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FALSE AD CLAIMS HURT TOMMIE COPPER FTC obtains $1.35M settlement

BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

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ne of Westchester’s most lauded entrepreneurial successes in recent years, Tommie Copper Inc., has been tarnished by charges of false and deceptive advertising in separate legal actions by the Federal Trade Commission and customers that will be settled in part by a $1.35 million payment this month by the Mount Kisco company to the FTC. The settlement does not resolve a federal class action lawsuit brought in July by four Tommie Copper customers across the country who said they were duped into buying the products for their advertised therapeutic effects but found them useless. Another Tommie Copper customer in Iowa filed a similar class action complaint in April against the company. The cases are expected to be consolidated in U.S. Court for the Southern District of New York.

A federal judge in White Plains on Dec. 2 issued an approximately $86.8 million judgment against the 5-year-old athletic apparel company for claiming in infomercials and other advertis-

ing that its copper-infused compression clothing provided pain relief and other therapeutic benefits that were not proven in scientific studies.

The judgment sum represents Tommie Copper’s reported gross sales in the U.S. for its compression garments from April 2011, when founder Thomas Kallish rolled out the largely direct-marketing business, to October 2014.

The company’s products include copperinfused compression sleeves, gloves, socks, braces, shirts, shorts and tights priced from $24.50 to $69.50.

If the $1.35 million payment is made this month, the remainder of the judgment would be suspended, U.S. District Court Judge Vincent L. Briccetti ruled. The full judgment will immediately be due, however, if the company misstated its assets and their value in financial statements to the FTC. The federal order prohibits Tommie Copper from continuing to claim that the copper in its products provides pain relief to consumers; treats or relieves chronic or severe pain or pain or inflammation from diseases including multiple » COPPER, page 6

Thomas Kallish, founder of Tommie Copper Inc., wears one of his company’s copper-infused knee sleeves at the Tommie Copper retail shop in Mount Kisco in this 2013 file photo.

South Broadway mixed-use project would displace senior residents

BY COLLEEN WILSON cwilson@westfairinc.com

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epresentatives of the Esplanade Luxury Senior Residences apartment complex in downtown White Plains have presented the city Common Council a proposal to

gut and remodel the aged structure for conversion to a mixeduse building with 212 rental units.

The project would displace 120 residents there.

The estimated $35 million project includes transitioning the independent senior living complex at 95 S. Broadway into apart-

ments not restricted to seniors with 9,000 square feet of medical office space and 6,750 square feet of restaurant space.

At the Common Council’s Dec. 7 meeting, attorney David S. Steinmetz, of Zarin & Steinmetz in White Plains, presented the renovation plans and a requested text amendment to the city zoning code on behalf of the Esplanade of White Plains Venture Partnership, the group of investors behind the project. The partnership includes the Scharf family, which owns and operates the Esplanade.

Architect John Sullivan, of Sullivan Architecture P.C., the firm

designing the new Esplanade residence, presented additional details about the layout of the project to council members.

“We will gut this building internally to its skin,” he said. He added that the buildings are in “structurally terrific condition” but are not “in the best of condition as far as their environmental quality.”

Updating the exterior of the building will make it more sustainable, Sullivan said, while removing parts of the interior will decrease the square footage by 3,000 square feet, to 251,000 square feet, allowing it to be retrofitted for new residential units.

The Common Council referred the developers’ requested zoning text change regarding minimum square footage for rental units in existing buildings to the city planning board, environmental officer and law department for their review.

With the proposed renovations, senior residents, who receive meals and housekeeping service at the Esplanade, will be required to find new residences.

For seniors who cannot find new housing before the project begins, the Esplanade is offering temporary space in its Lyon Place » WHITE PLAINS, page 6

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arry Schwartz, co-owner of Try & Buy Toys in Pleasantville, put it bluntly in an email to customers.

“Toys are losing their importance in our society,” he wrote. “Children and their parents are enthralled with technology and screens and choose that over traditional toys.”

“The biggest investment of our life no longer has value because it is now unsaleable.”

Schwartz let customers know Dec. 2 that after 42 years in business, the toy store he co-owns with his wife, Linda, will be closing its doors at the end of the month. Declining sales due to Internet competition, a landlord-tenant dispute and a shift in consumer demands all were factors in the decision to shutter the 5,000-square-foot store at 45 Washington Ave. the couple has owned since 1993. The downtown store has been continuously operated since 1973.

In May, Schwartz told the Business Journal that his Pleasantville store was in the midst of its worst two-year sales stretch in its history. Now, he said, sales

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have reverted back to 2005 levels while he is paying current-day expenses and it is simply not worth continuing business at a shop he called “far too large” to operate.

Contemplating retirement, Schwartz, 61, had hoped to sell the business to a husband and wife by June 1, but that deal fell through after the building’s owner, Warren Schloat, president of Pleasantville-based Schloat Properties Inc., offered a maximum two-year lease. Some of Schwartz’s CFO friends called that proposal “financial suicide.” They had hoped for a minimum seven-year lease, seeing as there is hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of inventory in the store.

Schwartz said Schloat took more than four months to offer the lease, which also delayed any possibility of a sale.

Schloat said he did not know who would fill the space going forward or if it would remain a toy store, but called Schwartz a “very good business guy.”

“We’ll see what happens,” he said.

Schwartz, clearly passionate about the industry he joined in the 1990s as a transplant from the electronics world, made the closing announcement in both a four-page email and Facebook post to customers. “It is with great sadness that we announced

the closing of Try And Buy Toy Stores,” he wrote. “As you can imagine, this has been a very difficult decision to make after 40 years in business.”

The post has been shared more than 350 times on Facebook, and he has received dozens of comments both inperson and online from customers, many of who are or were parents of children in area school districts.

Yvonne Last has been buying educational toys, Lego, camp gear, Japanese toy collections, board games and “pretty much anything” at Try & Buy since 1997, both at its now-defunct Katonah location as well as at the Pleasantville store. The store also had locations in Bronxville and as a gift shop in Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center, which closed in 2005 and 2006 due to lower prices offered by Internet retailers.

“It’s sad for an affluent and educated community to be losing such a staple,” Last said. “There was an immediate need met for a busy mom like myself. Any of their sales reps could answer a question, and I knew I was supporting the local economy.”

Though Internet shopping can prove enticing during the holiday season, Last Try & Buy, page 11

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Second contractor admits guilt in NYPA bid-rigging investigation

BY COLLEEN WILSON cwilson@westfairinc.com

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second person has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to lying on tax filings as part of a nearly 4-yearold bid-rigging investigation of the New York Power Authority.

Peter Shine of Orangeburg pleaded guilty to one charge of lying on an individual income tax return in 2014 for the tax year 2013, according to court documents filed this month with the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York.

Shine — the owner of a construction company, the name of which was withheld in court documents — reported that he earned $6,934 in taxable income, which “substantially understated” how much he made, according to prosecutors.

There is no mention in court documents or publicly available lists of the Power Authority’s contractors that Shine had a contract with NYPA. However, the state inspector general’s office in a Dec. 3 press release said Shine’s guilty plea is the second

stemming from an investigation of contracts awarded by the state power agency headquartered in White Plains.

In June, Thomas Delaney, owner of Over Rock LLC, a masonry, landscaping and snow removal company in Rockland County, pleaded guilty to two felony charges of falsifying an income tax return and scheming to defraud the Power Authority.

Delaney, of Valley Cottage, was awarded a five-year, $3 million contract by the NYPA on Oct. 29, 2009, to do masonry, snow removal and landscaping, according to court documents filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Federal prosecutors alleged that Delaney conspired in the fraud scheme with two unnamed people, one a Power Authority employee at the time of the conspiracy and the other a former Power Authority employee. The latter person approached Delaney to submit a bid in September 2009, which Delaney was awarded by the other alleged co-conspirator, according to prosecutors.

To compensate the co-conspirators for awarding him the multimillion-dollar

contract, Delaney was instructed to “submit false and fraudulent certified payroll statements and invoices from Over Rock to NYPA, which included requests for payment at the prevailing wage rate for individuals who performed no services on behalf of Over Rock at NYPA,” according to court documents.

Prosecutors said about 195 false invoices were sent to the Power Authority between December 2009 and August 2012.

A Power Authority spokesman declined to say whether the employee identified as a co-conspirator in the fraud still works in the roughly 35-person procurement office in White Plains or in any position at NYPA. The charges against Shine and Delaney emerged from an investigation of “bid rigging, fraud and tax-related offenses in the award of contracts at NYPA’s facility in White Plains,” according to the state inspector general’s office. A Power Authority spokesman said the agency was notified in 2012 of the investigation by the office of New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott.

That investigation has since been

taken over by the antitrust division of the U.S. Department of Justice, assisted by the state inspector general, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Internal Revenue Service criminal investigation unit. A spokesman for the Justice Department declined to comment on the investigation.

State and federal investigators said the Power Authority is cooperating with the investigation.

Delaney faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for the fraud conspiracy offense and faces a maximum of three years in prison and a $100,000 fine for the false tax return offense. He was scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 4.

As the Business Journal went to press, no information was available on his sentencing. The most recent recorded document in the case, filed in October, was sealed by the court.

Shine faces a maximum of three years in prison and a $250,000 fine for filing a false tax return. His sentencing is scheduled for June 17, 2016.

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Copper — From page 1

sclerosis, arthritis and fibromyalgia, or that the specialty apparel provides pain relief comparable or superior to drugs or surgery.

The company must provide “competent and reliable scientific evidence” from clinical tests on humans wearing the product before any such claims can be made in advertising.

“It’s tempting to believe that wearing certain clothing will eliminate severe pain, but Tommie Copper didn’t have science to back its claims,” said Jessica Rich, director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, in the agency’s announcement of the settlement.

Kallish could not be reached for comment on the settlement and the company’s future. An attorney at Finn Dixon & Herling LLP, the Stamford law firm representing Tommie Copper and its owner in the class action suits, did not respond to the Business Journal’s request for comment on the company’s legal defense.

Manhattan attorney Antonio Vozzolo said the FTC settlement will have “a nominal impact” on the class action lawsuit in which his firm, Faruqi and Faruqi LLP, represents complaining customers of Tommie Copper.

“The litigation is continuing,” he said. “The FTC action just highlights the veracity of the allegations contained in the complaint.”

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annex, which is connected to the main structure by a pedestrian bridge and now operates as a hotel. Renovations to the annex will not start until after the main building’s construction is underway.

Two members of the Common Council, Nadine Hunt-Robinson and John Kirkpatrick, voiced concerns over the transition for the senior residents and their well-being in the process.

“It concerns me that although it’s a very nice letter it never actually says you’re not coming back,” Kirkpatrick said. “Try to get ahead of the wave on this because otherwise this potentially becomes very controversial.”

Steinmetz responded that the operators of the Esplanade are working closely with residents and their families to ensure they find new housing. “My client notified all of the residents and all of the residents’ families that we were beginning this process so that that could happen openly and families could respond,” he said.

Hunt-Robinson suggested that for residents who might not have families or friends

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Television talk show host Montel Williams is also named as a defendant in that class action complaint. Williams, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, in infomercials for Tommie Copper extolled the copper-infused clothes for the pain relief and active life they gave him, and his statements were frequently cited by the FTC’s consumer protection attorneys and lawyers for aggrieved Tommie Copper customers in court documents.

“The basis for naming Mr. Williams as a defendant,” said Vozzolo, “is he’s a wellknown celebrity endorser who gains immediate credibility with the general public, and the company uses that to hawk its goods.”

Vozzolo’s clients claimed they were persuaded to buy Tommie Copper products by claims in infomercials and other advertising that they relieved chronic joint and muscular pain, aided in injury management or repaired injured tissue, accelerated physical recovery, neutralized free radicals and improved muscular power, strength and endurance.

Attorneys argued those claims are elements of a “hoax” that induced customers “to purchase a worthless and/or overpriced product. Tommie Copper does so with one goal in mind — to reap enormous profits at the expense of unsuspecting consumers.”

“There’s no doubt these guys (Kallish and Williams) capitalized on people who have legitimate and serious medical condi-

to help them move, a point person be hired to help them look for options and walk them through the process.

Steinmetz said he was not sure if the Esplanade already had a point person and said he would come back with an answer.

He added that there are a number of social workers who are on staff at the residence.

Sullivan said an overhaul of the property is an opportunity to give the roughly 45-yearold building “a whole new life” – more specifically, a third life.

In the 1970s, the 14-story building operated as the White Plains Hotel. In the late ’90s, the Scharf family, which owns and operates four other Esplanade senior residences in New York City and Rockland County, converted the hotel rooms into apartments for seniors.

The Esplanade conversion could be part of a more sweeping overhaul of the South Broadway block, which includes the Westchester Pavilion mall at 60 S. Broadway.

Lennar Multifamily Communities, a national developer based in Herndon, Va., in July presented a site plan to the Common Council for a roughly $277 million mixed-use development on the site of the largely vacant mall owned by Urstadt-Biddle Properties Inc. The developer has proposed to raze the

tions,” Vozzolo said.

Vozzolo noted the company’s nearly $87 million in sales over 3½ years in an operation that relies largely on direct marketing through infomercials and its website and operates only one retail store at its 74 S. Moger Ave. headquarters in Mount Kisco.

With that impressive sales performance, “It’s remarkable that the settlement was for only $1.3 million,” he said. “I’m speechless.”

The FTC likely considered the company’s financial condition when agreeing to the much lower payment, Vozzolo said.

In a 2013 interview with the Business Journal, Kallish traced the start of Tommie Copper — the latest in a string of apparel-industry businesses he has operated or started — to a water skiing accident in which he was severely injured after striking a submerged tree trunk while training for a competition. He said he underwent a double hip replacement, knee replacement and multiple surgeries on his back over two years.

Kallish tried medical compression apparel and compression sportswear but found little relief from his chronic arthritic pain.

And the bulky, constrictive apparel could not be worn comfortably when sleeping.

Using his knowledge of fabric technology and network of industry connections, he experimented with a weave of copperinfused yarn in lightweight compression fabrics that could be worn when active or

sleeping. Copper, which his company in its marketing calls “the element of comfort,” seemed to reduce his debilitating pain.

“At first I thought it was a placebo,” he said. But as his self-experiment continued, “I stopped taking my pain medication.”

Still, “I had to see whether I was in a placebo zone or not.” He made about 150 copper-infused garments for professional athletes in his wide circle of friends. Their responses led him to launch the business.

Kallish has given that account of his company’s start on the Tommie Copper website and in numerous infomercials, advertisements and media interviews. Attorneys for dissatisfied customers have turned the company’s genesis story against its author. They claim the placebo that Kallish at first thought his experimental fabric might be was just that for customers — a placebo.

“In fact, clinical tests have found no meaningful therapeutic effect for copper concerning pain, inflammation, physical functioning, and stiffness beyond those of a placebo for patients with pain symptoms,” attorneys claimed in the complaint.

Tommie Copper’s rapid success and growth has brought the company and its 62-year-old founder acclaim in the Westchester business community. Kallish in 2014 was honored by The Business Council of Westchester with its Hall of Fame Award for entrepreneurial success.

An architect’s rendering of the renovated Esplanade building on South Broadway in downtown White Plains.

mall and erect two 24-story towers with 707 rental units and 95,000 square feet of commercial space.

The mixed-use project, still under review by the city, aims to facilitate more pedes-

trian traffic in the South Broadway area with wider sidewalks and a publicly accessible courtyard that would link the city’s bustling Mamaroneck Avenue commercial corridor with its Bloomingdale Road shopping area.

Manhattanville students create campus app for peers

BY LEXI CURNIN

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ust 20 years ago, a map and the advice of willing upperclassmen were the only means college freshmen had to navigate a campus. Today, there are countless online resources available to help students make the most of their college experience. But a group of six enterprising undergraduates at Manhattanville College in Purchase remained unsatisfied.

In April of last year, Adolfo Canales, Pablo Álvarez, Camel Curi, Jessica León, Erica Hernández and Eduardo García began developing an iPhone app, Mville Access, designed to streamline clunky online student services.

The idea came to Canales during his freshman year when he noticed the inefficiency of accessing student services on a mobile device via Safari or Google Chrome.

Together, Canales and his friends consulted with heads of student resource departments, including the Office of Residential Life and the Center for Career Development, to ensure no vital student services would be overlooked.

With the legwork complete, the group hired an outside company, Como App Maker in New York City, to create the structural

skeleton of the app. The college, fully supportive of their efforts, covered the $300 price tag. “We cut a lot of the cost,” Canales said, “because if we were to code the app ourselves, it would have taken two years.”

The students tailored the basic interface to Manhattanville by adding academic information, game updates for Valiants sports teams, and transportation schedules to and from White Plains.

Also included in the app is a link to mental health services, a resource Canales notes students tend to “forget is there,” but one that is nonetheless essential to overall wellbeing.

New additions are also in the works, with some expected to be released next semester.

One addresses a common plight of college students. After hauling dirty clothes all the way to the laundry room, the last thing a student hopes to find is that every machine is in use. The Mville Access app will put a stop to these unnecessary trips by incorporating an availability monitor for washers and dryers.

Canales also hopes that by advertising the delivery services of local restaurants in the app, the restaurants will be willing to provide discounts to hungry Manhattanville students.

The two restaurants Canales reached out to earlier this year were receptive to the idea.

Though proud of its success — roughly

Developers of the Mville Access app are, from left, Adolfo Canales, Jessica León, Pablo Álvarez, Erica Hernández, Camel Curi and Eduardo García.

40 percent of Manhattanville students have already downloaded it — Canales will not continue work on the app after his graduation this spring, raising questions about future leadership and development.

The idea behind Mville Access shows promise in terms of application at other small, liberal arts colleges. However, after providing the necessary funding to get the app off the ground, Manhattanville owns all rights, meaning obtaining a patent is out of the question for Canales and his colleagues.

Although implementation elsewhere seems unlikely, the continued presence of the

app on campus is ensured by the college’s plans to have incoming freshman download it as a part of orientation programming. Within the next four years, every student on campus will be using the app.

Asked why he and his friends went through the trouble of developing Mville Access, Canales said, “We wanted to leave something that everyone would remember us for.”

The ability of the app to add both convenience and simplicity to campus life ensures these six students will not soon be forgotten.

Lexi Curnin is a Rye resident and freshman at Dartmouth College.

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enrollment trends, market research and feedback from more than 1,000 members of the campus community in its decision.

“This decision was made after very careful thought, evaluation of several key factors, and above all with a great reverence for the college’s mission,” LeVaca said. “Throughout the process, the feedback received was clearly supportive of this new model for the School of Arts & Sciences.”

Citing figures that show less than 5 percent of high school women will apply to single-gender colleges, CNR officials said the higher education landscape has “changed dramatically” since its founding as an allwomen’s school in 1904. The School of Arts & Sciences offers more than 20 degree programs in art, biology, business, chemistry, communication arts, economics, English, environmental studies, French, history, interdisciplinary studies, math, philosophy, political science, psychology, religious stud-

ies, social work, sociology and Spanish.

College President Judith Huntington said the school is being supported by $14 million in federal grants to improve its science labs, STEM programs, library services and health profession programs.

“We are eager to have this opportunity to do the same for many more women and now men,” Huntington said. “This change is just part of a comprehensive strategic plan to advance and expand our academic programs, technology and facilities.”

The school also said its men’s basketball and swimming teams will become official NCAA Division III athletic programs next fall.

Its men’s volleyball and soccer club teams are also expected to be bumped to the varsity level in the fall of 2017.

With its main campus in New Rochelle, the school also has locations in Yonkers, Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx.

— Evan Fallor and John Golden

Sarah Jones-Maturo

Friedland Realty Advisors has named Sarah Jones-Maturo, a former commercial office broker at CBRE Group Inc. in New Jersey, as president of the company.

Maturo, who has spent her 10-year career at CBRE, most recently as first vice president in its Saddle Brook, N.J, office, will oversee day-to-day operations at Friedland Realty with a particular focus on recruiting and internal training efforts, the company announced. She will work beside Robert Friedland, founder and CEO of the 45-yearcommerical realty firm, at its Harrison headquarters.

Friedland had served as both president and CEO after stepping back into the posts following the departure last spring of Ayall Schanzer after one year as head of the company. Under Schanzer’s leadership, Friedland Realty last spring moved its headquarters 440 Mamaroneck Ave. in White Plains from its longtime home on Central Avenue in Yonkers.

The company last month announced that Robert Martin Co., the real estate investment, development and management company headquartered in Elmsford, had acquired a significant ownership stake in Friedland Realty. The two companies will continue to operate separately.

Jones-Maturo in the announcement said she is “eager to help enhance the company’s strong brand throughout the tristate area and look forward to building on our current strengths in all divisions and markets.”

At CBRE, Jones represented clients such as Sprint, Sony, Dow Jones and Aeropostale.

In 2014 and 2015 alone, she brokered deals for more than 1 million square feet of office space, according to Friedland Realty. Last year, the graduate of the College of Holy Cross was recognized as one of “Tomorrow’s

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INBRIEF MONTEFIORE ACQUISITION OF BURKE REHAB GETS STATE REVIEW A state Health Department planning board was expected to approve a request by the Bronx-based Montefiore Health System to become the parent organization and co-operator of Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in White Plains at its Dec. 10 meeting.

The 100-year-old, 150-bed specialty hospital would remain a separate nonprofit corpo-

ration under Montefiore’s ownership. There will be no change in the Westchester hospital’s rehabilitation services and staffing levels and no projected changes in revenues or expenses, Montefiore officials said in their application to the Health Department’s Public Health and Health Planning Council.

The department’s Office of Primary Care and Health Systems Management has recommended approval of Montefiore’s request. Final approval must come from state Commissioner of Health Howard A. Zucker.

Burke would follow several community hospitals in Westchester County that have joined major New York City hospitals and their regional health care networks since

We’ve changed by staying the same.

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2013. Montefiore that year acquired the New Rochelle and Mount Vernon hospitals of the former Sound Shore Health System in a bankruptcy sale, and earlier this year added White Plains Hospital to its regional network.

NewYork-Presbyterian in Manhattan added Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville to its health care system in 2014 and became parent organization of Hudson Valley Hospital Center in Cortlandt Manor in January. North Shore-LIJ Health System in Great Neck expanded into Westchester in 2014 when it acquired Phelps Memorial Hospital in Sleepy Hollow and earlier this year added Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco to its metropolitan network.

Montefiore and Burke officials first announced their proposed partnership in August. Burke Rehabilitation Hospital CEO Mary Beth Walsh at the time said the affiliation with Montefiore would allow Burke to reach more patients with its medical rehabilitation services and provide training opportunities for future rehabilitation specialists at Montefiore’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Montefiore said in its application that Burke will serve as a hub for acute rehabilitation care and follow-up services in Montefiore’s eight-county network.

As Burke’s active parent and co-operator, Montefiore Health System will have approval rights for appointments of chief executives at Burke and operating and capital budgets.

Montefiore also may appoint three additional directors to Burke’s board.

PACE AGAIN WINS NATIONAL FED RESERVE CONTEST An undergraduate team from Pace University last week won the national College Fed Challenge for the second consecutive year at the annual competition in Washington, D.C. The event tests students’ understanding of the U.S. economy, monetary policymaking and

the role of the Federal Reserve System.

Five teams competed at the national level in the 12th annual challenge after winning Federal Reserve district competitions around the country. The Pace University team in November won New York’s regional competition for the fourth year in a row, according to a university spokesman.

Pace’s 2014 win in the national competition was the first for the New York Federal Reserve District in the history of the College Fed Challenge.

All seven members of this year’s Pace team are economics and business economics students in the university’s Dyson College of Arts and Sciences. They are Katherine Craig, Daniella Gambino, Omar Habib, Jozef Lampa, Melissa Navas, Jonathan Okane and Yuliya Palianok. Pace professors Greg Colman and Mark Weinstock served as the team’s advisers.

Participating teams analyzed economic and financial conditions and developed a monetary policy recommendation modeled on the work of the Federal Open Market Committee. Teams competing in the finals gave presentations and answered questions for a panel of senior Federal Reserve officials.

“This victory highlights Pace’s unique commitment to experiential learning and professional experience, giving our students a competitive advantage both during their college years and as they enter into highly competitive professional fields,” said Pace University President Stephen J. Friedman in the school’s announcement.

Federal Reserve Board Chairwoman Janet L. Yellen said team preparations for the annual Fed Challenge expand students’ knowledge of the national economy, monetary policy, and the work of the Federal Reserve. The competition is also intended to spark interest in economics and finance as fields for advanced study and careers, she said.

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“It’s the Chinese food we all grew up with on Sundays,” he said. “I’m trying to rescue it from extinction.”

Pennette said there are bastions of real Chinese food in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and, where he enjoys it, in China, but mostly the Chinese cuisine in the U.S. is made to promote rapid, easy preparation.

Wuji, which will serve the traditional likes of vegetable spring rolls, pork spare ribs and lo mein, will prepare its meals organically and to order. Pennette said that can lead to challenges, as when an order is without onions and he must relay that information in the chef’s native tongue.

The first Wuji opened in Scarsdale last

summer. Pennette said the 80 to 90 seat model seems to work well for this concept as it provides enough capacity with turnover to enable 250 guests on a weekend night and still protects from “an emptiness on a rainy night” when only 40 might be dining. The Rye Wuji is around 4,000 square feet and has 90 seats. Scarsdale is about the same and Greenwich when it opens in the Whole Foods shopping center will be the same, as well, he said.

CB5’s nuances include and labels on takeout containers so the contents can be known before opening.

The company’s future plans include another Wuji in either Stamford or Westport.

“The goal is six restaurants and a second wave of six,” Pennette said. “If 12 can prove a good foundation, we would expand beyond that.”

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said she will now be doing her shopping at A Nu Toy Store in Tarrytown or at Little Things Toy Store in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

For Cathy Withrow Labick, a mother of four and customer of Try & Buy for 12 years, said the storeowners routinely contributed to nursery school fundraisers and called Barry and Linda Schwartz “warm and engaging.”

“I am also saddened that my kids are losing the experience that’s comes with a local toy store — trying out the toys, seeing what’s new, running into friends. Try and Buy’s closing will leave a void in the community,” she said.

Schwartz anticipated closing by Dec. 24 or when his inventory runs out. All products — with the exception of Lego products, which are 20 percent off — are 30 percent off through closing. The largely extinct rubber dinosaur toys still occupy a shelf at the rear of the store. Ty’s Beanie Babies, a staple of 1990s and 2000s childhoods across the country, hold a spot near the register.

Children have become enamored with electronics and the demand simply is not there for these kinds of toys, Schwartz said.

He said he would have to pay between $40,000 to $50,000 to update his credit card systems to new chip technology, an investment he knows he would not get back.

He said he couldn’t raise the price any higher for products such as board games or stuffed animals because of the low demand. Even for those still buying them, they’ve taken to the Internet for cheaper prices.

He said he has customers who come into the store, ask staff members for advice and try out toys before ordering them on Amazon while still in his store.

Former competitors like Toys “R” Us, scheduled to close its 110,000-squarefoot Times Square store next year, and FAO Schwarz, which closed its flagship Fifth Avenue location in July, have now become allies in the fight against Amazon.

Brick and mortar shops are all in the fight together, Schwartz said.

“What has Amazon ever done for Westchester? Do they collect sales tax?

Donate to local charities? Provide jobs for kids?”

He said he still gets notes from former high school employees who stocked shelves or staffed the cash register thanking him for the opportunity before they began their careers. He said he feels “sick” about his 12 current employees being out of a job at the end of the month as

nomic impact of $5.96 billion.

A September report by Australian business research company IBIS World determined that the $18 billion hobby and toy store industry is in the “declining stage of its life cycle.” The organization estimated that the toy industry would not be able to keep pace with inflation through 2020, largely due children’s growing demand for electronics.

Merry Go Round, which occupied a storefront on North Avenue in New Rochelle for 65 years, closed its doors in April. Three other independent Westchester toy stores

— Auntie Penny in Chappaqua, Child’s Play in Scarsdale and Family Discount Center in Rye Brook — have closed since 2014.

One customer doing her holiday shopping asked a Try & Buy employee on a recent afternoon, “The Legos — they’re a gift. Are they refundable?”

The employee answered, “Keep your receipt, and as long as we’re still open, then yes, they are.”

Asked after what his advice was for a prospective independent toy store entrepreneur, Schwartz’s answer was simple.

“Don’t do it.”

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well as other mom-and-pop businesses in Pleasantville’s downtown that also benefited from his shop being a destination.

There’s also the award he received from the Pleasantville Chamber of Commerce hanging in the shop marking it as a staple of the community.

According to a January industry report

by Toy Industry Association Inc., small businesses accounted for 96 percent of U.S. toy manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors in 2014. The industry last year supported 31,280 jobs, brought in $896.4 million in taxes and had an overall eco-

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Series Features Healthcare Leader The Business Council of Westchester concluded the 2015 First Niagara Bank Leadership Conversations series with an informative and insightful interview with one of the region’s leading healthcare executives — Laura L. Forese, M.D., M.P.H., Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of NewYork-Presbyterian.

Winning couple John White III and Regina Simonetti

Rising Stars Shine in BCW Dance Competition It was another awesome performance as five couples competed Nov. 19 in the BCW’s Annual Dancing with the Rising Stars competition. This year’s winning couple was John White III and Regina Simonetti of Fred Astaire in Tarrytown. Top fundraiser was Kevin Langtry and Diane Seo of Arthur Murray Dance Studio in White Plains. The event raised more than $10,000 for the Furniture Sharehouse, a Westchester-based not-for-profit that provides free furniture to economically disadvantaged individuals and families.

Other competing dancers and their respective studios were: Jamell Scott and Jill Ortiz of Arthur Murray Dance Studio in Mount Kisco; James Giangrande and Marie Herrero of The Greenwich Ballroom, and Megan Gann and Robert Cioffi: On My Toes Dance Academy.

The event, which was held at the White Plains Performing Arts Center, featured guest judge J.R. Martinez, a U.S. Army veteran, motivational speaker, actor, best-selling author and winner of the ABC hit-competition “Dancing with the Stars.”

Judges for the event were Marsha Gordon, President and CEO, The Business Council of Westchester; Kurt Kannemeyer of St. Christopher’s Inc; Jerry McKinstry of The November Team, and Andrew Castellano of Sharc Creative Inc. “This year’s Dancing with the Rising Stars was a phenomenal event. The dance teams were outstanding and we were so pleased to have J. R. Martinez as our guest judge. Best of all, this event raised more than $10,000 for Furniture Sharehouse,” said Gordon. “We applaud the BCW’s Rising Stars Leadership Council for coordinating this annual event.”

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During a 45-minute interview led

by BCW President and CEO Marsha Gordon, Dr. Forese spoke proudly of the world-class healthcare available to area residents through NewYork-Presbyterian’s addition of two community hospitals — NewYork-Presbyterian/Hudson Valley Hospital in Cortlandt Manor and NewYork-Presbyterian/ Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville — to its healthcare network.

Citing Westchester’s wealth of resources and its patients’ demand for high quality and compassionate healthcare, Dr. Forese affirmed the

Pictured, from left, Robert Cerminaro of First Niagara Bank; BCW President and CEO Marsha Gordon; NewYork-Presbyterian Executive Vice President and COO Dr. Laura Forese and BCW Chairman Anthony Justic

hospital network’s commitment to the county. “There are so many resources here. It’s an opportunity for us to partner where many of our patients live and work.”

Dr. Forese also emphasized the importance of a personal touch in engaging with patients and inspiring confidence and trust among consumers. “The culture of the organization is not the bricks and mortar. It’s the people working

there. You need people who are comfortable with technology at all levels, but if patients don’t feel like we’re connecting with them, they’ll leave. Many people we hire come from the hospitality industry, because they understand that we need to make that connection,” she said.

The November 10th program was held at 42 Restaurant & Events in White Plains.

2016 Campaign is Topic of Lively BCW Forum With 2016 Presidential campaign about to get into full swing next month, the Business Council of Westchester recently held a highly informative and lively forum featuring some of the nation’s top political writers and pollsters.

Called “The Road to the White House,” the program held November 20th featured Adam Edelman, Chief Political Reporter for the Daily News; Beth Fouhy, Senior Political Editor for MSNBC; Steven Greenberg, Chief Pollster for the Siena Research Institute and Lane Filler, Columnist and Editorial Board Member for Newsday.

Among the topics discussed were national demographic trends affecting the election; the impact of social media on political campaigning and whether or not early primary polling indicates who will be the eventual nominee.

Seated, from left, MSNBC’s Beth Fouhy; Siena Research Institute’s Steven Greenberg; Adam Edelman of the Daily News; and Newsday’s Lane Filler

Fouhy of MSNBC said the country is “becoming a browner and younger nation which is creating structural problems for Republicans winning on a national level.”

said social media is permanently changing the political landscape in much the same way that the first televised debates did in the early 1960s. He said it makes it a lot easier for candidates to get their message out without going through the news media.

Siena Institute’s Greenberg discounted the importance of early primary polling noting that many of the early frontrunners from previous The program, which is part of the BCW’s continuing political campaigns quickly faded including leadership series, was moderated Newt Gingrich, Rudy Giuliani and

by BCW Executive Vice President Rick Perry. and Chief Operating Officer Edelman from the Daily News John Ravitz.

ASK ANDI

BY ANDI GRAY

Hire for passion instead of the task Just had to let people go because they didn’t care enough about doing a great job. Our customers felt it and went elsewhere, which means we lost revenue and profits. Obviously we made a mistake hiring and/or training people.

How can we avoid those mistakes in the future?

THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: When searching for new hires, lead with what your business is all about. Find job candidates who are already passionate about what your company does.

Stop looking for last-minute job fillers. Make sure that current employees are good role models and start new hires on the right foot.

When looking for new hires, advertise your company as well as the position. Make what your company does stand out. Look for people who want to talk to you about that. Be aware that people who come in looking for a job are different from people who are on a mission to apply themselves to specific kinds of work and market needs.

Look carefully at the background of people. Have they gone out of their way to

learn about your company’s field of interest?

Courses? Internships? Volunteered? If there is no connection, suggest that candidates seek out opportunities to learn about what your company does. Wait to see if they do. It’s okay to give out specific suggestions on ways to learn more about your industry. Offer to stay in touch, but take a pass on hiring until they show interest.

Most hiring mistakes happen when the company is desperate to hire, with no ready candidates. Look realistically at who might be with you a year from now and who might be gone.

Always be on the lookout for people who are passionate about the work you care about.

Build a Rolodex of people to keep an eye on, from entry level to senior management. Go to industry conferences. Ask for referrals. Look for people who demonstrate drive and dedication, who take pride in what they do.

Look at the young-professionals network for your industry. Line up candidates who are just getting their careers off the ground.

Offer internships to find entry-level candidates who might want to grab on to your company’s dreams. Focus on people who want to know more about the mission and the opportunity that goes along with taking

a job at your company.

Look for people who: • see challenges as having had a positive effect on their lives; • can face adversity and turn it into opportunity; • find a way to win, even in difficult circumstances; • know what it is to be appreciated; and • generally perform at a higher level because they expect more of themselves.

Once you’ve hired the right candidates, create an environment in which they can thrive. Have someone in charge of being the primary mentor for each new employee, make them your brand ambassador. Have them build a positive working and coaching relationship with each of their mentees.

Make sure you, your employees and managers continuously pay attention to the needs of others. Provide tough feedback when warranted. At the same time, express reassurance and concern for each person’s well-being.

Give people time and opportunity to learn more about what your company does.

Nurture and feed their curiosity. Intersperse learning with doing.

Send people to classes, industry confer-

ences and workshops so they can grow their skills. Encourage people to practice. Look for people who readily engage and who use a schedule to get in enough practice hours.

Look for people who seek out opportunity to improve. Reward people by increasing their knowledge so that they can contribute more and have a greater role in the future.

Encourage downtime. People need to get away to recharge. Look for people who value time away, but also can’t wait to get back after recharging. Start, in interviews, to look for this pattern of downtime and reengagement, accompanied by a long-term commitment to seeing things through.

Looking for a good book? Try “The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working: The Four Forgotten Needs That Energize Great Performance” by Tony Schwartz.

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THELIST: HOME HEALTH CARE AGENGIES

HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCIES

WESTCHESTER COUNTY

WESTCHESTER COUNTY

Listed alphabetically.

Barksdale Home Care Services Corp.

327 Fifth Ave., Pelham 10803 738-5600 • barksdaleathome.com

Type(s) of insurance accepted

Rosa K. Barksdale barksdaleceo@verizon.net 1982

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Patricia Krasnausky, president and CEO Natalie Carey ncarey@cabrini-eldercare.com 2002 Patricia Krasnausky, president and CEO Natalie Carey ncarey@cabrini-eldercare.com 1973

Cabrini Care at Home

220 E. 19 St., New York City 10003 212-995-7080 • cabrini-eldercare.org

Cabrini of Westchester

115 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry10522 693-6800, ext. 551 • cabrini-eldercare.org

Calvary Home Care and Home Hospice

Nancy D'Agostino, administrator ndagostino@calvaryhospital.org 1899

Cancer Support Team

Gina A. Russo, executive director grusso@cancersupportteam.org 1978

Concept Care

Carol Greenberg, president and CEO cgreenberg@conceptcareny.com 1995

1740 Eastchester Road, Bronx 10461 718-518-2465 • calvaryhospital.org

2900 Westchester Ave., Suite 103, Purchase 10577 777-2777 • cancersupportteam.org

50 Main St., Suite 976, White Plains 10606 682-7990 • conceptcareny.com

Dominican Sisters Family Health Service

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Family Services of Westchester

Susan B. Wayne fsw@fsw.org 1954

845 N. Broadway, White Plains 10603 761-0600 • wjcs.com

Home Instead Senior Care

Mary K. Spengler, executive director hbenedict@hospiceofwestchester.org 1992

540 White Plains Road, Suite 300, Tarrytown 10591 666-4228 • vnahv.org

1992

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Visiting Nurse Services in Westchester will help ensure the Michele A. Quirolo Hospice Care in Westchester and Putnam health, safety & independencerrosenberg@vnahv.org of your loved one at home, ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ with: ✔ ✔ Reneeservices Levesque, administrative director Skilled nursing & rehabilitation ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 1933 • In-home mental health care Daniel Blum Phelps Hospice worton@pmhc.us ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 1983 • Home health aides Michele A. Quirolo, president and CEO Visiting Nurse Association Home Health Services hhs@vnahv.org ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ • Nurses for pain & palliative care, wound care and other 1992 Michele A. Quirolo, president and CEO Visiting Nurse Association of areas Hudson Valley specialty vna@vnahv.org ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 1898 • Chronic disease management Private pay, longTimothy Leddy VNS Westchester term care Levine, administrator • Medicare, Medicaid & most Harvey insurance plans accepted ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ insurance plans info@vns.org

Lawrence • Home Care of Westchester

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Sharon Cottrell, supervisor, home health services scottrell@wjcs.com 1947

1025 Westchester Ave, Suite 200, White Plains 10604 682-1484 • hospiceofwestchester.com

Hospice & Palliative Care of Westchester

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77 Tarrytown Road, White Plains 10607 2051 Baldwin Road, Yorktown Heights 10598 997-0400 • homeinstead.com/557

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Services residents of Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx and Westchester County

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Doron Kathein dkathein@esplanadewhiteplains.com 1970's

Home Health Services of Westchester Jewish Community Services Inc.

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The Esplanade Senior Residences

15 Maple Place, Ossining 10562 941-9415 • fsw.org

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95 S. Broadway, White Plains 10601 761-8100 • esplanadesenior.com

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299 N. Highland Ave., Ossining 10562 941-1710 • dsfhs.org

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Services provided flu, pneumonia prevention homemaker, companion hospice at home medical equipment nutrition counseling occupational therapy physical therapy respite care skilled nursing speech therapy support for caregivers trained home health aides

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Palliative home care, full range of social work services, 24-hour telephone access to a registered nurse, help with long-term planning Case management, transportation to treatment appointments, limited financial assistance, social work counseling for patients and loved ones Case management, consumer directed personal program, palliative care, preventive/wellness service, telemedicine/telehealth Assistance with range of motion exercises, blood pressure and glucose monitoring Senior housing with choice of a studio, one or two-bedroom apartment

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701 N. Broadway, Sleepy Hollow 10591 366-3325 • phelpshospital.org

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540 White Plains Road, Suite 300, Tarrytown 10591 666-7079 • vnahv.org

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540 White Plains Road, Suite 300, Tarrytown 10591 666-7616 • vnahv.org

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(Affiliate agency: Westchester Care at Home) 360 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains 10605 682-1480 • vns.org

56 Harrison St., Fifth floor, New Rochelle 10801 278-9131 • thewartburg.org

1901

Westchester Care at Home

David Gertner info@thewartburg.org 1866 Timothy Leddy info@vns.org 1988

(Affiliate agency: VNS Westchester)

360 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains 10605 997-7912 • vns.org

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The county-supported projects together are expected to create or retain approximately 4,800 permanent and construction jobs. They include major residential and mixed-use developments in downtown White Plains, renovations to a Pound Ridge produce market, and a senior housing project in Mount Vernon.

Among major projects receiving IDA financing and incentives this year were LCOR’s $247 million construction of an apartment tower at 55 Bank St. in downtown White Plains; a $275 million mixeduse redevelopment proposed by Lennar Multifamily Communities at the site of the Westchester Pavilion on South Broadway in downtown White Plains; and Regeneron’s $196 million expansion of its headquarters on the Landmark at Eastview campus.

Other projects approved for tax breaks by the IDA board included a $2.5-million renovation of Scott’s Corner Market in Pound Ridge; Flexjet’s $5.1 million renovation and relocation project at the Westchester County Airport, and a $10.9 million affordable housing project in Chappaqua.

The county’s Local Development Corp., established in 2013 to fill a gap in tax-exempt bond financing for construction projects by nonprofits in New York, in 2015 approved $11.1 million in bond financing for the Wartburg senior care complex in Mount Vernon. The LDC board, whose

members also serve as IDA directors, also approved refinancing of a $3.6 million bond for Guiding Eyes for the Blind in Yorktown Heights.

The Westchester LDC since its creation has approved $444 million in tax-exempt bond financing for 11 nonprofit projects that created or retained 2,446 permanent and construction jobs.

32BJ UNION OKS POSSIBLE STRIKE AS NEGOTIATIONS GET UNDERWAY The 32BJ Service Employees International Union of janitors in the Hudson Valley and Fairfield County voted to authorize a potential strike if an agreement can’t be reached for an expiring contract.

About 1,000 commercial building cleaners met at the Westchester County Center on Dec. 5 to vote on the strike option, which

is a routine vote during contract negotiations.

Talks between the union and employers, known collectively as the Hudson Valley/ Fairfield County Contractors Association, began Nov. 18.

The current contract went into effect in 2012 and is set to expire Dec. 31. It affects about 3,500 union members who work in nearly 300 buildings in Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland, Orange and Sullivan counties in New York and Fairfield County in Connecticut.

Gladys Jimenez, a bargaining committee member for 32BJ SEIU who has been with the union for 30 years, said, “We’re looking for a better contract and a fair raise.”

Specifically, union members are calling for increases to minimum incrementally increased salaries — which, as part of the last contract, started at $12.85 per hour in

July 2012 and increased to $14.10 per hour in October, though some are contracted to make more than that — as well as increasing the number of full-time worker hires and keeping health insurance benefits for fulltime employees.

The Contractors Association, which is made up of numerous contractors including ABM Industries Inc. and United Services of America Inc., said in a prepared statement that it is committed to reaching a mutually beneficial agreement for all involved parties.

“We recognize that, in these economic times, customers need to manage costs very carefully,” the statement said. “We will continue to work hard at the bargaining table, and we’re confident that we will achieve a successful contract settlement.”

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Westchester’s office market 2015: Biotech and soda pop

BY HOWARD GREENBERG

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he Westchester County office market has been up and down through the first three quarters of the year. The biggest piece of news in the very quiet first quarter was the announcement of PepsiCo’s return of the entire 540,000-square-foot One Pepsi Way in Somers to the market when its lease expires in early 2016. This news propelled the market to a net absorption of negative 710,000 square feet for the quarter.

Renewals rather than new leases drove the activity.

over Q2, staying on par with 2014 numbers.

Leases of under 5,000 square feet were not dominating the market in terms of the number of transactions, as they have for many years.

As of this writing, we do not have final Q4 statistics. However, it looks like Westchester will end the year with only slightly negative absorption. Reportedly, there are a significant number of deals still working through the lease negotiation process. Depending on how many of those close by year end, we could be flat or even a little positive in terms of absorption. The availability rate has hovered around 23 percent for almost the entire year and it does not look like there should be any significant movement after the full year numbers are in.

A pretty good year

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Much better general velocity in the second quarter led to a healthy 1.2 million square feet of leasing activity for the first half of the year, including positive net absorption of 83,000 square feet. Once again, PepsiCo made the big news. It leased two entire buildings totaling 361,181 square feet at 1111/1129 Westchester Ave. There were a higher number of leases, more new leases and the important 10,000-to 25,000-square-foot transactions jumped 35 percent in Q2 vs. Q1.

The third quarter did not offer any significant changes in the market, but the blockbuster PepsiCo deal in White Plains helped the year-to-date figures for 2015 exceed leasing for the entire prior year.

New deals in Q3 increased by 26 percent but the total square footage was smaller than last year. Renewals increased by 31 percent

Overall, it has been a pretty good year.

The average size of leases is up about 50 percent from 2015, to about 9,000 square feet.

A good number of companies of all sizes are growing and extending their leases, which is a welcome and positive trend.

The big issues seem to be flat leasing activity in the White Plains Central Business District and the dearth of mid- to large-sized blocks of space along the 287 corridor, which can hinder new tenants from finding enough alternatives in their desired locations in the county. Statistically the northern submarket looks pretty dismal and its numbers continue to impact negatively on the market as a whole.

There is already 2 million square feet of leasing for the year, against about 1.5 million square feet in 2014. The PepsiCo transaction in White Plains helped to move the needle, but so did many expansion/renewal leases in sizes in excess of 10,000 square feet in almost all submarkets.

“Without a lot of big deals, we will exceed a healthy 2 million square feet of leasing activity,” said Karolina Pardo-Alexandre, research manager for Newmark Grubb Knight Frank.

“The average deal size increased by 39 percent over last year and companies of all sizes expanded and extended their lease commitments. All in all, it speaks to a healthier market going forward.”

Biotech’s giant

nearby Pearl River and plans to offer much of its laboratory space for lease, creating additional competition for Westchester in this product type.

PepsiCo puts fizz in the market

Regeneron, certainly the county’s fastest growing company, inked an expansion lease of 116,000 square feet with its landlord BioMed Realty Trust at the Landmark at Eastview. The company now leases about 1.1 million square feet of the development’s total of 1.4 million square feet and the campus is now 99 percent occupied, including multiple new laboratory buildings custombuilt for Regeneron. Interestingly, these numbers do not impact the office statistics, as these are laboratory spaces.

In order to protect its future growth, Regeneron spent $73 million to purchase 100 acres of land adjacent to Landmark, which was previously intended for mixeduse development, including hotel and big box retail. Wisely, Regeneron made sure to obtain zoning approvals for a variety of uses prior to closing on the purchase. It now has certainty that it can develop the land for its own use and it has protected its downside in the event it needs or wants to sell off some of it. This purchase will enable the county’s largest generator of high-tech jobs to continue its phenomenal growth in Westchester.

Well played!

No one is stepping up to develop laboratory space and Westchester has no more laboratory inventory available. We need more lab space to develop a more vibrant biotech cluster. As I have said before, biotech is the perfect industry for Westchester. It employs educated, highly compensated people who can afford to live in our county. That is a win for the companies, a win for the residential real estate market and a win for their employees as well. A California-based developer has just purchased most of the former Pfizer site in

PepsiCo has had the most leasing activity of any corporation in the county this year. First, it announced that it would not renew its 540,000-square-foot lease at One Pepsi Way in Somers. Then it leased 361,181 square feet at 1111/1129 Westchester Ave. in White Plains to house the people that had previously been located in Somers. This lease, and some midsized deals, including a 63,000-square-foot renewal/expansion

by Central National-Gottesman at Centre at Purchase, drove the east submarket to 1.1 million square feet of leasing, the best in the county.

PepsiCo was already leasing the larger building at the 1111/1129 Westchester Ave. park as short-term swing space while its headquarters on Anderson Hill Road is undergoing a complete renovation to LEED standards. By the way, Nine West, the former full-building tenant of the smaller building of the two-building park, very quietly terminated its lease and vanished into the ether, providing the additional long-term space for Pepsi.

A little interesting history of the site: Starwood Hotels, which vacated this same campus for Stamford a few years ago when Connecticut offered it a $92 million incentive package, was just purchased by Marriott. It will be interesting to see whether Connecticut will get the benefit of its bargain once the purchase is completed and corporate decisions about whether to keep the Starwood headquarters in Stamford are made.

So PepsiCo left behind 540,000 square feet in the northern submarket and leased 361,000 square feet of space in White Plains.

When you look at the two deals together, it was a negative absorption of about 180,000 square feet for the county. The Somers building will add to the huge overhang of vacant space in the northern submarket, including many large parcels such as IBM’s space Market, page 18

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being marketed on its Armonk and Somers corporate campuses; the former Reader’s Digest property in Chappaqua; and the 300,000-square-foot former MBIA campus in Armonk. This site has been purchased and will reportedly be “aggressively marketed” in Q1 of next year as a multi tenant campus and for adaptive reuse of some of its 38 acres.

These large blocks of space add about 2 percent to the countywide vacancy rate.

The reality is that they will be very difficult to lease and will likely remain vacant for significant periods of time or hopefully be redeveloped for other uses.

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Generally, leasing activity has been fairly flat in the White Plains Central Business District versus 2014, at about 300,000 square feet to date. For some unexplainable reason, our buildings sited in the best locations at the Metro-North station have not attracted a lot of tenants in the last few years. The significant amount of residential development going on near the station will change the makeup of this area of the city to a more 24/7 population, rather than a 9 to 5 population, in the next few years.

400 Executive Boulevard, Ossining, NY – 7,123 SF professional office space available in a 25,502 SF building. $500K in recent capital improvements. Subdividable. Fit up allowance. Parking 100 cars. 72% occupied. $23/SF gross or Purchase for $3,950,000

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What’s new in the CBD

Empire State Realty Trust has signed a large number of expansion leases with tenants of 10 Bank St. during 2015. They are currently renovating their lobby and cafeteria and are in the process of adding new amenities to the building as well.

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Mack-Cali is rumored to have renewed Bunge, its anchor tenant at the Westchester Financial Center, for about 66,000 square feet. They also are in the planning stages of capital improvements and additional amenities for the financial center buildings at 50 Main St and 11 Martine Ave. At 44 S. Broadway, PURE Insurance renewed and expanded to 44,000 square feet.

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Reckson has had significant success in filling its CBD buildings. Last year it attracted Legal Aid Society of Westchester to more than 26,000 square feet at its renovated 150 Grand St. and has continued to keep 140 Grand St. relatively full. Reckson’s 360 Hamilton is essentially full and is a great example of how a quality, well-thought-out gut renovation can reposition a building to attract high-end corporate tenants willing to pay top dollar rents, even in Westchester. The office space component of the Ritz-Carlton development has gone from empty to almost full, with only two small spaces left.

Ivy Properties has assumed control of White Plains Plaza — 1 N. Broadway and 445 Hamilton Ave. — and is embarking on a multimillion-dollar upgrade to the parking structure and to the common areas of both buildings. These buildings are already attracting significant tenant interest and recently signed a 15,000-square-foot lease with Ristorix, which is relocating from Tarrytown.

In a very quiet deal, White Plains Hospital leased the entire 50,000 square feet at 101 E. Post Road for back-office functions. The building had been vacated by the New York State Attorney General’s office, which had relocated to 44 S. Broadway. As this building is only a few blocks from the hospital,

the driving force for the transaction was location, location, location. Had the hospital not rented this building, it likely would have languished on the market.

However, there is a significant amount of “shadow space” in the CBD, with large leases expiring in the next few years. This includes tenants such as Disney, Arcadis, AboveNet, Pearson Education and others. This portends higher vacancy in a number of CBD buildings in the next few years once these leases expire. Some of these spaces have been on the sublease market for long periods of time without success.

Renewals rule

Renewals were the biggest continuing story in 2015. And many of these renewals happened as part of expansion transactions.

As in most tenant-favorable markets, building owners just cannot afford to lose tenants.

They are using all the tools in their toolboxes to keep tenants in their buildings. Given the cost and disruption of moving, tenants would typically prefer not to relocate if their existing building fits their needs.

Normandy Real Estate Partners had an excellent leasing year, signing about 360,000 square feet of leases, about twice the portfolio’s normal leasing volume. The drivers in many cases have been expansions, which have been combined with renewals of the existing leases. They have also been the beneficiary of a number of new deals from inside and outside the county.

The RPW Group portfolio has had a good year and occupancy is up throughout. There are some pending transactions at 440 and 450 Mamaroneck Ave. that could significantly increase occupancy in those buildings. At 1133 Westchester Ave., some of the 40,000 square feet that EMC Corp. left behind has already been leased and ITT has expanded.

Reckson renewed Compass at 2 International Drive in Rye Brook for 26,000 square feet and added the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in the same park for 42,000 square feet. They brought 520 White Plains Rd. in Tarrytown to 100 percent occupancy with new 30,000-square-foot tenant Clarfeld Financial Services, which relocated from a neighboring building.

Big changes at Mack-Cali

Mack-Cali, one of the county’s largest owners of commercial property, has undergone a total corporate restructuring. Former CEO Mitch Hersh is out and new CEO Mitch Rudin is in place at this NYSE-traded REIT. After an intensive study of the portfolio by the new top executives, they determined that the company will now focus on four core areas: the New Jersey Gold Coast, where they have a very significant presence; the suburban markets of White Plains CBD, Parsippany and Paramus, N.j.; their portfolio

of office and warehouse flex properties and their Roseland multifamily division.

The good news for us is that the flex properties are primarily located in Westchester, and that the Westchester Financial Center will now get the benefit of some much-needed capital investment. These changes, in addition to the sale of about 500,000 square feet of office space on the Route 119 corridor in Elmsford and Tarrytown a couple of years ago, have significantly changed the composition of the Mack-Cali portfolio, which now includes more high-occupancy flex and warehouse space and less office space.

One example of the new corporate attitude is that the company is seeking final municipal approval to demolish its 50,000-square-foot long-vacant office building at 101 Executive Blvd. in Elmsford. It will replace it with a new 35,000-square-foot high-bay warehouse building, which will probably be fully leased before construction is completed.

Multifamily mania

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Multifamily continues to be the preferred product type for developers in Westchester.

LCOR is currently under construction on 561 apartment units on Bank Street just south of the White Plains Metro-North station, adding to the 500 or so units it constructed adjacent to the site a few years ago.

White Plains has recently retained a consultant to study the redevelopment of the Metro-North station area. Given the dearth of services, retail stores, restaurants and entertainment venues for the existing office buildings and what will be a doubling of the number of new apartment residents in this gateway to the city, this project now becomes even more important to bring to fruition.

National residential developer Lennar bought the Westchester Pavilion retail mall from Urstadt Biddle and is preparing to submit plans to White Plains for a development of 707 multifamily residential units as well as 96,000 square of retail space and restaurant space at 60 S. Broadway. (rendering) Hopefully, this major development will help to revitalize the significantly vacant East Post Road retail corridor.

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is partnering with Normandy Real Estate Partners to develop about 400 residential units on Corporate Park Drive off Interstate 287. This project is currently in environmental review by the Harrison Planning Board.

The partners would have to demolish two of the oldest office buildings in the county, totaling about 200,000 square feet, which will remove them from the statistical inventory.

When they receive approvals for the new residential development on Corporate Park Drive, they will have achieved a much more valuable use for those parcels of land than the old, dated office buildings could ever have. This will be a creative repurposing of two of the oldest office buildings on the I-287 corridor.

This would be a game-changer for Westchester, creating multifamily residential in a suburban office park setting. The adjacent 209,000-sqaure-foot LifeTime Fitness facility — within walking distance of the proposed development — certainly offers a great amenity. It will be interesting to see how the demand for these suburban residential units will compare to those in Westchester’s TOD (transit- oriented development) locations.

Buckingham Partners/Sun Homes is pursuing approvals to build free-standing houses on the grounds of Reckson Executive Park in Rye Brook. Reckson has had approvals for years to build 350,000 square feet of office space at that location. When they realized that the market would not support the new office development, they began to entertain alternative uses. They were turned back by opposition at public hearings when they proposed to build an ice hockey facility on the site in 2013.

The housing is the latest alternative use for this site and probably the least objectionable to the community. I think it is a good one and another example of out-of-the-box thinking on the development front.

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There are a number of office buildings officially on the market for sale as of this writing, including the 850,000-square-foot 44 S. Broadway and 7-11 S. Broadway in the White Plains CBD. It is also rumored that 140 and 150 Grand St. in White Plains are on the market as well.

Likewise the Pace condominium at 1 Martine Ave., which might be sold for a nonoffice use. This is the lower portion of the 1-11 Martine Ave. building, which is part of the Westchester Financial Center. The purchaser has not been determined. It will be interesting to see what happens to this important piece of space at the Metro-North station and what the future use of the space will be, as

hotel and/or residential are possibilities.

Normandy Real Estate Partners is also marketing 701, 707, 709 and 711 Westchester Ave. They have taken 707, 709 and 711 Westchester Ave. from about 50 percent occupancy in 2009 to 93 percent occupancy today. I guess they feel they have added as much value as they can to these buildings and have put them on the market to reap some rewards from their hard work.

Most if not all of these buildings will likely go to owners not already in this market.

Westchester-based owners are concentrating on keeping their existing buildings full, rather than adding to their portfolios.

facility in that park and its 66,000-squarefoot Stamford facility into the new building.

It have also received approvals to build another distribution facility on a former hotel site in Yonkers.

Development and redevelopment in Yonkers

And some things remain the same

The fate of the proposed FrenchAmerican School at the former Ridgeway Country Club is still unresolved. The White Plains Common Council failed to attain the supermajority vote it needed to approve the project and it consequently did not get approved. Now the school is asking the courts to reverse that decision. It has been years of time and millions of dollars spent by the purchaser and its neighbor opponents.

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On the Yonkers waterfront, the U.S-based investment arm of a Chinese construction and real estate conglomerate will invest about $200 million to purchase two residential buildings developed by Collins Enterprises

and build the third and final tower on the site.

Simone Development is underway in its gut renovation and redevelopment of the Boyce Thompson Building on North Broadway in Yonkers. This building has been vacant and deteriorating for decades, with many redevelopment proposals made that never came to fruition.

Simone has already leased 15,000 square feet to the nearby St. John’s Riverside Hospital and 5,600 square feet to Fortina Restaurant, a fashionable pizzeria restaurant that will include an outdoor pizza oven.

Simone’s concept is to co-locate retail, restaurant and high-quality medical and business office space in one building. It is a little unusual. If it works, and I think it will, it will be a great success.

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Likewise, the former Reader’s Digest property is still not done with its approvals after about a decade of applications and litigation. The developer and the town of New Castle have entered into a lease agreement to create a new performing arts center at the 400-seat DeWitt Wallace Auditorium rather than demolishing the building. The developer will donate the building to the town if the project gets all its development approvals, according to a news article. It has been a long slog since Reader’s Digest left the site in 2009 after its first of three bankruptcies.

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In summary

This has been an unusual leasing year.

Without much fanfare a lot of deals have been done in generally larger sizes than in past years. They are still overwhelmingly intra-county relocations, but at least we are seeing a number of small and midsized companies expanding, which is a positive trend.

While the vacancy statistics have not changed very much, the practical reality is that there is a shortage of space in certain sizes on the 287/119 corridors, particularly in the over 25,000 square-feet range.

Dealmaking has also been stalled in some of buildings that are on the market for sale, not to be resumed until those buildings are in the hands of new owners.

There is a significant amount of multifamily residential activity in Westchester these days, both at the approval and construction stages. Some of this is replacing old office buildings and taking place on land parcels that would have seen office development in a more vibrant office market. It’s another step toward repurposing not only outdated building inventory but also office building sites. And with the new FedEx building and Mack-Cali flex building, we are actually seeing some new industrial development as well.

From an economic recovery point of view, I think the year has helped to improve the health of the Westchester office market. As buildings currently for sale trade, we will likely have new owners enter the market, who will hopefully invest in upgrading their buildings. Some older, primarily empty buildings will be mothballed and will set the stage for the next iteration of repurposing and redevelopment.

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The Downtown Overlay Zone, a collection of six districts over 274 acres branching out from the city’s transit center, was adopted by the council, the lead agency for the mixed-use development proposed by master developer RDRXR at New Rochelle LLC, a team of two Long Island-based companies, RXR Realty LLC and Renaissance Downtowns.

The plan would allow for up to 990,000 square feet of new retail space, 1.8 million square feet of non-medical office space, 420,000 square feet of medical office space and 5,500 apartments, 10 percent of which will qualify as affordable housing. Uses would be split between commercial, retail, residential, education, cultural, health care and entertainment space. The goal: to create a thriving, transit-oriented downtown.

New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson said the plan would build upon the city’s already-existing amenities, including its transit connections, schools, libraries and neighborhoods. Officials also said in a release a new Fair Share Mitigation Fund will ensure that the project covers any public costs and taxpayers will receive a net benefit.

“This innovative development framework positions our city for success,” Bramson said. “There is no community in New York that offers a better opportunity today or a bigger upside tomorrow.”

City officials previously estimated the project would bring in more than $65.7 million in annual property tax revenue and more than $43 million in projected sales tax revenue. Construction is expected to begin anywhere from mid-2016 to late 2017, depending on market conditions.

Officials received more than 100 unique downtown development ideas during a public crowdsourcing program earlier this year, all of which were considered

by RDRXR. Two public hearings on the project were held during the fall before the council accepted a final generic environmental impact statement on Nov. 10.

RXR Realty CEO Scott Rechler called it a “great day” for the city, and hoped the completed project would make New Rochelle a model for 21st century suburban

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DEALS &DEEDS PULP AND PAPER COMPANY EXPANDS PURCHASE HEADQUARTERS Central National-Gottesman Inc., an international pulp, paper and forest products sales and distribution company, has inked a new lease at The Centre at Purchase that will expand its headquarters space by 50 percent.

In one of the largest office lease deals

this year in Westchester County, the company has leased 62,888 square feet of office space, including portions of the first and second floors and the entire third floor at 3 Manhattanville Road, a 104,875-square-foot, Class A building, according to Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, the Centre’s leasing agent. The brokerage said the lease brings the four-building, 685,000-square-foot Centre at Purchase campus to approximately 95 percent occupancy.

The Centre at Purchase is owned by a joint venture of George Comfort & Sons Inc. and O’Connor Capital Partners.

Stephen Banker and Hilarie Siles, executive managing directors at Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, represented the owners with Dana Pike, senior vice president at George Comfort. David Block, senior vice president at CBRE Group Inc., represented Central National-Gottesman.

“The additional space enables CNG to accommodate our growth while continuing to provide a great work environment for our employees,” said Steven Eigen, the company’s chief financial and administrative officer, in the lease announcement. “We are excited about the opportunity to expand within The Centre, whose amenities and staff are first rate and where our experience has been fantastic.”

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The Westchester Bank has signed a 10-year lease for a new bank branch in Mamaroneck in a deal brokered by Houlihan-Parnes Realtors LLC in West Harrison.

The White Plains-based bank has leased 2,050 square feet of storefront space at 301305 Mamaroneck Ave. in the village’s downtown business district for its fifth branch in the county, Houlihan-Parnes announced.

James Schwartz, executive vice president of Houlihan-Parnes Realtors, represented the tenant, while Houlihan-Parnes senior director John Manous represented the building owner.

Schwartz said the retail space had been occupied for more than 25 years by Radio Shack, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February. “It was not on the market at the time of our search and we were able to negotiate a deal for the space prior to Radio Shack rejecting the lease in its bankruptcy proceeding and vacating the space. It’s one of the prime storefront locations on Mamaroneck Avenue in the central business district, near many other national and regional banks,” he said.

John Tolomer, president and CEO of The Westchester Bank, in the lease announcement said Mamaroneck was a desired location both from a consumer and commercial business banking aspect” as the community bank pursues its strategic growth.

Norman DiChiara, of Norman DiChiara Architects P.C. in White Plains, designed the branch, which is expected to open this month.

MACK-CALI SEES ACTIVE Q3 LEASING IN WESTCHESTER Three deals with new and renewing tenants at Cross Westchester Executive Park in Elmsford highlighted an active third quarter of leasing in the county for commercial landlord Mack-Cali Realty Corp.

The real estate investment trust, based in Edison, N.J., reported leasing 184,023 square feet of space at its office and flex proper-

ties in Westchester during the third quarter. Across its real estate portfolio in the Northeast, Mack-Cali leased 955,570 square feet of space during the quarter.

In Cross Westchester Executive Park, Vivint Solar Developer LLC, a developer of solar and renewable energy systems technology, signed a new lease for 24,275 square feet at 3 Westchester Plaza. The tenant was represented in the transaction by Edward Pidgeon of Coldwell Banker Commercial Island Corporate Services LLC. Also at 3 Westchester Plaza, Fabrication Enterprises Inc., a manufacturer, importer, and distributor of products for physical and occupational therapy, athletic training and home care, signed a new lease for 12,550 square feet of space, raising the company’s total leased space at Cross Westchester to 93,944 square feet. Mack-Cali was represented in-house in the deal by Ivan Abry, assistant vice president of leasing.

Publishers Circulation Fulfillment Inc., a distributor for the print media industry, renewed its lease for 24,112 square feet of flex space at 300 Executive Blvd., a fully leased 60,000-Square-foot building in MackCali’s Elmsford commercial park. The landlord was represented by Abry.

COLDWELL BANKER BROKER CLOSES RETAIL, OFFICE DEALS Barry Synnott, of Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT and an associate broker in the Coldwell Banker office in Dobbs Ferry, reported three recent commercial lease deals that he brokered.

Synnott represented 251 Lex LLC, led by restaurateur Constantine Kalandranis, in its 10-year lease of a 3,000-square-foot space at 251 Lexington Ave. in Mount Kisco. Robert Scopelliti is the owner of the property.

The broker said the Mount Kisco location will be the third restaurant in the area operated by Kalandranis, who also owns 8 North Broadway in Nyack and 273 Kitchen in Harrison.

Synnott teamed with Rose Goldfine, also of Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT and an associate broker in Coldwell Banker’s Katonah office, to represent Northern Westchester Builders Inc. in leasing its property at 190 Route 117 Bypass in Bedford Hills. Fresh Organic Salon Solutions Inc. leased the 1,680-square-foot retail space for five years.

Synnott represented Disruptyx LLC in a three-year lease for 1,336 square feet of office space at 700 White Plains Road in Vernon Hills Shopping Center in Scarsdale.

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FACTS & FIGURES BANKRUPTICES MANHATTAN Panmedix Inc. 15 Maiden Lane, Suite 205, New York 10038. Chapter 7, voluntary. Represented by Howard P. Magaliff. Filed: Dec. 3. Case no. 15-13230-shl.

COURT CASES Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Kimberly Anderson and Byron Anderson. Action: diversityproduct liability. Attorney: Catherine Theodora Heacox. Filed: Dec. 2. Case no. 7:15-cv-09435-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Coral Nunez. Action: diversity-product liability. Attorney: Catherine Theodora Heacox. Filed: Dec. 2. Case no. 7:15-cv-09436-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Tina Nunes. Action: diversity-petition for removal. Attorneys: Rachel Beth Abrams and Brian John Perkins. Filed: Dec. 7. Case no.

7:15-cv-09541-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Glorimar Rivera.

Action: diversity: notice of removal.

Attorneys: Rachel Beth Abrams and Brian John Perkins. Filed: Dec. 7. Case no. 7:15-cv-09543-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Alicia Sloan. Action: diversity-product liability. Attorney: Catherine Theodora Heacox. Filed: Dec. 2. Case no. 7:15-cv-09437-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Reanda Wright.

Action: diversity-product liability. Attorneys: Rachel Beth Abrams and Brian J. Perkins. Filed: Dec. 3. Case no. 7:15-cv09463-CS. Board of Managers of Brookshire at Washingtonville Condominium.

Filed by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: diversity-foreclosure. Attorney: Amy E. Polowy. Filed: Dec. 3. Case no. 7:15-cv09476.

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Crescent Contracting Corp. Filed by the trustees of the Plumbers & Steamfitters’ Local 21 Benefit Funds. Action: E.R.I.S.A. Attorney: Danielle Marlene Carney. Filed: Dec. 3. Case no. 7:15-cv09464.

QualityPro Pest & Wildlife Services Inc. Filed by Matthew De Fabio.

Action: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: Abdul Karim Hassan. Filed: Dec. 3.

Case no. 7:15-cv-09483-KMK. South Central Plaza LLC. Filed by Owen Harty. Action: Americans with Disabilities Act – discriminations. Attorney: Nathaniel Kleinman. Filed: Dec. 7. Case no. 7:15-cv-09564-NSR. Verde Ener�y USA Inc. Filed by Jacqueline Bowser. Action: Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. Attorney: Joshua David Arisohn. Filed: Dec. 3.

Case no. 7:15-cv-09471.

Villa Roma Resort and Conference Center Inc. Filed by Constellation Newenergy Inc. Action: diverstybreach of contract. Attorney: Linda Wong. Filed: Dec. 4. Case no. 7:15-cv09503-VB.

DEEDS Above $1 million 74 Fox Island Properties LLC, Port Chester. Seller: Fox Island Holding LLC, New Canaan, Conn. Property: 74 Fox Island Road, Rye. Amount: $1.4 million.

Filed Dec. 3.

98 Fox Island Real Estate LLC, Port Chester. Seller: Fox Island Holding LLC, New Canaan, Conn. Property: 98 Fox Island Road, Rye. Amount: $4.4 million.

Filed Dec. 3.

Brx Mamaroneck Parcel LLC, Chicago, Ill. Seller: Lawrence Santangelo Jr., New Rochelle. Property: 817-819 Mamaroneck Ave., Mamaroneck. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Dec. 3.

Davis 83 LLC, Rye. Seller: Nelly H. Lopez, Rye. Property: 83 Davis Ave., Rye. Amount: $3.8 million. Filed Dec. 2.

Perch-Haas LLC, Sioux Falls, S.D. Seller: Nicholas E. Read, et al, Purchase.

Property: 6 Hampton Road, Harrison.

Amount: $2.5 million. Filed Dec. 1.

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209 Pelham Properties LLC, Hartsdale. Seller: Tres Monteagudos LLC, Mount Vernon. Property: 209 Fifth Ave., Pelham. Amount: $980,000. Filed Nov. 30.

National Transfer Services LLC. Seller: Philip Wiegand, et al, Amawalk.

Property: 11 Arden Drive, Somers.

Amount: $540,000. Filed Dec. 2.

26-36 Lawrence LLC, Breezy Point.

Seller: Kedar Properties LLC, Bronx.

Property: 26 Lawrence St., Yonkers.

Amount: $651,000. Filed Nov. 30.

Quintessential Land Development LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: Vincent Battaglia, et al, Thornwood. Property: 176 Webster Ave., New Rochelle.

Amount: $487,500. Filed Dec. 3.

907 Realty LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: Mark Zoller, et al, Croton-on-Hudson.

Property: 87 N. Riverside Ave., Cortlandt. Amount: $680,000. Filed Dec. 3.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Andrew Brotmann, White Plains. Property: 979 Warren St., Peekskill. Amount: $309,633.

Filed Dec. 1.

Acqua Capital LLC, White Plains.

Seller: Maria Evangelista, White Plains.

Property: 32 Durham Road, White Plains. Amount: $475,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Joseph A. Charbonneau, Brewster. Property: 1 Landmark Square, Rye. Amount: $165,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Ann-Pat Realty Corp., Mount Vernon. Seller: 65 Associates, et al, Yonkers.

Property: 397 Saint Johns Ave., Yonkers.

Amount: $550,000. Filed Dec. 2.

Wisher Management Corp., Dobbs Ferry. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 100 Clarewood Drive, Unit 1K, Greenburgh. Amount: $109,200. Filed Dec. 3.

C26RE LLC, White Plains. Seller: Lynn J. Maier, White Plains. Property: 31 Hillside Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $207,850.

Filed Dec. 4.

Zanick Eight LLC, White Plains.

Seller: Betty Booker-Haygood, White Plains. Property: 91 Fisher Ave., White Plains. Amount: $649,000. Filed Dec. 3.

County of Westchester, White Plains. Seller: Samuel Kang, et al, Bedford Hills. Property: 208 Harris Road, DA5, Bedford. Amount: $250,000. Filed Dec. 4.

Fannie Mae. Seller: Thomas L. Gallivan, White Plains. Property: 27 Angela Drive, Cortlandt. Amount: $679,356.

Filed Dec. 3.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Joseph A. Maria, White Plains. Property: 129 S. 11th Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $210,553. Filed Dec. 3.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Joseph A. Maria, White Plains. Property: 500 High Point Drive, 608, Greenburgh. Amount: $224,531.

Filed Dec. 3.

Granada Crescent LLC, Fishkill.

Seller: Hillary Sloan Johnson, Chicago, Ill. Property: 5-10 Granada Crescent, Greenburgh. Amount: $245,000. Filed Dec. 1.

HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: Christopher Meagher, White Plains. Property: 222 Sheridan Ave., Mount Vernon.

Amount: $842,595. Filed Dec. 4.

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Seller: Lynn J. Maier, White Plains. Property: 1102 Gambelli Drive, Yorktown.

Amount: $205,711. Filed Dec. 4.

0 Trolley Road LLC, Buchanan. Seller: Cortlandt Realty Corp., Montrose.

Property: 0 Trolley Road, Cortlandt.

Amount: $70,000. Filed Dec. 3.

LNI Indrustries Inc., Cortlandt Manor. Seller: Andrea Barbuto, Croton-onHudson. Property: 45 Radnor Ave., Cortlandt. Amount: $405,000. Filed Dec. 2.

173 Valley Street LLC, Tarrytown.

Seller: The Reformed Church of the Tarrytowns, Tarrytown. Property: 173 Valley St., Mount Pleasant. Amount: $230,000. Filed Dec. 4.

Molise LLC, Mount Vernon. Seller: 10-16 and 20 Henning Drive LLC, New York. Property: 10-16 Henning Drive, Cortlandt. Amount: $900,000. Filed Dec. 1.

FORECLOSURES CHAPPAQUA, 10 North Lane. Single-family residence; lot size: 1.1 acre.

Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Rosicki & Rosicki & Associates, 845-897-1600; 2 Summit Court No. 301, Fishkill 11254.

Defendant: Pablo Hernandez. Referee: Joy Joseph. Sale: Dec. 18, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $650,840.25.

GOLDEN BRIDGE, 31 Quincy Court. Single-family residence; lot size: .09 acre. Plaintiff: Federal National Mortgage Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney, 877-759-1835; 175 Mile Crossing Blvd, Rochester 14624. Defendant: Samuel Saldutti. Referee: Michael Amodio.

Sale: Dec. 15, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $344,580.42.

GRANITE SPRINGS, 102 Mahopac Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: .75 acre. Plaintiff: Citimortgage Inc. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Rosicki & Rosicki & Associates, 845-897-1600; 2 Summit Court, No. 301, Fishkill 11254. Defendant: John Molloy. Sale: Dec. 18, 10:15 a.m. Approximate lien: $382,069.77.

MOUNT KISCO, 36 Highland Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Rosicki & Rosicki & Associates, 845-8971600; 2 Summit Court, No. 301, Fishkill 11254. Defendant: Etelvino Contreras.

Referee: Christopher Meagher. Sale: Dec. 18, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $344,434.05.

MOUNT VERNON, 63 Oak St. Twofamily residence; lot size: .07 acre.

Plaintiff: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877759-1835; 175 Mile Crossing Blvd, Rochester 14624. Defendant: Juan Martinez.

Referee: Massimo Difabio. Sale: Dec. 15, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $529,753.94.

NEW ROCHELLE, 175 Hugenot St. Condominium; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank National Association.

Plaintiff ’s attorney: Rosicki & Rosicki & Associates, 845-897-1600; 2 Summit Court No. 301, Fishkill 11254. Defendant: Agostin Noka. Referee: Jay Rubin.

Sale: Dec. 18, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $433,890.19.

OSSINING, 71 Snowden Ave., No. 3. Single-family residence; lot size: .06 acre. Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Gross Polowy LLC, 716,204,1700; 1775 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville 14221.

Defendant: Roger Lavanda. Referee: Stewart McMillan. Sale: Dec. 17, 10 a.m.

Approximate: $578,937.43.

SHRUB OAK, 3511 Buckhorn St. Single-family residence; lot size: 2.64 acre.

Plaintiff: James B. Nutter & Co. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Rosicki & Rosicki & Associates, 845-897-1600; 2 Summit Court, No. 301, Fishkill 11254. Defendant: John Doe 1-50 intending to be unknown heirs of the estate of Anne Salyk. Referee: Stanley Esposito. Sale: Dec. 14, 10:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $341,629.44.

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RYE BROOK, 33 Whittemore Place. Single-family residence; lot size: .12 acre. Plaintiff: Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-759-1835; 175 Mile Crossing Blvd, Rochester 14624. Defendant: Sueli Rossi. Referee: Barry Fertel.

Sale: Dec. 16, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $635,073.13.

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Bud Construction LLC, Stamford, Conn. $22,191 in favor of Thalle Industries, Briarcliff Manor. Filed Nov. 25.

Coratolo and Carrieri Associates LLC, Hartsdale. $5,070 in favor of 61 Belmont Avenue Realty LLC, Yonkers.

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Fat Wing Petroleum and Market Inc., New Windsor. $21,409 in favor of Mountain Candy and Cigar Company Inc., South Fallsburg. Filed Nov. 30.

Fattoria, Armonk. $3,629 in favor of Ocean Frost Corp., Newark, N.J. Filed Nov. 25.

Franchise Contractors LLC, Elmsford. $9,095 in favor of Servpro of White Plains, Harrison. Filed Nov. 25.

Ground Effects Systems, Port Chester. $4,729 in favor of Consolidated Edison Company of New York. Filed Nov. 25.

Luqman’s Place Inc., Far Rockaway. $37,288 in favor of Stanson Automated LLC, Yonkers. Filed Dec. 3.

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ST. JOHN’S EXEC CERTIFIED

Paul P. Antonecchia

ROBOT AT THE MALL Holiday shoppers at The Westchester in White Plains got to Meet the Robot recently when NewYorkPresbyterian/Lawrence Hospital staff demonstrated the daVinci robotic surgical system. The hospital’s surgical team showed how intricate surgeries are performed using robotic technology. Surgeries performed with the daVinci system are less invasive and help patients recover faster. A lucky few like Eastchester 3rd-grader Joseph Morris tried their hand at the controls.

Paul P. Antonecchia, chief medical officer St. John’s Riverside Hospital in Yonkers, recently qualified as a certified medical review officer by the Medical Review Officer Certification Council, an independent physician-based certifying body that conducts an extensive application process and written credentialing examination to identify licensed physicians with the highest professional standards of medical expertise and practical skills necessary to evaluate drug and alcohol test results in public and private sectors of the workplace.

As medical director of occupational medicine, Antonecchia works for many local companies evaluating employees for workplace readiness. He has focused on leadership, administration and education throughout his career and completed a three-year accredited residency program in internal medicine at Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, following his graduation from New York Medical College. Antonecchia served as a captain in the U.S. Army Reserve Medical Corp, earned an MBA degree, graduating cum laude from the University of Hartford, and became a Vanguard Member of the American College of Physician Executives after earning his certified physician executive credential, which was awarded by the Certifying Commission on Medical Management.

He currently serves as core teaching faculty with St. John’s Riverside Hospital’s clinical clerkship program through the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.

BAYSIDE TRAVEL MOVES TO BRONXVILLE Bayside Travel has moved its offices after 15 years in Larchmont to 69 Pondfield Road, Bronxville. The business’ Gramatan Travel division, which has been in Bronxville since the 1950s, will now be known as Bayside Travel. This allows all the firms’ advisors to operate out of one office and take advantage of shared knowledge and experiences to bring their clients the best-possible luxury travel services.

Part of the Virtuoso network, the agency offers custom luxury travel experiences and concierge services.

VASSAR ANSWERS SCIENCE CALL The National Science Foundation (NSF) has made a sizable financial commitment to a team of faculty members from Barnard College, Brown University, Bryn Mawr College, Trinity College and Poughkeepsie’s Vassar College, whose dynamic new summer program for undergraduates will help answer the call for science and mathematics teachers in U.S. public schools. Over the next five years a $2.1 million NSF grant will enable 120 undergraduate majors in STEM (science technology, engineering and mathematics) fields to participate in an extensive six- to seven- week summer program in secondary mathematics or science education, that integrates pedagogical studies with hands-on instruction for more than 1,200 secondary students in Providence, R.I., and Hartford, Conn.

Selection for the Summer STEM Teaching Experiences for Undergraduates program will be highly competitive among students in a consortium of 61 liberal arts institutions across the country that are challenged to provide their STEM students interested in teaching with high-quality courses and experiences that are focused on mathematics or science pedagogy.

“My colleagues and I are looking to make a broader impact on math and science education in U.S. public schools than we can make individually, since each of our institutions enrolls a comparatively small number of students,” said Charles Steinhorn, the principal investigator of the project and a professor of mathematics at Vassar College. “Our project is guided by the principle that liberal arts institutions can accomplish together what they cannot do alone.”

These NSF funds are the largest grant ever awarded to a Vassar professor serving as the principal investigator of a project.

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From left, BRI Executive Director Albert Annunziata; BRI Board Members Angelo Ponzi and Jane Curtis; Mike Storm, Operation Backbone CEO and founder; and BRI President Eric.

OPERATION BACKBONE RECEIVES DONATION The Building and Realty Institute (BRI), a regional business group, recently donated $2,000 to support Operation Backbone, a national organization that serves active-duty service men and veterans, founded by CEO Mike Storm, a Gulf War veteran of the U.S. Navy.

Based in Centerville, Md., Operation Backbone provides crucial brain and spine surgical treatment for the most severely wounded soldiers. It also supports soldiers’ spouses and families who are the backbones of the families.

“This donation represents our association’s gratitude for the selfless service of our military personnel,” said Albert Annunziata, executive director, BRI, “and we’re delighted to support Operation Backbone’s tireless efforts to help repair their health and enhance their families’ lives.”

Builders Institute, is a building, realty and construction industry membership organization, based in Armonk, with 1,300 members in 14 counties of New York state.

FOUNDATION NAMES DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY

Jennifer Hu Corriggio

The Westchester Community Foundation, Hartsdale, one of the largest funders of nonprofits in Westchester County, has named Jennifer Hu Corriggio as director of philanthropy and donor relations. She will be responsible for leading the foundation’s initiatives for donors seeking to make an impact through their philanthropy in Westchester and beyond by helping them achieve their goals and implementing

the best strategies for their personal philanthropy.

“I am excited to join the Westchester Community Foundation, an organization that is making such a powerful impact,” Corriggio said. “My goal will be to help generous donors fulfill their philanthropic visions and make meaningful contributions in their communities.”

The 40-year-old Westchester Community Foundation is a division of The New York Community Trust, one of the oldest and largest community foundations in the country and the home of charitable New Yorkers who share a passion for New York City and its suburbs. Since 1975 Westchester residents—from teachers to entrepreneurs—have made the foundation’s work possible.

“Jennifer’s extensive background in philanthropy will further enhance our donor services and unique work within Westchester,” said Laura Rossi, executive director of the Westchester Community Foundation.

Most recently, Corriggio served as a program fellow at the nonprofit Bolder Giving. Prior to that she practiced nonprofit law at Perlman & Perlman LLP and served as general counsel to the nonprofit Child Education International Inc. after having practiced corporate law and litigation. Corriggio is a resident of Scarsdale.

LAW FIRM WELCOMES ASSOCIATE The national law firm of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC welcomes Ojeiku Aisiku to its White Plains office as an associate in the intellectual property group.

Aisiku focuses his intellectual property practice on patent, trademarks and licensing agreements and is a registered patent agent with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Before entering private practice, he was a judicial intern for John D. Love of the Eastern District of Texas and Kathy J. King of the Kings County Supreme Court, Civil Term. Aisiku received his J.D. from the Brooklyn Law

School and his B.S. from Worcester State University.

Eckert Seamans has more than 350 attorneys located in 14 offices throughout the United States providing a broad range of legal services in the areas of litigation.

It reflects virtually every industry and segment of the country’s business and has partnered with Lex Mundi, the world’s leading association of independent law firms, with a network of 160 member firms in more than 100 countries and offices in 600 business centers around the world.

STATEWIDE ABSTRACT WELCOMES NEW TITLE OFFICER Kenneth Meccia, president of Statewide Abstract on Mamaroneck Avenue in White Plains, a family-owned title agency, announced the appointment of Matthew McAllister as title officer.

A financial manager in various roles within the financial services industry, McAllister brings with him a history of delivering hands-on results for several organizations. His attention to detail and commitment to enhancing the quality of customer service has taken him to the top of his field in a short period of time.

McAllister’s experience in financial management, strategic planning, management reporting, vendor relations, process improvement and research and analytics will serve clients well in his new position.

Statewide Abstract Corp. has been providing title insurance to the commercial and residential real estate industries for more than 35 years by a strong team of professionals with backgrounds in real estate and law.

DECEMBER 15 Harris Markhoff

Jay Fenster

Joshua S. Levine

Michael Markhoff

DANZIGER & MARKHOFF ATTORNEYS RECOGNIZED AMONG TOP PRACTITIONERS Best Lawyers selected Michael Markhoff, partner at 50-year-old Danziger & Markhoff LLP, as “2016 Trusts & Estates Lawyer of the Year” for White Plains.

Only one lawyer in each practice area in each community receives this designation. In addition Markhoff was selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2016 in trusts and estates.

Markhoff is past president of the Estate Planning Council of Westchester County Inc. and the Hudson Valley Estate Planning Council and past chairman of the Trusts and Estates Section of the Westchester County Bar Association.

He resides in Bedford.

Other attorneys from the firm who were recognized include: Harris Markhoff, managing partner, was selected for inclusion in the areas of corporate law and trusts and estates law. Selected for this list for more than 25 years, Markhoff has a broad business and tax practice, which includes counseling individuals, professional corporations, closely held and family-owned businesses on a wide range of corporate, tax and estate planning issues. He resides in Pound Ridge.

Joshua S. Levine was selected for inclusion in the area of health care law.

His practice concentrates in corporate and health care law and represents closely held businesses and professional corporations – primarily medical practices – in all aspects of their business dealings. He resides in Katonah.

In another publication recognition, Jay Fenster was selected for the 2015 New York State Super Lawyers list in the area of employee benefits. He focuses his practice on employee benefits and executive compensation matters and regularly counsels clients regarding ERISA fiduciary issues and employee benefits in mergers and acquisitions. He resides in Brooklyn.

Michael Markhoff was similarly selected by Super Lawyers for the 2015 New York State Super Lawyers list in the estate & probate practice areas.

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The 10th annual You Are Cause event celebrating not-for-profits, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 6 to 9 p.m. at the C.V. Rich Mansion, White Plains, is presented by Entergy and Hospitality Resource Group recognizing the hard work and dedication of not-for-profit workers who support those in need in the greater Westchester County area. There is no fee to register. Event sponsors include Entergy, Westchester Bank, Paraco Gas, Corporate AV, Caperberry Events, Westchester County and Westchester/Putnam OneStop, and the Westchester County Business Journal. To reserve your space, or for more information, visit hrginc.net/register/cause/ or contact Hospitality Resource Group at 914-761-7111 or email jenna@HRGinc.net.

DECEMBER 20 Dealing with Anti-Semitism on Campus, a screening of Jerusalem’s U’s new film Sunday, Dec. 20 at 7 p.m., Washingtonville High School Auditorium, 54 W. Main St., Washingtonville, reveals the rise of anti-Israel activity and anti-Semitic rhetoric on North American university campuses and demonstrates when reasonable criticism of Israel ‘crosses the line’ into anti-Semitism. Admission is free; advanced registration is required. Call 845-562-7860 or email joyce@jewishorangeny.org.

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FACTS New Dutch Water Corp., Elmsford. $34,236 in favor of Unisource Worldwide Inc., Itasco, Ill. Filed Nov. 25.

New Rock Mini Mart and Deli Inc., New Rochelle. $2,512 in favor of Cornely Brothers Inc., Mount Vernon.

Filed Dec. 3.

Palmer Avenue Exxon Corp., New Rochelle. $11,054 in favor of Robinson Associates, Larchmont. Filed Nov. 30.

Persico Contracting and Trucking Inc., Mount Vernon. $1,890 in favor of Consolidated Edison Company of New York. Filed Nov. 25.

Tenampa Mexican Restaurant, Croton-on-Hudson. $3,900 in favor of Southern Wine and Spirits of New York Inc., Syosset. Filed Nov. 30.

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

Brislan, Glenn M., et al. Filed by BS Citizens N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $170,000 affecting property located at 194 Croydon Road, Yonkers. Filed Dec. 5.

Conyers, Darrell, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $240,450 affecting property located at 15 Scofield Court, Peekskill 10566. Filed Dec. 5.

DaS ilva-Smith, Arleen C., et al. Filed

by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $432,000 affecting property located at 659 Locust St., Mount Vernon 10552. Filed Dec. 8.

Desimone, John A., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $458,400 affecting property located at 25 Victoria Lane, Yonkers 10701. Filed Dec. 8.

Drake, Shanlander, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $550,000 affecting property located at 203 Beverly Road, White Plains 10605.

Filed Dec. 8.

Bartlett, Bonnie, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $263,500 affecting property located at 150 Rolling Way, Unit 3, Peekskill 10566.

Filed Dec. 8.

Egan, Brian, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $391,681 affecting property located at 107 Pleasant Ave., Pleasantville 10570. Filed Dec. 5.

Boadi, Eunice, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $818,895 affecting property located at 63 The Court, New Rochelle 10801. Filed Dec. 5.

Egas, Jorge W., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $417,000 affecting property located at 424 Willett Ave., Port Chester 10573. Filed Dec. 4.

Boggio, Frank, et al. Filed by Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $250,000 affecting property located at 1 Rex Place, Yonkers 10704. Filed Dec. 5.

Botchman, Gary E., et al. Filed by Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $400,000 affecting property located at 223 High Ridge Court, Peekskill 10566. Filed Dec. 5.

Brennglass, Alan C., et al. Filed

by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $225,000 affecting property located at 29 Reyna Lane, New Rochelle 10804. Filed Dec. 8.

Esquivel, Jose M., et al. Filed by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $279,000 affecting property located at 43 Emmett Terrace, New Rochelle 10805. Filed Dec. 8.

Garcia, Carlos A., et al. Filed by Hudson City Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $676,000 affecting property located at 305 Millwood Road, Chappaqua 10514.

Filed Dec. 4.

Gioffre, Brandon D., et al. Filed by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $721,373 affecting property located at 136 Boway Road, South Salem 10590. Filed Dec. 4.

Project Manager (Yonkers, NY) Ensure all vendors are coordinated as to each project’s specific schedule. Review survey reports, maps, construction drawings & blueprints produced on AutoCAD to plan project. Oversee surveying of prop to lay out installations & establish reference points, grades, & elevations to guide construct using Leica Total Station. REQ: Bachelor’s deg or foreign equiv in Civil Engg or rltd field is reqd. 1 yr exp in job offd or rltd role such as: Cost Estimator, Technician, Engg Intern, & AutoCAD Technician or any position w/ similar job duties. Exp must inc review of construction drawings & blueprints, & use of AutoCAD & Leica Total Station. Any combo of ed, exp or training is acceptable. RES: Brickens Construction, Inc.; Attn: HR; 801 McLean Ave, Yonkers, NY 10704

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Giordano, Joseph Jr., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $70,000 affecting property located at 2 Montague St., Yonkers 10703.

Filed Dec. 4.

Goodyear, Meredith A., et al. Filed

by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $616,000 affecting property located at 777 Armonk Road, Mount Kisco 10549. Filed Dec. 8.

Harewood, Geraldine, individually and on behalf of the estate of Leonard Harewood, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $369,750 affecting property located at 31 Pearl St., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Dec. 4.

Illescas, Jose B., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 854 Oakwood Drive, Peekskill 10566. Filed Dec. 4.

Jean-Baptiste, Mireille, et al. Filed

by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $370,000 affecting property located at 438 S. Third Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Dec. 5.

Kaufman, Harry, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $497,000 affecting property located at 511 N. Bedford Road, Chappaqua 10514.

Filed Dec. 8.

Khader, Nancy, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $456,000 affecting property located at 177 Orchard St., Yonkers 10703. Filed Dec. 5.

MacCullough, Penelope A., et al.

Filed by BAC Home Loans Servicing LP. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $368,000 affecting property located at 436A Heritgae Hills, Somers 10589. Filed Dec. 4.

Marbury, Tonia L., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $328,000 affecting property located at 3 Dennison St., White Plains 10606.

Filed Dec. 5.

Mazur, Connie, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $187,526 affecting property located at 240 Red Mill Road, Cortlandt 10566. Filed Dec. 5.

McGarry, Bernard, et al. Filed by PennyMac Holdings LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 394 Grandview Blvd., Yonkers 10710. Filed Dec. 4.

Minniti, Josette, et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 184 Purchase St., Unit 2-4, Rye 10580. Filed Dec. 8.

FIGURES Pena, Vanessa, et al. Filed by Flagstar Bank FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $417,000 affecting property located at 18 Gramercy Ave., Yonkers 10701. Filed Dec. 5.

Signature Bank, et al. Filed by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $712,000 affecting property located at 16 Brookridge Road, New Rochelle.

Filed Dec. 5.

Thiessen, Nancy, et al. Filed by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 11-4 Brooke Club Drive, Ossining 10562.

Filed Dec. 4.

Yap, Sheila Lee Chin, et al. Filed by Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $370,115 affecting property located at 255 Millington Road, Cortlandt Manor 10567. Filed Dec. 4.

MECHANIC’S LIENS Chieh, Tom Ling., et al, as owner. $34,200 as claimed by Sal Cantatore.

Property: in Greenburgh. Filed Dec. 3.

Henderlong, Michele, et al, as owner. $4,500 as claimed by Reagan and Son Inc., Peekskill. Property: in Peekskill. Filed Nov. 25.

Nissequogue Realty Group LLC, as owner. $27,189 as claimed by Coastal Pipeline Products Corp., Calverton.

Property: in Greenburgh. Filed Nov. 25.

Rozychi, Michael, as owner. $16,300 as claimed by Thomas Carroll, New Rochelle. Property: in New Rochelle.

Filed Dec. 3.

Siegel, Eric, et al, as owner. $164,672 as claimed by Racwel Construction Inc. Property: in Greenburgh. Filed Dec. 3.

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

Partnerships M. Adamson Associates, 15 Fairlawn St., Rye 10580, c/o Maureen Adamson and Gary Adamson. Filed July 16.

Sole Proprietorships City Center Concierge and Pet Care, 1 City Place, White Plains 10601, c/o Christine Weinbrenner. Filed July 16.

CM Pretty Educational and Training Consulting Services, 153 Westchester Ave., Suite 111, Port Chester 10573, c/o Carrie-Michele Shivers. Filed July 16.

Creative Advanced Painting and Renovations, 33 Lynwood Road, Scarsdale 10583, c/o Sandra L. Lopez.

Filed July 15. danceWithLife Incorporated and Fitness, P.O. Box 361, Purchase 10577, c/o Daniela M. Couvertier. Filed July 15.

E.I.D., 5 Harris Lane, Harrison 10528, c/o Nicholas Parent. Filed July 17.

H.L.G. Auto Repair, 200 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 10573, c/o Henry A. Lopez-Guzman. Filed July 16.

Halstead Ave Taqueria, 261 Halstead Ave., Harrison 10528, c/o Luis F. Aguilera. Filed July 15.

K and B Handyman Services, 6 Todd Place, Ossining 10562, c/o Jorge Punin. Filed July 16.

Kimberly Allis, 4 Water’s Edge, Rye 10580, c/o Kim Allison Kaufman. Filed July 15.

LT Trucking Services, 181 Frederic St., Apt. 2, Yonkers 10703, c/o Lendyr E. Trinidad. Filed July 16.

MJY Landscaping, 1814 Crompond Road, Apt. 1, Peekskill 10566, c/o Manuel Jesus Yanza. Filed July 17.

Painatomy, 156 Voss Ave., Yonkers 10703, c/o Erin E. Wynne. Filed July 15.

Pure Power Wash, 121 Orchard St., Mount Vernon 10552, c/o Lawrence Iacono. Filed July 17.

Skincare by Fabiola, 23-25 Spring St., Ossining 10562, c/o Celia Ordonez.

Filed July 17.

Sofiane’s Artisan Creations, 124 Glendale Road, Scarsdale 10583, c/o Tariq Kessaci. Filed July 17.

Stone Kitchen Creative, 19 Pine Lane, Cortlandt Manor 10567, c/o Erica S. Clark. Filed July 16.

The Trak Group, P.O. Box 504, Rye 10580, c/o Joseph E. Seftner. Filed July 16.

Third Stone Band, P.O. Box 187, 26 Village Green Empire Building, Bedford 10506, c/o Armando Di Biase. Filed July 17.

PATENTS Abrupt source/drain junction formation using a diffusion facilitation layer. Patent no. 9,202,812 issued to Kanggui Cheng, Schenectady; Bruce B. Doris, Brewster; Pouya Hashemi, White Plains; Ali Khakifirooz, Mountain View, Calif.; and Alexander Reznicek, Troy. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Carbon nanotude transistor having extended contacts. Patent no.

9,203,041 issued to Shu-Jen Han, Cortlandt Manor; Wilfred E. Haensch, Somers; and James B. Hannon, Lake Lincolndale. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Differential dynamic host configuration protocol lease allocation.

Patent no. 9,203,689 issued to Erich M. Nahum, New York; Ioannis Papapanagiotou, Raleigh, N.C.; and Vasileios, Elmsford. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Embedded junction in heterostructured back-surface field for photovoltaic devices. Patent no.

9,202,959 issued to Tze-Chiang Chen, Yorktown Heights; Bahman Hekmatshoartabari, White Plains; Devendra K. Sadana, White Plains; and Davood Shahrjerdi, White Plains. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Graphene and metal interconnects. Patent no. 9,202,743 issued to Junjing Bao, Cedar Grove, N.J.; Griselda Bonilla, Fishkill; Samuel S. Choi, Beacon; Ronald G. Filippi, Wappingers Falls; Naftali E. Lustig, Croton on Hudson; and Andrew H. Simon, Fishkill.

Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Niobium thin-film stress-relieving layer for thin-film solar cells. Patent no. 9202,943 issued to Qing Cao, Yorktown Heights; Zhengwen Li, Danbury, Conn.; Fei Liu, Yorktown Heights; and Zhen Zhang, Ossining. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Phased-array transceiver. Patent no. 9,203,159 issued to Daniel J. Friedman, Sleepy Hollow; Xiaoxiong Gu, White Plains; Duixian Liu, Scarsdale; Arun S. Natarajan, White Plains; Scott K. Reynolds, Amawalk; and Garcia Alberto Valdes, Hartsdale. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Process methods for advanced interconnect patterning. Patent no. 9,202,749 issued to Shom Ponoth, Gaithersburg, M.D.; and Chih-Chao Yang, Glenmont. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Replacement gate electrode with multithickness conductive metallic nitride layers. Patent no. 9,202,698 issued to Hemanth Jagannathan, Guilderland; and Vamsi K. Paruchuri, New York. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Structure with self-aligned resist layer on an interconnect surface and method of making some. Patent no. 9,202,863 issued to Dannel C. Edelstein, White Plains; Elbert E. Huang, Carmel; and Robert D. Miller, San Jose, Calif. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

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FACTS HUDSON VALLEY

HNA Hudson Valley Resort and Training Center LLC, New York City.

Seller: Granit Debt LLC, Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Property: 400 Granite Road, Kerhonkson 12446. Amount: $13.8 million. Filed Dec. 4.

BUILDING LOANS

Main White Apartments LLC, Mount Kisco. Seller: Homestead Housing LLC, Briarcliff. Property: 553, 555, 557, and 559 Main St. and 4 N. White St., Poughkeepsie. Amount: $1.2 million.

Filed Dec. 1.

Below $1 million Equity Homes of New York Inc., Port Jervis, as owner. Lender: Silver Heights Development LLC, Stamford, Conn. Property: Lot 4, Mullock Road, Greenville. Amount: $200,000. Filed Dec. 2.

Equity Homes of New York Inc., Port Jervis, as owner. Lender: Silver Heights Development LLC, Stamford, Conn. Property: Lot 3, Mullock Road, Greenville. Amount: $200,000. Filed Dec. 2.

Irwin, Jennifer G., as owner. Lender: Rondout Savings Bank. Property: in Milan. Amount: $325,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Jones, Christopher P., et al, Saugerties, as owner. Lender: Sawyer Savings Bank, Saugerties. Property: 574 Churchland Road, Saugerties 12477.

Amount: $160,000. Filed Dec. 3.

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

Amount: $210,000. Filed Dec. 4.

LKC Realty Inc., Arkville, as owner.

Lender: Ulster Savings Bank, Kingston.

Property: in Olive. Amount: $65,000.

Filed Dec. 1.

Odonnell and Sons Inc., as owner.

Lender: TEG Federal Credit Union.

Property: in Beekman. Amount: $362,050. Filed Dec. 3.

Odonnell and Sons Inc., as owner.

Lender: TEG Federal Credit Union.

Property: in Beekman. Amount: $401,700. Filed Dec. 4.

Above $1 million Chester Agricultural Center LLC, Keene, N.H. Seller: Joseph Battiato, et al, Chester. Property: in Chester. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Dec. 2.

Crystal Run Grill Properties LLC, Middletown. Seller: Crystal Run Crossing LLC, Skaneateles. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $2.3 million. Filed Dec. 7.

Granit Debt LLC, Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Seller: The Granit at Hudson Valley Resort LLC, Kerhonkson. Property: 400 Granite Road, Kerhonkson 12446.

Amount: $13.8 million. Filed Dec. 4.

Healey Truck Realty LLC, Goshen.

Seller: David Leblanc, Port Jervis. Property: in Goshen. Amount: $1.5 million.

Filed Dec. 2.

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Below $1 million 1063 Route 17M LLC, Monroe. Seller: Lilmod Illameid Inc., Monroe. Property: 1013 Route 17M, Blooming Grove.

Amount: $75,000. Filed Dec. 4.

139 Jansen LLC, Holmes. Seller: 139 Jansen Road Corp., White Plains. Property: in East Fishkill. Amount: $110,000.

Filed Dec. 2.

20 Barbara Corp., Monroe. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Property: 20 Barbara Drive, Warwick 10990. Amount: $119,000. Filed Dec. 7.

Fannie Mae. Seller: Michael Howard Forrester, New Windsor. Property: 2709 Whispering Hills, Chester 10918.

Amount: $363,435. Filed Dec. 2.

Bright Tomorrow Holdings LLC, Hyde Park. Seller: East View Properties LLC, Wykoff, N.J. Property: 506 Salt Point Turnpike, Hyde Park. Amount: $625,000. Filed Dec. 1.

Fannie Mae. Seller: Nancy Hughes, New City. Property: 77 Barr Lane, Monroe 10950. Amount: $280,000. Filed Dec. 1.

Brookfield Global Relocation Services LLC, Burr Ridge, Ill. Seller: Kevin M. Prettyman, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $157,000.

Filed Dec. 3.

Catskill Farms Inc., Eldred. Seller: Patricia Ann Scribner, High Falls. Property: in Woodstock and Hurley. Amount: $120,000. Filed Nov. 30.

CIT Bank N.A. Seller: Linda Markowitz, White Plains. Property: 1002 Ashford Circle, Brewster 10509. Amount: $155,960. Filed Nov. 19.

CitiMortgage Inc. Seller: Bruce D. Townsend, Walden. Property: 347 Liberty St., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $120,005. Filed Dec. 3.

Clove Branch Holdings Corp., Hopewell Junction. Seller: Karen Roth, Wappingers Falls. Property: in Wappinger. Amount: $57,000. Filed Nov. 30.

297 Highland Avenue LLC, Middletown. Seller: Deborah Patarroyo, Middletown. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $45,000. Filed Dec. 4.

31 Fort Worth Place LLC, Warwick.

Seller: Ersilia Beltsky, Monroe. Property: in Blooming Grove. Amount: $146,000.

Filed Dec. 3.

Darkei Hakolelim Inc., Monroe.

Seller: Ronald J. Salvato, Goshen. Property: 60 Benkard Ave., Newburgh 12550.

Amount: $20,305. Filed Dec. 7.

321 Liberty St LLC, Harriman. Seller: Alex Fridman, Wappingers Falls.

Property: 321 Liberty St., Newburgh.

Amount: $170,000. Filed Dec. 7.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Andrea L. Dumais, Walden.

Property: 3 Tinkers Drive, Sterling Forest 10979. Amount: $131,073. Filed Dec. 4.

33 Hone Street Corp., Kingston. Seller: Naomi Kogon, Kingston. Property: in Kingston. Amount: $37,500. Filed Dec. 1.

Al Twal LLC, Wappingers Falls. Seller: Christopher S. Coleman, Poughkeepsie. Property: 40 Seitz Terrace, Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $70,000. Filed Dec. 1.

Arch Ridge LLC, Larchmont. Seller: Julian Castro, Philadelphia, Pa. Property: 31 Lindbergh Place, Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $87,000. Filed Dec. 2.

Baer Landing Inc., Clinton Corners. Seller: Frank Cipriano, et al, Salt Point. Property: in Stanford. Amount: $82,000. Filed Dec. 2.

Bayview Loan Servicing LLC, Coral Gables, Fla. Seller: Bohdan Douglas, Kerhonkson. Property: 7 Sidney St., Kerhonkson 12446. Amount: $173,440.

Filed Nov. 27.

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Beacon Residential LLC, Fishkill.

Seller: Annie L. Keenum, Beacon. Property: in Beacon. Amount: $107,000.

Filed Dec. 1.

D and H Canal Historical Society Inc., High Falls. Seller: DePuy Canal House Inc., High Falls. Property: in Marbletown. Amount: $675,000. Filed Dec. 1.

51 Mcewen LLC, Warwick. Seller: James E. Dever, Milford, Pa. Property: 54 N. Main St., Florida 10921. Amount: $230,000. Filed Dec. 7.

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Nahoc Partners LLC, Orangeburg.

Seller: Four C’s II LLC, Mountainville.

Property: 485 Schutt Road Extension, Middletown 10940. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Dec. 7.

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Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Mary Zugibe Raleigh, Warwick.

Property: 2 Nob Hill Road, Greenwood Lake 10925. Amount: $516,177. Filed Nov. 30.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Susan Walker, Accord. Property: 148 Airport Road, Accord 12404.

Amount: $172,940. Filed Dec. 3.

DRA Meadow Hill LLC, Summit, N.J. Seller: Thomas M. Pirger, Newburgh.

Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $364,000. Filed Dec. 7.

Fannie Mae. Seller: Nancy Schneider, Washingtonville. Property: 160 Chandler Lane, Montgomery 12549.

Amount: $412,071. Filed Dec. 7.

Fannie Mae. Seller: Ralph L. Puglielle, New Windsor. Property: 5 Estate Drive, Unit 3, Middletown 10940. Amount: $163,163. Filed Dec. 3.

Fannie Mae. Seller: Richard Schisano, Newburgh. Property: 20 Pierces Road, No. 20, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $46,800. Filed Nov. 30.

Fannie Mae. Seller: Ronald Salvato, Goshen. Property: 49-51 Fowler Ave., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $111,900.

Filed Dec. 7.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Ned Kopald, Highland Falls. Property: 290 Mountain View Ave., Wallkill 12589. Amount: $196,654.

Filed Dec. 7.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Peter Botti, Goshen. Property: 46 Neversink Drive, Port Jervis 12771. Amount: $130,261. Filed Dec. 7.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: David L. Russell, Newburgh. Property: 41 City Terrace North, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $282,127.

Filed Nov. 30.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Garfield F. Kennedy, Newburgh. Property: 57 Highland View Place, Middletown 10940. Amount: $460,038. Filed Dec. 7.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Lorna F. Cuevas, Lords Valley, Pa. Property: 13 Erie St., Port Jervis 12771. Amount: $99,267. Filed Dec. 7.

Fiegor Properties LLC, Peekskill.

Seller: Lesley Dudzinski, et al, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie.

Amount: $82,000. Filed Nov. 30.

Finding Home Farms LLC, Middletown. Seller: Allen Maroof, et al, Poughkeepsie. Property: Eatontown Road, Greenville. Amount: $225,000. Filed Dec. 4.

Ehlermann Properties LLC, Westtown. Seller: Peter Chang, San Mateo, Calif. Property: 343 Route 209, Deerpark. Amount: $300,000. Filed Dec. 7.

Foster Road Professional Park Inc., Hopewell Junction. Seller: Joan C. Muhlbauer, et al, Hopewell Junction. Property: in East Fishkill. Amount: $400,000.

Filed Nov. 30.

Fannie Mae. Seller: Jason Sautter, Unionville. Property: 28 Pine St., Middletown 10940. Amount: $290,903.

Filed Dec. 7.

HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: Benjamin A. Greenwald, New Windsor. Property: 13 Liberty St., Middletown 10940.

Amount: $113,247. Filed Dec. 4.

Fannie Mae. Seller: Judith L. Lubinsky, Campbell Hall. Property: 8 Exeter Court, Washingtonville 10992. Amount: $275,000. Filed Nov. 30.

Hybrid Home Developers, LaGrangeville. Seller: Fannie Mae. Property: 21 Russo Drive, Hopewell Junction 12533.

Amount: $164,000. Filed Nov. 30.

Iglesia La Mision a Sambleas de Dios, Nyack. Seller: Presbytery of Hudson River, Scarborough. Property: in Warwick. Amount: $300,000. Filed Dec. 4.

PMTNPL Financing 2015-1, Moorpark, Calif. Seller: Jennifer L. Defreese, et al, Rye Brook. Property: 25 Wickham Drive, Warwick 10990. Amount: $280,500. Filed Dec. 7.

J111 Properties LLC, Pine Bush. Seller: Inter Development Corp., Goshen.

Property: 508 Bloomingburg Road, Middletown. Amount: $134,000. Filed Dec. 7.

PNC Bank N.A. Seller: Glen Plotsky, Port Jervis. Property: 78 Wawayanda Ave., Middletown 10940. Amount: $301,904. Filed Dec. 1.

Legacy Landscapes and Design LLC, Red Hook. Seller: Norbert Lazar, et al, Ben Lomond, Calif. Property: in Rhinebeck. Amount: $600,000. Filed Dec. 4.

LKC Realty Inc., Arkville. Seller: Ulster Savings Bank, Kingston. Property: in Olive. Amount: $190,000. Filed Dec. 1.

LPP Mortgage Ltd. Seller: John E. Bach Jr., Goshen. Property: 4604 Whispering Hills Drive, Chester 10918.

Amount: $270,801. Filed Dec. 7.

LSP Two LLC, Newburgh. Seller: Lilikomoliko Properties LLC, Beacon.

Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $532,500. Filed Nov. 30.

Maggie Enterprises LLC, Walkill.

Seller: Paul C. Brite, Newburgh. Property: 129-1/2 Wisner Ave., Middletown 10940. Amount: $31,550. Filed Nov. 30.

Morluck Equities LLC, Monroe. Seller: Douglas W. Powers, et al, Bloomingburg. Property: in Ellenville. Amount: $170,000. Filed Dec. 2.

Morluck Equities LLC, Monroe.

Seller: MD Hossain, Brooklyn. Property: 155 Huckleberry Turnpike, Plattekill.

Amount: $72,000. Filed Nov. 27.

Nailed It! Hardware Corp., Goshen.

Seller: William Saturno, et al, Washingtonville. Property: in Blooming Grove.

Amount: $370,000. Filed Dec. 2.

Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Seller: David L. Russel, Newburgh. Property: 31 Spring St., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $92,705. Filed Dec. 7.

Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Seller: Michael McCann, Goshen. Property: 719 Route 52, Walden 12586. Amount: $338,208. Filed Dec. 1.

New Windsor Landscape LLC, Goshen. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Property: 2745 Route 6, Slate Hill 10973.

Amount: $107,000. Filed Dec. 7.

Olaf Haakenstad Realty LLC, Milford, Pa. Seller: Lori J. Currier Woods, Middletown. Property: in Wallkill.

Amount: $82,500. Filed Dec. 1.

PennyMac Corp., Moorpark, Calif.

Seller: Lee David Klein, Poughkeepsie.

Property: 14 Brookside Drive, Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $294,500.

Filed Dec. 4.

Pensco Trust Company Custodian, Denver, Colo. Seller: Richard C. Vanden Heuvel, et al, Annapolis, Md. Property: in New Paltz. Amount: $100,000. Filed Nov. 30.

PNC Bank N.A. Seller: Michelle Anderson, Newburgh. Property: 29 Van Dewark Road, Middletown 10941. Amount: $243,090. Filed Nov. 30.

Prof-2013-M4 Legal Title Trust. Seller: Jack E. Schachner, Pleasant Valley.

Property: 4 Mews Court. Unit 4, Fishkill.

Amount: $180,000. Filed Dec. 1.

Rieger Homes Inc., Newburgh. Seller: O’Donnell and Sons Inc., Fishkill. Property: in Beekman. Amount: $487,500.

Filed Dec. 2.

RT 94 Foamsons LLC, Newburgh.

Seller: JJ and K LC, New City. Property: Route 94, Blooming Grove 10914.

Amount: $180,000. Filed Nov. 30.

The Bank of New York Mellon. Seller: Theoni Stamos-Salotto, Hopewell Junction. Property: 128 Fulton Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $448,000. Filed Dec. 1.

The Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center Inc., Cornwallon-Hudson. Seller: St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital of Newburgh. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $679,000. Filed Dec. 7.

Town of Wallkill, Middletown. Seller: Joyce M. Korn, et al, Middletown. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $680,000.

Filed Dec. 1.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Andrea Defino, Poughkeepsie. Property: 2746 W. Main St., Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $258,000. Filed Dec. 3.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Glen Plotsky, Port Jervis. Property: 410 Robinson Ave., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $127,072. Filed Dec. 4.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Alan T. Beyer, et al, Kent Lakes. Property: 120 Hewitt St., Lake Peekskill 10537.

Amount: $100,791. Filed Nov. 25.

Ulster-Greene Counties Chapter NYSARC Inc., Kingston. Seller: William M. McCarthy, Albany. Property: in Kingston. Amount: $750,000. Filed Dec. 1.

Weiler Design Company LLC, Carmel. Seller: Kathleen Gorman, Carmel. Property: 586 Nimham Road, Kent.

Amount: $83,000. Filed Nov. 20.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Alan L. Joseph, Goshen. Property: 382 Lake Shore Drive, Monroe 10950. Amount: $324,510. Filed Dec. 2.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Colleen A. Borsellino, Armonk. Property: in Patterson. Amount: $35,000. Filed

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Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Peter Botti, Goshen. Property: 25 Melody Lane, Harriman. Amount: $540,451.

Filed Dec. 7.

Rondout Valley Family Dentistry PC, Stone Ridge. $386 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 3.

Vailsgate What’s Hot Inc., New Windsor. $3,005 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 19.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Ralph A. Beisner, Hyde Park. Property: 68 Arthursburg Road, LaGrangeville 12540.

Amount: $577,500. Filed Nov. 30.

Santini’s Lawn Care Corp., Milton. $4,843 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Nov. 30.

LIS PENDENS

White Barn LLC, Pine Hill. Seller: John R. Lee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: in Shandaken. Amount: $125,000.

Filed Nov. 30.

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: Patricia L. Campanaro, Wappingers Falls. Property: 567 Van Wagner Road, Poughkeepsie 12603.

Amount: $393,500. Filed Nov. 30.

Sulmas Restaurant Inc., Newburgh. $75 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 19.

Total Car Care and Tire Center Inc., Harriman. $5,048 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 19.

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

Adams, Ann Linda, et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $220,000 affecting property located at 6 Academy Road, Patterson 10509. Filed Nov. 27.

JUDGMENTS

FIGURES Asmodeo, Lisa E., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $355,000 affecting property located at 173 See Ave., Mahopac 10541. Filed Dec. 3.

Benjamin, Laura E., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $164,000 affecting property located at 36 Lake Road, Lake Katrine 12449. Filed Dec. 2.

Brophy, Kevin, et al. Filed by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 31 Gilbert Lane, Putnam 10579. Filed Nov. 25.

Barnor, Reginald S., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $346,750 affecting property located at 63 Fairview Road, Brewster 10509. Filed Dec. 2.

Borko, Lewis M., et al. Filed by PNC Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $75,096 affecting property located at 929 Budd Road, Ellenville 12428. Filed Dec. 4.

Buhler, Robert, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $297,864 affecting property located at 14 Hemlock Drive, Hopewell Junction 12533.

Filed Dec. 1.

Basso, Shari L., et al. Filed by Citizens Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $160,000 affecting property located at 1294 Greenville turnpike, Greenville. Filed April 21.

Bridgman, Corrine, et al. Filed by Reverse Mortgage Funding LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $243,000 affecting property located at 192 Ten Broeck Ave., Kingston 12401. Filed Dec. 2.

Chlystun, Darrell B., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $245,000 affecting property located at 317 Mill Road, Rhinebeck 12572. Filed Nov. 30.

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ABJB Management LLC, Saugerties. $7,690 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 3.

CM Mechanical of Orange County Inc., Chester. $35,533 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 19.

Elite Mechanical Corp., Kingston. $732 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Dec. 4.

Excel Gymnastics Inc., Saugerties. $395 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 3.

Just Fish, Newburgh. $3,409 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 19.

Lucy’s Taco Inc., Kingston. $7,951 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 3.

Machu Picchu Peruvian Restaurant Inc., Newburgh. $8,495 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 19.

Maisie Real Property LLC, Newburgh. $542 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 19.

Master-Tech Floor Installation Inc., Newburgh. $228 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 19.

Moran and Gottlieb, Kingston. $548 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Dec. 4.

Nocturnal Sleep Diagnostics LLC, Monroe. $8,210 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 19.

Perfezione Painting Inc., Saugerties. $3,595 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany.

Filed Dec. 4.

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Cipriani, Janice, et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $170,000 affecting property located at 44 Tonetta Lake Way, Brewster 10509. Filed Dec. 3.

Evans, Susan M., et al. Filed by Beneficial Homeowner Service Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $118,445 affecting property located at 20 Ora Place, Kingston 12401.

Filed Dec. 2.

Lamoree, Eric, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $205,120 affecting property located at 63 Gleason Blvd., Pleasant Valley 12569.

Filed Nov. 30.

Mills, Millicent, 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 61 Peckslip Road, Carmel 10512. Filed Dec. 2.

Clark, Mark, et al. Filed by Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $132,000 affecting property located at 142 Linden Ave., Middletown 10940.

Filed April 21.

Gamberg, Lloyd, individually and as trustee of the Lloyd Gamberg Family Trust, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $450,000 affecting property located at 35 China Road, Carmel 10512. Filed Nov. 25.

Larosa, Antoinette, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $55,100 affecting property located at 8C Alpine Drive, Unit 8C, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed Dec. 2.

Unknown heirs to the estate of Michael Stavetski, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $225,000 affecting property located at 87 Patterson Village Court, Patterson 12563. Filed Nov. 16.

Colontonio, Sheri, et al. Filed by Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $197,439 affecting property located at 11 Amazon Road, Carmel 10512. Filed Nov. 27.

Cook, Elijah S., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $165,202 affecting property located at 647 Lakewood Road, Shawangunk 12466. Filed Dec. 2.

Crespo, Stephanie A., et al. Filed

by Thoroughbred Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $355,216 affecting property located at 12 Nanuk Road, Hopewell Junction 12533. Filed Nov. 30.

Cummings, Curtis E., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $192,850 affecting property located at 418 Frozen Ridge Road, Marlboro 12542. Filed Dec. 3.

Davis, Tracy L., et al. Filed by EverBank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $312,000 affecting property located at 2207 Reveres Run, New Windsor 12553. Filed April 22.

Dejesus, Leslee, 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 57 Pembrooke Court, Putnam Valley 10579. Filed Dec. 3.

Delacruz, Fernando, et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $216,587 affecting property located at 18 Buckingham Drive, Newburgh. Filed April 22.

DeSimone, Matthew G., et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $225,834 affecting property located at 9 Glenwood Road, Poughkeepsie 12603.

Filed Nov. 30.

Erikson, Suzanne, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $140,000 affecting property located at 206 Sterling Place, Lloyd 12528. Filed Dec. 1.

Hyatt, Theresa M., et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $165,000 affecting property located at 23 Tuthill Ave., Ellenville 12428. Filed Dec. 2.

Isaza, Victor, et al. Filed by OneWest Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $310,000 affecting property located at 1701 Kings Way, Carmel 10512. Filed Nov. 25.

James, Herman, et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $166,250 affecting property located at 87 Fullerton Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed April 22.

Jarzebiak, Zdzislaw, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $219,000 affecting property located at 24 Chauncey Road, Kent 10512. Filed Nov. 23.

Jennings, Kevin R. Sr., et al. Filed

by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $417,000 affecting property located at 29 Logan Road, Carmel 10541. Filed Dec. 1.

Keesler, Ashley, et al. Filed by Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $155,000 affecting property located at 852 Albany Post Road, New Paltz 12561. Filed Dec. 4.

King, Bridget M., et al. Filed by Citizens Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $263,000 affecting property located at 52 Floradan Road, Putnam Valley 10579. Filed Dec. 3.

Labarge, Andrus J., et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 12 TamiLea Court, Lake Katrine 12449. Filed Dec. 3.

Lacour, Vincent T. III, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $175,000 affecting property located at 14 Ipswich Road, Patterson 12563. Filed Nov. 12.

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Lawrence, Theodore J., et al. Filed

by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $615,000 affecting property located at 37 Sheryl Lane, Mahopac 10541. Filed Dec. 1.

Lockie, Martin P., et al. Filed by ING Bank FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $275,000 affecting property located at 33 and 55 Esselborne Road, Cold Spring 10516.

Filed Dec. 2.

Lowe, Andre D., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $290,442 affecting property located at 508 Covington Green Lane, Patterson 12583.

Filed Dec. 2.

Ludlow, Pamela J., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $600,000 affecting property located at 765 Jackson Ave., New Windsor 12553.

Filed April 22.

McLaughlin, John, 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 199 Ressique St., Stormville 12582. Filed Nov. 27.

Meisner, Danny H., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $350,000 affecting property located at 62 Crest Road, Cold Spring 10516. Filed Nov. 27.

Meister, Richard E. Jr., et al. Filed

by Normandy Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $350,000 affecting property located in Lake Peekskill. Filed Dec. 2.

Mendola, Peter A., et al. Filed by Suntrust Mortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $325,000 affecting property located at 515 Oscawana Lake Road, Putnam Valley 10579. Filed Nov. 24.

Miano, Mary A., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $540,000 affecting property located at 76 Fairmont Road, Mahopac 10541.

Filed Nov. 20.

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Lauro, Donald Jr., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $240,000 affecting property located at 33 Ninham Road, Kent 10512. Filed Nov. 9.

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Valencia, Juan, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $182,139 affecting property located at 84 Lawrence Ave., New Windsor 12553. Filed April 21.

Williams, Dexter A., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $304,036 affecting property located at 6 Lira St., Wallkill 12589. Filed April 21.

Woods, Myrna, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $381,816 affecting property located at 21 Scenic View Lane, Marlboro 12542.

Filed Dec. 3.

Worden, Bruce A., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $211,105 affecting property located at 14 Meadow Drive, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed Nov. 30.

MECHANIC’S LIENS Badner, Arnold, as owner. $2,546 as claimed by Woodstock Building Supply Corp., Woodstock. Property: 127 Broadview Road, Woodstock 12498.

Filed Dec. 4.

CVS Albany LLC, as owner. $50,000 as claimed by J.M.D. Construction Ren Inc., Maspeth. Property: 7568 N. Broadway, Red Hook. Filed Dec. 4.

Folino, Thomas, et al, as owner. $50,875 as claimed by Ferreira and Sons Inc., Warwick. Property: 2 Burt St., Warwick. Filed Dec. 2.

Highland Sand and Gravel Inc., Highland Mills, et al, as owner. $73,078 as claimed by E. Tetz and Sons Inc., Middletown. Property: 911 Route 32, Highland Mills 10930. Filed Dec. 3.

Hotchandani, Lata, as owner. $99,262 as claimed by Siegrist Construction Inc., Poughkeepsie. Property: 11 Settlers Court, LaGrange. Filed Dec. 3.

Northern Dutchess Rod Gun Club, as owner. $638 as claimed by Arwood Waste and Demolition, Jacksonville, Fla. Property: 140 Enterprise Road, Rhinebeck. Filed Dec. 2.

Rosen Property Group LLC, Fort Lee, N.J., as owner. $50,340 as claimed

by Advanced Drywall Systems II LLC, Clinton, N.J. Property: 4, 6, 8, 12, and 14 Stonerose Court, Middletown. Filed Dec. 3.

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

3548 Route 9W Realty, 3548 Route 9W, Highland 12528, c/o Lenore Strecchia-Rivera and Mary B. Cruser. Filed Nov. 30.

Doing Business As

All In Property Management, 100 Washington Ave., Montgomery, c/o David Holbert Jr. and Jacob Wilson. Filed Dec. 3.

A Medical Supply Inc., d.b.a. Advanced Care Supplies, 16 Hayes Court, Suite 112, Monroe 10950. Filed Dec. 3.

Village Vapors, 117 Partition St., Suite A, Saugerties 12477, c/o Jo Ann M. Provenzano and Patricia E. Rauh. Filed Dec. 4.

BMC-Maybrook Inc., d.b.a. Super 8 Motel-Maybrook, 207 Montgomery St., Montgomery 12549. Filed Dec. 3.

Sole Proprietorships

Brown and Brown of New York Inc., d.b.a. Insurehedge Agency, 800 Westchester Ave., Suite N-311, Rye Brook 10573. Filed Dec. 3.

Croskey Inc., d.b.a. Permability, 47 Brimstone Mountain Road, Chester 10918. Filed Dec. 3.

Hudson Valley Bevmax Inc., d.b.a.

Sculpture Hospitality, 19 Angelo Drive, Pine Bush 12566. Filed Dec. 3.

Kiryas Joel Workforce Development Inc., d.b.a. Kiryas Joel Community Development Agency, 3 Chevron Road, Monroe 10950. Filed Dec. 3.

M and M Lawn Care Inc., d.b.a.

Moshies Fencing, 31 Larkin Drive, Monroe 10950. Filed Dec. 3.

M and M Lawn Care Inc., d.b.a.

Moshies Landscaping, 31 Larkin Drive, Monroe 10950. Filed Dec. 3.

Mehl Electric Company Inc., d.b.a.

Mehl Communications, 74 S. Main St., PearlRiver 10965. Filed Dec. 3.

Middletown Food Corp., d.b.a. Market Fresh, 50 Fulton St., Middletown 10940. Filed Dec. 3.

MLB Food Inc., d.b.a. Mike’s Pizza Parlor and Deli, 511 North St., Middletown10940. Filed Dec. 3.

Newburgh Food Corp., d.b.a. Market Fresh, 52 Route 17K, Newburgh 12550. Filed Dec. 3.

People NRG Inc., d.b.a. Teams of Distinction, 15 McEwen St., Warwick 10990. Filed Dec. 3.

Sanskaar Corp., d.b.a. Sam’s Mart, 209 Quassaick Ave., New Windsor 12553. Filed Dec. 3.

Ten Sisters Inc., d.b.a. Big Mama’s Place, 6 W. Main St., Middletown 10940. Filed Dec. 3.

Boice Brothers Construction, 13 Bennett Ave., Saugerties 12477, c/o Adam R. Eignor. Filed Nov. 30.

Brian Torpie’s Digital Solutions, 11 Woods Road, Tuxedo Park 10987, c/o Brian Torpie. Filed Dec. 2.

Cutting Edge Automotive, 478-2 Albany Ave., Kingston 12401, c/o Simon M. Lalli. Filed Dec. 4.

Gosha’s Garden, P.O. Box 266, Highmount 12441, c/o Malgorzata O. KlewarSkupien. Filed Nov. 30.

Grizzly, 301 Tower Ave., Apt. 7, Maybrook 12543, c/o Craig Omeally. Filed Dec. 2.

Healing Home Co., 101 S. Main St., Ellenville 12428, c/o Benjamin T. HealeyMarcus. Filed Dec. 3.

Health Education Associates, 17 Nott Place, Newburgh 12550, c/o Virginia DiOrio. Filed Dec. 2.

Mid Hudson Tigers Softball, 14 Kene Lane, Ulster Park 12487, c/o Joseph Kyle Schrowang. Filed Nov. 30.

Morgan’s Towing, 20 Wallkill Ave., Wallkill 12589, c/o Brittany D. Morgan.

Filed Dec. 4.

Niki Swarthout LMT, 17 Robinson St., Saugerties 12477, c/o B. Niki Swarthout.

Filed Dec. 2.

Rock’n Caboodle, 3 Amity Road, Warwick 10990, c/o Paula A. Colburn.

Filed Dec. 3.

Stevesmallvo, 21 Oregon Hill Road, Rochester 12404, c/o Steven J. Small.

Filed Dec. 4.

Sweetness Bakery and Café, 4892 Route 212, Willow 12495, c/o Kathleen B. Wilber. Filed Nov. 30.

Top of Line Caribbean Delight, 201 South St., Newburgh, c/o Delbert O. Thompson. Filed Dec. 2.

Partnerships

Tri Juice, 6 Main St., Chester 10918, c/o Jason Diaz. Filed Dec. 3.

125 Union Avenue Realty, 15 Dogwood Knolls, Highland 12528, c/o Lenore Strocchia-Rivera and Carlos Strocchia-Rivera. Filed Nov. 30.

Woodstock’s Finds, 119 Teetsel Road, Saugerties 12477, c/o Michael C. Piedmonte. Filed Nov. 30.

LEGAL NOTICES Name of Limited Liability Company (LLC): Caring Hearts Home Care, LLC. Date of filing Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State ( SSNY) 8/14/15. The LLC is located in Fairfield County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against it served is to the principal business location at c/o 11 Fairmont Avenue, Stamford, CT 06906. Purpose of LLC is any lawful act or activity. #60263

Notice of Formation of 14 Reimer Road, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/28/2015. NY Office location: WESTCHESTER County.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 875 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 400, Mamaroneck, New York 10543. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. #60270

Petro Scarm, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 10/16/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, c/o Michael V. Petrillo, 335 Center Ave., Mamaroneck, NY 10543.

General purpose. #60264

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (“LLC”) Name: SBMK ASSOCIATES LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (“SSNY”) on September 22, 2015. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to 20 Haarlem Avenue Suite 411, White Plains, New York 10603. Purpose & Character: To engage in any lawful act or activity. #60271

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF MAIN ELEVATOR, LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/16/15. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated agent upon whom process maybe served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to principal business address: 120 Kisco Avenue, Ste. D, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: any lawful act. #60265 Notice of Formation of CGS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/26/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Alvin Schragis, 10 Birch Lane, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: any lawful activity. #60266 Notice of formation of MDR Administrative Consulting Services, LLC, a domestic limited liability company. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/19/2015.

NY Office location: Putnam County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC at: 23 Wood Lane Mahopac NY 10541.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose. #60267 Notice of Formation Thethi Realty LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 10/20/15. Off. Loc.: Westchester Cnty. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o the LLC, 165 Wyndcliff Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: All lawful activities. #60268 Druse Consulting Firm, LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ SSNY 8/13/15. Office in Westchester Co. SSNY designated for service of process and shall mail to Reg. Agent: U.S. Corp.

Agents, Inc, 7014 13th Ave. Ste. 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: Any lawful activity #60269

The Expat Family, LLC Art. of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (SSNY) on 10/21/15.

Office located in Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent upon which process may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to The Expat Family, LLC, 106 Madison Rd, Scarsdale NY 10583, LLCís primary Business location.

Purpose: any lawful business activity. #60274 11 Kathy Realty LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 11/5/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Abraham Rabadi, 321 Mclean Ave., Yonkers, NY 10705. General purpose. #60276 Neversink Acres LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 9/29/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Joseph Annunziata, 17 Arlington Rd., Scarsdale, NY 10583. General purpose. #60277 Notice of Formation of CapBrook, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/3/2015.

Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 226 Hunt Ln North Salem, NY 10560. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60281

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME OF LLC: LAZARUS LEADING LADIES, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed NYS Department of State 08/13/2015. Princ. off. loc.: Westchester Cty. Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Sec. of State shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful activity. #60282 Notice of Formation of RALPH T. GARGIULO LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/4/15.

Offc. Loc: 730 Pelham Rd, Apt 4G New Rochelle, NY 10805 Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 730 Pelham Rd. Apt 4G, New Rochelle, NY 10805 Purpose: Wholesale Sales #60283 Care Soft Solution Technical Service LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ SSNY 9/1/15. Office in Westchester Co. SSNY designated for service of process and shall mail to: The LLC, 59 Waring PL, Apt-1FL, Yonkers, NY 10703. Purpose: Any lawful activity #60284 Notice of Formation of Starblast Cleaners, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/02/15. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the Starblast Cleaners LLC, 134 Jensen Avenue Mamaroneck, NY 10543 Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60285 Notice is given of the formation of Nikos International, LLC, by the filing of Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State (SOS) of the State of New York on October 15, 2015. The office is located in Westchester County, New York. The SOS has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom the process may be served. The SOS shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC c/o Komal Choksi, 12 Baldwin Lane, Scarsdale, NY 10583. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #60286 Notice of Formation of Southern Cross LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/28/15.

Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Wertheimer Fredman, LLC, 333 Westchester Ave., Ste. S-302, White Plains, NY 10604.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60287

Notice of formation of 250 South Columbus, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11-0415. Office location Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent for service of process upon LLC. SSNY shall mail process to Dennis Douglas 41 West Lincoln Avenue, Mount Vernon NY, 10550. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #60290

Biga Realty LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 11/12/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 1 Frederick Ct., Harrison, NY 10528. General purpose. #60296

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî).

Name: Niagara Gateway LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on November 10, 2015. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Niagara Gateway LLC, 1055 Saw Mill River Road, Suite 204, Ardsley, New York 10502. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #60291

Notice of Formation of Look Glowing, LLC. filed with NYS Department of State on 4/17/2015. Office Loc: Westchester County. Danielle L. Della Pella has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. NYS Department of State shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o Danielle Della Pella at its principal business location: 465 Chappaqua Rd., Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510.

Purpose of business: any lawful activity. #60297

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî).

Name: Niagara Gateway Manager LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on November 10, 2015. N.Y. office location: Westchester County.

The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Niagara Gateway Manager LLC, 1055 Saw Mill River Road, Suite 204, Ardsley, New York 10502. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #60292 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî).

Name: Niagara Gateway Associates I LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on November 10, 2015. N.Y. office location: Westchester County.

The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Niagara Gateway Associates I LLC, 1055 Saw Mill River Road, Suite 204, Ardsley, New York 10502. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #60293 Notice of Formation of EEJ REALTY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/22/15.

Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 505 White Plains Rd., Eastchester, NY 10709.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #60295

LEGAL NOTICE Hudson Valley Kayaks LLC has filed articles of organization with the Secretary of State of NYS on 07/28/2015. The offices of this company are located in Westchester County, NY. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is Legalinc Corporate Services Inc., 90 State Street Ste 700 Box 80, Albany, NY 12207 The company is organized to conduct any lawful business for which limited liability companies may be organized. #60298 Notice of Formation of An Innovative Nightlife Experience, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/07/2015. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to James A. Mantey, 1527 Crescent Dr. Tarrytown, NY 10591. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #60299 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: GARCHABALA HOLDINGS, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secy. of State on 10/23/2015. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #60300

Notice of Formation of 1040 Nine Acres, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/06/2015. NY Office location: WESTCHESTER County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 8 Clark Court, Larchmont, New York 10538. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. #60301 Class Action Recovery LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 10/22/15. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Rocco Salerno Esq., 575 White Plains Rd., Ste. 1, Eastchester, NY 10709. General purpose. #60302 Flyingbuchens LLC, a foreign LLC, filed with the SSNY on 8/19/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o David Buchen, 2 Circle Rd., Scarsdale, NY 10583. General Purposes. #60303 Notice of Formation of ICU SECURITY, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/7/15. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 10 Trailhead Lane, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Purpose. Any lawful act or activity. #60304 Notice of Formation of TIANA CONSULTING, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/19/15.

Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Kevin McCabe, 42 Indian Run, East Quogue, NY 11942.

Purpose. Any lawful act or activity. #60305 Notice of Formation of CHAAAD Consulting LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/19/15. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 3108 High Ridge Rd, Yorktown Hts., NY 10598. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60306 Notice of Formation of JEFF GRASSO CUSTOM BUILDING LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/10/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 43 Beechwood Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #60308

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Notice of Formation of CDJWB REALTY, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/29/15.

Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Colin Brooks, 249 Stone Hill Road, Pound Ridge, NY 10576.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #60309 Notice of Formation of Armed Wright Security LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/07/2015. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 8 South 15th Avenue Apt 3B Mount Vernon, NY 10550. Purpose - any lawful activity. #60310 Notice of Formation of GreinerMaltz Realty Advisors, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/22/15. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 24-09 38th Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60311 Name of the Limited Liability Company (LLC) Premier Accounting Solutions LLC. Date of the Article of Organization with the SSNY 10/26/2015. Registered in Westchester County. Office location: Orange County, Secy of State designated as agent upon which process may be served. Secy of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/ her to 15 Ridgeview Terrace, Goshen, NY 10924. Purpose, any lawful business activity. #60312 Notice of Formation of DBaby, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/20/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 15 Coolidge Ave., White Plains, NY 10606. Purpose: any lawful activity. #60313 Notice of Formation of CNG Logistics LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/17/15. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Howard Herman, Central National-Gottesman Inc., 3 Manhattanville Road, Purchase, NY 10577. Purpose: any lawful activity. #60314 Notice of Formation of Reliable Judicial Services , LLC.. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 11/9/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 15 Shoreview Drive, Unit 4,Yonkers, NY 10710. Purpose: any lawful activity #60315

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LEGAL NOTICES Inspect & Detect LLC has filed articles of organization with the Secretary of State of NYS on 11/20/2015. The offices of this company are located in Putnam County, NY. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is 18 Apple Lane, Putnam Valley, NY 10579 The company is organized to conduct any lawful business for which limited liability companies may be organized. #60316 600 Main Street, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 11/12/15. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Stenger, Roberts, Davis & Diamond, LLP, Attn: Ken Stenger, Esq., 1136 Rte. 9, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590. General purpose. #60317 Notice of Formation of NORTHWOOD MOTORS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/18/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 727 Central Ave., Scarsdale, NY 10583.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #60318 Fava Vita, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State on 11/09/2015. Office located in Westchester Co. Secy. of State designated as agent upon which process may be served.

Secy. of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/her to: c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #60320 THE ANNUAL RETURN OF THE GOLUB FAMILY FOUNDATION, INC for the year ended 11/30/15 is available at its principal office located at 7 Trailís End Chappaqua, NY 10514 914.238.4440 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal Manager of the Foundation is Bonnie Golub #60321 Notice of Formation of Global HRIM, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/6/15. Offc.

Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 7 Dogwood Ln, Irvington NY 10533. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60322

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1 Woodland Rd Associates LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 11/17/15.

Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to David Sarner, 129 Oak Ridge Rd., Pleasantville, NY 10570.

General purpose. #60323 Notice of Formation of Bronx Fresh Management, LLC Art Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/01/2015. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 64 Robins Road, New Rochelle, NY 10801.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60324 INNOVALKEM, LLC Art. of Org. filed w/ SSNY on 09/29/2015.

Office: Westchester Co. SSNY has been designated as agent for process & shall mail to : c/o THE LLC, 29 Quintard Dr., Port Chester, NY 10573. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #60325 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî).

Name: Century Sunrise Redevelopment LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on December 3, 2015. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Century Sunrise Redevelopment LLC, 1055 Saw Mill River Road, Suite 204, Ardsley, New York 10502.

Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #60326 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî).

Name: Century Sunrise Redevelopment Manager LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on December 3, 2015. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Century Sunrise Redevelopment Manager LLC, 1055 Saw Mill River Road, Suite 204, Ardsley, New York 10502. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity #60327 Notice is hereby given that an on-premise license, #TBA has been applied for by 42 Westchester Holding LLC to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 1 Rennaisance Square White Plains, NY 10601. #60328

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The Annual Return of the Bossak-Heilbron Charitable Foundation Inc. for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015 is available at its principal office located at 9421 Thrush Lane, Potomac, MD 20804 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal Manager of the Foundation is: Alan Heilbron Dated: December 2015. #60329 Notice of Formation of DKM Marketing, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/11/15.

Office loc: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of the LLC against whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to US Corporation Agents, Inc. (The Registered Agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served) to the LLC C/O US Corporation Agents, INC, 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #60330 Dream Forever LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 11/9/15. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 1 N. Broadway, Ste. 800, White Plains, NY 10601. General purpose. #60331 ACA Consultants LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 12/4/15.

Off. Loc.: Westchester Cnty.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o the LLC, 32 Malysana Lane, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: all lawful activities. #60332 Notice of Formation of Spark Realtor LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/08/2015. Offc Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 14 Hudson View Way, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60333 Notice of Formation of Tartan RE. LLC, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/15/15. Offc.

Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 30 Leighton Ave., Yonkers, NY 10705. Purpose: any lawful purpose. AD # 60272

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ñ COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER INDEX # 70704/13 FILED: 11/23/2015 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE Plaintiff designates Westchester County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises are situated. OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff(s), against MERRY LYONS, DORIS GASTON, unknown heirs at law of DORIS GASTON and if they be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of who and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; KOWAN LYONS, unknown heirs at law of ARETHA LYONS and if they be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of who and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, “JOHN DOE #11” through “JOHN DOE #23,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendant(s). TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEYS FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO FILED THIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOU CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING A PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may appear within (60) days of service thereof and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT: THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose on a mortgage dated June 21, 2007, executed by ARETHA LYONS AND DORIS GASTON to BANK OF AMERICA to secure the sum of $251,500.00 and recorded in Document 472040432, in the Office of the CLERK of the County of WESTCHESTER on July 30, 2007, which mortgage was assigned to OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC., by assignment of mortgage which is dated June 21, 2007, covering premises known as 19 Belknap Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10710-5403, (Section 3 Block 3145 and Lot 42.43). The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt described above. To the above named Defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Hon. Sam D. Walker, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, and filed along with the supporting papers in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Westchester on November 16, 2015. This is an action to foreclose on a mortgage. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the City of Yonkers, County of Westchester and State of New York, Section 3 Block 3145 and Lot 42.43, said premises known as 19 Belknap Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10710-5403. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. By reason of the default in the payment of the monthly installment of principal and interest, among other things, as hereinafter set forth, Plaintiff, the holder and owner of the aforementioned note and mortgage, or their agents have elected and hereby accelerate the mortgage and declare the entire mortgage indebtedness immediately due and payable. The following amounts are now due and owing on said mortgage, no part of any of which has been paid although duly demanded: the entire unpaid principal balance of $249,760.93 to be immediately due and payable under the mortgage herein foreclosed, plus interest at the rate calculated in accordance with the provisions of the note from May 1, 2008, together with unpaid late charges in the amount of $332.19 that have accrued prior to this action as of April 9, 2013. UNLESS YOU DISPUTE THE VALIDITY OF THE DEBT, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER YOUR RECEIPT HEREOF THAT THE DEBT, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, IS DISPUTED, THE DEBTOR JUDGMENT AGAINST YOU AND A COPY OF SUCH VERIFICATION OR JUDGMENT WILL BE MAILED TO YOU BY THE HEREIN DEBT COLLECTOR. IF APPLICABLE, UPON YOUR WRITTEN REQUEST, WITHIN SAID THIRTY (30) DAY PERIOD, THE HEREIN DEBT COLLECTOR WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED A DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT, YOU ARE NOT PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR THE UNDERLYING INDEBTEDNESS OWED TO PLAINTIFF/CREDITOR AND THIS NOTICE/DISCLOSURE IS FOR COMPLIANCE AND INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE New York State requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT You are in danger of losing your home. If you fail to respond to the Summons and Complaint in this foreclosure action, you may lose your home. Please read the Summons and Complaint carefully. You should immediately contact an attorney or your local legal aid office to obtain advice on how to protect yourself. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid, there are government agencies, and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by New York state Banking Department at 1-877-Bank-NYS or visit the Departmentís website at www.banking.state.ny.us #60319

FACES & PLACES MARCH OF DIMES HERALDS SUCCESS

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More than $500,000, which will be used to improve the health of babies, was raised at the March of Dimes 28th Annual Real Estate Award Breakfast on Nov. 13. Organizers said the event was the most successful since the economic downturn.

Kenneth F. Bernstein, president and CEO of Acadia Realty Trust, received the Real Estate Award.

Robert P. Weisz, President and CEO of the RPW Group, received the Martin S. Berger Award for Lifetime Achievement for his outstanding contributions and impact on the real estate industry in our community during his lifetime.

About 650 people attended the event held at the Hilton Westchester in Rye Brook.

Photographs by John Vecchiola All identifications are from left.

1. Adam Ifshin, president, DLC Management Corp.; Award Honoree Kenneth F. Bernstein, president and CEO, Acadia Realty Trust; Tara Rosenblum, News 12 anchor; Michael Weinstock, market president, Connecticut, M&T Bank and March of Dimes board chairman.

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2. Bill Merz, The Westchester Bank; Jimmy Benerofe, Benerofe Properties Corp.; and Mitchell Ostrove, The Ostrove Group.

3. Committee member Joanna Simone, director of leasing and property management operations, Simone Development Cos.; and March of Dimes Executive Director Annette Trotta-Flynn.

4. Joseph Petrillo and John M. Martin, both of All New York Title Agency.

5. Diego Jaramillo of DLC Management Group and Stephen Gross of Jones Lang LaSalle.

6. Cristina and Robert P. Weisz, president RPW Group.

7. Janet and Kenneth Bernstein.

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Don’t miss this thought-provoking panel of renowned women in the industry, including JANE BRODY; personal health columnist for The New York Times, ELLEN LEVEE; senior director of veterinary service and Vivarium Operations for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.; and ELIZABETH FROST, Professor of Anesthesiology at Icahn Medical Center at Mount Sinai Hospital.

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WCBJ BUSINESS JOURNAL For more information and to RSVP, contact Danielle Brody at dbrody@westfairinc.com or visit westfaironline.com/events