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EDITOR’S NOTE

JON LENTZ Editor-in-chief

LAST WEEK, GOV. ANDREW CUOMO distributed a poster with a “Ship of State” sailing on “The Sea of Division,” navigating between “The Reefs of Greed” and “The Squalls of Hate” while facing monstrous threats, such as an octopus labeled “Intolerance,” a squid of “Government Incompetence” and a sea monster of “Bigotry.” The illustration, with Cuomo at the top as New York’s progressive champion, was modeled on a campaign poster from William Jennings Bryan’s 1900 presidential campaign.

Apart from bringing back an old-fashioned artistic style, Cuomo may have wanted to evoke Bryan’s status as a progressive leader – but a more apt analogy can be drawn with another politician of that era: Theodore Roosevelt. Like Cuomo, Roosevelt cultivated an image as a rugged, can-do individual. Both New Yorkers coined self-serving slogans, from Roosevelt’s “Square Deal” to Cuomo’s “Making Progress Happen.” Both had progressive rivals and, arguably, shifted leftward over time.

What’s more, Roosevelt is widely considered the first modern president, in part due to his innovative use of the “bully pulpit” to shape public opinion and manage the media – a practice that’s commonplace today. In this week’s magazine, we examine Cuomo’s spin that New York is No. 1 and highlight the state’s top professionals in political public relations – a field that got its start with Roosevelt.

CONTENTS STATE OF THE STATE … 8

Cuomo shuts the door on new taxes.

NY’S CLAIM TO NO. 1 … 10 Is the state really a progressive leader?

POLITICAL PR POWER 50 … 17

Highlighting the top comms pros

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WINNERS & LOSERS … 42

Who was up and who was down last week

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“It’s not quite ‘Groundhog Day’ but I’ve been to this movie a bunch of times.”

BAIL REFORM BROUHAHA

Several top Democratic leaders opened the door to making changes to the state’s new bail reform law, which has come under scrutiny in the wake of a string of anti-Semitic attacks. Cuomo said that the law is a “work in progress,” while state Attorney General Letitia James called on legislators to revise the law. State Senate Majority Leader

Andrea Stewart-Cousins didn’t go quite as far, but in a notable shift, she opened the door to revisiting and potentially revising the law, which eliminated bail in some cases. She later said that her conference is aware the law may need some “tweaks.” Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, on the other hand, said that he had no intention of changing bail or any other criminal justice reform approved last year. He

even allegedly disinvited New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio from a State of the State reception because de Blasio had called for more judicial discretion. Heastie denied that allegation.

–New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, saying he was not surprised the governor did not brief him on the plan to expand Penn Station, via the Daily News

BARCLAY SUCCEEDS KOLB

After Assemblyman Brian Kolb stepped aside as minority leader following his arrest for allegedly driving his car into a ditch

WEINSTEIN FACES RECKONING Since 2017, disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has seen a mountain of blowback in response to dozens of sexual harassment and assault allegations.

Weinstein began his legal reckoning last week in Manhattan, where District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. came under scrutiny for not prosecuting him in 2015. On its Tuesday cover, the Daily News featured Weinstein limping into the courthouse, referring to the ex-producer as a “pig in a poke.”

“My wife was driving!

You know how women drive.”

– Assemblyman Brian Kolb, allegedly to a tow truck driver who arrived at the scene of Kolb’s New Year’s Eve crash, via the Daily News

while drunk on New Year’s Eve, his fellow Republicans chose a new leader: William Barclay. Kolb left the post open right as lawmakers were preparing to head back to Albany.

So the day before the start of the legislative session, Assembly Republicans sat down and made sure their conference had someone in charge. They decided on Barclay, the former deputy minority leader, to fill the role. It’s an abrupt change after more than 10 years with Kolb at the helm.

Barclay said that a week ago, he would have never expected to be where he is today.

THE LONG ISLAND TWO?

Republican state Sen. Kenneth LaValle announced that he won’t seek reelection, bringing the elder statesman’s 44 years in Albany to a close at the end of the year. LaValle’s retirement opens up one of just three remaining GOP state Senate seats on Long Island, where the party used to have a stronghold referred to as the Long Island Nine. Republicans lost two seats and became the Long Island Seven in 2016. Then in 2018, Democrats won four more seats, unofficially becoming the Long Island Six. Several Democrats had previously announced runs against LaValle, and no Republican has publicly expressed interest in the seat or been tapped as a successor.

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O mighty Ship of State!

Picking apart a modern masterpiece

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T’S A NEW DECADE, and instead of just giving speeches, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is also visualizing his State of the State as an intricately detailed 19th century campaign poster knockoff. From Cuomo’s lips to Brooklyn artist Rusty Zimmerman’s pen, here’s a brief analysis.

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Cuomo apparently hasn’t aged a day in 10 years, using the same picture here that he did for his two previous neo-vintage posters, in 2010 and 2012.

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Would a three-weighted scale even work?

This may be the most imaginative piece of the poster.

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Officially, that’s Aaron Burr dueling Alexander Hamilton in New Jersey, which suggests all of New York’s progressive accomplishments are piling up on the Palisades.

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It’s a double rainbow! Were you aware New York legalized same sex marriage under Cuomo? The More You Know.

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The Mario M. Cuomo Bridge may not have made it onto the new license plates, but it’s definitely making it onto Cuomo’s poster.

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Imagine how much power wind turbines could generate if we could harness the breath of these bearded wind demons.

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When is a ship not a ship? When it’s a LEADERSHIP.

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Hallelujah! Cuomo also used this excerpt from noted Canadian Leonard Cohen’s 1992 song “Democracy” in his State of the State address.

–Jeff Coltin

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WEEK AHEAD

Octopus No. 3 is named “Bryan” in homage to three-time Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan (d. 1925), whose populist posters inspired this one – if not Cuomo’s ideology.

TUESDAY 1/14 Gregory Russ, the new chairman and CEO of the New York City Housing Authority, speaks at a Crain’s New York Business Breakfast Forum at 8 a.m. at the New York Athletic Club in Manhattan.

WEDNESDAY 1/15 Campaign finance disclosures are due for all candidates, both in New York City and across the state. Keep an eye on early totals for insurgent candidates as well as contenders for top 2021 NYC races.

INSIDE DOPE

Another candidate to watch? Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the state’s top fundraiser, kept hosting high-dollar events throughout 2019 despite being years away from reelection.

WEDNESDAY 1/15 The New York City Council Committee on Public Housing holds a hearing on NYCHA’s winter preparedness at 1 p.m. at 250 Broadway.

Broken boilers are a perpetual problem, so expect complaints.

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man of action Andrew Cuomo swoops in to the rescue - whether he needs to or not!

HELPING RESCUERS BRING A FAMILY OUT OF A FLOODED AREA

LIKE A MODERN-DAY HERCULES, Gov. Andrew Cuomo helped pull a passenger from a car wreck on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway last week – along with several other emergency responders.

As Cuomo was heading down the highway, he spotted a van tipped over and decided to pull over and channel his inner He-Man. While multiple trained professionals showed up at the scene of the accident, in which no one was harmed, Cuomo decided to burnish his reputation as a man of action.

But this isn’t the first time the governor has flexed his “heroic” abilities. Cuomo has a knack for ending up in the right place at the right time when it comes to minor accidents and emergencies – and if there’s no camera nearby, his aides have one on their phones.

Here are just a few previous examples of the governor coming to the rescue. Sort of.

HELPING A DRIVER OUT OF A SNOWBANK

After a powerful storm in Dolgeville resulted in flooding in November, one family was nearly dragged away by the stormwater. Luckily, a team of rescuers were able to pull them to safety – with Cuomo offering some minor assistance, in a noble yet unnecessary move.

In 2017, Cuomo came upon a driver stranded in a snowbank on the Sprain Brook Parkway. The governor took it upon himself to hook a cable to the car to pull it out. We’d like to mock this incident – and his affection for crisp khaki slacks – but the former tow truck driver actually proved to be quite helpful in this particular instance.

HULK SMASH IN PUERTO RICO

On a post-Hurricane Maria trip to Puerto Rico in 2018, the governor posted a video of himself in construction gear slamming a wall with a sledgehammer. Why? We don’t know. But we’re sure Cuomo tearing down this plaster wall helped the islanders greatly.

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A Q&A with Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay

NEW YEAR’S PROMOTION Assembly Republicans knew they were going to need a new leader in 2020 after Assemblyman Brian Kolb allegedly drove his state-issued SUV into a ditch on New Year’s Eve. Fellow upstate Assemblyman William Barclay presented himself as a candidate for the role.

After a frantic weekend of phone calls and underthe-radar politicking, Barclay emerged as the new leader for a GOP minority conference that has struggled to translate its political messaging into legislative achievement in the Democratic-dominated chamber. Whether Barclay can change that dynamic – while also keeping up with his job at the family law practice – remains to be seen.

So what’s it like to become minority leader?

I never knew I would become leader. I had some interest in it and I don’t think that’s a secret, but it wasn’t the way I envisioned becoming leader. It’s been such a short time span. It’s been very busy and it had to be because of the State of the State.

How did you position yourself to take the helm?

As soon as Kolb announced he stepped down, I started reaching out to various members of the conference. I really wanted to see if there was any level of support for me to become leader.

Then once it became clear that people were going

to be supportive, I started reaching out to all 42 members.

What does it say about the Assembly GOP conference that Kolb was arrested and ended up resigning his leadership post?

I think people wanted to give him the benefit of doubt, at least initially, because he served for 10 years. The long and short of it was that Kolb reached the understanding in his own head that he wasn’t going to be able to be an effective leader with that type of thing hanging over his head.

Assembly, considering that the Democrats have such an overwhelming majority?

It’s a question of if we can get everybody to cover our messaging, because sometimes it’s a challenge to get our message out.

Obviously, we’re more successful on some issues than we are on others. I think the biggest thing is bail reform. That’s the No. 1 thing that I think we’re getting some traction on.

How do you plan on influencing the legislative process in the

What about this $6 billion budget deficit?

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into this position. Frankly, it was the governor – with the help of the majorities in both houses. The one thing I will tell you that we don’t want to do is raise taxes. We don’t have a revenue problem. We have a spending problem, and Medicaid is the biggest budget item.

The governor is talking about assembling a new Medicaid Redesign Team like the one he used in 2011. Is that the answer?

It might be, but I’m going to withhold judgement.

The problem is the devil’s always in the details. He’s going to come out with his budget address in, what, two weeks? And we’ll see what he has to suggest.

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OV. ANDREW CUOMO was not scheduled to present a budget proposal along with his 2020 State of the State address in Albany. But in his own way, the legislative proposals that the three-term governor announced on Wednesday signaled how he wants to pay for his policy proposals – announced with the theme “Making Progress Happen” – in a year when the state faces a $6 billion budget deficit.

The massive shortfall limits the governor’s options for the coming year, even if it does not necessarily limit his ability to get things done on his own terms. While the governor did not offer his spending plan alongside his State of the State – a departure from recent years – he did hint that his intended methods would include shifting costs to local governments and public authorities, borrowing money through a $3 billion state bond issuance and convening various groups of experts to study a wide variety of issues. Their potential price tags would presumably accompany proposals implemented in later years. Raising taxes, he suggested, would not make the cut.

“We didn’t raise taxes, and in fact, we have cut tax rates for every New Yorker,” Cuomo said of his record as governor.

“We reduced middle-class taxes to the lowest level since 1947, we have the lowest corporate tax rate since 1968 and we managed the government to a 2% growth rate – lower than past Republican administrations – by running a smarter, more efficient, more effective government.”

Much of Cuomo’s speech consisted of highlighting the accomplishments of past years, from tackling the state’s financial difficulties early on to building various infrastructure projects and implementing social justice policies in later years. “We face a $6 billion gap attributable largely to our Medicaid state costs,” he said. “Now, thanks to our good work, 95% of the citizens of New York have health care coverage and that is a remarkable achievement. And it’s a standard that previous generations could have only dreamed of reaching.”

Then Cuomo offered his biggest signal yet of how he planned to solve it. “Six years ago, we froze the cost of Medicaid to local governments,” he said. “This year alone, we will spend $4 billion in covering the increase in the local government share.” Of that total, Cuomo said $2 billion goes to

New York City alone, stoking fears of that city and other localities across the state that the state will simply shift the costs to them.

Additionally, the state has already signaled that it will move $2.2 billion in Medicaid spending from the current fiscal year into the next year, which begins after the April 1 state budget deadline. The tactic could presumably be used again moving forward, given how many years he has performed similar budget tricks, according to the Empire Center for Public Policy. Besides shifting billions in Medicaid spending onto local governments like New York City, Westchester County and Erie County, the governor also suggested that a new Medicaid Redesign Team could tackle the topic of limiting health care spending like the one he convened in 2011. “The situation is unsustainable,” Cuomo said. “We have restructured Medicaid before with our MRT program, and we are going to have to do it again this year, and we will and we can.”

Cuomo also made efforts throughout the State of the State to present other proposals as revenue neutral – at least when it comes to the state budget that he is aiming to pass

by April 1. A case in point is the $3 billion in new environmental spending he wants to use to restore natural areas like forests, wetlands and streams across the state. He is

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a plan to deal with the state’s whopping budget deficit. But the Legislature isn’t going to like it.

proposing to pay for it through a bond act that would appear on the 2020 ballot. Details of the bond act have yet to be released, but this approach would keep the spending out of the state budget. New Yorkers in some form or another would presumably foot the bill through user fees down the road or other indirect expenses.

Cuomo also has ambitions to expand the adoption of electric cars for both public transportation and state fleets, which would largely be done by employing public authorities that have their own revenue streams. Upstate and suburban transit authorities would have to fully electrify their fleets by 2040. Electrical utilities would develop the infrastructure necessary for a grid of electric vehicle charging stations with the help of an “initial investment” by the New York Power Authority. Outside the environmental arena, Cuomo is also mobilizing help from public authorities like the Olympic Regional Development Authority, which will oversee a $14 million plan to rebuild a ski lodge in the North Country.

His idea to make permanent a state law requiring American-made steel for road and bridge projects would affect the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Thruway Authority and the Dormitory Authority of

the State of New York, and state agencies like the Department of Transportation.

The Battery Park City Authority, meanwhile, is playing a key role in the public education efforts that Cuomo is proposing to battle hate crimes. “We must increase our cultural understanding,” he said after announcing that he would direct the authority to develop plans to expand the Museum of Jewish Heritage in lower Manhattan. “To know the history of the Jewish people is to know our mutual love and connection.”

This was just one among a litany of goals that Cuomo proposed that had minimal fiscal implications. He wants to pass a state Equal Rights Amendment in the state constitution that would protect people by sex and gender identity. He’s aiming to “encourage employers to offer fertility coverage,” according to a budget handbook distributed by his office. Cuomo said experts would tackle diverse issues like high-speed rail and cannabis research as part of his new proposals to improve state infrastructure and legalize recreational marijuana. The point of all of this appears to be to get as much done – or at least give the appearance of progress – without breaking the bank.

Ultimately, the strategies that Cuomo will use to overcome the deficit will only become

known once he releases his executive budget proposal at a time and date to be determined. Only then will he make clear his plans for local governments or how exactly a plan to cut small business taxes might help companies pay for a new paid sick leave program for their employees. He’s even promising to expand a college tuition assistance program that has a mixed record.

Once state lawmakers have a look at his fiscal plans, their own proposals to solve the deficit can be taken into account. Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie suggested to reporters after Cuomo’s speech that raising taxes was still a possibility, although state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins emphasized limiting taxes in her own remarks to her colleagues. The governor’s comments about education spending offered one last hint at how he intended on dealing with an issue particularly important to lawmakers in both chambers. “Don’t play politics with education money,” Cuomo suggested in apparent reference to efforts to increase the Foundation Aid for public schools.

Much remains uncertain at this point in the budget season, but the governor has already given everybody a heads-up about where he’s headed.

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EEKS BEFORE this year’s State of the State address, Gov. Andrew Cuomo was doubling down on his claim that New York is the best – from a progressive perspective at least. “Last year we laid out the most aggressive agenda in modern political history, and we got it done,” he boasted in mid-December. “We’re going to set the bar even higher, making progress happen for the people of this great state and sending a signal to a weary country to follow New York as we lead the way upwards.”

Cuomo isn’t alone in insisting the Empire State is living up to its motto, Excelsior! State

Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins regularly refers to New York as the nation’s “progressive beacon” for “hope and justice.” Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie has made similar claims. “New York State has always been a national leader in progressive policies that build up all our citizens,” he said ahead of the 2019 legislative session. “I am proud that the Assembly has long been at the forefront.”

Whether the topic at hand is touting the economic power of New York City or bragging about how upstate Americans are living their best lives, average New Yorkers like to think they’re exceptional. The state has the nation’s most populous city, the third-largest economy and the fourth-highest population. It’s no surprise then that Cuomo likes to appeal to home state pride when pushing his legislative priorities.

“That is the New York way,” Cuomo said in 2015. “We’ve always been different. We’ve always been first. We’ve always been the most progressive.”

In fact, New York hasn’t always been first. Control of state government has shifted between Republicans and Democrats plenty of times over the years, with policymaking swinging in both conservative and liberal directions. In Cuomo’s first two terms, Democrats passed some progressive measures, such as legalizing same-sex marriage, while also working with Republicans to limit taxes and state spending.

Now in his third term, Cuomo and the Democratic majorities in both houses of the state Legislature can do what they want without worrying too much about GOP opposition – whether it’s strengthening tenant protections, better protecting individuals accused of crimes or allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. Even with the Democrats’ newfound political dominance in Albany, however, the state doesn’t own the mantle of na-

tional progressive leader.

Even Cuomo’s favored claims are a bit more complicated than he lets on. He led a 2011 effort to make New York the first big state to legalize same-sex marriage through legislative means – but the sixth one to do it overall. A $15 minimum wage was passed by state lawmakers in 2016, but it remains to be seen which state will become the first to fully implement the idea. That year, New York also passed what has been called “the most generous paid family leave law in the country” – but it was approved more than a decade after California enacted its own plan. Other states have beaten New York to the legislative punch in banning assault rifles, extending waiting periods for gun purchases and passing a “red flag” law that allows judges to order weapons be seized from dangerous people. Yet to be fair, New York is recognized for having the strictest gun laws in the country. Cuomo even (kind of) got free college tuition for students from middle-class families – but there were strings attached.

“It depends on the prism through which you view it,” said Democratic consultant Bruce Gyory. “If you view

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$15 MINIMUM WAGE: 1ST CONGESTION PRICING: 1ST BAN CAT DECLAWING: 1ST

While Hawaii was the first state and New York the second to legalize abortion on request, other states like Colorado did legalize abortion in cases of rape and incest several years before.

Once a tolling system is established in 2021, New York City will join overseas cities like London and Stockholm that charge drivers to enter their urban cores.

Other U.S. cities like San Francisco could follow.

Well, kind of. California signed legislation to raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour on the same day. New York has yet to implement it statewide.

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California, New Jersey and New York have all limited cash bail in their own ways, with the Empire State opting to not allow judges to consider the “dangerousness” of criminal defendants when determining whether to release them pretrial.

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Prohibiting employers from inquiring about an applicant’s salary history is one method used by lawmakers across the country to address pay inequality between men and women.

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COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR FARMWORKERS: 11TH WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE: 12TH

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Cuomo appears intent on legalizing recreational marijuana in conjunction with nearby states like Connecticut and New Jersey, an idea he has been pushing in recent months.

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TATE DEMOCRATIC LEADERS like to say they set the pace for the rest of the nation, but the legislative record shows different. Other states have moved faster than New York on a variety of issues over the years. Democrats have had to play catch-up ever since they took full control of the state Legislature after the 2018 election – but they’ve broken some new progressive ground at the same time.

Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage following a 2003 court ruling.

Vermont became the first state to do so through legislative action in 2009.

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Supporters of the new law said that by keeping juveniles under age 18 outside adult jails and prisons, they could avoid abuse and receive better rehabilitative services.

Suffragists began their efforts to secure women’s voting rights at the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention, but women would have to wait until 1917 to win the vote in New York.

Until new reforms were passed in 2019, prosecutors had significantly more ability to delay trials and withhold evidence in order to induce criminal defendants to accept plea bargains.

This allows police or family members to petition a court to temporarily confiscate the firearms of people who present a danger to themselves or others.

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This issue has divided progressive lawmakers.

Supporters say it would help gay couples start families. Opponents say it would encourage the exploitation of the bodies of low-income women.

The state Senate has already approved legislation this year to implement automatic voter registration in the next two years, but it’s unclear when the Assembly will take up the issue.

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New York through the prism of accomplishment, it is high up on the list (but) you can never do enough to satisfy the advocacy groups because they always want more.”

Since Democrats gained control of the state Senate after the 2018 election, they have been trying to make up for lost time. For example, before this year, New York was just one of the few states that did not guarantee criminal defendants could see the evidence against them before a trial began, one of several systemic factors that tilted cases in favor of prosecutors. “New York was way at the bottom of the barrel,” said Donna Lieberman, executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union. “But we leapfrogged over just about everybody with that discovery reform package.”

Democrats have similarly upped their progressive game in other ways. Women now have more reproductive rights enshrined in state law. Transgender people have stronger civil rights protections. The use of cash bail has been greatly reduced. Undocumented immigrants are getting driver’s licenses and are eligible for state college financial aid programs. The state now has the most aggressive climate change goals of any state. Top progressive dog or not, the argument in New York’s favor has gained some real teeth.

However, activists and lawmakers on the political left are not always happy with the re-

sults of Cuomo’s brand of progressivism. The newly adopted plan for publicly financing political campaigns has not exactly inspired awe among the party faithful. Recreational marijuana is still illegal. New limits on solitary confinement fell short of what Colorado passed years ago. “New York passed several important and overdue reforms this year, but they left many people behind,” said Victor Pate, a formerly incarcerated person who is now the statewide organizer of a campaign seeking new limits on solitary confinement. “Our state can only be a real national progressive leader if policymakers take further action.”

Presidents Franklin Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson and Barack Obama all let leftists down at times despite their accomplishments, which means analysis of Cuomo’s progressive legacy must also be kept in perspective, according to Gyory. “When history looks back at the record,” he said, “New York under this governor and this legislative leadership ranks very high on the progressive scale.”

Historically, there’s a case to be made for New York as well. Gov. DeWitt Clinton opened up the Midwest to commerce by leading efforts to construct the Erie Canal, a massive feat for the early 19th century. Liberal governors like Al Smith and Franklin Roosevelt helped make the state an incubator of social

innovations like worker protections and social welfare programs after the original Progressive Era. But by the mid-20th century, the state was losing its grip on the title of America’s top state. California, a perennial rival, was growing in population. Upstate New York’s industries declined. Years of Republican control of the governorship and the state Senate blocked Democrats from moving the state further to the left in the early 21st century. Other states took the lead on legalizing recreational marijuana, expanding voting rights or boosting protections for undocumented immigrants.

“New York is one of the leading states,” said Joshua Freeman, a professor of history at the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies. “But I’m not so sure to the same extent it was 80 years ago.”

Even when New York is the first to pass progressive legislation, there aren’t always a lot of followers. “If you stood up on the floor of the Illinois General Assembly and said, ‘This is a piece of legislation that New York has passed and we must do it too,’ that wouldn’t buy you beans,” said Christopher Mooney, a political science professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago who researches how state legislators in different states make public policy.

In other words, there are better ways to woo a Midwestern lawmaker. “We don’t want to be Louisiana,” Mooney said. “So

when you sit up on the floor and say this: ‘You know, we’re 49th in the country on this’ – that gets people’s attention.”

And only so many states are competing to be a national leader – at least when it comes to progressivism. The Sunshine State has made moves to lure a new “Florida Man” or two at the expense of New York’s tax base. Texas has a big ego, no doubt. But neither of them is vying for the progressive mantle – at least not yet. While Gov. Gavin Newsom of California is “swinging at every pitch” progressives throw, states tend to compete with their neighbors, according to Florida State University professor Carol Weissert.

“Florida doesn’t pay much attention to New York’s innovations,” said Weissert, who researches state lawmakers in different states. “One big reason for that is that states tend to emulate states with regional or demographic similarities.”

So if there really is a national competition to be the most progressive state, not that many states are actually playing. Only about a third of the 50 states have governments controlled by Democrats. New York is competing against the likes of California, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii. Even if the Empire State has an uncertain claim as the progressive leader of them all, at least Cuomo can tell New Yorkers he’s looking out for No. 1.

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PUBLIC RELATIONS POWER IT’S HARD TO SUCCEED in politics without good press.

Whether it’s running for elected office, building support for a policy change or communicating the aims of an agency or organization, it’s not always easy to craft a coherent message – let alone deliver it in a way that garners attention. The good news? There are plenty of communications professionals who want to help.

While other PR lists feature firms representing well-known brands, multinational corporations and cultural attractions, typically with a national or even global scope, City & State’s first Political PR Power 50 offers something new: a ranking of the best strategic communications pros in New York politics and policy.

Our list includes seasoned veterans of political campaigns, heads of mid-sized outfits with specialties in areas like tech or nonprofits, and scrappy one- or two-person shops that punch above their weight. Our list does include some heavyweights – like Edelman and BCW – but highlights only those executives who play a role in New York politics. In addition to assessing a firm’s activity and influence in Albany and New York City Hall, this ranking is based on an array of factors, including noteworthy accomplishments, especially in the past 12 months, the number of employees at a firm, and the size and portfolio of clients.

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is owned by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and longtime Clinton ally Mark Penn, is a major player in Washington, D.C., and led by executives who handled communications for the Obama campaign and administration – but don’t overlook the “Knickerbocker” part of its name, which reflects a presence in New York that is hard to overstate. Partner Jennifer Cunningham, a former political director at 1199SEIU, is one of New York’s savviest communications strategists, helping

Gov. Andrew Cuomo legalize same-sex marriage in 2011 and assisting some of the state’s most prominent Democratic candidates. Another partner, Josh Isay, was the campaign manager on Charles Schumer’s upset of thenU.S. Sen. Al D’Amato in 1998 and served as his first chief of staff.

Isay was among the leadership at Knickerbocker Consulting, which merged with Washington-based Squier Knapp Dunn in 2010.

Over the years, the firm has represented former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg,

former City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, 1199SEIU and the Greater New York Hospital Association. In Albany, where Paterson administration alumnus Morgan Hook opened an office in 2011, the firm celebrated a number of policy victories for its clients last year, including sweeping climate change legislation, the Child Victims Act, congestion pricing, criminal justice reforms, driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants and the reversal of more than $1 billion in proposed health care cuts.

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BERLINROSEN IS known for its long-standing

ties to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, but its reach extends far beyond Gracie Mansion.

Its real estate clients are reshaping the city skyline, from Larry Silverstein’s 3 World Trade Center to SL Green’s One Vanderbilt to Two Trees Management’s River Street Project at Domino Park. Its growing tech practice includes Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs and Cornell Tech. In the nonprofit space, it spotlights foster care issues for the Fair Futures Campaign, helped Coalition for the Homeless prod

the city to set aside more affordable housing units for the homeless, and is assisting the launch of the $3 billion Mother Cabrini Health Foundation. The Democratic takeover in the state Senate – where Valerie Berlin and Jonathan Rosen both worked before launching their firm in 2005 – has ushered in a new era in Albany that aligns with the duo’s progressive politics. The firm also reps MGM Resorts, which hopes to convert Yonkers’ Empire City Casino to a full-fledged casino, and Drug Policy Alliance in its push to legalize recreational marijuana. It also handles political candidates, including stepping in to assist Queens district attorney candidate Tiffany Cabán in a hotly contested recount. BerlinRosen, which now has 182 staffers, also has offices in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.

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FOUNDING PARTNER AND CEO GLOBAL STRATEGY GROUP GLOBAL STRATEGY GROUP has come a long way since its launch as a polling firm, capitalizing on its expertise in crunching numbers to expand into public affairs and strategic communications. Jon Silvan, who co-founded the firm a quarter century ago, has positioned it as a national player representing candidates, companies and causes at the intersection of business and politics. In New York, Global Strategy Group has advised many of the state’s leading Democrats, including Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Attorney General Letitia James, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, a dozen members of the House of Representatives, and other local and state elected officials. Silvan assisted Silverstein Properties as it rebuilt the World Trade Center site and has also worked with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Global Strategy Group, which has a half-dozen offices across the country and works with dozens of major companies, also has represented big New York players like Airbnb, 1199SEIU and 32BJ SEIU, and a handful of city and state agencies.

4 STEVEN RUBENSTEIN A GENERATION AGO , Rubenstein was the leading publicity and media relations firm in New York. Today, while the strategic communications and reputation management company remains one of the biggest and best in the business, it faces growing competition. Founded in 1954

by Howard Rubenstein, who remains its chairman, the firm boasts some 400 clients, including such New York City institutions as the New York Yankees, the Museum of Modern Art and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Also in its portfolio are real estate firms – Tishman Speyer, Vornado Realty Trust and Douglas Elliman – as well as Con Edison, Loews Corp., NewYork-Presbyterian and News Corp.

Steven Rubenstein, Howard’s son and the firm’s president, handles the company’s day-to-day operations and has driven expansion into new industries – including tech, with giants like Netflix and Uber on board. The well-connected executive sits on the boards of the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City, Friends of the High Line and the Partnership for New York City, and chairs the Association for a Better New York.

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5 NEAL KWATRA & AUSTIN SHAFRAN FOUNDER AND CEO; PRESIDENT METROPOLITAN PUBLIC STRATEGIES

SINCE FOUNDING Metropolitan Public Strategies in 2013, Neal Kwatra has led some of the most hotly contested political and advocacy campaigns in New York, from waging battles in the New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council’s war against Airbnb to driving the New York Immigration Coalition’s groundbreaking campaign to legalize driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants.

In between helping elect prominent New York Democrats, Kwatra has helped secure major legislative achievements, including the state’s $15 minimum wage. Last year, the firm’s clients pushed lawmakers to strengthen the state’s tenant protections, reform its bail laws and other criminal justice policies, and pass sweeping climate change legislation. The firm was also behind the campaign that successfully championed a law allowing stop-arm cameras to be installed on school buses and is working with Ørsted, the developer behind the first offshore wind project near Long Island’s coast.

Along with the firm’s No. 2, Austin Shafran, who has had stints with the Working Families Party and the state Senate Democratic conference, the firm is gearing up for major election fights looming in New York primaries in 2020 and 2021.

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FOUNDING PRINCIPAL STU LOESER & CO. STU LOESER is known for his lengthy tenure as New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s spokesman, his new gig representing Bloomberg on the presidential campaign trail and, of course, his signature fedora. But there’s a lot more to Loeser, a Schumer alumnus who now boasts an impressive portfolio, including tech companies like Google, Uber and Tesla, Fortune 500 companies and local players like the animal rights group NYCLASS and supporters of the proposed Brooklyn-Queens Connector.

CEO RISA HELLER COMMUNICATIONS RISA HELLER studied the art of managing the media as communications director for U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, worked with the pros at Global Strategy Group and crafted messaging for David Paterson during his tumultuous tenure as governor before launching her own firm a decade ago. The firm, which specializes in crisis management, reputation management and issue advocacy, works with nonprofit organizations, corporations and real estate clients like the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

HEAD OF NEW YORK PRACTICE; MANAGING DIRECTOR TUSK STRATEGIES WHILE FOUNDER Bradley Tusk

8 FRANCIS C. MARINO & JOHN F. MARINO

FOUNDER AND CEO; PRESIDENT MARINO MARINO HANDLES everything from higher education and nonprofits to restaurants and retailers, but what it’s known for is real estate and land use. The father-and-son duo helped win approval for the controversial rezoning of the Rabsky Group’s Pfizer sites in Brooklyn and is providing strategic communications support on two other major rezonings. Other clients include WeWork competitor Knotel, the New York City Hospitality Alliance and the cannabis company Curaleaf.

establishes a national presence, Chris Coffey handles the firm’s growing New York portfolio. Combining lobbying with communications, the firm represents tech clients like Uber and Bird. Coffey helped the animal rights group NYCLASS get the New York City Council to pass new limits on horse carriages. Eric Soufer helped defeat New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plans to scrap the SHSAT.

10 EVAN STAVISKY PARTNER THE PARKSIDE GROUP

LIKE MANY consulting

firms, The Parkside Group provides an array of services, from lobbying to running campaigns to communications.

Parkside’s biggest recent victory was the 2018 Democratic takeover of the state Senate, which involved strategic communications and press work for candidates. Evan Stavisky handles public relations at the firm, with clients including FanDuel and DraftKings and the nonprofit SCO Family of Services, and specialties in law, health care, financial services and labor.

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MANAGING DIRECTOR KIVVIT WHILE KIVVIT has roots in Chicago, a pres-

ence in Washington, D.C., and other major cities and a roster of well-known brands, Rich Bamberger has helped position the public affairs and communications firm as a player in New York politics. A veteran TV journalist and former communications manager to Andrew Cuomo, both as governor and as attorney general, Bamberger is an assertive and effective advocate for his clients, including the New York State Nurses Association.

DKC IS one of the bigger communications firms on this list, with several hundred staffers and a roster of big-name brands.

With key staffers like political pro Joe DePlasco, Bloomberg and Moynihan alum Bill Cunningham, former state Democratic Party Chairman John Marino and Nita Lowey veteran Matthew Traub, DKC is a force to be reckoned with. Local clients active in the New York political sphere include Madison Square Garden, Airbnb and Delaware North.

PARTNERS MERCURY

A TOP-TIER lobbying

firm with a staff full of New York politicos, Mercury provides communications services as well. Stefan Friedman, a former journalist and veteran operative who helped to legalize same-sex marriage in New York, heads the firm’s communications and public relations practice from the West Coast.

Manhattan-based John Gallagher, a Bloomberg administration alumnus, also handles much of the firm’s media relations work.

FOUNDER SUNSHINE SACHS KEN SUNSHINE is known for his entertainment industry expertise, but the secretive publicist pops up all across New York’s political landscape.

The trusted supporter of Gov. Andrew Cuomo attended his latest birthday bash and a recent reunion of administration alums, and is a Cuomo appointee to the CUNY board.

A former chief of staff to then-Mayor David Dinkins, Sunshine now serves on the Community Service Society of New York and Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City boards.

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FOUNDER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR MARATHON STRATEGIES ONE OF several U.S.

Sen. Charles Schumer alums on this list, Phil Singer, who founded Marathon Strategies over a decade ago, has handled campaign messaging for top New York Democrats and counts REBNY and Centene among its current clients. When Liz Benjamin, one of the statehouse’s most experienced journalists, left her job as host of “Capital Tonight” this year, she was brought on as Singer’s managing director in Albany.

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clients had plenty to celebrate in 2019: the Sexual Harassment Working Group prodded state lawmakers into enacting new protections, Common Cause applauded voting reforms in the state Capitol and in New York City, and Tobacco-Free Kids was thrilled with the state’s newly raised smoking age. Principals Alexis Grenell and Evan Thies will undoubtedly be looking for more in year two of Democratic-controlled Albany – and they’re sure to get their message across once again.

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FOUNDING PARTNER SENECA STRATEGIES SINCE MONICA KLEIN co-founded Seneca Strategies in early 2018, the firm has excelled at delivering a progressive message. Some clients, including state Sens. Jessica Ramos and Julia Salazar, won office for the first time. Others, like gubernatorial contender Cynthia Nixon and Queens district attorney hopeful Tiffany Cabán, just fell short. The firm, which recently brought on Yael Fisher, also represents the Working Families Party and Vote Mama PAC.

firm, which she founded 14 years ago, has cultivated an impressive roster of real estate clients, from Brookfield Properties to RXR to the Durst Organization. The Berman Group also has partnerships with city and state government, including New York State of Health, the state’s health care exchange portal, and the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development, which it assists through special event coordination and social media management.

FOUNDER AND CEO GRAMERCY COMMUNICATIONS become a player in state politics in recent years, representing heavyweights like the Business Council of New York State, the New York Restaurant Association and medical marijuana company Vireo Health. Founder Tom Nardacci cut his teeth as a communications staffer in Congress, in the state Legislature and for the Alliance for Downtown New York after 9/11. Nardacci recently opened the Bull Moose Club, a popular coworking space across from the state Capitol.

CHAIRMAN AND CEO MOWER cist Eric Mower runs a firm with 165 staffers and a national footprint, representing FedEx, Pebble Beach and Dell EMC. But it retains its New York roots, picking up the utility National Grid as a client last year while representing local players like Westchester County’s tourism office. The award-winning firm, which has five offices across New York, changed its name from Eric Mower + Associates to Mower last year.

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IT IS OUR GREAT PLEASURE TO HELP NEW YORK’S LEADING NONPROFITS ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. AARP New York

Community Resource Exchange

Monumental Women

ACCA USA

Coro New York

Alliance for Positive Change

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation

Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust

Associated Medical Schools of New York

Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership Flushing Town Hall

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Girl Scouts of Greater New York

BronxWorks

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Calpulli Mexican Dance Company Institute for Community Living The Children’s Village

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Citizens Union

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Community Access

Mission Society of New York City

Uniformed EMS Officers (Local 3621)

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene

United Probation Officers Association

Nontraditional Employment for Women

University Settlement

Plymouth Church Positive Jewish Living Project Renewal Queens Chamber of Commerce Sunnyside Community Services

WHEDco Women Creating Change Workers Circle

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PRESIDENT KIRTZMAN STRATEGIES ANDREW KIRTZMAN has been a City Hall

reporter, NY1 host, adviser to the New York City schools chancellor and Rudy Giuliani biographer. Today, he represents political candidates, health care institutions, colleges and more.

Kirtzman, who also had a stint at Global Strategy Group, played a role in two big stories of 2019: assisting Melinda Katz during the Queens district attorney primary recount and helping Judith Clark, the driver in the 1981 Brink’s robbery, win parole.

Precision Strategies in 2016, Eric Koch made his mark as communications director for New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito. Koch, who also worked at Hiltzik Strategies and BerlinRosen, is now a New York point person at Precision Strategies, which also has an office in Washington, D.C. The firm has represented big New York players, including Lyft and Charter Communications, and is now assisting in New York City’s 2020 census outreach.

PRESIDENT GEORGE ARZT COMMUNICATIONS GEORGE ARZT plays

the political PR game in New York City as well as anyone, capitalizing on his experience as Mayor Ed Koch’s press secretary and a top print and broadcast journalist. His firm, founded in 1995, represents political clients, including Rep. Carolyn Maloney and the Brooklyn Democratic Party, as well as nonprofits, hospitals, universities and real estate companies. His righthand man is Bob Liff, another former newspaperman who has handled major political campaigns.

CEO; PRESIDENT NICHOLAS & LENCE COMMUNICATIONS AFTER ATTRACTING

tourists to New York City through the quasi-governmental NYC & Company, Cristyne Nicholas and George Lence in 2007 launched their own firm. Their strength remains tourism, but they have an array of corporate and nonprofit clients that interact with city and state government.

They also serve transportation clients, including Hornblower Cruises & Events, which operates the growing NYC Ferry system.

PRESIDENT AND CEO LAK PUBLIC RELATIONS AS A new crop of

communications firms open, Lisa Linden is a savvy veteran. She launched her firm in 1993, and now it’s a bustling shop with 20 employees.

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isn’t just a top lobbyist in New York City – he also delivers on the PR front for clients, including the New York City Marshals Association and Middle Island Solar Farm. At a time when the taxi industry is in flux, Woloz is an indispensable communications adviser for the Metropolitan Taxicab Board of Trade. The firm, formerly Connelly McLaughlin & Woloz, is also rebranding as CMW Strategies and just opened an office in Albany.

PRESIDENT AND SENIOR PARTNER BUTLER ASSOCIATES THOMAS BUTLER’S

firm has been hitting its stride. It won a Public Relations Society of America-New York award for a campaign about the risk of male breast cancer after 9/11. With a growing staff, the firm just moved into a full-floor penthouse in midtown Manhattan.

And it has delivered for such clients as the Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York, Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co. and the New York Affordable Reliable Energy Alliance.

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER OF THE REPUTATION PRACTICE EDELMAN EDELMAN IS a

preeminent global communications firm with 6,000 employees and a long list of corporate, government and nonprofit clients.

In New York, one of the company’s point people is Andrea Hagelgans, a former senior adviser to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. Hagelgans, who also did communications work for Planned Parenthood Federation of America, now works with clients like the Robin Hood Foundation.

CEO; FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN FENTON EVEN AS Fenton expands its national footprint, it is deepening its roots in New York. Ben Wyskida came on as CEO in 2017 after working at BerlinRosen, and recently opened Fenton’s fifth office, in Seattle. Chairman David Fenton, who founded the firm in 1982, helped activists pressure the Cuomo administration to block hydraulic fracturing. Among Fenton’s clients are leading foundations, environmental groups and progressive advocacy organizations.

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FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT; EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT ANAT GERSTEIN INC. ANAT GERSTEIN launched her firm nearly a decade ago with a single-minded focus on nonprofits, and her hard work is paying off. Along with top deputy Jeff Simmons, Gerstein has expanded her team to 14 staffers, including the recent hire of former NY1 reporter Erin Clarke.

Gerstein has been effective at retaining clients, including AARP New York, Project Renewal and Citizens Union. She also played a role in adding statues of female trailblazers to Central Park.

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chael Gordon’s Group Gordon has been upping its game. The firm has plenty of national clients – Shake Shack, Unilever, the NFL Players Association – and players in New York politics and policy, like Public Health Solutions and The James and Judith K. Dimon Foundation’s Here to Here youth job development program in the Bronx. Group Gordon also commissioned a timely study last year on how brands can “get political.”

which was founded by former New York Times, MSNBC and NY1 journalist David Goldin, will mark its 10-year anniversary in 2020, and it has some notable achievements to celebrate. The firm, which counts Colliers International, the Georgetown Company and Birch Family Services among its New York City-based clients, recently expanded its Flatiron office while bringing on new hires. Among them are Bar Cudkevich, Anna Sczepanski and former Pataki press secretary Chapin Fay.

PRESIDENT SHEINKOPF COMMUNICATIONS HANK SHEINKOPF is

among the bestknown political PR professionals in New York, having worked for former President Bill Clinton, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other local, national and international candidates while being quoted countless times in the press. The well-connected operative’s strategic communications firm guides clients like the New York State Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators, real estate developers and others in responding proactively to negative press.

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responded to a set of questions City & State emailed regarding her public relations work, she wrote just two words: Pete Buttigieg.

While it appears the youthful presidential candidate is Smith’s only current client, the veteran communications adviser from New York is certainly delivering for the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana. Smith has also handled campaign communications for major New York politicians, including Eliot Spitzer, Jeff Klein, Bill de Blasio and Andrew Cuomo.

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amass power in New York, Republicans looking to regain ground must rely on the relatively few consultants who cater to conservatives – and among the best in the business are William F.B. O’Reilly and Jessica Proud. The genial O’Reilly specializes in political communications, often penning op-eds on politics and policy. A state Republican Party spokeswoman, Proud helps GOP candidates compete in New York City and beyond.

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PAUL LARRABEE

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BCW, also known Burson Cohn & Wolfe, represents corporate clients, but Brian Ellner lands on this list for his civil rights advocacy. He played a key role in the communications campaign behind the 2011 legalization of same-sex marriage in New York. He had stints at MacAndrews & Forbes as well as at Edelman before joining BCW in 2018. His work now involves advocating for the federal Equal Rights Amendment and the Equality Act.

ASSOCIATE GOTHAM GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS GOTHAM GOVERNMENT Relations and

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FOUNDER PROGRESSIVE CITIES THE NAME of Dan Morris’ 6-year-old firm says

it all: Progressive Cities unabashedly embraces progressive causes and clients in urban environments. Morris left the top campaign consulting firm Red Horse Strategies to launch his own shop in 2014, and he has helped clients like New York Communities for Change, ALIGN, Hedge Clippers, Strong Economy for All and others draw attention to income inequality, the threat of climate change and worker rights.

Communications is led by two founding partners, Brad Gerstman and David Schwartz, and has a former congressman on staff in Gary Ackerman, but when it comes to the communications part of the firm’s name, it’s Nicole Epstein who does the heavy lifting.

Epstein also navigates the halls of power in New York City and in Albany, and has developed specializations in nonprofits, construction, health care and the city’s yellow taxi industry.

FOUNDER AND CEO SYKES GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS SINCE LAUNCHING

her own crisis, public and community relations firm in 2007, Ronnie Oliva has represented a long list of bold-faced names in New York politics, including then-Rep. Charles Rangel, Rep. Yvette Clarke and state Sens. Leroy Comrie and Kevin Parker – and, before her big 2018 victory, a House candidate named Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Oliva has also worked for big players in organized labor, including 1199SEIU, the Transport Workers Union and District Council 37.

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR CORNING PLACE COMMUNICATIONS Communications is built on partnerships, working directly with top Albany lobbying firm Hinman Straub and capitalizing on its membership in the Public Relations Consultants Group, a nationwide public relations network.

Founded in 2000, the firm brought on Paul Larrabee in 2011 following an extensive career working for three governors, an attorney general, a state legislative leader and a member of Congress.

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BOB BELLAFIORE ROBERT FOUNDER AND ZIMMERMAN PRESIDENT STANHOPE PARTNERS

ANOTHER TOP one-

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FOUNDER AND PRINCIPAL GREENBERG PUBLIC RELATIONS STEVEN GREENBERG’S one-man shop

punches far above its weight. Greenberg helps drive #bFair2DirectCare, a campaign for state funding for direct support professionals who care for the developmentally disabled. Greenberg, who worked for two Assembly speakers and a state comptroller before opening his firm in 2003, also represents the Siena College Research Institute, which recently expanded a polling partnership with The New York Times, and is a go-to expert for print and TV journalists.

man communications shop in Albany is Stanhope Partners.

Founder Bob Bellafiore often partners with Steve Greenberg, including for CAMBA, a Brooklyn-based nonprofit, and on the #bFair2DirectCare campaign to fund the nonprofit workers who care for New Yorkers with developmental disabilities.

Bellafiore, a former journalist, Pataki administration press secretary and SUNY official, founded Stanhope Partners in 2012 after a stint with Mower.

PARTNER ZE CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS ROBERT ZIMMERMAN

launched Zimmerman/Edelson over three decades ago, teaming up with Ron Edelson and building up a presence beyond their Long Island roots. Zimmerman handles media relations and communications at the firm, recently rebranded as ZE Creative Communications. In recent years Zimmerman has worked with local clients like the Suffolk Industrial Development Agency, winning positive coverage about the thriving local pharmaceutical industry.

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FOLLOWING THREE

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PRESIDENT STUART MARQUES COMMUNICATIONS decades in the roughand-tumble world of tabloid journalism, the former managing editor at both the New York Post and the Daily News has carved out a niche in the communications business. Marques served as press secretary for the United Federation of Teachers and has represented several other influential labor unions, including 1199SEIU, 32BJ SEIU and RWDSU, along with such clients as the Pratt Center for Community Development and the Housing Rights Initiative.

PRESIDENT CAPITOL PUBLIC STRATEGIES major transitions in recent years, leaving Al D’Amato’s Park Strategies firm to join Marc Molinaro’s gubernatorial campaign and marrying fellow GOP consultant Jessica Proud in 2018, and taking a position as Oneida County’s director of economic development last year. But Catalfamo, a former top aide to Gov. George Pataki, the last Republican to hold statewide office in New York, continues to assist GOP hopefuls across the state.

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WHEN A “blue wave”

hit in 2018, Rep. Elise Stefanik not only survived, her double-digit margin of victory exceeded every other GOP House incumbent in New York.

Credit Lenny Alcivar, a veteran PR professional and Stefanik’s political spokesman since 2014, when she became the youngest woman elected to Congress at the time.

With Stefanik’s recent tactical shift in blasting the impeachment process, Stefanik – and Alcivar – will be far more closely linked to President Donald Trump in 2020.

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FOUNDER SUSAN DEL PERCIO STRATEGIES SINCE CROSSING the aisle as a senior adviser

for Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Susan Del Percio often weighs in on national matters, from the 2020 presidential race to the impeachment of President Donald Trump. A former appointee in the Giuliani administration and a go-to communications consultant for Republican candidates and corporate clients, she is now a regular contributor on MSNBC.

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MANAGING DIRECTOR POWER COMMUNICATIONS THE NAME of Steven Sullivan’s firm brings to mind a muscular approach to messaging, but it’s more literal than that – Power Communications’ specialty is the energy industry.

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legalnotices@cityandstateny.com Notice of Formation of Yonkers CSG LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 10/11/19.

Office location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Dimension Energy LLC, c/o Rafael Dobrzynski, 3280 Peachtree Rd. NE, 7th Fl., Atlanta, GA 30305, principal business address.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of BILTMORE PRESERVATION CLASS B, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/25/19. Office location: NY County.

Princ. office of LLC: 60 Columbus Circle, NY, NY 10023. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Hart - Ditmars, LLC filed with SSNY on October 21, 2019. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 53 Bainbridge Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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Notice of Qual. of MAINSPRING PARTNERS LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 11/07/2019.

Office loc: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 09/30/2019. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Cogency Global Inc. 10 East 40th St., 10th Fl, NY, NY 10016.

Address required to be maintained in DE: 850 New Burton Rd, Ste 201, Dover, DE 19904. Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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Notice of Formation of BILTMORE DEVELOPER, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/25/19. Office location: NY County.

Princ. office of LLC: 60 Columbus Circle, NY, NY 10023. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Spin Cycle Coffee LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/29/19. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o James Veltri, 27 West 70th St., Ste. 2A, NY, NY 10023.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

Sunrise D LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 08/06/2019. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: Jin Qian, 15 WEST 61ST STREET,UNIT 22D,NEW YORK, NY 10023 Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose NOTICE OF FORMATION of Natural Shea and Textiles LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/15/2019. Office location: Bronx County.

SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against 790 Concourse Village West, Bronx, #9E New York, 10451. Purpose: any lawful act.

CORR EQUITY HOLDINGS, LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 11/26/19. Off. Loc. : New York Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served & shall mail proc.: c/o Ciara Corr, 334 West 46th Street, (Suite 1), New York, NY 10036. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of 451 TENTH MEMBER II LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/03/19. Office location: NY County.

Princ. office of LLC: 60 Columbus Circle, NY, NY 10023. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Harmony Medical, PLLC filed with SSNY on October 15, 2019. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to PLLC: 170 E 87TH ST, E12H, NY, NY 10128. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qualification of SURF AVENUE L/CAL LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/14/19. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/07/19. Princ. office of LLC: One Penn Plaza, Ste. 1801, NY, NY 10119. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808.

Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of DE, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Own real estate and other activities related to it.

Notice of Formation of Ciella James, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/05/19. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Denise Kilburg, 71 Broadway, Lobby 2B #138, NY, NY 10006.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION MerchantCantos LLC. Application for Authority filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/21/2019.

Office location: NEW YORK County.

LLC formed in Delaware on 02/07/2013. SSNY has been designated as an agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/ her is: MerchantCantos LLC, Legal Department, 245 Park Avenue, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10167 The principal business address of the LLC is: 245 Park Avenue, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10167 Delaware address of LLC is: c/o The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 19801 Certificate of LLC filed with Secretary of State of Delaware located at: John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901 Purpose: any lawful act or activity

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Notice of Formation of Primary Care Offices Of Manhattan LLC filed with SSNY on November 19, 2019. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 274 Madison Ave Suite 705, New York, NY 10016. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of Etesian Capital, LLC, filed with SSNY on 12/03/19. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 85 Leonard Street, Apt 4, New York NY 10013. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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Notice of Qualification of SIMON QUICK ADVISORS, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/10/19. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in New Jersey (NJ) on 06/04/04.

Princ. office of LLC: WeWork Tower 49, 12 E. 49th St., NY, NY 10017. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543.

NJ addr. of LLC: 360 Mt. Kemble Ave., Morristown, NJ 07960. Cert. of Form. filed with State Treasurer, 33 W. State St., Fifth Fl., Trenton, NJ 08646. Purpose: Wealth management.

Notice of Formation of NORTH CROWN TOWN LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/11/19. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Jordan J. Metzger, Esq., - c/o Cole Schotz P.C., 1325 Ave. of the Americas, 19th Fl., NY, NY 10019. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Howard Schwartz Design LLC filed with SSNY on December 18, 2019.

Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 82 Irving Place, 1B, NY, NY 10003.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of Innovative Designs Enhanced American Spaces LLC, Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on November 08, 2019. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at: Innovative Designs Enhanced American Spaces LLC 6 Robbins Avenue, Elmsford NY 10523.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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ACCOUNTING PROCEEDING FILE NO. 2018-640/A CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO: Unknown Distributees Attorney General of the State of New York Christine Ann Aliferis Andrew George Aliferis Alexander William Aliferis Janet Edgar M. Plaza, L.P. c/o Gutman Mintz Baker & Sonnenfeldt, LLP BISLR Medical Group of Mount Sinai c/o Arcadia Recovery Bureau Cardiovascular Institute of Mount Sinai HRRG Lifewatch, Inc. Mount Sinai School of Medicine d/b/a MSMC Emergency St. Lukes Roosevelt Medical Center c/o Jzanus Ltd. Robert Gruwell To the heirs at law, next of kin and distributees of George Seymour, a/k/a George J. Seymour, a/k/a George Jerome Seymour, if living and if any of them be dead, to their heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, legatees, executors, administrators, assignees and successors in interest whose names and places of residence are unknown and cannot, after diligent inquiry, be ascertained by the petitioner herein; being the persons interested as creditors, legatees, devisees, beneficiaries, distributees, or otherwise in the estate of George Seymour, a/k/a George J. Seymour, a/k/a George Jerome Seymour, deceased, who at the time of his death was a resident of 484 West 43rd Street, New York, New York.

A petition having been duly filed by the Public Administrator of the County of New York, who maintains an office at 31 Chambers Street, Room 311, New York, New York 10007.

YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the New York County Surrogate’s Court at 31 Chambers Street, New York, New York, on January 24, 2020, at 9:30 A.M. in Room 509, why the following relief stated in the account of proceedings, a copy of the summary statement thereof being attached hereto, of the Public Administrator of the County of New York as temporary administrator of the goods, chattels and credits of said deceased, should not be granted: (i) that her account be judicially settled; (ii) that a hearing be held to determine the identity of the distributees at which time proof pursuant to SCPA §2225 may be presented, or in the alternative, that the balance of the funds be deposited with the Commissioner of Finance of the City of New York for the benefit of the decedent’s unknown distributees; (iii) that the Surrogate approve the reasonable amount of compensation as reported in Schedules C and C-1 of the account of proceedings to the attorney for the petitioner for legal services rendered to the petitioner herein; (iv) that the claim of Janet Edgar in the amount of $2,035.84, as set forth in Schedule C-1 of the account, be allowed and paid; (v) that the claim of M. Plaza L.P. in the amount of $48,806.95 for unpaid apartment rental expenses, as set forth in Schedules C-1 of the account, be rejected for failure to substantiate the claim; (vi) that the claims of BISLR Medical Group of Mount Sinai in the amount of $20.00, Cardiovascular Institute of Mount Sinai in the amount of $9.81, HRRG in the amount of $140.00, Lifewatch, Inc. in the amount of $6.05, Mount Sinai School of Medicine d/b/a MSMC Emergency in the amount of $935.00, St. Lukes Roosevelt Medical Center in the total amount of $808.33, as set forth in Schedule D of the account, be rejected for failure to substantiate their claims; (vii) that the claim of Robert Gruwell in the amount of $100,942.09, representing the proceeds of a certificate of deposit account at Discover Bank, of which decedent was the designated beneficiary, be rejected; (viii) that the persons above mentioned and all necessary and proper persons be cited to show cause why such relief should not be granted; (ix) that an order be granted pursuant to SCPA §307 where required or directed; and (x) for such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper.

Dated, Attested and Sealed. December 13, 2019 (Seal) Hon. Rita Mella, Surrogate.

Diana Sanabria, Chief Clerk.

Schram Graber & Opell P.C. Counsel to the Public Administrator, New York County 11 Park Place, Suite 1008 New York, New York 10007 (212) 896-3310 Note: This citation is served upon you as required by law.

You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed that you do not object to the relief requested.

You have the right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you and you or your attorney may request a copy of the full account from the petitioner or petitioner’s attorney.

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January 13, 2020 STORAGE NOTICE

Modern Moving Inc. will sell at Public Auction at 3 7 3 5 Merritt Avenue, Bronx, NY 10466 At 6:00 P.M. on JANUARY 14th, 2020 for due and unpaid charges by virtue of lien in accordance with the provisions of the law and with due notice given all parties claiming an interest therein, the time specified In each notice for payment of said charges having expired household furniture & effects, pianos, trunks, cases, TV’s, radios, hifi’s, refrigerators, sewing machines, washers, air conditioners, household furniture Of all descriptions and the contents thereof, stored under the following names: -BRISTOL, QUIN -BOSSE, DANOUCK -BOAKYE, OTEMAH A -CHANDLER, LOLITA -CHAN, LEE/ YA WANG/ XIAORANG, ZHANG -DOUGLAS, DANIELLA/ JOHNSON, ELIJAH -FERQUI, YOUCEF -HOWELL, WALTER/COHEN, CHARLES -IDRISSI, MOULAY -MACK JR. ROOSEVELT -MATINEZ, MARINO CASTILLO -MARMO, REMIGIA -ADAM, MARCDANA -MEJIA, ROCIO -NAVARRO, RUBEN

-NOVICK, DENNIS -POWELL, SHIRLEY/ POWERLL, BRANDON -SANCHEZ, NELSON -SANDERS, CRYSTAL -TORO, DANNY/DOE JOHN & JANE -THOMPSON, DARRYL -VARGAS, EDWIN -HENRY, WATKINS/ SAIDAH, WATKINS NAQUAH -WYATT, DAVID -ZAFRANI, ELIHU -ZARAGOZA, KATHERINE AKA BALLENTINE KATHERINE

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NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County Of Kings PennyMac Corp., Plaintiff AGAINST Hyacinth Mcculloch, et al, Defendant Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 3/7/2019 and entered on 3/14/2019, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY on February 06, 2020 at 02:30 PM premises known as 1319E 98th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11236. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the County of Kings, City and State of New York, BLOCK: 8244, LOT: 21.

Approximate amount of judgment is $558,755.81 plus interests and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 514303/2017.

Dana L. Jenkins, Referee FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706

Notice of Qualification of 11-01 43RD AVENUE LENDER LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/27/19. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/20/19. Princ. office of LLC: 280 Park Ave., 5th Fl. E, NY, NY 10017. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Jeffrey W. Bullock, 401 Federal St., #4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Xallarap Advisory, LLC. Arts of Org filed with the SSNY (SSNY) on 11/25/2019. Office loc: NY Co. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: : 99 Wall Street #3223 New York, NY 10005.

The principal business address of the LLC is: 121 Reade St Apt 4F New York, NY 10013. Purpose: any lawful act or activity Notice of Formation of TW OWNER 59B, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/05/19. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Jeffrey D. Zukerman, Esq., Zukerman Gore Brandeis & Crossman, LLP, Eleven Times Sq., NY, NY 10036.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1319287, FOR WINE & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL WINE & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 48-11 VERNON BLVD LIC, NY 11101, QUEENS COUNTY, FOR ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION. 48-11 VERNON BLVD REST INC

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF IAP Partners LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/06/2019. Office location: NEW YORK County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/ her is: Dontzin Nagy & Fleissig LLP, 980 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10075. The principal business address of the LLC is: 390 Park Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, New York 10022. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of SOA SIB GROUP, LLC filed with SSNY on November 04, 2019. Office: Richmond County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 1324 Forest Ave, Suite 120, Staten Island, NY 10302.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of The Royal Dogs, LLC filed with SSNY on October 07, 2019. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 82 Irving Place, 1B, NY, NY 10003.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

COPTS 4 RE, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/19/2019.

Office loc: NY County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 77 Chambers St., 3rd Fl, NY, NY 10007. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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In the Matter of a Custody/Visitation Proceeding VELERIA PHILLIPS O/B/O JUSTIN PHILLIPS, Petitioner, - against ACS-Kings, OLGA NICOLE PHILLIPS, Respondents.

------------------------------------------- x SUMMONS - Docket #: V-19233-19 IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK: To: ACS-Kings, Brooklyn, NY, and OLGA NICOLE PHILLIPS, address unknown A petition under Article 6 of the Family Court Act having been filed with this Court YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear before this court on February 10, 2020 at 11:30 AM Purpose: Return of Process Part 20,10th floor Presiding: Hon. Erik S. Pitchal Location: 330 Jay Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 to answer the petition and to be dealt with in accordance with the Family Court Act. On your failure to appear as herein directed, a warrant may be issued for your arrest.

Dated: Brooklyn, New York SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK - COUNTY OF KINGS U.S. BANK NA, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO WELLS FARGO BANK, NA, SUCCESSOR TO WACHOVIA BANK, NA, AS TRUSTEE, FOR CHASE FUNDING LOAN ACQUISITION TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-OPT1,

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2006-OA14, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-OA14, Plaintiff against MIRIAM RIVERA A/K/A MIRIAM R. RIVERA; JOE R. RIVERA A/K/A JOE RIVERA; ANA RIVERA; JOE RIVERA, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on October 25, 2017.

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in Room 224 of the Kings County Courthouse, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. on the 6th day of February, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York.

Said premises known as 12 Nichols Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11208.

(Block: 4109, Lot: 112).

Approximate amount of lien $ 628,907.05 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 511600-15. Doron A. Leiby, Esq., Referee.

Stern & Eisenberg, PC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff Woodbridge Corporate Plaza 485 B Route 1 South – Suite 330 Iselin, NJ 08830 (732) 582-6344 *For sale information, please visit www.auction.com or call 800-280-2832*

V. ISTLYN LEWIS, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated May 1, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Kings, wherein U.S. BANK NA, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO WELLS FARGO BANK, NA, SUCCESSOR TO WACHOVIA BANK, NA, AS TRUSTEE, FOR CHASE FUNDING LOAN ACQUISITION TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-OPT1 is the Plaintiff and ISTLYN LEWIS, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the KINGS COUNTY COURTHOUSE 360 ADAMS STREET, ROOM 224, BROOKLYN, NY 11201, on February 6, 2020 at 2:30 PM, premises known as 616 EAST 42ND STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11203: Block 4975, Lot 31: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN, COUNTY OF KINGS, CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 515317/2016. Philip Kamaras, Esq. Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

PPaper Design Company LLC filed Arts. of Org. with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/21/19.

County: NY. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: The LLC, 462 W 58th St., PHC, NY, NY 10019. Purpose: any lawful act.

Kan & Ted LLC filed Arts. of Org. with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/20/19. County: NY. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Keith Kantrowitz, 845 United Nations Plaza, 42B, NY, NY 10017. Purpose: any lawful act.

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF KINGS THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2006-9T1 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-9T1, Plaintiff AGAINST PATRICK CARRANO AKA PATRICK CARANO, AKA PATRICK I. CARRANO, KATHLEEN SMITH, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated January 08, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Kings County Supreme Court, Room 224, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201, on February 06, 2020 at 2:30PM, premises known as 405 GREENWOOD AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY 11218. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York, BLOCK 5273, LOT 46. Approximate amount of judgment $855,774.64 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fil! ed Judgment for Index# 7008/14.

GREGORY M. LASPINA, ESQ., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 67321 Notice of Formation of Ada Supper Club, LLC filed with SSNY on November 12, 2019. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 2601 Frederick Douglass Blvd, Apt 2D, NY, NY 10030. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of Maya Khouri LLC filed with SSNY on October 09, 2019. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 305 Stuyvesant Ave #1, Brooklyn, NY, 11233. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of SPOONFUL MANAGEMENT NY, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/27/19. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543.

Purpose: Employment entity for NY businesses.

Notice of Qualification of LESAGA HOLDINGS 213 MADISON STREET, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/27/19. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Florida on 1/12/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Stiphany Law, 80 SW 8 St., Suite 3100, Miami, FL 33130. Florida addr. of LLC: c/o Stiphany Law, 80 SW 8 St., Suite 3100, Miami, FL 33130. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of the State of Florida, Clifton Bldg., 2661 Executive Center Circle, Tallahassee, FL 32301.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of WB HUNTLEY REDEVELOPMENT LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/26/19. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/04/19. Princ. office of LLC: 1120 Ave. of the Americas, 4th Fl., NY, NY 10036. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., PO Box 898, Dover, DE 19903. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Notice of Qualification of LESAGA HOLDINGS - 522 W 42 STREET, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/9/19. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Florida on 10/2/19. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Stiphany Law, 80 SW 8 St., Suite 3100, Miami, FL 33130. Florida addr. of LLC: c/o Stiphany Law, 80 SW 8 St., Suite 3100, Miami, FL 33130. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of the State of Florida, Clifton Bldg., 2661 Executive Center Circle, Tallahassee, FL 32301.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Hermette Productions LLC filed with SSNY on December 6, 2019. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 344 West 11th Street, 4W, NY, NY 10014.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qualification of TAMARISK NASSAU PLACE, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/20/19. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/18/19. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of PGD Management, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/24/19. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Drucker Associates, 158 W. 29th St., 3rd Fl., NY, NY 10001.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

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Notice of Auction

Notice of Auction Sale is herein given that Citiwide Self Storage located at 45-55 Pearson Street, Long Island City, N.Y. 11101 will take place on WWW.STORAGETREASURES.COM Sale by competitive bidding starting on January 28, 2020 and end on February 07, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. to satisfy unpaid rent and charges on the following accounts:

Notice of Auction Sale is herein given that Access Self Storage of Long Island City located at 2900 Review Avenue, Long Island City, N.Y. 11101 will take place on WWW. STORAGETREASURES. COM Sale by competitive bidding starting on January 28, 2020 and end on February 7, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. to satisfy unpaid rent and charges on the following accounts:

Jerome Jones #3L08: Unavailable to see contents (locker unit) - Alfredo Villamar #5b12: Clothes, 50+ boxes, books, bags - Robert Groen c/o LA Cleaver #5e18: 11 file boxes, 4 plastic bins, 2 hand bags, 1 black bag, 1 small luggage - Jethalal Avlani #5R05: 30+ boxes, 1 beach chair, 1 hand bag, 1 plastic bag - Kedric Williams #5R12: Roughly 20 plastic bags with unknown contents – Alfredo Villamar #5t01: 20+ boxes, 60+ bags, 1 chair, books - Thomas Pieper #6r41: Hand bags, 20+ boxes, plastic shoe rack, fan – James Tripp #7p01: Various pieces of scrap metal, wood and other miscellaneous items Ronald Liebman #8j15: Plastic bags with misc. items - Ronald Liebman #8J30: Plastic bags with misc. items - Ronald Liebman #8P01: One Wooden chair, plastic bags, misc. items - Ronald Liebman #8P46: Plastic bags with misc. items.

Contents of rooms generally contain misc. #139-George Anderson; 10 boxes, 16 plastic totes, 4 rolling file cabinets, 1 small refrigerator#816-Angel Crutchfield; 3-4 duffel bags, lady’s bag, shoes, boots, magazines, 2 black jackets#1702-Quinsessa Harrison; Bags, boxes, totes, 2 crates with vinyl records#2429-Sydny Frowner; About 20 bags, 15-20 plastic totes, electronic keyboard, and a small end table #4414-George Davila; Golf Clubs, 6-7 bicycles, 2 chairs, Ottoman, Kitchen table, corner shelves, 1 plastic bag.

The contents of each unit will be sold as a lot and all items must be removed from the premises within 72 hours. Owners may redeem their goods by paying all rent and charges due at any time before the sale. All sales are held “with reserve”.

Owner reserves the right to cancel sale at any time.

Notice of Formation of Catalyst Mental Health Counseling, PLLC filed with SSNY on November, 21 st 2019. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Catalyst Mental Health Counseling, PLLC: 230 W. 72nd St, 4F, New York, NY 10023. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of BTWN LLC, filed with SSNY on September 17, 2019. Office: Kings County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of Process to LLC: 1060 Ocean Avenue, F6 Brooklyn, NY 11226. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

The contents of each unit will be sold as a lot and all items must be removed from the premises within 72 hours. Owners may redeem their goods by paying all rent and charges due at any time before the sale. All sales are held “with reserve”.

Owner reserves the right to cancel sale at any time.

Urban Redwood LLC Arts. of Org. filed w/ SSNY 10/31/19. Off. in NY Co. SSNY desig. as agt. of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 20 W 38th St, 3rd Fl, NY, NY 10018. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of DCJ PARTNERS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/10/19. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Cohen & Cohen, LLP, 767 Third Ave., 31st Fl., NY, NY 10017. The regd. agent of the company upon whom and at which process against the company can be served is Richard N. Cohen, Esq., c/o Cohen & Cohen, LLP, 767 Third Ave., 31st Fl., NY, NY 10017. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION of Anthony Sperduti, LLC. Authority filed with SECY. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/14/19. Office loc: NY County.

LLC formed in DE on 4/11/19.

SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served & mailed to: 324 Lafayette,St., FL2, NY, NY 10012.

Cert. of LLC filed with Secy. of State of DE loc: 401 Federal St, #4, Dover DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity

Notice of Qualification of LINK INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/27/19. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/06/18. Princ. office of LLC: 233 S. Wacker Dr., Ste. 4700, Chicago, IL 60606. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Ownership & Investment in real property & all related activities.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1324673, F O R WINE & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL WINE & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 309 E HOUSTON ST NEW YORK, NY 10002.

NEW YORK COUNTY, FOR ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION. SILVER LION MANAGEMENT LLC. PUBLIC NOTICE

Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to collocate wireless communications antennas mounted to a monopole on an existing 88-foot chimney, with an overall height of 108.8 feet.

The site is located at the approx. vicinity of End of Maxwell Avenue, Larchmont, Westchester County, NY 10538. Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Morgan Rasmussen, m.rasmussen@trileaf.com, 1395 S. Marietta Pkwy, Building 400, Suite 209, Marietta, GA 30067; 678-653-8673 ext. 657.

Notice is hereby given that a license number 1323688 for a beer, wine, Liquor license has been applied for by Columbus Avenue Kitchen D/B/A Bareburger, to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in a Restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control law at 795 Columbus Avenue, New York, NY 10025 for on premises consumption Notice is hereby given that a license number 1323689 for a beer, wine, Liquor license has been applied for by Eight Avenue Kitchen LLC D/B/A Bareburger, to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in a Restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control law at 184 8th Avenue, New York, NY 10011 for on premises consumption

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Notice of Formation of 42N Partners LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 12/26/19. Office location: NY County.

Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to the principal business address: 275 Greenwich St., Apt. 3-O, NY, NY 10007, Attn: Donald H. Nathan. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Notice of Qualification of Great Lakes Services, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 1/3/20. NYS fict. name: Great Wolf Services, LLC. Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 350 N. Orleans St., Ste. 10000B, Chicago, IL 60654. LLC formed in DE on 7/9/04. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Cogency Global Inc., 122 E. 42nd St., 18th Fl., NY, NY 10168. DE addr. of LLC: 850 New Burton Rd., Ste. 201, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Notice is hereby given that a license number 1323725 for a beer and wine, license has been applied for by West Fourteenth Kitchen LLC D/b/a Bareburger to sell beer and wine at retail in a Restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control law at 2233 Broadway, New York, NY 10024 for on premises consumption

290-292 LEONARD STREET LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/10/2019. Office loc: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: High Properties, LLC, 10 East 23rd St., Ste. 700, NY, NY 10010. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of MM Merger Sub, LLC, name changed to: MIDBORO MANAGEMENT, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/19/19. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 333 7th Ave., 5th Fl., NY, NY 10001, Attn: Michael J. Wolfe.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Qualification of Landmark Studio Group LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 12/24/19. Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 132 E. Putnam Ave., Cos Cob, CT 06807. LLC formed in DE on 9/16/19.

NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Cogency Global Inc., 122 E. 42nd St., 18th Fl., NY, NY 10168.

DE addr. of LLC: 850 New Burton Rd., Ste. 201, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity Notice of Formation of Whitney L. Taussig LCSW, PLLC filed with SSNY on December 17, 2019. Office: NY County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 225 Lafayette St. Apt 9C New York, NY 10012. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of Ciella James, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/05/19. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Denise Kilburg, 71 Broadway, Lobby 2B #138, NY, NY 10006.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

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Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to collocate wireless communications antennas at a top height of 144 feet on a 138-foot building at the approx. vicinity of 506 6th Street, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY 11215. Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Ryan Blasingame, r. b l a s i n g a m e @ t r i l e a f . com, 1395 S. Marietta Pkwy, Building 400, Suite 209, Marietta, GA 30067, 678-653-8673 ext.650

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CITY & STATE NEW YORK MANAGEMENT & PUBLISHING CEO Steve Farbman, President & Publisher Tom Allon tallon@cityandstateny.com, Comptroller David Pirozzi, Business & Operations Manager Patrea Patterson, Administrative Assistant Lauren Mauro

Who was up and who was down last week

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PAT FOYE It looks like Pat Foye found a way to recoup all of that money the MTA lost to fare evasion: overcharging riders! It was discovered that the new OMNY system is charging Apple Pay users every time they’re near a fare reader. The transit authority was also forced to pull 300 new subway cars out of service for safety reasons and was slapped with a lawsuit over facial recognition concerns, while a new report found that the LIRR used misleading metrics to exaggerate ridership and reliability stats.

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$6B deficit be damned, his State of the State hinted he still has aces up his sleeve.

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If at first you don’t succeed, try automatic voter registration again next session!

LORELEI SALAS

Her Worker Protection Dept. got $572K from nursing homes that don’t give sick leave.

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With a new science school, the mayor’s Syracuse Surge is getting love from Cuomo (and eye rolls from everyone else).

Cuomo says the deficit is on them. How dare their constituents be on Medicaid?

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WILLIAM BARCLAY The nine-term assemblyman from the upstate village of Pulaski was crowned the new minority leader last week, following Assemblyman Brian Kolb’s humiliating fall from grace and resignation from his leadership post. It’s a big win for Barclay, but there’s little cause for celebration for his fellow Republicans, since the post is arguably the least powerful legislative leadership position in Albany.

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Nearly a decade into his governorship, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has reverted back to being a Fordham English major, quoting a Leonard Cohen song at length in his State of the State and sharing elaborate posters of ancient sailing ships with his friends!

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