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Save Our Boatyard renews fight over Peninsula project

BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

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eninsula at Harbor Point is being billed as the “final piece of the puzzle” for that Stamford project. But that doesn’t mean that the final word has been heard.

Save Our Boatyard, a grassroots group that has been protesting for nine

years against a variety of undertakings at the sprawling Harbor Point, is also against the Peninsula project. The group’s co-founder Maureen Boylan said it is merely the latest in a history of preferential treatments afforded developer Building and Land Technology (BLT).

“They won’t contact us,” Boylan told the Business Journal, referring to both BLT and

the Stamford government. “The mayor (David Martin) flip-flopped many years ago, and now it’s all about BLT. “In my opinion, it’s the largest Ponzi scheme in the state of Connecticut.”

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FIRED NURSE CLAIMS ST. CABRINI NURSING HOME PATIENTS DIED BECAUSE OF UNSAFE PRACTICES

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nurse claims that St. Cabrini Nursing Home in Dobbs Ferry fired her because she opposed a scheme to defraud Medicare and complained about unsafe practices that have resulted in the deaths of multiple patients.

Cheval Smith, a registered nurse from Bridgeport, Connecticut, sued Cabrini under the federal False Claims Act, claiming retaliation, Aug. 11 in U.S. District Court, White Plains.

“Ms. Smith complained about and

opposed several unlawful or unsafe practices at the nursing home,” the complaint states. “She was threatened with termination if she continued to complain about short-staffing, a practice which endangered patients’ well-being.

Shortly thereafter, Ms. Smith was terminated.”

Cabrini officials did not respond to emails asking for their side of the story.

Cabrini is a 304bed, nonprofit facility founded in 1973 by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It is named for St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, the founder of the Catholic religious order who » NURSE

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AKRF seeking to power up wind turbine manufacturing in Cortlandt

BY PETER KATZ

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he possibility of a major manufacturing plant coming to Cortlandt had been flying below the radar due in large measure to a nondisclosure agreement required by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).

Those competing for $220 million in funding from the state agency to build and deploy equipment for offshore wind farms were prevented from publicly discussing the project, according to one of them, AKRF Inc. AKRF is a New York City-based consulting firm that has offices in White Plains and Stamford among other cities. The firm has about 350 planners, engineers and scientists on staff who work on energy, transportation, real estate and other projects.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has committed to having New York develop offshore wind farms capable of generating 9,000 megawatts of electricity by 2035.

One megawatt is enough electricity to light 10,000 100-watt light bulbs. NYSERDA is looking for contractors interested in undertaking the project and, as part of that effort, will be selecting land where the blades, turbines and other components that go into wind farms will be manufactured. It expects the fabrication facilities to be operational by 2024.

New York state in July announced its second offshore wind solicitation, which would be for up to 2,500 megawatts of power. It previously had selected a joint venture known as Bay State Wind to develop two separate offshore wind-powered electric generation sites capable of producing nearly 1,700 megawatts of power.

AKRF has developed a plan that would place a manufacturing plant for the wind farm components on a 54-acre site owned by the town of Cortlandt in Verplanck. Michael P. Lee, AKRF’s president, told the Business Journal, “The NDA did hamper everything that we could say. Now that we’re sort of publicly listed the town board has been getting more informa-

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Artist rendering of the proposed manufacturing site in Verplanck along the Hudson River.

tion and we’re having community sessions, whatever is needed, to get the word out there.”

NYSERDA wants proposals submitted in October and AKRF expects that the agency would be announcing its selection of a site in December.

The proposed waterfront manufacturing site would provide access to the Hudson River.

After components are fabricated at the approximately 5-acre plant, they would be loaded onto barges and then floated down the Hudson to reach a staging facility or taken directly to an offshore wind farm site for installation.

The Cortlandt site is one of 11 seeking to be selected by NYSERDA. AKRF said that, in addition to the town’s 54 acres, 126 acres of adjacent properties could eventually be developed for expanded manufacturing.

“With respect to the design and concepts, it’s been over a year effort on our part,” Lee said. “We’ve been doing intense designs and layouts, consultation with industry about the site.”

He said that the wind farms off the Atlantic coast of Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey will consist of towers with turbine generators at the top that are about 850 feet tall, FCBJ

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turned by blades that are about 350 feet long.

He said that the center portion of the generating device sitting on top of a tower weighs about 500 tons.

“Given the 25-year timeline and life cycle of these turbines, we see this facility, if it gets in in the beginning and becomes a hub, as being a fantastic manufacturing base for as long as I can envision,” Lee said.

“This is a huge market that is happening off the Northeast coast and then industry all the time has to retool. The size of the facility and potential adjacent uses can give industry not only a very long home but also the ability to expand and create additional jobs as the demand increases.”

Lee said the fabrication facility probably would be leased to one of the three major manufacturers that are leaders in the wind turbine field and the operators of the wind farms would subcontract work to that manufacturer. MHI Vestas, Siemens Gamesa and GE Renewable Energy are the major turbine manufacturers.

“We’ve been working with an entity called Port Cortlandt Development, which is really a group of firms and investors that are looking to attract the indus-

try to the site,” Lee said.

Wind energy developers who are expected to be operating the offshore site, include Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners/Avangrid, EDF/Shell, EDPR/Shell, Equinor, Bay State Wind and Orsted.

“This is clean technology.

They’re not the type of noxious or other activities that wouldn’t be able to go in this community,” Lee said. “We know people are concerned about noise and traffic and lighting and visuals.

We have crafted it to minimize impact on the communities.”

He said that similar facilities they have seen in Europe have about 300 employees and the plans AKRF have developed so far include about 300 parking spaces and that if Port Cortland were to have multiple fabrication contracts the number of jobs created could be in the area of 1,000.

Lee said they hope the project would offset the tax losses affecting local communities as a result of the Indian Point nuclear power plant closing.

“We’ve laid out that if we can continue to incrementally expand jobs and other things the goal would be to not only offset them but to have additional economic benefits associated with these jobs,” Lee said.

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P.F. Chang’s cites Little Buddha competition to get out of Ridge Hill lease

BY BILL HELTZEL

$57,769 in real estate taxes, fees for maintenance, and marketing and, if gross annual sales exceed nearly $6.1 million, 4% of sales.

The Scottsdale, Arizona-based chain also negotiated an exclusivity covenant.

So long as it remains open and operates a full-service, sit-down restaurant serving Chinese and Asian cuisine, no one else, according to the complaint, may serve Chinese or Asian food. If a tenant violates the restriction and the landlord fails to stop that tenant for more than 12 months, P.F. Chang’s may terminate the lease.

P.F. Chang’s claims it has held up its part of the bargain, and last summer it invoked its exclusive covenant in a letter to Yonkers Associates, citing competition from Little Buddha.

QIC, an Australian investment firm that owns Yonkers Associates, responded that a former P.F. Chang’s employee had agreed to exclude Little Buddha from the covenant. The landlord con-

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F. Chang’s China Bistro, an international chain of more than 300 “authentic Asian” restaurants, is “losing customers and sales to Little Buddha” and wants out of its lease at Ridge Hill shopping center in Yonkers.

Chang’s sued Yonkers Associates on Aug. 10 in Westchester Supreme Court claiming the landlord violated its exclusive rights to serve Chinese or Asian food at Ridge Hill.

Little Buddha serves traditional Japanese hibachi and sushi cuisine, according to its website, as well as Pan-Asian fusion dishes. It opened in 2014, more than four years before P.F. Chang’s.

P.F. Chang’s agreed in 2018 to lease more than 8,000 square feet for at least 10 years. The base annual rent now is $273,938, and the chain must also pay

ceded “there was some miscommunication” and that the understanding was not incorporated in the lease.

“Little Buddha is taking customers from P.F. Chang’s,” the chain responded in a December 2019 letter, “and therefore we intend to enforce tenant’s rights and remedies.”

P.F. Chang’s declared that it would pay an alternative rent, 3% of gross sales, retroactive to July 2019, until QIC enforced the covenant.

QIC challenged P.F. Chang’s right to unilaterally pay a lower rent in a July 10 letter, and demanded $289,276 in back rent.

The allegation that the landlord violated the exclusive covenant “is without merit,” Cleveland attorney Jared E. Oakes stated in the letter.

P.F. Chang’s was aware of Little Buddha when it signed the lease, according to Oakes, and the restrictive covenant was forward looking.

P.F. Chang’s chose not to negotiate

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terms that included existing tenants, he stated. It has no right enforce exclusivity on a tenant that has been there for years.

The fact that Little Buddha’s lease predates P.F. Chang’s lease by several years “is of no consequence,” San Francisco attorney Marco Quazzo stated on behalf of QIC in a July 27 letter to Oakes.

Nothing in the lease states that exclusivity applies only to future leases.

Yonkers Associates “is acting contrary to the plain language of the exclusive covenant,” Quazzo stated.

P.F. Chang’s is asking Westchester Supreme Court to declare that Yonkers Associates violated its lease by continuing to lease space to Little Buddha, and to declare that the lease will terminate on Oct. 25.

The lawsuit was filed for P.F. Chang’s

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Judge Linda Jamieson expects more court cases in Covid aftermath

BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

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he Commercial Division in Westchester of the New York State Supreme Court is seeing an increase in new cases as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Judge Linda S. Jamieson.

“I have had a lot of employment restrictive covenant breaches,” she said, cases in which someone was forced to leave a business because of the pandemic’s effects and then could not work elsewhere because of a restrictive covenant in an employment contract.

“Right now I think we’re going to be seeing a lot more cases coming in,” Jamieson said during a conversation with attorney Jeffrey Buss of the firm Smith Buss & Jacobs LLP that took place in the newsroom of the Business Journal.

Jamieson said some of those cases already coming in involve partnerships that are breaking up, in part due to the strain of the pandemic.

“There’s not the money that they had. There’s been a lot of problems in holding out as long as they can. But I try to piece them back together if we can, to get them through this terrible time for everyone.

Economically, I think, if we can ride it out it will be fine, it will come back full force,” Jamieson said.

Jamieson is one of two judges assigned to the court’s Commercial Division in the county. The other is Gretchen Walsh.

Jamieson was elected as a justice of the Supreme Court in November 2002 and in January 2003 was sworn in. From June 1996 to January 2003 she had served in Westchester County Family Court. Jamieson received her law degree from Pace University School of Law and earned her bachelor’s degree at Hofstra University.

She is admitted to practice law in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and Florida and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Prior to her service on

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Judge Linda Jamieson.

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I have limited my courtroom to eight people. That’s the only way I can socially distance everybody. We have everybody sitting in different areas and we have, of course, face masks, we have shields, we have everything and we have it sanitized.

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the bench, she had been a trial attorney in private practice.

Buss asked Jamieson about the types of cases that are heard in the commercial division in addition to civil disputes in excess of $100,000 that often involve a breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty or shareholder issues.

“There are legal and accountant malpractice if it’s relating to a business transaction, so those type of cases do come in front of us,” Jamieson said. “There are also insurance cases, to determine whether or not there’s insurance. Those are going to be flooding our courts I’m sure soon. There’s shareholders’ derivatives. But, any case that involves a business tort definitely is in us. And, as I call them, business divorces. A lot of business divorces.

A breakup of partnerships or dissolutions of corporations, limited liability corporations, all of those types of cases come before the court.”

When Buss asked about how the court has been functioning during the pandemic, Jamieson said that the court has been doing all of its conferences using online video. She said some hearings have been held in the courthouse.

“I have limited my courtroom to eight people. That’s the only way I can socially distance everybody. We have everybody sitting in different areas and we have, of course, face masks, we have shields, we have everything and we have it sanitized,” Jamieson said. “I would say the lion’s share of the work has been online including mediation that we send people to.”

Buss pointed out that many contracts contain language specifying what should be done in the event of disputes, such as a requirement for arbitration.

He said that in his practice he has been recommending that people go to court rather than agree to arbitration.

Jamieson said that arbitra-

tion became popular in part because the court system used to be backed up and it took such a long time for people to have their day in court. With the Commercial Division, however, cases are heard faster nowadays. Jamieson explained that it has its own rules that are separate and distinct from the rules in other parts of the court system and also has judges who have expertise in business matters.

She said all she and Walsh hear are commercial cases and they move them along comparatively quickly. She suggested that the parties to a contract could, if they wished, specify in the contract that disputes be taken to the Commercial Division.

Jamieson said that the court has a panel of qualified people serving as mediators that attorneys can call upon to narrow issues and possibly resolve cases before a judge steps in.

Mediation can help hold down the costs far below those of arbitration.

“Your honor, we have this tremendous judicial system here in the United States but is it always the best idea to run to court and fight there?” Buss asked Jamieson.

“No, it’s the worst idea,” she responded. “Obviously, you’re airing your laundry in the public; it is public. We do have confidentially agreements that are sometimes signed but once you’re in court it is a public arena so everybody is seeing the laundry aired between the parties and the shareholders and the litigants. Once you are in the court system it’s not your life. You don’t control it; the court is controlling it.”

Jamieson said that as the judge, she encourages the parties in a case to reach agreement and make the decision for themselves before it’s necessary for her to rule.

“It’s empowering to them,” Jamieson said. “If you leave the decision up to the court you’ve lost all power so that’s part of my philosophy when I deal with people who come in front of me. I try to get the power back to them.”

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bizarre and foul-language-fueled feud has been initiated by John Oliver, host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver,” against the city of Danbury, bringing Mayor Mark Boughton into the fray.

Oliver used the Aug. 16 episode of his show to highlight problems with the jury selection system. Citing Connecticut as an example, Oliver claimed residents in Hartford and New Britain were being omitted from jury duty because a computer glitch reported them as being deceased. At that point, Oliver launched into scatological denunciation of Danbury.

“Cuz if you’re gonna forget a town in Connecticut, why not forget Danbury?” Oliver exclaimed. “Because, and this is true, f**k Danbury! From its charming Railway Museum to its historic Hearthstone Castle, Danbury

Connecticut can eat my whole a**. I know exactly three things about Danbury: USA Today ranked it the second-best city to live in, in 2015; it was once the center of the American hat industry; and, if you’re from there, you’ve got a standing invite to come get a thrashing from John Oliver, children included. F**k you!”

Oliver had previously insulted Danbury in 2017 when Boughton produced a video that offered the city as the site of Amazon’s second headquarters complex — that effort fell short, but in June Amazon chose Danbury as the site of a new last-mile distribution complex.

Boughton responded to Oliver’s insults via Twitter, retweeting an unflattering childhood portrait of Oliver while offering a bare-knuckles invitation to the comic.

“Hey @iamjohnoliver don’t worry, we are working on some Danbury payback for you,” Boughton tweeted. “Oh, and I will not hesitate to throw the hands. #bringit” To be continued…

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Yacht Haven, then touted as the largest working boatyard in the Northeast. Fourteen Brewer’s buildings were razed in 2011 by BLT as part of a state-mandated remediation effort.

Martin, however, ultimately went with a BLT plan rather than Save Our Boatyard’s proposal. The original idea was to replace the boatyard with a full-service marina, but in the ensuing years those plans have metamorphosed, culminating in BLT’s Peninsula announcement last month.

Real estate firms Cushman & Wakefield and Binswanger have begun marketing Peninsula at Harbor Point, described as “a 14-acre waterfront development opportunity within a master-planned, mixed-use community. The one-of-a-kind site is available immediately for the development of up to 1 million square feet and has an existing 500,000-square-foot office space available for use adjacent to the site.”

‘That history is gone and never coming back’ The Peninsula project, Save Our Boatyard says, is not only objectionable — it’s also borderline illegal.

At least some of the Brewer’s Yacht Haven buildings that were demolished “went back over 100 years,” said the group’s co-founder Randy Dinter. “They were of historical significance, but mysteriously a brick building caught 1

Nurse—

was canonized a saint in 1946.

The nursing home is rated below average on health inspections and on staffing, by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, based on an April 2019 analysis, but it is rated much above average on overall quality measures.

Smith has worked as a registered nurse since 2010, according to the complaint, and was hired by Cabrini as a nurse manager in 2018.

She claims that nebulization treatments, by which patients inhale medicines that have been turned into aerosols, were administered by licensed practical nurses instead of by RNs, as required by federal regulations.

In 2018, she was allegedly told to certify that she had per-

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fire during a thunderstorm, and everything had to be taken down, according to BLT. So that history is all gone and it’s never coming back.”

Both co-founders pointed out that Stamford has had a long maritime history — a rendering of a galleon-style ship sits atop its official seal — and that Brewer’s Yacht Haven had at the time of its demolition been the only one in the area to offer a full range of services, including fuel docks and more than 350 slips.

The peninsula’s complicated history predates the Martin administration and has involved such players as Antares Investment Partners — which planned the development before handing it over to BLT in 2008 — former Gov. Dannel Malloy and Ray Dalio’s hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, which flirted with (and, partly because of the bad publicity, ultimately

backed out of ) relocating to the peninsula from Westport.

Boylan, who takes some credit for convincing Bridgewater to keep out, said that Stamford having taken in nearly $20 million in fees and conveyance taxes, and another $100 million in property taxes, from the entire Harbor Point development proves that BLT can do whatever it wants with the peninsula.

Harbor Point is a 100-acre mixed-use, master-planned, waterfront community immediately south of Stamford’s central business district. It has more than 25 acres of public parks and more than 3,400 apartments with an additional 600plus underway, along with office spaces, restaurants, health and wellness shops, fitness studios, marinas and waterfront activities as well as a mile-long waterfront boardwalk.

While Harbor Point has

included the Hinckley Boat Yard since 2018, it is considerably smaller than the old Brewer’s.

Not only that, Boylan said, BLT has yet to make good on its promise to build a boat storage facility on Magee Avenue, which was supposed to take place that same year.

The city approval “remains valid and a start date for the 205 Magee portion has not been set,” BLT co-President Ted Ferrarone told the Business Journal. “Note that the full-service Hinckley Boatyard at Harbor Landing has been open since the summer of 2018, providing world-class service to area boaters.”

Ferrarone also rebutted Save Our Boatyard’s other major objections, including its position that the 14-acre Peninsula site is only zoned as a working boatyard, meaning that no commercialization is allowed.

“The property is in the SRD-S zone — Mixed use and went through an extensive city approval process,” he said. “The Peninsula site is specifically approved for office, retail, parking, public access, marina and other water-dependent uses.”

As for Save Our Boatyard’s contention that the site is only a water-dependent usage site, which will further complicate or delay the Peninsula project, Ferrarone countered: “The parcel was approved by the Stamford Planning and Zoning Board for office and retail use. Future development designs will take into account all the benefits and lim-

itations of a waterfront site.”

In making July’s Peninsula marketing announcement, BLT Chairman Carl Kuehner said: “We have been rapidly developing Harbor Point for the last 12 years, transforming the former industrial area into a vibrant live-work-play master planned community and creating a thriving ecosystem for residents and businesses. We are excited to see this premier site, the final piece of the puzzle for Harbor Point, come to life.”

Positive comments by Martin and Gov. Ned Lamont were included in the July announcement — further indication, Boylan said, that while you may not be able to fight City Hall, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try.

“I don’t know of any private shipyard that can get the kind of help that it does,” she said, pledging to continue to voice Save Our Boatyard’s objections to anyone who will listen.

Meanwhile, Ferrarone said that the planned Peninsula project will be an important addition not just to Harbor Point, but to the area at large.

“The Peninsula site comes to market at a pivotal time for the state of Connecticut, as corporations and people alike see the benefits that the city of Stamford and state of Connecticut have to offer,” he said. “The site has the potential to yield tremendous economic growth for our state and provide limitless opportunities to for businesses to achieve their success.”

formed a nebulization treatment.

She refused, believing to do so was illegal, but relented when she was told “she would have to make these false certifications in order to keep her job.”

Shortly before she was fired on April 16, she was disciplined for failing to sign nebulization paperwork, the complaint states.

When she was fired, Wynona Josephs, the director of nursing, allegedly mentioned her failure to sign the paperwork as a factor in the termination.

Smith connects the alleged nebulizer practices to staffing.

Instead of two LPNs per nursing home unit, Cabrini assigned one per unit plus a second LPN to “float” between two units on a single shift.

She claims that she complained that short-staffing endangered patients. As the Covid-19

crisis developed, according to the complaint, “this floating arrangement became even more dangerous,” risking spread of the disease from unit to unit.

She also alleges that Cabrini provided insufficient personal protective equipment, did not require staff to change PPE between patient interactions, and declined her request to use disposable trays instead of reusable trays.

“Failing to adequately protect the safety and health of the patients and staff,” the lawsuit states, “resulted in spread of the virus through the facility and the deaths of multiple residents.”

The complaint does not quantify how many Cabrini patients have been infected or killed by Covid-19.

Smith also claims that Cabrini solicited Medicare patients to

become members of a health insurance plan operated by ArchCare, an affiliate of the Catholic Archdiocese of New York.

Cabrini staff were allegedly instructed to consult with and defer to an ArchCare nurse practitioner assigned to Cabrini. The nurse practitioner “generally refused” to approve hospitalizations of seriously ill patients, the complaint states.

When the nurse practitioner declined to authorize hospitalization for one of Smith’s patients, Smith contacted the doctor on call, who “learning of the situation, ordered that the patient be hospitalized.”

Smith says she was reprimanded for circumventing the ArchCare employee.

In April, the ArchCare employee allegedly prescribed

hydroxychloroquine for a patient who was symptomatic for Covid19, but did not get a baseline EKG test to check for potential cardiac complications associated with the drug.

Smith confronted the nurse practitioner at a staff meeting, according to the complaint, and accused her of acting unethically and unsafely. The nurse practitioner complained to Josephs, the director of nursing, and several days later Josephs fired Smith.

Josephs, along with the unidentified nurse practitioner and ArchCare are not named as defendants.

Smith is demanding that she be reinstated on her job with back pay and is asking for damages for emotional distress.

She is represented by Manhattan attorneys Jason L. Solotaroff and Amy Robinson.

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ithout actually admitting that anything was going on to interfere with voting by mail in the upcoming November election, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy issued a statement Aug. 18 saying that the agency is putting a halt to all of the measures he put into place that have slowed the mail and threatened to cripple the postal service’s ability to handle a flood of mail-in ballots for the November election.

A furor erupted when it was discovered that changes ordered by DeJoy have resulted in delays in mail delivery around the country with first class and other classes of mail including packages being left to pile up for days at a time in mail-sorting centers.

There were allegations that DeJoy and President Trump were working to sabotage the U.S. Postal Service in advance of the November election.

High-speed sorting machines had already been removed from service at some postal sectional centers, with plans existing for between 500 and 800 of the machines to be removed nationally, according to a Business Journal source.

A USPS spokesman responded to inquiries from the Business Journal seeking details of possible impacts from DeJoy’s orders on operations at the sectional center on Westchester Avenue in White Plains that handles mail for Westchester and other counties in the lower Hudson Valley by saying, “To ensure the public receives consistent and accurate information, we are currently deferring any questions and relying solely on the Postmaster General’s Aug. 18th statement.”

DeJoy, a Trump supporter, has been a major Republican donor, a former deputy Republican National Committee finance chair and a local finance chair for the 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. He became postmaster general in June.

In an interview on Fox Business News last week, Trump admitted that he was stalling relief funding for the USPS because “they need that money in order to have the post office work so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots.”

“The Postal Service is ready today to handle whatever volume of election mail it receives this fall. Even with the challenges of keeping our employees and customers safe and healthy as they operate amid a pandemic, we will deliver the nation’s election mail on time and within our well-established service standards,” DeJoy said.

In his statement, DeJoy said he was expanding a task force on election mail to better work with state and local election officials. He said postal unions have agreed to join the task force.

DeJoy pledged to roll back changes he ordered so that: • Retail hours at post offices will not change; • Mail processing equipment and blue mail collection boxes will remain

where they are; • No mail processing facilities will be closed; and • Overtime has, and will continue to be, approved as needed.

“In addition, effective Oct. 1, we will engage standby resources in all areas of our operations, including transportation, to satisfy any unforeseen demand,” DeJoy said.

“I am grateful for the commitment and dedication of all the men and women of the Postal Service, and the trust they earn from the American public every day, especially as we continue to contend with the impacts of Covid-19. As we move forward, they will have the full support of our organization throughout the election,” DeJoy’s statement concluded.

DeJoy was scheduled to testify before the Republican-controlled Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Aug. 21 and the Democrat-controlled House Oversight Committee on Aug. 24.

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Suite Talk Suite Talk: Robert G. Russell Jr., president and CEO of Patriot Bank

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ast month, Robert G. Russell Jr. became president and CEO of Stamford-headquartered Patriot Bank N.A. and its parent company, Patriot National Bancorp Inc. Russell arrived at Patriot after previously serving as executive vice president and chief operating officer at Millington Bank and president and CEO of NJM Bank, a pair of community banking institutions in New Jersey.

In this edition of Suite Talk, Business Journal Senior Enterprise Editor Phil Hall speaks with Russell about his arrival in the Fairfield County and Westchester market and his plans for Patriot.

Congratulations on your new job.

Why did you decide to pursue this opportunity?

“Patriot was attractive from a franchise perspective and from its great community. It has a very strong branch

network and that was mostly what attracted me.

“Community banking in New Jersey is getting to be a smaller and smaller community. So, when I had the opportunity to look at what Patriot had to offer, it was very exciting to me.”

How would you categorize the state of banking in Connecticut?

“It is relatively new to me and it does seem to be competitive. Each of the banks that I’ve seen in our local market area are very focused and mindful to be a strong part of the community they serve. It is a little bit different in New Jersey, where we have much bigger organizations. And although they do make significant contributions to their communities, I don’t think they’re quite as involved as the community banks that I see here, especially in the Stamford area.”

“We’re continuing to evaluate the appropriate time to reopen the lobbies.

We are trying to keep in step with the local school districts and municipalities. The last thing we want to do is reopen and then close the lobbies again.”

Robert G. Russell Jr., president and CEO at Patriot Bank. Photo via Patriot Bank.

Now that you’re here in Connecticut and at the helm of Patriot, what are your immediate priorities for the bank?

“Well, really just working and building on some of the strong foundations that they’ve already put in place. Our Chief Compliance and Risk Officer Judith Corprew has a very strong relationship with a number of organizations within the Stamford community, and we certainly want to maintain those.

“We also want to re-establish ourselves as a business leader. And as we all navigate through the difficult times of the pandemic, we want to be mindful of our customers’ needs, as well as the needs of our employees. The bank is working with customers who might be facing economic turmoil based on the coronavirus pandemic, and our loan department has tried to find a solution that suits their needs.”

Speaking of the pandemic, are Patriot’s branches now open or are some of them still closed because of the ongoing public health crisis?

“In all of our branches, the lobbies have remained closed at this point in time. But the branches are opening and functioning with drive-up and can arrange for banking by appointment. If a customer does need to come into the lobby, we just ask that they call ahead so we can be prepared with what their needs are.

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What do you see as the future of branch banking? A lot of people in the financial services world have been predicting that we’re going to be seeing fewer and fewer branches as more people do their banking online.

“It’s funny, I’ve heard about the demise of brick and mortar probably for close to 30 years and yet people still seem to use the branches. I think there always will be a need for human interaction from a customer standpoint.

There are just certain things that can’t be done online conveniently and our business is built on trust.

“I think there’s always going to be an element of that relationship that requires an in-person interaction, although I think branches will continue to get smaller in size. I don’t think we need the grand buildings of the past, but we need a presence to interact with our customers on a personal level.”

Patriot Bank is primarily in Fairfield County, as well as in the towns of Milford and Orange cross the border in New Haven County and in Scarsdale, New York. Do you have plans to open additional branches either in Fairfield County or elsewhere in Connecticut or Westchester?

“Being relatively new to the organization, it’s not something that I’ve discussed with the board at this point. But I think it would be fair to say if there is an opportunity for us to expand our network in something that fits both the bank and the community, we would certainly be in favor of it.”

If we were to pick up this conversation one year from now, where do you see yourself and Patriot Bank at that time?

“One year from now, I would hope that Patriot has grown as an organization. We want to invest in our people, as well as our customers and show that we are an efficient and profitable organization.”

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bonkers for Yonkers. We get a million customers “We’re a year coming to Stew Leonard’s and we do over a hundred million dollars a year. Of our seven food stores that our family has this one is number one in sales. We’re thrilled Yonkers is back to business.”

STEW LEONARD JR. President and CEO • Stew Leonard’s, Yonkers been here in Yonkers for the last 26 years and “I’ve we love doing business in Yonkers. When it comes

to business, Yonkers is top shelf. Cheers to Yonkers back to business.”

RORY DOLAN Owner • Rory Dolan’s Irish Pub, Yonkers a business owner I learned that in order to be “Assuccessful you need to be involved with the community.

Front row, from left, Alan Weissman of Hampton Inn & Suites; Jennifer Ann Sefara Perry of Sacred Seeds; Mayor Mike Spano; IDA Executive Director Jaime McGill and Peter X. Kelly of Xaviars Restaurant Group. Back row, from left Yonkers Councilman John Rubbo; Rory Dolan of Rory Dolan’s Restaurant & Bar; Brian Cannon of UPS; Stew Leonard Jr. of Stew Leonard’s and Councilwoman Tasha Diaz.

The City of Yonkers is celebrating its reemergence from the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic with an exciting new marketing campaign featuring prominent business leaders telling why they enjoy doing business in Yonkers.

With the theme Yonkers is Back to Business!, the new campaign is the next iteration of the highly successful Generation Yonkers campaign that has positioned Yonkers as the region’s next hot urban center to live, work and play. Now in its seventh year, the Generation Yonkers campaign is credited with putting Yonkers on the map and contributed to the city’s tremendous growth in new developments.

“The City of Yonkers was the hardest hit community by the pandemic in Westchester.

However, the tremendous residents and businesses of our great City battled back and now we’re stronger than ever. It’s time to celebrate that Yonkers is Back to Business,” said Mayor Mike Spano.

The goal of the campaign is to position Yonkers as THE pro-business location in the NY Metro market. It offers unmatched accessibility with two train lines, easy access to all major highways and parkways, only 40 minutes to every major airport in the Tri-State region and only 20 minutes to Grand Central Terminal.

The campaign has two target audiences: New York City-based companies looking for a satellite office location in Westchester and the general public who are looking for great places to live, work and

play like so many of Yonkers great restaurants, retail stores, food stores, consumer goods and hotels. It’s all about celebrating the fact that Yonkers is BACK to business.

The campaign, which was developed by the Westchester-based PR marketing and advertising agency Thompson & Bender, features testimonials from business leaders who tell why Yonkers is a great place to do business. The videos will live on the Generation Yonkers website along with links to the websites of the featured businesses.

This year’s testimonials feature an impressive group of Yonkers business leaders including: Brian Cannon, North Atlantic District President of UPS; Rory Dolan, Owner of Rory Dolan’s Restaurant & Bar; Roberto Espiritu and Cecilia Zuniga, Co-Owners of La Pinata Bakery; Stew Leonard Jr., President and CEO of Stew Leonard’s farm fresh food store; Jennifer Ann Sefara Perry, CEO and Founder of Sacred Seeds skincare products; Alan Weissman, Owner of Hampton Inn & Suites; and award-winning restaurateur Peter X. Kelly of X2O Xaviars on the Hudson.

That’s what we do here at La Piñata Bakery. We’re so happy that Yonkers is back to business.”

ROBERTO ESPIRITU Co‑Owner • La Piñata Bakery, Yonkers very excited to be here in Yonkers.

“We’re Yonkers is the sweet spot to do business.”

CECILIA ZUNIGA Co‑Owner • La Piñata Bakery, Yonkers we conducted our search for expansion “Aspossibilities, we considered many sites but none

met our needs like Yonkers. We’re excited to partner with the City to deliver for the people of Yonkers.”

BRIAN CANNON North Atlantic District President of UPS a female entrepreneur, I would tell anyone “Aslooking to relocate or open your business that Yonkers is really where you need to be.

Yonkers is the natural choice for business.”

JENNIFER ANN SEFARA PERRY CEO • Sacred Seeds Natural skincare products in Yonkers very bullish about Yonkers. There are tremendous “I’m opportunities here. I’m really excited that Yonkers is

back to business. We provide hospitality for our guests.

The City of Yonkers provides hospitality to business.”

ALAN WEISSMAN Owner • Hampton Inn & Suites, Yonkers glad Yonkers is back to business.

“I’m Mayor, thanks for getting Yonkers back to business.”

PETER KELLY From left, Stew Leonard, Mayor Mike Spano and Alan Weissman

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Yonkers Business Community Embracing Back-to-Business Campaign with Series of Events

Restaurants Participating In Yonkers Downtown Summer Celebration DOLPHIN RESTAURANT Free dessert with $50 minimum purchase Dine in only

FRANCEY BRADY’S 10% off food with $20 minimum purchase Dine in only • Excludes drinks

LA BELLA HAVANA Free dessert with $50 minimum purchase $20 Bucket (includes five) of beers from 11am to 4pm Dine in only

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DOS MARIAS Planning Commissioner Lou Albano; Councilwoman Shanae Williams: Councilwoman Tasha Diaz; Downtown BID Executive Director Sara Brody; Mayor Mike Spano; Blue Door Art Gallery Director Julie Cousens, and Roberto Espiritu, co-owner of La Piñata Bakery

The Yonkers business community is embracing the City’s new Yonkers Is Back to Business! campaign with a series of events designed to generate excitement and spur business activity throughout the City.

On August 12, Mayor Mike Spano joined with Downtown BID Executive Director Sara Brody to launch the Downtown Summer Celebration to promote special discounts at local restaurants. The program, which runs through the end of August, will feature discounts to dine at restaurants located in the Yonkers Downtown BID.

X20 XAVIER’S ON THE HUDSON Free glass of sparkling wine with any dinner

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“Continuing the Yonkers Back to Business! campaign with the Downtown Summer Celebration is a great way to boost the local economy and allow residents and visitors to dine at some of their favorite restaurants at special discounts,” said Mayor Mike Spano.

“The newest iteration to the campaign is meant to spur our growing business community and show that Yonkers is stronger than ever.”

“There are a wide variety of restaurants and businesses in the downtown area that have been thriving for many years, so it is important to us at the Yonkers Downtown BID to support these staples of the community,” said Sara Brody.

“Partnering with Mayor Spano and the City of Yonkers on the back-to-business initiative has been great. Joining forces to support local businesses is more important than ever before,” she added.

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From left, Liz Pollack, Senior Manager, Marketing, Cross County Center; Yonkers Downtown BID Executive Director Sara Brody and Yonkers Planning Commissioner Lou Albano at “Christmas in July” event held July 24 as part of the Yonkers Is Back to Business campaign.

The Downtown Summer Celebration is the second Yonkers Is Back to Business! event in the Generation Yonkers marketing campaign.

The first event, called “Christmas in July,” was held July 24 at Cross County Center. To celebrate Christmas in July, Santa made an appearance at the outdoor mall the entire day along with a stilt-walking elf to promote health and wellness when shopping.

In addition, window clings promoting Yonkers Is Back to Business! were handed out to merchants to display at their stores.

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Saint Joseph’s also offers a regular rehabilitation program for musculoskeletal and orthopedic cases. The program provides an individualized and personalized treatment plan, including evaluation and instruc-

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“Our board-certified cardiologists work together with patients to evaluate their needs and create a personalized treatment plan that is coordinated with other health care providers,” he added.

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bviously, this is the rainy day.”

So said Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management Melissa McCaw on April 2, when the state was busily trying to assess where it stood — and where it needed to stand — from a fiscal perspective as the Covid-19 pandemic was first heating up.

McCaw made her comment at Gov. Ned Lamont’s daily briefing, where he declared Connecticut’s then-$2.5 billion budget reserve fund (also known as the rainy day fund, or RDF) to be “in pretty good shape.”

As indeed it has been, according to The Pew Charitable Trusts, the Philadelphia-based nonprofit, nongovernmental organization. According to its research, Connecticut ranks ninth out of the 50 states in terms of how long it could operate solely on its RDF: 40.4 days. That may not sound like a lot, but it is certainly better than Pennsylvania’s 0.3 days or Illinois’ and Kansas’ zeroes.

Speaking with the Business Journal, Justin Theal, an officer with Pew’s State Fiscal Health team, called Connecticut “one of the most financially secure states going into the (current) recession.”

Even with Covid’s effects — expenditures up, receipts down as businesses have at least partially closed and various financial incentives have been offered to help keep companies afloat — the state’s RDF is now near $2.8 billion as state income tax filings, which had been postponed from April 15, began to be filed on July 15.

Where once the Lamont administration was projecting a major economic miasma by the conclusion of the fiscal year that ended July 1, Comptroller Kevin Lembo’s latest estimate is a $128.1 million deficit — nothing to sneeze at, but certainly better than had been feared.

“The governor has said it’s his intent to use the rainy day fund to help that budget gap,” Theal said. “And there’s plenty of room to do that this year. But if 2021, ’22, ’23 are still facing the same challenges, you’re not going to have that anymore.”

Pew’s data indicates that a majority of states learned a painful lesson after being caught short by the Great Recession. At the end of the 2019 fiscal year, states collectively had more dollars saved in their rainy day funds — with money that could cover a bigger percentage of state spending — than at any time in at least the past 20 years, according to the organization.

Fortunately, Theal said, Connecticut was one of those states. While its RDF was worth less than 2% of its general fund at the end of FY17, it stood at 13% two years later.

Looking ahead, however, is even more of a dice-throw than is usual, due to the uncertainty over where the Covid crisis is headed. Adam Levin, principal associate at The Pew Charitable Trusts, said that revenue has fallen “a lot” in all states, and could continue to do so for the next year or so.

“Most states, including Connecticut, have to have balanced budgets by law,” Levin said, “so there are a limited number of options available to them. Should they tap their resources now or wait for now in the hopes that the situation will get better?”

Other options include the never-pal-

atable combination of raising taxes and cutting services, which usually only further dampens a state’s economy.

“One of the awkward but, in a way, fortuitous things to happen was that the pandemic hit basically eight months into the fiscal year, when many states were already running a surplus,” Theal said.

“The majority of states have not had to rely too, too much on hiking taxes or cutting expenses.”

However, 2021 “is looking like a whole different beast,” he warned. “The entire year could take place under the recession and the lingering effects of the pandemic.”

That could lead to more severe across-the-board cuts in education and aid to local governments, as well as public employee furloughs, just to make ends meet, Theal said.

Still, “Connecticut stands out to me,” Levin said, “because it’s in a position where it can rely so heavily on its rainy day fund, at least for now.”

And predicting how an economy is going to perform can be prone to inaccuracies in the best of times, he added.

“You have to look at a range of scenarios and base your policy on that.

Unfortunately, right now it’s hard to do that.”

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Election 2020: Is climate change still a relevant issue?

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ast year at this time climate change was the primary issue shaping global politics. Today, of course, things are a little different and the fate of the ecosystem is not a pressing issue.

A recent Harris Poll survey done for Fortune magazine determined that climate change dropped from being the most important issue for Americans in December to being the second-to-last among a dozen issues impacting the nation. Even Harris Poll CEO Will Johnson was surprised by the findings, telling a Washington Examiner interview that he was “personally surprised and discouraged to discover that our devotion to the world around us is flagging.”

Yet Johnson wondered why the focus on climate change disappeared.

“Covid-19 and the recession have, of course, reordered priorities around the world,” he said. “Still, the coronavirus didn’t elbow aside other issues as muscularly as it did climate change.”

Gary L. Rose, professor and chairman of the Department of Government at Sacred Heart University and author of

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“Connecticut in Crisis: Policy Challenges and the 2018 Contest for Governor,” acknowledged that the existential threat created by the pandemic to both public health and the economy have obscured the climate change debate, noting that “it’s amazing how quickly that went down.”

Rose added that an attempt by Democratic Party presidential nominee Joe Biden to revive the issue with a proposal to aim for carbon-free electricity by 2035 did not resonate with voters.

“First of all, the number of persuadable voters is not huge these days,” Rose said. “But, nevertheless, I don’t think that that

issue is going to be enough to pull a bloc of undecided voters one way or another. The climate change issue just further solidifies belief in Biden among Democrats.”

On the flip side, Rose noted the pushback to climate change concerns by President Trump is being used to strengthen his base and not lure undecided voters.

“I think it’s more of a base issue right now with Trump saying to his base in the energy industry that this is going to be calamitous to the oil companies and to the coal industry jobs,” he said. “I think that could potential-

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been aggressively circling the Sasco Hill Road mansion in an attempt to snag a date with the star.

“We have had things like women dropping off cookies or muffins that they bake at the gate with the request that he return the dish personally, dinner party invitations, etc.,” Higgins said.

“Women are always driving by and stopping at the gate to get a look.”

And while the story has brought more attention to Cooper, who has not been seen on the big screen since the release of “A Star is Born” and “The Mule” in 2018, it has also put a renewed spotlight on Higgins’ 17,735-square-foot property, which came on the market in November 2018 for $28.5 million and has twice seen its listing price slashed, most recently in June to $19.9 million.

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ealtor Richard Higgins Jr. has a message for Bradley Cooper fans: The Oscar-nominated actor has not bought a mansion in Fairfield.

Higgins, the chief operating officer at Higgins Group Private Brokerage, put up a posting on his Facebook page in an effort to halt celebrity gossip reports that Cooper is taking up residence in town. “Bradley Cooper has NOT purchased 640 Sasco Hill Road, Fairfield, CT, despite the rumors!” Higgins’ posted.

During the past few weeks, social media has been abuzz over alleged sightings of Cooper around the Fairfield area.

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ly have some bearing on voters in Rust Belt states and in states where the oil industry and fracking is very important. If Trump can effectively tie climate change to the infrastructure problem or to the infrastructure projects that Biden is proposing, then I think that that could probably strengthen his support with his base.”

Rose acknowledged climate change has been a higher priority among residents in Blue States than Red States, adding that state-level focus on climate change has less to do with political policy and is more focused on building the local economy via clean tech solutions.

“In some states, it can be relevant for generating the economy and generating employment again,” he said. “You can’t deny that they would certainly have positive impact on states that have suffered unemployment.

But I don’t think the green energy issue alone is going to really be the factor — that is not the paramount dimension to bringing these companies to the various states.”

Rose highlighted that a renewed focus on the Green New Deal advocated by U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York as a factor in keep-

ing the issue relevant within the Democratic base, but he did not see it shaping the election.

“I don’t think that it really became rooted in an acceptance among a lot of American people largely because of the way that the opposition — and the Republicans, in particular — mocked it and criticized it,” he said. “I think it only further polarized people. It didn’t bring the country together, that’s for sure, not like the New Deal or the Fair Deal or the Great Society.”

In the event of a Democratic sweep of the presidency and both chambers of Congress in the upcoming election, Rose was uncertain whether the Green New Deal could become law.

“We would get into an awful lot of special interest politics and the role of lobbyists and companies that could very well be hurt by the Green New Deal,” he said. “I have a feeling there are so many minefields out there that can potentially sabotage efforts to move forward. There could be a lot of support for it among elements of the Democratic Party in Congress and even Biden, but I think that in the end the special interests that are opposed to that are probably so strong and so embedded that I don’t see it being passed into law.”

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SERVING IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE

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THE US OPEN

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The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park played a key role in supporting New York City during the height of the coronavirus this spring and is now ready to welcome back players for the Western & Southern Open and the US Open, an unprecedented double bill. Seen here is “the Louie,” the Louis Armstrong Stadium, which was used as a staging area for meals for health-care workers, hospital patients and underserved children. Courtesy USTA.

“SO, WHAT’S NEW AT THE US OPEN?” When we ask this question annually of Daniel Zausner — chief operating officer of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens — it usually leads to a discussion about some new piece of infrastructure at the complex to delight players and fans alike. And there will be a new building this season. (More on that in a bit.)

But this year, “What’s new?” is as loaded as a question can get, as Zausner himself acknowledged during a recent interview.

Not only will the White Plains-based USTA’s presentation of the Open — one of the first live major sporting events to take place in the metro area for some time — be unprecedented, but it will come on the heels of the organization and the site’s key role in stemming the tide of the coronavirus in New York City, once the epicenter of the virus in the world.

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scheduled dates, Aug. 31 through Sept. 13 but without spectators in a streamlined format. There will be no qualifying, juniors, mixed doubles or wheelchair competitions and the draws for the men’s and women’s doubles have been halved from 64 to 32 teams each. (The men’s and women’s singles draws will remain unchanged, with 128 players each.)

This year, the tournament will be preceded at the Queens site by the Western & Southern Open (Aug. 19 through 28), another tournament in the USTA’s US Open Series, which is usually held at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio.

“We’re looking to mitigate risks and control as much as possible,” said Zausner, who added that the decisions were made after considering a dozen different scenarios and working closely with the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), the men’s group and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA).

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two hotels, one of which is the revamped TWA Hotel at John F. Kennedy International Airport, whose centerpiece is Eero Saarinen’s iconic, winged 1962 landmark, the TWA Flight Center. The players will each be given two hotel rooms, one paid for by the USTA, and allowed to bring up to three guests, Stacey Allaster, the USTA’s chief executive, professional tennis, and the recently appointed director of the US Open tournament, said at a press conference. A Realtor will also be available for those who wish to rent a house nearby, populationdense Manhattan excluded. Players and their teams will be tested for the coronavirus upon arrival and periodically. There is a protocol in place for treating any who may test positive, Allaster added.

With the absence of spectators on-site, the players will have access to a resort-like atmosphere that will include the outdoor cafés, Arthur Ashe Stadium lounges and a South Plaza that will be transformed into a

For the Western & Southern Open and US Open, the USTA has committed to $60 million in total compensation to the players, with an additional $6.6 million in relief grants to offset the reduction of the doubles draws and the elimination of the Qualifying Tournament this year. This money will be split between the ATP and the WTA to determine how to distribute the funds and/or use them for replacement playing or ranking point opportunities. (Previously this year, the USTA gave $1 million to an international player relief fund.)

The USTA can keep these commitments despite net operating income being down 80 percent, thanks to its reserves, Michael Dowse, the USTA’s CEO and executive director, said at a recent press conference, adding that this is not a sustainable model for the future. (Last year, the US Open made roughly $370 million, with spectators providing the biggest source of revenue, the others being broadcasting rights and sponsorships.

Only sponsors and broadcasters are on board this year. Nonetheless, USTA COO Daniel Zausner said, “We’re fortunate enough to be able to break even.”

Beyond Biz sports center with everything from soccer to golf, basketball, movies and gaming. On court, there will be fewer officials, with no lines persons except at Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong stadiums, Zausner said.

(The outer courts will make use of HawkEye Live technology for line calls, an Open first. All courts will have chair umpires.) Ball persons will be age 18 and over, he added, and will wear masks and gloves. They will not hand towels to players, who will each use their own set of tennis balls.

The general media will not be allowed to attend the Open, although the USTA is building a two-story, 20,000-square-foot broadcast center in time to accommodate its more than 200 international broadcast partners. (ESPN has its own on-site facility to carry the matches and conduct interviews.) The new facility, along with everything else will be subject to state-ofthe-art sanitation, created in partnership with ISSA, which bills itself as the leading trade organization for the cleaning industry worldwide.

“We wanted to set the standard,” Zausner said.

If all of this seems surreal, think back to where the USTA was in the spring. In March, 12 courts in its Indoor Training Center became a temporary hospital with 475 beds. Patients began arriving in April with the last leaving mid-May. Though the makeshift hospital would include 22 ICU beds and embrace 100,000 square feet of space, it was, fortunately, never fully occupied.

In addition, “the Louie,” as the Louis Armstrong Stadium is known, became a commissary that prepared 25,000 meal packages a day — containing two days’ worth of breakfast, lunch and dinner — for patients, health care workers and underserved children who would otherwise receive breakfast and lunch from the New York City public schools. At its height, the Louie served up to 150,000 meals a day, helping to bolster neighboring Elmhurst Hospital, which Zausner described as “the epicenter of the epicenter.”

It’s an extraordinary achievement, one that he modestly downplayed.

“It felt good, but we have to remember the people who were the real heroes,” he said. “We’re just glad we could do our small part.”

Now things are back to normal or rather the new normal. It will be strange not to hear the buzz and the roar of the crowd, which Zausner called “the pulse” of the Open.

But he and the USTA team are committed to an experience that will engage the fans virtually.

“We see what the PGA and Nascar have done,” he added. “We can create something special.”

For more, visit usopen.org.

EMPHASIZING THE ‘SOCIAL’ IN SOCIAL DISTANCING

BY GEORGETTE GOUVEIA

Photographs by Marcelo Bianchi for Greenwich Polo Club.

DESPITE A VAST GREEN EXPANSE THE SIZE OF NINE FOOTBALL FIELDS, Greenwich Polo Club has never been about social distancing. On summer Sundays, it’s dotted by graceful white pavilions in which the Veuve Clicquot flows freely — along with good eats, laughter and boutique treasures. But with the coronavirus raging in our area this past spring, the club was forced to cancel its Greenwich, Monte Waterbury and American Cup matches.

Now the high-goal polo club — founded by businessman, art collector and philanthropist Peter Brant in 1981 — hopes to finish strong with the return of the prestigious East Coast Open Aug. 30 and Sept. 6 and 13.

At press time, the plan called for reduced public participation.

Reserved, presold tickets for lawn and limited grandstand seating would be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Still, the club will retain the social aspect of the matches with socially distanced circles and tables with umbrellas for attendees.

Last year, Postage Stamp Farm — spearheaded by Annabelle Gundlach, one of the few female patrons of a polo team — defeated Monterosso in a taut, thrilling final, 12-10. Santino Magrini, playing for the losing team, was nonetheless named MVP. The Best Playing Pony was Ikana from Los Machitos’ stable in Buenos Aires, ridden by Postage Stamp Farm’s Lerin Zubiaurre.

Here’s hoping for another great tournament to end a truncated season on a high note.

For more, visit greenwichpoloclub.com.

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A global health crisis accelerates health care innovation

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he Covid-19 crisis was transformative for everyone in our Westchester community — patients, health care facilities and providers.

Illness and uncertainty meant patients needed access to health care, but a shelter-in-place order created barriers. While we were fighting a new virus, one thing became clear: technology is a critical asset for treating our patients, informing the public, and helping to prevent the spread of disease.

While telehealth was not new pre-Covid, adoption was relatively slow. According to a McKinsey survey in April 2020, “Consumer adoption (of telehealth) skyrocketed, from 11 percent of U.S. consumers using telehealth in 2019 to 46 percent of consumers now using telehealth to replace canceled healthcare visits.”

White Plains Hospital had been working on a telehealth solution prior to the pandemic, but it wasn’t until the crisis struck and procedural barriers were lifted that our platform could fully go live. As the pandemic quickly spread across Westchester, it became clear that in order to provide care to our patients, the hospital’s ambulatory network of approximately 250 clinicians would need to deliver care virtually for the foreseeable future. In less than 10 days, all 250 of these clinicians were trained and delivering virtual consultations and follow-up appointments on our new telehealth platform, “WPH Connect.”

As a result, between March and July, more than 25,000 virtual visits had been completed.

Although a crisis had thrust technology to the forefront, it also let us see how technology could support care in other areas of the hospital. Faced with critical shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE), we began using our platform at the emergency department for rapid triage of patients with Covidrelated symptoms. This created a safe and effective modality to triage patients while reducing the rapid turnover of PPE between

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each patient interaction.

Between March and July 2020, more than 1,200 telehealth visits were done from our screening tent outside of the emergency department, allowing for safer and more efficient diagnosis and contributing greatly to the preservation of PPE. Our telehealth platform was also important for patient follow-up, playing a large role in preventing disease spread and reducing readmissions. For the nearly 1,500 patients who were evaluated and released from the emergency department with Covid-related symptoms, we were able to monitor their symptoms and track their progress from home.

As we begin to cautiously shift our focus beyond the virus, there’s an open road ahead to explore technology use to enhance care. To that end, we’ve begun using WPH Connect to deliver virtual physical therapy, virtual breastfeeding support for new moms, virtual discharge readiness, and also to add loved ones to patient visits, like including a family member in an oncologist appointment. We were also able to use the app to create an added layer of service for a hearing-impaired patient.

An American Sign Language interpreter was added to the visit and the patient could also use the chat option to type messages.

Innovations are also extending beyond virtual visits. We’re working now to embed geo-fencing into WPH Connect, so that the check-in process can begin once a patient pulls into the parking lot at one of our offices. This will limit unnecessary interaction between the patient and staff, allowing the patient to head directly to an examination room once ready. We are also leveraging software tools in our emergency department to immediately alert and assign a clinician to a patient that is en route to the department.

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nicians use specially designed carts to remotely consult with fellow providers via the video conferencing screen and conduct examinations using a number of connected scopes and peripherals. In the future, these carts can also be used for other interprofessional consultations including infectious disease, pulmonary, dermatology and pediatrics.

We are seeing firsthand how innovation can augment traditional models of care, but one

of the biggest takeaways is that when harnessed appropriately, virtual health can still feel personal and “hands-on.” During this crisis, clinicians at White Plains Hospital could still be there for their patients while many were stuck at home wondering how their cancer care or chronic diseases will be managed.

While technology can never replace human interaction, it can enhance patient experience and patient and provider

interaction. This pandemic has changed the way we think about a lot of things, including safety and health care delivery, and while we hope the virus will be manageable soon, the technology innovations and lessons learned are here to stay.

Dr. Matthew Shafiroff is chief medical information officer at White Plains Hospital in White Plains and is a board-certified clinical informaticist and emergency medicine physician.

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Female job-holders hit harder by pandemic than male counterparts

BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

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all it the Great Shecession.

While Covid-19 has wreaked havoc not only with millions of Americans’ lives — there were more than 173,000 deaths as of Aug. 18 — and the country’s economy, data shows that it has had a much more severe impact on the nation’s female workers than it has on their male counterparts.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, women lost almost 11 million jobs via layoffs or furloughs between February and May. Although 2.9 million of those jobs were regained in June, many of them are in the hospitality sector — one of the most suscepti-

ble to the changes in consumer behavior during the Covid era.

The situation in Connecticut has been no better. When the economic effects of the pandemic were first seen by the state’s Department of Labor — during the week of March 15 — 50,109 females filed for unemployment, compared with 28,464 males. The week of March 22 found 39,331 females and 32,101 males filling; and the week of March 29 it was 32,753 women against 27,158 men. Since then, with some exceptions, the female numbers are higher than male figures.

In addition, although women make up just under half of the U.S. workforce, they represent nearly two-thirds of the workforce in the 40 lowest-paying jobs, according

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to a report by the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC).

“In 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic unfolds, it is these women and their families who are likely to be hit first and

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hardest by the recession that is sure to follow,” it predicted.

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CEO of the Woman’s Business Development Council (WBDC) in Stamford. In addition to hospitality, she cited the childcare, home health care, restaurant and entertainment sectors, “where the biggest numbers of businesses are struggling to come back.”

Further complicating the situation is that “We continue to live in an environment where women with small children work, but they still have the prime responsibility for home life,” said Amanda Moras, an associate professor of sociology and the assistant dean of student success for Sacred Heart University’s College of Arts and Sciences.

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said. “And employers know this. Women are often treated as a liability in the workplace.

Since they’re the ones usually responsible for their children and families — and kids do get sick — they get treated as ‘unreliable.’”

Although f lextime and, especially with the coronavirus, working from home options have become more acceptable even before the pandemic, Moras said women are still getting short shrift.

More employers “need to stop scheduling meetings and start scheduling deadlines,” she said. “Female employees may not have three hours to sit in a meeting, but they can log out at 3:30 or 4 to get ready for the kids coming home from school and their husband returning from work, and then go back online afterward.”

GENDER PAY GAP EVEN WORSE FOR MINORITIES

The gender pay gap of course is nothing new, Moras said, though it should still be sobering. According to the most recent Census Bureau data, in 2018 women earned on average 82 cents for every $1 earned by men. However, those figures nosedive when one drills down to ethnicity: Black women earned 62 cents, while Hispanic/Latinos earned just 54 cents.

“Black women and Latinas continue to be hit hard by the economic crisis,” the NWLC announced earlier this month.

“While the overall unemployment rate dropped to 10.2% in July, almost one in seven Black women (13.5%) an Latinas (14%) remained unemployed.”

Pastore said she is all too aware of the situation, noting that many of Connecticut’s roughly 4,500 childcare facilities are home-based and run by women of color.

“Those businesses have been very much affected by the Covid crisis,” she said.

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and many have closed down for good.”

As of July 31, less than 48% of Connecticut’s licensed childcare programs were open.

Those that remain open, face the challenge of working within reduced group-size restrictions. Along with increased cleaning supply and PPE costs, Pastore said, leave the state in an unhappy situation where there already was a shortage of about 52,000 childcare slots.

“With schools closed, it’s not just a matter of missed educational opportunities, but ‘What the hell do I do with my kid?’” Moras said. “We don’t have universal childcare like some other countries do.”

The WBDC announced on Aug. 13 a new partnership with the state Office of Early Childhood. The agency’s CTCARES for Child Care Businesses program is designed to address immediate, short term, and longer term opportunities to stabilize programs and grow capacity through funding, training, and technical assistance.

The WBDC is weaving business best practices throughout the program to ensure that those businesses have free access to business experts and individualized support.

“These are unprecedented and hazardous times for the childcare industry,” said OEC Commissioner Beth Bye. “This WBDC partnership, along with our regional accreditation projects, and regional family child care network support, creates an infrastructure to help early childhood programs survive and thrive for children and families in Connecticut.”

“The goal,” Pastore said, “is to help those businesses not only survive, but thrive.”

The WBDC is also helping business owners pivot where possible to take advantage of the new realities. As an example, Pastore said restaurants and food trucks could explore refocusing their efforts on catering as the pandemic continues to last.

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“every single aspect of business development” during the first 13 weeks of the crisis — four times the number of people it normally sees over a given 12-month period, Pastore said. “We’ve seen it all and done it all.”

As for the jobs that have been lost, Moras said she wasn’t sure if the majority of them would be coming back.

“When you’re looking at the service industry, tourism and the like, I just don’t know,” she said. “For married heterosexual couples, it’s tough to say,

‘Maybe we can both work part time and take care of the kids that way,’ when you can only get health benefits if you’re full time. Then it becomes a question of, ‘One of us needs to significantly cut our hours or leave our job entirely,’ and you’re ultimately going to choose the person who makes less money — who’s often the wife.

“It’s a cyclical thing,” Moras continued, “and (the gender-based pay gap) just exacerbates it.”

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students as they start thinking about jobs post-graduation, Moras said that — in addition to hoping that the Covid crisis is solved soon — the value of a liberal arts education is that it helps hone a number of skills.

“We like to say that we’re not prepping you for your first job, but for your 10th job,” she said. “A lot of the jobs in 20 years probably don’t even exist right now, given how technology keeps evolving. A year ago, could anyone imagine that telehealth would be as big as it is now?”

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DOUGLAS ELLIMAN LAUNCHES TEAM IN CONNECTICUT AND WESTCHESTER

Nancy Strong, Scott Elwell and Stacey Oestreich.

Douglas Elliman, one of the largest brokerages in the New York metropolitan area, recently added a partner to its Strong Oestreich Elwell Team, which will expand in Connecticut.

The Strong Oestreich Elwell Team at Douglas Elliman was co-founded by Nancy Strong and Stacey Oestreich in 2014 and consists of six team members, including Jeffrey Hoffmann, Kat Tambor and Chris van Schaften. Scott Elwell is the latest addition to the team and joins as partner.

“We are very happy to welcome Scott to our team,” Strong said. “Scott brings a lot to the table for us. His tenure in the industry paired with his experience overseeing Westchester and New England for Douglas Elliman allows him to offer our clients a ‘big picture’ sales experience.”

Previously, Elwell served as regional vice president of sales at Douglas Elliman, where he helped set up an operation that allowed agents the flexibility to serve whichever communities they so choose without the constraints of exclusive contracts. He plans to bring this same ideology to the new Strong Oestreich Elwell Team,

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pushing the group’s territory to serve all of Connecticut.

AQUILINE DRONES SPONSORS GOLF EVENT

The team at Aquiline Drones in Hartford helped the Coalition of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Connecticut rise to the top of the leader board by serving as a sponsor of the organization’s ninth annual golf outing July 30 at Keney Park Golf Club in Hartford. Specifically, the drone airline supplied Aquiline Drones-branded golf balls to participants and hosted a display that offered information about its new drone pilot training

From left: Randy Hamilton, Owner of Image360 in Newington; Piya Hawkes, associate vice president at AI Engineers in Middletown; and Clarence Corbin, a civil engineer for the city of Hartford.

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and workforce development program called Flight-to-the-Future.

“Although we are global in reach, we are always committed to our local community and area partners,” explained Barry Alexander, CEO and founder of Aquiline Drones. “We work closely with engineering firms such as AI Engineers in Middletown who invited us to participate in this wonderful event.”

Bradford Sabean, an engineer at AECOM, a multinational engineering company in Rocky Hill, was the winner of a free success-kit to Aquiline Drone’s Flight-to-the-Future training program, which starts Sept. 1.

The Structural Engineers Coalition (SEC), a Coalition of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Connecticut, hosts the annual golf event to benefit the ACEC Political Action Committee.

BUILDING REBUILDING TOGETHER

Three new members have been welcomed to the board of directors of Rebuilding Together Dutchess County, the nonprofit organization based in Pleasant Valley that serves homeowners and nonprofits throughout the county with critical repairs and accessibility modifications.

The new members are: Joe Ciardi, city of Poughkeepsie patrol sergeant with more than 25 years’ experience in law en-

Ann Meagher, Joe Ciardi and Daniel Short.

forcement; Daniel Short, first vice president-investments and resident branch manager for Wells Fargo Advisors; and Ann Meagher, vice president and chief of staff for Prudential Financial. Both Short and Meagher have had a history of working with Rebuilding Together.

Christina Boryk, Rebuilding Together executive director, said, “Ann and Dan will bring a wealth of knowledge in financial management, marketing experience and community networking…. Joe will be a great asset in helping with our efforts to advance affordable housing through the Poughkeepsie Affordable Housing Coalition and with our focus on safe homes and communities for everyone.”

WOMEN’S JUSTICE EVENT GOES VIRTUAL

In lieu of its annual dinner, Pace Women’s Justice Center (PWJC) will hold its Celebrating Justice event virtually. The one-hour event, live-streamed Oct. 8 at 7 p.m., will honor The Thomas and Agnes Carvel Foundation, and highlight the contributions of the justice center C.A.R.E. volunteers who provide peer support to clients as they experience some of their most difficult moments in the courthouse.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and elder abuse, were often quarantined at home with their

abusers. Beginning in March, PWJC implemented remote procedures that continued to provide critical legal services to the community via telephone as well as web-based platforms.

Attendance to the Celebrating Justice Virtual Event is complimentary, but registration is necessary to receive the link for the pre-show networking event hosted

by PWJC. Visit law.pace.edu/pwjc-event to register.

This event will raise support for PWJC, a nonprofit legal center at Elisabeth Haub School of Law, Pace University.

REGENERON, XYLEM AND PRC TO BE HONORED

The Westchester Parks Foundation (WPF) will bestow awards virtually to three local organizations at its 43rd annual gala Sept. 1 via https:// www.thewpf.org. All funds raised will benefit the many WPF programs and services that preserve, enhance and beautify Westchester County Parks.

The honorees that have demonstrated leadership and dedication to community include: • Regeneron – Business Impact Award. For its mission to invent life-transforming medicines for people with serious diseases, and contributing thousands of hours of service to the county through its employees.

• Xylem – Community Partner Award. For its commitment to clean water and environmental solutions and its partnership with WPF to begin returning Tibbetts Lake in Yonkers to its former splendor.

• Westchester County Parks Department (PRC) – Special Recognition for Service to Parks. For the exceptional dedication of the administration and staff of PRC who, this year during the COVID-19 crisis, went above and beyond to keep parks open and clean for the public .

Debra Petrosky, Jeanette Moore and Cassandra Redd.

PEEKSKILL CITY HALL APPOINTMENTS

The appointments of Debra Petrosky as city clerk, Jeanette Moore as deputy clerk and Cassandra Redd as confidential secretary to the city manager, mayor and City Council members have been made by the city administration.

Petrosky joined the city as deputy clerk in January 2020, continuing two decades of service in local government. She succeeds Pamela Beach, who recently retired after three decades as city clerk.

Moore comes to the city following years in justice court administration. Bilingual in English and Spanish, she was previously the court clerk for the Justice Courts in the village of Mamaroneck and the town of Newburgh.

Previously a Student Services Support Center counselor at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, Redd has extensive experience in financial aid administration and received both her Bachelor of Science degree in social work and a master’s degree in public administration from the college.

POLICE REFORM TASK FORCE ESTABLISHED

The city of Peekskill is forming a Police Reform Task Force chaired

by Peekskill Mayor Andre Rainey.

The Task Force will lead a community-engagement process resulting in police-reform recommendations.

The organizing committee formed to recruit task force members includes: Valerie Eaton, president, NAACP-Peekskill; Susie Erdey, chair, Human Relations Commission; Judge Reginald J. Johnson, Peekskill City Court; Councilman Ramon Fernandez, liaison to the police department; Police Chief Don Halmy; and City Manager Andy Stewart. Mayo Bartlett, co-chair of the County Police Reform Task Force and advocate for racial justice in policing, is an adviser.

The task force will submit a plan with police reform recommendations to the community for comment and to the City Council for review and adoption.

MORE HELP ON WAY FOR WESTCHESTER NONPROFITS

The United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP) in White Plains has announced its third round of crisis funding, which will disburse more than $100,000 in grants to nonprofits through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP).

The program provides federal funding, which helps to extend currently available services for the hungry and homeless. Westchester has been awarded $111,051 in this round of grants.

“While we see a welcome reduction in the number of Covid-19 cases in our area, the economic cri-

sis created by this pandemic is still with us,” said United Way President and CEO Tom Gabriel.

Eligible applicants must: 1) be nonprofit; 2) be eligible to receive federal funds; 3) have an accounting system or an approved fiscal agent; 4) conduct an annual audit if awarded $25,000 or more in federal funds; 5) practice nondiscrimination; 6) have demonstrated the capability to deliver emergency food and shelter services; 7) have a voluntary board; 8) have the capacity to either chargeback or expend Phase CARES funding during the jurisdiction’s selected spending period; 9) must be able to completely and accurately obtain, retain and submit required documentation with reports and use DocuSign and online reporting.

The deadline for submission of completed applications is 4 p.m. on Sept. 18.

The application is available online at uwwp.org/efsp2020. Contact Faith Ann Butcher, EFSP director at United Way of Westchester and Putnam at 914-997-6700, ext.

753, for more information.

NEW DIRECTOR FOR HVEDC BOARD

Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. (HVEDC) in Poughkeepsie recently announced that Sue Gerry, senior vice president, strategic alliances and partnerships for Westchester Medical Center

From left: Reverend Jeannette J. Phillips; Congresswoman Nita Lowey; and Anne Kauffman Nolon, CEO of Hudson River Healthcare.

Health Network, has been appointed to its board of directors.

Gerry has more than 20 years of public service and government experience. Before joining WMCHealth, she served for six years as the city of Yonkers’ deputy mayor.

She also served as a policy adviser for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s first gubernatorial campaign.

Previously, for 14 years she worked in Westchester County government, as both an attorney and as senior assistant to former Westchester County Executive Andrew Spano. A graduate of George Washington University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in business, economics and public policy, she also earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of San Diego School Of Law.

FOUNDER OF HUDSON RIVER HEALTHCARE HONORED FOR PIONEERING EFFORTS

Sue Gerry

The Rev. Jeannette J. Phillips of Peekskill was recently honored by U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey with a Congressional proclamation citing her “tireless dedication to providing affordable health care.”

Phillips is the last surviving

founder of Hudson River Healthcare. In 1975, she and three other African-American women known as the founding mothers worked with the community to start a health center to address the desperate shortage of accessible, affordable and quality health care services in their city.

Forty-five years later, that health center has grown into Hudson River Healthcare, the largest network of federally qualified community health centers in New York state and third largest in the U.S. Today, it provides services to more than 245,000 patients each year at 43 locations across the Hudson Valley, Long Island and all five boroughs of New York City.

“The Rev. Mrs. Jeannette J. Phillips is directly responsible for giving generations of New Yorkers access to critical health services that they otherwise would not have. She paved the way for many community-based health care leaders and is a prime example of the power of fortitude, service and advocacy. We are so grateful to Congresswoman Lowey for recognizing Reverend Phillips and celebrating her legacy,” said Anne Kauffman-Nolon, CEO of Hudson River Healthcare.

Cortlandt is ready for your business and investment.

Contact George Oros, Economic Development Consultant at goros@townofcortlandt.com or (914) 522-6774.

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post since January 2019. During the pandemic, she worked tirelessly to ensure staff well-being and safety, while continuing to provide the highest quality of care to all patients.

Burke Rehabilitation is the only hospital in Westchester County dedicated solely to adult rehabilitation medicine. As of 2016, the hospital became a part of the Montefiore Health System Inc.

ARCHITECTURE SCHOLARSHIPS

Piper Phillips, a recent graduate of Pace University with a degree in environmental science, working the hive with James Eyring, assistant director of Pace’s Environmental Center.

Pace University’s Pleasantville campus has become certified as an affiliate of the Bee Campus USA program, which is an initiative of the Xerces Society of Invertebrate Conservation based in Portland, Oregon. The organization raises awareness of the role pollinators play in communities and encourages participants to enhance their habitats and educate students, staff and faculty. More than 150 food crops in the U.S. depend on pollinators, including blueberries, apples, squash, strawberries and almonds.

“Becoming a Bee Campus is important to Pace as it shows our commitment to creating a sustainable campus that will function both as a healthy ecosystem for native plants and animals and as a living laboratory for students,” said Dyson College of Arts and Sciences Associate Professor Michael J. Rubbo.

Ryan McEnany, Pace University’s director of energy and resiliency said, “The Bee Campus USA designation is significant because it brings attention to the fact that pollinator populations have been in decline. This extends further than the colony collapse disorder in honeybee populations and is also affecting local bees, butterflies and other organisms that help create fruits, flowers and other plant life.

On a global level, 33 percent of the food we eat is made possible by insect pollinators and 90 percent of wild plants and flowers need polli-

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nators for survival.”

The designation also comes at a time when a group of Pace University communication studies students are filming a documentary titled “Bee Aware,” which focuses on the importance of bees and the role they play around the globe.

They will work on the documentary through the summer and expect it will be completed in the fall.

The Connecticut Architecture Foundation grants scholarships to students pursuing degrees in an architecture program at a Connecticut accredited university or are Connecticut residents pursuing a degree at other accredited university architecture programs.

Since 1986, the foundation has awarded more than $550,000 in scholarships. This year seven students will each receive scholarships of $2,500 to $5,000 from one of three Scholarship Funds – The Charles DuBose Memorial Scholarship, The Suzanne Sheng Memorial Scholarship or the Connecticut Ar-

chitecture Foundation Scholarship.

The 2020 recipients are: Gabrielle Bernier, Somers, New York, winner of the Charles DuBose Memorial Scholarship, is a graduate student pursuing a Master of Architecture at Clemson University.

Chae Park, Ithaca, New York, winner of the Suzanne Sheng Memorial Scholarship, is a third-year graduate student at Cornell University studying for a Master of Architecture degree.

Alison M. Notation, Wolcott, is attending Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. She is entering her fifth year of studies at the university in pursuit of her Bachelor of Architecture degree, with plans to continue into a master’s program for the following year.

Alexander Toth, Miller Place, New York, is enrolled in the accelerated 4+1 program attending the University of Hartford where he will complete his Master of Architecture degree by Spring 2021.

Ian Ting, Hamden, is a Master of Architecture student at Princeton University and a research assis-

BURKE CHIEF NURSING OFFICER HONORED

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Caroline DeFilippo, M.D.

Valerie Vermiglio-Kohn, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital’s chief nursing officer and vice president of nursing, was named a “Notable in Health Care” by Crain’s New York Business.

This award honors the professional, civic and philanthropic achievements of professionals in the health field who have impacted New York City and the surrounding area in major ways.

Vermiglio-Kohn has been in her

Valerie Vermiglio-Kohn

tant in the CREATE Lab. Molly Straut, New Britain, is a second-year graduate student at the University of Hartford.

Yael Canaan, New Haven, is at Carnegie Mellon University and completed her second year in the five-year accredited architecture program with a minor in intelligent environments.

The Connecticut Architecture Foundation was established in 1978 by the Connecticut Chapter of the American Institute of Architects as an independent organization to raise and distribute funds, to enhance and promote the quality of the state’s-built environment and encourage public understanding and community involvement in the design and building processes.

Top row:: Gabrielle Bernier, Chae Park. Second row: Alison M. Notation, Alexander Toth.

Third row: Ian Ting, Molly Straut, Yael Canaan.

CareMount Medical has appointed Caroline DeFilippo, M.D., as associate medical director. She is responsible for providing strategic insight, medical direction and overseeing the group’s physicians and initiatives in Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Columbia and Ulster counties and New York City.

DeFilippo joined CareMount in 2018, serving most recently as assistant medical director. She is also an internist at the group’s Mount Kisco office.

“Dr. DeFilippo has become an essential leader within our organization, leading groupwide efforts in disease management for our senior population,” said Richard P. Morel, CareMount’s medical chief physician executive.

Previously, DeFilippo was an internal medicine physician and the associate medical director of internal medicine at Westmed Medical Group.

CLC LOCATIONS REOPEN

Children in a CLC classroom.

Children’s Learning Centers of Fairfield County (CLC), the second-largest center-based early childhood education nonprofit in Connecticut, has reopened all of its eight locations to serve 380 children, which enable nearly 500 parents to go back to work.

The organization has implemented new measures to create the safest environment possible, including daily health screening and temperature checks for children and staff; placing classrooms in cohorts to limit interaction with other children and staff; increased standards for cleaning, sanitizing and disinfection; and implementing social distancing practices.

CLC will continue to provide remote learning and support services to children who can’t join classrooms.

“Throughout the pandemic, CLC has been providing remote support to enrolled families, but for months we have strived to reopen to provide reliable and safe early childhood education and care that enables parents to return to work,” said CLC Chief Executive Officer Marc Jaffe.

“CLC educates and cares for 950 children a day, 10 hours a day, 51 weeks a year. It is the largest food provider to young children in southwest Connecticut, serving nearly one-half million meals and snacks a year,” he said.”

town of Fishkill are demonstrating an example of intermunicipal cost saving and efficiency. Gina Basile has been hired as human resources director for Beacon and Fishkill.

She took office on July 20.

Previously, Basile served in various government posts for 18 years.

Under terms of the agreement, Basile will maintain offices at Beacon City Hall and Fishkill Town Hall and is expected to work at each municipality on alternating days.

Fishkill Town Supervisor Ozzy Albra said, “This was a great opportunity for Fishkill and Beacon to save the taxpayers money and I look forward to doing more of this, if possible, in the future.”

PATIENT AMBASSADOR AT CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital in Valhalla has appointed Jorden Hutchins, 9, as an official hospital ambassador for its 16th annual Go the Distance fundraising event. Hutchins received his official ambassador sash during a special ceremony at the hospital.

BEACON AND FISHKIL SHARE HR SERVICES

In agreeing to share the services of a full-time director of human resources, the city of Beacon and the

Jorden Hutchins

In May, Hutchins was in the pediatric intensive care unit due to complications from multisystem inflammatory syndrome that landed him on life support. As a Go the Distance hospital ambassador, Jorden will help represent the thousands of seriously ill and injured children cared for by Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital services each year.

This year’s fundraising event – which is typically attended by hundreds of supporters and includes a one-mile walk around WMCHealth’s Valhalla, campus – will be held virtually. Those interested in helping are encouraged to create a fundraising team and hold a socially distant, one-mile walk on the course of their choosing any time between now and Sept. 13. Donated funds will support the advanced care services provided to children like Jorden at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital.

For more information, visit WestchesterMedicalCenter.org/MFCH.

CRYSTAL RUN ADDS 10 HEALTH PROVIDERS

Crystal Run Healthcare in Middletown has announced the addition of 10 health providers to its practice. They are: Oladipo A. Alao, M.D, is a fellowship-trained infectious disease specialist who earned his medical degree from the College of Medicine University of Ibadan in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Ariel Chasipanta, PA-BC, is a physician assistant and completed his Master of Science degree in physician assistant studies at CUNY School of Medicine in New York.

Rashek Kazi, M.D., Ph.D., is a dermatologist and earned his medical degree at Stony Brook University School of Medicine in Stony Brook.

Raquel Gomes Rosenfeld, PA-C, is a physician assistant who completed her Physician Assistant degree at State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Richard Martirosian, D.O., is an urgent care physician who earned his medical degree at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine in Old Westbury.

Alexis Manz, PA-C, is a physician assistant and completed her Master of Science degree in physician assistant studies at D’You-

First row: Oladipo A. Alao M.D., Ariel Chasipanta, PA-C and Rashek Kazi, M.D. Second row: Raquel Gomes Rosenfeld, PA-C, Richard Martirosian, D.O. and Alexis Manz, PA-C. Third row: Sherley Marceus, M.D., Stéphanie Maurais, D.P.M. and Deirdre Sumski, GC.

ville College in Buffalo.

Sherley Marceus, M.D., is an ob/gyn physician who earned her medical degree from New York College of Medicine in Valhalla.

Stéphanie Maurais, DPM, is a podiatrist and foot and ankle surgeon. She earned her medical egree at New York College of Podiatric Medicine in New York.

Iqbal Singh, M.D., is a hospital medicine physician who earned his medical degree from American University of Antigua College of Medicine in New York City.

Deirdre Sumski, GC, is a genetics counselor. She earned her Master of Science degree at University College of Dublin in Dublin, Ireland.

Crystal Run Healthcare is a multispecialty group practice with more than 400 providers in more than 50 medical specialties and 18 practice locations in the Hudson Valley and lower Catskill region.

WELLS FARGO GIVES HABITAT $30K

The Wells Fargo Foundation has awarded Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County a $30,000 grant to build two affordable homes in Bridgeport.

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million donation to Habitat for Humanity International for building, renovating and repairing more than 350 affordable homes across the United States. The program, Wells Fargo Builds, is part of the foundation’s $1 billion commitment to create more affordable housing by 2025.

“We’ve had a rich history of working with Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County to strengthen our neighborhoods through philanthropy and volunteerism,” said Kimberly Chamberlain, Wells Fargo’s Fairfield north regional district manager.

“Safe and stable housing enables people to build upon the rest of their life and, together, we can shift the narrative to help others understand that housing affordability is both an economic and humanitarian crisis that’s taking a toll on millions of people.”

The grant will support the construction of two Habitat homes in Bridgeport at 28 Hastings St. and 171 Wessels Ave.

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BAKNRUPTCY U.S. Trustee vs. Kennedy Landscaping, Newburgh and Speranza Landscaping, New Windsor, 20-9036 & 20-9037- CGM: Chapter 7, Landscape Home & Garden Center Inc., adversary proceedings. Attorney: Holly R. Holececk for U.S. Trustee Lori Lapin Jones.

NZUP Inc., Mamaroneck 2022935-RDD: Ch. 7, $4,300 assets, $1,585,000 liabilities. Attorney: Todd S. Cushner.

COURTS Carlos Cruz, Mount Kisco vs.

D’Ambrosio Ecclesiastical Art Studios Inc., Mount Kisco, et al, 20-cv-66397-PMH: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: Leopold Raic Jr.

Hong Jiang, White Plains, et al, vs. Lash Belle Eyelash Extensions Inc., White Plains, et al, 20-cv-6531-PMH: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: Adam X. Dong.

Laborers Local 754, Chestnut Ridge vs. Gemrose Utility, Tenafly, New Jersey, et al, 20-cv6544-CS: Employee retirement.Attorneys: Katherine M. Morgan and Carol G. Dell.

Agustin Olarte, Mount Vernon, et al, vs. Restoration Specialties Inc., Mount Vernon, et al, 20-cv6560: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: Roman M. Avshalumov.

Deborah Laufer, Gainesville, Florida vs. Tappanzee Hotel LLC, West Nyack, 20-cv-6568KMK: Americans with Disabilities Act. Attorney: Peter E. Sverd.

Agustin Mendez, Baldwin, New York vs. LDA Construction and Design Group, Thornwood, et al,20-cv-6602-PMH: Fair Labor Standards Act.Attorney: Roman Mikhail Avshalumov.

ON THE RECORD

GSB Oliver LLC, Hartsdale. Seller: Marele Realty LLC, Yonkers.

Property: 118 Oliver Ave., Yonkers.

Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Aug. 12.

Manny’s Manor LLC, New York City. Seller: Jeffrey Goodman, et al, Irvington. Property: 97 Fargo Lane, Greenburgh. Amount: $2.7 million.

Filed Aug. 14.

Sterling East Building Corp., New Rochelle. Seller: David G. Reid, et al, Harrison. Property: 50 Stratford Road, Harrison. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Aug. 14.

SWS Holdings LLC, Pleasantville.

Seller: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Property: 10 Marble Ave., Mount Pleasant. Amount: $1 million. Filed Aug. 12.

Below $1 million

New Era TKD LLC, Ridgefield Park, New Jersey. Seller: Jose L. Iglesia, et al, White Plains. Property: 41 Lincoln Place, Greenburgh.

Amount: $505,000. Filed Aug. 12.

North Salem Open Land Foundation, North Salem. Seller: William T. Clark, et al, North Salem.

Property: 8-14 Surrey Lane, North Salem. Amount: $280,000. Filed Aug. 11.

One Family Realty Corp., Yonkers. Seller: G and M Pineda Corp., Yonkers. Property: 155 McLean Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $225,000.

Filed Aug. 13.

Orion Land and Realty LLC, Goldens Bridge. Seller: Somers Crossings LLC, Goldens Bridge.

Property: 58 Sienna Drive, 58, Somers. Amount: $357,500. Filed Aug. 13.

1155-3W Warburton Avenue LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Jennifer E. Seltzer, Scarsdale. Property: 1155 Warburton Ave., 3W, Yonkers.

Amount: $558,000. Filed Aug. 14.

Primrose Equity Holdings LLC, Monsey. Seller: Carlos Bastos, Mount Vernon. Property: 114 Primrose Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $237,000. Filed Aug. 12.

1433-1435 Main Street LLC, Croton-on-Hudson. Seller: Joseph James, et al, Wappingers Falls.

Property: 104 Broadway, Cortlandt.

Amount: $300,000. Filed Aug. 13.

Residential Mortgage Loan Trust I, Melville. Seller: David Peck, Harrison. Property: 67 Spring St., Rye. Amount: $402,531. Filed Aug. 11.

227 South Third LLC, Brooklyn.

Seller: Estate of Randolph Nance, Mount Vernon. Property: 227 Third Avenue South, Mount Vernon.

Amount: $390,000. Filed Aug. 14.

Royal Star Properties LLC, Katonah. Seller: Somers Crossings LLC, Goldens Bridge. Property: 36 Spring Meadow Court, Somers.

Amount: $357,500. Filed Aug. 13.

5 Split Tree Realty LLC, Bronx.

Seller: Allison Berwitz, et al, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. Property: 5 Split Tree Road, Mamaroneck.

Amount: $978,000. Filed Aug. 12.

State of New York Mortgage Agency, New York City. Seller: Anne Penachio, White Plains. Property: 135-139 Main St., 202, Ossining.

Amount: $215,495. Filed Aug. 10.

30 Broad Development LLC, Port Chester. Seller: 136-138 Irving Owners LLC, Port Chester.

Property: 136-140 Irving Ave., Rye. Amount: $1.9 million. Filed Aug. 10.

66 Fay LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Ester Moreno, Yonkers. Property: 66 Fairmount Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $510,000. Filed Aug. 11.

Warburton Avenue Properties LLC, New York City. Seller: U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Property: 222 Edwards Place, Yonkers. Amount: $241,500. Filed Aug. 11.

30 Broad Development LLC, Port Chester. Seller: 30 Broad Street Owners LLC, Port Chester. Property: 30 Broad St., Rye. Amount: $2 million. Filed Aug. 10.

8 Truesdale LLC, White Plains.

Seller: Carmen I. Rosario-Parker, Croton-on-Hudson. Property: 148 Cortlandt St., Cortlandt. Amount: $265,000. Filed Aug. 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.

360 and 369 North Main Street LLC, Greenbelt, Maryland. Seller: 360 North Main LLC, Mount Kisco. Property: 360 N. Main St., Rye. Amount: $2.6 million. Filed Aug. 14.

Kajumi LLC, Mount Kisco. Seller: John Perone, Larchmont. Property: 31 S. Beechwood Road, Bedford.

Amount: $230,920. Filed Aug. 14.

Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to:

GSB Bleeker LLC, Hartsdale. Seller: Five Star Bleeker LLC, Yonkers.

Property: 46 Bleeker Street South, Mount Vernon. Amount: $1 million.

Filed Aug. 12.

Nikkia Rojas, Poughkeepsie vs.

Coopersurgical Inc., Trumbull, Connecticut, et al, 20-cv-6448KMK: Product liability. Attorney: Randi A. Kassan.

Holly Smith, Danbury, Connecticut vs. Genn USA Fitness, d.b.a. Anytime Fitness of Somers 20-cv-6449-KMK: Job discrimination. Attorney: Ambrose W. Wotorson Jr. Joe Speyer, Katonah vs. DeCicco Family Markets Inc., New City, et al, 20-cv-6478-PMH: Labor – management relations. Attorney: pro se.

Keith Smith, Yonkers vs. Ferro Plumbing & Heating Inc., Yonkers, et al, 20-cv-66485-NSR: Class action, Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: Robert D. Salaman.

Self-Insured Schools of California vs. Par Pharmaceuticals Inc., Chestnut Ridge, et al, 20-cv-6495: Antitrust, monopolizing trade. Attorney: Steven N. Williams.

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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DEEDS Above $1 million 136 McLean Corp., Yonkers. Seller: McWolf Realty LLC, Yonkers.

Property: 136 McLean Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $1.9 million. Filed Aug. 13.

170 Baxter LLC, West Palm Beach, Florida. Seller: Brian Ivanhoe, et al, North Salem. Property: 170 Baxter Road, North Salem. Amount: $2.8 million. Filed Aug. 11.

ADW GP LLC, Pound Ridge. Seller: Deverly Corp., Mount Kisco.

Property: 77 Chestnut Ridge Road, Bedford. Amount: $2.1 million.

Filed Aug. 11.

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Larchmont 2406 LLC, Rye. Seller: Vincenza Boccasile, et al, Boca Raton, Florida. Property: 2 Walnut St., A8, Rye. Amount: $375,000.

Filed Aug. 10.

Mop II LLC, Bedford Corners. Seller: Silvia Goltiao, Fairfield, California. Property: 128 Poningo St., Rye. Amount: $235,000. Filed Aug. 10.

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: Russell A. Fayer, White Plains. Property: 9 Hoffman Road, New Castle. Amount: $860,900. Filed Aug. 12.

WLF Properties, Forrest Hills.

Seller: Sara Maley Boyce, Croton-on-Hudson.

Property: 406 and 408 Smith St., Peekskill.

Amount: $430,000. Filed Aug. 10.

JUDGMENTS A and J Masonry Supply Corp., Mamaroneck. $23,191 in favor of Sammarco Stone and Supply Inc., New Rochelle. Filed Aug. 14.

Hacienda Restaurant, Mohegan Lake. $2,112 in favor of Peekskill Ice Company Inc., Peekskill. Filed Aug. 13.

Hebrew Hospital Home Inc., Valhalla. $22,402 in favor of Esolutions Inc., Shawnee Ission, Kansas.

Filed Aug. 10.

PulseMD Westchester LLC, Thornwood. $5,440 in favor of WB Mason Company Inc., Brockton, Massachusetts. Filed Aug. 12.

Sharing Community Inc., Yonkers. $27,151 in favor of Johnson Controls Security Solutions LLC, Indianapolis, Indiana. Filed Aug. 13.

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

1700 Group LLC, et al. Filed by Loan Funder LLC Series 7068. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $473,080 affecting property located at 87 Weskora Ave., Pleasantville. Filed March 16.

Adams, Jennifer D., et al. Filed

by Quicken Loans Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $430,402 affecting property located at 27 Beechwood Road, Hartsdale 10530. Filed March 16.

Barajas, Patricia R., et al. Filed

by Sterling National Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $160,000 affecting property located at 304 Mayflower Ave., New Rochelle 10801. Filed March 20.

Benson, Andrew N., et al. Filed

by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $750,000 affecting property located at 136 Titicus Road, North Salem 10560.

Filed March 19.

Blessitt, Adam, as heir at law and next of kin of Hamilton Blessett, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $85,000 affecting property located at 12 Millington St., Mount Vernon 10553. Filed March 19.

Campbell, John, et al. Filed by Midfirst Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $315,157 affecting property located at 5 Granada Crescent, Apt. 6, White Plains 10603. Filed March 18.

Falzarano, Michael, et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $380,000 affecting property located at 11 Oriole Road, Yonkers 10701. Filed March 16.

Gaona, Ramon E., et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $577,000 affecting property located at 157 Cottage Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed March 18.

Johnson, Aaron, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $371,593 affecting property located at 72 Gibson Place, Yonkers 10705. Filed March 20.

Jones, Carolyn E., as executrix and heir to the estate of Marie Roberts, et al. Filed by Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $615,000 affecting property located at 129 Prospect Ave., White Plains 10607. Filed March 17.

Lake, Lisa Leardi, et al. Filed

by Midfirst Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $314,407 affecting property located at 615 Decatur Ave., Peekskill 10566.

Filed March 16.

McCoy, Lorenzo, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $165,300 affecting property located at 4 Rolling Way, Unit M, Peekskill 10566. Filed March 20.

MM Management and R.E. Company Ltd., et al. Filed by Loan Funder LLC Series 3680. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $389,000 affecting property located at 42 Robinson Ave., Bedford Hills. Filed March 17.

Pantel, Marc N., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $735,000 affecting property located at 32 Hoyt Road, Pound Ridge 10576. Filed March 19.

Peters, Frank J., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $650,000 affecting property located at 10 Farese Way, Somers 10501. Filed March 20.

Redwood, Peter R., et al. Filed

by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $452,349 affecting property located at 122 Canterbury Road, White Plains 10607. Filed March 19.

Seitz, Thomas T., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $902,000 affecting property located at 57 Clinton Ave., Rye 10580. Filed March 20.

Tirado, Hiram, et al. Filed by Flagstar Bank FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $434,981 affecting property located at 1734 Strawberry Road, Mohegan Lake 10547. Filed March 16.

Facts & Figures Torres, Michelle, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $255,471 affecting property located at 100 High Point Drive, Unit 714, Hartsdale 10530. Filed March 16.

Troyano Jr., Michael J., et al.

Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $210,660 affecting property located at 2644 Loretta St., Yorktown Heights 10598.

Filed March 16.

Valenti, Marita, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $140,000 affecting property located at 219 Freemont St., Peekskill 10566. Filed March 16.

Weininger, William, et al. Filed

by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $875,000 affecting property located at 76 Ralph Ave., White Plains 10606.

Filed March 17.

MECHANIC’S LIENS 151 Mamaroneck Ave LLC, as owner. $30,555 as claimed by Papp Architects PC, White Plains. Property: in Mamaroneck. Filed Aug. 11.

2081 BPR LLC, as owner. $3,844 as claimed by Papp Architects PC, White Plains. Property: in Mamaroneck. Filed Aug. 11.

CW Highridge Plaza LLC, as owner. $4,985 as claimed by Done Right Hood and Fire Safety, Brooklyn. Property: in Yonkers. Filed Aug. 12.

Ossining Land LLC, as owner. $125,618 as claimed by Empire ECS LLC, Thornwood. Property: in Ossining. Filed Aug. 11.

Ossining Land LLC, as owner. $135,000 as claimed by Empire ECS LLC, Thornwood. Property: in Ossining. Filed Aug. 11.

Tedesco, Richard, et al, as owner. $18,670 as claimed by Home Energy Repair LLC. Property: in Mount Pleasant. Filed Aug. 14.

WP Realty Acquisition III LLC, as owner. $8,905 as claimed by DSA Services Inc. Property: in New Rochelle. Filed Aug. 13.

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

Partnerships Coyt and Sons Landscaping, P.O. Box 1742, Port Chester 10573, c/o Martin V. Coyt and Jesus Coyt Vargas. Filed March 4.

Glam Girls, 65 Raybrook Road, Yonkers 10704, c/o Laurie Petrillo and Raquel Petrucelli. Filed March 4.

Pepa Buse Personal Organizer, 451 Underhill Road, Scarsdale 10583, c/o Josefina Buse. Filed March 3.

Probroiae, P.O. Box 8271, White Plains 10601, c/o Alyssa Brown.

Filed March 3.

Pyoise Nutrition and Health Services, 329 N. Seventh Ave., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Vashtie Clarke Singh. Filed March 3.

RAR Contractor, 799 Hanover St., Yorktown Heights 10598, c/o Rony Stuardo Acosta Ruballos. Filed March 3.

Sole Proprietorships

Red Maple Remodeling, 4 Mulberry St., Apt. 1N, Yonkers 10701, c/o Nancy Martinez. Filed March 3.

Balby Nails, 445 Hamilton Ave., Suite 100, Studio 18, White Plains 10601, c/o Yolanda Palestina Carmona. Filed March 4.

Teresa’s Cleaning Services, 93 Dale Ave., Ossining 10562, c/o Maria T. Pugo. Filed March 3.

Buns ‘n Guns Fitness, 22 Scenic Drive, Apt. X, Croton-on-Hudson 10520, c/o Debora Sampaio Borges.

Filed March 4.

Callure Beauty and Styles, 235 S. Second Ave., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Coleen Burke-Marshall. Filed March 3.

Enlightened Ministries International, P.O. Box 305, Ossining 10562, c/o Kendal Herleen Murray McFarlane. Filed March 3.

Ghost Vinylz, 172 Oak St., Yonkers 10705, c/o Mykola Popadynets.

Filed March 4.

Harvest Time Coaching, 123 Mamaroneck Ave., Apt. 408, Mamaroneck 10543, c/o Karina E. Alba.

Filed March 3.

Katherine Gold Design, 506 Esplanade, Pelham 10803, c/o Katherine Gold. Filed March 4.

PATENTS Cognitive headset awareness with external voice interruption detection. Patent no.

10,749,916 issued to Kelley Anders, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Conductive polymers within drilled holes of printed circuit boards. Patent no. 10,750,622 issued to Joseph Kuczynski, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Disabling a mobile device that has stolen hardware components. Patent no. 10,750,370 issued to Yethish Venkataramanachari, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Distributed load processing using drift-based dynamic clusters of internet of things devices. Patent no. 10,749,940 issued to Aaron Baughman, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Licensed Property Management, 2005 Palmer Ave., Suite 109, Larchmont 10538, c/o Bobby Wheeler. Filed March 4.

Enhancing customer service processing using data analytics and cognitive computing.

Patent no. 10,750,022 issued to Vijai Kalathur, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Little Bears Group Family Daycare, 582 Palisade Ave., Yonkers 10703, c/o Heidi Sanchez. Filed March 3.

Email cost analytics. Patent no.

10,749,825 issued to Nnaemeka Emejulu, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Luciano Landscape, 27 Courtier Ave., 2L, Yonkers 10705, c/o Federico Luciano. Filed March 4.

Fast-quantum gates with first-order transitions via frequency-modulated tunable coupling element. Patent no.

10,748,078 issued to Stefan Filipp, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Parenthesis Productions, 11 Holland Place, Hartsdale 10530, c/o Julia W. McGill. Filed March 3.

High-density, fail-in-place switches for computer and data networks. Patent no. 10,749,817 issued to Paul Coteus, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Interactive closure device and beverage container. Patent no.

10,735,934 issued to Ryan Campbell, et al. Assigned to PepsiCo, Purchase.

Just-in-time learning driven by point of sale or other data and metrics. Patent no. 10,748,102 issued to Daniel Gruen. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

HUDSON VALLEY BUILDING LOANS Above $1 million 289 Main LLC, as owner. Lender: M&T Bank. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $1.8 million. Filed Aug. 12.

Bauvey, Carine, et al, Brooklyn, as owner. Lender: Ulster Savings Bank, Kington. Property: 372 Burnt Meadow Road, Gardiner 12525.

Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Aug. 11.

EFG Saber Heritage SC LLC, as owner. Lender: M&T Bank. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $31.7 million. Filed Aug. 13.

Below $1 million Garvilla Construction Inc., Pine Bush, as owner. Lender: Libertyville Capital Group II LLC, Montgomery. Property: Mulford Drive, Lot 25, Wallkill. Amount: $275,000.

Filed Aug. 10.

Garvilla Construction Inc., Pine Bush, as owner. Lender: Libertyville Capital Group II LLC, Montgomery. Property: Mulford Drive, Lot 24, Wallkill. Amount: $275,000.

Filed Aug. 10.

DEEDS Above $1 million 61 Camp Comfort Road LLC, New York City. Seller: John L. Cassis, New York City. Property: 61 Camp Comfort Road, Tuxedo Park.

Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Aug. 17.

Silo Ridge Lakeside Properties LLC, Garden City. Seller: Silo Ridge Ventures Single Family Property LLC, Scottsdale, Arizona. Property: in Amenia. Amount: $1.7 million.

Filed Aug. 14.

Below $1 million 107 Teller Avenue LLC, Beacon.

Seller: Alexander W. Bloomstein, Hillsdale. Property: in Beacon.

Amount: $700,000. Filed Aug. 7.

1875 Route 6 LLC, Carmel. Seller: Sterling National Bank, Yonkers.

Property: 1875 Route 6, Carmel 10512. Amount: $975,000. Filed Aug. 11.

235-237 Main Street LLC, White Plains. Seller: John Bowman Properties LLC, Campbell Hall. Property: 235-237 Main St., Cornwall.

Amount: $490,000. Filed Aug. 10.

344 South Road Realty LLC, Millbrook. Seller: Holly Vose Ryley, LaGrangeville. Property: in Union Vale. Amount: $176,500. Filed Aug. 14.

5 Connelly Drive LLC, Staatsburg. Seller: John A. Caruso, Staatsburg. Property: in Hyde Park.

Amount: $390,000. Filed Aug. 14.

87 Green Street Partners LLC, Monsey. Seller: Barbara A. Duncan, et al, Madisonville, Tennessee.

Property: 87-89 Green St., Kingston 12401. Amount: $695,000. Filed Aug. 17.

Aceitunita LLC, Eldred. Seller: Dianne Rinaldi, Boiceville. Property: 198-202 Upper Boiceville Road, Olive. Amount: $425,000. Filed Aug. 13.

APB Custom Inc., Warwick.

Seller: Invoss LLC, Middletown.

Property: in Montgomery. Amount: $95,000. Filed Aug. 17.

B and M Real Estate Investing LLC, New Windsor. Seller: Eureka3 Home Buyers LLC, Garrison. Property: 4 Lee Road, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Amount: $105,000. Filed Aug. 12.

BH Home Buyers LLC, Lagrangeville. Seller: Deborah A. Brunelli, Yorktown Heights. Property: in Beacon. Amount: $90,000. Filed Aug. 10.

Castaldo Brothers Inc., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Fannie Mae. Property: 10 Long Meadow Drive, Staatsburg 12580. Amount: $180,000.

Filed Aug. 12.

Catskill Country Homes LLC, Kingston. Seller: Robert Scialpi, Ellenville. Property: 118 E. Stout Ave., Esopus. Amount: $125,000. Filed Aug. 13.

Dover Livestock LLC, Amenia.

Seller: Berkshire Valley Corp., Wingdale. Property: in Pawling.

Amount: $5,000. Filed Aug. 12.

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Elite Plumbing and Heating Contractors Inc., Walden. Seller: Harmony Baptist Church Inc., Middletown. Property: in Montgomery.

Amount: $187,500. Filed Aug. 10.

Erisela Management LLC, Middletown. Seller: Charles Tran Properties LLC, Washingtonville. Property: 27 Knapp Ave., Middletown.

Amount: $108,000. Filed Aug. 10.

ERS Real Estate Holding LLC, New City. Seller: The American National Red Cross, Beaverton, Oregon. Property: 21 O’Neil St., Kingston. Amount: $160,000. Filed Aug. 11.

Falcon’s Rest LLC, Newburgh.

Seller: Aida Segarra Cinosi, Sleepy Hollow. Property: 120 and 126 N. Montgomery St., Montgomery.

Amount: $399,000. Filed Aug. 12.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Mabel Greslik, et al, Newburgh. Property: 57 Lake Drive, Greenwood Lake. Amount: $465,287. Filed Aug. 11.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Dana Helton, Newburgh. Property: 30 Hillside Road, Warwick. Amount: $129,153.

Filed Aug. 11.

Greystone Programs Inc., Hopewell Junction. Seller: Jody L. Cefola, Poughquag. Property: 10 Grants Path, Beekman. Amount: $465,000. Filed Aug. 14.

GTSS Properties LLC, Kingston.

Seller: Darin Ricco, Woodstock.

Property: 45 Browning Terrace, Kingston. Amount: $133,000. Filed Aug. 13.

Historic Renovations LLC, New Paltz. Seller: Richard Steffens, New Paltz. Property: 15 Water St., New Paltz. Amount: $191,500. Filed Aug. 11.

Hoang and Nguyen Bros LLC, Newburgh. Seller: MTGLQ Investors LP. Property: 104 Laurel Drive, New Windsor. Amount: $166,000.

Filed Aug. 13.

Iron Anvil LLC, Newburgh. Seller: Old School Properties Inc., Wallkill.

Property: 7 Paffendorf Drive, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $600,000.

Filed Aug. 13.

Jay and Kay Corp., Monroe. Seller: Tahleea Rodriguez, Newburgh.

Property: 128 Carson Ave., Newburgh. Amount: $80,000. Filed Aug. 12.

JJ Bman Group LLC, Pine Bush.

Seller: Hudson Heritage Credit Union. Property: 5 Amy Lane, Wallkill. Amount: $135,000. Filed Aug. 17.

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Facts & Figures John Falvella Inc., Montgomery.

Seller: East Rock Corp of 5090 Route 9W, Newburgh. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $40,000.

Filed Aug. 13.

Putnam County, Carmel. Seller: Husein Sonara, Putnam Valley.

Property: 53 Peekskill Hollow Road, Putnam Valley 10579. Amount: $3,300. Filed Aug. 13.

Junction Plaza LLC, Middletown.

Seller: Alex J. Reitano, Middletown.

Property: 89 Patio Road, Wallkill.

Amount: $135,000. Filed Aug. 12.

Putnam County, Carmel. Seller: P.V. Properties LLC, Putnam Valley.

Property: 47 Peekskill Hollow Road, Putnam Valley 10579. Amount: $3,100. Filed Aug. 12.

LAN Properties LLC, Montgomery. Seller: Daniel P. Carr, Montgomery. Property: 236 Frieda St., Montgomery. Amount: $78,000.

Filed Aug. 10.

Liberty Freedom Fund I LP, Dover. Seller: Jeffrey Craig, et al, Millbrook. Property: 594 and 604 Salt Point Turnpike, Poughkeepsie.

Amount: $340,000. Filed Aug. 10.

Little Black Cat LLC, Manhasset.

Seller: Paul Bryan Christy III, et al, Olivebridge. Property: 250 Acorn Hill Road, Olive. Amount: $625,000.

Filed Aug. 11.

Made Assets LLC, New Windsor.

Seller: U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Property: 51 Talmadge St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: $70,000. Filed Aug. 7.

Minisink Valley Home Builders LLC, Unionville. Seller: Orco Enterprises Inc., et al, Florida. Property: in Florida. Amount: $30,000. Filed Aug. 13.

Mr. Kin Woodstock LLC, South Orange, New Jersey. Seller: James Grady, et al, Woodstock. Property: 19 Holly Hills Drive, Hurley. Mount: $650,000. Filed Aug. 10.

N2 Private Equity LLC, New Windsor. Seller: Philip R. Alban, et al, Maplewood, New Jersey. Property: 11 Gloria Trail, Blooming Grove.

Amount: $37,000. Filed Aug. 11.

New Millennium Development LLC, Mahopac. Seller: Catherine Spaulding, Millerton. Property: in Millerton. Amount: $15,000. Filed Aug. 14.

NJCC-NYS CRF REO Subsidiary LLC, South Houston, Texas. Seller: William D. Bavoso, Port Jervis.

Property: 272 Gidney Ave., Newburgh. Amount: $504,916. Filed Aug. 17.

On Site Concrete Supply LLC, Monroe. Seller: M and M Property Holdings LLC, Middletown. Property: 202-204 Wickham Ave., Middletown. Amount: $375,000. Filed Aug. 12.

Parmenter Equities LLC, Monroe. Seller: Palm Estates Inc., Monroe. Property: 64 Hasbrouck St., Newburgh. Amount: $100,000.

Filed Aug. 12.

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Rome American Holding LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Eugene Schiavone, Pawling. Property: 293 Route 311, Patterson 12563. Amount: $775,000. Filed Aug. 17.

Serenity Homes LLC, Yonkers.

Seller: Joanne M. Majewski, et al, Newburgh. Property: 12 Plank Road and North Plank Road, Newburgh.

Amount: $160,000. Filed Aug. 12.

Stone Creek Manor LLC, New York City. Seller: Verna Gillis, Kerhonkson. Property: in Rochester.

Amount: $200,000. Filed Aug. 13.

The Heinchon Dairy Inc., Pawling. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 106 E. Main St., Pawling 12564.

Amount: $230,000. Filed Aug. 13.

Town of Lloyd, Highland. Seller: Brian Hons, et al, Highland. Property: 7 Tillson Ave., Lloyd. Amount: $4,200. Filed Aug. 14.

Town of Lloyd, Highland. Seller: James Stewart, et al, Highland.

Property: 9 Tillson Ave., Lloyd.

Amount: $3,000. Filed Aug. 14.

Town of Lloyd, Highland. Seller: Julius E. McLain, et al, Highland.

Property: 20 Tillson Ave., Lloyd.

Amount: $800. Filed Aug. 14.

Town of Lloyd, Highland. Seller: Venkatraman Mahadevan, et al, Fishkill. Property: 11 Tillson Ave., Lloyd. Amount: $900. Filed Aug. 14.

Trustco Realty Corp., Glenville.

Seller: April D. Bowie, Scarsdale.

Property: in Woodbury. Amount: $175,000. Filed Aug. 17.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Janine L. Richardson, Florida. Property: 215 Colden Hill Road, Newburgh 12550.

Amount: $163,259. Filed Aug. 14.

Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc., Morris Plains, New Jersey.

Seller: Dennis George Skiffington Jr., Beacon. Property: in Beacon.

Amount: $325,000. Filed Aug. 7.

Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc., Morris Plains, New Jersey.

Seller: Mark R. Christman, et al, Highland Mills. Property: 14 Alloway Crest, Woodbury. Amount: $625,000. Filed Aug. 13.

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Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc., Morris Plains, New Jersey. Seller: Philip J. Gauthier, Poughkeepsie.

Property: 34 Crescent Road, Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: $245,000.

Filed Aug. 7.

Hoque, Sherajul, et al. Filed

by Citibank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $200,000 affecting property located at 56 California Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed Aug. 13.

WillGen 583 LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Holada Properties LLC, Pine Plains. Property: in Pine Plains.

Amount: $400,000. Filed Aug. 12.

Leavy, Pamela A., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 15 Strack Road, Goshen 10924. Filed Aug. 14.

Yeshiva Bnos Ahavas Israel, Brooklyn. Seller: 17 Sleepy Hollow LLC, Monroe. Property: 17 Sleepy Hollow Road, Blooming Grove South. Amount: $600,00. Filed Aug. 13.

JUDGMENTS 2-B Recycling Inc., Newburgh. $29,500 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Aug. 13.

CMT Logistics Inc., Middletown. $4,000 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Aug. 13.

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

Bevier, Nakia K., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 24 Faye Ave., New Windsor 12553. Filed Aug. 14.

Geick, Irene T., et al. Filed by Sun West Mortgage Company Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $107,250 affecting property located at 21 Buffalo Road, Saugerties 12477. Filed Aug. 12.

Glaspie, Everette, et al. Filed by Franklin E. Eisenberg and Barbara A. Eisenberg. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $145,000 affecting property located at 3-5 Wickham Ave., Middletown. Filed Aug. 12.

Gulnick Jr., Burton, as fiduciary of the estate of Ronald Cole, et al. Filed by Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $112,500 affecting property located at 72 Summer St., Kingston 12401. Filed Aug. 11.

Lurch, Jacqueline, et al. Filed

by U,S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $90,700 affecting property located at 41 Tanager Road, Monroe 10950.

Filed Aug. 13.

Murphy, Dennis P., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $275,457 affecting property located at 75 Walnut St., Walden 12586. Filed Aug. 14.

Oliveri, Joseph D., et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $285,000 affecting property located at 917 Drewville Road, Brewster 10509. Filed Aug. 12.

Quattrocchi Jr., Vincent M., et al. Filed by E*Trade Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $50,000 affecting property located at 18 Jamieson Drive, Walden 12586. Filed Aug. 12.

Schreibman, Joel N., et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $196,000 affecting property located at 2 Mine Lane, Ellenville 12428.

Filed Aug. 12.

Vogt III, Carlton W., et al. Filed

by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $120,000 affecting property located at 19 Vogt Lane, Middletown 10940. Filed Aug. 12.

MECHANIC’S LIENS Chelsea GCA Realty Partnership LP, as owner. $128,419 as claimed by Champion Retail Services Inc., Humble, Texas. Property: 121 Niagara Lane, Woodbury. Filed Aug. 17.

Hudson Harbour New York LLC, as owner. $10,000 as claimed

by Veith Enterprises Inc., Poughkeepsie. Property: 2565 South Road, Poughkeepsie. Filed Aug. 14.

JW Mays Inc., as owner. $816 as claimed by Marjam Supply Company Inc., Farmingdale. Property: 461 Route 9, Fishkill 12524. Filed Aug. 17.

Marcus, Simon, et al, as owner. $32,963 as claimed by Seamus McCance, Hurley. Property: 59 McDaniel Road, Woodstock 12498. Filed Aug. 12.

Stellar Kids LLC, as owner. $5,500 as claimed by Biscuit and Bones, Greenwich, Connecticut.

Property: 375-389 Main St., Beacon 12508. Filed Aug. 17.

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

Doing Business As Chestnut Marts Inc., d.b.a.

Chestnut Market, 3480 North Road, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Aug. 3.

Onfaco Inc., d.b.a. Gateways Ambulette, 65 Main St., Suite 203, Warwick 10990. Filed Aug. 3.

Onfaco Inc., d.b.a. Gateways, 65 Main St., Suite 203, Warwick 10990.

Filed Aug. 3.

Shawnkat Construction Inc., d.b.a. K and F Contracting, 172 E. Main St., Port Jervis 12772. Filed Aug. 3.

XO Enterprises Holding Inc., d.b.a. Dairy-O, 223 Hortons Road, Westtown 10990. Filed Aug. 3.

Partnerships Able, P.O. Box 51, Hurley 12443, c/o Joshua J. Vazquez and Kadry Abouelmakarem. Filed Aug. 10.

T and C Backyard, 860 Route 9W, Fort Montgomery 10922, c/o Abel Perez Carreras and Carmen I. Rolon. Filed Aug. 3.

Sole Proprietorships Adventure Elopements of the Hudson Valley, 8 Terrance St., Kingston 12401, c/o Maria Krein.

Filed Aug. 12.

Angel’s Carpet Cleaning, 311 Route 22, Main apartment, Brewster 10509, c/o Johnny Gomez.

Filed Aug. 17.

Apsara Private Nail Spa Salon, 3154 Route 9, Cold Spring 10516, c/o Mauny Bun. Filed Aug. 14.

Brewster Rockets Softball, 59 Forest Lane, Brewster 10509, c/o Nicole Allison Rosner. Filed Aug. 12.

Catch Us If You Can, 137 Jansen Ave., Kingston 12401, c/o Sharline D. Bevier. Filed Aug. 10.

Chris O’Neal Design, 38 W. Chester St., Kingston 12401, c/o Christopher S. O’Neal. Filed Aug. 14.

Delicious Mexican Food and American Food, 36 Colonial Drive, Apt. B, New Paltz 12561, c/o Elmer A. Guerra Villanueva. Filed Aug. 11.

Foundation Creations, 27 Prince St., Kingston 12401, c/o Kookil H. Tsumagari. Filed Aug. 11.

Green Line Construction, 17 Cole Bank Road, Saugerties 12477, c/o Jarrett Garrison. Filed Aug. 14.

Honey B Safe, 563 Blue Mountain Road, Saugerties 12477, c/o Lisa E. Ellerby. Filed Aug. 13. iPressure, 93 Sterling Place, Highland 12528, c/o Steven L. Murray.

Filed Aug. 10.

John Mernin, 107 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock 12498, c/o John N. Mernin. Filed Aug. 11.

Legendary Fitness, 18 Livingston St., Kingston 12401, c/o Brittany J. Toman. Filed Aug. 11.

Light House Green House, 34 Bridge St., Wallkill 12589, c/o Lara Vesely. Filed Aug. 10.

Liza Longtoe, 15 Sterley Ave., Saugerties 12477, c/o Melissa L. Grohosky. Filed Aug. 14.

Nito C, 16 Mary’s Ave., Kingston 12401, c/o Noel A. Concepcion Jr. Filed Aug. 13.

The Comedium Entertainment, 87 Orchard St., Kingston 12401, c/o Michael L. Belgrave. Filed Aug. 10.

The Martial Way, 90 Main St., Crawford 12566, c/o Nicholas G. Licata. Filed Aug. 3.

LEGAL NOTICES Notice of Formation of DERRICKíS LANDSCAPE LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 7/06/2020. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to: The LLC, 186 Rockland Ave, Mamaroneck, NY 10543.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62604 Notice of Formation of K & X RENTAL PROPERTIES LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY(SSNY) on 06/16/20. Office Location: Westchester Cty., Princ.

Office of LLC: 62 William St. Yonkers, NY 10701. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr of its princ. office. Purpose: any lawful activity #62605 Notice of Formation of MejiasRent Apartments LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/10/2020. Offc.

Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to LLC, 2 Old Albany Post Road Ossining, NY 10562. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62606 Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC) All the Best Moments, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on June 29, 2020. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 2004 Beekman Court, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598. Purpose: to engage in any and all business for which LLCs may be formed under the New York LLC law. #62607 Notice of Formation of Tortorici Holdings, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/20/19. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, United States Corporation Agents, Inc. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62608

Notice of Formation of BADALY & BADALY ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING PLLC. Principal office Westchester County. Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) designated as agent for service of process.

SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the PLLC to 2 Wilson Place, 1st Floor, Mount Vernon, NY 10550. Articles of Organization of the PLLC filed with the SSNY on February 14, 2020. Purpose: Architecture & Engineering. #62609 Notice of Formation of Core Cleaning Solutions, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/08/2020. 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, 7 Odell Plz Ste 130 #562 Yonkers, NY 10701. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62610 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF SHOPRO CONSULTING LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/10/20. Offc. loc: WESTCHESTER Cty. SSNY desig. agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC to 239 Sheridan Ave, Mt. Vernon, NY 10552.

Purpose: any lawful activity. #62611 Notice of Formation of Scrubd, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/01/2020 .

Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 7 Sherwood Ave Ossining NY 10562. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62612 Notice of Formation of Arielís Lip & Body Care, LLC. Art of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State on 7/6/20. Office location: Westchester County.

Secy of State designated as agent upon which process may be served. Secy. of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/her to LLC, c/o: United States Corporation Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Ave, Ste. 202, Brooklyn, NY. 11228. Purpose: any lawful activity. #62613

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Lion Factory Building LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on July 13, 2020. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Lion Factory Building LLC, 1055 Saw Mill River Road, Suite 204, Ardsley, New York 10502. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62614 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Lion Factory Building Manager LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on July 13, 2020. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Lion Factory Building Manager LLC, 1055 Saw Mill River Road, Suite 204, Ardsley, New York 10502.

Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62615 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Lion Factory Building Associates LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on July 13, 2020. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Lion Factory Building Associates LLC, 1055 Saw Mill River Road, Suite 204, Ardsley, New York 10502.

Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62616 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Lion Factory Commerce LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on July 14, 2020. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Lion Factory Commerce LLC, 1055 Saw Mill River Road, Suite 204, Ardsley, New York 10502. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62617

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Lion Factory Commerce Manager LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on July 14, 2020. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Lion Factory Commerce Manager LLC, 1055 Saw Mill River Road, Suite 204, Ardsley, New York 10502.

Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62618 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: MIKADO HOLDINGS LLC. Arts. Of Org. were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 2/26/2020.

Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 12 Aberdeen Road, Cortlandt Manor, New York 10567. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date. #62619 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: ANDOLINI MEDIA, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/27/2019. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 159 Ralph Avenue, White Plains, New York 10606, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #62620 Notice of Formation of WAY2WIN MANAGEMENT LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/13/20. 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 WAY2WIN MANAGEMENT LLC, 1011 King St, Chappaqua, New York 10514 Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62622

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: La Mora LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on July 22, 2020. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to La Mora LLC, 1511 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, New York 10710. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62623

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: BRIGHTWORLD ADVISORS, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/22/2020. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: BrightWorld Advisors LLC, 9 Hanford Place, Tarrytown, NY 10591, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #62629

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: La Mora Managers LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on July 22, 2020. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to La Mora Managers LLC, 1511 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, New York 10710. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62624

NOTICE OF FORMATION of Arts By Joni Joan LLC. Arts of Org. filed with the SSNY on 7/17/2020. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon which process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 57B Route 6, Ste 110, Baldwin Pl., NY 10505. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62630

KJJ Strategies LLC Art. of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State on July 29, 2020. Office located in WESTCHESTER COUNTY. Secy. Of State designated as agent upon which process may be served. Secy.

Of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/her to: 300 Mamaroneck Ave. Suite 505 White Plains, NY 10605 (the LLCís primary business location). LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #62625 Notice of Formation of SNS Transporting LLC, Arts. Of Org. filed with the NY Sec. of State 07/21/2020. Office Loc. West. County. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/ her to 10 California Road, Mt. Vernon, NY 10552. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62627 Notice of formation. Thereís No Place Like Home Plate, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY 6/2/20. Office loc:Westchester County.

SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon which process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 127 Dale Ave, Cortlandt Manor, NY, 10567.

Purpose: any lawful business activity. #62628

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Notice of Formation of Ore Amare LLC Arts of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/30/2020.

Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to 78 Vaughn Ave, New Rochelle NY 10801. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62631 Notice of Formation of Plimsoll Capital LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 7/15/2020. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to: THE LLC, 8 Brookside Place, Pleasantville, NY 10570.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62632

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: MacKenzie Overlook Manager LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on August 12, 2020. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to MacKenzie Overlook Manager LLC, 1055 Saw Mill River Road, Suite 204, Ardsley, New York 10502.

Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62634 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: MacKenzie Overlook Associates LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on August 12, 2020. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to MacKenzie Overlook Associates LLC, 1055 Saw Mill River Road, Suite 204, Ardsley, New York 10502.

Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62635 Notice of Formation of SwaineTrain LLC filed with SSNY on April 10, 2020.

Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 7014 13th Avenue Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228 Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62636

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: MacKenzie Overlook LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on August 12, 2020. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to MacKenzie Overlook LLC, 1055 Saw Mill River Road, Suite 204, Ardsley, New York 10502.

Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62633

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BUILDING PERMITS Commercial Berger, Joel, Bayside, New York, contractor for Joel Berger. Prepare for a private party at 148 Sound Beach Ave., Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed July 2020.

Double D Designs & Construction LLC, Stamford, contractor for SLM Longhill Company LLC. Remove existing structure and replace service station at 406 W. Main St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed July 10.

Femenia, Joseph, Greenwich, contractor for Joseph Femenia.

Construct pergola at 150 Clapboard Ridge Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $22,335. Filed July 2020.

Ferguson Library, Stamford, contractor for Ferguson Library. Install tent for Covid-19 purposes at 96 Broad St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $900. Filed July 9.

JMLS Consulting Services, Monroe, contractor for Easy Street Properties LLC. Remove existing wall to create a large office at 2 Arch St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $9,766. Filed July 2020.

Magna Construction Limited LLC, Stamford, contractor for SPUS8 750 Washington Boulevard LP. Perform replacement alterations at 750 Washington Blvd., Stamford. Estimated cost: $600,930. Filed July 9.

Paradiso, Roger and Caroline Paradiso, Greenwich, contractor for Roger Paradiso. Repair spa/hot tub at 39 Clapboard Ridge Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $1,200.

Filed July 2020.

Signature Pools Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Eric Stein. Construct in-ground swimming pool at 26 Cedarwood Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $80,000. Filed July 2020.

Southport Contracting Inc., Stamford, contractor for town of Stamford. Install interceptors at Stamford High School, 55 Strawberry Hill Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $109,800. Filed July 9.

Southport Contracting Inc., Stamford, contractor for the city of Stamford. Install interceptors at West Hill High School at 125 Roxbury Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $93,000. Filed July 9.

Stamford Tent, Stamford, contractor for Italian Center of Stamford Inc. Build a temporary trailer for commercial use at 1620 Newfield Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $24,000. Filed July 9.

TM Realty Associates LLC, Stamford, contractor for TM Realty Associates LLC. Remove and construct surface for new tile at 207 Main St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed July 9.

Celotto Properties Inc., Westport, contractor for Andrew and Grace Schoelkopf. Remove screen porch and renovate kitchen and master bath at 41 Doubling Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $1,050,000. Filed July 2020.

Corkery, Christopher, et al, Stamford, contractor for Christopher Corkery. Remove existing roof and renovate kitchen and stairs at elevated terrace at 96 Nathan Hale Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $67,890. Filed July 10.

Edgewater Development LLC, Old Greenwich, contractor for Ryan and Alison Willingham. Rebuild front portico at 35 Copper Beech St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed July 2020.

Wescorp, Greenwich, contractor for 240 GA LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 240 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed July 2020.

Enlight Energy LLC, Stamford, contractor for Jorge M. Lopez. Install roof-mounted solar panels at 44 Hillandale Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $28,765. Filed July 13.

Wescorp, Greenwich, contractor for 240 GA LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 240 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed July 2020.

Heck, Jaquett W., Hobe Sound, Florida, contractor for Jaquett W. Heck. Modify bathroom and replace shower and toilet at 35 Lauder Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed July 2020.

Residential Bellido Vila, Roger A., Stamford, contractor for Hylda Ramos. Remove existing roof and re-roof 30 Ashton Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed July 9.

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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Building by Design LLC, Stamford, contractor for Michael Yoranidis and Amy Malta. Remove existing roof and re-roof 44 Northwoods Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $17,800. Filed July 9.

Enlight Energy LLC, Stamford, contractor for Shirley K. Lopez. Install roof-mounted solar panels at 510 W. Main St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $23,550. Filed July 13.

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Bentley, Ramon, et al, Stamford, contractor for Ramon Bentley.

Place above-ground pool at 34 Birchwood Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed July 9.

Town of Greenwich, contractor for the town of Greenwich. Renovate second floor of the Police Pistol Range at 451 Steamboat Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $790,000. Filed July 2020.

Zeiss, Andrew, Stamford, contractor for GFC Realty Corp. Perform replacement alterations at 600 Steamboat Road, Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $204,400. Filed July 2020.

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

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The Home Depot USA Inc., Stamford, contractor for Sabbir Mohammad. Remove existing windows and replace and replace patio door at 141 Four Brooks Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $6,460.

Filed July 10.

The Home Depot USA Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, contractor for Jason Kim. Remove existing windows and replace at 5 Glen St., Unit 104, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $3,432.

Filed July 2020.

The Home Depot USA Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, contractor for Geri Rubenstein. Remove existing windows and replace and replace patio door at 506 W. Lyon Farm Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $18,802. Filed July 2020.

Noble Construction Management, South Salem, New York, contractor for Elizabeth Merck.

Remove pool and adjacent patio at 70 Midwood Road, Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed July 2020.

Homesquare LLC, Greenwich, contractor for Thomas F. Hartch.

Renovate bathroom and replace window at 6 Bonan Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $18,500. Filed July 2020.

Northeast Tent Productions, Stamford, contractor for Jeffrey R. Jay. Prepare for a private party at 50 Fox Run Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $5,925. Filed July 2020.

Josef Thur Construction Inc., Valhalla, New York, contractor for Heidi J. Nolte. Replace windows and sliding glass door at 73 Weaver St., Unit 6, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed July 2020.

Kaba, Marjeta, et al, Stamford, contractor for Marjeta Kaba. Replace asphalt shingles on roof at 3070 High Ridge Road, Stamford.

Estimated cost: $4,200. Filed July 9.

Knight & Grabowski Construction LLC, Stamford, contractor for Sean Grabowski. Construct 40-square-foot addition at 54 Albin Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed July 10.

Lazarus, Benjamin, Stamford, contractor for Benjamin Lazarus.

Build deck at 51 Prudence Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $4,000.

Filed July 10.

Livingston Builders LLC, Greenwich, contractor for Angela Chambers. Replace kitchen cabinets and appliances and remove wall to extend bedroom closet at 81 Putnam Park, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed July 2020.

Luis Lopez Construction LLC, Stamford, contractor for 28 Euclid Avenue LLC. Raise the roof to increase living space at 28 Euclid Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $35,360. Filed July 13.

McManus, Stephen, et al, Stamford, contractor for Stephen McManus. Perform replacement alterations at 41 Minivale Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $1. Filed July 9.

Naulaguari, Carlos S., Stamford, contractor for Carlos S. Naulaguari.

Legalize deck built at 19 Burwood Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $1,500. Filed July 9.

Our Home Improvement Inc., Stamford, contractor for Stuart Smith. Remove existing roof and re-roof 88 Knapp St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $9,000. Filed July 13.

PDR Remodeling LLC, Stamford, contractor for John V. Armstrong.

Remove existing deck and replace at 15 Lanark Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed July 10.

Pecora Brothers Inc., Greenwich, contractor for Melissa and Stephen Meahl. Finish basement at 18 Tait Road, Old Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed July 2020.

Perry Verrone LLC, Stamford, contractor for David Gialanella. Remove existing roof and re-roof 34 Daffodil Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed July 9.

Pro Custom Solar LLC, Stamford, contractor for Sterling National Bank. Install roof-top solar panels at 68 Windward Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $64,827.

Filed July 9.

Richard Rakowski Construction, Weston, contractor for Mark and Lacey Campinell. Perform replacement alterations at 34 Druid Lane, Riverside. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed July 2020.

Rock-All Construction Corp., Stamford, contractor for Michael Gattuso. Install framing for doors, insulation and sheetrock at 42 Wood Ridge Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $5,800. Filed July 9.

SBP Homes LLC, Stamford, contractor for Red Dog Returning LLC. Renovate first and second floors and attic space at 35 Leeward Lane, Riverside. Estimated cost: $350,000. Filed July 2020.

Selkowitz, Jed A., et al, Stamford, contractor for Jed A. Selkowitz.

Construct terrace with pergola and outdoor kitchen at 279 Ocean Drive East, Stamford. Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed July 9.

Stamford Tent, Stamford, contractor for Samuel and Karen Oh. Prepare for a private party at 83 Duncan Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed July 2020.

Stamford Tent, Stamford, contractor for YMCA. Prepare for a private party at 50 E. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $1,000.

Filed July 2020.

Stetsenko, Dennis, Riverside, contractor for Dennis Stetsenko.

Finish basement at 62 Lockwood Lane, Riverside. Estimated cost: $26,000. Filed July 2020.

Tababog Construction LLC, Stamford, contractor for Ann and M. Menon. Replace deck at 8 Rock Rimmon Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,800. Filed July 13.

The Greenwich Tent Co, Bridgeport, contractor for James and Lori Klein. Prepare for a private party at 43 Deepwoods Lane, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $6,070. Filed July 2020.

Van Wyck and Van Wyck, New York, New York, contractor for Gillian V. Steel. Prepare for a private party at 71 Mayfair Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $10,000.

Filed July 2020.

Zdzislaw, Gorski, Stamford, contractor for Steven Spiegler. Demolish single-family home at 38 Cook Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed July 9.

COURT CASES Bridgeport Superior Court Alvarado, Adrian, et al, Milford.

Filed by Adam Deaguiar, Norwalk.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Skiber Michael E. Law Office, Norwalk. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate.

Case no. FBT-CV-20-6097995-S. Filed June 25.

Facts & Figures City of Bridgeport, et al, Bridgeport. Filed by Shanta Washington, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Romania & Kenworthy LLC, Hamden.

Action: The plaintiff was lawfully on the premises maintained and controlled by the defendant when she was allegedly caused to fall due to a defective and dangerous condition of an exposed and uncovered pipe, causing her to suffer injuries.

The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-206097965-S. Filed June 24.

Hagya Realty Holding LLC, et al, Milford. Filed by Richard Urban, Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Russo & Rizio LLC, Fairfield. Action: The plaintiff was lawfully on the premises leased, maintained and controlled by the defendant when while walking across the property, he suddenly fell through an unmarked catch basin and suffered painful injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate.

Case no. FBT-CV-20-6097870-S. Filed June 23.

Rosa, Alexander, et al, New Britain. Filed by Daisy Cabrera, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Miller Rosnick D’Amico August & Butler PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no.

FBT-CV-20-6097817-S. Filed June 22.

Westfield America Inc., et al, Hartford. Filed by Gentjana Kurti, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law Offices of Edward Czepiga LLC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff was lawfully on the premises maintained and controlled by the defendant when while exiting its store she was allegedly caused to slip and fall due to the accumulation of snow and ice, causing her to suffer injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief as the court deems appropriate. Case no.

FBT-CV-20-6098001-S. Filed June 26.

Danbury Superior Court Bennett Jr., Edward, et al, Hartford. Filed by Eugene S. Mulak, Brookfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Randolph T Lovallo, Ridgefield. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate.

Case no. DBD-CV-20-6036508-S. Filed July 7.

Braun Moving Inc., et al, Newtown. Filed by Alesandro Da Silva, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ventura Law, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff was lawfully on the premises maintained and controlled by the defendant when he was allegedly caused to fall due to the defective conditions of the exterior stairway causing him to suffer injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-206036446-S. Filed June 29.

Danbury Mall LLC, et al, Santa Monica, California. Filed by Mary Jansen, Bluffton, South Carolina.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Joseph J. Romanello Jr. attorney at Law, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff was on the defendant’s premises when she allegedly was caused to fall to the ground after tripping over a protruding tree stump and tree roots, resulting in her sustaining injuries.

The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-206036300-S. Filed June 12.

Dipisa, Corey, et al, New Fairfield.

Filed by Edward Paust, Danbury.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Thomas E Porzio, Waterbury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-20-6036360-S. Filed June 19.

Lanci, Christopher, et al, Ansonia. Filed by Marisa D’Agostino, Hopewell Junction, New York.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Guendelsberger Law Offices LLP, New Milford.

Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-206036408-S. Filed June 24.

Stamford Superior Court American Flagging & Traffic Control Inc., et al, Wilton. Filed

by Donald Paul Rosaforte, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Amanda L Brosy, White Plains, New York. Action: The plaintiff was with a group of cyclists encountering defendants’ vehicle completely blocking the cyclists’ lane. Without warning devices or signs after a blind curve, the plaintiff attempted to stop and veer into the other lane and was caused to fall in front of the vehicle blocking the road. As a result, the plaintiff suffered injuries and seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-20-6047415-S. Filed July 1.

Lalama, Nicole P., Yonkers, New York. Filed by Isi Euceda, Stamford.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Ventura Law, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe and painful personal injuries.

The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-206047483-S. Filed July 8.

Riggs Distler & Company Inc., et al, Stamford. Filed by Frontier Communications Corp., San Diego, California. Plaintiff’s attorney: McGann Bartlett & Brown, East Hartford. Action: The defendant allegedly struck and damaged the plaintiff’s underground cable, while excavating. As a result, the plaintiff sustained disturbance of its services and damages. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-206047175-S. Filed June 18.

Uber Technologies Inc., et al, East Hartford. Filed by Maria Elena Saucedo, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Martinez Alex J. Law Offices LLC, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no.

FST-CV-20-6047582-S. Filed July 14.

DEEDS Commercial 32 Woodland LLC, Rye, New York. Seller: Anthony Argentino and Barbara Utz Argentino, Rye, New York. Property: 32 Woodland Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $10.

Filed July 1.

38 Shady LLC, Rye, New York.

Seller: Anthony Argentino and Barbara Utz Argentino, Rye, New York.

Property: 38 Shady Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed July 1.

70 Oneida A LLC, Greenwich.

Seller: RHCH LP, Greenwich. Property: 70 Oneida Ave., Greenwich.

Amount: $1. Filed July 1.

ABC Real Estate Investors LLC, Fairfield. Seller: The Bank of New York Mellon, New York, New York.

Property: 94 Day St., Norwalk.

Amount: $278,250. Filed June 1.

Applejack Ball LLC, New York, New York. Seller: Stiles Lane Holdings LLC, Miami, Florida. Property: 28 Stiles Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $3,100,000. Filed July 1.

Breen, Christopher P. and Carrie E. Breen, New Canaan, Seller: CGL Partners LLC, Stamford. Property: 27 Cambridge Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $825,000. Filed July 8.

Carroll, David Graham and Delacy Kiernan Carroll, Greenwich.

Seller: Stanwich Road LLC, Stamford. Property: 291 Stanwich Road, Greenwich. Amount: $3,500,000.

Filed July 10.

Macciocca, Donald R. and Ryan Casey, Jersey City, New Jersey. Seller: Nassau Newfield Avenue LLC, New York, New York. Property: 1877 Newfield Ave., Stamford. Amount: $1,210,000. Filed July 6.

Tidgwell, Melissa C. and Thomas M. Tidgwell, Cos Cob. Seller: 17 Fairfield Avenue LLC, Old Greenwich. Property: 17 Fairfield Ave., Old Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed July 6.

Mathur, Aarti and Sarin Mathur, New York, New York. Seller: 269 Palmer Hill Road LLC, Westport.

Property: 22 Hillcrest Lane, Old Greenwich. Amount: $0. Filed July 6.

Willard Terrace LLC, Stamford. Seller: Heidi Elsie Schroeder, Stamford. Property: 18 Diamondcrest Lane, Stamford. Amount: $420,000. Filed July 2.

Millicent C. Hoopes, Greenwich.

Seller: Millicent Hoopes, Greenwich. Property: 504 W. Lyon Farm Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $1.

Filed July 8.

Perez, Alberto and Francia Perez, Norwalk. Seller: Round Hill Investments LLC, Norwalk. Property: 3 Catalpa St., Norwalk. Amount: $365,000. Filed June 3.

Perretta, Michael, Stamford.

Seller: Willard Terrace LLC, Stamford. Property: 92 Willard Terrace, Stamford. Amount: $550,000. Filed July 2.

Ripken to Murray LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Andro Ratiani, Stamford. Property: 143 Hoyt St., Unit 3G, Stamford. Amount: $250,000. Filed July 2.

Round Hill 633 LLC, Bronxville, New York. Seller: Elizabeth A. Stanton, Mamaroneck, New York.

Property: 633 Round Hill Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1,305,000.

Filed July 13.

Rupa & Alamgir Properties LLC, Stamford. Seller: Grzegorz Czaja and Gabriela Czaja, Stamford. Property: 13 Sylvandale Ave., Stamford. Amount: $415,000. Filed July 6.

Schwartzberg, Debbie, Greenwich. Seller: Debsting LLC, Greenwich. Property: 20 Alpine Road, Greenwich. Amount: $0. Filed July 8.

Selinger, Donald J., Rye, New York. Seller: US Bank National Association, Irvine, California. Property: 263 Riversville Road, Greenwich.

Amount: $860,000. Filed July 1.

Sikorski Re Holdings LLC, Wilmington, Delaware. Seller: Thomas J. Sikorski, London, England. Property: 66 Butternut Hollow Road, Greenwich. Amount: $0.

Filed July 7.

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Xy Wang Trust, New York, New York. Seller: John H. Shen-Sampas and John Schuyler Bishop, Greenwich. Property: 755 Riversville Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1,399,999. Filed July 13.

Residential Abbruzzese, Jason D. and Elise Abbruzzese, Riverside. Seller: Peter R. Griffin and Eileen M. Griffin, Riverside. Property: 16 Normandy Lane, Riverside. Amount: $10. Filed July 10.

Ahl, Charles and Anne Corey, Greenwich. Seller: Mark Hellman and Lisa Hellman, Greenwich.

Property: 66 Cat Rock Road, Cos Cob. Amount: $2,550,000. Filed July 10.

Ancog, Philip and Gladys E. Ancog, Norwalk. Seller: Brian E. Tonelli and Dana N. Conrad, Norwalk.

Property: 2 Junebar Lane, Norwalk.

Amount: $465,000. Filed June 3.

Barber, William A. and Mary E. Borgerdin-Barber, Old Greenwich. Seller: George E. Thomassy and Carole Thomassy, Stamford.

Property: 491 Westover Road, Stamford. Amount: $1,125,000. Filed July 2.

Bartels, Katherine Nelson, Riverside. Seller: Bruce P. Pflug and Marcia K. Pflug, Stamford. Property: 5 Verona Drive, Riverside. Amount: $2,625,000. Filed July 6.

Becker, Josh L. and Elizabeth A. Becker, Brookfield. Seller: Marc-Andre Desjardins and Valerie Brunet, Riverside. Property: 74 Summit Road, Riverside. Amount: $2,865,000. Filed July 9.

Caravella, Judith M. and Randy Caravella, Cos Cob. Seller: Judith M. Caravella, Greenwich. Property: 96 Orchard St., Cos Cob. Amount: $1. Filed July 10.

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Facts & Figures Casey, Kerry, White Plains, New York. Seller: Jill E. Hudkins, Stamford. Property: 77 Havemeyer Lane, Unit 323, Stamford. Amount: $559,500. Filed July 6.

Chinchilla-Villalobos, Carlos Emilio and Ana W. Ramirez de Chinchilla, Port Chester, New York. Seller: Joan M. Pinkerton, Stamford. Property: 173 Woodbury Ave., Stamford. Amount: $345,000.

Filed July 6.

Constant, Mervin and Miranda Constant, Stamford. Seller: Jason M. Cruz and Jesenia Maldonado, Norwalk. Property: 149 Scribner Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $370,000.

Filed June 1.

D’Acunto, Christopher and Lisa Pianezza, Stamford. Seller: Ivan Chernyavskiy and Laura Ostman-Chernyavskiy, Norwalk. Property: 11 Vail St., Norwalk. Amount: $466,000. Filed June 1.

Gallagher, Michael and Elyse Gallagher, New York, New York.

Seller: Aniqa Anwar, Greenwich.

Property: 2 Nassau Place, Unit 2, Greenwich. Amount: $980,000.

Filed July 8.

Prat, William Tobin and Leinee Maiko Hornbeck, New York, New York. Seller: Carolyn Damo and Joseph T. Demaio, Greenwich. Property: 84 Circle Drive, Greenwich.

Amount: $2,200,000. Filed July 10.

Staub, Patrick Reed and Anne Rogers Staub, Old Greenwich.

Seller: John D. Bomann and Amanda Bomann, Riverside. Property: 2 Knoll St., Riverside. Amount: $10.

Filed July 1.

Putt, Mark A., Norwalk. $16,646, in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, by Rubin & Rothman LLC, Islandia, New York. Property: 12 Birchside Drive, Norwalk. Filed Aug. 7.

Dejager, Sean H. and Elizabeth A. Reda, Norwalk. Seller: Eleanor R. Satterfield, Norwalk. Property: 19 Pumpkin Lane, Norwalk. Amount: $530,000. Filed June 1.

Hellman, Mark and Lisa Hellman, Greenwich. Seller: Jeffrey R. Holzschuh and Mary Helen Holzschuh, Greenwich. Property: 21 Kenilworth Terrace, Greenwich.

Amount: $0. Filed July 10.

Pridham, Erik and Katherine Gowdy, Brooklyn, New York. Seller: Frank A. Fazzinga and Nancy N. Fazzinga, Greenwich. Property: 32 Sawmill Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed July 13.

Strauch, David M., Stamford.

Seller: Matthew Stec and Alessandra Stec, Stamford. Property: 2435 Bedford St., Unit 21F, Stamford.

Amount: $392,500. Filed July 2.

Sanabria, David E., Fairfield. $3,035, in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, by Rubin & Rothman LLC, Islandia, New York. Property: 103 Burroughs Road, Fairfield. Filed July 22.

JK Real Estate Investments LLC, Stamford. Seller: Sunshine Management LLC, Old Greenwich.

Property: 60 Strawberry Hill Ave., Stamford. Amount: $128,000. Filed July 2.

Rafferty, Monique Elizabeth and Sarah Bartlett Newman, New York, New York. Seller: George T. Sisko and Jennifer E. Connelly, Stamford. Property: 111 Downs Ave., Stamford. Amount: $850,000. Filed July 2.

Fitzgerald, Brittany and Kyle Fitzgerald, Stamford. Seller: Christopher J. Lally and Renata Papone, Stamford. Property: 35 Verplank Ave., Stamford. Amount: $1,347,166.

Filed July 2.

Analyst (Greenwich, CT): Monitor the market, credit, liquidity, model and funding risk exposures of firm investments. Perform primary and macro-driven financial research by applying stress testing, scenario analysis and hedging methodologies. Work with portfolio managers covering macro, equity, credit and derivatives markets to holistically handle firm risks. Perform daily risk management processes, including risk modeling, risk methodologies, and internal and external reporting. Req’s Master’s degr., plus knowledge or experience in the following must have been gained through academic research and/or coursework: financial instruments; working with analytical and statistical methods for managing risk; and Python, MATLAB, or C++ as a financial research tool. Mail resume to: AQR Capital Management, LLC, ATTN: S. Rao, 2 Greenwich Plaza, Greenwich, CT 06830. Must Ref: DR-AQR-001. AQR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EEO/VET/DISABILITY Research Associate (Greenwich, CT): Research and develop quantitative investment strategies related to global asset allocation, specializing in macro and global fixed income strategies. Conduct portfolio management of macro and fixed income products and strategies firmwide. Collaborate with researchers, portfolio managers, risk managers, and traders to develop new and improve current investment strategies. Req’s PhD degr., plus knowledge or experience in the following must have been gained through academic research and/or coursework: conducting empirical research and analysis with large data sets; econometrics or statistics; modern financial theories and related fields in optimization and probability theory; and programming in MATLAB or Python to implement financial models and analyze complex datasets. Mail resume to: AQR Capital Management, LLC, ATTN: S. Rao, 2 Greenwich Plaza, Greenwich, CT 06830. Must Ref: DR-AQR-004. AQR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EEO/VET/DISABILITY

Associate, Portfolio Implementation and Research Support (Greenwich, CT): Support software application development by monitoring, diagnosing, and resolving application issues to ensure optimal performance and usability with minimal impact to users. Configure, deploy, monitor, and support Java and Python applications in a service-oriented architecture. Handle application user requests, support ad-hoc queries, and troubleshoot software application issues.

Work with SQL Server, Sybase, or Oracle, as well as a mixed Linux and Windows environment. Configure, deploy, monitor, and support Java, Python, or .Net applications in a service-oriented architecture. Work with source code control and deployment pipelines, as well as operational dashboards and alerts. Req’s Bachelor’s degr plus 5 yrs exp or, in the alternative, 7 yrs exp. Mail resume to: AQR Capital Management, LLC, ATTN: S. Rao, 2 Greenwich Plaza, Greenwich, CT 06830. Must Ref: AL005AQRCT. AQR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EEO/VET/DISABILITY

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King, Ian McEwan and Tracy King, Rowayton. Seller: Ian King and Tracy King, Norwalk. Property: 188 Highland Ave., Rowayton.

Amount: $1. Filed June 1.

Kornfeld, Sean and Rachel Levine-Kornfeld, Stamford. Seller: Robert A. Anstine and Theresa T. Anstine, Stamford. Property: 49 Crofts Lane, Stamford. Amount: $880,000. Filed July 6.

Lengle, Caragh and Christopher Lengle, Riverside. Seller: Karen H. Ayoub, Old Greenwich. Property: 276 Palmer Hill Road, Greenwich.

Amount: $2,368,950. Filed July 10.

McKee, Bradshaw T. and Luciana M. McKee, Greenwich. Seller: Peter Von Der Ahe and Sarah Von Der Ahe, Greenwich. Property: 40 Husted Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $3,795,000. Filed July 15.

McManus, Adelaide, Greenwich.

Seller: Samuel Foley, Greenwich.

Property: 20 Greenbriar Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed July 6.

Munoz, Sara Schaefer, Greenwich. Seller: Peter Thalheim, Stamford. Property: Lot 4, Map 3908, Greenwich. Amount: $1,545,000.

Filed July 8.

Pannone, Daniel B., Stamford.

Seller: Linda D’Angelo, Stamford.

Property: 25 Forest St., Unit 5C, Norwalk. Amount: $265,000. Filed July 2.

Pasculli, Thomas Leonard and Stephanie Lynn Pasculli, Norwalk. Seller: Anne E. Carbone, Norwalk. Property: 22 Comstock Hill Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $378,000.

Filed June 2.

Reich, Andrew M. and Helen M.J. Reich, Riverside. Seller: Raymond Alexander Dixon and Katharina Elizabeth von Knorring-Dixon, Riverside. Property: 67 Summit Road, Riverside. Amount: $0. Filed July 6.

Reyes, Michelle, Norwalk. Seller: Lorraine M. Tavella, Norwalk.

Property: 6 Bartlett Ave., Norwalk.

Amount: $325,000. Filed June 2.

Thannikal, Rinson and Shilpa Sunny, Stamford. Seller: Rick Gianetti, Stamford. Property: 154 Cold Spring Road, Unit 8, Stamford.

Amount: $287,500. Filed July 2.

Tomaj, Luigi and Vera Tomaj, Stamford. Seller: Gazmend Afizi and Miranda Afizi, Stamford. Property: 98 Crystal Lake Road, Stamford. Amount: $420,000. Filed July 6.

Tomas, Emilio Antonio, Norwalk. Seller: Joseph F. Tomas, Norwalk. Property: 18 Catherine St., Norwalk. Amount: $450,000. Filed June 2.

JUDGMENTS

Ryan, Alice R. and John P. Ryan, Greenwich. Seller: Mary E. Allen and Kenneth J. Geraci, Greenwich.

Property: 52 Lafayette Place, Unit 2F, Greenwich. Amount: $505,000.

Filed July 13.

Dunn, James, Norwalk. $22,156, in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, by Rubin & Rothman LLC, Islandia, New York. Property: 19 Jennie Jenks St., Norwalk. Filed Aug. 6.

Sanders, Elaine, Norwalk. Seller: Lawrence J. Diomede and Kathy Diomede, Norwalk. Property: 14 Pine Hill Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $559,500. Filed June 3.

Freeman, Jane, Stamford. $15,907, in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, by Rubin & Rothman LLC, Islandia, New York. Property: 15 Hunting Ridge Road, Stamford.

Filed Aug. 5.

Scala, Gabriele A. and Chelsea K. Vetre, Stamford. Seller: Jay Hyman, Stamford. Property: 25 Forest St., Unit 15C, Stamford. Amount: $315,000. Filed July 6.

Schechter, Jason and Diana Benton Schechter, Stamford. Seller: Kenneth Kosakoff and Mariann C. Covello, Stamford. Property: 174 Ridgecrest Road, Stamford.

Amount: $1,165,000. Filed July 2.

Spence, Ricardo Aundray and Coreen Alteasha Carty-Spence, Stamford. Seller: Brendan Mahan and Jill S. Mahan, Norwalk.

Property: 26 Eagle Road, Norwalk.

Amount: $375,000. Filed June 1.

Stagg, Jenner, Norwalk. Seller: Nicholas William Spanos and Daniela Veronica Badiola, Norwalk.

Property: 11 Roosevelt St., Norwalk.

Amount: $540,000. Filed June 3.

Giglio, Maria, Norwalk. $30,021, in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, by Rubin & Rothman LLC, Islandia, New York. Property: 24 Lovatt St., Norwalk. Filed Aug. 7.

Grosshart, Robert L., Fairfield. $10,113, in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, by Rubin & Rothman LLC, Islandia, New York. Property: 65 Eastlawn St., Fairfield. Filed July 9.

Hecht, Chana, Norwalk. $22,707, in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, by Rubin & Rothman LLC, Islandia, New York. Property: 13 Tarone Drive, Norwalk. Filed Aug. 6.

Tammaro, Joseph, Fairfield. $752, in favor of Brian M. Buckmir, Fairfield, by Costello, Brennan and Devidas PC, Fairfield. Property: 644 Reef Road, Fairfield. Filed July 13.

Tonge, Myron, Stamford. $15,478, in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, by Rubin & Rothman LLC, Islandia, New York. Property: 25 Bellmere Ave., Stamford. Filed Aug. 5.

Vomvas, Dimitrios N., Fairfield. $9,722, in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, by Rubin & Rothman LLC, Islandia, New York. Property: 1040 Burroughs Road, Fairfield. Filed July 9.

LIENS Federal Tax Liens Filed Bohrer, Jennifer, 61 Summit Road, Riverside. $8,345, civil proceeding tax. Filed July 28.

Bohrer, Jennifer, 61 Summit Road, Riverside. $8,856, civil proceeding tax. Filed July 28.

Bohrer, Jennifer, 61 Summit Road, Riverside. $391, civil proceeding tax. Filed July 28.

Lieberman, Jonathan and Cecilia Lieberman, 516 North St., Greenwich. $910, civil proceeding tax. Filed July 14.

Pechman, Daniel and Maira R. Pechman, 63 Maple Ave., Greenwich. $29,191, civil proceeding tax.

Filed Aug. 13.

Pechman, Daniel and Maira R. Pechman, 63 Maple Ave., Greenwich. $1,535, civil proceeding tax.

Filed Aug. 13.

Facts & Figures Pechman, Daniel and Maira R. Pechman, 63 Maple Ave., Greenwich. $32,246, civil proceeding tax.

Filed Aug. 13.

Pechman, Daniel and Maira R. Pechman, 63 Maple Ave., Greenwich. $1,810, civil proceeding tax.

Filed Aug. 13.

Pechman, Daniel and Maira R. Pechman, 63 Maple Ave., Greenwich. $32,726, civil proceeding tax.

Filed Aug. 13.

Pechman, Daniel and Maira R. Pechman, 63 Maple Ave., Greenwich. $1,868, civil proceeding tax.

Filed Aug. 13.

Mechanic’s Liens Denbigh Farm LLC, Greenwich.

Filed by Ultimate Professional Grounds Management Inc., by John G. Chiarella Jr. Property: 591 Riversville Road, Greenwich. Amount: $589,682. Filed June 24.

Harrison At Holmdel LLC, Greenwich. Filed by Ultra Construction Corp., by Oscar Roca.

Property: 325 Riversville Road, Greenwich. Amount: $670,000.

Filed June 19.

Ma, Michael, Greenwich. Filed by Weber & Associates, by Harvey Weber. Property: 1465 E. Putnam Ave., Unit 418, Old Greenwich. Amount: $3,599. Filed July 1.

MORTGAGES Arvoy, Paulo David, Stamford,

by Bethany L. Phillips. Lender: Envoy Mortgage LTD, 10496 Katy Freeway, Suite 250, Houston, Texas.

Property: 59 Lancer Lane, Stamford. Amount: $407,999. Filed June 22.

Bran, Maria Camila and Cesar A. Hidalgo, Norwalk, by Joshua F. Gilman. Lender: People’s United Bank National Association, 850 Main St., Bridgeport. Property: 23 Ambler Drive. Norwalk. Amount: $368,000. Filed June 22.

Cahill, Susan, Stamford, by Aaron Charney. Lender: Newrez LLC, 1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 125, Fort Washington, Philadelphia. Property: 60 Crane Road, Stamford. Amount: $315,000. Filed June 22.

Cenatiempo Mazzitelli, Ines and James Mazzitelli, Stamford, by N/A. Lender: Amerisave Mortgage Corp., 3525 Piedmont Road, Suite 600, Atlanta, Georgia. Property: 127 Greyrock Place, Stamford. Amount: $341,050. Filed June 22.

Coppola, Victor Alex and Jacqueline A. Coppola, Norwalk, by Maria C. Miller. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 40 Esquire Road, Norwalk. Amount: $100,000. Filed June 19.

English Sr., William W., Norwalk, by Ariel Carlos Gonzales.

Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, 101 N. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Property: 1A Staples Cottage, Norwalk. Amount: $468,750. Filed June 22.

Farah, Omar G. and Angelo F. Acona, Stamford, by Richard M. McGannon. Lender: Loandepot. com LLC, 26642 Towne Centre Drive, Foothill Ranch, California.

Property: 71 Blackberry Drive, Stamford. Amount: $481,700. Filed June 22.

Finiguerra, Stanley and Ilene Finiguerra, Norwalk, by David L. Denula. Lender: Reliance First Capital LLC, 201 Old Country Road, Suite 205, Melville, New York.

Property: 43 Glen Ave., Norwalk.

Amount: $376,000. Filed June 19.

Frederick, Andrea, Norwalk,

by Michael S. Rosten. Lender: First County Bank, 117 Prospect St., Stamford. Property: 12 Knoll St., Norwalk. Amount: $178,000. Filed June 22.

Galvez Hernandez, Daniel, Stamford, by Jonathan T. Hoffman.

Lender: Bank of America NA, 101 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 69 Clinton Ave., Unit 2D, Stamford. Amount: $182,875.

Filed June 22.

Garrity, Elise and John Garrity, Stamford, by Mario P. Musilli. Lender: Home Point Financial Corp., 9 Entin Road, Suite 200, Parsippany, New Jersey. Property: 96 Crestview Ave., Stamford. Amount: $490,820.

Filed June 22.

Leyden, Daniel J. and Mary V. Leyden, Stamford, by Susan Kohn. Lender: Loandepot.com LLC, 26642 Towne Centre Drive, Foothill Ranch, California. Property: 14 Green St., Stamford. Amount: $304,000. Filed June 22.

Geoghegan, John P. and Beth Geoghegan, Stamford, by John B. Devine. Lender: Fairfield County Bank, 150 Danbury Road, Ridgefield. Property: 47 W. Haviland Lane, Stamford. Amount: $470,000.

Filed June 22.

Loendorf, John Kresten and Margaret Rosella Looney, Norwalk, by Glen J. Moore. Lender: US Bank National Association, 4801 Frederica St., Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 30 1/2 Shorefront Park, Norwalk. Amount: $2,000,000. Filed June 19.

Gershon, Jeffrey A. and Brittany D. Gershon, Stamford, by David P. Lasnick. Lender: Loandepot.com LLC, 26642 Towne Centre Drive, Foothill Ranch, California. Property: 7 Rising Rock Road, Stamford.

Amount: $497,000. Filed June 22.

Goldman, Noah and Andrea Goldman, Norwalk, by unreadable. Lender: Provident Funding, 8400 E. Prentice Ave., Suite 840, Greenwood Village, Colorado.

Property: 40 Bettswood Road, Norwalk. Amount: $329,000. Filed June 23.

Hernandez, Manuel, Stamford,

by Jonathan T. Hoffman. Lender: Loandepot.com LLC, 26642 Towne Centre Drive, Foothill Ranch, California. Property: 83 Friar Tuck Lane, Stamford. Amount: $303,250.

Filed June 22.

Hill, James and Malgorzata Bolonlowska, Norwalk, by James P. Stoker. Lender: Equity Resources of Ohio Inc., 25 1/2 S. Park Place, Newark, Ohio. Property: 47 Creeping Hemlock Drive, Norwalk.

Amount: $315,000. Filed June 23.

Jagodzinski, Steve and Judy F. Jagodzinski, Stamford, by Nicholas R. Marcial. Lender: US Bank National Association, 4801 Frederica St., Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 72 Rolling Ridge Road, Stamford.

Amount: $330,000. Filed June 22.

Kobert, Roger S. and Ilene Katz Kobert, Stamford, by Steven J. Befar. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, 101 N. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Property: 330 Hycliff Terrace, Stamford. Amount: $840,000. Filed June 22.

Landmesser, Grazyna M., Norwalk, by Katarina Serrano. Lender: Bank of America NA, 100 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina.

Property: 7 Country Club Road, Norwalk. Amount: $225,300. Filed June 22.

Moccia, Daryl and Jennifer Moccia, Norwalk, by Douglas B. Seltzer.

Lender: Morgan Stanley Private Bank NA, 4270 Ivy Point Blvd, Suite 400, Cincinnati, Ohio. Property: 25 Sasqua Road, Norwalk. Amount: $1,019,000. Filed June 22.

Otis, Mark J. and Maria C. Otis, Stamford, by Matthew A. Lucarelli. Lender: Loandepot.com LLC, 26642 Towne Centre Drive, Foothill Ranch, California. Property: 159 Club Road, Stamford. Amount: $268,750. Filed June 22.

Ramsay, Tenisha M., Stamford,

by Stephen J. Schelz. Lender: First County Bank, 117 Prospect St., Stamford. Property: 1900 Summer St., Unit 4, Stamford. Amount: $325,000. Filed June 22.

Rana, Nauman Karim, Norwalk,

by Sue Ko. Lender: Loandepot. com LLC, 26642 Towne Centre Drive, Foothill Ranch, California.

Property: 33 N. Water St., Norwalk.

Amount: $280,000. Filed June 19.

Sandoval, Leonel, Norwalk, by Louis J. Colangelo Jr. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 6 Riordan St., Norwalk. Amount: $163,000. Filed June 23.

Stalzer, Jennifer and Thomas Stalzer, Norwalk, by Cameron Elizabeth Snyder. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 1111 Polaris Pkwy., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 6 Arnold Lane, Norwalk. Amount: $230,000. Filed June 19.

Stavrou, Constantinos and Meropi Moliviatis-Stavrou, Norwalk, by Descera Daigle. Lender: FM Home Loans LLC, 2329 Nostrand Ave., Third floor, Brooklyn, New York. Property: 9 Noah’s Lane, Norwalk. Amount: $596,000. Filed June 19.

Zarate, Mirtha L., Norwalk, by John R. Hall. Lender: Home Point Financial Corp., 9 Entin Road, Suite 200, Parsippany, New Jersey. Property: 9 Park St., Unit 107, Norwalk.

Amount: $156,000. Filed June 19.

Zemlevskiy, Aleksey and Aleksandra Zemlevskaya, Stamford,

by Mark P. Vessicchio. Lender: Quicken Loans LLC, 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan.

Property: 555 Rock Rimmon Road, Stamford. Amount: $322,000. Filed June 22.

NEW BUSINESSES 1234 Pizza LLC, 1234 E. Main St., Stamford, 06902, c/o Ahmad Airwashdeh. Filed July 16.

Arevalo Painting, 263 W. Broad St., Stamford, 06902, c/o Jairo Arevalo. Filed July 9.

E & F Services, 17 Mill Stone Circle, Stamford, 06903, c/o Eric Fox. Filed July 13.

Fairy God Duster & Company, 167 Montauk Drive, Stamford, 06902, c/o Gysania Pena. Filed July 14.

Farrah’s Color Studio, 898 Hope St., Stamford, 06907, c/o Farrah’s Color Studio LLC. Filed July 20.

Hbar Salon LLC, 140 Washington Blvd., Stamford, 06902, c/o Antonio Maiolo. Filed July 20.

Karen B. Knight Ministries, 397 Courtland Ave., Suite 1, Stamford, 06906, c/o Karen Knight. Filed July 8.

Ltripledee Technologies LLC, 680 E. Main St., No. 642, Stamford, 06901, c/o Oscar Gil. Filed July 10.

The Color Lab, 898 Hope St., Stamford, 06907, c/o Jimmy Gonzales. Filed July 9.

Villanova Insurance Partners Soluti Elite P&C LLC, 6 Landmark Square, Fourth floor, Stamford, 06901, c/o Insurance Services.

Filed July 13.

PATENTS Ink composition comprising humectant blend. Patent no. 10,738,209 issued to Naveen Chopra, et al. Assigned to Xerox, Norwalk.

Loudspeaker cover. Patent no.

D893,459 issued to Myk Wayne Lum, et al. Assigned to Harman International, Stamford.

Method and system for writing to and reading from a memory device. Patent no. 10,748,597 issued to Christopher Caporale, et al.

Assigned to Xerox, Norwalk.

Printable merchandise holder for printing of contoured objects. Patent no. 10,744,792 issued to Antony Condello, et al. Assigned to Xerox, Norwalk.

Printing process for preparing controlled scattering effects.

Patent no. 10,738,204 issued to Naveen Chopra, et al. Assigned to Xerox, Norwalk.

Proximity aware voice agent.

Patent no. 10,748,533 issued to Craig Gunther. Assigned to Harman International, Stamford.

System and method for multisite cellular manufacturing with transportation delays.

Patent no. 10,732,913 issued to Rong Zhou, et al. Assigned to Xerox, Norwalk.

Riviera Maya Oxford Street LLC, 20 Summer St., Stamford, 06901, c/o Victoria L. Lira. Filed July 17.

Robin Ordan LMT, LCSW, 2001 W. Main St., Suite 142, Stamford, 06902, c/o Robin Ordan. Filed July 15.

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elebrating the 17th annual Rising Stars-40 Under 40 Awards, The Business Council of Westchester is proud to once again honor this outstanding group of young leaders. This year’s 40 Under 40 help make Westchester County a vibrant and flourishing business community and are truly Westchester’s “RISING STARS”. Every 2020 Rising Star possesses attributes that make them rise above the crowd and leaders in their fields. In these unprecedented times we rely on the leadership of these incredible young professionals to lead us forward into the future. We honor them all and we especially salute those winners who have been on the front line.

For the past 17 years, The Business Council of Westchester’s Rising Stars has annually saluted the young and talented professionals who will help to keep Westchester’s business community strong and growing. Our organization remains committed to supporting our young talent in Westchester.

We are going to continue to identify and connect with Westchester’s future workforce and emerging leaders. We will capture the collective voice of bright and talented professionals to help guide our programmatic, legislative and economic agenda as we go forward. Together we will engage, mentor and champion our Rising Stars by providing access to leaders and professional development programs that will benefit them and enhance the workforce and economy of Westchester County.

The 40 winners truly exemplify all of the attributes that we seek in leaders, including professional accomplishments and business success. And now, the class of 2020 joins an elite group of 640 previous winners. Together they are a strong and active Alumni organization, which provides business education and special programs

to keep our young leaders involved.

We salute our sponsors and event partners who make this program possible: Heineken USA, Regeneron, PCSB Bank, NewYork-Presbyterian, RXR, Cuddy & Feder, LeChase Construction, Maier Markey & Justic LLP, Entergy, Iona College, DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr LLP, ENT and Allergy Associates, LAWS Construction, College of Westchester, M&T Bank, Segel & Co., Verizon, Altium Wealth, Galvanize Worldwide, Con Ed, JDM Benefits, GHP Realty, Kings Capital Construction, ArtsWestchester, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, White Plains Hospital, Pace University, Mount Sinai Health System, Soulful Synergy, Westchester Medical Center, VeeKast, Westchester County Business Journal and Westchester Talk Radio. We extend a very special thanks to our host Roger Woolsey of Million Air for welcoming the event. What a special location and showcase for Westchester County business!

Special thanks to our selection committee members: Heidi Davidson, Galvanize Worldwide, Chairman of the Board, Business Council of Westchester; Maria Bronzi, Altium Wealth; Andrew Castellano, Sharc Creative and Westchester Talk Radio; Anthony Justic, Maier Markey & Justic LLP; Dan Lansen, Compufit; Kevin Marbury, York International; Ryan McAuliffe, People’s United Bank; Eon Nichols, Cuddy & Feder LLP; Sal Rajput, Walison Corp.; Ronnie Ram, Inspiria Outdoor Advertising; and Heidi Winslow, DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr LLP. All have significantly contributed to this recognition program.

The Business Council of Westchester is proud to recognize and congratulate our 2020 RISING STARS who represent the future of Westchester’s Business Community – We hope you’ll join us virtually on Sept. 2 at 6 p.m. Register at www. thebcw.org.

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Director of Care Management and Community Projects ANDRUS

Co-Founder Soulful Synergy, LLC

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What’s your one guilty pleasure?

I am a big fan of Broadway musicals.

What is your most cherished hobby?

Skiing. Ever since I was a little kid.

Nothing beats the fresh mountain air and the freedom of flying down the mountain.

What was the best business or personal advice ever offered to you?

The best business or personal advice I have ever been offered is that growth and comfort cannot coexist. To grow in life or professionally we must embrace discomfort and take risks.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

In 10 years, I see myself being a part of the executive leadership team at Andrus and working alongside leaders to expand, grow and diversify programming, increasing our reach in communities and increasing the number of families served, while keeping quality and innovation at the forefront.

What is the most exotic place you’ve ever traveled?

The most exotic placed I have ever traveled to is Peru. We stayed on the mountain side, explored Machu Pichu, and hiked an ancient trail.

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How would you describe yourself in three words?

Passionate. Compassionate.

Determined.

Name one habit of a highly successful person.

The habit of executing plans.

Why is the Business Council so important to Westchester County’s economy?

The Business Council is important to Westchester County’s economy because it provides huge amounts of resources to local businesses.

This drives the success rate of these businesses and leads to a more thriving economy but more importantly, to stronger and healthier communities.

What is your definition of success?

To me, success is the result of following a disciplined process. If you are sincere in giving maximum effort, the result will always be a success regardless of outcome. Even failure presents a learning opportunity for those who believe in what they are doing.

What was the best business or personal advice ever offered to you?

Be yourself, stay true to your convictions and do not be afraid to fail. Ensure that when you fail, you fail fast and learn. Taking calculated risks is what will propel you towards success.

What do you enjoy most about your chosen profession?

Seeing improvements in patients’ pain and quality of life after surgery.

What is your anticipated legacy?

To make a positive difference in my community by helping people live more fulfilled lives and also teaching my children how to do the same.

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MICHAEL BILT

VICTORIA BRUNO

JASON CAMPBELL

RACHEL CARPENTER

Partner Atlas Adjustments

Business Development Manager Kings Capital Construction

Senior Director of Business Development and Marketing ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP

Interim Associate Vice President for Student Affairs & Dean for Students Pace University

Name one habit of a highly success person.

One habit of highly successful people is they prefer to develop relationships among positive and motivated people, and try their best to limit exposure to negative people because of the belief that it can create a negative impact on themselves.

Provide one networking tip.

Always smile, do not be timid, ask questions, be part the conversation and always remember to follow up.

These are my networking tips.

What is your favorite inspirational quote?

“Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.”

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Who would play you, in a screen play of your life?

Jason Statham. Everyone says we look alike minus the six-pack abs.

Provide one business tip that has helped in your success.

Don’t reinvent the wheel.

Who is your business/personal mentor? Please explain.

Robert Glazer, CEO of ENTA. We have worked side by side for 14plus years at ENTA and Bob is the best there is. Bob has taught me to maximize opportunities to leverage key relationships.

What is your most cherished hobby?

Backpacking. There is nothing simpler than carrying what you need on your back and setting off on a trail with beautiful space for thoughts and no concerns of interruptions. You hike, think, eat, sleep and do it again the next day.

What is the most exotic place you’ve ever traveled?

Growing up in a U.S. Navy family, I was fortunate to travel to unique areas of the world. But my biggest adventure was travelling to Moscow and Saint Petersburg as part of an international college group – I knew no one in the group. It was a reminder of the independence I gained from growing up in a military family.

What was the best business or personal advice ever offered to you?

Use your resources. Do not try to do everything yourself. Colin Powell once said, “The day your staff stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.

They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.”

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CHRISTIAN ESPINOZA

CARYN FRIEDMAN

JOSHUA GACCIONE

Associate Director of Nursing at Mount Sinai Health System Mount Sinai Hospital

President / CEO WOW! Building Maintenance Solutions Inc.

Teacher (Middle School) White Plains City School District

Director of Student Support Services Westchester Community College

What is your anticipated legacy?

I want my legacy to be seen through the lives I have positively impacted personally and professionally. The legacy will be my impact carrying on to many generations.

What’s your favorite inspirational quote?

“It’s not what happens to you, it’s how you react to it that matters,” Epicticus.

It speaks to tenacity and resilience and that’s how a successful person makes an impact.

What’s your favorite TV program?

I enjoy watching “Amazing Race.”

Because I love to travel, watching the various teams travel around the world and compete in various cultural challenges is thrilling.

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If you won $20 million in the lottery, what would you do with the money?

Donate a sizable portion of it to public schools. They are widely underfunded across the country.

Teachers do a lot with very little and all kids deserve a high-quality education.

What was the best business or personal advice ever offered to you?

Bring the joy into the classroom daily.

If you are excited, the students will be excited. I try to bring that energy into everything that I do in and out of the classroom.

What do you enjoy most about your chosen profession/industry?

The students. They continually teach me so much. The hardest thing about distance learning in the Covid era is not being able to see the kids daily.

What is the last book you have read?

I read approximately 50 books a year, give or take. The last book I read is “How to Be an Anti-Racist” by Ibram X. Kendi. I encourage everyone to be enlightened by this book. It is the right book for right now – especially if it does not immediately appeal to you.

What is your most cherished hobby?

I love fatherhood. I like sharing my interests with my son and learning his as he discovers them. It is an incredible journey. I just really love being a dad.

What is your definition of success?

Success, to me, is seeing just how many people I can bring up with me and then offering a hand-up to one more.

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ANNE MARIE GIANUTSOS

JOSEPH V. GRAZIOSE

JEFFREY M. HELF

Business and Professional Banking Team Leader – Vice President M&T Bank

Chief Marketing Officer Drone Racing League

Vice President RXR Realty

Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer PCSB Bank

What is the last book you read?

“Wine Folly: The Essential Guide to Wine”

by Madeline Puckette and Justin Hammack.

When I started looking for a new book to read, the search all revolved around food somehow. So, I actually bought a book about cheese-making as well as this wine book.

I bought both of them and decided that even though we were quarantined, the cheese-making was way too much of an activity. Now, reading about different wines from around the world and putting gears in motion to someday visit wineries to taste these wines, seemed such a good feel book in these times.

What is your favorite TV Program?

There are so many awesome TV shows, but the one that I absolutely loved watching was “Suits.” It’s absolutely brilliant and it turns a topic like lawsuits into falling in love with each one of the characters. We all need a Harvey and Donna in our lives (by the way).

Provide one business tip that has helped in your success?

I always say that in any situation you should always choose to ask for what you want. So, ask for that raise, or ask for that promotion or ask for that meeting etc. Just ask, because the chances of you getting a yes right away increase by 50% and that’s a return of investment anyone would take.

And if the answer is still no after you ask, oh well, you already started with the no anyway. No loss there.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

This will likely be longer than 10 years, but my long-term goals include producing theater. Post health crisis, we will long for the magic of witnessing live performance and I want to contribute to how the next generation of theater manifests itself.

Name one habit of a highly successful person.

Helping others succeed and providing opportunities for all to rise.

Provide one business tip that has helped in your success.

In the earliest part of my career I was fortunate to receive leadership training at GE’s famed Crotonville campus. GE believes that exposing leaders across industries, in the same discipline, creates innovative, growthoriented leaders. I wholeheartedly believe in this philosophy and have practiced it. Some of the best work I’ve done was informed by ideas from another industry.

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If you could have lunch with one historic figure, who would it be?

If given the opportunity to have lunch with one historic figure, I would want to share a meal with Pope John Paul II. The Pope’s ability to travel to so many countries and impact so many lives had always been something I admired growing up.

What is your most cherished hobby?

From a young age, I’ve always enjoyed the competition and pursuit of perfection that bowling provides, whether in youth leagues, high school/college competitions, adult leagues and individual/team tournaments.

Why is the Business Council so important to Westchester County’s economy?

In recent months, the world has been reminded of how challenging life can be.

Whether it is navigating the impacts of Covid-19 or pushing for social and racial equality, it is important for groups like the BCW to be available in our community to help bring people together, connect businesses and provide support and resources to keep Westchester County a vibrant and successful place for all for generations to come.

What is the last book you read?

“When Genius Failed” by Roger Lowenstein, a fascinating look at how scientific investing and financial derivatives resulted in the collapse and bailout of a hedge fund in the ‘90s.

What do you enjoy most about your chosen profession/industry?

Working in real estate development is very rewarding and it is wonderful to see the vision for a project come to life and be built. But what I enjoy most is creating community and being able to witness people moving into our residential buildings and taking advantage of what living in this part of the country has to offer. I get to play a small role in creating someone’s home, and it’s extremely fulfilling.

Provide one example from your educational experience that has led to your business success.

High school accounting class taught me that fear of public speaking is mitigated by passion for the subject, effective preparation of the material and understanding your audience.

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RAM JAGADEESAN

LISA KISER

ALBERT KWON

COLLEEN MACKEY

Managing Partner Lightbridge Academy

Vice President Beacon Adhesives

Anesthesiologist Westchester Medical Center

Associate Director, Strategic Alliances Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

What’s your one guilty pleasure?

My one guilty pleasure is having some ice cream. I skip dinner, midday snacks to have my one scoop of ice cream every day.

What is your favorite TV program?

My favorite TV program is “Top Chef” on Bravo. I watched all the original episodes and have re-watched all 17 seasons.

Provide one business tip that has helped in your success.

Be honest, upfront and always deliver on your promise.

What is your definition of success?

My definition of success is having my work life and home life in harmony.

I want to be able to look back at my life and be proud of my actions and choices. Success means always learning and recovering from failures with grace.

What was the best business or personal advice ever offered to you?

A satisfied customer is the best business strategy of all.

What do you enjoy most about your chosen profession/industry?

Glue manufacturing may seem rather straight forward, but we actually help so many people solve problems and channel creativity. Our industrial adhesives go on various substrates in aerospace and defense, electric vehicles, screen printed labels and more. It’s really interesting to work with engineers to help solve their issues. Our consumer adhesives are used in so many creative projects and I love seeing what people can make.

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What’s your one guilty pleasure?

I played a lot of computer games as a teenager and I still do when I have the time. By playing the same online games, my college friends and I stay in touch with each other.

Who is the most important person in your life?

My father had a profound influence on who I am today in how I approach my life . He is an academic electrical engineer who contributed significantly to the Korean electronics industry. By nurturing a strong academia-industry collaboration, he has translated many of his research into products made by Samsung and LG. Growing up, I would visit his research laboratory and see prototypes of future technologies several years before they became real-life products.

Provide one business tip that has helped in your success.

I was lucky to have the chance to have dinner with John Abele (cofounder of Boston Scientific) and learned one important lesson from him. He advised me to “always ask the question ‘what should we do?,’ rather than asking ‘what can we do?’”

Name one habit of a highly successful person: Be intentional with your time.

Actively setting aside 30 minutes every morning for e-mails or making time to bake cookies – small things add up and lead to greater success and happiness at work and home.

What’s your one guilty pleasure?

Any sweets – pie, cake, ice cream.

Love it all.

Provide one networking tip.

Introduce yourself to a stranger. Many of the important steps in my career were helped by friendships I helped cultivate outside of my comfort zone.

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SIMONE R. MAIR

ERIC MANDELL

ROBERT MCNAMARA

AMY NATSOULIS

Co-Founder Curly Girl Collective

Partner DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr LLP

Director of Operations & Management GHP Office Realty

Partner Cuddy & Feder LLP

How would you describe yourself in three words?

Opinionated. Passionate. Optimistic.

Name one of your unusual talents.

One of my unusual talents is that I can sing the alphabet backwards.

What is your anticipated legacy?

My anticipated legacy is that I dedicated my life to making the world a better place than how I found it.

What was the best business or personal advice ever offered to you?

The best business and personal advice I have been given is that integrity is perhaps the most important trait a person can have.

What is your definition of success?

“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do and liking how you do it,” Maya Angelou.

What is your favorite inspirational quote?

My favorite inspirational quote is, “It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. It’s the hard that makes it great.”

What is your most cherished hobby?

Cooking and video games are my two most cherished hobbies. Working and studying occupies most of my time, so these hobbies help me relax and unwind after long and/or stressful days.

Name one habit of a highly successful person.

Remaining calm in high stress or tense situations is a habit of a highly successful person. In a professional application, this allows you to make appropriate decisions and take appropriate actions where others may have their judgment clouded by emotion.

What do you enjoy most about your chosen profession/industry?

What I enjoy most about property management is problem solving.

There is never a shortage of unique challenges and situations that need resolution. No two days are identical and that keeps me engaged.

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If you could have lunch with one historic figure, who would it be?

I would have liked to have lunch with Albert Einstein so that he could explain to me his theory on how the universe works –– on the very off chance that I would be able to understand it.

What is your favorite inspirational quote?

“We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided,” Albus Dumbledore. I first read the Harry Potter series in high school and didn’t quite appreciate the significance of these words – which are so relevant for all of us today – until I got older.

Provide one business tip that has helped in your success.

Always listen and keep an open mind. There is so much to learn from your peers and colleagues.

The more you listen and absorb the more experience you gain, which will enable you to better serve your clients.

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On behalf of President Seamus Carey, Ph.D., and the entire Iona College community, congratulations to all of this year’s recipients of the Business Council of Westchester Rising Stars - 40 Under 40 awards, and especially to our own

Alejandro Alvarez ‘10 Soulful Synergy, LLC and

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Your hard work has paid off and in a year of crisis and turmoil, it is your innovation and effort that is so appreciated and valued.

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JAMES NOLAN

KEVIN L. POHLMAN

AILTON RAMOS

KATHLEEN RECKLING

Founder & President The Michael Nolan Memorial Fund

Assistant Director, Center for Disaster Medicine / Assistant Professor of Public Health New York Medical College

Section Manager, Bronx/Westchester Contract Management Consolidated Edison Company of New York

Deputy Director ArtsWestchester

How would you describe yourself in three words?

Motivated. Hardworking. Strong.

What is your favorite inspirational quote?

Never give up, timing is everything.

What is your anticipated legacy?

That I went above and beyond to make this a little bit of a better world.

What is the most exotic place you’ve ever traveled?

Moorea, French Polynesia. The relaxed attitude, the hand-picked fruit, the ocean breeze, the fresh fish right out of the water. There’s something so different, so distant, so amazingly beautiful about life on that island.

Name one characteristic of a highly successful person.

Integrity. Whether at work or in life, transparency and honesty speak volumes without any words ever being spoken. It is the bedrock for building meaningful relationships and a lasting legacy.

What is your definition of success?

Success is somewhat subjective and unique to the individual. Sure, we have metrics of success in health care, academia, business and finance, but defined personal success is so very different. Success is: My daughters looking at me proudly and happily when I arrive home from a long shift as a paramedic or lovingly cuddled up next to me while I stay up late preparing for a new class, knowing that I’m doing my best to set a good example for them.

Success is: The knowledge that the work I am doing can directly impact the lives of many as they prepare for, mitigate or recover from disasters. Success is: Knowing that one day the clinical lessons I pass along may very well mean the difference between life and death for someone I’ve never met. Success is waking up and trying to do better.

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If you could have lunch with one historic figure, who would it be?

Bob Marley due to his influence in music and humanitarian message to reach many corners of the world and have gone from strength to strength years after his death. A true definition of legacy.

Name one habit of a highly successful person.

Wake up early. You must plan for what awaits you.

What do you enjoy most about your chosen profession/industry?

Working in the utility industry has the engineering and construction challenges and solutions but, the real reward is in its people.

What is your most cherished hobby?

The sport of fencing profoundly shaped my outlook on local and global communities. I was able to see so much of the world while representing the U.S. at World Cups across Europe and North America.

Why is the Business Council so important to Westchester County’s economy?

Westchester is home to a diverse cross-section of industries and business types – from small creative business to Fortune 500 companies.

The BCW brings together leaders and emerging leaders from across sectors to promote collaboration and support economic growth.

What do you enjoy most about your chosen profession/industry?

Working in the creative industries is never dull and every day is full of variety. This sector challenges you to wear many hats and to be constantly learning.

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WILLIAM SEGEL

CONNOR SHANAHAN

ANDREW SINDELL

ADEEPA D. SINGH

Owner & President Segel & Co., Inc

Manager, Ambulatory Services Westchester Medical Center

Manager of Volunteer Recruitment American Red Cross-Greater NY Region

Director of Pain Management Burke Rehabilitation Hospital

Why is the Business Council so important to Westchester County’s Economy?

The BCW is vital for Westchester County’s economy because it represents one voice for many business concerns and needs across the county. Having BCW be the voice for many businesses allows the county’s economy to better understand what is needed or lacking to allow the county to continue being successful.

What do you enjoy most about your chosen profession/industry?

I enjoy the unique challenges that each day brings in health care. No two days are the same.

What was the best business or personal advice ever offered to you?

Elon Musk said it best, “One of the biggest mistakes people tend to make is wishful thinking. You want something to be true even if it is not true. You ignore the real truth because of what you want to be true.”

How would you describe yourself in three words?

I would describe myself as practical, committed and equitable.

What was the best business or personal advice ever offered to you?

The best business advice offered to me was “Always say yes to an opportunity to learn.” A vast array of experiences allows for more growth opportunities.

If you could have lunch with one historic figure, who would it be?

Pat Tillman. He is a hero of mine and embodies all the characteristics that symbolize an American.

His patriotism and bravery are unmatched.

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What do you enjoy most about your chosen profession/industry?

Having the ability to inspire and made a difference in the lives of others each day is the most rewarding part of working in the nonprofit field. I have the privilege of working with talented and passionate individuals that give of their time and talents with no financial reward.

If you could have any superpower, what would it be?

I would love to have the ability to be invisible. It would be fantastic to be able to listen in to a conversation without anyone knowing you were there or attend an event or concert when you weren’t invited.

What is your anticipated legacy?

I want to be known as a difference-maker and someone people can look back and say he stood up for what he believed was right while being ethical, passionate and compassionate for the mission he supported and all those he came across during his career.

What is the most exotic place you’ve ever traveled?

Istanbul. Without a doubt this is the best and brightest city I have ever seen. Rich in culture, delicious food, street fairs and lively culture at all hours of day and night. This was my first exotic trip, and by far my best…I yearn to go back sit in a Turkish café enjoying borek and a cup of tea. Life there is so simple and yet so rich.

What is your most cherished hobby?

My most cherished hobby is travel. I love everything about exploring new places and learning about different cultures and customs.

In my down time I google places to visit, things to do there and fantasize about when I’d be going. Planning a trip from the moment of booking, to packing my bags and finally exploring is the most exhilarating thing for me.

I love experiencing different cities, cultures, meeting new people and eating new foods.

I will always try anything at least once… you cannot know whether or not something is appealing to you unless you’ve experienced it.

What do you enjoy most about your chosen profession?

I truly enjoy my profession and strongly believe that I have the best job in the world. I treat people whose lives are interrupted by some debility that causes them pain. Through multidisciplinary approaches, including physical therapy, medications and sometimes minimally invasive procedures I am able to give them back parts of their lives that they were forced to give up due to pain and dysfunction.

The ability to give people back their hobbies, their time with family and sometimes just their basic joy for life is the most gratifying aspect of my job.

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MATT SLATER

MARCO TOLISANO

JENNIE VALLES

JULIETTE VENDRYES

Town Supervisor Town of Yorktown

Senior Sales Analyst & Director of Oil Operations Original Energy

Neurologist Burke Rehabilitation Hospital

Administrative Director, Cardiology & Pulmonary Services NewYork Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital

What is your favorite inspirational quote?

Walking into 2020 I hung this quote up in my office and it seems to have fit perfectly. “If you’re going through hell, keep going,” Winston Churchill.

What do you enjoy most about your chosen profession/industry?

The ability to affect positive change and help people in need is the greatest reward of public service.

What is your most cherished hobby?

My most cherished hobby is fishing with my son, Charlie.

Who would play you in a screen play of your life?

I would choose Keanu Reeves to play me in a screen play of my life. He is left-handed, has the hair down and is one of the most interesting men in the world.

What was the best business or personal advice ever offered to you?

The best personal and business advice I was ever given was simple: show up. Possibilities in this life are endless, but if you don’t put yourself in position for something to happen, nothing ever will.

Name one habit of a highly successful person.

One habit of a highly successful person is always being prepared. In business, not everything will unfold exactly how you envisioned. Being prepared allows you to identify, manage and correct problems immediately or before they happen.

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Provide one networking tip.

Be genuine. Authenticity is key.

Provide one example from your educational experience that has led to your business success I went to high school in a lowerincome neighborhood, where the curriculum was not the best quality.

High success in this type of setting was comparable to “average” success in more affluent areas. This meant, that when I attended college and higher education, I had to try twice as hard as my peers who had access to better quality education in their earlier years. I think being the academic “underdog” really humbled and pushed me. It instilled a sense of work ethic in me and level of discipline, that I don’t know I would have had otherwise.

Name one of your unusual talents.

Maybe unusual isn’t the word, but perhaps uncommon? I know how to hula/Hawaiian dance.

What is the most exotic place you’ve ever traveled?

Brazil is one of the most exotic countries I have ever visited. Between the people, the food, the music you will be in awe by what it has to offer.

What was the best business or personal advice ever offered to you?

The best advice ever offered to me was to never assume that you are incapable of performing a task or incapable of taking on a new role.

Name one habit of a highly successful person?

A highly successful person is an optimist and accepts setbacks as a part of the journey. With nothing but the end goal in mind, he or she will try again until they succeed.

Congratulations to William Segel on the well-deserved honor of being named a 40 Under 40 Rising Star!

Congratulations to all honorees of the Business Council of Westchester 2020 Rising Stars – 40 Under 40!

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STEVEN VESCIO

ADAM S. WEISSMAN PH.D.

RAY WILCOX

DANIEL WRIGHT

Mayor; CFO Village of Briarciff Manor; LAWS Construction Co.

Founder, President, and CEO Weissman Children's Foundation and The Child & Family Institute

Executive Director & Brand Strategist Yonkers Arts Inc

Director of Business Development JDM Benefits

What is the most exotic place you’ve ever traveled?

Hopkins Village in Belize. After several flights, including two singleengine plane rides and a three-hour ride on pothole-ridden dirt roads we arrived. It was unbelievably beautiful and relaxing being completely disconnected from everything.

What is your favorite inspirational quote?

“Fear doing nothing, not failure.”

What was the best business or personal advice ever offered to you?

Make opportunity happen, don’t stand back and wait or you many never find the correct path. It is better to try and fail than to never take a chance.

What is your most cherished hobby?

I’ll name three. Music, listening and playing; sports, watching and playing; and travel, I’ve visited over 50 countries, many with my wife, Annie.

If you won $20 million in the lottery, what would you do with the money?

I would take the Weissman Children’s Foundation global and deliver stateof-the-art, evidence-based mental and behavioral health care to every child and family in need.

What is your anticipated legacy?

The Weissman Children’s Foundation will realize its mission and revolutionize the mental and behavioral health landscape, creating accessibility and affordability of goldstandard evidence-based treatments for all.

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Provide one business tip that has helped you in your success.

The one and most important business tip I’ve ever learned was to learn how to cultivate and maintain valuable relationships. That’s a full-time job in itself. But will pay off ten-fold in the long run.

What’s your guilty pleasure?

My one guilty pleasure is cookies. All types of cookies. I’m known as the cookie monster.

How would you describe yourself in three words?

I would describe myself by these three words: ambitious, energetic, social conscious.

If you could have any superpower, what would it be?

I would love to be able to control time. There never seems to be enough of it.

What was the best business or personal advice ever offered to you?

The best business advice I ever received was to listen. It’s so simple and it has helped me both professionally and personally.

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ECONOMIC RECOVERY TASK FORCE BCW Task Force Taking the Lead in Westchester’s Economic Recovery As Westchester’s premier business organization focused on economic development, the Business Council of Westchester has taken the lead in helping the County’s economy reemerge from the unprecedented downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In April, the BCW announced the formation of the BCW’s Economic Recovery Task Force. The Task Force brings together nearly 50 business leaders from across all sectors of Westchester’s economy to develop strategies and recommendations get the county’s economy up and running as soon as possible.

Since then, the Task Force has issued two reports which were delivered to Governor Andrew Cuomo and County Executive George Latimer. The BCW also held two virtual Town Hall meetings that were well-attended by BCW members who raised new issues and made recommendations. A survey was recently sent to all BCW members to assess their concerns and needs on how to successfully reemerge from the pandemic.

The Task Force will continue to meet and seek to identify strategies which will be useful for the State and County administrations in its planning for the months ahead.

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Join more than 4,000 business professionals represented by the BCW. We offer membership levels that meet the needs of businesses of all sizes and business goals.

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