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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont wants to place a toll gantry on Interstate 684 where it runs through a section of Greenwich. Photo by Bob Rozycki.

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YONKERS MOVIE STUDIO: NOT A HOLLYWOOD FANTASY

NEW YORKERS FURIOUS REGARDING LAMONT’S PLAN FOR I-684 TOLL

BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

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onnecticut Governor Ned Lamont’s plan to impose tolls on motorists using I-684 where the highway through Westchester crosses a sliver of Greenwich, Connecticut, hit a few potholes within days of being announced.

Officials called the plan “a money grab” and “an unacceptable burden” and

vowed to push back, while some on an I-684 Facebook page used even more colorful language that can’t be printed here.

The toll proposal was contained in Lamont’s CT2030 transportation plan that was released on Nov. 7. The plan calls for $14 billion in funding for roads and bridges along with $7 billion for public transportation. Lamont proposes collecting about 40% of the money via 14 electronic

BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

toll stations. Five of the toll gantries would be erected along I-95 with three more set up on I-84. Motorists who have a Connecticut E-Z Pass would pay the least with the lowest fee currently proposed at 50 cents.

Heavy trucks would pay up to $7. Motorists without a Connecticut E-Z Pass would likely pay 80 cents or $1 for passenger cars.

Lamont said the toll locations were selected so » TOLLS

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THE LIONSGATE MOVIE STUDIO IN YONKERS has

taken an important step toward becoming a reality with plans for the project being prepared for Hudson View Associates LLC, which has filed a preliminary application seeking approval to build.

The Yonkers Planning Board is expected to get its first formal look at the plans at its meeting on the evening of Nov. 18.

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has obtained a copy of the preliminary application that identifies the project as “Lionsgate Studios at iPark.”

It is described as a “new 3-story building for film/television studios with ancillary spaces & retail space with parking for 105 cars below.”

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The show won’t go on ‘A WORLD OF COMFORT’ NOT ENOUGH TO SAVE IPIC ENTERTAINMENT’S DOBBS FERRY THEATER; CHAIN FILES BANKRUPTCY

BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

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Pic Entertainment Inc. has notified New York state of the closing of its theater at Rivertowns Square, located just off the Saw Mill River Parkway in Dobbs Ferry.

The filing with the Department of Labor advised that all 126 employees at the theater, which featured the concept of dine-in moviegoing, were to be let go as of Nov. 11. The affected employees did not have union representation.

The theater had been screening the movies “Midway,” “Harriet,” “Motherless Brooklyn” and “Terminator Dark Fate.”

The Dobbs Ferry location, at 1 Hamilton St., opened in May 2017. It featured eight screens with a total of 580 seats. At the time of the opening, Hamid Hashemi, founder of iPic, told the Business Journal that the theater would add to the attraction of the mixed-use development at Rivertowns Square while being its own attraction.

“People want to know that they are maximizing the experience they’re paying for. At iPic Theaters, every visit is as memorable as the last, thanks to extensive staff training and uncompromising hospitality (that) ensures a comfortable and unique outing, all at a very affordable price,” Hashemi said.

The site featured a restaurant and bar in addition to in-theater service so guests could also eat and drink while the movie was being shown.

According to the Chapter 11 filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, iPic operates at 16 locations in 9 states, with a total of 123 movie screens. It showed an additional two locations under construction and leases for an additional nine sites in California, Georgia, Virginia, Washington, Connecticut, New York, Texas and Florida.

As of the bankruptcy filing, the chain had 240 full-time and 1,770 part-time employees. Various vendors, suppliers and other unsecured trade creditors were owed approximately $13 million to $15 million. On the list of unsecured creditors were, among others, Walt Disney Studios, Sony Pictures.

Universal and Paramount.

The company made a public stock offering at $18.50 a share in

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The iPic Theater in Dobbs Ferry.

The auditoriums featured luxury seating.

The Chapter 11 filing said the debtors ‘operate in both the motion picture industry and restaurant industry, each of which are highly competitive and fragmented with no significant barriers to entry.’

A restaurant was co-located with the theater.

February 2018 and had a market value of $216 million at that time.

On Nov. 7, several websites showed that the stock’s price was 25 cents.

The Chapter 11 filing said the debtors “operate in both the motion picture industry and restaurant industry, each of which are highly competitive and fragmented with no significant barriers to entry. The U.S. motion picture industry has been subject to periodic short-term increases and decreases in attendance and box-office revenues and is cyclical.”

The filing said iPic depended on food and beverage service for a majority of revenues. It also said the debtors believe their underlying business model remains strong and that they want to see restructuring, recapitalization or a sale of the company.

The Dobbs Ferry theater, like

others in the chain, promoted what it called “a world of comfort.” It invited customers to “discover an oasis of tranquility as you ease into your fully reclining leather Premium Plus or Pod seat. Get cozy, as your spacious seat comes with a pillow and plush blanket, and complimentary unlimited popcorn.”

Patrons were invited to press a button, which would bring a swift “Ninja-like” server so they could place food and drink orders consisting of menu items such as Buffalo Chicken Spring Rolls, Asian Chicken Salad Wrap and a Strawberry Basil Delight (with vodka).

The company’s Form 10-K year-end report for 2018 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission showed an operating loss of $39,657,000 on revenues of $148,345,000.

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United Hospital developers appear before Port Chester trustees

BY PETER KATZ

served as your SEQRA (State Environmental Quality Review Act) and planning consultants for the rezoning of the property when Starwood had ownership of the property for several years and we’ve been retained again by the village to help with the subsequent anticipated site plan application for that property by the new owners.”

The attorney for BR RA Port Chester LLC, Anthony B. Gioffre III of the White Plainsbased law firm Cuddy & Feder, said they still are working to “come up to speed” on all of the studies and documents that previously had been prepared for the site.

Rose is involved in the redevelopment of the former AT&T building at 440 Hamilton Ave. in White Plains. Her company has 14,000 residential units under management and counts more than 60 properties in its portfolio. It values the properties it has developed in the last five years at $2.4 billion.

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he process of redeveloping the shuttered United Hospital site in Port Chester moved from being a hope to becoming closer to reality at the Nov. 4 meeting of the village’s board of trustees when the property’s new owners appeared for what amounted to a meet and greet presentation. No conceptual plan was presented and no specifics of the project were discussed.

The 15.45-acre site, once planned to be developed by Starwood Capital Group as a mixed-use community with housing, retail and other features, is now owned by BR RA Port Chester LLC. The BR represents BedRock Real Estate Partners and the RA refers to Rose Associates. Amy Rose, co-president and CEO of Rose Associates,

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First to address the board were attorney and Chuck Berman, CEO of BedRock, both Mark A. Chertok of the New York City law were at the meeting. firm Sive Paget Riesel, and Peter Feroe of the Starwood’s mixed-use plan would have environmental, planning and engineering involved about 1 million square feet of space consulting firm AKRF, and cost about $450 million.

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ore than one-third of consumers are willing to seek out and pay up to 5% more for products that are marketed as environmentally responsible, according to a study released by Toluna, a Wilton-based consumer intelligence platform provider.

The Toluna 2019 Sustainability Report polled 1,000 U.S. consumers and found 37% of respondents were willing to spend more on eco-friendly products. For respondents between the ages of 18 and 34, 45% indicated that it is extremely important to buy goods that are produced in an environmentally friendly way — although only 14% of respondents age 55 and over indicated the same opinion.

Among the eco-friendly items consumers are more likely to buy are cleaning products (42%), drinks (37%), prepackaged food (35%), cosmetics and toiletries (34%), clothing (31%) and automobiles (29%). Also, 34% of respondents believed it is very likely that concerns about environmentally friendly packaging will continue to grow over the next year.

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In CoURT | Bill Heltzel Cardiologist seeks $20M from Putnam Hospital Center for blocking admitting privileges

Putnam Hospital Center in Carmel.

Mount Kisco cardiologist Philip Totonelly Jr. is suing Putnam Hospital Center for $20 million for allegedly blocking his application for admitting privileges.

Totonelly also named Health Quest Systems, the operator of the hospital, and Dr. Lawrence Schek, arguing that they have harmed his reputation, interfered with his economic prospects and put his patients at risk.

The defendants have conspired, colluded and otherwise acted in concert to limit admission privileges, according to the complaint filed in Westchester Supreme Court, for “purposes of maintaining a monopoly on the admission of patients.”

Health Quest, which is now part of Nuvance Health, does not discuss ongoing litigation, Marcela Rojas, manager of public and community affairs, said in an email.

Totonelly has practiced at Cardiovascular and Medical Associates of the Hudson Valley in Fishkill since 2012. He is board certified in cardiovascular disease, internal medicine and forensic medicine, according to his online profile. He is an assistant professor at NYU School of Medicine. He holds a law degree from Concord School of Law, an online program, but he is not licensed as an attorney in New York.

After building up his private practice for several years, the complaint states, “it became imperative … to obtain admission privileges to offer more comprehensive care to his patients.”

He applied to Putnam Hospital Center for cardiology clinical privileges in March 2017.

The hospital noted that Totonelly had no hospital affiliation since 2012 and then asked for documentation on his hospital cases during the previous 24 months.

“Applicants have the burden of producing information deemed adequate by the hospital for a proper evaluation of current competencies and other qualifications,” Schek, vice

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president of medical affairs, said in a May 2017 letter.

Totonelly asked how he could satisfy the requirement when he had no admitting privileges for years.

Totonelly claims that Schek advised him to take a continuing medical education course but would not identify a specific course. Totonelly contacted three medical associations and was told, according to the complaint, that “they had never heard of such a requirement for admission privileges … and no such course existed.”

Totonelly demanded that the hospital process the application or present a clear explanation of its refusal to do so.

His application was deemed incomplete and withdrawn, a hospital official responded.

He had failed to provide information about his hospital cases and as a result he “does not meet the minimum qualifications for the requested privileges.”

Totonelly demanded a formal decision, claiming that the hospital had violated its bylaws requiring a decision in writing.

He filed a complaint with the New York State Public Health and Health Planning Council, alleging that the hospital had improperly processed his application. The council agreed, ruling in February that Totonelly had not been afforded due process.

He alleges that the hospital intentionally failed to consult with him twice when patients of his were admitted to the emergency room complaining of chest pains. In both cases, according to the complaint, the patients received cardiac catheterization surgeries that “were completely unnecessary.”

Totonelly is asking the court to direct the hospital to grant him admission privileges and award $20 million in damages.

He is represented by Kyle A. Seiss of Cohen, LaBarbera & Landrigan in Chester, Orange County.

ALLSTATE SUES TO STOP ROCKLAND COUNTY MAN FROM USING BANKRUPTCY TO AVOID $3.7M DEBT

Allstate Insurance Co. wants to stop Jeffrey Lereah from using bankruptcy to get out of paying a $3.7 million debt for his part in a massive insurance fraud scheme.

Allstate sued Lereah, of Rockland County, on Nov. 5 in federal bankruptcy court in White Plains arguing that he is not entitled to discharge of a debt incurred by fraud.

The debt arises, Allstate argues, “out of his admitted participation in the intentional, fraudulent and comprehensive insurance fraud scheme.”

Lereah is one of 52 people charged with running a criminal enterprise that defrauded insurance companies out of $279 million under New York’s no-fault auto insurance law.

Participants paid doctors to use their licenses to set up medical clinics that provided bogus medical treatments, and they paid kickbacks to runners who recruited automobile accident victims who received unnecessary or excessive treatments.

Insurance payments were then laundered through shell companies and check-cashing services and returned as cash to the criminal organization.

“While it lasted,” the FBI said in a press release when the case was announced in 2012, it “was obscenely profitable.”

Lereah pleaded guilty in 2016 to criminal charges of health care fraud and money laundering.

He operated Novacare Medical PC and McGuire Medical PC. He recruited medical doctors to serve as paper owners of the corporations, paid kickbacks for patient referrals, arranged for unnecessary patient referrals to other clinics in exchange for kickbacks and laundered money to conceal detection of the scheme, according to a transcript of his sentencing.

He was placed on probation for two years, ordered to forfeit nearly $1 million and to make restitution to his victims.

Allstate won a default judgment, also in 2016, when Lereah failed to defend himself against a civil complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn. The judge found him liable on charges of racketeering, fraud and unjust enrichment.

The actual damages were about $1.2 million and the award was tripled to $3.7 million under the racketeering law.

This past July, Lereah, of Robin Hood Road in Suffern, petitioned for Chapter 13 bankruptcy protection. He declared $704,789 in assets and $813,158 in liabilities. He had been making about $88,000 a year selling used cars.

Last month, he filed a motion to void the Allstate default judgment.

He claims his house is worth $700,000.

But he still owes $752,199 on the mortgage and the property is encumbered by the Allstate lien and two small liens. Therefore, his equity is $0.

Yet, he is entitled to a homestead exemption of $170,825, according to the motion, which states that the liens impair that exemption and should be voided.

A hearing is scheduled in December.

Under bankruptcy law, Allstate argues in an adversary proceeding, “Lereah is not entitled to the discharge of a debt incurred by false pretenses, a false representation or actual fraud.”

Lereah’s bankruptcy attorney, Allen A. Kolber, did not respond to an email message requesting his client’s side of the story.

WHITE PLAINS RETIREE WINS $450,000 JUDGMENT AGAINST UNREGISTERED FINANCIAL ADVISER

A White Plains man who lost all but $84 of his retirement fund has won a $450,000 judgment against the unregistered financial adviser who traded away his nest egg on risky investments.

U.S. District Judge Vincent L. Briccetti ruled on Oct. 29 that Greg Aberle of Lakeville, Minnesota, must pay the judgment to Frank Allgaier.

Allgaier was 76 when he began investing with Aberle, an airline pilot, in 2008. He had heard Aberle on the Money Matters Financial Network on WOR radio, on which Aberle had paid to appear under the name Greg Peterson.

Peterson had legally changed his name to Aberle in 2007, but continued to present himself as Peterson in financial dealings.

Aberle allegedly claimed on the radio program that he had a unique method of saving money for his clients. He required them to turn over their usernames and passwords to online brokerage accounts, ostensibly to save on fees, and he charged a 30% commission only on gains greater than the S&P 500 Index.

Allgaier gave Aberle access to his IRA account, according to a court filing, “and unwittingly fell into (Aberle’s) trap.”

Allgaier claimed he told Aberle to preserve capital and achieve some growth.

Instead, he alleged in a 2013 lawsuit, “Aberle engaged in high-volume trading of option securities and leveraged exchange traded funds.

“Aberle’s trading strategies were unsuitable in light of Allgaier’s advanced age, medical conditions, net worth, objectives and circumstances.”

In 2010, he was diagnosed with cancer.

He instructed Aberle to liquidate the IRA account to cash if the balance dropped below $150,000.

The balance dropped from $230,000 to $127,000 in nine days in 2010.

He again instructed Aberle to move funds into cash. But Aberle, according to the complaint, continued to “follow the same high-volume and risky strategies as before.”

Aberle allegedly responded at one point, “No one here is a registered broker. … We

In CoURT | Bill Heltzel serve purely as an educational service and offer assistance when asked to join up as a trading partner to help manage investments.”

Allgaier demanded that Aberle reimburse him for not following his instructions. Aberle allegedly responded, “Yes, I will be able to make up some of the losses.”

Allgaier allowed Aberle to continue to have access to his IRA account. By February 2011, the account balance was $84.38.

In early 2016, Aberle filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in Minnesota, automatically stopping a trial that was about to begin.

He declared nearly $1.4 million in assets and $676,000 in liabilities.

The automatic stay was lifted in 2017. But Aberle, who represented himself in the lawsuit, failed to appear for status conferences.

Aberle said in a letter to the court that he had been unable to travel to New York for financial and health reasons.

“I live paycheck to paycheck on my disability income and Social Security,” the letter states. “I want to go on record that I 100% dispute all of Frank Allgaier’s claims in the lawsuit for which I cannot physically attend.”

Briccetti issued a default judgment last year and U.S. Magistrate Judge Lisa M. Smith held an inquest on damages.

She recommended $247,110 in damages — $177,501 in investment losses and $69,609 in commissions — plus interest, bringing the total to $449,529.

Briccetti adopted the recommendations.

SEC, PROSECUTOR SAY HAITIAN INVESTMENT SCHEME WAS $2M FRAUD

A Rockland County man has been accused of exploiting his ties to the Haitian community to steal more than $2 million from 100 investors.

Ruless Pierre, 50, of Nanuet, was arrested Nov. 5 and charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office with securities fraud, wire fraud and structuring transactions to evade reporting requirements.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a separate civil suit in federal court in Manhattan accusing Pierre of violating securities laws.

“Pierre fraudulently obtained millions of dollars from investors (by) promising impossibly high returns from securities trading,” the SEC complaint states.

He used some of the money to buy a BMW, a Range Rover, a car-service business and a fast food franchise, according to the criminal indictment.

A court record in an unrelated Rockland County lawsuit links Pierre to Planet Wings Orangeburg, a fast-food franchise in the Orangetown Shopping Center, and to Joy Ride Auto Group in Nanuet.

The SEC complaint also names R. Pierre Consulting Group LLC (RPCG) as a defendant. Both actions accuse Pierre of wrongdoing in his work as director of finance for an undisclosed conference center in

Palisades and a hotel in Armonk.

Pierre formed an informal investment club in 2016, according to the SEC, with his brothers, a sister and a few friends. Each member contributed about $2,500 and they researched stocks to buy.

He formalized it in 2017 as the Amongst Friends Investment Group, according to the SEC, and he alone ran it.

Amongst Friends was to invest in stocks, other securities, digital currencies and commercial and residential rental property.

Pierre issued “investment promissory notes” that offered exceptionally high rates of return 20% to 40% interest TWBofOssining Now Openevery 60 days, according toxthe SEC. h 7.375” w 7.125” He raised more than $2 million from 10-2-19 about 100 people, mostly Haitian New Yorkers.

Funds were deposited in bank accounts under the RPCG name, comingled with

his own money and transferred to trading accounts where, according to the indictment, “he engaged in unprofitable day trading.”

Pierre lost more than $1.4 million, the SEC said, and he already knew in 2017 that the promised rate of return was unsustainable.

Yet, he continued to issue notes promising the same returns.

He also dissuaded investors from redeeming their money by offering to reinvest their interest. One investor, according to the indictment, was given a spreadsheet that projected $59,000 growing to nearly $1.1 million by September 2021.

Investors who demanded payouts were given money from new investors, the indictment states, “in Ponzi-like fashion.”

He also embezzled more than $400,000 from the hotels he worked for, according to the indictment, and used some of that money to pay back investors, according to the SEC.

In another alleged scheme, 19 investors paid $375,000 for “silent partnership agreements” in three fast food franchises that Pierre was supposed to buy. The deals promised a 5% monthly return and a 40% pro-rata share of the franchises’ gross operating profits.

Pierre bought one franchise for $50,000, in Orangeburg, this past May. The SEC said financial statements for 2015 to 2016 show the franchise’s profits were only $3,662 to $30,823 a year.

The indictment also accuses Pierre of depositing at least $567,372 in two bank accounts in amounts of less than $10,000 per deposit to evade reporting requirements.

The SEC is asking the court to order Pierre to give up his ill-gotten gains and pay penalties. The alleged criminal violations carry maximum prison sentences ranging from five to 20 years.

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they would be close to the highway bridges that would see repairs and upgrades made using the toll money. A bridge over the Byram River on I-684 needs repairs and the I-684 toll would be collected in the bridge’s proximity at a section of the highway north of the Westchester County Airport. There are no exits or entrances on the section of the road that’s in Connecticut.

New York State Assemblyman David Buchwald told the Business Journal, “The Connecticut governor’s proposal is an outrageous money grab. The attempt to justify the toll by saying that it will fund repairs on Connecticut’s stretch of I-684 is just a smoke screen as only about 0.8% of the funds raised by the proposed set of 14 tolls around the state will go toward I-684 repairs.”

Buchwald noted that I-684 is a major route that helps define his assembly district and many of his constituents depend on it for commuting.

“This strikes me as an attempt to take money out of the pockets of New Yorkers and fund Connecticut’s needs,” he said. “I don’t want to go down the road of New York having to find out how we can extract every penny from Connecticut’s drivers. That doesn’t yield a good result for anyone.”

According to the New York State Department of Transportation, I-684 handles between 65,000 and 89,000 cars a day, depending on the time of year, weather and other travel conditions.

State Sen. Shelley Mayer immediately wrote a letter to Gov. Lamont objecting to his plan.

“I don’t believe any of us in elective office who serve that community were given advance notice. I certainly wasn’t,” she told the Business Journal. “I’m not in a conciliatory mood. My view is that it is an unacceptable tax on New York residents. It really is unacceptable. That’s what the tone of my letter is. He really should withdraw this part of the proposal.”

Mayer said she will be reaching out to other elected officials in Albany and also to the New York State Department of Transportation to push back on Lamont’s plan.

“I want to make sure we can pool our resources,” Mayer said.

She explained that she uses I-684 regularly when visiting various parts of her district and considers it a vital link.

“I spent 18 months since I got elected originally fighting for I-684 in the Bedford area to finally be repaved after 17 years,” she said.

She added that she worked with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s office and others to get the repaving money allocated.

“They’re working on the road,” she said.

“I’m very familiar with the challenges of I-684 and this is just a very unacceptable way to make a change and impose a toll.”

In discussing highway improvements, Buchwald noted, “One of the ironies is that there recently was put together an I-84 and I-684 consortium led by the New York State Department of Transportation with the

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s constituents are angry about the plan proposed by Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (right) to place a toll on I-684 where it passes through a small portion of Greenwich, Connecticut.

Connecticut Department of Transportation as a participating stakeholder to try to envision what the long-term future of I-684 is.

This toll proposal flies in the face of that collaborative approach.”

Bedford Town Supervisor Chris Burdick has objected to the proposal and said he expects to form a coalition with other Westchester County political leaders to oppose it.

On a Facebook page dealing with I-684, someone suggested that New York could retaliate by putting up a toll of its own at the I-684 exit ramp feeding into I-84 going toward Danbury. Another person suggested Connecticut motorists should be forced to pay a surcharge when they park at a Metro-North station. Another commenter suggested it would be worth the extra time to take smaller, slower back roads just to avoid paying tolls to Connecticut, although the suggestion used much stronger language.

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happens when state government imposes these types of taxes and fees and the message that it sends to businesses. It’s the wrong message to send.”

Ravitz said based on what he observed during his 12 years in the New York State Assembly and 30 years in government he was confident that Gov. Lamont and Gov. Cuomo will be having discussions on the matter.

“It’s very rare that you don’t have coordinated efforts between two executives before something is made public,” he said.

“It doesn’t sound like Gov. Lamont did the groundwork before he made this announcement,” Ravitz said.

Kevin Zimmerman and Glenn J. Kalinoski contributed to this report.

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On a Facebook page dealing with I-684, someone suggested that New York could retaliate by putting up a toll of its own at the I-684 exit ramp feeding into I-84 going toward Danbury. Another person suggested Connecticut motorists should be forced to pay a surcharge when they park at a Metro-North station.

Another Facebook commenter pointed out that he had never seen a Connecticut state trooper on that section of I-684. New York’s police are responsible for patrolling the road with Connecticut to be called in to investigate in the event of a serious accident on the section that runs through Greenwich. New York handles routine maintenance such as snow removal with Connecticut reimbursing New York for costs involved.

William M. Mooney Jr., president and CEO of the Westchester County Association, said he was “absolutely stunned” by Gov. Lamont’s toll proposal.

“It is so ludicrous,” Mooney said. “It seems grossly unfair to New York residents and employers and employees and I find it hard to understand why they’re doing something like this.”

John Ravitz, executive vice president and COO of the Business Council of Westchester, told the Business Journal, “We’ve seen what

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Touro promotes better dental care for veterans

BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

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he U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reports that it provided dental care for 577,000 veterans during fiscal year 2019, which seems like a huge number until compared with the approximately 9 million veterans who receive services from the VA and the 19,892,000 veterans who were on the government’s roster as of September 2017.

The VA reports that it has more than 200 facilities where veterans can receive dental care if they qualify, representing only about 18% of the 1,062 outpatient sites it operates.

“You need to be fully disabled in order to receive dental care through the VA, or the disablement of your oral health has to be paramount for them to cover your oral health needs,” Ronnie Myers, dean of the Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College, told the Business Journal. With that in mind, Touro Dental Health, the clinical training facility at the school’s Valhalla campus, has been opening wide its newly expanded clinic to veterans not receiving oral health care from the VA. Throughout the year, Touro provides 25% off the fees for most dental treatment for veterans, active

Richard Fonyi, a veteran from Monroe, received dental care from TCDM students.

Dr. Ronnie Myers, dean of the Touro College of Dental Medicine, greeted veterans before they received their dental care.

military personnel and their spouses. Fees at Touro are considerably less than found at typical private practices in Westchester. On Nov. 4, Touro held a Smiles for Veterans event, providing free dental screenings, X-rays, cleanings and fillings. This was the second year it held the event.

“We were very fortunate to partner on this program with the 9th District Dental Association,” Myers said. “The American Dental Association, the parent organization, is broken up into state constituents. In New York, there are nine districts.

We happen to be in the 9th

District, which encompasses most of the counties in the lower Hudson Valley.”

Last year, Touro’s students and faculty were able to care for approximately 45 veterans during the event. This year, the number was more than 60.

If care could not be completed on the event day, appointments were made for other days with the service still being free.

Myers said the college’s students recognize the service that veterans have provided to the country.

“Our mission is to provide excellent oral health care services to the diverse

More than 60 veterans, military personnel and their family members received dental care at TCDM’s second annual Smiles for Veterans event.

communities with integrity, compassion and empathy. I believe the veterans served our country with that same sort of thing: integrity, compassion and empathy,” Myers said.

Myers explained that an important aspect of the education students receive at Touro is developing an understanding of the importance of giving back to the community once they are in professional practice.

“A requirement of our students is to actually provide a minimum of 40 hours of community service while they’re here and, in fact, most students do well above

that,” Myers said.

The event took place a few days after New York state Assemblyman David DiPietro, a Republican from East Aurora, proposed legislation that would create a $5 million fund to provide dental insurance for veterans. State Sen. Robert Ortt of Lockport introduced similar legislation on the senate side.

Myers said there is a group of academic dental centers in the state that works to support legislation that benefits various populations they serve.

He also noted that attending the event were Dr. G.

Kirk Gleason, president of the board of trustees of the New York State Dental Foundation, and board member Dr. Mark Bauman.

“The Dental Foundation supports initiatives like this for needy populations and it is really a benefit to us that they supported it with a small grant as well as support with supplies to help offset the cost of the day,” Myers said.

Myers, who is a doctor of dental surgery (DDS), is a former member and chair of the New York State Board of Dentistry and a past chair of the American Dental Education Association Section on Clinic Administration. He was appointed dean at Touro in 2017 after serving as senior associate dean for academic and administrative affairs.

Veterans are not the only patient category receiving attention from Touro Dental Health. This February it plans to hold the third annual Give Kids a Smile Day where free dental care is offered to youngsters as old as 17. On Nov. 8, it hosted the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities Task Force on Special Dentistry for a session on overcoming obstacles to oral health for individuals with disabilities. Experts in the field reviewed research and shared experiences in improving oral hygiene and home care to promote better oral health.

Online shopping compared to a ‘root canal’

BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

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oliday season shoppers who prowl e-commerce sites in search of presents are experiencing advanced states of digital agita, according to Pitney Bowes’ annual Online Shopping Study.

In a data analysis of more than 3,000 U.S. consum-

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ers ages 18 and up, 60% of respondents said they were dissatisfied with their holiday shopping experiences, up 4 percentage points from last year and nearly double the number from four years earlier. And the more these consumers shopped online, the more frustrated they became: 73% of consumers who shop online daily or weekly and 74% of millen-

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nials said they were disappointed in some aspect of the post-purchase experience last holiday season.

What spoiled the shopping experience for them?

According to the survey, 86% of respondents equated some aspect of the poor post-purchase experience to “having a root canal.”

The most acute unpleasantries involved receiving

a wrong or damaged item (72%), taking too long to get a refund after returning an item (64%), an inconvenient returns process (60%) and having to pay for shipping (47%). Also, 51% of all online shoppers, including 66% of millennials, admit to “bracketing” — buying multiple sizes, styles and colors of an item with the intent to return what they don’t want.

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LETTER To ThE EdiToR Memo to Gov. Cuomo: Stop starving libraries

BY SEAN RYAN

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n his last three executive budgets, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has repeatedly removed increases in funding to library aid enacted by the Legislature during the previous year.

Last year, Gov. Cuomo proposed library aid at just 1% above where it had been funded two decades earlier in 1999. This budgetary suppression of New York’s libraries has to stop.

From a standpoint of technology alone, libraries have been rapidly evolving to meet the needs of all New Yorkers. In 1999, less than one-third of public libraries had a publicly accessible computer. Today, nearly every public library is the primary source of access to the internet for nearly a

quarter of households earning below $50,000 annually.

This places libraries in a unique position to serve their communities and they are increasingly called upon to assist local and state governments in their initiatives — especially with the upcoming 2020 census, the first to allow for an online response.

We applaud Gov. Cuomo

for signing important legislation providing state funding for up to 90% of the total project approved costs for construction of public libraries in economically distressed communities. In addition, this bill establishes new eligibility requirements for any project receiving state funding for 75% or greater of the

total project costs.

As part of his press release regarding this legislation, he was quoted as saying, “Libraries are cornerstones of any community and great equalizers that provide resources and access to information to all New Yorkers, no matter who they are, where they come from, or how rich or poor they are.”

Gov. Cuomo is correct in saying that libraries are the cornerstones of New York’s education and civic infrastructure, but now is the time for him to match his thinking with his actions and make a serious investment in libraries to create a stronger and more equal Empire State for all.

Sean Ryan is the president of the Westchester Library System. He can be reached at wlsdistrict05@ wlsmail.org.

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Bruce Wheeler promoted to GM at Capitol Theatre in Port Chester

BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

BRUCE WHEELER, DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, has been promoted to general manager, where he will continue to oversee an average of 120 events a year.

Wheeler replaces Tom Bailey, who has become general manager of San Francisco’s Peninsula Arts Guild.

Prior to joining The Capitol Theatre, Wheeler was general manager of the Central Park Summerstage venue in New York City and acted as tour and production manager for such artists as Regina Spektor, Jimmy Fallon and Cage The Elephant. Before making the move into production, Wheeler spent time at record labels Caroline, MCA and J Records.

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Bronx brothers charged in Westchester check-washing scheme

BY BILL HELTZEL

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Postal inspector Nicholas Iannone has identified 14 victims who were allegedly defrauded in this manner, from March to May. Evidence led to two brothers in the Bronx.

On Nov. 5, an indictment was filed in federal court in White Plains, charging Jahquan Crump and Tafari Crump of the Williamsbridge section with bank fraud and identity theft.

Iannone identified checks totaling $55,000, from bank accounts of seven victims, that were deposited into a Key Bank account.

Each check, according to the criminal complaint, was either forged, counterfeited or unauthorized.

Funds from the Key

Bank account were transferred to a TD Bank account in the name of Demarco Live IN Bronx USA, and from there to a personal account held by Jahquan Crump.

Demarco Live and the Key Bank account use the same address on Burke Avenue used by Jahquan, who also uses an address in East Orange, New Jersey.

In the nursing home case, some of the diverted funds were ultimately transferred to Tafari Crump, according to the criminal complaint.

The complaint does not explain how the Crumps chose their alleged victims, intercepted checks or got access to personal information for opening bank accounts.

IBM debuts cloud computing platform for financial services industry

BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

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BM has announced the launch of a public cloud computing platform designed specifically for the financial services industry.

According to the

Should a 3rd Party Special Needs Trust Be Revocable or Irrevocable?

By Anthony J. Enea. Esq.

bheltzel@westfairinc.com he son knew something was wrong when he spotted several letters congratulating his father on opening new bank accounts.

His father is blind, hard of hearing, suffering from dementia and confined to a nursing home.

About $30,000 had been drained from a Bank of America account, leaving about $2,300.

A U.S. postal inspector traced the withdrawals to suspicious accounts in the father’s name at Key Bank and Banco Popular.

The clues had all the earmarks of a check-washing scheme that has plagued Tarrytown and other Westchester and Rockland County communities for several years.

In a check-washing scheme, the perpetrator intercepts a check, uses a solution to remove the recipient’s name and the amount on the check and writes in a new name and amount.

Check washers often acquire personal information of the victim or another person and open fraudulent bank accounts. The washed checks are deposited into the phony account and then transferred to other bank accounts controlled by the thief.

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Armonk-he adqu ar tered company, the new public cloud addresses the regulatory compliance and security concerns of the financial services industry, allowing companies in this sector to transact with technology vendors that have met the platform’s requirements.

IBM collaborated with Bank of America on creating this platform and the Charlotte, North Carolinabased financial institution will host key applications and workloads on the new cloud to meet the needs of its 66 million banking customers.

Planning for a child, grandchild or loved one with special needs involves numerous personalized and unique considerations.

While there are different types of Special Needs Trusts (SNT’s), the overall objective of utilizing an SNT for a disabled person is to allow the disabled person to continue to receive (be eligible) for government benefits such as Medicaid and Supplemental Social Security Income (SSI) even though they are the beneficiary of the SNT. Under federal law, a disabled person is defined as a person “unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months.” If one is receiving Medicaid, SSI or Social Security Disability (SSD), they are considered disabled.

New York Estates, Powers and Trust Law requires that the SNT be utilized for the special and supplemental needs of a disabled person, and not their day to day living expenses such as food and shelter. The trustee of an SNT needs to avoid undertaking any action that jeopardizes the beneficiary’s eligibility for Medicaid and/or SSI. Unlike a First Party Special Needs Trust (SNT) which must be Irrevocable and is funded with the assets owned by the disabled beneficiary; a third party SNT can be revocable or irrevocable and is created and funded by someone other than the disabled person.

Most often it is created by a parent, grandparent or sibling. The most distinguishing feature of a third party SNT is that the source of the assets used to fund the trust are not those of the disabled person; and that upon the demise of the disabled person and the termination of the trust, the trust assets do not have to be paid back to the government to reimburse them for any benefits they paid.

A Third Party SNT can be “inter-vivos,” (A Revocable or Irrevocable Living Trust) or be a “testamentary” trust (created in a Last will) or a sub trust effective after death. However, in all events the spouse of a disabled beneficiary or the parent of a minor disabled beneficiary cannot create and fund “inter-vivos” third party SNT and get the protections under New York Law with respect to government benefits.

Once the decision to create a Third Party SNT for the benefit of a child, grandchild, loved one or friend has been made, then the creator/grantor of the trust needs to decide whether said SNT will be a separate free standing living trust (Revocable or Irrevocable) or be a part of their Last Will and Testament (a sub trust therein) for the benefit of the disabled beneficiary.

If the Creator/Grantor decides that the SNT be part of their Last Will (testamentary trust), then they have agreed that the Trust will not be funded with any or all of their estate assets until after their demise and their Last Will has been admitted to probate. Generally, the administration of their estate would need to be completed and the executor of their Last Will has distributed the specified estate assets to the SNT created in the Last Will. Selecting this option does not allow for any funding or utilization of the assets in the Third Party SNT until after the Creator/Grantor’s death.

In most instances I have been involved in the Creator/Grantor of the Third Party SNT has elected to utilize a free standing Irrevocable third party SNT. If the trust is irrevocable other individuals such as grandparents, close friends, siblings, and other family

members can be encouraged to make contributions to the SNT during their lifetime. They could do so without worrying that they made contributions to a trust that could later be revoked and that their contributions upon the Trust Revocation could potentially be distributed to someone other than the disabled person.

However, when utilizing an Irrevocable Third Party SNT both the Creator/Grantor and others making contributions to the trust will need to understand that once the contribution is made, it can not be returned back to them.

The Irrevocability of the Trust gives to the individuals making the contributions to the Trust, the peace of mind that their original goal of helping the disabled beneficiary will be fulfilled. The individuals funding the SNT can also experience the disabled person reaping the benefits from the SNT during their lifetime. This of course is also possible if the Third Party SNT is Revocable.

If the Creator/Grantor of the trust does not want and/or does not believe anyone else will be making contributions to the trust, then they may opt to utilize a Revocable Third Party SNT. The Revocable Third Party SNT would give them the option of amending the terms of the trust as well as making contributions to the trust and if wish to do so return the assets transferred to the trust to themselves. A Revocable Third Party SNT gives the Creator/Grantor flexibility.

This flexibility could be of great value if there are significant changes in the beneficiary’s conditions and in particular their needs. For example, if the beneficiary is receiving benefits that to a great extent provide for all of their needs presently and it is anticipated that this will be true in the future, the Grantor and the Trustees could possibly reduce the assets in the Trust to a level that is more suitable to the anticipated and current needs of the beneficiary.

In some instances, because of their concern about a disabled loved one, families tend to over fund the Third Party SNT. In some cases, the likelihood of the beneficiary ever utilizing all of the assets in the trust is minimal. This results in assets in the trust not being utilized, thus, depriving not only the Creator/Grantor of the funds, but, possibly other family members until the demise of the disabled beneficiary. The Revocable Third Party SNT allows the Grantors to remedy this issue.

In conclusion, the decision of whether to utilize a Revocable or Irrevocable Third Party SNT requires the consideration of numerous factors. Doing so with the assistance of an experienced Elder Law and Special Needs Attorney. *Anthony J. Enea, Esq. is a member of the firm of Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP of White Plains, New York. His office is centrally located in White Plains and he has a home office in Somers, New York. He can be reached at (914) 948-1500.Mr. Enea is the Past Chair of the Elder Law Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA). Mr. Enea is the Past President and a founding member of the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). He is also a member of the Council of Advanced Practitioners of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Mr. Enea is the President of the Westchester Bar Foundation and a Past President of the Westchester County Bar Association. He is a lifelong Westchester County Resident.

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Latimer’s tax cut: $1 million

BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

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estchester County Executive George Latimer on Nov. 8 unveiled the proposed operating budget for 2020.

As previously announced by Latimer during an Oct. 30 news conference staged on the front lawn of a house in Greenburgh, the budget includes a cut in the property tax levy. Latimer did not disclose the size of the tax cut during his initial announcement. The budget details revealed on Nov. 8 show the cut amounts to $1 million.

The proposal calls for spending $2.1 billion. The current budget is $1.9 billion.

When originally announced, Latimer characterized the ability to include a tax cut as going beyond his pledge not to increase the property tax levy.

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Latimer unveiled details of the budget during an event at the county office building in White Plains attended by staff, members of the Board of Legislators, nonprofit leaders, municipal officials and the media.

“We made a commitment to freeze county property taxes, and now we can go a bit further and cut the county’s property tax levy by $1 million,” Latimer said.

Latimer said the increase in the county sales tax in some communities, which has been shared with local governments, helped make possible the reduction in the property tax levy.

The 2020 budget does not include borrowing to meet operating expenses. All ongoing expenses, including pension obligations and tax certioraris, will be paid through the operating budget.

The budget provides $1.5 million for new housing and community development initiatives. It includes $1 million in new economic development spending for workforce development initiatives and a new economic development plan.

An additional $400,000 is included for new environmental initiatives including storm water gauges and Planting Westchester, a program that will plant trees, greenery and add community gardens for food security and carbon sequestration.

The budget includes $150,000 to help the county make sure the 2020 census is fair and accurate.

Playland’s marketing budget is being increased by $250,000, bringing the total to $1.2 million in 2020.

Nonprofit organizations are to receive a total of 3% more in county funding.

The budget avoids so-called one-shots such as selling assets to make ends meet.

The budget received approval from the Westchester County Association (WCA) and the Business Council of Westchester (BCW). William M. Mooney Jr., president and CEO of the WCA, said, “The strongest message a leader can give is what they put in their budget. County Executive Latimer, in his 2020 budget, has shown the business community that he is focused on business by including a property tax cut, eliminating borrowing for ongoing operating expenses and replenishing the county’s reserve funds.”

Marsha Gordon, president and CEO of the BCW, said, “The county's investments in economic development translate into job growth, new business stimulation and support, and solid investment in industry clusters that are thriving. This public-private partnership will create exciting and productive new economic opportunities, as these investments in small businesses in high-demand sectors result in business growth, job growth and careers which support Westchester's families.”

The budget has been sent to the Board of Legislators, which has until Dec. 27 to adopt a budget as required by the county’s charter.

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The application estimates that 200 construction jobs will be created with up to 160 jobs at the site once the facility is in full operation, although the number could easily go higher depending on the scope and complexity of films and TV shows in production.

Hudson View Associates LLC is located at the same address in Greenwich, Connecticut, as National ReSources, the developer that owns iPark Hudson in downtown Yonkers where the movie studio will be located. When the movie studio plan was first announced on Sept. 5, National ReSources was positioned as being responsible for all phases of design and construction of the studio complex.

Lynne M. Ward, executive vice president of National ReSources, is expected to make a presentation at the planning board meeting. The board is expected to vote to start the environmental review under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) by adopting a resolution declaring itself lead agency.

While the original announcement of the project said there would be four sound stages, two sized at 10,000 square feet and two at 20,000 square feet, the preliminary plans call for both 20,000-square-foot stages but only one of the 10,000-square-foot stages to be built. The second and third floors of the studio complex would each include 19,300 square feet of warehouse and office spaces.

Instead of the fourth sound stage on the first floor, there would be a studio loading and carpentry facility covering 17,000 square feet along with 3,000 square feet devoted to studio accessories. A retail space of 900 square feet also is included in the plans as required by the city’s zoning ordinance. The project would have six loading spaces for a mix of tractor-trailers and box trucks along with space for five trailers to be used by actors or other talent.

The studio complex would be built where a 197-unit residential apartment building and rooftop parking had previously been approved by the planning board.

When originally announced, the project was given a price tag of $100 million. It was enthusiastically welcomed with Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano saying, “This is a game-changer for the city of Yonkers and is a testament to the ongoing revitalization of our waterfront.”

The game-changer description could also apply to the facility’s potential impact on the lineup of film and TV production facilities in the New York area. Each of the two 20,000-square-foot studios would be more than three times the size of NBC’s Studio 8-H in Rockefeller Center where “Saturday Night Live” originates. Their footprints are comparable with, or larger than, many sound stages found in Hollywood. For example, Stage 11 on the old MGM lot in Culver City, California, where Maurice Chevalier and Hermione Gingold sang “I Remember It Well” in the 1958 movie “Gigi,” was 19,656 square feet. In 1937, MGM’s Stage 4, where the Marx Brothers went wild in “A Day at the Races,” was only 7,680 square feet.

A formal “official” application for the movie studio project is expected to be on the Yonkers Planning Board’s Dec. 11 agenda, the Business Journal learned.

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BCW creates economic development slot

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he Business Council of Westchester (BCW) has created the new position of senior vice president of economic development and named a veteran of the field, Maggie C. Peters, to the post.

Marsha Gordon, the organization’s president and CEO, said, “Peters brings a wealth of knowledge and experience when it comes to implementing plans, programs and policies that create major impact.”

She will serve as an advocate for the benefits Westchester offers as a place to do business as well as call home. Peters will focus on retaining existing businesses and attracting new ones of all sizes. The BCW said her initial outreach efforts will target major employers, industry clusters and community stakeholders to assess existing initiatives and needs.

Working on ways to develop workforces and cultivate investment opportunities as well as nurturing entrepreneurship also will be part of her responsibilities.

Gordon said creating the new position was a natural progression for the BCW.

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Peters had been serving as senior community development officer for the New Jersey Economic Development Authority in Newark.

She worked on incentives that brought about more than $954 million of direct investment in New Jersey real estate.

Peters is eager to develop new ways to approach collaboration, strategic planning, advocacy and outreach.

Peters had been serving as senior community development officer for the New Jersey Economic Development Authority in Newark. She worked on incentives that brought about more than $954 million of direct investment in New Jersey real estate.

She is credited with helping to secure more than $933 million in tax credits enabling companies to retain or create about 19,000 jobs in the state.

Peters also was executive director of the Fair Lawn Economic Development Cor. where she oversaw various programs.

Her background includes a stint with the Bergen County Economic Development Corporation and Morris County Economic Development Corp., both in New Jersey.

“In creating this new position, BCW is saying loud and clear — Westchester County is eager to do business and the BCW is the business organization equipped to help,” Gordon said.

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AsK Andi Expanding support for sales WE’RE GETTING BUSINESS IN. BUT I WONDER HOW MUCH MORE ARE WE LEAVING ON THE TABLE. WE COULD BE OUT IN THE FIELD MORE TO DRIVE TRAINING WITH REPS AND MANAGERS. STRUGGLING TO GET A REP TRAINING MANUAL INTO A FORM I CAN TRAIN ON. AND THEN I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHO SHOULD BE DOING THE TRAINING, AND HOW TO GET IT DONE EFFICIENTLY AND COST-EFFECTIVELY. THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: Training salespeople to maximize their results is smart.

Building a set of materials to conduct and reinforce training will help you be consistent. Look at what various people in the field need, as they’re probably not all at the same stage of development. Look for tools that exist and build on them. Measure before and after results to see what produces the best results.

If you can help your salespeople deliver even better results than they’re already delivering, everybody wins. Good salespeople like to win. Most salespeople can be impatient, want to be engaged with customers and may find time in the classroom to be a distraction from their mission of getting more business signed up.

Get to know your sales force. Break them into groups — entry level, average, expert —

in both product knowledge and sales skills.

To help you with the sorting process, look at results that your individual salespeople already produce. Find out what your experts know how to do that everyone else hasn’t figured out.

Consider supplementing the sales team’s knowledge. Ask product experts from around the company to put together presentations on what makes the products or services great. Create a competitive profile to hand out, showing how your company’s offers compare to other organizations.

Turn to outside sales training experts to help you build and implement your sales training tools.

For beginners, start with sales basics. Think about both skills and process. What constitutes a good sales call? How does the sales process unfold? What information needs to be gath-

ered and conveyed at each stage of the sales process, and in what order to achieve top sales outcomes? Ask your top performers to help map out the topics to cover.

For people in the middle, producing average results, it’s probably more about sales process than technical knowledge about the company and its products. Either they know what to do and they’re skipping crucial steps, or they’re missing valuable insights on what to do in what order. Focus on practicing every step in the sales process, asking for commitments at each stage.

Create a standard approach to conducting intro calls, gathering information, qualifying prospects, confirming needs, creating and delivering proposals and asking for the business. Once people practice in the classroom, head out into the field for some one-on-one time. Enlist your top sales producers as mentors to help guide and coach people on what they need to do to boost results.

If you have someone in the field who does an excellent job keeping track of prospects or documenting prospect needs, find out what format they use to do that. Same for proposals and every other part of the selling

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FACEs & PLACEs Hospice of Westchester hosts cocktail reception Hospice of Westchester (HOW), based in White Plains, hosted its 18th annual In Celebration Gala Cocktail Reception recently at the Westchester Country Club in Rye. The event honored Grassy Sprain Pharmacy and Joseph Kahl and Susan Yubas for their support of the organization and its mission.

The event raised funds for the HOW Anna & Louis H. Shereff Caregiver and Complementary Care programs, which provide alternative therapies to those receiving hospice care. The therapies, such as music therapy, art therapy, reflexology and massage therapy, help to alleviate pain, stress and anxiety and are available to HOW patients free of charge.

This year’s co-chairs included William F. Flooks Jr., Michele Fraser Geller and James P. O’Toole.

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Hands-on help for carpal tunnel syndrome

hen it comes to carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), yes

or no?

• Repetitive hand and wrist activities required by your job can be blamed for a larger percentage of cases of CTS. • Aches and pain of the hands and wrists are almost always attributable to CTS. • Surgery is usually the only option for treating CTS. • CTS surgery is often unsuccessful and can lead to significant lost time from work.

If you answered affirmatively to any of these statements, then read on to learn the facts.

Symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome are specific and telltale. They begin gradually, worsen over time and involve a persistent burning, tingling or numbness in the fingers, vague pain in the wrist and forearm and decreased hand strength, due to compression — a pinching — of the median nerve, which runs from forearm to hand through the narrow, rigid carpal passageway on the wrist’s palm side. The nerve shares that tunnel with nine tendons that control

flexing of fingers and thumb whose roof is a broad ligament called the transverse carpal ligament.

Constant use of fingers, hands or wrists, such as long hours of typing on a computer keyboard or performing carpentry, painting, food preparation and similar functions, may aggravate a CTS condition already present, although research has not determined any definitive cause-effect relationship between repetitive work and CTS. In most instances, musculoskeletal aches and pains that workers develop on the job are just that — aches and pains.

Risks for CTS are multiple.They include: • Age: The reported average age of CTS patients is between 40 and 50 years old.

• Gender: Women are three times more likely than men to experience CTS. The higher risk is attributed to females’ anatomically narrower wrist channels through which the median nerve travels and the disorder’s suspected relationship to metabolic and hormonal-level changes

during pregnancy and menopause.

• Heredity: CTS can run in families.

• Wrist injury.

• Underlying medical conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes and a dysfunctional thyroid.

CTS is like a leaky faucet. Delaying repairs only makes the problem worse.

If untreated, CTS symptoms can increase in duration and intensity, eventually making it difficult for patients to form a fist or coordinate their fingers in order to do simple tasks like buttoning a shirt or blouse, tying shoelaces or holding a fork. The condition may even result in permanent nerve damage and wasting of hand muscles, particularly at the base of the thumb.

Contacting orthopedic specialists experienced in advanced treatment techniques for disorders of the upper limbs is imperative if a person suspects he or she may have CTS. Before making a diagnosis, the specialist will run several simple tests such as imaging diagnostics to find signs of arthritis or abnormal wrist issues that can cause pressure on the

median nerve. Wrist injuries such as fractures or ligament lesions can be associated with CTS, so in many cases the hand specialist will address the potential pinched nerve at the time of the procedure for trauma.

Confirmation of CTS does not automatically mean surgery. For milder cases, recommended therapies tend to be conservative, involving wearing of wrist splints (mostly at night), taking anti-inflammatory medications and/or receiving an injection of corticosteroid. Physical or occupational therapy has been shown to alleviate certain symptoms but not cure the condition.

If surgery does prove necessary, newer techniques, including a breakthrough procedure called endoscopic release, are proving effective in permanently resolving the condition. The goal is to relieve pressure on the nerve by simply dividing the offending ligament tissue that is cramping it. The ligament simply re-forms but with a much larger tunnel diameter, as much as 40%, according to some MRI studies published.

In standard open CTS surgery, performed in an

outpatient setting under local anesthesia, the specialist divides the ligament tissue that serves as the roof of the carpal tunnel to increase space in the wrist canal. With an endoscopic approach, the surgeon will divide the carpal tunnel ligament through a tiny cut in the crease of the wrist without making a larger, open incision. The result is the same, but the endoscopic technique simply allows a much faster return to work, play or sports. Most office work can be done within days of the procedure and even surgeons have returned to the OR in well under a week after endoscopic release.

Either way, most patients recover very quickly despite the myths and urban legends that abound. One of my patients who underwent an endoscopic CTS procedure was back on her computer at work within 90 minutes following surgery. Many orthopedic practices offer onestop care — from diagnosis to treatment to instructional rehabilitation.

CTS cannot always be prevented, but risks and symptoms may be reduced.

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• Be cautious of your hand position during sleep. Wrist flexion (bending) typically occurs during REM sleep (dreaming). Using a night splint will avoid that and minimize painful night symptoms.

• Taking vitamin B6 has had some protective effects in early-stage nerve compression.

• Relax your grip on tools, pens or other items and take frequent breaks, allowing the fingers to stretch and extend fully.

• Keep hands warm in a cold environment. Cold hands are a risk factor for CTS. • Practice good posture.

Hunching places a strain on arms, wrists and hands.

Avoid bending wrists too much in either direction (full extension or flexion).

• Take breaks when doing prolonged activities with the hands or wrists.

Alejandro Badia, M.D., is a hand and upper-limb surgeon and founder of the Florida-based Badia Hand to Shoulder Center and OrthoNOW, a walk-in orthopedic care clinic in Miami.

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ASK THE DOC when should I see a surgeon for back pain

Dr. Jared Brandoff, orthopedic specialist, answers your question about when to see a spinal surgeon.

Up to 80% of people will experience back and neck pain at some point in their lives.

Separately or together, back and neck pain result in the largest number of job-related disability claims and are one of the most common reasons for missed workdays, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

Many people will often dismiss musculoskeletal pain as just

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“Back surgery is only scary to those who don’t really understand what’s happening to them and why. Most of my patients, by the time we’ve gone down the path and made the decision to pursue surgery, understand exactly what they’re having and why they’re having it”, says Dr. Brandoff.

If you’ve tried other non-invasive treatments without relief, it may be time to speak with your physician about spinal surgery.

1. PAIN LONGER THAN 6 WEEKS.

2. PINS & NEEDLES.

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4. REFERRED TO A SURGEON.

If back pain doesn’t go away with rest and over-the-counter medications it could be time to seek help.

Numbness, weakness or tingling could indicate the pain is nerve related.

Difficulty walking without assistance, losing balance or dropping things more than usual.

If a specialist or primary care physician believes that a surgical consultation is prudent, it’s time to come in!

Call (914) 849-MyMD to request an appointment with Dr. Brandoff or one of our other spine surgeons

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a “normal” part of aging, but when it gets in the way of daily living, it is time to seek help.

Spinal disorders most commonly affect the cervical spine (the neck) and the lumbar spine (the lower back), and can also be associated with pain, numbness and tingling in the arms or legs.

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CONTRIBUTING WRITER | By Phillip Franz

Tips for selecting your health plan during open enrollment

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nicotine. Also, many Medicare Advantage plans offer gym memberships and wellness programs for members at no additional cost.

pen enrollment season is here, a time when millions of people will have the opportunity to select or switch their health insurance plan for 2020.

Consider the following tips that may help lead you to better health and cost savings.

SPECIALTY BENEFITS

KNOW YOUR OPEN ENROLLMENT DATES

For the more than 178 million Americans with employer-provided coverage, many employers set aside a two-week period when employees can select health benefits for the following year.

For the more than 64 million people enrolled in Medicare, enrollment runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7 each year.

For most people, changes made during this time will take effect Jan. 1, 2020.

UNDERSTAND YOUR OPTIONS

When it comes to selecting a plan, one size does not fit all. Take the time to understand your options so you can find what will work best for you. A good first step is to make sure you understand health insurance lingo, including terms such as premium, deductible, coinsurance and outof-pocket maximum. If you need a refresher, check out UnitedHealth Group’s Just Plain Clear Glossary (in English, Spanish and Portuguese) to learn and understand health care terms. And if you’re eligible for Medicare, make sure you’re familiar with the difference between Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage as you weigh your options.

ANTICIPATE NEXT YEAR’S HEALTH EXPENSES

When reviewing your options, plan ahead. Maybe you are expecting a significant health event next year, such as a surgery or having a baby. If so, then it’s even more important to compare the “total cost” of your plan, not just your monthly premium. Plan designs vary, so also compare deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums.

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Additional benefits, such as dental, vision, hearing, disability or critical illness insurance, are often cost-effective coverage options that can help protect you and your family from head to toe. For Medicare beneficiaries, some may be surprised to learn that Original Medicare doesn’t cover prescription drugs and most dental, vision and hearing services, but many Medicare Advantage plans do.

VIRTUAL VISITS

If you are busy juggling kids’ schedules or work-related travel, or simply prefer to connect with a doctor from the comfort of your own home, consider choosing a plan that includes 24/7 virtual visits. It may be a convenient, lower-cost way to talk to a doctor about minor health issues and all you need is a smartphone, tablet or computer. Telehealth is often available to members of employer-sponsored, individual and Medicare Advantage plans.

Phillip Franz is the CEO of UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement in New York.

PRINT JOURNALISM: BECAUSE IT STILL MATTERS.

MAKE SURE YOUR MEDICATIONS ARE COVERED

Even if you don’t expect to change plans, it’s important to make sure your prescription drugs will still be covered next year. Costs can change from year to year, and how much you pay for generics vs. brands may differ among health plans.

ASK ABOUT WELL-BEING PROGRAMS

Many health plans offer financial incentives that reward you for taking healthier actions, such as completing a health survey, walking, going to the gym or not using

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Good Things ELEMENT 46 INCUBATOR PROGRAM CELEBRATES GRADUATION

CREATING A PARK

From left: Jose Gonzalez, Patricia Santos and Nancy Mendez.

YONKERS ARTS PRESENTS ART SPEAK

Yonkers Arts recently hosted the next Art Speak event featuring Yonkers’ own mixed-medium artist collective – WeArtOne at The Loft, in Metro 92.

The event highlighted the collective’s concept, growth and ongoing outreach initiatives that showcase the group’s ability to galvanize and bring together creative people from all backgrounds.

Led by Jose Gonzalez, Patricia Santos and Nancy Mendez, the WeArtOne Collective prides itself as a group of creative individuals who have joined forces to discuss, create and develop dynamic experiences for the Yonkers community. The Collective is open to all active artists in pursuit of expanding their careers and in developing a diverse arts community.

From left: Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano; Symra Brandon, director of community affairs for New York state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins; Yonkers City Council Majority Leader Michael Sabatino; GDC Principal Martin Ginsburg; County Legislator Christopher Johnson; and Steve Oakes of the New York State Parks Commission.

Ginsburg Development Companies (GDC) recently joined with Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano to unveil plans to create a park in the Greystone neighborhood that will link Warburton Avenue to the Old Croton Aqueduct State Trail.

The new park will feature a stairway

and paths that will wind through the park, which will be landscaped with benches, gardens and shrubs. The park is scheduled to open next spring.

The cost of the project, estimated to be approximately $1 million, would be shared

equally by GDC and the city of Yonkers with GDC doing the design and a portion of the construction work. The property, a former development site, was clear cut during the last development boom, which led to mudslides and other neighborhood nuisances.

CROWNE PLAZA PARTNERS WITH LIFTING UP WESTCHESTER

MORE NICU BABIES: EXPANDED NEONATAL ICU

The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) in Valhalla will soon embark on a multiphase, $1.2 million investment project to expand and enhance the advanced-care services provided to families in the Isaac and Naomi Kaplan Family Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (RNICU) at the network’s Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital.

The RNICU provides care for the Hudson Valley’s most at-risk newborns, including extreme low-birth-weight babies, some of whom were born as early as 22 weeks gestation (compared to a normal gestation period of 40 weeks) as well as full-term babies with congenital disorders and rare diseases.

Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital is internationally recognized for saving and nurturing some of the smallest babies ever born, including a 9-ounce baby girl in 2015 and an 11-ounce boy in 2018.

The project will add eight care areas to the RNICU, bringing its licensed bed count to 57.

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The Westchester County Office of Economic Development recently celebrated the graduation of the first cohort of the Element 46 incubator, a program designed to help catalyze the growth of entrepreneurs.

The Element 46 incubator provides programming, mentoring and free workspace to enable startups to develop their businesses within a network of peers. Entrepreneurs are embedded in an existing startup community in one of a number of thriving coworking spaces in urban centers or communities within Westchester.

The graduation was held at HudCo, a coworking space located within a converted factory along the Hudson River in Dobbs Ferry. Attending the reception were business leaders and county officials, including Westchester County Executive George Latimer and Westchester County Office of Economic Development Director Bridget Gibbons.

The graduates and their 12 startups are: Michael Sellers of Journeyman Bakery in Peekskill.

Orane Barrett of Kool Nerd Club.

Marci Lobel-Esrig of SilverBills.

John Bekisz of UASVue. Susanne Shoemaker of Undercare.

Jack Martin of JackKnife Sharpening.

Lisa Albanese of BioSand Bag Filter.

Terence Finn of Velotooler.

Alexander Davidas of DF Media.

Beth Turner and Katie McCorry of Beyond Flowers and Food.

Courtney Stanley of Tobu.

Chris Oates of Blue Yonder Brands Inc.

NONPROFIT WESTCHESTER AND HRG FORM STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP Nonprofit Westchester (NPW) and Hospitality Resource Group Inc. (HRG) have formed a strategic partnership.

NPW will share office space with HRG at its corporate headquarters at 237 Mamaroneck Ave. in White Plains.

WESTCHESTER FIRM RECOGNIZED FOR ELDER LAW AND TRUSTS AND ESTATES From left: Tonya Inman, director of sales and marketing at Crowne Plaza White Plains; Monika Henry, general manager; Brett Bukofser, director of bar and restaurant, Crowne Plaza White Plains; and Anahaita Kotval, Lifting Up Westchester CEO.

Crowne Plaza White Plains collaborated with Lifting Up Westchester (LUW), a nonprofit agency that provides homeless and poverty services to hungry and homeless individuals in Westchester County, to support the launch

of its fourth annual Holiday LIFT campaign. A kickoff event took place at the hotel on Nov. 5, along with the activation of a new winter accessories and toy drive.

As part of their contribution, Crowne

Plaza White Plains is donating 12 cooked turkeys with all the fixings to LUW for its Thanksgiving feast and providing drop-off locations in the lobby for new hats, gloves, scarves and new toys.

The law firm of Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano LLP has been selected by U.S. News – Best Lawyers for inclusion in its 2019 Best Law Firms in the fields of elder law and trusts and estates for the New York metropolitan region.

This marks the 10th consecutive year that the firm, with offices in White Plains and Somers, has been recognized for its professional excellence.

HGAR HONORS 2019 REALTOR OF THE YEAR

At its 103rd annual meeting held Oct. 28 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Tarrytown, the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors (HGAR) awarded Bonnie Koff of William Raveis Legends Realty in Tarrytown its “Realtor of the Year” award for 2019.

Sander Koudijs, senior vice president with The Great American Title Agency in White Plains, was named the 2019 HGAR Affiliate Member of the Year.

Other award winners included: Al Smith of Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty in the Bronx.

Tony D’Anzica of Dynamax Realty New York City in Manhattan.

Richard Haggerty, HGAR CEO. Ann Garti, HGAR COO in Goshen.

Barry Kramer of Westchester Choice Realty in Scarsdale.

Roberta Bangs of Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty in New City.

Carmen Bauman of Green Grass Real Estate Corp. in Bronxville.

Nick Wolff of Better Homes and Gardens Rand in White Plains.

NYMC OPENS FAMILY HEALTH CENTER New York Medical College (NYMC) in Valhalla celebrated a ribbon cutting on Nov. 6 to mark the opening of its new Family Health Center, an outpatient faculty practice open to the surrounding community and members of NYMC. Located in the same building as the Touro College of Dental Medicine (TCDM) at NYMC, the new health care center provides same-day or walk-in appointments on Monday through Friday.

By co-locating the two community-focused health care services, NYMC and TCDM created an integration of oral health with primary care — enriching education opportunities for the dental and medical students, improving patient outcomes and promoting the new model of dental health, which recognizes the important link between dental and primary health.

The facility is located at 19 Skyline Drive in Hawthorne.

ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON JOINS WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL

IBM TEAM HONORED

From left: Amit Banik, Tom Gabriel, Howard Zhang and Michael Donnelly.

A team of IBM employees who helped United Way identify gaps in social services in Westchester and Putnam counties were honored on Oct. 24 at an awards ceremony at Manhattanville College.

United Way Westchester and Putnam (UWWP) President and CEO Tom Gabriel recognized IBM’s chief analytics office members with the award at the organization’s annual United We Rock

Awards Ceremony.

The mapping project compared social services needs identified by United Way’s ALICE project with available services. ALICE, or Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed, was a nationwide study commissioned by the United Way that showed that 4 out of 10 households in Westchester and Putnam counties lack enough income to make ends meet regularly. The mapping

project helped to match areas where ALICE families live with services that are available to help them. The project could potentially help UWWP reach 9,000 more families in need of assistance.

The mapping project earned the chief analytics office the IBM Volunteer Excellence Award and United Way of Westchester and Putnam received a $10,000 grant to continue the work.

PWJC RAISES FUNDS

YONKERS BARTENDER NAMED BEST IN REGION Danielle Nussbaum, a Yonkers LongHorn Steakhouse bartender, took home the regional win after participating in the Bar Stars Series.

Nussbaum is one of 58 team members from across the country to achieve this distinction, out of thousands who were invited to participate in the competition.

Nussbaum, a Yonkers resident who has worked at LongHorn for four years, says her favorite part of the job is getting to know the guests.

HVEDC WELCOMES NEW MEMBER TO ADVISORY BOARD

PCSB, COMMITTED TO THE COMMUNITY A team of PCSB Bank employees participated in the recent SunriseWALKS raising more than $7,000 for the Sunrise Day Camp in Pearl River, the world’s only full-summer day camp for children with cancer and their siblings, provided completely free of charge.

For the past three summers, PCSB employees have volunteered at the Sunrise Pearl River Day Camp.

Nathan Douglass, M.D., has joined the Physician Associates Division of White Plains Hospital.

Douglass received a Bachelor of Science degree and a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he worked as a research assistant in the departments of chemical and biological engineering. He obtained his medical degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University in New York.

Douglass completed his internship and residency at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, where he was awarded the Chief Resident Research Award from the orthopedic surgery department. He completed a hand and upper limb fellowship at Stanford University in the departments of orthopedic and plastic surgery.

From left: Barbara and Eric Dobkin, Professor Gretchen Flint and Cindy Kanusher. Photo courtesy Margaret Fox.

The Pace Women’s Justice Center (PWJC) recently held its Celebrating Justice Benefit Dinner at the Doubletree at Tarrytown.

The annual dinner celebrated the 20th anniversary of its Family Court Legal Program (FCLP) and honored Professor Gretchen Flint and the Dobkin Family Foundation.

FCLP, one of the flagship programs of PWJC, provides emergency legal services on a walk-in basis at the family courthouses of Yonkers and White Plains.

PWJC’S mission is to pursue justice for victims and survivors who are suffering from domestic violence, elder abuse and

sexual assault.

Each year, PWJC provides free legal services to nearly 3,000 victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and elder abuse, as well as conducts or participates in more than 140 training and outreach events.

The Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. (HVEDC) in Poughkeepsie announced the addition of the Emerson Resort & Spa to its advisory board.

Located in Mount Tremper, Emerson Resort & Spa is designed with the splendor of the Catskill Mountains and Hudson Valley in mind, with open spaces and oversized windows that expose stunning views and bring the beauty of the outside in.

The largest private employer in the town of Shandaken, The Emerson Resort & Spa is committed to serving its community, giving annually more than $100,000 in donations to philanthropic causes.

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PHELPS PHYSICIANS RECEIVE DEGREE FROM AAFP

Wartburg, a senior care and housing provider in Mount Vernon, has opened its Advanced Simulation Lab (ASL). This teaching lab enables its care staff to practice and improve their clinical and critical-thinking skills in a hands-on environment. The lab is equipped with technologically advanced mannequins, wound care models, simulated “real life” equipment for IV, tracheotomy and catheter insertion and a patient lift for safe transport. This educational facility was made possible by a $25,000 grant from The Thomas and Agnes Carvel Foundation.

VASSAR PROFESSOR AND FORMER DEAN NAMED PRESIDENT OF STETSON UNIVERSITY Christopher Roellke, a faculty member and administrator at Vassar College for the past 21 years, has been named president of Stetson University.

Roellke, who will assume his new role July 1, has been at Vassar since 1998 and served as dean of the college from 2008 to 2018.

Roellke earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Wesleyan University and his Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in educational administration from Cornell University. Prior to entering the doctoral program at Cornell, he taught secondary school history and social studies in rural, suburban and urban settings.

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NEW CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER AT UNITED WAY

From left: Dr. Sara Paul, Dr. Rebecca McAteer and Dr. London Muse.

Three physicians with the Phelps Family Medicine Residency Program have achieved the Degree of Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).

They are Rebecca McAteer, M.D., Sara Paul, M.D. and London Muse, M.D. McAteer is the coordinator of the resi-

dency program’s global health track and the project director of an $898,640 grant from the U.S. Department of Health’s Health Resources & Services Administration.

Paul is the women’s health coordinator for the residency program and is the lead coordinator of the women’s health

track for all of Northwell Health’s family medicine residency programs.

Muse is the medical director of Sleepy Hollow Open Door and a recent graduate of the Program Director Development Fellowship with the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors.

PUTNAM VALLEY VETERAN, FAMILY HONOR CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL WITH FLAG DEDICATION

CUSTOMERS BANK RECEIVES CIVIC AWARD

FOUNDATION GRANT SUPPORTS AN ACCURATE CENSUS COUNT

The Westchester Community Foundation has announced its fourth round of grants for 2019.

The foundation awarded $443,000 in grants to 16 local nonprofits.

A $50,000 grant went to the Westchester County Department of Planning to support the work of the Westchester County Complete Count Committee. Almost 30,000 people live in hard-to-count areas of Westchester, including Mount Vernon, Yonkers, New Rochelle, Port Chester and Peekskill. The committee will coordinate census outreach throughout Westchester.

Generation Citizen received a $20,000 grant to provide civic engagement lessons and advocacy experience to high school students in Yonkers and Ossining.

For a complete list of all grants awarded in 2019, visit the foundation’s website at wcf-y.org.

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Faith Ann Butcher of Mahopac has served as United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP) acting chief impact officer since May after starting with the organization in August 2018 as a senior director of relationship management.

In her new role Butcher reports to UWWP’s President and CEO Tom Gabriel and will help formulate and implement policy, branding and communications strategies.

Butcher, an entrepreneur, has a background that includes experience in government as well as the nonprofit and business sectors. She is the former executive director for Community Cares and an active community leader.

Butcher graduated from SUNY Old Westbury in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in media and communications and is pursuing a master’s degree in information design technology at SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Utica.

Customers Bank was recognized recently by the Port Chester-Rye Brook-Rye Town Chamber of Commerce as a recipient of the Civic Award for the bank’s outstanding commitment to supporting local businesses and the community.

Customers Bank has assisted in stimulating economic growth and creating opportunities for businesses to collaborate on multiple projects throughout the community.

RCC AWARDED $3M GRANT

Kiersten and Robert Fiorio.

On Veterans Day, Nov. 11, Blythedale Children’s Hospital in Valhalla held a flag presentation ceremony at which dozens of staff, administrators, patients and parents joined Larry Levine, Blythedale president, U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Robert Fiorio of Putnam Valley and his wife, Blythedale registered nurse Kiersten Fiorio, for the observance.

An American flag flown aboard a military helicopter in Afghanistan during his most recent deployment and certificate were dedicated to Blythedale Children’s Hospital for the love and support shown to him, his team and family.

Fiorio, a career fireman at the Mohegan Lake Fire Department in Yorktown, has served as a fireman in the U.S. Air

Force for the last 13 years. During that time, he was deployed to Iraq in 2010 and, most recently, returned in July from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan.

Kiersten Fiorio is a nurse in the hospital’s infant and toddler unit.

The flag and certificate will be on display inside Blythedale Children’s Hospital.

Rockland Community College (RCC) has been awarded a $3 million Title V Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support the development and implementation of RCC’s five academic schools’ model and increase participation and improve retention.

This grant is the largest received in the college’s 60-year history.

YONKERS OFFICIALS CELEBRATE NEW GARDEN AT UNTERMYER GARDENS

NATIONAL PRO BONO WEEK

On Oct. 31 state Sen. Shelley B. Mayer, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, founder and president of the Untermyer Gardens Conservancy Stephen F. Byrns and guests gathered to celebrate the completion of the Rock and Stream Garden at Untermyer Gardens. The $125,000 funding secured by Mayer enabled the restoration.

The Rock and Stream Garden connects the two most famous parts of Untermyer Gardens, the Walled Garden and the Temple of Love. At their peak in the 1930s, the Untermyer Gardens were among the most celebrated in the world for their horticulture and magnificent landscape.

From left: Nicholas Claps, Martha Lichtblau, Carol Neiditch, Elisa Tustian, Emma Van Lent and Christopher Oldi.

Mary Grace Ferone and Whitney Singleton.

Jill Bradshaw-Soto and Sam Walker.

RYDE CELEBRATES 40TH Rockland Youth Dance Ensemble (RYDE) will celebrate 40 years of bringing the beauty of the Nutcracker to Rockland County on Saturday, Dec. 14.

The Nanuet-based nonprofit organization will celebrate the milestone with a party after the 7 p.m. performance.

The performance will be held at Rockland Community College’s Cultural Arts Theatre at 145 College Ave. in Suffern and the celebration will take place in the atrium outside the theatre after the 7 p.m. show. Tickets for every performance are reserved seating, $28 preferred seating, all other tickets $25 when purchased online at https://www.showtix4u.com/. Special tickets will be available for those who would like to attend the party.

National Pro Bono Week celebrates efforts to enhance and expand pro bono work to increase access to justice.

Legal Services of the Hudson Valley (LSHV) relies on pro bono volunteers to help meet the high demand for services,

which cannot be met by the in-house legal staff alone.

LSHV’s recent Pro Bono Week Awards Ceremony at LSHV’s headquarters office in White Plains honored Sam D. Walker, Supreme Court justice and

chair of the Pro Bono Committee for the 9th Judicial District; Whitney Singleton, of Singleton, Davis & Singleton PLLC, for his representation as pro bono guardian ad litem for disabled clients; and in-house volunteers of LSHV Hana

THE SHARING SHELF CELEBRATES 10 YEARS

Appel, Nicholas Claps, Zoe Gold, Emma Van Lent, Martha Lichtblau and Elisa Tustian, for their dedication to assisting LSHV clients and staff by volunteering thousands of hours of time to the agency.

WCC IN TRANSFER AGREEMENT WITH SUNY DELHI

Westchester Community College (WCC) has signed a new comprehensive transfer agreement with SUNY Delhi, guaranteeing students who complete one of 19 associate degrees at Westchester a seamless transfer into one of 13 corresponding bachelor programs at SUNY Delhi.

WCC students graduating from an associate program with a minimum of a 2.0 grade point average will be directly admitted into a bachelor program at SUNY Delhi.

G.O.O.D. FOR GIRLS CELEBRATES FIRSTEVER LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OSBORN EARNS HIGHEST U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT RATING The Osborn Pavilion short-term rehabilitation center in Rye once again has been named one of New York’s top-performing nursing homes by “U.S. News & World Report.”

The organization evaluated more than 15,000 nursing homes across the country, including 619 licensed facilities in New York state. Of those 619 in New York, The Osborn Pavilion was one of seven that received the top rating in Short-Term Rehabilitation.

From left: Jennifer Perri, Nancy Barr, Shelley Mayer, Kathy Ellis, Deborah Blatt, Damon Maher, Polly Kerrigan and Gerry Goldberg.

Photo courtesy Chrissy Suchy.

The Sharing Shelf, Westchester’s clothing bank for children, recently marked its 10th anniversary with a ribbon cutting for its newly expanded warehouse at 47 Purdy Ave. in Port Chester.

The program, which started in a borrowed basement in a Rye office building

now fills a 4,300-square-foot warehouse.

Relying on volunteers, community groups and corporations that donate time, goods and financial support, Sharing Shelf distributes clothing through a vast network of Westchester nonprofits, social workers, therapists, teachers and attor-

neys enabling 250 children to be served each month.

Since its inception, The Sharing Shelf has distributed almost 400,000 children’s clothing items and essentials distributed to 16,800 Westchester children in low-income or homeless situations.

One of the highlights of the annual fundraiser gala for G.O.O.D. for Girls (GfG) was its first-ever comprehensive leadership development program that was launched two months ago.

A group of girls who successfully met special criteria, including completing community service projects, were honored during a ceremony — “Giving Pearls of Wisdom”— the theme of the event held at the VIP Club in New Rochelle.

Since it was established in 2009, GfG has helped about 80 ‘tween and teen girls in communities throughout Westchester to become confident young women.

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Facts & Figures BANKRUPTCIES Manhattan Elgot Kitchen and Sales LLC New York. Chapter 11, Voluntary.

Attorney: Jeremy S. Sussman. Filed Nov. 8. Case number: 19-13590-smb.

JCV Group LLC New York. Chapter 11, Voluntary. Attorney: Eric S. Medina. Filed Nov. 6. Case number: 19-13563-mg.

White Plains Endicott Realty Corp. White Plains. Chapter 11, Voluntary. Attorney: Nicholas A. Pasalides. Filed Nov. 7. Case number: 19-23968-rdd.

MY2011 Grand LLC Brooklyn.

Chapter 11, Voluntary. Attorney: Mark A. Frankel. Filed Nov. 6. Case number: 19-23957-rdd.

S & B Monsey LLC Brooklyn.

Chapter 11, Voluntary. Attorney: Mark A. Frankel. Filed Nov. 6. Case number: 19-23959-rdd.

Twin Avenue LLC Stony Point.

Chapter 11, Voluntary. Attorney: Scott Levenson. Filed Nov. 5. Case number: 19-23949-rdd.

COURT CASES Barstool Sports Inc. filed by Natan Dvir. Action: Copyright infringement. Attorney: Richard Liebowitz. Filed Nov. 11. Case number: 1:19-cv-10465.

Best Buy Company Inc. filed

by Juan K. Lenoir. Action: Seeking $9.9 million for diversity – personal injury. Attorney: Mitchell B. Levine.

Filed Nov. 7. Case number: 1:19-cv10370-RA. California Pizza Kitchen Inc. filed by Steven Matzura. Action: Federal question. Attorney: Zare Khorozian. Filed Nov. 6. Case number: 1:19-cv-10336-JGK.

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

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

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CBS Interactive Inc. filed by Ulices Ramales. Action: Copyright infringement. Attorney: Richard Liebowitz. Filed Nov. 6. Case number: 1:19-cv-10350-AT. Cymax Stores USA LLC filed by Jon R. Morgan. Action: Federal question. Attorney: Jonathan Shalom.

Filed Nov. 6. Case number: 1:19-cv10300-ALC. Ellana Inc. filed by Angel Chevrestt. Action: Copyright infringement. Attorney: Rayminh L. Ngo. Filed Nov. 7. Case number: 1:19-cv-10359-RA. ESE USA Inc. filed by Marco Verch.

Action: Copyright infringement.

Attorney: Richard Liebowitz. Filed Nov. 5. Case number: 1:19-cv-10258PGG. Experian Information Solutions Inc. filed by Joseph Grunbaum. Action: Fair Credit Reporting Act. Attorney: Edward Y. Kroub.

Filed Nov. 6. Case number: 1:19-cv10314-JGK.

ON THE RECORD

Vox Media Inc. filed by John Curtis Rice. Action: Copyright infringement. Attorney: Richard Liebowitz.

Filed Nov. 12. Case number: 1:19-cv10466.

71 Morningside LLC, Brooklyn.

Seller: Glenbury Management Inc., Yonkers. Property: 71 Morningside Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $625,000.

Filed Nov. 7.

Two Twenty One Vista Group LLC, Armonk. Seller: City of Yonkers. Property; 221 Buena Vista Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $101,420. Filed Nov. 7.

DEEDS

967 Realty LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Frank Cucolo, et al, Ronkonkoma.

Property: 967 McLean Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $400,000. Filed Nov. 7.

Two Twenty One Vista Group LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Yonkers Community Development Agency, Yonkers. Property: 223 Buena Vista Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $346,941. Filed Nov. 7.

Above $1 million 100 Manhattanville Road NY LLC, Rye Brook. Seller: 100 Manhattanville LLC, Munich, Germany.

Property: 100 Manhattanville Road, Harrison. Amount: $36.2 million.

Filed Nov. 4.

610 Mamaroneck LLC, Cresskill, New Jersey. Seller: K.D.S. Developers Inc., New York City. Property: 610 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains.

Amount: $1.7 million. Filed Nov. 4.

9 Beverly LLC, Mamaroneck.

Seller: Joseph A. Zulli, et al, Rye. Property: 9 Beverly, Rye. Amount: $1 million. Filed Nov. 4.

FFO Group LLC filed by Brian Villanueva. Action: Civil Rights. Attorney: Casimir Joseph Wolnowski.

Filed Nov. 6. Case number: 1:19-cv10307-JMF.

Lyndel Corp., Brewster. Seller: Cross River Westchester Associates LLC, Carlsbad, California. Property: 890 Route 35, Lewisboro. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed Nov. 6.

Insider Inc. filed by Victor Alcorn.

Action: Copyright infringement.

Attorney: Richard Liebowitz. Filed Nov. 11. Case number: 1:19-cv-10464.

Thornwood Storage II Owner LLC, Santa Monica, California.

Seller: TSG Equities Inc., Thornwood. Property: 401 Clairmont Ave., Mount Pleasant. Amount: $8.3 million. Filed Nov. 7.

Manhattan Carpets Inc. filed

by Vernon Evans. Action: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: Amit Kumar. Filed Nov. 6. Case number: 1:19-cv-10298-RA. Metz Zutto Ramen Inc. filed

by Joel Yulo. Action: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: John J.P. Howley. Filed Nov. 5. Case number: 1:19-cv-10290-VEC. Nike Inc. filed by Emanuel Delacruz. Action: Federal question.

Attorney: Jeffrey Michael Gottlieb.

Filed Nov. 5. Case number: 1:19-cv10292-LGS. Puma North America Inc. filed

by Henry Tucker. Action: Federal question. Attorney: Jeffrey Michael Gottlieb. Filed Nov. 5. Case number: 1:19-cv-10291-JPO. Saks Fifth Avenue LLC filed

by Henry Tucker. Action: Federal question. Attorney: Jeffrey Michael Gottlieb. Filed Nov. 5. Case number: 1:19-cv-10289-LTS. Starbucks Corp. filed by Steven Nachshen. Action: Federal question – other. Attorney: Adam Saul Hanski. Filed Nov. 6. Case number: 1:19-cv-10318-ALC. US Water Filters Inc. filed by Jon R. Morgan. Action: Federal question. Attorney: Jonathan Shalom.

Filed Nov. 6. Case number: 1:19-cv10302-AT.

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Below $1 million 12 Vineyard Ave LLC, Spring Valley. Seller: Uche Ogbuagu, et al, Yonkers. Property: 12 Vineyard Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $400,000. Filed Nov. 4.

2 Sherman Place LLC, Yonkers.

Seller: Truagh Development Corp., Ossining. Property: 2 Sherman Place, Ossining. Amount: $940,000.

Filed Nov. 6.

C2GRE LLC, White Plains. Seller: Anne Penachio, White Plains.

Property: 66 Onondaga St., Yonkers.

Amount: $383,000. Filed Nov. 4.

Form.01 LLC, Irvington. Seller: 34 Hudson Street Tarrytown LLC, Sleepy Hollow. Property 34 Hudson St., Mount Pleasant. Amount: $472,500. Filed Nov. 7.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Daniel L. Pagano, Yorktown Heights.

Property: 10 Keyrel Lane, Somers.

Amount: $373,051. Filed Nov. 7.

Galvanize Residential Group LLC, Mount Vernon. Seller: Hernando Development Inc., Bay Shore.

Property: 154 Sandford Boulevard West, Mount Vernon. Amount: $595,000. Filed Nov. 6.

Zee Zee Zee Group LLC, Bronx.

Seller: Yonkers Community Development Agency, Yonkers. Property: 77 Hawthorne Ave., Yonkers.

Amount: $610,890. Filed Nov. 6.

HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: Bruce L. Trent, Irvington. Property: 47 Maple St., Yonkers. Amount: $339,544.

Filed Nov. 4.

FORECLOSURES

Hudson Values LLC, Monroe. Seller: Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Property: 37 Jean Way, Somers. Amount: $340,000. Filed Nov. Nov. 7.

Hysen Development LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Chaker John Maghak, White Plains. Property: 23 Water Grant St., 10E, Yonkers. Amount: $345,000. Filed Nov. 6.

M2 Real Estate LLC, Bedford Hills. Seller: 46 Hillside LLC, Brooklyn. Property: 46-48 Hillside Ave., Bedford. Amount: $575,000. Filed Nov. 7.

Manufacturers and Trust Co. Seller: Joseph White Plains. Property: ga Lane, Greenburgh. $729,525. Filed Nov. 8.

Traders A. Maria, 3 CayuAmount:

30 Greystone LLC, Larchmont.

Seller: Larry Fine, et al, Larchmont.

Property: 30 Greystone Road, Mamaroneck. Amount: $700,000.

Filed Nov. 4.

Orchard Property Development LLC, Mount Vernon. Seller: Yonkers First Arabic Baptist Church, Yonkers. Property: 111 Vineyard Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $40,000. Filed Nov. 6.

30 Sprague Road LLC, New York City. Seller: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Property: 30 Sprague Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $720,000. Filed Nov. 6.

Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc., Houston, Texas. Seller: Raymond E. Imperato, Harrison. Property: 9 Foxwood, Mount Pleasant.

Amount: $630,000. Filed Nov. 4.

544 Westchester Ave Realty LLC, Rye Brook. Seller: Louis Giorno, et al, Milton, Delaware. Property: 544 Westchester Ave., Rye. Amount: $505,000. Filed Nov. 7.

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company N.A. Seller: Christopher Meagher, White Plains.

Property: 3 Deborah Lane, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $702,000. Filed Nov. 4.

643 Heritage Hills LLC, New Canaan, Connecticut. Seller: The Richard G. Phillips Revocable Trust, Brewster. Property: 643A Heritage Hills, Somers. Amount: $292,000.

Filed Nov. 6.

U.S Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Troy Manning, Cortlandt Manor. Property: 143 North St., Cortlandt. Amount: $362,232. Filed Nov. 7.

BUCHANAN, 203 Westchester Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: 75x250. Plaintiff: US Bank NA. Plaintiff’s attorney: Knuckles, Komosinski & Elliot, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 509, Elmsford. Defendant: Marie Bell. Referee: Anthony Keogh. Sale: Nov. 20, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $446,892.

KATONAH, 4 Old Cross River Road. Single-family residence; lot size: 4.02 acres. Plaintiff: Cascade Funding RMI Alternative Holding LLC. Plaintiff’s attorney: RAS Boriskin LLC, 900 Merchants Concourse, Westbury. Defendant: Elizabeth Giannetto. Referee: Stephen Gold. Sale: Nov. 20, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: N/A. MAHOPAC, 11 Dogwood Road.

Single-family residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: US Bank Trust NA. Plaintiff’s attorney: Cohn & Roth, 100 E. Old Country Road, Mineola.

Defendant: Michael Haron. Referee: Anthony Maccarini. Sale: Nov. 18, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $256, 501.

MOUNT VERNON, 30 S. Bleeker St. Two-family residence; lot size: .13 acres. Plaintiff: Aurora Loan Services LLC. Plaintiff’s attorney: McCabe Weisbery & Conway, 145 Huguenot St., New Rochelle. Defendant: Amadou Traore. Referee: Joseph Goubeaud. Sale: Nov. 20, 9:15 a.m. Approximate lien: $694,305.

PELHAM, 45 Shore Road. Single-family residence; lot size: 81x180.

Plaintiff: US Bank NA. Plaintiff’s attorney: Gross Polowy, 1775 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville. Defendant: Roy Khalid Kahn. Referee: Gerlad Kahn.

Sale: Nov. 20, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $1,297,785.

PLEASANTVILLE, 150 Mountain Road. Single-family residence; lot size: .13 acres. Plaintiff: Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shapiro DiCaro & Barak, 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester. Defendant: Marc Paolucci. Referee: Francis Malara. Sale: Nov. 21, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $378,950.

YONKERS, 95 Marshall Road. Single-family residence; lot size: .25 acres. Plaintiff: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Plaintiff’s attorney: Fein Such & Crane LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Westbury. Defendant: Jesus Castillo. Referee: Anthony Tirone. Sale: Nov. 19, 9:45 a.m.

Approximate lien: $995,157.

YONKERS, 1 Rex Place. Single-family residence; lot size: .14 acres. Plaintiff: New Penn Financial LLC. Plaintiff’s attorney: RAS Boriskin, 900 Merchants Concourse, Westbury.

Defendant: Frank Boggio. Referee: Risa Kass. Sale: Nov.18, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: N/A. YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, 2813 Walker Drive. Single-family residence; lot size: .09 acres. Plaintiff: Citibank NA. Plaintiff’s attorney: Frenkel Lambert Weiss, 53 Gibson St., Bay Shore. Defendant: Harriet Wiener. Referee: Michael Sirignano.

Sale: Nov. 19, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $277,840.

JUDGMENTS American Concrete Works Inc., New Milford, Connecticut. $71389 in favor of Fairmont Ardsley LLLC, White Plains. Filed Nov. 7.

Comet Contracting Group Inc., Yonkers. $13,430 in favor of City Lumber Inc., Long Island. Filed Nov. 4.

Continental Hosts Ltd., New Rochelle. $19,676 in favor of Tufos Wholesale Dairy Inc., Bronx. Filed Nov. 7.

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

Fadel, Maher, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $672,000 affecting property located at 196 Dorchester Road, Scarsdale 10583. Filed March 29.

King-Caleo, Christine, et al. Filed

by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $417,000 affecting property located at 71 Parkway Circle, Scarsdale 10583.

Filed March 29.

Facts & Figures Luctamar, Jerimere, et al. Filed

by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $344,000 affecting property located at 15 A Rancho Drive, Cortlandt Manor 10567. Filed March 29.

Myers, Eileen C., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $76,875 affecting property located at 1228-1230 Howard St., Peekskill 10566. Filed March 29.

Ramirez, Erick A., et al. Filed

by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $459,600 affecting property located at 41 Top of the Ridge, Unit D-16, Mamaroneck 10543. Filed March 29.

Taylor, Gregory, et al. Filed by NewRez LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 654 Webster Ave., New Rochelle 10801. Filed March 29.

Mechanic’s Liens

D and D Wireless and Repairs Inc., d.b.a. Tech Daddy Wireless, 843 Bronx River Road, Yonkers 10708. Filed Aug. 22.

Druker P.C., d.b.a. Kase and Druker, 136 Palmer Ave., Mamaroneck 10543. Filed Aug. 22.

Eternal Sunrise Inc., d.b.a. Waka Asian Bistro, 95 King St., Unit A, Chappaqua 10514. Filed Aug. 22.

GSD Supply Corp., d.b.a. Emerald Rebar, 40 Cross Road, Cortlandt Manor 10567. Filed Aug. 22.

Henry B. Whitaker Inc., d.b.a.

Whitaker Doors, 5 Fallsview Lane, Brewster 10509. Filed Aug. 22.

Jumping Party Rentals Corp., d.b.a. Peekskill Public Kitchen and Bar, 362 Washington St., Peekskill 10566. Filed Aug. 22.

Kni-Pro-Tec Inc., d.b.a. Universal Alarms and Systems, 62 June Road, North Salem 10560. Filed Aug. 22.

165 Huguenot Property Owner LLC, as owner. $32,086 as claimed

by AM Architectural Metal and Glass, Garnerville. Property: in New Rochelle. Filed Nov. 6.

Long Island ICF Construction Corp., d.b.a. Robak Construction, 408 Little E. Neck Road South, Babylon 11702. Filed Aug. 22.

Beck, George, et al, as owner. $843 as claimed by Michael C. Palotta, Bedford Hills. Property: in North Castle. Filed Nov. 4.

Mormax Company Inc., d.b.a.

BCP Power Products, 150 N. MacQuesten Parkway, Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Aug. 22.

Maple Sheldrake LLC, as owner. $11,500 as claimed by New Wan Ironwork Inc., Flushing. Property: in Mamaroneck. Filed Nov. 4.

North Shore Farms Mamaroneck Ltd., d.b.a. North Shore Farms, 805 Mamaroneck Ave., Mamaroneck 10543. Filed Aug. 22.

UE Yonkers II LLC, et al, as owner. $178,365 as claimed by Capstone Credit LLC, New York City. Property: in Yonkers. Filed Nov. 7.

Sole Proprietorships

Yonkers Industrial Development Agency, as owner. $91,338 as claimed by Solar Electric Systems Inc., White Plains. Property: in Yonkers. Filed Nov. 8.

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

Doing Business As 465 J and J Food Corp, d.b.a. New Rochelle Farms, 465 North Ave., New Rochelle 10801. Filed Aug. 22.

ADV Mezza Inc., d.b.a. Mezzaluna, 759 Central Park Ave., Scarsdale 10583. Filed Aug. 22.

CCC Enterprises, 1319 Howard St., Peekskill 10566, c/o Aaron Clough.

Filed Aug. 22.

Dr. Trent Pastoral Spiritual Care and Consulting, 269 W. First St., No. 8, Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Sebrina R. Elmore. Filed Aug. 22.

The Ryde Along, 300 Battle Ave., Apt. 9, White Plains 10606, c/o Sherron Jones. Filed Aug. 22.

Wolfson-Keegan Agency, 475 Tuckahoe Road, Suite 205, Yonkers 10710, c/o Fran M. Wolfson-Keegan.

Filed Aug. 22.

PATENTS Antenna-based qubit annealing method. Patent no. 10,475,983 issued to Sami Rosenblatt, White Plains; Rasit Onur Topaloglu, Poughkeepsie. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Approximate gate and supercontrolled unitary gate decompositions for two-qubit operations. Patent no. 10,474,960 issued to Lev Samuel Bishop, Dobbs Ferry.

Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Selectively providing content to users located within a virtual perimeter. Patent no. 10,477,011 issued to Subil M. Abraham, Plano, Texas; Vivek K. Palvia, Irving, Texas.

Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Blockchain authentication via hard/soft token verification. Patent no. 10,476,879 issued to Luis Angel D. Bathen, Placentia, California; Gabor Madl, San Jose, California; Ramani Routray, San Jose, California. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

System and method for monitoring and visualizing emotions in call center dialogs at call centers. Patent no. 10,477,020 issued to Thomas G. Zimmerman, Cupertino, California. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Cryogenic-stripline microwave attenuator. Patent no. 10,476,122 issued to Salvatore Bernardo Olivadese, Stamford; Patryk Gumann, Tarrtyown; Jay M. Gambetta, Yorktown Heights; Jerry M. Chow, White Plains. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Systems monitoring in case of lost network connection in SaaS model. Patent no. 10,476,983 issued to Adam Babol, Cracow, Poland; Stefan Gruszczynski, Cracow, Poland; Pawel T. Januszek, Cracow, Poland; Jacek Midura, Cracow, Poland. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Data-storage cartridge having a calibrated servo format region and methods for using same.

Patent no. 10,475,477 issued to Robert G. Biskeborn, Hollister, California. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Electronic communication management. Patent no.

10,476,826 issued to Liang Liang Dai, Beijing, China; Li Gu, Beijing, China; Jing Bo Jiang, Beijing, China; Li Jiang, Beijing, China; Yang Liu, Beijing, China; Xue Ying Zhang, Beijing, China. Assig ned to IBM, Armonk.

Forming resistive memory crossbar array employing selective barrier layer growth. Patent no. 10,475,997 issued to Takashi Ando, Tackahoe; Chih-Chao Yang, Glenmont; Lawrence A. Clevenger, Saratoga Springs. Assigned to IBM, Armonk Method and structure for forming vertical transistors with various gate lengths. Patent no. 10,475,923 issued to Kangguo Cheng, Schenectady; Shogo Mockizuki, Clifton Park; Choonghyun Lee, Rensselaer; Juntao Li, Cohoes.

Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Multiple subthreshold swing circuit and application to displays and sensors. Patent no.

10,475,871 issued to Bahman Hekmatshoartabari, White Plains; Ghavam G. Shahidi, Pound Ridge.

Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Power and performance sorting of microprocessors from first interconnect layer to wafer final test. Patent no. 10,474,774 issued to Emrah Acar, Montvale; Moyra K. McManus, Veldhoven, Netherlands; Sani R. Nassif, Austin, Texas; Matthew J. Sullivan, Pflugerville, Texas. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Publishing messages based on geographic area. Patent no.

10,477,359 issued to Gennaro A. Cuomo, Durham, North Carolina; Gari R. Singh, Wilmington, Massachusetts; Meeta Yadav, Cary, North Carolina. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Techniques for vertical FET gate length control. Patent no.

10,475,905 issued to Chi-Chun Liu, Altamont; Chun Wing Yeung, Niskayuna; Robin Hsin Kuo Chao, Cohoes; Zhenxing Bi, Niskayuna; Kristing Schmidt, Mountain View, California; Yann Mignot, Slingerlands. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

HUDSON VALLEY BUILDING LOANS Below $1 million Austin Black LLC, Monsey, as owner. Lender: LendingOne LLC, Boca Raton, Florida. Property: 34 Bergen Ave., Walden 12586.

Amount: $117,000. Filed Nov. 6.

Austin Black LLC, Monsey, as owner. Lender: LendingOne LLC, Boca Raton, Florida. Property: 1260 Route 52, Walden 12586. Amount: $159,250. Filed Nov. 6.

Cozza, Dario, et al, as owner.

Lender: Walden Savings Bank.

Property: in Beekman. Amount: $300,000. Filed Nov. 7.

DeSimio, Claudia, Brooklyn, as owner. Lender: Rondout Savings Bank, Kingston. Property: 1650 Route 2, Olivebridge. Amount: $384,000. Filed Nov. 6.

Gattuso, William, Pine Bush, as owner. Lender: Primelending. Property: 1148 Burlingham Road, Pine Bush 12566. Amount: $128,196. Filed Nov. 5.

Guzman, Ricardo Jr., et al, as owner. Lender: Bank of America N.A. Property: 10 Scott Drive, Middletown 10941. Amount: $8,000.

Filed Nov. 4.

Hoffman, Jonathan Derrick, as owner. Lender: Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Property: in Wappinger. Amount: $372,400.

Filed Nov. 6.

147-2 Goldsmith LLC, Central Valley. Seller: David T. Gross, et al, Washingtonville. Property: 2 Goldsmith Court, Washingtonville.

Amount: $204,000. Filed Nov. 8.

KLK Holdings LLC, Wappingers Falls, as owner. Lender: 5 Arch Funding Corp., Irvine, California.

Property: 46 Quaker Road, Carmel 10512. Amount: $62,000. Filed Nov. 1.

152 N Miller Owners LLC, New York City. Seller: 152 North Miller Street LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $90,000.

Filed Nov. 7.

Pariseau, Lawrence, as owner.

Lender: West Forest Capital II LLC. Property: in Pine Plains. Amount: $171,000. Filed Nov. 1.

Patmar United LLC, as owner.

Lender: Finance of America Commercial LLC. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $61,124. Filed Nov. 7.

Piotrowicz, Arkadiusz, et al, New Paltz, as owner. Lender: Primelending. Property: 3 Spies Road, New Paltz 12561. Amount: $275,000.

Filed Nov. 4.

Scofield, Stephen, as owner. Lender: TEG Federal Credit Union. Property: in Fishkill. Amount: $300,000.

Filed Nov. 1.

The Dogskills LLC, New York City, as owner. Lender: Ulster Savings Bank, Kingston. Property: 81 Cedar Drive, Rochester 12446. Amount: $191,000. Filed Nov. 1.

1825 Route 9W Broadway LLC, Stony Point. Seller: River Hill Equities LLC, Quechee, Vermont. Property: in Esopus. Amount: $500,000.

Filed Nov. 6.

37 Orchard Lake LLC, Monroe.

Seller: Snowbird 2 LLC, New York City. Property: in Blooming Grove.

Amount: $142,000. Filed Nov. 8.

48 Walnut Lane LLC, Stony Point.

Seller: Dorothy E. Tonsing, et al, Fernandina Beach, Florida. Property: 48 Walnut Lane, Milton. Amount: $204,000. Filed Nov. 7.

60 S Cherry LLC, Spring Valley.

Seller: Patrick T. Gartland, Poughkeepsie. Property: 60 S. Cherry St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: $89,500. Filed Oct. 31.

Adirondack Transit Lines Inc., Hurley. Seller: Annona Corp., Cottekill. Property: in Kingston.

Amount: $2,500. Filed Nov. 5.

Amjalp Realty LLC, Middletown.

Seller: Mark Robinholt, Pine Bush.

Property: in Middletown. Amount: $105,000. Filed Nov. 6.

DEEDS Above $1 million Carroll Estates LLC, Spring Valley. Seller: 82 Carroll Street LLC, Mount Kisco. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Oct 31.

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Seller: Peter Nardone, Mount Kisco.

Property: 19 Lawes Lane, Garrison 10524. Amount: $2.7 million. Filed Nov. 7.

SB One Realty LLC, New York City. Seller: R. Alexander McManus, Warwick. Property: 36-40 Center St., Port Jervis 12771. Amount: $2.1 million. Filed Nov. 8.

Below $1 million 1133 Taconic LLC, New York City.

Seller: Diane Vetrano, New Rochelle.

Property: in Pine Plains. Amount: $37,000. Filed Nov. 4.

12 Madison Realty LLC, Pine Bush. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 600 Goshen Turnpike, Middletown 10941. Amount: $80,000.

Filed Nov. 7.

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Antar Holdings Corp., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Nationstar HECM Acquisition Trust 2018-3. Property: 23 Ferris Lane, Poughkeepsie 12601.

Amount: $122,000. Filed Nov. 6.

Austin Black LLC, Monsey. Seller: Navy Federal Credit Union, Vienna, Virginia Amount: $73,290. Filed Nov. 6.

Chester Providers Corp., Goshen. Seller: Theresa Giglio, Chester.

Property: 21 West Ave., Chester 10918. Amount: $250,000. Filed Nov. 4.

Craig Edward Properties LLC, Chappaqua. Seller: Antonia Kelly, Carmel. Property: in Wappinger.

Amount: $72,500. Filed Nov. 4.

Crestwood Trail Inc., Nanuet.

Seller: County of Orange, Goshen.

Property: in Deerpark. Amount: $10,000. Filed Nov. 8.

DP Nelson Properties LLC, Port Ewen. Seller: David W. Taylor, Catskill. Property: in Kingston.

Amount: $124,250. Filed Nov. 8.

Earthship LLC, New York City.

Seller: Bryan Anderson, et al, Brooklyn. Property: 61 California Quarry, Woodstock 12498. Amount: $555,000. Filed Nov. 6.

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Facts & Figures Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: David Rosoff, White Plains. Property: 14 Country Hill Road, Brewster 10509. Amount: $434,343. Filed Nov. 8.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Naomi R. Duker, White Plains. Property: 7 Xenia Road, Patterson 12563. Amount: $255,400. Filed Nov. 7.

Fullerton Properties LLC, Cormack. Seller: Silverman-Gidney LLC, Newburgh. Property: 337 and 347 Fullerton and 410 Gidney avenues, Newburgh. Amount: $942,500. Filed Nov. 4.

GMH Properties LLC, Rosendale.

Seller: Leonidas G. Vlamis, New Paltz. Property: Old Route 32, Kallops Road, Cottekill 12419. Amount: $55,000. Filed Nov. 5.

Greatfull Wellness Place LLC, New York City. Seller: Alan Pizer, et al, Woodstock. Property: 23 Rowe Road, Woodstock. Amount: $750,000. Filed Nov. 8.

Mxyzptlk-NY LLC, New York City.

Seller: George Apap, et al, Patterson. Property: 70 Herd and Tanner, Holmes and Denton Lake Road, Kent. Amount: $813,500. Filed Nov. 1.

K and M New Hampton LLC, Goshen. $1,095 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 21.

Sherry Kay Home Health Care Inc., Port Jervis. $7,771 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Schenectady. Filed Oct. 17.

Northern Enterprise NY LLC, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Seller: Allan Ahearne, Warwick. Property: 22 Oak St., Walden 12586. Amount: $87,300. Filed Nov. 6.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: John C. Cappello, Walden. Property: 1247 Greenville Turnpike, Port Jervis 12771. Amount: $185,000. Filed Nov. 6.

Del Patio Restaurant Inc., Newburgh. $13,000 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Oct. 10.

Le Ambiance Multi Service Business Centre Inc., Newburgh. $3,500 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Schenectady. Filed Oct. 17.

Patmar United LLC, New Windsor. Seller: Kief T. Sherow, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania. Property: 34 and 36 Pine Echo Drive, Poughkeepsie. Amount: $186,000. Filed Nov. 7.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Sergei V. Bezzubikoff, Mahopac. Property: 488 Richardsville Road, Carmel 10512.

Amount: $775,332. Filed Nov. 4.

Dynamism LLC, Kingston. $1,953 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 5.

Lunchtime Lipo Inc., Newburgh. $228 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Oct. 15.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Thomas L. Gallivan, White Plains.

Property: 23 Shannon Way, Brewster 10509. Amount: $370,247. Filed Nov. 1.

Four Brothers Pizzeria and Deli, Greenwood Lake. $1,049 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Oct. 23.

Mangual Health Management LLC, Newburgh. $1,750 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Oct. 15.

Raven Property Group LLC, Kingston. Seller: Noxon Land Development Inc., Poughkeepsie. Property: in LaGrange. Amount: $290,000.

Filed Nov. 1.

Mancuso and Family LLC, Staten Island. Seller: County of Ulster, Kingston. Property: Forest Glen Road, Shawangunk. Amount: $2,987. Filed Nov. 7.

RV Group – 4 LLC, Cliffside Park, New Jersey. Seller: Downes Property Development LLC, Shokan. Property: in Kingston. Amount: $191,000.

Filed Nov. 4.

Mecfen Contracting Corp., Montgomery. Seller: Fairway Estates LLC, Campbell Hall. Property: Route 207, Campbell Hall 10916. Amount: $105,000. Filed Nov. 6.

Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Seller: Thomas F. Diviny, Pearl River. Property: 44 Ticonderoga Road, Kent. Amount: $164,313. Filed Nov. 6.

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S M Frank Company Inc., New Windsor. $1,073 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 23.

Creamy Confection Desserts Inc., Monroe. $4,621 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 21.

Mancuso and Family LLC, Staten Island. Seller: County of Ulster, Kingston. Property: Forest Glen Road, Shawangunk. Amount: $2,282. Filed Nov. 7.

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JP’S Catering Inc., Middletown. $64,000 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Schenectady. Filed Oct. 17.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: John Ackerman, et al, Walden. Property: 3285 Route 82, Verbank 12585. Amount: $436,000. Filed Nov. 4.

Postal Building and Leasing Co., St. Louis, Missouri. Seller: Kevin A. Denton, Pawling. Property: 2546 Route 55, Beekman 12570. Amount: $265,000. Filed Nov. 7.

MTGLQ Investors LP. Seller: Steven McGinley, et al, Hyde Park.

Property: 18 Van Dam Road, Hyde Park 12538. Amount: $286,500.

Filed Oct. 31.

RPC Contracting Inc., Goshen. $803 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 21.

Nicholas Way LLC, Milan. Seller: Jaro Geloso, Milan. Property: North Road, Milan. Amount: $18,000.

Filed Nov. 6.

Mancuso and Family LLC, Staten Island. Seller: County of Ulster, Kingston. Property: Forest Glen Road, Shawangunk. Amount: $1,812.

Filed Nov. 7.

MTGLQ Investors LP. Seller: Frank D. Lombardi, Mahopac. Property: 34 Mayfair Lane, Mahopac 10541 Amount: $629,711. Filed Nov. 6.

Clovermen Solutions Inc., Mount Tremper. $1,124 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 5.

Joe’s Pizza and Deli Inc., Walden. $2,981 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 17.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Betty Potenza, Highland. Property: 36 White Oak Circle, Wingdale 12594.

Amount: $338,000. Filed Nov. 6.

Payrose Realty LLC, Monroe.

Seller: Maureen Merchant, Campbell Hall. Property: 869 Craigville Road, Chester 10918. Amount: $85,000. Filed Nov. 8.

MPRBK Management LLC, Rhinebeck. Seller: Jane M. Fisher, et al, Port Ewen. Property: in Rhinebeck. Amount: $341,000. Filed Nov. 7.

City Styles by Michelle, Middletown. $1,049 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 23.

Mydico LLC, Newburgh. Seller: Charles DeVito, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Property: in Newburgh.

Amount: $40,000. Filed Nov. 6.

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Seller: David Rider, New Windsor. Property: 45 Country Club Drive, Florida 10921. Amount: $221,417. Filed Nov. 7.

MMW Eahal Realty LLC, Monroe. Seller: Charles Green, et al, Rock Tavern. Property: 1297 Little Britain Road, New Windsor. Amount: $125,000. Filed Nov. 8.

The Royal Ledges LLC, Hyde Park. Seller: Bilal Mashhood, et al, Frisco, Texas. Property: 2 Royal Crest Road, Unit 2B-3, Hyde Park 12538. Amount: $241,000. Filed Nov. 1.

Village of Kiryas Joel, Monroe.

Seller: County of Orange, Goshen.

Property: in New Windsor. Amount: $100,000. Filed Nov. 8.

Village of Kiryas Joel, Monroe.

Seller: County of Orange, Goshen.

Property: in New Windsor. Amount: $4,500. Filed Nov. 8.

JUDGMENTS A and S Quick Stop, Newburgh. $1,049 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 23.

Alan Duff Enterprise Inc., New Windsor. $3,675 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 21.

Teetsel Street LLC, Saugerties.

Seller: Chestnut Hill Holding Group LLC, Saugerties. Property: in Saugerties. Amount: $34,450. Filed Nov. 7.

Anthony’s Grocery and Deli Inc., Newburgh. $1,584 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Oct. 15.

Terra Officium Corp., Middletown. Seller: County of Orange, Goshen. Property: in Cornwall.

Amount: $1,250. Filed Nov. 8.

Berzal Enterprises Inc., Saugerties. $91 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Nov. 7.

The Bank of New York Mellon.

Seller: Michael J. Dattorre, Montgomery. Property: 204 Maiden Lane, Maybrook 12543. Amount: $140,000. Filed Nov. 8.

Bill Hoffman Services, Lake Katrine. $2,000 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 5.

The Putnam County National Bank of Carmel, Carmel. Seller: Frank Lombardi, Mahopac. Property: in LaGrange. Amount: $45,000.

Filed Nov. 4.

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Blue Ridge Tree Fairies, Tuxedo Park. $1,427 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 17.

Frekan Inc., Monroe. $984 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Oct. 17.

Golden Corral 360 Inc., Middletown. $112,287 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 17.

Grasshopper Tavern Inc., Pine Bush. $7,750 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Oct. 9.

GXR Trucking LLC, Circleville. $1,000 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 17.

Ha Mart Inc., Lake Katrine. $1,721 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 5.

Herrera’s Shop, Newburgh. $1,049 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 23.

Hometourvision, Chester. $1,049 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 23.

Jikada Inc., Chester. $14,047 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 21.

Jo-Vas Restaurant Inc., Montgomery. $500 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Oct. 10.

Milech Furniture Inc., Monroe. $3,903 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany.

Filed Oct. 15.

Moran’s Rest Home Inc., Wallkill. $14,250 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Oct. 9.

North End 1 Auto Repair Inc., Middletown. $1,277 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Oct. 15.

Omauri Trucking, Newburgh. $1,150 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 17.

Orange County Choppers Retail LLC, Newburgh. $11,922 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 17.

Orange County Pools Service Corp., New Windsor. $1,045 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Oct. 17.

Precision Cutz and Shaves, Monroe. $1,049 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 23.

Retro Modern Antiques, Warwick. $1,714 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 17.

Rodriguez Landcaping, Campbell Hall. $2,000 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 17.

Smokzilla Inc., Monroe. $772 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 21.

Top Notch Bar-N-Grill LLC, Walden. $2,929 in favor of theNew York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22.

Uncle Moe’s Munchies Deli, Newburgh. $1,049 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 23.

Upstate Concrete and Masonry Contracting Company Inc., Monroe. $5,056 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 17.

Wonder Nail, Washingtonville. $1,049 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 23.

Wynter’s HVAC Inc., Campbell Hall. $1,049 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 23.

Zephyr Pub and Grub Inc., West Hurley. $25,970 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.

170 Broadway Realty Corp., et al. Filed by Friendly Management Services. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $269,000 affecting property located in Newburgh. Filed Sept. 20.

Acevedo, Manuel, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $381,443 affecting property located at 210 Howells Turnpike, Middletown 10940. Filed Sept. 23.

Facts & Figures Ameijide, Carolyn, et al. Filed

by Sterling National Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $315,200 affecting property located at 784 Union Valley Road, Carmel 10512. Filed Nov. 1.

Amos, Loueverette, et al. Filed by Selene Finance LP. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $180,337 affecting property located at 5 Ledyard St., New Windsor 12553. Filed Sept. 24.

Aupperlee, Gregory J., et al. Filed

by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $141,250 affecting property located at 141 Nelson Hoff Road, Saugerties 12477. Filed Nov. 4.

Beck, Richard, as heir at law and distributee of the estate of Louise J. Voigt, et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 9 Park Circle, Mount Marion 12456. Filed Nov. 5.

Brock, Kendal I., et al. Filed by Primelending. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $212,430 affecting property located at 203 Butterhill Drive, New Windsor 12553. Filed Sept. 20.

Carmona, Ronny Eric, et al.

Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $159,200 affecting property located at 23 S. Dix Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed Sept. 20.

Conlan, Brian S., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $255,000 affecting property located at 25 Mountain View Drive, Pleasant Valley 12569. Filed Nov. 1.

Cruz, Luis E. II, et al. Filed by Flagstar Bank FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $185,913 affecting property located at 15 Redwood Drive, Highland Mills 10930. Filed Sept. 23.

Dali, Christine E., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $660,000 affecting property located at 29 Woodview Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Nov. 1.

Davis, Keith, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $156,120 affecting property located at 19 Second St., Port Jervis 12771.

Filed Sept. 20.

Felter, George H., et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $280,000 affecting property located at 2 Colleen Lane, Wallkill 12589. Filed Nov. 7.

Gajda, Matthew, et al. Filed by Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $247,500 affecting property located at 92 Waterloo Road, Westtown 10998. Filed Sept.

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Landau, Liba, et al. Filed by TOWD Point Mortgage Trust 2018-3.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $206,325 affecting property located at 28 Lexington Hills, No. 4, Harriman 10926. Filed Sept. 19.

Ghaly, Amgad S., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $115,000 affecting property located at 422 Gregory Court, Highland 12528. Filed Nov. 4.

Leight, James H., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $247,000 affecting property located at 10 Edgar St., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Nov. 6.

Gonzalez, Marisol J., et al. Filed

by The Money Source Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $399,257 affecting property located at 36 Old Route 17K, Montgomery 12549. Filed Sept. 17.

Lopez, Alvaro Jr., et al. Filed by Freedom Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $251,322 affecting property located at 20 Valley Court, Florida 10921. Filed Sept. 24.

Grabe, Eileen, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $365,000 affecting property located at 10 Glen Lane, Newburgh 12550. Filed Sept. 20.

Lopez, Richard J., et al. Filed

by Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $193,030 affecting property located at 5 Ridgefield Lane, Newburgh 12550.

Filed Sept. 19.

Greenwich, Alyssa, individually and as administratrix of the estate of Douglas Greenwich, et al.

Filed by New Residential Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 334 Sprout Brook Road, Garrison 10524. Filed Nov. 1.

Guercio, John P., et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 33 Laurie Court, Kent 10512. Filed Nov. 4.

Hagen, David, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $192,500 affecting property located at 85 Western Ave., Marlboro 12542. Filed Nov. 5.

Hintz, Matthew William, et al.

Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $240,000 affecting property located at 230 Whiteport Road, Kingston 12401. Filed Nov. 4.

Hopkins, James, as heir to the estate of Cathy-Jay Hopkins, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $243,750 affecting property located at 50 Hambletonian Ave., Chester 10918.

Filed Sept. 24.

Johnson, Nichole, et al. Filed by the State of New York Mortgage Agency. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $236,700 affecting property located at 25 Twin Wells Court, Middletown 10940. Filed Sept. 18.

Jordan, Keith, et al. Filed by Specialized Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $120,000 affecting property located at 37 Putnam Drive, Kent 10512. Filed Nov. 1.

Martini, Michael, individually and as surviving joint tenant with rights of survivorship of surviving joint tenant of Teri Martini, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $395,000 affecting property located at 10 Salzburg, Blooming Grove 10914. Filed Sept. 17.

Mian, Tracy, et al. Filed by Wall Street Mortgage Bankers Ltd. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $248,000 affecting property located at 30 Ford Court, Unit 1038, Monroe 10950. Filed Sept.

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Mike Lembo Enterprises, et al.

Filed by 1059 LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 1752-1830 and 1836-1838 Route 44/55, Plattekill.

Filed Nov. 4.

Montecillo, Nelson B., et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $675,000 affecting property located at 7 Stahl Way, Monroe 10950.

Filed Sept. 17.

Muratore, Christopher J., et al.

Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $393,102 affecting property located at 50 Moore Road, Hopewell Junction 12533. Filed Nov. 5.

O’Connor, Matthew T., et al. Filed

by Homeowners Advantage. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $209,700 affecting property located at 4 Fieldstone Court, Newburgh 12550. Filed Sept. 23.

Patane, Gregory, et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 6 Gardineer Road, Putnam Valley 10579. Filed Nov. 6.

Perkins, Kimberly, et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $75,500 affecting property located at 1104 McIntosh Place, Newburgh 12550. Filed Sept. 17.

Tyler, Gwendolyn, Middletown, as owner. $5,147 as claimed by Maple Fields Homeowners Association Inc., Lyndhurst, New Jersey. Property: 30 Fieldstone Drive, Middletown 10940. Filed Nov. 6.

Peterson, Scott S., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $139,851 affecting property located at 419 Rakov Road, Maybrook 12543.

Filed Sept. 19.

NEW BUSINESSES

Rivera, Mercedes, et al. Filed by the State of New York Mortgage Agency. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $110,254 affecting property located at 22 N. Gilmore Blvd., Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed Nov. 4.

Rosaly, Rene L., et al. Filed by 1900 Capital Trust II. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $182,541 affecting property located at 163 Ruth Court, Middletown 10940. Filed Sept. 17.

Serebin, Benjamin J., et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $195,074 affecting property located at 19 Englewood Terrace, Mahopac 10541. Filed Nov. 8.

Sheedy, Michael D., et al. Filed by PHH Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $212,657 affecting property located at 3 Idlewild Drive, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Oct. 31.

Smith, David M. Sr., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $218,250 affecting property located at 57 Liberty St., Beacon 12508. Filed Oct. 31.

Ward, Robert, et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $241,052 affecting property located at 129 Meadow Lane, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Oct. 31.

Mechanic’s Liens Barnett, Andre, et al, as owner. $18,118 as claimed by Hudson Valley Clean Energy Inc., Rhinebeck.

Property: 15 Sodom, Road, Hyde Park 12538. Filed Nov. 4.

Concernicus LLC, Cuddebackville, as owner. $438 as claimed by E. Tetz and Sons Inc., Middletown.

Property: 305 Oakland Valley Road, Cuddebackville 12729. Filed Nov. 7.

Gelormino, et al, as owner. $5,555 as claimed by Autumnstar Construction, Poughkeepsie. Property: 45 Liss Road, Wappinger. Filed Nov. 4.

JW Warwick LLC, as owner. $2,248 as claimed by Hudson Valley Concrete Pumping Inc., Walden.

Property: 10 Drumlin Farm Road, Warwick 10990. Filed Nov. 7.

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

Doing Business As B and M Trimming Corp., d.b.a.

Sew It Seams, 4 Eahal Court, No. 202, Monroe 10950. Filed Oct. 16.

Beer World 10 Corp., d.b.a. Beer World, 11 Boniface Drive, Pine Bush 12566. Filed Oct. 16.

El Condor Inc., d.b.a. Nazca Peruvian Cuisine and Bar, 279 Spruce Road, Middletown 10940. Filed Oct. 16.

Form Restaurant Inc., d.b.a. Pupusa Magica II, 136 Lake St., Newburgh 12550. Filed Oct. 17.

Jaswinder Singh Chilana Corp., d.b.a. Bottle and Can Redemption, 796 Route 211, East Middletown 10941. Filed Oct. 16.

L J Ambition Inc., d.b.a. Big Value Wines and Spirits, Route 32, Big Value Plaza, Vails Gate 12584. Filed Oct. 17.

Massage Warwick Inc., d.b.a.

Tiffany Potempa, 63 Waterbury Road, Warwick 10990. Filed Oct. 16.

Villa Venecia Inc., d.b.a. Positano, 167 E. Main St., Washingtonville 10992. Filed Oct. 16.

Yushu Center Inc., d.b.a. Kumon Math and Reading Center of Beacon, 6 Center St., Cornwall-on-Hudson 12519. Filed Oct. 16.

Partnerships The Bobby Lees, 201 Cooper Lake Road, Bearsville 12409, c/o Samantha M. Quartin and Kendall R. Wind.

Filed Nov. 5.

Sole Proprietorships Animal Plaid Artworks, 344 Vineyard Ave., Apt. 2, Highland 12528, c/o David S. Zimel. Filed Nov. 5.

Cookie Dough and Moe, 7 South Road, Tillson 12486, c/o Maureen S. West. Filed Nov. 5.

Done Digital Marketing, 460 Albany Ave., Kingston 12401, c/o Avery F. Berman. Filed Nov. 6.

Easy Does It, 309 Wall St., No. 3, Kingston 12401, c/o Mara Anne Barringer. Filed Nov. 4.

Fear Know Music, 320 John Jay Road, Woodstock 12498, c/o Gary W. Miller. Filed Nov. 4.

Gaston Productions, 333 Wall St., Kingston 12401, c/o Robert Fritz Gaston. Filed Nov. 6.

GM Cleaning, 9 Cathy Court, Wallkill 12589, c/o Gerson A. Madueno. Filed Nov. 6.

Ming Hui School Inc., d.b.a.

Ming Hui School, Middletown Branch, 86 Linden Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed Oct. 17.

Howard Kagan Architecture, P.O. Box 608, Bearsville 12409, c/o Howard Alan Kagan. Filed Nov. 7.

Piz Family Deli Inc., d.b.a. Anthony’s Deli, 22 Washington Court, Pawling 12564. Filed Oct. 16.

Johnston Family Type Home, 341 Lake Shore Drive, Monroe 10950, c/o Esther Jane Johnston.

Filed Oct. 16.

Ron DeGroodt II Asphalt Maintenance Inc., d.b.a. R. DeGroodt II Paving and Sealcoating, 107 Plains Road, Walden 12586. Filed Oct. 17.

Secure MGM Corp., d.b.a. Solutions and Management, 18 Zenta Road, Unit 201, Monroe 10950. Filed Oct. 16.

TCK Restaurant Group Inc., d.b.a. Crew, 2290-2 South Road, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Oct. 16.

Khan Tailoring and Cleaners, 174 Canal St., Ellenville 12428, c/o Mohi Uddin Khan. Filed Nov. 1.

KY Construction, 26 Deyo St., Tillson 12486, c/o Kenneth James Yedowitz. Filed Nov. 4.

Lewis and Sons, 21 Memory Lane, Marlboro 12542, c/o Charles J. Lewis. Filed Nov. 6.

Unique It Services Inc., d.b.a.

Control Alt Secured, 51 Forest Road, Suite 316-308, Monroe 10950.

Filed Oct. 16.

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LEGAL NOTICES RYAN ADVISORY, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on September 16, 2019. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 7 S Ridge Road, Larchmont, NY 10538. Purpose: to engage in any and all business for which LLCs may be formed under the New York LLC law. #62355 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABITITY COMPAY (LLC) INDIE DIGITAL INTERNATIONAL LLC. Articles of Organizations were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/06/19. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 312 William St. Rye Brook, New York 10573, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #62356 The Articles of Organization of AVENUES 2 HEALTH, LLC, a limited liability company, (the ìCompanyî) were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on September 5, 2019. The office of the Company is located in Westchester County, New York. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without the State to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the Company served upon him or her is: 1415 Boston Post Road, Larchmont, NY 10538.

The Company was formed for any lawful business purpose or purposes permitted under the New York Limited Liability Company Act. #62357 31 Maple, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 7/9/2019. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Anthony Cassano, Jr., 84 Hix Ave., Rye, NY 10580. General Purpose. #62358 Bailey Avenue LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 7/12/2019. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 731 Main St., New Rochelle, NY 10801.

General Purpose. #62359 UZUCA LLC. Filed 7/15/19.

Office: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to the LLC at 1 Alexander Street Unit 1208 Yonkers, NY 10701.

Purpose: Any lawful. #62361

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF The More We Become LLC. ARTS. OF ORG. FILED WITH SSNY ON 08/20/2019.

OFFICE LOCATION: WESTCHESTER COUNTY. SSNY DESIGNATED AS AGENT OF LLC UPON WHOM PROCESS MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL PROCESS TO 35 Clinton Place, Apt. 5A, New Rochelle, NY 10801 PURPOSE: ANY LAWFUL ACT OR ACTIVITY. #62362 Notice of Formation of Katie Mack Fitness LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/19/19.

Office location: Westchester County. United States Corporation Agents, Inc. is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 27 Barker Ave, PH1501, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62363 Notice of Formation of BioPharma Media Services LLC, a domestic limited liability company. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/09/19. NY Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC at PO Box 503, Lincolndale, New York 10540. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. #62364 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: The Crossroads at Genesee Holdings LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on October 10, 2019. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to The Crossroads at Genesee Holdings LLC, 1055 Saw Mill River Road, Suite 204, Ardsley, New York 10502.

Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62365 Notice of Formation of Kosterich & Skeete, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SS) on 10/03/2019. Office location: Westchester County.

SS designated as agent of LLC upon whom process it may be served. SS shall mail process to: 68 Main Street, Tuckahoe, NY 10707. Purpose: any legal purpose. #62366

NOTICE OF FORMATION of Limited Liability Company (“LLC”). Name: FIT NETWORKS. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (“SSNY”) on March 11, 2019. N.Y. office location: Westchester County.

The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to FIT NETWORKS LLC, 37 Morris Street, New Rochelle, New York 10801. Purpose/ character of LLC is to provide IT solutions. #62367 Notice of Formation of RonTech Solutions, LLC filed with SSNY on August 21, 2019. Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 821 Bronx River Road APT3B, Yonkers, NY 10708. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62368 Notice of Formation of 10 FOXWOOD LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/2/19.

Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 55 Beverly Road, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62369 Derma Studio NYC LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 9/30/2019. Cty: Westchester.

SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 819 Carpenter Pl., Mamaroneck, NY 10543.

General Purpose. #62370 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Broad Street Commons Holdings LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on October 16, 2019. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Broad Street Commons Holdings LLC, 1055 Saw Mill River Road, Suite 204, Ardsley, New York 10502.

Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62371 Notice of Formation of Navis Tax LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/18/2019.

Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 800 Westchester Ave, STE S-602, Rye Brook, NY 10573. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62372

Notice of Formation of Benvenuto & Kim LLP. Certificate filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/08/2019. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 520 White Plains Road, Suite 500, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Name/ address of each genl. ptr. available from SSNY. Purpose: law practices. #62376 Notice of Formation of Royal Care of Westchester LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/24/19. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62377 DERMA STUDIO NYC LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 9/30/2019. Cty: WESTCHESTER. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 819 CARPENTER PL., MAMARONECK, NY 10543.

General Purpose. #62379 NOTICE OF FORMATION of TALLYRAND LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/2/2019.

Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: THE LLC 45 BROADWAY, SUITE 3010, NEW YORK, NY 10006.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62380 PMSB Management LLC. Filed 9/11/19 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 69 Remsen Circle, Yonkers, NY 10710 Purpose: all lawful #62382 Derek’s Walks LLC. Filed 9/17/19 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 113 Main St. Apt 1N, Irvington, NY 10533 Purpose: all lawful #62383 Dita Balaj Beauty LLC. Filed 8/27/19 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 40 West Main St, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549 Purpose: all lawful #62384 51 Central Realty, LLC. Filed 8/22/19 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 51 Central Avenue, Ossining, NY 10562 Purpose: all lawful #62385 204 DRAKE LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 8/22/2019. Cty: WESTCHESTER. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 186 SETON DR., NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804. General Purpose. #62386

Notice of Formation of FILOPEI LEGAL CONSULTING PLLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/02/2019.

Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 68 E. Hartsdale Avenue, Ste S1, Hartsdale, NY 10530.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. #62387 Mobius Veterinary Services PLLC. Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/5/19. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to The PLLC, 80 Van Wart Ave., Tarrytown, NY 10591. Purpose: To practice the profession of Veterinary Medicine #62388 BRC Global Security Group LLC, Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/04/2019.

Office: Westchester County.

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

SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 2 The Court, New Rochelle, NY 10801.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62389 Don Vonne LLC filed with SSNY on 12/27/18. Off. 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 First Ave #8053 Pelham, NY 10803. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62390 Notice of Formation of LRM MEDIA STRATEGIES, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/7/19. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 7 Crawford Dr. Tuckahoe, NY 10707. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62391 Notice of Formation of Maverick Multimedia, LLC Application for Authority filed with N.Y.S. Department of State on 10/28/19.

Westchester County. CT Corporation System designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. N.Y.S. Department of State shall mail process to the LLC, 28 Liberty St, New York, NY, 10005. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62392 North of Mad LLC. Art. of Org. filed with SSNY 7/9/19.

Office Location: Westchester Cty. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 3 Fermi Ct., Cortlandt Manor NY 10567 Purpose: all lawful. #62393

AlignerInsider LLC. Art. of Org. filed with SSNY 10/15/19.

Office Location: Westchester Cty. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 1983 Crompond Rd, Cortlandt Manor NY 10567 Purpose: all lawful. #62394 HLW Ventures, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with SSNY 9/18/19.

Office Location: Westchester Cty. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 98 Dunston Ave, Yonkers, NY 10701 Purpose: all lawful. #62395 FOAT Consultants, LLC, Arts of Organization filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 8/02/2019. Cty: Westchester.

SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 15 Lake Street, #4D, White Plains, NY 10603.

Purpose: all lawful. #62397 Notice of Formation of Montauk Recruitment Group, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/12/19. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 9A Lewis Road, Pound Ridge, NY 10576. Purpose: any lawful business purpose #62398 Notice of Formation of KAY DEE SQUARE, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/18/19. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to MSJ Financial Svcs., 1 Prospect Ave., White Plains, New York 10607. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62400 Notice of Formation of East & West Integrative Therapy, LLC. Art. of Org. Filed with SSNY on 9/3/19. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC , 9 Valentine Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62401 The annual return of the The Rosenfeld Heart Foundation, Inc. for the calendar year December 31, 2018 is available at its principal office located at Overbrook Management Corp 122 East 42nd Street, Ste 2500, New York, NY for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal Manager of the Foundation is Stephen Rosenfeld. #62402

Notice of formation of Frithco LLC. Articles of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/02/18.

Office loc Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process aganst it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 310 Nob Hill Dr., Elmsford, NY 10523. Purpose: all lawful. #62405 NOTICE OF ANNUAL REPORT - Notice is hereby given that the 2018 report for the year-ending December 31, 2018 of Akindale Rehabilitation & Land Conservation Fund 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 Bruce Oberfest, Trustee, 914-2383800. #62406 Notice of Formation of CVP CREATIVE SOLUTIONS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/21/19. 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 Christopher James Vander Putten, 36 Westview Ave., Apt. 3A, Tuckahoe, NY 10707.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62407 Notice of Formation of Bedford Baby Co. LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/6/19. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 9A Lewis Road, Pound Ridge, NY 10576. Purpose: any lawful business purpose. #62399 Notice of Formation of Vito De Santis LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/05/19.

Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 40 Fleetwood Ave. Apt 6C Mt. Vernon, NY 10552.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62404 645 South Columbus LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 11/4/2019.

Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 89 Edison Ave., Mount Vernon, NY 10550. General Purpose. # 62396

The annual return of the St. Augustine Foundation LTD for the calendar year 2018 is available at its principal office located at 538 Riverside Avenue, Yonkers NY 10705 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal Manager of the Foundation is John E. Fitzgerald. #62403

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