BY JUSTIN MCGOWN jmcgown@westfairinc.com
The Bridgeport Regional Business Council (BRBC) gathered its members from across the eastern section of Fairfield County at The Waterside in Monroe on Dec. 7 for its 2022 Holiday Party & Leadership Awards.
BRBC President and CEO Dan Onofrio opened the event by highlighting the role collaboration has played in allowing BRBC members to have a productive 2022.
“I would like to take a moment to talk about partnerships and take a moment to highlight the importance of partner-
ships to the success that we have had these years,” said Onofrio. “It’s success that we gained by way of everybody working together with those of us here in this room.”
Onofrio praised the establishment of the Southwest Connecticut Manufacturing Partnership, which secured over $2 mil-
lion in funding for improvements to manufacturing businesses throughout Fairfield County. He also lauded the formation of the Bridgeport Regional Energy Partnership, a public-private collaboration to seek out grants to support the development of hydrogen technology in the region.
“One of our strengths
is the regional partnerships we have, and the importance of having conversations with the entire greater Bridgeport region,”
Onofrio said while thanking many of the individual groups and municipal leaders that contributed to the past year of growth for the BRBC. “And that includes Fairfield, Easton,
and Monroe.”
Lawrence Ganim, the chairman of the BRBC’s board of directors and founder of Shelton-based Ganim Financial, also addressed the event to observe that not only has the organization served to better communities and businesses, but it also
Andrew Weisz named president of RPW Group; RPW buys 10 Bank St. in White Plains
BY PETER KATZ Pkatz@westfairinc.com
Andrew Weisz, son of RPW Group founder Robert P. Weisz, has been named president of the company. The announcement was made at the Dec. 14 company holiday party and was the second significant announcement for
RPW in a matter of days. It previously was revealed that RPW Group had purchased the downtown White Plains office building at 10 Bank St. from Empire State Realty Trust.
“The proximity to the Metro-North train station we think is key,” Andrew Weisz told the Business Journals. “Within the history of commercial real estate
in Westchester County it’s one of the newer buildings that was constructed. It’s always been a building that’s maintained very strong occupancy due to its location.”
As president of RPW, Weisz plans to continue reverse-commuting from his home in the West Village in Manhattan to RPW’s headquarters at 800
Westchester Ave. in Rye Brook. Andrew Weisz, now 33 years old. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Trinity College, where he majored in International Studies. He notes that he and his father are the only members of the Weisz family in the business.
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Keynote speaker Tom V. Quinn, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Nuovo Pasta Productions and author of the recently published “Delivering Greatness”.
Photo by Justin McGown.
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Fordham discussion seeks to address the affordable housing conundrum
BY EDWARD ARRIAZA earriaza@westfairinc.com
The Fordham University Real Estate Institute recently brought together experts from law, finance and real estate development for the panel discussion “Solving the Affordable Housing Crisis,” which highlighted the causes for the scarcity of affordable housing and potential solutions to this ongoing crisis.
Michael LaCour-Little, professor of finance at California State University, Fullerton, joined the panel remotely and was the first of the four panelists to speak. He laid the problem out: there has not been enough housing development in the country in more than 10 years, which is especially a concern for millennials looking to buy a home. This segment of the population’s demand for affordable housing adds to pre-existing demands, yet supply remains limited, resulting in high prices.
“There are various sorts of estimates out there,” LaCour-Little said, “but in general, the belief is among economists that we’re about three to five million units short of the number of housing units that we really need.”
New and prospective homeowners face stiffer challenges in the market than ever before, he continued, with baby boomers hanging onto properties longer, halting the
release of houses out into the market for millennials and others to purchase. Potential bidders must also contend with cash buyers, including investors, snatching up properties. LaCour-Little also cited mortgage rates over the years as having greatly inhibited affordability for Americans.
“Interest rates are going up — the 30-year mortgage rate is roughly doubled in the last year,” he said. “That’s one of the most rapid increases in interest rates that we’ve seen in decades, and that’s dampened affordability even more as homebuyers are priced out of the market at those higher rates.”
Jed Resnick, CEO of Douglaston Development, believed that restrictive government regulations are to blame in large part for the lack of more development of affordable housing.
“I know New York better than the rest of the country, but I think that a lot of what we encounter here is fairly emblematic of what happens in larger metropolitan areas across the country,” Resnick said.
Resnick agreed that the issue is one of supply not meeting with demand, pointing to a recent study from New York University’s Furman Center that found “we’ve built about 200,000 units of housing, both rental and condo, in New York City in the last decade. If you add you add 800,000 people and 200,000 units, you have a problem.”
While Resnick supported intervention by government agencies to incentivize development in disadvantaged and underdeveloped neighborhoods, he acknowledged such projects that encourage density are perceived as signaling gentrification and displacement to existing residents. Programs like Section 8 can help in making sustainability in such communities possible by offering new affordable housing in which tenants pay what they can afford, the federal government making up the difference in rent, he added.
“The bulk of Section 8 properties are ultimately coming in directly from HUD, and that’s bankable. That’s a 15- or 20-year contract and it’s federally guaranteed,” Resnick said. “It makes it possible to finance a significant amount of capital out because you have this federal income stream, and it reduces the amount of public subsidy necessary.”
Chris Dunn, managing partner at Mission Peak Capital, described himself as a free market advocate, though he was adamant that the issue of affordable housing scarcity is only solvable with the assistance of the government. Without help in the form of abatements or subsidies, he said that there would be no reason for developers to not build what would get them the most profit, meaning that prices would be higher across the board.
“There are certain states that are just more friendly to zoning rights, or the way their laws are set up, you don’t have to go to approval, as long as you can satisfy certain conditions you can develop there,” Dunn said. “There are others that are much more stringent, and there’s no way you’ll get a manufactured home community in their municipality.”
Dunn also identified pricing as being a huge issue in addition to scarcity. With house prices being so exorbitant, individuals and families who are of a lower economic stratum have few if any options in the housing market.
Katherine McAdams, director of MFH Affordable Lending at Wells Fargo, concurred with her fellow panelists on zoning being too restrictive and argued that single-family zoning and neighborhoods are an obstacle. She emphasized a more efficient use of existing space through the construction of accessory dwelling units that serve as extensions to existing houses.
“We need to build more housing, all kinds of housing,” McAdams said. “There isn’t going to be an end of neighborhoods just because you can have a unit over your garage or in your backyard — but that creates a unit that’s more affordable than something brand new, and that creates more living opportunities for people within an area.”
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Michael LaCour-Little, professor of finance at California State University, Fullerton, during his virtual input for the Fordham University Real Estate Institute’s “Solving the Affordable Housing Crisis”. Screenshot by Edward Arriaza.
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“I’m learning a little patience and God bless you all for putting up with me,” Ganim said, comparing the BRBC to a team sport with “a group of uncommon people working for a common goal.” He also shared the central lesson taken from his time as chairman: “Things don’t happen unless we all work together . . . The BRBC does not exist without you.”
The keynote speaker at the event was Tom V. Quinn, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Stratford-based Nuovo Pasta Productions and author of the recently published “Delivering Greatness,” a book about finding success in the world of business through determination, kindness and sticking to one’s principles.
During his keynote, Quinn urged the BRBC members to understand themselves
as members of a community that must work together.
“There are centuries of experience and knowledge in this room that young people in an up-and-coming business are starving for,” said Quinn. “What you would call another Tuesday, they will consider a breakthrough. Take the time, meet with the people in your organization, in this community, wherever you find younger people and teach them, because they really want to learn from somebody who has done it.”
Following the keynote, Awards were presented. The 2022 honorees included Carolyn Vermont, CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County, who was presented with the Susan L. Davis Community Leadership award by St. Vincent’s Medical Center Hartford
Montevideo, Uruguay, and came to the U. S. in January 1977. He got into the furniture business and in 1979 purchased a warehouse for the furniture company to use. After that, his interest in commercial real estate took off and the RPW Group followed.
The 12-story building at 10 Bank St. contains 220,000 square feet with full floors of 25,100 square feet. Each floor has six corner offices, the floors are not cluttered with columns and there is a full-service cafeteria. There is parking for 417 vehicles.
“We’re going to be adding a fitness center and conferencing center to the building,” Weisz said. “We’re going to be modernizing the lobby and creating a more open feel. We’re going to be creating a tenant lounge in the lobby that will offer seating and additional informal work spaces for tenants to use throughout the day that will also offer a conference room. We’re also going to be expanding the existing cafeteria with a larger serving area and more seating as well as some outdoor seating opportunities that don’t presently exist as well as pre-building some vacant suites into modern office environments.”
Weisz said that he could not disclose the purchase price of the building due to confidentiality requirements but did note that there was some assumable financing that was attractive given the current interest rate atmosphere.
“We owned a number of properties in the White Plains Central Business District over the years. its probably been 15 to 20 years since we’ve sold those properties,” Weisz said. “Over the last few years my father and I have really been targeting to get back into downtown White Plains. It offers prospective tenants that come to
look at our properties in our suburban office parks an opportunity to also look at an offering downtown all under the RPW Group umbrella.”
Weisz said that with all of the real estate activity taking place in downtown White Plains right now, RPW wanted to be involved and 10 Bank St. offered a perfect way to have a presence.
Andrew Weisz joined the RPW Group in
HealthCare. A note from Davis herself was shared with Vermont and the audience as the award was presented.
“Thank you for all you do to help improve the quality of life for those in need in the community,” the note from Davis read. “Your leadership and commitment to the people you serve make you a role model for all.”
The Rising Star Award presented by ConnectiCare went to Lauren Coakley Vincent, president and CEO of the Bridgeport Downtown Special Services District. She was recognized for her work ensuring the long-term vitality of Bridgeport’s commercial districts and coordinating community organizations across the city.
The Paul S. Timpanelli award for Leadership in Economic Development Award was presented by Bridgeport Landing Development to Howard
Saffan, the president of the Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater for his work in converting the former baseball stadium into a premier concert and performance venue.
Additionally, two awards that were not initially announced on the event program were granted, catching their recipients by surprise.
Stephen Geyer, national sales director for Primerica and a mentor for SCORE Fairfield County, was recognized as the BRBC Ambassador of the Year for his part in spreading word of the BRBC and the work it does. And Roger Salls, owner of Roger Salls Photography in Stratford, was recognized as Volunteer of the Year for his pro bono work in photographing most BRBC events, including the very event where he was honored.
2017. He had been with Cushman & Wakefield and Newmark in Manhattan and said that he had long anticipated joining RPW.
“The experience outside the firm in New York was incredibly beneficial,” Weisz said. “Since I joined five years ago I’ve really jumped in head first and touched all aspects of the business to get a really strong understanding of it. Both my father and the team members of the firm have been
tremendously supportive. I was brought on as a vice president and three years ago was promoted to executive vice president.”
Weisz said while he’ll be assuming the role as president of the RPW Group, his father will remain as chairman and CEO.
“We will both be incredibly visible and both continue to be very involved in the community,” Weisz said. “It will sort of be a tag-team of the two of us.”
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More movie studios may ‘pop-up’ in Yonkers
BY PETER KATZ
Most people are familiar with pop-up ads on computers, pop-up stores in downtowns and pop-up galleries that display art. Now there’s a new concept in pop-ups that’s likely to have an impact as far away as outer space and as close by as Yonkers.
The entity iPark Studios North LLC, which is related to Greenwich-based National Resources that owns iPark Hudson in Yonkers where Great Point Studios operates the Lionsgate movie and TV production facilities, wants to bring inflatable popup movie and TV studios to town.
“Following the success of the Lionsgate film studios at iPark Hudson, there is high demand for film studio space in downtown Yonkers and the surrounding neighborhoods,” iPark Studios North LLC said in an application to the city’s Planning Board. “To attract production companies to the city, our team has partnered with various manufacturers to produce easily deployable inflatable ‘pop-up’ studios. These offer a fast temporary solution to house film shoots until more permanent studio space can be built.”
While the idea of setting up pop-up studios where and when they’re needed may be a first for Yonkers, it’s already being done overseas and even is being planned for outer space.
In Europe, the company Losberger De Boer, which has locations in Germany, The Netherlands and France, has developed pop-up production studios that can be set up in only a few days. They say the studios have special lining that mutes outside noise and creates good acoustics inside.
Actor Tom Cruise is working with a London company, Space Entertainment Enterprise (SEE), to develop an inflatable module 20-feet in diameter that would be launched into orbit and docked with the International Space Station.
SEE said the module will allow artists, producers, and creative personnel to develop, produce, record, and live-stream content that takes advantage of the space station’s low-orbit micro-gravity environment, including films, television, music and sports events.
Also in Great Britain, the company Bigger Picture has developed an inflatable pop-up that it describes as “an ultra-mobile TV recording studio complete with lighting, sound and broadcast experienced film crew. Its purpose is not only to provide a convenient enclosure and user-friendly environment but a comfortable cocoon and
a pleasant ‘space’ where people can feel relaxed and at ease.”
iPark said that the ideal size for the pop-up studios it wants to bring to Yonkers is between 15,000 and 20,000 square feet. Soundstages at the Lionsgate Studio and additional stages being built in Yonkers by Great Point Studios range from 10,000 square feet to 20,000 square feet.
“The first phase in marketing these inflatable studios is to erect a smaller 5,000-square-foot version to act as a ‘model’ or ‘showroom’ to showcase to potential production companies,” iPark said.
iPark is seeking city approvals to put up one of the smaller inflatables at 95-119 Woodworth Ave. in Yonkers. It said that it hopes the showroom studio will interest production companies in using similar, but
larger structures on other sites. It wants a go-ahead to erect a temporary structure that would be 7,358 gross square feet in size and offer approximately 5,000 square feet of usable interior space. It proposes having 19 parking spaces that are accessed from an existing curb cut on Woodworth Avenue. The project would utilize portable restrooms and temporary exterior site lighting. When inflated, the structure would be just over 87 feet long, just under
85 feet wide and 45 feet high.
iPark said that the three parcels making up the site for the project are zoned as “I” (Industry), which allows for “audio, radio, video and television stations and studios” use. iPark explained that the site has an existing asphalt parking area, which is where the pop-up studio would be inflated and secured to a foundation. Fans would be used to push air into the balloon sections that keep the studio inflated.
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Andrea Bocelli makes a magical Connecticut debut
BY GINA GOUVEIA
Arecently renamed arena deserves a big name to call attention to it, right?
On Dec. 11, Total Mortgage Arena (formerly Webster Bank Arena) in Bridgeport got just that as tenor Andrea Bocelli made his Connecticut debut as part of a U.S. tour featuring son Matteo and daughter Virginia. The family and some equally talented friends performed Italian operatic favorites, along with classics from the Bocellis’ new album, “A Family Christmas” (Decca/Capitol Records), before a sold-out audience of 10,000.
As befits Andrea’s reputation as a crossover artist — one who moves seamlessly from classical to pop in several languages — the two hour-plus program was divided into two parts. The first included operatic gems from his repertoire, including “La Donna e Mobile,” from Giuseppe Verdi’s “Rigoletto,” and “O Soave Fanciulla,” from Giacomo Puccini’s “La Bohème.” The second half provided the audience with an opportunity to hear Christmas carols and more in the way of Andrea duets with Matteo and Virginia, plus solos from all three.
Soprano Larisa Martinez, a rising opera star from Puerto Rico, enchanted the audience as she joined Andrea onstage for the first half, her lush voice complementing his vocals. Beginning the second half, Virginia, a poised child of just 10, teamed with her father for Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” and nearly stole the show, to both the audience’s, and her father’s, obvious delight. Matteo, 24, proved another crowd favorite, shining brightly in his solo performance of “This is Christmas.” Meanwhile Andrea himself charmed with a version of “White Christmas” for which he played guitar, to his acknowledged embarrassment, telling the audience that he was self-taught and not entirely on top of his strumming game. Had he not confessed to this, we would never have noticed.
A bright-red grand piano also featured during the holiday-themed second half. And just when it started to feel like this magical evening may be nearing its end, the gracious Bocellis and Larisa returned for multiple encores — more than half a dozen. But it was Andrea’s standout performances of his familiar “Con Te Partiro,” (“Time to Say Goodbye”) with Larisa, and “Nessun Dorma” from Puccini’s “Turandot” — which has become a kind of tenor national anthem — that brought down the house.
Speaking of that house — which is
owned by Bridgeport, managed by the Oak View Group and now named for the Milford-based lender in a 10-year deal with the city — we found its acoustics perfect for the big orchestral sounds of the Philharmonia Orchestra of New York, skillfully conducted by Steven Mercurio, and the Philadelphia Chorale, layering some of the evening’s selections. (When not featuring musical artists, the arena
is home to the Bridgeport Islanders, the New York Islanders AHL farm team.) The place still felt intimate, thanks to largescale images of palazzos and the Italian countryside in all seasons that transported you across the seas. At times a handful of dancers moved gracefully along the side of the stage, adding visual depth and wonder to the vocal and orchestral performances.
Following four East Coast performances, including stops on Long Island (UBS Arena, Dec. 13) and in Manhattan, (Madison Square Garden, Dec. 14) Bocelli’s tour resumes in the U.S. in February before heading to Europe in March.
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Bridgeport lawyer named board president of Public Justice Foundation
BY PHIL HALL Phall@westfairinc.com
Preston C. Tisdale, a partner at the Bridgeport-based law firm of Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder, has been named president-elect of the board of directors of the Public Justice Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit.
“It’s an organization of lawyers and nonlawyers who are concerned about issues that public justice is concerned with,” said Tisdale. “We take on the biggest systemic threats to justice of our time: abusive corporate power, predatory practices, assaults on civil rights and liberties and destruction of the Earth’s sustainability. We connect high-impact litigation with strategic communications and the strength of our partnerships to fight these abusive and discriminatory systems.”
Tisdale will assume the board’s presidency in July. He already has his priorities in place when the time comes for him to
take on his new leadership role.
“We have a debtors prison project that we’re working on,” he said. “We deal with diversity, equity and inclusion and accessibility issues. We also we have a full project committee aspect, which deals with everything from Ag-Gag laws in states like North Carolina and in the Midwest, where they try to limit the ability of persons to come in and expose any sort of improper actions by the agricultural industry or where there’s sewage waste, which is being dumped into communities. We also have a Student Civil Rights Project committee — they handled the Ohio State sexual abuse scandal.”
Tisdale pointed out an overlap between the Public Justice Foundation and his work at Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder, noting how his firm “has a long tradition of protecting civil rights and standing up for the well-being and protection of citizens.” He cited some of the firm’s most prominent accomplishments, including the representation of families of the
Sandy Hook massacre and in Bridgeport school desegregation cases as examples of its commitment to “bringing fair play and justice to those quarters where it’s needed, and particularly those sectors of society where justice has often been denied.”
The Public Justice Foundation is one of many entities where Tisdale has given his time and attention. Among his other activities beyond his law firm, he serves as
a member of the Connecticut Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparity in the Criminal Justice System and the Connecticut Bar Association Task Force on Policing, and he previously served as a faculty member of the National Defender Training Program and the Connecticut Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Program. He also serves on the board of governors of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice.
Outside of law, he is a past chairman of the Central Connecticut Coast YMCA and received that organization’s H. Richard Brew Service Award earlier this year in tribute to his volunteer work. Tisdale said that his willingness to donate his time and energy to professional and community organizations was based on his upbringing.
“Both my mother and father were very active in the civil rights movement of the ‘60s, and they instilled in me a strong commitment to giving back to the community,” he said. “The betterment of the community, the general good — that was a very strong component of my family’s life and commitment. I consider myself to be continuing my family’s commitment to the betterment of society.”
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Yonkers mixed-use project proposed for city-owned property
BY PETER KATZ Pkatz@westfairinc.com
Aplan has been put together to develop an undeveloped piece of property currently owned by the city of Yonkers with apartments, amenities for residents, commercial space and parking. There would be 340 studio and one-bedroom units in the proposed six-story building, which would have two stories of parking and commercial space with four residential floors on top.
The applicant is Titan Real Estate Development LLC, a New York limited liability company based in Minneola on Long Island. It’s a related entity of Hudson Blue Yonkers LLC, which recently completed the construction of a 94-unit apartment building located 70 Ashburton Ave.
The development would use an approximately 3.88-acre portion of the property located at 36, 50 and 56 St. Joseph Ave., and 1, 6, 7 and 10 Cavalli Circle. In addition to the apartments there would be approximately 20,000 square feet of commercial space together with 420 parking spaces.
According to Janet Giris of the White Plains-based law firm DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wiese & Wiederkehr LLP, the property was previously part of the 11.97-acre Mulford Gardens Hope VI Revitalization Project and was originally owned by the Municipal Housing Authority for the city of Yonkers, now known as the Yonkers Housing Authority. Ownership of the property was transferred to the city of Yonkers from the Housing Authority in 2019. The revitalization project was categorized as a Planned Urban Redevelopment
(PUR).
“The Hope VI Project was originally approved in 2007 and was constructed in phases,” Giris said. “The first phase, ‘Grant Park Phase I,’ consists of 100 dwelling units in four buildings located along Whelan Place and Vineyard Avenue. The second phase, ‘Grant Park Phase II,’ was approved in 2014 and consisted of the construction of two buildings containing 56 dwelling units and the reconstruction of Loehr Place. The Hope VI Project included an additional 84
units dwelling units that were never constructed on the Hope VI site.”
Titan is proposing to develop the remainder of the Hope VI property and has a letter of intent with the city of Yonkers to purchase the land it plans to use. Titan needs a special permit from the Yonkers Planning Board to allow it to develop the project site as a PUR. The site currently is in the “M” district, which allows medium density apartment buildings.
A purchase price of $6,800,000 was
negotiated for the sale of the property to Titan. There was a provision that if the city approved fewer than 340 apartments for the project, the land price would be reduced by $20,000 for each apartment that was knocked off of the total. Closing on the land sale was to take place 60 days after the project had final approvals, a building permit was issued or financing was set.
Giris said that the building would include a landscaped plaza for residents on the first floor rooftop over the parking level. She said that a green roof will be provided on the proposed building, which will direct overflow stormwater into an underground detention system
“The proposed special use will not adversely affect the character of the neighborhood, nor will it pose a threat to the health, safety and welfare of adjacent properties,” Giris said. “The project is anticipated to improve the character of the neighborhood as it will provide 340 units of housing in an area of the city slated for redevelopment. The development has been designed to be aesthetically appealing and will offer retail opportunities for the neighborhood which do not exist today.”
Giris said that the proposed development meets several of the city’s redevelopment objectives as outlined in its urban renewal and master plans for the Ashburton Avenue area. She added that the applicant believes the proposed building is appropriately sized for the site. She points out that the applicant believes the project would not result in any adverse environmental impacts and that the city should determine that a negative declaration of environmental impacts is appropriate for the project. Titan asked that the Yonkers Planning Board act as lead agency for review of the project, including State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) requirements.
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Elevation of proposed Yonkers Planned Urban Redevelopment project.
Aerial view of site of proposed Yonkers Planned Urban Redevelopment project. Satellite photo via Google Maps.
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BY NORMAN G. GRILL
Here are some key provisions — some of them new — to be aware of for your 2022 tax filing.
Standard mileage rates: Due to inflation, there were two standard mileage rates in 2022: 62.5 cents per business mile driven (July 1-December 31, 2022) and 58.5 per business mile driven (January 1-June 30, 2022).
Health care tax credit for small businesses: Small-business employers who pay at least half the premiums for single health insurance coverage for their employees may be eligible for the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit as long as they employ fewer than the equivalent of 25 fulltime workers and average annual wages do not exceed $50,000. This amount is adjusted annually for inflation (e.g., for 2021 returns it was $56,000).
In 2022, the tax credit is worth up to 50% of your contribution toward employees’ premium costs (up to 35% for tax-exempt employers).
Section 179 expensing and depreciation: For 2022, the Section 179 expense
deduction increased to a maximum deduction of $1.08 million of the first $2.70 million of qualifying equipment placed in service during the current tax year. The deduction is indexed to inflation for tax years after 2018 and enhanced to include improvements to nonresidential qualified real property such as roofs, fire protection, alarm
systems and security systems, and heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems.
Businesses are allowed to immediately deduct 100% of the cost of eligible property placed in service after Sept. 27, 2017, and before Jan. 1, 2023, after which it will be phased downward over a four-year period: 80% in 2023, 60% in 2024, 40% in 2025, and 20% in 2026. The
standard business depreciation amount is 26 cents per mile (same as 2021).
Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC): Extended through 2025 thanks to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, the WOTC can be used by employers who hire long-term unemployed individuals (unemployed for 27 weeks or more). It is generally equal to 40% of the first $6,000 of wages paid to a new hire.
SIMPLE IRA plan contributions: Contribution limits for SIMPLE IRA plans increased to $14,000 for persons under age 50 and $17,000 for persons ages 50 or older in 2022. The maximum compensation used to determine contributions is $305,000.
This column is for information only and should not be taken as advice. Tax regulations change frequently and filing mistakes can be expensive. Consider seeking the advice of a qualified tax professional.
Norman G. Grill is managing partner of Grill & Partners LLC, certified public accountants and consultants to closely held companies and high-net-worth individuals, with offices in Fairfield and Darien.
Caddy Shack: Wykagyl bag man demands minimum wage
BY BILL HELTZEL Bheltzel@westfairinc.com
For 30 years, Robert “Bobby” Hopkins has schlepped golf bags around Wykagyl Country Club as a professional caddy making a living on bag fees and tips.
Now Hopkins is demanding minimum wage and overtime compensation in a class action complaint filed Dec. 8 in U.S. District Court in White Plains, for working up to seven days and 69 hours a week.
“Caddies are an intricate part of the experience of playing a round of golf at Wykagyl,” Hopkins says, but the country club is violating state and federal labor laws.
Wykagyl traces its history back to 1898 when golf in America was taking flight. The current course opened in 1905 in New Rochelle, and it has been the site of several professional tournaments.
About 90% of the golfers use caddies, according to the complaint.
They retrieve balls, clean the golf clubs and balls, fix divots, rake sand traps, and remove the flag when golfers are putting. When asked, they suggest the golf club to use.
Their shifts begin around 7 a.m., the com-
plaint states, and they work until dark six to seven days.
The caddy master usually assigns the caddy to two golfers for each 4-hour to 4.5 hour round of the course, and the caddies work up to two rounds a day.
Their sole compensation is $120 per bag, according to the complaint, plus a tip at the golfer’s discretion. They are not paid for the time waiting for an assignment and they do not receive wage statements.
Hopkins also claims that the club has never notified caddies that they are tipped employees, which would entitle them to a lower minimum wage.
The complaint does not state how much Hopkins typically makes in bag fees and tips. A rough minimum can be calculated on the information provided but not including bad weather or sick days that would reduce his income or tips that would increase his compensation.
Carrying two bags for one round a day for six to seven days would earn $1,440 to $1,680 per week in bag fees. Assuming a 35-week season, the caddy would earn at least $50,400 to $58,800 in bag fees. Carrying up to 4 bags a day would double the income on those days.
Receiving the $15 an hour minimum wage for service workers in Westchester County and $22.50 overtime pay for the 57 to 69 hours a week Hopkins says he works would earn $983 to $1,253 a week and $34,377 to $43,838 per 35-week season.
After his attorney gave the country club a draft of the complaint on Oct. 14, some members of the club allegedly told Hopkins that they did want him to caddy for them, and some allegedly relayed harsh messages through other caddies, calling him selfish and greedy. The complaint depicts the criti-
cal statements as retaliation and harassment.
Hopkins is demanding unspecified damages for alleged violations of state and federal laws on overtime pay, minimum wages, and spread-of-hours pay; failure to provide wage statements and labor notices; and retaliation.
Wykagyl General Manager Robert Kasara did not reply to an email asking for the club’s side of the story.
The lawsuit, filed by Manhattan attorney Douglas B. Lipsky, was brought as a class action on behalf of all 60 or so caddies who work at Wykagyl.
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Photo by Firmbee / Pixabay.
An unusual eye for gems and their settings
BY GEORGETTE GOUVEIA ggouveia@westfairinc.com
When Ali Galgano graduated from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), she was known to friends — “and friends of friends,” she said — as “the diamond girl.”
Small wonder. Galgano has an eye — not just for shimmering stones but for setting them in unusual ways. Pierced drop diamond earrings give the illusion of being multiple studs but actually require only one hole per earlobe. Tennis bracelets take on a pastel spectrum with sapphires in different hues and diamonds or a jagged edginess with pear-shaped diamonds arranged horizontally. Eternity rings beckon with diamonds in different shapes or half a band of round stones. A pear-shaped ruby pendant says “notice me” with the stone presented horizontally as well.
This ready-to-wear collection, another facet of Galgano’s bespoke Serpentine Jewels business, is showcased in her new Serpentine Townhouse in Greenwich, itself a two-story jewel box designed by New York City-based Danielle Richter with artwork often featuring powerful, alluring women curated by Greenwich gallery owner Gilles Clement — although it’s hard not to imagine Galgano’s hand in everything. The green, gold and blackand-white décor is all Fornasetti display plates, Christian Lacroix wallpaper, lacquered chairs, marble tables, suede sofas and snake motifs, in keeping with a name that signifies fertility/creativity, seduction, wisdom and transformation.
Galgano sees the month-and-a-half-old Greenwich showroom — she has had a small office and conference room in Manhattan for three years — as a nexus for luxury clients from Fairfield and Westchester counties as well as those newly relocated from New York City. What that clientele — half men, half women, mainly in their 30s through 50s — is looking for are custom-made, one-of-a-kind pieces that tell a story, symbolizing relationships, creating memories, offering opportunities for legacy and spurring a kind of treasure hunt for the best stones and designs.
“I established my business to fuse the best of 47th Street (Manhattan’s Diamond District) the value, with the best of highend retail, the client experience,” she said.
So if you were seeking an engagement ring — or an upgrade to an existing one — Galgano would work with you to select the right stones and design for you. (She deals with several manufacturing shops in Manhattan.)
These days — in the season not just
of holidays but of engagements — she’s getting a lot of texts from brides-to-be, saying, “Thank you for my ring.” Those rings do not use lab-made diamonds, a hot trend in the industry because of their supposed greater environmental sustainability and cost-effectiveness. However, Galgano said they are not part of the luxury trade. While lab-made diamonds are cheaper — as much as 50% to 75% — she added that they are not necessarily more environmentally friendly, and they do not
appreciate in value.
“There’s something about a piece being a product of the earth,” she said of natural diamonds, “and that you search for the best material. The hunt is part of it, too.”
By way of illustration, Galgano flashes her own engagement ring, which was designed by her husband, with whom she shares two young sons and a New Rochelle home. It’s an oval yellow diamond surrounded by scallops of diamonds and pink sapphires — the versatile sapphire,
coming in many colors and including as a category the ruby, having been a popular alternative or accompaniment to the diamond for engagements since the days of Princess Diana.
Galgano’s engagement ring, a diamond tennis bracelet spotlighting three larger stones (a hexagon and two that are kite shaped), and a pair of drop diamond earrings that create the illusion of multiple studs complement her outfit — a cream puff of a brocade dress by British designer Sister Jane that belies the jewelry maker’s willowy presence.
Growing up in Rye, Galgano said, she was always interested in jewelry, taking her inspiration from her mother, who went through the executive training program at Neiman Marcus’ Dallas headquarters and worked in fashion and fine jewelry. After graduating from the Hackley School in Tarrytown and Cornell University, Galgano enrolled in the graduate program at GIA. Over the years, she has seen a generational shift in attitudes toward fine jewelry. People like her mother and older generations, she said, tended to think of such jewelry as something to be placed in a safe, to be worn only on special occasions. Younger generations want something of value they can wear every day.
“They want something that has meaning.”
And Galgano is determined to create jewelry that gives them that and more.
For more, visit serpentinejewels.com.
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Ali Galgano, founding owner of Serpentine Jewels and The Serpentine Townhouse in Greenwich.
Sapphires in many colors cast a pastel glow over stack rings, a necklace, a pendant and Ali Galgano’s take on the tennis bracelet. Photographs by Andrea Carson.
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Setting the tone for the holiday table
BY STACY GARCIA
Before you get to work creating your holiday table, think about the theme: Do you want the table design to be warm and cozy? Bold? Sophisticated? Moody? Fun and whimsical? Envision the feeling you want to elicit from your dining guests.
Once you have established the vision, use that as your guide.
At Stacy Garcia Inc. in Nanuet, our overall vision for the season is “Laid-Back Lodge.” We are creating a warm, modern aesthetic with décor that can last through the winter. Think plaids, warm knits, plush textures and pickled woods. Feeling cozy yet?
Getting started on the table
Is there an item that represents the theme or tone you want to set? A type of flower you were planning to use? Always start with a main piece to build around. It can be an item in your home that normally doesn’t sit on the table. It can be something special you purchase or rent for the day. Look around for that vase or decorative piece that you’ve hidden away.
When building the centerpiece for the table, think of it as a mini “room-scape.” You want to incorporate pieces of varying heights and textures. The centerpiece could be something tall and bold to which you can add smaller pieces, or it could be something wide and lower that offers a more subtle overall look. Build around that centerpiece with textures and even light. Another wonderful way to start to build a cozy or elegant look is to use a long tabletop fireplace down the center, which can add a wonderful, warm wow factor at the same time. Just be careful what you place next to your fireplace to avoid fire hazards.
Choosing a color palette
In your centerpiece, bring in colors that are in the dining room, as in your drapes, table runner or chair upholstery. Don’t be afraid to play up a color that may only be an accent color in the room at the moment. Renting plates, napkins and other décor can help you get the color scheme you want without buying everything new. This season our palette includes winter whites and warm neutrals with red undertones accented by tailored blue, rust, brick and mocha.
Add a bit of elegance
For a stylish touch, consider renting chairs or chair covers that offer a twist on your normal dining décor. Plain dining chairs (or even folding chairs) can be dressed up with covers in a variety of
designs and patterns that fit your theme. For a soft, cozy feel, we’ve even added throw blankets folded on the back of chairs. A table runner is also a great way to add interest. Don’t be afraid to go bold with a table runner. We love pattern.
Florals also go a long way. Loose, natural arrangements create a whimsical feel. Branches are also a great way to add interest and height. We are seeing a trend toward warm, spice-colored florals. Think dahlias and strawflowers.
Your music will also set the tone. Having music playing when people arrive is a great way to welcome them, but it should fit your theme and not be too loud.
Let there be light
Don’t miss out on an opportunity to incorporate overhead lighting. Do you have a chandelier? Can you add florals or dried grasses to it to create a different look? Is it possible to hang something from the chandelier or use the chain to add dried branches that work with the theme? Again, you want to be careful what you place next to hot lightbulbs. You can also rent small touch lamps for each place setting or place just two or three on the table itself, allowing for great ambient lighting.
Consider changing out your lightbulbs if they are harsh. There are bulbs available that simulate torches or fire as well as ones that can change color. You could even pull lamps from other rooms to switch up the lighting and décor or replace an old shade with a fabulous new one for an existing lamp to go with the theme. Experiment ahead of the big night to see which lamps give you the best lighting.
Candles also add an ambience to holiday decor. With so many beautiful candleholders and hurricane lamps, you can layer light in your centerpieces or on your coffee tables, as long as you place them carefully and keep an eye on them. To take it the next step, add scented candles and play up more than just a visual impact. Adding scent can have a powerful effect on setting the mood.
The final edit
If you have finished decorating and there’s no room to fit the plates and all the glasses you should have for your guests, you’ve gone too far. If that’s the case, scale back the table décor. If the centerpieces have gotten out of control and guests cannot see each other, pare back. How much goes into the tablescape may depend on the
tone you want to set, for example, a warm and cozy feel would have more layering and more texture versus a minimal, crisp feel that would be more edited. Your guests should “feel” the theme but still be able to sit and enjoy the dinner and the conversation. Don’t overwhelm the table or your guests. On the other hand, if you look at the table and wonder what is missing, you probably don’t have enough.
Last thoughts
A great way to personalize your table setting is with individual napkin rings that could be party favors or Christmas crackers that snap open to reveal sayings and tiny keepsakes. Or you can add place cards that have quotes matching people’s personalities. (They could even be something they have said to you over the years.) Maybe you want guests to figure out which seat is theirs by which quote resonates with them. Or add a personal note inside each person’s table card, something simple but meaningful they can take with them to remember the evening.
Happy Holidays!
Stacy Garcia is designer, CEO and chief inspiration officer of Stacy Garcia Inc. in Nanuet. For more, visit stacygarciainc.com.
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Accent colors, layered, textured effects and individual touches such as place cards with personal notes help to make seasonal tables bright. Courtesy Stacy Garcia Inc.
Extell proposes apartments in Suffern
BY PETER KATZ Pkatz@westfairinc.com
Extell Development Company, which has made a name for itself with residential skyscrapers in New York City, is proposing through Extell Acquisitions LLC to build a new apartment project in Suffern. Although Extell received attention as a result of its very tall projects in Manhattan, including the 131-story Central Park Tower, 75-story One57 skyscraper, and 72-story One Manhattan Square, what it’s proposing in Suffern would be only a five-story residential structure constructed over a single-floor parking garage.
Extell’s project, known as 37 Washington Avenue, involves the redevelopment of the former Avon Nail Enamel Building at that address. Nail polish was tested and stored in the building.
The cosmetics giant Avon announced on Nov. 3 that it will be closing its research and development operations (R&D) in Suffern and establishing facilities in Poland and Brazil after years of downsizing in Rockland County. Avon at one time employed an estimated 1,500 people there.
With Avon no longer needing the building at 37 Washington Ave., Suffern floated the idea of purchasing the property for about $3 million in order to use the site for municipal parking. The proposal did not move forward.
“For 136 years, breakthrough innovation has been at the core of the Avon brand with our proprietary technology and award winning, affordable beauty products,” said Angela Cretu, Avon’s CEO. “We believe this evolution of our R&D operations will give us access to a wider ecosystem of partners to drive our innovation pipeline. We’re incredibly proud of our Suffern team and grateful for the strong innovation foundation that we will build on.”
The proposed Extell project would be on a 1.87-acre site with frontage on both Washington Avenue and Suffern Place.
According to Attorney Ira Emanuel of New City-based Emanuel Law P.C., the proposed building would be generally “C” shaped, with the opening of the “C” facing Washington Avenue.
“A parking garage and entrance lobbies will take up the entire ground level,” Emanuel said. “Architectural treatment will disguise the parking level from the street. The main lobby and pedestrian entrance will face Washington Avenue, as will the vehicle entrance to the parking area. A secondary lobby and pedestrian access face
Suffern Place.”
There would be a total of 106 dwelling units. There would be 36 one-bedroom units, 42 two-bedroom units and 28 three-bedroom units. There would be a total of 212 parking spaces provided.
Current zoning for the site does not allow residential uses, so Extell is asking for a zoning change to a Transit Development District (TDD).
“The site is adjacent to the downtown business district,” Emanuel said in describing the reasons for TDD zoning being appropriate. “From its Suffern Place frontage, it is a short walk to the Suffern train station.” He also pointed out that the site is near commuter bus stops.
Emanuel said that on the garage roof, in a courtyard formed by the building, the developers propose a swimming pool with pool deck, a lawn area and a hardscape courtyard. He described the outdoor amenities as linking to indoor amenities including a club room with kitchen, fitness center, yoga room, and co-working space.
In May, Extell broke ground on the $585 million Hudson Piers project in Yonkers, which is a complex of seven-story buildings containing approximately 1,400 luxury and affordable units. The comparatively low-rise project is on a 17.4acre parcel at 159 Alexander St. At that time, Gary Barnett, founder and chairman of Extell, told the Business Journal that the company is just as happy doing low-rise projects as it is building giant skyscrapers n Manhattan.
“Building high-rises in Manhattan is an incredibly difficult job to make a success of it,” Barnett said. “Red tape, regulations, the time, the actual scale of building a building that tall is an exceptionally difficult thing to do. Tall is beautiful, short is beautiful. As long as they’re the right type of project and the right type of creative building, we’re excited to do it.”
In a zoning petition filed with Suffern’s Board of Trustees, Barnett pointed out that that Suffern’s TDD zoning district has been limited to a single parcel within 500 feet of the train station.
“The benefits of TDD on the downtown business area have become obvious, as new shops and restaurants have been opened in response to that single TDD project on Orange Avenue, now known as The Sheldon apartment building,” Barnett said. “TDD has been a catalyst for downtown growth. The site is appropriate for the expansion of the TDD.”
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37 Washington Ave., Sufffern. Photo via Google Maps.
Gary Barnett, founder and chairman of Extell. Photo by Peter Katz.
New hospital opens in Kingston
BY PETER KATZ Pkatz@westfairinc.com
The new $113 million HealthAlliance Hospital on Mary’s Avenue in Kingston opened for patients Dec. 14 after a Dec. 13 ribbon-cutting ceremony that was attended by New York’s Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado, along with other state and local elected officials and hospital representatives.
HealthAlliance is part of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), a 1,700-bed health care system headquartered in Valhalla with nine hospitals on seven campuses in the Hudson Valley.
The Mary’s Avenue facility formerly had operated as the Benedictine Hospital and then became HealthAlliance’s Mary’s Avenue campus. In addition to renovating the existing 48,000-square-foot facility, WMCHealth added a new two-story 79,000-square-foot building with a new 25,000-square-foot emergency care center.
“We are immensely proud to deliver this state-of-the-art new hospital, fulfilling our
long-term commitment to transform the quality of care for residents in the Hudson Valley,” said WMCHealth President and CEO Michael D. Israel.
In his remarks, Delgado said, “Our doctors, nurses and health-care professionals deserve state-of-the-art technology to serve their communities. This project is an investment that will continue to serve the people of the Hudson Valley for years to come.”
The renovation and expansion of the hospital on Mary’s Avenue is only the first part of a two-part plan by WMCHealth in cooperation with New York state to consolidate the operations of the two HealthAlliance hospitals that have been in Kingston. The second phase involves WMCHealth converting the HealthAlliance hospital on Broadway in Kingston into a walkable health care village where preventive and primary health care services are offered. The total cost of the Kingston projects is expected to be $134.9 million, with $88 million coming from New York state’s Capital Restructuring Financing Program.
Newest HV casino set for Dec. 28 opening
BY PETER KATZ Pkatz@westfairinc.com
The latest addition to New York state’s roster of casinos is scheduled to open Dec. 28 at the Newburgh Mall on Route 300 near the intersection of the New York State Thruway and Interstate 84. Resorts World Hudson Valley (RWHV) is in the 68,000-square-foot space formerly occupied by the BonTon department store. The new casino features about 50,000 square feet of gaming space with 1,200 slot machines and electronic table games. The approximately $50 million facility also has the Resorts World Bet Sports Bar.
Resorts World is one of the brands owned by the Genting Group, an international operator of hospitality properties that is based in Malaysia. Genting also operates Resorts World Catskills in Monticello and Resorts World New York City in Queens.
Plans call for RWHV to be open 20 hours a day, seven days a week. The casino is creating approximately 250 new full-time jobs with average annual wages
of $72,000. It’s estimated that the casino will produce about $65 million in tax revenues dedicated to supporting New York schools. An estimated $3 million a year will be generated in new funds going to the town of Newburgh.
“Resorts World Hudson Valley represents a shared vision that we, along with our partners in Orange County, had to create an entertainment destination that will attract hundreds of thousands of guests and visitors, while providing tremendous benefits to the local, regional and statewide community,” said Robert DeSalvio, president of Genting Americas East. “We are delighted to open our doors this holiday season and welcome everyone to Resorts World Hudson Valley.”
The casino is expected to be a boost to the Newburgh Mall, which opened in 1980. Vacancies grew over time and the mall faced a rocky financial road, undergoing a foreclosure sale in 2014. The mall was purchased in 2017 for $7.7 million. The opening of the casino is expected to help strengthen the mall, in part by repositioning it as an entertainment destination.
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Resorts World Hudson Valley entrance prepared for the opening.
New entrance of the HealthAlliance Hospital on Mary’s Avenue in Kingston.
Lt. Gov. Delgado speaks at ceremony opening Kingston hospital.
RVNAhealth debuts TV advertising campaign
BY JUSTIN MCGOWN jmcgown@westfairinc.com
After more than 105 years of serving the homebound and needy across Connecticut communities, the Ridgefield-based nonprofit RVNAhealth has made its first-ever step into television advertising.
During October, RVNAhealth premiered a series of commercials for their different services that include hospice, home health and personal caregiving. The commercials are airing on streaming services and television channels including the Food Network, HGTV, Hallmark Channel, Travel Channel, AMC, and CNBC. The media buy is for 16,000 monthly ads on streaming services and almost 350 spots on live TV each month.
One of the ads is focused on promoting understanding about the purpose of
hospice care, and it features a conversation between two people discussing how hospice care can provide a higher quality of life for longer, not only the last few days of life. Another highlights the many at-home services available through RVNAhealth.
According to RVNAhealth’s Marketing Director Kim Cafiero the decision to run the commercials was prompted by the 2020 merger of Bethel Visiting Nurse Association and New Milford Visiting Nurse & Hospice with The Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association. The resulting nonprofit, operating under RVNAhealth to reflect its larger coverage area, became responsible for providing in-home care to residents across more than 35 towns and cities in Western Connecticut.
“That’s a big territory for us to be present in on a shoestring nonprofit marketing budget,” Cafiero said. “But
with this merger we had to do it. We did a rebranding and a name change, we’re now RVNAhealth, because we represent so much more of an area than just Ridgefield.”
The RVNAhealth ads will run during the UConn Women’s basketball games on both ESPN and ESPN2, FS1, and SNY. When the Lady Huskies take to the courts, the broadcasts routinely draw more than a million viewers — making it an especially valuable timeslot, sometimes outshining prime-time heavyweights like the WWE and Tucker Carlson’s talk show.
Cafiero noted that running the ads during the basketball games was planned with elder patients in mind.
“My family are big basketball and big UConn fans, and whenever I go to the games there is this whole group of senior citizens who go to every single game,” she said with a laugh. “There are tons of
them, and they have the best time. You go to a home game and there’s this whole section of seniors and they all know each other, and they’ve had their same seats for 10 years.”
According to Cafiero, seniors make up a sizeable portion of those served by RVNAhealth, as well as people who are being discharged from the hospital. As a result, the emphasis of the ads, produced by Mnemonic Agency, is on simple, bold messaging that familiarizes people with the name.
“A lot of people don’t realize that you have the ability to ask for whoever you want when you leave the hospital,” Cafiero said of the procedure when choosing home health aides or visiting nurse agencies. “It’s typically a stressful situation so it’s really important that we’re front of mind and that they remember us so they can ask for the best care.”
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Screen shot of one of the new RVNAhealth television commercials.
Medicaid patient disputes Newburgh debt collector’s practices
BY BILL HELTZEL Bheltzel@westfairinc.com
An Orange County debt collector allegedly dunned a Medicaid patient illegally, according to a federal lawsuit, and now the patient is seeking payback on behalf of other Medicaid patients who have received collection letters.
Yoel Bleich accused Collection Bureau of the Hudson Valley Inc. (CBHU) of violating the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, in a complaint filed Nov. 29 in U.S. District Court, White Plains.
CBHV, of Newburgh, “engages in a regular practice of perpetuating Medicaid fraud,” the complaint states, “by dunning Medicaid recipients for additional payments for medical services already paid in full by Medicaid.”
CBHV did not reply to an email asking for its side of the story.
Its mission, according to its website, is to “recover the maximum amount of revenue in a professional and ethical manner,” and its collectors are trained on adherence to
the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and other laws.
Bleich says that he received services in April 2019 from Tristate Emergency Physicians, of New Windsor, and that CBHV collects debts for Tristate.
He says he had covered the co-pay portion of the medical bill and paid the rest with Medicaid insurance.
As an enrolled Medicaid provider, he claims, Tristate agreed to accept Medicaid as payment in full for services rendered.
provide a different, upgraded service, according to the complaint, and charge more than the Medicaid portion. And debt collectors may dun Medicaid recipients only for unpaid co-payments.
Bleich claims that CBHV regularly practices Medicaid fraud by dunning patients whose medical services have been paid by Medicaid.
He brought the complaint as a class action on behalf of all New York Medicaid beneficiaries who have received collection letters from CBHV.
He is demanding unspecified damages for himself and others.
Eight days before Bleich’s case was filed in federal court, Haya S. Muller of Westchester filed a similar complaint in Westchester Supreme Court.
She claims that CBHV has demanded $5,000 for services she received from an anesthesiology practice in November 2020 that were covered by Medicaid.
cheers to a happy holiday!
This past February, Bleich received a CBHV letter listing an $886 debt to Tristate.
Medical providers also may not accept Medicaid for a particular service and then
Bleich is represented by Hackensack, New Jersey attorney Christofer Merritt. Muller is represented by Sanders Law Group of Uniondale, Nassau County.
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Connecticut sets Jan. 10 as date for recreational cannabis sales launch
The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) announced licensed hybrid retailers within the state can begin to sell cannabis products on a recreational, nonmedicinal basis to Sales will be limited to 0.25-ounce of cannabis flower, or its equivalent, per transaction when the market opens; patients in the state’s medical marijuana program may purchase up to 5 ounces per month. According to the DCP, transaction limits will be reviewed over time.
Two Fairfield County-based medical marijuana dispensaries — Fine Fettle Dispensary in Stamford and The Botanist in Danbury — have completed the necessary steps for conversion to a hybrid license and will be among the dispensaries selling to adults on Jan. 10.
“I am proud of the hard work our team has done to meet the goal of opening adultuse sales in a safe, well-regulated market,” said DCP Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull. “We know that many people are excited to participate in this marketplace, whether as a business or a consumer, and we encourage adults who choose to purchase and consume these products to do so responsibly once sales begin on Jan. 10.”
Elivate offers IV therapy discounts to locally based first responders
Elivate Med Spa, an Old Greenwichbased boutique aesthetic medicine and wellness practice, is rolling out a new IV therapy program for first responders from the surrounding area, including Greenwich, Stamford and Westchester.
Elivate is issuing Loyalty Cards, which offer 20% off all IV therapy treatments with the 10 th one free. IV therapy sessions involve a mix of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants drip through their veins. The Loyalty Cards are being distributed to firefighters, police officers, EMS workers, paramedics and staff from the American Red Cross Metro New York North.
“IV therapy was a hit, especially in the beginning of the pandemic because everyone wanted to be as strong as possible in case they did get sick,” said Melissa Pulcini-Buttine, founder of Elivate. “We understand that first responders are more likely to suffer from psychological
distress due to job stress, repeated exposure to trauma, lack of sleep, the physical demands of the job and working long hours or multiple jobs. This is why we set out to create a program where we can help replenish and rehydrate in order for first responders to perform at their highest level possible.”
$32 million in federal funding for Connecticut’s public health workforce development
The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) was awarded a $32,253,484
grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that will fund the state agency’s newly launched Office of Public Heath Workforce Development.
The federal funding was awarded through the CDC’s Strengthening U.S. Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce and Data Systems grant program. According to a statement from the governor’s office, the new DPH initiative will focus on ensuring workforce development needs at state, local and nonprofit public health agencies are met, specifically regarding future pipeline development
academic and professional training, standards of practice and workforce diversification.
“This is a first-of-its-kind investment of more than $32 million over the next five years that will specifically and directly support the Connecticut public health workforce,” said Gov. Ned Lamont in a press statement. “Additionally, more than $12 million from this grant will be distributed directly to local health departments to assist them with supporting their infrastructure, their own workforce development, and their needs for post-Covid-19 recovery and rebuilding.”
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Ristorante de Amalfi needs some passione
BY JEREMY WAYNE jwayne@westfairinc.com
Yet another new red-sauce Italian restaurant in Westchester or Fairfield is usually nothing to get excited about. Besides, at first glance, there are so many things wrong with Ristorante de Amalfi’s online menu — culinary no-nos; seasonal solecisms; those murdered classics — to say nothing of its less than lovely strip-mall location in Bedford Hills, which hardly conjure up images of the heavenly Amalfi coast, that, wrong though it may be, I have low expectations of the four-monthold restaurant before I’m even through the door.
Still, you can’t judge a book by its cover, at least that’s what I tell myself, as I step gingerly inside.
But dear, oh dear. We’re not off to a good start. The first room, a large square space with two bare wood tables and three booths, is dark and featureless. Pizzas in a glass display and on a takeout counter look tired. Things improve a little to the rear, with a main dining room with formally dressed tables — alternating black and white napkins, no less — as well as a cheerful bar.
In the front room, being lunchtime, I settle in one of the narrow booths. A chef in striped chef’s gear appears and replaces a couple of the depleted pies from the counter. There are three tiers of pizza — traditional, brick oven and specialty — one of which is the Hawaiian, with ham and pineapple, about which, “least said soonest mended,” as the saying goes. As I study the menu, a man comes in and orders a slice of pizza to go. A moment later, another. Over the course of the next half an hour, at least a dozen people come in for pizza, stromboli and rolls. A lady comes in to pick up a catering order and staggers out under the weight of it. All good signs, I register.
I order stracciatella. My server is actual-
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JEREMY WAYNE
Hotel consultant, travel writer and longtime restaurant editor for Condé Nast, Jeremy Wayne loves casual, unpretentious restaurants serving food which is genuinely seasonal, local and sustainable, while simultaneously lamenting the disappearance of linen tablecloths and the demise of the three-martini lunch. “These are the two sides of my split restaurant personality,” he confides, while also fessing up to his personal travel mantra. “The day to book your next vacation,” says Jeremy, is the day you come home from one.”
ly speaking on her cellphone as she plonks it down unceremoniously. But it’s tremendous, earthy greens paddling in a vast bowl of rich, steaming hot broth, the equal of anything you’d find in the old country.
A TV high up in the corner of the room, unsightly cables dangling, is showing the World Cup. A scruffily dressed man appears from the kitchen and places himself a little too close to my booth to watch the game. Failing to catch a server’s attention, I rattle the empty paper-napkin dispenser more or less under his nose (you need a napkin to eat stracciatella) and he studiously ignores me. I guess he’s not a server. The bread is warm but almost unnaturally white and springy. I don’t touch it. This is a restaurant sending mixed messages.
“So why is the restaurant called Amalfi?” I ask a server, a young lady whom, for some illogical reason, I take to be part of the family, when I return for dinner a few nights later. I guess I’m hoping to hear the chef is from Naples, or the owners have
hybrid Amalfi lemon trees growing in their Westchester backyards. “We just like the place,” comes the reply, delivered, I must say, with a grin.
A stranger stops by my table. “I eat here regularly,” she announces. “The Pasta Norma is fantastic, and my mother-in-law always has a fish dish she loves.” Only in Bedford Hills, right? So, I order the Pasta Norma, with its sauce of mushrooms, tomatoes, mozzarella, ricotta — everything but the kitchen sink. It’s fantastic. (I had been going to order a dish of Spaghetti alla Sinatra but online research after my first visit revealed no evidence that Ol’ Blue Eyes liked olives or capers, the mainstays of this restaurant’s version.)
I visit the bathroom. A mistake. The mirror is dirty, the paper towel bin has not been emptied. I don’t look any further than I can help.
Back in the restaurant — deep breath — I choose Veal “Martini,” two chunky fillets served on an alarmingly black plate, as if
we were in mourning. These are not the flattened skinny minis that Francis Albert so loved but are quite delicious nevertheless, sitting on a bed of wilted spinach, with a beautifully composed cream and wine sauce.
And tiramisù is yet another winner, a rich but still featherlight version of the classic Northern Italian dessert that so many get so wrong.
As am I preparing to leave the restaurant, all the lights go out. It could happen anywhere, of course, but somehow it happens here.
With food this good, I want to love Ristorante di Amalfi, but I can’t quite. What it lacks, what it needs — apart from a cleaner bathroom and a more structured approach to service — is a shot of passion in its arm, because right now it bears little relation to the place, or the spirit of the place, from which it takes its name.
For more, visit ristorantediamalfi.com.
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Main dining room at Ristorante di Amalfi. Photographs by Jeremy Wayne.
Ristorante di Amalfi exterior.
WOMEN IN POWER
Join us on January 24 and hear from leading CEOs who have effectively smashed through the proverbial glass ceiling while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. How did they do it? And how can you apply the lessons shared to your own professional and personal life? PANELISTS:
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AETHICS MED SPA
Aethics (pronounced Ethics) located at 173 E. Post Road, in downtown White Plains hosted a grand opening for its Med Spa on Dec. 8.
The brainchild of three veteran entrepreneurs in the aesthetic medicine industry: Dr. Thomas Romo III, chief medical officer and co-founders Hana Rukaj and Jacquelyn Orena who have a combined experience of more than 50 years aim to create a space that provides the very best services while still adher-
AMERICARES NAMES COLOMBIA PROGRAM
Americares, the health-focused relief and development organization located in Stamford, Connecticut, has welcomed Diana Gutiérrez de Piñeres Botero as director of its Colombia program. In her new role, Gutiérrez de Piñeres Botero oversees the operation of Americares 10 primary care clinics in 10 departments. At the same time, she is responsible for implementing programs that meet the needs of the thousands of Venezuelans entering Colombia every day and spearheading initiatives that alleviate the strain placed on the Colombian health system.
“Diana brings to Americares more than 20 years of experience leading teams, expanding resources, cultivating partnerships and setting the strategic direction for organizations in both the public and private sectors,” said Americares President and CEO Christine Squires. “Her unique wealth of knowledge will be invaluable as we work to increase access to quality health services for families affected by the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Venezuela….”
Americares opened its first health clinic in La Guajira in July 2018, in coordination with national and regional public health authorities, and with funds from the United States Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, to provide free primary care services for families fleeing the unprecedented humanitarian emergency in Venezuela. Currently, Americares operates clinics in Antioquia, Arauca, Atlántico, Bogotá D.C., La Guajira, Magdalena, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Valle del Cauca and Vichada, with the support of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration. The clinics provide quality primary care, including medical exams, mental health services and medication at no cost for Venezuelan migrants, Colombian returnees and host communities, six days a week. In addition, clinical staff provide mobile outreach services in neighboring communities.
Prior to joining Americares, Gutiérrez de Piñeres Botero served as executive director for
ing to ethical principles that include integrity, repect for autonomy and beneficence for all patients.
Aethics Med Spa offers an array of services like #SmartTox, dermal fill-ers, salt facials, Ultherapy, Morphe-us8, weight wellness and others tailored to fit everyone’s needs. It also offers specialized skin care products with active ingredients to help combat specific conditions like aging skin, acne/rosacea prone skin and pigmentation irregularities.
DIRECTOR
CHAZ AND AJ, RAISE $106,411 IN CASH AND TOYS FOR CHILDRENS’ CHARITIES.
the Colombia Ministry of Defense’s Inclusive Rehabilitation Center, where she was responsible for building the center’s strategy. Prior to that, she worked as a legislative advisor in Colombia’s House of Representatives and served as a political campaign advisor, where she helped craft legislation and campaign strategies around health and social issues. Prior to her work in the public sector, Gutiérrez de Piñeres Botero served as the executive director of Fundación Teletón, the leading nonprofit organization in Colombia focused on supporting individuals with disabilities.
Gutiérrez de Piñeres Botero earned a bachelor’s degree in law from Universidad La Gran Colombia and became a criminal law specialist at the same university. She received a master’s degree in social policy from Universidad Javeriana and completed professional studies in government at the Universidad de los Andes and completed an executive development program at Universidad de La Sabana’s INALDE Business School. Gutiérrez de Piñeres Botero also holds a bachelor’s degree in dentistry from Universidad El Bosque.
Americares responds to more than 30 natural disasters and humanitarian crises worldwide each year, establishes long-term recovery projects and brings preparedness programs to communities vulnerable to disasters. Since its founding more than 40 years ago, Americares has provided more than $20 billion in aid to 164 countries, including the United States.
Connecticut’s popular morning team, Chaz and AJ (WPLR and WFOX), spent a recent morning at Jordan’s Furniture New Haven collecting cash and toys equaling $106,411 to be distributed to local charities.
The annual “Chaz and AJ McDermott Chevrolet & Lexus of New Haven Toy Drive” featured musical guests, local celebrities, political dignitaries and the usual Chaz and AJ shenanigans. Listeners were encouraged to donate online or come to Jordan’s and drop off cash or an unwrapped toy.
“This is the single biggest thing we do all year,” Chaz said. “To be able to raise
over $100,000 in cash and toys, and know that it is helping a child in Connecticut wake up to a better Christmas, is tremendous. Our listeners are so incredibly generous, and we couldn’t do this without them.”
The toys and cash were distributed to Boys & Girls Village Inc., The Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley, Central Connecticut Coast YMCA, McGivney Community Center, TEAM Inc., and The Center for Family Justice Inc.
“Chaz and AJ continue to prove, year after year, that local radio is alive and well. And when done correctly can truly
make a difference in people’s lives,” said Connoisseur Media Vice President of Programming Keith Dakin.
Special thanks to the sponsors of this event: McDermott Chevrolet & Lexus of New Haven, Jordan’s Furniture New Haven, Art’s Television & Appliance, The Water Doctor, Pepe’s Pizza, Fairview Tree Farm, K&J Tree Service, Lincoln Tech, and Carbutti and Co.
Connoisseur Media owns market-leading radio clusters in regions, including Nassau-Suffolk, New York; Metro Fairfield, Connecticut; New Haven, Connecticut; and Frederick, Maryland.
FOUNDATION’S 2023 GRANT CYCLE
Field Hall Foundation provides grants for programs and projects that improve the lives of older adults and caregivers in Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester counties in New York. Priority is given to proposals focused on the basic needs of low-income seniors (60+ years old) and their unpaid caregivers, new or expanding programs, collaborations and organizations not previously funded.
Visit the foundation’s website, fieldhallfoundation.org, for guidelines and eligibility requirements. Previous grant recipients are not eligible to apply for another grant until 1) at least one year has passed since they received a grant, and 2) a final report for that grant has been submitted to and accepted by the foundation. The foundation does not award multi-year grants.
If your organization is eligible to ap-
ply, complete the form and email it, along with a Letter of Inquiry to Patti Lavan Horvath at phorvath@fieldhallfdn.org by Jan. 31.
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MILLIONS IN GRANTS AWARDED TO IMPROVE THE SOUND
Top federal and state environmental agencies and officials from New England and New York, including the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), recently announced 41 grants totaling $10.3 million to organizations and local governments to improve the environment of Long Island Sound. The grants are matched by $5.8 million from the grantees themselves, resulting in $16.1 million combined total funding for conservation projects in New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont.
In all, these Long Island Sound Futures Fund (Futures Fund) 2022 grants will reach 319,000 people through environmental education programs. Water quality improvement projects will prevent 5.3 million gallons of polluted stormwater from flowing into Long Island Sound waters. The projects will also remove 8,000 pounds of marine debris from the sound shorelines and enhance 215 acres of habitat vital for fish and wildlife. Funding for the grant program comes from the EPA as part of the Long Island Sound Study (LISS), from the FWS and NFWF. Salesforce, Zoetis, Avangrid Foundation and Covanta have provided other funding.
“Long Island Sound is an essential ecosystem that supports communities, economies and habitats across the region and this year’s recipients showcase the commitment that watershed communities have to restoring the Sound,” said EPA New England regional administrator David Cash.
The LISS initiated the Futures Fund in 2005 through EPA’s Long Island Sound Office and NFWF. The grant program has a strong history of making tangible environ-
mental improvements by supporting people and communities who value the sound and take a direct role in its future. Since its inception, the Futures Fund has invested $42 million in 570 projects. The program has generated an additional $54 million in grantee match for a total conservation impact of $97 million. Projects have opened 119 river miles for fish, restored 811 acres of wildlife habitat, reduced 206 million gallons of stormwater pollution, and engaged more than 5 million people in the protection and restoration of the sound.
“Estuaries and their surrounding lands and waters represent some of the most productive ecosystems in the world,” said Jeff Trandahl, executive director and CEO of NFWF. “The funding awarded today embodies our continued commitment, together with our public and private partners, to improve the sound by fostering environmental stewardship and public awareness and education, restoring habitat for fish and wildlife, preventing pollution, and enhancing the resilience of coastal communities.”
“In this time of climate change, it is more important than ever to empower local communities to increase the resilience of their rivers and coastal habitats for the safety of their citizens and health of fish and wildlife,” said Kyla Hastie, acting Northeast regional director for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “The projects funded today will reduce flooding and storm damage, boost water quality, and increase educational and recreational opportunities, particularly for historically disadvantaged communities. At the same time, migratory fish will regain access to spawning grounds and wildlife at risk from rising seas, like saltmarsh sparrow, will benefit.”
“Long Island Sound is such a valuable resource, and the projects funded by the Long Island Sound Futures Fund will do so much to help the Sound, the communities that live near it, and the rivers that flow into it, thrive,” said Katie Dykes, commissioner, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. “We are honored to celebrate the awarding of over $4.3 million in grants to 19 recipients in Connecticut, which also leverages over $1.9 million in local funding. These important and forward-thinking projects range from reducing nitrogen pollution and removing barriers to fish passage to improving the resilience of our coastal communities and providing pathways to conservation careers to young people from environmental justice communities. We are grateful to our federal partners for this impactful funding.”
Long Island Sound is an estuary that provides economic and recreational benefits to millions of people while also providing habitat for more than 1,200 invertebrates, 170 species of fish and dozens of species of migratory birds. The grant projects contribute to a healthier environment.
Chartered by Congress in 1984, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation protects and restores the nation’s fish, wildlife, plants and habitats. Working with federal, corporate and individual partners, NFWF has funded more than 6,000 organizations and generated a conservation impact of $7.4 billion
The Long Island Sound Study, developed under the EPA’s National Estuary Program, is a cooperative effort between the EPA and the states of Connecticut and New York to protect and restore the Sound and its ecosystem.
ACCELERATING DELIVERY OF
BROADBAND
INTERNET TO HUDSON VALLEY
Backed by Post Road Group’s significant investment, Archtop Fiber has begun to implement its fully funded acquisition and fiber XGS-PON broadband strategy to invigorate communities across the Northeast with new jobs, economic growth and tech-driven opportunities
Post Road Group in Kingston, New York, a private market investor focused on telecommunications infrastructure, media, technology, business services and real estate, plans to invest up to $350 million in Archtop Fiber, a provider of symmetrical multigig 100% fiber internet and phone service to residential and business customers across Northeast U.S., with a focus on historically underserved and overlooked communities.
Post Road Group’s commitment has accelerated Archtop’s XGS-PON fiber network expansion project, starting with the recently announced town / village of Saugerties and continuing with the city of Kingston, town of Ulster and others to be announced. The new fiber-to-the-home network is being built to support today’s multigig standards with the ability to scale for future multi-100-gig and multiterabit capacity as needed. Spanning from the eastern Pennsylvania border to western Massachusetts, Archtop’s network is expected to reach over 500,000 households and local businesses, bringing tech-driven opportunities, economic growth and jobs along with it.
“Post Road Group has a deep and long-standing relationship with the experienced leadership team at Archtop Fiber. Their track record speaks for itself, with decades of success developing world-class fiber networks throughout underserved markets domestically and internationally. We are proud to play a role in advancing Archtop’s mission and driving the team’s transformative and meaningful work forward,” said Andrew Runk, managing director at Post Road Group. “With this investment, Archtop can give overlooked communities the long-awaited internet access they deserve. From businesses to schools to hospitals and beyond, Archtop’s fiber
network will bring much-needed connectivity to transform just about every aspect of daily life.”
“The partnership we have formed with Post Road Group strengthens our fully funded business strategy to deliver world-class, symmetrical, multigig internet and phone services across a 100%-fiber network,” said Jeff DeMond, chairman and CEO of Archtop Fiber.
In addition, the investment demonstrates Archtop and Post Road Group’s commitment to the advancement and reinvigoration of local communities by working closely with local leaders and businesses to meet their unique connectivity needs.
Archtop Fiber was founded with a commitment to bring the fastest, most reliable, environmentally friendly and affordable internet access to those who have traditionally been underserved — or even overlooked. The Archtop team has decades of success partnering with communities, large and small, to create technology-driven opportunities. With a fully funded business strategy, Archtop is dedicated to local investment. This ensures we support customers with upgrades to existing infrastructure while deploying the latest multigig, symmetrical, all-fiber network technology to bring faster, more secure and scalable broadband services to those that need them.
Post Road Group is an alternative investment advisory firm focused on making private equity and private credit investments in telecommunications infrastructure, media, technology, business services and real estate. Since its founding in 2015, the firm has invested over $1.8 billion and has completed 18 transactions in the digital infrastructure sector by partnering with best-in-class management teams to identify, validate and capitalize businesses that can create long-term value through accelerated growth.
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CMG AWARDED “DEAL OF THE YEAR”
Carter Morse & Goodrich (CMG) was named winner of the “Corporate/Strategic Deal of the Year (between $100MM$250MM” at the 21st annual M&A Advisor Awards for the acquisition of Wheels of Connecticut by Global Partners. This is the fifth time that CMG has been awarded the award in the last six years.
“The award recipients represent the best in the M&A industry this past year and earned these honors by standing out in a group of extremely impressive finalists,” said Roger Aguinaldo, founder of ‘The M&A Advisor.’ “From lower middle market to multibillion dollar deals, we are recognizing the leading transactions, firms and individuals that represent the highest levels of achievement.”
“We are honored to be recognized by our peers and The M&A Advisor for this distinguished award again this year. We are thrilled for the opportunity to work with such a great management team and to achieve a superior outcome for the Wiehl family. We are truly privileged
to work with great companies and great clients, helping them achieve their ‘once-
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in-a-lifetime’ transactions,” said Michael Carter, managing partner, CMG.
AN INCREDIBLE HOLOCAUST STORY
The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center Generations Forward Memory Keepers Series will present Julie Sherman at its next program
Join the center on Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. from the comfort of your home to hear Sherman tell her mother’s incredible Holocaust story.
She will show how “upstanders,” ordinary people, Jews, non-Jews and even Nazis helped her mother’s family survive. It is a story of miracles, but also loss and trauma, the lingering effects of their experiences and what it was like growing up as a child of a survivor.
Julie’s mother, Helen Sherman,
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born Chaya Scharfer, was one of eight children born to a Hasidic German family that lived in Danzig, which is now Gdansk, Poland. They owned the largest Kosher hotel on the Baltic Sea. Through connections and luck, family members found refuge in Palestine, Japan, England and the United States. Julie’s mother and her sister were sent on a Kindertransport to England. They lived with relatives, who mistreated them, and were later moved to an orphanage.
For more information, contact mjasper@hhrecny.org and to register visit Meeting Registration - Zoom
TO BENEFIT
CONSERVATION EFFORTS
IN NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND
On Monday, Dec. 12, federal and state officials announced $10.3 million in grants to local government, nongovernmental organizations and community groups for 41 projects in the Long Island Sound watershed. The grants are provided by the Long Island Sound Study and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) through the Long Island Sound Futures Fund grant program to support projects to improve water quality, restore habitat and engage the public in restoring Long Island Sound.
Officials in attendance included Lisa F. Garcia, regional administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2; Joe Courtney, U.S. House
of Representatives, Connecticut’s 2nd Congressional District, and co-chair Long Island Sound Caucus; Lee Zeldin, U.S. House of Representatives, New York’s 1st Congressional District cochair Long Island Sound Caucus; Kyla Hastie, acting regional director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region; Katie Petronis, deputy commissioner of Natural Resources, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; Tracy Babbidge, acting deputy commissioner, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection; and Jennifer Beaugrand, executive director of The Bronx is Blooming.
IT’S A RIVER HERRING ISSUE FOR THE SOUND
The members of the New England Fishery Management Council refined the language of priorities important to reducing river herring by their recent vote to include them on its list of priorities for 2023.
Five alumni who have significantly contributed to the Stepinac High School basketball program were honored at the recent 11 th annual Harwood Club Dinner and Induction Ceremony
The mission of Archbishop
Stepinac High School in White Plains is to offer young men of the Archdiocese of New York a highly competitive academic and extracurricular program that will prepare them for college and leadership roles. The faculty and staff
accomplish these objectives by pursuing excellence and creating a supportive, disciplined atmosphere with a strong sense of camaraderie and Christian values that is unique to the Stepinac experience.
“It’s a great day,” said Long Island Soundkeeper Bill Lucey of Save the Sound, who testified to the council remotely during a public comment period in the priority-setting process. “The council debated the best way to address some of the most pressing fishery problems our region has. The council will now be able to take another look at the option of a 12-mile buffer zone, which had been previously overthrown by the courts due to a focus on ‘localized depletion’ and not river herring and gear conflicts. And our Connecticut seats led the way for the council to review river herring and shad bycatch,
as well as consider the data challenges from the observer coverage program, which has been woefully inadequate since 2020. The Connecticut representatives have continued to be a strong and reliable voice for prioritizing conservation goals.”
“This is a priority of ours and of our partner organizations,” said Lucey. “Now, we need stakeholders from across the Sound region who are concerned with river herring to get together and help assist the council in determining the best way to reduce catching Long Island Sound river herring offshore so they can come home to spawn.”
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From left: Ramsey Goodrich, managing partner and Terence Hannafin, partner, receiving the award from Roger Aguinaldo, M&A advisor founder.
The honorees from left are: Brendan Potter (‘82), Michael McCauley (‘98), Laura Ansbro who represented Michael Ansbro (‘60), William Kolman (‘72) and Jarrad Smith (‘91).
WLT PARTNERS PROTECT 5 ACRES IN YORKTOWN
Westchester Land Trust (WLT) has protected a five-acre parcel along Shadow Lake in Yorktown in partnership with Teatown Lake Reservation. The land serves as a buffer for the drinking water supply of the New Croton Reservoir, and is the last remaining unprotected developable property around the lake, featuring a
pris-tine area overlooking the water.
This conservation success is part of a nearly 20-year effort by local or-ganizations and government agencies to protect all available open space around Shadow Lake.
WLT was awarded a competitive statewide grant of $475,000 for this
ac-quisition through a Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) Grant administered by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, which covered about 80% of the total project costs. A generous anonymous donor to Teatown provided the remaining balance.
BANK DIRECTOR HONORED BY MAGAZINE
PCSB Bank’s Board Director Willard I. Hill Jr., has been named as one of the Directors to Watch by “Directors & Boards” magazine. A director of PCSB Financial Corp., Hill serves on its audit, executive and nominating/corporate governance committees and is chair of PCSB Bank’s risk committee.
“We congratulate Willard on this well-deserved recognition,” said Joseph D. Roberto, PCSB chairman, president and CEO. “His leadership and notable expertise in corporate governance, legal and regulatory compliance, as well as government and investor relations, have made him a trusted partner and highly valuable resource for our board.”
Hill served as managing director, chief marketing and communications officer and head of government relations for MBIA Inc., a major financial guarantee insurance company, before retirement. Previously, he held a position on MBIA’s executive management team as global chief compliance officer and separately as head of investor relations.
Hill earned his MBA from the University
of
PCSB Bank, a New York-chartered stock
commercial bank, has served the banking needs of its customers in the lower Hudson Valley of New York State since 1871. It operates from its executive offices/headquarters and 14 branch offices located throughout Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties.
SHORELINE PROJECT
Save the Sound has been awarded $2.38 million to support the restoration of an eroding coastline in Queens, New York, through the National Coastal Resiliency Fund administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The funds will support the construction of a living shoreline in Douglas Manor, Queens, known as the Big Rock Wetland Restoration Project. This multiyear project aims to restore the coast by replacing invasive Phragmites australis with native marsh grasses and installing concrete structures known as “oyster castles” that facilitate oyster reefs. The transformation, using nature-based solutions, will allow the coastal shoreline to adapt to rising sea levels and dissipate storm wave energy to reduce erosion.
“Save the Sound is thrilled to receive this nationally competitive award that will allow us to move a critical living shoreline project into implementation,” said Katie Friedman, New York ecological restoration program manager.
The National Coastal Resiliency Fund,
comprised of a $93.7 million contribution from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law; federal funding from NOAA, NFWF and the Department of Defense; and funding from private sector partners Shell USA, TransRe, Oxy, and the Bezos Earth Fund, dedicates more than $136 million to projects that restore our nation’s coastlines. It was established in 2018 and this year it provided a record amount of funding to 88 grants across 29 states.
“In the face of climate change, coastal ecosystems are amongst the most highly impacted environments,” said Laura Wildman, regional director of ecological restoration. “Funds such as this are critical to plant the seeds of restoration and allow organizations with the technical expertise, such as ours, to implement these essential restoration projects….”
The Big Rock Wetland restoration is a collaborative effort with the Douglas Manor Association, Douglas Manor Environmental Association, Udalls Cove Preservation Committee, Hofstra University, New York City Audubon and Billion Oyster Project.
TOURO COLLEGE OF DENTAL MEDICINE DEAN NAMED TO FOUNDATION BOARD
Dr. Ronnie Myers, dean of Touro College of Dental Medicine has been named to the Board of Trustees of the ADEAGies Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA), which defines its mission as an incubator of innovation, and a source of leadership training for active and emergent academic leaders. The ADEA Foundation is comprised of dental school deans and program directors, faculty, students, residents and fellows, corporate and philanthropic partners and supports grants, programs, scholarships and special initiatives that support leaders in dental academia.
The foundation is governed by a distinguished and diverse 11-member Board of Trustees, including its president.
Myers said, “I feel tremendously honored to work with my fellow board members, incredible leaders who I now get to collaborate with as we help shape
the future of dental education. ADEAGies is figuring out ways to access various funding sources to facilitate the discoveries, innovations and ideas that will shape the future of dental education and clinical design. ADEAGies does remarkable work and I am very excited to work with the individuals and institutions focused on creating change in our industry.”
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RECEIVES $2.38 MILLION
Lori Ensinger, senior advisor at Westchester Land Trust; Kara Hartigan Whelan, president of Westchester Land Trust; Kevin Carter, Teatown Lake Reservation’s executive director; Yorktown supervisor Matt Slater; and Geoff Thompson, past chairman of Teatown Lake Reservation.
Director Willard I. Hill Jr.
Connecticut School of Business, a Juris Doctorate from Howard University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Fisk University. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Council for Economic Education and the Food Bank for Westchester.
Dr. Ronnie Myers
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INFLUENTIAL WESTCHESTER
BUSINESS LEADERS JOIN THE WCA
WESTCHESTER COUNTY SENIOR HALL OF FAME GAINS ANOTHER MEMBER
Ninety-year-old Gladys Ullman, a resident of Waterstone of Westchester, has been inducted into the Westchester County Senior Hall of Fame. An attorney, and former high school teacher she joined 50 other senior citizens when she was inducted at the 40 th annual Westchester County Senior Citizens Hall of Fame Awards. The virtual ceremony was led by Westchester County Executive George Latimer on Dec. 2.
Ullman, who is currently practicing law, started her career as a teacher in Mount Vernon and Ardsley schools. After retiring for 20 years, she went back and obtained her law degree. Today, she is the oldest member of the Westchester Women’s Bar Association. She is also an active member of the Scarsdale Women’s Club and the New Rochelle Bar Association.
Over the past 40 years a total of 1,300 Westchester County seniors have been inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Waterstone of Westchester is the latest independent living community created by EPOCH Senior Living and National Development.
Susan Fox, WCA board chair, president and CEO, White Plains Hospital, and Michael N. Romita, president, and CEO of the Westchester County Association (WCA), recently announced that eight new board members representing important industry sectors have joined the organization.
“The WCA has done an exceptional job championing the issues and initiatives that matter to our members and the collective knowledge and expertise of our new board members will help to continue to propel our agenda forward,” said Fox.
“The WCA continues to lead the way by attracting the best talent and expertise across every sector to its board of directors. In support of our focus on rapid economic recovery for Westchester in 2023, the addition of this distinguished group of industry leaders greatly enhances our efforts to shape Westchester’s future…,” said Romita.
The new members are:
Mary Amato, CPA, partner, CohnReznick, has over three decades of experience as a tax advisor and currently serves as the partner-in-charge of the tax practice in White Plains. Amato counsels middle-market entrepreneurs and closely held and public corporations in the analysis and
creation of proper structures for business expansion and succession and opportunities for tax savings.
Scott Edelman, MBA, CPA, CFE, FHFMA, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, has more than 30 years of experience in health care, and currently serves as the interim executive director for Burke. Edelman previously served as Burke’s senior vice president and chief financial officer where he promoted a patient-first approach, while extending the hospital’s care to more patients and additional communities in Westchester County, the Hudson Valley, and the Bronx. He also serves as an adjunct professor in the MBA program of the SUNY educational system.
Jan Fisher, executive director, Nonprofit Westchester, has multiple decades of service to Westchester’s diverse nonprofit community and currently serves as the executive director of Nonprofit Westchester in Mount Kisco. She has built strong relationships with government, foundation and nonprofit partners focusing on cultivating a deep understanding of the Westchester nonprofit landscape and advancing efforts to foster racial equity, diversity and inclusion for both the populations served and the nonprofit workforce.
Frank Forte, MBA, CEO, Anatomy_IT, has extensive experience in the technology and health-care sectors, and currently serves as head of a health-care IT services company in White Plains. He previously served as chief commercial officer and general manager at Cloudmed Solutions, a provider of revenue integrity solutions for health systems.
Michael P. Goldrick, MBA, executive vice president, chief lending officer, PCSB Bank has more than 30 years of experience in the banking industry and currently oversees commercial lending, residential lending, and loan operations for 14 branches of PCSB headquartered in Yorktown Heights. Upon completion of a 2022 merger agreement with Brookline Bancorp Inc., Goldrick will become PCSB Bank’s president and CEO.
Luis Massiani, MBA, executive vice president, chief operating officer, Webster Bank, Webster Financial Corp. has a long career in banking and financial services, and currently manages the operating infrastructure for Webster Bank — a leading commercial bank with more than $60 billion in assets — headquartered in Waterbury, Connecticut.
Stacey Petrower, MP, president, NewYo-
rk-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital, has been a leader in health care for 30 years. Currently she supervises the overall direction, management and daily operations for the not-for-profit 128-bed hospital and its satellite locations in Cortlandt Manor, Croton and Cold Spring, New York. Petrower also serves as chair of the Pace University College of Health Professionals Advisory Board.
Tyré Robinson, regional president, M&T Bank, has extensive experience advocating for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace, and currently directs the building and managing of small-business banking relationships in the Tarrytown, New York, region. Robinson routinely brings together diverse stakeholders in the community to explore and address regional challenges in Westchester and Rockland counties. She also is a sponsor for the Equity One Sponsorship Program, an education and awareness campaign that promotes diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace.
The Westchester County Association is an organization of businesses and nonprofits in Westchester and the surrounding region dedicated to smart-business growth and advancing the well-being of the community.
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Mary Amato
Michael P. Goldrick
Scott Edelman
Luis Massiani
Jan Fisher
Stacey Petrower
Frank Forte
Tyré Robinson
Gladys Ullman
LOCAL HOSPITAL NAMED ONE OF BEST IN NATION
White Plains Hospital has once again been named a Top General Hospital by the Leapfrog Group for the third consecutive year making it one of 115 in the U.S. and one of just two hospitals in New York state to receive this distinction. There are more than 7,000 general hospitals in the nation.
To be eligible for consideration, hospitals must meet the high standards defined in the “Top Hospital Methodology,” including receiving an “A” in the most recent round of Leapfrog’s Hospital Safety Grade. White Plains Hospital has received eight consecutive “As.”
“We are extremely proud to be consistently named among the top hospitals in the country,” said Dr. Rafael Torres, chief quality officer at White Plains Hospital. “This accolade validates our commitment to providing patients with quality care and serves as another testament
to the dedication of our entire staff to the highest patient outcomes.”
Recognition as a Leapfrog Top Hospital is the latest award for high-quality care that White Plains Hospital has received this year. In July, it became one of just eight hospitals in New York state to receive a five-star quality rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) — the highest distinction offered by that federal agency.
Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps forward in the quality and safety of American health care.
White Plains Hospital is a member of the Montefiore Health System, serving as its tertiary hub of advanced care in the Hudson Valley.
ACCLAIMED BEST-SELLING AUTHOR GIVES BACK
“Write That Book!” may have been the title of The Ursuline School’s inaugural Master Class series held Thursday, Dec. 8, but that only tells part of the story. This community-building event featured alumna, best-selling author and Emmy Award-winning producer Yvette Manessis Corporon who captivated the diverse crowd with an in-depth discussion on how to strengthen and build marketable writing skills. But perhaps just as impactful was her heartfelt desire to give back to the place where she first discovered her passion for writing as a seventh-grade student at the allgirls Catholic school.
To host a Master Class event, you need to be a true expert in your field. An engaging storyteller who is fiercely committed to lifelong learning, Corporon clearly delivered as she skillfully unpacked what it takes to become a published author. With more than 80 in-person attendees and a live-stream, interactive audience of alumnae and community members from across the country, the vast audience collectively found inspiration in Corporon’s disciplined, can-do approach.
The Master Class event also cast a spotlight on the school’s innovative Writing Center, which was launched last spring in direct response to the growing interest among students to create a dedicated space for writing at the school.
School Principal Theresa Napoli, said, “The Writing Center is a collaborative community of competent and confident student writers.” The center’s student leadership, comprised of National English Honor Society members, empowers fellow students by creating opportunities to discuss and improve both academic and creative writing. The Master Class series is the latest initiative at The Ursuline School, underscoring its efforts to connect current students in meaningful ways with accomplished alumnae, talented parents and
community leaders.
After the program the in-person crowd gathered in the school lobby for a reception and book signing with the author.
To date, Corporon has authored three best-sellers. Her books have been internationally acclaimed and translated into 16 different languages. Her latest was selected as one of “Good Morning America’s Buzz Books” in August 2022.
Founded in 1897, The Ursuline School is an allgirls, Roman Catholic, independent college-preparatory school, for grades 6-12 located on a 13acre modern campus in New Rochelle.
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ON THE RECORD Facts & Figures
COURT CASES
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
White Plains & Poughkeepsie
Local business cases, Dec. 7 – 13
Capital Roofing and Siding Inc., Spring Valley, Jacob Horowitz president, 22-22919SHL: Chapter 7, assets $0, liabilities $159,000.
Attorney: Michael A. Koplen.
David Alan Unger, Hastings-on-Hudson, re. Sentient Buildings LLC, Tarrytown, 22-22925-SHL: Chapter 7, assets $907,582, liabilities $1,934,294.
Attorney: Jeffrey A. Reich.
U.S. District Court
White Plains
Local business cases, Dec. 7 – 13
Teamsters Local 456, Elmsford, et al, vs. Koski Trucking Inc., Cortlandt Manor, et al, 22-cv-10342-VB: Delinquent contributions, demand $552,878.
Attorney: Daniel E. Kornfeld.
Samantha Ruff, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, vs. Montreign Operating Company, d.b.a. Resorts World Catskills, Monticello, 22-cv-10373-NSR: Fair Labor Standards Act, class action.
Attorney: Michael J. Palitz.
Tonlyware Technology Co., China vs. Key Digital Systems Inc., Mount Vernon, 22-cv-10384-NSR: Breach of contract, demand $2.6 million.
Attorney: Austin D. Kim.
Robert Hopkins vs. Wykagyl Country Club, New Rochelle, 22-cv-10399-CS: Fair Labor Standards Act.
Attorney: Douglas B. Lipsky.
John Delahanty, Putnam County vs. Home Depot USA, Atlanta, Georgia, re. Hawthorne and Mohegan Lake stores, 22-cv-10407-VB: Employment discrimination.
Attorney: Jitesh Dudani.
Michael Koonce, Bronx vs. Whole Foods Market Group, Austin, Texas re. Chappaqua store, 22-cv-10418-VB: Job discrimination, disability.
Attorney: Nathaniel K. Charny.
New Jersey Mobile Health Care, Mahwah, New Jersey, vs. Digitech Computer LLC, Chappaqua, et al, 22-cv-10422-CS: Contract, removal from Westchester Supreme Court.
Attorney: Andrew Kazin.
Lucille Griswold and Clifford Griswold, New Windsor vs. Walmart Inc. Bentonville, Arkansas, re. Newburgh store, 22-cv-10477-NSR: Personal injury, Attorneys: Richard E. Leff for plaintiff, Patricia A. O’Connor for defendant.
Alfredo’s Foreign Cars Inc., d.b.a. Larchmont Chrysler Jeep Dodge vs. Stellantis US, Auburn Hills, Michigan, et al, 22-cv-10478-KMK: The Dealer Act.
Attorney: Russell P. McRory.
Elfido Ramirez, Rockland County vs. Redelicious Supermarket, Monsey, et al, 22-cv-10489-KMK: Fair Labor Standards Act.
Attorneys: Maureen Hussain, Cristina Brito.
Dujuan A. Harris vs. Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach LLP, White Plains, et al, 22-cv-10511: Prisoner civil rights, removal from Westchester Supreme Court.
Attorney: pro se.
Mark Dotterer, Wappingers Falls vs. The Pines at Poughkeepsie Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 22-cv-10518: Americans with Disabilities Act.
Attorney: Nathaniel K. Charny.
4 Drake Road LLC, Mamaroneck. Seller: Peiran Zhou, Weelhawken, New Jersey. Property: 4 Drake Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $2.1 million. Filed Nov. 30.
Brandipinesci Realty LLC, Larchmont. Seller: Julia L. Steinmetz, Mamaroneck. Property: 1130 Cove Island, Mamaroneck. Amount: $2.2 million. Filed Dec. 1.
Briarcliff NY LLC, Scarsdale. Seller: Rebecca and Marcus Ryan, Brooklyn. Property: 9A Wappinger Trail, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $2.2 million. Filed Nov. 30.
Meagher, Christopher, White Plains. Seller: U S Bank NA, Copell, Texas. Property: 97 Upper Shad, Pound Ridge. Amount: $1.9 million. Filed Dec. 1.
Niznikiewicz, Jennifer and Marek million. Filed Dec. 1.
Niznikiewicz, New Rochelle. Seller: Cac Global LLC, New York. Property: 266 Lyncroft Road, New Rochelle. Amount: $1.8 million. Filed Dec. 1.
SC Rye Brook Partners LLC, Pawling. Seller: Cheryl Kestnbaum, Greenwich, Connecticut. Property: 5 Jasmine Lane, Rye. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Nov. 30.
Below $1 million
135 Valentine Inc., Mount Vernon. Seller: Eric Stein, Tuckahoe. Property: 135 Valentine St., Mount Vernon. Amount: $581,000. Filed Dec. 2.
168 Hobart LLC, Rye. Seller: Christine Chavez, Port Chester. Property: 168 Hobart Ave., Rye. Amount: $635,000. Filed Nov. 29.
83 California Street LLC, East Chester. Seller: GMD First Street LLC, East Chester. Property: 618 First St., Rye Town. Amount: $500,000. Filed Dec. 2.
Das, Mira and Binode Das, Pelham. Seller: Franc LLC, Pelham. Property: 414 Seventh Ave., Pelham. Amount: $450,000. Filed Nov. 30.
Fava, Anthony, Mamaroneck. Seller: Fisher Metro Realty Corp, Hartsdale. Property: 600-604 Mamaroneck Ave., Mamaroneck. Amount: $900,000. Filed Dec. 1.
Feferkorn, Naftaly, Brooklyn. Seller: WIIN LLC, Phoenix, Arizona. Property: 356 S. 10th Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $142,000. Filed Nov. 30.
First Unitarian Congregational Church of Yonkers, Hastings-on-Hudson Seller: Steppe Education Inc., Pearl River. Property: 25 Old Jackson Ave., Greenburgh. Amount: $750,000. Filed Dec. 1.
Five Ds Realty Enterprises LP, Somers. Seller: Edward E. Pressley, Bronx. Property: 32 Grove St., Mount Kisco. Amount: $430,000. Filed Nov. 30.
Harkisoon, Shantie D. and David E. Layman, Briarcliff Manor. Seller: Matriciano LLC, Bronxville. Property: 69 Briarbrook Drive, Ossining. Amount: $797,000. Filed Dec. 1.
HH-Yonkers LLC, Tarrytown. Seller: 223 Glenbrook LLC, Yonkers. Property: 223 Glenbrook Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $112,000. Filed Dec. 1.
Kakaletris, Cindy, Mamaroneck. Seller: 236 Central Ave LLC, Harrison. Property: 632 Lorraine St., Rye. Amount: $525,000. Filed Nov. 30.
Monaco, Nicola, Yonkers. Seller: NCM Five Corp, Merrick. Property: 22 Colin St., Yonkers. Amount: $480,000. Filed Nov. 30.
Onyx NY Holdings LLC, White Plains. Seller: Aquilera Claudia, Jose Escobar and Luis Escobar, Port Chester. Property: 125 Breckenridge Ave., Rye Town. Amount: $525,000. Filed Dec. 1.
Van Gova Group LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Sarbeng-Amoateng Ernest, Yonkers. Property: 172 Van Cortland Park Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $850,000. Filed Nov. 30.
VNB Development LLC, Ardsley. Seller: Fernando Lorenzo, Bronx. Property: 265 Morsemere Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $875,000. Filed Dec. 2.
FEDERAL TAX LIENS,
$10,000 or greater, filed in Westchester County, Dec. 7 – 13
Arzeno, Erickson Yonkers, 2018 – 2020 personal income, $75,326.
Branch, Kathy M.: Yonkers, 2016 – 2017 personal income, $153,462.
Brown, Andrea: Peekskill, 2016, 2018 – 2020 personal income, $77,807.
De Los Santos, A.: Yonkers, 2018 – 2020 personal income, $75,326.
Ferryman Café Ltd.: Dobbs Ferry, 2018, 2020 – 2021 unemployment, quarterly taxes, failure to file correct information, $13,818.
Geeta E. George Physician PC, Hematology Oncology Associates: Peekskill, quarterly taxes, $18,307.
Linden, Eugene: Irvington, 2015, 2018, 2020 personal income, $66,497.
Mannarino, Richard O. and Sonia Alo Cortlandt Manor, 2017 – 2020 personal income, $136,268.
Perez, Norman West Harrison, 2019 personal income, $11,637.
Smith, Larry T.: 2020 – 2021 personal income, $14,205.
Union AT Inc.: Ossining, quarterly tax, $46,550.
Bruce Oberfest & Associates, Chappaqua, $583,650 in favor of Stuart Hirsch, Parkland, Florida. Filed Nov. 23.
Chesson, Tydishe, Mount Vernon. $15,536 in favor of Dependable Credit Corp, Yonkers. Filed Nov. 29.
Cobra Performing Arts Inc., White Plains. $27,506 in favor of E. Advance Services LLC, New York. Filed Nov. 30.
Dionicio, Dayhana, Yonkers. $11,388 in favor of Credit Acceptance Corp, Southfield, Michigan. Filed Dec. 1.
Dorsey, Darlene, Yonkers. $16,269 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Greenwich, Connecticut. Filed Nov. 30.
Flowers, Charles H., Purdys. $10,000 in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed Nov. 28.
Fuss, Daniel, Larchmont. $7,858 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Filed Nov. 29.
Giamundo, Steven J., Port Chester. $25,829 in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed Nov. 29.
Guilliam, Melisa, Bronxville. $13,817 in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed Nov. 30.
Jordan, Rodney A., Yonkers. $19,824 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Filed Nov. 23.
Kannanthanam, Mathew, Elmsford. $5,330 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Filed Dec. 1.
Kapoor Galleries Inc., New York. $45,862 in favor of FedEx Corporate Services Inc., Memphis, Tennessee. Filed Nov. 29.
Items appearing in the Fairfield County Business Journal’s On The Record section are compiled from various sources, including public records made available to the media by federal, state and municipal agencies and the court system. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this information, no liability is assumed for errors or omissions. In the case of legal action, the records cited are open to public scrutiny and should be inspected before any action is taken.
Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to:
Fatime Muriqi c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 701 Westchester Ave, Suite 100 J White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: 694-3600 • Fax: 694-3699
Tova Zachary vs. BG Retail LLC, Central Valley store, 22-cv-10521: New York Labor Law, class action.
Attorney: Brett R. Cohen.
DEEDS
Above $1 million
109 Beech Associates LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: 109 Beech LLC, Brooklyn. Property: 109 Beech St., Yonkers. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Nov. 29.
Bassett, Joanne and Jody Bassett, Vero Beach, Florida Seller: Don Oregan, Yonkers. Property: 77 Locust Road, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $680,000. Filed Nov. 30.
Chernak, Andrew C. and Anna Chernak, Cross River. Seller: 3 Overdale Road Rye LLC, Rye. Property: 3 Overdale Road, Rye City. Amount: $812,000. Filed Dec. 1.
Crest Equities LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: Daisy and Fletcher Thames, Bronx. Property: 110 Horton Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $600,000. Filed Dec. 1.
RH&H Co., Mahopac. Seller: Lozano Properties LLC, Ossining. Property: 159 Main St., Ossining. Amount: $500,000. Filed Nov. 30.
Town of Mamaroneck . Seller: IJAN 2 NY Realty LLC, Armonk. Property: East Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck. Amount: $5,000. Filed Dec. 1.
Uebel, Mary, New Rochelle. Seller: Juan P. and Mariam Elgueta, New Rochelle. Property: 24 Brady Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $550,000. Filed Dec. 1.
US Bank NA, Armonk. Seller: James DiFrancia Jr. and Laurie DiFrancia, Mount Kisco. Property: 271 Somerston Road, Yorktown. Amount: $501,000. Filed Dec. 1.
Weathers, Roy and Rebecca Weathers: Mamaroneck, 2020 personal income, $385,235.
JUDGMENTS
Ahmadpour, Donny, White Plains. $21,748 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Filed Nov. 28.
Arthur, John, Cortlandt Manor. $6,295 in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed Nov. 30.
Barclay, Stephnie V., Mount Vernon. $11,368 in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed Nov. 30.
Mahnke, Thomas, Yonkers. $6,540 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Greenwich, Connecticut. Filed Nov. 29.
Martinez, Christian and Diane Martinez, Hawthorne. $10,246 in favor of Andrew Coviello, Greenwich, Connecticut. Filed Nov. 23.
Mckillop, Peter J., Valhalla. $11,743 in favor of First National Bank of Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska. Filed Nov. 23.
Occhipinti, Lucia R., Peekskill. $9,815 in favor of Capital One NA, Glen Allen, Virginia. Filed Nov. 30.
Orjuela, Evelyn, Valhalla. $7,496 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Greenwich, Connecticut. Filed Nov. 29.
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Saavedra, Denisse, Yonkers. $15,201 in favor of Credit Acceptance Corp, Southfield, Michigan. Filed Nov. 29.
Sanchez, Rogerio, Cortlandt Manor. $8,481 in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed Nov. 30.
Sayers, Patricia, Hawthorne. $6,690 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Filed Dec. 1.
Sunshine, Helen, Ardsley. $35,124 in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed Nov. 23.
Taveras, Nelson, Sleepy Hollow. $6,351 in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed Nov. 28.
Walkes, Harriette, Mount Vernon. $6,447 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Greenwich, Connecticut. Filed Nov. 28.
Weissbrot, Hanna, Croton-on-Hudson. $10,354 in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed Nov. 30.
White, Alice, Dobbs Ferry. $30,165 in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed Nov. 30.
Wilson, Jeff, Yonkers. $35,300 in favor of Fleming Denika, Yonkers. Filed Nov. 30.
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BOARD
Failure to carry insurance or for work-related injuries and illnesses.
Ada Restaurant Corp. Of Westchester d.b.a. Gaetano’s Italian Grille, Croton-OnHudson. Amount: $21,00
American Auto Service Inc., Peekskill. Amount: $10,000.
Automax 1 Corp., White Plains. Amount: $2,000.
B&A Froyo Inc., New Rochelle. Amount: $20,000.
Bits Of Maintenance, White Plains. Amount: $24,500.
BRW Contracting Inc., Yonkers. Amount: $2,500.
Chicken Masters of Shirley LLC d.b.a. Wingstop, Purchase. Amount: $4,500.
Elevate Nutrition Inc., Eastchester. Amount: $24,500.
Elite Development LLC, Elmsford. Amount: $22,500.
J&R Restaurant Corp., Tuckahoe. Amount: $14,000.
Orisas Child Botanica, Mamaroneck. Amount: $21,000.
Print This! Inc., Dobbs Ferry. Amount: $21,500.
SNB Jewelry Inc., Armonk. Amount: $32,000.
Twins JB Auto Repair Inc., Mamaroneck. Amount: $23,000.
Yardi Deli & Grocery Corp., Mount Vernon. Amount: $18,500.
LIS PENDENS
The following filings indicate a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed.
BMP Associates Inc., as owner. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $2,920,000 affecting property located at 55 Winchester Ave., Peekskill. Filed Dec. 2.
Brogdon Mohandai (Estate of) as owner. Filed by US Bank NA. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $384,000 affecting property located at 467 E. Third St., Mount Vernon. Filed Dec. 1.
Carter, Kevin, as owner. Filed by US Bank NA. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $216,000 affecting property located at 733 Hoover Ave., Peekskill. Filed Dec. 2.
Dgw Land Group LLC, as owner. Filed by Cozy Funding Inc. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $188,000 affecting property located at 417 S. Fifth Ave., Mount Vernon. Filed Nov. 30.
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, as owner. Filed by US Bank NA. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $404,000 affecting property located at 424 Washington Ave., Mount Pleasant. Filed Dec. 2.
Kalmanson, Cristina, as owner. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $267,900 affecting property located at 160 14th St., Verplanck. Filed Nov. 30.
Levin, Jeffrey L., as owner.
Filed by Wells Fargo Bank NA. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $450,000 affecting property located at 16 Ridgedale Road, Scarsdale. Filed Nov. 23.
Mancuso, Anthony, as owner. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $372,000 affecting property located at 2840 Old Yorktown Road, Yorktown. Filed Nov. 30.
Facts & Figures
Morales, Maria T., as owner.
Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $269,600 affecting property located at 34 Oak St., Yonkers. Filed Nov. 29.
Perez, Herrera Jose, as owner.
Filed by Newrez LLC. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $541,500 affecting property located at 43 N. Terrace Ave., Mount Vernon. Filed Nov. 29.
Rockett, Jeanne, as owner.
Filed by Wells Fargo Bank NA. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $240,000 affecting property located at 88 Walnut Road 1-4, Lake Peekskill. Filed Dec. 2.
Roe Mary 1-50, as owner. Filed by Amos Financial LLC. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $90,000 affecting property located at 26 Old Mill Road, Yorktown Heights. Filed Nov. 29.
Ruiz, Tavor Leodegario, as owner. Filed by US Bank NA. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $356,250 affecting property located at 68 Post St., Yonkers. Filed Nov. 30.
Scher, Anthony Z., as owner. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank NA. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $499,000 affecting property located at 368 Pine Brook Road, Bedford. Filed Nov. 30.
Sherwood, James and Kalliopi Sherwood, as owner. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank NA. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $452,000 affecting property located at 1 Bethpage Court, Cortlandt. Filed Nov. 30.
Somerville, Clara B., as owner. Filed by Reverse Mortgage Funding LLC. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $912,000 affecting property located at 116 Esplanade, Mount Vernon. Filed Nov. 30.
Vetromile, Glen, as owner. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $562,000 affecting property located at 100 Brookfield Road, Mount Vernon. Filed Nov. 30.
Walters, Romena, as owner.
Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $260,000 affecting property located at 465 E. Third St., Mount Vernon. Filed Nov. 23.
Westchester Hills Condo Corp Board Manager, as owner. Filed by Arcpe I LLC. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $42,000 affecting property located at 818 Old Country Road, Elmsford. Filed Nov. 30.
Zern, Erik, as owner. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank NA. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $100,000 affecting property located at 155 Bannon Ave., Buchanan. Filed Dec. 2.
Zificsak, William, as owner. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank NA. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $34,800 affecting property located at 41 N. Goodwin Ave., Elmsford. Filed Nov. 28.
Mechanic’s Liens
525 Riverdale Avenue LLC, Yonkers. $34,041 In Favor of Elmax Builders Supply LLC, Bronx. Filed Dec. 1.
Campopiano, Gaetano, Eastchester. $78,347 In Favor of A&S Aqua Pools Inc., Oceanside. Filed Dec. 6.
Guido, Antonnete, North Castle $3,680 In Favor of Femmy by Design Corp., Cortlandt. Filed Dec. 1.
NEW BUSINESSES
This newspaper is not responsible for typographical errors contained in the original filings.
PARTNERSHIPS
Energy & Nutrition, 500 S. Broadway, Yonkers, 10705, c/o Maria and Beatriz Garcia. Filed Dec. 6.
SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS
887 Home Services, 887 Post Road, Scarsdale, 10583, c/o Nicholai Kravitz. Filed Dec. 6.
Aleexei Bondarev Dds, 14 Harwood Court, No. 312, Scarsdale, 10583, c/o Alexei Bondarev. Filed Nov. 29.
Angela Mariana Sinchi Quizhpi, 119 N. Division St., Peekskill, 10566, c/o Angela Seamstress. Filed Dec. 2.
Anish Supreme Foods, 100 Danforth Ave., 347, Dobbs Ferry, 10522, c/o Ani Yaranush. Filed Dec. 1.
Antojitos Peruanos, 15 Washington Ave., White Plains, 10606, c/o Carmen Maria Gonzales. Filed Dec. 6.
Camex Haiti, 44 N Broadway, No.4LS, White Plains, 10603, c/o Jean Sirene. Filed Dec. 6.
Drea Repair Services, 3356 Quinlan St., Yorktown Height, 10598, c/o Maxine Brown. Filed Dec. 2.
Fair Riders, 237 Catherine St., Buchanan, 10511, c/o Fatima Omara. Filed Dec. 2.
Handyman, 28 Caryl Ave., Apt. 4H, Yonkers, 10705, c/o Heriberto Herrera Tinoco. Filed Dec. 6.
Little By Little, 97 Bradley Road, Scarsdale, 10583, c/o Samantha M. Bakala. Filed Dec. 1.
Made By Mena, 124 S. Terrace Ave., Mount Vernon, 10550, c/o Christopher Nicholas Mena. Filed Dec. 5.
MO Tax Service, 3147 E. Main St., No. 972, Mohegan Lake, 10547, c/o Masako Mikami. Filed Nov. 29.
Nebula Improvements, 55 Poningo St., Port Chester, 10573, c/o Luis C. Yunga. Filed Dec. 2.
New Era Security Services, 445 N. State Road, Briarcliff Manor, 10520, c/o Michael Aurora. Filed Nov. 30.
New York Trucking, 5 Dogwood Road, Cortlandt, 10567, c/o Thomas Keane. Filed Dec. 2.
Restore Earth, 18 Main St., Irvington, 10533, c/o Kathy Battacharia. Filed Dec. 6.
HUDSON VALLEY
BUILDING LOANS
Above $1 million
Arem Associates LLC, as owner. Lender: Northeast Community Bank. Property: 206 Maple Ave., Monsey. Amount: $9.7 million. Filed Nov. 29.
Fischer, Mordechai, as owner.
Lender: TD Bank NA. Property: 114 Remsen Ave., Monsey. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Nov. 29.
G. Ruby Realty LLC, as owner. Lender: Northeast Community Bank. Property: in Ramapo. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Nov. 29.
Kolel Rachmistrivka
Monsey, as owner. Lender: First Commerce Bank. Property: 2 Hopal Lane, Ramapo. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Dec. 6.
Paikin House LLC, as owner.
Lender: Northeast Community Bank. Property: 27 Paikin Drive, Spring Valley. Amount: $1.8 million. Filed Dec. 7.
Walden Savings Bank, as owner. Lender: Pets Alive Inc. Property: 363 Derby Road, Middletown. Amount: $4 million. Filed Dec. 7.
Below $1 million
35 Yale Drive LLC, as owner. Lender: Orange Bank & Trust Co. Property: 35 Yale Drive, Spring Valley. Amount: $155,000. Filed Dec. 5.
94 N. Highland LLC, as owner. Lender: Loan Funder LLC Series 42647. Property: 94 N. Highland Ave., Nyack. Amount: $428,000. Filed Dec. 1.
Adebayo, Adegboyega and Adebayo, Olubisi, as owner.
Lender: TD Bank NA. Property: 3 Golden Rod Lane, New City. Amount: $750,000. Filed Dec. 2.
Armstrong, Gail, as owner. Lender: Homestead Funding Corp., Property: in Red Hook. Amount: $319,000. Filed Dec. 6.
DEEDS
Above $1 million
18 Lenore Avenue LLC, Spring Valley. Seller: Ezekiel Rosenberg Legacy Trust and Rosenberg, Chanoch Trust, Monsey. Property: 18 Lenore Ave., Monsey. Amount: $2 million. Filed Nov. 28.
Acumen Fine Art Logistics Inc., Maspeth. Seller: Van Realty Holdings LLC, Monroe. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $2.7 million. Filed Nov. 28.
Midkemia LLC, Garden City. Seller: Stoneleaf E27 Venture LLC, Amenia. Property: in Amenia. Amount: $4 million. Filed Nov. 28.
Orangeburg New York Holdings LLC, Teaneck, New Jersey. Seller: 25 Corporate Drive LLC, Northvale, New Jersey. Property: 25 Corporate Drive, Orangeburg Amount: $12 million. Filed Nov. 28.
Schik, Shulem, Airmont. Seller: 12 Mosier Court LLC, Monsey. Property: 12 Mosier Court, Spring Valley. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Nov. 28.
Below $1 million
1188 Haverstraw LLC, Suffern. Seller: Patricia Ann Barnard Family Trust, Suffern. Property: 1188 Haverstraw Road, Suffern. Amount: $950,000. Filed Nov. 29.
92 Samsondale LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Marisa D. Marmo and Angela Dassisi, West Haverstraw. Property: 92 Samsondale Ave., West Haverstraw. Amount: $450,000. Filed Nov. 28.
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96 Pinebrook LLC, Monsey. Seller: Weiner, Baruch, Spring Valley. Property: 96 Pinebrook Road, Chestnut Ridge. Amount: $890,000. Filed Nov. 28.
All Seasons Experts Heating & Cooling Inc., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Licari Brothers Realty Inc., Wappingers Falls. Property: 49 Elm St., Fishkill. Amount: $375,000. Filed Dec. 2.
Almanza, Joseph and Robert Almanza, Saugerties. Seller: Brittany A. Gorman, Poughkeepsie. Property: 2710 South Road, Unit E4, Poughkeepsie. Amount: $145,000. Filed Nov. 29.
Baldwin, Bethany and Aaron Baldwin, Ossining. Seller: Clove Valley Properties Inc., Hopewell Junction. Property: in Beekman. Amount: $630,000. Filed Dec. 1.
Bennett, Dorothy and Micah Lamata, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Ryan and Nicole Dodd, Hyde Park. Property: in Hyde Park. Amount: $370,500. Filed Nov. 29.
Berry, Kevin and Simone Berry, Wappingers Falls. Seller: Richard Akbar and Jinelle Cruz, Hyde Park. Property: 19 South Drive, Hyde Park. Amount: $300,000. Filed Nov. 29.
Biston, Avrohom, New Square. Seller: Slavita Estates LLC, Spring Valley. Property: 47 Slavita Road, New Square. Amount: $775,000. Filed Nov. 29.
Breuer, Mordchay, Spring Valley. Seller: Briarwoods Farm LLC, Monsey. Property: 26 Cornell Peak, Pomona. Amount: $935,000. Filed Nov. 30.
Chin, Joseph Michael, Jefferson Valley. Seller: BWBI LLC, Millbrook. Property: in LaGrange. Amount: $380,000. Filed Dec. 2.
Cks Millerton LLC, Millerton. Seller: Millerton LLC, 54 Main St., Millerton. Property: in Northeast. Amount: $825,000. Filed Dec. 2.
Dutchess County Assets LLC, Wappingers Falls. Seller: Mark W. Schattle, Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: in LaGrange. Amount: $215,000. Filed Nov. 29.
Garcia, Eric, Pomona. Seller: Harxam LLC, West Nyack. Property: 55 Richard Court, Pomona. Amount: $260,000. Filed Nov. 30.
Jubert, Sean, Poughkeepsie. Seller: RJS Memorial LLC, Sayerville, New Jersey. Property: 109 Gretna Road, Pleasant Valley. Amount: $330,000. Filed Nov. 29.
Kelly, Robert and Joanna Kelly, Holbrook. Seller: Alexander D. Dunlevie, Houston, Texas. Property: 311 Bridgeview Drive, Poughkeepsie. Amount: $465,000. Filed Nov. 28.
Khatib, Ahmad, Hopewell Junction. Seller: O’Donnell & Sons Inc., Fishkill. Property: in Beekman. Amount: $699,000. Filed Dec. 1.
Lugo, Jorge, Highland. Seller: MTK Finney Realty Inc., Carmel. Property: in East Fishkill. Amount: $490,000. Filed Dec. 2.
Mastrantuono, Victoria and Marcelo Mastrantuono, Fishkill. Seller: Beacon. Property: 9 Rock Hill Road, Beacon. Amount: $262,500. Filed Dec. 1.
Pennymac Loan Services LLC, Westlake Village, California. Seller: Anthony Carlini, Poughkeepsie. Property: 5 Cora Lane, town of Poughkeepsie. Amount: $322,000. Filed Dec. 1.
Sage, King Francine, New Windsor. Seller: Sycamore Valley LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: in LaGrange. Amount: $505,000. Filed Dec. 1.
Schwartz, Eliezer, Suffern. Seller: Haverstraw Group LLC, Chestnut Ridge. Property: 957 Haverstraw Road, Wesley Hills. Amount: $542,000. Filed Nov. 28.
US Bank Trust National Association, Dallas, Texas.
Seller: Fernando A. Ferreira, New York. Property: 23 Thomas Ave., town of Poughkeepsie. Amount: $305,000. Filed Dec. 1.
Veterans Investing LLC, New Paltz. Seller: Janette M. Corbett, Stanfordville. Property: 68 Bangall Amenia Road, Stanford. Amount: $138,000. Filed Dec. 2.
Yesh Suffern LLC, Spring Valley. Seller: Barbe Realty Company Inc., New City. Property: 116 Orange Ave., Suffern. Amount: $865,000. Filed Nov. 29.
JUDGMENTS
Amato, Kim, Port Ewen. $18,655 in favor of Sauer Hugh, Middletown. Filed Dec. 1.
Beqiri, Shkurta and Jozef Beqiri, Patterson. $42,026 in favor of Chase Bank USA NA, Bellmore. Filed Dec. 2.
Brown Jr., Dewese Darryl, Middletown. $1,770 in favor of Deerfield Commons LP, Middletown. Filed Dec. 1.
Facts & Figures
Burdiez, Remmy, Monroe. $3,205 in favor of Cavalry Spv I LLC and Citibank, Greenwich, Connecticut. Filed Nov. 30.
Caraballo, Amber L. and Wanda L. Noel, Middletown. $25,212 in favor of Heritage Financial Credit Union and Hudson Heritage Federal Credit Union, Middletown. Filed Nov. 30.
Colombo, David G., Mahopac. $1,844 in favor of Capital One Bank USA NA, Richmond, Virginia. Filed Nov. 28.
Coppola, Arthur V. Jr., Putnam Valley. $2,634 in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed Dec. 5.
Corrie, Steven T., Honesdale $2,000 in favor of Stephanie Lovato, Harwinton, Connecticut. Filed Dec. 1.
Francis, Claud E., New Windsor. $1,740 in favor of Crown Asset Management LLC, Duluth, Georgia. Filed Dec. 1.
Francis, Ricky L., Walden. $2,986 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, California. Filed Dec. 1.
Friedman, Deborah A., Carmel. $9,785 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC as assignee of Citibank NA, Greenwich, Connecticut. Filed Dec. 1.
Galantich, Pauline, Carmel. $2,139 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Filed Dec. 2.
Gayton, Linda, Middletown. $19,149 in favor of East Coast Imperial Gardens LLC, Middletown. Filed Dec. 1.
Gizzarelli, Joshua M., Fort Montgomery. $4,695 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Greenville, South Carolina. Filed Nov. 30.
Grimaldi, Andrea R., Garrison. $3,340 in favor of Crown Asset Management LLC, Duluth, Georgia. Filed Dec. 6.
Kanoff, Jennifer R., Middletown. $1,500 in favor of Ashley Brown, Ottisville, Filed Dec. 1.
Kemp, Johnathan M., Middletown. $12,093 in favor of Bank of America, Charlotte, North Carolina. Filed Nov. 29.
Kraus, Israel J., Monroe. $4,161 in favor of Capital One Bank, Richmond, Virginia. Filed Nov. 29.
Lewis Jr., Cleveland W., Newburgh. $166,983 in favor of Lewis Jessie, Cary, North Carolina. Filed Dec. 1.
Lewis Jr., Cleveland W., Newburgh. $26,000 in favor of Krauss Shaknes Tallentire & Messeri LLP, New York. Filed Dec. 1.
Long, Dolores Griffin, Newburgh. $10,615 in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed Nov. 29.
Lovett, Daniel, Putnam Valley. $2,479 In Favor of Cavalry SPVI LLC, Greenwich, Connecticut. Filed Nov. 28.
McGuigan, Kenneth and Petren Kortney, Carmel. $4,575 in favor of Frank and Angela LaFranca, Carmel. Filed Dec. 6.
Meehan, Gloria, Carmel. $1,193 in favor of Crown Asset Management LLC, Duluth, Georgia. Filed Dec. 5.
Mendoza, Emelisa J., Washingtonville. $1,728 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, California. Filed Dec. 1.
Mullette, Noah Gillman, Carmel. $1,983 in favor of Midland Credit Management Inc., San Diego, California. Filed Nov. 29.
Muscariello, Paul, Putnam Valley. $7,936 in favor of Synchrony Bank, Draper, Utah. Filed Dec. 2.
Quinones, Ruben, Bronx. $4,280 In favor of Erin Capital Management LLC and Caddis Funding, New York. Filed Nov. 28.
Rios, Hernandez Jose A., Monroe. $27,355 in favor of Toyota Motor Credit Corp., Plano, Texas Filed Nov. 30.
Rodriguez, Shaina, Newburgh. $9,330 in favor of Bourne & Kenney Redevelopment Company LLC, Newburgh. Filed Dec. 1.
Rogers, Kevin, Newburgh. $25,141 in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed Dec. 1.
Rubiano, Tonya, Mount Kisco. $12,109 in favor of Stephen M. Santoro Sr. PC, Carmel. Filed Dec. 5.
Salem Ridge Construction LLC, Pound Ridge. $5,456 in favor of Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Co., Warwick, Rhode Island. Filed Dec. 7.
Salisbury, Micah, Cornwallon-Hudson. $2,056 in favor of Greher Law Offices PC, New Windsor. Filed Dec. 1.
Sampson, Peta, Middletown. $28,129 in favor of Heritage Financial Credit Union, Middletown. Filed Nov. 30.
Shafi, Adeel, Middletown. $4,935 in favor of Midland Funding, San Diego, California. Filed Dec. 1.
Sofer, Fischl, Monroe. $16,566 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Filed Nov. 30.
Sorino, Anthony J., Port Jervis. $250 in favor of Brittany Smith, Port Jervis. Filed Dec. 1.
Squires, Kelly L., Carmel. $6,425 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Filed Dec. 2.
Uploungeny LLC, Putnam Valley. $9,479 in favor of Empire Merchants North LLC, Lyons. Filed Dec. 5.
Wells, Nicholas A., Carmel. $5,830 In favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed Nov. 25.
MECHANIC’S LIENS
Beis Hamedrish Skver LLC, as owner. $99,631 in favor of Sunbelt Rentals Inc. Property: 18 Jefferson Ave., New Square. Filed Nov. 29.
Beis Hamedrish Skver LLC, as owner. $89,792 in favor of Sunbelt Rentals Inc. Property: 13 Truman Ave., Spring Valley. Filed Dec. 2.
Beis Hamedrish Skver LLC, as owner. $142,463 in favor of Baco Enterprises Inc. Property: 18 Jefferson Ave. Spring Valley. Filed Dec. 9.
DiPasquale, Neal, as owner. $82,381 in favor of John Eisenhauer. Property: 2 Sycamore St., Garnerville. Filed Nov. 30.
Gardner, Veronica, as owner. $2,725 in favor of Maple Leaves Kitchen & Bath Inc. Property: 3 Rambling Brook Road, Poughkeepsie Filed Dec. 5.
Pierce, Marcus, as owner. $20,000 in favor of Sean Hagan. Property: 211 Stonykill Road, Wappingers. Filed Nov. 30.
Reisman, Jennifer, as owner. $2,697 in favor of Kehoe Kustom LLC. Property: 120 Lomala Lane, Hopewell Junction. Filed Nov. 30.
Torrens, Kevin D, as owner. $10,715 in favor of Maple Leaves Kitchen & Bath Inc. Property: 596 Clapp Hill Road, Beekman. Filed Dec. 5.
Weiss, Steve, as owner. $7,275 in favor of Joseph Fine. Property: 8 Carefree Lane, New York. Filed Nov. 30.
NEW BUSINESSES
This paper is not responsible for typographical errors contained in the original filings.
PARTNERSHIPS
SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS
B&M Transitional Housing Care, 116 John St., New Windsor 12553. c/o Marie D. Petitmay. Filed Dec. 1.
Bill Coelius Coaching, 13 Parsonage St., Cold Spring 10516. c/o William Charles Coelius. Filed Dec. 2.
Bliss Beauty 360, 246 Main St., No. 9, Cornwall-on-Hudson 12518. c/o Christina Amy Marinaccio. Filed Nov. 30.
Cooks Mini Farm, 300 Van Amburgh Road, Montgomery 12549. c/o Kimberly J. Cook Filed Dec. 1.
Friends of the Philharmonic Players Association, 100 West St., Patterson 12563. c/o Carol Meissner. Filed Nov. 29.
Gabreno, 510 Liberty St., Newburgh 12550. c/o Desiree Osorio. Filed Nov. 29.
J. Carpet Cleaning, 11 Erica Lane, P.O. Box 1802, Greenwood Lake 10925. c/o Jesse Meli. Filed Dec. 2.
Karen Ghostlaw Photography, 34 Colen Hill Road, Newburgh 12550. c/o Karen R. Pomarico. Filed Dec. 1.
Michael Blessed Tree Service, 143 Main St., Bldg. 2, Brewster 10509. c/o Miguel Luis E. Marcos. Filed Nov. 29.
Paper and Elm, 12 Hillside Drive, Putnam Valley 10579. c/o Linda Marks. Filed Nov. 30.
Rocios Unisex Beauty Salon, 481 Broadway, Newburgh 12550. c/o Rocio Cortez Perez. Filed Dec. 1.
Smile Nails, 318 First St., Newburgh 12550. c/o Ceibi Abril Salas Ramos. Filed Dec. 2.
Vehuar, 19 Chevron Road, No. 102, Monroe 10950. c/o Shloime Teitelbaum. Filed Dec. 2.
Working Actor Solution, 1111 Route 9, Garrison 10524. c/o William Charles Coelius. Filed Dec. 2.
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BUILDING PERMITS
Commercial
A. Pappa John Co., Norwalk, contractor for Merritt 7 Venture LLC. Install new dumpster enclosure at existing loading docks at 501 Merritt 7, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $0. Filed Oct. 6.
Allen Construction & Consulting LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Merritt 7 Venture LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 501 Merritt 7, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $2,250,000. Filed Oct. 6.
AP Construction, Stamford, contractor for Seven 07 Summer LLC. Renovate main lobby and third-floor elevator lobby at 707 Summer St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $250,000. Filed Nov. 3.
AP Construction, Stamford, contractor for Four Stamford Plaza Owner LLC. Alter existing room to create new wellness room for Indeed. Alteration will include electrical, plumbing and fire alarm modifications at 107 Elm St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $149,712. Filed Nov. 7.
Assisi Remodeling LLC, Stamford, contractor for Woodbine 3 LLC. Construct a single-family dwelling with twocar garage, including covered porch(s), deck(s), underground propane tank, condenser units and generator at 68 Woodbine Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $588,000. Filed Nov. 30.
Atlantic Construction Services Inc., Eastchester, New York, contractor for Bulls Head Realty. Legalize wood wall, which was erected without a permit to block and secure all interior alterations at 43 High Ridge Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed Nov. 4.
Bismark Construction Company Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Harbor Avenue LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 29 Harbor Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed Oct. 4.
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ON THE RECORD Facts & Figures
Bongiorno Construction & Development LLC, Darien, contractor for Glenbrook Center LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 473 Hope St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed Nov. 28.
Coastal Property Services LLC, Southington, contractor for US Bank Trust National Association. Strip roof, install ice/water edge to decking, new drip-edge and flashing for installation of architectural shingles at 46 Square Acre Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,450. Filed Nov. 3.
Colandrea, Massimo, Norwalk, contractor for Timpany Norwalk Real Estate LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 420 Westport Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed Oct. 6.
Construction Resources LLC, Plainville, contractor for South End Pacific LLC. Remove all wood joists in the basement along with associated flooring, remove selected steel beams as indicated on construction documents and install new structural steel beams at 670 Pacific St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed Nov. 29.
DGC Capital Contractor Corp., Norwalk, contractor for STLJ LLC. Replace refrigeration system and equipment at 126 Westport Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $4,619,000. Filed Oct. 3.
FIP Construction Inc., Norwalk, contractor for 32 Knight Street Property LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 32 Knight St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $2,421,000. Filed Oct. 11.
Giglio, Joseph, Norwalk, contractor for Jeffrey B. Ward. Remodel existing kitchen, cabinets and sink at 204 Rowayton Woods Drive, No.12204, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $22,981. Filed Oct. 4.
Gusak, Svitlana and Ivan Danch, Norwalk, contractor for Svitlana Gusak. Install aboveground pool and equipment at side of single-family residence at 7 Boulder Circle, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Oct. 5.
Kaoud Properties LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Kaoud Properties LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 194-196 Main St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $42,000. Filed Oct. 4.
Leading Edge Exteriors LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Dorlons Terrace Condo. Remove existing and install new insulation and plywood sheathing, new vinyl siding and PVC trim at 199 Gregory Blvd., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $66,000. Filed Oct. 5.
Mele, Thomas L, Norwalk, contractor for 3 East Wall Street Associates LLC. Install passenger elevator at 3 E. Wall St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $97,908. Filed Oct. 4.
Mele, Thomas L., Norwalk, contractor for Zion Properties LLC. Install passenger elevator at 520 Main St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $69,441. Filed Oct. 4.
Robert Haskell Construction, Norwalk, contractor for Hillcrest Partners LLC. Construct a superstructure for a two and 1/2 story building at 143 Rowayton Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $3,600,000. Filed Oct. 3.
Residential
A2Z Contractors LLC, Stamford, contractor for Alexander E. Furer and Audra M. Schoenfeldt. Convert an unfinished attic to livable space with storage rooms, office, gym and full bathroom. Dormer will be constructed to create additional space and extended plumbing, electrical, insulation and HVAC to service new livable space at 46 Bud Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Nov. 15.
Altamura Homes LLC, Stamford, contractor for Helio and Lucia Lima. New construction of a single-family residence with generator and propane tank at 1528 Riverbank Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $1,500,000. Filed Nov. 28.
Best Way Siding & Roofing LLC, Waterbury, contractor for Diane C. Prunotto Revocable Trust. Remove all old shingles and accessories, install new shingles and accessories, ice and water shields on all the eves and install seam tape between all sheathing at 75 Wood Ridge Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $15,200. Filed Nov. 3.
Best Way Siding & Roofing LLC, Waterbury, contractor for Richard F. Bellas. Remove all old shingles and accessories and install new shingles, accessories, ice and water shields six feet up on all the eves and seam tape between all sheathing at 103 Northwood Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $16,500. Filed Nov. 3.
Best Way Siding & Roofing LLC, Waterbury, contractor for Mary V. and Edward A. Judge. Remove all old shingles and accessories and install new shingles and accessories, ice and water shields six feet up on all the eves; and install seam tape between all sheathing at 62 Wood Ridge Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $14,700. Filed Nov. 8.
Best Way Siding & Roofing LLC, Waterbury, contractor for Matthew Daly and Richard Jorgensen. Remove all old shingles and accessories, install new shingles and accessories, ice and water shields six feet up on all the eves and seam tape between all sheathing at 450 Cascade Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $16,800. Filed Nov. 18.
Brian California, Erroll, Norwalk, contractor for John P. Ende. Install vinyl siding and add window/door at 40 Ralsey Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Nov. 1.
Brown Roofing Company Inc., Seymour, contractor for Vivian and Jazmin Garcia. Remove existing shingles and dispose. Inspect and replace any rotted sheathing as needed and then tape all seams in the plywood. Install ice and water barrier and flashing as required before installing new asphalt shingles, at 36 Avery St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $11,646. Filed Nov. 23.
Burr Roofing Siding & Windows Inc., Stratford, contractor for Suzanne Stevens. Tear off and haul away roofing on the main house, attached garage and screen porch and then install two courses of ice and water barrier systems from drip edge at 136 Wildwood Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $20,864. Filed Nov. 7.
Burr Roofing Siding & Windows Inc., Stratford, contractor for Steven M. and Ronnie Sichel. Tear off and haul away roofing and one skylight install one new Velux-fixed skylight and two courses of ice and water barrier systems from all drip edges, at 19 Vincent Court, Stamford. Estimated cost: $8,952. Filed Nov. 7.
California Carpentry Unlimited Inc., Stamford, contractor for Mike Pavia. Install new bathroom fixtures, tile walls and floors at 30 Field St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $67,000. Filed Nov. 30.
California Carpentry Unlimited Inc., Stamford, contractor for Markian and Kristen Frick. Add second floor above the existing living room, two bedrooms and a bathroom at 86 Eden Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed Nov. 21.
Cleveland Riggs Construction Company, Pennsylvania, New York and Bethel,Connecticut, contractor for Margaret McCreery and Robert Luton. Add a new roof to an existing deck at 23 Ralsey Road South, Stamford. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Nov. 30.
Custom Builders Group LLC, Stamford, contractor for Solomon and Rachel Redlich. Finish attic for creating office and playroom at 48 Fieldstone Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $16,000. Filed Nov. 4.
Delu California Enterprises Group Inc., Ridgefield, contractor for Michael J. and Anne Yedinsky Gorski. Perform replacement alterations at 506 Old Long Ridge Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $28,060. Filed Nov. 21.
Design Build Consultants Inc., Greenwich, contractor for Shirley Firestein Revocable Trust. Repair structural wood framing of the first floor and add concrete footing at 54 Doral Farm Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $29,000. Filed Nov. 28.
Digiorgi Roofing & Siding Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Elena Tosti. Strip existing roof and re-roof 20 W. Rocks Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $9,604. Filed Oct. 4.
Fairfield Integrated Systems LLC, Riverside, contractor for Tomas Fernandez. Renovate interior of single-family residence. Relocate bathrooms, reduce bedrooms from five to three, expand kitchen, install new LED lighting, spray insulation, HVAC and install windows at 57 Chatham Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed Nov. 2.
Freedom Forever Connecticut LLC, Temecula, California, contractor for Diane V. Melchionne. Install roof-top solar panels at 81 Malvern Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $34,800. Filed Nov. 22.
Freedom Forever Connecticut LLC, Temecula, California, contractor for Joseph and Alexandra Frattaroli. Install roof-top solar panels at 76 Bellmere Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $36,200. Filed Nov. 28.
The Home Depot USA Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, contractor for Michael S. Burke and Dena A. Mixcus. Remove and replace two windows in the basement, same size at 56 Bouton Street West, Stamford. Estimated cost: $2,116. Filed Nov. 4.
Home Depot USA Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Ann E. Callahan. Remove and replace eight windows, without structural change at 34 Fairfield Terrace, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $6,698. Filed Oct. 4.
Mandujano, Gildardo A., Norwalk, contractor for Gildardo A. Mandujano. Convert four family residences to two family residences at 118 Lexington Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed Oct. 4.
Quality of living Builders Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Thomas M. Large. Renovation necessary due to fire damage at 33 Morehouse Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $45,000. Filed Oct. 4.
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Facts & Figures
R B Taping & Renovations LLC, Norwalk, contractor for David Maners. Construct a superstructure for a new single-family residence at 237 E. Rocks Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $700,000. Filed Oct. 3.
Robert Lupinski Painting & Remodeling LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Kathy A. Rudden. Add a new bathroom on the second floor at 10 Ludlow MNR, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Oct. 4.
Rockne Jr., Tavello and Jill Rockne, Norwalk, contractor for Tavello and Jill Rockne. Relocate generator behind new garage at 144 Partrick Ave., Norwalk.
Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Oct. 3.
Rojas, Juan, Norwalk, contractor for Pamela J. Schneider. Renovate existing kitchen at 4 Kristen Lane, Norwalk.
Estimated cost: $50,800. Filed Oct. 4.
Shafer III, Paul C., Norwalk, contractor for Douglas Stowe. Construct roof over existing deck with new footings at 11 Westmere Ave., Norwalk.
Estimated cost: $42,801. Filed Oct. 4.
Strack, Christopher M., Norwalk, contractor for Christopher M. Strack. Construct addition at north side of single-family residence for home office at 43 Riverside Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $14,500. Filed Oct. 4.
The Greyrock Companies LLC, Norwalk, contractor for FRAP LLC. Construct a superstructure for a new single-family residence at 40 Fullin Road, Unit 13, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $375,000. Filed Oct. 4.
The Greyrock Companies LLC, Norwalk, contractor for FRAP LLC. Construct a superstructure for a new single-family residence at 40 Fullin Road, Unit 16, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $420,000. Filed Oct. 4.
COURT CASES
Bridgeport Superior Court
Dos Santos-Neto, Jose Pereira et al, Bridgeport. Filed by Trang Nguyen, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Flood Law Firm LLC, Middletown. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-226118669-S. Filed Oct. 11.
Kemper Independence Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed by Ashley Marie Arroyo, Shelton. Plaintiff’s attorney: Miller Rosnick D’Amico August & Butler PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by another driver and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The driver did not have sufficient automobile insurance to fairly compensate the plaintiff so an instant claim for underinsured motorist coverage benefits against the defendant was filed. The defendant was notified and has failed to compensate the plaintiff fairly. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-22-6118698-S. Filed Oct. 12.
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford. Filed by Vincent Mobilio, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Daly Weihing & Bodell, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff is an employee of the defendant and suffered a work-related injury requiring surgeries in both of his hands. The defendant and/or its agents, servants and/or employees discriminated and retaliated against the plaintiff for exercising his rights in accordance with the state of Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Act, including failing to allow the plaintiff to work available overtime and failing to timely inform him of potential Covid exposure. The plaintiff has suffered monetary damages and humiliation because of his condition and seeks monetary damages not less than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-226118337-S. Filed Sept. 26.
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Co., et al, Hartford. Filed by Aramis Lopez, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Marc Alan Krasnow, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-226118780-S. Filed Oct. 17.
Stubbs, William, et al, Coventry. Filed by Jensen P. Lee, New Canaan. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ventura Law, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-226118682-S. Filed Oct. 11.
Danbury Superior Court
Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance, et al, Hartford. Filed by Valentina Pelaez, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ventura Law, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-226044012-S. Filed Sept. 9.
Kolwicz, Thomas G., et al, Danbury. Filed by M&T Bank, Buffalo, New York. Plaintiff’s attorney: McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford. Action: The plaintiff was assigned the mortgage property of the defendants who defaulted on the terms of the agreement and have failed to pay the plaintiff the amount due. The plaintiff claims foreclosure of the mortgage, possession of the property premises, monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-226044271-S. Filed Oct. 13.
Safeco Insurance Company of America, Boston, Massachusetts. Filed by Jose Hernandez, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Joseph J. Romanello Jr. Attorney at Law, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision caused by a tortfeasor. The defendant is the plaintiff’s insurance company and is required to provide benefits for the plaintiff. The defendant has not paid compensation to the plaintiff for her injuries and losses. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-22-6044328-S. Filed Oct. 17.
Tango Yankee LLC d.b.a. Business Aircraft Center, et al, New Canaan. Filed by SNM II Corp., Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Christopher Gerard Winans, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff engaged a business located at the Danbury Airport to perform a FAA certification on a plane. It is unclear whether the certification was ever performed. The business never tendered the certificate to the plaintiff. Thereafter, the plane was locally transferred to the defendants’ facility. The plaintiff did not authorize the transfer and learned that the defendant was making a claim for services rendered to and for the plane, principally storage. The plaintiff was unaware of the existence of the lien and the defendants’ auction on the plane. Plaintiff found out that the defendants were the sole purchaser and auctioned the plane to itself. As a result, the plaintiff suffered damages. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-22-6044232-S. Filed Oct. 7.
Garcia, Jonathan, et al, Norwalk. Filed by Anne Blum, Weston. Plaintiff’s attorney: Chipman Mazzucco Emerson LLC, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff is the owner of the premises where the defendants executed painting services. The defendants presented the plaintiff with a document that contained a description of work that they proposed to do on the premises and a total price for the work. The defendants should have known that some the painted surfaces likely contained lead and knew or should have known that, unless lead-safe work practices were utilized the renovation activities noted in the quote would create toxic lead dust to the interior of the premises and to the exterior soil and landscaping. As a result of the defendants’ negligence the plaintiff suffered lead contaminations and damages. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief as the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-22-6058537-S. Filed Oct. 11.
Palchik, Mari, Norwalk. Filed by Capital One Bank NA, Richmond, Virginia. Plaintiff’s attorney: London & London, Newington. Action: The plaintiff is a banking association, which the defendant used a credit account and agreed to make payments for goods and services. The defendant failed to make payments. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages less than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-226058471-S. Filed Oct. 5.
Sharma, Ajay, et al, Norwalk. Filed by Aurora Financial Group Inc., Fort Mill, South Carolina. Plaintiff’s attorney: Bendett & McHugh PC, Farmington. Action: The plaintiff was assigned the mortgage property of the defendants who defaulted on the terms of the agreement and have failed to pay the plaintiff the amount due. The plaintiff claims foreclosure of the mortgage, possession of the property premises, monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-22-6058178-S. Filed Sept. 8.
Tymchuck, Abbey, et al, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Filed by Christopher Johnson, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Millman & Millman, Westport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-226058242-S. Filed Sept. 15.
DEEDS
Commercial
33-12 Pleasant Street LLC, Norwalk. Seller: Stefania L. Bartlett, Norwalk. Property: 33 Pleasant St., Unit 12, Stamford. Amount: $N/A. Filed Nov. 9.
Barskiy, Maxim and Yulia Tatochko, Greenwich. Seller: Richard Estates LLC, Greenwich. Property: 7 Dwight Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed Nov. 21.
Davray, Aditi, Greenwich. Seller: Waterview Cottage LLC, Greenwich. Property: 57 Tomac Ave., Old Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Nov. 21.
Feb19NJ LLC, Stamford. Seller: Matthew C. Winterroth, Stamford. Property: 77 Havemeyer Lane, Unit 314, Stamford. Amount: $640,000. Filed Nov. 8.
Hendrie Cottage LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Michaela D. Laetsch, Greenwich. Property: 141 Hendrie Ave., Riverside. Amount: $N/A. Filed Nov. 21.
Levy, Jared, Riverside. Seller: Network Development Company LLC, Old Greenwich. Property: 7 Old Orchard Road, Riverside. Amount: $3,100,000. Filed Nov. 23.
Pepper Ridge Real Estate Inc., Stamford. Seller: Leon Hanna and Kayla Hanna, Stamford. Property: 245 Pepper Ridge Road, Stamford. Amount: $N/A. Filed Nov. 10.
Topaz Holding LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Nicholas Veronis and Sophie Veronis, Greenwich. Property: 25 Will Merry Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed Nov. 21.
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Residential
5 Holland LLC, Bedford, New York. Seller: Laura E. DeNardis and Deborah R. Smith, Washington, D.C. Property: Unit F5, the Boat Club at Schooner Cove, Stamford. Amount: $25,500. Filed Nov. 10.
Azar, Matthew Chase and John Douglas Azar, Charleston, South Carolina. Seller: Richard A. Ferguson and Marissa V.G. Ferguson, Southport. Property: 999 Oldfield Road, Fairfield. Amount: $580,000. Filed Nov. 8.
Bailey, Andrew John and Katie Ann Bailey, Stamford. Seller: Pearl Rosenbaum, Stamford. Property: 47 Bel Aire Drive, Stamford. Amount: $685,000. Filed Nov. 10.
Bartlett, Stefania L., Norwalk. Seller: Camillo Lombardi, Torrington. Property: 33 Pleasant St., Unit 12, Stamford. Amount: $N/A. Filed Nov. 9.
Borst, Meghan A. and Joseph D. Borst, Stamford. Seller: Mary Grace O’Hara and Michael O’Hara, Fairfield. Property: 43 Eagle Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $1,200,000. Filed Nov. 7.
Brenner, Jordan and Amanda Adler, Fairfield. Seller: Marcia Duffy Eigel, Fairfield. Property: 33 Pepperbush Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $750,000. Filed Nov. 9.
Brownstein, Cassandra, Stamford. Seller: Michael J. Koellmer and Stacey Koellmer, Stamford. Property: 162 Ridge Park Ave., Stamford. Amount: $492,000. Filed Nov. 7.
Chardavoyne, Esther, Stamford. Seller: Gabriela M. Camacho Vargas, Stamford. Property: 115-64 Colonial Road, Stamford. Amount: $710,000. Filed Nov. 8.
Cummings, Andrew M. and Julie C. Hellberg, Old Greenwich. Seller: Andrew M. Cummings and Julie C Hellberg, Old Greenwich. Property: 17 Tomac Ave., Old Greenwich. Amount: $0. Filed Nov. 22.
Doherty, Allison, Darien, Seller: Christopher Kniffin and Deborah D. Kniffin, Stamford. Property: 172 Fairview Ave., Stamford. Amount: $800,000. Filed Nov. 8.
Dos Reis, Adeilson and Jocylene Reis, Orlando, Florida. Seller: Wai Mei Roseman and Peter Roseman, Stamford. Property: 10 Noble St., Stamford. Amount: $650,000. Filed Nov. 9.
Goldblatt, David L. and Eileen W. Goldblatt, New York, New York. Seller: Pedro P. Mata, Bridgeport. Property: 1503-1505 Mill Hill Terrace, Fairfield. Amount: $1,050,000. Filed Nov. 10.
Gross, Jennifer Nicole, Purdys, New York. Seller: Christopher M. Hanlon and Nergiz Eryilmaz, Irvine, California. Property: 49 Glenbrook Road, Unit 104, Stamford. Amount: $397,500. Filed Nov. 10.
Guillaume, Adline and Jean Kervens Bernadel, Stamford. Seller: Hubert Redwood and Ruby Redwood, Norwalk. Property: 73 Pine Hill Ave., Stamford. Amount: $540,000. Filed Nov. 10.
Hanna, Leon and Kayla Hanna, Stamford. Seller: Howard I. Gilbert and Mary S. Gilbert, Stamford. Property: 245 Pepper Ridge Road, Stamford. Amount: $665,000. Filed Nov. 10.
Jespersen, Marsha Renee, Washington, D.C. Seller: Cara A. Ceraso, Greenwich. Property: Unit 134, Old Greenwich Gables, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Nov. 22.
Leon, Michael, New York, New York. Seller: Michael Leon, New York, New York. Property: 9 Maple Tree Ave., Unit F, Stamford. Amount: $10. Filed Nov. 7.
Mazzone, Susanne, Easton. Seller: Jesus M. Rodriguez and Sydney Ansley, Stamford. Property: 323 Weed Ave., Stamford. Amount: $640,000. Filed Nov. 9.
McCurdy, Anderson, Greenwich. Seller: John V. Faraci Jr., and Heath H. Faraci, Moose, Wyoming. Property: 62 Ridge St., Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed Nov. 22.
Mesa, Natalia, Stamford. Seller: Christopher Robinson, Stamford. Property: 697 Cove Road, Unit 2G, Stamford. Amount: $245,000. Filed Nov. 9.
Millerd, Andrew and Jessica Millerd, New York, New York. Seller: William J. Wenzel and Eileen B. Wenzel, Fairfield. Property: 960 Flintlock Road, Southport. Amount: $1,375,000. Filed Nov. 9.
Morales, Maynor and Justino Morales, Stamford. Seller: Dora Dicamillo, et al, Stamford. Property: 596 Fairfield Ave., Stamford. Amount: $652,000. Filed Nov. 10.
Moran, Sean and Elyssa Moran, Stamford. Seller: Victor Mathieu and Ashley Mathieu, Stamford. Property: 160 Nichols Ave., Stamford. Amount: $1,125,000. Filed Nov. 10.
Mullins, Brandon and Jovana Mirabile, Stamford. Seller: John Paschall and Anna Paschall, Stamford. Property: 68 Blackberry Drive, Stamford. Amount: $900,000. Filed Nov. 10.
Munera, Catherine and Margarita Diaz-Ajau de Sandoval, Stamford. Seller: Tricia D. Alves and Daniel P. Goldman, Stamford. Property: 105 Orange St., Stamford. Amount: $588,000. Filed Nov. 7.
Ospina Jr., Fabio and Esmeralda Alvarez, Bronx, New York. Seller: Sonia Maldonado, Fairfield. Property: 240 Sunnyridge Ave., No. 95, Fairfield. Amount: $275,000. Filed Nov. 8.
Peel, Chase and Amy Peel, Greenwich. Seller: Patrick S. Marsh, Larchmont, New York. Property: 310 Orchard St., Greenwich. Amount: $1,065,000. Filed Nov. 23.
Raguzzino, Michael, Bronx, New York. Seller: Anna Maria Campo and Maria Angelica Campo-Abuel, Tennessee. Property: 300 Seaside Ave., Unit 1E, Stamford. Amount: $330,000. Filed Nov. 9.
Rasor, Kathleen, Stamford. Seller: Matthew W. Porter and Kellie L. Hayden, Stamford. Property: 580 Fairfield Ave., Stamford. Amount: $675,000. Filed Nov. 7.
Reisfeld, Daryl William and Jennifer Lynn Reisfeld, Greenwich. Seller: Eugene Russo, Fuquay Varina, North Carolina. Property: 45 Indian Mill Road, Cos Cob. Amount: $1. Filed Nov. 23.
Richards, Windus, Stamford. Seller: Ilene K. Sequerra, Stamford. Property: 1929 Long Ridge Road, Stamford. Amount: $700,000. Filed Nov. 10.
Rodkey, Jennifer and Clifford Rodkey, Fairfield. Seller: Neil Jain, Fairfield. Property: Unit 5, Ocean Reef Road, Fairfield. Amount: $649,900. Filed Nov. 7.
Rozenberg, Yigal, Wilton. Seller: Miguel Rivas, Stamford. Property: 59 Liberty St., Unit 47, Stamford. Amount: $475,000. Filed Nov. 10.
Salaverria, Ricardo and Kerrieanne Salaverria, Greenwich. Seller: Jeannine S. Wojnas, Greenwich. Property: 8 Cross St., Greenwich. Amount: $750,000. Filed Nov. 21.
Sandolo, Robert and Abed Yacoub, Stamford. Seller: Madeline Sabato, Stamford. Property: 3 Burr St., Stamford. Amount: $10. Filed Nov. 7.
Schwartz, David and Daniel Boyce, Scarsdale, New York. Seller: Spencer D. Rubin and Mariel A. Rubin, Stamford. Property: 82 Old Barn Road West, Stamford. Amount: $580,000. Filed Nov. 7.
Shostak, Janet D., Fairfield. Seller: Janet D. Shostak, Fairfield. Property: 953 Round Hill Road, Fairfield. Amount: $0. Filed Nov. 10.
Sowinski, Piotr, Ridgewood, New York. Seller: Matthew C. Cerfolio, Stamford. Property: 25 Forest St., Unit 9E, Stamford. Amount: $0. Filed Nov. 8.
Steenland, William Henry and Molly C. Steenland, New York, New York. Seller: Patrick J. Kerwin and Theresa M. Kerwin, Old Greenwich. Property: 14 Wahneta Road, Old Greenwich. Amount: $2,700,000. Filed Nov. 21.
Sullivan, Maureen and Michael Sullivan, Stamford. Seller: Edeltrud A. Coll, Stamford. Property: 180 Turn of River Road, Unit 9B, Stamford. Amount: $650,000. Filed Nov. 10.
Tejeda Linette, Yadira Rosario, Stamford. Seller: Kim S. Hittman, Stamford. Property: 270 Webbs Hill Road, Stamford. Amount: $850,000. Filed Nov. 10.
Tishukaj, Selman and Liridona Ahmeti-Tishukaj, Stamford. Seller: Venancia B. Boice, Stamford. Property: 637 Cove Road, Unit D1, Stamford. Amount: $213,000. Filed Nov. 8.
Varone, Benjamin Thomas and Bridget Mary Lyons, Stamford. Seller: Lois Z. Warnock, Stamford. Property: 24 Highline Trail South, Stamford. Amount: $1,175,000. Filed Nov. 8.
Walters, Craig V. and Georgia G. Walters, Longboat Key, Florida. Seller: Joseph R. Musich and Patricia A. Musich, Stamford. Property: 77 Havemeyer Lane, Unit 311, Stamford. Amount: $875,000. Filed Nov. 7.
Winston, Benjamin and Melanie Oberman, Fairfield. Seller: James Herlihy Starr and Elizabeth Jones Starr, Fairfield. Property: 241 Partridge Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $1,305,000. Filed Nov. 9.
MORTGAGES
425 Kings Highway LLC, Trumbull, by Raymond Heche. Lender: Alma Bank, 28-31 31st St., Astoria, New York. Property: 425 Kings Highway East, Fairfield. Amount: $370,000. Filed Nov. 7.
88 Pratt Street LLC, Fairfield, by Philip V. D’Alessio. Lender: Fairfield County Bank, 150 Danbury Road, Ridgefield. Property: 88 Pratt St., Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed Nov. 8.
Adler, Amanda and Jordan Brenner, Fairfield, by Domenico Chieffalo. Lender: Newtown Savings Bank, 39 Main St., Newtown. Property: 33 Pepperbush Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $562,500. Filed Nov. 9.
Azar, Matthew Chase and John Douglas Azar, Fairfield, by Mary Beth K. Rapice. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 1111 Polaris Pkwy., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 999 Oldfield Road, Fairfield. Amount: $406,000. Filed Nov. 8.
Bannon, Sean and Diana Genovese Bannon, Greenwich, by Joel M. Kaye. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, 101 N. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Property: 25 Butler St., Cos Cob. Amount: $1,320,000. Filed Nov. 7.
Borst, Meghan A. and Joseph D. Borst, Fairfield, by Daniel P. Weiner. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 1111 Polaris Pkwy., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 43 Eagle Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $840,000. Filed Nov. 7.
Colucci, Matthew and Jennifer Colucci, Fairfield, by Jeffrey M. Wasikonski. Lender: Baycoast Mortgage Company LLC, 330 Swansea Mall Drive, Swansea, Massachusetts. Property: 405 Midlock Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1,260,000. Filed Nov. 8.
Conn, Douglas A. and Paige Greytok, Greenwich, by Scott Rogalski. Lender: Bank of America NA, 100 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 182 Bedford Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1,000,000. Filed Nov. 10.
Corrow, Ryan and Heather Corrow, Old Greenwich, by Konstantin Vayneris. Lender: Webster Bank NA, 1959 Summer St., Stamford. Property: 57 Center Drive, Old Greenwich. Amount: $158,600. Filed Nov. 10.
Crescent Road LLC, Greenwich, by David M. Singer. Lender: First County Bank, 117 Prospect St., Stamford. Property: 30-32 Crescent Road, Greenwich. Amount: $2,500,000. Filed Nov. 10.
Dolan, Tara A., Fairfield, by Antonio Faretta. Lender: Broker Solutions Inc., 14511 Myford Road, No. 100, Tustin, California. Property: 81 Euclid Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $263,000. Filed Nov. 8.
Ford, Leslie S. and Daniel C. Ford, Fairfield, by Barbara C. Friedman. Lender: GE Employees FCU, 265 Sub Way, Milford. Property: 97 Inwood Road, Fairfield. Amount: $200,000. Filed Nov. 9.
Foti, Samuel J. and Mary Jane Foti, Greenwich, by Robert E. Colapietro. Lender: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc.., 100 Crossway Park Drive West, Suite 302, Woodbury, New York. Property: 1070 Lake Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $7,087,500. Filed Nov. 7.
Freund, Harry and Matta Freund, Greenwich, by Joel M. Kaye. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 7 Cotswood Road, Greenwich. Amount: $2,185,000. Filed Nov. 9.
Goldblatt, Eileen W. and David L. Goldblatt, Fairfield, by Brian S. Cantor. Lender: William Raveis Mortgage LLC, 7 Trap Falls Road, Shelton. Property: 1503-1505 Mill Hill Terrace, Fairfield. Amount: $750,000. Filed Nov. 10.
Guglielmo, Luisa M., Stamford, by Douglas Seltzer. Lender: American Advisors Group, 18200 Von Karman Ave., Suite 300, Irvine, California. Property: 89 Toms Road, Stamford. Amount: $750,000. Filed Nov. 7.
Jhunja, Ram P. and Jane S. Jhunja, Stamford, by Raymond Heche. Lender: Newtown Savings Bank, 39 Main St., Newtown. Property: 16 Dean St., Stamford. Amount: $342,000. Filed Nov. 8.
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Juriga, Matthew and Kathryn Juriga, Fairfield, by Kurt Wehmann. Lender: TD Bank NA, 2035 LimeStone Road, Wilmington, Delaware. Property: 510 Mill Hill Road, Southport. Amount: $350,000. Filed Nov. 9.
Kwon, Young M. and Diane M. No, Greenwich, by Michael J. McIntosh. Lender: Bank of America NA, 100 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 12 Old Orchard Road, Riverside. Amount: $145,800. Filed Nov. 7.
Lewis, Miles L. and Vanessa Kay Forma Lewis, Greenwich, by Scott Rogalski. Lender: Morgan Stanley Private Bank, 4270 Ivy Pointe Blvd., Suite 400, Cincinnati, Ohio. Property: 53 Park Ave., Old Greenwich. Amount: $125,000. Filed Nov. 10.
Mazzone, Susanne, Stamford, by Joseph D. Mooney. Lender: Rocket Mortgage LLC, 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 323 Weed Ave., Stamford. Amount: $475,000. Filed Nov. 9.
Mesa, Natalia, Stamford, by Elizabeth Bonacci. Lender: United Wholesale Mortgage LLC, 585 S. Boulevard East, Pontiac, Michigan. Property: 697 Cove Road, No. 2G, Stamford. Amount: $232,750. Filed Nov. 9.
Messina, Anthony John, Greenwich, by George M. Cohen. Lender: Fairfield County Bank, 150 Danbury Road, Ridgefield. Property: 40 W. Elm St., Unit 5C, Greenwich. Amount: $343,000. Filed Nov. 8.
Morales, Justino and Maynor Morales, Stamford, by Ricky M. Capozza. Lender: Magnolia Bank Inc., 637 S. Lincoln Blvd., Hodgenville, Kentucky. Property: 596 Fairfield Ave., Stamford. Amount: $663,410. Filed Nov. 10.
Mullins, Brandon and Jovana Mirabile, Stamford, by Morris L. Barocas. Lender: Savings Bank of Danbury, 220 Main St., Danbury. Property: 68 Blackberry Drive, Stamford. Amount: $720,000. Filed Nov. 10.
Nalawade, Dhananjay A. and Shanti D. Nalawade, Greenwich, by Jay N. Hershman. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, 101 N. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Property: 62 Sterling Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1,800,000. Filed Nov. 7.
Nardi, Lawrence and Laura Nardi, Stamford, by Samuel D. Bush. Lender: Dorothy Darlington, 2475 Summer St., Unit 4H, Stamford. Property: 95 Pine Tree Drive, Stamford. Amount: $115,000. Filed Nov. 9.
Ospina, Fabio and Esmeralda Alvarez, Fairfield, by Lauren J. Mashe. Lender: Hudson United Mortgage LLC, 95 S. Middletown Road, Suite B, Nanuet, New York. Property: 240 Sunnyridge Ave., No. 95, Fairfield. Amount: $220,000. Filed Nov. 8.
Otero, Stephanie P. and Jose Manuel Otero, Greenwich, by Scott Rogalski. Lender: TD Bank NA, 2035 LimeStone Road, Wilmington, Delaware. Property: 36 Burning Tree Road, Greenwich. Amount: $499,000. Filed Nov. 7.
Pestone, Daria and Craig Pestone, Riverside, by Douglas Seltzer. Lender: US Bank NA, 425 Walnut St., Cincinnati, Ohio. Property: 11 Crawford Terrace, Riverside. Amount: $223,273. Filed Nov. 8.
Pollack, Jordan Daniel and Emily Hersh, Fairfield, by Jeremy E. Kaye. Lender: First Republic Bank, 111 Pine St., San Francisco, California. Property: 34 Lalley Blvd., Fairfield. Amount: $386,000. Filed Nov. 7.
Rasor, Kathleen, Stamford, by Robert B. Potash. Lender: Loandepot.com LLC, 26642 Towne Centre Drive, Foothill Ranch, California. Property: 580 Fairfield Ave, Apt 1, Stamford. Amount: $225,000. Filed Nov. 7.
Rubin, Mariel and Spencer Rubin, Stamford, by Christian W. Bujdud. Lender: CrossCountry Mortgage LLC, 6850 Miller Road, Brecksville, Ohio. Property: 214 Cedarwood Road, Stamford. Amount: $705,500. Filed Nov. 8.
Sandoval de Vega, Aleida Marisol, Stamford, by Andrew S. Gale. Lender: Caliber Home Loans Inc., 1525 S. Belt Line Road, Coppell, Texas. Property: 48 Dora St., Unit 3, Stamford. Amount: $340,000. Filed Nov. 7.
Schnepf, Ryan and Kaitlin Schnepf, Greenwich, by Tyler Andrew Whitley. Lender: TD Bank NA, 2035 LimeStone Road, Wilmington, Delaware. Property: 123 Shore Road, Old Greenwich. Amount: $500,000. Filed Nov. 7.
Shahbazain, Pouya and Melissa Hook, Greenwich, by Wilma Vitale. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island.
Property: 112 Patterson Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $305,000. Filed Nov. 10.
Souza Garcia, Benjamin and Ana Rosa Fernandez Marquez, Greenwich, by Jennifer E. Rolfe. Lender: Prosperity Home Mortgage LLC, 14501 George Carter Way, Suite 300, Chantilly, Virginia. Property: 55 Winthrop Drive, Riverside. Amount: $2,000,000. Filed Nov. 10.
Sowinski, Piotr, Stamford, by Ricky M. Capozza. Lender: William Raveis Mortgage LLC, 7 Trap Falls Road, Shelton.
Property: 25 Forest St., Unit 9E, Stamford. Amount: $300,000. Filed Nov. 8.
Sullivan, Michael and Maureen Sullivan, Stamford, by Seth J. Arnowitz. Lender: CrossCountry Mortgage LLC, 2160 Superior Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. Property: 180 Turn of River Road, Unit 9B, Stamford. Amount: $487,500. Filed Nov. 10.
Thirkield, Alison, Fairfield, by Jeffrey Weiner. Lender: Bank of America NA, 100 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina.
Property: 105 Cedar Woods Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $462,700. Filed Nov. 9.
Ulman, Todd and Angela Ulman, Woodstock, Vermont, by James M. Powers. Lender: Greenway Mortgage Funding Corp, 107 Tindall Road, Middletown, New Jersey.
Property: 775 Sasco Hill Road, Fairfield. Amount: $3,000,000. Filed Nov. 7.
Varone, Benjamin Thomas and Bridget Mary Lyons, Stamford, by Morris L. Barocas. Lender: Savings Bank of Danbury, 220 Main St., Danbury. Property: 24 Highline Trail South, Stamford. Amount: $940,000. Filed Nov. 8.
Vigdor, Neil Andrew, Greenwich, by David W. Hopper. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, 101 N. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Property: 51 Forest Ave., No. 87, Old Greenwich. Amount: $450,000. Filed Nov. 7.
Wernert, Max W. and Lorna Wernert, Greenwich, by Patricia A. Starkey. Lender: M&T Bank, 1 M&T Plaza, Buffalo, New York.
Property: 9 Lia Fail Way, Cos Cob. Amount: $450,000. Filed Nov. 9.
Winston, Benjamin and Melanie Oberman, Fairfield, by Amanda K. Reichardt. Lender: First Republic Bank, 111 Pine St., San Francisco, California.
Property: 241 Partridge Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $1,044,000. Filed Nov. 9.
NEW BUSINESSES
A. Delpino Cap, 47 Burwood Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Amarilys Del Pino. Filed Oct. 28.
ACM Carting Services, 22 Rolling Brook Lane, Shelton 06484, c/o Marcus Palmer. Filed Oct. 26.
American English Academy, 2701 Summer St., Stamford 06905, c/o Leo Reis Corp. Filed Nov. 2.
Bennani Limousine & Car Service, 9 Rockridge Drive, Norwalk 06854, c/o Abdellah Bennani. Filed Oct. 27.
Chicken’s Gone Wild, 459 Summer St., Stamford 06901, c/o Fast Food to Go. Filed Oct. 31.
Colour Lab Salon, 44 Commerce Road, Stamford 06902, c/o Colour Lab Salon LLC. Filed Oct. 31.
Divine Intervention, 15 Soundview Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Manuel Simeon. Filed Nov. 4.
Duggan LLC, 108-1 Strawberry Hill Ave., Apt 1, Stamford 06902, c/o Sean J. Duggan. Filed Nov. 2.
Go Rising Star, 2130 High Ridge Road, Stamford 06903, c/o Mackie Bailey. Filed Oct. 31.
Hirint Partners Up, 405 Atlantic St., Apt 12S, Stamford 06901, c/o Capital Ventures LLC. Filed Nov. 3.
Hop + Vine Taproom, 30 Spring St., Stamford 06901, c/o Chiliproof Stamford LLC. Filed Nov. 2.
HV Home Improvement LLC, 1 Ells St., Norwalk 06850, c/o Heber Varela. Filed Oct. 27.
Ikdelino Cares Connecticut, 1266 E. Main St., Suite 700R, Stamford 06902, c/o Ikdelino LLC. Filed Oct. 31.
Infinant Health Inc., 383 Main Ave., Norwalk 06851, c/o Anthony Franco. Filed Oct. 20.
InLingua Stamford, 2701 Summer St., Stamford 06905, c/o Leo Reis Corp. Filed Nov. 2.
Intoxify, 62 Wall St., Norwalk 06850, c/o Michael Mase. Filed Oct. 27.
Living in Luxury LLC, 18 Assisi Way, Norwalk 06851, c/o Christopher Suarez. Filed Oct. 31.
Main St. Convenience, 199 Main St., Stamford 06901, c/o Mujibur Rahman Ali. Filed Nov. 8.
Mercury Business Associates, 20 N. Main St., Second floor, Norwalk 06851, c/o Michele Brighton. Filed Oct. 19.
Mv Quality, 91 Strawberry Hill Ave., Apt 422, Stamford 06902, c/o Vitali Manashchuk. Filed Nov. 1.
New Wave Seafood, 81 Camp Ave., Stamford 06907, c/o New Wave Seafood Inc. Filed Oct. 28.
O’Kane & Tegay Insurance, 1540 CornerStone Blvd., Suite 230, Daytona Beach, Florida 32117, c/o Brokers Foundation Risk Partners Corp. Filed Oct. 28.
Oleh Construction, 54 Pine Hill Ave., Apt 1, Stamford 06906, c/o Oleh Pryshliak. Filed Oct. 31.
Plo Restoration Services, 22 Rockmeadow Rock, Norwalk 06850, c/o Peter Oxenham. Filed Oct. 31.
Queen Clean’s, 8 N. Taylor Ave, Apt. 8N, Norwalk 06854, c/o Claudia Hernandez. Filed Oct. 26.
RAC Carpentry LLC, 150 Main St., Norwalk 06851, c/o Ruben Antonio Cardona Cerna. Filed Oct. 26.
Robeks, 2397 Summer St., Stamford 06905, c/o Sakarin Seedasome. Filed Nov. 2.
RPG Productions Limited, 52 Frank St., Apt. A, Stamford 06902, c/o Patrick J. Olsen. Filed Nov. 3.
Select Physical Therapy, 150 Washington Blvd., Stamford 06902, c/o Ptsma, Inc. Filed Nov. 3.
Silicon Valley Change, 36 Lantern Circle, Stamford 06905, c/o Senia Maymin. Filed Oct. 28.
Soundview Grille, 1266 E. Main St., Stamford 06902, c/o Corporate Dinning Solutions LLC. Filed Nov. 1.
The Little Gan, 329 Wilton Road, Westport 06880, c/o Juda Kantor. Filed Oct. 26.
Ts Faith Entertainment, 121 Towne St., Apt 403, Stamford 06902, c/o Laval Alsobrooks Jr. Filed Oct. 31.
Vibrant Cosmetics, 13 Clinton Ave., Unit 4B, Norwalk 06854, c/o Briani H. Esquilin. Filed Oct. 24.
Vinnis Home Improvement, 263 East Ave., Norwalk 06855, c/o Elaine Domingos. Filed Oct. 31.
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LEGAL NOTICES
Notice of Formation of BENFICA PROPERTIES 2
LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/12/2022. Office location: Westchester County. Princ. Office of LLC: c/o John Estima110 Urban St., Mt. Vernon, NY 10552. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the address of its principle office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #63186
Notice of Formation of BENFICA PROPERTIES 3 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/12/2022. Office location: Westchester County. Princ. Office of LLC: c/o John Estima110 Urban St., Mt. Vernon, NY 10552. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the address of its principle office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #63187
Notice of Formation of J.E. CAR SERVICE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/12/2022. Office location: Westchester County. Princ. Office of LLC: c/o John Estima110 Urban St., Mt. Vernon, NY 10552. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the address of its principle office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #63188
Notice of Formation of INVICTUS ENERGY SOLUTIONS, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/19/22. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 210 WOODLAND AVE., NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10805. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #63277
Notice of Formation of DC Publishing, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08.102022. 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, 210 Sheldon Avenue, Tarrytown., NY 10591. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #63278
Notice of Formation of Millbury Design LLC. Articles of Organization filed with SSNY on 11/1/22. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him or her to the company c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc, 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Principal business address: 41 Dellwood Road, Bronxville, NY 10708.
Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #63279
57 West Patent LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 8/17/2022.
Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 17 Elm Place, Rye, NY 10580. General Purpose #63280
Kensy Realty LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 8/3/2022.
Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Kenneth M. Vega, 57 Alida St., Yonkers, NY 10704. General Purpose #63281
S.T.E.P. Academics and Arts NY LLC, Art of Org, filed with SSNY on 8/13/2018. Office located in Westchester Co. Secy. of State designated as agent upon which process may be served. Secy. of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/ her to: 591 Warburton Ave., No. 23, Hastings on Hudson, NY 10706. LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed #63282
Rye Drip, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 10/27/2022.
Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Della Mura & Ciacci LLP, 981 Allerton Ave., Bronx, NY 10469. General Purpose #63283
Notice of Formation of Never Stop Drinking, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/27/2022. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, c/o Nicholas Kelly, 28 Colonial Place, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #63286
Phoenix Design Build LLC. Filed 8/8/22 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 265 66th Street Apt 39D, New York, NY 10065 Purpose: All lawful #63287
Sylvan Shores Development LLC. Filed 8/10/22 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: c/o USA Corporate Services Inc., 98 Cuttermill Road, Ste 466, Great Neck, NY 11021 Purpose: All lawful #63288
BDNG Group LLC. Filed 9/15/21 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 34 Cassilis Ave Fl 1, Bronxville, NY 10708 Purpose: All lawful #63289
Legacy 51 Consulting LLC. Filed 8/25/22 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 2 Maxwell Drive Apt 412, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591 Purpose: All lawful #63290
Kings Fund, LLC. Filed 8/29/22 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 660 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591 Purpose: All lawful #63291 2497 Belmont Holdings, LLC. Filed 8/1/22 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 220 Hartsdale Avenue, White Plains, NY 10606 Purpose: All lawful #63292
Notice of Formation of Plinth Digital Services, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/31/22. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 132 N Broadway #3NW, Tarrytown NY 10591. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #63294
Notice of Formation of: (based) Foods, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/17/2022. Offc. loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 1767 Central Park Ave., #402, Yonkers, NY 10710. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #63296
Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York on 7/23/2022. Office location Westchester County. The New York Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of any process against the LLC to Registered Agent Corporate Filings of New York 90 State street STE 700, Office 40 Albany, NY 12207, USA. Purpose: Any lawful acts. #63297
Notice of Formation of Nightside Realty LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/20/2022. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 588 W. Hartsdale Ave. Hartsdale NY 10530. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #63299
Notice of Formation of Love Balloons, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/11/22. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 75 Island Drive, Rye, NY 10580. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #63244
Jlux Realty Consultants LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 5/23/2022. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 11 Nile St., Yonkers, NY 10704. General Purpose #63304
Notice of Formation of FG HOME SERVICE LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/04/2022.Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY design. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC,176 VOSS AVENUE 2ND FL,YONKERS, NY 10703. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #63305
Courtlandt Manor &Rosewood, LLC . Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 8/29/2022. Principal office located at 778 Pelhamdale Ave New Rochelle, New York 10801.
Northwest Registered Agent upon whom process against it may be served. Secretary of State shall mail process to the LLC c/o Northwest Registered Agent LLC, 522 W Riverside Ave, Suite N Spokane, Washington 99201. #63307
Chickens in Trees, LLC Art of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/03/2022 Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC. SARAH 104 EASTWOODS ROAD, POUND RIDGE, NY, 10576. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #63300
Notice of Formation of The Garden of MonÈt, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/16/22. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 418 Broadway, Ste N, Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #63303
Sealed bids will be received as set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, January 05, 2023 at the NYSDOT, Office of Contract Management, 50 Wolf Rd, 1st Floor, Suite 1CM, Albany, NY 12232 and will be publicly opened and read. Bids may also be submitted via the internet using www.bidx.com. A certified cashier’s check payable to the NYSDOT for the sum specified in the proposal or a bid bond, form CONR 391, representing 5% of the bid total, must accompany each bid. NYSDOT reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Electronic documents and Amendments are posted to www.dot.ny.gov/doing-business/opportunities/const-notices. The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all Amendments are incorporated into its bid. To receive notification of Amendments via e-mail you must submit a request to be placed on the Planholders List at www.dot. ny.gov/doing-business/opportunities/const-planholder. Amendments may have been issued prior to your placement on the Planholders list.
NYS Finance Law restricts communication with NYSDOT on procurements and contact can only be made with designated persons. Contact with non-designated persons or other involved Agencies will be considered a serious matter and may result in disqualification. Contact Robert Kitchen (518)457-2124.
Contracts with 0% Goals are generally single operation contracts, where subcontracting is not expected, and may present direct bidding opportunities for Small Business Firms, including, but not limited to D/M/WBE’s and SDVOBs.
The New York State Department of Transportation, in accordance with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation and Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200, Title IV Program and Related Statutes, as amended, issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all who respond to a written Department solicitation, request for proposal or invitation for bid that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability/handicap and income status in consideration for an award.
Please call (518)457-2124 if a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the letting.
Region 08: New York State Department of Transportation 4 Burnett Blvd., Poughkeepsie, NY, 12603 D264937, PIN 801079, FA Proj Y001-8010-793, Westchester Co., PAVEMENT RESURFACING: Rte. 9, Villages of Hastings on Hudson, Irvington, Dobbs Ferry & Tarrytown, Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $375,000.00), Goals: DBE: 10.00%
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