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Norwalk residents asked for input on Wall Street area’s future

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A Rendering of Glenwood Hill Manor.

$79M APARTMENT BUILDING PROPOSED FOR CITY-OWNED LAND IN YONKERS

BY PETER KATZ Pkatz@westfairinc.com

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team of developers hopes to be able to buy 15 lots from the city of Yonkers this coming January so that it can move ahead with a plan to build a 14-story building that would have 177 apartments, all priced in the affordable category. The developers are Lemor Development LLC and Empire Development Capital Holding LLC. Lenor, Empire and the city

have a nonbinding Letter of Intent that would have the city selling the lots for a price to be determined through an appraisal process. The properties are at 297 Glenwood Ave. and 146 and 164 Lake Ave. The properties currently are vacant and when combined would create a site of just over 0.9 acres in size.

The proposed building would cost an estimated $79 million to construct, not including the land cost. The total height would be 176 feet and there would be parking on the first through fourth floors

for 138 vehicles, in addition to space for building mechanicals and a gymnasium for residents.

Floors five through 14 would be for the apartments.

The development would be known as Glenwood Hill Manor. There would be 10 studios, 70 one-bedroom units, 77 two-bedroom apartments and 20 three-bedroom units. The units would be priced to be affordable to people earning from 40% to 80% of the area median income for Westchester County.

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s Norwalk continues to grow, efforts are being made to ensure that the Wall Street area not only benefits from the rising population and increasing number of visitors to the city, but can also contribute toward driving those numbers.

The area was once the heart of one of the five separate municipalities that joined together to form the current city in 1910 but was heavily damaged by hurricanes and flooding in the 1950s and never managed to generate the revitalization seen in South Norwalk.

On June 14, the city sought input from residents in an event at the Wall Street Theater. Garrett Bolella, the assistant director of transportation, mobility and parking for the city, helped organize the event.

“This is just the design kickoff,” Bolella explained. “It’s an open-house style event to really get feedback from the community, so we can go back to the drawing board and come up with actual designs according to community views on things they want to see like railway improvements, intersection improvements, streetscape improvements.”

The theater’s doors were thrown open to the public at 4 p.m. and the attendees were

encouraged to move through a series of stations where they could share their views on different aspects of the redesign.

Some tables encouraged them to write sticky notes about what most needed to be preserved or changed, while others invited guests to mark up maps of the area to suggest revisions to traffic flow or take surveys about potential redesigns of public space.

Historical pictures of the Wall Street area were on display throughout the space, inviting guests to consider how the area had evolved in the past and if old design elements might be worth revisiting. Local restaurants, including Rebel Daughter Cookies, Sonia’s Kitchen, Café Aroma, Pontos Taverna and Sabor Ambateño Bakery, also offered up free samples for guests.

According to Bolella, the neighborhood’s rich history as a transportation hub where maritime traffic, rail transportation and local trolley service all came together with little planning has caused some of the challenges in redevelopment. For instance, he pointed out that the current traffic flows predate I-95 and the Route 7 connector, which would have been almost impossible to predict.

He also admitted that this was not the first attempt to produce a plan to drastically reform the

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The MyConnect home page.

MyConnect creates a community for parents of children with special needs

BY EDWARD ARRIAZA earriaza@westfairinc.com

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yConnect is an online platform that caters to parents of children with special needs by providing them with a community outlet and a directory of providers and services and resources. MyConnect is unique in providing such information and services at all, according to Caroline Bilal, who co-founded the online platform with Faradjine Laurore.

“The idea formed years ago when I, as a parent to a child that has a developmental disability, really struggled to access information, find resources, programs and providers to help my son,” Bilal recalled. “I found it incredibly hard to understand why technology wasn’t more helpful in helping me to access information, but also find other parents who have similar kids to my own.”

Bilal and Laurore were passionate about rectifying this deficiency. Both women had amassed experience working in nonprofits, with Laurore in particular eager to utilize her background in software development and computer science for the mission.

With the help of a team of volunteers — mostly students from New York University — the co-founders set the stage for the project, incorporating MyConnect on June 2, 2021, with the website launching nine months

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later on March 2 of this year after enough information and material was compiled.

Bilal envisioned MyConnect as a “one-stop shop” that will service and help connect some of the roughly 70 million parents with one another, a group who are “largely left to their own devices to figure out how to get help, how to get support, very much relying heavily on word of mouth.” Once parents are immersed in a supportive and informative environment, the team hopes to see parents transition into becoming effective advocates themselves, spreading awareness.

A sense of community, then, is a major point of attraction for such parents thinking of signing up. The fledgling website has about 200 members in its social network, some of whom are “provider users,” Bilal said.

“When there is a question that requires slightly more sophisticated expertise, then our providers are able to chime in as well,” she added.

The community is further enhanced by MyConnect’s Intellimatch System, which Bilal described as a “primitive version of AI,” which uses data provided by members during the onboarding process to match them to local providers and with other parents who have similar concerns regarding their special needs children.

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parents who have kids who are undiagnosed to seek certain diagnoses and thus receive more accurate, better, effective treatments for their kids.”

Members of the site have access to a directory of special needs programs and providers, presently focused on those within Westchester County, and which parents may be matched to via the Intellimatch System. The directory’s effectiveness is supplemented by the Qualitative Review System.

Members are able to leave reviews of listed providers, though they are encouraged to pen reviews that are “qualitative” in nature.

“Most sites that have a review feature, they allow users to create more of a narrative, like a text-based review, which is often not guided by a certain set of criteria that other users might actually care about,” Bilal explained. “For every single provider type or program type in the directory, we’ve created qualitative review criteria that users are kind of encouraged to use for leaving a review.

Members also have access to resources that features vetted content deemed to be of high quality by the small team. This includes written content such as how-to articles guiding readers on the Medicaid application process or ways parents may identify signs of ADHD in their children.

Additional resources MyConnect

provides is its series of “A-list tips” that give parents quick one-page advice on topics, including travelling with special needs children or how to help special needs children through their tantrums, all of which are shared on MyConnect’s social media accounts on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn. Presently, the site is still undergoing testing and is limited to Westchester County residents, though there are plans to expand.

“We’re very much focused on building the community, the parent level community, at this point,” Bilal said. “We are ready to launch in Manhattan in late summer. We have all the data scraped for Manhattan, which is great because that’s a very different context and a very different kind of community than Westchester County.”

Alongside the Manhattan launch, the MyConnect team is looking into an ad-based revenue model to keep access to the community and its resources free. Currently, in order to cover its development costs, the startup launched a GoFundMe fundraiser on May 12.

“We have gotten a lot of providers and retailers reaching out to us, saying, ‘We want to advertise,’ and we’re not really set up for that right now,” Bilal said, “but that is one way in which we likely will be able to accrue revenue, or at least test the theory that an ad-based model could work.”

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Project Veritas sues ex-secretary to enforce separation deal

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roject Veritas, a conservative organization based in Mamaroneck that uses false identities and hidden cameras to trap liberal organizations in embarrassing situations, has sued a former secretary to get back severance payments and block her from disparaging the group.

The nonprofit organization claims that Antonietta Zappier, of Harrison, reneged on an agreement not to disparage the group and made “extortionate claims,” according to a complaint filed June 10 in Westchester Supreme Court. Veritas also sued her husband, Vincent, claiming he harassed a Project Veritas employee.

“Mrs. Zappier’s greed got the better of her honor,” the complaint states.

Her attorney, Arthur Z. Schwartz, said in a telephone interview that the lawsuit is designed to scare Mrs. Zappier and other people from talking about James O’Keefe, Veritas’ founder, and to terrorize her into settling and going away.

“But she’s not particularly scared,” he said.

Mrs. Zappier was hired as a secretary in September 2019 and was fired this past March, according to the complaint, “based on her long and well-documented history of poor

decision-making and failing to meet the standards required of her.”

Veritas agreed to pay Mrs. Zappier six weeks of severance payments, $7,500, according to the complaint. She agreed to refrain from disparaging the organization and its employees and to release Veritas from any claims, known or unknown.

Veritas says it paid Mrs. Zappier but then she hired Schwartz who claimed the deal was void and demanded more money.

Now she was claiming that a man known as “Jitsu” — a pseudonym used by an employee to protect his anonymity as an undercover operative — had to be pulled off her during a holiday party last year, according to the complaint.

Veritas says it thoroughly investigated the allegation and found no evidence that it happened.

Nevertheless, Veritas increased the severance to six months’ pay, the complaint states, as a “gesture of good faith and to help Mrs. Zappier through a difficult period in her life.”

Veritas says Mrs. Zappier reneged again and through her attorney demanded more money and alluded to an interesting story that would cast O’Keefe in a negative light.

Then on June 7, according to the complaint, Mr. Zappier “stalked and accosted” and threatened a Veritas employee — who he

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claimed had pulled “Jitsu” off his wife at the holiday party — as they drove alongside each other on Palmer Avenue in Mamaroneck.

Schwartz said the original severance deal was void because Mrs. Zappier never specifically waived her right to a wage discrimination claim. She was entitled to 21 days to consider the deal and seven days to revoke it.

“Jitsu,” he said, is Michael Spadone, a high-ranking member of Veritas who is close to O’Keefe and who, he said, was looking for an excuse to fire Mrs. Zappier.

As to her “long and well-documented history of poor decision-making,” Schwartz pointed to a June 2020 letter to Mrs. Zappier from O’Keefe citing her leadership skills and unwavering commitment to colleagues. He presented her with a $2,500 check and the Core Values Award for Moving Mountains.

Schwartz said he negotiated more severance when Veritas’ attorney declared that Mrs. Zappier had made up the story about the holiday party.

“So I said I guess we’re going to sue,” Schwartz recalled. “He asked how much and I said how about six months?”

He said Mrs. Zappier became enraged and determined to go to court, after she saw a letter from Veritas’ attorney that strenuously denied any wrongdoing by Spadone and accusing her

of repeated and inexcusable conduct.

Schwartz then negotiated another month of severance pay.

As to the encounter on Palmer Avenue, he said the Veritas employee pulled alongside Mr. Zappier and after a brief exchange “they went on their merry ways.”

He said Mrs. Zappier communicated with Veritas only through him.

“To file a lawsuit on settlement negotiations through lawyers, I’ve never heard of that, and I’ve been doing this for 43 years.”

Veritas is accusing Mrs. Zappier of breach of the separation agreement and unjust enrichment. It is asking the court to declare that the agreement is valid and binding, award damages and tailor an order directing the Zappiers to have no contact with any Veritas employee other than for a legitimate business purpose.

The complaint was filed by Brooklyn attorney Justin T. Kelton. (“Almost every claim made by Mr. Schwartz since being involved in this matter, is simply made up,” Jered T. Ede, Veritas’ chief legal officer, said in a statement issued after this story was published. He said “Jitsu,” for instance, “was not involved in either the actual termination of Mrs. Zappier or in making the decision to terminate Mrs. Zappier whatsoever.”)

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One of the multifamily properties in the Merritt 7 district. Photo by Justin McGown.

BY JUSTIN MCGOWN

Norwalk’s economic development projects receive a closer look

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evelopments across Norwalk continue to make it one of the fastest-growing cities in Connecticut, with an increasing population and an economy that saw the opening of new businesses even in the midst of the pandemic. New construction can be found all across the city, including several high-profile developments in various stages of execution, which were discussed at a Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on June 15.

During the meeting, the commission voted to approve a traffic study pertaining to the impact of the proposed Wegmans grocery store on Connecticut Avenue at the site of the MBI campus currently. The 95,000-square-foot Wegmans store will be the first Connecticut location for the

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grocery chain, which has developed a cult-worthy following from its most devoted shoppers.

The commission also considered mixed-use developments near both the Merritt 7 railroad station and the East Norwalk station. The Merritt 7 development, a new district that Building and Land Technology is creating along Glover Avenue at the north end of Norwalk near the Route 7 Connector, was cited by the neighboring town of Wilton in a letter from its Planning and Zoning Commission that raised concerns about traffic and building height. The Norwalk commission is contemplating allowing Building and Land Technology to create mixed-use structures of up to 150 feet, though the Wilton letter noted that both the distance from the town line and local geography make it unclear if the buildings will be visible at all from Wilton.

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that prompted Louis Schulman, the commission’s chairman, to declare, “When we first began reviewing this project in 2020, I said it seemed like a wonderful and exciting opportunity and it also scared the heck out of me. I don’t think I’ve changed my mind.

I think it potentially holds great promise for the city, but it absolutely needs to be done the right way.”

To streamline the process of approvals, a draft resolution included plans to create a special district where reviews could be conducted across the entire 14-acre area instead of individual buildings.

“The idea is that they would like to have a master plan for the development over what’s a pretty significantly sized parcel,” said Director of the Planning and Zoning Department Steven Kleppin of the developer’s proposed amendment. “Through the consolidation of the zoning that you just approved, it would

allow them to build at the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) density allowed through the urban core of Norwalk.”

In the end, the proposed district was met with unanimous approval, though worries about necessary intersection improvements were voiced.

Also brought up was the development of a mixed-use structure with up to 77 units of housing proposed for 1 Cemetery St. The lot was the site of a Wells Fargo branch, but the bank permanently closed the location. Falling within another TOD area, the owners M.F. DiScala & Company in association with Spinnaker Real Estate Partners intend to drastically alter the site rather than find a new tenant.

Matthew Edvardsen, a partner at Spinnaker Real Estate Partners, addressed the commission. He explained that the site, the only lot along Cemetery Street, also has frontage on Gregory Boulevard and East Avenue, and is bound

along the third sign by the historic Mill Pond.

“With the recent change in occupancy at the site,” Edvardsen said, “and the long underutilization of the parcel, and in light of the recently implemented East North Village TOD Zone together with extensive planning that led to that actual regulation, which encourages and allows for more productive use of the site, we are excited to start the discussion this evening.”

The developers stressed that they hope to provide the public with new access to the Mill Pond and improve the environmental impact of the site by replacing portions of the parking lot with park space and a rain garden that will filter water.

Concerns about the impact of a large building near a residential area were raised, but ultimately the proposal was unanimously voted to move to peer reviews for both architecture and traffic.

ADVANTAGES OF UTILIZING QUALIFIED CHARITABLE DEDUCTIONS

By Heather Oboda, Partner, Citrin Cooperman Advisors LLC Qualified Charitable Deductions can be advantageous for many looking to maximize deductions and fulfill charitable giving goals, but it is important to fully understand their regulations before deciding if this deduction is right for you.

“Liberation: The Mary and Eliza Freeman Mural” by Aisha Nailah, an example of the public art commissioned by the Bridgeport DSSD. Photo by Whiskey & Oxfords and reprinted with the permission of the Bridgeport DSSD.

Bridgeport’s Call for Concepts seeks new artistic experiences for downtown public spaces

BY PHIL HALL Phall@westfairinc.com

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he city of Bridgeport and the Bridgeport Downtown Special Services District (DSSD) have launched the Color It In Public Spaces program to create artistic experiences at five locations within the city’s commercial district.

The program is seeking input from artists, architects, landscape designers, urban engineers, inventors and fabricators with “ideas to create, make accessible and establish sustainable multifunctional spaces for community engagement, recreation, play, events and markets.”

“If one wants to participate, we have a pretty simple process,” said Lauren Coakley Vincent, president and CEO at the Bridgeport DSSD. “We have issued a Call for Concepts that is accessible in a number of different ways from ColorfulBridgeport.com — you can download it from our news page, you can find the link on our social media to download the full Call for Concept, you can call our office to send you a copy directly or you can pick up a printed copy in our office as well.”

Five downtown locations have been chosen for the program: Baldwin Plaza at 1130 Broad St., Post Office Square at 1136-1160 Main St., the Broad Street Steps between Broad Street at Elm Street, the city block commonly known as Behind the Archive at 1340-1362 Main St. and McLevy Green at Main Street between the corners of State and Bank streets.

The program will consider all formats for these spaces.

“We’re very open to ideas,” said Coakley Vincent. “It could be some sort of painted installation, or it could be something more focused around artistic lighting. We’re looking for ideas that are grounded in meeting a community desire or a community need that has been heard of or identified in some kind of way that would make these various spaces more friendly for residents, daytime workers and visitors to the neighborhood.”

The Call for Concepts requested “moderately priced proposals, preferably less than $25,000, inclusive of design, materials, permits, insurance and installation and related management services.” Inquiries are being welcomed through July 15 and those interested in participating in the program would need to submit an overview of their professional and community experience along with images of existing and past work that would be relevant to the project and site.

Coakley Vincent added the program would welcome input from the wider regional area and not just from Bridgeport residents, and she stressed that anyone with a worthwhile idea should consider making an inquiry — even if it is the sketchiest of nebulous notions.

“For people who may have a really interesting idea but haven’t totally f leshed out how to get it done, I would encourage them to give us a call before they submit and maybe we can help them think that through,” she said.

A Qualified Charitable Deduction (QCD) occurs when a taxpayer has funds paid directly from their Individual Retirement Account (IRA) to a qualified public charity. QCDs, which can only be made from IRA accounts of taxpayers 70 ½ or older, can be made up to $100,000 for each qualifying taxpayer and their spouse. A taxpayer cannot use their pension plan to make QCDs, nor can a QCD be used to contribute to a donor advised funds or a a private foundation.

QCDs do not count as taxable income from the IRA but do reduce the otherwise required minimum distribution.

This allows taxpayers to have lower adjusted gross income which may increase deductible medical expenses if they itemize their deductions. In other situations, the QCD allows the taxpayer to decrease their taxable income even if they do not itemize deductions. QCDs are also an effective way to receive a state tax benefit for taxpayers who live in gross income tax states like Connecticut and New Jersey.

Under the SECURE Act, taxpayers are no longer required to take their IRA required minimum distributions until they are 72. Being able to utilize the QCD at 70 ½ allows taxpayers to fulfill their charitable giving desires without creating income. Utilizing QCDs early is also a smart way to lower a taxpayer’s potential taxable estate by decreasing the IRA value.

Keep in mind that the SECURE Act may limit the value of a QCD for any taxpayer over 70 ½ that continues to make tax deductible contributions to their IRA.

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Norwalk— neighborhood.

“It seems like every 20 years there’s been a new planning study Bolella said.

“Starting in 1986, we had a business management plan for the entire district. Then about 20 years later in 2003 we had an area plan that rehashed some of the previous ideas and brought some new ones, then as recently as 2019 there was a new plan.”

Bolella is confident that the cycle will finally be broken. Unlike previous attempts, the city has already secured $3.5 million for construction work that will rehabilitate the intersection of Belden Avenue and Wall Street, which he said may have once been a trolley turn around.

After a musical performance by the Roton Middle School band, the crowd was addressed by Mayor Harry Rilling.

“We’re really excited about this because for decades the Wall Street area has been kind of ignored,” said Rilling.

“We’re going to be investing a tremendous amount of money in this area and when you do that you want to make sure you do it right. And in doing it right, we want to find out that the people who live here, the people who walk down the streets, people who drive down the street, what would you like to see?”

State Senator Bob Duff took to the stage

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Norwalk’s Wall Street Theater. Photo by Justin McGown. to announce the allocation of the $3.5 million in awarded funds to the crowd. He also recalled how excited he had been as a young man to read the proposal for Wall Street’s revitalization that came out in the

“I always felt and still feel that there is a tremendous amount of potential in this city. We’re meeting a lot of that potential, but this is one area where we need to step it up.”

CHFA debuts down payment aid program for first-time homebuyers strate residency in Connecticut for the past three years, and applicants may also access CHFA’s existing down payment assistance program at the same time.

The CHFA added that Time to Own provides financial assistance to homeowners seeking to buy homes in higher resourced communities, where home prices are often out of reach for new homebuyers. If a property is in a high or very high opportunity area, the borrower may be eligible for up to $50,000 in assistance. For any other property, the loan amount may go up to $25,000.

The program is being administered

by CHFA on behalf of the Connecticut Department of Housing and is funded with $20 million that was allocated for homebuyer assistance by the State Bond Commission in December.

“Time to Own puts greater purchasing power in the hands of prospective homebuyers,” Nandini Natarajan, CEO and executive director of CHFA, said. “The program not only arms them with the means to purchase their first home, but it also gives them greater choice about where they and their families will grow and thrive.”

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he Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) has launched Time to Own, a program that provides down payment assistance to low, and moderate-income homebuyers applying to the CHFA’s First-Time Homebuyer Program.

The Time to Own program is available to eligible applicants securing a CHFA first mortgage loan to purchase their first home.

The Time to Own loan is structured as a 10-year, 0% nonamortizing loan, with onetenth of the principal amount forgiven on the anniversary of the loan closing each year until the loan is fully forgiven.

According to the CHFA, the loan’s eligibility requirements include the borrower’s financial needs, their ability to repay their mortgage obligations and their eligibility under CHFA’s First-Time Homebuyer Program, which is open to new homebuyers or those who have not owned a home in the last three years. The program is open to any borrower who can demon-

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late 1980s.

“I’m a fifth generation Norwalker, and I hated seeing downtown Norwalk in bad shape,” Duff said when asked what he found so exciting about that original plan.

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Ex-employee calls Stew Leonard’s a toxic and unsafe workplace

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Stew just being Stew” has apparently motivated a former employee of Stew Leonard’s to sue the grocery store chain.

Robert Crosby Jr., former loss prevention manager at the Yonkers store, accused Stew Leonard’s and CEO Stew Leonard Jr. of creating a toxic workplace and ignoring Covid-19 safety protocols, in a complaint filed June 11 in U.S. District Court, White Plains.

Crosby, of Campbell Hall, Orange County, claims that he repeatedly complained about Mr. Leonard’s practices to the head of human resources, who would then reply, “Stew’s just being Stew” and “he means no harm. He has no filter.”

The company does not comment on pending litigation, Mr. Leonard said in a statement released by public relations director Meghan Bell.

“Robert Crosby Jr. worked for Stew Leonard’s almost 20 years, but unfortunately we had to part ways. We understand he brought a lawsuit and we will review it with our attorneys.”

Stew Leonard’s opened a small dairy store in 1969 in Norwalk, Connecticut, and has since grown to seven grocery stores and eight wine stores, according to its website, with more than 3,000 employees and $550 million in sales.

It has been listed 10 times by Fortune magazine as one of the 100 best companies to work for in America, the website states, and prides itself on its concern for the wellness of its employees at work and outside of work.

But Crosby claims that he repeatedly complained about discriminatory practices and failures to maintain a safe workplace.

He describes disturbing conduct going back as far as 2000.

A Christmas party in the early 2000s, for instance, allegedly featured executives wearing sexually suggestive attire, staging a skit with sex toy, and distributing photographs of topless women on a beach.

He claims that Mr. Leonard used racist terms and offensive depictions of Black employees, said Jews were the worst customers to deal with and referred to one employee as “his Jew boy.”

Around 2004, Crosby says, he and co-workers discovered tombstones

near the Yonkers store that were later identified as artifacts from an abandoned Orthodox Jewish Cemetery.

He claims that a company executive directed them to “bury them where no one can find them” and threatened their jobs if anyone found out.

About 250 people had been buried in a half-acre cemetery founded in 1899 by the Congregation People of Righteousness, according to a 2004 New York Times story. The congregation had disbanded af ter it lost its synagogue to a highway-widening project.

A developer acquired the cemetery in 1989, agreed to remove the remains to Jerusalem, and then built a two-story parking garage on the cemetery plot for Costco and Home Depot. But according to court papers cited by the newspaper, 135 children buried in the cemetery were never accounted for.

In 2009, Crosby’s complaint states, he and co-workers were investigating a fire near the Yonkers store and discovered human bones. He says a store executive told them to “get coffee burlap bags and discard the bones in the dumpster.”

He accuses Mr. Leonard of jokingly referring to the discoveries as “the Yonkers Holocaust.” He complained about the incidents, he claims, and was told he would be fired if he disclosed anything to outsiders.

At the beginning of the Covid19 pandemic in March 2020, Crosby claims, employees were not permitted to wear masks or distance themselves from one another, no limits were put on the number of customers inside and the store did not follow federal cleaning standards.

He says he complained to two company executives who allegedly responded that if customers see employees wearing masks they will perceive them as sick and not shop there.

About 50 employees did get sick with Covid-19, according to the complaint, but Stew Leonard’s still did not shut down for a deep cleaning.

In April 2020, Crosby tested pos-

itive for Covid-19, and according to his account he suffered extreme, life-threatening and long-term symptoms and he was hospitalized twice.

The company granted him a medical leave and later a paid personal leave, according to the complaint, but he was allegedly forced to work from home and from the hospital and pressured to return to the workplace.

Crosby says he repeatedly asked the company to make reasonable accommodations until he fully recovered, but his requests were ignored.

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the $97,360 a year position.

Crosby argues that his termination was unlawful because the company refused to make a reasonable accommodation for his disability. And he says Stew Leonard’s retaliated against him for repeatedly complaining about discrimination, unsafe working conditions and a hostile workplace.

He is demanding $500,000 on the hostile workplace and discrimination charges, as well as unspecified lost wages and other damages.

He is represented by Croton-onHudson attorney Karen Mizrahi.

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| By Norman G. Grill

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BY NORMAN G. GRILL

Tips to help you save for retirement

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he sooner you begin saving for retirement, the more time your money has to grow thanks to the power of compound interest. Each year’s gains build on the prior year’s gains.

Compound interest is a sure, low-risk way to accumulate wealth.

Here are a few tips to keep in mind when saving for retirement: Set realistic goals and understand your risk tolerance. Project your retirement expenses based on your needs, not rules of thumb. Be honest about how you want to live in retirement and how much it will cost. Then calculate how much you must save to supplement Social Security and other sources of retirement income.

Generally, the greater the risk, the greater the reward will be, but not everyone is comfortable taking a lot of risk. If you’re losing sleep over your investments (e.g., if your asset allocation is 100% invested in stocks during a volatile stock market), you should probably reduce your level of risk and opt for other types of investments such as index funds.

Take advantage of a 401(k).

Contributing money to a 401(k) Is one of the easiest and best ways to save for retirement.

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Not only does it give you an immediate tax deduction and tax-deferred growth on your savings, but for many people, it also means a matching contribution from your employer.

Contribute to an IRA. As with a 401(k), IRA contributions offer substantial tax breaks and can give your savings a tax-advantaged boost. As a reminder, there are two types of IRAs: traditional and Roth. A traditional IRA offers tax-deferred growth, meaning you pay taxes on your investment gains only when you make withdrawals.

If you qualify, your contributions may be deductible. By contrast, a Roth IRA doesn’t allow for tax-deductible contributions, but it does offer tax-free growth; i.e., you owe no tax when you make withdrawals.

Focus on asset allocation more than individual stocks. Asset allocation is dividing your investment dollars among the three main types of investment categories: stocks, bonds and cash or cash equivalents. The right mix of assets is the single most important factor in determining the overall performance of your portfolio and will significantly impact your long-term returns.

Stocks are best for long-term growth.

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faster than inflation, increasing the purchasing power of your nest egg.

Keep in mind that investing in stocks doesn’t necessarily mean individual stock picks. You can also invest in index funds, which are a type of mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF) consisting of a basket of stocks that track one of the market indices such as the S&P 500 or the Nasdaq 100.

Don’t move too heavily into bonds, even in retirement. Many retirees stash a significant portion of their portfolio in bonds for the income. Unfortunately, over 10 to 15 years, inflation can easily erode the purchasing power of bonds’ interest payments.

Remember, it is important to diversify your portfolio to contain different types of investments within each major asset class.

Make tax-efficient withdrawals to stretch the life of your nest egg. Once you’re retired, your assets can last several more years if you draw on money from taxable accounts first and let tax-advantaged accounts compound for as long as possible. You can also withdraw from any investments that have lost value, then focus on selling investments held for more than a year to take advantage of lower long-term capital gains tax rates.

Work part time. Working part time after

you’ve retired benefits most people in more ways than one. It keeps you socially engaged and reduces the amount of your nest egg you must withdraw each year once you retire.

In 2022, you can earn up to $19,560 without affecting your monthly social security benefit, for example.

Think outside the box. Other ways to get more mileage out of your retirement assets include relocating to an area with a lower cost of living or transforming the equity in your home into income by taking out a reverse mortgage.

While reverse mortgages are not for everyone, they can be useful for retirees who might have trouble meeting basic expenses but live in a $500,000 dollar home with no mortgage.

Consult a professional. This is a brief overview and should not be taken as specific advice. Retirement planning is a very complicated matter. Consider working with a knowledgeable professional to create a retirement plan that works best for you and your family.

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.

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Office manager who filed false bills sues Mamaroneck dentist for firing her

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Bheltzel@westfairinc.com he former office manager of a Mamaroneck dental practice claims she was fired for questioning fraudulent billing practices.

Edith Pirinea is demanding $125,000 from Dr. Daniela Hijazin and Westchester Dental P.C. for retaliation under the federal False Claims Act, in a June 8 complaint filed in U.S. District Court, White Plains.

Dr. Hijazin did not respond to an email requesting her side of the story.

Pirinea, of New Rochelle, claims that for more than 20 years she was “forced” to submit Medicaid insurance claims for more expensive procedures than were actually done, “so that there would be a larger return of money.”

Medicaid providers, she says, “sent letters questioning ... as to why there were so many claims being sent for the same coding.”

“Occasionally” over the years she questioned the billing practices, she says, and after her last objection in March 2020, Dr. Hijazin became critical of her work and then fired her in June 2020.

She argues that the timing of her objection and the dismissal indicate unlawful retaliation.

Pirinea also claims that Dr. Hijazin had agreed to compensate her for working afterhours on a marketing plan that brought in many more patients to the dental practice.

But despite working more than 20 extra hours a week, according to the complaint, she was not paid any overtime wages.

Pirinea accused Dr. Hijazin of retaliation and overtime wage violations under federal and state laws. She is demanding $125,000 for back pay, front pay, emotional distress and other damages.

The complaint also singles out the dentist’s husband, Eyad Hijazin, a medical doctor who operates two businesses out of the same building as the dental practice, at 444 E. Boston Post Road.

Allied Healthcare Physicians is a primary care, psychiatry, family medicine and pediatrics practice. Her Secret MedSpa offers cosmetic surgeries and spa services.

Pirinea claims that Dr. Eyad Hijazin would send assistants to nursing homes and “bill out patients as having MD supervision

as though he were there seeing them in person.”

Though Dr. Eyad Hijazin is named as a defendant in the complaint, no specific violations of law or demands for relief are lodged

against him.

Dr. Eyad Hijazin did not respond to an email asking for his side of the story.

Manhattan attorney Leo Jacobs represents Pirinea.

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PepsiCo expands pact with NHL

PepsiCo has announced a multiyear extension of its North American partnership with the National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA).

Under the terms of the extension, the Purchase-headquartered company will maintain exclusive NHL and NHLPA North American rights in the carbonated soft drinks, water, energy drinks and savory snack categories during NHL tentpole events. The partnership will cover most of PepsiCo’s portfolio of brands, including Pepsi, MTN DEW, Aquafina, Rockstar, Lay’s, Tostitos, Ruffles, Doritos, Cheetos, Rold Gold and Miss Vickie’s.

However, PepsiCo’s Gatorade will not be part of the partnership — the brand had a separate endorsement deal with the NHL and will not be renewed. Instead, PepsiCo will begin focusing Gatorade’s sports sponsorships in women’s sports and college ath-

letics.

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Diesel fuel tax for Connecticut up by 23%

Connecticut Commissioner of Revenue Services Mark D. Boughton announced that his office has approved a 49.2-cent per gallon hike in the cost of diesel fuel, an increase of roughly 23%.

In a letter to state lawmakers, Boughton cited that the state required his office “to calculate the applicable tax rate per gallon of diesel fuel for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022. In accordance with this statutory obligation, I am hereby notifying you that, effective July 1, 2022, the tax rate on diesel fuel will be 49.2 cents per gallon. As you are aware, this rate will remain in effect

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The current diesel fuel tax is 40.1 cents.

According to AAA, the state average price of a gallon of diesel is $6.16 — and while that level is down from the $6.40 average recorded one month ago, it is significantly more than the $3.25 average from one year earlier.

Gov. Ned Lamont did not issue a public statement on the diesel fuel tax hike. In an interview with the Business Journals, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski called for the suspension of the diesel fuel tax as a means of helping residents cope with the historically high inflation that has burdened the economy.

“I really think we should be getting some immediate relief in taxes on gas given where the prices are,” Stefanowski said.

Hyde Park Brewing ceases operations after 27 years

The Hyde Park Brewing Company

brewpub has announced it will be closing on June 18 after 27 years in business.

“In 1995, our family decided to take a chance and enter into the ‘brewery restaurant’ concept,” said the company’s owners on social media. “We found the former Howard Johnson’s on Route 9 Hyde Park and in April of 1996 the Hyde Park Brewing Company opened with four made-on-premise beers. It was very difficult at first. Back then we had to convince people to try handcrafted ‘real’ beer.

After a year or so things started coming together between staffing,and food, and our beer selection grew to six beers. For many years, we were the only brewery in Dutchess County.”

The family-owned business was also a popular venue for live music, with its Wednesday Blues Jam that took place for nearly 15 years.

“Restaurants come and go, but the Hyde Park Brewing Company was a one-of-a-kind place and will be remembered for a long time to come,” the owners added in their social media post.

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Hartsdale Hyundai dealer sues Hyundai over image standards

BY BILL HELTZEL Bheltzel@westfairinc.com

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hree years after Hyundai Motor America Corp. offered financial incentives to a White Plains dealership to relocate to a modern facility in Hartsdale, the auto company allegedly changed the ground rules and put the dealer at a competitive disadvantage.

Profits for Central Avenue Hyundai have since plummeted by 18.2%, according to a complaint filed June 3 in Westchester Supreme Court, while average profits for other dealers in the region have increased by 93%.

Hyundai “has been purposely starving Central of inventory,” the complaint states, “causing significant damage ... in the form of lost sales, revenue and profit.”

Hyundai of White Plains operated from 2009 to 2016 on Westchester Avenue across the street from The Westchester mall, sharing a showroom and service facility with an affiliated Chrysler / Jeep / Dodge / Ram dealership.

Hyundai wanted the dealership to open a new home that would conform with its image and branding standards. It offered up to $400,000 toward designing a new facility, according to the complaint, and up to $100 per new car sold there.

The dealership, operated by Jonathan Grant, spent about $3 million renovating a structure at 111 S. Central Ave., Hartsdale.

“The paint was barely dry on this new facility,” the complaint states, when Hyundai “fundamentally changed its image program with the result that Central no longer qualified.”

Under new branding and image standards, the dealership would have to spend millions of dollars on new renovations, according to the complaint, and would have to shut down temporarily, cutting off sales and service revenues. If it did not comply, it would be ineligible for sales incentives up to $1,000 on the wholesale prices of new vehicles.

“Sink millions of unrecoverable dollars into unjustifiable facility improvements,” Central says in describing its dilemma, “or suffer from substantially higher effective wholesale costs that will render the dealer non-competitive.”

Central Avenue Hyundai complained to the New York Department of Motor Vehicles, alleging that Hyundai had violated state regulations, but then withdrew the complaint.

Hyundai, the dealership claims, retali-

Central Avenue Hyundai ated by reducing the allocation of new cars.

Central Avenue Hyundai received nearly 42% fewer vehicles during the first three months of this year, compared to the same period in 2021. Thirteen other Hyundai dealers in the region have received from 6%

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Hyundai spokesman Ira Gabriel declined to discuss the allegations.

Central Avenue Hyundai is asking for unspecified damages and for orders prohibiting Hyundai from enforcing its new facility standards and sales incentives.

The dealership is represented by the ArentFox Schiff law firm in Manhattan.

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WIN Program Continues to Grow Adding Three New Participants

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he Westchester Innovation Network (WIN), an initiative of the Business Council of Westchester to propel innovation forward as the foundation for the future of economic growth in Westchester, continues to grow with the recent addition of three new participants that will be matched with local collaborators to test new products

Huntress is a company that delivers security to small- and medium-sized businesses. It matched with Progressive Computing in Yonkers.

The new WIN participants are Radish Health Inc.; Rainbow International Restoration of Westchester; and Kuponya Innovations. The additions bring WIN’s roster of participants to 13.

Ferro is a Nebraska innovator delivering a technology tool for brokers and their clients that provides higher-value client experiences and fewer administrative burdens. Ferro matched with The Rey Insurance Agency in Sleepy Hollow.

Last20 is a Canadian innovator focused on creating sustainable, plastic pavement that withstands extreme weather and weight, Last20 matched with Regeneron.

SilverBills is a nationwide concierge bill management service that receives, scrutinizes, stores and ensures that clients’ household bills are paid correctly and on time. It matched with MHACY. ConConnect is a digital platform that connects formerly incarcerated people with services they need to find employment and build professional networks.

It matched with MHACY.

“Companies with new services are eager to match with organizations willing to help innovators test their concepts. WIN is a critical facilitator in terms of helping innovators find these essential market collaborators,” said Marsha Gordon, President and CEO of the Business Council of Westchester, which launched WIN in December.

Radish Health is a healthcare company that helps organizations stay healthy by providing convenient medical services directly to employees, including primary care, mental health, and nutritional coaching. Radish Health’s services include medical care, talk therapy, nutrition consultations and physical training consultations to build exercise plans. Radish Health has matched with the BCW. The BCW is finalizing details for Rainbow International Restoration of Westchester to work with the Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers (MHACY) to test its LaserClean technology, a green innovation that removes fire/soot damage from buildings’ exteriors without the use of dangerous chemicals. Most recently, the LaserClean technology was successfully used to restore the exterior at 7 Pines Tower in Yonkers, which suffered a serious fire last year.

Kuponya Innovations is an early-stage start-up focused on developing new construction materials from natural, sustainable sources. The company’s current research and development focus is on finding applications for industrial hemp, one of nature’s fastest-growing plants. Kuponya is investigating how industrial hemp can be used as insulation material.

Kuponya has matched with Murphy Brothers Contracting to develop its insulation product.

WIN focuses on embracing innovative new companies from Westchester County, N.Y., across the U.S. and internationally to learn and co-create with them.

Other WIN program participants include: Lessonbee is an online learning platform with courses and classes that enable users to find their path to health in grades K-12. Lessonbee matched with MHACY.

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ShelterZoom is a New York City-based technology company with a proprietary technology that transforms documents, contracts, and marketing leads into fully digital, intelligent, and interoperable smart documents. ShelterZoom matched with the Fullerton Beck law firm in White Plains.

Kool Nerd Connect is a career readiness company that connects diverse students to future career possibilities. It matched with the YMCA of Central and Northern Westchester.

Ampli-Fi sells equipment using easy, attractive finance options with an easyto-use dashboard to better engage with the customer. They are matched with Med-Stat.

CatchU is a mobile fall-risk reaction time tool designed for seniors that allows for multisensory-based interventions to alleviate disability and maintain independence. It matched with Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in White Plains.

CatchU has begun its first validation study for its novel fall-propensity screening app with Burke Rehabilitation Hospital.

The WIN program has broad support from the county’s business community.

Founding sponsors include Montefiore, Regeneron, Westchester County Office of Economic Development, KeyBank, Robert Martin Company, Simone Development Companies, Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers, Verizon, Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts and Dorf & Nelson.

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Westfair’s 40 Under Forty returns for first live event in two years

Danijela Seeling Lucas Seeling, Ashley’s Gaudino and Joe Guadino. Photos by Ally Cali.

Kate Boisseau and Lea Zahariades.

Ryan Kerwin, Janet Baldyga, Kelli Kerwin and Kenneth Baldyga.

Dostilio Vincecio and Ashlyn Digirolamo.

BY JUSTIN MCGOWN jmcgown@westfairinc.com

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estfair Communications held its 17th annual 40 Under 40 event at The Stamford Hotel on June 16. The pandemic forced the previous two events to occur online, and some prior award winners from 2020 and 2021 were in attendance to receive their awards.

The awards ceremony was preceded by a cocktail hour with hors d’oeuvres and

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an extensive networking opportunity where recipients and their guests were able to meet other young business leaders in a relaxed yet glamorous environment in the sunken reception area outside the hotel’s ballroom.

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Anne Jordan Duffy, the associate publisher for Westfair — which publishes the Westchester and Fairfield County Business Journal, WestfairOnline.com and WAG magazine — welcomed the audience and introduced the event’s master of ceremonies, Matt Scott, the meteorologist and cohost on Fox 61 Morning News broadcast out of Hartford.

Though many attendees hailed from outside the area where Scott’s Emmy Awardnominated work is typically broadcast, he

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Camilo Perez-Sierra, Torie Muriqi, Safete Muriqi and Fatime Muriqi.

Laura Penney, Thomas Lambert, Brian Tims, Matt Sporting, Bob Rhodes and Vincent Tirola. with a taser, earning laughter from the audience.

In actuality, the honorees were asked to say three words, which they believe best describe themselves, followed by thanking those who supported them along the path that led them to that ballroom.

The honorees were nominated by representatives of their respective local chambers of commerce, who were in attendance to present their awards. The winners were selected by judges Nelson Merchan, a business adviser with the Connecticut Small Business Development Center, and Dr.

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Nikki Wingate, an associate professor of marketing at the Jack Welch College of Business and Technology at Sacred Heart University.

The honorees themselves hailed from across Fairfield County and had diverse backgrounds. The winners included both the heirs of established family businesses who innovated in ways their forebears couldn’t have anticipated and entrepreneurs who built new businesses from scratch.

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Only one of the honorees was a public servant: Garrett Bolella, the assistant director of transportation, mobility and parking for the city of Norwalk.

His work in revitalizing the city earned him recognition not only from Westfair but the state legislature as well — State Senator Bob Duff presented Bolella with a citation from the Connecticut General Assembly.

The speeches given by honorees were

in fact only three words long (though not enforced by taser) but heartfelt. Most honorees gave special thanks to significant others and their children, in a number of cases pointing out that their loved ones had stepped up to watch young children while attending the event.

Fairfield County’s 40 Under 40 mingled for a time after the conclusion of the ceremony; some made quick exits — after all, the ceremony was held on a Thursday night and they were eager to get proper sleep to continue their work the next morning.

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HUDSON VALLEY $25M youth center project underway in Poughkeepsie

BY PETER KATZ Pkatz@westfairinc.com

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hile work plans for building a new $25 million youth center on the site of the former YMCA at 35 Montgomery St. in Poughkeepsie continue, tearing down the long-closed YMCA building had begun. The replacement facility is to be known as the Youth Opportunity Union (YOU).

The city of Poughkeepsie sold the 3.35acre site to Dutchess County for $10 after the county had agreed to handle financing and other aspects of the YOU project.

Dutchess plans to make YOU part of its “Path to Promise” initiative that is designed to help youth in the county have available whatever they need to become successful and productive adults.

In July 2021, the county and city reached a land agreement for the site and County Executive Marc Molinaro committed to spending $25 million for YOU’s design and construction.

“The YMCA had a profound, positive impact on our communities for decades, and Dutchess County’s Youth Opportunity Union will build on that legacy of transforming the lives of young people,” Molinaro said. “We will build a safe, structured space to offer essential educational services, childcare and recreation opportunities.”

The county issued a Request for Proposals and selected MASS Design Group as the architect and project leader for the new facility.

MASS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit architectural organization, governed by a board of directors that supervises its activities. It has an office in Poughkeepsie as well as other cities.

MASS said that it is “proud to partner with Dutchess County government and a robust coalition of Poughkeepsie stakeholders as architect and project lead.” It expressed a view that “the Youth Opportunity Union represents a comprehensive, cradle-to-career commitment to giving children and young people the best possible start in life.”

Poughkeepsie had taken ownership of the property in 2019 after the site had been dormant for a decade.

“During our initial public meetings in 2019, community members made it abundantly clear they wanted this site to be used once again as a community hub, with a focus on youth,” the city’s Mayor Robert Rolison said. “I’m grateful the county has agreed to take on this project and is committed to creating an inclusive and safe space for our youth to learn and grow.”

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Rendering of possible interior of new YOU facility in Poughkeepsie.

Taking down Y sign at former YMCA in Poughkeepsie.

Before selling the property to the county, Poughkeepsie had conducted a preliminary environmental and structural review and concluded the former YMCA building had to be demolished. The city’s building inspector, for one, had concluded that the structure was unsafe.

Community input has been gathered in the planning process and there have been suggestions that YOU’s offerings might include a pool, gymnasium, fitness center, wellness and health services and a 24-hour childcare center in addition to classes.

Plans call for an advisory board that will include county and city representatives, as well as members of a community coalition, to secure additional funding beyond the county’s $25 million commitment.

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Former YMCA in Poughkeepsie. Satellite photo via Google Maps.

HUDSON VALLEY $23M Crannell Square project now ready

BY PETER KATZ Pkatz@westfairinc.com

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onstruction of Crannell Square, a $23 million 75-unit affordable housing project at 35 Catharine St. in Poughkeepsie, has been completed and applications to rent apartments were made available online at the project’s website crannellsquareny.com.

The developers are Kearney Realty and Development Group Inc., which is based in Somers and Hudson River Housing, a nonprofit headquartered in Poughkeepsie that works throughout Dutchess County to provide affordable housing.

Crannell Square received financing from New York state that included a $1.7 million subsidy from New York State Homes and Community Renewal. The Community Preservation Corp. provided $12 million in construction financing, as well as $5.5 million in permanent financing through its partnership with the New York State Common Retirement Fund. Dutchess County awarded the project $500,000 in HOME funds. The project received federal and state low-income housing tax credits that generated $11.5 million in equity. The project also received $2.9 million in brownfield site cleanup tax credits.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority provided $65,000

in support.

The four-story building is in Poughkeepsie’s Upper Mill Street Historic District. The development includes a new pedestrian plaza with benches and landscaping.

The building’s 75 apartments include a mix of one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom units. There are 26 apartments for which artists will be given preference provided they meet income eligibility requirements. The artist units start at $716 per month for a one-bedroom unit and $851 for a two-bedroom apartment. The nonartist units start at $1,099 per month for a one-bedroom unit and $1,395 for a two-bedroom apartment.

The building’s lobby, which fronts on Main Street, provides a gallery space for the resident artists to display their works at no cost. The LEED certified building features 10-foot ceilings in the loft-style apartments, a community room and laundry facilities.

There are two studios, one designed as a performance practice space and the other for use by artists.

In announcing completion of the building’s construction on June 17, Gov. Kathy Hochul said, “This investment in Crannell Square will facilitate a more vibrant, safe and attractive downtown while providing 75 energy-efficient and modern homes for individuals and families.”

Crannell Square in Poughkeepsie.

Ken Kearney, president of Kearney Realty and Development Group, pointed out that the site had formerly been an underutilized parking lot.

Christa Hines, executive director of Hudson River Housing, said, “Hudson River Housing believes in affordable housing as the critical foundation of thriving communities that provide opportunity for all. Our home is the foundation from which we all can achieve our full potential. Yet too many

residents in Poughkeepsie are struggling to maintain this foundation, especially as the cost of housing continues to rise.”

Poughkeepsie’s Mayor Rob Rolison said, “The city is so pleased this project has come to fruition. We have a tremendous need for affordable housing in the city, and Crannell Square features an excellent mix of housing units that are infusing this area with activity and will be a boost to nearby business as well.”

Hotel proposed for Goshen

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Pkatz@westfairinc.com new hotel is being proposed for Orange County‘s town of Goshen. It would be named the Golden Stay Inn and located at 2635 State Route 17M. The developer, Primrose Realty LLC, headed by Dov Mayerovits, also is the property owner. Primrose is located in Monroe, about 12 miles from Goshen.

A plan submitted to Goshen for review says that the two-story hotel would have 30 suites with a total of 60 bedrooms. There would be 49 parking spaces. The building would be constructed on an 8.61-scre site.

“The proposed project is for a typical lodging facility that will be open 24 hours per day, seven days per week. It is intended for those interested in a small vacation and need lodging in the local area,” Michael Morgante of Arden Consulting Engineers told the Goshen Planning Board. “There is

Elevation of proposed Golden Stay Inn. a reception desk, storage areas for cleaning supplies, a manager’s apartment, exercise room, common areas for dining, activity rooms and a foyer.”

The project needs a special use permit in addition to site plan approval. According to a traffic study, the project will generate a total of 10 new vehicular trips in the morning peak hour 20 new trips in the evening peak hour, and 24 Saturday midday peak hour trips. Existing vegetation along

the Route 17M frontage would have to be removed to provide adequate sightlines for drivers exiting the property.

The hotel would be served by its own water well and it also would have its own wastewater treatment equipment that would be discharging into a stream located at the rear of the property.

The plan calls for the building to be constructed far back from the road, with driveway of about 1,500 feet leading to the FCBJ

parking area.

“The project site is located to the rear of the parcel with a winding driveway that will act as a traffic calming measure and help to regulate and control the generation and flow of vehicular traffic in order to prevent hazardous conditions, traffic congestion and excessive noise in the streets,” Morgante said. “The project plans will contain a landscaping plan. All exterior lighting, including security lighting, in connection with all buildings, signs or other uses, shall be directed away from adjoining streets and properties.”

The site has about 52 feet of frontage along Route 17M while the town code requires a minimum road frontage for the district in which the property is located of 300 feet. The developer takes the position that this is a pre-existing nonconforming condition and should not interfere with the approval of the project.

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Changes in final phase of Yonkers public housing redevelopment

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hanges are in the works for Phase 6 of the $296 million master plan to redevelop the Cottage Place Gardens public housing complex in Yonkers that dates from 1945. The Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers (MHACY) and The Community Builders Inc. have already completed the first four phases of the project with Phase 5 currently under construction.

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Community Builders has constructed or preserved hundreds of affordable and mixed-income housing developments and owns or manages 13,000 apartment homes in more than 14 states.

The Yonkers property consists of approximately 8.1 acres and is located in the Ravine Avenue Urban Renewal Area and the Ashburton Avenue Urban Renewal Area. The completed project is intended to include up to 500 dwelling units along with community facilities and commercial space.

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and redevelopment with two seven-story buildings. One of the two new buildings was to have approximately 50,421 square feet and contain 61 apartments, including seven one-bedroom units, 39 two-bedroom units and 15 three-bedroom units. The second new building was to consist of approximately 55,580 square feet and contain 63 apartments, including seven one-bedroom units, 41 two-bedroom units and 15 three-bedroom units. Phase 6 also included the construction of parking for 137 vehicles beneath the buildings. In addition, the plans included new infrastructure to

support the development.

Community Builders is now asking to modify the Phase 6 plans and put up one building instead of two. It would be an eight-story building designed in an “L” shape. It would have approximately 91,232 square feet and 92 dwelling units, rather than the previously approved 124 units in two buildings. Seven of the apartments would have two bedrooms and 85 would be one-bedroom units.

Rents on all of the units would be in the affordable category and the apartments would be offered exclusively to senior citizens.

Another change involves creating a new landscaped open space area tentatively on the northern side of the site, generally in what would have been the footprint of the second building.

It would be named “The Gardens” and would likely contain planting beds, a 60- by 10-feet bocce court, a pavilion, and tables and seating areas exclusively for use by the senior residents of the Phase 6 building.

Another change involves the parking spaces that had been intended to be included underneath the two new buildings that had been originally proposed. Community Builders now is asking approval to eliminate parking from the new single building and instead dedicate 47 spaces in a new parking structure included in Phase 4 of the project to senior citizens living in the Phase 6 building. It’s pointed out that the apartment building dedicated to senior citizens is only required to have one-half parking space per apartment, and that the developer would only need to offer 46 spaces to comply with requirements.

At its June 8 meeting, the Yonkers Planning Board adopted a resolution

to circulate a notice to involved and interested agencies that it is taking Lead Agency status with respect to the proposed changes. This would allow it to make a determination of whether an extensive environmental review is now required. The board intends to continue its review at the next scheduled meeting on July 13 and at that time it can accept Lead Agency status and adopt a determination of where the proposed project amendment stands under the State Environmental Quality Review Act. Community Builders would then need to seek council approval for the amended plan and return to the Planning Board with a final site plan.

Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano had previously characterized the Cottage Place Gardens redevelopment as an example of the city revitalizing its neighborhoods and improving the lives of its residents.

MHACY President and CEO Wilson Kimball had said, “The tenants who are living in the new buildings love it there.

They love the amenities, they love the way the buildings look, they love the finishes and they love the fact that this is a brand new housing complex.”

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Yonkers— The proposed building site is along the northwestern side of Father Finian Sullivan Drive and the southeastern side of Somerville Place. Nearby are Finian Sullivan Tower, which is a 13-story affordable housing development, and Monastery Manor, which is a 12-story affordable housing development.

Attorney Neil Alexander of the White Plains-based law firm Cuddy & Feder told the Yonkers Planning Board that Lermor Development “focuses on transforming underserved communities and enhancing living standards by acquiring, preserving, constructing and managing quality and sustainable workforce and affordable housing, while also establishing strategic partnerships with other minority developers, contractors and suppliers.”

He said that the company was formed by Kenneth Morrison, company president, and Harrison Rayford, who is its director of acquisitions.

“Lemor has a strong commitment to reducing the critical shortage of affordable housing,” Alexander told the board.

“It also simultaneously works to positively impact the lives of tenants beyond the four walls. Lemor further seeks to inspire and grow minority firms as a diverse and socially aware developer.”

Lemor traces its roots to the mid-1960s when Leroy Morrison, father of Kenneth Morrison, started purchasing property in Harlem. The company has specialized in rehabilitating existing housing stock as well as building new mixed-use, mixed-income and affordable housing.

In October of last year, TruFund Financial Services Inc., a Community Development Financial Institution located in New York City, announced that it had made an equity investment in Lemor, which TruFund described as “a Blackowned real estate firm that specializes in the development and management of affordable and workforce housing.” The equity investment was to allow Lemor “to leverage increased liquidity, fund afford-

able/workforce housing project development and grow internal capacity.”

Alexander described the other entity in the Yonkers development, Empire Development Capital Holding, as “a real estate consulting and development company based out of the New York City area with a focus on multifamily residential affordable housing projects.” He said that company founder Donell Leverett has more than 15 years’ experience in the affordable housing industry and worked for the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development and a variety of community development corporations.

The Yonkers Planning Board will be handling the environmental review of the project. In addition to merging the various lots into a single tax lot, the developer is asking that the Yonkers City Council rezone the site from the current M zone that allows medium-density apartments to the A zone that allows high-density apartment buildings.

Alexander said that remapping of the property to the A zone is consistent with the immediately adjacent Monastery Manor Tower and a means to minimize the number and intensity of area variances required for the project.

The developer had a parking analysis prepared that concluded the number of proposed parking spaces is sufficient considering that the supply exceeds that of other, similar facilities, and that all of the spaces at the other facilities are not fully utilized.

According to Alexander, the applicants hope that in the third quarter of this year the Planning Board will reach a conclusion regarding environmental impacts and that the City Council will adopt the requested rezoning. They further hope that in the fourth quarter of the year, the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals will handle the site plan and area variance reviews, hold public hearings, and grant necessary approvals.

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Sister sues sister over control of family’s New Rochelle real estate companies

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ne of the partners in a family’s New Rochelle commercial real estate empire has sued her sister for allegedly mismanaging the business and rewarding herself with excessive fees.

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to recover millions of dollars in purported damages, on behalf of herself and the family companies.

Lisa Rosenshein has used entities she controls, the complaint states, “to shield herself from liability and to further enrich herself.”

Rosenshein did not immediately respond to a telephone message asking for her side of the story.

Bernard Rosenshein, who died in 2011, built and operated shopping centers and store fronts in New Rochelle, Brooklyn and the Bronx and owned and operated the Mamaroneck Beach and Yacht Club.

His daughters, Lisa, Michele and Julie — who is not a party to the lawsuit — inherited the family’s real estate companies, now based next to Palmer Center shopping center on Petersville Road, New Rochelle.

Lisa received majority control of five family affiliates that own the commercial properties. Michele and Julie received equal minority interests in the affiliates.

Lisa had been active in the family business while her father was alive, according to the complaint, and after his death she became the managing member of the affiliates and controlled them through entities she owns.

Michele claims that Lisa used her authority to charge nearly $2.7 million more than warranted, over a six-year period, for management fees, partnership fees, overhead expenses and guarantee fees for herself.

Lisa received $4.5 million in distributions from one of the affiliates, to which she was not entitled, the complaint states, and failed to pay distributions to which her sisters were entitled.

The complaint states that financial records for one of the affiliates show an explained “payable” of $2.1 million to Lisa and an inappropriate debt of $2.5 million owed by the Mamaroneck Beach and Yacht Club.

Michelle claims she has repeatedly objected to Lisa’s conduct, and in response her sister has refused to adequately report the financial and operational health of the family companies.

Michele charged her sister with breach of fiduciary duty, breach of the operating agreement and unjust enrichment. She is asking the court to remove Lisa as manager of the family enterprises, order an accounting of the businesses and award unspecified damages and restitution.

Michelle is represented by White Plains attorneys Russell M. Yankwitt and Cassandra M. Vogel.

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More than 6M square feet of regional office space converted to alternative uses since 2012

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ore than 6 million square feet of office space in Westchester and Fairfield County has been converted into alternative uses over the past 10 years, according to new research published by CBRE. The disappearance of office space within the counties totaled 27 conversion projects totaling 3.2 million square feet in Fairfield County, a 6% evaporation. Multifamily uses accounted for the majority of conversions (38%), amounting to 1.2 million square feet, while educational use was the second most prevalent conversion at 700,000 square feet or 22% — the latter was primarily fueled by Sacred Heart University taking over 3135 Easton Turnpike in Fairfield in 2016. Other conversions saw the former office properties becoming industrial/flex buildings (400,000 square feet or 13%), senior housing (370,000 square feet or 12%) and medical offices (340,000 square feet or 11%).

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The buildings that were converted were often vacant for years and mostly Class B properties, with the majority of them located in central and northern Fairfield.

Across the state border, multifamily uses also accounted for the majority of conversions in Westchester (42%), amounting to 1.37 million square feet. Medical office use was the second most prevalent conversion at 620,000 square feet or 19% of the market, followed by education (410,000 square feet or 13%) and senior housing (290,000 square feet or 9%).

The majority of Westchester’s conversions were in the noncentral business district submarkets, with Westchester East accounting for nearly half of all activity since 2012. The largest single conversion project in Westchester involved the 330,000-square-foot 440 Hamilton Ave. in White Plains, which became a multifamily redevelopment in 2017.

David J. Block, executive vice president at CBRE, pointed out that rise in conversions began as more companies began to shift away from suburban office proper-

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Photo of downtown Stamford by Doug Kerr / Flickr Creative Commons. ties to urban centers, noting that ‘some of that was to get their employees into more of a live-work-play environment, some just to get closer to transportation, like train stations in Stamford or Greenwich.” As for the last two years of the 2012-2022 stretch, Block did not see the Covid-19 pandemic

having an impact in this area.

“It’s important to understand the cycle of repurposing these redevelopments,” he said, noting the process involves multiple steps ranging from proposals to raising capital to municipal zoning approval. “This cycle is really a multiyear process.”

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Kempner Properties, a White Plainsbased commercial real estate owner and manager of shopping centers and multifamily buildings, has purchased a multifamily property in Stamford for $3.45 million.

The 18,908-square-foot property at 470 Glenbrook Road in the Glenbrook neighborhood on the eastern edge of Stamford bordering Darien was built in 1965 and features 19 rental units comprised of one and two bedrooms; the site also includes 19 outdoor parking spaces. Kempner Properties plans to renovate the apartments with new fixtures, lighting, appliances, flooring and paint.

“Our plan is to perform renovations to the apartments, common areas, improved landscaping, as well as the overall curbside appeal of the property,” said Doug Kempner, owner and principal at Kempner Properties. “We look forward to offering the Glenbrook neighborhood a new and refreshed place to live.”

Jeff Kravet of Kravet Realty represented the seller, Charles Garufi, in the transaction.

Kempner Properties also announced the purchase of a 24-unit residential building in Hudson, New York, for $2.35 million. The 28,000-square-foot property at 310 Route 66 was built in 1976 and features 24 two-bedroom rental units with 24 outdoor parking spaces. The company plans to rebrand the property as Hudson Gardens and will renovate the building’s apartments, common areas and make exterior improvements to the building.

Evan Rugen of Boweryboi represented the undisclosed seller.

Mixed-use Darien property listed for $4.67 million

The mixed-use property at 874-882 Boston Post Road in Darien has been listed for sale at $4.67 million.

The property is a two-story, 9,467-squarefoot retail and apartment building based on a 0.24-acre parcel. The building is 100% leased to three retail tenants (John Thomas Hair Salon, Flowers & Flowers and 2NE1 Nail Salon), one restaurant (Heights Pizza), and four apartment tenants.

Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets Group is the listing agent for the property.

Site of beloved Westport bookstore has been sold The former home of Westport’s Remarkable Bookstore has been sold.

The 3,924-square-foot building at 177 Main St. was sold for an undisclosed sum to Elish Van Breems Home, a Westport-based company offering interior design services and a line of historically inspired Swedish

Historic Red Hook estate is listed at $25 million

furniture.

Remarkable Bookstore closed in 1994 but is still widely remembered with fondness by many longtime Westport residents.

The property’s most recent tenant, Local to Market, opened last July as a grocery store with Connecticut-based foods but closed in April.

Saugatuck Commercial Real Estate represented the property owner, United Realty, in the transaction and CBRE represented the buyer.

The historic Red Hook estate known as Steen Valetje has been listed for sale at $25 million.

According to a Bloomberg report, the 290-acre estate at 124 Eden Knoll was built in 1851 as a gift from William Backhouse

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Briefs— Astor Sr. to his daughter Laura, who married Franklin Hughes Delano, a businessman and great uncle to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The Roosevelt family owned the estate through 1966 and went through several owners before being acquired in 2020 for $16.5 million by Suzy Welch, the writer and widow of former General Electric chief executive Jack Welch.

Welch renovated the 16,600-square-

foot mansion, which has 10 bedrooms, nine bathrooms and three half-bathrooms.

The three-floor residence has two fully appointed kitchens, 16 fireplaces and an elevator.

Welch told Bloomberg that she is listing the house and relocating to be closer to a new teaching job at New York University.

“Life changed in a way that I didn’t expect, and I’m back in New York City all

the time,” Welch said. “I poured my heart and soul and all my creativity into the house, and I’m just hoping the owner loves it as much as I do. It’s a house that’s easy to love.”

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Inc. has announced the groundbreaking for Chappaqua Crossing Carriages, a development in the Chappaqua hamlet of the town of New Castle.

According to the company, Chappaqua Crossing Carriages will accommodate 91 home sites and buyers will be able to choose from five home designs ranging from 2,503 to 2,906 square feet.

Land development has begun and construction teams have broken ground on the first collection of home sites, as well as the community’s two model homes, which will be professionally decorated and will debut this winter. Sales are anticipated to start this fall.

“With new floor plans designed for today’s buyers and unrivaled personalization options Toll Brothers is known for, Chappaqua Crossing Carriages will offer residents the best in luxury living in one of New Castle’s most desirable communities,” said James Fitzpatrick, group president of Toll Brothers in New York. “We are excited to bring our stunning collection of new home designs to this very special community.”

Toll Brothers is planning additional communities in Westchester, including Edge-on-Hudson and Toll Brothers at Hudson Landing, which will open in late 2022.

Trumbull announces construction project for Route 111

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Trumbull First Selectman Vicki Tesoro announced the upcoming construction on the traffic light and relocation of the Pequonnock River Trail crossing on Route 111 near the plaza occupied by Prime One Eleven and Fitness Edge.

Trumbull awarded the project to Guerrera Construction Co., which is set to begin construction by mid to late July, although Tesoro noted that while the traffic light equipment has been ordered, its availability may be affected by supply chain issues.

This project is funded through a Local Transportation Capital Improvement Program grant. Once construction is complete, the existing crosswalk will be removed and the rapid flashing beacons will be relocated to the trail crossing on Spring Hill Road.

“Improving safety in this area has been a top priority of mine since I came to office. I am thrilled to have this construction get underway. These changes will be better.”

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CONTRACTING COMPANY EXEC JOINS HVEDC BOARD Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. (HVEDC) recently announced the addition of Timothy Caulfield, vice president of construction for Yonkers Contracting Company Inc., to its Board of Directors.

Caulfield has 28 years of experience with Yonkers Contracting in civil infrastructure construction in urban and suburban environments. He is experienced in design-build contract delivery, including management and coordination of design and construction staffing, scheduling and execution. He is experienced in contract quality control requirements, project documentation, scheduling and change order negotiations with owners. “...We look forward to working with

Timothy and his team to continue to improve infrastructure and spur economic growth in the region,” said Mike Oates, president and CEO of HVEDC. Founded in 1945, Yonkers Contracting is a general contractor focused on heavy-civil infrastructure projects throughout Northeastern United States.

As a full-service contractor, Yonkers Contracting provides heavy construction, general contracting and design-build services to public and private clients. Its core business encompasses highways, bridges, rail/transit/intermodal facilities, energy and environmental projects, floodwall mitigation, water and wastewater and commercial developments.

The Probus Club of Greater Bridgeport returns for its 33rd annual Bike the Beach/ Hike the Beach event Sunday, Sept. 18.

Kicking off at Jennings Beach in Fairfield, riders can enjoy a challenging tour or a more leisurely family ride by selecting one of four well-marked rides of varying lengths or a 5K fitness walk. Participants follow scenic routes through picturesque New England towns, countrysides and charming beach areas along the Connecticut coast.

Bike the Beach/Hike the Beach is the Probus Club’s signature fundraiser with 100% of the raised funds used to support individuals with disabilities either directly through the club’s volunteer programs or in partnership with local nonprofit organizations. The Probus Club and all partner organizations share in the mission of uplifting and empowering the inspirational yet underserved disabled population.

Founded in 1921, the Probus Club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit volunteer charity organization of professional and business leaders dedicated to helping persons who have intellectual disabilities. The club of-

fers financial aid as well as activities that provide these community members opportunities to interact in general society.

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BANK NAMES CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY OFFICER Analisha Gois Michanczyk has been promoted to corporate responsibility officer supporting the Connecticut and Massachusetts market for Key Bank. She also will cover the bank’s Hudson Valley/Metro New York market and will oversee KeyBank’s community engagement strategy in both markets.

Since 2017, KeyBank has invested more than $783 million throughout Connecticut and western Massachusetts with its national plan, supporting small business and home lending in low- and-moderate income communities, affordable housing and community development projects and philanthropic efforts targeted toward education, workforce development and safe, vital neighborhoods.

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inclusive and resilient communities,” said KeyBank’s Commercial Banking Regional Executive James Barger.

Michanczyk joined KeyBank in 2018 as a branch manager and became a Key@ Work relationship manager in 2019. Prior to joining Key, she spent several years in retail banking management positions with Santander Bank and Farmington Bank.

Michanczyk also serves as a Key4Women co-chair for Connecticut and Massachusetts. She graduated from Elms College in Chicopee, Massachusetts, with dual bachelor’s degrees in business and marketing.

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Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro and CLC CEO Marc E. Jaffe. Photo by Cara Gilbride of Callalily Studios.

Children’s Learning Centers of Fairfield County (CLC) celebrated 120 years of service to the community by hosting its annual gala titled “120 Club: An Evening with Vanessa Williams” on June 3 raising more than $500,000 at Serafina at the Italian Center of Stamford. Williams wowed the crowd with a mixture of her classic hits and Broadway standards in an intimate setting, recalling the days of New York City nightclubs. She is currently performing in a new hit Broad-

way comedy, “Potus,” at the Shubert Theatre.

U. S. Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro received the 2022 CLC Champion of Children Award for her unwavering and longtime dedication to children. She has long been a passionate and vocal champion for the vulnerable, with decades of advocacy on behalf of all children.

As Connecticut’s second-largest early childhood education provider, CLC has been a leader in developing and im-

plementing high-quality and affordable early childhood education and care programs since 1902. With eight locations in Stamford and statewide influence around early childhood education advocacy, CLC is licensed to serve almost 900 children who live across Fairfield County.

“Children’s Learning Centers of Fairfield County plays a critical role in educating and caring for children in our community” said CLC CEO Marc E. Jaffe.

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BANKS (COMMERCIAL) | WESTCHESTER COUNTY

Area code: 914 (unless otherwise noted) Bank of America N.A. 101 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, N.C. 28255 800-432-1000 • bankofamerica.com Top executive: Brian T. Moynihan Number of domestic locations: 4,600 Year established: 1904

Customers Bank 99 Bridge St., Phoenixville, PA 19460 610-933-2000 • customersbank.com Top executive: Sam Sidhu Number of domestic locations: 13 Year established: 1997

BNY Mellon N.A. 240 Greenwich St., New York, N.Y. 10286 212-495-1784 • bnymellon.com Top executive: Thomas P. Gibbons Number of domestic locations: 34 Year established: 1869

The First Bank of Greenwich 500 Westchester Ave. Port Chester, N.Y. 10573 914-908-5444 • greenwichfirst.com Top executive: Frank J. Gaudio Number of domestic locations: 3 Year established: 2006

Capital One N.A. 1680 Capital One Drive McLean, VA 22102 800-655-2265 • capitalone.com Top executive: Richard D. Fairbank Number of domestic locations: 662 Year established: 1988 Citibank N.A. 701 E. 60 St., Sioux Falls, S.D. 57104 800-285-3000 • citibank.com Top executive: Jane Fraser Number of domestic locations: 723 Year established: 1812 Citizens Bank N.A. 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, R.I. 02903 401-456-7096 • citizensbank.com Top executive: Bruce Van Suan Number of domestic locations: 1,127 Year established: 2005 ConnectOne Bank 301 Sylvan Ave. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. 07832 844-266-2548 • connectonebank.com Top executive: Frank Sorrentino III Number of domestic locations: 28 Year established: 2005

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New York Community Bank 615 Merrick Ave. East Meadow, N.Y. 11554 800-535-2269 • newyorkcommercialbank.com Top executive: Thomas R. Cangeni Number of domestic locations: 225 Year established: 1990 OceanFirst Bank (Division of OceanFirst Bank, N.A.) 655 Third Ave., Ninth floor New York, N.Y. 10017 212-818-9090 • oceanfirst.com Top executive: Christopher Maher Number of domestic locations: 58 Year established: 1902

First Republic Bank 1800 Tysons Blvd., Tysons, VA 22102 800-975-4722 • us.hsbc.com Top executive: Michael Roberts Number of domestic locations: 230 Year established: 2004

Patriot Bank N.A. 900 Bedford St., Stamford, CT 06901 203-324-7500 • bankpatriot.com Top executive: Robert G. Russell Jr. Number of domestic locations: 9 Year established: 1994

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 1111 Polaris Pkwy.

Columbus, OH 43240 212-270-6000 • jpmorganchase.com Top executive: Jamie Dimon Number of domestic locations: 5,100 Year established: 1824

PCSB Bank 2651 Strang Blvd.

Yorktown Heights, N.Y. 10598 914-248-7272 • PCSB.com Top executive: Joseph D. Roberto Number of domestic locations: 15 Year established: 2012

KeyBank N.A. 127 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44114 216-689-5580 • key.com Top executive: Gary Crosby Number of domestic locations: 1,197 Year established: 1849

Signature Bank 565 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017 1-886-SIGLINE • signatureny.com Top executive: Joseph J. DePaolo Number of domestic locations: 33 Year established: 2001

M&T Bank 1 M&T Plaza, Buffalo, N.Y. 14203 800-724-2440 • mtb.com Top executive: Rene Jones Number of domestic locations: 780 Year established: 1856

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TD Bank N.A. 66 Wellington Street West, P.O. Box 1 TD Bank Tower, Toronto, Ontario M5J 416-307-8500 • tdbank.com Top executive: Leo Salom Number of domestic locations: 1,301 Year established: 1852 Tompkins Mahopac Bank 1441 Route 22, Brewster, N.Y. 10509 866-462-2658 • mahopacbank.com Top executive: David DeMilia Number of domestic locations: 15 Year established: 1927 Valley Bank 12 Water St. White Plains, NY 10601 914-368-9919 • thewestchesterbank.com Top executive: Ira Robbins Number of domestic locations: 230 Year established: 1927 Webster Bank N.A. 200 Elm St., Stamford, CT 06901 800-325-2424 • websterbank.com Top executive: John R. Ciulla Number of domestic locations: 177 Year established: 1870 Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 101 N. Phillips Ave. Sioux Falls, S.D. 57104 704-590-4900 • wellsfargo.com Top executive: Charles W. Scharf Number of domestic locations: 8,050 Year established: 1870

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Building Relationships and Communities The First Bank of Greenwich’s genuine commitment to customers and small business owners helps communities thrive.

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eat, breathe, and sleep customer service every day of my life,” says Frank Gaudio, President and CEO of The First Bank of Greenwich. “I’m an accountant by nature, but my passions are personal relationships and business development.

That’s how I built the bank.”

Native to Westchester, Gaudio is deeply invested in the success of local businesses, customers, and the community. At The First Bank of Greenwich, Gaudio is keenly aware of his bank’s tremendous role within the community.

“We play a greater role than ever in providing critical business loans, supporting neighborhood nonprofits,

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and investing back in the community,” he says. “People associate community banks with just retail banking, but we provide so much more.”

That includes a full range of services, from business banking to residential lending and commercial loans. In fact, The First Bank of Greenwich backs residential loans up to $8.5 million, with substantially higher limits on joint venture lending. “We did 19% loan growth last year alone when all the other banks hit about 5% because they can’t match our expertise,” Gaudio says.

Personal Banking, Unparalleled Service “On personal banking, we provide unparalleled service, hands down,” says Gaudio. While corporate banks provide a lot of products, they don’t prioritize customers like community banks do.

“But when it’s time to buy a house or start a business, customers deserve help from someone who can guide them through the process.

“To be a good lender, you have to understand your customer and their needs—and that requires a one-on-one relationship,” he adds. With decades of local experience, Gaudio’s team matches

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speed with longevity. All financial decisions are made quickly in-house by dedicated lenders committed to long-term partnerships.

“I make certain customers never experience routine turnover at the branches. From our branch managers to our lenders, our team has been with us a long time—so when customers come back in the future, they get personal service from a team they know and trust,” Gaudio says.

Opened in 2018, The First Bank of Greenwich’s Westchester branch provides even more opportunities to connect with the community.

The bank’s advisory boards bring business owners together to learn, network, and grow, which brings more exposure to local small businesses.

Across The First Bank of Greenwich’s three area banking centers and beyond, customers can count on dedicated service and personalized banking solutions right in their community.

“So many of our customers have been with us for life. We’ve helped them open their first account, and now we’re helping them purchase a home or expand their line of credit,” Gaudio says. “We service the customer relentlessly. That’s our mission, and it’s why our bank is so successful. If you’re looking for a relationship with someone who will be by your side as you grow, we’re that bank.” www.greenwichfirst.com | NMLS#: 510513

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Headwinds Are Coming – Here’s What This Means for Your Business

By Michael Rieger, SVP, Key Private Bank Market Leader, Hudson Valley/Metro New York An abundance of liquidity and market exuberance in the recovery from Covid-19 made 2021 a promising time for transitioning a closely held business – but the winds of change are now upon us. The historically low interest rate environment had been favorable for many potential strategic buyers, and the historically low tax rate had made the situation favorable for sellers, too.

But as interest rates rise and inflation increases, business owners looking to sell or transition their business to a successor need to understand how the market is changing and adjust accordingly. Planning and taking the proper precautions to achieve market readiness with your business is key.

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Several headwinds are coming that business owners must take note of and build into their business transition planning: Tax Increases: Taxes and tax planning have always had an impact on transactions and rising tax rates makes tax planning even more important. Needless to say, tax increases make selling a business less desirable; but good tax planning will maximize what a business owner walks away with in a sale.

Irregular Business Performance: The pandemic fundamentally altered how many businesses performed.

Some industries were bolstered by the crisis (e.g., tech, health care, online retailers, pharma), while other sectors underperformed (e.g., leisure, travel, restaurants).

Those businesses that experienced a boom during Covid-19 may not be able to sustain that growth going forward. On the flip side, businesses that saw their performance fall through the pandemic may receive below market offers from potential acquirers that don’t reflect potential future performance. Properly accounting for irregular performance as a result of the pandemic is important for businesses looking to transact.

Liquidity Drying Up: During the pandemic, the Fed was able to keep the economy moving with low interest rates and their asset purchasing program, which

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pumped liquidity into the market. Rising rates and the pullback of their asset purchases mean less access to capital or debt for businesses, which could in turn lead to an economic slowdown. This slowdown could impact a buyer’s willingness to put up capital for deals, potentially leading to lower offers and cheaper deals.

Inflationary Pressure: Rising inflation, due in part to the supply chain disruptions and bottlenecks affecting many sectors, could result in lower revenue on a balance sheet and a higher cost of goods, making a business less desirable for purchase.

HOW TO PREPARE

With these factors in mind, a proactive approach to business succession planning is more important than ever, including: • Strategizing early If you are thinking of selling your business in the next five years, you should start thinking through your strategy now if you haven’t yet already.

• Prioritizing tax planning It’s not so much about the purchase price you are actually offered; it’s what you net after taxes that matters.

With that in mind, taking the proper precautions and applying proactive tax strategies now is key. This could include assessing the state and federal income tax that the business is paying and what will be paid when the business transacts, optimizing corporate structure to minimize liability, and more.

• Determining the optimal outcome Doing your best to integrate personal and business strategy will allow you to carve out the best possible outcome in any situation, despite impending headwinds. Ask yourself, “What do I need to sustain my desired lifestyle and create my legacy?” A financial advisor can help you determine this if you don’t know where to start or get stuck in the process.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Michael Rieger serves as Senior Vice President and Market Sales Leader for Key Private Bank and leads a team of wealth managers and financial advisors serving highnet-worth clients throughout the lower Hudson Valley and metro New York area. Key Private Bank is a leading provider of wealth management solutions and advice for high-net worth clients, including wealth advisory, investment management, trust administration, customized credit, family office and private banking services. Mr. Rieger is located at KeyBank’s Tarrytown office at 660 White Plains Road and can be reached at 212-981-6887 or Michael_Rieger@keybank.com.

Any opinions, projections or recommendations contained herein are subject to change without notice and are not intended as individual investment advice. This material is presented for informational purposes only and should not be construed as individual tax or financial advice. KeyBank does not provide legal advice. KeyBank is Member FDIC. KeyCorp. © 2022. CFMA #220125-1411623 Investment products are: NOT FDIC INSURED* NOT BANK GUARANTEED* MAY LOSE VALUE * NOT A DEPOSIT* NOT INSURED BY ANY STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY

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BANKS (Commercial) | FAIRFIELD COUNTY Area code: 203 (unless otherwise noted)

Bank of America N.A. 101 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, N.C. 28255 800-432-1000 • bankofamerica.com Top executive: Brian T. Moynihan Number of domestic locations: 4,600 Year established: 1904

The First Bank of Greenwich 444 E. Putnam Ave., Cos Cob 06807 203-629-8400 • greenwichfirst.com Top executive: Frank J. Gaudio Number of domestic locations: 3 Year established: 2006

Patriot Bank N.A. 900 Bedford St., Stamford 06901 203-324-7500 • bankpatriot.com Top executive: Robert G. Russell Jr. Number of domestic locations: 9 Year established: 1994

Bankwell Bank 208 Elm St., New Canaan 06840 877-966-1944 • mybankwell.com Top executive: Christopher Gruseke Number of domestic locations: 12 Year-to-date net income: 21,687 Year established: 2002

First Republic Bank 111 Pine St., San Francisco, CA 94111 415-392-1400 • firstrepublic.com Top executive: Michael J. Roffler Number of domestic locations: 78 Year established: 2010

Signature Bank 565 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017 1-886-SIGLINE • signatureny.com Top executive: Joseph J. DePaolo Number of domestic locations: 33 Year-to-date net income: 588,926 Year established: 2001

BNY Mellon N.A. 240 Greenwich St., New York, N.Y. 10286 212-495-1784 • bnymellon.com Top executive: Thomas P. Gibbons Number of domestic locations: 34 Year established: 1869 Citibank N.A. 701 E. 60 St., Sioux Falls, S.D. 57104 800-285-3000 • citibank.com Top executive: Jane Fraser Number of domestic locations: 723 Year established: 1812 Citizens Bank N.A. 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, R.I. 02903 401-456-7096 • citizensbank.com Top executive: Bruce Van Saun Number of domestic locations: 1,127 Year established: 2005 Connecticut Community Bank N.A. (Division of Westport National Bank) 1495 Post Road East, Westport 06880 203-319-6260 • ccbankonline.com Top executive: David W. Tralke Number of domestic locations: 9 Year established: 1998 DR Bank 1001 Post Road, Darien 06820 800-361-5363 • drbank.com Top executive: Robert Kettenmann Number of domestic locations: 3 Year established: 2006

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HSBC Bank USA N.A. 1800 Tysons Blvd., Tysons, VA 22102 800-975-4722 • us.hsbc.com Top executive: Michael Roberts Number of domestic locations: 230 Year established: 2004 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 1111 Polaris Pkwy., Columbus, OH 43240 212-270-6000 • jpmorganchase.com Top executive: Jamie Dimon Number of domestic locations: 5,100 Year established: 1824 KeyBank N.A. 127 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44114 216-689-5580 • key.com Top executive: Gary Crosby Number of domestic locations: 1,197 Year established: 1849 M&T Bank 1 M&T Plaza, Buffalo, N.Y. 14203 800-724-2440 • mtb.com Top executive: Michael D. Berman Number of domestic locations: 780 Year-to-date net income: 1,961,156 Year established: 1856

TD Bank N.A. 66 Wellington Street West P.O. Box 1 TD Bank Tower Toronto, Ontario M5J 416-307-8500 • tdbank.com Top executive: Leo Salom Number of domestic locations: 1,301 Year established: 1852 Webster Bank N.A.

200 Elm St., Stamford, CT 06901

800-325-2424 • websterbank.com Top executive:John R. Ciulla Number of domestic locations: 177 Year established: 1870 Wells Fargo Bank N.A. 101 N. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, S.D. 57104 704-590-4900 • wellsfargo.com Top executive: Charles W. Scharf Number of domestic locations: 8,050 Year established: 1870

The Northern Trust Co. 50 S. La Salle St., Chicago, IL 60603 312-630-6000 • northerntrust.com Top executive: Michael O’Grady Number of domestic locations: 65 Year established: 1889

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BANKS (Thrifts & Savings) | FAIRFIELD COUNTY Area code: 203 (unless otherwise noted)

Fairfield County Bank 150 Danbury Road, Ridgefield 06877 438-6518 • fairfieldcountybank.com Top executive: David Schneider Year established: 1871

First County Bank 160 Atlantic St., Stamford 06904 462-4401 • firstcountybank.com Top executive: Robert J. Granata Year established: 1851

Savings Bank of Danbury 220 Main St., Danbury 06813 743-3849 • sbdanbury.com Top executive: Martin G. Morgado Year established: 1849

Fieldpoint Private Bank & Trust 100 Field Point Road Greenwich 06830 413-9302 • fieldpointprivate.com Top executive: H. Russell Holland III Year established: 2008

Newtown Savings Bank 39 Main St., Newtown 06470 426-4440 • nsbonline.com Top executive: Kenneth Weinstein Year established: 1855

Union Savings Bank 226 Main St., Danbury 06813 830-4200 • unionsavings.com Top executive: Cynthia C. Merkle Year established: 1866

BANKS (THRIFTS & SAVINGS) | WESTCHESTER COUNTY Area code: 914 (unless otherwise noted)

Apple Bank for Savings 122 E. 42 St., Ninth floor, Manhasset 10168 902-2775 • applebank.com Top executive: Steven C. Bush Year established: 1863

Orange Bank & Trust Co. 212 Dolson Ave., Middletown 10940 845-341-5000 • orangecountytrust.com Top executive: Michael Gilfeather Year established: 1892

NorthEast Community Bank 325 Hamilton Ave., White Plains 10601 684-2500 • necommunitybank.com Top executive: Kenneth A. Martinek Year established: 1934

Ridgewood Savings Bank 7102 Forest Ave., Ridgewood 11385 718-240-4800 • ridgewoodbank.com Top executive: Leonard Stekol Year established: 1921

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Sunnyside Federal Savings and Loan Association of Irvington 56 Main St., Irvington 10533 591-8000 • sunnysidefederal.com Top executive: Fred Reinhardt Year established: 1929 TrustCo Bank 1 Sarnowski Drive, Glenville 12302 518-381-3831 • trustcobank.com Top executive: Robert J. McCormick Year established: 1902

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A GOLF CLUB REINVENTED The Heritage Golf Group recently announced the completion of a multimillion-dollar lifestyle reinvention to all areas of Knollwood Country Club in Elmsford, helping to restore the historic club to prominence – the capstone being the rejuvenation and modernizing of the member clubhouse and dining areas.

“This traditional full-service club is so rich with history. We wanted to make sure that when we modernized the look, we maintained the tradition of the club,” said Jim Oliver, Heritage Golf Group’s chief operating officer.

“Heritage Golf Group has really come through in bringing Knollwood to the next level,” said Knollwood member David Gibson.

Founded in 1999, Heritage Golf Group’s current ownership and leadership team bring years of diverse and successful experience operating golf and country clubs, growing to a collection of 21 clubs.

THE LIONS ENRICHMENT PROGRAM The Larchmont Mamaroneck Lions and The STEM Alliance teamed up with Mamaroneck’s Sedona Taphouse to support the Co-Op Summer Enrichment program, Mamaroneck’s only summer camp for low-income children. Each month, Sedona Taphouse offers Dine Out for Charity to support a local nonprofit. On every Monday in May, Sedona supported the Co-Op Summer Enrichment Program. Customers were able to purchase steak lunches or dinners for $11, $2 of which were donated to the Co-Op Program. Sedona raised $1,270 in May in support of STEM and with the Lions, contribution of $1,000, a $2,270 donation was made to the enrichment program, which provides five weeks of academic and recreational experiences for more than 250 students from all four Mamaroneck School District elementary schools. Given the learning loss during the Covid-19 pandemic as well as the learning disruption brought on by Hurricane Ida flooding, local children are in greater need of summer learning experiences.

The Larchmont Mamaroneck Lions focus on supporting existing nonprofit and community-service groups by bringing community service leaders together to determine needs, solutions and resources.

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HVEDC’S NEW BOARD MEMBER Adam Hirsch

Allison Gagliardi

Kevin McKiernan

Three new corporators — Adam Hirsch, Allison Gagliardi and Kevin McKiernan — were elected at the June 15 corporators meeting of First County Bank in Stamford. Corporator is a unique role offered to community representatives and thought leaders, who promote the mission and vision of the bank while supporting the business community and nonprofit development.

The Board of Directors of First County Bank recruits corporators who are successful in their business or profession and have strong knowledge of the communities First County Bank serves. The role of a corporator includes assisting the bank in increasing its visibility and credibility in

the community, advising on community and customer needs and supporting the bank’s business development.

Hirsch is the co-owner with his father, Harry Hirsch, of Hirsch Law Firm LLC., a boutique law firm specializing in real estate and estate planning law, complex commercial transactions and construction litigation primarily doing business in Fairfield County. Adam is a licensed attorney in Connecticut and Massachusetts and earned his Juris Doctorate from St. Thomas School of Law and Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Connecticut.

Gagliardi is the president and owner of Troy Insurance Inc., a local insur-

ance agency serving Stamford and the surrounding communities specializing in personal and commercial insurance lines. Gagliardi has been working at Troy Insurance since 1984 and after a 31-year tenure, acquired Troy Insurance in 2015.

She is an accredited advisor in insurance, a certified personal insurance agent and a certified professional and chartered professional risk and insurance advisor.

McKiernan is the president of Abercrombie, Burns, McKiernan & Company Insurance, which offers insurance advice and risk management solutions in Fairfield County and across the U.S. He sits on the Board for the Professional Insurance Agents for Connecticut.

FOUR HOULIHAN LAWRENCE AGENTS AMONG THE TOP 250 RE PROS IN NATION In a record-breaking year for real estate, Houlihan Lawrence has announced that four of its agents have been named among the top 250 real estate professionals in the nation for sales volume

by REAL Trends & Tom Ferry “The Thousand” list. This places them in the top one-tenth of 1% of the more than 1.5 million licensed real estate professionals nationwide.

The agents and their rankings are: • Pollena Forsman of Larchmont, ranked 64 in transaction volume with $287.02 million in sales.

• Ellen Mosher of Greenwich, ranked 75 in transaction volume with $252.69 million in sales.

• BK Bates of Greenwich, ranked 156 in transaction volume with $166.75 million in sales.

• Angela Kessel of Bedford/Pound Ridge, ranked 231 in transaction volume with $138.77 million in sales.

Liz Nunan, president and CEO of Houlihan

The Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. (HVEDC) recently announced that Alan Mucatel, executive director of Rising Ground, has joined its Board of Directors.

Mucatel has led Rising Ground as executive director since 2008.

A large New York City human services nonprofit, Rising Ground has 1,400 employees, 55 programs, 71 sites and a budget of $128 million. Under Mucatel’s leadership and direction, the organization has more than doubled in size and budget and was named a Gold winner of New York Community Trust’s Nonprofit Excellence Awards. Rising Ground currently supports more than 25,000 children, adults and families with programs ranging from foster care, family and gender-based violence services, to special education, intellectual / developmental disabilities services and a supportive residence for unaccompanied migrant youth.

Mucatel holds an MBA and a Master of Arts degree in politics from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in government from Wesleyan University.

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From left: Angela Kessel, Pollena Forsman, Ellen Mosher and BK Bates.

Lawrence, said, “These exemplary agents are true beacons of Houlihan Lawrence’s commitment to our communities and our clients, and their continued success is a testament to that. We pride ourselves as being in with the best and celebrate these agents who help us achieve that every day.”

Founded in Bronxville, New York, in 1888, Houlihan Lawrence has 32 offices and 1,450 agents serving Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Columbia, Ulster and Greene counties in New York and Fairfield, Litchfield and New Haven counties in Connecticut.

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Good Things MEET GVH’S NEW BOARD MEMBERS

Noah Lapine

BANK BOARD WELCOMES NEWEST MEMBER Ruth Walter

Julia Schonfeld

Stephan Spilkowitz

Fazena Bacchus

The Groundwork Hudson Valley (GVH) in Yonkers creates sustainable environmental change in urban neighborhoods through community-based partnerships that promote equity, youth leadership and economic opportunity.

Its team continues to expand its staff and board, which include Ruth Walter; Julia Schonfeld, M.D.; Stephan

Spilkowitz; and Fazeena Bacchus who have joined the board of directors just this year.

Walter grew up in Dobbs Ferry and has served in many civic roles, most recently as Westchester County Legislator (2020-2021) where she chaired the Environment & Health Committee.

Schonfeld is an ophthalmologist

who has maintained her own private practice in Manhattan for over 20 years.

She is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is also on staff in the Department of Ophthalmology at Northwell Health’s Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital.

Spilkowitz is a purpose-driven professional and advocate with more than

10 years of experience in the mental health and nonprofit sector..

Bacchus is an environmental engineer at Carollo Engineers. Her professional experience encompasses a wide range of projects involving design related to water and wastewater infrastructure, coastal resiliency flood protection and stormwater management.

MCDONALD HOUSE MAKEOVER Ronald McDonald House of the Greater Hudson Valley (RMHGHV), the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and Aspire Design and Home are collaborating on “Designing Hope: A project to create comfort in a home away from home.” The endeavor will include a complete remodel of the House, including all 12 guest rooms, with the help of generous leaders in the interior design industry.

The designers who have committed to the project to date include: Vanessa Deleon Associates, Bjorn Bjornsson Design, Diane Durocher Interiors, Elissa Grayer Interior Design, Pavarini Design, Barbara Bell Interiors, Kim Radovich Interiors, Margreet Cevasco Design, Tammy Bolden-Bold Interior Designs, Lori Miller- LCG Interior Design, Suzanne Goldberg-SBG Design Inc., The Lewis Design Group, Rachel Laxer and Barbara Ostrom Associates.

Nationally acclaimed designer Corey Damen Jenkins, who is celebrated for his mixing of vivid colors with layered patterns to create inspired, inventive and unexpected spaces, has been named honorary design chair for the project. He is the founder of Corey Damen Jenkins & Associates, an interior design firm based in New York City.

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Riley, executive director RMHGHV. “The project will focus on updating the original 12 bedrooms of the House for our

resident families, as well as many other common areas” The House hopes to find sponsors to underwrite each room. The culmination of the RMHGHV Designing Hope project will be celebrated with a Designer Showcase Gala in the fall. The evening will include an exclusive tour of the newly designed areas, unique silent auction opportunities, light entertainment, fine dining, cocktails and more.

RMHGHV provides families with all the comforts of home and eases some of the emotional and financial burdens they experience when faced with their child’s illness. When children must travel long distances to access top medical care, accommodations for families can be expensive or not readily available. Located on the campus of Westchester Medical Center, the RMHGHV is just steps away from Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital in Valhalla. Since opening in 2011, RMHGHV has saved more than 2,000 families over $5,000,000 in out-of-pocket lodging and meal costs. As partners in enabling family-centered care, RMHGHV strives to be part of the solution in improving the lives of children and their families by providing programs that strengthen families during difficult times.

Noah Lapine, CEO of Lapine Associates Inc., was named to Stamford-based First County Bank’s Board of Directors at its June 15 Corporator meeting. In addition to his recent election to the board, Lapine has also served as a corporator at First County Bank since June 2018.

“Noah’s strong business experience and knowledge as well as his commitment to giving back to our community mirrors First County Bank’s mission.” said Robert Granata, First County Bank chairman and CEO. Lapine has been with his Stamford-based firm since 1996 and recently oversaw its acquisition by the adm Group, a London-based marketing-services agency. Lapine holds a master’s degree in public administration from New York University’s Wagner School and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Rochester.

A Stamford resident, Lapine is involved in multiple nonprofits throughout Fairfield County, including Fairfield County Business Collaborative for Education Equity, and holds board positions with Mill River Park Collaborative and Children’s Learning Centers of Fairfield County.

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J&G WELCOMES NEW ATTORNEYS Rebecca C. Johnson and Rachel J. Rosenwasser have joined Jacobowitz and Gubits LLP of Walden and Monticello. Johnson is part of the matrimonial and family law team concentrating on matters involving child custody, child support, family offense, guardianship proceedings and appellate practice.

Rosenwasser is part of the firm’s real estate team handling residential and commercial real estate closings and assisting buyers and sellers with all their real estate needs.

Johnson earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Stony Brook University Honors College in Stony Brook; she earned her Juris Doctorate from Boston University School of Law. She is a member of the Women’s Bar Association of Orange and Sullivan counties and currently serves as president of the board. She received the Outstanding New Lawyer Award from the Women’s Bar Association of Orange and Sullivan counties in 2021, has served as a member of the Safe Homes of Orange

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County fundraising committee and is a Leadership Orange Graduate Class of 2018. Johnson was admitted to the New York State Bar Association in 2016.

Rosenwasser earned her Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree from the University of Rhode Island in 2009. She earned her Juris Doctorate from Albany Law School in 2013 and was admitted to the New York State Bar in 2014. She is a former associate broker with ERA Curasi Realty and currently is a member of the New York

State and Orange County Bar Associations.

She is also a member of BNI Gateway since 2020, has volunteered with AmeriCorps in Rhode Island and for the Entertainment Law Society at Cooley Law School in Michigan and for the Pro Bono Society, LGBT Project at Albany Law School.

Founded in 1968, Jacobowitz and Gubits has grown into a practice with more than 20 attorneys and a full staff of paralegals and legal assistants to service a growing client base.

HISTORICAL SOCIETY’S NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND TRUSTEES The Westchester County Historical Society recently elected five new members to its Board of Trustees representing various geographic areas of the county as well as a wide range of expertise and knowledge about Westchester’s deep, diverse heritage.

The individuals elected to three-year terms are: • Marc Cheshire, Croton-on-Hudson village historian, is also on the board of Odell House Rochambeau Headquarters and serves as Secretary of Revolutionary Westchester 250.

• Anthony J. Czarnecki of Cortlandt Manor currently is president of The Chartwell Group USA, a criminal justice consulting firm, and is the senior adjunct professor of criminal justice at Westchester Community College.

• Patrice M. Kane of Bronxville, retired from her position as head of Archives and Special Collections at Fordham University Library in 2018 after a 30-plus year career in library sciences. She is a member of the Bronxville Chapter National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

• Dana Matsushita is a trustee of the Scarsdale Historical Society and community

A MERGER IN THE WORKS The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Westchester Chapter and the Association of Fundraising Professionals Mid-Hudson Valley Chapter have recently announced their intention to merge and form a single chapter to better serve the needs of members. Jeramie Barber, AFP Westchester president, said, “AFP Mid-Hudson Valley has a talented and dedicated membership that aligns perfectly with our own. Merging the chapters will allow us to better serve the needs of members from both chapters with the promise of delivering expanded services and opportunities for all.”

President of AFP-MHV Sarah Kimball said, “The Westchester County Chapter brings to our chapter a diverse group of seasoned professionals and leaders committed to the mission of advancing philanthropy. I look forward to seeing our

organizations join together to offer more networking, education and mentorship” Recent data has shown that an increased number of fundraising professionals are either working remotely or exploring career changes. These findings have helped support the decision to merge and form a single chapter to serve all members regardless of their location with more parity. A joint task force comprised of members from both chapters will be formed to decide a name for the new entity before the end of 2022.

The Association of Fundraising Professionals empowers individuals and organizations to practice ethical fundraising through professional education, networking, research and advocacy. Since 1960, the Association has inspired global change and supported efforts that generated more than $1 trillion.

FREE MUSIC FRIDAYS ON GREENWICH AVENUE Outdoor live music, free of charge and open to the public, is featured every Friday from noon to 1 p.m. at Greenwich Common in downtown Greenwich on the Avenue as part of its Free Music Fridays program. Produced by Greenwich Forward, Re-Imagine Greenwich and the town of Greenwich Parks and Recreation, Free Music Fridays features local artists every week appealing to a variety of musical tastes. Grab a sandwich or a salad, sit outdoors in the heart of Greenwich Avenue and listen to great music.

“I applaud the efforts of Greenwich

Forward, Re-Imagine Greenwich and the town of Greenwich Department of Parks and Recreation for creating a way to bring our community together weekly,” said First Selectman Fred Camillo. “The Free Music Fridays program is a perfect example of Greenwich emerging stronger than ever. Music has the power of uniting us and raising our spirits as we celebrate this gradual return to normalcy,” said Camillo.

Contact inquiries@greenwichforward.org for more information and a performance schedule.

MEMBER LOYALTY PROGRAM Tibbetts Brook Park in Yonkers in the early 1900s.

leader, also serving on the boards of Scarsdale High School PTA Scholarship Fund for College, Hoff-Barthelson Music School, and the League of Women Voters of Scarsdale.

• David Thomas of Port Chester is president and founder of the Friends of the African American Cemetery in Rye, spending more than a decade protecting, preserving and relating the story of the sacred burial grounds first established in 1860 for the free Black families in the towns of Rye, Mamaroneck, Scarsdale and Port Chester.

Members elected as officers for the 2022-2023 year include Susan Jainchill of Ardsley who will complete her second term year as president, Jan Kelsey of Rye will serve as vice president, Geoffrey Park-

er of Somers will continue as treasurer and John Stockbridge of Bedford will serve as secretary.

Established in 1874, the Westchester County Historical Society is one of the oldest historical societies in America and the only organization that collects and promotes the countywide history of Westchester. The society’s comprehensive and accessible collection of books, pamphlets, periodicals, newspapers, manuscripts, maps and atlases and images pertaining to the history and genealogy of Westchester County is housed in the state-of-the art temperature- and humidity-controlled environment of the Westchester County Records Center at 2199 Saw Mill River Road, Elmsford.

Ripple Street, a consumer product discovery platform, recently launched its first-ever Loyalty Program for its community members who are brand fans enthusiastic about discovering and trying new products. With the Loyalty Program, Ripple Street community members can earn status and rewards by participating in brand programs across various categories and engage in shopper and social activities in Ripple Street’s platform -from visiting a local store and taking a ‘shelfie’ to writing a product review and sharing videos on TikTok. Community members’ program benefits include increased chances to be selected for specific brand programs, unlocking digital rewards and receiving fun swag items.

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“We’re always looking for ways to delight them and make it more entertaining to participate in our events. Above all, I’m constantly in awe of the rich, authentic content and product feedback from our community members. This is our way of thanking them for all the great experiences they share with us.”

The new Loyalty Program embodies what consumers love about their favorite loyalty programs – status, rewards, fast-track offers and different ways to earn exclusive privileges – all for free.

“This program not only impacts our relationship with our community members, but it also strengthens our value proposition with brands — it opens up a whole new area of innovation for unique partnerships,” said Mike Leo, Ripple Street CEO. JUNE 27, 2022

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Good Things T&B WELCOMES MEDIA SPECIALIST Donielle Stanton has joined PR and advertising firm Thompson & Bender, (T&B) headquartered in Briarcliff Manor, as senior media and communications Specialist.

She brings more than 25 years of experience as a TV producer, most recently as a segment producer for the award-winning show “Good Day New York” on Fox 5.

She also helped create and launch the CBS 2 local weekend morning news program. In addition to her professional career she has deep roots in Westchester. She grew up in Hastings-on-Hudson and has extensive knowledge of Westchester County.

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LOCAL LAW FIRM RATED TOP IN LITIGATION

White Plains-based litigation firm Yankwitt LLP has once again been named by Chambers USA to its list of top commercial litigation firms. It is the only Westchester-based law firm ranked in Chambers’ commercial litigation tables.

Managing partner Russell Yankwitt also ranked as a top litigator as a “result of strong market support,” according to Chambers.

“I congratulate our entire team for its consistently outstanding work and superior client service, which have helped us earn this prestigious award,” said Yankwitt. “I am also grateful for our dedicated clients,

who provided Chambers’ researchers with feedback that contributed to our inclusion for the second year in a row.”

Yankwitt has earned a reputation as a powerhouse litigation firm in Westchester County. With one of the largest litigation teams in the county, it represents businesses and high-net-worth individuals in litigations 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 in high-stakes matters for local law firms.

NOT LIKE PULLING TEETH

On Monday, June 13, Touro College of Dental Medicine (TCDM) hosted its fifth annual Golf & Tennis Tournament at the Brae Burn Country Club in Purchase, New York. This year’s event brought together more than 120 members of the Touro Dental community to raise funds that will support student scholarships and help provide dental services to underprivileged patients at Touro Dental Health.

“The annual golf outing displays the amazing commitment of our entire TCDM community to supporting those in need in the lower Hudson Valley and our work to support our students and shape them into compassionate, well-rounded and ethical health care providers,” said Ronnie Myers, D.D.S., dean at TCDM. This year’s golf and tennis tournament drew in supporters from all over the New York region for golf and activities on the tennis court, followed by a cocktail reception, auction and awards ceremony.

TCDM thanks its Platinum Sponsors Henry Schein, Inc. and Brasseler USA, along with Gold Sponsors Scarsdale/ Yonkers Oral Surgery and Ammir Rabadi, M.D. Friends of TCDM included A-dec; Bedford Healthcare Solutions; John Con-

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stantine, D.D.S.; Designs for Vision; Diane and Ronnie Myers; Jeffrey Zaffos, D.D.S.; Lawrence Neshiwat, M.D.; National Dentex Labs; Quality Dental Care PC; and Island Orthodontics. Pepe Motor Group donated a brand new 2022 Mercedes C300 sedan for the hole-in-one contest.

The event was a success in meeting TCDM’s fundraising goals thanks to its sponsors, supporters and attendees.

Proceeds from the event will help TCDM provide critical financial resources for outstanding students to become future dentists, as well as support patient care at Touro Dental Health, the college’s stateof-the-art clinical training facility, which provides quality, affordable dental care for communities of the Hudson Valley, including underserved populations with limited access to care.

Touro College of Dental Medicine is located on the campus of New York Medical College, which serves as the principal academic public health resource for the New York Hudson Valley and southwestern Connecticut. TCDM is the first new school of dentistry in New York state in almost 50 years and the first in the United States under Jewish auspices.

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Latino U College Access (LUCA) in White Plains hosted its annual Familia Appreciation Day honoring the 50 Latino U Scholars in the graduating Class of 2022 who represent five Westchester County high schools: Alexander Hamilton High School, Ossining High School, Sleepy Hollow High School, Westlake High School and White Plains High School. The celebration at the Wilson House in White Plains brought together the entire LUCA Familia, including scholars, families, volunteer college

coaches, partners and supporters.

County Executive George Latimer and state legislators joined the celebration to recognize the students and their families. Students and families shared heartfelt messages about how LUCA has made a difference in their lives and helped make college dreams a reality.

Since 2015, LUCA has distributed $53,000 to deserving scholars and this year $13,000 in scholarships was awarded to 12 recipients.

“We are thrilled to honor the Latino U Scholars Class of 2022, first in their families to attend and graduate from college,” said Cosette Gutierrez, executive director of Latino U College.

Founded in 2012, Latino U College Access is a social impact organization that transforms lives by making college dreams a reality for low-income, first-generation Latin youth. To learn more about LUCA or to make a donation in support of its mission, visit latinou.org.

COUNTY PARTNERSHIP HONORS TOWN SUPERVISOR More than 350 business owners and civic leaders gathered at the Barn at Villa Venezia in Wallkill earlier this month to honor town of Montgomery Supervisor Brian Maher as its 2022 Most Valuable Partner. He was feted for his efforts in striking a balance between maintaining the town’s identity while fostering new business growth that will bring hundreds of well-paying jobs and tax revenue to the community. Maher worked with Medline to expand its Orange County operations into a new 1.3-million square-foot distribution facility, as well as Amazon’s 1-million square-foot distribution center on Route 747.

County Executive Steve Neuhaus praised Maher’s efforts to unite the town of Montgomery behind a new Comprehensive Plan that offers the necessary neighborhood protections residents wanted, while at the same time targeting business growth in sections of Montgomery that will allow it to continue to increase its tax base.

Maureen Halahan, president of the Orange County Partnership, and town of Montgomery Supervisor Brian Maher.

TOGETHER, IT CAN BE DONE

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The Imagine Gala held by United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP) at Brae Burn Country Club in Purchase on Thursday, June 9, was the organization’s most successful event ever. The gala honored the philanthropic commitment and community leadership of honorees Barbara and H. Rodgin “Rodge” Cohen, Wegmans Food Markets and Eric D. Eller. The sold-out event raised $530,000.

“We could not have done this without our supporters and partners,” Tom Gabriel, president and CEO of UWWP and program host, said. “Thanks to their participation, we were able to host this amazing event, proving that we are stronger together and that it is only by being united that we can change the world.”

Honorees received the “Spirit of Caring” award, United Way’s highest level of recognition.

A banker with decades of experience, honoree Eller is vice president/credit portfolio manager at Valley National Bank, as well as president of the African American Men of Westchester Inc. Zach Bell, perishables area manager for Wegmans, accepted the award on behalf of Wegmans, which opened its

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WLT’S NEW BOARD DIRECTOR Westchester Land Trust (WLT), a nationally accredited land conservation nonprofit headquartered in Bedford Hills recently announced that Dr. Diana Kaye Williams of Mount Vernon has joined its Board of Directors and will use her expertise in the areas of clean energy and community advocacy, as well as her passion for improving the lives of marginalized people, to further WLT’s efforts to protect land and support local communities through access to the outdoors and stronger food systems.

“Dr. Williams is an extraordinary addition to our leadership team,” said Bruce Churchill, chairman of WLT’s Board. “We look forward to learning from her robust community advocacy experience and expertise in community engagement, which will undoubtedly allow us to increase our impact across Westchester County.”

Throughout her career spanning more than three decades, Williams has focused her work on serving the needs of marginalized communities.

She currently leads Adopt Clean Energy in Mount Vernon and New Rochelle, a New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Clean Heating and Cooling campaign and has completed several energy conservation projects as an NYSERDA Multifamily Building Solutions certified partner and a former Energize New York accredited partner. “Land preservation and conservation are important to protect our planet against the devastating impact of climate change.

I hope to use my voice as an environmental and clean energy advocate to help WLT continue its cause,” said Williams.

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A co-founder of Comrie Enterprises LLC in 2001, which addressed rising energy costs for low- and middle-income housing by outfitting buildings with energy-efficiency improvements, Williams previously was the executive director of the Doctors Council, the largest doctors union in the U.S. She spent several years as a dentist in Harlem, New Rochelle and Port Chester during which time she worked to bring substantial federal funds to Central Harlem to increase access to dental care for marginalized communities.

She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from New York University, a DDS from Howard University College of Dentistry, an MBA from University of Bridgeport and completed her internship and residency in general dentistry at Harlem Hospital through Columbia University College of Dentistry.

Founded in 1988, the Westchester Land Trust has preserved 9,000 acres of open space. More than 1,000 acres of land are owned by the organization, which are free and open to the public year-round. WLT was one of the first land trusts in the nation to receive accreditation through the Land Trust Accreditation Commission.

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Facts & Figures COURT CASES U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT White Plains & Poughkeepsie Local business cases, June 15 - 21 U.S. Trustee for Amari Medical Scarsdale, vs.

Jyotindra Shah, West Nyack, 22-7030-RDD: Adversary proceeding, fraudulent transfer in Amari Chapter 7 (21-22668).

Attorneys: David A. Blansky, Salvatore LaMonica.

Hudson Valley Credit Union, Poughkeepsie, vs. Carla L. Tranberg, Beacon, 22-9013CGM: Adversary proceeding, fraud, in Tranberg Chapter 13 (22-35338).

Attorney: Anthony C. Carlini Jr.

U.S. DISTRICT COURT, White Plains Local business cases, June 15 - 21 District Council No. 9 Painting Industry Fund, White Plains, et al, vs. Green Builders Group New York Corp., Elmhurst, Queens, 22-cv-5004-CS: Civil enforcement of employee benefits.

Attorney: Dana L. Henke.

Dawn Esposito, Rockland County, et al, vs. Refual Health Center Inc., Spring Valley, 22-cv-5039-KMK: Removal from Rockland Supreme Court, class action, negligence.

Attorneys: Todd S. Garber, Andrew C. White.

Rosita English, Fort Worth, Texas, vs. Danone North America Public Benefit Corp., White Plains, 22-cv-5105-VB: Class action, fraud.

Attorney: Spencer Sheehan.

PeaceHealth Networks on Demand LLC, Vancouver, Washington, vs.

Zoomcare365 Management LLC, Monsey, et al, 22-cv-5139CS: Copyright infringement.

Attorney: Rasheed M. McWilliams.

Allison Poulson, Howard, Indiana, vs. PepsiCo Inc., Purchase, et al, 22-cv-5196: Class action, overtime wages.

Attorneys: Joseph C. Asay, Matthew S. Parmet.

Donedward White, Illinois, et al, vs. PepsiCo Inc., Purchase, 22-cv-5198: Class action, minimum wage.

Attorney: Matthew S. Parmet.

Tracy Ellis, Middlesex, New Jersey vs. PepsiCo Inc., Purchase, 22-cv-5200: Class action, minimum wage.

Attorney: Matthew S. Parmet.

DEEDS Above $1 million 200 Narragansett Park LLC, Providence, Rhode Island.

Seller: Cory Louis Rapkin and Lisa Ehrlich Rapkin, Bedford.

Property: 9 Hissarlik Way, North Castle. Amount: $2 million. Filed June 13.

Bayberry Armonk LLC, New York City. Seller: Bayberry New York LLC, Armonk. Property: 33 Bayberry Road, North Castle.

Amount: $19 million. Filed June 15.

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Bayberry Armonk LLC, New York City. Seller: Privehill LLC, Armonk. Property: 35 Bayberry Road, North Castle. Amount: $1 million. Filed June 16.

Briarcliff Manor Village, Briarcliff Manor. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank National Association, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Property: 1050 Pleasantville Road, Ossining. Amount: $2 million. Filed June 16.

Mazza, Theodore B. and Minna K. Mazza, Scarsdale.

Seller: 261 Boulevard LLC, New York City. Property: 192 Bradley Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $2.1 million. Filed June 13.

Nelson, Eric and Anita Nelson, Athens. Seller: 17 Washington Hill LLC, White Plains. Property: 17 N. Washington St., Greenburgh.

Amount: $1.2 million. Filed June 14.

Clinton Bedford Property LLC, Santa Monica, California.

Seller: Bedford LLC, Stamford, Connecticut. Property: 142 Clinton Road, Bedford. Amount: $8.5 million. Filed June 16.

Ranado, Amiclar Martin and Haide Villuendas Sabate, Avondale Estates, Georgia.

Proeprty: 490 Midland Ave., Rye. Amount: $2.2 million. Filed June 14.

CLPB LLC, Hallandale Beach, Florida. Seller: 215-217 South Ridge Street LLC, Rye Brook.

Property: 215-217 S. Ridge St., Rye. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed June 16.

Trzebucki, Alex Marshal and Annie Jie Xu, Ossining.

Seller: LL Parcel E LLC, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.

Property: 331 Palisades Blvd., Mount Pleasant. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed June 13.

Conn, Mark Anthony, Garrison. Seller: 17 Washington Hill LLX, White Plains. Property: 17 N. Washington St., Unit 1A, Greenburgh. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed June 13.

Connelly, Thomas and Sara Connelly, White Plains. Seller: 19 Cobb LLC, White Plains.

Property: 19 Cobb Ave., White Plains. Amount: $1.2 million.

Filed June 13.

Fiorino, John, Pelham. Seller: 39 Colby Avenue LLC, Rye. Property: 39 Colby Ave., Rye. Amount: $1.3 million Filed June 15.

Makedonia 1515 LLC, Yorktown Heights. Seller: Benjamin R. Jacobson, Yorktown Heights. Property: 1515 Baptist Church Road, Yorktown.

Amount: $5.5 million. Filed June 13.

Below $1 million 52 North Broadway Realty LLC, Peekskill. Seller: Yonkers Electric Contracting Corp., Yonkers. Property: 52 N. Broadway, Yonkers. Amount: $750,000. Filed June 13.

128 Barker LLC, Mount Kisco.

Seller: Anthony J. Pieragostini, Mount Kisco. Property: 128 Barker St., Mount Kisco. Amount: $860,000. Filed June 16.

468 South Ninth Avenue LLC, Mount Vernon. Seller: Jahmel J. Ledeatte and Tracey V. Ledeatte, Mount Vernon. Property: 468 S. Ninth Ave., Mount Vernon.

Amount: $200,000. Filed June 15.

ABD Equites LLC, Jupiter, Florida. Seller: The Primrose Group 25N-6 LLC, Yonkers.

Property: 25 N. Broadway, Yonkers. Amount: $190,000.

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Berczely, Christian Alexandre and Joanna Nicole Glendis-Berczely, Bronx.

Seller: 17 Glen Road Realty Corp., Eastchester. Property: 15-17 Glen Road, Eastchester. Amount: $900,000. Filed June 15.

Friedrichs, Martin and Randye Friedrachs, New Rochelle. Seller: Euan A. Ellis Asset Management LLC, New Rochelle. Property: 10 Watkins Place, New Rochelle. Amount: $969,999. Filed June 15.

Blickstein, Jay and Shelley Kluger, Briarcliff Manor. Seller: Chardith Half Moon Co., Croton-on-Hudson. Property: 301 Half Moon Bay Drive, Cortlandt.

Amount: $525,000. Filed June 13.

Gudino, Rogelio and Jeannette Rodriguez, White Plains. Seller: Slamanthas Renos Inc., White Plains. Property: 218 Hillside Ave., Greenburgh.

Amount: $425,132. Filed June 15.

Broad Haverstraw LLC, Monsey. Seller: 943 North Division Street LC, Goshen.

Property: 943 N. Division St., Peekskill. Amount: $426,000.

Filed June 15.

Hay Partners LLC, New York City. Seller: Susan Namm Spencer, Jupiter, Florida.

Property: 35 N. Chatsworth Ave., Mamaroneck. Amount: $689,000. Filed June 16.

Casa Cerrada LLC, Port Chester. Seller: Jane Bogart, White Plains. Property: 19 Lenox Ave., White Plains. Amount: $425,000. Filed June 15.

Hudson Valley Writers Center Inc., Sleepy Hollow. Seller: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City. Property: 300 Riverside Drive, Mount Pleasant.

Amount: $100,000. Filed June 13.

Chloe Li Realty LLC, White Plains. Seller: Angela Padmore Solomon and Roland Solomon, White Plains. Property: 133 Florence Ave., Greenburgh.

Amount: $275,000. Filed June 14.

CKT Holdings LLC, Pelham.

Seller: Barry Gundelach, New Rochelle. Property: 33 Moran Place, New Rochelle. Amount: $950,000. Filed June 13.

Diemeter East LLC, Bronxville.

Seller: Paul J. Malgieri, Bronxville.

Property: 1374 Midland Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $375,000.

Filed June 16.

Fam New York Holdings LLC, White Plains. Seller: JJK New York Holdings LLC, Bluffton, South Carolina. Property: 126 Oakly Ave., White Plains. Amount: $950,000. Filed June 14.

Fiorello, Stephanie and Bryan Raffa, Dobbs Ferry. Property: 521 Marietta Ave., Mount Pleasant. Amount: $660,000.

Filed June 13.

Nilda Stambuk, Dobbs Ferry.

Seller: JDRMDBPP, SM, SKP & JD IRA LLC, Boonton, New Jersey. Property: 80 Broadway, Greenburgh. Amount: $947,474.

Filed June 15.

Joseph, Fraulin and Tamara Joseph, White Plains. Seller: S Operating LLC, New York City. Property: 64 Amackassin Terrace, Yonkers. Amount: $975,000. Filed June 14.

Kaytoy Realty Corp., Armonk.

Seller: Nazario L. Scarano, Wappinger Falls. Property: 39 Sterling Ave., White Plains.

Amount: $310,000. Filed June 14.

Kirkwood, Brian and Noshin Kirkwood, Mohegan Lake.

Seller: Lake Mohegan Mansion LLC, Mohegan Lake. Property: 17 Marie Lane, Yorktown. Amount: $961,408. Filed June 16.

KJJ RE LLC, Dobbs Ferry. Seller: Maya Harthemier, Hastings-on-Hudson. Property: 55 Calumet Ave., Greenburgh.

Amount: $825,000. Filed June 14.

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

Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to: Larry Miles c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 701 Westchester Ave, Suite 100 J White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: 694-3600 • Fax: 694-3699

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Facts & Figures Maiser, Michelle, Woodbury, Connecticut. Seller: Cornerstone Properties 2016 LLC, Hawthorne.

Property: 48 Columbus Ave., Mount Pleasant. Amount: $799,000. Filed June 14.

Marbeck 129 LLC, Pleasantville. Seller: Victor B. Fama and Kathleen S. Tan, Hudson. Property: 129 Bedford Ave., Mount Pleasant. Amount: $735,000. Filed June 16.

MH & Sons Home Solutions LLC, Elmsford. Seller: Lisa Newfield, Elmsford. Property: 8 S. Hillside Ave., Greenburgh.

Amount: $341,000. Filed June 15.

Naeem, Muhammad, Yonkers.

Seller: Lincoln 155 Group, Garden City. Property: 155 Lincoln Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $600,000.

Filed June 13.

North Main 139 LLC, West Harrison. Seller: Yung Fan Cheung and Kim Shing Wong, West Harrison. Property: 139 N. Main St., Rye. Amount: $550,000.

Filed June 14.

Palomino, Gustavo, Bedford Hills. Seller: Perry Company Homes of Westchester Inc., Hawthorne. Property: 6 The Lane, Somers. Amount: $530,000. Filed June 14.

Raffa, Bryan, Dobbs Ferry.

Seller: Highview Project LLC, Bardonia. Property: 521 Marietta Ave., Mount Pleasant. Amount: $660,000. Filed June 13.

Riverview Property Holding LLC, Armonk. Seller: Olga Saavedra, Mamaroneck.

Property: 905 Palmer Ave., Mamaroneck. Amount: $285,000. Filed June 14.

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Rodriguez, Jeannette, White Plains. Seller: Slamanthas Renos Inc., White Plains. Property: 218 Hillside Ave., Greenburgh.

Amount: $425,132. Filed June 15.

Sciarrillo, Niole and Cass G. Vanini, Brooklyn. Seller: 51 Edgemont LLC, Katonah.

Property: 41 Edgemont Road, Bedford. Amount: $895,000.

Filed June 13.

Shnajo LLC, Bronx. Seller: Barbara L. Joffe, Mount Vernon.

Property: 39 Carwall Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $475,000. Filed June 15.

Supreme Homes LLC, Ossining. Seller: Little Flower Estates LLC, Ossining. Property: Vacantland, Aberdeen Road, Cortlandt. Amount: $150,000.

Filed June 15.

FEDERAL TAX LIENS, $10,000 or greater, Westchester County, June 15 - 21 Asiedu, Stephen: Scarsdale, 2016 - 2019, failure to collect employment taxes, $28,706.

CRR Enterprises Ltd.: Ossining, 2017 - 2019, 2021, employer quarterly taxes, $61,477.

D Deli City Inc.: Yonkers, 2019 - 2021, employer quarterly taxes, $20,368.

Doyle, Shaun: North Salem, 2012 - 2018, personal income, $97,266.

Lipscomb, Monique: Yonkers, 2012, 2016, 2020, personal income, $17,155.

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Sangster, Herbert H. and Lisa D. Sangster: New Rochelle, 2019, personal income, $54,714.

Schiavetta, Daniel M. a nd Ana M. Schiavetta: New Rochelle, 2019, personal income, $80,748.

Ziff, Robert: White Plains, 2007 - 2008, personal income, $24,907.

Ziff, Robert D. and Carol J. Ziff: White Plains, 2009 - 2010, personal income, $23,041.

JUDGMENTS Aquila, Bertha D., Mount Kisco. $6,697.13 in favor of U.S. Alliance FCU, Rye. Filed June 17.

Aryee, Edward F., Ossining. $7,453.95 in favor of Wells Fargo Bank National Association. Filed June 16.

L&L Interior Renovations LLC, Mount Vernon. $39,405 in favor of Premier Capital Funding LLC, Brooklyn. Filed June 15.

Florentino, Aracelis and Arysel Florentino, Bronx. $6,330.72 in favor of Microcreditos Del Pacifico Inc., White Plains. Filed June 17.

Fuss, Daniel, Larchmont. $27,909 in favor of American Express National Bank, Sandy, Utah. Filed June 16.

Martinez, Emmanuel A., Yonkers. $7,912 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Filed June 16.

Tejada, Roberto, Yonkers. $5,809.61 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Filed June 16.

Torres, Luis, Port Chester. $16,059.63 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Filed June 16.

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

Dayment, Yelena and Oleg Zusin, as owners. Filed

by Popular Bank. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $155,000 affecting property located at 1140 Grant Ave., Pelham. Filed June 17.

Finnegam, Debby V., as owner.

Filed by U.S. Bank National Association. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $650,000 affecting property located at 15 Mills Road, Purdys. Filed June 16.

Kwuitchou, Viviane, as owner. Filed by Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $260,200 affecting property located at 109 S. Fulton Ave., Mount Vernon.

Filed June 15.

Robinson, Twain and Thomas Robinson, as owners. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $325,000 affecting property located at 10 N. Terrace Ave., Mount Vernon. Filed June 17.

Zumaran, Carlos and Juana Zumaran, as owners. Filed by U.S. Bank National Association.

Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $471,200 affecting property located at 120 Parkview Road, Elmsford. Filed June 15.

MECHANIC’S LIENS

German, Dennis and Burnett James, as owners. Filed by CMG Mortgage Inc. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $324,022 affecting property located at 101 Cabot Ave., Elmsford. Filed June 17.

Bien LLC, Rye. $10,500 in favor of Mark Arcieri, Hartsdale. Filed June 14.

Hatcher, Dona, as owner. Filed

by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $140,000 affecting property located at 538 S. Ninth Ave., Mount Vernon. Filed June 17.

Hudson Meridian Construction Group, Rye. $194,293.16 in favor of Essex Doors and Glass, Waltham, Massachusetts. Filed June 14.

Innis, Myrtle, as owner.

Filed by PNC Bank National Association. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $360,000 affecting property located at 113 Pelhamdale Ave., Mount Vernon.

Filed June 16.

Hastings 16 Main Inc., Greenburgh. $18,700 in favor of Trimark Construction Group Inc., Ardsley. Filed June 17.

Opra III LLC, Rye. $275,000 in favor of P.C. Richard and Son, Farmington. Filed June 16.

TAC New Rochele LLC, New Rochelle. $7,325.36 in favor of Sunbelt Rentals Inc., Fort Mill, South Carolina. Filed June 14.

Westchester Building Co. LLC, White Plains. $5,947 in favor of Cappco Enterprises Inc., New Rochelle. Filed June 16.

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

PARTNERSHIPS Black Pack T, 277 Martine Ave., White Plains 10601, c/o Shawn Bennett and Shieda Richardson.

Filed June 13.

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS 969 Morris Park Avenue Funding Association, 133 Parkway Road, Bronxville 10708, c/o Karen Quito. Filed June 16.

A Solis Home Improvement, 16 Wood Road, Apt. 1, Mount Kisco 10549, c/o Armando Solis Lopez. Filed June 17.

All Moves Are Us, 33 Fisher Court, White Plains 10601, c/o Walter J. Johnson. Filed June 17.

All Your Needs, 6 Gilbert St., Cortlandt Manor 10567, c/o Jennifer Lentini. Filed June 16.

Atelier Creatricia, 3 Merritt Ave., Apt. 2, Eastchester 10709, c/o Patricia M. Costa. Filed June 15.

B U By Gaby, 71 Bellfair Road, Rye Brook 10543, c/o Gabriela Biblos. Filed June 14.

C&M Contractors, 44 Meadow Road, Scarsdale 10582, c/o Charles Dhanraj. Filed June 16.

Clear Eye Inspections, 1451 Main St., Peekskill 10566, c/o Michael Hintion. Filed June 17.

DJ Auto Detailing, 1156 Old Post Road, Lewisboro 10590, c/o Darwin Cieza Cotrina. Filed June 14.

Drippn In Sugar, 89 Van Courtland Park, Yonkers 10701, c/o Arshma Williams. Filed June 13.

Facts & Figures Elisanna Camacho, 41 Lincoln Place, White Plain 10603, c/o Elisanna Camacho. Filed June 16.

Reen Collar Works, 128 Old Mount Kisco Road, Armonk 10504, c/o Robin J. Lovell. Filed June 14.

JYD Home Improvement, 6 Hillside Close, White Plains 10603, c/o Julio C. Gallego Grajales. Filed June 17.

Minshull Trading, 102 Valentine St., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Kenin A. Beckford.

Filed June 15.

Mothers Keepers Indigenous Remedies, 81 Pondfield Road, Apt. D178, Bronxville 10708, c/o Tamka Wildon. Filed June 17.

MTHN Solutions, 61 Shelley Ave., Yonkers 10701, c/o Tina Stallone. Filed June 14.

Prima Luce, 53 Anderson Road, Katonah 10536, c/o Simonette Wilder. Filed June 16.

Scheef Law, 75 S. Broadway, White Plains 10601, c/o Maya Scheef. Filed June 16.

Small Tree Landscaping, 714 Waverly Ave., Mamaroneck 10543, c/o Marcelino Solano.

Filed June 17.

Spungydesigns, 104 Elm Ave., Apt. 4B, Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Dwight Clacken. Filed June 13.

Yosezi HVAC/R Contracting, 40 E. Fifth St., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Ronald Marcelin. Filed June 14.

HUDSON VALLEY BUILDING LOANS Above $1 million 14 Memorial LLC, as owner.

Lender: Northeast Community Bank. Property: 14 Memorial Park Drive, Spring Valley. Amount: $1.8 million. Filed June 17.

25 Decatur LLC, as owner.

Lender: Northeast Community Bank. Property: 25 Decatur Ave., Spring Valley. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed June 15.

Best Builders LLC, as owner.

Lender: IBIS Capital Group LLC CAHS Balance Plan. Property: 15 Fairview Terrace, Airmont.

Amount: $350,000. Filed June 14.

Greg Sans Home Inspections Inc., as owner. Lender: Kiavi Funding Inc. Property: in Beacon. Amount: $241,700. Filed June 13.

DEEDS Above $1 million 10 Graniks Holdings LC, Brooklyn. Seller: Michael Drab and Kristin Drab, Suffern.

Property: 10 Graniks Way, Montebello. Amount: $1.7 million.

Filed June 15.

165 Myers Corners Property Owners LLC, as owner. Lender: Provident Bank. Property: in Wappinger. Amount: $17 million.

Filed June 17.

529 West Central Avenue LLC, Spring Valley. Seller: Philip Knopfler and Chanie Knopfler, Monsey. Property: 529 W. Central Ave, Ramapo. Amount: $2.2 million. Filed June 15.

Grove Home Construction LLC, as owner. Lender: Rhinebeck Bank. Property: in LaGrangeville. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed June 15.

767 Bangall Amenia LLC, Amenia. Seller: Diane Rosenfeld, Amenia. Property: in Stanford.

Amount: $7 million. Filed June 13.

Polonoya Homes LLC, as owner. Lender: Northeast Community Bank. Property: in New Square. Amount: $26 million. Filed June 17.

AHA Equities LLC, Suffern.

Seller: Kwabina Appiah and Audrey Appiah, Ramapo.

Property: 36 Senator Levy Drive, Montebello. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed June 13.

Thruway Plaza of Rockland Associates, as owner. Lender: M&T Bank. Property: 286-330 W. Route 9, Nanuet. Amount: $5,9 million. Filed June 15.

Below $1 million Anderson, Tejera Josayne M. and Napoleon Tejera Valasquez, as owners. Lender: Homestead Funding Corp.

Property: in Fishkill. Amount: $728,525. Filed June 17.

K&D Byrnes Inc., New City.

Seller: Amgrace Realty LLC, New City. Property: 40 S. Main St., Clarkstown. Amount: $1.1 million.

Filed June 15.

Y&S Group New York LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: 17 South Hamilton LLC, Monsey. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed June 14.

Below $1 million 14 Memorial LLC, Airmont.

Seller: 14 Memorial Park LLC, Spring Valley. Property: 14 Memorial Park Drive, Spring Valley. Amount: $550,000. Filed June 16.

26 South Bridge Holding LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Lawrence 5 Holdings LLC, Poughquag.

Property: in Poughkeepsie.

Amount: $300,000. Filed June 13.

29 Ellish LLC, Spring Valley.

Seller: Russell A. Benjamin and Alison Benjamin, Spring Valley.

Property: 29 Ellish Parkway, Spring Valley. Amount: $997,000.

Filed June 16.

35 South Perry LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Bragada LLC, Poughquag. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $150,000. Filed June 13.

54 Cragmere LLC, Monroe.

Seller: Joseph K. Weisz, Airmont.

Property: 54 Cragmere Road, Airmont. Amount: $830,000.

Filed June 13.

222-224 East Main Street LLC, Tarrytown. Seller: Jennifer Piacente and Victor J. Mastrantuono, Beacon. Property: in Beacon. Amount: $550,000.

Filed June 15.

229 Pascack LLC, Spring Valley.

Seller: @&P Marketing Group LLC, Airmont. Property: 229 N. Pascack Road, Ramapo. Amount: $625,000. Filed June 13.

Aakjar, Mark, Beacon. Seller: The Shining Path LLC, Beacon.

Property: in Beacon. Amount: $490,000. Filed June 14.

Ahmad, Luqman and Javiria Nawaz, Yonkers. Seller: 235 Main Street LLC, Monsey. Property: 2 Lamborn Ave., Clarkstown.

Amount: $650,000. Filed June 13.

Anchundia, Henry and Sadie Anchundia, Carmel. Seller: Pendley Farm LLC, Patterson.

Property: in Pawling. Amount: $699,000. Filed June 16.

Kest Builders LLC, Airmont.

Seller: Nancy Kaufer, Tuxedo.

Property: 15 Fairview Terrace, Ramapo. Amount: $450,000.

Filed June 14.

Aygar, Paul and Gabriella Guerriero, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Rieger Homes Inc., Newburgh.

Property: in Poughkeepsie.

Amount; $691,000. Filed June 14.

Klein Nyack LLC, Brooklyn.

Seller: RAM Kripa LLC, Nanuet.

Property: 55 Old Turnpike Road, Unit 306, Clarkstown. Amount: $255,000. Filed June 13.

B.A.M. Development Corp., Dover Plains. Seller: Kevin Lucas, Ansonia, Connecticut.

Property: in Union Vale. Amount: $380,000. Filed June 14.

Navya Properties Inc., Poughkeepsie. Seller: 928 Ventures Inc., Patterson.

Property: in Poughkeepsie.

Amount: $60,000. Filed June 14.

Baright, Gary and Kimberly Baright, Wappingers Falls.

Seller: Titusville Estates LLC, LaGrangeville. Property: in LaGrangeville. Amount: $200,000. Filed June 14.

Ohar, Steven and Mikyung Park, Middletown. Seller: ABD Stratford LLC, Poughkeepsie.

Property: in Poughkeepsie.

Amount: $532,500. Filed June 16.

Barn of Stony Point LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Jonathan OwenKatz, Stony Point. Property: 285-287 Bulsontown Road, Stony Point. Amount: $985,000. Filed June 13.

Pinchbeck, Vance E., Red Hook. Seller: 25 Old Farm Road Development LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Red Hook. Amount: $85,000. Filed June 14.

Brookview Holdings LLC, Suffern. Seller: Jessica L. Vinall, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $303,000. Filed June 16.

Pomona Properties 101 LLC, Lakewood, New Jersey. Seller: Tal Properties of Pomona LLC, Monsey. Property: 86 Overlook Road, Pomona. Amount: $400,000. Filed June 14.

Fischer, Moshe, Monroe. Seller: Stephens Villas LLC, Monroe.

Property: 30 Stephans Place, Unit 113, Spring Valley. Amount: $450,000. Filed June 17.

Powell, Naina, Hempstead.

Seller: 115 Lakeview LLC, Stanfordville. Property: in Stanford. Amount: $240,000.

Filed June 16.

Goldensword International Fellowship Inc., Bronxville.

Seller: Don Badgley, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $990,000. Filed June 14.

Ravens Whisper LLC, Ancramdale. Seller: 135 Route 44 LLC, Lakeville, Connecticut.

Property: in North East. Amount: $400,000. Filed June 14.

JF2 MGMNT LLC, Monsey.

Seller: Efraim Nitzlich, Spring Valley. Property: 30 Harrison Lane, Unit 201, Ramapo. Amount: $500,000. Filed June 16.

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RR Equity Holdings LLC, Princeton, New Jersey. Seller: Main Way LLC, Marlboro, New Jersey. Property: 35 Sterling Mine Road, Ramapo. Amount: $12,000.

Filed June 14.

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Facts & Figures Ryelco LLC, Nanuet. Seller: Marilyn Kaufman, New City.

Property: 82 Susan Drive, Clarkstown. AMount: $589,000.

Filed June 16.

Saber Franklin LLC, Spring Valley. Seller: Andrea Itzhaki, Congers. Property: 6 Meriwether Trail, Congers. Amount: $615,000. Filed June 15.

Singh, Mukhitar and Simranjit Atwal, Fishkill. Seller: Mid-Hudson Development Corp., Poughquag. Property: in Fishkill.

Amount: $994,000. Filed June 16.

Stern, Aaron and Tova Stern, Monsey. Seller: Spring Ventures LLC, Suffern. Property: 3 Rockridge Drive, Thiells.

Amount: $750,000. Filed June 17.

Tambor, Yidel, Spring Valley.

Seller: DSD3 LC, Spring Valley.

Property: 63 Blauvelt Road, Ramapo. Amount: $700,000.

Filed June 16.

Unit 601-603 LLC, Monsey.

Seller: Hellman Management LLC, West Nyack. Property: 55 Old Nyack Turnpike, Unit 601 and 603, Nanuet. Amount: $525,000. Filed June 15.

Y&S Group New York LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: 58 Smith LLC, Monsey. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $250,000. Filed June 14.

JUDGMENTS A Car for Less Auto LLC, Port Jervis. $534,050 in favor of 128 Windmere Realty, Greenwood Lake. Filed June 16.

Abrams, Harry, Warwick. $20,420 in favor of American Express National Bank, Sandy, Utah. Filed June 15.

Dieu, My T., Harriman. $7,764.91 in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, West Des Moines, Iowa. Filed June 15.

Dillon, Debrah, Washingtonville. $5,390 in favor of New City Funding Corp., Stony Point. Filed June 14.

Giora Neeman LLC, New York City. $175,000. In favor of Catania Mahon & Rider PLLC, Newburgh.

Filed June 13.

Gordon Law Office, Central Valley. $5,327.76 in favor of Swiss Capital LLC, Nanuet. Filed June 13.

HDA Paint Corp., Suffern. $80,427.05 in favor of TD Bank, Flrmington, New Jersey. Filed June 14.

Highgrove Landscape Construction LLC, Boonton, New Jersey. $4,202 in favor of ADR Bulbs Inc., Chester. Filed June 13.

Hoagie Barmichaels Inc., New Windsor. $26,866 in favor of Vox Funding LLC, New York City.

Filed June 13.

Jones, Erez, Middletown. $5,618 in favor of East Coast Imperial Gardens LLC, Middletown. Filed June 14.

Myers, Mark, New Windsor. $15,200 in favor of BSREP II MH Silver Stream MHC LLC, New Windsor. Filed June 13.

Niles, Kinsahsa, Newburgh. $9,078 in favor of Clover Commercial Corp., Bellmore.

Filed June 13.

Safety Trucking Transport Inc., Monroe. $168,099 in favor Ascendus Inc., New York City.

Filed June 13.

Searchwell, Janeita, Middletown. $23,396 in favor of East Coast Imperial Gardens LLC, Middletown. Filed June 14.

United Guaranty Residential Insurance Co., Greensboro, North Carolina. $25,7908 in favor of Clifton R. Brown and Claudia J. Brown, Highland Mills. Filed June 13.

Wiley, Martin A., Middletown. $11,710 in favor of Southgate II LLC, Livingston, New Jersey.

Filed June 14.

MECHANIC’S LIENS Grasso, Lauren, as owner. 7,013 in favor of Bruyn Design LLC, New Hampton. Property: 35 Watkins Ave., Middletown. Filed June 16.

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PARTNERSHIPS SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS

Dream Catcher, 116 Steward Ave., Apt. 67, Newburgh 12550, c/o Trina Mazumder. Filed June 16.

Full House Renovations, 4 Baker St., Otisville 10963, c/o Gustavo Febrero. Filed June 13.

Gusbag, 101 Sylvan Way, Tuxedo 10987, c/o Gregory George Stevens. Filed June 16.

Adore Day Care, 5 Lenape Road, Newburgh 12550, c/o Tonia M. Jones. Filed June 13.

Handcrafted & Heathered, 166 Shore Drive, Brewster 10509, c/o Heather Ann Fiallo. Filed June 13.

AL Sugar & Skin, 400 East New York 211, Suite 9, Middletown 10940, c/o Alyson Y. Diaz. Filed June 17.

Kathleen Whittemore Photography, 17 Oakcrest Drive, Goshen 10924, c/o Kathleen Whittemore Ruta. Filed June 14.

Back to Life Mobile Detailing, 3008 Snake Hill Road, New Windsor 12553, c/o Steven L. Destefano. Filed June 15.

Luxe And Alloy, 2891 Route 22, Patterson 12563, c/o Gloria A. Martinez. Filed June 16.

Beauty of Imperfection, 835 Blooming Grove Turnpike, New Windsor 12553, c/o Geonni Omare Willams. Filed June 13.

BRE MacDonalds Hair Spa, 1 Prospect Ave., Middletown 10940, c/o Brenda Dee Kopp.

Filed June 14.

Brownstone Woodworks, 3 Sagers Farm Road, Warwick 10990, c/o Gilda F. Burke. Filed June 14.

Dilorenzo Media Solutions, 5380 Searsville Road, Pine Bush 12566, c/o Daniel James Dilorenzo. Filed June 15.

Mayker Electric, 27 Lopane Drive, Patterson 12563, c/o Mayker Guerra Lemus. Filed June 17.

Ortegas Construction, 161 Main St., Apt. 1, Brewster 10509, c/o Rony Oswaldo Ortega Villeda. Filed June 14.

Philipstown Hometown Heroes Military Tribute Banners, 5 Old Albany Post Road, Cold Spring 10516, c/o Cindy M. Trimble. Filed June 16.

QR Codes.Com, 185 Ridge Road, Goshen 10924, c/o Aric Brandon Boyles. Filed June 15.

Reiki Energy Works, 145 Carey St., Mahopac 10541, c/o Debra Forrest. Filed June 13.

Rooted Energy, 6 Rhul Court, Sparrowbush 12780, c/o Stephanie Brooke Siegel. Filed June 15.

Save The Kitties, 23 Johns Road, Middletown 10941, c/o Demetrius D. Belizario. Filed June 17.

Serab Farms, 745 Route 311, Patterson 12563, c/o Rasaq Babatunde Kunrunmi Abiola.

Filed June 17.

Tiger Capital Solutions, 3 Ross Court, Apt. 2A, Central Valley 10917, c/o Natascha Nichole Tiger.

Filed June 13.

Tommy’s Home Improvement, 2 Williams St., Lake Peekskill 10537, Tommy Raguso. Filed June 17.

Facts & Figures BUILDING PERMITS Commercial AES Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Robert R. Griesmer. Replace three windows and one patio door at 146 Gillies Lane, Norwalk.

Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed May 25.

AMA Design Build LLC, Madison, New Jersey, contractor for Stamford Exit 9 III LLC. Reconfigure the control room and tape library area. The new proposed spaces will include control rooms, audio rooms, flex-tech rooms and other supporting spaces. Additionally, a new egress stair on the west wall is proposed for the exiting of the additional occupant load created by the new spaces at 1 Blachley Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $800,000. Filed May 5.

Blackwell Construction LLC, Fairfield, contractor for Stamford Washington Office LLC. Perform office space construction on the eighth floor at 677 Washington Blvd., Unit B1, Stamford.

Estimated cost: $675,000. Filed May 13.

Blackwell Construction LLC, Fairfield, contractor for 400 Atlantic Joint Venture LLC. Perform a demolition on the 12th floor at 400 Atlantic St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $80,000. Filed May 11.

Blackwell Construction LLC, Fairfield, contractor for 400 Atlantic Joint Venture LLC. Perform an interior demolition on the ground level at 400 Atlantic St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $80,000. Filed May 9.

Blackwell Construction LLC, Fairfield, contractor for 400 Atlantic Joint Venture LLC. Perform an interior demolition on the third floor at 400 Atlantic St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $80,000. Filed May 16.

BLT Management LLC, Stamford, contractor for Elmcroft Stamford LLC. Repair or replace damaged sheetrock on perimeter walls, frame and sheetrock of two interior walls; repair ceiling grid in lobby and office areas; fire alarm as needed; install plumbing for dog wash stations, two sinks, washing machine, replace water heater; and install LED light fixtures, relocate convenience outlets higher on wall, install laminate flooring in lobby, install desk and millwork for lobby reception area at 68 Elmcroft Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $98,400. Filed May 13.

BRD Builders LLC, Hartford, contractor for Housing Authority City of Stamford. Remove and replace concrete sidewalks, stairs and railings; remove and replace wood railroad tie retaining wall with new versa-lock retaining wall. Remove and replace the existing concrete retaining wall and existing heating lines at 1 Lawn Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $1,163,000. Filed May 20.

Cammarota, Joseph, Stamford, contractor for AMNS LLC. Gut and renovate three apartments in a three-family house. Replace four windows and place new hot water and heating at 9 Wardwell St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed May 3.

Carcole Construction LLC, Stamford, contractor for 2010 Post LLC. Move pole sign from existing location to new location on the property at 2010 W. Main St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed May 12.

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Carpentry Unlimited Inc, Stamford, contractor for 965 Hope LLC. Replace roof, siding and windows at 30 Field St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed May 5.

A2z Contractors LLC, Stamford, contractor for Ofelia Morera. Add new deck at rear of house at 88 Pine Hill Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed May 17.

Coastal Property Services LLC, Southington, contractor for US Bank Trust NA. Perform replacement alterations at 54 Dann Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $9,000. Filed May 20.

Allied Home Exteriors LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Sandra Di’Giovacchino. Strip existing roof and re-roof 10 Kettle Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $8,900.

Filed May 25.

M.E. O’Brien & Sons Inc., Norwalk, contractor for city of Norwalk. Construct outdoor learning space at 157 Perry Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed May 24.

Andriopoulos, Nicholas and Antonietta, Norwalk, contractor for Nicholas Andriopoulos.

Extend existing deck at rear of single-family residence at 3 Lark Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $17,590. Filed May 25.

M.E. O’Brien & Sons Inc., Norwalk, contractor for city of Norwalk. Construct outdoor learning space at 16 King St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed May 24.

M.E. O’Brien & Sons Inc., Norwalk, contractor for city of Norwalk. Construct outdoor learning space at Hunters Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed May 24.

M.E. O’Brien & Sons Inc., Norwalk, contractor for city of Norwalk. Construct outdoor learning space at 228 Fillow St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed May 24.

M.E. O’Brien & Sons Inc., Norwalk, contractor for the city of Norwalk. Construct outdoor learning space at 1 Starlight Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed May 24.

Residential 4 Elements Restoration LLC, Wolcott, contractor for David D’Errico and Dana Schraudner.

Replace asphalt architectural shingles with vinyl siding at 1123 Stillwater Road, Stamford.

Estimated cost: $19,031. Filed May 11.

Bailiwick Roofing and Siding Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Katepalli R .and Sudha Sreenivasan. Install a new roof after stripping off one layer of wood shingles at 88 Starin Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $82,000. Filed May 3.

Best Way Siding & Roofing LLC, Waterbury, contractor for Karl Madrecki. Remove all old shingles and accessories and install new shingles and accessories at 95 Intervale Road, Unit Main, Stamford. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed May 23.

BMR Enterprises LLC, West Hartford, contractor for Larhonda J. Brown-Barrett. Strip roof and re-roof 14 Mary Violet Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $15,050. Filed May 20.

Brian Piecks General Home Improvements LLC, New Milford, contractor for Benjamin J. and Elizabeth A. Moss. Install a gas (propane) fireplace insert and chimney liner at 24 Mill Valley Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $7,300. Filed May 5.

Cacciola, Anthony J., Ridgefield, contractor for Jeffrey A. and Brittany D. Gershon.

Remove existing screened porch and construct a new mud room with basement in the same footprint. Add new portico entrance and steps to the mud room at 7 Rising Rock Road, Stamford.

Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed May 27.

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Connecticut Basement Systems Inc., Seymour, contractor for Edward Epstein and Sun Xiaoxia. Convert unfinished basement to finished recreational room with full bath at 54 Valley View Drive, Stamford.

Estimated cost: $48,578. Filed May 11.

Connolly, Thomas A., Milford, contractor for George E. and Susan Bate. Install a 24kw generator at 165 Blackberry Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed May 26.

Consolidated Edison Solutions Inc., Valhalla, New York, contractor for Kevin J. Vetti. Install roof-mounted solar panels and two inverters at 154 Bouton Street West, Stamford. Estimated cost: $51,262. Filed May 10.

Cooper Roofing Company Inc., Croydon, Pennsylvania, contractor for St. Maurices Roman Catholic Church Corp. Install a new shingle roof system at 358 Glenbrook Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed May 16.

Costa Vasquez, Rocio, Norwalk, contractor for Rocio Costa Vasquez. Construct rear dormer, finish attic and space for recreation room at 13 Cedar Crest Place, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed May 25.

Crown Builders LLC, Norwalk, contractor for David L. and Janis Johnson. Renovate bathroom, with custom shower, double vanity and toilet room; remove bay window and frame for new patio door at 195 W. Haviland Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $18,500. Filed May 20.

Cruz Roofing and Siding LLC, Milford, contractor for Hady Abdul. Replace roof on property with asphalt shingles at 358 Stillwater Ave., Stamford.

Estimated cost: $6,300. Filed May 25.

Custom Builders Group LLC, Stamford, contractor for Daniel M. Wallis and Sarah A. Bierman.

Renovate the second floor at 23 Apple Tree Drive, Stamford.

Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed May 16.

Dalton Gordon LLC, Stamford, contractor for Kathleen Hamrick and Henry Foskett. Perform a guest-bathroom renovation with all plumbing fixtures provided by owner at 1 Broad St., Unit 21f, Stamford. Estimated cost: $19,832. Filed May 23.

Deak, William F., New Milford, contractor for Gerard and Amy Macari. Install a 24kw Generac generator at 99 Skyview Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $13,000. Filed May 26.

Deluca Construction Co., Stamford, contractor for Ann J. Barton Revocable Trust. Repair structural framing at 2437 Bedford St., Unit 3-14, Stamford.

Estimated cost: $48,000. Filed May 18.

Eben Ezer Roofing LLC, Stamford, contractor for Yuderka Ferreras. Remove two layers of roofing, install 1-inch of insulation, rubber roof and roof vent and aluminum custom-made gutter flashing at 17 Court St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $24,500. Filed May 11.

Elite Electrical Contracting, East Windsor, contractor for Falvey Rosarii. Install 69 solar panels on five roof arrays and install one sunpower sunvault battery at 61 Four Brooks Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $87,000. Filed May 12.

Elwart Construction LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Joakim Joan Miano. Construct additional story over garage of a single-family residence at 96 Shorefront Park, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $400,000. Filed May 25.

Form Ltd, Greenwich, contractor for Diane Wearin. Perform a total bathroom/shower stall renovation at 77 Havemeyer Lane, Unit 219, Stamford. Estimated cost: $17,000. Filed May 16.

Gillick Construction Inc., Riverside, contractor for Donna W. Carlucci and John F. Carlucci.

Remove the existing cedar shingles and exterior window trim and replace using practices established by the EPA for working safely in homes built pre-1978 at 112 Emery Drive East, Stamford. Estimated cost: $28,000. Filed May 11.

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

Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to: Larry Miles c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 701 Westchester Ave, Suite 100 J White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: 694-3600 • Fax: 694-3699

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Facts & Figures Guiltec Development LLC, Stamford, contractor for Eric G. and Melissa G. Hoffman. Install new kitchen cabinets, granite island, appliances and floor after removal of the existing items at 277 Stamford Ave., Stamford.

Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed May 10.

Gunzy, Scott L., Westport, contractor for Javier Arrese and Martin-Palley Mitea. Install a generator and auto transfer switch at 5 Ravenglass Drive, Unit Ut8, Stamford. Estimated cost: $14,000. Filed May 18.

Henry, Bernard, Danbury, contractor for Galarza Bilma.

Remove existing roof and re-roof at 135 Courtland Ave., Unit 19, Stamford. Estimated cost: $25,800. Filed May 25.

Holzner, Louis, Newtown, contractor for Victoria S. Khazzam and Scott D. Karpf. Install a 24kw Generac generator at 33 Miramar Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $17,127. Filed May 27.

Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Melissa Spahr De’Orio.

Remove existing roof and re-roof 7 Ward St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $27,347. Filed May 26.

Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Thomas J. Stack and Suzanne E. Zekinski. Remove existing siding and replace with vinyl siding at 20 Riverview Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $53,115. Filed May 26.

Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Wilds Constance Estate.

Remove and replace 23 windows and one door at 52 Winding Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $38,074. Filed May 26.

Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Marjorie Beauchette.

Remove 23 existing windows and replace and replace one door at 14 Rockmeadow Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $39,092. Filed May 26.

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Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Kury Felix and Alexander Leanna. Remove 14 existing windows and replace at 47 Benedict St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $15,724. Filed May 26.

Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Ryan Dee Reid and Lynita Reid. Remove five windows and replace at 43 Pettom Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $44,859. Filed May 26.

Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Kenneth and Jennifer Copeland. Remove existing siding and replace at 26 Betmarlea Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $45,375. Filed May 26.

Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Elisabeth Engelhart and Felix Albahae. Remove and replace siding with insulated vinyl and replace four windows and one door at 117 Strawberry Hill Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $61,781. Filed May 26.

Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Angelo Umberto Juarez.

Remove existing shingles and replace with vinyl shingles and replace 18 windows at 26 Pershing St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $68,213. Filed May 26.

Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Patrice Arita. Remove 21 existing windows and replace at 5 Ward St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $23,349. Filed May 26.

Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Sandor Kovacs. Remove existing siding and replace at 15 Mohawk Drive, Norwalk.

Estimated cost: $24,804. Filed May 26.

Sambrico LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Imran M. Syed. Install vinyl siding and remove and replace 11 windows at 30 Kendall Court, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $52,000. Filed May 24.

Solimine Contracting LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Daniel J Chiappetta. Build a detached free-standing deck at 17 Myrtle St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $11,875. Filed May 24.

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COURT CASES Bridgeport Superior Court 117 Main Norwalk LLC, West Haven. Filed by Evelin Luna, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Skiber Michael E. Law Office, Norwalk. Action: The plaintiff was walking on the premises maintained by the defendant when she was caused to fall after slipping on ice. 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. FBT-CV-22-6114920-S. Filed April 28.

Candlelight Terrace Association Inc., et al, Stratford. Filed by Barbara Medley, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Perkins & Associates, Woodbridge. Action: The plaintiff was lawfully on the communal area maintained by the defendants when she was caused to trip and fall in a gap between the stones comprising the walkway causing her to suffer 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-22-6114783-S. Filed April 22.

Geico Indemnity Co., Hartford.

Filed by Anna Rodriguez, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Miller Rosnick D’Amico August & Butler PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff had insured her car with the defendant which agreed to pay damages. However, when her car was stolen the defendant refused to pay any benefits to the plaintiff. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief as court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-226114833-S. Filed April 25.

Redgate, Leo, Trumbull. Filed

by Hoffman Landscapes Inc., Fairfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Dana P. Lonergan, Trumbull.

Action: The plaintiff and defendant entered into an agreement for landscaping services and goods. The defendant failed to pay the plaintiff and 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. FBT-CV-22-6114814-S. Filed April 25.

Soliver, Donald, Stratford.

Filed by Mutual Security Credit Union, Shelton. Plaintiff’s attorney: Becker & Zowine Law Offices LLC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff is the holder of the defendant’s debt who has defaulted on the terms by failing to make payments. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages less than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief as court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-226114648-S. Filed April 19.

Kulikowski, Mason, et al, Bethel. Filed by Jenna Atherton, Redding. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Flood Law Firm LLC, Middletown. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-226042540-S. Filed March 21.

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La Canchita Restaurant and Bar LLC, Danbury. Filed by Jairo Rendon, East Elmhurst, New York. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Flood Law Firm LLC, Middletown. Action: The plaintiff was lawfully on the premises maintained by the defendant when he was allegedly caused to fall due to the defective condition of the stage staircase. 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-226042693-S. Filed April 8.

Ciferri, Rebecca, Danbury.

Filed by Ninamarie Coschigano, Brewster, New York. Plaintiff’s attorney: Mark M Kochanowicz, New York Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-226042893-S. Filed May 4.

DaSilva, Jr., Joseph, Danbury.

Filed by Raquel DaCosta, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Flood Law Firm LLC, Middletown. Action: The plaintiff was walking on the premises maintained by the defendant when she was caused to fall due to the slippery condition of the hallway floor. 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-22-6042691-S. Filed April 8.

Gentile, Lori A., New Fairfield.

Filed by Midland Credit Management Inc, San Diego, California. Plaintiff’s attorney: London & London, Newington.

Action: The plaintiff acquired the defendant’s credit debt who has failed to make payments or neglected to pay the debt. 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-226042454-S. Filed March 10.

Stamford Superior Court Carson, Dave, et al, New Canaan. Filed by Anthony Tsolakas, White Plains, New York. Plaintiff’s attorney: Eddy & Associates PLLC, Westport.

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-226056288-S. Filed April 21.

Ferraro, Carl, Monroe. Filed

by Joseph Jensen, Norwalk.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Alexander H. Schwartz, Southport. Action: The plaintiff hired the defendant to represent him in the sale of a house. The plaintiff’s buyer deposited money into the defendant’s trust account. The plaintiff visited the defendant’s office to sign documents to convert title of his house. The closing took place and the defendant asked the plaintiff to come to his office and pick up his check. However, defendant gave a check to plaintiff and proceeded to place a stop payment order on that check.

Plaintiff attempted to contact defendant with no results. He now 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-226056563-S. Filed May 10.

Greco, Frank M., et al, Greenwich. Filed by 160 Hamilton LLC, Norwalk.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Martin LLP, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff entered a lease with the defendants who guaranteed the full payment of rent. However, the tenants failed to make payments for the rented premises.

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-22-6056686-S. Filed May 19.

DEEDS Commercial 47 Larkin Street, Unit 6 LLC, Stamford. Seller: Linda and Marc’s LLC, Stamford. Property: 47 Larkin St., Unit 6, Stamford.

Amount: $285,000. Filed May 18.

470 Glenbrook Road Associates LLC, White Plains, New York. Seller: Elchas LLC, Stamford. Property: Lots 13 and 14, Map 120, Stamford. Amount: $3,450,000. Filed May 16.

Bundy Tamar, Nigel Andre, Greenwich. Seller: 672 Steamboat Road LLC, Greenwich. Property: 672 Steamboat Road, Greenwich.

Amount: $10. Filed May 19.

Further Afield 41 Marne LLC, Westport. Seller: Michael Sullivan, et al, Fairfield. Property: 41 Marne Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $410,000. Filed May 18.

Halley 350 LLC, Milford. Seller: 346 Halley Avenue LLC, Shelton.

Property: 348, 350 and 352 Halley Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $1,557,000. Filed May 16.

Katzovitz, Loren and Kimberly Katzovitz, Greenwich. Seller: 172 Milbank Avenue East LLC, Greenwich.

Property: 172 Milbank Ave. East, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed May 18.

Needell, Cheryl K. and Gary S. Needell, Cos Cob. Seller: Cheryl K. Needell, Cos Cob. Property: 7 Jackson St., Cos Cob. Amount: $N/A. Filed May 20.

Obando, Michelle and Irving Diaz, Stamford. Seller: Pasquino Family Limited Partnership, Stamford. Property: 255 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit H1, Stamford. Amount: $368,000.

Filed May 20.

Pazda, Adam and Chanel Pazda, Old Greenwich. Seller: 22 Widgeon Way Partners LLC, Greenwich. Property: 22 Widgeon Way, Greenwich.

Amount: $3,300,000. Filed May 19.

Facts & Figures Reitzes, Roberta and Robert Reitzes, Greenwich. Seller: ITL Investments LLC, Greenwich.

Property: Unit A, East Elm Townhomes, Greenwich.

Amount: $1. Filed May 16.

Castillo, Frank C. and Frank Felix Castillo, Stamford. Seller: Sabrina Aisha Bengali, Irvine, California. Property: 197 Bridge St., Unit 19, Stamford. Amount: $335,000. Filed May 19.

Savoy Construction LLC, Westport. Seller: Timothy J. Plunkett, Fairfield. Property: 856 Mill Hill Terrace, Fairfield.

Amount: $600,000. Filed May 17.

Ceci, Maryann, Greenwich.

Seller: Victor Ceci, Greenwich.

Property: Lake Avenue, Greenwich. Amount: $N/A. Filed May 16.

Shen, Can, Darien. Seller: Fenway Land LLC, Stamford.

Property: 58 Myano Lane, Stamford. Amount: $750,000.

Filed May 20

Coleman, Brian and Heather Coleman, Fairfield. Seller: James William Nawn Jr., Fairfield.

Property: 64 Lookout Drive North, Fairfield. Amount: $1,200,000. Filed May 18.

Trahan, Sean Charles and Rarah J. Trahan, Rutherford, New Jersey. Seller: Clementine Interiors LLC, Cos Cob. Property: 41 Stonebrook Lane, Cos Cob. Amount: $2,990,000. Filed May 20.

Walk Invest LLC, Fairfield.

Seller: Marie L. Mentes, Fairfield.

Property: 126 Old Spring Road, Fairfield. Amount: $440,000.

Filed May 20.

Weitzman, Patricia and Hervey Weitzman, Easton.

Seller: 230 Oldfield Road LLC, Westport. Property: 224 Oldfield Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1,250,000. Filed May 18.

Woodbridge, Heather R. and William P. Woodbridge, Cos Cob. Seller: Bank Trust NA, Dallas, Texas. Property: 10 Wynn Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $2,900,000. Filed May 16.

Residential Abruzzo, Gaspare R. and Vincenza Abruzzo, Fairfield.

Seller: Aaron L. Wasserman and Carmelite N. Wasserman, Fairfield. Property: Lot 4, Map 169, Flushing Ave., Fairfield.

Amount: $607,000. Filed May 17.

Arai, Yuko and Mark F. McCann, Cos Cob. Seller: Erin E. Martschenko, Riverside.

Property: 18 Gregory Road, Cos Cob. Amount: $2,100,000. Filed May 16.

Arikan, Ilgaz and Timothy Williamson, New York, New York. Seller: Alexander Langerhorst, Greenwich.

Property: 64 Glenville St., Greenwich. Amount: $910,000.

Filed May 20.

Budetti, Thomas and Hillary Budetti, Stamford. Seller: Daisy Salort, Stamford. Property: 235 Westwood Road, Stamford.

Amount: $665,000. Filed May 20.

DeJesus, Gloria, Stamford.

Seller: Alex H. Yu and Anli Fang, East Brunswick, New Jersey.

Property: 140 Summer St., Unit 1B, Stamford. Amount: $238,000.

Filed May 18.

Duffy, Aaron Aborn and Catherine Duffy, Old Greenwich. Seller: Julia Quincy, Old Greenwich. Property: 8 Tomac Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed May 17.

Dziedzik, Jan, Fairfield. Seller: Allen Barry Freedman, Fairfield.

Property: 217 Fairland Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $410,000.

Filed May 20.

Excellent, Jean A. and Meleta M. Carty, Stamford. Seller: Lori Swan, Stamford. Property: 53 Arthur Place, Stamford. Amount: $460,000. Filed May 18.

Frohlich, Matthew D. and Annemarie F. Kropf, Greenwich. Seller: Nicholas Mogg and Chelsea Mogg, Greenwich.

Property: 11 Rockland Place, Greenwich. Amount: $880,000.

Filed May 20.

Goldie, Robert H. and Julia H. Goldie, Greenwich. Seller: Robert H. Goldie, Greenwich.

Property: 79 William St., Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed May 17.

Graham, Sarah and Colin Graham, Greenwich. Seller: Andrew B. Purcell, Greenwich.

Property: 70 Old Mill Road, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed May 17.

Gray, Brendan and Kathleen Gray, Stamford. Seller: Thomas L. Kent and Jeanne M. Greaves, Stamford. Property: 34 Easthill Road, Stamford. Amount: $1,060,000. Filed May 17.

Griffin, Marian, Sherman Okas, California. Seller: Nora B. Thomas, Stamford. Property: 59 Courtland Ave., No. 1R, Stamford.

Amount: $1. Filed May 20.

Gudis, Mark and Mary Grace Gudis, Fairfield. Seller: Devin James White and Meghan Murphy White, Fairfield.

Property: 1533 Fencerow Drive, Unit 14, Fairfield. Amount: $10.

Filed May 17.

Malczewski, Thomas and Kelly Ann Malczewski, Fairfield. Seller: Aurelio Cardoso and Catherine Cardoso, Fairfield.

Property: 230 Partridge Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $1,260,000.

Filed May 20.

Henry, Kimberly A., Fairfield. Seller: Jonathan M. Minogue, Fairfield. Property: 240 Sunnyridge Ave., Unit 69, Fairfield. Amount: $257,000.

Filed May 20.

Mangal, Boris and Ahyoung Stephanie Mangal, New York, New York. Seller: Ian P. Ellis and Celine Sanae Moriya, Westport.

Property: 291 Redding Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1,950,000.

Filed May 18.

Irish, Kirwin Michael, Fairfield. Seller: Kirwin Michael Irish, Fairfield. Property: 360 Autumn Ridge Road, Fairfield.

Amount: $N/A. Filed May 16.

Janedis, Maria, Greenwich.

Seller: Andrea Lupinacci, Westport. Property: 40 W. Elm St., Unit 4F, Greenwich. Amount: $995,000. Filed May 16.

Jennemyr, Lars and Eleanor Cahilig Jennemyr, Stamford.

Seller: Aleksandr Markov and Tatiana Markova, Stamford.

Property: 18 Coachlamp Lane, Stamford. Amount: $865,000.

Filed May 16.

Kanchaveli, David and NanaKavteladze, Rego Park, New York. Seller: Gwynneth Rew Grant, Greenwich. Property: 17 Hartford Ave., Greenwich.

Amount: $10. Filed May 18.

Kastel, Lawrence John, Stamford. Seller: Marietta Giorno Koehler and Bruce R. Koehler, Stamford. Property: 71 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 409, Stamford. Amount: $155,000.

Filed May 16.

Kluttz, Nathaniel and Alixe Ryan, New York, New York.

Seller: Morgan L. Gregory and Joy Gregory, Greenwich. Property: 58 Fairfield Road, Greenwich.

Amount: $1,850,000. Filed May 17.

Lambert, Paul E., Fairfield.

Seller: Cooper Schwabe, et al, Fairfield. Property: 365 S. Benson Road, Fairfield. Amount: $700,000. Filed May 17.

Lembo, Erica and Michael F. Lembo, Norwalk. Seller: Jonathan Shell and Bianca Di Salvo, Yonkers, New York.

Property: 70 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 6-1C, Stamford. Amount: $185,000. Filed May 20.

Lopez Marin, Israel, Stamford.

Seller: Daniel F. Ott, Fairfield.

Property: Unit 11, Brook Manor Condominium, Stamford.

Amount: $389,900. Filed May 16.

Masci, Michael and Tess Masci, Fairfield. Seller: Juan Carlos Carrera and Elinor Carrera, Southport. Property: 1076 Hulls Highway, Southport.

Amount: $1.805,000. Filed May 20.

McCartan, William and Margaret McCartan, Greenwich. Seller: Garrett J. Cronin and Jennifer H. Cronin, Stamford. Property: 1 Turner Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $2,708.000. Filed May 19.

Sharma, Sachin and Kusum Sharma, Greenwich. Seller: Peter Chlebogiannis, Stamford.

Property: 444 Bedford St., Unit 4P, Stamford. Amount: $255,000.

Filed May 18.

Valerio Gomez, Bolivar Radame, Stamford. Seller: Ryan K. Williams, Stamford. Property: 4 Barnstable Lane, Stamford.

Amount: $425,000. Filed May 19.

Vezmar, Daniela, Old Greenwich. Seller: Edward J. Ferraro, Cos Cob. Property: Lot 7, Map 506, Sinawoy Road, Cos Cob. Amount: $1,100,000. Filed May 17.

MORTGAGES Bartow, Philip and Sara Bartow, Greenwich, by Jeremy E. Kaye. Lender: First Republic Bank, 111 Pine St., San Francisco, California. Property: 807 Lake Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $3,217,500. Filed May 10.

Michael, Marco and Matthew Moulin, Stamford. Seller: Donna Colucci and Robert Colucci, Stamford. Property: 102 Clover Hill Drive, Stamford. Amount: $714,950. Filed May 17.

Bertuzzi, John D., Greenwich,

by Cedric Morgan. Lender: Goldman Sachs Bank USA, 200 West St., New York, New York. Property: 9 Binney Lane, Old Greenwich. Amount: $3,000,000. Filed May 13.

Morin, Tyler James and Lindsey Morin, Fairfield. Seller: Eleanor K. Grosso, Fairfield.

Property: 207 Barlow Road, Fairfield. Amount: $600,000.

Filed May 16.

Bok, Isabelle, Fairfield, by Jack Constantinople. Lender: Webster Bank NA, 1959 Summer St., Stamford. Property: 348 New England Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $37,000. Filed May 11.

Phillipson, Tyler, Stamford.

Seller: Kevin Quinn and Tiani D. Osborn, Stamford. Property: 125 Soundview Court, Stamford.

Amount: $500,000. Filed May 17.

Carias, Jean-Carlos L. and Tanbir Ahmed, Fairfield, by Arianne O’Donnell. Lender: Loandepot.com LLC, 26642 Towne Centre Drive, Foothill Ranch, California. Property: 40-42 Beacon View Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $507,478. Filed May 11.

Roseman, David B., Fairfield.

Seller: Joseph Salvioli, Fairfield.

Property: 355 Lalley Blvd., Fairfield. Amount: $900,000.

Filed May 18.

Russell, Kevin Patrick and Katherine Russell, Fairfield.

Seller: Stephen Kornutik, Fairfield. Property: 44 Newport Place, Fairfield. Amount: $1,006,995. Filed May 20.

Rustin, Leslie, Stamford. Seller: Stewart C. Campbell and Janice Lafronz Campbell, Stamford.

Property: 48 Fishing Trail, Stamford. Amount: $1,096,000.

Filed May 19.

Schneider, Christine, Greenwich. Seller: Lynne A. Anderson, Greenwich. Property: 54 Center Drive, Greenwich.

Amount: $849,000. Filed May 16.

Celestin, Sabine R. and Terry Celestin, Fairfield, by Descera Daigle. Lender: Loandepot. com LLC, 26642 Towne Centre Drive, Foothill Ranch, California.

Property: 141 Brookfield Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $468,000.

Filed May 9.

Conetta, Christopher E., Stamford, by Jeremy E. Kaye.

Lender: First Republic Bank, 111 Pine St., San Francisco, California. Property: 50 Chesterfield Road, Stamford.

Amount: $375,000. Filed May 9.

Cook, James and Jennifer Minehardt, Stamford, by Jenna Cardile. Lender: Better Mortgage Corp., 175 Greenwich St., 59th floor, New York, New York. Property: 61 Oaklawn Ave., Stamford. Amount: $640,800.

Filed May 11.

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Defelice, Alexander Hogan and Manon Mara Defelice, Greenwich, by Karl D. Shemu.

Lender: TD Bank NA, 2035 Limestone Road, Wilmington, Delaware. Property: 37 Lockwood Drive, Old Greenwich.

Amount: $2,400,000. Filed May 11.

Deleo, Steven and Danielle Carpiniello, Stamford, by Charles P. Abate. Lender: NJ Lenders Corp, 219 Paterson Ave., Little Falls, New Jersey. Property: 49 Dann Drive, Stamford.

Amount: $542,400. Filed May 11.

Dolack, Alison and Dennis M. Dolack Jr., Greenwich, by Antonio Faretta. Lender: Bank of America NA, 100 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina.

Property: 93 Pemberwick Road, Greenwich. Amount: $350,000.

Filed May 10.

Finegan, Thomas G. and Susanna C. Finegan, Fairfield,

by Albert T. Strazza. Lender: First County Bank, 117 Prospect St., Stamford. Property: 713 Church Hill Road, Fairfield. Amount: $300,000. Filed May 10.

Foote, James A., Old Greenwich, by Cynthia M. Salemme-Riccio. Lender: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., 1 International Blvd., Suite 1202, Mahwah, New Jersey. Property: 22 Tomac Ave., Old Greenwich. Amount: $3,450,000. Filed May 9.

Glenn, J. Vincent, Greenwich,

by Daniel Walsh. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island.

Property: 21 Wyngate Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1,410,000.

Filed May 11.

Griswold, Kyle and Alanna Griswold, Fairfield, by Tyease M. Wilson. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, 101 N. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Property: 298 Harbor Road, Southport. Amount: $1,950,000.

Filed May 9.

Hall, Azucena, Greenwich,

by Claudia Fernandez. Lender: Nationstar Mortgage LLC, 8950 Cypress Waters Blvd., Dallas, Texas. Property: 62 Bruce Park Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $214,500. Filed May 12.

Harrington, Patrick and Erin A. Regan, Stamford, by Philip J. Toohey. Lender: Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp., 4201 Marsh Lane, Carrollton, Texas. Property: 100 Riverbank Drive, Stamford. Amount: $863,100. Filed May 12.

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Facts & Figures Jerome, Carline, Fairfield, by Nicholas R. Mancini. Lender: Newtown Savings Bank, 39 Main St., Newtown. Property: 1421 Merwins Lane, Fairfield.

Amount: $948,600. Filed May 12.

Johnson, Danaan L, Fairfield,

by Annemarie F. Stern. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island.

Property: 578 Duck Farm Road, Fairfield. Amount: $130,000.

Filed May 13.

Juyia, Benafsha F. and Jacob W. Hachey, Fairfield, by Jonathan A. Wetmore. Lender: Guaranteed Rate Affinity LLC, 1800 W. Larchmont Ave., Chicago, Illinois. Property: 230 Lockwood Road, Fairfield.

Amount: $632,000. Filed May 12.

Kelley, Gloria J. and Lauren D. Kelley, Stamford, by Michael J. Culk. Lender: Loandepot. com LLC, 26642 Towne Centre Drive, Foothill Ranch, California.

Property: 11 Daskam Place, Stamford. Amount: $275,000.

Filed May 11.

Longo, Mario J. and Andrea Longo, Greenwich, by Annemarie F. Stern. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island.

Property: 329 Stanwich Road, Greenwich. Amount: $335,000.

Filed May 6.

Longo, Rocco and Carmela Longo, Stamford, by Loren Patrick Wells. Lender: KeyBank National Association, 4910 Tiedeman Road, Suite C, Brooklyn, Ohio. Property: 18 Albin Road, Stamford. Amount: $150,000. Filed May 9.

Madfes, Diane C., Greenwich,

by Ronald L. Henry. Lender: Bank of America NA, 101 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina.

Property: 2 Homestead Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $228,900.

Filed May 13.

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McCready, A.D. and Melissa Bazar, Greenwich, by Benjamin McEachin. Lender: TD Bank NA, 2035 Limestone Road, Wilmington, Delaware. Property: 3 Kernan Place, Greenwich.

Amount: $2,925,000. Filed May 12.

Munoz, Fabio and Elizabeth Gomez, Stamford, by Seth J. Arnowitz. Lender: Loandepot. com LLC, 26642 Towne Centre Drive, Foothill Ranch, California. Property: 14 Church St., Stamford. Amount: $510,000.

Filed May 10.

O’Connor Anderson, Madeleine Hammond and Christopher Anderson, Fairfield, by Jack S. Lipson.

Lender: US Bank National Association, 4801 Frederica St., Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 31 Cambridge St., Fairfield.

Amount: $616,000. Filed May 10.

O’Rourke, Michael J. and Anne Celeste O’Rourke, Stamford, by N/A. Lender: Federal Savings Association, 7007 Broadway Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. Property: 38 Hobson St., Stamford. Amount: $300,000.

Filed May 9.

Pascal, Agnes P, Fairfield,

by Melissa A Tharp. Lender: Newrez LLC, 1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 125, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Property: 23 Massachusetts Ave., Fairfield.

Amount: $198,000. Filed May 13.

Pataro, Mary Ellen, Stamford,

by Lauren J. Mashe. Lender: Guaranteed Rate Affinity LLC, 1800 W. Larchmont Ave., Chicago, Illinois. Property: 27 Northill St., Apt. 2A, Stamford.

Amount: $113,555. Filed May 10.

Priou, Michel and Masoomeh Priou, Greenwich, by Frank P. Smeriglio. Lender: People’s United Bank, 850 Main St., Bridgeport. Property: 61 Hillside Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $693,545. Filed May 9.

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Rubin, Jordan and Rachel Rubin, Greenwich, by Tom S. Ward Jr. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 1111 Polaris Pkwy., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 14 Hearthstone Drive, Riverside.

Amount: $2,847,500. Filed May 6.

Tang, Ailing, Greenwich, by Jonathan J. Martin. Lender: American Financial Network Inc., 10 Pointe Drive Suite 330, Brea, California. Property: 7 Columbus Ave., Greenwich.

Amount: $792,000. Filed May 13.

Sandoval, Luis A., Stamford, by Azim Okaney. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 1111 Polaris Pkwy., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 24 Willowbrook Ave., Stamford.

Amount: $226,750. Filed May 12.

Tietze, Blakely J. and Lauren Tietze, Fairfield, by Glenda Lee Perez. Lender: William Raveis Mortgage LLC, 7 Trap Falls Road, Shelton. Property: 24 Henry St., Fairfield. Amount: $420,000.

Filed May 10.

Scala, Thomas J. and Lori A. Scala, Fairfield, by Ethek Pinto.

Lender: Bank of America NA, 100 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 85 Colonial Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $200,000. Filed May 9.

Siegfried, Clinton and Kaitlin Siegfried, Greenwich,

by Madeline Lafaro. Lender: Citibank NA, 1000 Technology Drive, O’Fallon, Missouri.

Property: 144 Pecksland Road, Greenwich. Amount: $3,000,000. Filed May 11.

Silkoff, Joel and Luciana Silkoff, Fairfield, by Rose Morgan. Lender: People’s United Bank, 850 Main St., Bridgeport.

Property: 1770 Stratfield Road, Fairfield. Amount: $150,000.

Filed May 12.

Sisca, Francis J. and Elizabeth J. Sisca, Greenwich, by Konstantin Vayneris. Lender: Webster Bank NA, 1959 Summer St., Stamford. Property: 258 Riverside Ave., Greenwich.

Amount: $250,000. Filed May 10.

Stone, Lindsay C. and Scott W. Stone, Stamford, by Jonathan T. Hoffman. Lender: US Bank National Association, 4801 Frederica St., Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 79 Trinity Pass, Stamford. Amount: $780,000. Filed May 12.

Story, Sue Ellen, Greenwich,

by N/A. Lender: The First Bank of Greenwich, 444 E. Putnam Ave., Cos Cob. Property: 130 Woodside Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $400,000. Filed May 6.

Tran, Minh Tuan and Thi Huong Giang Le, Greenwich,

by Tamara Peterson. Lender: US Bank National Association, 4801 Frederica St., Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 56 N. Ridge Road, Greenwich. Amount: $800,000. Filed May 12.

Vormawah, Laurie and Melanie White, Stamford,

by Howard R. Wolfe. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 1111 Polaris Pkwy., Columbus, Ohio.

Property: 28 Laurel Ledge Court, Stamford. Amount: $589,500.

Filed May 10.

Weisser, Mark and Nina Weisser, Fairfield, by Brian T. Silvestro. Lender: TD Bank NA, 2035 Limestone Road, Wilmington, Delaware. Property: 20 Alden St., Fairfield. Amount: $670,000. Filed May 11.

West, Emma and Kristian West, Greenwich, by Jeremy E. Kaye. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 3050 Highland Pkwy., Fourth floor, Downers Grove, Illinois. Property: 32 Dairy Road, Greenwich. Amount: $2,500,000.

Filed May 9.

Young, Rosanne, Fairfield, by Brian S. Cantor. Lender: Sikorsky Financial Credit Union, 1000 Oronoque Lane, Stratford.

Property: 1334 Bronson Road, Fairfield. Amount: $613,000.

Filed May 13.

NEW BUSINESSES 1 Flick Film Consulting, 48 Lenox Ave., Apt. C, Norwalk 06854, c/o Joshua Cam. Filed May 13.

Brandcellence, 33 Glenrock Road, Norwalk 06850, c/o Chris Bojanovich. Filed May 13.

Chris Bojanovich Photography, 33 Glenrock Road, Norwalk 06850, c/o Chris Bojanovich. Filed May 13.

E-Clectables, 718 Den Road, Stamford 06903, c/o Patrick J. Ryan. Filed May 11.

Felix Lorenzoni Studios, 28 Bouton St., Norwalk 06854, c/o Ronald Lorenzoni. Filed May 13.

Ford Pro Finsimple, 3620 Queen Palm Drive, Tampa, Florida 33619, c/o Ford Motor Credit Company LLC. Filed May 9.

Jaye’s Creations, 50 Greens Circle, Stamford 06903, c/o Aditi Shrikam. Filed May 9.

Jaye’s Studio, 50 Greens Circle, Stamford 06903, c/o Lalan Shrikam. Filed May 9.

Lorca, 125 Bedford St., Stamford 06901, c/o Ldam Inc. Filed May 9.

Rollin Rooster Reddirooster, 1053 E. Main St., Stamford 06902, c/o Too LLC. Filed May 11.

Stamford Comedy Club, 148 Gillies Lane, Norwalk 06854, c/o Alexander Rosenfeld. Filed May 9.

The Smoking Box, 43 Elizabeth Ave., Stamford 06907, c/o Carlos Velasquez. Filed May 10.

UPS 0319, 304 Main Ave., No. 7, Norwalk 06851, c/o Mohammad Saleem. Filed May 12.

Vicanto Shop Illusion, 43 Elizabeth Ave., Stamford 06907, c/o Carlos Velasquez. Filed May 10.

Westwing Painting Specialist, 139 Sylvan Knoll, Stamford 06902, c/o Wanda Adams Watkins. Filed May 9.

AVP, Account Management Strategy, Synchrony Bank, Stamford, CT. Develop, execute, monitor, & drive process improvement of credit line strategies. Req. Master’s deg in Stats, Math, Analytics or rel + 1 year of work exp in credit or risk data analytics. Telecommuting permitted. To apply, email resume to HR Manager referencing job code CT0028 in subject line to: kristine.mackey@syf.com

LEGAL NOTICES Notice of Formation of It Was All A Dream Home Renovations LLC. Art of Org filed with SSNY on 5/11/2022.

Office location: Westchester County SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 101 N Broadway 1C4, White Plains, NY 10603. #63153 Westchester Pressure Washing Services LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 5/3/2022. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 160 Truman Ave., Yonkers, NY 10703. General Purpose. #63157 NOTICE OF FORMATION of Saum Shetty LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on May 12th, 2022 Off. Loc Westchester County.

SSNY has been desig. as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy to is: The Saum Shetty LLC, 2 Burgess rd, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: Any lawful act. #63158

Steph Becca LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 12/17/2021.

Cty: Westchester.

SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to David M. Gladstone, Esq., One Barber Ave., White Plains, NY 10601. General Purpose #63159

Notice of Formation of The Crew and Cats, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/27/22. Offc.

Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 257 Central Ave. 2JP White Plains, NY 10606.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #63165

Elm Park Group LLC. Filed 12/16/21 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 5 Renaissance Square, Unit 23B, White Plains, NY 10601 Purpose: All lawful #63160

1 Sunny Ridge Plaza LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 5/12/2022.

Cty: Westchester.

SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 31 Premium Point, New Rochelle, NY 10801. General Purpose #63166

Shala Build, LLC. Filed 11/17/21 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 40 Jackson St, New Rochelle, NY 10801 Purpose: All lawful #63161 JBL Wine Consulting LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 4/11/2022.

Cty: Westchester.

SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 11 Benedict Pl., Pelham, NY 10803. General Purpose #63163 Notice of Formation of The Cats and Crew, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/1/22. Offc.

Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 257 Central Ave. 2JP White Plains, NY 10606.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #63164

Notice of Formation of APC PAINTING & RENOVATIONS, LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on 6/09/22. Office location: Westchester County. The New York Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and is directed to forward service of process to 18 Pleasantville Road Apt 5, Ossining, NY 10562.

Purpose: any lawful activity. #63168

Name of Limited Liability Company (LLC): BLENDED14 LLC. Date of filing Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State (SSNY) 02/24/22.

The LLC is located in Westchester County.

The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against it served is to the principal business location at c/o 7 Skyline Drive Suite 350, Hawthorne, NY 10532.

Purpose of business of LLC is any lawful act or activity. #63169

Jlux Realty Consultants LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 5/23/2022.

Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 11 Nile St., Yonkers, NY 107404.

General Purpose #63170

Notice of formation of Sutton E.L.S Ent, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/18/2021. Office: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 103 McLean Avenue Apt.# 3b, Yonkers NY 10467.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. #63173

Notice of Formation of Belgique Boutique LLC. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/2/22. Offc.

Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 209 Fourth street, Buchanan, Ny, 10511.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #63174

Sealed bids will be received as set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, July 21, 2022 at the NYSDOT, Office of Contract Management, 50 Wolf Rd, 1st Floor, Suite 1CM, Albany, NY 12232 and will be publicly opened and read. 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 D264816, PIN 810145, Westchester Co., Extending Acceleration Lane Including Bridge Widening over the Hutchinson River Parkway, Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $125,000.00), Goals: MBE: 8.00%, WBE: 15.00%, SDVOB: 6.00%

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