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EDITOR’S NOTE

RALPH R. ORTEGA Interim editor-in-chief

THIS WEEK’S ISSUE offers a comprehensive look at the most powerful people in New York City, and it couldn’t come at a better time.

Local and state governments are battling to recover from COVID-19, which has claimed about 20,000 lives in New York City alone. There is also the city’s budget crisis, which must be addressed without delay and with financial support from the federal government.

City & State’s latest New York City Power 100, our annual list of the city’s most politically influential people, includes those working on the solutions that will help the five boroughs recover from the pandemic.

Also in this issue are analyses written by Jeff Coltin on New York City’s mayoral and comptroller races, both of which will decide who fills these key government positions in a post-pandemic future. His mayoral piece includes a roundup of the 10 top candidates out of at least 38 who have filed to run. While the comptroller race may not seem as sexy, Coltin points out that “if you want to set yourself up to run for mayor, you’ve got to win this race first.” The comptroller race has 10 candidates so far, including six who seem to be serious contenders.

These elements have come together to make this issue a must-have resource on the city’s power players, who will be working hard on its recovery as we look to better times ahead.

CONTENTS FIRST READ … 4 The week that was

NEW YORK CITY POWER 100 … 8 This is it. The big one.

THE MAYORAL RACE … 26 The candidates already wield a ton of power.

THE COMPTROLLER RACE … 46 A stepping stone to City Hall

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IMMIGRATION COALITION … 56

Advocates embrace a postTrump world

Brooklynite Charles Schumer is one of the most poweful Democrats in the country – and in New York City.

WINNERS & LOSERS … 66

Who was up and who was down last week

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Bronx residents receive COVID-19 shots at a new state vaccination site at Yankee Stadium.

RACIAL DISPARITIES IN VACCINATIONS

New York City has, at long last, released demographic data on vaccinations, and it revealed stark racial disparities. Only 11% of vaccine recipients were Black, while Black residents make up 22% of the city’s population.

Similarly, 15% of vaccines went to Latinos, who make up 29% of the population.

Meanwhile, 48% of recipients were white, while they are only about one-third of the city’s population. Public health officials and racial justice

advocates have raised concerns for weeks about equity in the vaccination process, and the new numbers confirm their fears that Black and Latino New Yorkers, who have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, were being left out of the vaccination process. The trend has been a common one across the country, in part due to higher levels of vaccine hesitancy in Black communities, but also for other factors that have prevented people from getting an appointment.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the best

way to fix the disparity was to have more vaccines available – which depends on the federal government – and to improve outreach and trust among those who have been reluctant to get the two shots.

At the state level, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has not yet released vaccination demographic data, though he has said that he plans to. However, he did further expand vaccine eligibility to include restaurant workers, taxi drivers and people with developmental disabilities since more doses are coming from the federal government.

But the governor left it up to localities to decide if they have the supply and means to actually make appointments available to those new groups. Some leaders in the Hudson Valley said they were awaiting further guidance and aid from the state before moving forward. And in Erie County, officials have said that much of February will simply be spent rescheduling canceled appointments from a vaccine shortage in January.

CAREFREE CUOMO Last Saturday’s New York Post cover excerpted Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s comments on COVID-19 nursing home deaths last week, when he said “Who cares?

They died.” Cuomo was defending how the state counts those deaths, arguing that it’s not where nursing home residents died that matters, but the fact that they died. But the issue is a volatile one for Cuomo, so he probably should have guessed the Post would make a headline out of this soundbite.

CUOMO SIDELINED HEALTH EXPERTS

“Anybody and everybody should be able to wear whatever they want and walk their streets safely; this is a very basic human right.”

–State Sen. Jessica Ramos, recounting how she was stopped and frisked by police officers who thought she and her friends were sex workers, in advance of the repeal of the “walking while trans” ban, via the Queens Daily Eagle

“When I say ‘experts’ in air quotes, it sounds like I’m saying I don’t really trust the experts. Because I don’t.”

–Gov. Andrew Cuomo, amid an apparent rift between the governor and seasoned public health experts as he has seized more control from those officials, via The New York Times

On the heels of the bombshell report on nursing home deaths, Cuomo drew fresh criticism when a New York Times piece revealed that the governor had sidelined experts in the state Department of Health not only during the preparations for the vaccine rollout, but throughout the pandemic.

According to the story, many health department officials learned of policy changes only when Cuomo announced them at press conferences. And he reportedly shelved existing and in-the-works mass vaccination plans – which frustrated county leaders – and instead turned to politically connected hospital executives, outside consultants and Albany lobbyists to help craft the vaccine rollout plan.

Morale in the department has reportedly been low, and contributed to a spate of high-ranking health officials leaving.

Meanwhile, every state Senate Republican called on state Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker to step down over the nursing home death revelations, and Democrats criticized him behind closed doors.

ROCHESTER POLICE PEPPERSPRAY CHILD

As Rochester continues to reckon with the fallout from the death of Daniel Prude in March and

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an alleged cover-up, the city has once again made national news for police brutality. This time, body camera footage showed police handcuffing and pepper-spraying a 9-yearold girl. Police had been responding to a domestic disturbance between the girl and her mother. The footage, released just days after the incident as part of a bid to increase transparency in the police department, sparked immediate outrage.

One officer has since been suspended, and two others were placed on administrative leave.

‘WALKING WHILE TRANS’ BAN REPEALED

New York has repealed a law commonly referred to as the “walking while trans” ban. The 1976 statute prohibited “loitering for the purpose of prostitution,” but transgender activists have said it has more commonly been used to harass and arrest trans women just for the way they looked.

Advocates have been

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trying to repeal the law for years and view the recent passage as a major equal rights victory. The legislation also seals the convictions of those who had been charged with crimes related to the law.

FIRST RANKEDCHOICE ELECTION

New York City got its first taste of ranked-choice voting, even if the new system likely won’t get fully utilized. In the Council District 24 special election in Queens, voters were allowed to rank up to five of the eight candidates running in order of preference. Former City Council Member James Gennaro wound up with about 60% of first-choice votes on election night, well surpassing the 50% threshold to prevent the initiation of instant runoff counting. There are still absentee ballots that must be counted, but it’s unlikely that Gennaro will dip below 50% of the vote, which means he’s all but assured to win without any additional rounds of counting.

The New York City area went quiet early in the week amid one of the heaviest snowfalls in years.

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WEEK AHEAD

WEDNESDAY 2/10 City & State hosts the 2021 New York City Power 100 webinar at 5 p.m. on Zoom with remarks from Attorney General Letitia James, Rep. Ritchie Torres and more.

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Why New York couldn’t get rich quick with GameStop New York state, it seems, had skin in the game when it came to the recent GameStop trading saga that took the world by storm. Fueled by members of the WallStreetBets forum on Reddit, stocks in many beleaguered companies like GameStop, AMC, BlackBerry and others rose dramatically over the past couple weeks – and have since crashed.

The New York State Common Retirement Fund had 496,600 shares of GameStop, according to its most recent quarterly filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The pension fund had reported holding 647,500 shares in a March 2020 asset list. Those 150,900 shares, had the fund held them, would have been worth almost $73 million at the stock’s peak of $483 per share. After the recent drop, they’d be worth around $13.5 million. And reporting from The Journal News showed that the state might’ve sold up to 600,000 shares of GameStop in the past 10 months – a figure that a spokesperson from the state Comptroller’s Office refused to confirm.

The hundreds of thousands of active and retired New York state and local government employees who participate in the fund probably watched the stock price go higher and thought the same thing – sell, sell, sell.

But it turns out it’s not that

THURSDAY 2/11 The state Senate and Assembly hold a 9:30 a.m. virtual joint legislative public hearing on the topic of housing in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 2021 Executive Budget Proposal.

SUNDAY 2/14 Indoor dining is scheduled to resume in New York City with restaurants restricted to 25% of their normal capacity.

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A spokesperson at the comptroller’s office said the pension fund doesn’t actually hold shares of GameStop in the same way that most people do when they buy and sell on free trading platforms like Robinhood. Rather, the pension fund owns a portion of GameStop – and many other companies – through index funds, which track a broader market like the S&P 500, for example. If Apple makes up 10% of the value of the Nasdaq, and you buy a Nasdaq index fund, then it’ll be like 10% of your investment is in Apple.

Index funds are typically used by pension funds because the stock market tends to go up at a fairly predictable rate over longer time frames – 10 years, 20 years, 50 years.

Plus, if one company does poorly, owning an index fund means the impact of that drop is minimized. According to the comptroller’s office, the Common Retirement Fund’s domestic equities are 88% passive, or held in these index funds, and 12% are considered “active” investments where money managers buy and sell individual stocks.

That means those shareholdings aren’t typically influenced by the behavior of an individual stock, even when it comes to one that had such a meteoric rise like GameStop.

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INSIDE DOPE

Critics of Gov. Andrew Cuomo argue that reopening indoor dining on Valentine’s Day is a political decision, rather than one based on safety or scientific data.

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JUST ANSWER THESE SIMPLE QUESTIONS.

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ANDIDATES RUNNING TO be mayor of New York City have a lot of tough and substantive policy questions to answer: How will they approach specialized high schools and school segregation? What are their ideas for affordable housing? Where do they stand on the NYPD’s budget?

Candidates also have some nonsubstantive questions they need to answer:

BY CAITLIN DORMAN

What’s their favorite pizza place? Do they have a favorite New York City movie? Which New York sports teams do they root for? It’s a fraught balancing act to project authenticity while blatantly pandering.

Past mayors and candidates have played themselves, as New Yorkers might say: Mike Bloomberg admitted to being a Red Sox fan, then backtracked, and Bill de Blasio got clowned on for eating pizza with a fork. More

In 500 words or less, please define “bodega” as a socio-historical concept. You may cite up to five sources.

recently, Andrew Yang became the butt of Twitter jokes for claiming allegiance to bodegas from the confines of what some considered a full-fledged grocery store. With less than five months until the Democratic primary, we’d like to propose a streamlined questionnaire for measuring their New York credibility.

Yonkers is upstate. True or False?

How many flights of stairs is too many flights for a walk-up apartment?

How many World Series have the Yankees won?

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List the benefits of drinking New York City tap water, alphabetically.

Under what circumstances are you allowed to toast a bagel?

Please show your work.

In the enclosed packet, you have all the requisite materials to construct a pair of Timbs from scratch. You have five minutes.

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The only way to change is by bringing on people with disabilities, bringing them to the table, and really having that voice be heard.

A Q&A with the MTA’s new Chief Accessibility Officer

QUEMUEL ARROYO You’re coming on as the agency’s first chief accessibility officer.

What does that mean for you?

It is an absolute honor for me to have this role ...

As a New Yorker with a disability, I know personally the trials and tribulations that so many New Yorkers face when trying to get around the city and really access all that the city has to offer. Particularly as a New Yorker who was not born with a disability – I’m able to see both sides of the narrative. The biggest shift that we’ve seen over the last five, maybe eight years, in government as it pertains to the Americans with Disabilities

Act, has been the understanding that the only way to change is by bringing on people with disabilities, bringing them to the table, and really having that voice be heard. Now you see that manifesting at the MTA where Pat (Foye) and the leadership have created an opportunity for someone to sit here on an executive level, and build on the hard work that has already been going on in New York City transit to understand disabilities and provide access for all New Yorkers.

What does your own typical commute look like?

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user. Before the pandemic, I loved riding the bus, because on Sunday – I live in Harlem – it was the best way to see all these beautiful women decked out in their Sunday hats and gear. That was always fun. Unfortunately, that doesn’t happen now.

But I live in Harlem, and I don’t have access to an accessible station near me, but I do enjoy the half-mile walk over to the 125th Street station where I can catch the A train.

And that would normally be how I would get down here to the office (in Lower Manhattan). Unfortunately, the snow on the sidewalk, the snow that is prohibiting

a person in a wheelchair to cross the street and get to where they need to go, prevented me from doing that this morning. So I did rely on my paratransit services to get to the office today.

What are the first steps that need to be taken to accelerate the building of elevators, escalators and other accessibility features at subway stations?

I need to listen. I need to make my rounds with the agency chiefs and the heads of the organizations and departments, and understand what work has been done. Because

I know a lot of work has already been put into this, I need to understand where they’re at today.

And where I see gaps, it’s on me to fill in those holes.

And I’ll do that by creating relationships throughout the organization. This is the first time that the MTA has someone at the 1,000-foot level overseeing the entire organism.

That view will allow me to see where the missed connections might exist, or what teams could leverage the work of another team to really create that congruence throughout the organization so that we have a shared accessibility agenda.

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The political players who are saving their city.

New York City is beset by grave threats. Deaths from COVID-19 have been rising for weeks. The pandemic has hobbled the local economy. And following months of political turmoil, it’s unclear whether the federal government will do enough to help the city recover. Yet there are signs that the city will bounce back – as it always does. Vaccination efforts are slowly picking up the pace.

Although much more remains to be done, public officials and nonprofit and private-sector leaders have taken concrete steps to confront systemic racism in the wake of last year’s Black Lives Matter protests. And voters will soon have a chance to elect a new mayor – as well as a new comptroller, several new borough presidents and dozens of new City Council members – and a robust debate is underway about who is best positioned to lead the city into 2022. Of course, no one person singlehandedly determines the city’s trajectory. The New York City Power 100 highlights many of the standout politicians and political players who are stepping up to save their city.

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1 Charles Schumer U.S. SENATE MAJORITY LEADER

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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer suddenly has a lot on his plate this year after the Georgia runoffs flipped control of the Senate to Democrats. He already scored $54 billion for the state in December’s COVID-19 relief package, including $4 billion for the MTA and $15 billion for theaters and music venues. State and local aid could arrive even sooner, and Schumer is already reminding Biden of his commitment to the Gateway Program.

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2 Andrew Cuomo GOVERNOR

Gov. Andrew Cuomo became a star thanks to his nationally televised coronavirus briefings. He took control of the state’s – and New York City’s – pandemic response, providing daily updates on positivity rates and hospital capacity that were hailed as a model for transparency.

But while Cuomo received an Emmy and a book deal, his lack of transparency regarding nursing home deaths, and a growing number of state health officials heading for the exits, have undercut his reputation as an effective manager during the public health crisis.

3 Bill de Blasio MAYOR

Mayor Bill de Blasio has struggled through New York City’s most challenging year since 1975, when it staved off bankruptcy. He has been overshadowed by the governor during the coronavirus pandemic, lambasted for siding with police who assaulted protesters at George Floyd demonstrations, and assailed for closing schools before bars and restaurants. And yet while he’s arguably a lame duck, his actions impact millions of New Yorkers struggling through the worst public health crisis in generations.

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4 Carl Heastie ASSEMBLY SPEAKER

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie leads a downstatedominated conference that has grown even more progressive after several longtime incumbents lost primaries to democratic socialists this summer. Now he appears to be listening to members who have been pushing for tax increases to close the state’s multibilliondollar budget gap, calling for raising taxes on the wealthy, an eviction ban and financial relief for New Yorkers suffering through the coronavirus pandemic.

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STATE SENATE MAJORITY LEADER

Republicans thought they’d have some success in legislative races in November, but by the time all the votes were counted, Andrea Stewart-Cousins seized a state Senate supermajority just two years after gaining control of the chamber. She has managed to keep the boisterous caucus in line and now has leverage to push for progressive measures, including a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures, recreational marijuana legalization and tax increases on the wealthiest New Yorkers.

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6 Letitia James STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Some people are eager to forget about the Trump era, but Attorney General Letitia James is engrossed in the president’s affairs as well as those of his family members.

New York’s state’s top law enforcement officer launched probes into whether the Trump Organization inflated assets to get loans and tax benefits, interviewed Eric Trump in October, and expanded that inquiry to include tax write-offs on consulting fees that Ivanka Trump received.

James also lent support to help the Biden administration begin undoing several Trump initiatives.

7 Hakeem Jeffries CHAIR HOU SE DEMO CR ATIC C AUCU S Rep. Hakeem Jeffries is viewed as a potential speaker-inwaiting once Nancy Pelosi retires, but his caucus lost several seats, leaving Democrats with a razorthin majority. The Brooklyn Congress member’s top priorities will be tamping down intraparty feuds between progressives and moderates while reining in the prosocialism rhetoric of members like Rep. Alexandria OcasioCortez. He’s already advising mayoral candidates and could play kingmaker in a chaotic primary.

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8 Scott Stringer NEW YORK CITY COMPTROLLER

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer has seemingly been running for mayor since 2013, but he risks being overshadowed by new rivals seeking the progressive mantle. Yet Stringer can tout endorsements from a multiracial coalition of young elected officials, Upper West Side stalwarts, and influential unions including the CWA. He’s hired Micah Lasher to run his campaign and Jefrey Pollock to run his polling and won’t be shy about criticizing Mayor Bill de Blasio.

9 Eric Adams

OFFICE OF THE NEW YORK CITY COMPTROLLER; SEAN PRESSLEY

BROOKLYN BOROUGH PRESIDENT

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams started running for mayor early, and it seems to have paid off. His campaign has more money than any other rival and an early poll shows him near the front of the pack, reflecting strong name recognition after many years in public office. A former police officer running to the right of term-limited Mayor Bill de Blasio, he’s courting blue-collar voters – and will be formidable if he can keep the gaffes to a minimum.

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10 Richard Carranza NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS CHANCELLOR

The second-hardest job in the city may well be schools chancellor. Richard Carranza had to make agonizing decisions on school closures and reopenings while implementing plans on the fly to teach students remotely.

Principals and teachers revolted over slapdash school reopenings this fall, while parents assailed the abrupt closure of schools in November before the mayor eventually reopened elementary schools. Carranza is also in a contentious fight over the future of the city’s gifted and talented programs.

11 Mitchell Katz PRESIDENT AND CEO NYC HE ALTH + HO SPI TAL S

New York City’s public hospitals have been the front-line defenses against a COVID-19 pandemic that has sickened hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers.

Dr. Mitchell Katz scrambled to build up a medical supply stockpile and was entrusted by the mayor to lead the city’s contact tracing program, despite a history of the health department handling such efforts. With COVID-19 rates rising again this fall and winter, public hospitals have canceled elective surgeries while vaccinating health care workers.

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MTA Labor Coaltion Urges Support to Increase Penalites for Spitting on an MTA Employee January 29, 2021 Dear Senators and Assembly Members: We are writing to you about an unacceptable plague of abuse inflicted upon subway, bus, and commuter railroad workers. As union presidents, we represent the overwhelming majority of the 70,000 employees at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in the NYC Transit, Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road divisions.

Every year, hundreds of transit workers are spat upon. It’s one of the most vile and disgusting forms of abuse imaginable. It’s even more harrowing and traumatizing because of the pandemic and the risk of being infected with COVID-19.

Amazingly, spitting is considered harassment under the law. It’s a violation like parking your car at an expired meter. The police can’t make an arrest unless they actually witness a spitting incident, which never happens.

Our members were spat upon more than 200 times last year and the year before.

Think about that. Roughly four times a week, someone walks up to a conductor or a bus operator or cleaner – and spits on them. Why? Because there are no real consequences or deterrent for this disgusting behavior.

Current law does not give transit workers the respect and protection they need and deserve.

You can change that. The Governor’s proposed budget includes a penal law amendment that would make spitting on a transit or commuter railroad worker aggravated harassment, a misdemeanor, potentially punishable by months in jail.

We strongly support the amendment. On behalf of our hardworking members, we are asking you to sign onto this proposal and enact it.

Thank you, John Samuelsen, International President, Transport Workers Union Tony Utano, President, Transport Workers Union Local 100 Danny Cassella, President, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 726 Anthony Simon, General Chairman, Transportation Division Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Association (SMART) Edward Valente, General Chairman, Association of Commuter Rail Employees (ACRE) Mark Henry, President, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1056 Vincent Modaferri, President, Transport Workers Union Local 106 Michael Cordiello, President, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181 Mike Carrube, President, Subway Surface Supervisors Association Jose DeJesus, President, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1179

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12 Dave Chokshi

COMMISSIONER NE W YOR K CI T Y DEPAR TMEN T OF HE ALTH AND MEN TAL HYGIENE Dr. Dave Chokshi stepped into a volatile situation in August after the previous health commissioner quit following a monthslong feud with the mayor and clashes over who should manage the city’s contact tracing program.

But Chokshi, who previously served as the public hospital system’s chief population health officer, has handled public health crises and logistics before. He’s helping roll out the city’s vaccine distribution plan.

13 Michael Gianaris STATE SENATE DEPUTY MAJORITY LEADER

State Sen. Michael Gianaris has deftly adapted to the rising progressivism in his Astoria district while maintaining his position within the Democratic Party establishment. The state Senate’s No. 2, who has pushed for a suspension of rent and mortgages due to COVID-19 and the recession, entered 2021 with a vetoproof majority. Gianaris is celebrating the passage of his automatic voter registration law, and his push to increase taxes on the wealthy is reportedly on the table.

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14 Corey Johnson NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL SPEAKER

New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson seriously contemplated a bid for mayor last year. But a bruising budget fight in which police reform activists blamed him for not doing enough to slash NYPD funds (and vandalized his boyfriend’s pad) and the punishing toll of the pandemic left him exhausted.

Johnson announced in September he was suffering from depression and wouldn’t seek the mayoralty, reconfiguring the calculus of the race. Now he’s focused on overhauling the city’s onerous land use process.

15 Michael Mulgrew

NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL; UFT

PRESIDENT UF T The powerful union leader isn’t afraid to torch City Hall to keep his members safe at work. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio refused to shutter schools in March until Michael Mulgrew began pressing the city about the risk of exposure.

Then Mulgrew said teachers were prepared to strike if schools lacked ventilation, soap, personal protective equipment and a nurse on site. He’s pushed for more COVID-19 testing at schools too, and the city is finally listening.

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16 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez MEMBER OF CONGRESS

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez makes news whenever she speaks publicly. She received global praise for her remarks denouncing workplace sexism after Rep. Ted Yoho insulted her, and she helped Democratic insurgents Mondaire Jones and Jamaal Bowman win competitive primaries. But while the Queens-Bronx Congress member has challenged her city to cut the police budget, centrists have attacked her for popularizing pithy yet controversial catch phrases like “defund the police.”

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George Gresham PRESIDENT 119 9SEIU The head of the city’s largest union has been a relentless advocate for health care workers before and after the pandemic began. George Gresham demanded more protective equipment for hospital workers and paid sick time for nursing home workers. When the state health commissioner said there was plenty of PPE distributed, Gresham countered that his members still didn’t have enough.

He’s now making sure the city vaccinates health care workers on the front lines.

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18 Dermot Shea COMMISSIONER NE W YOR K CI T Y P OLICE DEPAR TMEN T

When thousands of New Yorkers marched following George Floyd’s death at the hands of police, the NYPD met protesters with brutal tactics including kettling.

Dermot Shea, appointed commissioner in late 2019, denied using the practice and claimed protesters intended to burn property. But officers’ misconduct led activists to call for cuts to the NYPD budget (the Council shifted $1 billion) and a Department of Investigation report found cops “heightened tensions” and used excessive force.

19 Cyrus Vance Jr. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance is likely a lame duck and declined to prosecute Donald Trump’s children in 2012, but he may be the one person who can now hold the former president accountable for his actions.

While an impeachment conviction seems unlikely in Washington, Vance’s office has been slowly gathering evidence in a criminal probe of Trump’s personal and corporate tax returns. Vance’s prosecutors let slip in court papers they were examining possible tax, bank, and insurance fraud charges – which are not subject to a presidential pardon.

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Gregory Meeks CHAIR HOU SE F OR EIGN AF FAIR S C OMMI T T EE The Queens Democratic Party boss saw his clout increase in Washington following Eliot Engel’s primary loss. Rep. Gregory Meeks succeeded Engel and became the first African American to lead the House Foreign Affairs Committee, fending off Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro. His first task will be to reinvigorate a depleted and demoralized State Department, and his willingness to work with Republicans might not hurt. And he’s already weighing in on New York City’s 2021 races.

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New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams has long led the way on social justice, so it was no surprise to see him demanding better data on COVID-19 rates among Black and Latino people and calling for reusable personal protective equipment for health care workers. He used his bully pulpit to explain why George Floyd demonstrators were so fed up with police misconduct.

Williams chided the mayor for not closing businesses fast enough, and he still made time to single out the city’s worst landlords.

Rep. Jerry Nadler has been grappling with one crisis after another. In 2019, he took up articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump and served as impeachment manager in the Senate, which voted to acquit. Then, after COVID-19 hit, Nadler sought to stem the spread in federal jails, obtain federal aid, and make it easier for households to apply for bankruptcy. With Democrats controlling Washington, the veteran Congress member is looking to turn the page on the Trump era.

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Rep. Carolyn Maloney took over the Oversight Committee when Elijah Cummings died unexpectedly, and then she later won the seat outright. But her reelection was far more challenging.

Maloney led Suraj Patel by only 648 votes in an unofficial machine count and wasn’t declared the winner until six weeks later due to mail-in ballot delays. Maloney later probed those election delays, hauling Postmaster General Louis DeJoy into an oversight hearing in September.

Rep. Nydia Velázquez worked feverishly on Capitol Hill to ensure that unemployed workers and small business owners whose livelihoods were devastated by the coronavirus pandemic received relief. The Brooklyn Congress member, who announced early on that she had likely contracted COVID-19, went back to work introducing a Puerto Rico self-determination bill, drawing attention to COVID-19 outbreaks in federal prisons, and tracking Paycheck Protection Program fraud to make sure large corporations aren’t scooping up aid meant for smaller ones.

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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s longest-serving top aide was promoted at the start of the pandemic to a new role as deputy mayor, which includes the proviso that she’s second in line of succession if the mayor can’t do his job. Emma Wolfe certainly knows the rigors of the office.

She liaised with other governmental agencies, managed a diverse and sometimes divided staff, and plotted the mayor’s political strategies with less sleep than the mayor gets.

New York City First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan helped guide the mayor while making several tough decisions during the coronavirus crisis.

Fuleihan made a plan to close schools in March and shift the city’s 1.1 million students to a remote learning program.

Then he made the case to borrow billions to close a $9 billion budget hole. By October the former budget chief canceled a $900 million retroactive payment to teachers to stave off municipal layoffs.

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NE MEASURE OF political power is how often your opinion is solicited on certain matters. And these days, nobody is getting asked more questions than the crop of candidates running for New York City mayor in 2021. “How will you reduce segregation in the city’s school system?” “Do you think the NYPD budget should be reduced?” “What’s your favorite movie set in New York City?”

Once the calendar turned to the new year, the hopefuls started speaking at several online forums per week. By the end of January, that turned to two Zooms per day, and there’s no sign of slowing down.

“Long time no see,” New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer said to his fellow candidates before a recent forum, a sarcastic twinkle in his eye. “I missed you guys.”

“Has it been 24 hours?” Kathryn Garcia, another contender, joked.

There are, at last count, 38 people who have signed up to run for mayor, but just 10 of them are viable enough to be considered on this list. Two of them, Stringer and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, derive their political power from their lofty day jobs. The others have the power of potential. Much like the latest Silicon Valley stock, they may not have much to show right now, but their future growth could be enormous, and a lot of New Yorkers are eager to invest.

Most of them have left their jobs to run for mayor full time, but each candidate is used to wielding some level of political power already. Shaun Donovan was the director of then-President Barack Obama’s Office of Management and Budget. Garcia was the city’s sanitation commissioner and became Mayor Bill de Blasio’s go-to crisis manager, whether the issue was public housing or food distribution.

Ray McGuire was a Master of the Universe on Wall Street, working mergers and acquisitions at Citigroup by day and serving on nonprofit boards by night. New York City Council Member Carlos Menchaca blocked the Industry City rezoning. Dianne Morales ran her own nonprofit as the executive director and CEO of Phipps Neighborhoods,

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an organization that fights poverty by providing educational, career-readiness and financial counseling programs. Loree Sutton was de Blasio’s first veterans affairs commissioner. Maya Wiley was de Blasio’s top lawyer and has spoken to massive audiences as an MSNBC legal analyst. And Andrew Yang raised millions of dollars while running for president and influenced the national conversation as a political upstart.

Now, they’re all focused on the same goal: winning the June 22 Democratic primary. Of course, they’re already winning in certain ways. Thousands or even millions of dollars are pouring in from around the country to support them. They’re hiring staffers to help spread their message to primary voters. And yes, they’re being asked for their opinions, endlessly.

This power is fleeting. Just ask City Council Speaker Corey Johnson or Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., all but forgotten by the local press after they abandoned their respective mayoral runs – despite their powerful positions. Only one candidate will be picked once the votes are counted and the instant runoff has played out. Also-rans from the last open mayoral election in 2013, like Christine Quinn and Bill Thompson, ended up with plum jobs soon after, but they weren’t mayor of The Greatest City in the World.

De Blasio earned that honor more than seven years ago, but lately, the title has seemed more like a burden. When the mayor was asked on a recent episode of WNYC’s “The Brian Lehrer Show” to give a word of advice to his successor, whoever that may be, he recommended that they take questions from their constituents. “You’ve got to constantly hear the voices of people,” he said, whether that’s from public radio callers or from town hall attendees. This way, he said, you get to “see how much people care.”

It was funny advice to the crop of candidates. After all, taking questions from the people seems to be the only thing they’re doing right now, in forums and endorsement meetings and neighborhood walkthroughs. For now, they all get to act like the mayor. But after the election, only one of them will still have New Yorkers’ attention.

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Much like the latest Silicon Valley stock, they may not have much to show right now, but their future growth could be enormous, and a lot of New Yorkers are eager to invest.

Left page: Maya Wiley and Shaun Donovan.

Below, from top: Kathryn Garcia, Loree Sutton, Carlos Menchaca, Dianne Morales, Ray McGuire, and Andrew Yang. They, along with Eric Adams and Scott Stringer, are leading a field of almost 40 candidates for mayor of New York City.

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Melanie Hartzog

DEPUTY MAYOR FOR HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

The mayor’s development agenda took a back seat to the urgent demands of the pandemic while a stark budget could limit revenue for his housing plan.

Yet Deputy Mayor Vicki Been managed to finance 30,000 affordable homes, struck a deal to repair 1,700 public housing units, and put the Gowanus rezoning on track. But a wave of renter evictions, an unemployment rate around 11%, and hollowed out business districts pose ongoing challenges.

Melanie Hartzog changed posts from budget director to the deputy mayor overseeing public health matters in City Hall’s latest game of administrative musical chairs in October. As new hospitalizations topped 200 per day in December, Hartzog took the helm of a new COVID-19 Vaccine Command Center to ensure shots are distributed to health care and nursing home workers, and is leading a vaccination campaign to get the public on board.

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Kyle Bragg spent much of the pandemic ensuring his building service workers, who can be essential lifelines to older residents, stay safe on the job, and that contracted airport workers continue working at JFK and LaGuardia despite travel slowdowns.

Bragg is also looking to expand future opportunities for his members by negotiating with the developers of a $2 billion Flushing waterfront project and opposing a surcharge on second homes in the city.

The No. 1-ranked lobbyist has close ties throughout the de Blasio administration and the City Council (two alums work for Speaker Corey Johnson) and the deep knowledge of the city’s inner workings that only comes with years of government relations experience.

She’ll have to work her magic again heading into 2022, developing relationships with scores of candidates running for local office and working with a new administration on behalf of her many clients.

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When New York Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr. announced his candidacy for Bronx borough president in November, he was considered a frontrunner. Last month, however, he opted to seek another term in the City Council, where he has flexed his muscle as the influential land use chair. The former community board district manager cited a desire to continue serving his South Bronx constituents, but he might also have a shot at being the next council speaker.

In response to the city’s abrupt pandemic downturn that led to the loss of a million jobs, Kathryn Wylde mobilized business leaders to meet the mayor in July and discuss solutions.

But when she wasn’t satisfied with his response to those recommendations, Wylde solicited CEOs to write an open letter demanding he immediately address quality of life issues. With little sign of change, Wylde’s deep-pocketed members are seeking a bigger say in who becomes the next mayor.

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After a wretched year in which the Metropolitan Transportation Authority lost more than half of its riders, Pat Foye had a New Years gift when the president signed a COVID-19 relief bill unlocking $4 billion for the transit network. The stimulus allowed Foye and Sarah Feinberg, who oversees New York City’s subways, to halt thousands of layoffs temporarily, postpone a fare hike, and avert drastic service cuts. The MTA also celebrated on New Year’s Eve with the unveiling of Moynihan Train Hall.

Rick Cotton EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR P OR T AU THOR I T Y OF NE W YOR K AND NE W JER SE Y Rick Cotton fully recovered after becoming one of the first prominent New Yorkers to test positive for COVID-19. But the Port Authority still isn’t at full health, with many New Yorkers avoiding its airports, bridges and tunnels, resulting in a $1.2 billion construction budget cut. Yet the authority’s overhaul of LaGuardia’s Terminal B is impressive, and the federal government is now looking to invest in infrastructure, like the Gateway Program and a new Manhattan bus terminal the Port Authority wants.

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Michael McMahon’s position as a liberalminded prosecutor in a conservative borough means he sometimes upsets everyone. His release of the “autonomous zone” bar owner who hit a sheriff with his Jeep despite facing multiple felonies earned condemnation from the mayor, the governor and the Legal Aid Society.

McMahon did disclose thousands of records of police misconduct, but essentially cleared an officer accused of planting marijuana in the cupholder of a driver despite footage of the incident.

New York City’s first lady, Chirlane McCray, has never approached her position as a ceremonial role, instead taking on high-profile projects and serving as a trusted confidante for her husband, Mayor Bill de Blasio.

However, her ThriveNYC program mental health initiative has been a target for criticism, the Task Force on Racial Equity and Inclusion she co-chairs has yet to produce any results, and following her husband’s stumbles over the past year she opted against running for Brooklyn borough president.

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When New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio suggested he would need to lay off 22,000 workers by October to stabilize the city budget, Henry Garrido rushed to avert the bloodletting. The leader of the city’s largest municipal employees union said that would be unacceptable and pressured the mayor to postpone the cuts in order to buy more time to find $1 billion in savings. They made a deal to stave off layoffs through June 2021, although concerns about early retirement packages loom.

The construction industry has been pummeled by the coronavirus pandemic, with new construction filings down 22% from last year amounting to a 10-year low with little hope for a quick rebound. Yet Gary LaBarbera has helped craft worker safety measures to keep projects moving, launched a new apprenticeship program, supported new projects like a natural gas power plant in Queens and the Crown Heights towers, and secured a long-sought state prevailing wage law that will go into effect next year.

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NEW YORK CITY BUDGET DIRECTOR

When people are comparing the city’s budgetary outlook to the mid-1970s, you know you have a problem.

Jacques Jiha, the former finance commissioner, succeeded Melanie Hartzog in October and set about resolving the city’s fiscal crisis. He has already sought to eliminate interest on some property tax payments, and his administration cut labor costs by $1 billion by putting off borrowing. Still, a $3.8 billion budget gap looms.

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Andrew Rigie

FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT NATIONAL A C TION NE T W OR K

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NE W YOR K CI T Y HO SPI TALI T Y ALLIANCE

The Rev. Al Sharpton is one of the most prominent civil rights leaders not just in New York but nationally, standing up for victims of police brutality and calling for social justice. His message is resonating now more than ever, with last year’s Black Lives Matter protests drawing attention to systemic racism in America. The MSNBC host is also sought after for endorsements, and is already playing a role in New York City’s crowded Democratic primary for mayor.

The coronavirus shutdowns caused New York to shed more than half a million hospitality jobs. Leisure and hospitality has rebounded nationally but not as quickly in the city, putting the spotlight on Andrew Rigie’s efforts to keep his industry afloat.

Rigie has lobbied for dedicated grants to restaurants from Congress and protested the state’s closure of indoor dining – and the governor recently showed a willingness to reopen in the five boroughs.

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The retail industry was already struggling before the coronavirus pandemic, which temporarily shuttered many stores while e-commerce giants delivered necessities for many New Yorkers. Stuart Appelbaum kept the spotlight on Amazon and meatpacking companies for failing to keep safe work environments or provide enough personal protective equipment. His next campaign will be to help Amazon warehouse workers who want to unionize.

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The Bronx politician made history with Mondaire Jones as the two first openly gay Black men elected to Congress.

Rep. Ritchie Torres had burnished his credentials in the City Council investigating NYCHA and empowering city watchdogs. He framed his primary against City Council Member Ruben Diaz Sr. – among other candidates – as a battle between good and evil. Torres doesn’t fit easily in any category, but identifies as progressive and pro-Israel – and not eager to join AOC’s squad.

Two years after helping flip the state Senate in 2018, Democratic campaign consultant Harry Giannoulis celebrated another successful election cycle. He had to wait a little longer this year, but when all the mail-in ballots were counted, Democrats held a veto-proof supermajority. Now the Parkside Group co-founder and his team will be tracking the state’s supposedly less partisan redistricting effort as well as scores of City Council, borough and citywide primary races.

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Chancellor Felix Matos Rodríguez made the tough decision to close CUNY campuses on March 11 after students petitioned to cancel in-person learning. Yet distance learning came with its own challenges for students.

Meanwhile, the vast university system has struggled financially – Matos Rodríguez ordered furloughs for administrators and deferred a 2% salary increase for teachers, although two CUNY schools split a $60 million donation in December.

Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn CHAIR K ING S C OUN T Y DEMO CR ATIC PAR T Y

Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, who leads the Brooklyn Democratic Party, has cultivated ties with Mayor Bill de Blasio and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and sought to unify factions in a politically fragmented borough. The Haitian American lawmaker also helped win a number of races in Brooklyn in 2020 and will be looking for more in 2021. Yet she also made headlines for a battle over filling committee seats, which came to a head in two contentious 13-hour Zoom meetings.

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Keith Wright is not happy about New York City’s switch to a ranked choice voting system for local primaries and special elections, so he is backing a lawsuit brought by six City Council members to try to block the measure.

Whatever the result, the Manhattan Democratic Party leader and former Assembly member will be in demand as candidates across dozens of district, borough, and citywide races will vie for his support.

The pandemic put a pause on the mayor’s neighborhood rezoning plan. But Marisa Lago led a September restart of the land use review process, reviving the administration’s proposal for the Gowanus rezoning.

Other projects weren’t as lucky.

The City Planning Commission approved the Industry City rezoning, but it failed after opposition in the City Council, while a vote for a Flushing waterfront district was delayed again. An Obama administration alum, Lago reportedly advised the Biden transition team.

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Brooklyn BP Eric Adams isn’t the only one looking for a new job. Gale Brewer, who’s helped reshape local real estate projects, is running for her old City Council seat. Ruben Diaz Jr. had a shot at becoming mayor before stepping aside. All three Democrats – along with Staten Island’s leading advocate, Republican Jimmy Oddo – are term-limited. In Queens, newcomer Donovan Richards will have to run again this year against at least one opponent.

Dennis Trainor VICE PRESIDENT C WA DIS TR IC T 1 The Communications Workers Union chief has worked tirelessly to help stabilize New York City’s finances and those of the city’s denizens.

Dennis Trainor stood with labor leaders and public officials to demand state and local aid in the federal CARES Act. And his union welcomed new members from climate change activist group Sunrise Movement and tech giant Google, the latter of which saw 226 employees sign CWA union cards after the company’s handling of sexual misconduct and internal dissent.

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The taxi industry that Michael Woloz spent much of his career promoting has been crippled during the pandemic – he told The New York Times business was the “worst it’s ever been.” But his firm, a government relations heavyweight that raked in $3.14 million in city lobbying compensation in 2019, has clients in banking, transportation, energy and real estate too, including the Hotel Association of New York, the Central Park Conservancy and Home Depot.

CMW is also expanding in Albany.

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Daniel Nigro is the commissioner of the nation’s largest fire department.

Under his watch, FDNY firefighters and emergency technicians have been on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, exposing themselves to the virus to help New Yorkers in need. In March, 170 FDNY members contracted the coronavirus, and by December 5,700 had been infected and 12 had died. Nigro’s challenge will be encouraging vaccinations after 55% of firefighters internally surveyed said they don’t plan to take the vaccine.

The head of New York City’s rankand-file police union spent the summer defending his officers after police violently confronted George Floyd demonstrators, while also opposing a push to make police disciplinary records public. Patrick Lynch then went on to endorse President Donald Trump and speak at the Republican National Convention, saying Democrats “froze in the face of riots.” While he said he has no regrets about the endorsement, some officers are questioning his decision after the siege at the Capitol.

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If you want to set yourself up for mayor, you run for comptroller first.

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isn’t everybody’s first choice. After Michelle Caruso-Cabrera’s high-profile yet unsuccessful challenge to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the 2020 Democratic congressional primary, her recent decision to run for comptroller looks like somebody seeking a consolation prize. Of course, she’s not alone. Zach Iscol was running for mayor for months before he decided to drop out and run for comptroller instead. But he’s just following the example of the current comptroller, Scott Stringer, who was well into a 2013 mayoral run before deciding he would run for comptroller instead. Now eight years later, Stringer is following the well-worn path of city comptrollers running for mayor. Of the past nine city comptrollers, only one of them (Elizabeth Holtzman, the lone woman to hold the office) did not subsequently run for mayor.

But if you want to set yourself up to run for mayor, you’ve got to win this race first.

And with less than five months to go until

the June Democratic primary, 10 candidates have filed paperwork to run. Six of them seem to be serious contenders at this point: state Sens. Brian Benjamin and Kevin Parker, City Council Member Brad Lander, Assembly Member David Weprin, Caruso-Cabrera, who was previously a financial journalist, and Iscol, a former Marine who founded a media company.

Comptroller is, of course, a financial job. The office conducts audits of city agencies and is responsible for the city’s five public pension funds, with their nearly $240 billion in assets. But with a staff of about 800 people, it’s also a management job. The comptroller isn’t sitting at a desk with a calculator all day – they have people to do that for them. And of course, it’s a political job, up for election every four years and given the mandate as a fiscal watchdog to officially criticize the sitting mayor and all aspects of their sprawling government – a responsibility that Stringer in particular has cherished. It’s a truly powerful office. And There are arguably six serious comptroller candidates including Zach Iscol, left, and, from top to bottom right: state Sen. Brian Benjamin, City Council Member Brad Lander, state Sen. Kevin Parker, and Assembly Member David Weprin, and Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, far right.

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even running for it lends the contenders an air of serious credibility. The online forums for the candidates have so far lacked the occasional fun questions that the mayoral candidates get. Mayor is a serious job, but the winner will also have to hold groundhogs and eat hot dogs. The comptroller? They need to make sure the pension funds don’t crater. And stakeholders are vetting the candidates hard.

But who is the best fit for this fiscal/management/ political job? The top six candidates all pitched themselves to the city’s chambers of commerce at a Feb. 2 forum hosted by the Five Borough Chamber Alliance.

Benjamin, Lander, Parker and Weprin all hold office, but Weprin insisted he was “the only one that’s directly been involved in dealing with budget deficits,” since he chaired the New York City Council Finance Committee after the 2008 financial crisis. Lander said he understood city contracting, since he ran a nonprofit before being elected to the council. Iscol said he’d work well with the next mayor, since he had been running alongside all the other candidates until recently. Parker said he’s got the right experience, having worked for the state comptroller before entering politics. Benjamin talked about his experience serving on the board of Brown University, which recently divested from fossil fuels. And Caruso-Cabrera argued her experience as a financial journalist imparted her with the right historical context for the job. “I have spent my life covering financial crises,” she said.

Will any of it matter? The candidates are running campaigns, not filling out an auditing exam. Stringer’s top qualification in 2013 may have been that he was not Eliot Spitzer, the disgraced former governor who thought the office would be a good spot to launch a political comeback. That race had only two candidates, but this year’s contest promises to be far more crowded. And why not? It’s a pretty good second choice.

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The comptroller?

They need to make sure the pension funds don’t crater.

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As awful as 2020 has been, good government advocates like Susan Lerner had much to celebrate, with more reforms on the way.

State lawmakers reached a deal allowing automatic voter registration at DMVs, and barring an adverse legal ruling, voters will continue to be able to rank candidates in order of preference in city primaries and special elections. Lerner will have opinions on New York’s redistricting plan as well as proposals to speed up mail-in ballot counting and allow same-day registration.

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Polling has gotten a bad rap in the media in recent elections, but accurate pollsters remain as valuable as ever to candidates and interest groups who want to get a snapshot of what the electorate is thinking. Expect Jon Silvan and his colleagues to play a crucial role in polling as well as shaping the 2021 elections – Scott Stringer has already hired Global Strategy Group to run his surveys.

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The pandemicinduced recession has brought economic pain upon millions of New Yorkers, but Joseph Strasburg doesn’t want policymakers to forget about independent property owners. New York lawmakers have extended an eviction and foreclosure moratorium multiple times during the pandemic, frustrating Strasburg, who argued the measure didn’t do enough to protect landlords from rising debt and delinquent bills. Strasburg is fending off new calls to cancel rent as COVID-19 rates spike again.

With the help of an all-star team of highly experienced government hands that includes Mark Weprin, Robert Harding, John Mascialino and Jonathan Bing, Edward Wallace has positioned Greenberg Traurig as a top consulting and lobbying firm in New York City.

Wallace, who is often sought after to assist on major real estate projects, has advised the city’s three largest private universities, Extell Development and Silverstein Properties on their development projects.

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82 Vincent Alvarez PRESIDENT NE W YOR K CI T Y CEN TR AL L AB OR C OUNCIL

Now celebrating his decadelong run as president of the central labor council, Vincent Alvarez represents the interests of 1.3 million union members.

Those numbers could well increase as workers’ concern over workplace safety conditions during the pandemic, especially at hospitals and in other essential sectors, could spur them to join the labor movement. But a significant threat may be from the mayor threatening municipal layoffs to keep the city solvent.

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Steven Rubenstein

PRESIDENT RUBENS TEIN

The death of Howard Rubenstein, the dean of public relations in New York City, was mourned in every corner of media, entertainment and the corporate world.

His son Steven Rubenstein has built on his father’s legacy, representing New York’s most iconic institutions – including MoMa, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and The Partnership for New York City, to name but a few. As ABNY’s chair, he focused on census outreach while providing a platform for the city’s most powerful politicians.

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Tony Utano

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The Walentas family made its name investing in Brooklyn’s fashionable DUMBO neighborhood.

After the passing of matriarch Jane Walentas, who restored the Brooklyn Bridge Park carousel and brought arts programs to DUMBO, from lung cancer in July, her son Jed commemorated the legacy of his parents by giving away $200,000 each to five visionaries through the Walentas Family Foundation. Two Trees, meanwhile, ramped up development again this fall with a $194 million loan for its Ashland Place rental property.

Transit employees have been ravaged by the pandemic at extraordinarily high rates – nearly 25% may have been infected and some 140 MTA workers died. Their suffering spurred Tony Utano to fight for trains and stations to be disinfected and safe, threaten a work slowdown if the MTA slashed jobs, and sue to block the MTA from closing station booths. He’s also pushing for transit workers to receive the next round of COVID-19 vaccine doses.

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Billionaire business mogul John Catsimatidis may be the Republican Party’s best shot at taking back City Hall, but it’s unclear whether the deep-pocketed donor will launch a mayoral campaign – in either party’s primary. His daughter, Andrea Catsimatidis, leads the loyal opposition in Manhattan as the GOP navigates a new era, with Donald Trump no longer in the White House – and not even returning to Trump Tower.

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88 Adriano Espaillat MEMBER OF CONGRESS

Rep. Adriano Espaillat won a seat on the House Appropriations Committee in December, giving him a role determining how federal funding is distributed. The Washington Heights Congress member is also taking a key role encouraging Upper Manhattan and Bronx communities that have been ravaged by high COVID-19 rates to get vaccinated this year. And he is demanding accountability for rioters who stormed the Capitol and police who used aggressive tactics with Black Lives Matter protesters.

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Camille JosephGoldman has been Charter Communications’ go-to government affairs expert for nearly five years. She was instrumental in launching the Black News Channel, the nation’s first 24hour news channel dedicated to stories important to the Black community, and in boosting internet speeds across the state. Joseph-Goldman touted Charter’s moves to hire 1,500 New Yorkers, raise its minimum wage to $20 an hour, and provide free high-speed internet to students doing remote learning due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Anthony Constantinople and Perry Valone have carved out a swath of influence in Western Queens and beyond when it comes to land use, environmental, and educational matters.

Vallone has the city’s land use and review policy in his blood and has been adept at helping nonprofits secure government funding. Meanwhile, Constantinople has a long record of environmental stewardship as a New York League of Conservation Voters board member.

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Jamaal Bowman

PRESIDENT AND CEO UNI TED WAY OF NE W YOR K CI T Y

MEMBER OF CONGRESS

Two weeks after the coronavirus forced New York into lockdown, the United Way launched a COVID-19 relief fund to support adversely affected communities. Sheena Wright and her colleagues continued to raise awareness about the deep racial disparities the pandemic exposed in health care and education with a report released in November. The United Way then joined forces with Black clergy to bring COVID-19 testing and contact tracing to churches in New York and four other cities.

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The former Bronx middle school principal pulled off the upset of the primary cycle when he trounced 16-term incumbent Eliot Engel with 56% of the vote. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, who joined a state delegation that has grown younger and more progressive, made his mark calling for a reduction in police funding while criticizing former President Barack Obama. Yet while he’s a new member of the so-called “Squad,” he ultimately supported House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s bid to stay in power.

92 Laurie Cumbo MAJORITY LEADER NE W YOR K CI T Y C OUNCIL

As the official No. 2 in the New York City Council, Laurie Cumbo works with the body’s borough delegations and helps negotiate the budget. She’s the first Black woman to hold the leadership post. The Brooklyn lawmaker is one of several City Council members who have joined with community groups in filing a lawsuit aimed at blocking the new ranked-choice voting system in New York City primaries and special elections on the grounds that it will disadvantage people of color.

Nicole Malliotakis

MEMBER OF CONGRESS

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’ victory over Max Rose was a bright spot for New York City Republicans thanks to a surge in turnout in Staten Island and southern Brooklyn.

She has formed a conservative clique of Congress members called “Freedom Force” to counter socialism and the progressive “Squad.” Malliotakis is raising her visibility on cable news, but her opposition to certifying the presidential election of Joe Biden is fueling a bipartisan backlash.

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James Merriman

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CEO NE W YOR K CI T Y CHAR TER S CHO OL CEN TER

David Greenfield has been at the forefront of distributing food to people in need since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The Met Council received $6 million from the city in April for food and protective equipment for volunteers, partnered with Uber to deliver 500 meals for Holocaust survivors and opened 101 food pantries for the high holy days. Greenfield has also criticized the city for replacing free groceries delivered to seniors with frozen meals.

96 Louis Coletti PRESIDENT AND CEO BUILDING TR ADE S EMPLOYER S A S S O CIATION

Lou Coletti, who represents contractors and subcontractors, warned in March that the pandemic could cost the construction industry billions.

He helped get construction workers back to job sites safely during the first reopening phase and has sought to make a more inclusive workforce, but by the end of the year construction activity fell to its lowest level in a decade and saw a 22% decline from the first three quarters of 2019.

Mara Gay

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER THE NE W YOR K TIME S The New York Times’ Mara Gay inspired readers with a series of poignant columns about her experience with and long recovery from COVID-19. The former Wall Street Journal reporter has also brought an unabashedly progressive view on local government, condemning brutal tactics police used to subjugate peaceful demonstrators and criticizing state lawmakers for scaling back bail reform legislation. She’ll have a say in the Times’ endorsements this year.

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Merriman and other charter leaders worried their schools risked being boxed out in New York City with the state’s refusal to lift the charter cap.

But the de Blasio administration’s chaotic school closing and reopening decisions, as well as its harried blended learning model, made parents consider shifting their children to charter schools which have handled remote learning more smoothly. Merriman has also sued for charters to be included in city COVID-19 testing plans.

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Rovika Rajkishun, left, and Murad Awawdeh are interim co-executive directors of the New York Immigration Coalition.

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ADVOCATES ON OFFENSE

The New York Immigration Coalition embraces life after Trump.

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EDNESDAY, JAN. 20, the last day of Donald Trump’s presidency, was the end of an era for the New York Immigration Coalition.

“Trump started his administration back four years ago by attacking the immigrant communities, and specifically launching the Muslim ban,” New York Immigration Coalition interim co-Executive Director Murad Awawdeh told City & State, referring to the January 2017 executive order suspending travel visas from seven majority-Muslim countries. And from there, it was four years of “nonstop attacks,” Awawdeh said. “We’ve been in kind of this very aggressive defense mode since Trump came into office. We fought back. We won some and we lost some against his administration.”

Trump’s presidency was defined in large part by his animosity toward certain immigrants. Incidents and policies can be recalled with a cruel shorthand. “Build the wall.”

“Kids in cages.” “Public charge.” “Shithole countries.”

The New York Immigration Coalition, the state’s umbrella organization representing more than 200 immigrants’ rights groups, responded to each crisis as it came. And as immigrants’ rights were thrust into the public eye, the organization grew. In the year before Trump took office, the nonprofit brought in $4.2 million. Four years later, its revenue had more than doubled, to $8.9 million.

So what is the New York Immigration Coalition supposed to do now that President Joe Biden has taken office with the promise of a much more conciliatory tone toward immigrants’ rights advocates and their issues? Release some tension, first of all. “Today, America’s immigrants breathe a sigh of relief,” Awawdeh and interim co-Executive Director Rovika Rajkishun wrote in an Inauguration Day letter. But then, after four years of defense, it’s time to start playing

offense. The organization can now advocate for structural and systemic changes to the immigration system and a path to citizenship for the state’s undocumented immigrants in front of a Democratic-controlled White House, Senate and House of Representatives. Maybe they will be able to craft a bill that advocates would actually like.

But like cigarette smoke that’s stained the walls, the memory of Trump is lasting. “We’re still facing the anxiety of a Trump administration,” Awawdeh said. And that will last until Biden and Congress pass laws regarding immigration, rather than relying on executive orders. “We can’t settle on temporary solutions,” he said. “We’ve fought like hell over the past four years and we’re going to fight harder in the next four to get our communities the protections that they need through legislation.”

Awawdeh was born and raised in Brooklyn, but his parents and older siblings are Palestinian immigrants. He had been with the organization for seven years before being named interim co-executive director in August. Awawdeh, who previously worked on advocacy and strategy, leads the organization with Rajkishun, an immigrant from Guyana, who had previously worked in fundraising and communications.

While national politics often grabs most of the headlines, the New York Immigration Coalition also has a local legislative agenda, including turning a state language access executive order into law and funding immigrant legal services.

And now that Trump is out, the coalition may have some time to focus on pushing long-delayed priorities, like allowing noncitizen residents to vote in New York City elections, past the finish line. “This has been a long time coming,” Awawdeh said. “We do see it as the next big fight that we have in the city right now.”

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February 8, 2021

Notice of Formation of BLACKSHERE BEAUTY, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/04/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to C/O United States Corporation Agents Inc 7014 13th Ave Ste 202 Brooklyn, NY, 11228. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of BROOKLYN TIDE ADVISORY LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/4/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 231 16th Street Ste 2-B Brooklyn, NY, 11215. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of D & F 85 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/19/20.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 85 Ilyssa Way Staten Island, NY, 10312.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of DIGILANCE ENTERPRISES LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/21/20. Office location: OSWEGO SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 39 Dutchess Lane Apt 3 Fulton, NY, 13069.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of E S N Y - E W - S T AT E N ISLAND, LLC. Arts Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/16/20.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 80 State St. Albany, NY, 12207. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 101 WEST 24TH 12B LLC. .Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/17/20.

Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 101 West 24th Street Apt 12B New York, NY, 10011.Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of MADISON AVENUE WESTSIDE LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/21/20.

Office location: NY County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 1 Little West 12th St., NY, NY 10014.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of MODELING VENTURES OPERATIONS LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/23/20.

Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/07/20.

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: CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE-Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of LIME, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/12/21. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in California (CA) on 07/29/02. NYS fictitious name: LIME STUDIOS LLC. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 1528 20th St., Santa Monica, CA 90404.

CA addr. of LLC: 2000 Ave. of the Stars, #400, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, 1500 11th St., Sacramento, CA 95814.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of MERA MERA PRODUCTIONS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/22/20.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 31 E. 31ST ST. Apt 10A New York, NY, 10106.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC) Name: Parris Eatery Inc Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on June 22nd, 2020. Office Location: Bronx County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 1345 East Gun Hill Road Bronx NY 10469. Purpose: to engage in any and all business for which LLCs may be formed under the New York LLC law Notice of Formation of Forte Content LLC filed with SSNY on October 19, 2020. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 1123 Lafayette Ave #2, Brooklyn, NY 11221 . Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qualification of LVS III SPE XXXVII LP Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/08/21. Office location: NY County.

LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/13/19. Duration of LP is Perpetual.

SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. DE addr. of LP: CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of LP filed with Secy. of State, 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of formation of GLASSMAN LAW PLLC, a professional limited liability company. Arts. of org. filed 12/24/20 with SSNY. Office: New York County. SSNY is designated agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the PLLC at its principal business address: 140 Riverside Blvd. #704, New York, NY 10069. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qualification of GIG US STORAGE HOLDINGS LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/11/21. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 01/08/21. 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., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 8807 CHEN LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/22/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 6814 Fort Hamilton Pkwy 1st Fl Brooklyn, NY, 11219. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of ANIRA STUDIOS LLC. .Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/25/20.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 212 W 91ST ST APT 423 New York, NY, 10024.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Snug Studios, LLC. Arts of Org filed with Sec. of State of NY on 1/20/21.

Office Location: Richmond County. SSNY designated agent of LLC whom process against it may be served, mail process to: c/o the LLC, 4218 Amboy Rd. SI, NY 10308.

Purpose: any lawful purpose..

Notice of Formation of God In Gotham, LLC filed with SSNY on September 18, 2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 2266 5TH AVE, #1249, NY, NY, 10037.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of MDB HOLDINGS GROUP LLC. .Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 03/15/19.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to C/O Michael Breskin 155 West 21st St, Apt. 7h New York, NY, 10011.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of NKB HOLDINGS LLC. .Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/8/20.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to C/O Nicole Breskin 144 West 76th St New York, NY, 10023.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of NVS MEZZ LLC. Arts .Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/18/20. Office location: Sullivan. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 575 Lexington Avenue, 7th Floor New York, NY, 10022. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Form. of THE SWEET ICE CREAM COMPANY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/26/20. Office location: Saratoga SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 50 Clinton St Ste 200 Hempstead, NY, 11550. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of THE TIDE KASTLE LLC. Arts.Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/17/20.

Office location: Cayuga SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 110 Genesee St. Ste 390A Auburn, NY, 13021. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of SAFAA DAM LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/20/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 373 Carlton Ave Brooklyn, NY, 11238.

Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Qualification of Hellenic Petroleum LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/24/20. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Florida (FL) on 10/20/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 7000 West Palmetto Park Rd., Ste. 302, Boca Raton, FL 33433, also the principal office address. Arts of Org. filed with the FL Secy. of State, The Center of Tallahasse, 2415 N. Monroe St., Ste. 810, Tallahassee, FL 32303. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of Just Salad 1412 Broadway, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/07/20.

Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: the company, c/o Delaney Corporate Services, Ltd., 99 Washington Ave., Ste. 805A, Albany, NY 12210.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of Urbanspace 100 Pearl Street, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/15/20.

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 UrbanSpace, 80 Fifth Ave., Ste. 1818, NY, NY 10011, Attn: Mr. Eldon Scott. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of SY HOME CARE CONSULTANTS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/15/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 6224 24th Ave Brooklyn, NY, 11204. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of Touching Money Daily, LLC filed with SSNY on May 29, 2020.

Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 709 Palmer Ct, Mamaroneck NY 10543, Apt. 2C. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Lymbic Health and Wellness LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/20/2020. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 152 West 141 Street, Apt 5c, NewYork, NY: Purpose: Any lawful

JCH PROJECT MANAGEMENT LLC filed Arts. of Org. with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/9/2020 with an effective date of 1/1/2021. Office: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: The LLC, 21 West St, Apt 7A, NY, NY 10006. Purpose: any lawful act.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF La Rochelle Home LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/8/18.

Office location and principal business address: NEW YORK County, 168 Malcom X Blvd. #5C, NY, NY 10026. SSNY is designated as agent for service of process. The Post Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is: 168 Malcom X Blvd. #5C, NY, NY 10026. Purpose: any lawful act or activity

Notice of Formation of WWGAJ ASSOCIATES, LLC filed with SSNY on November 18, 2020. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to WWGAJ Associates LLC: 1790 Schenectady Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11234. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: BETHEL MILLS LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/1/2020. NY Office Location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is C/O The LLC, 1325 59th St., Brooklyn, NY 11219.

Purpose of LLC: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of LMRN, LLC filed with SSNY on 10/28/20 Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 109 Greenvale Rd Cherry Hill NJ 08034.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of VESUVIO BAKERY FARLEY PO, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/21/20. Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 540 West 49TH ST, #104N New York, NY, 10019.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of GINO RE, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/18/20.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 1418 7th St, #402 Santa Monica, CA, 90401.Any lawful purpose Notice of Formation of Mutt Avenue Pet Grooming, LLC filed with SSNY on November 02, 2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 400 W. 55th st, Apt 6K, New York, NY 10019. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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February 8, 2021

Notice of Formation of ATKINS FAMILY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/16/20. Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to C/O Atkins & Breskin 133 Norfolk St New York, Ny, 10022.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of GEORGETOWN PROPERTIES 7020 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/21/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 390 Fairmount Ave Chatham, NJ, 07928. Any

Notice of Formation of BRESKIN FAMILY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/16/20. Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to C/O Atkins & Breskin 133 Norfolk St New York, Ny, 10022.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 515 WEST 18TH 422 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/18/20.

Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 101 West 24th St Apt 12B New York, NY, 10011. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of BROOKLYN HEALTHY MIND 360 - NURSE PRACTITIONER IN PSYCHIATRY, PLLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/24/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 26 COURT ST, RM 409 BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11242. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of JABA GROUP LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/16/20. Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to C/O Atkins & Breskin 133 Norfolk St New York, Ny, 10022.Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of Charles Warshaw Family LLC. Art. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY(SSNY) on December 29, 2020. Office location: New York County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 50 East 89th Street, New York, NY 10128. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of FANTASYLAND HOLDINGS, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/25/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 416 Kent Ave, #517 Brooklyn, NY, 11249.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of JASL GROUP LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/16/20.Office location: NEW YORK SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to C/O Atkins & Breskin, L.L.C. 133 Norfolk St New York, NY, 10022.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of JASLBA GROUP LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/16/20. Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to C/O Atkins & Breskin 133 Norfolk St New York, Ny, 10022.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of ROCK BOTTOM DEALS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/19/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 460 Neptune Ave APT 13J Brooklyn, NY, 11224.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of KEEN LOREN, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/23/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 332 43RD ST Apt.2A Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of LEAST LIKELY, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/7/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 245 Warren St. #2L Brooklyn, NY, 11201. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of LET BARBADOS MOVE YOU LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/27/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1150 E 22 St Brooklyn, New York, 11210. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of MILK PENNY LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/23/20. Office location: Madison SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to PO Box 86 Canastota, NY, 13032. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of NYC ADVANCED PROPERTIES LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/23/20.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 85 Kell Ave Staten Island, NY, 10314. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of THE HARDBALL CAFE OF MAIN STREET LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/04/21. Office location: Suffolk SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 99 Main St Cooperstown, NY, 13326. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: ENDURANCE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT, LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 01/07/2021.

Office location: 427 BEDFORD ROAD, SUITE 110 PLEASANTVILLE, NEW YORK, 10570. Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 427 BEDFORD ROAD, SUITE 110 PLEASANTVILLE, NEW YORK, 10570. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.

Notice of Formation of TRADITION BY BWB, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/12/21.

Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 80 State St Albany, NY, 12207-2543. Any lawful purpose.

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 February 22, 2021 and end on March 5, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. to satisfy unpaid rent and charges on the following accounts: #3L04 – Nicholas Soyemi: locker unit #5T20 – Alfredo Villamar: several bags/boxes, shoe boxes, miscellaneous clothes, 1-luggage bag, 1-chair 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.

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February 8, 2021

Notice of Formation of Konverjdans, LLC filed with SSNY on December 17, 2020. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 1184 St Marks Ave, Apt 2L, Brooklyn, NY 11213. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qualification of Transon Media LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/07/21. Office location: Kings County. LLC formed in District of Columbia (DC) on 01/27/14.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Brothers Smith LLP, c/o David Pearson, 2033 N. Main St., Ste. 720, Walnut Creek, CA 94596. Principal Office: 550 15th St., Ste. 31, San Francisco, CA 94103. Arts of Org. filed with the Superintendent of Corporations, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Ste. 419, Washington, DC 20004. Purpose: any lawful activities.

The annual return of ANNA & DAVID ZIMMERMAN FOUNDATION, INC. for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2020 is available at its principal office located at 320 Central Park West, New York, NY 10025 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof.

Principal Manager of the Foundation is ROBERT ZIMMERMAN. Notice of Formation of Keep It Tight, LLC filed with SSNY on October, 28 2020 Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 79 e 94th st, Brooklyn, NY 11212. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1331671 FOR LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 833 LEXINGTON AVE NEW YORK, NY 10065. NEW YORK COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. BOTANICUS LEXINGTON INC Solutions By Sam, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/16/2020.

Cty: New York. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Samantha Sil-verman, 201 E. 19th St., Apt. 7L, New York, NY 10003. General Purpose THE ANNUAL RETURN OF THE STEVEN & BONNIE STERN FOUNDATION, INC for the year ended March 31, 2020 is available at its principal office located at 184 Bradley Place, Apt 303, Palm Beach, FL 33480 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof.

Principal Manager of the Foundation is STEVEN E. STERN.

Notice of Formation of 183 JOBS LANE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/4/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to Attention: Eric And Emmie Lee 245 East 87th St Apt 15a New York, NY, 10128.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of ALOHA KRAB OF SYRACUSE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/26/20.Office location: CAYUGA SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 1 Destiny USA Dr Ste B110 Syracuse, NY, 13024. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 331 S. 4TH STREET LLC. .Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/29/20.

Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process To C/O Blank Property Group Attn: Paul Caine 7 Penn Plaza Ste 1400 New York, NY, 10001. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of AV-RH MIDTOWN COLLECTION LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/7/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to C/O Schwartz Sladkus Reich Greenberg Atlas Llp Attn: Jeffrey M. Schwartz Esq. 444 Madison Ave, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10022. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 350 E 32 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/14/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to C/O: Phillips Nizer Llp 485 Lexington Ave New York, NY, 10017. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of BWB HOSPITALITY GROUP, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/11/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 80 State St Albany, NY, 12207- 2543.Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of 392 LEFFERTS AVE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/20/21.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1314 Fulton St Brooklyn, NY, 11216. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of CMCC HOLDINGS LLC. Arts .Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/7/21. Office location: Fulton SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 212 W 4th Ave Johnstown, NY, 12095. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of LYZ 760 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/19/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 225 Dahlgren Pl Brooklyn, NY, 11228. Any lawful purpose

Notice of Formation of 1331 FINDLAY REALTY LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/5/18.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 127 Fores Rd Monroe, NY, 10950. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of D&S ON THE BAY, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/12/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 3099 Emmons Ave Brooklyn, NY, 11235. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Form. of PEERLESS GROVE, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/13/21.

Office location: Saratoga SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 525 Locust Grove Greenfield, Ny, 12833. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 1864 HARRISON AVE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/23/19.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 670 Myrtle Ave Ste 388 Brooklyn, NY, 11205. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of DISTILLATION, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/11/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 80 State St Albany, NY, 12207-2543. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Form. of DMC RENTALS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/13/21. Office location: Onondaga SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 7990 River Rd Baldwinsville, NY, 13027. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of DON’T GIVE UP THE SHIP, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/19/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 193 MIDWOOD ST BROOKLYN, NY, 11225. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of FERMENTATION, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/11/21. Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 80 State St Albany, NY, 12207-2543. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of HONG LE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/12/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 941 55th Street Brooklyn, NY, 11219. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Form. of JEFFREYOPS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/4/21. Office location: Saratoga SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 23 Horizon Dr Saratoga Spring, NY, 12866-8777.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of LOEFFLER 10 PRINCE LLC. .Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/30/19.

Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 588 Broadway, Ste 1203 New York, NY, 10012. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Form. of YATES VILLAGE II GP LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/1/20.

Office location: Saratoga SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 28 Liberty St New York, NY, 10005. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 31 ORIENT AVENUE LLC.Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/3/20.

Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to C/O Blank Property Group Attn: Paul Caine 7 Penn Plaza Ste 1400 New York, NY, 10001. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 47 ANJALI LOOP LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/13/21.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 38 E. Broadway Apt 9 New York, NY, 10002. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of 145 WELLS STREET LLC. Arts .Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/8/21.

Office location: Fulton SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 447 N Perry St Johnstown, NY, 12095. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of CS BLACKBIRD LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 1/25/21. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 1/14/21. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to: C/O Spruce Capital Partners Llc 535 Madison Ave, 19th Floor New York, NY, 10022. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of BLOOM MEDIA LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/15/21. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 1 Irving Pl., Apt. V27B, NY, NY 10003. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Virginia Bloom at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1332336, FOR WINE & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL WINE & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 75 UNIVERSITY PLACE NY, NY 10003. NY COUNTY, FOR ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION. SIMO PIZZA LLC. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1333708 FOR LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 544 UNION AVE BROOKLYN, NY 11211. KINGS COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. ZUPPANYC LLC. SHARES GROCERY, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/16/2020. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Osama Alsahybi, 89 Montague St, Brooklyn, NY 11201.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of 2632 EAST 22 STREET LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/19/21.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2632 East 22 St Brooklyn, NY, 11235. Any lawful purpose.

PUBLIC NOTICE AT&T proposes to modify an existing facility (new tip heights 108.3’) on the monopole at 183-03 Horace Harding Expressway, Fresh Meadows, NY (20210079).

Interested parties may contact Scott Horn (856-8091202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential effects on historic properties.

Notice of Qualification of Tower Cap SPV LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/08/21. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/22/20. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 111 Broadway, Ste. 1703, NY, NY 10006. Address to be maintained in DE: Corporation Service Company, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State, Division of Corporations, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Qualification of Landed Educators II, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/06/21. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/18/18. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o National Registered Agents, Inc., 28 Liberty St., NY, NY 10005, also the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Address to be maintained in DE: National Registered Agents, Inc., 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801.

Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

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Notice of Qualification of Tower Cap LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/08/21. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/25/18. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 111 Broadway, Ste. 1703, NY, NY 10006. Address to be maintained in DE: Corporation Service Company, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State, Division of Corporations, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities THE ANNUAL RETURN OF THE TEREZIN FOUNDATION INC. for the fiscal year ended OCTOBER 31, 2020 is available at its principal office located at 262 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal Manager of the Foundation is SUSAN JUSTMAN.

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Notice of Formation of BROOKLYN BLON XLVI LLC. Arts. Of Org. f i l e d with SSNY on 12/14/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 365 Clinton Ave Apt. 4E Brooklyn, NY, 11238. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of DARK KNIGHT EQUITIES LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/25/21. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1838 E 3rd St Brooklyn, NY, 11223. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of KAIA INDUSTRIES LLC. .Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/21/21.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 40 East 20th St 4th Floor New York, NY, 10003.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 2641 EAST 21 STREET LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/12/21.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2641 East 21 St Brooklyn, NY, 11235. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of KAINZ PRODUCTIONS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/06/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 138A Classon Ave. #3 Brooklyn, NY, 11205. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of ALOHA KRAB OF HILLEL PL LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/15/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 354 Myrtle Ave Brooklyn, NY, 11205. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of KEATSBRIDGE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/22/20.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 70 Vestry Street Apt 3E New York, NY, 10013. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of CALL ME CORDOBA PRODUCTIONS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/04/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 220 Berkeley Place 4a Brooklyn, NY, 11217. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of SKW 6 E 74TH STREET LENDER LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/7/20.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 134 West 25th St 5th Floor New York, NY, 10001.Any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF AUCTION Notice of Auction Sale is herein given that Access Self Storage of Long Island City located at 29-00 Review Avenue, Long Island City, N.Y. 11101 will take place on WWW.STORAGETREASURES.COM Sale by competitive bidding starting on February 23, 2021 and end on March 9, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. to satisfy unpaid rent and charges on the following accounts: Contents of rooms generally contain misc. #224 – Marilyn Andino Montalvo; Pile of wood, a large bag, plastic totes filled with clothes, 2 suitcases, 5 plastic bags, 4 laundry bags, a wooden shelving unit filled with religious items. #476 – Heather L. Mulcare; 13 Boxes, clothing, luggage carrier, twin mattress, bicycle, small lamp #2101 – Peter Hargrove; 30 + boxes, 14+ bags, 5 milk crates, 10 clothing bags, unit filled to the top #2112 – Peter Hargrove; 30+ boxes, clothes, bags, shopping carts, DVD’s, magazines, newspapers, VHS tapes, dresser, 2 picture frames on top of unit. #2122 – Peter Hargrove; 2 large wood frames, 14+ boxes, 18+ bags, 7 clothing bags, unit filled to the top #2319 – Neda Sarmast; 2 picture frames, 4 folding chairs, 8 black plastic bags, 4 plastic bins, vacuum, 9 assorted boxes, duffel bag and 2 metal rods #2474 – AVENA c/o Giselle Deiaco; variety of chairs and tables #4211 – Dona Pereira; locker cabinet, kitchen table,stool, office chairs, refrigerator, shelf, about 20 boxes, couch, metal chairs, wooden chair and table, cabinet with drawers. #4811 – Daniel Leeb; 2 Apple computers, 2 speakers, 3 bikes, snowboards, 10 + boxes, mattress, 5 toolboxes, ladder, vacuum cleaner, garbage can, 2 suitcases, bicycle tires. #46041 – Borjou Gudarzi; 1- file cabinet, 30 boxes, 1 round bucket, small tv.

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 S. ELITE CONSTRUCTION, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/17/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 239 South 1st.

Brooklyn, NY, 11211. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of WAVE LIMIT LAB LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/26/21. Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 3285B Richmond Ave Suite #352 Staten Island, NY, 10312. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of SMILING HEART CARE LLC. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/3/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 102 Skillman St Apt 3 Brooklyn, Ny, 11205. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of WAVELINE LAB LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/26/21.Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 3285B Richmond Ave Suite #316 Staten Island, NY, 10312. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of 212 CITY SERVICES LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/26/21.

Office location Richmond SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 3285B Richmond Ave Suite #320 Staten Island, NY, 10312. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of ADVANCED INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/6/21.Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2718 Ocean Ave Ste E1 Brooklyn, NY, 11229. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 1334 58TH 1 STREET LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/04/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1334 58th Street Unit 1 Brooklyn, NY, 11219. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qualification of SafeTherapeutics LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/06/21. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 07/14/17. Princ. office of LLC: 300 E. 59th St., #502, NY, NY 10022.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Mark Kupersmith at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808.

Cert. of Form. filed with Jeffrey W. Bullock, Secy. of State of the State of DE, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 1435 FULTON STREET LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/03/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 3522 15th Ave Brooklyn, NY, 11218. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Form. of M & S REAL PROPERTY, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/6/20.

Office location: Saratoga SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 608 Grooms Rd Clifton Park, NY, 12065. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 22 SARATOGA LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/18/20. Office location: Warren SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 13 Fort Amherst Rd Glens Falls, NY, 12801.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of SWASNAN LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/5/20. Office location: Orange SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 90 State St Ste 700, Office 40, Albany, NY, 12207. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of JOEY NECHADIM PARTNERS LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/31/20. 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: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Sara Levine Consulting, LLC filed with SSNY on October 9, 2020. Office: Westchester County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 21 Half Moon Lane, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of RALJ HOLDINGS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/17/20. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Lewis Tepper, 175 W. 72nd St., Apt. 6H, NY, NY 10023. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of COMPCARE SERVICES, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/13821. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 4512 Farragut Rd Brooklyn, NY, 11203. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Pivotal Consulting & Marketing, LLC filed with SSNY on September 30, 2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 242 Parkway Drive, New Windsor, NY 12553. Purpose: Marketing Services and Consulting.

Notice of Formation of Fitness Holdings Management LLC. Art. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY(SSNY) on December 30, 2020. Office location: Kings County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 920 72nd Street, Brooklyn, New York 11228. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK In the Matter of a Family Offense Proceeding

File#: Docket#:

310515 0-06563-20

Ghislaine Rufen-Blanchett, Petitioner, - against Courtland A. Thompson,

SUMMONS (Publication)

[02] Refrain from assault, stalking, harassment, aggravated harassment, menacing, reckless endangerment, strangulation, criminal obstruction of breathing or circulation, disorderly conduct, criminal mis- chief, sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, forcible touching, intimidation, threats, identity theft, grand larceny, coercion, unlawful dissemination or publication of intimate image(s) or any criminal offense against Ghislaine Rufen-Blanchett (DOB: 10/06/1971); It is further ordered that this tempora1y orderofprotection shall remain in force until and including March 01, 2021, but if you fail to appear in comi on this date, the order may be extended and continue in effect until a new date set by the Court.

Dated:

December 28, 2020

ENTER

Respondent.

IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK: To: Courtland A. Thompson 29-18 Beach Channel Drive Far Rockaway, NY 11691 A petition under Article 8 of the Family Court Act having been filed with this Court requesting the following relief: Order of Protection; YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear before this Court on Date/Time: March 1, 2021 at 9:01 AM Purpose: Return of Process Part: NYCCVO-3 Room: Virtual Room Presiding: TBD Judge, Clerk’s Office Location: click to join or call (347) 378-4143 code 483 635 897# to answer the petition and to be dealt with in accordance with Article 8 of the Family Court Act. On your failure to appear as herein directed, a warrant may be issued for your arrest.

Dated: December 28, 2020 Juan R. Paez, Clerk of Court TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of TBD Judge, Clerk’s Office of the Family Court, New York County, dated and filed with the petition and other papers in the Office of the Clerk of the Family Court, New York County.

PRESENT: Honorable Anna R. Lewis In the Matter of a FAMILY OFFENSE Proceeding Ghislaine Rufen-Blanchett (DOB: 10/06/1971), Petitioner tion

File# 310515 Docket# 0-06563-20 Temporary Order of Protec-

- against Courtland A. Thompson (DOB: 03/09/1964), Respondent

Honorable Anna R. Lewis PURSUANT TO SECTION 1113 OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT, AN APPEAL FROM THIS ORDER MUST BE TAKEN WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE ORDER BY APPELLANT IN COURT, 35 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF MAILING OF THE ORDER TO APPELLANT BY THE CLERK OF COURT, OR 30 DAYS AFTER SERVICE BY A PARTY OR THE ATTORNEY FOR THE CHILD UPON THE APPELLANT, WHICHEVER IS EARLIEST.

Ex Parte

NOTICE: YOUR FAILURE TO OBEY THIS ORDER MAY SUBJECT YOU TO MANDATORY ARREST AND CRIMINAL PROSECUTION, WHICH MAY RESULT IN YOUR INCARCERATION FOR UP TO SEVEN YEARS FOR CRIMINAL CONTEMPT, AND/OR MAY SUBJECT YOU TO FAMILY COURT PROSECUTION AND INCARCERATION FOR UP TO SIX MONTHS FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR IN COURT WHEN YOU ARE REQUIRED TO DO SO, THIS ORDER MAY BE EXTENDED IN YOUR ABSENCE AND THEN CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL A NEW DATE SET BY THE COURT. THIS ORDER OF PROTECTION WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT EVEN IF THE PROTECTED PARTY HAS, OR CONSENTS TO HAVE, CONTACT OR COMMUNICATION WITH THE PARTY AGAINST WHOM THE ORDER IS ISSUED. THIS ORDER OF PROTECTION CAN ONLY BE MODIFIED OR TERMINATED BY THE COURT. THE PROTECTED PARTY CANNOT BE HELD TO VIOLATE THIS ORDER NOR BE ARRESTED FOR VIOLATING THIS ORDER. A petition under Article 8 of the Family Court Act, having been filed on July 21, 2020 in this Comt and good cause having been shown, and Courtland A. Thompson having been not present in Court.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Comtland A. Thompson (DOB:03/09/1964) observe the following conditions of behavior: [01] Stay away from: [A] Ghislaine Rufen-Blanchett (DOB: 10/06/1971); [BJ the home of Ghislaine Rufen-Blanchett (DOB: 10/06/1971) at 13-83 Pinson Street Floor 1st, Far Rockaway, NY 11691; [E] the place of employment of Ghislaine Rufen-Blanchett (DOB: 10/06/1971); [14] Refrain from communication or any other contact by mail, telephone, e-mail, voice-mail or other electronic or any other means with Ghislaine Rufen-Blanchett (DOB: 10/06/1971);

The Family Court Act provides that presentation of a copy of this order of protection to any police officer or peace officer acting pursuant to his or her special duties authorizes, and sometimes requires such officer to arrest a person who is alleged to have violated its te1ms and to bring him or her before the court to face penalties authorized by law.

Federal law requires that this order is effective outside, as well as inside, New York State. It must be honored and enforced by state and h•ibal courts, including courts of a state, the District of Columbia, a commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States, if the person restrained by the order is an intimate partner of the protected pmty and has or will be afforded reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard in accordance with state law sufficient to protect due process rights (18 U.S.C §§ 2265, 2266).

It is a federal crime to: • cross state lines to violate this order or to stalk, harass or commit domestic violence against an intimate partner or family member; • buy, possess or transfer a handgun, rifle, shotgun or other firearm or ammunition while this Order remains in effect (Note: there is a limited exception for militmy or law enforcement officers but only while they are on duty) ; and • buy, possess or transfer a handgun, rifle, shotgun or other firearm or ammunition after a conviction of a domestic violence-related crime involving the use or attempted use of physical force or a deadly weapon against an intimate partner or family member, even after this Order has expired (18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(8), 922(g)(9), 2261, 2261A, 2262).

Check Applicable Box(es): [ ] Party against whom order was issued was advised in Court of issuance and contents of Order [ ] Order personally served in Court upon party against whom order was issued [x] Service directed by other means: Other [] [Modifications or extensions only]: Order mailed on [specify date and to whom mailed]: [] Wan-ant issued for party against whom order was issued[specify date]: _ []ADDITIONAL SERVICE INFORMATION [specify]:

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