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EDITOR’S NOTE

JON LENTZ Editor-in-chief

As Hurricane Irma approached Florida, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt shot down a question linking the powerful storm to climate change. What mattered more, he asserted, was meeting the immediate needs of local residents.

It’s not a surprising response. Pruitt, the nation’s top environmental official, has rejected widely accepted evidence of global warming. And his stance aligns with many fellow Republicans, as climate change has become as much a political issue as a matter of scientific inquiry.

But assuming the scientific community is correct in concluding that hurricanes have grown stronger and more dangerous in recent years due to warmer temperatures and higher sea levels, what better time than now to discuss the science – or, for that matter, the politics?

Taking up that fraught topic in this week’s cover story is consultant and political science professor Bruce N. Gyory, who assesses whether the devastation wrought by the latest storms might be enough to turn the tide in the battle over climate change.

CONTENTS BOCHINCHE & BUZZ ... 6 Gossip on the fate of Somos, and the GOP giving up on Malliotakis

NEW YORK NONPROFIT MEDIA ... 28 Nonprofits scramble to meet the new DACA deadline

WINNERS & LOSERS ... 34

Who was up and who was down last week

CLIMATE CHANGE

Bruce N. Gyory asks whether recent storms can sway politicians’ minds

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COMMENTARY

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Karen Hinton says Trump’s DACA decision repeats past tragedies ... 8

AGENCY FOCUS: NYC DEP

How the Department of Environmental Protection preserves NYC’s most precious resource ... 18

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A NEW DAY FOR NIGHTCLUBS New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio went to House of Yes, a Brooklyn nightclub, on Tuesday night to sign a bill creating a new Office of Nightlife.

Established by a law sponsored by City Councilman Rafael Espinal, the new office will use its $407,000 budget to encourage growth in the city’s nightlife industry, and balance the needs of nightclubs that never sleep with the communities that wish they would.

PUERTO RICO DEVASTATED

BY HURRICANE MARIA

OBAMACARE REPEAL LIVES AGAIN Like the Terminator, the Obamacare repeal fight is back. Republican U.S. Sens. Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy brought forward a new bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, which may come to a vote this week. If passed, the bill could have devastating effects in New York, as it would repeal federal subsidies for states that expanded Medicaid under Obamacare and continue to shrink federal funding for state health care. Gov. Andrew Cuomo criticized the bill, saying it would be “mathematically impossible” to make up the $18.9 billion cut to the state. “If I was as flexible as a Gumby doll,” Cuomo said of the potential cost, “we could not fund our health care system.”

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Hurricane Maria slammed Puerto Rico this week, further damaging the U.S. territory still reeling after Hurricane Irma, and caused the entire island to lose power. Gov. Andrew Cuomo traveled there on Friday with Rep. Nydia Velázquez and Assemblyman Marcos Crespo, both of Puerto Rican descent, in a plane stocked with relief supplies. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, whose mother lives in Puerto Rico, announced that New York City will send police and firefighters as well as an Office of Emergency Management team to assist in the recovery.

C&S: What are the challenges that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio faces in winning over more voters?

GR: There is a far-left flank of the Democratic Party in New York who have real specific concerns about policies that the mayor is implementing, especially when it comes to the police department, to his housing agenda. But those folks aside, most of the complaints I hear about the mayor are completely about his personality.

They’re not about policy, they’re about stuff like the gym. You know, why does he go to the gym, why doesn’t he support all of New York, why doesn’t he go to the High Line, why doesn’t he participate in the cultural parts of this city? He doesn’t really look like he’s having fun. And I think the people who work for him also don’t seem to be having fun, and I think he seems very put upon, as though somehow it’s not fair that not

“It would be totally NUCLEAR WAR . Now, it’s just a simmering COLD WAR .”

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everyone is rallying around him in the way that he thinks people should be rallying around him.

C&S: Why do you think de Blasio has struggled to connect with New Yorkers?

GR: It’s kind of like the way he moves in the city, and not to belabor the gym point, but he is a Park Slope guy and is very, very comfortable in Park Slope. But it’s not like he wakes up every morning and wants to go for a run in different city parks to feel connected with the city as a whole and be out and about all across the city.

This is a very social city, where people are out at night – they’re at parties, they’re at events.

And the mayor has not been interested in any of that. That does not seem to fit in, in his mind, I believe, with his progressive agenda, with his fighting the “tale of two cities” agenda.

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The release was emailed on a Saturday at 9:48 p.m., and Kavanagh was officially picked by Monday afternoon.

KINGS COUNTY DEMOCRATS ENDORSE BRIAN KAVANAUGH FOR STATE SENATE BROOKLYN LEADER FRANK SEDDIO CITES KAVANAUGH’S SUPPORT AMONG BROOKLYN LEGISLATORS, SAYS HE WILL BE EFFECTIVE CHAMPION FOR BROOKLYN For immediate release, September 16, 2017

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Seddio replaced scandal-plagued leader Vito Lopez in 2012. Though he’s considered more open than Lopez, Seddio has been criticized for wielding too much power in the borough.

Squadron announced he was stepping down in August, decrying Albany’s “cynical political deals,” but not allowing enough time for an open primary election for his seat. Kavanagh was his preferred successor.

Seddio and the Brooklyn Democratic Party supported Jesse Hamilton in a contested primary in 2014. Hamilton has since joined the IDC, keeping Democrats from the majority.

Before backing Kavanagh, Seddio floated giving the seat to former Brooklyn state Sen. Marty Connor as a placeholder because he agreed not to run in 2018 to allow for a wideopen primary.

Brooklyn Democratic Leader Frank Seddio announced that Kings County leaders support for Assemblyman Brian Kavanaugh’s bid for the Democratic nomination to succeed Sen. Daniel Squadron in the 16th Senate District covering northwest Brooklyn and southeastern Manhattan.

“Brian Kavanaugh has impressed his Brooklyn Assembly colleagues with his commitment to making government work for those who need it, whether mass transit riders, those who come in contact with our criminal justice system or tenants struggling to remain in their homes and their neighborhoods,” said Seddio. “When Democrats finally get together to take control of the chamber, we are confident he will serve his Brooklyn constituents effectively and progressively with honor and dignity.”

Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, who served in the Assembly with Kavanaugh, said, “These are indeed challenging times that demand dedicated public servants. Brian’s legislative record on a whole host of issues indicates he will serve the people of Brooklyn well and fight for what is right.”

Borough President Eric Adams said, “Brian Kavanaugh has worked hard in the Assembly on issues of critical importance to Brooklyn -- affordable housing, reforming our criminal justice system, creating an equitable transportation system and combatting the effects of climate change. We look forward to working with him when he moves to the State Senate for the benefit of all Brooklyn residents.”

Seddio noted that Kavanaugh, who currently represents Manhattan’s 74th Assembly District in Albany, has earned the support from a broad cross-section of Brooklyn legislators whose districts overlap the Senate district.

Assemblyman Joe Lentol said: “I have worked with Brian Kavanagh in the Assembly for more than a decade. I have seen his commitment to the issues that matter most. We’ve worked together to increase funding for mass transit and find real solutions to reform our criminal justice system.

Now, I’m endorsing Brian Kavanagh for State Senate because he is the best choice to replace Daniel Squadron.”

Assemblymember Maritza Davila said: “Brian Kavanagh and I have been partners in the Assembly, fighting to protect tenants and expand affordable housing. I am endorsing Brian because I know we can do even more to help our constituents when he is elected to the State Senate.”

Assemblymember Walter Mosley said: “Over the years, Brian Kavanagh has been a staunch advocate for affordable housing and a tireless leader in the efforts to reduce gun violence. I am endorsing him for New York State Senate because we need dedicated, fearless legislators who are willing to fight for the issues that matter. I admire Brian’s longstanding commitment to representing the needs of all New Yorkers, and have no doubt he will continue this important work in the New York State Senate.”

Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon, joined by District Leaders Josh Skaller and Anne Swern, said, “We are happy to endorse Brian Kavanagh for Senate District 26. While we wish the process could have been more

His last name is spelled Kavanagh. A corrected version was sent out 12 hours later.

Manhattan district leaders voted to appoint Paul Newell, but Seddio unilaterally chose Kavanagh, and the weighted vote was enough for him to win in the state Senate district that spans both boroughs.

Squadron, a Carroll Gardens resident, will be replaced by Kavanagh, who lives in Manhattan.

But not all. New York City Councilman Antonio Reynoso joined activists protesting the process Monday morning.

Davila won a 2013 special election as the hand-picked successor of Vito Lopez, Seddio’s predecessor.

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SOMOS DESPITE MARÍA

Many have lauded the decision by the Assembly Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force to proceed with the Somos el Futuro 2017 fall conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, which will be focused on the challenges that Puerto Rico faces after the devastation by Hurricane Maria. However, there are a few, with particularly targeted political agendas, who are questioning whether they should attend. A bochinchero among the wannabe New York City Council speaker candidates confided that he wasn’t sure it would be “worth his time” and asked my opinion as to whether he should attend or not since “this isn’t going to be like the regular gathering.” A top Democratic Party leader made a similar inquiry. I won’t reveal the exact response, but it did include, “What the fuck is wrong with you?” Let the record show that I will be sure to take attendance of all those who are still in the running for speaker on Nov. 9. I’m also going to check that all five Democratic Party county leaders say presente and participate “In Action Somos the Solution.”

Veremos who really wants to have Latino support or who the tontos are.

NICOLE MALLIOTAKIS

GOP NYC HOPE FADING RÁPIDO

With or without her boxing gloves, Nicole Malliotakis isn’t turning out to be the New York City mayoral candidate that some veterans in the GOP were thinking the assemblymujer would be. “We didn’t need her punching a bag in a commercial. We need Nicole to make de Blasio break into a sweat,” a top Republican told B&B, as he lamented the elusive GOP hope of making a dent in the November general election.

The thinking was that she could make a strong enough showing in the polls that it would serve as a base for the GOP gubernatorial nominee that will run against Gov. Andrew Cuomo next year. “She’s really turned into a dud. And really doesn’t listen. So, we’ve sort of stepped aside,” said the disgruntled Republican. I argued that Nicole could still catch on and make a good showing. “The turnout in the general will probably be among the lowest ever in the city’s history,” the GOP loyalist said.

Bill and Andrew must be loving this – separately, of course.

NADA IS SAVING FÉLIX FÉLIX ORTIZ

The pregunta isn’t whether Assemblyman Félix Ortiz gets a challenger next year in a primary. The question is can the Democrats keep it to one opponent that takes on the entrenched incumbent in Brooklyn’s 51st Assembly District. “We know he’s vulnerable after the whipping Menchaca gave him,” said a Brooklyn activist, referring to Ortiz’s recent defeat challenging New York City Councilman Carlos Menchaca in the Sept. 12 Democratic primary. What B&B has been told is that while there was talk of two strong contenders, now the thinking is “let’s concentrate on picking one that can retire Ortiz.” While Menchaca is involved in helping choose who primaries Ortiz, it will be Rep. Nydia Velázquez whose opinion will count the most in picking the challenger to the veteran lawmaker, who was first elected in November 1994. Sounds like a good pelea already.

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DOI TALKING TO GENTE IN DCAS PROBE OF FIRED ATTORNEY Bochincheros tell us that investigators at the New York City Department of Investigation have begun talking to people with knowledge of the firing of Ricardo Morales from his role as deputy commissioner of the Department of Citywide Administrative Services. “They’re dragging their asses on this to protect de Blasio during his re-election period,” said one of the bochincheros. The case involves businessman Harendra Singh, who allegedly used his donor status with de Blasio to gain favor in a multimillion-dólares squabble with DCAS. A seasoned lawyer familiar with the case, which de Blasio’s senior political aide Emma Wolfe is involved with, told me: “This case will not be resolved until after de Blasio finishes his second term.” I’m told that only a handful of people have been questioned.

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ANNE FRANK

Trump’s DACA decision repeats the tragedies of the past

By Karen Hinton

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Anne Frank was a Dreamer.

Maybe the first one ...

She wrote her diary, later published as the highly regarded book, “The Diary of a Young Girl,” to feel better about her life as a teenager while hiding from the Nazis from 1942 to 1944. At 14, she thought it would never be read by anyone. Her private world became ours to read a few years after she died from typhus at a German concentration camp toward the end of World War II. Rereading the diary, I found Frank’s clever and insightful writing just as painful today as when I first read it decades ago.

It’s a book that all our Dreamers here in the U.S. should read. These Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, or Dreamers – named after the failed DREAM Act – were brought to the U.S. by their immigrant parents when they were young. Despite President Donald Trump’s plan to kick them out of the country, they want to stay – just like Frank wanted to stay in the Netherlands, where she hid from the Nazis who wanted to throw Jews into concentration camps and gas chambers.

Trump doesn’t have a camp or a chamber for American Dreamers; however, they will be kicked out of the country, going to places that they don’t know much about and where they don’t want to live. Some of them are starting to hide from Trump. Others are protesting loudly in opposition to his latest propaganda about Dreamers taking jobs away from Trump’s supporters.

After the protests, Trump, as usual, started playing a political game by negotiating with Democrats and Republicans to blame Congress or somebody else for the Dreamers’ nightmares. Maybe, though, he will change his mind and go back to his original thinking. His presidential behavior is closer to Hitler’s than either George W. Bush or his father.

Our president is leading a sick attack against people who aren’t white, aren’t Christian or just don’t agree with him. He is entrapping some of our country’s smartest Americans. Trump’s decision to end DACA proves why we must remove him from office, relieving the country of his bipolar approach to governing.

One day he opposes DACA. A few days later, he promises to work with Democrats

to fix DACA and save Latinos. Meanwhile, Dreamers remain in the shadows as pawns in a game designed to deflect blame away from the White House.

Clearly Trump should be blamed, even though he tries occasionally to hide his racism and clean up his heinous deeds after some of his political assistants work to prevent him from being so honest and open about what he really believes. Some of them think Trump mimics certain racist conservatives only because it makes his base happier, but I think that’s nonsense.

Trump’s DACA decision demonstrates that he is mean, hateful and arrogant. He is never going to change.

He is arguing that a 77 percent jump in unaccompanied children who traveled in 2014 from Central America to the U.S.

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treatment of people of color. On Oct. 9, 1942, Frank wrote to “Kitty,” the name she gave her diary: “Dearest Kitty, Today I have nothing but dismal and depressing news to report.

Our many Jewish friends … are being taken away in droves. The Gestapo is treating them very roughly and transporting them in cattle cars to Westerbork, the big camp in Drenthe to which they are sending all the Jews. … The people get almost nothing to eat, much less to drink, as water is available only one hour a day, as there’s only one toilet and sink for several thousand people. … If it’s that bad in Holland, what must it be like in those faraway and uncivilized places where the Germans are sending them? ... I feel terrible.”

Many of us feel terrible today.

The U.S. is home for the Dreamers, just as the Netherlands was for Frank. Most of the 50 states are where Dreamers grew up, matured, studied, played, fell in love.

What can we do to convince Congress to stop the president’s madness? We must not let Trump run this show. We should call Congress, lobby against him and threaten defeat in future elections.

Tr u m p ’ s D A C A decisio n demo nstrates that he is mean, hat eful a n d arrog a nt.

H e is never going to change. border occurred because DACA essentially enabled them to work for the MS-13 street gang that, despite Trump and U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ false accusations, originated in the 1980s in Los Angeles, not Central America. In 2014, nearly 70,000 children were apprehended at the southern border. The Washington Post reported that most fled violence and abuse in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. The Obama administration found that the 77 percent jump had nothing to do with DACA. Trump is delivering his lies by duplicating some parts of history in his

We must help Dreamers do the same and develop relationships with as many as we can where we live now and where we grew up.

We should keep Anne Frank in our memory by bringing Dreamers into our homes to support them. Find your Anne Frank diary. Read it again. The U.S. is not Europe in 1942, but the parallels are clear.

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Karen Hinton is Fenton’s chief strategy officer and the managing director of its New York City office as well as the former press secretary to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

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WHEN HURRICANE HARVEY swept through South Texas last month, it inundated Houston and the surrounding coastline, displaced thousands, flattened homes and killed scores of residents.

President Donald Trump tweeted about the “HISTORIC rainfall in Houston” and the “unprecedented” flooding brought by Harvey, which set a continental U.S. record with more than 51 inches of rain.

A couple weeks later, Hurricane Irma roared through the Caribbean and up the Florida coast, setting its own records as one of the most powerful and longest-lasting storms of its kind. The president called the storm “of epic proportion, perhaps bigger than we have ever seen.” In Irma’s aftermath, dozens have been reported dead.

And then Hurricane Maria, following in Irma’s wake, swept over Puerto Rico, decimating homes and knocking out power to the entire island.

The collective cost from Harvey and Irma could be as much as $200 billion, while the extent of Maria’s damage is still being tallied.

blink of an eye yesterday’s policy caution could be seen as political infamy.”

THE SUSCEPTIBILITY OF Texas’ Gulf Coast and the coast of southern Florida to hurricanes like Harvey and Irma was quite predictable.

The Houston metropolitan area grew by 78 percent from 1980 to 2010 and that explosive growth over the years hasn’t diminished recently, as Harris County, where Houston sits, “added more people than any other U.S. county during the eight years before 2015,” according to The Wall Street Journal.

Between 1996 and 2011, Harris County added 150 square miles of pavement – a 24 percent increase in 15 years – and took away large areas of wetlands, which are nature’s protection from storm surges.

Meanwhile, precious little green infrastructure has been added to the topography to compensate and hence protect Houston from storm flooding.

In terms of Florida, the Times reported in May 2014 that sea levels had risen

After Hurricane Irma’s massive damage, can Florida’s economy be protected without confronting climate change?

WHILE WE DON’T yet know if the damage and heartache wrought by hurricanes Harvey and Irma will trigger a political transformation around climate change, we do know seven things.

First, the political potency of climate change is undervalued by politicians in both parties. The roots of that miscalculation lie in the significant decline in public support for confronting climate change in the immediate wake of the Great Recession. While that dip in public opinion was relatively short-lived – it began in 2009 and ended in 2013 – the political perception has not caught up with the reality emerging from more recent polling data.

Second, there is an arithmetic formula for measuring the political potency of climate change, which I dubbed the “climate change gap” in my Newsday piece.

In 2014, that formula nationally still worked in favor of those hewing to the

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But will these storms trigger a Pearl Harbor moment in the politics of climate change? It is simply too soon to know for sure.

In December 2014, I wrote in Newsday that voters had made it clear that they take global warming seriously and that elected officials must take heed – or face the consequences at the ballot booth.

Since then, the country elected Trump, who has questioned the science of climate change. When asked recently about the link between the storms and climate change, the president reversed course by downplaying the impact of hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

But I stand by what I wrote at the time: “Most scientists agree that weather events will increase in frequency and severity. A growing majority of voters want pragmatic solutions, reflecting not just common-sense compromise but purposeful results. When events leave voters no choice but to connect the impact of superstorms, a steep political price will be paid for inaction. That hasn’t happened, but when it does, it will likely produce a Pearl Harbor moment. In the

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eight inches since 1870, but those sea levels were projected to rise another one to four feet by the end of this century, threatening its entire coastline.

“Miami is exceptionally vulnerable because of its unique geology,” the Times reported. “The city is built on top of porous limestone, which is already allowing the rising seas to soak into the city’s foundation, bubble up through the pipes and drains, encroach on freshwater supplies and saturate infrastructure. County governments estimate that the damages could rise to billions or even trillions of dollars.”

Therefore, it is not really a surprise that despite making its second landfall on Marco Island in southwest Florida, Irma hit Miami in the southeast and Jacksonville in northeast Florida with the worst flooding.

When you look at the devastation across Florida in the wake of Irma, it is ironic that in the 2016 presidential debates, Florida’s junior senator, Marco Rubio, cited the economic impact of any effort to address climate change as the main reason not to move forward.

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denial side of the debate, but recent shifts in public opinion are driving that equation to favor those who want to address climate change.

In the 2014 national exit polls, 57 percent of voters believed global warming was a serious problem, compared to 41 percent who did not. This 16 percent difference is the climate change gap.

Moreover, voters divide sharply between the two parties on this issue. In 2014, those who saw global warming as a serious problem supported Democrats 70 percent to 29 percent. Those who did not think it is a serious issue supported Republicans 84 percent to 14 percent.

In New York state, the 2014 exit polls revealed 68 percent of voters believed climate change was a serious problem and they supported Gov. Andrew Cuomo over his Republican challenger, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, by a 73 percent to 20 percent margin. The climate change issue narrowly hurt Democrats nationally, but significantly helped Democrats in New York state in 2014.

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For climate change to shift against the deniers nationally, that gap must grow from 16 percent to 25 percent and voters must break by a full 3-to-1 margin in favor of candidates committed to addressing climate change.

The potential for just such a shift is real. A January 2015 poll found that twothirds of voters were more likely to vote for candidates who campaign on fighting climate change. That marked a significant shift from 2014, and it has continued into this year’s national polling data.

Third, climate change can become a wedge issue for the Democrats, if the Republicans continue to hew to the denial approach, best evidenced by Trump withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Agreement. One poll from June showed that only 28 percent of people supported withdrawing from the climate deal.

Consequently, the climate change gap can help nourish the Democratic base, while separating independents as well as moderate suburban Republicans – especially those living in coastal communities – from the clutches of Republican candidates singing from the denial songbook.

The question becomes: Will the Democrats find the nerve to deploy climate change as a wedge issue?

Fourth, the Catholic voter is the hidden pocket within the climate change gap that can transform this issue into a political force for the 2018 congressional elec-

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tions and during the race for president in 2020. The Pew Research Center took an in-depth poll in June 2015 that illuminates the Catholic factor in the politics of climate change.

Pew’s 2015 data showed 68 percent of all Americans believed that the Earth is warming, but it was 71 percent among all Catholics, including 85 percent among Catholic Democrats, 72 percent among Catholic independents and even 51 percent of Catholic Republicans. On the seminal question, 46 percent of people believed that global warming is a very serious problem, but more Catholics, 48 percent, believed in the severity of the problem. Back in March 2013, just 33 percent of Catholics believed climate change was a very serious problem.

The Catholic vote is nearly a quarter of the national electorate, but more importantly, it usually approaches 40 percent of the nation’s swing voters – lodged in the key Electoral College states along both coasts and in the Great Lakes’ Midwestern states – potentially acting as a fulcrum of the American electorate. Consequently, if Catholic voters move sharply along this climate change gap, their shift is capable of moving political mountains.

FIFTH, THE MEDIA has changed how it is covering climate change. The media is no longer treating major climate disruptions as either isolated events or as

an academic abstraction. Instead they have begun to connect the dots for readers and viewers.

On May 7, 2014, when USA Today led with a front-page headline “Climate Change Costs Already Hit Home,” it signaled a shift in media coverage. “Devastating droughts in the Southwest, ruinous flood in New York City, killer wildfires in Colorado, intense heat waves in the Plains,” the story began. “These are some of the disasters today that are being exacerbated by global warming and will continue to worsen in coming decades.”

The wall-to-wall television coverage of hurricanes Harvey and Irma underscores the fact that a new public consensus has emerged. This is reflected in a recent Times op-ed by Stanford University researchers Katharine Mach and Miyuki Hino, who wrote, “Climate change doesn’t cause extreme events. It amplifies them.” As the damage from these amplified storms grows, the public will demand not just that attention be paid, but that action be taken to address the full range of dislocation caused by climate change.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Florida Gov. Rick Scott and their administrations are working hard in the immediate aftermath of hurricanes Harvey and Irma, thankfully overcoming the shameful lessons of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. When the public sees this immediate response to such storms as not

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doing enough because the public comes to demand a long-term approach from their public officials to prepare for climate catastrophes, we will know that we have reached that Pearl Harbor moment.

In upstate New York, the public reaction to recovery from Hurricane Irene in 2011 was fairly positive, but the reaction in New York City and on Long Island to the recovery from Superstorm Sandy was much worse. But that was nothing compared to the disappointment to the slowed down recovery aid for Sandy in New Jersey, which hastened Gov. Chris Christie’s fall from grace as victims got further away from the October 2012 storm. In short, the ultimate political tail can be a delayed reaction with superstorms.

While their past approach of denying climate change has not yet caught up with Abbott and Scott, let's wait to see if there is a delayed political backlash geared to the cleanup phase of hurricanes Harvey and Irma before reaching a final assessment on the political ramifications of these storms.

Sixth, it would be preferable to rebuild the old bipartisan tradition around

the environment forged by former President Richard Nixon and Sen. Ed Muskie as well as former President George H. W. Bush and Sen. Al Gore. Nevertheless, given the current positioning of the Republican Party as reflected by the Trump administration repeatedly branding climate change a “hoax,” the cutting edge of the climate change gap will probably have to be deployed politically before the healing balm of bipartisanship can be applied.

Seventh, while an inchoate political consensus is forming at the surface of the American electorate around the need to seriously prepare for climate change, no consensus has formed yet on the policy steps that need to be taken.

For those seven factors to meld constructively on politics and productively in terms of policy, we need to break the current stasis of the Tin Man and the Scarecrow. In short, Democrats must find their fighting hearts to deploy the climate change gap as a political wedge, while more Republicans must find their heads, joining George Shultz and James Baker, two widely respected Republican

elder statesmen who have written both passionately and persuasively in support of lessening the nation’s carbon footprint through changes in federal tax policy.

Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, coming on the heels of this summer’s forest fires in the West as well as the 41 million people impacted by the massive flooding in South Asia, and within the same decade as the famine that was at the root of the violent diaspora in Syria, could be seen in hindsight as seminal points in history.

At some point, the fact-based consequences of rising land and water temperatures, flooding from rising sea levels, massive fires and even famine, will merge with political necessity, leading to voters treating caution on climate change policy as political infamy. By then, the American electorate will be demanding action on behalf of taking, to use Pope Francis’ words, “care for our common home.”

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Bruce N. Gyory is a political and strategic consultant at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP and an adjunct professor of political science at the University at Albany.

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s we approach the five-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, we remember the devastation and impact the storm produced. The strength and ferocity of this year’s hurricane season provides an eerie backdrop to this solemn remembrance.

Sixty lives, hundreds-of-thousands of homes, and tens-of-billions of dollars were lost due to the destruction wrought

by Sandy. Globally, the numbers are staggering, as natural disasters in the past 30 years, have claimed 2.5 million lives and caused $4 trillion in damage. As the preeminent leader of the international community, the US must accept these disasters as a universal, trans-border crisis, which requires innovative strategies to mitigate the causes of anthropogenic climate change and respond to the effects which are barreling down the track at a frenetic pace.

Looking to today, nearly five years later, it is evident there are still several challenges and residents questioning their current state of living, the future of their neighborhoods and where the city will be in years to come. Comprehensive resilience is difficult to attain and even more difficult to maintain.

As we rebuild from these storms and still from previous storm, we must take an inventory of our past and present efforts and seriously consider whether or not we are prepared for future catastrophic events. At the state level, we must be willing to identify opportunities where the private and public sector can work together on preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery. Architects, and others in the design and construction community, are ready, willing and able to take on these challenges. The American Institute of Architects New York State (AIANYS) is committed to a resilient, sustainable future, through leadership, partnership and collaboration, working with stakeholders throughout the state of New York.

On the response and recovery front, AIANYS is working in partnership with the New York State Department of State

to train and expand interest in their Code Enforcement Disaster Assistance Response (CEDAR) Program. The CEDAR program brings together a collection of licensed design professionals, certified code enforcement officials, and certified building inspectors, to perform Rapid Evaluation Safety Assessments on damaged buildings.

Between Tropical Storm Lee, Hurricane Irene and Superstorm Sandy, CEDAR is responsible for the evaluation of over 26,000 damaged structures. Trained CEDAR team members provide an essential public safety benefit, ensuring New Yorkers are returning to homes which are structurally safe to inhabit.

Secretary of State Rossana Rosado said, “The Code Enforcement Disaster Assistance Response program has played an important role in assisting those New Yorkers affected by natural disasters, both reactively and proactively, as part of the State’s overarching disaster response plan.

From conducting rapid building safety assessments in the aftermath of a storm or other weather-related event, to providing training to code enforcement officials in preparation for the next disaster, this initiative has a proven track record of helping keep our State’s residents safe and helping to build a more resilient and stronger New York.”

New York State is home to about 30,000 licensed design professionals, of which only a minute percentage are trained through the CEDAR program. Working in conjunction with the private sector, the state of New York has the opportunity to tap into this large cross-section of skilled individuals for the purpose of building response capacity. If New York’s emergency response agencies can verify the structural integrity of buildings in an expeditious manner by using design professionals, lives will be saved, property secured and local economic output restored.

As for preparedness and mitigation efforts, architects are trained to shape the built environment in a thoughtful way, to

enhance the quality-of-life and protection of our fellow New Yorkers.

Sandy exposed vulnerabilities in some of the most densely populated urban areas of the country, and architects are now tasked with rebuilding these communities to add redundancy, resiliency, and protection.

The design of natural barriers such as parks, boardwalks and other green space assist in containing flood waters, and channel water away from low-lying areas.

Additionally, as we rebuild affected areas, architects are using their expertise to design, save, and protect structures.

For example, some museums are employing the use of watertight doors to protect cultural assets during floods and other designs seek to divert water away from installations.

Residential homes are being raised above the floodplain or built with a concrete foundation system made to withstand the forces of a 500year storm. Architects use their building knowledge to help their communities both before and after a disaster. Architects have the training, knowledge and skills to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from a disaster.

We have all felt the impacts of climate change, and while other states in our nation are dealing with the problems of our past, AIANYS and its components support planning for the future with resiliency initiatives and look to the legislature to allow design professionals aid in emergency situations.

Adaptation to these disturbances is only accomplished through reimagining the built environment, informed governance and regulations which consider the expertise of the AEC industry.

Sandy revealed how vulnerable and ill-prepared not only New York State was, but the entirety of the East Coast.

While the region continues to be at risk, AIA architects are hard a work designing a more resilient future. Architects are working to protect our cities and citizens, while strengthening communities. Our members are ready and willing to design a future to protect your health, safety and welfare.

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NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMEN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIO

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When New Yorkers turn on a faucet at home or at work, it’s assumed that the water coming out is safe to drink. It goes without saying that the air we breathe ought to be clean, and that the waterways surrounding the city should be uncontaminated. Local residents look to municipal government to keep noise levels under control, and city officials are expected to do whatever they can to improve the city’s resilience to major storms.

In New York City, all of these tasks – and more – are carried out by the Department of Environmental Protection. In its own words, DEP’s mission is to protect “public health and the environment by supplying clean drinking water, collecting and treating wastewater, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution.”

In other words, the agency of nearly 6,000 employees does many of the things that residents take for granted. While the DEP only seems to make headlines when there’s a problem, in this special section, we take a closer look at some of the major projects that are critical to the city’s health.

In the following interviews, we explore the agency’s work through interviews with top officials and a rundown of several of the department’s key initiatives.

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DEP acting Commissioner Vincent Sapienza on safeguarding NYC’s most valuable resource

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VINCENT SAPIENZA came on at the New York City Department of Environmental Protection in 1983, and he has been working ever since on keeping the city’s water supply clean and reliable. Prior to his promotion last summer to acting commissioner, he oversaw the agency’s Bureau of Engineering Design and Construction, which deals with such long-term projects as New York City Water Tunnel No. 3 and the Croton Water Filtration Plant.

In an interview with City & State’s Jon Lentz, Sapienza talked about the vast scope of his work, the cost of keeping the sprawling water system in good repair and how the agency is bolstering its resilience to storms like Superstorm Sandy and Hurricane Irene.

To read the full interview, go online to cityandstateny.com.

C&S: The Department of Environmental Protection is unique in that it does a lot of long-term work. How does that drive the agency’s strategy?

VS: We’ve got infrastructure in New York City that’s been built out really over the last 175 years. The water was brought down from Croton for the first time in 1842. We’ve got not only the pipes underground here in the city and the wastewater infrastructure here, but we’ve got a watershed that is as far as 125 miles outside of the city, so maintaining a state of good repair on all that infrastructure is really one of our top priorities. We have a capital plan of close to $2 billion a year over the next 10 years, and we need to make sure that all of that equipment that we and seven generations of our predecessors have painstakingly installed is maintained for the long run.

C&S: Mayors and administrations come and go, and projects may be politically expedient at times and not so at other times. Do politics ever pose a challenge when your tasks are so long-term and span multiple administrations?

VS: I’ve been here 34 years, and whenever we’ve needed funding for critical projects, it’s been there. Maybe we, among the other city agencies, are a little unique because we do have a dedicated source of funding. During the 1980s, the system was set up with a water board and the municipal water plan. We’ve always been able to raise the funds that we need.

Mayor de Blasio this past April published a 10-year capital plan for the whole city and including DEP and our capital plan is the largest that it’s ever been over the next 10 years. So we’re in reasonably good shape.

C&S: Last year, The New York Times had a story about the mayor postponing funding for Water Tunnel No. 3, a critical project, although it quickly became clear that there would be funding for the project. How did that play out?

What’s the status of the project?

VS: There are a few different legs, and the leg to Manhattan went into service in 2013.

The other leg that goes through Brooklyn and Queens, the tunnel itself was completed about 10 years ago. Shafts to bring the water to the surface, there’s a couple that still need to be built, which we’d always intended to start building the last two shafts in the early 2020s. When DEP spoke to the Times last year, there was some information that didn’t get conveyed correctly, but the work is on schedule. In fact, the mayor pushed money up and the work for those two last shafts is going to start in 2020, instead of 2021, as we had intended. That work is moving along, and we’re looking good there.

C&S: What’s the finish line on that project?

VS: Right now, we’re looking in the mid20s, probably somewhere in the 20252026 timeline to get those two last shafts completed and have water into distribution.

One of the things, even though those two shafts aren’t going to be done and we have seven or eight years to go before we have water to the surface, we are doing something that the mayor asked us to do, which is to have the tunnel activation-ready. So the tunnel has been empty since we completed it, and he asked why can’t we just have water in there – in the event of an emergency, it’s unlikely, but something may happen to City Water Tunnel No. 2, why can’t we have Tunnel No. 3 activation-ready? And we’ve been moving ahead with that. We’ve

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done a lot of good work this year, and we think by the end of this calendar year, in the next few months, we will have water in City Tunnel No. 3, so in a matter of a couple days we can have water distributed again if anything really bad happened in the city and we lost Tunnel No. 2 water.

C&S: There’s been a lot of attention in the news on hurricanes Harvey and Irma and people looking back to Superstorm Sandy in New York City. If a similar storm struck New York, are we better prepared?

VS: Storms like Sandy and even Irene before that did have impacts on our facilities, and in a couple of ways. With the storm surge from Sandy, a lot of our DEP facilities are right along the coastline, essentially all 14 of our wastewater treatment plants are at the shoreline, and they were built there on purpose to use topology and gravity sewers. So we had impacts at those plants during Sandy. Irene and Tropical Storm Lee dumped a lot of rain, and while it didn’t impact the city that much, upstate our reservoirs, which get runoff like crazy during heavy rains, did have some impact, the impact being turbidity. You get a lot of runoff into our reservoirs in a short period of time, just the clay and silt is going to get stirred up. As lessons from those storms, we’ve put together … a $300 million resiliency contract, and it has 200 individual jobs that we’re doing, mostly at our wastewater treatment plants and our wastewater pumping stations. It’s just things where it will help bolster the facilities that we have there now, including elevating critical electrical equipment just to get that out of the flood plain, some hardening around key buildings and structures, like just putting in some waterproof doors.

We’ve been looking at a lot of those things, and that work is underway. But they’re all smart investments. We also looked at potential avoidance of damage with another Sandy-type storm, and we think the $300 million worth of work that we’re going to potentially avoid about $2 billion worth of damages – it makes sense. I want to add that it goes to show that the limited amount of damage we had after Sandy, particularly at our wastewater treatment plans, we at DEP were back in service at our plants within a matter of a couple of days, we were treating sewage. A lot of our neighbors took significant damage to their plants and were out of service for weeks and months. It goes to show that over the decades we have made those investments and our facilities have continued to be pretty robust.

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Where does NYC get its WATER?

SCHOHARIE RESERVOIR

SHANDAKEN TUNNEL CANNONSVILLE RESERVOIR

C AT S K I L L / D E L AWA R E PEPACTON RESERVOIR

New York City’s water comes from reservoirs

controlled lakes

ASHOKAN RESERVOIR

EAST DELAWARE TUNNEL

WEST DELAWARE TUNNEL

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WAT E R S H E D S

NEVERSINK RESERVOIR

RONDOUT RESERVOIR

DELAWARE AQUEDUCT

6800 The city’s water main system is

CATSKILL AQUEDUCT

WEST BRANCH RESERVOIR

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miles long

The Catskill and Delaware watersheds supply

… the Croton watershed supplies the remaining

90% 10% of the city’s water ...

The water is treated with chlorine, fluoride, orthophosphate, and, in some cases, sodium hydroxide

960 1,300 There are over

water sampling stations throughout the city ...

New York City is 1 of only 5 large cities in the U.S. with a surface drinking water supply that doesn’t require filtration

CROTON

NEW CROTON RESERVOIR HUDSON RIVER KENSICO RESERVOIR

… and DEP collects over

water samples every month to check for bacteria, chlorine levels, pH and more

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THE WATER SUPPLY

PAUL RUSH Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Water Supply

C&S: How does the New York City Department of Environmental Protection monitor the water supply to ensure that New Yorkers are getting clean water?

PR: New York City is fortunate to have some of the best drinking water in the United States, but that doesn’t happen by accident.

DEP funds and administers a number of programs that aim to preserve the city’s high-quality water by protecting it at its source, in the watershed. We purchase and protect sensitive lands that include streams or steep slopes, pursue projects to improve the health of forests that surround our

reservoirs and (the) streams that feed them, and we work with watershed communities to improve wastewater collection and treatment.

These programs are funded by city water ratepayers, but they are carried out by a variety of nonprofit groups in the watershed who share our mission of protecting water quality. Our watershed protection programs are the envy of large cities throughout the world.

C&S: What are the biggest challenges to providing a clean water supply?

PR: We are in a no-fail business. It’s pretty amazing when you think about it. Since the Croton system was turned

on in 1842, the city has gone 175 years without a major disruption to water service. We have to protect public health and the economic vitality of New York City by keeping that water flowing 24 hours a day, every day of every year. No exceptions.

But that water flows through infrastructure that nobody sees. With the exception of our dams and reservoirs, all the aqueducts, the pipes, the treatment facilities are largely out of the public’s view. So a big challenge is making sure the public understands the need to keep these facilities in a state of good repair. While they are out of sight, they cannot be out of mind.

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A GREENER NYC

ANGELA LICATA Deputy Commissioner of Sustainability

C&S: How do you work with the mayor’s office of sustainability on conservation projects? What projects are your office working on?

AL: Green infrastructure is a big part of the mayor’s sustainability plan. Green infrastructure is a natural method for collecting and managing stormwater runoff from streets, sidewalks, parking lots and rooftops, and directing it to rain gardens and other methods that retain and detain water. Green infrastructure helps keep the harbor the cleanest it has been in a century, reduce combined sewer overflows, lower the urban heat island effect, green communities and provide recreational spaces.

C&S: Could you speak a little about stormwater management through green infrastructure?

AL: DEP’s $1.5 billion Green Infrastructure Program is the largest, most ambitious green infrastructure program in the country. The program is a major investment in creating a greener, more sustainable city.

At DEP, we have over 3,800 green infrastructure assets built or in construction. We take every chance we can to capture and retain, or at least detain, stormwater before it has a chance to get to our sewer system. DEP is adding 400 water-saving timers to spray showers and other features to 45 CPI parks across the city, which will save about

1.1 million gallons of water per day from entering the sewers and provide cool summertime fun to children across the city.

C&S: How do you work to encourage sustainability among New Yorkers?

AL: For the last several years, DEP has been implementing the Water Demand Management Plan, which aims to reduce citywide water consumption through 2021. To encourage water conservation on private properties, we started a voucher-based program to replace 100,000 outdated residential toilets that can use up to five gallons of water per flush with high-efficiency models, which use only 1.28 gallons.

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KEEP IT DOWN!

THE NOISE CODE CREED

The DEP’s quest to shush the city Your ears are part of the environment, and the New York City Department of Environmental Protection is in charge of protecting New Yorkers from the physical and mental assault of excessive noise. Here are some fun facts about keeping the volume low in the city that never sleeps.

ALL BARK Between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m., excessive pet noise is a violation after 10 minutes.

Between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., your barking dog only gets 5 minutes.

THROUGH THE WALLS A majority of the city’s noise complaints are reported as “noise from neighbor,” including sounds like music, power tools – and even loud sex.

Construction may only occur between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. on weekdays – except for some special cases, or emergency safety work .

NO POPPING WHILE STOPPING Ice cream trucks and other food vendors can play jingles like “Pop Goes the Weasel” only while in motion – and NOT while stationary.

PARTY CRASHER

HOW LOUD? 100db

110db

70-85 88db decibels HARD(HAT) OF HEARING

“The making, creation or maintenance of excessive and unreasonable and prohibited noises within the city affects and is a menace to public health, comfort, convenience, safety, welfare and the prosperity of the people of the city.”

Midtown Manhattan traffic

Motorcycle

WHAT THE (BEEP)?

This isn’t L.A. The use of vehicle horns is illegal, except as a warning in situations of imminent danger.

Train

Businesses playing music, like bars or venues, must keep volume below 42 decibels, as measured from inside nearby residences between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.

Jackhammer/ power saw

ON THE HORN

The DEP and the NYPD share duties on responding to noise complaints. New Yorkers can call 311 with a complaint, and the operator will direct your concerns to the right agency.

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THINK BEFORE YOU FLUSH

PAM ELARDO Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Wastewater Treatment

C&S: What is a challenge that you face in treating wastewater?

PE: The problem we have is people do flush a lot of things that shouldn’t be in the toilet.

Even if it says “flushable” on the box, if it’s not toilet paper, it should not be flushed.

So what happens is all those baby wipes, and facial wipes, and Clorox bleach wipes and whatever makeup stuff that people flush – tampons, condoms, everything – it comes to the plant.

C&S: What is the daily capacity for the city’s wastewater treatment plants?

PE: New York City has 14 treatment plants. Every borough has at least one. We treat

about 1.3 billion gallons a day of wastewater, and that’s on a dry day. Because a lot of our systems are combined, meaning they also take stormwater from the streets, that flow can easily be over 3 billion gallons in a given day.

C&S: What is the process for wastewater treatment?

PE: It comes to the treatment plant, it’s wastewater, which is obviously the organic loading coming from people. The first stop is to take out the rags and the wipes and all that stuff, and that’s the big screens that screen that out. Then it goes to a grit chamber usually, so stuff that will make it through the screen like small rocks or debris. If you lose a wedding

ring, it’ll probably end up in the grit chamber. Then it goes into these very large, long sedimentation basins. What we do is we use biology. We set up conditions to bring a biological community to these treatment plants that actually consume the organic matter. If you think about it this way, if a bear poops in the woods, their poop will eventually become soil because all this bacteria that lives in the environment will degrade that waste. So we’re taking something that takes weeks in the natural environment, and make it happen within a few hours. It gets disinfected just using a household bleach type, and then the clean water is discharged into the receiving water.

THE SPRAWLING SEWERS

ANASTASIOS “TASOS” GEORGELIS

C&S: How is DEP planning on addressing flooding in southeast Queens?

AG: Under the leadership of Mayor Bill de Blasio, who made the historic commitment of $1.7 billion over 10 years to address flooding in southeast Queens neighborhoods, we have several projects underway now. Southeast Queens will be getting new green infrastructure in three city parks, two public schools and one NYCHA facility, in addition to bluebelts to help manage stormwater.

C&S: Are there any misconActing Deputy Commissioner, ceptions around what the Bureau of Water and Sewer Bureau of Water and Operations does?

Sewer Operations

AG: I don’t think people realize how focused we are on not just maintaining our water and sewer infrastructure, but upgrading it as our city both grows and ages. DEP is responsible for 7,000 miles of water mains, tunnels and aqueducts that bring water to 9 million people, along with 7,500 miles of sewer lines, and we’re managing a capital program with billions of dollars in planned investments over the next decade. We’re always planning for the future through incorporating resiliency, city planning policies, ecological and water quality improvements and community quality of life issues into our planning.

C&S: How do you manage the conservation of the Staten Island bluebelt?

AG: Bluebelts preserve natural drainage corridors, such as streams and ponds, and optimizes them to help control and filter stormwater. Over the last decade, DEP has built bluebelts for approximately one-third of Staten Island’s land area, and this summer we completed the largest-ever expansion of the system in the Woodrow neighborhood. In addition, last year we broke ground on the first mid-island bluebelt for Staten Island, and over the last few years have completed our first bluebelt projects in the Bronx and Queens.

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OUT OF TIME

Nonprofits scramble to respond to the new DACA deadline

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INCE PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S administration ordered an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program on Sept. 5, nonprofit providers across New York City have responded to those directly affected by offering legal services and other help.

The move would phase out a program, created by then-President Barack Obama

in a June 2012 executive order, that allows some 800,000 undocumented immigrants who arrived in the U.S. in their youth to live, work and study in the country with proper documentation.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said DACA won’t stand up to legal challenges and such an “open-ended circumvention of immigration laws was an unconstitutional exercise of authority.” The admin-

istration gave Congress six months to formalize the program into law.

Providers across New York, which is home to roughly 42,000 DACA recipients, are preparing for the worst. “With DACA being rescinded and nothing in its place, we will probably see poverty levels rising in immigrant communities,” said Jennifer Jones Austin, CEO and executive director of the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies,

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an umbrella group that is working with and funding organizations that provide legal assistance, education grants and scholarships for DACA recipients.

The biggest deadline DACA recipients face is Oct. 5, when U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will no longer accept renewal applications for recipients whose two-year authorization expires on or before March 5. New DACA applications were not accepted after Sessions’ Sept. 5 announcement.

There are about 150,000 recipients eligible to renew their status before Oct. 5 and 10,000 of them are in New York state, according to an estimate provided

by Driftnery Martinez, director of immigrant services at the Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement.

In New York, city and state officials were almost unanimously opposed to the federal policy pivot. Partly in response, the New York City Council voted to expand the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration has also funded legal clinic sites across the city through its ActionNYC effort, which was announced at the end of 2015.

The Center for Family Life, a settlement house in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, is on the front lines of helping immigrant communities navigate the DACA deadline and the swing toward harsher federal immigration policies. Julia Jean-Francois, the center’s co-director, said employees were rattled by the announcement. “Every part of our organization is impacted by these types of orders,” she said. “And the effect is really hard and very discouraging.”

Sessions said rescinding DACA doesn’t mean immigrants “are bad people or that our nation disrespects or demeans them in any way.” Nevertheless, anxiety has spread throughout immigrant-heavy Sunset Park, particularly among children – some of whom are in families with members of different immigrant statuses. “This is really a campaign of fear, that you only have to deport or bring in for questioning or detain a handful of people in a community of hundreds of thousands of people to spread fear,” Jean-Francois said.

The Center for Family Life has a full-time attorney and three legal navigators who work on some of the less complicated work of routine filings. The Robin Hood Foundation is also funding attorneys that work on a broad array of legal issues. Though not all clients may be eligible for DACA – which has strict age and residency requirements – the Center for Family Life is helping guide immigrants through alternative programs for education and employment. It’s also encouraging parents to prepare documents defining guardianship roles if they are deported and their children remain in the country.

“Our goal is always to put the greatest amount of control over the situation into the hands of the people who are affected by it,” Jean-Francois said. “You don’t want to start thinking about what is going to happen to your children when you’re in a detention facility,” she added.

Another organization near Sunset Park, Atlas: DIY, helps about 800 young immigrants ranging from ages 14-24 navigate the legal system, among other programs and services. While helping DACA recipients makes up a “significant portion” of its legal work, Atlas also helps youths seek asylum, acquire green cards, file for citizenship and find other resources.

“This announcement by Sessions has kind of added a whole kitchen sink of work into our laps on top of everything else that had already been happening,” Atlas Executive Director Jason Yoon said. “And it’s not just our laps, this kitchen sink of work has been dumped into the laps of tons of really important and credible immigrant rights groups across the city, so I think it’s a testament to the strength of the New York City nonprofit sector.”

With help from fellowships, Atlas has four full-time attorneys and a handful of other workers helping with legal matters.

There are about 200 open cases spanning the gamut of immigration-related services.

The renewal filing fee for DACA recipients increased in December by $30 to $495, which might make it impossible for some to renew by the Oct. 5 deadline. Some organizations are offering emergency grants, scholarships or interest-free loans to help cover the costs of the filing fee.

“It’s a lot of money. It’s a lot of money to pay at once, and it’s a lot of money to pay at once for an application that may not be approved and for a program that has been in flux and is clearly under attack by our administration,” said Yoon, whose organization also has some money for DACA applications funded by Brooklyn residents.

While advocacy is obviously a major component of the strategy by nonprofits – with coalitions like the New York Immigration Coalition flooding the streets with rallies – others are fighting the policy changes in court. Make the Road New York has partnered with an immigrant living in New York in a lawsuit against the Trump administration. That lawsuit, Batalla Vidal v. Baran, has its roots in a 2016 Texas federal court ruling, but attorneys are seeking to expand the scope to include Sessions’ recent order.

Cecilia Aranzamendez, Lutheran Social Services of New York’s executive director of community services, said the organization’s phones were inundated after the presidential election with calls from people looking for help. It currently has legal consultations every Monday. Depending on the complexity of their cases, clients can wait anywhere from two weeks to three months for individualized services, and as many as 150 people are currently on Lutheran Social Services of New York’s waitlist. Attorneys are also offering what Aranzamendez calls “therapeutic legal services,” which connect some clients to social services as well.

This month, Trump and congressional Democrats said there was a potential compromise to protect DACA recipients in exchange for other immigration changes sought by the Trump administration.

While that may ease some of the most immediate worries for recipients, Martinez said it was “unprecedented” to use nearly a million people as political instruments.

“The reality is that the lives of some 800,000 Americans – because regardless of their immigration status, they are as American as any of us – are being used as a bargaining chip, which I find to be inhumane and not what our country stands for,” she said.

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September 25, 2017 Notice of Formation of MVANDA 6TH AVENUE LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/2/17. 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: 11 E 44th St, Ste 1001, NY, NY 10017.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

September 25, 2017

Notice of Qualification of Quad Management Partners LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/9/17. Office location: New York County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 8/4/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 77 Water St, Fl. 15, NY, NY 10005. DE address of LLC: 1013 Centre Rd, Ste 403-B, Wilmington, DE 19805. 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 THE GUY’S CLUB, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/28/17. 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: 2 Gansevoort St, Fl. 9, NY, NY 10014. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is Lindsay Rosenwald, 2 Gansevoort St, Fl. 9, NY, NY 10014.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

TERRY SOUTHERLAND BOXING LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 6/21/17. Office loc: NY County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Terry Southerland, 1115 1st Ave #17A, NY, NY 10065.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of MV VILLAGE HOLDINGS LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/28/17. 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: 11 E 44th St, Ste 1001, NY, NY 10017.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

SEAN MORRISON LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/05/2017. 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, 422 West 20th Street # 3F, NY, NY 10011. Reg Agent: Sean Morrison, 422 West 20th Street # 3F, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Qualification of RL Access Manager LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 05/16/17. Office location: New York County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 4/13/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 280 Park Ave, Tower West, Fl. 35, NY, NY 10022. DE address of LLC: 1013 Centre Rd, Ste 403-B, Wilmington, DE 19805. 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 Beekman Tribeca 2, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 05/15/17. 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: 52 Vanderbilt, Ste 403, NY, NY 10017.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of DIAMETER CAPITAL PARTNERS LP Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/07/17. Office location: NY County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/22/16.

Duration of LP is Perpetual.

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

SSNY shall mail process to the Partnership, 24 W. 40th St., 5th Fl., NY, NY 10018. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. DE addr. of LP: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808.

Cert. of LP filed with Secy. of State of DE, Dept. of State, Div. of Corps., John Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of DIAMETER ONSHORE FUND LP Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/07/17. Office location: NY County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 02/07/17.

Duration of LP is Perpetual.

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

SSNY shall mail process to the Partnership, 24 W. 40th St., 5th Fl., NY, NY 10018. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. DE addr. of LP: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808.

Cert. of LP filed with Secy. of State of DE, Dept. of State, Div. of Corps., John Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity .

Notice of Qualification of NY Res REIT LP. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/17/17. Office location: New York County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 4/19/17.

SSNY is designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 555 Madison Ave, FL. 6, NY, NY 10022. DE address of LP: 1013 Centre Rd, Ste 403-B, Wilmington, DE 19805. Cert. of Limited Partnership filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. List of names and addresses of all general partners available from SSNY. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 30 Main St. PHA, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 5/9/17. O f f i c e location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 635 20th St, Santa Monica, CA 90402.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of Reynolds Construction, LLC. The fictitious name is: REYNOLDS CONSTRUCTION OF NEW YORK, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 9/6/17. Office location: New York County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 3/1/16. 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 STAFFING NETWORK HOLDINGS, L.L.C.. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 9/8/17. Office location: New York County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/17/99. 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 CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of PROTON MANAGEMENT LLC. The fictitious name is: PROTON WEST LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 9/12/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 2/22/10.

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 8403 Landers Development LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 01/23/13. 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 FORMATION OF Family Health Physical Therapy, PLLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) 4/18/17. Office loc: NY County.

SSNY designated agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process against PLLC to: 111 Fulton St, APT 611, NY, NY 10038 Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of THE EMILIO HOLDINGS LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/28/17. 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: 11 E 44th St, Ste 1001, NY, NY 10017.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of Quad Multi-Manager LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/9/17. Office location: New York County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 8/4/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 77 Water St, Fl. 15, NY, NY 10005. DE address of LLC: 1013 Centre Rd, Ste 403-B, Wilmington, DE 19805.

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 307 ASSETS LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/27/27. 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 1001, NY, NY 10017.

Purpose: any lawful activity .

Notice of Qualification of ATW Master Fund II, L.P. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/11/17. Office location: New York County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 5/2/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 325 5th Ave, Apt 38C, NY, NY 10016.

DE address of LP: 1013 Centre Rd, Ste 403-B, Wilmington, DE 19805. Cert. of Limited Partnership filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. List of names and addresses of all general partners available from SSNY. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of ATW Partners GP II, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/10/17. Office location: New York County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 5/2/17. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 325 5th Ave, Apt 38C, NY, NY 10016. DE address of LLC: 1013 Centre Rd, Ste 403-B, Wilmington, DE 19805.

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

Purpose: any lawful activity.

MindOpen Learning Strategies LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 5/24/17. Off. Loc.: Richmond Co. SSNY designated agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, 5 Stone St., SI, NY 10304. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qualification of Fox/ UTV Holdings, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 8/7/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 10201 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035. LLC formed in DE on 4/27/01. 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: c/o The Corporation Trust Co., 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

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Notice of Qualification of WSP 975 Walton Owner LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/15/17. Office location: New York County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 8/7/17. 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 WK Flat LA Venture, L.L.C. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/10/17. Office location: New York County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 9/4/14. 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.

YEMANY LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/10/2016.

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, 122 East 71st St, NY, NY 10021.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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September 25, 2017 Notice of Formation of CHS Marketing Solutions LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) 7/21/17.

Office loc: NY County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: US Corp Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave., Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Princ bus addr of LLC: 8 Spruce St., Apt 57H, NY, NY 10038. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

LU’S ART GALLERY, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/13/2017. 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 U.S. Corp. Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave., Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Reg Agent: U.S. Corp.

Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave., Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of LOGER REALTY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/03/17. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: the Company, c/o Gallet Dreyer & Berkey LLP, 845 Third Ave., NY, NY 10022, Attn: David I. Faust, Esq. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Qualification of Kent Avon LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/25/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Connecticut (CT) on 5/30/14.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 152 W 57th St, Fl. 22, NY, NY 10019.

CT address of LLC: 750 Old Main St, Ste 300, Rocky Hill, CT 06067. Cert. of Formation filed with CT Secy of State, 30 Trinity St, Hartford, CT 06106.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o US Corp Agents, 7014 13th Ave, Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: Lawful activity.

Notice of Qual of Capacity Coverage Company of New Jersey, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) 8/2/17 operating under the fictitious name of CCC of NJ LLC. Office loc: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) 1/25/17. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o C T Corporation System, 111 Eighth Ave, NY, NY 10011. DE addr. of LLC: c/o The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form . filed with Secy. of State of DE, Div. of Corps 401 Federal St, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

GHETTO SCHOLAR, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/07/17. 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, 41 Madison Avenue, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10010, ATTN: Joyce Ketay.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qualification of ATW Partners II, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/10/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 5/2/17.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: 325 5th Ave, Apt 38C, NY, NY 10016. DE address of LLC: 1013 Centre Rd, Ste 403-B, Wilmington, DE 19805. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of Gramercy 128-130 West LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/31/17. 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: 14 W 23rd St, Fl. 5, NY, NY 10010. DE address of LLC: 1013 Centre Rd, Ste 403-B, Wilmington, DE 19805.

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

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of Ridgewood Elmwood Owner, L.L.C. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/11/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 8/10/17.

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.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of NY Residential REIT, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/17/17. Office location: New York County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/12/16. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 555 Madison Ave, FL. 6, NY, NY 10022. DE address of LLC: 1013 Centre Rd, Ste 403-B, Wilmington, DE 19805. Cert. of Formation filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of Qualification of PB 23rd Street Manager LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/31/17. 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: 14 W 23rd St, FL. 5, NY, NY 10010. DE address of LLC: 1013 Centre Rd, Ste 403-B, Wilmington, DE 19805.

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 Karen R Gray, LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) 7/25/17.

Office loc: NY County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to: c/o US Corp Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Ave. Ste 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228 Princ bus addr of LLC: 301 W 108th St Apt 9E NY, NY 10025 Purpose: any lawful act or activity Notice of Formation of HIGH VIOLET LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/06/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 15 Renwick St., Apt. 504, NY, NY 10013. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o U.S. Corp.

Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave., Ste. 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of BUNNY EARS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/24/17. 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 Franklin, Weinrib, Rudell & Vassallo, P.C., 488 Madison Ave., NY, NY 10022.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

EURO TRIBECA LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/28/2017. 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, 718 Thompson Lane, Ste 108256, Nashville, TN 37204.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of Twenty A LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/25/17. 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.

Notice of Formation of Slow Design, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 8/10/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 134 10th Ave., Ste. #2/3, NY, NY 10011. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Michael D. Friedman, c/o Troutman Sanders LLP, 875 Third Ave., NY, NY 10022.

Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Notice of Formation of Cracking Up LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/17/17. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 205 West 76th St. #904, NY, NY 10023.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of HourApp, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 8/18/17. Office location: NY Co. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Liana C. Silverstein, 85 East End Ave., Apt. 11JK, NY, NY 10028, principal business address.

Purpose: all lawful purposes.

Notice of Qualification of Corvus Medicine LLC. App for Auth filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) 8/1/17. Office loc: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) 1/20/17. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Attn: Michael Ventura, 353 W 12 St, NY, NY 10014. DE address of LLC: 300 Delaware Ave, Ste 210A, Wilmington, DE 19801.

Cert of Form filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St. #4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

CAXTON ATLANTIC LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 8/23/2017.

Office in NY Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP, Attn: Jeff Slavet, 529 Fifth Ave., 9th Fl, NY, NY 10017.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 236 Gramercy Fifth LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/17/17. 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 Street, Fl. 5, NY, NY 10010.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 73rd Park LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 9/13/17. 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.

FN3 LLC Filed 12/1/16 Office: New York Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 2541 Broadway, New York, NY 10025 Purpose: all lawful Notice of Qualification of CaptionMax LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/02/17. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Minnesota (MN) on 05/04/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 111 Eighth Ave., NY, NY 10011, also the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Address to be maintained in MN: 2438 27th Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN 55406. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State, 60 Empire Dr., Ste. 100, St. Paul, MN 55103.

Purpose: any lawful activities .

Notice of Qualification of ARNHOLD LP Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/24/17. Office location: NY County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 07/14/17.

Duration of LP is Perpetual.

SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Arnhold GP LLC, c/o Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Attn: Christian Brockman, 575 Madison Ave., NY, NY 10022. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. DE addr. of LP: Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of LP filed with Secy. of State, State of DE, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of Columbia REIT - 149 Madison, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 8/15/17.

Office location: NY County.

Princ. bus. addr.: One Glenlake Pkwy., Ste. 1200, Atlanta, GA 30328. LLC formed in DE on 1/24/17. 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 AFW ASSOCIATES LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/16/17.

Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/19/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of MAD Creative Production Agency, LLC filed with SSNY 6/23/17.

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

Notice of Formation of EnSys, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/23/17. 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: 111 W 128th St, Apt 4, NY, NY 10027.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

SIZS REALTY LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/22/2017. 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, 111 Fulton Street, Unit 808, NY, NY 10038. Reg Agent: Suhail Sitaf, 111 Fulton Street, Unit 608, NY, NY 10038.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Qualification of MHL Capital Partners LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/15/17. Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/31/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Mortar, 243 W. 30th St., Ste 400, NY, NY 10001.

Address to be maintained in DE: 108 West 13th St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State, 401 Federal St, Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Qualification of COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/21/17. Office location: New York County.

LLC formed in Massachusetts (MA) on 8/1/17. 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. MA address of LLC: 29 Sawyer Rd, Waltham, MA 02453. Cert. of Formation filed with MA Secy of State, McCormack Bldg, 1 Ashburton Pl., FL. 17, Boston, MA 02108.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Authority of THOMPSON COBURN LLP. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/18/17.

Office location: New York County. LLP formed in Missouri (MO) on 2/23/99. SSNY is designated as agent of LLP upon which process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011. Princ. Executive Office Add.: 157 E 86th St, Ste 204, NY, NY 10028. Cert. of Registration filed with MO Secy of State, 600 W Main St, Jefferson City, MO 65101. Purpose: Law.

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Notice of Formation of 4700 SUNRISE OWNER LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/30/17. 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.

KAISER ASSET DEVELOPMENT LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/29/17. 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, c/o Louise Leung, 322 West 57th Street, #38UI, New York, NY 10019.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of TLM 34TH INVESTORS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/14/17. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 205 E. 85th St., Apt. 14H, NY, NY 10028. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of DOUGHNUTTERY FRANCHISE, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/18/17. 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: 425 W 15th St, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of ARGENTUM PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/30/17.

Office location: NY County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 07/14/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Richard LeVine, Esq., Withers Bergman LLP, 430 Park Ave., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10022. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of the State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of PPMT Medtech Partners I, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/14/17. 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: 1001 Ave of the Americas, Fl. 2, NY, NY 10018.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 26 W. 56 LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/25/17. 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: 29 W 56th St, NY, NY 10016.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1305139 FOR WINE & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR

BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL WINE & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 358 KOSCIUSZKO STREET BROOKLYN, NY 11221, KINGS COUNTY, FOR ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION. STRUZZO LLC

JENNIFER GEIGER, MD, PLLC, a Prof. LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 07/03/2017.

Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 201 E 86th St. #23F, NY, NY 10028. Purpose: To Practice The Profession Of Medicine.

Notice of Formation of FRACTAL FORUM LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 1/25/16. 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: 65 Broadway, Ste 825, NY, NY 10006.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of S&G Food Group LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/25/17. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in New Jersey (NJ) on 2/8/16.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: 145 E 48th St, Ste 33D, NY, NY 10017. NJ address of LLC: 421 Ravine Ave, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604. Cert. of Formation filed with NJ Secy of State, 225 W State St, Fl. 3, Trenton, NJ 08608.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of GOLDEN CITY 757 REALTY LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 07/20/16. 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: 139 Centre St, #310, NY, NY 10013.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Vicky Bijur Literary Agency, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 09/8/17. 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: 27 W 20th St, Ste 1003, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

September 25, 2017 CARE AND PROTECTION, TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION, DOCKET NUMBER 17CP0109LA, Trial Court of Massachusetts, Juvenile Court Department, COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, Essex County Juvenile Court, 2 Appleton Street, Lawrence, MA 01840 TO: Any unknown or unnamed father of Faith Rhodes: A petition has been presented to this court by DCF Lawrence, seeking, as to the following child, Faith T. Rhodes, that said child be found in need of care and protection and committed to the Department of Children and Families. The court may dispense the rights of the person named herein to receive notice of or to consent to any legal proceeding affecting the adoption, custody, or guardianship or any other disposition of the child named herein, if it finds that the child is in need of care and protection and that the best interests of the children would be served by said disposition.

You are hereby ORDERED to appear in this court, at the court address set forth above, on 12/07/2017 09:00 AM Hearing on Merits (CR/CV) You may bring an attorney with you. If you have a right to an attorney and if the court determines that you are indigent, the court will appoint an attorney to represent you.

If you fail to appear, the court may proceed on that date and any date thereafter with a trial on the merits of the petition and an adjudication of this matter.

For further information call the Office of the ClerkMagistrate at 978-725-4900.

WITNESS: Hon. Mark Newman, FIRST JUSTICE Judith M. Brennan, Clerk Magistrate, DATE ISSUED: 07/26/2017

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Notice of Qualification of Internet-Journals, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/14/17. Office location: New York County.

LLC formed in California (CA) on 7/28/17. 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. CA address of LLC: 818 W 7th St, Ste 930, Los Angeles, CA 90017. Cert. of Formation filed with CA Secy of State, 1500 11th St, Sacramento, CA 95814. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave, NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1304971 FOR WINE & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED F O R

BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL WINE & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW AT 1147 PLEASANTVILLE ROAD BRIARCLIFF MANOR, NY 10510, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, FOR ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION. DONATO’S TRATTORIA INC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1305055 FOR WINE & BEER HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR

BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO SELL WINE & BEER AT RETAIL UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW 127 GRAND ST NEW YORK, NY 10013.

NEW YORK COUNTY, FOR ONPREMISE CONSUMPTION. BOTANICUS GRAND INC. BEGED NYC LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 7/31/17.

Office loc: NY County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: Isaac Chehebar, 170 Duane St, Apt 4, NY, NY 10013.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A LICENSE, SERIAL # 1304083 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 9316A 37TH AVE JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY 11372. QUEENS COUNTY, FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION. EL PUERTO DE ACAPULCO BAR RESTAURANT INC Notice of Formation of Friend Request LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/30/17. 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 CT CORPORATION SYSTEM, 111 Eighth Ave., NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

SAGACIO LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 1/24/2006.

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 Janine D Dorsett, PO Box 230385, New York, NY 10023. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of Designs

by Ellen LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) 8/28/17. Office loc: NY County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: LLC, 40 Broad St., Apt 24E, NY, NY 10004. Purpose: Any lawful act.

STORAGE Midtown Moving & Storage Inc. will sell at Public Auction at 810 East 170 Street, Bronx NY 10459 at 6:00 P.M. on OCTOBER 10, 2017 for due and unpaid charges by virtue of a lien in accordance with the provisions of the law and with due notice given all parties claiming an interest therein, the time specified in each notice for payment of said charges having expired household furniture & effects, pianos, trunks, cases, TV’s, radios, hifi’s, refrigerators, sewing machines, washers, air conditioners, household furniture of all descriptions and the contents thereof, stored under the following names: -BALDWIN FAITH -BELBACHIR ABDELFATER -BENT KELSEY/HOFFSTEIN KAROL/ JACOB JESS -CHOWDRI SAMMI/HANQUE MOHAMMED -CELESTE TAMARAH -DOLMANS PIERRE/GROSJEAN AKA DALMAN/ AURORE EVE AKA AURORE EVE -DANIELS PETER -ERASMO SERRANO -GUZMAN YESENIA -MONDESIR MARC/SANCHEZ SONIA -MAKLICH DIMITRI -MARTINEZ DIEGO/MONTENEGRO DELMAR/ DOE JOHN/ DOE JANE -MARTE ANDERSON CARLOS -POLLARD ATIBA -PATRICK CHRISTINE -PAMNANI BRAD -ROJAS ALTAGRACIAS -RAPOLD SEBASTIAN -RAMOS MIGDALIA -SMITH JOANNA -SHANIN MEDHAT -SMITH TYESHA -JAFFERY WAJAHAT/JAFFERY ATTIYA -TAVAREZ SERGIO -WILLIAMS TYRONE -MIMS SHAVON -NEGRON MARITZA -POLICK GLENN/HOLLEY STEVEN -FISCHER RICHARD -TOMMY ADAMS Notice of Qualification of Qi Venture Partners II, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/21/17.

Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 07/20/17.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: 16 East 40th St., 6th Fl., New York, NY 10016. Address to be maintained in DE: 2140 South Dupont Hwy., Camden, DE 19934. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State, Division of Corporations, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

CITYANDSTATENY.COM Notice of Qualification of DIIO, LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 8/25/16. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in California (CA) on 9/25/01.

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.

CA address of LLC: 818 W 7th St, Ste 930, Los Angeles, CA 90017. Cert. of Formation filed with CA Secy of State, 1500 11th St, Sacramento, CA 95814. 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 Civic Builders Sub-CDE 12, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/06/17.

Office location: NY County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: Civic Builders, Inc., 304 Hudson St., Ste. 301, NY, NY 10019.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Auction Sale is herein given that Access Self Storage of Long Island City located at 29-00 Review Avenue, Long Island City, N.Y. 11101 will take place on WWW.STORAGETREASURES. COM Sale by competitive bidding starting on October 9, 2017 and end on October 18, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. to satisfy unpaid rent and charges on the following accounts: Contents of rooms generally contain misc. Household goods and other effects. #102- Blanca Capone, #117- Cavier Coleman, #1702 - Quinsessa Harrison.

The contents of each unit will be sold as a lot and all items must be removed from the premises within 72 hours. Owners may redeem their goods by paying all rent and charges due at any time before the sale.

Notice of Auction Sale is herein given that Citiwide Self Storage located at 4555 Pearson Street, Long Island City, N.Y. 11101 will take place on WWW. STORAGETREASURES.COM Sale by competitive bidding starting on October 9, 2017 and end on October 18, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. to satisfy unpaid rent and charges on the following accounts: Contents of rooms generally contain misc.

Household goods and other effects. #3P44 – Howard Blumberg, #6P58 – Pierre Midy, #2A13 – David Williamson, #3L24 Andres Helm, #8P56 – Howard Blumberg & #9S01 – Raquel Sanchez.

The contents of each unit will be sold as a lot and all items must be removed from the premises within 72 hours. Owners may redeem their goods by paying all rent and charges due at any time before the sale.

September 25, 2017 Notice of Qualification of MAINFRAME HOLDINGS LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/30/17. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/27/17. Princ. office of LLC: One Battery Park Plaza, NY, NY 10004. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Seward & Kissel LLP, Attn: Noelle P. Indelicato at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808.

Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of the State of DE, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., Federal & Duke of York Sts., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of formation of DON’T SLIP LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) 5/12/17. Office loc: NY County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: LLC, 35 Henry St, Apt 1A, NY, NY 10002.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 2 East 61st Street - 4th Floor, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 09/08/17. 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: 585 Stewart Ave, Ste 302, Garden City, NY 11530.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of American Cyborg, LLC filed with SSNY 5/24/17. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 308 W. 73rd St., #B, NY, NY 10023. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

NOITICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a license number 1305149 for a restaurant wine license has been applied for by Loog Por Pech Corporation d/b/a Pa Pa Thai to sell wine and beer at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 1069 First Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10022 for on premises consumption.

Loog Por Pech Corporation d/b/a Pa Pa Thai Notice of Formation of Cane & Co. Hospitality Group LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York Secy of State (SSNY) on 2/22/17. 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: 270 1st Ave, Apt 12D, NY, NY 10009.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Who was up and who was down last week

LOSERS DIANA AYALA Beating an elected official as a first-time candidate is a big deal – and worth the wait. New York City Council candidate Diana Ayala declared victory against primary rival Assemblyman Robert Rodriguez on election night, but with only 200 votes separating the two, Ayala couldn’t breathe easy until a week later, when Rodriguez finally conceded. The win for New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito’s favorite candidate was another reminder that mujeres still run East Harlem.

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World leaders are gathered at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City this month, and the biggest news so far has been the posturing on controversial issues like North Korea’s missile tests and the Iran nuclear deal.

But as usual, our weekly Winners & Losers list is filled almost entirely with local political figures – plus one international man of mystery.

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ANTHONY WEINER The disgraced ex-congressman has been a loser for years, but this week saw a string of especially bad news for Weiner. Federal prosecutors recommended two years in prison for his illegal sexting with an underage girl, and a court filing on the same day revealed more creepy details of those interactions. Meanwhile, a judge ruled that his divorce case with Huma Abedin can be made public.

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A new law gave daddy a biz boost, while princess now chairs the Manhattan GOP.

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The Bronx beep’s downtown can look forward to $10M in revitalization funding.

State Sen. Kathleen Marchione allegedly sacked her aide after Bayly’s husband ran against another staffer in Rensselaer.

MATT DRISCOLL

The Thruway director never bothered to study tolls for the Mario Cuomo Bridge.

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The little-known assemblywoman now chairs the Ways and Means Committee.

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Join City & State and partners on the evening of October 25th as we honor the incoming class of New York City Rising Stars!

The event will recognize 40 individuals under the age of 40 who have distinguished themselves among their peers and are on their way to amassing great accomplishments.

Wednesday October 25th 6:00pm – 9:00pm The Sky Room 330 West 40th Street