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Health care workers protesting at the Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla.
‘We can’t do it if we’re dead’
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FUNERAL HOMES MAKING CHANGES
REALTORS TURN TO TECHNOLOGY TO SHOW — AND SELL — PROPERTIES BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN
NURSES FEAR EQUIPMENT SHORTAGES CAN BE FATAL BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com
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he answer to the question of whether there’s a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for doctors, nurses and other hospital staff dealing with the flood of COVID-19 patients in
local hospitals may depend on who’s asking, who’s answering and the context being applied. Hospital administrators are likely to tell you that while supplies have been tight with prices skyrocketing, regulations regarding use of PPE are being met. Government officials are likely to say supply chains
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are in turmoil and states are being price gouged but they are ultimately providing hospitals with everything they need. Governors may tell you the problem is a lack of federal leadership in the supply process causing states to bid against each other, the federal government and foreign countries for finite supplies. Doctors, nurses and other staff are likely to tell you supplies are tight, they’re being forced to repeatedly reuse devices that normally see just a single use and they’re not being protected from the virus. The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) » NURSES
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SOME THINGS IN LIFE REMAIN CONSTANT, EVEN IN THESE UNUSUAL TIMES — including people
buying, selling and renting places to live. Someone looking to tour their potential new home is facing new challenges. Open houses are out, thanks to government-mandated limits on how many people can gather in one spot, and the fear on both sides of a transaction of spreading COVID19 cannot be overestimated. But technology is coming to the rescue, according to agents at William Raveis Real Estate (WRRE). The Shelton-based firm announced a record $12 billion in sales for 2019, up
from $11.3 billion in 2018, and was experiencing “an exceptional first quarter, until all this started,” said Beverly Walsh, vice president of sales and manager of WRRE’s Westport office. “All this,” of course, is the pandemic, which Walsh said has caused business to drop significantly. “It all happened so quickly,” she said. “We suddenly had sellers saying, ‘Don’t sell my house — I don’t want someone who might be infected coming here.’ And the same thing with buyers — ‘I don’t want to go in some stranger’s house, I’m hunkering down.’ ” But while showing listings virtually via FaceTime, Zoom or through social » REAL ESTATE
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Only in America Schnitzer’s mission is helping the immigrant community BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com
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he stress experienced by immigrants and refugees is always considerable, from trying to master a new language to learning the complexities of a new mainstream culture. A political climate that many consider to be less welcoming to newcomers and a pandemic that doesn’t discriminate based on race or ethnic heritage can make a difficult situation more harrowing. But Susan Schnitzer is ready for the challenge. In January, she became president and CEO of the Connecticut Institute for Immigrants and Refugees, the Bridgeport-headquartered nonprofit that works to integrate newcomers to this nation into the wider American fabric. Schnitzer, who was at the organization for more than three years as the agency’s director of programs and compliance before taking the leadership helm, is tasked with ensuring the individuals and households that are looking for assistance will become self-sufficient. Schnitzer stated her initial goals as the new chief executive are to
“build on the really strong base that my predecessors have put into place from providing holistic services for refugees, immigrants and survivors of trafficking in our community and throughout the state of Connecticut.” She noted that different people come into the region through different circumstances. The majority of immigrants and survivors of human trafficking arrive from Latin America, while refugees are overwhelmingly African, joined in lesser numbers by people from the Middle East, Afghanistan and parts of the former Soviet Union. The organization works on up to 3,000 cases per year. “We provide intensive case management services for the first three months, which includes finding apartments, getting everybody set up in their apartments and then working on employment, Englishlanguage proficiency, helping those with children register for school and really integrating them into the community,” she explained. “We have four case managers working in collaboration on all of those things. And we also have a very robust mentoring program, where we have approximately 70 mentors, working with about 125 clients, and they will
A quote from FDR ‘WORK TOGETHER IN THE SAME WORLD, AT PEACE’ “Today, science has brought all the different quarters of the globe so close together that it is impossible to isolate them one from another. Today we are faced with the preeminent fact that if civilization is to survive we must cultivate the science of human relationships, the ability of all people of all kinds, to live together and work together in the same world, at peace.” From a speech President Franklin D. Roosevelt wrote and was scheduled to be delivered on April 13, 1945. However, he never delivered the speech as he died on April 12, 1945. Quote provided by the FDR Presidential Library in Hyde Park, New York.
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assist with English-language learning, showing people how to use the laundromat or the grocery stores and also how to access free activities through the libraries and the zoos and the parks and beaches.” The agency works with churches to provide a move-in residence rather than a bare unit. “It’s beautifully decorated, it's welcoming, the fridge is stocked with food,” she said. “We provide for community orientation, so we show them what the stove is, how to use the refrigerator, how to regulate heat from the thermostat. And then we build on that through the individual case meetings, and then through monthly health and wellness workshops, and then in ongoing groups.”
A new stress on immigrants and refugees involves COVID-19 as many newcomers have found themselves dealing with colds and the flu during the winter. Many have faced frequent crises. “With people who came from Congo, they had a civil war going on as well as the Ebola crisis,” she said. Another concern is the presence of law enforcement, especially for those who come from countries where abusive behavior by police or military forces is rampant. Schnitzer pointed out that local law enforcement has been very helpful in alleviating those concerns. “We have an officer from the Bridgeport police force that comes to our quarterly community meetings, which is a gathering of agencies that are working with refugees and immigrants,” she said. “And we have a detective from the Fairfield Police Department that has come and presented many times in our woman's group, so that they put friendlier faces and collaborative faces to law enforcement. We also work with the FBI. One of the agents we worked with has worked with a local mosque to go in and talk to folks there about what their rights are.” Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the organization had to cancel two of its biggest fundraisers of the year in favor of an online-exclusive silent auction. And while the online event will bring in some funds, the challenge to the budget is still acute. “About a little less than half of our funding comes from the federal government and the rest comes from private foundations and individual giving,” Schnitzer said. “With our immigration legal services, we have a sliding fee scale to keep them affordable and far under what a private attorney would charge.” Schnitzer is also eager to expand relationships with the private sector, pointing to its job placement program to match individuals with local opportunities. She is also ready to withstand any new political winds that would seek to demonize immigrants and refugees. “We're not going anywhere,” she stated. “The more of an issue there is, the harder that we work to make sure that we're serving the people who are here and who are coming here.”
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Funeral homes altering ‘traditions that have been practiced for hundreds and thousands of years’ BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com
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he growth in coronavirus cases has produced an increase in deaths. As of April 9, Connecticut's fatalities stood at 380, representing about 3.9% of confirmed cases, and has been fluctuating between 3% and 4%. The state’s anticipated COVID-19 peak, estimated by one model to arrive on April 21, will almost certainly increase the mortality rate. The funeral industry, like all others, has been impacted by the pandemic. “Families and friends are not able to continue traditional practices to mourn the loss of their loved ones,” said Matthew R. Adzima, secretary and treasurer of Adzima Funeral Home Inc. in Stratford. The pandemic “has forced funeral homes to alter traditions that have been practiced for hundreds and thousands of years,” he continued. “It is very difficult to require families to comply with quarantine requirements in these especially difficult times. “Modifying these cherished and invaluable traditions takes away from the grieving and healing process for families and loved ones,” Adzima, who is also treasurer of the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association (CFDA), said. “But we understand the importance of ensuring the safety of the families, our staff and their families, and the communities we serve, so we do not think twice about obeying any social distance or quarantine requirements during this pandemic.” Funeral directors are working to provide alternatives, including a turn to technology. “While in-person presence is limited, we are able to invite remote attendance for family and friends to safely join the service from their homes via live stream,” said Jonathan L. Green, who works with his father, Samuel A. Green, also a licensed funeral director/ embalmer, at Abraham L. Green & Son Funeral Home in Fairfield. That approach also extends to the planning of services, said Edward J. Sheehy Jr., president and co-owner of Riverview Funeral Home in Shelton and Edward F. Adzima Funeral Home — not affiliated with Adzima Funeral Home — in Derby. “Our two funeral homes’ arrangement conferences are done by phone or via online meeting platforms like Zoom or Skype,” Sheehy, who served as CFDA president from 2018-19, said. “We follow up our conversations with a series of emails for the selection process of merchandise and to review obituary notices. For any documents that require signing, we can forward through the electronic signature program, DocuSign.”
“Before this epidemic, funeral directors observed universal precautions, utilizing PPE (personal protective equipment) and treating every deceased person carefully in case they died from a contagious disease,” he said. “During these COVID-19 times, our employees wear total PPEs while making removals and during preparations, and we wear masks every time we come in contact with anyone. “We make sure the building is cleaned and antiseptically wiped down daily. Our office staff works remotely from home, with only the funeral directors coming into the funeral homes. We installed a framed glass shield for our desk that we sit behind when we receive clothing or documents related to the funeral.”
but given the continued updates as to timing, we are now uncertain as to when those services may take place,” Adzima said. “Once the guidelines provide for gatherings of this nature, we will schedule the services and resume normal funeral practices.” As for Jewish burial services, which traditionally are supposed to take place within 24 hours of death, Green — who sits on the CFDA’s executive committee — said, “Even under normal circumstances, there are sometimes delays to services beyond anyone’s control. We are working closely with the medical AFTER THE CRISIS community and local and state governments In addition, Adzima said, many families to keep our traditions while safely navigating are looking at holding memorial services for this public health crisis.” their loved ones after the crisis has passed. Sheehy stressed that protecting employ“Initially, we anticipated that memorial RPW Apr? ThankYou.qxp_RPW Adand Apr ThankYou 2 4/1/20 11:08 even AM Page ees has become more1important. services would take place in May June,
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A ‘flattening curve’ in the coronavirus catastrophe BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com
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e're dealing right now … with a flattened curve or flattening curve and we think that shows that the social distancing that we're doing is working. The strategy that we're taking now … appears to be making progress in Westchester,” County Executive George Latimer said on April 14, a day after New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that it appeared COVID-19 may have reached a plateau in the state. Cuomo announced that he and the governors of Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Rhode Island were forming a bipartisan coalition to develop regional planning for reopening the economy. Massachusetts subsequently joined the group.
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Latimer shared credit for the apparent progress in Westchester with voluntary efforts from the business community and individuals. He cited the Arrowwood conference facility in Rye Brook that had closed for reopening to house 105 nurses free of charge so they can rest between shifts without going home to families and pos-
sibly exposing them to the virus. He said a number of members of the Westchester Hotel Association are each providing 10 rooms for 10 nights free of charge for all hospital workers. Latimer mentioned Hastings-onHudson Masks, a group of volunteers who have created face masks they've donated to residents living in New Rochelle Housing Authority apartments. Latimer reported the county's Economic Development Director Bridget Gibbons has identified more than 300 volunteers who will help small business owners apply for government aid such as Small Business Administration (SBA) loans. The number of COVID-19 deaths in Westchester rose to 708 in statistics released on April 15, with 640 of the fatalities being Westchester residents. There have been 229 Rockland residents killed by the virus, 31 Putnam residents, 135 deaths in Orange County and 45 deaths in Dutchess. The father of Dutchess County Executive Mark Molinaro, 67-year-old Anthony Molinaro, was one of the victims. Westchester had 20,974 identified cases of COVID19. Rockland had 8,474 cases while there were 571 in Putnam, 5,716 in Orange and
Ridership on public transportation has plummeted during the coronavirus pandemic as shown by the empty platform at the train station in the Dutchess County community of Rhinecliff. Photo by Glenn J. Kalinoski.
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From left: Westchester County Executive George Latimer and White Plains Mayor Tom Roach walking toward the Westchester County Center. The building has been designated a temporary hospital facility during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2,048 in Dutchess. There were 11,586 deaths in New York state from COVID-19 with 213,779 cases identified as of April 15. In the U.S., there were 637,196 cases and 27,866 deaths.
TRUMP NOT A KING
Cuomo reacted to a declaration by President Donald Trump that he had the absolute power to order states to reopen and that he wanted it
to happen with a “big bang,” perhaps as early as May 1. Cuomo told an Albany news conference that the states control what states do and the U.S. does not have a king. Cuomo referenced the balance between the federal government and the states that is in the Constitution. He quoted Alexander Hamilton who said the idea that the head of the federal government, the president, could subvert the liberties enjoyed by the states “is repugnant to every rule of political calculation.”
especially when the mutineers need so much from the Captain. Too easy!” In a CNN interview, Cuomo threatened to sue Trump if the president ordered states to reopen prematurely and in a way that would endanger public health. During an appearance in the White House Rose Garden on April 14, Trump shifted position and said instead of issuing an order, he was going to authorize each governor to decide when to reopen his or her state.
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Trump attacked Cuomo and the other governors in the Northeast planning coalition as well as one on the West Coast. Referring to a movie from 1935 that was remade in 1962, Trump wrote on Twitter, “Tell the Democrat Governors that 'Mutiny On The Bounty' was one of my all time favorite movies. A good old fashioned mutiny every now and then is an exciting and invigorating thing to watch,
Cuomo found evidence to support complaints that New York is being shortchanged in federal COVID19 funding. He referred to a Kaiser Health report that showed states like Nebraska, Montana and Minnesota are getting approximately $300,000 per COVID-19 case while New York state gets approximately $12,000. “How can that be?” Cuomo asked rhetorically. “It can be because in the Senate
it became a game of political pork and 'I want my share' as opposed to 'where is the need genuinely.' ” Kaiser reported that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been distributing funds from the CARES Act, the emergency funding bill passed in March, based on past Medicare reimbursements rather than coronavirus cases. Cuomo, a Democrat, is calling on Congress to allocate an additional $500 billion to help the states. Cuomo reported that testing of the drug hydroxychloroquine both with and without the drug azithromycin continued on about 2,000 patients in various hospitals. He said there were no study results yet, but there have been additional reports of some patients being helped. Cuomo said he thought there would be enough data by April 20 for some judgments to be made about the drugs' safety and effectiveness against COVID-19.
Hamilton Green in White Plains transit district back on track BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com
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he project to replace the White Plains Mall with a massive mixed-use project to be called Hamilton Green in White Plains’ downtown transit district that had derailed when approvals expired last September was put back on track on April 7. The city’s Common Council approved a new application that had been submitted by developer WP Mall Realty LLC and SWD 3, LLC (dba Street Works Development). The new application contained the same elements as had been previously approved except for the affordable housing provision. When the previous application was approved, the city required developers
to include 10% of the residential units in the affordable category. That was raised to 12%, and the new application had to meet the increased requirement. Under the regulation, however, developers are given the opportunity to pay a fee instead of setting aside up to 25 units for affordable housing. The Hamilton Green developer decided to pay the fee, which amounts to $3,759,375. The affordable housing fee per unit equals 1.25 times the average median income for a household of four in Westchester County as established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or $150,375 per unit. The developer has to begin paying the fee to the city’s Affordable Housing Assistance Fund when it receives its first certificate of occupancy for the residential units.
The council meeting was conducted using video conferencing. There would be 956 parking spaces in a four-story structure. Amenities for residents will include a raised, private outdoor space of 36,000 square feet that would include a swimming pool, outdoor grills, gardens and a clubhouse. Also, a spa and fitness center, pet care, a dog park, bike storage, rock climbing walls and a movie theater are proposed. The project is designed to be built in phases. The first phase would include 500 to 600 units of housing, the food and craft hall, associated parking and the entire public platform area. Construction of the remaining housing units and parking spaces would take place in later phases.
Rendering of Hamilton Green. Image provided by Street-Works Development.
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held two Westchester protests in an effort to heighten awareness of the concerns its members have about PPE shortages. Included are N95 masks, surgical masks, protective gowns, face shields, gloves and sanitizing products. They also voiced allegations that nurses are being overworked and staffing is not adequate for the patient load. Nurses from St. John’s Riverside Hospital and St. Joseph’s Medical Center, both in Yonkers, stood on a sidewalk in front of St. Joseph’s on April 7. On April 9, NYSNA took its message to Woods Road in Valhalla, just outside of the Westchester Medical Center’s property. The protests in Westchester followed a similar event on April 2 at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. Montefiore’s Hudson Valley presence includes White Plains Hospital, St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital, Nyack Hospital, Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital, Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital and Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in White Plains. Judy Sheridan-Gonzalez, president of NYSNA, said, “We are demanding that we get hoarded supplies that exist of PPE so that we can protect ourselves, our families and our beloved patients and communities. We can’t do it if we’re dead.”
‘SHEEP GOING TO SLAUGHTER’
Laura Ucik, a third-year resident at Montefiore, said, “Every day when I go to work I feel like sheep going to slaughter. My colleagues and I are writing our last wills and testaments. I’m 28 years old. We fear that we may not survive this pandemic, yet we show up every day to this hospital to take care of our community.” It was raining when the protest at the Westchester Medical Center (WMCHealth) took place with about a dozen participants. Sheridan-Gonzalez said, “We should not have to risk our own lives to
implementation. The effectiveness of crisis strategies is uncertain and they may pose a risk for transmission between HCP (health care providers) and patients. Consider using intact PPE that is beyond the manufacturer-designated shelf life for patient care activities. Carefully prioritize PPE use for selected care activities. This could include reserving sterile gowns and gloves for urgent sterile patient procedures, such as surgery.”
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Nurses receive a message of support at the Westchester Medical Center.
save the lives of the public.” Protester David Long said, “You don’t send a fireman into a fire without his fire gear. Well, don’t send us into this fire without the right gear.” NYSNA said WMC was rationing PPE for health care workers taking care of COVID-19 patients. It also alleged that the hospital did not have enough negative pressure rooms or HEPA filters for the designated COVID-19 area. The nurses also want the Trump administration to use the Defense Production Act (DPA) to increase production of PPE.
WMCHealth said its network, including the Westchester Medical Center, has adequate PPE on hand and “our conservation efforts are in line with CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) recommendations and are in place to ensure that our use does not exceed our supply currently or at a later date.” The disparity between recommended good practice to conserve PPE supplies and how PPE is used during normal times could be helping to spark the conflicting views of whether supplies are adequate or personnel are at risk.
PRIDE IN CARE
It has become acceptable by those in government who make recommendations and hospital administrators to extend the use of PPE. While the instructions for a 3M N95 respirator specify that it may be used until it becomes damaged, contaminated or breathing becomes difficult, in normal practice the masks typically are used once and then disposed of. During the COVID-19 crisis, they frequently are being used for several days. CDC guidance says, in part, “U.S. health care facilities experiencing PPE shortages may need to consider crisis capacity strategies, which must be carefully planned before
WMCHealth told the Business Journal that it “has adequate PPE, ventilators, medical equipment and appropriate spaces to care for patients with COVID-19.” It expressed pride in the level of care nurses and other staff members are providing and noted that COVID-19 care needs are evolving. “While we are disappointed in NYSNA’s agenda in making a political statement, we separate that from how we support our nurses and our entire workforce,” WMC said. “Like every other health care organization in the nation, we are managing our supply use and source pipelines very carefully.”
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Westfair’s senior enterprise editor wins Press Club honors Westfair Communications' Phil Hall was a big winner in the 2020 Connecticut Press Club Awards, taking home nine prizes. In his work as senior enterprise editor for the Westchester and Fairfield County Business Journal, Hall won first prize in the business article category for "Is this the right time for TikTok marketing?" He won third-place honors in the feature article and agriculture article categories for his articles "Norwalk towing company brings The Barnacle to Connecticut parking enforcement" and "Suite Talk: Jeff Wentzel, founder of the Connecticut Hemp Industry Association."
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For Westfair's monthly WAG magazine, he won three first-place honors for "Stamp Collecting is Not Yet Licked" (hobby article), "The Holy Grail of Birds" (science and technology) and "Going to the Mat" (sports), as well as an honorable mention in the arts and entertainment category for "Portrait of the Artist as an Unknown Man." Outside of Westfair, Hall shared first prize in the best talk show category for his work as co-host of "Nutmeg Chatter" on WAPJ-FM and scored a second-place prize in the hobby article category for a freelance piece on antique collecting for The Day newspaper in New London.
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“There’s been something of a disconnect between the hospitals and the nurses on the front lines,” Melissa DeRosa, secretary to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, said on April 12. “The hospitals repeatedly say, ‘We have what we need’ or when they don’t they come to us. We make sure they get it from the (state) stockpile or New York City provides it from their stockpile.” DeRosa said they hear from NYSNA that on the front lines nurses are operating under the crisis conservation guidelines put out by the CDC. Those guidelines call for wearing masks for days at a time and wearing gowns for a full shift instead of changing between patients. “Earlier on that was something that was very real because we had a shortage. At this point in the process we have been relieved of that shortage and we’ve got what we believe we should have and the hospitals say that, too,” DeRosa said. “As we hear anecdotal evidence from NYSNA on specific hospitals, what we’ve done is gone to them and say, ‘We want you to report to us. Are you operating under the crisis conservation guidelines or are you operating under normal guidelines and if it’s the crisis conservation guidelines, why?’ ” DeRosa said if a hospital has a supply line problem, the state will step in to help solve it. Despite President Donald Trump’s allegation that PPE shortages were due to the supplies “going out the back door,” the DPA is now being used as had been called for by NYSNA. On April 11, the Department of Defense (DOD) reported obtaining White House approval to execute its first DPA Title 3 project to combat COVID-19. The $133 million project will increase production of N95 masks so 39 million additional masks will be manufactured in the U.S. within 90 days. An added complication is found in recent reporting by both the Los Angeles Times and The New York Times that the federal government has been seizing shipments of supplies of masks, gowns, gloves and respirators ordered by states and hospital systems. A spokesperson for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) denied seizing shipments but admitted that FEMA was “prioritizing shipments” of the equipment to COVID hot spots. The reporting indicated that the government was intercepting shipments and diverting them to commercial distributors that were allowed to sell half of the supplies to the entities that ordered them while sending the other half to wherever the federal government dictated.
‘A war effort’ HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL RETURNS FROM COVID-19 INFECTION, FEARS NURSES WILL DEAL WITH PTSD ness-as-usual approach too soon and abandon the practice of social distancing. “I don’t think they understand who can get very sick and who can get a mild case,” she said. “Nobody knows who that will be. “I feel like the nurses are soldiers. And the respiratory therapists are making sure everybody is ventilated properly. It’s doctors who are specializing in cardiology and being an ICU doctor. We need all the other doctors. It feels like a war effort.”
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nurse at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie recently returned to work with a unique perspective on the coronavirus pandemic. “Emily,” which is not her real name as she wished to remain anonymous, tested positive for COVID-19 and was sidelined for two weeks. She had all the symptoms and was not surprised by the news. “I lost my sense of smell completely,” said Emily, who returned to work on April 7. “It was miserable. I had a fever of 101.7, general aches and pains and a lack of appetite. “I feel like I had a mild case, so it’s almost not even the same as what other people have gone through.” The Dutchess County resident has been a registered nurse for 13 years. She placed the hospital’s number of COVID19 patients at approximately 75 with 12 patients under investigation last week. “If you go back six weeks or longer, we started to really ramp up and we started going into a militarization of the hospital,” she said. “This is like nothing else I’ve ever seen in my lifetime and for people who have been there for 30 or 40 years this is like nothing they have ever seen. “You have people who are trying to upskill nurses. For the ICU nurses there’s no relief in sight. They are in there until the end. They are watching families on Zoom with their dying family members, and also seeing a family member come in for 15 minutes to say goodbye to a relative, and they are 60, 65 years old, not 80 or 85.” Emily described the stress being faced by health care workers as being the highest she has ever seen. “You’ve got an entire department that says we will be doing comfort care on this patient, which means they are taken off the ventilator,” she said. “It’s pretty rough. “You ask them if they want you near them when they say a prayer or facilitate family members being on the iPad. I want the family to know that their mother was not alone, not in pain and taken care of with respect. I fear the nurses will have to deal with PTSD from what they have seen.” Emily’s reaction was positive when asked if her facility had enough personal protective equipment. “So far there’s not been any skimping,” she said. “There is no reusing that I am aware of. Everything is brand-new, the gowns and masks. There are enough ventilators for the patients that are there. “It’s all fresh. We don’t know how long it will go until it is all used up. We’re getting donations of masks.” While working her normal schedule of three days per week with 12-hour shifts, she is concerned that people will adopt a busi-
Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. Photo by Glenn J. Kalinoski.
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onnecticut is starting to turn its attention to what Gov. Ned Lamont has called “the day after” the pandemic. Along with creating a partnership with the governors of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Delaware and Rhode Island to establish a regional, consistent approach to reopening the economy, Lamont has created The Reopen Connecticut Advisory Board. The panel will examine issues concerning how best to allow commerce to begin, while also ensuring the state's public health is protected. The group will consult with state and regional partners and experts on next steps. It will be co-chaired by Indra Nooyi, the former PepsiCo chairman and CEO who is the current board co-chair of AdvanceCT, and Dr. Albert Ko, a department chair at the Yale School of Public Health.
‘HOSPITAL SYSTEM IS COPING WELL’
PT Partners held its monthly PT Barnum food distribution event in Bridgeport. Photo by Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media.
COVID-19 NUMBERS
As of April 15, the state’s numbers stood at 50,143 coronavirus tests conducted, which had yielded 14,765 positive results. There were 1,908 hospitalizations and 868 deaths. Fairfield County had 365 deaths, by far the most of any of the state’s eight counties. Stamford led the state with 1,583 positive cases. Bridgeport had 919 cases. Norwalk had 803 followed by Danbury with 754. In an April 14 conference call, Bridgeport Hospital President Anne Diamond said since that facility took in its first positive patient, it has received 432 inpatients and discharged about 270. “We do believe we are easing into our peak,” Diamond said. “Probably in the next week or so, we’ll be there.”
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Specialist Jacob Oliver (left) and Cadet Andre Salazar of Bridgeport carry a bed to be assembled at Western Connecticut State University where a medical space is being assembled. Photo by H. John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut Media.
10-MINUTE TESTS
Some 22 Bridgeport firefighters and 11 police officers have been sidelined after testing positive. Mayor Joe Ganim has requested serological COVID-19 tests for police, fire and emergency public safety officers. Such tests detect antibodies in a blood sample that would confirm or deny the presence of coronavirus. Results could be produced in as little as 10 minutes, which would eliminate the
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need to quarantine first responders for 14 days. Lamont said, according to Office of Policy and Management Secretary Melissa McCaw, the state has withstood about $450 million in coronavirus-related expenses. Lamont estimated the state's unemployment rate at about 15%, "and it could be rising to 20%." He noted that Department of Labor Commissioner Kurt Westby reported that about half of
the state's unemployment claims have been processed.
LAMONT APPROVAL
A poll by Sacred Heart University’s Institute for Public Policy in Fairfield showed the majority of respondents approving of Lamont’s performance, with 67.2% saying they approved of how the governor was handling “communication to the public” and 65% expressed confidence about his “overall response and handling of the
coronavirus crisis." Also, 51.6% approved of the way Lamont was “addressing a plan for Connecticut residents and families” while 45% approved of how he was “addressing a plan for businesses in the state.” Lamont acknowledged that some party-line grumbling about how and when to reopen the state economy — and what he called “some noise” from the White House — are growing in volume. “It’s probably getting a little more political,” Lamont said. Lamont is facing pressure to get Connecticut’s economy moving again from various constituencies. Of the increasing number of emails and texts he is receiving from small businesses petitioning him to allow them to reopen, Lamont said, “There’s an urgency to get back to our everyday lives, but now is not the time to relax the social distancing.” Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano (R-North Haven) sent the governor a pair
Josh Geballe, the state’s COO, said there are about 1,800 available beds for coronavirus patients outside of hospitals with about onethird of the hospitals’ beds also available. “Our hospital system is coping well, certainly in lower Fairfield County,” Geballe said. Lamont said the PPE (personal protective equipment) situation is good, with “a couple hundred thousand” N95 respirators being distributed around the state, an initiative underway to sanitize and reuse 80,000 to 90,000 masks and enough ventilators to meet demand.
NURSING HOMES
Lamont issued an executive order establishing COVID-19 recovery centers in some nursing homes, which provides residents who have been discharged from hospitals a designated space to continue recovering. Two recovery centers have been established, including Northbridge Healthcare Center in Bridgeport and another in Sharon. Two more are being created in Torrington and Meriden, for a total of 419 beds. About half of the state’s 215 nursing homes have reported at least one COVID19 case.
Common Council approves project for White Plains YMCA BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com
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he plan to tear down the YMCA building at 250 Mamaroneck Ave. in White Plains and replace it with a mixed-use development was approved by the White Plains Common Council at its April 6 meeting. The applicant, Southern Land Company LLC, has its corporate headquarters in Nashville and maintains its Northeast regional office at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. It had been asking for site plan and special permit approvals. The company was founded in 1986 by Timothy Downey, who is its CEO and has completed about two dozen single-family, multifamily and commercial projects in the U.S. Joseph Rossi, northeast director of acquisitions for the company, had told the Business Journal that the YMCA project would cost “north of $100 million.” The building would be demolished and an eight-story, 177-unit, mixed-use structure would be built on the 1.16-acre property. There would be 1,876 square feet
of ground-floor retail and a three-level underground parking garage. The building is eligible for listing on the State and National Register of Historic Places because of its association with the national YMCA movement. The developer has agreed to preserve some of the architectural elements during demolition for possible exhibition along with creating a history of the local YMCA. During the approval process, the Westchester County Planning Board expressed concern that the project would result in the loss of the 150 affordable single-room occupancy units that the YMCA had provided. It asked in a letter to the city how those units would be replaced. Under the White Plains affordable housing requirements for new projects, developers have the right to pay a fee to the city instead of providing up to 25 affordable units. The city requires that 12% of the units in a new project fall into the affordable category. For this project, 12% of the 177 units would be 21 affordable units. Southern Land has cho-
sen the buyout fee, which has been calculated at $3,157,875 based on a per-unit rate of 1.25 times the average median income of a family of four in Westchester, or $150,375 per unit. The Common Council found that the project does not provide adequate land for park and recreation facilities based upon it bringing 346 new residents to the site. The council assessed a fee of $556,500 to be used by the city exclusively for parks, playgrounds and other recreational purposes including the acquisition of real estate. The city is requiring that a balance due to its Community Development Program Revolving Loan Fund be paid off. In 2013, the YMCA took out a loan of $75,000 to help cover the cost of rehabilitating 26 of the bedrooms in its facility. The unpaid balance was given as $31,617.26. The developer was given a special permit to increase the residential density of the project as 114 residential units were allowed on the site. The special permit allows the 63 additional units.
The building on Mamaroneck Avenue was built in 1927. Photo by Aleesia Forni.
Frontier Communications restructuring under Chapter 11 BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com
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rushing debt and the uncertain effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have led Frontier Communications Corp. to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and to enter into a restructuring support agreement (RSA) with bondholders. The Norwalk company indicated in its 2019 annual report that it was considering a restructuring and it planned to file for Chapter 11. Under the terms of the RSA, the bondhold-
The headquarters building of Frontier Communications at 401 Merritt 7 in Norwalk. Photo by Alexander Soule / Hearst Connecticut Media.
ers — who represent 75% of Frontier’s debt — are endorsing a plan designed to reduce the company’s debt by more than $10 billion and provide financial flexibility to support continued investment in its long-term growth. Frontier lists total debt of $21.9 billion against assets of $17.4 billion. The company received pledges of $460 million in debtor-in-possession financing. Once the court has approved the plan, the company’s liquidity will total more than $1.1 billion comprised of debtor-in-possession financing and the
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company’s more than $700 million in cash. The firm also said it plans to sell its Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana operations and assets to Northwest Fiber for $1.352 billion in cash. That deal is expected to close on or around April 30. Frontier said its customers will not experience any service disruptions. Robert Schriesheim, chairman of the finance committee of the board of directors, said the company’s trade vendors will be paid for goods and services provided both before and after the filing date. APRIL 20, 2020
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In Court | Bill Heltzel Yorktown borrower sues KeyBank for $5M over late mortgage papers
A Yorktown man has filed a $5 million class action lawsuit against KeyBank, claiming that the lender fails to file proofs when residential mortgages are paid off. Robert K. Sullivan sued the Cleveland bank April 2 in U.S. District Court in White Plains, citing a New York law that requires lenders to file a satisfaction of mortgage with the local county clerk when a loan’s entire principal and interest have been paid. “This is no mere procedural transgression,” the complaint states. “The widespread failure of banks to timely present mortgage satisfactions may disrupt the entire system for transferring residential property in New York State.” Spokeswoman Karen Crane said KeyBank does not comment on pending litigation. Robert and Denise Sullivan bought a house on Sherry Drive for $448,000 in 2003. In 2017, they took out a $335,000, 30-year loan from KeyBank. Last September, as the Sullivans were going through divorce proceedings, they asked for a payoff statement. KeyBank said
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they owed $324,942, according to the lawsuit, and they paid the debt. Robert then deeded his interest in the property to Denise, according to Westchester property records, and she refinanced with another lender. But as of April 2, the complaint states, KeyBank had not presented a mortgage satisfaction to the Westchester County Clerk. New York imposes progressively higher penalties for failure to file satisfaction papers within a month. The borrower is entitled to $500 after 30 days, $1,000 after 60 days and $1,500 after 90 days. The law is meant to ensure that property can be efficiently and reliably bought and transferred, the complaint states. Landowners need clear titles to sell real estate and the lack of a mortgage satisfaction can impair a borrower’s credit and ability to secure a new loan. KeyBank has failed to file mortgage satisfactions thousands of times in New York, Sullivan claims, though his complaint does not explain how the number
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was derived. He is asking the court to certify as a class all New York borrowers who paid off KeyBank loans after March 30, 2014, for whom no discharge or satisfaction of mortgage was filed with a county clerk within 30 days. He is demanding that the borrowers be paid from $500 to $1,500, depending on when mortgage satisfaction papers were filed. Sullivan is represented by Philip L. Fraietta and Frederick J. Klorczyk III of Bursor & Fisher PA, a national firm that specializes in class action lawsuits, and by Yorktown Heights attorney Mitchell P. Lieberman.
WIDOW ACCUSES MONSEY INSURANCE BROKER OF USING RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS TO HIDE ASSETS
A creditor claims that a bankrupt Monsey insurance broker is concealing millions of dollars in assets in religious organizations and businesses to avoid paying his debts. Judith Gluck, also of Monsey, sued Samuel Ehrenthal in federal bankruptcy court on March 27.
Ehrenthal “failed to accurately disclose, and therefore concealed, his property,” the complaint states, “with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud a creditor … and the court.” Ehrenthal and his bankruptcy attorney, Kevin J. Nash, did not immediately respond to telephone and email messages asking for his side of the story. Ehrenthal filed for Chapter 7 liquidation in December, declaring $1.8 million in assets and nearly $14.6 million in liabilities. His assets are composed mostly of his house on Highview Road in Monsey that is valued at $1.2 million. He listed $543,631 in retirement funds, four parcels of land in New York and Pennsylvania worth $37,200, $200 in a checking account and $200 in a brokerage account. Liabilities include $3 million to the IRS, $2.4 million to a Brooklyn woman, $2.3 million to Gluck, characterized as disputed, and $2 million to a resident of Canada. He declared $240,000 in interest and dividends from businesses in 2019, but no salary. Besides the insurance agency, Insured on Time Services Inc. in Spring Valley, he lists ownership of 217 40th Street LC, a financial advisory, 22 South Madison LLC, a real estate holding company that filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in 2018, and two non-operating companies. Gluck claims Ehrenthal omitted several businesses and bank accounts. She represents the estate of her late husband, Yitzchok Gluck, who paid Ehrenthal $600,000 in 2007 to build two apartments within three years, according to a rabbinical court record. The apartments were not completed on time, and in 2016 the rabbinical court awarded the Gluck estate $1.6 million, including $1 million for
the value of the apartments. Ehrenthal did not pay the judgment, Rockland Supreme Court Justice David S. Zuckerman found in 2017, in confirming the $1.6 million rabbinical court obligation. Gluck claims Ehrenthal owns two condominiums on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan through EEA Sterling Fund Ltd. He bought the condos for $1.7 million in 2007. In December 2017, four days after Zuckerman confirmed the rabbinical court award, he transferred title to the condos, then appraised at more than $2 million, to EEA for $35,000. Property documents were signed for EEA by a man Gluck claims is a “straw man” for conducting Ehrenthal’s businesses.” “There is no way that Ehrenthal’s transfer to EEA of title to the two condominium units for $20,000 and $15,000 was anywhere near fair value,” Gluck’s attorney, Joseph A. Churgin of Nanuet, stated in a March 6 bankruptcy court filing. EEA and the condominiums are not listed as assets on Ehrenthal’s bankruptcy schedules. Gluck also claims that Sixteen Park Realty LLC bought a property in Pomona for $925,000 in 2016. The company is registered to Ehrenthal’s home address, but neither the Pomona property nor the company are listed in the bankruptcy case. Gluck accuses Ehrenthal of controlling bank accounts for several religious organizations — in at least one instance, without the knowledge of the rabbi — to hide income, pay personal expenses and transfer funds between entities. They include Monsey congregations Khal Beis Usher, Ahavas Chaverim and Nachlas Moshe. None of the bank account assets are listed in the bankruptcy records.
Gluck argues that Ehrenthal should not be allowed to discharge his debts in bankruptcy because he has committed fraud by concealing assets. Besides Churgin, she is represented by Joseph J. Haspel of Goshen.
APPELLATE COURT FINDS HUDSON VALLEY LAWYER MISAPPROPRIATED CLIENT FUNDS
A Hudson Valley lawyer has been suspended for two years for improperly seizing funds from a client trust account. The Second Appellate Division found Leslie Andrews in violation of nine charges of professional misconduct in an April 2 ruling. Andrews focused on construction cases, having run his own construction company for several years, and on commercial and residential real estate. He practiced in White Plains and LaGrangeville. Most of the charges stem from his handling of one case. He represented John and Elizabeth Reed of Bedford Hills when they put their house up for sale. A New Rochelle couple agreed to buy the house for $1.15 million in 2015 and Andrews deposited the $115,000 down payment in an escrow account. Then the buyers canceled the deal, claiming that the house should not have received a certificate of occupancy when it was built in 1993 because a support beam had been installed improperly. They claimed they were entitled to the down payment. Andrews sued the buyers in 2016 on behalf of the Reeds. Before the dispute was to go to trial in 2017, the buyers agreed to relinquish their claim to the down payment. The attorney grievance committee accused Andrews of mishandling the down payment. The Reeds had agreed to pay him 10% of
In Court | Bill Heltzel the total amount recovered if the matter was settled before filing a lawsuit, 20% after the filing and 30% if the case went to trial. Andrews claimed he was entitled to 30% — $34,500 — on the theory that by filing a request for judicial intervention he had tried the case in court. His understanding “was incredible,” the appellate judges found, “as the case admittedly did not go to trial” and no proof was offered “other than his own self-serving testimony.” The judges ruled that Andrews had engaged in a willful misappropriation. But his transgressions went further, according to the court. In 2016, when the client trust account should have held $171,548 for the Reeds and five other clients, it was short by more than $45,000. The appellate court found him guilty of misappropriation of funds by failing to maintain the correct balance in the client trust account, breach of fiduciary duty, disbursing client funds to himself, depositing funds into the wrong account and failure to provide bank records or identify clients for whom funds were held. Attempts to get Andrews’ response to the appellate ruling failed. Andrews admitted that he mismanaged his accounts, according to the appellate ruling, and disputed only the issue of the Reeds’ fee for his services. He asked the appellate court to consider mitigating factors. He accepted responsibility for his transgressions. He was remorseful. He was inexperienced as a lawyer, having spent most of his career in construction. He lost his life’s savings in the Great Recession and sank into a depression. Except for the Reeds, he argued, no clients were deprived of their money. And if the court ruled that he was
not entitled to 30% from the Reeds, he was prepared to pay the $11,500 they were entitled to. The ruling was issued by Alan D. Scheinkman, the presiding justice, and Ruth C. Balkin, Hector D. LaSalle, William F. Mastro and Reinaldo E. Rivera.
EX-MANAGER SUES AUTONATION TO BLOCK NDA
A local car dealership manager is demanding that AutoNation Inc. park its employee nondisclosure agreements outside New York. John DeAngelis of Eastchester sued AutoNation of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on April 7 in federal court in White Plains. “The agreement is unenforceable,” the lawsuit states, “inasmuch as it is offensive to a fundamental public policy of the state of New York.” An AutoNation spokesman did not reply to an email request for comment. AutoNation’s Land Rover dealership in Mount Kisco hired DeAngelis as general manager in 2016. Nearly two years later, he was made general manager of the Jaguar and Land Rover dealerships in Elmsford. When he got the new position, the complaint states, AutoNation required him to sign a nondisclosure agreement, or NDA — a confidentiality, no-solicitation, no-hire, non-compete agreement — “as a condition of his continued employment.” The NDA prohibited DeAngelis from selling or servicing cars for any competitor within 50 miles of the Elmsford dealerships and within 10 miles of any AutoNation dealership in the U.S., for a year after leaving the company. Any dispute would have to be litigated in either a state or federal court in Broward County, Florida, and the terms would have to be interpreted under Florida law.
DeAngelis resigned from his job last November, according to the complaint, and officially left the AutoNation job on Dec. 2. The Premier Collection’s Subaru and Volvo dealerships in Elmsford hired him Feb. 3 as director of fixed operations. Two weeks later, an AutoNation lawyer threatened to sue DeAngelis, according to the complaint, if he did not comply with the NDA. On March 23, a Florida law firm notified him that it was authorized to commence a lawsuit and demanded that he cease and desist. DeAngelis claims the Premier Collection job had nothing to do with sales and the dealership did not compete with any AutoNation dealerships in New York. According to the complaint, the New York Court of Appeals ruled in 2015 — in Brown & Brown Inc. v. Johnson — that NDAs are unenforceable if they require more than is necessary to protect the employer’s interests or impose undue hardship on the employee. The Brown & Brown case also involved a Florida-based company and a New Yorkbased employee. Florida law makes it easy to enforce NDAs and does not allow courts to consider the potential harm on employees, the Court of Appeals found, whereas New York requires courts to balance the interests of the employer, the employee and the public. Thus, applying Florida law to an NDA “would be offensive to a fundamental public policy of this state,” the Court of Appeals ruled. DeAngelis is asking the federal court in White Plains to declare that the NDA and Florida law “violate the public policy of the State of New York, and are therefore invalid and unenforceable.” DeAngelis is represented by Tarrytown attorney Armand P. Mele.
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‘The economy must be in recovery’ for Trump to win BY GLENN J. KALINOSKI gkalinoski@westfairinc.com
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mid the coronavirus pandemic there has been no shortage of catastrophic economic news as unemployment soars and much of the economy has been frozen. Bloomberg Television and Radio political contributor Jeanne M. Zaino, who is also a professor of political science and international studies at Iona College in New Rochelle, put the crisis in context regarding President Donald Trump’s future. Winning a second term means, “He’s got to get us through this,” she said. “The economy must be in recovery and he needs to have weakened opposition. It is going to be a referendum on Trump. “He needs to make the case that now is not the time to change who is piloting the ship. It will be an uphill battle decided by very few voters in a few states. He will have to figure out a way to campaign in those states without being there until this thing lifts.” She wouldn’t offer a prediction regarding the outcome in November. “In good economic times an incumbent wins 80% of the time,” she said. “Now all bets are off as this economy has almost ground to a halt. If the Congress is inclined to continue investing in the economy, that should help the president as would an infrastructure bill.”
CRUSHING UNEMPLOYMENT
Bloomberg News reported on April 9 that Americans applied for unemployment benefits in overwhelming numbers during a third consecutive week, bringing the total to approximately 16.8 million. A total of 6.61 million people filed jobless claims during the week ended April
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Jeanne Zaino, appearing on Bloomberg TV’s “Balance of Power.”
4, according to the Labor Department. The three-week total implies an unemployment rate approaching 15% compared with a 10% level reached in the last recession. It was 4.4% in March, up from a half-century low of 3.5% in February. The New Rochelle resident also offered an analysis of Trump’s daily afternoon updates regarding COVID-19 developments. “I think they are getting better,” she said. “He has increasingly … tended to listen more and reflect more and listen to the scientists and the people who have the numbers. His personality makes this kind of crisis communication very difficult.” ‘
STICK TO THE SCRIPT
Zaino credited Vice President Mike Pence as being much more suited to crisis communication. “He speaks very slowly and is somber, versus Trump, who likes to engage and throw things out that are a surprise and unplanned,” she said. “He
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doesn’t work well in crisis communication. He should come out, give the update, turn it over to the scientists and not engage so much. “He should stick to the script almost exclusively. The updates should be full of data and not antagonistic. It is so far afield from his personality. I don’t think he would ever pay attention to that advice.” As the Trump updates draw sizable audiences, former vice president and presumptive Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden has almost vanished from the scene as traditional campaigning has come to a halt. “It is the first time that there has been a crisis like this where he hasn’t been a leader in the Senate or in the White House,” she said. “This makes it difficult because he doesn’t have a platform. He has not built the infrastructure to campaign virtually.” The Democrats pushed back their convention from July to August. Zaino was asked if the Republicans will delay their convention.
“They are going to take a want-and-see,” she said. “I wouldn’t be surprised if both conventions moved to a virtual platform. “It’s tough to push back beyond August because if you move after Labor Day then fundraising becomes difficult.”
TIME TO REFLECT
Zaino said providing news analysis has been made more challenging by constant breaking news that leaves little time for reflection. She praised National Public Radio and PBS for their coverage of the crisis. “The sober nature of their coverage has not seemed as exploitive or grandiose as some of the others,” she said. “They are not driven by ratings. If you are driven by ratings you don’t have the luxury of doing that.” Zaino rejected the idea that people are being overwhelmed by the media coverage to the point that they might tune out. She added that one political story not being covered
is the impact of the crisis on down-ballot races.
‘CHINA IS A HUGE CHALLENGE TO THE U.S.’
Receiving coverage is how China is using the crisis to maneuver itself to knock the U.S. off its perch as the world’s leading superpower. “Trump was right in saying that China is a huge challenge to the U.S.,” she said. “They have a long-term strategy to be an indispensable superpower and they are trying to use the virus to do that.” Zaino has been exclusively with Bloomberg since the early part of the year. “Before that I had done a lot of appearances on Fox and had been making the rounds,” she said. “You make other app ea ra nce s when Bloomberg allows it. They allow it if you have a book to promote. I had appeared for many years on Bloomberg. They decided to bring on two political contributors and I was lucky enough to be one of them. “Bloomberg is focused on the markets primarily,
not necessarily on politics. The audience for Bloomberg is going to be Wall Street with the sound off while they are working at their desks. The Fox audience is much more general, older, whiter. Bloomberg doesn’t want to focus on the horse race aspect of politics.” She described the current situation as being part of a typical four-stage process, including: • Breaking news, describing what has happened. • The drama that features where we are now, TV news that includes the listing of the number of dead and infected, the government response and experts appearing on camera. • The blame game, which is the finger-pointing stage with people asking why we weren’t ready with testing kits, why the supplies of personal protective equipment and ventilators were not adequate and who is to blame. • The resolution stage, which will include congressional hearings, the White House response and lawsuits.
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Virtual tours part of Realtors’ reality BY GLENN J. KALINOSKI gkalinoski@westfairinc.com
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he real estate industry has not escaped the impact of the coronavirus pandemic as Realtors have been forced to adjust to a new reality. “It changes every day,” said Leah Caro, chair of the board of One Key Multiple Listing Service and president and principal broker of Park Sterling Realty in Bronxville. “On March 16 we were considered nonessential. Immediately all in-person showings of property came to a halt.” She discussed the impact of COVID-19 during an April 10 appearance on "Building Knowledge With The Building and Realty Institute" on WVOX (1460 AM). Technology has allowed potential buyers to remain engaged with properties that are for sale. “Virtual tours have been instituted,” she said. “FaceTime and Zoom let us walk through a property
with the laptop. It gets the message across. People can still see the property and we can consult with them to give them our expert advice. “It’s a great way to start screening properties. Most people are not buying without getting physically into properties. If you are a buyer looking to take a bit of risk, now is the time to bid on that property because no one else is crossing that threshold either.” The commentary came a few days after the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors issued a report stating that, “residential home sales figures for the first quarter of 2020 were strong and indicated that a robust year for residential sales in the lower Hudson Valley region ... would follow. According to a report released by OneKey Multiple Listing Service … that aforementioned assumption has ... been cast in doubt by the onset of COVID-19, which has, in the space of a matter of weeks, significantly impacted the local economy and unemployment numbers.” The data showed:
Selling homes in Westchester County and the Hudson Valley increasingly involves the use of virtual tours. Photo by Glenn J. Kalinoski.
• Westchester County experienced a 7.2% increase in single-family home sales with 1,055 compared with 984 in the first quarter of 2019. • Rockland County had an increase of 15% with sales at 452 units compared to 393 in the first quarter of 2019. • Putnam County sales were up 8.7% at 224. • Sullivan County single-family sales rose 6.1% at 209 units. • Orange County sales dropped 3.5% to 737 from 764 for the first quarter of 2019. Median sales prices
changed by the following amounts: • Orange County’s price saw an 11.2% increase going from $250,000 in the first quarter of 2019 to $277,900 in the first quarter of 2020. • There was an increase of 6.7% to $640,000 in Westchester. • A rise of 2.4% to $335,000 was seen in Putnam County. • There was a 3.1% rise to $459,000 in Rockland. • There was a rise of 25.8% to $163,500 in Sullivan County. With an expected slowdown in spring real estate business activity, many real estate agents remain hopeful for a post-pandemic mar-
ket rebound, according to a survey from the National Association of Realtors. “Home sales will decline this spring season because of unique economic and social consequences resulting from the coronavirus outbreak, but much of the activity looks to reappear later in the year,” NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said. “Home prices will remain stable because of a pandemic-induced reduction in inventory coupled with less immediate concerns over foreclosures.” For 93% of respondents, most of the business they do is residential. For 5% of the respondents the majority of their business is commercial. Nearly six out of 10 members said buyers are delaying home purchases for a couple of months, while a similar share of members said sellers are delaying home sales for a couple of months. Of those who are working with sellers, 72% said that no sellers have reduced the price to attract buyers. Sales prices were reduced by 5% or
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less according to 16% of the members. Only 2% reported 15% or more reductions. The survey found 63% of members reporting that buyers are expecting a decline in home prices. Of this share, 16% expect a less than 5% decrease and the largest portion, 23%, expect a decrease by 5% to 10%. About 26% of members cited being able to complete nearly all aspects of transactions while respecting social distance. With minor modifications such as using masks and gloves, 34% held person-to-person interactions where still required. Stay-at-home mandates prevented 18% from completing transactions. “We’re adjusting to the new normal and looking forward to getting back to the previous work we used to do. I don’t want to put a deadline on this. We all have an ethical obligation to get this thing squashed,” Caro said. “We have buyers who can’t wait to get back in the market. It’s going to be down to an individual basis and some people will wait.” APRIL 20, 2020
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CONTRIBUTING WRITER | By Howard E. Greenberg
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The future of Westchester’s commercial real estate market
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he word unprecedented has been used an unprecedented number of times recently, but it is the most accurate word we have to describe what has happened to our world. At some point in the foreseeable future, we will begin to move toward a new normal. What will that look like in Westchester’s real estate market? Here are my initial thoughts.
FIRST THINGS FIRST
When the stay-at-home orders end, the first priority of businesses will be to get back to some sort of normal work. They need to
assess where their business is, to understand cash on hand and projected cash flow. They need to project what volume of business they anticipate for the next quarter, six months, etc., and to assess what workforce and materials they will need to achieve that volume. Many companies have furloughed employees. Which of their employees will they bring back and when? How will they deal with debt they have accumulated during the stay-at-home period? What will their supply chain issues be? These will be the first and most difficult issues they will face and will occupy their
minds and time when they can reopen and get back to business. Insurance brokers, attorneys, construction companies and other businesses and professions will have to prioritize work backlogs. There will be a crush on courts, building departments and other governmental and private institutions as they begin to deal with their backlogs and new items, as claims, litigation, etc. start to flood in, all starting essentially on the “back to work” date. Howard E. Greenberg
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Landlords are dealing with many tenant requests for rent relief. As they did during the Great Recession, they are taking them on a case-by-case basis. There are businesses that are totally shut down (including retail, restaurants and gyms) that may never go back into business. Other businesses continued to function during the pandemic but have had restrictions. My law firm clients who defend insurance companies have new cases and claims coming in, but the courts are closed. So, the highly compensated litigation attorneys literally cannot work and cannot bill for their time. This segment of the law profession will be extremely busy after the courts reopen. But for now, they are not functioning at full capacity. Every business is trying to conserve cash, so collections have surely slowed. Landlords are taking the position that leases are still in full force and effect and that rent is due. They must pay their mortgages, real estate taxes and the costs of operating their buildings, even if no one is in them. Office buildings are not locked. Tenants still have access with their card keys. If landlords did lock the buildings, they could be liable for lawsuits for constructive eviction. They cannot shut off the HVAC systems. If they do, they risk formation of mold or other issues that would be costly to resolve. So, their expenses are not going down very much. In their initial responses to tenant requests for rent relief or deferral, the landlords are including information on the various government programs that tenants can and should take advantage of to get capital to pay their rent, payrolls and other expenses. Landlords want to make sure everyone is feeling the pain if they must grant some kind of rent relief or deferral to tenants that are in dire straits. They want to make sure the business owners have laid people off, applied for all applicable loans, taken pay cuts themselves, etc., before they reach into their pockets to bail them out. The impact
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REAL ESTATE of the government stimulus programs has yet to be felt, as loans have not yet been approved and cash has not yet flowed to businesses. There has been little written about the impact of building owners not paying their mortgages and real estate taxes. How will the lending community or the federal government deal with that? There will be landlords who will default on mortgages due to the pandemic and the interruption of rents. Either they will be able to make deals with their lenders or there will be foreclosures. I have seen large real estate funds being raised to take advantage of this scenario to buy quality properties at below-market prices, much as some did during the Great Recession.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO OFFICES?
I still believe that offices will be important, and that the world will not automatically default to a fully work-from-home environment. When the business environment is stable, I am sure companies will debrief their management and employees about their feelings regarding working from home and talk about how important it will be in the future. But employees need to be managed. Important ideas emerge from person-to-person contact in offices. Teams need to have in-person meetings. Those businesses and professions that deal with paper flow work much more efficiently in an office environment. I have seen several articles that address how offices may change as a result of this pandemic. Suggestions include: • Going to four-day workweeks to reduce density in offices. • Increased office and common area cleaning. • Reducing density of workstations (or raising their height to place physical barriers between densely packed workers). • Reducing the number of seats in meeting/ conference rooms to increase the distance between people. • Installing hands-free controls for doors, landline phones and other touchpoints. • Clean-desk policies so that furniture can be sanitized as part of normal cleaning. • Increasing humidity and fresh air circulation to reduce infection transmission.
SEVERE ENVIRONMENT FOR RETAIL
It is generally agreed within the real estate industry that warehouse properties will be hurt the least of any asset class by this pandemic. Supply chains are ever more important as essential stores need to be stocked and people at home are ordering increasing volumes of merchandise from online retailers. The impact on retail tenants and landlords will be the most severe. There will be many restaurants and other small businesses that will not sur-
vive. As difficult as the retail environment was before the pandemic began, I believe there will be an unprecedented amount of vacancies of retail spaces and a real need to repurpose them to other uses when this is all done. Hotels will also have a very long road back. Travel will take a long time to come back and it will take some time for people to be comfortable holding large events, both business and personal. Zoom and other video meeting platforms will occupy a larger place in both the business and personal worlds going forward.
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FOR SALE | 537 N State Road | Briarcliff Manor Listed by Rich Aponte | $2,860,000
INCREASED VACANCIES
There will be increased vacancies in office buildings. Tenants whose leases are expiring soon may take short-term extensions to figure out what their needs will be, and most landlords will accommodate them as there will not be many tenants in the market to backfill empty spaces. Rental rates were rising in Westchester before the pandemic. They will likely reverse course due to increased supply and reduced demand by businesses that are not yet sure how they, and the economy, will recover. Tenants whose leases are expiring and need to expand will be in great demand. Landlords will need to go to their banks for capital to pay for tenant fit-outs and other transaction expenses. General leasing velocity will take a long while to come back to where it was. Westchester had just turned the corner toward being a healthy market due to years of building demolitions and repurposings to other uses. The pandemic has stalled that process.
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There is a personal aspect to the rent forbearance requests and negotiations. Some tenants have close relationships with their landlords. Others do not. But the personal communications to resolve these issues will mean a lot. Landlords (whether they are small private owners, large partnerships or publicly traded REITs) must understand tenants’ varied business issues. Tenants must understand landlords’ issues. There will have to be a lot of new thinking on everyone’s part to help the economy and the real estate market recover from this shutdown. As conditions have changed day to day during the pandemic, they will continue to change rapidly as the economy reopens. Howard E. Greenberg is the president of Howard Properties, Ltd. He has represented tenants and landlords for 34 years in Westchester County, throughout the U.S. and Europe. He can be reached at 914-997-0300 or howard@howprop.com.
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media channels has been on the rise for some time, today the virtual tour has become practically a must, according to David Wilk, sales manager at WRRE’s Greenwich office. “There was a concentration of agents doing that before, but we’ve seen a huge increase in usage. And it crosses all age groups and levels of experience. Some of them are learning on the job and getting better as they go along. And some of them,” he allowed with a chuckle, “are utilizing their children to put together and edit the videos.” The virtual tour features the agent walking through the house and pointing out its particulars, demonstrating water pressure by turning on faucets, showing off the natural light in certain rooms and so on. The prospective buyer can ask questions, “and really get down to the nitty-gritty,” Walsh said. Recent Westport office transactions have included: • The present tenants of a rental home doing a walk-
through and explanation of the home using their iPhone, while the agent and prospective tenant waited outside the property. The home rented at full price and a one-year lease was signed immediately. • A prospective renter stayed in his home, asked questions, and fully viewed the property on FaceTime, made a full-price offer, signed a lease immediately and moved in four days after the showing. • Prior to a FaceTime showing of a Greenwich home, an agent sent the prospective buyers the floor plan and numbered the pattern she would be following, so they knew where she was in the house. Upon completion of each of the house’s three floors, she summarized to see if she needed to revisit any rooms before going to the next floor. The same was done outside, including pool, house mechanicals and conditions of the landscaping and driveway. The clients made an offer sight unseen.
Screenshot of a virtual tour of 40 West Elm St. in Greenwich.
Screenshot of a virtual tour/showing on social media of a Westport home.
Video of surrounding houses, streets and the like can also be taken. A risk comes in the form of unexpected odors or other problems not easily detected on a screen. Walsh said, “The contract clearly states that they are purchasing it sight unseen. But we want them to see any flaws. Nobody wants an unhappy client.” The days of undecided
clients informally browsing several properties are temporarily over, Walsh added. “It’s not in anyone’s best interest just to go around seeing houses,” she said. Wilk said live “open houses” via apps like Zoom have become popular, with the agent or owner providing tours and answers to multiple potential buyers or renters. The process of moving in and out has remained pretty much the same, he added, though there are more gloves and masks in evidence these days. “The only problem I know of is when someone who was living in Westchester County was ready to move into a rental in Greenwich,” Wilk recalled. “And they couldn’t get a mover because that was not deemed an essential business by the governor (Andrew Cuomo) at the time. But then he changed it and everything went forward.” Both agents believe the new technological reality will remain in place once the pandemic passes.
What’s next for Tweed Airport? BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com
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ast month, the U.S. Supreme Court denied Connecticut Attorney General William Tong’s petition to hear the case Tong v. Tweed-New Haven Airport Authority. In its action, the high court paved the way to bring about a potentially dramatic change to Connecticut’s air travel environment. For years, Connecticut’s shoreline had three airports offering commercial flights: Tweed; GrotonNew London Airport; and Sikorsky Memorial Airport, which is owned by the city of Bridgeport and based in Stratford. Sikorsky stopped offering commercial flights in 1999 and Groton-New London Airport ceased its commercial flight offerings
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in 2004. Tweed’s commercial potential became limited due to a 2009 state statute limiting its runway length to 5,600 feet. Currently, the only commercial routes involve American Airlines’ three flights a day to Philadelphia and one flight on Saturdays to Charlotte, North Carolina. The airport repeatedly tried to seek legislative approval to expand the length to at least 6,000 feet to attract more carriers that require a longer runway for takeoffs and landings. But when legislative support failed to materialize, the airport took its case to the courts. Last July, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a 23-page decision that voided the 2009 statute and overturned a 2017 lower court ruling
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Tweed Airport entrance. Photo by Phil Hall.
against the airport, acknowledging that Tweed’s runway is “one of the shortest commercial airport runways in the country” and determining that the final determination on its runway length lies with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and not the state. In December, Tong filed a petition for a
writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court to review the appeals court ruling and determine whether the airport can sue the state under the U.S. Constitution’s Supremacy Clause. Tong also sought clarification on whether the FAA can preempt state law regarding the airport’s runway length.
While the Supreme Court’s decision allows the appeals court ruling to stand, that may not be the end of the story. State Rep. Sean Scanlon (D-Guilford, Branford), who serves as Tweed’s executive director, warned that more litigation to block the runway expansion was possible. The court victory does not mean the airport can begin work on the runway expansion. Instead, its focus is on completing a federally mandated study. The master plan process, which runs through March 2021, will examine the economic, social and environmental impacts surrounding the airport with a new focus on what increased air traffic will mean to the site and the surrounding communities. If the FAA approves the master plan after it is submitted next March, the airport will
need to get local zoning permission to commence with the expansion project. Since the expansion would occur within the existing airport territory and not require encroachment into other properties, work could be completed by either the summer or fall of next year. “My phone has been ringing from carriers that want to come to New Haven,” Scanlon said. “The governor said he wants a southern Connecticut airport. Groton has never been in the mix and Sikorsky does not have a permit to operate commercial flights, nor do they have a terminal. We have a terminal and commercial flights.” He expected the coronavirus crisis to have no impact on Tweed’s future. “The pandemic will not last forever and people will use airplanes at some point this year,” he said.
In Brief Westchester IDA gets preview of White Plains saloon row makeover
A rendering of the project by Sullivan Architecture PC in White Plains.
The Westchester County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) was briefed on April 9 regarding plans for a $7.6 million makeover of a dilapidated saloon row storefront on East Post Road in White Plains that once housed the Thirsty Turtle. Sackman Enterprises Inc. of Manhattan has proposed replacing the one-story structure with three floors of rental apartments over a ground floor restaurant and beer garden at 199201 E. Post Road. Economic development consultant Michael Grella presented a project overview in a video conference with the IDA board. No formal action was taken. Sackman, through its Chatterton Hill Realty LLC affiliate, is expected to ask the IDA for about $240,000 in sales tax and mortgage recording tax relief. The developer is working on a request for real estate tax relief from the city of White Plains. The property taxes are about $55,000 a year. Assuming the developer gets a 13-year, paymentin-lieu-of-taxes deal with the
city, Grella said, the property would go back on the tax rolls in 2035 at about $190,000 annually. Plans call for 18 one-bedroom apartments and a restaurant with a patio behind the building. Sixteen apartments would be leased at market rates. The proposed average rent of $33 per square foot would be about 18% less than the $40.37 per-square-foot average in White Plains. Two apartments would be leased as affordable units, under the city’s criteria. The site has no room for parking, so the developer has agreed to pay the city a $260,000 parking fee. Grella estimated that the project would create about 17 full-time equivalent construction jobs and about 36 full-time equivalents for the restaurant and beer garden. Sackman bought the parcel for $800,000 in 2016, according to county property records. In 2018, it took out a $4.4 million commercial construction loan with Fieldpoint Private Bank & Trust in Greenwich. The project could be completed in 2022.
THE FLATS
The IDA board also granted an additional $467,302 in sales tax and mortgage tax relief for The Flats at Westchester, a $95 million, 303-apartment complex at 1133 Westchester Ave. in White Plains. Attorneys Michael Zarin and Kate Roberts notified the agency last month that it expects the costs of construction goods and services to increase to $26.87 million from $21.7 million. Borrowing costs have increased to $65 million from $63 million. The project is a joint venture of RPW Group of Rye Brook and NRP Group of Cleveland. They plan to build three five-story, woodframe buildings on a mostly unused parking lot next to an office park.
DAYS AFTER MASS FIRINGS, XFL PARENT COMPANY DECLARES CHAPTER 11
The other shoe has apparently dropped for the XFL, as its parent company Alpha Entertainment LLC has declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy. “Unfortunately, as a new enterprise, we were not insulated from the harsh economic impacts and uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 crisis,” the company, based in Stamford and owned by WWE chairman and CEO Vince McMahon, declared. The corporation reported assets valued in the $10 million to $50 million range and has an estimated range of 1,000 to 5,000 creditors. The XFL suspended play in mid-March, although the WWE has continued to hold events, albeit without live audiences. The XFL had announced it was canceling its inaugural season and laying off all team and league employees. Leaving the door slightly open for another XFL resurrection, Alpha said that McMahon “has recused himself from the consideration and approval of any post-pe-
tition financing since he is a potential source of such post-petition financing.” McMahon had said he was prepared to invest as much as $500 million — five times what he invested in the league’s first incarnation in 2001 — over the newlook XFL’s first three years. In March 2019 he sold $272 million worth of WWE stock, most of it to fund the football league.
GOLF GONE AS WESTCHESTER COURSES CLOSED
Westchester County’s golf courses, which had been kept open on the theory that social distancing could be observed by golfers, have been closed as they were added to New York state’s list of facilities that are “not essential.” County Executive George Latimer had been a proponent of keeping golf courses open along with the county’s parks and open spaces, except for playgrounds. The state’s Empire State Development, which had been given the job of keeping the list of businesses that are considered essential during the COVID-19 outbreak, specified that golf courses along with the use of boat launches and marinas for recreational vessels are now classified as nonessential. “I have defended the
decision to keep Westchester parks open throughout this outbreak as a necessary option for people to get exercise and recreation, following all social distancing protocols,” Latimer said. “I have asserted, and I believe rightly, that hiking on our trails, bicycling on our trailways, walking along the Playland Boardwalk or on the beach, and golfing at our courses was not intrinsically spreading the virus.” Latimer defended his decision on keeping golf courses open during several of his recent news conferences after having received some complaints about golfers being seen riding together in golf carts or otherwise not observing social distancing requirements. “I am not a golfer but I went out to observe the practices in place at Saxon Woods, Mohansic, Maple Moor, etc., and I found them to be in good order,” Latimer said. “Some folks did not agree. Whether they actually saw the conditions or just commented based on their perceptions, they were particularly riled about golf in ways that they did not register about bicycling.” Latimer said he intends to keep the county’s hiking trails and parks other than golf courses open unless New York state orders them to be closed.
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SHOPRITE, PRICERITE EMPLOYEES TO HAVE TEMPERATURES TESTED BEFORE WORK
Wakefern Food Corp., the retailer-owned grocery cooperative that operates ShopRite and PriceRite Marketplace supermarkets in New York and Connecticut, has initiated new safety measures to ensure employees and vendors with COVID-19 do not set foot in their stores. According to the company, all stores will use noncontact forehead infrared thermometers to take the temperature of associates and vendors when they arrive for work. Any person who is found with an elevated temperature will be sent home. Wakefern also plans to initiate the procedure at its warehouses. The company has also begun to limit store occupancy during peak shopping hours and to equip all store associates with protective masks. Stores are also taking extra steps to deep-clean and sanitize food contact surfaces and high-touch areas including point-of-service pin pads and shopping carts.
JETBLUE SUSPENDS SERVICE TO WESTCHESTER, STEWART AIRPORTS
JetBlue has suspended service to Westchester County Airport and New York Stewart International Airport as part of a consolidation effort to deal with the acute decline in demand for air travel during the COVID19 crisis. Through June 10, the airline will be consolidating operations in five major metropolitan areas with multiple airports. LaGuardia Airport will see the suspension of JetBlue flights while flights will continue to John F. Kennedy International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport. — Bill Heltzel, Phil Hall, Peter Katz and Kevin Zimmerman APRIL 20, 2020
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CONTRIBUTING WRITER | By Markham Rollins
Maintaining relationships with social distancing
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ocial distancing has created a new normal for everyone. It goes against all of our natural instincts, and for many has flipped their world upside down. There has never been a more important time to have a clear actionable plan to be proactive with all your relationships. There are benefits to maintaining a strong social circle beyond even your family and neighbors. With your family, much of that interaction may be sedentary, such as having a meal or watching TV. It’s OK as long as you are balancing that with other relationships. You must keep up your physical activity at this time.
HUMAN BEINGS ARE SOCIAL BEINGS
Now that we are required to self-isolate in our homes, we must be careful to not fall prey to loneliness, anxiety, panic, depression or worse. According to TheConversation.com, “People who are lonely have higher levels of the hormone cortisol, an indicator of stress,
showing weaker immune responses to pathogens and are at increased risk for premature death. Isolation can lead to depression, suicidal thoughts and other clinical conditions.” In addition to worrying about yourself, for the first time in a long time you may have grown children returning to live with you. You might be asked to help out with childcare so they can work from home. This presents another set of challenges or opportunities. Balancing the stress from all of these changes is imperative to your overall mental health. Normally, when you retire and leave your workplace where you may have been surrounded by many colleagues and associates, you go through a period of withdrawals while those relationships slowly begin to fade. If you have been diligent, you may have found new friends to replace those who remain at your old workplace. But faced with this new phase of social distancing due to COVID-19, staying connected, while difficult, is more important than ever.
EMBRACING TECHNOLOGY
A few weeks ago, at a workshop for retirees, one of the people there was about 74. I’ll call her Maria. She lived the first 30 years of her life in Italy, then moved to the U.S. Maria had not returned to Italy until last year and it was an amazing experience for her. She shared with us her introduction to the world of technology. In 2000, after some prodding from her children she created an email address. And slowly she was able to start communicating with her old friends in Italy. She would wake in anticipation every day to see who wrote back to her. She opened a lifeline to her friends and family back in Milan. In 2019, she went back for the first time in 43 years for three weeks. It was all she could talk about. During the workshop, we encouraged her to start making video calls to her friends in Italy. Clearly, she was rattled by the prospect of doing this. She mentioned that her grandson, Michael, promised to help her figure this out but she refused. We convinced
her that this was good for her, it was good for her relationships in Milan and it was good as a new connector for her and her grandson. She promised to make this a reality in the next few weeks. In our workshop and online course, we guide participants through an exercise of listing all of their relationships and breaking them down into categories. Those categories could be family, close friends or former colleagues. You could also identify friends you have not contacted in multiple years such as a college roommate or even high school friends. Find them on Facebook or LinkedIn and send them a message. Reconnect and get their cellphone number. Eventually surprise them with a video call. It will be fun and you will feel connected. Try and make a few new calls a week. We all have some newfound time on our side, so let’s use it in a positive way.
ADDITIONAL WAYS TO INTERACT WITH FRIENDS
Gyms, yoga studios and health clubs are closed. But
many of them are doing free online sessions. Gather your fitness friends and take the class. Then use a platform like Google Hangouts and host a coffee chat. It’ll feel just like you are chatting together at your favorite coffee spot. Take a virtual tour of a museum together from your homes. Start a virtual book club. I am in one now with my alma mater and I found some graduates from my year. It has brought me connections I didn’t even know existed, plus we all have similar interests which keeps the conversation going and www.bookclubz. com seems like a good choice. If you have a Peloton, you can join the same online class as a friend. Then meet up on Zoom for a coffee chat. Take an online course together. Cooking classes, learn a language or a new skill. More companies are offering online alternatives as the social distancing restrictions continue to increase. You can become the glue that holds these relationships together. And who knows, you may get used to this format
and start doing it with friends and family who live far away. Try and be positive and think of this as a time to reset. Get rid of some old habits and start some new ones. These new efforts of communication could become part of your long-term habits in the future.
ONE LAST IDEA
Make a list of 14 people who you have not spoken to in more than a year. Write down their cellphone number and over the next 14 days call them, or better yet, FaceTime them. One friend a day. See how they are doing, encourage them to do what you are doing, check in on their family. Make a virtual coffee date in a few weeks. This communication circle could spread further than you could imagine, brightening the days of people you have never even met. Markham Rollins is dedicated to developing meaningful, transformational journeys for career-oriented professionals when they’re facing, or anticipating, retirement.
CONTRIBUTING WRITER | By Jeffrey Lindenbaum
Securing intellectual property rights during the COVID-19 crisis
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uring this health crisis and economic slowdown, most are focused on the health of family members and employees as well as the survival of their companies. While protecting intellectual property rights may not be your top-ofmind priority at this time, there are some smaller and less expensive steps you can take now to secure a placeholder to ensure you are well-positioned for when the economy improves.
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TRADEMARKS
Although you may not be launching a new product or brand in the coming weeks, you may have already developed some ideas and intend to launch a new line or brand as soon as the economy recovers. Under these circumstances, you should consider immediately filing an Intent to Use (ITU) application with the U.S. Trademark Office. This allows you to start the process of locking in your rights when you do file the application with the U.S. Patent and
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Trademark Office. The ITU then delays, for as much as several years, the usual requirement that you must actually begin use of a trademark before your rights in the mark can be secured. Generally, for trademarks, whoever is first to file in the trademark office or first to use a mark has superior rights to that mark, including the right to exclude others from using and registering the same or a similar mark (for related goods/services). Provided you eventually use
your trademark, you will have rights dating all the way back to the date your application was filed with the trademark office. Your foresight in filing an ITU now will give you priority over anyone who thereafter applies for or launches a similar trademark after your ITU application was filed.
PATENTS
Although some U.S. court and patent and trademark office deadlines have been extended during the crisis, many have not.
There has been no extension of the On-Sale Patent Bar, which states that inventors have only one year to file for patent protection after their invention was either on sale or available to the public. One way to extend the deadline to secure patent protection during the crisis is to file a Provisional Patent Application (PPA), which is far less expensive than a regular patent application and is easier to prepare. As long as your actual patent application is then filed
within one year of the PPA, you will obtain the priority filing date of the PPA and you will have avoided the loss of patent protection that would otherwise occur if you missed the On-Sale Bar’s one-year deadline. For questions about filing an ITU trademark application or a Provisional Patent Application, or any other intellectual property law issues, contact Collen IP at collenip.com, which is based in Ossining. Jeffrey Lindenbaum is a partner at Collen IP.
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Good Things Westchester and Fairfield Counties MEDICAL CENTER’S EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND Saint Joseph’s Medical Center has established an emergency relief fund to provide support to the hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund will be directed toward operational expenses and staff support as well as personal protection and medical equipment. It will enable the hospital’s clinical staff to sustain their resilience and continue to provide safe, high-quality care. Saint Joseph’s serves the densely populated, poor and underserved immigrant community in southwest Yonkers and beyond. Due to the density of the population, the hospital has been inundated with COVID-19 patients. The hospital has increased its capacity, adding close to 100 additional patient beds and has erected a tent in its parking lot to serve as an extension of its overflowing emergency room. It also serves as a screening area for symptomatic patients and first responders from the local police and fire departments and EMS. To show support, call 914-378-7535 or send a check payable to Saint Joseph’s Health Fund-Covid-19 to Development Office, Saint Joseph’s Medical Center, 127 S. Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701.
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION RAISING FUNDS FOR LAPTOPS The Mount Vernon Educational Foundation (MVEF) is calling for donations to help raise money to purchase laptops for the students in the Mount Vernon City School District who are in need of devices as they continue to learn at home. MVEF has set a goal of raising $30,000 for purchasing approximately 100 laptops. To donate and for more information, visit: https://www.mtvernoncsd.org/ foundation or email at MVEFBOT@gmail. com.
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AERCO SUPPLIES WATER HEATERS TO NAVY HOSPITAL SHIPS
John Patrick
AUTHOR GIFTS BOOKS TO HOUSATONIC HABITAT
The USNS Comfort was deployed to New York City.
AERCO, the Blauvelt-based company that revolutionized the water-heating industry with its tankless designs, is supporting the fight against Covid-19 by outfitting the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command hospital ships, the USNS Comfort and
USNS Mercy, with its state-of-the-art water heaters. The seagoing medical treatment facilities each have more than 1,200 personnel dedicated to the New York and California missions, including Navy
medical and support staff assembled from 22 commands as well as more than 70 civil service mariners. The company introduced the first condensing and fully modulating water heater to the commercial market in 1988.
MOUNT VERNON CHILD CARE PROGRAM When most school buildings are closed because of the mandate for residents to stay safe at home during the coronavirus pandemic, Holmes School in Mount Vernon was the first in the state to create and deploy a state-mandated daycare site for essential workers in the city who need to work and don’t have an option for watching their children Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds Michael Pelliccio has an entire cleaning team in place at the building at 5:30 each morning to ensure the staff and students are in a safe environment. Before the doors open at 7 a.m., the building and its classrooms are thoroughly cleaned and sanitized. The rooms are staffed with cleaning personnel and are surface-cleaned throughout the day. The buildings are then cleaned and sanitized again after the program ends each evening at 6 p.m. To maintain social distancing rules, the program has up to eight students and one or two adults in each classroom. For breakfasts and lunches each day, the students are given meals from the district’s Grab and Go Meal Program.
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John Patrick of Danbury, noted international lecturer and author of the best-selling “Attitude Books,” brought his winning strategies and signature to fans at Western Connecticut State University’s Westside Campus, signing his new book “Net Attitude,” the fourth in the Attitude series, on how to make life simpler. Proceeds from the signing will benefit Housatonic Habitat for Humanity’s purchase of a truck to service the organization’s ReStore, a thrift warehouse in Danbury that sells to the public at a fraction of the cost of big-box stores with all profits benefiting Habitat’s work in the community. ReStore sells more than $550,000 in donated product each year from its 10,000-square-foot warehouse. Sales contribute to Housatonic Habitat’s ability to build workforce housing in the Danbury area.
HRG, CORPORATE AV DEVELOP VIRTUAL EVENT PLATFORM
Caleb Groom at the Mount Vernon essential worker childcare program at Holmes School.
Hospitality Resource Group Inc. (HRG) and Corporate Audiovisual Services (Corporate AV) have joined together to develop a new virtual event platform designed for nonprofit organizations to support their fundraising efforts. Responding to the increasing demand to provide solutions for area organizations impacted by the COVID-19 virus, this new event planning, production and online management resource offers a unique opportunity for nonprofits to continue to engage their supporters, donors and sponsors online. HRG’s long-time strategic partner Corporate AV was a natural fit to develop a virtual event production solution, as they have worked together on hundreds of corporate and nonprofit events over the past 30 years For more, visit https://onlinegalas. com/ or contact Hospitality Resource Group at info@HRGinc.net or call 914-761-7111.
BUSINESSMEN DONATE MASKS AND PPE TO POLICE DEPARTMENTS
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HVAC COMPANY OFFERS FREE AIR FILTERS TO HEALTH CARE WORKERS WK Mechanical Inc. in Middlertown is offering to deliver a free HVAC filter to health care workers living or working in Orange County to help them breathe cleaner air when they are in the safety of their homes. A family-owned and operated company, WK Mechanical has been serving the HVAC needs of families and businesses throughout the Hudson Valley since 1945. Project manager and second-generation owner of WK Mechanical Stephen Conforti reached out by video on social media inviting all health care workers in Orange County to contact him for details on how to get a free air filter delivered to their home with no strings attached and no person-to-person contact. To receive a free air filter, send an email to sconforti@wkmechanical.com and he will reach out to you for the details needed.
FEEDING WESTCHESTER PROVIDED THOUSANDS OF PASSOVER MEALS Feeding Westchester in Elmsford, one of the county’s largest hunger-relief organizations teamed up with the UJA-Federation of New York, the Westchester Jewish Council and Red Oak Transportation to deliver thousands of ready-made kosher meals for Passover to the doors of neighbors in need. Audrey Stein, Westchester regional director, UJA-Federation of New York, said, “We are grateful to the many different organizations and people who helped make this delivery of essential kosher food possible. This has been a true team effort, which will continue in the weeks and months to come as UJA navigates this devastating crisis to meet the escalating needs of so many in our Westchester community.”
Harrison Police Chief John Vasta (second from right) with other officers after receiving masks from Statewide Abstract Director of Regional Sales Mark Okamoto, courtesy of Richard Zhang, founder of Richbridge Capital LLC.
More than 7,000 masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) are on their way to police departments across Westchester from three businessmen: attorney Alan Singer; Statewide Abstract Director of Regional Sales Mark Okamoto; and Richard Zhang, founder of Richbridge Capital LLC and the manager of Empire Suites in White Plains and Empire Apartments in New Rochelle. A native of Japan, Okamoto is fluent
in Japanese as well as English and Korean. He often assists local police departments around Westchester as an interpreter and he is a valuable resource for many of the police departments he assists. Zhang, originally from China, returned to Shanghai with his family in midMarch. During their two-week mandatory self-quarantine at home, the Zhangs started procuring personal protective equipment for donation from trusted sources.
In the first week, they were able to ship more than 100 packages that included 15,000 PPE items to both large and small community hospitals in Washington, California and New York state. Starting the second week, the Zhang family reached out to senior communities, first responders and friends and alums who might help distribute or know of those in need. So far, more than 30,000 pieces of PPE have been donated and sent to the U.S.
VIRTUAL DANCE PARTY RAISES THOUSANDS Children’s Learning Centers of Fairfield County (CLC) held a virtual “I Will Survive” fundraising dance party on Instagram Live Friday, April 3. DJ April Larken hosted the three-hour event to “help raise spirits and funds with good tunes.” There were more than 600 participants throughout the night from the tri-state area, California, Florida, the Boston area, and even a large contingency from England. Viewers were able to interact live at the party by giving virtual high fives, making comments and song requests in the live feed on the screen, and some lucky guests even got to “dance” with Larken via a split screen. The Instagram dance party raised $123,000 for CLC and was a pivot from its canceled annual benefit April 24, which was to feature the Grammy-award winning Gloria Gaynor. The event was sponsored by the Berger Family Foundation, Ernest & Young, McKinnon Family Foundation, Moffly Media, Pitney Bowes, SEABASS Events and Entertainment, Silver Golub & Teitell LLP, Stamford Hospital, Synchrony and Walter J. McKeever and Company LLC. CLC has been a leader in developing and implementing high quality and affordable early childhood education and care programs since 1902.
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FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY’S RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM ONLINE The Research Symposium, traditionally held in the Barone Campus Center of Fairfield University for nearly 300 students to share their research projects with the university community, will be presented on Thursday, April 23, in a new online format. Student and faculty collaborative research abstracts will be collected in an eBook, which will be made available on April 23 for the public to browse and explore at fairfield.edu/research-symposium. Videos of select students presenting their work will also be showcased. Students, faculty, staff and community members with a Fairfield NetID are invited to engage with students participating in the symposium via Quip, a collaboration and communication platform whose use in education Fairfield has pioneered. Using Quip, NetID holders will be able to leave comments, ask questions and dialogue with students about their research projects. From 2 to 4:30 p.m., faculty members will host live Zoom sessions for select students to present their research. Details about how to access Quip and how to participate in Zoom sessions will be available at fairfield. edu/research-symposium.
ARTIST RELIEF GOFUNDME CAMPAIGN ArtsWestchester has launched an emergency fundraising campaign aimed at helping local artists and creatives who are the heart of Westchester’s cultural community. The COVID-19 outbreak has dealt a $3.2 billion blow to America’s nonprofit arts sector as of mid-March and much of these losses are trickling down to creative practitioners locally with no end in sight. The ArtsWestchester Artist Relief Fund is seeking donations from members of the community to help provide relief to artists. The goal of the campaign is to award much-needed $500 grants to artists who live or maintain a studio in Westchester. People are encouraged to give to the ArtsWestchester GoFundMe Artist Relief Campaign to help Westchester artists during this crisis at: charity.gofundme.com/ awrelieffund. The application process for artists will open May 1 and will continue on a rolling basis. Submissions will be reviewed by ArtsWestchester staff and the Grants Committee of ArtsWestchester’s Board of Directors. Donations will continue as long as funds are available from the public. Distribution of funds to artists will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. The number of artists supported is directly dependent on how much funding is raised. APRIL 20, 2020
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Good Things PET PANTRY WAREHOUSE LAUNCHES DONATABLE DOLLARS
Matthew D. Rudikoff. Photo courtesy of Joan Heffler Photography.
PEEKSKILL’S NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST Matthew D. Rudikoff has been selected by the city of Peekskill to lead its Office of Economic Development within the City Planning Department. Rudikoff was also named executive director of the Peekskill Industrial Development Agency (PIDA) in order to leverage public and private resources to strengthen, stabilize and expand the city’s economy. Previously, Rudikoff spent more than two decades as president of MDRA, Inc., a regional economic development, planning and environmental consulting firm which works for a diverse group of public, private and nonprofit clients. Rudikoff also served as development director for the city of Poughkeepsie as well as federal/state liaison officer for the New York City Model Cities administration.
PURCHASE COLLEGE PROFESSOR AWARDED GUGGENHEIM FELLOWSHIP Eric Gottesman, assistant professor of art + design at Purchase College, SUNY, has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in the field of creative arts. He is among 175 artists, writers, scholars and scientists chosen this year. Appointed on the basis of prior achievement and exceptional promise, the candidates were chosen from a group of almost 3,000 applicants in the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation’s 95th competition. Gottesman makes photographs, videos, writing, installations and social interventions. He is a Creative Capital artist, a Fulbright Fellow, an Artadia awardee, an Aaron Siskind Foundation artist and a co-founder of For Freedoms, an initiative for art and civic engagement that won the 2017 ICP-Infinity Award.
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U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Markus Castaneda.
FROM THE EAST CHINA SEA
Pet Pantry Warehouse in Greenwich has partnered with many of its premium pet food brands to offer Pet One Member discounts to all customers in addition to raising money through sales for local relief funds.
The family business, celebrating 75 years, was designated an essential business by New York and Connecticut. For more information visit Pet Pantry Warehouse online at ppwpet.com/ monthly-specials.
Paul Curtis (left), Pet Rescue New York board member, and Adam Jacobson, executive vice president at Pet Pantry Warehouse.
IONA PREP MADE EASTER OFFERINGS To help mark Holy Week, students and faculty at Iona Preparatory School in New Rochelle made a donation of more than 75 pounds of food to nonprofit charity Neighbor to Neighbor. The donation included trays of beef stew, chicken legs and nuggets and three cartloads of orange and apple juices, chips, cookies and granola bars, among other items. Neighbor to Neighbor provides free weekly food, clothing and household items to more than 2,600 residents of Greenwich, Stamford and Port Chester. Director of Campus Ministry Sean D’Alfonso and Assistant Director Justin Pellegrino spearheaded the effort and made the delivery. Neighbor to Neighbor is a regular advocacy and service partner of Iona Prep.
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U.S. Navy Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Peter Beckford from White Plains performs maintenance on an MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “Warlords” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 51 on the flight deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell. It is conducting operations in the Indo-Pacific region while assigned to Destroyer Squadron 15.
COLLEGE CELEBRATED VIRTUAL EASTER MASS Accustomed to learning online, Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh celebrated Easter Mass online with more than 125 members of the college community, hosted by Father Gregoire Fluet, director of campus ministry and campus chaplain. During his homily, Fluet encouraged the Mount community to be a force for good during these uncertain times.
COUNCIL ON ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG DEPENDENCE SERVES IN TIME OF CRISIS The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) Westchester is continuing to provide support and resources to its participants throughout Westchester County. NCADD Westchester staff have shifted from providing on-site services and resources to working remotely. NCADD has also set up a virtual learning platform to offer training programs.
Facts & Figures BANKRUPTCIES Westchester 6365 Fourth Avenue Corp. vs. 1237 Dean St. Corp. White Plains and Brooklyn Action: Adversary bankruptcy proceeding Plaintiff attorney: Erica Feynman Aisner Defendant attorney: Pro se. Filed April 10 Case no. 2006239-rdd Pie Lady & Son Inc. Nyack Action: Chapter 7, Voluntary Attorney: Michael A. Koplen Filed April 12 Case no. 20-22473rdd Phone Trends Inc. White Plains Action: Chapter 11. Voluntary Attorney: Stephen Hessler Filed April 14 Case no. 20-22475rdd
COURT CASES Pearson, et al v. Mill Creek Residential Trust LLC, et al filed by Jon Pearson. Action: Diversity – personal injury Attorney: Michael K. O’Donnell Filed April 8. Case no. 7:20-cv-02914CS Doshna v. Metro-North Railroad Co. filed by Ronald Doshna Action: Railways: Federal Employer’s Liability Act Attorney: Scott E. Perry Filed April 9. Case no. 7:20-cv-02925-CS Santiful, et al v. Wegmans Food Markets Inc. filed by Valerie Santiful. Action: Diversity-Fraud. Attorney: Spencer Sheehan Filed April 9 Case no. 7:20-cv-02933-NSR Village of Bronxville v. Pam Transportation Inc., et al filed by the village of Bronxville Action: Removal – motor vehicle Attorney: Thomas Vincent Backis Filed April 9 Case no. 7:20-cv02936-PMH
Items appearing in the Fairfield County Business Journal’s On The Record section are compiled from various sources, including public records made available to the media by federal, state and municipal agencies and the court system. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this information, no liability is assumed for errors or omissions. In the case of legal action, the records cited are open to public scrutiny and should be inspected before any action is taken. Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to: Larry Miles c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 701 Westchester Ave, Suite 100 J White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: 694-3600 • Fax: 694-3699
Barett v. TP Trucking Co., et al filed by Mirian Barett Action: Diversity – Notice of Removal Attorney: Harold L. Moroknek Filed April 9 Case no. 7:20-cv02937-PMH Miller v. Ahearn, et al filed by James Miller Action: 1983 Civil Rights Act Attorney: Michael Howard Sussman Filed April 10 Case no. 7:20-cv-02950-NSR Allyn v. White, et al filed by Glenn B. Allyn Action: Diversity Attorney: Pro se Filed April 10 Case no. 7:20-cv-02953-CS Bardsley v. Nonni’s Foods LLC filed by Lisa Bardsley Action: Diversity-fraud Attorney: Spencer Sheehan Filed April 11 Case no. 7:20-cv-02979-NSR Palacios v. Vu, et al filed by Matthew Travis Palacios Action: Removal-motor vehicle Attorney: Bryn T. Schwartz Filed April 13 Case no. 7:20-cv02985-PMH Roches-Bowman v. City of Mount Vernon, et al filed by Lucy Roches-Bowman Action: Sexual harassment Attorney: Eric Sanders Filed April 13 Case no. 7:20-cv-02998-KMK Rivera v. Commissioner of Social Security filed by Jessica Rivera Action: Review of HHS decision Attorney: Howard David Olinsky Filed April 13 Case no. 7:20-cv-02999-KMK Heineken USA Inc. v. Satellite Logistics Group Inc. filed by Heineken USA Action: Diversity – Breach of Contract Attorney: Lawrence Caruso Glynn Filed April 14 Case no. 7:20-cv-03015 Seaport Lighting Inc. v. Tappan Zee Constructors LLC d.b.a.TZC LLC, et al filed by Seaport Lighting Action: Diversity Attorney: Joshua E. MacKey Filed April 14 Case no. 7:20-cv03018 Evanston Insurance Co. v. Thornwood Four Corners LLC, et al filed by Evanston Insurance Co. Action: Declaratory judgment – insurance Attorney: Douglas A. Steinke Filed April 14 Case no. 7:20-cv-03021 Biegel v. Blue Diamond Growers filed by Lauren Biegel Action: Diversity – fraud Attorney: Spencer Sheehan Filed April 15 Case no. 7:20-cv-03032
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DEEDS Above $1 million 70 Croton LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Clinton Terrace LP, Livingston, New Jersey. Property: 70 Croton Ave., Ossining. Amount: $23 million. Filed April 10.
Below $1 million 1 Beecher Lane LLC, Croton-on-Hudson. Seller: Marianne Sepi, Mahopac. Property: 1 Beecher Lane, D-1, Peekskill. Amount: $170,000. Filed April 7. Cartus Financial Corp., Danbury, Connecticut. Seller: Deon P. Hamlett, et al, New Rochelle. Property: 39 Hunter Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $840,000. Filed April 7. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Leticia Arzu, Mount Vernon. Property: 82 Underhill Road, Ossining. Amount: $771,882. Filed April 8. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., McLean, Virginia. Seller: Linda Markowitz, White Plains. Property: 17 Conklin Ave., Cortlandt. Amount: $587,769. Filed April 6. Joe Bellamy Construction Inc., Yorktown Heights. Seller: Scott James Forbes, South Salem. Property: 41 E. Hill Road, Cortlandt. Amount: $75,000. Filed April 9. JS Capital Holdings LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Yeun Sik Kim, et al, Flushing. Property: 801 Mile Square Road, Yonkers. Amount: $410,000. Filed April 6. TE 19 B LLC. Seller: Linda Markowitz, White Plains. Property: 30 Jerome Drive, Cortlandt. Amount: $290,000. Filed April 8.
FORECLOSURES CORTLANDT MANOR, 7 Highland Drive. Two-family residence; lot size: 100x100. Plaintiff: MTGLQ Investors. Plaintiff’s attorney: Friedman Vartolo, 85 Broad St., New York City. Defendant: William Venable Jr. Referee: Robert Ryan. Sale: April 22, 11 a.m. Approximate lien: $426,622.
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CROTON-ON-HUDSON, 78 Melrose Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: 75x145. Plaintiff: Citimortgage Inc. Plaintiff’s attorney: David A. Gallo, 99 Powerhouse Road, Roslyn Heights. Defendant: Robert Derbabian. Referee: Mark Bernstein. Sale: April 21, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $1,106,599.
YONKERS, 134 Crisfield St. Single-family residence; lot size: .24 acres. Plaintiff: JPMC Specialty Mortgage LLC. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shapiro DiCaro & Barak, 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester. Defendant: Ismet Jashari. Referee: David Rosoff. Sale: April 21, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $416,495.
MOUNT KISCO, 123 Maple Av e. Single-family residence; lot size: 51x142. Plaintiff: Bank of America NA. Plaintiff’s attorney: Aldridge Pite, 40 Marcus Drive, Melville. Defendant: Jose Cadena. Referee: Michael Curti. Sale: April 20. Approximate lien: $336,291.
YONKERS, 17 Glover Ave. Two-family residence; lot size: .11 acres. Plaintiff: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Plaintiff’s attorney: RAS Boriskin LLC, 900 Merchants Concourse, Westbury. Defendant: Rosanna Puntiel. Referee: John Guttridge. Sale: April 22, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: N/A.
NORTH SALEM, 2 Cotswold Drive. Single-family residence; lot size: .08 acres. Plaintiff: MTGLQ Investors LP. Plaintiff’s attorney: Knuckles, Komosinski & Elliot, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 509, Elmsford. Defendant: Daniel Guiullemi. Referee: Arlene Gold Wexler. Sale: April 21, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $254,655. RYE, 7 Fernwood Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: .1 acres. Plaintiff: Citibank NA. Plaintiff’s attorney: David A. Gallo.99 Powerhouse Road, Roslyn Heights. Defendant: Shelley Wells. Referee: Kenneth Bunting. Sale: April 23, 11:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $245,073. SCARSDALE, 26 Bretton Road. Single-family residence; lot size: .11 acres. Plaintiff: Charles Schwab Bank. Plaintiff’s attorney: Stern & Eisenberg PC, 485 B, Route 1 South, Iselin, New Jersey. Defendant: Charles Wintch. Referee: Frank Rutigliano. Sale: April 22, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $257,995. SOMERS, 3 Lee Road. Single-family residence; lot size: .95 acres. Plaintiff: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Plaintiff’s attorney: McCabe Weisbery & Conway, 145 Huguenot St., New Rochelle. Defendant: Theresa Pires. Referee: Robert Ryan. Sale: April 22, 10:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $979,715. SOUTH SALEM, 136 Boway. Single-family residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Citimortgage Inc. Plaintiff’s attorney: David A. Gallo, 99 Powerhouse Road, Roslyn Heights. Defendant: Brandon Gioffre. Referee: Lisa Hunter. Sale: April 23, noon. Approximate lien: $777,129.
LIS PENDENS The following filings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed.
Culver, Ann M., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $455,972 affecting property located at 85 Sherman Ave., Mount Vernon 10552. Filed Aug. 13. Danzig, Fred G., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $250,000 affecting property located at 65 Drake Road, Scarsdale 10583. Filed Aug. 15. Darby, Regina L., et al. Filed by Mill City Mortgage Loan Trust 2018-3. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 19 Lanark Road, Yonkers 10705. Filed Aug. 21. Delano, Curtis H., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $417,000 affecting property located at 2515 Garden Lane, Cortlandt Manor 10567. Filed Aug. 15.
1820 and 1822 Commerce Street Inc., et al. Filed by Joan S. Fanelli. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $620,000 affecting property located at 1820 and 1822 Commerce St., Yorktown Heights. Filed Aug. 13.
Everett, Robert C., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $1.3 million affecting property located at 114 Barnegat Road, Pound Ridge 10576. Filed Aug. 14.
Aguirre, Raul, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $500,000 affecting property located at 33 Snyders Hill Road, Bedford Corners 10549. Filed Aug. 19.
Fonseca, David, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $250,000 affecting property located at 147 Chalford Lane, Yonkers 10583. Filed Aug. 15.
Bagley, Carol Ann, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $370,400 affecting property located at 71 Longdale Ave., White Plains 10607. Filed Aug. 19.
Gentile, Giuseppe, et al. Filed by Marie Maida. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $250,000 affecting property located at 179 Underhill Ave., West Harrison. Filed Aug. 21.
Brois, Theodore, et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $500,000 affecting property located at 3 Tallwoods Road, Armonk 10504. Filed Aug. 14.
Gillman, Kimberly Gross, et al. Filed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $445,000 affecting property located at 294 S. Highland Ave., Briarcliff Manor 10510. Filed Aug. 19.
Cadofrak Inc., et al. Filed by Cozy Funding Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $100,000 affecting property located at 604 Nelson Ave., Peekskill. Filed Aug. 13.
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Green, Dorothy J., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $480,000 affecting property located at 407 N. Fulton Ave., Mount Vernon 10552. Filed Aug. 15.
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Facts & Figures Heirs and distributees of the estate of Carrie Cicoria, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $645,000 affecting property located at 28 Garibaldi Place, Port Chester 10573. Filed Aug. 14. Horsa, Debbie Valery, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $180,000 affecting property located at 162 Kitchawan Road, South Salem 10590. Filed Aug. 16. Jorge, Carlos, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 214 Roberts Ave., Yonkers 10703. Filed Aug. 12. KDC Development Corp., et al. Filed by Chondrite Asset Trust. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 486 Walnut St., Yonkers 10701. Filed Aug. 16. Lande, Tom Grieg, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $535,000 affecting property located at 17 Ridge Way, Purdys 10578. Filed Aug. 15. Lewis, Norma, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 290 Claremont Ave., Mount Vernon 10552. Filed Aug. 19. Malcolm, Janett M., et al. Filed by Select Portfolio Servicing Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $709,538 affecting property located at 232 Sickles Ave., New Rochelle 10801. Filed Aug. 13. Marks, Rita D., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $420,000 affecting property located at 33 Rich Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Aug. 21. Mattei, Isis R., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $540,000 affecting property located at 69 Shadow Lane, New Rochelle 10801. Filed Aug. 19.
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Mercader, Manuel G., individually and as administrator and as heir and distributee of the estate of Gladys C. Mercader, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $260,000 affecting property located at 200 California Road, Unit 21, Mount Vernon 10708. Filed Aug. 12. Morales, Joaquin, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $328,000 affecting property located at 3384 Midget Lane, Mohegan Lake 10547. Filed Aug. 15. Pickering, Deborah G., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $520,000 affecting property located at 558 Marietta Ave., Thornwood 10594. Filed Aug. 14. Pinello, Edward, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $280,749 affecting property located at 7 Crest Drive, Yorktown Heights 10598. Filed Aug. 19. Reeves, Lisa, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $500,000 affecting property located at 27 Lower Salem Road, South Salem 10590. Filed Aug. 20. Reynolds, Lillian F., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $574,000 affecting property located at 41 Del Rey Drive, Mount Vernon 10552. Filed Aug. 14. Robertson, Larenna M., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $272,900 affecting property located at 11 Irving Place, Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Aug. 21. Rodriguez, Cirilo, et al. Filed by PNC Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $219,138 affecting property located at 150 Cortlandt St., Sleepy Hollow 10591. Filed Aug. 16. Smith, Ruth T., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 133 State St., Ossining 10562. Filed Aug. 21.
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Unknown heirs of the estate of Joy Runyon, et al. Filed by Select Portfolio Servicing Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $145,100 affecting property located at 37 Lakeview Avenue West, Cortlandt Manor 10567. Filed Aug. 13. Weir, Geoffrey J., et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $1.5 million affecting property located at 11 Park Road, Irvington 10533. Filed Aug. 12. Westchester County public administrator as the limited administrator of the estate of George Peter Klein, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $652,500 affecting property located at 800 Syska Road, Ossining 10562. Filed Aug. 20.
Mechanic’s Liens 33 Calvert Properties LLC, as owner. $165,500 as claimed by Peterson Geotechnical Construction. Property: in Harrison. Filed April 9. Bilwin Development Affiliates LLC, as owner. $439,057 as claimed by Peak Construction Group LLC, Buffalo. Property: in Eastchester. Filed April 8. Denardo Capital II Inc., as owner. $56,955 as claimed by GRCH Architecture PC. Property: in Irvington. Filed April 9. Franzese, James, et al, as owner. $34,521 as claimed by Gedney Contracting Corp., White Plains. Property: in Armonk. Filed April 9. PVE Company II LLC, as owner. $505,311 as claimed by Marine Bulkheading Inc., Seaford. Property: in New Rochelle. Filed April 9.
NEW BUSINESSES This paper is not responsible for typographical errors contained in the original filings.
Partnerships Hector A. Vasquez Moving, 5 First St., Harrison 10528, c/o Hector Alonso Vasquez and Hector K. Vasquez. Filed Nov. 27. Restorative Therapy Group, 500 Main St., New Rochelle 10801, c/o Kehli Woodruff, Alana Millings and Tamara Berthaud. Filed Nov. 26. Tidy Up, 237 Catherine St., Buchanan 10511, c/o Fatima O’Mara, Gabriella O’Mara and Shawn O’Mara. Filed Nov. 27.
Sole Proprietorships Andres Yagual Hair Salon, 203 N. Highland Ave., Ossining 10562, c/o Cristopher Andres Yagual Mariduena. Filed Nov. 27. Bluemoon I, 29 Rochelle Terrace, Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Gwendolyn Knight. Filed Dec. 2. Cosmic Wisdom Coaching, 55 Crow Hill Road, Mount Kisco 10549, c/o Robin Wald. Filed Nov. 26. Dudek Home Services, 129 Halyan Road, Yorktown Heights 10598, c/o Dariusz Dudek. Filed Nov. 25. ENT Blogging, 420 Palisade Ave., Apt. 1N, Yonkers 10703, c/o Sicarah Fields. Filed Nov. 26. Faces and Flowers Pottery, 1 Willowbrook Road, White Plains 10605, c/o Jeffrey Dean. Filed Nov. 26. Faux Real Food, 38 ½ Wolden Road, Apt. D1-7, Ossining 10562, c/o Schnei’a Quashe Robinson. Filed Nov. 27. Hair Lord, 45 W. Lincoln Ave., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Tashi F. Forber. Filed Dec. 2. Krown The Kings The Label, 11 Crestview Drive, White Plains 10604, c/o Malik Syriaque. Filed Nov. 27.
Max Gruenbaum, 2103 Palmer Ave., Unit 302, Larchmont 10538, c/o Max Gruenbaum. Filed Dec. 2. Meaghan Adawe McLeod, 333 Mamaroneck Ave., Apt. 448, White Plains 10605, c/o Meaghan Adawe McLeod. Filed Nov. 25. Michael’s Electric, 32 Westview Ave., Rye Brook 10573, c/o Fernando Michara. Filed Dec. 2. Nilo Mocha Marble and Tile, 50 Oak St., Port Chester 10573, c/o Nilo Mocha. Filed Dec. 2. Sparkles Cleaning Service, 42 Cedar Lane, Apt. D10, Ossining 10562, c/o Elexsia Perry. Filed Nov. 26. The Transporter Limo Service, 489 Main St., No. 1, New Rochelle 10801, c/o William E. Padilla Villanueva. Filed Nov. 27. Yonkers Busy Bees, 90 Saratoga Ave., No. 6, Yonkers 10705, c/o Beryl Fleming. Filed Nov. 26.
PATENTS Tamper-respondent assemblies with bond protection. Patent no. 10,624,202 issued to William L. Brodsky, James A. Busby, Zachary T. Dreiss, Michael J. Fisher, David C. Long, William Santiago-Fernandez and Thomas Weiss. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Providing visualization data to a co-located plurality of mobile devices. Patent no. 10,623,918 issued to Inseok Hwang, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Cognitive geofence updates. Patent no. 10,623,894 issued to Lisa Seacat Deluca and Jeremy Greenberger. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Common-purchase-planbased advertisement. Patent no. 10,623,824 issued to Sarbajit K. Rakshit. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Temporal network service request combination to improve throughput. Patent no. 10,623,524 issued to Bryan D. Cardillo. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.
Mitigating security risks utilizing continuous device image reload with data integrity. Patent no. 10,623,432 issued to Marc A. Dickenson and Timothy J. Hahn. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Beverage system, including a removable piercer. Patent no. 10,610,045 issued to Carlos Marina, Dario Stanziano and Hernan Giorgi. Assigned to PepsiCo, Purchase.
HUDSON VALLEY BUILDING LOANS Below $1 million Waugh, Brian J., et al, Otisville, as owner. Lender: Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Property: in Mount Hope. Amount: $399,000. Filed April 7. Lax, Malka, Monroe, as owner. Lender: SNCO Cap LLC, Brooklyn. Property: 10 Quaker Hill Road, Monroe 10950. Amount: $60,500. Filed April 8. 491 North Street LLC, et al, Middletown, as owner. Lender: Orange Bank and Trust Co., Middletown. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $650,000. Filed April 10.
DEEDS Above $1 million Yebt Settlers Run LLC, Monsey. Seller: Kikkerfrosch LLC, North Bergen, New Jersey. Property: 2500 Route 17M, Goshen. Amount: $4.2 million. Filed April 7.
Below $1 million 106 Renwick Newburgh LLC, New York City. Seller: Shirley Ganz, Monroe. Property: 106 Renwick St., Newburgh. Amount: $173,000. Filed April 13.
Facts & Figures 247 W Main LLC, Middletown. Seller: G’s Westgate Inn Inc., Middletown. Property: in Middletown. Amount: $29,000. Filed April 7. 45 Satmar 302 Inc., Monroe. Seller: Solomon Witriol, Brooklyn. Property: in Palm Tree. Amount: $67,500. Filed April 8. 49 Falconer Street LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Property: 7 Gold Road, Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $180,000. Filed April 13. Besimchah LLC, Monroe. Seller: Spring Street Group LLC, Monroe. Property: 3 Stevens Place, Chester 10918. Amount: $215,000. Filed April 10. Desi Boys Properties LLC, Wappingers Falls. Seller: Gary W. Lake, et al, Circleville. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $850,000. Filed April 9. E and R Properties New York LLC, New Hampton. Seller: Chad Bauer, Delhi. Property: 871 Route 284, Westtown. Amount: $430,000. Filed April 14. EPM Resources LLC, West Brookville. Seller: Piangchai Ferstand, Port Jervis. Property: 169 Front St., Port Jervis. Amount: $5,000. Filed April 14. Even Design and Marketing Inc., New York City. Seller: 79 Forest Ave LLC, Hackensack, New Jersey. Property: in Woodbury. Amount: $45,000. Filed April 13. F and A Concrete Inc., et al, Unionville. Seller: Mike Spiak Inc., Florida. Property: 341 Arcadia Road, Goshen. Amount: $35,500. Filed April 14. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Joseph B. Steffy IV, Newburgh. Property: 104 Woodlake Drive, Unit 5, Middletown 10940. Amount: $246,573. Filed April 14. Gerick Associates LLC, Goshen. Seller: Stanley Osczepinski, et al, Goshen. Property: in Goshen. Amount: $166,000. Filed April 13. Holdings of LR LLC, Monroe. Seller: Justin Mulvey, Washingtonville. Property: 62 E. Main St., Washingtonville. Amount: $162,000. Filed April 8.
Kemetic Futures LLC, Washingtonville. Seller: Stillwater Recovery LLC, Massapequa Park. Property: Kings Hill Terrace, Newburgh 12589. Amount: $12,000. Filed April 7. Kondaur Capital Corp., Orange, California. Seller: Nancy J. Schneider, Washingtonville. Property: 7 Sycamore Court, Highland Mills 10930. Amount: $169,000. Filed April 14. Malkan Enterprises LLC, Chester. Seller: DePaulis and Son Inc., Chester. Property: 70 Black Meadow Road, Chester. Amount: $925,000. Filed April 14. Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Seller: Patricia Ritchie, Port Jervis. Property: 16 Prospect St., Port Jervis 12771. Amount: $112,414. Filed April 7. PC-Domus I LLC, Tampa, Florida. Seller: U.S. ROF IV Legal Title Trust 2015-1. Property: 565 Angola Road, Cornwall-on-Hudson 12518. Amount: $185,000. Filed April 7. PriteJ Property Inc., Circleville. Seller: Southgate Enterprises LLC, New Hampton. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $350,000. Filed April 14. RTT Associates LLC, Warwick. Seller: Boyd A. Babbitt, New York City. Property: 48 Big Island Road, Warwick. Amount: $200,000. Filed April 10. Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing, Greenville, South Carolina. Seller: Shari L. Grissett, Newark, New Jersey. Property: 13 Highrose Ridge, Middletown 10940. Amount: $228,887. Filed April 13. Spring St Group LLC, Monroe. Seller: U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Property: 3 Stevens Place, Chester 10918. Amount: $205,000. Filed April 10. Thirty 32 Quaker LLC, Washingtonville. Seller: Quaker and Main LLC, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Property: 30-32 Quaker Ave., Cornwall-on-Hudson 12518. Amount: $36,250. Filed April 7. TJ Tancredi Homes Inc., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Thomas F. Forshey, Wappingers Falls. Property: 182 Maloney Road, LaGrange. Amount: $224,500. Filed April 13.
TripleMandD Magic LLC, Goshen. Seller: Barbara J. Thompson, Middletown. Property: in Goshen. Amount: $83,500. Filed April 7. U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Steven Klein, Poughkeepsie. Property: 78 Roosevelt Road, Hyde Park 12538. Amount $230,500. Filed April 9. Union Street Too Corp., Staten Island. Seller: Marie Schermerhorn, et al, Montgomery. Property: in Montgomery. Amount: $193,000. Filed April 7. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: Francis B. Paz, Walden. Property: 20 Golf Drive, Florida 10921. Amount: $444,603. Filed April 13. Woodbury Heights LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Woodbury Complex B LLC, Brooklyn. Property: 19 Hudson Pointe, Woodbury. Amount: $400,000. Filed April 7. Woodbury Heights LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Woodbury Complex B LLC, Brooklyn. Property: 23 Hudson Pointe, Woodbury. Amount: $300,000. Filed April 8.
LIS PENDENS The following filings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed. Avery, Thomas, et al. Filed by Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $416,300 affecting property located at 14 Bridle Court, Goshen 10924. Filed March 16. Beauvilaire, Sandra, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $271,760 affecting property located at 84 Old Mill Road, Wallkill 12589. Filed March 16. Boyd, Beverly Ann, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $155,120 affecting property located at 18 Fordham Lane, Highland Mills 10930. Filed March 19.
Burnard, Robert A. Jr., et al. Filed by PennyMac Loan Services LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $182,450 affecting property located at 16 South St., Highland Falls 10928. Filed March 11.
Gandl, Abraham S., et al. Filed by PennyMac Loan Services LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $688,860 affecting property located at 31 Hudson Pointe, Monroe 10950. Filed March 11.
Martin, Roberta R., et al. Filed by Pennymac Loan Services LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $192,629 affecting property located at 2524 Whispering Hills, Chester 10918. Filed March 16.
Cantwell, Matthew, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $450,200 affecting property located at 29 Horizon Farms Drive, Warwick 10990. Filed March 11.
Gruber, Zev, et al. Filed by the State of New York Mortgage Agency. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $140,801 affecting property located at 8 Ruzhin Road, unit 101, Monroe 10950. Filed March 19.
McGarvey, Eileen M., et al. Filed by MFA 2017-RPL1 Trust. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $313,611 affecting property located at 35 Hudson Drive, New Windsor 12553. Filed March 16.
Hablow, Karin E., as Orange County commissioner of finance as administrator of the estate of William A. Harris, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $204,000 affecting property located at 118 Gidney Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed March 10.
Mena, Auris D., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $493,764 affecting property located at 75 Eisenhower Drive, Middletown 10940. Filed March 10.
Cedeno, Michael J., et al. Filed by Roundpoint Mortgage Servicing Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $71,250 affecting property located at 25 Pierces Road, Unit 1, Newburgh 12550. Filed March 12. Chase, Carey R., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $353,200 affecting property located at 9 Upper Magic Circle Drive, Goshen 10924. Filed March 17. Cozart, Ronald S. Jr., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 11 DeRose Lane, Chester 10918. Filed March 11.
Hamilton, Harold, et al. Filed by Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $124,520 affecting property located at 6 Lilly St., Newburgh 12550. Filed March 11. Hartley, Richard S. Jr., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $183,000 affecting property located at 1427 Route 208, Monroe 10950. Filed March 20.
D’Agostini, Annette M., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $280,829 affecting property located at 26 Ellison Drive, New Windsor 12553. Filed March 18.
Hodge, Tyrone, et al. Filed by Newrez LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $373,117 affecting property located at 154 Bethlehem Road, New Windsor 12553. Filed March 19.
Dasilva, Noel Antonio, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $224,000 affecting property located at 113 Blanche Ave., New Windsor 12553. Filed March 18.
Ibanez, Bayani P., et al. Filed by J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $395,473 affecting property located at 546 Lakes Road and Count Highway 5, Monroe 10950. Filed March 16.
Dembek, Andrew B., et al. Filed by Sterling National Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $20,000 affecting property located at 193 Schutt Road, Middletown 10940. Filed March 18.
Jackson, Filma, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $120,000 affecting property located at 45 Maple St., Newburgh 12550. Filed March 18.
DeSomma, John J., et al. Filed by Flagstar Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $415,140 affecting property located at 13 Jonathan Court, Warwick 10990. Filed March 12.
Lao, Eric G., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $214,051 affecting property located at 220 Wisner Ave., Wallkill 12589. Filed March 12.
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Mollica, Patricia M., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $418,815 affecting property located at 33 Crystal Farm Road, Warwick 10990. Filed March 12. Muniz, Angela C., et al. Filed by Trust Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $250,381 affecting property located at 36 Hillside Terrace, Monroe 10950. Filed March 17. Munoz, Nelly, et al. Filed by Fifth Third Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $153,225 affecting property located at 316 Homestead Ave., Maybrook 12543. Filed March 13. Nash, Franklin, et al. Filed by Weichert Financial Services. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $295,200 affecting property located at 464 Hillside Road, Monroe 10950. Filed March 18. Orange County commissioner of finance as administrator of the estate of Albert T. Kuchinsky, et al. Filed by CIT Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $406,125 affecting property located at 3 Mid Oaks Drive, Monroe 10950. Filed March 16. Orange County commissioner of finance as the limited administrator of the estate of Phyllis Jarrow, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $165,171 affecting property located at 3506 Whispering Hills, Unit 304, Chester 10918. Filed March 10.
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Facts & Figures Orange County commissioner of finance as the limited administrator of the estate of Ann Marie Carney, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $270,750 affecting property located at 44 Winona Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed March 17. Railey, Daniel D., et al. Filed by State of New York Mortgage Agency. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $113,000 affecting property located at 6 Isro Drive, Cornwall-on-Hudson 12518. Filed March 10. Reese, Jeanne, as executrix of the estate of Nora Knapp, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $249,000 affecting property located at 10 Knights Circle, Newburgh 12550. Filed March 10.
Rinaldi, Mark, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $284,905 affecting property located at 19 Putters Way, Unit 9, Middletown 10940. Filed March 16.
Singleton, Bernard C., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $225,000 affecting property located at 7 Dogwood Drive, Middletown 10940. Filed March 20.
Vasquez, Angel G., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $265,200 affecting property located at 7 Briarwood Ave., Monroe 10950. Filed March 11.
Royal, Roxie, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $50,000 affecting property located at 57 Farrington St., Newburgh 12550. Filed March 12.
Stawarz, Kathleen, et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $210,000 affecting property located at 9 Edinburgh Road, Middletown 10941. Filed March 10.
Vella, Charlie, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $259,250 affecting property located at 20 Wilson St., Middletown 10940. Filed March 13.
Sanchez, Edwin, et al. Filed by Hudson Valley Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $165,000 affecting property located at 20 Sycamore Drive, Newburgh 12550. Filed March 17. Sanchez, Javier, et al. Filed by Wilmington Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $395,000 affecting property located at 24 Deer Run Road, Newburgh 12550. Filed March 12.
Tate, Kitson, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $159,355 affecting property located at 28 Spring St., Middletown 10940. Filed March 11. Trafficante, Lisa, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $1.1 million affecting property located at 457 W. Lake Road, Tuxedo Park 10987. Filed March 19.
Vogt, Carlton W. III, et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $120,000 affecting property located at 19 Vogt Lane, Middletown 10940. Filed March 20. Yonique Inc., et al. Filed by UMB Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $378,000 affecting property located at 25 Sanfordville Road, Warwick 10990. Filed March 20. Zube, Herman A., et al. Filed by DLJ Mortgage Capital Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $251,291 affecting property located at 1 Elizabeth St., Port Jervis 12771. Filed March 13.
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Mechanic’s Liens ACP Monroe Associates LLC, as owner. $26,176 as claimed by Gencon Corp., Newburgh. Property: 475 Route 17M, Monroe 10950. Filed April 13.
Brotherhood, America’s Oldest Winery Ltd., d.b.a. J.A.C. Vineyards, 100 Brotherhood Plaza Drive, Washingtonville 10992. Filed April 1. D and C Hardwood Flooring Corp., d.b.a. Global Trading, 1 Karlin Blvd., Suite 201, Monroe 10950. Filed April 1. J and E Business Solutions Inc., d.b.a. PrintOut Copy, 48 Country Hollow, Highland Mills 10930. Filed April 1. James L. Taylor Manufacturing Co., d.b.a. Harmon Printing, 130 Salt Point Turnpike, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed April 1. M.S. Iron Works Inc., d.b.a. M and S Iron Works, 27 Stone Castle Road, Rock Tavern 12575. Filed April 1. Marcos Morales Inc., d.b.a. Midway’s Villa Roma, 264 Quassaick Ave., New Windsor 12553. Filed April 1. Mystic Rose Florist Shop Ltd., d.b.a. Mystic Rose, 506 Route 416, Montgomery 12549. Filed April 1. NYTOA Inc., d.b.a. New York Tactical Officers Associates, 680 Route 211East, Suite 3B-289, Middletown 10941. Filed April 1. Piz Family Deli Inc., d.b.a. Abbracci Italian Market and Deli, 287 Windsor Highway, New Windsor 12553. Filed April 1.
ACP Monroe Associates LLC, as owner. $9,757 as claimed by GMG NJ LLC, Wanaque, New Jersey. Property: 475 Route 17M, Monroe 10950. Filed April 7.
Ten Feet Tall Enterprises Inc., d.b.a. Amalfi’s Bijouterie, 507 Old Mill Road, Southfields 10975. Filed April 1.
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Yeshiah Maintenance and Repair Inc., d.b.a. Shias Repairs, 51 Forest Road, No. 316263, Monroe 10950. Filed April 1.
This paper is not responsible for typographical errors contained in the original filings.
Doing Business As Brisk and Associates Inc., d.b.a. RLS, 6 Tolchav Way, Unit 103, Monroe 10950. Filed April 1. Brisk and Associates Inc., d.b.a. Rock Leadership Solutions, 6 Tolchav Way, Unit 103, Monroe 10950. Filed April 1.
Partnerships Putnam Custom Auto, 89 Glenieda Ave., Carmel, c/o Louis Carattini and Steve L. Carattini. Filed Feb. 3.
Sole Proprietorships Always Available Medical Transportation, 15 Meridian Drive, Brewster 10509, c/o Lou LaPicola. Filed Feb. 24. Davidson Landscaping, 96 Haviland Road, Patterson 12563, c/o Jesse Davidson. Filed Feb. 26. Dolly Mae Cleaning Service, 33 Husted Road, Unit 102, Carmel 10512, c/o Donald Simmons. Filed Feb. 13. FD Prints, 300 Lake Shore Drive, Brewster 10509, c/o Michael Frey. Filed Feb. 24. Gonzalez’s Painter, 12 Manor Way, Brewster 10509, c/o Noe Ramiro Gonzalez Lopez. Filed Feb. 24. In Tune With You, 172 Mexico Lane, Mahopac 10541, c/o Jill Terhune. Filed Feb. 24. Ovidiosmasonryplus, 3 Husted Road, Apt. 17C, Brewster 10509, c/o Ovidio Avidan Guzman Oliveros. Filed Feb. 11. Putnam NY Pride, 45 Hillcrest Ave., Brewster 10509, c/o Eileen McDermott. Filed Feb. 3. R and R Contracting, 11 Trout Place, Mahopac 10541, c/o Robert Anthony Cuomo. Filed Feb. 13. Rhino Masonry, 38 Ridgeview Ave., Mahopac 10541, c/o John Jake Astrologo. Filed Feb. 10. Smile World Express, 32 Mount Hope Road, Mahopac 10541, c/o Siriporn Wonglakhorn. Filed Feb. 20. Speech Language League, 28 Salisbury Road, Patterson 12563, c/o Amy Basso. Filed Feb. 18. Square Cut Carpentry, 31 Main St., Apt. 5, Brewster 10509, c/o Robert Sprague. Filed Feb. 10.
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BUILDING PERMITS Commercial City of Stamford, contractor for city of Stamford. Install concrete at 960 Washington Blvd., Stamford. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed Jan. 6. Dalton Gordon LLC, Stamford, contractor for 1075 Road. Realty LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 5 Riverside Lane, Riverside. Estimated cost: $45,000. Filed February 2020. Davenport Properties Management Inc., Stamford, contractor for NLK Group LLC. Construct steel terrace pergola with white lights at 59 Dingletown Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $45,000. Filed February 2020. Forstone Management Associates LLC, Stamford, contractor for Forstone 750 LLC. Restore expansion at 750 E. Main St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $33,000. Filed Jan. 6. Greenwich Academy, Greenwich, contractor for Greenwich Academy. Remove stage and install new elevator at 200 N. Maple Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $200,000. Filed February 2020. Levine L., Andrew and Judith N. Levine, Greenwich, contractor for Andrew L. Levine. Build new structure at 28 Alpine Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $250,000. Filed February 2020. Lopez, James, Stamford, contractor for James Lopez. Renovate second floor and attic areas damaged from fire at 20 Hackett Circle South, Stamford. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Jan. 6.
Items appearing in the Fairfield County Business Journal’s On The Record section are compiled from various sources, including public records made available to the media by federal, state and municipal agencies and the court system. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this information, no liability is assumed for errors or omissions. In the case of legal action, the records cited are open to public scrutiny and should be inspected before any action is taken.
Pavarini North East Constructors, Stamford, contractor for Tishman Speyer Properties. Perform replacement alterations at 1 American Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $130,000. Filed February 2020. Signature Pools, Norwalk, contractor for John Hock. Build in-ground pool and spa at 42 Dawn Harbor Lane, Riverside. Estimated cost: $85,000. Filed Feb. 2020. St. Catherine’s Church, Riverside, contractor for St. Catherine’s Church. Raise platforms at 4 Riverside Ave., Riverside. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed February 2020. Town of Greenwich Board, Greenwich, contractor for the town of Greenwich Board. Construct Eastern Middle School at 51 Hendrie Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $8,573,710. Filed February 2020. Town of Greenwich, Greenwich, contractor for the town of Greenwich. Replace expansion joints to PAC addition at 10 Hillside Road, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $325,000. Filed February 2020. Town of Greenwich Parks, Greenwich, contractor for the town of Greenwich. Prepare for harity event at 90 Harding Road, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed February 2020. Town of Greenwich Parks, Greenwich, contractor for the town of Greenwich. Prepare model train exhibit at 90 Harding Road, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed February 2020. Turner Construction, Milford, contractor for Greenwich Hospital Association. Convert Watson Pavilion to inpatient rooms and services at 5 Perryridge Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $8,640,000. Filed February 2020.
Residential AAA Advantage Carting, Stamford, contractor for Chapel Lane LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 5 Chapel Lane, Riverside. Estimated cost: $17,500. Filed February 2020.
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Alfredo LDC, Armonk, New York, contractor for Mellissa Graham. Build in-ground pool at 545 North St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $146,000. Filed February 2020. Alliance Specialties LLC, Stamford, contractor for James P. Bayley. Alter master bath and bedroom at 60 Lewelyn Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $20,257. Filed Jan. 3. Amato, Robert and Anne Amato, Greenwich, contractor for Robert and Anne Amato. Renovate residence, add connector from residence to garage and new roof deck, at 17 Oneida Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $950,000. Filed February 2020. AP Construction Co, Stamford, contractor for 41st Realty Holdings. Perform replacement alterations at 2 Sound View Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $130,000. Filed February 2020. AP Construction, Stamford, contractor for Greenwich Academy. Rebuild story classrooms at 200 N. Maple Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $4,290,000. Filed February 2020. Better Home Building Association Inc., Cos Cob, contractor for 25 Tomac Avenue LLC. Build bathroom and closet at 25 Tomac Ave., Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed February 2020. Blechner Joe, Jess and Amico K., Greenwich, contractor for Jess Blechner. Relocate washer and dryer to second floor at 45 Hickory Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed February 2020. Burke, Thomas C. and Kathleen P. Burke, Cos Cob, contractor for Thomas C. Burke. Remove chimney, wall between kitchen and living room at 24 Licata Terrace, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $90,000. Filed February 2020. Burr Roofing and Siding, Stratford, contractor for Frederick W. Lux and Aline R. Lux. Remove old roof and re-roof 40 Cliffdale Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $13,551. Filed February 2020.
Cardillo Pools and Spas LLC, New Rochelle, New York, contractor for Ross and Michele Greenburg. Renovate swimming pool at 11 Pierson Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $45,000. Filed February 2020. Demasi, Thomas P., White Plains, New York, contractor for Julie Trent. Renovate rear porch at 2 Maher Court, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $200,000. Filed February 2020. Devita, Carmine, Cos Cob, contractor for Carmine DeVita. Remodel kitchen, bathrooms and relocate washer/dryer at Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $45,000. Filed February 2020.
Kinden, Alexander, et al, Stamford, contractor for Alexander Kundin. Replace windows at 18 Janes Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Jan. 2.
Pro Custom Solar LLC, South Plainfield, New Jersey, contractor for Lydia Alfonso. Install roof-mounted panels at 31 Rex St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $19,000. Filed February 2020.
Kundin, Alexander, et al, Stamford, contractor for Alexander Kundin. Replace roof shingles at 18 Janes Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Jan. 2.
Relations Construction LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Ira and Susan Cohen. Renovate master bath, laundry room and kitchen at 11 Brynwood Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed February 2020.
Kundin, Alexander, et al, Stamford, contractor for Alexander Kundin. Replace siding with stucco at 18 Janes Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Jan. 2.
Dwyer, John G., Trumbull, contractor for Abilis Inc. Replace cabinets, floor tile and appliances at 52 Glenville St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $42,000. Filed February 2020.
Loparco Associates Inc., Greenwich, contractor for Thomas W. Maher and Toni W. Maher. Remove two chimneys and fireboxes at 62 River Road, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed February 2020.
Dwyer, John G., Trumbull, contractor for Abilis Inc. Replace toilet partitions and toilets at 50 Glenville St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $48,000. Filed February 2020.
Mironov, Dimitry, M.D., Greenwich, contractor for Dimitry Mironov. Add master suite over garage at 2 Cotswood Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $380,000. Filed February 2020.
ECE Construction Group LLC, Stamford, contractor for Christine and Louis Ragusa. Expand master bedroom closet, re-frame closet at 77 Havemeyer Lane, Unit 95, Stamford. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Jan. 2.
MJS Contracting Corp. New Rochelle, New York, contractor for John Coppinger and Katherine Coppinger. Renovate master bathroom at 108 W. Lyon Farm Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $34,000. Filed February 2020.
Ewing, Heather Tars., Greenwich, contractor for Heather Tars. Ewing Remove wall between dining room and kitchen at 113 W. Lyon Farms Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed February 2020. GKZA Group LLC, Stamford, contractor for George S. Nelson. Remodel kitchen, guest and master bathrooms and install new sliding doors at 15 River Road, Unit 216, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $57,900. Filed February 2020. Grychak, Roman, Monroe, contractor for Nominee Trust. Renovate windows, replace doors and mechanicals, new plumbing and new roof at 9 Creamer Hill Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $250,000. Filed February 2020. Horowitz, Ellis, Stamford, contractor for Ellis Harowitz. Add and alternate to single-family dwelling at 84 Farms Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $200,000. Filed Jan. 3.
Moonlight Construction LLC, Greenwich, contractor for Janice Fiore. Construct wood-frame deck at 17 Wampus Lane, Riverside. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed February 2020. Noble Construction Management, South Salem, New York, contractor for Lake Douglas. Perform replacement alterations at 70 Midwood Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed February 2020. Olympic Construction LLC, Stamford, contractor for Día Holdings LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 99 River Road, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $43,200. Filed February 2020. PMJ Capital Corp., Stamford, contractor for PMJ Capital Corp. Replace stairs at 37 Columbus Place, Unit 10, Stamford. Estimated cost: $3,500. Filed Jan. 2.
Roa, Efraim, Mahopac, New York, contractor for Efraim Roa. Update kitchen, bathrooms and floors at 87 Valleywood Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed February 2020. RW Remodeling Services LLC, Norwalk, contractor for the town of Greenwich. Install new suspended ceiling with lights at 130 Bible St., Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $19,000. Filed February 2020. Richly, Michael J., Stamford, contractor for Gloria Cuevas. Add new apartment to a single-family house at 76 Congress St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $52,000. Filed Jan. 2. Sieg Association Design and Construction, Stamford, contractor for Artemio Panarin. Finish basement include bathroom and sauna at 14 Copper Beech Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $175,000. Filed February 2020. The Kaali-Nagy Co., New Canaan, contractor for Ari Masafy. Create gym space at 297 Lake Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed February 2020. Walesky, Donald C., Stamford, contractor for Richard P. Gonzalez. Install generator and AG propane tanks at 110 Wellington Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $9,000. Filed Jan. 3. Warsaw Home Improvement LLC, Stamford, contractor for Natalie Schibell. Remodel kitchen and replace siding at 1500 Hope St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed Jan. 3. Wescorp Builders, Greenwich, contractor for 585 West Putnam LLC, Perform a demolition at 585 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed February 2020.
Facts & Figures COURT CASES Bridgeport Superior Court Alves, Kevin et al, Bridgeport. Filed by Nancy Segovia-Cosme, Trumbull. Plaintiff’s attorney: Jonathan Eamon Spodnick, Trumbull. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV20-6093048-S. Filed Jan. 6. Cooper, Brian K., et al, Ansonia. Filed by Celestina Thompson, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Bert Mcdowell Injury Law LLC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-20-6093966-S. Filed Jan. 29. Coward, Reginald Raymell, et al, Los Angeles, California. Filed by Michael S Lombardo, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Blomberg Law Firm LLC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff was driving his car when he was hit by debri caused by the defendants’ trailer when it struck a bridge. As a result of the debri, the plaintiff sustained injuries and damages. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV20-6092654-S. Filed Dec. 19.
Mayer, Adam, Fairfield. Filed by Imad Fawaz, Fairfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Lawrence A Levinson PC, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff and defendant entered into an estate contract whereby the plaintiff purchased real property owned by the defendant. The plaintiff made an initial deposit and requested an extension to satisfy the mortgage value. Defendant did not sign the extension and the agreement was deemed terminated and all deposit were to be returned by defendant to plaintiff. Despite the demand, defendant has refused and failed to return the total deposit to the plaintiff. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-206093065-S. Filed Jan 7. Munoz, Hector, et al, Bridgeport. Filed by Earl Douglas, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: James Owens Gaston, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV20-6093010-S. Filed Jan. 3.
Danbury Superior Court Andrade, Amanda, Bethel. Filed by Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Plaintiff’s attorney: Schreiber / Cohen LLC, Salem, New Hampshire. Action: The plaintiff is a banking association. The defendant used a credit account issued by plaintiff and agreed to make payments for goods and services. The defendant failed to make payments. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages less than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. DBD-CV-20-6034834-S. Filed Dec. 30.
De Angelis, Ingrid A., et al, Sandy Hook. Filed by PNC Bank, National Association, Miamisburg, Ohio. Plaintiff’s attorney: McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford. Action: The plaintiff is the current owner of the defendants’note and mortgage. The defendants defaulted on the terms of the agreement and have failed to pay the plaintiff the amount due. The plaintiff claims foreclosure of the mortgage, possession of the mortgage premises, monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-20-6034881-S. Filed Jan. 3. Tru-Clean LLC, et al, Danbury. Filed by Willow River LLC, Stillwater, Minnesota. Plaintiff’s attorney: Evans Feldman & Associates LLC, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff is the owner and holder of the defendants’ loan. The defendant defaulted on the terms of the agreement and have failed to pay the plaintiff the amount due. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages less than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. DBD-CV20-6035366-S. Filed Feb. 13.
Stamford Superior Court Kilburn, Ethan F., et al, Schuylerville, New York. Filed by Epifanio Rosales, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Martinez Alex J. Law Offices LLC, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-20-6045289-S. Filed Jan. 14. New England Elevator Corp., et al, Bloomfield. Filed by Janet Williams, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Millman & Millman, Westport. Action: The plaintiff used an elevator maintained by the defendants, when it malfunctioned. Plaintiff attempted to exit, tripped and fell to the ground, thereby causing the her to suffer injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. FSTCV-20-6045946-S. Filed Feb. 26.
Peleda, Darius, Westport. Filed by Capital One Bank NA, Richmond, Virginia. Plaintiff’s attorney: London & London, Newington. Action: The plaintiff is a banking association, which issued the defendant a credit account. The defendant agreed to make payments for goods and services, but failed to do so. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages less than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. FSTCV-20-6045699-S. Filed Feb. 11. Ruvinsky, Phil, New Canaan. Filed by Hoffman Landscapes Inc., Trumbull. Plaintiff’s attorney: Dana P Lonergan, Trumbull. Action: The plaintiff and defendant entered into an agreement under which the plaintiff agreed to provide landscaping and other services to defendant. Defendant purchased goods and materials from the plaintiff. Defendant has neglected or refused to pay to the plaintiff and breached the agreement. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-206046022-S. Filed March 4.
DEEDS Commercial 5 Chapel Lane LLC, Riverside. Seller: Mary S. Ferry, Greenwich. Property: 5 Chapel Lane, Riverside. Amount: $0. Filed Jan. 31. Collin Family Trust, New York, New York. Seller: Sorin Stanciu and Jessica Stanciu, Greenwich. Property: Lot 1, Map 6201, Greenwich. Amount: $1,140,000. Filed Jan. 24. Cross Point Consulting LLC, Old Greenwich. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 13 Lipton Place, Stamford. Amount: $10 Filed Jan. 30. Draqanik, Marek, Stamford. Seller: Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC, Stamford. Property: 22 River Place, Stamford. Amount: $261,300. Filed Feb. 3. Goldowsky, Richard, Stamford. Seller: Isobel B. Curcio, Cos Cob. Property: Unit 4, Eastwood II Condominium, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 31.
Hiatrides, James R., Stamford. Seller: Shippan Fine Estates LLC, Stamford. Property: 1348 Shippan Ave., Stamford. Amount: $950,000. Filed Jan. 30.
Carello, William M., Stamford. Seller: Hwasuk H. Lim, Glendale, California. Property: 25 Forest St., Unit 12K, Stamford. Amount: $384,000. Filed Jan. 30.
Hyatt, Syed, Greenwich. Seller: Jesee R. Poole, Greenwich. Property: 47 Lafayette Place, Unit 4J, Greenwich. Amount: $385,000. Filed Jan. 31.
Ceci, Michael and Maria Michaela Ceci, Greenwich. Seller: Rosa Cardini, Stamford. Property: Lot 21, Map 1047, Greenwich. Amount: $650,000. Filed Jan. 27.
Montesano, Joseph J. and Anna Montesano, Port Chester, New York. Seller: Victoria Mack and Michael J. Mack, Greenwich. Property: 4 Alec Templeton Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $1,250,000. Filed Jan. 31.
Cerro, Antonia, Stamford. Seller: Thomas A. Timon, Stamford. Property: 440-444 Bedford St., Unit 7J, Stamford. Amount: $140,000. Filed Feb. 3.
Pamela S. Pagnani Revocable Trust, Greenwich. Seller: Pamela S. Pagnani, Greenwich. Property: 211 W. Lyon Farm Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 28. Pavia, Andrew T. and Christina M. Pavia, Rye Brook, New York. Seller: PMJ Capital Corp., San Juan, Puerto Rico. Property: 37 Columbus Place, Unit 10, Stamford. Amount: $307,500. Filed Jan. 31. Wendy Stapleton Separate Property Trust, Greenwich. Seller: Wendy Reyes, Greenwich. Property: 141 Taconic Road, Greenwich. Amount: $0. Filed Jan. 30. White, Jimmy L. Greenwich. Seller: Colt II, LLC, Greenwich. Property: 248 Overlook Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed Jan. 31.
Delva, Claude, Stamford. Seller: Antonio Salvatore Jr., Norwalk. Property: 284 Loveland Road, Stamford. Amount: $473,000. Filed Jan. 31. DeMartino, Matthew, Stamford. Seller: Shriram P. Agni and Aruna S. Agni, Stamford. Property: 850 E. Main St., Unit 513, Stamford. Amount: $490,000. Filed Jan. 30. Dorn, Michael and Laura Dorn, Stamford. Seller: Prasad Chalikonda and Rekha Bhanu Chandran, Stamford. Property: 38 McIntosh Road, Stamford. Amount: $519,000. Filed Jan. 31. Ely, Jamie, Stamford. Seller: Patricia Walsh, Stamford. Property: 255 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit D9, Stamford. Amount: $304,500. Filed Jan. 31.
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Ferrarese, Carolee J. and Michael L. Ferrarese, Stamford. Seller: Michael Ferrarese and Carolee Ferrarese, Stamford. Property: 77 Havemeyer Lane, No. 420, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 31.
Altamura, Dominic, Stamford. Seller: Barbara Summa, Brookfield. Property: 100 Maple Tree Ave., Unit 1, Stamford. Amount: $287,000. Filed Feb. 3.
Frano, George, Cos Cob. Seller: George Frano and Caroline Frano, Cos Cob. Property: 102 Valley Road, Unit 18, Cos Cob. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 30.
Atkinson, Jeffrey S. and Kelly C. Atkinson, Stamford. Seller: Thomas T. McDaniel and Kathleen A. McDaniel, Stamford. Property: 88 Southfield Ave., Unit 303, Stamford. Amount: $525,000. Filed Feb. 3.
Georgeakopoulos, Panagiotis T., Riverside. Seller: Josh Schott and Stacey Schott, Greenwich. Property: 35 Beechcroft Road, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed Jan. 28.
Badawi, Ahmed M., White Plains, New York. Seller: Henry Herrera and Deyanira del Carmen Herrera, Wilton. Property: Lot 19, Map 1052, Stamford. Amount: $555,000. Filed Jan. 31.
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Isufi, Shpresa, Yonkers, New York. Seller: Marianne K. Frymus, Stamford. Property: 31 Old Long Ridge Road, Stamford. Amount: $634,405. Filed Jan. 31.
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Facts & Figures Jeannot, Catherine and Nervil Joseph, Brooklyn, New York. Seller: Peter C. Carriero and Gail R. Carriero, Stamford. Property: 18 James St., Stamford. Amount: $460,000. Filed Feb. 3.
Marcickiewicz, Adam and Bozena Marcickiewicz, Stamford. Seller: Bridget R. Connolly, Stamford. Property: 36 Silver St., Stamford. Amount: $320,000. Filed Jan. 31.
Kalmakis, Stephen and Jennifer Kalmakis, Greenwich. Seller: Matthew C. Lutz and Kristen M. Lutz, Greenwich. Property: Lot 6, Map 2377, Greenwich. Amount: $1,235,000. Filed Jan. 31.
Medina, Joseph, Stamford. Seller: Fowler J. Storms and Jillian Storms, Greenwich. Property: 25 Hhalsey Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $1,350,000. Filed Jan. 30.
Kotler, Liza and Bradley E. Kotler, Old Greenwich. Seller: Anne Rebecca Moller and Andrew John Moller, Greenwich. Property: Lot 0, Map 4364 Wingate Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 24. Lazarus, Michael and Kathleen H. Lazarus, Stamford. Seller: Michael Lazarus, Stamford. Property: 26 Strawberry Hill Ave., Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 31. LePivert, Max, Stamford. Seller: Dominic Altamura, Stamford. Property: 42 Highview Ave., Unit B5, Stamford. Amount: $430,000. Filed Feb. 3. Lettiere, Michael and Ashleigh Sabold, Stamford. Seller: Francis X. Fitzpatrick and Kim I. Hekking, Stamford. Property: 124 Ocean Drive East, Stamford. Amount: $1,065,000. Filed Jan. 31. Lindland, Melinda Cragan, Greenwich. Seller: Maria Corina Velutini, New York, New York. Property: 1 Bote Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 30. Malhotra, Samit and Diva Malhotra, Stamford. Seller: Thomas Lin and Li Mei Huang, Stamford. Property: 127 Greyrock Place, Unit 1205, Stamford. Amount: $255,000. Filed Feb. 3. Malloy, Patrick E. and Candace Malloy, Old Greenwich. Seller: Stephen H. Westerberg and Carolyn L. Westerberg, Riverside. Property: 99 Meadow Road, Riverside. Amount: $2,922,500. Filed Jan. 31. Mantione, Mark F., Greenwich. Seller: Mark Davis and Kathryn Davis, Greenwich. Property: 0 Weaver St., Greenwich. Amount: $870,000. Filed Jan. 30.
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Merchant, Munaf and Amina Merchant, Old Greenwich. Seller: Ann Lyons Richards and Lee S. Richards, Greenwich. Property: 5 Ferris Drive, Old Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 27. Mishra, Chandan, et al., Phillipsburg, New Jersey. Seller: Piotr Laskowski and Marlena Laskowski, Stamford. Property: Lot 53, Map 2492, Stamford. Amount: $800,000. Filed Jan. 30. Murrer, Michael C. and Diana F. Murrer, Greenwich. Seller: Sarah L. Boles, Greenwich. Property: 8 Wildwood Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $0. Filed Jan. 31. Robbins, Caroline S. and Thomas A. Clayton, Rye, New York. Seller: David C. Janke and Eugenia A. Janke, Greenwich. Property: Map 4515 Bailiwick Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 27. Rogers, Maureen and Thomas Boyle, Greenwich. Seller: William L. Hughes and Rebecca C. Hughes, Greenwich. Property: 6 Stanwich Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed Jan. 27. Santee, Kevin, Stamford. Seller: Richard Dale Pieschel and Myamya Than Aye Pieschel, Lewis, Delaware. Property: 26 Ralsey Road South, Stamford. Amount: $807,500. Filed Jan. 30. Sarkar, Partha and Debarati Basu, Stamford. Seller: Ravindra Ingle and Jayasharee N. Shinde, Edison, New Jersey. Property: 440-444 Bedford St., Unit 2R, Stamford. Amount: $215,000. Filed Feb. 3. Shetty, Sandeep B., Stamford. Seller: Jeremy T. Waldecker, Stamford. Property: 32 Highland Road, Unit 12, Stamford. Amount: $525,000. Filed Jan. 30. Smith Jr., James P. and James P. Smith Sr., Stamford. Seller: James P. Smith Jr., Stamford. Property: 154 Cold Spring Road, Stamford. Amount: $0. Filed Jan. 31.
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Stanciu, Sorin L. and Jessica Stanciu, Greenwich. Seller: Anthony C. Shaw and Charline S. Shaw, Greenwich. Property: 54 Londonderry Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $1,335,000. Filed Jan. 27. Storms, Jillian and Fowler Storms, Old Greenwich. Seller: Ruth Martha Kukat, Riverside. Property: 40 Hearthstone Drive, Riverside. Amount: $1,925,000. Filed Jan. 31. Wernert, Max W. and Lorna Wernert, Greenwich. Seller: Max W. Wernert, Greenwich. Property: 9 Nassau Place, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 29. Xiao Bin Zheng, Stamford. Seller: Warren Miike and Anacleta Velasco, Stamford. Property: 42 Aberdeen St., Stamford. Amount: $617,500. Filed Feb. 3. Zinicola, Giovanni and Assunta Zinicola, Stamford. Seller: Jeffrey K. Todd and Nisia S. Todd. Wilton. Property: 73 Horton St., Stamford. Amount: $650,000. Filed Jan. 31.
FORECLOSURES Adler, Eric, et al. Creditor: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Maryland. Property: 1 Strawberry Hill Court, Unit 8G, Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed Feb. 12. Aristizabal, Javier, et al. Creditor: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company. Property: 62 Wascussee Lane, Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed March 17. Blumenthal, Ronald. Creditor: Schooner Cove Yacht Association Inc, Stamford. Property: Unit F-3, Boat Club at Schooner Cove, Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed Feb. 12. Cartun, Allan J., et al. Creditor: US Bank National Association, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 585 Round Hill Road, Greenwich. Mortgage default. Filed March 23. Dallin, Anna Roberts, et al. Creditor: HSBC Bank USA National Association, Coppell, Texas. Property: 91 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 828, Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed Jan. 30.
Gabriel, Robert P., et al. Creditor: The Bank of New York Mellon, Coppell, Texas. Property: 3 Sayles St., Cos Cob. Mortgage default. Filed April 6. Judge, Timothy P., et al. Creditor: Bac Home Loans Servicing LP, Irvine, California. Property: 22 Oxer Place, Greenwich. Mortgage default. Filed April 8. Vizioli, Joseph, et al. Creditor: US Bank NA, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 1 Thornwood Road, Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed March 16.
LIENS Federal Tax Liens Filed Abbott, Stephen and Paula B. Abbott, 300 Merwins Lane, Fairfield. $93,270, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 26. Adams, Stacey, 871 Main St., Unit 4, Monroe. $13,258, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 5. Alves, Nilceia, 152 Stratfield Road, Fairfield. $685, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 13. Bower, Michael, 59 Running Brook Lane, New Canaan. $18,096, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 5. Burtt, Forbers W. and Michelle Burtt, 234 Old Spring Road, Fairfield. $27,414, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 20. Carden Jr., John M. and Jeniffer Carden, 275 Pratt St., Fairfield. $20,453, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 5. Carpenter, Gerard E. and Diane M. Carpenter, 38 Sylvan Drive, Shelton. $28,287, civil proceeding tax. Filed Oct. 25. Chrysadakis, John and Jennifer Chrysadakis, 43 Vermont Ave., Fairfield. $8,578, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 5. Delspina, Thomas, 381 Hoydens Hill Road, Fairfield. $55,394, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 3. Dicamillo, Jack, 224 Meadowrook Road, Apartment 21, Fairfield. $12,822, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 5.
Esposito, James F., 26 Laurel Drive, Brookfield. $12,335, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 5.
Zanette, Julio C., 94 Ridgely Ave., Fairfield. $27,259, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 5.
Fabbro, Dana P. and Ann M. Taylor, 23 Narrow St., Fairfield. $55,266, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 3.
Zanette, Julio C., and Ana Correia, 94 Ridgely Ave., Fairfield. $4,428, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 5.
Frantz, Ruth P., 34 Southport Place, Southport. $21,530, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 3.
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Klammer, Sharon, 406 Harbor Road, Southport. $26,781, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 18.
Fox, Donald and Susan Lenczycki-Fox, Wellesley, Massachusetts. Filed by Northern Energy Solutions LLC, by Brenda Case. Property: 89 Indian Field Road, Greenwich. Amount: $22,034. Filed Nov. 21.
Lariccia, Ryan and Nicola Lariccia, 87 Perry St., Fairfield. $5,905, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 20. Lenz, Karin, 1256 Red River Road, Rock Hill, South Carolina. $3,559,650, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 3. Mierzejewski, Patsy and Susan J. Mierzejewski, 225 Dover St., Stratford. $11,275, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 5. Murphy, Harry and Bridgette Murphy, 40 Holiday Road, Fairfield. $2,480, civil proceeding tax. Filed Oct. 25. Leghari, Wolfgang, 21 S. Benson Road, Fairfield. $67,442, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 3. Reid, Daniel G., 10 Norwegian Woods, Fairfield. $29,673, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 3. Scimeca, Carol and Michael Scimeca, 321 N. Pine Creek Road, Fairfield. $25,020, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 5. Silva, Glauber and Nilceia Alves, 152 Stratfield Road, Fairfield. $16,878, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 13. Wallace, Michael E., 2683 Bronson Road, Fairfield. $43,625, civil proceeding tax. Filed Oct. 22. Weinstein, Bradley C. and Randi S. Weinstein, 250 Shelter Rock Road, Fairfield. $550, civil proceeding tax. Filed Oct. 25. Weinstein, Bradley C. and Randi S. Weinstein, 250 Shelter Rock Road, Fairfield. $21,397, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 3.
Steamboat Road Acquisitions LLC, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed by The Ridgefield Supply Company, by Brian Roy. Property: 485 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $224,839. Filed Nov. 18. White, Diana, Greenwich. Filed by Elite Home Contracting LLC, by Shawn Hackett. Property: 29 Angelus Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $10,374. Filed Nov. 14.
LIS PENDENS 31 Victory Street LLC, et al, Stamford. Filed by Wolsey, Rosen, Kweskin & Kuriansky LLP, Stamford, for First County Bank. Property: 31 Victory St., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed March 9. 58 Myrtle Avenue LLC, et al, Stamford. Filed by Pease & Dorio PC, Farmington, for 58 Myrtle Avenue LLC. Property: 58 Myrtle Ave., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed March 3. Alston, Tracey N., et al, Stamford. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Citimortgage Inc. Property: 143 Wilson St., Unit 143, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed March 4. Bartlett, Scott R. and Anna-Maria Bartlett, Fairfield. Filed by Marinosci Law Group PC, Warwick, Rhode Island, for Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust 2018-RPL2. Property: Lot 30, Lakeside Manor, Fairfield. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed March 10.
Facts & Figures Constantine, Theo, et al, Greenwich. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for M&T Bank. Property: 514 Valley Road, Greenwich. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed March 2. Denton Realty LLC, Stamford. Filed by Mark F. Katz, Stamford, for Luciana Corelli. Property: 176 Stillwater Ave., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed March 2. Domingo, Connie, et al, Stamford. Filed by Marinosci Law Group PC, Warwick, Rhode Island, for US Bank Trust National Association. Property: Unit 15, Willowbrook Court Condominium. Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed March 2. Frattaroli, Dawn, et al, Greenwich. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Ajax Mortgage Loan Trust. Property: 16 Ritch Ave., Unit B, Greenwich. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed March 5. Grous, Bill, et al, Greenwich. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Property: 928 Lake Ave., Greenwich. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Feb. 14. Kane, Thomas More, et al, Greenwich. Filed by Paul S. Nakian LLC, Stamford, for Christopher Gioffre. Property: 63 Indian Harbor Drive, Greenwich. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Feb. 28. Lonski, Michael, et al, Greenwich. Filed by Assistant US Attorney, New Haven, for United States of America. Property: 112 Shore Road, Old Greenwich. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Feb. 21. Menard, Verdiu, et al, Stamford. Filed by Vincent J. Freccia, Stamford, for the city of Stamford. Property: 81 Lafayette St., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed March 5. Monteiro, Bonita W., Fairfield. Filed by Lynch, Trembicki and Boynton, Westport, for Robert F. Monteiro. Property: Unit 68 Greenfield Hunt, Fairfield. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed March 12.
Preslar, Maria L., et al, Fairfield. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Deutsche Bank National Trust Company. Property: 1535 Congress St., Fairfield. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed March 12. Rivas, Katharine, et al, Fairfield. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Quicken Loans Inc. Property: 245 Unquowa Road, Unit 98, Fairfield. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed March 6. Roberts-Storch, Celly, et al, Fairfield. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Loancare LLC. Property: 37 Prince St., Fairfield. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed March 11. Sexton, James P., et al, Stamford. Filed by Marinosci Law Group PC, Warwick, Rhode Island, for MTGLQ Investors LP. Property: Lot B3, Map 6422, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed March 3. Stratton, Marilynne A., et al, Greenwich. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for HSBC Bank USA NA. Property: 65 Stonehedge Drive South, Greenwich. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Feb. 28. Tanner, John William, et al, Greenwich. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wilmington Savings Fund Society. Property: 20 Hedgerow Lane, Greenwich. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Feb. 20. Verma, Victor, et al, Greenwich. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for UBS Bank USA. Property: 3 Gaston Farm Road, Greenwich. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed March 3.
LEASES Doshi, Girish G. and Chitralekha D. Doshi, by John Jordan. Landlord: Putnam Park Apartments Inc, Greenwich. Property: Apartment 139, Putnam Park Apartments. Greenwich. Term: 31 years, commenced July 31, 2019. Filed Aug. 1.
McCormick, Lauretta T., by Sharon Montanaro. Landlord: Putnam Hill Apartments Inc, Stamford. Property: 3 Putnam Hill, Apartment 4B, Greenwich. Term: 1 year, commenced March 17, 2020. Filed March 17.
MORTGAGES Ball, Suman, et al, Stamford, by Jeremiah N. Ollennu. Lender: Secure One Capital Corp., 555 Anton Blvd., Suite 900, Costa Mesa, California. Property: 25 Horse Shoe Lane, Stamford. Amount: $416,000. Filed Dec. 5. Clements, Kyle Alexander, Stamford, by Richard M. McGannon. Lender: Bank of America NA, 101 South Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 1611 Washington Blvd., Unit 26, Stamford. Amount: $345,000. Filed Dec. 5. Daghouch, Fatima and Khalid El Youssi, Stamford, by Brooke Cavaliero. Lender: People’s United Bank, National Association, 850 Main St., Bridgeport. Property: 57 Bridge St., Stamford. Amount: $392,850. Filed Dec. 5. Frieser, Neil and Linda Frieser, Stamford, by Renato Wilson. Lender: Bank of America NA, 100 N. Tryon St. Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 65 MacArthur Lane, Unit 3, Stamford. Amount: $250,000. Filed Dec. 5. Gillotti, Mathew and Margaret Hanafin, Stamford, by Shari Ann Madre. Lender: Quicken Loans Inc, 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 22 Putter Drive, Stamford. Amount: $414,522. Filed Dec. 5. Gupta, Pranav and Jyotsna Lalit Mirchandani, Stamford, by Joshua F. Gilman. Lender: Citibank NA, 1000 Technology Drive, O’Fallon, Missouri. Property: 1 Broad St., 14A, Stamford. Amount: $375,000. Filed Dec. 4. Hodgson, Russell and Mona Sachem Hodgson, Stamford, by N/A. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 1111 Polaris Pkwy., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 38 Alma Rock Road, Stamford. Amount: $507,000. Filed Dec. 5. Kavanagh, Brian, Stamford, by Richard A. Smith. Lender: Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp., 4201 Marsh Lane, Carrollton, Texas. Property: 127 Greyrock Place, Unit 1407, Stamford. Amount: $229,500. Filed Dec. 5.
Lira, Raquel and Ely Lira, Stamford, by William Scofield. Lender: Nationwide Mortgage Bankers Inc, 68 S. Service Road, Suite 340, Melville, New York. Property: 9 Aquila Road, Stamford. Amount: $318,986. Filed Dec. 4. Martins, Maria and Emanuel Tavolilla, Stamford, by Douglas B. Seltzer. Lender: Quicken Loans Inc., 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 307 Ocean Drive East, Stamford. Amount: $515,252. Filed Dec. 5. Mekonen, Aman F., Stamford, by Joshua F. Gilman. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, 101 N. Phillips Ave, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Property: 154 Roxbury Road, Stamford. Amount: $800,314. Filed Dec. 4. Reyes, Natali and Samuel Hyland, Stamford, by Kelly A. Molloy. Lender: Residential Mortgage Services Inc., 24 Christopher Toppi Drive, South Portland, Maine. Property: 85 Toms Road, Stamford. Amount: $421,600. Filed Dec. 4. Ritchie, Eric V. and Nalani Ritchie, Stamford, by Dennis Bujdud. Lender: Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, P.O. Box 1071, Poughkeepsie, New York. Property: 71 Crestview Ave., Stamford. Amount: $425,600. Filed Dec. 4. Rivera, Milagros, Stamford, by Joe H. Lawson. Lender: Loandepot, com LLC, 26642 Towne Centre Drive, Foothill Ranch, California. Property: 94 Klondike Ave., Stamford. Amount: $360,000. Filed Dec. 5. Shahbaz, Osama and Noreen Shahbaz, Stamford, by Idesta Adams. Lender: Cherry Creek Mortgage Company Inc., 7600 E. Orchard Road, No. 250, Greenwood Village, Colorado. Property: 24 Rose Park Ave., Stamford. Amount: $294,000. Filed Dec. 4. Summa, Mathew and Lauren Sica-Summa, Stamford, by N/A. Lender: Hudson United Mortgage LLC, 95 S. Middletown Road, Suite B, Nanuet, New York. Property: 71 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 314, Stamford. Amount: $202,350. Filed Dec. 4. Sylvain, Joseph and Claudia Sylvain, Stamford, by Seth J. Arnowitz. Lender: CrossCountry Mortgage LLC, 6850 Miller Road, Brecksville, Ohio. Property: 12 Bennett St., Stamford. Amount: $390,000. Filed Dec. 4.
Van Alstyne, Ryan, Stamford, by Dennis Bujdud. Lender: Guaranteed Rate Inc., 3940 N Ravenswood, Chicago, Illinois. Property: 73 Highland Road, Unit 73, Stamford. Amount: $108,000. Filed Dec. 4. Velasco, Nellie, Stamford, by Frank E. DeEsso. Lender: Plaza Home Mortgage Inc., 500 Edgewater Drive, Wakefield, Massachusetts. Property: 149 Sylvan Knoll Road, Unit 149, Stamford. Amount: $216,000. Filed Dec. 5. Villacis, Daniel Alexander and Gabriela Fernanda Villacis, Stamford, by Marc J. Grenier. Lender: Total Mortgage Services LLC, 185 Plains Road, Milford. Property: 438 Hunting Ridge Road, Stamford. Amount: $459,800. Filed Dec. 4.
NEW BUSINESSES A Viands LLC, 767 Eustis St., Suite 145, St. Paul, Minnesota 55114, c/o Sray Djidji. Filed March 6. Caseys Real Estate Vaseys Tavern LLC, 85 Woodside St., Stamford 06902, c/o Real Estate. Filed March 9. Clothes4everyone.Com, 28 Crescent St., Unit 4, Stamford 06906, c/o Luz N. Lasso. Filed March 6. Eastern Anal Ytica, 66 Glenbrook Road, Apartment 2123, Stamford 06902, c/o Le Yao. Filed March 6.
PATENTS App synchronized with lighted physical design element on document processing apparatus. Patent no. 10,6223,596 issued to Donald Brown, David Parsons, Marc Krolczyk and Michael Telek. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. C omputer-i mplemented system and method for providing guest parking reservations. Patent no. 10,621,866 issued to Stefik et al. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Conductive inks compositions and methods for preparation of stabilized metal-containing nanoparticles. Patent no. 10,619,067 issued to Liu et al. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Loudspeaker acoustic diversity aperture frame. Patent no. 10,623,840 issued to Paul Wayne Peace Jr. Assigned to Harman International, Stamford. Execution of voice commands in a multidevice system. Patent no. 10,621,980 issued to Seon Man Kim. Assigned to Harman International, Stamford. Apparatus and method for providing a personalized bass tactile output associated with an audio signal. Patent no. 10,620,906 issued to Christopher Trestain. Assigned to Harman International, Stamford.
G&N Construction, 39 Hubbard Ave., Stamford 06905, c/o German Castro. Filed March 9. Garcia’s Garden LLC, 23 Lafayette St., Stamford 06902, c/o Edin Garcia. Filed March 9. LG Solutions, 1117 E. Putnam Ave., No. 382, Riverside 06878, c/o Shanika E. Guy. Filed March 9. Philip Charles Nelson Matthew Scott, 184 Summer St., Stamford 06901, c/o Philip Nelson Scott. Filed March 6. Pro Signs & Wraps, 45 Cedar St., Unit 1, Stamford 06902, c/o Michel Costa. Filed March 9. R-M Landscaping, 25 Leslie St., Stamford 06902, c/o Tifany Rodriguez. Filed March 5.
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Manager, CDP (Nestlé Waters North America, Inc. – Stamford, CT) Execute CDP process for asgnd bev brnd cstmrs & devlp imprvmnts in demnd forcst’g. F/T. Req a Bchlr degr (or frgn equiv) in Stat, Ind Engr’g, Econometrics, App Math, Finan or rel fld + 2 yrs exp in the job offrd or w/cust or supp dmnd plann’g. Must have 2 yrs exp in each of the flwg: functionalities in SAP incl Trade Promot’n Mgmt, CDP & Supply Demand Plann’g; apply’g stat modl’g tchniqes incl time-series forecast’g; & prform’g data anlysis & modl’g in Microsoft Excel. Exp may be gained concurrently. Resumes: K. Weiss, Nestlé Waters North America, Inc., 1812 N Moore St., Arlington, VA 22209. Job ID: 4550629.
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LEGAL NOTICES Josie Business Solutions LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 3/4/20. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 216 North 6th Avenue, Mt. Vernon, NY 10550. General Purpose. #62538 Phoenix Design and Analysis Services, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State on 1/08/2020. 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: 354 County Center Road, White Plains, NY 10603 (the LLCís primary business location). LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #62539 Notice of Formation of Arbor Network LLC. Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/24/20. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to United States Corporation Agents Inc. at 2014 13th Ave Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62540 Chester WP II, LLC. App. for Authority filed with the Dept. of State of NY on 2/21/2020 Jurisdiction: DE , and the date of its organization is: 2/14/2020 Office location in New York State: Westchester County. The Secretary of the State of NY (ìSSNYî) is designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served, the address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of such process is: 61 Heatherbloom Rd, White Plains, NY 10605.. The authorized officer in its jurisdiction of organization where a copy of its Certificate of Formation can be obtained is: State of Delaware, Division of corporation, Jeffrey W. Bullock, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal Street, Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901. The purpose of the company is: any lawful act. #62541
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CHESTER WP QOZ FUND LLC. App. for Authority filed with the Dept. of State of NY on 2/21/2020 Jurisdiction: DE , and the date of its organization is: 2/19/2020 Office location in New York State: Westchester County. The Secretary of the State of NY (ìSSNYî) is designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served, the address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of such process is: 61 Heatherbloom Rd, White Plains, NY 10605.. The authorized officer in its jurisdiction of organization where a copy of its Certificate of Formation can be obtained is: State of Delaware, Division of corporation, Jeffrey W. Bullock, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal Street, Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901. The purpose of the company is: any lawful act. #62542 Cove Dog LLC. App. for Authority filed with the Dept. of State of NY on 3/06/2020 Jurisdiction: DE , and the date of its organization is: 4/18/2011 Office location in New York State: Westchester County. The Secretary of the State of NY (ìSSNYî) is designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served, the address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of such process is:c/o Lester Bleckner & Shaw LLP, 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 330, New York, NY 10118. The authorized officer in its jurisdiction of organization where a copy of its Certificate of Formation can be obtained is: State of Delaware, Division of corporation, Jeffrey W. Bullock, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal Street, Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901. The purpose of the company is: any lawful act. #62543 Notice of Formation of Storytime on Ice, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 01/27/2020. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 2005 Palmer Avenue, #121, Larchmont, NY 10538. Purpose: any lawful activity. #62544
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Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Asbury Apartments LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on March 6, 2020. 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 Asbury Apartments LLC, c/o Mountco Construction and Development Corp., 700 White Plains Road, Suite 363, Scarsdale, New York 10583. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62545 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Asbury Apartments Managers LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on March 6, 2020. 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 Asbury Apartments Managers LLC, c/o Mountco Construction and Development Corp., 700 White Plains Road, Suite 363, Scarsdale, New York 10583. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62546 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: MAA LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on March 6, 2020. 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 MAA LLC, c/o Mountco Construction and Development Corp., 700 White Plains Road, Suite 363, Scarsdale, New York 10583. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62547 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: First on First LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on March 6, 2020. 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 First on First LLC, c/o Mountco Construction and Development Corp., 700 White Plains Road, Suite 363, Scarsdale, New York 10583. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62548
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CASE NUMBER: (Numero del Caso): 19STCV26119 SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): HOOSHANG KAEN, Individually, CLOUD CONSTELLATION CORPORATION, a Delaware Corpora-tion, INTERNATIONAL TELECOM AD-VISORY GROUP, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, INTERGULF SERVICES, INC., a New York Corpora-tion, CARAVAN COMMUNICATIONS CORP., a New York Corporation, IN-TERNATIONAL INTERNET GROUP, LLC, a New York Limited Liability Company, UNITED TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS & SERVICES, INC., a California Corpora-tion, and Does 1 through 100, Inclusive. YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): ESTATE OF SHAHRAUM SCOTT SOBHANI. NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your re-sponse. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral ser-vice. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. AVISO! Lo han de-mandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la infor-macion a continuacion. Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos for-mularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov) en la bib-lioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios le-gales gratuitos de un programa de ser-vicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Ser-vices, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de Cali-fornia, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o ponien-dose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida me-diante un acuerdo o una concesion de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 111 N. Hill Street, Los Angeles, California 90012. The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney is: (El nombre, la di-reccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del de-mandante que no tiene abogado, es): RICHARD A. LUFTMAN, Esq., ALPERSTEIN, SIMON, FARKAS, GILLIN & SCOTT LLP, 15760 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1520, Encino, CA 91436, (818) 501-3100 Date: (Fecha) 07/29/2019 SHERRI R. CARTER, Executive Officer / Clerk of Court (Secretario) By: MAISHA PRYOR, Deputy (Adjunto) CN965232 SOBHANI Nov 4,11,18,25, 2019 *965232* #62381
LEGAL NOTICES Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: First on First Managers LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on March 6, 2020. 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 First on First Managers LLC, c/o Mountco Construction and Development Corp., 700 White Plains Road, Suite 363, Scarsdale, New York 10583. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62549
Notice of Formation of Los Andes Bakery MP LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 02/25/2020. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to LLC, 1049 main st. Peekskill, NY 10566. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62551
Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: MFOF LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on March 6, 2020. 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 MFOF LLC, c/o Mountco Construction and Development Corp., 700 White Plains Road, Suite 363, Scarsdale, New York 10583. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62550
Notice of Formation of Koule Beauty LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/27/2019. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to LLC, 146 Morsemere Ave Yonkers NY 10703. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62553
SWS Holdings LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/16/2020. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 479 Marble Ave., Pleasantville, NY 10570. General Purpose. #62552
Notice of Formation of Glass Ceiling Consultants, LLC filed with SSNY on 2/20/20. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Kathryn Glass, 18 Rosedale Avenue, Hastings-onHudson, New York, 10706. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62555 MGA Consulting, LLC. Filed 2/28/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 399 Knollwood Road, Suite 318, White Plains, NY 10603 Purpose: All lawful #62556 JS Consulting Group, LLC. Filed 3/2/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 399 Knollwood Road, Suite 318, White Plains, NY 10603 Purpose: All lawful #62557 Linda’s Services LLC. Filed 2/6/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 178 First St Apt 1, Yonkers, NY 10704 Purpose: All lawful #62558
Dea An Authentic Eatery, LLC. Filed 1/29/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 20 Boone Street, Yonkers, NY 10704 Purpose: All lawful #62559 Great Life by Sally LLC. Filed 2/3/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 52 Babbitt Road, Bedford Hills, NY 10507 Purpose: All lawful #62560 August General Contracting Co., LLC. Filed 1/31/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 50 Andrea Lane, Scarsdale, NY 10583 Purpose: All lawful #62561 171 Brady Ave LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 3/13/2020. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to The LLC, 179 Brady Ave., Hawthorne, NY 10532. General Purpose. #62562
Be The Total You LLC , Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 3/19/2020. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to The LLC, 793 Palmer Road, 4E, Bronxville, NY 10708 #62563 Notice of formation of KK Clear Communications LLC, Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/18/2020. Office location is Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC’s principal business location at 9 Maplewood Road, Hartsdale NY 10530. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #62567 Notice of Formation of DG Brow & Beauty Bar LLC. filed with SSNY on 11/07/2019. 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 901 Mamaroneck Avenue, Mamaroneck, NY,10543. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62569
RAYDEN LLC, Article of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03 /16/2020. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: C/O RAYDEN LLC, 12 Congress St, New Rochelle 10801. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date. #62568
Notice of Formation of Rosse Multiservices, LLC Art.Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/23/2020. Offc.Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig as agent of the LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Rosse Multiservices, LLC, 1159 Yonkers Avenue, 5C, Yonkers, NY 10704. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62570 Notice of formation of Law Office of David Sifre LLC. Articles of Organization (Dom-Prof. LLC) filed with N.Y.S. Dept. of State on 03/02/2020. Located in Westchester County. The Secretary of State is designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served, with copy of process to be mailed to the principal business location at 73 Market St. STE 376, Yonkers, NY 10710. Business Purpose: Practice of Law. # 62566
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