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EDITOR’S NOTE

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CELESTE SLOMAN

Interim editor-in-chief

IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT TOMORROW IS FINALLY ELECTION DAY. At City & State, we’ll be closely watching how the contest between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden plays out and influences this year’s local races across the Empire State. Plus, our editorial staff has already begun reporting on the 2021 races, particularly the New York City mayoral election.

Jeff Coltin’s cover story profiles Maya Wiley, one of more than 20 declared and possible candidates looking to fill the city’s top post, which a term-limited Mayor Bill de Blasio must vacate next year.

Wiley, an MSNBC legal commentator, also worked directly for de Blasio for two and a half years as counsel to the mayor and has “more experience in City Hall than any of her leading opponents,” Coltin writes.

This issue also marks the return of City & State’s Women’s Power 100 list.

Featured are trailblazers Rep. Nydia Velázquez, the first Puerto Rican woman to serve in Congress; Rep. Grace Meng, the first and only Asian American elected to Congress from the state; and Rep. Carolyn Maloney, the first woman to serve as chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, where she took a pivotal role in the impeachment proceedings against Trump.

Camille Joseph-Goldman, New York City’s youngest appointed deputy comptroller, is also featured on the list. She served as director of intergovernmental affairs and as special adviser to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand before joining Charter Communications as vice president for government affairs within the Northeast Region.

Another power player is journalist and New York Times editorial board member Mara Gay, who recently focused her work on the New York City cops, and her battle with COVID-19.

Learn more about New York’s most powerful women in politics, the nonprofit world and private sector by reading through this latest lineup. We hope you find it informative and invite your feedback.

CONTENTS

MAYA WILEY … 10 Could she be NYC’s first female mayor?

21 IN ‘21 … 16

The effort to make the City Council more equitable

WOMEN 100 … 20

The most powerful women in New York politics

RISING STARS … 48 10 women to watch

WINNERS & LOSERS … 58

Who was up and who was down last week

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EARLY VOTING RESULTS IN LONG LINES In the first presidential election with early voting in New York, enthusiastic voters turned out in large numbers to cast their ballots, often being met with long lines at overwhelmed polling sites in New York City and across the state.

Some people waited up to four hours to vote, with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-

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Cortez and others calling the long lines a form of voter suppression. After a busy first weekend, the crowds did not dwindle, as voters in both the city and state showed up to polling places in even greater numbers during the week. Immediately, some election officials began extending voting hours to reduce the lines, with others moving to bolster voting locations with more equipment and staff. In New York City,

the long lines drew the ire of Mayor Bill de Blasio, who demanded the city Board of Elections extend its hours and get more scanners to polling sites.

The board did extend the final three days of early voting by nine hours, and even opened an additional site to help reduce stress on the most heavily trafficked polling site. Although New York City was not alone in bungling the first major rollout of early voting, evidence of the city’s mismanagement became apparent as election officials across the state quickly realized that they likely should have opened more polling places. The city was the only place in the state where voters were assigned an early voting place; everywhere else, voters could go to any location in their county. Data from the New York City Campaign Finance Board showed that the number of voters assigned to polling sites varied greatly, with decisions potentially not taking into account the functional capacity of a given location. Inadequate staffing and equipment

AOC, THE “MIRROR” Gov. Andrew Cuomo isn’t the only New York elected who gets to grace the cover of Vanity Fair. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez got the cover treatment, discussing her powerful rebuke of Florida Rep. Ted Yoho, her ascent to political fame and what other offices might lie ahead. Though progressives hail her as a hero, AOC tells the magazine she doesn’t want to be a “savior” but a “mirror.”

also led to bottlenecks as people checked in at the busiest locations.

LONG LINES LEAD TO CALLS FOR CHANGE

“Voters should expect to come, have their name found in the poll book very quickly, and to vote without any real difficulties.”

– Mike Ryan, executive director of the New York City Board of Elections, on early voting, via NY1

“These are the same people saying that we can’t have tuition-free public colleges because there’s no money, when these motherfuckers are only paying $750 a year in taxes. ” – Rep. Alexandria OcasioCortez, via Vanity Fair

After de Blasio himself waited more than three hours to vote early, he called for a complete overhaul of the New York City Board of Elections, echoing what Gov. Andrew Cuomo also said in response to the long lines. The city Board of Elections has long been criticized for its poor management and its patronage staffing system.

A change to the inherently partisan structure of the city’s board would require a state constitutional amendment. More immediately, some are calling for improvements to the early voting law. Recognizing the inadequacy of the 88 early voting sites in New York City, state Sen. Michael Gianaris introduced legislation to require at least one early voting site for every 25,000 voters.

That would be double the minimum number of polling locations that are currently required, but it would also greatly increase the number of polling sites in large counties that were only required to have at least seven sites.

This would apply across the state, where other county election officials evidently underestimated turnout and whose voters would benefit from more stringent requirements.

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COVID-19 CASES ON THE RISE IN NYC

In August, New York City set a warning threshold of 550 new coronavirus cases in a single day. That grim milestone was reached last week. It didn’t set off any new restrictions, but it represents a concerning uptick in the number of cases – the city has not had that many daily new cases since the summer. Days later, de Blasio said that the city was experiencing a “very worrisome” spike in coronavirus cases as the seven-day rolling average of the positive test rate hit nearly 2%.

That’s the highest it has been in weeks, and the most significant jump in the positivity rate since the city first started tracking it in September. At the same time, Cuomo was discouraging New Yorkers from traveling to see family for the upcoming holidays as the nation continues to hit record numbers of cases and other states experience their own spikes.

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What the COVID statistics really mean

CONTINUED NURSING HOME SCRUTINY

The U.S. Department of Justice again requested that New York hand over data about the number of nursing home deaths in the state, expanding on its previous request to include about 600 private nursing homes, as opposed to just those run by the state. The governor maintained that the inquiries were politically motivated and that the latest request was purposefully timed to coincide with the election. He continued to defend the state’s handling of coronavirus cases in nursing homes, even as scrutiny over a March order requiring nursing homes to accept recovering coronavirus patients from hospitals has led to prolonged criticism.

Officially, about 6,700 people have died in New York nursing homes of the coronavirus, but many believe this is an undercount and the state Department of Health has not yet released additional data that could reflect a more accurate number.

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Just how bad is COVID-19 surging in New York? The best answer to that question has changed over time. Total confirmed cases used to be the headline data point early on in the pandemic.

Then came hospitalizations and deaths. Now, two other measures are focal points: testing positivity rate and the number of new cases per 100,000 people.

“It’s not one metric that can tell you how a given area is doing during the epidemic,” Syra Madad, senior director at the System-wide Special Pathogens Program Office at NYC Health + Hospitals, said in an interview.

Both New York City and state regularly publish an assortment of data about the pandemic, but elected officials typically lean on a few choice metrics in their public messaging. Hospitalizations and deaths are useful, but they are lagging indicators that show the consequences of infections from days and weeks past.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has touted for months how the testing positivity rate – the number of reported tests that detect COVID – is much lower in New York than in other states.

The 1-2% rate typically reported by the governor each day is well below the 5% threshold that health experts say is the difference between keeping the pandemic under control and beginning to see it run amok. The metric is now a key part of the state’s new “microcluster” strategy, which is designed to avoid the need to reimpose sweeping

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New York City parents may have one last chance to send their kids back to classrooms for in-person learning during a two-week period running through Nov. 13.

Ten days of ballot-casting come to an end. Less certain is just how long we’ll have to wait until winners are declared in key races at the local, state and federal levels.

INSIDE DOPE

There’s a good chance there’ll be a lot of litigation challenging election results in key races, especially given all the uncertainties surrounding voting by mail.

lockdowns. “We have invested in the infrastructure that’s actually needed to do this protracted game of ‘Whack-a-Mole,’” Madad said. “Much more preferred than massive shelter in place.” She added that the state is generally in pretty good shape as far as deadly public health emergencies go, but there are warning signs.

The data shows several regions of the state are reporting alarming increases in the number of new cases per 100,000. The Central New York and Mid-Hudson regions were reporting 10.06 and 11.76 last week, respectively, on a seven-day rolling average. The Southern Tier was reporting 28.89 – quite a contrast to the 1.3% positivity rate.

So while testing positivity suggests the state is doing pretty well, the rising rate of new cases per 100,000 paints a darker picture, according to an analysis by the Empire Center for Public Policy. “The disconnect between the two measures appears to be driven by a significant increase in testing ... by colleges and universities,” wrote Bill Hammond, a senior fellow for health policy at the center. In other words, testing people who are disproportionately unlikely to have the virus is depressing the total positivity rate at a time when cases are rising. That is one reason why hospitalizations have doubled in recent weeks, though they remain just a fraction of what they were in the spring.

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THURS. 11/5 Feel a chill in the air? The New York City Council Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management is holding a 1 p.m. virtual hearing on the city’s winter snow plan.

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EARLY VOTING’S HUGE OPENING WEEKEND

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EMEMBER OPENING WEEKEND box office numbers for big new movie releases, back in the Before Times?

Diehard fans and cinephiles bought tickets early to see the newest installment of a blockbuster franchise the first weekend it came out. And back when pre-reserved seats weren’t a thing, moviegoers would line up for hours before the premiere just to get prime real estate.

Well, the first weekend of early voting was kind of like that: nearly 200,000 people across the five boroughs, braving sometimes hourslong waits to cast their votes in this contentious presidential election (and of course for the other federal and local races too). Across the state, about 422,000 people voted.

But there was no weekday lull after that boisterous first weekend. In fact, MORE people cast ballots last Monday across both the city and state than the first Saturday. And nearly every day had greater numbers of people casting ballots than the day before. Here’s how the first half of New York’s first presidential early voting period shaped up, by the numbers.

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I support universal health care, so do 63% of Americans. I support universal background checks, so do 97% of Americans. These are mainstream policies.

A Q&A with congressional candidate

DANA BALTER

DANA BALTER FOR CONGRESS

You’ve attacked Katko for backing Trump, so of course you’re not a fan, but where do you stand within the Democratic Party? Do you find yourself to be an emerging progressive or a more centrist Democrat?

Well, first, I wouldn’t say I have attacked him. I’m holding him accountable for the votes that he cast, which is what we should be doing with our elected representatives. I am sort of a middle-of-theroad person. I believe in progressive values, as do a vast majority of people in our district and across the country. The things that I’m fighting for are

our majority positions.

For example, I support a $15 minimum wage, so do 68% of Americans.

(Editor’s note: Pew Research Center says 67% of Americans do.) I support universal health care, so do 63% of Americans.

I support getting big money out of politics, so do 77% of Americans.

I support Roe v. Wade, maintaining access to safe legal abortion for women, so do 76% of Americans. (Editor’s note: An NBC/Wall Street Journal poll found 76% of independents, but 71% of all Americans support Roe v. Wade.)

And I support universal background checks for

(purchasing) guns, so do 97% of Americans.

These are mainstream policies. They’re things that the voters have been asking for for years upon years upon years and it’s because we have representatives like John Katko in Congress who support an extreme partisan agenda that we have not made progress on these issues.

Your district has more registered Democrats than Republicans, and it went for Hilary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, so how is it that Katko has managed to hold his seat since 2015?

I think Katko has been

masquerading as a moderate for years and what the people of this district are really looking for – I don’t think people here care so much about party affiliation – what they’re really looking for is someone who’s going to be on their side. Someone who is always going to stand with the people and fight for the people, regardless of who is in the White House, or what party controls the House of Representatives or the Senate. And John Katko talks a good game. I think he had a lot of us believing that he was a moderate and independent thinker.

But now we have six years of a voting record to hold

him to, and we see that in fact over and over again, when we really need him on health care, on women’s rights, on the environment, on taxes, he is with Donald Trump and his party and his corporate donors, and he’s not with us. I think voters understand that now. They are tired of being taken for a ride and they are tired of being, theoretically, represented by somebody in Congress who doesn’t actually represent our interests. So, I think we’re seeing that in the poll. I think we’re going to see it on Election Day and hopefully we’re finally going to get some good representation here.

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HEN ELECTED OFFICIALS were brought up on the stage at the Oct. 17 Black Lives Matter rally in front of Trump International Hotel and Tower, Maya Wiley stayed planted on the asphalt.

She isn’t elected to anything – yet – and her mayoral campaign is trying to present that as an asset, repeating the catchphrase, “I’m not a politician.” So while a top opponent in the race, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, spoke to the crowd, with another mayoral candidate, New York City Council Member Carlos Menchaca, standing behind him, Wiley talked with protesters.

It was a meeting of a national, intergenerational movement, viewed through a historic lens. Flyers read “From Eleanor Bumpurs” – killed in the Bronx in 1984 – “to Breonna Taylor” – killed in Louisville, Kentucky, in 2020. Hundreds of New Yorkers, most of them Black, joined activists that had come in from Louisville.

At one point, a man gestured Wiley over to a barricade beside the stage, and gave her something that might have been even more valuable than speaking time: a reminder of why she was running, why she was hoping to make history as the first Black woman – and the first woman at all – to become mayor of New York City.

The man talking to Wiley was Jacob Blake Sr., the father of the younger Jacob Blake, who was shot by a police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin this August. “He looks me in the eye, and he says, ‘I am so proud of you,’” Wiley would recall, welling up with tears. While the rally went on around them, Wiley and Blake spoke about her work as a legal commentator on the cable news network MSNBC, and his fight pursuing punishment for the officer who shot his son. “His point is, ‘You are representing, and you’re doing it in a way that makes us feel heard,’” Wiley would say the next day. Wiley is a Black woman who has found huge platforms to talk about law and justice.

And Blake was telling her that “I didn’t let him down. And that was probably the biggest compliment I could ever hope to have.”

Wiley stuck around for almost three hours, long after almost all the other politicians had left. The No Justice No Peace gospel choir from Louisville literally shook the stage as they sang. Wiley, backstage at this point, bounced up and down to the music,

Mayoral candidate and cat enthusiast Maya Wiley, pictured here with Heart.

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Maya Wiley is a civil rights watchdog with historic potential.

Can that propel her to City Hall?

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then pulled out her phone to take a video.

“Are those my people? Yeah, those are my people,” Wiley said later. “We all have to see each other as, ‘We’re all our people,’ … but there is something that is very powerful and important about the Black experience in this country that transcends geography.

That transcends even class.”

Combating systemic racism and police brutality is a top issue in the mayoral race, and Wiley is an expert on the subject. She is a one-time civil rights attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and the former chair of the Civilian Complaint Review Board, the body that evaluates claims of violence and other misconduct by New York City Police Department employees. It’ll be a central tenet of Wiley’s campaign – “There’s no leading this city out of the crisis we’re in without transforming policing,” she said.

Wiley could carry that message to victory – just like New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio did in 2013, vowing to end the targeting of racial minorities with stop and frisk.

Wiley worked directly for de Blasio for two and half years as counsel to the mayor, and her campaign, which is staffed by some close allies to the mayor such as his former intergovernmental affairs director Jon Paul Lupo, has started out strong. Wiley is well-known for her frequent criticism of President Donald Trump on MSNBC and Twitter – a platform where she has more than 371,000 followers. As a Black woman from Brooklyn who’s popular among highly engaged progressives in and out of the de Blasio orbit, she could be well-positioned to replicate the mayor’s feat of assembling a coalition of Black New Yorkers and liberal reformers of all races. Day one endorsers at her widely covered campaign launch included Bronx Assembly Member Michael Blake, a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, and state Senate Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris, a progressive stalwart from Queens.

“To my fellow Democrats,” Blake said at her announcement, “we can’t say that Black women are the backbone of our party, but you won’t support them to be mayor of New York City.”

But repeating de Blasio’s strategy may be harder after his two terms. The mayor’s relationship with those who want a smaller and more accountable NYPD has soured, and some leaders in the movement are hesitant to trust any candidate who worked closely beside de Blasio. Wiley’s time at the CCRB was criticized by some civil libertarians for failing to do more to rein in the NYPD. Black women in politics warn she will be held to an unforgiving standard that de Blasio wasn’t in 2013. “Because she has the record of the CCRB, because of her record at the NAACP and all this, she will be judged differently,” Yvette Buckner, a political consultant at Tusk Strategies, said.

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“Black women always have to do twice as much to get half as much. So she will be judged differently regardless.”

Leaders of the police reform movement are withholding judgment, eager to hear more from Wiley. “I think she has an impressive social justice record,” said Joo-Hyun Kang, director of Communities United for Police Reform. “That doesn’t translate necessarily into credibility as a mayoral candidate or as mayor, in terms of the NYPD.”

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ILEY LIVED IN Manhattan for a year, as a baby, and she says she always planned to come back. She was born in 1964 and grew up in Washington, D.C., in the Dupont Circle neighborhood – “but when it was still Black, and when it was still poor.” Her mother, Wretha Whittle Wiley, was white and her father, George Wiley, was a Black civil rights leader who founded the National Welfare Rights Organization. He died in a boating accident when Wiley was young, and when her mother remarried, it was to D. Bruce Hanson, another civil rights organizer. Wiley spent a summer in New York City while a student at Dartmouth College, working at a summer camp for kids with disabilities on Staten Island and taking calls at the Lincoln Center information desk. Wiley went to Columbia Law School, and after graduation, she clerked for federal judge James Giles in Philadelphia for two years. Then she moved to Brooklyn in 1991,

riod, from 1994 to 1997, is the only blank spot on her personal LinkedIn page. Her three years at one of the most prestigious prosecutors offices in the country is left off the “Meet Maya” page on her campaign website, and it was left off her bio page when she worked at the CCRB as well.

Wiley told City & State the omission wasn’t intentional, and “it’s not touchy” because in the civil division, enforcing civil rights statutes and defending federal agencies, she wasn’t a criminal prosecutor. She has previously talked about her experience at SDNY in public: her time in the Department of Justice was frequently referenced during her appearances on MSNBC. These days, an association with law enforcement is a potential liability, but other candidates have succeeded despite having much more involvement than Wiley. Sen. Kamala Harris’ time as San Francisco district attorney was criticized by criminal justice reformers, in the presidential primaries and led to countless written indictments and defenses of her record. Of course, Harris still became her party’s vice presidential nominee. And Wiley never did any of the prosecutorial work, like prosecuting marijuana offenses, that put Harris on the defensive.

Wiley’s time in the de Blasio administration is likely to be an asset to most Democratic voters, who are typically less down on de Blasio than the media and activist elite. Some 52% of New York City Democrats approve of the job de Blasio is doing as mayor, accord-

“BLACK WOMEN ALWAYS HAVE TO DO TWICE AS MUCH TO GET HALF AS MUCH. SO SHE WILL BE JUDGED DIFFERENTLY REGARDLESS.”

– Yvette Buckner, political consultant at Tusk Strategies

and she hasn’t left New York City since. She now lives in a spacious, detached house in the Prospect Park South Historic District, with her husband Harlan Mandel, a fellow lawyer, their two daughters, Kai and Naja, and four cats.

Once in New York, Wiley got into civil rights law, working as a young lawyer on cases to advance racial justice for the ACLU and then the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.

In 1994, she took a job as a litigator in the civil division for the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, hoping to harness the civil rights enforcement power of the federal government. President Bill Clinton had begun appointing more liberal federal prosecutors than his Republican predecessors, and a former colleague at the NAACP recruited her to join the Southern District. But that pe-

ing to a September 2020 Manhattan Institute Poll. Among Black New Yorkers, 64% approve. Wiley has more experience in City Hall than any of her leading opponents in the race, including Stringer, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and former Citigroup vice chair Ray McGuire. One possible exception would be Shaun Donovan, who served as Housing Preservation and Development commissioner for five years under former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and will have to separate himself from a former boss, who was a Republican, then independent, while he was mayor. Former city Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia, too, has worked closely with de Blasio in a number of jobs, but she hasn’t worked on hot-button issues like police brutality.

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ner. “She has to say, ‘Because I was there and on the ground, I do know how to do (the job) and now it’s for me as mayor, and not for somebody else.’”

“She has seen how not to manage, working for one particular person,” City Council Member Helen Rosenthal said, referring to Wiley’s time in the mayor’s office. “That yelling at people and micromanaging probably shuts people down and doesn’t bring out the best in your top commissioners, your deputy mayors.” Rosenthal, who endorsed Wiley at her announcement, said she would lead like former Mayor David Dinkins – “somebody who has a heart, but somebody who is also very brilliant and strategic.”

Wiley’s impressive resume and media presence may enable her to compete with the elected officials in the race, such as Stringer

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and Adams. “In her mind, she sees the field as three people,” a former elected official from New York City who has worked with Wiley and requested anonymity to avoid implicating their current employer told City & State. “And I think that’s probably accurate.”

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ILEY IS WORKING carefully to separate herself from de Blasio’s perceived shortcomings. De Blasio hired Wiley right at the beginning of his term, in 2014. The two didn’t know each other, and Wiley hadn’t worked on, or even donated to his mayoral campaign. But she had a strong reputation in New York’s legal and civil rights community as president of the Center for Social Inclusion, a nonprofit she co-founded to promote racial equity. De Blasio had just come into

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office promising to combat inequities himself – and chief among them was addressing “the crisis of stop and frisk,” where mostly young men of color were stopped constantly by police without clear justification.

Over the next seven years, as de Blasio resisted accountability for police officers who injured or even killed New Yorkers, many of the voters who helped elect de Blasio gradually became disappointed in him. Wiley was long gone before de Blasio’s stock with progressives hit its nadir this summer, when the mayor defended the police officer who drove his car into New Yorkers protesting the killing of George Floyd. But for the first two and a half years of his tenure, Wiley was closely tied up in the mayor’s work. She was his counsel, advising him on all matters of law, and was also given her own projects to lead, like expanding broadband internet access to low-income New Yorkers. At the same time, she served as the city’s minority- and women-owned business enterprise director.

Wiley left de Blasio’s office in July 2016. The New York Times reported that she felt cut out of the mayor’s inner circle. If so, Wiley would hardly be alone among women who left de Blasio’s team. If Wiley discussed this on the campaign trail, it could help her emphasize the importance of female leadership – a subject she references when asked about her ties to the mayor, saying she’s a woman “who stands on my own two feet.” She’s not the only experienced woman running this year: in addition to Garcia, former city veterans’ services commissioner Loree Sutton and former nonprofit CEO Dianne Morales are also in the race.

Criminal justice reform activists say Wiley must explain how she and the mayor differed during and after her time with him. “Of course, she wasn’t the sole decision maker (in the de Blasio administration), but the reality is, we need to understand the distinction between her and the existing mayor,” said Jawanza Williams, director of organizing at VOCAL-NY, an advocacy organization for low-income New Yorkers.

Wiley has been separating herself from de Blasio already. In July, she wrote an op-ed in the Daily News that de Blasio should fire NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea. Her campaign launch video declared “a crisis of confidence in our city’s leadership,” and she took a swipe at the mayor in her Oct. 8 campaign launch press conference with a joke about how she would be in New York City, not campaigning for president in Iowa, if she became mayor.

When asked at that press conference, Wiley refused to say whether she ever privately pushed back against a mayoral decision while at City Hall. But she did criticize some of his actions. If she were the mayor, she would have fired Daniel Pantaleo, the former NYPD officer who killed Eric Gar-

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ner in 2014 and pushed for the full repeal of the law shielding police disciplinary records “much sooner” than de Blasio did.

Wiley drew another line between her and de Blasio at a mayoral forum hosted by the Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club later in October. Back in 2016, de Blasio refused to release emails between himself and various private citizens serving as outside advisers.

Then counsel, Wiley reportedly devised the justification – the emails should be treated as internal, private communications because the advisers were acting as “agents of the city.” Now a mayoral candidate, Wiley said she could only push her boss so far.

“You give advice, and the client makes the decision,” she said. But if she were mayor?

“Those emails would have been made public if I was the decision-maker.”

Wiley’s time on the CCRB is another double-edged sword: it shows her expertise and commitment to addressing police brutality, but also could be used by opponents to tie her to the status quo. When she left her job as counsel, de Blasio asked her to chair the board as a part-time job, while she worked as a professor of urban policy and senior vice president of social justice at

The New School. She resigned a year later, in August of 2017 to focus on her main job at the college. Criminal justice reformers like Williams appreciate that she has experience working directly on the issue, but emphasize the need to know more about how she’d address it as mayor. “It’s a good sign for us that she’s interested in holding police accountable,” Williams said. “However, that’s not far enough. That’s barely a beginning.”

Nor was her tenure at the CCRB wholly without controversy. Christopher Dunn, associate legal director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, publicly criticized the board for lacking public discussion while Wiley was chair. Under Wiley’s watch, the board was also accused of softening the language in a report on the use of Tasers, possibly to make it appear less critical of the NYPD’s use of the stun guns. Wiley publicly denied it at the time, saying in part that the dataset was simply too small to draw conclusions.

Dunn’s very job is to push the board to do more, and Wiley was just one player in a system that is understaffed, underfunded, and dependent on the NYPD to cooperate with investigations – which it often doesn’t. “The CCRB has been powerless, has been a tooth-

less agency that does not actually have any power to enact discipline,” said John Teufel, a former CCRB investigator who now works on the campaign promoting an elected civilian review board. Wiley’s potential success in enacting police transparency and accountability depends on taking measures like giving the oversight board real enforcement power, Teufel said. When Wiley was asked at the Jim Owles forum if the board should have the final say over police discipline, rather than the commissioner, she said only that the department needs strong civilian oversight.

Because of her experience, “people are going to be looking at her to have a very thoughtful plan about how police reform and criminal justice reform is done,” Buckner said. “I want to hear the actual plan.” But it’s still early, with more than seven months to go until the Democratic primary that is tantamount to the election in New York City.

Having just gotten in the race, Wiley hasn’t yet released a specific plan to radically transform policing. The campaign says one will come, as well as an economic recovery plan, and more. But for now, she is mostly talking about “putting the public back in public safety.” She said

THE MAJOR CONTENDERS

ERIC ADAMS

SHAUN DONOVAN

KATHRYN GARCIA

ZACH ISCOL

BORN: 1960 HOME: Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn CURRENT JOB: Brooklyn borough president PREVIOUS JOBS: State senator, NYPD officer FUNDRAISING: $2.59 million as of July 2020 CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED? Not yet, but he’s definitely running.

WHY HE’LL WIN: Adams has political connections and money, and is appealing to outer-borough voters with his law enforcement credentials and pragmatic politics.

WHY HE WON’T: Adams is hard to define politically, and has courted controversy with comments on topics like gentrification and gun rights.

BORN: 1966 HOME: Boerum Hill, Brooklyn LATEST JOB: Senior strategist to the president of Harvard University PREVIOUS JOBS: Budget director for President Barack Obama, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, New York City Housing Preservation and Development commissioner under Bloomberg FUNDRAISING: $662,000 as of July 2020 CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED? Yes, in January 2020.

WHY HE’LL WIN: Obama trusted him for eight years, and he’s got real budgetary and housing credentials.

WHY HE WON’T: Donovan has been a behind-the-scenes guy, and is about as exciting as dry toast.

BORN: 1970 HOME: Park Slope, Brooklyn LATEST JOB: New York City Sanitation Commissioner under de Blasio PREVIOUS JOBS: COVID-19 food czar, interim chair of NYCHA, COO of the Department of Environmental Protection FUNDRAISING: Hasn’t filed a disclosure yet CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED? Not yet, but she started raising money in September 2020.

WHY SHE’LL WIN: If she can win the hearts of the city’s garbage haulers, she can win over anyone.

WHY SHE WON’T: It’s her first foray into politics, and the association with de Blasio might not help with voters.

BORN: 1978 HOME: NoHo, Manhattan CURRENT JOB: Founder and CEO of Task & Purpose, a digital media company PREVIOUS JOBS: Deputy director of the Javits medical center, co-founder of the Headstrong Project, officer in the U.S. Marine Corps FUNDRAISING: Hasn’t filed a disclosure yet, but says he had $250,000 in pledged contributions when he launched his campaign.

CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED? Yes, in October 2020.

WHY HE’LL WIN: Wealthy military vet married to a glamorous wife?

Sounds Kennedyesque.

WHY HE WON’T: He’s unknown in the political world, and lacks clear rationale for running.

WHILE THE NATION – and the world – have been focused on the 2020 presidential race, a handful of New Yorkers have been prepping for the next big race: the June 2021 Democratic primary for mayor of New York City. Other candidates have already weighed running, then decided against it. Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. could’ve been a contender – but announced he wouldn’t be running in January. And many saw New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson as the next mayor – until he, too, said he wouldn’t be running.

Here are some fast facts about the likely 2021 New York City contenders, in alphabetical order.

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ILEY POSED FOR photos on a Bed-Stuy rooftop, with clear views of Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens. She was comfortable on camera – after all, she’d spent the last two years on TV, more in the public eye than ever, even if she’d been largely removed from city politics. Now she’s back in city politics in a big way, and she’s having fun. “This is the ‘New York is dead’ shot,” she laughed, sarcastically echoing all of the city’s critics. When one of the cats that lives in the building padded up to her, the towering candidate crouched down and fell into the sing-songy voice everyone does with cats. “Hi! You came to visit? Hello!”

After the photoshoot, she sits down and talks about the Black Lives Matter rally the day before. Has she ever been arrested herself? No, Wiley said, and not even at a protest, for civil disobedience. “I was always in the stuff that had permits.”

She says she has felt scared during interactions with police, though. Wiley recalled a time when she was pulled over for no apparent reason by a police officer in D.C. after dropping a friend off at home after a party. It was late, and the street was very dark. She was a young Black woman, alone, with a white cop, and she felt “panicked.”

But she made it clear to the cop she was in law school, and not just any law school, but Columbia Law School. He let her go with a warning to fix her car’s cracked reflector.

“It was a traumatizing encounter, because I understood what that encounter was, and I understood what saved me,” Wiley said. “And I also understood that’s not what most of us have. … We are not going to survive as a city if we are not being honest about the fact that we have to radically transform policing.”

When it came to the 2020 presidential primary, Wiley said she was split between

supporting Harris and Elizabeth Warren.

She has a lot in common with both women, attorneys who were vying to be the first woman president. Each also reflects an element of Wiley’s political persona and drew support from a constituency she will court in her campaign: Warren was the most progressive woman in the race and Harris was campaigning to make history as the first Black woman in the Oval Office.

“We need Black-led leadership in the city,” Williams said. “Black people in particular, and Black women especially, (have a) nuanced perspective, and oftentimes are more able to understand the issue with a policy, or why a policy is good, and willing to understand what movements like the Movement for Black Lives is calling for.”

Wiley said she’s up to the task. In fact, she’s been preparing for it her whole life.

“That is exactly the kind of responsibility that comes with what my parents taught me,” she said. “‘If you’ve been given much, much is expected.’ And your job is to step up to it. But you have to step up to it with authenticity. You can’t step up to it and pretend you’re something you’re not, or be something other people want you to be.”

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SCOTT STRINGER

LOREE SUTTON

MAYA WILEY

BORN: 1957 HOME: Upper West Side, Manhattan LATEST JOB: Vice chair, Citigroup PREVIOUS JOBS: Global co-head of mergers and acquisitions at Morgan Stanley, and Merrill Lynch FUNDRAISING: Hasn’t filed a disclosure yet, but claims to have raised $1.1 million within ten days of announcing CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED? Not yet, but started raising money as of October 2020.

WHY HE’LL WIN: He’s the capitalist money manager that some New Yorkers have longed for since Bloomberg.

WHY HE WON’T: Wall Street is the enemy to many voters. Just look at Bloomberg’s presidential run.

BORN: 1980 HOME: Red Hook, Brooklyn CURRENT JOB: New York City Council member PREVIOUS JOBS: LGBT community liaison to former City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, budget coordinator to former Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz FUNDRAISING: Hasn’t filed a disclosure yet.

CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED? Yes, in October 2020.

WHY HE’LL WIN: He’s a person of color running hard to the left on a record of progressive purity – a formula that’s working lately.

WHY HE WON’T: He’s made some enemies in the council, and Stringer has all the momentum.

BORN: 1967 HOME: Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn LATEST JOB: Executive Director and CEO of Phipps Neighborhoods, a social services nonprofit PREVIOUS JOBS: Executive director of The Door, chief of operations and implementation at the New York City Department of Education FUNDRAISING: $157,000 as of July 2020 CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED? Officially planned for November 2020, but she’s been openly running since July 2019.

WHY SHE’LL WIN: Her progressive platform and Afro-Latina identity speak to the moment WHY SHE WON’T: She’s new to politics and will have a hard time raising the money necessary to get her name out.

BORN: 1960 HOME: Financial District, Manhattan CURRENT JOB: New York City comptroller PREVIOUS JOBS: Manhattan borough president, assembly member FUNDRAISING: $2.79 million as of July 2020 CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED? Yes, in September 2020.

WHY HE’LL WIN: He’s got citywide executive experience, Upper West Side establishment credentials, a progressive track record and endorsements from exciting insurgents.

WHY HE WON’T: Stringer doesn’t fit the mold of the progressive political movement he’s appealing to, and lacks the charisma of his main competitors.

BORN: 1959 HOME: Financial District, Manhattan LATEST JOB: New York City Veterans’ Services commissioner under de Blasio PREVIOUS JOBS: Brigadier general in the U.S. Army, psychiatrist FUNDRAISING: $157,000 as of July 2020 CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED? Yes, in November 2019.

WHY SHE’LL WIN: “It takes a general” is a great campaign slogan – and who isn’t impressed by an M.D. psychiatrist?

WHY SHE WON’T: She’s running as a centrist, which probably won’t excite the Democratic electorate.

BORN: 1964 HOME: Ditmas Park, Brooklyn LATEST JOB: Senior vice president of social justice and professor of urban policy at The New School PREVIOUS JOBS: MSNBC legal analyst, Civilian Complaint Review Board chair, counsel to Mayor Bill de Blasio FUNDRAISING: Hasn’t filed a disclosure yet CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED? Yes, in October 2020.

WHY SHE’LL WIN: She’s a charismatic #resistance star with police reform credentials and historic potential.

WHY SHE WON’T: The first-time candidate worked closely with de Blasio in a year when people are expected to be looking for an antidote.

“government has to listen,” and police disciplinary standards have to be “publicly negotiated.” When asked about precise proposals, including whether the next police commissioner should come from outside of the department and the CCRB should be replaced with a publicly elected board, she expresses openness but is hesitant to firmly pick a side yet. The NYPD budget should be reduced and the force “right-sized,” she said.

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The effort to get equal representation for women on the New York City Council kicks into high gear.

By Rebecca C. Lewis

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N THE FOUR YEARS since President Donald Trump’s election, the country has seen a surge in female candidates running for office – and winning. It seems that wave is poised to finally hit the New York City Council.

Since the modern 51-member New York City Council was created in 1989, the body has never had equal gender representation.

In fact, only 12 seats are currently held by women, a decline from 18 in 2009.

The goal of the 21 in ’21 initiative, founded by former City Council Members Melissa Mark-Viverito and Elizabeth Crowley, is to get 21 women elected to the council in 2021. With ranked-choice endorsements, candidate training and unprecedented enthusiasm to run for office, it seems the organization’s goal may be within reach.

The initiative launched at the start of 2017, when the City Council had 13 women, a number that dwindled to 11 after that year’s election. Although 21 in ’21 endorsed a handful of candidates that year, it

paled in comparison to the 33 women – 32 Democrats and one Republican – the group endorsed for the June 2021 primaries. A lot has changed since 21 in ’21 launched. For one, the organization has expanded its reach and grown its membership. Also, challenges surrounding the most important issues for the group – health care, affordable housing and education – have been laid bare in recent months as the country has been ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic. Each of these issues were important for 21 in ’21 when making its endorsements for next year.

In 2017, only 38 Democratic women ran for contested City Council seats out of 113 candidates. This year, 21 in ’21 received 78 applications for endorsements in 33 districts, including nearly all the districts that will have no incumbent running in 2021. “You’re seeing these women who feel empowered, who feel strong, who feel excited,” said Yvette Buckner, the group’s executive board

vice chair. “They are ready to roll up their sleeves like a mother.”

Buckner said the increase in women running for office across the country in the wake of Trump’s victory has been inspiring, and that the COVID-19 pandemic has really brought to the forefront issues that families, and especially women, struggle with. “When a lot of the (policies), especially around education, were rolled out, a lot of people said, ‘Was there a woman in the room when these decisions were being made?’” Buckner asked. “Was there a mom in the room when these decisions were being made? Because it doesn’t seem like it.”

But the very issues that have driven women to run have also acted as barriers to running for office. “Women have to think about the household, sometimes taking care of their grandparents, their parents and their children,” Buckner said.

“And so there’s so much more to consider when being asked to run.” Crystal Hud-

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From left clockwise, Amanda Farías, Crystal Hudson and Yvette Buckner are all part of the 21 in ’21 movement to elect more women to the council.

son, a first-choice endorsement for 21 in ’21 in Central Brooklyn to replace her former boss Council Member Laurie Cumbo, cares for her mother, who has Alzheimer’s disease. She said that experience was one of the key reasons she decided to run. “My mother spent over 40 years working as a nurse ... caring for others. And when it was time for my mother to receive care, it seemed that there was none for her,” Hudson said. “The experience that I have caring for my mother is an experience that so many women encounter, even when thinking about the care economy.” Hudson, who would be the first out LGBTQ Black woman elected to the City Council, said that having an organization so deliberate in support of “nontraditional” candidates like her was exciting.

Similarly, Upper East Side candidate Tricia Shimamura is the only mother in her race. She said the City Council would benefit from having more women, and especially more mothers, shaping policy,

while acknowledging that motherhood has traditionally been an obstacle to running.

“That’s why endorsements like 21 in ’21 matter,” Shimamura said. “It means that somebody believes in me, even though I’m a young mother and we face a lot of criticism on the campaign trail.”

That’s why for the past four years, 21 in ’21 has been working to build a coalition of women looking to get involved in politics, providing candidate training and support to women who may never have had that before. “A lot of the women were telling us that it was a space that was created that has never actually existed,” said Amelia Adams, the group’s executive board chair. “(21 in ’21) actually created a safe space for women to actually talk about running for office, talk about policy.” Adams said they wanted to make sure that women were prepared not only to run for office, but also to take office so they were not “deer caught in headlights” on their first day. She said many former female lawmakers have been

working with candidates as mentors.

For first-time candidates, that kind of help can be critical, even for candidates with a background in government. Jennifer Gutiérrez is running in Brooklyn to replace her term-limited boss, Council Member Antonio Reynoso. Despite working in the council and serving as Reynoso’s chief of staff for more than six years, she said the support and training she received from 21 in ’21 was an integral part of her decision to run. “It wasn’t just this effort to elect more women, it was really an effort to really level it out for women,” Gutiérrez said. “Oftentimes, those are reasons women don’t run. It isn’t because we don’t necessarily think about running, but it’s the barriers and challenges that exist.” Gutiérrez, who is also a caregiver for her mother, said that even though she has been supportive of other women through her government work, she still needed convincing by those around her. “21 in ’21 just came at

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From left, Amelia Adams is the 21 in ’21 executive board chair while Tricia Shimamura and Jennifer Gutiérrez are running in Manhattan and Brooklyn, respectively.

a perfect time to tell me, ‘Hell yes. Stop making excuses,’” she said.

Amanda Farías, who is running to replace Council Member Rubén Díaz Sr. in the Bronx, has a slightly different perspective on the initiative. She was one of the handful of candidates to receive a 21 in ’21 endorsement in 2017, when it was still a fledgling program. Running in the same district next year, and once again receiving the group’s endorsement, Farías has been able to see how much 21 in ’21 has changed and grown in the past four years, along with how much the general environment for female candidates has improved.

“One of the things that feels really different is that now more than ever, we’ve seen that it’s important to have a large coalition of women’s voices in the legislature,” Farías said. Although she did not mentor for 21 in ’21 specifically, Farías said she has been trying to help other female candidates in many of the same ways to avoid the “bumps in the road” that she encoun-

tered her first go-round. “I definitely think I want to lean into the coalition-building aspects,” Farías said, which she said was different compared to 2017.

In that vein, ranked-choice voting is key to 21 in ’21’s strategy. The new form of voting is coming to the city next year and allows voters to rank up to five candidates.

If someone’s first choice doesn’t win, their second- and third-choice votes can still affect the election. Ranked-choice voting advocates said data from other areas of the country showed this type of voting helped more women and candidates of color get elected, and it promoted positive campaigning based on coalitions, rather than negative campaigning where candidates attack each other. “If we want to get women in all of the open seats, which is the primary objective of this project, then we would also have to make sure all the candidates involved had a ranked-choice voting strategy amongst themselves,” said Heidi Sieck, a board member heavily in-

volved in the project’s ranked-choice voting strategy and training.

Members of 21 in ’21 used ranked-choice voting to determine its endorsements, and included second and third choices in some of the districts where it endorsed. It appeared to be the first major group to roll out ranked endorsements. “I think that because of the collegial network that was formed … (it) is just right for a type of ranked-choice voting (style of) campaigning for the women candidates,” Adams said. “I think this really does provide an opportunity to get more women into office.” Buckner expressed a similar sentiment for the candidates receiving support from 21 in ’21. “You will have to work together,” she said. “You can’t look at it as your opponent, you have to look at it as the woman who you’re going to work together with.”

Sieck added that every endorsed woman committed to utilizing a ranked-choice voting strategy as part of the process, and 21 in ’21 is providing training on how best

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“21 IN ’21 JUST CAME AT A PERFECT TIME TO TELL ME, ‘HELL YES. STOP MAKING EXCUSES.’”

– City Council candidate Jennifer Gutiérrez

to campaign in the new framework. She said ranked-choice voting fit perfectly with the initiative’s goal by allowing it to support as many women as possible and made it easier for women to support other candidates, even within their own districts.

“The general premise of 21 in ’21 is to help

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these women candidates navigate not only their own elections but the ranked-choice voting situation so we can be prioritizing women candidates in each and every one of these races,” Sieck said.

In terms of building coalitions for ranked-choice voting, Shimamura said she knows many of the other candidates in her race, including the two other candidates co-endorsed by 21 in ’21. In fact, those women have signed Shimamura’s pledge to take on the city’s maternal mortality crisis – women of color have been dying during or as a result of childbirth at disproportionately high rates. The issue is personal for Shimamura, who had a highrisk pregnancy that resulted in potentially life-threatening complications while she was giving birth. “Of course, everybody’s going to be for ending the maternal mortality crisis, this is a question of who’s going to actually prioritize it,” Shimamura said of the need for more women in government.

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people who actually deeply understand just how vulnerable and just how much we’re failing our families.” She said thanks to ranked-choice voting, she knows she can work with the other women in her race to ensure issues like that will be championed in the City Council.

Other candidates like Hudson, Gutiérrez and Farías all expressed similar excitement about the prospect of ranked-choice voting. Gutiérrez added that 21 in ’21 helped connect her with other female candidates from across the city to form a coalition of people committed to the same issues that could carry over into working relationships as fellow council members. One of those people was Hudson, with whom she co-published an op-ed over the summer along with five other female candidates on the need for police reform. “It definitely does feel achievable now to have 21 (women), at least 21, in 2021,” said Hudson, who thought the goal seemed daunting in 2017. “And that’s really exciting.”

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WOMEN POWER WOMEN ARE ON the rise in New York politics.

New York women have been elected to top posts in the state Legislature and in Congress, serve as the state’s top attorney and oversee the state’s court system. While the governor and New York City’s mayor are men, both are surrounded by influential female advisers who are shaping the direction of the state. What’s more, women are increasingly represented in leading positions in business,

health care, education, media, nonprofits and advocacy. In fact, there are so many qualified female leaders that we had a difficult time capping this power list at 100 – which explains the many entries featuring two, three or even four people doing similar work or in similar fields.

And as you read through the 2020 Women’s Power 100, you’ll find that every single individual on this list is truly exceptional.

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Thanks to Andrea Stewart-Cousins, the legislative leaders are no longer “three men in a room.”

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which lasted 111 straight days and drew record viewership.

As Cuomo’s right-hand woman, DeRosa has acted as a key driver on state policy and a trusted deputy in carrying out the governor’s political agenda – not least on women’s rights.

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President Donald Trump.

AOC harnesses her position to advocate for the working class, universal health care and climate issues. She recently went viral for an impassioned speech on the House floor calling out Rep. Ted Yoho for a sexist confrontation on the steps of the Capitol.

ANDREA STEWART-COUSINS State Senate Majority Leader

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The first woman to lead the state Senate, Andrea StewartCousins has a long track record of breaking through glass ceilings. As the leader of the state Legislature’s upper house since January 2019, Stewart-Cousins has spearheaded sweeping policy changes, including a climate change law, bail reforms and a statewide ban on police chokeholds. Plus, her conference may have a vetoproof supermajority next year.

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State Attorney General As the New York attorney general, Letitia “Tish” James has kept an eye on President Donald Trump, including last year’s agreement to shut down the Trump Foundation

and an ongoing investigation into the financial dealings of the Trump Organization. She now has the National Rifle Association on the defensive, with a legal effort to dismantle the organization’s stranglehold on America’s gun rights ecosystem by saying it is too corrupt to be reformed.

3 ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ Member of Congress

The youngest woman ever elected to Congress, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has become a lightning rod for both conservatives and moderate Democrats, at times drawing ire from both parties and, notably,

4 MELISSA DEROSA

Secretary to the Governor As the coronavirus wrought devastation upon New York, Secretary to the Governor Melissa DeRosa became a fixture in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s daily press briefings,

Betty Rosa has played an important role as classrooms closed in March and struggled to reopen in September – and in August, she stepped aside as Regents chancellor to run the state Education Department. She led virtual Regional School Reopening Task Force meetings in response to feedback from parents, teachers, school and district leaders, and health experts, and has joined the governor in rejecting federal requests that all schools be open for in-person instruction.

6 KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND U.S. Senator

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has been fighting an uphill battle to secure federal funding for New York in the face of relentless hostility from the nation’s highest office that culminated in its designation of New York City as an “anarchist jurisdiction.”

Nevertheless, the former

James is working to dismantle the NRA’s stranglehold on the gun rights ecosystem.

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presidential candidate has continued to show up for the state, fighting to keep student loan forgiveness in the next stimulus package and extending eviction protection for renters until the end of this year.

7 GRACE MENG

Member of Congress Serving her fourth term representing New York’s 6th Congressional District, Rep. Grace Meng is the first and only Asian American person elected to Congress from the state. The Queens lawmaker passed a resolution condemning anti-Asian bigotry and discrimination during the pandemic, and recently secured several benefits in key spending bills

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that ensure accountability of the Federal Aviation Administration, increase the safety of religious and community facilities, and expand access to small business resources.

8 NYDIA VELÁZQUEZ

DiFiore commissioned a review of the court system’s response to institutional racism. and Economic Injury Disaster Loan programs.

Member of Congress The first Puerto Rican woman elected to Congress, Rep. Nydia Velázquez is currently serving as chair of the House Small Business Committee, a senior member of the Financial Services Committee and a member of the House Committee on Natural Resources. She recently made headlines when she alleged that there was fraud, abuse and mismanagement in the Paycheck Protection Program Rep. Nydia Velázquez was the first Puerto Rican woman elected to Congress.

9 JANET DIFIORE Chief Judge

State Court of Appeals Judge Janet DiFiore took office at the Court of Appeals after a decade serving as Westchester County district attorney. DiFiore recently announced that the state court system has established a 35-member council of business leaders that will focus on enhancing lowincome residents’ access to civil legal services. After the death of George Floyd, DiFiore commissioned an independent review of the state court system’s response to issues of institutional racism.

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10 DARCEL CLARK & MELINDA KATZ

Bronx District Attorney; Queens District Attorney As the Black Lives Matter movement puts renewed

focus on criminal justice reform, these two local prosecutors are making significant changes. Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark made history as the first woman – and the first Black woman – to serve as Bronx district attorney when she got the reins of the office in 2016.

Her breakthrough marked the beginning of a number of Bronx women winning powerful posts – and she has sought to build on that, recently hiring dozens of women and people of color as assistant district attorneys.

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz made her mark in the Assembly, the New York City Council and the private sector before serving as Queens borough president and now Queens district attorney. After her narrow 2019 victory over Tiffany Cabán, Katz was quick to reform and expand the office, opening a Conviction Integrity Unit, a Human Trafficking Bureau, and the Housing and Worker Protection Bureau.

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President and CEO Partnership for New York City

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President and CEO The Business Council of New York State As New York business owners contend with coronavirus restrictions and the severe recession it wrought, these two leading advocates have a tough task. The Partnership

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Call them Albany’s Squad. Ramos, Biaggi and Niou didn’t wait their turn to run for elected office.

government. After helping reach a deal on an $88.1 billion budget this summer – with major cuts to the police department – she will now be dealing directly with the coronavirus pandemic in her new role as a deputy mayor.

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aide to then-Gov. Mario Cuomo is respected for her policy knowledge in real estate, land use and nonprofits.

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rights issues and is familiar to progressives who have seen her on MSNBC or follow her on Twitter, while Garcia enjoyed a reputation as a cando commissioner and Sutton helped reduce homelessness among military veterans in the city. But all of them – including Dianne Morales, the former leader of the nonprofit Phipps Neighborhoods – will have to boost their name recognition to have a serious shot at City Hall.

Committee, she was also the first woman in New York history to be appointed as chair of the Assembly Judiciary Committee. A recent bill she sponsored and helped to pass protects people and entities from being sued for exercising free-speech.

Weinstein recently recovered from COVID-19.

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LIZ KRUEGER & HELENE WEINSTEIN Chairs

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State Senate Finance Committee; Assembly Ways and Means Committee When it comes to the state budget, these two lawmakers manage the process on the legislative side. In addition to chairing the state Senate Finance Committee, Liz Krueger also serves on the committees for Housing, Construction and Community Development, for Budget and Revenue, and for Rules. A vital figure in the state’s budget discussions and a longtime tenant rights advocate, she co-sponsored the “Tenant Safe Harbor Act,” which protects renters from eviction due to financial hardship during the COVID-19 state of emergency and for six months after that period ends.

Helene Weinstein has been serving as an Assembly member for 40 years. The chair of the Ways and Means

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Founder and President Kasirer Suri Kasirer built and continues to lead the highestearning lobbying firm in New York City. The native New Yorker is known for her unmatched connections at the city and state level, which will come in handy as the 2021 New York City government elections approach. The former educator and onetime Formerly the city budget direcor, Melanie Hartzog recently became a deputy mayor.

As president of the American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten represents 1.7 million educators and public employees, and has long advocated on their behalf in Albany and Washington D.C. She is the voice for teachers whose classrooms have become flashpoints during the pandemic, facing unforeseen challenges that seem to mount daily with everything from school closures to rapidly changing remote-learning options.

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Call them Albany’s Squad.

This trio of of progressive lawmakers from New York City are among the most prominent state legislative candidates who didn’t wait their turn to run for elected office, with Jessica Ramos and Alessandra Biaggi knocking out former members of the controversial Independent Democratic Conference and Yuh-Line Niou ultimately replacing the corrupt former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. And the three lawmakers – who even roomed together – capitalized on an increasingly Democratic Albany with landmark laws on labor rights, sexual harassment and more.

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mental health and substanceuse disorders, and fought to protect New York students from predatory lending practices.

residents. She also bounced back from a close 2018 primary race by trouncing challenger Adem Bunkeddeko in June.

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LAURA CURRAN

New York City Department of Transportation

As Nassau County’s first female county executive, Laura Curran can say she presides over one of the safest communities in the country according to U.S. News & World Report. While the county was one of the hardesthit by COVID-19, it may yet benefit from a massive housing boom, as well as a reversal of the decadeslong brain drain that has plagued the local economy. Curran is an advocate for walkable downtowns, mental health care and community-based policing.

Polly Trottenberg’s Department of Transportation was one of the hardest hit by COVID-19.

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Trump. Her narrow primary victory this year made headlines for the extensive delay in tallying the votes and underscored concerns about mail-in voting.

United Way of New York City As president and CEO of United Way New York City, Sheena Wright has been at the center of the newly launched COVID-19 Community Fund, which will fund 600 direct service communitybased organizations to address the needs of residents and communities disproportionately impacted by the virus. Wright recently worked to ensure every New Yorker was counted for the 2020 census.

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CAROLYN MALONEY

State Department of Financial Services

Carolyn Maloney represents New York’s 12th Congressional District, covering Manhattan, Queens and parts of Brooklyn, and is the first woman to serve as chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, where she has taken on a pivotal role in the impeachment proceedings against President Donald

As superintendent of the state Department of Financial Services, Linda Lacewell and her team oversee 1,500 financial institutions with assets of more than $2.6 trillion, and 1,400 insurance companies. Over the last 18 months, she implemented new plans to mitigate climaterelated financial risks, worked to require insurers to cover

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Commissioner Polly Trottenberg’s leadership of the city’s Department of Transportation has been integral as the agency became one of the hardest-hit by COVID-19. Trottenberg has worked to address social distancing measures by taking a key role in the Open Restaurants and Open Streets programs, the largest of their kind in the country. Among the challenges facing her and the DOT: making $125 million in cuts to the department.

Representing Brooklyn’s 9th District in Congress, Yvette Clarke is the daughter of former New York City Council Member Una Clarke. A member of the Congressional Black Caucus, she is a voice for Black and Caribbean residents and recently came out against the Industry City development, which she said would exacerbate existing local issues and displace

Nassau County Executive

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Manhattan Borough President; Acting Queens Borough President A borough president is only as powerful as the occupant makes the office, and these two have been standouts in different ways. Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer managed the impact of the coronavirus on the ground, in real time, as New York City became the epicenter of the global pandemic. Brewer has championed the cause

Maloney is the first woman to lead the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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of small businesses, the theater district and ethnic neighborhoods like Chinatown as essential to retaining Manhattan’s character. With her second and final term ending in 2021, she’s running for her old council seat – and could have an outside shot at being the next council speaker. Meanwhile, acting Queens Borough President Sharon Lee, who was elevated when Melinda Katz resigned to become the borough’s district attorney, will soon be replaced by New York City Council Member Donovan Richards, who won the pivotal primary race this year. But Lee hasn’t been acting like a placeholder, instead acting aggressively to combat the coronavirus, spur job growth and boost census turnout.

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New York City First Lady Chirlane McCray has long been one of the most trusted advisers to her husband, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

She is a champion for mental health reform, chairing the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City, which works to address mental health, youth employment and immigration.

She recently decided against running for Brooklyn borough president.

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Lee hasn’t been acting like a placeholder, acting aggressively to combat COVID-19 and spur job growth. recent years. One of them is Kelly Cummings, who has 73 state agencies, authorities and commissions in her purview.

This spring, she was named chair of the Olympic Regional Development Authority, which operates as a de facto marketing and tourism agency for the many upstate sports facilities used to host the 1980 Olympic Winter Games.

Another top Cuomo aide is Beth Garvey, the adviser responsible for the governor’s budget, legislative and policy priorities, who is also part of the interagency task force that was directing coordination between local governments and health care partners to monitor and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The policies identified and implemented by that team played a major role in flattening the curve and restoring business in phases throughout the state.

When Garvey took on her current role last year, the counsel to the governor duties that had been the responsibility of former chief counsel Alphonso David were split between her and Kumiki Gibson. While Cummings and Garvey crossed the aisle after working for the state Senate Republicans, Gibson’s claim to fame was serving as counsel to Vice President Al Gore.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has made a point of elevating women – from both parties – within his inner circle in

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the 185,000-member-strong New York Civil Liberties Union – and its eight offices around the state – since December 2001, while also serving as the founder of NYCLU’s Reproductive Rights Project.

In a victory for advocates against police brutality, the

Prior to becoming chair of the City Planning Commission, Marisa Lago served in the Obama administration’s Department of the Treasury as assistant secretary for international markets and development. In her city planning leadership role, she has helped to facilitate the closure of Rikers Island. Her strategic goals include the reconsideration of the city’s zoning laws with respect to the affordable housing crisis.

Marisa Lago is chair of the New York City Planning Commission.

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Human Services: A Call to Action

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ew York’s human services sector – uniquely positioned to support the city’s economic recovery and future – may not survive COVID. We represent more than 200,000 employees across the five boroughs and support workers and employers in all sectors through our direct services to vulnerable New Yorkers. And yet, though we are a vital component of the city’s COVID response and economy, all levels of government – the primary funders of the sector – have cut millions of dollars from human services budgets.

This is particularly painful because our leaders know the pandemic’s disproportionate impact on lowincome neighborhoods and the people who continue to do crucial but often low-paid work. They know that 80% of the people in some communities are relying on food distribution. They know that COVID learning loss is real, and will disproportionately impact Latinx and Black students due to lack of access to computers, home internet connections, and direct instruction from teachers.

They also know that it was the human services sector that stepped up when New York City went into lockdown. It was our workers who were there for those in the hardest hit communities when they fell ill and who consoled the families of those who died – all the while supporting their own loved ones.

They were there, too, for the people who lost their jobs and spent every day confronting fear of the virus and anxiety of sliding all the way down the economic ladder.

At the organization I run, we kept our community health centers open – despite lost revenue – so our young people could receive healthcare without further burdening overtaxed hospitals.

Our community school and center staff helped families with mobile devices and internet connectivity, then adapted our educational programs and health services so that we could deliver them remotely. And based on needs assessments, we redeployed our staff to prepare, distribute, and deliver food to families, so no one would go hungry. Because of the support we were able to provide, our kids and families remained connected, valued, and heard. But they are still struggling, and with every budget cut, we are forced to reduce our workforce, and our ability to support kids and families is diminished.

Phoebe distributing food to Harlem residents at the Children’s Aid Dunlevy Milbank Community Center

As a nation, we have made enormous investments to save entire industries with stimulus funds. Today, as we plan the road to recovery, we must make equal investments in human capital – in the human service workers who are the safety net for the most vulnerable New Yorkers, who contribute to the vitality of the city through their care, and who nurture the children and youth who are our future.

What if we could harness the skills and resources of the government, human services, and corporate sectors to plan our recovery? What if we recognize the interconnectedness of the communities of this city and commit to protecting all of them – making them all stronger – so that we move forward together?

We are going to need the best collaborative thinking because one thing is clear – life will be very different and innovation will be key as we determine our new normal.

It will take cross-sector problem solving and leadership to coconstruct a plan to reimagine and revitalize this city we love.

It has been nothing short of extraordinary to be on the leading edge of our city’s response to the pandemic, to help our children recover academically, socially, and emotionally; to give our families a sense of hope when they need us most. We remain humbled by the resilience of our communities – from the dad who said, “I don’t need the box of food this week, give it to the next family;” to the mother bravely dropping off her children at our early childhood centers, masked up and ready to go, so they don’t fall behind; to the foster parents who stepped in when our kids lost loved ones. They are up for the challenge – what they need is the promise of a more inclusive and just future for all New Yorkers.

The human services sector is key to this work, and together we can bridge the divides to move forward collectively. Now is the time to act.

Phoebe C. Boyer is president and CEO of Children’s Aid, a human services organization that serves nearly 50,000 children, youth, and families across the five boroughs.

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Valerie Berlin leads BerlinRosen, one of the city’s most influential PR firms.

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has also stayed politically active – fueling rumors she may run for mayor again.

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As United States attorney for New York’s Southern District, Audrey Strauss is overseeing legal battles engulfing some of President Donald Trump’s top advisers. She has worked on cases against former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, former Rep. Chris Collins and several Rudy Giuliani associates. The New York Times called her a “behindthe-scenes force.” Strauss is the second woman to lead the office.

Emily Giske is a member of the Democratic National Committee, vice chair of the state Democratic Party and a partner at Bolton-St. Johns.

Giske was an early supporter of Kamala Harris and has advocated for the Democratic Party’s growing tent. BoltonSt. Johns has also been expanding, including landing lobbying, communications and political consulting pro Juanita Scarlett last year. Scarlett has worked for Mario Cuomo, Eliot Spitzer and Andrew Cuomo and in other key roles in the public and private sector.

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Co-Founder and CEO Nicholas & Lence Communications For an advocate for the travel and tourism industries, this year has been particularly

Nicholas’ Daily News pieces are beacons of common sense, positivity and grit.

difficult. New York successfully flattened the curve, but convincing the public that New York is a viable tourist destination may yet be an uphill climb. Luckily, Cristyne Nicholas’ Daily News opinion pieces have served as beacons of common sense and positivity, and are emblematic of the grit that has made New York so, well, New York.

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President and CEO Win Former New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn runs Win (formerly Women in Need), which has 12 shelters and 335 supportive housing facilities in New York City. Recently she has been working to protect families impacted by the pandemic and advocating for more protections for unemployed renters facing ever-mounting back rent. An ally of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Quinn

As executive vice president of NewYorkPresbyterian, Dr. Laura Forese oversees a staff of 47,000 workers who became front-line warriors in 2020. Each day during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Forese provided a video briefing to the hospital system’s staff, including one featuring a cameo from Lin-Manuel Miranda. Forese worked to secure needed personal protective equipment for workers and saw the system through the apex of the health crisis.

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Principal and Co-Founder BerlinRosen Valerie Berlin, together with Jonathan Rosen, created and built the public relations firm BerlinRosen by combining their accumulated political acumen. Now, as the firm approaches a milestone 15th anniversary, their team consists of more than 200 professionals serving leading corporate, labor, nonprofit, political and crisis clients throughout the country. Last year, they began expanding their digital advertising

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capabilities, and recently they recommitted BerlinRosen to achieving significant diversity, equality and inclusion goals.

governmental regulatory environment, helping to promote the company as a community-focused organization that gives back in times of need.

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York and New Jersey and was recently appointed to the governor’s advisory board on reopening the economy.

Longtime Democratic strategist Maggie Moran boasts an impressive political resume that spans New York, New Jersey and the United States as a whole.

As managing partner of Kivvit, she has parlayed her strategic acumen into a thriving consultancy, running campaigns for notable clients while putting in the work for New Jersey Women for Biden.

She recently made news when her team added former Gov. David Patterson to its list of consultants.

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Charter Communications

The New York Times

Camille Joseph-Goldman served as New York City’s youngest appointed deputy comptroller, as well as director of intergovernmental affairs and as special adviser to U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand before she came to Charter where she helps the company navigate the complex

As a journalist during times of unrest, Mara Gay has continued to rise to the occasion, holding New York’s political leaders accountable even as the city has all but ground to a halt. Before joining the New York Times, she wrote for The Wall Street Journal, the New York Daily News and The

New York City As New York City’s census director, Julie Menin’s task came with enormous stakes – the city’s census response will help determine how much federal support and funding New York should receive for key budgetary issues, as well as electoral representation in Congress – and she exceeded expectations despite significant challenges. Menin also serves as the executive assistant corporation counsel for strategic advocacy for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

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Karen Ignagni is president and CEO of EmblemHealth, one of the largest not-forprofit health insurers in the country, which serves more than 3 million people in New York City and the surrounding area. As COVID-19 surged in the New York region, EmblemHealth offered nofee COVID-19 testing and launched a partnership to provide free prescription delivery for its members in an effort to keep vulnerable and elderly patients safe.

Vice President of Public Policy Verizon Leecia Eve oversees lobbying and government relations in the tri-state area for the communications giant Verizon.

Her previous service included stints as counsel to then-U.S. Sen. Joe Biden, adviser to then-Sen. Hillary Clinton and deputy secretary of economic development for New York under Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

She is currently a member of the Port Authority of New

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Atlantic. Over the past several months, much of her work has been focused on the New York City Police Department. She also chronicled her own battle with COVID-19.

governor announced a plan to construct affordable housing on land owned by One Brooklyn Health System, along with a new dialysis center for the Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center.

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Member of Congress

Founding Partner Kaplan Hecker & Fink

Sochie Nnaemeka is focused on making sure the WFP gets enough votes to keep its ballot line.

Democratic conference and an invaluable adviser to state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins.

focused on ensuring the third party gets enough votes to meet a stricter threshold to keep its ballot line.

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Working Families Party

One Brooklyn Health System

Since taking the reins as the state director for the Working Families Party from veteran party official Bill Lipton, Sochie Nnaemeka has shown that she’s up to the task. She has already helped congressional candidates Jamaal Bowman and Mondaire Jones win pivotal Democratic primary contests. Now she is

As the coronavirus surge hit New York, approximately 90% of the patients at Interfaith Medical Center were suffering from COVID-19. As CEO of One Brooklyn Health System, which includes Interfaith Medical Center, LaRay Brown has been on the front lines against COVID-19 since the beginning. In July, the

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Chief of Staff and Counsel State Senate Democratic Conference Since Democrats seized control of the state Senate two years ago and proceeded to pass a number of progressive measures, the governor and individual lawmakers have taken much of the credit.

But one key player behind the flood of legislation is Shontell Smith, a long-serving staffer with over a decade of experience in the state Senate

CEO

Brown has been on the front lines against COVID-19 since the beginning.

As co-founder of the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund, Roberta Kaplan has emerged as a powerful voice against oppression throughout the #MeToo movement. She’s representing President Donald Trump’s niece Mary Trump in her allegations that she was swindled out of her inheritance, and author E. Jean Carroll in her defamation suit against Trump regarding an alleged sexual assault.

Kaplan also paved the way for the federal government’s recognition of same-sex marriage.

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President, New York City School Construction Authority Commissioner, New York City Department of Design and Construction As head of the School Construction Authority, Lorraine Grillo has overseen more than $25 billion of construction and the creation of more than 75,000 new school seats. She’s also working with teachers unions to conduct inspections of school ventilation systems during the pandemic. And since 2018 she has served double duty, with a second high-level position running the city’s Department of Design and Construction.

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Rep. Kathleen Rice is running for her fourth term after serving as Nassau District Attorney from 2006-14. Her focus is currently on securing more COVID-19 relief funding for her constituents in Nassau County, as well as establishing protections for small businesses and families who have been impacted by layoffs through expanded unemployment insurance benefits. She has also been an advocate for more infrastructure investments.

Congratulations to Lisa Linden and the other nominees for their invaluable contributions to New York City.

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significant work in New York and New Jersey but also assists national campaigns, including with the Equal Rights Amendment Coalition.

55 MICHELE CUSACK Political consultant Tyquana HendersonRivers has been delivering for her high-profile clients.

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Managing Director Mercury Rachel Noerdlinger’s most well-known client is the Rev. Al Sharpton, with whom she has worked for years and whom she accompanied at George Floyd’s memorial service.

But the communications and public relations professional has also made her mark as a top aide to New York City first lady Chirlane McCray and as the owner of her own firm, Noerdlinger Media. She is now a managing partner at the public strategy firm Mercury.

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President and CEO Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center The Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is one of the premier cancer treatment centers in upstate New York, and under the leadership of Candace Johnson, it has enjoyed the renewal of the center’s selection as a National Cancer Institute-designated facility.

At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Andrew Cuomo included the center as one of six facilities statewide in his federal request for faster automated testing.

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Connective Strategies Tyquana Henderson-Rivers has been on a roll lately. The veteran political consultant delivered recent victories for Queens borough president

candidate Donovan Richards, Assembly Members Jeffrion Aubry, Harry Bronson and Catherine Nolan, and Rep. Gregory Meeks. And prior to that, the owner of a fully Black women-run firm helped Melinda Katz win last year’s high-profile Queens district attorney race and assisted in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s successful 2018 reelection bid.

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Northwell Health As the chief financial officer for Northwell Health, Michele Cusack has overseen much of the system’s dynamic business strategy. Cusack helped to lead a consolidation that resulted in Northwell’s expansion to 23 hospitals, making it the largest integrated health care system in New York. Northwell’s strong foundation made it possible to pivot once the coronavirus crisis struck, quickly expanding telehealth, and then bringing back elective surgical procedures earlier than anticipated.

LUPE TODD-MEDINA President

Effective Media Strategies Ace political consultant Lupe Todd-Medina has worked for several transformational clients over the years, including Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. Todd-Medina, who has also worked for New York County Defender Services and Assembly Member Jeffrion Aubry, does

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Cusack made it possible to pivot to telehealth, and then bring back elective surgeries.

Spectrum News Susan Arbetter made a name for herself as a go-to political news host at “The Capitol Pressroom” and, before that, “New York Now.” As host of “Capital Tonight,” the daily Spectrum News television

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state Sen. Jesse Hamilton – and trounced him handily with three-quarters of the vote. She has been out front fighting for more affordable housing in her community, an easier process for absentee voting and for police reforms. Along with an ally, state Sen. Zellnor Myrie, Richardson was recently successful in the renaming of two Brooklyn subway stations in honor of the civil rights leader Medgar Evers.

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New York Stock Exchange

program covering state government and politics, she has become a mainstay of the state’s political scene, and a must-do media interview for electeds, advocates and lobbyists looking to get things done in Albany.

lead organizer of the Western Queens Tech Zone Strategic Plan, which produced a 5-year, $300,000 plan for equitable growth of the Queens tech ecosystem.

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Association for a Better New York

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Melva Miller is the first CEO of the Association for a Better New York. Miller originally joined the organization in 2018 to lead its 2020 census efforts.

She previously served as deputy borough president of Queens, created the Jamaica Now Action Plan and was a

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Assembly Member This year, Assembly Member Diana Richardson faced a primary challenge from former

Cunningham and Friedman lead a Wall Street historically dominated by men.

ADENA FRIEDMAN

President and CEO Nasdaq While Wall Street has historically been dominated by men, it hasn’t stopped these two women. As president of the New York Stock Exchange, Stacey Cunningham made the historic decision to close the NYSE on March 23 and move to electronic trading after two people in the building were diagnosed with COVID-19. She has since advocated for more economic recovery efforts and was a signatory on a letter to the governor and mayor advocating for New York “step up to chart the course for recovery of urban centers everywhere.”

During Adena Friedman’s tenure, Nasdaq has modernized and expanded to include cutting-edge technology and innovation. Ranked by Forbes as the 30th-most powerful woman in the world, Friedman introduced Nasdaq’s Purpose Initiative, which was “designed to support women and underrepresented minority communities with the resources needed to grow and sustain their businesses.” In 2018, she became the first stock exchange CEO to join the Federal Reserve Bank of New York board.

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President New York League of Conservation Voters As president of the New York League of Conservation Voters and its Education Fund since 2018, Julie Tighe has been involved in several major legislative triumphs, including the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, the Restore Mother Nature Bond Act, and the Accelerated Renewable Energy Growth and Community Benefit Act. She has also been instrumental in the fight for increased funding for water infrastructure, parks and open spaces.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Patricia Harris has led Bloomberg Philanthropies as it has focused on issues like climate change, public health, gun violence prevention and government innovation. As Michael Bloomberg’s righthand woman, Harris took the helm of his presidential campaign to become his top aide before refocusing on the organization’s philanthropic endeavors after the campaign ended, including using funds to bolster area nonprofits that have suffered during the pandemic.

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Rep. Elise Stefanik heightened her national profile by defending Donald Trump.

for her ability to be “in the room where it happens.” She is often on the other end of the line advising lawmakers at every level of government in the state. She is a member of the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council and a vice chair of the Nassau County Democratic Party.

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Downtown Brooklyn Partnership As president of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, Regina Myer is tasked with revitalizing and reimagining an area that was one of the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

Undaunted, she plans to create more walkable spaces

and recruit talent from the neighborhood to staff the creative, technology and manufacturing companies in the area while pushing back against unemployment trends plaguing the borough and the nation.

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Member of Congress Rep. Elise Stefanik is an unapologetic supporter of President Donald Trump and made a speech supporting him at the Republican National Convention. The youngest Republican woman to have been elected to Congress in U.S. history, Stefanik represents the 21st Congressional District and is in her third term. She is a member of the Armed Services Committee and the

Rivera, Adams and Ampry-Samuel are among the credible contenders for speaker.

As the head of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership, the area’s regional chamber of commerce and economic development organization, Dottie Gallagher advocates on behalf of the employers and citizens of the Buffalo region. The group just launched an education campaign for small businesses and their customers to encourage social distancing and wearing masks in order to keep the economy open.

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State Director AARP New York Beth Finkel has been working hard on behalf of older New Yorkers during the pandemic and has been outspoken about the challenges facing the community, including health and income disparities, loneliness and depression, and concerns over in-person voting and faulty mail-in ballot envelopes. She is now hard at work petitioning the state to address the needs of older New Yorkers to be a priority for the recovery phase and beyond.

73 CARLINA RIVERA, ADRIENNE ADAMS & ALICKA AMPRYSAMUEL New York City Council Members

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use the post as a springboard to being elected mayor, but the job still confers plenty of power – and there’s plenty of competition for it. It’s still early, but these three lawmakers – Carlina Rivera of Manhattan, Adrienne Adams of Queens and Alicka Ampry-Samuel of Brooklyn – are among the credible contenders for the speakership after the 2021 elections.

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CEO of Consumer Lending JPMorgan Chase Marianne Lake has been with JPMorgan Chase for more than 20 years and is considered to be a top contender to succeed Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon. Her roles with the organization have included chief financial officer, chief financial officer of consumer and community banking, and global controller. In her current role, Lake oversees home lending, auto finance and Chase Card Services.

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Planned Parenthood Empire State Acts Robin Chappelle Golston leads Planned Parenthood Empire State Acts, the lobbying group for the state’s Planned Parenthood clinics.

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Founder and CEO Success Academy Charter Schools Eva Moskowitz has redefined the New York City education system. With a wide-ranging career that includes stints as a teacher and college professor, chair of the New York City Council Education Committee and a public school parent, Moskowitz’s Success Academy Charter Schools aim to produce successful collegeand career-ready students.

Bowing to the pandemic reality, the schools have opted to go fully remote until 2021.

organized the distribution of thousands of masks to local businesses.

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President and CEO Children’s Aid Phoebe Boyer is the first woman to lead the Children’s Aid in its 167-year history. She has been vocal about calling for federal resources for New York City’s recovery, and in May, she was appointed to de Blasio’s Education Sector Advisory Council, which was formed to guide the city’s COVID-19 recovery and reopening. She recently led the organization through a relocation from midtown Manhattan to Harlem.

85 PAT KANE & JUDY SHERIDANGONZALEZ Executive Director; President

New York State Nurses Association

83 JESSICA LAPPIN President

Alliance for Downtown New York As president of the Alliance for Downtown New York, the business improvement district for Lower Manhattan, Jessica Lappin has prioritized new public health measures as the community has struggled with the coronavirus. The organization has installed sanitizing stations in hightraffic areas, put up signs to help people maintain social distancing on sidewalks and

Since Pat Kane was elevated to the executive director role at the New York State Nurses Association last year, she and President Judy SheridanGonzalez have been closely aligned. On their watch, the union has pushed for more personal protective equipment for nurses on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, while continuing to call for higher minimum staffing

Phoebe Boyer is the first woman to lead Children’s Aid.

levels. The union has also been pressuring hospitals by threatening strikes.

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President and Publisher Schneps Media Local Queens newspaper owner and New York media mogul Victoria Schneps and Schneps Media are not so slowly buying up all of the independent local news carriers in the metropolitan

area and expanding even out into the East End of Long Island with its newest acquisition, Dan’s Papers.

Schneps Media’s impact can be felt in outlets from amNewYork to the Long Island Press and throughout the outer boroughs.

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President and CEO The Corcoran Group

DOTTIE HERMAN CEO

NYSNA has pushed for more PPE for nurses on the front lines and higher minimum staffing levels.

Douglas Elliman In a real estate market dominated by male developers, Pamela Liebman and Dottie Herman stand out. Liebman has been at the helm of The Corcoran Group since 2000, during which time

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the firm has expanded its Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group and acquired Citi Habitats which, until recently, functioned as an independent brand and has now been rolled into the Corcoran brand.

As Forbes’ “richest self-made woman in real estate,” Herman famously sold her shares of Douglas Elliman in 2018 for $40 million, but retained her position as CEO. Herman is a prominent fixture in New York real estate, and has played a role in analyzing the uncertain market. She predicted the suburban housing boom early on and continues to predict a comeback for New York City properties.

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MARYANNE GILMARTIN

Ostroff Associates

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MAG Partners Interim CEO Mack-Cali Realty Corp.

In July, Mack-Cali Realty Corp. appointed MaryAnne Gilmartin as its interim CEO. Since taking the helm, Gilmartin has made several strategic deals to help the firm, one of the largest landlords in New Jersey, refocus on more valuable waterfront properties.

She’s become a champion for women in the industry and recently founded her own company, MAG Partners, which just announced plans for a new residential development in Manhattan.

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Founder and President Bradford Construction Corp.

Sandra Wilkin broke the glass ceiling when she built Bradford Construction Corp. into a formidable construction

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MaryAnne Gilmartin is interim CEO at Mack-Cali Realty Corp.

company. As a past president and founder of the Women Builders Council, Wilkin helped women in the industry and became a voice for their interests and concerns.

She created a pathway for women to succeed in a maledominated field by shaping key public policy measures that affect women and women-owned construction businesses.

Practice Group. She is an elite litigator, navigating the complexities of governmental agencies and leading internal investigations for a diverse range of clients. Plus, she has been awarded a number of awards and accolades for her legal prowess.

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MYLAN DENERSTEIN Partner

Gibson Dunn Mylan Denerstein, a former longtime aide to Andrew Cuomo who served as the governor’s chief counsel and principal legal adviser, is now co-chair of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Public Policy

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Think of some of the biggest businesses you know, and it’s likely Diana Ostroff and her team at Ostroff Associates represents them. From Walmart to FedEx to Tesla and HP, Ostroff Associates is much more than the seventhlargest lobbying firm in the state; it’s a voice for New York businesses. In her spare time, she serves as a mentor for aspiring women in business.

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Media Strategist

Presiding Partner

LAKPR Group

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

A key leader of the LAKPR Group team, Lisa Linden is a veteran on the New York public relations scene. Her clients span multiple business sectors and reflect Linden’s deep background in New York politics. Linden serves on the boards of NYC & Company and New York League of Conservation Voters, and she previously worked for Rubenstein Associates.

One of the few women in the nation currently running a top law firm, Faiza Saeed oversees consequential mergers and acquisitions. She represented Disney in its acquisition of 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets and advised Viacom in its $30 billion deal with CBS. Saeed also served on the advisory board to the Paley

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Taryn Duffy is chair of the New York Gaming Association.

Beaudoin and Company, Heather Beaudoin represents high-level clients, including the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and the Teamsters Joint Council 16. She is also the CEO of tech startup Canary AI Corp., which offers a news-filtering service..

FRANCES BRONET President

Pratt Institute The Pratt Institute has long had a strong reputation for cutting-edge engineering, architecture, design and business programs, so when the coronavirus pandemic hit New York, Frances Bronet, the university’s first female president, was eager to act. She wrote an article for Crain’s New York Business on how the region’s universities might collaborate on pandemic-related solutions and encouraged her own community to “focus this collective intelligence on the challenge at hand.”

95 BRETTE MCSWEENEY & DONNA ZACCARO President; Board Chair Eleanor’s Legacy As the leaders of Eleanor’s Legacy, whose mission is to recruit, train and fund Democratic women to run for state and local office throughout New York, Brette McSweeney and Donna Zaccaro have had an extraordinarily busy year.

McSweeney, who worked on Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, and Zaccaro, the film producer daughter of Geraldine Ferraro, have garnered support from state politicians like Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Letitia James.

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1199SEIU Benefit and Pension Funds; 1199SEIU Child Care Funds; 1199SEIU Training and Employment Funds 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East is New York’s largest union representing health care workers and their dependents. As executive directors of the influential union’s various funds, Mitra Behroozi, Vivian Fox and Sandi Vito command sizable budgets and connect their 400,000 members with needed health care and retirement benefits, training and job placement opportunities, and in 2020, resources for members facing COVID-19.

McSweeney and Zaccaro’s mission is to recruit, train and fund women to run for office.

Chair

New York Gaming Association Taryn Duffy was appointed chair of the New York Gaming Association several months before COVID-19 hit, making her leadership critical for the eight casinos that the association represents.

These casinos – including Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts, where Duffy has worked for nearly a decade – are a significant revenue source for the state, and were cleared to reopen in September with capacity limitations and enhanced indoor air quality standards.

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Founder and Principal Officer Beaudoin and Company The head of strategic government relations firm

Liz Neumark’s leadership in the food service and hospitality industry has given her an important voice on food justice issues. She has a record of producing innovative programming and events designed to reach people in need and help families access nutritious meals. This year, as the coronavirus took its toll, Neumark led the company to produce and deliver 40,000 weekly meals for seniors unable to leave their homes.

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Founding Partner Constantine Cannon Abby Milstein is a notable philanthropist in New York.

Her family has bestowed endowments upon a wide range of projects, including the creation of the Milstein Program at Cornell Tech, which aims to “bridge technology and humanities.”

The Milstein family was the recipient of the Distinction in Civic Innovation and Renewal award, and they are regular donors to a range of initiatives in New York and Israel.

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NEW YORK WOMEN MARTHA AYON PRESIDENT AZUL PUBLIC SOLUTIONS Martha Ayon has a wealth of experience in government, organized labor and political campaigns, including positions in the state Legislature and the New

York City Comptroller’s office, as well as at DC 37 and the New York State Nurses Association. Since launching Azul in 2017, Ayon has turned heads working on Tiffany Cabán’s near-upset in the Queens district attorney race and on a successful effort to elect reform-minded Democratic district leaders in Queens.

ROBIN BROWN VICE PRESIDENT OF POLITICAL AFFAIRS BOLTON-ST. JOHNS Like many young Democrats around the country, Robin Brown’s first foray into politics was working on Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential bid. She went on to campaign on policy issues in New York, helping to build support for a landmark paid family leave law and ride-sharing legislation. The Buffalo

native joined Bolton-St. Johns, a leading lobbying firm, in 2018, rising to the role of vice president last year.

KRYSTEN COPELAND FOUNDER KC & CO COMMUNICATIONS Krysten Copeland rose through the public relations ranks representing corporate clients, but she’s found success with political clients as well. Her most recent success was as communications director for Rep. Yvette Clarke, who rebounded from a close 2018 race with a resounding primary victory this year. Copeland also helped Assembly Member Michael Blake get elected as Democratic National Convention vice chair and place second in a notably competitive South Bronx congressional primary.

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JENNIFER GUTIÉRREZ CHIEF OF STAFF NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL MEMBER ANTONIO REYNOSO With many New York City Council members leaving office in 2021, candidates are already out campaigning – and Jennifer Gutiérrez has a head start.

She serves as chief of staff to Brooklyn Council Member Antonio Reynoso, whom she hopes to succeed. To that end, she’s garnered endorsements from the Working Families Party, the 21 in ’21 effort to elect more women to the council, and the labor-backed Road to Justice NYC coalition.

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RISING STARS KATIE HONAN CIT Y HALL REPORTER THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Katie Honan has been holding New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio accountable since joining The Wall Street Journal in 2018. Since the coronavirus pandemic hit, she has not shied away from asking the tough questions. Honan, who previously covered Queens for the now-defunct DNAinfo, has reported on problems with the city’s Board of Elections, the growing field of mayoral candidates, and COVID-19 hotspots in ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods.

SOFIYA MINSARIYA ASSOCIATE AND EXECUTIVE SCHEDULER CMW STRATEGIES Sofiya Minsariya helps keep everyone on track at CMW Strategies, the top-10 lobbying firm in New York City that has been expanding its footprint in Albany as well.

Minsariya, a Queens native and graduate of Baruch College who was hired on at CMW in the summer of 2019, previously worked for the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, and for New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer.

MARCELA MITAYNES DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 51 Marcela Mitaynes scored an upset this year when she narrowly defeated Félix Ortiz – a 26-year incumbent and the Assembly’s assistant speaker – in the June primary. One of a group of victorious state legislative candidates endorsed by or aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America, Mitaynes will look to move Albany to the left. A tenant organizer, she is also focused on protecting New Yorkers at risk of losing their homes.

VERONICA NG VICE PRESIDENT THE PARKSIDE GROUP Veronica Ng joined The Parkside Group in 2019 as a vice president focused on public affairs and political campaigns.

While her previous position was running external affairs for Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, the Hunter College graduate also has a background in campaign work, including as campaign manager for state Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky. She also worked for the state Senate Democrats and for then-City Council Member Mark Weprin.

MELISSA ROSENBERG SENIOR ASSOCIATE , REAL ESTATE KASIRER Before she joined Kasirer as a senior associate for real estate last fall, Melissa Rosenberg gained valuable experience as a policy analyst at the Supportive Housing Network of New York, which

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represents nonprofits that develop and provide housing along with other services and supports. Rosenberg also was a senior analyst at the New York City Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget and did research for Everytown For Gun Safety.

AMY VARGHESE DEPUT Y DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS NEW YORK CITY COMPTROLLER New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, an early 2021 mayoral frontrunner, is known for his ambitious policy reports – which makes top staffers like Amy Varghese, who help produce and distribute them, invaluable. Varghese, who joined Stringer’s office last year, earned a reputation as a rising star during her time working in the New York City Council, including in the office of then-Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito.

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Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 04/03/20.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Patrick Cooke, 578 Broadway, Flr. 07, NY, NY 10012. Address to be maintained in DE: Corporation Service Company, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State, 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities Notice of Formation of 1046 FLETCHER FARM ROAD LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/17/20. Office location: Franklin SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 325 Columbia Turnpike, Ste 301 Florham Park, New Jersey, 07932. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of The Diversity Benchmark, LLC filed with SSNY on August 28, 2020. Office: NY County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 322 West 52nd Street # 1855, New York, New York 10101 - 1855. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of M3 Candy LLC filed with SSNY on September 2, 2020. Office located in Richmond County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: United Agents Service LLC, 7014 13th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of PLATINUM SOUTHAMPTON LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/22/20. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 122072543, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of BAY RIDGE ONE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/21/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 416 Bay Ridge Ave, Brooklyn, New York, 11220. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qualification of Emergent Urban Concepts LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/05/20. Office location: Westchester County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 04/29/17.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

DE addr. of LLC: c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 300 Delaware Avenue, Ste. 210-A, Wilmington, DE 19801.

Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of the State of DE, Div. of Corps., P.O. Box 898, Dover, DE 19903. Purpose: Any lawful activity Notice of Application for Authority of Foreign Limited Liability Company (“FLLC”).

Name: NYC PowerGen Holdings LLC. Application for Authority filed with the Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on July 1, 2020. Jurisdiction of organization is the State of Delaware. Date of organization is December 30, 2015. Office location of the FLLC in this state: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of FLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to Dr. Donald Bronn, 322 West 57th St., #46U, NY, NY 10019.

The office required to be maintained in the FLLC’s jurisdiction of formation or its principal office is Business Filings Incorporated, 108 West 13th St., Wilmington, DE 19801. The authorized officer in the FLLC’s jurisdiction of formation where a copy of its articles of organization is filed is Secretary of the State of Delaware, 401 Federal Street, Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Qualification of NAKASH HOLDING LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/24/20. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 01/10/03. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of DE, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of CHUN AND HONG LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/16/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 7005 18th Ave, Brooklyn, New York, 11204. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Form. of CONSIDER THIS FURNITURE, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/17/20. Office location: Schnectady SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 63 FRANKLIN STREET, SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK, 12866. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Jess & Rose, LLC filed with SSNY on June 26, 2020. Office: NY County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 20 Confucius Plaza Apt 25B NY, NY 10002. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Form. of SEQUENCE VENTURES LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/19/20.

Office location: New York. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 90 State Street, Ste 700 Office 40, Albany, New York,, 12207. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of EDID TRUCKING AND INSTALLATION LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/9/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2162 Strauss Street Suite 2r, Brooklyn, New York, 11212. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 185 VAN SICLEN AVE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/18/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 509 Liberty Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11207. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Qualification of J&J ENTERPRISES LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/24/20.

Office location: Otsego County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/25/20. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Lemery Greisler LLC, 60 Railroad Place, Suite 502, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. DE addr. of LLC: c/o United Corporate Services, Inc., 874 Walker Road, Suite C, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of the State of DE, Div. of Corps., P.O. Box 898, Dover, DE 19903.

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Notice of Formation of 509 LIBERTY AVENUE REALTY GROUP LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/18/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 509 Liberty Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11207. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of FRVRHM LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 09/01/20.

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LLC formed in DE on 08/10/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 1925 Century Park East Ste 400, Los Angeles, California, 90027. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901.

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Notice of Form. of FREEDOM POINT VENTURES L.L.C.. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/16/20. Office location:Essex. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 78 Holmes Rd, Newburgh, New York, 12550. Any lawful purpose.

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The place of my birth is village of sleepy hollow New York my present name is adrien Carlos Juarez Manjarrez Notice of Qual. of REALTECH TITLE, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 09/25/20. Office location:Ulster. LLC formed in DE on 10/24/19. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to: 600 Mamaroneck Avenue #400 Harrison, New York, 10528. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901.

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Notice of Formation of Envirogy LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/18/20. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of the process against LLC to Jaros Baum & Bolles, 80 Pine Street, 12th Fl, New York, NY 10005. Purpose: any lawful act.

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Notice of Qualification of ACRE Advisors, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/17/20. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/11/20. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 401 W. 14th St., 4th Fl., NY, NY 10014. Address to be maintained in DE: The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801.

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Notice of formation of Young Urban Moms Media LLC, a domestic LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on September 14, 2020 filed with N.Y.S. Office location: Richmond County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

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Notice of Formation of The Hive Mind LLC filed with SSNY on June 21, 2018. Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 66 Main Street, Apt 1021, Yonkers, NY 10701. Purpose: any lawful act or activity Notice of Formation of DELSEA DRIVE SQFT, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/15/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 506 5th Ave, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, New York, 11209. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Aeon Global Asset Management, LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/7/20. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to Corporate Services Co, 80 State St, Albany, NY 12207. Principle business address: 144 E. 44th Str, Gound Fl,NY, NY 10017. Purpose: any lawful act.

Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: EVIDENCE OF THINGS LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 7/6/2020. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is Danielle Connelly, 175 Putnam Ave. Apt. 1 Brooklyn, NY, 11216. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Lawful Purpose.

Pyron LLC filed Arts. of Org. with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/11/2020. Office: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 225 Bennett Ave, #6J, NY, NY 10040. Purpose: any lawful act.

Sisko Law PLLC. Filed with SSNY on 9/25/20.

Office: Kings County.

SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail copy to: 350 7th St, Apt A3, Brooklyn, NY 11215. Purpose: any lawful.

Notice of Formation of 2525 MANAGEMENT LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/6/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2525 E 14th St Brooklyn, NY, 11235. Any lawful purpose.

November 2, 2020

Notice of Formation of Envirogy LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/18/20. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of the process against LLC to Jaros Baum & Bolles, 80 Pine Street, 12th Fl, New York, NY 10005. Purpose: any lawful act.

INSIDE MASSAGE THERAPY PLLC, a Prof. LLC. Arts. o f Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/21/2020. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 200 East End Avenue #1B, NY, NY 10128. Purpose: To Practice The Profession Of Massage Therapy.

Notice of Formation of Deco Tot, LLC filed with SSNY on February 12, 2020. Office: NY County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 2585 Broadway, Box 107, New York, NY, 10025.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of Extended Brick Properties, LLC filed with SSNY on October 7, 2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 203 Hart street, Brooklyn, NY 11206. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qualification of J Neidich Holdings, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/28/20. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/24/20. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 121 West 10th St., NY, NY 10011. Address to be maintained in DE: 838 Walker Rd., Ste 21-2, Dover, DE 19904. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Qualification of RESONANCE STORES LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/17/20. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/03/20. Princ. office of LLC: Pier 59, Chelsea Piers, NY, NY 10011. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Resonance Companies, Inc. at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: 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., PO Box 898, Dover, DE 19903.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 688 6TH AVE LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/21/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 128 44th Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11232. Any lawful purpose

Notice of Formation of ELECTRICIAN NYC LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/6/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1644 East 14th Street Suite 2 Brooklyn, NY, 11229. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 49 BOGART STREET LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/27/1999 .Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2182 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11210. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of PARK PLACE SENIOR HOUSING, L.P. Cert. of LP filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/17/20. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LP: 60 Columbus Circle, 19th Fl., NY, NY 10023. Latest date on which the LP may dissolve is 12/31/2119. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of EDID TRUCKING AND INSTALLATION LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/9/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2162 Strauss Street Suite 2r, Brooklyn, New York, 11212. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qualification of Speridian Global Holdings LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/05/2020. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in California (CA) on 12/31/2007. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Speridian Global Holdings LLC 2355 Main Street Suite 240 Irvine, CA 92614. CA addr. of LLC: Speridian Global Holdings LLC 2355 Main Street Suite 240 Irvine, CA 92614. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of the State of CA, Div. of Corps., 1500 11th Street Sacramento, CA 95814.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 50 PORT WATSON LLC. .Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/6/20.

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

SSNY mail process to 36 Monroe St. Apt E3 New York, NY, 10002. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of 88 9TH ST BROOKLYN LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 09/23/20. Office location: Kings. LLC formed in DE on 05/21/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to: 600 Mamaroneck Avenue #400 Harrison, New York, 10528. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Form. of OUR CREEK SIDE LODGE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/11/20.

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

SSNY mail process to 1534 County Rd 14, Mt Vision, New York, 13810.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 175 CONSELYEA LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/22/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 247 SEELY STREET, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11218.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 1869 VICTORY REAL ESTATE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/22/20. Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 28 Lundi Ct. Staten Island, New York, 10314. Any lawful purpose.

6 Archer Lane LLC, Art. of Org. filed with SSNY 9-9-20. Office Location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC for service of process.

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to c/o Dentons US LLP, 1221 6th Ave., NY, NY 10020, Attn: Benjamin Friedman, Esq. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

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Notice of Formation of HC HOLDCO II LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/30/20. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Timothy P. Terry, 667 Madison Ave., 24th Fl., NY, NY 10065.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION, Direct Approach LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/06/2020.

Office location: Bronx County.SSNY designated for service of process.

SSNY shall mail copies of any process served against the LLC to c/o: Oscar Montalvo, 2410 Barker Avenue, Apt. 9J, Bronx, NY, 10467. Purpose: any lawful purpose or activity.

Notice of Formation of HC HOLDCO I LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/30/20. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Timothy P. Terry, 667 Madison Ave., 24th Fl., NY, NY 10065.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of ARTIVORE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/20/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2373 BROADWAY APT. 635, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10024. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of PEGASO NY REAL ESTATE PROPERTY, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/24/20. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of EDID TRUCKING AND INSTALLATION LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/9/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2162 Strauss Street Suite 2r, Brooklyn, New York, 11212. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of WAXING & WANING CANDLE CO., LLC filed with SSNY on July 16, 2020. Office: NY County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 82 Irving Place, 1B, NY, NY 10003. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of EMES EQUITIES LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/16/17. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 14921 Hook Creek Blvd LLC 944 44th St Brooklyn, New York, 11219. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of TOP-YARD LLC.Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/15/20.Office location:New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 626 1st Avenue ,Apt W20, New York, NY 10016.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of THE TEST BREWERY LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/24/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 62 N 7th St., 1l, Brooklyn, New York, 11249. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of DAOTONG LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/11/18.Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 201 46TH STREET, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11220. Any lawful purpose Notice of Formation of DURSO PROPERTIES IV, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/3/20.Office location: Dutchess SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 445 Rt 304, Bardonia, New York, 10954.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of PRIMERCUBEUSA, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/5/20.

Office location: Sullivan.

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

SSNY mail process to 506 Yankee Lake Rd. Wurtsboro, New York, 12790. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of formation of CK SUNNYSIDE LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/18/20. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: 39 Division St., NY, NY 10002. Purpose: any lawful act.

Notice of Temur Hamilton LLC filed with SSNY on July 27, 2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 19 E 71st Street, 3C, New York, NY 10021.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qual. of HAUS LENDING LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 09/22/20.

Office location: New York.

LLC formed in DE on 09/18/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 99 Washington Avenue Ste 805a, Albany, New York, 12210. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of HENRY THAYER COMPANY LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/15/20. Office location: NY County.

Princ. office of LLC: 10 Hudson Yards, NY, NY 10001. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Form. of CLIENTPAY, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/11/20. Office location: New York. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 1979 Marcus Avenue, Suite 210e, Lake Success, New York, 11042. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of CREEKSIDE 55, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/21/20.Office location:New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 900 3rd Avenue, Floor 13, New York, New York, 10022.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of ABREMAR MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 07/22/20.

Office location: Montgomery.

LLC formed in DE on 06/26/19. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 8750 Nw 36th St Suite 425, Doral, Florida, 33178. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM Notice of Formation of LAURO CABRERA CONSTRUCTION LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/30/20. Office location: Putnam SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 10 AVON ROAD, LAKE PEEKSKILL, NEW YORK, 10537. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of GLENNJEFFREY QOF LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/22/20.

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

SSNY mail process to 1185 Park Ave., 12d New York, NY, 10128.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of LSR PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/27/16.Office location: Cayuga SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 6 Hummingbird Way Port Byron, NY, 13140. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of PRECIOUS LITTLE HANDS CHILDCARE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/2/20.

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

SSNY mail process to 21 Petersen Ct., Middletown, NY, 10941. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of TAYLOR TIMBER CO II, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/25/20.

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

SSNY mail process to 6455 Stokes-Westernville Rd., Lee Center, New York, 13363. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Sisko Law PLLC filed with SSNY on 9/25/20.

Office: Kings County.

SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail copy to: 350 7th St, Apt A3, Brooklyn, NY 11215. Purpose: practice of law.

Notice of Formation of ANNAPOLIS VENTURES LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/16/20.Office location: Erie SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 6385 Boston State Road, Lot 11, Hamburg, NY, 14075Any lawful purpose.

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615 East 104 Holdings LLC. Authority filed SSNY 09/01/20. Office: NY Co. LLC formed DE 9/1/20.

Exists in DE: c/o National Registered Agents, Inc., 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. SSNY designated agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served & mail to: 1 State St., 32nd Fl., NY, NY 10004. Cert of Formation Filed: Secy. of State, Corporation Dept., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover DE 19901. General Purpose.

64 Kinston Holdings LLC, name amended to: 64 Kingston Holdings LLC. Authority filed SSNY 09/01/20. Office: NY Co. LLC formed DE 9/1/20.

Exists in DE: c/o National Registered Agents, Inc., 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. SSNY designated agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served & mail to: 1 State St., 32nd Fl., NY, NY 10004. Cert of Formation Filed: Secy. of State, Corporation Dept., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover DE 19901. General Purpose.

2514 Albermarle Holdings LLC, name amended to: 2514 Albemarle Holdings LLC. Authority filed SSNY 09/01/20. Office: NY Co. LLC formed DE 9/1/20. Exists in DE: c/o National Registered Agents, Inc., 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. SSNY designated agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served & mail to: 1 State St., 32nd Fl., NY, NY 10004. Cert of Formation Filed: Secy. of State, Corporation Dept., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover DE 19901. General Purpose.

Dylan Armstrong Marketing LLC Filed 8/20/20 Office: New York Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 122 East 42nd Street, Suite #1507, New York, NY 10168-1599 Purpose: all lawful

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Peppercat Provisions LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/12/2020. Office location: NEW YORK County.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 570 W 204 St, Unit 2E, New York, NY 10034.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qual. of CPG VINTAGE ACCESS FUND IV, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 10/13/20. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 10/9/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to: 805 Third Avenue, New York, New York, 10022.

Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg.

Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Gustave Piche, LLC filed with SSNY on August 3, 2020. Office: NY County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 115 E 9th St. New York, NY 10003. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of: Start 2 Finish Trucking LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/15/19.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: 100 Dehaven Drive., Yonkers, NY 10703. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of Wynn Smiley, LLC filed with SSNY on August 6, 2020. Office: NY County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 67 W 73rd St Apt 3A, New York, NY 10023.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity Notice of Formation of Tailor-Made Trivia, LLC filed with SSNY on October, 14, 2020. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 477 Midwood St., Apt. 1, Brooklyn, NY 11225. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of NIKOLOZ MAKHATADZE, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/3/20.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 600 Mamaroneck Avenue # Harrison, New York, 10528.Any lawful purpose.

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WILDFLOW3R, LLC filed with SSNY on September 9, 2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 82 Irving Place, 1B, NY, NY 10003.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Wesley Keith Mullings and Laura Mae Thorpe announce the birth of their son Emmanuel James Thorpe at 12:04pm on Friday, the 7th day of March, 2008. Emmanuel James was born at Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester (Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital) in New Rochelle, New York. Emmanuel James joins his brother, Isaiah Keishon Mullings at three years old. Emmanuel James was inches 17.5 inches long and 6 pounds, 3 ounces. Emmanuel James’s maternal grandparents are Laura Mae Thorpe and James Thorpe of Mount Vernon, New York. Emmanuel James’s paternal grandparents are Diana Ligon (Dixon) Christmas and Richard Frederick Christmas of Roselle, New Jersey, and Wesley James Mullings of Orange, New Jersey.

Notice of Qualification of CALIBRANT HARRISBURG III, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/13/20. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/24/20. Princ. office of LLC: 125 W. 55th St., NY, NY 10019. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of JASF HOLDINGS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/27/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 9 Prospect Park West, Unit #11c, Brooklyn, NY, 11215.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 4216 8th AVE LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/17/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 4216 8th Ave Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 8501 21 AVE LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/15/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 4216 8TH Ave Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of Calmo LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 9/24/20. Office location: Putnam.

LLC formed in DE on 9/24/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 25 Chestnut Street, Cold Spring, Ny, 10516. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901.

Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of ARJAY PROPERTIES, LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/8/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 26 Court Street Suite 1200, Brooklyn, NY, 11242. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of BE AS WATER, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/13/20. Office location: Ulster SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 51 Grey Mouse Rd. Saugerties, NY, 12477. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of FLIGHT OF FANCY REALTY GROUP LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/8/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 12 Park St Brooklyn, Ny, 11206. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of CHERA HARLEM MEMBER, LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/8/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 26 Court St. Ste 1200, Brooklyn, NY, 11242. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of THE PINK TABLE NYC LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/14/20.

Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to PO BOX 140496 Staten Island, NY, 10314.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of MTH BAKERY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/5/20. Office location: Westchester SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to Attention: C/O H&H Bagels Group, Inc. 1551 2nd Avenue New York, NY, 10028. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of EPW SPORTS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/17/20. Office location New York SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 210 East 68th Street Apt. 5g New York, NY 10065. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of RTF PROPERTIES LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/1/20. Office location Fulton SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1205 Soda Canyon Road Napa, CA, 94558. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of ZABU ENTERTAINMENT LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/27/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 8752 19TH ST., Brooklyn, NY, 11214.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of LIQUID BASS PRODUCTIONS LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/20/19. Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 88-15 70TH Drive Floor 1 Forest Hills, New York, 11375. Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of MIGLIONICO HOLDINGS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/9/20. Office location: Orange SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 78 Holmes Road Newburgh, NY, 12550.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of SPREADS BAKERY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/5/20.

Office location: Westchester SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to Attention: C/O H&H Bagels Group, Inc, 1551 2nd Avenue New York, Ny, 10028.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of GOOD SOLES IMPORTER INC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/25/2020.

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

SSNY shall mail process to 350 3RD AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY 11232.

Purpose: any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of DECISIVE POINT GROUP, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 9/24/20. Office location: Putnam. LLC formed in DE on 8/28/20.

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

SSNY mail process to: 25 Chestnut Street, Cold Spring, NY, 10516. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose Notice of Formation of Breadcrumb Labs, LLC filed with SSNY on September 28, 2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 90 State Street Suite 700 Office 40, Albany NY 12207. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of MRHR Consulting, LLC filed with SSNY on September 21, 2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 601 West 41 Street Suite 8E New York, NY 10036 . Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of Elle Jones Casting Company, LLC filed with SSNY on August 3, 2020.

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

SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 27 W 60th St #20503, New York, NY 10023. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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Notice of Auction Notice of Auction Sale is herein given that Access Self Storage of Long Island City located at 2900 Review Avenue, Long Island City, N.Y. 11101 will take place on WWW. STORAGETREASURES. COM Sale by competitive bidding starting on November 6, 2020 and end on November 17, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. to satisfy unpaid rent and charges on the following accounts: Contents of rooms generally contain misc. #216-Henry Jackson; 2 ladders, 1 hand truck, 13 plastic containers, 1 toolbox, 5 boxes, 1 black bag, 1 luggage, pack of water and 2 milk crates #3900-John McFaddin; 7 toolboxes, microwave, bike, speaker, air conditioner, amps, bags, 5 + boxes, metal locker #3904-Jorge Hernandez; 2 rugs, folding chair, soccer ball, gulf clubs, 1-instrument case, 2-small speakers, 1 duster, 7+ bags, 1-floating pool toy, 3 boxes, 1 leather bag. #4604-1-Borjou Gudarzi; 1- file cabinet, 30 boxes, 1 round bucket, small tv #6120-Daddo Bogich; 1 box filled with wheels, 1 ladder, 2x4 metal uprights, 4x8 wood boards 4ft. assorted wood boards The contents of each unit will be sold as a lot and all items must be removed from the premises within 72 hours. Owners may redeem their goods by paying all rent and charges due at any time before the sale. All sales are held “with reserve”.

Owner reserves the right to cancel sale at any time.

LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM Notice of Formation of Tailor-Made Trivia, LLC filed with SSNY on October, 14, 2020. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 477 Midwood St., Apt. 1, Brooklyn, NY 11225. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation Monitor 332 Realty LLC filed with SSNY on 8/6/20. Office: King’s County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: J. James Carriero, Esq., 108-54 Ditmars Blvd., N. Beach, NY 11369. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of MTG Creative Group LLC filed with SSNY on October 19,2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 113 E Centre St, Unit 4001 Nutley, NJ 07110. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of MTG Creative Group LLC filed with SSNY on October 19,2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 113 E Centre St, Unit 4001 Nutley, NJ 07110. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qualification of CALIBRANT MAKO, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/13/20. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/24/20. Princ. office of LLC: 125 W. 55th St., NY, NY 10019. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of PARK WEST ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/28/20. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 01/21/05. Princ. office of LLC: 900 Larkspur Landing Circle, Ste. 165, Larkspur, CA 94939. 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 DE Secy. of State, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. #4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 2246 LEE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/30/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2246 86TH Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11214. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of TANDEM CLINICAL RESEARCH GI LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 10/15/20. Office location: New York. LLC formed in LA on 5/21/19. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to: 3535 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119. Arts. of Org. filed with LA SOS. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of BUILD A DOOR LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/31/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 829 Willoughby Ave Apt 4f, Brooklyn, New York, 11206. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of Aker Management, LLC filed with SSNY on September 29th, 2020.

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

SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 354 East 91st Street, Suite 1802 New York NY 10128. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM Notice of Formation of Muna Creative Collective, LLC filed with SSNY on September, 28 2020.

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

SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 1240 Lexington Ave apt 51, NY NY 10028. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of Redmond & Finn, LLC filed with SSNY on September 2, 2020. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 33 Cambridge Place, Brooklyn, NY 11238. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qual. of CORCORAN BK LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 10/7/20. Office location: Kings. LLC formed in DE on 9/25/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 600 Mamaroneck Avenue #400., Harrison, New York, 10528. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of DLawson and Company LLC filed with SSNY on October 8, 2020.

Office: Bronx County.

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

SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 150 East 151st Street, Apt # 2L, Bronx, NY 10451.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qual. of CPG VINTAGE ACCESS FUND IV, LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 10/13/20. Office location: New York. LLC formed in DE on 10/9/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to: 805 Third Avenue, New York, New York, 10022.

Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg.

Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of NIKOLOZ MAKHATADZE, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/3/20.Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 600 Mamaroneck Avenue # Harrison, New York, 10528.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of GOOD SOLES IMPORTER INC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/25/2020.

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

SSNY shall mail process to 350 3RD AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY 11232.

Purpose: any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 1667 POPHAM LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/04/18. Office location: Orange SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 127 Forest Rd, Monroe, NY, 10950. Any lawful purpose.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1332066 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 3508 BROADWAY NY, NY 10031 NY COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. 3508 BROADWAY RESTAURANT GROUP LLC

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Notice of Formation of ACTIVE HOUSE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/15/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 353 Ave T, Brooklyn, NY, 11223. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of ALIGNING WITH LOVE ENTERPRISES, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/19/20. Office location ONONDAGA SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 524 Cleveland Boulevard Fayetteville, NY, 13066.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 1836 BH LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/2/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 2178 EAST 7 Street Brooklyn, NY, 11223. Any lawful purpose Notice of Formation of ALL STAR DISHWASHING, LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/8/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 852 Fulton St Brooklyn, New York, 11238. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of BLUE HORIZON AML LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/16/20.

Office location: Westchester SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 507 West 111th Street, Apt. 64, New York, Ny, 10025. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of ELATED VISION MOTORS, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/20/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 100 Quentin Roosevelt Blvd. Ste 210 Garden City, NY, 11530.

Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of BROOKLYN COLLECTIBLES LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/21/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 9 Plaza St West, Brooklyn, NY, 11217. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of K & R UTILITIES, LLC. .Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 03/07/19. Office location: ALLEGANY SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 110 Genesee St., Ste 380a Auburn, NY, 13021. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of S.BUZZ GROUP LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/16/20. Office location Greene SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 550 Vanderbilt Ave., Apt. 811 Brooklyn, NY, 11238.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of EXPERIMENT STATION 10516, LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with SSNY on10/20/20. Office location: Putnam SSNY desg.

As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 7 Mason’s Island Road, #1 Mystic, CT, 06355. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of MADISON HILLS SERVICES LLC LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 10/14/20. Office location: Hamilton. LLC formed in CA on 5/22/19.

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

SSNY mail process to: 12340 Seal Beach Blvd, Ste B#414 Seal Beach, CA, 90740.

Arts. of Org. filed with CA SOS. 12340 Seal Beach Blvd, Ste B#414 Seal Beach, CA, 90740.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of SOLEDAD CANYON REAL ESTATE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/26/20.Office location: Westchester SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 42 E. 20th St, Apt. 7d, New York, NY, 10003.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of FATEHA INTERNATIONAL LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/13/19. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1472 43rd St, Ste B2 Brooklyn, New York, 11219. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of FIR FIDELIS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/22/20. Office location: Orange SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 137 Big Island Road, Warwick, New York, 10990. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of JOE GARRONE FITNESS LLCArts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/6/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1273C Bay Ridge Ave Brooklyn, NY, 11219.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qual. of ROYAL WOODCRAFT LLC. Auth. filed with SSNY on 9/28/20. Office location: KINGS. LLC formed in DE on 9/22/20. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 90 State St. Albany, NY 12207.

Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg.

Dover, DE 19901. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Form. of MSAP 16 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/23/20.

Office location: Albany SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 444 Washington St Rensselaer, NY, 12144.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of OKM ENTERPRISE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/29/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 7406 13TH Ave Brooklyn, NY, 11228. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of PENTAGON MANAGEMENT LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/17/20. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 953 68th St, Brooklyn, NY, 11219. Any lawful purpose.

Notice Of Formation of S & R ACHIEVEMENT LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/13/20.

Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 3815 15TH Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11218. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of TRYON ENTERPRISES LLC. Arts .Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/9/20.

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

SSNY mail process to 4200 State Hwy 30 Suite C, Amsterdam, NY, 12010.

Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Form. of UTICA MED BUILDING, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/19/20. Office location: Onondaga SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 6308 Fly Road East Syracuse, NY, 13058. Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of KRISTIN TOFFEY, PHD PSYCHOLOGIST, PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/19/20. Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 200 W 20th Street, Apt #1002 New York, NY, 10011.Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of AVANT COMMUNICATIONS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/26/20.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1854 84th St., 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY, 11214.

Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of HOMEX NY LLC filed with H&K Consult-i n g Tax Accounting Services on 10/09/2020. Office: NY County. H&K Consulting Tax Accounting Services designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. H&K Consulting Tax Accounting Services shall mail copy of process to LLC: 3000 BRIGHTON 12TH ST AP A5 BROOKLYN NY 11235. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of 7M7 LLC filed with SSNY on October 13, 2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 310 West 20th Street Apt A6 NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of Yojo Management, LLC filed with SSNY on July 30, 2020. Office: Bronx County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 374 East 160th, 1st Floor, Bronx, NY 10461. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

PUBLIC NOTICE AT&T proposes to modify an existing facility (centerline heights 70.1’ and 81.5’) on the building at 80-86 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn, NY (20202015).

Interested parties may contact Scott Horn (856809-1202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential effects on historic properties.

Notice of Formation of CITIZENS MANHATTAN WEST LIQUOR STORE LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/19/20. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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PUBLIC NOTICE AT&T proposes to modify an existing facility (new tip heights 178.1’ and 184.1’) on the building at 303 West 42nd Street, New York, NY (20202002).

Interested parties may contact Scott Horn (856-8091202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential effects on historic properties Notice of Formation of DharmaHound, LLC filed with SSNY on August 20, 2020. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 374 W 127th ST, 2E, NY, NY 10027.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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THE ANNUAL RETURN of The Michelle & Norman Lattman Charitable Foundation for the calendar year ended December 31, 2019 is available at its principal office located at 900 5th Avenue, Suite 18A, New York, NY 10021 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal Manager of the Foundation is Michelle Lattman.

THE ANNUAL RETURN of The Theodore Barth Foundation Inc. for the calendar year ended December 31, 2019 is available at its principal office located at 45 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 2006, New York, NY 10111 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal Manager of the Foundation is Ellen Berelson.

Notice of Qualification of DecisionQuest, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/21/20. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in California (CA) on 08/09/19. Princ. office of LLC: 21515 Hawthorne Blvd. #720, Torrance, CA 90503. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

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

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

Purpose: Any lawful activityAny lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of CVE US EI2 C. MILL, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/20/20. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/14/20. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT C O N F E R E N C E The COVID-19 pandemic created a free for all for medical equipment across the city and the state.Gov. Cuomo worked with neighboring states to create a purchasing consortium while Mayor DeBlasio suspended laws relating to procurement to allow the city to quickly purchase what it needed.As things start to move through phases how does purchasing and procurement return to normal? The Government Procurement Conference will foster business partnerships between the city and state level government, prime contractors, and small, minority, service-disabled veteran-owned, and women-owned businesses.

FEATURED SPEAKERS

DAN SYMON Chief Procurement Officer, NYC Mayor’s Office of Contract Services

JAMES SANDERS JR. Senator, Chair, Task Force on MWBEs

RODNEYSE BICHOTTE Assemblymember, Chair, Oversight of MWBE Subcommittee

JONNEL DORIS Commissioner, NYC Small Business Services

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