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ECONOMISTS SPLIT ON EFFECTS OF WAGE BOOST BY COLLEEN WILSON cwilson@westfairinc.com

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PAGE 2 Zwilling J.A. Henckels LLC CEO Guido Weishaupt, at right, exchanges congratulations with company CFO John Henkel at Zwilling’s new headquarters in Pleasantville. Looking on are Zwilling employees; Pleasantville Mayor Peter Scherer, center, and, partly hidden, Pleasantville Chamber of Commerce president William F. Flooks Jr.

espite recently published reports citing the potential negative effects from increases to New York’s hourly minimum wage, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that he was implementing a $15 per hour baseline salary for the state’s roughly 10,000 public employees by 2021. Cuomo has bolstered his minimum salary initiatives by promising to lift low-wage New Yorkers out of poverty, while some economists suggest that hundreds of thousands of jobs could be lost with minimum wage increases. “We made a decision a long time ago that if you worked full time, you should have a decent lifestyle for you and your family,” Cuomo said Nov. 10 to a crowd of labor union members at Foley Square in New York City. “The nation is going to watch us and we are going to raise up this state and we are going to raise up this nation to a higher level than it has ever been.” U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, whose district includes the Hudson Valley, praised

Cuomo for his leadership on the minimum wage issue. “Raising our minimum wage is good for families and good for our state,” Maloney said in a statement. “It will boost our economy, close the pay gap for women, and more hardworking families from the Hudson Valley into the middle class.” But the notion that a $15 baseline salary will be helpful has not been echoed by everyone. A survey from the Employment Policies Institute, a nonprofit research organization, and conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center found that 76 percent of the U.S. economists questioned said a $15 per hour minimum wage would have a negative effect on the number of jobs available. One percent of those economists said there would be a positive effect and 16 percent said there would be no demonstrable effect. Seven percent were unsure. The survey was emailed to 555 economists around the country between Sept. 22 and Oct. 16, and elicited a response from 166 » WAGE, page 6

Modell’s scales down plans to win OK for Mount Kisco store BY EVAN FALLOR evan@westfairinc.com

Modell’s Sporting Goods store is slated to open on a downtown Main Street corner in Mount Kisco after village planning officials tentatively approved scaleddown plans for the vacant property at their Nov. 10 meeting. Initially proposed as a 16,700-squarefoot operation in a 22,600-square-foot build-

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ing at 154-162 E. Main St. last occupied by Borders Books and Music, the planned Modell’s store was downsized to 12,800 square feet in response to concerns previously voiced by village planning board members, said Douglas Epstein, vice president of real estate and general counsel for Modell’s Sporting Goods. A window signage agreement was also reached between Modell’s and the planning board the would make the store’s interior visible. Concerns had previously been raised over the

amount of promotional signage at the store. Epstein said the board could formally approved the revised plans on Nov. 24, after which the developer hopses to obtan a building permit by the end of December and open the Modell’s store by next spring. “We listened to the concerns of the board and we modified our configuration to meet those concerns,” said Epstein, who declined to give the store’s construction cost. “We were » MODELL’S, page 6

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Resident chef Bernard Janssen prepares appetizer trays in the new cooking studio at Zwilling J.A. Henckels headquarters in Pleasantville.

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n a sunny fall day — a good day to make electricity on the solarpaneled roof of the new company in Pleasantville — chef Bernard Janssen hustled between cooking ranges and foodprep counters with trays of hors d’oeuvres for the afternoon guests arriving at the new U.S headquarters of Zwilling J.A. Henckels. Janssen, well-known New York City chef Dan Kluger and several cooking assistants and servers worked in an open, sunlit space off the entrance lobby where the German cutlery and cookware company is opening its first cooking studio with its move from Hawthorne to its fully renovated 122,000-square-foot headquarters at 270 Marble Ave. in Pleasantville. A native of the Netherlands, Janssen joined Zwilling J.A. Henckels about a year ago as its resident chef and developer of a pilot culinary program, set to launch early next year, that will put the company’s high-end knife and cookware brands directly into the hands of consumers in what Zwilling’s U.S. CEO, Guido Weishaupt, called those products’ “natural habitat,” the kitchen. Janssen said the Pleasantville studio will offer master classes with three- or

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four-course menus “for people who want to learn, who are totally into food.” The company will also host less intensive corporate events, he said, for the likes of “IBM, Master Card, or it could even be a dentist with his employees.” The master class program offers “a lot of learning, a little bit of fun,” said Janssen. “For the corporate events, it’s a little learning and a lot of fun.” For Pleasantville officials, business owners and residents, the Nov. 3 grand opening at Zwilling J.A. Henckels brought rejoicing and relief. The office and warehouse property sat vacant since 1997, when Medical Laboratory Associates closed its operations. Four years later, Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. bought the nearly 60-acre property — the village’s largest commercial parcel — with plans to build a supermarket. But the grocery chain abandoned its plans after encountering public opposition. “This has been a long time coming,” Pleasantville Mayor Peter Scherer said at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. “For those who lived in Pleasantville a long time, this has been a long wait.” John Henkel, CFO and vice president of operations for the U.S. division of Zwilling J.A. Henckels, said the company first looked at the vacant building in 2007. “Something happened called the market crash of 2008 and we walked away,” he said. “A good thing, because the building became available again in 2011 — at a much lower price.” The company paid $7.5 million for the property in 2012. Stop & Shop at the time had marketed the flex building with a $9 million asking price. It includes a 100,000-square-foot warehouse. With glass-walled offices and openfloor workstations, “It’s a much more open environment than what we have experienced in the past” at the company’s headquarters locations in Westchester, said Weishaupt, who joined Zwilling’s U.S. division eight years ago. Designed by Gallin Beeler Design Studio — an architectural firm that itself recently relocated to Pleasantville from Tarrytown — the building’s naturally lit, open spaces are designed to encourage communication among employees, Weishaupt said. Zwilling officials declined to disclose the cost of the renovation project. Zwilling partnered with EnterSolar, a New York City company that provides solar photovoltaic systems for commercial use, to install an 850-kilowatt rooftop

solar energy array that is expected to generate enough electricity to fully offset the company’s supply from Consolidated Edison’s transmission grid. Zwilling and EnterSolar officials said it will generate almost 1 million kilowatt hours annually, enough to power almost 100 homes for a year. The alternative energy project was developed by EnterSolar with its partner, TriState Solar Alliance, backed by state funding from NY-Sun, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s $1 billion initiative to expand solar energy use and build a self-sufficient solar industry in New York. EnterSolar officials said it is the first completed project in the state to receive financial incentives from the NY-Sun Megawatt Block program for photovoltaic systems larger than 200 kilowatts. The solar energy installation “was the most important aspect of this project for us,” Weishaupt said in a statement. “By designing this building with significant green elements, we hope to demonstrate our commitment to sustainability not only to our employees and customers, but to Westchester, New York state and the greater U.S. community at large.” A company spokesperson said Zwilling employs 140 workers at its Pleasantville headquarters. That is well above the 75 jobs that were expected to follow the relocation to Pleasantville when Zwilling acquired the property three years ago. Weishaupt said Zwilling this year had the highest sales volume in its history in the U.S. “I think it’s the right product at the right time,” he said. “We have the premier brands” for which affluent customers are willing to pay top prices. “The better tools you have, the more professional your cooking. … We benefit from that.” Founded in 1731 in Solingen, Germany, when knife maker Peter Henckels registered the Zwilling logo with the local cutlers guild, “Zwilling is a brand around a long time,” Weishaupt told guests. Operating in Westchester County since the 1970s, “We have no intention to go anywhere.” William F. Flooks Jr., owner of Beecher Flooks Funeral Home in Pleasantville and president of the Pleasantville Chamber of Commerce, said Zwilling was the company needed to occupy the long-vacant, deteriorated building and spark the commercial revitalization of Marble Avenue. “This will be the cornerstone of the Marble Avenue corridor,” he said.

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With Health Republic folding, state insurance marketplace faces disruption BY COLLEEN WILSON cwilson@westfairinc.com

ew York’s first nonprofit health insurance co-op from the state-run exchange is closing ahead of schedule, leaving 200,000 members without insurance starting Dec. 1. Health Republic Insurance of New York joins 11 other co-ops around the country that have recently folded. Health Republic was one of 23 original nonprofit health insurers, referred to as a consumer operated and oriented plan, or co-op, created across the nation as part of the federal Affordable Care Act to make insurance marketplaces more competitive. The state Department of Financial Services and the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Sept. 25 that Health Republic would not be offering policies in 2016 and that individual members would be covered through Dec. 31, but needed to find a new insurer during the open-enrollment period that started Nov. 1. At that point, Health Republic’s small group policies would remain in effect. The agencies said the reason for Health Republic’s closing was due to fear that it would become financially insolvent. On Oct. 30, about a month after the initial announcement, the agencies wrote in another release that “the company’s financial condition is substantially worse” than previously thought and said all of Health Republic’s policies would now end Nov. 30, a month sooner than what was first announced in September. In addition, customers would not be covered by Health Republic for December 2015 and needed to select a new plan before Nov. 15. In Westchester County, 10,441 individuals and 9,784 small groups that signed up for Health Republic both on the state’s insurance marketplace exchange, NY State of Health, and off the health exchange, will lose coverage. To help ensure individuals who signed up through the exchange don’t lose coverage in December, the state is automatically enrolling individual Health Republic customers into comparable plans with other insurers in the marketplace. Despite that one mitigating factor, the New York State of Health marketplace is expected to see major disruption with the influx of customers in need of insurance. Other insurers from the marketplace declined to comment specifically on the challenges they anticipate from Health Republic’s folding, but some said they will provide assistance to help meet the needs of those affected by the co-op’s collapse. James D. Schutzer, an insurance broker and vice president of J.D. Moschitto &

Associates Inc. in White Plains, said Health Republic’s model of providing extremely low rates was never a long-term, sustainable model. Since Health Republic began offering coverage in January 2014, the insurer had touted its low premiums and historic member enrollment. “Everybody knew that the rates were not sustainable long-term. You can’t be priced that far under the market while you’re leasing a network of providers,” Schutzer said. During the summer of 2014, Health Republic sought to increase premium rates for fiscal year 2015. The state Department of Financial Services approved an average increase of 3.36 percent for the insurer’s small group plans and an average increase of 13.04 percent for individuals. A year later at the end of this summer, Health Republic was approved for an average 20 percent increase in small group rates and about a 14 percent average increase for individuals for 2016. This, Schutzer said, suggested that Health Republic underpriced their products for a couple of years and now its low rates and high claims were catching up to them. But the nail in the coffin for Health Republic, Schutzer said, was the lack of funds coming from the risk corridor program set up through the Affordable Care Act. These low-interest loans were meant to help fill budget gaps during the co-ops’ first few years after getting off the ground. The risk corridor program was supposed to receive $6 billion to disperse to co-ops , but funding was cut from the program and so far only $2.4 billion have been dispersed. This year, the co-ops had requested about $2.87 billion in funds from the risk corridor program, but received 12.6 percent of that, or $362 million. It remains unclear how or if Health Republic, and the other co-ops that folded in states including Kentucky, Tennessee and Oregon, are going to repay those risk corridor loans. Health Republic owes at least $265 million in federal loans. In an emailed statement, Health Republic said that is has “been working closely and transparently with our state and federal regulators since our inception, including monthly regulatory filings and numerous meetings to discuss potential avenues to improve our position.” The insurer also said, “Considering the insurmountable financial gap created largely by the risk corridor program only paying out 12.6 percent of the $149 million Health Republic was owed for 2014, we believe winding down on November 30th is a prudent decision.”

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A call to businesses: Hire our youths

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Because there is a greater risk to our community if businesses do not step up and start providing these promising young people an opportunity to learn vital life and work skills in real world situations. But we didn’t do it alone; we had the support of great partners. Here is our small success story: Our company, Madison Approach Staffing, had the opportunity to provide staff to the consulting company contracted

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to survey a part of the Bee Line system. We had to find 30 people to work as early as 5 a.m. until 11:30 p.m. to ride the buses and transfer lines and ask (often less-thanenthusiastic) passengers to participate in a ridership survey. Because of my experience as a member of the Westchester-Putnam Workforce Development Board, I decided this would be a great opportunity for our community’s young people. I reached out to Ebony White at The Business Council of Westchester, which recently was awarded a contract to assist the WDB with youth employment opportunities. (Companies looking to hire youths can contact Ebony at EWhite@thebcw.org.) She in turn reached out to her contacts and put us in touch with the incredible staff at The Children’s Village. The job counselors were enthusiastic to help, professional and understood the timeliness of our needs. What is more, they solidly prepared each and every one of the candidates they sent to us for the project. This is a difficult, tiresome, thankless job. And, if anyone recalls the weather on Oct. 28, it is also a cold, standing in the pouring rain, soaking wet job. It is a keep a smile on your face and keep going even when no one wants to talk to you job. It is a be friendly and courteous despite everything job. And these young men and women showed up

to their shifts, prepared and ready to work, completed their assignments and did wonderfully. We benefited from having a fantastic, available and enthusiastic workforce. The young men and women we employed earned more than just a paycheck. They learned valuable customer service skills, life skills about arriving to work on time, responsibility, professional attire and the value of being a part of the greater working community. I am a business owner here in Westchester; I also live here, raising my own three children. I have a twofold vested interest in seeing the Westchester community thrive and support its young people. Not only do I believe that we all have a human, civic duty to provide an opportunity to all of our children, I also know as a business person that these young people need to be developed into our future workforce and our future leaders. As a resident and fellow business owner, I implore each of you reading this to make an effort to provide our youth with opportunities within your organizations to learn the work skills and life lessons necessary to become successful citizens of our community. It is well worth the investment. Allison Madison is president of Madison Approach Staffing Inc. and CEO of Candid Capture LLC in White Plains.

Seton Pediatric Center starts $24M expansion in Yonkers

lizabeth Seton Pediatric Center held a groundbreaking ceremony on Nov. 11 for a $24 million building expansion that will add 32 beds for ventilator-dependent children to the residential care center in Yonkers. The three-story, 26,000-squarefoot building addition at 300 Corporate Boulevard South is expected to open by the first quarter of 2017, according to a spokesperson. The project also includes renovations to about 8,600 square feet of space in the existing building that opened in 2012. When the project is completed, the longterm nursing facility’s resident population will increase from 137 children with complex medical needs to 169. Seton officials plan to hire an additional 109 employees with the expansion. Before its move from Manhattan to Yonkers, Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center in 2006 became the first facility in New York to start a long-term ventilator care program for

the state’s growing population of medically complex children, a Seton spokesperson said. Opening its new 165,000-square-foot facility in Yonkers, the center expanded its capacity for ventilator-dependent residents from four children to 18. Yet its waiting list of ventilator-dependent children has grown in the last three years. Many of those children now reside in facilities in New Jersey and other neighboring states, and Seton officials said their goal is to bring them closer to their families in New York. The expansion will allow the center to care for 50 ventilator-dependent children and make the Yonkers facility the largest provider of pediatric ventilator care in the state, a spokesperson said. The expansion project is the focus of the Hummingbird Campaign, a $6 million fundraising initiative of the St. Elizabeth Seton Children’s Foundation. — John Golden

Union ‘shocked’ at rejection of WCC deal BY EVAN FALLOR evan@westfairinc.com

estchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino’s rejection of a proposed labor deal that had been in the works for more than two years between the Westchester Community College Board of Trustees and the school’s Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), left union officials in a state of shock. The move came as a surprise to CSEA Westchester County Local President John Staino, who said he believes that the college has money set aside for any potential tuition bump. Union contracts at WCC require approval from both the school’s board members as well as the county because community colleges in New York are considered dual employers. Astorino said he opposed the agreement, which would have given 300 CSEA members, or nonteaching employees of the college, a 7 percent wage increase retroactive to 2012, because of the additional $36 million it would add to the current year’s tax bill for residents.

Recommendations by an independent fact-finder hired by the CSEA would have resulted in a contract that would have added $14 million in additional taxes, according to Astorino’s statement. Astorino said the terms of the contract could hamper the county’s ability to maintain WCC tuition prices, which have remained level the past three years. In August, the Westchester County Board of Legislators unanimously approved an annual budget of $166,669,694 of which the county contributes $29,329,234. The college has 600 employees and about 13,000 full- and part-time students. “The fundamental flaw in this contract is it grants millions of dollars in retroactive pay increases to employees for years that they were receiving millions of dollars in free health care,” Astorino said in a statement. “At a time when taxpayers and students are both struggling, this kind of deal cannot be justified.” However, WCC spokesman Patrick Hennessey said, “We collaborated with the county during this process. Our analysis did not indicate the need for a

tuition increase for our students. We look forward to further discussion with our employees and all parties on behalf of the county and the college.” The CSEA’s Staino said, “This happened so fast and we were taken by surprise because we had been negotiating for quite a few years. We thought we had a deal. We were shocked.” Staino said the union plans on filing an improper practice charge with the state Public Employment Relations Board, citing unfair bargaining in what he otherwise called a “fair deal” that would have given some employees raises without “breaking the bank” or affecting tuition. He said that although Astorino had reportedly reached out to WCC since the agreement rejection, he had yet to speak with CSEA officials as of Nov. 11. In a letter to college President Belinda Miles, Astorino wrote, “I am rejecting this agreement and urge the parties to return to the bargaining table to negotiate a contract that’s fair to all county employees and stakeholders.” Under the agreement approved by the

WCC board of trustees and CSEA officials, which would cover January 2012 through August 2018, WCC employees would see wage increases of $625 per year and lump sum payments of $1,000 per year during the final two years of the contract. The 7 percent general wage increases would be for the first four years of the contract. The tentative agreement for the college’s CSEA members would set employee health care contributions at 4 to 8 percent of health insurance premiums beginning next year as well as 10 percent to 15 percent for new hires. CSEA Southern Region President Billy Riccaldo in a statement called Astorino’s action a “tremendous slap in the face,” adding any justification for the rejection was “outrageous.” “Rob Astorino is hurting WCC workers because of a contract deal he has intentionally stalled with his own county workforce,” Riccaldo said. “Our members at the college have made past sacrifices in negotiations, in addition to working with reduced staff and higher workloads.”

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pleased with the response from the planning board. We look forward to being a member of the Mount Kisco community.” Planning board officials at their Oct. 13 meeting expressed concern over the introduction of a big box store at the former Borders location, which was vacated in 2011 after the Michigan-based bookstore chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The site is flanked by Bow Tie Mount Kisco Cinemas in a downtown retail area of small businesses that include a spa, hair stylist, jeweler and a Greek restaurant. The property is co-owned by Stephen Lerner, founder of Lerner Properties, a commercial real estate firm in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and his cousin Richard Grobman, president of Dan’s Supreme Supermarkets Inc., a metropolitan grocery chain headquartered on Long Island, who together hold a 50 percent stake, and Modell’s. Lerner Properties owns Central Plaza at 2550 Central Ave. in Yonkers, which houses a Modell’s store. The companies acquired the space in July from Miami Beach-based Kisco Retail LLC for $6.3 million. The developers were required to apply for a special use permit because the village’s zoning code limits the size of commercial stores to 8,000 square feet. Epstein said the Mount Kisco location will be roughly 3,000 square feet smaller than the

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of those emailed. However, the group of surveyed economists is split on the effect a $15 hourly wage would have on poverty rates. Twenty-nine percent of the survey’s respondents said the minimum salary increase to $15 would lead to increased poverty rates, while 30 percent said it would lead to decreased poverty rates. Another report — published in November by Albany-based Empire Center for Public Policy Inc., which describes itself as a nonpartisan think tank, and American Action Forum, a right-leaning nonprofit organization in Washington, D.C. — said the tradeoff of some workers earning more does not outweigh the hundreds of thousands that could lose jobs. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, president of the forum and former director of the Congressional Budget Office, and Ben Gitis, the forum’s director of labor market policy,

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typical Modell’s store. Cathy Deutsch, owner of Tiger Lily Boutique at 139 Main St. across from the proposed Modell’s site, said the sporting goods retailer would boost business for both downtown shops and restaurants and reconnect what she called a village downtown geographically divided between Main Street and Moger Avenue. “Main Street has been in a depression of sorts with vacancies and that’s because of a gaping hole in the middle of town,” Deutsch said, referring to the former Borders site. “It had its front teeth knocked out. This will create an upswing in consumers. It’s great.” Deutsch, whose store is part of the village’s Main Street Merchants Association, disagreed with planning board members’ views that the Modell’s would be a “boxy” location, instead calling the New York Citybased, family-owned sporting goods store a “mom and pop gone big.” Modell’s currently has six Westchester stores - in Yonkers, Pelham Manor, New Rochelle, Greenburgh, Port Chester and Mohegan Lake. Jonathan Gordon, a retail broker and president and CEO of Admiral Real Estate Services Corp. in Bronxville, told the Business Journal in September that he believed the Modell’s would help to revitalize the village’s downtown and bring in more foot traffic. Statistics compiled by his firm show that Mount Kisco currently has an 8.4 percent commercial vacancy rate, a figure that

both of whom authored the report called “Higher Pay, Fewer Jobs,” applied the findings of other economists to determine New York’s potential job losses from $12 and $15 per hour minimum wage increases. The lowest impact model the authors implemented in their study, which has been used by the Congressional Budget Office, determined that about 200,000 jobs would be lost with a statewide $15 minimum wage increase by 2021. Of those jobs, 18,000 would be in the Hudson Valley, which was the third-highest number of jobs losses by region. But as a percentage of the area’s employees, the Hudson Valley’s workforce would reduce by 1.9 percent, the second-lowest percentage drop of the state’s regions. The report notes that job losses is one of a few possible results from mandatory wage hikes. It does not take into account the possibility of employers decreasing net profits or increasing prices, which are the other two consequences the authors mention as possible results from a higher

A smaller Modell’s Sporting Goods store proposed for this former Borders Books & Music location in downtown Mount Kisco is expected to get a green light from village planning officials. Photo by Evan Fallor

has risen more than 4 percent in the last five years. Rob Bernstein, co-owner of Mount Kisco Sports, a family-owned sporting goods store on South Moger Avenue, one-third of a mile from the proposed Modell’s location, has been a vocal critic of the Modell’s plan.

He declined a phone interview with the Business Journal. Mount Kisco’s commercial sector, though largely a collection of small and independent businesses, also houses Target, Gap, Ann Taylor, Banana Republic and TJ Maxx stores.

minimum wage. The cacophony surrounding the $15 hourly wage debate in New York has remained constant all year, starting with a wage board impaneled by Cuomo in May that recommended an incremental increase in the hourly rate for fast-food workers across the state by July 2021. Mario J. Musolino, commissioner of the state Department of Labor, signed off on that measure Sept. 10. The next day, Cuomo stood with Vice President Joseph R. Biden to announce the governor’s commitment to a $15 hourly rate for all workers in the 2016 legislative session. Cuomo’s latest proposal will follow the same incremental schedule as the fastfood workers, with the state’s employees in New York City reaching $15 per hour Dec. 31, 2018 and the rest of the state following suit in July 2021. Meanwhile, business groups opposed to Cuomo’s wage initiatives have banded together to form a coalition earlier this

month with the slogan: “Minimum Wage Reality Check.” The group’s more than two dozen partners include the Business Council of New York State, the Rockland Business Association, the New York State Restaurant Association and the National Federation of Independent Businesses in New York. Mike Durant, the state director of the NFIB in New York, said a minimum wage increase would be harmful to business owners. “This unprecedented proposal to cement a minimum wage of $15 will put another crack in New York’s fragile economy, which is heavily reliant on small employers,” Durant said on the coalition’s website. The state’s minimum wage for all employees is set to increase to $9 an hour by the end of the year. This is the final uptick from a policy signed by Cuomo in 2013, which incrementally increased the state’s hourly wages from the federal minimum salary of $7.25 an hour.

CPA awards honor the people behind the numbers BY DANIELLE BRODY brody@westfairinc.com

he CPAs honored at the second annual CPA: Beyond the Bottom Line awards on Nov. 10 credited hard work and teamwork for their success. The event, hosted by Westfair Communications and founding sponsor People’s United Bank, recognized six conscientious, proficient and accomplished accountants at The Briarcliff Manor. About 140 colleagues, family and business people attended. Joe McCoy, senior vice president, region manager at People’s United Bank, said the goal of the event was to give the accounting profession the attention and appreciation it deserves. He said as a commercial banker, he has worked closely with accountants and has learned firsthand how important CPAs are as trusted advisers, not just number crunchers. “Even more importantly so, is to give that sound advice that I know my clients — the entrepreneurs and the business owners — have really come to heavily rely upon to help their businesses grow and move them forward in today’s economy,” McCoy said. Keynote speaker Andi Gray, president and founder of Strategy Leaders Inc., said CPAs do more than handle taxes and finances, but listen to their clients, offer sound advice and help them make sense of the numbers. She said when she started her business the financial adviser she used to set up her accounting systems got it wrong. About a year later she found a top-notch CPA firm that could advise her and her company and could grow with her over time. The CPA firm she chose not only straightened out her books but also asked questions about strategy, Gray said. In running a small business the questions are never simple and the answers are rarely straightforward, she said. “I understand that the decision, as a business owner, sits on my shoulders, but I want someone sitting here at the table who’s going to do a really good job talking me through the choices that I’m going to have to make,” Gray said. Alan Badey, partner at Citrin Cooperman’s White Plains office and one of the two winners of the Most Trusted Adviser Award, said he and his team use their knowledge to put themselves in the place of the client. “When you do that, you actually end up giving advice that’s well beyond financial and tax advice and it really goes to the core of what they’re trying to achieve in their lives,” Badey said. “I think that’s why

as a profession, we can be as successful as we are.” Douglas Ruttenberg, tax partner at O’Connor Davies, who tied for the Most Trusted Adviser Award, also credited his team for his success. He said he makes the extra effort to find solutions for his clients. A new award this year, Independent CPA, went to Spencer Schwartz, a CPA who is the CFO of Atlas Air Worldwide. He said since joining the company, stock prices increased more than 450 percent, profits doubled and the debt was refinanced with “interesting solutions,” saving the company more than $60 million. “What I’m truly most proud of is going to work each and every day with the great

people I get to work with,” Schwartz said. Thomas Blaney, partner at O’Connor Davies, said there are times he feels like he is “behind the eight ball” when accepting the Ahead of the Curve Award. Yet, he said using technology to keep up with the regulatory environment and working with colleagues from intern to senior partner level, keep him current. “Us CPAs we’re not accountants, were business advisers,” Blaney said, adding that teamwork helps find them solutions. The winner of the Top Accountant Under 40 Award, Steven Stern, director of accounting at Weiss Advisory Group LLC, said by following the lead of knowledgeable, experienced professionals like the ones being honored led him to where he is

today. He said starting his own business has given him the unique perspective to help his own clients. The recipient of the Most Generous Award, Spencer Barback, partner at Citrin Cooperman’s White Plains office, thanked his colleagues for giving him leeway to spend time toward his passions. He encouraged the audience to get involved with a charity. “You will love the feeling you get back,” Barback said. A panel of three judges, Brian Gates, senior vice president of Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp.; Mark Leeds, CFO of Win Properties and Don Kiamie, CEO of Windsor Management Corp., chose the winners.

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INBRIEF REDESIGNED ROYAL REGENCY REOPENS IN YONKERS The Royal Regency Hotel in Yonkers recently reopened as a boutique hotel following a $3 million renovation that began in early 2014. The 88-room, family-owned hotel at 165 Tuckahoe Road reopened on Oct. 22 with redesigned rooms, suites, lobby and reception areas as well as its meetings and event spaces. New York City-based hospitality design firm Virserius Studio oversaw the redesign. The hotel also saw a new logo and website designed by New York City-based branding and marketing consultancy Studio Tano. Maria Pampafikos, Royal Regency coowner and vice president, said her family, who has owned the hotel for 21 years, was “excited to see the design renderings come to life.” “We are thrilled to showcase our beautiful renovations to the public,” Pampafikos said. “We are continuing to transform our hotel while continuously providing our guests with excellent customer service and an enhanced guest experience throughout

their stay with us.” The hotel also includes five luxury suites, a ballroom and Venue, a restaurant and lounge, as well as 11,000 square feet of meeting space. Both Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino and Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano said the renovated hotel will benefit Yonkers’ economy and draw tourists to the city. “The complete transformation of the Royal Regency Hotel is a perfect example of the Yonkers revitalization movement,” Spano said. “Yonkers is back and countless businesses, such as the Royal Regency Hotel, are making major investments that are helping the city to flourish.” Royal Regency announced in August it would be affiliating with Worldhotels, a group of nearly 500 independent hotels in 65 countries.

MORE THAN $2B ALLOCATED TO METRO-NORTH CAPITAL PLAN After some political sparring between New York City and the state, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s $29 billion, five-year capital program for 2015-19 was approved by the authority’s board.

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than 100-year-old Harmon Shop in Crotonon-Hudson where electric rail and diesel cars are fixed; • $532 million to replace the line’s remaining 140 M-3 rail cars, which date to 1984; • $250 million for Penn Station Access, which will connect the New Haven Line to Penn Station and add four new stations in the Bronx. Currently, all Metro-North lines in New York City go in and out of only Grand Central Station and 125th Street station in Harlem; • $2 million for some of Metro-North’s stations west of the Hudson River, namely Spring Valley, Harriman and Middletown, which require priority capital investments; and • $94 million for positive train control installation, which uses GPS and Wi-Fi to remotely slow and stop trains. Positive train control has been mandated for all nonexempt commuter railroads in the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 and passed by Congress. The Capital Program Review Board, made up of voting stakeholders from New York City and the state, will have 30 days from Oct. 28 to veto the plan — sans the

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The budget — which covers the costs of construction, expansion and improvement measures for buses, tunnels, bridges and trains in the New York metropolitan area — has been fully funded by local, agency, state and federal backing. The MTA will shoulder the bulk of the cost with $11.8 billion. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo committed $8.3 billion from the state, $2.5 billion will come from New York City and the remaining $6.4 billion is federal money. Westchester, Rockland and Fairfield counties in New York and Connecticut will mainly be impacted by the transportation authority’s investment in the Metro-North Railroad. The Metro-North rail lines have become increasingly valuable to the region’s commuters, particularly in Westchester, where ridership from the city to the county has quadrupled since 1985. The capital program dedicates $2.3 billion to Metro-North, up from $1.54 billion for the railroad in the amended and approved capital program for 2010-14. Here are some highlights of how the more than $2 billion will be spent through 2019: • $432 million replacement of the more

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YONKERS CONTRACTING OWES $2.6 MILLION IN I-287 FRAUD SCHEME Yonkers Contracting Company Inc., which was originally hired in 2006 to do construction work on Interstate 287, owes the federal government $2.6 million as part of an agreement after illegally exploiting and profiting from the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program. Yonkers Contracting, of 969 Midland Ave. in Yonkers, was originally awarded a $141 million contract, 90 percent of which was covered by the Federal Highway Administration, which is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The federal money was provided because Yonkers Contracting agreed to hire disadvantaged- minority- or women-owned businesses to complete 8.03 percent of the work. Yonkers Contracting said that Global Marine Supply Co., a company with DBE status, would supply steel and complete roughly 31 percent of the work expected by DBE subcontracts for the project. “Global Marine never stored or shipped any steel, and thus, as Yonkers Contracting knew, performed no commercially useful function on the project,” according to a joint statement from the offices of Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General and the inspector general of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. A third party supplied the steel and Global Marine, which is based in India, copied that supplier’s invoices with an added 1 percent markup. Yona Jimenez, of Roslyn and the former president and owner of Global Marine, pleaded guilty in 2013 to mail fraud. The settlement with Yonkers Contracting was approved earlier this month in U.S. District Court in White Plains. As part of the agreement, Yonkers Contracting admitted to filing false reports with the state Department of Transportation, which disbursed funding through the federally regulated DBE program. Also as part of the settlement, Yonkers Contracting will not be criminally charged in regard to this case.

property in northwest Yonkers. The restaurant will lease 5,605 square feet of space in the 85,000-square-foot main building being restored on the roughly seven-acre site of the former Boyce Thompson Institute at 1086 N. Broadway. The deal was announced by Boyce Thompson’s owner and developer, Simone Development Cos. in the Bronx. “Fortina will bring a new level of energy to the local dining scene and be an impor-

tant dimension of our mixed-use community center,” said Joseph Simone, president and CEO of Simone Development Cos. Christian Petroni, chef and co-owner of Fortina, called Simone’s redevelopment of the former plant research institute an “awesome project. From the first time we walked the grounds and saw the building, we were blown away. Can’t wait to bring that space back to life.” Simone Development last spring

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Wells Fargo expands top-drawer services BY BILL FALLON bfallon@westfairinc.com

November 17 will be recognized around the globe as the 5th annual World Prematurity Day The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. For more than 77 years, moms and babies have benefited from March of Dimes research, education, vaccines, and breakthroughs. The March of Dimes lone concern has always been to give children a healthy start. We first defeated polio, then we brought together the first concerted effort to focus on birth defects. Today, we continue that quest and are simultaneously addressing the crisis of premature birth. For more information visit marchforbabies.org. Find us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Or contact the Westchester and Lower Hudson Valley office at 914-407-5000 to get involved and find out about upcoming events.

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ells Fargo Private Bank is relocating its Greenwich office to bigger quarters headed by a new regional managing director for Connecticut, whose New York counterpart is also new. They represent, they said recently, a growth story. Senior Vice President Emily Dreas, Wells Fargo Private Bank’s new regional managing director for Connecticut, is joined in the leadership posts by a new cross-border managing director for New York, Robert DiDiano, who also is a Wells Fargo senior vice president. A typical Wells Fargo Private Bank customer has $2 million in liquid assets. “But we make allowances for small-business owners because we recognize that if you are a small-business owner, your liquid assets could very well be in your business,” Dreas said “This is a growth story,” DiDiano said, calling in to participate in a Business Journal on-site office interview with Dreas. DiDiano’s office is in Manhattan, but he oversees the private bank’s White Plains and Long Island offices, too. “We’re working to build our markets here,” Dreas said. “Wells Fargo Private Bank is well known on the West Coast. Here, we’re a bit of an unknown story. But we’re seeing a lot of active growth. We’re looking to hire and we’re looking to build.” Dreas’ and DiDiano’s positions are part of a push by parent company Wells Fargo to become a better-known brand and to grow the private bank’s East Coast presence amid four key client issues the bank has spotted: • pegging the Northeast’s income, gift and estate taxes as “among the highest in the nation,” clients are interested in ways to minimize taxes; • minimizing potential negative consequences of generational wealth transfer while helping to assure children are good stewards; • providing guidance on selling or transitioning a business in a way that assures financial security, but also positively impacts family, employees and the community; and • addressing market volatility that can impact client portfolios. Dreas’ new office is 1 Lafayette Place in Greenwich where 35 people began working Nov. 9. The former Greenwich office

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was 28 Havemeyer Place. The White Plains office is 50 Main St., where 14 employees 18 months ago have grown to 20 now. DiDiano spoke from his office on E. 42nd Street in Manhattan. Besides Dreas and DiDiano, new top staffers include in New York, Lori McNamara, regional brokerage manager for the New York suburban markets, including Long Island; and Michael Freiheit, who assumes the same duties in Greenwich. DiDiano said intrabank cooperation is a key to the bank’s vision and both he and Dreas stressed the importance of business banking in the Wells Fargo Private Bank equation. “Cooperation between our business lines is a theme at Wells Fargo,” DiDiano said. “We truly think of things in terms of ‘one Wells Fargo.’ We are not siloed. A Wells vision is a strategic plan coupled with competent advice for clients to grow their businesses.” Wells Fargo, which dates to 1852, has 84 community bank locations in New York state, with 34 of them in Westchester County. It has 73 in Connecticut, with 33 in Fairfield County. Additionally, Wells Fargo maintains 48 ATMs in Fairfield County and 54 in Westchester County. It employs 500 in Westchester and 658 in Fairfield. The Fairfield branch number could go up by one; Dreas said Wells Fargo Private Bank is currently interested in a Westport site. DiDiano said, “We’re building on our markets here. It’s a great story.”

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Managing the warehouse equals profits Our warehouse — it’s substandard. Inventory is too high. Things get lost. We can’t find what we need when we need it. We know there are related issues. How do I fix it? THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: You can’t do it all. The right employees can make a huge difference. Set up procedures. Invest in tools. Consider farming out the warehouse function. Make time to learn about best practices in your industry. Customers depend on their vendors to get them what they need, when they need it, no excuses. Managing the volume, cost and markup on materials that go to customers can impact profits and customer satisfaction. Someone has to be in charge of the warehouse. It shouldn’t be the owner who has bigger issues to solve, including how best to handle inventory to meet customer needs as the company grows. Reflect on who you have or should have in the warehouse. Here are some questions to evaluate warehouse personnel. • Do they like keeping track of details? • Do they have a high need to be right? • Can they look at reports and compare

is low and needs to be reordered, as well as to identify inventory that builds up and needs to be moved out. Keep moving older inventory to the front of the warehouse and put someone in charge of finding ways to use it up. Inventory tools can reduce waste and days of goods on hand. Days that goods sit around, instead of being put to work and charged off to the client, ties up money that could be used elsewhere in the business. Waste costs more than 100 percent because of lost opportunity. There are lots of tools on the market to track inventory. Scanners and bar coding save time and increase accuracy. GPS systems on pallets help track goods on and off trucks and at clients’ sites. Using iPads and truck stocking systems helps make inventory management in real time. If you’re not prepared to manage inventory, consider outsourcing. Some vendors will receive, store and later deliver the finished goods to your clients. Others will stock your trucks or ship via common carrier when you request it. Bulk centers can streamline processes and take advantage of staffing efficiencies. You still have to periodically audit to ensure they’re not wasting or losing items. If you have lots of goods coming in and going

reports to physical counts? • Can they multitask? • Do they have the communication skills to deal with vendors? • Can they command the respect of coworkers? • Do they have the strength and stamina to keep up with the workload? • Are they willing to take charge and accept responsibility? • Can they blow the whistle or ask for help if there’s a problem? • Will they grab onto automation? • Will they work extra hours if needed? Inventory management starts with calls for supplies. Log orders into a system. After delivery, verify that the vendors’ quotes match the bills you receive. Log specific inventory pieces out as they’re used and make sure they’re charged to the client who will benefit. Have supplies come to a central location. Make someone responsible for accepting delivery. That person ensures everything is received as ordered and in good shape. Keep control with a check-in/check-out system. Limit the number of people who can walk into the warehouse. Keep shelves neat and well labeled to help spot when inventory

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out, consider cross docking to speed the turnaround — especially important when dealing with perishable items. Whatever solution you choose, set goals. Reduce the time goods sit, cut down on waste and increase ability to service customers by having exactly the right inventory all the time. Turn to your industry association for ideas on best practices. Team up with companies larger than yours, who can show you what they’ve invested in. Hire experts to help you plan your warehouse of the future. Have a vision of where you want to go. Looking for a good book? Try “Warehouse Management: A Complete Guide to Improving Efficiency and Minimizing Costs in the Modern Warehouse” by Gwynne Richards. Andi Gray is president of Strate�y Leaders Inc., strate�yleaders.com, a business-consulting firm that specializes in helping entrepreneurial firms grow. She can be reached by phone at 877-238-3535. Do you have a question for Andi? Please send it to her, via email at AskAndi@ Strate�yLeaders.com or by mail to Andi Gray, Strate�y Leaders Inc., 5 Crossways, Chappaqua, NY 10514. Visit AskAndi.com for an entire library of Ask Andi articles.

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BCW Announces Election of New Board Members The Business Council of Westchester, the county’s largest and most influential business organization, is pleased to announce the election of six new members to its Board of Directors. Kevin Bovet is Vice President of Sales and Business Operations, Westchester Knicks (NBA Development League, NY Knicks affiliate). He is responsible for leading the day-to-day operation of the Westchester Knicks and partnering with the respective divisional leadership. Heidi Davidson is a marketing and communications executive with more than 20 years of experience helping companies of all sizes tell their stories. She is the co-founder of Galvanize Worldwide. Taryn Duffy is the Director of Public Affairs at Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway where she oversees lobbying and political activities, and manages civic engagement and community relations. Eon Nichols is a Partner in the Real Estate/ Transactional department at Cuddy and Feder LLP, where his practice includes both commercial and residential real estate, real estate financing, commercial lending transactions and leasing.

In what was the largest turnout ever for The BCW’s Annual Dinner, more than 700 business and political leaders were on hand for a lively address by preeminent presidential election historian and political analyst Mark Halperin, who offered fascinating insights into the upcoming Presidential campaign. Speaking to a standing-room-only crowd at the Hilton Westchester on October 27, Halperin said, “This one is the hardest campaigns to understand. It defies history.” He added, “It’s a strange time in the Republican Party and nothing is stranger than the rise of Donald Trump.” Halperin, who is a regular political commentator on the TODAY Show and MSNBC’s Morning Joe, is the author of the best-selling book Game Change which became an award-winning HBO Film.

Advances in technology, ever-changing market demands and rising costs are fundamentally changing higher education and will transform how college and universities operate in the decades to come. That was the message delivered by a panel of academic leaders at the Business Council of Westchester’s KeyBank Speakers Series program held October 8 at Tappan Hill Mansion in Tarrytown.

Patricia Simone is President of Simone Management Group, a division of Simone Development Companies, a full service real estate investment and development company. Mark Weingarten is a partner at DelBello, Donnellan, Weingarten, Wise & Wiederkehr, LLP, a highly successful law firm. He is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and the Land Use and Zoning and Government Relations practice groups.

“The most profound changes in higher education come from technology,” said Stephen J. Friedman, President of Pace University.

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Also speaking at this year’s Annual Dinner was Dr. Leonard Schleifer, CEO of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, who gave a rousing speech about the uniqueness of the U.S. system of capitalism and spoke of his own experience in starting a company in his apartment to growing it into the world’s fifth largest biotech company.

Marsha Gordon, President and CEO of The BCW, said the Annual Dinner was one of the most successful ones of her tenure. “It was a wonderful evening for businesses and we’re grateful for the contributions of our speakers,” she said. “It was a great night for The BCW and our members.”

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“Education is at an interesting point in its development. The changes we are going to have are going to be extraordinary,” said Michael J. Smith, President of Berkeley College.

From left, BCW Chairman Anthony Justic; BCW President and CEO Marsha Gordon; keynote speaker Mark Halpern; and Dr. Leonard Schleifer, CEO of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Manhattanville College. Geoffrey Smith and Friedman were among Thompson, Managing Partner at four college presidents who Thompson & Bender, moderated took part in a program called the discussion. Higher Education: Strategies and Traditions. The distinguished panel “Westchester County is fortunate also included Belinda S. Miles, to have so many forward-thinking Ed.D., President of Westchester institutions of higher education,” Community College; and Jon said Marsha Gordon, President Strauss, PhD., President of and CEO of The BCW.

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Tappan Zee span opening to be delayed BY COLLEEN WILSON cwilson@westfairinc.com

obert Megna, outgoing executive director of the state Thruway Authority, told its board of directors that the opening of the first span of the new Tappan Zee Bridge will be delayed about six months. Megna said the $3.98 billion Tappan Zee Bridge replacement is still set to fully open in 2018 and is on budget, but the opening of the first span has been pushed to spring or summer of 2017. The first span was set to open in December 2016. “It’s advantageous to keep traffic on the existing bridge as long as possible,” Megna told the board Nov. 9 at a meeting in Albany. He said that there was a “slight, awkward issue” with diverting traffic flow at an angle from the new bridge, which could slow down traffic to 45 mph. “There was no reward to rushing to getting this bridge working in the winter when the traffic issues would be at their height,” he said. Megna also announced the names of the highly anticipated Tappan Zee Bridge toll advisory task force. The seven-member panel includes: Joan McDonald, former commissioner of the state Department of Transportation; William C. Thompson Jr., a former New York City comptroller; Lawrence C. Salley, chairman of the White Plains Housing Authority and a task force member for the White Plains transit hub idea; Gerald D. Jennings, former mayor of Albany; and Matthew Rand, managing partner of Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty and Rand Commercial Services along with Hudson United Home Services. The task force will be co-chaired by Matthew J. Driscoll, commissioner of the state DOT, and the executive director of the Thruway Authority. The task force will hold monthly meetings and analyze toll rates and potential discount options for commuters and residents. The group is expected to report its findings in mid-2016. Megna also said there are no expected toll increases in 2016, marking the sixth year that the Thruway has avoided an uptick in tolls on the Tappan Zee Bridge. Megna said that all planned dredging is complete and that concrete has begun getting poured for the base of the two main span towers. Megna is stepping down from his post with the Thruway Authority in mid-January to take a job as the senior vice presi-

dent for finance and administration at Stony Brook University on Long Island. “I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to work with the dedicated staff members of the Thruway Authority and Canal Corp. Without them, the Thruway Authority would not be in the process of building one of the largest infrastructure projects in the nation while also keeping one of the busiest superhighways safe for

its motorists,” he said in a statement. Megna has spent 20 years working in state government. Before being tapped by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in January to become the Thruway Authority’s executive director, Megna was the director of the state Division of Budget. Megna’s replacement at the Thruway Authority must be nominated by the governor and approved by the state Senate.

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Ranked by number of full-time employees. Listed alphabetically in event of tie. Gross revenue for 2014 ($)

fulfillment/ distribution

document scanning and archiving

postal discounted mailing services

personalized variable data

foil/dieout/embossing

7 3

1.5 million

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Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)/ FSC Certified Printing Co.; e-blasts, creative and promotional items

PIP Printing & Marketing Services

Alan Goldman print@pipwestchester.com 1974

6 5

1-5 million

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Mailing, mailing lists, signs, posters and banners

Accel Printing and Graphics Corp.

William Ann Harden ann@trepro.net 1971

5 NA

1.5 million

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Advertising

Executive Printing & Direct Mail Inc.

Andrew Dieckman andrew@exprint.com 1987

5 NA

1 million

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Specializing in working with nonprofits

Minuteman Press of Westchester *

Frank A. Micelli frank@minutemanpress.com 1975

4 2

500,000

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Full-service print and copy shop, full in-house bindery service, free pickup and delivery

Creative and data services, direct marketing, finishing and binding, fulfillment services, integrated marketing, mobile marketing, online storefronts, printing and copying, promotional products, signs, social media, trade show and event marketing, website design

190 E. Post Road, White Plains 10601 993-9007 • landmarkprint.com

128 Radio Circle, Mount Kisco 10549 241-3369 • accelprinting.com

1299 North Ave., New Rochelle 10804 576-0335 • newrochelle.minutemanpress.com

4 8

More than 500,000

3 NA

160,000

3 2

750,000

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Garret Cronin mmpelmsford@aol.com NA

3 NA

More than 500,000

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Carmine Iannachino carmine@landmarkprint.com 1985

55 7

7-9 million

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467 Bedford Road, Pleasantville 10570 769-2020 • sirspeedy.com

sirspeedypleasantville@gmail.com 1985

Copy Center & Services //

Fiora Solis copyasecpeek@aol.com 2012

Copy Stop/Royal Press

Rick Koh rick@royal-press.com 1960

Minuteman Press of Elmsford *

LandmarkPrint Inc. **

1006 Park St., Peekskill 10566 739-8342 • copycentersservices.com

50 Main St., White Plains 10604 428-5188 • royal-press.com

120 E. Main St., Elmsford 10523 347-5050 • westchesterminutemanpress.com

Not ranked

four-color offset

Jeffrey Wayne service@wayneprinting.com 1971

Sir Speedy Print and Marketing Providers * Carlos Bernard

375 Fairfield Ave., Building No. 3, Stamford 06902 800-499-3808 • landmarkprint.com

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Information taken from 2014 listing and updated using company websites when possible. Company located outside of Westchester County but serves the region. Not available. Would not disclose.

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This list is a sampling of commercial printers located within the region. If you wish your printer to be included in our next listing, please contact Danielle Renda at drenda@westfairinc.com.

two-color offset

Wayne Printing Inc.

8 Westchester Plaza, Elmsford 10523 592-3200 • exprint.com

* ** NA WND

volume digital copying

1-5 million

70 W. Red Oak Lane, White Plains 10604 761-2400 • wayneprinting.com

digital color press

10 0

Large-format graphics, digital printing, design and layout, scanning, photographing, signage and graphics design

Marc Weinstein support@colorgroup.com 1946

168 Saw Mill River Road, Hawthorne 10532 769-8484 • colorgroup.com

Other services

Color Group *

graphic design

Services offered

computer to plate

Full-time/ part-time employees

FTP file submission

Top local executive(s) Contact person (bold) Email address Year company established

Mac/PC prepress

Name, address, telephone number Area code: 914, unless otherwise noted Website

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Shipping services, local and international, UPS, Fedex and DHL blue printing

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Litigation and discovery document support, high-speed capacity, wide-format graphics and printing

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Pickup and delivery

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Large format color printing, posters, banners, signs/displays, promotonal products, awards/corporate gifts, apparel, on-site print production and outsourcing

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Mount Kisco architects lead education innovation BY EVAN FALLOR evan@westfairinc.com

ussell Davidson, president and principal of Mount Kisco-based Kaeyer, Garment & Davidson Architects PC, sees his architectural firm at the forefront of modern education. His 30-employee general practice firm has been sought out by several school districts in the region to help construct and implement “Innovation Labs,” tech-rich areas suitable for both large and small group instruction, and “Fabrication Labs” that foster the creation of products. Both kinds of school spaces, said Davidson, help students and faculty adapt to the shift in 21st century education from conventional lectures to tech-heavy group collaborations. Innovation labs focus more on bringing together students from science, arts and literature and bridging traditional divisions of disciplines to work on a themed project. The goal of educators and the architectural firm working on “fab” labs, Davidson said, is to create an inviting space for students of differing academic disciplines to work on projects that involve the making of a product - anything from a small woodworking project to a circuit board or even computer hardware. Labs are created in conjunction with new school curricula that place a heavy emphasis on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. “As the flipped classroom permeates secondary education, the function of the school building is also changing,” said Davidson, the 2016 president elect of the American Institute of Architects. “There are more flexible spaces more conducive to group work and small group instruction rather than lectures. It’s an exciting time in the school system full of significant change.” KG&D was hired earlier this year by Scarsdale public schools to construct an innovation lab that could hold two full-sized classes simultaneously and fitted with flexible seating and interactive technology. A new design lab occupying the space where the school’s auto shop previously stood will also be built. That space will allow students to create products and prototypes and test original ideas with technology including woodwork-

ing tools, a three-dimensional printer and laser cutters. The price of the lab can vary depending on size and other remedial work, but Davidson said the one being built at Scarsdale will cost roughly $750,000 because of the comprehensive renovation that is required. The price of its technology components, he said, is very reasonable. Davidson said pending state approval for the Scarsdale project, he expects construction to begin next summer and estimated it could be completed by late 2016 or early 2017. Subject themes of the labs include invention and architecture, components Davidson said are common at the college level. He cited the three- decade-old Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab as an example of what the labs strive to emulate. The firm is also working on a plan for Brewster Central School District that would convert its existing library into a flexible space holding group collaboration areas, computer work stations, a small conference room, a presentation and video viewing space and grab-and-go food offerings. The plan, under review by the district, would also include a 945-square-foot innovation lab classroom, a 429-square-foot college career room and a 3-D printer. In 2011, KG&D completed a new library and digital media arts center at Ridgefield Academy in Connecticut which incorporates traditional study features with video screens, iPads and an interactive technology studio with a green screen room. Davidson said the $12 million, 27,000-square-foot Media Arts Lab his firm completed at the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville in 2008 was a model for the digital media center at the private Connecticut school. A 3,000 square foot innovation lab was also introduced at Middletown High School by the Mount Kisco firm. KG&D has also done work for Bronxville public schools. “They come in all different sizes and every school district has a different approach,” Davidson said. . “Brewster’s innovation lab was done in combination with the school library. Middletown was linked to its technology and engineering curriculum. Each truly is customized.”

This design lab, also referred to as a fabrication lab, is planned to replace the former auto shop at Scarsdale High School.

This proposed learning commons at Scarsdale High School would also include an innovation lab, which allows for tech-heavy group learning.

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BY JEANNE MALONEYAND ANN RUBENZAHL

Community colleges address the workplace language barrier

ew York has a rich history of welcoming immigrants, and is one of the six states in the U. S. that are considered traditional immigrant destinations. New York is one of the most ethnically diverse states in the nation and a historic gateway for immigrants from all over the world. Immigrants entering the U.S. face a range of issues, including their ability to speak English and experience social, economic and cultural integration. Some arrive with advanced credentials and a strong employment history; others have functional English skills, are employed, but lack the language skills required for advancement; many others have minimal English language skills and may have problems obtaining employment. More than one in five New Yorkers are

immigrants, and many are contributing to economic development in our local communities. Recent data indicates that the sales receipts of New York businesses owned by Latinos and Asians totaled more than $68.7 billion and these businesses employed more than 310,000 people. While many immigrants have experienced success in the U.S. and in New York, many are still struggling to be fully integrated into the fabric of our communities. The largest barrier for many is the ability to capably speak English. It is reported that 61.6 million people in the United States speak a language other than English at home. Of these individuals, 25.1 million, or 41 percent, are considered Limited English Proficient. In New York, those identi-

fied as limited English proficient account for 13 percent of the state’s population. The limited English-proficient population is generally less educated and is more likely to live in poverty when compared with the English-proficient population. Men with limited English skills typically engage in careers such as construction, natural resources, and maintenance; women who are limited English proficient are typically employed in service and personal-care occupations. In order to advance in the U.S. workforce, immigrants must learn English. An effective method for English language skill acquisition is a contextualized approach that utilizes the vocabulary and concepts associated with the workplace. The I-BEST program — Integrated Basic Education and Skill Training — devel-

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oped in the state of Washington has become the model for combining community collegebased career and technical education/workforce programs with adult basic education and/or language acquisition. In the case of language acquisition, English is integrated into career preparation course work. This approach makes the English language relevant for participants and enhances the likelihood that they will earn a needed workforce credential. This integration can also accelerate the time that it takes for a person to acquire the language of the workplace, earn a workforce credential, and seek employment. Community colleges in Texas, Maryland, and other locations have replicated Washington’s I-BEST approach. Here at Westchester Community College, contextualization of workplace language is occurring in a grant-funded program in Peekskill and Brewster. Supported by state funding, ESL for Work and Life courses enable individuals with limited English proficiency to develop the competencies of work and life in the U.S. by engaging in activities such as completing an on-line job application, preparing for an interview, seeking information on the Internet, and learning customer service skills. In the context of “need to know” information, participants are accelerating their English acquisition while obtaining critical work readiness skills. While many non-native speakers are pursuing the language and work readiness skills necessary to enter the workforce, others are employed, but may need additional language skills to advance in their jobs. Workplace English language programs enable employees to gain additional language skills in the context of their employment settings. A successful national model that utilizes this approach is the English Under the Arches Program developed by McDonald’s. This English language learning program provides McDonald’s employees with the English needed to communicate effectively and confidently with customers and staff and position themselves for job advancement. Community colleges across the nation are also offering workplace English language programs, offered at the participants’ workplace and utilizing the language, specific vocabulary, and processes associated with their jobs and the work setting. Through contracts with employers, Westchester Community College, Northern Virginia Community College, and many others are addressing employers’ needs to assist employees to further develop their English language skills. These programs often include analysis by the community college of the specific

English vocabulary needed by employees in their jobs, development of curriculum based on that language, and meetings with the participants’ managers to help the managers provide ongoing coaching for employees to foster English usage throughout the workday and after the course has ended. The range of educational background of immigrants is large and diverse, and nationally it is estimated that there are 7.2 million college-educated immigrants. They are seeking to work in the careers that they pursued in their country of origin or pursue additional education to qualify for a similar or new career in the U. S. Of those college-educated immigrants, 28 percent lack proficiency in the English language. Other barriers faced by skilled immigrants include a lack of recognition of their foreign academic credentials, and the challenges associated with earning a parallel professional credential in the U.S. The inability of skilled immigrants to overcome these barriers can result in unemployment or underemployment. Some refer to this as “brain waste;” skilled immigrants are unable to enter the workforce at an appropriate level, and the result is a waste of human capital and ultimately a loss to employers, local communities, and the regional economy. Community colleges can play an important role in assisting skilled immigrants by providing needed English language skills and alternative educational pathways, including access to short-term workforce programs and programs to update key job skills. Employers who have an opportunity to consider skilled immigrants when filling job vacancies may find individuals with appropriate background and skills, but lacking in English language or work support skills. Westchester Community College and other community colleges offer training programs targeted at employer and employee needs such as appropriate language for making presentations, meeting protocol, and other specific workplace language needs. As the demographics and needs of our communities evolve, community colleges across the country are prepared to work in collaboration with business and community partners to assist immigrants and all prospective students to access the education and training required to enter and advance in the workplace and create a pipeline of employees to address regional workforce needs. Jeanne Maloney is assistant dean of continuing education and workforce development at Westchester Community College. She can be reached at 914-606-6799 or jeanne.maloney@ sunywcc.edu. Ann Rubenzahl is assistant dean of continuing education and workforce development at Westchester Community College. She can be reached at 914-606-6618 or ann.rubenzahl@ sunywcc.edu.

INBRIEF PRESIDENTIAL HISTORIAN TO SPEAK AT MANHATTANVILLE Doris Kearns Goodwin, the presidential historian, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, news commentator and author, will serve as the next speaker in Manhattanville College’s “Castle Conversations” forum speaker series on Dec. 2. The author of six best-selling books, Goodwin’s most recent, “The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft and the Golden Age of Journalism,” was acquired by Steven Spielberg’s DreamWorks Studios for a feature film. Goodwin also worked with Spielberg on “Lincoln,” a film partly based on Goodwin’s book “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln.” Goodwin, who taught government at

Harvard University for 10 years, regularly appears on NBC, MSNBC, CBS, ABC, FOX and CNN. The event will be held at 7 p.m. in Reid Castle on the college’s campus in Purchase. General seating costs $75. For more information or for tickets, go to www.castleconversations.org or call 914-323-1277. Goodwin is the last of four speakers in the 2015 Castle Conversations forum, following Huffington Post co-founder Arianna Huffington in March; journalist Dan Rather in June; and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson in September. Manhattanville’s Castle Conversations, which are held throughout the year, are sponsored by Purchase-based MasterCard.

HABER ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF MERCY COLLEGE BOARD Bruce J. Haber, president of New Rochellebased consulting firm BJH Management LLC was recently elected chairman of Mercy College’s board of trustees. Haber replaces Gary W. Brown, chair-

man since 2009, who is leaving the school in January to take over Barbados-based CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank. Haber has served as chair of Mercy’s Finance and Control Committee as well as chair of the Compensation Committee. “Mercy is an institution that provides a quality education to students who, because of financial obstacles, might otherwise not have the opportunity,” Haber said. “I hope to lead the way in helping the college fulfill its vision and shape the lives of the students we all care so much about.” Mercy College President Tim Hall said he was excited to see Haber take on the new role. “His work on the board thus far has been important and meaningful,” he said. “His experience and passion for Mercy students is evident in the work he has done here. I know his leadership will be a great asset to the board and to Mercy College.” Mercy College operates campuses in Dobbs Ferry, Yorktown Heights, the Bronx and Manhattan. — Evan Fallor

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Incorporate entrepreneurship and empowerment into education

cademic institutions teach students how to absorb information about subjects such as mathematics, science, and literature. This learning regimen enables youths to succeed in a scholastic environment, yet many have questioned the realworld value of their curriculums. Incredible room for improvement lies in the areas of personal growth, professional presentation and financial proficiency. After training thousands of young, aspiring entrepreneurs online and in-person, my brother Marc and I have learned that few can confidently speak their true intentions. If not enforced by one’s parents, the mental muscle of self-belief has not been grown in countless students. Thus, the multitude of brilliant ideas inside these would-be achievers remain dormant for years, or sometimes a lifetime. This partly contributes to the popularity of the phrase, “That person stole my idea,” when someone else takes action on a past thought of yours. A class focused on confidence development, soul-searching, values identification and belief system creation would pay years of dividends in the lives of today’s young scholars. Professional presentation is another skill set that would reap monumental rewards for students. How many times have you forgiven young people for not clearly explaining their intentions or describing their initiatives? Society generally perceives adolescents as incapable of accurately expressing themselves, let alone persuading others to adopt an idea or purchase a product. Yet there are those rare individuals who can articulate and enlist others into action at a young age. These are the inspiring stand-outs, the persuasion phenoms and peer role models. A class describing and training students to develop attributes of polished presentation and savvy negotiation would accelerate the growth of these upstart, future influencers and create more of them. Additionally, a course detailing business theories and tactics would greatly serve today’s youth. A common criticism of conventional academic curriculum is their lack of usability. Courses oriented around holistic understanding of enterprises and their growth strategies would teach information that can be used the moment students exit the classroom. How does Apple build their loyal fanbase? How does Nike convince millions of consumers that their shoes create high performance? How do visionaries like Steve Jobs and Henry Ford create companies? These are the questions students want

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FACTS & FIGURES BANKRUPTCIES MANHATTAN Tommins Global Inc. 535 Fifth Ave., Fourth floor, New York 10017. Chapter 7, voluntary. Represented by W. Marilynn Pierce. Filed: Nov. 5. Case no. 1512977-scc. West 125th Street Liquors. 566 W. 125 St., New York 10027. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by West 125th Street Liquors. Filed: Nov. 10. Case no. 15-13010-smb.

COURT CASES All State Oﬃcers Furniture Technicians f.k.a. All State Oﬃce Furniture Inc. Filed by the trustees of the District Council 9 Painting Industry and Annuity Funds. Action: E.R.I.S.A. delinquent consequences. Attorney: Dana Lynne Henke. Filed: Nov. 9. Case no. 7:15-cv-08816. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Amber Abeare. Action: diversity-product liability. Attorney: Alyson L. Oliver. Filed: Nov. 9. Case no. 7:15-cv-08788-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Janice Benson. Action: diversity-product liability. Attorney: Alyson L. Oliver. Filed: Nov. 9. Case no. 7:15-cv-08787-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Katherine Black. Action: diversity-personal injury. Attorneys: Timothy J. Becker, Rolf Fiebiger and Michael K. Johnson. Filed: Nov. 9. Case no. 7:15-cv-08793-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Tera Kendrick. Action: diversity-personal injury. Attorneys: Timothy J. Becker, Rolf Fiebiger and Michael K. Johnson. Filed: Nov. 9. Case no. 7:15-cv-08791-CS.

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Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Alphaann Lobato. Action: diversity-personal injury. Attorneys: Timothy J. Becker, Rolf Fiebiger and Michael K. Johnson. Filed: Nov. 9. Case no. 7:15-cv-08790-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Ashley Locklear. Action: diversity-product liability. Attorneys: Gregory M. Kash and John A. Michaels. Filed: Nov. 4. Case no. 7:15-cv-08674-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Brittany Thompson. Action: federal question: personal injury. Attorneys: Timothy J. Becker, Rolf Fiebiger and Michael K. Johnson. Filed: Nov. 9. Case no. 7:15-cv-08792CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Nancy Whitehorse. Action: petition for removal – product liability. Attorneys: Nicholas H. Van Parys, Tony M. Diab and Paul B. La Scala. Filed: Nov. 4. Case no. 7:15-cv03508-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Brandy Wiggins. Action: diversity-product liability. Attorney: Amber Griffin Shaw. Filed: Nov. 9. Case no. 7:15-cv-08789-CS. Collection Bureau of The Hudson Valley Inc. Filed by Carol Southworth and Laura Burke. Action: 1962 Fair Debt Collection Act. Attorney: Craig B. Sanders. Filed: Nov. 9. Case no. 7:15-cv-08813. D&J Concrete Corp. Filed by Fernando Gomez and Angel Vasquez. Action: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: Penn Ueoka Dodson. Filed: Nov. 5. Case no. 7:15-cv-08706. E&M Café d.b.a. Enzo’s Restaurant. Filed by Walter Pelosi. Action: labor-management relations (findings and purpose). Attorney: Vincent Gelardi. Filed: Nov. 5. Case no. 7:15-cv08662. Jordan Panel Systems Corp. aka Jordan Installation Services Corp. Filed by the trustees of the District Council 9 Painting Industry Insurance and Annuity Funds. Action: E.R.I.S.A. delinquent contributions. Attorney: Dana Lynne Henke. Filed: Nov. 6. Case no. 7:15-cv-08735. L.S. Plaza Holdings LLC. Filed by Owen Harty. Action: Americans with Disabilities Act – discrimination. Attorney: Nathaniel Kleinman. Filed: Nov. 4. Case no. 7:15-cv-08685-VB. The Permanent Mission of Chad to the United Nations in New York. Filed by Hilt Construction & Management Corp. Action: diversityother contract. Attorney: Michael L. Shanker. Filed: Nov. 5. Case no. 7:15-cv08693.

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Resort Recovery Solutions LLC. Filed by Jacob Silberstein. Action: 1962 Fair Debt Collection Act. Attorney: Abraham Kleinman. Filed: Nov. 5. Case no. 7:15-cv-08727. Scrollmotion Inc. Filed by William Stephenson. Action: jurisdiction; amount in controversy. Attorney: Mark Paul Carey. Filed: Nov. 9. Case no. 7:15-cv-08823.

DEEDS Above $1 million 511 Realty Group LLC, Yonkers. Seller: 179 Saratoga Avenue LLC, Yonkers. Property: 179-181 Saratoga Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $3 million. Filed Nov. 5.

ABD Equities LLC, Scarsdale. Seller: Walter Meltzer, Hartsdale. Property: 20 Edgewood Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $410,000. Filed Oct. 30. C2GRE LLC, White Plains. Seller: Carl Laurence Finger, White Plains. Property: 8 Redway Road, Ossining. Amount: $259,000. Filed Nov. 4. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Nicholas Barone, White Plains. Property: 18 Weeks Place, New Rochelle. Amount: $692,971. Filed Nov. 6. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Ryan S. Karben, Pomona. Property: 10 Stewart Place, 3BE, White Plains. Amount: $498,446. Filed Nov. 5. Fannie Mae. Seller: Jeffrey Kosterich, Tuckahoe. Property: 18 Everett Ave., Ossining. Amount: $761,141. Filed Nov. 4.

Norm Avenue Partners LLC, Dobbs Ferry. Seller: Grotto Holding Corp., Yorktown Heights. Property: 3655 Crompond Road, Yorktown. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed Nov. 4.

Fannie Mae. Seller: Paul J. Noto, Mamaroneck. Property: 129 Madison St., Mamaroneck. Amount: $515,476. Filed Nov. 4.

SL Capital REO LLC. Seller: Christopher Mangold, White Plains. Property: 19 Broadway, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Nov. 6.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Robert D. Ryan, White Plains. Property: 17 Mulberry St., Yonkers. Amount: $584,015. Filed Nov. 4.

Yi-Zheng Family Property LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Fontana and Rubbo LLC, Yonkers. Property: 787 Yonkers Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Nov. 4.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Thomas Gallivan, White Plains. Property: 17 Joyce Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $373,453. Filed Nov. 6.

Below $1 million

Giovanni 2180 LLC, Bronx. Seller: Post-Beach LLC, Larchmont. Property: 2180 Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck. Amount: $700,000. Filed Nov. 4.

139 Webster Corp., Yonkers. Seller: Jeffrey Shumejda, Sleepy Hollow. Property: 160 McLean Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $45,000. Filed Nov. 6. 1776 LLC, Yorktown Heights. Seller: Truro Realty Corp., Yorktown Heights. Property: 1766 Front St., Yorktown. Amount: $800,000. Filed Nov. 5. 188 Broad Street Development LLC, Mamaroneck. Seller: Bank of America N.A. Property: 90 Broad St., Mount Pleasant. Amount: $470,000. Filed Nov. 6. th

222 LRI LLC, New York City. Seller: The Mountain Wood Corp., Stamford, Conn. Property: 224 Washington St., Mount Vernon. Amount: $450,000. Filed Nov. 4. 3219 Albany Post Road LLC, Yorktown Heights. Seller: Brian P. MacDonald, Buchanan. Property: 3219 Albany Post Road, Cortlandt. Amount: $140,000. Filed Oct. 30. 97 Waverly Realty Partners LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Joan Azim, Mount Vernon. Property: 97 Waverly St., Yonkers. Amount: $390,000. Filed Nov. 5.

Hudson City Savings Bank, Paramus, N.J. Seller: Jo-Ann Cambareri, Tarrytown. Property: 43 Brandon Drive, New Castle. Amount: $865,000. Filed Nov. 6. Hudson City Savings Bank, Paramus, N.J. Seller: Joseph A. Ruggiero, Yonkers. Property: 53 Eiler Lane, Greenburgh. Amount: $460,000. Filed Nov. 6.

LaGia Development Realty Corp., Bronx. Seller: Louis E. Marchini, et al, Mamaroneck. Property: 53 Dillon Road, Mamaroneck. Amount: $425,000. Filed Nov. 4. Lyons 4 Central LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Nancy M. Bucci, Tarrytown. Property: 4 Central Ave., Greenburgh. Amount: $765,000. Filed Nov. 4. MAD Real Properties LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: Debra Neubauer, Holmdel, N.J. Property: 20 Brambach Ave., Eastchester. Amount: $190,000. Filed Nov. 4. OWB REO LLC, Pasadena, Calif. Seller: Richard E. Grayson, White Plains. Property: 18 Everett St., Eastchester. Amount: $648,858. Filed Nov. 6. RB Housing LLC, Peekskill. Seller: Carolyn D’Angelo, Peekskill. Property: 225 Northview Court, 19, Peekskill. Amount: $325,000. Filed Nov. 5. Self Reliance NY Federal Credit Union, New York. Seller: John Pappalardo, White Plains. Property: 195 Evan Drive, Yorktown. Amount: $693,000. Filed Nov. 5. Sirva Relocation Credit LLC. Seller: Ceylan Guclu, White Plains. Property: 300 Mamaroneck Ave., 831, White Plains. Amount: $495,000. Filed Nov. 4. T11 Funding, White Plains. Seller: Charsyl Construction Corp., White Plains. Property: 504 S. Broadway, Yonkers. Amount: $100,000. Filed Oct. 30. Trustco Realty Corp., Glenville. Seller: George Pappas, Hawthorne. Property: 9-09 Nicole Circle, Ossining. Amount: $260,000. Filed Nov. 6. Valley Prime Properties LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Astoria Bank, Mineola. Property: 15 Grayrock Ave., Greenburgh. Amount: $341,360. Filed Nov. 2. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Richard E. Grayson, White Plains. Property: 71 Grasslands Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $486,286. Filed Nov. 6.

Hudson City Savings Bank, Paramus, N.J. Seller: Paul J. Noto, Mamaroneck. Property: 20 Bretton Ridge Road, New Castle. Amount: $775,000. Filed Nov. 6.

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: Guy Parisi, Rye. Property: 10 City Place 17, White Plains. Amount: $100,000. Filed Nov. 4.

J and F Realty of Yonkers LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Victor M. M. Pedro, et al, Yonkers. Property: 174 Linden St., Yonkers. Amount: $295,000. Filed Nov. 5.

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: John William Buckley, Yorktown Heights. Property: 354 Fairview Ave., Yorktown. Amount: $294,000. Filed Nov. 6.

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RECAP ANNOUNCES CHANGES IN AGENCY LEADERSHIP The Regional Economic Community Action Program (RECAP) board of directors in Middletown has announced a trio of directors will take over its leadership. The agency has created and strengthened a new vision and organizational structure and established a framework that will serve RECAP well into the future. The leadership team, which recently assumed office are: CEO Charles Quinn who formerly served as part of RECAP’s executive team as deputy director of operations and has been with the agency for more than six years; Chief Operating Officer Michele McKeon brings 20 years of not-for-profit leadership and social justice expertise; and CFO Joya Gambino has been with RECAP for 20 years managing all fiscal operations and consistently providing financial guidance and leadership. Their combined experience, knowledge and energy ensure RECAP’s vital community services will continue to improve and expand. The agency’s recent developments include the Mill at Middletown, a rehabilitation of a formerly dilapidated factory on Mill Street into workforce housing and public spaces. Also planned for the site is a third Fresh Start Café, providing culinary job training for recipients of temporary assistance. For decades, RECAP has provided services for the area’s low-income and vulnerable populations, including employment and training, a food pantry, early learning and home-energy conservation.

ORANGE COUNTY PARTNERSHIP RECEIVES EXCELLENCE AWARD The Orange County Partnership was awarded the International Economic Development Council’s Excellence in Economic Development Silver Award in the category of video and multimedia promotion. This award recognizes the world’s best economic development marketing materials and was received by Maureen Halahan, president and CEO of the partnership, at a recent ceremony in Anchorage, Alaska. The video, “Why Orange County, NY,” was produced by StageSixMedia and created to boast Orange County’s assets and the services offered by the partnership. The video is a fast-paced, humorous production, designed to catch the audience’s attention, while giving them insight into what Orange County has to offer. The video campaign reached thousands across multiple social media platforms, capturing the attention of national site selectors. “Our organization is innovative and bold so we wanted to create an unorthodox production that creates a fun first impression of Orange County that will last for years. To view the video and to learn more about the county, visit our website at ocpartnership.org,” Halahan said.

HEALTH QUEST WELCOMES DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY James Leonardo is the newest addition to the Dyson Center for Cancer Care at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie joining the center as the director of medical oncology and as a clinical medical oncologist. “Our goal is to create an environment where a patient can receive the perspective of multiple experts within one visit to expedite their care,” Leonardo said. “I’m excited to ensure that patients are getting state-of-the-art care according to national guidelines and to make patients the main focus of everyone within the cancer program.” Leonardo also serves as a clinical associate professor of medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Prior to joining Health Quest, he held the role of division chief for hematology and oncology at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown.

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FORMER ORANGE COUNTY EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATION DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP

Ed Diana

Ed Diana, former Orange County executive has joined the Construction Contractors Association (CCA) in Newburgh as its new director of membership. “I look forward to starting this new endeavor and bringing my expertise and knowledge of the many things that attract businesses to Orange County and the Hudson Valley to the Construction Contractors Association,” said Diana. “I’ll be going out and telling the story of why CCA membership is extremely valuable to businesses while demonstrating why businesses and suppliers should do business in the Hudson Valley and use our talented local union workers.” Diana’s leadership and business skills, in addition to his many connections in the business and construction industries, make him the perfect person for this role, according to CCA Executive Director Alan Seidman. Diana held three terms as Orange County executive beginning in 2001. Prior to that time, he served 12 years as a county legislator. For six of those years, he was county majority leader. He also served as a councilman and deputy supervisor for the town of Walkill in the 1980s. Diana established the Orange County Business Accelerator — now known as The Accelerator — to help startup companies set up business in Orange County. Diana also served as president of both the New York State County Executives Association and the New York State Association of Counties. Most recently, he was named to the Board of Trustees of the Orange County Citizens Foundation and the Orange County Industrial Development Agency.

INSURANCE VP RECEIVES FREDERICK DAYTON AWARD

Margaret Black

Each year, The Independent Insurance Agents of Westchester County (IIAWC) present the Frederick H. Dayton Award to an agent who has contributed meaningfully to the IIAWC and his or her community. This year the award was presented to Margaret Black, of The Allan Block Agency in Tarrytown, who has held positions with IIAWC as president and headed its education day and scholarship committees. Also, she served as president of the New York Hudson Valley User Group, chaired several committees of Applied Client Network and continues to sit on its product advisory committee, and serves on the Traveler’s Agent Technology Council. Black is active with the Community Food Pantry of Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown, is president of the Rotary Club of the Tarrytowns and serves on the Christopher Manno Scholarship Fund. JoAnne Murray, president of the Allan Block Agency, said, “This is a well-deserved honor for Margaret because of her commitment and dedication to the independent agents, the companies they represent and for her outreach to the community.”

NEW BOARD PRESIDENT AT ART CENTER Judith Weber has been appointed president of the Port Chester-based Clay Art Center (CAC) by its board of directors. A Mamaroneck resident who has spent her entire professional career working as a ceramic artist, teacher, designer and an ardent champion for the arts, Weber has been on the CAC board since 2009 and replaces Robert Rattet, who served as board president for six years. The board also appointed gallerist and curator Leslie Ferrin to its advisory council. “I am honored to have been elected to be the new president of the board of directors at Clay Art Center. As a ceramic artist, I know firsthand the transforma-

tive qualities of clay and the work that the center does bringing this wonderful experience to the community, students and working artists. I am proud to be part of that process and have the opportunity to work with so many wonderfully creative and dedicated people,” said Weber Weber has been a ceramic artist for more than 50 years. Motivated by the relationship between form and function she has spent most of her professional life designing limited-edition dining accessories. Her work has been featured in national magazines and is represented at museum shops throughout the United States.

JEWISH FEDERATION HOSTS FUNDRAISER

From left, Marty Dlugatz, Linda Dlugatz, Seth Siegel, Marsha and Morris Sobel. Photo courtesy of Gail Conklin.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County recently held its annual major gifts dessert reception fundraiser event at the Lodge at Stony Ford Golf Course. More than 125 people turned out for the presentation of awards to Marsha and Morris Sobel and Linda and Marty Dlugatz in recognition of their many years of giving and volunteering on behalf of the federation. Seth Siegel, author of the bestseller “Let There Be Water, Israel’s Solution to a Water-Starved World” was the featured speaker. Lawyer, activist, writer and suc-

cessful serial entrepreneur, his essays on water and other policy issues have appeared in leading publications worldwide. Federation President Leslie Green praised the honorees stating, “A vital pillar of Judaism is Tzedakah, which literally means righteousness. The Dlugatz and Sobel families understand this and know that building community and helping people who need help, no matter what their religion, gives their lives a greater sense of purpose. We would all do well to follow their examples

INSPERITY PROMOTES BURKETT Insperity Inc., a leading provider of human resources and business performance solutions, announced the promotion of Laura Burkett to district manager for its Westchester sales office. In this position, she will help direct sales efforts throughout Westchester and the region. Burkett joined Insperity in 2013 as a business performance adviser. Prior to Insperity, she served as a financial adviser for Merrill Lynch. She earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of the Incarnate Word, and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in marketing from Texas State University. Laura Burkett

VNS DESIGNATED ONE OF THE TOP HOME CARE PROVIDERS IN U.S. VNS Westchester (VNSW) announced that it has been named a Top Agency of the 2015 HomeCare Elite, a recognition of the top-performing home health care agencies in the United States. The not-for-profit agency is the largest independent, not-for-profit Medicare-certified home health care provider in Westchester, also serving the Bronx, Dutchess, Putnam and Rockland counties. This prestigious award, sponsored by OCS Homecare by National Research Corp. and DecisionHealth, is the only performance recognition of its kind in the home health profession. As a HomeCare Elite Top Agency, VNSW succeeded in meeting rigorous standards in five

key performance categories, including quality outcomes, best practice (process measure) implementation, patient experience, quality improvement and consistency and financial performance. VNSW’s interim President and CEO Timothy P. Leddy, credits the hard work and dedication of the agency’s staff with its ability to achieve recognition as one of the 2015 HomeCare Elite. “While we have achieved HomeCare Elite status in previous years, we are constantly looking for new ways to improve the quality of care and positive outcomes for our patients. We are honored to be recognized once again for this achievement.”

DYSON FOUNDATION NAMES NEW PROGRAM OFFICER Jennifer Killian of the city of Poughkeepsie has been hired to serve as a program officer for the Millbrook-based Dyson Foundation. As program officer she will be responsible for many aspects of the foundation’s grant-making program in the Mid-Hudson Valley and, specifically, the management assistance program. Killian, who will begin her duties with the Dyson Foundation on Dec. 1, has worked extensively in the field of philanthropy in the Hudson Valley. She serves as vice president, programs at the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley, where she has been responsible for monitoring and assessing programs, grants and scholarship funds, as well as the development of new initiatives. “Jennifer brings considerable experience and knowledge of the nonprofit community to this position,” said Andrea Reynolds, Dyson Foundation president and CEO. “She has served as a technical assistance provider and a grant maker. As such, she is uniquely qualified for this role. She will be a welcome addition to the Dyson

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Foundation team.” Prior to her role with the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley, Killian served as the Hudson Valley Regional manager for the New York Council of Nonprofits, responsible for providing a wide array of training and technical-assistance services to nonprofit organizations throughout the Hudson Valley and New York state. The Dyson Foundation is a private, family-directed, grant-making foundation. Established in 1957, it is led by Robert R. Dyson, who has served as its chairman since 2000. Since its founding the foundation has awarded nearly $316 million in grants to nonprofit organizations in the mid-Hudson Valley and elsewhere in the United States.

ORANGE COUNTY PARTNERSHIP’S AWARD WINNERS Maureen Halahan, president and CEO of the Orange County Partnership stated, “This year’s award recipients reflect the diversity of economic growth in the county and the commitment to investment in our infrastructure to sustain that growth.” The presentations will take place Dec. 1 at 5 p.m. at Anthony’s Pier 9 in New Windsor. The following award recipients will be recognized: The Spirit of Innovation Award recognizes exceptional initiative that epitomizes the forward-thinking spirit of Orange County. PharmaCannis, an Illinois-based medical marijuana company, will receive this award for its construction of a 26,000-square-foot building for offices, research and development and processing areas and two 47,500-square-foot grow houses. This project will develop 42 acres on Hudson Valley Crossing off Neelytown Road in the town of Hamptonburgh and is investing $40 million. The Golden Shovel Award recognizes a vision to further responsible growth that helps strengthen and diversify the economy in Orange County. The Alliance for Balanced Growth, a standing committee of the Orange County Partnership, will recognize CPV Valley Energy Center, which is investing $900 million, constructing a 127,000-square-foot, 650-megawatt power plant in the town of Wawayanda. For more information about this year’s event, contact Larissa Lewis at 845294-3696 or Larissa@ocpartnership.org.

Professional Women of Putnam (PWP) will host its annual Give Thanks Networking Party on Nov. 17 to benefit the Putnam/ Northern Westchester Women’s Resource Center, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Chophouse Grille, 957 Route 6 in Mahopac. PWP is asking everyone who attends to bring an item from the wish list of the Women’s Resource Center. For a complete list, email info@ professionalwomenofputnam. com. Admission is $15 for PWP members, $20 nonmembers; includes appetizers and cash bar. To register, visit professionalwomenofputnam.com.

NOVEMBER 18 In recognition of National Diabetes Month, Scarsdale Medical Group will host a free diabetes risk and management seminar Wednesday, Nov. 18, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at its Harrison office, 600 Mamaroneck Ave., Second-floor waiting room. Presented by endocrinologist Dr. David Bloomgarden, the seminar will provide information on risk factors of developing diabetes, diabetes management and prevention, healthy lifestyle choices and new medications. Space is limited and pre-registration is advised. For more information or to register, email marketing@ scarsdalemedical.com.

NOVEMBER 18 The College of New Rochelle adult learner program, Wednesday Nov. 18. 6:30 to 8: 30 p.m. at all six college campuses. For more information, campus locations and reservations, visit cnr.edu/web/ school-newresources/visit.

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OLSTEIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT HIRES INVESTMENT ANALYST

Peter Sicher

Peter Sicher has joined Olstein Capital Management in Purchase as an investment analyst. His research and analysis will be used for the firm’s two funds: Olstein AllCap Value Fund and Olstein Strategic Opportunities Fund. As of Sept. 30, the firm manages $834 million in assets. Sicher is responsible for generating and evaluating investment ideas, gathering and reviewing research and financial statements, performing fundamental analysis, creating company-specific earnings models, writing investment summaries and presenting research findings, analysis and recommendations to the investment committee. Prior to joining Olstein, Sicher was an equity research analyst covering health care services and real estate at Sidoti & Company LLC, an equity research firm. He launched coverage of small-cap health care facilities and services sector and was responsible for all published research notes and updates including proprietary financial models, industry studies, and valuation tools. Previously he was an associate at Bond Street Holdings and an analyst at Capital One Asset Management. A graduate of Tulane University in 2000 and Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University in 2009. He has been a CFA charter holder since 2009.

CORDASCO RECEIVES COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD

Lisa Cordasco

This year’s recipient of the Lillian Vernon Award by the nonprofit Women’s Enterprise Development Center Inc. (WEDC) — which provides entrepreneurs with the skills, tools and resources they need to start their own businesses, to expand them and to achieve economic self-sufficiency — is Lisa Cordasco, owner of New Crystal Restoration, which provides emergency fire and water damage restoration. In 2008, Cordasco took over the family business and focused on using green products. Since then she has grown the company into a successful multimillion-dollar business located in Port Chester. Motivated by a desire to keep all property owners safe, New Crystal Restoration features botanical-based products. The business is a certified WBE by New York state and New York City. Cordasco has contributed to her community by volunteering for organizations that assist individuals with autism and developmental disabilities as well as women’s health issues. Tickets to WEDC’s Fall Networking and Wine Tasting Event are $40 each, and include a light buffet, wine and nonalcoholic drinks. Business sponsorships are also available. Proceeds from the event will be used to support vital programs and services to help start-up and existing women-owned businesses achieve success. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit wedcbiz.org or call 914-948-6098, ext. 15.

PALISADES HUDSON PROMOTES SAMAY

Laurie Samay

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Laurie Samay was named client service manager and portfolio manager by Palisades Hudson Financial Group, a fee-only financial planning firm and investment manager firm in Scarsdale. Formerly a client service associate, Samay was promoted after recently receiving the certified financial planner certification. Awarded by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, the industry’s top designation for financial planners, requires passing the comprehensive CFP examination and agreeing to adhere to its ethical standards. Widely quoted as a financial expert by the media, Samay is a contributor to Palisades Hudson’s recent book, “Looking Ahead: Life, Family, Wealth and Business After 55,” and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in business administration at Washington University in St. Louis.

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NWH RECEIVES ‘A’ FOR PATIENT SAFETY Northern Westchester Hospital (NWH) received an ‘A’ grade for patient safety from the independent hospital watchdog The Leapfrog Group, which released national results showing shifts among many hospitals on the A, B, C, D and F grades rating them on errors, injuries, accidents and infections. NWH is the only hospital in Westchester County to receive an A grade in this national ratings program, which recognizes its strong commitment to patient safety. The Hospital Safety Score is the gold standard rating for patient safety, compiled under the guidance of the nation’s leading patient safety experts and administered by The Leapfrog Group, a national, independent nonprofit. The first and only hospital safety rating to be peer-reviewed in the Journal of Patient Safety, the hospital safety score is free to the public and designed to give consumers information they can use to protect themselves and their families when facing a hospital stay. “Patient safety is paramount for hospitals and our primary focus at Northern Westchester Hospital. Each staff member plays a vital role in ensuring our patients are safe when they are in our care. In addition, our approach to patient-centered process design and governance enables us to continuously improve on all aspects of patient safety,” said Joel Seligman, president and CEO, Northern Westchester Hospital.

LEGAL SERVICES HONORS WILSON ELSER In celebration of the recent Pro Bono Week, Wilson Elser, a national law firm with offices in White Plains was honored by the Legal Services of the Hudson Valley at its annual awards ceremony held Oct. 29. Wilson Elser was recognized for its work with the organization’s uncontested divorce project. To date, 35 of the firm’s attorneys have participated in two trainings held in their White Plains office and have opened 16 matters. “The firm is committed to giving back to the communities in which we live and work,” said John Flannery, re-

gional managing partner of the White Plains office. “Our work with the Legal Services of the Hudson Valley is especially meaningful as many of our clients are survivors of domestic violence who are in desperate need of a safe, fresh start to their lives. Helping them obtain a divorce is a major step to accomplish this.” Partners Emily Hayes and Steven L. Young, Pro Bono Committee members in the firm’s White Plains office, coordinate the office’s involvement in the uncontested divorce project.

OSI TAKES STEPS TO ENSURE PROTECTION OF WALLKILL FLATS As efforts continue to enact a long-term protection plan of the agricultural lands located between the village of New Paltz and the Shawangunk Ridge, the Open Space Institute (OSI) will be installing low-impact, agricultural wood post and wire fencing in certain vulnerable road locations in the Wallkill Flats. The fencing is intended to preserve the agricultural functionality and aesthetic of the land and ensure the protection of certain environmentally sensitive areas located within the property from unauthorized motorized vehicle access. It will also allow for OSI and Mohonk Preserve’s pilot cross-country ski program, successfully initiated this past February, to be explored again should winter conditions allow. All planned fencing has received the necessary permits from the town of New Paltz and is compliant with local zoning.

“The fencing is another incremental step we are taking to protect the land and ensure the public’s enjoyment of this wonderful landscape,” said Kim Elliman, OSI’s president and CEO, who noted that the fence installation was prompted by on-site staff and adjacent neighbors expressing concern about increased unauthorized use by snowmobiles and other all-terrain vehicles and trucks that have been sited on and around the property. “This is an important step in managing the land to support the agricultural uses that will continue there and also complement the proposed River-to-Ridge Trail,” said Glenn Hoagland, executive director of Mohonk Preserve. “The fencing program will immediately help to keep agriculture viable, and, if approved, help make River-to-Ridge safer for cross-country skiing, hiking, running and cycling.”

FACTS FORECLOSURES BRIARCLIFF MANOR, 9 Berkley Court. Single-family residence; lot size: .34 acre. Plaintiff: Emigrant Savings Bank. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Knuckles, Komosinski & Elliot, 914-345-3020; 565 Taxter Road, Suite 509, Elmsford 10523. Defendant: Renee Villanova. Referee: Ted Novick. Sale: Nov. 17, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $595,903.14. CORTLANDT MANOR, 106 Fredrick St. Single-family residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Citimortgage Inc. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, 631-9693100; 53 Gibson St., Bay Shore 11706. Defendant: Russell Seaboldt. Referee: Robert Hecker. Sale: Nov. 25, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $276,293.26. PEEKSKILL, 1322 Main St. Singlefamily residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-759-1835; 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester 14624. Defendant: Eric Staats. Referee: Dennis Krolian. Sale: Nov. 19, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $175,232.15. PORT CHESTER, 132 Oak St. Single-family residence; lot size: .12 acre. Plaintiff: One West Bank FSB. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Stein, Wiener & Roth, 516-742-1212; 1 Old Country Road, Suite 113, Carle Place 11514. Defendant: Ollie Collins. Referee: Joseph Ruggiero. Sale: Nov. 19, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $396,729.79. SCARSDALE, 109 Boulder Ridge Road, Unit 78D. Apartment; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: U.S. Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Gross Polowy LLC, 716-204-1700; 1775 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville 14221. Defendant: Jeffrey Pomeranz. Referee: Anthony Keogh. Sale: Nov. 18, 9:15 a.m. Approximate lien: $870,210.04. SOUTH SALEM, 81 Ridgeland Road. Single-family residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Federal National Mortgage Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Rosicki & Rosicki & Association, 845-897-1600; 2 Summit Court, No. 301, Fishkill 11254. Defendant: David Danehower. Referee: Chrystalia King. Sale: Nov. 23, 10:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $189,715.46. YONKERS, 25 Gold St. Single-family residence; lot size: .04 acre. Plaintiff: Bank of America National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Knuckles, Komosinski & Elliot, 914-345-3020; 565 Taxter Road, Suite 509, Elmsford 10523. Defendant: Donna Davis. Referee: Massimo Difabio. Sale: Nov. 17, 9:15 a.m. Approximate lien: $312,964.03. YONKERS, 28 Palmer Road. Three-family residence; lot size: .12 acre. Plaintiff: U.S. Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorneys: Gross Polowy LLC, 716-204-1700; 1775 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville 14221. Defendant: Bartolo Leal. Referee: Jeffrey Binder. Sale: Nov. 16, noon. Approximate: $658,514.19.

YONKERS, 35 Prior Place. Singlefamily residence; lot size: .14 acre. Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP, 585-9872800; 700 Crossroads Building, 2 State St., Rochester 14614. Defendant: Sean Andrew Faughnan. Referee: Julia Henricks. Sale: Nov. 18, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $557,130.33. YONKERS, 56 Hildreth Place. Single-family residence; lot size: .06 acre. Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Gross Polowy LLC, 716-204-1700; 1775 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville 14221. Defendant: Camile Babita Timirchand. Referee: Bruce Trent. Sale: Nov. 18, 8:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $181,206.41. YONKERS, 91 Glen Road. Small retail; lot size: .06 acre. Plaintiff: Green Tree Servicing LLC. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, 631-969-3100; 53 Gibson St., Bay Shore 11706. Defendant: Mary Buchanan. Referee: Edmund Fitzgerald. Sale: Nov. 18, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $416,887.97. YONKERS, 165 Ashburton Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: .22 acre. Plaintiff: Emigrant Bank. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Knuckles, Komosinski & Elliot, 914-345-3020; 565 Taxter Road, Suite 509, Elmsford 10523. Defendant: Cuenca Realty Inc. Referee: Peter Goldman. Sale: Nov. 18, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $389,689.44. YORKTOWN, 1716 E. Main St. Single-family residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: U.S. Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Leopold & Associates PLLC, 80 Business Park Drive, Armonk 10504. Defendant: John Njoroge. Referee: Carl Finger. Sale: Nov. 19, 2:30 p.m. Approximate lien: $716,008.50. YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, 611 Oakside Road. Single-family residence; lot size: .5 acre. Plaintiff: U.S. Alliance Federal Credit Union. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Stein, Wiener & Roth, 516-7421212; 1 Old Country Road, Suite 113, Carle Place 11514. Defendant: Barry Moseley. Referee: Michael Amodio. Sale: Nov. 18, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $334,189.05.

JUDGMENTS Bazooka Carting Inc., Armonk. $5,956 in favor of Pine Bush Equipment Company Inc., Pine Bush. Filed Nov. 4. Caﬀe Azzurri Corp., d.b.a. Caﬀe Azzurri, Hartsdale. $3,624 in favor of Arctic Glacier USA Inc., Mamaroneck. Filed Nov. 4. F and B Fuel Oil Company Inc., Yonkers. $34,515 in favor of DLG ADV LLC, Jericho. Filed Nov. 2. Kephart and Corti Productions Inc., d.b.a. Comedy Stop, Atlantic City, N.J. $2,468 in favor of the trustees of the National Retirement Fund, White Plains. Filed Oct. 30.

Mical Home Health Care Inc., Peekskill. $30,405 in favor of Guiding Star Transportation LLC, Ardsley. Filed Nov. 5. Reilly Plumbing and Heating Inc., LaGrangeville. $2,421 in favor of Concrete Cutting Company Inc., Port Chester. Filed Nov. 4. Rugova Trading Corp., Astoria. $53,761 in favor of Sanford Columbus Associates Inc., Yonkers. Filed Nov. 4. Sublink Ltd., Pelham. $2,591 in favor of Powerpak Civil and Safety LLC, Congers. Filed Nov. 4.

LIS PENDENS

FIGURES De La Rosa, Moses, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $388,000 affecting property located at 319 Egmont Ave., Mount Vernon 10553. Filed Nov. 17.

Natal, Lisa Johnson, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $150,000 affecting property located at 203 Storer Ave. New Rochelle 10801. Filed Nov. 14.

Eng, Frances, et al. Filed by PennyMac Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $250,400 affecting property located at 10 Cottage Place, Unit 4D, White Plains 10601. Filed Nov. 18.

Nelson, Alva, et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $394,000 affecting property located at 2 Gallows Hill Road, Cortlandt Manor 10567. Filed Nov. 14.

Hakim, Adam, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 9 Dawson Court, West Harrison 10604. Filed Nov. 17.

Quinn, Adrianne Ashanti, as administratrix and distributee of the estate of Adrian W. Quinn, et al. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $320,000 affecting property located at 358B Heritage Hills, Somers 10589. Filed Nov. 14.

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

Johnson, Mary, et al. Filed by Aurora Loan Services LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $380,000 affecting property located at 299 Fifth Ave., New Rochelle 10801. Filed Nov. 18.

Aldrich, Sandra D., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $348,000 affecting property located at 181 Briggs Ave., Yonkers 10701. Filed Nov. 18.

Jones, Laverne, et al. Filed by Hampton Partners LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $120,000 affecting property located at 130 E. First St., Mount Vernon. Filed Nov. 17.

Barrionuevo, Frank, et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 270 Greenwich Road, Bedford 10506. Filed Nov. 14.

Lavanda, Roger, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $371,000 affecting property located at 71-3 Snowden Ave., Ossining 10562. Filed Nov. 17.

Casino, Joseph S., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $459,000 affecting property located at 253 Irenhyl Ave., Port Chester 10573. Filed Nov. 17. Coke, Madia J., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $392,350 affecting property located at 433 S. Seventh Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Nov. 17. Cole, Thomas M., et al. Filed by Citibank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $335,000 affecting property located at 10 Apple Mill Lane, North Salem 10560. Filed Nov. 14. Constantine, Glen A., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $296,156 affecting property located at 12 Hudson Ave., Mount Vernon 10553. Filed Nov. 18. Cypers, Ronald, et al. Filed by Christiana Trust. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $1.3 million affecting property located at 35 Woodmill Road, Chappaqua 10514. Filed Nov. 18. Da Silva, Rosely B., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 7 Sixth St., New Rochelle 10801. Filed Nov. 17.

Lewis-Taylor, Donna P., et al. Filed by Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $356,000 affecting property located at 195 Roberts Ave., Yonkers 10710. Filed Nov. 14. Lopez, Osvaldo, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $624,000 affecting property located at 24 Lakeview Ave., West Harrison 10604. Filed Nov. 18. Marques, Diane, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $350,000 affecting property located at 435 Elizabeth Road, Yorktown Heights 10598. Filed Nov. 17. Martin, William, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $200,000 affecting property located at 19 Greystone Circle, Bronxville 10708. Filed Nov. 17. Mon Ami Takis Inc., et al. Filed by United Real Estate LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $450,000 affecting property located at 14 S. Main St., Port Chester 10573. Filed Nov. 14. Naranjo, Jorge, et al. Filed by Dominic F. Pasquale and Eileen A. Pasquale. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $360,000 affecting property located at 77 Smith Ave., Mount Kisco. Filed Nov. 18.

Reynolds, David, individually and on behalf of the estate of the late Anthony Rossetti, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $495,000 affecting property located at 120 Claremont Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Nov. 17. Thompson, Olga, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 23 E. Fourth St., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Nov. 14.

MECHANIC’S LIENS FC Yonkers Associates LLC, et al, as owner. $34,151 as claimed by Kawneer Company Inc. Property: in Yonkers. Filed Nov. 2.

Construction Project Manager (Yonkers, NY) Manage construction projects. Review project reqmts & timelines & schedule project in logical steps & budget time reqd. Work & confer w/clients’ mngrs & project engrs, mechanical engrs, architects, fin’l & other prof’ls. Prep projected phase-by-phase budget estimates & progress & budget implmtn reports. Follow project schedule & deal w/any delays. Manage selection of project personnel & prep reports. Req: Associate’s deg in Construction Project Mgmt, Mfg, Industrial Project Mgmt or rltd + 24 mos of exp in job offd, or as Industrial Production Mngr, Construction Mngr, Engg Project Mgmt, Engr or clsly rltd. Resume to: Brickens Construction, Inc., Attn: James Delaney, VP, 801 McLean Ave, Yonkers, NY 10704

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FACTS Hickey, Lisa D., et al, as owner. $128,856 as claimed by Jason Gelfand, Purchase. Property: in Mount Pleasant. Filed Oct. 29.

Prime Building Services Inc., d.b.a. Prime Home Improvements, 52 Virginia Road, White Plains 10603. Filed July 3.

Industrial Development Agency, New Rochelle. $24,542 as claimed by Marjam Supply Company Inc., Farmingdale. Property: in New Rochelle. Filed Nov. 4.

Quality of Life Laboratories Inc., d.b.a. QOL Labs, 2975 Westchester Ave., Suite G-01, Purchase 10577. Filed July 3.

LDC Properties LLC, as owner. $35,730 as claimed by Schindler Elevator Corp. Property: in Greenburgh. Filed Nov. 4. MMC Corp/Monteﬁore Medical Center, as owner. $5,036 as claimed by Sumplexgrinnell LP. Property: in Greenburgh. Filed Nov. 4.

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

Doing Business As Bilotta Home Center Inc., d.b.a. Bilotta Kitchens, 564 Mamaroneck Ave., Mamaroneck 10543. Filed July 3. Byran Hills Youth Lacrosse Inc., d.b.a. No Man Down Fall Lacrosse Classic, 12 Tripp Lane, Armonk 10504. Filed July 3. Camilla’s Tacos Inc., d.b.a. La Feria Del Taco, 643 Mclean Ave., Yonkers 10705. Filed July 3. Danacio Corp., d.b.a. Liebs Nursery, 1 Askins Place, New Rochelle 10801. Filed July 3. DHG Enterprises Inc., d.b.a. The UPS Store, 1214 W. Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck 10543. Filed July 3. El Bosque Inc., d.b.a. Angel Tips, 521 Boston Post Road, Port Chester 10573. Filed July 3. Elevate Events Inc., d.b.a. Elevate Events Lounge, 1761 Front St., Yorktown Heights 10598. Filed July 3. Genett Group Inc., d.b.a. Artisan Exchange, 76 Mamaroneck Ave., Suite 15, White Plains 10601. Filed July 3. Gerruﬀolo Restaurant Inc., d.b.a. Pelham Pizzeria, 113 Fifth Ave., Pelham 10803. Filed July 3. John Fuﬃ Inc., d.b.a. Rubicon Ristorante, 2150 Central Ave., Yonkers 10710. Filed July 3. Joseph’s Automotive Repair Corp., d.b.a. Extreme Automotive, 86 Millwood Road, Millwood 10546. Filed July 3.

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Rio Bravo of New York Inc., d.b.a. Rio Bravo Tacos and Tequila, 1879 Palmer Ave., Larchmont 10538. Filed July 3.

Sole Proprietorships Fishing Lab, 74A Wolden Road, Ossining 10562, c/o James Drohan. Filed July 3. Legend Auto Group, 1767 Central Park Ave., Yonkers 10710, c/o Andrew Green. Filed July 3. One Degree North Music, 117 S. Highland Ave., Apt. 5H, Ossining 10562, c/o Fran Rittman. Filed July 3. Studio 235, 7 Wallace Place, White Plains 10601, c/o Hannah Healey. Filed July 3. The Westchester Barkery, 4 Elizabeth St., Scarsdale 102583, c/o Deborah P.B. Salerno. Filed July 3.

PATENTS Data index using a linked data standard. Patent no. 9,177,001 issued to Frank J. Budinsky, Newmarket, Calif.; James J. Des Rivieres, Ottawa, Calif.; and Martin P. Nally, Laguna Beach, Calif. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Data subscription management system. Patent no. 9,177,115 issued to Erick S. Amador, Miramar, Fla.; Rick A. Hamilton II, Charlottesville, Va.; Garfield W. Vaughn, South Windsor, Conn.; and Timothy M. Waters, Hiram, Ga. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. De-duplicating storage with enhanced frequent-block detection. Patent no. 9,177,028 issued to David D. Chambliss, Morgan Hill, Calif.; Mihail C. Constantinescu, San Jose, Calif.; Joseph S. Glider, Palo Alto, Calif.; and Maohua Lu, San Jose, Calif. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Dynamically loadable contact center bookmarks in co-browsing environments. Patent no. 9,177,071 issued to Dustin K. Amrhein, Cedar Park, Texas; Erik J. Burckart, Raleigh, N.C.; Andrew J. Ivory, Wake Forest, N.C.; and Aaron K. Shook, Raleigh, N.C. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

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Gathering index statistics using sampling. Patent no. 9,177,020 issued to Scott D. Lashley, Portland, Ore.; and Bingjie Miao, Englewood, Colo. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Minimization of surprisal context data through application of a hierarchy of reference artifacts. Patent no. 9,176,998 issued to Samuel S. Adams, Rutherfordton, N.C.; Robert R. Friedlander, Southbury, Conn.; and James R. Kraemer, Santa Fe, N.M. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Nontransitory article of manufacture and system for providing a prompt to user for real-time cognitive assistance. Patent no. 9,177,257 issued to James R. Kozloski, New Fairfield, Conn.; Clifford Pickover, Yorktown Heights; and Irina Rish, Rye Brook. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Radix sort with read-only key. Patent no. 9,177,006 issued to Sameh W. Asaad, Briarcliff Manor; Hong Min, Poughkeepsie; Bharat Sukhwani, Briarcliff Manor; and Mathew S. Thoennes, West Harrison. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Signal security for wireless access point. Patent no. 9,177,135 issued to Rafal P. Konik, Oronoco, Minn.; Roger A. Mittlestadt, Byron, Minn.; Brian R. Muras, Rochester, Minn.; and Mark W. Theuer, Rochester, Minn. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Storing photographic metadata for scene reproduction. Patent no. 9,176,991 issued to Michael C. Collins, Raleigh, N.C.; John F. Kelley, Clarkesville, Ga.; Doughlas E. Lhotka, Highlands Ranch, Colo.; and Todd P. Seager, Orem, Utah. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

HUDSON VALLEY BUILDING LOANS Above $1 million Darienlake Kingston LLC, Batavia, as owner. Lender: Greater Hudson Bank, Monroe. Property: 1851 Ulster Ave., Ulster. Amount: $9.6 million. Filed Nov. 5. Mews at Hopewell Junction LP, as owner. Lender: CPC Funding SPE 1 LLC. Property: in East Fishkill. Amount: $12.5 million. Filed Nov. 2.

FIGURES Below $1 million Gustin, George, et al, as owner. Lender: PCSB Bank. Property: in Pleasant Valley. Amount: $380,000. Filed Nov. 4. Miles, Marc, as owner. Lender: Salisbury Bank and Trust Co. Property: in North East. Amount: $291,200. Filed Nov. 2. Poidevin, Richard P., Carmel, as owner. Lender: Freedom Mortgage Corp., Melville. Property: in Kent. Amount: $317,460. Filed Oct. 21.

DEEDS Above $1 million Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc., Wallkill. Seller: RPE Overlook Development Corp., Yonkers. Property: in Fishkill. Amount: $4.5 million. Filed Nov. 2. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc., Wallkill. Seller: Fishkill Investor Group LLC, Fanwood, N.J. Property: in Fishkill. Amount: $4.5 million. Filed Nov. 2.

Below $1 million

Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Seller: Ewart L. Williams III, Middletown. Property: 105 Cantrell Ave., Middletown 10940. Amount: $200,000. Filed Nov. 10. Chauﬀeurs Oﬀering Protective Services Ltd., Cold Spring. Seller: Douglas Wassil, et al, Putnam Valley. Property: in Philipstown. Amount: $75,000. Filed Oct. 28. Citibank N.A. Seller: Patrick E. Hayes, Florida. Property: 238 Robbins Road, Otisville 10963. Amount: $172,288. Filed Nov. 10.

Citizens Bank N.A. Seller: Sol Lesser, New Windsor. Property: 25 Elizabeth Ave., Middletown 10941. Amount: $216,930. Filed Nov. 9.

HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: Jose Cora, et al, Fishkill. Property: 114 Stonybrook Road, Unit 119, Fishkill 12524. Amount: $448,500. Filed Nov. 2.

Clove Branch Holdings Corp., Hopewell Junction. Seller: Fannie Mae. Property: 1002 Cherry Hill Drive, Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $38,000. Filed Oct. 30.

Hudson Valley Nosh LLC, Kingston. Seller: Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Kingston. Property: in Kingston. Amount: $215,000. Filed Nov. 5.

Conteﬁsher Construction Inc., Croton-on-Hudson. Seller: Arthur D. Fisher Sr., et al, Yorktown Heights. Property: 19 Sky Lane, Philipstown. Amount: $175,000. Filed Oct. 21.

Jemzo Hudson Development Corp., New Paltz. Seller: Steven Sugarman, et al, Deposit. Property: in Hurley. Amount: $110,000. Filed Oct. 30.

17 Railroad LLC, Accord. Seller: Joseph Percivalle, Kingston. Property: in Kingston. Amount: $540,000. Filed Nov. 2.

Dean Paul Properties Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz. Seller: Robert A. Post, Huntersville, N.C. Property: in Marlborough. Amount: $245,000. Filed Nov. 3.

185 Grange Road LLC, Otisville. Seller: Leo V. Grabowski, Middletown. Property: in Mount Hope. Amount: $107,500. Filed Nov. 9.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Barbara Shemitz, et al, Toms River, N.J. Property: 34 Kenzbrit Court, Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $392,500. Filed Nov. 2.

Anapest Fallopia Holdings LLC, Tarrytown. Seller: Slaight and Gauzza Real Estate LLC, Athens. Property: in Hyde Park. Amount: $202,000. Filed Nov. 4. Bank of America N.A. Seller: Emily A. Cajigas, Middletown. Property: 26 Bonnell Place, Middletown 10940. Amount: $183,901. Filed Nov. 9. Bayview Loan Servicing LLC, Coral Gables, Fla. Seller: Stanley Esposito, Pleasantville. Property: 16 Kensico Road, Carmel. Amount: $178,500. Filed Nov. 4.

Garrison Elements Inc., Cold Spring. Seller: Louise A. Thompson, St. Augustine, Fla. Property: in Philipstown. Amount: $450,000. Filed Oct. 23. Gemmati Brothers Inc., Poughkeepsie. Seller: P.E.D. Family Holdings LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: 21 Lexington Ave., Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: $85,000. Filed Nov. 5.

109 Cross Hill Road LLC, Mahopac. Seller: U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Property: 219 North Road, Mahopac 10541. Amount: $120,000. Filed Oct. 23.

AECC Property Inc., Newburgh. Seller: Fannie Mae. Property: 8 Maine Drive, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $144,300. Filed Nov. 9.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Mark D. Stern, Goshen. Property: 66 Jacobs Road, Westtown 10998. Amount: $449,447. Filed Nov. 9.

CitiMortgage Inc. Seller: Mary Zugibe Raleigh, Warwick. Property: 76 Hanford St., Middletown. Amount: $60,000. Filed Nov. 10.

Craft Development LLC, Wappingers Falls. Seller: Frank I. Gewickey, Wappingers Falls. Property: 28 Ninham Ave., Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $145,000. Filed Nov. 6.

3306 Barnes Avenue Corp., Fishkill. Seller: Michael Hayden, Fishkill. Property: in Fishkill. Amount: $75,000. Filed Nov. 2.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Mark D. Stern, Goshen. Property: 8 Maine Drive, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $210,000. Filed Nov. 9.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Kevin P. Barry, Beacon. Property: 17 Miller St., Beacon 12508. Amount: $448,000. Filed Nov. 4. Fallen Rock Properties LLC, Conifer, Colo. Seller: Zachary Levine, et al, Kerhonkson. Property: 390 Fordmoore Road, Kerhonkson 12446. Amount: $62,000. Filed Nov. 6. Fannie Mae. Seller: Peter Karl Nardone, Mount Kisco. Property: 345 Gage Road, Brewster 10509. Amount: $298,100. Filed Oct. 29. Fannie Mae. Seller: Vincent R. Rippa, Rye Brook. Property: 113 Glendale Drive, New Windsor 12553. Amount: $209,459. Filed Nov. 9. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Elizabeth Katherine Cassidy, Warwick. Property: 14 Lexington Hill, Unit 10, Harriman 10926. Amount: $175,350. Filed Nov. 10.

JRKB Properties LLC, Pine Bush. Seller: Charles Thomas Keesler, et al, Wallkill. Property: in Shawangunk. Amount: $165,000. Filed Oct. 30. JRKB Properties LLC, Pine Bush. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Property: 27 Cragsmoor Road, Wawarsing 12566. Amount: $46,500. Filed Nov. 4. Kyrou and Sole Realty LLC, Hopewell Junction. Seller: Vernon Terrace Associates LLC, Yorktown Heights. Property: 43 Vernon Terrace, Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: $95,000. Filed Nov. 4. Lacrosse Properties LLC, Rhinebeck. Seller: Dorothy Still, et al, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $112,000. Filed Nov. 4. Lead Me To It Marketing Inc., West Hempstead. Seller: Nina Bovasso, New York City. Property: in Saugerties. Amount: $46,000. Filed Oct. 30. Lory Properties Corp., Stormville. Seller: Ralph L. Puglielle Jr., New Windsor. Property: 93 Macghee Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $64,000. Filed Nov. 2. LPP Mortgage Ltd. Seller: Michael Forrester, New Windsor. Property: 323 Angela Drive, Montgomery 12549. Amount: $342,790. Filed Nov. 9. Marde Enterprises, et al, Pearl River. Seller: Douglas G. Hair, et al, Mahopac. Property: 17 Richards Drive, Mahopac 10541. Amount: $220,000. Filed Oct. 27.

FACTS

Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Seller: Stephen Gold, White Plains. Property: 94 Bloomer Road, Mahopac 10541. Amount: $542,122. Filed Oct. 29.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Peter Nardone, Mount Kisco. Property: 19 Lauro Ridge Court, Mahopac 10541. Amount: $623,995. Filed Oct. 22.

Little Bet’s Auto LLC, Ellenville. $1,402 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 5.

Prospect Estates LLC, Milton. Seller: Weathervane Arms LLC, New Paltz. Property: in New Paltz. Amount: $700,000. Filed Nov. 2.

Ulster Savings Bank, Kingston. Seller: Edward Bruno, Pine Bush. Property: 17 Distillery Road, Warwick. Amount: $288,471. Filed Nov. 9.

Orange and Sullivan Industries Corp., Monroe. $370 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 2.

QB Mechanics LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Salvatore Moschetto, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $475,000. Filed Nov. 4.

V Mortgage REO 2 LLC. Seller: Rachel Dolores Flanagan Frost, Fishkill. Property: 213 Cedar Hill Road, Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $330,500. Filed Nov. 6.

P and B Automotive LLC, Port Jervis. $358 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 2.

RAC Closing Services LLC, Cheshire, Conn. Seller: James L. Graham, et al, Putnam Valley. Property: 14 Bel Lago Drive, Putnam Valley 10579. Amount: $730,000. Filed Oct. 21. Retained Realty Inc., New York City. Seller: Peter C. McGinnis, Poughkeepsie. Property: 33-H Alpine Drive, Wappingers Falls. Amount: $134,500. Filed Nov. 6.

Vassar Brothers Hospital, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Christina J. Butler, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $300,500. Filed Nov. 4. Waterfalls Real Estate Development LLC, Kerhonkson. Seller: Gerard Ralph Amato, Trout Lake, Wash. Property: in Rochester. Amount: $43,000. Filed Nov. 4.

RipRap LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Newburgh Community Land Bank Inc., Newburgh. Property: 250 Grand St., Newburgh. Amount: $23,208. Filed Nov. 9.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Judy A. Bodisher, Wells, Vt. Property: 2691 W. Main St., Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $135,500. Filed Nov. 6.

SLK Ranch LLC, New Hampton. Seller: Aileen Myruski, Warwick. Property: in Goshen. Amount: $40,000. Filed Nov. 9.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Peter P. Rosato, White Plains. Property: 67 Winston Lane, Garrison 10524. Amount: $306,559. Filed Oct. 29.

Step-Up Properties LLC, Vails Gate. Seller: The city of Newburgh. Property: 119 Montgomery St., Newburgh. Amount: $30,000. Filed Nov. 10.

YT Holdings 1 Inc., Monsey. Seller: Prosave Development Inc., Montebello. Property: in Wawarsing. Amount: $35,000. Filed Oct. 30.

Sycamore Valley LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Kathryn Scott Lazar, Hopewell Junction. Property: 31 Holly Hill Drive, Wingdale 12594. Amount: $110,500. Filed Oct. 30. Twin Lake Properties LLC, Highland. Seller: Guiseppe Privitera, et al, Highland. Property: in Lloyd. Amount: $400,000. Filed Nov. 5. U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: John Bach Jr., Goshen. Property: 82 Carboy Road, Mount Hope 10940. Amount: $242,500. Filed Nov. 10. U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Lorraine C. Corsa, Bronx. Property: 847 Union Valley Road, Carmel 10512. Amount: $301,177. Filed Oct. 30. U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Patti A. Van Dyke, Port Jervis. Property: 5 Hillcrest Trail, Monroe 10950. Amount: $57,200. Filed Nov. 10. U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Satinder Singh, et al, New Windsor. Property: 17 Sheffield Drive, Middletown 10940. Amount: $31,347. Filed Nov. 10. U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Scott M. Brien, Wappingers Falls. Property: 127 Cooper Road, Millerton 12546. Amount: $605,000. Filed Nov. 2. U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Donald Cappillino, Pawling. Property: 303 Yantz Road, Red Hook 12571. Amount: $248,500. Filed Nov. 6.

JUDGMENTS 2 Mill Street Corp., Newburgh. $129 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 2. Accurate Transportation Service Inc., Kingston. $354 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 5. Certiﬁed Marina LLC, Kingston. $6,826 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 5. Coyote Ridge Stable NY Inc., Marlboro. $348 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 5. Gifts and Things, Kingston. $998 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 5. Jklaporte Interiors LLC, New Paltz. $185 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 5. Keller Transportation Systems Inc., Hurley. $354 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 5.

Smart Lawncare Inc., New Windsor. $618 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 2. Sundance Industrial Park Inc., Milton. $491 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 5. Team L and S Van Lines Ltd., Middletown. $128 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 2. Town and Country Paving and Property Management Inc., New Paltz. $244 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Nov. 2. Vincimus Inc., Goshen. $231 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 2. Walkway Café and Market, Highland. $3,185 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 5.

LIS PENDENS The following filings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed. Aboelenen, Mahmoud H., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $164,450 affecting property located at 111 Vassar Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Nov. 5. Alexander, Jacqueline, et al. Filed by OneWest Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $210,000 affecting property located at 40 Allison Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed March 18. Andersen, Sharon C., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $169,000 affecting property located at 113 Mountain Ave., Highland Falls 10928. Filed March 20. Auten, Terri, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $172,000 affecting property located at 8 N. Indian Trail, Greenwood Lake 10925. Filed March 17.

FIGURES Barile, Marissa, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $130,000 affecting property located at 231 Woodmont Road, Hopewell Junction 12533. Filed Oct. 30.

Canaras, Theodora, et al. Filed by Interstate Intrinsic Value Fund A LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $60,000 affecting property located at 276 Temple Hill Road, Unit 1206, New Windsor 12553. Filed March 23.

Beato, Noelia, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $306,897 affecting property located at 26 Cobblestone Lane, Unit 2901, Middletown 10940. Filed March 17.

Canevari, Marguerite M., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $453,600 affecting property located at 3549 Route 94, Chester 10918. Filed March 19.

Begley, Jeremy, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 237 Ruth Court, Middletown 10940. Filed March 20.

Capodieci, Ralph, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $210,000 affecting property located at 31 Orchard Road, Putnam Valley 10579. Filed Oct. 27.

Benoit, Sharon, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $288,000 affecting property located at 76 Connors Road, Middletown 10941. Filed March 16.

Cappiello, Robert L., et al. Filed by the State of New York Mortgage Agency. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $140,600 affecting property located at 238 Delaware St., Saugerties 12432. Filed Nov. 5.

Berger, Efram, et al. Filed by Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 77 Barr Lane, Monroe 10950. Filed March 16.

Chatergoon,m Looknauth, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $294,500 affecting property located at 1 John Drive, Goshen 10924. Filed March 23.

Binn, Lorraine M., et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $195,000 affecting property located at 102 Creek Road, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Oct. 30.

Checo, Artemio, et al. Filed by the Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $324,000 affecting property located at 228 Mineral Springs Road, Highland Mills 10930. Filed March 16.

Boe, Anthony David, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $274,050 affecting property located at 308 Rock Haven Road, Kerhonkson 12446. Filed Nov. 5. Born, Richard K., et al. Filed by Ulster Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $175,000 affecting property located at 5914 Route 44/55, Kerhonkson 12446. Filed Nov. 4.

Ciccone, Richard A., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $250,000 affecting property located at 88 Coppergate Lane, Warwick 10990. Filed March 23. Cocozza, Anthony J., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $188,000 affecting property located at 6 Hill St., Newburgh 12550. Filed March 20.

Bottiglieri, Mollie G., et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $170,000 affecting property located at 232 Concord Lane, Middletown 10940 and 258 Parkside Drive, Suffern 10901. Filed March 17.

Conners, Brian D., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $195,000 affecting property located at 9 Wickes Lane, New Hamburg 12590. Filed Oct. 28.

Britt, John, et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 119 Academy Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed March 23.

Coon, Vernon L., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $226,335 affecting property located at 3 Thayer Lane, Red Hook 12571. Filed Nov. 6.

Brown, Theresa A., et al. Filed by PHH Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $77,016 affecting property located at 2 Northgate Drive, Walden 12586. Filed March 17.

Crutts, Lee M., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $168,152 affecting property located at 163 Ulsterville Road, Pine Bush 12566. Filed Nov. 2.

Callaghan, Brigid A., et al. Filed by Wilmington Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $269,814 affecting property located at 169 Highland Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed March 23.

Cruz, Enrique, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $230,000 affecting property located at 370 Broadway, Newburgh 12550. Filed March 19.

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Cruz, Rafael, et al. Filed by PHH Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $224,700 affecting property located at 162 Oscawana Lake Road, Putnam Valley 10579. Filed Nov. 2. DeFrance, Jean Elizabeth, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $99,000 affecting property located at 63 Catskill Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Oct. 28. Degondea, Rebecca L., et al. Filed by Community Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $20,060 affecting property located at 201 Sahler Mill Road, Olivebridge 12461. Filed Nov. 4. Denholm, Ann, et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $137,000 affecting property located at 61 Baldwin Road, Patterson 12563. Filed Nov. 2. Deporres, Jacqueline, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $252,000 affecting property located at 38 ½ Bellevue Road, Highland 12528. Filed Nov. 5. Dodge, David S., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $392,000 affecting property located at 12 Quincy Road, Putnam Valley 10579. Filed Oct. 29. Donaher, Russell, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $125,000 affecting property located at 25 Woodland Drive, Carmel 10512. Filed Oct. 27. Douglas, Robert F., et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $346,320 affecting property located at 23 Ann Elizabeth Drive, Washingtonville 10992. Filed March 23. Downing, Regina M., et al. Filed by Citizens Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 8 Robin Hill Drive, LaGrange 12603. Filed Oct. 28. Dubaldi, John O., et al. Filed by PennyMac Holdings LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $187,000 affecting property located at 125 West St., New York 12550. Filed March 17. Dubner, Nikki, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $271,150 affecting property located at 19 Wayne Drive, Wawayanda 10940. Filed March 19. Duﬀ, Kathleen A., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $60,000 affecting property located at 32 Ticonderoga Road, Carmel 10512. Filed Nov. 5.

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Duroseau, Edith, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 3074 9W, Saugerties 12477. Filed Nov. 6.

Pileggi, Dominick, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 423 Philo St., New Windsor 12553. Filed March 23.

Stalter, Fred R., et al. Filed by Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $296,024 affecting property located at 152 Rutsonville Road, Wallkill 12589. Filed Nov. 5.

White, Richard, et al. Filed by Hudson City Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $211,200 affecting property located at 32 Ridge Road, Hopewell Junction 12533. Filed Oct. 30.

Eisloeﬀel, Christopher, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 87 Maple St., Newburgh 12550. Filed March 16.

Pitt, Michael, et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $224,050 affecting property located at 48-50 Gavin Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed March 20.

Stessel, Ari, et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 14 Myrtle Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed March 16.

Williams, Sandra, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Financial Credit Services New York Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $168,284 affecting property located at 15 Carroll St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Nov. 3.

Ptasienski, Stanley R. Jr., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $224,533 affecting property located at 1 Cobey Terrace, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Nov. 2.

Strother, Rosiland, as executrix of the estate of Helen M. Edmondson, et al. Filed by First Niagara Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $60,000 affecting property located at 259 Delaware Ave., Kingston 12401. Filed Nov. 5.

Zadorozny, Jessica M., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $198,722 affecting property located at 2 Glenn St., Warwick 10990. Filed March 19.

Swanwick, Robert A., et al. Filed by Hudson Heritage Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located in Middletown. Filed March 17.

Zamora, Reginald, et al. Filed by OneWest Bank FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $343,900 affecting property located at 92 Woodlake Drive, Middletown 10940. Filed March 23.

Garcia, Evelyn, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $234,025 affecting property located at 55 Chestnut Lane, Newburgh 12550. Filed March 23. Harold, Robert V., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $148,798 affecting property located at 1073 Indian Springs Road, Pine Bush 12566. Filed Nov. 5. Lattin, Dianna M., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 4 Amy Court, Kingston 12401. Filed Nov. 3. Lawrence, Lisa A., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $180,000 affecting property located at 9 Stenger Court, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed Nov. 4. Legrady, Janos, et al. Filed by the Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $320,000 affecting property located at 456 Oscawana Lake Road, Putnam Valley 10579. Filed Nov. 2. Madden, Kathryn C., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $405,000 affecting property located at 402 Hortontown Road, Hopewell Junction 12533. Filed Nov. 3. Mallon-Williams, Sandra L., et al. Filed by Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $110,000 affecting property located at 29 Waltke Lane, Wallkill 12589. Filed Nov. 6. Maloney, Thomas, et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $200,000 affecting property located at 44 Mechanic St., Amenia 12501. Filed Nov. 4. Mangham, Jeﬀrey, et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $220,000 affecting property located at 104 Evan Road, Warwick 10990. Filed March 16.

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Rausher, Mark, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $225,000 affecting property located at 298 Route 208, New Paltz 12561. Filed Nov. 2. Rivera, William, et al. Filed by CMG Mortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $197,752 affecting property located at 49 Chase Road, Wallkill 12589. Filed Nov. 4. Rojas, Juan Dedios, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $282,648 affecting property located at 7 Sylvia Drive, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed Nov. 5. Rooney, John C., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $148,300 affecting property located at 24 Edith Ave., Saugerties 12477. Filed Nov. 6. Scala, Phyllis E., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $194,627 affecting property located at 821 Tower Ridge Circle, Middletown 10941. Filed March 19. Schultz, Michael J., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $265,375 affecting property located at 13 Patricia Lane, Washingtonville 10992. Filed March 19. Schwartz, Chesky, et al. Filed by Caliber Home Loans Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 45 First Ave., Woodbury 10930. Filed March 19. Smith, Rene J., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $156,280 affecting property located at 38 Watkins Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed March 19. Soto, C. Michael A., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $170,000 affecting property located at 203 Saracino Drive, Maybrook 12543. Filed March 18.

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Thomas, Michael A., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $300,000 affecting property located at 55 Heinsman Lane, Wallkill 12589. Filed March 18. Tracz, Robert, et al. Filed by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $129,500 affecting property located at 49 Panorama Drive, Patterson 12563. Filed Nov. 4. Tretin, Patricia D., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $294,591 affecting property located at 229 Sunset Terrace, Monroe 10950. Filed March 23. Vantassell, Deanna Pauline, et al. Filed by the State of New York Mortgage Agency. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $210,400 affecting property located at 125 Hillcrest Drive, Marlboro 12542. Filed Nov. 2. Vega, Luis A., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $153,000 affecting property located at 6 Circle Ave., Ellenville 12428. Filed Nov. 5. Velasquez, Claudia Vijil, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $265,268 affecting property located at 497 Route 32, Wallkill 12589. Filed March 16. Weese, Cynthia, as heir at law and next of kin of Mary Brown, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 7 Mill St., Clintondale 12515. Filed Nov. 5.

Zaro, Gary, et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 15 Summit St., Monroe 10950. Filed March 23.

Owens-Herrmann Entertainment, 47 Wallkill Ave., Middletown, c/o Catherine Alice Owens-Herrmann and William Edward Herrmann. Filed Oct. 31. Restuccia Fence, 290 Riley Road, New Windsor 12550, c/o Michael Restuccia and Brian Restuccia. Filed Oct. 30. Ten Eleven Properties, 144 Perkinsville Road, Highland 12528, c/o Frederick W. Schmalkuche and Alice D. Schmalkuche. Filed Nov. 2.

Sole Proprietorships 5 Star Auto, 3442 Route 9W, Saugerties 12477, c/o David J. Ohnemus Jr. Filed Nov. 2. A Plus Cleaning Service, 48 Crane Road, Middletown 10941, c/o Julia Itak. Filed Oct. 30. Antonio M. Salon, 815 Blooming Grove Turnpike, New Windsor, c/o Antonio M. Magliano. Filed Oct. 31. Bill B’s Painting Services, 6 Natchu Court, Salisbury Mills 12577, c/o William Byrne. Filed Oct. 29.

MECHANIC’S LIENS

Blair Elizabeth Yeatts, 300 Ulster Landing Road, Kingston 12401, c/o Carol Lee Francisco. Filed Nov. 6.

573 Main Street Inc., as owner. $15,853 as claimed by Triboro Hardware and Supply Corp., Jersey City, N.J. Property: 573 N. Main St., Brewster. Filed Oct. 30.

Ciel D’or, 255 Route 17K, Suite 201, Newburgh 12550, c/o Christiane Azevedo Silva Kinne. Filed Oct. 29.

DG Strategic II LLC, Goodlettsville, Tenn., as owner. $5,154 as claimed by Skyworks LLC, Buffalo. Property: 1170 Route 17K, Montgomery. Filed Nov. 9. George, Franklin C. III, Oviedo, Fla., as owner. $2,423 as claimed by Big Indian Mountain Association Inc., Big Indian. Property: 87 and 89 Big Indian Trail, Big Indian 12410. Filed Nov. 2.

CMS Contracting, 25 Lamplight St., Beacon 12508, c/o Christopher Spanakos. Filed Oct. 29. Elite Mobile Barbering, 19 Old Anvil Lane, Wallkill 10940, c/o Edmond Lugo. Filed Oct. 28.

Prestige Auto Body, 109 Rock Cut Road, Newburgh 12550, c/o Tracy Davis. Filed Oct. 31. Robert Venditti Plumbing and Heating, P.O. Box 406, West Park 12493, c/o Robert Gerard Venditti. Filed Nov. 6. Rose Monroe Studio, 1 Pond Road, Goshen 10924, c/o Rose Monroe. Filed Oct. 29. Ruthless Painting and Calligraphy, 49 Route 9W, Kingston 12401, c/o Joshua I. Palmer. Filed Nov. 4. Sam DiTullo Art, 136 N. Chestnut St., New Paltz 12561, c/o Samuel A. DiTullo. Filed Nov. 6. SB Allen and Associates, Legal Nurse Consulting, P.O. Box 552, Highland 12528, c/o Susan B. Allen. Filed Nov. 3. Scriptural Pillows, 285 Flatbush Ave., Kingston 12401, c/o Linda Williams. Filed Nov. 6. Sierra Autobody, 17-39 Midland Avenue Extension, Middletown 10940, c/o Johnny Sierra Sr. Filed Oct. 30. SKD Translate, 54 Main St., New Paltz 12561, c/o Shiho Kuramochi Downs. Filed Nov. 4. Sound Script Studios, 2 Central Ave., Newburgh 12550, c/o Kean Roger Risko. Filed Oct. 30. Taste Da Love Tye Dyes, 62 State St., Apt. B, Otisville 10963, c/o Angel Amanda Palmer. Filed Oct. 29. Ted’s BBQ Grill, 87 Route 17M, Harriman, c/o Eleftherios Karamboulis. Filed Oct. 31.

Ellenville S.D.A. Food Pantry, P.O. Box 473, Napanoch 12458, c/o Edith M. Oates. Filed Nov. 2.

Tender Love and Care Prayer Shawl Ministry, 153 Renwick St., Newburgh 12550, c/o Karima N. Blaize. Filed Oct. 30.

Genesa Homecare and Companionship Agency, 568 Linderman Avenue Extension, Kingston 12401, c/o Massa Corneh. Filed Nov. 6.

Unique Contracting and Custom Builders, 2319 Route 32, New Windsor 12553, c/o Erica Lupien. Filed Oct. 30.

NEW BUSINESSES

Grok Enterprises, 22 Dashville Road, New Paltz 12561, c/o Heidi W. Reagan. Filed Nov. 6.

Waizenegger’s Rooﬁng and Siding, 156 Deer Court Drive, Middletown 10990, c/o Edward L. Waizenegger Jr. Filed Oct. 28.

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Heart to Thread, 43 Old Mill Road, Wallkill 12589, c/o Kori Jaselle Cunningham. Filed Oct. 29.

Partnerships

Ke-Barato, 320 Route 105, Highland Mills, c/o Jose F. Gaytan Castro. Filed Oct. 30.

East Coast Kayak Trolling Tubes, 4 Imperato Court, Clintondale 12515, c/o Eugene L. Kenney Jr. and Jeffrey A. Meyer. Filed Nov. 3.

NForce Media, 57 Highland Ave., Florida 10921, c/o Scott M. Nicholson. Filed Oct. 29.

Villano, Ralph, as owner. $5,629 as claimed by R.C. Harris Plumbing Heating and AC Inc., Pleasant Valley. Property: 30 N. Clover St., Poughkeepsie. Filed Nov. 6.

Instant Memories Photo Booth, 90 Hudson St., Wurtsboro, c/o Jeanne Marie Litts and Kimberly Behrens. Filed Oct. 30.

PK Songer Plumbing, 44 Walnut St., Montgomery 12549, c/o Judy L. Songer. Filed Oct. 28.

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LEGAL NOTICES Notice of Formation of Vapen Up LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/2/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Alfred W. Christian, Jr., 100 Lane Crest Avenue, Apt. 2E, New Rochelle, NY 10805. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #60220 Notice of Formation of MML Trading LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/3/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Mona Longman, 8 Varian Lane, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #60221 102 Waller, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 9/25/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Norman Dichiara, 25 Heatherbloom Rd., White Plains, NY 10605. General purpose. #60222 Spring Value Resources LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 8/21/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 320 N. Columbus Ave., Mt. Vernon, NY 10552. General purpose. #60223 Notice of Formation of ACTIVE Training, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/7/15. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60224 857 Southern Realty LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 10/1/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 27 Storey Ln., Yonkers, NY 10710. General purpose. #60225 Notice of Formation of New York Environmental, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/16/15. 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, 18 Stevens Ave. Yonkers, NY 10704. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60226 South 9th Partners LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 9/24/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 506 S. 9th Ave., Mt. Vernon, NY 10550. General purpose #60227 RNR Halstead, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 9/30/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Robert Deluccia, 232 Gregory Rd., Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417. General purpose. #60228

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Tres Ochos, LLC Arts. of Org. filed w/ Secy of State of NY on 9/29/15, Office loc: Westchester Cty, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 51 Willard Ave, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591. Purpose: Any lawful activity #60229

CP Factoria LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 10/7/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 28 Reynolds Ln., Buchanan, NY 10511. General purpose. #60239

Notice of Formation of EIAM, LLC Art of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/31/15. 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, 4 Ledgewood Commons Millwood, NY 10546. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60230

Notice of formation of AURA TRAINING, LLC. Articles of organization filed with the Secretary of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 10/15/2015. 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, 51 Bellain Ave Harrison, NY 10528. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #60243

Notice of Formation of FJC Properties LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/25/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to FJC Properties LLC 19 Galloway Lane Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #60231 Susan McGovern Stylist LLC Arts.of Org. filed with the SSNY on 9/3/15. in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Susan Mcgovern, 142 Grandview Ave.,Rye, NY 10580. General purposes. #60234 Name: F&J Caffe Roma LLC. Articles Of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/05/15. 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 the process to: 1133 Westchester Ave., White Plains, NY 10604, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #60235 NAME: MTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/8/2015. 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, 651 N Terrace Ave 2K Mount Vernon, NY 10552, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #60236 Notice of Formation of CARPAC LLC. Principal office Westchester County. Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) designated as agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to 612 Granite Springs, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598. Articles of Organization of the LLC filed with the SSNY on September 28, 2015. Purpose: Any lawful act(s) #60237 Notice of Application for Authority to do business in New York of JUNKLUGGERS, LLC (ìLLCî). Application for Authority filed with the Secretary of State (ìSSNYî) on 09/04/15. LLC formed in Connecticut (ìCTî) on 04/21/06. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 77 Selleck Street, Stamford, CT 06902. Copy of Articles of Organization of LLC is on file and may be obtained from Connecticut Secretary of the State, 30 Trinity Street, Hartford, CT 06106. Purpose of business of LLC is any lawful act or activity. #60238

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Bronx Born Media, (ìLLCî). Art. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/21/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process against LLC to Hakim Mulraine and Enrique Benitez II, 75 S. Broadway 4th Floor White Plains, New York 10601. Purpose: General Purpose. #60244 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: SACL Farmers Manager LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on October 8, 2015. 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 SACL Farmers Manager LLC, 200 Clearbrook Road, Suite 134, Elmsford, New York 10523. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #60245 Willett Solutions LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 9/15/15. 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: 21 Willett Avenue, Apt. 225, Port Chester, NY 10573 (LLCís primary business location). Purpose: any lawful business activity. #60247 CERBERUS AUDIO, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed w/SSNY on 10/5/15. Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: c/o THE LLC, 327 E. 12th St. #4, New York, NY 10003. Purpose: all lawful. #60248 KH Facility Management Group LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 9/28/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 40 Lockwood Rd., South Salem, NY 10590. General purpose. #60249 Marolda 365 Central, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 8/27/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Lawrence Marolda, 31 Howell Ave., Larchmont, NY 10538. General purpose. #60250

Special Moms Network, LLC has filed articles of organization with the Secretary of State of NYS on 09/09/15. The offices of this company are located in Westchester County, NY. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is 18 Upland Lane, Armonk, NY 11706. The company is organized to conduct any lawful business for which limited liability companies may be organized. #60251 Notice of Formation of Rocket Global, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/29/15. 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, 26 Noel Drive, Ossining, NY 10562. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60254 L&C Property 1275 LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 9/11/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 1275 E. Boston Post Rd., Mamaroneck, NY 10543. General purpose. #60255 Notice of Formation of Monaco Brothers Realty Management, LLC, a domestic limited liability company. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/08/15. NY Office location: Putnam County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC at 704 Route 6 ñ Suite 21, Mahopac, NY 10541. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. #60256 Name of Limited Liability Company (LLC): Caring Hearts Home Care, LLC. Date of filing Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State ( SSNY) 8/14/15. The LLC is located in Fairfield County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against it served is to the principal business location at c/o 11 Fairmont Avenue, Stamford, CT 06906. Purpose of LLC is any lawful act or activity. #60263 Petro Scarm, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 10/16/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, c/o Michael V. Petrillo, 335 Center Ave., Mamaroneck, NY 10543. General purpose. #60264 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF MAIN ELEVATOR, LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/16/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process maybe served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to principal business address: 120 Kisco Avenue, Ste. D, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: any lawful act. #60265

Notice of Formation of CGS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/26/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Alvin Schragis, 10 Birch Lane, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: any lawful activity. #60266 Notice of formation of MDR Administrative Consulting Services, LLC, a domestic limited liability company. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/19/2015. NY Office location: Putnam County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC at: 23 Wood Lane Mahopac NY 10541. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. #60267 Notice of Formation Thethi Realty LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 10/20/15. Off. Loc.: Westchester Cnty. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o the LLC, 165 Wyndcliff Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: All lawful activities. #60268 Druse Consulting Firm, LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ SSNY 8/13/15. Office in Westchester Co. SSNY designated for service of process and shall mail to Reg. Agent: U.S. Corp. Agents, Inc, 7014 13th Ave. Ste. 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful activity #60269 Notice of Formation of 14 Reimer Road, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/28/2015. NY Office location: WESTCHESTER County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 875 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 400, Mamaroneck, New York 10543. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. #60270 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (“LLC”) Name: SBMK ASSOCIATES LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (“SSNY”) on September 22, 2015. 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 20 Haarlem Avenue Suite 411, White Plains, New York 10603. Purpose & Character: To engage in any lawful act or activity. #60271 Notice of Formation of Tartan RE. LLC, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/15/15. 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, 30 Leighton Ave., Yonkers, NY 10705. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60272 Notice is hereby given that an on premises license, #TBA has been applied for by SLG Restaurant LLC d/b/a Tutta Bella to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 754 White Plains Road Scarsdale, NY 10583. #60273

The Expat Family, LLC Art. of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (SSNY) on 10/21/15. Office located in Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent upon which process may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to The Expat Family, LLC, 106 Madison Rd, Scarsdale NY 10583, LLCís primary Business location. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #60274 Notice is hereby given that an on-premise license, #TBA has been applied for by 583 Restaurant Corp to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 583 Main Street New Rochelle, NY 10801 #60275 11 Kathy Realty LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 11/5/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Abraham Rabadi, 321 Mclean Ave., Yonkers, NY 10705. General purpose. #60276 Neversink Acres LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 9/29/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Joseph Annunziata, 17 Arlington Rd., Scarsdale, NY 10583. General purpose. #60277 NOTICE OF ANNUAL REPORT - Notice is hereby given that the 2014 report for the year-ending December 31, 2014 of the Hettinger Foundation is available for inspection at its principal office, 287 King Street, Chappaqua, New York 10514 during regular, business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days after the date of this publication. The Foundationís principal manager is William R. Hettinger, Trustee, 914-238-3800 #60278 NOTICE OF ANNUAL REPORT - Notice is hereby given that the 2014 report for the year ending December 31, 2014, of the Gregory and Vera Kiernan Foundation is available for inspection at its principal office, 191 King Street, Chappaqua, New York 10514, during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days after the date of this publication. The Foundationís principal manager is Gregory Kiernan, trustee, 914861-9222. #60279 NOTICE OF ANNUAL REPORT - Notice is hereby given that the 2014 report for the year ending December 31, 2014, of the The Meyer Foundation is available for inspection at its principal office, c/o Bruce Oberfest & Associates, P.O. Box 318, Chappaqua, New York 10514, during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days after the date of this publication. The Foundationís principal manager is Bruce Oberfest, 914-238-3800 #60280 Notice of Formation of CapBrook, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/3/2015. 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, 226 Hunt Ln North Salem, NY 10560. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60281

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME OF LLC: LAZARUS LEADING LADIES, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed NYS Department of State 08/13/2015. Princ. off. loc.: Westchester Cty. Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Sec. of State shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful activity. #60282 Notice of Formation of RALPH T. GARGIULO LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/4/15. Offc. Loc: 730 Pelham Rd, Apt 4G New Rochelle, NY 10805 Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 730 Pelham Rd. Apt 4G, New Rochelle, NY 10805 Purpose: Wholesale Sales #60283 Cave Drawing Games LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 7/28/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 16 Marilyn Rd., Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567. General purpose. Ad # 60232 25 Grant LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 9/21/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 25 Grant St., West Harrison, NY 10604. General purpose. Ad # 60233 Care Soft Solution Technical Service LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ SSNY 9/1/15. Office in Westchester Co. SSNY designated for service of process and shall mail to: The LLC, 59 Waring PL, Apt-1FL, Yonkers, NY 10703. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Ad # 60284 Notice of Formation of Starblast Cleaners, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/02/15. 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 Starblast Cleaners LLC, 134 Jensen Avenue Mamaroneck, NY 10543 Purpose: any lawful purpose. Ad # 60285 Notice is given of the formation of Nikos International, LLC, by the filing of Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State (SOS) of the State of New York on October 15, 2015. The office is located in Westchester County, New York. The SOS has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom the process may be served. The SOS shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC c/o Komal Choksi, 12 Baldwin Lane, Scarsdale, NY 10583. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. Ad # 60286

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