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EDITOR’S NOTE

JON LENTZ Editor-in-chief

IN 1866, New York became the first state to pass a law against animal cruelty. Legislation a year later tasked the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals with enforcement, which it did until January 2014, when the New York City Police Department took over the job of responding to reports of animal abuse.

The ASPCA still partners with the NYPD to care for mistreated animals and find them homes, but it has been freed up to address other matters. It championed a recent New York City Council law requiring full-service animal shelters in each borough. The ASPCA supports proposed city bans on fur sales and foie gras and a state bill to block pet stores from selling dogs, cats and rabbits. But its primary focus is more basic: keeping people and pets together. And while cynics may complain that animal issues shouldn’t overshadow more pressing matters – like crime or homelessness – the ASPCA says it’s not an either/or proposition.

“We find that in many places, where human beings are lacking or suffering are the same places where animals are suffering,” said Michelle Villagomez, the ASPCA’s New York City senior legislative director. “So we’re trying to figure out how to help people and their pets.”

In this week’s magazine, we assess where New York is today in terms of animal policy – and what’s coming up next.

CONTENTS

ANIMAL RIGHTS … 6 Is it puppy love or horse trading?

PETS ON TRAINS … 8 Your giant dog won’t fit in that bag

POLITICAL PETS … 12 A pol’s best friend HORSE CARRIAGES … 14

Will they decide NYC’s next mayor?

POLITICAL CONSULTANTS … 19 CELESTE SLOMAN; YUH-LINE NIOU

The 50 best ways to get in office

WINNERS & LOSERS … 42

Who was up and who was down last week

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Latest ROBERT MORGENTHAU DIES AT 99 Legendary Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau died on July 21. In over three decades as the borough’s top prosecutor, Morgenthau took on mobsters, corrupt politicians and Wall Street greed, and is remembered as a crusader for justice. Aside from making headlines for a number of major prosecutions, he was also the inspiration for the original district attorney in “Law and Order.”

KATZ CLAIMS QUEENS DA VICTORY

Former special counsel Robert Mueller testified for about six hours before Congress, but offered little information that was not already laid out in his more than 400-page report, despite the best attempts by both Democrats and Republicans to get Mueller to say something damning, and the absence of any bombshells may have lowered the odds of impeaching the president.

The New York City Board of Elections completed its manual recount of 91,000 votes in the Democratic primary for Queens district attorney. Queens Borough President Melinda Katz increased her lead to roughly 60 votes over insurgent Tiffany Cabán and is now claiming victory. However, 114 invalid affidavit ballots hang in the balance, and Cabán’s campaign intends to fight in court to have them counted.

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Back & Forth Seven years after founding Riders Alliance, you’ve announced your plans to depart. Why leave, and why now?

I have always believed that it’s important for the founder of a nonprofit organization to move on at some point for the health of the organization – and also the health of the founders. We’re coming off some significant wins on some of our key campaigns and (we) also have a clear path ahead of us of important work that has to happen over the next few years. It felt like the appropriate time for me to move on and for the Riders Alliance to find a new generation of leadership.

A Q&A with Riders Alliance’s outgoing executive director

John Raskin The

Kicker

How would you rate Cuomo’s performance in taking control of the MTA today?

It changes month by month, and it changes year by year. The issue of the governor not being fully accountable for the transit system long predated Gov. Cuomo. And the challenge of holding the governor accountable will outlast Gov.

Cuomo. But, that said, in politics, if something is not a personal problem for somebody, it is not a problem that gets resolved. Community organizing 101: If the governor can solve the problem and he’s not doing it, you need to focus attention on the governor.

Some would argue that Cuomo may have overstepped his authority on certain MTA issues, such as his move to cancel the full shutdown of the L train earlier this year.

To succeed at running the MTA, the governor has to play an active enough role that he is overseeing the agency and taking charge, but also play a supportive enough role that he can attract and retain top talent to do day-to-day management.

I think that the governor has to be careful when he gets too into the weeds, because the governor of the state is not always in the best position to make technical decisions about what’s best for transit.

“This race is not over. It is far from over.”

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BY ERICA SCALISE

ONE IS TAKING THE 2020 PRIMARY RACE BY STORM, THE OTHER IS BILL DE BLASIO.

A SITTING MAYOR has never become president of the United States, but that’s all about to change according to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg.

AGE 37

HEIGHT 5’9”

MARRIAGE

Married Chasten Buttigieg after coming out as gay at age 33

CITY SIZE

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Population of about 101,000 people, as of 2018

OPERATING CITY BUDGET $386 million

BAD LOOKS

His repeated promises to address rampant unemployment have disappointed, with unemployment rates almost twice as high for African Americans and Hispanics than white residents in South Bend.

Though neither are currently leading in the polls, it appears de Blasio’s big-city background is no match for Mayor Pete’s Midwestern energy – at least when it comes to fundraising. Here’s the lowdown on the mayoral melee.

PAYING FOR SECURITY Uses campaign funds

CLAIMS TO FAME

Improved Indiana streets, which resulted in over 1,000 vacant homes cleared and about $90 million put into the downtown area, attracted startups to improve the city’s relationship with technology

RACE RELATIONS AND POLICING

South Bend’s long-standing issues between black residents and the police have reportedly not improved under Buttigieg. At a town hall last month, Buttigieg confessed that the city had not done enough in one breath, and in another said, “We have tried everything we can think of.”

2020 DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL POLLING (REALCLEARPOLITICS AVERAGE 7/6-7/21) 4.8%

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN FUNDRAISING, SECOND QUARTER $24.8 million from 294,000 donors

AGE 58

HEIGHT 6’5”

MARRIAGE

Married Chirlane McCray who identified as a lesbian in a 1979 essay for Essence

CITY SIZE

Population of about 8.4 million people, as of 2018

OPERATING CITY BUDGET

More than $92 billion

BAD LOOKS

He promised to address homelessness by increasing the number of shelters, but homelessness has ballooned since he took office.

2020 DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL POLLING (REALCLEARPOLITICS AVERAGE 7/6-7/21) 0.8%

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN FUNDRAISING, SECOND QUARTER $1.1 million from 6,700 donors

PAYING FOR SECURITY

Uses taxpayer dollars, at least $100,000 so far to fund travel for his NYPD security

CLAIMS TO FAME

Created universal pre-K and universal school lunch, passed the first and only minimum wage for ride-hailing drivers, passed the Climate Mobilization Act to combat climate change

RACE RELATIONS AND POLICING

After the death of Eric Garner at the hands of the NYPD, the mayor openly discussed the personal impact he felt raising a biracial son, but when the time came for de Blasio to call for one of the officers responsible to be fired, he repeatedly declined and delayed the trial for years, arguably worsening race relations between the NYPD and the city’s black residents.

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BETTING on the FARM It’s never been more politically popular to push for animal rights.

by J E F F C O L T I N

BILLS OF ANIMAL RIGHTS

AFTER TROTTING ALONG for years, animal welfare legislation seems to have broken out into a run. Here are some of the recent bills that have been introduced or enacted, both statewide and in New York City.

tral Park’s carriage horses into the park – a small, but significant win in that ongoing regulatory battle.

“There’s a lot of animal rights legislation that’s finally making progress after years of not a lot of progress on that front,” said Edita Birnkrant, executive director of New Yorkers for Clean, Livable and Safe Streets, or NYCLASS, an organization that lobbies for animal welfare.

But why now, in 2019? Animal welfare legislation is nothing new. Rosenthal has passed at least one animal welfare law each year since taking office in 2006. The measures have ranged from banning the tattooing and piercing of pets to allowing cities to better regulate so-called puppy mills.

In the days of divided government, Rosenthal, a Democrat, would often pass bills working with Republican legislators.

“Caring about animals is not a partisan issue,” she said. But in recent years, Rosenthal said, her animal welfare bills have been getting more support. For that, she credits

FUR BAN

Sponsored by New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, this bill would ban fur apparel sales, except for religious garments. A first violation would result in a fine of up to $500.

FOIE GRAS BAN Animal welfare advocates say geese are tortured through forced feeding to make this French delicacy.

A New York City ban would follow one in California.

the “years of education and effort and advocacy” by animal welfare groups – but also their pull at the polls.

“I always get pushback when one of my bills is going forward, and the animal advocates send out email blasts to everyone,” Rosenthal told City & State. Lawmakers complain to her, “‘My whole inbox is full of people advocating for your bill!’ So I think legislators are realizing this is an important constituency.”

This dynamic has come into sharper focus at the city level. NYCLASS has just lobbied extensively, spending $156,000 lobbying for animal welfare legislation in the first six months of 2019 alone, but the organization has also been quite generous to politicians that agree with them. NYCLASS and its main backers, real estate executives Stephen Nislick and Wendy Neu, were major donors to New York City Is Not For Sale, a political action committee that spent more than $1 million ahead of the 2013 mayoral race. NYCLASS di-

NEW ANIMAL SHELTERS

Queens and the Bronx don’t have full-service animal shelters.

This city law, supported by the ASPCA and signed into law in 2018, fixes that.

ANIMAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT

Can’t get elected dogcatcher? You could still get appointed commissioner of the New York City Department of Animal Welfare, an agency that advocates say is sorely needed.

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NIMALS WILL NEVER decide an election in New York.

Yes, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s 2014 run-in with a groundhog – which later died – may not exactly be helping his presidential campaign. But the proud horses, cats, beavers and geese of the state of New York simply aren’t allowed to vote.

The people who love animals, though – that’s a different story.

“Many constituents are one-issue voters.

And their one issue is animals,” said Manhattan Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, who is likely New York’s most prolific legislator on animal welfare issues.

And that is one of the reasons why New York City – and to an extent, the state as a whole – is caught up in an animal welfare stampede. In June, the state Legislature passed a bill to make New York the first state to ban the declawing of cats. Weeks later, the New York City Council held a hearing on a package of 16 animal welfare bills and resolutions, running the gamut from banning the sale of the French delicacy foie gras to establishing a city department of animal welfare. Additionally, the city is considering following Los Angeles and San Francisco in banning the sale of fur. Already, the City Council passed a bill to build new full-service animal shelters in Queens and the Bronx, and the de Blasio administration managed to move pickups for Cen-

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seeing progress happen,” Birnkrant told City & State. “And by the way, the fur ban proposed by Corey Johnson actually took animal advocates by surprise. We weren’t even pushing for a fur ban bill! He did that on his own.”

If Johnson is after animal welfare voters’ support, he’s making a strong case. He’s the lead sponsor of the fur ban bill, and he’s a driving force behind the animal rights package of 16 bills being considered.

A spokesman for Johnson, Juan Soto, told City & State in an email that this isn’t anything new: “The Speaker has always been an animal lover and protecting their welfare is a priority.”

Johnson said as much himself, speaking at a regularly scheduled City Hall press conference on June 18. “I always try to lean in the direction of being humane and treating animals with respect. I’m a big animal lover,” he said, adding that he himself has a rescue cat.

Of course, Johnson isn’t blind The New York City Council’s hearing on to political give-and-take of ania fur ban sparked mal welfare groups. NYCLASS’ fury from both sides.

2013 donations and subsequent failed campaign to banish the carriage horses from Central rectly spent nearly $190,000 supporting de Blasio and other candi- Park was covered extensively by the press. dates that cycle, and in 2017 spent more In April 2014, four months into de Blasio’s than $230,000 backing six City Council first term as mayor – and Johnson’s first candidates. As an independent expendi- term as a city councilman – the Daily News ture committee, NYCLASS can blow past published a story declaring “animal-rights city-mandated spending limits as long as it advocates who helped elect Mayor de Blasio doesn’t coordinate with candidates directly. are unleashing their clout at City Hall.”

But Brooklyn City Councilman Justin NYCLASS’ spending – not to mention the broader contingent of animal welfare Brannan isn’t buying that Johnson’s push is voters – could be a real benefit to New York motivated by a mayoral run.

“That’s such a lazy take,” he told City & City Council Speaker Corey Johnson’s likely mayoral campaign in 2021, suggested a State. “Those of us who care about this stuff member of the City Council’s Progressive have a record of caring about this stuff beCaucus, who asked for anonymity to discuss fore I even knew what NYCLASS was.”

Brannan’s own record is unassailable – he a sensitive political issue. “Not all panderhas “meat is murder” tattooed on his neck. ing is progressive,” the member said.

Speaking for NYCLASS, Birnkrant As a vegetarian since 1992, long before he brushed off the idea that the impending entered politics, Brannan is one of a growcitywide elections had anything to do with ing coterie of New York elected officials who the recent animal welfare push. “There’s no eschew meat, whether for reasons of health nefarious reason behind it. It’s just the is- or ideology. Along with some carnivorous sues have been consistently worked on and allies, they’ve managed to pass a number of pushed for a very long time. So now we’re policies appreciated by both environmental

HORSE CARRIAGE HEAT LIMIT

Carriage horses would get to cool their hooves if the heat index reaches or exceeds 90 degrees.

The bill is supported

by NYCLASS and is co-sponsored by 19 New York City Council members.

PET STORE SALES BAN

This bill, sponsored by state Sen. Michael Gianaris and Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, would halt dog, cat and rabbit sales in pet stores, which could display shelter and rescue animals instead.

CAT DECLAWING BAN

In July, New York became the first state to ban cat declawing, with a fine for violations of up to $1,000.

Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, the bill’s sponsor, called the practice “barbaric and inhumane.”

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and animal welfare advocates, such as serving only plant-based meals in New York City schools on “meatless Mondays.”

Brannan said he and Johnson first talked about introducing a big animal welfare legislative package in April 2018 on a trip to Israel. Brannan had just been elected, and Johnson was the newly elected speaker and wasn’t yet considering a mayoral run. Brannan knew Johnson would be receptive, since he had sponsored animal welfare legislation in his first term.

So far, none of the city’s major animal welfare bills introduced this year have passed. The two marquee proposals, the foie gras ban and the fur ban, are facing staunch opposition from some business interests in the city. “What they would do is wipe out my industry and put me out of business.

They’d have more empty stores and more loss of these jobs,” said Nick Pologeorgis, the owner of Manhattan-based Pologeorgis Furs, which has around 20 employees. “I feel now that the City Council understands a little bit better of what is involved here, and I’m sure they don’t want to see 7,500 jobs lost in New York City.”

Opponents of the fur ban launched an aggressive campaign and enlisted black churchgoers to stress fur clothing’s importance in their community. One activist, the Rev. Johnnie Green, told The New York Times that Johnson’s support for a fur ban may cost him votes among black New Yorkers.

Johnson’s spokesman said the animal welfare package is still going through the legislative process, and Brannan thinks the speaker and his staff are letting the issue cool down a bit before moving on the bills.

“I think Corey has the stomach to want to push this forward. The fur stuff was super polarizing, but he stuck to his guns,” Brannan said. “That’s the kind of leadership we need to get some of this stuff done.”

And even if the bills pass into law, animal welfare activists won’t sit, stay and lie down for long – especially when it comes to one of New York’s most politically charged battles.

“While there’s been a rapid advance of other animal rights issues,” Birnkrant said, “carriage horses are still way behind in what we can do to make their lives better.”

CONSOLIDATED ANIMAL CRIMES BILL

This bill would move animal cruelty laws out of New York’s agriculture and market code.

“By putting these crimes into the penal code, they will be viewed more seriously,” Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal said.

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BAN ON CLASSROOM HATCHING PROJECTS

New York schoolchildren would have to stop hatching birds if Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal’s bill to ban such classroom projects is approved. Advocates are crying “fowl” over helpless birds being dumped in parks at the end of these school projects.

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SCOFFLAWS with PAWS How are subway riders getting around the no-dogs rule?

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New Yorkers take dogs of all shapes and sizes on the subway in bags.

portation this year than at this point last year – 55 so far in 2019 versus 37 in the first six months of 2018 – that may just reflect the happenstance of what cops see.

MTA rules state that pets are not allowed at MTA facilities “unless enclosed in a container and carried in a manner which would not annoy other passengers.”

In comparison to other large metropolitan transportation systems, the MTA language is vaguer than other cities, which generally have more specific requirements for what qualifies as a carrier.

The MTA’s website has more specific information about what kind of pets are allowed on public transportation and what constitutes a carrier. It reiterates that small domestic pets are allowed only when they are in carriers. Most importantly, it says that no part of the ani-

mal may stick out of the container. A spokesperson for the agency said that, similar to their guidance against taking up multiple seats with luggage or large bags, the carrier must not inhibit other riders’ ability to access seating or handrails.

People with disabilities who require assistance from a service animal are the exception to the carrier requirement, but the animal must still have a harness. The Americans with Disabilities Act protects those requiring a service animal from discrimination in public places. Law enforcement may ask if the animal is required for a disability and what tasks it is trained to perform, but they are not permitted to ask to see a license. The MTA also issued applications for voluntary licenses for service dogs to avoid confusion amid the rise in

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HE NEW YORK CITY subway is home to a host of bizarre sights, be it Jimmy Fallon and Miley Cyrus performing at a station in disguise or someone lugging around a Saint Bernard in an Ikea bag. In recent years, the latter seems like a much more frequent sight.

There are countless pictures on social media of four-legged commuters with the hashtag #subwaypets or #subwaydogs.

The pets are the subjects of dedicated social media pages like @NYCsubwaydogs on Instagram and are included in accounts that document strange subway sights, like @subwaycreatures. The majority of pets on the subway are dogs, with some notable exceptions, like a huge iguana. Online rundowns of pups on the subway have compiled photos and videos showing dogs of all sizes peeking out of bags that range from backpacks to duffle bags.

But, to the consternation of some, they aren’t always in bags – or anything at all.

In 2018, a Twitter video of a dog just on a lease on the subway prompted the official New York City subway Twitter account to direct the passenger to call 911. They later walked that recommendation back, saying that dogs are great, but they have to be in carriers.

So, what are the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s rules about commuting with pets? And are there actually more pets on the subways these days, or do they just have a larger social media following?

There are no hard numbers on how many pets are taken on the subway in general, as there’s no pet fare. Over the past 12 months, the MTA received 109 complaints about animals not properly contained in carriers, and they receive thousands of other complaints every year, according to an MTA spokeswoman. While there have been more NYPD summonses issued for unauthorized animals on public trans-

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popularity of emotional support animals.

Emotional support animals are defined as pets soothing to those with a variety of mental illnesses, but they lack the formal training of service dogs. There’s no accepted science to back up the necessity of emotional support animals. Most of the criticism of emotional support animals in public areas comes from stories about people attempting to fly with their emotional support turkeys or peacocks. The New York chapter of the Center for Independence of the Disabled told City & State that, while the people they represent do have serious concerns about the accessibility of public transportation in New York, people exploiting the use of emotional support animals to travel with their pets is not one of them. The MTA is clear that emotional support animals are not exempt from the rules requiring pets be inside carriers.

Because the carrier must contain the animal and prevent them from bothering and impeding other commuters, the large dogs in oversized duffle bags don’t exactly fall within the MTA’s rules, which are enforced by the New York City Police Department. If an animal is outside of a container or in an insufficient carrier, officers may ask the owner to leave the subway or issue them a ticket, which could cost a commuter $25. Fines may be disputed with the Transit Adjudication Bureau within 30 days of the violation.

Police officers don’t issue fines for unauthorized animals on public transportation very often, compared to other common infractions like fare evasion. It is unclear if that’s because improperly transported animals aren’t prevalent, or if perpetrators are simply asked to exit the subway. It’s also possible that police officers don’t always notice or sometimes determine that the pet isn’t bothering anyone and they have higher enforcement priorities. Pets deemed too large or not properly restrained can be barred from a subway car, as seen in a viral video from April of a big dog in a minimal burlap sack being refused access by the train conductor. An NYPD spokeswoman would not speak generally about how they theoretically handle improperly restrained animals on public transportation, noting that officers have discretion and each case is different.

Domestic animals on the subway are a pretty low-level concern for most commuters and law enforcement alike. Plus, New Yorkers with pets seem to mostly follow the rules. At worst, they are a mild annoyance during rush hour. At best, they are a fun interlude on a monotonous commute, like a talented busker. As long as they’re in a carrier, the MTA is not planning on cracking down on the furry fare evaders anytime soon.

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SURVIVAL of the FURRIEST

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1866 The state Legislature

passes the first antianimal cruelty law in the United States and a year later tasks the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals with enforcing the law.

A German butcher becomes the first person to be punished for animal cruelty under the new law: A $10 fine for tying up calves and stacking them like wood in a cart.

1867 Animal blood sports,

such as rat fighting, are banned in New York.

1883 New York declines

to follow the lead of the New Hampshire Legislature, which begins investigating the wisdom of placing a financial bounty on the slaughter of wild woodchucks.

1894 New York becomes

the first state to require licensure for dogs and for cats to wear collars – though only in New York City. The law also gives the ASPCA the authority to seize stray animals instead of professional dogcatchers, who were previously

paid in proportion to the number of dogs they delivered to dog pounds.

1895 The New York Times

writes about the “novel institution” of animal shelters. For the first time, New Yorkers have a go-to place to search for a lost pet.

1941 The ASPCA successfully lobbies the state Legislature to kill a bill that would have allowed operations on horses’ tails to reshape them for the sake of equestrian fashion.

1952 The state Legislature

authorizes approved laboratories to use stray dogs and cats in medical experiments.

1965 A package of new

state laws dramatically expands animal rights. This includes strengthening rules against abandoning animals and denying them food and water.

Other new rules include a prohibition on poisoning animals and painting baby rabbits, chicks and fowl with

artificial colors. Horses were also banned from highways and bestiality was made illegal.

1975 Elected leaders and

sports enthusiasts launched what would become an unsuccessful effort to legalize greyhound racing in New York as a way to improve the state’s finances.

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Dogs, cats and other animals now have rights that were once unthinkable.

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EFORE NEW YORK STATE adopted a landmark anti-cruelty law in 1866, animals only had rights insofar as they concerned the property interests of livestock owners. In short, animals could be treated any way an owner saw fit. Stray cats and dogs were routinely rounded up and killed by dogcatchers.

Many men spent their leisure hours at 273 Water St. in Manhattan to enjoy

1978 A new law requires

residents of New York City and Buffalo to clean their dogs’ poop off of city streets, granting New York City Mayor Ed Koch one of his bestsmelling legislative wins.

1979 The state Legislature

repeals a law allowing the use of stray dogs and cats in medical experiments.

1986 The state Legislature bans the use of livestock as prizes.

1991 Animal welfare activists

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suffer a setback when the state Legislature bans them from “unlawful tampering with animal research,” which becomes a class E felony.

2001 The state Legislature

passes a law requiring the spaying and neutering of dogs and cats before they can be adopted from an animal shelter.

2002 Canines and felines alike get legal protection from the likes of Cruella de Vil when the Legislature

an urban pastime of the era: betting on how many rats a dog could kill in a given amount of time.

However, abolitionists and temperance activists in the post-Civil War period were beginning to view animal welfare as a new front in the battle to make American society a more moral place.

One of them, shipping heir Henry Bergh, took up the cause and founded the American Society for the Prevention

votes to ban the selling of fur, hair, skin or flesh of dogs and cats.

2008 Kings County Criminal

Court upholds a state law that requires pet owners to provide medical care to suffering animals.

2017 The state Court of

Appeals denies a writ of habeas corpus to caged chimpanzees Tommy and Kiko, whose lawyers argued the pair should be released to an outdoor sanctuary in Florida.

A ban on circus elephants in New York becomes law.

Dumbo becomes even more unrealistic.

2019 A New York City judge

rules that a cat – either named Marshmallow or Sylvester – “voted with his feet” when he left one home and was adopted by another. The case, Finn v. Anderson, marks the first time that pets are found to not be personal property like inanimate objects. A “best interests of all” legal standard thus dismissed the property claims of the cat’s original owners. New York also becomes first state to ban cat declawing.

of Cruelty to Animals, which the state Legislature tasked with enforcing the anti-cruelty law. With the help of supporters like Louisa May Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Bergh and the ASPCA set to expand animal rights nationwide – starting in New York.

Animal rights have come a long way since then. Here are some of the biggest breakthroughs from the past 153 years.

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THE PETS BEHIND THE POLS

by R E B E C C A C. LEWIS

Behind every great politician is a great pet.

At the end of a long day of lawmaking, it’s nice to come home to a furry (or scaled or feathered) friend. Just last week, Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal got to tell her cat Kitty that none of her feline friends will get declawed, thanks to a new law Rosenthal championed banning the practice that Gov. Andrew Cuomo

New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and Mousse

Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo and Zuzu

Assemblyman Joseph Lentol’s office cat Brooke

State Sen. James Tedisco and Gracie

Assemblywoman Pamela Hunter and Barklay

Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal and Kitty

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recently signed. Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou’s dog Samson often accompanies her on trips to Albany when the state Legislature is in session, so she doesn’t even need to wait until she’s back in Manhattan to give him a snuggle. And state Sen. James Tedisco actually brought his corgi Gracie to the state Capitol itself for this year’s Animal Advocacy Day. Then, of course, there are

the office cats like Rocky – a bona fide social media influencer – in New York City Councilman Robert Holden’s Queens office.

From the state’s first pet, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s dog Captain, to New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson’s “fat and sweet” cat Mousse, here are some of the most politically powerful pets in New York.

New York City Councilman Robert Holden and Rocky

Assemblywoman YuhLine Niou and Samson

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Captain

State Sen. James Gaughran and Corbin

State Sen. Robert Antonacci and Abbey

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State Sen. Phil Boyle and Livvy

State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi’s cat Lexington

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HORSE PLAY

De Blasio rode the horse carriage issue to City Hall, but his proposed ban crashed. So what’s next for New York’s equine advocates?

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N THE 2013 New York City mayoral race, Bill de Blasio was trailing the pack when he made a campaign promise to ban the horse carriages in Central Park on “day one.” De Blasio’s pledge brought in support from the animal welfare group New Yorkers for Clean, Livable and Safe Streets, or NYCLASS, whose aggressive attack ads against Christine Quinn were widely believed to help de Blasio overtake the early front-runner and secure the Democratic nomination.

Halfway through his second term in office, however, de Blasio hasn’t delivered. He did seek a range of restrictions on the horse carriage industry, most of which fell short, succeeding only in limiting pickups to inside the park. And with de Blasio now running for president and dealing with more pressing local issues, advocates have sought other incremental changes to protect horses while shifting their focus to other animal welfare issues, such as proposed citywide bans on foie gras and fur sales.

De Blasio last year directed the city Department of Transportation to issue a rule that requires all horse carriage pickup stations to be moved into the park, in order to protect the horses from car traffic. There’s also a City Council bill pending that would prevent the carriage horses from working when the heat index reaches or exceeds 90 degrees.

But after making a ban on horse carriages a central part of his 2013 campaign, de Blasio didn’t move quickly. Animal welfare activist Donny Moss, who wants to ban horse carriages entirely in midtown Manhattan, thinks de Blasio would’ve succeeded if he had acted immediately.

“I’m disappointed that he waited until it became politically infeasible to fulfill his promise,” Moss told City & State. It wasn’t until December 2014, nearly a year after he took office, that de Blasio introduced legislation in the City Council that would have reduced the number of licenses for carriage horses and moved the stables into Central Park. But this bill floundered and never came up for a vote. “They had the most powerful elected official in New York City stating that, ‘Hey, watch me do this on day one,’” Moss said. “And then he didn’t do it. And then the opposition mobilized.”

In 2016, de Blasio tried to put a deal together with the carriage industry, which would’ve significantly reduced the number of carriages and moved all horses inside of Central Park. But due to pushback from park conservationists, the Transport Workers Union, the Teamsters and others, the City Council canceled its scheduled vote on the deal. Then, in 2017, NYCLASS announced that it would no longer pursue the elimination of carriage horses from

Central Park and would try to protect the animals through other means.

“He had a bill in the City Council that he fought pretty hard for. It didn’t end up happening,” NYCLASS spokesman Chris Coffey said of de Blasio. “But that wasn’t his fault. That was the City Council.”

Last year, the mayor used his executive powers to move all horse carriage pickup stations inside of Central Park, a rule that started being enforced in February. The new pickup locations are spread around the perimeter of the park, positioned close to highly trafficked exits. This is a big change, considering carriage drivers have been picking up fares on Central Park South for years. De Blasio’s rule, however, doesn’t move the stables inside of the park, and horses will still be allowed to walk on city streets.

While some advocates grumble that little has been done to improve conditions for the horses, the new rule “was a big victory for the horses and for activists,” Edita Birnkrant, the executive director of NYCLASS, told City & State. “It’s definitely a big improvement for the horses to not have to be standing and maneuvering in all of that heavy traffic 10 hours a day.”

While NYCLASS is no longer pursuing a ban on carriage horses, it is invested in passing a series of measures to protect the four-legged animals. “Like temperature

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work on other issues.”

Yet there’s still a chance that a full ban could gallop back into the spotlight – especially if Quinn, who was trampled by animal welfare activists in 2013, follows through on a rumored comeback bid for City Hall in 2021.

NYCLASS played an important role in sinking Quinn’s 2013 candidacy, said political consultant George Arzt. “There’s no doubt that it had a big impact,” Arzt said. “Because they have so much money behind them, it was a very potent force in the election.”

Much of the organization’s money has come from Stephen Nislick, a real estate executive. It was also reported that Nislick’s interest in banning horse carriages might have been motivated more by his desire to build affordable housing on prime real estate currently occupied by the stables on West 38th Street than to protect the animals, although Nislick denied the allegation.

Mike Morey, Quinn’s former campaign manager and a managing director of SKDKnickerbocker, said the money that flowed into NYCLASS’ independent expenditure committee in 2013 was “certainly instrumental in knocking her

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down.” But Morey contends that if Quinn had been pro-horse carriage, de Blasio allies would’ve just found another issue to raise money on. “I’m not so sure that de Blasio backers wouldn’t have found another venue by which to drop off cash to go after her on the IE side,” Morey told City & State. “The only relevance that NYCLASS would have (in 2021) in terms of being an issue is whether it just allows itself to once again become a repository for campaign cash to attack a front-runner – and back whoever their preferred candidate is in the race.”

Regardless, NYCLASS could still play a key role in 2021. “I think it will be repeated,” Arzt said. “Nislick has a lot of money.

And I think that where there’s money and the ability to spend it, they’re going to spend it.”

For her part, NYCLASS’ Birnkrant said she hopes Quinn’s views on horse carriages have changed. “We can only hope that if she reenters public service, she will have learned the importance of fighting for animals,” Birnkrant said. If Quinn has met this standard, NYCLASS would be happy to work with her in the future, she added. “But if she hasn’t, we won’t work with her.”

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control, an end to third-party slaughter, guaranteed retirement after 10 years and bigger stall size. Those are the things that we’re focused on,” Coffey said.

Building on the momentum of de Blasio’s decision to move horse pickups inside the park, the heat index bill was discussed at a City Council hearing on June 18 and currently has 19 co-sponsors, shy of the 26 votes needed for a majority in the 51-member council.

Allie Feldman Taylor, the director of NYCLASS before founding another organization, Voters for Animals Rights, in 2016, said that the shift in focus has helped the movement find success on other matters, including banning cat declawing and elephants in circuses, and building support for New York City’s proposed bans on fur sales and foie gras.

“For a long time, (the) carriage horse (issue) was taking up most of the oxygen – and it’s an incredibly important issue and this community is never going to stop fighting until carriage horses are banned,” she said. “But through our energy and seeing how much society had grown in their compassion to animals, I knew that we could get a lot done by turning our attention away from the horses and starting to

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THE CONCRETE JU A certain population in New York City has been booming in recent years, and it’s not your everyday homo sapiens. Coyotes, bald eagles, whitetailed deer and other animals are finding places to thrive amid the hustle and bustle of one of the

most man-made landscapes on Earth.

Some, such as red-tailed hawks and black bears, are trying to reclaim the ecological niches they lost years ago after the first Europeans arrived in the area and spoiled this mid-Atlantic Garden of

COYOTES

ALLIGATORS

The feud between New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo inadvertently killed Lefty, the Harlem deer, but his kind still have a chance elsewhere in the city – especially in the Bronx and southern Staten Island. They have gotten so numerous in these areas that the city came up with a plan to sterilize many of them. If a proposed bow hunt on Staten Island ever happens, then residents of the “Forgotten Borough” can finally feel that they really are more like middle America than midtown.

Despite urban legends about a self-sufficient population of sewer alligators, the only way alligator mississippiensis get into the Big Apple is likely because someone brought them here as a pet. What is surprising, then, is how generation after generation of New Yorkers still think buying alligators is a good idea. And while it might end up badly for the human, it usually ends up even worse for the alligator. One unlucky beast roaming the sewers was beaten to death in 1935 by people wielding snow shovels.

In recent years, alligators have tended to pop up in Queens, with sightings in Fort Tilden, Flushing Meadows and under a car in Astoria. They even appear to be spreading out into Long Island.

RED-TAILED HAWKS

The high-flying raptors are thriving in Manhattan, in part thanks to a seemingly never-ending supply of rats and pigeons. These efforts have not gone unnoticed by the people of Gotham, some of whom follow the lives of redtailed hawks with the fervor of celebrity groupies. But living in the city isn’t all fun and games for the hawks, who face significant dangers from ingesting poisoned vermin and the perils of flying around a city filled with glass buildings. Luckily, they’ve got at least one state senator on their side.

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“Looney Toons” drastically understates just how wily coyotes are. Originally from the Great Plains, coyotes have taken over the ecological niche left by the virtual extinction of wolves, which once roamed most of the U.S., including New York City.

Now coyotes are permanent residents of the Bronx and have been seen hitting the bar scene in Long Island City, Queens. The omnivorous canine loves to munch on garbage and has a unique ability to adapt to its surroundings – whether that means hunting for rats in Harlem or finding a sweet nook to sleep along the Hudson. They are not looking for trouble, but they have been known to attack small children and animals.

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Eden. Other species, like coyotes and opossums, are taking advantage of the opportunities created by urban areas. “It’s not a bad thing for wildlife to live in New York City,” said Paul Curtis, a wildlife expert in the Department of Natural Resources at

Cornell University. “But these are wild animals and we’ve got to respect that.” That means recognizing that New York City is no longer just a place for people and their pampered pets. Here are the species surviving among the skyscrapers.

OPOSSUMS

BLACK BEARS

North America’s only marsupial began moving into the city about 100 years ago as its range expanded with human settlement. Opossums look like an ill-fated cross between a rat and a kangaroo, and have the street smarts and punch to match. They will gnash their teeth and claws, play dead or even give off a stinky mucus to dissuade predators from attacking. The results are clear. No New Yorker in their right mind wants a taste of an opossum – literally or otherwise – so we leave them to the garbage with minimal screaming.

GRAY SQUIRRELS While native to the area, deforestation virtually wiped out the native squirrel populations of New York City by the mid-1800s. Luckily, Victorian-era parkgoers wanted to see the critters roam around the newly created Central Park. You could say that the city was a victim of its own success. Millions of the little critters now live throughout the city, and while humans and squirrels have learned to mostly coexist, there have been occasional purges to lower the population of the rodents. Every now and again, squirrels find their own ways to fight back, like the two occasions when they messed with power lines and shut down the Nasdaq Stock Market.

SASQUATCH There is no guarantee that the Prospect Park Bigfoot will reappear anytime soon – the bipedal cryptid might not even exist. However, assuming that the Brooklyn Paper has its facts in order, the next snowstorm could allow Brooklyn to become a top destination once more for America’s top Bigfoot hunters.

Some wild animals may be too dangerous to take in, but the experience of the Henderson family suggests otherwise.

If you are afraid of bears, now might be the time to move away from New York City.

Bears are moving through the Hudson Valley and showing up in New Jersey, just miles away from Manhattan. The bottom line is that the bear population is growing, and when they cannot get enough food in the forest, they will go elsewhere.

A dead cub was even found in Central Park in 2014, and there could be more coming in his wake, so watch out for any angry mama bears.

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ANIMAL EMPLOYEES

And no, they don’t receive pensions.

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WEED-EATING GOATS

Gotham means “goat town” in Old English, after all. In May, New York City’s Riverside Park welcomed a team of 24 hungry goats – as a part of its “Goatham” restoration project – to eat poisonous and invasive plants, such as poison ivy and mugwort, in the park.

Goats were similarly used to weed Prospect Park in 2016. “For them it’s an all-you-can-eat buffet,” Riverside Park Conservancy President and CEO Dan Garodnick told NY1. “For us, it is critical horticultural care that we need in a part of the park that has proved challenging.”

THE CANINE UNIT

Since the state police created its Canine Unit in 1975, dogs have remained important companions and employees on the force. The state’s Canine Unit is comprised of 29 explosive detection teams, 57 narcotic detection teams (20 of which have dogs trained in cadaver detection) and four teams of bloodhounds used exclusively for tracking. Typically,

Belgian Malinois, German shepherds, bloodhounds and Dutch shepherds are popular breeds on any police force, but in 2016 a pitbull became a police dog for the first time in New York. New York City has its own crop of canine officers serving the NYPD, divided into five separate K-9 units with roughly 100 dogs in total, as of 2016.

THE MOUNTED UNIT

Scoring a spot on the NYPD’s coveted Mounted Unit is surprisingly hard to do.

In 2018, 40 officers applied for positions on the Bronx’s Troop D mounted unit (one of four mounted units in the city) to work alongside the NYPD’s equestrian officers, but only nine made the cut. The Mounted Unit, which began in 1858, currently has 55 horses, and its efforts are focused mainly on crowd control, counterterrorism, traffic control, curtailing street crime and public relations. “When someone needs something, a lost child, a crime’s committed, they come up to us because they can see us in the crowd,” Jason Bernfeld, a Mounted Unit officer, told CBS New York.

THERAPY DONKEYS

At SUNY Plattsburgh, a small herd of therapy donkeys were hired in May for Mental Health Awareness Month to help its students cope with end-of-term anxiety brought on by final exams and term papers. The donkeys came from the New York nonprofit Thera-Pets, which uses farm animals to help people quell their anxiety and depression. The animals were brought to SUNY Plattsburgh’s wellness fair as a treat for overwhelmed students. “We thought donkeys and a wellness fair would be a fun and creative

way to discuss mental health and help our students de-stress,” Ashley Durocher, associate director of student support services and student accessibility services at the university, told the school’s paper.

TWENTY THE DALMATIAN

The days when Dalmatians used to clear the streets for firefighters headed toward burning buildings have long since passed. But after 9/11, one New York City firehouse welcomed a Dalmatian onto its team. Ladder Company 20 – which lost seven firefighters when the twin towers collapsed – was gifted Twenty the Dalmatian from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office a few weeks after the attacks. Twenty became a beloved part of the team almost immediately. Twenty accompanied the firefighters of Ladder 20 on all of their runs and even made appearances at events held for fallen firefighters to bring some much-needed comfort and levity to mourners. Twenty, a symbol of healing and hope, died in 2016, at the ripe old age of 14, surrounded by the firefighters who cared most for her.

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NIMALS CAN DO many things: provide unconditional love, boost mental health and be put to work. And – just like their human counterparts – nowhere do animals work hard and play hard quite like they do in New York.

From removing invasive plant species growing in New York’s parks to keeping city streets safe, animals are employed to improve the lives of numerous New Yorkers – whether they realize it or not. Here are a few of the Empire State’s most impressive animal employees.

RUNNING A CAMPAIGN for elected office isn’t easy.

A candidate has to connect with voters and get enough of them to show up at the ballot box. A campaign operation must be built, volunteers recruited, events held, doors knocked on, funds raised and polls conducted. A policy platform must be developed and disseminated through the press, in online, radio and TV ads, and on social media. And as seeking office grows more complex, experts who can guide candidates through the process are increasingly in demand.

In City & State’s first POLITICAL CONSULTANTS POWER 50, we identify New York’s top political strategists, operatives, pollsters, data analysts and spokespersons – as well as fundraisers, who make up a group of their own.

The Power 50 list features local firms that have established themselves beyond New York’s borders, national firms that have become major players in New York, and others with specializations in places like Brooklyn, the Hudson Valley or Western New York. There are Republican firms, Democratic firms – who have enjoyed more success recently in the state – and at least one firm that works for both sides.

These consultants have been ranked on a variety of factors, based primarily on their performance in 2017 and 2018, including campaign revenues, wins and losses, and the political clout of their clients.

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DOUG FORAND & NATHAN SMITH

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Senior Partners

The Parkside Group

Red Horse Strategies

KEY CLIENTS: Eliot Engel,

KEY CLIENTS: Andrew

Thomas Suozzi, Joseph Crowley, Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Joseph Addabbo Jr., John Brooks, James Gaughran, Andrew Gounardes, Todd Kaminsky, Anna Kaplan, John Mannion, Monica Martinez, Shelley Mayer, Jen Metzger, James Skoufis, Karen Smythe, Brian Barnwell, Mark Levine, Ydanis Rodriguez, Paul Vallone

FOR YEARS, Democrats

believed they were on the verge of taking control of the state Senate. Last November, they broke through – thanks in large part to the work of Harry Giannoulis and The Parkside Group.

Giannoulis’ firm is the lead consultant for the state Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, the conference’s campaign arm, working with state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and her No. 2, state Sen. Michael Gianaris. They assisted individual state senators and candidates, including such challengers as Andrew Gounardes, James Gaughran and Monica Martinez, who helped to not only seize control of the 63-seat chamber but ultimately win an impressive 39 seats. The crushing loss for Republicans has ushered in an era of single-party control in Albany and paved the way for the passage of a long list of progressive bills that had been bottled up in Albany.

It’s a crowning achievement for Giannoulis, who cut his teeth as a staffer for then-Gov. Mario Cuomo and other governmental and nonprofit roles before building Parkside into one of the state’s preeminent consulting firms.

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Cuomo, Thomas DiNapoli, Sean Patrick Maloney, Adem Bunkeddeko, DuWayne Gregory, Grace Meng, José E. Serrano, Nydia Velázquez, Jesse Hamilton, Shelley Mayer, Brian Benjamin, Christine Pellegrino, Ari Espinal, Andrew Hevesi, Yuh-Line Niou, Ethan Lustig-Elgrably, Jeffrey Dinowitz, George Latimer, Eric Adams, Melinda Katz, Eric Gonzalez, Barry Grodenchik, Rafael Salamanca Jr., Helen Rosenthal, Diana Ayala, Mark Treyger, Peter Koo, Justin Brannan, Carlina Rivera, Francisco Moya, Marjorie Velazquez, Antonio Reynoso, Carlos Menchaca, Adrienne Adams, Elizabeth Crowley, Ede Fox

RED HORSE STRATEGIES

has built itself into one of New York’s leading political consulting firms by focusing on progressive clients, including candidates for elected office, labor unions and advocacy groups. Between 2017 and 2018, the firm raked in an eye-popping $13 million in consulting fees, according to state Board of Elections filings.

Red Horse counts among its clients Gov. Andrew Cuomo, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, the state Democratic Committee and a long list of state legislators, New York City Council members and others.

It’s also expanding with a new office in Washington, D.C. Doug Forand, who ran the state Senate Democrats’ campaign committee the previous time it won a majority, is one of the firm’s co-founders and brings decades of expertise to his job.

His colleague Nathan Smith has worked for such politicians as Reps. Grace Meng and Gregory Meeks, and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. Most recently, the firm has been representing Queens Borough President Melinda Katz in her district attorney race.

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JEFREY POLLOCK & JEFFREY PLAUT Founding Partner and President; Founding Partner

Principal; Managing Director

Global Strategy Group

BerlinRosen

KEY CLIENTS: Kirsten

KEY CLIENTS: Bill de Blasio,

Gillibrand, Joseph Crowley, Kathleen Rice, Max Rose, Joseph Morelle, Paul Tonko, Andrew Cuomo, Letitia James, Kathy Hochul, Bill de Blasio, Scott Stringer, Jeffrey Klein, Marisol Alcantara, Jesse Hamilton, Tony Avella, David Valesky, David Carlucci, Todd Kaminsky, Laura Curran, Steven Bellone, Madeline Singas, Byron Brown, Melinda Katz, Eric Gonzalez, Cyrus Vance Jr., Mark Gjonaj

Zephyr Teachout, Perry Gershon, Carolyn Maloney, Liuba Grechen Shirley, Juanita Perez Williams, Laura Curran, Brian Kavanagh, Deborah Glick, Rebecca Seawright, Lou D’Amaro, Ben Kallos, Keith Powers, Deborah Rose, Brad Lander, Mary Silver, John Doyle, Madeline Singas, New York State Democratic Committee

BERLINROSEN HAS come

a long way since it was a two-person startup in 2005.

Now the firm is firmly part of the political firmament, having helped Bill de Blasio win a remarkable come-from-behind primary victory in the 2013 New York City mayoral race and with other progressive candidates having won races at every level of government, from the New York City Council to the state Legislature to congressional contests far beyond the state’s borders.

In fact, the firm, which has alums working in public service positions in City Hall and Albany, has also expanded to Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. Over the past year, BerlinRosen helped Beto O’Rourke come close to toppling U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in Texas and strategized with labor-funded independent expenditures to flip the New York state Senate.

At the center of its consulting work are co-founder Valerie Berlin and Alex Navarro-McKay, who run the 175-person company’s political shop and formulated TV, digital advertising and direct mail for candidates in nearly 200 races across 25 states.

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Valerie Berlin, above, and Jefrey Pollock and Jeffrey Plaut

competitive advantage is polling. The firm has conducted polls and provided campaign research for the state’s top politicians, including Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

Jefrey Pollock has been with the firm since its launch in 1995, a few years after he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. Jeffrey Plaut, a Brown University graduate, has also been on board from the start and has expanded the firm’s reach to congressional clients, national committees, unions, foundations and corporations.

The Democratic-leaning polling and strategy firm is already engaged in several crucial 2020 fights, including U.S. Senate races in Maine and Iowa, and helping House Democrats hold onto their pickups.

Their recent track record bodes well for current clients.

Last year, Global Strategy Group was partly responsible for eight Democratic congressional victories, independent expenditures in another 14 races, four of seven Democratic gubernatorial pickups, Letitia James’ historic attorney general campaign, as well as the reelection campaigns of Cuomo and Gillibrand.

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Founder and CEO; President

MARK GUMA

Consultant

Mark Guma Communications

Metropolitan Public Strategies

KEY CLIENTS: Gareth Rhodes, Carolyn Maloney, Jerrold Nadler, Scott

KEY CLIENTS: Anthony Brindisi,

Stringer, Alessandra Biaggi, Zellnor Myrie, Robert Jackson, James Skoufis, Pat Burke, Didi Barrett, Karen McMahon, Al Stirpe, Addie Jenne, William Magee, Laurie Cumbo

ROBERTO RAMIREZ, LUIS MIRANDA & JOHN EMRICK

The MirRam Group

KEY CLIENTS: Adriano Espail-

lat, Letitia James, Bill de Blasio, Eric Gonzalez, Luis Sepúlveda, Marisol Alcantara, Jeffrey Klein, David Carlucci, Tony Avella, Jesse Hamilton, David Valesky, Carmen De La Rosa, Karines Reyes, Robert Rodriguez, Nathalia Fernandez, Mark Gjonaj

THE MIRRAM GROUP’S Roberto Ramirez, a former Bronx Democratic Party boss, has worked for mayoral candidates Fernando Ferrer and Bill Thompson, while Luis Miranda has represented Hillary Clinton, Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand. They backed Letitia James’ state attorney general bid, while the firm’s Hamilton Campaign Network – named after the Broadway hit created by Miranda’s son – has had mixed reviews. The sister company’s John Emrick is a former Independent Democratic Conference aide.

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this list, but he has been on an impressive winning streak. His firm, which encompasses campaign strategy, direct mail and advertising, helped Alessandra Biaggi, Zellnor Myrie and Robert Jackson mount successful primary challenges against former members of the state Senate Independent Democratic Conference, and also did work on behalf of No IDC NY, which ultimately knocked out six of the eight former IDC members. Guma’s firm also worked for the Democratic campaign committees for the state Senate and Assembly, which are now capitalizing on single-party control in Albany. Looking ahead, if Christine Quinn wants another crack at Gracie Mansion, she can always call her former adviser – who’s also done plenty of work for the campaigns of Charles Schumer and Cyrus Vance Jr.

Kwatra had Corey Johnson as a client in 2017, and Metropolitan Public Strategies is in demand heading into 2020 and 2021. The firm worked on key 2018 House races, and in 2019 it assisted an effort to let undocumented immigrants get driver’s licenses in New York. The firm, which has expanded into Florida, also scooped up Daily News scribe Ken Lovett.

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JAKE DILEMANI, CHAPIN FAY & CHARLIE KING

Senior Vice President; Senior Vice President; Partner

Mercury

KEY CLIENTS: Dylan Ratigan,

Keith Wofford, Robert Ortt, David Buchwald, Ruben Diaz Jr., Larry Blackmon, Margaret Chin, Robert Cornegy Jr., Chaim Deutsch, Alison Tan

MERCURY STANDS out for advising candidates from both parties.

Charlie King is a trusted adviser of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and worked on his 2018 reelection. Chapin Fay is a go-to consultant for state Senate Republicans, who held power until this year. And Jake Dilemani, an alum of The Parkside Group and a seasoned campaigner, helped with Rep. Carolyn Maloney’s 2018 reelection and has also worked for the state Senate Democrats.

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Founder and President

The Advance Group

KEY CLIENTS: Ruben Diaz Jr., Kat

Brezler, Martin Malavé Dilan, Jesse Hamilton, Jeffrey Klein, Diane Savino, Pamela Harris, Walter Mosley, Dan Quart, Robert Rodriguez, Laurie Cumbo, Mathieu Eugene, Mark Gjonaj, Kamillah Hanks, Ydanis Rodriguez

WHAT DOESN’T kill you makes

you stronger, eh? The Advance Group president has kept a low profile since his activities advising an anti-horse carriage group in 2013 drew scrutiny and led to fines. But Scott Levenson bounced back, helping Bronx politician Mark Gjonaj win a New York City Council seat in 2017, and working with Assemblyman Dan Quart, a potential Manhattan district attorney candidate, and Staten Island state Sen. Diane Savino, the ultimate Albany survivor.

JENNIFER CUNNINGHAM & MORGAN HOOK

Partner; Managing Director

SKDKnickerbocker KEY CLIENTS: Joseph Morelle, Eric

Schneiderman, Christine Quinn, Ben Walsh, Aaron Gladd

SAME-SEX MARRIAGE was passed just eight years ago in New York, thanks partly to SKDKnickerbocker’s efforts.

Jennifer Cunningham transforms complex polling data into compelling messages for candidates, including Todd Kaminsky, Christine Quinn and Scott Stringer. Along with Morgan Hook, a top official in then-Gov. David Paterson’s administration, Cunningham’s firm notched prominent victories this year, including codifying Roe v.

Wade in state law and restoring health care funding.

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WITH HIS former campaign

manager and one of his best friends found guilty following a monthslong corruption trial, Gov. Andrew Cuomo needed someone to run his reelection effort. Enter Maggie Moran, who had plenty of experience managing campaigns in New Jersey for Gov. Jon Corzine and Sen. Frank Lautenberg. Moran officially worked for Cuomo through a new firm called BlueStrat, but she also heads Kivvit, which ran a successful campaign against a state constitutional convention.

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THE OBAMA ad guru came up

with the ad that may have won Bill de Blasio the 2013 New York City mayoral primary and continued to shape his messages throughout his first term. These days the AKPD veteran is no longer in de Blasio’s inner circle, instead using his talents to help 2020 rival Pete Buttigieg. He has also shaped communications strategies for Gov. Andrew Cuomo, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Nassau County Executive Laura Curran.

Chele Chiavacci Farley, Pete King, John Faso, Lee Zeldin, Keith Wofford, Rob Astorino, Scott Vanderhoef, Steven Neuhaus, Betty Little, Tom Basile

DONALD TRUMP often acts as

his own political consultant – for better or worse. But when he wants some help planning a presidential campaign and polling the electorate, he relies on longtime strategist John McLaughlin. When he isn’t advising the Trump 2020 campaign, McLaughlin wades into U.S. Senate GOP primary challenges (to Mitch McConnell’s dismay). He helped Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu win reelection earlier this year.

TONY FABRIZIO

Fabrizio, Lee & Associates KEY CLIENT: Donald Trump DONALD TRUMP’S most trusted pollster was one of the few, along with John McLaughlin, to survive a recent purge after internal numbers showing the president’s weakness in several states leaked to the press. But Tony Fabrizio has been around long enough to weather Trump’s moods and Trump understands his importance in finding the pulse of the electorate – although he has an atypical way of showing it by disputing a $766,000 bill for Fabrizio’s services.

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KEY CLIENTS: Sean Patrick Malo-

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WHEN CANDIDATES launching their campaigns need a top-notch direct mail expert, they often rely on Mission Control. The firm, headed by campaign veteran Ed Peavy, has offices in Washington, D.C., Connecticut, California and Colorado, and has experience working for national candidates like Hillary Clinton and congressional candidates in swing states.

It’s a major player in New York as well, with major clients like the state Democratic Party and the Suffolk County Democratic Committee.

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KEY CLIENTS: Andrew Cuomo,

Kathy Hochul

KEY CLIENTS: Don Boyajian, Cyn-

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AS POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS go

digital, the services of Washington, D.C.-based Bully Pulpit Interactive are in high demand.

Andrew Bleeker’s firm, which also has offices in New York City as well as Chicago and San Francisco, was brought on to assist with Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s reelection campaign last year, earning close to $2 million working for the governor and the state Democratic Committee in 2018. The firm also has major corporate clients like Uber and Airbnb.

SINCE PETER BROWN and Chris

From top to bottom, Andrew Bleeker and Chris Miller

Miller launched BrownMillerGroup in 2011, they’ve made their mark in the direct mail campaign business while encompassing digital work as well. Brown worked on Bill Thompson’s surprisingly strong 2009 New York City mayoral bid, and an early client of the firm was Eliot Spitzer, who made a comeback bid running for city comptroller in 2013. More recently, BrownMillerGroup helped Democrats retake the state Senate, working with candidates like Jen Metzger.

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JERRY SKURNIK & STUART OSNOW

Partners

Prime New York KEY CLIENTS: Andrew Cuomo,

Eliot Engel, Peter Abbate Jr., Gale Brewer, Mathieu Eugene, Robert Holden, Ydanis Rodriguez, Eric Ulrich

THERE MAY be no team that knows demographic changes down to the block level better than Jerry Skurnik and Stuart Osnow.

Since 1988, the Prime New York partners, who purchase voter data and sell enhanced information to campaigns, have helped candidates strategize how they can get the most votes out of their districts and analyze election results.

Skurnik can also explain how the mood of the electorate is shifting before candidates realize what’s happening.

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ALEX VOETSCH & JEFFREY GUILLOT

President

Ditto Consulting

Partners

Millennial Strategies

KEY CLIENTS: Nita Lowey, Shelley

Mayer, Pete Harckham, Amy Paulin, George Latimer, Mike Spano, Noam Bramson

KEY CLIENTS: Julia Salazar,

Jumaane Williams, Elaine DiMasi, Richard Bashner, Mike Scala, Athena Moore, Bessie Schachter, Jorge Vasquez

FOR WESTCHESTER COUNTY

Democrats seeking public office, Kim DiTomasso’s Ditto Consulting is a go-to hire. The firm has worked for such political heavyweights as Rep. Nita Lowey, the influential chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee; George Latimer, who flipped the county executive’s office from red to blue in 2017; state Sen. Shelley Mayer; and Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, who’s on track to serve a third term after his primary victory in June.

THEY’RE MILLENNIALS with a

mission. Alex Voetsch and Jeffrey Guillot, who founded Millennial Strategies in 2013, count Planned Parenthood, the New York League of Conservation Voters, the United Federation of Teachers and Common Cause among its clients. But they’re known in political circles for helping Jumaane Williams win the New York City public advocate race this year. Their firm deploys “paperless canvassing” with mobile phones and apps to get real-time responses in the field.

From top to bottom, Kim DiTomasso and Kristie Stiles

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WILL DEEGAN & BRENDAN KLEIN

Partners

North Shore Strategies KEY CLIENTS: Perry Gershon,

Max Rose, Steven Bellone, George Maragos, Timothy Sini, Alison Tan, Peter Abbate Jr., Brian Barnwell, Catalina Cruz, Charles Fall, Félix Ortiz

THE DYNAMIC DUO at North

Shore Strategies is helping make the state a more progressive place. Will Deegan and Brendan Klein are experts at analyzing voter data, microtargeting and developing messages for candidates through digital platforms, but they don’t take field work or direct mail for granted. The firm has helped newcomers like Max Rose, Catalina Cruz and Brian Barnwell notch unexpected upsets. They also helped Farah Louis win her New York City Council seat.

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JIMMY SIEGEL

Partner

Siegel Strategies KEY CLIENTS: Andrew Cuomo,

Adem Bunkeddeko, Sean Patrick Maloney, Jeffrey Klein

ONE OF the best TV men in

the business, Jimmy Siegel has worked with icons like Derek Jeter while creating powerful commercials for Eliot Spitzer, Michael Bloomberg’s gun control and anti-soda efforts, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s reelection campaign. (His last spot on Cuomo’s immigration policies got unwanted attention in 2017.) You’ll see a lot of his work in 2020 – he’s trying to help Democrats take the U.S. Senate and Bloomberg boost candidates who will fight climate change.

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Founder and CEO

New Blue Interactive KEY CLIENTS: Andrew Cuomo,

Antonio Delgado, Nita Lowey, Nate McMurray, Joseph Morelle, Jerrold Nadler, Max Rose, Paul Tonko

THE DIGITAL strategy firm New

Blue Interactive is known for deploying its digital prowess on behalf of Democratic candidates across the country. Taryn Rosenkranz, who previously was the managing director for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, has done campaign work for top House Democrats in New York, including Reps. Jerrold Nadler and Nita Lowey. This past cycle, New Blue Interactive also counted Gov. Andrew Cuomo as a client as he won a third term.

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President

Stiles Partners KEY CLIENTS: Eric Schneiderman,

Ruben Diaz Jr.

KRISTIE STILES has been on

campaigns for everyone from former Rep. Charles Rangel to former New York City Comptroller Bill Thompson to ex-governors Eliot Spitzer and David Paterson. A managing director at the powerhouse consulting firm Mercury, she is also a top campaign consultant at her own firm, Stiles Partners, working for Eric Schneiderman up until his political demise and, in the 2021 cycle, handling Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.’s mayoral bid.

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LIS SMITH

Democratic communications consultant KEY CLIENTS: Andrew Cuomo,

Eric Gonzalez

IT’S NOT an exaggeration to suggest that Lis Smith is almost single-handedly keeping Pete Buttigieg in the top half of the polls in the Democratic presidential primary. It wouldn’t be the first time. Smith helped Eliot Spitzer’s near-resurrection to almost win the New York City comptroller job and then handled rapid response for Barack Obama and Andrew Cuomo. We wonder if New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio regrets not hiring her.

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PATRICK B. JENKINS

Founder

Patrick B. Jenkins & Associates

New York Director

Hilltop Public Solutions

KEY CLIENTS: Carl Heastie, Kevin

KEY CLIENTS: Bill de Blasio,

Parker

Cynthia Nixon, Carlos Menchaca, Vincent Gentile

PATRICK B. JENKINS is known for his ties to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, his friend and former college roommate, and has served as one of the Bronx’s top political consultants. But the Queens native’s work extends much further, with experience on mayoral, gubernatorial and attorney general campaigns. His firm, founded in 2009, recently worked for Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, state Sens.

Jamaal Bailey and Kevin Parker, and an array of corporate clients like Uber.

NEW YORK CITY Mayor Bill de

Blasio’s former director of scheduling and operations (who had the formidable task of keeping her boss on time) is the latest administration alum to join Hilltop Public Solutions, the firm known for engineering de Blasio’s 2013 primary victory and mayoral win.

With Bill Hyers and Rebecca Katz leaving Hilltop in recent months, the Bronx native has a chance to make her own mark running the firm’s New York office.

From top to bottom, Prisca Salazar-Rodriguez and Vince Casale

Thank you to all of our inspiring clients from 2018/19 and their incredible campaign staff members, including: Public Advocate Jumaane Williams Eleanor's Legacy Committee Baker Project Planned Parenthood Political Action New York League of Conservation Voters NO IDC United Federation of Teachers

Building Trades Council of Nassau and Suffolk Taking Action Suffolk County Nassau County Democratic Committee Senator Julia Salazar Senator Kevin Thomas Suraj Patel for Congress Perry Gershon for Congress

And through our Organization clients: Senator Andrew Gounardes, Senator Monica Martinez, Senator Jen Metzger, Senator Jessica Ramos, Senator James Skoufis, Senator John Liu, Congressman Max Rose

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Founding Partners

KEY CLIENTS: Zephyr Teachout,

KEY CLIENTS: Liuba Grechen Shir-

Pythia Public Todd Kaminsky, Ama Dwimoh

THE BROOKLYN-BASED firm Py-

thia Public has carved out a space in progressive politics, boosting candidates like Todd Kaminsky, Zephyr Teachout and Madeline Singas. Alexis Grenell advised Zephyr Teachout’s surprising congressional candidacy and went on to pressure state lawmakers to advance bills that extend the statute of limitations for rape and combat sexual harassment. Evan Thies helped Democrats take the state Senate and is hoping to elevate Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams to City Hall in 2021.

Seneca Strategies ley, Cynthia Nixon, Jessica Ramos, Tiffany Cabán

MONICA KLEIN and Elana Leopold may be new to consulting, only launching their firm Seneca Strategies in 2018. But the native New Yorkers and de Blasio administration and campaign alums got excellent press when they snapped up one of the most high-profile political clients of 2018 in Cynthia Nixon. They also worked on Liuba Grechen Shirley’s congressional campaign, Jessica Ramos’ and Julia Salazar’s successful state Senate bids and Tiffany Cabán’s run for Queens district attorney.

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BARRY CARO

Managing Partner

Bartholomew Communications & Strategies KEY CLIENTS: Pete Harckham,

George Latimer, Thomas Roach, Thom Kleiner

BARRY CARO made a name for himself in New York politics handling communications for Noam Bramson’s 2013 challenge against then-Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino. Caro went on to guide a string of progressive candidates to victory in local, state and congressional races in the Hudson Valley and in Pennsylvania. He also played a role in flipping the state Senate, helping Pete Harckham take a Republican-held seat.

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Co-owners

The Casale Group KEY CLIENT: Marc Molinaro WHEN DUTCHESS COUNTY

Executive Marc Molinaro was running an uphill challenge last year against Gov. Andrew Cuomo, he called Lynn Krogh. The Troy native and Cooperstown resident has been entrenched in politics since age 20 and was elected to lead the New York Young Republicans in 2009. She has since teamed up with Otsego County Republican Chairman Vince Casale and is a top operative for conservatives who mount serious statewide runs.

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KEY CLIENTS: Andrew Cuomo,

KEY CLIENTS: Dan Donovan,

TYQUANA HENDERSONPARSONS

Partner

Checkmate Strategies KEY CLIENTS: John Faso, John

Connective Strategies

DeFrancisco, Julie Killian, Scott Vanderhoef, MaryEllen Odell

THE FORMER New York Republi-

Gregory Meeks, Adrienne Adams, Cordell Cleare

can Committee executive director and Rob Astorino’s campaign manager has been advising GOP hopefuls as a partner at Checkmate Strategies. His most high-profile candidate was former state Sen. John DeFrancisco, whose bid for governor stalled last April when his supporters backed Marc Molinaro. Lately the Orangetown GOP chairman is wading into the contested Rockland County district attorney’s race in support of Tom Walsh, a Democrat who is taking the Republican line.

CONNECTIVE STRATEGIES is an apt name for the Queens consultant and Brooklyn native who seems to know just about everyone in both boroughs. Tyquana Henderson-Parsons manages her fair share of New York City Council campaigns in Queens and other local races, but also joined Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s reelection campaign last year. This year, she is helping Queens Borough President Melinda Katz in a fierce fight to become Queens district attorney.

WILLIAM F.B. O’REILLY & JESSICA PROUD

The November Team James O’Donnell, Marc Molinaro, John DeFrancisco, Rob Astorino, Paul Massey

THE CHARISMATIC conservative duo has advised New York’s Republican politicos since 2013, when they co-founded The November Team. There haven’t been many Novembers to remember after William O’Reilly’s client Rob Astorino lost his seat in 2017, and Republicans lost the state Senate in 2018, spurring Republican Party leaders to drop party Chairman Edward Cox in favor of Erie County’s Nicholas Langworthy. Now Jessica Proud (a spokeswoman for the state GOP) is helping the party get back on track.

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Founder

KEY CLIENT: Jumaane Williams

THE FORMER de Blasio adviser and Hilltop Public Strategies principal steered Cynthia Nixon’s gubernatorial bid last year. In February, Katz founded a new firm, New Deal Strategies – billed as “political consultants for the left” – and published a column in The Nation urging consultants to stop shilling for corporate clients.

She has also defended Bill de Blasio’s presidential run, saying it’s a “fresh start” but that he shouldn’t forget his day job.

PHIL SINGER

BILL HYERS

The Win Co.

Marathon Strategies

KEY CLIENT: Michael Bloomberg’s

Independence USA PAC

BILL DE BLASIO’S 2013 campaign

manager and one of his “agents of the city” has left Hilltop Public Solutions for greener pastures: his own firm, The Win Co. There Bill Hyers has made compelling ads for Jumaane Williams as well as non-New York candidates Randy Bryce and Kevin de Leon.

But you won’t find Hyers working on de Blasio’s presidential run – he’s been thinking about helping another mayor, Pete Buttigieg, instead.

PHIL SINGER’S brand is crisis.

The Marathon Strategies founder and managing director has been putting out fires since organizing White House tours in Robert Torricelli’s U.S. Senate office. He has advised John Kerry’s and Hillary Clinton’s presidential runs and helped both Andrew Cuomo and Charles Schumer rack up victories in New York. His 2020 thoughts?

Singer has high praise for Cory Booker’s “stamina” and sharp barbs for Bill de Blasio, whose “personality is not endearing.”

From top to bottom, Michael Lawler, Tyquana Henderson-Parsons, Phil Singer and Lupe Todd-Medina

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New Deal Strategies

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RICHARD FIFE

KEY CLIENTS: Robert Jackson, Bill

Perkins

PERHAPS BEST KNOWN as David Paterson’s 2010 campaign manager, Richard Fife has more recently secured hard fought wins in Bill Perkins’ 2017 New York City Council campaign and last year’s state Senate bid by Robert Jackson, who ousted former Independent Democratic Conference member Marisol Alcantara. The veteran Harlem consultant is also assisting Alvin Bragg in what is shaping up to be a crowded field of candidates taking on Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.

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L. JOY WILLIAMS

Founder and Principal

LJW Strategies

KEY CLIENT: Cynthia Nixon THE POWERHOUSE strategist and political commentator has deep roots in progressive politics. In addition to being the Brooklyn NAACP president, L. Joy Williams speaks at Netroots Nation almost every year and hosts a civics education podcast called “Sunday Civics.” After advising Cynthia Nixon’s gubernatorial campaign last year, she’s been a vocal leader pushing for recreational marijuana legalization and decriminalization and what reparations for slavery would actually look like in the 21st century.

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KEY CLIENTS: Andrew Cuomo,

KEY CLIENTS: Carolyn Maloney,

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LUPE TODD-MEDINA

Effective Media Strategies Eric Gonzalez, Robert Rodriguez

THE DEMOCRATIC strategist’s

stock has risen as steadily as her top client, Hakeem Jeffries, who in November became the fifth-most powerful member of the House of Representatives. Lupe Todd-Medina founded Effective Media Strategies six years ago, steering Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez past a crop of challengers in 2017 and shoring up Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s base in the outer boroughs in 2018. She has sage advice for Bill de Blasio’s presidential chances – if he’ll listen.

GEORGE ARZT

George Arzt Communications Martin Malavé Dilan, Jesse Hamilton, Félix Ortiz

THE FORMER New York Post jour-

nalist and Ed Koch press secretary is a political sage dispensing advice to prospective politicians and to those who should know better.

Take the mayor whose presidential chances Arzt puts at “below the 10% threshold” or the governor who Arzt says has been in a tough spot over driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants. While he primarily handles public relations, he helped Rep. Carolyn Maloney fend of a primary challenge last year.

HANK SHEINKOPF

Sheinkopf Communications Mathylde Frontus

GUARANTEEING THE outcome of

a campaign would require divine intervention – but if that doesn’t work, candidates can rely upon the advice of an ordained rabbi.

Hank Sheinkopf has worked for hundreds of candidates, including Michael Bloomberg and Bill Clinton. Now more of a pundit than a political consultant, he’s quick to quip about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s latest viral remark, Bill de Blasio’s dismal poll numbers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s legislative negotiating strategy.

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KEY CLIENTS: Guillermo Linares,

ROB RYAN

THE CHARISMATIC conservative

ran Nicole Malliotakis’ surprisingly energetic mayoral campaign in 2017. Now that the Staten Island assemblywoman has her eye on the next race – a shot at challenging Rep. Max Rose – Rob Ryan can help strategize her game plan while he waits for a “black or Hispanic Arnold Schwarzenegger.”

He’ll have to get Malliotakis past Michael Grimm first, but he’s already collecting money from GOP bigwigs, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.

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Javier Nieves, Hiram Monserrate

MICHAEL NIEVES had a long career in politics before he took over as president and CEO of HITN, a nonprofit Spanish-language TV network, in 2015. But he still keeps up on the latest New York political developments, in part by taking on campaign work on the side, primarily for Latino candidates. Nieves has worked for former Bronx boss José Rivera, Assemblyman Robert Rodriguez, New York City Councilman Robert Cornegy Jr. and former Rep. Charles Rangel.

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PETER KAUFFMANN

JACK O’DONNELL

Bluejacket Strategies

O’Donnell & Associates

KEY CLIENTS: Leecia Eve, Juanita

KEY CLIENT: Letitia James

Perez Williams

PETER KAUFFMANN is a wizened

Albany sage even though he’s still relatively young. The former press secretary for then-U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton and a past adviser for Gov. Andrew Cuomo launched Kauffmann Public Affairs in 2013 before changing its name last summer to Bluejacket Strategies.

This past session, Kauffmann raised concerns about the political implications of driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants and argued that Queens can’t afford to lose Amazon.

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JESSICA BASSETT

DEMOCRATS IN the North

Country who need help know to turn to Jessica Bassett, who has lengthy roots in the Plattsburgh area and served as a gubernatorial liaison to the region. Last year, she advised several candidates interested in unseating Rep. Elise Stefanik, who will surely be a prime target for Democrats next year. The SKDKnickerbocker alumna also worked on Speak Out Central New York, an independent expenditure campaign in the 22nd and 24th congressional districts.

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MICHAEL CAPUTO

KEY CLIENT: David DiPietro THE BUFFALO NATIVE has always

JACK O’DONNELL is one of Western New York’s go-to consultants – just ask Letitia James.

The founder of his own consulting firm has had the ear of Hillary Clinton and worked for Charles Schumer and Thomas DiNapoli.

He used to spend so much time in New York City and Albany that The Buffalo News started referring to the Bolton-St. Johns partner as an “expat,” but he’s returned home with his family.

been more of a conservative wingman, advising Carl Paladino’s gubernatorial bid and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign (briefly), than taking the whole bird for himself. But after fending off Robert Mueller and defending Trump against impeachment-hungry Democrats, Caputo is mulling a primary challenge against Rep. Chris Collins, who hasn’t decided if he’ll run again despite an insider trading trial next year. Roger Stone may even be available to help out Caputo.

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President

Capitol Public Strategies THE GOP guru and Pataki

whisperer had a seismic year personally and professionally in 2018. Three months after getting married to fellow lister Jessica Proud, he left Al D’Amato’s firm Park Strategies to help Marc Molinaro run for governor. (D’Amato was supporting Cuomo.) Even though Molinaro lost big, don’t feel too bad for Catalfamo. He was named Oneida County economic development director in February.

E. O’BRIEN MURRAY

THE REPUBLICAN operative can probably drink free in Breezy Point for life after managing Bob Turner’s upset congressional campaign in 2011 with almost no money and following that up with steering Simcha Felder’s winning state Senate campaign. Murray has been looking for the next long-shot victory, running Keith Wofford’s state attorney general bid and trying to boost GOP turnout with a pro-Amazon ad criticizing the mayor to help Eric Ulrich’s public advocate campaign in February.

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Top 5 Fundraisers Gregory Lasak

FUNDRAISERS DON’T make the news too

much, but most candidates know that they can’t run for office without raising money. So they visit Tucker Green, who has helped many of Long Island’s top Democrats hook up with liberal donors since he formed his own firm in 2011. State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, Rep. Kathleen Rice, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and state Sen. Todd Kaminsky all count on Tucker to fill their coffers.

STEPHANIE BERGER

Co-founder

Berger Hirschberg Strategies KEY CLIENTS: José E. Serrano, Scott Stringer,

Robert Rodriguez, Rebecca Seawright, Ama Dwimoh

THE NATIONAL fundraising firm Berger Hirschberg Strategies – which has an office in New York City – has hauled in millions of dollars for scores of Democratic politicians, including Gov. Andrew Cuomo, U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, and then-U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly from Indiana. What makes them one of the top fundraising firms? Experience in national politics and familiarity Democratic donors: Stephanie Berger was a finance director for Al Gore and John Kerry.

MICHAEL GIACCIO

Partner

Bedford Grove KEY CLIENTS: Carl Heastie, Adriano Espaillat,

Brian Flynn, Letitia James, Julissa Ferreras­ Copeland

LAST YEAR, Michael Giaccio signed on as a

senior fundraiser for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s federal Fairness PAC. De Blasio’s just the latest high-profile New York politician to hire Giaccio, who also has worked on the campaigns of former Govs. Eliot Spitzer and David Paterson and past mayoral candidate Bill Thompson. Giaccio, who launched the consulting firm Bedford Grove in 2010, has in recent years counted Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie as a client.

DAVID MANSUR

Partner

Culver Place Strategies KEY CLIENTS: Hakeem Jeffries, DuWayne

Gregory, Jerrold Nadler, Gareth Rhodes, Letitia James, Eric Schneiderman, Ruben Diaz Jr., John Brooks, James Gaughran, Liz Krueger, James Skoufis, Didi Barrett, Robert Carroll, Marcos Crespo, Steven Cymbrowitz, Carmen De La Rosa, Jeffrey Dinowitz, Ari Espinal, Charles Lavine, Linda Rosenthal, Ben Kallos, Brad Lander, Melissa Mark­Viverito, Francisco Moya, Jimmy Van Bramer, Darcel Clark, Eric Gonzalez

THE PROLIFIC fundraiser welcomed a new

partner, Allegra Scheinblum, to his firm in October. That meant it was time for a name change from Nashban Mansur to Culver Place Strategies. They’re LGBTQ-owned too, and David Mansur recently raised nearly $100,000 for a political action committee advocating for transgender rights. The firm counts many of the state’s top Democratic politicians among its clients, including Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and state Attorney General Letitia James.

WALTER SWETT & DARREN RIGGER Partners

Dynamic SRG KEY CLIENTS: Joseph Crowley, Joseph Morelle,

Kathy Hochul, Joseph Addabbo Jr., Karen Smythe, Inez Dickens, Alicia Hyndman, Aravella Simotas, David Weprin, Melinda Katz, Adrienne Adams, Mark Levine

WALTER SWETT and Darren Rigger bring plenty of dynamism to their fundraising firm, Dynamic SRG. The firm, which is based in Harlem, has experience on campaigns at every level, from local district leaders to Washington, D.C. A former elected official himself from Peekskill, Rigger has worked for such big names as Bill Clinton, Al Gore and Charles Rangel. Swett has assisted Eliot Spitzer, David Paterson and Carolyn Maloney.

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LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/11/19. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

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

PARTY REQUIRED, LLC, filed with SSNY 2/25/2019. Office located in Westchester Co. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to: PARTY REQUIRED, LLC. 941 Mclean Ave, #507, Yonkers, NY 10704. Purpose: any

NOTICE OF QUAL. of 477 Madison LLC. Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 6/7/19. Off. Loc: NY Co. LLC org. in DE 6/3/19.

SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom proc. against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to NRAI, 28 Liberty St., New York, NY 10005, the Reg. Agt upon whom proc. may be served. DE off. Addr.: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste 101, Dover, DE 19904. Cert of Form. on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Hudson Elite Construction, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 03/29/2017. Office location: Richmond County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

BZJ FITNESS LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 06/28/2019. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 358 5th Ave., 5th Flr, NY, NY 10001. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated November 28, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, Room 224, Brooklyn, NY 11201 on August 8, 2019 at 2:30PM, premises known as 1740 East 54th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11234. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of NY, Block 8493 Lot 71. Approximate amount of judgment $685,206.78 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 500455/2016.

Jack Segal, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: June 28, 2019

ANIONIX LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 06/04/2019. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: ANIONIX LLC, Attn: 27 Endeavors LLC, 2146 NW Chrystal Drive, McMinnville, OR 97128.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of Hope Gardens I PA Developer LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/11/19. Office location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 230 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, PA 18704, principal business address. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Notice of Qualification of 311 10TH AVENUE MARKET RATE RESIDENTIAL, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/19/19. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/17/19. Princ. office of LLC: 60 Columbus Circle, 19th Fl., NY, NY 10023. 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 of DE, John G. Townsend Bldg., Federal & Duke of York Sts., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of G&I IX EMPIRE THRUWAY PLAZA LAND LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/24/19. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/21/19. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (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, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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8217 24th AVENUE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 06/21/19.

Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 8217 24th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11214. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qualification of AFREIGHT VESTAL, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/12/19. Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 885 Third Ave., Ste. 1940, NY, NY 10022. LLC formed in DE on 6/10/19.

NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: CT Corporation System, 28 Liberty St., NY, NY 10005, regd. agent upon whom process may be served.

DE addr. of LLC: c/o The Corporation Trust Co., 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity.

JRP 143 LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 04/26/2019. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: United States Corporation Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of MJM ADVISORY, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/20/19. Office location: NY County.

Princ. office of LLC: 245 E. 87th St., Apt. 9F, NY, NY 10128. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Consulting business.

MR. LIVIZ LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 04/10/2019. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: MR. LIVIZ LLC, Attn: Michelle Lawton, 405 W 147th Street, New York, NY 10031. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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Notice of Qual. of EXTRA DELUXE LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 06/14/2019. Office loc: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 06/13/2019. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: C/O Walsh and Tsempelis, 277 Broadway, Ste 510, NY, NY 10007.

Address required to be maintained in DE: 310 Adler Road, Dover, DE 19904.

Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of Bridges 777 3rd Ave LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/10/19. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 399 Lafayette St., 2nd Fl., NY, NY 10003.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: HIPPIE ROCKSTARS, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 5/11/2017. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is C/O United States Corporation Agents, Inc.,7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY, 11228. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of HILLROSE 28 MANAGEMENT, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/26/19. Office location: NY County.

Princ. office of LLC: c/o Coral Realty, Attn: Cris Alcamo, Esq., 400 Broome St., 11th Fl., NY, NY 10013.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of 28 STUBBE DRIVE LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/20/19. Office location: NY County.

Princ. office of LLC: 152 W. 57th St., 60th Fl., NY, NY 10019. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC) Name: 153 COLUMBIA ST., LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on May 31, 2019.

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: 175 Van Dyke Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231.

Purpose: to engage in any and all business for which LLCs may be formed under the New York LLC law.

Notice of Formation of CROWN RC LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/26/19. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 667 Madison Ave., 12th Fl., NY, NY 10065. 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. Purpose: Any lawful activity. .Notice of Formation of CROWN IC LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/26/19. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 667 Madison Ave., 12th Fl., NY, NY 10065. 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. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Notice of Qualification of Ghost Town Blues LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/12/19. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/05/19. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Ilyse Dolgenas, Withers Bergman LLP, 430 Park Ave., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10022. Address to be maintained in DE: The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 N. Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801.

Arts of Org. filed with the DE Secy. of State., Division of Corporations, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities.

NOTICE OF FORMATION of ESC Productions, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/22/17. Off. Loc.: NY County. SSNY has been desig. as agent upon whom process against it may be served.

The address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy to is: Emily Cohn, 40 West 77th St, Apt #3E, New York, NY 10024. Purpose: Any lawful act.

Notice of Formation of MANHATTAN INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY PSYCHIATRY PLLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/27/19. Office location: NY County.

Princ. office of PLLC: 372 W. 250th St., Riverdale, NY 10471-2929. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Frederic I. Kass, MD at the princ. office of the PLLC. Purpose: Medicine.

Notice of Formation of Liquid States LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/18/19. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Veltri Management, LLC, 27 W. 70th St., Ste. 2A, NY, NY 10023.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

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Notice of Formation of Necessary Content, LLC filed with SSNY on May 8th, 2019. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228 Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of AVAILING HANDS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, PLLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/18/19. Office location: Westchester County. Princ. office of PLLC: 941 McLean Avenue, Suite 264, Yonkers, NY 10704. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the PLLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Therapeutic Service.

Notice of Formation of DBR Group LLC filed with SSNY on June 14, 2019. Office: Richmond County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 309 Wingham St, Staten Island, NY 10305. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION of USC 3 East 3rd LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/18/19. Off. Loc.: NY County. SSNY has been desig. as agent upon whom process against it may be served.

The address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy to is: USC 3 East 3rd LLC, 233 Broadway, Ste 1470, New York, NY 10279. Purpose: Any lawful act.

Notice of formation of IndUs Crafts LLC under the Articles of Organisation filed with SSNY on the 8th of July 2019, The office of Westchester County, SSNY designated agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shal mail copy of process to LLC at, 82 Random Farms Circle, Chappaqua, NY 10514 to purpose any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF KINGS, WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR PRETIUM MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. YOELLY RODRIGUEZ, ET AL., Defendant(s).

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF KINGS JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff AGAINST Deshawn Ware a/k/a De’Shawn Ware a/k/a De’Shawn Carlos Ware; Maranyelly Vega; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee’s Report, and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on June 14, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Kings County Supreme Court, Room 224, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY on August 8, 2019 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 282 Hemlock Street, Brooklyn, NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York, Block 4147 and Lot 53. Approximate amount of judgment is $485,489.15 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 501581/2016.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated May 2, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, Room 224, Brooklyn, NY 11201 on August 8, 2019 at 2:30PM, premises known as 345 Schenck Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of NY, Block: 4012 Lot: 5.

Approximate amount of judgment $389,855.59 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 512319/2017.

Jeffrey Miller, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff Cash will not be accepted.

Green Circled, LLC filed with SSNY 06/27/2019.

Office loc: Richmond County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Green Circled, LLC, Attn: Farrukh Chaudhary Mumtaz, 265 Seguine Ave., Staten Island, NY 10309.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC) Name: HEYWOOD466, LLC Articles of Organization filed by the Department of State of New York on: 06/13/2019 Office location: County of Kings Purpose: Any and all lawful activities Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Heywood466, LLC P.O. Box 19 New York, NY 10116

INSIGHTS MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/22/19. Office: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, c/o Legalinc Corporate Services Inc., 1967 Wehrle Drive, Suite 1, #086, Buffalo, NY 14221, which also serves as the registered agent. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF KINGS, DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS CERTIFICATE TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF BOSCO CREDIT II TRUST SERIES 2010-1, Plaintiff, vs. JASON PALMER, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on June 14, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Kings County Supreme Court, Room 224, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY on August 22, 2019 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 1962 Bergen Street, Brooklyn, NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York, Block 1453 and Lot 18. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 515601/2016.

Leo Salzman, Esq., Referee Berkman, Henoch, Peterson, Peddy & Fenchel, P.C., 100 Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY 11530, Attorneys for Plaintiff

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF KINGS WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR PRETIUM MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST, V. JUANITA M. DIGGS, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated May 3, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Kings, wherein WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR PRETIUM MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST is the Plaintiff and JUANITA M. DIGGS, ET AL. are the Defendants. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the KINGS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 360 ADAMS STREET ROOM 224, BROOKLYN, NY 11201, on August 15, 2019 at 2:30 PM, premises known as 569 HENDRIX STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11207: Block 4059, Lot 108: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN, COUNTY OF KINGS, AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 508849/2017. Philip Kamaras, Esq. - Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

Notice of Qualification of Intergate.Manhattan Office Holdings LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/25/19. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/19/19. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: CT Corporation System, 28 Liberty St., NY, NY 10005.

Address to be maintained in DE: The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Arts of Org. filed with the DE Secy. of State, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of Alpine Properties Group LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/08/2019. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to 265 Summit Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York 10552. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of 102-104 FULTON ST RETAIL LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/28/19.

Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Douglas Gladstone, Esq., Goldfarb & Fleece LLP, 560 Lexington Ave., NY, NY 10022. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Qualification of DIG INN 460 PAS LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/01/19. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/26/19. Princ. office of LLC: 1235 Broadway, 2nd Fl., NY, NY 10001.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 122072543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF KINGS

NOTICE OF SALE

CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff -against- HSIN-CHEN LEE, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated January 9, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Kings County Courthouse 360 Adams Street, Room 224, Brooklyn, NY on August 15, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. premises situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the northeasterly side of Bath Avenue, distant 58 feet southeasterly from the corner formed by the intersection of the northeasterly side of Bath Avenue with the southeasterly side of Bath 8th Street; being a plot 100 feet by 19 feet 4 inches by 100 feet by 19 feet 4 inches. Block: 6393 Lot: 7 Said premises known as 1457 BATH AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY Approximate amount of lien $706,038.23 plus interest & costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

Index Number 13975/2014.

PHILIP L. KAMARAS, ESQ., Referee David A. Gallo & Associates LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 99 Powerhouse Road, First Floor, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 File# 5025.766

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF KINGS, SELENE FINANCE LP, Plaintiff, vs. ISIAH SLAUGHTER A/K/A ISIAH B. SLAUGHTER, ET AL., Defendant(s).

BKGREENCART LLC filed Arts. of Org. with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/1/19. Office: Kings 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, 15 Maiden Ln, Ste 600, NY, NY 10038. Purpose: any lawful act.

Notice of Formation of Piel Developmental Consulting, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/27/19. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 400 Riverside Dr., Apt. 5A, NY NY 10025. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of SOLIGHT2, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/27/19. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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HER HONOR, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/18/2019.

Office loc: NY County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 3 Stuyvesant Oval Apt. 1E, NY, NY 10009. Reg Agent: David Silberg, 3 Stuyvesant Oval Apt. 1E, NY, NY 10009. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION of RIVERCENTER LS LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/7/19. Off. Loc.: NY County. SSNY has been desig. as agent upon whom process against it may be served.

The address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy to is: 28 Liberty, New York, NY 10005. Reg. Agent: National Registered Agents, Inc., 28 Liberty, New York, NY 10005. Purpose: Any lawful act

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on June 12, 2019, and a Decision and Order filed on June 21, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Kings County Supreme Court, Room 224, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY on September 12, 2019 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 639 East 86th Street, Brooklyn, NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York, Block 7991 and Lot 25. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 11848/13.

Steven Z. Naiman, Esq., Referee Berkman, Henoch, Peterson, Peddy & Fenchel, P.C., 100 Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY 11530, Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF QUAL. of 100 SLD Owner LLC. Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 6/20/19. Off. Loc: NY Co. LLC org. in DE 5/16/19. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom proc. against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to NRAI, 28 Liberty St., New York, NY 10005. DE off. Addr.: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste 101, Dover, DE 19904. Cert of Form. on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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G.A.S. PRODUCTIONS LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 06/03/2019.

Office loc: Richmond County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: Gregory Scott, 81A Clark Lane, Staten Island, NY 10304. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Evers Mental Health Counseling, PLLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 06/25/19. Off. Loc: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The PLLC 875 6th Ave, Ste 1604, New York, NY 10001. Purpose: to engage in the profession of Mental Health Counseling NOTICE OF FORMATION OF NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY The name of the limited liability company is Sally Rose Pond, LLC. The date of filing of the Articles of Organization with the Department of State was July 15, 2019.

The county in New York in which the offices of the LLC are located is Richmond.

The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process may be served, and the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any such process served against the LLC to Dr. Daniel Messina & Debra Messina, 17 Coverly Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10301 .

The business purpose of the LLC is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under the Limited Liability Company Law of the State of New York.

TUTTLECO LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 07/03/2019. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 200 W 15th St, #12G, NY, NY 10011. Reg Agent: U.S. Corp. Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Ave., Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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Notice of Qualification of THE PRIVACY CO LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/09/19. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/25/19. Princ. office of LLC: Renee M. Lercher, CFO, 845 3rd Ave., Fl. 18, NY, NY 10022.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808.

Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. #4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of David and Dad LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/01/19. Office location: NY County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The Baker Law Firm PLLC, 1175 York Ave., #15D, NY, NY 10065, Attn: Brett R. Baker, Esq. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Qualification of CaaS Capital Management LP Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/11/19. Office location: NY County.

LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/01/19. Duration of LP is Perpetual.

SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the Partnership, 800 Third Ave., 26th Fl., NY, NY 10022. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. DE addr. of LP: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of LP filed with the Secy. of State of DE, Dept. of State, Div. of Corps., John Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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STORAGE NOTICE Midtown Moving & Storage Inc. will sell at Public Auction at 810 East 170th Street, Bronx, NY 10459 At 6:00 P.M. on August 13th, 2019 for due and unpaid charges by virtue of lien in accordance with the provisions of the law and with due notice given all parties claiming an interest therein, the time specified In each notice for payment of said charges having expired household furniture & effects, pianos, trunks, cases, TV’s, radios, hifi’s, refrigerators, sewing machines, washers, air conditioners, household furniture Of all descriptions and the contents thereof, stored under the following names: -DIALLO, ALPHA -FERN, GIL -EILEEN, KOLAITOS -STEVENS, REAGAN -VILLEGAS- WOODS VANESSA -PETRILLI, ANDREA/ KARVALIS ADNAN -MYERS, WESLEY/MYERS WILLIE AND RANDY -HUNTER, WILLIAM -ALPORGUN, BURAK -ALMONTE, JACQUELINE/DEARMAS, JOSE -BANO, SHAH -BRADEN, ALEXA/HENDRICKS WILLIAM -CIPOLLA, PAUL -CAMACHO, MELISSA -DIFIORE, TIMOTHY -DIAZ, NATHANIEL -DIAZ, MARC -DWAYNE, CORWIS -GARCIA, WILFREDO -GROSS, EMANUEL -GILLIGAN, CLAIRE -HOPE, WINSTON -HILLIARD, ANDREW/ WASHINGTON

KIMBERLY/DOE JOHN -HARRIGAN, SARAH/ HIBBERT, SAMANTHA -JONES, LAVELL -LOPEZ, JOSE -LATAO EUGENIO DOE/ QUINTINO AND JOHN DOE/JANE DOE -MARTIN, FRANTZCIS -MCCLESTER, CEDRIC -MARTINEZ-EMINOGLU ANSELMO/WMINOGLU AHMET -NEVILLE, KAREN/MEJIA, YVETTE -ORTIZ, JULIO -ODURO, SETH -OSMAN, TAHER -PORFIL, RAQUEL -RAMOS, DELILA -RODRIGUEZ, MICH ELLE -ROBERTSON, HEYWARD -SKOLNIK, ELIYOHU -SOSA, DENISE -STARK, DANIEL -SAVIC, DEJAN -VACA, KATHERINE V -ZEHMISCH, HAROLD/ ZEHMISCH, LOUISE

Notice of Qualification of BEGI, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/11/19. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/28/19. Princ. office of LLC: TAG Associates, LLC, 810 Seventh Ave., 7th Fl., NY, NY 10019. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. DE addr. of LLC: Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808.

Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, State of DE, Dept. of State, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION of BAYSIDE LS LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/7/19. Off. Loc.: NY County. SSNY has been desig. as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy to is: 28 Liberty, New York, NY 10005. Reg. Agent: National Registered Agents, Inc., 28 Liberty, New York, NY 10005. Purpose: Any lawful act

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Notice of Formation of DPR OPPORTUNITIES 1 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 06/17/2019.

Office loc: NY County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: Robert D. Lindsay, Goldberg Lindsay & Co. LLC, 630 Fifth Avenue, 30 FL, New York, NY 10111.

Purpose: To be a qualified opportunity fund.

NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT SALE SUPREME COURT F O R THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF BROOKLYN CROSBY CAPITAL USA, LLC; Plaintiff v. WAHEED EGBO, et al; Defendants Attorney for Plaintiff: Hasbani & Light, P.C., 450 7th Ave, Suite 1408, NY, NY 10123; (646) 490-6677 Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale granted herein on 05/29/19, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder in the Supreme Court of the State Of New York, County of Kings - 360 Adams Street, Room 224, Brooklyn, NY 11201.

On August 1, 2019 at 2:30 pm.

Premises known as 107 Harman Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221, Block: 3275 Lot: 62 All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York.

As more particularly described in the judgment of foreclosure and sale.

Sold subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in said judgment and terms of sale.

Approximate amount of judgment: $963,987.79 plus interest and costs.

Index Number: 502722/2014 Aaron Maslow, Esq., Referee SAPPHIRE VISION, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 2/12/2019. Office loc: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: LLC, 805 Saint Marks Avenue, Apt. B3D Brooklyn, NY, 11213. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1319511 for a restaurant wine has been applied for by the undersigned to sell wine and beer at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 485 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10123 on premises consumption.

Donatella Moxy 7th Avenue, LLC d/b/a Prova Pizza Bar

PUBLIC NOTICE New York City Dept. of Consumer Affairs Notice of Public Hearing Notice is hereby given, pursuant to law, that the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs will hold a public hearing on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 07, 2019 2 P.M. at 42 Broadway, 5th floor, on a petition for independent PRINKIPAS LLC to ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE an unenclosed sidewalk cafe at 210 6TH AVE IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS. REQUEST FOR COPIES OF THE REVOCABLE CONSENT AGREEMENT MAY BE ADDRESSED TO: DEPT. OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, 42 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10004 ATTN: FOIL OFFICER Notice of Formation of DPR OPPORTUNITIES 2 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 06/17/2019.

Office loc: NY County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: Robert D. Lindsay, Goldberg Lindsay & Co. LLC, 630 Fifth Avenue, 30 FL, New York, NY 10111.

Purpose: To be a qualified opportunity fund.

Notice of Formation of DPR OPPORTUNITIES 3 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 06/17/2019.

Office loc: NY County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: Robert D. Lindsay, Goldberg Lindsay & Co. LLC, 630 Fifth Avenue, 30 FL, New York, NY 10111.

Purpose: To be a qualified opportunity fund.

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Notice of Formation of Leeza Garber Esq Consulting LLC filed with SSNY on June 21, 2019.

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

SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 252 W 76th Street, NY, NY 10023.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of MINH HOLDINGS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/15/19. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 136 West 92nd Street Associates LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/11/19.

Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: the Company, c/o Trinity Episcopal School Corporation, 139 West 91st St., NY, NY 10024, Attn: Joan Dannenberg. Purpose: any lawful activities.

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Notice of Formation of THE LFS LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/03/19. Office location: NY County.

Princ. office of LLC: 1540 Broadway, NY, NY 10036.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Duane Morris LLP, Attn: Jon H.I. Grouf, 1540 Broadway, NY, NY 10036. Purpose: Investments.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice of Auction

SprintCom, Inc. proposes an antenna and equipment upgrade existing 298’ building at 900 Park Ave in New York City, NY; an existing 70’ building at 203 W 133rd St New York City, NY; an existing 95’ building at 31 Tiemann Pl in New York City, NY; an existing 102’ building at 829 Greenwood Ave in Brooklyn, Kings County, NY; an existing 76’ building at 41 Perry St in New York City, NY; an existing 146’ building at 170 Central Park West in New York City, NY; an existing 88’ building at 390 E 153rd St in New York City, the Bronx, NY; and an existing 61’ building at 319 W77th St in New York City, NY.

SprintCom, Inc. proposes an antenna and equipment upgrade atop an existing building at 36-14 165th St in Flushing, in the B. of Queens, NY. Additionally, SPRINT proposes new installations atop existing buildings at 56 Franklin St in Waterbury, New Haven County, CT; at 90 Bowery in the B. of Manhattan, New York City, NY; at 364 St Marks Ave in the B. of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY; and 77 Locust Hill Ave in the B. of Staten Island, Staten Island, NY.

Notice of Auction Sale is herein given that Access Self Storage of Long Island City located at 2900 Review Avenue, Long Island City, N.Y. 11101 will take place on WWW. STORAGETREASURES. COM Sale by competitive bidding starting on August 9, 2019 and end on August 22, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. to satisfy unpaid rent and charges on the following accounts:

In accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended and the 2005 Nationwide Programmatic Agreement for Review Under the National Preservation Act; Final Rule, SPRINT is hereby notifying the public of the proposed undertaking and soliciting comments on Historic Properties which may be affected by the proposed undertaking.

Accordingly, if you would like to provide specific information regarding potential effects that the proposed undertaking might have to properties that are listed on or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and located within ½ mile of the above address, please submit the property’s address and your comments to: Charles Cherundolo Consulting, Inc. at 976 Tabor Road, Suite 4B, Morris Plains, NJ 07950 or via email at tcns@cherundoloconsulting.com.

In accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended and the 2005 Nationwide Programmatic Agreement for Review Under the National Preservation Act; Final Rule, SPRINT is hereby notifying the public of the proposed undertaking and soliciting comments on Historic Properties which may be affected by the proposed undertaking.

Accordingly, if you would like to provide specific information regarding potential effects that the proposed undertaking might have to properties that are listed on or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and located within ½ mile of the above address, please submit the property’s address and your comments to: Charles Cherundolo Consulting, Inc. at 976 Tabor Road, Suite 4B, Morris Plains, NJ 07950 or via email at tcns@cherundoloconsulting.com.

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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Contents of rooms generally contain misc. #429-Fernando Quinones; 1Suitcase, stuffed doll, lazy chair and 10 boxes, #816-Angel Crutchfield; 3-4 duffel bags, lady’s bag, shoes, boots, magazines, 2 black jackets, #2606Tara Kulukundis; round table, long square table, 1 glass table, 8 chairs, #3111- David Genao; 1 laundry bag, 1 pair of sneakers, 2 bottles of lotion, 3 bags, #3457- Robert T Kennedy; 2 lamps, 4 picture frames, 6 plastic containers, 7 medium boxes, 1 tote bag, 1 chair, love seat, 5 bags, 1 printer, 1 typewriter, round table.

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He rescued the MTA single-handedly and all he got was a demotion, effectively.

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