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T “It was very, very positive,” said Gary Holsten of Holsten Jewelers on Harwood Court. The company offered a 25 percent discount on all watches in stock on Nov. 29.

“The people coming in responded, people were shopping and taking advantage of the discount we offered. Overall, it was very positive.”

The National Retail Federation, which conducted a pre-season survey of shoppers about their post-Thanksgiving shopping plans for the 11th consecutive year, forecasted that the average person who shopped or would shop during the holiday weekend would spend $380.95, down 6.4 percent from $407.02 last year.

he Metropolitan Transportation Authority is leaving it up to the town of Harrison to decide if a proposed mixed-use development at the Harrison Metro-North station will include affordable housing units.

The MTA has fielded criticisms from local housing advocates who say 20 percent affordable housing should be a condition in the authority’s plan to sell a 3.3-acre property in Harrison to a developer, which will then build 143 rental units and 27,000 square feet of retail space.

But a statement from MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan seemed to indicate that any affordable housing allotments would have to come from a town zoning change rather than as a condition of sale. The MTA did require that the developer, AvalonBay Communities Inc., construct new Metro-North parking, and the company plans to build a tiered parking garage with at least 475 spaces for rail commuters.

“The MTA’s request-for-proposal process for the commuter parking facility and real estate project at Harrison Station required the selected developer to maximize the transportation-related benefits to MTA riders in the form of dedicated commuter parking spaces,” Donovan said. “The developer will be required to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, any local zoning, land use and affordable housing requirements as determined by the town and village of Harrison.”

Not one affordable housing unit has been constructed in the town since at least the presidency of George H.W. Bush. Harrison has been resistant to adopting changes to its zoning ordinances that would promote demographic integration in the town by requiring that any multifamily construc-

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Gary Holsten of Holsten Jewelers. Photo by Leif Skodnick

Big day for small businesses in Scarsdale

BY LEIF SKODNICK lskodnick@westfairinc.com BLACK FRIDAY SALES NUMBERS WERE DOWN THIS YEAR, according to a survey from the National Retail Federation, due to a multitude of factors including “season creep,” an improving economy and an increase in shoppers scoring deals online.

But despite those factors, small businesses in Scarsdale had a busy Small Business Saturday on Nov. 29. The promotion was started by American Express in 2010 to encourage people to shop at small, locally owned businesses.

BY MARK LUNGARIELLO mlungariello@westfairinc.com

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From ad agency to home business, from Denmark to your home

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ouise Fischer is in the business of delivering a piece of her homeland to other people’s homes. The former advertising executive, who grew up in Denmark and now lives in Larchmont with her family, started an online store selling imported Danish home goods.

Fischer named the store Kontrast, Danish for the word “contrast,” because she chooses home accessories that create a contrast in homes with all types of interior design, not just modern themes. The word also represents the shift in Fischer’s career within the past year, which brought her closer to her Danish roots, challenged her to apply her skills to a new industry and turned her home into her office and product warehouse.

“It was really a combination of heart and mind,” Fischer said of starting the store, which had a soft launch in October.

She said she had been looking for a unique business opportunity she would be capable of running.

Fischer received her graduate degree in business at Copenhagen Business School. She began her career in advertising in Denmark and moved to New York to pursue it in 1993. During her 20-year career in the industry, Fischer held senior positions at advertising agency SS+K and international firms TBWA and Anomaly.

She resigned from her job in June as managing partner at TBWA to work on Kontrast full time.

As an advertising executive, she worked with Coca-Cola, H&M, Unilever and Starwood Hotels & Resorts, among other large brands. Fischer said that while she enjoyed her career, after two decades she felt ready for a change and a new challenge.

“Somebody had been my boss for all these years still,” she said. “I had the urge to really create something on my own.”

Fischer found the inspiration for the business on a trip to Denmark last winter.

She discovered new designs while shopping in home stores and had the idea to promote and sell the Danish products in the U.S. She said Danish design is known for its style and functionality.

There are online stores that sell Scandinavian goods, but few are strictly Danish. Those that are strictly Danish focus on furniture rather than accessories or are too modern, she said. She curates a

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variety of down-filled decorative pillows, candleholders, lamps and other goods she said she believes will fit in with any home.

“Obviously there’s a lot of competition, and who needs another company that sells pillows?” she said. “I have to believe that there’s a certain group of people that are always looking for something that’s really unique that you can’t get at all the usual suspects.”

Fischer said she wants to avoid being a gift site and become a go-to for people decorating their homes. She wrote a business plan to make sure she has the potential to make a profit on the venture, which is currently self-funded.

Her background prepared her to assess her target audience and identify customer segments. Because she frequently worked with designers, she also honed her aesthetic eye, which helps her choose merchandise. She incorporated her business, Fischer Design, in May. She researched how to handle the crux of her business — importing and shipping merchandise. She uses DSV, an international transport company, to handle the shipping from Denmark to the U.S. and the customs fees. Danish vendors send the items to the port in Copenhagen, then they ship via DSV to the U.S. in a container.

Overseas shipping can take six weeks. She said she will airlift items if she needs faster delivery.

All items are delivered to Fischer’s home, where she keeps track of inventory then fulfills orders through the Postal Service. Since many orders are still local, she also offers the option to pick up from her home. One vendor of the six she works with has a warehouse in the U.S. and ships items directly to customers.

Fischer pays half the price for merchandise from two vendors, and for the others she sets a price depending on the product. The shipping, customs and marketing costs cut into her margins, she said, so she is open to assessing her cost structure after her first phase of sales.

Kontrast has about 150 different items on its site that Fischer has curated. She said she chooses items she likes and that she thinks will sell. Some of the brands are carried on competitor’s sites, while others don’t yet have a presence in the U.S. “That’s my risk because I have to actually carry inventory, import it myself,” Fischer said. “But it’s also my opportunity because if they don’t have a big inventory

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here, then it means that they are not readily available for everybody and it means that I have an opportunity to bring them to the U.S.” Fischer doesn’t have any exclusivity with the Danish brands yet. She would like to overcome this by developing products in collaboration with the Danish designers that will use American measurements. She also wants to expand nationally, which could entail physically meeting with bloggers and designers in other cities.

Although she prefers to run mainly an e-commerce site, Fischer said she could eventually open a showroom to store and display the inventory, which would move it from her house. She said she would consider opening a store in the Hamptons for the summer, displaying her goods in an empty storefront or creating a pop-up shop.

Fischer said she is adjusting to running a business. She learned how to build and maintain her e-commerce site with Shopify.com and edit vendors’ pictures on Adobe Photoshop. She has had help from her husband and her friends, especially at the launch party at her home in November.

Her former company, TBWA, printed fliers for her event.

“As an entrepreneur you’ve really got to be scrappy; you’ve got to put yourself out there and be a bit aggressive,” Fischer said. “And don’t be afraid of asking questions, because otherwise you’re not going to get anywhere.”

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Fight against pipeline expansion reaches 11th hour

BY MARK LUNGARIELLO mlungariello@westfairinc.com

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meme posted to the Facebook page of a local activist group shows Homer Simpson with his hands to his head and his eyes wide as he looks down at the controls of a nuclear power plant. “D’oh!” the meme says up top. Below, it continues, “Indian Point & Spectra AIM Project — What could go wrong.”

Members of the group Stop the Algonquin Pipeline Expansion, or SAPE, are continuing their push to stop the expansion of a natural gas pipeline that runs through the region despite lopsided odds and a clock ticking down to federal approval that may reach its end as soon as this month.

The Algonquin Gas Transmission pipeline, owned by Spectra Energy Partners LP, runs near Indian Point Energy Center in Buchanan, where two nuclear reactors operate. Although the plant’s owner, Entergy Corp., and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said expanding portions of the pipeline from 26 inches to 42 inches in diameter wouldn’t pose an increased safety risk, SAPE isn’t convinced.

The group points to a Nov. 3 report

by Richard B. Kuprewicz, president of the Redmond, Wash.-based Accufacts Inc., which called the safety evaluation and analysis of the risks to the nuclear generators “seriously deficient and inadequate.”

Accufacts was retained by the town of Cortlandt, where Spectra is planning to run new pipes through the area and county-owned parkland. Kuprewicz’s report has become a rallying cry asking that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, which has approval authority over the expansion, to require further studies before making a decision.

“While Accufacts can appreciate attempts to keep certain information of such an important safety analysis somewhat secret,”

the report states, “much more detailed effort is needed to assure the public that prudent and complete safety analysis efforts have been performed in choosing possible pipeline options in this location.”

Kuprewicz also called the project “oversized” and “overbuilt,” saying in the report that the operator “appears to be positioning for further expansions on the Algonquin system” and that future expansions should beTWB considered any project impact reviews.

Loan in Decision State Assemblywoman Sandy Galef, a WCBJ/Snipe Democrat who represents parts of northern 7.375” w x 7.125” h Westchester as well as 10-22-14, revision 2 Putnam, cited the study in a letter to FERC asking for further review and studies. SAPE members have been organizing daily calls and periodic meetings with local, state and federal elected

the construction, with its related noise, is in progress?” he asked.

Oonnoonny said Spectra had said in its filings that it had a formal meeting with church officials in September when it hadn’t and he noted that although Spectra said it would not schedule construction during Saturday and Sunday mass, it didn’t not take other ceremonies and activities, including weddings, into account.

Spectra spokeswoman Marylee Hanley said in a phone message that the existing pipelines have operated “without incident” and were installed prior to the construction of Indian Point in the 1960s.

“The Algonquin pipeline system has been operating in the area for more than 60 years,” she said.

officials to rally to delay FERC approval and ask for more studies. Several group organizers met with the staff of U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer and stated their concerns. A call to Schumer’s office wasn’t returned as of press time.

If divine intervention is needed to stop the project, even the pastor of St. Patrick’s Church in Verplanck has gotten involved.

In a Nov. 18 letter to FERC posted on the SAPE Facebook site, the Rev. George N. Oonnoonny claimed that Spectra intentionally made errors in describing how the expansion would affect the church.

“How is it reasonable to consider that the parishioners of St. Patrick’s will be able to get to church, park, allowed to worship and observe other religious activities while

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BY GERI E. PELL

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Yes, inflation still matters

hree to four decades ago, inflation and its impact on families was one of the biggest concerns for most Americans. That was a time when the annual inflation rate topped 10 percent on more than one occasion and was often well above 5 percent. For the 10 years ending in 1983, the average annual inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index or CPI was 8.4 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. For every dollar a person spent on standard of living costs in 1973, they paid more than double ($2.24) a decade later (based on CPI). In that kind of environment, it was no wonder that inflation was such a threat.

Fast forward to today. For the 10-year period through 2013, the average annual inflation rate was only 2.38 percent. An item that cost a dollar in 2003 only cost $1.26 at the end of 2013. In fact, the annual inflation rate has never been higher than 3.8 percent in the last 20 years – and only higher than 3 percent in six of those 20 years. In light of that, inflation has

become a back-burner concern for many of us. But should it be forgotten as you make your plans for the future?

Costs keep going up

Even though inflation has been well managed for some time, the cost of living continues to rise. With an inflation rate of just 3 percent per year, living costs will double in less than 25 years. Any retiree in good health can reasonably expect to live that long in retirement.

As a result, even if inflation remains a “nonfactor” as it has been over the last two decades, your expenses will increase over time. Regardless of what stage of life you are in, you need to prepare for the impact of inflation. It is particularly crucial if you are in or near retirement, a time when you can no longer count on pay raises to cover higher living costs. Your savings have to do the work for you.

For those in retirement, certain expenses, like housing and health care, may become more significant and those

costs have the potential to rise faster than the overall inflation rate. Changes in essential expenses like food and automobile costs can also have a dramatic impact on living expenses for retirees.

Strategies to stave off the effects of inflation

Keeping up with inf lation is about having enough money to maintain the lifestyle you’ve become accustomed to.

Will you keep pace with rising living costs you’ll face in the remaining decades of your life? Here are four steps to consider that may help you stay ahead: • If you are still accumulating money for retirement, set aside increasing amounts year after year. If living costs are likely to rise in most years during retirement, inflating your retirement plan contributions regularly while working will help offset some of the impact of future inflation.

• Delay retirement by a year or more and let additional dollars accumulate

in your savings. An added bonus? You’ll avoid having to deplete your funds at a younger age.

• Protect against risks that could result in greater expenses later in life. In particular, prepare for medical and long-term care costs by exploring appropriate insurance coverage.

• Consider income sources that offer inflation protection. If you receive Social Security benefits, they are adjusted for inflation each year.

As you plan for retirement, it’s important to consider the impact inflation could have on your retirement. Talk with a financial professional to make sure you’ve accounted for inflation in your retirement plan.

Geri E. Pell is a private wealth adviser with Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. in Rye Brook. She specializes in fee-based �inancial planning and asset management strategies and has been in practice for 27 years. To contact her, please visit pellwealthpartners.com.

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tion include at least 10 percent affordable housing units.

The town is one of 31 communities in Westchester County named in a 2009 legal settlement with the federal government, in which the county agreed to build 750 units of affordable housing, mostly in its richest and statistically whitest communities.

A September report by a monitor appointed to oversee implementation of the settlement named Harrison as one of six municipalities with zoning practices that contribute to a lack of integration of their black and Hispanic populations. The report,

by James E. Johnson of the firm Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, cited the six communities for either clustering and limiting multifamily housing to neighborhoods with comparatively high minority populations or prohibiting development of housing types “most often used by minority residents.” Harrison was the only municipality of the six cited for both.

A joint development deal with the MTA has been a talking point in Harrison dating back to the 1980s, with elected officials promoting development at the site as a spark

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Total spending was expected to reach $50.9 billion, down from last year’s estimated $57.4 billion. Additionally, more than three-quarters of those surveyed (77.2 percent) said they took advantage of retailers’ online and in-store promotions to buy nongift items for themselves or their family, similar to the 76.4 percent who did so in 2013.

“A strengthening economy that changes consumers’ reliance on deep discounts, a highly competitive environment, early promotions and the ability to shop 24/7 online all contributed to the shift witnessed this weekend,” said NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay. “We are excited to be witnessing an evolutionary change in holiday shopping by both consumers and retailers and expect this trend to continue in the years ahead.”

While Black Friday and Cyber Monday are make-or-break days for some retailers, Holsten said it is different for his business.

“It’s definitely more of a big-box day,” Holsten said of the Friday following Thanksgiving. “Black Friday to us is usually just a good day. But it’s not like the last two Saturdays before Christmas where we do

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that could revitalize the downtown area, which has had some empty storefronts and light foot traffic in recent years. An agreement to develop the parcel got legs in the last decade, with a formal bidding process opening in 2011.

Arlington, Va.-based AvalonBay was one of two developers that submitted a proposal, the other being Rochester-based real estate development and management company Conifer Realty LLC, which filed a proposal contingent on access to public subsidies.

AvalonBay has developed luxury apartments in Bronxville, Elmsford, Mamaroneck, New Rochelle, Ossining and White Plains and operates a regional suburban office in Fairfield, Conn.

AvalonBay entered into an exclusivity agreement with the MTA in December 2012 and the project was publicly announced in a joint statement this fall.

Harrison Mayor Ron Belmont, a Republican, had no comment on the calls for affordable units at the site but said he continued the view the project as a positive for the town. In a September interview after the proposal was formally announced, he said, “I look forward to seeing Harrison become an even better place to live.”

Harrison Supervisor/Mayor Ron Belmont in September at the Harrison Metro-North station parking lot where the Avalon Harrison development is planned. Photo by Mark Lungariello

20 to 50 times the amount of business we do on Black Friday.”

Holsten and other business owners pointed to Scarsdale’s “buy local” study and marketing campaign as having helped get people out to support local businesses. The

aimed at encouraging people to patronize local businesses. The study was followed by a marketing campaign featuring the slogans “Shop the ’Dale” and “Dine the ’Dale.”

More than 40 merchants ran special offers for Scarsdale’s Small Business

“PEOPLE WANT TO CONTINUE TO SHOP LOCALLY, BUT WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM REASONS WHY THEY SHOULD. CERTAIN THINGS STILL REQUIRE THAT PERSONAL TOUCH — AND THE MOM-ANDPOP SHOPS STILL DO THAT.” — Gary Holsten

campaign was started by Scarsdale residents Lisa Tretler and Jane Veron through The Acceleration Project, their not-for-profit consultancy that pairs local professional women with small businesses in need of strategic advice.

For the “buy local” study, the results of which were presented in June, Tretler and Veron gathered 19 people who surveyed 514 local residents and 50 local businesses. Volunteers contributed approximately 2,400 hours of labor to produce the study,

Saturday, including discounts of 10 to 50 percent off purchases, giveaways, coupons for future purchases and free samples. The event was publicized in local print and social media, and consumers were asked to spread the word about the event via their personal email and social media platforms.

“We have to thank the amazing team at The Acceleration Project for orchestrating the buzz around Scarsdale yesterday,” said Jack Tacconi of Standing Room Only Fine Foods, which offered 20 percent off

on in-store purchases on Small Business Saturday. “We had many, many happy customers throughout the day and we certainly appreciated all of (The Acceleration Project’s) efforts.”

Tretler said The Acceleration Project modified its “Shop the ’Dale” and “Dine the ’Dale” logos for Small Business Saturday, as well as other events during the year, and have seen positive results.

“It demonstrates that you can put ideas into action,” Tretler said. “We’re seeing merchants put the logos up in their windows, and that’s all part of good marketing. The more exposure the consumer has to a message, the more it is reinforced.”

Tretler and Veron said merchants are dependent on the holiday season for the long-term health of their businesses, and that a community’s health and value is closely linked to thriving local businesses.

“One thing we have going is that people do want to support independent businesses, and with the Shop The ’Dale program, we hope to continue the momentum,” Holsten said.

“People want to continue to shop locally, but we have to give them reasons why they should,” Holsten said. “Certain things still require that personal touch — and the momand-pop shops still do that.”

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Scarsdale businessman has been charged with wire fraud for allegedly pilfering $4,625,000 from investors who gave his company money to be held in escrow.

The complaint against Salvatore Carpanzano, who also uses the name Salvino Casiraghi, unsealed in federal court in White Plains on Nov. 25, detailed how Carpanzano allegedly created a limited liability company that he positioned to appear to be an affiliate of a legitimate bank in the United Arab Emirates.

While claiming that his company was affiliated with the bank in the UAE, Carpanzano then allegedly received $2.7 million via wire transfer that was to be held in escrow for the construction of an assisted living facility in Arizona.

According to the complaint, Carpanzano also received $100,000 wired from China to be held in escrow to secure the lease of a $5 million financial instrument and $1,325,000 that was to be used to secure $200 million to finance production of a movie tentatively titled “Mob Street.”

Prosecutors alleged that substantial portions of the money received was used to finance Carpanzano’s personal expenses, including bills at hotels, restaurants and retail stores.

If convicted, Carpanzano faces up to 20 years in prison for each of the three counts of wire fraud. Carpanzano is free on bail while facing unrelated charges of criminal contempt and aggravated harassment in Westchester County Court.

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INBRIEF BRANDING FIRM SEEKS INPUT ON NEW ROCHELLE New Rochelle’s contracted “community brand avengers” are asking residents and those who work in the city to complete a 25-question survey filled with questions about the community’s strengths and weaknesses.

Nashville, Tenn.-based North Star Destination Strategies, which says on its website it is “saving the world one community reputation at a time,” was hired in September to help brand and market the city in an effort to spark economic development.

“One of the best places to find that figurative nugget of marketing gold is the hearts and minds of the people who call New Rochelle home,” North Star CEO Don McEachern said in a statement. “To learn what makes a community special, you have to go to the people who spend more than just their money and time there — you have to go to the people who spend their lives there.”

The survey can be filled out until Dec.

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North Star has been gathering community input and will present a brand identity guide and implementation strategy to New Rochelle’s City Council as early as next summer. Its recommendations will be based on creating a brand identity, including a logo, colors and catchphrase to use on social media and local signage.

Advertisements with testimonials from local business owners can also be implemented if New Rochelle officials wish to proceed that way (Lee’s Summit, Mo., went with a campaign around the slogan “yours truly”). North Star is being paid $68,000, funded in part by the New Rochelle Industrial Development Agency.

Mayor Noam Bramson, a Democrat, said an effective branding strategy could be a “huge boost for New Rochelle’s economy, property values and civic image.” “But getting it right depends on public involvement, so I urge residents and business owners to take a few minutes to complete the survey and share their thoughts about what our community is today … and what it can be tomorrow,” he said.

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The rebranding strategy comes alongside several large-scale redevelopment projects that could redefine the city and boost its 80,000-person population. The City Council voted in July to enter into a memorandum of understanding with Manhattan-based Twining Properties to develop a mixed-use property that could encompass as much as 26 acres on Echo Bay. In October, elected officials chose a master developer to oversee redevelopment in two downtown “clusters” that is likely to reshape the New Rochelle skyline. RDRXR, a development partnership between Long Island companies RXR Realty LLC and Renaissance Downtowns, plans to redevelop the corridor near Interstate 95 and the Metro-North train station.

DUTCHESS FIRM MERGES WITH ERA INSITE REALTY ERA Insite Realty Services is adding a Dutchess County real estate team to its headquarters operation in White Plains.

The residential real estate firm recently announced that ERA Team IV Homes, with offices in LaGrangeville and Fishkill, has

merged with ERA Insite and will consolidate operations at the ERA office at 600 N. Broadway in White Plains. ERA Insite Realty Services also operates a Bronxville office.

Joining the ERA Insite team of more than 100 agents are Janice Lipka and Carmine Pagano, principals of Team IV Homes, and several agents from the 26-year-old Dutchess County firm.

Lipka is a past president of the Dutchess County Board of Realtors, where Pagano has served as a real estate instructor.

“We are always open to business opportunities and smart mergers that bring together like-minded business people and agent talent,” said ERA Insite Realty’s principal broker, Louis Budetti, in a press release. “Team IV Homes has developed a strong network of business over the past 25 years in their market. We will support the continuation of those opportunities, while providing a more cost-effective basis of operations.”

MDXPRESS OPENS SECOND URGENT CARE CENTER MDxpress has opened its second walk-in urgent care center in Westchester County

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at 388 Tarrytown Road in the town of Greenburgh.

The five-doctor practice was founded in 2013, when it opened its first urgent care center at 1030 W. Boston Post Road in Mamaroneck. Its emergency medicine physicians also serve on the faculty of Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx.

The Greenburgh office is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays and from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekends and holidays.

Appointments are not needed. The medical office offers full laboratory and digital X-ray services, according to a spokesperson for the practice.

“We saw a real need in the White Plains community for a high-quality urgent care medical facility that can accommodate patients with emergencies who did not want to wait in a busy, noisy and crowded hospital emergency room,” said Dr. Jason Lupow, a founding physician of MDxpress.

“Urgent care centers are growing fast in popularity because they greatly enhance the quality, affordability and efficiency of care for patients.” The urgent care practice “also eliminates the difficulty of trying to see a primary care doctor on short notice or afterhours,” he said.

The practice’s spokesperson said MDxpress plans to open more urgent care facilities in Westchester.

For more information, call 914-777CARE (2273) or email jason@mdxpress. com.

a press release. Brian Katz, president of Katz & Associates in Pearl River, brokered the deal for Saks Off 5th.

Previous owners of Saks Fifth Avenue launched its discounted fashion merchandise line in 2000. Hudson’s Bay Co., the owner of Saks Fifth Avenue’s luxury retail rival Lord & Taylor, last year paid $2.9 billion to acquire the Saks parent company.

The new owner has opened 11 new Saks Off 5th stores this year in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The company operates 80 Saks Off 5th stores nationwide, according to its website.

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SAKS DISCOUNT CHAIN LEASES FORMER LOEHMANN’S SPACE Renovations are underway at the new Greenburgh location of Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th, the fashion discount retail chain of Toronto-based Hudson’s Bay Co. The fast-expanding retailer expects to open in early 2015 in the former Loehmann’s space in the White Plains Shopping Center at 29 Tarrytown Road, said Eric S. Goldschmidt, senior partner at Goldschmidt & Associates, the Scarsdale agency that represented the landlord in the deal. Saks has leased 25,000 square feet of space, he said.

Loehmann’s closed its Westchester store in March after 43 years at the strip shopping center on Route 119, a few months after the 94-year-old Bronx-based company filed for bankruptcy protection for a third time and announced it would close its 39 brick-and-mortar stores and operate solely as an online retailer.

“Despite serious interest from other national retailers, the property owners decided to move forward with Saks due to its appeal to the general market, similar to that of Loehmann’s,” Goldschmidt said in

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No glass containers should be dropped off, organizers said.

The event is organized by Markhoff & Mittman PC, a law firm specializing in worker disability. “We encourage everyone to check their cabinets or pick up a few extra items at the store and bring them to an official drop-off location for the drive,” said Brian Mittman, the firm’s managing partner. “We are a community, which supports one another, and this is an excellent way to serve those in need.”

For more information on the Grace Church Community Center Soup Kitchen food drive, contact Nancy Joselson at 914282-8072.

to benefit the Grace Church Community Center Soup Kitchen.

The “Hope for the Holidays” drive will begin Wednesday and continue through Dec. 15. Businesses have set up drop-off boxes for donations of nonperishable foods at these White Plains offices: • Citi Med, 14 Mamaroneck Ave., suite 201.

• Cohen & Siegel, 14 Mamaroneck Ave., suite 401.

• David B. Lever & Associates PLLC, 120 Bloomingdale Road, suite 401.

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ASK ANDI

BY ANDI GRAY

Quality is worth paying for The work we do is complicated. And many buyers don’t know any better.

They ask me for a lower price and when I don’t give them one, they move on to hire someone who doesn’t really know what they’re doing. When I walk into some buildings I’ve never been in before, I see a lot of bad work.

I’m in it for the quality of the work and not about to lower my standards. How do I help buyers understand they get what they pay for?

THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: Make sure your quality is what you think it is. Teach your clients about what they’re getting from your company. Make sure your employees understand your standards — thinking about it before the client does. Build a community of satisfaction. Use customer retention as a competitive weapon. Make sure you’re looking for the right customers.

Before you launch on your soapbox about how your services are better, do some research to make sure you’re right.

Go back and visit jobs done in the past couple years to see how they’re holding up.

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Find out if the customers are fully satisfied.

Look for any errors your team might have made. Make sure your company is walking the talk.

Assuming your company’s work quality is as high as you think, talk to your clients after the fact. Make sure they understand why they’re satisfied, and it wasn’t just an accident their job was installed well. Show them the little details that add up to a measurable difference.

Make sure every employee understands how important it is to solve your clients’ problems by doing it right the first time. Take time to educate new employees before they go out on jobs about how to talk to clients, how to spot problems and what to do if they have questions or concerns. No matter how busy you are, don’t let a new employee out into the field until you’re sure they get it, and then make sure they have supervision until they’ve been fully tested out.

Make a list of questions to ask customers before, during and after a job. Start with “What are you looking to accomplish?” and “What special concerns do you have?” While the work is going on, ask: “Is

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there anything else you’d like us to attend to?” “How well are we doing in your book?”

When finished, ask: “Are you 110 percent satisfied with the work?” “Would you be willing to give us a gold star?” and “Can we do anything additional for you?”

Become a thought leader, talking and writing about what it takes to do your work. Write articles about work you’ve had to correct, showing examples of work done poorly. Show how it has cost more to repair the problems than it would have to do the job right the first time.

Feature jobs you’ve done well. Use them as success examples. Get customers to promote you. Ask for quotes about how your company has helped them succeed by helping them avoid time and money problems.

Once you get a contract to fix a problem, write up a case study explaining what was done improperly and how it was fixed.

Ask the new prospect if they’d be interested in a discount if they’ll let you feature them in an ad. Ask the prospect if they’d be willing to be a reference — since they now know the difference between bad work and what your company can do.

Not all customers are created equal.

Some want what you have, but just can’t afford it. Some can afford it but don’t care.

And some are just right — want what your company provides and can pay for it. Those are the customers to focus on.

It’s much easier to sell quality to someone who gets that quality is worth paying for. Early in the selling process ask potential clients to give examples of when they’ve had to choose between cost and quality. Pay attention to the story they tell.

Just make sure the ones that are left have the budget necessary to close the deal.

Looking for a good book? Try “Marketing Services: Competing Through Quality” by Leonard L. Berry and A. Parasuraman.

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Budget, grilled for pension borrowing, closer to approval

BY MARK LUNGARIELLO mlungariello@westfairinc.com

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he Westchester County Board of Legislators is scheduled to vote Dec. 9 on the 2015 county budget after pruning and grafting items onto the original proposal.

County Executive Rob Astorino, a Republican, unveiled his $1.76 billion budget proposal last month, and although it kept the tax levy increase at zero, it was criticized for asking to borrow $8 million to pay for back-tax settlements and deferring $15 million in mandatory pension contributions.

Astorino said the county would pay $76 million of its total $91 million pension obligation but would use a state amortization program that essentially allows a municipality to borrow from Albany for its contribution to the fund, then pay back the borrowed amount with 3 percent interest over a 10-year period.

“In a perfect world, the county would never borrow and pay all its bills in cash,” Astorino said. “But in the real world, you are faced with tough decisions. A $100 million pension bill translates to a 20 percent tax increase or 1,000 layoffs. Neither of those choices is realistic or even possible, so you work with your least-worst options like borrowing.”

When Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the county’s bond rating last year — from its highest rating, AAA, to AA1 — it cited “structural imbalances” in budgets from prior amortization as a factor in the decision. Democratic Legislator Peter Harckham, of North Salem, said Astorino “is financing his zero perfect budget with our children’s credit card.”

“This is poor fiscal management and will create a terrible financial burden for our residents and business owners in the very near future,” Harckham said. The lawmaker estimated that the pension borrowing would amount to an additional $2.7 million in costs through 2026.

Astorino’s budget proposed to increase spending by $21 million, or 1 percent, from 2014. Savings would come in part from $1 million in overtime cuts to the Department of Public Safety and through staff consolidations, elimination of a position in the clerk’s office and by not replacing 20 vacant positions. The total headcount in the budget is 4,859, and county employees have an average salary of $77,000, $12,000 more than the private sector average in Westchester.

Staffing costs including pension contri-

butions and $212 million in Medicaid costs continue to drive the majority of Westchester spending, with 83 percent of the budget tagged nondiscretionary payments mandated by New York state.

John Ravitz, executive vice president and chief operating officer of the advocacy group The Business Council of Westchester, said the budget highlighted the need for state lawmakers to “aggressively address” unfunded mandates — but called the plan itself “sound.”

“The budget sends an important message to business leaders that Westchester is on the right track and that the county is a good place to do business,” he said in

a statement.

The budget anticipates an increase in sales tax revenue of 4 percent, although mortgage tax receipts are expected to continue to decline — down $4 million, to $16 million, in 2015. Westchester expects its fee revenues to remain basically flat at $150 million.

Although the county tax levy would remain flat under the proposed budget, the impact on individual tax bills can vary by municipality based on assessed property values and equalization rates. The budget only affects county taxes, which make up about 20 percent of an average property owner’s bill — with 60 percent

coming from school district taxes and the remainder being made up of city, town, village and special district taxes.

After legislators approve the amended plan, it will be sent back to Astorino, who will then either veto items or sign it into law. The county charter requires that a budget be in place by Dec. 27.

Likely to be increased by legislators from Astorino’s proposal are subsidies to the county’s child care program and Westchester social services. In addition to the operating budget, the county executive also proposed $256 million in his annual capital budget for work that includes infrastructure repairs to county buildings and roadway work.

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CHALLENGING CAREERS

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BY CATHERINE PORTMAN-LAUX

Inspiration wrapped in a bow

nstead of sending my clients bottles of wine for Christmas, I decided in the year 2000 to send Christmas ornaments bearing inspirational messages,” said Rosemarie Monaco, the Upper Grandview resident who founded and heads Group M, a Nyack-based marketing firm.

Some messages were in poetry; some, story form. “All sought to bring out the child in us. Whatever happened to belief in magic?” she asked.

This year, instead of the usual tree ornaments, clients of longstanding will receive a bound and decorated book in which she has published her holiday literary creations of past years: “Just Believe — Stories of Inspiration.”

Monaco credits an old oak tree outside her former office for the idea of inspirational ornaments. “Something made me look up from my work,” she recalled. “An oak leaf lilted across the glass door in slow motion, like a prima ballerina. I went outside and picked it up. I t was perfect — not a mark, just the rich pattern of its colors. Nearby were dozens like it.”

Monaco placed them inside book pages to keep them from withering and later sprayed

them with preservative and decorated them with glitter and ribbons. She wrote a poem, “The Gift,” to accompany the packet sent to clients.

In 2004, the story titled “The Light” was written to neutralize racist attacks. “It got me thinking how prejudice begins,” Monaco said. “Kids do not see color, religion or gender. They learn it from others.” With each copy of her story “The Light” she enclosed a candle, hoping “to shed light symbolically and literally.”

“The Faerie and the Mirror” poem of 2005 has a message: “We tend to look outside ourselves for answers, ignoring our own wisdom. With each poem I enclosed a decorative mirror as a reminder that answers lie within.”

For her most recent gift last year she obtained skeleton keys to accompany the aptly named story, “The Key.” Decorating the keys to become Christmas ornaments, she said, “I wanted to impart the idea that individuals hold the key to their futures and anything is possible. You must never give up on your dream.”

Monaco did not give up on her dream.

In business she helps clients obtain their

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dreams. She refers to the client who was promoting a new environmentally friendly chemical-free printing plate. “They offered environmental recognition awards to customers who use the plate, but who also engage in other green activities. Few nominations came in. We renamed the award the Greenworks and produced a complete marketing kit with instructions on how to prepare local press releases and ads. We devised a spokes-frog named Murray to be featured in ads. Then we worked with a leading trade publication to provide readers with a list of ‘green’ printers. Out client’s goal was for 25 award recipients by year’s end. In a little over a month we had more than 50 Greenworks award recipients.”

Clients run the gamut from business coaches to serving needs of clients that include high technology clients, financial organizations, publishers and manufacturers.

Graduating from New York University, Monaco went to work in SONY’s marketing department. “I fell in love with the business,” she said. When SONY relocated, she joined another international firm before founding her own business in l991. She survived the

Inspirational Christmas gifts go to clients of Rosemarie Monaco, founder of Group M, a Nyack-based marketing firm.

deep depression in 2008, deciding to hang in there, opting for salary cuts rather than eliminating positions until clients came back and new ones were added.

Among her numerous awards is the Rockland County Business Association’s Pinnacle Award for Excellence by a WomanOwned Company. She serves on the board of People to People food pantry.

Challenging Careers focuses on the exciting and unusual business lives of Hudson Valley residents. Comments or suggestions may be emailed to Catherine Portman-Laux at cplaux@ optonline.net.

Notice of Request for Qualifications/Proposals Architectural/Engineering/Lighting Design Services For Security and Public Safety THE GREENBURGH HOUSING AUTHORITY is requesting qualification for interested architectural engineering firms, Lighting Engineering and Lighting Design Services Consultants to perform architectural engineering for the continuation of the Greenburgh Housing Authority security and public safety initiatives.

Architectural, engineering and lighting design professionals should submit documentation in proof of their qualifications to the offices of Greenburgh Housing Authority, 9 Maple Street, White Plains, New York 10603 during normal business hours Monday through Friday between 8.30am and 4.30pm.

Proposals will be accepted until 10:30 AM on January 5, 2015 on organizational letterhead, including a cover letter with reference material of past and present jobs specifically in the Town of Greenburgh and surrounding Westchester area. Address all documents to: Raju Abraham Greenburgh Housing Authority 9 Maple Street White Plains, New York 10603 Review of all submittals will be performed by the Housing Authority. Vendors must provide current references and detail descriptions of pervious work with public or and private multi-unit/multiple dwelling mid-size to large properties.

A copy of the RFQ/RFP can be obtained by contacting Ms. Keicia Blanch at (914) 946-2110 ext. 107 or at www.greenburghhousing.org. RFP packages will NOT be opened in public. Notification of selection of qualified vendors will be conducted by the housing authority. Selected vendors will be contacted within 60 days. Selected vendors will be allowed to present their company’s service to the housing authority.

The Greenburgh Housing Authority in order to promote its affirmative action plans invites proposals from minorities and Section 3 groups. This affirmative action policy regarding request for qualification (RFQ), requests for proposals (RFP), sealed bids and contracts applies to all persons without regards to race, creed, color, natural origin, age or sex or handicap.

The Greenburgh Housing Authority reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.

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THELIST: COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FIRMS LISTED ALPHABETICALLY

WESTCHESTER COUNTY

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FIRMS

WESTCHESTER NEXT COUNTY LIST: DECEMBER 15 HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCIES

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62 Pondfield Road, Bronxville 10708 779-8200 • admiralrealestate.com

Aries Deitch & Endelson Inc.

110 S. Central Ave., Hartsdale 10530 949-2800 • ade-re.com

Austin Corporate Properties Inc. 31 Bonwit Road, Rye Brook 10573 690-0020

Benson Commercial Realty Inc.

777 Westchester Ave., White Plains 10604 332-9090 •bensoncommercial.com

Choyce Peterson Inc.

800 Westchester Ave, Rye Brook 10573 422-57000 • choycepeterson.com

C.J. Pagano & Sons Inc.

420 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 10573 939-1123 • cjpagano.com

Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT/ Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage

30 Village Green, Bedford 10506 232-4100• cbcworldwide.com

Cushman & Wakefield

7 Renaissance Square, White Plains 10601 326-5827 • cushwake.com

Friedland Realty

656 Central Park Ave., Yonkers 10704 968-8500 • friedlandrealty.com

GHP Realty *

4 W. Red Oak Lane, Suite 200, White Plains 10604 642-9300 • ghpoffice.com

Fairfield: 2 agents, 1 broker Hudson Valley: 5 agents, 1 broker Westchester: 5 agents, 1 broker

New York City, metropolitan surrounding areas

Consulting, leasing, property management and sales

Barry Endelson info@ade-re.com 1993

Fairfield: 4 brokers Hudson Valley: 2 agents, 9 brokers Westchester: 2 agents, 7 brokers

Fairfield County, Conn.; Dutchess, Organge, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties

Appraisal, consulting, leasing, property management and sales

Carl Austin caustin@austincorpprop.com 1971

Westchester: 2 brokers

Westchester and Fairfield counties

Consulting, leasing and sales

Scott H. Benson info@bensoncommercial.com 1988

Fairfield and Westchester counties: 3 agents and brokers

Westchester, Dutchess and Rockland counties; New Haven and Fairfield counties, Conn.

Commercial leasing subleasing, property representation and sales

Alan R. Peterson, John P. Hannigan jhannigan@choycepeterson.com 1997

Fairfield and Westchester counties: 3 agents

Fairfield County, Conn. and Westchester County

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Westchester: 2 brokers, 3 agents

Westchester County

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Fairfield and Westchester counties: 33 agents

Fairfield County, Conn.; Hudson Valley and Westchester County

Appraisal, consulting, corporate services, economic incentives, finance, investor services, leasing, property management,

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Westchester: 30 brokers

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Eric Goldschmidt eric@ga-re.com 1991

Westchester: 11 agents, 1 broker Fairfield: 4 agents, 1 broker

Connecticut, New Jersey, New York

Consulting, development, leasing, property management and sales

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Hank Fries hank@hankfries.com 1991

Westchester: 3 agents, 3 brokers

Westchester County and Fairfield County, Conn.

Appraisal, consulting, leasing, property management, sales

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George Constantin info@heritagerealtyservices.com 2005

Westchester: 3 brokers

Fairfield County, Conn; New York City and Westchester County

Leasing, property management

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James J. Coleman, managing partner jcoleman@houlihanparnes.com 1891

Westchester: 12 agents

Tristate

Consulting, leasing, property management, mortgage finance and sales

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Howard E. Greenberg howard@howprop.com 1998

Westchester: 1 agent, 1 broker

National and international

Consulting, leasing, sales

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John R. McCarthy john@mcoc.com 1990

Fairfield: 1 broker Westchester: 4 agents, 1 broker

Fairfield County, Conn. and Westchester County

Consulting, office leasing and sales

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Newmark Grubb Knight Frank

James Ritman jritman@ngkf.com 1929

Fairfield: 13 agents Westchester: 3 agents

Fairfield County and Westchester County

Property management, leasing, sales, consulting, appraisal

Michael Rao mrao@nycrgroup.com 2005

Westchester: 2 brokers

Bronx, Rockland and Westchester Counties

Leasing and sales

Finn Wentworth, David Welsh, Jeff Gronning info@normanyrealty.com 2002

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Westchester County and Fairfield County, Conn.

Construction, development, leasing, management, leasing, property management

NA 2001

Fairfield: 3 agents, 1 broker Hudson Valley: 1 agent Westchester: 6 agents, 1 broker

Bronx, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties

Richard Rakow info@rakowgroup.com 1985

Fairfield: 8 agents, 1 broker Hudson Valley: 11 agents, 2 brokers Westchester 11 agents, 2 brokers

Jeff Kintzer, David Landes jeff@royalpropertiesinc.com 1993 Phyllis Tunnell, Norman Tunnell phyllis@tsquareproperties.com 1983

1 Chase Road, Scarsdale 10583 723-1616 • ga-re.com

399 Knollwood Road, White Plains 10603 949-9474 • hankfries.com

Heritage Realty Services LLC + *

67 Irving Place, New York City 10003 212-674-2556 • heritagerealtyservices.com

Houlihan-Parnes *

4 W. Red Oak Lane, White Plains 10604 694-6070 • houlihanparnes.com

Howard Properties Ltd. *

3 Barker Ave., White Plains 10601 997-0300 • howprop.com 170 Hamilton Ave., White Plains 10601 948-8900 • mcoc.com

800 Westchester Ave., Suite 706, Rye Brook 10573 881-1024 • ngkf.com

New York Commercial Realty Group LLC*

500 Mamaroneck Ave., Suite 320, Harrison 10528 287-6410 • nycrgroup.com

Normandy Real Estate Partners *

The Exchange, 707 Westchester Ave., White Plains 10604 988-1100 • normandyrealty.com

Princeton Realty Group *

333 N. Bedford Road, Suite 140, Mount Kisco 10549 747-5000 • princetonrealtygroup.com

Rakow Commercial Realty Group Inc.*

10 New King St., Suite 212, White Plains 10604 422-0100 • rakowgroup.com

Royal Properties Inc. *

850 Bronx River Road, Bronxville 10708 237-3403 • royalpropertiesinc.com

T Square Properties *

56 Lafayette Ave., White Plains 10603 328-7511 • tsquareproperties.com

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N.Y. increases regulation of crude oil transportation

BY MARK LUNGARIELLO mlungariello@westfairinc.com

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ew York regulators have found 740 track and rail equipment defects, including 12 hazardous material violations, in increased inspections of the crude oil rail transportation industry in the state dating back to April.

A status report filed jointly by several state agencies Dec. 1 said the state Department of Transportation and other agencies have implemented a number of recommendations from a multiagency report in April that came after several high-profile crude oil train accidents in the U.S. and other countries.

Since then, the DOT has worked with the Federal Railroad Administration to inspect 6,664 rail cars, including 4,656 DOT-111 cars, one of the most commonly used tanker cars that many activists say should be phased out or at least brought up to modern safety standards.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, charged state agencies with increasing inspections and evaluating New York’s readiness in the event of a derailment. In April, on the day of a derailment in Lynchburg, Va., the governor wrote a letter to President Barack Obama to tighten regulations as petroleum production increases and the amount of crude oil shipped through the country booms.

“Over the past six months, our administration has taken swift and decisive action to increase the state’s preparedness and better protect New Yorkers from the possibility of a crude oil disaster,” Cuomo said. “Now it is time for our federal partners to do the same.

The federal government plays a vital role in regulating this industry, and Washington must step up in order to expedite the implementation of safer policies and rules for crude oil transport.”

U.S. crude oil production has skyrocketed in the last decade, due in part to the growth of hydraulic fracturing — a method of mining gas deposits in underground rock formations. The Bakken Shale formation, which is underneath Montana, North Dakota and parts of Canada, is the source of large amounts of the crude. Activists say Bakken crude is more volatile than other oil forms, though industry advocates, including the 600-member American Petroleum Institute, say studies have been inconclusive.

Bakken crude is transported from mining facilities to refineries across the country.

There is little pipeline infrastructure, according to the New York status report, so rail transportation is a leading method for mov-

ing the crude. Shipments have grown from 9,500 carloads in 2008 to 407,642 carloads in 2013, the report said, an increase of more than 4,000 percent. As many as 45 trains with crude travel through the Hudson Valley region each week. Crude oil trains move through 22 communities across the state, the report said, and as much as 1,000 miles of New York’s 4,100-mile rail network is used by oil producers.

Cuomo’s office said that out of 12 state recommendations, New York has undertaken five and begun implementing the remainder; a total 66 actions to increase inspections and improve safety have been undertaken, the office said. But the state is “disappointed with crude oil producers’ unwillingness to invest in critical equipment that would reduce the volatility of Bakken crude.”

New York lobbied North Dakota, the main producer of Bakken crude, to require a gas-separation process to remove dissolved gas at the point of origin, before it is to be shipped. The North Dakota Industrial Commission proposed draft regulations to that effect Nov. 13.

Global Partners, which operates a terminal at the Port of Albany, has voluntarily phased out a majority of its old DOT-111 tankers, the state report said. The state agencies said, however, that the federal government needs to take more direct action to set higher safety standards for all tankers.

Charles Schumer, New York’s senior U.S. senator, called DOT-111s “ticking time bombs” and said he had been pushing federal regulators for stricter oversight since a July 2013 derailment and subsequent explosion in LacMégantic in Canada’s Quebec province that killed more than 45 people.

“As a result of our efforts, the federal Department of Transportation has put a proposal on the table that could start taking these cars off the tracks within two years, as well as restrict the speeds at which these trains operate,” Schumer said. “I am pushing DOT to commit to the strongest of these regulations as soon as possible. We can’t afford any delay.”

The U.S. DOT proposed a package of new rules in July that would increase standards, including stricter requirements for braking controls and speed limits. Environmental groups, including Riverkeeper, have said those regulations do not go far enough to ensure safety or to prevent future derailments because they phase out DOT-111s rather than prohibit them. Also, proposed speed restrictions of 40 mph would not have prevented the Lynchburg derailment, where reports said the 105-car load, mostly DOT111s, was traveling at only 25 mph.

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INBRIEF REAL ESTATE PROS, INNOVATORS MEET AT IDEA SHED Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC has launched an open collaboration platform for real estate professionals that the company described as “radically different” from other forums in the industry.

The platform, Idea Shed, was developed to bridge the gap between the creative thinking of people who work daily in real estate and the innovators who launch tools, systems and resources to make professionals more efficient, successful and productive in their work, officials at the New Jersey-based residential real estate company said in a press release.

Contributors post their ideas on Idea Shed

for someone else to bring to life.

Headquartered in Madison, N.J., Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate has a national network of independently owned brokerages that includes Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty in Westchester County.

The online platform’s creators said their goal is to have real estate professionals share ideas on technology, service, recruiting, prospecting and “out there” topics, in the hope that they will be noticed and developed by people or companies with the resources to bring them to fruition.

“We want to leverage the collective ingenuity of real estate professionals and the collective innovation of solution providers to bring real estate to the next level,” said Sherry Chris, president and CEO of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate. At a time when real estate is “undergoing

exponential change,” she said, “we believe collaboration will help us all meet the everchanging demands of our business.”

Jonathan Bednarsh, president and chief operating officer of Onboard Informatics, a New York City-based data management and technology services company for the real estate industry, in the announcement said Better Homes and Gardens is trying “to bring great new ideas into the field of vision of companies such as ours. When you are in the business of changing the way real estate professionals do business, the most direct path to delivering on that goal is to hear suggestions and ideas directly from your stakeholders.

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Mary Beth Morrissey, a White Plains health care attorney and researcher, will be the new chairwoman of the Westchester Public/Private Partnership for Aging Services, an advocacy group that focuses on aging-in-place and end-oflife initiatives.

The group looks to bring together government officials, business professionals and volunteer agencies, as well as fundraise and underwrite programs for the elderly, including programs run by the Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and Services.

“Government simply cannot do it alone,” Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino said in a statement Monday.

“Public-private partnerships are absolutely essential.”

Morrissey has been affiliated with the group for three years. She is a member of several palliative care groups, including the New York State Southern Region Collaborative for Palliative Care, which she founded and leads as president.

In 2013, she helped spearhead a postgraduate certificate on palliative care at Fordham University. There are roughly 191,000 seniors living in Westchester County and that number is expected to grow by as much as 63,000 in the coming years, according to the partnership.

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In addition to her career at The College of Westchester, she maintains a therapy practice in Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J. Del Balzo also sits on the boards of the Westchester County Association and the Westchester Putnam Rockland Counseling Association. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Fairfield University and a master’s degree in social work from Fordham University.

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ccording to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, there are more than a quarter of a million people with serious spinal cord injuries. Each year, about 12,000 join the list of catastrophically injured individuals who suffer paralysis and possible impairments to vital functions, such as breathing and bowel movements, as well as suffer the emotional and psychological pain resulting from a quality of life that has been suddenly shattered.

It is hard to believe that not so long ago, the overall health implications of lifethreatening spinal cord injuries were largely neglected. Yet, thanks to the groundbreaking research over the past 25 years that has been led by Dr. William A. Bauman of New Rochelle, the medical profession’s understanding and treatment of serious spinal cord injuries has vastly improved. It is work that has been saving lives and improving the quality of life of veterans, which was instrumental in Bauman, along with his colleague Ann M. Spungen of Bronxville, in recently winning the Samuel J. Heyman Science and Environment Medal.

What the general public may not appreciate is that this is one of a number of seminal research studies that have long been undertaken and supported by Veterans Affairs at its James J. Peters VA Medical Center in the Bronx, where Bauman is director of the Rehabilitation R&D National Center of Excellence for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury.

“In fact, since the Bronx VA was established in the 1940s, it has attracted the best and brightest minds to undertake investigations in a number of clinical areas,” Bauman said.

Bauman said he was mentored by Dr. Rosalyn Yalow, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in medicine who also was the VA’s most senior medical investigator. “She is one of several towering scientific investigators who laid the foundation for this center’s reputation for breakthrough medical research,” he said.

In addition to Yalow’s influence, Bauman’s remarkable medical career was

no doubt shaped early on by his parents, who were among the very few to be called a “power doctor couple,” a rarity even today.

His late father, Arthur, served as chief of the endocrinology section of White Plains Hospital and did his fellowship with the VA. His mother, Caroline, after nearly 60 years still practices pediatric medicine in White Plains. His younger brother, Andrew, is also a VA physician at a facility in White River Junction, Vt., and teaches at Dartmouth College.

Against this backdrop, when Bauman joined the faculty of Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1989, he established the Spinal Cord Damage Research Center at the VA center. “As I was trained as an endocrinologist just as my father was, I was interested in questions related to sugar and cholesterol metabolism in persons with spinal cord injury because they are markedly inactive and lose muscle and gain fat,” Bauman said.

“Quickly, I realized that many of the most basic medical problems faced by those with spinal cord injury were not even identified, much less rigorously defined.”

Bauman said, “I had a passion for clinical investigation and this work was clearly before me to address because no one else appeared to have done it, nor was remotely poised to accomplish it in a systematic, comprehensive manner.”

The creation of the center was timely given that the VA maintains the largest single network of spinal cord injury care in the nation. Today, there are about 43,000 veterans with spinal cord injuries. “From the start, the driving force behind my work was the clear and obvious need to improve the general health of and quality of life for veterans with spinal cord injury,” Bauman said. He teamed with Spungen, who would become associate director of the unit. They and a staff of 30 researchers have produced medical advances and drug therapies to improve the lives of those with spinal cord injuries.

One of their notable findings is that people with the injuries have an increased risk of heart disease. “We were also the first to describe and treat an asthma condition that is common to those with a higher level of paralysis,” Bauman said.

Dr. William Bauman, left, receives a Westchester County Doctors of Distinction award in October from awards judge Daniel Angiolillo, a retired justice of the Appellate Division of the state Supreme Court. File photo

Homer S. Townsend Jr., executive director of Paralyzed Veterans of America, said the work of Bauman and Spungen “has led to advancements in understanding that undoubtedly have saved lives.”

Now, after a promising three-and-a-halfyear pilot study with ReWalk, a wearable exoskeleton that enables individuals with paralysis to stand, walk and climb stairs, a proposal by Bauman’s group to obtain a significant multimillion-dollar grant is undergoing final review. If approved, the funding from the VA’s Clinical Science Research and Development Service’s Cooperative Studies Program would make it possible to expand continued study of ReWalk as a viable intervention modality for veterans with spinal cord injuries at eight VA centers.

Bauman said results from the Bronx VA center’s ReWalk study with about 12 veterans

are very encouraging. “We saw that veterans who used ReWalk demonstrated improvements in mobility, bowel functions, sleep, muscle tone as well as overall well-being that comes with the ability to be able to move about the home and the community,” he said.

Bauman noted, “Although ReWalk is not for everyone, such as individuals with cardiac and lung problems or very weak bones, our study is a game changer. This is not only promising good news for veterans but for so many others in the U.S. who are seeking relief from the debilitating effects of (spinal cord injuries).”

“I along with my colleague Dr. Spungen and our team are so proud to be a part of the VA’s extraordinary research program that continues to be at the vanguard in advancing the science of medicine.”

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BY ANTHONY J. ENEA

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Revocable or irrevocable trust: Is one better than the other?

y clients are always asking me which is better — an irrevocable trust or a revocable living trust.

Much to their dismay, the answer is that one is not better than the other. Irrevocable and Revocable Trusts are excellent estate and elder law planning tools that, depending on your objectives, can both be of significant value when used as part of your planning.

A revocable living trust is a trust agreement that is amendable and revocable during one’s lifetime. The creator of the trust can be both the creator and the sole trustee.

This gives him or her full, unfettered control over the assets transferred to the trust.

He or she can also specify to whom — and in what amounts/percentages — the assets titled in the trust are to be distributed to upon his or her demise.

At death of the creator, the revocable trust becomes irrevocable, and thus, the assets titled in the name of the trust will not be subjected to probate. The named trustees will be able to make payments of the decedent’s bills, taxes and expenses and make distributions to the named beneficiaries of the trust without the court inter-

vention that would be required with the probate of a last will and testament.

To effectively utilize a revocable trust, it is absolutely essential that one’s assets, such as bank accounts, stocks, bonds and real property, be titled in the name of the trust. The trust does not control assets that are not titled in its name. A revocable trust is not an appropriate vehicle, however, to protect assets from the cost of long-term care (in home care and/or nursing home).

The assets titled in the name of the trust will be considered available resources for purposes of Medicaid eligibility. Medicaid can impose a lien/claim against these assets.

The primary reason for the use of a revocable trust remains the avoidance of the probate process and the associated legal fees, costs and delays. It also has the added advantage of allowing the alternate named trustees to manage the trust assets in the event the creator becomes incapacitated or disabled.

In regard to the irrevocable trust, there are various types with differing purposes and objectives. If you would like to gift assets during your lifetime for the benefit of your children and/or grandchildren, an

irrevocable trust may be appropriate. If you have a disabled child or grandchild, an irrevocable special needs trust is frequently recommended. If you have significant life insurance assets and don’t want the assets to go outright to the beneficiary, an irrevocable life insurance trust is often utilized.

Perhaps the most common irrevocable trust utilized by seniors today is the irrevocable Medicaid asset protection trust, which is ideal for individuals wanting to protect their home and a portion of their life savings against the ravaging costs of long-term care. With the average cost of a nursing home in the New York metropolitan area being in excess of $15,000 per month, failing to do so can have dire consequences.

An irrevocable trust cannot be amended and/or revoked by the creator, and neither the creator nor his or her spouse should be appointed as trustee of said trust.

The transfer of assets to the irrevocable trust will disqualify the creator of the trust and his or her spouse from eligibility for nursing home Medicaid (not Medicaid home care) for five years. Once the five years have elapsed, however, the assets in

the trust are no longer available resources for purposes of Medicaid eligibility and Medicaid cannot file a claim and/or lien against the trust assets.

While an irrevocable trust does not allow the trustees to distribute the trust principal to or for the benefit of the creator, the creator can receive any income generated by the trust assets and have the right to reside in and utilize any real property transferred to the trust during their lifetime. The trust creator will continue to be able to utilize any tax exemptions available such as STAR, senior citizen and veterans, and can also take advantage of the personal residence exclusion for income tax purposes in the event the residence is sold.

As can be seen from the above, it is really not a question of which trust is better, but rather a question of one’s comfort level and the goals and objectives one is seeking to accomplish.

Anthony J. Enea is a managing member of Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano LLP, with of�ices in White Plains and Somers. He is the past chair of the New York State Bar Association’s Elder Law Section. He can be reached at 914-9481500 or A.Enea@esslaw�irm.com.

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THELIST: LAW FIRMS

WESTCHESTER COUNTY

RANKED BY NUMBER OF ATTORNEYS PRACTICING IN COUNTY. LISTED ALPHABETICALLY IN THE EVENT OF A TIE.

LAW FIRMS

WESTCHESTER COUNTY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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

Wilson Elser

1133 Westchester Ave., White Plains 10604 323-7000 • wilsonelser.com

Jackson Lewis LLP

44 S. Broadway, 14th floor, White Plains 10601 872-8060 • jacksonlewis.com

Bleakley Platt & Schmidt LLP*

1 N. Lexington Ave., White Plains 10601 949-2700 • bpslaw.com

DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr LLP

1 N. Lexington Ave., White Plains 10601 681-0200 • ddw-law.com

Cuddy & Feder LLP

445 Hamilton Ave. 14th floor, White Plains 10601 761-1300 • cuddyfeder.com

Kurzman Eisenberg Corbin & Lever L.L.P.* 1 N. Broadway, White Plains 10601 285-9800 • kelaw.com

Keane & Beane P.C.

445 Hamilton Ave., White Plains 10601 946-4777 • kblaw.com

McCarthy Fingar LLP*

11 Martine Ave., 12th floor, White Plains 10606 946-3700 • mccarthyfingar.com

Leason Ellis LLP

1 Barker Ave., Fifth floor, White Plains 10601 288-0022 • leasonelllis.com

Goldberg Segalla LLP *

11 Martine Ave., Suite 750, White Plains 10606 798-5400 • goldbergsegalla.com

O'Connor McGuinness Conte Doyle Oleson Watson & Loftus LLP

1 Barker Ave., Suite 675, White Plains 10601 948-4500 • omcdoc.com

11 12 13

Welby, Brady & Greenblatt LLP *

Joseph A. Saccomano Jr. managing partner, White Plains Vincent A. Cino firm-wide managing partner 1958

44 791

430 293 68

William P. Harrington info@bpslaw.com 1937

42 42

Alfred E. Donnellan info@ddw-law.com 1995

Paul J. Marino pmarino@marinollp.com 2006

8 8

32 3 7

Seham, Seham, Meltz & Petersen LLP *

Lee R.A. Seham ssmplaw@ssmplaw.com 1993

8 8

34 34

20 8 6

Wilson, Bave, Conboy, Cozza & Couzens PC *

William H. Bave Jr. wbccc@wbccc.com 1946

8 8

Bashian & Farber LLP

Gary E. Bashian, Irving O. Farber garybashian@bashianfarberlaw.com 2005

6 11

Anthony J. Enea a.enea@esslawfirm.com 2005

6 6

Deborah Sherman, Georgia Kramer, Neil E. Kozek 2003

6 6

Jonathan S. Pasternak jpasternak@ddw-law.com 1975

6 6

Stern Keiser & Panken LLP

Laurence Keiser lkeiser@skpllp.com 1994

6 8

Griffin, Coogan Sulzer & Horgan PC *

NA info@gcbslaw.com 1965

5 5

445 Hamilton Ave., Suite 1204, White Plains 10601 997-1346 • ssmplaw.com 2 William St., White Plains, 10601 686-9010 • wbccc.com

31 35 30 30

15 8 7

245 Main St., White Plains 10601 269-2367 • esslawfirm.com

David Glasser info@kblaw.com 1980

29 29

16 9 4

445 Hamilton Ave., Suite 604, White Plains 10601 683-3500 • kramerkozek.com

21

235 Main St., Sixth floor, White Plains 10601 946-5100 • bashianfarberlaw.com

Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano LLP

Kramer Kozek LLP

Rattet Pasternak Bankruptcy Practice Group

27 47

NA NA 27

David Leason inquiries@leasonellis.com 2008

22 22

8 10 4

Richard J. Cohen 2001

20 170

11 7 2

22

Richard C. Oleson bpost@omcdoc.com 1945

20 20

8 12 0

23

(a part of DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr L.L.P.) 1 N. Lexington Ave., White Plains 10601 1025 Westchester Ave., White Plains 10604 428-8800 • skplaw.com

51 Pondfield Road, Bronxville 10708 961-1300 • gcbslaw.com

Rosenthal & Markowitz LLP

399 Knollwood Road, Suite 107, White Plains 10603 347-1292 • rosemarklaw.com

15 20

5 10 3

Jon A. Dorf, managing partner Jonathan B. Nelson, partner and director of litigation mgoerler@dorflaw.com 1997

15 15

5 8 2

Lowey Dannenberg Cohen & Hart PC

Richard Cohen mail@lowey.com 1969

15 16

8 6 1

Smith Buss & Jacobs LLP

Thomas W. Smith info@sbjlaw.com 1991

14 14

6 6 2

1 N. Lexington Ave., White Plains 10601 397-2400 • fahwlaw.com

Charles D. Lohrfink Jr. vlmmc@vlmmc-law.com 1963

14 14

7 5 2

1843 Palmer Ave., Larchmont 10538 833-5297 • hymangilbert.com

WND 1929

13 13

6 1 6

707 Westchester Ave., White Plains 10604 428-8300 • sackslawgroup.com

Jones Morrison LLP *

Stephen J. Jones sjones@jonesmorrisonlaw.com 2001

13 13

7 5 1

25

McCullough, Goldberger & Staudt LLP

Frank S. McCullough Jr. fmccullough@mgslawyers.com 1984

13 13

5 7 1

26

Veneruso, Curto, Schwartz & Curto LLP

James J. Veneruso jveneruso@vcsclaw.com 2008

13 19

6 2 5

Ronald G. Crispi 1985

12 12

4 7 1

Philip M. Halpern phalpern@chnnb.com 1983

12 12

5 4 3

Steven H. Gaines jmurtagh@gainesllp.com 2000

12 12

4 2 6

Danziger & Markhoff LLP

Joel Danziger, Harris Markhoff danziger.markhoff@dmlawyers.com 1960

11 11

9 0 2

Zarin & Steinmetz *

Michael D. Zarin, David S. Steinmetz (senior partners) mzarin@zarin-steinmetz.net 1997

11 11

4 4 3

Rudolph V. Pino Jr. rpino@pinolaw.com 1992

10 10

6 3 1

Bernard A. Krooks bkrooks@littmankrooks.com 1990

9 18

1 7 1

Myra I. Packman info@mpnsb.com 1977

9 9

5 4 0

John Kirkpatrick jkirkpatrick@oxmanlaw.com 2001

9 9

5 3 1

Leslie Snyder, Robert Gaudioso lsnyder@snyderlaw.net 1990

9 9

2 8 1

80 S. Highland Ave., Ossining 10562 941-5668 • collenip.com

733 Yonkers Ave., Suite 200, Yonkers 10704 476-0600 • sbjlaw.com

Bertine, Hufnagel, Headley, Zeltner, Drummond and Dohn LLP *

700 White Plains Road, Suite 237, Scarsdale 10583 472-7700 • bertinehufnagel.com

1311 Mamaroneck Ave., Suite 340, White Plains 10605 949-6400 • mcculloughgoldberger.com 35 E. Grassy Sprain Road, Suite 400, Yonkers 10710 779-1100 • vcsclaw.com

Cerussi & Spring PC *

1 N. Lexington Ave., White Plains 10601 948-1200 • cerussilaw.com

Collier, Halpern, Newberg, Nolletti & Bock LLP *

1 N. Lexington Ave., White Plains 10601 684-6800 • chnnb.com

Gaines, Novick, Ponzini, Cossu & Venditti LLP *

11 Martine Ave., White Plains 10606 288-9595 • gainesllp.com 123 Main St., White Plains 10601 948-1556 • dmlawyers.com

81 Main St., Suite 415, White Plains 10601 682-7800 • zarin-steinmetz.net

Pino & Associates LLP

Westchester Financial Center, 50 Main St., 16th floor, White Plains 10606 946-0600 • pinolaw.com

Littman Krooks LLP

399 Knollwood Road, White Plains 10603 684-2100 • littmankrooks.com

Meiselman, Packman, Nealon, Scialabba & Baker PC *

1311 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains 10605 517-5000 • mpnsb.com

Oxman Tulis Kirkpatrick Whyatt & Geiger LLP

120 Bloomingdale Road, Suite 100, White Plains 10605 422-3900 • oxmanlaw.com

Snyder & Snyder LLP

94 White Plains Road, Tarrytown 10591 333-0700 • snyderlaw.net

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Kathy N. Rosenthal, Linda Markowitz

Scalise Hamilton & Sheridan LLP

Jess M. Collen info@collenip.com 1996

Collen IP

Total number in firm

Marino Partners LLP *

15 Fisher Lane, Suite 200, White Plains 10603 368-4525 • marinollp.com

Lee Harrison Corbin admin@kelaw.com 1986

Howell Bramson, Lisa Newfield info@mcmarthyfingar.com 1997

Number of attorneys in county

8 8

The McDonough Law Firm LLP *

145 Huguenot St., New Rochelle 10801 632-4700 • mmcthk.com

18 9 4

William S. Null 1971

Managing partner(s) or officer(s) Email address Year firm established

Diane K. Kanca Howard S. Jacobowitz Jeffrey S. Peske 1959

20

4 5 7

670 White Plains Road, Penthouse, Scarsdale 10583 472-2300 • jonesmorrison.com

19

73 59 15

16 16

Lackenbach Siegel Building, 1 Chase Road, Scarsdale 10583 723-4300 • lackenbach.com

Voute, Lohrfink, Magro & McAndrew LLP

18

147 774

Howard Aronson mail@lsllp.com 1923

Lackenbach Siegel LLP *

170 Hamilton Ave., Suite 315, White Plains 10601 946-1400 • vlmmc-law.com

17

John M. Flannery managing partner, White Plains info@wilsonelser.com 1978

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

8 7 3

1 N. Broadway, White Plains 10601 997-0500 • lowey.com

16

Total number in firm

Number of partners, associates, of counsel

17 17

The International Corporate Center, 555 Theodore Fremd Ave., Rye 10580 381-7600 • dorflaw.com

15

Number of attorneys in county

Thomas H. Welby twelby@wbgllp.com 1988

11 Martine Ave., White Plains 10606 428-2100 • wbgllp.com

Dorf & Nelson LLP

14

Managing partner(s) or officer(s) Email address Year firm established

Rank

Rank

Ranked by number of attorneys practicing in county.

Listed alphabetically in event of a tie.

4 4

Deborah A. Scalise, Sarah Jo Hamilton, Catherine A. Sheridan 2007

4 4

Hugh G. Jasne jf@jasneflorio.com 1997

3 3

Amoruso & Amoruso LLP

Michael J. Amoruso michael@amorusolaw.com 2001

3 3

Canter Law Firm PC *

Nelson E. Canter ncanter@canterlawfirm.com 2004

3 3

Falcon & Singer PC

Douglas Singer firm@falconsinger.com 1995

3 6

Ferguson Cohen LLP *

John J. Ferguson jferguson@fercolaw.com 2006

3 8

Rita K. Gilbert 1983

3 3

Warren S. Sacks wsacks@sackslawgroup.com 1995

3 3

Jim Landau lsolomon@tlesq.com 2008

2 4

Elissa D. Hecker 2004

1 1

Thomas M. Pitegoff pitegoff@pitlaw.com 2000

1 1

670 White Plains Road, Suite 325, Scarsdale 10583 725-2801 • scaliseandhamiltonllp.com

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2000

Jasne & Florio LLP

30 Glenn St., Suite 103, White Plains 10603 559-2070 • jasneflorio.com 800 Westchester Ave., Suite S320, Rye Brook 10573 253-9255 • amorusolaw.com

123 Main St., Ninth floor, White Plains 10601 948-3011 • canterlawfirm.com

2 Westchester Park Drive, Suite 107, White Plains 10604 694-8400 • falconsinger.com

Hyman & Gilbert *

Sacks Law Group PC *

Trokie Landau LLP *

11 Martine Ave., 12th floor, White Plains 10606 694-9500 • tlesq.com

Law Office of Elissa D. Hecker *

64 Butterwood Lane East, Irvington 10533 478-0457 • eheckeresq.com

Pitegoff Law Office PLLC *

445 Hamilton Ave., Suite 1102, White Plains 10601 681-0100 • pitlaw.com

This is a listing of law firms that serve the region. If you wish your firm to be on our next listing, please contact Danielle Renda at drenda@westfairinc.com.

Note: Most information reprinted from listing published earlier this year and from firm websites. * Previous listing updated with information from firm website. ^ Previous listing updated with information from Martindale Hubbell website, lawyers.com.

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Keane & Beane P.C. Serves Westchester Business Community

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or nearly 35 years, Keane & Beane P.C. has advised Westchester businesses and other organizations from diverse sectors, helping them to survive and thrive. The law firm is located in downtown White Plains, the economic center of the county.

Keane & Beane provides counseling to companies on dayto-day business activities that include commercial transactions, labor and employment, real estate, land use and regulatory issues.

The firm handles business transactions for numerous public and private corporations, partnerships, joint ventures and proprietorships throughout Westchester, the New York metropolitan area and the Hudson Valley region. Keane & Beane’s business attorneys also act as general counsel to affiliated groups of companies in various industries, including the chemical, apparel and transportation industries in the United States and abroad.

Keane & Beane represents individuals in the formation, sale, purchase, reorganization and dissolution of businesses. The firm also assists individuals owning majority or minority interests in various transactions related to the sale and purchase of equity. The firm is frequently involved in restructuring corporate ownership of family businesses in connection with succession planning and passing ownership to later generations.

The firm’s litigation attorneys serve as trial and appellate counsel in commercial disputes, real estate actions; environmental lawsuits; unfair competition and unfair trade practice actions; suits involving defamation and tortious business practices; labor and employment suits; federal civil rights actions; and construction claims.

Keane & Beane represents business clients in varied arbitration

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and mediation proceedings, including those before the American Arbitration Association and the mandatory mediation programs of United States District Courts.

In commercial real estate, Keane & Beane represents real estate developers in the acquisition and financing of key properties in the county and has also advised on the selling and leasing of those properties. The firm has related practices in business transactions,

land development and zoning, construction law and environmental law. This combination enables Keane & Beane to represent a client through all phases – planned and unexpected – that a real estate project can take. The firm also represents both large and small cooperative apartment corporations and condominiums – some for 25 years or more. Aside from acting as general counsel to these entities, Keane & Beane also

addresses extraordinary issues, including labor and employment practices, contracts, municipal-related matters, environmental issues (including oil spill and asbestos liability issues) and litigation.

The firm also represents tenant groups and sponsors in conversions and new construction.

For further information, please visit www.kblaw.com, call 914946-4777 or email dglasser@ kblaw.com.

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THELIST: LAW FIRMS

FAIRFIELD COUNTY LAW FIRMS

LISTED ALPHABETICALLY

FAIRFIELD COUNTY NEXT LIST: OCTOBER 28 SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS

Ranked by number of attorneys practicing in the county Listed alphabetically in event of tie.

Name, address, telephone number Area code: 203 (unless otherwise noted) Website

Managing partner(s) or officer(s) Email address Year firm established

Number of attorneys in county Total number in firm

1 2 3 4

Cohen and Wolf PC

200 Connecticut Ave., Norwalk 06854 899-8900 • goldmangruderwoods.com

Pullman & Comley LLC

James T. Shearin, chairman info@pullcom.com 1919

52 88

37 13 2

707 Summer St., Suite 300, Stamford 06901 425-4200 • carmodylaw.com

Robinson & Cole LLP *

Steven L. Elbaum selbaum@rc.com 1845

45 201

95 36 70

19

25 Field Point Road, Greenwich 06830 661-5222 • fahwlaw.com

Michael J. Herling 1987

44 44

22 18 4

15

777 Summer St., Stamford 06901 327-2000 • lawcts.com

Jonathan B. Mills 1909

41 66

28 11 2

16

262 Harbor Drive, Stamford 06902 973-5200 • martinllp.net

Stanley A. Twardy Jr. 1902 (merged in 2007)

36 238

19 14 3

Michael J. Jones general@ibolaw.com 1950

34 34

20 6 8

Robert C. E. Laney roblaney@ryandelucalaw.com 1966

33 33

11 18 4

NA 1934

30 146

77 58 11

Scott L. Murphy 1919

29 151

16 10 3

William A. Durkin III dmoc@dmoc.com 1983

21 21

14 5 2

Harry E. Peden III 2000

21 21

16 3 2

Peter T. Mott 1998

20 20

13 4 3

Christopher M. Graham info@levettrockwood.com 1981

20 20

20 10 4

21

Wilson Elser

Brian Del Gatto regional managing partner, Connecticut info@wilsonelser.com 1978

20 774

7 12 1

22

Halloran & Sage LLP *

William J. McGrath Jr., managing partner Stephen P. Fogerty, managing attorney, Westport fogerty@halloransage.com 1935

19 95

10 3 6

Carta, McAlister & Moore LLC

David Lehn inquiries.gw@withers.us.com 1896 (U.K.) 1962 (U.S.)

19 450

12 5 2

Lev & Berlin PC *

Maximino Medina Jr. info@znclaw.com 1971

19 19

13 6 0

Tremont Sheldon Robinson Mahoney PC *

Edward J. Hannafin plathrop@chgjtlaw.com 1963

15 15

NA

23

Lax & Truax LLC *

Thomas P. Spellane info@gtlslaw.com 1983

15 19

7 5 3

24

Cramer & Ahern

Richard A. Silver info@sgtlaw.com 1978

13 13

9 4

1055 Washington Blvd., Stamford 06901 462-7500 • rc.com

Finn Dixon & Herling LLP * 177 Broad St., Stamford 06901 325-5000 • fdh.com

Cummings & Lockwood L.L.C.*

6

1 Canterbury Green, 201 Broad St., Stamford 06901 977-7300 • daypitney.com

7

170 Mason St., Greenwich 06830 661-6000 • ibolaw.com

10 11

Day Pitney LLP

Ivey, Barnum & O'Mara LLC *

Ryan Ryan Deluca LLP *

707 Summer St., Stamford 06901 357-9200 • ryandelucalaw.com

Wiggin and Dana LLP

1 Century Tower, 265 Church St., New Haven 06508 498-4400 • wiggin.com

Shipman & Goodwin L.L.P.*

300 Atlantic St., Stamford 06901; 289 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich 06830 324-8100 • 869-5600 • shipmangoodwin.com

Diserio Martin O'Connor & Castiglioni LLP *

1 Atlantic St., Stamford 06901 358-0800 • dmoc.com

Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan LLC * 500 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich 06830 869-3800 • wbamct.com

12

Brody Wilkinson PC *

2507 Post Road, Southport 06890 319-7100 • brodywilk.com

Levett Rockwood PC

33 Riverside Ave., Westport 06880 222-0885 • levettrockwood.com

1010 Washington Blvd., Stamford 06901 388-9100 • wilsonelser.com

13

315 Post Road West, Westport 06880 • 227-2855 133 Deer Hill Ave., Danbury 06810 • 798-1000 halloransage.com

Withers Bergman LLP

660 Steamboat Road, Greenwich 06830 302-4100 • withersworldwide.com

Zeldes, Needle & Cooper

1000 Lafayette Boulevard, Bridgeport 06601 333-9441 • znclaw.com

14

Goldman Gruder & Woods LLC

31 11 11

850 Main St., P.O. Box 7006, Bridgeport 06601 330-2000 • pullcom.com

Collins, Hannafin PC * 148 Deer Hill Ave., Danbury 06810 744-2150 • chgjtlaw.com

Gilbride, Tusa, Last & Spellane LLC

31 Brookside Drive, Greenwich 06830 622-9360 • gtlslaw.com

Silver Golub & Teitell LLP

184 Atlantic St., Stamford 06901 325-4491• sgtlaw.com

Managing partner(s) or officer(s) Email address Year firm established

Number of attorneys in county Total number in firm

53 53

6 Landmark Square, Stamford 06901 327-1700 • cl-law.com

9

Name, address, telephone number Area code: 203 (unless otherwise noted) Website

Austin Wolf, co-founder and principal cw@cohenandwolf.com 1951

1115 Broad St., Bridgeport 06604 368-0211 • cohenandwolf.com

5

8

Number of partners, associates, of counsel

Number of partners, associates, of counsel

Michael L. Goldman mgoldman@goldgru.com 1995

17 17

11 4 2

WND 1990

15 15

11 4 0

John J. Ferguson jferguson@fercolaw.com 2006

8 8

WND

Michael J. Cacace mcacace@lawcts.com 1982

12 12

4 6 2

Christopher G. Martin 2000

11 11

6 5 WND

Willinger, Willinger & Bucci PC *

Charles J. Willinger Jr. amwillinger@wwblaw.com 1991

11 11

6 5 1

17

Murtha Cullina LLP

Elizabeth J. Stewart sgerard@murthalaw.com 1936

10 115

3 6 1

18

Rosenblum Newfield LLC *

James Rosenblum 1992

9 9

WND

Amy Zabetakis info@ruccilawgroup.com 2011

9 10

3 1 6

Matthew Beatman, James Berman, Lawrence S. Grossman, Jed Horwitt, Coleen Hurlie-Dunn, Stephen M. Kindseth, Craig I. Lifland and James R. Miron 1968 Edward B. Deutsch, managing partner

9 9

7 2 0

8 300

4 0 4

7 32

6 1 0

Michael J. Soltis, Stamford managing partner Vincent A. Cino, firm-wide managing partner 1958

7 765

2 4 1

WND 1917

6 6

NA

Robert G. Brody info@brodyandassociates.com 1997

5 7

1 3 1

Mark R. Carta ingrid@cmm-law.com 2011

5 5

3 2 2

Duane L. Berlin info@levberlin.com 1979

5 5

1 2 2

Robert Sheldon, Cindy Robinson Frank Bailey, Jason Tremont and Douglas Mahoney info@tremontsheldon.com 1960

5 5

WND

Sandra P. Lax, Louise T. Truax 1998

4 4

4 0 0

Allan P. Cramer info@cramerandahern.com 1968

3 3

2 0 1

Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP

Ferguson Cohen LLP *

Cacace Tusch & Santagata

Martin LLP *

855 Main St., Bridgeport 06604 888-845-3916 • wwblaw.com 177 Broad St., Stamford 06901 653-5400 • murthalaw.com

1 Landmark Square, Fifth floor, Stamford 06901 358-9200 • rosenblumnewfield.com

Rucci Law Group LLC

19 Old Kings Highway South, Darien 06820 202-9686 • ruccilawgroup.com

Zeisler & Zeisler PC *

10 Middle St., Bridgeport 06604 368-4234 • zeislaw.com

McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP*

30 Jelliff Lane, Southport 06890 319-4000 • mdmc-law.com

20

Berchem, Moses & Devlin PC *

1221 Post Road East, Westport 06880 227-9545 • bmdlaw.com

Jackson Lewis LLP

1010 Washington Blvd., Seventh floor, Stamford 06901 961-0404 • jacksonlewis.com

Gager, Emerson, Rickart, Bower & Scalzo LLP * 2 Stony Hill Road, Bethel 06801 207-5400 • gagerlaw.net

Brody and Associates LLC

179 Post Road West, Westport 06880 965-0560 • brodyandassociates.com

1120 Boston Post Road, Darien 06820 202-3100 • cmm-law.com

200 Connecticut Ave., Norwalk 06854 838-8500 • levberlin.com

64 Lyon Terrace, Bridgeport 06604 335-5145 • tremontsheldon.com

2507 Post Road, Suite PH, Southport 06890 254-9877 • laxandtruax.com

38 Post Road West, Westport 06880 222-7000 • cramerahern.com

Suzanne E. Baldasare, managing partner, Southport office

info@mdmc-law.com 1983 Robert L. Berchem, Marsha Belman Moses, Michael P. Devlin fdugas@bmdlaw.com 1933

This is a listing of law firms that serve the region. If you wish your firm to be on our next listing, please contact Danielle Renda at drenda@westfairinc.com.

Note: Most information reprinted from listing published earlier this year and from firm websites. * As of Jan. 1, 2015, Levett Rockwood PC will join Verrill Dana.

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Wilson Elser

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ilson Elser helps individuals and organizations transcend challenges and realize goals by offering an optimal balance of legal excellence and bottom-line value.

Since our founding in 1978, we have forged a reputation as a formidable player in insurance coverage and defense and

OUR FIRM’S UNCOMMONLY HIGH CONCENTRATION OF SEASONED SENIOR ATTORNEYS GIVES US AN ADVANTAGE WHEN HANDLING OUR CLIENTS’ MOST CHALLENGING AND TECHNICAL CASES. MANY OF OUR ATTORNEYS HAVE SPECIALIZED DEGREES IN ACCOUNTING, BUSINESS, ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE ...

have since added business and transactional capabilities to our portfolio. These include a broad spectrum of services provided to accounting and law firms and their practitioners.

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Wilson Elser has a sizable presence in the New York metropolitan area, including more than 150 attorneys in our White Plains office, by far the largest in Westchester County. We offer our clients ready access to virtually any legal service, drawing on the collective experience resident among our own attorneys our colleagues throughout the

concentration of seasoned senior attorneys gives us an advantage when handling our clients’ most challenging and technical cases.

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With a deep-rooted understanding and appreciation of professional services, Wilson Elser has assisted hundreds of accounting and law firms of every type and size. We represent firms and their individual practitioners in state and federal courts as well as before professional ethics committees and licensing boards. Practice attorneys also provide reliable counsel regarding mergers and acquisitions, withdrawing partners or key employees, redrawing partnership agreements and effecting dissolutions.

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THELIST: ACCOUNTING FIRMS

WESTCHESTER COUNTY

Ranked by number of CPAs in county; listed alphabetically in event of tie.

Accounting Firms

Westchester County

5

Marks Paneth & Shron LLP 660 White Plains Road, Tarrytown 10591 524-9000 • markspaneth.com

6

A. Uzzo & Company CPAs PC 287 Bowman Ave., Purchase 10577 694-8800 • auzzo.com

7

Band, Rosenbaum & Martin PC 26 Burling Lane, New Rochelle 10801 636-7200 • brmcpa.com Peretz, Resnick, Mitgang & Marcus LLP* 303 S. Broadway, Suite 105, Tarrytown 10591 332-5393 • peretzcpas.com

8

Maxwell Shmerler & Co., CPAs 11 Martine Ave., Suite 970, White Plains 10606 681-0400 • msco-cpa.com Victor J. Cannistra CPA PC 43 Kensico Drive, Second floor, Mount Kisco 10549 241-3605 • cannistracpa.com

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Anthony J. Justic ajj@mgroupusa.com 1985

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Harry Moehringer CPA, Mark Levenfus CPA and Eric A. Marks CPA, partners-in-charge Westchester office contacts@markspaneth.com 1907

10 180

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Scott Martin Barbara Chipelo bchipelo@brmcpa.com 1929 David M. Peretz dperetz@peretzcpas.com 1990

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William Shmerler Ford Levy mshmerler@aol.com 1913

6 6

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Victor J. Cannistra CPA victorc@cannistracpa.com 1975

6 6

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Sanossian, Sardis & Co. LLP 700 White Plains Road, Scarsdale 10583 725-9800 • sanossiansardiscpas.co

5 5

6 6

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Blum & Bernstein LLP 220 White Plains Road, Tarrytown 10591 631-1010

Eric Blum CPA ericb4@optonline.net 1945

4 4

5 5

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Michael S. Hymes CPA, CGMA michael@hymescpa.com 1992

4 4

12 12

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Al Reda CPA info@redacpa.com 1989

4 4

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65 65

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Alan Marks smco@stanleymarksllp.com 1950

13 (Hudson Valley) 13

24 (Hudson Valley) 24

4 (Hudson Valley) 4

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Phillip E. Goldstein philg@glcpas.com 1946

66 (Hudson Valley) 66

66 (Hudson Valley) 66

4 (Hudson Valley) 4

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Frank P. Giordano Jr. CPA bnatkiel@jgspc.com 1932

12 (Hudson Valley) 12

28 (Hudson Valley) 28

6 (Hudson Valley) 6

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Kahn, Hoffman & Hochman L.L.C. a dvision of RSSM LLP* 10 Esquire Road, Suite 4, New City 10956 845-634-5300 • rssmcpa.com

Michael Bernstein CPA Alisa Morris amorris@rssmcpa.com 1956

17 (Hudson Valley) 135

25 (Hudson Valley) 200

4 (Hudson Valley) 27

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Sedore & Company CPAs P.C.* 2678 South Road, Suite 101, Poughkeepsie 12601 845-485-5510 • sedoreco.com

Mark S. O'Sullivan CPA info@sedoreco.com 1982

11 (Hudson Valley) 11

17 (Hudson Valley) 17

3 (Hudson Valley) 3

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Steven R. Katz & Company CPA P.C.* 7 Sonia Court, Airmont 10901 845-368-4848 • srkatzcpa.com

Steven R. Katz CPA steve@srkatzcpa.com 1990

3 (Hudson Valley) 3

5 (Hudson Valley) 5

1 (Hudson Valley) 1

Donald R. Karlewicz CPA dkarlewicz@gkgcpa.com 1981

14 (Hudson Valley) 14

10 (Hudson Valley) 10

7 (Hudson Valley) 7

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Douglas A. Phillips CPA 1921

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418 (excluding 107 partners)

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Reda, Romano & Co. LLP 800 Westchester Ave., Rye Brook 10573 701-0170 • redacpa.com Weinstein & Formanek P.C. CPAs 141 E. Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck 10543 698-4123 • wandfcpas.com RMMS 757 Third Ave., New York 10017 212-303-1800 •rssmcpa.com Stanley Marks & Company LLP* 32 Fostertown Road, Newburgh 12550 845-565-5400 • stanleymarksllp.com Goldstein Lieberman & Company LLC 1 International Blvd., Suite 700, Mahwah, N.J. 07495 800-839-5767 • glcpas.com Judelson, Giordano & Siegel CPA PC. * 633 Route 211 East, Middletown 10941 845-692-9500 • jgspc.com

GKG CPA 777 Chestnut Ridge Road, Suite 301, Chestnut Ridge 10977 845-356-6100 • gkgcpa.com WeiserMazars L.L.P.▲* 135 W. 50 St., New York City 10020 212-812-7000 • weisermazars.com

Peter Formanek CPA peter@foadvisor.com 1975 Steve Bibas, Steven Eller, Neil Sonenberg, Alan Willinger Alisa Morris amorris@rssmcpa.com NA

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Hymes & Associates CPA PC 55 Pondfield Road, Bronxville 10708 961-1200 • hymescpa.com

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Kevin J. Keane Nancy Damato ndamato@odpkf.com 1891 Alan G. Badey Dean DeMott ddemott@citrincooperman.com 1979 Michael J. Mahoney Elite Rubin erubin@uhy-us.com 2004

Alan D. Rosenberg CPA, Jody H. Chesnov CPA alan@rcmycpa.com 1973 Rebecca Drechsel Zara Scribner zaras@abdcpa.com 1974 George Sanossian george.sanossian@sscpa.co 1985

Rosenberg & Chesnov CPAs LLP 111 Brook St., Third floor, Scarsdale 10583 722-6901 • rcmycpa.com ABD Associates LLP 50 Broadway, Hawthorne 10532 747-9000 • abdcpa.com

10

tax services

Maier, Markey & Justic LLP 222 Bloomingdale Road, Suite 400, White Plains 10605 644-9200 • mgroupusa.com

small-business services

4

personal planning

UHY LLP ^ 800 Westchester Ave., Suite North 641-657, Rye Brook 10573 697-4955 • uhy-us.com

management consulting

3

Services offered

litigation support

Citrin Cooperman 709 Westchester Ave., White Plains 10604 949-2990 • citrincooperman.com

Number of partners in county, nationwide

government accounting

2

Number of accounting professionals in county, nationwide

estate planning

O'Connor Davies LLP 500 Mamaroneck Ave., Harrison 10528 381-8900 • odpkf.com

Number of CPAs in county, nationwide

computer consulting

1

Managing partner(s) Contact person (bold) Email address Year company established

business planning

Name, address, phone number Area code: 914 (unless otherwise noted) Website

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Note: This list features companies that responded to our ques1onnaire. List was recently published in September 2014. Minor adjustments have been made, but most informa1on remains the same.

Grant Thornton recently opened a new loca1on, 300 First Stamford Place, Suite 551, Stamford 06902. The managing partner of this loca1on is Frank Kurre. ^ Includes professional staff from UHY Advisors Inc. and its subsidiary en11es, which are associated with UHY L.L.P. in an alterna1ve prac1ce structure. +++ Firm also serves Westchester County. Figures listed reflect professionals who work with Westchester clients. * Informa1on from 2013 lis1ng. ▲ Firm serves Westchester County.

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Views from the Audit Trail — Accounting for Major Gifts

By Robert Cordero, Partner at O’Connor Davies

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s independent auditors, we have a unique vantage point to identify recurring accounting and financial reporting issues that continue to trouble our clients.

One issue that deserves further thought and consideration is the accounting for contributions, including promises to give, specifically those with restrictions.

Recently, we’ve noted several instances where a donor’s gift (or multi-year promise) triggered questions and confusion when it came time to record the transaction in the accounting records.

Gifts and multi-year promises to give come in many different sizes and shapes and need to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to determine the proper

prove internal control and avoid confusion or misunderstanding in future years, we recommend that this standardized form be approved by the chief financial officer (or equivalent) and the director of development as each major gift is received and recorded. Additionally, we believe it is advisable for the finance or accounting department to maintain its own copy of the gift instrument and any other important documentation or correspondence.

Being proactive and discussing the proper accounting for large or unusual transactions with your professional services providers during the year is always a sound business decision.

If you have questions please contact O’Connor Davies or Robert Cordero, Partner at 914-3818900 or rcordero@odpkf.com.

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Is the documentation of the donor’s wish clear?

Once these questions have been addressed, we recommend that the organization document its conclusions on a standardized form or cover sheet for each major gift. The standardized form should identify the proper accounting classification for the gift (i.e., unrestricted, temporarily restricted or permanently restricted), as well as the treatment of any investment income generated from unspent monies of the gift, (i.e., unrestricted or temporarily restricted). To im-

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THELIST: ACCOUNTING FIRMS Ranked by number of CPAs in county.

Listed alphabetically in event of tie.

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Anthony D. Ceci Jr. tony.ceci@mcgladrey.com 1926

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Carl Johnson Tom DeVitto tdevitto@blumshapiro.com 1980

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Mark L. Fagan mfagan@citrincooperman.com 1979

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COO and office managing partner, Stamford marketing@cohnreznick.com 1919 David J. Fuchs CPA info@capossela.com 1946

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KPMG LLP

PwC LLP

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BlumShapiro & Company PC

Citrin Cooperman

37 North Ave., Norwalk 06851 847-4068 • citrincooperman.com

CohnReznick LLP*

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4 Corporate Drive, Suite 488, Shelton 06484 929-3535 • dhls.com

Dom Esposito CPA

Capossela Cohen LLC*

Dworken, Hillman, LaMorte & Sterczala PC

Reynolds & Rowella LLP

90 Grove St., Suite 101, Ridgefield 06877 438-0161 • reynoldsrowella.com

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O'Connor Davies LLP

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Kahan, Steiger & Company PC

Eric N. Hendlin

erich@dhls.com 1990

3001 Summer St., Stamford 06905 323-2400 • odpkf.com 1100 Summer St., Stamford 06905 327-5717 • kahansteiger.com

Cohen, Burger, Schwartz & Sax LLC

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Dylewsky Goldberg & Brenner LLC

Martin, DeCruze & Company LLP 2777 Summer St., Stamford 06905 327-7151 • mdcocpa.com

Grill & Partners LLC

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Steve Gallucci sgallucci@deloitte.com 1895

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695 E. Main St., Stamford 06902 761-3000 • deloitte.com

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Deloitte LLP

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NOTE: This list contains accoun1ng firms that responded to our ques1onnaire. List was published in September 2014.

Most informa1on remains the same, with the excep1on of slight changes. + McGladrey is a professional services firm providing accoun1ng, tax and business consul1ng; opera1ng in an alterna1ve prac1ce structure with McGladrey & Pullen L.L.P., a partner-­‐owned CPA firm that delivers audit and aVest services. Data reflects employees in both the Stamford and New Haven offices. * Informa1on from the 2013 lis1ng.

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Westchester colleges name new leaders in 2014

BY LEIF SKODNICK lskodnick@westfairinc.com

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eadership changes at Westchester County colleges in 2014 included Mercy College naming a new president and Westchester Community College appointing its first new chief in 43 years.

Belinda S. Miles is set to take over in January as president of WCC, succeeding Joseph Hankin, who announced his retirement in November 2013.

“I am looking forward to this opportunity to engage with students, faculty, staff and the community to advance a comprehensive learning and success agenda,” Miles said in a press release announcing her appointment in November. “Together we will work to expand Westchester Community College’s role in helping students achieve their academic and career goals.”

Miles, a New York City native, joins WCC after serving in leadership roles at Cuyahoga Community College in the Cleveland area. She earned a bachelor’s degree in political science at the City University of New York’s York College. She attained a master’s degree in educational psychology and a Doctor of Education degree in higher education organization and leadership development from Teachers College, Columbia University.

Hankin had led the college since 1971.

He had previously been president of Harford Community College in Maryland, a post to which he ascended at age 26, making him the youngest college president in the country.

“For the past 42 years, it has been my honor to serve the board of trustees, administration, faculty, staff, student body and residents of Westchester County in the position of president of Westchester Community College,” Hankin said in his 2013 State of the College address, in which he announced his retirement. “The accomplishments achieved over the past four decades have been realized because of the joint effort of a team of individuals.”

Also this year, Timothy L. Hall, who previously served as president of Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn., took over as president of Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry in May. Edward B. Dunn, the former Mercy College board chairman who co-chaired the college’s presidential search committee, in the announcement called Hall’s “passion for student and faculty success” a hallmark of his professional career. Under his leadership, Austin Peay had significant increases in enrollment and funding and was named one of the Great Colleges to

Work For in 2012 and 2013 by The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Hall previously was associate provost at the University of Mississippi and executive director of a capital campaign to raise $50 million for a new law school facility there.

During his presidency, Austin Peay gained national attention for Degree Compass, a software program that uses predictive analytics to inform students and their faculty advisers about courses in which they are most likely to be successful. Hall in October 2013 testified before a U.S. Senate committee about steps the university had taken to help more students succeed.

“I’m a big believer that technology offers the promise of making higher education more higher-touch — making it more

personal,” Hall told the Business Journal in August. “We don’t want our students to be numbers. Technology offers the promise of letting us make things more personal than less personal.”

Hall indicated he had no immediate plans to implement Degree Compass at the metropolitan college he now leads.

He noted that Mercy has a similar program to keep students on track to graduation in PACT, the college’s Personalized Achievement Contract, which he described as an “intensive mentoring program” wherein students work closely with trained professional advisers who typically are themselves not long out of college.

“That’s already a game-changing program that Mercy has,” Hall said. Previously offered to students entering Mercy from

high school, PACT will be extended to include transfer students, he said.

Of students who enroll at Mercy, 34 percent graduate in six years, Hall said, well below a Belinda S. Miles national six-year graduation rate that is above 50 percent. The difference in graduation rates at colleges “has a lot to do with the demographics,” he said.

At schools like Mercy, “We’re working overtime to defeat demography,” he said.

“There’s a real difference in these student populations of what it takes to help them succeed.”

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New Rochelle colleges vetting Start-Up NY partners

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wo Westchester County higher education institutions joined the Start-Up NY program during 2014 and are reviewing applications for businesses that want to locate on their campuses.

Iona College and The College of New Rochelle this year joined the program designed to attract new businesses and help existing ones expand or relocate in tax-free zones at academic campuses across the state. So far, 51 colleges and universities across the state are participating in Start-Up NY. In addition to Iona and The College of New Rochelle, four other schools in the Hudson Valley are participating: Rockland Community College, Sullivan County Community College, SUNY New Paltz and Ulster County Community College.

The College of New Rochelle said it has tagged 20,334 square feet on its campus in New Rochelle for use in the program.

Judith Huntington, president of the college, said being part of the program will help students by creating “internships and experiential learning opportunities.”

“This partnership will also create new employment opportunities and attract new investment locally, spurring additional economic growth in New Rochelle and across the Westchester area,” she said.

A spokesperson for The College of New Rochelle told the Business Journal the school is continuing to review applications from businesses interested in the program.

Iona College officials plan to make the

“THIS PARTNERSHIP WILL ALSO CREATE NEW EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND ATTRACT NEW INVESTMENT LOCALLY, SPURRING ADDITIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NEW ROCHELLE AND ACROSS THE WESTCHESTER AREA.” – Judith Huntington, president, The College of New Rochelle

school’s new analytics institute at the Hagan School of Business the focus of partnerships with private high-tech companies as part of Start-Up NY. “The Business Analytics Institute is really going to be our focus in terms of potential partnerships,” said Dan Konopka, director of corporate, foundation and government relations at Iona, when the college’s participation

in the program was announced. The first focus will be health care analytics, he said. Both the Business Analytics Institute and a Center for Health Care Analytics were launched this year in the Hagan School.

Konopka in the school’s plan presented to state officials said the school will form business partnerships “with the prospect of breaking new ground in the area of large data-driven analytics.” After the initial focus on health care analytics, the school will look to apply business, the sciences and cybersecurity analytics in its future partnerships.

Iona College President Joseph E. Nyre said the Start-Up NY program is an opportunity for Iona to create partnerships “that improve the vitality of the community and the vitality of the college.” In a press release announcing the college’s participation, Nyre said the interaction with business enterprises “will have a positive impact on our students and faculty, creating resources of business expertise and internship possibilities for our students” and a “natural synergy” with the two analytics centers at the Hagan School.

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Reached by email, Konopka said Iona is “currently in discussions with several potential partners, but it’s premature to announce further details until negotiations and approvals are finalized.” He added that the school hopes to have its first business on board in the first quarter of 2015.

Start-Up NY was pushed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and authorized by the state Legislature in 2013. It offers enterprise zones where businesses can operate without paying state taxes for 10 years while working in partnership with host schools on technology transfers and other commercial ventures. The companies’ employees will pay no state personal income taxes for the first five years in the campus zone. For the second five years, workers will pay no state taxes on annual income up to $200,000 for individuals, $250,000 for a head of household and $300,000 for taxpayers filing a joint return.

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oments after being welcomed into a classically elegant home on a quiet rivertown street, you find yourself with a glass of peach iced tea in your hand.

Served in a glass goblet, it was selected from a table also hosting lemon cookies, shortbread and fresh flowers, set on antique linen.

This charming example of hospitality comes courtesy of the home’s gracious — and vivacious — new occupants, Timothy and Lee Nicholson Hall.

“You don’t come to a Southerner’s house without getting fed,” says Lee, with one of countless laughs that will punctuate a visit on recent sunny morning.

WAG has stopped by to check in with Westchester academia’s newest power couple. The husband-and-wife team that served as president and “first lady” of Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn., joined Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry in May in the same capacity, their home just steps off campus.

Despite finishing touches still being made to the décor, there is a clear warmth in the traditional surroundings, from the way Tim’s study — a cozy, dark-wood retreat filled with books — is enlivened by his own artwork to the Broadway sheet music perched on the foyer piano.

“We love Broadway,” Lee says.

While a move to New York was not a longtime goal, it has already proved exciting.

As Lee says, “We like change. It’s fun.”

MR. PRESIDENT

President Hall — “call me Tim” — is a man of the students, whom he has served in various capacities over the past 25 years, first at the University of Mississippi then at Austin Peay starting in 2007.

After six years in Tennessee, Tim felt he had accomplished much. Indeed, the school’s innovative approach was recognized by both President Barack Obama and Bill Gates.

“I was kind of at a high point,” he says, and that made him consider a new challenge.

“We started looking at other alternatives.”

And Mercy College seemed to fit the bill on many levels.

“It’s a different kind of environment,” Tim says. “We were in a place where the college, the university was the second largest employer. … Here, things are more dispersed.”

Already, though, Lee says they have felt at home.

“What I found is people are lovely.”

And living so close to campus is ideal.

“I like being in the thick of things,” Tim says.

With the school year kicking into high gear, Tim has begun his now-familiar routine — supplementing his days with countless campus events, from sports to academics to the arts.

“I can’t keep up with him,” Lee says. “He goes to virtually everything.”

But, the couple says, visibility and accessibility build lasting connections. They want students to see them eating in the cafeteria or have them over to the president’s house.

Lee has always been an integral part of Tim’s academic career, adding a depth to that connection with students.

Tim shares how Lee would host female athletes at Austin Peay, “getting to know the players and have these conversations.”

He seems bemused that topics would not only touch on coursework but also relationships.

While Lee hopes to recreate such a strong involvement with Mercy, she says the couple wants to reach beyond campus.

“We really want to be a part of the community,” Lee says.

AT MERCY

Tim is committed to his work, where mentoring programs are in place to encourage students to earn their degrees rather than let “life” get in the way.

“We all know that we need more college graduates for the economy to go the way it has to go,” Tim says. “Mercy occupies very, very important ground.”

And, he adds, his role goes beyond the academics.

“I don’t think I even understood this before I became president, but a president just has the opportunity to pay attention to people…

That means a lot.”

Humble, Tim stresses it’s not about him but simply the idea of having someone in a powerful position reaching out to others, encouraging their efforts.

“I have the best job in the world,” Tim says.

As the couple moves to lovely seating area just outside the house, a visitor can tell the garden escape, complete with wicker furniture, gets a lot of use.

“A Southern woman never gets rid of her wicker until the paint can’t hold it together anymore,” Lee says with another laugh.

“Or disposes of a piece of lace,” Tim chimes in, reflecting on their travels. “We’ve collected in England, Scotland…”

EARLY DAYS

The couple met in far less exotic surround-

ings — in high school in Texas City, Texas, and started dating a year later.

At one point during their four years together, they admit, there was a bit of a split until, Tim says, he “realized I was a complete fool and idiot and came crawling back.”

Reunited, the couple would go on to marry when Tim was a senior in college — only after assuring her mother Lee would complete her own degree.

Tim, first studying philosophy, would eventually go into law.

“I tended to work as a trial lawyer,” he says, often traveling for major cases. “I was either billing 90 hours a week or stressed or worried because I wasn’t interested in billing 90 hours a week.”

The move to education was made, which pleased Lee from the start.

“Something I’ve loved about him being a professor is the fact that he can go anywhere,” Lee says.

But that first job ended up being quite long term.

Tim would begin as a law professor, then transition to many other roles, including associate provost, over 18 years at the University of Mississippi.

“I have wonderful memories of my family coming to my office on campus,” Tim says of that time. These include teaching his son, Ben, to ride a bike in the adjacent parking lot.

Today, Ben is living in Nashville while their

daughter, Amy, may soon make the move to New York.

NORTHWARD BOUND

“We’ve always loved visiting New York City,” Tim says. “We’ve done it across the years.”

They share the story of a particular visit to Manhattan in the 1980s when Lee urged Tim to take her photo in Times Square.

“I said to him ‘Take a picture. I’ve never been this cold in my life,’” she says with a laugh.

Now living in New York — despite what winter weather they will encounter — has a lovely serendipity to it, Lee says. She explains how the Halls had a French-made wallpaper in their Tennessee home that depicted historic images, including New York Harbor.

“We’ve lived with this for seven years,” Lee says, seeming in awe she’s now just miles from the scene.

And, Tim adds, Mississippi-born writer Willie Morris’s “North Toward Home,” which touches on Southerners who move north but never abandon their roots, has been a longtime favorite.

AN ACTIVE PARTNER

Though heavily involved in campus life at Austin Peay, Lee has always cultivated her own interests.

Once seeing a young, seemingly aimless girl, Lee was struck by the fact that there was likely “no one telling her how

special she (was).”

The observation led to action: “I decided to start a mentoring group.”

Lee would end up working with a group of young teens for five years, creating a program that would touch on everything from Bible studies to the portrayal of women in fashion magazines to basics of cooking, sewing and crafts. Entrepreneurship was also explored.

“I gave them an example of a small-business experience,” she says. “It actually opened up their world.”

Throughout, she has continued to write.

“I’ve written a lot of Bible studies,” Lee says, adding that she hopes now she will have the time to pursue publication, as well as a master’s degree in theology.

Tim, who has been published, likes to give her a push.

“He’s always going ‘You’re not going to start publishing if you don’t send things out.’”

The gentle nudge might cause her to roll her eyes ever so slightly, but within moments, she is pointing out another of Tim’s accomplishments with obvious pride.

There’s no doubt the Halls are a team.

“I like him,” she says, with a quick laugh.

And clearly, as his broad smile attests, Tim feels the same about Lee. This article is reprinted from the November issue of WAG magazine, the sister publication of the Business Journal.

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INBRIEF HOSPITAL TOPS FUNDRAISING GOAL

The honorees at the Northern Westchester Hospital annual gala were Gino Martocci, community honoree, executive vice president for M&T Bank, and Dr. Elisa E. Burns, physician honoree, director of quality and outcomes for the hospital’s Institute for Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery.

Northern Westchester Hospital last month raised $1.2 million at its annual gala, surpassing its fundraising goal of $1 million.

A spokesperson for the Northern Westchester Hospital Foundation said all funds raised will support the modernization of operating rooms at the Mount Kisco hospital and the Post Anesthesia Care Unit expected to be completed in early 2016.

A “text to pledge” portion of the event helped raise more than $100,000 for the hospital.

More than 700 people attended the “Autumn in Arcadia” event at Old Salem Farm in North Salem. Hosts Ellen and Kamran Hakim donated the use of their horse farm. Keeva Young Wright, president of the Northern Westchester Hospital Foundation, called it “an exquisite venue for what turned out to be the best party of the year.”

This year’s physician honoree at the gala, Dr. Elisa E. Burns, a gynecologic surgeon and director of quality and outcomes for the hospital’s Institute for Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery, was cited for her clinical leadership, generosity to the hospital and dedication to patients and the practice of medicine.

The community honoree was Gino Martocci, executive vice president for M&T Bank. The Armonk resident this year joined the finance committee of the NWH board

of trustees and helped raise more than $280,000 for the annual gala.

PALLIATIVE CARE COLLABORATIVE LAUNCHED The Hospice and Palliative Care Association of New York State and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network recently joined with other organizations to form the New York State Palliative Care Collaborative.

Specialized medical care that is focused on giving patients relief from pain, stress and other symptoms caused by serious illness, palliative care has an essential role in treatment that is increasingly recognized by the health care community, according to collaborative organizers. The Institute of Medicine’s recent report, “Dying in America,” said it is “associated with a higher quality of life, including better understanding and communication, access to home care, emotional and spiritual support, well-being and dignity, care at time of death and lighter symptom burden.”

Joan Dacher, a professor of nursing at The Sage Colleges in Albany, in the collaborative announcement said the institute report “places the issue of palliative care and advanced illness management front and center in the discussion of health care in the

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The Albany-based collaborative aims to build a grassroots network of individuals, families and health care providers for education about and access to quality palliative care for all New Yorkers diagnosed with a chronic, progressive or life-limiting illness.

Organizers said it will recruit communitybased activists and leaders and lobby in Albany for palliative care legislation and policy. Members also will develop strategies to educate the public about palliative care rights mandated by New York state laws.

“Palliative care can be integral to helping patients tolerate complex treatment protocols, thereby helping them achieve the maximum intended benefits of treatment,” said health care consultant Cheryl Gelder-Kogan. “Palliative care can help keep patients at home, avoiding costly and inconvenient hospitalizations, improving quality of life for the patient and for their loved ones.”

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FACTS& FIGURES BANKRUPTCIES MANHATTAN 1+1 Management LLC. 386 Park Ave., New York 10016. Chapter 7, voluntary. Represented by Adam P. Wofse. Filed: Dec. 1. Case no. 14-13293shl.

199 East 7th St. LLC. 777 Third Ave., 27th floor, New York 10017. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by David Carlebach. Filed: Nov. 26. Case no.

14-13254-scc.

Bumi Investment Pte Ltd. 10 Anson Road, No. 3-5, International Plaza, Singapore 079903. Chapter 15, voluntary. Represented by Kenneth R. Puhala. Filed: Dec. 1. Case no. 14-13296.

C.S. Bioscience Inc. 521 Park Ave., New York 10065. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Nancy Lynne Kourland. Filed: Nov. 26. Case no. 1413274-scc.

Sub Holding LLC. 281 Saint Nicholas Ave., New York 10027. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Richard M. Gabor. Filed: Dec. 1. Case no. 1413290-shl.

POUGHKEEPSIE Monsey 26 Realty LLC. P.O. Box 192, Woodburne 12788. Chapter 7, voluntary. Represented by Monsey 26 Realty LLC. Filed: Dec. 2. Case no.

14-37377-cgm.

COURT CASES Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Doris Cummins.

Action: diversity-product liability.

Attorneys: Douglas P. Dowd, William T. Dowd, John J. Driscoll and Laura Greene Lumaghi. Filed: Dec. 1. Case no. 7:14-cv-09450-CS.

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Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Karina FriasEsparza. Action: diversity-personal injury. Attorneys: Timothy J. Becker, Rolf Fiebiger and Michael K. Johnson. Filed: Dec. 2. Case no. 7:14-cv09480-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Tierra Hampton.

Action: personal injury. Attorneys: Todd Mathews and Terry Lueckenhoff. Filed: Dec. 2. Case no. 7:14-cv09515-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by April Janda. Action: diversity-personal injury. Attorneys: Timothy J. Becker, Rolf Fiebiger and Michael K. Johnson. Filed: Dec. 2.

Case no. 7:14-cv-09476-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Bailey Johnson. Action: diversity-personal injury. Attorney: Timothy J. Becker, Rolf Fiebiger and Michael K. Johnson. Filed: Dec. 2.

Case no. 7:14-cv-09484-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Lannie T. McAfee.

Action: diversity-product liability.

Attorneys: Douglas P. Dowd, William T. Dowd, John J. Driscoll and Laura Greene Lumaghi. Filed: Dec. 1. Case no. 7:14-cv-09452-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Rachael DavisShouse. Action: diversity-product liability. Attorneys: Douglas P. Dowd, William T. Dowd, John J. Driscoll and Laura Greene Lumaghi. Filed: Dec. 1.

Case no. 7:14-cv-09451-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Elizabeth Morris.

Action: diversity-product liability.

Attorneys: Douglas P. Dowd, William T. Dowd, John J. Driscoll and Laura Greene Lumaghi. Filed: Dec 1. Case no. 7:14-cv-09453-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Laura M. Mulhall.

Action: diversity-product liability.

Attorneys: Douglas P. Dowd, William T. Dowd, John J. Driscoll and Laura Greene Lumaghi. Filed: Dec. 1. Case no. 7:14-cv-09454-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Ashley D. Ratliff.

Action: diversity-product liability. Attorney: D. Todd Mathews. Filed: Dec. 2. Case no. 7:14-cv-09518-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Jaclyn Russell. Action: diversity-personal injury. Attorneys: Timothy J. Becker, Rolf Fiebiger and Michael K. Johnson. Filed: Dec. 2.

Case no. 7:14-cv-09475-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Lindsey D. Stepp.

Action: diversity-product liability. Attorney: Tony W. Edwards. Filed: Dec. 2. Case no. 7:14-cv-09472-CS.

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Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Ivy Vincent. Action: diversity-personal injury. Attorneys: Timothy J. Becker, Rolf Fiebiger and Michael K. Johnson. Filed: Dec. 2.

Case no. 7:14-cv-09473-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Lyndsey Woods.

Action: diversity-personal injury. Attorney: Jackqualyn R. Quinton. Dec. 2.

Case no. 7:14-cv-09513-CS. KME Glass Corp. Filed by the trustees of the District Council 9 Painting Industry Insurance and Annuity Funds. Action: E.R.I.S.A. – employee benefits. Attorney: Dana Lynne Henke. Filed: Dec. 1. Case no. 7:14-cv09468-NSR. Monroe College. Filed by Paulette Rodgers. Action: job discrimination (employment). Attorney: Erica Lynn Shnayder. Filed: Dec. 1. Case no.

7:14-cv-09465-CS. Somers Manor Nursing Home Inc. Filed by Robert Dunn. Action: diversity-personal injury. Attorney: Gregory M. LaSorsa. Filed: Nov. 26.

Case no. 7:14-cv-09407-VB. Town Board of the Town of Red Hook. Filed by Landmark Properties of Suffolk Ltd. Action: notice of removal. Attorney: John Matthew Wagner. Filed: Nov. 26. Case no.

7:14-cv-09419-VB. The Village of Wappingers Falls.

Filed by Adrian JK Vergo. Action: 1983 Civil Rights Act. Attorney: Ryanne Guy Konan. Filed: Dec. 2. Case no.

7:14-cv-09460-CS.

DEEDS Above $1 million 125 Beechwood LLC. Seller: Lars Realty Co., New Rochelle. Property: 125 Beechwood Ave., New Rochelle.

Amount: $6.1 million. Filed Dec. 1.

35 Fox Meadow LLC, Scarsdale.

Seller: Joel Binn, et al, Lynbrook.

Property: 35 Fox Meadow Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Nov. 26.

Assembly of God World Vision Ministries Inc. Seller: the trustees of the Methodist Church in Port Chester. Property: 210 King/Willett Ave., Rye. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Dec. 1.

Normarty Associates LLC, New York City. Seller: Geoffrey P. Wharton, et al, Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 46 Old Roaring Brook Road, New Castle.

Amount: $2.9 million. Filed Nov. 26.

Below $1 million 1690 Nelson Avenue LLC, Bronx.

Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Property: 1 Orchard Parkway, White Plains. Amount: $230,000.

Filed Nov. 25.

Cartus Financial Corp., Danbury, Conn. Seller: Martin Rosenburgh, et al, Scarsdale. Property: 20 Revere Road, New Rochelle. Amount: $640,000. Filed Dec. 1.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Rosemary Gonzalez, et al, White Plains. Property: 3 Wyman St., Rye. Amount: $426,500. Filed Nov. 25.

Doran Construction, Briarcliff Manor. Seller: Melvyn L. Howard, et al, Croton-on-Hudson. Property: 98 Penfield Ave., Cortlandt. Amount: $570,000. Filed Nov. 26.

Marchese Group Corp., New Rochelle. Seller: Flor Saltiel, et al, Hartsdale. Property: 17 Club Way, Greenburgh. Amount: $600,000. Filed Nov. 25.

Palmer Lane LLC, Pleasantville.

Seller: Lewis W. McKinney, Briarcliff Manor. Property: 272 Bear Ridge Road, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $480,000. Filed Nov. 26.

Panthers Partners LLC, Pleasantville. Seller: Emanuel Richards, et al, Armonk. Property: 238A Heritage Hills, Somers. Amount: $287,000.

Filed Dec. 1.

PennyMac Corp., Deerpark, Calif.

Seller: Vincent S. Academia, et al, Milpitas, Calif. Property: 543 Main St., Unit 412, New Rochelle. Amount: $297,299. Filed Dec. 1.

Vernon Realty Holdings LLC, Lakewood, N.J. Seller: ICV Mount Vernon LLC, Frisco, Tex. Property: 19 S. 10th Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $550,000. Filed Nov. 26.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Carol A. Jacobs, et al, Peekskill. Property: 859 North St., Peekskill. Amount: $140,000. Filed Dec. 1.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Lise Gabrielle Hunter, Mount Vernon.

Property: 61 Winchester Ave., Peekskill. Amount: $315,306. Filed Nov. 25.

FORECLOSURES

MOUNT VERNON, 130 S. 13th Ave. Single-family residence; .07 acre.

Plaintiff: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Plaintiff ’s attorney: McCabe, Weisberg & Conway PC, 914636-8900; 145 Huguenot St., Suite 401, New Rochelle. Defendant: Bettie Johnson. Referee: Chris Meagher.

Sale: Dec. 10, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $572,944.53.

OSSINING, 13 Market St. Singlefamily residence; .09 acre. Plaintiff: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott; 10 Bank St., White Plains. Defendant: Leartis Morris. Referee: Theresa Daniels. Sale: Dec. 17, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $193,956.74.

PORT CHESTER, 33 Milton Court. Single-family residence; .03 acre. Plaintiff: Green Tree Servicing LLC. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Sweeney Galo Reich Bolz, 718-459-2634; 95-25 Queens Blvd., Rego Park. Defendant: Jeffrey Williamson. Referee: Richard Grayson. Sale: Dec. 17, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $483,808.33.

TUCKAHOE, 91 MacArthur Ave. Description: N/A; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: The Bank of New York Mellon.

Plaintiff ’s attorney: McCabe, Weisberg & Conway PC, 914-636-8900; 145 Huguenot St., Suite 410, New Rochelle. Defendant: James Moyna.

Referee: Edmund Fitzgerald. Sale: Dec. 10, 11 a.m. Approximate lien: $41,420.37.

VALHALLA, 36 Legion Drive. Single-family residence; .21 acre. Plaintiff: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Fein Such & Crane LLP; 1400 Old Country Road, Westbury.

Defendant: Libertad Miller. Referee: Joan Iacone. Sale: Dec. 10, 10:15 a.m.

Approximate lien: $334,066.21.

WHITE PLAINS, 85 McKinley Ave. Condominium; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Stein, Wiener & Roth, 516-742-1212; 1 Old Country Road, Suite 113, Carle Place.

Defendant: Andres Eng. Referee: Edmond Fitzgerald. Sale: Dec. 10, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $261,443.68 YORKTOWN, 3010 Farm Walk Road. Single-family residence; .46 acre. Plaintiff: Ameriquest Mortgage Co. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Leopold & Associates PLLC; 80 Business Park Drive, Armonk. Defendant: Hal Marks. Referee: Robert Rafferly. Sale: Dec. 10, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $210,029.16.

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HARTSDALE, 90 Lakeview Ave. Single-family residence; .18 acre.

Plaintiff: US Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Gross Polowy & Orlans, 716-204-1700; P.O. Box 540, Getzville. Defendant: Justo Reyes. Referee: Christopher Meagher. Sale: Dec. 10, 10:15 a.m. Approximate lien: $594,382.58.

JUDGMENTS ACT Securities and Electric Inc., Mohegan Lake. $21,789 in favor of Cooper Friedman Electric Supply Company Inc., New York City. Filed Nov. 21.

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NEWSMAKERS [PLUS AWARDS AND EVENTS] WCA PROMOTES STAFFERS

MOSOLINO RECEIVES HOBI AWARD

Marissa Brett, president of the Westchester County Association (WCA), has announced the promotion of Amy Allen to the position of vice president, and named Joelle DiNardi to the newly created position of managing director, entrepreneurship and innovation. Both positions are effective immediately.

“The WCA is playing a critical role in the transformation of Westchester County from a 1980s business model to a 21st century model,” Brett said.

“With health care and life sciences booming and Westchester’s ‘Urban ‘Burbs’ thriving, we are actively working to cultivate a business environment in which today’s enterprises can succeed. These staff changes bring leadership, expertise and enthusiasm to our team and that will enable us to succeed in our mission.” Brett also announced the promotion of Monica Ortiz, from bookkeeper to financial manager, and Laura Montopoli, from events assistant to events coordinator.

For more than a decade, Allen has served as the WCA’s managing director for advocacy and international business, during which time she managed the organization’s global business advocacy efforts as well as government and health care reform.

She will continue to have a lead role in the WCA’s health care initiatives, including overseeing the work of the Healthcare Consortium, as well as the WCA’s efforts to drive economic vitality and innovation in the region.

“Amy Allen has had a positive impact on nearly every aspect of this organization,” said Brett. “Along the way, she raised the WCA’s profile, attracted global investment to Westchester

Mark Mosolino has received a Home Building Industry (HOBI) Award from the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Connecticut for his renovation of the Pound Ridge Golf Club clubhouse.

Mosolino took home the 2014 Best Commercial Rehab Overall award for his ability to maximize the structure’s utility and aesthetics.

Considered an expert at creating vibrant, livable spaces in limited building footprints, Mosolino has received four HOBI Awards since 2010. His work on the clubhouse included the addition of permanent bathrooms, a full-service kitchen with new equipment and men’s and women’s showers and small locker rooms. The breezeway between the building

and forged strong partnerships with government leaders and the international business community in Westchester County and the region. This promotion is a fitting tribute to her contributions to the WCA.” DiNardi will oversee the WCA’s efforts to attract and nurture early-stage companies to Westchester County through its Blueprint Accelerator Network, in addition to growing the organization’s meet-up and networking groups, Accelerate Westchester and Innovate Westchester, according to Brett.

“We are excited to have someone focused on promoting the resources Westchester County has to offer entrepreneurs,” said Brett. “Joelle brings great energy to this position and she has already been successful in reaching new audiences and involving a broad array of partners in our endeavors. We’re proud to have her on our team.”

Prior to joining the WCA, Allen worked for more than 15 years for international organizations, including CBS International Publishing, where she was responsible for coordinating and evaluating the financial and market plans for all of CBS’s international publishing operations.

She is a recipient of the Westchester County Business Journal Women of Westchester Award and was instrumental in the World Trade Council of Westchester winning the Averill Harriman International Trade Award for Trade Partner of the Year. She holds a MBA in international business from American University in Washington, D.C. and a BA in Spanish from the University of New Hampshire and University of Valencia, Spain. She lives in Hastings-on-Hudson.

Amy Allen

NEW CHILD CARE DIRECTOR AT YMCA Joelle DiNardi

DiNardi has served as the WCA’s coordinator for economic development for the past year and a half.

Prior to that, she was an account manager for the recycling broker, Cell Mark, and a product manager for Equis Trading Inc. DiNardi received her bachelor’s degree from Colgate University.

Ortiz joined the WCA in 2008, and brings more than a decade of experience in bookkeeping and accounting services. Montopoli also started at the WCA in 2008. She received her BA from SUNY Cortland.

WESTMED OFFERS HAIR-RESTORATION SERVICE Westmed Medical Group has begun offering a hair-restoration service called NeoGraft in its plastic surgery department at 1 Theall Road in Rye. A surgeon replaces the patient’s

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and temporary structure also was enclosed.

“We applaud Mark’s creativity and flexibility and we’re elated that the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Connecticut recognized the scope and nuance of his work,” said Ken Wang, owner of Pound Ridge Golf Club. “The new-look clubhouse provides our guests more options, including showering or refreshing here at the course and grabbing a bite to eat before, during or after a round.”

“My team is honored to win an award in HOBI’s hyper-competitive commercial category,” said Mosolino, owner of Mosolino Development. “Pound Ridge Golf Club is a part of this community and we embraced the opportunity.”

Fou, a board-certified surgeon. She is one of the only female doctors in the country doing hair-transplant restoration, specializing in this treatment for both men and women.

Elizabeth Lavine Russell is the new director of child care services at the White Plains YMCA. Russell is responsible for managing the infant/toddler, preschool, universal pre-K and afterschool programs at the White Plains Y branch and in the Scarsdale, Rye Brook and White Plains school districts. She is responsible for staff recruitment and training and development of all age-appropriate curriculums for children in the Y’s care. She is the community liaison with local and state child care licensing agencies and school districts and is the representative to the Childcare Council of Westchester. She is also in charge of vacation day camp and the Y’s summer vacation camp program in White Plains.

Russell has a B.A. in sociology and English from the University of Vermont and an M.S.T. in elementary education from Fordham University. She holds numerous certifications as a public school teacher and for teaching children

with disabilities. She lives in Westchester with her husband and two children.

During the school year the White Plains Y provides services for nearly 200 children a day, ages 6 weeks to 12 years of age; and summer day camp provides activities for approximately 125 children a day.

The YMCA of Central and Northern Westchester also operates a community branch in Somers and Camp Combe in Putnam Valley.

DATES Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown has been recognized as a 2013 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in the United States. As part of The Joint Commission’s 2014 annual report “America’s Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety,” Orange Regional attained and sustained excellence in accountability measure performance for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care and is one of 1,224 hospitals in the U.S. to achieve the 2013 Top Performer distinction.

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ORMC RECOGNIZED AS A TOP PERFORMER recognizes hospitals for improving performance on evidence-based interventions that increase the chances of healthy outcomes for patients with certain conditions.

“Congratulations to the health care team at Orange Regional for providing outstanding care. Orange Regional’s Quality Department works together with our care teams to ensure the highest quality of health care is being delivered to our patients. It’s our number-one priority,” said Rosemary Baczewski, Greater Hudson Valley Health System’s vice president for quality.

LAW FIRM OPENS IN OSSINING With more than 25 years in the corporate world, attorney Mark von Glahn has announced the opening of his law office in Ossining. An accountant and attorney, von Glahn has worked for such corporations as MasterCard, McGraw-Hill, Deloitte and KPMG. The firm, which opened six months ago, offers legal services in various disciplines, including residential real estate transactions, landlord tenant dispute resolution, business and commercial law, individual and corporate tax law and estate planning.

THE ORANGE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AUXILIARY IS SPONSORING A HOLIDAY FESTIVAL from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Elks Club on Highland Avenue in Middletown. The festival will feature gift basket raffles, a bake sale, pictures with Santa and much more. Proceeds from the raffles and bake sale will benefit the hospital’s pediatric unit. If you are interested in becoming an auxiliary member, call 845-333-2364.

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

“By personally working one on one with each of my clients and making them comfortable with the legal process, I can address the various needs of my clients while putting them at ease,” von Glahn said.

“By utilizing my years of accounting experience I am better equipped to assist small businesses and startup entrepreneurs with the legal process and help them to succeed. This in turn gives back to the community by supporting the local economy and fostering business growth.”

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BUSINESS LEADERS HONORED John Bassett III, the chairman of VaughanBassett Furniture, captivated the audience of 700 of Westchester’s most influential business leaders at the WCA Fall Leadership Dinner, held at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown. Bassett described how he outfoxed Chinese manufacturers and broke through Washington gridlock to save his factory and the jobs of 700 employees. The evening began with warm tributes to, and remarks by, the WCA’s 2014 Leadership Honorees: Dr. Steven Safyer, CEO, Montefiore Health System; Dr. Laura Forese, President, NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System; Robert Glazer, CEO, ENT and Allergy Associates; and William Cuddy, Jr., Executive VP, CBRE. There was also a special tribute to Jon Schandler, the retiring CEO of White Plains Hospital.

Photographs by Lynda Shenkman Curtis

1. William Mooney Jr. and Marissa Brett, of the WCA. 2. John Bassett III of Vaughan-Bassett Furniture.

3. Laura Forese of NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System.

4. Jon Schandler of White Plains Hospital; and Steven Safyer of Montefiore Health System.

5. Susan Fox of White Plains Hospital.

6. Robert Weisz of RPW Group; Jennifer Lofaro of Bleakley Platt & Schmidt; and John Ritacco of CMS Bank.

7. Paula Mandell of M&T Bank; and Stan Freimuth of Debt Resolve Inc. 8. Robert Caruso, William Cuddy Jr. and Brian Carcaterra, all of CBRE; and Tiffany Phipps of BioMed Realty.

9. Michael Niedzwiecki of Monroe College; and Daniel Houlihan and William Hecht of Houlihan & O’Malley Real Estate.

10. Robert Glazer of ENT and Allergy Associates.

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FACTS & FIGURES Casa Victoria Ribeiro Inc., Tarrytown. $6,091 in favor of Porky’s Products Inc., Carteret, N.J. Filed Nov. 25.

Commercial Capital Solutions Corp., Armonk. $52,768 in favor of 200 Business Park Associates LLC, Hicksville. Filed Nov. 21.

Country Club Pizza Ltd., Yonkers. $2,521 in favor of Cremosa Food Company LLC, Melville. Filed Nov. 24.

Design Lighting By Marks Inc., Waccabuc. $28,604 in favor of Bear Ridge Funding, White Plains. Filed Nov. 26.

Global Physicians Billing Corp., Scarsdale. $30,936 in favor of Marlin Business Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Filed Nov. 21.

Guru Amrit Corp., Monroe. $4,784 in favor of Tri-Vin Imports Inc., Mount Vernon. Filed Nov. 21.

Irvington Builders Inc., Tarrytown. $30,044 in favor of United Rentals Inc., Fairfield, Conn. Filed Nov. 21.

Irvington Builders Inc., Tarrytown. $47,733 in favor of Bobcat of New York Inc., Maspeth. Filed Nov. 21.

Irvington Delights Inc., Irvington. $1,887 in favor of New Skyline Exhaust and Ventilation, Glendale.

Filed Nov. 26.

Stiloskis Automotive Corp., Tarrytown. $6,865 in favor of Daves Heavy Towing Inc., Hillsborough, N.J. Filed Nov. 24.

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

Alessandro, Joseph S., executor to the estate of Willie Ruffin, et al.

Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $270,000 affecting property located at 320 Highland Ave., Mount Vernon 10553. Filed March 31.

Annunziato, Carmine J., et al.

Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $161,200 affecting property located at 20 Ogden Ave., Cortlandt Manor 1567. Filed April 2.

Arana, Guillermo, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $307,804 affecting property located at 73 Yale Ave., Ossining 10562. Filed April 1.

Borrani, Adrienne, et al. Filed by Weichert Financial Services. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 128 Colonial Parkway, Unit 4C, Yonkers 10710.

Filed March 31.

Bruno-Midili, Elisa, et al. Filed by Continental Home Loans Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 3262 Linda Court, Yorktown Heights 10598. Filed April 1.

Martin, Eleanor S., et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 47 Rosemont Blvd., White Plains 10607.

Filed April 2.

Campbell, Alfred, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $294,065 affecting property located at 28 Martin Road, Ossining 10562.

Filed March 31.

Moriarty, Michelle, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $498,456 affecting property located at 24 Carolyn Way, Somers 10589. Filed March 31.

Carey, Josephine H., et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $200,000 affecting property located at 145 Frederick St., Cortlandt Manor 10567. Filed April 2.

Newell, Beverly, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $175,000 affecting property located at 354 Egmont Ave., Mount Vernon 10553. Filed April 2.

Dunn, Stephen T., et al. Filed by Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $3 million affecting property located at 446 Long Ridge Road, Bedford. Filed March 31.

Phillips, Malcolm R., et al. Filed

by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $300,000 affecting property located at 521 S. Seventh Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed April 1.

Fauvel, Jesula, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $560,000 affecting property located at 308 Fifth Ave., New Rochelle 10801. Filed March 31.

Phillips, Mary, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $450,451 affecting property located at 34 Mount Airy Road, Croton-onHudson 10520. Filed April 1.

Ganchi, Sofiya Banoo, et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 136 Westminster Drive, Yonkers 10710. Filed March 31.

Pizzuti-Tonchuck, Susan R., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 25 Barker St., Unit 201, Mount Kisco 10549. Filed April 2.

Huntemann, Christine, et al. Filed

by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at Lawrence Road, Mohegan Lake 10547. Filed April 2.

Ramundo, Deborah, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $272,000 affecting property located at 236 Sixth St., Verplanck 10596. Filed March 31.

Irizarry, Christy T., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $432,000 affecting property located at 46 Albert Place, New Rochelle 10801. Filed April 2.

Reitman, Germaine J., et al. Filed

by IndyMac Federal Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $341,000 affecting property located at 1711 Parmly Road, Mohegan Lake 10547. Filed March 31.

Kalathara, Rosamma, et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $400,000 affecting property located at 142 S. Broadway, White Plains 10605. Filed April 1.

Rodriguez, Miriam Membreno, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $202,800 affecting property located at 74 Townsend St., Port Chester 10573. Filed April 1.

Kessler, Andrew, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $590,302 affecting property located at 36 Colabaugh Pond Road, Crotonon-Hudson 10520. Filed March 31.

Santiago, Donna J., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $286,000 affecting property located at 3A Adrian Court, Cortlandt Manor 10567. Filed March 31.

Klein, Judith, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $341,000 affecting property located at 1 Laura Lane, Katonah 10536. Filed April 2.

Saunders, Robert, et al. Filed by JPMC Specialty Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $266,000 affecting property located at 445 E. Main St., Jefferson Valley 10535. Filed April 1.

Sheppard, Eugene, as administrator and as heir at law of the estate of Edna Sheppard, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $255,000 affecting property located at 227 E. Fifth St., Mount Vernon 10553. Filed April 1.

Simmonds, Denise, et al. Filed by Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $307,014 affecting property located at 29-31 Amsterdam Place, Mount Vernon 10553. Filed March 31.

Todd, William G., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $1.8 million affecting property located at 7 Captain Theale Road, Bedford 10506. Filed April 1.

Washington, Brentis, et al. Filed

by Continental Home Loans Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 628 S. Fourth Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed April 1.

Werner, Corina, as heir of the estate of Frederick Werner, et al. Filed

by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $251,750 affecting property located at 134 Sixth St., Verplanck 10596. Filed April 2.

MECHANIC’S LIENS Bosch, Beth, et al, as owner. $4,650 as claimed by Blume Electric Inc., Briarcliff Manor. Property: in New Castle. Filed Nov. 26.

Broadway on Hudson Estates LLC, as owner. $37,044 as claimed by Independent Explosives Inc. Property: in Greenburgh. Filed Nov. 26.

Brooks Shopping Center LLC, as owner. $461,750 as claimed by Easy Contracting LLC, Bronx. Property: in Yonkers. Filed Nov. 24.

Cortale, Alexandria, as owner. $4,755 as claimed by JND Plumbing and Heating Inc., Valhalla. Property: in Pelham. Filed Nov. 24.

Pandarakalam, Cherian, et al, as owner. $6,673 as claimed by Damon Passaro, LaGrangeville. Property: in Greenburgh. Filed Nov. 24.

Worldwide Properties Upstate LLC, as owner. $7,725 as claimed

by Interstate Fire and Safety Equipment, Harrison. Property: in Rye. Filed Nov. 25.

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

Doing Business As Ban-Ci Inc., d.b.a. Asagao, 8 Maple St., Croton-on-Hudson 10520. Filed July 12.

Iztame Inc., d.b.a. The Corset Tree, 542 Warburton Ave., HastingsOn-Hudson 10706. Filed July 12.

Walgreen Eastern Company Inc., d.b.a. Walgreens no. 15104, 1333 Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck 10543. Filed July 12.

Partnerships Westchester’s Women of Empowerment, 279 Summit Ave., Mount Vernon 10552, c/o Victoria Smith and Kennard Demerritt. Filed July 11.

Sole Proprietorships Active Thoughts Solutions, 485 Gramatan Ave., No. 3N, Mount Vernon 10552, c/o Christopher Cheavers.

Filed July 11.

Belleville Services, 266 Sickles Ave., New Rochelle 10801, c/o Martine Calixte. Filed July 12.

Chixpress, 76 Donnybrook Road, Scarsdale 10583, c/o Ntshila Carine Kasanda. Filed July 11.

MSB Press, 221 Corlies Ave., Pelham 10803, c/o Susan Varrin Deland. Filed July 11.

Reid’s Design Mechanical, 470 Dunham Ave., Mount Vernon 10553, c/o Orville Mark Reid. Filed July 11.

Saga Party Planner, 86 Merritt St., Port Chester 10573, c/o Salvador Garcia. Filed July 11.

Who Is He?, 1 Maple St., Apt. 10L, White Plains 10603, c/o Sia Hall. Filed July 12.

Who Is That?, 1 Maple St., Apt. 10L, White Plains 10603, c/o Sia Hall. Filed July 12.

HUDSON VALLEY BUILDING LOANS Above $1 million Columbia Wegman Poughkeepsie LLC, as owner. Lender: M&T Bank. Property: in Poughkeepsie.

Amount: $15.5 million. Filed Nov. 24.

Mill Street Housing LLC, Middletown, as owner. Lender: Mill Street Housing Development Fund Company Inc., Middletown. , et al. Property: The Mill at Middletown, 34 Mill St., Middletown. Amount: $3.9 million.

Filed Dec. 1.

Below $1 million

Futuralization, 17 Devonshire Drive, Yorktown Heights 10598, c/o Michael Alexander Perrone. Filed July 11.

Dewitt, Austin J., et al, Goshen, as owner. Lender: Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Property: in Goshen.

Amount: $265,000. Filed Nov. 25.

Here2Help Home Care and Errand Services, 35 Snowden Ave., Ossining 10562, c/o Tawanda A. Ward. Filed July 12.

Jacobi, Christian, et al, Poughkeepsie, as owner. Lender: Rhinebeck Bank, Poughkeepsie. Property: 23 Barry Drive, Esopus. Amount: $417,000. Filed Nov. 26.

JDOfficetech, 16 Rockledge Road, Katonah 10536, c/o Joseph DeCicco.

Filed July 12.

Leslie Lampert Affairs at the Hammond Museum, 28 Deveau Road, North Salem 10560, c/o Leslie Lampert. Filed July 12.

Leslie’s Table, 28 Deveau Road, North Salem 10560, c/o Leslie Lampert. Filed July 12.

Lion Hearted Films, 31 Avondale Road, Yonkers 10710, c/o Christine Vartoughian. Filed July 11.

Mika Cinelli Photography, 145 Bell Road, Scarsdale 10583, c/o Michael T. Cinelli. Filed July 12.

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Kelley, Paula M., et al, Cold Spring, as owner. Lender: Mahopac Bank, Brewster. Property: in Philipstown.

Amount: $426,000. Filed Nov. 18.

Mill Street Housing LLC, Middletown, as owner. Lender: Regional Economic Community Action Program Inc., Middletown. Property: in Middletown. Amount: $91,649. Filed Dec. 1.

Mill Street Housing LLC, Middletown, as owner. Lender: Regional Economic Community Action Program Inc., Middletown. Property: in Middletown. Amount: $820,000.

Filed Dec. 1.

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FACTS & FIGURES Rivera-Bravo, Jose D., et al, Middletown, as owner. Lender: Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Property: 194 W. Main St., Middletown 10940.

Amount: $131,213. Filed Nov. 25.

Thom Woglom Construction LLC, Warwick, as owner. Lender: Kenneth Mitchell, et al, Warwick.

Property: in Warwick. Amount: $127,500. Filed Nov. 25.

DEEDS

Bank of America N.A. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Property: in Blooming Grove. Amount: $168,931. Filed Dec. 1.

Beyers Road LLC. Seller: Powers5 LLC, Sparks, Md. Property: 78 Beyers Road, Montgomery 12549. Amount: $125,000. Filed Nov. 28.

Brookfield Relocation Inc. Seller: Glenn J. Benecke, et al, Poughquag. Property: 78 Stowe Drive, Poughquag 12570. Amount: $330,000. Filed Nov. 24.

Citizens Bank N.A. Seller: John E. Bach, Goshen. Property: in Middletown. Amount: $141,975. Filed Dec. 1.

Above $1 million Noam Estates R LLC, Monroe. Seller: Samuel Gluck, et al, Monroe. Property: in Monroe. Amount: $2 million.

Filed Nov. 26.

Fannie Mae. Seller: Glen Plotsky, Port Jervis. Property: 62 Orchard Road, Monroe 10950. Amount: $215,193. Filed Nov. 28.

The County of Dutchess, Poughkeepsie. Seller: William W. Patrick, et al, Poughkeepsie. Property: 503 Haight Ave., Poughkeepsie. Amount: $1 million. Filed Nov. 21.

Fannie Mae. Seller: Ralph L. Puglielle, New Windsor. Property: 184 Highland Ave., Middletown 10940.

Amount: $213,117. Filed Nov. 28.

Windsor Hospitality LLC, Clarks Summit, Penn. Seller: H R and C New York Inc., Liberty. Property: 915 Union Ave., New Windsor 12553.

Amount: $3.6 million. Filed Nov. 28.

Farmhouse Commons LLC, Kingston. Seller: Crowne Management Group LLC, Saugerties. Property: in Saugerties. Amount: $467,500. Filed Nov. 21.

Below $1 million 1122 RT 9D Realty LLC, Yonkers.

Seller: Drake Petroleum Inc., Grosvenordale, Conn. Property: in Philipstown. Amount: $650,000. Filed Nov. 28.

1636 LLC, Staatsburg. Seller: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Property: in Hyde Park.

Amount: $99,500. Filed Nov. 21.

250 Dave Elliot Road LLC, Bronx.

Seller: Heide Tiedtke Hawley, et al, Salem, Ind. Property: in Saugerties.

Amount: $550,000. Filed Nov. 25.

3 Buchanan 304 LLC, Brooklyn.

Seller: Noam Estates LLC, Monroe. Property: in Monroe. Amount: $430,000. Filed Nov. 26.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: John Pappalardo, White Plains. Property: 17 Rockhill Road, Putnam Valley 10579. Amount: $91,195. Filed Nov. 17.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Maria J. Frank, Yorktown Heights. Property: 31 McLaughlin Way, Washingtonville 10992.

Amount: $130,851. Filed Nov. 25.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Anthony M. Abraham, Carmel. Property: 25 Ontario Road, Carmel 10512. Amount: $296,878. Filed Nov. 21.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Herve Leveille, et al, Atlanta, Ga. Property: 123 Pleasant Road, Lake Peekskill 10537. Amount: $379,387. Filed Nov. 19.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Thomas Doering, et al, Greenwood Lake. Property: 29 Brook Trail, Greenwood Lake 10925.

Amount: $164,955. Filed Dec. 1.

Occupations Inc., Middletown.

Seller: Theodore R. Shull, et al, Powell River, British Columbia, Canada.

Property: in Greenville. Amount: $60,000. Filed Nov. 25.

Highvue Associates LLC, Bronx.

Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 19 Laguna Road, Carmel 10512. Amount: $136,544. Filed Nov. 19.

Old Stockade Development LLC, Kingston. Seller: Joseph M. Chelales, et al, Brooklyn. Property: 12 Cherrytown Road, Kerhonkson 12446.

Amount: $32,500. Filed Nov. 24.

HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: Edgar E. Colorado, et al, Walden. Property: 40 Pye Lane, Wappingers Falls 12590.

Amount: $333,500. Filed Nov. 25.

HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: John C. Wund, Chappaqua. Property: 570 Route 52, Carmel 10512. Amount: $195,500. Filed Nov. 24.

Hudson City Savings Bank, Paramus, N.J. Seller: Stanley E. Esposito, Pleasantville. Property: 17 Meadowcrest Drive, Mahopac. Amount: $562,477. Filed Nov. 25.

Hudson Eleven Inc., Cornwallon-Hudson. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 10 Broadway, Cornwallon-Hudson 12518. Amount: $152,000.

Filed Nov. 25.

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Seller: Patricia Cocchia, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $210,000. Filed Nov. 25.

M&T Bank, Getzville. Seller: Alan L. Joseph, Goshen. Property: 2 Jackson Ave., Middletown 10940. Amount: $117,935. Filed Nov. 25.

M&T Bank, Williamsville. Seller: Judith L. Lubinsky, Campbell Hall.

Property: 363 Heritage Lane, Chester 10950. Amount: $182,750. Filed Nov. 26.

Mill Pond Management Inc., Cornwall-on-Hudson. Seller: Usher Raab, et al, Monroe. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $90,000. Filed Nov. 25.

Mill Street Housing Development Fund Company Inc., Middletown. Seller: Mountain Gate Estate LLC, Middletown. Property: in Middletown. Amount: $580,000.

Filed Dec. 1.

57 Mount Rose Rd LLC, Marlboro.

Seller: Varva S. Boyajian, et al, Bronx.

Property: in Marlborough. Amount: $49,900. Filed Nov. 21.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Kara M. Gerry, Yorktown Heights. Property: 11 Estate Drive, Middletown 10940. Amount: $181,257. Filed Nov. 28.

69 Bates Gates LLC, Hewlett. Seller: Jaime M. Smith, New Hampton.

Property: 69 Bates Gates Road, New Hampton 10958. Amount: $92,000.

Filed Nov. 28.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Michael E. Catania, Newburgh. Property: 51 Paradise Trail, Monroe 10950. Amount: $150,584. Filed Dec. 1.

APAA LLC, Highland. Seller: Claire R. Costantino, Highland. Property: in Lloyd. Amount: $100,000. Filed Nov. 21.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Peter A. Hurwitz, New City. Property: 27 Winding Brook Drive, Walden 12586. Amount: $213,178. Filed Nov. 26.

Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Seller: Michael L. Fox, Walden. Property: 7 Ebury Mews, Middletown 10940.

Amount: $275,851. Filed Nov. 28.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Shoix Mallon, et al, Granger, In. Property: 1204 Mountain Road, Greenville 12771. Amount: $235,000. Filed Nov. 28.

New Hampton Automotive Holdings I LLC, Warwick. Seller: Corals Motel of Middletown New York Inc., New Hampton. Property: 5007 Route 17M, Wawayanda. Amount: $800,000. Filed Nov. 28.

Asa Construction and Management LLC, Stormville. Seller: Maryann Shea, et al, Acton, Mass. Property: in Cold Spring. Amount: $100,000.

Filed Nov. 14.

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Minard Farms LLC, Clintondale.

Seller: WEJ LLC, Wallkill. Property: in Plattekill. Amount: $265,000. Filed Nov. 25.

Montage Properties Inc., Staatsburg. Seller: Champion Properties Inc., Staatsburg. Property: in Beekman. Amount: $170,000. Filed Nov. 24.

Phoenix Color Group, Hagerstown, Md. Seller: Brady Palmer Label Corp., Mahopac. Property: in Carmel. Amount: $750,000. Filed Nov. 24.

R and H Rizzo Enterprises Inc., Ulster Park. Seller: Paul DeLaura, Stone Ridge. Property: in Marbletown.

Amount: $198,260. Filed Nov. 24.

RAC Closing Services LLC, Cheshire, Conn. Seller: Stephanie Mauriello, Hopewell Junction. Property: 1 Bonnie Lane, Hopewell Junction 12533. Amount: $255,000. Filed Nov. 25.

State of New York Mortgage Agency, New York City. Seller: Andrew H. Greher, New Windsor.

Property: 6 West St., Port Jervis 12771.

Amount: $80,000. Filed Nov. 25.

Thom Woglom Construction LLC, Warwick. Seller: Judith Seeger, Cincinnati, Ohio. Property: 8 Parkway, Warwick 10990. Amount: $122,500. Filed Nov. 25.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Thomas Larusso, Mahopac. Property: 74 Underhill Road, Mahopac 10541.

Amount: $464,903. Filed Nov. 14.

Allstate Security Inc., Montgomery. $90,876 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 10.

Allways Secure Inc., Montgomery. $16,104 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

Amazin Express LLC, Saugerties. $5,809 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany.

Filed Nov. 24.

Aspen Landscaping and Tree Services Inc., Middletown. $617 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Sept. 17.

AZ Construction of KJ Corp., Monroe. $4,722 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Sept. 17.

Bar Wizard West Inc., d.b.a. The Smith, Highland Mills. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Sept. 25.

Bella Couture Bridal Inc., Newburgh. $1,744 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

Berzal Enterprises Inc., Saugerties. $1,045 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 25.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Frank Prendergast, et al, Pleasant Valley.

Property: in Hyde Park. Amount: $306,000. Filed Nov. 25.

Bob Michael’s North End Garage Inc., Middletown. $1,652 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 10.

JUDGMENTS

Chilana Inc., d.b.a. Bottle Depot, New Windsor. $601 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Sept. 17.

5 L Enterprises Inc., Middletown. $44,243 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

731 Ulster Ave Inc., Kingston. $672 in favor of thw New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Nov. 24.

800 Numbers Free LLC, Warwick. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 25.

Ace World Wide of New York Inc., Rock Tavern. $5,304 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Sept. 8.

Advantage Landscaping LLC, Montgomery. $596 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Sept. 22.

Conklin Services and Construction Inc., Newburgh. $394 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 10.

Craig Toth’s Golf Shop LLC, Warwick. $282 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Sept. 22.

Dunn Right Property Management LLC, Middletown. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Sept. 25.

E and A Contracting of Orange County Inc., Montgomery. $4,525 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 5.

Ed Kimber Heating and Cooling Inc., Walden. $1,885 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 10.

Farscape Inc., Warwick. $237 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Sept. 22.

Febex Inc., Vails Gate. $722 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Sept. 17.

Frankinkstein Corp., Port Jervis. $100 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 10.

G and H Deli Corp., Newburgh. $432 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

Ganesh Liquors Corp., d.b.a. Mo’s Wine and Liquors, Newburgh. $19,157 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 5.

Gangale Windows and Doors, Ellenville. $1,045 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 25.

Goshen Express Inc., Montgomery. $3,332 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Sept. 22.

Henvil Management Corp., Monroe. $1,728 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 5.

High Falls Bakery Inc., d.b.a. Gabriel’s Café and Bakery, Kingston. $1,045 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 25.

J and J IT Consulting Services Inc., Harriman. $250 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 10.

Jenny’s Petite Cuisine LLC, Warwick. $2,899 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

Johnny’s Broadway Liquor and Wine Corp., Newburgh. $35,202 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

K’s Wedding Palace LLC, Middletown. $231 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Sept. 17.

FACTS & FIGURES Kitchen Experts Inc., Monroe. $103 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 10.

N.Y.C. Flair Fashions Inc., Newburgh. $1,938 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 5.

KMS Inc., Port Jervis. $537 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

Nexxlinx of New York Inc., Newburgh. $260 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 5.

Lakeview Villas Inc., Monroe. $1,731 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 10.

OC Iron Works Inc., Rock Tavern. $1,768 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 10.

Loud Graphics and Printing Inc., Highland Mills. $1,576 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Sept. 10.

Ohayo Mountain Plumbing and Heating Corp., Woodstock. $1,064 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 25.

M and K Petroleum LLC, Kingston. $1,045 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 25.

Patrick Builders Inc., Slate Hill. $304 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

M.A.C. Tech Construction and Repairs Inc., Middletown. $154 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 5.

Politi Electric Inc., Newburgh. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 25.

Major Saver Inc., Chester. $100 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 5.

Premier Automotive Sales Inc., New Windsor. $295 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 10.

Management Logic Inc., Central Valley. $652 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

MG Trattoria Inc., New Paltz. $76,000 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Nov. 24.

Mi Casita Restaurant, Kingston. $957 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany.

Filed Nov. 24.

Mina’s Kitchen 26 Corp., d.b.a. Mina’s Kitchen, New Windsor. $1,987 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

ML Fisher Construction Services Inc., Woodstock. $1,402 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Nov. 24.

Monroe Cleaning Corp., Middletown. $405 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Sept. 17.

Mountain Lodge Park Water Corp., Monroe. $638 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 5.

Primo Sports Park LLC, Florida. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 25.

R and L Silk Construction Corp., Harriman. $1,731 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 10.

R Joint LLC, New Windsor. $33,152 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 10.

Ralph E. Ogden Foundation Inc., Mountainville. $583 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 10.

Rebel Regime Network/FGAM/ IMFC LLC, New Windsor. $16,590 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Sept. 22.

RK Redi-Mix Inc., Tuxedo. $4,326 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Sept. 8.

Robert Albrecht Landscape and Tree Service Inc., Shokan. $1,407 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Nov. 24.

Scotty’s Country Kitchen Inc., New Hampton. $110 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 10.

Siget Estate Inc., Monroe. $103 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 10.

Smilee Facez Child Care Center Inc., Middletown. $45,714 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 10.

Spartan Ener�y, Middletown. $150 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 10.

St. Anthony Community Hospital, Warwick. $8,618 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Sept. 17.

Storm King Building Company Inc., New Windsor. $258 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 23.

Sussex County Sod Farms Inc., New Hampton. $1,673 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 10.

Ted’s Interior and Remodeling Inc., Chichester. $218 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Nov. 24.

THPRG Corp., Newburgh. $529 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Sept. 22.

Villa Rosa Restaurante Inc., Monroe. $1,031 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 25.

Winn Cards and Comics Inc., Warwick. $1,731 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 10.

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

132 Broadway Associates LLC, et al. Filed by Manufacturers and Traders Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $293,500 affecting property located at 128-130 Broadway, Newburgh.

Filed May 21.

Abidi, Bouazza, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $180,000 affecting property located at 177 Main St., Kingston 12401. Filed Nov. 21.

Camacho, Rodolfo, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $80,000 affecting property located at 117 Liberty St., Newburgh 12550. Filed May 21.

Diven, Stephen, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $287,000 affecting property located at 13 Bayberry Hill Road, Mahopac 10541. Filed Nov. 20.

Abidi, Bouazza, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $167,000 affecting property located at 173 Main St., Kingston 12401. Filed Nov. 25.

Campbell, Robert D. Jr., et al. Filed

by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $463,125 affecting property located at 39 Glenview Drive, Glenford 12433. Filed Nov. 26.

Donovan, Erika, et al. Filed by JPMC Specialty Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $216,000 affecting property located at 7 Penny Lane, Marlboro 12542. Filed Nov. 21.

Beauvais, Christopher, et al. Filed

by PNC Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $85,000 affecting property located at 310 First St., Newburgh 12550. Filed May 22.

Castillo, Edgar, et al. Filed by Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $236,800 affecting property located at 21 Rockwood Road, Lake Carmel 10512. Filed Nov. 17.

Dulanto, Christian A., et al. Filed

by CitiMortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 11 Bass Road, Mahopac 10541. Filed Nov. 14.

Beeble, Antonia, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $119,000 affecting property located at 3 Dominick Drive, Lloyd 12528.

Filed Nov. 25.

Cestaro, John V., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $168,000 affecting property located at 193 Robinson Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed May 21.

Dunning, William, et al. Filed by Pennymac Holdings LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 22-24 Barclay St., Port Jervis 12771. Filed May 22.

Boccardi, Mary Ann, et al. Filed

by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $369,000 affecting property located at 89 Pigott Road, Mahopac 10541. Filed Nov. 13.

Ching, Luis E., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $151,200 affecting property located at 9 N. Wilbur Ave., Kingston 12401. Filed Nov. 24.

Dyer, Timothy S., et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $215,000 affecting property located at 36 Everett Road, Carmel 10512. Filed Nov. 17.

Bonker, Rose M., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $111,550 affecting property located at 7 New St., Port Jervis 12771. Filed May 21.

Bridges, James, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $275,000 affecting property located at 31 Warren Drive, Patterson 12563.

Filed Nov. 14.

Brodhead, Denise, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $50,400 affecting property located at 277 Hasbrouck Ave., Kingston 12401.

Filed Nov. 26.

Butterworth, Nicholas J., et al.

Filed by National Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $120,000 affecting property located at 2714 Whispering Hills Terrace, Chester 10918. Filed May 22.

Buyl, Tara Ann, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $223,100 affecting property located at 1875 Albany Post Road, Wallkill 12589. Filed Nov. 21.

Cafaldo, David, et al. Filed by Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $167,200 affecting property located at 15 Edith Ave., Saugerties 12477. Filed Nov. 21.

Choi, Schola, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $126,900 affecting property located at 178 Route 214, Phoenicia 12464.

Filed Nov. 21.

Cooke, Michael, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $359,000 affecting property located at 33 Vanderbilt Drive, Highland Mills 10930. Filed May 22.

Davis, Kenneth L. Jr., et al. Filed by PHH Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $178,589 affecting property located at 64 Patio Road, Middletown 10941.

Filed May 22.

Decatur, Christine, et al. Filed by Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $161,200 affecting property located at 1 Bell Drive, Lloyd 12528.

Filed Nov. 25.

Decker, Stephen H., et al. Filed

by PennyMac Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 296 Saint Andrews Road, Walden 12586. Filed May 21.

Dewitt, James J., et al. Filed by the State of New York Mortgage Agency.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $175,000 affecting property located at 292 Route 32 North, New Paltz 12561. Filed Nov. 21.

Dipippo, Leonard, et al. Filed by Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $226,000 affecting property located at 4 Juengstville Lane, Brewster. Filed Nov. 24.

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Flood, Kathleen O., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $315,000 affecting property located at 9 Haines Court, Carmel 10512. Filed Nov. 24.

Frerichs, Barbara Jude, et al.

Filed by Penny Mac Loan Trust 2010NPL1. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $180,000 affecting property located at 8 Matthews Lane, 5E, Washingtonville 10992.

Filed May 21.

Friedman, Joseph, et al. Filed by Pennymac Loan Services LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $328,000 affecting property located at 161 Meadow Hill Road, Newburgh 12550. Filed May 21.

Gallagher, Amy J., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $289,100 affecting property located at 188 Ridge Drive, Middletown 10940. Filed May 21.

Garcia, Betsy I., et al. Filed by Ulster Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $118,750 affecting property located at 40 Abruyn St., Kingston 12401. Filed Nov. 21.

Gillette, Bruce M., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $700,000 affecting property located at 8 Elena Court, Carmel 10512. Filed Nov. 19.

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FACTS & FIGURES Goldberger, Jacob, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $200,000 affecting property located at 13 Carter Lane, Unit 302, Monroe 10950. Filed May 21.

Grimont, Clara M., et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $150,000 affecting property located at 100 Teakettle Spout Road, Mahopac 10541. Filed Nov. 18.

Holzer, Allison, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $308,000 affecting property located at 7 Pike Place, Mahopac 10541. Filed Nov. 24.

Horacio, Almando W., et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 14 Country Hill Road, Brewster 10509. Filed Nov. 20.

Ibrahim, Hazim, et al. Filed by Wilmington Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $500,000 affecting property located at 40 Emily Lane, Mahopac 10541.

Filed Nov. 24.

Johnson, Carol, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $216,601 affecting property located at 83 Center St., Highland Falls 10928.

Filed May 21.

Jones, Elizabeth L., et al. Filed

by BAC Home Loans Servicing LP. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 545 Route 44/55, Highland 12528.

Filed Nov. 24.

Jordan, Brooke, et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $212,000 affecting property located at 46 Laudaten Way, Unit 4D, Warwick 10990. Filed May 22.

Kakouriotis, Miltiadis, et al. Filed

by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $190,000 affecting property located at 105 Everson St., Kingston 12401. Filed Nov. 25.

Kobylinski, Daniel A., et al. Filed

by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $544,000 affecting property located at 48 Hadley Farms Road, Highland Mills 10930. Filed May 22.

Kos, Marko, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $296,777 affecting property located at 1001 Eagles Ridge Road, Brewster 10509. Filed Nov. 21.

Macchiaroli, Barbara, individually and as surviving spouse of Anthony Macchiaroli, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $492,000 affecting property located at 39 Highland Drive, Highland Mills 10930. Filed May 22.

Magurno, Donna M., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 5 Estate Drive, Middletown 10940.

Filed May 22.

Martinez, Antonio, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 26 Winona Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed May 21.

Mazariego, Daniel M., et al. Filed

by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $121,500 affecting property located at 456 Lucas Ave., Kingston 12401. Filed Nov. 26.

McDonald, Richard F., et al.

Filed by PennyMac Loan Services LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $210,215 affecting property located at 316 New Hurley Road, Wallkill 12589. Filed Nov. 26.

Mitchell, Douglas, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $302,400 affecting property located at 6 Ames Road, Brewster 10509. Filed Nov. 18.

Morris, Peter R., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $3.7 million affecting property located at Lake Valhalla, Philipstown 10516. Filed Nov. 21.

Neglia, Mary Ann, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $375,000 affecting property located at 119 Minor Road, Brewster 10509. Filed Nov. 21.

Onesty, Regina, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $308,000 affecting property located at 1291 Burlingham Road, Pine Bush 12566.

Filed Nov. 24.

Ortiz, Leslie, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $202,500 affecting property located at 12 Whippoorwill Trail, Monroe 10950. Filed May 22.

Paladino, Anthony N., et al. Filed

by The Bank of New York Mellon.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $348,000 affecting property located at 79 Tanglewylde Road, Lake Peekskill 10537. Filed Nov. 25.

Perkowski, Stephen, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $120,000 affecting property located at 23 Hornbeck Ave., Port Jervis 12771.

Filed May 22.

Pimentel, Yira, et al. Filed by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 49 West St., Highland Falls 10928. Filed May 21.

Police, Victoria, et al. Filed by EverBank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $237,646 affecting property located at 8 Talmadge Road, Carmel 10512. Filed Dec. 1.

Quinn, Michael J., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $312,000 affecting property located at 19 Circle Drive, Monroe 10950. Filed May 22.

Rivera, Manuel, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $237,200 affecting property located at 73 Lake Trail, Greenwood Lake 10925. Filed May 22.

Rodriguez, Monserrate, et al.

Filed by Beneficial Homeowner Service Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $239,929 affecting property located at 12 Chadeayne Ave., Cornwall-on-Hudson 12518. Filed May 21.

Santana, Juan J., et al. Filed by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 113 Glendale Drive, New Windsor 12553. Filed May 21.

Schaefer, Erich H., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $247,137 affecting property located at 88 Rock Cut Road, Newburgh 12550.

Filed May 22.

Spann, Douglas, et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $151,210 affecting property located at 14-16 Lafayette Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed May 22.

Syrlik, Nicole, et al. Filed by Quicken Loans Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $168,720 affecting property located at 261 Sawdust Ave., Cottekill 12419.

Filed Nov. 21.

Tierney, Kelly A., et al. Filed by GMAC Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $333,700 affecting property located at 269 Old Albany Post Road, Garrison 10524. Filed Dec. 1.

Tilzer, Laura, individually and on behalf of the estate of Neil Tilzer, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $307,004 affecting property located at 315 Rockledge Road, Mahopac 10541. Filed Nov. 17.

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Traver, Timothy M., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $131,442 affecting property located at 369 Mohonk Road, High Falls 12440.

Filed Nov. 21.

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Vincelette, Marissa, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $204,000 affecting property located at 30 Riverview St., Walden 12586.

Filed May 22.

Drip Drop Inc., d.b.a. The Barrier Group, 435 Bellvale Road, Chester 10918. Filed March 31.

Vizuete, David, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $214,400 affecting property located at 27-29 Orange Ave., Goshen 10924. Filed May 22.

Wakeman, Dana M., as administrator of the estate of Paula S. Salkind, et al. Filed by Santander Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $100,000 affecting property located at 5 Harriet St., Kerhonkson 12446. Filed Nov. 24.

Wrolsen, Craig, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Financial Credit Services New York Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $96,720 affecting property located at 4248 Route 9West, West Camp 12490.

Filed Nov. 26.

MECHANIC’S LIENS Ciarcia, Patrick, et al, as owner. $5,350 as claimed by Nike Electric, South Salem. Property: 178 Farm to Market Road, Patterson. Filed Nov. 17.

MMG Holdings of Orange County Inc., as owner. $9,664 as claimed

by Eagle Leasing Co., Orange, Conn.

Property: 2709 Route 17M, New Hampton. Filed Nov. 28.

Squiteri, Andrew, et al, as owner. $5,332 as claimed by Mid Hudson Concrete Products Inc., Cold Spring.

Property: 23 Tyler Court, Mahopac.

Filed Nov. 14.

Wirth, Matthew, as owner. $8,255 as claimed by Frank Petrie, Poughkeepsie. Property: 145 Binnewater Road, Hopewell Junction. Filed Dec. 1.

Abundant Life Tabernacle UPCI, d.b.a. Faith House, 591 Broadway, Kingston 12401. Filed Nov. 24.

Rosensmith Ventures Inc., d.b.a.

Kali Rosenblum, 26 Piney Woods Road, Bearsville 12409. Filed Nov. 24.

Soulsongs Inc., d.b.a. TwoArrows, 48 Clove Valley Road Extension, High Falls 12440. Filed Nov. 24.

Tile Tech Inc., d.b.a. Elia’s Catering Co., 85 Vineyard Ave., Highland 12528. Filed Nov. 24.

U A Corp., d.b.a. 209 Discount Beverage, 6325 Route 209, Kerhonkson 12446. Filed Nov. 24.

Watt Works Inc., d.b.a. Alrac Music, 21 Bridge Hollow Road, Willow 12495. Filed Nov. 24.

Watt Works Inc., d.b.a. Grog Kill Music, 21 Bridge Hollow Road, Willow 12495. Filed Nov. 24.

Sole Proprietorships Adrienne Michele Yoga, 14 Riverwood Drive, Marlboro 12542, c/o Adrienne Taddeo. Filed Nov. 28.

Agosto y Familia, 187 Linden Ave., Middletown 10940, c/o Woody A. Agosto. Filed March 31.

Auto Technolo�y Logistics, 2 Canal St., Ellenville 12428, c/o Raymond Ramos Delgado. Filed Nov. 25.

C.K.C. All Green Cleaning, 105 Lake Road, Salisbury Mills, c/o Carol L. Dragone. Filed April 1.

Chris Pape Carpentry, 21 Clinton Ave., Warwick, c/o Christopher R. Pape. Filed March 31.

Davina Naturals, 234 Flatbush Ave., Kingston 12401, c/o Tina M. McGary.

Filed Nov. 24.

Edith Cleaning Services, 674 S. Drury Lane, Rock Tavern 12575, c/o Edith Hernandez. Filed April 1.

Hood Range Systems, 185 Linden Ave., Middletown 10940, c/o Anthony B. Florestal. Filed April 1.

J. Karolys and Son, 1446 Route 212, Saugerties 12477, c/o Joseph E. Karolys. Filed Nov. 21.

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Lopez Upholstery, 16 E. Main St., Middletown 10940, c/o Miguel Lopez. Filed March 31.

Mary D. Walsh Group, 605 Ulster Ave., Kingston 12401, c/o Mary Donna Walsh. Filed Nov. 21.

MD Preservation, 60 Agnes Road, New Windsor 12553, c/o Matthew A. Davis. Filed April 1.

Mohi’s Mens Shop and Tailoring, 10 Downs St., Kingston 12401, c/o Mohi Uddin Khan. Filed Nov. 25.

Mountain View Cleaning Service, 22 Mearns Ave., Highland Falls 10928, c/o Debra Ann Gonzalez. Filed April 1.

Mr. Z’s Home Repairs, 654 Jersey Ave., Greenwood Lake 10925, c/o Joseph Guy Zimmerman. Filed March 31.

MRD Auto and Transmission Service, 480 E. Chester St., Kingston 12401, c/o Martin R. Dailey. Filed Nov. 25.

New Paltz Brewing Co., P.O. Box 1134, New Paltz 12561, c/o Heiko Giesberg. Filed Nov. 28.

Premier Shave Co., 6 Old Temple Hill Road, No. 122, Vails Gate 12584, c/o Edgard A. Cruz. Filed March 31.

Prose Garden Productions, 151 Route 32S, Apt. 1, New Paltz 12561, c/o Lisa I. Cahn. Filed Nov. 28.

Salavec Trucking, 29 Lime Kiln Road, Port Jervis 12771, c/o Christopher L. Salavec. Filed March 31.

Scissor Family Cuts, 145 Windsor Highway, Suite 100, New Windsor, c/o Ahmed Samir Daoud. Filed March 31.

Signature Cleaning, 49 Hasbrouck St., Apt. 1, Newburgh 12550, c/o Taina Mendez. Filed April 2.

Sparkle and Shine Cleaning, 48 Union St., Montgomery 12549, c/o Joy Lynn Besser. Filed March 31.

The Artisan Muse, 124 S. Manor Ave., Kingston 12401, c/o Michelle Renee Pollard. Filed Nov. 24.

Tri State Pest Control, 76 Sproat St., Middletown 10940, c/o Eric Wayne Hallenbeck. Filed April 2.

Tulcingo Mexican Restaurant II, 42 Ronald Reagan Blvd., Warwick, c/o Jose Herrera. Filed March 31.

Venture Pizza, 266 Quassaick Ave., New Windsor 12553, c/o Juan C. Valencia. Filed April 2.

YourWay Advertising, 170 Hortons Road, Westtown 10998, c/o Kervens Fonrose. Filed April 1.

LEGAL NOTICES ECB OPPORTUNITIES LLC, Arts., of Org., filed with NY Sec. of State (ìSSNYî) 9/23/2014. Office in New York County; SSNY designated agent for service of process with copy mailed to ECB Opportunities LLC, 48 Circle Drive, HastingsOn-Hudson, NY 10706, Attn: Cliff Lewis., All lawful business purposes. #59661

HEADS UP PEDIATRICS, PLLC, a Prof. LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/09/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 1414 Park Lane, Pelham Manor, NY 10803. Profession to be practiced is Medicine. #59678

VG HAIR DESIGNS, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 07/21/2014. Office loc: Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Vilma Gjuraj, 111 Park Hill Ave Apt 4B, Yonkers, NY 10701. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59679 Statement of ownership, management, and circulation (required by U.S.C. 3685). 1. Title of publication: Westchester County Business Journal. 2. Publication #: 7100. 3. Date of filing: December 8, 2014. 4. Frequency of issue: Weekly. 5.

No. of issues published annually: 52. 2. Annual subscription price: $60. 7. Complete mailing address of known office of publication: 3 Westchester Park Drive, White Plains, NY 10604. Contact Person: Sylvia Sikoutris. Phone Number 914694-3600. 8. Complete mailing address of headquarters or general business office: 3 Westchester Park Drive, White Plains, NY 10604. 9. Full names and complete mailing address of publisher, editor and managing editor: Publisher: Dee DelBello, Westfair Communications Inc., 3 Westchester Park Drive, White Plains, NY 10604; Managing Editor: Bob Rozycki, Westfair Communications Inc., 3 Westchester Park Drive, White Plains, NY 10604. 10. Owner: Westfair Communications Inc., 3 Westchester Park Drive, White Plains, NY 10604. 11. Known bondholders, mortgages, and other security holders owning or holding 1% or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages or other securities: None. 12. Tax Status: Has not changed during preceding 12 months. 13. Publication title: Westchester County Business Journal. 14. Issue Date for Circulation Data Below: December 8, 2014. 15. Extent and nature of circulation: A. Average no. copies (net press run): average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months 5,222; number of copies of single issue published nearest filing date – 5,375. B. Paid and/or requested circulation: 1. Paid/Requested Outside-County Mail Subscriptions Stated on Form 3541, Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months – 656. No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date – 587. 2. Paid In-County Subscriptions stated on Form 3541 - Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months 1,826. No. Copies Of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date – 1,999. 3.Sales Through Dealers and Carriers, Street Vendors, Counter Sales, and Other Non-USPS Paid Distribution: average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months - 0; number of copies of single issue published nearest filing date - 0. 4. Other Classes Mailed Through the USPS: average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months 127; number of copies of single issue published nearest filing date - 129. C. Total Paid And/Or Requested Circulation (Sum Of 15b.(1),(2),(3), and (4).: Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months – 2,609; Number Of Copies Of Single Issue Published Nearest Filing Date – 2,715. D. 1. Free Distribution by Mail. Outside County as Stated on Form 3541: average no. copies each, issue during preceding 12 months -132. Outside County as Stated on Form 3541: number of copies of single issue published nearest filing date – 221. Free or Nominal Rate In-County Copies Included on PS Form 3541: average no. copies each, issue during preceding 12 months 2409. Free or Nominal Rate In-County Copies Included on PS Form 3541: number of copies of single issue published nearest filing date 2378. 3. Free or Nominal Rate Copies Mailed at Other Classes through the USPS (e.g. FirstClass Mail): average no. copies each issue during 12 months 0. No. copies of single issue published nearest to filing date 0.

4. Free or nominal rate distribution outside the mail (carrier or other means): average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months 0. No. copies of single issue published nearest to filing date 0. E. Total Free or nominal rate distribution (sum of 15d (1), (2), (3) and (4): average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months 2541. Number of copies of single issue published nearest filing date 2599. F. Total Distribution (sum of 15C and 15e): average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months – 5150 number of copies of single issue published nearest filing date – 5314. G. Copies not distributed: average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months – 72; number of copies of single issue published nearest filing date – 61. H. Total (sum of 15F and G): average no. copies each during preceding 12 months – 5222; number of copies of single issue published nearest filing date – 5375. I. Percent Paid and/or requested circulation (15c by 15F times 100): average no. copies each during preceding 12 Months – 51%; number of copies of single issue published nearest filing date 51%. 16. Publication of Statement of Ownership required. Will be printed in the 12/8 issue of this publication. 17. I certify that all information furnished on this form is true and complete. I understand that anyone who furnished false or misleading information on this form or who omits material or information on the form may be subject to criminal sanctions (including fines and imprisonment) and/or civil sanctions (including civil penalties).

ANMAC WHITE PLAINS LEASE, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/23/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Anmac Holding Company LLC, 700 East Gate Dr., Ste. 400, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose #59680

Notice of formation of Sugarsoap Productions LLC. Art. of Org. filed with Secy. of State (SSNY) on 10/2/14.

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 69 Willow Avenue, Larchmont, NY 10538. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #59681

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: MacQuesten Takeover Manager LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on October 23, 2014. 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 MacQuesten Takeover Manager LLC, c/o The MacQuesten Companies, 438 Fifth Avenue, Suite 100, Pelham, New York 10803.

Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #59682

Notice of Formation of HBMB LLC. Art. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/22/2014. Office location: Westchester. SSNY Designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: The LLC, 19 Boulder Brook Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583.

Purpose: any lawful activity. #59685

NOTICE OF FORMATION: CUFFED?, LLC Art of Org filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/25/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, PO BOX 40 Bronx, NY 10470. Purpose: any lawful purpose #59686

MAMARONECK MEDICAL, PLLC, a Prof. LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/22/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 933 Mamaroneck Ave., Ste 102, Mamaroneck , NY 10543. Profession to be practiced: Medicine. #59691

J.M. AQUINO PSYCHOLOGIST PLLC, a Prof. LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/27/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 10 Rye Ridge Plaza, Ste 214, Rye Brook, NY 10573.

Purpose: To Practice The Profession Of Psychology #59692

Notice of Formation of CATS CATS CATS PRODUCTIONS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/1/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 21 The Crossing at Blind Brook, Purchase, NY 10577. Purpose. Any lawful act or activity. #59693

Notice of Formation of CM Mental Health Counseling, PLLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/16/2014.

Office location: Westchester County. U.S. Corp. Agents Inc. designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 7014 13th Ave., Ste. 202, Brooklyn NY, 11228.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59694

Notice of formation of PLLC: Nolan Landscape Architects, PLLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 7/9/2014. Location: Westchester County. SSNY design. as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave, Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Practice of the profession of Landscape Architecture. #59696

WHITE PLAINS ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY PLLC, a Prof. LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/04/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 105 South Bedford Rd., Ste. 330, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549.

Purpose: To practice the profession of Dentistry. #59697

PRD ENTERPRISES LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/30/2014. Office loc: Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 26 Ramona Court, New Rochelle, NY 10804. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59698

OLIN DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/03/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 578 Nepperhan Ave., Yonkers, NY 10701. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59699

ATI, LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 10/03/2014 FICT NAME: ATI, LLC OPERATIONS. Office loc: Westchester County. LLC formed in CT on 01/12/2010. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 34 Industrial Park Place , Middletown, CT 06457.

Address required to be maintained in CT: 34 Industrial Park Place Middletown CT 06457.

Cert of Formation filed with CT Sec. of State, Commercial Recording Div., P.O. Box 150470, Hartford, CT 06115.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59700

SHN Strategies LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ NY Sec. of State (SSNY) on 11/3/14.

Office in Westchester Co. SSNY designated agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail process to Uwa Emumwen, 2 Grant Way, White Plains, NY 10607.

Purpose: Any lawful activity #59702

JOHNSON LAW FIRM, PLLC, a Prof. LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/21/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: C/O Geoffrey Johnson, Esq., Ste 207, 106 Corporate Park Dr., White Plains, NY 10604.

Purpose: To Practice The Profession Of Law #59703

Notice of Application for Authority of KIM KAISER AND ASSOCIATES, LLC filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/22/2014. Formed in Delaware 11/04/2004.

Office location: Westchester County. The SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

The principal office location, and the address SSNY shall mail copy of process to, is 151 Centre Avenue # 1-A, New Rochelle, NY 10805. The office address required to be maintained in Delaware is c/o National Corporate Research Ltd., 615 S. Dupont Highway, Dover, Delaware 19901. The name of the authorized officer in Delaware where a copy of the LLCís Articles of Organization is filed is Delaware Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, 401 Federal St., Suite 4, Dover, Delaware 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity #59704

Notice of formation of GROWING MINDS CHESS ACADEMY LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sectíy of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/18/14.

Office in 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, 80 Carrollwood Dr Tarrytown, NY 10591. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose #59705

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF #Marketing Services, LLC Arts. of Org. filed w/Secy of State of NY on 10/17/14, Office loc: Westchester Cty, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Lyons McGovern LLP, 399 Knollwood Rd, Ste 216, White Plains, NY 10603.

Purpose: Any lawful activity #59706

Notice of Formation of AeriaLab LLC Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/24/14.

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 624 White Plains Rd. #245 Tarrytown, NY10591.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59707

FOUR M BAKERY OF WHITE PLAINS, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/04/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: James Bitzonis, 7 Renaissane Square, 5th Fl., White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59708

THE CENTER FOR VISUAL MANAGEMENT LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/21/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 150 White Plains Rd, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Reg Agent: Barbara Kotsaminidis-Burg, 109 Sunfish Landing, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59709

BLACKBIRD REALTY LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/05/2014. Office loc: Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 58-64A Maurice Ave, Maspeth , NY 11378. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59710

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Notice of formation of Chirico Realty Group LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10-27-14 Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent for LLC for service of process, SSNY shall mail process to: Chirico Realty Group LLC, 24 Bronxville Glen Drive, # 4-14 Bronxville, NY 10708.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59712

Notice of Formation of Booked Parties, LLC, Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/07/2014.

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: C/O Booked Parties, LLC, 15 Leroy Place, Chappaqua, NY 10514. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59713

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: Summit JV LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 9/10/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 200 Business Park Dr, Ste 203, Armonk, NY 10504, which is the principle business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59715

BENT NAIL PRODUCTIONS LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/19/2014.

Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Ross Chambers, 1110 Hudson Ave., Peekskill, NY 10566. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59716

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF CBSI, LLC Arts. of Org. filed w/Secy of State of NY on 11/19/14, Office loc: Westchester Cty, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Celtic Building Supplies, 33 Mostyn Street, Yonkers, NY 10701.

Purpose: Any lawful activity #59718

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LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Crannog, LLC Arts. of Org. filed w/Secy of State of NY on 11/19/14, Office loc: Westchester Cty, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.SSNY shall mail process to: Damien Quinn,33 Mostyn Street, Yonkers, NY 10701.Purpose: Any lawful activity #59719

CAPITAL HAVEN, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/20/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 22 Saw Mill River Road, Hawthorne, NY 10532. Reg Agent: Edward D. Heben, 22 Saw Mill River Road, Hawthorne, NY 10532. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59720

SHARP STONE HOLDINGS LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/18/2014.

Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: John Sharp, 82 Wharton Drive, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59721

Notice is hereby given that an on-premise license, #TBA has been applied for by El Olivar Restaurant Corp d/b/a El Olibar to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 583 Main Street New Rochelle, NY 10801 #59722

Notice is hereby given that an on-premise license, #TBA has been applied for by Green Circle Management, LLC to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment.

For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 29 Purchase Street Rye, NY 10580. #59723

Notice of Formation Flying44 LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 11/20/2014.

Off. Loc.: Westchester Cnty.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o the LLC, 607 Mallard Way, Peekskill, NY 10566. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59725

Notice of Formation Sahil Siri LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 11/25/2014. Off. Loc.: Westchester Cnty.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o the LLC, 1 Oak Way, Scarsdale, NY 10583.

Purpose: all lawful activities. #59724

Name of Limited Liability Company (LLC): AP ORGANIZING SOLUTIONS LLC. Date of filing Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State (SSNY) 10/29/14. The LLC is located in Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against it served is to the principal business location at c/o 157 Orchard Rd 3M Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510. Purpose of business of LLC is any lawful act or activity #59726

PVW CONSULTING LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/18/2014. Office loc: Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Jonathan M Wells C/O Gilbride Tusa Last ET AL, 31 Brookside Drive, Greenwich, CT 06830. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59727

The Annual Return of the Leo Rosner Foundation, Inc. for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014 is available at its principal office located at 6 West Way, White Plains, New York 10605 Telephone No. (914)-682-2800 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal Manager of the Foundation is:William D. Robbins, Esquire. Dated: December 2014. #59730

Notice of formation of CC SOLUTIONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sectíy of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/21/14.

Office in 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, 75 GRANDVIEW BLVD. YONKERS, NY 10710. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose #59731

The Annual Return of the Bossak-Heilbron Charitable Foundation Inc. for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014 is available at its principal office located at 720 Milton Road, Rye, New York 10580 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal Manager of the Foundation is: Jane Heilbron Dated: December 2014. #59729

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: Kishaya 1 LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on August 27. 2014. 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 c/o Kishuya 1 LLC, 1 Acker Drive, Rye Brook, NY 10573. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. AD # 59684

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FACES& PLACES MARCH OF DIMES HONORS DLC MANAGEMENT AND LOWELL M. SCHULMAN Nearly 500 members of the commercial real estate industry gathered Nov. 20 at the March of Dimes Real Estate Award Breakfast to honor DLC Management Corp. Each year, the March of Dimes pays tribute to outstanding individuals and companies whose commercial real estate activities have significantly enhanced the community. Commercial real estate visionary Lowell M. Schulman, developer of Westchester’s Platinum Mile, received the Martin S. Berger Award for Life Time Achievement. More than $400,000 was raised to support the March of Dimes mission to improve the health of babies, its most successful year since the downturn in the economy.

Founded in 1991, DLC Management Corp. is an owner, operator and manager of shopping centers, with more than 100 community shopping center properties in 26 states. “As a firm founded in Westchester, and always headquartered here, we are humbled to be honored as part of our real estate community. With a long tradition of philanthropy in general, and with March of Dimes specifically, we welcome another opportunity to give back to such a worthy cause,” said Adam Ifshin, DLC’s co-founder, president and CEO.

1. Tony Aiello, CBS 2 News reporter; Adam Ifshin, president and CEO, DLC Management Corp.; Patricia Valenti, principal, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank; James F. Hurley, president, Pavarini North East Construction Co.; and Michael Weinstock, administrative vice president, M&T Bank.

2. Adam Ifshin, Lowell M.Schulman and Stephen Ifshin, chairman, DLC Management Corp..

3. Joseph Simone, President, Simone Development Cos.; Patricia Valenti and Lowell M. Schulman.

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5. NICU White Plains Hospital, standing from left, Tara Long, Patricia Valenti, Marilyn Zengotita, Dr. Jesus Jaile-Marti, Clark Briffel and Lisa Salko. Seated are Sarah Watt and Annette Trotta.

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