The Business Journals / June 19

EXCLUSIVE

New President Mark Meador outlines his leadership goals

BY PHIL HALL Phall@westfairinc.com

On June 6, the health plan ConnectiCare announced the appointment of Mark Meador as its new president. Meador has been with Connec tiCare since 2019, serving as the company’s general counsel. Earlier in his career, he spent over 20 years with Aetna in various executive positions, and he had also held leadership positions with other insurance carriers including Prudential and worked for a private law firm in Atlanta.

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Development leaders look at converting commercial properties

BY PETER KATZ Pkatz@westfairinc.com

As office vacancy rates become affected by the work from home environment and once-busy hotels, resorts and catering facilities find business still soft, some property owners and developers are investigating the possibilities for converting commercial properties to other uses. A panel of key players in Westchester and Fairfield real estate was assembled to explore creative options for the conversion of commercial properties. The event “The

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From left: Eon S. Nichols; R. David Genovese; Jonathan Gertman; Katherine Kelman; Martin Ginsburg. Photo by Diana Castillo

Skoot the Block brings homegrown micro-mobility to Norwalk

BY JUSTIN MCGOWN jmcgown@westfairinc.com

Scooters have become increasingly popular on Norwalk’s roads, particularly electric models, which are quiet, responsive and eco-friendly. While they can serve as a convenient way to get around, their upfront costs and the need for secure storage could make potential buyers think twice.

That is why Juan Baez and Jamar McPherson bought 10 of them.

Baez and McPherson are the co-owners of Skoot the Block, a scooter rental service that currently concentrates rentable scooters at two locations in Norwalk: a gas station near the East Norwalk Train Station and the 1st Street lot of SignSmart sign makers adjacent to Mr. Frosty’s, the popular ice cream stand.

Baez explained the idea to launch the company came while he and McPherson were chatting at the gym.

“One day he mentioned that he had been in Puerto Rico and he just jumped on an electric scooter and it was one of the funnest things ever,” Baez recalled. “I started thinking it might be a great idea for us. Then fast forward a bit and he ended up going to Texas and he said, ‘You’re not going to believe it, but I jumped on scooters again.’ He loved everything about it, how quickly he could scan (a QR code) and just jump on, how he was able to go to so many different locations super quickly – and he kept telling

me about it. So, after all those conversations in the gym it just kind of generated the idea that I got to the point where I was like, ‘You know what? Let’s do it.’”

The pair began researching their options and hit upon Aniv, a Californiabased marketplace designed to enable entrepreneurs like McPherson and Baez to launch their own micro-mobility services. Aniv provides a tool set upon which small businesses can launch their own apps complete with individualized branding without requiring extensive training in coding. It also helped the duo find and purchase compatible scooters and figure out how to manage the logistics involved.

“They were able to provide so much information that it was kind of a no-brainer for us to work with them,” said Baez

The scooters cost 45 cents per minute to ride, but with a top speed of 15 miles per hour and unrestricted travel anywhere in Norwalk they can prove faster than a bus and cheaper than rideshare apps. Even

unregistered users can begin using the scooters within a few minutes by scanning a QR code which can be found on the scooters themselves or on the boards advertising where they are concentrated.

The app will show the current locations of scooters, allow their activation, and let users end rides wherever they are. For 10 cents a minute, a ride can be “paused” — otherwise an unoccupied scooter can be used by anybody who walks up and uses the app. Riders can take the scooters outside of Norwalk, but they will be unable to end their trips outside of designated “green zones” monitored by GPS.

McPherson emphasized that they settled on the scooters and Aniv because they were easy to use, saying the entrepreneurial duo “wanted to make sure that customers of all ages could hop right on and ‘scoot the block.’”

“We’re both from Norwalk,” McPherson added, “and we were thinking that Norwalk needs new attractions, new things to do. Fairfield and Bridgeport already have scooter services, so we figured why not here? There’s a demand for micro-mobility.”

While the co-owners said that it required some investment to get the operation off the ground, results have been encouraging enough — particularly on the weekends since launch — that they plan to expand their scooter fleet in the near future.

Blumenthal starts probe into PGA-LIV merger

BY PHIL HALL Phall@westfairinc.com

Sen. Richard Blumenthal is demanding that the PGA Tour produce documentation detailing how it reached the merger agreement with LIV Golf, a rival circuit backed by the Saudi Arabian government.

The Connecticut Democrat, who is chairman of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, sent a letter to PGA Jay Monahan stating his organization’s decision to merge operations with LIV seemed to contradict its previous hostility to the Saudi-financed golf tour, claiming it raised “serious questions regard-

ing the reasons for and terms behind the announced agreement.” Citing LIV’s ownership as the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF), Blumenthal stated the fund “makes investment decisions under ‘the chairmanship and guidance’ of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, the effective Saudi leader.”

“PGA Tour’s agreement with PIF regarding LIV Golf raises concerns about the Saudi government’s role in influencing this effort and the risks posed by a foreign government entity assuming control over a cherished American institution,” Blumenthal wrote. “PIF has announced that it intends to use investments in sports to further the Saudi government’s strategic

objectives.

It established LIV Golf Investments in 2021 to serve this goal. Critics have cast such Saudi investments in sports as a means of ‘sportswashing’ — an attempt to soften the country’s image around the world — given Saudi Arabia’s deeply disturbing human rights record at home and abroad.”

Blumenthal added that PGA Tour intended to preserve its tax-exempt status after the merger is completed, complaining that “raises additional questions about the terms of the agreement and whether a foreign government may indirectly benefit from provisions in U.S. tax laws meant to promote not-for-profit business associations.”

Jamar McPherson (left) and Juan Baez; photo by Justin McGown.

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Conversion of Commercial Properties; what are the creative options?” was presented by Westfair Communications' Westchester and Fairfield County Business Journals at the C.V. Rich Mansion in White Plains.

The panelists were: R. David Genovese, founder of Baywater Properties; Jonathan Gertman, senior vice president at The NRP Group; Katherine Kelman, managing director of LMXD; and Martin Ginsburg, principal of Ginsburg Development Companies. The moderator was Eon S. Nichols, partner in the law firm Cuddy & Feder LLP.

“For most people, when they hear 'conversion' they probably automatically think office to residential,” Nichols said. “We'll touch a little bit about that today but we're ultimately talking about the concept of adaptive reuse and that's basically the process of using an existing building, an existing property and developing it for a purpose for what it was not intended.”

Genovese told about having bought 225 High Ridge Road in Stamford for $22 million. The office facility had originally been built at a cost of $65 million 25 years ago.

“Things were going well until I heard the word 'Covid,'” Genovese said. “Things really slowed down. Thankfully during Covid we had a couple of big relocations from New York that we were able to capture. But, we thought outside the box and we met a group from the Goddard School who wanted to open an enrichment and daycare center, which we looked on as sort of an amenity for our tenants and a service to the community. We created a building within the building.”

Genovese said that the lease with the Goddard School was higher than the office rents that they were achieving while also

being lower than the school would have had to pay elsewhere.

Gertman described NRP's apartment project The Halden being built in partnership with the RPW Group at RPW's 1133 Westchester Ave. office park in White Plains.

“It was a 70-acre parcel and we had the ability to carve 20 acres off as a subdivision and do 300 rental units, which are recently opened and leasing,” Gertman said. “One test will be what's the reaction of office

tenants when they come up for renewal. As RPW does more leasing does it become a two-way positive experience? I think it will.”

Kelman said that a lot of the conversions on which her company is now working are complex. She described the conversion of a former department store into a mixeduse building with a supermarket at ground level and apartments above. Another project involved a parking garage in Newark that was stripped down and rebuilt into a

mixed-use structure with retail below and apartments above.

Ginsburg, who undertook a major project in White Plains to add residences, restaurants and amenities to convert what had been known as the Westchester Financial Center into City Square described some of the difficulties that can be encountered in a conversion project. He said that drilling through concrete to provide pathways for new plumbing was risky because cables embedded in the concrete could not be hit. He said that there was a lot of noise, which office tenants who remained in the buildings found disturbing. Ginsburg said that his conversion of the former convent of the Episcopal Sisters of Saint Marys property in Peekskill into The Abbey Inn & Spa has been highly successful both at preserving the architecture and creating a new business.

“You read headlines that 40% of offices are empty, but that means that six out of 10 tenants are there and they have leases and they start to use it everyday,” Gertman said. “Unlike residential those leases don't roll over every 12 months. You have to have this very long period of consciously thinking about emptying the building to get it to a point where you can do that construction without being sued by your existing tenants. During that time, all that cash flow is declining. It's a very tricky thing to do.”

Genovese said that a few years ago the city of Stamford had looked at the possibility of converting office buildings into schools rather than building new schools.

“We thought we could deliver to the city of Stamford public schools in these buildings on a long-term lease at a fraction of the cost that they would incur if they would actually locate a site, or take control of a town-owned site or city-owned site and build new,” Genovese said. “Some of these populations are growing. Some of these old school buildings are physically or functionally obsolete. I hope that's an idea that somebody will be able to execute on in the future because there's a good opportunity there if you can align the expiration of the leases with the need to do something dramatic with the building.”

Gold sponsors for the June 8 event were Turner and the Cappelli Organization. Turner's Connecticut office employs more than 200 people and handles more than $400 million in construction annually. The Cappelli Organization has a proven 45-year track record of excellence in completing more than 30 million square feet of develiopment.

Bronze sponsors were: The Building & Realty Institute; The RPW Group; Cuddy & Feder LLP; Tompkins Excavating; Ginsburg Development Companies; elm eastern land management; NY Hospitality Group.

From left: R. David Genovese; Eon S. Nichols; Martin Ginsburg; Katherine Kelman; Jonathan Gertman. Photos by Diana Castillo

Mayor of New Rochelle Noam Bramson; Panelist Katherine Kelman.

Auditorium at C.V. Rich Mansion.

Westfair to carry news from CNN

BY PETER KATZ Pkatz@westfairinc.com

Financial, world and U.S. news from CNN, which has been known as the most trusted name in news, will be part of the news coverage provided by Westfair Communications as the result of an agreement reached between Westfair and CNN Newsource.

CNN Newsource bills itself as offering "unrivaled live, breaking and topical content" and notes that its services are "fueled by the power of CNN, the world’s news leader."

"The Business Journals and other Westfair publications have been trusted as a source for accurate and timely business and local news for decades," said Westfair's Publisher Dee DelBello. "Now, when quality and accurate journalism has become so important, we're able to dramatically enhance the content we provide to users. In addition to carrying topical domestic and international news stories, thanks to CNN Newsource we'll be adding financial news from CNN and CNNMoney, feature stories, graphics and photos, and an array of videos captured from around the nation and worldwide."

DelBello noted that although Westfair has been covering Westchester and Fairfield counties for more than 60 years, businesspeople and residents alike now have a greater need to know what is happening beyond those geographic borders and how it can and will impact their lives and business operations.

"The Fairfield County Business Journal and the Westchester County Business Journal were founded by a descendant of journalism icon Joseph Pulitzer for the purpose of bringing local business and lifestyles news to the people who made up the business communities in their respective counties," DelBello explained. "There was no other place to find the news. Not even The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal paid much attention to these suburban counties. The world has changed a lot since then and through the agreement with CNN Newsource we hope to help our users keep up with and even stay ahead of those changes."

Users of Westfair's publications are invited to look for the CNN logo, which will clearly identify CNN Newsource items.

Meador succeeded Roberta Wachtelhausen, who has served as interim president since November 2022. In his first interview in his new job, Meador spoke with the Business Journals from his office in Farmington, Connecticut, regarding his plans for the company while detailing the challenges it faces.

Congratulations on your new position. What will be your initial priorities as ConnectiCare president?

I think my biggest priority is we need to get ConnectiCare back to profitability. We've had some tough times over the last couple years from a financial standpoint — that is going to be priorities one, two, and three. But we also need to maintain our culture — we have a fantastic culture here at ConnectiCare, and that's what attracted me four and a half years ago when I came. We're going to maintain that and strengthen that.

You mentioned profitability over the last few years. Was this situation fueled by pandemic related problems, or were there other issues?

It was largely pandemic — the Covid costs really hurt us. If you look at our competition, they have other revenue streams that are coming in — they may own a pharmacy, they own providers. We're just a health care company for the individual exchange, and that's our revenue stream. So, when we got these Covid expenses that we couldn't put into our rates, it hurt us.

We're climbing out of that and we're looking for a better future, but we have some work to do.

In regard to culture, how ConnectiCare maintain quality customer service?

It's a great question, and it's something

that's near and dear to my heart because that is why I came here. We have people in this organization who are dedicated to treating people right. It's on our banner: ConnectiCare Cares. And we mean it – we believe in it and we're going to continue to believe in it.

We're going to do things we already do, but we're going to do a little more of it. People do a good job with a customer and we're going to shout it out – we're going to get other people to know that we're doing such a good job within our own employee base.

The other day, we had a member who had some real concerns on the phone – she had some mental health issues and needed some help on what her coverage was. She was in the waiting room about to see a provider. And one of our employees just talked with her for over half an hour – I think was 45 minutes – in a caring way, got her needs met, and did it in a way that really made me proud to be here. So, I'm going to take that example and talk about it in our next all-employee meeting to emphasize the culture we want here.

Is this achieved by being able to hire the right people? Or is this something that is created in employee training?

We do our training and I think we're going do more of it. But I also think we're known for it – people who have that personality are attracted to our culture and they come here for that. If you get it right, it's sort of self-perpetuating.

I get calls all the time from people who know me in the industry and they say they'd love to work for ConnectiCare because they know our culture. I can't think of a better culture in this industry.

With Covid now mostly in our rearview mirror, health care costs still have not gone down. What are you doing to mitigate costs, so the customer doesn't get dented but, at the same time, the company doesn't get dented?

That is the big challenge, right? The medical costs that keep on escalating? Yes, and that's our job to work with everybody to reduce them.

Now, the problem is we have hospital costs that are running rampant – they’re just increasing every year – and we have pharmaceutical costs that go up and up. Some of this is for blockbuster drugs, and we understand the need for that. But the pharmaceutical companies can charge a premium and we have to negotiate as best we can to keep those prices down.

But we also need the the hospitals and these other stakeholders to realize they need to be responsible and work together –hopefully, with policymakers and the drug manufacturers – to try and reduce these increasing costs. It's not easy.

Does ConnectiCare have an active lobbying presence in Hartford?

Yes, we're very involved. We have a government affairs team and stay involved on the ground to do whatever we can to decrease costs and watch out for legislation that might increase costs.

Many people view their health from a reactive rather than proactive approach. What are you doing proactively to encourage wellness among people?

We're working on that because it affects everybody. It affected me – during Covid, I was sitting in my basement working for 10 to 12 hours a day and I gained about 20 pounds. It's affected my health.

We have a subsidiary called WellSpark and their mission is to increase wellness. They have a whole coaching model that is dedicated to getting people to live better. For example, if you have pre-diabetes, the coach can help you lose weight and eat right.

In our day-to-day case management, we have individuals who go out and bring social services to our members if they need them, and that can help their overall health. We work on that every day.

If we were to revisit this conversation a year from now, where do you see yourself and where do you see ConnectiCare?

I see myself as having successfully stewarded ConnectiCare into a better financial position, maintaining the culture and having an influence in Connecticut by bending the cost curve, developing relationships with the governor, the legislators and the hospital systems so we can make a change. We can do that and I will be very happy.

Connecticut and New York announce shares in $17B opioid agreements

BY PHIL HALL Phall@westfairinc.com

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and his New York counterpart Letitia James have announced their respective states signed off on the final approval of $17.3 billion in opioid agreements with drug makers Teva Pharmaceuticals and Allergan and the pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens. Under the terms of the agreement, Connecticut will receive more than $200

million and New York will receive over $1 billion.

“One by one we are taking on every player in the addiction industry and recovering billions of dollars nationwide to save lives and fight the opioid epidemic,” said Tong. “With these latest settlements, we have secured $600 million for Connecticut alone and more than $50 billion nationwide. But it is not just about the money—we are forcing these companies to adhere to strict reforms to stop the deadly flood of opioids into our communities.”

“No amount of money will bring back the lives lost to opioids, but these funds will help heal New York,” said James. “For years, Teva, CVS, and Walgreens peddled deadly opioids and today’s historic agreements hold these companies accountable for their role in this public health crisis. These funds will help with opioid abatement, education, and treatment efforts in our communities.”

A final agreement between the states and Walmart was not part of the announcement but is anticipated in the coming weeks.

A ConnectiCare vehicle that doubles as a marketing platform; photograph by Phil Hall.

Mount Vernon tuber company to get $1.5M in belated potato payments

BY BILL HELTZEL Bheltzel@westfairinc.com

ABrooklyn wholesale produce and fruit distributor has agreed to pay Endico Potatoes Inc., of Mount Vernon, $1.47 million for goods delivered but not paid for years ago.

L. Dontis Produce Company Inc. received perishable products from September 2019 to February 2022, according to court records, but refused to pay a balance of more than $1 million.

Then in Febuary 2022, L. Dontis filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Brooklyn, declaring only $14,925 in assets and $157,600 in liabilities.

The wholesaler had grossed more than $3.8 million in 2019 and nearly $2.1 million in 2020. But the business developed cash flow difficulties, according to a declaration by James G. Koutsodontis, the president, defending itself in a lawsuit filed by the operator of the Brooklyn Wholesale Meat Market where L. Dontis had a stall.

The petition did not list Endico Potatoes as a creditor.

Endico responded by suing Koutsodontis and his business in U.S. District Court, White Plains, citing the bankruptcy case as proof that they were liable for the potato payments.

(Endico sells more than potatoes. L. Dontis shipments, for example, included products such as beer battered onion rings, breaded mozzarella stix, and broccoli spears.)

Both businesses are licensed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and subject to the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. The law requires merchants to hold perishable agricultural products in trust until full payment is made.

Koutsodontis, as president of L. Dontis, had declared in the bankruptcy case that the business had no assets.

That admission, Endico argued in the federal lawsuit, proved that Koutsodontis had not preserved assets and therefore was personally liable for the payments.

Endico claimed that he had used PACA trust assets for personal expenses, including a mortgage payment on a home and for an automobile loan.

Koutsodontis broadly denied the allegations in his formal answer to the complaint.

Last October, he filed a personal Chapter 11 reorganization petition in Brooklyn bankruptcy court and declared $1,637,585 in assets and $384,560 in lia-

bilities.

This time he attributed severe cash flow difficulties to having to defend himself in the Endico lawsuit.

Endico sued Koutsodontis in bankruptcy court this past February, arguing that he should not be allowed to discharge debts because he had intentionally dissipated

PACA trust assets.

He had structured his affairs so as to avoid paying claims, according to the complaint, transferring assets, for instance, from L. Dontis to another business.

He “ceased operating Dontis on a Friday,” the complaint states, “and began operating in his present place of business

on the following Monday.”

Koutsodontis denied the charges and argued, in part, that the claims were barred by the statute of limitations.

Then on May 16, fourteen days before the federal lawsuit was set for trial, L. Dontis agreed to pay Endico $1,470,062 in exchange for release from all alleged claims.

Hasidic organizations demand right to worship on Briarcliff Manor campus

BY BILL HELTZEL Bheltzel@westfairinc.com

The former Pace University campus in Briarcliff Manor has been used by educational institutions for more than 100 years, according to a lawsuit, but cannot be used for that purpose by a Hasidic Jewish organization.

Instead of preserving the property’s historic role, Khal Torath Chaim of Rockland Inc. claims, the village “has chosen to protect a very different kind of historic character, one that perpetuates exclusion based on religious practices.”

Khal Torath Chaim (KTC) accused the village of religious discrimination, in a May 25 complaint filed in U.S. District Court, White Plains.

The 37-acre campus on Elm Road was first used in 1905 by Mrs. Dow’s School for Girls, according to the complaint. Tt became a junior college in 1933, was renamed as Briarcliff College in 1956 and was bought by Pace University in 1977.

The village granted Pace a special — use permit to develop the campus and enable

enrollment of up to 1,100 students.

Pace sold the property in 2017 to the Research Center on Natural Conservation Inc. for $17.35 million. The China-based nonprofit left the campus vacant, according to the complaint, and in 2021 KTC bought it for $11.75 million.

KTC, of Monsey, says it intends to use the campus as a place of worship. It leased the property to Yeshivath Viznitz Dkhal Torath Chaim (YV), a religious institution that offers undergraduate degrees in Talmudic and rabbinical studies.

YV planned to enroll about 250 students initially and about 350 in 10 years.

The campus is in a residential zone that allows places of worship if the village grants a special exception permit or a zoning variance.

When KTC bought the property no land-use conditions restricted its use for worship, under a special — use permit. But that status quickly changed, according to the complaint.

In June 2021, the village amended its regulations. Now a place of worship may not be permitted in the residential zone if

the property has no access from a “collector road.”

The village’s comprehensive plan designates Elm Road as a collector road, according to the complaint. Federal Highway Administration standards define it has a collector road. The state Department of Transportation classifies parts of Elm Road as a collector road.

But the section of Elm Road that fronts the campus is not classified as a collector road by the state.

Within months of buying the property, KTC was no longer eligible for a special use permit that would allow a place of worship.

The change, the complaint states, “was an act of naked bigotry.”

Nonetheless, KTC and YV submitted an application for a special — use permit. Last November, the village determined that the property was ineligible.

On April 23, the zoning board of appeals upheld that decision and said it had no authority to consider a zoning variance.

KTC and YV also contend that Briarcliff Manor used building code regulations to harass them.

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Other than a fire alarm issue in 2018, the Research Center on Natural Conservation — a Chinese Communist front organization, according to the complaint — was issued no zoning or building code violations during the four-plus years it left the property vacant.

After KTC bought the property, the village cited numerous infractions, such as a broken lock and tardy snow removal.

This past May, the complaint states, the village proposed a penalty of $250 a day per violation, about $69,000 a month for nine infractions.

As long as a property has outstanding building code violations, according to the complaint, the village may not issue a special —use permit.

“The village is plainly using excessive fines as another cudgel,” the complaint states, to force KTC and YV “to abandon their plans for a place of worship.”

They accused Briarcliff of religious discrimination under the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution, the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, the Fair Housing Act, and the New York State Constitution.

They are asking the court to stop the village from violating their rights and to award unspecified damages for economic losses resulting from unlawful conduct.

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Selling luxury homes in Fairfield and Westchester counties

BY GEORGETTE GOUVEIA ggouveia@westfairinc.com

Sarah Stone was a top-producing broker for Douglas Elliman in Manhattan for 10 years before moving to the ’burbs to specialize in luxe homes in Westchester and Fairfield counties for the firm. Having lived – and raised two children – in Bedford and Greenwich helps, as does her eye for design and staging a home.

That eye and experience have led to millions of dollars’ worth of sales in Greenwich, Weston, Westport and beyond.

Stone grew up in Connecticut, attending the Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor. She graduated from Tulane University.

“I had started my real estate career as a way to subsidize my career in acting/modeling but found I quite enjoyed it and had a knack for the industry,” she said. “I decided it was my true calling. I particularly loved the prewar buildings in Manhattan. Some of my favorite buildings are the Alwyn Court and the Dakota, where I was lucky enough to sell a co-op and remember admiring John Lennon’s gold records on the wall of Yoko

Ono’s first floor office.”

A former nationally ranked tennis player, Stone spends her free time playing tennis and pickleball in Greenwich's parks and clubs. She is also often spotted driving around town in her vintage Mercedes convertible. Recently, Westfair asked her to weigh in on the real estate market in our region:

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You’ve had all kinds of success in Manhattan and Fairfield and Westchester counties. What is the current state of real estate in these areas?

“The real estate market here in Greenwich and Westchester County continues to be very much a sellers’ market…. Would-be buyers are hoping for a bump in the inventory that just isn’t happening. In Fairfield County, prices are up 20% over this time last year, as we continue to have a shortage of inventory, down 15% to 20% from numbers last year. The median sale price for a home in Greenwich is $1,849,000, up from $1,555,000 this time last year. The average sale price is $2,782,071, up from $2,259,112 this time last year.

“This trend is further bolstered by a decrease in the amount of time spent on the market. In 2022, homes were taking an average of 96 days to sell. That number has decreased to 71 days, down 26%, while the average length is just 27 days, which is a 44% decrease from 2022 numbers.

“In Westchester, prices are up from an average $1,258,00 to $1,320,000 from this time last year and the number of listings is down 26% from this time last year. Perhaps the most jaw-dropping statistic, however, is days on market, which has dropped from 51 to just 12 — a 74% decrease.

“We find ourselves caught in a conundrum that was the impetus for many sales last year, which was, ‘Let’s cash out while the market is high’ — which many people did for various reasons, downsizing or moving to a less affluent area being among them, and the economic environment was perfect to facilitate those moves. Unfortunately, as the mortgage rates continue to creep up, those would-be sellers are not necessarily going to cash in their chips, especially when they are enjoying a nice low interest rate that wouldn’t be available to them now.”

What trends should we be aware of?

“It’s never been easier to earn income from owning a home than it is now with the ease of digital platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo. This is a great way to earn some of that hard — earned cash back on your investment. If you live in a coastal community like Greenwich, renting your home out for the summer can fetch a pretty penny. I just did a summer rental from June to November for $300,000. A few of those will ease the burn for those of us who have bought post-pandemic and feel that familiar thought swirling, ‘If I’d only bought in 2019.’

“If you had the foresight to buy multiple homes with the intention of renting them out, then pat yourselves on the back, because rental prices have never been higher either. So owning two or three homes in this market will net you a very large sum. And it is somewhat soothing to look at the real estate market historically and realize we’re only now just coming back to 2006 prices. As much as you feel like you’re overpaying now it’s dollars to doughnuts compared to that bubble.”

How should homeowners stage and landscape their houses to give them curb appeal?

“Homeowners, here is the secret to maximizing your profit when you put your home on the market: You are not just selling a house; you are selling a lifestyle, a vision, a brand. Ask yourselves, what type of person wants to live here? If you live in backcountry Greenwich and enjoy a horse farm and lots of acreage, or if you are closer to the water and feel more beach-house vibes, then make your home just that, full-tilt. Use magazines like Architectural Digest (AD) or Elle Decor or go on Pinterest for design inspiration.

“Declutter your home and clean it until it sparkles. Have a designer friend or a stager come help you move around your layout, or tell you pieces that you’re missing.

Make sure your house is freshly painted — white is statistically your best choice for maximum sale prices — and your lawn landscaped, plush and velvety. You want the home buyer to leave having ‘experienced’ your home, not just seen it.”

What should home builders consider?

“We've seen a fair amount of new builds over the past few years. Builders have quickly picked up on the trend of ‘modern farmhouse,’ which features a typical farmhouse feel — wide open spaces, lofts, high ceilings and lots of family lounging areas. Maybe you’ve noticed the vertical

Milbank Road exterior Sarah Stone sold this house on Milbank Road in Greenwich for $2,775,000 in October 2021.

clapboard homes with the black-paned windows. I count at least three of them on my drive to my office each day.”

When is the right time to downsize and how should you do it?

“The optimal time to downsize is when your children have grown and left the home. Depending on the market you’re in, this can be easier said than done. Because we’re in a sellers’ market, it will take you longer to find the next home, a smaller, more modest home with fewer bedrooms typically. For that reason, I would find the home you want first, as that may take some time, then list your current home for sale.”

For those moving to the area, what are your go-to spots?

“When I’m not helping people buy and sell homes, you can rest assured I’m out there enjoying all the features of my beautiful town of Greenwich. After all, it’s

nice to remind yourself what all the fuss is about when you’re paying these prices, and it takes all of one trip to Tod's Point with my kids for that feeling to come to fruition for me. There are very few towns that can boast such a gorgeous spot for all of the town to enjoy, especially now with the updated and fabulous concession stand.

Tod’s Point is much more than just the beach; it’s a stunning walk along the coastline with views all the way to Long Island and the New York City skyline. You can learn to sail, park your boat, go for a run, sunbathe, swim or have a barbecue. It’s truly one of our town's gems.

“I also love Bruce Park, which is closer to town. You can spot me there playing tennis or walking my dog a few times a week. And if I don’t see you there, I’ll see you in line at Gofer Ice Cream, a beloved Greenwich institution and the place to be during the summertime. My daughter would go every night if I allowed it.

“I also love to pack a picnic and take

the ferry to Island Beach. If you are a resident with a park pass, the 17-minute ride is less than $10 and parking is free in the train station lot, seconds from Greenwich Avenue. This is another perk of being a resident. It’s like taking a oneday vacation, enjoying a boat ride, going to the beach all day and hanging out with your friends. What could be better?

“My favorite restaurant in town is L’escale….There simply is no better place to sit, relax and enjoy the waterside dining and the view as you sip your Negroni. If you can't get a reservation there, hop around the many restaurants with varied cuisine and also great shops on Greenwich Ave... or take a fitness class there.

“The best coffee in town? Granola Bar. Go try its Nutella latte and tell me that’s not the best little pick-me-up you could ask for. As for the Fourth of July fireworks, better start buttering up those Old Greenwich friends that live near the water, because the show they put on at

Tod’s Point is spectacular. But you can beat the traffic watching from the private beach at Lucas Point, just before the main beach entrance.”

You began your career a long way from Tod’s Point.

“I started my real estate career more than 20 years ago in Manhattan, working at the 575 Madison Ave. office of Douglas Elliman. After working for some heavy hitters and understanding how the best in the business succeed, I won ‘Rookie of the Year’ my first year on my own. I'm licensed in Connecticut and New York state, which is convenient for the many buyers looking in both areas of Fairfield and Westchester counties... So buyers can cover two states with one ‘Stone.’”

For more on Sarah Stone, click here. https://www.elliman.com/connecticut/ associate/593-a-df20052116115265864/ sarah-stone

The 411 on prescription weight-loss drugs

BY DENISE PATE, M.D.

It’s all over the news: People who have long struggled with obesity are turning to prescription medications to help them control their appetite and melt away the pounds, often creating shortages for those who use the drugs for other conditions. Still, anyone considering weight-loss

For many, prescription weight loss drugs have been the answer to their prayer to lose weight. But Denise Pate, M.D., cautions that you need to understand how they work, the risks and the need to combine them with healthy habits.

medications should understand the basics of how they work as well as the pros and cons.

About two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And the obesity rate has climbed steadily over the past several decades, with 40% of Americans now classified as obese, having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher.

Weight-loss medications are meant to help those who are overweight or obese, especially if they have related health problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol. But it’s also important that they’ve first attempted to lose weight through lifestyle behaviors such as physical activity and eating healthy foods.

Medications can’t replace exercise or diet measures as ways to lose weight. Research demonstrates that weight-management drugs work best when combined with all the other things people should do to take care of their health, regardless of size.

Medication options

About a half-dozen weight-loss medications have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in adults and, in some cases, children as young as 12. What are they and how do they work?

One class of medications works by mimicking a gut hormone called GLP-1 that

provokes insulin production, decreasing appetite and making people feel full. The medication comes in two different formulations. Semaglutide (Wegovy or Ozempic) is a weekly injection, while liraglutide (Saxenda) is a daily injection. These medications were originally approved as treatments for type 2 diabetes, and those drugs are sometimes prescribed off-label for people with obesity.

Tirzepatide (Mounjaro), also an injectable, is a medication that mimics two gut hormones, GLP-1 as well as a glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) — increasing insulin secretion, decreasing inappropriate glucagon secretion and slowing gastric emptying.

Xenical (orlistat) blocks the body from absorbing about one-third of the fat that’s eaten. Taken as a capsule, it’s also sold without a prescription — at half Xenical’s dose — as a brand called Alli.

Contrave (naltrexone HCl and bupropion) combines two other drugs in a pill that targets areas of the brain involved in hunger and cravings.

Adipex or Suprenza (phentermine) belongs to a class of drugs called appetite suppressants, which help people eat less. Use these with caution as they can have significant cardiac side effects.

Risks and rewards

Some of these medications are meant to be used for short periods; others, longer. All come with side effects that vary widely –

ranging from headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation and dizziness to dry mouth, insomnia and heart palpitations. Serious side effects can also occur, including pancreatitis, gallbladder disease, kidney problems and hypertension.

Nobody should take a weight-loss medication thinking that it’s free of possible complications. It’s a decision that can have serious consequences for the body.

That said, weight-loss medications can offer significant benefits, which is what most people focus on. When combined with healthy eating and physical activity, many people taking them can lose 10% or more of their body weight.

The health benefits can be incredible, lowering people’s blood sugar, cholesterol and blood pressure levels. Significant weight loss can also help ease joint pain and improve or eliminate sleep apnea symptoms, really improving someone’s overall quality of life.

Those interested in taking prescription weight-loss drugs should speak to their doctor about the risks and benefits. This is not a decision to take lightly, but for the right person, these medications can be a game-changer.

Denise Pate, M.D., is a board-certified internal medicine specialist and medical director of Medical Offices of Manhattan, which offers comprehensive health care at four locations in New York City. For more, visit medicalofficesofmanhattan.com.

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‘Over the Rainbow’ at the new Tiki Beach in Rye

BY JEREMY WAYNE

Call me superficial but I only have to hear the word “tiki” and I’m already horizontal on a tropical beach, watching the gently swaying palms while a Tom Cruise—in—“Cocktail” bartender—type is whizzing me up the perfect piña colada to the sound of The Beach Boys singing “Kokomo” or Israel Kamikawiwo’ole strumming his ukulele and warbling “Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World.”

That, of course, is the reverie, but somewhere over the Cross Westchester Expressway, if not the rainbow, a tiki bar does exist – at Tiki Beach, on the historic Art Deco boardwalk of Rye’s Playland amusement park, the former Charley’s Pier Restaurant, now humming under new ownership.

With several distinct dining areas, including a covered conservatory, a lower boardwalk terrace and an expansive upper terrace, Tiki Beach is that rare beast – a massive restaurant but one, as far as I can tell, with no duff tables. Each area looks so inviting, you’ll have a hard job deciding where you want to sit.

Another area is the arcade at the head of the pier, a vast timber structure the size of an aircraft hangar but open to the elements. Although it was closed on the day of our visit – “because of the birds,” our server, rather chirpy himself, told us with a grin, leaving us to our own Hitchcockian imaginings – a host later told me that the area was used for private events and as a bookable VIP area and would be opening later that evening. Perhaps after the birds had gone to sleep?

Last but not least, is the adjacent Biergarten, a slightly sparse patch of Astroturf with tables, chairs and a small bar of its own, where diners can enjoy lighter snacks such as burgers, wings and pretzels, with cocktails and the latest brews from Elmsford—based Captain Lawrence Brewing Co., with which it is aligned.

Open less than a month, Tiki Beach was operating at full—tilt on the Sunday of our visit. With its blue—and—white French bistro chairs, blue sun umbrellas and hanging branches of faux wisteria – common to all the areas – this massive, democratic restaurant has a nice upscale feel. A DJ, set up on a rostrum at the entrance to the pier, spinning 1970s and ’80s summer sounds (as well as Rick Astley’s immortal “Together Forever”) also adds to the vibe.

I say “democratic” in the sense that everyone seems to feel welcome – couples, families, large groups of friends, singles at the bar, all equal under the summer

sky. This is reflected in the menu, where welcome moderate pricing (at least by postCovid standards) makes the attractively presented dishes, prepared with far more diligence than you might normally find in a beach bar or lobster shack, an especially nice surprise. Which is not to say Tiki Beach is remotely fancy, because it isn’t. It’s just plain good and good value.

You’ll find squeaky—fresh Blue Point Oysters, Little Neck clams and chilled lobster, from the raw bar, as well as a handful of well—made salads to start. Other appetizers we enjoyed were artisanal charcuterie, slow roasted mussels with tomato and olives and a crisp crab cake with lemon aioli. Steamed clams in an oregano cream sauce, served with two crisp slices of toasted baguette, was a masterpiece of a dish that any starred Provençal Michelin chefs would be proud to serve.

Next came the “handhelds” – crispy fish tacos; lobster roll (which could have done

with a touch more drawn butter); and a Tiki burger for hard—bitten carnivores with grass—fed beef, chorizo, guac and the kitchen sink. In the section labeled “large plates,” a 1 and a half—pound lobster was sweet and tender in its lobster cognac reduction, served with corn on the cobb. Mind you, a lovely slab of blackened ahi tuna was also a contender here, as was a decidedly nonpiscine pan—roasted Berkshire pork chop, almost regally cloaked in its bourbon barbecue glaze.

A chocolate mousse cheesecake, the kind of dessert that usually has me asking the question, “Well, is it chocolate or is it cheese? I wish it’d make up its mind,” made up my mind for me. It was excellent – rich, dense and delicious, a full—on, unabashed, calorific onslaught.

I wax lyrical because that’s how Tiki Beach made me feel. And how nice to find a restaurant right on the ocean – or, at any rate, the Long Island Sound – that has

not traduced its menu with samey, fried junk food for the quick—fix gratification of the crowd. I’m not saying there’s no fried food – there’s plenty of it and, while I’m about it, the French fries were excellent. No, what I’m really trying to emphasize is that Tiki Beach, which could be just another of Playland’s fast food joints, actually believes in itself and the integrity of its product.

Drinks, too, are reassuringly summery and beach—like, rum and vodka “tini” and “tiki” cocktails along with the classics, although I do think it’s time that old chestnut of a cocktail, Ted Pizio’s Sex on the Beach, amusing when it first came to prominence in the 1980s, was pensioned off.

And at a time when it’s notoriously difficult to find front—of—house restaurant staff, Tiki Beach has somehow cracked it. Our server, Javon, looked after the table with a pleasant efficiency, and when he asked at the end of the meal how we had enjoyed ourselves, he sounded as if he really meant it. I once read that the flight attendants walk more than seven miles on a transatlantic flight. I can’t think these guys walk any less on an eight—hour shift.

The only ripple of discord? While you won’t need an entrance ticket to Playland to access the restaurant, you are pretty much obliged to use the amusement park’s parking lot, which means paying the $20 fee. That’s quite a surcharge on a meal. But there is an alternative: Arrive by boat, use one of the moorings (the same people who now own the restaurant run the marina) and hail the new water taxi to take you practically to your table.

Very chic and thoroughly tiki.

For more, visit www.tikibeachrye.com

Tiki Beach sign.

Playland amusement park marina. Photographs by Jeremy Wayne.

Steamed clams at Tiki Beach.

Two Westchester men implicated in $4.6M PPP loan scheme

BY BILL HELTZEL Bheltzel@westfairinc.com

Two Westchester men have been accused of participating in a pandemic loan relief scheme that allegedly netted $4.6 million in ill-gotten gains for dozens of people.

Glenroy Walker, 65, of New Rochelle, was accused of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. He was arrested on June 6 and released from custody on posting a $250,000 personal recognizance bond.

Gary Wheeler, 46, of Mount Vernon, was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and was released on a $100,000 bond.

According to a criminal complaint unsealed on June 6 in U.S. District Court, White Plains, six people conspired from July 2020 to February 2022 to submit fraudulent applications for Paycheck Protection Program loans.

More than a hundred loan applications, seeking $14.7 million for 56 individuals were submitted, according to the complaint.

Thirty-nine loans totaling $4.6 million were approved.

The loan program was created in 2020 by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act to help small businesses weather the pandemic. The loans were issued by banks, guaranteed by the federal government and overseen by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

The funds had to be used for specific purposes, such as covering payroll, mortgages, rent and utilities. If spent properly, the loans could be forgiven, in essence, giving small businesses windfalls to help them survive the economic calamity caused by the pandemic.

Walker and Howard Levy, 60, of the Bronx, allegedly submitted PPP loan applications that included false information.

They created phony federal tax returns using the names of actual tax accountants who were not involved in the scheme, according to the complaint, fabricated bank statements and typically received 15% of the PPP funds received as kickbacks.

One witness told investigators that he was self-employed and had no employees,

according to the complaint. But his PPP application, prepared by Levy, stated that the business employed 13 people. The application included a fraudulent bank statement showing a $46,858 payroll and an IRS tax form prepared by an accountant who said he had not prepared the form.

The witness told investigators that he wrote a $23,468.50 check to Levy’s firm, Access Accounting Systems, to pay for his services.

Walker allegedly used several corporate entities he had formed over the years to receive kickbacks and to share kickbacks with Levy.

For example, Gary Wheeler, of Mount Vernon, received PPP loans totaling $412,375 for Peak Business Group, Garden Bar & Grill, and Matrix Data Group, according to the complaint.

Wheeler wired $61,856 to Ebony Business Group Jamaica Inc., a New Rochelle company controlled by Walker, according to the complaint. Then Walker wired half, $30,928, to Levy.

Investigators contend that the wire transfers were kickbacks for obtaining

PPP funds.

Sherril Baez, 50, of Freeport, Nassau County; Norma Getten, 62, of the Bronx; and Donnat Powell, 48, of Paterson, New Jersey, also were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

White Plains attorney Richard A. Portale said in an email that some articles have depicted Wheeler incorrectly.

“Mr. Wheeler is not accused of being an organizer or recruiting others,” he stated in an email. “Rather, PPP applications for three businesses owned by Mr. Wheeler were submitted by Mr. Levy and his ‘accounting services.’”

Manhattan attorney William H. Newman said Getten “recognizes the serious nature of the allegations and will respond to them at the appropriate time.”

Attorneys representing Baez, Levy, Powell and Walker did not reply to emails asking for their clients’ sides of the story.

The investigation was led by the FBI’s White Collar and Public Corruption Task Force Squad in Westchester. The case is being handled by assistant federal prosecutors Jared Hoffman and Derek Wikstrom.

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Saving for education: Understanding 529 Plans

If you are looking for ways to save for your children’s education, a 529 Plan can be an excellent option.

In 2017, legislation expanded 529s to cover K-12 as well as two- and four-year college and vocational schools. The SECURE Act of 2019 expanded the 529 Plan to include fees, books, supplies and equipment for apprenticeship programs and repayment of principal and interest on student loan debt for the designated beneficiary or the beneficiary's sibling, up to a lifetime limit of $10,000.

You may open a Section 529 plan in any state, and there are no income restrictions for the individual opening the account. Contributions, however, must be in cash, and the total amount must not be more than is reasonably needed for higher education (as determined initially by the state). A minimum investment may be required to open the account, such as $25 or $50.

Each 529 Plan has a designated beneficiary (the future student) and an account owner. The account owner may be a parent or another person and typically is the principal contributor to the plan. The account owner is also entitled to choose (and change) the designated beneficiary.

Neither the account owner nor beneficiary may direct investments. Still, the state may allow the owner to select a type of investment fund (e.g., fixed-income securities) and change the investment annually as well as when the beneficiary is changed. The account owner decides who gets the funds (can pick and change the beneficiary) and is legally allowed to withdraw funds at any time, subject to tax and penalties (more about this topic below).

Unlike other tax breaks for higher education funding, such as the American Opportunity and Lifetime Learning Tax Credits, 529 plans aren’t limited to funding only tuition. Room, board, lab fees, books and supplies can be purchased with funds from your 529 Savings Account. However, individual state programs could have a narrow definition on this aspect, so check with your particular state.

designated beneficiary. Distributions are tax-free even if the student claims the American Opportunity Credit, Lifetime Learning Credit, or tax-free treatment for a Section 530 Coverdell Education Savings Account (ESA) distribution — provided the 529 plan distributions aren't covering the same specific expenses.

Qualified expenses include tuition, required fees, books, supplies, equipment and special needs services. Room and board also qualify for someone who is at least a half-time student. Also, starting in 2018, qualified expenses included up to $10,000 in annual expenses for tuition in connection with enrollment or attendance at an elementary or secondary public, private or religious school.

Qualified expenses also include computers and related equipment used by a student while enrolled at an eligible educational institution; however, software designed for sports, games or hobbies does not qualify unless it is predominantly educational in nature.

Tax Considerations

Contributions made by the account owner or other contributor are not deductible for federal income tax purposes, but many states offer deductions or credits. Earnings on contributions grow tax-free while in the plan. Distributions for a purpose other than qualified education are taxed to the one receiving the distribution.

In addition, the taxable portion of the distribution will incur a 10% penalty, comparable to the 10% penalty that applies to Coverdell ESAs. Also, the account owner may change the beneficiary designation from one to another in the same family. Funds in the account roll over tax-free for the benefit of the new beneficiary.

For gift tax purposes, contributions are treated as completed gifts even though the account owner has the right to withdraw them — thus, they qualify for the up-to$17,000 annual gift tax exclusion in 2023 ($16,000 in 2022). One contributing more than $17,000 may elect to treat the gift as made in equal installments over that year

Funds in the account at the designated beneficiary's death are included in the beneficiary's estate — another odd result since those funds may not be available to pay the tax. Funds in the account at the account owner's death are not included in the owner's estate, except for a portion where the gift tax exclusion installment election is made for gifts over $17,000 ($16,000 in 2022).

Here is an example: If the account owner made the election for a gift of $85,000 ($80,000 in 2022), a part of that gift is included in the estate if the owner dies within five years.

A Section 529 plan can be an especially attractive estate-planning move for grandparents. There are no income limits for contributing, and the account owner giving up to $85,000 ($80,000 in 2022) avoids gift tax and estate tax by living five years after the gift, yet has the power to change the beneficiary.

State tax rules are all over the map. Some reflect the federal rules, and some are quite different. For an overview of

each state's 529 plan, consult the College Savings Plans Network at CollegeSavings. org.

Starting in 2024, 529 college savings plans maintained for at least 15 years can be rolled over to a Roth IRA. Any contributions (and earnings on those contributions) to the 529 plan made within the last five years are not eligible. The rollover must be trustee to trustee, with a lifetime limit of $35,000 per account beneficiary. Rollovers are subject to Roth IRA annual contribution limits.

This column is for information only and is not intended as advice. It is advisable to seek qualified professional advice before opening a 529 plan.

Norman G. Grill is managing partner of Grill & Partners LLC, certified public accountants and consultants to closely held companies and high-net-worth individuals, with offices in Fairfield and Darien.

Photo by QuinceCreative / Pixabay.

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ADVANCING A LOW-CARBON FUTURE 2ND ANNUAL 'PROFIT & PURPOSE' CONFERENCE A HUGE SUCCESS!

200 business, nonprofit, and government leaders attended the WCA’s 2nd Annual Sustainable Business Conference hosted in partnership with Pace University’s Elisabeth Haub School of Law Topics spanned new opportunities in sustainable investing and real estate, navigating an evolving regulatory landscape, and the connection between sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion.

“We’re at the threshold of a fundamental transformation of businesses toward a more sustainable future Sustainability is not a far-away concept it’s here and now,” said Michael N Romita, WCA President and CEO “This conference brought together business leaders at every level to urge the adoption of a sustainability mindset and to ensure they are prepared for the transition to a low-carbon future The WCA is positioning Westchester to become a center for sustainable business innovation ”

Marc L. Rinaldi Partner; PKF O'Connor Davies LLP

“Sustainability is playing an increasingly prominent role in how companies operate and govern themselves. When implementing an effective sustainability reporting program, companies must consider key disclosure factors that will deliver the greatest corporate value and community impact ”

Key Takeaways: Sustainability Management Drives Economic Growth

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ESG is here now and it’s here to stay Government regulations, market pressures, generational shifts, and the need to operate within a sustainable society are driving businesses to embrace environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors

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Anna Snider Managing Director and Head of Due Diligence for the CIO, Bank of America

“All investing is sustainable investing. The decisions that are being made by companies relate to how they think about human capital risk or environmental risk A company may have rising insurance costs because they’re in an area affected by ‘hundred-year floods’ every two years If you look at real-world examples, you realize all companies are impacted by ESG-related factors."

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Sustainability should not be siloed. Sustainability has become part of the core strategy for most businesses There’s a role for organizations of all sizes and employees at every level

Adopting sustainable practices creates competitive advantage. Prioritizing sustainability includes diversity, equity, and inclusion and improves the bottom line

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“Westchester is leading the way in thinking about how to bring resources and power together to plan how AI can address challenging issues. And, you are doing so from a place of strength ”

Is Artificial Intelligence the Next Frontier in Healthcare?

Amid rapid technological transformation in healthcare, AI has emerged as a game-changer, said a panel of experts at the WCA’s latest All Access Healthcare event held June 7

Yet we must proceed with a holistic approach to be successful, said keynote speaker Vasco Drecun, Vice President, Siemens Healthineers “We’ve seen exponential growth in computing power. Corporate profits in the medical industry are rising, but household income is flat and the affordability of healthcare has gone down We need to tackle these topics technology, the economy, and society together, and harness the power of AI to create a better future.”

That means embracing AI and democratizing the technology, said Vishal Sheth, Director of Transformation, New YorkPresbyterian

“It shouldn’t sit in the hands of a select few We need people with skills and talent to develop these technologies We also need to include the people we’re serving when we are designing solutions to problems they are facing. And we need to ensure the data is representative of their population ”

Artificial intelligence also has huge potential to address health equity in mental health services, pointed out Lindsay Farrell, President & CEO, Open Door Family Medical Center “Technology can be used to evaluate the progression of a patient’s course of care In Westchester, we have a significant number of clinicians, yet we have wait lists and not enough licensed therapists who speak Spanish Ideally, technology will expand access to behavioral health services and make it better.”

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Mel Donatelli Senior Executive Leader, Slalom

Poughkeepsie opens renovated Malcolm X Park

BY PETER KATZ Pkatz@westfairinc.com

Arenovated and upgraded Malcolm X Park, located on Mansion Street in Poughkeepsie's Third Ward, has been formally opened with a ribbon cutting. The park had been closed at the end of last September so that the renovation work could begin.

The existing park was renamed in honor of Malcolm X in 1978 after local high school students lobbied the city. Born Malcolm Little, Malcolm X became prominent as an American Muslim minister, civil rights activist and Black Nationalism leader. He was assassinated in 1965.

The park now brings to residents newly installed playground equipment, a new pavilion, newly resurfaced basketball courts with new hoops, backboards and bleachers, a new walking path, benches, tables and grills. Numerous new tress and bushes have been planted. A new mural honoring Malcolm X’s legacy that was designed by community members is featured.

The city's Department of Engineering oversaw the work at the park. Also participating in the project were local residents along with New City Parks and Scenic Hudson, Beulah Baptist Church, Morse Magnet Charter School, MASS Design Group, the Art Effect, Poughkeepsie Farm Project, Ecological Citizens and the Northside Collaborative.

New City Parks Executive Director Rose Harvey said, “New City Parks has been honored and privileged to work side by side with the city, Scenic Hudson and the community to translate the vision of all the users into a buildable park, raising public dollars for its construction and providing seed funding to program. Malcolm X Park is aptly named and will provide access to nature, social connection, fun and play to everyone.”

Seth McKee, executive director of The Scenic Hudson Land Trust and Land Programs, said, “Malcolm X spoke of pride, of autonomy and of reconciliation. This park honors his name through opportunities to connect with the outdoors and with each other."

Among the speakers at the June 8 rib -

Feds conducting civil rights investigation of SUNY New Paltz

BY PETER KATZ Pkatz@westfairinc.com

Aspokesperson at the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has confirmed to the Business Journals that the department's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is conducting an investigation into alleged civil rights violations on the campus of the State University of New York at New Paltz. The spokesperson added that the department does not comment on ongoing investigations. A list of currently open investigations reveals that the one looking into allegations at SUNY New Paltz is but one of dozens of investigations currently in progress around the country.

The investigation apparently is a result of a complaint that had been filed on June 10, 2022, by the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law

based in Washington, D.C. The complaint was addressed to OCR Regional Director Rachael Pomerantz at its New York office and DOE Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Catherine Lhamon in Washington. It was signed by Brandeis Center President Alyza D. Lewin and its Director of Legal Initiatives Denise Katz-Prober.

The complaint alleged that Jewish and Israeli students at SUNY New Paltz "have been vilified, marginalized, harassed, and excluded from the New Paltz Accountability (NPA) student group, which was formed to support survivors of sexual assault. NPA provides valuable educational programs and activities for these survivors and their allies on campus."

The complaint said that the exclusion of Jewish and Israeli students from NPA on the basis of their ethnic and national origin identities left survivors of sexual assault without a place at SUNY

New Paltz to receive the programs and services while openly expressing their Jewish identify. The complaint said that the university had failed to provide the same services to all survivors of sexual assault and that constitutes a violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The complaint was filed on behalf of two students at SUNY New Paltz, both of whom were victims of sexual assault. They were identified as Cassandra Blotner, who is Jewish and Ofek Preis, who is Jewish and Israeli.

"Both were excluded from NPA and publicly vilified by its leadership, then were subjected  to further sustained harassment, including threats and intimidation on social media," the complaint alleged.

The complaint contained additional allegations about SUNY New Paltz.

"Although the university knew about

bon cutting were Poughkeepsie's Mayor Marc Nelson, Dutchess County Executive William F.X. O’Neil, and Ernest Henry, executive director of the Hudson Valley Re-Entry Network.

The New York State Environmental Facilities Corp. provided a $355,000 grant to add new green infrastructure elements to park.

“We are so grateful to our many community partners who helped bring this beautiful project to fruition," Mayor Nelson said. "The city has put substantial financial resources into its parks in recent years realizing they are enjoyed by everyone from youth to seniors. We also look forward to all the community events that will be held by organizations making great use of the park."

and publicly acknowledged the exclusion and harassment, it failed to intervene, either to discipline NPA or the organization's leaders or to ensure opportunities for all victims of sexual assault on campus," the complaint said. "It also failed to address the complainants' safety concems arising from the harassment; as a result, both students were unable to attend classes and Ms. Blotner was afraid to spend  time on campus."

The complaint said that Blotner and Preis were founders of NPA and had been activists in calling for better treatment of sexual assault victims. The complaint alleges that they were eventually forced out of NPA leadership and criticized for holding Zionist views.

According to the complaint, the SUNY New Paltz president at the time, Donald Christian put out a statement on Feb. 17, 2022, acknowledging that what the NPA had done was exclusionary, discriminatory and motivated by anti-Semitism but claimed the university could not respond because NPA was not a "recognized student organization."

Malcolm X Park in Poughkeepsie June 8 ribbon-cutting.

Sullivan construction training program has first graduates

BY PETER KATZ Pkatz@westfairinc.com

Sullivan County's new construction trades training program has produced its first seven graduates. The first session of the program, administered by the Center for Workforce Development (CWD), which is part of the county’s Division of Community Resources, began April 10 and ran two evenings a week for nine weeks at Sullivan BOCES’ Rubin Pollack Education Center in Liberty.

As described by CWD Director Loreen Gebelein, each week was devoted to different aspects of the construction trades:tools, safety, materials, framing, flooring, ceilings, decks, stairs, building inspections and more. During the final week, the staff discussed how to create a  resumé and find a job.

"This legislature was able to set aside funds to allow people in our county to gain a valuable set of skills that they plan to immediately take into the workforce,” said

Robert A. Doherty, chairman of the Sullivan County Legislature. “It’s great to see people who were looking for a path to actually be

given that path to a sustainable career.”

According to the county's Community Resources Commissioner Laura Quigley,

"This was hands-on training at BOCES’ fully equipped workshop, and these graduates are immediately ready to work with any number of employers, as the local building industry is growing fast.”

Robert Dufour, superintendent and CEO of Sullivan BOCES said that discussions are underway to continue providing learning opportunities for adults that will help build and maintain the workforce in the county.

“We are proud of the seven individuals who have completed this program and wish them the best of luck and success as they continue on their pathway to their new career," Dufour said. "This is just the beginning of our partnership with the Center for Workforce Development and the county."

One of the graduates, Dominic Cabrera, said, “I’m thinking of going into maintenance, but I also just got my forklift operator’s license.”

Another graduate, Ben Ziff, said he will be joining a local union, adding, "I’m grateful for the fact that this is a free program and is guiding all of us on to a career.”

U.S. Tax Court forgoes penalties for Rockland lawyer

BY BILL HELTZEL Bheltzel@westfairinc.com

Though nothing in this world can be said to be certain, except death and taxes, a Rockland lawyer has managed to escape a bit of one of those realities.

U.S. Tax Court ruled on May 30 that Donald S. Tracy, 92, doesn’t have to pay penalties on employment taxes he had failed to pay for 21 months.

Tracy was sole proprietor of a law firm in New City for 60 years. From late 2017 to mid 2019, he was in the process of closing his practice because of declining health and advanced age.

He was nearly deaf. A worsening back injury and joint disease in his knees and hips made it difficult to maintain balance. He suffered from atrial fibrillation, hypertension and cardiopulmonary disease. And he was caring for his dying wife of 55 years.

A part-time aide looked after his grocery shopping, laundry, cooking, cleaning and errands.

As he was taking steps to close the office, another attorney worked on his cases, a long-time assistant helped with

bookkeeping and payroll, and another assistant handled employment taxes.

The assistant handling the taxes knew that the firm’s income was declining and she was feared losing her job, according to tax court, and she did not perform her duties.

Tracy was unaware that his assistant had shirked her duties. When he did learn of the problem, the ruling states, he promptly filed the tax forms and paid the taxes.

He complied with the certainty of paying employment taxes, but he did not pay the penalties for late filings and late payments. Instead, he asked the IRS to abate the fees.

The Internal Revenue Service issued a notice in August 2021 for unpaid penalties. Tracy challenged the action, and an IRS settlement officer determined that he had not established reasonable cause for abatement.

The issue for U.S. Tax Court was whether Tracy’s failures to file tax returns and pay taxes within the prescribed time was due to reasonable cause or willful neglect.

Tracy represented himself before the court, and the burden of proof was on him.

He had to show that he had exercised

ordinary business care and prudence but nonetheless was unable to file tax forms and pay taxes in time.

A taxpayer who continues to operate a business despite illness or incapacity is not prevented from performing tax obligations, the court said. And the failures cannot be excused by reliance on an agent.

Despite his failing health and advanced age, the court said, he was diligent and prudent in operating his business.

He had systems in place to ensure tax compliance that had not failed him for near-

ly six decades, so it was “reasonable, and not willfully negligent,” for Tracy to trust the systems’ reliability.

And it was not reliance on his assistant that caused the failures, the court found, but his inability to adequately supervise her due to his failing health and advanced age.

Tracy acted quickly when he discovered that he was out of compliance, the court said.

“Had he been able to supervise his assistant properly, (he) would have ensured that the returns were filed.”

Students Chance Stallworth and David Jett begin assembly of the framing of a wooden building during a session of Sullivan County's Construction Trades program.

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NEW ARC BOARD MEMBERS

The Arc Westchester recently convened stakeholders for its 74th annual Membership Meeting. The virtual event featured special guest Kimberly Hill Ridley, who serves as the chief disability officer for New York state; celebrated the Richard P. Swierat Advocate of The Year Award honoree; and welcomed seven new members to the chapter’s board.

Jennifer Huggins was honored with The Richard P. Swierat Advocate of The Year Award. She has experience as a member of The Arc Westchester Day Services program and serves on the Core Committee of Advocates and the Program

Quality Improvement Committee.

The seven new members of the Board of Directors include Jacob Kane of Pleasantville, Michael Briganti of Mohegan Lake, Mary Costello-Lazare of Pleasantville, Mark Glucksman of White Plains, Jennifer Huggins of Yonkers, John McAndrew of Pleasantville and Bradley Serlin of Pleasantville.

Ridley spoke with attendees about her office’s key priorities. She and her team continue to focus on ADA Compliance – and associated trainings.

“This has been a year of transition for all of us as we continue to socially

connect with each other again,” said Tibi Guzmán, executive director/CEO of The Arc Westchester.

Founded in 1949, the Arc Westchester is the largest agency in Westchester County supporting children, teens and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including individuals on the autism spectrum and their families. The organization’s 850 employees provide more than 2,000 individuals throughout the county with a broad range of innovative and effective programs and services designed to foster independence, productivity and participation in community life.

ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST ETHICAL COMPANIES

Avangrid Inc., a leading sustainable energy company in Orange, Connecticut, and a member of the Iberdrola Group, recently announced it has received its 14th Edison Electric Institute (EEI) Emergency Response Award, honoring the performance of its companies: Central Maine Power (CMP), New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) during recovery and restoration efforts from Winter Storm Elliot this past December.

“I am continually amazed by the depth of our team’s commitment to ensuring safe, reliable service,” said Avangrid CEO Pedro Azagra. “Despite 70-mile-per-hour wind gusts and whiteout conditions over Christmas weekend, our team across New York and Maine worked quickly to restore power to over 540,000 cus-

tomers in a matter of days….”

Winter Storm Elliott entered the Northeast on Dec. 23, 2022 as a unique weather phenomenon known as a bomb cyclone producing significant damage in upstate New York and Maine. On Dec. 23-24, snow accumulations reached up to 51.5 inches in Buffalo, and wind gusts approached 70 miles per hour on the Maine coastline. Company employees spent nearly 85,000 hours on restoration efforts, largely over the Christmas holiday.

“The thousands of hours that our line workers, customer service representatives, contractors and other team members invested in restoring power to our customers was a truly remarkable recovery effort,” said Joe Purington, presi-

dent and CEO of CMP. Avangrid aspires to be the leading sustainable energy company in the United States with approximately $41 billion in assets and operations in 24 U.S. states. Through its networks’ business, Avangrid owns and operates eight electric and natural gas utilities, serving more than 3.3 million customers in New York and New England. Through its renewables business, Avangrid owns and operates a portfolio of renewable energy generation facilities across the United States and employs more than 7,500 people. The company supports the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals and was named among the World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2023 for the fifth consecutive year by the Ethisphere Institute.

Baribault Jewelers in Glastonbury, Connecticut has been selected to provide customers with instant insurance coverage via a new app: LUX Digital Vault mobile app from Jewelers Mutual Group an insur-tech innovation that connects customers to their trusted jeweler and their jewelry and watch collections with a 15-day jewelry insurance offer. Baribault is one of only a few retailers nationwide chosen for the app’s beta-test.

exactly what our next-gen clients are looking for,” said Christina Baribault Ortiz of Baribault Jewelers, a third-generation, family-owned, fine jewelry company. “It is beyond cool to have a customer open their virtual vault inside our store, giving them peace of mind that they are secured and insured.”

The app gives retailers Customer Relations Management (CRM) tools to connect with customers more automatically, more consistently and in a more personalized way.

MAJOR BANK INVESTS IN WORKFORCE EDUCATION

“Using tech to bring everyone closer and enjoy jewelry more inside their phone is The Money Smart Financial Coaching Program of the National Council for Workforce Education (NCWE) will receive $1.25 million in grants from JPMorgan Chase to help seven community colleges develop and launch financial coaching programs that improve student financial health and graduation rates. Launched in 2022 with a $2.5 million investment from JPMorgan Chase, the program is expanding from four to eight colleges reaching nearly 1,200 college students around the country.

The program, which is growing to serve more first-generation, racially minoritized and economically disadvantaged students, will now be available at Monroe Communi-

ty College in Rochester, New York; Renton Technical College in Renton, Washington; Columbus State Community College in Columbus, Ohio; and Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The schools will receive individualized coaching and technical assistance from NCWE to ensure they build successful, sustainable programs that help students establish healthy financial behaviors. NCWE’s work is built on a financial coaching program developed by Westchester Community College in 2014. JPMorgan Chase also invests in this work to support community colleges’ holistic support of their students, with a focus on sustainable and long-lasting change.

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GIFTS OF LOVE TEES OFF

Connecticut individuals and families facing a financial crisis will benefit from funds recently raised at Gifts of Love third annual Charity Golf Tournament. A total of 135 golfers arrived at the Golf Club of Avon on a recent sunny Monday to make a positive difference in supporting neighbors in need.

“We are both ecstatic and grateful for everyone who pitched in to make our annual golfing event such a smashing success,” said Lisa Gray, executive director of Gifts of Love.

RIBBON CUTTING FOR NEW ECOMMERCE FACILITY

Bedford resident Donald Greenwald has been elected chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bedford Playhouse, replacing Sarah Long, whose term expired March 31. She will continue as an active member of the board’s executive committee. Greenwald, who has served on the board for the past eight years, has been actively involved with the organization since its inception in 2015. A business executive and investor, he is the former president and CEO of Lansco Colors, and now serves as the managing partner of Insight Operations LLC. He will serve a three-year term as chairman of the Board of the Bedford Playhouse, one of northern Westchester’s cultural hubs, providing first run and classic films, authors’ talks, live music, educational offerings, notable speakers and other special arts-related events.

The board also announced that Bedford resident Marie-Louise Scanlan, who had been serving as the playhouse’s senior director of finance since March 2022, has been appointed CEO, effective May 1. Scanlan, a former marketing and management executive with IBM and Pepsi-Cola, has extensive experience in the nonprofit sector. As CEO of the Bedford Playhouse, she will oversee all of its operations, financial and marketing management and work closely with its board.

Greenwald said: “…More than a movie theater, we bring the community together to listen to directors speak about their films and authors talk about their books, and we give folks a chance to drop in and have a drink with friends. My goal is to fully integrate the playhouse into the entire community’s consciousness.”

“For those who missed participating in our golf tournament and would like to support the Gifts of Love mission, we are currently planning a huge fall fundraising event, with details to be announced soon,” said Gray.

A SIGNATURE FUNDRAISING EVENT

Parsonage Cottage Senior Residence in Greenwich held its third annual Tee Party Mini-Golf Tournament on Sunday, June 4. More than 200 guests helped raise funds and awareness for the critical services provided to older adults at Parsonage.

Hosted by the Parsonage Cottage Junior Advisory Board, the event attracted 36 teams of four who played 18 customized holes set up on the cottage grounds.

“Our Tee Party has become a signature fundraising event allowing us to see many old friends and even make some new ones. Every year, we are so impressed by the creativity of the teams and their enthusiastic support of Parsonage Cottage. Our residents really enjoy watching the grounds abuzz with excitement and activity,” said Executive Director Penny Lore.

Parsonage Cottage Senior Residence acts as a partner for independent living in a unique and warm environment and knows that selecting the right residence is more than choosing a new home. Its approach focuses on giving residents a variety of experiences that will enable them to enjoy a lifestyle that allows them to thrive and flourish.

Goodwill of Western and Northern Connecticut opened its new ecommerce warehouse at 2002 Commerce Drive in Bridgeport, on June 13. The 21,000-square-foot facility employs 37 individuals and supports a 2023 budget of $4.5 million, which will help connect the unemployed and underemployed to new job opportunities. Since launching in late 2019, Goodwill’s ecommerce platform has generated more than $6.5 million for the organization.

Goodwill of western and northern Connecticut is an economic driver and services provider for the state, helping individuals, businesses and communities come together to support people with disabilities, economic disadvantages and other barriers to employment.

Last year, the nonprofit helped 918 Connecticut residents find work.

FIRM FILES WITHDRAWAL OF VOLUNTARY REGISTRATION STATEMENT REQUEST

Grayscale Investments®, one of the world’s largest digital currency asset managers and sponsor of Grayscale® Filecoin Trust (FIL) recently announced it has filed a request with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeking withdrawal of the trust’s Registration Statement on Form 10. Grayscale intends to continue providing reports for the trust according to the Alternative Reporting Standards of the OTCQB®.

Grayscale voluntarily files Registration Statements on Form 10 with the SEC to provide full and fair risk disclosures and other enhancements for Grayscale’s products and provide investors with greater transparency. The company enables investors to access the digital economy through a family of secure, regulated and future-forward investment products.

Bob Maxon, left, and Hole-In-One Contest winner, Tim Ellsworth at Gifts of Love golf tournament.

Photo courtesy of Gifts of Love.

The Empty Nesters, from left: Mimi Santry, Susan Holey, Stapley Russell and Debbie Huffard.

The Baywatch Life Guards from left: Les Russo, Tom McGuire, Charles Morgan and Gene Santini.

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NEW PEDIATRIC AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER OPENS

Greenwich Hospital, in partnership with Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital (YNHCH), celebrated the opening of its new pediatric ambulatory surgery center on June 5. A ribbon-cutting ceremony honored several community members whose generous support enabled the hospital to build this leading-edge facility to meet the unique needs of children and their caregivers.

“Today, we celebrate the realization of a vision to provide our community’s children and their families a state-of-the-art ambulatory surgical center, here, in Greenwich,” said Greenwich Hospital President

Diane P. Kelly, DNP, MBA, RN. “Our surgical center is a place where all nurses, doctors, surgeons and anesthesiologists specialize in pediatric care; where child-life specialists help ease little ones’ minds; and where the design and surrounding environment instill comfort.”

In addition to thanking the anonymous lead donor family, Kelly shared her gratitude with Mr. and Mrs. Scott Franz, whose generosity supported the center’s child-friendly waiting room, named in honor of their son, William Sargeant Frantz, with a special recognition of Dr.

James A. Brunetti. She also thanked Kate and Jim Clark, who supported the project. Expansion of children’s services is an important area of growth for Greenwich Hospital. The collaboration with one of the country’s leading children’s hospitals, YNHCH, widens access to top pediatric specialists, subspecialists and hospitalists locally.

“No other hospital in our region provides this advanced level of synchronized care for children. I couldn’t be more proud and grateful to our visionary leaders and donors who made this possible,” Kelly said.

Jocelyn Zimmer was appointed president of Zimmer Brothers Jewelers, a fifth-generation family jeweler in the Hudson Valley for 130 years. As the first female president in the business’ history, Zimmer will spearhead initiatives she’s passionate about, particularly the partnerships she initiated with Moyo Gems and Gem Legacy –– organizations that directly support colored gemstone mining communities in East Africa through vocational training, entrepreneurship and community development. She also initiated a partnership with Diamonds Do Good, another global nonprofit organization whose mission is to support and empower those in natural diamond communities. Zimmer joined the family business in 2001 and has become deeply involved in the Hudson Valley community. As a registered jeweler with the American Gem Society and continuing her education through the Gemological Institute of America, she brings more than 20 years of experience in the fine jewelry trade to her new role – a position previously held by her father, Michael Gordon.

Choyce Peterson Inc., a commercial real estate brokerage firm in Norwalk, has been appointed the exclusive listing agent for the free-standing 7,048-square-foot building located at 965 Post Road East in Westport. Vice presidents Scott Peterson and Charlene O’Connell, along with Associate James Riffice comprise Choyce Peterson’s team for

handling the property sale.

The New England-style three-story colonial conversion sits on just over a 1/3-acre site at the corner of Route 1 and Wakenor Road, which connects to Long Lots Road. An investor in the building has the opportunity to convert the first two floors to upscale residential apartments.

CHAMBERS 2023 RECOGNIZES FIRM’S ATTORNEYS AND PRACTICES

The law firm of Pullman & Comley LLC in Bridgeport earned six practice area rankings in this year’s Chambers USA, a leading business guide to the legal profession recognized worldwide for its detailed research and review process.

In addition, 10 of the firm’s individual attorneys were recognized in the 2023 guide: nine within the Connecticut practice listings and Judge Robert L. Holzberg (retired) in the national category for mediators for the second consecutive year. This honor is particularly notable because Judge Holzberg is one of just 47 mediators selected in this category nationwide.

The 10 individual attorneys recognized include David P. Atkins, Stephen M. Cowherd, Andrew C. Glassman, Nancy A.D.

Hancock, Joshua Hawks-Ladds, Lee D. Hoffman; retired Judge Robert L. Holzberg; Gary B. O’Connor, Jonathan B. Orleans, and James T. Shearin.

For 2023, the firm was recognized in six practice areas recognized in Connecticut, including corporate/M&A, environment, health care, labor and employment, litigation, general commercial and real estate.

Pullman & Comley is one of Connecticut’s largest law firms and, for more than 100 years, has provided a wide range of legal services to clients in the New England region, as well as throughout the United States and internationally. The firm has offices in Bridgeport, Hartford, Waterbury and Westport, Connecticut; White Plains, New York; Springfield, Massachusetts; and Wakefield, Rhode Island.

Leaders from Greenwich Hospital and Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital celebrate the opening of Greenwich Hospital’s new Pediatric Ambulatory Surgery Center.

Jocelyn Zimmer and Michael Gordon.

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CREATING MORE SOLUTIONS FOR PATIENTS WITH CANCER

SpringWorks Therapeutics Inc. a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company in Stamford focused on developing life-changing medicines for patients with severe rare diseases and cancer, recently announced that its management participated in a fireside chat at the Goldman Sachs 44th annual Global Healthcare Conference in Dana Point, California on Monday, June 12. A replay of the webcast will be available on SpringWorks’ website.

SpringWorks is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company applying a precision medicine approach to acquiring, developing and commercializing life-changing medicines for patients living with severe rare diseases and cancer. It has a differentiated targeted oncology pipeline spanning solid tumors and hematological cancers, including two late-stage clinical trials in rare tumor types as well as several programs addressing highly prevalent, genetically defined cancers. SpringWorks’ strategic approach and operational excellence in clinical development have enabled it to rapidly advance its two lead product candidates into late-stage clinical trials while simultaneously entering into multiple shared-value partnerships with innovators in industry and academia to unlock the full potential for its portfolio and create more solutions for patients with cancer.

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ANNUAL FAIR SETS ATTENDANCE RECORD

The town of Nanuet was rockin’ and rollin’ from mid-morning through dinner time as the town’s Chamber of Commerce hosted its ninth street fair, attracting a record number of visitors to the festivities – more than 15,000 guests. Daylong music, events and morning Mimosas for early attendees were part of the program.

Net proceeds for the rides will be donated to Nanuet and Beyond, a charity created by the Nanuet Chamber that supports educational endeavors, including an annual grand scholarship of $1,500 to a local high school student.

TWO WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL EXECS HONORED AS TOP HEALTH-CARE LEADERS

White Plains Hospital’s (WPH) President and CEO Susan Fox, and Joseph Guarracino, executive vice president, chief administrative officer and CFO, have been named to the Becker’s Hospital Review “Women Hospital Presidents and CEOs to Know” and “Health System and Hospital CFOs to Know” lists.

Becker’s, a leading medical trade magazine, cited Fox as “one of Westchester County’s most influential executives” whose leadership has led the hospital to “become the leading provider of both advanced and preventive health care in Westchester County and beyond, with more Westchester residents choosing WPH for inpatient care over other hospitals in the county.”

Spotlighting Guarracino’s more than 25 years of experience overseeing financial operations for health-care operations prior to joining the hospital in 2016, the publication emphasized how each executive included in its list of CFOs is a key player “in strategic financial planning, growth and partnerships for their organizatios.”

SOME WINS FOR WATER PROTECTIONS

One of Save the Sound’s highest priority bills passed the New York State Senate on June 5 but now appears unlikely to be brought to a vote in the Assembly. It was the second year in a row this bill, which would have prioritized nature-based solutions for coastal resiliency, didn’t get a vote in the Assembly, making for a disappointing end to an otherwise noteworthy session.

There were environmental victories to be celebrated, particularly in terms of expanding protections for waters and wetlands with the passage of the Class C Streams and Freshwater Wetlands bills. On the heels of the $4.2 billion Environmental Bond Act passing by referendum in November, the legislative session produced a record $229 billion budget, which included significant investments in clean water infrastructure and the Environmental Protection Fund, plus a landmark climate policy.

In late May, the Supreme Court diminished the protective reach of the Clean Water Act, leaving significant portions of the nation’s wetlands vulnerable to pollution, development and destruction of habitat. The devastating decision to strip away federal protections made it urgent to strengthen state protections. Save the Sound was encouraged by the passing of two such bills in the final week of the legislative session.

“Susan Fox and Joseph Guarracino are exceptional leaders who have been instrumental to our hospital’s significant growth and success over the past several years,” said William Null, chairman of the White Plains Hospital Board of Directors.

The recognitions are the latest in a long string of awards White Plains Hospital and its executive leadership have recently earned, including being named one of the World’s Best Hospitals by “Newsweek” for

the second year in a row – the only hospital in Westchester County to be included on the prestigious list; and was awarded the Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ from Healthgrades for the eighth time, placing the organization in the top 10% of hospitals nationwide for patient experience.

White Plains Hospital, a member of the Montefiore Health System, serves as its tertiary hub of advanced care in the Hudson Valley.

TOP COMMERCIAL LITIGATION FIRM IN NEW YORK NAMED

Yankwitt LLP, founded in 2009, has once again been selected for the Chambers USA ranking of top commercial litigation firms in the country. Yankwitt is the only Westchester-based law firm ranked in Chambers’ commercial litigation tables and is the third year the firm has participated and been ranked in the publication.

Russell Yankwitt, the firm’s founder and

managing partner, was also selected again this year in the Litigation: General Commercial category.

“We are thrilled and honored to be selected for inclusion in such a well-respected resource,” said Yankwitt. “And being the only Westchester-based law firm in the publication speaks to the quality of our work and reputation in the legal community.”

With one of the largest litigation teams in the county, Yankwitt represents businesses and high-net-worth individuals in disputes across a broad range of matters. The firm routinely handles complex cases in Westchester on behalf of national law firms and often serves as trial counsel for local law firms on their high-stakes cases.

Yankwitt attributes much of the firm’s

David Ansel, vice president of water protection, Save the Sound, said, “It is more important than ever that states expand their protections of all waters and wetlands. We are encouraged by the actions taken this week by the legislature to pass bills that will protect the Long Island Sound watershed and benefit tens of thousands of miles of streams and more than two million acres of wetlands across New York state. …

“As heavy rains and flooding become more frequent and severe due to climate change, homebuyers across New York must have the information they need in order to protect their assets and their families. We applaud the Assembly and Senate for giving homebuyers the right to know flood risks,” said Ansel.

success to the attorneys he recruits. “We have specific criteria for the attorneys we hire,” said Yankwitt. “Ideally, they should have had experience working for a national or international law firm and worked as a federal prosecutor or a federal law clerk or both. We have found this background to produce the best creative litigators and persuasive, concise legal writers.”

Members of the Nanuet Chamber of Commerce from left: Arlene DePrizio, Tony Pallogudis, Susan Farese, Erica Sallahian, Jeff Gibs, George Mollo, Scott Walters, Jerry Tuchband and Andy Kaye.

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NEW RCC PRESIDENT

After an extensive search for new leadership, Dr. Lester Edgardo Sandres Rapalo, with more than 25 years of experience in academia, was selected to take the helm of Rockland Community College after Dr. Michael Baston announced his departure earlier this year. Prior to joining RCC, Rapalo was the provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at CUNY’s Bronx Community College, where he was responsible for its $140 million budget and staff. He also helped lead the Accelerated Study in Associate Programs and worked closely with admissions to increase the automation of the enrollment process for CUNY Start and the Math Start Programs.

REALTORS DANCE FOR THOSE IN NEED

More than 200 guests enjoyed a special “Dancing with the Stars” gala at the Glen Island Harbour Club in New Rochelle, raising over $20,000 for the Hudson Gateway Realtor Foundation, the charitable arm of the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors.

The event also featured three judges, including Christian Perry of Sotheby’s International Realty in Greenwich, who appeared on 13 seasons of “Dancing with the Stars;” Elisabeth Vieselmeyer of Feed-

ing Westchester in Elmsford, one of the nonprofits the foundation supports; and Bonnie Koff, former chair of the Foundation Fundraising Committee. Koff, an agent with Corcoran Legends Realty in Tarrytown, was honored for her years of work with the foundation, which she was also instrumental in founding. “We want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Bonnie Koff, who has been so dedicated to her work with the foundation for so

YOUTH BUREAU AWARDS

The Orange County Youth Bureau celebrated its 41st year recognizing students, youth workers, school-based professionals, local businesses and county employees. More than 550 guests were assembled at the awards ceremony on June 8 held at SUNY Orange in Middletown.

“The students who were recognized today are doing wonderful things in their communities and should be proud of their accomplishments,” said County Executive Steve Neuhaus. “It’s important to honor these young men and women, and their families.” He also extended thanks to the Youth Bureau for celebrating the adults and businesses in the community that support their mission. Neuhaus was joined by Orange County Youth Bureau Director Rachel Wilson, who said the Awards Program gave the bureau the opportunity to recognize the younger members of the community, as well as the adults and businesses that support them. “This year’s 45th anniversary of the Youth Bureau added even more reason to celebrate.”

NEIGHBORS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE DAY

many years,” said Carol Christiansen, chair of the HG Realtor Foundation Fundraising Committee. “With her help, we were able to launch another successful event – the first of its kind for the foundation….” Since 2014, the Hudson Gateway Realtor Foundation has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to charities and nonprofits throughout Hudson Valley. HGAR represents more than 14,000 real estate professionals in Westchester and the Hudson Valley.

Approximately 120 KeyBank employees who volunteered throughout Key’s Hudson Valley/Metro New York market joined KeyBank employees across the nation in leaving their bank offices for various local community organizations, projects and causes.

KeyBank’s Hudson Valley/Metro New York market has a total of 49 branches serving the New York counties of Dutchess, New York, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester, as well as Fairfield County in Connecticut.

The organizations helped include:

Friends of Karen in North Salem; Green Chimneys Children Services, Brewster; Mohonk Preserve, Gardner; Needle Youth Mission Outreach, Poughkeepsie; New Horizons Resources, Pleasant Valley; ReTHINK Food, New York; Sparrow’s Nest of the

Rapalo, who hails from Honduras, is the author of several textbooks and has made numerous appearances on Telemundo and ABC.

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MATTER WHAT BUSINESS YOU’RE IN, WE’RE INTO YOUR BUSINESS

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WESTCHESTER COURT CASES

U.S. Bankruptcy Court

White Plains & Poughkeepsie

Local business cases, June 7 - 13

C.F. Best Solutions LLC, Yonkers, by Calvin Fortenberry, 23-22441-SHL: Chapter 7, assets

$795,100, liabilities $682,882.

Attorney: Todd S. Cushner.

Everything Fireplaces LLC, Middletown, Derrick Morran, managing member, 23-35475-CGM: Chapter 7, assets

$282,643, liabilities $1,948,278.

Attorney: Michael D. Pinsky.

Plumbing Technologies LLC, Campbell Hall, Edward Sims, CEO, 23-35478-CGM: Chapter 11, assets

$2,169,310, liabilities $2,364,228.

Attorney: Michelle L. Trier.

Oh So Jazzy LLC, Nyack, Jazmine Dillard, president, 23-22451-SHL: Chapter 11, assets and liabilities $500,000 - $1 million.

Attorney: pro se.

Jtom Construction Corp., Brewster, Jozef Tomco, president, 23-35482-CGM: Chapter 7, assets

$0, liabilities $48,638.

Attorney: Todd S. Cushner.

U.S. District Court, White Plains Local business cases, June 7 - 13

Carlos Enrique Gonzalez, Congers vs. Pan Partners Inc., d.b.a. Rick’s Club American, Congers, et al, 23-cv-4789-NSR: Fair Labor Standards Act.

Attorney: Lina Stillman.

Facts & Figures

Nicole Ramirez, Orange County vs. McDonalds Corp., Highland Falls store, 23-cv-4806-CS: Job discrimination.

Attorney: Dorina Cela.

Mavis Discount Tire Inc., Millwood, et al, vs. Federal Insurance Co., Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, et al, 23-cv-4815-KMK: Breach of insurance contract.

Attorneys: Marshall T. Potashner and Abigail K. Pearlman.

Estralitta Venning, Bronx vs. Premier Home Health Care Services, White Plains, 23-cv-4816-KMK: Americans with Disabilities Act, employment discrimination.

Attorney: Jordan A. El-Hag.

Maureen Sullivan, Dutchess County vs. Amazon.com Inc., Rock Tavern facility, et al, 23-cv-4818-KMK: Americans with Disabilities Act.

Attorney: Christopher J. Berlingieri.

New York Attorney General Letitia James vs. Red Rose Rescue, et al, 23-cv-4832-KMK: Conspiracy against citizen rights.

Attorneys: Julia K. Toce, Sandra E. Pullman.

International Union of Operating Engineers, Long Island City vs. Transit Construction Corp., Yonkers, 23-cv-4835-PMH: Employment Retirement Income Security Act.

Attorney: James M. Steinberg.

Mid-New York Environmental and Sustainability Promotion Committee Inc., New Paltz vs. Dragon Springs Buddhist Inc., Cuddebackville, 23-cv-4870-KMK: Clean Water Act.

Attorney: Christopher E. Murray.

Ebelio Sola Contreras, Putnam County vs. Rugova Restaurant, d.b.a. Primavera Restaurant, Croton Falls, et al, 23-cv-4895-KMK: Fair Labor Standards Act.

Attorney: Laura G. Rodriguez.

ON THE RECORD

DEEDS

Above $1 million

225 Mamaroneck Inc., Scarsdale. Seller: Prasanjeet D. and Priyanka Dutta Baruah, Scarsdale. Property: 225 Mamaroneck Road, Scarsdale.

Amount: $1.4 million. Filed May 30.

33 Van Cortland LLC, Airmont. Seller: 33 VC LLC, Brooklyn.

Property: 33 Van Cortland Park Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed May 31.

Beech Association New York LLC, Spring Valley. Seller: Robert J. Wechsler-Reya, Scarsdale.

Property: 20 Beech Lane, Greenburgh. Amount: $3 million. Filed May 30.

Cambareri, Jo-Ann, White Plains. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 24 Primrose Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed May 30.

Loprinzi LLC, Cheshire, Connecticut. Seller: 80 Theodore Realty LLC, Bronx. Property: 80 Theodore Fremd Ave., Rye City. Amount: $3.5 million. Filed May 31.

Lutz, Daniel J., Purchase.

Seller: 120 Cottage LLC, New York. Property: 120 Cottage Ave., Harrison. Amount: $5.6 million. Filed June 2.

Raul Construction LLC, Brewster. Seller: 10 Pleasant Street LLC, Larchmont. Property: 10 Pleasant St., New Rochelle. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed May 30.

Ridge Salem LLC, North Salem. Seller: Turn & Bolt LLC, North Salem. Property: 100 Wallace Road, North Salem. Amount: $1 million. Filed May 31.

30pondviewa LLC, Rye. Seller: Lori Almeida, Rye Brook. Property: 133 Brush Hollow Crescent, Rye Town. Amount: $830,000. Filed May 31.

415 Lexington Avenue LLC, Stamford, Connecticut. Seller: Johnny Broderick, South Salem. Property: 100 Hanes Road, Bedford. Amount: $300,000. Filed June 1.

426 Carol LLC, Katonah. Seller: Oliver and Jacqueline Jacobi, New York. Property: 426 Carol Place, Pelham. Amount: $1.2. Filed June 2.

A&R Realty Development Inc., Bronx. Seller: Christian Benes and Veronica BenesReboredo, Brooklyn. Property: 25 Stonelea Place, New Rochelle. Amount: $908,000. Filed June 2.

Anita Louise Ehrman Recreation Center Inc., White Plains. Seller: Town of North Castle, Armonk. Property: 3 Greenway, North Castle. Amount: $543,000. Filed May 31.

B&A Management LLC, Bronx. Seller: Sana Hashmat, Astoria. Property: 1006 Grove St., Rye Town. Amount: $765,000. Filed June 1.

Badoglu, Serkan, Somers. Seller: Panthers Partners LLC, Brewster. Property: Heritage Hills, 431 A, Somers. Amount: $415,000. Filed June 1.

Banach, Richard, Tarrytown.

Seller: Prime Frameless Shower Doors LLC, Purchase. Property: 63 Anderson Hill Road, Harrison. Amount: $795,000. Filed June 1.

Callahan, Peyton W., Lynchburg, Virginia. Seller: NGIAA LLC, Mount Vernon. Property: 93 Colonial Place, New Rochelle. Amount: $402,000. Filed May 31.

Donofrio, Cesare, Yonkers. Seller: Madison Bay LLC, Great Neck. Property: 6 Whelan Place, Yonkers. Amount: $160,000.

Filed June 2.

Donohue, William F., Port Chester. Seller: Pennymac Loan Services LLC, Westlake Village, California. Property: 155 Hawthorne Ave., Yonkers.

Amount: $358,000. Filed June 1.

Galvanize Residential Group LLC, Mount Vernon. Seller: CP One in Mount Vernon LLC, Brooklyn. Property: 154 Sandford West Blvd., Mount Vernon.

Amount: $850,000. Filed June 1.

Gironda, Gerald N., Palm Harbor, Florida. Seller: Nugget Boy LLC, Mineola, Property: 123 Mamaroneck 501, Mamaroneck.

Amount: $268,000. Filed May 31.

Gracemere Partners LLC, Hawthorne. Seller: Christopher A. and Rashida Bradley, Scarsdale. Property: 201 Beverly Road, White Plains. Amount: $450,000. Filed June 2.

Hidden Meadow at Somers LLC, Baldwin Place. Seller: Frank Aceto, Bronx. Property: 25 Muscoot River Road, Somers.

Amount: $677,000. Filed May 31.

Hidden Meadow at Somers LLC, Baldwin Place. Seller: Ivone Pereira, Ardsley. Property: 33 Muscoot River Road, Somers.

Amount: $732,000. Filed June 2.

Izzo, Michael, Katonah. Seller: Tendler Development Group LLC, Tarrytown. Property: 12 Summit Circle, Somers. Amount: $653,000. Filed June 1.

Jam Koch Corp., New Rochelle. Seller: John Handel III, Eastchester. Property: 8 Koch St., New Rochelle. Amount: $749,000. Filed May 31.

Rag Holdings LLC, Port Chester. Seller: 13 Maywood Avenue LLC, Rye. Property: 13 Maywood Ave., Rye Town.

Amount: $770,000. Filed May 31.

Sawler Irrevocable Income Only Trust, Cortlandt Manor. Seller: Patsy’s Place LLC, Cortlandt Manor. Property: 101 Allan St., Cortlandt. Amount: $505,000. Filed June 1.

Sonenshine-Rost Marcia E., Rye Brook. Seller: Rockledge LLC, Rye. Property: 122 Doral Green Drive, Rye Town. Amount: $825,000. Filed June 2.

Federal Tax Liens, $10,000 or greater, Westchester County, June 7 - 13

Cromwell, Carol A.: Hartsdale, 2016, 2018, 2020 personal income, $10,947.

Ecusa Inc. d.b.a. Coyote Flaco Mexican Restaurant: Port Chester, 2021 employer quarterly taxes, $10,994.

Ogbonuba, Frank: Yonkers, 2020 - 2021 personal income, $186,336.

Rahman, Javed N.: Scarsdale, 2015 personal income, $54,412.

Saddler, Anthony: Mount Vernon, 2018 - 2021 personal income, $56,382.

Wang, Li: Scarsdale, 2015 personal income, $54,412.

JUDGMENTS

Albanez, Ana P., Yonkers. $2,622 in favor of Capital One NA, Glen Allen, Virginia. Filed June 7.

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

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PKF O’Connor Davies, Harrison vs. Frank Giordano III, 23-cv-4898-PMH: Defend Trade Secrets Act.

Attorney: Russell M. Yankwitt.

Natia M. Wilson, Brooklyn vs. Lisa’s Care LLC, Bronxville, et al, 23-cv-4913-KMK: Fair Labor Standards Act.

Attorneys: James P. P. O’Donnell, Avraham Y. Scher, Roman M. Avshalumov.

Daniel Santos vs. FinkelsteinTimberger LLC, Scarsdale, et al, 23-cv-4934-PMH: Fair Labor Standards Act.

Attorney: Lina Stillman.

Shangod 2 NU Realty LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: Jonathan and Elizabeth Miller, New York. Property: 465 Stratton Road, New Rochelle. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed May 31.

Toll Northeast V Corp., Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Seller: William C. Kolb III, White Plains. Property: 21 Wallace Way, New Castle. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed May 31.

Below $1 million

16 Longview Avenue Corp., White Plains. Seller: Diana C. Tapia and Elvira M. Jimenez, White Plains. Property: 7 Howard Ave., White Plains. Amount: $575,000. Filed June 1.

Campbell, Diane, Larchmont. Seller: 12 Locust Terrace LLC, Yonkers. Property: 12 Locust Terrace, Mamaroneck. Amount: $725,000. Filed May 30.

City of Yonkers. Seller: Sar-Toc Realty Ltd., Yonkers. Property: 12 Whelan Place, Yonkers. Amount: $10,000. Filed June 2.

Cobbling Rock Estates LLC, Katonah. Seller: Steve H. and Katherine Realbuto, Amawalk. Property: 21 Cobbling Rock Road, Somers. Amount: $400,000. Filed May 31.

Devito, William J., Dobbs Ferry. Seller: 11 Lyman LLC, Scarsdale. Property: 11 Lyman Place, Greenburgh. Amount: $670,000. Filed June 2.

DiPaola, Angela, Port Chester. Seller: 19 Italy Ave LLC, Pelham. Property: Italy Ave., Bedford. Amount: $155,000. Filed June 1.

Johnson, Lisa B., Brewster. Seller: Walnick LLC, Mahopac. Property: 7 Florence Drive, Somers. Amount: $150,000. Filed May 31.

KRWN Chiefs LLC, Danbury, Connecticut. Seller: HWB Homes LLC, New Rochelle. Property: 154 Stevens Ave., Mount Vernon.

Amount: $500,000. Filed May 31.

Lambert, Vincent J., Greenwich, Connecticut. Seller: 146 White Road Development LLC, Pelham. Property: 146 White Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $899,000. Filed June 2.

Online Custom Kitchens LLC, Mount Kisco. Seller: Rand Reality LLC, Purdys. Property: 53 S. Moger Ave., Mount Kisco. Amount: $915,000. Filed May 31.

Bigaud, Joshua A., New Rochelle. $5,951 in favor of Bank of America NA, Charlotte, North Carolina. Filed June 6.

Boine, Jose, Yonkers. $6,715 in favor of Bank of America NA, Charlotte, North Carolina. Filed June 5.

Brito, Nuno F., Mount Vernon. $4,914 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed June 7.

Bryant, Candace, Mount Vernon. $2,762 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed June 7.

Burney, Yahkee R., Yonkers. $5,375 in favor of Capital One Bank USA NA, Glen Allen, Virginia. Filed June 6.

Camacho, Vanessa N., White Plains. $9,554 in favor of Barclays Bank Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed June 5.

Castanheira, Edilson A., White Plains. $6,099 in favor of Bank of America NA, Charlotte, North Carolina. Filed June 6.

Cianciulli, Josephine, Yonkers. $2,488 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed June 7.

Cintron, Danny, Ossining.

$1,961 in favor of Capital One Bank USA NA, Glen Allen, Virginia. Filed May 31.

Cover, Stacey-Ann P., Mount Vernon. $9,848 in favor of Bank of America NA, Charlotte, North Carolina. Filed June 6.

Cuello, Hamlet, North Salem. $1,771 in favor of Aqueduct Plumbing & Heating of Putnam Inc., Valhalla. Filed June 2.

Espinoza, Manuel, Ossining. $3,045 in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed June 7.

Gaviria, Cristi J., Cortlandt Manor. $1,986 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Greenwich, Connecticut. Filed June 7.

Geraldino, Lisa M., Yonkers. $4,243 in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed June 7.

Gipson, David, Hawthorne. $13,503 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed June 7.

Gonzalez, Ricardo, Hawthorne. $4,269 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed June 7.

Hardee, James, New Rochelle. $2,593 in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed June 5.

Harris, Allan, Mount Vernon. $5,876 in favor of Bank of America NA, Charlotte, North Carolina. Filed June 6.

Hernandez, Amilcar S., Port Chester. $2,823 in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed June 6.

Hernandez, Wilbert, Yonkers. $2,440 in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed June 7.

Kosl Building Group LLC and Bobby Ben-Simon, Mamaroneck. $2,021 in favor of CET Painting II Corp., Elmsford. Filed June 7.

Lombardo, Paul, Yonkers. $8,009 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed June 6.

Lopes, Christopher, Mount Vernon. $13,279 in favor of Capital One Bank USA NA, Glen Allen, Virginia. Filed June 6.

Majia, Kevin O.D., New Rochelle. $3,278 in favor of Bank of America NA, Charlotte, North Carolina. Filed June 6.

Marquez, Sandra V., Mamaroneck. $6,045 in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed June 6.

Marquez, Sandra, New Rochelle. $4,136 in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed June 7.

Marrero, Alfred, White Plains. $11,954 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed June 7.

Michael, Nathans, Rye Brook. $21,295 in favor of American Express National Bank, Sandy, Utah. Filed June 6.

Mojitos Restaurant & Bar, Putnam Valley. $2,327,655 in favor of Brock Spears, Mahopac. Filed June 7.

Morris, Carole J., Mount Vernon. $4,144 in favor of Capital One Bank USA NA, Glen Allen, Virginia. Filed June 6.

Mr. D. Handyman Inc., Valley Cottage. $292,853 in favor of ButTique LLC, Mamaroneck. Filed June 2.

Njoku, Uchenchukwu L., New Rochelle. $3,212 in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed June 7.

Noel-Garraway, Sophia, New Rochelle. $4,174 in favor of Bank of America NA, Newark, Delaware. Filed June 7.

Parent, Mary K., Cortlandt Manor. $2,251 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed June 7.

Pearson, Chloe, Mamaroneck. $5,327 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, New York. Filed June 7.

Pellegrino, Elena, Yonkers. $2,875 in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed June 6.

Puccia, Vincent J., White Plains. $3,673 in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed June 6.

Reynoso, Yisneldi, Tarrytown.

$5,976 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed June 6.

Facts & Figures

Sarpong, Nina, Bronxville. $5,510 in favor of Bank of America NA, Newark, Delaware.

Filed June 5.

Shim, MacKeavah R., Mount Vernon. $1,860 in favor of Crown Asset Management LLC, Duluth, Georgia. Filed June 6.

Sullivan, Daniel P., Yonkers. $2,964 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed June 6.

Suss, Mitch R., Hartsdale. $3,511 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed June 6.

Swann, Sean L., Elmsford. $2,644 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed June 6.

Tenzyk, Ronald J., Ossining. $3,243 in favor of Crown Asset Management LLC, Duluth, Georgia. Filed June 7.

Thomas, Henri L., Yonkers. $17,861 in favor of American Express National Bank, Sandy, Utah. Filed June 6.

Velasco, Robert, New Rochelle.

$50,794 in favor of Bank of America NA, Newark, Delaware. Filed June 7.

Walker, Yekenu, Bronxville. $3,380 in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed June 6.

White, Henry M., Pelham. $10,853 in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed June 6.

White, Scott A., Yonkers. $3,460 in favor of Bank of America NA, Newark, Delaware. Filed June 7.

Lis Pendens

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

Adama, Dzifa K., as owner. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $643,000 affecting property located at 6 Edgewood Park, New Rochelle.

Filed June 7.

American Express Centurion Bank, as owner. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $748,000 affecting property located at 346 Milton Road, Rye. Filed June 1.

Bekesy, Lisa A., as owner. Filed by Mortgage Assets Management LLC. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $544,000 affecting property located at 44 Rock Lane, Yonkers. Filed June 5.

Bilt, Maria, as owner. Filed by Bank of America NA. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $250,000 affecting property located at 53 Wild Birch Farms, Cortlandt.

Filed June 6.

Capital One Bank USA NA, as owner. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank NA. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $100,000 affecting property located at 20 Whippoorwill Road, Armonk.

Filed June 5.

Clarewood Club Condominium Board Managers, as owner. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank NA. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $180,000 affecting property located at 100 Clarewood Drive, Unit 4G, Hastings-on-Hudson. Filed June 2.

Crossroads Joint Venture LLC, as owner. Filed by M&D Door & Hardware. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $47,000 affecting property located at 399 Tarrytown Road, White Plains. Filed June 2.

Eckart, Joann M., as owner. Filed by PNC Bank NA. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $50,000 affecting property located at 42 Morningside Drive, Croton-on-Hudson. Filed June 7.

Ford Motor Credit Company LLC, as owner. Filed by U S Bank NA. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $356,000 affecting property located at 68 Post St., Yonkers. Filed June 7.

Gibbs II, Edward L., as owner. Filed by US Bank Trust NA. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $200,000 affecting property located at 623 Willow St., Rye. Filed May 31.

Liguori, August, as owner. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $525,000 affecting property located at 15 Horton Court, Harrison. Filed June 6.

Lucas-Thomas, Shane, heir, as owner. Filed by PHH Mortgage Corp. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $648,000 affecting property located at 125 Fort Hill Ave., Yonkers. Filed May 31.

Lunich, Sheila F., as owner. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $420,000 affecting property located at 27 Bayberry Drive, Unit U2-3, Peekskill. Filed June 5.

National Finance Corp., as owner. Filed by US Bank National Trust. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $600,000 affecting property located at 90 Stanton Circle, New Rochelle. Filed June 1.

Rieue, Marisa R., as owner.

Filed by Wells Fargo Bank NA.

Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $250,000 affecting property located at 13 Old Mill Road, West Harrison. Filed June 7.

Santana, Carlos, as owner.

Filed by HSBC Bank USA National Trust. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $800,000 affecting property located at 20 Courtney Place, Yonkers. Filed June 6.

Santanastasio Donald, Estate of, as owner. Filed by Finance of America Reverse LLC. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $270,000 affecting property located at 6 N. Shenorock Drive, Shenorock.

Filed June 7.

Scher, Anthony Z., as owner. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank NA. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $499,000 affecting property located at 368 Pine Brook Road, Bedford. Filed June 6.

Torres, Michelle E., as owner. Filed by Bank of America NA.

Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $255,000 affecting property located at 100 High Point Drive, Unit 714, Hartsdale. Filed June 5.

Turner, Daniel J., as owner.

Filed by Regions Bank. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $283,000 affecting property located at 25 Rogers Lane, Yorktown Heights.

Filed May 24.

Van Nostrand, Jacqueline, as owner. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N A. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $50,000 affecting property located at 33 Cedar Lane, Bronxville. Filed May 30.

MECHANIC’S LIENS

3151 Stoney Street LLC, Yorktown. $53,620 in favor of Turtle & Hughes Inc., Linden, New Jersey. Filed June 2.

Boys & Girls Club of New Rochelle, New Rochelle. $231,815 in favor of Eastern Metal Works Inc., Milford. Filed June 8.

Cortina, Albert, Mamaroneck. $32,298 in favor of Troubadour Installations Ltd., New York. Filed June 7.

Farrell Storage 555 WPR LLC, White Plains. $27,210 in favor of Durso Trucking Services Inc., Nanuet. Filed June 2.

Guion Place Renaissance Housing Development, New Rochelle. $231,815 in favor of Eastern Metal Works Inc., Milford. Filed June 8.

Katz, Evan H. Trust, Rye. $32,568 in favor of RSN Interiors LLC, Norwalk. Filed June 7.

New Rochelle Tower Owner LLC, New Rochelle. $36,000 in favor of AEC National Recruiters, Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania. Filed June 2.

NEW BUSINESSES

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

Partnerships

Dome Beauty Salon, 106 Adee St., Port Chester 10573. c/o Doris Castillo and Maria E. Agudelo. Filed June 7.

She Rock Out, 39 Hudson Terrace, No.3, Yonkers 10701. c/o Daniell Luker and William Glerin. Filed June 6.

Sole Proprietorships

Ackco Construction, 564 Westchester Ave., Rye Brook 10573. c/o Shawn Ackerson. Filed June 7.

Alvarez Notary Services, 447 Ellendale Ave., No. 2N, Port Chester 10573. c/o Daniel J. Alvarez. Filed June 1.

Amore Fashions 111, 42 Pine St., Apt. 1N, Yonkers 10701. c/o Crisel Ramos. Filed June 7.

Ansa Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation PC, 26 Hadden Road, Scarsdale 10583. c/o Vincent Huang. Filed June 6.

Badd, 107 Glen Road, Apt. 6F, Yonkers 10704. c/o Brandon Evans. Filed June 5.

Custom Party & Decor by Andres, 10 Davenport Ave., New Rochelle 10805. c/o Kleber

Abdres Velez Cevallos. Filed June 1.

Eastern Installation Service, 300 S. Central Ave., Hartsdale 10530. c/o Rodney Wayne

Weidenbenner. Filed June 2.

Elisas Cleaning Services New York, 9 John St., Apt. 2G, New Rochelle 10805. c/o Elisa

M. Vasquez De Leon. Filed June 7.

Giros Coiffure, 146 Seward St., Apt. 2, Buchanan 10511. c/o Alex J. Lapo Jaramillo. Filed June 7.

JW Residential Management, 100 Manhattan Ave., White Plains 10603. c/o Joan Whitley. Filed June 6.

JFLS Autowerkz, 208 Chittenden Avenue South, Tuckahoe 10707. c/o John LaSpisa. Filed June 5.

KT Taxi, 200 Adams St., Bedford Hills 10507. c/o Ubaldo Figeroa Morales. Filed June 2.

Lacie Lingerie, 1085 Yonkers Ave., Yonkers 10704. c/o Armida C. Pena. Filed June 1.

My Cousin Vinny Power & Soft Wash, 56 Rolling Hills Road, Thornwood 10594. c/o Vincent Battaglia. Filed June 6.

Ortega Hernandez

Construction, 81 Saratoga Ave., Yonkers 10705. c/o Teodoro Ortega Hernandez. Filed June 5.

Quick Fence, 492 Franklin St., Rye Brook 10573. c/o Francisco Hernandez. Filed June 6.

Rivertown Investment Advisor, 1 Bridge St., Suite 3, Irvington 10533. c/o Anu Sharma. Filed June 2.

Sanchez Custom Builder, 75 Linden St., 1A, Yonkers 10701.

c/o Rogelio Sanchez. Filed June 1.

Solia Luz & Rodriguez, 6

Schroedert St., Yonkers 10701.

c/o Solia L. Rodriguez. Filed June 2.

Swacia Japanese Language School, 423 S. Sixth Ave., Third floor, Mount Vernon 10550. c/o.

Filed June 5.

United Petroleum Company CPC, 19 Court St., White Plains 10601. c/o Momoh Jackson.

Filed June 1.

Facts & Figures

HUDSON VALLEY BUILDING LOANS  Above $1 million

17 Jill LLC, as owner. Lender: Northeast Community Bank. Property: 17 Jill Lane, Monsey.

Amount: $3.7 million. Filed June 5.

Northeast Community Bank, as owner. Lender: Congregation TIV Leivov Inc. Property: 5 Garfield Road, Palm Tree.

Amount: $9.9 million. Filed June 1.

Below $1 million

20 Disbrow Lane LLC, as owner. Lender: Bayport Funding LLC. Property: 103 Highland Turnpike, Garrison. Amount: $125,000. Filed June 8.

Franklin Millbrook LLC, et al, as owner. Lender: Bank of Millbrook. Property: in Washington. Amount: $500,000.

Filed June 7.

Lima One Capital LLC, as owner. Lender: Newburgh SHG 88 LLC Property: 42 Williams St., Newburgh. Amount: $487,000.

Filed June 2.

New York State Homeless Housing & Assistance Corp., as owner. Lender: Orange County Property: in Middletown.

Amount: $665,000. Filed June 2.

Roe, Melissa and Kevin White, as owner. Lender: Walden Savings Bank. Property: in Wappinger. Amount: $350,000.

Filed June 8.

Walden Savings Bank, as owner. Lender: Walter Stephen Buzanowski. Property: in Warwick. Amount: $150,000.

Filed June 6.

West Hartsdale Holdings LLC, as owner. Lender: Broadview Capital LLC. Property: 96 Fairmont Road, Mahopac.

Amount: $175,000. Filed June 7.

DEEDS

Above $1 million

71 Airmont Purchaser LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Ferdinand Tymchuk, et al, Ramsey. Property: 71 Church Road, Airmont. Amount: $2.7 million.

Filed May 9.

87 OT LLC, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Seller: 87 Old Tappan Road LLC, Montvale, New Jersey. Property: 85 Old Tappan Road, Tappan. Amount: $1.1 million.

Filed May 8.

Horowitz, Joel, Spring Valley. Seller: Centre Pointe Holdings LLC, Brooklyn. Property: 33 and 35 Lawrence St., Spring Valley.

Amount: $3.6 million. Filed May 10.

Moskowits, Elye, Brooklyn.

Seller: 22 Old Nyack LLC, Spring Valley. Property: 22 Old Nyack Turnpike, Spring Valley. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed May 4.

Real Haverstraw Realty LLC, West Haverstraw. Seller: SB 53 Route 9W LLC, Pomona. Property: 53 Route 9W South, West Haverstraw. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed May 10.

Union Apartments LLC, Suffern. Seller: All Fresh Farm Inc., Brooklyn. Property: 17 Union Road, Spring Valley. Amount: $6.8 million. Filed May 3.

Yeshivas Nachlas Sofrim Inc., Monsey. Seller: 66 Highview LLC, Monsey. Property: 66 Highview Road, Monsey. Amount: $2 million. Filed May 1.

Below $1 million

1 Woodrum LLC, Monsey. Seller: Mae Realty Holdings LLC, Montebello. Property: 13 Broadway, Haverstraw. Amount: $250,000. Filed May 10.

11 Bayard LLC, Dover, Delaware. Seller: Martin Handler, Suffern. Property: 11 Bayard Lane, Suffern. Amount: $481,000. Filed May 5.

11 Benson LLC, Monsey. Seller: Republic Rockland LLC, New York. Property: 11 Benson St., West Haverstraw. Amount: $715,000. Filed May 1.

16 Oak LLC, Suffern. Seller: Lorraine K. Schiller, Garnerville. Property: 16 Oak St., Garnerville. Amount: $315,000. Filed May 9.

226 North Main Street LLC, New City. Seller: Jorge L. Lopez Architect PC, New City. Property: 224 N. Main St., New City. Amount: $410,000. Filed May 5.

33 Ridge Avenue LLC, Spring Valley. Seller: Shlish Bekarka Ridge LLC, Spring Valley. Property: 33 Ridge Ave., Spring Valley. Amount: $921,999. Filed May 3.

7 Macintosh LLC, Monsey. Seller: Greg and Jennifer Babli, Thiells. Property: 9 Zukowski Drive, Thiells. Amount: $999,000. Filed May 2.

7 Woodland Drive LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Stella and Daniel Deretchin, Suffern. Property: 7 Woodland Drive, Suffern. Amount: $385,000. Filed May 2.

79 North Airmont Road LLC, Suffern. Seller: 1 Palm LLC, Brooklyn. Property: 79 N. Airmont Road, Suffern. Amount: $850,000. Filed May 5.

83 East Hall LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Michael and Natalie Santopietro, New City. Property: 83 E. Hall Ave., New City. Amount: $539,000. Filed May 3.

89 Washington LLC, Spring Valley. Seller: Green Mountain Holdings Cayman Ltd., Miami Beach, Florida. Property: 89 Washington St., Nyack. Amount: $350,000. Filed May 2.

9 Bayard LLC, Dover, Delaware. Seller: Bayard X3 LLC, Brooklyn. Property: 9 Bayard Lane, Montebello. Amount: $399,000. Filed May 5.

Bierman, Shlomie and Yosef Y. Heller, Monsey. Seller: 22 Old Nyack LLC, Spring Valley. Property: 22 Old Nyack Turnpike, Spring Valley. Amount: $725,000. Filed May 4.

Decatur HS LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Moshe Goldberger, Spring Valley. Property: 37 Decatur Ave., Spring Valley. Amount: $700,000. Filed May 3.

Eisenberg, Avrohom B., Spring Valley. Seller: NS Community Planning and Development Corp, Spring Valley. Property: 20 Wilson Ave., Unit 313 New Square. Amount: $630,000. Filed May 9.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporate Trust, Salt Lake City, Utah. Seller: Steven Abel, referee, Nyack. Property: 76 Fifth St., Hillburn. Amount: $405,000.

Filed May 1.

Fleischman, Yoseph, Monsey. Seller: 7 Nesher LLC, Spring Valley. Property: 7 Nesher Court, Monsey. Amount: $770,000.

Filed May 2.

Friedman, Elie I. and Elky R. Friedman, Brooklyn. Seller: HYLT Holding LLC, Monsey. Property: 21 Zwill Court, Spring Valley. Amount: $940,000. Filed May 3.

Friedman, Yoel and Esther Friedman, Monsey. Seller: 201 Blauvelt LLC, Monsey. Property: 201 Blauvelt Road, Monsey. Amount: $999,000. Filed May 4.

Gee Orange LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Janis and William Coppa, Sloatsburg. Property: 148 Orange Turnpike, Sloatsburg. Amount: $203,000. Filed May 3.

Gluck, Solomon and Leah Gluck, Monsey. Seller: Edison Manor LLC, Nanuet. Property: 78 Meron Road, Monsey. Amount: $885,000. Filed May 10.

Jdf Homes LLC, West Nyack. Seller: Fred Graziano Jr. and Carol A. Mayer, Chester.

Property: 10 Dickinson Ave., Nyack. Amount: $175,000. Filed

May 2.

Kohn, Morris, Monsey. Seller: Elyon Properties LLC, Suffern. Property: 20 Elyon Road, Monsey. Amount: $613,210. Filed

May 4.

Lichtenstein, Menachem and Baila Lichtenstein, Monsey.

Seller: M&T Bank, Getzville.

Property: 20 Boulevard, Suffern. Amount: $550,000. Filed May 5.

Malayil, Nithin J. and Nobin J. Malayil, New City. Seller: Sajjan Daniel Inc., Stony Point. Property: 15 Samsondale Ave., West Haverstraw. Amount: $429,900. Filed May 3.

Margaretten, Eliezer and Blimy Margaretten, Spring Valley. Seller: 1 Vincent Road LLC and Herman 42nd Street LLC, Brooklyn. Property: 1 Vincent Road, Spring Valley. Amount: $410,000. Filed May 10.

McCormick 105 LLC, Hunt Valley, Maryland. Seller: Jacob J. Herbst, Spring Valley. Property: 93 S. Mountain Road, New City. Amount: $850,000. Filed May 2.

Mendez, Sheila J. and Daniel Jacinto Reyes, West Haverstraw. Seller: H&B Partners Inc., Nanuet. Property: 18 Peck St., West Haverstraw. Amount: $300,000. Filed May 1.

Pinelawn Estates LLC, Monsey. Seller: Gerald A. and Michelle Fairman, Suffern. Property: 3 Hall Ave., Suffern. Amount: $550,000. Filed May 4.

Rosenberg, Lazer and Chana

Rosenberg, Monsey. Seller: Khal Torath Chaim Inc., Monsey. Property: 151 Route 306, Kaser. Amount: $250,000. Filed May 1.

Rosenberg, Lazer, Monsey. Seller: Khal Torath Chaim Inc., Monsey. Property: 151 Route 306, Kaser. Amount: $150,000. Filed May 1.

Rymssg Group LLC, Spring Valley. Seller: Brocha Kleins Vhatzlocha Trust, et al, Monsey. Property: 4 Ash St., Monsey. Amount: $900,000. Filed May 9.

Shimon Properties LLC, New York. Seller: Maria D’Angelo, Palisades. Property: 8 Century Road, Palisades. Amount: $999,999. Filed May 1.

TIAA FSB, Virginia Beach, Virginia. Seller: Raymond A. Cote, referee, Carmel. Property: 20 Amsterdam Ave., Wesley Hills. Wesley Hills. Amount: $963,944. Filed May 1.

US Bank National Trust, St. Paul, Minnesota. Seller: Antonio F. Reda, referee, New City. Property: 491 Route 304, Nanuet. Amount: $548,675. Filed May 1.

Weissman, David, Monsey. Seller: Edison Manor LLC, Nanuet. Property: 70 Meron Road, Monsey. Amount: $885,000. Filed May 4.

Wieder, Yashaya and Yitta Itzkowitz, Brooklyn. Seller: 78 Twin LLC, Monroe. Property: 78 Twin Ave., Spring Valley. Amount: $720,000. Filed May 8.

Wiesner, Yitzchok Y., Spring Valley. Seller: Baldwin One Realty LLC, Monsey. Property: 11 First St., Spring Valley. Amount: $775,000. Filed May 3.

JUDGMENTS

Ayala, Chauntae, Middletown.

$2,522 in favor of Crown Asset Management LLC, Duluth, Georgia. Filed May 30.

Bien, Amber, Middletown.

$7,032 in favor of Citibank, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed May 23.

Bradbury, Patrick, Tuxedo Park. $172,625 in favor of American Express National Bank, Sandy, Utah, Filed May 26.

Caba, Francisca B., Middletown. $2,797 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Filed May 30.

Cadet, Max, Middletown. $2,379 in favor of Capital One Bank USA, Glen Allen, Virginia. Filed May 30.

Carson, Zarac, Pine Bush.

$5,220 in favor of Bank of America, Charlotte, North Carolina. Filed May 25.

Conde Jackie, et al, Middletown. $1,110 in favor of Midland Credit Management Inc., San Diego, California. Filed May 23.

Conde Jacqueline Perrino, et al, Middletown. $2,969 in favor of Midland Credit Management Inc., San Diego, California. Filed May 23.

Cox, Laurence, Middletown.

$3,039 in favor of Morgan Fuel Heating Company Inc. and Bottini Fuel, Wappingers Falls. Filed May 30.

Dembek, Heather, Port Jervis. $1,021 in favor of Capital One Bank, Richmond, Virginia. Filed May 25.

Dickman, Stephanie, Middletown. $6,287 in favor of New City Funding Corp, Stony Point. Filed May 23.

Duke, Jasmine Parker and Maurice Duke, Middletown. $11,145 in favor of Mila and Sanford Pankin, Goshen. Filed May 31.

Edwards, Andre, Highland Mills. $1,409 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, California. Filed May 25.

Frazier, Kiya and Damian McMillon, Middletown. $15,115 in favor of Sterling Parc at Middletown, Middletown. Filed May 30.

Freyer, Ronald S. and Andrea R. Freyer, Newburgh. $7,627 in favor of Ford Motor Credit Company LLC, Dearborn, Michigan. Filed May 30.

Frontera, Anthony and Antonios Cupcake Factory Inc., Newburgh. $18,169 in favor of 145 Windsor Highway LLC, Newburgh. Filed May 23.

Goodrich, Shelby, Middletown. $1,201 in favor of TD Bank USA, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Filed May 30.

Graham, Keir A., Harriman. $3,278 in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed May 30.

Graham, Keir A., Harriman. $10,086 in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed May 30.

Graham, Keir A., Harriman. $10,517 in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed May 30.

Graham, Moesha, Newburgh. $9,000 in favor of Hammond Villas LLC, Brooklyn. Filed May 30.

Guevara, Luis, Newburgh. $1,901 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada. Filed May 24.

Guzman, Madeline and Olga Leon, Middletown. $6,780 in favor of Credit Acceptance Corp., Southfield, Michigan. Filed May 31.

Hames, Rita, Campbell Hall. $2,073 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada. Filed May 30.

Henriquez, Carlos, Middletown. $11,302 in favor of Capital One, Richmond, Virginia. Filed May 25.

Ifafore, Waidi, Middletown. $2,452 in favor of Montefiore, St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital, Newburgh. Filed May 23.

Jacobowitz, Menachem, Monroe. $3,281 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada. Filed May 25.

Jennings, Amanda L., Monroe. $2,776 in favor of Capital One, McLean, Virginia. Filed May 31.

Kukaj, Arijeta, Tuxedo Park. $1,611 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada. Filed May 24.

Lake, Arianne, Newburgh. $27,709 in favor of Hudson Valley Care Partners LLC, Highland. Filed May 25.

Lewis, Kristen, et al, Yonkers. $54,702 in favor of SKMF HOE Management LLC, Monroe. Filed May 25.

Facts & Figures

Lloyd, Troy, Middletown. $6,358 in favor of Synchrony Bank, Draper, Utah. Filed May 30.

Lugo, Edgar, Goshen. $65,223 in favor of Milky Way II LLC, Miami Beach, Florida. Filed May 24.

McLaughlin, Donald T., Monroe. $11,156 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada. Filed May 24.

Mejia, Michael, Newburgh. $3,881 in favor of Capital One, Richmond, Virginia. Filed May 25.

Melendez, Brauly O., Middletown. $2,554 in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed May 30.

Mongrella, Mark, Port Jervis. $2,323 in favor of Nemerofsky Plastic Surgery Corp., Denville, New Jersey. Filed May 25.

Obrien, Sean Stephen M., Seaford, Delaware. $18,049 in favor of TEG Federal Credit Union, Poughkeepsie. Filed May 25.

Padilla, Anneka, Middletown. $2,011 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, California. Filed May 30.

Palma, Rachel, Middletown. $1,080 in favor of TD Bank USA, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Filed May 30.

Perrinoconde, Jacqueline, et al, Middletown. $2,064 in favor of Midland Credit Management Inc., San Diego, California. Filed May 31.

Personalized Memento Inc. and Freida Herman, Monroe. $55,415 in favor of Keybank, Buffalo. Filed May 30.

Personalized Memento Inc. and Freida Herman, Monroe. $24,766 in favor of Keybank, Buffalo. Filed May 30.

Progressive American Insurance Co., Los Angeles, California. $5,010 in favor of Geico General Insurance Co. and Denis Lunique, Woodbury. Filed May 25.

Ramsey, Kelli, Newburgh. $25,000 in favor of Brooklyn on the Hudson LLC, Newburgh. Filed May 23.

Reed, Jessica L.Tipton, Port Jervis. $10,299 in favor of Tudor Gardens Holdings LLC, Port Jervis. Filed May 31.

Reichelt, Paula, Middletown. $3,221 in favor of TD Bank USA, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Filed May 30.

Rodgers, Edward, Middletown. $2,469 in favor of Citibank, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed May 30.

Rodriguez, Angelica, Middletown. $6,790 in favor of Nicole Parrotta, Middletown. Filed May 31.

Rodriguez, Juan, Middletown. $1,497 in favor of Midland Credit Management Inc., San Diego, California. Filed May 23.

Rydell, Kathleen A., Warwick. $9,338 in favor of Citibank, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed May 23.

S&L Health Spa Inc., Harriman. $194,255 in favor of Emilie Nasca, Island Park. Filed May 24.

Scro, Frank, Brooklyn. $40,679 in favor of Kantrowitz Goldhamer & Graifman PC, Montvale, New Jersey. Filed May 24.

Scro, Frank, Brooklyn. $151,237 in favor of Donna M. Scro, Brooklyn. Filed May 24.

Sharfman, Myra, Warwick. $2,987 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada. Filed May 23.

Smith, Alana, Middletown. $2,659 in favor of Morgan Fuel Heating Company Inc. and Bottini Fuel, Wappingers Falls. Filed May 30.

Spearman, Taiena, Newburgh. $2,815 in favor of Capital One, Richmond, Virginia. Filed May 24.

Stevenson, Kush, Middletown. $12,818 in favor of Heritage Financial Credit Union, Middletown. Filed May 25.

Torres, Jessica, Newburgh. $6,000 in favor of Crisci Vincent, Newburgh. Filed May 25.

Travelers Property Casualty Company of America, Buffalo. $9,276 in favor of Geico General Insurance Co. and Amit Shashank, Woodbury. Filed May 26.

Vazquez, Jose L. Rivera, Middletown. $5,000 in favor of Ines Torijano, Middletown. Filed May 23.

Waters, Robert T., Middletown. $3,052 in favor of Capital One Bank USA, Glen Allen, Virginia. Filed May 30.

Wright, James H. and Kathleen Wright, Port Jervis. $20,064 in favor of Park Manor Acquisition II LLC and Middletown Park Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, Middletown. Filed May 24.

Young, Alisha, Middletown. $1,734 in favor of TD Bank USA, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Filed May 30.

MECHANIC’S LIENS

266 Hudson LLC, as owner.

$13,940 in favor of Black Rock Excavating Corp. Property: 266 Hudson St., Cornwall-on-Hudson. Filed June 2.

Allegiance Healthcare Corp., as owner. $137,149 in favor of Joe the Plumber Plus Inc. Property: In Montgomery. Filed June 1.

Animal Sanctuary Hunks and Hunnies, as owner. $1,029 in favor of CRP Sanitation Inc. Property: 83 Wood St., Mahopac. Filed June 7.

Cordon Rose, as owner. $6,132 in favor of Kam of Western Dutchess County and Servpro of Western Dutchess County.

Property: 12 East Road, Wallkill. Filed June 2.

Decamp, Shawna, as owner.

$5,860 in favor of Kam Western Dutchess County, et al, Property: 639 Creekside Lane, Fishkill.

Filed June 5.

NEW BUSINESSES

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

Sole Proprietorships

A&R Construction, 525 Fishkill Road, Cold Spring 10516. c/o Seosamh Sheerin. Filed June 8.

Arbee Steel Detailing, 73 Evan Road, Warwick 10990. c/o Roderic A.J. Balqwin. Filed June 2.

Art By Shannon, 26 Ruby Lane, Goshen 10924. c/o Patricia Spindler Shannon. Filed June 8.

Audio Visualx Audio Repair Svcs, 165 Lettintown Road, Lot 65, Newburgh 12550. c/o Julio Cordero Octavio Alcivar. Filed June 2.

Bee Clean, 14 Maryland Ave., Apt, 1, Middletown 10940. c/o Joseph T. Chelsea. Filed June 1.

Blackbird Athletics, 104 Valley View Drive, Newburgh 12550. c/o Ryan Timothy Miller. Filed June 5.

Blackbird Studios, 104 Valley View Drive, Newburgh 12550. c/o Ryan Timothy Miller. Filed June 5.

DD Trade Group, 20 Winding Ridge Lane, Middletown 10940. c/o John V. DeJesus. Filed June 1.

Eternal Flowers, 844 Guymard Turnpike, Otisvilly 10963. c/o Emily Lu Yanping. Filed June 8.

HS It Consulting Co., 34 Horton Road, Washingtonville 10992. c/o Howard Alan Schleider. Filed June 5.

J. Ramos Landscaping, 52 Heather Drive, Mahopac 10541. c/o Jose Ramos. Filed June 2.

Lauras Daughters Health & Wellness, 339 N. Main St., Monroe 10950. c/o Laura E. Paul. Filed June 8.

Missy Lag Books, 84 Continental Drive, New Windsor 12553. c/o Melissa M. Laganaro. Filed June 2.

New Yorks Clean Team, 59 Ludlam Road, Monroe 10950. c/o Angela Maria Palacios. Filed June 6.

On The Mark Printing, 5207 Clark St., New Windsor 12553. c/o Rachel Sanchez. Filed June 8.

Pretty Addictions, 3 Varick Homes, Newburgh 12550. c/o Shamarva Ann Johnson. Filed June 5.

Rivera Fencing Plus, 52 Cedar Ave., New Winsor 12553. c/o Noel Rivera. Filed June 5.

Root 32 Farms, 1 Centurion Court, Newburgh 12550. c/o Samantha Marie Zbikowski. Filed June 2.

Siblings Keepers Closet Royal Three Treasures, 3 Dwaarkill Farms Court, Pine Bush 12566. c/o David M. Recalde. Filed June 7.

Spice of Life Baked Goods & Arts, 84 Continental Drive, New Windsor 12553. c/o Melissa M. Laganaro. Filed June 2.

Verzacordx Productions, 165 Lettintown Road, Lot 65, Newburgh 12550. c/o Julio Cordero Octavio Alcivar. Filed June 2.

Wear Your Thoughts, 41 Orange Ave., Goshen 10924. c/o Giulio Gallo. Filed June 2.

BUILDING PERMITS

Commercial

BLT Management LLC, Norwalk, contractor for 45 Glover Borrower LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 45 Glover Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $435,000. Filed May 5.

DGC Capital Contracting Corp., Norwalk, contractor for STLJ LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 126 Westport Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $6,200,000. Filed May 5.

Greenlife VG Construction Development Corp., Norwalk, contractor for Brookfield Properties. Perform replacement alterations at 100-101 N. Water St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $44,996. Filed May 5.

Hartford Building Company LLC, Norwalk, contractor for 10 Monroe LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 10 Monroe St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $350,000. Filed May 1.

Jensu Realty LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Jensu Realty LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 9-15 Washington St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed May 4.

Lux-Windoors LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Peter Hermance. Install 13 windows and one storm door at 126 Rowayton Woods Drive, No. 8/126, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $11,479. Filed May 1.

McPhee Electric Ltd. LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Indian Hill RE LLC. Install equipment with two small power fiber cabinets, six RRH cabinets and three antennas at 284 New Canaan Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $264,540. Filed May 1.

Facts & Figures

Polito, Joseph and Christine R. Polito, Norwalk, contractor for Glenwood Avenue LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 9 Glenwood Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed May 4.

Sound Renovation LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Judith Sandford. Replace eight windows and one patio door at 200 Rowayton Woods Drive, Unit 12200, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $12,800. Filed May 4.

Stanley Construction LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Mutual Housing of Norwalk & Fairfield County Inc. Replace windows, siding and repair deck and stairs with new decking and railings at 6 Arch St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $500,000. Filed May 1.

The Property Group of Connecticut Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Silver Ridge Condo. Repair and replace the damaged deck at 8 Oakwood Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed May 2.

Residential

A&J Generator and Equipment LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Stephen Carl Swett. Install a generator in front of a single-family residence at 118 Old Saugatuck Road, Norwalk.

Estimated cost: $14,800. Filed May 5.

Able Construction Inc., Norwalk, contractor for White Barn LLC. Install a generator at side of single-family residence at 15 White Barns Lane, Norwalk.

Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed May 5.

Able Construction Inc., Norwalk, contractor for White Barn LLC. Install a generator at side of single-family residence at 14 White Barns Lane, Norwalk.

Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed May 5.

Able Construction Inc., Norwalk, contractor for White Barn LLC. Install a generator at side of single-family residence at 13 White Barns Lane, Norwalk.

Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed May 5.

ON THE RECORD

Able Construction Inc., Norwalk, contractor for White Barn LLC. Install a generator at side of single-family residence at 12 White Barns Lane, Norwalk.

Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed May 5.

Able Construction Inc., Norwalk, contractor for White Barn LLC. Install a generator at side of single-family residence at 11 White Barns Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed May 5.

Able Construction Inc., Norwalk, contractor for White Barn LLC. Install a generator at side of single-family residence at 10 White Barns Lane, Norwalk.

Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed May 5.

Able Construction Inc., Norwalk, contractor for White Barn LLC. Install a generator at side of a single-family residence at 9 White Barns Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed May 5.

Able Construction Inc., Norwalk, contractor for White Barn LLC. Install a generator at side of a single-family residence at 8 White Barns Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed May 5.

CTT Builders LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Amy E. Grunklee and Brenda Hrtanek. Construct an addition to a single-family residence at 98 Shorefront Pkwy., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $55,000. Filed May 5.

Derylo, Krzysztof and Anna M. Derylo, Norwalk, contractor for Krzysztof Derylo. Renovate a single-family residence at 49 Noah’s Lane Extension, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $7,500. Filed May 1.

E&A Roofing Company LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Doris Walden. Remove and install two layers of asphalt shingles at 17 Parallel St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $17,500. Filed May 1.

ERI Building and Design LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Susan W. Demusis. Relocate the laundry room door and create a new full bathroom at 1 Englewood Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $32,000. Filed May 4.

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GA Castro Construction LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Jasbir Singh. Replace roof at 4 Rebel Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $27,000. Filed May 2.

Home Depot USA Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Baijit K. Gill. Remove and replace one window at 18 Fullin Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $5,211. Filed May 1.

Integrity Home Services LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Donald C. Barnum. Remove and re-roof 28 Avenue D, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $8,395. Filed May 4.

JM Roofing & Siding LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Sharon Fuhrman. Replace the asphalt roof at 17 Fairfield Terrace, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $8,450. Filed May 3.

Lander Group LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Nancy Oberst. Remodel bathroom at 11 Oriole Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed May 4.

Larochelle, Breana Lea, Norwalk, contractor for Breana Lea Larochelle. Replace windows at rear of a single-family residence at 46 Barbara Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $17,000. Filed May 8.

Oceanview Pool & Patio, Norwalk, contractor for Nathan Mark Palmer. Install an in-ground concrete spa at 67 Bluff Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed May 4.

Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Hector and Lauren Guivas. Remove and re-roof 23 Bartlett Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $24,596. Filed May 5.

Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Kenneth Giraldo. Remove and replace 15 windows and remove and replace siding at 11 Fordham Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $46,653. Filed May 5.

Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Maria L. Gagstetter. Remove and re-roof 25 Phillips St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $15,986. Filed May 5.

Rick’s Main Roofing Ltd., Norwalk, contractor for Bryan T. Schwartz. Renovate the main roof of the home, excluding the garage, at 29 Orchard Hill Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $17,700. Filed May 4.

Siladi Builders LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Carmela D. Lippa. Install 20 new windows, renovate bathrooms and kitchen at 73 Crooked Trail Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $152,000. Filed May 2.

Sound Renovation LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Scott A. Mitchell and Lisa Erin Mitchell. Remove and re-roof 3 1/2 Ridge Farms Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $23,000. Filed May 3.

United Home Experts Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Joseph F. O’Callaghan. Strip and re-roof 30 Park Hill Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,261. Filed May 4.

Zakhar, Theodore, Norwalk, contractor for Gary G. Fiore. Replace roof at 19 Bobwhite Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $14,950. Filed May 4.

COURT CASES

Bridgeport Superior Court

Batson, Charlton, et al, West Haven. Filed by Kasem Gjini, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Weber & Rubano LLC, Wallingford. 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-236123441-S. Filed April 24.

Graca-Dacosta, Luis Manuel, et al, Bridgeport. Filed by Steven Hailey, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Dodd Law Firm LLC, Cheshire. 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-236123429-S. Filed April 24.

Luedtke, Bradley M., et al, Trumbull. Filed by Angela M. Bulkley, Trumbull. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ryan Ryan Deluca LLP, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff was visiting the defendants at their home and was lawfully on the premises as a social invitee. The plaintiff was going to use the bathroom at the defendants’ premises when she was viciously attacked by the two dogs owned by the defendants. As a result, the plaintiff suffered 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-23-6123283-S. Filed April 18.

Pepin-Sanchez, Aristides, et al, Northumberland, Pennsylvania. Filed by Leocadio Toribio, Hartford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Victor M. Ferrante, 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-23-6123147-S. Filed April 12.

Danbury Superior Court

Abad Jr., Luciano M., Danbury. Filed by CKS Prime Investments LLC, Bronx, New York. Plaintiff’s attorney: Steven Cohen Law Offices LLC, Bronx, New York. Action: The plaintiff purchased the defendant’s debt from the Bank of Missouri. The defendant has failed to make payment in full. 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-23-6045467-S. Filed Feb. 27.

Husky Fuel LLC, et al, Oxford. Filed by Plimpton & Hills Corp., Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Carreira and Wojciechowski LLC, New Preston. Action: The plaintiff obtained a judgment against the defendants which received the benefit of the goods sold to it by the plaintiff. The goods were used by defendants in jobs on behalf of its customers for profit. The plaintiff has been deprived of payment of the judgment and 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-23-6045579-S. Filed March 9.

Koury-ditcher, Tiffany, et al, North Salem, New York. Filed by Nuvance Health Inc., Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Michael V. Simko Jr. Law Office, Seymour. Action: The plaintiff provided hospital services and supplies to the defendants who have neglected or refused to pay the plaintiff who has suffered monetary damages. 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-236045692-S. Filed March 22.

Lakeside Pub Connecticut LLC, et al, Danbury. Filed by Mary Foley, Danbury.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Alan Barry & Associates, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff was lawfully on the premises controlled and maintained by the defendants when she was caused to fall due to a defective condition on the walkway. As a result, the plaintiff suffered damages. 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-236045849-S. Filed April 5.

Neves Electric LLC, et al, Brookfield. Filed by Union Savings Bank, Danbury.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Christopher Gerard Winans, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff is the current holder of the note and mortgage of the defendants which have defaulted on the terms of the agreement and have failed to pay the plaintiff the amount due. The plaintiff claims foreclosure of the mortgage, possession of the mortgage premises, monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-236045423-S. Filed Feb. 17.

Stamford Superior Court

Healy, Emily Nicole, et al, Pound Ridge, New York. Filed by Ciara Wilson, Bronx, New York.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Berkowitz and Hanna LLC, Shelton. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe damage 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-236060682-S. Filed April 6.

Largos, Denis Rufino Escoto, et al, Stamford. Filed by Arianne Jean Brust, Enfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Connecticut Trial Firm LLC, Glastonbury. 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-236060600-S. Filed March 31.

Norwalk Land Development LLC, et al, Chicago, Illinois. Filed by Hana Merdita, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Etemi Law LLC, Watertown. Action: The plaintiff was lawfully on the premises controlled and managed by the defendant and when the plaintiff sought to use an elevator she was struck with a metal beam inside the elevator causing her to sustain 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-236060894-S. Filed April 19.

Ohio Mutual Insurance Co., Bucyrus, Ohio. Filed by Pedro Delgado, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Berkowitz and Hanna LLC, Shelton. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by an unidentified motorist. The defendant is required to provide its policy provisions for uninsured motorist benefits for the plaintiff. The defendant has not paid compensation to the plaintiff for his injuries and losses. 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-236060765-S. Filed April 11.

West Marine Products Inc., et al, East Hartford. Filed by Demetri Day, Mount Kisco, New York. Plaintiff’s attorney: Balzano & Tropiano PC, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff was lawfully on the premises owned by the defendants when he was caused to fall due to the accumulation of snow and ice. As a result, the plaintiff suffered injuries and 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-236060466-S. Filed March 22.

Facts & Figures

DEEDS Commercial

10 Rose Bear Rapids LLC, Greenwich. Seller: L. Kevin Dann, Greenwich. Property: Lots 31 and 32, Map 7026, Greenwich.

Amount: $1. Filed May 22.

194 Eastlawn Street LLC, Shelton. Seller: Peter M. Wilson, Fairfield. Property: 194 Eastlawn St., Fairfield. Amount: $885,000. Filed May 22.

25 Forest Street 11C LLC, Stamford. Seller: Victor David Guerrero, Stamford. Property: 25 Forest St., Unit 11C, Stamford.

Amount: $1. Filed May 5.

Banana Stand A LLC and Banana Stand B LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Kristin Toretta Lee, Greenwich. Property: Lot 3, Map 742, Greenwich. Amount: $5,500,000. Filed May 24.

Biber, Melissa S. and Jonathan Kol, Greenwich. Seller: Landwide Service LLC, Greenwich. Property: 106 Sheephill Road, Riverside. Amount: $3,175,000. Filed May 25.

Brown, Ronald and Mary Ellen Brown, Fairfield. Seller: Lucien Investors LLC, Bridgeport. Property: Burr St., Fairfield. Amount: $740,000. Filed May 24.

Creek Holdings LLC, Fairfield. Seller: Thomas F. Ference and Sol Leonor Rodriguez-Ference, Fairfield. Property: 152 Old Dam Road, Fairfield. Amount: $530,000. Filed May 19.

Huang, Justin Shin-Jia, Stamford. Seller: 775 Atlantic Street LLC, Riverside. Property: 58 Maryanne Lane, Stamford. Amount: $805,000. Filed May 4.

Isla LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Crisanthum LLC, Greenwich. Property: 4 Lafayette Court, Unit 2B, Greenwich. Amount: $N/A. Filed May 25.

KL Property LLC, Stamford. Seller: Kane Winn, Stamford. Property: 5 W. Washington Ave., Unit 5, Stamford. Amount: $165,000. Filed May 4.

Lasry, Emma Kate, New York, New York. Seller: 1143 Sasco Hill Road LLC, Fairfield. Property: 1173 Sasco Hill Road, Fairfield. Amount: $5,000,000. Filed May 24.

Lucien Investors LLC, Fairfield. Seller: Dolores J. Zawadski, Fairfield. Property: Burr St., Fairfield. Amount: $500,000. Filed May 23.

MC Renovation LLC, Trumbull. Seller: Edward J. Fuss and Shari L. Fuss, Fairfield. Property: 175 Barlow Road, Fairfield. Amount: $675,000. Filed May 26.

Nolan, Stacie and Anthony Rolleri, New York, New York. Seller: Atala Brothers LLC, Fairfield. Property: 76 Geneva Terrace, Fairfield. Amount: $394,000. Filed May 24.

S Filippo LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Brady W. Dougan, Greenwich. Property: 35 Wilshire Road, Greenwich. Amount: $4,100,000. Filed May 24.

Shamuradov, Timur and Zalina Tadeeva, Stamford. Seller: Third Street Development LLC, Stamford. Property: 20 Third St., Unit 21, Stamford. Amount: $650,000. Filed May 5.

Sheehan, Jamie and Kevin Sheehan, New Rochelle, New York. Seller: Seaside Real Estate Group LLC, Stamford. Property: 108 Seaside Ave., Unit 11, Stamford. Amount: $640,000. Filed May 5.

Stardust 121 LLC, Fairfield. Seller: Helen J. Hart, Trumbull. Property: 62 Browns Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $641,000. Filed May 25.

Residential

Adair, Melanie Reed, Hatboro, Pennsylvania. Seller: Elizabeth W. Brooks, Stamford. Property: 32 Highland Road, Unit 14, Stamford. Amount: $650,500. Filed May 9.

Beatty, Sasha, Stamford. Seller: Custer Jay Amarillo and Josefina Elizabeth Amarillo, Miami, Florida. Property: 9 Arden Lane, Stamford. Amount: $898,000. Filed May 9.

Bednarczyk, Sophie, et al, Stamford. Seller: Virginia C. Ragone, Stamford. Property: 71 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 308, Stamford. Amount: $272,500. Filed May 8.

Chiappetta, Nanette, Norwalk. Seller: Patricia A. O’Keefe, Sandwich, Massachusetts.

Property: Unit 5, Oak Court Condominiums, Stamford.

Amount: $573,000. Filed May 5.

Cifelli, Lucinda, Sewell, New Jersey. Seller: Mark Furman and Inna Dybova, Stamford.

Property: 73-01 Courtland Ave., Unit 156, Stamford. Amount: $380,000. Filed May 9.

Colasurdo, Jessica and Casey J. Colasurdo, Stamford. Seller: Bradford Hoben, Medway, Massachusetts. Property: 126 James St., Fairfield. Amount: $263,666. Filed May 22.

Dierkes, Christopher J. and Terri C. Dierkes, Fairfield. Seller: Karen Ann Amaru, Fairfield. Property: 71 Richard Place, Fairfield. Amount: $990,000. Filed May 25.

Elsissy, Ziad and Nouran Gohar, Stamford. Seller: Daniel T. Del Ferraro and Kristien L. Del Ferraro, Stamford. Property: 146 Knox Road, Stamford. Amount: $740,000. Filed May 8.

Farber, Michelle Alexandra and Jonathan Farber, Stamford. Seller: Cynthia Farber, Stamford. Property: 85 Camp Ave., Unit 11J, Stamford. Amount: $475,000. Filed May 4.

Farrell, Dennis M. and Deidre A. Farrell, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Seller: Brian F. Burke and Gayle P. Burke, Fairfield. Property: 840 Mill Hill Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1,804,000. Filed May 26.

Galbier, Joao Pedro, Boston, Massachusetts. Seller: Lee A. Hamilton, Greenwich. Property: 8 Peck Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $535,200. Filed May 23.

Goizueta, Cristina M., Cos Cob. Seller: Andrew Rosato, Stamford. Property: Lot 17, Map 5394, Greenwich. Amount: $0. Filed May 24.

Gormley, William J. and Kathleen A. Gormley, Norwalk. Seller: Louis E. Riquelme and Carmen Riquelme, Boca Raton, Florida. Property: Unit 1-B-1, Quincy at Southport Condominium, Fairfield. Amount: $475,000. Filed May 22.

Groberg, Robert R. and Kamiu Lee, Cos Cob. Seller: Ali Taqi and Alyssa Taqi, Cos Cob. Property: 196 Valley Road, Cos Cob. Amount: $2,788,000. Filed May 24.

Hoyle, Lindsay E., Old Greenwich. Seller: Robert C. Sloane and Palma Jean Sloane, Cos Cob. Property: 5 Greenwich Cove Drive, Old Greenwich. Amount: $2,032,000. Filed May 22.

Korban, Tarek and Alicia Isabel Robbins, Greenwich. Seller: Tarek Korban, Greenwich. Property: 144 Zaccheus Mead Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $N/A. Filed May 22.

Lacy, Justin and Katia Lacy, Fairfield. Seller: John P. Kern and Jennifer C. Kern, Fairfield. Property: 111 Sturges Road, Fairfield. Amount: $N/A. Filed May 23.

Lu, Taoyu, Bellrose, New York. Seller: Henry Wong and Gigi Guo, Bellrose, New York. Property: 300 Broad St., Unit 805, Stamford. Amount: $334,234. Filed May 4.

Masi, Gianna and Keiran Halton, Greenwich. Seller: Hysni Bajrami, Stamford. Property: 53 Duke Drive, Stamford. Amount: $880,000. Filed May 8.

Meriwether, Edna Patricia, Los Angeles, California. Seller: Vincent Mullineaux, Fairfield. Property: 971 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield. Amount: $2,524,253. Filed May 22.

Oddi, David J. and Kristen P. Oddi, Greenwich. Seller: David J. Oddi and Kristen P. Oddi, Greenwich. Property: 12 Parsonage Road, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed May 26.

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Oost-Lievense, Russell A., Fairfield. Seller: Brian Thomas, Fairfield. Property: 57 Hibiscus St., Unit 2, Fairfield. Amount: $225,000. Filed May 26.

Palacios Nugra, Felix, Stamford. Seller: Yang Jiao and Menghe Chen, Stamford. Property: 27 Loughran Ave., Stamford. Amount: $675,000. Filed May 5.

Petersen, Gwen and Nathan Petersen, San Francisco, California. Seller: Mary A. Ruggiero, Southport. Property: 405 Hulls Highway, Southport.

Amount: $976,500. Filed May 23.

Revolorio, Adilia N. and Alexis Eduardo Morales, Stamford. Seller: Ruben Morales, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Property: 16 Diaz St., Stamford.

Amount: $900,000. Filed May 9.

Ribeiro, Perielio Joseraldo and Cassia Feith Bastos Do Lago, Stamford. Seller: Imran Tayyab, Fairfield. Property: 29 Blueridge Road, Fairfield.

Amount: $475,000. Filed May 22.

Righini, Nicoletta and Pietro Berardi, Stamford. Seller: Pierre L. Mainville and Roslyn B. Mainville, Stamford. Property: 133 Stamford Ave., Stamford.

Amount: $735,000. Filed May 8.

Rosenberg, Sybil R., Greenwich. Seller: Sybil R. Rosenberg, Greenwich. Property: 4 Sound Shore Drive, Greenwich.

Amount: $N/A. Filed May 26.

Ryan, Todd and Emma Ryan, New York, New York. Seller: Lisa Mazza and Shawn Mazza, New York, New York. Property: 26 Pelham Place, Stamford.

Amount: $700,000. Filed May 4.

Sadat, Shabnam, Mountain House, California. Seller: Glenford Clarke, Stamford.

Property: 46 Taylor St., Unit 305, Stamford. Amount: $231,000. Filed May 8.

Sakofs, Jennifer Lauren and Matthew Evan Sakofs, Fairfield. Seller: Robert P. Steele, Fairfield. Property: 257 Blue Bell Lane, Fairfield. Amount:

$1,200,000. Filed May 22.

Salpeter, Richard, Westport. Seller: Steven Dubinsky, Greenwich. Property: 8 Indian Knoll Place, Greenwich. Amount:

$1. Filed May 26.

Facts & Figures

Schlotman, Emily and Brian Hajdarovic, Fairfield. Seller: Jane Aquino and Francis J. Aquino, Fairfield. Property: 645 Hillside Road, Fairfield. Amount:

$2,299,900. Filed May 22.

Shaikh, Nawaz, Stamford. Seller: Robert P. Sullivan, Fairfield. Property: 88 Camden St., Fairfield. Amount: $549,900.

Filed May 24.

Tasimi, Krenar and Christine M. Mauro, Fairfield. Seller: Marylou Tarczali, Fairfield. Property: 311 Harvester Road, Fairfield. Amount: $647,000.

Filed May 26.

Verlizzo, Thomas and Grace Verlizzo, Fairfield. Seller: Jarrett H. Crosby and Christina C. Crosby, Fairfield. Property: 107 Autumn Ridge Road, Fairfield.

Amount: $939,000. Filed May 24.

Volpacchio, Gino and Patricia M. Volpacchio, Fairfield.

Seller: Susan Roetter Palmieri, Fairfield. Property: 1039 S. Pine Creek Road, Fairfield. Amount: $975,000. Filed May 26.

Weinroth, Marc J., Stamford.

Seller: Holly R. Hyman, Long Island City, New York. Property: 76 Dannell Drive, Stamford.

Amount: $675,000. Filed May 4.

Zhu, Shiyao and Cynthia Twu, Greenwich. Seller: Jonathan W. Ryckman, Greenwich. Property: Unit 5, Lansing Meadows

Condominium, Greenwich.

Amount: $1,375,000. Filed May 22.

LIS PENDENS

Bell, Jerry D., et al, Stamford.

Filed by Pilicy Ryan & Ward PC, Stamford, for Greenway Condominium Association Inc.

Property: Unit 37, Building G, Lawn Avenue, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed April 17.

Boles, William H. and Diane Lewis, Greenwich. Filed by Cohen, Burns Hard & Paul, West Hartford, for Members Credit Union. Property: 31 Cary Road, Riverside. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed May 15.

Candelmo, Philomena, et al, Greenwich. Filed by Marino, Zabel & Schellenberg PLLC, Orange, for the town of Greenwich. Property: 89 Laddins Rock Road, Greenwich. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed May 31.

Elmo, Robert A., et al, Greenwich. Filed by Bendett & McHugh PC, Farmington, for JPMorgan Chase Bank NA.

Property: 17 Highland Farm Road, Greenwich. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed May 22.

Gian, Robert J., et al, Stamford. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for The Bank of New York Mellon.

Property: 12 Columbus Place, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed April 20.

Hewitt, John R., et al, Fairfield. Filed by Bendett & McHugh PC, Farmington, for Bank of America NA. Property: 3853 Congress St., Fairfield. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed May 5.

HPP-ONE LLC, et al, Stamford. Filed by McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP, Hartford, for New Era Mechanical Corp. Property: 880 Pacific St., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed April 20.

HPP-SIX LLC and Webster Bank NA, Stamford. Filed by McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP, Hartford, for New Era Mechanical Corp. Property: Washington Boulevard, No. P6, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed April 20.

Khurana, Shallendra, et al, Fairfield. Filed by Korde & Associates PC, New London, for JPMorgan Chase Bank NA. Property: Unit 324, Halley Ave., Fairfield. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed May 8.

King, Barbara, Stamford. Filed by Richard J. Rapice, Stamford, for Riccardo Gallo. Property: 54 Albin Road, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed April 17.

Lohja, Astrit, Fairfield. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Loandepot. com LLC. Property: 938 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage.

Filed May 3.

Moon, Michael C., et al, Old Greenwich. Filed by Bendett & McHugh PC, Farmington, for Citimortgage Inc. Property: 51 Forest Ave., Unit 166, Old Greenwich. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed May 17.

Ruano, Alba, Stamford. Filed by Korde & Associates PC, New London, for The Bank of New York Mellon. Property: Lot 6, Map 4500, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed April 19.

Salerno, Stephen, et al, Greenwich. Filed by Bendett & McHugh PC, Farmington, for US Bank Trust NA. Property: 107 Pemberwock Road, Greenwich. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed May 18.

MORTGAGES

24 Sunshine LLC, San Juan, Puerto Rico, by Charlene M. Pederson. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, 101 N. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Property: 24 Sunshine Ave., Riverside. Amount: $900,000. Filed April 25.

53 Locust - 2 LLC, Greenwich, by Tom S. Ward Jr. Lender: UBS Bank USA, 95 State St., Suite 2200, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Property: 53 Locust St., Unit 2, Greenwich. Amount: $1,721,250. Filed April 24.

Abramson, Joshua Manning and Samantha Anne Ingram, Greenwich, by Joel M. Kaye. Lender: Morgan Stanley Private Bank NA, 4270 Ivy Pointe Blvd, Suite 400, Cincinnati, Ohio. Property: 22 Stillman Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $3,000,000. Filed April 24.

Acocella, Kevin and Kelly Sims Acocella, Greenwich, by Teresa Linnane. Lender: First Republic Bank, 111 Pine St., San Francisco, California. Property: 43 Baldwin Farms North, Greenwich. Amount: $5,102,500. Filed April 28.

Belanger, Donald and Susan Lee, Stamford, by Nathaniel W. Shipp. Lender: US Alliance Federal Credit Union, 300 Apollo Drive, Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Property: 17 Boulder Brook Drive, Stamford. Amount: $901,000. Filed April 10.

Berthou, Erica Elisabet Charlotta, New York, New York, by Karen Adelsberg. Lender: Citibank NA, 1000 Technology Drive, O’Fallon, Missouri. Property: 777 Lake Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $4,805,285. Filed April 24.

Brucas, Sarah, Richmond Hill, New York, by Stephen J. Schelz. Lender: Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp., 4201 Marsh Lane, Carrollton, Texas. Property: 150 Columbus Place, Unit A, Stamford. Amount: $323,000. Filed April 10.

Catalani, Doreen May, Greenwich, by William G. Hanlon. Lender: The First Bank of Greenwich, 444 E. Putnam Ave., Cos Cob. Property: 115 Henry St., Greenwich. Amount: $275,000. Filed April 28.

Ceci, Benedetto and Jessica Ceci, Greenwich, by Antoinette Violi. Lender: The First Bank of Greenwich, 444 E. Putnam Ave., Cos Cob. Property: 45 Bible St., Cos Cob. Amount: $720,000. Filed April 25.

Clairvil, Mireille and Chantale Bazile, Stamford, by Ryan P. Kelly. Lender: Newrez LLC, 1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 125, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Property: 34 Raymond St., Stamford. Amount: $613,679. Filed April 4.

Coppola, David L., Fairfield, by Charlene M. Pederson. Lender: Plaza Home Mortgage Inc., 9808 Scranton Road, San Diego, California. Property: 1271 Merritt St., Fairfield. Amount: $708,000. Filed April 19.

Deodhar, Nihar, Stamford, by Tamara L. Peterson. Lender: Thomaston Savings Bank, 203 Main St., Thomaston. Property: 657 Stratfield Road, Fairfield. Amount: $191,750. Filed April 18.

Drohokowska, Sonia and Eduardo Quiroga, New York, New York, by Andrew L. Wallach. Lender: Prosperity Home Mortgage LLC, 14501 George Carter Way, Suite 300, Chantilly, Virginia. Property: 24 Ocean Drive West, Stamford. Amount: $1,100,000. Filed April 4.

Esperon, Rodrigo and Courtney Santucci, Mason, Ohio, by Sean Plumb. Lender: Rocket Mortgage LLC, 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 33 Heather Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $711,000. Filed April 18.

Fleek, Victoria and Connor Clowes, Brooklyn, New York, by Tamara L. Peterson. Lender: Tomo Mortgage LLC, 1645 E. Sixth St., Suite 100, Austin, Texas. Property: 230 High Ridge Road, Stamford. Amount: $576,000. Filed April 4.

Franco, Leonard and Debra Bisaccia, Stamford, by Michelle Hanover. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 142 Downs Ave., Stamford. Amount: $100,000. Filed April 5.

Gazal, Leonardo and Camilla Goncalvesfinamore-Gazal, Greenwich, by Antonio Faretta. Lender: Figure Lending LLC, 650 S. Tryon St., Eighth floor, Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 16 Summit Road, Riverside. Amount: $210,596. Filed April 26.

Gilson, Melissa B., Stamford, by David W. Hopper. Lender: First County Bank, 117 Prospect St., Stamford. Property: 94 Southfield Ave., Unit F5, Stamford. Amount: $404,800. Filed April 10.

Gottlieb, Joshua, Stamford, by James Kavanagh. Lender: Warshaw Capital LLC, 2777 Summer St., Suite 306, Stamford. Property: 134 Four Brooks Road, Stamford. Amount: $595,237. Filed April 5.

Gregoire, Alexandra and Curt Riggs, New York, New York, by Tom S. Ward Jr. Lender: Navy Federal Credit Union, 820 Falling Lane SE, Vienna, Virginia. Property: 30 Valleywood Road, Cos Cob. Amount: $1,520,000. Filed April 24.

Guzinski, Alexander and Regan Gilbride, Riverside, by Michael T. Nedder. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, 101 N. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Property: 51 Forest Ave., No. 83, Old Greenwich. Amount: $588,750. Filed April 25.

Jacoby, Robert Joseph and Kara Keeley Jacoby, Fairfield, by Christopher Greenwood.

Lender: Rocket Mortgage LLC, 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 206-130

Catamount Road, Fairfield.

Amount: $579,500. Filed April 21.

Jason Ritzo Rei-Greenwich LLC, Allendale, New Jersey, by R. Richard Roina. Lender: Secure Capital Group LLC, 611 Access Road, First floor, Stratford.

Property: 49 Cutler Road, Greenwich. Amount: $850,000. Filed April 24.

Johnson, Carl A., Greenwich, by Thomas J. Heagney. Lender: Susan L. Arndt, 42 Mountainview Terrace, Manchester Center, Vermont. Property: 8 Benders Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $12,000. Filed April 24.

Judelson, Deborah, Fairfield, by Laurence P. Nadel. Lender: First Republic Bank, 111 Pine St., San Francisco, California.

Property: 297 Pine Creek Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $750,000. Filed April 21.

Klammer, Sharon Kane, Southport, by Gina Marie Davila.

Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 406 Harbor Road, Southport.

Amount: $750,000. Filed April 18.

Lillien, Jeanna M. and Matthew T. Delfico, New Rochelle, New York, by Lauren

J. Mashe. Lender: AFC Mortgage Group LLC, 471 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe. Property: 637 Cove Road, Unit B10, Stamford.

Amount: $182,800. Filed April 4.

Lowenstein, Devorah Y., Stamford, by Steven D. Grushkin.

Lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank, 1981 Marcus Ave., Suite 110, Lake Success, New York.

Property: 38 Vincent Ave., Stamford. Amount: $400,000.

Filed April 5.

Lubchansky, Alexander and Lisa Lubchansky, Bakersfield, California. by Tamara L. Peterson. Lender: Dime Bank, 290 Salem Turnpike, Norwich.

Property: 392 Brett Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1,325,000.

Filed April 19.

McGrath, John J. and Sarah

McGrath, Fairfield, by Simone Lynn Palmer. Lender: Bank of America NA, 100 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina.

Property: 35 Crocus Court, Fairfield. Amount: $75,000. Filed April 21.

Mei, Jie and Xinran Zang, Waltham, Massachusetts, by Gillian V. Ingraham. Lender: US Bank NA, 4801 Frederica St., Owensboro, Property: 29 Talmadge Lane, Stamford.

Amount: $767,000. Filed April 6.

Quintner, Alexander C., Fairfield, by N/A. Lender: The Milford Bank, 33 Broad St., Milford. Property: 106 Charles St., Fairfield. Amount: $180,000.

Filed April 20.

Ragonese, Alexandra Cavalea and Andrew Ragonese, Fairfield, by Chris Barreto. Lender: Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp., 4201 Marsh Lane, Carrollton, Texas.

Property: 236 Sturges Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1,000,000.

Filed April 20.

Raymond, Thomas, Riverside, by Robert V. Sisca. Lender: Bank of America NA, 101 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina.

Property: 1 Somerset Lane, Riverside. Amount: $800,000. Filed April 28.

Ridberg, Lauren, Cos Cob, by Thomas J. Heagney. Lender: Rocket Mortgage LLC, 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 42 Oval Ave., Riverside. Amount: $550,000. Filed April 28.

Schnefke, John E. and Kathleen A. Schnefke, Stamford, by Howard R. Wolfe. Lender: PFS Inc., 177 North St., Easton. Property: 90 Gutzon Borglum Road, Stamford.

Amount: $425,000. Filed April 4.

Scrivines, Louise Taylor and David Scrivines, Fairfield, by Fernanda L. Pinto. Lender: Sikorsky Financial Credit Union, 1000 Oronoque Lane, Stratford. Property: 178 Reef Road, Fairfield.

Amount: $130,000. Filed April 19.

Servick, Edward Ross and Helen Delaney Servick, Greenwich, by Cesar Daniel Ortecho. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 15 Field Road, Greenwich. Amount:

$410,000. Filed April 27.

Tejada, Silvestre and Marsha Tejada, Greenwich, by Tiago A. David. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 7 Stillview Drive, Greenwich.

Amount: $229,275. Filed April 27.

Tobe, Justin and Nikki Tobe, Darien, by Wendy L. Stempien. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, 101 N. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Property: 1 Knollwood Drive, Greenwich.

Amount:

$2,995,000. Filed April 28.

Tuccella, Andreina Carolina and Vicente Nicolas Colmenares, Fairfield, by John K. Taylor. Lender: New Jersey Lenders Corp., 219 Paterson Ave., Little Falls, New Jersey. Property: 70 Dora St., Unit 1, Stamford.

Amount: $590,000. Filed April 4.

Facts & Figures

Viola, Marc and Tara Viola, Fairfield, by Samuel D. Bush. Lender: Berkshire Bank, 24 North St., Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Property: 202 Morehouse Highway, Fairfield. Amount: $796,500. Filed April 20.

Windflower LLC, Greenwich, by John K. Taylor. Lender: UBS Bank USA, 95 State St., Suite 2200, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 11 Sherwood Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $5,000,000. Filed April 28.

Zakharchuk, Larisa, Stamford, by John J. Lonizos. Lender: Savings Bank of Danbury, 220 Main St., Danbury. Property: 1078 Riverbank Road, Stamford. Amount: $1,024,250. Filed April 6.

Zakzouk, Alaa and Nada Kandil, White Plains, New York, by Frances Sena. Lender: First Republic Bank, 111 Pine St., San Francisco, California. Property: 19 Ivy St., Stamford. Amount: $528,000. Filed April 5.

Zito, Sarah and Mark Zito, Fairfield, by Michael P. Burdo. Lender: Citibank NA, 1000 Technology Drive, O’Fallon, Missouri. Property: 25 Sawyer Road, Fairfield. Amount: $816,000. Filed April 19.

NEW BUSINESSES

Archome Loans, 6 Landmark Square, Stamford 06901, c/o AR Home LLC. Filed April 24.

Chrysler Dodge Ram City, 163 Harvard Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Integrity Greenwich LLC. Filed April 25.

Cmva Projects, 24 Betts Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Carlos Mavila Velarde Alvarez. Filed April 25.

Cottontails Childcare and Learning, 9 Riverbend Drive, Stamford 06907, c/o Sofia Byrnes. Filed April 27.

Essential Wildlife Control, 9 Cove Ave., Norwalk 06855, c/o Matthew Abraham. Filed May 4.

FGF Carpentry, 109 Tresser Blvd., Apt. 6A, Stamford 06901, c/o Fari Morina. Filed April 26.

High-Value Asset Courier, 300 Tresser Blvd., Apt. 2-C, Stamford 06901, c/o H.L. Rollins Group LLC. Filed April 26.

Imaginary Content, 33 N. Water St., Unit B, Norwalk 06854, c/o Ilene Richardson. Filed May 1.

In Nails Inc., 927 Hope St., Stamford 06907, c/o Yao Xiao. Filed April 27.

Integrity Greenwich LLC, 163 Harvard Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Michael Ianelli. Filed April 25.

J. Asiruwa Enterprise, 11 Merwin St., Apt. 403, Norwalk 06850, c/o John J Asiruwa. Filed May 8.

Kanii Oh Kana, 253 Seaside Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Jasmin Pantaleon. Filed April 28.

KBJ Chef’s Diner, 127 Jefferson St., Stamford 06902, c/o Elvis Jonathan Hernandez Cabrera. Filed April 27.

Kid And Play Daycare, 11 Kellee Drive, Norwalk 06854, c/o Lillian M. Martinez. Filed May 3.

Norwalk Galilee Workship, 50 Lexington Ave., Norwalk 06854, c/o Harold Francis. Filed May 10.

Papi’s Tacos & Cheese, 52 Duffy St., Stamford 06902, c/o Papi’s Tacos and Cheese LLC. Filed April 27.

Pickleball America, 140 Atlantic St., Stamford 06901, c/o Joseph C. Ross. Filed April 25.

Proimpress, 5 Possum Circle, Norwalk 06854, c/o Molly Sargent. Filed May 2.

Revive Skincare Studio, 229 Hunting Ridge Road, Stamford 06903, c/o Jennifer Olej-Ramirez. Filed April 24.

Roxxy’s Cleaning Services, 68 Highview Ave., Apt. 2, Stamford 06907, c/o Christina Y. Freycinet. Filed April 25.

Target Store T-1544, 21 Broad St., Stamford 06901, c/o Target Corp. Filed April 28.

Toucans Ice Pops, 314 Wilson Ave., Norwalk 06854, c/o Joseph Spataro. Filed May 1.

VP, Data Science, Gartner, Inc., Stamford, CT. Collabrte with cross-functnl teams such as prodct & technlgy teams to innovte on bus soltns. Req. PhD in Math, Comp Sci, Physics, Engg or rel field & 1 yr of rel work exp; OR a Master’s deg or foreign equiv deg in Comp Sci, Physics, Engg, or rel + 4 yrs of exp. Any suitable combo of edu, training or exp is acceptable. Telecommuting permitted. Up to 5% of occasional intl travel req. To apply, please email resume

Sleepy Hollow AG, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 8/26/2022. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 40 Depeyster St., Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591. General Purpose #63341

All Ages Occupational Therapy PLLC Filed 9/28/22 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to 500 Ellendale Ave, Port Chester, NY 10573

Purpose: Occupational Therapy #63356

Phoenix Maintenance Group LLC. Filed 11/30/22

Office: Westchester Co.

SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 265 East 66th Street Apt 39D, New York, NY 10065 Purpose: all lawful #63359

Eagle Fitness LLC

Filed 8/5/22 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 235 Garth Rd E3D, Scarsdale, NY 10583

Purpose: all lawful #63371

515 W 18th Consulting Group LLC Filed 8/8/22

Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 399 Knollwood Rd Ste 318, White Plains, NY 10603 Purpose: all lawful #63372

A & I Salvage LLC

Filed 8/18/22 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 407 Saw Mill River Rd, Yonkers, NY 10701

Purpose: all lawful #63373

426 Chestnut Avenue LLC Filed 9/30/22

Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 2777 Schley Ave Apt 3A, Bronx, NY 10465 Purpose: all lawful #63374

TRG IRVING LLC

Filed 10/11/22 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 146 E 37th St, NY 10016 Purpose: all lawful #63375

North Pearl Manager LLC Filed 10/26/22 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 146 E 37th St, NY 10016 Purpose: all lawful #63376

OTUNJ LLC. Filed 10/31/22 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 48 Heath Pl, Hastings On Hudson, NY 10706

Purpose: all lawful #63377

Randr Realty Group LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 4/6/2023.

Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 850 Bronx River Rd., Ste. 16, Box 121, Bronxville, NY 10708. General Purpose #63399

Notice of formation of Muni Docs (LLC). Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 03/23/23.

Location: Westchester Cty. Westchester Cty. Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Sec. of State shall, for any lawful purpose, mail a copy of process to the principal business location of: 149 Grand Street, White Plains, NY, 10601, USA. #63405

LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF BROTHERS LOGISTICS

I, LLC.

Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/04/23. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the limited liability company (LLC) upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to Kevin A. Oliveros: 172 N Highland Ave, Ossining, NY, 10562.

Purpose: any lawful business activity. #63409

20 Bonnefoy Place Realty, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 3/29/2023.

Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 7 Candlewood Rd., Scarsdale, NY 10583.

General Purpose #63410

Balanced Perspectives Psychology PLLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 5/4/2023. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Nicole Eskenasi, 201 South Division St., Peekskill, NY 10566.

Purpose: Psychology #63411

Notice of Formation of iDEAWORX23 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/28/2023. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Daniel Marc Williams, iDEAWORX23 LLC, 78 Devonshire Road, New Rochelle, NY 10804.

Purpose: advertising and marketing as well as any lawful related services.

#63412

1907 Barnes LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 11/17/2021. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 212 Lawrence Ave., Mamaroneck, NY 10543. General Purpose #63415

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF K&D ACCOUNTING AND

TAX SERVICES LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/18/23. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the limited liability company (LLC) upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to Dylan Lozano: 159 Main St, Ossining, NY, 10562.Purpose: any lawful business activity.

#63416

Eric A. Ross M.D., PLLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 12/21/2022. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 660 White Plains Rd., Ste. 125, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Purpose: Medicine #63417

K C S MECHANICAL LLC

Filed 09/09/22 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 9 Agawam S 2A, Yonkers, NY 10704 Purpose: all lawful #63419

TRG NORTH PEARL LLC

Filed 9/30/22 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 146 E 37th St, New York, NY 10016 Purpose: all lawful #63420

Notice of Formation of JOAT TECNOLOGIES LLC filed with SSNY on 2/14/23.Offc. Loc: NYC. SSNY desig. As agent of the LLC upon whom Process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 120 Erskine Pl., Bronx, NY 10475. #63421

J Tretler Advisory, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 5/17/2023. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 58 Sycamore Rd., Scarsdale, NY 10583. General Purpose #63422

Wakefield Inspection Services LLC Article of origin filed with New York Secretary of state on 5/23/2023. The office is located in Westchester county, NY. Secretary of state shall mail a copy of any process against it to Euclysn Ellis 2005 Palmer ave Suite 1104 Larchmont, NY 10538. The LLC primary address is Palmer ave Suite 1104 Larchmont, NY 10538 and may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #63423

Notice is hereby given that an On premise liquor license, Serial #1355203 has been applied for by Two Cousins Hospitality Corp to sell liquor, beer, wine and cider at retail at an on premises Restaurant. For on premises consumption under the ABC Law at 229 Wolfs Lane, Pelham New York 10803. #63424

BUILDING PRINTS LLC

Filed 6/2/23 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 44 Ashford Ave, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522 Purpose: all lawful #63426

PODIUM ATHLETICS LLC

Filed 4/27/23 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 235 Garth Rd, Apt E3D, Scarsdale, NY 10583 Purpose: all lawful #63427

W12 GARAGE LLC

Filed 4/26/23 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 14 Ridgewood Ave, #2, Yonkers, NY 10704 Purpose: all lawful #63428

Eliot Lirr LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 11/15/2022. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 716 S Columbus Ave., Mt. Vernon, NY 10550. General Purpose. #63429

22 The Terrace LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 06/01/2023. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Jason Van Itallie, 685 Post Road, Darien, CT 06820. Any lawful activity. #63430

Sealed bids will be received as set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, July 13, 2023 at the NYSDOT, Office of Contract Management, 50 Wolf Rd, 1st Floor, Suite 1CM, Albany, NY 12232 and will be publicly opened and read. Bids may also be submitted via the internet using www.bidx.com. A certified cashier’s check payable to the NYSDOT for the sum specified in the proposal or a bid bond, form CONR 391, representing 5% of the bid total, must accompany each bid. NYSDOT reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

Electronic documents and Amendments are posted to www.dot.ny.gov/doing-business/opportunities/const-notices. The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all Amendments are incorporated into its bid. To receive notification of Amendments via e-mail you must submit a request to be placed on the Planholders List at www.dot.ny.gov/doing-business/opportunities/const-planholder. Amendments may have been issued prior to your placement on the Planholders list.

NYS Finance Law restricts communication with NYSDOT on procurements and contact can only be made with designated persons. Contact with non-designated persons or other involved Agencies will be considered a serious matter and may result in disqualification. Contact Robert Kitchen (518)457-2124.

Contracts with 0% Goals are generally single operation contracts, where subcontracting is not expected, and may present direct bidding opportunities for Small Business Firms, including, but not limited to D/M/WBE’s and SDVOBs.

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 ensure 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

D265052, PIN 856137, Westchester Co., HIGHWAY RESURFACING - Rt. 35/202 from Taconic State Parkway to Rt. 118, Town of Yorktown., Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $200,000.00), Goals: MBE: 5.00%, WBE: 4.00%, SDVOB: 6.00%

D265058, PIN 881403, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester Cos., REGION WIDE CRACK SEAL & MASTIC - Various Locations, Night Time Work, No Plans, Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $75,000.00), Goals: MBE: 4.00%, WBE: 8.00%, SDVOB: 0.00%