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OUT of the SHADOWS The struggle for LGBT rights isn’t over

10 LGBT champions feat. BRAD HOYLMAN

Cracking down on bigotry

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EDITOR’S NOTE

JON LENTZ Editor-in-chief

Ed Koch and Harvey Milk started out along similar paths.

Both were born in downstate New York and raised in European immigrant families. Both men frequented Greenwich Village, then a vibrant, bohemian Manhattan neighborhood. And both emerged as political reformers, Koch in New York City and Milk after moving to San Francisco.

But as they rose in prominence, their paths diverged. Milk became one of the country’s first openly gay elected officials in 1977, when he was elected to San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors. Tragically, he was assassinated a year later.

As Koch rose through the ranks – from councilman to congressman to mayor – he faced rumors that he was secretly gay. When the city confronted the AIDS crisis, critics in the gay community claimed Koch, then mayor, held back to avoid giving the impression that he was one of them.

In this week’s cover story, Aimée Simpierre explores how far the LGBT community has come since then – and why some elected officials remain in the closet today.

CONTENTS BOCHINCHE & BUZZ ... 6

Gossip on Joe Lhota, the New York City Council speaker race and more

HEALTH CARE ... 8

Assemblyman Richard Gottfried and Bill Hammond clash on single-payer health care

DIVERSITY ... 33

New York City Deputy Mayor Richard Buery and others on a game-changing MWBE bill

NEW YORK NONPROFIT MEDIA ... 36

Nonprofits are optimistic about NYC’s new homeless services administrator

WINNERS & LOSERS ...42

Who was up and who was down last week

ALPHONSO DAVID

The counsel to the governor on the next step in the struggle for LGBT rights ... 10

COMING OUT Why is it still so hard for New York lawmakers to come out of the closet?

... 12

PROFILES OF PRIDE

10 New Yorkers making a difference for the LGBT community ... 18

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GREENFIELD ON TO GREENER PASTURES

MO’ MONEY, MO’ PROBLEMS Campaign filing reports released last Tuesday showed that Gov. Andrew Cuomo raised more than

$5m

during the past six months for his re-election campaign, with

$25m

THE SEVEN-YEAR HITCH New York City Councilman David Greenfield unexpectedly announced he would not run for re-election – just after the deadline for filing petitions for the Democratic primary. Some good government advocates declared this move an elaborate ruse to allow the councilman to handpick his successor – ally Kalman Yeger, who was tapped by a committee controlled by Greenfield. Greenfield denies this, insisting that he began negotiating his new gig, as executive director and CEO of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, only two weeks earlier. The real reason for his departure may not be “House of Cards”-style political machinations, but simple math: Greenfield’s fundraising numbers have taken a dive during the past year.

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BACK & FORTH

A Q&A with Rep.

John FASO The

Kicker

C&S: How will you ensure that the provisions in the Faso-Collins amendment are enacted?

JF: Literally, virtually every county in upstate New York is losing population every single year, and (our) high tax burden is one of the reasons.

This Medicaid burden is a 50-year-old mistake that started under (former Gov. Nelson) Rockefeller. So I’m going to work with my colleagues to find another approach or avenue or vehicle to attach this amendment to.

C&S: Are you considering other initiatives to offset high property taxes in upstate New York, or do you believe shifting costs of Medicaid to the state is the most effective way to achieve this goal?

JF: Well, 49 other states have managed to run their Medicaid programs without putting this undue burden on homeowners. Unless Albany is

“I know there’s people who say she’s AN OPPORTUNIST. Well, who among us isn’t in this business?”

— state Sen. DIANE SAVINO on Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis’ mixed reputation on Staten Island, via the Staten Island Advance Get the kicker every morning in CITY & STATE’S FIRST READ email. Sign up at cityandstateny.com.

After promising an Obamacare repeal for seven years, and using that promise to rise to power, U.S. Senate Republicans failed to seal the deal. A bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act failed after four senators announced their opposition last Monday. New York Democrats had railed against the bill, which notably included an amendment by Reps. Chris Collins and John Faso shifting the cost of Medicaid from counties to the state.

forced to do it, they won’t change. I devised this approach after reading the federal statute, and I realized that existing federal law authorizes this, so we can amend federal law to not allow it. This proposal gives the state two and a half years to implement the reform. It has plenty of fat within its own budget and within its own Medicaid budget to afford this without affecting genuine health care delivery in our state.

C&S: This month, the eighth Democratic candidate declared they will be challenging you in the 2018 election. Are you expecting a difficult re-election campaign?

JF: I’m not focused on the 2018 election. I work very hard when I’m in an election season to bring my case to the voters, and I ultimately trust the voters’ decision.

WILLIAM ALATRISTE FOR THE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL

in cash on hand. But he also faced some bad news – a new Siena College poll showed that recent MTA issues have led to his favorability ratings taking a dive (off a bridge with LED lights, perhaps).

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Footnote (a press release, annotated)

Sent at 12:18 p.m. on Sunday, July 16, from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s campaign press office

WILLIAM ALATRISTE FOR THE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL

In a speech at the Association for a Better New York in September, Stringer criticized de Blasio’s affordable housing plan, saying that the housing crisis “demands more urgency and new ideas right now.” In response, de Blasio told “The Brian Lehrer Show” on WNYC that Stringer was “grandstanding,” and that it was “breathtaking how little the comptroller understands about this issue.”

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In 2016, Stringer called de Blasio’s nonprofit campaign fundraising arm a “slush fund.”

Stringer, in February, discussing de Blasio’s homelessness initiatives: “The lack of progress for our homeless families and failure to change the status quo is deeply concerning to me and to all New Yorkers.”

In 2016, de Blasio accused Stringer of using that powerful voice to conspire against him. He said that Stringer “teamed up with the New York Post to create fake news” in an article about the city Administration for Children’s Services failing to follow its own procedures in high-profile abuse cases.

When Stringer wouldn’t register a $6.4 million contract for police body cameras, de Blasio called it a “cheap political stunt.”

NYC MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO, COMPTROLLER SCOTT STRINGER ENDORSE EACH OTHER FOR RE-ELECTION New York – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Comptroller Scott Stringer announced today their endorsement of one another for re-election, citing their shared support to for expanding mayoral control, investing in affordable housing, and creating good-paying jobs for thousands of New Yorkers.

“Mayor de Blasio is a true progressive champion, and under his leadership, we’ve seen an incredible amount of positive change come to this city. We’ve ended the discriminatory practice of stop-and-frisk while still bringing crime to historic lows. And we’ve created a nationally-recognized pre-K program so every four-year-old can get a head start on their education,” said Comptroller Stringer. “Throughout his administration, Mayor de Blasio has consistently shown that he has a clear vision for New York, as a place where everyone can afford to live and work, no matter what neighborhood you live or how much you make. It is because of this and more that I’m announcing my support his re-election campaign today.”

“Scott has been a tireless advocate for working New Yorkers and a powerful voice for progressive change. We have worked together on vital issues, from raising the minimum wage to expanding arts and physical education in our schools to making our city more affordable. Our city is stronger because of his dedicated service, and we couldn’t ask for a better or more committed comptroller. I’m honored to have his support for re-election, and it is a privilege to endorse him today,” said Mayor de Blasio.

The Mayor has also been endorsed by the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Local 1000, the Council of School Supervisors & Administrators Local One, Hotel Trades Council, Working Families Party, the Communications Workers of America District 1, IBEW Local 3, the United Federation of Teachers, District Council 37, SEIU 32BJ, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local One, Musicians Local 802, the RWDSU, the Uniformed Sanitationmen’s Association, UNITEHERE Local 100, the Professional Staff Congress and the Laundry, Distribution and Food Service Joint Board of Workers United, and dozens of elected leaders.

As New York City Mayor, Bill de Blasio has fought every day for our great city. He has passed universal Pre-K for every four-year-old in the City. He has expanded paid sick leave to cover thousands of more workers. And, he has raised the minimum wage for all City employees and contractors. He has also tirelessly worked to reduce stop and frisk and pursue reforms to bring the police and community closer together, while also driving crime to an all-time low. Mayor de Blasio has expanded the number of affordable apartments and took on the landlord lobby—and under his watch, rents were frozen for two straight years. He fights every day to make our city better for everyone -- no matter where they live or how much money they make.

Déjà vu: de Blasio and Stringer previously endorsed each other in the mayoral and comptroller race in 2013. That year, it was rumored Stringer would run for mayor.

Again in 2017, Stringer’s high fundraising numbers suggested he would challenge de Blasio. Both times, Stringer opted to stick with comptroller. But maybe 2021 is the charm?

In February, Stringer called de Blasio’s plan to create 100,000 new jobs over the next 10 years an “empty promise.”

In 2015, Stringer released an audit that found consultants hired to help city residents rebuild after Superstorm Sandy were often left with incomplete work. “New York City’s response to Sandy was a case study in dysfunction,” Stringer said.

In addition to the press release leaving out a “for” here, it also left out Stringer’s statement at the press conference with de Blasio that “I don’t make his life easy.” A heartwarming statement of unity.

During the rollout of the universal pre-K program, Stringer said de Blasio prioritized speed over child safety when his administration sent only 141 out of 500 contracts to the comptroller’s office to review. De Blasio said, “I don’t know why any public official would want to leave parents with the misimpression that there’s a danger when there isn’t a danger.”

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Exclusive scoops and insider gossip from

GERSON BORRERO

WTF JOE? For my July 7 B&B column, one bochinchero told me, “If push comes to shove, (Joe) Lhota isn’t going to let (Gov. Andrew) Cuomo ruin his reputation.” Now, that person says, “I don’t understand what the fuck Joe is doing. He sounds like a fool saying that New York City controls the subways.”

To be fair, what Lhota said, in part, is that the subways are merely “an affiliate of the MTA.” His amigo thinks that Lhota is letting his dislike for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (and his loss to de Blasio in the 2013 mayoral race) blind him to Cuomo’s disingenuous deflection that the guv does not control the MTA. Or it could be as simple as the fact that Lhota has endorsed Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, the presumptive Republican New York City mayoral candidate. All aboard!

JOE LHOTA

TAPPING INTO STATE PENSIONS? As loco as this may seem, as I was finishing up this column I received a text message from an Albany bochinchero and a separate call on some buzz involving Gov. Andrew Cuomo. “Word is that Cuomo wants to have access to our pensions the same way (the) feds have raided Social Security,” the bochinchero said.

New York state has the third-largest pension fund in the U.S. with an estimated $192 billion in assets as of March. The buzz is that Cuomo wants the power to use state pension system money at his discretion, which can only be granted to him through a constitutional amendment.

B&B was also told that the Civil Service Employees Association is on the case and using this rumor to demand a “no” vote on the constitutional convention. The other bochinchero was too vague on the development, and because of my deadline, this is what I’m going with for now. Could Cuomo’s national ambitions drive him to consider something so controversial? A quick call to a political operative got me the following response: “With Andrew, you never know what he’s thinking or why he does some things that are stupid to most reasonable people.”

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COREY JOHNSON

MARK LEVINE

MÁS SPIN FROM NYC SPEAKER WANNABES If we had a dollar for all the baba coming from the handful of New York City Council members who aspire to be the next council speaker, we’d be millonarios by now. Here’s the latest from two bochincheros: the fight is between Manhattan council members Mark Levine and Corey Johnson. There’s even an effort to get an ABC – Anybody But Corey – campaign going. At this point, Levine is getting a good reception among his colleagues and outside City Hall.

However, there are also new members that will be elected to the council. B&B can tell you that among those prospective council members, there are a few mavericks that won’t go with the flow. One ejemplo is the polemic Rubén Díaz Sr. The current state senator has never forgotten that when he was hospitalized last summer, the only member of the City Council who visited him not once but twice (drumroll, please) was Corey Johnson. A Bronx bochinchero assured me: “That doesn’t mean that if Díaz wins his bid for the council he will vote for Corey. It just means that the Rev. doesn’t forget those things.”

What the hell could these two have in common?! What’s clear is Johnson may be able to pull support from the woodwork. Can Levine do the same?

ANDREW CUOMO REMEMBER, GENTE, IT’S ALL BOCHINCHE UNTIL IT’S CONFIRMED.

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AS THE OBAMACARE REPEAL debate rages on Capitol Hill, two leading health care experts had a debate of their own, over the creation of a single-payer system here in New York.

Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, who has been chairman of the Assembly Health Committee since 1987 and is one of the leading health care policymakers in the nation, has been pushing the idea for years.

But Bill Hammond of the Empire Center for Public Policy, who has written extensively about health care, is skeptical it would work as advertised.

Both joined the Slant podcast to explain what we mean when we say “single-payer,” the cost of such a system and what it would mean to set one up without the blessing of the federal government. The discussion has been edited for length and clarity.

C&S: Assemblyman Gottfried, your health care bill has passed the Assembly four times. What would it do?

RG: It’s a single-payer system. The New York Health Act would eliminate insurance companies and their ever-rising premiums, and deductibles, and copays and restricted provider networks. It would replace them

and absorb the Medicare and the Medicaid programs into a single, universal, comprehensive, complete health coverage (system) for every New Yorker. There would be no restricted provider network; any doctor or hospital would be free to participate. There would be no user charges, no deductible, no copays. The funding would be by a broadbased, progressively graduated tax, that’s to say, based on ability to pay. That tax would be levied on payroll income and it would also be levied on taxable unearned income like dividends and capital gains. New Yorkers would contribute based on ability to pay because, today, insurance companies want the same premium. They want to impose the same deductible whether you are a multimillion-dollar executive, or the janitor, or the receptionist in the office. So you would no longer have people going without coverage. You would no longer have people going with coverage that is really not worth anything to them because they have to spend thousands of dollars on care before they reach the deductible. You would no longer have insurance companies telling you what doctor or hospital you can go to. And funding based on a household’s ability to pay, which means almost every New Yorker would be paying substantially less

Could a single-payer syst

than we now pay with premiums and out-ofpocket spending.

C&S: Bill has argued that this plan will cost too much. How much would we have to raise taxes to pay for your bill?

RG: Well, New Yorkers by our estimates would be spending about $45 billion a year less than what we’re currently spending on premiums to insurance companies and outof-pocket costs. We would all be paying a tax to the state based on ability to pay. That tax would be around $90 billion because there are a variety of other revenue sources that would be going into the system. If someone told me I could pay $100 to an insurance company or $85 to a single-payer system, I’ll pay the $85 and keep the $15 in my pocket.

C&S: And Bill, what do you think of this?

BH: As he was describing his bill I found myself saying that’s right, that’s right. I was agreeing with every point until he got to the part about how much it was going to cost and how it was going to save money. I just don’t think that’s plausible. I’m not here to say single-payer systems don’t work. They obviously do work. Other countries have them. Although it shouldn’t be confused

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r system ever work here?

Bill Hammond with universal coverage. Universal coverage means everybody has coverage. Single payer means there is only one health plan basically … but the question is not whether single coverage is a good idea. The question is whether this particular piece of legislation is a viable, workable thing for New York state, and I don’t think it is. It starts with this idea that you can cover everybody – take away all the copays and network restrictions and deductibles – and allow people to see any provider they want in the state and it’s going to save money. It just doesn’t pass the smell test. I think if you look at it realistically, you’re going to dramatically increase costs. And that $92 billion tax increase – which by the way would more than double our total taxes in the state – that tax increase could be substantially more than that. I’ve seen estimates that may be triple that.

C&S: In lieu of going all the way toward a single-payer system, is there a way to strengthen the exchange system that the state has now without federal action?

RG: We could pump more state dollars into insurance subsidies. I don't think that would help bring costs down. There is an old Chinese expression saying you cannot carve rot-

ten wood. There is a limit to how From the Slant podcast country. It’s continually much you can do with a system Listen, subscribe and review growing with constant this week’s podcast by rooted in insurance companies. shortfalls in funding.

BH: I think the most effective searching for “New York You see it in the Medsolutions are nationwide solu- Slant” on iTunes, Stitcher, icaid system. You see it Soundcloud or your favorite tions. But if there were a way for in the Medicare system. podcast app. the state to strengthen the perSuddenly everybody’s sonal mandate so there are fewer health care depends on people who are taking the risk but are not the state having enough money. They would going to get sick; they’re paying a very modinevitably have to raise taxes and they would est penalty right now. Then when they do certainly be more than double what they are get sick they become a burden on the public now and they would probably continue gosystem. Either they are getting charity care ing up in the future. And they would have from a hospital, which taxpayers ultimately to cannibalize the rest of state government. partially reimburse, or they become impovI just think it deserves, at the very least, a erished and go on Medicaid. So I would favor serious thoughtful analysis beyond what it’s a system that demands people take responreceived so far. sibility for their own health care financial RG: The financing for the New York Health responsibilities based on their ability to pay.

Act would be separate from the rest of the If we go through with the New York state treasury, a completely separate tax and Health Act and the state is the health plan trust fund. Neither would crowd out the othfor everybody, it ends up being a majority of er. Whatever happens in Washington, unless what the state spends. And what is that going there is a complete breakdown of the Trump to do to all the other priorities that we have administration, we are going to see billions as a state? If we want to improve the schools of dollars ripped out of health care. The only and fix the infrastructure, that requires reway New York has a prayer of surviving and sources. Meanwhile we’re going to have a filling those gaps is with the savings that can health plan that is chronically running deficome from eliminating the administrative cits because that's what health care is in this costs of the insurance industry.

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WHAT KEEPS

ALPHONSO DAVID UP AT NIGHT?

By FRANK G. RUNYEON

ALPHONSO DAVID IS often described as one of the state’s most important power brokers, and he’s trumpeted as the first black or gay man to be counsel to the governor. City & State’s Frank G. Runyeon interviewed David about how important those identities are to his work, what his next move is on LGBT rights and whether he’s angling to be New York’s next attorney general. This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.

C&S: You’ve been characterized as one of the most powerful people in New York, but what do you worry about?

What keeps you up at night?

AD: (Laughs.) Too many things keep me up at night. You know, the governor is responsible for running a very, very large state.

And he allocates a fair amount of responsibility to his senior team, including me as his counsel. So I’m responsible for making sure that all of the agencies are addressing every single substantive issue properly and consistent with the law – and so that keeps me up.

Ranging from transportation to health care to economic development to the environment, there are significant challenges that we face in a variety of sectors throughout the state. I’m concerned about health care. I’m concerned about violence. I’m concerned about economic development.

I’m concerned about civil rights. Every day is different. That’s one of the greatest things about this job. Every single day is interesting, is challenging, is rewarding. And as I go to bed each night – or try to go to bed each night – I worry.

C&S: Given all that, can I ask … do you get sleep at night?

AD: (Laughs.) No, I don’t really sleep that much. I’ll give you an example. Last night

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I went to bed at 2 a.m. and I woke up at 6 a.m. So on average, I try to get to bed before 1 a.m., but I wake up at 6 a.m. every morning. I work out. I practice yoga. Go biking.

For me, that’s the release I need. It gives me the opportunity to focus on the challenges of the day. It’s my time. That 25 minutes or so where I can focus on what I have to accomplish on that day and the challenges that the state might be facing.

C&S: A Village Voice headline defined you as “black, gay, and the third most powerful man in New York.” I want to put it to you: To what extent do those identities impact your work as counsel to the governor?

AD: It certainly affects my work because – let’s just put this in context. I am the first gay man to hold this job. I am also the first

though we have all of the laws in place, we need to make sure that they’re being properly enforced.

I think we’re shifting from impact litigation and groundbreaking legislation to enforcement. That’s a broad-brush response and I don’t want to suggest there isn’t anything more that we have to do because there’s certainly a lot more that we could do and there’s a lot more we will do moving forward.

C&S: How would you respond to criticism that some LGBT legislation or imperatives have stalled in Albany – the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act, in particular.

AD: Well, I know that may be the sentiment of some advocates or elected officials. We have tried to advance legislation on a variety

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to stop that new governor from reversing course. Remember, if you provided protections for individuals, it’s very hard to take it away.

Some are concerned about the regulatory and executive action that this governor has taken, and are fearful that when he leaves office someone could come and change course. They should remember that we have the equal protection clause in our constitution, in the federal Constitution, and it means something. And the federal courts and the New York courts will protect the rights that New Yorkers have.

C&S: I’ll put this one quickly. Are you going to run for attorney general?

AD: (Laughs.) I’m really flattered that people are thinking of me as a potential candidate in the future and I’m focused on my

“What’s important is removing the STIGMA that SUCCESS for OPENLY GAY PEOPLE is elusive.”

JULIA LECATO

black man to hold this job. Obviously, that has an impact as it relates to organizations, companies and significant stakeholders that interface with government. Right? Historically, lobbyists, and companies and organizations have been interfacing with people other than a black man or gay person sitting in this chair. And so assuming that does have an impact in terms of orienting them to the reality that someone different is sitting in the chair. So from their perspective I would say that’s probably different.

But from my perspective, what’s important is removing the stigma that success for openly gay people is elusive. Because we have to remind people that they can reconcile all parts of their lives. And in fact, reconciling all aspects of their lives is essential to really achieving success.

C&S: What is the battle being waged right now for the LGBT community in New York?

AD: We’re situated somewhat differently than other states because we have a law that protects against discrimination based on sexual orientation as well as gender identity.

I think here in New York, the goal for the LGBT community is to ensure, that al-

of fronts, and in some cases we are successful, and in other cases we are not. What I would say is this. In every single instance, where we have faced obstacles in Albany, the governor, using his executive authority, has addressed these problems effectively by passing regulation or advancing circular letters or guidance from the agencies.

So I would say, in the ideal world, sure, we would like to have every piece of legislation that we would like. But I think we need to focus on what we do have and what protections we have achieved and what advances this governor has accomplished in New York.

C&S: If New York suddenly had a governor with more policies like President Donald Trump’s in the next administration, how well-equipped would the state be, in terms of the advancement of the LGBT community and its imperatives?

AD: I would say we have a really important tool in our constitution, called the equal protection laws. And if a future governor has more Trump-like policies, or more tendencies and seeks to overturn or reverse protection that we currently have, it wouldn’t be too difficult for the courts

job and I’m focused on this governor and everything he’s done for the state. And you know, we’ll focus on that in the future.

C&S: So you’re not ruling it out?

AD: No, I can’t rule it out. I learned something a very long time ago when I was in college and going into law school is that when you’re looking at your career or your life in terms of a trajectory and you are looking at where you want to go, if you focus too much on where you want to go, you’re going to miss the doors that are open along the way.

C&S: And that might be instructive here? Is there some other opportunity?

AD: No, don’t read anything into that. It’s just a motto I use ...

(At this point in the interview, a press officer interjected: “Also, we have an election coming up in 2018, and if you think that Alphonso David is going anywhere, you are dead wrong.”)

C&S: Is that so?

AD: Yeah, I’m not going anywhere. I’m here with this governor. If there’s a vacancy in the future, we’ll talk about that then.

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New York is one of the best places to be openly gay in politics.

So why are some lawmakers still in the closet?

By Aimée Simpierre EW YORK CITY Councilman Jimmy Vacca revealed that he is a gay man with a 140-character announcement on Twitter in January 2016, throwing in a reference to “The Golden Girls” sitcom for laughs. Responses online from fellow elected officials, family and

friends were overwhelmingly supportive – as one might expect in New York City.

Vacca said recently there wasn’t too much rationale to the timing of his announcement. He considered doing it after his current term ends, but finally opted to take the plunge so he could “get on” with his life. He told close family and colleagues in the days leading up to his public announcement, and he said he used Twitter to reach a large audience of

his friends and supporters.

Despite being concerned about how it would be received, he didn’t get any negative feedback – and now, Vacca said his confidence has increased and he can be even more supportive of the community.

“Before I was an LGBT out person, I didn’t go to so many pride month celebrations – and I love Pride month!”

Vacca said.

Of course, there may be other reasons

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Many LGBT elected officials in New York said they feel respected and supported by their colleagues and within their districts. However, the fact that Vacca chose to keep his sexual orientation private until late in his career when he couldn’t run again due to term limits is a testament to the fact that there’s still some trepidation surrounding serving the public as an openly LGBT individual.

Despite New York being one of the most progressive states in the nation, the struggle for LGBT rights and acceptance is ongoing. LGBT elected officials still find the gay community’s priorities being blocked or neglected during the policymaking process. Public officials’ fear of being targeted and ostracized is real.

As a result, some elected officials have waited years to reveal their sexual orientation. And according to one well-placed source, even today, other elected officials remain firmly in the closet.

why the councilman decided to come out when he did. Vacca represents portions of the Bronx, which is not perceived to be as friendly to the gay community as Manhattan, Queens or Brooklyn. It is currently the only borough in New York City without an LGBT pride center – although a colleague, New York City Councilman Ritchie Torres, is working on that.

New York City Councilman Daniel

Dromm, who is also gay, said he applauds Vacca for his “courage,” especially considering the neighborhoods Vacca represents.

“Jimmy’s community is not Jackson Heights and it’s harder, to a certain extent, for him to have done what he did, than what I did, even though I did it 25 years ago,” said Dromm, who organized the first Queens LGBT Pride Parade and Festival in Jackson Heights 25 years ago.

HE ROAD TO acceptance for LGBT individuals in politics has not been easy. Revealing one’s sexual orientation – or coming out – is a delicate process that should progress on one’s own terms.

However, there is a long history of outing people who are closeted and have chosen not to reveal their sexual orientation.

The tactic has been used at times to destroy an elected official’s political career.

But it has also been used to expose the hypocrisy of closeted gay officials who voted against legislation that would’ve helped the LGBT community. And for some, simply being an openly gay elected official has spurred violent threats – or worse.

In 1978, the gay rights movement was galvanized by the assassination of Harvey Milk, who was killed nearly one year after he became the first openly gay man elected to public office in California. In the 1980s, many believed New York City Mayor Ed Koch’s sluggish reaction to the AIDS crisis was an attempt to avoid speculation about his own sexual orientation, as many in the gay community died. In 2004, a scandal involving an intimate relationship with a male staffer forced New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey to reveal his orientation, making him the nation’s first openly gay governor. He resigned immediately.

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Of course, in recent years there has been a steadily growing acceptance of the LGBT community and greater freedom to be open about sexual orientation. But since those gains came only after years of struggle, those who remained closeted during any part of the movement are sometimes frowned upon by others who spent time on the front lines.

“I don’t applaud Jimmy Vacca for coming out at the age of 60,” said Allen Roskoff, president of the Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club, which is named after his partner who died of AIDS. “He’s not running for office again, and there’s no sacrifice.”

Owles described himself as the first openly gay candidate for political office in New York City when he ran to represent Greenwich Village in the City Council in 1973. Roskoff calls himself the first openly gay person appointed to a New York community board and the first to serve in the office of an elected official.

Roskoff and other activists faced plenty of challenges at the time. It wasn’t until 1973 that the American Psychiatric Association’s board decided removed homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

The New York Taxi and Limousine Commission required gay cab drivers to produce a letter from a psychiatrist to verify they were capable of driving. Openly gay or outed teachers in the city risked losing their jobs.

Dromm, who was a public school teacher in the 1990s, came out to voice his support of the “Children of the Rainbow” curriculum guide, which aimed to foster racial harmony and referenced LGBT families. During the media spectacle that ensued, Dromm recalled NY1 reporter Gary Anthony Ramsay asking him, “Mr. Dromm, Mr. Dromm, Why did you do it?”

Dromm remembered thinking at the time: “Gee, almost like a murderer, you know?”

New York City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer said he weighed the effect his openness about his sexual orientation might have on his electability when he ran for office in Queens in 2009: “We did have conversations, and wondered would it cost us … would it provoke any strong negative reactions? … But it didn’t change our decision,” Van Bramer said. He has served consecutive terms since 2009 and became majority leader in 2014.

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Roskoff said it’s much easier to come out today. “Nobody’s making a sacrifice by coming out and deciding this year that it’s OK to be honest about who they are,” he said of those who have remained closeted until recently. “People who don’t come out because they think it’ll hurt their career probably are mistaken, and are also rather selfish.”

State Sen. Brad Hoylman said he supported Vacca’s decision to come out later in his career, but criticized other LGBT lawmakers who may be keeping it private. “I think a closeted colleague is useless,” he said, “and they’re actually harmful because in many instances they vote against their own best interests in order to cover for their true identity.”

HERE HAVE BEEN significant gains by LGBT lawmakers in New York. The New York City Council landmarked the Stonewall Inn and other local historic sites that were important to the beginning of the gay rights movement, and the state

legalized same-sex marriage in 2011. But there are also signs the nation’s electorate has recently been less friendly toward openly gay candidates or policies that support the LGBT community. That, in turn, may be giving some closeted politicians pause.

In 2012, with President Barack Obama at the top of the ticket, 123 LGBT candidates endorsed by the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund won their races, including a record seven members of Congress. In 2013, Christine Quinn, the City Council’s first female, openly gay speaker, was the early frontrunner in the mayoral race, although she ultimately came up short. In 2014, New York City had its “gayest City Council ever,” with six individuals out of 51. In 2015, for only the second time in history, every state had at least one openly LGBT elected official serving.

But last year, in an incendiary presidential campaign, Republican Donald Trump was supported by many evangelical Christians who perceived him to be supportive of their anti-gay stance. The number of LGBT state legislators elected fell for the second straight year. Of the

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135 LGBT candidates endorsed by the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, 87 won their elections – results its Political Director Sean Meloy described as “mixed.”

And in New York City, when openly gay City Councilwoman Rosie Mendez, who chairs the LGBT Caucus, leaves office in 2017 due to term limits, there will be no “out” lesbians in the council for the first time since 1998.

“There are a bunch of other great folks running for City Council who are honestly running against some really anti-LGBT folks in their primaries or even in their general elections in a city that people think is a liberal bastion,” Meloy said.

In the state Senate, Hoylman is the only openly gay member in a chamber effectively controlled by Republicans.

The Democratic lawmaker said he feels no personal animus from colleagues because of his lifestyle, but is frustrated over having to constantly fight against the marginalization of LGBT individuals during the policymaking process.

Hoylman attributed the Senate Republicans’ refusal to address LGBT legislative priorities to the influence of the state Conservative Party. The third party has sought to block the inclusion of the term “transgender” in the state’s human rights law. Additionally, bills like the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act, which would codify protections for transgender individuals, and a proposed ban on gay conversion therapy, have stalled.

It’s a pattern of behavior that Hoylman could easily take personally – and which could make other elected officials reluctant to come out.

“The Republicans in the Senate have obviously determined that they don’t need our votes,” Hoylman said. “And we’re going to have to show them otherwise.”

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MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL’S LGBT CAUCUS, INCLUDING CARLOS MENCHACA, COREY JOHNSON, DANIEL DROMM AND RITCHIE TORRES, MEET IN 2014.

OYLMAN IS JUST one openly gay voice in the state Senate, but statistics show that every voice matters.

The mere presence of LGBT members in a legislative body correlates with significant improvements in overall gay rights, according to research published in a 2013 article in the American Political Science Review.

The analysis of legislatures in the United States and 95 other countries between 1976 and 2011 found that a nation that has elected openly LGBT legislative members is 14 times more likely to have same-sex marriage or civil partnership laws than one that does not.

All the more reason why Dromm wishes any closeted colleagues would come out, even if they’re Republican – “because I think it brings it home to other Republicans that there are gay Republicans!”

“It’s significant that there are seven of us who are out (in the City Council), and there may be another few people in the City Council,” Dromm said. “If I give a number it might give things away. But I have colleagues who are not out, and who I know are gay.”

“And on the state level, an even larger number who are still not out,” he added.

“Some of them on the state level come from communities outside of the city.”

The future holds promise for New York’s LGBT politicians. Paul Feinman was recently confirmed to the state Court of Appeals,

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making him the first openly gay person on New York’s highest court. Kristen Browde is running for New Castle town supervisor and could be the first elected transgender official in New York. Mel Wymore is running for New York City Council as a transgender individual, although he would have to knock out incumbent Helen Rosenthal.

If the entire cohort of LGBT candidates running for the council won, there would be – for the first time – an openly LGBT representative from every borough, Meloy

said. This year, the Victory Fund has seen an “uptick” in LGBT individuals looking to run for office and an increase in the number of people seeking out training through their affiliated Victory Institute, which nurtures and prepares LGBT individuals for careers in public service.

Torres, the councilman, who like Vacca hails from the Bronx, became the borough’s first openly gay candidate to be elected to legislative office in 2013 and is the youngest person serving on the City Council. He

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said he encounters the occasional bigoted comment, but for the most part his sexual orientation has been well-received. “When I was knocking on doors, most of my constituents were not cultural warriors,” Torres said. “Their main concerns are the bread-and-butter issues.”

Vacca will also stay focused on the issues – perhaps now with even more contentment as an openly gay man: “I’m happy with myself. I’m happy that I did it when I did it. I’m very happy I did it.”

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NEW YORK CITY COUNCILMAN JIMMY VAN BRAMER SAYS HE WEIGHED THE EFFECT HIS OPENNESS ABOUT HIS SEXUAL ORIENTATION MIGHT HAVE ON HIS ELECTABILITY IN 2009. HE’S NOW MAJORITY LEADER.

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The victory was reinforced in 2015 when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage, making it the law of the land. Later that year, the Empire State Pride Agenda, a leading New York advocacy group, disbanded, citing the achievement of its primary policy objectives. And since the landmark Supreme Court ruling, public attitudes have continued to shift, with polls showing a growing majority of Americans support allowing gays and lesbians to marry.

Yet advocates and experts warn that now is not the time to settle into complacency. Policy battles over bathroom bills and transgender rights are raging across the country. Politicians are exploiting a backlash against hard-won legislative victories.

The fight against AIDS and HIV, which has afflicted the LGBT community, has not yet been won.

In New York, there are many leaders in the community who are on the front lines. In this special issue, City & State and its sister publication, New York Nonprofit Media, recognize 10 individuals who serve the LGBT community in government and politics, through advocacy and academia, and by providing services and care to those in need.

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A hippie from Berkeley, California, taught young Sheldon Applewhite’s introductory sociology course in college and it was like “the sun poured into the room.”

In his next sociology course, it was the first time he had a professor who was black and pushed him to excel and see the world differently. By that point, Applewhite was hooked. He charted a career in sociology focused on the challenges faced by the LGBT community of color he now claimed as his own.

“Being from the community, my research question is guided by looking at positive aspects of black gay lives,” he says. “It’s a different starting point, and the discovery and the journey looks very different based on the research question.”

He has focused on health disparities among marginalized communities, in particular why preventive pre-exposure drug regimens are underutilized by young gay black men.

“Our stories are rarely told from our perspective, in terms of being black gay men, or being LGBT people of color,” Applewhite says. “And I think that I am one of the people who tries to illuminate our stories and provide research and data about our lives.”

As a professor, he now enjoys mentoring young people from urban communities. But it is his research around the resilience of black gay relationships – despite high poverty rates, religious and societal oppression and high rates of AIDS infection and HIV transmission – that makes him most proud.

“It kind of reinforced my beliefs around love, and black love in particular,” he says. “I know black love exists.”

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A s co-chairwoman of Equality New York, a statewide organization working to advance the causes of LGBT New Yorkers, Eunic Ortiz is working to make the Empire State a more progressive place.

The group is forming a political action committee and will back candidates running for office next year. “Any single legislation can be overturned, any bill or policy can be changed, so if we continue to be vigilant, and continue to fight and ensure we have people in office who will fight for us, that’s, for me, the most important thing we can do,” she says.

Ortiz has been involved in the LGBT rights movement since 2008 when she worked for then-New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn.

From there, as president of the Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City for three years, she organized rallies and advocated for causes such as ending job discrimination. At Stonewall, she worked to launch a tuition scholarship at Hunter College for students with an interest in LGBT equality who want to work in government or politics. She called the fund, now in its third year, her proudest achievement.

Ortiz, the digital communications director for 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, says she didn’t decide to be an activist, but that advocating for family, friends and loved ones shaped her career. The Florida native also sits on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s LGBT Memorial Commission to select a design for a monument following the mass shooting at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub.

“I will keep fighting until we are 100 percent equal,” she says.

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homas Krever has dedicated his career to working with youth that society may consider “at risk,” but that he calls “at promise.” As CEO of the Hetrick-Martin Institute, a nonprofit LGBT youth services organization, he aims to ensure that these young people receive the necessary opportunities to succeed.

When he joined the organization in 2003, one of his first projects involved creating a comprehensive education plan for Harvey Milk High School, which had recently become an accredited public school. The plan defined the school’s focus and curriculum and revamped it to become the institution for “at-promise youth” that it is today.

Krever credits his family for teaching him the values of hard work and advocacy. “I come from a family that was really accepting of who I am, and what I am, and who I love,” he says.

In his job, he has the power to ensure that LGBT youth have similarly nurturing environments. Recently, the institute opened a branch in New Jersey.

Krever believes that his organization is a pioneer among LGBT services nonprofits, as it employs a “federated” interstate model, like the YMCA. Through his work, Krever hopes to provide safe spaces for LGBT individuals, maybe even across state lines.

“It’s not to be their voice, they have – we have – amazing voices,” Krever says about his work. “It’s around using my privilege and access to make sure that there are spaces so that those voices can be heard.”

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I n the ongoing struggle over LGBT rights, the battles have often played out at state legislatures around the country.

Katherine Grainger was on the front lines in 2011, when New York enacted legislation legalizing same-sex marriage. After serving as a staffer for the state Senate Democrats – frequently representing them in court during the Senate coup of 2009 – she joined the Cuomo administration in 2011 as assistant counsel. While working with the governor, Grainger was integral in crafting and implementing the Marriage Equality Act, which effectively legalized same-sex marriage in the state.

She also worked as the vice president for public policy and initiatives at NARAL Pro-Choice New York, a group that focuses on public policy advocacy for the protection of reproductive rights issues.

“I think of LGBTQ work as civil rights work,” she says. “As a queer woman of color, it is something that I have personally lived and professionally worked towards. I spent a lot of time learning what I call the master tools – going to law school, working in government – to really advance the rights for the communities I care about.”

Grainger now works as a principal at Civitas Public Affairs Group, where she continues to work on behalf of the LGBT community. But her groundbreaking work on the Marriage Equality Act isn’t the only thing she cites as an accomplishment. She’s also proud of teaching a LGBT policy class at New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.

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Her commitment and dedication to protect the rights of the marginalized and disenfranchised in society serve as an inspiration to all of us. She has served as counsel on landmark cases establishing rights for the LGBTQ+ community.

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S ince 2003, Amida Care has been focused on making primary care, behavioral health care and support readily available to the LGBT community, in particular supporting those who are HIV-positive and getting them treated and healthy.

When Amida Care started, the nonprofit organization sought to fill a gap where managed care companies typically lacked providers that were competent with LGBT clients or had experience with HIV, Wirth said. Amida Care now includes 39 federally qualified community health centers, 24 hospitals and about 15 community-based AIDS services organizations across New York City.

Wirth, who served as a top health official for former Mayors David Dinkins and Rudy Giuliani, also worked on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s task force to create a plan to end the AIDS epidemic in New York by 2020. The effort has reduced new infections from about 3,000 per year to below 2,200 new infections as of 2016, with the goal of getting below 750, the threshold to end the epidemic – “with our eye on getting to zero,” Wirth says.

“There’s a critical synergy between the blueprint and Amida Care’s mission: HIV care is about more than pills and doctors visits,” Wirth says. “What we really need to do to make HIV care and treatment effective is we need to pay attention to food security and housing stability, and when folks for any reason drop out of care …

Amida Care believes we need to knock on their doors and find out what happened.”

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“I was told in high school that you could never get paid to argue for a living unless you were a lawyer and really smart,” Bryan Ellicott says with a laugh. “Unfortunately I don’t have money to go to law school, so I found other ways to do exactly that.”

His main place of arguing these days is in the New York City Council, working for City Councilman Carlos Menchaca. “Essentially ... I get paid these days to say no!” Ellicott says. “As the member’s scheduler, my job is to be the buffer.”

While Ellicott is used to saying no to journalists, he’s always saying yes to activism, especially related to his bisexual, transgender male identity.

He’s the vice president of the Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City, vice president of the Staten Island Democratic Association and a board member at BiNet, an organization advocating for bisexual, pansexual, fluid, queer-identified and unlabeled people.

Ellicott once sued the city for kicking him out of the men’s locker room at a public pool, but instead of shying away from city politics, he’s sought to change them. He helped get self-identified gender markers on New York City ID cards, and helped write the law mandating that all single-stall bathrooms in the city must be gender-neutral.

Ellicott has left his mark on the city, but it comes with consequences. “Now all my friends make fun of me every time they’re waiting in line for a gender-neutral bathroom,” he says with a laugh.

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F or decades, Wilhelmina Perry has dedicated herself to a life of faith while combating homophobia and seeking LGBT recognition within the African-American church.

In 2000, Perry traded in her professional academic life for one dedicated to activism as she launched Maranatha, Riverside Church’s LGBT ministry. She was also a cofounder and vice president of the Interfaith Task Force for LGBTQ Homeless Youth.

In 2002, her partner Antonia Pantoja died and Perry fell into a deep depression.

She realized she “needed to figure out if (she) was going to continue in this physical world, what was going to be (her) passion and motivation for doing so,” she says.

She began speaking about same-sex marriage on behalf of the Empire State Pride Agenda. Realizing that same-sex marriage was not a priority for the LGBT black community, she founded LGBT Faith Leaders of African Descent in 2010. The organization unites interfaith clergy, divinity students and faith leaders, facilitating a safe space within the black community. Perry’s current projects include planning for the group’s fifth annual forum, and the annual Day of Transgender Remembrance this fall.

Now 82, Perry isn’t slowing down. She is continuing to work at her LGBT faith organization and petitioning for Democratic candidates. She says that her main priority “continues to be to show as black LGBT people (we are not) in conflict with the black community, but in fact we embrace the issues that the black communities face, and we challenge them to recognize the problems we face as LGBT people as well.”

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O ne of the most contentious debates in American politics and society right now is about transgender rights. As a transgender woman herself, it’s an issue that’s personal for Juli Grey-Owens.

Grey-Owens knows all too well the hardships transgender people face on a daily basis. In 2015, she was fired from her longtime job as a plant manager at a manufacturing company in Long Island the day after it was discovered she was transgender.

“They gave a number of reasons why they did it, none of which were connected to the fact that I was transgender,” she recalls. “That’s what ended up getting me full time into transgender work.”

Grey-Owens is now the executive director of the Long Island Transgender Advocacy Coalition, which she helped found in 2005. Among its successes are a 2015 North Hempstead law prohibiting workplace discrimination against transgender people. She also cited the organization’s efforts in organizing a pride parade in Long Beach in June.

She was a board member on the Empire State Pride Agenda for years working to secure legal protections for the transgender community before the organization disbanded. She also leads TransPAC, a political action committee focused entirely on transgender rights, and serves in key roles with the New York State Transgender Rights Coalition and the GLBT Democrats of Long Island. If that seems like a lot, it’s because there’s plenty to get done.

“We’re probably somewhere 20 to 25 years behind the gay and lesbians as far as acceptance goes,” Grey-Owens says.

“There’s still a lot of work to do.”

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Forte is celebrating her 17th year at the Legal Aid Society this month, where she began the LGBT Law and Policy Initiative in 2011. Through the initiative, the organization provides what Forte calls “culturally competent representation” for young people in the LGBT community, and tackles important issues on their behalf.

Forte calls herself “gay identifying,” and was accepted and supported when she came out. This has also helped inspire her advocacy, as she fights for LGBT New Yorkers who have faced rejection from their families and communities.

Forte is especially proud of the victory in Cruz v. Zucker, which the Legal Aid Society and its co-counsels won in 2016. It allowed for transgender individuals, including young people, to have Medicaid coverage for all transition-related health care needs.

“For those of us who got to be involved in that case, it was life-changing for us,” she says. “We really got to be part of a change that will have an impact on people’s lives for generations to come.”

In her work, Forte’s advocacy ensures that a historically oppressed community can be represented and heard.

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“Certainly New York was out front on marriage equality in 2011,” he says. “But since 2011, we’ve hit a wall. Not a single piece of LGBT-specific legislation has passed the state Senate.”

Among the bills that Hoylman has pushed for are a ban on gay conversion therapy, tallying more LGBT demographic data and the Gender Expression NonDiscrimination Act, which gives transgender New Yorkers the same rights and protections as others. As the only openly gay member of the state Senate, Hoylman says that with threats to LGBT legislation in Washington, D.C., and in states across the country, New York has a chance to lead the way. While the Cuomo administration has taken executive action on transgender rights and limiting the use of conversion therapy, Hoylman says the state Legislature needs to make them permanent.

“The responsibility lies squarely at the feet of the Senate leadership coalition,” Hoylman says, referring to the Republican alliance with the state Senate Independent Democratic Conference. “Most advocates working on behalf of LGBT issues would say the struggle is far from complete.”

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JOSLYN CARTER HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO LEAD NEW YORK CITY’S DEPARTMENT OF HOMELESS SERVICES.

HOPE AMID A CRISIS Nonprofits are optimistic about NYC’s new

By DAN ROSENBLUM homeless services administrator

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EW YORK CITY nonprofit homeless services providers welcomed the appointment of Joslyn Carter to lead the city’s Department of Homeless Services on July 10. Her appointment fills a role that’s been largely vacant since Commissioner Gilbert Taylor stepped down in December 2015 with an individual who knows the agency well and has skills providers said may help the department fine-tune its focus and operations.

Despite a number of new initiatives from Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration, the number of homeless New Yorkers remains stubbornly high – with more than 58,000 people recently staying in city shelters.

Also, this year’s street count of the city’s

Carter, a 13-year veteran of DHS, most recently served as the associate commissioner of family intake, which oversees the Prevention Assistance and Temporary Housing intake site in the Bronx where families apply for shelter. She has also worked as a social worker in Kings County Hospital, as a director of social services at the American Red Cross and as director of preventive services at Talbot Services Children Services.

“Having dedicated the majority of my working life to the Department of Homeless Services, I’m honored and excited to have the opportunity to help lead the implementation of the mayor’s new borough-based approach at DHS,” Carter said in a statement.

Christine Quinn, the president and CEO of Win, which houses nearly 10 percent of the city’s homeless families, told

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braced in its contracting and other processes with shelter providers.”

Joshua Goldfein, a staff attorney at the Legal Aid Society, told Crain’s New York Business that Carter’s appointment shows DHS is not planning to diverge much from its current path. “They’ve promoted somebody from inside, so that suggests that they’re not looking for a wholesale change,” he said.

Catherine Trapani, the executive director of Homeless Services United, a group representing shelter and service providers, said it was heartening that DHS promoted from within to lend some stability to the agency, given the changes and new initiatives since the start of the de Blasio administration. She also echoed Quinn’s optimism that Carter’s experience focusing on

“WE REALLY BELIEVE THAT MUCH OF HER VISION IS EXACTLY WHAT OUR VISION IS FOR DEALING WITH FAMILY HOMELESSNESS.” — CHRISTINE QUINN, president and CEO of Win homeless population was 40 percent higher than last year’s. After reviewing its approach to homelessness, de Blasio proposed a “borough-based” strategy for opening shelters in February, with 90 new ones to open across the city over the next five years. By doing so, the de Blasio administration is – somewhat controversially – hoping to locate shelters closer to displaced residents’s support networks, schools and families.

Carter’s role in implementing this approach may be diminished compared with her predecessor, as de Blasio has wrapped the office into the Department of Social Services under Commissioner Steven Banks – to whom the heads of both Homeless Services and the Human Resources Administration report. As administrator, Carter will handle day-to-day operations and hands-on management, according to the mayor’s office.

New York Nonprofit Media she was happy to see Carter’s experience managing family homelessness – since at one point, homeless families comprised roughly 75 percent of those living in shelters. Shelters oriented for families have special requirements and should include playgrounds, counseling rooms and internet access, Quinn added. Based on her understanding of Carter’s working style, Carter has been able to leverage her agency expertise without being too entrenched to accept input from outside service providers, Quinn said.

“To quote my staff, she’s somebody you can deal with and someone you can work with, so I don’t have that fear,” she said.

Quinn said she also looked forward to working with Carter to expand services and funding for children affected by the trauma of homelessness: “I think that’s not something that the city has fully em-

children and families would help update the agency’s focus.

Trapani said it was still too early to assess whether the realignment of DHS under the Department of Social Services has been a success – particularly with roles like Carter’s sitting vacant – but found a “certain logic and poetry” in linking the agency with the HRA, which manages rental assistance and other benefits to prevent homelessness.

Trapani said DHS could benefit from having a manager like Carter to push through changes such as updating the shelter funding model and adding programming to facilities.

“This is somebody that can really shepherd through all of the various reforms that are in midstream because they understand the way the agency functions,” she said.

“The administration has articulated what it wants to accomplish,” she added.

“We just need somebody that’s going to get us there.”

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• Meghan Parker, director of advocacy at the New York Association on Independent Living, talks about what it would mean for New Yorkers with disabilities if the Affordable Care Act were ever repealed.

To see the full versions of these stories and subscribe to First Read Nonprofit, visit nynmedia.com.

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Notice of Qualification of Pitch Monkey Productions, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/07/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in California (CA) on 06/01/17.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1000, Beverly Hills, CA 90211, also the address to be maintained in CA. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of CA, 1500 11th St., Sacramento, CA 95814.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of Honos Consulting, LLC filed with SSNY 3/2/17. Office loc: NY County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 7014 13th Ave STE 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qualification of AssuredPartners NL, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/26/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 07/06/11.

Princ. office of LLC: 2305 River Rd., Louisville, KY 40206. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Jeffrey W. Bullock, Secy., 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Insurance services.

Travel Souly, LLC filed with SSNY 5/23/17. Office loc: NY County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: US Corp Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave, Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

JODI DELL DESIGNS, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/27/2017. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Jodi Dell’Aquila, 210 W 70th St. Apt 604, NY, NY 10023. Reg Agent: Jodi Dell’Aquila, 210 W 70th St. Apt 604, NY, NY 10023.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of 16E39 LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 5/8/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 213 W 35th St, Fl. 7, NY, NY 10001.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of ARROWS UP, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/2/17. Office location: New York County.

LLC formed in Colorado (CO) on 8/11/16. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, Fl. 13, NY, NY 10011. Principal Address of LLC: 450 Crossen Ave, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007.

Cert. of Formation filed with CO Secy of State, 1700 Broadway, Ste 200, Denver, CO 80202.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

July 24, 2017 Notice of Qualification of ABM Electrical Power Solutions, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/2/2017. Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 14141 Southwest Fwy., Ste. 477, Sugar Land, TX 77478. LLC formed in DE on 12/7/1998. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: all lawful purposes.

NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION of Greenwich Village Social Club, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/4/17.

Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in DE on 1/5/17.

SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: 7014 13th Ave., #202, NYC 11228. Principal business address: 47 W. 126th St., #4, NYC 10027. DE address of LLC: 300 Delaware Ave., #210-A, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of LLC filed with Secy. of State of DE located at: 401 Federal St., #4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful act.​ Notice of formation of Eken Design, LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) 5/2/2017. Office loc: NY County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served against LLC to: US Corp. Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave, 11228. Princ bus addr: 75 E End Ave, #17B, NY, NY 10028. Purpose: any lawful act.

VISIONARISTS LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 06/21/2016. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Visionarists LLC, 114 West 26th St., FL 8, NY, NY 10001.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

THE SLURP LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/19/2017. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 49 East 96th St., Apt #16B, NY, NY 10128. Reg Agent: Chin Chin Ip, 49 East 96th St., Apt #16B, NY, NY 10128.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of NEUROMODULATION, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) 6/9/17.

Office loc: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: LLC c/o Zahn Ctr. 160 Convent Ave, Grove School of Engin. R. B20, NY, NY 10031.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of GREAT EMPIRE BEVERLY REALTY LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/10/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 139 Centre St, #310, NY, NY 10013.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of Pantheon Real Assets Opportunities Fund, L.P. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/05/17. Office location: NY County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/17/17. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Pantheon Ventures (US) LP, New York, 1095 Avenue of the Americas (6th Ave.), 24th Fl., NY, NY 10036.

Address to be maintained in DE: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste. #101, Dover, DE 19904. Name/ address of genl. ptr. available from SSNY. Cert. of LP filed with Secy. of State, 401 Federal St. #4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of Polaris Strategy LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) 3/30/17. Office loc: NY County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process against LLC may be served and shall mail process to: c/o US Corp Agents, 7014 13th Ave, Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful act.

Notice of formation of Monkey Valley Enterprises LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) 01/18/2017.

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

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC: 9 W. 10th St, #4R, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of PERFECT JSK 6701 18 AVE LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/1/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 202 Centre St, FL. 6, NY, NY 10013.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of 561 Pacific Street Owner LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/09/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/16/15.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Adam America Real Estate, 850 Third Ave., Ste. 13D, NY, NY 10022; Attn: Omri Sachs. Address to be maintained in DE: National Registered Agents, Inc., 160 Greentree Dr., Ste. 101, Dover, DE 19904. Arts of Org. filed with the DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of ANTILLIANO INDUSTRIES LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/19/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 187 Wolf Rd, Ste 101, Albany, NY 12205.

The name and address of the Reg. Agent is Business Filings Incorporated, 187 Wolf Rd, Ste 101, Albany, NY 12205.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of KAERCHER CAMPBELL & ASSOCIATES INSURANCE BROKERAGE OF NEVADA, LLC. The fictitious name is: Kaercher Insurance Agency LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/13/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Nevada (NV) on 11/16/05. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. NV address of LLC: 9555 Hillwood Dr., Ste 140, Las Vegas, NV 89134. Cert. of Formation filed with NV Secy of State, 202 N Carson St, Carson City, NV 89701. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Riverdale Osborne Towers Venture LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 5/8/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 28 E 28th St, Fl. 9, NY, NY 10016.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of 97 GRAND AVENUE BK LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 06/14/17.

Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/05/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 135TH STREET ASSOCIATES ACQUISITION, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/14/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 60 Columbus Circle, NY, NY 10023. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 105TH IH ASSOCIATES ACQUISITION, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/14/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 60 Columbus Circle, NY, NY 10023. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 101 H 2040 WHITE PLAINS 2 LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/15/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is National Registered Agents, Inc., 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 315 82ND STREET LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 5/19/17. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 222 Broadway, Fl. 19, NY, NY 10038.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of FunFit Kids, LLC filed with SSNY on 5/1/2017. Office: NY County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to LLC: 215 W 84th St, Unit 607, NY, NY 10024. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION of GLOBAL MEDIA MEGACORP LLC. Art of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/30/17. Office loc: NY County.

SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 96 Perry St., B3, NY NY 10014.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of NORTH RIVER ASSOCIATES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/19/17.

Office location: NY County.

Princ. office of LLC: 333 W. 57th St., Ste. 107, NY, NY 10019.

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

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of ALLISON COOPER FLOWERS LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/20/17.

Office location: NY County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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July 24, 2017 Notice of Formation of Park Slope Plaza Associates West LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/5/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 14 W 23rd St, Fl. 5, NY, NY 10010.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Abbey Place, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/5/17. Office location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 71 Fancher Rd., Pound Ridge, NY 10576.

Purpose: any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qualification of FINANCIAL DATA SERVICES, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 5/1/17.

Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Florida (FL) on 12/28/93. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

DE address of LLC: 4800 Deer Lake Dr. E, Jacksonville, FL 32246. Cert. of Formation filed with FL Secy of State, Clifton Bldg, 2661 Executive Center Circle, Tallahassee, FL 32301. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 264 BC, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/07/17. 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 Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, 1285 Ave. of the Americas, NY, NY 10019-6064.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of YH Lex Estates LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 5/19/17. Office location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Solomon Blum Heymann LLP, 40 Wall St., 35th Fl., NY, NY 10005, principal business address.

Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Notice of Formation of NYIM LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 2/10/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 25 Robert Pitt Dr., Ste 204, Monsey, NY 10952.

The name and address of the Reg. Agent is Vcorp Agent Services, Inc., 25 Robert Pitt Dr., Ste 204, Monsey, NY 10952.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of Qualification of Maple 80 Maiden Minority Owner, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/7/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/6/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste 101, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is National Registered Agents, Inc., 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of 177 INVESTOR LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/23/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/15/17. 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, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808.

Cert. of Form. filed with Jeffrey W. Bullock, DE Secy. Of State, Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 3, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of RIVERBOAT ENERGY LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/7/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/6/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of 177 FORT WASHINGTON NE LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/23/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/15/17.

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, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808.

Cert. of Form. filed with Jeffrey W. Bullock, DE Secy. of State, Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 3, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 372 CPW 12X, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/12/17. 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 Edmonds & Co., P.C., 501 Fifth Ave., 19th Fl., NY, NY 10017.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of CBOE V, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 3/28/17.

Office location: NY County.

Princ. bus. addr.: 400 S. LaSalle St., Chicago, IL 60605. LLC formed in DE on 9/23/16. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: all lawful purposes.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1303916, FOR WINE & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL WINE & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 79 GRAND ST BROOKLYN, NY 11249.

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Notice of Formation of 140W28 LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 5/8/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 213 W 35th St, Fl. 7, NY, NY 10001.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of formation of Crashbox Theater Company LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy.

Of State of NY (SSNY) 6/9/17.

Office loc: NY County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served against LLC to: 1685 Gates Ave. #1L Flushing, NY 11385. Princ. bus. addr: 1777 1st Ave, #3S NY, NY 10128. Purpose: any lawful act.

Notice of Formation of 525 8TH LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 5/8/17. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 213 W 35th St, Fl. 7, NY, NY 10001.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 2246 Victory Realty LLC, Filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/28/17. Office location: Richmond County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 42 Lakeland Road, Staten Island, NY 10314.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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MSP HOSPITALITY, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 06/08/17. Office: New York County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 245 8th Avenue, New York, NY 10011.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of URBAN ARTISAN DM1 LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/4/14. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 107 W 86th St, #3C, NY, NY 10024.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

UPTOWN TASTE LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 3/16/2017. Off. Loc.: New York Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, c/o D’Von Gholston, 366 Convent Ave., Apt# 1B, New York, NY 10031. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of Framework Consulting New York, LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/14/2017. Office loc: NY County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process against LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process against LLC to princ.

Bus. addr.: 915 Broadway, NY, NY 10010. Purpose: any lawful act or activity

Notice of Qualification of NAPIER PARK AIRCRAFT LEASING ROLLOVER Feeder FUND I LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/6/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/5/17.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 280 Park Ave, Fl. 3, NY, NY 10017. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801.

Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 101 H 230th & Broadway LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/21/17.

Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is National Registered Agents, Inc., 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of formation of GFG Broadway LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) 6/6/17. Office loc: NY County.

SSNY designated agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Athina Balta Law Group PLLC, 100 Park Ave Ste 1600, NY, NY, 10017.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of Courageous Integrity LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY 5/5/17. Office: NY County.

SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served against LLC to: Corp. Filings of NY, 90 State St, Ste. 700, Office 40, Albany, NY 12207.

Purpose: any lawful act.

Notice of Formation of 122 E 22ND ST CO-INVEST, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/09/17. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Porter Grey LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) 4/6/17. Office loc: NY County.

SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served against LLC to: 420 Lexington Ave, Ste 300, NY, NY 10170.

Princ bus addr: 211 E 43rd St, Ste 647, NY, NY 10017.

Purpose: any lawful act.

Notice of Qualification of SWTO LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/30/17. Office location: New York Co. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 3/5/01. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of 151-10 35TH AVENUE, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/14/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/09/17.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o A&E Real Estate Holdings, LLC, 1065 Ave. of the Americas, NY, NY 10018. DE addr. of LLC: Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 338W36 LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 5/8/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 213 W 35th St, Fl. 7, NY, NY 10001.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 182-186 SPRING STREET HOLDINGS LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 3/23/17. Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 90 State St, Ste 700, Office 40, Albany, NY 12207.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of formation of GD Spring LLC filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/5/17.

Office loc.: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address SSNY shall mail copy of process to is c/o Leonard Budow, Esq., 101 Park Ave., 17th Fl., New York, NY 10178.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of ENTERTAINMENT ACCESS LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/30/17. Office location: NY County.

Princ. office of LLC: 710 Broadway, 6th Fl., NY, NY 10003. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Southern Success LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/28/17. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 935 Broadway, Fl. 5, NY, NY 10010.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qual. of LES DEV LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 06/22/2017. Office loc: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 03/07/2017. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 10 Bleeker St.,, #7A , NY, NY 10012. Address required to be maintained in DE: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801.

Cert of Formation filed with DE Sec of State, 401 Federal St., Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION of Primecast Ventures, LLC. Arts of Org NY (SSNY) on 4/17/2017. Office loc: NY County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served against LLC to: US Corp. Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave. Ste. 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful act.

Notice of Formation of Image Charlton Investors LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/5/17. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 11 E 44th St, Ste 1900, NY, NY 10017.

Purpose: any lawful activity

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Notice of Qualification of R1DEMAND, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/28/17. Office location: New York County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/12/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 187 Wolf Rd, Ste 101, Albany, NY 12205.

DE address of LLC: 108 W 13th St, Wilmington, DE 19801.

Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Procuratio, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 5/16/17. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is National Registered Agents, Inc., 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Bird Dog Advisors LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/2/17. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 521 5th Ave, Fl. 17, NY, NY 10175.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 439-441 48TH INVESTORS LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/27/17. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 250 Bowery, FL. 2, NY, NY 10012.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of CPFC OpCo LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 4/11/17.

Office location: NY County.

Princ. bus. addr.: 62 Chelsea Piers, Ste. 300, NY, NY 10011.

LLC formed in DE on 4/6/17. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016. DE addr. of LLC: 850 New Burton Rd., Ste. 201, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: all lawful purposes.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1304040 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 171 EAST POST ROAD WHITE PLAINS, NY 10601. WESTCHESTER COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. R & R RESTAURANT CORP.

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66 PEARL, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 06/29/2017. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O W Brothers Management, LLC, 350 5th Ave., Ste. 6540, NY, NY 10118.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

337 WEST 84 LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 7/12/2017. Off. Loc.: New York Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY to mail copy of process to Martin S. Kera, Esq., 5 Southgate Avenue, Hastings on Hudson, NY 10706. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of FGRT, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/7/17. Office location: N e w York County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 599 Lexington Ave, Fl. 22, NY, NY 10022.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of WEST 48TH HOLDINGS LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/19/17. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 250 Bowery, FL. 2, NY, NY 10012.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Dr. Jodie Eisner Psychological Services, PLLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/5/17. Office location: New York County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: 6 E 39th St, Ste 1100, NY, NY 10016. Purpose: Psychology.

Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1302477 for a “Restaurant Wine License” has been applied for by the undersigned to serve Beer / Wine at retail in the restaurant under the Alcohol Beverage Control Law at Harvest of the Sea LLC d/b/a Chamusca, located at 92A Rivington Street, New York, New York 10002 for on premises consumption:

Notice of Formation of SE ASIA (TYPE B) NOMINEES LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/28/17. Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of BELLATOUR, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/10/17.

Office location: NY County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to Rick A. Davidson, 151 W. 21st St., Apt. 6E, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOT MY LAST LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/03/2017. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Double A Property Locating Services, Inc., 733 3rd Ave. 15th Fl, NY, NY 10017.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of Stone Sherick Consulting Group (NY), LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed w/ Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/28/17. Office in NY County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Stone Sherick Group Consulting, LLC, 230 N. 2nd St., Ste. 3D, Phila., PA 19106, registered agent upon whom process may be served.

Purpose: Any lawful act/activity.

Notice of Formation of Tenacious Toys, LLC filed with SSNY 1/3/17. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 7014 13th Ave, 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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Notice of Qualification of 175 WEST 95TH HOLDINGS LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/14/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 01/18/17.

Princ. office of LLC: 152 W. 57th St., 12th Fl., NY, NY 10019.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Myles Horn at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: c/o National Registered Agents, Inc., 160 Greentree Dr., Ste. 101, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., #4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Real estate investment.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1303951 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 173 MOTT ST NEW YORK, NY 10013.

NEW YORK COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. LETS EAT CANTINA INC. Notice of Qual. of IMB SOLUTIONS, LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 07/20/2017. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 07/05/2017. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Jenny Machida 55 Exchange Place, Ste 401, NY, NY 10005. Address required to be maintained in DE: 310 Alder Rd, PO Box 841, Dover, DE 19904. Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of Imagine 25 BND LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 12/6/16. Office location: New York County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: 1350 Broadway, NY, NY 10018.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Harvest of the Sea LLC d/b/a Chamusca Notice of Formation of THE BLUEPRINT PROJECT, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/07/17. Office location: NY County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Sara Southwood, 201 E. 21st St., Apt. 5L, NY, NY 10010.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of CSHM REALTY LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 12/19/00.

Office location: New York County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 Broadway, Ste 2102, NY, NY 10006.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of GARGANO GROUP LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 3/24/17. Office loc: NY County.

SSNYdesignated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served and mailed to: US Corp. Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave, Ste, 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Princ bus addr: 505 W 37th St., Ste. 3305 NY, NY 10018. Purpose: any lawful act.

Notice of Formation of E83 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 12/5/16.

Office location: NY County.

Princ. bus. address: 767 5th Ave., 46th Fl., NY, NY 10153.

Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of KS 230 LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/12/17. 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, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 54 Ground Realty LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/7/17. Office location: New York County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Empire Management, 347 5th Ave, Fl. 16, NY, NY 10016.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

HN1 Therapy Network of New York IPA, LLC filed Art. of Org. with NY Dept. of State on June 23, 2017. Office Location: NY County. Sec’y of State is agent for service of process. Copy of any process shall be mailed to c/o Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, 1600 Bausch & Lomb Place, Rochester, NY 14604-2711.

Purpose: any lawful business.

Notice of Formation of Global Markets Advisory Group LLC. Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State of NY (SSNY) 5/31/17.

Office loc: NY County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 11 Meadow View Rd., Gladstone, NJ 07934.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Fujka Design LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/21/17. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 160 East 55th St., Apt. 2C, NY, NY 10022.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of Stephanie Manes PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/10/17. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Stephanie Manes, 52 E 76th St 5th Fl., NY, NY 10022. Purpose: to practice the profession of Law. Notice of Qualification of CPFC ManagementCo LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 4/11/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 62 Chelsea Piers, Ste. 300, NY, NY 10011. LLC formed in DE on 4/6/17. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016.

DE addr. of LLC: 850 New Burton Rd., Ste. 201, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: all lawful purposes.

337 WEST 84 LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 7/12/2017. Off. Loc.: New York Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY to mail copy of process to Martin S. Kera, Esq., 5 Southgate Avenue, Hastings on Hudson, NY 10706. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

LuvNix, LLC Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) 5/17/17. Office loc: Richmond County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process against LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Attn: Cheyenne Mosseley, 900 Spectrum Dr, Austin, TX 78717.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

M & N NEWBURGH DEVELOPMENT, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 07/08/2016. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 465 Tenth Ave., 2nd Fl, NY, NY 10018.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Qualification of COLUMBUS SPONSORSHIP LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/01/04. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 02/05/03. Princ. office of LLC: 60 Columbus Circle, NY, NY 10023. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o The Related Companies, L.P., 625 Madison Ave., NY, NY 10022-1801. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE 19808.

Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of DE, John G. Townsend Bldg., Federal and Duke of York Sts., Dover, DE 19910.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of BLANCERA GROUP, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) 6/07/17.

Office loc: NY County. LLC formed in CT 4/30/14. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to BLANCERA GROUP, LLC, c/o Catherine Suh, 833 Broadway, 2nd Fl., NY, NY 10003. CT addr. of LLC: 126 New Canaan Ave., Norwalk, CT 06850. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of CT, Commercial Recording Div., PO Box 150470, Hartford, CT 06115.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of formation of Otto Schnutz LLC filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/6/17.

Office loc.: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address SSNY shall mail copy of process to is 170 Varick St., 2nd Fl., New York, NY 10013.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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