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(left) Shirley Acevedo Buontempo & (right) Cosette Gutierrez.

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opens college doors and motivates students to enter BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

ince its founding in 2012, the White Plains-based nonprofit Latino U College Access Inc. has grown to the point it’s now operating on a $1 million annual budget as it fulfills its mission to increase the number of Latino youngsters attending college.

Its founder and CEO Shirley Acevedo Buontempo said she will be succeeded in the role of executive director on July 1 by Cosette Gutierrez, who has been serving as deputy executive director. Since its launch, it has delivered community information sessions to more than 5,000 parents and students. It described its Latino U Scholars program as providing one-onone mentoring and support to Latino students in the junior and senior years of high school, including support from volunteer college coaches, free preparation for taking standardized

tests such as the college entrance Scholastic Aptitude Tests, essay writing support and financial aid consultations. Buontempo told the Business Journal that she founded Latino U to address education inequity. » LATINO U

BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com Having reached the winter of its discontent, live performance venues in the area are in the midst of once again offering live performances. Whether they will do that with the help of federal aid remains something of

an open question. “They finally rolled it out, and it epically failed,” said Dan Levine, artistic director of the nonprofit ACT (A Contemporary Theatre of Connecticut) in Ridgefield. The “it” in this case is the Shuttered Venue Operating Grant (SVOG) program offered by the U.S. Small

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Hampshire Recreation claims Mamaroneck is ‘taking’ its property, in $58M lawsuit BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

ampshire Recreation is demanding $58.1 million from the village of Mamaroneck for allegedly blocking all attempts to convert the Hampshire Country Club to a residential development. By refusing to allow any housing, the village has in effect taken the property, Hampshire Recreation claims in a May 6 lawsuit filed in Westchester Supreme Court. “The planning board was never going to provide Hampshire a fair and good faith opportunity to establish its ability to introduce a residential use at the site,” the lawsuit states. “The planning board’s actions are not legitimate governmental regulation, destroy all but a bare residue value of the club property, and thus constitute a regulatory taking for which Hampshire must be justly compensated.” “We wish they would stop resorting to litigation when they don’t get what they want,”

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Mamaroneck Mayor Thomas Murphy said in a brief telephone interview. “They filed an application for a very, very large project. After much due process and careful deliberation the planning board decided it was not ecologically viable for our community.” The 106-acre property is in the wealthy Orienta section of the village near the Long Island Sound and has operated as a golf club since 1928. The previous owner ceased operating the club in 2008 and put the property up for sale. Hampshire Recreation bought the site in 2010 for $12 million, with the intention of creating housing and in the belief that golf clubs are no longer economically viable. The current zoning allows houses on 20,000-square-foot lots. Hampshire Recreation proposed zoning that would allow a 5-story, 125-unit condominium. The village rejected the plan. Then Hampshire proposed a planned residential development that would enable it to cluster housing in one place and preserve FCBJ

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the rest of the property. The plan included 105 housing units — 44 houses and 61 carriage homes — a 9-hole golf course, and 31 acres for public use. The planning board evaluated voluminous environmental studies and held public hearings. It required Hampshire to consider as few as 25 to 75 housing units. In all, the complaint states, the board evaluated 16 alternatives for the property. After nearly five years of deliberations, the planning board denied Hampshire several land-use permits, finding that the proposed development would impact the environment significantly. Hampshire petitioned Westchester Supreme Court last June to overturn the village’s denial of land-use permits for the proposed development. That case is pending. The new lawsuit mirrors the same facts and allegations. Hampshire argues that the positions taken by the village would apply to any residential development, no matter how it was

designed. In effect, the complaint states, the village has rezoned the property without enacting legislation, and determined that the site “shall remain a recreational club … in perpetuity.” Village Attorney Robert Spolzino said Hampshire has misconstrued the planning board decision. Hampshire Recreation took the position that lower-density alternatives were not financially viable, he said, but did not provide financial analysis to support that conclusion. So the board did not decide the viability of less dense housing. If fully developed for housing under the current zoning, Hampshire claims, the property is worth at least $63.5 million. “The village has received a windfall entirely at Hampshire’s expense,” the lawsuit states, “by keeping the club property as a recreational use without having to even buy the site.” Hampshire is represented by White Plains attorneys David J. Cooper and Matthew J. Acocella.

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Greenwich developer of Villa BXV condominium in Bronxville declares bankruptcy BY BILL HELTZEL

Fareri fired Carnicelli in 2019 after the latter disputed his compensation for managing the Villa BXV construction. Carnicelli demanded arbitration. He claimed that Gateway Kensington had fabricated documents to decrease the money owed for construction management and to increase the value of a personal state tax credit for Fareri, under the Brownfield Cleanup Program, to nearly $6.3 million. Fareri testified that he was unaware of the fabrications, according to the AAA findings. The organization found his explanations unpersuasive and ordered Gateway Kensington to pay $14.2 million to Gateway Development and $104,640 to Carnicelli individually. Eastchester attorney Erica R. Aisner represents Gateway Kensington.

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ateway Kensington LLC, the developer of the Villa BXV condominium in Bronxville, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company declared assets of up to $10 million and liabilities of up to $50 million in a petition filed May 14 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, White Plains. Gateway Kensington is affiliated with Fareri Associates of Greenwich and is owned and managed by John Fareri. Bronxville chose Fareri Associates in 2015 to develop a former industrial site on Kensington Road near the village’s business district. The 53-unit complex opened in 2017. Gateway Kensington still holds title to seven condos, according to a bankruptcy record. The Villa BXV website lists available apartments priced from about $1.3 million to $2.9 million. The petition does not explain why Gateway Kensington declared bankruptcy. But last month an American Arbitration Association panel awarded $14.3 million to two parties listed in a bankruptcy exhibit: James Carnicelli Jr. of Scarsdale and The Gateway Development Group of Greenwich. Gateway Development was the construction management firm that oversaw the Villa BXV project. Fareri owns 51% of the company, according to an arbitration document, and Carnicelli owns 49%; he also managed the Villa BXV construction.

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Stamford pet food firm Canidae reaps rewards with third-party recruitment firm BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

t’s all in the timing for Karen Casey and premium pet food provider Canidae. Having relocated its headquarters from Norco, California, to a 16,700-squarefoot space at 1 Dock St. in Stamford in early 2020, Canidae hired Casey, who had been consulting for it while at an outside HR firm, as its head of people and culture in June of that year. Yes, in the midst of a pandemic. “I was part of its Covid response at the national level from the start,” Casey said. “And I was fixing every part of their HR team, including staffing.” As proved to be the case with many consumer product companies, Canidae found itself in the midst of exploding demand — sales increased by some 400%, she said — as the suddenly working-from-home took a new interest in what their pets were eating, or went out and adopted new friends. That led in turn to a need for additional staff, not only in Stamford but also at its manufacturing facility in Brownwood, Texas, and

Karen Casey for its national sales team. Enter TalentWorks. The Boston branch of the British recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) firm was able to pick up the slack in Canidae’s hiring process, Casey said. “We still really had no HR infrastructure to support full-time talent acquisition,” she said. “So I was able to turn to them to facil-

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itate the ‘blocking and tackling’ of bringing people onboard.” TalentWorks assigned its U.S. head of recruitment services Trish Bromme — herself a relative newcomer, having joined the Boston branch in October 2019 — to Canidae, “and she’s not only hired some terrific people, she’s also served as a brand ambassador as part of the interviewing/engagement experience,” Casey said. According to Jody Robie, senior vice president and shareholder for Talent Works North America, Canidae is a prime example of a small but growing enterprise that is using RPO to its advantage, thus allowing management and staff to focus on the day-to-day details of doing business. “It’s so different than it was a year ago,” Robie said. “The pandemic obviously played into that. It can be difficult for a company to find the flexibility to navigate something like this was — trying to set up flex schedules, furloughing people, bringing them back in. Our job is to understand from our customers’ perspective how much support they need.” In Canidae’s case, that resulted in a oneyear contract, which Robie said “gives confidence to both sides that we will do everything we can to help them get to where they want to be.” Weekly calls with Casey and CEO Bret Furio to review strategy — and candidates — are the norm, Robie said. Casey said that through Bromme and TalentWorks, Canidae — the name, inciden-

tally, is Latin for the biological family that encompasses domestic dogs, wolves and foxes — has hired about 20 people, “which is pretty significant for a company of our size.” All told, Canidae employs about 150, she said, estimating that it has about 15 openings across the country at the moment. Even with the explosion of online sales, Casey said Canidae began returning its field staff to offices in March: “Face-to-face selling will always have an impact.” “We are on a mission to make a difference to our consumers and the planet, and that starts with our people, who are the bedrock of our organization,” said Furio in a statement. “We’re looking forward to our biggest year ever and we’re pleased to be working with TalentWorks. It’s reassuring to have the right partner in place that will help us to grow as we navigate uncharted territory.”

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“I recognized that there were so many talented students who were first-generation in their families to go to college right here in Westchester County that were unable to fulfill their potential not because of their ability or talent but because of the lack of resources, knowledge and information that it requires to successfully maneuver the college admissions and enrollment process,” Buontempo said. “Often where you end up, where you go to college or what you choose to do after school is driven more by your parents’ education and income level than by your own capabilities and what I recognized was that there were many talented low-income first-gen Latino youth who had this potential but were floundering through the process.” Buontempo said she quite literally started the organization at her kitchen table and she was driven by a desire to help students with the college admissions process by providing bilingual support to them and their parents. “It was important to me that we informed and guided them through everything from applications through financial aid, to enrollment and ultimately succeeding in college,” Buontempo said. “We began to reach out to local companies right here in Westchester County like Morgan Stanley, MasterCard and now Danone to share with them the incredible talent of the students that are enrolled in our program.” It took time to build support to the level it has reached today, with sponsors and supporters including PepsiCo, TD Bank’s Charitable Foundation, Sculptor Capital 1

Management, the Westchester Community Foundation, Bloomberg, Univision New York and Westchester County, among others. According to Latino U’s Form 990 filed with the Internal Revenue Service for year 2019, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit had gross receipts of $846,217. It received $792,881 in contributions and grants. “Corporations are also incredible partners in providing volunteer engagement and volunteer support to our programs as well as being mentors and advisers on everything from résumé editing to career guidance for the students in this program,” Buontempo said. Buontempo said that the first student she worked with was homeless and, when he was accepted to college, she cried tears of joy. “I still cry tears of joy when I hear these acceptances that are received by students who have worked so hard their entire lives, who have sacrificed so much and whose families have sacrificed so much so that they can get to this moment,” Buontempo said. “It’s almost like the American dream is being fulfilled for them, for their families, and we know this is something that will benefit them for generations to come because once you educate a child you educate their families forever.” When Gutierrez assumes the role of executive director, she intends to build upon the foundation that has been established for Latino U College Access. The organization has 10 staff members, 40 volunteer college coaches and another 20 to 40 volunteers with other specialties. There is a board of directors with 15 members.

“Our goal is to continue to raise that level hoping to reach hundreds of students annually and getting our whole entire organization to support up to 1,000 students annually,” Gutierrez told the Business Journal. “The 222 students we have at the college level are completing their college degrees or have recently graduated.” She said that over the next three years the organization hopes to raise an additional $1 million to help support increasing the number of students participating in the organization’s programs. “We’re also creating and developing a walk-in resource center because we know that our community needs the additional support. So, we envision a space that has resources, information about college and a safe space where students can talk to our team to help them navigate the college process,” Gutierrez said. “As a first-generation college graduate myself I know the importance that education has had on my life and how it has changed the destiny.” Gutierrez explained that when the pandemic hit, the organization quickly had to transition to operating virtually, which had an unexpected benefit. “It allowed us to expand and try different things that perhaps we may not have tried under normal circumstances,” Gutierrez said. “When I joined the organization we were talking about scale, but we were limited to what we could actually do in-person and with our in-person volunteers. What the pandemic allowed us to do was to try a few different pilots to see how could this

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after the SVOG portal went live on April 8, it was shut down in the face of overwhelming demand. It reopened on April 26, and the SBA reported that within its first 24 hours it had received 17,356 applications. The program, administered by SBA’s Office of Disaster Assistance, is set to provide over $16 billion in grants to closed venues. Eligible applicants can apply for grants equal to 45% of their gross earned revenue, with the maximum amount for a single grant award of $10 million. $2 billion is reserved for eligible applications with up to 50 full-time employees. “It made the PPP process look like child’s play,” Levine said. “When they reopened it we signed into a ‘waiting room,’ and were told something like ‘There are 19,337 people ahead of you.’” “It was a confusing application and submission process,” said Bruce Wheeler, general manager of the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester. “But we got through it and now we’re awaiting the results.” Entities that experienced a 90% or greater gross revenue loss between April and December 2020 due to the pan» CURTAIN RISES

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model work virtually, how could we 2 02 1 engage a few volunteers who couldn’t get to Westchester but would happily jump on a Zoom call with their student. “We reached families in ways we hadn’t before. Sometimes life gets in the way and families could not get to our office for events or sessions but virtually they were all able to join after work or in the early evenings so that gave us greater access.” Gutierrez said that there are processes the organization will continue to do virtually because it allows them to be more efficient and productive while being cost effective. She said that the ability to operate virtually also raises the prospect that the organization might be able to expand geographically, making its services available to students and families in other parts of the nation. “The short-term vision is to expand our presence here in Westchester County,” Gutierrez said. “Today we’re in four of the top seven high Hispanic-serving school districts. Our vision is we want to be in all seven.” Gutierrez said that this year some students who received help from the organization were attending prestigious schools such as George Washington University, Johns Hopkins and Villanova University. “Our friends in guidance across the school districts that we work with understand and appreciate the value of Latino U College Access. We’re the first call that they have when they’re trying to provide programming to their Spanish-language families,” Gutierrez said.

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demic are being given first priority, followed by those who suffered a 70% or greater gross revenue loss, and then those that lost 25% or greater. Although the SBA originally said it would begin distributing the first-priority round of funds during the week of May 17, on May 21 it said it would actually start doing so the week of May 24, further adding to the confusion and frustration. “Theaters and museums across the country are really relying on this money,” Levine said. He estimated that ACT lost a little over $500,000 during the year-plus it was closed by Covid. Wheeler said “The Cap” lost roughly 90% of its revenue over the past 15 months. The nonprofit Westport Country Playhouse, which lost nearly $608,000 in 2019 and about $864,000 in 2018, will doubtless show a significant loss for 2020 as well, said its managing director Michael Barker. The theater was forced to cancel its entire 2020 season — which would have been its 90th — after originally postponing its opening from April to July. “We spent the first month and a half just trying to figure out how to behave for what was then looking like an indefinite period,” Barker said. “Fortunately we received, not a surprising, but a humbling amount of support from our donors.” The Playhouse turned to a virtual model, offering programs for free. “The willingness to pay for something this past year was pretty low,” he said. “But people got the idea of what online theater could be during the pandemic and embraced it pretty quickly.” Now in the midst of bringing back the nine staffers it furloughed during the worst of Covid-19, the venue has announced a cabaret series inside its Jason Robards Theatre, with appropriate mask, distancing and cleaning protocols in place. The series opens on June 26 with Tony Award-winning Tonya Pinkins; presales were “very strong — we sold $7,000 worth of tickets in the first hour,” Barker said. “Tiny House,” a play that was workshopped at the Playhouse in 2018, will take place June 29 to July 18, followed by the Pulitzer- and Tony Award-winning “Doubt: A Parable” Nov. 2 to 21. Barker said the Playhouse was in a unique position when it came to discussing how to welcome live audiences back. “We have two epidemiologists on our team,” he noted, which include Dr. Peter Marghella, who served in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s cabinet as the director of the New York State Office of Emergency Management, and Barker’s brother Joseph, who is regional associate director for West Africa at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Barker said the nonprofit plans to eventually return to 100% capacity once the Covid incidence rate of less than 5 per 100,000, and declining, is reached. At ACT, “we lost a ton of money when we

had to cancel (the 2020 season) and start refunding,” Levine said. “We were just starting our third season when the pandemic hit, so we had no endowments, built-in sponsors or donors yet, and we were still finding our audience.” Thanks in part to a pair of PPP loans — the wait for the SVOG funds continues — the theater live-streamed the play “The Last Five Years,” a two-hander featuring Levine and ACT Executive Director Katie Diamond, in October; a collaboration with musical theater/composer Stephen Schwartz, “Snapshots,” featuring songs from the likes of “Wicked,” “Godspell” and “Pippin,” which streamed through February; and produced a concert version of “Into the Woods” with the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra. A sale of the latter to on-demand digital streaming media company BroadwayHD helped the production more or less break even, he said. Levine is now considering three shows to open ACT’s next season in October. “It won’t

be a huge musical like ‘Into the Woods’,” he said. “If you have something that has 20 actors and 20 musicians and then, ‘Oh my God, there’s a variant,’ you’re done. So I’ll be choosing a midsize musical instead.” Meanwhile, the Capitol Theatre has yet to return to live acts; instead, it has relied on renting out its space for parties and offering merchandise for sale on the sidewalk outside. Booking TV and movie shoots, which the theater has done in the past, became a higher priority, Wheeler said. “Normally we only sell windows of time, because we’re doing shows a few times a week,” he said. “But we put the word out to the scouts that we were available. That and the merchandise sales helped keep the cash flow going.” The Capitol’s last show was on March 7, 2020; a few concerts that were held on its stage before an empty auditorium have subsequently been livestreamed. At the moment the theater is looking

to invite fans back on Oct. 8 and 9 with Umphrey’s McGee. “A lot of acts are still not looking to play live yet, at least not indoors,” Wheeler said. “Plus so many shows have been rescheduled, and then rescheduled again when Covid levels changed, and then rescheduled again. They don’t want to have to keep doing that to their fans and ticketholders.” Meanwhile, venues ranging from Mohegan Sun to Ridgefield’s Prospector Theater to the Palace Theatre in Stamford have or are in the process of bringing back live performances in Connecticut; as are the Tarrytown Music Hall, Levity Live in West Nyack, and the Bedford Playhouse in Westchester. The show, as they inevitably say, must go on. “I’m an optimistic guy, or I wouldn’t work in the arts,” Barker said. “I see us as in the seventh inning — we can see the end of the game, and we’re winning.”

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$10M to help Peekskill with its downtown revitalization BY BRIDGET MCCUSKER bmccusker@westfairinc.com

lmost nine months after Peekskill was selected as a recipient of funding for New York state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) program in August 2019, the finalized projects for the city have been announced. The $10 million in awards will span 12 projects, according to city officials, that will invest in mixed-use, housing and public space development; pedestrian and cyclist infrastructure; arts and tourism; and small businesses and cultural spaces that add value to the community. For each round of funding, one municipality from each of New York’s economic development regions is chosen. The previous recipient for the MidHudson region was New Rochelle in 2018. Peekskill’s award is part of the fourth round of the initiative. “The Downtown Revitalization Initiative is strengthening communities in the Hudson Valley, on Long Island and across the state, making them great destinations to work, play and raise a family,” Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul said in making the announcement. “A healthy downtown is vital to a community’s overall economic health, especially as we enter a post-pandemic future. The projects announced in Peekskill and Baldwin … will change the trajectories of these communities and help them build back better, stronger and more resilient for the future.” The projects were recommended for funding by Peekskill’s DRI local planning committee, consisting of public, private and nonprofit sector representatives at the city, county and regional level, with input from residents. “I think of these projects as new tools in Peekskill’s toolbox,” said Brian Fassett, president of the Peekskill Business Improvement District and a member of the planning committee. “The dozen approved projects will help link the downtown with the waterfront, boost the visibility of our artist community, provide much-needed support for small businesses and create a brand-

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ing and marketing campaign to encourage visitors to discover everything Peekskill has to offer.” The approved projects include: • A home for the Peekskill Art Center at 41 N. Division St. The building will be renovated to become a mixed-use property, housing micro-apartments on the upper levels and multimedia production studios in the basement level, at a cost of $1,638,752. • Creation of a Peekskill Plaza downtown hub on South Division Street, to include a redesign of Gazebo Plaza, conversion of car lanes to pedestrian space, a redesign of street spaces for pedestrian safety and beautification projects for $1,626,000. • A connection of the downtown and waterfront areas for pedestrians and cyclists, with bike lanes, curb extensions, crosswalks, bioswales, bike racks, signage, trees and pedestrian signals for $1,102,00. • A new renovated location for the Boys and Girls Club of Northern Westchester at the Kiley Youth Center. The upgrades will include repairs and improvements and will provide offices, an art room, computer labs and a cafeteria at a total cost of $1.5 million. • Renovations and upgrades to the Paramount Theater, both exterior and interior, along with expanded hospitality programs, costing $1 million. • The establishment of a $700,000 small-business fund to let businesses make capital improvements under the categories of business creation and expansion, exterior improvements, solar energy installations and adaptations for operating in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines. • A public art installation series, at a cost of $500,000, which will be curated by arts organizations. • Implementation of free Wi-Fi access along the Main Street corridor, including Lepore and Pugsley parks, and creation of a low-cost internet service that would be offered to residents of Bohlmann FCBJ

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Towers and Barham House Apartments, at a cost of $380,000. Creating a strategic marketing and branding campaign for the city to attract new residents, visitors and businesses, at a cost of $500,000. $313, 248 in enhancements to Pugsley Park. $260,000 in enhancements to Monument Park. The reconstruction of Fleischmann Pier, for a new pier that will allow tour boats to dock, along with a later phase of reconstruction to include secondary

piers, expanded parking and improvements to Charles Point Park, for a cost of $180,000. “New York state is making a big bet on the great city of Peekskill, because they know we have the people, the vision and the community engagement necessary to keep the city moving ever upward,” Peekskill Mayor Andre Rainey said. “They see strong, visionary leadership that is balancing growth and affordability, while remaining true to the creativity and diversity that brought us to this point.” Fassett expressed confidence

in Peekskill’s leadership to carry out the projects, which will build upon the city’s existing physical and cultural landscape. “We have a committed local government, an active business community and several key investors who all see a gleaming future for Peekskill,” Fassett said. “The DRI process forces communities to define their assets and their vision for the future. Peekskill has tremendous assets to build upon — art, history, the Hudson River, a century of preserved architecture and a culturally diverse population to enjoy the results.”

NYMC students study medical ethics, history, evil BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

n the curriculum designed to help its students become the best that medicine has to offer, New York Medical College (NYMC) in Valhalla includes studying medical ethics, the history of medicine and exploring medicine at its worst as practiced in the past by its most evil participants. “You have an expectation when you go to the doctor that you have a doctor-patient relationship, that you tell the doctor something and ask for advice and they give you advice that is in your best interest,” Dr. Edward C. Halperin, chancellor and CEO of NYMC told the Business Journal. “We’ve learned in history that sometimes there’s somebody else in the room and you as the patient may not know that the other person’s in the room. Maybe it’s the doctor’s desire to make more money; maybe it’s the doctor’s employer saying ‘order more tests’; maybe it’s the government saying do something which is in the government’s best interest and not in the patient’s best interest.” Halperin explained that in medical ethics the phenomenon is called “the third person in the room.” He said that the Holocaust perpetrated by Nazi Germany provided prime examples of medical professionals being ruled by something other than ethics. “In the Holocaust, doctors promoted people being sterilized against their will. They executed by starvation children with congenital deformities. They executed in gas chambers psychiatric patients. They used that technology for the mass murder of people in concentration camps where doctors were willing executioners and they conducted unconsented medical experimentation on people,” Halperin said. “That’s all because they were serving the best interests of the state as the state perceived it, not of their patients. That is the logical consequence of the third person in the room gone off the rails. That’s why medical students need to learn about the Holocaust, understand the consequences at its worst of not representing your patients’ best interests but representing the perceived best interests of a third party in the room.” Halperin said that The Nuremberg Code, created after World War II for the trial of Nazi doctors who committed war crimes, established 10 principles regarding medical experimentation on which modern medical ethics are built. These included: voluntary consent being essential; mental suffering and injury needing to be avoided; the results needing to be

for the greater good of society; and the risks of a procedure never exceeding the benefits. “The reason you need to see the worst is to understand from whence came the principles of medical ethics, which are now considered standard,” Halperin said. “In medical ethics sometimes you have to show people the clearest example of evil and then get them to work backward from that to understand from whence comes standards for behavior.” Halperin said that about two-thirds of the medical schools in the U.S. teach medical history but with almost all of them it’s an elective course. He said that NYMC is one of the few schools at which it’s a requirement. All first-year students take the course.

In addition to examining what physicians did in Nazi Germany, the course delves into their role in the North American slave trade as well as medicine’s role in anti-Semitism in Russia, Canada and elsewhere. Halperin said that as part of the history of medicine course, students attend lectures, read about the topic and are given the option of writing a term paper such as a biographical study of someone in the history of medicine or interviewing a Holocaust survivor in Westchester and doing a term paper on the interview. Halperin said that during the pandemic, the interviews had been taking place by Zoom. He said that students also visit the website of the American Holocaust Museum where there is mate-

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New plan submitted to replace fire-damaged Yonkers apartment building BY PETER KATZ

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he owner of a six-story Yonkers apartment building that was severely damaged by a massive fire on March 12, 2019 has proposed a new plan to tear it down and put up a structure designed to emulate the look and character of the old one. The building is The Yorkshire at 15 Parkview Ave. near Garrett Place in Yonkers, close to the Bronxville border. A previous plan to tear down the damaged building and erect an architecturally modern structure ran into opposition. The fire broke out in an apartment on the sixth f loor while it was being renovated. It quickly spread and when the first Yonkers firefighters arrived they were greeted by heavy smoke and flames. Mutual aid brought units from other communities as the fire spread throughout the sixth and fifth floors and broke through the roof. Other parts of the building suffered damage from the water poured into it. It took about 12 hours to ensure the fire was out. The Yorkshire has been empty since the fire and the owner, Parkview Equities LLC of Fort Lee, New Jersey, has told the city that rather than rehabilitate the building, it wants to demolish it and construct something new on the approximately 2/3-acre site. A proposal for a building with architecture that was different from The Yorkshire’s Tudor style and the similar styling of surrounding apartment buildings was opposed by the Garrett Park Neighborhood Association and others. The Yorkshire, which opened in 1930, was built in a “U” configuration with a landscaped courtyard between its wings. The style was Tudor Revival, with red brick predominating and stone at the base. In connection with its first application to replace The Yorkshire, Parkview Equities sought variances from the city’s

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Zoning Board. As The Yorkshire was a nonconforming building, Parkview needed the variances to construct something new that carried forward the nonconforming elements. Zoning Board denied the requested variances last June 16. The Zoning Board wrote: “While the dimensions of the proposed building, including its setback from adjacent property lines, building coverage and otherwise, as well as occupancy, is consistent with the existing building, the Board finds that the proposed contemporary architectural styling is such that it is out of character with buildings in the immediate vicinity of the Garrett Park community, which is made up of Tudor revival styled buildings containing deep courtyard entryways, cathedral peaks with arched openings, lighted entry pillars and other such eleFCBJ

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ments.” Zoning found that what Parkview Equities was proposing “is neither architecturally or aesthetically compatible with the existing Garrett Park neighborhood and therefore will detrimentally impact said neighborhood’s character, as well as create a probable long term negative impact on neighboring property values.” The new application is for a building that will have a similar look to The Yorkshire. “We’ve been very careful to design a building that is compatible with the character of the community,” attorney William Null of White Plains law firm Cuddy & Feder told the Yonkers Planning Board during a preliminary presentation on Parkview Equities’ new application. He explained that the new building would be no larger

than The Yorkshire and that, while the old building had 65 apartments with 28 parking spaces, the new one would have 60 apartments with 60 parking spaces, meeting city requirements and bringing substantially more parking to the neighborhood than The Yorkshire provided. Null pointed out that the new design moves an existing driveway slightly north to allow replacement of what currently is a paved area with a landscaped area. He said that the new building would maintain or increase existing setbacks from the property lines. Keith Beaver, a landscape architect with Didona Associates, said that the new plan calls for a row of Arborvitae trees to be planted along much of the property line to buffer the view for neighbors and screen some of the air vent

louvers that will be used to help ventilate the parking garage. “These Arborvitaes are going in at six-foot height but they will ultimately be up around 12 to 20 feet as they grow and help screen out that area for the neighbors,” Beaver said. Architect Stuart Lachs of Perkins Eastman said that in view of the Con Ed moratorium on new gas hookups, they are figuring that the building would use electric heat pumps. He also said that it would be fully sprinklered. Null said that the project is intended to produce market-rate apartments but the developer will include the number of affordable units required by Yonkers. The Planning Board unanimously voted to seek lead agency status for the environmental review of the new application.

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FAIRFIELD COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL • WESTCHESTER COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL • MAY 31, 2021

Dear neighbor, They say that every challenge, however great, contains a seed of opportunity. The year that was 2020 put that hypothesis to the test, but it continued to hold true. All across Westchester County, businesses had to quite literally adapt or disappear. Those who were able to find those seeds of opportunity amid the stacks of dangers, challenges, illness, fears, frustrations, and vulnerabilities were often the ones who weren’t afraid to toss out their usual playbook, face challenges head on, and find the courage and the leadership to change. Throughout the year, I kept thinking about a similar moment of transition and peril that happened not too long ago – the zenith of the Great Recession, while the country was still actively embroiled in two wars and facing the prospects of a long, painful recovery at best and another Depression at worst. On the day before the presidential inauguration, Bishop T.D. Jakes gave a sermon on what was demanded of leadership in that time of crisis, including this moral: “You cannot change what you will not confront.” In Westchester County, we have been staring at a looming housing crisis, especially for working families, millennials, senior citizens who wish to gracefully age in place, and people with disabilities. But the scope of it truly affects all of us, serving as a drag on our local economy, complicating our efforts to sustain labor pipelines of our youth into the construction industry, denying our property tax-strained municipalities new revenue, and complicating our ability to make progress on critical issues like racial justice and climate resilience. The Westchester County Housing Needs Assessment found that we need 11,703 new housing units just to meet present demand – and that was before COVID-19 warped our real estate market and drove average home prices even higher. The Building & Realty Institute is a trade association that represents the complete spectrum of real estate in Westchester, from the homebuilders, developers and remodelers who build and upgrade our homes, to the property owners, managers, and volunteer co-op and condo boards who own and operate our existing multifamily dwellings. Housing is the connective tissue that brings our member businesses together. As such, our members have had a panoramic view of what our housing crunch has on our economy, our affordability, and our policy debates at large. We also see time and again that our reluctance to have the hard conversations about what it will really take for our communities to say yes to the housing we need causes us to have even harder conversations about our existing housing, bringing down new regulations, new financial pressure, and new intensity to the fights over the housing we already have rather than building the housing we need. But we can do better. With so many mutually reinforcing problems intersecting with the central issue of producing the housing we need, we can look ourselves squarely in the mirror and realize that the “way things have always been done” will yield the same disappointing results that will only hold us back. In that same sermon, Bishop Jakes made it clear that the willingness to step up and be a leader in challenging times is difficult but ultimately rewarding. “Everywhere you turn, there will be a critic waiting to attack every decision you make,” he said. “But you cannot enjoy the light without enduring the heat.” We look forward to having those conversations and finding our way together to building the future of housing in Westchester. Tim Foley CEO and Executive Vice President

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Come Join Us. The Building & Realty Institute is a trade association in Westchester County and the Hudson Valley representing the full spectrum of real estate in the County. Whether you build new homes, remodel and update existing homes, or own or operate the co-ops, condos, and multifamily apartment buildings that make up our housing stock, your business will find a home with the BRI. Learn more about our opportunities for advocacy, education and training, and networking to enhance your business at www.buildersinstitute.org or by calling 914-273-0730.

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Dear Friends: Are you Ready for a Better Tomorrow? We’ve collectively arrived at an inflection point where challenges of this past year now turn toward more positive times ahead. As the leading community bank in Westchester and one of the fastest growing in the nation, The Westchester Bank would like to share with you what makes us different… and why we may be a better choice for your future business banking needs. That difference is three simple words, BANKING MADE PERSONAL. BANKING that offers all the same business products and services of larger financial institutions. That includes commercial loans and mortgages, lines of credit, business checking, MMA’s, mobile app and online banking. And with seven branch locations throughout Westchester, we make it easy and convenient for you to visit. There are also Cash Management products with the ability and convenience to scan check deposits from your office or home! MADE is our call-to-action. Streamlined loan processing and loan decisions are all made right here, locally. If you can’t make it to the Bank, we’ll come to your place of business. Banking solutions are made by listening to, and understanding, your banking needs specific your business goals. Our Lending Team assigned to each customer makes sure you’re satisfied by being there for you whenever needed, day or night. Given that small businesses make up nearly 2 of every 3 new jobs in America, we made it possible for companies like yours to navigate the pandemic and redirect your thinking to growth… from keeping employees on board to capital improvements and more. In summary, we’re made of all the ingredients that lets every customer know ‘We are here for you’ in both good and challenging times! PERSONAL defines The Westchester Bank’s most important attribute. It’s what separates us from the competition where personal interaction just isn’t a priority. When you call us, you will always get a person on the other line, not some automated recording that leaves you feeling detached, disconnected. When the pandemic struck, our first order of business was to call every single customer and ask two questions, ‘How are you doing?’ and ‘How can we help?’. I’d venture to guess that the competition did not have the time, resources or simply didn’t care to reach out to customers in such a personal and caring manner. We care about each customer. We care about every staff member. We care about the many local charities and organizations that uplift Westchester… and that goes beyond just monetary. Volunteerism is part of our culture with many employees actively engaged in programs to benefit others. We feel very fortunate and blessed to be part of a community defined by how we collectively strive to improve the lives of our least fortunate. Lastly and importantly, please stay safe and healthy. There’s much to feel positive about looking ahead and I personally look forward to the opportunity of serving you when ready. Best for a Brighter Tomorrow,

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My 33,000 colleagues and I could not be more proud to help create Fairfield County’s bright future. Since St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport became part of Hartford HealthCare in October 2019, we have been working hard to provide access to more medical expertise in more convenient locations across this great county. We believe that our role is to improve the health and healing of everyone in the region — so that all people can live their healthiest lives. That commitment requires investment and continual reinvestment in the livelihoods of Fairfield County’s business, civic and social service communities. That’s why we’re investing in expertise, attracting world-class physicians who are eager to do their life’s work in Fairfield County. Hartford HealthCare’s Institute model of care aligns the efforts of experts across our system to deliver seamless services for heart and vascular disease, cancer care, the neurosciences, orthopaedics, urology and kidney specialties and behavioral health services. We take our commitment to the underserved seriously, expanding St. Vincent’s respected tradition of mission-related work into new areas and programs. We provide robust health and wellness information on all media in Spanish, offer community clinics to those who lack ready access to care, and support local charitable and service organizations. Our experts have consistently and frequently been called upon to provide timely and accurate advice for people troubled by this global health crisis and looking for sources of reliable information. In print, online and on the air, we are proud to be that source. Throughout the pandemic, we have had an even deeper opportunity to serve. Through our colleagues’ efforts in Fairfield County, Hartford HealthCare provided more than 90,000 COVID-19 tests, and has administered more than 30,000 vaccines. At St. Vincent’s we cared for more than 1,240 hospitalized COVID patients — one of Connecticut’s most hard-hit areas in the first months of the pandemic. We were the first health system in the nation to partner with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide vaccinations using the U.S. government’s new vaccination vehicle. It is our privilege and our calling to serve. Our healthcare heroes have worked shoulder-to-shoulder with residents and community partners through these 15 long months, offering hope and healing. Now, we continue that hard work even as we look forward. Because we don’t want to go “back to normal.” We must aim for a greater goal, a higher aspiration. We want Fairfield County to have a health system that is better than normal — investing in its region, attracting top talent, addressing inequities in healthcare, creating jobs, and serving as a catalyst for forward movement. That’s why we are proud to be the name sponsor of the new amphitheater at Harbor Yard. Far beyond the concerts and events that will help breathe vitality into Connecticut’s largest city, the venue will be an economic driver, a source of pride and a unique space for health-related community events. Thank you, Fairfield County, for welcoming Hartford HealthCare into this region as we have added services and enhanced programs. It is an honor to serve you — and be a true part, and partner, in your future.

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While our challenges were not on par with those of our healthcare heroes, people relied on Robison to keep them safe and comfortable in their homes as possible as they rode out the various stages of lockdowns and quarantines. The pandemic presented new challenges for us to overcome. First, many of the 200 Robison team members including our service technicians, delivery drivers, plumbers, and others perform their jobs by visiting strangers’ homes. While many of our neighbors were able to ﬁnd ways to get work done remotely, our staff ventured out to do whatever was needed to serve our loyal customers. We developed strict safety protocols for both our own personnel and our customers so that we were able to keep each other safe while ensuring that no one went without heat, cooling, or other vital home services. With people spending so much more time at home as compared to years past, maintaining heat through increased delivery frequency was critical. In addition, homeowners grew more cognizant of the quality of the air in their homes and relied on Robison to not only keep them warm but also provide equipment and services to improve the air they breathed at home.

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May 31,2021 Dear Westfair business community, In the midst of historic health, economic and political challenges that will forever define the year 2020, we witnessed many examples of effective leadership. We saw healthcare and frontline workers risking their own health to serve others, and teachers creatively driving student learning remotely. Small business owners showed resiliency and innovation as they keep their companies going and employees working. More Americans than ever exercised their right to vote and a multitude of citizens took a stand against racial inequities and injustices that have plagued so many for too long. While we still have a way to go, it does feel as though we are turning a corner and can be cautiously optimistic for the second half of 2021 and beyond. For me, personally, 2020 presented the opportunity to expand my leadership role with KeyBank Real Estate Capital to also serve as Market President for Key’s Hudson Valley/Metro NY market. I am especially grateful for the broader lens my expanded role has afforded me in seeing KeyBank’s leadership in the local community. I am extremely proud of how our Hudson Valley/Metro NY team faced the year with dedication and resilience, bringing to life our purpose to help our clients and our communities thrive. Throughout the pandemic, our front-line employees have been on the job everyday serving our customers – through safe social distancing in our branches and by phone, online, appointment, and through our drive-up windows when customers preferred. For those experiencing financial hardship, we provided relief through payment deferrals, fee and penalty waivers, and personal emergency loans. Our bankers stepped up to help our business clients receive Paycheck Protection Program funding, delivering more than 66,000 loans totaling $11 billion nationally to help businesses remain open and their employees working. Now, as our local economy shows signs of recovery, KeyBank is here to support our clients’ plans for the future. A particular point of pride for everyone at Key is our bank’s commitment to effect change in our communities. Through our focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as affordable housing and renewable energy financing, we are aligning our actions to drive even better outcomes for the communities we serve. We recently expanded our National Community Benefits plan to $40 billion in lending, investing and philanthropy in low- and moderate- income communities. Since it’s launch in 2017, KeyBank has already invested $18 billion though the plan, including over $300 million directly in this market. This expansion means we are well positioned to continuing to work together with local leaders and organizations; it is a testament to our promise to continue to help our clients and communities thrive. With the first half of 2021 nearly behind us, there is a renewed sense of optimism here at the bank and in the community. KeyBank’s commitment to the citizens and businesses of Westchester and Fairfield Counties remains steadfast, and we are ready for better days ahead. Sincerely,

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It has been a little over a year since I joined the Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers (“MHACY”) as its new President and CEO. It was a baptism by fire. MHACY was in full pandemic management mode. It has been a tough year because we have all suffered losses due to COVID. Despite our losses, I prefer to focus on what people call the COVID silver linings. MHACY management started investing heavily in technology. We started signing residents up for RentCafe which allowed our tenants to pay their rent remotely and receive notifications about food deliveries and PPE deliveries. We transitioned staff from our central office to their home offices through technology and flexible hours. We ramped up our presence on social media with Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to send out messages, notifications and provide programing and information on the latest COVID news. Since we created our social media channels in 2020 and have had growth of over of 1.1k followers across all platforms with 749 Facebook fans and 253,588 impressions and 49 Twitter fans with 39,982 impressions and more than 800 engagements. MHACY upgraded our website. For the first time in our history, we uploaded all the documents in English and in Spanish a prospective tenant needs to fill out as part of their application process. We created video tours of our apartments so that prospective tenants could virtually visit their potential new homes. MHACY staff worked around the clock to provide services to our tenant/clients where they live. We sanitized common areas. We delivered food in collaboration with the Yonkers Office for the Aging and many other generous partners. We delivered PPE provided by the City of Yonkers Office of Emergency Management and New York State. We set up mailboxes at every site for residents to drop off their paperwork if they wanted to file their certifications and recertifications in a paper format. MHACY consultants did thousands of wellness checks by calling every single tenant multiple times. We asked each tenant if they needed food, medical assistance, or anything else we had not or could not think of on our own. Our Resident Coordinators also trained residents on tablets provided through the ConnectHome initiative which allowed our residents to stay connected to news, loved ones and telemedicine providers. When the tablets did not provide a robust enough platform for distance learning, we worked with the Yonkers Board of Education to provide laptops and pay tutors to help our students. We helped our residents celebrate the holidays. For Halloween, the staff packed 800 bags of Halloween candy for kids. On Thanksgiving with the help of Peter Kelly of X20 Xaviars on the Hudson we were able to provide more than 300 specially prepared meals to our seniors and did it again at Christmas when we also gave away gaming consuls. For Valentine’s Day we delivered baskets from Stew Leonard’s and on Earth Day we gave away reusable totes. In February we hosted a vaccination clinic at Nodine Community Center, working in collaboration with Sun River Health, New York State, Westchester County, and the City of Yonkers to bus our seniors to the site. We are still working with the City Office of the Aging to bring vaccinations to homebound seniors. I will not lie and say, “there were no tough days.” I lost one of my best friends and my uncle to COVID. I had COVID myself. Many of our staff and residents had COVID. But recently, I learned the word Ubuntu. It means I am, because you are. Nothing has ever seemed more real to me than that concept in the wake of the COVID pandemic. And that realization is just another COVID silver lining.

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Michael Nukho is a landlord with Gem Management Partners which manages about 500 apartments throughout Westchester County. They have rented to tenants through the Yonkers Landlord Housing Voucher Program (Section 8) for more than 30 years. If you own rental property in Yonkers and are looking for good tenants, guaranteed income and a way to keep your occupancy rates up, find out how the Yonkers Landlord Housing Voucher Program (Section 8) can work for you.

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Dear Westchester Business Community: Thalle Industries and the Pacchiana Family have been committed to integrity, community service and our employees’ welfare since our family founded Thalle Construction in 1947. Our commitment to integrity began with founder Guido Pacchiana’s insistence that his business would be grounded in honesty and good faith. Succeeded by his son George, and today, 74 years later, led by grandson Glenn Pacchiana, Thalle continues to be guided by those founding principles. Our employees are Thalle’s most important asset. They are “Rock Stars” providing rocks, asphalt, and recycled products to the community. We make any product for any customer and treat our clients as we would like to be treated. The result has been seven-plus decades of success. Our dedication to community service was tested over the past year and a half by the Covid-19 pandemic when our industry was deemed an essential service. As the largest recycler of aggregate and asphalt products in Westchester County, Thalle Industries kept its doors open while protecting our workers. We met with employees weekly to assure they had protective gear and to discuss strategies for staying safe. And thankfully, in 2020, the height of the pandemic, none of our 50 employees contracted Covid-19. Concern for our community extends beyond our workforce. Our family and our companies have a proud tradition of providing both time and financial support to community not-for-profits and service organizations as well as local, state, business and industry organizations. We are pleased to play an active role in the Business Council of Westchester, the Construction Industry Council, Westchester Parks Foundation and the New York League of Conservation Voters and support many not-for-profits including Scenic Hudson, the Hudson Highlands Land Trust, the Fresh Air Fund and Groundwork Hudson Valley. We take particular pride in our commitment to sound environmental practices. These ongoing efforts have been recognized with a Community Hero Award from Groundwork Hudson Valley; an Environmental Beautification Award from the New York State Nursery and Landscape Association; and a Best Green Friend Award from the Westchester Parks Foundation. Our quarry in Fishkill is the only one in New York State where land is reclaimed as the mining advances, thanks to our innovative, environmentally friendly reclamation program. In fact, Thalle Industries and the quarry were nominated by the State Department of Environmental Conservation and received the prestigious Outreach Award from the National Association of State Land Reclamationists in recognition of our extensive reclamation and innovative quarrying practices. Our public projects have included the Hudson River Shoreline Stabilization for Metro-North Railroad, Irvington Waterfront Park, The Yonkers Downtown Waterfront Redevelopment and Scenic Hudson’s Long Dock Park in Beacon, New York. Safeguarding the health of our children and our neighbors who commute is not a business strategy -- it’s the right thing to do. At Thalle Industries, our commitment to our business, our employees and our community are an integral part of our DNA. As a family owned and operated business, we know that keeping each of these elements front and center have and continue to equal service and success. Sincerely, The Pacchiana Family,

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Pictured at Thalle’s facility in Elmsford, Front row (L to R): Founder George Pacchiana, President & CEO Glenn Pacchiana; Back row (L to R): Joe Landi, Mahar Gonzalez, David Figueroa, Brian Massy, Jeff Manganello, Hilario De Paz, Jovany Heredia, Caroline Stricker, Warren Shealy, Tim Fee, Joe Perrone, Joe Colavito, Jenn Lazzari, Miguel Diaz, Jessie Lozada

A VIEW TO A BRIGHT FUTURE Thalle Industries, Inc. view toward community involvement represents the continuation of a philosophy that has three generations of history. Beginning with Thalle Construction, which started in 1947, the Pacchiana family and their companies have generously given their time and financial support to many local, state and national industry organizations and worthy community charities and service organizations. Thalle Industries, Inc. continues that tradition today.

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Dear Westfair Business Community Despite the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Yonkers is moving forward, building on our nearly decade-long economic renaissance that has resulted in more than $4 billion in private investment and more than 9,100 multifamily units planned, completed, under construction and approved for development. Yonkers continues to grow by attracting major national and regional developers. We’re particularly excited by Lionsgate Studios which is constructing a $100 million state-of-art movie studio along our waterfront. Not only will it generate over 400 new jobs and 400 construction jobs, it will also put Yonkers on the map as the New York’s Hollywood on the Hudson. We anticipate other major film companies will soon follow in Lionsgate’s footsteps. There are many reasons for Yonkers success. Our central location offers unmatched access to all major highways and is less than 20-minute commute to Grand Central via Metro-North and only 40 minutes to every major airport in the Tri-State region. We also have an abundance of commercial development sites from office and retail to manufacturing and warehouse space. And, of course, there are those breathtaking views of the Hudson River and Palisades that have attracted so much residential development. In addition to our city’s business-friendly climate, Yonkers also benefits from the work of the Yonkers Industrial Development Agency which offers financial incentives for commercial and residential development projects. Over the past two years, the Yonkers IDA has provided incentives to projects representing a total private investment of approximately $1.1 billion. Those developments are projected to create approximately 2,700 new residential units, 234,400 square feet of commercial and industrial space and approximately 3,450 in construction, permanent and part-time jobs. Despite the pandemic, Yonkers celebrated a number of grand openings and groundbreakings for a range of residential projects including the 126-unit Regency on Hudson, 29-unit 9-11 Riverdale Avenue and 160-unit Marquee at 697 Bronx River Road. All three projects, which received IDA incentives, include affordable units. Our city’s retail sector got a big boost this year with the groundbreaking of a new 130,00-square-foot Target store at Cross County Center. Target’s decision to invest in our city is a testament to the retailer’s confidence in our thriving economy. At the height the pandemic, we launched our “Back to Business” marketing campaign to celebrate our re-emergence from the economic downturn. The campaign, which featured testimonials from prominent business leaders, included events with both the Yonkers Downtown BID and the South Broadway BID promoting discounts to dine at local restaurants. Last June, we also streamlined and lifted restrictions on outdoor dining permits so that restaurants and cafes could reopen quickly after the lockdown and get back to business. I am particularly proud that during the pandemic, our city granted a total of $620,000 to 62 micro-enterprise businesses through our Yonkers Business Assistance program. In addition, the Yonkers IDA and the Yonkers Planning & Development department have allocated through loans or grants nearly $1 million to 70 small business in Yonkers to assist in their recovery efforts. The pandemic has been a unique challenge for us all. For the City of Yonkers, we are not only ‘back to business’ but growing stronger and better than before. We are well positioned for another year of steady economic growth. Sincerely

MIKE SPANO Mayor, City of Yonkers

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YONKERS IS ON THE RISE Yonkers is on the rise with more than $4 billion in private development and over 9,100 new multi-family residential units planned, recently completed, under construction and approved for development. The Yonkers Industrial Development Agency (IDA) is paving the way for the Yonkers renaissance with business development incentives to enhance economic development and job growth in Yonkers. Combined with the City’s business-friendly environment, Yonkers is leading the region in attracting major developers. Yonkers is the New York suburb with the highest number of new apartments built in the last five years, according to data released by RENTCafé. To learn more about how the Yonkers IDA can help your development project, visit yonkersida.com or call (914) 509-8651

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Dear Westchester friends and families, Without question, the 2020-21 school year was like no other. As was the case for “virtually” every school in the state and nation, the COVID-19 Pandemic confronted Iona Preparatory with unforeseen and highly challenging circumstances. I am pleased and gratified to be able to report that despite often daily adjustments, we stayed true to our motto of “Estote Firmi,” or “Be Strong.” Back in March 2020, when the containment zone was announced for New Rochelle and the sweeping scope of the Pandemic became known, we asked ourselves where we were going to be when the 2020-2021 school year started? We made the decision that we could not and would not stand still. Not only did we invest in infrastructure and technology—more than $150,000 to install cameras in every classroom and upgrade our testing software— but over the summer our teachers came in for specialized training to be well-versed in Google Classroom and other remote learning platforms. Our goal was to remain open as much as possible without jeopardizing faculty and students. Maximum instruction; minimum risk. We kept students in the classroom to the extent possible and created a hybrid model allowing students to learn remotely when needed. We went two straight months before needing to quarantine anyone, and our students overcame obstacles and remained resilient. Our boys embraced technology and thrived. They also reached out to serve their communities, donating food, water, masks and gloves to St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Yonkers and Neighbor to Neighbor in Connecticut; and creating apps linking volunteers with senior citizens to assist with groceries during stay-at-home orders. Our teachers became champions of education. Our sports teams, limited to virtual practices for so long, finally returned to competition and played like champions. We are the defending LoHud Sports Tom Whelan Private School of the Year, after all. Our school and students continued to flourish. With the close of this unprecedented school year upon us and COVID restrictions being lifted, it is a great time to reflect on the positive news surrounding our graduates. The members of the Class of 2021 were pillars not only for the Iona Preparatory community, but for the communities in which they live. They will continue their education at some of the best schools in our nation: Brown, Colgate, Columbia, Duke, New York University, the University of Virginia, and the list goes on. Moreover, during a time in which so many families are struggling economically, our boys earned a collective $34 million in academic, merit-based scholarships. With an average award of $60,000, an Iona Preparatory education pays for itself, and certainly helps take the sting out of rising college tuitions. I know I speak for our entire Iona Prep community in wishing them success and good fortune as they go forth and become the leaders of tomorrow. Class of 2021: job well done! To God be the glory, and may Jesus live in our hearts. Forever!

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May 31, 2021 Dear Friends: It is quite a miracle that arts and culture in Westchester has survived—not without painful cuts and closings, but certainly still intact and gearing up for a robust comeback. Yes, we are battered financially but spiritually undaunted, secure in the economic value and higher purpose of our collective mission and humbly grateful to those who quietly and without fanfare supported the collective arts community and the individual venues and creators during this bitter crisis. There is still much to do to rebuild and restore our structural and human assets. Most impacted has been our artist community, 63% of whom nationally are out of work. Thank you to all those who contributed to our Artist Relief Fund through which we were able to give grants to some 30 artists. We will continue to be that portal to assist them. Thank you to our Westchester County government for continuing cultural funding as budgeted and for supporting the myriad virtual workshops and streamed programs our community produced during the pandemic. We all learned how to gracefully pivot, and in the process, we enlarged our online audiences. We thank our County Executive and 17 county legislators who funded a $250,000 Challenge Grant Program that spurred our community to raise another $754,000 in private donations. Thank you to the more than 2000 donors who matched these funds. Many thank yous to our loyal friends, corporations, foundations, agencies small businesses who continued our funding uninterrupted. We will continue to be a safety net for the community, providing things to do and places to go. Thank you to the Examiner and the Westchester Business Journal who publish our ArtsNews online and a hearty bravo to our partnership with Today Media. Getting the word out is so vitally important to us all. It may seem like a small thing, but we’re grateful to all those who supported and with good cheer attended our many virtual fundraisers. Now, that’s dedication! A million thanks to our state legislators whose leadership shined ever so brightly as they allocated one million dollars to Restart the Arts in Westchester and Rockland. What they did will of course help our 150 cultural affiliates. But it will do more than that. It will help restore life as we once knew it. It will help us all gather together once again. It may even give us renewed hopefulness for an equitable and prosperous future. It may encourage others to do similar life affirming acts of kindness and revitalization. Now wouldn’t that be a great legacy to celebrate in the months to come? Indeed! With our appreciation,

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The Arts and Business Go Hand in Hand. We are working together to bring public art to streets and buildings in Westchester, enlivening our downtowns and enhancing our built environment. ArtsWestchester invites you to partner with us in bringing art out in the open for the enjoyment of all.

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The past year has challenged us and our clients like no other. Throughout this difficult period, Thompson & Bender served as a critical partner in helping businesses pivot and adapt to a world in crisis. We saw offices, stores and restaurants close. Large events essential to our clients’ financial viability were cancelled. Traditional models of conducting business collapsed. Through this tumult, clients turned to us for advice, guidance and answers to many questions. How do we keep our customers engaged if they cannot enter a store? How do we fundraise without an annual gala? How do we reposition our messages to the public to emphasize compassion and solidarity? The answers were not simple and there was no established template for operating in a socially distanced world. Thompson & Bender saw this crisis as an opportunity to guide our clients through uncharted waters. For some clients that meant a greater push into social media. We helped others wade into the waters of virtual events and fundraisers. Above all, messaging was key. We helped clients develop communication strategies that emphasized community service, support for healthcare heroes and charity for neighbors. The results helped our clients stay afloat and even prosper in this new world. The Business Council of Westchester and ArtsWestchester were able to stage virtual annual events that collected almost as much revenue as in normal years, and learned new ways to reach their audiences. We helped clients organize socially distant events, including the Westchester Parks Foundation’s Bicycle Sundays and hybrid Gala. And, for the City of Yonkers we launched a GenY campaign letting audiences know they were “open for business.” Along the way, we learned as much as our clients about productivity, remote working and the powerful emerging platforms for engaging the public, such as Zoom and Twitch. The lessons will not be forgotten in the post-pandemic future but will be incorporated into our arsenal of business solutions. We like to believe that our dedication to clients―before and during the pandemic―is the reason for our success. In turn, we appreciate the support we receive from the business community that has helped us win numerous Best of Business Awards from 914Inc. for our advertising and public relations work. A special thank you to our loyal clients for sticking by us during this difficult time. And we in turn did our utmost to see them through. As our society returns to normal, we remain committed to our clients, community and neighbors. Thompson & Bender cherishes the leadership that our partners have granted us for the past 35 years and we will use that role for the benefit of everyone in Westchester County and beyond.

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Halperin said that he contacted Millie Jasper, executive director of the Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center in White Plains and asked whether she had survivors who were willing to talk to medical students, which she did. Halperin said video recordings of Holocaust survivors that have been created can provide source material for students to use in the future. A first-year medical student at NYMC, Margot Lurie, told the Business Journal that her Holocaust survivor interview lasted more than two hours. “We talked about everything from childhood, what it was like to grow up during the war, what it was like before and after the war as well.” Lurie related that the Holocaust was not entirely new to her because when she was 10 years old her parents took her to Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center, in Jerusalem. “We were in an exhibit looking at documents and photographs from medical experimentations and that’s something I’ll never forget,” Lurie recalled. She said that the course at NYMC allowed her to understand the true extent of what had happened. Lurie said that learning about medical history and ethics will help her better serve her future patients and make sure that they fully understand what is going on. “The idea of informed consent and talking with them in a way that makes

them feel most comfortable are some of the things that I’ll take with me,” Lurie said. “My goals are to provide the best care that I can for my patients and for their families in a way that respects my patients and where they come from and what they believe in, making sure it’s patient-centered care. Medical ethics definitely needs to be in the thoughts and thought processes of providers every day.” “In the years that I have taught this course when the students fill out their end-of-the-year course evaluation it’s very common that they’ll use the expression ‘transformative experience’ from interviewing the survivor,” Halperin said. “I also notice that it is extremely common that the students who choose to do this interview generally are not students who have any family experience with the Holocaust. They are not the grandchildren of survivors. It is very common that the students who elect to do these interviews are exploring territory which was otherwise theoretical for them.” Halperin said that the motto of the Touro College and University System of which NYMC is a part of is that wisdom is at the intersection of knowledge and values. “You can teach people an awful lot about biochemistry, pharmacology and physiology. That’s knowledge. But you have to make sure that they have the right values in order to be a wise physician,” Halperin said

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Stratford Mayor Hoydick praises town’s business community in weathering the pandemic BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

tratford Mayor Laura Hoydick praised her town as an “example of resilience and strength” during the Covid-19 pandemic while highlighting the local economy in her annual State of the Town address, which was delivered via video on May 18 through the Bridgeport Regional Business Council. Hoydick recalled the town’s initial response to the onset of Covid-19 in March 2020 was the coordination focused on social programs, ensuring that eligible children would continue to receive meals despite the closing of the public schools and homebound seniors continued to have access to medical care. For the business community, Hoydick highlighted the work of Mary Dean, Stratford’s economic development director, for efforts including facilitating state and local grants to impacted businesses, creating a job bank connecting residents with businesses, and promoting takeout options in restaurants that saw their indoor dining operations closed by the state. “We also created Stratford Strong, a long-term recovery task force through our economic development and community and senior services departments with a focus on identifying community needs and leveraging financial and volunteer resources to address those needs,” she said, noting the effort of multiple organizations in joining together for the common focus of strengthening businesses. Hoydick also offered praise to the town council, adding that she looked forward to “working collaboratively with all members of the council this year to improve on the work we have done, which includes improving town policies that promote environmental sustainability and reducing littering, taking advantage of low interest borrowing to improve infrastructure, and embracing economic development opportunities.” Stratford’s response to helping struggling smaller businesses was with the creation of the Micro-Enterprise Assistance Program. Hoydick noted that “40 small businesses have applied so far and 24 have been accepted by the economic development office.” Hoydick also touched on infrastructure and commercial property projects, pointing out that construction of the Exit 33 Interchange on Interstate 95 “is expected to be complete about six to seven months ahead of schedule, with

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Photo courtesy Mayor Hoydick’s office. the northbound entrance expected to open this June; the southbound exit will open at the close of 2021. “This interchange will be a significant benefit to the town by creating an improved traffic pattern on Route 1, aiding the commercial redevelopment around the Stratford transit-oriented district and the Route 1 corridor.” On the real estate side, Hoydick spotlighted 608 Ferry Blvd. and Knotts Landing on Sidney Street, two newly completed projects that turned vacant properties into vibrant developments, and the Center School Property, which she had “received two informal proposals that are presented for housing developments in the transit-oriented district.” The town is also seeking to move forward on the demolition and remediation of 495 Lordship Blvd., Hoydick said, but one project on indefinite hold was the WCBJ

former site of the American Shakespeare Theater, which was destroyed in a January 2019 fire after being in disuse for many years. “In 2020, I put together a subcommittee that looked at the possible redevelopment options for the Shakespeare property based on the community’s feedback following the fire,” she said. “The subcommittee did a wonderful job of presenting different sizes and types of venues, along with the multiple business plans that any development on the site will require some capital investment as part of the town looking forward. “The council is interested in proposals for the property,” she added. “However, they are very conscious not to overextend the town at this point.” Hoydick called attention to several major new businesses that came to town during the pandemic, including Amazon,

Fairfield County Healthcare Associates and Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union. She credited their arrival and the continued vitality of the business sector to the town clerk’s office under the direction of Susan Pollack, whom she said “have learned lessons on how to work smarter and become more efficient along the way.” Also complementing the business sector is the housing sector, Hoydick gave a nod to historically low interest rates for helping to see increased real estate sales last year. Looking forward, Hoydick predicted the town will move out of the pandemic in a stronger state of health. “I see the resiliency of a community that knows itself, works together and can achieve greatness, particularly in these trying times,” she said. “I’m looking forward to what the future holds for our special community of Stratford.”

HUDSON VALLEY New space marks a turnaround for the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival BY BRIDGET MCCUSKER bmccusker@westfairinc.com

n what has likely been the toughest year the modern theater industry has ever faced, the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival (HVSF) has found itself uniquely positioned for the future. Even with so many theater companies currently in survival mode, the festival can plan for its long-term future, thanks to the acquisition of a new permanent performance space in Garrison, donated by a local philanthropist. Like other theaters, the nonprofit was not without its own struggles over the past year. It operates seasonally and last summer had to shut down in-person performances completely. “In a typical season, we have somewhere around 85 performances and our theater has 540 seats,” said Katie Liberman, managing director for the festival. “In a season, we estimate that we reach about 35,000 people in the theater and then we’ve also historically, in the last five years, sent some plays on tours to different venues throughout the Hudson Valley. “That helps us reach a wider audience,” she continued, “which gets us closer to around 40,000 people.” That number was down significantly in 2020, with only online opportunities for programming, including a reading series and a community playwriting competition. Liberman reported a great turnout for the online events, but nowhere near the usual numbers for in-person performances. The festival’s closure had a huge impact on its seasonal employees, of which there are usually over 200, with eight to 10 more employed year-round. It’s one of the largest employers in the area and has an estimated economic impact of $7 million annually. “It’s a huge number of people who come together to make this happen every summer,” Liberman said. “Last year we were, I’m grateful to say, thanks to the PPP loan able to maintain almost all of our year-round staff — not entirely — and we were able to offer some small payments to a lot of that seasonal staff. But usually in late July we have a payroll of about 200 people, and last year it was probably eight.”

The nonprofit makes roughly half of its revenue through performances, with the rest coming from donations and some grants. Luckily for the festival, its open-air tent layout is extra advantageous for guests who otherwise may be hesitant to return to indoor spaces. At the moment, capacity will still have to be limited to roughly 180 guests, but could expand more as Covid-19 cases decrease in the area and more restrictions are lifted. The company will only host two in-person productions this year, down from its usual three or four;a third will be online only. Its staff, although able to include many more employees than last year, will continue to be reduced. New space This summer is not only a return for the Shakespeare Festival, but also a farewell, as it is the last season on the grounds of its leased home at Boscobel House and Gardens, where it has been a tenant for 34 years. Starting in 2022, the festival will move to its new home at the current grounds of the Garrison Golf Club, only about four miles from Boscobel. The land was donated by its owner, local philanthropist Christopher Davis. “It’s going to be this amazing experience of culture and nature coming together, and I don’t think there’s another thing like it in

the whole of American theater,” said Davis McCallum, the festival’s artistic director. “So despite how hard the last 16 months have been for the theater overall, we couldn’t be more enthusiastic about what’s ahead for HVSF.” Of the 200 acres Davis has donated, 97 are for the Shakespeare Festival. A 74-acre parcel will be for environmental conservation, supervised by the Hudson Highlands Land Trust, while the remaining 30 acres will be set aside for a residence for the Davis family. “It’s such a visionary gift, because commercial golf courses are failing all over the country and most of the time, they get sold to real estate developers who turn them into housing subdivisions,” McCallum said. “But Chris Davis has decided to go a different path and preserve the open space, permanently protect it from development and offer part of it to a local arts organization to turn this landscape into a real public asset — a com-

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munity asset. “I think part of what motivated him was a real interest in land conservation and sustainability,” he added. “So as we move into this next chapter of our life as a theater company, we’re prioritizing environmental sustainability. Our ambition is to be one of the greenest theaters in the country.” Five of the acres allotted to the organization will house the facilities, pathways and parking lots, while the rest will be for conservation and cultivation of meadows, wildflower gardens, walking paths, managed forests and open lawn space. The festival team members knew they wanted to embrace their roots and keep the most-loved aspects of the performances and venue at Boscobel. The space will stay familiar to HVSF’s fans; the tent will remain, although it will be a new, permanent structure, staying open to the outdoors and keeping its intimate size, which will actually decrease from 540 to about 510. “A lot of the things that audiences love, we’re going to preserve,” McCallum said, “like the ability to picnic before the show, the way the actors appear over the ridge and the spectacular view of the Hudson River. “But there are other things that we’ve never been able to offer that we will be able to in our new home,” he continued. “For example, our lease at Boscobel prevents us from offering matinee performances, which we’ll be able to do. And we’ll be able to run the place into the beautiful Hudson Valley fall, into September or October, which will enable all sorts of new partnerships with our education partners, like school matinees and school visits.” Thinking long-term Though the festival will move to the new location for its 2022 season, it will bring along the old tent from Boscobel until the permanent space is constructed, affording the organization time to thoroughly map out a plan for the new space, and to look toward realizing its long-term aspirations. “In particular what’s been really interesting for us is that when we first reached out to the planning board about this project, we asked them how we should make a » SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

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HUDSON VALLEY A renaissance for the drive-in BY KATHY ROBERTS

ovie theaters have just reopened after the many months of lockdown, but fear of catching the coronavirus wasn’t an issue for those who took in a movie at the local drive-in. According to Wikipedia, barely any exist, but that’s not so in the Hudson Valley. While their popularity and number have been significantly chiseled away, those that remain saw their popularity skyrocket when they became the only game in town for movie lovers tired of being couch potatoes. In the process, many families rediscovered how family-friendly the drive-in can be, especially those that offer pricing by the carload. The once-thriving industry reached its peak in the 1960s, when nearly everyone who had an automobile had access to an outdoor movie experience. By the late 1980s, multiplex theatres with arcades and kiddie rides had replaced the drive-in as a go-to destination. (Rockland County’s last drive-in on Route 59 closed in 1987 and will soon become a multistory apartment complex.)

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The United Drive-In Theatre Association (UDITA) listed only 305 drive-ins across the country as of 2019 as members, but many drive-ins that still survive and thrive are not reflected in UDITA’s membership numbers. For those who live in the Hudson Valley or enjoy a day trip north, drive-ins are still a popular destination. Here’s where you can catch a movie:

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Fair Oaks Drive-In, Middletown With two screens, Fair Oaks has a steady business buoyed by live shows. This year, Andrew Dice Clay fans can catch him in person, and “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” will be live on the stage. 845-316-2266 Warwick Drive-In, Warwick Opened since 1950, the Seeber/Wilson family has owned the drive-in for the past 20 years. Now expanded to three screens, it reopened March 26. 845-986-4440

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Four Brothers Drive-In, Amenia The Stefanopoulus family-owned drivein can accommodate 125 cars and is open April through October. It offers camping

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(Hotel Carvana) on site, which must be booked in advance. For those who enjoy the food, they can choose from the Four Brothers Pizza Inn on site. 845-373-8178 Hyde Park Drive-In, Hyde Park Historic Hyde Park is the setting for this single-screen drive-in on Route 9W, opened in 1949 and continuously owned and operated by the Cohen family. Its 12 acres offer ample parking for its single-screen showings. 845-229-4738 Overlook Drive-In, Poughkeepsie Opened in 1955 by the Cohen family, 13

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presentation, and they recommended that we should look at the long-term future for the Shakespeare Festival,” Liberman said. “What could this site look like in 30 years? And how does that embody our aspirations for the company and how we could use the site? “That’s been a really exciting opportunity for us, as an organization,” she said, “to spend time envisioning what that could be.” A smaller indoor theater, to operate yearround, is also being proposed, along with a welcome center, a community pavilion, another smaller indoor theater for yearround use, a rehearsal barn and cabins to provide on-site lodging for seasonal artists. The chance to step back and plan has clarified what makes the Shakespeare Festival unique, and how necessary its partnerships and relationships within the community are. “The theaters that are not just going to survive but thrive for years to come are the ones that are going to be in a unique and vital relationship with the communities that they’re called to serve, and that’s certainly our aspiration for HVSF,” McCallum said. “Our theater is a big tent, literally, but that’s also the metaphor — that there’s an abundant sense of welcome and that everyone can find themselves in the conversation with the work that we’re presenting. That’s our hope.” The staff recognizes the importance of being in conversation, whether that be with the space they’re in, the community they serve or in matters of national importance.

who also own and operate the Hyde Park Drive-In, this location is also a single-screen outdoor theater. 845-452-3445 Story Screen Drive-In Beacon Theatre, Beacon This new drive-in opened as a result of the pandemic and met with such success that it has returned for a second season. Located in Beacon’s USC Park, it showcases classic films. It opens on Friday, May 28 with a screening of “Grease” with Olivia NewtonJohn and John Travolta. 845-440-7706. All tickets are advance sales. “We’ve started doing more and more work where we’re not just asking our community to come and watch the play, but we’re saying, ‘Come join us in making something together,’” McCallum said. “There’s something about a theater where you’re asked to sit in the dark and look at the actors on a raised stage, doing something amazing. “That’s a model, and that can also be exciting,” he continued, “but that’s not the kind of exchange that happens under the tent, where you can see everybody else, the actors can see you and there’s this real two-way flow of energy … we’re trying to let that same feedback loop inform our whole organization.” This year’s productions include “The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington” by James Ijames, a living American playwright, and Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.” “We feel that these are two plays that are about family and justice and accountability and freedom, all of which are ideas that have been circulating in conversations particularly around race and racial justice in America,” McCallum said. “(‘Washington’), I think, is really connected to ‘The Tempest,’ which also has these relationships of power and accountability and justice and a strong thematic undercurrent of bondage and freedom. “A lot of people also feel like there’s something in the play that feels like a farewell,” he added. “Some people even think it’s Shakespeare’s final play. So we think it’s a good kind of swan song and a way of honoring more than 30 years of history at Boscobel.”

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Mega project proposed for Watchtower property in Rockland BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

he environmental review of a plan by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc. to build a 1.7-million-square-foot audio-visual production center with residences on 242 acres of property it owns in Sloatsburg in Rockland County with another 7 acres in Tuxedo in Orange County moved into the public hearing phase on May 26. The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society is the nonprofit that oversees Jehovah’s Witnesses. The Ramapo Town Board scheduled the public hearing for the project’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Following the hearing, the board receives public comments on the DEIS until June 21. At the same time, the board will be conducting public hearings on a proposed zoning amendment and an amendment to the town’s Comprehensive Plan for the project. According to Harold Corkern, Watchtower’s president, the production center would be used for the creation and production of sound, video and film recordings.

In addition, there would be living, recreational and worship facilities for employees who work at the facility as well as volunteers who assist there on a temporary basis. The street address given for the proposed facility is 155 Sterling Mine Road. The world headquarters of Jehovah’s Witnesses is in nearby Warwick, about a 3-minute drive from the site of the proposed production center. Corkern notes that Ramapo’s Zoning Code makes no provision for a facility of the type being proposed and Watchtower is asking that a new zoning district, Mixed Use-3, be applied to the property. He said that in 2005 the land was rezoned to its current special residential housing district and a subdivision plan was approved that would have allowed 292 homes to be built on the land in an active-adult community. There would have been 876 bedrooms in the 292 homes, according to Corkern, compared with 645 bedrooms that Watchtower is proposing. There would be 10 residential buildings totaling more than 711,000 square feet. There would be 323,949 square feet

of offices. A fitness center would occupy 19,378 square feet, a car wash would take up 3,355 square feet and a central energy plant would cover 17,550 square feet. The production studios would encompass 120,000 square feet with an additional 30,000 square feet of support and maintenance space. Other facilities would include a 118,075-square-foot visitor center, a 33,913-square-foot reception center and a 129,718-square-foot events facility. Outside there would be a backlot along with a sports field. According to documents on file with the town, none of the proposed buildings would be taller than 75 feet. Watchtower proposes to build a 95,000-square-foot parking garage at the site. Additional parking would be in the lowest level of each residential building as well as the events facility, reception center, office building and visitor center. There would be a total of 1,143 indoor spaces for vehicles, including buses, with an additional 138 spaces at grade level. The equivalent surface area for all of the parking spaces totals 10.9-acres, according to information in the DEIS. Watchtower states that no school-age children would live at the facility. FCBJ

A rendering of the project.

The buildings would be heated and cooled using geothermal heat pumps. At least some building construction would be done using mass timber, a category of wood product that is being promoted as a low-carbon alternative to concrete and steel construction. Information in the DEIS indicates that approximately 104 acres of the property would be disturbed for the development. It says the overall landscaping approach is to keep as much native vegetation in place as possible while restoring disturbed areas to their native state of woods or meadow. Small areas of lawn are planned for the site with native trees and shrubs being used for the majority of the site, which it is said will help control stormwater runoff. There are both federal and state protected wetlands on the property as well as areas of steep slopes, bedrock outcroppings and undisturbed forests, all sensitive environmental features. WCBJ

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For incoming CSCU President Terrence Cheng, challenges include merger, union talks, declining enrollment BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

lthough he does not start serving as the new president of the Connecticut System of Colleges and Universities until July 2, Terrence Cheng is — not surprisingly — already hard at work. “The challenge is to prove that we’re all on the same team,” he told the Business Journal. “I hope to turn the temperature down a little bit.” Born in Taiwan, the 49-year-old Cheng — now wrapping a 5½-year stint as director of UConn’s Stamford campus — was announced as the new CSCU head on May 7. While he is taking over for interim president Jane Gates, it is the shadow of Mark Ojakian — who officially retired on Jan. 1 — that is felt most keenly. Ojakian was the author of “Students First,” the CSCU plan to consolidate its 12 community colleges (including Housatonic in Bridgeport and Norwalk) into one centrally managed system by 2023. Ojakian said the move would save CSCU $17 million to $23 million per year. But a number of faculty and student groups have repeatedly — and loudly — objected to how the plan is being implemented, fearing for jobs and the quality of education. The consolidation is proceeding, Cheng said. “There are many positives and benefits in that merger plan, but there’s still more

work to be done. We have to fine-tune and sharpen what we’re doing in certain areas.” That work includes communicating with all stakeholders, he said. “Whenever a leader comes in they often speak of doing a listening tour,” Cheng said. “Of course that’s necessary, but I want to do more than that. I plan to go to every campus and meet with the leaders, the community, the elected officials, the students and the faculty and have a dialog with them — not only about my ideas, but I want to hear what their ideas are. “I think the CSCU faculty are wonderful,” he continued. “So many of them have reached out to me already and been enthusiastic, warm and welcoming. And to be honest, some have been very vocal in their opposition to the merger, as well as what’s going on with the union negotiations. But even though they may not be particularly happy with the situation, they’ve said they’re really happy that I’m coming into this role.” Those negotiations, between the CSCU Board of Regents and the Connecticut State University American Association of University Professors (CSU-AAUP), revolve around a host of issues and have included name-calling by both sides. The Board of Regents’ contract proposal to the union, which has not been made public, reportedly includes adding to professors’ caseloads and class sizes while cutting the number of counselors and other

avenues of student support. Union President Patty O’Neill called the proposal “draconian” in December, while one report said that state officials had accused the union of “whin(ing) publicly.” The merger and the negotiations are “hard work, and definitely make people uncomfortable,” Cheng said. “But I’m very positive that when all is said and done, we’ll come together and be in a good position.” Another CSCU pain point, he said, is the system’s declining enrollment. About 30,000 students enrolled at the four state schools, which include WestConn in Danbury — a roughly 32% decline from preCovid levels. But Cheng dismissed the pandemic’s effect. “Enrollment has been declining for the past 10-plus years,” he said. “Our metrics have been poor, to be blunt, since before Covid, so we can’t say everything is because of the pandemic. It’s much larger than that.” Again, he expressed confidence that detailed conversations with stakeholders can help turn that trend around. “Are we doing right by our students?” he asked. “If not, then we need to do things better or at least differently.” One of those things is a greater focus on workforce development — long a topic of discussion, Cheng said, but very much in need of action. “We have to come up with an appropriate value proposition, and workforce develFCBJ

opment is at the top of the list,” he said. “We have to create a scenario where we don’t just give students help in the classroom, but also in their search for jobs.” Cheng said tuition hikes would not be the way to pay for such improvements. “We need to do everything we can to not increase tuition,” he said. “That just hurts the students and is completely against what we are trying to do.” Cheng declined to provide additional details, saying that he was still doing research about CSCU and the challenges it faces. Still, the system has a number of strengths, he said. “That we have such a system in place, first and foremost, is huge and speaks to the fact that we take education so seriously and invest in these campuses at the state level.” In addition to the dozen community colleges and four state schools, CSCU also represents the online Charter Oak State College. “It’s the ‘location, location, location’ thing,” Cheng added. “We have 16 campuses around the state, in all locations.” He again expressed admiration for the schools’ faculty and administrators. “I think I have a lot of learning to do,” he said. “And there’s a lot of work to be done in a lot of areas. But I do think we are in a good position and, by working together, we can get to where we need to be.” WCBJ

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s Housatonic Community College closed its spring 2021 semester, it checked off the conclusion of the first half of the pilot phase of its Equity Project, a program designed to help students from under-represented communities achieve and maintain access to higher education. The pilot is a one-year endeavor that began in January with a cohort of 10 male and 10 female students. The students will return in the fall semester to complete their studies. According to Kristy Jelenik, executive director of the Housatonic Community College Foundation, the school was focused on ensuring participation from low-income students who represent demographics that are often overlooked by higher education recruitment, including first-generation college students and those who identify as LGBTQ. “The point of the program is to provide wraparound support to help these students persist,” Jelenik said. “Since they are historically underrepresented and marginalized, the persistence rates (the percentage of students who return to college at any institution for their second year) traditionally aren’t high because they have so many other challenges in their life — they might have children and they work one or two jobs and they have a lot of other things going on. “What we want our students to do at Housatonic is for them to be successful,” she said. “We want them to continue on consistently, so that that they earn their degree or certificate and then move on into a career or a four-year school.” A review committee selected the applicants, who work with “achievement coaches” who provide academic support and guidance during their studies. The students of the first cohort run the gamut in academic focus from engineering science and computer science to criminal justice and theater arts.

The Equity Project matches each student with a coaching model. The school’s Men’s Center and Women’s Center offer resources designed to encourage support, growth and success in the classroom and in the students’ off-campus endeavors. Participants were also provided with financial literacy training and special presentations by guest speakers designed to help them anchor their education within their wider lives. At the end of the spring semester, the students met with Natalie Pryce, owner of Bridgeport-based Pryceless Consulting and a former winner of Westfair Communications’ 40 Under Forty honors. The college also offered financial awards and incentives and opportunities to keep students engaged. College CEO Dwayne Smith voiced his support of the program and pledged $10,000 of his own funds to the effort. This inspired additional philanthropic outreach from sources including the Ernest and Joan Trefz Foundation, Elizabeth M. Pfriem Foundation, R.C. Bigelow and M&T Bank. Although the program is designed to run for one year, Jelenik envisioned it as building the foundation for students who might have otherwise been discouraged in pursuing their education. “We want students to stay invested in the community and what’s happening on campus, because all of that contributes to their persistence,” she said. “And so, through the program, they learn about all the supports provided in the Men’s Center and the Women’s Center so that when they leave the program, they stay connected.” Jelenik said the school is ready to transition the program from a pilot test to an annual program. “The second cohort begins in January 2022 and the application process will open in the fall,” she said. “We’re looking at doubling the number of students that will start in the second cohort and we encourage faculty to encourage their own students to apply to be a part of the program.”

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SHU acquires Journal of Ethical Educational Leadership, plans to expand internationally BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

utting a price on ethics is a fool’s errand, so it was no surprise that the financial terms of the May 6 acquisition of the Journal of Ethical Educational Leadership by Sacred Heart University’s Farrington College of Education have not been made public. And besides, those behind the deal say, the important thing is that it will pay priceless dividends to students and scholars alike. “Now is the time to re-examine ethical, educational and compassionate leadership, particularly in light of what happened over the last year in education,” said SHU Associate Professor Joseph Polizzi, who made the case that the Fairfield school should pick up the Journal when it became available. Polizzi, who is also director of the Farrington College of Education’s principal preparation program and sixth-year certificate in social, emotional and academic learning, had belonged to the journal’s editorial board while working at Marywood University in Dunmore, Pennsylvania as an associate professor in educational leadership.

Soon after joining SHU in 2019, he began talking with the journal’s editor, Ed Myers, a law professor at Temple University. Myers was looking to transition away from the scholarly publication, and Polizzi was able to convince him that “Sacred Heart was the way to go. “The mission and vision will honor what was done in the past,” Polizzi said. “What I want to do is convert it into more of a student publication, a place that will welcome student and faculty submissions.” He also expects to incorporate the topic of compassion into the journal’s content, he added. “There will be case studies, literary reviews, discussion and debate about different issues.” “The journal’s historical messaging about ethical leadership clearly ties into the broader mission of the university,” said Michael Alfano, dean of the Farrington College of Education. “It’s in perfect alignment with how we prepare our teachers and educational leaders for their futures. “Joe was the catalyst” behind the acquisition, he acknowledged. “I helped with the administrative background, making sure the

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T’s were crossed and the I’s were dotted.” Both Alfano and Polizzi expect the journal to become more of an international presence. “There have been international submissions before, from India, Nepal, Australia,” Polizzi said. “But through colleagues of mine and people in the field I want to solicit articles on a more international scale. Looking at the world outside of the U.S. will be a chief component.” Initially Polizzi would like to publish

twice a year, to complement the spring and fall semesters, and has his eye on February 2022 for his first issue. “That may be a little bit ambitious,” he laughed. “I’m in the process of getting the board together, then we have to have meetings and put out a call for papers, hopefully by September-October. We get the papers in January, then they’re double-blind peer-reviewed to add to the credibility and the quality of the journal. “Maybe,” he added, “it will be March.”

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Pace partners with state, county business councils for polls BY BRIDGET MCCUSKER bmccusker@westfairinc.com

ace University’s Lubin School of Business has entered new partnerships with The Business Council of New York State and the Business Council of Westchester to launch the Pace Business Poll, which will survey businesses throughout Westchester, Rockland, New York City and Long Island. The project was initially an idea from the Lubin School of Business in conjunction with the Center for Student Enterprise at Pace, which will conduct surveys through its student-run research and call center, Pace Connect. Pace Connect creates and implements surveys over telephone and email and prepares reports, mainly for several of the university’s own departments, but also for outside clients such as Nonprofit Westchester, data service providers and even Consumer

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Reports. Kathy Winsted, director of the Center for Student Enterprise, noted that Pace intended to administer the survey to broaden the Lubin School’s expertise in the area’s economic climate. “There’s an Upstate New York Business Leader Survey, but there’s no downstate business leader survey that we’re aware of, so we wanted to fill that void and do the downstate businesses,” Winsted said. “And not just small businesses — there are some small-business studies in New York City, but we want to be broader than New York City, so we’re doing Westchester, Rockland, Long Island and New York City.” The businesses surveyed will be of all sizes and in a variety of industries. For this round of the survey, many questions will focus on the effects of Covid-19 on businesses, but Pace hopes to keep the survey ongoing even after the pandemic,

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to build a consistent knowledge of business activity in the area. “We’re going to do another one in the fall — we’re hoping to do one each semester,” Winsted said. “So in the fall, of course, we’ll be talking about recovery, what new things they’ve done and instituted in the pandemic and after the pandemic, and what they kept about what they learned. Then the spring after that, there might be a whole new topic — we’re not sure yet. We just want to have a handle on the pulse of the downstate businesses and develop a data bank and an expertise in that area specifically, dealing with the businesses that are in our neighborhood.” The Business Council of New York State and The Business Council of Westchester have advised on the nature of questions to include in the survey, adding topics such as climate change, regulatory conditions and government assistance, along with more general questions, like if and when workers will return to work in person. “It is important for us to hear firsthand from business owners about the ongoing challenges they face navigating an economy that continues to rebound, particularly from the New York City region, which was among the hardest hit,” said Heather Briccetti, president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State. “This data will be critical in assessing the ongoing needs of employers so we can help ensure their stability and ability to employ the millions of New Yorkers who drive the state’s economy. We look forward to seeing these results and are thankful for our partnership with Pace University.” The councils will also provide some financial assistance in implementing the survey, which will also be financed partly by Pace, and will continue to advise on questions in the survey in the future. “As we emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, it is critical that we collect as much meaningful data as possible from businesses large and small,” said Marsha Gordon, president and CEO of The Business Council of Westchester. “Greater participation means better data, which will help all of us chart a course to collective recovery.” Winsted is looking forward to potentially extensive partnerships with the business councils for the long-term implementation of the survey. “We hope to continue working with those two business councils and have it be an ongoing partnership, where they can work with us on what kinds of questions they want answers to and we will have the students ask those questions,” she said. Data will be available on The Business Council of Westchester’s data exchange. Pace Connect is utilizing business directories, alumni databases and business council resources to begin building connections for the survey. Businesses can complete the Pace Business Poll at https://pace.qualtrics.com/ jfe/form/SV_5AU4IA6DfI4wUh8.

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Goodwin University completes acquisition of UB BY BRIDGET MCCUSKER bmccusker@westfairinc.com

oodwin University, based in Hartford, has completed its acquisition of the majority of academic programs and physical real estate from the University of Bridgeport (UB). The $32 million acquisition allows the University of Bridgeport to retain its name. It will operate as an independent institution, with its own board of trustees — albeit a new one. The board appointed Danielle Wilken, provost and dean of faculty at Goodwin, as UB’s president, effective immediately. “I am honored to have the opportunity to lead UB in this next chapter as we help our students grow both personally and professionally to achieve their goals,” said Wilken. “I look forward to working with members of our faculty, staff and the city of Bridgeport to continue to make UB a supportive and diverse learning environment that serves the needs of our students and the community.”

Manyul Im, previously interim provost at UB, will be its new provost and vice president for academic affairs, while Goodwin’s former Vice President of Enrollment, Marketing and Communications Dan Noonan will become vice president and chief administrative officer. “This partnership cements the future of higher education in Bridgeport and ensures the University of Bridgeport name and legacy will live on for generations to come,” Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim said. “We look forward to the university playing an even more active role in supporting our community and the educational and career goals of our students as we reimagine the future of our city.” The transfer of ownership was approved by the U.S. Department of Education and the State of Connecticut Office of Higher Education. The Connecticut Department of Economic Community Development and Citizens Bank will provide funding to contribute to UB’s remaining independent, while KeyBank and Liberty Bank are providing funding for Goodwin to make the acquisition.

Hackley School plans building arts center BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

ackley School in Tarrytown is seeking approval from the village to tear down an existing arts building and gymnasium that it said have become functionally obsolete and replace them with a 54,000-square-foot Center for Creative Arts and Technology. In a submission to the village’s Planning Board, attorney Janet Giris of the White Plains-based law firm DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr LLP said that the private school is seeking amended site development plan approval and a tree removal permit. It also is asking for steep slope and compatible use permits. The school’s campus at 293 Benedict Ave. covers about 285 acres, 258 of which are in the town of Greenburgh and 27 are in Tarrytown. The proposed development would take place on approximately 3.6 acres in Tarrytown. Giris described Hackley School as “an independent college preparatory, nonsectarian day and boarding school for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. It was founded in 1899 and has been coeducational since 1970.” It is accredited by the New York State Association of Independent Schools. The new center would be at the west-

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ern end of the campus’ central outdoor gathering space known as Akin Common. It would include a 550-seat multipurpose auditorium, 100-seat experimental black box theater, rehearsal spaces, dressing rooms, a scenic shop, control rooms, a technology hub with workspaces, an art gallery and visual arts studios. An outdoor amphitheater is proposed for future development at the eastern end of the area to be developed adjacent to Akin Common. Hackley is proposing to remove a total of 69 trees in connection with the project. A landscaping plan indicates that new trees would be planted to compensate for the ones that would be removed. Giris noted that Hackley has an approved long-term master plan from 2003 for its property and a Generic Environmental Impact Statement was completed at the time. Environmental assessment information has been submitted for the new application. On March 1 of this year, Tarrytown’s Village Engineer and Building Inspector Donato R. Pennella denied a building permit application that had been submitted for the project and advised that the application needed to go before the village’s planning board, board of trustees and zoning board.

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Good Things LIBRARY GARDEN STROLL RETURNS After having to cancel its stroll last year due to the pandemic, Pequot Library’s Southport Garden Stroll is back in stride and will be held June 4 with morning and afternoon tour blocks beginning at 10 a.m. Affiliated events include Coffee & Conversation with Sefra Alexandra, the “Seed Huntress,” on June 4 at 9 a.m., and a kickoff, sold-out event, June 3, with Chris Spitzmiller, the celebrated ceramist and designer whose work is often featured in major publications. Alexandra holds a master’s degree in teaching in agroecological education from Cornell University and is trained in the tradition of seed saving by the Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance. She manages Pequot Library’s seed library and is a

known champion of the Southport Globe Onion. Joined by local experts, she will be discussing the importance of regenerative agriculture. Beginning at 10 a.m. guests gather on the Great Lawn for the Southport Garden Stroll, featuring several of Southport’s finest private gardens. Browsing among the vendors on the lawn will also be available. Two of the gardens on the stroll have been recognized by the Archives of American Gardens at the Smithsonian Institution. For information and to purchase tickets, visit pequotlibrary.org/gardenstroll. Tickets are limited, nonrefundable and will not be sold at the door. All events will occur rain or shine.

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COUNTY RISK MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR Kandy Davenport is Westchester County’s new director of risk management according to Westchester County Executive George Latimer. She will be in charge of directing and managing a comprehensive risk management program for the county, including responsibility for the formulation, implementation and monitoring of policies as they relate to insurance, safety and other claims. Davenport takes on this role with a strong background in the field, including serving as the head of KPMG LLP’s national insurance department for 17 years. Most recently she worked as a senior risk analyst for Enterprise Risk Management. “My goal is to help the county

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identify, assess and mitigate its risk exposures as it simultaneously protects and serves the needs of its residents,” Davenport said.

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Westchester Children’s Museum in Rye recently welcomed “happy art” artist Marla Beth Enowitz, founder of Marla Beth Designs, for a special rainbow drip art workshop. Sponsored by ArtsWestchester, children as young as three years old learned the dazzling art of drip painting as they created their own rainbow canvas masterpiece. “Westchester Children’s Museum is such a colorful, vibrant learning space – it was a real treat to be able to work with children in this atmosphere,” said Enowitz. Designed for children pre-k through middle school and located in the historic landmark Bathhouses on the Boardwalk at Rye Playland, Westchester Children’s Museum is filled with interactive exhibits not found anywhere else in this region. Kids have the opportunity to create and build while experiencing physics, science, art, technology and design. “This workshop was part of a series called ‘Exploring Art through the Artist’ supported in part by ArtsWestchester and the New York State Council on the Arts,” said Tracy Kay, executive director of Westchester Children’s Museum. A Rye Brook momprenuer, Enowitz turned her love of painting from hobby to business once the pandemic hit. Her de-

Above right: Marla Beth Enowitz, the abstract artist behind Marla Beth Designs, teaches young budding artists at a recent rainbow drip workshop for Westchester Children’s Museum.

signs, described as equal parts whimsical and sophisticated, are often inspired by the imaginative minds of children. Enowitz’s custom pieces are featured in some

of the most beautiful private homes and businesses in the tri-state area. Visit marlabethdesigns.com to shop available offerings or commission new work.

WCC FOUNDATION’S NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dolores Swirin-Yao has been named executive director of the Westchester Community College (WCC) Foundation and vice president, external affairs. She will help shape and lead WCC Foundation’s strategic vision, working with its Board of Directors, its team and President Belinda Miles to ensure the foundation’s long-term ability and philanthropic role in supporting the college’s values of success, excellence and opportunity. Swirin-Yao brings more than three decades of nonprofit executive and development experience from leadership positions in several large organizations. She earned a Master of Arts degree and Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia University. Commenting about her appointment she said, “As a first-generation college graduate and having started my own higher education journey on a community college campus, WCC’s mission could not be closer to my heart. I look forward to this tremendous opportunity to serve the institution and its students.” “Dolores brings to our organization a wealth of experience from leading premier nonprofit organizations she was affiliated with. Furthermore, her years as a community college student bring a sensitivity and appreciation of our mission that will be invaluable in continuing our efforts, especially at a time when our students are still dealing with the pandemic and its corollary economic crisis,” said board Chair Joanne Landau. Westchester Community College provides over 31,000 full-time and part-time students with an education taught by award-winning faculty at one of the most affordable tuition rates in New York state. Information for these features has been submitted by the subjects or their delegates.

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“HEART-IN-A-BOX” TECHNOLOGY Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla is the first hospital in New York state to transplant a heart with the assistance of portable medical technology that keeps the donor heart pumping blood after its procurement. Currently, nearly 10,000 New York state residents are in need of an organ transplant and each year, more than 500 state residents die while waiting on an organ transplant waiting list, due to a lack of donated organs. Typically, cardiac transplant surgeons secure still-beating hearts from donors who have an irreversible loss of brain function. Donation-after-circulatory-death (DCD) is also possible, however the clinical complexity of procuring a heart and keeping it viable for transplant after circulatory death have limited the practice and as a result, lessened the number of hearts available for transplantation. The medical technology now in use at Westchester Medical Center– the Trans-

Medics® Organ Care SystemTM – keeps the heart beating and perfused with warm blood throughout transport. Circulating blood through the heart makes the organ less likely to sustain damage during procurement. This also permits the transportation of donor hearts over longer distances, thus increasing the number of available donor hearts. Referred to by its manufacturer as “heart in a box,” the device has the potential to increase the number of hearts donated after circulatory death, a development that would improve overall donation rates and increase the number of transplantable organs. “Right now there are men and women awaiting a heart for transplant at Westchester Medical Center because they are too ill to wait at home,” said Masashi Kai, M.D., surgical director of Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support and the physician who leads the

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donation-after-cardiac death transplant initiative. The cardiothoracic surgeons and heart failure cardiologists at Westchester Medical Center have decades of experience in heart transplant surgery and the surgical management of heart failure. The program consistently ranks in the top 15% of heart transplant programs in the world, in terms of volume.

CMG ADVISES THE MAD ROSE GROUP ON ITS RECAPITALIZATION Carter Morse & Goodrich (CMG) in Southport recently announced that it served as the exclusive financial advisor to The Mad Rose Group Ltd. in its recapitalization with Incline Equity Partners. Transaction terms were not disclosed. Founded in 1977, by Neal Rosenthal and Kerry Madigan, Mad Rose aka Rosenthal Wine Merchant is an importer and distributor of fine wines and specialty foods from western Europe. Headquartered in Brooklyn, the company has built a global brand through its dedication to partnering with only premium, family-owned estates producing limited quantities of exceptional wines for over 40 years. As it stands, the portfolio encompasses almost every viticultural area of France and Italy’s most esteemed wine regions, as well as Switzerland’s Valais district and Catalonia. Today, through a combination of direct sales and third-party distributors, Mad Rose offers access to a distinct and growing book of more than 140 wine producers to both

on-premise and off-premise customers across the United States. As Rosenthal and Madigan were considering the next phase of growth for Mad Rose, they were seeking a partner who could provide liquidity for the founders and meaningfully invest in the company’s future growth. After a competitive process, Incline was selected for its prior experience in the industry and alignment with Mad Rose’s unique culture, interests and growth agenda. Rosenthal will continue to run day-today operations and portfolio development as CEO and will be joined by David Townsend, the former CEO of The Country Vintner and a member of Mad Rose Board of Directors. “Carter Morse & Goodrich tailored their process to meet our specialized needs and successfully guided us through every aspect of the deal from start to finish. It was their ‘outside-the-industry box’ thinking and prospecting that provided us

with numerous attractive options from which to choose,” said Rosenthal. “We are thrilled to embark on this new adventure with Incline. The partnership will build upon our long-established culture and permit us to reach our full potential as stewards of exceptional estate-bottled wines from multigenerational family domains. Incline’s powerful resources provide the additional expertise to expand our reach and to play an even bigger role in the fine wine trade.” “This was an ideal situation for us,” said Tom Ritchie, partner at Incline. “Mad Rose is a founder-led, growing business that serves stable end markets in a sector where we have direct experience and an active operating partner….” Terence Hannafin, CMG managing director, said “The Mad Rose Group is unique in many respects and working with this industry leader, its founders and management team was a pleasure for Carter Morse & Goodrich.

The Westport Business Networking International (BNI) and its Well Planned Affairs Group invite the public to “Discover Your Well Being Expo” on Wednesday, June 16 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Salon Paul Michael, 1258 Post Road East, Westport. This free event is open to the public and will feature a variety of informational booths from a chiropractor, personal trainer, functional medicine specialist, organizer, clean crafted wine distributor, counseling service, and more. In addition, there will be complimentary beverages and hors d’oeuvres and interactive demonstrations. Each attendee will receive a free water bottle plus other surprise giveaways. “Salon Paul Michael is excited to host the Westport BNI and Discover Your Well Being,” said Ernie Addario, one of the family-owned salon owners. This expo coincides with the group’s 10 th anniversary. One of the most successful business groups in Connecticut, Westport BNI has been recognized with two prestigious BNI awards in Connecticut: Gold Chapter for 50 members and Platinum Chapter for more than $3 million in closed business. In 2020, the group of over 50 members passed nearly $2 million in closed business and currently has exceeded over $1.8 million in closed business. Pre-register by emailing salonpaulmichael@gmail.com. Walk-ins are welcome. For more information, visit WestportBNI.com. Membership in BNI offers access to business training, peer learning and opportunities to network and do business with hundreds of thousands of BNI members around the world. BNI is seeking new members in the following business categories: interior designer, home inspector, developer, heating and air conditioning contractor, chef and attorneys that practice estate and elder law.

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Good Things IONA’S FIRST CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Kevin J. Curnin, partner at the national law firm of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP in New York City will serve as Iona College’s first chief operating officer effective July 1. An award-winning attorney and sought-after speaker, Curnin is founding attorney director of the Public Service Project, which provides a broad array of pro bono legal assistance and is the cornerstone of Stroock’s longtime commitment to serving the public interest. “It is an honor and a privilege to welcome Kevin Curnin to Iona College,” said Iona President Seamus Carey, Ph.D. “His keen intellect, proven experience and shared commitment to service, justice and opportunity will help to elevate the Iona experience. Especially as we prepare to expand with the acquisition of the Concordia College campus, Mr. Curnin’s leadership and experience building efficient, sustained service delivery systems will be critical factors in Iona’s success.” The Public Service Project, which Curnin pioneered in 2001, offers a multidisciplinary approach to delivering legal services, concentrating on underserved and under-resourced communities. It is also a national leader in providing critical pro bono legal services in response to national disasters. Among his responsibilities at Iona, Curnin will serve as a top adviser to the president, spearheading key strategic initiatives. “…At this critical juncture in its history, Iona has managed the small miracle of proving its passion for community during a pandemic and is now emerging the

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stronger for it. I am grateful to become a part of the Iona community.” “The role of chief operating officer is brand-new at Iona, giving us some creative freedom in defining and filling the position. We ultimately chose someone with the vision and commitment to help build, from the ground up, an organization dedicated to the public good and lead it to acclaim, who has directed complex projects nationwide and who has mentored and advanced a diverse range of gifted people,” said Patrick Dunican Jr.,’88, chair of the Iona Board of Trustees..” A native of Larchmont, Curnin graduated from Dartmouth College with a Bachelor of Arts in English, a Master of Arts in Irish literature from University College Dublin and a Juris Doctorate from Fordham University School of Law.. Founded in 1940, Iona College in New Rochelle, is a master’s-granting private, Catholic, coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers.

RECOGNIZING THE VISIONARIES WHO PREDICTED FOOD INSECURITY WOULD RISE IN GREENWICH As the new Neighbor to Neighbor building is being constructed over the summer months, the Greenwich organization will use this time to honor the committed people who had the vision and were the major forces in its origination. Neighbor to Neighbor is launching the “Fill the Build” campaign, inviting the entire community to help people in need by filling the interior space and contributing toward purchasing fresh and shelf-stable food, chairs, tables and shelves. The campaign will run through November. It is being co-chaired by Lori Jackson and John Cooper, both experienced community fundraising volunteers and committed supporters of Neighbor to Neighbor. “We’re excited to offer the community the opportunity to fill the building and open the doors to people in need,” Jackson said. “…A donation in any amount is most welcome. We want everyone in Greenwich to feel like a part of this neighborhood project,” Cooper said. In 1975, a small group of women, including Mary Cattan and Ann Westerfield and the late Jane Fleming, started Neighbor to Neighbor in the basement of Christ Church Greenwich, After 36 years in the same underground basement space, Pam Kelly stepped forward to make the commitment to figure out how to build a new, dedicated space for clients, volunteers and staff. At the same time, First Presbyte-

From left: Pam Kelly, Bev Jomo and Mary Cattan.

rian Church of Greenwich had received a bequest from a long-time parishioner to distribute $100,000 to a nonprofit. Bev Jomo, a parishioner, was selected to deliver the donation to Neighbor to Neighbor. Neighbor to Neighbor staff and

NONPROFIT CELEBRATES ARBOR DAY WITH DONATION The Nicholas Center (TNC), an organization specializing in autism support, vocational training, community partnership and peer connection in Long Island and Pleasantville, donated three White Dogwood seedlings to its new neighbor in Pleasantville, The Pleasantville Collaborative Garden. “I am grateful to have the assistance of The Nicholas Center to help with The Collaborative Garden as it comes together to serve the entire community. I look forward to growing this partnership,” said coordinator Susan Chupungco, The Collaborative Garden is an initiative led by community volunteers utilizing a portion of The Pleasantville United Methodist Church property, which closed its doors in 2019 after nearly 240-years in the community. The produce harvested is intended to benefit the community, including a local food pantry. Additional projects include a pollinator pathway, nature path and outdoor

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volunteers have been providing food assistance to approximately 525 Greenwich family households each week, working out of temporary space at North Greenwich Congregational Church while the building is under construction.

GREENWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY SHINES NEW ATTENTION ON STATE’S SLAVERY PAST

Photo of a recreation of the enslaved person’s quarters at the Bush-Holley House. Photo by Greenwich Historical Society.

BY PHIL HALL A ceremony was held at Greenwich’s Bush-Holley House on May 27 to commemorate the lives of enslaved persons who lived in Connecticut from the colonial period through the mid-19th century. For the ceremony, the Greenwich Historical Society collaborated with The Witness Stones Project in creating stone markers that identify four of the 15 enslaved persons who lived at the Bush-Holly House: Cull Bush and his partner Patience and Candice Bush and her daughter Hester Mead. The Witness Stones Memorial includes the known birth and death dates and primary occupations of the enslaved residents of the site. The information on the enslaved has been gathered through census and inventory records – the latter listed these individuals as property – and through an 18-month research effort involving the Greenwich Historical Society in conjunction with the input of students and teachers from Sacred Heart Greenwich and Greenwich Academy. Anna Marie Greco, director of education for the Greenwich Historical Society, acknowledged that many people are surprised to learn about the depth of Connecticut’s role in the nation’s slave narrative. “I think when we study slavery in the United States, we tend to focus on the South,” she explained. “However, slavery was legal everywhere, and people were enslaved all throughout the colonies. There was a huge maritime trading industry here in Connecticut and people who were enslaved were brought to New Haven, where there was a major port.”

Witness Stone tablet honoring Cull Bush Sr., an enslaved person at the Bush-Holley House. Photo by Greenwich Historical Society.

Research suggests that there were approximately 5,100 enslaved people in Connecticut prior to the American Revolution, and the Greenwich Historical Society estimates there were approximately 300 who lived in Greenwich during the 18th and 19th centuries. Greco noted that the state did not permanently end slavery until 1848, and up until that time efforts toward emancipation were complicated, with enslaved people born after a certain date given the right to freedom but those born prior to the date denied the right to liberty. First-person narratives and interviews with Connecticut’s enslaved population were not recorded, and for years their stories were unknown to the wider public.

“We’re trying to piece together the stories of the people that we’re honoring, to try and understand what their lives were like,” Greco added. The May 27 ceremony was designed to be the first of an ongoing project by the Greenwich Historical Society to highlight this chapter in the region’s past. “Over the next five years, we’ll be honoring all of the people who were enslaved on our sites,” Greco said. “We’re hoping that as people get to learn about the project, they might be interested in supporting it and starting to honor people beyond our site. We believe that there were over 300 people that were enslaved in Greenwich, and we would like to try and place stones for all of them.”

PRESIDENCY MADE OFFICIAL The Orange County Chamber of Commerce recently announced that Heather Bell-Meyer is its president and CEO. Bell-Meyer began serving as acting president and CEO in January –– now it’s permanent. “…As president and CEO, it is both my duty and my honor to support our local businesses and provide the resources and advocacy needed for them to succeed.” Since joining the chamber in 2019, Bell-Meyer has served as cochair of the Workplace Wellness Committee as well as chairperson of the Ambassador Committee. Under her leadership, the chamber re-created its Small Business Committee, which Bell-Meyer also chaired. Despite the pandemic, Bell-Meyer has strategically built membership in the organization while ensuring

retention of existing members by strengthening relationships and providing value through a quality investment in their businesses. Bell-Meyer, a Hudson Valley native, has been an active member of the region’s business community for more than a decade. After receiving her bachelor’s degree from Nyack College, she worked for Heineken USA Inc. in White Plains. In 2013, Bell-Meyer launched her own event-planning company, A Perfect Plan!, specializing in corporate events, charitable fundraising and social events. Later she worked for the YMCA of Central and Northern Westchester as an associate executive director and executive director for the White Plains branch. “The Orange County Chamber

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of Commerce is a key economic development partner. I look forward to continuing to work with Heather and her team to help our local businesses be as successful as possible.” said Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus.

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Facts & Figures U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT White Plains & Poughkeepsie Local business cases, May 19 - 25 RS Old Mills Rd, Goshen vs. Suffern Partners, Brooklyn, 217027-SHL: Adversary proceeding in Suffern Partners Chapter 11. Attorney: Alex T. Paradiso, et al. Aurodiam Inc., Scarsdale, 2122301-RDD: Chapter 7, assets, $N/A, liabilities $2,080,78. Attorney: Michael A. Koplen. The Gateway Development Group Inc., Greenwich, Connecticut, 21-22304-RDD: Chapter 7, assets $10 million to $50,000, liabilities $1 million to $10 million. Attorney: Jeffrey A. Reich.

U.S. DISTRICT COURT, White Plains Local business cases, May 19 - 25 G&G Closed Circuit Events, Henderson, Nevada vs. 583 Restaurant Corp., d.b.a. Olibar, New Rochelle, et al, 21-cv-4494PMH: Cable Communication Policy Act, demand $170,000. Attorney: Joseph P. Loughlin. Michael Sergreto, Sullivan County vs. Kinnerbrook Estates, Monticello, et al, 21-cv-4621-CS: Personal injury, removal from Sullivan County Supreme Court. Attorney: Alexander E. Mainetti. Buckle Toy Inc., Henderson, Nevada vs. Little Chubby One Inc., Nanuet, Items appearing in the Fairfield County Business Journal’s On The Record section are compiled from various sources, including public records made available to the media by federal, state and municipal agencies and the court system. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this information, no liability is assumed for errors or omissions. In the case of legal action, the records cited are open to public scrutiny and should be inspected before any action is taken.

21-cv-4640: Copyright infringement. Attorney: Timothy J. Kelly. Shaya Friedman, Monroe vs. SellersFunding Corp., Rye Brook, 21-cv-4685-NSR: Fair Credit Reporting Act. Attorneys: Craig B. Sanders, Alain Cesar.

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38 Franklin Road Realty LLC, Scarsdale. Seller: David Schwartz, Scarsdale. Property: 38 Franklin Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed May 19. 200 Larchmont LLC, Mamaroneck. Seller: Michael Pryor and Ruth Pryor, Larchmont. Property: 200 Larchmont Ave., Mamaroneck. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed May 18. 332-100 LLC, Somers. Seller: 332 Route 100 LLC, Pound Ridge. Property: 332 Route 100, Somers. Amount: $3.7 million. Filed May 20. Alexander, Kristina K. and Kristine A. Nesburg, Bedford Hills. Seller: TDJ Contracting Corp., Scarsdale. Property: 7 Vanderburgh Ave., Mamaroneck. Amount: $1.9 million. Filed May 19. Arlo Lane Properties LLC, Pleasantville. Seller: Gervast LLC, New Milford, Connecticut. Property: 23-29 Arlo Lane, Cortlandt. Amount: $3.7 million. Filed May 18. Bedford and Clark LLC, Pleasantville. Seller: Joy P. Baker, Pleasantville. Property: 245 Bedford Road, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed May 19. BW13 Realty Group, Middletown. Seller: Triple Development Inc., Centre, Alabama. Property: 1723 Main St., Peekskill. Amount: $2.8 million. Filed May 17. Dilemme, Philip and Samantha Bodner, New York City. Seller: SC Rye Brook Partners LLC, Pawling. Property: 5 Primrose Lane, Rye. Amount: $1 million. Filed May 19. First Derivative LLC, Scarsdale. Seller: Amal Rangachari and Sairam Rangachari. Property: 221 Mamaroneck Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed May 21.

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Hawthorne RE Ventures LLC, Hawthorne. Seller: Westchester Indoor Tennis LTD, Elmsford. Property: 5 Browns Lane, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $4.1 million. Filed May 18. Holsapple, Sandford and Hana Holsapple, Van Nuys, California. Seller: Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc., Morris Plains, New Jersey. Property: 3 John Gava Lane, Cortlandt. Amount: $680,000. Filed May 17. Krasnoff, David W. and Cheryl A. Kuzmanich, New York City. Seller: 9 Thornwood LLC, Scarsdale. Property: 9 Thornwood Place, Scarsdale. Amount: $1 million. Filed May 19. Niar LLC, Scarsdale. Seller: Curtis Leitner and Amanda Leitner, Rye Brook. Property: 1 Heritage Court, Rye Town. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed May 21. River Town Estates LLC, Huntington. Seller: GStone Compound LLC, New York City. Property: 24 Carriage Trail, Greenburgh. Amount: $1.8 million. Filed May 18. Wein, Jarewd and Allison Wein, Irvington. Seller: Racwel Contracting and Construction Company Inc., Irvington. Property: 19 Dearman Close, Greenburgh. Amount: $2.5 million. Filed May 21.

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19 Stevens LLC, White Plains. Seller: The Mohegan Vista Properties Limited Partnership, Mohegan Lake. Property: 19 Stevens St., White Plains. Amount: $835,000. Filed May 20. 60 Lockwood Avenue LLC, Portchester. Seller: Janine Tulchin, Portland, Oregon. Property: 629 California Road, Eastchester. Amount: $325,000. Filed May 17. 204 Woodhampton LLC, Thornwood. Seller: Maryann Cummaro, White Plains. Property: 204 Wood Hampton Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $400,000. Filed May 18. 292 Pinebrook Boulevard Inc., New Rochelle. Seller: Robert Frost and Lois Frost, Naples, Florida. Property: 53 Ward Drive, New Rochelle. Amount: $512,500. Filed May 18.

Balaj, Diana D., and Michael Carlucci, Scarsdale. Seller: 45/47 Madison Street Associates LLC, West Harrison. Property: 45-47 Madison St., Harrison. Amount: $945,000. Filed May 18. Bodrie, Leonard T. and William C. Paulonis, Brooklyn. Seller: CH LLC, White Plains. Property: 555 Broadway, 4155, Greenburgh. Amount: $425,000. Filed May 21. Brimingham, Patrick and Sarah Treanor, Yonkers. Seller: West Hyatt I LLC, Yonkers. Property: 16 Hyatt Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $755,000. Filed May 17. Cassanova, Eric and Dellaire Cassanova, Mount Vernon. Seller: Noah 26 II Inc., Flushing. Property: 5 Johnson St., Mount Vernon. Amount: $564,000. Filed May 18. Courtney, Lorraine M. and Conor A. Hunter, Yonkers. Seller: CJCB LLC, Yorktown Heights. Property: 33 Bradley Ave., Greenburgh. Amount: $540,000. Filed May 18. Deal House Capital Fund LLC, Mamaroneck. Seller: Margaret Mary Breiman, Hicksville. Property: 130 Locust Ave., Harrison. Amount: $450,000. Filed May 17. Diaz, Ruben, Bronx. Seller: Cherokee Road Development Inc., Yonkers. Property: 10 Cherokee Road, Yonkers. Amount: $670,000. Filed May 21. Dreilinger, David and Cathy Dreilinger, Stamford, Connecticut. Seller: 73 Spring Street LLC, Mount Kisco. Property: 73 Spring St., Unit 2J, Ossining. Amount: $367,500. Filed May 18. Fertik, Samuel and Julie Levitt-Fertik, Woodmere. Seller: South Nicho Realty LLC, Garden City. Property: Upper Shad Road, Pound Ridge. Amount: $525,000. Filed May 17. JJ Home Development LLC, White Plains. Seller: Amadeus Goff, White Plains. Property: 19 Winnetou Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $328,000. Filed May 19. Martinez, Monica D., and Guiseppe Sansotta, Yonkers. Seller: 470 Main Street LLC, Armonk. Property: 470 Main St., North Castle. Amount: $230,920. Filed May 17.

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McCormick, Bernard and Caitlin McCormick, Arveme. Seller: Deal House Capital Fund LLC, Mamaroneck. Property: 60 Albermaple Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $560,000. Filed May 19. Mukraj, Rabindra, Tuckahoe. Seller: Avail 1 LLC, Coral Gables, Florida. Property: 4 Consulate Drive, Unit 3M, Eastchester. Amount: $215,000. Filed May 20. My Old Hood Inc., Freeport. Seller: Boot Hill Company Inc., Mohegan Lake. Property: 3244 E. Main St., Cortlandt. Amount: $699,000. Filed May 19. Nrecaj, Kened and Robert Nrekaj, New City. Seller: 1 Roosa Lane LLC, White Plains. Property: 64 Hawkes Ave., Ossining. Amount: $604,999. Filed May 16. Papali, Joseph and Deepika Papali, Elmsford. Seller: Perryco Homes New York Inc., Hawthorne. Property: 288 Saw Mill River Road, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $401,600. Filed May 17. Parker, Jason and Adriana Parker, Bedford Hills. Seller: Fasny Holdings LLC, Ardsley. Property: 62 Greenwich Road, Bedford. Amount: $648,081. Filed May 18. Penichter, David and Karen Penichter, Yorktown Heights. Seller: Toll Land VI Limited Partnership, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Property: 14 Langeloth Drive, Cortlandt. Amount: $688,739. Filed May 20. Sommer, Elizabeth J and Benjamin P. Pasternack, White Plains. Seller: Francancy Realty Corp., White Plains. Property: 676 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains. Amount: $595,000. Filed May 18. Third Street New York LLC, Mount Vernon. Seller: 146 East Third Street Realty Corp., Mount Vernon. Property: 146 E. Third St., Mount Vernon. Amount: $625,000. Filed May 17. Thomas, Mathew K. and Valeria Coffaro, Elmhurt. Seller: Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc., Morris Plains, New Jersey. Property: 10 Holland Place, Greenburgh. Amount: $785,000. Filed May 18. Valencia LLC, Briarcliff Manor. Seller: Ronald Napolitani, Croton-on-Hudson. Property: 581-4 N. State Road, Unit 4, Ossining. Amount: $525,000. Filed May 20.

JUDGMENTS

Arbulu, Tatiana, White Plains. $1,376.73 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla. Filed May 19. Barks and Bones of New York, New Rochelle. $36,858.84 in favor of Pet Food Experts Inc., Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Filed May 21. Casscles, Douglas, Salisbury Mills. $15,139.65 in favor of Newburgh Winwater Co., Walden. Filed May 20. CB Livery Leasing LLC, Bronx. $32,863.72 in favor of Geico, Woodbury. Filed May 17. Mathloof, Anver, New Rochelle. $1,886.38 in favor of Capital One Bank USA, Glen Allen Virginia. Filed May 19. Master Distributor Wholesale, Pawling. $3,850.76 in favor of Geico General Insurance Co., Woodbury. Filed May 17. Mavis Discount Tire, White Plains. $7,056.96 in favor of Geico General Insurance, Woodbury. Filed May 17. Monisha, Alexander, Ossining. $2,035.10 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada. Filed May 20. New Era Mechanical Corp., White Plains. $54,314.33 in favor of Starstone National Insurance Co., Jersey City, New Jersey. Filed May 16.

LIS PENDENS

The following filings indicate a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed. 9-11 Wellesley LLC. Filed by Toorak Capital Partners LLC. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $246,400 affecting property located at 9-11 Wellesley Ave., Yonkers 10705. Filed May 18. 141 Underhill Avenue Corp. Filed by American First Federal Inc. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $639,375 affecting property located at 141 Underhill Ave., West Harrison 10604. Filed May 20.

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Facts & Figures Board Managers of the Abington Square Condominium. Filed by Islandcap LLC. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $146,000 affecting property located at 907 Palmer Ave., Unit E1, Mamaroneck 10543. Filed May 21. Capital One Bank. Filed by Bank of America, N.A. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $509,022 affecting property located at 675 Highland Ave., Peekskill 10566. Filed May 18. Citibank South Dakota. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $289,677 affecting property located at 32 Boggstown Road, North Salem 10560. Filed May 19. E B Trees Inc. Filed by Bankwell Bank. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $315,000 affecting property located at 391 Smith Ridge Road, South Salem 10590. Filed May 18. Equable Ascent Financial LLC. Filed by Bank of America National Association. N.A. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $509,022 affecting property located at 675 Highland Ave., Peekskill 10566. Filed May 18. NDR Group. Filed by Bank of America National Association. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $509,022 affecting property located at 675 Highland Ave., Peekskill 10566. Filed May 18. Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $258,282 affecting property located at 254 Franklin Ave., Mount Vernon. Filed May 18.

MECHANIC’S LIENS

5EC LLC, Cortlandt. $10,650 as claimed by PACI Electric LLC, Yorktown. Property: 5 Ellen Court, Croton-on-Hudson. Filed May 18. Argin Realty Company Inc., White Plains. $8,891 as claimed by Collado Engineering DPC, White Plains. Filed May 21.

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Fayad, Rabih, Yonkers. $106,500 as claimed by IP Innovations LLC, Bayonne, New Jersey. Property: 55 Halladay Ave., Yonkers. Filed May 18. Liebman, Donald, Cortlandt. $6,850 as claimed by Quality First Plumbing and Heating, Montrose. Property: 4 Dickerson Road, Cortlandt Manor. Filed May 18. Migi Asset Acquisitions LLC, Mount Pleasant. $45,716 as claimed by Quality First Plumbing and Heating, Montrose. Property: 98 Washington Ave., Pleasantville. Filed May 18. Sleepy Hollow Gardens Association, Greenburgh. $10,408.15 as claimed by Rooter Plus Inc., Mount Vernon. Property: 177 White Plains Road, Tarrytown Filed May 19.

NEW BUSINESSES

This newspaper is not responsible for typographical errors contained in the original filings.

PARTNERSHIPS

Friends of Mount Vernon Sports Inc., 145 S. Sixth Ave., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Robert Pope, Dr. Gloria Pope, William Allen, Louis Wadell, Danise Mathews and Ed Poteat. Filed May17. Pro Latina Press, 17 Addison St., 1B, Larchmont 10538, c/o Maria A. Martin and Morena Orue. Filed May 21. The Pan-African Higher Education Initiative Foundation Inc., 11 Park Place, Apt 111, New Rochelle 10801, c/o Victor Petenkemani, Kadidia Konore, Zacharie Petchokomani, Maseie Kibassa and Linda Njoh. Filed May 17.

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS

American Auto Repairs Inc., 419 Washington St., Suite 320, Peekskill 10566, c/o Victor R. Joyasaca. Filed May 17. Branched Out Therapy Inc., 32 Rolling Hills Lane, Harrison 19527, c/o Jodianne Materasso. Filed May 17. CBL Construction Corp., 19 Dale Ave., Ossining 10562, c/o Claudio R. Tacuri. Filed May 17.

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Charles Plummer Productions Inc., 211 Langdon Ave., Mount Vernon 10553, c/o Charles E. Plummer II. Filed May 17. Creations by D. Brackett, 2541 Ridge St., Yorktown Height 10598, c/o Deborah Brackett. Filed May 20. First Technologies Support Inc., 509 Route 22, South Salem 10560, c/o David Copeland. Filed May 17. Flores Auto Shop, 115 N. Pearl St., Port Chester 10573, c/o Jesus A. Flores Vasquez. Filed May 21. Frenchie Lab, 2 MacArthur Blvd., Cortlandt Manor 10567, c/o Latoria White. Filed May 21. Golita Inc., 700 Morris Ave., Apt 25, Bronx 10451, c/o Juan Luis Restituyo Rosario. Filed May 17. Goods For Purpose, 27 Tarleton Road, Bedford 10506, c/o Lisa A. Cribari. Filed May 21. Gustavo’s Taxi Services, 14 James St., Ossining 10562, c/o Gustavo Boris Patino. Filed May 21. Hamilton Chiropractic PC, 37 Hamilton Place, No. 2B, Tarrytown 10591, c/o Thomas Francis Capolino. Filed May 17. IGM Work, 16 Stanley Place, No. 2, Yonkers 10705, c/o Ivan Martinez Pineda. Filed May 17. Ingenius Thoughts, 412 Bronx River Road, Yonkers 10704, c/o Alex Torres. Filed May 20. Master Capital Group Inc., 42 Valentine St., Yonkers 10704, c/o Mathew Calvi. Filed May 17. MDZ Painting and Remodeling, 246 Centre Ave, Unit 5j, New Rochelle 10805, c/o Miguel A. Mendez Rivera. Filed May 17. MF Construction, 21 W. Sandford Blvd., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Milton Flores. Filed May 18. New Quality Automotive Inc., 90 Remington Place, New Rochelle 10801, c/o Damany Alvaranga. Filed May 17. ODD Goat, 21A Gordon Ave., Briarcliff 10510, c/o Sebastian Salgado Aguirre. Filed May 18.

Paramount Translations Inc., 151 S. Highland Ave., Apt. 7A, Ossining 10562, c/o Drisy G. Nunez. Filed May 17. Peach Lake Gourmet Inc., 1 Dingle Ridge Road, North Salem 10560, c/o Sagar Bhalerao. Filed May 17. Perfect Home Improvement, 428 Locust St., Mount Vernon 10552, c/o Fabio De Melo Correa. Filed May 19. Planned to a T, 665 Palisade Ave., Yonkers 10703, c/o Luisa Trigueros. Filed May 19. Ready For Change Inc., 55 School St., Suite 6K, Yonkers 10701, c/o Jason H. Robinson. Filed May 17. RLBC Corp., 452 Succabone Road, Bedford Corners 10549, c/o Stuart H. Schoenfeld. Filed May 17. Scoops Enterprises Inc., 48 E. Grand St., Mount Vernon 10552, c/o Andrew A. Anderson. Filed May 17. Spinak Law Office, 445 Hamilton Ave., White Plains 10601, c/o Robert Spinak. Filed May 18. Unbothered Clothing Line, 706 John St., Apt. 3, Peekskill 10566, c/o Chanelle M. Shelton. Filed May 20. V&C Landscaping, 218 N. Eighth Ave., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Yanilka R. Valdez. Filed May 20. Very Cozy Audio Visual Production and Design, 31 Fero St., Apt. 3, Yonkers 10701, c/o Kianna Simone Epps. Filed May 18. Vision It Photography, 202 Church Place, Yorktown Height 10598, c/o Christopher Hernandez. Filed May 19. Westchester Asian American Democrats, 6 Zinsser Way, Hastings-on-Hudson 10706, c/o Anjazi Thavendran Chen. Filed May 17. With Love Jessis Sweet Treats, 74 Wharton Drive, Cortlandt Manor 10567, c/o Jessica Lyn Scherel. Filed May 19. YubiParts, 1133 Warburton Ave., Yonkers 10701, c/o Timothy De Ganon. Filed May 19. ZG3 Distributors Corp., 16 Sherman Ave., Apt. 1, Yonkers 10705, c/o Angel G. Pimentel. Filed May 17.

PATENTS Blockchain trust anchor. Patent no. 11,018,852 issued to Yi-Min Chee, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Three-dimensional stackable multilayer cross-point memory with bipolar junction transistor selectors. Patent no. 11,018,188 issued to Alexander Reznicek, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Configurable polarimetric phased array transceiver architecture. Patent no. 11,018,747 issued to Daniel Friedman, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

System for enhancing speech performance via pattern detection and learning. Patent no. 11,017,693 issued to Michael Gordon, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Combining installed audiovisual sensors with ad-hoc mobile audiovisual sensors for smart meeting rooms. Patent no. 11,019,306 issued to Stanley Chen, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Systems and methods for dispensing consumable products with voice interface. Patent no. 11,017,768 issued to Robert Crawford. Assigned to PepsiCo, Purchase.

Determining validity of service recommendations. Patent no. 11,017,359 issued to Schayne Bellrose, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Edge-based adaptive machine learning for object recognition. Patent no. 11,017,271 issued to Schayne Bellrose, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Effectiveness-weighted control of cooling system components. Patent no. 11,019,755 issued to Levi Campbell, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Group-pattern-based electronic dictionary modification and presentation. Patent no. 11,017,157 issued to Jill Dhillon, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Medical clinical trial site identification. Patent no. 11,017,000 issued to Timothy Dietlin, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Method and system for emotional intelligence via virtual reality and biometrics. Patent no. 11,017,463 issued to Christine Chu, et al. Assigned to Mastercard, Purchase. Multichip modules. Patent no. 11,018,123 issued to Effendi Leobandung. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Multivalent oxide cap for multiple work function gate stacks on high mobility channel materials. Patent no. 11,018,062 issued to Takashi Ando, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Reduction of metal resistance in vertical ReRAM cells. Patent no. 11,018,192 issued to Takashi Ando, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BOARD JUDGMENTS Failure to carry insurance or for work-related injuries and illnesses, May 20 to May 26, 2021 1-800 NY Bulbs Ltd., Harrison. Amount: $29,500. Aboriginal Solutions LLC, Mount Kisco. Amount: $28,000. Ashley Cameos Inc. d.b.a. 911 Hospitality Staffing, Ossining. Amount: $28,500. Brats Und Bier Inc. d.b.a. Max Bratwurst Und Bier, Yonkers. Amount: $750. Careqik Inc., Yonkers. Amount: $5,000. Clearview Imaging Inc., New Rochelle. Amount: $18,500. Community Medical Equipment Inc., Yonkers. Amount: $42,000. Dani’s Builders Inc., Mount Vernon. Amount: $28,500. El Pueblo Restaurant Inc., Mount Kisco. Amount: $1,000. El Restaurants Yoli’s Inc., Peekskill. Amount: $6,000. Giko Enterprises Inc., Port Chester. Amount: $9,000.

Facts & Figures J&J Drywall Corp., White Plains. Amount: $500. J3M3 Corporation, Hartsdale. Amount: $28,000. Joyasaca Contractors Inc., White Plains. Amount: $33,000. JXD Industries LLC d.b.a. Subway, Mount Kisco. Amount: $31,500. Mia PIzzeria & Restaurant Corp., Yonkers. Amount: $7,000. Ping Supply Chain Solutions Inc. d.b.a. Ping Solution, Peekskill. Amount: $28,000. WP Burger II Inc., West Harrison. Amount: $19,000. Zeebops Creative Foods and Products, White Plains. Amount: $33,000. Zifo Technologies Inc., Tarrytown. Amount: $14,500.

HUDSON VALLEY BUILDING LOANS Above $1 million Greens Dwelling NY LLC, as owner. Lender: First American Capital Group Corp. Property: in Beacon. Amount: $15.6 million. Filed May 17. Integris Equity LLC, as owner. Lender: Sterling National Bank, Jericho. Property: 28 Nininger Road, woodbury. Amount: $86.7 million. Filed May 17.

Below $1 million 209 Radcliff LLC, as Owner. Lender: Broadview Capital LLC, Brooklyn. Property: 209 Radcliff Drive, Nyack. Amount: $103,000. Filed May 17.

Frias, Carolina, as owner. Lender: Homestand Funding Corp. Property: in Hyde Park. Amount: $205,925. Filed May 17. Gigliotti, Steven and Rui Zheng, as owner. Lender: TD Bank, Wilmington, Delaware. Property: 108 Airport Road, Huguenot. Amount: $380,000. Filed May 17. Heitmann, Roland and Jeane Marie Fleming, as owner. Lender: Rondout Savings Bank, Kingston. Property: in Philipstown. Amount: $500,000. Filed May 18. J&G Builders LLC, as owner. Lender: Northeast Community Bank, White Plains. Amount: $100,000. Filed May 18.

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106 Decatur Avenue Corp., Spring Valley. Seller: Leon Sutton, Long Beach. Property: 106 Decatur Ave., Ramapo. Amount: $1 million. Filed May 19. AV Keystone Castle LLC, Middletown. Seller: Stonecrest Castle LLC, New Windsor. Property: 11 Oak Ridge Drive, New Windsor. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed May 18. Diamond, Steven, New York City. Seller: Gary L. Garbus and Renee Nisenbaum Garbus, Montebello. Property: 15 Golden Road, Montebello. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed May 19. Dubourg, Eric, New York City. Seller: Roseann O’Donnell Revocable Living Trust, New York City. Property: 2 Washington Ave., Orangetown. Amount: 1.3 million. Filed May 19. Hickory Equities THY LLC, Monsey. Seller: LB-UBS 2006-C7 NY 1 Properties LLC, Miami Beach, Florida. Property: 253 N. Main St., Ramapo. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed May 21.

TAC Pearl River LLC, Atlanta, Georgia. Seller: Route 304 LLC, Pearl River. Property: 112 W. Crocked Hill Road, Orangetown. Amount: $5.7 million. Filed May 17.

Rocky Hudson LLC, Carmel. Seller: Gottlieb Family Trust, Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Property: 1163 Barrett Circle, West Carmel. Amount: $750,000. Filed May 18.

Plotzker, Benjamin, Monsey. Seller: The Frankel Legacy Trust, Spring Valley. Property: 43 Plum Road, Monsey. Amount: $849,000. Filed May 20.

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Hedgerow Properties LLC, Weston, Connecticut. Seller: Gustavo Palomino, Goldens Bridge. Property: 2555 Carmel Ave., Brewster. Amount: $170,000. Filed May 19.

Prime Rose Realty LLC, Montgomery. Seller: Tomlin Holdings Corp., New Windsor. Property: 12 Windsor Highway, New Windsor. Amount: $871,000. Filed May 17.

2 Samsondale Avenue LLC, West Haverstraw. Seller: Un Clamor Hacia Dios En El Tiempo Final Inc., Blauvelt. Property: 2 Samsondale Ave., Haverstraw. Amount: $265,000. Filed May 21. 8 Hammond Estates LLC, Monsey. Seller: Bernard Streicher LLC, Monsey. Property: 8 Hammond St., Ramapo. Amount: $635,000. Filed May 21. 239 All Angels LLC, Wappingers Falls. Seller: Gregory Davis, Hyde Park. Property: Piece of land in the town of Dover. Amount: $122,000. Filed May 19. Adar, Daniel and Shimrit Adar, Brooklyn. Seller: Gary Konner and Cathleen Konner, Airmont. Property: 2 Oratam Road, Airmont. Amount: $995,000. Filed May 17. Baxter, Richard, Walden. Seller: 67 Ulster LLC, Walden. Property: 67 Ulster Ave., Walden. Amount: $225,000. Filed May 17. Colon, Helen, Bronx. Seller: U.S. Bank Trust as trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust, Atlanta, Georgia. Property: 16 Parker Road, Haverstraw. Amount: $375,000. Filed May 19. Dickey, Nora and Aron Lencz, Nyack. Seller: Alexey Kamenev and Lina Navickaite, Hinsdale, Illinois. Property: 201 N. Franklin St., Orangetown. Amount: $697,500. Filed May 19. DiPaolo, Barrett and Anna Walters, New York City. Seller: Willow Island LLC, Brewster. Property: 1 and 352 Willow Island and Lakeshore Drive, Patterson. Amount: $775,000. Filed May 20.

Nanuet Auto Repair Inc., Nanuet. Seller: Skyview Service Inc., Nanuet. Property: 370 S. Middletown Road, Orangetown. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed May 21.

Faro, Kevin and Shawna Faro, Nanuet. Seller: Richard A. Stanaland and Sharon Stanaland, Orangeburg. Property: 171 E. Rutgers Road, Orangetown. Amount: $750,000. Filed May 19.

Realty Income Properties 13 LLC, San Diego, California. Seller: HSC Otilville LLC, Daphne, Alabama. Property: 1650 State Route 211, Otisville. Amount: $1.8 million. Filed May 18.

Goldberg, Ephram and Estie Goldberg, Brooklyn. Seller: Russel A. Gliniecki and Patricia Gliniecki. Property: 7 Blue Jay St., Ramapo. Amount: $670,000. Filed May 21.

Hill, Gavin and Patricia Hill, Brooklyn. Seller: Carol G. Brotherhood, Nyack. Property: 42 Second Ave., Orangetown. Amount: $849,500. Filed May 18. Karasz Nyland Restoration Corp., Mahopac. Seller: Leonty Ibragimov, Forest Hills. Property: 584 Milltown Road, Brewster. Amount: $250,000. Filed May 19. Katz, Netanel, Spring Valley. Seller: Eneo P. Dore and Maria Dore, Stony Point. Property: 49 Wilderness Drive, Stony Point. Amount: $692,000. Filed May 17. Landau, Moses, Brooklyn. Seller: 26 Quassaick LLC, Monroe. Property: 27 Chester St., Chester. Amount: $220,000. Filed May 17. Litchfield, Esther and Henry Litchfield, New City. Seller: Barry M. Backelman and Darlene Backelman, Pomona. Property: 45 Dunnigan Drive, Haverstraw. Amount: $675,000. Filed May 17. McCullagh, Gerald and Siobhan McCullagh, Yonkers. Seller: ADP Homes Inc., Mahopac. Property: 155 Orchard Road, Mahopac. Amount: $510,032. Filed May 19. Mellado, William, Marcella Escobar and Erika Mellado, Hawthorne. Seller: 59 Fairview LLC, Mahopac. Property: 59 Fairview Road, Brewster. Amount: $320,000. Filed May 20. Morgado and Mateus Properties LLC, Carmel. Seller: Fair Street Properties, Carmel. Property: 14 Fair St., Carmel. Amount: $400,000. Filed May 18. Moskowitz, Mechel, Spring Valley. Seller: Menashe Rosenberger, Brooklyn. Property: 26 Westside Ave., Ramapo. Amount: $695,000. Filed May 17. Park on Madison LLC, Monsey. Seller: Warren E. Berbit and Sherry L. Berbit, Suffern. Property: 56 Park Ave., Ramapo. Amount: $600,000. Filed May 21.

Reich, Anthony, Staten Island. Seller: Twenty Investors LLC, Yorktown. Property: 81 Floradan Road, Putnam Valley. Amount: $396,000. Filed May 21. Rexing, George and Michelle Rexing, New York City. Seller: Michael Rubinoff, Piermont. Property: 732 Piermont Ave., Orangetown. Amount: $815,000. Filed May 21. Sama, Mathew and Elizabeth Rodriguez, Brooklyn. Seller: Lisa Rezborodko, Montebello. Property: 9 Charnwood Drive, Ramapo. Amount: $749,000. Filed May 17. Sanchez, Rafael and Jamie M. Rodriguez, Jackson Heights. Seller: Insource East Properties Inc., Hauppauge. Property: 6 Longfellow Drive, Carmel. Amount: $599,900. Filed May 19. Stern, Dori, Long Beach. Seller: Karen R. Harnesk, Nyack. Property: 153 Tweed Blvd., Orangetown. Amount: $875,000. Filed May 19. Two Friends Real State LLC, Suffern. Seller: Stone Meadow Properties LLC, Suffern. Property: 23 Seven Lakes Drive, Ramapo. Amount: $650,000. Filed May 20. Wertzberger, Joel and Chaya Wertzberger, Spring Valley. Seller: Green Gardens Realty LLC, Monsey. Property: 43 N. Madison Ave., Ramapo. Amount: $649,000. Filed May 19. Weiss, Yoel and Charna Weiss, Monsey. Seller: 65 Highview LLC, Monsey. Property: 65 Highview Road, Ramapo. Amount: $650,000. Filed May 20.

JUDGMENTS Andino, Allison, Brewster. $1,410.72 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada. Filed May 17. Barcia, George E., Stormville. $11,208.86 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC., Valhalla. Filed May 18.

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Bologna, William, Airmont. $1,931.02 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada. Filed May 17. Brands, Tammi L., Poughkeepsie. $6,469.78 in favor of TEG Federal Credit Union, Poughkeepsie. Filed May 18. Bright Beginnings Family Services Inc., Poughkeepsie. $5,568.75 in favor of Key Bank, Buffalo. Filed May 17. Briody, Colm, Patterson. $3,434.42 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, California. Filed May 19. Burgos, Elsa, Thiells. $8,134.82 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla. Filed May 18. Celestin, Marie R., Spring Valley. $4,217.51 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada. Filed May 18. Clemone, Sindy, Congers. $1,500.65 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada. Filed May 18. Colon, Wilfred, Wappingers Falls. $22,347.42 in favor of Goldman Sachs Bank, New York City. Filed May 17. Dawson, Antonette, Middletown. $1,093.66 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, California. Filed May 17. Direct Building Products Corp., New City. $106,825.68 in favor of Mid-State Lumber Corp., Warwick. Filed May 19. DT Transportation, Nyack. $12,941.34 in favor Bloomingdale Road Recovery LLC, New York City. Filed May 20. Ferrer, Jose, Patterson. $1,245.22 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada. Filed May 17. Fischer, Ari, Monsey. $3,051.60 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada. Filed May 17. Friedman, Naftuli, Spring Valley. $1,326.27 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada. Filed May 17. Gelina, Megan, Red Hook. $2,067.31 in favor of Midland Credit Management Inc., San Diego, California. Filed May 20.

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Facts & Figures Giustino, Angela, Hopewell Junction. $5,537.77 in favor of Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Kingston. Filed May 18.

Red Bandana Winery LLC, Franklin, Pennsylvania. $27,806.37 in favor of Simply Funding LLC, Chester. Filed May 17.

Gualipa, Jessica, Spring Valley. $2,906.69 in favor of Absolute Resolutions Investments LLC, Bloomington, Minnesota. Filed May 18.

Shumsky, Mathew, Suffern. $2,212.38 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada. Filed May 17.

Gulla, Lori, Suffern. $6,116.50 in favor of Pleasantdale Ambulatory Care, West Orange, New Jersey. Filed May 18. Letter, Nancy A., Mahopac. $5,099.75 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada. Filed May 18. Leviness, Mathew C., Mahopac. $9,338.46 in favor of Citibank National Association, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed May 21. Mayflower Hotel, Bethesda, Maryland. $25,947.17 in favor of DNH Consulting LLC, Chestnut Ridge. Filed May 20. Mcphillips, Stacey, Mahopac. $1,327.95 in favor of Midland Credit Management Inc., San Diego, California. Filed May 18. Owen, Daniel J., Stamfordville. $2,941.81 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla. Filed May 18. Penker, Donald J., Hopewell Junction. $12,319.78 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla. Filed May 19. Prince, Kenneth J., LaGrangeville. $6,483.33 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla. Filed May 18. Pritchard, Charles, Lake Peekskill. $1,590. 61 in favor of Midland Credit Management Inc., San Diego, California. Filed May 17.

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Shkreli, George, Mahopac. $7,779.48 in favor of Bank of America National Association, Charlotte, North Carolina. Filed May 18. Smith, Monica, New City. $9,601 in favor of Midland Credit Management Inc., San Diego, California. Filed May 17. Wagschal, Edith, Spring Valley. $10,811.52 in favor of Bank of America National Association, Charlotte, North Carolina. Filed May 19. Willie, Garner V., Garrison. $3,298.62 in favor of Department Stores National Bank, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed May 19.

MECHANIC’S LIENS Dovergreens LLC, as owner. $7,181.48 in favor of Provident Design Engineering PLLC, Hawthorne. Property: 73 Wheeler Road, Dover. Filed May 21. Edward J Mellett Irrevocable Trust, as owner. $10,245 in favor of Segelman Shaw LLC, Clifton, New Jersey. Property: 50 Terrace Lane, Blauvelt. Filed May 20. Legoland NY LLC, as owner. $83,723.17 in favor of Northeast Mesa LLC, Carmel. Property: 332-400 Harriman Drive, Goshen. Filed May 19. Mayerovitz, Dov, as owner. $7,700 in favor of GMC Construction Services Inc., Slate Hill. Property: 68 Laes Road, Monroe. Filed May 17.

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Prastos, Nicholas, as owner. $4,375.67 in favor of All Wiring Electric LLC, Tomkins Cove. Property: 60 River Road, Grandview-on-Hudson. Filed May 20. U.S. Trust National Association, as owner. $14,217.06 in favor of A. Triant Construction Inc., Maversink. Property: 21 Fulton Place, Hillburn. Filed May 21.

Blue Empire Cleaning Inc., 1183 Main St., Fishkill 12524, c/o Mario Ramirez. Filed May 17.

NEW BUSINESSES

DCM Logistics Inc., 36 Linden Drive, Newburgh 12550, c/o Lawrence A. Kirsch. Filed May 18.

This paper is not responsible for typographical errors contained in the original filings.

PARTNERSHIPS

Buy N.Y. Realty of Rockland, 6 Perrins Peak Road, Stony Point 10980, c/o Oscar J. Dais. Filed May 21. Ciao Ciao Boutique, 11 Lynne Drive, New City 10956, c/o Gabriela Difilippo. Filed May 19.

DeLucia Corp., 12 Sycamore Road, Mahopac 10541, c/o Lawrence A. Kirsch. Filed May 18.

Hudson Valley Beverage Testing and Laboratory Inc., 90 State St., Suite 815, Albany 12207, c/o Lawrence A. Kirsch. Filed May 18. Intrigue Me Inc., 1 Rita Lane, LaGrangeville 12540, c/o Heather Eberhart. Filed May 18. Juarez Taxi Service, 110 Remsen Ave., Monsey 10952, c/o Erwin Eli Juarez Mazariegos. Filed May 21. L4Harrington Inc., 611 Barrett Hill Road, Mahopac 10541, c/o Steven Weiss. Filed May 19. Lilmod Ulelamed Inc., 11 Fillmore Court, Apt. 414, Monroe 10950, c/o Isaac fisher. Filed May 19.

Diyuan Yuefeng Technology Inc., 82 Carboy Road, Middletown 10940, c/o Yegeny Ernest Senderov. Filed May 19.

Loja R. Car Service, 34 Bethune Blvd., No. 301, Spring Valley 10977, c/o Luis Loja. Filed May 21.

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS

Dolsontown Liquors Inc.,152 All Angels Hill Road, Wappingers Falls 12590, c/o Gurpreet A. Dhaliwal. Filed May 19.

Mighty Realty Solutions Inc., 1967 Wehrle Drive, Suite 1-086, Buffalo 14221, c/o Carri Brown. Filed May 18.

25 Pearsall Inc., 11 Zenta Road, Unit 102, Monroe 10950, c/o Yoel Perlmutter. Filed May 18.

Elite Venture Partners Inc., 62 Marian Court, Warwick 10990, c/o Paul Fernandez. Filed May 18.

OD Services Inc., 66 Valley View Road, Pleasant Valley 12569, c/o Owen Donovan. Filed May 21.

Execuchamp Inc., 4 Lemberg Court, Monroe 10950, c/o Yoel Friedman. Filed May 18.

Ridmo Music, 55 W. Gate Road, Suffern 10901, c/o Richard Morales. Filed May 19. Romero M. Car Services, 38 Rose Avenue, Apt. 3a, Spring Valley 10977, c/o Maria N. Romero. Filed May 19.

A Giving Heart Inc., 51 Marshall St., Poughkeepsie 12601, c/o Murielle Skoglund, George Dillard and Deborah Hagan. Filed May 14.

All About Moving Inc., 3 Neptune Road, Suite M10, Poughkeepsie 12601, c/o Liubou Belliankova. Filed May 18. Asher Lion Development Inc., P.O. Box 3501, Poughkeepsie 12603, c/o Anthony J. Pryce. Filed May 17.

Fisch Management Inc., 37 Copper Rock Road, Walden 12586, c/o Chrissy Fisch. Filed May 19.

ATS Caulking Supply Inc., 37 Indigot Drive, Slate Hill 10973, c/o James Tirelli. Filed May 19.

Floor Solution Systems Inc., 24 Country Hollow Road, Monroe 10950, c/o Abraham Schwartz. Filed May 19.

ATS Design Inc., 37 Indigot Drive, Slate Hill 10973, c/o James Tirelli. Filed May 19.

G&H Deli Inc., 119 First St., Newburgh 12550, c/o David A. Herring. Filed May 18.

R&S Sunny Nail Inc., 1545 State Route 52, Suite 4, Fishkill 12524, c/o Yongcai Zheng. Filed May 19. Security Solutions Hudson Valley Inc., 42 Lakeside Drive, New Windsor 12553, c/o Scott J. Schuster. Filed May 19.

Silva VI Transport Corp., 29 Richman Ave., Newburgh 12550, c/o Sal Tripi. Filed May 18. Stormville Wine and liquor Corp., 63 Washington St., P.O. Box 509, Poughkeepsie 12602, c/o Lisa M. Singh. Filed May 21. Super Home Renovations Corp., 17 Liberty St., Washington Heights, Newburgh 12550, c/o Maria V. Caguana Chuqui. Filed May 19. TC Printing and Design, 490 Mitchell Drive, Valley Cottage 10989, c/o Richard Neal Harrington. Filed May 20. TDad People First, 11 Jones Drive, Garnerville 10923, c/o Marvin A. Dudley. Filed May 20. The Gatsby Venue Spaces Inc., 42 Carter St., Apartment 1, Newburgh 12552, c/o Cheyenne Moseley. Filed May 19. Utopia Exotics Corp., 41 Dolson Ave., Suite 5, Middletown 10940, c/o Mohammed Saeed. Filed May 19. VBHL Corp., 6 Israel Zupnick Drive, Kiryas Joel 10950, c/o Zev Lebovits. Filed May 19.

Facts & Figures BUILDING PERMITS Commercial Cavaliero, Traci, contractor for Stamford Exit 9 III LLC. Prepare for a private party at 1 Blachley Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed April 28. Cavaliero, Traci, contractor for the Italian Center of Stamford Inc. Prepare for a private party at 1620 Newfield Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed April 26. Clark, Ryan, contractor for Long Ridge Fire Company Inc. Replace cellular antennas and radios, add fiber cables, diplexers and ground cabinets to the existing telecommunications facility at 366 Old Long Ridge Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $80,000. Filed April 26. Cohen, Marc, contractor for Stampar Associates LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 1992 W. Main St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed April 29. Couto, Daniel, contractor for Two Harbor Point Square LLC. Construct illuminated internal wall sign channel letters at 100 Washington Blvd., Unit S2, Stamford. Estimated cost: $6,780. Filed April 8.

Darling, Kathleen, contractor for 110 Lenox LLC. Upgrade Interior offices at 110 Lenox Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $65,000. Filed April 16. Dudko, Heather, contractor for Summers Corner LLC. Install wall sign on front elevation with internally illuminated push-through letters at 61 Broad St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed April 26. Durrse, Jared, contractor for Stamford Museum and Nature Center. Prepare for a private party at 39 Scofieldtown Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $500. Filed April 22. Flores, Gerardo, contractor for Advance Professional Services. Install channel letters signs and awnings at 934 E. Main St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed April 6. Lueders, Matthew, Stamford, contractor for William C. Harnett. Construct in-ground swimming pool, spa and safety barrier at 68 N. Ridge Road, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $49,500. Filed April 2021. Mocciola Construction, Norwalk, contractor for Nycon Inc. Move kitchen to front of house at 236 E. Putnam, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $98,000. Filed April 2021.

Cove Tent Co., Stamford, contractor for Indian Harbor Yacht Inc. Prepare for a private party at 710 Steamboat Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed April 2021.

Northeast Tent Productions, Stamford, contractor for Riverside Yacht Club Inc. Prepare for a private party at 102 Club Road, Riverside. Estimated cost: $8,275. Filed April 2021.

Cove Tent Co., Stamford, contractor for Greenwich Country Club. Prepare for a private party at 19 Doubling Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed April 2021.

Northeast Tent Productions, Stamford, contractor for St. Paul’s Episcopal Society. Prepare for a private party at 200 Riverside Ave., Riverside. Estimated cost: $2,975. Filed April 2021.

Dalto, Tony, contractor for RR Atlantic Station Owner LLC. Install commercial pool on the Sixth floor (per state approval) at 405 Atlantic St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $400,000. Filed April 27.

Northeast Tent Productions, Stamford, contractor for Charles Rosenzweig. Prepare for a private party at 21 Willowmere Circle, Riverside. Estimated cost: $1,760. Filed April 2021.

Items appearing in the Fairfield County Business Journal’s On The Record section are compiled from various sources, including public records made available to the media by federal, state and municipal agencies and the court system. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this information, no liability is assumed for errors or omissions. In the case of legal action, the records cited are open to public scrutiny and should be inspected before any action is taken. Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to: Larry Miles c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 701 Westchester Ave, Suite 100 J White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: 694-3600 • Fax: 694-3699

Regal Blu Pool and Spa LLC, Stamford, contractor for Yort W. Montague. Construct in-ground swimming pool, spa and safety barrier at 15 Otter Rock Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed April 2021. Shoreline Pools Inc., Stamford, contractor for Sebastian Canale. Construct in-ground swimming pool, spa and safety barrier at 68 Lockwood Road, Riverside. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed April 2021.

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Stamford Tent Co. Stamford, contractor for Greenwich Hotel Limited. Prepare for a private party at 1800 E. Putnam Ave., Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $36,000. Filed April 2021. The Greenwich Tent Co, Bridgeport, contractor for Brenda Lyons. Prepare for a private party at 47 Alpine Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $19,900. Filed April 2021. Town of Greenwich Bruce Museum, Greenwich, contractor for the town of Greenwich Bruce Museum. Prepare for a private party at 1 Steamboat Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed April 2021.

Residential A2Z Contractors LLC, Stamford, contractor for Matthew C. and Mary Brown. Reconstruct two stores at 58 Weaver St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $13,000. Filed April 2021. Braydan Construction LLC, Darien, contractor for David and Stacey Norton. Perform a reconfiguration of existing bedrooms, add two new bedrooms, bathroom and closets at 94 Havemeyer Lane, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed April 2021. Brian Capone Land Services LLC, Stamford, contractor for Haven A. Knight. Remove basement panels, insulate and sheetrock and change windows at 20 Rustic View Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $35,342. Filed April 2021. Catalfamo, Joseph, Southport, contractor for James and Anne Denaut. Open existing basement wall for swinging door, window and bi-fold door at 21 Vineyard Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed April 2021. Condon Construction LLC, Darien, contractor for Mary Trikoupis. Construct a pool cabana at 61 Dingletown Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed April 2021. Connecticut Gutter LLC, Riverside, contractor for AB Squared LLC. Remove existing roof and re-roof 15 North Crossway, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $90,000. Filed April 2021. Connecticut Gutter LLC, Riverside, contractor for Everett B. and Maria E. Robinson. Replace asphalt shingles on one facet of roof at 179 Stanwich Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $4,245. Filed April 2021.

Di Sette, Joseph, contractor for Joseph C. Di Settee, et al. Install vinyl siding over existing wood siding at 36 Duffy St., Stamford. Estimated cost: N/A. Diaz, Erica, contractor for Erica Diaz. Finish basements, add one full bathroom with toilet and sink at 29 Valley View Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed April 7. Donohoe, Thomas, contractor for Thomas Donohoe. Cover existing asphalt ground, with fastenings into foundation at 21 Silver St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed April 14. Dohoney Construction LLC, New Canaan, contractor for Raymond and Yani Lachance. Rebuild to original after fire damage, replace wall coverings and insulation at 38 Meeting House Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $600,000. Filed April 2021. Doughman, Scott, contractor for Edward DeSantis. Remove and replace five windows, same size, no structural changes at 124 Vine Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,017. Filed April 9. Doughman, Scott, contractor for Christina and Robert F. Kavanaugh. Remove and replace 12 windows, same size, no structural changes at 20 Glen Terrace, Stamford. Estimated cost: $14,643. Filed April 9. Doughman, Scott, contractor for Bethany M. and Richard J. Spaziante. Remove existing windows and replace 28 windows and one patio door, same size, no structural changes at 1871 Long Ridge Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $24,223. Filed April 9. Doughman, Scott, contractor for David Yudain. Remove and replace eight windows, same size, no structural changes at 353 Old Long Ridge Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $14,096. Filed April 9. Doughman, Scott, contractor for Denise Caridad. Remove two existing windows and replace, same size, no structural changes at 43 Mohegan Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $1,704. Filed April 16. Doughman, Scott, contractor for Alexander and Aniko S. Conta. Remove existing shingles and install new asphalt shingles at 329 Dundee Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $14,598. Filed April 23. Doughman, Scott, contractor for Steven and Linda Lotstein. Remove existing shingles and install new asphalt shingles at 160 Larkspur Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $16,574. Filed April 23.

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Doughman, Scott, contractor for Angela Marie Fitzsimmons. Remove 11 existing windows and replace, same size, no structural changes at 43 Pellom Place, Stamford. Estimated Cost: $9,182. Filed April 27. Doughman, Scott, contractor for Georgiana Dallas and Matthew Zimmer. Remove 18 existing windows and replace and remove two patio doors and replace, same size, no structural changes at 309 Club Road, Stamford. Estimated cost:$22,950. Filed April 27. Doughman, Scott, contractor for Jeremiah and Sandra LaMotta. Remove three windows and replace, same size, no structural changes at 102 Ken Court, Stamford. Estimated cost: $2,842. Filed April 28. Electric, Gunzy, contractor for Philip Steinmetz and Eve Wiener. Install 24kw Generac generator with auto transfer switch and natural gas power source at 88 East Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed April 16. Esposito, Joshua, contractor for Katherine Molina-Powell and Jay Powell. Install roof-mounted solar modules and inverters at 22 Maltbie Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $26,000. Filed April 13. Esposito, Joshua, contractor for Brian and Jennifer Tyrseck. Install 40 roof-mounted solar modules and inverters at 50 Bud Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $68,000. Filed April 23. Falcon, Angelina, contractor for Ann Marie and Benjamin Stark. Install roof top rail-less solar pv. 13.65kw / 39 modules at 194 Courtland Ave., Stamford. Estimated Cost: $35,080. Filed April 6.

Gyesky Development and Design, Cos Cob, contractor for Edward and Nancy Chin. Construct a new single-family dwelling at 17 Windsor Lane, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $900,000. Filed April 2021. Hobbs Inc., New Canaan, contractor for 16 Corrigan Lane LLC. Demolish disposal site at 16 Corrigan Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed April 2021. House Solutions Connecticut, Bridgeport, contractor for Ronald N. Napoli. Remove existing roof and re-roof 21 Lauder Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $84,100. Filed April 2021. Josh Brandfonbrener, Bronxville, New York, contractor for Christ Church Greenwich. Remove existing organ and install new organ, also various interior renovations to accommodate parts of the new organ at 254 E. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $500,000. Filed April 2021. JWPS Construction LLC, Cos Cob, contractor for David and Mille Shapiro. Divide bedroom to create two closets at 18 Benenson Drive, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $29,000. Filed April 2021. Larry DeLuca Excavating LLC, Cos Cob, contractor for 2 Crown Lane LLC. Demolish SFD disposal site at 2 Crown Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $26,500. Filed April 2021. Milbank Builders LLC, Stamford, contractor for Edward M. Vigliano. Remodel kitchen, master bathroom and powder room at 10 Old Wagon Road, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed April 2021.

Falcon, Angelina, contractor for Jean E. Derogene. Install roof-top rail-less PV solar modules at 31 Duffy St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $18,837. Filed April 16.

Moonlit Construction, Greenwich, contractor for John and Molly Van Sickle. Repair damage from tornado at 26 Grimes Road, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $15,700. Filed April 2021.

Falcon, Angelina, contractor for Ivo Rene Cisneros and Delmina Torres-Cisneros. Install roof-top rail-less solar modules at 65 Carroll St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $23,264. Filed April 15.

Sherwood, Greenwich, contractor for Nantucket Condo Association. Perform remedial structural repairs to existing garage ceiling at 50 Church St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $128,000. Filed April 2021.

Falcon, Angelina, contractor for Ivo Rene Cisneros and Delmina Torres-Cisneros. Install roof-top rail-less solar modules at 65 Carroll St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $11,511. Filed April 23.

Stewart, Scott T., Greenwich, contractor for Scott T. Stewart. Remove old kitchen and replace with new kitchen at 28 Bishop Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed April 2021.

G and L Building LLC, New Canaan, contractor for Michael J. and Lauren Costa. Construct new kitchen in existing room at 43 Arcadia Road, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $180,000. Filed April 2021.

Vincent Franco Consult Design, Tuckahoe, New York, contractor for Jonathan B. Greenberg. Renovate kitchen, replace sink, all rough plumbing and run new gas service to fireplace at 40 Ettl Lane, Unit 4, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $51,000. Filed April 2021.

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Facts & Figures COURT CASES Bridgeport Superior Court Benitez, Aryana Allyse, et al, Pleasantville, New York. Filed by James Wayne, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Bradley Denkovich and Karayiannis PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-21-6104901-S. Filed March 23. Delmonico, William Bruce, Milford. Filed by Rita Squarciafico, Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ganim Ganim Ganim and Ganim PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-21-6104929-S. Filed March 24. Hmami, Hicham, Hamden, New York. Filed by Kimberly Anaya-Loiseau, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Williams Walsh and O’Connor LLC, North Haven. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-21-6105001-S. Filed March 29. Jaafari, Ahmed et al, Stamford. Filed by Sandra Mally, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Moore O’Brien and Foti, Middlebury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-21-6104995-S. Filed March 26. Lanche, Diana S., et al, Bridgeport. Filed by Steven Gombas, Startford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Tortora Law Firm LLC, Fairfield. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-21-6105006-S. Filed March 29.

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Danbury Superior Court Bennett, Richard Allen, New Milford. Filed by Western Connecticut Health Network, Bethel. Plaintiff’s attorney: Simko V. Michael Jr. Law Office, Seymour. Action: The plaintiff provided hospital services and supplies to defendant. However, the defendant has failed refused or neglected to pay for these services. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-21-6038803-S. Filed March 17. Dunne, Michael, Pawling, New York. Filed by Eman Abusahyoun, Newtown. Plaintiff’s attorney: Moore O’Brien and Foti, Middlebury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-21-6038492-S. Filed Feb 16. Ogilvie, Elizabeth A., et al, Danbury. Filed by Michelle Finelli, Yorktown Heights, New York. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ventura Law, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-21-6038565-S. Filed Feb. 24. US Granite Inc., et al, Danbury. Filed by Sylvia Von Krannichfeldt, Ridgefield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Omnia Law LLC, Trumbull. Action: The plaintiff purchased tiles from the defendant. The tiles were subsequently delivered and installed in the summer, however an inspection revealed that the tiles were not actually tumbled marble as represented by both U.S. Granite and Otto Tile, but rather white limestone that had been artificially colored with green dye to attempt to falsify the true composition of the tiles. The tiles also deteriorated in the pool. As a result, the plaintiff suffered damages. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-21-6038729-S. Filed March 11.

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EQR-Fairfield, LLC, et al, Chicago, Illinois. Filed by Cheryl Duerk, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Trotta Trotta and Trotta, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff was a tenant walking on the premises controlled by the defendant when she was caused to fall due to the slippery and icy conditions. As a result, plaintiff suffered damages and painful injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-21-6051303-S. Filed April 14. Kristoff, Michael R., et al, Greenwich. Filed by Medina Wendy, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Minchella and Associates LLC, Middlebury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FSTCV-21-6051232-S. Filed April 8. Morales-Carias, Gustavo Adolfo, et al, Stamford. Filed by Jimmy Valdez-Nunez, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Wesley Mark Malowitz, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FSTCV-21-6051078-S. Filed March 29. Rogel, William F., et al, Huntington, New York. Filed by Moustafa Ghonim, Braintree, Massachusetts. Plaintiff’s attorney: Kernan Scully and McDonald LLP, Waterbury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-21-6051025-S. Filed March 24. RSM US LLP, Des Moines, Iowa. Filed by Revolution Lighting Technologies Inc., Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Robinson and Cole, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff seeks the recovery of monetary damages resulting from the negligence and financial services provided by the defendant. The defendant’s advice to the plaintiff about the company financial statements resulted in disastrous economic impact for the plaintiff. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-21-6051275-S. Filed April 13.

DEEDS Commercial Debany, Jeffrey M. and Noemie Lafaurie-Debany, New York, New York. Seller: 331 Stratfield LLC, Monroe. Property: 331 Stratfield Road, Fairfield. Amount: $685,000. Filed April 16. Hodzic, Saudin, Fairfield. Seller: M and P Ventures LLC, Fairfield. Property: 1000 Knapps Highway, Unit 27, Fairfield. Amount: $165,000. Filed April 14. Juvan, Daniel and Sophie Juvan, New York, New York. Seller: Foti Investments LLC, Stamford. Property: 33 Aquila Road, Stamford. Amount: $800,000. Filed April 21. Lafrentz Development LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Kim R. Sands, Greenwich. Property: 50 Lafrentz Road, Lot 1, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed April 19. Levy, Richard J., Fairfield. Seller: 2101-2102 Fairfield Beach Road LLC, Westport. Property: 2101-2102 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield. Amount: $2,690,000. Filed April 14. Oledzki, Garret and Jillian Oledzki, Greenwich. Seller: Pelger Associates LLC, Stamford. Property: 17 Taylor Drive, Cos Cob. Amount: $1. Filed April 19. Sound QP Post Road LLC, Trumbull. Seller: S.P.J. LLC, Shelton. Property: 1601 Post Road, Fairfield. Amount: $2,000,000. Filed April 20. Wall Street Recap Associates LLC, Stamford. Seller: Second Garden Development Limited Partnership, Stamford. Property: 17 Isaacs St., Norwalk. Amount: $3,000,000. Filed April 8.

Residential Altomaro, Frank, Old Greenwich. Seller: Wei Xu and Ran Feng, Weston, Massachusetts. Property: 44 Hendrie Ave., Riverside. Amount: $1,420,000. Filed April 20. Alvarez Rojo, Juan Pablo and Ivette Chapa Rodriguez, Cos Cob. Seller: Abner J. Katzman and Maria Louise A. E. Desain, Riverside. Property: 27 Carrona Drive, Riverside. Amount: $1,154,000. Filed April 22. Benitez, Osvaldo S., Stamford. Seller: Richard G. Coffey and Maria Cristina Coffey, Glastonbury. Property: 1185 Hope St., Stamford. Amount: $455,000. Filed April 21.

Bernstein, Richard and Ellen Bernstein, Brewster, Massachusetts. Seller: Leonard Flom and Marilyn Flom, Wilton. Property: 40 Hamilton Court, Fairfield. Amount: $775,000. Filed April 19.

Graubart, Kelsey Cantore and Jeffrey Steven Graubart, Stamford. Seller: Gunnar Wilmot, Bronxville, New York. Property: 259 Szost Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $619,000. Filed April 19.

Bischoff, Ingrid C., Del Ray Beach, Florida. Seller: Stephen F. Edwards and Elizabeth F. Edwards, Greenwich. Property: 33 Broad Road, Greenwich. Amount: $N/A. Filed April 23.

Hanley, Jennifer and Edward Hanley, Stamford. Seller: Jose N. Vasquez Valdez, Stamford. Property: 6 Phillips Place, Stamford. Amount: $615,000. Filed April 23

Bock, Peter David and Lauren Rosenblatt, Stamford. Seller: Martin R. Cass, Old Greenwich. Property: 7 Cove Ridge Lane, Old Greenwich. Amount: $2,775,000. Filed April 23. Cammarota, Alfonso, Fairfield. Seller: Brendan O’Reilly, Fairfield. Property: 76 Vesper St., Fairfield. Amount: $200,000. Filed April 20. Casey, Laura A. and Rosemarie Jesse, Norwalk. Seller: Dail A. Duhaime, Norwalk. Property: 97 Richards Ave., Unit C10, Norwalk. Amount: $262,000. Filed April 9. Charles, Wilma, Norwalk. Seller: Gerald Charles, Norwalk. Property: 9 Observatory Place, Unit B, Norwalk. Amount: $1. Filed April 12. Clifford, Jaclyn E. and Thomas B. Clifford, Fairfield. Seller: Ramon E. Taveras and Maribel Taveras, Fairfield. Property: 390 Judd St., Fairfield. Amount: $564,000. Filed April 13. DeMarco, Jordan J. and Jaclyn E. King, Jersey City, New Jersey. Seller: Travis W. Dickenson, Holmdel, New Jersey. Property: 20 Frances Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $480,000. Filed April 12. Farrell, Carol, Stamford. Seller: Miroslava Lozina, Greenwich. Property: 50 Lafayette Place, Unit 1i, Greenwich. Amount: $315,000. Filed April 22. Faucher, Maya and Andres Faucher, Aspen, Colorado. Seller: Irwin G. Freydberg and Mary-Stuart G. Freydberg, Greenwich. Property: 59 Zaccheus Mead Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $3,185,000. Filed April 21. Gallagher, George W., Norwalk. Seller: Gerald Anastasia, Norwalk. Property: 63 Ward St., 1D, Norwalk. Amount: $210,000. Filed April 9. Gargano, Christopher, Norwalk. Seller: Pankaj Malhotra, Modesto, California. Property: Unit 6, Maple Tree Townhouse, Norwalk. Amount: $304,950. Filed April 7.

Leff, Nicholas M. and Donna Lyn Leff, Yonkers, New York. Seller: Cadwallader W. Kelsey, Greenwich. Property: 31 Scott Road, Greenwich. Amount: $830,000. Filed April 21. Lothrop, Nancy S., New Canaan. Seller: Sarah E. Harold, Fairfield. Property: 265 S. Benson Road, Fairfield. Amount: $905,000. Filed April 14. Mazzella, Marion and Richard Mazzella, Old Saybrook. Seller: Norbert W. Young and Christine H. Young, Greenwich. Property: 15 Huckleberry Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $1,395,000. Filed April 19. Mendes, Steve A. and Wendy J. Mendes, Norwalk. Seller: Thomas M. Polkinghorne and Myko K. Hillesheim, Camp Verde, Arizona. Property: 18 Midrocks Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $588,000. Filed April 13. Mixson, Christopher M. and Elizabeth A. Mixson, Arroyo Seco, New Mexico. Seller: Michael G. Locke, Buford, Georgia. Property: 123 Harbor Drive, Unit 502, Stamford. Amount: $650,000. Filed April 19. Monette, Yves and Nathalie Myara, Stamford. Seller: John Kochersperger and Terri Kochersperger, Fairfield. Property: 146 Sherwood Farm Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1,450,000. Filed April 16. Nabi, Mustaque, Stamford. Seller: Michael Ambroswcchio and Renee Nieto, Stamford. Property: 726 Pacific St., Stamford. Amount: $423, 400. Filed April 21. Pineda Chamale, Eduardo, Stamford. Seller: John R. Gallo, Stamford. Property: 33 Willowbrook Ave., Stamford. Amount: $322,500. Filed April 20. Pugsley, Jacqueline, New Milford. Seller: Ryan C. Kloster and Natasha C. M. Kloster, Greenwich. Property: 44 Valley Road, Unit 44B, Greenwich. Amount: $1,180,000. Filed April 20.

Facts & Figures Rieser, Ilene, Stamford. Seller: Mario F. Gaztambide and Maria Elena Gaztambide, Cos Cob. Property: 18 Cat Rock Road, Cos Cob. Amount: $2,350,000. Filed April 22. Roman, Carlos and Yesica Roman, Trumbull. Seller: Hilary Dash, Stamford. Property: 310 Ely Ave., Unit G, Norwalk. Amount: $257,000. Filed April 9. Rood, Florence J., Stamford. Seller: Florence J. Rood, Stamford. Property: 138 Fishing Trail, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed April 19. Salamanca Lopez, Rogelio, New Rochelle, New York. Seller: Samuel Peter LaBella and Miriam A. LaBella, Stamford. Property: 50 Virgil St., Stamford. Amount: $420,000. Filed April 20. Satyanarayana, Harsha and Madhu Ramachandra, Norwalk. Seller: Carlos H. DeJesus and Julia DeJesus, Wilton. Property: 26 Sunrise Hill Road, Unit 7, Norwalk. Amount: $365,000. Filed April 7. Selnick, Jesse and Audrey Selnick, New York, New York. Seller: Robert D. Rea and Michelle Rea, Fairfield. Property: 1865 Burr St., Fairfield. Amount: $1,625,000. Filed April 19.

Zolotarevsky, Dmitry and Tatyana Zolotarevsky, Old Greenwich. Seller: Nicholas G. Bohnsack and Brooke A. Bohnsack, Old Greenwich. Property: 19 Tomac Ave., Old Greenwich. Amount: $2,887,500. Filed April 19.

JUDGMENTS Alcoser, Jorge, Norwalk. $897, in favor of Cavalry SPV, I LLC, Valhalla, New York, by Schreiber Law LLC, Salem, New Hampshire. Property: 4 Norton Place, Norwalk. Filed May 13. Caputo, Peter, Fairfield. $102, in favor of Hop Energy LLC, Bridgeport, by William G. Reveley, Tolland. Property: 134 Pepperidge Circle, Fairfield. Filed May 6. Donofrio, Giovanni, Whitestone, New York. $30,922, in favor of Marco Antonio Achon and Lujan Achon, New York, New York, by Barclay Damon LLP, New Haven. Property: 20 Innis Lane, Old Greenwich. Filed May 13. Sawyer, Beverly, Norwalk. $15,697, in favor of Descera Daigle, Fairfield, by Goldman, Gruder and Woods LLC, Trumbull. Property: 188 Flax Hill Road, Unit A7, Norwalk. Filed May 7.

Slater, Fiona and Michael Slater, Stamford. Seller: Vincent Lee, Old Tappan, New Jersey. Property: 77 Glenbrook Road, 204, Stamford. Amount: $195,000. Filed April 22.

Tabassum, Mehanaj., Stamford. $6,182, in favor of American Express National Bank, Sandy, Utah, by Mark Sank and Associates LLC, Stamford. Property: 54 Aberdeen St., Stamford. Filed May 17.

Smith, Zachary and Busakorn Smith, Norwalk. Seller: Ravinder P. Gill, Fairfield. Property: 3758 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield. Amount: $480,000. Filed April 15.

Yoguez, Imelda, Stamford. $15,899, in favor of Cuda and Associates LLC, Hamden, by MFP Law, South Windsor. Property: 118 Maple Ave., Stamford. Filed May 21.

Thorsen, Robert and Sarah Thorsen, Darien. Seller: Carlton Brown and Betsy Brown, Norwalk. Property: Unit 54, Rowayton Yacht Club. Norwalk. Amount: $21,500. Filed April 8. Toi, Cristina and Stefan Toi, Fairfield. Seller: Amy D. Williams, et al. Fairfield. Property: 112 Smedley Road, Fairfield. Amount: $589,000. Filed April 13. Xum Tzul, Nery O., Stamford. Seller: Gary A. Waring and Sandra A. Waring, Stamford. Property: 19 Leroy Place, Unit 2, Stamford. Amount: $245,000. Filed April 19. Yergey, Harry W., Norwalk. Seller: Harry W. Yergey, Norwalk. Property: 28 Channel Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $1. Filed April 13. Ziboulis, George, Stamford. Seller: Annette K. Ziboulis, Stamford. Property: 21 Dorset Lane, Stamford. Amount: $449,000. Filed April 22.

MORTGAGES Barker, Eduardo and Flavia Barker, Greenwich, by Mary Wilcox. Lender: Guaranteed Rate Affinity LLC, 1800 W. Larchmont Ave., Chicago, Illinois. Property: 13 Mortimer Drive, Old Greenwich. Amount: $737,500. Filed April 8. Barrera, Kevin D. and Sergio P. Celleri Jara, Stamford, by Jerome Pagter. Lender: Primary Residential Mortgage Inc.,1480, No. 2200 West, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 267 Thunder Hill Drive, Stamford. Amount: $532,000. Filed April 6. Black, Jason and Beth Black, Fairfield, by Shauna Rose-Larmond. Lender: Loandepot. com LLC, 26642 Towne Centre Drive, Foothill Ranch, California. Property: 55 Alberta St., Fairfield. Amount: $304,800. Filed April 8.

Boucher, Lauren D. and Robert J. Boucher, Stamford, by Elizabeth Carmen Castillo. Lender: Webster Bank National Association, 436 Slater Road, New Britain. Property: 115 Fairway Drive, Stamford. Amount: $100,000. Filed April 7.

Martell, Brian and Shuyi Zheng, Greenwich, by Lisa Kent. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 1111 Polaris Pkwy., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 8 Center Drive, Old Greenwich. Amount: $872,000. Filed April 7.

Talenti, Tania Lucy, Stamford, by N/A. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, 101 N. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Property: 39 Tower Ave., Stamford. Amount: $230,000. Filed April 5.

Carino, Adriana R., Greenwich, by Richard A. Smith. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 1111 Polaris Pkwy., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 21 Putnam Park, Unit 21, Greenwich. Amount: $318,000. Filed April 8.

McAvoy, Christopher T. and Rachel Lynch, Fairfield, by Eric S. DaSilva. Lender: Primelending, 18111 Preston Road, Suite 900, Dallas, Texas. Property: 879 Oldfield Road, Fairfield. Amount: $551,000. Filed April 8.

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Chunasamy, Michael and Ramona Aruina Chunasamy, Stamford, by Tarik Robertson. Lender: Freedom Mortgage Corp., 951 Yamato Road, Suite 175, Boca Raton, Florida. Property: 72 Gutzon Borglum Road, Stamford. Amount: $557,448. Filed April 7.

Metro, Raymond J., Norwalk, by Nicholas R. Mancini. Lender: Loandepot.com LLC, 26642 Towne Centre Drive, Foothill Ranch, California. Property: 7 Allen Cottage, Norwalk. Amount: $436,500. Filed April 6.

Elbrish, Michael S. and Fumino B. Elbrish, Fairfield, by Tamara Peterson. Lender: Guaranteed Rate Affinity LLC, 1800 West Larchmont Ave., Chicago, Illinois. Property: 347 Bullard St., Fairfield. Amount: $360,000. Filed April 12. Freeman, Allison Greene, Norwalk, by Nicola Corea. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 1111 Polaris Pkwy., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 11 Heathcote Road, Norwalk. Amount: $267,500. Filed April 5. Hall, Justin and Natalia I. Pedroza, Greenwich, by Louis P. Pittocco. Lender: Guaranteed Rate Affinity LLC, 1800 W. Larchmont Ave., Chicago, Illinois. Property: 63 Sheephill Road, Riverside. Amount: $580,595. Filed April 6. Halstead, Conor P. and Kiersten E. Halstead, Norwalk, by Theresa M. Cribbin Lender: First County Bank, 117 Prospect St., Stamford. Property: 70 Barbara Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $300,000. Filed April 6. Klinka, Derek and Kelly Klinka, Fairfield, by Tamara Peterson. Lender: Guaranteed Rate Affinity LLC, 1800 W. Larchmont Ave., Chicago, Illinois. Property: 1653 Mill Plain Road, Fairfield. Amount: $747,450. Filed April 9. Luna, Donald and Nicole Luna, Fairfield, by Antonio Faretta. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, 101 N. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Property: 33 Commonwealth Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $532,700. Filed April 9. Magan, Luis G. and Patricia P. Magan, Stamford, by Peter V. Latmouri. Lender: Northpointe Bank, 3333 Deposit Drive Northeast, Stamford. Amount: $250,000. Filed April 6.

Mollica, William and Theresa Mollica, Fairfield, by Michael S. Rosten. Lender: First County Bank, 117 Prospect St., Stamford. Property: 39 Allen Road, Fairfield. Amount: $410,000. Filed April 12. Olin, Susan F., Norwalk, by Nicholas R. Mancini. Lender: Loandepot.com LLC, 26642 Towne Centre Drive, Foothill Ranch, California. Property: 144 Main St., No.1, Norwalk. Amount: $168,750. Filed April 7. Pennell, Scott D., Norwalk, by N/A. Lender: Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp., 4201 Marsh Lane, Carrollton, Texas. Property: 7 Arrowhead Cottage, Norwalk. Amount: $483,000. Filed April 7. Sestito, Elizabeth A., Stamford, by Sarah F. Summons. Lender: Provident Funding Associates LP, 700 Airport Blvd., Suite 430, Burlingame, California. Property: 4 Brighton Place, Stamford. Amount: $150,000. Filed April 5. Sigmund, Richard L. and Keiko Sigmund, Norwalk, by Nicola Corea. Lender: Quicken Loans LLC, 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 137 Newtown Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $358,500. Filed April 5. Stephenson, Richard D. and Margot J. Stephenson, Greenwich, by N/A. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 3050 Highland Pkwy., Fourth floor, Downers Grove, Illinois. Property: 151 Old Church Road, Greenwich. Amount: $4,750,000. Filed April 7. Stroie, Malgorzata and Adrian Stroie, Greenwich, by Suzanne R. Fetter. Lender: Santander Bank NA, 824 N. Market St., Suite 100, Wilmington, Delaware. Property: 4 Kinsman Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $830,500. Filed April 6.

Cliff’s Moving Company, 42 Weed Hill Ave., Stamford 06907, c/o Klifford Watkin. Filed April 1. Credit Adjustments, 1250 Geneva Blvd., Defiance, Ohio 43512, c/o Mammoth Tech Inc. Filed April 9. Daymon Creative Services, 333 Ludlow St., Fifth floor, Stamford 06902, c/o Galileo Global Branding Group Inc. Filed April 6. Digital Success Makers, 95 Morgan St., Apt. 7G, Stamford 06905, c/o Sujith Manikkan. Filed April 9. ITB Distributions LLC, 721 Stillwater Road, Stamford 06902, c/o Erasmo Campos Ramirez. Filed April 5. J and F Galvan Car Wash, 18 Fenway St., Stamford 06902, c/o Nestor J. Galvan Arone. Filed April 1. Joys and Family’s Personal, 317 West Ave., No. 11319, Stamford 06911, c/o Care Joys and Family’s LLC. Filed April 6.

Les Realty and Management Corp, 198 Skyline Lane, Stamford 06903, c/o Thomas Nastasi. Filed April 12. Lovely and Dapper, 144a Blachley Road, Stamford 06902, c/o Viviane Melli. Filed April 5. Precise Cutz, 908 E. Main St., Stamford 06902, c/o Kim C. Riddick. Filed April 8.

PATENTS Honeycomb core platen for media transport. Patent no. 11,014,381 issued to Carlos Terrero, et al. Assigned to Xerox, Norwalk. Security marks based on print job image with uniform printed background. Patent no. 11,014,391 issued to Eliud Robles Flores, et al. Assigned to Xerox, Norwalk. Suspension system mechanism. Patent no. 11,019,416 issued to Jacques Spillman, et al. Assigned to Harman International, Stamford. Tip-jet orifice for aircraft brown-out mitigation. Patent no. 11,014,661 issued to Mark Scott, et al. Assigned to Sikorsky Aircraft, Stratford.

Associate, Client Analytics & Insight (Greenwich, CT): Perform statistical & economic research on financial data related to systematic investment strategies, as well as analyze portfolio exposures & performance using optimal asset allocation theory. Work with portfolio management & derivative risk management, as well as financial market concepts, including Optimal Asset Allocation Theory, Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) & Efficient Frontier. Utilize statistical modelling, including Logistic Regression Models, Multifactor Regression Models, Correlation Analysis, Principal Component Analysis & Hypothesis Testing. Utilize SQL & Python. Req’s Master’s degr plus 2 yrs exp. Mail resume to: AQR Capital Management, LLC, ATTN: S. Rao, 2 Greenwich Plaza, Greenwich, CT 06830. Must Ref: DRAQR-010. AQR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EEO/ VET/DISABILITY

Director, Operations, Gartner Inc., Stamford, CT. Lead advanced analytics and reporting to drive client retention, new client growth, and productivity improvement for sales and service associates. Req. Bach’s deg or foreign equiv. in Fin, Engg or rel. + 7 yrs post-bach’s prog. rel. work exp.; OR a Master’s deg or foreign equiv. in Fin, Engg or rel. + 5 yrs rel. work exp. To apply, please email resume to: Jen Passeck – Jen.Passeck@gartner.com and reference job code: 54445

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LEGAL NOTICES Reich Fam Investors 4 LLC, Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY 4/16/2021. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail process to: c/o Keith Reich, 12 Burling Ave., White Plains, NY 10605. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62845

MGM Hayden LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 4/12/2021. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 1075 Central Park Ave., Ste. 205, Scarsdale, NY 10583. General Purpose #62852

Notice of Formation of Russell Speeders Car Wash of Mt. Vernon LLC, Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/13/21. LLC 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, 607 Main Ave, Norwalk, CT 06851. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62846

CJ Lispendard, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 3/26/2021. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Joseph Napolitano, 4 Runyon Pl., Scarsdale, NY 10583. General Purpose #62853

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company. Name: Casa Celina XP LLC (ìLLCî). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on April 13, 2021. NY office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Casa Celina XP LLC, P.O. Box 413, Bedford, NY 10506. Purpose/ character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62847 Notice of Formation of Secrets Of 7, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/20/21. 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, 5 W 4TH ST., APT 25, MT. Vernon, NY 10550. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62848 Notice of Formation of Elice’s Closet LLC filed with SSNY on April 15, 2021. Office: Westchester County, NY. Corporation Service Company designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 80 State Street, Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62849 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF: Colasacco's Culinary Concepts, LLC filed with the SSNY on 4/20/21. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process 241 East Main Street, Mount Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62851

Flori Barbershop LLC. Filed 2/5/21 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 453 White Plains Rd, Eastchester, NY 10709 Purpose: All lawful #62854 Notice of Formation of Trepi Monkey, LLC filed with SSNY on 4/12/21. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. United States Corporation Agents Inc. designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. United States Corporation Agents Inc. shall mail process to the LLC, 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62855 Notice of Formation of Esplanade Partners LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/23/21. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 120 Esplanade, Mt. Vernon, NY 10553. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62856 Creme de la Creme Frenchies LLC, Art. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State on 02/01/2021. Office located in Westchester Co. Secy. of State designated as agent upon which process may be served. Secy. of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/her to: 2804 Gateway Oaks Dr # 100 Sacramento, CA 95833 (the LLC's primary business location). LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #62858 A & S RE LLC. Filed 12/31/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 1585 Overhill Street, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 Purpose: All lawful #62861

Zabel LLC. Filed 2/23/21 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 1315 Echo Hill Path, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 Purpose: All lawful #62862 Piper’s Palace LLC. Filed 2/17/21 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: P.O. Box 244, Waccabuc, NY 10597 Purpose: All lawful #62863 Sabrina’s Boutique LLC. Filed 2/18/21 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 3003 Purchase Street #213, Purchase, NY 10577 Purpose: All lawful #62864 Bato Coffee and Wine LLC. Filed 1/19/21 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 20 Boone Street, Yonkers, NY 10704 Purpose: All lawful #62865 Gaz Imported Foods LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/29/2021. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 136 Hitching Post Ln., Yorktown Heights, NY 10598. General Purpose #62867 Alexandra R. Martins, M.D. PLLC. Art. of Org. filed 5/7/21. Office in Westchester Co. SSNY designated for process and shall mail to Reg. Agent: Thomas Law Firm, 130 7th Ave., #204, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: Medicine #62868 M Roddy LLC. Filed 1/13/21 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 5 Beechmont Place, New Rochelle, NY 10804 Purpose: All lawful #62869 Notice of Formation of Indigo Formulation and Works, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/22/21. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY design. as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 121 Rockland Ave., Larchmont, NY 10538. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62870 632 Anderson Hill Road Associates, LLC. Filed 12/7/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 399 Knollwood Road, Suite 318, White Plains, NY 10603 Purpose: All lawful #62871

Notice of Formation of ML James Media, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the New York Secretary of State (SSNY) on 4/12/21. Office location: Westchester County. Secretary of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 11 Lake Street, Apt 7L, White Plains, NY 10603 primary business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #62873

Notice to the heirs of William Mitchell Van Winkle and Cornelius Von E. Mitchell: An action has been filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of

The Annual Return of the DAVID AND KATHERINE MOORE FAMILY FOUNDATION for the calendar year December 31, 2020 is available at its principal office located at Prager Metis CPAs, LLC, 800 Westchester Avenue, Suite N-400, Rye Brook, NY 10573 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days thereof. Principal Manager of the Foundation is Richard W. Moore. #62874

Plaintiffs designate Westchester County as the Venue for this action SUMMONS

Notice of Formation of elevari LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/09/20. 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, 177A Main Street #145, New Rochelle NY 10805. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62875 Notice of Formation of ANGZEP LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/21/21. 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, 177A Main Street #145, New Rochelle, NY 10805. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62876 Notice of Formation of 320 DM Realty LLC, a domestic, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/19/2021. Office location: 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, 19 Primrose Street, Katonah, NY 10536. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #62877

Westchester under Index No. 50663/2021 seeking a declaration pursuant to RPAPL Article 15 that the Plaintiffs Edward Piekarski and Kathleen Piekarski are the owners in fee simple of the strip of land described on Schedule A hereto and that any persons claiming ownership be batTed from all claim to an interest in such property. A copy of the Summons is attached hereto. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER --------------- ---------------- - ------------ -------------- --x EDWARD PIEKARSIU and KATHLEEN PIEKARSKI, -againstTHE HEIRE OF WILLIAM MITCHELL VAN WINKLE and CORN13LIUS VON E,MITCHELL, EDGAR BEACH VAN WINKLE, Ill, MICHAEL B. VAN WINKLE, EDWINA SPERLING, AND THE CITY OF YONKERS, NEW YORK,

Index No.: Defendants. ------------------------------- ---------------------------- --x 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 Plaintiffs Attorney(s) 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 lo 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 herein. Dated:

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MARCUS,GOULD & SUSSMAN, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiffs By: s/Kenneth J. Gould 222 BloomingdaleRoad White Plains, NY 10605 (914) 683-0090 SCHEDULE A NOTE; Description based on survey made by Kulhanek & Plan dated April 5, 2005 ALL that certain plot. piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the City of Yonkers, County of Westchester and State of New York being more particularly bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at the corner formed by the intersection of the northwesterly side of Barton Road with the southerly side of Victoria Lane RUNNING THENCE along said northwesterly side of Barton Road (formerly Halladay Place) South 41 degrees 47 minutes 24 seconds West 89.50 feet to reserved strip as per filed map no. 2210; RUNNING ‘THENCE along reserved strip as per map no. 2210 the following two(2) courses and distances; 1, North 48 degrees 12 minutes 36 seconds. West 3.85 feet; 2. South 41degrees 15 minutes 54 seconds Westl 161.25 feet to to a point: RUNNING THENCE North 00 degrees 17 minutes 29 seconds East 173.23 feet to land point; RUNNING THENCE North 44 degrees 58 minutes 17 seconds West 70.76 feet to land now or formerly Bryn Mawr Acres Development Corp; RUNNING THENCE North 17 degrees 49 minutes 23 seconds East 71.37 feet per survey (71.10 feet per old records) to now or formerly Old Driveway per old records; Running Thence South 10 side of Victoria Lane the following 3) distances 1133 Westchester Ave., Suite N110 * White Plains, NY 10604 New York: 99 West Hawthorne Ave., Suite 408 Valley Stream NY 11580 Delaware: 555 East Loockerman St, Suite 120 Dover DE 19901 California 5901 W. Century Blvd., Suite 750 Los Angeles, CA 90045 Florida: 800 Ocala Road, Suite 300-103 Tallahassee, FL 32304 Massachusetts: One Boston Place, Suite 2680 Boston MA 02108 Pennsylvania: 1515 Market St., Suite 1200 Philadelphia, PA 19102 Washington: 400 Union Ave. SE, Suite 200 Olympia WA 98501 #62879

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From the County Executive Dear Readers, Thank you for taking some time to read this June edition of ArtsNews. Springtime is finally upon us, and there is no better way for us to enjoy the warmer weather than by taking advantage of the wonderful arts opportunities from arts groups throughout the County. Our friends at ArtsWestchester, and the arts community as a whole, have continued to grow and change with these uncertain times, allowing us the chance to explore the arts from the comfort of our own homes. Recently, many of our entertainment venues have been able to reopen their doors for the first time since the pandemic. Please enjoy any of the programs offered by arts groups throughout the County that are highlighted in this issue, including: • Juneteenth celebrations throughout the County (see page A6) • the reopening of arts groups (see page A26) • a family-friendly outdoor exploration of clay (see page A33) Spring represents new beginnings, progress and the start of something new, and we all long for the days when the COVID-19 pandemic is behind us. There are so many wonderful programs to discover in person and online right here in our own County, and I encourage all of you to explore the beauty of the arts. Thank you.

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FROM THE CEO by Janet Langsam, ArtsWestchester CEO

Much Ado About Masks Americans seem to love symbols. It’s our shorthand or slang for announcing who we are or how we feel. So it’s no wonder that masks have become as popular as T-shirts, baseball hats or decals as a way of announcing an affiliation or a point of view. As a kid growing up in Far Rockaway, a mask to me was for play-acting "The Lone Ranger" as we listened to the radio show. Well, we’ve come a long way from the Wild West in our mask meanings. Now, It’s all in the eyes of the wearer, or the beholder. So for example, if you are a fashionista, you might wear a mask to match your dress. I’ve seen folks wearing American flags or even confederate flags across their mouths. I've also seen skull and bones or smiley faces. Mask commentary has a role to play in Together apART: Creating During Covid, a new exhibition organized by ArtsWestchester in its reopened gallery at 31 Mamaroneck Avenue in White Plains. That’s because artists have a lot to say on the subject. In the exhibition, some 250 artists and wouldbe artists have presented the creative output of their year with Covid. Many of those works include or involve masks. There’s a soft and gentle arrangement of pastel bentwood masks by sculptor Susan Manspeizer, which she says is meant to

"bring order to a chaotic situation.” It also, perhaps, is meant to mimic the powder blue medical masks used in hospitals. Says the artist: "As I emerged from my winter cocoon, I realized that life would take on a 'new normal' shape… My sculpture installation imagines a new skin formation on our bodies that may remain with us indefinitely." Moving right along in the exhibition, there’s a quilt stitched together from remnants of masks sent to the quilter by folks in 48 countries. There's a poignant portrait of a masked daughter, a healthcare worker whose sad eyes have probably seen too many lonely deaths. There’s a striking tableaux of portraits of friends looking both dutiful and awkward in their masks. Eleanor Miller of New City created her "Pandemic Portrait Project" in segments. She explains: "One day while grocery shopping, I passed a woman wearing a blue and yellow potholder taped to her face." That gave her an inspiration. "I emailed people I knew and asked for photos of themselves wearing their masks. I painted them on 8x10 sheets of canvas, cut from whatever I had available, as this expressed the transitory period we were all experiencing."

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Much About Masks, con’t. Artist Dave Steck says about his installation: "I explored ideas of life, motivate those anti-mask folks to wear one after all. That would really loss and social distancing during the COVID-19 crisis. Three figures, be what's called " a turn of events." If you have a unique mask, tell us each in masks and gloves, stand six feet apart in the corners of a large about it, or, better still, send us an image. square, facing each other but unconnected. The fourth corner has an empty black square, as if another figure once stood there." The mask project of Kathy Yacoe (Skura) of Cold Spring consists of six photographs of masks found in the woods. "During the time of Covid, I have found much solace in the woods. Beginning in the summer, we began to see discarded masks lining the roads and trails. They looked like invasive or alien beings. I began to photograph them." She thinks it may be a story for our times. Indeed, the art of mask wearing or perhaps just "putting it out there" seems to be a current trend. It's become such a statement that, who knows? -- the idea of making a statement may be quite enough to

"Mask commentary has a role to play in a new exhibition organized by ArtsWestchester in its reopened gallery at 31 Mamaroneck Avenue in White Plains."

Top: New Normal by Susan Manspeizer Bottom: Socially Distant by Dave Steck

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Reimagining Equitable Communities Whether a mural, mosaic tile, bike rack or sculpture, public works of art can be transformative. They enliven our shared spaces and signal to both residents and visitors that this space is unique and special for everyone. With a $50,000 grant through the National Endowment for the Arts's (NEA) “Our Town” program, ArtsWestchester and the White Plains Housing Authority, with its development partner Trinity Financial, will be able to use the arts to transform one of the Housing Authority’s properties into a unique, creativity-infused neighborhood. Brookfield Commons represents a multi-million dollar investment in a refreshed vision for equitable and inclusive communities. Over the next ten years, Brookfield will replace the current Winbrook Housing Complex. The plan includes new energy-efficient buildings, recreation spaces and various amenities, including bike racks, rooftop terraces, walking paths and outdoor sitting and play areas. A goal of the redevelopment is to foster an environment that will not only change non-residents’ perceptions of affordable housing, but will also change residents’ self-perception. With this support from NEA, the arts will be an integral part of the plan. Whereas in many cases artists are invited to bring work to a location after construction is finished, this Brookfield Commons

project invites artists and residents to both be part of the visioning of the campus when it is still in the design phase. The grant will allow for both an artist-in-residence program and the development of an overarching master plan for the implementation of arts and culture into Brookfield Commons. The project will explore all possibilities for public art, from sculptural entranceways to artist-designed signage. ArtsWestchester and the White Plains Housing Authority have long shared a vision for making the arts integral to, and integrated into, the Westchester community. Together, the organizations have collaborated on murals, and on the ArtsWestchester ArtsMobile, to bring the arts to people where they live and gather. The Our Town award advances this collaboration to a new level, creating a partnership with the potential to be a national model for the future of public housing.

Mural by Nick Kuszyk at The Prelude, a White Plains Housing Authority building (photo credit: Margaret Fox)

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vious Juneteenth celebration in White Plains (photo courtesy of White Plains Juneteenth Heritage Inc.)

CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH Juneteenth commemorates the declaration that all Black people in Galveston, Texas were “free.” This announcement, made on June 19, 1865, came more than two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation and is considered by Black people in the United States as “Emancipation Day”: The date is celebrated annually to commemorate the end of slavery in the country; however, last year, the State of New York announced that this date would become an official state holiday beginning in 2021. The welcome announcement has prompted additional celebrations and events throughout Westchester County (see page A12). The following pages feature excerpts from interviews between ArtsWestchester's Director of Folk Arts, Aaron Paige, with prominent Juneteenth community leaders in Westchester and Rockland Counties. The interviews highlight the history of these Juneteenth celebrations and their plans for 2021.

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Haverstraw Excerpts of an interview with Virginia “Ginny” Norfleet, Founder and Executive Director of the Haverstraw African American Connection Aaron Paige (AP): What is the origin of Haverstraw African-American Connection and Haverstraw’s Juneteenth celebration? Ginny Norfleet (GF): We had our first celebration in 2016. Haverstraw was home to 238 slaves... We built a memorial park that would host this history as well as names of all the African-American families, [and we decided to] have a yearly celebration on Juneteenth. We have a rich African-American history, but it was hidden for 400 years… After educating my friends on this history, [we created] the Haverstraw African American Connection, whose mission is to educate about the history of the African-Americans of Haverstraw. AP: What makes Haverstraw’s Juneteenth celebration unique? GN: African-American Memorial Park is where the first AfricanAmerican AME Zion church once stood in Haverstraw in 1846... Today, the ancestors who went unnoticed, unrecognized and whose stories remained untold, are finally being given a platform to hear and tell their story. We also honor Him, the same God that brought Harriet Tubman through, when she couldn't read and write.

Previous Haverstraw Juneteenth festival (photo courtesy of Haverstraw African American Connection)

AP: What is the plan for Juneteenth 2021? GN: We will kick off on June 18. We start down by Village Hall, where we raise a flag and sing Lift Every Voice and Sing. Then we celebrate with a humongous block party – a live band along with DJ Ginny Norfleet (that’s me!). The following day, we have our "real" celebration at 41 Clinton Street… We will feature gospel greats Anointed Friends, Lorraine Stancil, Minister Angel Brooks, and Richard Smith and Friends. This year’s Juneteenth will be even bigger because it's a state holiday and because the Wesley Wofford statue of Harriet Tubman is currently in Haverstraw. AP: What does Juneteenth mean to you personally? GN: You have to understand that this history, and even the story of Juneteenth, is quiet. I was in my fifties when I first heard about Juneteenth. I want to make sure that that same issue would never be a problem for future generations. It should be as well-known as Christmas or Easter, because this is our celebration, celebrating our freedom. It's for anybody and everybody. Read the full interview here.

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Irvington Excerpt from an interview with Kelli Sherelle Scott, Founder of Irvington Juneteenth, Chef Activist and Food Story Teller. Aaron Paige (AP): Juneteenth in Irvington is one of the more recent annual celebrations in Westchester County. Can you tell me about that? Kelli Sherelle Scot (KS): Last year, we were going through two pandemics at the same time...when the racial climate in America had flipped upside down... We really felt like it was important to continue the conversation around social justice... I had wanted to do a program around food for Juneteenth [last year]… but I quickly realized, that we needed to do so much more. So we took on the responsibility of Juneteenth as an educational moment... AP: As a chef and food justice activist, how do you connect food and Juneteenth? KS: Last year, I [told the] story of the Gullah Geechee people based out of the Carolinas and Georgia… Literal blood, sweat and tears went into the rice that you eat with your meals... These people were left in the middle of islands and if they tried to get away, they would drown… So for Juneteenth, it was important that we partner with local restaurants…to bring business into our local economy. This year, we're partnering with MP Taverna…and Cravin' [in Ossining].

Foods tell a story, right?... Any type of expression of art at Juneteenth, whether it be food, painting or jewelry, has a bigger story and it connects us to a deeper place. AP: What does Juneteenth mean to you personally? KS: For me, Juneteenth has always been about the overall expression of the Black culture…For example, growing up [in Louisiana], we’d have a bunch of Black vendors that would always come out. And we were able to support artists that were never seen. In Louisiana, Juneteenth was also about hearing from older people…The most important thing was to understand our history and how to move forward to a brighter future. AP: What is the plan for Juneteenth in Irvington this year? KS: Last year, it was just two of us planning. This year it's a whole committee. One of the biggest successes last year was our panel discussion. It led to about six months of work after Juneteenth, where our mayor and myself continued those conversations. The panel discussion will be back this year. We'll also have music and feature Nkumu Katalay and The Life Long Band Project. Read the full interview here.

Peekskill Excerpt from an interview with Tuesday Paige McDonald, Executive Director of City of Peekskill Youth Bureau and Minister of Music at Mount Olivet Baptist Church. Aaron Paige (AP): What makes Peekskill’s Juneteenth celebration unique? Tuesday Paige McDonald (TM): The ritual that I love most in our Juneteenth is that we start our celebration in Park Street AME Zion Church. Before our parade starts, we meet there and have prayer and sing the Black national anthem. There is always a leader in the community who takes the time to talk about why we're here. Almost like a statement of purpose. I love that we start there because of the connection between Park Street AME Zion Church and the Underground Railroad. AP: What does Juneteenth mean to you, and has its meaning changed over time? TM: For me, it's a day that symbolizes the slow march of progress. I'm not one who sits around the table and says that we haven't made any

progress, but I also feel that we have a long struggle ahead to reach equality. Just going back to June 2020, and the uprising with George Floyd...and then you think about Juneteenth coming…. George Floyd's killing really sparked something in all of us, and for me it made Juneteenth all that more powerful… I'm looking back and I'm saying ‘Wow, how did my ancestors go through this and still be so resilient?’ AP: What do you have planned for 2021? TM: It's going to be beautiful and I am really excited… [After] a private outdoor brunch… we are going to go to Peekskill's Depew Park, where there will be music… spoken word by our youth… a twenty minute play presented by New Era Creative Space… and two food trucks. The field is huge, [so] we’ll be without masks, but social distancing to keep it safe. In the evening, the NAACP is going to do a virtual event, which will give people who may not be gathering in person the opportunity to attend and celebrate Juneteenth. Read the full interview here.

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Yonkers Excerpt from an interview with Robert Winstead, President of the Yonkers African American Heritage Committee Aaron Paige (AP): What makes the celebration of Juneteenth in Yonkers unique? Robert Winstead (RW): Having a chance to speak our own narratives. Juneteenth gives us an opportunity to speak and to learn about these authentically…and also we feel it's important to remember our ancestors. The legacy of redemption, restoring and trying to rebuild your community as well as yourself...that is a narrative not spoken about enough. So during Juneteenth, we look towards music, education, business and see the positive contributions that African people have made in America…. And the journey still continues today… We can still make a connection and understand the continuity between post-Civil War times, the modern civil rights movement and Black Lives Matter. AP: What are your Juneteenth plans for 2021? RW: [Our celebration] is three days: June 18-20…We start off with our pan-African flag raising at City Hall on June 18… and present

our King and Queen scholarship recipients – students from the high school who are pursuing their education... On June 19, we will be at Trevor Park all day with youth activities like a kickball tournament and basketball workshops, and then our Ujamaa educational symposium, [during which] several businesspeople will lead a panel discussion that focuses on economic development and cooperation. Our Juneteenth youth division, headed by Project Inspire, worked with the Yonkers African-American Heritage Committee on a youth night. They sponsor a talent and award show, and that's really our highlight for that day. On Sunday, June 20, we bring together different church organizations to lead the church service. Historically we have two to five different churches present, and they all have their morning service in the park. The church service is followed by the African Healing Circle with drums and dancing. After that, the Juneteenth summer stage opens up with a huge variety of performances featuring comedians, spoken word artists and culminates in a headlining band. Read the full interview here.

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White Plains Excerpt from an interview with Jonette Mines, President of White Plains Juneteenth Heritage Inc. and Darryl J. Jenkins, Co-Founder of the White Plains Juneteenth Heritage Festival and Parade Aaron Paige (AP): How did you come to be the first City in Westchester County to organize a Juneteenth celebration? Darryl J. Jenkins (DJ): We started back in 2004…We wanted to have a legacy for our community and the people of White Plains. We wanted everybody of all races and creeds and color to understand what Juneteenth was really about. It was about creating a legacy and teaching the history. AP: What do you feel makes the White Plains Juneteenth celebration unique? Jonette Mines (JM): We were the trailblazers, starting Juneteenth in 2004. It was great to see a diverse group of people, all nationalities coming out to support us and see the parade and the festival and to learn and understand what Juneteenth is all about. For me, it's about seeing everyone come together, raising the flag for everyone to see, and of course the entertainment. AP: What significance does Juneteenth have to you personally? DJ: The important part is the education and the history. A lot of people, Black and White, didn't know what Juneteenth was about when we started doing this. It was great to see people wanting to know more about Juneteenth... to find out about the history and how it came about. This is a time when people come together, rejoice, have fun and learn at the same time.

Dr. Olivia J. Hooker and New York Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins at a previous White Plains Juneteenth Heritage Parade (photo courtesy of White Plains Juneteenth Heritage Inc.)

AP: What is White Plains Juneteenth Heritage planning for 2021? JM: We have a virtual event planned for June 12. There will be an ancestral prayer, singing of the negro national anthem and the national anthem, and a performance by jazz vocalist Samara Joy. Heather Miller, Executive Director of the Slater Center and a member of White Plains Juneteenth Heritage, will recite her poem Mama Africa. We will be honoring our Grand Marshall, Wayne Bass, Commissioner of Parks and Recreation for the City of White Plains. We are also going to show footage from past parades and festivals. Read the full interview here.

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JUNETEENTH E V E N T S Bedford

• June 19: Idea Committee of Bedford will present Juneteenth:

Freedom Day at Bedford Village Memorial Park. This outdoor event will discuss the history of Juneteenth and Bedford’s Black history told by members of the community, with performances by Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation and live jazz by Shirazette and Sonic Wallpaper Band. 2-4pm. Idea Committee of Bedford is also challenging Elementary, Middle and High School students to create a poster that depicts the inventive ways African Americans advocated for, and ensured, their own freedom. Posters must be dropped off on June 5 or June 12 between 10am-3pm at Katonah Space.

Haverstraw

• June 18-19: Haverstraw African American Connection will raise

a flag and sing Lift Every Voice and Sing on June 18, followed by a block party with music by a live band and DJ Ginny Norfleet. On June 19, the organization will have a Juneteenth celebration at 3pm at 41 Clinton Street in Haverstraw. This event will feature gospel music by Anointed Friends, Lorraine Stancil, Minister Angel Brooks and Richard Smith and Friends.

Irvington

Perseverance,” a community Juneteenth celebration 9am-9pm at multiple venues around the City. The celebration will include African dance performances, history presentations, films, jazz performances, dance, spoken word and more.A ceremonial flag raising will take place at City Hall (12-2pm), followed by family-friendly activities, such as a scavenger hunt and crafts at the Thomas Paine Cottage (3-6pm).

Ossining

• June 2: The Juneteenth Council in Ossining, in collaboration

with the Village of Ossining, will raise the official Juneteenth flag at Market Square (corner of Main St and Spring St). The flag will be flown throughout the entire month of June to honor the freedom of formerly enslaved Africans in America, as well as the ancestors of Ossining’s black community. 9am. • June 19: The Juneteenth Council in Ossining, in collaboration with the Town of Ossining, will also host its second annual Juneteenth celebration at the Ossining Riverfront. The will feature spoken word, dance and musical performances. 12pm.

Peekskill

• June 19: The City of Peekskill Youth Bureau will host a

Juneteenth Freedom Day at Depew Park. The event will include music, spoken word, dance, freedom tributes and production by New Era Creative Space. 1-3pm.

• June 19: The Village of Irvington will celebrate its 2nd

annual Juneteenth Celebration Rally. The event will include a panel discussion, as well as music featuring Nkumu Katalay and The Life Long Band Project.

Mount Vernon

• June 19: The City of Mount Vernon will celebrate Juneteenth

with a day of activities. Families and children will be able to play an interdepartmental Negro League game of baseball. The event will culminate with an in-person concert in Brush Park.

New Rochelle

• Throughout June: New Rochelle Council on the Arts presents

Juneteenth: A Narrative of Freedom, an exhibition in honor of the annual holiday in Rotunda Gallery at City Hall. The exhibition will be on view for the month of June. • June 19: The City of New Rochelle, in partnership with The Lincoln Park Conservancy, Inc., will present “Passion and

Pelham

• June 16: Pelham Public Library presents a Juneteenth

Program with Artist Atiba Wilson. Wilson will present a lecture and demonstration, “We Who Believed in Freedom, Did Not Rest!,” that will discuss the participation of Blacks in the struggle for selfemancipation. Music, poetry and storytelling will be included in the presentation. 7:30-8:30pm.

White Plains

• June 19: Music Conservatory of Westchester will present a

Juneteenth Celebration Concert. The concert will feature music by prominent composers, such as Adophus Hailstork and Herbie Hancock, performed by the school’s faculty, followed by a Q&A session with the performers. While the concert will have limited in-person seating available in the Conservatory’s Recital Hall, it will also be livestreamed. 7pm.

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• June 18-20: The City of Yonkers and the Yonkers African

American Heritage Committee will present its Citywide Juneteenth African Heritage Festival Weekend 2021 at Trevor Park. The festival will feature a flag-raising ceremony, worship service, live entertainment, educational symposium, kid’s activities, vendor market and food.

Virtual

• June 1: ArtsWestchester, Westchester African American

Advisory Board, White Plains Juneteenth Heritage Inc., and the Juneteenth Committees of Mount Vernon, Peekskill, Yonkers, Irvington and Haverstraw will present a Virtual Countywide Juneteenth Kickoff program via Facebook and Zoom. This virtual program, featuring lectures, music and dance, will mark the beginning of a month-long celebration of Juneteenth activities throughout the County. 7pm. • June 12: The City of White Plains will present its Juneteenth Heritage Festival, which will be held virtually. This program will have live music performances, a flag-raising ceremony and an ancestral prayer by Joseph Boykin, with Salim Ptah on drums, and more. The festival will also include past parade and festival footage. The 2021 theme, “Preserving Our Legacy”, illustrates the historical commitment of those who came before us and our determination to continue to fulfill their legacy. This event will air on Fios channel 47, Optimum channel 75 and streamed live on the White Plains Juneteenth Heritage Facebook page. 11am-1pm. • June 18: Westchester Community College will present a Juneteenth Celebration via Zoom. This celebration will feature music and discussions from multiple speakers to honor the day in 1865 when enslaved people within the states of Texas and Louisiana finally heard that they’d been freed, two months after the Civil War had ended. 11am- 1:30pm. • June 19: Peekskill NAACP will present a virtual Juneteenth Celebration via the organization’s YouTube page. This livestreamed event will celebrate the area’s matriarchs with songs of freedom. 6pm.

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news briefs ArtsWestchester Names Tom Manisero as Golf Outing Honoree ArtsWestchester has named Thomas R. Manisero, a longtime supporter of its annual golf outing, as its 2021 Golf Outing honoree. Even though Manisero, one of the organization’s board members since 2014, is an attorney, he has also supported the organization, giving counsel on board Tom Manisero (photo credit: Leslye Smith) legal matters and actively participating as Co-Chair of the golf outing for many years. His participation has helped to transform the event into one of the organization’s most successful fundraisers. Professionally, Manisero lectures, and writes articles and thought leadership pieces on his high-profile cases, some notorious enough for television coverage. The 2021 Ralph Martinelli Memorial Golf Outing will take place on June 14 at Wykagyl Country Club in New Rochelle.

On-Demand Production of Love, Linda Filmed in Westchester The world premiere of a presentation of the OffBroadway musical Love, Linda: the Life of Mrs. Cole Porter debuts on Cole Porter’s birthday, June 9, exclusively on Broadway On Demand. The production, which stars American jazz vocalist Stevie Holland as Linda Lee Thomas, was taped at Whippoorwill Hall at North Castle Public Library during the first week of May. According to Holland, it was the first event to take place in the theater since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Scarsdale native added: “We had a terrific experience filming Love, Linda at this gem of a theater – and as a Westchester native, it was additionally nostalgic and heartwarming.” The musical tells the story of Thomas, “the Southern beauty who was the driving force behind legendary songwriter Cole Porter.” The production will stream through June 27.

Hudson Valley Writers Center Appoints New Managing Director Hudson Valley Writers Center recently announced the appointment of its new Managing Director, Jessie Wright. Wright joins the Center from New York City Ballet, where she served as Senior Manager, Major Gifts. In addition to her strong background in fundraising, she has experience in finance, operations Jessie Wright (photo courtesy of Hudson and marketing, which, Valley Writers Center) Leslye Smith) along with development, will be her key areas of responsibility at the Center. Wright has a B.A. from University of Virginia and an MBA in Arts Administration from University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Together apART: Creating During COVID

"When I sat down to recreate the war-zones of COVID, I realized I had to fill the surrounding spaces with other colors. What started out as an attempt to recreate a diagram, failed. Because there is no such thing as empty space during a crisis. In the end, it all became a red-zone. But layered over that was love, compassion, bravery and hope."

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EXHIBIT PREVIEW PICTURING AN INVISIBLE THREAT An orb surrounded by protruding spikes – the structure of the COVID-19 virus, usually depicted as red and angry, was the threat we couldn’t see but all feared. Artists in this collection attempted to magnify the shape and form of both the microscopic virus and its far-reaching impact.

Love is Contagious by Joan Hannigan Vogt

"Picturing the Invisible Threat" is one of thirteen categories that make up ArtsWestchester's Together apART exhibition, which displays hundreds of works in all artistic disciplines that were created during the pandemic. The exhibition is on view through August 1.

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Together apART: Creating During COVID

"There was every chance that we could and would die from it. It was coming for me. It was bigger than I was. There was nothing I could do except scrub my hands, wear a mask, and run like hell."

Self-Portrait in the Time of Covid by Win Zibeon

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"Being able to escape into nature was a way for me to deal with the impact of suddenly being isolated. I was doing everything in one giant lofty room that served as my studio and living space with my four cats. To my surprise, I found a deep sense of healing in the midst of an uncertain world."

Rising Sun by Monique Michaels

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Together apART: Creating During COVID

"During 'Shelter In Place,' and having to homeschool, I began a project with my children to teach them how to make pigments. I used elderberry – one of the homeopathic treatments that might protect us from the virus – to make a vibrant and deep tone."

Breathe In Breathe Out Breathe In by Antoinette Wysocki

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"I had been working as an event planner at a retreat center for 13 years when COVID hit. All of our events were canceled, soon after I was furloughed, and finally I was let go. As a single woman, I was cast into isolation at the exact moment I needed community the most. To cope and stay busy, I developed a daily studio routine and offered art classes online to children."

Portal by Erin Koch

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Rye’s New Summertime Residents

by Caedra Scott-Flaherty Rye is about to get 36 special summertime residents. Butterfly sculptures, ranging in size from dinner plates to dinner tables, will be installed throughout the city's Village Green in mid-June and remain on display until September. The new public art exhibition, Rye’sAbove, is a collaboration between The Rye Arts Center and The Rotary Club of Rye. Modeled after a successful fundraising program in Colorado Springs called FLIGHT, it is meant to uplift the community through the arts while also supporting local education programs. When Sue Autry, a Rye resident and community volunteer who used to live in Colorado Springs and

Artist Allison Belolan at work on her butterfly sculpture (photo courtesy of Rye Arts Center)

was familiar with FLIGHT’s success and popularity, suggested doing something similar in Rye, both the Arts Center and the Rotary Club jumped at the idea. Plans for the program predate the pandemic, but the symbolism of the sculptures is almost eerily timely. Rye Arts Center’s Executive Director Adam Levi says: “As we started to talk about the butterflies, we realized there was a lot of synergy with what’s happening right now, with a rebirth and coming out of a cocoon and creating something beautiful… It made a lot of sense to us.” Through a competitive submission process, 33 professional artists

“Public art gives us a reason to go out... It just makes the world better.”

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were chosen to transform 36 aluminum alloy and steel sculptures, which range from five to 50 pounds, into original works of art. The artists, hailing from New Paltz down to Hell’s Kitchen, have been working on their butterflies’ transformations since April. The Arts Center created a shared but safe studio space, nicknamed “the butterfly studio,” which offered the local artists a much-needed place to connect and share materials. Richela Fabian Morgan, a Rye’sAbove artist and staff member at The Rye Arts Center, says that preparing for the exhibition has been a powerful antidote to the loneliness and isolation of the past year. She explains: “As an artist, it’s been really hard… and now I feel like I finally get to share something that is not just a screen. I get to share something that people will actually touch and feel and be drawn to when they see it on the street.” The program has been a positive experience, not only for the artists but for the organizations involved as well. Richard Sgaglio from The Rotary Club of Rye says: “It’s been a really enjoyable, seamless process. We’re extremely excited and hopeful.” Those at The Rye Arts Center agree. They are passionate about public art, knowing that it plays an

important role in community building, especially in uncertain times. “Public art gives us a reason to go out,” Morgan says. “It just makes the world better.” The program will culminate in a live auction in the fall, where the sculptures will be sold to the highest bidders. Net proceeds will be split between The Rye Arts Center and The Rotary Club of Rye and will be used for educational programs and scholarships for local students in need.

Sculpture design by Anna Saura (photo courtesy of Rye Arts Center)

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Music, Music, Music By Michelle Falkenstein Fans of Caramoor Center for Music in the Arts will once again be able to indulge in a full season of live, in-person musical performances this summer amidst the estate’s lush gardens, stately trees and chirping crickets. Its seven-week season will run from June 19 through August 8, followed by two post-season concerts series from August 13 through September 12. As New York begins to reopen, Caramoor’s Artistic Director Kathy Schuman says she’s grateful that their outdoor venues enable them to present a 35-concert season: “Despite some operational differences, this year's program remains as robust and varied as ever. I think we've all deeply missed the kind of magical experience that comes from sharing live music in the company of others."

Edward J. Lewis III, Caramoor's new President and CEO, says he’s thrilled to have joined just as the return to in-person concerts is set to begin. “Tickets are selling well, telling us not only that audiences are ready to come back, but also just how much they value their Caramoor experience," he says. The 2021 summer season in Katonah has been designed to meet the latest New York State guidelines related to the pandemic. All shows will run between 60 and 90 minutes without intermission and, as in prior seasons, will take place in the open-air Venetian Theater and other outdoor venues on the estate, now with reduced capacity. But that’s not all that’s new at Caramoor. In addition to concerts, the grounds will be open and free to the public Fridays through

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Sundays from June 11 through October 10. Visitors can discover sitespecific installations, part of an annual exhibition of sound art called Sonic Innovations, from Friday to Sunday. This year’s centerpiece is MacArthur Fellow Trimpin’s in"C," a 16-foot sound sculpture with two octaves of chimes. In addition to a composition by Trimpin, the sculpture will play short pieces by other composers. Other Sonic Innovations artists include Taylor Deupree; Annea Lockwood and Bob Bielecki; Ranjit Bhatnagar; Miya Masaoka; and Spencer Topel and Hana Kassem. The grounds and buildings at Caramoor may appear traditional, but its programming runs to the adventurous. This year, audiences will enjoy the world premieres of a new Caramoorcommissioned work by composer Saad Haddad and beatboxer and vocal percussionist Shodekeh, and a new piece by flutist and composer Valerie Coleman. Also on the roster are U.S. premieres by composer, violinist and vocalist Natalie Dietterich; sound artist, visual artist and composer Kate Moore; and composer Hilary Purrington. Then, there are also more traditional offerings. Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra kick off the season at an opening night gala on June 19. Other major events include a recital by pianist Richard Goode on June 25, a 91st birthday celebration for Stephen Sondheim on July 10 and a concert by The Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Caramoor’s orchestra-in-residence for the past 42 summers, on June 27. Singer-songwriter Joan Osborne will make her Caramoor debut on July 17. In addition to attending concerts, visitors can wander Caramoor’s 80 acres to explore its newly renovated, landscaped Italianate and woodland gardens, attend a “Concert on the Lawn” from the new bandshell on Friends Field and commune with nature and architecture on socially distanced walks and picnics. Also new this year is "Garden Listening," wherein all of the concerts taking place in the Venetian Theater will be broadcast onto the grounds to be heard from anywhere on Caramoor’s campus. For those who don’t mind some movement during their musical experiences, Donald Nally,

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conductor of choral group The Crossing, has created “The Forest.” On July 3, the group’s performers will stand 30 feet apart on Caramoor’s wooded grounds as audience members stroll a preconceived path at socially distanced intervals. “The Forest”’s libretto is based on the singers’ own reactions to pandemic lockdown. Audience members will also be encouraged to move around during Alarm Will Sound’s free performance of John Luther Adams’s work Ten Thousand Birds on July 11. Adams customizes his composition to reflect the different types of birdsongs that are heard at the locations where the piece is performed.

Left: Photo of artist Trimpin’s sculpture, in”C” (photo credit: Gabe Palacio) Right: PUBLIQuartet (photo courtesy of Caramoor/Lelaine Foster)

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Are Making a Comeback

Slowly but surely, arts groups of all disciplines have begun to reopen as New York State expands guidelines for cultural groups in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. ArtsNews asked local arts organizations for more information about their reopening plans, whether this month or in the future, as they work to welcome back the public. Below are their responses.

Bedford Playhouse

Courtney Davis Walker, Director, Marketing & Communications Bedford Playhouse reopened to the public on May 28, leading up to a highly anticipated season of summer blockbusters. Based on guidance from public health experts and the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO)'s Cinema Safe guidelines, the Playhouse is putting enhanced health and safety measures into action. Executive Director Michael Hoagland adds: “We are incredibly grateful for the support our community has shown over the last very difficult year, and we are looking forward to welcoming guests back home to the Playhouse."

Bullseye Resource Center New York

Rachel Deliz, Manager

Bullseye Glass Resource Center in Mamaroneck welcomes guests back to its store, studio and gallery to join the Center for classes, attend an Open Studio session or buy glass art. The Center offere new ways to learn glass-making skills that combine online instruction with hands-on making. Anyone can drop by to see the new gallery space for inspiration or glass gifts. The Center is open Tuesday through Saturday.

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The Center for the Digital Arts, Peekskill at Westchester Community College Dr. Sherry Mayo, Director

The Center for Digital Arts, Peekskill Extension of Westchester Community College will reopen this fall. The Center offers digital media certificates as well as courses in studio arts and media classes for youth. On view this fall will be Sketches of Spain: Robeson 1938, which features original sketches by various artists depicting Paul Robeson throughout his life as a scholar, athlete, actor, singer and human rights activist; Grass + Roots: Peekskill to Poughkeepsie, a juried show and partnership between the Putnam Arts Center and the Center for the Digital Arts Gallery, curated by Patricia Miranda; and the pop-up show, Celebration!, curated by the Peekskill Arts Alliance.

Clay Art Center

Nancy Yates, Communications Manager Clay Art Center is currently offering in-person clay classes with reduced class sizes. It will be increasing capacity for its summer term classes beginning June 28. In-person visits are now available for gallery exhibitions by appointment and will be holding Spring Fest pottery sale, which includes fun clay activities for the whole family, outside on June 5. In-person summer camp is being offered July 6 – September 3 for ages 6-15.

Christina Horzepa, Grants Manager

Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts is thrilled to present a full summer season of 35 live and in-person performances this year. The events, all held outdoors, encompass a range of genres and include the return of the annual Jazz Festival; American Roots Music Festival; July 4 Pops & Patriots concert; a celebration of Stephen Sondheim’s music; and much more. Performances range from large ensembles (Orchestra of St. Luke’s, The Knights, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra) to soloists (guitarist JIJI and pianists Richard Goode and Conrad Tao). A collection of sound art is also on display.

Croton Academy of Arts Myrlin Valerio, Director

Croton Academy of Arts (CAA) will be fully opening its doors this summer with a dozen new camp programs in performing and fine arts and crafts for campers of all school ages. In the fall, CAA will return to holding its after school performing arts program, all theatrical classes, and plays for children and adults at its renovated studio, which now features new flooring, seating and H-13 HEPA filtered air purifiers. In-person after school classes at the Croton-Harmon school district in arts enrichment will also return.

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Hammond Museum and Japanese Stroll Garden Elizabeth Hammer Munemura, Executive Director

The Hammond Museum and Japanese Stroll Garden in North Salem recently reopened to the public. Open hours are Wednesday-Saturday at 12-4pm. A group exhibition, Voices: I Remember, opens on June 5. While there will not be classes in our basement this year, a varied program of events and programs, online and live, are planned.

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CDC guidelines. In addition, a full season of our Summer Amphitheater Series returns with free performances every Friday and Saturday evenings from July 9-August 20 and free Summer Evening Hours from July 16-August 28 (5-7pm, with free planetarium shows on Fridays at 6pm). Four exhibitions will open this summer: Wall Power! Spectacular Quilts from the American Folk Art Museum and Collection Spotlight: Storied Quilts from the Hudson River Museum both open June 18; Richard Haas: Circles in Space opens June 25; Jack Stuppin: The Beginning of My World opens July 2.

Hudson Valley Writers Center

Patrick Cacciola, Director of Marketing and Communications Hoff-Barthelson Music School has gradually opened for in-person private lessons and certain ensemble classes. This summer, the School offers an in-person, socially distanced Summer Arts Program for students entering grades 1-12 in two two-week sessions. Additionally, in-person private instruction will be expanded to include wind players and voice. This fall, the School will resume all programming in-person with health and safety protocols in place.

Hudson River Museum

Samantha Hoover, Deputy Director for Advancement, Communications, and Administration

Jessie Wright, Managing Director

Hudson Valley Writers Center is currently assessing its building systems and technological needs to welcome writers and readers safely back to our home at the historic Philipse Manor train station. We envision a future where we are able to provide inspiring literary programming for both in-person and virtual community members and continued engagement with groundbreaking writers from around the country and the world. In the meantime, we have an exciting summer and fall planned with a full slate of readings, writing workshops and community events, all offered virtually.

The Hudson River Museum (HRM) plans to reopen its Planetarium on July 16 in a reduced capacity, strictly following New York State and

Performance in the Venetian Theater at Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts (photo credit: Gabe Palacio)

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Gardens at Hammond Museum (photo courtesy of Hammond Museum and Japanese Stroll Garden)

Irvington Theater

Greg Allen, Theater Manager For the first time ever, Irvington Theater is having a summer season by taking it outdoors. We will be offering a three-film series (one each month from June to August), a co-produced play in July with River’s Edge Theatre, and three weekends of free Shakespeare in August with the Irvington Shakespeare Company. While our season usually starts in September, we are waiting due to lack of proper ventilation in our historic theater. We are working to remedy that with an opening date announcement to come later.

Jacob Burns Film Center

Denise Treco, Director of Marketing and Communications Jacob Burns Film Center is thrilled to welcome the community back to its Theater to once again experience the magic of watching a movie together. The Center kicked off our 20th anniversary year with independent first-run, documentary,and retrospective films as well

as original curated series. In July, we'll see the return of our popular "Sounds of Summer" music series, highlighting some of the best films screened in past years.

Katonah Classic Stage

Trent Dawson, Founding Artistic Director Katonah Classic Stage recently had its first live, in-person events: three benefit performances of Thom Pain (based on nothing) at Bedford Playhouse. The show was well-attended and proved that audiences are hungry for live theater to return. Our next event is a film festival on August 7, held outdoors, picnic-style on the lawn next to the Playhouse. Our official opening of our inaugural show, Private Lives, takes place September 16. We are still working on the ideal outdoor location for the show.

Mamaroneck Artists Guild Mitchell Visoky, Co-President

Mamaroneck Artists Guild vacated its physical gallery space

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in September 2020. We have since operated online with exhibits, programs and receptions. We plan to reestablish a physical space by September 2021 with on-site exhibits that will be open to the public. We will continue a hybrid of programs both in-person and virtual. New members are welcomed by contacting gallery@ mamaroneckartistsguild.org. We are building close links with the local communities by collaborating on pop-up shows with other venues in Westchester, participating in local art initiatives like Arts on the Avenues in Larchmont, and developing new programs in partnership with other cultural organizations.

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New Rochelle Council on the Arts Theresa Kump Leghorn, President

After seeing the 2020 season canceled, the New Rochelle Council on the Arts (NRCA) is excited to be working on some exciting summer programming. The free Summer Sounds Concert Series will return to the Hudson Park bandshell for four Wednesdays in August. In addition, NRCA is partnering with Twining Development to present four additional concerts on Sunday afternoons at The Armory. NRCA and Twining will also present Lawn Chair Theatre Company’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Queen at The Armory on July 25 and ArtsFest, which will return October 15-17.

Music at Asbury Mary Thombs, Chair

Music at Asbury will return to live performances on June 13 at 4 pm with an outdoor program, A Tribute to Jerome Kern. Asbury Church has an outdoor chapel area adjacent to its parking lot, which will serve as the stage with audience members seated in socially-distanced "pods." Attendance is free but by reservation only. To keep artists safe, we will only use three singers, one narrator and one pianist. We will be recording and editing for streaming on our website.

The Neuberger Museum of Art Tracy Fitzpatrick, Director

The Neuberger Museum of Art recently reopened its doors to members and the general public. Hours through July 9 are 12-5pm Wednesday-Friday; beginning July 14, the museum will be open Wednesday-Sunday. Admission is currently free for all visitors. Exhibitions on view feature objects from the museum’s 6,000+ piece collection of modern, contemporary and African art. A brief Visitor Screening must be completed prior to each visit.

New Castle Historical Society/Horace Greeley House Museum Jennifer Plick, Executive Director

The New Castle Historical Society/Horace Greeley House Museum in Chappaqua has been open with reduced capacity since July 2020, when New York State allowed arts and education organizations to re-open for limited visitation. In another change to our normal operations, we decided to forgo traditional guided tours, and implemented self-guided tours. Visitors can now tour the historic Horace Greeley House by using a brochure and our app-based audio guide. Looking ahead, we eagerly anticipate being able to welcome more visitors to the Greeley House this summer and returning to some in-person programming.

The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College Mara Rupners, Director of Marketing

At Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, we are setting our sights on the future and laying out plans for the summer, fall and beyond. This summer, we will turn our attention to internal matters and will kick off several maintenance projects. Come fall, a greater variety of virtual programming will be available for audiences of all ages, along with a continued focus on the creation of new work. Our theaters and lobby will serve as safe learning and performance spaces for our students throughout the academic year. We hope to finally see a return to limited live programming in early 2022 and anticipate the curtain rising on an in-person 2022-23 season.

PJS Jazz Society

John Brathwaite, President PJS Jazz Society is excited to resume its Second Sunday this fall beginning with a September 12 return to live concerts. We anticipate that clearance for live concerts in our performance space will be confirmed during the summer, enabling us to prepare another amazing jazz concert series. If it turns out that live concerts are not possible, we will continue with virtual concerts.

The Pocantico Center of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund Elly Weisenberg Kelly, Manager of Public Programs

The Pocantico Center of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund has offered a number of virtual lectures, tours and performances since we had to close our doors in March 2020. We are thrilled to announce that our 2021 summer performance series will be presented in person and outdoors for small audiences. As our way of saying thank you to the incredible Westchester community, we are offering tickets to first responders, frontline workers and other community groups.

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spotlight Performances include Dance Lab New York on June 9, jazz saxophonist Steffi Nossen Dance Foundation Melissa Aldana Quartet on July 13, “Unspoken Tales” on August 3 and Judy Ross, Community Relations Director A Palo Seco Flamenco on September 13. Steffi Nossen School of Dance is looking forward to dancing in the studio beginning June 28, getting our studios ready for summer camps and intensives for preschoolers to pre-professional dancers, Smart Arts at Westchester Community College and giving students a diverse dance experience while enhancing Paula Rubenstein, Director of Smart Arts Performance Academy their technical and artistic growth. We will offer one- to three-week In fall 2021, the Office of Cultural Affairs at Westchester Community camps and intensives in creative movement, ballet, modern, jazz, College will continue to present “Smart Arts Virtual: The Sage Stage,” hip-hop, musical theater and composition, as well as early-evening which features two videos per month from September through drop-in Zoom classes in modern, jazz, and conditioning for adults and December to a limited audience. In the Winter/Spring 2022, there are teens. Health and safety guidelines will be strictly observed. This is plans to open the campus theater with “live” in-person performances a great opportunity to build communication skills and self-assurance from January through May 2022, featuring one performance per month. while exploring creativity in a small intimate group setting. Plans to reopen the theater in the Hankin Academic Arts Building are subject to both SUNY guidelines and Westchester Community College’s campus guidelines and policies; both still pending.

Village Squares Quilters

Sheryl Fleishaker of Village Squares Quilters Village Squares Quilters are looking forward to reopening their meetings this coming September. The guild meets in Scarsdale at

White Plains Performing Arts Center’s Summer Theater production of The Lion King Jr (photo credit Kathleen Davisson)

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the Westchester Reform Congregation on the second Tuesday of the month. Anyone interested in joining a welcoming group of people who would love to meet fellow interested quilters can email vsq@ villagesquaresquilters.com.

Westchester Children’s Museum Katherine Berthod, Office Manager

After a year of patiently anticipating a responsible time to reopen, we are happy to announce that Westchester Children’s Museum will be reopening on June 26, with a special members-only soft opening on June 19. The Museum is CDC-compliant and has made changes to keep guests and staff safe and healthy. While not required, guests may purchase tickets in advance to expedite the check-in process.

The Westchester Chorale Frances Snedeker, President

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Westchester Symphonic Winds

Curt Ebersole, Conductor/Music Director Westchester Symphonic Winds started in person rehearsals in April with 6-12 vaccinated, masked, distanced players at a time, using bell covers at Tarrytown Music Hall (TMH). Rehearsals are continuing in an outdoor tent throughout May and June, with masks, bell covers, and distancing. We will perform at Caramoor on July 4 with an ensemble made up of vaccinated players. We will reassess the New York State protocols in September before reconvening full ensemble indoor rehearsals. We aim to restart public performances as scheduled on November 14 at TMH, following State audience protocols, and hope to livestream the performance as well.

White Plains Performing Arts Center Kathleen Davisson, General Manager

The Westchester Chorale is delighted to announce that our voices will once again be heard in southern Westchester. On December 11, our concert, “Voices of Jubilation,” will ring from the rafters of Larchmont Avenue Church. Under the skilled direction of Douglas Kostner, we are already rehearsing Dan Forrest’s Jubilate Deo, a musical message of celebration, as well as Kostner’s newest choral composition, which proclaims our joy to be singing together again. These two exquisite pieces, along with the accompaniment of the Westchester Children’s Chorus, will make the holiday season even more special. Contact: WestchesterChorale@gmail.com.

White Plains Performing Arts Center will reopen with live in-person concerts beginning in July. A full 2021-22 Season will be announced in early June, including a subscription series of Mainstage musical productions, concerts and special events. Also beginning in July is the 17th season of Summer Theatre Academy, our summer theatre camp for students ages 7-17. Our facility has been thoroughly cleaned and has installed a state-of-the-art HVAC system. We have hand sanitizer stations in place throughout the lobby and plexiglass barriers in areas of high person-to-person contact. We look forward to welcoming our loyal audience back with open arms to our new COVID safe environment.

The Westchester Chordsmen

Yonkers Philharmonic Orchestra

Stephen Banker, President

Since group singing has been one of the more hazardous activities for spreading COVID-19, The Westchester Chordsmen have been particularly careful, limiting our activities to virtual only. Only two weeks ago we approved outdoor rehearsals for fully vaccinated members (a large majority of us). With the latest CDC guidance, we hope to resume weekly, in-person indoor rehearsals soon. We are already planning for our live annual Youth Festival to be held in November and our Holiday Show in December, and look forward to in-person "Singing Valentines," free singing lessons, a spring show and a competition in the first half of 2022.

Victoria Jimpson-Fludd, President of the Board of Directors Yonkers Philharmonic Orchestra (YPO) returns to the concert stage, in phases, from July to October. All concerts are aired at YPO@ HOME. In Mid-July, YPO celebrates its return to the concert stage – without a live audience when YPO’s brass ensemble performs in the Hudson River Museum’s amphitheater. On August 20, YPO closes out the Hudson River Museum’s summer outdoor, live audience concert series. YPO’s string ensemble performs American music celebrating “Wall Power,” an exhibition of quilts from the American Folk Art Museum. The concert will air in September. In Mid-October, with COVID conditions permitting, YPO performs its first indoor, on-stage, live audience concert of its new 2021/2022 season.

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MARSHA ON THE MOVE Monthly Web Feature When Business Council of Westchester President Marsha Gordon, is not advocating for businesses in the County, she can be found at the cinema or theater. Read Marsha's reviews on ArtsWestchester's "As a Matter of Art " blog: artsw.org/artsblog.

Poetry "Emerges" Throughout Westchester

800 Words (Acorn) Another Australian/New Zealand show of pure delight. A man moves to a town like none other with his two children after the tragic death of his wife. The escape becomes a new life, and we are treated to the (mostly) delightful neighbors. I say “mostly” because there are also the bad ex-husbands, the bullying teenage girl and the unscrupulous business people. But luckily there is also the wonderful teacher, art gallery owner and the fellow surfer who becomes a guardian angel… lots of great quirky characters. Children are born, grow and put their parents through trials and tribulations. People get over their past and fall in love. All seems so familiar, right? Could this be us? Maybe, except for the fact that we don’t live in this gorgeous, intimate, somewhat incestuous, and completely vulnerable place called Weld. So, enough fantasy and stories are there to make this a totally enjoyable series that gets tied with a beautiful bow at the end. However, by the end, we may indeed think of ourselves as a citizen of Weld. The success of this show is that as a viewer you can be enough of an outsider to peek in, but also be enough of an insider to feel very deeply about the townspeople we are privileged to grow to love.

800 Words (promotional photo courtesy of South Pacific Pictures)

Screenshot from poet Silvina López Medin’s “Emergence Poetry Pop-Ups” video

Poems are coming up like crocuses. From Yorktown to Yonkers and Peekskill to Port Chester, local poets are emerging from quarantines and lockdowns, inspired by the burgeoning signs of spring and summer. Beginning in mid-June, established and up-and-coming poets will read their original poems from various locations in a "Emergence Poetry Pop-Ups" video series that will highlight the nooks, crannies and natural beauty of Westchester County. The ArtsWestchester series and social media campaign, created in collaboration with Hudson Valley Writers Center, is curated by Westchester Youth Poet Laureate Danielle Kohn and Poet Laureate BK Fischer. Poets will report from all corners of the county and will represent a variety of styles, forms and backgrounds, all sharing in the energy of this season of renewal—energizing activism, awareness and acts of attention. A variety of page and performance poems in the midst of reviving public life will be shared through Labor Day. To find the latest poet-in-the-spotlight, readers can follow the hashtag #westchesterpoetry, visit ArtsWestchester’s YouTube playlist, and find a featured location on the Google Map, which will represent all submissions by location.

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Pottery Aplenty at Spring Fest By Rocio De La Roca

From floral mugs and whimsical plates, to oneof-a-kind vases and more, Clay Art Center (CAC)’s Spring Fest will showcase the diverse richness of Westchester’s pottery scene. The biennial event on June 5 will offer an outdoor pottery sale filled with hundreds of handmade ceramic works by local and tristate area artists at a reduced price. In the past, Spring Fest has been held indoors; however, to allow audiences a way to immerse themselves in CAC’s long-running hub for ceramic artists as safely as possible, this year's event will be held entirely outdoors. Executive Director Emily Peck explains: "This event is always fun for the whole family, with great pottery bargains and clay activities, including a live raku firing. In fact, one-hundred percent of revenues will support Clay Art Center." The Center will round out this robust experience with live outdoor artist demonstrations and handson children’s clay activities. Throughout the event, guests will be able to experience pottery-making up close during wheel-throwing demonstrations led by CAC artists. A demonstration of the raku firing technique will also invite families to buy an unfinished piece of pottery and observe as it is glazed and fired in an outdoor kiln. In addition, the Center's gallery will be open for guests to tour its current exhibition, State of Emergence, presented in partnership with The Color Network. Fifteen emerging artists of color were asked to analyze current issues of race, racism, ethnicity and sexism that are prevalent in modern society. The works also comment on the present barriers found in the ceramic field, such as the lack of opportunities, resources and physical community, which has driven many artists to connect with each other online. Exhibiting works, on view through June 13, range from hand-built figurative sculpture to wheel-thrown glazed forms. Spring Fest will be held outside of the Center’s gallery entrance in Port Chester per COVID-19 guidelines. Guests will be required to wear masks and follow social-distancing protocols during the event.

Top: Clay Art Center's Spring Fest (photo credit: Barbara Fox Photography) Bottom: Raku firing at Spring Fest (photo courtesy of Clay Art Center)

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Art Conservation: From Mummies to Hornets’ Nests by Megan Thomson-Connor

"Treated and mounted a six-foot-long taxidermy Monitor lizard, part of a modern art installation." "Rewrapp[ed] an Ancient Roman human mummy." Who would have these types of credentials on their resume? Art Conservators. In this case, the team at A.M. Art Conservation and The Found Object Art Conservation. When most people hear the term “art conservation,” white gloves and a laboratory come to mind; others may think of workers revealing the vibrant colors of the Sistine Chapel ceiling behind centuries-old layers of soot. According to Anne King of A.M. Art Conservation: "We often get lumped together with art restorers. Art conservation is actually a newish profession that branched away from restorers around the early to mid part of the 1900s.” She explains: “Art conservation follows a different approach: rather than focusing solely on how an object looks – and trying to make it look new again – our aim is to preserve the historical, artistic and scientific integrity of a work." Surprisingly, there is a lot of scientific knowledge required. Conservators need to understand the science and technology behind all of the materials they are handling. As their work is generally to

preserve objects for future generations, they need to know that not only will the repair materials last the test of time, but that those repairs can be reversed in the event that new techniques and understandings are adopted in the future. Kerith Koss Schrager, Founder and Principal Conservator at The Found Object Art Conservation, adds: "Every object has a story and we are the caretakers that allow that story to be told. As conservators, we take that responsibility very seriously and understand that any of the choices we make may alter how that object is interpreted in the future." Schrager shares a studio space in ArtsWestchester’s White Plains building with the A.M. Art Conservation trio comprised of King, Rachael Arenstein and Eugenie Milroy. All four women are members of the American Institute for Conservation and have extensive experience at major international museums such as Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Museum of Natural History, Brooklyn Museum, Field Museum of Chicago, and more. Object conservators treat, repair or stabilize, and preserve three-dimensional items, but they often focus on a specialty. For example, Schrager specializes in inorganic objects (ceramics, metals, glass). She is currently completing her Masters in Environmental

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Health and Safety while publishing, lecturing and advising collections caretakers on the health and safety concerns of hazardous collection materials (think of all that dust). Arenstein specializes in archaeological objects and preventive care (such as pest control, materials selection and environmental monitoring). Her business partners Milroy and King specialize in the treatment of organic objects (wood, plant materials, bone, ivory, feather, hair, fur, horn, taxidermy, etc.) Milroy has a particular interest in modern art and sculpture and King in indigenous artifacts. "These are general descriptions of our specialties," says King. "Our work overlaps considerably. Many artifacts have a combination of material types that require attention from more than one of us. That's what makes us such a strong team. We can treat virtually any object." As far as favorite projects, "just from the top of [King's] head," the list holds some significant weight: "a bonded bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Michael Richards, a Civil War-era drum, historical Tibetan coins, indigenous artifacts from the Alan Stone collection, a Napoleonic era bone ship model made by prisoners of war, Dr. Seuss sculptures, historical jewelry..." Just about anyone who has a valued item to be preserved is a potential client. This mostly means private owners or collectors, private companies with art collections, museums and galleries, historic homes, arts and culture foundations, outdoor sculpture gardens and insurance companies. However, an object need not have monetary value to be worth the investment of conservation. For example, Westchester`s Stepping Stones Foundation, which manages the historic home of Bill and Lois Wilson in Katonah, asked A.M. Art Conservation to conserve a hornets' nest. While not a rare object, they considered this to be an important piece in the preservation of the story of the Wilsons, who were the co-founders of Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon Family Groups. "The context of a work and how that interweaves with the culture it comes from takes equal place in our efforts," says King. "In that respect, we are as much detectives as scientists. That's a part of the job we all really enjoy."

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Left and Right: (photos courtesy of Anne King from A.M. Art Conservation)

ArtsWestchester and The LOFT: LGBTQ+ Center Present

The 2021 Westchester Pride

QUEER ART SERIES This free program will be livestreamed on ArtsWestchester’s Facebook page www.facebook.com/ArtsWestchester/live

Virtual Event | WED., JUN. 23, 8–9:30pm

BALLROOM:

Underground or Mainstream

This panel discussion will focus on the origins of the house and ballroom community, taking us on a journey from its underground roots to its mainstream emergence. We will hear from Ballroom stars, statements and legends (all cast members on HBO Max’s Legendary season 2) as they discuss the pros and cons of this evolution. Moderated by choreographer for FX’s Pose, LGBTQ+ youth advocate and ballroom Legend Twiggy Pucci Garçon. Register on Zoom at: https://bit.ly/34cflFb Left to Right: Tati Miyake Mugler, Twiggy Pucci Garçon, Milan Garçon, ChaCha Balenciaga, Jacen Prodigy

Virtual Event | WED., JUN. 30, 8–9pm

The Art of Lip Sync

Lip sync is a queer folk art and the ultimate form of drag expression. Join us for a lively discussion with the legendary John Epperson (aka Lypsinka), moderated by Drag King Maxxx Pleasure. The conversation will focus on tricks of the trade and do and don’ts, as well as personal stories and reflections. Register on Zoom at: https://bit.ly/3fDFPVC Left to Right: Lypsinka (photo credit: Josef Astor), Maxxx Pleasure (photo credit: Francine Daveta)