid to Medicaid assuming the applicant does not enroll in a pooled community trust or has monthly medical expenses in the amount of the surplus.

Once enrolled in the pooled community trust, however, the surplus income less the monthly administra-

tive fee paid to the not-forprofit can then be used to pay for the disabled person’s living expenses (such as food, rent, taxes, mortgage, clothing, telephone, utilities, private pay care services, etc.).

Without the ability to enroll in the pooled community trust, most disabled seniors would not be able to retain their monthly income and continue to reside at home and receive Medicaid home care. It is a critical component in allowing seniors to receive Medicaid home care and be able to utilize their income for their needs.

Also, the pooled community trust can be of use to a disabled younger person with special needs. A disabled younger person may be a beneficiary of SSI and Medicaid. If said person were to receive an inheritance, an

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accident settlement or recovery, or accumulates too much income (which would otherwise disqualify them from SSI and/or Medicaid), the use of the pooled community trust may be of significant advantage to them. Depending on the facts for each disabled person, they may be able to receive the inheritance, settlement, recovery and/or excess income while continuing to receive SSI and/or Medicaid.

Said funds and/or income can be deposited into the pooled trust and be used for the disabled person’s living expenses as mentioned above.

Anthony J. Enea, Esq. is the managing member of Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP with offices in White Plains and Somers. Enea is chair of the New York State Bar Association’s Senior Lawyers Section.

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Danbury financial planner brings first Singularity University chapter to region

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hen Bob Reby mentions Singularity University to business professionals, he often gets a look of surprise or confusion.

Founded in 2008, the Santa Clara, California-based Singularity University is a certified benefit corporation that promotes itself as a “global learning and innovation

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community using exponential technologies to tackle the world’s biggest challenges and build a better future for all.”

And while it claims a global presence, its name recognition in this region is minimal.

“It is an unknown factor,” acknowledged Reby, founder, president and CEO of Reby Advisors, a financial planning firm in Danbury. “I guess there are a lot of things that are really cool that aren’t common. I think it might be geographical — maybe it’s because we’re in the Northeast and not Silicon Valley.”

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Reby is committed to expand Singularity University’s name and mission locally. In July, Reby Advisors was awarded a license to create a new Fairfield-Westchester County Chapter of Singularity University.

“I knew there was one in Boston and one in New York City,” he continued. “There was not one in our area.”

Reby first became aware of Singularity University in 2010 and was impressed with its focus on how evolving and emerging technologies would create significant socioeconomic changes — most notably through artificial intelligence, blockchain and new medical technologies that contribute to longer life spans. And while Singularity University lives up to its name by offering educational programs, courses and summits, Reby noted, it also maintains a collaborative platform that encourages international collaborations and knowledge sharing, and it runs programs to support and scale startups and promote social impact.

“It trains business leaders, government leaders and any type of folks who put themselves in leadership categories about what’s coming down the pike to prepare themselves and their organizations to either adapt or take advantage of the trends so they can remain relevant,” he said. “And they really support the entrepreneurs because they can build businesses that can solve global challenges.”

In launching the Fairfield-Westchester chapter, Reby is not putting forth a specific structure or calendar of events. Outside of ensuring a no-fee membership, he is setting the chapter into motion based on local interest in the endeavor. The first item in the launch is a Nov. 14 event at Ridgewood Country Club in Danbury. Attendance at the event will be based on Reby’s personal outreach to regional business leaders to explain the Singularity University mission and how it could help their businesses and the local business community.

“If they don’t know what Singularity is — and, to be honest, a lot of them won’t — I will talk to them and see where it goes from there relevant to another event,” he said. “I hope that we will have three events per year. We don’t have any structure right now and we’re not hoping to have 100 chapter members by blah-blah-blah. We want to have a dialogue, not a monologue.”

Reby has studied how other chapters around the world operate and noted there is no one-size-fits-all mandate.

“Some people have a chapter event with 60 or 100 people in it, and some have three people in a bar — but it’s still an event,” he said.

As for his target audience, Reby is aiming at the business markets within a 30- to 40-mile radius of his Danbury headquarters.

“We’re talking White Plains, New Rochelle, Stamford, Greenwich, but also up north in Litchfield County and even over to Hartford,” he said.

CONTRIBUTING WRITER | By Doreen Gebbia

A small business owner’s journey through statistics, certification and networking

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pending most of my adult life as a small-business owner has been rewarding and challenging. The past two decades have included being president of eRichards Consulting, business partners with my husband, raising three children and multiple four-legged ones.

There are numerous statistics regarding small businesses and the benefits of certifications for entrepreneurs to keep in mind.

Did you know that: • There are 30.2 million small businesses in the U.S. • These businesses employ roughly 58.9 million people.

• This represents approximately 47.5% of the employees in the U.S. private sector.

• Firms with fewer than 100 employees have the largest share of small business employment.

• Small-businesses account for about half of our private GDP production.

Learning about the power and impact of small business on our national economy was pleasantly surprising. Up until that point, I had felt diffident about being a small-business owner. Initially, people seemed to have a patronizing attitude toward me when they heard I ran a small business.

Now, it is trendy to be an entrepreneur. The solo entrepreneur who can make it work, be financially successful and have a work/ life balance is looked upon with admiration.

Hearing these facts made me stand a little taller, giving me the fortification I needed to feel confident I was doing something meaningful and significant. Being certified has afforded me the opportunity to network within a

by meeting other entrepreneurs.

You might even have the chance to offer insights of your own to those who are just starting out.

The bonds that can develop through these business events and networking opportunities are amazing.

Being certified provides access to corporations that are seeking to do business with entrepreneurs because they

get tax breaks as a result. Many enterprise companies usually have a diversity program that is incentivized to do business with small-business owners.

Networking and building relationships with corporate and government entities is essential to growing a business and developing a lasting and rewarding community.

With most quality certifiers,

there are usually fees and applications that must be filled out and approved before getting your certification.

Also, be aware that most certifications expire and you need to allot the appropriate time needed to re-certify.

Doreen Gebbia is the president of eRichards Consulting, LLC. She can be reached at 203-944-0816 or dgebbia@eRichards.com.

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community of like-minded people who encouraged me and continue to introduce me to the contacts I need to grow my business. Being certified has steeled me with knowledge and strengthened my focus, which I greatly appreciate because being an entrepreneur requires tremendous motivation.

Finding the right certification(s) for your business is important. Are you a woman, disabled, LGBTQ, minority or veteran? There are organizations that can get you certified and connected with businesspeople you want to meet.

There are many benefits to being certified. Often as a small-business owner, especially when you are getting started, it can be like working in a vacuum.

Getting certified with a reputable national or international certifying body can get you online access to a database of resources, buyers and contacts.

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Ask Andi Imagining the future THE GOOD NEWS IS WE’VE BEEN GROWING. BUT WE’RE OPERATING A COMPANY OF 50 EMPLOYEES THE SAME WAY AS WE WORKED WHEN WE WERE AT 20 EMPLOYEES. WHAT SHOULD WE BE DOING TO MAKE THINGS BETTER AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW? THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: Think ahead, build systems that will benefit a company twice the size. Figure out your leadership team of the future. Imagine your customers of the future.

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Companies, like individuals, can run into inflection points where they max out knowledge, run low on new ideas and get stalled. Your job as CEO is to infuse new, actionable ideas by dreaming about what is possible, getting an education on what comes next and engaging your people in pursuit of the possibilities of tomorrow.

Brainstorm what the company could look like down the road, at twice the size, with additional customers, new markets to serve, additional employees and systems to do the work. Not sure how to do that? Get

help now before it’s too late.

Consider what systems your company will need at twice the size. What areas will need additional resources? What parts will hardly grow? Start building underlying systems now that can support the company in the future. Try not to take huge bets, but rather move incrementally.

Send people to classes and to visit worksites that have, or are building, what your company will need in the future.

Learn about what works for others and think how you can adapt that to work in your environment.

At twice the size, you’ll need a lot more skill. Who on your management team is capable of growth? Who needs to be replaced? Who needs a stronger support structure? Do a person-by-per-

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son assessment of strengths, weaknesses and needs.

Define skills for the future. Map out the organization’s people structure at twice the size. Consider what needs can be met by contractors and consultants. What will come from additions to the staff or boosting current workforce talent? Make a priority list, like a shopping list. Set up an annual budget for talent growth and acquisition and get to work assembling tomorrow’s dream team.

How much time do you spend thinking about who your company will serve 10 years from now? Probably not enough. While your company is busy servicing today’s customers, it also has to be imagining and designing what the future looks like. Who will have needs to

solve, money to spend and the motivation to look outside for solutions?

Set aside time quarterly to brainstorm about where the world is going and how your company might fit into that brave new world.

Consider the customers and markets that can drive future growth and profits.

Increased size needs more controls. How will you ensure quality and accuracy and oversee a company that has a lot more moving parts?

Get to know what companies two to three times your size do to maintain control.

Where will the world be in five or 10 years? Dedicate a portion of your year to attending innovation conferences and reading what futurists say. Build a vision of how your company could fit in. Challenge your staff

to engage with this vision and contribute to how your company will operate down the road.

BOOK RECOMMENDATION: “Think Like a Futurist: Know What Changes, What Doesn’t, and What’s Next,”

by Cecily Sommers.

Andi Gray is president of Strategy Leaders Inc., StrategyLeaders.com, a business-consulting firm that teaches companies how to double revenue and triple profits in repetitive growth cycles.

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SALT causing high-end market pain INDUSTRY VETERAN WOLFF SEES SOMETHING ‘ODD’ HAPPENING IN REAL ESTATE

BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

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n the view of Westchester real estate veteran Nicholas R. Wolff, something odd is going on in the marketplace.

Wolff has had his ear to the ground, sizing up real estate trends, ever since he got his broker’s license while still in high school and entered the Wolff family’s real estate business in 1970.

“The current level of activity is odd to say the least because it’s really good in the modest price range if you’re talking homes anywhere from $400,000 to $700,000 and condos and co-ops in the $200,000, $300,000, $400,000 range and condos slightly higher than that,” he told the Business Journal.

“It’s still very difficult above $800,000 in White Plains to over $1,500,000 and worse I think in other communities:

Scarsdale; Bronxville; Rye; Chappaqua. Those communities have a lot more inventory in the higher end.”

Wolff believes the focus on SALT, the change in the federal tax law putting a $10,000 cap on the deductibility of state and local taxes, has dramatically affected the market even though many people with high incomes are only modestly affected, if at all, when it comes to the bottom line of what they get to deduct and what they owe Uncle Sam and the state.

“It’s the perception of that SALT tax that was instituted last year and people feel you can only deduct up to $10,000. My accountant says that if you do have to pay the alternative minimum tax it is immaterial,” Wolff said.

It was in 1933 that the Wolff name first burst on to the Westchester real estate scene. Nicholas’ grandmother Elsie Wolff and his father F. Richard Wolff

opened the real estate firm aptly named Wolff and Wolff at 400 Mamaroneck Ave. in White Plains. By 1978, the firm had grown and became a Century 21 Realty franchise.

The Wolffs wound up with four offices and were ranked among the top producers of all Century 21 operators. F. Richard Wolff passed away in 1991 at age 80.

Although he could have retired, Nicholas Wolff remains active as an associate broker at Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty in White Plains where he teams up with his son-in-law Daniel Luckner.

“We work together,” Wolff said. “Most properties we do in tandem and they get the benefit of two for the price of one: younger millennial-type input and then the old codger who has been around awhile.

“I work when I have to work. We work many, many Sundays doing public open houses. Sellers want their

Nicholas R. Wolff.

Photo by Peter Katz.

homes exposed to the public. I certainly know I’m working more than 40 hours a week, but it’s very flexible depending on when the buyers want to go out and look at properties or when the sellers need our input.”

Wolff said what should historically be an “up” time of year for sales hasn’t quite been that way this year.

“The high end has been very soft and not moving the way it usually does in previous years except when you’ve had serious downturns,” he said. “The (mortgage) rates have been as low as they’ve

ever been in decades and there’s a lot of inventory and competition in the high end.”

Wolff said historically right after Labor Day the market picks up and remains up until after Thanksgiving.

Wolff said some millennials, thought of as being the prime market for all of the transit-oriented rental apartment development taking place in Westchester, have been looking to buy condos, co-ops or smaller houses.

He said they’re “asking for convenience. They want to know how close they are to the local train. They want to know what the conveniences are in terms of parking garages and accessibility to get there and get home and not have a long drive or commute.”

Wolff said there’s been a dramatic change over the years in how people shop for houses and apartments.

“The internet has become a phenomenal way to expose properties to the

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marketplace,” he said. “We get great response and people look online before they come in. They know what they’re looking for, what they’re looking at.”

He said floor plans are included with listings and that helps people get a handle on room sizes and where to place their furniture before going out to visit properties.

Having knowledge of the inventory and being able to point out “the good, the bad, the ugly” is vital to success in selling real estate these days, as it has traditionally been, Wolff said.

The most satisfying thing about being in the real estate business for Wolff continues to be “helping people buy or sell a property and the satisfaction of making it a smooth and less stressful transaction on both sides. People are getting something for the future.

It’s a very satisfying feeling to be able to continue to do that after all these years.”

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Listed by Peter Chen & Garry Klein | Klein Lanza Team | $1,499,000

A northbound train leaves the Scarsdale station on Oct. 1. Photo by Peter Katz.

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Listed by Mike Rackenberg | $3,480,000

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FOR SALE | 1 Van Cortlandt Avenue | Ossining

FOR LEASE | 271 Route 299 (Main St.) | New Paltz Listed by Alan Zuckerman | 4,000 SF Available

FOR LEASE | 8 & 11 Raymond Ave | Poughkeepsie Listed by Don Minichino & Steven Salomone | $3,500 - $4,000/Month Gross

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FOR SALE | 253 Mamaroneck Ave | White Plains

Listed by Bryan Lanza | Klein Lanza Team | $3,495,000

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FOR SUBLEASE | 1 S. Central Avenue | Hartsdale

Listed by Kim Galton | Asking $90,000 Key Money | $3,111/Month + Electric

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Scarsdale—

The heart of the site has a five-story parking garage on it, along with surface parking lots at the north and south ends.

The process of picking developers for in-person presentations on their proposals in November was underway shortly after the response deadline.

“The board of trustees or a subcommittee of the board of trustees will select the semifinalists,” Richards said. “Technical consultants and village staff will provide assistance to the board of the subcommittee as it undertakes its review and selects the semifinalists.”

A developer for the Freightway site is scheduled to be selected in December.

Among the developers that previously expressed an interest in the project were: Toll Brothers; Avalon; LMC, a Lennar Company; LCOR; BRP Companies; East End Capital; and Fareri Associates.

Scarsdale’s RFP said it was “interested in a redevelopment project that creates a mixed-use Transit-Oriented Development (TOD), including at a minimum: residential uses, commercial uses, commuter parking, community uses/open space and connectivity to Scarsdale Avenue and the Village Center.”

An additional motivator for Scarsdale to do something at the site is the short-term need to invest approximately $2 million to make critical repairs and renovations to the

Freightway parking structure. The garage was built in 1971. The village figures it will have to be replaced within 15 to 20 years at a cost estimated to be more than $25 million.

A timetable in the RFP said the environmental review to satisfy the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) along with any rezoning was scheduled to take place from March 2020 to September 2021. Site plan and other reviews were scheduled to occur from October 2021 to January 2022. The schedule anticipated a groundbreaking in the spring of 2022.

“The village board of trustees will continue to collaborate with the public in a methodical way to select a prospective developer for the site,” Richards said.

“Technical consultants are in the process of reviewing the responses. Once the review is completed, and semifinalists elected, the village will release segments of the semifinalists’ proposals to the public.”

The village would have the right not to accept any of the proposals.

The village is looking for five major elements to be incorporated in any development. They include: residences; commercial uses such as retail and/or office; parking for commuters and what it calls “convenience spaces” for the village center and Garth Road commercial areas; indoor and outdoor community uses along with open space; and the location and design of various project elements to provide enhanced connectivity between the Freightway site and the rest of the area including Garth Road, Scarsdale

Focus On REAL ESTATE Avenue, the train station, village center and other community destinations.

The Freightway site has 601 striped parking spaces in the garage and two surface parking lots, one to the north and the other south of the garage. Valet parking at the ground level helps increase the number of cars accommodated on the site to approximately 720. The parking garage covers approximately 0.68 acres of the site and has 474 striped spaces. The remaining 127 striped spaces are located in the lots.

The village said it was of particular importance for RFP submissions to provide specific details as to how the developer would maintain access to the MetroNorth train station during construction while maintaining the maximum amount of parking and access for Scarsdale resident commuters who currently park at the site. It said the access may be provided through continued parking on the Freightway site or another location close to the train station. It also left the door open to other possible solutions.

citizens committee which felt they were too large. A 1984 report by a consulting firm recommended redeveloping a portion of the site with a mixed-use building and 400 parking spaces. In 1995, a committee of citizens recommended that the Freightway site be developed with 55,000 to 70,500 square feet of mixed-use residential and retail and at least 340 parking spaces. The committee suggested buildings could be above a three-level parking garage. There were other discussions in subsequent years, including a 2010 Village Center Plan which identified Freightway as a key site likely to be redeveloped in the village center.

Richards told the Business Journal that “the village will conduct its work on the RFP responses at a series of meetings this fall, at least one of which will include a public presentation from the semifinalists.”

The site has a five-story parking garage.

Photo by Peter Katz.

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The village also wanted developers to go into great detail about any need to restrict vehicle and pedestrian movement through the downtown area during construction.

“Methods to minimize impacts to local merchants during construction (e.g., access, visibility, parking) should be described. The response should describe the Project Team’s approach to, and experience coordinating with, MTA/Metro-North Railroad, or other transit agencies,” the RFP said.

Recognition that the Freightway site is significant for downtown Scarsdale is nothing new. A study was released in 1929 that discussed putting parking on the site. Between 1966 and 1971 the village produced 11 reports on the village center, which included discussions of the Freightway site.

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Good Things ARC WESTCHESTER EMPLOYER PARTNER HONORED

In continuing its dedication to serving the needs of seniors in the Hudson Valley, Vassar-Warner Home announced the completion of its $300,000 renovation led by Mark Fumasoli of Transitional Builders Inc. in Staatsburg. As part of a larger rebranding effort, the upgrades to the 3,300-square-foot space come just as the residence celebrates its 148th anniversary. Funded by the Vassar-Warner Home Foundation, the renovations include updates to the residence’s grand parlor, resident bathrooms, first-floor kitchenette and hallways. A full upgrade of the facility’s safety measures was also completed.

Tom LaPerch

HOULIHAN LAWRENCE COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR JOINS HVEDC ADVISORY BOARD Houlihan Lawrence Real Estate Commercial Director Tom LaPerch has joined the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. (HVEDC) Advisory Board.

LaPerch, a 30-year real estate professional with additional expertise in marketing and government land planning, serves as commercial director at the firm. LaPerch has honed his skills in market analysis, enabling him to offer relevant and creative strategies for a vast array of properties, from apartment complexes and condo developments to shopping centers and nursing homes. He has been influential in shaping the commercial real estate landscape of the Hudson Valley, having brokered many high-profile transactions.

From left: Rosa Rodriguez, Arc board member; Helene Godin, president and CEO, By the Way Bakery; and Maria Varga, coordinator, Career Supports, The Arc Westchester.

By The Way Bakery, an Arc Westchester employer partner, was honored with The Arc New York Employer Recognition Award.

In 2016, By the Way Bakery of Hastings-on-Hudson – which was founded by Helene Godin – joined The Arc Westchester’s network of more than 250

business partners.

The Arc New York Employer Recognition Award provides chapters with an opportunity to recognize an individual, corporation or business in New York state that has demonstrated outstanding support in providing services and job oppor-

tunities for people with I/DD. The Arc Westchester, founded in 1949, is the largest agency in Westchester County supporting children, teens and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including individuals on the autism spectrum and their families.

TWO YANKWITT LLP PARTNERS NAMED TO THE 2019 NEW YORK SUPER LAWYERS LIST

HUDSON VALLEY WALK TO DEFEAT ALS A nurse with nearly four decades of service to those in need and a retired firefighter who was a 9/11 first responder, Marianne Gennario and Stewart Loeb, have more than careers of service in common. Both are living with ALS – known as Lou Gehrig’s disease – an incurable, progressive and ultimately fatal condition that affects roughly 30,000 Americans.

Gennario and Loeb, along with hundreds of family, friends and supporters, will be participating in the Hudson Valley Walk to Defeat ALS on Sunday, Oct. 20, on the Walkway Over the Hudson in Poughkeepsie and hope to encourage others to join them for this fundraising event sponsored by the Notre Dame Club of the Mid-Hudson Valley.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Patients eventually lose their ability to walk, talk, eat and breathe.

The Hudson Valley Walk to Defeat ALS has raised over $1.729 million to help fund essential services since its inception in 2009.

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VASSAR-WARNER HOME TO CELEBRATE 148TH ANNIVERSARY

From left: Russell Yankwitt, Kathy Marks and Craig Cepler.

White Plains, New York-based law firm Yankwitt LLP announced that two of its partners – Russell Yankwitt and Kathy Marks – have been named to the 2019 New York Metro Super Lawyers list in the business litigation category, while counsel Craig Cepler was listed in the 2019 New York Metro Rising Stars, business litigation category. Managing

partner Yankwitt, who was first named to the New York Super Lawyers list in 2011, was also named to the Top 25 Westchester County Super Lawyers for the fifth year and the Top 100 New York Metro Super Lawyers for the second year. This is the seventh year that Marks has received this honor.

Super Lawyers, part of Thomson

Reuters, is a research-driven, peer-influenced rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Attorneys are selected using a patented, multiphase selection process in which peer nominations are combined with third-party research.

MY SECOND HOME’S GOLF OUTING My Second Home, Family Services of Westchester’s award-winning, dementia-focused intergenerational social adult day program, will hold its third annual Golf Outing fundraiser Monday, Oct. 7, (rain date Oct. 15) at the Mount Kisco Country Club at 10 Taylor Road starting 11 a.m.

The event will honor U.S. Rep. Nita M. Lowey for her advocacy on behalf of those affected by Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Lowey was a leader in the bipartisan passage of the Bold Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act, a $100 million investment in the prevention, treatment and care of Alzheimer’s and other related dementias, and was a key supporter of the 2018 National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease.

Activities begin with registration and brunch at 11 a.m., followed by a shotgun tee off at 12:45 p.m. and cocktails and hors d’oeuvres on the Country Club lawn at 6 p.m. before moving on to dinner.

This year’s golf outing is sponsored

by Charles Goodman & Co., Crescenzo & Artese Electric, Bruce and Susan Glickman, Glenn Goldberg, Barbara and Jason Gross, Lenore and John Heckler, the Mount Kisco Diner, Norman and Bonnie Olson, Douglas and Kelly Sachs and Tompkins Mahopac Bank.

For reservations or a tax-deductible contribution, visit http://bit.ly/ MSHGolfOuting2019.

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

NYMC CELEBRATES FOUNDERS, RAISES FUNDS FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

Down to Earth Living in Pomona.

WALLAUER TO OPEN SECOND NEW ROCHELLE LOCATION Wallauer Paint & Design, which is approaching its 100th anniversary, will officially open its newest location in New Rochelle at 750 Main St. on Saturday, Oct. 19.

The 10 a.m. ribbon-cutting will be followed by complimentary festivities from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with refreshments, prizes and giveaways.

All those who attend can participate in a drawing for a complete room makeover valued at $5,000 and a Weber grill valued at $500. Visitors to the new store during the week will also be able to enter to win the two grand prizes.

Wallauer Paint & Design has 17 family owned locations throughout Westchester and Rockland counties. Its first store opened in 1921. A fourth-generation family business headquartered in White Plains, Wallauer’s inventory, besides paint, includes Hunter Douglas window fashions, decorative hardware, designer wallpaper, fabrics and design services.

DOWN TO EARTH LIVING HOSTS JAPANESE MAPLE GARDEN SHOW

From left: Alan Kadish, M.D.; Leonard S. Schleifer, M.D., Ph.D; Ira D. Glick, M.D. ‘61; Jean Marie Malecki, Leonard S. Schleifer, M.D., Ph.D., left, and M.D. ‘79; Robert A. Barish, M.D. ‘79; Anton Bennett, Ph.D. ’93; and Edward C. Halperin, M.D. George D. Yancopoulos, M.D., Ph.D.

New York Medical College (NYMC) recently hosted its Founder’s Dinner at the Surf Club on The Sound in New Rochelle. More than 325 college supporters gathered for a festive evening to celebrate NYMC’s proud history and promising future, honor distinguished community leaders and alumni for their achievements and raised $400,000 for student scholarships.

This year’s gala honored: Robert A. Barish, M.D. ‘79, with the William Cullen Bryant Award; Jean Marie Malecki, M.D.

‘79, with the Alfred B. DelBello Distinguished Service Award; and Ira D. Glick, M.D. ‘61, with the Jackson E. Spears Award.

The inaugural Distinguished Alumni Award was presented to Anton Bennett, Ph.D. ’93, who was selected for the honor by fellow alumni in the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences.

A highlight of the evening was the presentation of honorary Doctor of Science degrees to Regeneron co-founders Leonard S. Schleifer, M.D., Ph.D., president and CEO,

and George D. Yancopoulos, M.D., Ph.D., president and chief scientific officer. NYMC and Regeneron, a leading science and technology company, have been collaborative partners since the company’s founding in 1988. The synergy has resulted in NYMC students and faculty gaining invaluable access and exposure to efforts in human genetics, animal model development and drug discovery and development at Regeneron while providing Regeneron access to NYMC resources.

NEW HOME FOR IONA’S HYNES INSTITUTE

BANK TO HOST FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS SEMINAR Tompkins Mahopac Bank (TMB) has teamed up with Westchester Residential Opportunities Inc. to host a first-time homebuyers seminar.

Open to the public, the free workshop will be held on Thursday, Oct. 17, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., at the Ossining Public Library located at 53 Croton Ave. The seminar will cover the available programs and services geared toward homeownership, from consideration to contract.

Tompkins Mahopac Bank’s Mortgage Loan Originator Marianne E. Spielberg and Vice President of Residential Lending David Carey, along with a representative from Westchester Residential Opportunities, will be in attendance to review the ins and outs of the homebuying process. The event will include questions and answers and a discussion of special first-time homebuyer products and services.

A variety of Japanese Maple trees will be shown at Down to Earth Living’s garden show through Oct. 15 at its Pomona location at 1040 Route 45.

While maple trees include familiar shade trees prized for the rich syrups derived from their sap, there are hundreds of smaller and more decorative ones that fall under the category of Japanese Maples.

HOULIHAN LAWRENCE WELCOMES NEW AGENTS TO BREWSTER OFFICE Lisa Freih and Lauren Camerino were recently welcomed by Houlihan Lawrence to its Brewster brokerage office.

Prior to joining Houlihan Lawrence, Freih served as a medical assistant at Columbia Doctors Medical Group for 10 years.

Camerino studied finance at Western Connecticut State University and will be part of the current No. 1 agent’s team in the Brewster office.

PURCHASE COLLEGE JOINS RENEWABLE ENERGY CONSORTIUM

From left: James P. Hynes; Anne Marie Hynes; Iona College President Dr. Seamus Carey; Lisbeth Baez and Christoph Winkler, founding program director and endowed professor of the Hynes Institute.

The Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Iona College in New Rochelle celebrated the second anniversary of its founding Sept. 12 in a new, modern, glass-enclosed space added to Spellman Hall located in the center of the campus.

The Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation was founded in 2017 with a $15 million gift to Iona from James and Anne Marie Hynes. The Institute ensures that students develop the knowledge, skills and experience required

to create, innovate and lead in a global economy. Students from all disciplines are engaged with hands-on learning experiences to support them in identifying, approaching and solving problems in all aspects of life.

The New York Higher Education Large Scale Renewable Energy (NY HE LSRE) consortium of 20 public and private higher education institutions for the purchase of large-scale aggregated renewable energy now includes Purchase College.

The consortium, made up of 16 SUNY campuses and four private colleges, will use its collective purchasing power to develop new renewable projects by contracting for renewable energy at scale. The process will normalize the cost of electricity for the individual colleges and reduce volatility in each institution’s energy budget.

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Facts & Figures BANKRUPTCIES Manhattan Smarter Toddler Group LLC New York. Chapter 11, Voluntary.

Attorney: Jeffrey Chubak. Filed Sept.

27. Case number: 19-13097-scc.

Starworks LLC New York. Chapter 7, Voluntary. Attorney: Alan D. Halperin. Filed Sept. 27. Case number: 19-13106-jlg.

White Plains Ievddvykie Kgoehvbt Ahhs LLC Spring Valley. Chapter 7, Voluntary.

Attorney: Ievddvykie Kgoehvbt Ahhs LLC. Filed Sept. 25. Case number: 19-23714-rdd.

Poughkeepsie Whistler Partners LLC Windham. Chapter 11, Voluntary. Attorney: Julie Cvek Curley. Filed Sept. 27.

Case number: 19-36556-cgm.

COURT CASES Alder Biopharmaceuticals Inc. filed by David Law. Action: Securities Exchange Act. Attorney: Juan Eneas Moteverde. Filed Sept. 25.

Case number: 1:19-cv-08904-PAE. Aldi Inc. filed by Eric Parham. Action: Seeking $5 million for diversity-fraud. Attorney: Spencer Sheehan. Filed Sept. 26. Case number: 1:19-cv-08975-PGG. American Media Inc. filed by Lindsey Grace Whiddon. Action: Copyright infringement. Attorney: Richard Liebowitz. Filed Sept. 26.

Case number: 1:19-cv-08928-GHW. API Fortress Inc. filed by Vas Edelen. Action: Seeking $750,000 for diversity-breach of contract. Attorney: Neil H. Greenberg. Filed Sept.

25. Case number: 1:19-cv-08893-LTS.

Items appearing in the Fairfield County Business Journal’s On The Record section are compiled from various sources, including public records made available to the media by federal, state and municipal agencies and the court system. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this information, no liability is assumed for errors or omissions. In the case of legal action, the records cited are open to public scrutiny and should be inspected before any action is taken.

Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to: Larry Miles c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 701 Westchester Ave, Suite 100 J White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: 694-3600 • Fax: 694-3699

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Bembe Inc. filed by Mamie Nkatia-Boatema Bennici. Action: Minimum wage or overtime compensation. Attorney: Daniel Maimon Kirschenbaum. Filed Sept. 25. Case number: 1:19-cv-08917-JMF. Bloomingdale’s Inc. filed by Kristina Mikhaylova. Action: Employment discrimination. Attorney: Melissa Mendoza. Filed Sept. 25. Case number: 1:19-cv-08927-GBD. Castle Brands Inc. filed by Ralph Terminiello. Action: Federal question – securities violation. Attorney: Adam M. Apton. Filed Sept. 25. Case number: 1:19-cv-08922-ER. Fashionable Inc. filed by Yaseen Traynor. Action: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Attorney: Russel Craigh Weinrib. Filed Sept. 24. Case number: 1:19-cv08855-JPO.

ON THE RECORD

Sundial Growers Inc. filed by Yimin Huang. Action: Securities fraud. Attorney: Phillip C. Kim. Filed Sept. 25. Case number: 1:19-cv08913-ALC.

2 Pine Babbitt Partners LLC, New York City. Seller: Rippowam Cisqua School, Bedford. Property: 2 Pine Road, Bedford. Amount: $800,000. Filed Sept. 25.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Barry R. Fertel, New Rochelle. Property: 4 Stowe Road, Peekskill. Amount: $219,800.

Filed Sept. 23.

Travel Exploration Inc. filed by Patrick Exler. Action: Copyright infringement. Attorney: Richard Liebowitz. Filed Sept. 24. Case number: 1:19-cv-08853-AT.

21 Brook Street NR Development LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: Carol B. Russell, et al, Chesapeake, Virginia. Property: 21 Brook St., New Rochelle. Amount: $100,000. Filed Sept. 27.

Maarten Huygens Horses Sales Inc., Wellington, Florida. Seller: Antonio J. Abrantes, et al, Danbury, Ct. Property: 85 Lake St., North Salem.

Amount: $515,000. Filed Sept. 26.

Verizon Communications Inc. filed by Thomas J. Boyce. Action: Seeking $500,000 for Americans with Disabilities Act – Employment Discrimination. Attorney: Brett Reed Gallaway. Filed Sept. 26. Case number: 1:19-cv-08976-LGS.

DEEDS Above $1 million

Growth Properties Inc. filed by Stacey Mercer. Action: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Attorney: Hector V. Ramirez. Filed Sept. 30. Case number: 1:19-cv09068-JGK.

1 Holland Ave Storage LLC, Culver City, California. Seller: 1 Holland LLC, Brooklyn. Property: 1 Holland Ave., White Plains. Amount: $18.7 million. Filed Sept. 27.

HRK Foods Inc. filed by Abeth Hashimi. Action: Federal question.

Attorney: Maria Costanza Barducci.

Filed Sept. 25. Case number: 1:19-cv08897-VSB.

20 East Main Realty Corp., Mamaroneck. Seller: 20 East Main Street LLC, New Rochelle. Property: 20 E. Main St., New Rochelle.

Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Sept. 27.

Loomis Armored US LLC filed by Santiago Gonalez. Action: Diversity action. Attorney: Brian Joshua Matthews. Filed Sept. 24. Case number: 1:19-cv-08858-LTS.

35 Roslyn Place LLC, Mount Vernon. Seller: Alessi Enterprises LLC, Mount Vernon. Property: 35 Roslyn Place, Mount Vernon. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Sept. 26.

Luhring Augustine Gallery Inc. filed by Himelda Mendez. Action: Federal question. Attorney: Bradly Gurion Marks. Filed Sept. 26. Case number: 1:19-cv-08979-PAE-GWG.

City Broadway Inc., Miami Beach, Florida. Seller: Robert L. Lewis Revocable Trust, et al, Miami Beach, Florida. Property: 317 S. Broadway, Yonkers. Amount: $1 million. Filed Sept. 27.

NBCUniversal Media LLC filed by Garrett Olsen. Action: Copyright infringement. Attorney: Richard Liebowitz. Filed Sept. 26. Case number: 1:19-cv-08929-LAP. Polar Beverages Co. Inc. filed by Kimberly McNulty. Action: Diversity-contract default. Attorney: Mitchell Mark Breit. Filed Sept. 25. Case number: 1:19-cv-08903-LGS. Power Moves Inc. filed by Lisa Corson. Action: Copyright infringement. Attorney: Robert Terry Parker. Filed Sept. 24. Case number: 1:19-cv-08847-VSB. Specialty Retailers Inc. filed

by Linda Slade. Action: Federal question. Attorney: Dan Shaked.

Filed Sept. 26. Case number: 1:19-cv08935-KPF. Sterling Infosystems Inc. filed by Monica Annette Johnson. Action: Fair Credit Reporting Act. Attorney: Eleanor Michelle Drake. Filed Sept.

25. Case number: 1:19-cv-08919-ER.

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DB Main and Lawton LLC, New York City. Seller: Peter Enterprises Ltd., White Plains. Property: 212-216 North Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $4.4 million. Filed Sept. 27.

White Plains Management Company Inc., Great Neck. Seller: Angelo and Josephine Corp., White Plains. Property: 196 Maple Ave., White Plains. Amount: $3.3 million.

Filed Sept. 23.

Wolf Teton LLC, Greenwich, Connecticut. Seller: CS Lim LLC, New York City. Property: 44 Mead Road, North Castle. Amount: $8 million.

Filed Sept. 26.

Below $1 million 10 Baldwin Yonkers AMS LLC, New York City. Seller: Rising Development-10 Baldwin LLC, Bronx.

Property: 10 Baldwin Ave., Yonkers.

Amount: $400,000. Filed Sept. 23.

162AZ Oak Street LLC, Yonkers.

Seller: 162 Oak Street LCC, Brooklyn. Property: 162 Oak St., Yonkers.

Amount: $250,000. Filed Sept. 27.

2181 Parker Lane LLC, Airmont.

Seller: Keybank N.A. Property: 7 Cottonwood Drive, Somers. Amount: $168,800. Filed Sept. 27.

409 S. Third Avenue LLC, Alexandria, Virginia. Seller: CitiMortgage Inc. Property: 409 S. Third Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $162,750. Filed Sept. 24.

53 Pearl Street LLC, Yonkers.

Seller: Leticia Choudhury, Yonkers.

Property: 53 Pearl St., Yonkers.

Amount: $400,000. Filed Sept. 26.

A and Y Real Group LLC, Spring Valley. Seller: U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Property: 175 Washington St., Mount Vernon. Amount: $280,000.

Filed Sept. 27.

Beechcrest Properties LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Waverly Five Management LLC, Yonkers. Property: 155 Waverly St., Yonkers. Amount: $500,000. Filed Sept. 26.

Butler Hill Builders Inc., Mahopac. Seller: Praxitelis Hatjygeorge, et al, Bronx. Property: 32 Butler Hill Road, Somers. Amount: $150,000.

Filed Sept. 26.

Mem Flipp Corp., Ossining. Seller: PLJ Living LLC, Ossining. Property: 8 Old Albany Post Road, Ossining.

Amount: $265,000. Filed Sept. 26.

Oak Growth Development LLC, Fresh Meadows. Seller: Grace Moodie-Wells, Croton-on-Hudson.

Property: 28 Midland Ave., White Plains. Amount: $230,000. Filed Sept. 27.

Property Doc LLC, Thornwood.

Seller: Thomas Mahon, Goshen.

Property: 470 Saw Mill River Road, New Castle. Amount: $350,000.

Filed Sept. 27.

SGA Brothers Realty II LLC, Pomona. Seller: Maria DeAngelis-Stahl, et al, Tarrytown. Property: 7 Nepera Place, Greenburgh.

Amount: $675,000. Filed Sept. 27.

The Bank of New York Mellon.

Seller: Leticia Arzu, Mount Vernon.

Property: 156 Lawrence St., Mount Vernon. Amount: $805,499. Filed Sept. 23.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Liduvina Fontanez, New Rochelle.

Property: 3 Consulate Drive, 4A, Eastchester. Amount: $517,642.

Filed Sept. 23.

Calvary Bible Church, Yorktown Heights. Seller: Trustees of the New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, New York City. Property: 1829 Hanover St., Yorktown. Amount: $150,000. Filed Sept. 24.

Udell by the Sea LLC, York, Maine.

Seller: Lung Ming Wei, Larchmont.

Property: 50 E. Hartsdale Ave., 2C, Greenburgh. Amount: $325,00.

Filed Sept. 23.

Citibank N.A. Seller: Joe Ruggiero, Chappaqua. Property: 333 Salem Road, Pound Ridge. Amount: $716,529. Filed Sept. 27.

Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc., Morris Plains, New Jersey. Seller: Alvin R. Barnett Jr., et al, Scarsdale. Property: 49 Atherstone Road, New Rochelle. Amount: $675,00.

Filed Sept. 23.

Credit Einstein LLC, Mount Vernon. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Property: 46 Stephenson Blvd., New Rochelle. Amount: $389,550. Filed Sept. 26.

CSAR Holdings LLC, Bronxville.

Seller: Thomas Gallivan, White Plains. Property: 25 Rockledge Ave., PH14, White Plains. Amount: $325,500. Filed Sept. 24.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Roberto Rodriguez, et al, Yonkers. Property: 27 Simpson Place, Yonkers. Amount: $799,037.

Filed Sept. 27.

Etrade Bank, Arlington, Virginia.

Seller: Mitchell Hecht, Pound Ridge.

Property: 84 Old Mill River Road, Pound Ridge. Amount: $510,000.

Filed Sept. 23.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Daniel Hollis, Mount Kisco. Property: 777 Webster Ave., New Rochelle.

Amount: $824,678. Filed Sept. 26.

FORECLOSURES BEDFORD, 42 Greenwich Road.

Single-family residence; lot size: .52 acres. Plaintiff: Citimortgage Inc. Plaintiff’s attorney: Davidson, Fink, Cook, Kelly & Galbraith, 28 E. Main St., Rochester. Defendant: Paul Aquilino. Referee: Darren DeUrso.

Sale: Oct. 8, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $373,721.

CORTLANDT MANOR, 194 Frederick St. Single-family residence: lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Plaintiff’s attorney: RAS Boriskin LLC, 900 Merchants Concourse, Westbury. Defendant: Debra Sorano. Referee: Jo-Ann Cambareri. Sale: Oct. 15, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $513,134.

CORTLANDT MANOR, 1 Wharton Lane. Single-family residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: CIT Bank NA. Plaintiff’s attorney: RAS Boriskin LLC, 900 Merchants Concourse, Westbury. Defendant: Carol Schlacter. Referee: Kenneth Bunting. Sale: Oct. 7, 10:30 a.m. Approximate lien: N/A. MOUNT KISCO, 142 McLain St. Single-family residence; lot size: 2.6 acres. Plaintiff: Compass Bank.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Fein, Such & Crane, 28 E. Main St., Rochester.

Defendant: Earl Simmons. Referee: Lisa Grant. Sale: Oct. 8, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $738,135.

NEW ROCHELLE, 49 Pine St. Two-family residence; lot size: .12 acres. Plaintiff: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shapiro DiCaro & Barak, 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester. Defendant: Josefina Valencia. Referee: Richard Fontana. Sale: Oct. 8, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $443,163.

PELHAM, 512 Wolfs Lane. Single-family residence; lot size: 60x104. Plaintiff: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Plaintiff’s attorney: Fein, Such & Crane, 28 E. Main St., Rochester. Defendant: Duncan Lee. Referee: Robert Ryan.

Sale: Oct. 9, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $1,102,520.

PORT CHESTER, 52 Grove St. Apartment; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: HSBC Bank USA NA. Plaintiff’s attorney: RAS Boriskin LLC, 900 Merchants Concourse, Westbury.

Defendant: Engrid Walden. Referee: Gerald Geist. Sale: Oct. 15, 10 a.m.

Approximate lien: N/A. PORT CHESTER, 219 Irenhyl Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: .16 acres. Plaintiff: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shapiro DiCaro & Barak, 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester. Defendant: Edward Lipowiecki. Referee: Anthony Tirone. Sale: Oct. 9, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $302,924.

RYE, 7 Fernwood Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: .1 acres. Plaintiff: Citibank NA. Plaintiff’s attorney: David A. Gallo, 99 Powerhouse Road, Roslyn Heights. Defendant: Shelly Wells. Referee: Kenneth Bunting.

Sale: Oct. 9, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $245,073.

YONKERS, 233 Woodworth Ave. Apartment; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Wels Fargo Bank NA. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shapiro DiCaro & Barak, 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester. Defendant: Alicia Carpenter. Referee: Lisa Bluestein. Sale: Oct. 15, 10 a.m.

Approximate lien: $263,216.

Facts & Figures JUDGMENTS CRL Transportation Inc., Mahopac. $212,639 in favor of Teamsters Local 456 Pension Health, Elmsford. Filed Sept. 25.

JPR Mechanical Inc., New Rochelle. $48,605 in favor of Verdus Corp., Tampa, Florida. Filed Sept.

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

Emerick, Jane, et al. Filed by Sterling National Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $250,000 affecting property located at 100 Hungerford Road, Briarcliff Manor 10510. Filed Feb. 27.

Thoben, Beverley, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $400,000 affecting property located at 15 Hamilton Ave., Ossining 10562. Filed March 4.

Gerard, Virginia L., et al. Filed

by Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $634,004 affecting property located at 448 Grant Road, North Salem 10560. Filed Feb. 26.

Werner, Stephanie Christa, et al. Filed by The Huntington National Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $560,000 affecting property located at 4 Park Circle, White Plains 10603. Filed Feb. 28.

Heirs and distributees of the estate of Edward Truitt, et al. Filed

by Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $457,500 affecting property located at 28 Rosemont Blvd., White Plains 10607. Filed Feb. 26.

Basli, Evelyn, et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $300,000 affecting property located at 119 Fowler Ave., Yonkers 10701. Filed Feb. 26.

Kobayashi, Masakazu, et al.

Filed by U.S. ROF III Legal Title Trust 2015-1. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $1.4 million affecting property located at 29 Polly Park Road, Rye 10580.

Filed Feb. 26.

Champagne, Daniel W., et al.

Filed by Citibank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $47,248 affecting property located at 3182 Hollywood St., Mohegan Lake 10547. Filed March 4.

Lucas, Todd A., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $459,000 affecting property located at 3188 Quinlan St., Yorktown Heights 10598. Filed Feb. 26.

Chang, Shao Yu, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $200,000 affecting property located at 190 Gaylor Road, Scarsdale 10583. Filed March 1.

McIntosh, Douglas E., et al. Filed

by The Bank of New York Mellon.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $592,000 affecting property located at 44 Winding Ridge Road, Unit 22, White Plains 10603. Filed March 4.

DeGregory, Danielle, et al. Filed

by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $320,800 affecting property located at 15 Lark Lane, Croton-on-Hudson 10520.

Filed Feb. 26.

Denn, Joseph J., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $633,000 affecting property located at 36 Lincoln Ave., Rye Brook 10573. Filed March 1.

Dioguardi, Richard J., et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $548,961 affecting property located at 42 Howard Ave., White Plains 10606. Filed Feb. 26.

Donadio, John, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $366,450 affecting property located at 50 Wickes Ave., Yonkers 10701. Filed Feb. 27.

Duffy, Amy, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $620,000 affecting property located at 3 Spruce Hill Road, Armonk 10504.

Filed Feb. 26.

Messina, Anthony John, et al.

Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $275,000 affecting property located at 21 Cortlandt Manor Road, Somers 10589. Filed Feb. 28.

Nunez, Juan, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $360,000 affecting property located at 33 Saint Joseph Ave., Yonkers 10703. Filed March 4.

Omar, Mohamed, et al. Filed by Specialized Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $200,000 affecting property located at 507 Millwood Road, Chappaqua 10514. Filed March 4.

Simon, David, et al. Filed by MTGLQ Investors LP. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $388,500 affecting property located at 62 Windsor Road, Rye Brook 10573. Filed Feb. 28.

Slade, William T., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $167,640 affecting property located at 6207 Villa at the Woods, Unit B507, Peekskill 10566.

Filed Feb. 27.

Williams, Richard G., et al. Filed

by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $235,000 affecting property located at 1731 Maple Ave., Peekskill 10566. Filed Feb. 27.

Mechanic’s Liens 42 Broad St West Owner LLC, as owner. $39,375 as claimed by Arsenal Scaffold Inc., West Babylon.

Property: in Mount Vernon. Filed Sept. 24.

92 Main St Yonkers AMS LLC, et al, as owner. $42,364 as claimed by Skyward Roofing, Bronx. Property: in Yonkers. Filed Sept. 24.

Alina, Skowera, et al, as owner. $4,500 as claimed by Georges Seamless Gutters Inc., Elmsford.

Property: in Greenburgh. Filed Sept. 24.

Blankstein. Ellen R., et al, as owner. $19,312 as claimed by HM Construction and Painting LLC, Danbury, Connecticut. Property: in Harrison. Filed Sept. 27.

Clemente, John, as owner. $1,450 as claimed by Georges Seamless Gutters Inc., Elmsford. Property: in Mount Pleasant. Filed Sept. 24.

Iona College, as owner. $160,992 as claimed by Yeats Contracting Inc., White Plains. Property: in New Rochelle. Filed Sept. 24.

Millennia NR LLC, as owner. $30,024 as claimed by All Home Appliance Kitchen and Bathroom, Yonkers. Property: in New Rochelle.

Filed Sept. 24.

Okeefe, Christopher, as owner. $2,926 as claimed by Arctic Mechanical Inc., Port Chester. Property: in White Plains. Filed Sept. 26.

Ramirez, Ines, as owner. $8,000 as claimed by Gabrielle Solano, Larchmont. Property: in White Plains. Filed Sept. 23.

Sheldrake Station Development LLC, as owner. $91,995 as claimed

by Advanced Electrical Contractors. Property: in Mamaroneck.

Filed Sept. 27.

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

Ding Productions, 16 Sterling Road, Harrison 10528, c/o Traci DeConcini. Filed July 29.

James Rose Boutique, 7 Lent Ave., Montrose 10548, c/o Julie Gilleo.

Filed July 29.

Doing Business As

Krystallos, 370 Grasslands Road, Valhalla 10595, c/o Nikola Viazmenski. Filed July 29.

Aldo’s Pizzera Inc., d.b.a. A’Mangerie’s, 26 Palmer Ave., Bronxville 10708. Filed July 29.

Mumu’s Gourmet Sweets, 81 Highland Ave., Eastchester 10709, c/o Muriel Araujo Assad. Filed July 29.

G and C Nail Inc., d.b.a. Nail Page 1, 499 New Rochelle Road, Bronxville 10708. Filed July 29.

G Jets International Corp., d.b.a.

Ashley Air, 67 Tower Road, Hanger T, White Plains 10604. Filed July 29.

Haiku Bistro 149 Inc., d.b.a. Haiku Bistro, 149 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains 10601. Filed July 29.

Hudson Valley Automotive Parts Inc., d.b.a. Mighty Auto Parts, 200 Saw Mill River Road, Hawthorne 10532. Filed July 29.

Pinko Nails and Spa Inc., d.b.a.

Pinko Nails and Spa, 805 Mamaroneck Ave., store no. E2, Mamaroneck 10543. Filed July 29.

Pioneer RX Pharmacy Corp., d.b.a. White Plains Pharmacy, 136 W. Post Road, White Plains 10606. Filed July 29.

Sherrie Glasser, Physical Therapist, P.C., d.b.a. Metro Physical Therapy, 800 E. Gate Blvd., Garden City 11530. Filed July 29.

Partnerships It’s MaMa Business, 3 Pondfield Drive South, Chappaqua 10514, c/o Cindy Greenstein and Lisa Sklar.

Filed July 26.

Metro Assignors, 121 Brown Road, Scarsdale 10583, c/o Piero Olcese, David Diamond and Dominick DeRocco. Filed July 29.

Sole Proprietorships Allman Environmental Services Photography, 145 Neperan Road, Tarrytown 10591, c/o Suzanne Allman. Filed July 29.

Cerlain Tile, 1227 S. Division St., Peekskill 10566, c/o Carlos E. Espinoza. Filed July 29.

Charles Fara Photography, 154 Overlook Ave., 2A, Peekskill 10566, c/o Charles Fara. Filed July 26.

Quicklink Construction, 511 S. Fulton Ave., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Dexter Blake. Filed July 29.

Singhs Imports and Exports, 96 Joyce Road, Eastchester 10709, c/o John R. Singh. Filed July 26.

Westchester County Post, P.O. Box 275, Mount Vernon 10552, c/o Gwendolyn Janelle Albritton. Filed July 26.

PATENTS Antenna-in-package structures with broadside and end-fire radiations. Patent no. 10,431,892 issued to Alberto V. Garcia, Hatsdale; Xiaoxiong Gu, White Plains; Duixian Liu, Scarsdale. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Centralized chromatic pluralizing of internet of things (IOT) communication. Patent no.

10,432,759 issued to Harish Bharti, Pune, India; Rajesh Kumar Saxena, Mumbai, India; Sandeep Sukhija, Noida, India. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Determining membership causes for new user and continued involvement in social network sites. Patent no. 10,432,566 issued to Jonathan F. Brunn, Logan, Utah; Jeffrey R. Hoy, Gibsonia, Pennsylvania; Marit L. Imsdahl, Cary, North Carolina; Asima Silva, Holden, Massachusetts. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Gating of full network access pending delivery of notification information. Patent no.

10,432,634 issued to Lisa Seacat DeLuca, San Francisco, California; Dana Price, Surf City, North Carolina; Aaron James Quirk, Raleigh, North Carolina; Shelbee Smith-Eigenbrode, Thornton, Colorado. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Implementing customized PCB via creation through use of magnetic pads. Patent no.

10,433,431 issued to Gerald K. Bartley, Rochester, Minnesota; Darryl J. Becker, Rochester, Minnesota; Matthew S. Doyle, Chatfield, Minnesota; Mark J. Jeanson, Rochester, Minnesota. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

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Mapping relationships among virtual elements across a system. Patent no. 10,432,475 issued to Ranjith R. Nair, Bangalore, India; Sanket S. Sangwikar, Kalyan, India; Amit S. Wankhede, Pune, India. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Method and system for mobile applications update in the cloud. Patent no. 10,432,752 issued to Tien Hiong Lee, Singapore, Asia; Konstantin Levinski, Singapore, Asia; Chee Meng Low, Singapore, Asia; Weng Sing Tang, Singapore, Asia. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Microfabricated air bridges for planar microwave resonator circuits. Patent no. 10,431,866 issued to Vivekananda P. Adiga, Ossining; Markus Brink, White Plains.

Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Personalizing a social networking profile page. Patent no.

10,432,677 issued to Bernadette A. Carter, Raleigh, North Carolina; Arthur R. Francis, Raleigh, North Carolina. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Predictive file synchronization.

Patent no. 10,432,718 issued to James E. Bostick, Cedar Park, Texas; John M. Ganci Jr., Cary, North Carolina; Martin G. Keen, Cary, North Carolina; Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Kolkata, India. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Quality of experience for communication sessions. Patent no.

10,432,750 issued to Hitham Ahmed Assem Aly Salama, Blanchardstown, Ireland; Jonathan Dunne, Dungarvan, Ireland; James P. Galvin Jr., Georgetown, Kentucky; Patrick J. O’Sullivan, Ballsbridge, Ireland. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Removing aerial camera drones from a primary camera’s field of view. Patent no. 10,432,868 issued to James E. Bostick, Cedar Park, Texas; John M. Ganci Jr., Cary, North Carolina; Martin G. Keen, Cary, North Carolina; Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Kolkata, India. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Securing biometric data through template distribution.

Patent no. 10,432,622 issued to Jonathan H. Connell II, Cortlandt-Manor; Jae-Eun Park, Wappingers Falls; Nalini K. Ratha, White Plains. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Server access processing system. Patent no. 10,432,725 issued to Adekunle Bello, Pflugerville, Texas; Radhika Chirra, Cedar Park, Texas; Nikhil Hegde, Round Rock, Texas; Aruna Yedavilli, Austin, Texas. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Touch movement activation for gaining access beyond a restricted access gateway. Patent no. 10,433,173 issued to Keith A. Jenkins, Sleepy Hollow; Barry P. Linder, Hastings-on-Hudson. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

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Facts & Figures Using social networking thresholds in access control decisions.

Patent no. 10,432,637 issued to David G. Kuehr-McLaren, Apex, North Carolina; Ranjan Kumar Durham, North Carolina; Kwabena A. Mireku, Durham, North Carolina; Govindaraj Sampathkumar, Cary, North Carolina. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Wireless messaging services using publish/subscribe systems.

Patent no. 10,432,762 issued to Evangelos Mamas, Toronto, Canada. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

HUDSON VALLEY BUILDING LOANS Above $1 million Butterfield Realty LLC, Cold Spring, as owner. Lender: Mahopac Bank, Brewster. Property: 1756 Route 9D and 51-64 Paulding Ave., Cold Spring. Amount: $8.4 million.

Filed Sept. 26.

BW10 Realty LLC, Pine Bush, as owner. Lender: First Federal Savings of Middletown, Middletown.

Property: in Crawford. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Sept. 25.

Below $1 million Austin Black LLC, Monsey, as owner. Lender: LendingOne LLC, Boca Raton, Florida. Property: 387 Beamer Road, Walden 12586.

Amount: $114,250. Filed Sept. 24.

Kaelin, Daniel, et al, as owner.

Lender: Mid Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Property: in Rhinebeck. Amount: $340,000. Filed Sept. 24.

O’Donnell and Sons Inc., et al, as owner. Lender: TEG Federal Credit Union. Property: in Beekman.

Amount: $528,750. Filed Sept. 24.

Vila Real Estate LLC, Newtown, Connecticut, as owner. Seller: Sachem Capital Corp., Branford, Connecticut. Property: 2 Sunset Court, Campbell Hall 10916. Amount: $277,000. Filed Sept. 27.

DEEDS

Southgate Village LLC, Hackensack, New Jersey. Seller: New Windsor Properties LLC, Lawrence.

Property: 2300 Vails Gate Heights Drive, New Windsor 12553. Amount: $19 million. Filed Sept. 26.

Below $1 million

Awesome Estates LLC, Harriman. Seller: Inna Gankina, Brooklyn. Property: in Blooming Grove.

Amount: $25,000. Filed Sept. 24.

2642 Liberty Ridge Corp. Seller: Diane M. Capano-Heffernan, Montgomery. Property: 91 Roosevelt Ave., Montgomery 12549. Amount: $115,000. Filed Sept. 27.

Bank of America N.A. Seller: Henry Norman Christensen Jr., Goshen. Property: 50 Prospect Hill Road, Newburgh 12589. Amount: $241,826. Filed Sept. 25.

280 Ann LLC, Monroe. Seller: Frank Martino, Cranford, New Jersey. Property: 280-282 Ann St., Newburgh. Amount: $151,000. Filed Sept. 24.

Bank of America N.A. Seller: Michael Laconti, et al, Bloomfield, New Jersey. Property: 3 Maple Lane, Westbrookville 12785. Amount: $166,470. Filed Sept. 25.

289 Main LLC, Poughkeepsie.

Seller: Valant LLC, Manhasset. Property: 289 Main St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: $530,000. Filed Sept. 23.

35 BVD LLC, New Paltz. Seller: Adam J. Janosek, et al, New Paltz.

Property: in New Paltz. Amount: $362,000. Filed Sept. 27.

3713-15 Rutgers Road LLC, Boulder, Colorado. Seller: Francis X. Gillespie Jr., et al, Port Ewen. Property: 38 Gill St., Kingston. Amount: $560,000. Filed Sept. 26.

51 Main Street Florida Corp., Florida. Seller: MTGLQ Investors LP, Irvine, California. Property: 51 S. Main St., Florida. Amount: $160,135.

Filed Sept. 27.

721 Homestead LLC, Monroe.

Seller: Mark Berti, et al, Goshen.

Property: 721 Homestead Ave., Montgomery. Amount: $247,000.

Filed Sept. 27.

920 NE 169 ST LLC, Monroe.

Seller: Moses Hollender, Palm Tree.

Property: in Kiryas Joel. Amount: $10,000. Filed Sept. 25.

920 NE 169 ST LLC, Palm Tree.

Seller: Moses Hollender, Palm Tree.

Property: in Kiryas Joel. Amount: $10,000. Filed Sept. 25.

920 NE 169 ST LLC, Palm Tree.

Seller: Moses Hollender, Palm Tree.

Property: in Kiryas Joel. Amount: $10,000. Filed Sept. 25.

Above $1 million 25-27 Harriet Heights LLC, Elizabeth, New Jersey. Seller: Woodbury Complex B LLC, Brooklyn. Property: 25 Harriet Heights, Woodbury.

Amount: $1 million. Filed Sept. 25.

All Phase Property Maintenance LLC, Ellenville. Seller: Stanley J. Smith, Warwick. Property: NSN Briggs Highway, Ellenville 12428.

Amount: $28,500. Filed Sept. 26.

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Austin Black LLC, Monsey. Seller: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co. Property: 387 Beamer Road, Walden 12586. Amount: $79,000.

Filed Sept. 24.

10 and 12 Edmunds LLC, Monroe.

Seller: Frank Connolly, et al, Middletown. Property: 10 and 12 Edmunds Lane, Pine Bush 12566. Amount: $150,000. Filed Sept. 26.

920 NE 169 ST LLC, Palm Tree.

Seller: Moses Hollender, Palm Tree.

Property: in Kiryas Joel. Amount: $32,276. Filed Sept. 25.

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APM Partners Inc., Montgomery. Seller: Kathryn Ann Valentin, Middletown. Property: in Wallkill.

Amount: $85,000. Filed Sept. 27.

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Black Horse Enterprises LLC, Blooming Grove. Seller: GST Exempt Rose Lee Goldberg LLC, Washington, D.C. Property: 18 Midoaks St., Monroe. Amount: $175,000.

Filed Sept. 24.

Bragada LLC, Poughkeepsie.

Seller: Sharad C. Deedwaniya, et al, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Kingston. Amount: $250,000. Filed Sept.

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CGB Holdings LLC, Monroe.

Seller: Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Kingston. Property: in Goshen. Amount: $555,000. Filed Sept. 27.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Edward T. McCormack, Fishkill. Property: 103 Alexandra Court, Carmel 10512.

Amount: $336,508. Filed Sept. 27.

Golden Towers Holdings LLC, Monroe. Seller: Brenda Miller, Goshen. Property: 62 Walnut St., Walden 12586. Amount: $107,500. Filed Sept. 24.

Hudson Heritage Federal Credit Union, Middletown. Seller: Robert W. Fink, Goshen. Property: 28 Toleman Road, Washingtonville 10922.

Amount: $225,598. Filed Sept. 26.

J and M Minaros LLC, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Seller: Max H. Stroppel Jr., Highland Falls. Property: 25 Mountain Ave., Highland Falls 10928. Amount: $445,000. Filed Sept. 24.

KeyProp LLC, Monroe. Seller: Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Property: 8 Kahan Drive, No. 102, Monroe 10950. Amount: $160,000. Filed Sept. 26.

L P Builders Associates II LLC, Walden. Seller: 845 Area Code LLC, Walden. Property: 58 Oak St., Walden 12586. Amount: $119,000.

Filed Sept. 24.

L P Builders Associates II LLC, Walden. Seller: Tenbroeck Corp., Walden. Property: Pleasant Ave., Walden 12586. Amount: $15,000.

Filed Sept. 24.

Tuxedo Hospitality Corp., Tuxedo. Seller: Tuxedo Hudson Company No. 4 LLC, Tuxedo. Property: in Tuxedo. Amount: $125,000. Filed Sept. 27.

A. Zimmerman and Son Inc., Highland. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

L P Builders Associates III LLC, Walden. Seller: Tenbroeck Corp., Walden. Property: 4 Pleasant Ave., Walden 12586. Amount: $101,000.

Filed Sept. 24.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Gordon B. Fine, Yorktown Heights. Property: 5 Oak Road, Brewster 10509. Amount: $548,473. Filed Sept. 27.

American Concrete Cutting LLC, Cornwall. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed June 24.

LP Builders Associates LLC, Walden. Seller: 845 Area Code LLC, Walden. Property: 55 and 64 Oak St., Walden 12586. Amount: $255,000.

Filed Sept. 24.

LP Builders Associates LLC, Walden. Seller: Howe Construction LLC, Chester. Property: in Walden.

Amount: $25,000. Filed Sept. 27.

Masonic Home Inc., Bronx. Seller: U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Property: 18 Beakes Road, New Windsor 12553.

Amount: $175,000. Filed Sept. 26.

Mid-Hudson II Holding Company Inc., et al, New Paltz. Seller: William D. Davis, et al, Newburgh.

Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $250,000. Filed Sept. 27.

New Millennium Development LLC, Mahopac. Seller: Michael P. Finkle, Millerton. Property: in Northeast. Amount: $105,500. Filed Sept. 25.

Northern Enterprise NY LLC, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Seller: Carla Wise, Goshen. Property: 1031 Route 42, Deerpark 12780. Amount: $136,000. Filed Sept. 25.

Northern Enterprise NY LLC, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Seller: John E. Bach Jr., Goshen. Property: 901 Abbey Ave., Maybrook 12543. Amount: $183,000. Filed Sept. 25.

NYC Realty Enterprises Holdings LLC, Bronx. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 40 Marchese Drive, Marlboro 12542. Amount: $250,100.

Filed Sept. 25.

Opportunity Poughkeepsie I LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Steven Gold, et al, Beacon. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $950,000.

Filed Sept. 23.

Porto Heli LLC, Poughkeepsie.

Seller: Joseph G. Tantillo Jr., et al, Kingston. Property: in New Paltz.

Amount: $800,000. Filed Sept. 25.

Scatsy’s Real Properties LLC, Middletown. Seller: Donald G. Nichol, Walden. Property: 211 Silver Lake Scotchtown Road, Middletown 10940. Amount: $60,500. Filed Sept. 24.

Town of Shandaken, Shandaken.

Seller: Theodor Byron, et al, Mount Tremper. Property: in Shandaken.

Amount: $13,500. Filed Sept. 24.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Michael Kranis, Poughkeepsie. Property: 7 Applewood Lane, Wingdale 12594.

Amount: $661,500. Filed Sept. 24.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Shane Egan, Pawling. Property: 693 Cold Spring Road, Stanfordville 12581. Amount: $406,000. Filed Sept. 25.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Jaime A. Giannetta, Wappingers Falls.

Property: 34 Streit Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $124,000. Filed Sept. 26.

Bab Group II, Newburgh. $1,042 in favor of New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed June 24.

Bearsville Management LLC, Woodstock. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Alicia Kaye, Brewster. Property: 483 N. Salem Road, Brewster 10509.

Amount: $452,743. Filed Sept. 26.

Bekirov Construction Corp., Campbell Hall. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed June 24.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Stuart M. Mitchell, Nyack. Property: 477 Goshen Turnpike, Middletown 10941. Amount: $416,023. Filed Sept.

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Brem Associates Inc., Warwick. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed June 24.

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: Arlene Gold Wexler, Mamaroneck. Property: 200 Walnut Road, Lake Peekskill 10537.

Amount: $140,000. Filed Sept. 27.

Bright Star Transport Inc., Newburgh. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed June 24.

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: Nancy J. Schneider, Washingtonville. Property: 17 Madison Court, Newburgh 12550.

Amount: $390,000. Filed Sept. 24.

Casa Builders Inc., New Paltz. $13,919 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany.

Filed Sept. 26.

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: Robert Hunter, South Fallsburg. Property: 7 Birchwood Court, Washingtonville 10992. Amount: $419,124. Filed Sept.

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Xono Investors LLC, Bronx. Seller: Karan Garewal, et al, Mount Kisco. Property: 82 Smith St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: $50,000.

Filed Sept. 26.

JUDGMENTS 209 Ming Moon Restaurant, Stone Ridge. $1,082 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

3 Guys Pizza and Catering Inc., Highland. $3,646 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

City Styles by Michelle, Middletown. $2,108 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed June 24.

Crews Painting and Management Inc., Saugerties. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Sept. 23.

Direct Carrier Corp., Goshen. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed June 24.

Douglass Insulation Company Inc., Chester. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed June 24.

Dynamism LLC, Kingston. $983 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

Facts & Figures Ed’s Seamless Gutters, Wallkill. $6,945 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany.

Filed Sept. 26.

Elite Mechanical Corp., Kingston. $1,419 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany.

Filed Sept. 26.

Eric Glasser and Company Inc., Saugerties. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

Fletcher Gallery Ltd., Woodstock. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

Fresh Trucking Inc., Wallkill. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

Garrison’s Union Street Tavern and Wine Cellar LLC, Montgomery. $711 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany.

Filed June 20.

Gem Contracting Group Inc., Middletown. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed June 24.

Getty Contracting LLC, Monroe. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed June 24.

Harriman Auto Spa Services Inc., Harriman. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed June 24.

Historic Housewrights Inc., Accord. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

Hudson and Pacific Designs Landscape Architecture PC, Saugerties. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

JB Excavating and Contracting LLC, Wallkill. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

Paunovic and Paunovic DDS LLP, New Windsor. $58,500 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed June 20.

Visual Exhibitionism LLC, Ellenville. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

Kiercor Inc., Kingston. $1,039 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

Peoples II Inc., Highland. $1,036 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Sept. 23.

White Wolf Dining Inc., Napanoch. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

Knapp Consultants Inc., Rock Tavern. $2,866 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed June 24.

Reliable Taxi Inc., Highland. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

Ye Olde Warwick Book Shoppe LLC, Warwick. $982 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed June 20.

L and C Deli Store, Newburgh. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed June 24.

Saeed HB Inc., Cornwall-on-Hudson. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed June 24.

LIS PENDENS

La Chiquita, Newburgh. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed June 24.

Sight and Sound Communications Corp., New Hampton. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed June 24.

Matriks Unisex Hair Stylist Inc., Newburgh. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed June 24.

Mountain Rest Landscaping Inc., Newburgh. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed June 24.

Nevele-R LLC, Ellenville. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Sept. 23.

New Paltz United Methodist Church, New Paltz. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

Objectarena Inc., Monroe. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed June 24.

Old Ridge Industry Corp., Ellenville. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

Hudson Historics LLC, Warwick. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed June 24.

Orange Collision Inc., Monroe. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed June 24.

Janeyliz Creationz Inc., Middletown. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed June 24.

Pah-Hah Inc., Bearsville. $39,345 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

Steven Whiting Furniture Restoration LLC, Woodstock. $7,095 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

Superior Detailing Inc., Newburgh. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed June 24.

Superkrauts, New Paltz. $919 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

Tailspin Furniture LLC, Woodstock. $969 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

Tavern 214 LLC, Phoenicia. $20,833 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

TD Steak and Chops Inc., Ellenville. $12,614 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

The Supply Captain Ltd., Marlboro. $1,066 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

TTC Network Services Inc., Pine Island. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed June 24.

Two Brothers Hardscape Home Improvement Inc., New Windsor. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed June 24.

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

Almeida, Katherine, et al. Filed

by Ulster Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $207,100 affecting property located at 58 Fairmont Ave., Kingston 12401. Filed Sept. 26.

Blakely, Shannon, et al. Filed by Newrez LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 143 Meadow View Drive, Middletown 10940. Filed Aug. 20.

Boone, Elliott W., et al. Filed by Loancare LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $162,647 affecting property located at 10 Albertson Road, Marlboro 12542. Filed Sept. 26.

Bottone, Alfonso A., et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $382,500 affecting property located at 69 Watermelon Hill Road, Mahopac 10541. Filed Sept. 27.

Cranna, Bryan, et al. Filed by J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $169,963 affecting property located at 2 Woods Road, Tivoli 12588. Filed Sept. 24.

Demskie, Andrew J., et al. Filed

by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $130,000 affecting property located at 26 Brewster St., Kingston 12401. Filed Sept. 26.

Donohue, Patricia A., et al. Filed

by PHH Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $106,098 affecting property located at 17 Peartree Hill Road, Pawling 12564. Filed Sept. 24.

Brown, Cherissa M., et al. Filed

by Pennymac Loan Services LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $262,232 affecting property located at 5 Meadow View Drive, Middletown 10940. Filed Aug. 15.

Duncan, Roy, as heir, devisee, distributee of the estate of Martha A. Duncan, et al. Filed by American Advisors Group. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $547,500 affecting property located at 234 Baxtertown Road, Fishkill 12524. Filed Sept. 26.

Brown, Emanuel, 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 21 Jordan Lane, Middletown 10940. Filed Aug. 20.

Ekstein, Eliezer, et al. Filed by Newrez LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 4 Phoenix Hill Road, Highland Mills 10930. Filed Aug. 21.

144.9 ACRE HORSE FARM - 1 MILE FROM THE MILLBROOK SCHOOL, 26 MILES FROM THE HUDSON RIVER, AND 93 MILES FROM NYC Property Address: 123 Fraleigh Hill Road, Millbrook, New York 12545.

Section, Block, Lot #: 135889-6967-00-001214-0000.

Property Features: Land area of 144.9+/- acres, improved with an 8,264+/- square foot single family residence, 8,816+/- square foot 18 stall barn, 20,000+/- square foot indoor riding ring, 2,984+/- square foot guest house, 2,313 +/-square foot carriage barn with staff quarters, 1,291+/- caretakers cottage, two workshops/garages, inground pool, tennis court, skeet and sporting clay target range, lighted outdoor ice skating rink with a warming hut, a motocross track, outdoor sand and grass riding rings, and numerous paddocks with room in sheds. No representations or warranties are made as to the habitability or condition of the structures on the property. All measurement references are approximate.

Property Zoning: RR-10 Rural Residential.

Foreclosure Auction Date & Time: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 2:30 p.m.

Foreclosure Auction Location: Dutchess County Supreme Court, 10 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601.

Terms & Conditions of Sale: Premises will be sold “as is” by Referee Jack Elliot Schachner pursuant to Order of Judgment and Sale, Index # 2016-52542, Dkt. No. 199, subject to existing easements including a conservation easement granted to the Dutchess Land Conservancy, Inc. (Liber 1693 Page 076; Liber 1754 Page 123; and Liber 1762 Page 608). Successful bidders must present a 10% deposit of the sum bid in cash or certified or bank check made payable to “Jack Elliot Schachner.” The approximate amount of judgment is $2,707,405.32, plus interest and costs. For the complete Terms and Conditions of Sale, contact Nirav Bhatt at 212-634-3080.

Viewings: Viewing of the property may be made by appointment by contacting Nirav Bhatt at 212-634-3080.

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Facts & Figures Fabrizio, Melanie, individually and as co-administratrix of the estate of Donald Alden Smith, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $116,000 affecting property located at 95 Market St., Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed Sept. 24.

Fleischer, Deanna, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $194,750 affecting property located at 2143 Sawkill Ruby Road, Kingston 12401. Filed Sept. 23.

Garner, Jeremy L., et al. Filed by Newrez LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 1218 Route 9G, Hyde Park 12538. Filed Sept. 24.

Gormley, Annmarie, as heir, devisee, distributee of the estate of Genevieve Detro, et al. Filed

by Reverse Mortgage Funding LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $435,000 affecting property located at 18 Forest Drive, Greenwood Lake 10925. Filed Aug. 19.

Harris, Fitzroy, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $588,000 affecting property located at 18 Country Lane, Garrison 10524. Filed Sept. 26.

Heirs and distributees of the estate of Henry Seay, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $95,000 affecting property located at 196 Winnikee Ave., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Sept. 26.

Hill, Carl, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $132,946 affecting property located at 71 Sodom Road, Hyde Park 12538.

Filed Sept. 24.

Hosmer, Gail, individually and as administratrix of the estate of William Koenig, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $120,000 affecting property located at 93 Panorama Drive, Patterson 12563. Filed Sept. 25.

Jones, Bryan, et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $100,000 affecting property located at 56 Foxhall Ave., Kingston 12401. Filed Sept. 26.

Pritchard, Anne C., et al. Filed

by PNC Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $197,500 affecting property located at 50 Deans Corner Road, Brewster 10509. Filed Sept. 25.

Virgo, Amoy, et al. Filed by Bankunited N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $258,065 affecting property located at 24 Mockingbird Lane, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Sept. 25.

Kyra Corp., et al. Filed by Robert Hankin. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located in Newburgh. Filed Aug. 21.

Ralph, Daniel, et al. Filed by MTGLQ Investors LP. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 37 Summit Ave., Walden 12586. Filed Aug. 19.

Virkus, Donna E., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $287,401 affecting property located at 46 White Oak Circle, Wingdale 12594. Filed Sept.

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Lawrence, Julie, et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $80,000 affecting property located at 41 Jomar Lane, Olivebridge 12461.

Filed Sept. 23.

Marcojohn, Nancy, et al. Filed by Freedom Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $40,700 affecting property located at 317 Lattintown Road, Marlboro 12542. Filed Sept. 23.

Masopust, Michael F., et al. Filed

by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $223,284 affecting property located at 38 D’Alfonso Road, Newburgh 12550. Filed Aug. 20.

Matthews, Frederick, et al. Filed

by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $102,508 affecting property located at 9 S. Dix Ave., Nebwurgh 12550. Filed Aug. 19.

Mcnamee, Brendan, et al. Filed

by Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $142,450 affecting property located at 17 Locust St., Walden 12586. Filed Aug. 19.

Mitzner, Edward, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $225,000 affecting property located at 25 Central Valley, Wallkill 12589. Filed Sept. 23.

Padilla, Lydia, et al. Filed by Select Portfolio Servicing Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $199,040 affecting property located at 7 Saddle Place, Newburgh 12550. Filed Aug. 19.

Parker, Scott D., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $330,974 affecting property located at 14-17 Hanlon Lane, Stanfordville 12581. Filed Sept. 26.

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Pirez, Richard A., et al. Filed by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $352,800 affecting property located at 20 Second St., Cornwall-on-Hudson 12520. Filed Aug. 21.

Platelli, Claudette, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $165,038 affecting property located at 5 Zazversky Road, Pine Bush 12566. Filed Sept. 23.

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Robinson, Gillian A., individually and as heir and distributee of the estate of Frank J. Robinson, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $334,478 affecting property located at 36 Brothers Road, Poughquag 12570. Filed Sept.

24.

Sanders, Darlene, et al. Filed by Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2018-2.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $260,500 affecting property located at 41 Highland Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed Aug. 21.

Seelbach, Heidi, as administratrix of the estate of Mary L. Aronow, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $170,999 affecting property located at 4 Prospect St., Beacon 12508. Filed Sept.

24.

Springstead-Gonzalez, Deanna, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $278,507 affecting property located at 15 Tinkertown Road, Pleasant Valley 12569. Filed Sept. 23.

Sunseri, Anthony, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $217,120 affecting property located at 46 W. Booth Blvd., Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed Sept. 25.

Williams, Mark A., et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $177,000 affecting property located at 31 Livingston St., Kingston 12401.

Filed Sept. 23.

Wilson, Sandra, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $192,600 affecting property located at 14 Davies Place, Poughkeepsie. Filed Sept. 26.

Mechanic’s Liens Parkash Estates LLC, Brewster, as owner. $42,000 as claimed by Architectural Visions PLLC, Mahopac.

Property: 870 Route 6, Mahopac 10541. Filed Sept. 24.

Platania, Vincent P. Jr., as owner. $6,159 as claimed by Cranesville Block Company Inc., Amsterdam.

Property: 315 Vineyard Ave., Highland. Filed Sept. 24.

South Street Operations LLC, as owner. $35,500 as claimed by Lopardo Inc., Carmel. Property: 357 Main St., Philipstown. Filed Sept. 25.

Starace, Michael, as owner. $6,213 as claimed by North Country Windows Inc., Goshen. Property: 38 Crown Blvd., Newburgh 12550. Filed Sept. 24.

Sutton, Efrem, et al. Filed by Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $174,023 affecting property located at 88 Highland Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed Aug. 16.

Torres, Enrique, et al, as owner. $268,703 as claimed by Woodchips Construction Inc., Pine Bush. Property: 326 Hortontown Road, Kent.

Filed Sept. 25.

Talley, Melvin P., 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 7 Old Anvil Lane, Middletown 10940. Filed Aug. 20.

NEW BUSINESSES

The estate of Wallace G. Schmitt, et al. Filed by TD Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $200,000 affecting property located at 2 Park Place, No. B2, Newburgh 12550. Filed Aug. 15.

Unknown heirs to the estate of George Schoonmaker, et al.

Filed by Ulster Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $60,000 affecting property located at 1 Ida Lane, Ellenville 12428. Filed Sept. 23.

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

Sole Proprietorships

New York Thrift Co., 119 Rolling Meadows Road, Middletown 10940, c/o Federico P. Galarza. Filed Sept. 3.

5outa5, 38 Hammond St., Apt. 2, Port Jervis 12771, c/o Kathleen Michele Petrozak. Filed Sept. 6.

Noa’s Arc Tutoring Services, 172 South St., Third floor, Newburgh 12550, c/o Diana Marie Torres. Filed Sept. 5.

Aesthetics with Alexis, 66 Rockwood Drive, 40C, Middletown 10941, c/o Alexis Aponte. Filed Sept.

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Olive and Oak Swimwear, 28 Feiertag Road, Middletown 10941, c/o Breanna T. Stewart. Filed Sept. 10.

Appalachian Contracting and Sons, 36 Oakland Ave., 1B, Warwick 10990, c/o Danielle Lynn Strube.

Filed Aug. 30.

Bill Dickel Carpentry, 980 Scotchtown Collabar Road, Middletown 10941, c/o William Frederick Dickel. Filed Sept. 10.

Chapman Building Maintenance, 55 New St., Pine Bush 1256, c/o Steven Daniel Chapman. Filed Aug. 27.

Dead Wood, 660 Ridgebury Road, Slate Hill 10973, c/o Michael Cooper.

Filed Sept. 9.

E and K Cleaning Service, 62 Boulevard, Kingston 12401, c/o Kelly Elizabeth Moon. Filed Sept. 23.

Emily Marie Massage Therapy, 619 Route 212, Saugerties 12477, c/o Emily M. Tetreault. Filed Sept. 25.

Heidi’s Runaway, 181 S. Plank Road, Unit 2, Newburgh 12550, c/o Heidi Sue Schuessler. Filed Aug. 29.

Hudson York Design, 34 Orzeck Lane, New Hampton 10958, c/o Eugene Nicholas Attolino. Filed Sept. 5.

J and S Equipment, 66 Southfield Falls, Monroe 10950, c/o Jacob Strulovic. Filed Sept. 9.

Jenifer Juniper, 64 Chase Road, Shokan 12481, c/o Jennifer D. Mulak.

Filed Sept. 26.

Kato Properties, 2215 Greenville Turnpike, Port Jervis, c/o Katalin Tompos. Filed Sept. 3.

Lenny’s Crafty Metal Works, 1 Christopher Ave., Highland 12528, c/o Leonard P. Casabura. Filed Sept.

24.

Partnerships

Life Credit Solutions, 27 Carpenter Ave., Middletown, c/o Michael E. Ramos. Filed Sept. 3.

Elite Home Improvements, 37 Beverly Drive, Warwick 10990, c/o Stephen Jude Degloria and Paul Daniel Kurtz. Filed Aug. 28.

Mama Linda’s Catering and Décor, 5348 Searsville Road, Pine Bush 12566, c/o Linda N. Seppey.

Filed Sept. 6.

MAG Properties, 7 Homestead Ave., Highland Falls, c/o Antonio R. Pelella, Giovanna Truncale, John V. Pelella and Mario M. Pelella. Filed Sept. 4.

MDZ Painting and Remodeling, 88 Grand Ave., Middletown 10940, c/o Miguel Angel Mendez Rivera.

Filed Sept. 3.

Pic N Spend, 238 Spruce St., New Windsor 12553, c/o Evan Matthew Grey. Field Sept. 4.

Picture This, 19 Orchard Lane, Highland 12528, c/o Kori Amanda Hughes. Filed Sept. 23.

Polished Cleaning Services, 4 Depot St., Pine Bush 12566, c/o Colby Andrew Rosengren. Filed Aug. 30.

Portugal Construction, 171 Darin Road, Warwick 10990, c/o Leidi Figueroa-Flores. Filed Sept. 6.

Sezler, 8 Lemberg Court, No. 111, Palm Tree 10950, c/o Mordechai Roth. Filed Sept. 3.

Shameless Nutrition, 2400 Route 209, Kingston 12401, c/o Melissa Joy Sakellariou. Filed Sept. 25.

Sista’s Beauty Bar, 28 Temple Ave., Newburgh 12550, c/o Tenilla J. Melvin. Filed Sept. 10.

T and J Fine Woodworking, 107 Newport Bridge Road, Warwick 10990, c/o Jonathan Luis Lopez.

Filed Sept. 3.

The Crystal Handle, 4252 Route 94, Goshen 10924, c/o Nefertiti M. Williams. Filed Aug. 29.

Top Finish, 8 Chestnut St., Middletown 10940, c/o Alfredo Velazquez Sanchez. Filed Aug. 30.

Vivaldo Woodflooring, 40 N. Main St., Monroe 10950, c/o Oscar Vivaldo Coyotl. Filed Sept. 4.

Watson Fisher Travel, 103 Meadow View Drive, Middletown 10940, c/o Jerome Fisher. Filed Sept. 3.

Willow Tree Painting, 38 Pumpkin Hill Road, Warwick 10990, c/o James J. Obrotka III. Filed Sept. 10.

Z Spec, 41 Lattintown Road, Newburgh 12550, c/o Joseph A. Zappone.

Filed Sept. 3.

LEGAL NOTICES Notice of Formation of Cherry Tree Lane LLC. Art. of Org. filed with SSNY 8/15/19. NY office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent for process. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: c/o Dentons US LLP, Attn Brian E. Raftery, Esq., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.

Any lawful act or activity. #62308 Fermi Holdings, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 5/10/2019. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to David Goldman, 11 Reimer Rd., Scarsdale, NY 10583. General Purpose. #62309 Notice of Formation of ROBUSTWAY LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/09/19. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 5 Broad St W, Mount Vernon, NY 10552.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62310 21 Park Drive South LLC. Filed 7/22/19 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 2 Purdy Avenue, Rye, NY 10580 Purpose: all lawful #62311 Autobahn Detail LLC. Filed 7/31/19 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 6 Hoye Drive, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567 Purpose: all lawful #62312 Brevoort Lane LLC. Filed 7/31/19 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 85 Brevoort Lane, Rye, NY 10580 Purpose: all lawful #62313 Westchester Limos NY LLC. Filed 7/26/19 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 462 Lakeview Ave, Valhalla, NY 10595 Purpose: all lawful #62314 Notice of Formation of Miitra, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/6/19.

Office Loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 23 Winnetou Road, White Plains, NY 10603. Purpose: any lawful act or activity #62317

NOTICE OF FORMATION of New Roc Asset Management, LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/26/2019. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to principal business address: 41 Flatbush Ave., Ste 229, Brooklyn, NY 11217.

Purpose: Any lawful act. #62319 Notice of Formation of Judi Hark, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/3/19.

Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 75 Meadow Lane New Rochelle, NY 10805.

Purpose: all lawful purpose. #62321 ALPHA STRATEGISTS LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/07/19. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 240 Halstead Avenue, A7, Harrison, New York 10528, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #62322 Notice of Formation of 88 HENRY ASSOC. LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/15/19. Office location: Westchester County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: 94 Henry Avenue Harrison, NY 10528. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62323 Victoria Cairl, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State on 06/17/19. 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: 1452 Elm Street, Peekskill, NY 10566. LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #62324 Prime Wholesale Autos, LLC. Filed 9/12/19. Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to the LLC at 3603 James St., Shrub Ok, NY 10588.

Purpose: Any lawful. #62325

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: THE LAW FIRM OF CHERYL A. MERRITTGILES, ESQ. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 8/28/2019. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the PLLC, c/o The Law Firm of Cheryl A. Merritt-Giles, Esq. White Plains Post Office Box 127, 100 Fisher Avenue White Plains, NY 10606-1953.

Purpose: For the practice of the profession of law. #62326 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: South Regent Street Developer LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on September 11, 2019. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to South Regent Street Developer LLC, 211 South Ridge Street, Rye Brook, New York 10573.

Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62327 Peerenboom-Bowyer Racing Stables LLC, App of Auth. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 6/10/2019. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 26 Oak Ln., Scarsdale, NY 10583. General Purpose. #62328 KOMFY KIDS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/28/2019. Office location: 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 process to: The LLC, 6 Page Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10704, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful. #62329

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (ìLLCî). NAME: Jxson Housing Fund LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on 9/09/19. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Cogency Global, 10 East 40th Street, New York, NY 10016. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #62330 Notice of Formation of McVey International Group LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/27/19. 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, 1035 E Boston Post Road, Unit, 2-11, Mamaroneck, NY 10543. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62332 Notice of Formation of 114 Tinker, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/29/15.

Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. Reg. Agent of LLC, upon whom process against it may be served, is United States Corporation Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Ave., Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: any lawful purpose #62333 Notice of Formation of 76 Thirteenth, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/29/15. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. Reg. Agent of LLC, upon whom process against it may be served, is United States Corporation Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Ave., Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: any lawful purpose #62334 Notice of Formation of 1829 Highland, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/14/15. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. Reg. Agent of LLC, upon whom process against it may be served, is United States Corporation Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Ave., Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: any lawful purpose #62335 Notice of formation of SMILE.AI, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/18/2019. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: HAIFENG LI, 141 White Rd, Scarsdale, NY 10583.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62336

Notice of Formation of SOUNDVIEW LOT 2 LLC Articles of Organization Filed with the NY Secretary of State (SSNY) on 09/12/2019. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 875 Mamaroneck Ave., Suite 400, Mamaroneck, NY 10543. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62337 Notice of Formation of SOUNDVIEW LOT 3 LLC Articles of Organization Filed with the NY Secretary of State (SSNY) on 09/12/2019. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 875 Mamaroneck Ave., Suite 400, Mamaroneck, NY 10543. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62338 Notice of Formation of SOUNDVIEW LOT 4 LLC Articles of Organization Filed with the NY Secretary of State (SSNY) on 09/12/2019. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 875 Mamaroneck Ave., Suite 400, Mamaroneck, NY 10543. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62339 CSB3 Properties LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 7/2/2019. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Beth Shubin Stein, MD, 34 Riverview Rd., Irvington, NY 10533. General Purpose. #62340 Notice is hereby given that an on-premise license, #TBA has been applied for by Homestyle Golf LLC to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment.

For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 315 Mamaroneck Road Scarsdale NY 10583. #62341 Notice of Formation (LLC).

Name: 7208 TONNELLE REALTY, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with NY Dept. of State on 11/13/2018. Office location: Westchester COUNTY. NY DOS shall mail copy of process to: THE LLC, 1179 YONKERS AVE,YONKERS, NY 10704.Purpose: Any lawful activity #62342

MEGA PRINTS AND SIGNS, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/27/19. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 1725 Front Street, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #62343 SFP 2019 LLC, Conversion to an LLC filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 7/29/2019. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 90 Paulding Dr., Chappaqua, NY 10514. General Purpose. #62344 CDAS Home Improvements LLC, App of Auth. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 9/17/2019. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 538 Westchester Ave., Rye Brook, NY 10573. General Purpose. #62346 Dental Algorithm, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State on 09/12/2019. Office located in Westchester Co. Secy. of State designated as agent upon which process may be served. Secy. of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/her to: 46 Bowbell Road, White Plains NY 10607 (the LLCís primary business location). LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #62347 Aquarius Engineering, PLLC. Art. of Org. filed 9/17/19. Office in Westchester Co. SSNY designated for process and shall mail to Reg. Agent: Thomas Law Firm, 175 Varick St, NY, NY 10014.

Purpose: Engineering #62348 NR SPORTS LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/30/19. Office loc.

Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served and shall mail copy of any process to LLC, 8 Garden Dr., Rye, NY 10580. Purpose: any lawful #62349

WCBJ

The Dentist of Mount Vernon, PLLC. Art. of Org. filed 7/3/19. Office in Westchester Co. SSNY designated for process and shall mail to Reg. Agent: Thomas Law Firm, 175 Varick St, NY, NY 10014. Purpose: Dentistry #62350 CREATING MINDFUL COMMUNITIES, LLC filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on August 2019. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 11 Devon Road, Larchmont, NY10538. Purpose: Mindfulness and Self Care Practices. #62351 Notice of Formation of Northridge Holdings Group LLC. Office location: Westchester County. Date of filing Article of Organization with Secretary State New York(SSNY) 1/9/19. Legal Zoom shall be designated the agent to which process shall be served. Legal Zoom shall mail process to Northridge Holdings Group LLC, 62 Rocky Ridge, Cortlandt Manor,NY 10567.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62352 Notice of Formation of M.S. State Services LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 01/29/2019. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 152 Westchester Ave, Buchanan, NY 10511 Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62353 Notice of Formation of Valentinoís Painting LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/30/2018. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 95 Short Street, Peekskill, NY 10566 Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62354 23 Alden Street LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 6/12/2019. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 437 Harrison Ave., Harrison, NY 10528. General Purpose. # 62315 Rachel Deliz Productions, LLC. Arts. Of Org. Filed with the SSNY on 9/3/19.

Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 155 Weskora Ct, Yorktown Hts, NY 10598.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. # 62320

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