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retchen Kim, a matrimonial lawyer in Yonkers, donned a hardhat on Veterans Day and joined a crew of 15 volunteers from the Westchester County Bar Association dressed not for court but for an eight-hour day of manual labor. Kim’s husband and two sons donned hardhats too and added their manpower to a roughly 60-member crew of skilled construction workers and professionals from law firms and Goldman Sachs installing new windows and newly painted and measured siding on a home on High Street in Yonkers on which a bank had foreclosed. The two-story, three-bedroom home and two more foreclosed homes beside it were purchased by Habitat for Humanity of Westchester to be repaired and eventually deeded over to military veterans. The volunteers were part of what Jim Killoran, Habitat’s executive director, called “a veterans blitz build-a-thon” this month.

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Ron Tocci, a former state assemblyman, speaks out against Echo Bay at a Nov. 12 protest at New Rochelle City Hall.

New Rochelle delays vote on Echo Bay By marK LuNGariELLO mlungariello@westfairinc.com

proposed development on New Rochelle’s Echo Bay has been shelved until January following resident protests and a fiery City Council meeting where one councilmember walked out. The council was scheduled on Nov. 12 to discuss several items that would advance the proposal, which includes the transferring of a city yard to developer Forest City Residential Inc., an affiliate of Forest City Enterprises. But four of seven council members voted in favor of a motion to table any votes or discussion of the project until at least January. Mayor Noam Bramson, a Democrat who has supported the project, took issue with the delay and later pushed for a second vote that would allow the sharing of documents and

information even if there was no decision on the project. That measure passed 4-3, with Democrat Shari Rackman shifting course after agreeing to delay decisions and discussion earlier in the evening. Rackman’s vote came after a private discussion in closed quarters with the mayor, which Republican Al Tarantino criticized as a strong-arm maneuver, calling it “waterboarding.” Lou Trangucci, a Republican councilman, walked out prior to the second vote. Its approval drew boos and insults from a decidedly antiEcho Bay crowd of residents. Democrat Ivar Hyden was the sole Democrat to vote no on the second measure. “I don’t like being bullied, I don’t like being pushed, I don’t like being backed into a corner,” he said. Earlier in the evening, about 50 residents Echo Bay, page 8

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yonkers ready to scrap ‘grand idea’ for downtown By JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

A PERIOD OF GRAND AMBITION and largely unfulfilled achievement in the redevelopment of downtown Yonkers could come to a close this year with city officials scrapping their 4-year-old agreement with a now-defunct master developer and freeing one remaining partner in that private development team to move ahead with an estimated $100 million apartment project on the reviving downtown Yonkers waterfront. Mayor Mike Spano told the Business Yonkers, page 6

harrison looks to corporate sponsorships Advertising viewed as alternative revenue source

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orporations have marketed themselves through sports for decades. Harrison is hoping they’ll have the same interest in marketing through town government. The town board is considering soliciting advertising to curb property tax increases. In sports, stadium naming rights are sold to the highest bidder, advertisements serve as wallpaper at athletic fields and on uniforms, and there are corporate sponsors for everything from halftime to the call to the bullpen. Harrison officials are debating whether to try to sell the naming rights of the town’s corporate corridor, post advertisements on its website and even on town hall, and solicit sponsors for its ambulance corps. Councilwoman Marlane Amelio said finding alternative revenues was a priority, especially since the start in 2011 of the state’s property tax cap, which limits to 2 percent the amount governments can increase the property tax levy each year. “The era for private and corporate and municipal cooperation is upon us,” she said. Richard Yaffa, a Harrison resident and CEO of Ray Media II, Inc., contacted the mayor earlier this year and suggested looking at marketing opportunities. “I thought it would help the town, all of these municipalities need revenue,” he said. In May, the town agreed to pay Ray Media nearly $20,000 to look into the logistics – and potential income – from different forms of corporate sponsorship in Harrison, West Harrison and Purchase. Yaffa estimated the town could pull in as much as $150,000 in annual revenue through different forms of sponsorship. Some town officials were hoping

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to rake in closer to half a million dollars per year, but even the lesser figure is a bit more than a drop in the bucket for a town where $300,000 means an entire point on its $55 million budget. Yaffa said that municipalities elsewhere in the country have already turned to advertising and sponsorship as a way to plug holes in their budgets. KFC placed temporary hot wings ads on fire hydrants in Kentucky. Baltimore and Colorado Springs placed billboards on their school buses and Philadelphia sold naming rights to a train stop. Harrison, Yaffa said, has diverse and affluent demographics that would appeal to advertisers. Although his company hasn’t worked with a municipality on a project like this, he said it had the experience in other marketing ventures to get the job done. “We believe there’s an appetite for this advertising,” he said. “This isn’t pie in the sky, we’ve done this, we understand it.” Yaffa said he wasn’t suggesting anything as gaudy as fire hydrant ads in the town, but he did believe there were other opportunities, such as selling naming rights to the so-called Platinum Mile, the stretch of the Interstate 287 corridor straddling White Plains and Harrison that is home to many large companies and sprawling corporate campuses. Harrison Emergency Medical Services, hungry for funding and equipment upgrades, offered its support for potential sponsorships. The town police department, though, was opposed to turning its vehicles into mobile billboards. Getting the most attention of any of the proposals was the idea of installing solar-powered digital billboards at the gateways to the town. The billboards would have a scroll, mixing static public service announcements and town communications with paid-for messages from advertisers.

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The city of White Plains reached an agreement with Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. in 2009 and has since installed 15 digital billboards or banners ranging in size from 6 feet-by-3.3 feet to 6 feet-by-10.8 feet. Those billboards, which were installed without cost to the city, have been used to broadcast amber alerts and weather warnings though some residents have complained about their aesthetics and a number of bulbs on certain signs that have gone out. White Plains officials did not respond to several requests seeking comment for this article. Some Harrison residents have criticized the idea of digital signs, saying although they might make sense in the more urban downtown White Plains, they would be out of place in the more suburban town it shares a border with. Resident Lucille Held lamented that since she moved to town 50 years ago, Harrison has grown louder and become less of a “country” setting. “I think you all have forgotten and you all may have never known that New York City was once a farmland like Harrison,” she told elected officials at an October town board meeting. Mayor Ron Belmont said the town board will discuss the 2014 budget and decide whether or not to move forward on the agreement with Ray Media in the next two weeks. He said some residents had said they were concerned that an agreement would mean neon signs up and down Halstead Avenue. “That’s not the case at all,” he said, noting that digital signs would be limited and placed only at

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town gateways. Harrison government would also set guidelines for advertisements. For example, the town would likely opt to prohibit campaign advertisements or reject ads from companies such as strip clubs that they would not want to be affiliated with town property. The issue of opening up government to corporate sponsorship isn’t just about aesthetics to residents like Frank Gordon. “There is a value to the residents of not being bombarded by commercialized messages,” he told town board members. “I think that’s something you hold in trust to the citizens of Harrison.” Even without the agreement, commercialization may have begun in town. The Harrison Public Library struggled for years to find a way to pay for a planned $3.6 million renovation to its downtown building. The clock ticked closer to a self-imposed deadline at the end of 2013. Fundraising didn’t come easily, even with $1.1 million chipped in by town government and $1.2 million pledged from the local library nonprofit. The number and amount of donations were underwhelming. It was reason to be excited when Rye-based Jarden Corp. said it would donate up to $100,000 in a matching challenge to other local companies. Library officials were so excited, in fact, that they promptly agreed to dedicate a portion of the new library as “The Marmot Teen Center,” named after a Jarden-owned clothing line.

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Bank adds asset-based lending By JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

ooking to expand its lending to small and middle market companies, Hudson Valley Bank recently announced the launch of its asset-based lending group. “Our move into asset-based lending addresses the growing need in the market for alternative financing solutions,” said Stephen R. Brown, president and CEO of Hudson Valley Bank, the Yonkers-based operating subsidiary of Hudson Valley Holding Corp. “As the economy continues to recover, businesses are looking to invest and grow and require a broader range of lending options. The flexibility of asset-based solutions as compared to other capital sources is particularly appealing to the small-and mid- sized companies that make up our customer base. The addition of asset-based lending not only enables us to offer our existing customers a far greater range of services, but also provides a strong opportunity for in-market loan growth and for us to diversify geographically as well.” The new unit will be led by Mark Fagnani, formerly managing director and chief credit officer of Wachovia Capital Finance, a unit of Wachovia Bank. Fagnani began his 34-year career in commercial lending at Congress

Financial as a credit and collateral analyst. He also was principal of MSF Associates. Also joining the new lending unit are Kenneth J. Murphy and Richard S. Lampack. Murphy previously was vice president and new business development officer at Transportation Alliance Bank in New York. Lampack was an independent finance and operations consultant on new business ventures, startups and reorganizations and also worked previously as a finance officer at Wells Fargo Capital Finance and business unit officer and product controller at Wachovia Capital Finance. The team will design and launch an array of asset-based lending solutions for companies with credit needs between $2.5 million and $25 million. Hudson Valley Bank officials said its asset-based financing structures will be tailored to the unique needs of small and medium-sized businesses in the region looking to achieve a range of objectives, including financing capital improvements, increasing inventory or expanding payrolls. “Asset-based lending has been around for a long time and, when done well, is proven to be beneficial in helping businesses meet their financial objectives, while at the same time enhance profitability for the banks that offer those solutions,” Fagnani said in the announcement.

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DEALS &DEEDS Shopping center sold

Acadia Realty Trust in White Plains has sold its 5-year-old Pelham Manor Shopping Plaza for approximately $58.5 million to Retail Properties of America Inc., a publicly traded real estate investment trust based in Chicago. Developed in 2008 by Acadia, the approximately 228,000-square-foot shopping center on Pelham Parkway is anchored by BJ’s Wholesale Club and includes national tenants Michaels, PetSmart, Five Below and Chase Bank. The property is 98 percent leased, according to a spokesperson at CBRE Inc. Jeffrey Dunne and David Gavin of CBRE’s New York Institutional Group represented Acadia Realty Trust in the sale and also procured the buyer.

New tenants for The Exchange

New Jersey-based Normandy Real Estate Partners has leased 146,691 square feet of office space to date this year at The

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Exchange, its 14-building, 1.6 millionsquare-foot office parks portfolio on Westchester’s Platinum Mile. Represented by CBRE brokers, Normandy has inked four new leases this year. Tokyo Leasing, a provider of leasing, installment sales and other financial services for IT-related and industrial equipment, has leased 14,562 square feet at 2500 Westchester Ave., where nuTravel Technology Solutions has newly leased 5,988 square feet of space. Also at 2500 Westchester, Ammann & Whitney, a design and construction services firm, is leasing 6,249 square feet. Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, a civil engineering and environmental firm, has signed for 2,578 square feet of space at 707 Westchester Ave. A spokesperson for the Morristown, N.J. real estate company said Normandy has invested more than $30 million in The Exchange since taking over the former Platinum Mile portfolio from RXR Realty L.L.C. in early 2009. CBRE senior vice president Brian Carcaterra, vice president Michael McCall and senior associate Peter Hansen represented Normandy in the deals. – John Golden

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Beverage industry sees dramatic growth in valley

ver the past several years, we have seen some incredible growth in our region’s beer, wine, spirits and hard cider industry, but this year’s bumper crop is particularly special. The Hudson Valley – while always a great location for breweries, distilleries, vineyards and apple orchards – is rapidly escalating into a hub for producing high-quality beverage products, not only for consumption in New York state, but nationwide as well. Remarkably, we only seem to be hitting the surface of what is truly possible, as evidenced by the incredible turnout for the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. (HVEDC) Beer, Wine & Spirit Summit held at the world-famous Culinary Institute of America Oct. 31. The standingroom-only event brought together hundreds of artisans, executives and interested parties in support of expanding this business sector into a major economic engine for New York. Just look at one subset of this thriving sector. The national Brewers Association estimates there are now more than 2,300 craft brewers in the United States, with as many as 1,500 of these breweries currently in development. This growth is attributable to a rise in popularity of these types of beers, as consumers are looking for local, quality product. This trend alone opens the door for the many regional breweries that make up the Hudson Valley Beer Trail, providing products with great taste, wider varieties and using local ingredients. One of these breweries is Keegan Ales, based in Kingston. The company started about 10 years ago by giving away free beer out of a former brewery site, and today, it has become a true destination for both area residents and tourists. There is also the Newburgh Brewing Co., which now regularly hosts tasting events that bring in hundreds of patrons to the revitalized Newburgh waterfront. These two craft breweries – and the many more like them in the Hudson Valley – are invigorating areas that have not seen much commercial growth over the past couple decades. Keegan Ales occupies a space in midtown Kingston that is attracting many more people to the neighborhood. This, in turn, provides a benefit to the other businesses in the area, creating a domino effect that ultimately results in increased economic activity. The Hudson Valley is also home to

a number of outstanding vintners and spirits makers, including Warwick Valley, Demarest Hill, Tuthilltown Spirits and Prohibition distilleries. The winemaking industry in the Hudson Valley dates back more than 300 years and some of the nation’s oldest vineyards are located here. Many of these wineries survived prohibition in the 1920s and continue to be exceptional tourist destinations. Complementing the efforts of these numerous beer, wine and spirits companies has been the Hudson Valley Food & Beverage Alliance, a group created by HVEDC and comprised of businesses and organizations that are both directly and indirectly tied to our region’s food and beverage sector. Many of the businesses experiencing recent growth are members of the alliance, which allows them to connect with local resources and other businesses that help them continue to grow. While most of this growth is due to the innovations taking place at each of these businesses, there is also a lot they can gain from working with others. I look at it as similar to the fermentation process used when brewing beer. The foundation of a good brew is rooted in the barley and hops, but adding a little accelerant to the batch helps to speed up the process. HVEDC believes connecting these companies with local growers serves as that accelerant, and the more ingredients breweries, distilleries and wineries purchase from farmers and manufacturers here in the Hudson Valley, the greater impact it has on our broader economy. Officials at the state level have equally embraced this opportunity. The phenomenal Taste NY initiative, launched by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, seeks to highlight and increase sales for the state’s expanding food and beverage industry, with particular emphasis on breweries, distilleries, wineries and hard cider producers. HVEDC collaborated with the Taste NY team on the October event and together we see a brighter future for the food and beverage sector, with the best yet to come. By continuing to support these businesses across the Hudson Valley, we are investing in our economic future. To me, that’s classic, or should I say, vintage economic development.

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Journal that he was about to meet with the City Council members to seek their support for a plan to separate the redevelopment of Chicken Island near Getty Square from residential development on the Hudson River at Palisades Point. Both projects were included in the complex land disposition agreement that city officials reached in 2009 with Struever Fidelco Cappelli L.L.C., chosen in 2006 as the city’s master developer for the downtown and waterfront transformation pushed by former Mayor Philip Amicone. SFC proposed several phased projects, from Nepperhan Avenue north to Alexander Street, whose total cost initially was estimated at $1.6 billion. At Chicken Island, the site of a sprawling and underused municipal parking lot, SFC’s River Park Center was to be the centerpiece and first phase of downtown redevelopment. But the planned mixed-use project, which initially included high-rise residential towers, a cinema complex, major retail stores, commercial office space and a sports stadium that planners hoped would attract a minor league baseball team to Yonkers, never progressed as credit markets froze in 2008 and the economic downturn sidelined developers across the country. In Yonkers, Baltimore-based Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse dropped out of the SFC partnership in 2009, when developer Louis

Habitat — From page 1

The build-a-thon a few days earlier brought 35 volunteers from ING U.S., the retirement plan and insurance industry giant, to work at the same hilltop site that overlooks the razed and partly redeveloped site of the former Mulford Gardens public housing complex and affords a panoramic view of Yonkers, the Hudson River and Palisades and the George Washington Bridge in the distance. “I’ve always wanted to do it,’’ Kim said of the volunteer effort that had her working on a siding crew with her sons, who had the day off from their public schools in Yonkers. “It was on the bucket list. We live in Yonkers. This was a nice way to help the community that we live in.” A stalwart partner of Habitat’s Westchester chapter, Murphy Brothers Contracting Inc. in Mamaroneck, was paying 20 of its workers for their day at the High Street house. One of the contractor’s regular suppliers, Interstate+Lakeland Lumber in Greenwich, Conn., had contributed 20 high-quality windows manufactured by Andersen Windows

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R. Cappelli, head of Cappelli Enterprises Inc. in Valhalla, took over Struever’s equity interest. But Cappelli, incurring heavy financial and property losses and mired in debt and lawsuits with former development partners in recent years, formally resigned from SFC last December. That has left standing in Yonkers only the original SFC partner, Marc E. Berson, founding chairman of Fidelco Realty Group, a leading redeveloper of historic downtown Newark with headquarters in Millburn, N.J. Berson, who said he has invested more than $30 million in Yonkers since venturing there in 2005, last winter formed a new limited liability company in New York, SFC Yonkers L.L.C. Despite a notice last January from Spano’s office that SFC’s agreement with the city at Palisades Pont had expired, Berson at that time said he would work with the new City Hall administration to “get to the finish line” on construction of scaled-down projects at River Park Center and two other downtown sites and at Palisades Point. Asked recently about that expiration notice and its resolution, Berson said, “There was a negotiation as the new administration and our team got to know each other. I would describe what we’re doing as a real partnership with this city and this administration. We’re both seeing eye to eye.” “I think Marc Berson is a gem, I really do,” Spano told the Business Journal. On Nov. 13, Spano and Berson were joined by City Council members at a ribbon-

cutting ceremony for Fidelco’s completed first phase of a Palisades Point walkway on previously inaccessible industrial land. A wooden boardwalk later will be laid over the 650-foot-long, 16-foot wide esplanade. For Berson, the public project is a prelude to construction of an apartment development at Palisades Point on the city’s so-called H & I parcels that he hopes to begin in 2014. The developer said he is awaiting a determination on the number of parking spaces that Fidelco is required to provide residents of adjacent Scrimshaw House in the parking garage that Fidelco will build on the north end of the H&I site. Then his company will complete design plans for a low-rise development of rental apartments. Berson said he hopes to present a revised site plan to the Yonkers Planning Board for approval within 90 days. The developer’s new waterfront proposal could face less community opposition than SFC encountered several years ago. Berson said the project would include from 300 to 350 rental units in low-rise buildings of five to 10 stories. The SFC project called for 436 condo units in two 25-story towers. “We’re going to have a less intensive use of the land,” he said. “A for-sale, high-rise product is just not feasible today,” he said. “We’re excited that it’s kind of a new product at the moment” on a downtown waterfront dominated by the high-rise residential buildings of nearby Hudson Park, where the mayor said Collins Enterprises L.L.C. will break ground in a

few months on its third and final apartment tower on the site north of City Pier. Berson said he also wants to build a residential development on a 4.3-acre former industrial property on Alexander Street, known as the ATI site, which was to be a later project of SFC. “We believe with the successful development of the Collins property and H&I, the ATI site becomes the most developable waterfront site,” he said. “It took a lot of unraveling,” Spano said of the complex city agreement with SFC that he inherited in a still stagnant economy. “There’s really no how-to manual for this.” “The administration is comfortable on a few agreements with Fidelco,” he said on the day before he met with the City Council on scrapping the SFC agreement. “It’s going to get H&I off the ground pretty rapidly. These types of developments are contagious.” Regarding Chicken Island, “It is our belief that we should separate that property and let that property stand on its own,” the mayor said. “We have a lot of interest from developers on that piece. You don’t find a piece of property like that within the downtown area.” With City Council support, Spano said he would like to see the city issue a new request for proposals from developers for what was to be SFC’s River Park Center site by the start of 2014. “We believe this is the right economy of scale with this project and this developer (Berson),” Spano said. “The other proposal was very aggressive and probably just too grand an idea.”

and Doors. Andersen had deployed eight employees for the Veterans Day blitz, led by sales director Steve Nash from its corporate headquarters in Minnesota. They pitched an Andersen lunch tent in the dusty backyard where workers were served grilled hot dogs and hamburgers. Chris Murphy, president and construction director at Murphy Brothers, had set the windows brigade in motion with a phone call to Sheldon Kahan, president of Interstate+Lakeland Lumber. “Chris called about getting windows on this project,” Kahan said. “I said, I’m in. I called Andersen here.” Kahan had met Killoran in the Rockaways in Queens during the recovery and rebuilding effort after Hurricane Sandy. This Yonkers initiative is the first major project on which his company has worked with Habitat. Kahan said his company will install donated windows on all three homes on High Street. “Jim is a very persuasive guy,” the Greenwich business owner said. “I’m sure we’re going to be helping out Jim on some other projects. I’m sure Jim will come knocking on my door.” Killoran said the 20 Andersen windows

and freely supplied labor amounted to a $25,000 donation. “I call it house-raising instead of fundraising.” “I call this the top of Battle Hill,” said Killoran, repeating his lunchtime rallying words to the assembled volunteers, “the battle for veterans, the battle to take it back.” “We send people overseas and they come back to what? They need to come back to houses and jobs.” Reclaiming foreclosed properties from Yonkers and Mount Vernon at the southern end of the county to Peekskill at the northern end, Killoran aims to have Habitat volunteers build and repair 50 homes for veterans over the next five years. The homeowners will have an interest-free mortgage and no down payment. At Habitat for Humanity Westchester, “We’re the bank,” said Killoran. The High Street home’s future owner and occupant, Michael Roushion, also had donned a hardhat for the day. A California native, Roushion met his wife Nicole while both served in the Marine Corps. They moved to Yonkers, where Nicole was raised, about 2 1/2 years ago. Roushion did two combat tours in Iraq during his eight years of service. He and his wife were stationed in different areas of the

country during their tours. After his discharge in 2008, Roushion said he found that, like other returning veterans, he would have to take entry-level jobs with lower pay than what he earned before joining the Marine Corps. “I think the hardest adjustment is everything that you see over there, and then coming back and being normal,” he said. Family networking of a kind led the exMarines to this home ownership opportunity on High Street. Nicole Roushion’s brother, William Semedo, organized and directs Habitat for Humanity’s Fire Marching Band, a 55-member parade marching corps that includes youths aged 5 to 21 in Yonkers. Killoran, who said Habitat has raised $35,000 for the youth marching band it sponsors, asked his band director if he knew any veterans in Yonkers for the home ownership program. “It’s basically building from the bottom up,” Roushion said of the volunteer project that will give the couple a fully renovated home. They expect to move in by next February or March. For two of the county’s combattested veterans, it will be a significant move toward “being normal.”

job market cools after September bump

ctober was another active month for the Westchester County job market, with a slight decrease in open jobs posted – about 7 percent vs. September – across multiple industries and towns. That followed a month that showed an 18 percent increase in job market activity. This news follows in the footsteps of the national reports that indicated a strong level of hiring for October. Some key items of note regarding September: · White Plains continues to show itself as the hub of job market activity, followed this month by Yonkers and Tarrytown. · The industries most actively hiring this past month were transportation, retail and health care. · Top job categories were logistics, sales and health services. In looking at this month’s data there are a few story lines, albeit without the benefit of broader data as reported by state, local and federal parties, all of whom have delayed their delivery of such info due to the government shutdown. To start, the market is likely to see an increase in market activity tied to seasonal jobs feeding mostly the retail sectors in the county. Peeling away those numbers and focusing on “nonseasonal” jobs the picture is a bit more unclear. September’s robust increase suggested the possibility of future momentum and growth, but the slight decrease this month now shows that last month was the typical post-summer bump after a consistently quiet August. The Westchester market is poised to grab some of the high level of growth activity ongoing in New York City as it

relates to the tech sector, with a number of promising commercial real estate deals recently announced that suggest tech firms are migrating north to escape the higher rents while also tapping the county’s talent base. The county would benefit greatly from any momentum it can generate towards building a base around the tech market and seems to be on its way towards doing so.

Despite the building momentum the outlook for the rest of Q4 of 2013 now suggests a mostly neutral level of activity, with greater growth potentially for q1 2014. That can only be complicated by the politics tied to our national budget and debt ceiling, as well as the ongoing issues with the rollout of the Affordable Care Act and their effect on business. Stay tuned.

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and members of a local veterans group picketed on the steps of City Hall in protest of the project, waving anti-Echo Bay signs and chanting “No Way Echo Bay” and “Hey hey ho ho Forest City has got to go.” The protest was organized by United Citizens for a Better New Rochelle, a group that created “No Echo Bay” lawn signs that residents posted throughout the city, and United Veterans Memorial & Patriotic Association,

which has opposed the project because of its impact on an unused armory building at the project site. The protesters then marched into City Hall in time for public comment on the matter. Robin Sherman spoke in favor of the development and presented a petition in support that she said had more than 500 signatures. Every other speaker at the meeting criticized the proposal, painting the project as favoring the developer over the taxpayer and saying the city should break ties with Forest City and put the project back out to public bid. The developer is

set to receive $20 million in tax abatements through 2035. Resident John Dalois said the project was the latest development in the city that catered to private interests. “You’ve been in bed with Cappelli, you’ve been in bed with Apicella, you’ve been in bed with Trump, you’ve been in bed with Forest City,” he said. “It’s time to start sleeping at home nowadays.” Resident Jeffrey Hastie said residents were prepared to sue the city if the plan goes through. “We are in favor of development, we’re in favor of affordable housing, we’re just not in favor of this development,” he said. The 9-acre development on East Main Street would include 285 luxury apartments, 25,000 square feet of retail space and a 5-acre waterfront park. Some critics take issue with the scaled back nature of the project, which was conceived in 2006 as a 26-acre project with 710 residences, 150,000 square feet of retail and two 150room hotels. Robert Cox, who runs the New Rochelle blog Talk of the Sound, said the city was not getting enough in return for the tax abatements and the relocation of the public works yard from the project site to elsewhere in the city. “We’re really not getting anything,” he said. “We’re going significantly in debt in the community to get a small

to midsize apartment building, not of any note.” The original proposal would have knocked down the armory and replaced it with a community center, a move that met the ire of veterans groups who wanted the building preserved due to its history. The 26,575-square-foot armory building would be spared under the current proposal, though its ultimate fate remains unclear. The vote to delay a decision on the project comes only days after a scathing report on Forest City was released by Cause of Action, a Washington, D.C.-based accountability organization that said the company had spent more than $230,000 in lobbying for the project. The report noted that Bramson received $17,500 in campaign donations from Forest City consultants and $5,000 in donations from members of Forest City owners the Ratner family since the project was announced in 2006. Bramson in a recent interview said that the project would provide a spark to a longterm revitalization of the area even in its pared-down form. “We learned over the last few years trying to establish one grand vision in a large bite doesn’t work,” he said. “It’s an important, impactful and significant development.”

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on Hershey, nationally board-certified in both acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, makes certain that patients visiting his Croton and Cold Spring offices understand the advantages and limitations of both. “Acupuncture is not a sham,” he says in opposition to the procedure’s detractors. “Nor is it a magical cure.” Both acupuncture and herbal medicine, he notes, have “the longest clinical trial history – close to 5,000 years. Does it work for every condition that people have? Of course not. No medical treatment can claim that.” One acupuncture patient feels he received a magic cure, however. “The man had a severely debilitating case of interstitial cystitis, which caused him to have painful but incomplete urination up to 50 times daily,” Hershey says. “After a course of acupuncture, his urination completely normalized. Honestly, I was astonished at the success of the treatment. I hadn’t been sure whether I’d be able to help, and the fact that I did solidified my faith in this form of medicine I’d only recently begun to practice.” Hershey finds that children respond quickly to short-term acupuncture and herbal medicine “much more quickly than adults.” “Frequent respiratory infections top the list of reasons that children seek treatment,” he says. He has found acupuncture helpful for babies with sleep problems, noting that some infants wake up 12 to 15 times a night. “A few acupuncture treatments can balance the nervous system so that a normal sleep pattern is restored,” he explains. Hershey was already a husband and father when he decided on a career change from his original work in editing documentary films to “something that would allow me to help people.” Although it meant returning to school for four years, he persevered, sharing baby sitting responsibilities with his wife, Lisa Alcott, a pediatric nurse. Upon graduating from the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in Manhattan, he received a master’s degree in traditional Oriental medicine and co-founded a practice in Croton that he now operates there and in Cold Spring as East Mountain Acupuncture. The youngest of three brothers, at age 8 he felt compassion for his father, agonizing from sciatica, and massaged the suffering man, making him feel much better, he recalls. It was while he was working in films that he studied shiatsu, a form of Japanese acupressure massage, which became a stepping stone to his future career.

Hershey spent his childhood years in Pleasantville. The family relocated in time for him to attend Rhinebeck High School and go on to Middlebury College, earning a B. A. in French cum laude as a Phi Beta Kappa. The Rotary Foundation saw promise in the young graduate and provided a fellowship for him to attend the Belgian National Film School in Brussels. Returning home, he went to work in film editing in Manhattan, mostly on documentaries, including Bill Moyer’s landmark series, “Healing and the Mind,” which catapulted alternative medicine toward a mainstream audience for the first time, Hershey says.

That was when a compulsion to help others kicked in and he left the film field to embark on studies for his new career. Hershey is a former board member of the Acupuncture Society of New York. He reflects that the western medical world “has come a long way in appreciating the contributions of holistic treatments” and notes that acupuncture is now covered by some health insurers. In what passes for their leisure, the Hersheys enjoy visiting their vacation home in Maine. Challenging Careers focuses on the exciting and unusual business lives of Hudson Valley residents. Comments or suggestions may be emailed to Catherine Portman-Laux at cplaux@optonline.net.

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I’m having trouble trusting my employees. They don’t seem to give me a straight story about what’s going on. I don’t know how to fix that. Make sure that both you and the employee you’re talking about perceive there is a problem. Look at your feedback loops – how you go about getting information. Check on the goals you’re working with, to make sure that everyone is on the same page. Ask yourself if you’re expecting more than you should. Make sure you’re walking the walk, when it comes to being straight with people, telling the truth, not fudging the details. Leadership is about getting the other person to the place where they have the tools, motivation and confidence so that they can work with you towards a mutually beneficial outcome. Take a look at the situations you’ve been through. What happened? Was misinformation passed around? Where you harmed because people didn’t do what you wanted

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The topic is leadership them to do? Did people stop communicating altogether, when you hoped they’d volunteer information? Were you stuck taking a position by yourself, when you’d hoped to have other people backing you up? As you can guess from the above questions, trust is a two-way street. Perception of personal harm can lead to distrusting others. Lack of trust can lead to withdrawal by the other party. A downward spiral ensues. Think of it as frost building up and turning into a wall of ice that separates you from the people with whom you’re hoping to work. One way out, once trust has broken down, is to take the high road. Extend good will at a time when others would expect you to be self-protective. Extend an olive branch. Continue to do a good, without immediately asking for anything in return. It takes more than one example to build up trust on the other side, so keep at it until you begin to see the ice melt. Another solution is to prevent errors in communication. Make time to listen carefully to what people are trying to tell you. If someone says they expect to have a problem with a project, don’t brush them off.

Give them an opportunity to share their personal concerns. Ask for details and suggestions. Make sure they perceive that you value their input. When you’re trying to break through and reach out to another person, it’s about getting to know what drives the other person. Spend time finding out why the other person sees the situation the way they do. Ask them to give you facts about the situation. If there’s a discrepancy in how you both perceive things are going, don’t make it personal. Keep focusing on the facts, until you find common ground. Often conflict arises when peoples’ goals are mismatched, or misunderstood, or when there’s disagreement as to how to accomplish those goals. Put goals in writing, and share them with everyone. Even better, ask those around you to help brainstorm the goals, so they buy into where the company is heading. When people around you suggest a different path to take, to accomplish specific goals, allow them the flexibility to experiment and report back on results, even when things don’t go as well as expected.

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Check on the source of the distrust. Are you giving people enough room to disagree with you, or are you demanding they tell you only what you want to hear? Be open to feedback, even if it doesn’t match with what you expected. Encourage people to express disagreement, so long as they stick around to brainstorm the path to take to get to a common solution. Treat people with dignity. Tell them the truth. Check your ego at the door. It’s not about being the toughest, strongest, most forceful person in the room. It is about leading by example. Andi Gray is president of Strategy Leaders Inc., strategyleaders.com, a business-consulting firm that specializes in helping small to mid-sized, privately held businesses achieve doubled revenues and tripled profits in repetitive growth cycles. Interested in learning how Strategy Leaders can help your business? Call now for a free consultation and diagnostic process: (877) 238-3535. Do you have a question for Andi? Email AskAndi@ StrategyLeaders.com or visit AskAndi.com for an entire library of Ask Andi articles.

New owner, new name for Sound Shore hospitals BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

ontefiore Health System officials recently announced the opening of Montefiore New Rochelle, Montefiore Mount Vernon and Schaffer Extended Care Center at the former Sound Shore Health System hospitals and nursing home in those cities. A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge in August approved Bronx-based Montefiore’s acquisition of assets of Sound Shore Health System, which in late May filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition as a condition for the recently closed deal. Montefiore agreed to a purchase price of $54 million, in addition to the appraised value of furniture, equipment and inventory at Sound Shore facilities, according to court documents. Much of the payment was to be applied to Sound Shore liabilities that Montefiore has assumed. Montefiore officials said programs and services will continue at the community hospitals, the majority of jobs will be preserved and the surrounding businesses will continue to benefit from ongoing operations. Nursing students can continue their education at the nursing school affiliated with the Mount Vernon hospital. “We plan to revitalize health care delivery in New Rochelle and Mount Vernon by keeping care local and bringing Montefiore’s expertise as an integrated health care delivery system and academic medical center,” Dr. Steven M. Safyer, president and CEO at Montefiore Health System, said in a statement announcing the opening. “We will build on each hospital’s strengths and expand ambulatory care to improve the health of the community. I am particularly excited we are able to continue the school of nursing and advance nursing excellence.” Montefiore, the university hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, will provide New Rochelle and Mount Vernon patients with access to its Centers of Excellence, including research-driven, multidisciplinary and comprehensive care, 450 active clinical trials and innovative treatments. All physicians previously affiliated with Sound Shore have been invited to apply for an appointment to practice at Montefiore New Rochelle and Montefiore Mount Vernon. The medical residency program will continue at Montefiore New Rochelle.

Dr. Andrew D. Racine, senior vice president and chief medical officer at Montefiore, said Montefiore “is committed to aligning efforts with private practice physicians. They are an integral part of both hospitals.” Montefiore officials said all eligible and qualified staff workers at the former Sound Shore facilities have been hired and the new owner has worked closely with unions representing hospital and nursing home workers to ensure

a smooth transition. In addition to the new campuses in New Rochelle and Mount Vernon, Montefiore operates nine health facilities in Westchester that provide primary and specialty care. It has two business campuses in Yonkers and Tarrytown where more than 1,600 associates are employed. In the second half of 2014, Montefiore will open a new pathology lab in Mount Vernon with an additional 300 employees.

“Change takes time, but we are committed to improving these hospitals and creating environments that foster excellence in patient care and accountability to the communities we serve,” Safyer said. “We will look to community leaders and elected officials to inform our response to community needs. The doctors, nurses and hospital staff have shown admirable dedication to their patients and we will work with them to reach new levels of exceptional patient care.”

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philip halpern and the impact of legal victory

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rotecting a large corporation is very much like protecting an individual,” says veteran litigation attorney Philip M. Halpern, managing partner of White Plains-based Collier, Halpern, Newberg, Nolletti & Bock (CHNNB). The statement speaks to the tailored approach in meeting clients’ needs that has propelled the firm’s success since its founding nearly 30 years ago. Halpern’s distinguished career comprises more than 80 reported court decisions, including multimillion-dollar settlements for Fortune 500 companies. He has taken cases to successful verdicts in more than a dozen states. His winning formula is offering extensive trial and appellate experience, a strong commitment to client advocacy focused on commercial, employment, real estate and securities litigation, and plain hard work that comes with being a professional. “The challenge is to provide prompt and

legal services for often complex and challenging litigation issues.” He is most proud of the decisions that had much wider impact beyond that of a single client. One in particular addressed a constitutional matter when on May 3, 2012, New York’s Appellate Division declared that General Municipal Law 959 governing Empire Zone certification was unconstitutional. At issue was a measure passed by the New York state Legislature in 2009, amending portions of law 959 with new standards for Empire Zone eligibility that retroactively ended January 1, 2008. “The bottom line is that the Legislature’s measure effectively ended tax credits and credits for my client as well as for other businesses that invested capital and created jobs in economically distressed areas of New York.” The Appellate Division’s ruling held that the revocation of Halpern’s client’s Empire Zone certification could not be made retroactive and that the Legislature’s amendments constituted an unlawful taking of property, violating due process. Halpern notes that the ruling not only benefitted his client but other corporate entities as well that were participating with existing standards at the time. Another legal triumph he cites as one of his career high points is the pro bono work he did to advance the cause of affirmative

action in Connecticut that led to the hiring of the first African-American state trooper. After Halpern had been admitted to practice law in Connecticut in 1989, he was appointed to serve on the federal court handling the case. It took nine years to resolve the case, but the pay off was significant as it opened another door to employment for minorities. A magna cum laude graduate of Fordham University where he majored in economics, Halpern earned his Juris Doctor degree from Pace University School of Law with which he has maintained an ongoing “terrific relationship,” serving as a member of its board of visitors. “Pace has developed into a first-rate institution which has been providing a sound education and producing many talented graduates. It is working very hard to provide law graduates with the practical skill sets needed to succeed in the legal profession.” He owes his career success to the good fortune he had in working as a law clerk for federal Judge Irving Ben Cooper in the Southern District of New York right after he earned his degree from Pace in 1980. “Over the next two years, Cooper took me under his wing and taught me everything I know about how to become an effective trial lawyer.” He noted that seasoned judges like Cooper, who was about 70 years old when he

mentored Halpern, bring a wealth of experience and knowledge, often overlooked, to help develop the next generation of lawyers. Halpern believes that a combination of a solid academic base and experience, combined with the ability to understand and persuade – skills honed over time – will continue to be the hallmarks that distinguish top attorneys. And it’s the record of accomplishments that eventually raises an attorney’s standing in the profession as it has been in the case of Halpern who, in addition to his record of successful verdicts, has been certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a civil trial advocate and civil pretrial and selected as a Super Lawyer every year since 2008. Although the legal profession has changed dramatically, especially since the great recession that started in 2008, which resulted massive downsizing and increased competition, Halpern and his firm have remained true to their original mission of working hard to produce excellent results cost efficiently. The firm’s culture of excellence helps explain why several members of the team have been working for CHNNB from the start, sharing Halpern’s passion of getting results for clients. “At the end of the day, you’ve got to love what you do if you want to be a successful lawyer.”

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How well do you know content marketing?

ontent is rapidly becoming the digital community’s answer to a must-have commodity. It is increasingly important and seemingly everywhere with even the latest iterations of search engines (foremost, Google) basing their search formulas largely on the quality of content and the number and ranking of people who read and share it. Content marketing is the distribution and accompanying analytics of online content to your target audience. It can be in the form of a blog, email, webinar, newsletter, social media or any other means. If you have a website or blog, you’re probably already utilizing content marketing by including keywords and directing it towards your targeted audience. When you write an article, for example, and try to make the title appealing, you’re utilizing one aspect of content marketing. So, for all you people who think you know content marketing or want to test your knowledge of content marketing, I created an 11-question content marketing quiz. I suggest you try answering all the questions before looking at the answers (with explanations) that follow the questions. My 11 Question Content Marketing Quiz (So you think you know content marketing.)

1. What are the three cornerstones of content marketing? 2. How many goals should your call to action (CTA) have? 3. What is the most persuasive copy word? 4. How long should you stick with your content strategy? 5. Should your content include additional links? 6. Do you need an editorial calendar? (An editorial calendar is used to control publication across multiple platforms and media.) If yes, how far out should it go? 7. Do you need a blog for content marketing? 8. What is the best medium for content marketing? 9. Name at least four goals of content marketing. 10. What drives discovery of your content? 11. How do you research your target market? The Marketing Quiz Answers 1. Research, great copy, keywords. All three are necessary. 2. One. Never dilute your offer. Never ever. 3. You. The audience feels that you (the author) are talking to them.

4. At least a few months or until you have enough data to determine what is working and is not. Not allowing sufficient time for results is a frequent error of many marketers and can skew or hide important data. 5. It depends on the content and its intent but in general, yes. The more information you provide to your customers, the more likely they are to take action. This assumes that your information is useful, highly relevant and easy to access. You can also use these links to determine and segment areas of interest. 6. Yes. This is really important and should include keywords, topics and media platform. At least two to three months. (Three to six months is better.) That’s the amount of time you need to see how a campaign is working. It’s also not too far out if it requires modification because of your results or the

rapidly changing online environment. 7. No. You can do content marketing across different mediums without a blog. However – and this is a big however – if you don’t have a blog (and post regularly), you’re shooting yourself in the foot. For one thing, you will really miss out on SEO and probably landing page possibilities. 8. Actually, there’s no single answer to this question. It really depends on your content and your target audience and the best way to reach them. The medium for providing content on tax strategies, for example, would be very different than on ways to beat the game Grand Theft Auto V. 9. Brand awareness, lead generation, lead conversion, testimonials and case studies, customer service, upsells, customer loyalty/ retention, building a passionate customer/ subscriber base and improved pay per click

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New York state recently created a shortterm bridge loan program that will invest at least $15 million to expand contracting opportunities for minority and womenowned business enterprises. Through the Bridge to Success loan program, certified MWBEs will be provided short-term capital and have a better chance of securing state contracts. There is as much as $1 billion worth of contracting opportunities in the state, according to the governor’s office. Empire State Development Corp., the state’s chief economic development arm, will provide up to $2.25 million in loan loss

reserves to support the $15 million in shortterm loans provided by participating lenders. Loans will be less than $200,000 with terms under two years and will support $100 million in state contracts. Empire State Development recently secured a deal with Manhattan-based Carver Federal Savings Bank, which will provide $4.6 million in short-term loans to make it easier for MWBEs to bid on construction projects with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. By helping MWBEs, the state hopes to create more jobs and remove barriers that prevent small disadvantaged contractors from accessing short-term capital loans, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said when announcing the bridge loan program. The program complements the state’s surety assistance program, which provides training and financial support to help MWBEs and other small businesses gain the surety bonds needed to bid on state construction contracts. More than $40 million

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State plugs tax credit for veteran hirings

The recent national Veterans Day observance marked the launch of a promotional effort by the state Division of Veteran Affairs to draw attention to a new tax credit for employers who hire currently unemployed post-9/11 veterans. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in announcing the promotion said $74 million in credits are available for the new tax program that begins next Jan. 1. Noting that approximately 75,000 post-9/11 veterans reside in New York, the governor added, “These brave men and women served our country, now it’s our turn to help them get back to work.” The veteran affairs division will send direct mailings about the credit to organizations committed to hiring veterans. The state agency also will promote the tax credit to veterans organizations and schools accept-

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New York ranked as the third most energy-efficient state for the third consecutive year, according to an annual scorecard published by the nonprofit American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy. The scorecard grades states based on strategic solutions for a cleaner and greener environment, including cutting down energy waste, adding energy efficient technologies and implementing state policies that affect homes, businesses, industries and transportation systems. For the fourth year, Massachusetts took the lead in energy efficiency, followed by California. New York moved up three ranks within the past five years, and Connecticut ranked fifth, up from sixth place last year. The five states needing the most improvement in energy-saving practices this year were North Dakota, Wyoming, South Dakota, Alaska and Mississippi. Mississippi is also on the list of most improved states along with Maine, Kansas, Ohio and West Virginia. Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order this year requiring state agencies to raise the energy efficiency level of their buildings by 20 percent by 2020, making energy efficiency a standard part of the capital project planning process. Build Smart NY, a program created this year by the governor, is one of the state’s newest energy efficiency strategies. It prioritizes identifying ways to retrofit the largest, least energy efficient buildings first. Some of the efficiency measures include lighting upgrades, advanced heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems, efficient electric motors, and automated energy management systems. The state’s energy efficiency programs are funded through surcharges on retail sales of electricity and natural gas. The New York Power Authority also set aside $450 million in low-cost financing for state agencies making capital investments in energy-saving projects. – John Golden and Crystal Kang

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Expansion seared to perfection Benjamin Grill to open next door to Benjamin Steakhouse

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requently filled with business executives and out-of-towners, Benjamin Steakhouse in White Plains is known for its dining experience, its 500-plus wine selections and its prime meat choices ranging from rib-eye steak and rack of lamb to filet mignon and New York strip. After three years of operating mostly as a destination restaurant, Benjamin Steakhouse owners Benjamin Prelvukaj and Benjamin Sinanaj plan to open a Benjamin Grill next door in January to attract more of its Westchesterbased customers, creating a new menu using the same meat cuts, but featuring less heavy dinner portions. “We want everyone to come here and get a taste of our meat,” said Sinanaj. “We hope to attract more neighbors in the area with more affordable meals on our dinner menu.” The 1,500-square-foot grill will serve as a lounge and casual dining venue for everyday customers. Instead of getting a dry-aged Porterhouse steak for four, customers can order a prime rib sandwich and a steak salad on the side. With the idea of popularizing an otherwise expensive dining experience, Prelvukaj and his brother-in-law Sinanaj still have the luxury of serving the same fresh meat cooked by chef Arturo McLeod from the famed Peter Luger’s in Brooklyn. Montenegro natives Prelvukaj and Sinanaj first opened Benjamin Steakhouse in Manhattan seven years ago and expanded to its White Plains location at 610 West Hartsdale Avenue in 2010. The White Plainsbased Benjamin Steakhouse opens only during dinner time from Tuesday through Saturday and during lunch and dinner on Sundays. Although the restaurant opened for lunch the first year, the owners realized not many customers have extended lunch breaks to come and eat steak and drink wine, so they made an executive decision to get rid of power lunches and shifted to power dinners. “We are known as the restaurant for power dinners, especially in the corporate world,” Prelvukaj said. “Companies choose steakhouses to do business because everything is very straight forward. The quality of food and service is always great. One thing

you don’t want to worry about when you’re going to dinner is the quality of food. A lot of times, the restaurant is the deal breaker for clients because things can go wrong: the food is late, a waiter spills something on customers or the line is too long.” By opening later, Benjamin Steakhouse owners still host at least two corporate dinner meetings a night. “During the week, we do a lot of corporate dinners,” Prelvukaj said. “You hear tables with lawyers talking about their deals and lawsuits, you have hedge fund operators trying to predict the market on a daily basis, and you have CPA firms talking about audits and the IRS. Meanwhile, you have people from the neighborhood talking about Obamacare.” With a diverse spectrum of dinner conversations framed by an economy turning around, Prelvukaj said his business has successfully been selling higher quality wines now compared with what it sold when it first opened. “The way we measure how the economy is doing is by what kind of bottles of wine people buy,” Prelvukaj said. “The cheapest bottle we sell is $40 and the most expensive is $4,000. When we first opened, the average price corporations paid for a bottle of wine during dinner was around $65 to $70. Now the average bottle of wine during the week is $100 to $120 and sometimes up to $200. People have bigger budgets since the economy is doing better. Companies are comfortable spending money to entertain their clients and conduct deals.” Prelvukaj, who worked as a waiter at Peter Luger’s for four years, entertained the idea of running a steakhouse business because the menu was fairly simple. “I saw big potential in the steakhouse business because it’s more straightforward than any other restaurants,” Prelvukaj said. “Italian restaurants can have so many different sauces and a complicated menu. But for steakhouses, the main thing is buying good quality beef and having a chef who can cook it properly.” Prelvukaj and Sinanaj, who moved to Ardsley where they currently live in 2005, frequently took their children to Mighty Joe Young’s, the restaurant that predat-

From left, Benjamin Steakhouse owners Benjamin Prelvukaj and Benjamin Sinanaj plan a soft opening date of January for the new Benjamin Grill.

ed Benjamin Steakhouse. The Benjamin Steakhouse owners as frequent customers established a relationship with the owners of Mighty Joe Young’s over time. Eventually, the owners sold the property that used to be a rundown American grill to Prelvukaj and Sinanaj, who invested $2 million to gut the 15,000-square-foot space and purchase handmade grills that fired up to 1,600 degrees Fahrenheit to cook quality steak, similar to the method used at Peter Luger’s. Sinanaj said he and McLeod travel to Hunts Point Cooperative Market in the

Bronx at 5 a.m. every week to purchase the meat; then it is dry-aged for at least 28 days, which he said is enough time to “break the tissue and let the meat become tender.” For corporate dinners, the steakhouse venue includes roundtables that seats between eight and 10 people per table in all four corners, providing privacy and a more intimate gathering space, Prelvukaj said. And not everyone has to order a steak dinner, especially when clients are in the process of closing a heavy deal, he said. In the past, the chefs have cooked something as simple and light as chicken pasta upon request.

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ower lunches today no longer hold fast to the traditions of sipping martinis and exacting conversations around the latest sports game or newest fashion trends. They are conducted like any other business meeting at work with a time frame, an agenda and a goal, according to corporate professionals in the client service industry. And most of the time, it doesn’t involve eating a three-course meal at a fancy restaurant. The changing culture of power lunches is driven by increasingly busier work days for corporate professionals and the desire for greater efficiency and maximum productivity in business-related meetings, even if it means reducing face time.

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set up several back-to-back meetings over breakfast because it’s convenient and fits into my schedule before work.” On average, Cohen said she schedules two lunches and four breakfasts a week, which typically last no more than an hour. “Gone are those martini types of lunches where people sit around and eat for two hours,” Cohen said. For business meetings conducted over lunch, Cohen said location matters. The environment must be conducive to talking business and offer well-thought-out menu options. She said La Panetière in Rye is a popular venue for PepsiCo executives and Restaurant North in Armonk is frequented by IBM employees. Sam’s of Gedney Way in White Plains is a practical meeting location because of its parking lot, she added. Business meetings, whether conducted over lunch or coffee, should be driven by the goal of adding value to the clients, said Kristen Ruby, president of Ruby Media Group L.L.C., which she founded in 2008.

“Face time is rare: If you have it, you want to maximize that opportunity to show your clients what you’ve done,” said Ruby, who brings a pen, pad and report to each meeting. Lately, she has also been bringing juice to her clients who don’t have time to eat lunch. “Juicing is great for executives who are in the office all day and don’t get to eat their fruits and vegetables,” Ruby said. “A lot of the CEOs are very healthy and very into it. I usually ask them if they want a bottle of juice and pick out a variety at the Equinox Fitness juice bar. Our power lunch meetings are basically lunch in a bottle.” Although breakfast meetings fit more flexibly in people’s schedule than lunch meetings, most corporate professionals prefer congregating over lunch rather than dinner, said Christina Rae, president of Buzz Creators Inc., which she founded in 2009. Power, page 18

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“Lunch is more popular than meeting over dinner mainly due to the cost factor and because people want to get home to their families after work,” said Rae. When choosing a lunch or dinner venue for business meetings, Rae said she considers a range of factors from the wait time and parking space to noise level and menu options. She said she consistently takes her clients to Gaucho Grill in White Plains for lunch. “Lunch meetings have changed from just going out to coffee or a casual restaurant to people wanting to eat nicer lunches,” Rae said. “I’ve walked out of a restaurant recently because the environment just wasn’t conducive to my lunch meeting.” Not only is the venue important for business meetings, but people are becoming more health conscious and selective about what they order on the menu. “Business people don’t want heavy lunches because they’re looking to keep their energy level up throughout the day,” Cohen said. Another emphasis is ordering food that won’t be distracting during the business meeting. “It’s a business meeting

so the focus should be on the conversation and not the food,” said Paul Okura, president of CMIT Solutions of Southern Westchester, who regularly meets with his clients over lunch. “But don’t select a place that serves bad food as that will negatively impact the entire experience of the meeting.” For larger group business meetings, corporate professionals have requested specific seating accommodations. Roundtables are preferred over rectangular ones. “Once it gets past six people at a table setting, it gets difficult to hear everyone,” Cohen said. “Once you get eight to 10 people, you’re better off meeting in a conference room.” She said Crabtree’s Kittle House Inn in Chappaqua is one of the few restaurants she found to be conducive to holding lunch meetings with groups of 12 or more people. Although power lunches are becoming a thing of the past, some of the greatest meetings are the ones that are unplanned, Ruby said. “You could be at a charity event with your dog, and the person next to you could be talking to you about Pomeranians, and the next thing you know, you’re talking business with a potential client in an industry where they need your help,” Ruby said.

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regions. The travel guide gives an overview of the culture, history and ecology of each of New York’s regions and practical information on public transportation, eco-friendly activities and accommodations with numerous links to other useful sites. Justin Francis, co-founder of responsibletravel.com, in a press release announcing the new guide, said he “was staggered by the diversity of experiences we found within the state, and by the contribution these make to conservation and communities. I think our clients will be too. We are thrilled that New York state has decided to turn perhaps the most powerful tourism branding in the world, I Love NY, green to help us launch this guide.” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the web initiative continues the state’s “history of pioneering environmentally responsible tourism. From our millions of acres of protected wilderness where New Yorkers can hike or kayak, to our vast network of parklands, New York is truly unmatched when it comes to opportunities for sustainable tourism. On top of all that, these assets support eco-friendly jobs and growth in local communities, and ultimately reinforce the value of preservation.”

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anker John E. Ritacco knows the hard work and the good days and bad days of running a small business common to many in his audience at the recent Westchester County Family-Owned Business Awards presented by the Business Journal. A banker for 35 years and president and CEO of CMS Bank headquartered in White Plains, Ritacco ventured beyond his chosen career when he and a few friends and fellow professionals bought a delicatessen business in his native Providence, R.I. “We were absentee owners,” Ritacco told his audience of about 150 persons at Mapleton at Good Counsel, “so the roast beef and the turkey were going out the back door.” The new owners had to call their balking wives to help out when deli staff failed to

show up for work. After six months, the harried owners sold their deli business – at a quite delicious price, he noted. They took with them an “appreciation of having to run a small business.” “It requires so much work and so much dedication and so much intestinal fortitude each and every day,” he said. Ritacco was one of three judges for the inaugural awards event sponsored by People’s United Bank and Red Door Spas. His co-judges had their own stories of family businesses to share. Anthony Davidson, dean of the School of Graduate and Professional Studies at Manhattanville College in Purchase, said his father started his own business in England and went on to be a serial business owner over the years. Davidson reckoned he started his own business at 14. “It’s not easy running a family-owned

business,” he said. Those who haven’t done it often don’t see the bad days in a small business. “It’s like when you go into casinos when you see the person with a big bag of chips,” he said. “You don’t see he or she on the day they’re losing money.” Marsha Gordon, president and CEO of The Business Council of Westchester, grew up in a household where her family’s beer distributing business provided materials recycled for adaptive reuse. “My little troll house was a beer crate that my mother wallpapered,” she recalled. Gordon backed up Ritacco’s advice to families in business: have a good website. Ritacco said he visited the websites of all finalists for the business awards to guide him in judging. “You should all take great pride in your websites and always look to freshen them up,” he advised, “because it does give

insight into your company.” The family-owned companies were grouped according to length of time in business, with award categories for companies 51 years and older, 26 to 50 years and 5 to 25 years in business. Judged the top family business in the longest-operating group was Red Oak Transportation in Port Chester. Winning in the 26- to 50-year group was Murphy Bothers Contracting Inc. in Mamaroneck. Judging in the 5- to 25-year category resulted in a tie between award winners Adcorp Media Group in Irvington and Strategy Leaders Inc. in Chappaqua. Founded in 1937, Red Oak Transportation is led by brothers Andrew and Edward Stoppelmann, who serve as company CEO and president, respectively. Their grandfather, Nathan Levine, started the family business as Bell Transportation in Family-owned, page 23

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Family-owned — From page 22

New York City with a single Chrysler DeSoto. The company grew to operate the largest fleet of yellow or medallion taxicabs in the city. The brothers’ father, Ronald Stoppelman, added black car radio-dispatched service to the business. The Stoppelmann brothers in the late 1990s brought their corporate car and leisure service to Westchester County. The business was first based on the Platinum Mile at the Renaissance Westchester Hotel on West Red Oak Lane – the origin of the company name – and later on Corporate Park Drive in Harrison before moving to Port Chester. “Being third generation is just as hard as being first generation, perhaps even harder, because you feel like you need to leave your mark on the business,” Ed Stoppelmann said

when accepting the award. Red Oak Transportation has left its mark on Westchester’s business community, receiving the 2008 The Business Council of Westchester’s Family Business Success Award. Murphy Brothers Contracting, winner in the 26- to 50-year category, is also led by a fraternal duo. Christopher Murphy serves the company as president and construction director while brother Sean Murphy is vice president and operations director. The brothers founded their company in 1979. Their two daughters joined the 45-employee family business about 1½ years ago. Starting out as a local residential remodeling company, the Murphy brothers have expanded to custom home construction, whole home renovations and light commercial construction projects, including golf, boating, beach and tennis clubs, throughout Westchester and southern Fairfield coun-

ties. The company offers its clients general contracting, construction management and owner representative services. Among other honors, Murphy Brothers earlier this year won The Business Council of Westchester’s Small Business Success Award. A strong supporter of community nonprofits, the Mamaroneck company has donated its employees’ skilled labor on construction projects of Habitat for Humanity Westchester. (See related story, page 1) Its work on behalf of victims of Hurricane Sandy in New York City earned the company the first annual Rockaway Award for Exemplary Relief Effort from Habitat’s Westchester chapter. For companies in business from five to 25 years, Adcorp Media Group in Irvington and Strategy Leaders in Chappaqua emerged as co-winners. Founded seven years ago by Peter Broccole, its president and CEO, Adcorp

helps businesses identify their customer base and establish themselves in their marketing area largely through advertising and signage in major supermarkets. The company maintains revenue-based partnerships with more than 1,500 supermarkets in 13 states nationwide. The company’s founder is joined in business by his sister Eva Broccole, Adcorp’s chief financial officer; his brother Carmine Broccole, who serves as corporate counsel, and other family relatives. Adcorp has 30 employees at company headquarters in Irvington and another 30 sales employees in the states where it partners with supermarkets, among those New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland. Adcorp also offers web design and development, graphic design and printing services to its business customers. Family-owned, page 24

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“We are all family in Westchester County,” Peter Broccole said when accepting the award. “Together we will build Westchester County.” In Chappaqua, Andi Gray founded

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gressing from field to corporate management positions. She was no stranger, though, to small business operations, having grown up in family-owned businesses and learning about computer and construction companies while working for her father. Gray’s daughter, Robyn Goldenberg, joined the consulting business part-time in 2007 and three years later took a full-time

position at Strategy Leaders, where she is director of marketing and operations. Gray’s husband, attorney Steven Goldenberg, is a partial owner of the business and serves on the company’s board. Gray is a weekly contributor to the Westchester County and Fairfield County Business Journals with her “Ask Andi” advice column for business owners.

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42 The Restaurant 1 Renaissance Square, White Plains 10601 861-3226 • 42therestaurant.com

Bartaco 1 Willett Ave., Port Chester 10573 937-TACO • bartaco.com

Beechmont Tavern 750 North Ave., New Rochelle 10801 636-9533 • beechmonttavern.com

Benjamin Steak House 610 W. Hartsdale Ave., White Plains 10607 428-6868 • benjaminsteakhouse.com

Birdsall House 970 Main St., Peekskill 10566 930-1880 • birdsallhouse.net

BLT Steak 221 Main St., White Plains 10601 467-5500 • e2hospitality.com/blt-steak

Blue Hill at Stone Barns 630 Bedford Road, Pocantico Hills 10591 366-9600 • bluehillfarm.com

Bob Hyland's Sports Page Pub 200 Hamilton Ave., White Plains 10601 437-8721 • sportspagepub.com

The Brazen Fox 175 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains 10601 358-5911 • thebrazenfox.com

Burke's Restaurant and Bar 645 Bronx River Road, Yonkers 10704 237-5137 • burkesbar.com

Chat 19 American Grill 19 Chatsworth Ave., Larchmont 10538 833-8871 • chat19.net

Emma's Ale House 68 Gedney Way, White Plains 10605 683-3662 • emmasalehouse.com

Fig & Olive 696 Post Road, Scarsdale 10583 725-2900 • figandolive.com

The Gnarly Vine 501 E. Main St., New Rochelle 10801 355-2541 • thegnarlyvine.com

Goldfish Restaurant 6 Rockledge Ave., Ossining 10562 762-0051 • goldfishdining.com

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Iberian New American cuisine menu, including authentic Portuguese and Spanish Tapas

Mexican-style restaurant

An American pub with a large draft selection

Steakhouse restaurant offering a fine dining experience

Farm-to-table cuisine in a tavern atmosphere

American Steakhouse

Ingredients are sourced from surrounding fields and pasture, as well as other local farms

A sports bar with traditional American cuisine

American cuisine

Hearty Irish-American cuisine

Relaxed atmosphere with classica American fare

Classic American comfort food

Cuisine from the south of France, Italy and Spain

Market-to-table experience dining with a wide selection of wine Family restaurant known for seafood, steaks and oysters prepared with a Mediterranean style

Farm-to-table cuisine

Name, address, phone number Area code: 914 (unless otherwise noted) Website

Harvest on Hudson 1 River St., Hastings-on-Hudson 10706 478-2800 • harvesthudson.com

Hudson Grille 165 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains 10601 997-2000 • hudsongrilleny.com

Lazy Boy Saloon 154 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains 10601 761-0272 • lazyboysaloon.com

The Melting Pot of White Plains 30 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains 10601 993-6358 • meltingpot.com/whiteplains

Mickey Spillane's 431 White Plains Road, Eastchester 10709 395-3838 • mickeyspillanes.com

Moderne Barn 430 Bedford Road, Armonk 10504 730-0001 • modernebarn.com

NoMa Social 1 Radisson Plaza, New Rochelle 10801 576-4141 • nomasocial.com

Okinawa 218 S. Highland Ave., Ossining 10562 762-9888 • okinawaossining.com

Peekskill Brewery 47-53 S. Water St., Peekskill 10566 734-2337 • peekskillbrewery.wordpress.com

Pete's Saloon & Restaurant 8 W. Main St., Elmsford 10523 592-9849 • petessaloon.com

Ron Blacks 181 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains 10601 358-5811 • ronblacks.com

Sette e Venti Cucina & Bar 720 N. Bedford Road, Bedford Hills 10507 218-9321 • setteeventi.com

Tap House 16 Depot Square, Tuckahoe 10707 337-6941 • thetaphouseny.com

Trevi Ristorante 11 Taylor Square, West Harrison 10604 949-5810 • treviofharrison.com

Village Social Kitchen & Bar 251 E. Main St., Mount Kisco 10549 864-1255 • villagesocialkb.com

Wicked Wolf Tavern 166 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains 10601 428-3144 • wickedwolfwp.com

Description

Authentic gourmet Italian cuisine

American dining

American comfort food with a large selection of draft and bottled beer selections

Fine dining and fondue

Irish pub with a wide range of foods

Casual and sophisticated American restaurant with global influences

Mediterranean menu in a sophisticated setting

Hibachi steakhouse

A brewpub located on the riverfront

Traditional American cuisine

Sports bar with a large beer selection with many craft beers on tap Authentic southern Italian dining in a modern relaxed setting

Modern American fare

Fine Italian cuisine

A modern American restaurant with a rustic, warm and inviting atmosphere A pub-style restaurant and bar with American cuisine

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FACTS& FIGURES ON THE RECORD BANKRUPTCIES The following petitions were filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in White Plains. Chapter 11 indicates the filer intends to submit a plan of reorganization to the court. Chapter 7 indicates a liquidation of assets.

Manhattan Lehr Consultants International L.L.C., 134 W. 29 St., 11th floor, New York City 10001. Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Tracy L. Klestadt, New York City. Filed Nov. 7. Case no. 13-13651.

Poughkeepsie Liberty Realty Ventures L.L.C., 39 Center-hill Road, Monroe 10950. Chapter 13, voluntary. Attorney: Liberty Realty Ventures L.L.C., pro se. Filed Nov. 7. Case no. 13-37447. NJJPC Corp., 173 West St., Warwick 10990. Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Raymond P. Raiche, Goshen. Filed Nov. 12. Case no. 13-37470.

White Plains Choice Building Supplies of Westchester Company Inc., 677 Nepperhan Ave., Yonkers 10703. Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Jonathan S. Pasternak, White Plains. Filed Nov. 11. Case no. 13-23859.

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Arcadia Group U.S.A. Ltd. Filed by the Echo Design Group COURT CASES Inc. Action: patent infringement claim. Attorney for plainThe following cases appear on tiff: Edward F. Maluf. Filed the docket of the U.S. District Nov. 7. Case no. 13-07946. Court for the county of Westchester in White Plains. Barclays Bank P.L.C., et al. Filed by Simmtech Company Formlabs Inc. Filed by 3D Ltd. Action: antitrust litigation Systems Inc. Action: patent claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: infringement claim. Attor- Christine M. Bae, Bong June neys for plaintiff: Jonathan Kim and John Douglas Rue. Andrew David, Sidney David, Filed Nov. 8. Case no. 13-07953. Charles Patrick Kennedy and Roy H. Wepner. Filed Nov. 8. BDL Penn Enterprises L.L.C. Case no. 13-07973. Filed by Skyllzone L.L.C. Action: patent infringement 16 for 8 Hospitality L.L.C., claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: et al. Filed by Victor Sebastian Edward T. Colbert Sr. and Rose Azoqgue. Action: claim fi led Cordero Prey. Filed Nov. 6. under the Fair Labor Stan- Case no. 13-07905. dards Act of 1938. Attorneys for plaintiff: Justin Cilenti and Peter Hans Cooper. Filed Nov. 6. Cafe Addis Inc., et al. Filed by J&J Sports Productions Inc. Case no. 13-07899. Action: federal question other claim. Attorney for plaintiff: 17 John Street Associates Jacqueline Marie Muratore. L.L.C., et al. Filed by Dale Hen- Filed Nov. 7. Case no. 13-07957. derson. Action: diversity personal injury claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Peter D. Baron. Filed Clear View Building Services Inc., et al. Filed by Jose BlanNov. 6. Case no. 13-07892. co. Action: claim fi led under the Fair Labor Standards Act 650 Sixth Ave Trevi L.L.C., et of 1938. Attorneys for plainal. Filed by Joyce De La Rosa. tiff: Raymond Nardo and Action: claim fi led under the Louis Pechman. Filed Nov. 7. Americans with Disabilities Act Case no. 13-07925. of 1990. Attorneys for plaintiff: Adam Saul Hanski and Glen Howard Parker. Filed Nov. 8. Eden Ballroom L.L.C., et al. Filed by Club Space ManageCase no. 13-07997. ment L.L.C. Action: trademark infringement claim. Attorneys 681 Bake L.L.C., et al. Filed for plaintiff: Marcella Balby Eddy Briceno. Action: claim lard and Chaim Zev Kagedan. fi led under the Fair Labor Stan- Filed Nov. 8. Case no. 13-07955. dards Act of 1938. Attorney for plaintiff: C.K. Lee. Filed Nov. 6. EIC Agency L.L.C., et al. Filed Case no. 13-07896. by Opinion Corp., et al. Action: declaratory judgment claim. 2260 Mag Corp., et al. Filed Attorneys for plaintiff: Ronald by J&J Sports Productions Inc. David Coleman and Joel GeofAction: federal question other frey MacMull. Filed Nov. 7. claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Case no. 13-07930. Jacqueline Marie Muratore. Filed Nov. 7. Case no. 13-07956. Fonda Avenue B L.L.C., et al. Filed by Jose Betancourt. Agua Roja Bar & Restaurant Action: claim fi led under the Corp., et al. Filed by J & J Fair Labor Standards Act of Sports Productions Inc. Action: 1938. Attorneys for plainfederal question claim. Attor- tiff: Louis Pechman and Jesney for plaintiff: Jacqueline sica N. Tischler. Filed Nov. 7. Marie Muratore. Filed Nov. 7. Case no. 13-07923. Case no. 13-07951.

God›s Love We Deliver Inc., et al. Filed by Alyson Giller. Action: claim fi led under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Attorneys for plaintiff: Liane Fisher and Michael Taubenfeld. Filed Nov. 7. Case no. 13-07939.

Kolel Beth Yechiel Mechil of Tartikov Inc., et al. Filed by New York Life Insurance Co. Action: interpleader action claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Jodie Leigh Ousley. Filed Nov. 8. Case no. 13-07975.

Hale & Hearty Soups L.L.C., et al. Filed by Alfredo Ferrari. Action: claim fi led under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Attorney for plaintiff: C.K. Lee. Filed Nov. 6. Case no. 13-07897.

Larry›s Cap Rock & Stone Inc., et al. Filed by Merchant Cash & Capital L.L.C. Action: diversity account receivable claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Arturo Andres Castro and Nicholas Philip Giuliano. Filed Nov. 7. Case no. 13-07921.

Idea Nuova Inc. Filed by PICC Property and Casualty Company Ltd. Action: diversity other contract claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Kevin Kerveng Tung. Filed Nov. 6. Case no. 13-078900. Insurancenoodle Inc. Filed by Navigators Insurance Co., et al. Action: diversity other contract claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Diane Fazzolari, Geoffrey William Heineman and Eric Corey Weissman. Filed Nov. 6. Case no. 13-07894. IVOG L.L.C., et al. Filed by Softlines International L.L.C., et al. Action: patent infringement claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Jonathan E. Moskin. Filed Nov. 7. Case no. 13-07931.

Jack Engle & Co. Filed by Reliance Global Trading Inc. Action: diversity-libel assault-slander claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Jonathan William Tribiano. Filed Nov. 8. Case no. 13-07996. JP Morgan Chase & Co., et al. Filed by Fund Liquidation Holdings L.L.C. Action: antitrust litigation claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Robert N. Cappucci, Vincent Roger Cappucci and Andrew J. Entwistle. Filed Nov. 8. Case no. 13-07976. Kirbster Realty Inc. Filed by Victor Lozano. Action: claim fi led under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Attorneys for plaintiff: Louis Pechman and Jessica N. Tischler. Filed Nov. 7. Case no. 13-07924.

Lima S Taste Ceviche Bar Inc., et al. Filed by J&J Sports Productions Inc. Action: federal question other claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Jacqueline Marie Muratore. Filed Nov. 7. Case no. 13-07959. Maradona Inc., et al. Filed by J & J Sports Productions Inc. Action: federal question claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Jacqueline Marie Muratore. Filed Nov. 7. Case no. 13-07954. McGraw Hill Financial Inc., et al. Filed by John J. Hoffman. Action: claim fi led under the Securities Exchange Act of 1943. Attorney for plaintiff: Edward James Mullins III. Filed Nov. 12. Case no. 13-08005. Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc., et al. Filed by Ramnand Ramnaraine. Action: claim fi led under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Attorneys for plaintiff: Kevin Scott Johnson and Brittany Sloane Weiner. Filed Nov. 6. Case no. 13-07889.

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NDL Associates Inc. Filed by The Laborers’ International Union of North America Local No. 60, et al. Action: claim fi led under the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947. Attorney for plaintiff: Giacchino James Russo. Filed Nov. 8. Case no. 13-07980. New Statford Restaurant Inc., et al. Filed by Frank J. Solome. Action: claim fi led under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Attorneys for plaintiff: Louis Pechman and Jessica N. Tischler. Filed Nov. 7. Case no. 13-07926.

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NEWSMAKERS plus awards and events FOUNDATION LAUNCHES LEGACY SOCIETY

THE COLLEGE OF NEW ROCHELLE PRESIDENT HONORED

THE OPEN DOOR FOUNDATION, headquartered in Somers, launched its Legacy Society at an event with financial editor and author Jean Chatzky Wednesday Oct. 24 at Historic Hudson Valley in Pocantico Hills. Chatzky, the financial editor of the “Today Show” and award-winning author, gave the keynote address titled “Money Rules for a Secure Retirement,” The Open Door Foundation created the Legacy Society to honor and recognize members of the community who have included Open Door in their estate plans by naming the Open Door Foundation as a beneficiary in their wills, trusts, insurance policies, donor-advised funds or foundations. Such gifts help to sustain certain programs or facilities, add capacity, establish endowments and launch major new initiatives.

JUDITH HUNTINGTON, president of The College of New Rochelle, was an honoree for Girls Inc. Westchester Power of the Purse Nov. 14 at Trump National Golf Club in Briarcliff. Sharon Epperson, CNBC’s senior commodities and personal finance correspondent hosted the event. Other honories included Renee Brown, president and CEO of CW Brown Inc.; Gigi Fernandez, Olympic Gold medalist and member of the Tennis Hall of Fame; and Stacy Hobson Ph.D., research scientist at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center. For the first time, a “few good men,” actor Michael Boatman and former MLB executive, Jimmie Lee Solomon were applauded for their commitment to the advancement and well-being of girls. “Girls Inc. gives girls the confidence and skills they need to reach their potential. Our special guests affirm that strong, smart and bold girls can grow up to be anything they want to be. …” said Sally Baker, executive director of Girls Inc. Westchester.

From left: Open Door Foundation member Kathy Perkel of Rye, Open Door Family Medical Center CEO and President Lindsay Farrell of Ossining, Open Door Foundation Board Vice Chairwoman Laura Mogil of Briarcliff and Jean Chatzky of Briarcliff.

WOMAN’S ORGANIZATION RAISES FUNDS FOR THE HUNGRY

NEW POP-UP RESTAURANT IN WHITE PLAINS

PROFESSIONAL WOMEN OF WESTCHESTER (PWW) recently hosted a “Give Thanks” networking party to benefit the Westchester Coalition for the Hungry and the Homeless (WCHH). The event raised more than $500 from photographs taken by Margaret Rizzuto Photography, collected 50 pounds of canned food donations and raised awareness about the WCHH mission. PWW President Jamie Imperati is part of Team Hungershield, which wishes to raise $40,000 or 40,000 pounds of food over the next two years for the coalition.

THE GREAT AMERICAN BBQ CO. has opened a pop-up restaurant in White Plains located adjacent to Sam’s of Gedney Way. It’s open for lunch and dinner from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week now to Nov. 30. “For many years, our BBQ clients have always asked us to open a BBQ restaurant in Westchester,” said Peter Herrero, owner of The Great American BBQ Co. and Sam’s of Gedney Way. “We have been searching for a suitable site, until the light bulb went off –– why don’t we just do it here at Sam’s. If the pop-up restaurant proves to be a success, we would consider reopening the concept as a seasonal restaurant during the summer and fall of 2014.” David Pellon, director of catering, has transformed the patio decor with an upscale BBQ motif. All BBQ will be rubbed, smoked and slow roasted on site by Pit Master Pancho Diaz, who’s been honing his BBQ skills for more than 15 years. Executive Chef Joseph Sasso said he and his staff are “excited and ready to start smoking.” The Great American BBQ Co. is located at 54 Gedney Way in White Plains. Visit thegreatamericanbbq.com or call (914) 6862277 to make reservations and enjoy this limited engagement.

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From left, Jamie Imperati, PWW president; Maria Freburg of Webster Bank; Denise Killeen, WCHH executive assistant; Jeanne Blum, executive director, Westchester Coalition for the Hungry and the Homeless; Chantell Brown, director, WCHH community programs; and Joe Pizimenti, vice president, WCHH Board of Directors.

NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL WELCOMES NEW PHYSICIANS BRIAN ELLIOTT received his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, N.C. He completed his residency from Mount Sinai Medical Center and completed his fellowship in hematology and oncology from the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, and Mount Sinai Medical Center. Elliott is a member of the Mount Kisco Medical Group and resides in Bronxville. MAJA ILIC received her medical degree from the University of Zagreb Medical School, Croatia. She completed her residency and fellowship at Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, in pediatric neurology, and her fellowship in neurophysiology and epilepsy at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City. Ilic is a member of Westchester Health and resides in White Plains. OLIVER MUENSTERER received his medical degree from Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany. He completed his residency at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C. in pediatrics and his fellowship in pediatric surgery at Birmingham Children’s Hospital in Birmingham, Ala. Muensterer practices at Children’s & Women’s Physicians of Westchester in Valhalla and resides in New Rochelle. GUSTAVO STRINGEL received his medical degree from National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City. He completed his residency in general surgery at the University of Toronto and in pediatric surgery from The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. Stringel practices at Children’s & Women’s Physicians of Westchester in Valhalla and resides in Larchmont. DARA COHEN received her medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx and completed her residency in internal medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, and her fellowship in endocrinology from Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City. Cohen is a member of Mount Kisco Medical Group and resides in Scarsdale. MARK LOIGMAN received his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, his residency in psychiatry from Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City. Loigman practices psychiatry at Northern Westchester Hospital and resides in Larchmont. LESLIE SALAND received her medical degree and completed her residency in neurology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She also completed her fellowship in clinical neurophysiology from New York University Medical Center, New York City, and multiple sclerosis from Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City. Saland is a member of Mount Kisco Medical Group and resides in Chappaqua. BRADLEY SCHWACK received his medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, and completed his residency in general surgery from New York University Bellevue Medical Center, New York City. He also completed his fellowship in laparoscopic surgery in Norton Healthcare, Louisville, N.Y. Schwack practices and resides in New York City. ANNE FINGER received her physician assistant degree from Albany Medical College. She practices as a physician assistant and lives in New York City. VIVIAN LEE received her physician assistant degree from State University of New York School of Medicine, Stony Brook.

She practices as a physician assistant at Northern Westchester Hospital and resides in Chappaqua. MANJJU PULICKAL received her certified registered nurse anesthetist degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark. She works at American Anesthesiology of New York P.C., and resides in Westwood, N.J.

HOSPITAL CENTER EXPANDS CHILD CARE CENTER PHELPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CENTER in Sleepy Hollow recently held a ribbon cutting for the Robin’s Nest Child Care Center marking the official opening of a $1.4 million expansion. The 3,860-square-foot addition to the facility opens up day care opportunities for 40 more infants, toddlers and preschool age children, ages two months through six years. Sleepy Hollow Mayor Ken Wray said, “The expansion of Robin’s Nest is great for everyone in the community, especially for working parents who know that their children are well taken care of here. The village is growing, the hospital is growing and it’s important that assets such as this facility grow, too.” Phelps President and CEO Keith F. Safian said, “The Robin’s Nest has a long tradition of providing excellent child care for local families and hospital employees. The need we are meeting for greater capacity is a solid indicator that the community is recovering from the recession, with more and more parents employed. …” Diane Matrafailo, director of the facility, said, “The Robin’s Nest is one of very few day care facilities in the area that is nationally accredited. …” The Robin’s Nest operates year round from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and can now accommodate a maximum of 130 children. The center is fully equipped with safe and fun indoor and outdoor play areas, as well as a highly skilled teaching staff. Established in 1988, the Robin’s Nest is licensed by the New York State Department of Social Services and accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. To learn more about child care services at the Robin’s Nest, contact Matrafailo, at (914) 366-3232 or visit phelpschildcare.org.

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LEADING BEER COMPANY PARTNERS WITH GROWNYC HEINEKEN USA employees in White Plains and New York City recently joined forces with New York City environmental nonprofit GrowNYC and local Bronx residents to renovate the La Finca del Sur Community Garden located in south Bronx. The garden, which was in need of several large-scale improvements, was chosen by HEINEKEN USA as the focus of its 2013 Day of Giving employee volunteer project. La Finca del Sur is a New York City GreenThumb garden that is led and operated by more than 20 women from the south Bronx neighborhood. In addition to hosting community events throughout the year, the two-acre garden produces vegetables and herbs and provides a home to a seasonal farmer’s market for a community that lacks access to fresh produce. “Giving back to the communities in which we work and do business is core to who we are at HEINEKEN USA,” said Dolf van den Brink, CEO of HEINEKEN USA.“ “Corporate partnerships like ours with Heineken are vital to creating green spaces in our city,” said GrowNYC Executive Director Marcel Van Ooyen. “Without the sweat equity, a garden blueprint is just a piece of paper. The Heineken team rolled up their sleeves and helped us accomplish something great and long lasting for the community in just one day. GrowNYC is so grateful for their interest in improving and beautifying our City.”

daTES NOV. 16 – DEC.24 VISIT SANTA, share wishes and capture memories with a visit to Santa’s Village at the Cross County Center in Yonkers. Each child who visits with Santa will receive a free gift!

NOV. 24 MUSIC CONSERVATORY OFWESTCHESTER IN WHITE PLAINS hosts Taconic Opera’s November production of Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.” One performance only of the famous Scottish story will be performed Sunday, Nov. 24 at 3 p.m. The lead singers will be fully staged and in costume and audience members are invited to sing the chorus music. Tickets at $25 and $15 for students and seniors can be obtained online at taconicopera.org or by calling the toll-free number (855) 886-7372. Seating is limited; reservations are suggested.

NOV. 28 – 29 MIDNIGHT MADNESS, a way to work off Thanksgiving dinner with a midnight shopping trip or even earlier at the Cross County Shopping Center in Yonkers. All retailers will open by midnight for the Black Friday holiday, but some will open as early as 10 a.m. Thanksgiving Day with doorbuster deals Find sales and hours at crosscountycenter.com/ Events/midnightmadness_2013.

DEC. 2 Celebrate the Festival of Lights with Cross County Shopping Center and the Chabad of Yonkers at 6 p.m. Live music and festive dancing, Chanukah treats, crafts for kids and more!

From left, yvette, La Finca del sur farm manager; Gerard Lordahl, director of the open space greening at GrowNyc; Nancy Ortiz-surun, co-founder of La Finca del sur; stacey tank, senior vice president and chief corporate relations officer, HEiNEKEN usa; and Dolf van den Brink, cEO of HEiNEKEN usa.

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FACTS&FIGURES Newlead JMEG L.L.C., et al. Filed by Transasia Commodities Ltd. Action: diversity other contract claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Eric D. Freed and Jill L. Mandell. Filed Nov. 6. Case no. 13-07895. Oved Apparel Corporation. Filed by Korea Trade Insurance Corp. Action: diversity other contract claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Gabriel T. Bluestone. Filed Nov. 6. Case no. 13-07918. The Renco Group Inc., et al. Filed by Lee E. Buchwald. Action: motion to withdraw reference claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Adam Christian Anderson, Leo R. Beus, Nicholas F. Kajon, Timothy Josep, Paris and Scot Christopher Stirling. Filed Nov. 7. Case no. 13-07948. Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. Filed by National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa., et al. Action: claim filed under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Filed Nov. 7. Case no. 13-07919. St. Nicholas Fish Market Inc., et al. Filed by Maria De La Cruz Guzman, et al. Action: federal question-other claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Louis Pechman and Jessica N. Tischler. Filed Nov. 7. Case no. 13-07922. TDC L.L.C. Filed by Stolt Tankers B.V. Action: admiralty claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Manuel Antonio Molina and Don Philip Murnane Jr. Filed Nov. 8. Case no. 13-07977. Three Kids Baking Inc., et al. Filed by Marisol Camero, et al. Action: claim filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Attorneys for plaintiff: Liane Fisher and Michael Taubenfeld. Filed Nov. 7. Case no. 13-07940. York Preparatory School Inc., et al. Filed by Sheri MartucciCicero. Action: claim filed under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. Attorney for plaintiff: Eric Broutman. Filed Nov. 7. Case no. 13-07938.

Zaragoza Mexican Deli & Grocery Inc., et al. Filed by J&J Sports Productions Inc. Action: federal question other claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Jacqueline Marie Muratore. Filed Nov. 7. Case no. 13-07960.

Deeds

Westchester Chinese Christian Fellowship, Briarcliff Manor. Seller: The Armonk Methodist Church of North Castle, White Plains. Property: 3 Bedford Road, North Castle. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Nov. 7.

Below $1 million

ELMSFORD, 6 Crest Place. Single-family residence. Lot size: Not available. Plaintiff: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Plaintiff’s attorney: Fein Such & Crane L.L.P., 1400 Old Country Road, Westbury. Defendant: Melchor Garita. Referee: Darren Deurso: Sale: Nov. 25, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $406,877.53

MOUNT VERNON, 213 S. Third Ave. Two-family residence. Lot size: Not available. Plaintiff: US Bank National Association. Plantiff’s attorney: Rosicki & Rosicki & Associates, (845) 897-1600, 2 Summit Court, #301, Fishkill. Defendant: Samuel Garland. Referee: John Brophy. Sale: Nov. 20, 211 E. Seventh St., Mount Ver- 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: 189 Main Street Associates non. Amount: $350,000. Filed $483,005.99. L.L.C., Valhalla. Seller: Dis- Nov. 8. tinctive Properties of White Plains L.L.C., et al, White Cobble Creek Builders North PORT CHESTER, 4 LockPlains. Property: 189 Main St., America Inc., Purchase. Seller: wood Place. Apartment; .08 White Plains. Amount: $1.1 Robert Wilner, et al, Rye Brook. acre. Plaintiff: Wachovia Mortgage FSB. Plaintiff’s attorney: million. Filed Nov. 7. Property: 29 Woodland Drive, Druckman & Sinel, (516) 876Rye. Amount: $995,000. Filed 0800, 242 Drexel Ave., WestAWS 280 Hawthorne L.L.C., Nov. 8. bury. Defendant: Joseph CanWhite Plains. Seller: ZGD Renavo. Referee: Thomas Parisi. alty Corp., Bronx. Property: Elk Homes Partners L.P., Rye. Sale: Nov. 18, 10:30 a.m. Ap280 Hawthorne Ave., Yonkers. Seller: William Fisher, et al, proximate lien: $586,714.49. Amount: $1 million. Filed Larchmont. Property: 7 SherNov. 8. wood Drive, Mamaroneck. RYE BROOK, 20 Wyman St. Amount: $975,000. Filed Nov. 8. Single-family residence; .21 Intersight Construction and acre. Plaintiff: US Bank NaEnvironmental Group Corp., Global Real Estate USA Inc., tional Association. Plaintiff’s Valley Stream. Seller: Henry New York City. Seller: Denis attorney: Knuckles, KomosinDong, et al, Scarsdale. Prop- J. Hevey, Scarsdale. Property: ski & Elliot, (914) 345-3020, erty: 181 Sprain Road, Green- 76 Sprague Road, Scarsdale. 565 Taxter Road, Suite 509, burgh. Amount: $1.1 million. Amount: $749,000. Filed Nov. 6. Elmsford. Defendant: Maletta Filed Nov. 6. Godinho. Referee: Michele Bermel. Sale: Nov. 18, 9:30 a.m. Libertyville Capital Group Lubic Company Partnership, L.L.C., Montgomery. Seller: Approximate lien: $658.097. Mahopac. Seller: Garmo Re- Sebastiano P. Cornelio, Valalty Group L.L.C., Thornwood. halla. Property: 323 Columbus WHITE PLAINS, 19F HillProperty: 835 Franklin Ave., Ave., Mount Pleasant. Amount: side Terrace. Apt. 115 CondoMount Pleasant. Amount: $1.1 $235,000. Filed Nov. 7. minium; Lot size: Not availmillion. Filed Nov. 8. able. Plaintiff: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Plaintiff’s MSK Group L.L.C., BenningSaint Andrews Restoration ton, Vt. Seller: Bank of America attorney: Fein, Such & Crane, L.L.C., Bronx. Seller: Paul J. N.A. Property: 928 McLean (973) 538-4700, 747 Chestnut Ridge Road, Suite 200, ChestNoto, Mamaroneck. Property: Ave., Yonkers. Amount: nut Ridge. Defendant: Lucio 82 Saint Andrews Place, Yon- $274,500. Filed Nov. 7. Spista. Referee: Michele Berkers. Amount: $1.5 million. mel. Sale: Nov. 18, 9 a.m. ApFiled Nov. 7. North East Luxury Living proximate lien: $447,007.21. L.L.C., Pleasantville. Seller: Tony’s Auto Body of White Robert J. Wheeler, St. Louis, Plains Inc., West Harrison. Mo. Property: 786 Sleepy Hol- WHITE PLAINS, 46 RanSeller: Ken Knapp Realty Corp., low Road, Mount Pleasant. dolph Road. Description: Not Elmsford. Property: 1 Havens Amount: $510,000. Filed Nov. 6. available. Lot size: Not available. Plaintiff: Wells Fargo St., Greenburgh. Amount: $1.1 Bank National Association. million. Filed Nov. 7. Plaintiff’s attorney: Cohn & Roth, (516) 747 3030, 100 East Old Country Road, Mineola. Defendant: Richard Bradwell. Referee: Thomas Gizzo. Sale: Nov. 18, 12 p.m. Approximate lien: $465,818.15. Abruzzi 7 L.L.C., Port Chester. Seller: Meemo Maasik, et al, Rye. Property: 100 Theo116 Thompson Street L.L.C., dore Fremd Ave., B-2D, Rye. Pound Ridge. Seller: Split Pea Amount: $215,000. Filed Nov. 6. L.L.C., Pound Ridge. Property: Pea Pond Road, Bedford. Belco Development L.L.C., Amount: $2.5 million. Filed Yonkers. Seller: Robert DeDoNov. 8. nato, et al, Briarcliff. Property:

Above $1 million

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WHITE PLAINS, One Renaissance Square, Apt. 35G. Condominium; Lot size: Not available. Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: Druckman & Sinel, (516) 876-0800, 242 Drexel Ave., Westbury. Defendant: Gobin Maniram. Referee: Michele Bermel. Sale: Nov. 18, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $1,529,341.22.

Gilroy Construction Co., Prospect, Conn. $987,480 in favor of Heritage Hills of Westchester Condominiums, White Plains. Filed Nov. 4.

YONKERS, 12 Guion St. Apartment; .07 acre. Plaintiff: Flushing Savings Bank FSB. Plaintiff’s attorney: Lynch & Associates, 426 Lexington Ave., New York City. Defendant: Wolf Creek Realty Corp. Referee: Peter Rosato. Sale: Nov. 20, 2 p.m. Approximate lien: $308,167.97.

Lis Pendens

TDT Inc., Scarsdale. $30,000 in favor of Vitos Plumbing and Heating Inc., Garnerville. Filed Nov. 4.

The following filings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed.

Ascher, Bruce M., et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $240,000 affectYONKERS, 30 Herriott Place. ing property located at 14 WilApartment; .17 acre. Plaintiff: liam Puckey Drive, Cortlandt Waterfall Victoria Master Fund Manor. Filed July 3. Ltd. Plaintiff’s attorney: Stagg Terenzi Confusione & Wabnik L.L.P., 401 Franklin Ave., Gar- Bristow, Jimmy, et al. Filed by den City. Defendant: Lincoln The Bank of New York Mellon. De Los Santos. Referee: Pauline Action: seeks to foreclose on a Galvin. Sale: Nov. 25, 1 p.m. Ap- mortgage to secure $450,423 affecting property located at proximate lien: Not available. 288 Abbott Ave., Elmsford 10523. Filed July 3. YONKERS, 31 Hillside Drive. Single-family residence; .13 acre. Plaintiff: HSBC Bank Brown, Colin, et al. Filed by USA, NA. Plaintiff’s attorney: U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks Gross Polowy & Orlans, (716) to foreclose on a mortgage to 204-1700, P.O. Box 540, Getz- secure $375,000 affecting propville. Defendant: Peter Kastsar- erty located at 117 E. Cedar St., idis. Referee: Lynn Maier. Sale: Mount Vernon 10552. Filed Nov. 19, 9:30 a.m. Approximate July 8. lien: $525,122.62. Brown, Walter C., et al. Filed YONKERS, 1052 McLean by HSBC Bank USA N.A. AcAve. Downtown Row type; .1 tion: seeks to foreclose on a acre. Plaintiff: Federal National mortgage to secure $584,250 Mortgage Association. Plain- affecting property located at tiff’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro 419 Locust St., Mount Vernon & Barak, (585) 247-9000, 250 10552. Filed July 8. Mile Crossing Blvd., Suite 1, Rochester. Defendant: Edward Cammarano, Emilio, et al. Gallagher. Referee: Christina Filed by OceanFirst Bank. AcRomano. Sale: Nov. 20, 2 p.m. tion: seeks to foreclose on a Approximate lien: $453,439.05. mortgage to secure $313,113 affecting property located at 24 Kimball Terrace, Yonkers 10704. Filed July 3.

Judgments

Automotive Lift and Equipment Corp., Port Chester. $605,418 in favor of Vision Payment Solutions L.L.C., Portland, Me. Filed Nov. 4. Dataserve Corp., Elmsford. $17,949 in favor of Mack-Cali CW Realty Associates L.L.C., Elmsford. Filed Nov. 1.

Campos, Anthony, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 47 Round House Road, Bedford 10506. Filed July 2.

Carroll, Patrick Joseph, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $1.2 million affecting property located at 2 East Way, Bronxville 10708. Filed July 3.

Fiocco, Paul R., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 51 Lakeview Drive, Shenorock 10587. Filed July 3.

Magistro, Michael T., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $252,345 affecting property located at 1 Quaker Bridge Road, Ossining 10562. Filed July 8.

Mujahid, Jubae, et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $289,000 affecting property located at 5 Granada Crescent, Unit 5-20, White Plains 10603. Filed July 1.

Goldstein, Pamela S.L., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $750,000 affecting property located at 1 Hawthorne Way, Hartsdale 10530. Filed Chin, Janis, et al. Filed by Wells July 1. Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to Herr, John, et al. Filed by Bank secure an unspecified amount of America N.A. Action: seeks affecting property located at 73 to foreclose on a mortgage Greenwood Lane, White Plains to secure $420,000 affecting 10607. Filed July 3. property located at 6 Fox Den Lane, North Salem 10560. Filed Dalli, Heather, et al. Filed by July 5. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mort- Hunter, Linton, et al. Filed gage to secure an unspecified by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Acamount affecting property lo- tion: seeks to foreclose on a cated at 1 Park Circle, White mortgage to secure $365,000 Plains 10603. Filed July 1. affecting property located at 11 Millington St., Mount Vernon Damora, Sirkka, aka Florence 10553. Filed July 2. Damora, individually and as surviving spouse of Robert Lagos, Jacinto, et al. Filed by Damora, et al. Filed by Aurora PNC Bank N.A. Action: seeks Loan Services L.L.C. Action: to foreclose on a mortgage to seeks to foreclose on a mort- secure $360,000 affecting propgage to secure $780,000 af- erty located at 135 Washington fecting property located at 319 St., Port Chester 10573. Filed Pound Ridge Road, Bedford July 3. 10506. Filed July 2. Latty, Michelle, et al. Filed by Dinnall, Donna Edmond- Deutsche Bank National Trust son, et al. Filed by Household Co. Action: seeks to foreclose Finance Realty Corporation on a mortgage to secure $1 milof New York. Action: seeks to lion affecting property located foreclose on a mortgage to se- at 35 Atilda Ave., Dobbs Ferry cure $484,600 affecting prop- 10522. Filed July 3. erty located at 25 Lawrence Ave., White Plains 10603. Filed Levy, Joan Lia, as co-execuJuly 1. trix of the estate of Florence C. Levy, et al. Filed by Bank of Elhelou, Fadi, et al. Filed by America N.A. Action: seeks to Chase Home Finance L.L.C. foreclose on a mortgage to seAction: seeks to foreclose on a cure $877,500 affecting propmortgage to secure $342,191 erty located at 22 Pinecrest affecting property located at 21 Parkway, Hastings-on-Hudson Gabriel Drive, Cortlandt Man- 10706. Filed July 1. or 10567. Filed July 5. Lozano, Joseph, et al. Filed by Farquharson, Boyd, et al. U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. foreclose on a mortgage to seAction: seeks to foreclose on a cure $828,500 affecting propmortgage to secure $500,000 erty located at 1315 Echo Hills affecting property located at 4 Path, Yorktown Heights 10598. Park Ave., Ardsley 10502. Filed Filed July 8. July 8.

Massimi, Gregory C., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $1.3 million affecting property located at 10 City Place, Unit PH4D, White Plains 10601. Filed July 1.

Olive Realty Inc., et al. Filed by Colfin Metro Funding L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $491,250 affecting property located at 292 Woodworth Ave., Yonkers 10710. Filed July 2.

Caurthens, Cyril, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $215,000 affecting property located at 355 Old Tarrytown Road, Unit 606, White Plains. Filed July 3.

Materia, Salvatore, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $351,950 affecting property located at 45 Sterling Ave. White Plains 10606. Filed July 5. Maxwell, Wayne, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $344,000 affecting property located at 136 N. Ninth Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed July 3.

Oliveira, Angela Maria, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $470,250 affecting property located at 123 Stone Ave., White Plains 10603. Filed July 1. Palmiotto, Anthony, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 140 Condit St., Harrison 10528. Filed July 1. Paolucci, Donna, et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $298,980 affecting property located at 15 Dutch St., Cortlandt 10548. Filed July 8.

McKoy, Stephen, et al. Filed by Hartford Funding. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $337,800 affecting property located at 526 Van Cortlandt Park Ave., Yonkers 10705. Filed July 2. Paryag, Mahichand, et al. Filed by Wilmington Trust Co. McLarty, Carmen, et al. Filed Action: seeks to foreclose on a by Deutsche Bank Trust Com- mortgage to secure $489,000 pany Americas. Action: seeks affecting property located at to foreclose on a mortgage to 616 Sixth Avenue South, Mount secure $474,880 affecting prop- Vernon 10550. Filed July 8. erty located at 120 W. Fourth St., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Pateman, Bonnie-Jean, et al. July 2. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a Mejia, Florencio, et al. Filed by mortgage to secure an unspeciU.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to fied amount affecting property foreclose on a mortgage to se- located at 22 Browning Lane, cure $482,000 affecting prop- Tarrytown 10591. Filed July 1. erty located at 94 Radford St., Yonkers 10705. Filed July 2. Pichardo, Nelson, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Messiter, Christopher, et al. Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreFiled by SRP 2012-5 L.L.C. close on a mortgage to secure Action: seeks to foreclose on a $773,472 affecting property lomortgage to secure $810,000 cated at 30 Fero St., aka 24 Fero affecting property located at St., Yonkers 10701. Filed July 3. 603 Harrison Ave., Harrison 10528. Filed July 3. Pimentel-Ortiz, Simone, et al. Filed by Loancare. Action: Miano, Joseph R., et al. Filed by seeks to foreclose on a mortDeutsche Bank National Trust gage to secure $394,582 afCo. Action: seeks to foreclose on fecting property located at 213 a mortgage to secure $247,500 Valentine Lane, Yonkers 10705. affecting property located at 14 Filed July 2. Nosband Ave., 3K, White Plains 10605. Filed July 3.

RJL 60-68 Halstead Avenue Corp., et al. Filed by Colfin Metro Funding L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $1.8 million affecting property located at 60-68 Halstead Ave., Harrison. Filed July 2.

Liebman, William A., as owner. $2,280 as claimed by Savino Brothers Hardwood Flooring, Ardsley. Property: in Scarsdale. Filed Nov. 4.

Martinez, George, as owner. $2,750 as claimed by Norway Electric Corp., Bronx. PropScott-Cooper, Luisa, et al. erty: in Yonkers. Filed Nov. 1. Filed by Ocwen Loan Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to fore- Westchester Mall L.L.C., as close on a mortgage to secure owner. $3,909 as claimed by an unspecified amount affect- Allied Building Products Corp. ing property located at 411 Property: in White Plains. Filed Woodland Hills Road, White Nov. 6. Plains 10603. Filed July 2. Valencia, Isabel, et al. Filed by New Businesses U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $386,560 affecting prop- This paper is not responsible for erty located at 5 Marshall Place, typographical errors contained Ossining 10562. Filed July 2. in the original filings. Velardo, Antonio, et al. Filed by Keybank N.A. Action: seeks Partnerships to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $577,500 affecting property located at 59 Ferris Place, Anointed Inspirational Jewelry, 3 Depew Court, Peekskill Ossining. Filed July 8. 10566, c/o Joelle Lopez and Thelma Lopez. Filed Nov. 16. Webb, Carl R. Jr., aka Carl Rucker, aka Carl Ruckel Webb, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose Sole Proprietorships on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting AJN Insurance Consulting, property located at 9 Doug- 160 Gala Court, White Plains las Drive, South Salem 10590. 10603, c/o Aaron J. Norris. Filed Nov. 20. Filed July 1. Weinstein, Seth, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $420,000 affecting property located at 75 Sunset Road, Montrose 10548. Filed July 3.

Comida Feliz, 2014 Central Park Ave., Yonkers 10710, c/o Fernando Marrero. Filed Nov. 20.

Mechanic’s Liens

East Coast Cable Solutions, 72 Tibbetts Road, Yonkers 10705, c/o Gary Fusaro. Filed Nov. 21.

Aklinis Yonkers Realty L.L.C., et al, as owner. $97,987 as claimed by EPI Interiors Inc., New York City. Property: in Yonkers. Filed Nov. 1. Bocek, Dawn M., et al, as owner. $4,135 as claimed by Santucci Construction Corp., Montrose. Property: in Cortlandt. Filed Nov. 6.

Dope Life Frenzy, 254 Marylou Ave., Yonkers 10703, c/o Janaya Rupert. Filed Nov. 16.

Eileen Kennedy-Ordonez Consulting, 414 Manhattan Ave., Hawthorne 10532, c/o Eileen Kennedy-Ordonez. Filed Nov. 16. Good Fellas Landscaping, 294 W. Post Road, Apt. 2D, White Plains 10606, c/o Maria Merrell. Filed Nov. 19.

JPF Realty Associates L.L.C., HRK Apparel, 209 S. Fifth as owner. $8,100 as claimed by Ave., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Spectrum Services Co., Mer- Jamel Jessamy. Filed Nov. 19. iden, Conn. Property: in White Plains. Filed Nov. 6.

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FACTS&FIGURES Hudson River Educational Consulting, 316 Warburton Ave., Yonkers 10701, c/o Ann Rodier. Filed Nov. 16. Ideaworx, 78 Devonshire Road, New Rochelle 10804, c/o Daniel Marc Williams. Filed Nov. 20. Jossle, 162 Clinton Ave., New Rochelle 10801, c/o Daquen Jamein Oliver. Filed Nov. 19. Justin’s Treestump Removal, 1180 Midland Ave., 3M, Yonkers 10708, c/o Justin Manfredonia. Filed Nov. 19. La Costena Deli Grocery, 107 Mclean Ave., Yonkers 10701, c/o Ramon Maximo Hernandez. Filed Nov. 20. Meadow’s Landscaping, 209 Babbitt Road, Bedford Hills 10507, c/o Santos Estuardo Melendez Rosa. Filed Nov. 20.

Multi Center, 343 Mount Patents Pleasant Ave., Mamaroneck 10543, c/o Cesar De Leon. Filed The following patents were isNov. 16. sued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in WashingReadyPosition, 46 Andrea ton, D.C. Lane, Scarsdale 10583, c/o Charles Ocheret. Filed Nov. 19. Allocation of resources on computer systems. Patent no. Rigo’s Barber Shop. 240 Hal- 8,584,130 issued to Antonio stead Ave., Harrison 10528, c/o Abbondanzio, Raleigh, N.C.; Rigoberto Castillo. Filed Nov. Shamsundar Ashok, Austin, 19. Texas; Nicole Lyne Jones, Cedar Park, Texas; Dennis D. RJC Enterprises, 1879 Jurgensen, Cary, N.C.; Rolf Crompond Road, B-10, Peek- Kocheisen, Pflugerville, Texas; skill 10566, c/o Robert Cevetil- Yan S. Koyfman, Poughkeepsie; Sherry M. Pitz, Raleigh, N.C.; lo. Filed Nov. 19. Peter A. Richman, Saugerties; Sincerely Yours Clothing, Devon D. Snyder, Cary, N.C.; 115 S. High St., Mount Vernon William J. Vanca, Chapel Hill, 10550, c/o Raheem Boyd. Filed N.C.; Philip K. Warren, Austin, Texas; and Robert E. WarNov. 19. ren, Raleigh, N.C. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Automated operating system device driver updating system. Patent no. 8,584,115 issued to Paul E. Finkelstein, Naperville, Ill.; Susan M. Guy, Concord, N.C.; Rajeev Puri, Charlotte, N.C.; Hsiao C. Thio, Palatine, Ill.; and Velazquez Nelson, Chicago, Ill. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Execution trace truncation. Patent no. 8,584,110 issued to Hiroshi Inoue, Yokohama, Japan; Hiroshige Hayashizaki, Kawasaki, Japan; and Peng Wu, Rochester. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Linking transactions. Patent no. 8,584,123 issued to Ashley Neil Clementi, Karrinyup, Australia; Jean-Jacques Heler, Palo Alto, Calif; and Paul Fredric Klein, Newbury Park, Calif. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

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Reducing parallelism of computer source code. Patent no. 8,584,103 issued to Uday Kumar Bondhugula White Plains; Alexandre E. Eichenberger, Chappaqua; John Kevin P. O’Brien, South Salem; Lakshminarayanan Renganarayana, Elmsford; and Yuan Zhao, Ossining. Assigned to International Business Machines Runtime code modification Corp., Armonk. in a multithreaded environment. Patent no. 8,584,111 Using a score-based template issued to Kevin Alexander to provide a virtual machine. Stoodley, Richmond Hill, Ca- Patent no. 8,584,121 issued to lif.; and Mark Graham Stood- Mauro Arcese Rome, Italy; Luley, Markham, Calif. Assigned igi Pichetti, Rome, Italy; and to International Business Ma- Roberto Piras, Rome, Italy. Assigned to International chines Corp., Armonk. Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Multiscenerio software deployment. Patent no. 8,584,119 issued to Bryan M. Ellington, Cary, N.C.; Colleen D. Lhota, Cary, N.C.; Joseph Loewengruber, Raleigh, N.C.; and Perry L. Statham, Round Rock, Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

LEGAL NOTICES Notice of formation of JD & JA LLC Arts. Of Org. filed with the sectíy of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/03/2013. Office location: Westchester. The street address is: None. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process served to: Juliet Anderson, 125 Lake Street, Suite 6GS, White Plains, NY 10604. Purpose: any lawful act. #58996

Notice of formation of SEK Real Estate Services, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/9/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 12 Kempster Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583 (the LLC’s principal business address). Purpose: any lawful activity. #59019

Notice of Formation of Lauraís Legacy LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/26/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 57 Elmwood Road, South Salem, NY 10590. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59009

Notice of Formation of Manor Park Securities LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/30/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o United Corporate Services, Inc., 10 Bank St., Ste. 560, White Plains, NY 10606. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59020

Notice of Formation of Tree Frog LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/21/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 8 Boulder Road, Rye, NY 10580. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59010 NOTICE OF FORMATION of Davis Avenue Associates, LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 9/30/13. Office location: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process c/o Susan Cappelli, 16 Elm Pl, Ste 202, Rye, NY 10580. Purpose: any lawful activities. #59011 2426 University Fund LLC filed with SSNY on 4/5/2013, Office Location, Westchester County NY, SSNY is designated as agent upon process against the LLC may be served, SSNY shall mail the copy of process against the LLC to 7 Edgewood Avenue Larchmont, NY 10538 Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59012 Notice of Formation of RMJB II, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/17/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 564 Mamaroneck Ave., Mamaroneck, NY 10543. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59015 Notice of Formation of IMPERIAL CONTRACTING, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/4/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the principal place of business: c/o Ileana Rivadeneira, 56 Temple St., Harrison, NY 10528. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59016 Notice of Formation of Levine Mandelbaum PLLC, a professional service limited liability company (PLLC). Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/27/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The PLLC, 222 Bloomingdale Rd., White Plains, NY 10605. Purpose: practice the profession of law. #59018

Notice of Formation of Red Sea Ventures LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/3/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: United Corporate Services, Inc., 10 Bank St., Ste. 560, White Plains, NY 10606. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59021 JAGGER AND JADE LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/10/2013. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 402 Main Street, Store 2, Armonk, NY 10504. Reg Agent: Elizabeth Talbot, 402 Main Street, Store 2, Armonk, NY 10504. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59023 David Kirschenbaum LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 9/19/13. Office:Westchester. SSNY is design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 375 N. Broadway#204 Jericho, NY 11753. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59024 Crusoe Ventures LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 7/11/13. Office:Westchester. SSNY is design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 93 N Broadway Irvington, NY 10533. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59025 Peninsula Distribution LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 9/16/13. Office:Westchester. SSNY is design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 56 Harrison St.#405 New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59026 Catamount Flatbush LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 9/19/13. Office:Westchester. SSNY is design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to Peter Burack 550 Mamaroneck Ave #404 Harrison, NY 10528. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59027 Music Intelligentsia LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 9/4/13. Office:Westchester. SSNY is design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 450 Scarborough Rd. Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510. Purpose: any lawful #59028

NOTICE OF FORMATION of Concetta, LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 10/8/13. Office location: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process c/o Connie Cappelli, 11 Meadow Brook Rd, White Plains, NY 10605. Purpose: any lawful activities. #59029 NOTICE OF FORMATION of Rockland Capital Partners LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 11/7/03. Office location: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process c/o Mark Rufeh, 48 Lake Shore Dr, Eastchester, NY 10709. Purpose: any lawful activities. #59030 NOTICE OF FORMATION of Weaver Street Properties, LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 10/26/04. Office location: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process c/o Mark Rufeh, 48 Lake Shore Dr, Eastchester, NY 10709. Purpose: any lawful activities. #59031 Notice of Formation of EVEREST PROPERTY GROUP, LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 10/7/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 6 Limerick Ct., White Plains, NY 10603. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59032 J KUHL, PHYSICIAN, P.L.L.C., a Prof. LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/08/2013. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 600 Mamaroneck Ave., Ste. 4, Harrison, NY 10528. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59033 27 FULLER ROAD, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/08/2013. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 27 Fuller Rd., Ossining, NY 10562. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59034 Notice of Formation of Saunders Logistics Transfer, LLC. Articles of Org filed with SSNY on 10/4/13. Office Loc: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom Process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at: 11 Deer Run Rd., South Salem, NY 10590. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59035 NOTICE OF FORMATION of Beem Consulting, LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 10/10/13. Office location: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 501 N. Barry Ave. Apt. 2G, Mamaroneck, NY 10543. Purpose: any lawful activities. #59036

NOTICE OF FORMATION of Bryco LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 10/9/13. Office location: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process c/o Bryan Cappelli 157 East 74th St, New York, NY 10021. Purpose: any lawful activities. #59037 NOTICE OF FORMATION of Manursing Way Associates, LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 10/10/13. Office location: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process is One Hunter Ave, Armonk, NY 10504. Purpose: any lawful activities. #59038 Ee Dental, PLLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 8/7/13. Office:Westchester. SSNY is design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 470 Halstead Ave. #2A Harrison, NY 10528. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59039 Oyster Consulting, LLC Authority filed with the SSNY on 6/17/13. Office: Westchester. LLC formed in VA on 8/6/08. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served and shall mail copy to 4405 Cox Rd. #150 Glen Allen, VA 23060. Cert of Org. filed with SOS of VA 1300 E. Main St., Richmond, VA 23219. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #59040 East Asia Land Fund, LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 9/30/13. Office:Westchester. SSNY is design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to c/o Kurzman Eisenberg Corbin & Lever, LLP Attn: Ketherine R. Steiner Esq. 1 N. Broadway- 10th Fl. New York, NY 10601. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59041 Renewable energy credit clearing LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 8/9/13. Office:Westchester. SSNY is design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 114 S. Pearl St. #2C Port Chester, NY 10573. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59042 Champions West 90th Street LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 10/3/13. Office:Westchester. SSNY is design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 333 Fifth Ave. Pelham, NY 10803. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59043 Notice of Formation of Kevin Luker Photography, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/15/13. Office Location:Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Kevin Luker Photography, 50 Birchwood Lane, Hartsdale, New York 10530. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59044

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company. Eastleigh Properties LLC. Articles of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/15/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 199 Main Street, #708, White Plains, NY. For any lawful purpose. #59045 Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company. Clearpoint Atlantic Company LLC. Articles of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/23/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 199 Main Street, #708, White Plains, NY. For any lawful purpose. #59046 Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company. Maribec Properties NY LLC. Articles of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/27/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 21 Battery Pl, Croton, NY. For any lawful purpose. #59047 Notice of Formation of JULIA W HOLDINGS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/19/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Central National-Gottesman Inc., 3 Manhattanville Road, Purchase, NY 10777, Attn: General Counsel. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59048 Notice of Formation of JAMES W HOLDINGS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/19/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Central National-Gottesman Inc., 3 Manhattanville Road, Purchase, NY 10777, Attn: General Counsel. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59049 NOTICE OF FORMATION of Cedar Place Associates, LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 10/11/13. Office location: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to One Hunter Ave, Armonk, NY 10504. Purpose: any lawful activities. #59051 NOTICE OF FORMATION of One Body Wellness LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 10/16/13. Office location: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 144 Bedford Rd, Fl. 2, Armonk, NY 10504. Purpose: any lawful activities. #59052

NOTICE OF FORMATION of Almost Science LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 10/16/13. Office location: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process c/o Mark Stevens, 800 Westchester Ave, Rye Brook, NY 10573. Purpose: any lawful activities. #59053 NOTICE OF FORMATION of 265 Milton Road Associates, LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 10/17/13. Office location: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process c/o Susan Cappelli, 16 Elm Place, Suite 204, Rye, NY 10580. Purpose: any lawful activities. #59054 AK EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/08/2013. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: One Franklin Avenue-Apt. 2E, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59055 Notice of Formation of Dream2IMG, LLC Art.Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/3/13. Ofc. Loc: Westchester Cty. M. Petrellese desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 2005 Palmer Ave #217, Larchmont, NY 10538. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59056 Notice of Formation of Ground Floor Coworking LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/20/13. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC c/o 96 Homestead Place, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59057 Notice of Formation Of A NY LLC Pursuant To NY Limited Liability Company Law Section 206. The name of the limited liability company is 3 Boys and a Girl, LLC (the ìCompanyî). The date of filing of the articles of organization with the Secretary of State was 9/27/2013. The county in NY in which the office of the Company is located is Westchester. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process may be served, and the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the Company served upon him or her to 29 Quarry Lane, Bedford, NY 10506. The business purpose of the Company is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under the laws of the State of NY. #59058 Notice of Formation of Northeast Residential Equities, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/19/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o United Corporate Services, Inc., 10 Bank St., Ste. 560, White Plains, NY 10606. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59059

London and White LLC. Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 10/15/13. Office:Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 210 B Fulton Rd. Mamaroneck, NY 10543. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59061 Lawn Terrace Properties, LLC. Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 9/24/13. Office:Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 561 Lawn Terrace Mamaroneck, NY 10543. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59062 Notice of Formation of DMAB Enterprises, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/13/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 1468 Midland Ave. Apt. GA, Bronxville, New York 10708. There is no specific date set for dissolution. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59064 Notice of Formation of a limited liability company (LLC): Name: TEASEED LLC, Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/02/2013. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to C/O TEASEED LLC, 2 Canfield Avenue apartment #730, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date. #59065 Notice of Formation of HUDSON W HOLDINGS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/19/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Central National-Gottesman Inc., 3 Manhattanville Road, Purchase, NY 10777, Attn: General Counsel. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59066 Notice of Formation of EMERY W HOLDINGS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/19/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Central National-Gottesman Inc., 3 Manhattanville Road, Purchase, NY 10777, Attn: General Counsel. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59067 Notice of Formation of KNIGHTS & DAZE, LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 10/18/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 121 Wappanocca Ave., Rye, NY 10580. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59068

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LEGAL NOTICES Continued from previous page Notice of Formation of SAMUEL W HOLDINGS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/19/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Central National-Gottesman Inc., 3 Manhattanville Road, Purchase, NY 10777, Attn: General Counsel. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59069 Notice of Formation of GLENCOE FUNDINGCO, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/22/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: United Corporate Services, Inc., 10 Bank St., Ste. 560, White Plains, NY 10606. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59070 Notice of Formation of theSocialBites.com, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/26/13. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, PO Box 152, Briarcliff, NY 10510. Yorktown Hts., NY 10598. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59071 Notice of Formation of Laurel Valley Productions LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/22/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 60 High Point Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59073 Notice of Formation of Law Office of Christopher L. Mangold, PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/15/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Mindy Eisenberg Stark, CPA, 88 Bonnie Meadow Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: practice the profession of law. #59074 Notice of Formation of Sedona Taphouse Larchmont, NY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/17/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o United Corporate Services, Inc., 10 Bank St., Ste. 560, White Plains, NY 10606, the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59075 Windy Partners LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 9/26/13. Office: Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 24 Cecilia Ln. Pleasantville, NY 10570. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59076

22 Lexington Avenue LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 10/15/13. Office: Westchester. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to P.O Box 362 Mount Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59078 Notice of Formation of Jessica L. Jimenez, PLLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/20/13. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the PLLC, 165 Beech St. Eastchester, NY 10709. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59081 Notice of Formation Basha LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 8/21/2013. Off. Loc.: Westchester Cnty. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 22 Pheasant Dr., Armonk, NY 10504. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59082 Notice of Formation of 4th & Forth LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/30/13. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. Sec of State as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Mail process to the LLC, U.S. Corp Agents Inc., 7014 13th ave, Ste 202, BK,NY 11228 for any lawful purpose. #59083 15 UMBERTO PLACE, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/25/2013. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 15 Umberto Place, Yonkers, NY 10701. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59084 Notice of formation of Automated Document Imaging, LLC, Art of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/1/13. Off. Loc. Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail any process to the LLC c/o US Corp. Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave., Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #59087 Notice of Formation of Fred M. Weiler, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/28/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: United Corporate Services, Inc., 10 Bank St., Ste. 560, White Plains, NY 10606. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59088 MEC & ASSOCIATES, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/17/2013. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Michael Meyers, 12 Autumn Ridge Court, Katonah, NY 10536. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59089

Surchin Legal Recruiting, LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 9/25/13. Office: Westchester. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 29 Alta Vista Cir. Irvington, NY 10533. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59077

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Notice is hereby given that an on-premise license, #TBA has been applied for by Homestyle Dunwoodie Inc. d/b/a The Fairways at Dunwoodie to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 1 Wasylenko Lane Yonkers NY 10701. #59090 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER SUPPLEMENTAL

Notice of Formation of PIZZAZZLES, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/4/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Jessica Torena, 110 Paulding Lane, P.O. Box 643, Crompond, NY 10517. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59092 Notice of Formation of KENDALL LAND MANAGEMENT LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/18/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 4406 Martha Ave., Yonkers, NY 10704. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59093 NOTICE OF FORMATION of Stonewall Strategic Solutions LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 10/30/13. Office location: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 38 Stonewall Circle, West Harrison, NY 10604. Purpose: any lawful activities. #59094 TRYTON SOLUTIONS, LLC, Auth. filed with the SSNY on 10/25/2013. Office loc: Westchester County. LLC formed in DE on 09/26/2006. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 100 Great Meadow Rd. Ste. 108, Wethersfield, CT 06109. Address required to be maintained in DE: 100 Great Meadow Rd. Ste. 108, Wethersfield, CT 06109. Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59095 Notice of Formation of 2605 SEDGWICK LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/16/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Sanford Glatzer, 670 Post Road Route 22, Ste. 121, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59096 W MAIN LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/01/2013. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: William Malgieri, 10 W Main St, Elmsford, NY 10523. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59098

911 Renovation Westchester LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 10/18/13. Office: Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to c/o Daniel Singer 500 Executive Blvd. Elmsford, NY 10523. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59099 Dune Crest Lodge LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 10/3/13. Office: Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to c/o Stuart Berg One N. Broadway #1004 White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59100 Asap Solutions U.S.A, LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 10/2/13. Office: Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 231 Egmont Ave. Mount Vernon, NY 10553. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59101 911 Renovation LI LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 10/18/13. Office: Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to c/o Daniel Singer 500 Executive Blvd. Elmsford, NY 10523. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59102 911 Renovation Connecticut LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 10/18/13. Office: Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to c/o Daniel Singer 500 Executive Blvd. Elmsford, NY 10523. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59103 Champions 220 West 93RD Street LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 10/21/13. Office: Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to c/o Steven Bank 333 5th Ave. Pelham, NY 10803. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59104 Champions 10H at 215 West 88th Street LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 10/18/13. Office: Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to c/o Steven Bank 333 5th Ave. Pelham, NY 10803. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59105 Ascent Realty LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 10/11/13. Office: Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to c/o David R. Wiener 600 Mamaroneck Ave-5th Flr. Harrison, NY 10528. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59106 SPARKY FORSYTH LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 07/29/2013. Office loc: Westchester County. LLC formed in DE on 05/17/2013. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 63 Brevoort Ln, Rye, NY 10580. Address required to be maintained in DE: 1679 S. Dupont Hwy, Ste 100, Dover DE 19901. Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59107

Notice of Formation of 139 HEIGHTS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/1/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 111 North Central Park Avenue, Hartsdale, NY 10530. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59108

Notice of Formation of ODD GUY RECORDS, LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 11/4/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 800 Westchester Ave. #N-611, Rye Brook, NY 10573. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59112

Talking Alternatives, LLC , filed with NY Secy. of State on October 17, 2013. Office location is 35 Brandon Drive, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549. Sec. of State is the designated agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to United Sates Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave. Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose of business of the LLC is any lawful act or activity. #59109

NOTICE OF ANNUAL REPORTNotice is hereby given that the 2012 report for the year-ending December 31, 2012 of the Hettinger Foundation is available for inspection at its principal office, 287 King Street, Chappaqua, New York 10514 during regular, business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days after the date of this publication. The Foundationís principal manager is William R. Hettinger, Trustee, 914-238-3800. #59113

Champions 12D at 215 West 88th Street LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 10/18/13. Office: Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to c/o Steven Bank 333 5th Ave. Pelham, NY 10803. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59110 FMFS OF 125, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/12/2013. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 7 Renaissance Square Fifth Fl., White Plains, NY 10601. Reg Agent: James Bitzonis, 7 Renaissance Square Fifth Fl., White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59111

BE YOUR BEST OCCUPATIONAL AND PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES, PLLC (PLLC) Notice of Formation of Be Your Best Occupational and Physical Therapy Services, PLLC (PLLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/1/13. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 111 Ralph Avenue, White Plains, NY 10606. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59114

Notice of Formation of SVSVO, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/11/2013. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 82 Millard Ave. Bronxville, NY 10708. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59115 Notice of formation of 26 CHESTNUT ST LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sectíy of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/4/2013. Office in Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 780 Wildwood Ct Yorktown Heights, NY 10598. Purpose: Real estate. #59116 NOTICE OF ANNUAL REPORTNotice is hereby given that the 2012 report for the year ending December 31, 2012 of the Gregory and Vera Kiernan Foundation is available for inspection at its principal office, 191 King Street, Chappaqua, New York 10514 during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days after the date of this publication. The Foundationís principal manager is Gregory Kiernan, trustee, 914-861-9222. #59117 Flawless skin boutique LLC. Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 10/30/13. Office:Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 321 Wood St. Mahopac, NY 10541. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59118 Notice of Formation of Jenny Hirsch Health Coaching LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/10/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 32 Meadow Place, Rye, NY 10580. Purpose: any lawful activity. Ad# 59097

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Index No. 59369/2013 Date Purchased: June 14, 2013 Plaintiff designates Westchester County as the place of trial. The basis of the venue is the location of the property. EASTERN SAVINGS BANK, FSB, Plaintiff,- against - BEVERLY HAMILTON A/K/A BEVERLEY E. HAMILTON, if living, and if she be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, AND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the plaintiffís attorneys within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that this is an action to foreclose on a Mortgage, Assignment of Leases and Rents and Security Agreement in the amount of Two Hundred and Sixty-Four Thousand and 00/100 ($264,000.00) Dollars, upon real property known as 267-271 South Fourth Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York 10550, Section: 169.23, Block: 3109, Lot: 20 in Westchester County. This is a commercial foreclosure action. The object of this action is to obtain a judgment of foreclosure and sale. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. Dated: New York, New York October 29, 2013 KRISS & FEUERSTEIN LLP By:Jerold C. Feuerstein, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiff Eastern Savings Bank, fsb 360 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1200 New York, New York 10017(212) 661-2900 To the above named defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable Joan B. Lefkowitz, a Justice of the Supreme Court, State of New York, granted on October 25, 2013, and filed along with the supporting papers in the WESTCHESTER COUNTY CLERKíS OFFICE. KRISS & FEUERSTEIN LLP, Attorneys for Plaintiff #59091

GOOD happening In and THINGS about the hudson valley ORMC debuts robotic system

Orange Regional Medical Center recently provided an opportunity for visitors and staff to test drive a simulated version of its robotic surgery equipment. The da Vinci Si HD Surgical System is advanced technology used for a minimally invasive robotic-assisted surgery. With da Vinci, surgeons are provided with the precision, dexterity and control of traditional open surgery, while only requiring, in most cases a 1 to 2 centimeter incision. The surgeon is able to view highly magnified 3-D images of the body’s interior. Robotic-assisted surgery offers several benefits for patients, including reduced trauma to the body, shorter recovery time, less change of infection and less postoperative pain.

p.m. in the Great Room 101, Kaplan Hall. The master class, Metal Logic…. A Creative Alchemy, offers the viewer/attendee the opportunity to understand the creative inspiration that fueled the 13 unique bodies of work of Beacon Artists Union members and comprise the exhibition centered around the idea of metal. Flaitz will discuss the artistic process in creating a body of work. Her own work explores “the amalgamation of technology and art and reflects our relationship as humans to the barrage of technology in our culture and its effect upon us.” She teaches art and shows her work in the Hudson Valley region, New York City, and internationally. Holmes will demonstrate different ways of sculpting with various media. Holmes’ own work uses the elements of stone, metal, wood, light, ice, and water in conjunction with the seasons and changing weather temperatures to intuitively create “independent responses to materials and approaches. The undercurrents of natural decay, unity, duality, symmetry, space, time, and dimension are at the heart of my creative energy,” said Holmes. This event is produced by Cultural Affairs. For more information call (845) 341-9386 or email: cultural@sunyorange.edu.

Rail trail section opens

Testing their metal

Volunteers from the Harlem Valley Rail Trail Association (HVRTA) mowed weeds and grass and cleared brush and a long section of crushed stone was laid down in wet areas to make the rail ready for opening. Though not in its final, paved form, the trail will be ready for walking, cross country skiing, snow shoeing and possibly useable by mountain bikes. Lisa DeLeeuw, executive director, HVRTA, said that “with a grant awarded to the Columbia Land Conservancy on behalf of the trail, we engaged Mark Morrison Landscape Architecture to survey the trail from Copake Falls to Hillsdale and to complete final design plans. With this phase completed, construction of the final, paved surface will hopefully get underway in 2014.” For more information, contact DeLeeuw hvrta@fairpoint.net.

Brain injuries topic of talk

PETER W. CARMEL, M.D, chairman emeritus of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, presented a seminar recently titled “Traumatic Brain Injury in Children” to Orange Regional Medical Center physicians, nurses and other clinical staff. Carmel is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgeons and the American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery. He is known as one of the field’s premier doctors and heads the UMDNJ pediatric neurosurgery department. Carmel has received numerous awards and honors as well as being listed in several physicianselected consumer guides for outstanding physicians, including “American Health” magazine survey of the “Best Doctors in America” and the book “ The Best Doctors in America.”

From left, Orange Regional pediatric radiologist Victor Todisco; Orange Regional’s Vice President of Medical Affairs Jim Oxley; Pamela Murphy; Peter Carmel; and pediatrician Karen Finnigan.

Come hear Carol Flaitz, artist, discuss the artistic process and creative inspiration behind the exhibit, “Metal Logic,” which is currently on view in the Mindy Ross Gallery, SUNY Orange, Newburgh. Watch Tom Holmes, sculptor, demonstrate how to sculpt in various media Nov. 21, from 3 to 4:30

Beautiful views abound the Harlem Valley Rail Trail from Black Grocery Road to Anthony Street in Hillsdale.

Valley Rail Trail opens with a ceremony at Anthony Street, adjacent to the parking lot at Ed Herrington Inc. at 1 p.m. Nov. 23. The new portion of the trail extends from Anthony Street to Black Grocery Road, a distance of 1.5 miles.

A feast of holiday gifts

RIVERWINDS GALLERY at 172 Main St. in Beacon has opened its 10th holiday season with “Buone Feste:” A feast of holiday gifts made by Hudson Valley artists running now through Dec. 31. Its current roster of artists are joined by John F. Gould, Claire Kassor, Myra Kooy and Victor Mirabelli. Good things, page 36 HV Biz • WCBJ • November 18, 2013

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Handmade paper ornaments, wreaths, seasonal cards by many of the gallery’s artists. Jewelry, paintings, drawings, hand-dyed yarn, scarves, shawls, glass, pottery, sculpture and other one-of-a-kind works and unique items offer shoppers exciting holiday shopping Wednesdays to Mondays noon to 6 p.m. For more information, call (845) 838-2880 or visit riverwindsgallery.com.

toyS for totS

THE MIDDLETOWN AND NEW JERSEY RAILROAD will operate its second annual “Operation Toy Train” in the Hudson Valley area Dec. 8as part of its effort to collect donated toys for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Foundation. All toys collected will be distributed to needy families in the area. Along the route, the train will stop at five locations where members of the public can drop off toys, see Santa Claus, experience a variety of working railroad equipment and meet members of the Marine Corps. Five railroads are loaning engines, rolling stock and use of their tracks. They are the Morristown and Erie, Susquehanna and Western, Norfolk Southern, Middletown and New Jersey, and New Jersey Transit. Drop toys at collection points along the route in the first two weeks of December. For more information, visit facebook.com/ OperationToyTrain.

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FACTS& FIGURES on the record Building Loans Above $1 million Joy Apartments L.L.C., Monsey, as owner. Lender: M&T Bank, Buffalo. Property: 75-77 Quaker Ave., Cornwall-onHudson 12518. Amount: $2.7 million. Filed Oct. 30.

Below $1 million Ballincurry Builders Inc., Bearsville, as owner. Lender: Libertyville Capital Group II L.L.C., Montgomery. Property: 10 Kings Hill Terrace, Newburgh. Amount: $190,000. Filed Oct. 31. Cronomer Valley Fire Department Inc., Newburgh, as owner. Lender: Orange County Trust Co., Middletown. Property: 300-302 N. Plank Road, Newburgh. Amount: $499,000. Filed Nov. 4.

Migliore, Philip J., et al, Walden, as owner. Lender: Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Property: in Montgomery. Amount: $275,000. Filed Oct. 29.

GA HC Reit II 95 Crystal Run NY MOB L.L.C., Irvine, Calif. Seller: CRH Realty II L.L.C., Middletown. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $57.7 million. Filed Oct. 28.

Brookfield Global Relocation Services L.L.C., Woodridge, Ill. Seller: Sean Kent, et al, Pleasant Valley. Property: in Pleasant Valley. Amount: $360,000. Filed Nov. 6.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Glen A. Plotsky, Port Jervis. Property: 4 Hillside Terrace, Monroe 10950. Amount: $330,274. Filed Oct. 31.

Malkan Enterprises L.L.C., Florida. Seller: Susan K. Apter, Rockville, Md. Property: in Chester. Amount: $115,500. Filed Nov. 7.

Oak Ridge Apartments L.P., Warwick, as owner. Lender: County of Orange Office of Community Development, Middletown. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $500,000. Filed Nov. 4.

HNR 63 L.L.C., Rye. Seller: Stanley Kanney, Stone Ridge. Property: in Gardiner. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Nov. 1.

Brookfield Relocation Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz. Seller: Tye Berntsen, et al, Highland Mills. Property: in Woodbury. Amount: $262,000. Filed Oct. 31.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Joao Da Cruz, Pine Bush. Property: 322 Lake Shore Drive, Pine Bush 12566. Amount: $115,924. Filed Nov. 4.

Masten L.L.C., Montgomery. Seller: Beneficial Homeowner Service Corp., Pomona, Calif. Property: 8 William St., Goshen 10924. Amount: $61,000. Filed Nov. 6.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: John Filippone, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Property: 9 Maple St., Cornwallon-Hudson 12518. Amount: $230,311. Filed Nov. 4.

Midfirst Bank. Seller: John K. Gifford, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Washington. Amount: $103,000. Filed Nov. 6.

Krish L.L.C., New Hampton. Seller: Kalp Enterprises Inc., New Hampton. Property: in Pine Crest Self Storage L.L.C., Wawayanda. Amount: $1.6 milTenafly, N.J., as owner. Lender: lion. Filed Nov. 1. Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Kingston. Prop- Waywayanda GAD L.L.C., erty: 658 Route 32, Rosendale. New York City. Seller: WaywayAmount: $130,000. Filed Nov. 1. anda Meadows L.L.C., Montebello. Property: Wayne/Rebecca Vasicka, Myriam, New York Drive, Wawayanda. Amount: $1 City, as owner. Lender: RBS Cit- million. Filed Nov. 4. izens N.A. Property: 806 Clove Road, Gardiner 12525. Amount: Below $1 million $502,500. Filed Nov. 5.

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Giannoni, Luke, as owner. Above $1 million Lender: Flagstar Bank F.S.B. Property: in Beacon. Amount: Anthos Homes NY L.L.C., $224,300. Filed Oct. 29. Nanuet. Seller: Renee Gardens Corp., New City. Property: 78 Groff, Benjamin P., as owner. and 82 High St., Chester 10918. Lender: M&T Bank. Property: Amount: $1.6 million. Filed 6 Echo Trail, Blooming Grove. Oct. 30. Amount: $102,614. Filed Nov. 6. Mid Hudson Development Corp., as owner. Lender: Rhinebeck Bank. Property: in East Fishkill. Amount: $394,000. Filed Nov. 6.

19 Forest Rd L.L.C., Monroe. Seller: Ohel Shlomo Dov, Monroe. Property: 19 Forest Road, Monroe 10950. Amount: $285,000. Filed Nov. 1. Allsave Development L.L.C., Montebello. Seller: Bruce D. Townsend, Walden. Property: in Monroe. Amount: $102,000. Filed Oct. 30.

AR Realty of Walden Inc., Rock Hill. Seller: Hoeventure Duck Cedar Partners L.L.C., L.L.C., Poughkeepsie. PropHarrison. Seller: Latini Tuxedo erty: in Montgomery. Amount: Management L.L.C., Green- $225,000. Filed Oct. 28. wood Lake. Property: 549 Route 17, Tuxedo 10987. Amount: $1.2 AZ North Holdings L.L.C., Airmillion. Filed Oct. 28. mont. Seller: Brittany Property Management Inc., MontgomGA HC Reit II 1 Rykowski NY ery. Property: 416-422 North St. MOB L.L.C., Irvine, Calif. Sell- and Route 17M/Linden Avenue, er: CRH Realty IV L.L.C., Mid- Middletown. Amount: $700,000. dletown. Property: in Wallkill. Filed Nov. 8. Amount: $3.5 million. Filed Oct. 28. Ball St Holdings L.L.C., Goshen. Seller: Miguel A. Lopez, GA HC Reit II 109 Rykowski Wallkill. Property: in Port JerNY MOB L.L.C., Irvine, Calif. vis. Amount: $148,000. Filed Seller: CRH Realty VI L.L.C., Nov. 6. Middletown. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $16.8 mil- Brennan E. Sobiech Farms lion. Filed Oct. 28. L.L.C., Warwick. Seller: Thomas Sobiech, Pine Island. PropGA HC Reit II 300 Crystal erty: in Warwick. Amount: Run NY MOB L.L.C., Irvine, $230,000. Filed Nov. 7. Calif. Seller: Josh-Parker Realty Ltd., Middletown. Property: in Brookfield Global Relocation Wallkill. Amount: $4.7 million. Services L.L.C., Woodridge, Filed Oct. 28. Ill. Seller: Johannes M.C.P. Van Meer, et al, Newburgh. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $265,000. Filed Nov. 4.

Cartus Financial Corp., Danbury, Conn. Seller: Odilo Diaz, et al, Middletown. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $425,000. Filed Nov. 7. Champion Properties Inc., Hyde Park. Seller: Eric Deyo, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $150,000. Filed Nov. 6.

New Millennium Ministry Church Inc., Newburgh. Seller: Greg Giammarco, Valatie. Property: 75 Monument St., Newburgh. Amount: $70,000. Filed Nov. 1.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Jonathan L. Chin, et al, Blooming Grove. Property: 5661 Searsville Road, Pine Bush 12566. Amount: Cooper Lake Ventures L.L.C., $340,200. Filed Nov. 7. North Hamilton L.L.C., Bearsville. Seller: Zhanna GurvPoughkeepsie. Seller: Ulster ich, et al, West Hurley. Property: Federal National Mortgage Electric Supply Company Inc., in Hurley. Amount: $215,000. Association. Seller: Kevin D. Kingston. Property: in PoughFiled Nov. 6. Bloom, New Windsor. Proper- keepsie. Amount: $160,000. ty: 134 ½ Prospect Ave., Middle- Filed Nov. 6. Crescenzo Properties L.L.C., town 10940. Amount: $131,826. Washingtonville. Seller: Ivan Filed Oct. 31. Oliver Bay L.L.C., Ghent. Jennings, Maybrook. PropSeller: Federal National Morterty: in Montgomery. Amount: Five Stones L.L.C., Mount gage Association. Property: 3 $265,000. Filed Nov. 4. Marion. Seller: Susan T. Utter, Lothrop Lane, Tivoli 12583. et al, Highland. Property: in Amount: $105,500. Filed Nov. 6. Deutsche Bank National Ulster. Amount: $108,000. Filed Trust Co. Seller: David Hag- Nov. 7. PennyMac Mortgage Investstrom, Poughkeepsie. Propment Trust Holdings I L.L.C., erty: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: FP Realty L.L.C., Montgomery. Moorpark, Calif. Seller: Scott $86,250. Filed Nov. 6. Seller: Leonard Development R. Wilhelm, et al, WappingL.L.C., Montgomery. Prop- ers Falls. Property: 24 Eugene Deutsche Bank National Trust erty: in Montgomery. Amount: St., Napanoch 12458. Amount: $301,673. Filed Nov. 5. Co. Seller: Linda Rutherford, et $77,500. Filed Oct. 31. al, Poughkeepsie. Property: 33 Wilmar Terrace, Poughkeepsie Hudson Capital 168 L.L.C., Quarryville L.L.C., Catskill. 12601. Amount: $275,000. Filed Whitestone. Seller: 155 Broad- Seller: Jiled Enterprises Ltd., Nov. 6. way L.L.C., Astoria. Property: in Saugerties. Property: in SauNewburgh. Amount: $35,000. gerties. Amount: $190,000. Filed Nov. 4. DLEV2012 L.L.C., Westport, Filed Nov. 1. Conn. Seller: Open Space Conservancy Inc., New York City. J and J Industrial L.L.C., RBS Citizens N.A. Seller: Glen Property: in Hardenburgh. Washingtonville. Seller: Moshe Plotsky, Port Jervis. Property: 16 Amount: $150,000. Filed Nov. 8. Rosenfeld Inc., Monroe. Prop- Jimal Drive, Building 10, Unit erty: 9-11 W. Main St., Wash- 9, Middletown 10940. Amount: Emsea L.L.C., Waynesboro, ingtonville 10992. Amount: $168,317. Filed Nov. 6. Tenn. Seller: Riverrush RV Re- $85,000. Filed Nov. 4. sort and Campground L.L.C., Smith Force L.L.C., Monroe. Godeffroy. Property: in Deer- JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Seller: Antone Richard Mapark. Amount: $900,000. Filed Seller: Joel S. Finkelstein, Gos- tuszewski, et al, BloomingOct. 29. hen. Property: 113 Johnston burgh. Property: 32 Smith St., St., Newburgh 12550. Amount: Middletown. Amount: $60,000. Filed Oct. 31. Federal Home Loan Mort- $121,661. Filed Nov. 6. gage Corp. Seller: Robert Fink, Goshen. Property: 90 Old Mill LAN Properties L.L.C., Mont- Sterling Ridge Contracting Road, Wallkill 12589. Amount: gomery. Seller: Eric B. Tim- L.L.C., Warwick. Seller: Oak$288,279. Filed Nov. 1. berman. Property: in Walden. land Development L.L.C., WarAmount: $64,300. Filed Oct. 28. wick. Property: in Warwick. Amount: $10,000. Filed Nov. 7. HV Biz • WCBJ • November 18, 2013

NEWSMAKERS plus awards and events New assistant manager

• Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy – Macallan Durkin, Poughkeepsie • Outstanding Collegiate Philanthropy – Marist College Habitat for Humanity, Poughkeepsie The Mid-Hudson Valley Chapter of AFP serves Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan and Ulster counties with programs that help both nonprofit staff and community volunteers make a greater difference through philanthropy through locally based, cost-effective educational programs, regional networking opportunities and other resources such as study groups for professional certifications. For more information visit, afpmhv.afpnet.org.

“This recognition reflects the amount of work our staff has invested in improving patient care and ensuring an excellent experience for each patient we care for,” said Orange Regional vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer, Joanne Ritter-Teitel.To learn more about Orange Regional’s quality initiatives, visit ormc.org/quality.

Broker earns recognition

BERNADETTE FELTZ has been promoted to assistant manager at Ulster Savings Bank, 226 Main St., New Paltz. Feltz, a High Falls resident, has been with the bank since 2009 serving as supervisor at the New Paltz branch prior to her promotion. She will maintain oversight of branch staff and assist in business development efforts. Feltz earned a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education from SUNY Geneseo and a Master of Science degree in literacy from Adelphi University. She is currently pursuing a financial services management diploma from the Center for Financial Training, a leading banker education and training system in the eastern U.S. An active member of the New Paltz community, Feltz’s volunteer efforts include working with the New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce events.

Rewarding philanthropic efforts THE MID-HUDSON VALLEY CHAPTER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS (AFP) in Poughkeepsie named six individuals and companies from the mid-Hudson Valley that embody the spirit of philanthropy for their exceptional efforts and giving on behalf of worthy causes throughout the region. The six honorees received their awards during the region’s 7th annual National Philanthropy Day event Friday Nov. 15, at the Villa Borghese in Wappingers Falls. The event also included educational workshops in the morning followed by an awards luncheon celebrating the honorees: • Outstanding Philanthropist – Darlene Pfeiffer of Port Ewen • Outstanding Fundraising Volunteer – Barbara Malley of Gardiner • Leadership In Corporate Philanthropy – Marshall & Sterling Inc., Poughkeepsie • Outstanding Fundraising Professional – Samuel B. Ross Jr. of Brewster

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From left,; Emergency department clinical supervisor Luanne Troiano, patient advocate, Ebony Nunez, nursing service administrator Laura Mansfield, Vice President patient care services and CNO Joanne RitterTeitel; Vice President oncology services and outpatient operations Sandra Iberger, nurse director Cindy Chapman, nursing unit director, Robin Sells, administrator of oncology services Regina Toomey Bueno and patient advocate Zareen Al-Tariq.

Hospital center adds four

BARBARA CARTER, an associate broker at Quinn Realty Group, 550 Route 299 in Highland, has earned certification from a national real estate association for her expertise in marketing real estate through social media and technology. Recently awarded the e-Pro Certification by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), Carter joins more than 30,000 real estate professionals who have completed NAR’s certification program. The knowledge she gained “enables Barbara to expand her technology skills, helping her connect with consumers online via social media, email marketing and web site promotion,” said John Quinn, president of Quinn Realty.

Med center receives award ORANGE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER in Middletown was recently recognized by the National Research Corp. (NRC) with its 2013 Path to Excellence Award for most improved hospital with 300 beds or more at its 19th annual International Patient-Centered Care Symposium in Baltimore, Md. Orange Regional was one of two hospitals selected nationally for its commitment to improving the patient experience. The award is based on voluntary patient responses to the Hospital Care Quality Information from the Consumer Perspective Survey provided to patients after discharge. Orange Regional patients rated the hospital very high in their overall patient experience.

PUTNAM HOSPITAL CENTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS recently approved the appointment of four new members to the Carmel hospital’s medical staff. They are hematologist/ oncologist BRIAN MARC ELLIOTT; emergency medicine physician assistant ADAM P. HUCHITAL; radiation oncologist ROBERT J. SMITH; and infectious disease specialist JOSHUA VERNATTER. Elliott of Bronxville is affiliated with Mount Kisco Medical Group, received his medical degree from Duke University and his postdoctoral training included an internship and residency in internal medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center and oncology/hematology fellowships at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Elliott is board certified in internal medicine. Huchital of Highland, who is affiliated with EOS Medical Group, received his Bachelor of Science degree from SUNY Albany and his master’s degree in health science and physician assistant degree from Weill Medical College, Cornell University. He is a board-certified physician assistant. Smith of Delmar, who is affiliated with Mid Hudson Valley Radiation Oncology Associates, received his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine. His postdoctoral training included an internship in internal medicine and a residency in radiation oncology at Yale University Hospital. Dr. Smith is board certified in radiation oncology. Infectious disease specialist Vernatter of the Bronx is affiliated with Hudson Infectious Disease Associates, received his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College

of Medicine. His postdoctoral training included an internship and residency in internal medicine at Long Island Jewish Medicine Center, a fellowship in infectious diseases at Montefiore Medical Center and a research fellowship at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Vernatter is board certified in internal medicine and infectious diseases.

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ULSTER SAvINGS NAMES NEW EXEC

“ART IN SIXES,” A SMALL WORKS GROUP SHOW, Nov. 23 from 2 to 4 p.m. an opening reception for the show on exhibit through Dec. 22 at Alliance Gallery and Signature Gifts, Delaware Arts Center, 37 Main St., Narrowsburg. Visiting hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The show is free and open to the public. For more information, call (845) 252-7576 or visit ArtsAllianceSite.org. Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce hosts a “Power Networking Dinner” with a fine dining experience at Coquito, 31 Forester Ave, Warwick, from 6 to 8 p.m. Part of a monthly series of structured networking activities open to all businesses in the area, general admission is $35, members $25. For more information, call (845) 986-2720, email at info@warwickcc. org or email Paul@prcpa.biz.

ULSTER SAVINGS BANK recently promoted GREGG JOCELYN – who has been with the bank since 1992 – to assistant vice president/information technology officer at the bank’s 180 Schwenk Drive, Kingston headquarters. A resident of Port Ewen, Jocelyn previously served as Ulster Savings Bank’s systems officer. As part of his new position, his responsibilities will include management of the bank’s information technology infrastructure, business continuity and technology initiatives throughout the organization. A 2005 graduate of the American Bankers Association Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Fairfield University in Connecticut, Jocelyn is pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in global professional studies with concentrations in information technology, leadership and global perspectives from Marist College in Poughkeepsie. He maintains professional affi liations with CDW and PAETEC, where he serves on their client advisory boards.

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FACTS&FIGURES Stone Financing L.L.C., Scottsdale, Ariz. Seller: Paul A. Toner, Hamptonburgh. Property: in Hamptonburgh. Amount: $315,000. Filed Oct. 29.

AC General Contracting, Newburgh. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22.

Sugar Loaf United Methodist Church, Sugar Loaf. Seller: Sheryl Ellison, et al, Warwick. Property: in Warwick. Amount: $269,000. Filed Oct. 28.

American Commercial Constructors Inc., Middletown. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Talmud Torah Ohel Yochan- Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22. an, Brooklyn. Seller: Congregation Sheri Torah of Khal Vyoel American-Process-Servers. Moshe, Monroe. Property: in com Inc., Newburgh. $1,033 Wawarsing. Amount: $490,000. in favor of the New York State Filed Nov. 7. Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and The Village of Highland Falls, Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22. Highland Falls. Seller: K of C Building Associaton of High- Answer Back Answering Serland Falls N.Y. Inc., Highland vice, Bellvale. $1,033 in favor of Falls. Property: in Highland the New York State Department Falls. Amount: $200,000. Filed of Labor and the Department of Nov. 1. Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22. Upstate Prime Properties L.L.C., Spring Valley. Seller: Brice Discount Beverage Inc., Todd Andrew Kelson, New Kingston. $24,454 in favor of the Windsor. Property: 197 Cham- New York State Department of bers St., Newburgh 12550. Taxation and Finance, Albany. Amount: $17,500. Filed Nov. 1. Filed Nov. 7. Vista Woods L.L.C., Goshen. Seller: Balsam Realty Inc., Newburgh. Property: in Shawangunk. Amount: $50,000. Filed Nov. 6.

Deer Ridge Farm Inc., Saugerties. $360 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 7. Diamond Medical Equipment and Healthcare Solutions Inc., Salisbury Mills. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22. Divine Entertainment, Middletown. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22. Driving Excellence Auto School Inc., Port Jervis. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22. Everyday Landscaping Inc., Saugerties. $4,615 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 7.

Brother’s Electrical Services Inc., Newburgh. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22.

Fallsy Inc., d.b.a. Bistro Mountain Store, Gardiner. $1,617 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Nov. 1.

Campers Barn of Hudson Valley L.L.C., d.b.a. Dutchess County Campers Barn, Kingston. $530,781 in favor of the New York State Department of West of the Wallkill Proper- Taxation and Finance, Albany. ties L.L.C., Gardiner. Seller: Filed Nov. 7. Collatunion Corp., New York City. Property: in Gardiner. CCs Auto Body Inc., d.b.a. Amount: $239,200. Filed Nov. 1. Cartech Collision Center, Walden. $1,033 in favor of the Wilbur Avenue Realty Inc., New York State Department of Lake Katrine. Seller: Hud- Labor and the Department of son Homestead Group L.L.C., Taxation and Finance, Albany. Kingston. Property: in Kings- Filed Oct. 22. ton. Amount: $40,000. Filed Nov. 7. Cherso Realty Inc., Greenwood Lake. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation Judgments and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22.

Fine Design Masonry Inc., Middletown. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Michelle Lynn Jones. Property: 20 Jackson Drive North, Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $205,000. Filed Nov. 4.

A and R Office Equipment Inc., Goshen. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22. AAA Vehicles Inc., d.b.a. Lockwood Tavern, Newburgh. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22.

Finkbeiner Homes Inc., Kingston. $1,750 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 7. Garrison’s Union Street Tavern and Wine Cellar L.L.C., Montgomery. $1,145 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22.

GCIA Inc., Highland. $8,032 Chestnut Mart of Middletown in favor of the New York State Inc., New Paltz. $1,567 in favor Department of Taxation and Fiof the New York State Depart- nance, Albany. Filed Nov. 7. ment of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 7. Goshen Area Day Care Centers Inc., Warwick. $1,033 in favor of Creative Surfaces Countertops the New York State Department and Flooring, Port Ewen. $11,727 of Labor and the Department of in favor of the New York State Taxation and Finance, Albany. Department of Taxation and Fi- Filed Oct. 22. nance, Albany. Filed Nov. 7.

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Healthcare Recovery Management Inc., Middletown. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22.

LJMJR Corp., d.b.a. The Blue Martini, Newburgh. $1,343 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22.

Pasta Amore Restaurant Inc., Middletown. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22.

Hurley Recreation Association Inc., Hurley. $1,944 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 7.

LKC Construction Inc., New Windsor. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22.

Patra Foods Inc., d.b.a. Gateway Diner of Newburgh, Highland. $6,221 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 7.

Lockdown Security of Orange County Inc., Newburgh. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Ireland Development L.L.C., Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22. d.b.a. Sirni Brothers Landscaping, Hurley. $372 in favor Lynchs General Construction of the New York State Depart- L.L.C., Middletown. $1,033 ment of Taxation and Finance, in favor of the New York State Albany. Filed Nov. 7. Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Jaman Development L.L.C., Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22. Sparrow Bush. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department Marshall Plumbing and Heatof Labor and the Department of ing, Montgomery. $1,033 in Taxation and Finance, Albany. favor of the New York State Filed Oct. 22. Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and JB Tech Solution Inc., Chester. Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and Mid Hudson Elevator Inc., the Department of Taxation and Middletown. $1,033 in favor of Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22. the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of JJIM Inc., d.b.a. Emerald Con- Taxation and Finance, Albany. tracting, Mountainville. $1,033 Filed Oct. 22. in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Mountain Lodge Park Water Department of Taxation and Corp., Monroe. $1,033 in favor Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22. of the New York State Department of Labor and the DepartJohn Tremper Landscaping, ment of Taxation and Finance, Newburgh. $1,033 in favor of Albany. Filed Oct. 22. the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of New Windsor Restaurant Taxation and Finance, Albany. Company Inc., d.b.a. Nino’s Filed Oct. 22. Pizzeria and Restaurant, New Windsor. $1,033 in favor of the JTF Realty Corp., Blooming- New York State Department of ton. $2,810 in favor of the New Labor and the Department of York State Department of Taxa- Taxation and Finance, Albany. tion and Finance, Albany. Filed Filed Oct. 22. Nov. 7. OJM Contracting Inc., New La Hacienda Bar Inc., New- Windsor. $1,033 in favor of the burgh. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22. Filed Oct. 22. OTWC Inc., Chester. $1,033 La Parada Inc., Middletown. in favor of the New York State $1,033 in favor of the New York Department of Labor and the State Department of Labor and Department of Taxation and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22. Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22.

Peppino’s of Rosendale Inc., Rosendale. $2,550 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 7.

Indian Ridge Inc., Highland. $1,985 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 7.

Perfect Temperature L.L.C., Walden. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22. Power Health L.L.C., Newburgh. $1,033 in favor of New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22. Premier Asset Services Inc., Newburgh. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22. Pro Express Inc., Florida. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22. R. Bittman Blacktopping Inc., Washingtonville. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22. R. Foster Contracting Corp., Warwick. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22. RKSM Inc., d.b.a. Associated Supermarket, Rosendale. $1,003 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 7. Rockaway Olympic Canoe and Kayak Club Corp., Monroe. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22.

Sammy’s Deli and Grocery Store, Newburgh. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22.

Wayne and Wayne Attorneys at Law, Walden. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22.

Sawkille L.L.C., Kingston. $13,993 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 7.

Winum Maintenance and Development Inc., Middletown. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Staten Island Towing Service Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22. Inc., Warwick. $1,911 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Lis Pendens Filed Oct. 22. The following filings indicated a Stienstra Electric, Middletown. legal action has been initiated, $1,033 in favor of the New York the outcome of which may affect State Department of Labor and the title to the property listed. the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22. Antash, Laura L., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks Superior Remodeling Com- to foreclose on a mortgage to pany Inc., Slate Hill. $1,033 secure $233,600 affecting propin favor of the New York State erty located at 362 Lattintown Department of Labor and the Road, Marlboro 12542. Filed Department of Taxation and Nov. 1. Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22. Anthony, Monalisa, as adminThe Darlene Wilson Institute istratrix of the estate of Hecof Dance L.L.C., Newburgh. tor Camacho Sr., et al. Filed $1,033 in favor of the New York by JPMC Specialty Mortgage State Department of Labor and L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose the Department of Taxation and on a mortgage to secure $60,000 Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22. affecting property located at 14 Brown St., Port Jervis 12771. Tiffany’s Catering Café Res- Filed July 29. taurant Corp., Middletown. $1,033 in favor of the New York Baykal, Baki B., et al. Filed by State Department of Labor and Quorum Federal Credit Union. the Department of Taxation and Action: seeks to foreclose on a Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 22. mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting propTMG Consulting L.L.C., Salis- erty located at 3011 Whisperbury Mills. $1,033 in favor of the ing Hills Drive, Chester 10918. New York State Department of Filed July 29. Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Bishop, Dale E., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Filed Oct. 22. Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on Townhouse Grill Inc., Mid- a mortgage to secure $184,000 dletown. $1,033 in favor of the affecting property located at New York State Department of 441 Forest Road, Wallkill 12589. Labor and the Department of Filed Nov. 6. Taxation and Finance, Albany. Bochman, Edward G., et al. Filed Oct. 22. Filed by The Bank of New York Ultimate Auto Inc., Highland. Mellon. Action: seeks to fore$1,113 in favor of the New York close on a mortgage to secure State Department of Taxation and $187,500 affecting property located at 210 Wisner Ave., MidFinance, Albany. Filed Nov. 7. dletown 10940. Filed July 29. Village Veterinary Practice of Lower Westchester P.C., d.b.a. Village Animal Clinic, New Paltz. $223 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Nov. 1.

Carpino, Richard V. Jr., et al. Filed by JPMC Specialty Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 5 Barclay Road, Clintondale 12515. Filed Nov. 8.

Carrasquillo, Pablo J., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $206,045 affecting property located at 70 New York Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed July 29.

Findling, Marc L., et al. Filed by Ocwen Loan Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $106,000 affecting property located at 6 Larter Ave., Newburgh. Filed July 29.

Hyun, Seung Hee, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $620,000 affecting property located at 8 Somerset Lane, Warwick 10990. Filed July 29.

Mariconi, Beverly, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 20 Chester Acre Blvd., Chester 10918. Filed July 29.

Carroll, Kevin, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Financial Credit Services New York Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $312,236 affecting property located at 9 Enright Lane, Montgomery 12549. Filed July 29.

Giordano, Ralph C., et al. Filed by EMC Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $273,600 affecting property located at 10 Powers Lane, Montgomery. Filed July 29.

Jackson, Samuel, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $451,250 affecting property located at 642 Route 12, New Hampton 10958. Filed July 29.

McKnight-Meacham, Monique, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 58 Courtney Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed July 25.

Gomez, Roland, et al. Filed by JPMC Specialty Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $229,500 affecting property located at 4021 Whispering Hills Lane, Chester 10918. Filed July 26.

Kazman, Richard, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $360,000 affecting property located at 543 N. Route 94, Warwick 10990. Filed July 29.

Grace, Alicia, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $232,713 affecting property located at 84 Prince St., Middletown 10940. Filed July 26.

Kokakis, Othon, et al. Filed by Ulster Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $168,150 affecting property located at 5 Lee Road, Cornwall-on-Hudson 12518. Filed July 25.

Griffin, Joseph A., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $120,000 affecting property located at 9½ Center St., Ellenville 12428. Filed Nov. 5.

Kovacs, Steven, et al. Filed by American Homeowners Preservation Fund L.P. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $166,500 affecting property located at 555 Mount Hope Road, Middletown 10940. Filed July 25.

Nytko, Rosalba, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $154,000 affecting property located at 30 Lexington Hill, Unit 7, Harriman 10926. Filed July 29.

Krause, Laurence M., et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $289,275 affecting property located at 56 Indian Trail, Pine Bush 12566. Filed Nov. 1.

Orlando, Bathsheba A., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 14 Lakeview Terrace, Kingston 12401. Filed Nov. 1.

Littiere, Patricia M., et al. Filed by State Farm Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $25,000 affecting property located at 602 Mountain Laurel Drive, Monroe 10950. Filed July 25.

Perez, Vincent, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $141,000 affecting property located at 254 Tillson Lake Road, Wallkill. Filed Nov. 1.

Ciardullo, Richard A., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $190,000 affecting property located at 38 Orange St., Port Jervis 12771. Filed July 25. Conklin, Joseph, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $328,000 affecting property located at 3 S. Main St., Harriman 10926. Filed July 26. Delarosa, Rafael A., et al. Filed by Aurora Loan Services L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $178,500 affecting property located at 9 Greenway Terrace, Middletown 10941. Filed July 26. Dempsey, Brenda, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $192,000 affecting property located at 1315 White St., Newburgh 12550. Filed July 29. Drayer, Amy B. Algiere, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 13 Cafaldo Drive, Saugerties 12477. Filed Nov. 8.

Griffin, Michael J., et al. Filed by Ulster Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $327,750 affecting property located at 2 Cortland Lane, Marlboro 12542. Filed Nov. 6. Holt, David J., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $228,000 affecting property located at 65 Kirbytown Road, Middletown 10940. Filed July 29. Hornbeck’s Plumbing, Heating, and Energy Systems Inc., et al. Filed by Bayview Loan Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $273,000 affecting property located at 7183 Route 209, Wawarsing 12489. Filed Nov. 5.

Edelman, Herbert S., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 23 Jacqueline St., New Windsor 12553. Filed July 25. Hughson, Georgianna, et al. Filed by Embrace Home Loans Fan, Shaochen, et al. Filed by Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on PNC Bank N.A. Action: seeks a mortgage to secure an unspecto foreclose on a mortgage to ified amount affecting property secure $255,520 affecting prop- located at 331 Neversink Drive, erty located at 13 Birchwood Port Jervis 12771. Filed July 25. Lane, Salisbury Mills 12577. Filed July 29.

Lombardo, Claudia, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $145,000 affecting property located at 84 Sheffield Drive, Middletown 10940. Filed July 25. Lorenzo, Danny, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $169,600 affecting property located at 65 Hasbrouck St., Newburgh 12550. Filed July 26.

McQuiston, Jeffrey, et al. Filed by JPMC Specialty Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $108,000 affecting property located at 373 First St., Newburgh 12550. Filed July 26. Nagel, John J., et al. Filed by HSBC Mortgage Corporation USA. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $188,000 affecting property located at 2811 Route 94, Washingtonville 10992. Filed July 26.

Petrollese, Ana Maria, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 1 Kitty Lane, Marlboro 12542. Filed Nov. 4. Post, Heather, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $355,000 affecting property located at 250 Brimstone Hill Road, Pine Bush 12566. Filed Nov. 8.

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FACTS&FIGURES Powell, Beverley, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $162,400 affecting property located at 50 W. Main St., Port Jervis 12771. Filed July 29.

Rosenblatt, Jay, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $191,000 affecting property located at 272 Arcadia Road, Goshen 10924. Filed July 29.

Valk, James, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 128 Valk Road, Saugerties 12477. Filed Nov. 1.

Preval, Jims C., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $283,500 affecting property located at 20 Scott Drive, Middletown 10941. Filed July 29.

Saccoman, Marguerite, as heir-at-law to the estate of Robert Anderson, et al. Filed by Generation Mortgage Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $262,500 affecting property located at 530 Binnewater Road, Kingston 12401. Filed Nov. 6.

Waddell, Jamie, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $270,019 affecting property located at 30 William White Road, Ulster Park 12487. Filed Nov. 6.

Ramirez, Damione, et al. Filed by RBS Citizens N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $179,000 affecting property located at 70 Deer Trail South, Warwick. Filed July 25.

Sidoriak, William, G., et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $240,000 affecting property located at 42 N. Chestnut St., New Paltz 12561. Ranni, Linda, et al. Filed by Filed Nov. 4. Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a Sirois, Brett G., et al. Filed by mortgage to secure $400,000 af- Green Tree Servicing L.L.C. fecting property located at 141 Action: seeks to foreclose on a Creamery Pond Road, Sugar mortgage to secure $127,000 afLoaf. Filed July 29. fecting property located at 3358 Route 28, Olive 12481. Filed Reitman, Barry, et al. Filed by Nov. 5. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage Stafford, Joseph, et al. Filed by to secure an unspecified amount PNC Bank N.A. Action: seeks to affecting property located at 52 foreclose on a mortgage to seFarmingdale Road, Blooming cure $116,000 affecting property Grove 10914. Filed July 26. located at 4-6 Mae Lane, Highland 12528. Filed Nov. 7. Restrepo, Alvaro, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Tegeler, Michael D., et al. Filed Action: seeks to foreclose on by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: a mortgage to secure $213,314 seeks to foreclose on a mortgage affecting property located at 85 to secure $268,011 affecting Lake Ave., Middletown 10940. property located at 3 CorrieFiled July 25. dale Lane, Cottekill 12419. Filed Nov. 1. Rivera, Jean Marie, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Tenchar, Joan, et al. Filed by Action: seeks to foreclose on a Deutsche Bank National Trust mortgage to secure $170,000 Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on affecting property located at 76 a mortgage to secure $170,050 Jefferson St., Highland Mills affecting property located at 10930. Filed July 25. 172 Downs St., Kingston 12401. Filed Nov. 4. Roberts, Gillian Duncan, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Thomas, Richard L., et al. Filed Action: seeks to foreclose on a by Navy Federal Credit Union. mortgage to secure $359,650 Action: seeks to foreclose on a affecting property located at 14 mortgage to secure $364,900 William Close, Warwick 10990. affecting property located at Filed July 25. 14 Able Noble Drive, Chester 10918. Filed July 26. Romaine, Charles A. Jr., et al. Filed by Hudson Valley Federal Toledo, Carmencita M., et al. Credit Union. Action: seeks to Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank foreclose on a mortgage to se- N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose cure $220,000 affecting proper- on a mortgage to secure $210,200 ty located at 513 Rock Cut Road, affecting property located at 27 Walden 12586. Filed July 29. Wawayanda Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed July 25.

Walsh, Joseph E., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $105,000 affecting property located at 45 West End Ave., Rosendale 12472. Filed Nov. 4.

Dimaggio, Diane, as owner. $90,065 as claimed by Eco Contracting and Property Management Corp., Putnam Valley. Property: 179 Hilltop Road, Monroe. Filed Oct. 31.

Highland Orthopedic Supply, 227 S. Riverside Road, Highland 12528, c/o Scott C. Ambrose and Steven Kozak. Filed Nov. 4.

Home Sweet Home Cleaning, 56 New Paltz Road, Apt. 3, Highland 12528, c/o Jessica M. Mancos. Filed Nov. 6.

JWB, 1237 Dutchess Turnpike, Poughkeepsie 12603, c/o Kings Theatre Company Inc., Jason Wayne Beever and Brie as owner. $6,098 as claimed Schwartz. Filed Nov. 1. by Mid-Orange Plumbing and Heating Inc., Middletown. Langer Gallery, 136 Brigham Property: Sugar Loaf Perform- Lane, Lake Katrine 12449, c/o ing Arts Center, 1351 Kings Robyn C. Langer and Whitney Highway, Chester. Filed Nov. 7. B. Evans. Filed Nov. 5.

J’s Express Grocery and Gas, 630 Washington Ave., Kingston 12401, c/o Jamar Ashon Ashe. Filed Nov. 4.

Oleary, Richard, et al, as owner. $3,870 as claimed by Roloson Contracting L.L.C., Montague, N.J. Property: 1128 Route 209, Cuddebackville. Filed Nov.6.

Kingston Locksmith and Road Service, 45 E. Bridge, Saugerties 12477, c/o Kashif Ali Jalabani. Filed Nov. 4.

Rims Driving School, 127 Ulster Ave., Saugerties 12477, c/o Thomas A. Rimington and Suzanne Rimington. Filed Nov. 8.

S and N Real Estate Holding Corp., as owner. $4,744 as Sole Proprietorships claimed by Probuild Company Walsh. Donald, et al. Filed by L.L.C., Middletown. Property: 4 A-W Developers, 8 Satmar Bank of America N.A. Action: Horseshoe Court, Goshen. Filed Drive, No. 105, Monroe, c/o Aron Weinberger. Filed june 29. seeks to foreclose on a mortgage Nov. 1. to secure $151,500 affecting property located at 203 Foxhall Affordable Carpentry, 74 Ave., Kingston. Filed Nov. 7. Beesmer Road, Hurley 12443, New Businesses c/o Christopher J. Hillyer. Filed Nov. 1. Weaver, Luther, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. This paper is not responsible for Action: seeks to foreclose on a typographical errors contained Bandes Systems Engineering, mortgage to secure $261,000 af- in the original filings. 7 Cedar Road, Greenwood Lake fecting property located at 201 10925, c/o Sean Bandes. Filed N. Miller St., Newburgh 12550. June 29. Filed July 25. Doing Business As Wieland, Kristin, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $112,917 affecting property located at 25 Barcelow St., Port Jervis. Filed July 29. Youngblood, William D., et al. Filed by Provident Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $370,000 affecting property located at 18 N. Main St., Harriman. Filed July 26.

Mechanic’s Liens

Binor Used Auto Sale, 5093 Audiogrouch Corp., d.b.a. Route 9W, Newburgh 12550, c/o Metrosound, 163 Church Hill Binor Faison. Filed July 2. Road, Kingston 12401. Filed Nov. 4. Cisneros Custom Painting, 14 Elmendorf St., Kingston 12401, Ingrained Woodworking c/o Twyla Carol HernandezInc., d.b.a. Ingrained Build- Cisneros. Filed Nov. 7. ing Concepts, 11 Ackert Hook Road, Rhinebeck 12572. Filed Colty Photography, 557 BroadNov. 7. way, Apt. 17A, Esopus 12466, c/o Nicole O. Inarry-Heisey. Pay It Forward Partners Inc., Filed Nov. 1. d.b.a. Puroclean Professional Restoration, 612 Washington Ave., Kingston 12401. Filed Country Colors Designs, 108 Quaker Ave., Cornwall-onNov. 4. Hudson 12518, c/o Gricelda M. O’Malley. Filed June 29.

Beekman Home and Land Development L.L.C., as owner. Partnerships $89,219 as claimed by Zarecki and Associates L.L.C., Pawling. Church Des Artistes Guest Property: in Beekman. Filed House, 79 Wurts St., Kingston Nov. 7. 12401, c/o Peter Wetzler and Julie Hedrick-Wetzler. Filed Corbin Hill L.L.C., as owner. Nov. 8. $53,110 as claimed by Nu Works Construction Corp., North Creative Edge Fashions and Haledon, N.J. Property: 14, 16, Accessories, 1431 Route 208, and 18 Lakeview Drive, Fort Wallkill 12589, c/o Dina BarnMontgomery. Filed Oct. 29. hart and Lisa De Groodt. Filed Nov. 8.

LeRoy Redux, 280 Malden Turnpike, Saugerties 12477, c/o Jennifer Oz LeRoy. Filed Nov. 1. Luigi’s Pizza and Restaurant, 3649 Route 52, Walker Valley 12588, c/o Lucia L. Scavo. Filed Nov. 8. McCaulsky Construction and Restoration, 113 Hone St., Kingston 12401, c/o Oneil A. McCaulsky. Filed Nov. 4. New Life, 15 Highland Ave., Otisville, c/o Cheryl Lattan. Filed July 2. North East S.A.S., 33 Argent Drive, Highland 12528, c/o Disney Arrubla. Filed Nov. 8. Panesa Restorations, 39 South Road, Kingston 12401, c/o Paul J. Panesa. Filed Nov. 7. Quavice Enterprises, 18 Wurst St., Kingston 12401, c/o Jeffrey Vincent Ali. Filed Nov. 8. Schneider Guitars, 26 Wittenberg Road, Bearsville 12409, c/o David E. Schneider. Filed Nov. 6.

Sew Bright Kids, 680 Route 211 Creative Edge Hair Design, E., Suite 3-B-136, Middletown 1431 Route 208, Suite 1, Wallkill 10941, c/o Jeremy Story. Filed 12589, c/o Lisa DeGroodt. Filed July 2. Nov. 8. The Next Media, P.O. Box 149, Ed’s Seamless Gutters, 25 Cen- Hurley 12443, c/o John B. Catral Ave., Wallkill 12589, c/o Ed- sale. Filed Nov. 5. ward F. Mitzner Jr. Filed Nov. 4. Top Watch Construction, 9 Fine Design Co., 2 Tzfas Road, Hillcrest Ave., Ellenville 12428, No.104, Monroe 10950, c/o c/o Michael L. Gordon. Filed Mordechai Friedman. Filed Nov. 7. June 29. GPH Farms, 119 Steves Lane, Gardiner 12525, c/o Gregory P. Hostetler. Filed Nov. 8.

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JW Smith Paving The Original, 515 South Road, Milton 12547, c/o Thomas M. Smith Jr. Filed Nov. 7.

FACES& PLACES A night to celebrate family business It was standing-room only at The Westchester County Business Journal’s inaugural award program recognizing family entrepreneurs Nov. 7 at Mapleton at Good Counsel in White Plains. Winners – Red Oak Transportation, Strategy Leaders, Murphy Brothers Contracting and Adcorp Media Group – were chosen by a panel of judges from 27 nominees. – Photographs by Bob Rozycki

1. Jerry Landon and Dave Cohen, both of Strategy Leaders. 2. Marsha Gordon of The Business Council of Westchester and John Ritacco of CMS Bank. 3. Edward Stoppelmann of Red Oak Transportation and Susan Lauer of Aspire Consulting. 4. Susan Bach of Delray Sales Inc. and Kat McKee of Co-Communications. 5. Bob Murphy and Laura Westfall, both of Murphy Brothers Contracting. 6. Emily and Eddie Garnett. 7. Grant Schneider of Performance Development Strategies and Carlyle Hicks of ASA College. 8. Kymberly, Jonas, Sharon and Michael Weiner, all of Best Plumbing Tile & Stone. 9. Darwin Davis Jr. and Ted Lee, both of Lee’s Funeral Home. 10. Jennifer Foster and Barbara Carlsson, both of People’s Bank. 11. Krystal Pisani, Justin Burton and Kaylyn Touhey, all of Red Door Spa 12. Ross Fishman of Innovative Health and Elaine Finegan of Classic Westchester 13. Morgan and Joshua Caspi of Caspi Development and Stacey Cohen of Co-Communications 14. Manhattanville College Dean Anthony Davidson

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