The Business Journals - Week of May 9, 2022 by Westfair Business Journal

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We s tc he s ter attorney whose firm is based in Yonkers was instrumental in coordinating a real estate refinancing so significant that it was announced jointly on April 28 by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Congressman Jamal Bowman and U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge. Even without the fanfare from Albany and Washington, the dollar value of the deal was enough to make people sit up and take notice: $621.5 million. In addition, this was the second time the attorney shepherded putting in place a $621.5 million financing package for the property. Topping it

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WESTCHESTER ATTORNEY IS INSTRUMENTAL IN $621.5M REFINANCING off is that the refinancing makes it possible to spend $124 million on repairs and upgrades for an iconic residential property. The property is Co-Op City in the Baychester section of the Bronx, and the attorney is Jeffrey Buss, founding member of the law firm Smith Buss & Jacobs LLP, which is based in Yonkers and also has offices in Manhattan and Garden City. Buss has for the past 16 years served as general counsel for Co-Op City’s legal entity, Riverbay Corporation. Riverbay, or Co-Op City, has 15,372 residential units that are home to more than 45,000 people. Co-Op City is easily visible to drivers on the Hutchinson River Parkway and Interstate 95, as well as being so big it’s an easy landmark for flights into and out of LaGuardia Airport. There are 35 high-rise

buildings and 472 townhouses on the property. The tallest buildings have 33 stories with 384 apartments. Eight garages provide 10,790 parking spaces and city buses provide regular service along the roadways that wind through the property. Shoppers who reside in Co-Op City and come in from elsewhere take advantage of three separate large shopping centers that include numerous restaurants and the AMC Bay Plaza Cinema 13. Commercial offices are located on high-rise ground floors and a variety of recreational and community facilities are available along with a plethora of flowering trees, plantings and green lawns between the buildings. Co-Op City opened on Dec. 11, 1968. The Riverbay Corporation was formed

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Connecticut’s infrastructure conundrum persists amid renewed focus BY JUSTIN MCGOWN

jmcgown@westfairinc.com uring the Connecticut Business & Industry Association’s (CBIA) recent 2022 economic update session held at the Trumbull Marriott, the watchword was arguably “infrastructure.” This was especially on display during the panel discussion titled “How Connecticut Should Spend Federal Infrastructure Funds.” Mark Boughton,

commissioner of Connecticut’s Department of Revenue Services, moderated the discussion and was joined by Tom Santa, president and CEO of Santa Energy in Bridgeport; David DeMaio, president of the Pat Munger Construction Co. in Branford, and Tom Jensen, vice president of government affairs for UPS. Boughton, a former Danbury mayor, explained that his role was both to provide a single point of contact in the government

for concerned business leaders and to serve as the governor’s senior adviser on infrastructure matters. “People think we just have cash rain down on us in Hartford for stuff like roads, bridges, broadband, trains, things like that — and that’s not really true,” Boughton said, explaining that while there are roughly $5 billion which the state can direct toward already existing programs, the part he found most exciting was the $580 billion earmarked

for competitive grants. “That’s really where I think Connecticut will excel,” Boughton said. “But there’s a catch. The catch is we’ve got to be like Ricky Bobby in ‘Talladega Nights’ — if you ain’t first, you’re last. You have got to get those applications in fast.” Boughton then asked his interlocutors: “What does government need to get right to ensure that this bipartisan infrastructure law is transformative for generations to come? What

do we need to get right?” “Road construction is obviously the low-hanging fruit,” answered DeMaio. “If you think about what really needs to happen is you need to add lanes. However, that’s an almost impossible undertaking if you look at the effort that would take. So, we need to bolster our freight railways. The infrastructure’s there but it needs to be updated.” DeMaio added that shifting significant amounts of freight from

trucks to trains would benefit everybody remaining on the highway and would make for a generational change. DeMaio also said he would like to see improved utility infrastructure in currently underserved communities, like Guilford where the lack of a sanitary sewer has killed multiple development projects. Jensen agreed that adding lanes was unfeasible, but that interchanges

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Viewing America through a caste lens BY EDWARD ARRIAZA

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ulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson provided a virtual consideration of the disfiguring aspects of racism during a recent presentation in Fairfield University’s Open Visions Forum’s “Women and Leadership” series, sponsored by Bank of America. In her virtual lecture titled “Caste: Examining Race, Culture, and Consequences,” Wilkerson expressed her view of the U.S. as a nation that hides from its dark history of social hierarchy — a caste system — which it continues to obfuscate rather than tackle through meaningful systemic changes. Wilkerson, who first explored this thesis in her 2020 book “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent,” defined the ancient concept of caste as “an artificial, arbitrary, graded ranking of human value in a society — any number of arbitrary metrics could be used to rank people in a caste system: ethnicity, religion, language, place of origin.” As the concept of caste related to the formation of the U.S., Wilkerson noted, “What the colonists did then was that they took otherwise neutral physical characteristics and used them to assign people to an inherited role in a hierarchy before there was even a United States of America. Thus, slavery became the foundation of a hierarchy built on greed and exploitation, was succeeded by Jim Crow and manifest to the current day.” Wilkerson believed that the concept of caste, while often seen in an Indian or European context, is appropriate given the U.S. history of slavery and colonialism and the subsequent Jim Crow era that followed the Civil War. In the current day, Wilkerson believed that the concept of caste is still applicable, which she highlighted in how authorities reacted to events over the past two years. The first example she gave was that of George Floyd, who, it was presumed at the time of his apprehension by Minneapolis

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Isabel Wilkerson in a screenshot from her virtual lecture. Photo by Edward Arriaza. police officers, had supposedly tried to pass a counterfeit $20 bill. Floyd was later choked to death by one of the police officers, though Wilkerson observed, “This was an infraction that we learned at the trial of his assailant was not even an arrestable offense.” Wilkerson then cited the attack by insurrectionists on the U.S. Capitol who claimed an alleged illegitimacy of the 2020 election results. “We saw footage that showed the mob of insurrectionists actually attacking police officers and we know that half a dozen officers died as a result of that rampage,” she stated. “But at the end of that day, we saw something that was revealing about the ways in which caste and hierarchy work in our country. We saw those same people walk down the steps of the Capitol with their lives, something that was denied George Floyd.” The presentation then shifted gears to a Q&A format between Alva J. Carter-Hasan, senior vice president and senior trust officer at Bank of America, and Nessa Englebright, director and market executive of the Merrill Lynch FCBJ

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division of Bank of America, who were joined by Fairfield University’s Richard Greenwald, dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. Carter-Hasan asked Wilkerson how she differentiated between class and caste. Wilkerson answered that “caste is like the bones, race is the skin and then class, another term that we often think of as dividing people, would be the clothing, the education, the accents, the things that we can do and change about ourselves.” Carter-Hasan also asked about how one may approach teaching such topics to a young person without overly distressing them, such as her own preteen son. Wilkerson recommended to Carter-Hasan and other parents considering teaching their children topics such as race relations to do so as soon as possible. “If parents do not prepare their children,” Wilkerson said, “the world will prepare them, the world will intrude, the world will tell them where they quote-unquote, ‘are assigned’ in our society.” Englebright asked Wilkerson, “How do you think we continue

to uplift minorities, uplift women in particular, and really just help this idea of providing equality to all?” Wilkerson responded that society may help by first examining why words like “minority” are used in the first place, and perhaps substituting such terms with ones like “marginalized.” “What can we do about language to help to, even in that very small — seemingly small — way, move ourselves to a more enlightened and transcendent way of recognizing what all of us as members of this species have in common?” Wilkerson asked rhetorically. Englebright next brought up a passage from Wilkerson’s 2020 book in which she characterized the Obama presidency as not being a turning point for the country, adding, “What would be that turning point?” “I think that the true turning point would not be one election but would be a massive change at every level of our society,” Wilkerson replied. “Massive change in education, massive change in the criminal justice system, massive change and overhaul of our health care system.”

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Stamford Mayor Simmons asserts bright near-future for city BY JUSTIN MCGOWN

jmcgown@westfairinc.com tamford Mayor Caroline Simmons erred on the side of safety in not attending the Stamford Chamber of Commerce’s recent State of the City address – her husband, former state senator Art Linares, had tested positive for Covid-19 earlier in the day, and Simmons herself tested positive after the event as well. But Simmons, in a recorded video message, noted that the pandemic has yet to be tucked into the history books and praised Stamford’s frontline heroes for their work in keeping the city safe and functioning during the health crisis. “I want to recognize our dedicated first responders, health professionals, teachers, police officers, firefighters, EMS officials and our nonprofit business leaders who came together under unprecedented circumstances to keep our community safe and protect the most vulnerable among us,” she said. Simmons also pointed out the economic challenges fueled by the pandemic, including rising inf lation, supply chain issues, the sudden need for child care due to school closures — challenges that continue to exist. Still, she defined spring as a time of renewal and stressed that Stamford was poised to stand strong. “The top priorities my administration is focused on include advancing economic prosperity, investing in Stamford’s infrastructure and making the government more responsive,” she said. Simmons also underlined that Stamford’s unemployment rate of 4% compared favorably to Connecticut’s overall rate of 4.4%, and that it has been achieved after a recent peak of 10% unemployment. Over the past two years, that growth has likely been driven in part by 10,000 new residents, many transplants from New York City. Simmons indicated that all

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steps being taken to improve specific aspects of Stamford’s appeal to business. This included a proposal for a $15 million grant in state funds to help establish a branch or new campus of a major university with a focus on fintech, a move she likened to Michael Bloomberg’s

work to establish Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island. “We have the opportunity to attract a world-class fintech university here in Stamford,” Simmons continued, “to provide students with learning and internship opportunities, to create over 10,000 jobs and

to build our tech workforce.” She noted that nine out of 10 jobs in the future are expected to require additional tech skills not typically taught in high schools. Simmons also outlined a confident assertion that the city’s AAA bond rating and financial windfalls in recent years will make all of this possible with a tax increase of less than 1%. Business retention was another priority Simmons cited, pointing out that her administration launched the Mayor’s Business Advisory Council to ensure that employers feel that their voices are heard by her office. According to Simmons, efforts to revitalize the Stamford train station and streamline the city’s permitting process are the first fruits of that labor. To bolster retention efforts, she announced plans for the launch of a Small Business Resiliency Program, which will use some of the city’s remaining Covid funding. The program will have a special emphasis on women-and-minority-owned businesses. Simmons then turned her focus to efforts for attracting new businesses, particularly in providing spaces for entrepreneurs in the food industry to join the community. She called attention to the $2 million in state funding, which will be used to create a “Food Truck Park” on Pacific Street and added that her office is working to pass an ordinance that will permanently allow some of the outdoor dining options permitted under Covid emergency measures. Simmons also encouraged residents to use the FixIt Stamford Portal to direct road maintenance inquiries to where it is most needed, and she envisioned larger transportation improvements, including both expanded trolley service and an exploration of a possible ferry to New York City.

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in accordance with Title II of the federal government’s Private Housing Finance Law, also known as the Mitchell-Lama program, and was aimed at providing affordable housing for middle-income people. When it opened, almost all of the units had been presold. Today, there’s a sizable waiting list to get in. Currently, a one-bedroom unit would cost $13,500 with a monthly maintenance of $579. A three-bedroom townhouse would be $31,500 with a monthly maintenance of $1,351. “We did this exact same transaction nine years ago in 2012, and at that time it was the first co-operative refinancing that had taken place with HUD in this type of a loan and we had to develop and create a number of procedures and things that didn’t previously exist,” Buss told the Business Journals. “At that time, we got New York state and New York City to also join in, guaranteeing a portion of the debt, and so I assumed, incorrectly, that refinancing what I thought was the same loan nine years later would be easier. It actually was just as challenging.” Buss explained that under the financing arrangement, HUD guarantees or insures the payment by Riverbay of the mortgage held by Wells Fargo, but New York state and New York City join for a portion of that guarantee. Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) bonds were issued. Between the bonds and the government’s insurance, Riverbay gets a lower interest rate, basically 3%, for 35 years. It’s a self-amortizing loan and at the end of 35 years would be completely paid. Because of the self-amortizing feature of the loan from nine years ago, Riverbay

built up $124 million it now is able to pull out and use for capital improvements including upgrades to heating and air conditioning, maintenance of electrical systems and improvements to facades. “We brought in a third-party engineering firm and they did a complete evaluation of the property and we then negotiated with the bank Wells Fargo, HUD, New York state and used our own input to figure out what repairs needed to be done and then we put them on a schedule and that’s what we can spend the money on,” Buss said. Buss said this time they had a virtual closing compared with the first refinancing when all of the parties has representatives gathered in a room. “With Covid, the practice of law has changed significantly. Between emails and Zoom and Webex conferences, lawyers can work from various locations very efficiently at the same time,” Buss said. “This was an extraordinarily complex undertaking with lots and lots of documents. Eventually we’ll print it up and bind it in books. The one from 2012 is three binders, each of which is about eight inches thick, and some of the inclusions were computer discs that had a thousand pages on them.” Buss said that, as part of getting everything ready to close on the new financing, they had to confirm the condition of the property and provide documentation showing that violations were either nonexistent or corrected or agreements were in place to have certain things done. Buss said that there are 26 lawyers in his firm and they actually represent 424 co-op and condominium associations, which he

believes is the largest number represented by one law firm in the state of New York. “Co-Op City by itself is bigger than the other 423 put together and it presents a lot of challenges but is extraordinarily interesting,” Buss said. “It’s akin to being corporation counsel for a town.” Buss said that Co-Op City is a well-maintained property, but it is 50 years old, and like any house that is 50 years old it can need work. “We don’t receive federal or state subsidies,” Buss said. “Ninety-eight percent of our income is derived from shareholders who pay maintenance. Income comes from commercial tenants and also from our power plant where we not only generate all of our own electricity and heat and air conditioning but we sell surplus electricity to Con Ed. Last year we made $5 million doing that.” The power plant can generate up to 40 megawatts of electricity, with a megawatt being one million watts, enough to light about 9,000 standard 100-watt bulbs on a 110-volt system. Two of the generators are powered by natural gas and a third is powered by steam that the plant generates. The Co-Op City power plant first serves the needs of the property, then feeds additional power via high voltage feeder cables directly to Con Ed’s Parkchester Substation. In announcing the Co-Op City refinancing, Gov. Hochul said, “This transformative injection of capital funding will allow us to modernize Co-Op City … and ensure longterm affordability for its 45,000 residents.” Sen. Schumer said in the announcement that he had worked to push for the refinancing and believes Co-Op City will help provide

affordable housing for generations to come. “Co-Op City is a prime example of what cooperative housing can look like across this nation,” Rep. Bowman said. HUD Secretary Fudge said in the announcement, “From supporting larger loans in major metropolitan areas to smaller loans in rural communities and suburbs, HUD is proud to be a partner in creating and preserving affordable housing across the country.” Buss noted that Co-Op City’s popularity continues unabated from where it was when it first opened. Although income qualification levels vary according to household size, families with incomes of up to $58,826 generally would qualify to purchase a one-bedroom unit while the maximum income for a three-bedroom unit would be $140,760. “We have massive waiting lists for people to purchase and move in,” Buss said. “Townhouses have at the moment a six-year waiting list and two- and three-bedrooms have on average two-and-a-half to three-year waiting lists.” He said that Riverbay has more than 1,000 employees and someone is available to make repairs or otherwise help residents around the clock. He said Co-Op City would be the 10th-largest municipality in the New York state if wasn’t in New York City and that it even has its own police force with 107 armed public safety officers. He said Riverbay was among the first in New York state to mandate body-cams for its police force. “We have the third-lowest crime rate in the Bronx,” Buss said. “The only places that have lower crime rates than us are the Bronx Botanical Gardens and the Bronx Zoo.”

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between I-95 I-91, and I-84 could all be improved to provide increased “fluidity and velocity.” “If you’re not trying to figure out capacity to the extent it’s possible,” Jensen said, “and I know it’s challenging in Connecticut, but if you’re not trying to figure out capacity, you’re planning to fail.” Watching changes to consumer behavior and a shift to an increasingly remote workforce are also necessary according to him. Santa echoed many of his colleagues’ statements but added that the state’s deep-water ports also needed investment. His business deals with shipping products on Connecticut waterways, which Santa called “dormant assets that really beg to, without a huge amount of money, be brought back to life.” Boughton also put the question to the panel of what businesses need to do right to ensure that transformative efforts by the state have the maximum impact.

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Santa suggested that a “big picture” approach was necessary, that different stake holders need to look at the costs and benefits to decisions outside of their immediate environment. He gave an example of a business opposing the reactivation of a rail line near its property despite the fact the small sacrifice of a minor daily disruption could greatly revitalize the local economy and provide with many more opportunities to do business. Jensen said that more of a focus on user pay for user benefit would help ensure infrastructure is funded as it is needed. He called the recent gas tax holiday a bad policy, stating it will lead to a hole in the state’s transportation budget, and he floated the idea that paying for the use of highways through a means other than the gas tax will prove necessary as more commercial fleets and private cars are electrified. DeMaio’s response was that businesses need to embrace outside the box thinking WCBJ

A view of I-95 from Bridgeport. Courtesy of JJBers / Flickr Creative Commons. and explore options such as incentivizing the use of public transit by employees to

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AG Tong questions Eversource’s plans on smart meters Attorney General William Tong filed comments with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority questioning a proposal by Eversource to charge Connecticut ratepayers $620 million for the installation of new smart meter technology. Tong noted that while he was supportive of the smart meter technology, also known as advance metering infrastructure (AMI), he was concerned that Eversource’s plan to replace nearly one million meters — regardless if they were still within their 20-year usable life span — this endeavor would add up to $5 per month to residential electric bills in the coming years. He noted how the state’s other utility, United Illuminating, phased in this technology over the past 12 years without forcing an increase in utility bills. Tong added the installation plans did not address the costs of updating the utility’s cybersecurity needs. “Simply put, Eversource customers cannot afford any more rate increases,” Tong said. “Eversource’s projected rate increases to fund the latest AMI technology could start as early as next year, when consumers will likely still be struggling to manage high gas, food and other commodity prices due to inflation and geopolitical factors.”

tured home. The program is being coordinated through Connecticut Department of Housing and is funded by the federal American Rescue Plan Act. “Due to many unforeseen circumstances, such as job losses or the need to care for loved ones, thousands of Connecticut homeowners are now in the situation where they need assistance or they will be in dan-

ger of losing their homes,” Seila MosqueraBruno, commissioner of the Department of Housing, said. “The MyHomeCT program will address a great need in our state by providing direct assistance to cure or prevent mortgage delinquencies and pay for other housing related costs.” “We encourage homeowners who have experienced financial difficulty during the pandemic to learn more about

this very important assistance program, which will provide them a much-needed lifeline back to financial recovery,” added Nandini Natarajan, executive director and CEO of the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority. “Our primary goal is to keep people in their homes, and we will work hard to ensure the assistance reaches eligible homeowners as quickly as possible.”

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Union Savings Bank’s Jeff McDonough on improving community relations BY JUSTIN MCGOWN jmcgown@westfairinc.com

eff McDonough became the new executive vice president of human resources and community relations at Danbury’s Union Savings Bank on April 14. McDonough, who joined Union Savings in 2016 as senior vice president, will also join the bank’s executive management committee and continue serving as a member of the bank’s management council. McDonough, who was vice president of human resources at Health Quest prior to joining the bank, said he was particularly excited to continue his work with the Union Savings Bank Foundation, which has recently reevaluated its approach to best serving the community. “The pandemic caused us to pivot a little bit in terms of how we are operating the foundation,” McDonough said. “We have an annual grant process that used to take place in the middle of the year with grant awards taking place towards the end of the year. During the pandemic we quickly realized that there were a lot of our community partners struggling, so what we did was accelerate the foundation grant process, so we moved it up a year or so. “We’re actually in the middle of our grant process right now, which ended May 1,”. “The idea is that we can get this money to our community partners much earlier to support them in their efforts and the various areas that they support the community and their clients.” McDonough indicated that the foundation has continued to provide support throughout Fairfield County and in the sections of Litchfield County where Union Savings has branch locations. In addition to restructuring the schedule and process to better fit the present needs of community organizations, McDonough said he has overseen an effort to give fewer but larger grants through the foundation. “In the last several years, we have been focusing on trying to give more meaningful awards to organizations to really have more of an impact on what they’re doing,” McDonough explained. “The awards we give out are more substantial than they’ve been in the past to individual organizations because we just felt like when we see a grant

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application coming in, we would really rather look at the grant holistically and see how it is going to impact the entire organization.” The result, McDonough said, was the foundation is “probably giving out fewer grants to fewer organizations each year, but with larger awards given to those organizations so we can make a more meaningful impact.” In addition to the grants through the foundation, McDonough was also proud of the Union Savings Bank Teachers’ Closet, a program that provides teachers with free school supplies for use in classrooms or to outfit their students. The latest evolution includes a “mobile closet,” which brings a van with the supplies directly to the schools. “We had the teachers come to where we brought the van with what they had put on their wish list and we literally fulfilled their wish lists right in front of them. Very convenient for them, and the teachers really appreciate it,” said McDonough. McDonough stated he was also dedicated to ensuring that Union Savings Bank’s employees are fully integrated and trained through a series of programs he implemented. He was particularly excited about a 12-month program where employees are given the chance to work for a brief time in different sections of the company. At the end of that period, they sit down with a manager and discuss where they will fit best both for themselves and for the sake of the bank. According to McDonough, this program has produced excellent results, even compared to traditional management programs. Hu ma n resou rces were McDonough’s career passion since he was pursuing a business degree at State University of New York College at Oswego, and he started in the field immediately after graduating. “I would say that probably within the first 30 days I decided this was my calling,” he said. “Most people would like to live in a black and white world where everything’s very clear and regimented, very methodical, but when you work in HR the entire world is gray and your entire day is gray. I actually enjoyed that aspect of it. There’s always a different challenge and always an opportunity to provide support and guidance to people in the organization.”

Three energy projects seek $11.7M in tax breaks from Westchester IDA

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he Westchester Industrial Development Agency (IDA) granted preliminary approval on April 28 to developers who propose spending about $65 million on three energy projects if they get $11.7 million in tax breaks. YSG Solar Development Co. wants to install more than 28,000 solar panels at the former Philips Research Facility in Briarcliff Manor to generate enough energy to power more than 2,500 homes, according to a report by IDA consultant Michael Grella. Philips built the research and office complex on a 78-acre site on Scarborough Road in 1964. Operations ceased in 2015, and the buildings have become dilapidated and the property has been vandalized. The project would cost about $52.5 million and includes high costs for removing asbestos and demolishing structures. The developer wants nearly $3.9 million in mortgage tax, sales tax and property tax exemptions. The county would lose 12-cents for every

$1 in foregone tax revenues, according to Grella’s analysis. But he told the IDA board that the low-cost-benefit ratio is not uncommon for solar projects and the real benefit is community access to renewable energy and removal of an eyesore. Plus, he said, local energy consumers will save about $43 million over 30 years from lower electricity costs, and much of the savings would be spent locally. Work could begin in November and be done by mid-2024. Borrego Solar Systems of San Diego wants to install energy storage equipment in Ossining and Yorktown, for $12.4 million. The massive batteries would store four to five megawatts of energy and be used to supply power during peak demand periods. Con Edison identified the sites as places that need more energy capacity in the evenings. One site would be next to St. Augustine Church, 381 N. Highland Ave., Ossining. The other would be next to a truck repair facility at 3901 Gomer Court, Yorktown. The batteries could be installed by the end of the year.

Solar power arrays. Borrego is asking for $7,881,358 in mortgage tax, sales tax and property tax exemptions. The company has also received approvals for more than $4 million in financial assistance for the projects from the New York

State Energy Research and Development Authority. The IDA will hold public hearings on the projects before considering final approvals.

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Serendipity Labs launches subsidiary to better serve landlords BY JUSTIN MCGOWN

jmcgown@westfairinc.com erendipity Labs already differentiates itself from other coworking solutions in the minds of office workers with its emphasis on providing a hotellike atmosphere with a high level of service. For landlords, it sets itself apart by working for them as a property manager that provides services to tenants, instead of the current model their competitors use where they rent from the landlord and then sublet that space further. To further empower landlords to make the most of their unleased spaces, Serendipity Labs — which has a regional presence in Stamford, Westport, White Plains and Rye — has launched a new subsidiary, WorkplaceCloud LLC, which makes it possible for landlords to maintain complete con-

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trol over their properties without adopting any branding or undergoing any construction associated with Serendipity Labs while enjoying the comprehensive end-toend capabilities and services that Serendipity offers. “The office market has shifted to flexible solutions that address tenant requirements for the hybrid workforce,” said John Arenas, chairman and CEO of Serendipity Labs. “To remain competitive, asset owners need to reposition a substantial part of each building from conventional leases to movein ready offices and collaborative meeting space. “Operating flexible space requires a secure, sophisticated platform and a system that large enterprises can trust,” Arenas added. “Licensing our WorkplaceCloud technology gives commercial real estate landlords FCBJ

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the tools they need to pivot and meet the rapidly changing market.” Serendipity Labs locations offer workers access to FINRA- and HIPAA-compliant security features on high-speed internet connections, and WorkplaceCloud will make it easy for landlords to provide that access. “The value proposition as I see it is this: we run the tech for you and that leaves you free to make the business decisions,” Arenas said. Arenas also described opportunities for WorkplaceCloud to elevate business centers in hotels and provide them with a ready-made solution for reserving those spaces. As more people continue to work from home in the post-pandemic period, Arenas considered their platform as a potentially attractive option for office spaces within apartment buildings where people may want to regularly “work from

home” but not necessarily from their apartment itself. WorkplaceCloud also improved the visibility of listings, according to Arenas. “It makes leasing easier, and it spreads access to your inventory far beyond your immediate area,” he said, noting that instead of offering single rooms or desks through only a local broker, the entire inventory of spaces will be visible across the entire network, allowing potential renters to see a dream office space on the far side of the country with full confidence that it will offer the full suite of abilities they might want. According to Arenas, services like Serendipity Labs and WorkplaceCloud will be in increasing demand across the country. “My long-term prognosis is that 20-30% of all office space is going to be some kind of flex-space in the

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future,” Arenas said, citing as evidence how the pandemic upended traditional approaches to real estate. Not only has working from home become an increasingly common situation, which increased the market for smaller more flexible spaces, Arena pointed out that companies maintaining traditional office space have demonstrated a preference for shorter leases so that they can more readily respond to changes in the market. Even if a landlords are confident in their ability to provide a full-featured space, Arenas expressed certainty that WorkplaceCloud’s ability to provide landlords with access to marketing, sales and security solutions represents a major value-add that simultaneously gives them more reach, putting their turnkey solution facility in front of potential renters across the country.

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Student Leadership Award winners from Family School 32 with Mayor Spano in center. Photo by Maurice Mercado, city of Yonkers.

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Green City Leadership Awards presented

Pkatz@westfairinc.com onkers has created new awards to recognize students and local community organizations for their efforts to promote environmental sustainability and create programs designed to help

protect the environment. The first Yonkers Green City Community Leadership Award went to the Untermyer Gardens Conservatory, while the first Yonkers Green City Student Leadership Awards went to students from the city’s Family School 32 and Roosevelt

High School. A Student Leadership Award went to the Family School 32’s Student Government for the program “Beautify 32” in which students help keep school grounds clean and free of litter while also planting f lower and vegetable gardens FCBJ

at the school. They’ll also be developing educational materials on recycling to increase participation among students and parents. Spano also presented a student Leadership Award to Devan Eldridge,

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a senior at Roosevelt High School and a member of the school’s A-Team Autism Program. Eldridge leads the school’s recycling program in which he and his team on a weekly basis collect paper and bottles from each classroom and then make them ready for the Yonkers Recycling Center. So far, they have recycled more than 2,290 pounds of plastic, glass and paper. Untermyer Gardens Conservatory received the Community Leadership Award along with a $10,000 grant provided by the Yonkers Industrial Development Agency for its proposed Warblers On Warburton tree canopy improvement program. The Conservancy partnered on the project with the Hudson River Community Association, which represents residents in the Warburton Avenue area. They identified properties where shade trees could be planted in front yards, along the sidewalk, and obtained permission from property owners to plant trees on their property. There was no charge to the property owners. Six trees were planted in 2021 and plans call for planting an additional 30 trees this year. In addition, the Conservancy is offering paid internships to local high school students who will help with the tree plantings and other gardening projects. “Yonkers has led the charge in sustainability for the last decade, working with our not-for-profits, schools, city agencies, businesses and residents,” Spano said during an awards ceremony at City Hall. “I am continually impressed by our city’s vision, action and commitment to our environment. Congratulations to all our winners for your inspirational projects and being stewards of a healthier Yonkers.” ThePlant.org, an organization headed by developer Lela Goren who has been working on redeveloping the long-closed Glenwood Power Plant, is supporting the awards.

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Part of the Yonkers waterfront along Hudson River.

Working to help improve a growing downtown BY EDWARD ARRIAZA earriaza@westfairinc.com

he Yonkers Downtown/ Waterfront Business Improvement District (YDWBID) covers an area with commercial and residential properties that has undergone rapid growth in recent years. According to a map on YDWBID’s internet site, the area it covers is irregular in shape, stretching to the Hudson River on the west, Chicken Island on the east, St. Joseph’s Medical Center on the south and Wells Avenue on the north. Against the background of the new development that has been taking place, the YDWBID has been working to help make the district a more appealing place to live and shop. The YDWBID is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that was formed in 2002. “At that point, downtown Yonkers was a different kind of a place. It was a working and living hub, but it also had an element to it that made people uncomfortable,” Sara Brody, the current executive director of the YDWBID, told the Business Journals. “The commercial and residential business owners generally felt that they wanted some assistance in enhancing the quality of life for those who came to shop, who were commuting or for those who lived here.” The YDWBID describes itself as having been formed to build working partnerships, encourage investment, and support initiatives for a healthier commercial district in Yonkers’ downtown. “We are a conduit for a lot of assistance

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that new or current businesses need from the city or even just in general,” Brody said. Today, the area covered by the YDWBID is home to more than 250 businesses. One of the new restaurants in the district is Off the Hook, a seafood restaurant that opened its doors earlier this year. Zuppa a restaurant that opened in downtown Yonkers fairly early in the revitalization. Other wellknown eateries include X2O Xaviars on the Hudson and Guapo, a restaurant open since 2010 that serves both Mexican and Cuban food. Adjacent to St. John’s Episcopal Church is the Grand Roosevelt Ballroom, a large venue for social events that can accommodate about 600 people. Retail clothing options include Rainbow Shop and Easy Pickins, as well as Sneaker World. One of the YDWBID’s crucial functions is in marketing. YDWBID conducts advertising campaigns for its own events and also helps get the word out about businesses within the district, many of which do little or no advertising on their own. “Many of the mom-and-pop businesses do not have the resources to spend on marketing, so quite often we work to help by promoting the businesses so they can be successful,” Brody said. The YDWBID also engages the community through its events. A new one, the Yonkers Downtown Farmers Market, will operate on Sundays from June to November in Van Der Donck Park, near the Yonkers train station. Vendors will offer various meats, produce and other foodstuffs. “The YMCA will provide nutrition and WCBJ

educational programs about produce and cooking,” Brody said. “The market will reflect the many different cultures that are represented here. Additionally, the farmers market will be accepting SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) vouchers and other types of supplemental payment programs. It’ll take everything.” Another event YDWBID is preparing is a two-day-long Winter Market on Dec. 10 and 11. It would be the second time this Winter Market has been set up in the area, and it is to feature activities for children, music and vendors selling items not typically found in stores in the district. Recalling last year’s Winter Market, Brody said, “What we found was that people were coming out of the surrounding areas that we had never met before and said to me, ‘This is fantastic.’ We’re trying to engage people in the neighborhood and provide activities to enjoy the full potential and the beauty of the area.” The Yonkers Police Department (YPD) plays a large role in maintaining security in the district. The YPD has an outpost in the area and officers patrol on foot, on bike and in cars. Police officers make it a point to build rapport with the community. “The YDWBID meets with the police once a month,” Brody said. “We provide a one-on-one experience, whether we speak with the captain and the lieutenant of the 4th Precinct directly or whether we provide a direct line of communication for our residential or commercial district members

who are having challenges.” Sanitation and beautification are important services provided by the YDWBID. The cleaning and maintenance staff, the Yonkers Downtown Rangers, help maintain clean streets and parks by picking up errant pieces of trash, emptying garbage pails and pet waste receptacles, and power washing sidewalks. The YDWBID also has a contract with a landscaping company to provide plantings and plant upkeep. “We work closely with the developers, some of whom are on our board, to make suggestions about what’s needed in the area,” Brody said. “We also try to help the new businesses that are coming into the area to work more easily with the building department.” Covid remains a concern for the YDWBID, and it follows New York state and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance and protocols. “We plan on moving forward with our normal roster of community-based events, though we keep an eye on the ever-changing Covid restrictions and have plans in place should restrictions need to be reinstated,” Brody said. A goal for the latter half of 2022 is expansion of the area served by the YDWBID. “It’s to our benefit, with all the new residential and commercial buildings, to expand,” Brody said. “We are also figuring out what the changing needs are for our community. I think 2023 will be very transitional as we continue to work on improving the quality of life in downtown Yonkers.”

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Hochul goes to school in Yonkers; announces more state aid

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onkers Public Schools will be receiving $360.1 million in state aid for the 2022-2023 fiscal year, Gov. Kathy Hochul told teachers, children and public officials during a visit to the Enrico Fermi School in Yonkers on April 28. The new state budget calls for a total of $31.5 billion to be spent for school aid, the highest level of school aid in New York’s history. The $360.1 million aid figure for Yonkers represents an increase of $25.5 million, or 7.6%, over the previous school year. This includes 2022-23 Foundation Aid of $246.7 million, a year-to-year increase of $12.7 million or 5.4%. Another source of funding is from taxes on gaming with the Yonkers City School District receiving $19.6 million in Video Lottery Terminal aid. Hochul said, “The Covid-19 pandemic was an unimaginable experience forced upon our teachers and students, but they rose to the challenge. It is now our responsibility to ensure they have support to get back on track, recover and thrive, and I thank Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins for her collaboration on this budget, which unleashes the power of New York’s education system.” State Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins is from Yonkers. According to Hochul’s office, the new state budget increases school aid in the MidHudson region by $358.7 million, or 13.0%. Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano commented that the new state funding puts the Yonkers Public Schools “back on the road to academic success. We know that with the injection of funding, nothing can stop our students’ sheer determination and potential.” Stewart-Cousins, Spano, Sen. Shelley B. Mayer, Westchester County Executive George Latimer and Edwin Quezada, superintendent of the Yonkers schools, were among those who addressed the audience gathered in the Enrico Fermi School’s gymnasium. Stewart-Cousins said, “Working together, we were able to bring home these historic levels of funding to our students in Yonkers and across New York State. These landmark investments in students from cradle to college will ensure a

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Gov. Hochul speaking at Enrico Fermi School in Yonkers on April 28.

Hochul in a classroom at Enrico Fermi School. bright path forward for New York.” Mayer, who chairs the State Senate Education Committee, said, “When we said we would fund all schools regardless of children’s zip codes, we meant it.” Hochul noted that she has made other trips to Yonkers. “Please don’t tell all the other cities,” she said jokingly. “We were here dealing with the Ukrainian relief … back in March. And I had a chance to sit down with the WCBJ

mayor. Back in October, we were here to tour Hurricane Ida damage.” She said that she and Spano had talked about how the state and city could do more to work together. “We’ve had many conversations about what we can do collaboratively because this was not always the case, local government and state government working together,” Hochul said. “I know that, because when I was in local government,

I was constantly complaining about state government, so I know what that’s like. But hopefully that’s history and not the present anymore.” Hochul pointed out that although Yonkers is not “on paper” a wealthy school district, “they’re getting the same or even better results than other districts that are more affluent. This is a story that is powerful locally, but it’s also one that inspires other school districts.”

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workers, 10% male drones and one queen bee. This is the first installation of beehives at a Marx Realty property. Marx is the owner of Cross County Center. Liz Pollack, senior marketing manager at Cross County Center, said, “Bees are essential to the environment, and we hope to help educate our shoppers with fun, interactive programs that will take place year-round.” Beekeepers will monitor the health of the bees and perform a variety of tasks throughout the year to help them thrive. Toward the end of the season, honey will be extracted, put into jars and made available to shoppers attending events.

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ross County Center in Yonkers has partnered with Best Bees, a Bostonbased company, to raise awareness of bees and their contribution to the environment and the human food supply through their pollination of plants. The beekeepers have installed and are maintaining two beehives at the outdoor shopping center, near the Macy’s store. Each honeybee colony is expected to grow to have 50,000 bees at the height of the season. A beehive population consists of 90% female

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Henning Park reopened

Spano, left, and Sapienza. BY PETER KATZ

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Mayor Mike Spano, surrounded by city officials and well-wishers, gets ready to cut the ribbon opening Henning Park. Photo by Maurice Mercado, city of Yonkers. BY PETER KATZ Pkatz@westfairinc.com

onkers Mayor Mike Spano and the city’s Department of Parks, Recreation & Conservation reopened Henning Park, located at Shelley Avenue between Rockne and Mile Square Roads on May 2. The park had essentially been lying dormant for a number of years and the city has now transformed it from an unused space into a location that the city believes will be inviting and more accessible for residents. The 7.6-acre wooded park now fea-

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tures a curated nature trail and walking paths. A section of Westchester’s South County Trailway, used by bikers, joggers and walkers, runs through a portion of the park. “Yonkers is home to 80 parks that range in amenities, landscape and city neighborhoods,” Spano said. “Upgrades to Henning Park breathes new life into this quiet oasis nestled in our city and provides greater access to more of our area’s extensive parks system.” Spano expressed thanks to the Parks Department for what he classified as “continually investing in new and innovative ways to improve our quality of life.” WCBJ

onkers Mayor Mike Spano has named Yonkers Police Deputy Chief Chris Sapienza to be the city’s 23rd police commissioner. While awaiting Yonkers City Council confirmation, Sapienza started serving as acting commissioner. He’s following retired Commissioner John Mueller in the post. “Sapienza has the temperament and keen ability to cultivate relationships with the community and our officers to ensure they can all be the best versions of themselves,” Spano said. Sapienza began his career with the Yonkers Police Department in 1995 as a police officer in the 3rd Precinct and then went to work in the Emergency Service Unit. He was promoted to sergeant in 2006, lieutenant in 2015, and captain in 2019. Sapienza served as the president of

the Captain’s, Lieutenant’s, and Sergeant’s Association from 2015 to 2019. In 2019, he was appointed deputy chief of the Support Services Bureau, overseeing multiple divisions and units responsible for the logistic operation of the department. Sapienza holds a master’s degree from Mercy College and is a graduate of the 245th session of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. He is a veteran of the Gulf War, having served in the U.S. Marines. He received numerous awards, including the Combat Action Ribbon. Sapienza said, “Our police officers and supervisors have done incredible work during the Spano Administration to drive crime down to historic lows while enhancing community relations and improving our residents’ quality of life. I look forward to building on that progress by working together with the community, administration and City Council.”

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Groundbreaking held for $585M Hudson Piers project BY PETER KATZ

floor retail space. Hudson Piers will offer a mix of residential units ranging from studios to three-bedrooms. Outdoor amenities include waterfront recreation terraces with hammocks, fire pits, grilling stations, sundecks, billiards, putting greens, bocce courts and an outdoor swimming pool. Indoor amenities will include multiple fitness centers, lounges, playrooms, a catering kitchen, basketball gym, screening room, game room, teen rooms, business and conference center and a 24-hour attended lobby. A total of 1,028 covered parking spaces will be provided on the first two floors of the buildings, with an additional 212 on-grade spaces, for a total of 1,240 parking spaces. Each of the buildings will have their own package, storage and bicycle rooms. Shuttle service will be provided for residents to and from the Yonkers Metro-North train station. The development will feature 1.5 acres of new public parkland as well as a 1.5-milelong esplanade extension that will adjoin to the existing public waterfront promenade. Plans also call for the construction of a new elevated roadway to be named Riverside Drive, which will be deeded back to the city. The Yonkers Industrial Development Agency (YIDA) provided the Hudson Piers project a 20-year PILOT (Payment in Lieu of Taxes) and a 100% abatement on taxes for improvements. It is the largest residential project to receive financial incentives from the YIDA. Extell, which was founded in 1989, is known for its developments in Manhattan and Brooklyn and outside of the New York area in places such as Boston; Vail, Colorado; and Park City, Utah.

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xecutives from Extell Development Company joined Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and other city, county and state officials for the May 5 groundbreaking for Hudson Piers, a $585 million mixed-use complex along the Hudson River. The development site covers 17.4 acres along Alexander and Water Grant Streets and Babcock Place. The project will create more than 1,100 luxury and affordable apartments, retail space and a new riverfront esplanade with views up and down the Hudson River and across to the Palisades. “Extell’s Hudson Piers will be one of the most transformative developments along the Yonkers waterfront,” said Spano. “It will cap off the extraordinary momentum seen in recent years that’s spurred unprecedented investment in our city.” Gary Barnett, founder and chairman of Extell, said, “We are proud to be a part of the incredible redevelopment, which has turned Yonkers into the fastest, growing big city in New York state. Hudson Piers will introduce a significant supply of new luxury and affordable housing to Yonkers and will bring the Extell quality of construction complemented by an unmatched array of lifestyle amenities to the city’s waterfront.” The project, which will be developed in three phases over a six year period, is expected to create 200 permanent jobs and 450 to 500 construction jobs. It will provide approximately 870,000 rentable square feet of residential space across six buildings, each seven stories, with more than 37,000 rentable square feet of ground

Renderings of the Hudson Piers project.

Yonkers Arts Weekend schedule set BY PETER KATZ Pkatz@westfairinc.com

onkers Mayor Mike Spano has announced the final schedule of events for the city’s 8th annual Yonkers Arts Weekend (YAW) festival on Saturday, May 21. YAW was launched in 2014 and typically attracts about 10,000 visitors. It features hundreds of local, regional and international artists, painters, photographers, sculptors and musicians. It is a free event with happenings scheduled at various arts locations around the city.

To view the full schedule online, go to yonkersartsweekend.com. Among the events: • City of Yonkers x Yonkers Gallery Popup Show (Riverfront Library Atrium, 1 Larkin Center; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.) • US+U/Warburton Galerie’s Exhibition: “The Poetry of Unwritten Letters” (Warburton Galerie, 16 Warburton Ave.; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.) • Riverfront Gallery’s Exhibition: “Momento Mori” Momento (Riverfront Library, 1 Larkin Center; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.) • Blue Door Art Center’s Exhibition: “One

More Time: Recycled Artifacts” (Blue Door Art Center, 13 Riverdale Avenue; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.) • Yonkers Arts’ 13th annual CMAD (Carpet Mills Arts District) Yonkers Artist Showcase and the 19th annual YOHO Open Studios (For specific times and locations, visit yonkersartsweekend.com). • Hudson River Museum’s “The World of Frida” and “Frida Kahlo in Context” (Hudson River Museum, 511 Warburton Ave.; 12:30 to 4 p.m. Yonkers Arts Weekend will be the last FCBJ

weekend to view these two exhibitions. Planetarium shows and tours of Glenview are ticketed and are an additional charge. To view Hudson River Museum’s up-to-date Covid-19 protocol, visit hrm.org/plan-your-visit.com) • Untermyer Park and Gardens: LIVE Musical Performances by the Untermyer Parks Council as well as the Yonkers Parks Department and a Photographic Graffiti Art Display (Untermyer Park and Gardens, Amphitheater, 945 N. Broadway; 1 to 5 p.m.) WCBJ

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HUDSON VALLEY Development plan in the works for 815-acre HV property BY PETER KATZ Pkatz@westfairinc.com

he owners of the 815-acre Winston Farm in Saugerties where the 1994 version of the Woodstock music festival was held want to develop the property for residential and commercial use. They have been working to build support for the idea among local businesses and residents. The original Woodstock festival took place on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm in Bethel, New York. The 1994 festival in Saugerties attracted approximately 500,000 people. Current owners Tony Montano, John Mullen and Randy Richers purchased the Winston Farm in 2020 from the Schaller family, which had owned it since 1961. All three have been Saugerties residents and business operators. Montano was born in Saugerties and his family had established the Montano Shoe Store there in 1906. A. Montano Co., currently is a construction equipment dealer. Mullen has lived in Saugerties since he was eight years old. The company J. Mullen and Sons specializes in excavation. Richers moved to Saugerties when he was 10 years old. He is involved with three companies: NY Drilling Services, Richers Electric and NY Crushing and Recycling. While they have no specific plan, they have gone to the Saugerties Town Board to open discussions on what could be done with the site and to ask for a rezoning. The development possibilities were explored during a presentation at the April 28 breakfast meeting of the Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce. Saugerties Town Supervisor Fred Costello told the meeting, “We’re being rediscovered by folks that are looking for a place to vacation and at the same time we’re being redefined as an area where people want to bring their businesses, operate their businesses.” Costello said that there is a housing crisis in the area and finding housing for people taking entry-level jobs at businesses in the area has become a challenge. “It is an amazing piece of land,” Costello said of Winston Farm. “Its location is unbelievable. It is one of the most important pieces of property in the Hudson Valley.” He said that the process of creating an acceptable development proposal “is intimidating” and that it is “fraught with potholes.”

Winston Farm in Saugerties. Satellite photo via Google Maps. Josh Sommers, president and CEO of Goshen-based Focus Media, who serves on the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation (HVEDC) board of directors and is working with Winston Farms on the project, made a presentation on behalf of the development team. “We’re asking the community, what kind of economic development do you want to see? What type of housing? How can we meet the needs of Saugerties and Ulster County?” Sommers explained that a preliminary site master plan and documentation are in the works. “There is going to be a very thorough environmental review that will happen with the town board as lead agency for this rezone process,” Sommers said. The new owners of Winston Farm have pledged to maintain about 400 acres of the property as open space and say that they will provide an example of “responsible and sustainable development that supports local economic growth while maintaining synergy with our community’s people, culture and environmental resources.” Using the entity Saugerties Farms LLC, the owners petitioned the Saugerties Town Board to change the zoning of the nine

pieces of land making up the farm property from GB, which allows general business; MDR, moderate density residential; and HR, which signifies Hamlet Residential, to PDD, a Planned Development District. Jess Sudol, president of the architecture and engineering firm Passero Associates that is representing the applicant, told the Town Board, “A wide range of diverse residential, nonresidential, agricultural, recreational, entertainment and hospitality uses are proposed. The planned development district will incorporate appropriate design elements, amenities or treatments that maintain and enhance the design relationships between buildings and uses within the district and beyond the district, in order to maintain an ambience that is unique, playful and inviting.” Sudol said that the development would include a mix of complementary building styles of varying heights and sizes, and indoor and outdoor rooms and spaces for active and passive recreation, entertainment and social gathering. The specific ideas for development that are being floated include multifamily and single-family housing, an amphitheater, a boutique hotel resort, a technology park, office space, and cabins and campgrounds. The area being proposed for developFCBJ

ment is roughly bounded on the south by Saugerties-Woodstock Road, also identified as New York State Route 212; power lines along the west edge of the property; Mower Mill Road to the north; and State Route 32 to the east. The site is opposite Exit 20 of the New York State Thruway, I-87. Saugerties Farms LLC points out that Winston Farm is the largest property owned by one entity in Saugerties and that the HVEDC in 2009 had prepared a study on the feasibility of doing high-tech development on the property. The study examined nine possible development sites and concluded that Winston Farm was the most favorable for a high-tech development that would include a mix of research and development high tech facilities and sustainable manufacturing. The study envisioned supporting uses consisting of a mix of restaurants, shops, recreation, arts venues, educational centers offering workforce training and a Hudson Valley heritage museum. The applicant says that its development would include providing new water distribution and wastewater treatment infrastructure that would serve the development while also helping fill the needs of the town. WCBJ

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Decoding the opportunities with NFTs

earriaza@westfairinc.com onfungible tokens (NFTs) have become more ubiquitous in recent months, with some people praising them as the next step in transactions and consumption while others dismiss them as a passing fad. Scott Johnson, president of Mack Media Group, a digital marketing agency in Brookfield, has invested in some NFTs

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and believes the billion-dollar NFT business is at the forefront of a new way of how people think about the digital age. “The pandemic accelerated that and I’m not 100% sure why,” Johnson speculated. “People just had more time, I think, to kind of look into things.” Though NFTs seem to have become popular overnight, Johnson contended that the shift was inevitable. “With the money that people have WCBJ

been making off of crypto, those people are going to obviously take their earnings from crypto and try to get in early for NFTs,” he continued. “I just think that where we’re at in society, I think that we’re ready to make this jump into the digital world.” An item that is fungible is considered to lack unique aspects, being completely interchangeable with the same sort of item — for example, one $10 bill is consid-

ered equal to another $10 bill. A nonfungible item is one that is considered unique, one of a kind and not interchangeable for another — the item can be replicated, such as a print of a painting, but the original remains. Nonfungible tokens are digital tokens that are unique and cannot be replicated. These tokens are recorded on the Ethereum blockchain, which acts as a form of proof of ownership — not unlike a contract or a deed

Scott Johnson. Photo by Edward Arriaza. to a house. For the most part, these unique tokens are used to represent digital items such as pictures, though physical items like cars may also be represented. These newly minted NFTs can then be sold and bought on various platforms like OpenSea, SuperRare and Rarible. The logic on display in the NFT realm — of owning a digital item that is supposedly one of a kind — is seemingly at odds with common wisdom that a digital item

is indistinguishable from its copy. But Johnson believed this perception of digital ownership will become more common as time passes and the public’s understanding of NFTs and blockchain technology increases. “People are making a ton of money off of NFTs,” Johnson said, “and it’s getting intertwined within the business. But when is it going to trickle down to the masses?”

Johnson opined that the appeal and knowledge of NFTs by common people is sure to happen in the near future as the nascent market continues to gain momentum in the public consciousness. “More and more people are learning about it on a daily basis,” Johnson said. “Eventually, at some point, it’s going to cross over into one’s industry at some point.” As such, Johnson suggested business professionals acquaint themselves with NFTs and related concepts and technologies like blockchains and cryptocurrency (which is often used for purchasing NFTs), with the goal of determining if there are potential NFT applications worth pursuing. “This is the time where you need to adapt your business and understand what’s coming,” Johnson said, noting that those who do not adopt tools like NFTs risk falling behind those that invest in this fast-growing sector. However, the technology is not without its drawbacks. The methods used to add to a blockchain like Ethereum and authenticate a transaction requires energy-intensive computation, which leads to a large carbon footprint. According to

Johnson, the industry is currently working on greener solutions, and countered that its environmental impact is overstated. “I think of all the things that we’re worried about, hurting the environment has got to be at the bottom,” he said. “I have a much bigger problem with a cruise ship.” Because the NFT market is still evolving, there is concern from some observers of the existence of an NFT bubble, similar to the dot-com bubble. Though enthusiastic for the mainstream adoption of NFTs, Johnson acknowledged the market may currently be in a bubble in part because of questionable investments. “Most of them, a very large percentage, are going to be projects that don’t work. And that is something that happens in every industry that’s taking off,” Johnson said. “There has to be a bubble because of the fact that that’s what it takes in order for an industry to really grow. As to where the NFT bubble bursts, I think it’s going to be the higher, more valued ones — you’re still going to be able to make money and flip the ones that are on the lower levels.”

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Arianna Huffington. Photo courtesy of Thrive.

HUFFINGTON, A HEADLINER AT AMERICARES SUMMIT Thrive Founder and CEO Arianna Huffington and CNN Anchor and National Correspondent Erica Hill were the headliners at the third annual Americares Partner Summit on May 4 at Convene, 237 Park Ave. in New York City. The one-day gathering brought together heads of industry, public health experts and leaders in philanthropy to explore the future of health, climate change, the health needs of refugees and the changing workplace. In a conversation with Hill, Huffington explored how the pandemic propelled the world into the future, including forever changing the workplace. She said, “…This is a time of constant change and disruption, but it’s also a once-in-a-generation opportunity to redefine how we work and live. We need to do away with the zero-sum idea of work and life Americares in Stamford is a health-focused relief and development organization that saves lives and improves health for people affected by poverty or disaster. Each year, Americares reaches 85 countries on average, including the United States, with life-changing health programs, medicine, medical supplies and emergency aid. It is one of the world’s leading nonprofit providers of donated medicine and medical supplies. For more information, visit americares.org.

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From left: Leona Martin of Bristol; caregiver Hannah Ofosu-Mensah of Bristol; Tina Carbone, hourly manager at ALS; and Lynne Talbot, director of marketing and Hourly Services at ALS. Photo courtesy of Assisted Living Services Inc.

Hannah Ofosu-Mensah of Bristol, a senior caregiving employee at Assisted Living Services Inc. (ALS), recently won the Platinum Caregiver Award for December 2021 for going beyond the call of duty for her 82-year-old client Leona Martin. ALS, a family-owned, statewide homecare agency with offices in Cheshire and Westport recently presented Ofosu-Mensah with a $5,000 check, certificate of recognition and crystal statue at Martin’s Bristol home.

Mario D’Aquila, chief operating officer at ALS, said of Ofosu-Mensah, “She has a long track record with each senior client… and we are lucky to have her on our team.” Another ALS award winner Debbie Davis of Waterbury won the Platinum Caregiver Award for November 2021 for providing exceptional care and outstanding services to her elderly client in New Haven. Since 1996, ALS, an award-winning home care agency, has provided quality

care to residents across Connecticut. Its unique CarePlus program blends personal care by more than 600 employees and caregivers with technological safety and monitoring devices from its sister company Assisted Living Technologies Inc. ALS was ranked on the 2020 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies and recognized by Home Care Pulse® as a “Best of Home Care Leader In Excellence,” a designation given to the best home care providers in the nation.

EMERGENCY FOOD PACKATHON FOR UKRAINIAN REFUGEES Christ Church Greenwich (CCG) hosted its second Emergency Packathon with 200 volunteers who gathered in the Parish Hall to pack 35,000 meals for Ukrainian refugees on the border of Poland. People drove from around the tri-state area to help with this effort. To date, the Packathon has raised $27,200 and packed 72,000 meals with 425 volunteers. Co-chairs and parishioners Dan Broderick and Melissa Redmond organized the volunteers, logistics, packing, food deliveries and training of volunteer packers as they arrived. Lisa Tebbe, a parishioner whose parents were Ukrainian refugees, has been an integral part of the Christ Church Ukraine relief efforts. “Everyone’s been so aggrieved by the Russian invasion,” said the Rev. Marek Zabriskie. “Someone once said, ‘Look for the angels.’ Well, the angels are here.” The first CCG Packathon shipment is scheduled to arrive very shortly in Poland. FCBJ

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A New Jersey shipping company donated its services free of charge. You can also donate to help fund Ukraine

relief by going to christchurchgreenwich.org https://onrealm.org/ParishChristChu/-/form/ give/now.

AMERICARES BOARD MEMBER Walter Weil has been elected to the Stamford-based Americares Board of Directors, bringing with him his wide-ranging experience in financial services from having held key senior management and advisory roles at several top investment management firms. Weil will serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors, which oversees all aspects of the organization’s life-changing health programs, including its disaster response work and support for 4,000 under-resourced hospitals and health clinics worldwide. Weil currently serves as a managing director at TowerBrook Capital Partners, a purpose-driven investment management firm headquartered in London and New York. Prior to joining TowerBrook, he held roles at The Blackstone Group, Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers. Americares helps communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters; increase access, availability, affordability and acceptability of medicine and medical supplies; improve and expand clinical services; and prevent disease and promote good health. Since its founding more than 40 years ago, Americares has provided more than $20 billion in aid to 164 countries, including the United States. Weil earned a bachelor’s degree in finance and economics from the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business, where he currently serves on the Leeds Advisory Board. He also serves as a trustee for the University of Colorado Foundation.

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Dr. Alyssa Hackett, a fellowship-trained pediatric otolaryngologist will join ENT and Allergy Associates (ENTA) on Oct. 1. Hackett will begin serving patients in the Tarrytown-based group’s Bronx office, located at the Hutch Metro Center, 1200 Waters Place. Originally from Ohio, Hackett is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and joins ENTA from Mount Sinai Hospital. She completed her otolaryngology residency at the University of Pittsburgh, followed by sub-specialty training in pediatric otolaryngology at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

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To learn more about ENT and Allergy Associates, find the office near you or book an appointment, visit entandallergy. com or call 855-ENTA-DOC.

THE CAPER THAT STUNNED THE ART WORLD

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After a two-year hiatus, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Westchester County Inc. is inviting the community to its annual fundraiser, Bowl for Kids’ Sake, on Tuesday, June 7 from 6 - 8 p.m. at Bowlero Lanes in White Plains. “We haven’t been able to hit the lanes with this fun event since 2019 due to Covid, but we’re thrilled to bring it back in 2022,” said Valerie Brown, executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Westchester County. “It’s a great way for our community to support us and learn more about the life-chang-

ing mentoring work we do, while rolling strikes and competing for prizes.” Participants can sign up individually or create a team of 4 to 6 people. Teams are asked to raise at least $500 or $100 per person to help reach the goal of $40,000 for the event. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Westchester County Inc. is a youth-mentoring organization that serves children who face adversity in New York’s Westchester and Putnam counties to help keep them in school, away from violence and substance abuse,

while assisting them to achieve their full potential in life. Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is the oldest and largest youth mentoring program in the United States with 238 agencies in over 5,000 communities. More than 275,000 mentors volunteer their time as Bigs and over 135,000 new mentoring matches were formed last year alone. To register for the event as an individual, team or corporate sponsor, or to simply donate, visit https://bit.ly/ bowlforkids2022.

More than 30 years after 13 works of art were stolen from the Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, the question remains: “those Rembrandts, Vermeers and Manets gone forever?” Even today their empty frames hang at the Gardner, a constant and excruciating reminder of inexplicable loss. With the artworks valued in current terms at possibly $500 million or more, an important new lead might just be the key to finally cracking the case. Join renowned Boston reporter Bob Ward at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich when he discusses his latest reporting in “The Caper That Stunned the Art World: The Gardner Museum Heist, 30 Years Later.” Produced by the Museum as a part of its “Bruce Presents: Thought Leaders in Art and Science” speaker series, the program will take place via Zoom on Thurs., June 2, at 7 p.m. Support for Bruce Presents is provided by Berkley One, a Berkley Company. Bruce Museum COO and Managing Director Suzanne Lio said, “For museum administrators, collectors and sleuths alike, the unsolved mystery of the Gardner heist remains irresistibly alluring. For three decades, the authorities have amassed an incredible number of leads, clues and theories — but FCBJ

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still no breakthrough. That’s why Ward’s latest reporting intrigues. He thinks the case will one day be solved and we’re excited to explore why.” Ward is a Boston 25 News reporter and is widely regarded as one of the best crime reporters in New England. A native New Englander, Ward is a graduate of Emerson College. The discussion will be moderated by Leonard Jacobs, co-producer of the Bruce Presents series. To join this online, live-streamed Zoom webinar, visit mbrucemuseum.org and click on the Reservations button to sign up. Tickets are free for Bruce Museum members; $20 for nonmembers. MAY 9, 2022

Good Things A Quest for the Right Balance

What if, instead of depicting nature, we allowed nature in? What if, instead of building and maintaining artistic creations, we worked to develop and manage living systems? What could we learn about how nature works? Could we create landscapes that were more efficient, more

connected, more effective and ultimately more valuable? Join Jay Archer of Green Jay Landscaping on May 12 at 7 p.m. and explore the integration of ecology-based design with people-based factors, including the lingering effects of historic land use and

the need to accommodate diverse cultural perspectives on the meaning of “ecology.” Hosted by Cos Cob Library via Zoom and organized by Greenwich Conservation Commission and Pollinator Pathway, register for the program by calling 203-622-6883.

LSHV NAMES NEW BOARD MEMBER Legal Services of the Hudson Valley (LSHV) in White Plains recently announced that Jaclyn Goldberg of Keane & Beane joined its Board of Directors. “As we continue to grow and serve the region it is imperative that we have strong leadership at the board level,” said Rachel Halperin, LSHA, CEO. LSHV is the only provider of free, comprehensive civil (noncriminal) legal services to low-income and disadvantaged individuals and families who cannot afford an attorney when their basic human needs are at stake. It serves the 7 counties of the lower and mid-Hudson Valley (Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland, Orange, Ulster and Sullivan), maintaining a staff of approximately 165 individuals working across 10 offices throughout its service area. Jaclyn is a Member at Keane & Beane P.C. and acts as Labor Counsel to various municipalities and private employers, attending to matters, including general compliance with state and federal laws, collective bargaining with unions, employ-

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ee discipline, improper practice charges, grievance hearings and arbitrations. She sits on several boards throughout Westchester. Goldberg received her Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations and her Jun’s Doctorate from Fordham University School of Law. For more information about Legal Services of the Hudson Valley, to contribute or volunteer, visit www.lshv.org, or contact Kindra Dunston at 914-949-1305 x174.

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COMMEMORATING ARBOR DAY The Osborn community in Rye held a tree-planting ceremony on Arbor Day, adding an elegant, 8-foot weeping cherry tree (Prunus Pendula). This is the 1,008th tree on The Osborn’s nationally recognized 56-acre arboretum campus. Each tree is meticulously mapped and catalogued to keep track of the variety of species. Residents and staff were welcomed by Osborn President and CEO Matthew G. Anderson, who outlined the evolution of the Osborn campus over the past 100 years, referencing its historical and natural beauty. “The Osborn campus is enriched by the many types of mature trees we have, and adding new trees is a way of ensuring this cycle continues for years to come,” he said. On hand for the tree-planting event were members of The Osborn’s Grow Getter Gardeners – a resident-led garden club that plants and tends various garden beds around campus. George Berlstein, an Osborn Sterling Park Independent Living

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From left: Horace E. Anderson Jr., dean of the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University; Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah; Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark; Tony Jordan, Washington County, New York, district attorney; and Robert S. Tucker, chairman and CEO of T&M.

The Osborn President and CEO Matthew G. Anderson, left, and Osborn Sterling Park Independent Living resident George Berlstein plant the 1,008th tree on the campus.

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species would be planted. The Osborn is a private, nonprofit, continuum of care community offering independent living, assisted living, memory care, a Five-Star skilled nursing facility, as well as in- and outpatient rehabilitation care.

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University in White Plains recently awarded Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark and the Bronx District Attorney’s Office with the 2022 Robert S. Tucker Prize for Prosecutorial Excellence at an award ceremony held at the law school. “District Attorney Clark and the Office of the Bronx District Attorney embody the true meaning of public service and have dedicated their careers to pursuing a fair and just criminal justice system for all people of the Bronx, with an emphasis on criminal justice reform,” said Dean Horace E. Anderson Jr. The award was presented by Robert S. Tucker, chairman and CEO of T&M, whose gift has endowed the annual prize. The Elisabeth Haub School of Law has

had a long history with Clark and the Bronx District Attorney’s Office. It has honored her, she has participated in many events at the school, and throughout the years, dozens of Haub Law alumni have worked at the Bronx County District Attorney office, with 64 currently employed in every capacity from line assistant to chief of staff. Clark became district attorney for Bronx County on Jan. 1, 2016. She is the first woman in that position and the first African American woman to be elected a district attorney in New York state. She received her bachelor’s degree in political science from Boston College, where she serves as a member of the Board of Trustees, and her law degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C.

CAMPUS OPENING IN BRONXVILLE HOSPICE OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS

New officers and members have been voted for Hospice of Westchester (HOW) in White Plains 2022-2023 Board of Directors. William F. Flooks Jr. has been named chairman (a position he previously held). He is joined by George Whitehead, vice chair; attorney Joanne Ciaramella, secretary; and Mary Frances Barrett, treasurer. In addition, three new members have been named to the board, including Stewart Ault, who has more than 25 years of experience helping hospitals and health care organizations build value by driving growth, improving profitability and developing new programs. Another new member, Tatyana A. Hladki, is an end-of-life consultant and educator. In addition to her private work with families, she serves as the advance funeral planner and director of aftercare at Ballard-Durand Funeral Home. The third new member, Gavin W. Hougham, Ph.D., is a sociologist, educator and research executive at New York Medical College. Recently, he served as senior research scientist at the Center for Home Care Policy and Research at the Visiting Nurse Service of New York. Hospice of Westchester is a private, not-for-profit health care agency that provides skilled, compassionate and comprehensive end-of-life home care to patients diagnosed with any serious or life-limiting illness and gives support to their families and loved ones.

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From left: William C. Fredericks and Helen Knapp, Bronxville trustees; Mary C. Marvin, Bronxville Mayor; Seamus Carey, Ph.D., Iona president; Wilhelmina Manzano, NewYork-Presbyterian Group senior vice president and Chief Nursing Executive Mary Taylor Behrens, Bronxville trustee; and Darrell P. Wheeler, Ph.D., MPH, ACSW, Iona Provost. Photo courtesy Lea Carpanzano/Iona College.

Renovations are now underway on the future home of the NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences in Bronxville, offering a cutting-edge education in state-of-the-art new facilities. Classes on Iona’s second campus are expected to commence spring 2023. Supported by a $20 million gift from NewYork-Presbyterian, the school offers an innovative new vision for collaborative health care education, modern workforce development and community care. NewYork-Presbyterian is ranked the No.1 hospital in New York, according to “U.S. News & World Report.” Founded in 1940, Iona College in New Rochelle is a master’s-granting pri-

vate, Catholic, coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers. Its LaPenta School of Business is accredited by AACSB International, a recognition awarded to just 5% of business schools worldwide. The Princeton Review recognized Iona’s on-campus MBA program as a “Best Business School for 2021.” The establishment of the NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences is principally located on the college’s new campus at 171 White Plains Road, Bronxville. Supported by a $20 million gift from NewYork-Presbyterian, the NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences is expected to fulfill its vision for cutting-edge education.

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PASSERO ASSOCIATES CELEBRATES ITS 50TH April 15 was an historic day for Passero Associates, which celebrated its 50th anniversary. What began as one man’s vision has transformed into nine offices with more than 130 dedicated professionals using virtual reality and three-dimensional design. It was April 15, 1972, when Gary W. Passero launched Passero Associates, providing civil engineering services from

a one-room office on Lake Avenue, in Rochester, New York. Today, Passero Associates provides engineering, planning, architecture, surveying, program management, construction management, 3-D visualization and virtual infrastructure services throughout eastern and midwestern United States. It is a Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation member.

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“…Earth day should be every day and every one of us should want to do something just to make it a little better.” Brigitte Griswold, executive director of Groundwork Hudson Valley added, “The Great Saw Mill River cleanup removed trash that accumulates throughout the watershed from arriving at the Hudson River and in our downtown Yonkers daylighted river parks. The restoration of the Hudson River begins with the restoration of its tributaries.“ Groundwork Hudson Valley is an environmental justice nonprofit that works with communities to improve climate resilience and adaptation, promotes sustainability education and nurtures the next generation of environmental leaders. FCBJ

events scheduled honoring Paine, the festival will also feature the grand opening of the newly named Thomas Paine New Rochelle Center featuring the Thomas Paine Cottage Museum (est. 1784), the Thomas Paine Monument (est. 1839), and the Thomas Paine Memorial Building (est. 1925). Gary Bush, president of the Hu-

guenot & New Rochelle Historical Association, said, “…Hope for our future relies on our ability to care about our past.” To learn more about which Festival events are free and open to the public, which events require reservations and tickets, and to see a map of the locations, visit ThomasPaineCenter.org.

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KEEPING THE RIVER CLEAN Groundwork Hudson Valley and the community-led Saw Mill River coalition recently mobilized 200 volunteers as part of the annual Great Saw Mill River Cleanup and Earth Day. Among them were families and local groups, including the Junior League of Bronxville, Yonkers Partners in Education and the Yonkers Police Department. Volunteers spread across six sites and four towns in Westchester, filling 230 garbage bags of trash from the Saw Mill River. Plastics, invasive vines, construction materials and debris were removed in an effort to clean the area, restore the river and improve the environmental health of the communities around it. Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano joined Groundwork Hudson Valley and volunteers at Walsh Road where he said,

Honoring the legacy of one of America’s most iconic founding fathers, the Thomas Paine National Historical Association, the Huguenot and New Rochelle Historical Association, and the Thomas Paine Memorial Association have scheduled their 2022 Thomas Paine Festival for June 16-18. In addition to the many exciting

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At a recent volunteer recognition event at Ridge Road Park in Hartsdale, attended by officials from state, county and local government, Catherine Wynkoop, president of TRA (Transportation ∙ Resources ∙ Access) along with TRA Board Chair Linda Travis and Board Member Christopher Collins-McNeil announced an important expansion of TRA’s transportation services with the addition of two new 2022 Toyota RAV 4 SUVs to its fleet of volunteer-owned-and-driven vehicles. The new cars will increase the organization’s capacity to help thousands of older adults (60+) and adults with low vision (21+) get to their doctor appointments and access other essential health care services. TRA, formerly known as WestFair Rides, has provided over 20,000 rides since its founding in 2011. The new cars, purchased to assist

From left: Westchester Deputy County Executive Ken Jenkins, New York State Senator Shelly Mayer, TRA President Catherine Wynkoop, New York State Assemblyman Chris Burdick, Westchester County Legislator Jewel Williams Johnson and TRA Board Member Christopher Collins-McNeil.

TRA expand its outreach to low-English-speaking communities and people who are underserved, will also help meet demand for service when requests for rides exceed the availability of volunteer drivers.

Funded with a federal grant which covered approximately 80% of the costs, the purchase of the cars was also supported with financial contributions from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and individual donations.

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CORTLANDT: WHERE LIFE WORKS The town of Cortlandt is where life works at home, work and play. It is prime for investment. Twice the space is available at half the cost. A willing, educated and diverse workforce is nearby. An average household income of $115,000 and average age of 41.4 years, means a ripe market for all types of goods and services.

les, 15 miles of riverfront, more than 40 recreational sites, a major shopping corridor, targeted enclaves of small businesses and friendly residential neighborhoods. It is a 35-minute drive to two commercial airports, has two Metro-North train stations, an Amtrak station and major highways connecting

New York City and the Hudson Valley. Cortlandt embraces its historical past, cultural events and recreational pursuits. Cortlandt provides that touch of urban life when desired, while giving your business, employees and customers the benefits of open space and outdoor entertainment and activities.

Newly inaugurated town Supervisor Richard Becker is committed to making sure Cortlandt is where life works for your business. He has instituted improvements to the permit and application procedure, including restructuring the Planning Board to use third-party professionals to review project progress. Converting an existing building for a different use now has a broader interpretation so remodeling requires only a building permit without Planning Board involvement. Supervisor Becker’s open-door policy welcomes entrepreneurs and developers to meet with him and staff to explore projects. New business is attracted to Cortlandt. It is home to New York’s second Dog Haus restaurant, which serves all-beef hot dogs, handcrafted sausages and black angus burgers, and features a full bar with 24 craft beers on tap. Located in the thriving Cortlandt Town Center Mall, the location was a shoe store. Cortlandt’s revised zoning code did not consider this a “change in use” and therefore was permitted without any zoning change or Planning Board process. To fulfill the town’s vision to enhance cultural, educational and recreational activities along the Hudson, Cortlandt welcomed the Kinosaito Arts Center. Located in the former St. Patrick’s School, the center houses two art galleries, an 80-seat theater, two rotating artists in residence, a classroom, a cafe and a beautiful garden. The building itself is a work of art. During renovation original features of the 100-year-old school building were preserved, including tin ceiling, blackboards and 1950s-era desks. Over three decades, Cortlandt has tripled its reserve fund and maintained low property taxes. Over $160 million is committed to enhance infrastructure. Cortlandt encompasses 40 square mi-

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Cortlandt is where life works. We want your business here. For more information, contact George Oros, Cortlandt Economic Development Coordinator, at 914-522-6774 or goros@townofcortlandt.com.

THE TOWN OF CORTLANDT IS WHERE LIFE WORKS AT HOME, WORK AND PLAY... AND IT IS PRIME FOR INVESTMENT! Commercial space is often available with twice the space at half the cost, along with access to a highly educated and diverse workforce as well as a location near major transportation. Cortlandt is committed to aiding investors and entrepreneurs through a streamlined approval process. Four Strategic Areas for Growth In all, there are four strategic areas of potential economic growth, based on Cortlandt’s award winning Sustainable Master Plan. The Master plan focuses on trends for the future of employment, such as work from home options and co-work spaces in order to reduce commute times, reduce negative impacts on the environment and attract a new talented workforce.

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WHAT WORKS FOR YOU? For more information on how the Town of Cortlandt can help bring your business and investment here contact: George Oros, Town of Cortlandt, Economic Development Coordinator at goros@townofcortlandt.com

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If you are looking to locate, expand or relocate your business, Cortlandt is the smart choice. Cortlandt is where life works… for your employees, your customers and your business.” - Supervisor Dr. Richard Becker

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FAIRFIELD: A SOUND CHOICE FOR BUSINESS With its highly skilled workforce and two outstanding private universities, Fairfield is the ideal choice for businesses seeking a deep talent pool. Just 50 miles from New York City, Fairfield affords easy access to Interstate 95 and the Merritt Parkway, both regional and international airports and an impressive commuter rail system anchored by three Metro-North train stations. Aside from its talented workforce, coveted location and unparalleled access, Fairfield possesses a nationally ranked school system, top-notch public services and an enviable quality of life. Consistently identified as one of the best places to live, Fairfield has a strong and diverse economy, with businesses ranging from well-established companies such as R.C. Bigelow Tea to many smaller establishments and start-ups. It’s easy to see why more than 3,000 businesses call Fairfield home.

sed on mixed-use and transit-oriented development. New regulations permit a broad range of commercial uses as well as higher density residential and lower on-site parking requirements in recognition of the availability of mass transit. This focus on transit-oriented development has already spurred new investment activity, with 650,000 square feet of mixed-use development, including

350 residential units having been built within the past few years. Another 400+ units are in construction or approved to be built. The town’s Economic Development Department offers siting and other assistance, and works proactively with businesses to successfully navigate the permitting and regulatory approval pro-

cess. To learn more about commercial opportunities and how you can become a part of this dynamic and forward-thinking community, please visit our website or contact the Fairfield Department of Economic and Community Development at 203-2563120 or mbarnhart@fairfieldct.org.

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Within a 25-mile radius of Fairfield’s vibrant and walkable downtown, companies can draw upon a population of more than 500,000. Over 62% of Fairfield residents have college or advanced degrees, and Fairfield boasts more management, finance and IT professionals per capita than even New York City. And, with a combined enrollment of more than 13,000 students, Fairfield and Sacred Heart universities provide access to the rising talent that knowledge-based companies covet. Attracting top talent demands amenity rich, vibrant environments that integrate work with modern life. Fairfield affords employers and employees alike with urban-style amenities in a suburban setting. Fairfield is one of the few places that the beach, train station and downtown are all within walking distance of one another. Fairfield’s bustling downtown is home to a nascent arts scene, centered on the Fairfield Theater Company and newly restored Sacred Heart University Community Theater, as well as charming shops and boutique stores. With over 200 local eating spots, Fairfield is a popular destination for foodies. Coupled with more than five miles of shoreline on Long Island Sound and more than 1,000 acres of parks and dedicated open space, it’s easy to see why people choose to stay. The town has embarked on an ambitious economic development strategy focu-

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CHOOSE FAIRFIELD CT With a highly educated workforce and two outstanding private universities, Fairfield is the smart choice for businesses seeking a deep talent pool, unparalleled access and a blend of urban-style amenities in a suburban setting.

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PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO EMPLOYEES DURING COVID-19 RECOVERY You need to make sure that they’re healthy and you need to make sure that there’s a sense that you as an employer have their best interests at heart. However, you will find there are circumstances with the potential for employer liability. There are quite a few State, Federal and NYC employment laws you need to be very sensitive to in terms of whether you can compel somebody to come to work…” (Excerpted from the Westchester County Business Journal, Aug. 3.)

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NEW DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AT WITHERELL David Ormsby, chairman of the Friends of Nathaniel Witherell, recently announced the appointment of Mary Vinton as the Friends’ new director of development. She replaces Scott Neff who served as the Friends’ principal fundraising staff member since 2009 and executive director since 2014. “…We extend our deepest appreciation to Scott Neff, who worked tirelessly with the Friends’ leadership to raise successfully over $12.8 million in contributions during the past 13 years,” said Ormsby. Neff’s efforts made possible the Witherell’s first capital campaign “Project Renew Witherell” to renovate and upgrade the facility, the establishment of a Friendship Garden and annual support for critical quality-of-life programs and services for Witherell’s long-term residents. Vinton has been a professional fundraiser, principally in Fairfield County, for the past 22 years. Most recently she

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served as the director of development for the Greenwich Historical Society, oversaw the fundraising for the expansion and renovation of the Byram Shubert branch of the Greenwich Library, was managing director of Kids In Crisis in Cos Cob and was director of development for King School in Stamford. A resident of Port Chester, New York, Vinton holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stonehill.

UNITED WAY AWARDED $6 MILLION

United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP) was awarded a $6 million grant by the New York State Education Department to offer a Newcomers Program in the Elmsford, Ossining and Peekskill school districts. The award is for $1.2 million annually over the next five years. “We appreciate that the NYS Education Department identified our Newcomers Program as a transformational opportunity to help underprivileged chil-

dren and their families living in poverty or paycheck-to-paycheck to get the support they need for academic success,” said United Way of Westchester and Putnam President and CEO Tom Gabriel. Through the program, a community of practice will be created among UWWP and the school districts for district and program staff to identify and share best practices for supporting newcomer students and their families.

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SAVINGS BANK COMMEMORATES ITS 150TH ANNIVERSARY Walden Savings Bank in Montgomery, New York, recently celebrated 150 years of providing personalized financial solutions with two events that honored its history and its legacy of community-first services, and introduced the next era of digital banking for its valued customers. Community leaders, elected officials, members of the business community and bank leadership were on hand for the unveiling of Walden Savings Bank’s restored iconic chime clock, which was returned to its former glory to commemorate the bank’s 150th year. The chiming of the clock at the Bank Street location was truly a sentimental moment. It had been silent for nearly 30 years and modernized in 1962 and later restored and reactivated for the anniversary, assuring it will continue to be a downtown landmark. For its second event, Walden Savings Bank debuted the digital transformation of the Scott’s Corners headquarters branch at an official ribbon-cutting celebration in partnership with the Orange County Chamber of Commerce. Bank President and CEO Derrik Wynkoop said, “While we look back fondly and with gracious thanks to our community, we also continuously look ahead to new and exciting ways to serve our customers. As our digital transformation demonstrates, we will continue to invest in the future and ensure our customers’ personalized service and experience are exceptional every day.” Construction of the redesigned branch was performed by the Storm King Group of Montgomery, New York. Walden Savings

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Walden Savings Bank President and CEO Derrik Wynkoop speaks during the debut of the digitaltransformation ceremony and ribbon-cutting.

Bank, established in 1872, is the 11th oldest federally chartered mutual savings bank. With a total of 11 full-service branches serving Orange and Ulster counties and a Loan

Production office in Dutchess County, the bank is rated 5 Stars by Bauer Financial, one of the nation’s leading financial institution analysts.

UJA OF NEW YORK HONORS WESTCHESTER RESIDENTS UJA-Federation of New York held its annual Westchester Celebration at Old Oaks Country Club on April 28 honoring Arlene Kleinberg and the Kleinhandler family for their leadership and dedicated service to the community. “Our honorees are people who help make our Westchester community the kind and caring place it is,” said Tara Slone-Goldstein, regional chair of UJA Westchester. Kleinberg, a New Rochelle resident, is UJA Westchester’s campaign chair, a member of the Westchester Executive Leadership Committee and the Westchester Women’s Cabinet, and board member of Westchester Jewish Council. Laura and David Kleinhandler and their daughters Rachel, Sophie and Lilly of Rye Brook have all held leadership roles at UJA.

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Since the event took place on Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Laura Kleinhandler acknowledged her parents, noting her father is a Holocaust survivor. “It has been their unconditional love and support that has enabled us to reach this moment.” Working with a network of hundreds of FCBJ

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nonprofits, UJA extends its reach from New York to Israel and nearly 70 other countries around the world, touching the lives of 4.5 million people each year and allocating approximately $150 million in grants. In addition, to date, UJA has allocated more than $11 million in emergency funds for Ukraine. For more information, visit ujafedny.org. MAY 9, 2022

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U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT White Plains & Poughkeepsie Local business cases, March 27 – April 3 TDAA Corp., Wappingers Falls, Elmi Berisha, president, 22-35277-CGM: Chapter 11, assets and liabilities $0 to $50,000. Attorney: Michelle L. Trier. Frank A. Mazzella Jr., Pleasant Valley, codebtor Printing & Graphic Concepts LLC, 22-35278-CGM: Chapter 7, assets $22,367, liabilities $130,347. Attorney: Michelle L. Trier. CGS RE Acquisition, Yonkers, represented by James Harte, 22-22223-SHL: Chapter 11, assets and liabilities from $1 million to $10 million. Attorney: pro se. Hudson Valley Credit Union, Poughkeepsie vs. Patricia Sanjuan, Poughkeepsie, 22-9007-CGM: Adversary proceeding, fraud, in Sanjuan Chapter 13 (21-35927). Attorney: Anthony C. Carlini Jr.

U.S. DISTRICT COURT, White Plains Local business cases, March 27 – April 3 William R. Powers, Burr Ridge, Illinois vs. Zelenetsky and Associates, White Plains, et al, 22-cv-4651-VB: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: pro se. Emory & Webb Inc., Fishkill vs. CFS Dental Division, Marmora, New Jersey, et al, 22-cv-3436-KMK: Contract. Attorney: Robert W. Lewis.

IBEW Local Union 320, Poughkeepsie vs. Roseton Generating LLC, Newburgh, et al, 22-cv-3457-KMK: Confirmation of arbitration award. Attorney: Mark C. Rushfield.

million. Filed April 27.

Paulo T. DeFaria, Mount Vernon vs. JL Pavers Inc., Mount Vernon, et al, 22-cv-3514-VB: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: Abdul K. Hassan.

Garbou, Ahmed, Fishkill. Seller: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Parsippany, New Jersey. Property: 123 Maple Ave., Mount Kisco. Amount: $327,500. Filed April 25.

Marlon and Erick Flores, Mahopac vs. Char Steakhouse Inc., Mahopac, et al, 22-cv-3517-KMK: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: Daniel Schlade.

Halperin, Gregory Lawrence and Laura Marie Tiedmann, Mamaroneck. Property: 111 Brambach Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $2.3 million. Filed April 29.

Janet Helfrich, Valley Cottage vs. Raven3 Home Buyers LLC, White Plains, 22-cv-3529PMH: Class action, Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Attorney: Stefan L. Coleman.

JND Development LLC, Rye. Amount: $12 Hilltop LLC, Port Chester. Property: 12 Hilltop Drive, Rye. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed April 29.

DEEDS Above $1 million 77 Indian Hill Road LLC, New York City. Seller: Barbara Banks Schwan, Mount Kisco. Property: 77 Indian Hill Road, Bedford. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed April 27. 1029 Yonkers Avenue Realty LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Prisco Development LLC, Yonkers. Property: 1029 Yonkers Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $2.1 million. Filed April 27. Animal Nation Inc., South Salem. Seller: Clifton M. Leonard and Anthony P. Cutugno, South Salem. Property: 440 Pound Ridge Road, Lewisboro. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed April 28. Downing Monarch LLC, Lakewood, New Jersey. Seller: 1 Ridge Hill LLC, Plainview. Property: 701 Ridge Hill Boulevard, Yonkers. Amount: $22.4 million. Filed April 29. Friar, Angela and Christopher Prezzano, Putnam Valley. Seller: LL Parcel E LLC, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Property: 339 Palisades Blvd., Mount Pleasant. Amount: $1.2

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Gallina, Andrew, Rye. Seller: Opra III LLC, Harrison. Property: 120 Old Post Road, Unit PH-E306, Rye. Amount: $3.4 million. Filed April 25.

Modern Development Investments LLC, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Seller: Sky Meadow Farm Development LLC, Eastchester. Property: 18 Sky Meadow Farm, Harrison. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed April 27. Quaker Road LLC, San Francisco, California. Seller: Robert Jakacki and Margaret Jakacki, Chappaqua. Property: 322 Quaker St., New Castle. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed April 28. R&B Holdings LLC, Mamaroneck. Seller: Michael C. Greene, Scarsdale. Property: 21 Broadmoor Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $3.8 million. Filed April 27. Hellman, Julia M., White Plains. Seller: 70-78 Willoughby LLC, White Plains. Property: 5 Renaissance Square, Unit PH7C, White Plains. Amount: $2.1 million. Filed April 27. West Lake Investors LLC, Mahopac. Seller: Mary Jean Trapani, West Harrison. Property: 190 Gainsbord Ave., Harrison. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed April 27.

Below $1 million 7 Van Cortlandt Park Associates LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Shannon Carello, Putnam Valley. Property: 7 Van Cortlandt Park Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $575,000. Filed April 27.

16 Hardy LLC, Dobbs Ferry. Seller: Frank William Lagana, Palm City, Florida. Property: 72 Woodruff Ave., Eastchester. Amount: $461,000. Filed April 29.

Consolidated Hudson Electric Corp., Irvington. Seller: Reginald F. Marra, Irvington. Property: 11 N. Ferrist St., Greenburgh. Amount: $935,000. Filed April 25.

17 Jones Street LLC, White Plains. Seller: Mary Buttigliere, New Rochelle. Property: 17 Jones St., New Rochelle. Amount: $300,000. Filed April 27.

Cruger Station Road LLC, Mount Kisco. Seller: Ligo Holding Corp., Hartsdale. Property: 34 Cruger Station Road, Cortlandt. Amount: $925,000. Filed April 28.

160 Stanley Avenue LLC, Tuckahoe. Seller: 158 and 160 Stanley Avenue Realty LLC, Hartsdale. Property: 158 Stanley Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $412,000. Filed April 27. 629 North Barry LLC, Mamaroneck. Seller: MCW Enterprises L.P., Norwalk, Connecticut. Property: 629 N. Barry Ave., Rye. Amount: $700,000. Filed April 28. ANJ Homes LLC, Scarsdale. Seller: Bank of America National Association, Houston, Texas. Property: 152 Boulevard, Scarsdale. Amount: $768,000. Filed April 26. Assured Investing LLC, Bellmore. Seller: Edward Salvato, Mount Kisco. Property: 23 Gatto Drive, Mount Kisco. Amount: $105,000. Filed April 29. Baez, Mayra, Vivian Barea and Gilberto Gayo, Bronx. Seller: New York Information Services Corp., New Rochelle Property: 58 Lafayette Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $425,000. Filed April 27. Bentay Holdings LLC, Port Chester. Seller: Dakota Capital Lending LLC, Port Chester. Property: 33 Bentay Drive, Harrison. Amount: $950,000. Filed April 26. BGRS LLC, Burr Ridge, Illinois. Seller: Craig P. Hunt and Bevin M. Maguire, White Plains. Property: 191 Longview Ave., White Plains. Amount: $910,000. Filed April 27. Childs, Thomas C. and Blair Fowlkes Childs, Chappaqua. Seller: Tavo Crest LLC, Chappaqua. Property: 14 Jeffrey Lane, New Castle. Amount: $50,000. Filed April 29. Colello, Anthony and Annamarie Genua, Yonkers. Seller: Panthers Partners LLC, Pleasantville. Property: 351A Heritage Hills, Somers. Amount: $560,000. Filed April 29.

DePhilipps, Edward, New York City. Seller: SHL Leasing LLC, Briarcliff Manor. Property: Route 9 Hudson River, Unit B8, Cortlandt. Amount: $35,000. Filed April 29. Edson Avenue Development Group LLC, Mount Vernon. Seller: Mount Vernon SHG 5 LLC, Great Neck. Property: 349 Union Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $162,000. Filed April 29. Guerin, Elizabeth A., Larchmont. Seller: Larchmont Units LLC, Great Neck. Property: 2 Washington Square, Unit 5D, Mamaroneck. Amount: $600,000. Filed April 26. Harney, Melissa, Somers. Seller: A&S RE LLC, Yorktown Heights. Property: 10 Keyrel Lane, Somers. Amount: $699,200. Filed April 26. Hutchinson, Simone, Brooklyn. Seller: Cross County Management and Consulting Corp., New York City. Property: 547 Van Cortlandt Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $525,000. Filed April 29. JAF Builders Corp., Scarsdale. Seller: Naomi Grunzweig, Scarsdale. Property: 2 Admore Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $995,000. Filed April 29. Kalpaxis, Janis, White Plains. Seller: Metro Green Realty of Westchester LLC, Mount Vernon. Property: 10 Morgan St., Eastchester. Amount: $780,000. Filed April 28. Katz, Deborah and Ian Moss, Tarrytown. Seller: 27 Mechanics LLC, Irvington. Property: 27 Mechanics Ave., Greenburgh. Amount: $675,000. Filed April 29. Kaytoy Realty Corp., Armonk. Seller: Anhphan Thanh Ly, Patricia Kimle To and Tiffany Thanh Ly, White Plains. Property: 30 Lake Ave., Unit 2J, White Plains. Amount: $425,000. Filed April 27.

Kurian, Sajee and Mitty Sajee, Elmsford. Seller: Hedgegrow Properties LLC, Weston, Connecticut. Property: 45 Summit St., Greenburgh. Amount: $570,000. Filed April 29. Lacoste, Parker and Rachel Lacoste, Chappaqua. Seller: AJ Life Ventures LLC, Greenwich, Connecticut. Property: 386 N. Greeley Ave., New Castle. Amount: $505,000. Filed April 29. McGrath, Kevin B. and Lauren E. Rodriguez, Katonah. Seller: EJ Residential LLC, Bedford Corners. Property: 55 Sunnyridge Road, Lewisboro. Amount: $625,000. Filed April 26. Mega 2 Realty LLC, Ossining. Seller: Frances Gaichin, Cortlandt Manor. Property: 67 Cornwood Road, Cortlandt. Amount: $250,000. Filed April 29. Ortiz, Daniel and Hana Ortiz, White Plains. Seller: BAK50 LLC, Tinton Falls, New Jersey. Property: 105 Juniper Hill Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $549,999. Filed April 26. P&B Property Group LLC, Bronx. Seller: Dennis Evertone Page and Esther C. Page, Mount Vernon. Property: 736 S. Fifth Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $532,500. Filed April 29. Reed, Richard and Maria C. Reed, Wantagh. Seller: Laurel Ridge Development Inc., South Salem. Property: 316 Overlook Court, Lewisboro. Amount: $918,964. Filed April 25. Ryes, Camilo Rioardo, Bronxville. Seller: On the Spot Capital LLC, White Plains. Property: 131 Chatterton Ave., White Plains. Amount: $699,800. Filed April 27. Ricamina LLC, West Harrison. Seller: Festa Realty LLC, Congers. Property: 110 Hawthorne Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $590,000. Filed April 29. Scanlon, Shiela and Connor C. Scanlon, Bronx. Seller: 16 Hardy LLC, Dobbs Ferry. Property: 24 Whitter St., Greenburgh. Amount: $689,000. Filed April 28. Schleifer, Kameron and Kelly Wolff, Hastings-on-Hudson. Seller: 73 Spring Street LLC, Mount Kisco. Property: 73 Spring St., Ossining. Amount: $345,360. Filed April 27.

Facts & Figures Sherwood Avenue Realty LLC, Bronxville. Seller: Antoinette Scarinci, Nanuet. Property: 106 Sherwood Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $725,000. Filed April 29. Stoneleigh Medical LLC, Chappaqua. Seller: Robert A. Abdoo and Candance Abdoo, Jefferson Valley. Property: 3630 Hill Blvd., Yorktown. Amount: $200,000. Filed April 29. Union Place 24 LLC, Rego Park. Seller: FGJ12 Corp., East Elmhurst. Property: 24 Union Place, Yonkers. Amount: $490,000. Filed April 25.

FEDERAL TAX LIENS Federal Tax Liens, $10,000 or greater, filed in Westchester County, April 25 - 29 Ameri Restoration Inc.: Scarsdale, employer quarterly tax, 2018, 2022, $142,702.

City Style Catering Corp.: Mount Vernon, employer quarterly tax, 2020 - 2021, $12,517. Dixon, T. Troy & Keisha M.: Scarsdale, personal income, 2021, $1,517,190. Lopez, Pavel: New Rochelle, personal income, 2020 - 2021, $29,680. Powel, Andrea & Scher, Anthony: Bedford, personal income, 2019 - 2020, $104,803. Safko, Michael & Ava: Yonkers, personal income, 2019 - 2020, $22,265. Thompson, Richard: Mount Vernon, failure to collect employment taxes, 2015, 2020, $51,215. Velasques, Vilma A. Fuentes: Mount Kisco, personal income, 2014 - 2015, 2019 – 2020, $21,197.

JUDGMENTS Bernal, Ladanis, Yonkers. $9,653.31 in favor of Synchrony Bank, Draper, Utah. Filed April 27.

Brissett, Diane, Mount Vernon. $6,058.62 in favor of Synchrony Bank, Draper, Utah. Filed April 26.

TRS Containers LLC, Avenel, New Jersey. $31,511.16 in favor of Tappan Zee Construction LLC, Tarrytown. Filed April 29.

Pacheco, Carlos, Mount Kisco. $12,221.18 in favor of Second Round Sub LLC, Austin, Texas. Filed April 28.

Whittle, Larry, Hartsdale. $6,543.36 in favor of Synchrony Bank, Draper, Utah. Filed April 29.

Patino, Nataly, Eastchester. $6,248.39 in favor of Synchrony Bank, Draper, Utah. Filed April 27.

Vargas, Maria, Yonkers. $7,020.56 in favor of Midland Credit Management Inc., San Diego, California. Filed April 26.

Richardson, Donna H., Cortlandt Manor. $9,508.97 in favor of Wells Fargo Bank National Association, West Des Moines, Iowa. Filed April 29. Richardson, Dwayne, Mount Vernon. $66,608 in favor of MS Acquisition I LLC, Mount Vernon. Filed April 27. Rosario, Yansel, Pottsville, Pennsylvania. $7,344.54 in favor of Oliver Court Apartments LLC, Yonkers. Filed April 25. Russell, Carlos, Mount Vernon. $6,403.67 in favor of Synchrony Bank, Draper, Utah. Filed April 26.

LIS PENDENS The following filings indicate a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed. Brown, Patricia A., as owner. Filed by Mortgage Assets Management LLC. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $938,250 affecting property located at 34 Clinton Ave., Dobbs Ferry. Filed April 27.

Carter, Danielle and Brenda J. Carter, as owners. Filed by U.S. Bank National Association. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $347,000 affecting property located at 211 N. Eighth Ave., Mount Vernon. Filed April 29.

Hinkkanen, Maria, as owner. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank National Association. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $25,000 affecting property located at 3115 Lexington Ave., Mohegan Lake. Filed April 28.

Dawkins, Harry and Sandra Dawkins, as owners. Filed by U.S. Bank National Association. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $462,000 affecting property located at 128 Mayflower Ave., New Rochelle. Filed April 25.

Hydar, Bibi A., as owner. Filed by Residential Mortgage Loan Trust 2013-TT2. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $281,000 affecting property located at 54 Goshen Ave., Yonkers. Filed April 28.

Gould, Herbert and Kathleen Gould, as owners. Filed by Wilmington Funds Society. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $1,162,500 affecting property located at 94 Greenridge Ave., White Plains. Filed April 28.

Singer, Richard and Lisa Singer, as owners. Filed by U.S. Bank National Association. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $500,000 affecting property located at 2 Sage Terrace, Scarsdale. Filed April 29.

Grant, Hope and Alexander Sonya, as owners. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank National Association. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $593,750 affecting property located at 249 S. Sixth Ave., Mount Vernon. Filed April 28.

Tapia, Emilio and Diana Tapia, as owners. Filed by U.S. Bank National Association. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $492,000 affecting property located at 40 Westview Ave., White Plains. Filed April 28.

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Facts & Figures Whittaker, Ronald and Janine Whittaker, as owners. Filed by 21st Mortgage Corp. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $293,000 affecting property located at 522 S. Eighth Ave., Mount Vernon. Filed April 28.

MECHANIC’S LIENS 89 Parkway Drive LLC, Rye. $21,491.85 in favor of Marc Construction and Excavating LLC, Rye. Filed April 26. 222 Lake Partners LLC, Yonkers. $23,250.04 in favor of Sunbelt Rentals Inc., Islip. Filed April 29. 360 Hamilton Plaza LLC, White Plains. $2,818.92 in favor of New York Plumbing Wholesale and Supply LLC, Bronx. Filed April 28. 770 South Columbus Ave Realty LLC, Mount Vernon. $77,619 in favor of Scavo Construction Corp., Patterson. Filed April 27. Extell Hudson Waterfront LLC, Yonkers. $35,074 in favor of A-1 Transitmix Inc., Bronx. Filed April 28. FC Yonkers Associates LLC, Yonkers. $12,513.26 in favor of New York Plumbing Wholesale and Supply LLC, Bronx. Filed April 28. Flores, Marlena, Yonkers. $25,000 in favor of Nisa Enterprises LLC, Katonah. Filed April 29. Harris, Jessica and Wesley Harris, Bedford. $41,551.39 in favor of Rings End inc., Darien, Connecticut. Filed April 27. Opra III LLC, Rye. $28,042.44 in favor of Jack Loconsolo & Co. Inc., Brooklyn. Filed April 29.

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NEW BUSINESSES

Kelley Deer Management, 118 Croton Ave., Mount Kisco 10549, c/o Peter T. Kelley. Filed April 25.

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

Lakeshore IT Services, 509 Route 22, North Salem 10560, c/o Dave Copeland. Filed April 28.

PARTNERSHIPS 58 St. Marks Avenue Funding Associates, 133 Parkway Road, Bronxville 10708, c/o Daniel J. Houlihan and Marie Cortissoz Pension Plan. Filed April 28. Quik Hamer Contractor, 311 Fisher Ave., White Plains 10606, c/o Juis H. Ioyasaca and Jorge Loyasaca. Filed April 26.

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS

Matthew Grakul, 60 Bischoff Ave., Chappaqua 10514, c/o Mathew Grakul. Filed April 27. MVestidos.NY, 51 Glencar Ave., Apt. 1, New Rochelle 10801, c/o Mariana Valencia Partida. Filed April 29. Nature’s Enterprise, 27 Sherwood Ave., Ossining 10562, c/o Anna Ellinger. Filed April 29. New Fashion Cleaners, 41 Lake St., White Plains 10603, c/o Yong Suk Chein. Filed April 26.

ABC Bookers, 119 DeHaven Drive, Apt. 137, Yonkers 10703, c/o Ashley Clark Bryant. Filed April 25.

Powerfully Living, 7 Sylvan Lane, Scarsdale 10583, c/o Sakeena Bano Naqvi. Filed April 26.

AO-5 Etoiles, 33 Rogers St., Tuckahoe 10707, c/o Dede Djraledo. Filed April 29.

Revella, 57 Bank St., Apt. 419, White Plains 10606, c/o Pamela Cruz. Filed April 29.

B&D Cleaning Co., 5 Old Mamaroneck Road, White Plains 10605 c/o Yesica Natalia Ruiz Ochoa. Filed April 28.

Sandra’s Family Catering, 31 Vineyard Ave., Apt. 2, Yonkers 10703, c/o Sandra Michael. Filed April 25.

BBS Hair Braiding & Beauty Shop, 33 Rogers St., Tuckahoe 10707, c/o Bridgette H. Bodjolle. Filed April 28.

Teaching Math & Code, 181 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 10573, c/o Farzananeh Pakparvar. Filled April 28.

By Ela Flowers, 191 Bedford Road, Bedford Hills 10507, c/o Elida Sanabria. Filed April 25.

TYS Driving Time, 48 Winchester Ave., Yonkers 10701, c/o Tyrone Addo. Filed April 29.

Clever Fox Organizing, 107 Fenimore Road, Mamaroneck 10543, c/o Patti Seymour. Filed April 28.

Uris & Sons Landscape, 173 Center Ave., Mamaroneck 10543, c/o Uris Rabanales. Filed April 27.

Doras Delicious, 125 Lake St., White Plains 10604, c/o Valerie Simmons. Filed April 25.

VA Systems & Processes, 18 Fremont Road, Sleepy Hollow 10591, c/o Shannon Pitts. Filed April 25.

E. Lopez Paintings, 21 Parker St., Port Chester 10573, c/o Edras A. Lopez Velasquez. Filed April 27.

Wildheart Intuitive Healing, 657 Washington Ave., Pleasantville 10570, c/o Natasha Friery. Filed April 25.

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Yonkers Ceiba Coffee Co., 330 Riverdale Ave. Apt. 7k, Yonkers 10705, c/o Mario A. Bodden. Filed April 25. Yonkers Wax Co., 66 Main St., Apt. 422, Yonkers 10701, c/o Abigail Pena. Filed April 28.

HUDSON VALLEY BUILDING LOANS Above $1 million Fischer, Allen, as owner. Lender: Santander Bank. Property: 19 Hudson Pointe, Woodbury. Amount: $1 million. Filed April 25. Hudson Valley Hospice Inc., as owner. Lender: M&T Bank. Property: in Hyde Park. Amount: $8.5 million. Filed April 29. Orix Real Estate Capital LLC, as owner. Lender: Clarkstown Middlewood Housing Development Fund Company Inc. Property: 80 N. Middletown Road, Nanuet. Amount: $18 million. Filed April 28. T Rex/Shaner Hyde Park Hotel LLC, as owner. Lender: X Caliber Rural Capital LLC. Property: 3780 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park. Amount: $25 million. Filed April 27.

Below $1 million 8 Highview Avenue LLC, as owner. Lender: Broadview Capital LLC. Property: 8 Highview Ave., New City. Amount: $120,000. Filed April 29. 27 West Spring LLC, as owner. Lender: Northeast Community Bank. Property: 2 Collins Ave., Spring Valley. Amount: $924,798. Filed April 25.

33 Brookside Capital LLC, as owner. Lender: Broadview Capital LLC. Property: 86 Fox Hill Road, Wallkill. Amount: $111,000. Filed April 26. Carter James Properties LLC, as owner. Lender: Kiavi Funding Inc. Property: 117 Hickory Ave., New Windsor. Amount: $217,500. Filed April 27. Dillinger, Catherine J. and Michael J. Dillinger, as owners. Lender: TEG FCU. Property: in Pine Plains. Amount: $280,000. Filed April 26. Drexler, Judith Z. and Charles F. Brush, as owners. Lender: Primelending. Property: in Beacon. Amount: $561,800. Filed April 25. Hannon, Stephen, as owner. Lender: M&T Bank. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $216,532. Filed April 25. Positive Developers LLC, as owner. Lender: Broadview Capital LLC. Property: 110 N. Dury Lane, Montgomery. Amount: $263,000. Filed April 27. Saxena, Kshitij, as owner. Lender: Kiavi Funding Inc. Property: in Deerpark. Amount: $180.,900. Filed April 25. Summer Crest LLC, as owner. Lender: Commonwealth Capital LLC, Haverford, Pennsylvania. Property: 24 Summer Crest Lane, Monroe. Amount: $653.665. Filed April 25.

DEEDS Above $1 million 119 East Railroad LLC, Airmont. Seller: Tosott Realty LLC, Tomkins Cove. Property: 5 Wayne Ave., Haverstraw. Filed April 26. Deco 3 LLC, West Nyack. Seller: JFS Realty Corp., Tarrytown. Property: 147 Samsondale Ave., Haverstraw. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed April 25.

Rockland West LLC, West Haverstraw. Seller: Robert W. Keahon, Nanuet. Property: 210 Beach Road, Haverstraw. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed April 29.

Below $1 million 17 Ohio Avenue LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Karen Glazer, Suffern. Property: 17 Ohio Ave., Spring Valley. Amount: $450,000. Filed April 29. 21 Yale LLC, Monsey. Seller: Yale Property LLC, Monsey. Property: 21 Yale Drive, Spring Valley. Amount: $369,000. Filed April 29. 28 Lawrence Holding LLC, Spring Valley. Seller: Erica Schwartz, Monsey. Property: 28 Lawrence St., Spring Valley. Amount: $855,000. Filed April 28. 42 Charles Colman LLC, Mount Kisco. Seller: A&L Pawling Equity Corp., Pawling. Property: in Pawling. Amount: $550,000. Filed April 26. 54 Brother Road LLC, LaGrangeville. Seller: U.S. Bank National Association, Irvine, California. Property: 54 Brother Road, Poughquag. Amount: $190,000. Filed April 29. 85 Shady Dell Road LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Patricia G. Ericson, Millbrook. Property: in Washington. Amount: $425,000. Filed April 27. 247 Capital Management LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Maria Tzortzatos, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $320,000. Filed April 26. 867 Violet Avenue LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: John P. Stofa, Mayfield. Property: 867 Violet Ave., Hyde Park. Amount: $150,000. Filed April 26. Acero, Pedro, Poughkeepsie. Laelia LLC, Seattle, Washington. Property: 8 Rymph Blvd., Poughkeepsie. Amount: $180,000. Filed April 25.

Facts & Figures Amere LLC, East Meadow. Seller: William Shilstone, Bedford Corners. Property: in Wappingers Falls. Amount: $114,000. Filed April 29. Asset Equity Solutions LLC, Bronx. Seller: M&T Bank, Getzville. Property: Hills Court, Pleasant Valley. Amount: $500,000. Filed April 27. Barbara Mesuda Inc., Poughkeepsie. Amount: Clinton C. Kershaw, Rhinebeck. Property: in Pleasant Valley. Amount: $400,000. Filed April 25. Fisch, Mordechai, Spring Valley. Seller: 18 20 Twin LLC, Spring Valley. Property: 18 Twin Ave., Unit 101, Ramapo. Amount: $749,999. Filed April 29. Flexibility Equity LLC, Danbury, Connecticut. Seller: Daniel Briggs and Nancy Briggs, Millerton. Property: in North East. Amount: $250,000. Filed April 27. Gala Grounds LLC, Monsey. Seller: Viola Partners LLC, Spring Valley. Property: 9 Gala Court, Ramapo. Amount: $710,000. Filed April 27. Gancfried, Aron and Reizel Z. Gancfried, Spring Valley. Seller: 35 Elener Inc., Spring Valley. Property: 35 Elener Lane, Unit 201. Spring Valley. Amount: $955,000. Filed April 25. GBD Nyack LLC, Nyack. Seller: Catalyst Trade and VC LLC, Edgewater, New Jersey. Property: 45 Route 59, Clarkstown. Amount: $269,000. Filed April 25. Hall, Andrew Anthony Newman, Mount Vernon. Seller: ABD Stratford LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $544,500. Filed April 26. Jacobowitz, Joseph, Brooklyn. Seller: 50 South Bridge Street Holding LLC, Hopewell Junction. Property: 50 S. Bridge St., Poughkeepsie. Amount: $400,000. Filed April 29. Jacobowitz, Joseph, Monroe. Seller: 6 Monsey Blvd. 10952 LLC, Brooklyn. Property: 6 Monsey Blvd., Unit 201, Ramapo. Amount: $780,000. Filed April 27.

Klein, Hadassah and Joseph Klein, Monsey. Seller: Stephens Villas LLC, Spring Valley. Property: 30 Stephens Place, Unit 201, Ramapo. Amount: $795,000. Filed April 27.

Rosenthal, Simcha and Shaina Rosenthal, Monsey. Seller: Versailles Estates LLC, Brooklyn. Property: 100 Buchanan St., Orangetown. Amount: $593,250. Filed April 27.

Kohn, Yosef, Spring Valley. Seller: NYBOVIA LLC, New City. Property: 17A Roosevelt Place, Stony Point. Amount: $100,000. Filed April 27.

Shuwaks, Esther Sara and Moses Shuwaks, Spring Valley. Seller: 18 20 Twin LLC, Spring Valley. Property: 18 Twin Ave., Unit 302, Ramapo. Amount: $746,750. Filed April 29.

Lauber, Naftali, Spring Valley. Seller: BM108 LLC, Monsey. Property: 25-27 Roosevelt Ave., New Square. Amount: $92,750. Filed April 27. Lefkowitz, Zyshe and Hena Lefkowitz, Monsey. Seller: 18 20 Twin LLC, Spring Valley. Property: 18 Twin Ave., Unit 104, Ramapo. Amount: $710,000. Filed April 28. Low, Eliezer, Brooklyn. Seller: 1 Eleanor Corp., Lakewood, New Jersey. Property: 1 Eleanor Place, Airmont. Amount: $600,000. Filed April 29. Meisels, Ezekiel, David Meisels and Israel Hager, Brooklyn. Seller: West 75 EM LLC, Monsey. Property: 15 Pine Road, Ramapo. Amount: $46,736. Filed April 27. Miller, Bernard and Blima Miller, Brooklyn. Seller: Highview Hills LLC, Suffern. Property: 8 Silverwood Circle, Ramapo. Amount: $604,590. Filed April 29. North Middletown Road Prop LLC, Pearl River. Seller: Schecky Properties LLC, New City. Property: 22 Third St., New City. Amount: $320,000. Filed April 25. Oualie Pride Properties LLC, Bronx. Seller: Peter Hurwitz, New City. Property: 118 Lakewood Drive, Congers. Amount: $510,000. Filed April 29. Queen Equities LLC, Lakewood, New Jersey. Seller: Louise Riccio, Pomona. Property: 14 Arbor Court, Pomona. Amount: $748,842. Filed April 26. Rosenberg, Zecharya and Chaya Rosenberg, Monsey. Seller: 7 Summit Realty LLC, Brooklyn. Property: 7 Summit Ave., Ramapo. Amount: $999,000. Filed April 28.

Schwartz Main Street LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Frank Villlegas, Haverstraw. Property: 55 New Main St., Haverstraw. Amount: $470,000. Filed April 26.

JUDGMENTS AJM Trucking Inc., Monroe. $280,412.69 in favor of M&T Bank, Buffalo. Filed April 26. Aljamal, Ali, New Windsor. $4,604.41 in favor of Discover Bank, San Diego, California. Filed April 25. Alvarez, Carlos, Newburgh. $1,182 in favor of Midland Credit Management Services, San Diego, California. Filed April 26. Budd, Shannon C., Maybrook. $1,395 in favor of Midland Credit Management Services, San Diego, California. Filed April 26. Castro, Melissa K., New Windsor. $3,742 in favor of TD Bank, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Filed April 26. Coffin, Richard, Montgomery. $2,043.76 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada. Filed April 26. Countryman, Christine, Wallkill. $1,156 in favor of TD Bank, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Filed April 26. Cowen, Ian, Newburgh. $25,343 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada. Filed April 25. Digiso, Christine, Campbell. $6,610.92 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Filed April 25. Doody, Ethel, Goshen. $2,894 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Filed April 26.

Grabliauskas, Edward Joseph, Goshen. $4,350 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada. Filed April 25. Greenhill, Devon, Central Valley. $7,574,58 in favor of Crown Asset Management LLC, Duluth, Georgia. Filed April 25. Henry, Natasha, New Windsor. $2,774 in favor of Crown Asset Management LLC, Duluth, Georgia. Filed April 26. Hodge, Lydia E., Florida. $4,769.05 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Filed April 25. Johnson, Christopher, Rock Tavern $1,826.56 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada. Filed April 25. Kriby, Carol, Newburgh. $2,255 in favor of Crown Asset Management LLC, Duluth, Georgia. Filed April 25.

PARTNERSHIPS Cruz & Pineda, 34 Fullerton Ave., Newburgh 12550, c/o Eduardo Enrique Cruz and Erol Steve Ruiz Pineda. Filed April 29. Junk Babes, 150 E. Main St., Walden 12586, c/o Denise R. Gualtieri and Kristina Marie Karras. Filed April 28.

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS 40 Landscaping, 315 W. Main St., Stony Point 10980, c/o Matilde Caballero. Filed April 26. Argyle Entertainment, 60 Doctor Davies Road, Congers 10920, c/o Stephen T. Jordan. Filed April 27. Benn, 9 Perth Lane, New City 10956, c/o Go Woon Jung Cody. Filed April 25.

McCrain, Scott C., Walden. $7,203.20 in favor Citibank, Greenwich, Connecticut. Filed April 25.

Bernardo Taxi, 7 Capitol Court, New City 10956, c/o Bernardo Gabriel Lema Dominguez. Filed April 26.

McClain, Rhonda, Newburgh. $2,872 in favor of Midland Credit Management Services, San Diego, California. Filed April 25.

Breathless Raw Live Juice Bar, 85 Pike St., Port Jervis 12771, c/o Dawn Marie Dillon. Filed April 26.

Sutton, Desiree, Newburgh. $1,623 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada. Filed April 26.

Blinds & Designs, 12 Dean Place, Middletown 10940, c/o Janelle Theresa Hardy. Filed April 27.

Uribe, Jose, Highland Mills. $10,206.06 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Filed April 25.

E&J Cleaning Service, 133 Glenmere Road, Chester 10918, c/o Esther Matilde Jarama Cabrera. Filed April 26.

MECHANIC’S LIENS Kacherski, Thomas and Kristen Michelle Lackaye, as owners. $131,771 in favor of JMR of LaGrange Inc. Property: 36 Spruce Lane, LaGrangeville. Filed April 25. O’Neil Group Dutton LLC, as owner. &37,230.76 in favor of Plimpton and Hills Corp. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Filed April 28.

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GMR Contracting, 400 Vanduzer Road, Middletown 10940, c/o Gilbert M. Roman. Filed April 27. Esthersluxe.com, 40 S. Cole Ave., Spring Valley 10977, c/o Esther Franck. Filed April 28. Green Gardens, 49 Lafayette Ave., Suffern 10901, c/o Adrian Casas-cuevas. Filed April 28. GummyCorp, 842 Pulaski Highway, Goshen 10924, c/o Vicki Marie Minshew. Filed April 27. Haus of Rose, 74 Thompson St., Newburgh 12550, c/o Rose Angelica Alvarado. Filed April 25. Iclean Solutions, 7 Overlook Road, West Haverstraw 10993, c/o Enide Vandunk. Filed April 25.

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Kenias Jewelry & Fashion Boutique, 7 Ridge Lane, Apt. 204, Spring Valley 10977, c/o Kenia B. Carasco Cruz. Filed April 29. Mr. Man Catering & Event, 78 William St., Newburgh 12550, c/o Kyra P. Thomas. Filed April 29. Nanas Colombian Bakery, 366 North South, Middletown 10940, c/o Adriana Becerra Gonzalez. Filed April 26. Nova Cleaning Services, 138 Mountain Ave., Highland Falls 10928, c/o Wendy A. Lemus. Filed April 25. Pei-cen Lin, 37 Heritage Drive, Unit G, New City 10956, c/o Peicen Lin. Filed April 27. Point To Point Transfer, 35 Liberty St., Walden 12586, c/o Michael David Anderson. Filed April 26. Ramon’s Home Improvement, 4 Broadway, Apt. 2, Haverstraw 10927, c/o Ramon D. Sanchez. Filed April 28. Reiki Bar, 102 Ward St., Montgomery 12549, c/o Anthony J. Sims. Filed by April 28. Shelly’s Service Rides, 17 Saint Marks Place, Fort Montgomery 10922, c/o Michael James Sheldon. Filed April 28. Sureshot Books Publishing, 15 N. Mill St., Nyack 10960, c/o Darren N. Herrington. Filed April 26. Sureshot2k Business Solutions, 15 N. Mill St., Nyack 10960, c/o Darren N. Herrington. Filed April 26. Therapy Alternatives, 842 Pulaski Highway, Goshen 10924, c/o Vicki Marie Minshew. Filed April 27. Three Boys Scrap Metal, 29 Hillside Ave., Haverstraw 10927, c/o Juan A. Mazariego. Filed April 29. Vasquez Landscaping & Lawn Care, 6 Sunny Ridge Road, Spring Valley 10977, c/o Tomas Vasquez Hernandez. Filed April 28. Yaaram, 157 Coolidge St., Haverstraw 10927, c/o Anna J. Jaiteh. Filed April 26. Webisserie, 8 Bridle Road, Spring Valley 10977, c/o Eli Smith. Filed April 28.

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BUILDING PERMITS Commercial AG Property Group LLC, Norwalk, contractor for AG Property Group LLC. Construct two and 1/2 story residence at 81-83 Winfield St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $8,500. Filed April 7. D&H Home Improvement Services, Norwalk, contractor for Allison Lou. Renovate kitchen and two bathrooms at 67 Ledgebrook Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $69,500. Filed April 11. IC Contracting LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Lawrence A. Lefkowitz. Perform replacement alterations at 1 Colony Place, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $340,000. Filed April 8. In2Blue Design LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Anthony Leveille. Install a steel wall pool at 4 Hillandale Manor, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $45,000. Filed March 28. KNS Contracting LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Jean Miller. Renovate bathrooms, kitchen and relocate washer/ dryer at 1 Hills Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $85,150. Filed April 19. Lang Pools, Norwalk, contractor for Cordero Properties LLC. Install an in-ground pool and add a dormer to side of a single-family residence at 8 Tulip Tree Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $61,650. Filed April 12. Lehmann, Victor, Norwalk, contractor for Ten Willard Apartments LLC. Install wiring for pool equipment at 10 Willard Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed April 5.

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M&R Contractor, Norwalk, contractor for the city of Norwalk. Replace 60 front doors, security camera and three lights in parking area on Chestnut Street, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $170,000. Filed April 5.

Sound Renovation LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Elizabeth H. Adams. Remove and install two new windows at 14 Rowayton Woods Drive, No. 2/14, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $2,250. Filed April 5.

Able Construction Inc., Norwalk, contractor for White Barn LLC. Construct a superstructure for a single-family residence at 2 White Barns Lane, Unit 2C, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $550,000. Filed March 30.

Mabrouk, Mohamed, Norwalk, contractor for Brookfield Properties. Perform replacement alterations at 100-101 N. Water St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $450,000. Filed March 29.

St Jeromes Roman Catholic Church, Norwalk, contractor for St. Jeromes Roman Catholic Church. Perform replacement alterations at 23 Half Mile Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed March 30.

Able Construction Inc., Norwalk, contractor for White Barn LLC. Construct a superstructure for a single-family residence at 9 White Barns Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $550,000. Filed March 30.

Superior Roofing LLC, New Haven, contractor for Marcia and Saul Associates LLC. Re-roof 107 S. Main St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed March 28.

Baybrook Remodelers Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Karen Galbo. Renovate the basement of a single-family residence at 20 Hunters Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $14,000. Filed March 30.

Martin Maintenance LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Plaza LLC Empire. Perform replacement alterations at 650 West Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed April 8. Nieto, Marc, Norwalk, contractor for Twenty-Five Van Zant Street Condo. Install roof-top solar panels at 25 Van Zant St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed April 1.

TI Home Improvement LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Michelle Cruz. Install new vinyl siding at 329 Strawberry Hill Ave., No.13, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $41,590. Filed March 29.

Nort Ridge Contractors, Norwalk, contractor for One Westport Avenue LLC. Add a shower in doctor’s office at 49 1/2 East Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed April 7.

Vitiello, Nick, Norwalk, contractor for Anthony Copomolla. Install a vinyl pool and spa at 4 Spinning Wheel Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed April 5.

Onice International LLC, Norwalk, contractor for 637 West Avenue Property LLC. Renovate roof at 637 West Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $75,600. Filed April 13.

Wall Street Opportunity Fund LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Wall Street Opportunity Fund LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 97 Wall St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed March 29.

Ready Imaging Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Alliance Energy Corp. Install a new canopy fascia at 93 Main St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed April 11. Sono Corner LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Sono Corner LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 19 and 21 N. Water St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed April 18.

Residential 5K Development LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Joseph Matthew Pirrone. Renovate the patio, basement gym and playroom of a single-family residence at 20 Pequot Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $268,000. Filed March 30.

Baybrook Remodelers Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Mary Jo Heverin. Renovate the kitchen of a single-family residence at 31 Granite Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $18,000. Filed April 6. Best Way Siding & Roofing LLC, Norwalk, contractor for John M. Vandall. Install new asphalt shingles at 46 Toilsome Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $12,500. Filed April 6. Blackstone Construction Builders LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Lady Murcia. Install drain waste, vents and water supplies for new bathroom at 48 Assisi Way, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed April 13 Brown Roofing Company Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Christopher Ching. Re-roof half of the roof at 4 Splitrock Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $11,000. Filed April 8. Cervantes, Ignacio and Josefina Cervantes, Norwalk, contractor for Ignacio Cervantes. Remove chimney brick and patch roof at 20 Coldspring St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1,500. Filed April 18.

Chavez Delgado, Enrique, Norwalk, contractor for Enrique Chavez Delgado. Install new asphalt shingles at 70 County St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $34,000. Filed April 8.

Garcia, Antonio M., Norwalk, contractor for Antonio M Garcia. Install a new asphalt shingle roof at 67 Marlin Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed April 4.

Coastal Property Services LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Business Credit Reo LLC Greystone. Replace damaged doors at 3 Crest Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed April 11.

Garcia, Clever A., Norwalk, contractor for Clever A. Garcia. Construct three dormers at 2 Cedar Crest Place, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $11,600. Filed April 14.

Cutrone, Pasquale J., Norwalk, contractor for Pasquale J. Cutrone. Add a kitchen to the bedroom suite at 16 Fireside Court, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed April 18. Deak, William F., Norwalk, contractor for Edward Fleming Lewis Jr. Install a generator at 206 Silver Creek Lane, No. 206, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed April 7. Deleo, Kenneth J., Norwalk, contractor for Andrew J. Fair. Replace the front porch of a single-family residence at 235 Rowayton Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $18,500. Filed March 29. Fairfield County Restoration Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Jodi Levy. Detached structure at rear of a single-family residence at 6 Romindon Court, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $32,500. Filed March 28. Fleming, Bryan M., Norwalk, contractor for Jon C. Dyer. Install a generator at the side of a single-family residence and install a 120-gallon propane tank at 12 Hunters Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,698. Filed April 4. Florios Pool & Pool Table Installation LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Jasbir Singh. Install an in-ground pool at 4 Rebel Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $11,506. Filed April 18.

Garrido Morales, Miguel Angel, Norwalk, contractor for Sophie B. Arguto. Change roofing and siding at 3 Donna Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $23,300. Filed March 25. Garrido Morales and Miguel Angel, Norwalk, contractor for Georgia Kantzas. Renovate kitchen, three bathrooms and 16 windows at 17 Wilton Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $110,000. Filed April 4. Garrido Morales and Miguel Angel, Norwalk, contractor for Abedin Zainul. Add second story and deck at 14 Heathcote Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $102,000. Filed April 5. Heneberry, Michael D., Norwalk, contractor for Michael D. Heneberry. Remodel bathrooms and new fixtures at 188 W. Norwalk Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed April 19. Herrera Andrade, Mauricio, Norwalk, contractor for Mauricio Herrera Andrade. Add a master suite and expand kitchen in a single-family residence’s second story at 21 Bayne St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $200,000. Filed March 30. The Home Depot USA Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Joshua Brown. Remove and replace four windows at 91 Woodward Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $4,525. Filed April 6.

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Facts & Figures The Home Depot USA Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Patricia A. Kelly. Remove and replace one window at 10 Barnum Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1,168. Filed April 12.

Pipitone, Anthony, Norwalk, contractor for Anthony Pipitone. Perform replacement alterations at 29 Fox Run Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $3,500. Filed April 12.

JM Roofing & Siding LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Julia Ryan. Strip and re-roof 4 Wild Rose Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $14,650. Filed April 12.

Sloane, Jonathan and Stephanie Sloane, Norwalk, contractor for Jonathan Sloane. Add a dormer to a single-family residence at 14 Bartlett Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $13,500. Filed April 12.

John Discala Construction LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Aiken Preserve LLC. Construct superstructure at 10 Argento Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $400,000. Filed April 7. Kay, David J, Norwalk, contractor for Roger S. Michelin. Install a generator at 5 Spring Hill Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $9,800. Filed April 5. Kay, David J., Norwalk, contractor for Kathleen M. Balderstone. Install a generator at 18 Flicker Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,100. Filed April 5. Kerschner Development Company LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Carolyn Nally. Replace the generator at 18 Pine Point Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed April 11. Midi Construction LLC, Norwalk, contractor for James Hill. Perform an addition at front of a single-family residence at 47 Creeping Hemlock Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed March 28. Nikolas, Michael and Olga Konykhov, Norwalk, contractor for Michael Nikolas. Construct a foundation at 241 Highland Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed April 7. Peroni, Carolyn, Norwalk, contractor for Carolyn Peroni. Replace kitchen cabinets at 25 Betmarlea Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $55,000. Filed April 8.

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Torres Zuniga, Dixon, Norwalk, contractor for Dixon Torres Zuniga. Install a generator at 3 Appletree Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed March 31. Tsikos, Antonio, Norwalk, contractor for William D. Lane. Repair garage structure at 1 Sylvester Court, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed April 11. Weisheit, James T., Norwalk, contractor for James T. Weisheit. Repair kitchen cabinets and windows at 10 Third St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed March 25. Yves, Bernadel, Norwalk, contractor for Bernadel Yves. Finish basement of a single-family residence at 3 Geneva Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $29,112. Filed April 8.

COURT CASES Bridgeport Superior Court Dely, Yvonne, et al, Bridgeport. Filed by Shante Arnold, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Bradley Denkovich & Karayiannis PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-226113862-S. Filed March 15.

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Orencia, Raquel, et al, Hamden. Filed by Anthony Delcarmine, New Canaan. Plaintiff’s attorney: Bradley Denkovich & Karayiannis PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-226113739-S. Filed March 10. Pan, Sarah, et al, Burlington. Filed by Benjamin A. Babatunde, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law Offices of Edward Czepiga LLC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-226113803-S. Filed March 14. Rivera, Colon, et al, Bridgeport. Filed by Anuola De FourHoward, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Miller Rosnick D’Amico August & Butler PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-226114049-S. Filed March 22. Rodriguez-Mota, Jose Alfredo, Bridgeport. Filed by Luis A Martinez, Orlando, Florida. Plaintiff’s attorney: Tortora Law Firm LLC, Fairfield. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-226113524-S. Filed March 2.

Danbury Superior Court Berkshire Shopping Center LLC, et al, Danbury. Filed by Kristen Johnston, New Fairfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Goff Law Group LLC, West Hartford. Action: The plaintiff was lawfully on the premises controlled and maintained by the defendants, when she was suddenly caused to slip and fall due to the presence of a slippery painted surface thereby causing her to suffer serious injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-226042369-S. Filed March 8. Mullins, Patricia R., Sandy Hook. Filed by Crown Asset Management LLC, Duluth, Georgia. Plaintiff’s attorney: Stillman Law Office, Farmington Hills, Michigan. Action: The plaintiff was assigned the debt of the defendant who failed to make the payments. Therefore, the plaintiff suffered damages. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages less than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such further relief as the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-22-6042115-S. Filed Feb. 14. Nunez, Amelia, Bethel. Filed by Danbury Hospital, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Philip H. Monagan Law Offices, Waterbury. Action: The plaintiff provided medical services to the defendant who failed to pay for the services. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages less than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-226042351-S. Filed March 7. Nyeu, Fonlin, et al, New Milford. Filed by Michael Gregory Chavez, Newtown. Plaintiff’s attorney: Lynch Law Group LLC, Shelton. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-226042363-S. Filed March 8.

Scheeren, Vianei B., et al, Bethel. Filed by Amelia Areeya Sam, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Cramer & Anderson LLP, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-226042318-S. Filed March 1.

Ogiba, Szczepan, et al, Middle River, Maryland. Filed by Monica Ellis, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Nicholas R. Nesi, East Haven. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-226055284-S. Filed Feb. 4.

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Amtrust Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed by Kirk Dowd, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Skiber Michael E. Law Office, Norwalk. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-226055625-S. Filed March 1.

163 Franklin Street HIFI LLC, Stamford. Seller: VM NCM LLC, et al, Stamford. Property: 163 Franklin St., Stamford. Amount: $20,191,487. Filed March 23.

ECR Drywall LLC, Stamford. Filed by John Eigo, Monroe. Plaintiff’s attorney: Wofsey Rosen Kweskin & Kuriansky LLP, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff was lawfully on the premises when standing in between the vertical and horizontal stack of drywall, the vertical stack slid and fell onto the plaintiff causing him to trip and be crushed by the rock. The incident and injuries were caused by the negligence of defendant for not taking secures measures. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-226055831-S. Filed March 10. Golden, Mindy S., Lake Placid, New York. Filed by Lose Jolicoeur, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Pickel Law Firm LLC, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-226055441-S. Filed Feb. 17.

1194 King Street LLC, Greenwich. Seller: 1194 King Street LLC, Greenwich. Property: 1194 King St., Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed March 25.

33 Sunshine Avenue LLC, Old Greenwich. Seller: Cheryl Cappiali, Milford. Property: 12 St. Roch Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $580,000. Filed March 24 750 Summer Street HIFI LLC, Stamford. Seller: VM NCM LLC, et al, Stamford. Property: 750 Summer St., Stamford. Amount: $21,083,512. Filed March 23. Alemany, Joaquin F. and Richard T. Suarez, Greenwich. Seller: 36 Washington Avenue LLC, Greenwich. Property: 36 Washington Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $4,100,000. Filed March 23. Bernstein, Robert and Jill Bernstein, Scarsdale, New York. Seller: SBP Dublin Hill LLC, Stamford. Property: 48 Dublin Hill Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $7,850,000. Filed March 22. Better Real Estate LLC, New York, New York. Seller: Paul Parton and Amanda Parton, Fairfield. Property: 160 Hemlock Hill South, Fairfield. Amount: $1,500,000. Filed March 30. Church Street Property LLC, Miami, Florida. Seller: 50 Church St., Unit 5 LLC, Old Greenwich. Property: Unit 5, Nantucket Condominium at Greenwich. Amount: $999,000. Filed March 23.

Facts & Figures Clark, Mitchell and Craig Sauer, Fairfield. Seller: Anchor Star Properties LLC, Woodbridge. Property: 545 Bronson Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1,319,970. Filed March 28.

Bjork, Linda Christine, New York, New York. Seller: Jennifer J. Yates, Greenwich. Property: Unit 45A, The Crane Estates Condominium, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed March 22.

D&C-Leslie Street LLC, Stamford. Seller: F&I Smeriglio Holdings LLC, Seymour. Property: 11 Leslie St., Stamford. Amount: $535,000. Filed March 25.

Boustead, James and Kimberly Caruso, Darien. Seller: Scott Jones and Elisa Bannon Jones, Stamford. Property: 91 W. Broad St., Unit 15, Stamford. Amount: $671,000. Filed March 24.

Kennedy, Catherine, Stamford. Seller: Jennifer R. Fierstein, Stamford. Property: 43 Harbor Drive, Suite 107, Stamford. Amount: $484,000. Filed March 22. Marvin, Sam Rogers and Charlotte Meta Reilly, Fairfield. Seller: 98 Brooklawn Parkway LLC, Southport. Property: 98 Brooklawn Pkwy., Fairfield. Amount: $650,000. Filed March 28. MDI Construction LLC, Wilton. Seller: Ana Maria Badash, Andover, Massachusetts. Property: 74 Greenfield Road, Stamford. Amount: $380,000. Filed March 25. Orlova, Ksenia A., Danville, Pennsylvania. Seller: BCM Realty LLC, Freeport, New York. Property: 740 Gilbert Highway, Fairfield. Amount: $1,550,000. Filed March 28. Rockridge Farm LLC, Stamford. Seller: Michael W. Reppucci and Ann Reppucci, Stamford. Property: Lot C, 100 Rockridge Lane, Stamford. Amount: $250,000. Filed March 25. Sadana Enterprise LLC, Redding. Seller: Chirag Sadana and Amrita Khurana, Redding. Property: 100 Grove St., Stamford. Amount: $0. Filed March 24.

Residential Atkinson, Brett, Cos Cob. Seller: Salvatore Lobalbo, Cos Cob. Property: 98 Valley Road, Unit 14, Cos Cob. Amount: $460,000. Filed March 23. Barge, James W. and Susan S. Barge, Malibu, California. Seller: James W. Barge and Susan S. Barge, Malibu, California. Property: 5 Grimes Road, Old Greenwich. Amount: $0. Filed March 22.

Cabibbo, Vana and Christopher Mott, White Plains, New York. Seller: John McCaferry and Rachel M. Altamura, Stamford. Property: 76 Maple Tree Ave., Unit 6, Stamford. Amount: $301,500. Filed March 23. Cahill, Stephanie and Mark Marchesani, Stamford. Seller: Kenneth A. Totilo and Susan A. Totilo-Smith, Stamford. Property: 219 Belltown Road, Stamford. Amount: $600,000. Filed March 21. Cantrell, Brandie M., Stamford. Seller: Ursula E. McCarthy, Stamford. Property: 50 Glenbrook Road, Unit 14B, Stamford. Amount: $360,000. Filed March 23. Coniglio, Anne Marie and Stephen V. Tedesco, Stamford. Seller: John M. Coniglio, Stamford. Property: 1 Strawberry Hill Court, Unit 10J, Stamford. Amount: $0. Filed March 21. Conry, Brian M., Fairfield. Seller: Linda Zurkowski, Fairfield. Property: 100 Blake Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $618,000. Filed April 1. Corcoran, Brianne and Benjamin Biscarrat, Stuart, Florida. Seller: Margaret Freede, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Property: 400 Wire Mill Road, Stamford. Amount: $965,000. Filed March 21. Correia de Sousa, Rudi and Karen de Sousa, Greenwich. Seller: Mariano Gimenez Uriburu and Sol Rodriguez Piola, Greenwich. Property: 11 Halsey Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $1,557,000. Filed March 22. Cunningham, John and Lauren Corcoran, Brooklyn, New York. Seller: Maria Janedis, Stamford. Property: 151 Westover Road, Stamford. Amount: $1,315,000. Filed March 25.

D’Ambrisi, Stephen and Anne D’Ambrisi, Fairfield. Seller: Gregory J. Fell and Catherine I. Fell, Fairfield. Property: 60 Hollydale Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1,893,800. Filed March 29. DeCarlo, Charles Vito and Stephanie C. DeCarlo, Stamford. Seller: Debra Lofthouse, Stamford. Property: 18 Harvard Ave., Stamford. Amount: $587,500. Filed March 22. Eiseman Jr., Cameron H., Fairfield. Seller: Jesse Kramer and Lauren Kramer, Fairfield. Property: 18 Old Elm Road, Fairfield. Amount: $646,500. Filed March 29. Espinoza, Ibeth A., Greenwich. Seller: George L. Pusser and Ashley Genea Caminiti, Greenwich. Property: 40A, Homestead Lane Townhouses Condominium, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed March 22. Floren, Clay Lander, Greenwich. Seller: James Ritman and Abigail Ritman, Greenwich. Property: 220 Overlook Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed March 22. Gonzalez, Francisco A., Stamford. Seller: Douglas M. Lynch, Stamford. Property: 100 Woodside Green Condominium, Unit 1A, Stamford. Amount: $188,000. Filed March 24. Griffin, Jeffrey A. and Elizabeth L. Griffin, New Canaan. Seller: Dominic P. DeMain and Diane S. DeMain, Stamford. Property: 47 Cross Country Trail, Stamford. Amount: $1,370,000. Filed March 24. Hurley, Robert, Fairfield. Seller: Monica Stebbins, Fairfield. Property: 189 Norstrand Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $330,000. Filed March 29. Jean-Louis, Jean Paul, Stamford. Seller: Roosevelt Saint Louis, Stamford. Property: 45 Soundview Ave., Unit 1, Stamford. Amount: $180,000. Filed March 23. Kamford, Gregory L. and Marley J. Kamford, Greenwich. Seller: Patricia Hill and Benjamin Hill, Greenwich. Property: 13 Meadow Wood Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $2,100,000. Filed March 22.

Kleinbeck, Elizabeth S., Fairfield. Seller: Aleksandar Jeftic and Laura Jeftic, Fairfield. Property: 241 Hemlock Hills Road South, Fairfield. Amount: $1,244,000. Filed April 1.

Schwaber, Eric J. and Nia M. Fogelman, New Haven. Seller: David L. Krasnoff and Brieanna L. Krasnoff, Fairfield. Property: 48 Partridge Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $673,000. Filed April 1.

Maidenbaum, Nathan and Julia Maidenbaum, Stamford. Seller: Thomas F. Rice and June Rice, Stamford. Property: 130 Mill Road, Stamford. Amount: $1,400,000. Filed March 22.

Schwan, David, Stamford. Seller: Troy D. Gerber and Carol Cho, Jersey City, New Jersey. Property: 25 Forest St., Unit 5L, Stamford. Amount: $455,000. Filed March 22.

Maldonado, Luis and Cheryl Maldonado, Cos Cob. Seller: Maria C. Stevens and Patricia A. Salvatore, Shelton. Property: 10 Pleasant St., Cos Cob. Amount: $475,000. Filed March 21.

Sikka, Shalu and Fatima Bhutta, Fairfield. Seller: Mohammed Khan, Fairfield. Property: 155 Vesper St., Fairfield. Amount: $475,000. Filed April 1.

Marchese, Anthony and Meg Marchese, Greenwich. Seller: Linda B. Hoffman, Greenwich. Property: 27 Orchard Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed March 25. Patrovic, Jessica and Maeve Halliday, Stamford. Seller: Kevin Swanepoel and Angela Swanepoel, Stamford. Property: 61 Seaview Ave., Unit F63, Stamford. Amount: $785,000. Filed March 25. Potter, Scott and Dia Flavin, New Haven. Seller: Alexis M. Parent and Gavin Francisco Avellanet, Fairfield. Property: 3135 Park Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $805,000. Filed March 28. Rahman DeMatteo, Celine, Khalilur Rahman and Nurun N Rahman, Greenwich. Seller: Joseph C. Ross III and Dawn Renee Schneider, Stamford. Property: 112A E. Elm St., Greenwich. Amount: $1,360,000. Filed March 21. Rinelli, Fabricio and Luana Fernandes, Fairfield. Seller: Marinete Benevides and Caroline Ferreira Oliveira, Fairfield. Property: 290 Ronald Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $710,000. Filed March 31. Rothschild, Spencer, Greenwich. Seller: Sue L Chang and Ki Chang, Greenwich. Property: Lot 2, Map 4487, Greenwich. Amount: $2,050,000. Filed March 21. Sanchez, Maribel and Miguel A Pena Rodriguez, Riverside. Seller: Agnes Paulemon, Stamford. Property: 1854 Summer St., Unit 1854, Stamford. Amount: $195,000. Filed March 25.

Slepian, David Craig and Marcie F. Slepian, Fairfield. Seller: Michael J Mulquin and Kathleen B. Mulquin, Fairfield. Property: 495 Algonquin Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1,250,000. Filed April 1. Srivas, Shobha, Southport. Seller: Federico E. Vaca and Stacey L. Vaca, Southport. Property: 646 Mill Hill Terrace, Southport. Amount: $1,550,000. Filed April 1. Toutoungi, Christina and Patrick C Thompson, Fairfield. Seller: Yaron Raps and Lauren E. Raps, Fairfield. Property: Lot A, Map 4819, Old Academy Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1,925,000. Filed April 1. Wang, Kun and Lili Guo, White Plains, New York. Seller: Salim Patel, Riverside. Property: 88 Silo Circle, Riverside. Amount: $795,000. Filed March 21. Ward-Bamford, Carol Lynn and James Bamford, Fairfield. Seller: Christopher M. Raveis and Kimberly Raveis, Fairfield. Property: 546 Old Academy Road, Fairfield. Amount: $3,000,000. Filed March 30.

MORTGAGES 100 Field Point Circle LLC, Greenwich, by Ivette Elizondo. Lender: Silicon Valley Bank, 3003 Tasman Drive, Santa Clara, California. Property: 100 Field Point Circle, Greenwich. Amount: $25,000,000. Filed March 24. Abuabara, Sabas Gamal, Riverside, by Juan Rosario. Lender: KeyBank National Association, 4910 Tiedeman Road, Suite C, Brooklyn, New York. Property: 15 Buxton Lane, Riverside. Amount: $450,000. Filed March 25.

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WCBJ

Alvarez Ramirez, Rafael A., Stamford, by Mayra M. Rios. Lender: Caliber Home Loans Inc., 1525 S. Belt Line Road, Coppell, Texas. Property: 16 Lindstrom Road, Stamford. Amount: $350,276. Filed March 25. Ancheta, Christopher and Essel Ancheta, Stamford, by Jamila Virgil. Lender: Better Mortgage Corp., 175 Greenwich St., 59th floor, New York, New York. Property: 1488 Hope St., Stamford. Amount: $620,523. Filed March 23. Atkinson, Brett, Greenwich, by Neil A. Lippman. Lender: KeyBank National Association, 127 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio. Property: 98 Valley Road, Apt. 14, Cos Cob. Amount: $437,000. Filed March 23. Barbarino, Mark, Stamford, by Joshua F. Gilman. Lender: PennyMac Loan Services LLC, 3043 Townsgate Road, Suite 200, Westlake Village, California. Property: 71 Pine Hill Ave., Stamford. Amount: $317,400. Filed March 24. Bernard, Stanley and Patricia Bernard, Fairfield, by Jonathan A Wetmore. Lender: Webster Bank NA, 145 Bank St., Waterbury. Property: 285 Bulkley Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $635,000. Filed March 24. Brady, Devon M. and Keara P. Brady, Westport. by Timothy A. Malvaso. Lender: People’s United Bank NA, 850 Main St., Bridgeport. Property: 2170 Sturges Highway, Westport. Amount: $200,000. Filed March 25. Bryant, Michele D., Stamford, by Connor Bardo. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, 101 N. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Property: 250 Butternut Lane, Stamford. Amount: $550,000. Filed March 23. Butler, William Ewing and Lucy Cutting Butler, Greenwich, by Susan L. Goldman. Lender: US Bank National Association, 4801 Frederica St., Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 60 Butternut Hollow Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1,912,000. Filed March 23. Conkey, Martin J. and Rosalie J. Ho, Greenwich, by Robert V. Sisca. Lender: Citibank NA, 1000 Technology Drive, O’Fallon, Missouri. Property: 117 John St., Greenwich. Amount: $2,025,000. Filed March 21.

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Facts & Figures Corcoran, Brianne and Benjamin Biscarrat, Stamford, by Michael P. Murray. Lender: HSBC Bank USA NA, 452 Fifth Ave., New York, New York. Property: 400 Wire Mill Road, Stamford. Amount: $675,500. Filed March 21. Elletson, Mark D., Fairfield, by Zionyamarquize Q. Bohannon. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 732 Hillside Road, Fairfield. Amount: $200,000. Filed March 23. Fischer, Andrew, Stamford, by David Lasnick. Lender: American Eagle Financial Credit Union Inc., 333 E. River Drive, East Hartford. Property: 883 Stillwater Road, Stamford. Amount: $706,000. Filed March 22. Glassman, Haylee and Matthew Glassman, Fairfield, by Christina Anthony. Lender: Webster Bank NA, 1959 Summer St., Stamford. Property: 381 Hoydens Hill Road, Fairfield. Amount: $190,000. Filed March 21. Gonzalez, Francisco A., Stamford, by Philip J. Toohey. Lender: Neat Loans LLC, 2580 55th St., No. 101, Boulder, Colorado. Property: 100 Summer St., No.1A, Stamford. Amount: $141,000. Filed March 24. Hess, Debra, Greenwich, by Stephen J. Schelz. Lender: Bank of America NA, 20 Greenway Plaza, Suite 900, Houston, Texas. Property: 44 Mary Lane, Riverside. Amount: $578,609. Filed March 24. Jackson, Theodore and Melinda Lee, Fairfield, by Scott Rogalski. Lender: PennyMac Loan Services LLC, 3043 Townsgate Road, Suite 200, Westlake Village, California. Property: 64 Fieldcrest Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $443,000. Filed March 25. Johnson, Richard W., Greenwich, by Monica Ellis. Lender: Bank of America NA, 100 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 6 Rockland Place, Greenwich. Amount: $215,000. Filed March 25. Kaye, Jeremy E., Greenwich, by N/A. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 3050 Highland Pkwy., Fourth floor, Downers Grove, Illinois. Property: 53 Dingletown Road, Greenwich. Amount: $2,500,000. Filed March 22.

MAY 9, 2022

Kim, Sharon R. and David D. Kim, Greenwich, by Thomas S. Groth. Lender: Citibank NA, 1000 Technology Drive, O’Fallon, Missouri. Property: 90 Buckfield Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $300,000. Filed March 22. Mackeprang, Christopher V. and Julia A. Mackeprang, Fairfield, by Jack Constantinople. Lender: Webster Bank NA, 1959 Summer St., Stamford. Property: 51 Overhill Road, Fairfield. Amount: $348,000. Filed March 23. Marena, Frank, Stamford, by Elizabeth Carmen Castillo. Lender: Webster Bank NA, 1959 Summer St., Stamford. Property: 838 Hope St., Stamford. Amount: $69,500. Filed March 23. Maya, Enrique and Maria Maya, Fairfield, by Stephanie Caro. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 204 Weeping Willow Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $100,000. Filed March 22. Mesa, Brian and Carla Rodriguez Guerrero, Stamford, by Jerri-Lynn Capobianco. Lender: United Wholesale Mortgage LLC, 585 S. Boulevard East, Pontiac, Michigan. Property: 140 Frederick St., Stamford. Amount: $541,500. Filed March 24. Nguyen, Thien and Ngoc Nguyen, Fairfield, by Nicola Corea. Lender: Rocket Mortgage LLC, 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 197 Fairchild Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $220,615. Filed March 21. Niswander, Rex L. and Sonoko K. Niswander, Greenwich, by Robert E. Colapietro. Lender: Finance of America Mortgage LLC, 1 W. Elm St., First floor, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Property: 22 Robertson Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $545,000. Filed March 21.

Palma, Salvador and Lilian Limon Leite, Greenwich, by Robert B. Potash. Lender: US Bank National Association, 4801 Frederica St., Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 12 Shore Road, Old Greenwich. Amount: $1,500,000. Filed March 22.

Stavrolakes, Dora A., Fairfield, by John M. Eichholz. Lender: Cardinal Financial Co., 3701 Arco Corporate Drive, Suite 200, Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 7 Alton Place, Unit 7, Fairfield. Amount: $364,000. Filed March 22.

Patrovic, Jessica and Maeve Halliday, Stamford, by Andrew L Wallach. Lender: US Bank National Association, 4801 Frederica St., Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 61 Seaview Ave., Unit 63, Stamford. Amount: $628,000. Filed March 25.

Sweeney, Brian and Lisa Sweeney, Stamford, by Francisco Alberto Cabreja Pena. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 26 Chesterfield Road, Stamford. Amount: $300,000. Filed March 21.

Ramble On Kids Lake LLC, Greenwich, by Eric A. Salas. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, 101 N. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Property: 908 Lake Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $3,044,000. Filed March 24. Ronan, Stephen E. and Darcy M. Ronan, Fairfield, by Aleksandr Y. Troyb. Lender: Savings Bank of Danbury, 220 Main St., Danbury. Property: 4334 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield. Amount: $770,000. Filed March 24.

Varian, Keith S. and Melanie Varian, Fairfield, by N/A. Lender: TD Bank NA, 2035 Limestone Road, Wilmington, Delaware. Property: 292 Hemlock Hills Road North, Fairfield. Amount: $140,000. Filed March 25.

Rothschild, Spencer, Greenwich, by Daniel Walsh 11. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 387 Stanwich Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1,640,000. Filed March 21.

Walsh, Andrew M. and Wendy B. Walsh, Greenwich, by Gary R. Khachian. Lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank, 1981 Marcus Ave., Suite 110, Lake Success, New York. Property: 18 Sheephill Road, Riverside. Amount: $700,000. Filed March 25.

Sanchez, Maribel and Miguel A Pena Rodriguez, Stamford, by Atheeb U. Khateeb. Lender: Primelending, 18111 Preston Road, Suite 900, Dallas, Texas. Property: 1854 Summer St., Unit 1854, Stamford. Amount: $157,950. Filed March 25.

Wilson, Bryson Westwood and Jennifer Hensel Wilson, Fairfield, by Alfred P. Tibbetts. Lender: Bank of America NA, 101 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 335 Bronson Road, Southport. Amount: $672,000. Filed March 23.

Scozzafava, Andrew D. and Jennifer D. Roche, Fairfield, by Michael P. Murray. Lender: William Raveiz Mortgage LLC, 7 Trap Falls Road, Shelton. Property: 2735 North St., Fairfield. Amount: $693,000. Filed March 21.

Ouyang, Yuhui and Ruiqi HU, Greenwich, by Jeffrey G Lane. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 1111 Polaris Pkwy., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 10N Sound Beach Ave., Riverside. Amount: $774,000. Filed March 23.

Smith, Brian L. and Megan S. Smith, Fairfield, by Emmet P.. Hibson. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 1111 Polaris Pkwy., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 330 High Ridge Road, Fairfield. Amount: $750,000. Filed March 22.

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Tapia, Manuela, Stamford, by Elizabeth Carmen Castillo. Lender: Webster Bank NA, 1959 Summer St., Stamford. Property: 15 Lillian St., Stamford. Amount: $80,000. Filed March 22.

Ronca, Raffaele, Stamford, by Sharon M. Jones. Lender: CrossCountry Mortgage LLC, 6850 Miller Road, Brecksville, Ohio. Property: 175 Cascade Road, Stamford. Amount: $250,000. Filed March 22.

O’Brien, Laura, Stamford, by Anthony Febles. Lender: Loandepot.com LLC, 26642 Towne Centre Drive, Foothill Ranch, California. Property: 85 Riverside Ave., Unit G-6, Stamford. Amount: $292,500. Filed March 21.

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Sweeney, Matthew J. and Jaeca Y. Sweeney, Fairfield, by C.H. Barrington. Lender: Bank of America NA, 101 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 121 Fulling Mill Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $870,000. Filed March 24.

Da Ice Cream Truck LLC, 26 Hundley Court, Stamford 06902, c/o Estelita R. Montes. Filed March 31.

Matan Coll Photography, 49 Fieldstone Terrace, Stamford 06902, c/o Matan Coll. Filed March 23.

Digital Imaging Company, 38 Quintard Terrace, Apt. A, Stamford 06902, c/o Nestor Paul Culqui. Filed March 25.

Impressionable Rubies, 117 Custer St., Stamford 06902, c/o Raven Mouzon. Filed March 21.

Dimare Pastry Shop & Café, 12 Largo Drive South, Stamford 06907, c/o Dimare Pastry Shop & Café. Filed March 28. Dragonfly Sage Corp., 128 Ocean Drive West, Stamford 06902, c/o Claudia Poccia. Filed March 28. East Coast Meeting, 57 Rock Spring Road, No.15, Stamford 06906, c/o Dennis Collins. Filed March 30. El Chilito Food Truck 2, 10 Finney Lane, Stamford 06902, c/o Carlos Terron-Vazquez. Filed March 29. El Chilito Food Truck, 10 Finney Lane, Stamford 06902, c/o Carlos Terron-Vazquez. Filed March 29. Elio’s Landscaping LLC, 66 Maple Tree Ave., Apt. 3, Stamford 06906, c/o Yohani Lemus-Cruz. Filed March 24. From Distress to Glam, 23 Madison Place, Apt. 2A, Stamford 06902, c/o Ricardo J Garcia. Filed March 21. Fund Raiser for Ukraine, 22 Carlin St., Norwalk 06851, c/o Yaroslava I Zamoyska. Filed March 23. Grease Trap Care LLC, 6 Ingalls Ave., Norwalk 06854, c/o Mark Dean Bardowell. Filed March 24. Irri Care LLC, 5 Ripowam Road, Stamford 06902, c/o Pedro Irribarren. Filed March 30.

NEW BUSINESSES

J.V. Transportation, 791 Newfield Ave., Stamford 06905, c/o Juan Jose Trujillo Macias. Filed March 28.

Bettering Nature Landscaping & Tree Service LLC, 62 Winfield St., Norwalk 06855, c/o Luis Valdovinos. Filed March 28.

JMC Finish Carpentry, 652 Glenbrook Road, Unit B, Stamford 06905, c/o Jose L Mamani Huamani. Filed March 23.

China Pavilion, 67-69 W. Broad St., Stamford 06902, c/o China Pavilion Stamford Inc. Filed March 28.

King Valet Parking Services, 37 Greenwich Ave., Unit 19 Stamford 06902, c/o Ian Jones. Filed March 21.

Naej Home Improvement LLC, 227 Southfield Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Jean Johnson. Filed March 25. Nice & Clean, 66 Dale St., Stamford 06902, c/o Sandy Melliza Raimundo Sandoval. Filed March 24. Operation Ship-A-Bear, 218 Cedar Heights Road, Stamford 06905, c/o Jodi B. Gutierrez. Filed March 29. Redsetgo Solutions, 9 Fair St., Norwalk 06851, c/o Ronald Wilson. Filed March 30. Sam’s Garden Service, 28 William St., Stamford 06902, c/o Samuel Aguilar Vega. Filed March 24. San Manghese Social Club, 107 West Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o San Manghese Social Club Inc. Filed March 24. Sheds By Landserv, 1336 Newfield Ave., Stamford 06905, c/o Michael J Sweeney LLC. Filed March 23. Sodexo @ 43 Gatehouse Road, 43 Gatehouse Road, Stamford 06902, c/o Sodexo Operations LLC. Filed March 25. Sola Salon Studios, 44 Commerce Road, Stamford 06902, c/o Winged Helmet Ventures. Filed March 29. Susan Kane Catering Inc., 90 Fairfield Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Susan Croce. Filed March 25. The Goddess, 17 Clinton Ave., Stamford 06901, c/o Cindy R Joseph. Filed March 22. Thrift Inc., 5 River St., Norwalk 06850, c/o Angela Rossi Luciano. Filed March 31. Turning Point Coffe and Wine Bar, 55 High Ridge Road, Stamford 06905, c/o Turning Point Coffe Roasters LLC. Filed March 22. Vetrepreneur Services, 970 Hope St., 5C, Stamford 06807, c/o Jeffrey M Smith. Filed March 31.

LEGAL NOTICES Notice of Formation of ARC Psychology Services, PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/10/22. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Meredith A.C. Challender, Esq., Kissel Straton & Wilmer LLP, 580 White Plains Rd, Suite 500, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #63105 Notice of Formation of The Data Strategy Group, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/26/22. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 35 Hidden Hollow Lane Millwood, NY 10546. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #63107 Notice of Formation of A NEW DAWNING MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING PLLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 03/16/2022. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY design. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC,685 HILLSIDE AVENUE, WHITE PLAINS,NY,10603. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #63108

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company. Name: 6409 Transit LLC (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) on March 29, 2022. NY 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 6409 Transit LLC, c/o CityLight Realty One LLC, 66 Palmer Avenue, Suite 33B, Bronxville, NY 10708. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #63109 On the Glo LLC. Filed 4/1/22 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 32 Beechwood Ave, West Harrison, NY 10604 Purpose: All lawful. #63110 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: ONCE UPON A TOOTH PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY, PLLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/01/2022. Office location: Westchester County. Lisneida Arjona has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 54 Sagamore Road, Apt 3F, Bronxville, NY 10708, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #63111

Little Star Projects LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 3/3/2022. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 9 Wood End Ln., Bronxville, NY 10708. General Purpose. #63112 116 First Ave LLC. Filed 1/21/22 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 1448 Roosevelt Ave, Pelham, NY 10803 Purpose: All lawful #63113 Empire Total Remodeling LLC. Filed 2/11/22 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 860 Post Rd, Scarsdale, NY 10583 Purpose: All lawful #63114 9 VCT LLC. Filed 2/18/22 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 137 Alexander Ave, Hartsdale, NY 10530 Purpose: All lawful #63115 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: 538-540 NORTH AVE LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/25/2022. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 1 Sheldrake Lane. New Rochelle, New York 10804, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #63117

Kam City Place Properties, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 3/18/2022. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Keeyeol Nam, 28 Brae Burn Dr., Purchase, NY 10577. General Purpose. #63118 341 Archer Road LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 3/25/2022. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Samantha A. Brijlall, 711 West St., Harrison, NY 10528. General Purpose #63119 Notice of Formation of Bigger Better Greater Trucking, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/18/22. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Bigger Better Greater Trucking, LLC 63 Garfield St, 3D, Yonkers, NY 10701. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #63120 Notice of Formation of BASK2, LLC, Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secretary of State on 2/1/2022. Office located in Westchester County. NY Secretary of State designated as agent of the LLC, upon whom process against it may be served. NY Secretary of state shall mail process to Keith Staton 106 Benefield Blvd, Peekskill NY 10566.Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #63122

Notice of Formation of G.s Hvac LLC. filed with SSNY on 3/31/22. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 148 Wallace Ave Mt Vernon., NY 10552. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #63124 Reisco Enterprises LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 3/24/2022. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 29 Beechwood Way, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510. General Purpose #63125

Notice of Formation of QuickStart Consulting LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/27/2022. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 21 Quaker Lane, West Harrison, NY 10604. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #63131 The Benedict Group, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 4/13/2022. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 16 Benedict Ave., White Plains, NY 10603. General Purpose. #63134

Be You Apparel One LLC Art of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/14/2022.Office: WESTCHESTER County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC. OSORIO CACHAYA LAW OFFICES, PLLC 203 EAST POST ROAD WHITE PLAINS, NY 10601. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #63135 Notice of Formation of Butterfly Affect LLC, a Social Advocacy Agency filed with SSNY on 01/06/2022. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 282 Katonah Avenue, Unit #1010 Katonah, NY 10536. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #63074

Sealed bids will be received as set forth in Instructions to Bidders (https://www.dot.ny.gov/ bids-and-lettings/construction-contractors/important-info) until 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, June 02, 2022 at the NYSDOT, Office of Contract Management, 50 Wolf Rd, 1st Floor, Suite 1CM, Albany, NY 12232 and will be publicly opened and read. Maps, Plans and Specifications may be seen at Electronic documents and Amendments which are posted to www.dot.ny.gov/doing-business/opportunities/const-notices. The New York State Department of Transportation, in accordance with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation and Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200, Title IV Program and Related Statutes, as amended, issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all who respond to a written Department solicitation, request for proposal or invitation for bid that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability/handicap and income status in consideration for an award. Please call (518)457-2124 if a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the letting. Region 08: New York State Department of Transportation 4 Burnett Blvd., Poughkeepsie, NY, 12603 D264797, PIN 881521, FA Proj Y400-8815-213, Dutchess, Westchester Cos., SIGNAL OPTIMIZATION, WIRELESS VEHICLE DETECTION SYSTEM; NY Routes 9, 35 & 120, Towns of Fishkill, Harrison, Poughkeepsie & Yorktown., Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $40,000.00), Goals: DBE: 0.00% D264812, PIN 881408, FA Proj Y240-8814-083, Westchester Co., MILL & FILL WITH OTHER IMPROVEMENTS, NY Routes 100, 120, 127 & 133, Village & Town of Harrison, Town of Newcastle & City of White Plains., Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $200,000.00), Goals: DBE: 5.00% D264822, PIN SRCD22, Bronx, Columbia, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Ulster, Westchester Cos., SIGN REQUIREMENTS CONTRACT DOWNSTATE: Regions 8, 10 & 11, No Plans, Incentive/Disincentive Provisions, Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $75,000.00), Goals: MBE: 5.00%, WBE: 10.00%, SDVOB: 6.00% Region 10: New York State Department of Transportation NYS Office Building,, Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, NY, 11788 D264817, PIN DRC121, FA Proj Z24E-DRC1-214, Bronx, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Westchester Cos., DOWNSTATE WHERE & WHEN DEMAND RESPONSE DEBRIS REMOVAL CONTRACT, Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $375,000.00), Goals: DBE: 10.00%

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