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WESTCHESTER EVEN AS THE suburbs north of New York City have become more Democratic in presidential, congressional and statewide elections, Westchester County voters have demonstrated a willingness to sometimes cast their lot with Republicans in local races – especially when they feel the need to protect their pocketbooks from the taxman. But after eight years of being governed by Republican tax cutter Rob Astorino, Westchester swung left in 2017 and elected longtime local politician George Latimer as county executive.

Latimer, as our cover profile by veteran Westchester journalist Phil Reisman demonstrates, is a consummate retail politician – and a pragmatist who has signed liberal legislation but tries to avoid coming across as a rigid partisan. Only time will tell whether his tenure heralds a permanent shift in Westchester, or just a temporary uptick in Democratic engagement in response to the unpopular New York Republican in the White House.

But read Reisman’s piece if you want to understand who is in charge of Westchester today and where he is taking the county.

CONTENTS

SUBWAY ELEVATORS … 8

Why does it cost so much to make the subways accessible?

GEORGE LATIMER … 10 How the Democratic county executive is steering Westchester POWER 100 … 16

The most powerful people in the ’burbs

WINNERS & LOSERS … 46 Who was up and who was down last week

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allowed to slip through the cracks despite clear warning signs that he was a danger to himself or others. The killings also offered critics a fresh avenue of attack toward the efficacy of first lady Chirlane McCray’s ThriveNYC mental health program. In response to the deaths, de Blasio announced that his administration would increase its homeless outreach, while defending his record on homelessness.

RAMPAGE LEAVES FOUR HOMELESS MEN DEAD

On Oct. 5, four homeless men sleeping on the street in Manhattan’s Chinatown neighborhood were bludgeoned to death, with a fifth left in critical condition. The rampage shed a light on New York City’s homeless population and the dangers faced by people living on the street. It also raised the issue of

the dangers homeless people face in New York City shelters, which many street homeless cite as the reason they choose not to sleep there.

The attacks brought additional criticisms about Mayor Bill de Blasio’s homeless and mental health outreach.

The man accused of the killings was himself homeless and had a history of both violence and mental illness.

Critics say he was

FIRST VAPING DEATH IN NY

New York state has recorded its first vapingrelated lung illness death – a 17-year-old in the Bronx, who is also the youngest person to die in the recent spate of deaths. The death brings the nationwide total of vaping-related fatalities to 23. Shortly after the announcement, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city is suing 22 online e-cigarette vendors for selling to minors.

SIGN O’ THE TIMES As lawmakers seek ways to “break” car culture, anti-car activists have been hacking an electronic street construction sign to display messages like “cars kill kids” and “honking won’t help.” The Daily News displayed one of those messages – “cars are death machines” – on its Thursday cover. Last week, a 10-year-old boy was struck and killed by a motorist in Kensington, becoming the 24th person on a bike to die in New York City this year.

WBAI OFF THE AIR

“Amazing! An accusation that I am playing politics from a man who never took a breath without assessing how his every word and action would affect him politically.”

– former state Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, in his memoir, on a phone call he said Cuomo made to discourage him from pursuing a bill on procurement reform, via Politico New York

“There’s a concept in life called foreplay.

It starts with, ‘Hello, how are you today?’”

– Gov. Andrew Cuomo, relating a story about how two upstate lawmakers forwent political pleasantries when asking for assistance from Albany, via the Daily News

In a surprise to listeners, staff and volunteers alike, pioneering left-wing New York City radio station WBAI was abruptly pulled from the air on Oct. 7. The station’s owner, Californiabased nonprofit Pacifica Foundation, announced that it was shutting down the station for financial reasons, laying off every local employee. It would, however, continue to air syndicated national shows, but all city programming would end. In less than a day, the local staff had won a temporary restraining order, halting the shutdown and putting the station back into local hands, as a judge determines whether Pacifica had acted legally.

However, when staff volunteers arrived at the studios, they found it had already been mostly taken apart. And despite the court’s ruling, Pacifica has not handed back the broadcast signal.

Right now, WBAI plans to continue recording and streaming its shows via the internet in protest.

JUDGE RULES AGAINST TRUMP DEFENSE

In the ongoing attempts to get President Donald Trump’s tax returns, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. racked up a small win. His office had subpoenaed Trump’s accounting firm, seeking eight years of

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the president’s corporate and personal tax returns.

But Trump’s lawyers sued Vance, arguing that the president cannot be investigated for a crime.

A federal judge ruled in Vance’s favor, strongly denouncing the defense from Trump’s lawyers, calling it “repugnant,” and ruled that the accounting firm must hand over the tax returns. But Vance can’t move forward just yet, as Trump’s lawyers filed an appeal and received a temporary stay while the case is sorted out.

NITA LOWEY TO RETIRE Longtime Rep. Nita Lowey announced that she will not seek

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reelection in 2020, opening up her seat for the first time in three decades. Lowey, who represents parts of Westchester and Rockland counties, was the first woman to chair the powerful House Appropriations Committee. She had never faced a primary over her many years in the office, but had she decided to stay, she would have faced her first primary, from progressive Mondaire Jones. But now that the district is up for grabs, speculation has already begun about who else might jump into the race – including, potentially, Chelsea Clinton.

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NYC schools are finally contacting 9/11 survivors about health risks EIGHTEEN YEARS AFTER the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, educational institutions near the World Trade Center are finally beginning to reach out to former students and teachers to apprise them of the health risks they face as survivors, and how they can get help if they need it. At a Sept. 16 forum sponsored by the Borough of Manhattan Community College and Barasch & McGarry, a law firm that specializes in 9/11related claims, the New York City Department of Education announced a global outreach program to try to contact all of the former New York City public school students and staff who were potentially affected by the toxic World Trade Center dust.

In the many years since the World Trade Center attacks and the months of cleanup that followed, the public health emphasis has been on attending to first responders who worked at the toxic site. Tens of thousands of first responders have been diagnosed with health conditions and cancers linked to their World Trade Center exposure. Medical experts say that the post-9/11 death toll related to environmental contamination is approaching the number of people killed in the attacks.

As City & State recently reported, the exposure to toxins and trauma among New Yorkers who lived, worked or attended school nearby has been comparatively overlooked but continues to cause problems for thousands, including cancer and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Now, after this year’s anniversary of the attacks, there were significant developments that signal an increasing focus on locating tens of thousands of former New York

TUESDAY 10/15

WEDNESDAY 10/16

The New York City Charter Revision Commission meets about this year’s ballot proposals at 6:30 p.m. at Queens Borough Hall.

Sessions in the Bronx and Manhattan follow.

The state Senate is holding a roundtable discussion on how to shake up the state funding formula for public schools, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Yonkers Riverfront Library.

INSIDE DOPE

City public school children as well as college students who attended school near ground zero almost 20 years ago.

In the weeks after the twin towers collapsed, with assurance from then-Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christine Todd Whitman that the air was safe to breathe, then-New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani sent 20,000 public school children and 2,500 staff members into 29 schools in the area that had been contaminated with World Trade Center dust. A subsequent investigation by the EPA inspector general found the agency “did not have sufficient data and analyses to make such a blanket statement.”

The city Department of Education will mail out advisories with materials on the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund to every former student they locate.

New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams was in attendance to support his sister, Jeanine Williams, who is now a nurse practitioner. She attended Borough of Manhattan Community College throughout the cleanup period, and years later developed breast cancer. “This is all brand new to me,” she said during an interview. “I never connected the dots. I never knew until I got the letter (from BMCC) that the compensation program was open to non-first responders.”

“I am an elected official and I did not know,” Jumaane Williams said. “I am only here because she opened that envelope and shared it with me.”

- Bob Hennelly

School funding is one of the most contentious issues in the state and any effort to change how money flows to school districts will likely stir things up between lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

THURSDAY 10/17 Westchester County Executive George Latimer gives remarks at City & State’s 2019 Westchester Power 100 event, an evening reception starting at 6:30 p.m. at Whitby Castle in Rye.

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OPENHOUSE NEW YORK

BY JEFF COLTIN

THE SECRET SPACES WE WANT TO SEE. ONE WEEKEND A YEAR, Open House New York gives a whole bunch of architecture and history nerds unparalleled access to landmarks like the Woolworth Building, the Spring Street Salt Shed and the roof of the Javits Center. This year, City & State is proud to be offering hypothetical access to some of the New York political sphere’s most rarefied spaces.

WALKING TOUR: NEW YORK’S 15TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO’S OFFICE

Join Melissa Mark-Viverito, Ydanis Rodriguez, Rubén Díaz Sr. and Ritchie Torres as they explore the district they want to represent, even though they don’t live in it.

Covered by a thin layer of dust, this office is perfectly preserved as it was on the last day of the Bloomberg administration.

FUTURE SITE OF THE DONALD J. TRUMP PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY NYC GOVERNMENT FOIL OFFICE CITY HALL BASEMENT, MANHATTAN

See the team of turtles, sloths and slugs trained to review and redact municipal documents.

Based on a program developed in Albany.

SWAMPLAND, STATEN ISLAND

One day, visitors will flock to such exhibits as the Wall of Tweets, the Hall of Emoluments and an interactive timeline of the lead-up to World War III.

“A ROOM” WHERE IT HAPPENS

STATE CAPITOL SECOND FLOOR, ALBANY

NYC DSA HEADQUARTERS

Cans of Red Bull and discarded bologna sandwiches still litter the room where the governor and two legislative leaders hammer out the budget every year.

BACK ROOM OF A DIVE BAR, WESTERN QUEENS Join an unmoderated roundtable discussion on seizing public control of Whole Foods. Wear a Bernie pin for half-priced Stella. (Visitors must take purity test.)

CUOMO’S GARAGE GOVERNOR’S MANSION, ALBANY PROSPECT PARK YMCA PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN

Voted by one influential member as the best gym in the city, it’s clearly better than any gym near Gracie Mansion or City Hall.

Marvel at a Harley, touch a refurbished 1975 Chevy Corvette Stingray and talk shop with Andy, an amateur mechanic from Queens.

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CITY HALL WEST WING, MANHATTAN

MEET OUTSIDE YANKEE STADIUM, BRONX

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A Q&A with Assembly candidate

BORIS SANTOS So you are a socialist who wants to seize private property?

I’m not talking about oneto two-family homeowners, especially when it comes to Cypress Hills, East New York, where the makeup is black and brown (people who) own one- or twofamily homes. However, I do want to say we need to invest in community land trusts if those homes get bought and flipped, which is what’s happening in East New York and Cypress Hills. Community land trusts can de-incentivize those practices through a flip tax, which is a bill that’s out there and (state) Sen. Julia Salazar has introduced it in tandem with Assemblyman Erik

Dilan, and I have a nuanced view of how he’s moved with that bill.

You were chief of staff to state Sen. Julia Salazar, who defeated then-state Sen. Martin Malavé Dilan. You’re running against his son, Erik Dilan, who voted for a lot of progressive bills this past year. What do you have against him?

It’s not just about voting.

Voting is the bare minimum you could do when you get elected. What have you done? What have you done throughout the process to expedite the bill to get it to the floor?

What would be the

that? It comes down to political will. legal mechanism to confiscate the real estate owned by these bad actors you just mentioned?

We know historically, eminent domain has been used to tackle quote-unquote urban decay through the racist developmental years of Robert Moses. Why can’t we use eminent domain for a positive force at this point and do it right? And not just displace black and brown people but use it to preserve and create collective homeownership, right? Why can’t we do

Salazar’s campaign was rocked by revelations in the media about her background. What did you learn from that experience?

There are two lessons.

The first I’ve learned is that despite all of that controversy that happened through media, that it’s still to some extent irrelevant. We saw it was irrelevant in her case. We saw it was irrelevant when it comes to Trump, right? (Voters) just don’t tune in every day because they’re trying to feed their families.

Lesson No. 2 is stick to the issues despite all the personal garbage and trash that has been put out. I have my own identity, and I’m confident in the skin that I fit in, but that identity matters less than what I’m trying to get done and what the vision is for the people.

Boris is a cool name.

How did you get it?

My grandmother was reading a Spanish magazine and she came across the name Boris Yeltsin – you know, the former (Russian) president – and she said in Spanish, “That’s a rare name. Why don’t we just give him that name?”

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After a year of insisting otherwise, Chris Collins pleaded guilty to insider trading charges and resigned.

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SPACE SHUTTLE! Why is subway accessibility so expensive?

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EVENTY-EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS can buy more than 2,000 wheelchair-accessible buses, more than a mile of new subway line in Madrid or 240 Andy Byfords for one year. Or, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, $78 million will build new elevators in a single subway station.

The MTA’s 2020-2024 capital plan includes a $5.5 billion investment in building new elevators at 70 subway stations.

As The New York Times pointed out, that averages out to an estimated cost of around $78 million per subway station. This certainly isn’t the first time the MTA’s price tags have prompted a double take, as the total cost of its next five-year capital plan is a record-busting $51.5 billion.

Making 70 stations accessible to wheelchair users is a small task, but when comparing New York’s estimated costs for accessibility upgrades to those of other cit-

ies, the extravagance of the MTA’s spending stands out.

As the MTA’s head of capital construction, Janno Lieber, told the Times, it’s not just the cost of elevator installation that goes into total estimates for adding elevators. In fact, Lieber said, the elevator itself accounts for only about 20% of the cost. Other work, including land acquisition costs and moving water and power lines, factors in.

Still, New York City isn’t unique in having to navigate existing utility infrastructure. “I can certainly say that London and Toronto and Paris also have running water,” noted Jonathan English, a doctoral candidate in urban planning at Columbia University. “Electricity too.”

In fact, New York’s accessibility renovations should be easier than other cities, some say. “When you compare New York’s subway to most other subways in the world, these elevator projects should be much simpler than most of them,” En-

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glish said, noting that other cities have subways further underground. “The New York subway, most of it, is very shallow. It’s literally just a roof with the street running over it.” And yet, Boston recently built three new elevators and two new escalators at a station for $36 million. Accessibility upgrade costs per station in European cities like Paris, Madrid and Berlin have been estimated at $22 million, $7.5 million and $2.6 million, respectively.

There’s not a lot of clarity around why exactly New York’s estimated average cost per station is somewhere between three and 30 times more than those cities. Part of that has to do with the fact that few details

have been made public about the MTA’s accessibility upgrades, apart from which stations the agency plans on tackling first.

The MTA did not respond to a request for comment before publication.

Some transit experts speculate that what’s driving up the costs of building new elevators is that the MTA’s procurement process is largely uncompetitive. “They have really hyperdetailed specs for everything,” said Alon Levy, a transit writer and mathematician, of the MTA’s bidding process, noting that some requirements are meant to keep contractors from taking advantage of the agency. But that also results in fewer companies wanting or being able to deal with

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the MTA. “If there isn’t a lot of competition, the three companies that know how to deal with the MTA can charge a premium because they have a very specific skill – namely, knowing how to deal with the MTA,” Levy said.

Contracting with the MTA may result in a big payday, but for some companies it’s not worth it. “The MTA historically has been a tough partner to work with. And when you factor in the cost of bureaucratic delay, red tape and project risk, some companies say, ‘No thanks,’” said Colin Wright, a senior associate at the transit advocacy group TransitCenter.

Others ventured alternative theories that could play a role in the MTA’s elevated construction costs, and could theoretically be at work in the upcoming elevator upgrades as well.

“Overall, I think one of the problems that seems to be driving costs in New York and in other cities is that you have a project that runs long and has a very big cost overrun,” English said. “Then when the next project comes along, you base the costs of that next project on the previous project. So this project that had a lot of delays now becomes the base cost. And then, because your previous project had a lot of delays, you then add a contingency – we won’t go over budget this time because we’ll add a 50% contingency because we had a 50% overrun last time. So rather than having a lesson learned – ‘OK, we made these mistakes, now we can do the second one much cheaper’ – you end up having the mistake-ridden project’s costs escalated further by that contingency.”

One explanation that comes up often for the MTA’s high capital construction costs is the cost of labor – both in terms of employing more workers than necessary thanks to rules negotiated by politically powerful unions, and expensive pension and health care costs. “A lot of it is still prevailing wage and work rules,” Nicole Gelinas, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, wrote in an email.

“We do this work very inefficiently and expensively – we need to see the contracts between the MTA contractors and the private sector union construction workforce.” Reporting by the Times showed that some explanation for the MTA’s expanding capital costs in some construction areas did have to do with excessive labor costs.

Transit experts and advocates are unsurprisingly in agreement that the MTA needs to lower these costs to something more akin to what other major cities in the U.S. are spending. “At the end of the day, we have no choice,” Wright said. “We need a fully accessible subway system, and we need to be able to afford that.”

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Depth of a salesman A master of retail politics is bringing progressivism to Westchester County one backslap at a time.

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ESTCHESTER COUNTY EXECUTIVE George Latimer, an inveterate self-chronicler, once told a story about his quixotic run for lieutenant governor of New York. He told it straight, without a hint of self-pity.

The year was 2002, when Republican Gov. George Pataki was going for his third term. The lieutenant governorship was up for grabs too, with Mary Donohue running for reelection. A handful of Democrats vied for the lieutenant governor nomination – and Latimer was one of them. (In New York, political parties select the lieutenant governor and gubernatorial nominees individually.)

This may seem comical because no kid dreams of growing up to be lieutenant governor, a position with scant power and few possessions, besides a desk and a giant pair of scissors for cutting ribbons.

But at this point in his career Latimer was subsisting on the part-time pay of a Westchester County legislator and a few lieutenant governors have gone on to big careers in the past, most recently former three-term Gov. Mario Cuomo. Latimer had paid his dues and steadily risen in the ranks, starting his political career as a city councilman in Rye, where he proved he had the charm and chops to woo Republicans over to his side. A die-hard New York Mets fan fond of base-

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ball metaphors, he saw himself in 2002 as a promising prospect mired in the bush leagues of local politics.

Latimer knew all the jokes, but he viewed the lieutenant governor post as an opportunity, a portal to the big leagues of Albany politics.

Besides, at 48, he was no kid. It was time to make a move, even if it was a long shot.

So Latimer did what he does best, maybe better than anyone: He campaigned. He got in his car and drove all over the state, introducing himself to every local Democratic leader he could find. It didn’t matter where or what time of day. Latimer came alone, carrying nothing with him but goodwill and ambition.

One day, a group of Democrats somewhere upstate had a picnic. Latimer showed up and was warmly greeted. Things were going great. He made connections, forged new relationships.

But then, seemingly out of nowhere, a giant bus rolled up and ruined Latimer’s day.

The behemoth on wheels carried the well-appointed campaign of Andrew Cuomo, the former U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development secretary, who was seeking the party’s nomination for governor.

Being Mario Cuomo’s son, Andrew was a celebrity. Showered with the requisite fanfare afforded to a prince of New York politics, he drew everyone’s attention away from the nice man from Westchester who sought only to be the next gubernatorial nominee’s sidekick.

Latimer quietly left the picnic.

His candidacy was not to be. The party favorite was Dennis Mehiel, a former chairman of the Westchester County Democratic Committee and a wealthy donor who made his fortune in the corrugated cardboard business. In the interest of party unity, Latimer dropped out of the race.

Cuomo eventually dropped out too, ceding to then-state Comptroller H. Carl McCall, who along with Mehiel, lost to Pataki in the general election.

Undaunted, Latimer went home to Rye and repositioned himself for the future.

Over the next 15 years, he popped up again and again, impressively winning races for the Assembly and state Senate and, finally, in 2017, the county executive seat in Westchester, which pays $161,000 a year.

Latimer, now 65, has not lost an election – except for that abortive lieutenant governor bid – and he never takes his success for granted. In between elections, he stays in constant candidate mode, feverishly filling his days with visits to Rotary Club luncheons, nursing home soirees, obscure municipal meetings, elementary schools, hotdog eating contests, church coffees and so on. If all that isn’t enough, he regularly records local meeting announcements for Westchester’s lone community radio station, WVOX. That kind of retail politicking has drawn him accolades from across the aisle.

“I think Latimer is a politician the way the

men – notice my choice of words – of our fathers’ time imagined them to be,” said William O’Shaughnessy, WVOX’s president and pro-Trump editorial director. “Latimer has taken retail politics to its highest level. You could not work harder. There are not enough hours in the day for this guy.”

And he can be generous with his time.

Elaine Price, a former Mamaroneck supervisor and a fellow Democrat, remembers how Latimer helped her years ago when he was still a councilman and she was running for county legislator. She needed to meet voters.

“His perseverance was extraordinary,” Price recalled. “He brought me everywhere.

He never stopped knocking on doors in Rye. And sometimes doors were slammed in our faces. But he never, ever skipped a beat or got upset. He just kept going.”

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NCE A GOP STRONGHOLD, Westchester is overwhelmingly Democratic now. In 2016, Hillary Clinton defeated Donald Trump 65% to 31% countywide.

Rob Astorino, a conservative Republican who briefly served as a county legislator, was a decided underdog when he faced three-term incumbent Andrew Spano in the 2009 county executive’s race. But he pulled off a major upset, defeating Spano by double-digits thanks to fewer Democrats voting in the off-year election. The Great Recession had taken hold and people who generally tend to vote with their wallets took out their frustrations on incumbents like Spano. This was fueled in part by the emergence of the Tea Party, which helped create an anti-county government sentiment in Westchester and motivated Republicans to go to the polls.

Astorino’s fiscal policies appealed to a constituency fed up with Westchester County’s dubious distinction of having the highest property taxes in the nation. (At an average of $17,392 per single-family home, it still has the highest taxes.) His accomplishments include holding the county’s property tax levy flat for seven consecutive years after slightly cutting it in his first year. Meanwhile, the population grew and each taxpayer’s share actually went down slightly, but the savings was limited.

After winning reelection in 2013, Astorino faced Latimer in an inordinately expensive race in 2017, with Astorino outspending Latimer roughly 3-to-1. Latimer beat him handily, winning 57% of the vote.

Latimer had easily won a primary against Ken Jenkins, a county legislator from Yonkers, that had been waged on friendly terms by mutual agreement.

No one at first expected Latimer to defeat Astorino in the general election, but the race tightened as Democratic enthusiasm swelled.

After he won the general election, Latimer made Jenkins his deputy county executive.

It’s often been said that Democrats don’t turn out in large numbers in off-year elec-

OF CRITICISMS FROM REPUBLICANS THAT HE HAS GOVERNED TOO FAR FROM THE LEFT, HE ASKED RHETORICALLY, “DO YOU THINK THAT THE FAR LEFT THINKS I’M A LIBERAL DEMOCRAT?”

tions. That bromide was disproved in the 2017 county executive’s race. Latimer received about 36,000 more votes than the losing Democratic candidate, New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson, got four years earlier.

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ti-Trump “blue wave” that swept the heavily Democratic county, led by Indivisible Westchester, a well-organized group of progressives.

Its Facebook group boasted 4,136 members who championed Latimer and relentlessly lambasted Astorino as a Trump toady.

But Latimer, ever the hand-shaking sultan of schmooze, deserved credit too. After 30 years of indefatigable networking, he had finally arrived.

As county executive, Latimer has delivered on a slew of campaign promises he made to his

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party’s activist base during the 2017 election. He banned gun shows on public property, outlawed gay conversion therapy, expanded the role of the county’s human rights division and signed the Immigration Protection Act that limits the county’s cooperation with federal investigations of undocumented workers.

Early on, a number of controversial worker protections were put into place – for instance, the “ban the box” law, which removes criminal background questions on job applications. Asked about this, Latimer said employers are not prevented from asking such sensitive questions during the interview process, since the intent is to give a rehabilitated job seeker a fair chance at securing a job. “Otherwise (the application) goes in the dumpster,” he said. “It never gets to the point of an interview.”

John Testa, the GOP minority leader on the county Board of Legislators, condemned this and other measures as activist-driven overreach and a “death by a thousand cuts” for small businesses.

Yet Latimer takes pride in defining himself as a fair-minded pragmatist willing to reach out to members of the opposite party. He points to naming Republican Jim Maisano to be the director of the Department of Consumer Protection, a plum job. He also retained many of Astorino’s people, among them Ron Tocci, the director of the Veterans Services Agency.

Both Tocci and Maisano had been political rivals of Latimer’s. “Go over the Assembly and Senate and you’ll see both Ron and Jim supporting my opponents in visual ways in every single race,” Latimer said. “I didn’t care.” Of criticisms from Republicans that he has governed too far from the left, he asked rhetorically, “Do you think that the far left thinks I’m a liberal Democrat?”

Centrist Democrats, on the other hand, certainly see Latimer as one of their own: Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the bête noire of his party’s left wing, has praised Latimer as a “pragmatic progressive.”

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Latimer also enjoys friendly relationships with some Republicans, such as Herman Geist, a 94-year-old legend in Westchester politics, who served as the first chairman of the county Board of Legislators after it was created in 1970. He saw Latimer’s natural talent from the start. When Latimer was 18, he voted for Geist for county legislator – a biographical nugget Geist loves repeating. The fact that Geist was a Republican was irrelevant to Latimer, who says he voted for the person, not the party. “I enjoy him,” said Geist about Latimer. “George is a people person.

And that’s what we need.”

After taking office, Latimer signed a host of executive orders and legislative bills – driven by what he calls a “different philosophy” than that of Astorino. Latimer was helped by a 13-4 Democratic majority on the Board of Legislators.

Indeed he was the un-Astorino, passing his first budget with a 2% property tax increase, arguing that eight years of austerity and dipping into the county’s reserve fund did little more than demoralize the county’s government workforce, threaten its bond rating and leave its finances in a “mess.”

This year, he obtained state approval for a 1 percentage point sales tax increase but with an accompanying promise that he wouldn’t raise the property tax levy for two years. He named it the Westchester County Property Taxpayers Protection Act. Anti-tax opponents called that turn of phrase putting lipstick on a pig.

“Heavy-duty voodoo sophistry,” said William F.B. O’Reilly, who served as Astorino’s campaign spokesman. “The idea should be shrinking the cost of government wherever possible.

It’s just another tax on top of a tax that’s chasing families out of the state.”

Latimer’s supporters see it as the least painful method to generate revenue for the county as well as town governments and schools, which get a piece of the action. In an op-ed for The Journal News, North Salem Supervisor Warren Lucas wrote that money received from the sales tax hike will save his town from having to overborrow in order to make sorely needed road repairs.

Still, taxes of any kind in Westchester are a sore subject. And it hasn’t helped Latimer’s cause that his own wife owes $77,000 in back taxes and interest penalties on a house she inherited from her mother seven years ago. In August, he announced he would take out a bank loan to pay off the tax bill.

Even some Republicans, however, have expressed gratitude for the county’s assistance.

Gordon Burrows, a Republican county legislator from Yonkers commended Latimer for the

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repair and reopening of the pool at Sprain Ridge Park in Yonkers, calling it “a very essential park and pool to the people of this community.”

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ATIMER WAS BORN on Nov. 22, 1953; he has often poignantly remarked that his 10th birthday coincided with President John F. Kennedy’s assassination.

He grew up on Mount Vernon’s rough-and-tumble Southside in a blue-collar household. His father was a maintenance worker at a country club and his mother worked in a factory – and both were FDR Democrats.

Latimer attended Mount Vernon public schools during a time when the city was tran-

sitioning from having mostly white residents to being predominantly African American. It also fell on hard times economically. To Latimer, Mount Vernon and its problems – 15% of its residents live below the poverty line – represent the needier side of the “two Westchesters,” which informs his thinking about serving the county’s poorest citizens.

After graduating from Mount Vernon High School, Latimer went to Fordham University, where he received a bachelor’s degree, and a master’s in public administration from New York University.

Though he showed an interest in politics as a young campaign volunteer in Mount Vernon, his early professional experience was in the private sector. He was a sales representative in the hotel industry. He met his future wife Robin while working for Stouffer’s. After marrying, the couple lived out of state briefly before moving to Rye, where Robin grew up.

In 1987, Latimer ran for Rye City Council for the first time, beating a field of six candidates.

He’s been running ever since and it’s hard to imagine Latimer, a grandfather of two, ever slowing down. According to his own estimate, he averages about five hours of sleep per night.

As county executive, his goal each month is to visit each of Westchester’s 25 towns and cities.

And if he’s not chewing the fat, he’s engaged with his followers on Facebook, ruminating on disparate topics and often late at night. He logs 50,000 car miles annually but he refuses a driver, which fits perfectly into his self-presentation as a humble Everyman who eschews the perks of his predecessors. As Latimer put it, “I’m entitled to have two detectives pick me up in the morning and spend 18 hours with me, and I never do that.”

“This is my life,” he once told me through clenched teeth, amid one of the darker episodes of his first successful state Senate campaign in 2012 – a race that was notable for its total combined expense of $5 million and its ruthless mudslinging. The Republican opponent, Bob Cohen, a wealthy New York City landlord, repeatedly attacked Latimer as a tax-loving liberal and at one point sent out a mailer with Latimer’s image photoshopped onto the body of infamous Revolutionary War traitor Benedict Arnold under the words, “Meet the Benedict Arnold of Westchester County Property Taxes: George Latimer.” In turn, Latimer’s campaign accused Cohen of being a slumlord.

Latimer has never lost an election, but he nurses the wounds and scars of every hard-fought campaign. After the 2012 state Senate race, he recounted the attacks against him in, of all places, his victory speech. “I was called Benedict Arnold in this race,” Latimer told supporters. “I was called public enemy No. 1. I was called a magician. I was called a guy who eats too much – which is probably the one true part. I was called a guy who missed meetings and isn’t diligent, but you know what? You can call me senator from now on!”

His most bruising campaign came in 2017 against Astorino. Astorino’s side accused Latimer of being a tax-raiser who skipped out on a state Senate budget vote in order to take a trip to England. The Astorino campaign also called Latimer a “pathetic tax deadbeat” – pointing to the tens of thousands of dollars in back taxes his wife owed.

Latimer hit back, attacking Astorino’s civil rights record for his resistance to certain facets of a 2009 federal housing settlement that

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he had inherited from the previous administration. In a debate, Latimer said Astorino had “stood in the schoolhouse door,” an obvious reference to segregationist Alabama Gov. George Wallace blocking black students from entering the University of Alabama in 1963.

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N A RECENT INTERVIEW, he gave a mid-term self-appraisal. Reaching for a baseball metaphor, he compared himself to Tony Gwynn, who made the Hall of Fame for his prolific hitting ability, despite his modest power.

“A lot of singles and doubles, no home runs,” Latimer said. “But we’re doing very solid, good things. I like that definition.”

An early hallmark of the administration was its barrage of media alerts, photo ops and pressers – an aggressive strategy that made some modest initiatives seem more like home runs than singles. Case in point was the official hype that accompanied a new policy to end the practice of putting the county executive’s name on county park signs, proof, Latimer said, that he was not an egotist.

In interviews, he is invariably self-effacing while eager to give credit to others. Several times in our most recent chat, he praised the team of appointees surrounding him – namely county Attorney John Nonna, chief of staff Joan McDonald and a fiercely protective communications staff headed by Catherine Cioffi, a former CBS radio reporter.

This temperament is perhaps unusual in chief executives, especially those in elected office.

“I know I can’t do it by myself,” Latimer said. “I’m not a ‘Look at me, I’m the answer.’ Donald Trump’s ‘I’m the Chosen One.’ I’m not the Chosen One. But it’s a chance now for me to have some influence when I didn’t before, where I can actually have some end product.”

Latimer can tick off a thousand items that remain on his to-do list, including fixing environmental and infrastructure problems at the county-owned airport and finding a solution to a decadeslong problem of preventing tractor-trailers from hitting bridge abutments on county-owned parkways.

A much more controversial issue revolves around the future of Playland Amusement Park, a 91-year-old county facility in Rye that has been operating in the red for many years.

Before he left office, Astorino arranged to have a private company take over the management of the amusement park – a 30-year deal that the Latimer administration said favored the outside firm because it allowed

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call them out by name and answer them in kind. One antagonist who is adept at pushing his buttons is Denise Pagano Ward, a politically active New Rochelle attorney.

A memorable Facebook dust-up started when Ward scoffed at the sales tax increase and referred to Latimer as “Georgie.” Latimer shot back: “I’m watching every move you make, and we will be there every single time to call out your BS and beat you at the polls. Count on a full response for every attack you generate. Full and complete response. Denise baby.”

County Republicans seized on Latimer’s outburst, firing off a press release accusing him of “threatening her like a stalker.” But Latimer wouldn’t apologize, defending his response on the grounds that Ward is “purposely nasty” and “an agitator from the word go.” He told City & State he takes most of the abuse thrown his way but refuses to be a “pincushion” for Ward or anyone whom he feels deliberately misrepresents him.

Even if he succumbs at times to being a part of it, Latimer said the current tone and tenor of American politics is a source of irritation to him. He told City & State that he looks forward to a time when his public career is over and he can “deal with people without this overhanging ‘I hate you because you’re in office and you’re in the other party’ stuff. … It bothers me, but I can’t change it.”

In the meantime, he won’t tip his hand about any future plans, though he acknowledges the likelihood that he will run for – GEORGE LATIMER, reelection in 2021. “I don’t know TO A CRITIC ON FACEBOOK what I’ll do after this,” he said.

“There could be any number of things. I’m not going to worry about it too much.”

Observers are curious about this and icaid payments made by counties outside New York City. “We could probably lower prop- some – including Ward – have speculated he’s erty taxes and at the same time improve in- got his sights on the governor’s office. (“He frastructure,” Latimer said. “That’s a huge better be able to take more heat than he’s takgame-changer.” Cutting taxes, Latimer imag- ing now,” Ward said.)

Two Westchester County executives, both ines, might even mute his detractors, “who will not be pleased by anything I do because I Republicans, have been their party’s nominee for governor and then fell short in the general don’t share their philosophy.”

He added, “When I think about keeping election: Andrew O’Rourke in 1986 and Asa public park for public purposes, they don’t torino in 2014. Democrat Alfred DelBello was agree with that philosophically. They say, ‘My elevated from county executive to lieutenant taxes are the biggest problem. I want to have governor in 1982, although he quit after two access to my guns. I don’t want abortion in years because he said he was bored and there this society. That’s the package of things I wasn’t enough for him to do.

One gets the sense that Latimer wouldn’t want, and George Latimer is never going to be that.’” Latimer clearly thinks about his critics have that problem. If a job consisted mainly a fair bit, as they easily get under the county of speaking to Rotary Clubs and marching executive’s skin – especially if they voice their in parades, he’d throw himself into it with opinions on radio call-in shows or post their the same enthusiasm that has gotten him to criticisms on Facebook. Latimer calls them where he is today. Where it takes him next is partisan “attack dogs” and feels obligated to anyone’s guess.

them to recover their initial investment before the county could share in the profits. Latimer canceled the contract. Now the matter is in court, with both sides accusing the other of breach of contract.

Latimer strenuously rebuts the charge that he is, in O’Reilly’s words, “intent on erasing all things Astorino.” For evidence, he points to his support of an Astorino initiative – “which I gave him full credit for” – the North 60 project, a $1.2 billion mixed-use development plan slated for an 80-acre parcel of land in Valhalla.

Latimer said he hoped one day to pull off something that neither Astorino nor any other county executive has done: persuade the state to pick up at least a share of the Med-

“I’M WATCHING EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE, AND WE WILL BE THERE EVERY SINGLE TIME TO CALL OUT YOUR BS AND BEAT YOU AT THE POLLS. COUNT ON A FULL RESPONSE FOR EVERY ATTACK YOU GENERATE. FULL AND COMPLETE RESPONSE. DENISE BABY.”

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OV. ANDREW CUOMO may be moving out of ex-girlfriend Sandra Lee’s New Castle house that’s up for sale, but there’s no shortage of politically powerful people who still call Westchester County home – and that’s not even including Hillary and Bill Clinton.

Take one of Albany’s biggest players: state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins. The Yonkers resident has come a long way since serving in the county legislature, delivering a landmark legislative session for state Senate Democrats this year. And while there may be much tumult at the federal level, Westchester officials are sure to have important sway. Rep. Eliot Engel’s leadership on international affairs means he’ll likely be a key player in the impeachment inquiries into President Donald Trump.

And Rep. Nita Lowey’s no political lightweight either, pulling the country’s purse strings as the chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee.

This year’s list has been doubled from 50 to include those top-ranking elected officials and government employees. City & State’s Westchester Power 100 highlights the movers and shakers who are shaping the county’s future – and how they stack up against each other.

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STATE SENATE MAJORITY LEADER THE LEADER of the first

Democratic-controlled state Senate in a decade made history last year for disrupting Albany’s “three men in a room” tradition. But while Andrea Stewart-Cousins may be best known for overseeing the passage of landmark bills on reproductive rights, rent regulation and bail reform in Albany, she hasn’t forgotten her Westchester roots. In fact, she insists on living in Yonkers.

“Once session is done for the week I come right back down to the district, and it helps me to stay focused, frankly, on why I go there,” she told The Cut. Stewart-Cousins began her new role with a pledge to support suburban interests – and she’s certainly achieved some legislative wins for the county this year. On congestion pricing, which seemed to favor New York City interests, Westchester received a boost in Metro-North Railroad funding. Stewart-Cousins also helped secure one of County Executive George Latimer’s largest policy priorities when the state passed a sales tax increase for the county, and she directly mediated a dispute to let Edgemont become Greenburgh’s seventh village.

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2 NITA LOWEY

CONGRESSWOMAN MONEY MAKES the world go ’round, as the saying

goes – and Rep. Nita Lowey manages a lot of it ($1.4 trillion to be exact) as the first woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee, directing how the country uses its discretionary funding. Lowey recently announced her surprising retirement, and will not seek reelection in 2020, but in the meantime, she remains one of the most powerful members of Congress.

With her district stretching from White Plains to Peekskill, Westchester reaps the benefits of Lowey’s representation. Just in the past year, she secured $14.9 million for improvements to Westchester County Airport, several million more for homeless services, energy grants for small businesses, as well as lead removal in White Plains. The investments fall in line with Lowey’s policy priorities, which include education, women’s issues and health care. Among her successes, Lowey has overseen an increase in federal funding for after-school programs and sponsored successful legislation on food labeling for allergens.

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CONGRESSMAN was born in the Bronx), but there’s no denying his status as a powerhouse in the county. A congressional veteran of 30 years, he represents the more densely populated southern half of the county and part of the Bronx.

Although he faces an AOC-like challenger next year, history has shown Engel to be a formidable incumbent.

He overwhelmingly won last year’s primary, earning a greater share of the vote than all three of his opponents combined.

As the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, he is a critical voice at a time when foreign interference is a hot-button issue in the national sphere.

He recently made waves as one of the first high-ranking members of Congress to call for President Donald Trump’s impeachment, and he led oversight inquiries into the president’s relationship with the Russian government.

He also maintains a close relationship with fellow Westchester Rep. Nita Lowey, teaming up on everything from local issues to challenging Trump.

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4 GEORGE LATIMER

WESTCHESTER COUNTY EXECUTIVE GEORGE LATIMER has never lost an election – not as a Rye city councilman, Westchester County legislator, assemblyman or state senator. But his victory in the county executive race two years ago was notably hard-won.

Although he was going up against prominent incumbent Rob Astorino, Latimer managed to succeed despite being outspent 3-to-1.

Part of last year’s countywide “blue wave,” Latimer succeeded in passing backlogged liberal legislation like banning gun shows on county property, giving protections to undocumented immigrants and mandating paid sick time for most employees. But he has bristled at the suggestion that there is a leftward shift in the county’s government. Lately Latimer has been focusing on less ideological issues, like the $32 million deficit left by his predecessor, and has put in motion a plan to fix the budget. (The state recently approved his pitch for a countywide sales tax hike.)

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YONKERS MAYOR in the state – comes with a significant degree of influence. Add to that being a member of a political family dynasty (as the son of prominent Westchester legislator Leonard Spano) and you get one of the county’s most important elected officials.

Mike Spano is looking forward to staying mayor – a distinct possibility after the Yonkers City Council signed off on extending mayoral term limits – and he has plenty to tout after seven years in office. His noteworthy achievements include lower crime rates, more funding for city schools and an overall increase in high school graduation rates (despite a recent dip between 2017 and 2018).

Spano supported MGM Resorts’ recent purchase of the Yonkers Raceway and Empire City Casino, noting that the sale would bring in up to $8 million in taxes for Yonkers.

The city’s revitalization and development efforts have not gone unnoticed, with The New York Times declaring the city “a cleaner, greener place to call home” in 2017.

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STATE SEN. Shelley Mayer’s special election

victory in 2018 was expected to play a pivotal role in determining which party would control the chamber. The Democrats were successful in taking back the chamber, and Mayer has since been a key player in the Westchester County delegation. She chairs the Education Committee and maintains a friendly relationship with fellow Yonkers resident state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins.

New Rochelle, which has seen a period of historic development under Mayor Noam Bramson.

Putnam counties together are home to 20% of the state’s biotech workforce, and that’s due in no small part to Regeneron’s influence in the region. The Tarrytown-based company has grown significantly in the 31 years since Leonard Schleifer founded it, employing more than 7,500 worldwide and generating $1.7 billion in revenue in the first quarter. It’s set to be central to a billion-dollar proposed biotech hub desired by business leaders.

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WESTCHESTER BUSINESSES have

a powerful ally in Marsha Gordon, who represents more than 1,000 organizations as head of the county’s most influential business membership group. Her input has been vital on both local and state issues that affect members, ranging from the privatization of the Westchester County Airport to proposed state legislation requiring that prevailing wages are paid for construction labor.

VIRGINIA ROMETTY

RUNNING THE world’s sixth-largest technology company is no small task, but Virginia Rometty has made significant strides over the past seven years.

To drive IBM’s middling revenue growth upward, she recently led a historic deal – spending $34 billion to acquire business software maker Red Hat. In recent years, IBM has made big bets on everything from artificial intelligence to cybersecurity. Its cloud business is an especially bright spot, reaching $19.2 billion in 2018.

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NOAM BRAMSON NEW ROCHELLE MAYOR

NEW ROCHELLE

has seen a period of historic development under Noam Bramson’s leadership.

The city won $10 million from the state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative and an additional $1 million from Bloomberg Philanthropies, and it is also ahead of schedule in creating 12 million square feet of housing, retail and office space downtown. But that’s not Bramson’s only accomplishment: New Rochelle’s crime rates have dropped significantly, the mayor reported earlier this year.

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KEN JENKINS

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URI CLINTON

PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER EMPIRE CITY CASINO AT YONKERS RACEWAY URI CLINTON started with Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway last year with a bold plan – to get the state to lift its seven-year moratorium on new casinos – after MGM Resorts purchased the gaming venue from its longtime owners for a cool $850 million. Though efforts to expand gaming operations face an uphill battle, Empire City will certainly remain an economic powerhouse in the region as the largest private employer in Yonkers.

Jenkins’ 2017 bid for Westchester County executive failed, he’s made the most of his position as the county executive’s righthand man – a job that comes with a degree of influence over how Westchester spends its money and gives the former chairman of the Westchester County Board of Legislators an opportunity to broker legislative compromises. Jenkins also chairs a minorityand women-owned business task force to boost participation in the program.

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JOAN MCDONALD LAWRENCE DIRECTOR OF SCHWARTZ JOAN MCDONALD

plays an important role in the county executive’s office. In addition to leading much of the local government’s economic development efforts, she also chairs the county’s Industrial Development Agency and the Westchester County Local Development Corp. A former commissioner of the state Department of Transportation, she brings a wealth of transportation experience to the region.

A VETERAN of local

and state government, Lawrence Schwartz serves as chief strategy officer for the aviation hospitality group OTG. After spending four years as a top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Schwartz has maintained close ties to the governor.

He advised Cuomo’s most recent reelection campaign and remains an ally on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board. He also served as secretary to former Gov. David Paterson and as Westchester’s deputy county executive.

NICK SPANO

NICK SPANO’S

lobbying firm is a prominent political force behind many Westchester-based organizations. With 28 years of experience as a member of the state Legislature and rebounding after a stint in prison, Spano supports clients including the Yonkers Raceway and Westmed Medical Group. He is known for his work in health care – including serving on the Senate Health Committee – and is especially proud of his work representing people with disabilities.

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AMY PAULIN

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DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE 9TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT LAST YEAR, Kathie Davidson became the first African American administrative judge in the state Supreme Court’s 9th Judicial District, which includes Westchester, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, and Rockland counties. A former Westchester family court judge and hearing officer for the New York City Board of Education, Davidson also serves as a justice in the county’s Supreme Court. Before becoming a judge, she was a deputy county attorney.

Peekskill was recently selected to receive $10 million in funding from the state to revitalize its downtown.

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ANTHONY SCARPINO

WESTCHESTER COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY THE COUNTY’S chief prosecutor is taking steps

to end the prosecution of people possessing small amounts of marijuana and supports ending cash bail, with exceptions for violent criminals. Now in his second year, Anthony Scarpino oversees a staff of 237 assistant district attorneys, criminal investigators and other employees. In his nearly four-decade career, he has served as an FBI special agent, a state Supreme Court justice, a law professor and Westchester County Surrogate’s Court judge.

women’s issues a legislative priority during her 18 years in state government, sponsoring landmark legislation against human trafficking as well as legislation protecting survivors of domestic violence.

She’s been successful, with 216 of the bills she’s sponsored signed into law. As chair of the Assembly Authorities and Corporations Committee, Paulin holds oversight power over the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and has promised to hold public hearings to address the current crisis.

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MARTIN GINSBURG

FOUNDER AND PRINCIPAL GINSBURG DEVELOPMENT COS. AFTER A 56-year

career in the development industry, it’s no surprise Martin Ginsburg’s work can be found in every corner of the county.

An architect by trade who has “built a real estate empire” and “shaped cities,” says Westchester Magazine, Ginsburg is responsible for major projects like River Tides in Yonkers and Harbor Square on Ossining’s waterfront.

City Square is his most recent mixeduse development in White Plains.

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PETE HARCKHAM STATE SENATOR

PETE HARCKHAM

made waves in 2018 when he narrowly managed to overtake a consistently Republican state Senate seat, winning 51% of the vote. A former administration official for Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Harckham found support from the governor in the contentious election that helped Democrats take control of the state Senate.

As chair of the Senate Committee on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, Harckham played a role in blocking the legalization of recreational marijuana earlier this year.

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PRESIDENT CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY COUNCIL OF WESTCHESTER AND HUDSON VALLEY

PEEKSKILL MAYOR

ROSS PEPE

ROSS PEPE is a leading voice for the region’s construction industry. As head of both the Construction Industry Council and Building Contractors Association of Westchester and Mid-Hudson, Pepe represents the interests of more than 600 businesses totaling more than 30,000 employees. In his role at CIC, a trade organization founded in 1978, Pepe oversees everything from labor contract negotiations to local and state lobbying efforts for member organizations.

ANDRE RAINEY

LAST YEAR, Andre

Rainey made history as Peekskill’s youngest mayor. The millenial mayor – often referred to by his longtime nickname “Noodle” – hasn’t shied away from his image as a refreshing politician. It appears the branding strategy is working, as Peekskill was recently selected to receive $10 million in funding from the state to revitalize its downtown area. The city is already transforming, with new apartments, restaurants and art galleries popping up throughout the community.

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BENJAMIN BOYKIN

CHAIRMAN WESTCHESTER COUNTY BOARD OF LEGISLATORS AS THE top figure of the county legislature with an overwhelming Democratic majority, Benjamin Boykin is a notable force in Westchester’s local politics. Local laws passed under his leadership include a measure to establish paid sick days for many Westchester workers and a ban on most expanded polystyrene containers. Boykin has nearly two decades of political experience under his belt, including as a third-term county legislator.

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THOMAS ROACH WHITE PLAINS MAYOR

THOMAS ROACH

has represented one of the most commercially significant cities in the county for the past eight years.

As mayor of White Plains, he’s had to maintain a balancing act between business interests and those of residential communities, overseeing everything from major development projects to playground renovations. One of his most frequently touted accomplishments is the city’s budget, which has consistently come in under the state-mandated tax cap.

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MARK WEINGARTEN

PARTNER DELBELLO DONNELLAN WEINGARTEN WISE & WIEDERKEHR LLP MARK WEINGARTEN has cemented his status as a local power broker. With expertise in real estate, land use and lobbying, the White Plainsbased attorney has acted as lead counsel in connection with development projects worth billions throughout the Hudson Valley. He’s been a fixture in Westchester’s Democratic Party, as well: He is a regular donor to local and state candidates and formerly served as Westchester County Democratic Committee executive director.

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SINCE 2005 Michael

Israel has led the Valhalla-based health care system made up of 10 hospitals spanning the Hudson Valley. The network’s reach continues to expand, most recently with a $230 million Ambulatory Care Pavilion – the county’s largest health care construction project in 42 years. The recent growth marks a turnaround from when Israel joined the then-financially strapped Westchester Medical Center.

The Purchase headquarters of PepsiCo, whose shares hit a record high in April.

JOHN FARERI

ROBERT P. WEISZ TIMOTHY JONES

JOHN FARERI’S flag-

ship North 60 project designed to create a $1.2 billion biotech hub in Mount Pleasant is officially in the works, with the first phase of construction set to start next year. Though Fareri’s company is based in Connecticut, it owns various residential, retail and medical offices throughout the county. He and his wife also founded the Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital 15 years ago. It is located near the 60-acre site of the project.

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RAMON LAGUARTA CHAIRMAN AND CEO PEPSICO INC.

IT’S BEEN about a year since Ramon Laguarta

took the helm at the food and beverage titan, which pulled in $64.7 billion in revenue last year. Under his leadership, the Purchase-based company has continued its pivot toward healthier beverages. The company acquired a number of sports and wellness beverage products from Hormel Foods while still pushing Pepsi’s sparkling water brands. The strategy has seen results: PepsiCo shares hit a record high in April.

impact can be seen throughout The Platinum Mile, an I-287 corridor dotted by corporate offices.

RPW Group has been working to revitalize the area in the past two decades, and recently unveiled plans to add 303 new apartments to the mixed-use development. With more than 10 million square feet of office and retail space, the developer’s portfolio has spanned the county, as well as Manhattan and Connecticut.

recently facilitated a landmark acquisition valued at $487.5 million for Robert Martin Company. It’s the largest commercial real estate transaction in the history of Westchester County, and includes buying back properties the company originally constructed. Since 2004, Jones has overseen transactions valued at more than $2 billion for the firm, which has played a pivotal role in the urban renewal development of Tarrytown and Port Chester, among other towns and cities.

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NATASHA CAPUTO

CHAIRMAN WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE

by Reggie LaFayette, you are not going to be elected,” a source once told Black Westchester, referring to the chairman of Westchester’s Democratic Party. Reginald LaFayette worked his way up through the Mount Vernon government, first as city clerk and then leading party politics in Westchester. He came out on top in Westchester’s recent political struggles, which saw Mount Vernon’s mayor ousted.

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ASSEMBLYWOMAN ONE OF Westchester’s longest-serving state

legislators, Sandy Galef has been a member of the Assembly since 1992. As chair of the Assembly Committee on Real Property Taxation, Galef recently weighed in on legislation that would have required the state to pay taxes on all its property in Westchester. She’s also sponsored bills to ease the closure of Indian Point, which is located in her district, and to establish various ethics reform proposals.

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PRESIDENT WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE

PRESIDENT AND CEO WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL

BELINDA MILES

DIRECTOR WESTCHESTER COUNTY TOURISM & FILM

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ter’s tourism success can be credited to Natasha Caputo’s leadership over the past eight years. The county ranked third in the state for its tourism industry in 2017, generating $227 million in tax revenue for state and local municipalities. As a liaison for the film and TV industries, Caputo has overseen continued growth in the industry, with films like “The Girl on the Train,” “The Post” and “Wolf of Wall Street” filming in Westchester.

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year, Westchester Community College – which serves more than 26,000 students – graduated its largest class ever, marking yet another accomplishment for Belinda Miles.

Among other successes, Miles is credited with achieving a 42% increase in the college’s three-year graduation rate. Since 2015, she has grown the school’s offer of certifications and online coursework and built relationships with four-year institutions to facilitate transfers for graduates of the college.

SUSAN FOX

SINCE TAKING over as head of White Plains Hospital four years ago, Susan Fox has worked to expand its reach and renovate its facilities.

This year, hospital leadership unveiled a new behavioral health center built through a partnership with St. Vincent’s Hospital and announced a proposal to build a $272 million outpatient care center. White Plains was the only Westchester hospital to be named “best regional hospital” by U.S. News & World Report this year.

Congratulations to the 2019 Westchester Power 100 honorees.

The WIHD Board of Directors, Administration and Staff proudly supports and congratulates

Dr. Susan Fox President & CEO for this well-deserved recognition. Her dedicated leadership and passion for serving people with disabilities and vulnerable children is an inspiration to us all.

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We would like to recognize

Westchester County Executive George Latimer and

give a salute to our friend and colleague Christian DiPalermo.

Christian’s commitment and dedication to Westchester is unmatched and we are lucky to consider him a colleague.

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NEIGHBORS LINK

MANAGING DIRECTOR KIVVIT

AS CHAIRMAN of the Assembly Committee on Racing and Wagering, Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow made his mark as one of the biggest gaming advocates in the state Legislature.

He has spearheaded efforts to establish online sports betting and sponsored successful legislation that legalized consumer protections for fantasy sports in New York. He’s also an important ally for institutions like Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway, which is located near his district.

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DEBORAH MILONE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HUDSON VALLEY GATEWAY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THE HUDSON VALLEY Gateway Chamber

of Commerce has flourished under Deborah Milone’s leadership over the past nine years, its membership having grown from 320 to more than 500. Milone has distinguished herself as a business leader in northern Westchester, where most of the chamber’s members are based. She hasn’t shied away from addressing legislative issues such as the privatization of Westchester County Airport and closure of the Entergy nuclear power plants.

The Suburban Hospital Alliance of New York State congratulates members and Westchester Power 100 honorees,

Susan Fox

White Plains Hospital President & CEO

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Michael Israel WMCHealth President & CEO

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Business Council of Westchester, John Ravitz has spent the past several years managing the association’s legislative interests on the county and state level, including helping Empire City get a full-scale gaming license and calling for the privatization of Westchester County Airport. The former assemblyman also hasn’t shied away from bringing association members to meet elected officials.

CAROLA OTERO BRACCO

CAROLA OTERO BRACCO is a leading

advocate for immigrants in Westchester County at a time when immigration is a heated political topic. Under her direction over the course of the past 10 years, Neighbors Link has quadrupled in size, providing services from language learning to career development to legal services at its three offices in Westchester. Bracco also serves on the boards of Nonprofit Westchester and the New York Immigration Coalition.

RICH BAMBERGER A SEASONED expert in crisis management and media relations, Rich Bamberger worked as a journalist before going on to serve as Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s communications director and later joining Kivvit.

He never left Cuomo’s orbit, though, having recently been involved with the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. Bamberger recently pivoted his focus to local politics, attempting to join New Rochelle’s Board of Education earlier this year.

Mercy college would like to congratulate President tiM Hall and all the 2019 Westchester Power 100 honorees

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PRESIDENT BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL OF WESTCHESTER AND PUTNAM COUNTIES

PRESIDENT YONKERS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

PRESIDENT TEAMSTERS LOCAL 456

DIRECTOR, WESTCHESTER PUBLIC AFFAIRS CON EDISON

EDWARD DOYLE

is one of Westchester’s leading labor figures. The president of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Westchester and Putnam Counties previously spent decades as vice president and business manager at Teamsters Local 456. Doyle has been urging the Yonkers mayor to keep a rule requiring developers whose construction projects receive city tax breaks to hire union workers.

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CHRISTIAN DIPALERMO

PRINCIPAL AND FOUNDER CDD STRATEGIES LLC CHRISTIAN DIPALERMO wears many

different hats. As founder of CDD Strategies, he represents Fortune 500 companies and nonprofits before local and state government, with projects ranging from natural gas pipeline construction to affordable housing development. But that’s not all – DiPalermo is also a founding partner of MarksDiPalermo LLC. For the past 13 years, DiPalermo has also served as special counsel to the Yonkers City Council.

KEVIN CACACE KEVIN CACACE

leads the Yonkers Chamber of Commerce’s grant administration and policy efforts. The chamber has grown significantly over the past couple of decades, from having a $200,000 budget in 1997 to its current $1.7 million budget. In addition to his work as a business leader, Cacace serves as an appointed member of the city’s Board of Education and as a board member on the Yonkers Public Schools Occupational Education Council.

LOUIS PICANI

THE LABOR industry veteran, who’s known as an advocate for fair wages and workplace safety, has led Teamsters Local 456 since 2016, overseeing the interests of nearly 6,500 members, including many Yonkers public employees and the county’s building trades workers.

Picani, who joined the union more than three decades ago and was appointed as its business agent in 2005, also represents local labor interests as vice president of the Westchester-Putnam Central Labor Body.

JANE SOLNICK

JANE SOLNICK is

the point person for local officials looking to connect with the utility that distributes natural gas to 1.1 million customers in Westchester and New York City. Since 2012, she’s coordinated everything from Con Edison’s response to storm outages to the implementation of philanthropic ventures. Her role is all the more significant now that Con Edison has come under scrutiny for its moratorium on new natural gas hookups in Westchester County.

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SCOTT HAYWORTH

PRESIDENT AND CEO CAREMOUNT MEDICAL CAREMOUNT MEDICAL has grown tenfold

under Scott Hayworth’s leadership over the past 22 years – with 650 providers in more than 45 locations throughout the Hudson Valley and New York City – and it continues to grow.

Manhattan-based Murray Hill Medical Group joined the organization earlier this year. As head of the largest independent multi-specialty medical group in New York state, Hayworth has cemented relationships with renowned hospitals throughout the region.

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PRESIDENT WESTCHESTERPUTNAM CENTRAL LABOR BODY

FOUNDER OXMAN LAW GROUP

LESLIE GORDON

LESLIE GORDON led the Food Bank for

Westchester through a rebranding process last year. The nonprofit now known as Feeding Westchester has certainly lived up to its new name, supplying 95% of food distributed annually by local agencies. With about 300 partner organizations, Feeding Westchester distributed more than 8 million meals regionally from June 2018 to July 2019. Gordon plans to increase the distribution to 10.5 million pounds of food annually by 2021.

THOMAS CAREY

THOMAS CAREY has

lead the Westchester-Putnam Central Labor Body and its 150,000 members throughout the two counties since 2017 while continuing to serve as a business agent of United Association Local 21, where he started his career almost four decades ago. The labor leader has served as a member of the transition teams of County Executive George Latimer and District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, and also participated in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council.

MARC OXMAN

DURING A career

spanning more than four decades, Marc Oxman has been involved in hundreds of successful cases, some of which he argued before the New York Court of Appeals. The Westchester-based lawyer currently serves as an appointed law judge with the New York State Appellate Division, overseeing cases from the state Grievance Committee. Oxman also hasn’t shied away from local politics over the years, having once been executive director of the Westchester County Democratic Party.

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MAGGIE TIMONEY

CEO HEINEKEN USA IN THE year that Maggie Timoney has led Heineken USA, the world’s second-largest brewer, saw its beer sales rise in all regions – although the news was later tempered by lower-than-anticipated profits. But the White Plains-based company’s growing low- and non-alcoholic beer business shows promise, with popular products like the 69-calorie Heineken 0.0. Timoney, who previously served as CEO of Heineken Ireland, is the first woman to lead Heineken USA.

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SUSAN FOX

third year leading the Westchester Institute for Human Development, the county’s largest private provider of child welfare services which provides medical services to more than 5,000 people with disabilities each year. In addition, the organization provides education and training on best practices in the field. Fox also serves on the state Developmental Disabilities Planning Council.

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MARY DOLAN EDITOR THE JOURNAL NEWS

MARY DOLAN took

over as news director of one of Westchester County’s best-known news outlets in 2014, overseeing major investigations, including an article about the glitches in the New York State Thruway Authority’s cashless tolling system. Since Dolan began her current role in February, The Journal News has published in-depth reporting on for-profit companies’ cashing in on decommissioning nuclear plants and the impact of state laws like the Child Victims Act.

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MANAGING SHAREHOLDER, WESTCHESTER COUNTY OFFICE GREENBERG TRAURIG

CHAIRMAN AND CEO THE CAPPELLI ORGANIZATION

WILLIAM P. HARRINGTON

PRESIDENT AND CEO WESTCHESTER INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SUSAN FOX is in her

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DAVID BUCHWALD ASSEMBLYMAN

ASSEMBLYMAN DAVID BUCHWALD has been

an advocate for ethics reform in government since being elected to the state Legislature in 2012. In 2017, voters approved an amendment he introduced enabling courts to strip corrupt officials of their government pensions. One of his bills, which would allow several congressional committees to request state tax returns, was recently challenged in a lawsuit by President Donald Trump. Buchwald is also active in the White Plains Historical Society.

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TIMOTHY HALL PRESIDENT MERCY COLLEGE

WHEN THE College

of New Rochelle closed this year, Timothy Hall accepted 1,700 of its students and several of its employees with open arms. Now Mercy College is temporarily holding on to the New Rochelle campus, in addition to its two Westchester locations. Since 2014, Hall has overseen a 10% increase in the retention of first-time, full-time freshmen at the college. In 2015, the White House dubbed the college a “Bright Spot in Hispanic Education.”

sented oil companies, pharmaceutical companies, casinos and financial institutions on everything from criminal to environmental matters.

His clients include Fortune 500 companies. In addition to serving as chairman of the executive committee at the White Plains-based law firm, he chairs the Westchester County Association and is a member of the finance committee of the Archdiocese of New York.

THOMAS LESLIE

AN EXPERT in

banking and finance with a practice focused on real estate and loan portfolios, Thomas Leslie is a leading figure in Greenberg Traurig’s Westchester office.

Over the course of his career, Leslie has represented some of the largest financial institutions in the country, guiding banks, lenders and other clients through everything from securing million-dollar loans to financing development.

LOUIS CAPPELLI

A 45-YEAR veteran of

the construction and real estate industries, Louis Cappelli has built his development firm into a regional titan. The Cappelli Organization has developed more than 10 million square feet of properties in Westchester and Connecticut, with a value exceeding $3 billion.

Its portfolio includes notable complexes like Renaissance Square in downtown White Plains and City Center at White Plains. Up next: a new 14-story residential building in New Rochelle.

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CEO; PRESIDENT NICHOLAS & LENCE COMMUNICATIONS

PARTNER THE NOVEMBER TEAM

ANTHONY VICEROY

PLEASANTVILLE RESIDENT Antho-

ny Viceroy has led Westmed for nearly five years, overseeing a multispecialty medical practice that employs 500 physicians and provides care to more than 500,000 patients every year. Almost half of all the hospital’s locations are based in Westchester, with its administrative headquarters in Purchase.

Viceroy previously spent 10 years at the global marketing and communications firm Omnicom Group.

CRISTYNE NICHOLAS & GEORGE LENCE

THE PUBLIC RELATIONS and government affairs

duo has led Nicholas & Lence Communications since 2007, representing Westchester-based clients, including Empire City Casino and the Jacob Burns Film Center. A seasoned public relations pro, Cristyne Nicholas manages communications while George Lence leads lobbying efforts. Nicholas chairs the New York State Tourism Advisory Council and Lence serves as vice chairman of the Business Council of Westchester.

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WILLIAM F. B. O’REILLY

WITH MORE than 25 years of experience building corporate and political communications strategy, Bill O’Reilly has earned a reputation as a go-to conservative political consultant.

He’s worked on Rob Astorino’s campaigns for county executive and governor as well as Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro’s gubernatorial bid last year.

O’Reilly has regular columns in Newsday and amNewYork and appears on the Fios1 show “NewsBreakers.”

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MARVIN KRISLOV PRESIDENT PACE UNIVERSITY

MARVIN KRISLOV is in his second year lead-

ing Pace University – including its Westchester County campus and the Elisabeth Haub School of Law in White Plains, which together serve 5,039 students. A frequent commentator on higher education issues with a recurring column in Forbes, Krislov is a member of the National Council on the Humanities and serves on the board of directors for ArtsWestchester.

Previously he spent 10 years as president of Oberlin College.

WILLIAM MOONEY JR. plans to step down

from the Westchester County Association at the end of the year, but he wants to remain involved in the county’s business community.

The 50-year banking and business industry veteran is credited with shifting the association’s focus from a business membership network to economic development. Since 2004, Mooney has overseen the creation of several advocacy campaigns such as Blueprint for Westchester.

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHILD CARE COUNCIL OF WESTCHESTER

WILDER BALTER PARTNERS INC.

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT CBRE

KATHY HALAS

WILLIAM BALTER WILLIAM V. PRESIDENT CUDDY JR. WILLIAM BALTER

KATHY HALAS has

earned a reputation as one of the most prominent child care advocates in the county. At a time when many Westchester parents struggle to find affordable child care, Child Care Council of Westchester provides resources and referrals throughout the county, fielding about 2,500 calls each year. Employers are realizing that “child care and business are closely linked,” Halas told Westchester Magazine in 2017.

has been at the forefront of a number of residential projects throughout Westchester County over the past 30 years.

One of Wilder Balter Partners’ most noteworthy projects is Chappaqua Crossing, a $21 million mixed-income housing project located at the former Reader’s Digest headquarters.

Up next in the Chappaqua-based firm’s pipeline: a $190 million mixed-use tower in downtown New Rochelle and 82 units of affordable and workforce housing in Peekskill.

WILLIAM CUDDY JR.

heads the Westchester/Fairfield office for the world’s largest real estate services and investment firm – where he has worked for nearly 37 years. Cuddy provides brokerage and consulting services to corporate and institutional clients, including Entergy Nuclear, Xylem, IBM and Mercy College.

He is a past director and chairman of the Westchester County Association and a past chairman of Burke Rehabilitation Hospital.

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LINDSAY FARRELL

PRESIDENT AND CEO OPEN DOOR FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER AND FOUNDATION OPEN DOOR’S impact doubled under Lindsay

Farrell’s tenure, with the organization now helping more than 50,000 patients per year.

The nonprofit health center established new offices in Sleepy Hollow and Mamaroneck in recent years and expanded its sliding-scale health services throughout the county. Farrell has been building up the organization since 1986, beginning with fundraising and development. Her work has been recognized by Rep. Nita Lowey and Westchester Magazine, among others.

The legendary village of Sleepy Hollow, now home to new offices of Open Door Family Medical Center.

MARTIN BERGER and Michael Klinger have been collaborating on real estate investment and development projects for more than eight years. Among the Armonk-based company’s latest local projects is a $136.2 million complex near the Westchester Mall. The project is a partnership with Chauncey White Plains and features 276 apartments and about 25,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space.

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PRESIDENT IONA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT MACQUESTEN DEVELOPMENT LLC

COREY RABIN

COREY RABIN is a

founding partner at the real estate law firm Rabin, Panero & Herrick and a co-founding partner of Chauncey Station Partners, which pairs up with local development companies like Saber Real Estate Advisors. The companies previously collaborated on Rivertowns Square, a $130 million development in Dobbs Ferry with 202 luxury apartments.

SEAMUS CAREY SEAMUS CAREY

recently became Iona College’s ninth president, overseeing 3,926 students at the school’s New Rochelle campus.

The philosopher and academic comes to Westchester after five years as president of Transylvania University in Kentucky and another four years as dean of arts and sciences at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut. But Carey, a Bronx native who attended Vassar College and Fordham University, is no stranger to New York.

RELLA FOGLIANO WITH AFFORDABLE housing in

high demand in the county, companies like MacQuesten Development and MacQuesten Construction Management are there to provide. Rella Fogliano founded the interrelated companies about 16 years ago, inspired by the work she grew up doing with her general contractor father.

Among her recent projects is an 189unit mixed-income housing complex in Mount Vernon, which is expected to start housing residents by spring of next year.

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JOHN TOLOMER

RICHARD BRODSKY

PRESIDENT AND CEO THE WESTCHESTER BANK

FORMER ASSEMBLYMAN ONE OF the county’s

THE 11 YEARS that

John Tolomer has led The Westchester Bank and The Westchester Bank Holding Corp. have seen notable growth.

When Tolomer took on the role in 2008, the bank had only eight employees and $39 million in assets.

Now, it employs 70 people and manages more than $900 million. Headquartered in White Plains, the bank manages seven branches throughout the county. Tolomer also serves on the board of the New York Bankers Association.

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TARA ROSENBLUM

HOST, “ TURN TO TARA” NEWS 12 WESTCHESTER ONE OF Westchester’s most recognizable local

journalists, Tara Rosenblum has more than 200 industry awards to prove her reporting chops. She leads “Turn to Tara,” the station’s first investigative unit, where she’s interviewed powerful regional figures including state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Hillary Clinton. When Gov. Andrew Cuomo traveled to Israel this year, Rosenblum got an exclusive interview for News 12 – the only American TV station to accompany the governor on the trip.

best-known political commentators, Richard Brodsky is often featured on the Fios1 show “NewsBreakers” and regularly pens columns for the Times Union and other publications.

Drawing from his three decades of experience as an assemblyman (he was one of the Assembly’s longest-serving members), the former Democratic legislator is ready to offer input on issues that affect Westchester residents, like congestion pricing, and other trends in state politics.

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REGIONAL SALES EXECUTIVE, EAST REGION KEYBANK A KEY player in West-

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CHIEF OF STAFF AND SPECIAL COUNSEL TO THE ARCHBISHOP OF NEW YORK JOHN CAHILL has

chester’s banking industry, Joseph Markey oversees markets throughout the Northeast. About 35% of the bank, which holds $140 billion in assets, is based in New York state, with 10 Westchester branches from New Rochelle to Ossining. Before Markey was promoted to his current position, he served as market president of the Hudson Valley and New York metro area. He is also a board member of the Business Council of Westchester.

long been a fixture in New York’s political sphere. The Yonkers resident served as former Gov. George Pataki’s chief of staff for five years before running for state attorney general in 2014. (He lost.) Since 2007, he’s teamed up with Pataki on the Pataki Cahill Group, a business development organization focused on energy and the environment. His latest role involves coordinating legal and legislative matters for the Archbishop of New York.

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PRESIDENT AND CEO RAKOW COMMERCIAL REALTY GROUP

PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS YONKERS LOCAL 628

SENIOR PASTOR GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH

PRESIDENT AND CEO WHITNEY GLOBAL MEDIA

JOSEPH SIMONE

JOE SIMONE once told The New York Times he hoped Simone Development Cos. would become the No. 1 developer of health care facilities in the tri-state area. In the five years since that interview, the firm has certainly built a niche. One of Simone Development’s upcoming projects in New York is a four-level pediatric ambulatory care facility in Harrison. To date, the company owns more than 100 commercial properties in the tri-state area.

DAVID RICHMAN

NEWLY MINTED as head of the

34-year-old firm he acquired earlier this year, David Richman has been key to Rakow’s success for some time – having negotiated more than 500 commercial property transactions at Rakow since 2002.

The firm is a major player in the county’s real estate industry, with clients including IBM and White Plains Hospital. Richman volunteers with the Pediatric Cancer Foundation and Burke Rehabilitation Hospital.

BARRY MCGOEY

BARRY MCGOEY

isn’t afraid to go toeto-toe with elected officials in Yonkers – which is home to the county’s largest fire department – when it’s in the best interests of his members.

Whether he’s fighting for a new firehouse or negotiating a contract, McGoey is an outspoken ally for Local 628 members and other unions in the city. He is an attorney and head of the Mutual Aid Association.

W. FRANKLYN RICHARDSON SINCE 1975, the

influential Westchester faith leader has overseen a growing congregation and Grace Baptist Church’s expansion beyond Mount Vernon into Yonkers and even Florida. Through its community development corporations, the church has built about 400 units of affordable and senior housing. W. Franklyn Richardson also serves as board chairman for the National Action Network and the Conference of National Black Churches.

BILL O’SHAUGHNESSY

BILL O’SHAUGHNESSY has been one

of the biggest names in Westchester radio for more than half a century. As head of Whitney Global Media, he oversees two of the New York area’s few remaining independent radio stations: WVOX and WVIP. And though O’Shaughnessy has firm political opinions, he’s supported Democrats, such as Gov. Mario Cuomo and County Executive George Latimer, as well as Republicans like former County Executive Rob Astorino.

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HEIDI DAVIDSON CO-FOUNDER GALVANIZE WORLDWIDE

STARTUPS LOOKING to boost their

profile turn to Heidi Davidson for help.

A marketing and communications professional with 20 years of experience, she has led Galvanize through significant growth since 2015, handling various projects for companies throughout the New York metro area. In addition to her work with the Harrison-based company, Davidson is set to become the next chair of the Business Council of Westchester. She previously held various leadership roles at Mastercard.

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ANTHONY JUSTIC PARTNER M GROUP CONSULTING LLC

ANTHONY JUSTIC runs one of the

biggest accounting groups in Westchester: Maier Markey & Justic, the auditing and taxation arm of financial services firm M Group Consulting. He was one of M Group’s first employees, and in the 32 years since the company’s staff size has grown from three to more than 70. Justic serves as an outsourced chief financial officer for a wide range of companies and is chairman of the Business Council of Westchester.

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ROGER WOOLSEY DEAN BENDER, CEO ELIZABETH MILLION AIR BRACKENWITH DOZENS of THOMPSON locations from Texas & GEOFF to Colombia, luxury aviation firm Million THOMPSON Air has helped shape the future of the Westchester County Airport. Three years ago the county legislature approved a 30-year lease with Million Air, kick-starting its expansion.

Last year, Million Air unveiled a new $80 million hangar financed by the county.

And earlier this year, Roger Woolsey led the ribbon-cutting of the firm’s new 22,000-square-foot private terminal in the county airport.

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LOUIE LANZA FOUNDER AND OWNER HUDSON HOSPITALITY GROUP

LOUIE LANZA’S

impact on Peekskill is hard to miss. In fact, Westchester Magazine once asserted – as an April Fools’ joke – that Lanza bought every single piece of property in town. The entrepreneur co-owns more than 20 buildings, including a number of trendy restaurants like the Eagle Saloon and Buns-N-Bourbon.

His Hudson Hospitality Group is in the process of creating a new Italian eatery in the city’s Metro-North station.

PARTNERS THOMPSON & BENDER

THIS TRIO handles it

all for big-name clients like New York-Presbyterian, Westchester County Parks, ArtsWestchester and the Archdiocese of New York: public relations, crisis management, marketing, special events and government relations. Dean Bender and power couple Elizabeth Bracken-Thompson and Geoff Thompson co-founded the agency in 1987.

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MILLIE HERNANDEZBECKER

PRESIDENT AND CEO SKYQUEEN ENTERPRISES AVIATION CONSULTANT Millie Hernan-

dez-Becker has piloted Skyqueen Enterprises since 2004. The company specializes in supporting private jet travel. Earlier this year, its client Million Air opened a new terminal in Westchester County Airport, where Skyqueen is based.

Hernandez-Becker, who is Skyqueen’s sole employee, is also on the board of directors of the Business Council of Westchester and Westchester Medical Center.

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ALISA KESTEN

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VOLUNTEER NEW YORK NOW IN its 70th year of operation, Volunteer

New York has partnered with more than 600 nonprofits in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties. Just last year, the organization mobilized 26,000 volunteers who contributed their services to hundreds of local nonprofits.

A key figure in Westchester’s nonprofit world, Alisa Kesten also serves on the boards of Nonprofit Westchester and the Women’s Leadership Council of United Way of Westchester and Putnam.

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YONKERS DEPUTY MAYOR

MIKE BRADY

GREYSTON MAY

be best known for supplying Ben & Jerry’s with the brownies vital to their ice cream flavors.

But Mike Brady’s Yonkers-based bakery has had an impact locally as well, with an initiative to hire people who often face barriers to employment. As of this year, its Open Hiring initiative created 3,500 job opportunities and paid $65 million in salaries – training and helping to place more than 500 people in various positions.

JIM CAVANAUGH

JIM CAVANAUGH, who oversees the policies

and operations of city departments in Westchester’s largest city, has long been a key political figure in the county. Now serving alongside Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, the former Eastchester town supervisor got his political start working for the mayor’s father, Leonard Spano.

In addition, he recently served as an associate at the government relations and lobbying firm owned by Spano’s brother, Nick Spano.

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DOUGLAS COLETY

CHAIRMAN WESTCHESTER COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE DOUG COLETY

has become one of the most powerful Republicans in Westchester since County Executive Rob Astorino left his seat. He’s headed the county’s Republican Party since 2007, and successfully boosted Astorino and other Republican elected officials in the predominantly blue county. Although the party’s influence has declined, Colety continues to hold some sway as co-chair of the county’s Board of Elections.

TONY FASCIANO/VOLUNTEER NEW YORK; MAURICE MERCADO/CITY OF YONKERS; DEBBY WONG/SHUTTERSTOCK

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PRESIDENT NEWYORKPRESBYTERIAN LAWRENCE HOSPITAL

PRESIDENT SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE

PRESIDENT MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE

PRESIDENT AND CEO TODAY MEDIA

MICHAEL J. FOSINA

MICHAEL FOSINA

has led the Bronxville-based NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital for four years, distinguishing himself as a local health care leader. The facility, which provides emergency care to about 42,000 people per year, has recently undergone an expansion, including a $65 million cancer center and surgical suite. Fosina also serves as senior vice president at NewYork-Presbyterian in New York City.

CRISTLE COLLINS JUDD

MICHAEL GEISLER

NOW IN his third year

CRISTLE COLLINS JUDD began the

school year on a high note in 2019, as the liberal arts college selected its freshman class from its largest pool of applicants ever, reflecting a trend of growth that began five years ago.

The school recently unveiled its first new building in 15 years, a $35 million, 34,800-square-foot gathering space. Now in her second year leading Sarah Lawrence, Judd oversees 1,675 students at the Bronxville-based college.

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MARIANO RIVERA

FORMER NEW YORK YANKEES PITCHER; PHILANTHROPIST MARIANO RIVERA is best known as a base-

ball Hall of Famer who played for the New York Yankees for 23 years, but since retiring from baseball he’s cemented his reputation as a philanthropic leader in Westchester. His Mariano Rivera Foundation is in the process of building a youth learning center in New Rochelle. In addition, Rivera has donated to local charities and renovated a century-old church – earning accolades from elected officials.

as president of Manhattanville College, Michael Geisler has found some success despite a challenging overall outlook for higher education: stable enrollments and a small but growing endowment. Manhattanville College enrolls 2,492 undergraduate and graduate students at its campus in Purchase. The college recently partnered with county government to host a program aiming to give a voice to local businesses.

RALPH MARTINELLI

RALPH MARTINELLI grew up in West-

chester’s publishing business. His father and former Yonkers Mayor Angelo Martinelli started a number of regional magazines that grew into Today Media – a company now led by Ralph Martinelli and two of his brothers.

He now oversees the publication of both Hudson Valley Magazine and Westchester Magazine, including its 914INC business lifestyle magazine.

Martinelli is also a board member of the Business Council of Westchester.

America’s Most Experienced and Trusted Airport Manager and Operator

Congratulations to Westmed CEO

ANTHONY VICEROY

for being recognized as a City & State Westchester Power 100 honoree.

Learn more at westmedgroup.com/leadership

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PRESIDENT AND CEO YMCA OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN WESTCHESTER

PRESIDENT AND CEO COCOMMUNICATIONS

DEAN, SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND PRACTICE NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE

INTERIM PRESIDENT PURCHASE COLLEGE

THE YMCA of

Cohen’s proudest accomplishments – spearheading a campaign to build the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge (to replace the Tappan Zee Bridge) – also happens to have had a big impact on the county. But it’s hardly the only work the 22-year-old public relations and marketing firm has done in Westchester. Manhattanville College, the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation and The Arc Westchester are a few of her clients.

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JANET LANGSAM

CEO ARTSWESTCHESTER WHETHER THROUGH grants or community programming, ArtsWestchester has cemented its position as one of the most influential arts organizations in the county. Much of this success can be credited to Janet Langsam, who has led the organization for nearly three decades. ArtsWestchester’s annual budget more than tripled during this time. Langsam previously served as first deputy commissioner of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and CEO of the Boston Center for the Arts.

The campaign to build the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge was spearheaded

by Co-Communications.

Central and Northern Westchester is undergoing a major transformation. Under Cynthia Rubino’s guidance, the organization recently sold its aging White Plains headquarters in order to save money on repairs and now plans to use the savings to expand services to non-YMCA facilities for its 1,800 members.

Since taking the reins at the YMCA five years ago, Rubino has also grown its board of directors and raised $2 million for infrastructure repairs.

ONE OF Stacey

ROBERT AMLER

THE RECENT

measles outbreaks in Westchester and Rockland counties have shown the importance of disaster preparedness. An expert in this field, Robert Amler served as regional health administrator for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where he controlled federal medical emergency funding, and has coordinated anthrax response teams at the Centers for Disease Control.

DENNIS CRAIG

DENNIS CRAIG took the reins at Purchase College last year after the school’s longtime president stepped down. Formerly the vice president for admissions and associate provost for enrollment at the school, Craig had already helped the college rebrand itself in order to attract more students interested in the fine arts and liberal arts. He recently oversaw a $15 million improvement project to the campus that is home to most of the college’s 4,264 students.

CATHY PINSKY; DAVID GARCIA/SHUTTERSTOCK

CYNTHIA RUBINO STACEY COHEN

UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, SHANKER HALL 52 BROADWAY, 2ND FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10004 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2019 | 9:00AM-4:30PM

We have all learned to accept technology at different rates. We explore the innovation and challenges of new tools, apps and gadgets in our own personal ways. Whether you’re an early tech adopter or more careful user, each of us has a role to play in advancing our organizations in a quickly changing world! This event will cater to everything from entry-level learning about the current state of technology to more advanced discussions.

Nonprofit TechCon is the place to go to stay informed of tools and developments, now and looking into the future.

FEATURED SPEAKERS SHEREEN SANTALESA, Vice President, Human Resources, Riseboro Community Partnership KARIN KUNSTLER GOLDMAN, Deputy Chief, Charities Bureau, New York State Department of Law (Attorney General) BESA H. BAUTA, Chief Data Officer, MercyFirst MICHAEL BARRET JONES, Director of Development, The Tyler Clementi Foundation THOMAS DEWAR, Executive Director of Information Technology, Lutheran Social Services of New York RYAN YOUNG, Chief of Operations and Organizational Sustainability, Community Change MARCEL BRAITHWAITE, Director of Community Engagement, Police Athletic League, Inc. VESNA SELMANOVIC, VP, Program Compliance and Performance Measurement, Covenant House New York ALEX MARCUS, Assistant Director of Organizational Development and Talent Acquisition, Good Shepherd Services DARHSAN DESAI, PhD, Professor of Management, Berkeley College Larry L. Luing School of Business DUNCAN REMAGE-HEALEY, Managing Director of Operations, Parenting Journey CHARLIE PANE, Communications Manager, Cornell Cooperative Extension Rockland County MITCHELL PETIT-FRERE, Digital Content Manager, Family Promise AMY WEST, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, AHRC NYC NICK SELBY, Director of Cyber Intelligence and Investigations, NYPD NANCY D. MILLER, Executive Director/CEO, VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired ALBERT J. RIZZI, Founder and CEO, My Blind Spot, Inc DAVID DePAROLESA, Chief Executive Officer, GiveLively RSVP at CityAndStateNY.com/Events For more information on programming and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Lissa Blake at lblake@cityandstateny.com

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS LIGHTHOUSE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS CAPALINO GRF CPAS & ADVISORS JMT CONSULTING FUNRAISE

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legalnotices@cityandstateny.com Notice of Qualification of Arrow Payments, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 8/29/19.

Office location: NY County. LLC organized in IL on 3/6/12. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Cogency Global Inc., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016. IL and principal business address: 20 W. Kinzle St., 17th Fl., Chicago, IL 60654. Cert. of Org. filed with IL Sec. of State, 501 S. 2nd St., Springfield, IL 62756. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

LEAGUE REAL ESTATE GROUP LLC, Arts of Org. filed SSNY 08/30/18. Office: NY Co. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to League Real Estate Group LLC, 261 Madison Ave, 9th Fl, NY, NY 10016. General Purpose.

YOGI TEA BAR LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 7/24/19. Off. Loc. : New York Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, c/o Gurdip Singh Josan, 193 Fredrick Street, Paramus, NJ 07652. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

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Notice of Formation of VIRIDIAN SKYFALL LLC filed with SSNY on July 22, 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: Attn: US Corporation Agents, 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of THEATRE NERD PRODUCTIONS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/29/19. Office location: NY County.

Princ. office of LLC: 67 E. 82nd St., NY, NY 10028.

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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MNYS 300 GENESEE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/23/19. 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, 475 Riverside Drive, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10115. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Qualification of SARDIS DEVELOPMENTS, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/23/19. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/22/19. Princ. office of LLC: 84 Wooster St., Ste. #603, NY, NY 10012. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808.

Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Corp. Div., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Investment management.

RAUSA RUSSO LAW, PLLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 08/02/2019.

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: 30 Broad Street, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10004. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

BATTERY PARK GOURMET CAFE, LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 5/16/19. Off. Loc. : New York Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served & shall mail proc.: c/o Gieto Nicaj, 17 Battery Place, New York, NY 10004. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

FRASHON COMMUNICATIONS LLC filed with SSNY 9/11/2019. 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: Vashon Smith 523 West 143rd street Apt 5B New York, NY 10031.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

JOHN DICHIARA & ASSOCIATES LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/01/2018. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Legalinc Corp. Svcs Inc., 1967 Wehrle Dr., Ste 1 #086, Buffalo, NY 14221. Reg Agent: Legalinc Corp.

Svcs Inc., 1967 Wehrle Dr., Ste 1 #086, Buffalo, NY 14221. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Qualification of 11 OUNCES, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/19/19. Office location: Kings County. LLC formed in Ohio (OH) on 12/26/18. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, c/o Cummins Law LLC, 312 Walnut Street, Suite 1530, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. OH addr. of LLC: 11 Ounces LLC, c/o Cummins Law LLC, 312 Walnut Street, Suite 1530, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. Copy of Articles of Organization filed with Secy. of State of OH, 180 East Broad Street, 16th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of JAYADIT BUILDERS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/24/2019. Office location: Richmond County, NY. LLC formed in New Jersey (NJ) on 01/29/2015.

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. NJ addr. of LLC: JayAdit Builders, Limited Liability Company, 47 Rosewood Rd, Edison, NJ 08817. Cert. of Form. filed with State Treasurer of the State of NJ, Div. of Revenue and Enterprise Services, 33 W State St, #5th, Trenton, NJ 08608. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

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Notice of Formation of WILLIAMSBURG PRESERVATION DEVELOPERS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/26/19. 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 Omni New York LLC, 909 Third Ave., 21st Fl., NY, NY 10022. Purpose: any lawful activities.

KENT TOWER REALTY LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 8/30/19. Off. Loc. : New York Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, 242 East 74TH Street, New York, NY 10021. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of Lantern Class A Member, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 9/12/19. Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 1501 Broadway, 28th Fl., NY, NY 10036. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, c/o Randi Seigel, 7 Times Square, NY, NY 10036. Purpose: any lawful activity Notice of Formation of Plastic Surgery and Skincare NY, PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/16/19.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: Steven Levine, 308 East 72nd St., Apt 8D, NY, NY 10021. Purpose: to practice the profession of Medicine.

Notice of Formation of Amanda Mazin Consultants LLC filed with SSNY on September 11, 2019. Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: c/o Zachary Mazin, McKool Smith, One Bryant Park, 47th Fl, NY, NY 10036. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qualification of COATUE CT 55 LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/20/19. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/16/19. Princ. office of LLC: 9 W. 57th St., 25th 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, Attn: Philippe Laffont at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of the State of DE, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., Federal & Duke of York Sts., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

CLEVENGER BEACH LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/27/2019. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Keith M. Bloomfield C/O Forbes Family Trust, 767 Fifth Ave., 6th Fl, NY, NY 10153. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Qualification of COATUE CT 56 LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/20/19. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/16/19. Princ. office of LLC: 9 W. 57th St., 25th 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, Attn: Philippe Laffont at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of the State of DE, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., Federal & Duke of York Sts., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF KINGS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, V. ST. CLAIR JOHN; ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated July 23, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Kings, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION is the Plaintiff and ST. CLAIR JOHN; ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the KINGS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, ROOM 224, 360 ADAMS STREET, BROOKLYN NY 11201, on October 31, 2019 at 2:30PM, premises known as 134 EAST 92ND STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11212: Block 4610, Lot 26: ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN, COUNTY OF KINGS, CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 501789/2017. JAMES MARTIN CAFFREY, Esq. - Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

Notice of Qualification of LOWER MANHATTAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/24/19. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/13/19. 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 122072543, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: CSC, 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 The Promedex Institute, LLC filed with SSNY on June 12th, 2019. Office: Westchester County.

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

SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 305 Sixth Ave. Unit 3L Pelham, NY 10803. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

NOTICE OF QUAL. of VC Atlantic Partners LLC. Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 8/12/19. Off. Loc: NY Co. LLC org. in DE 8/8/19. 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.

Notice of Formation of Bourdeau Acoustic Design LLC filed with SSNY on June 20, 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: 2 Pinehurst Avenue, C4, New York, NY 10033. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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STORAGE NOTICE Modern Moving Inc. will sell at Public Auction at 3 7 3 5 Merritt Avenue, Bronx, NY 10466 At 6:00 P.M. on NOVEMBER 12th, 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: - WATSON, JERRY - HERNANDEZ, ANGEL/ - GERALDINE, PEDRO - MEDINA, DAVID - EDWARDS, JOHN - KIM, CHUNG HYUN/ - FITZPATRICK, EDWARD - CHAN KONRAD - HAMPTON, CRYSTAL - COLBERT, RONISHA - LYTHCOTT, ANGELINA, - GARCIA, NAILAH - BROWN NAZZALEE - MARINA, BRYSON- REINOSO, ALVARO PHIPPS - LUZZO, DANIELE

Notice of Qualification of MAGIC VALET LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/25/19. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/23/19. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o DHA Capital, 154 Grand St., #45-03, NY, NY 10013. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808.

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

Notice of Formation of Ejimoo, LLC filed with SSNY on July, 9, 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: 100 Park Ave, New York, NY 10017. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

KAMAKAMILA LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/07/2019. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Kamakamila LLC, 154 W 14th Street, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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Notice of formation of CF2 GP LLC LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 8/27/19. N.Y. Office location: New York County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is: 155 E. 44th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10017.

The principal business address of the LLC is 155 E. 44th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10017.

Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1321701 FOR LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR

BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 1006 FLUSHING AVE BROOKLYN, NY 11237. KINGS COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. RABID INC

FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK CITY OF NEW YORK: COUNTY OF KINGS Summons - Docket No.: B-14687-19 --------------------------------------------X In the Matter of Commitment of Guardianship and Custody of MIRACLE ELLA PHILLIPS also known as MIRACLE ANNA PHILLIPS also known as MIRACLE PHILLIPS A Child under the Age of Eighteen Years _-------------------------------------------X In the Name of the People of the State of New York TO: OLGA PHILLIPS ADDRESS: UNKNOWN A Petition having been duly filed in this Court, alleging that the above-named child in the care of THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING HOSPITAL, should be committed to the guardianship and custody of THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING HOSPITAL; a copy of said Petition being annexed hereto; 330 Jay Street, Brooklyn, New York, Part 20, in front of the Hon. Pitchal on November 18, 2019 at 3:30P.M. in the forenoon of said day to Show Cause why the Court should not enter an Order committing the guardianship and custody of said child to the petitioning agency as required by law.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that if the guardianship and custody of said child are committed to the petitioning agency, THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING HOSPITAL, said child may be adopted with consent of the petitioning agency without your consent or further notice to you.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that you have the right to be represented by a lawyer, and, if the Court finds that you are unable to pay for a lawyer, you have the right to have a lawyer assigned by the Court.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that upon failure of the person summoned to appear, all of his or her parental rights to the child may be terminated, and PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that his or her failure to appear shall constitute a denial of his or her interest in the child which denial may result, without further notice, in the transfer or commitment of the child’s care, custody or guardianship or in the child’s adoption in this or any subsequent proceeding in which such care, custody or guardianship or adoption be at issue.

Dated: Brooklyn, New York

FRASHON COMMUNICATIONS LLC filed with SSNY 9/11/2019. 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: Vashon Smith 523 West 143rd street Apt 5B New York, NY 10031. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

By Order of the Court October 9, 2019 /s/ Clerk of the Family Court

Notice of Formation of REFTII, LLC filed with SSNY on August 1, 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: 7 EAST LOFTWOOD CIRCLE, SPRING TX 77382 Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF KINGS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, V. ST. CLAIR JOHN; ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated July 23, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Kings, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION is the Plaintiff and ST. CLAIR JOHN; ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the KINGS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, ROOM 224, 360 ADAMS STREET, BROOKLYN NY 11201, on October 31, 2019 at 2:30PM, premises known as 134 EAST 92ND STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11212: Block 4610, Lot 26: ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN, COUNTY OF KINGS, CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 501789/2017. JAMES MARTIN CAFFREY, Esq. - Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

Notice of Qualification of LOWER MANHATTAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/24/19. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/13/19. 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 122072543, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: CSC, 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 The Promedex Institute, LLC filed with SSNY on June 12th, 2019. Office: Westchester County.

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

SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 305 Sixth Ave. Unit 3L Pelham, NY 10803. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

NOTICE OF QUAL. of VC Atlantic Partners LLC. Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 8/12/19. Off. Loc: NY Co. LLC org. in DE 8/8/19. 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.

Notice of Formation of Bourdeau Acoustic Design LLC filed with SSNY on June 20, 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: 2 Pinehurst Avenue, C4, New York, NY 10033. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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STORAGE NOTICE Modern Moving Inc. will sell at Public Auction at 3 7 3 5 Merritt Avenue, Bronx, NY 10466 At 6:00 P.M. on NOVEMBER 12th, 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: - WATSON, JERRY - HERNANDEZ, ANGEL/ - GERALDINE, PEDRO - MEDINA, DAVID - EDWARDS, JOHN - KIM, CHUNG HYUN/ - FITZPATRICK, EDWARD - CHAN KONRAD - HAMPTON, CRYSTAL - COLBERT, RONISHA - LYTHCOTT, ANGELINA, - GARCIA, NAILAH - BROWN NAZZALEE - MARINA, BRYSON- REINOSO, ALVARO PHIPPS - LUZZO, DANIELE

Notice of Qualification of MAGIC VALET LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/25/19. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/23/19. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o DHA Capital, 154 Grand St., #45-03, NY, NY 10013. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808.

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

Notice of Formation of Ejimoo, LLC filed with SSNY on July, 9, 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: 100 Park Ave, New York, NY 10017. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

KAMAKAMILA LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/07/2019. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Kamakamila LLC, 154 W 14th Street, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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Notice of formation of CF2 GP LLC LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 8/27/19. N.Y. Office location: New York County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is: 155 E. 44th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10017.

The principal business address of the LLC is 155 E. 44th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10017.

Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1321701 FOR LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR

BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 1006 FLUSHING AVE BROOKLYN, NY 11237. KINGS COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. RABID INC

FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK CITY OF NEW YORK: COUNTY OF KINGS Summons - Docket No.: B-14687-19 --------------------------------------------X In the Matter of Commitment of Guardianship and Custody of MIRACLE ELLA PHILLIPS also known as MIRACLE ANNA PHILLIPS also known as MIRACLE PHILLIPS A Child under the Age of Eighteen Years _-------------------------------------------X In the Name of the People of the State of New York TO: OLGA PHILLIPS ADDRESS: UNKNOWN A Petition having been duly filed in this Court, alleging that the above-named child in the care of THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING HOSPITAL, should be committed to the guardianship and custody of THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING HOSPITAL; a copy of said Petition being annexed hereto; 330 Jay Street, Brooklyn, New York, Part 20, in front of the Hon. Pitchal on November 18, 2019 at 3:30P.M. in the forenoon of said day to Show Cause why the Court should not enter an Order committing the guardianship and custody of said child to the petitioning agency as required by law.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that if the guardianship and custody of said child are committed to the petitioning agency, THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING HOSPITAL, said child may be adopted with consent of the petitioning agency without your consent or further notice to you.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that you have the right to be represented by a lawyer, and, if the Court finds that you are unable to pay for a lawyer, you have the right to have a lawyer assigned by the Court.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that upon failure of the person summoned to appear, all of his or her parental rights to the child may be terminated, and PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that his or her failure to appear shall constitute a denial of his or her interest in the child which denial may result, without further notice, in the transfer or commitment of the child’s care, custody or guardianship or in the child’s adoption in this or any subsequent proceeding in which such care, custody or guardianship or adoption be at issue.

Dated: Brooklyn, New York

FRASHON COMMUNICATIONS LLC filed with SSNY 9/11/2019. 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: Vashon Smith 523 West 143rd street Apt 5B New York, NY 10031. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

By Order of the Court October 9, 2019 /s/ Clerk of the Family Court

Notice of Formation of REFTII, LLC filed with SSNY on August 1, 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: 7 EAST LOFTWOOD CIRCLE, SPRING TX 77382 Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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Notice of Qualification of Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 11/19/2018.

Office location: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 7/18/1996. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: The LLC, 520 Madison Ave., NY, NY 10022, principal business address.

DE address 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.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1322143 FOR LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR

BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL LIQUOR, WINE, & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 13 BARROW ST. NEW YORK, NY 10014.

NEW YORK COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. BARROW WEST VILLAGE LLC.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1322176 FOR WINE & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL WINE & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 615 ½ HUDSON ST NEW YORK, NY 10014.

NEW YORK COUNTY, FOR ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION. HUI & YURI INC. Notice of Formation of CODE GREEN COMPLIANCE LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/18/19. Office location: NY County.

Princ. office of LLC: 1333 Broadway, Ste. 500, NY, NY 10018. 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.

CITATION SURROGATE’S COURT, NEW YORK COUNTY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO: The Public Administrator of New York County; Office of the State Comptroller, Division of Legal Services; Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York; Colleen Sylvia O’Driscoll a/k/a Sylvia Colleen O’Driscoll; John Ellwood a/k/a John Padreigh Ellwood a/k/a John MacKinnon; TO: The heirs at law, next of kin, and distributees of ERIC N. O’DRISCOLL, deceased, if living, and if any of them be dead, to their heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, legatees, executors, administrators, assignees and successors in interest whose names are unknown and cannot be ascertained after due diligence.

A petition having been duly filed by Sean O’Driscoll, who is domiciled at 51 Palm Ave., Shorncliffe, QLD 4017, Australia.

YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, New York County, at 31 Chambers Street, Room 503, New York, New York, on December 3, 2019, at 10:00 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, why an Order should not be made in the estate of Eric O’Driscoll, lately domiciled in the County and State of New York: 1. Determining that distributees are entitled to the funds now on deposit with the Office of State Comptroller for the benefit of unknown distributees of Eric N. O’Driscoll; 2. Determining that the Office of State Comptroller be directed to withdraw the funds identified in the Certificate of Deposit and direct payment of same, pro rata, to Sean O’Driscoll, Patrick K. O’Driscoll, Colleen Sylvia O’Driscoll a/k/a Sylvia Colleen O’Driscoll and John Ellwood a/k/a John Padreigh Ellwood a/k/a John MacKinnon, as distributees of the Estate of Eric N. O’Driscoll; and 3.

Granting such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper.

Dated, Attested, and Sealed,

HON. RITA MELLA

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Surrogate Diana Sanabria

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Chief Clerk

Littman Krooks, LLP

Rachel Johnston

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Attorney Name

399 Knollwood Road, Suite 115, White Plains, New York 10603

(914) 684-2100

Notice of Qualification of PurePoint Energy LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/01/2019.

Office location: Fairfield County, CT. LLC formed in Connecticut (CT) on 08/17/2007. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o PurePoint Energy LLC, 22 South Smith Street Norwalk, CT 06855 addr. of LLC: c/o PurePoint Energy LLC, 22 South Smith Street Norwalk, CT 06855. Cert. of Form. filed with Office of the Secretary of the State of Connecticut, 30 Trinity Street Hartford, CT. Purpose: Any lawful activity PW Service LLC. Arts. Of

Org. filed with the SSNY on 9/25/19. Office: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 225 Broadway, 44th Floor, New York NY 10007. Purpose: Any Lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of Cee Lighting, LLC filed with SSNY on March 30, 2017. Office: NY County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 80 State Street, Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of Drive Better Driving LLC filed with SSNY on September 23, 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:55 Cherrywood Ct Staten Island, NY 10308. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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Notice of Formation of BRASCHI REALTY, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/02/19. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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

Who was up and who was down last week

CREATIVE Art Director Andrew Horton, Senior Graphic Designer Alex Law, Graphic Designer Aaron Aniton

LOSERS

DIGITAL Digital Marketing Director Maria Cruz Lee, Digital Content Coordinator Michael Filippi, Social Media Editor/ Content Producer Amanda Luz Henning Santiago

ALEC BALDWIN Yeah, yeah, it’s great that City Hall is cracking down on the predatory ticket sellers in Battery Park who sell sham Statue of Liberty tours.

But let’s consider why: Alec Baldwin got played like a chump! Yes, the supposedly streetwise actor who has lived in Manhattan for, like, 40 years, made like some frickin’ Iowa tourist and got scammed into a b.s. Jersey bus ride. The only loser bigger than him may be … the rest of us, who don’t get VIP rooftop access to the Staten Island Ferry.

THE BEST OF THE REST

THE REST OF THE WORST

JUSTIN BRANNAN

ANNE-MARIE HENDRICKSON

BROOKLYN STREET SIGN HACKERS

CAROLYN MCINTYRE

He led the charge to send NYC’s tacky floating billboards down the river.

Forget elections, they attacked something even more American: car culture.

M. STANLEY WHITTINGHAM

This Binghamton professor has the perfect name to win a Nobel for lithium-ion batteries.

KEITH WRIGHT

He gets to keep lobbying the people he oversees as Manhattan Democratic chair.

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THE LAWN RANGER How George Latimer finally got tax-wary suburbanites off their high horse.

Trading inside info for Yankees tickets is wrong. Someone tell this housing boss.

WBAI’s board chair called the station being shut down a ... “9/11-style attack”?

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ANDREA STEWART-COUSINS After the state Senate’s historic sexual harassment hearings ... it hasn’t even bothered to do harassment training.

JOSEPH TSAI

B-ball is big in China, so the Nets owner dunked on Hong Kong protesters. Cool.

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It happened a few years ago, but long after the ’90s: Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York City, responded to a story by intrepid reporter Anna Sanders by putting his finger and his thumb in the shape of an “L” on his forehead. And then, readers, he called her a loser. While normally anything the mayor does to humanize himself is appreciated, this was a step too far. Calling people losers – and winners – is our thing.

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