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E R U T U F TOUGH TAURANTS AS S E R R O F M O O L S H T N O M R E T N I W A I BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN

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Although the numbers are up for the Connecticut’s restaurant industry, they still aren’t good. “We’re still down by around 30,000 jobs since the pandemic,” Scott Dolch, executive director of the Connecticut Restaurant Association, told the Business Journal. “I keep hearing from different owners that they’re only 60 to 65 percent staffed. And we all know that food costs are up in general — frying

oil is three times more expensive than it was pre-pandemic, as are plates and paper. “The last thing we want to do is increase menu prices,” Dolch said. “But the harsh reality is that it’s getting harder trying to balance rising costs” with revenue. According to the latest figures from the Connecticut Department of Labor, as of July 15 the number of employees in the leisure and hospitality sector, which includes food services, stood at 129,900 — an increase from January’s 118,900 but just a 1.2% rise from June. Staffing has been a problem since restaurant capacity restrictions were lifted in March, not so

much due to employees’ safety concerns as it is to those potential workers’ relying on unemployment benefits — and the fact that so many jobs being available has increased competition among dining establishments. Dolch noted that the state’s Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, which delivers up to $300 per week, expires on Sept. 4. Governors in 26 states suspended similar programs earlier than that, something the Connecticut Restaurant Association petitioned Gov. Ned Lamont for in vain. “You have to give 30 days’ notice to do that, so we’re already past it,” Dolch said. “But we’re hopeful that this will

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Trump’s name trumped by condo owners

BY PETER KATZ

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t was a big deal when Donald Trump and some of his minions from the TV show “The Apprentice” came to White Plains to celebrate the grand opening of Trump Tower at City Center, the 35-story luxury building with 212 condominium units that opened on Sept. 21, 2005. Even the potholes in Martine Avenue on which the building fronts were paved with fresh asphalt so the street would look pristine for the occasion. Many of Westchester’s top business and political movers and shakers were

on hand for the opening party to bathe in the glow emitted by Trump’s celebrity, even though his germophobia was showing and he went out of his way to avoid shaking hands with as many well-wishers as possible. Developer Louis Cappelli, who built Trump Tower as part of his City Center retail and residential project on the site of a former Macy’s store, had worked out a deal to license Trump’s name for the building. The Trump Organization also was brought on board for marketing and building management services. Success was not only written all over the project but was a

practical reality as well. Fast forward to 2021, after “The Apprentice” had long faded from view, Trump had finished four years in the White House and support for Trump was paramount during an insurrection at the Capitol intended to block Congress from doing its job to formalize Joe Biden’s victory over Trump in the 2020 presidential election. Times changed and changing times were felt within Trump Tower at City Center. A majority of the condominium owners came to believe that the time had come to remove the Trump identity from » TRUMPED

Raveis expansion to include presence in all luxury markets along East Coast BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

lowly but surely, William Raveis is conquering the world. Actually that’s not entirely true; the Shelton agency is instead focused on conquering the East Coast. “Who would have thought that little William Raveis, who grew up in a small house in Fairfield, would have come this far?” the 70-something founder, chairman and CEO of William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance (WRRE) laughed. And he has plenty to be cheerful about. The agency recently acquired Key Solutions Real Estate, a luxury and family-owned brokerage based in Sarasota, Florida, for an undisclosed amount. With that, WWRE now has 14 offices in the Sunshine State,

including locations in Naples and Palm Beach; construction of a 4,000-square-foot office in the center of Sarasota is forthcoming. It’s part of an expansion strategy that Raveis plans to ultimately include Tampa, Delray Beach, West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Jupiter. “We’re looking to have 35 offices in Florida in the next three years,” he affirmed. “We’re still scratching our head a little bit” when it comes to Miami, which is “a different kind of market,” Raveis said. “But we like the Florida Keys.” Since opening its office in Naples five years ago, and then expanding to Palm Beach, the company said it is on track to close well over $3 billion in sales in Florida alone. But that, as they say, is not all. “My vision is to have a presence from Maine to the Florida Keys — all the vacation spots,” Raveis

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From left: WRRE co-President Chris Raveis, CEO/Founder Bill Raveis and co-President Ryan Raveis. said. “That includes Savannah, Charleston, Hilton Head. And that’s because the flow from the Northeast to Florida is very, very strong, and the agents in those communities are aware of that.” The timing for entering Georgia and the Carolinas — Raveis already has offices in Maine, Long Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island and the Cape Cod/ Martha’s Vineyard/Nantucket Island hat trick — remains up in the air. “You gotta go where the fish are jumping,” he said. “You can’t do everything at once. But we will be contacting folks (in those markets) and where the interest is, is where we’ll go.” The expansion strategy centers around a handful of key factors, he said: An attractive, preferably luxury marketplace and that it be a family business. Such was the case with Key Solutions, whose players are Susan Saltalamacchia, her son, Brian Tresidder, and family friend Keith Redding. “Our business development team calls (a prospective acquisition), then we meet with them,” Raveis said. “We all really hit it off” with the Key Solutions team. The WRRE strategy is not just to acquire a company that’s available, he emphasized. “These are companies where they care about their people. Typically a real estate company that is a boutique,

which is to say that they have sales of under $1 billion, is family-run. Nearly everything else is corporate-run and owned by some entity.” WRRE, of course, is atypical: Founded by Raveis 47 years ago, it now has more than 4,300 agents in eight states and realized $16 billion in production in 2020. It is also family oriented, as his sons Chris and Ryan serve as co-presidents. Also setting it apart is a new process, Raveis CashBid, where the company puts down an allcash offer on behalf of its clients to buy a new home; once their offer is accepted, the client may close with Raveis Mortgage. CashBid creates a much stronger buyer and enables certainty that the buyer can perform on their side of the contract, Raveis said. It follows the launch earlier this year of Raveis Refresh, whereby WRRE buys a seller’s existing home, enabling homeowners to unlock their house’s equity quickly in order to make a noncontingent offer on their next home. “It helps people get houses quicker by offering them one place to do everything — close, finance, insure it, take care of the title,” Raveis said of the new offering. “Nobody else in the United States offers something like this,” he said.

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AUGUST 23, 2021

Newtown’s sea change

Fairfield Hills evolves as town leader seeks nonpartisan path forward BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

here is very much a sense of transition in Newtown these days. The very idea of adding housing on its sprawling Fairfield Hills campus, practically taboo for years, appears to be on the verge of becoming a reality; vacant commercial properties are being groomed for new tenants; even the first selectman is ditching his affiliation with the Democratic Party. The last matter, Dan Rosenthal is quick to point out, is not as dramatic as it might seem. “It’s not born out of some massive disagreement with the party,” Rosenthal, who will seek a third term in 2022 as a Serve America Movement candidate, told the Business Journal. “I just feel this should be a nonpartisan role — not that I feel I was acting in a partisan fashion before this.” The party, formed in part by former staffers of the George W. Bush administration, aims to be a catch-all organization encompassing a wide range of ideologies. The first election it officially participated in was the 2018 New York gubernatorial contest, with Stephanie Miner, a former chair of the state’s Democratic Party, running with former Republican Mayor of Pelham Michael Volpe as her running mate. The SAM ticket finished last out of five, with 0.91% of the vote. While the move will require Rosenthal to petition his name onto the ballot, Rosenthal — who ran unopposed in 2020 and seems likely to do so again in 2022 — appeared confident that his new affiliation will not be a hindrance. “I think a lot of people are getting tired of all the pre-judging of someone by their party affiliation — ‘Oh, they’re a Democrat’ or ‘They’re a Republican,’ what do I need to talk to them for?’ This is about all of us rolling our sleeves up and working together.” Rosenthal added that he believed Newtown could ultimately install a town manager or administrator, something he said “I think would make a lot of sense.” Meanwhile, the town and its government worked together to move ahead with the mixed-use development of a pair of former state hospital buildings at the 185-

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Dan Rosenthal acre Fairfield Hills campus via a 9,401 to 7,311 vote last November. Winn Development, a residential developer based in Boston, has been chosen to submit a formal proposal for the adaptive reuse of a pair of long-vacant buildings on Newtown’s Fairfield Hills campus — the 200,000-square-foot Kent House, built in 1940, and the 90,000-square-foot Shelton House, which opened in 1933 — for mixed-use. Rosenthal said that Winn, which has completed a number of similar projects across the country, is now in the process of engaging the community for input as it finalizes its proposal, due later this year. As for the roughly half-dozen buildings still vacant since the hospital closed in 1995, Rosenthal said the clock is ticking on whether to demolish them. “No one to date has expressed a meaningful interest in them,” he said. The property also includes five duplexes of 4,200 gross square feet each, which the town believes are ripe for the redevelopment picking, given the strong housing market. Fairfield Hills is already home FCBJ

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to the town hall, as well as a community center, senior center, volunteer ambulance station, NYA Sports & Fitness and NewSylum Brewing — all of which opened over the past few years. Rosenthal said the momentum for building a community on the site remains strong. In the meantime, the town also recently swung a deal with Kimball Midwest, a national industrial supplier based in Columbus, Ohio, to take over the 142,000-square-foot building at 14 Prospect Drive as a distribution center. Situated on 41 acres, the building has been a manufacturing facility for Shelton’s Hubbell Inc., which closed it in 2019. “Keeping that building in productive use was the name of the game,” Rosenthal said, adding that he worked closely with Newtown Economic Development Chairman Wes Thompson to finalize an incentives package, which includes an annual tax abatement of approximately 30%, or $5,500, per year over three years. “It’s a 1950s to 1960s era building and you don’t want something like that sitting around,” Rosenthal said. Kimball, which acquired the

property for $4.4 million, has said it expects to spend another $2 million for improvements. Meanwhile, South Main Street has added Patty’s Pantry, a restaurant that last year replaced longtime mainstay Botsford Drive-In at 282 S. Main, while RV dealer Country Camper is in the midst of construction at nearby 201 S. Main. Not new to Newtown is legalized marijuana businesses, at least for now. The town banned such retailers within hours of the state’s legalization of recreational marijuana on July 1. “It’s kind of a moving target,” Rosenthal said of the issue. “P&Z is taking a wait-and-see position, especially since some of the regulations haven’t been clarified yet.” Also playing into the decision is the passage in Danbury, to Newtown’s west, of a one-year ban on new marijuana businesses, which went into effect at the end of July. In addition, Trumbull, to the town’s southeast, has put a hold on allowing any nonmedical retail dispensaries through Aug. 31, 2022. Since the state law allows just one marijuana retailer per every 25,000 residents, Rosenthal said

that such a business in Newtown — population about 28,000 — could end up attracting people from the surrounding towns, negatively impacting traffic and other businesses. “We can always revisit it later.” As for mandating masks for indoors businesses — as Bridgeport, Norwalk and Stamford have done recently — Rosenthal said no such move was in the immediate offing. “I appreciate the governor allowing local dynamics to play a part here,” he said of Ned Lamont’s decision not to order a statewide mandate. “I have conversations with our health director (Donna Culbert) and we’re not seeing an unchecked community spread, like they are in more urban areas. We’re seeing more cases, but nothing that appears alarming. That doesn’t mean it’s not a concern.” Rosenthal noted that as of Aug. 4, the percentage of Newtown’s population who had received at least one dose of a Covid vaccination stood at 69.2%, compared with the state’s 64%. “Where we are right now, I’d say it’s fairly under control,” he said. “But the situation is fluid.”

Westchester Family Care plans expansion into lower Fairfield County BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

or the past five years, Westchester Family Care (WFC) has provided personalized at-home care for seniors who are aging in place in Connecticut. The Mamaroneck-headquartered home care company is now setting its sights across the state border in establishing a presence in lower Fairfield County. “I’ve always had Connecticut in the back of my mind in terms of being able to leverage the same workforce, especially caregivers that are located in Westchester that could come over to southern Fairfield and vice versa,” WFC President Glenn Lane said. “Over the last year or so, I started to actively recruit Connecticut-based CNAs (certified nursing assistants) who want to be able to work in both states.” WFC’s services include assistance with daily activities such as laundry, errands and housekeeping, transportation, social engagement and companionship and nonmedical home care. “Our caregivers are all certified home health aides supervised by registered nurses,” Lane said. “We established a home health aide training program up in Katonah to help transition people who weren’t in the

Glenn Lane, president of Westchester Family Care. Contributed photo. business at all and also to transition CNAs to add the home health aide certificate.” Lane pointed out that Westchester and Fairfield counties share “very similar demographics in terms of densely populated, affluent consumers of my services, as well as adjacent to markets where there’s a good supply of caregivers.” But in setting up operations in Fairfield County, Lane observed that Connecticut’s

regulations for his industry differ from those in New York. “Most of the agencies in Connecticut are companion homemaker agencies,” he said. “So, there’s a little bit less health regulation on that part of the business. There are certified agencies that take Medicare and that have a nursing component, but I’d like to see if I could fit in between in terms of the scope of companion homemaker with a bit added supervision and a higher credential to work.” WFC has also focused its services in the northern Bronx and served some clients in Rockland County, although he found the latter market “more difficult” to get caregivers to go to. The company’s licensure also covers Long Island, although Lane admitted that was arranged “mostly to facilitate people that wanted to go to the Hamptons with my caregivers.” Lane is planning to establish a Fairfield presence within the next six months and WFC is already marketing itself to prospective clients in this market. While a deeper expansion into Connecticut is not on the drawing board at the moment, Lane speculated it was possible to expand into northern Fairfield County and farther east within the state. WFC’s planned expansion is coming at

a potentially perilous time as the rise of the Delta variant has created a surge in Covid-19 cases and renewed concerns about reinstating pandemic protocols. Lane reported WFC is paying its workforce to get vaccinated against Covid, but at the moment he is not making it a prerequisite of employment. “If I do a mandate — and I am leaning towards it, but I’m not there yet — it would be all new hires would need to have the vaccine,” he said. “So, regardless of what happens with my legacy workforce, at least we’re bringing on people that have it.” As for WFC’s clients, Lane said that the company initially pushed for vaccinations and found they were “extremely receptive” to getting their shots, due to their age and health conditions. “The caregivers still are wearing masks around clients — that hasn’t changed,” he continued. “We’re doing daily screenings of both caregivers and clients for any symptoms. We incent caregivers not to go to work if they’re not feeling well. “So, if they screen and they’ve got potential issues, they’re being paid as if they went to work — we don’t want the caregivers to feel any financial pressure to go to work sick or to worry about missing work because of the vaccine reaction or the time it takes to get the vaccine.”

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Restaurants future— result in jobs coming back at an even higher level.” As it is, he said, a lot of the food industry workforce — high school and college students — are making plans to return to school, posing a further threat. “Some places have already cut hours or are operating five days a week instead of seven,” he said. “Restaurants on the shoreline do 30 to 40% of their overall yearly revenue in a couple months’ span. There’s been a lot of talk over the past few weeks about ‘I don’t know if I’m going to make it.’” Some 600 restaurants closed as a direct result of the pandemic, while others went into “hibernation” (“I don’t like that term — a bear is full when it hibernates.”). That the industry was never required to operate at less than 50% capacity and the second round of PPP funds, which Dolch called “criti-

cal,” helped the sector avoid an apocalypse. Meanwhile, 1,303 establishments received grants from the $28.6 billion federal Restaurant Revitalization Fund, ranging from $1,151 to $5 million, according to the Connecticut department of the Small Business Administration. “But there are 2,066 others that applied and got nothing,” Dolch said. “We have to get the RRF replenished.” Efforts by the National Restaurant Association, among others, to set aside $48 billion to do just that have so far been frustrated. Earlier this month, U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Maryland) introduced and moved to pass S. 2675 by unanimous consent to add that $48 billion, but its future was cast into some doubt when the attempt at unanimous consent was blocked. “However,” the National Restaurant

Association said, “the effort shows that there is still strong bipartisan support for the industry and efforts to provide the needed funds to SBA to complete the mission of the RRF continues.” As for the rising costs of food, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has reported that from May to June 2021, beef and veal prices increased 5.3%, pork rose 4% and poultry increased 0.9%. The USDA is predicting respective increases of 3% to 4%, 4% to 5% and 2.5% to 3.5% for the entire year. Fresh fruit prices are predicted to increase between 5% and 6% in 2021. In case the news isn’t already bad enough, Dolch noted that the move in some municipalities toward requiring masks to be worn indoors in all public places, including restaurants, is another potential business killer. Bridgeport, Norwalk and Stamford have all instituted that policy.

“Everybody wants employees and customers to be safe,” he said. “But consumer confidence is everything. If Norwalk has a mandate and Westport doesn’t, does that mean Norwalk’s not as safe to go to? And when they rescind the order, how well are they going to publicize it? And on top of all that, how are they going to police it? Restaurant owners and their staffs have enough to deal with as it is.” One silver lining, Dolch said, is that restaurants are better prepared to get through the impending winter months than they were last year. “A lot of them have already done igloos or greenhouses or otherwise invested in and set up outdoor heaters,” he said. “And we saw that customers came back. “It’s just a matter of maximizing our efforts until we get through this.”

name change so this was not a new concept for The Trump Organization, and we’ve worked with them for over 15 years and have always had a good relationship,” Schembri said. “Representatives of The Trump Organization attended our board meetings and they were hearing some of the concerns and listening. They assured us there would be a seamless transition. This was done gracefully and they worked very closely with our new managing agent and this was a very amicable transition.” Schembri said that a committee has been established to find a new name for the building and they also may bring in a marketing firm for assistance with the rebranding. “We’re moving swiftly because the

building needs an identity and we want to do all that we need to in order to expedite that where we can,” Schembri said. “The building isn’t going anywhere and the building will maintain the same level of glitz and glamour and opulence that existed when the building first opened.” Alan Neiditch, formerly president of the building’s board, owns condos in the City Center building and was an active real estate investor and broker in Westchester, told the Business Journal that some people who bought units in the building did so at least in part because of the Trump name. “It was that luster of quality and luxury; many people wanted that and were very happy with it,” Neiditch said. “As his presidency continued peo-

ple became more unhappy. We heard anecdotal stories from individuals and brokers and sellers that buyers wouldn’t come to the building ... but there weren’t really any hard and fast statistics that proved that the name was hurting the values in the building. It was a terrific property. It was managed very well and the building has a good staff with good amenities and was going very well. “But, I think, after the insurrection on January 6 it became an overwhelming groundswell of support to reevaluate the name. The name now symbolized divisiveness, politics.” It is expected that the transition to a new name for the City Center residential condominium building will take several months.

Trumped— the building, just as it has been removed from some other properties that licensed the Trump name, including the 34-story condominium building Trump Parc Stamford in Connecticut. Anthony Schembri, president of the Board of Managers of Trump Tower at City Center, told the Business Journal, “It wasn’t uncommon for the brand name to be brought into discussions at board meetings, but it wasn’t until January (after the assault on the Capitol) that the board decided to put out a survey to really take the temperature of the unit owners and just get a consensus of the direction that the unit owners wanted.” Schembri said the outcome was that the overwhelming majority, about 68%, wanted a name change from Trump. He said a special meeting of the owners was called so that formal votes could be taken regarding changing the building’s branding as well as making official changes to legal documents. The Trump Organization, as the building’s management agent, was handling the day-to-day financial management of the building. “They sent out our payments, they received our maintenance fees, they managed our general ledger, they handled our operating and reserve accounts,” Schembri said. He said that at the same time the rebranding was being considered, a request for proposals was issued for a management agent. He said that the Trump Organization was among those responding but it soon removed its name from consideration when it became apparent that the building’s branding was going to be changed. “We are not the first Trump building that was considering a rebranding and a

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SUITE TALK Suite Talk: John S. Gray, executive director at Avison Young

ast month, Avison Young hired John S. Gray as an executive director in its Fairfield/Westchester County office, where he will lead the landlord and tenant representation team. Gray brings 38 years of commercial real estate experience to his new position. He was previously an executive director at Cushman & Wakefield for more than two decades and earlier was a senior vice president at Jones Lang Wootton Ltd. and executive vice president at Charles Mackall & Co. In this edition of Suite Talk, Business Journal Senior Enterprise Editor Phil Hall speaks with Gray about the state of the region’s commercial property market.

Why did you decide to join Avison Young at this point in your career? “I was drawn to Avison Young’s people-first culture and opportunity to be a part of the firm’s continued growth. Avison Young’s cutting-edge technology, including its AVANT platform, provides a competitive advantage with access to market data in real time, setting its team members up for success.”

How would you categorize the state of the regional office market? “In the Fairfield County market, prime submarkets such as Stamford and Greenwich are maintaining a strong performance, benefiting from New York City relocations as occupiers seek proximity to transportation to allow for convenient travel back and forth to the city for employees. “Philip Morris is currently looking for 60,000 to 80,000 square feet in Stamford and another tenant is seeking 40,000 square feet in Greenwich or Stamford — both indicators of the robust demand in these submarkets. We are also seeing the flight to quality continue as tenants relocate from down markets to premier buildings within these top-performing submarkets, even if they are taking less space.” How would you categorize the state of the regional retail market? “Submarkets where younger generations are moving to are performing the best, an example being Stamford with its downtown, waterfront location near transportation and under construction residen-

tial developments such as BLT’s Harbor Point. “Food and beverage tenants continue to outperform clothing retailers, while supermarkets in the Greenwich, New Canaan and Stamford submarkets have been major drivers of activity as a result of work-from-home orders that have led to people staying closer to home during the week.” What do you see as the growth industries in the two counties that landlords should consider when seeking to attract new tenants? “Landlords should consider how they are positioning commercial office space when looking to attract new tenants and be prepared to compete with “spacelords,” such as coworking providers. We are seeing demand from tenants for fully built and furnished space with the flexibility of shorter-term leases. “While this trend has taken off in the city with concepts such as ‘Durst Ready’ spaces at 1155 Ave. of the Americas and 114 West 47th St., we have yet to see this model adopted in the Fairfield County market, which is a missed opportunity.”

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How will the flare-up of Covid infections with the Delta and Lamdba variants impact the region’s commercial real estate market? “With the new variants, many occupiers are still taking a wait-and-see approach. However, a lot of public corporations are pushing out return to office deadlines into the fall, winter and next spring as a result of the new surge in cases.” If we were to pick up this conversation in a year from now, where do you think the region’s commercial real estate market will be? “In a year from now, the market is poised to experience pent-up demand stemming from the last year-and-a-half when real estate decisions were paused as a result of the pandemic. Tenants have been extending their leases, closing offices or letting employees work from home, and as Covid restriction loosen once again, we’ll see a number of requirements hit the market, primarily in the 5,000- to -10,000-square-foot range.”

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Film and TV production on the rise in Connecticut BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

t’s hardly turning into Hollywood East, but Connecticut is trying to increase its potential as a hub for film and television production. “Overall we’re enjoying an uptick,” George Norfleet, executive director of the state’s Office of Film, TV & Digital Media — part of the Department of Economic and Community Development — told the Business Journal. “And we’re very happy about it.” Some of the most recent activity has been taking place in Stamford, where “The Good Nurse” — the retelling of the story of Charles Cullen, who murdered as many as 300 patients during a 16-career in health care — recently wrapped production. Stamford Director of Economic Development Thomas Madden said the film’s cast and crew probably spent around $2 million in the city. Disney live-action feature “Chang Can Dunk” and another Netflix movie, “The Noel Diary,” will also be filming in Stamford — the latter spent a few days in New Canaan as well — while longtime syndicated TV favorite “The People’s Court” has been

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filmed there since 2012, as have talk shows “Maury” and “The Steve Wilkos Show,” both since 2009. The latter two are produced at NBCUniversal’s Stamford Media Center. “Production is definitely growing in Stamford,” Norfleet said. “They’re reaching a critical mass of supporting the industry there.” The city’s proximity to New York City, combined with what he called “the luck of the draw,” are helping it build-out. Also playing a part is The Village, home to Wheelhouse Entertainment and ITV America. In addition, actor Michael Jai White (“Spawn,” “The Dark Knight”) recently announced plans to open a “mini-major” facility, Jaigantic Studios, in New Haven this year; as construction on that continues, Jaigantic will operate at Fairfield’s Studio One. “Our office always expends considerable effort with the film industry,” said Norfleet, who said productions are coming all around Connecticut. While competition among states is fierce, he noted that “Just as important is consumption. During the pandemic and the health environment we all find ourselves in, there’s even more of a call for content on the new streaming platforms.” WCBJ

While offering picturesque views of the New England stereotype — rolling hillsides and quaint downtowns, perhaps best evidenced by made-for-TV movies with such try-and-tell-them-apart titles as “Soul Santa,” “My Adventures With Santa,” “Rediscovering Christmas,” “Christmas on Honeysuckle Lane,” “Christmas at Pemberley Manor” and “A Very Nutty Christmas” — Norfleet said that the state’s topography also plays an important role. “We’ve got urban streetscapes, rolling countrysides, the shoreline, beaches, forests — really everything except deserts.” Connecticut also has deals in place with New York and New Jersey to pool resources when it comes to hiring crews. “We really do have a highly skilled labor force here,” he said, with the agreements representing “a win-win for everyone.” Also playing a part, of course, is money. Norfleet’s office offers a range of tax incentives to productions — including up to 30% tax credits for production and post-production expenses, 10% to 30% tax credits for digital animation production and exemptions on hotel and sales tax, among others. Norfleet said such arrangements are not simply to studios to the state, but also to

employ local craftspeople as well as benefiting area businesses. And, he said, Connecticut is not only in competition with surrounding states but is essentially fighting it out with all 50, plus Washington, D.C. (although replicating the Capitol or the Lincoln Memorial remains a challenge). Again, incentives play a part: To qualify for most incentives in Connecticut, a production must prove a minimum local spend of $100,000, as compared with $250,000 to $1 million in New York; 60% of total film production expenses or more than $1 million in qualified production expenses in New Jersey. While Massachusetts arguably betters the Nutmeg State via a minimum local spend requirement of just $50,000, such putative competitors as Vermont and New Hampshire offer no tax incentives at all. Norfleet said the state’s offerings tend to keep producers and studios coming back. “We’re a place that offers a good bang for the buck,” he said. “We have one studio that’s planning on for different productions here, back to back.” He said he anticipates the level of production in the state to continue on the upswing. “A rising tide lifts all boats,” he said.

Ridgefield Independent Film Festival returns

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ringing in an audience for an independently operated arts event is always a challenge. When the Ridgefield Independent Film Festival (RIFF) came on the Fairfield County scene in 2016, organizers knew they were in the right place — but it took a while before they realized they chose the wrong time. “For the first two years, it was held in May,” recalled Geoffrey Morris, the festival’s executive director. “And it didn’t get great audience participation. I got involved with it the third year and moved it to October because my feeling was in May the weather starts getting nice and people want to go outside, not inside. In October, even though the weather is still nice, people are fine to spend an afternoon indoors.” Morris’ hunch paid off as the festival attracted 4,000 people in 2018 and 2019, a significant growth over the preceding two years. But then came 2020 and the Covid19 pandemic, which required the festival to rethink its audience participation. “We did a virtual festival, although it was partially live,” Morris continued. “We did 35 maximum people in a room that held 150. Most visitors were virtual, but I would say 300 to 400 people came.” For this year’s RIFF, scheduled for Oct. 8-10, Morris and his team are planning to come to in-person screenings with a vengeance: 72 films from 26 countries screening at six venues across Ridgefield. The festival uses an online platform called Film Freeway to attract entries and Morris coordinated a seven-person team to screen all of the submissions and recommend which ones would appeal to audiences. “As the executive director, I said to them, ‘We want inspirational films, we want films that tell stories. And we like local filmmakers.’” Among the local filmmakers whose work will be screened at the festival are two Ridgefield residents: Joanna James, with “A Fine Line,” a documentary that explores why fewer than 7% of head chefs and restaurant owners are women; and Ellie Gravitte, with the narrative short “Make It Easy,” which is about a musician’s chance encounter with a potential soulmate. The RIFF slate is predominantly made up of short films — Morris acknowledged that this mini-format offers budgetary advantages to new filmmakers as well as a means of perfecting their cinematic skills before investing more time and money into feature-length works. Morris chose the theme of “resilience” for this year’s festival, and that spirit is on display in a wide and diverse selection of titles, including two very different interpretations about environmental challenges: “After Antarctica,” a documentary on polar explor-

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“After Antarctica,” directed by Tasha Van Zandt. Courtesy RIFF. er Will Steger’s efforts to call attention to the damage created by climate change to the South Pole, and the Austrian production “Alles hat Grenzen Nur Der Mondfisch Nicht,” an original musical that frames the subject through provocative songs. (It loosely translates to “everything has limits, only the sunfish do not.) Other examples of resiliency include films with protagonists that defy cultural stereotypes to create their own realities, including the Iranian import “Red Lipstick,” a drama about a woman deciding whether or not to marry; “Planet b234” which explores Latino masculinity and fatherhood; and “Authenticity,” a musical about a popular high school student who resorts to catfishing to snag the one boy in her school that she believes is genuine and sincere. Putting together a film festival is a time-consuming and labor-intensive endeavor, and Morris starts planning one year in advance of each event. “Sort of six months out or seven months out, there’s a lot of planning with getting the Film Freeway platform going and making sure the dates are secure,” he said. “And then it just rolls along with people screening films, and then three months out you’re getting sponsors, you’re getting your program booked together, you’re starting to do the marketing and letting people know that it’s happening.” As Morris gets ready for his Oct. 8 opening night, he is confident that audience reaction will be the strongest in the event’s fiveyear history. “I’m totally impressed by all of the films that were submitted,” he said.

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BUSINESS INTEL NEWS For more than 70 years, the Westchester County Association has been the leading independent voice of Westchester’s business community – fostering smart growth and economic vitality in the region.

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UPCOMING EVENTS 5th Annual Real Estate Summit: Development of the Future October 5 | 4:00 PM – 7:30 PM Westchester Country Club Key players in the Westchester real estate community will come together to discuss “Development of the Future” with an emphasis on sustainability, technology, and connectivity. The keynote featuring a case study of Westpark campus (westparkny.com), 1111 Westchester Avenue, will be followed by a panel discussion with senior level representatives from RXR, Langan, The Clarient Group, and Cuddy & Feder. The panel will discuss the newest trends and best practices around ESG standards, digital connectivity, and more. The summit will conclude with a cocktail networking reception. Register at westchester.org/events

Save the Date: Annual Fall Leadership Event November 30 | 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM Westchester Marriott Tarrytown

Welcome Back Westchester! WCA hosted its “Welcome Back Westchester” in-person networking reception on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at Saltaire Oyster Bar & Kitchen in Port Chester. The WCA team and its members were thrilled to celebrate Westchester’s official reopening with new and old friends looking to expand their network and reconnect. WCA’s President and CEO, Michael Romita, along with Chairman of the Board, Bill Harrington, welcomed more than 100 guests to the event. Notable officials who stopped by included Westchester County Executive George Latimer; Westchester County Director of Operations Joan McDonald; New York State Senators Peter Harckham and Elijah Reichlin-Melnick; and Bridget Gibbons, Director of Economic Development. Sponsored by:

WCA On-Demand Video Library: View all of WCA’s virtual events at youtube.com/TheWCAssociation Video highlights Include: • The future of telehealth in a post-pandemic world • Economic models for improved housing affordability •The mega shifts and trends in our region’s talent ecosystem

“I value the important insights provided by the WCA–especially today during these most unprecedented times. While Open Door has access to a trade association for Federally qualified Health Centers, and to advocacy organizations supporting the broad non-profit community, WCA provides up-to-the minute information curated from Washington, DC and Albany. WCA has an excellent handle on federal and state policies that impact Westchester’s business community saving the time and effort of parsing through it all. The WCA network is robust and the opportunity to come together with other healthcare leaders has proven so beneficial through the years. I’m proud to serve on the WCA Board and am so impressed by the staff and its talented Senior Leadership.” –Lindsay Farrell, President & CEO

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Open Door Family Medical Center’s mission has remained consistent since it first opened in 1972: to provide high-quality, affordable, efficient health care to the community, particularly low-income, underserved residents. Today, Open Door cares for more than 60,000 patients/year across Westchester, Putnam and Ulster Counties, providing care regardless of one’s ability to pay- with more than 40% of patients having no health insurance coverage (www.opendoormedical.org)

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Over the next couple of years, Westchester County will spend hundreds of millions of dollars of federal money to combat the public health and economic impacts of COVID-19. This is found money – a windfall. Under the American Rescue Plan passed in March, Congress carved out over $65 billion in direct aid to counties and local municipalities. Westchester, together with its cities, towns and villages is receiving $439 million. The funds do not go through Albany (where they can be easily misdirected) and they must be spent in the next five years. That means decisions on how to use the money will be made by our local officials and they will be made relatively quickly. Although Congress put up some guardrails, it granted local decisionmakers a great deal of discretion. By regulation, the dollars must be used to support the public health response and lay the foundation for a strong and equitable economic recovery. They cannot be used for a tax cut. Fortunately, many of the law’s express funding objectives closely track economic development and policy priorities long championed by the WCA – regional support for healthcare and the public health response, workforce development, housing affordability, and investments in digital infrastructure.

Over the past several weeks, the WCA has conducted a series of working sessions with leaders from business, higher education, and the nonprofit community to identify and reinforce the areas of greatest impact and to build upon our prior strategic work on economic development. We will present our findings to the county. But we will also work to develop tangible and lasting solutions in partnership with government and the nonprofit sector. Where necessary, we will seek direct assistance for industries such as healthcare, real estate and construction, hospitality, and nonprofits which are vital to the regional economy. Where helpful, we will seek to administer and expand on our preexisting programs specifically in the areas of digital connectivity and healthcare focused workforce development. Where more efficient, we will champion others working more directly on primary education and protecting the social safety net. In the broad scheme of things, the federal dollars coming to Westchester under the American Rescue Plan can only take us so far. But it will help us chart a course for the future and will have a lasting impact. Let’s make the right decisions.

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Visit westchester.org/member-benefits for more information or contact Christina Barry, Manager Membership & Events, at 914.948.1860 or info@westchester.org.

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Two CT doctors with Port Chester office guilty of evading $1.2M in taxes BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

wo doctors with an office in Port Chester accused of evading $1.2 million in personal income taxes were tripped up by their own meticulous records.

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Federal agents found those records — six years’ worth of daily logs of corporate receipts — when they searched the Ridgefield, Connecticut, home of Dr. Angel B. Polimeni and his wife, Aline Polimeni. Based on those logs, U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss charged Angel Polimeni and Dr. Jaime Rivas of Stamford with tax evasion in criminal complaints filed Aug. 11 in U.S. District Court, White Plains. Aline Polimeni, their bookkeeper, was accused of failure to file tax returns and pay taxes. All three pleaded guilty to Magistrate Judge Paul E. Davison and were released from custody on posting $100,000 personal recognizance bonds. The doctors worked at the same office on Westchester Avenue in Port Chester, but they structured their medical practices as separate corporations. That allowed them to bypass corporate taxes but required them to include the corporate income on their personal income tax returns. Their patients paid primarily with cash, according to the criminal complaints, and from 2012 to 2017 the doctors left out substantial portions of those payments on their tax forms. Angel Polimeni claimed $5.6 million in corporate receipts, according to the government, but actually took in $9.5 million, thus underreporting revenues by nearly 41%. He declared $730,883 in taxes owed on his personal tax return, the government says, but actually owed more than $1.5 million, thus evading more than $800,000 or 52%. Rivas reported corporate receipts of about $937,000 but allegedly took in more than $2.2 million, thus underreporting revenues by 58%. He declared $112,007 in personal income taxes, according to the complaint, but actually owed $548,881, thus evading nearly 80% of his tax obligation. Collectively, the doctors underreported corporate revenues by nearly $5.2 million; underreported personal taxable incomes by more than $3.7 million; and evaded $1,236,918 in taxes. Polimeni was trained at the National University of Cordoba, Argentina, according to the state Office of the Professions, and has been licensed in New York since 1987. He practices internal medicine. Rivas was trained at Guadalajara Autonomous University in Mexico and has been licensed in New York since 1998. He practices family medicine.

HUDSON VALLEY Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union expands with Peekskill branch

A rendering of the new branch. BY BRIDGET MCCUSKER bmccusker@westfairinc.com

id-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union is expanding its operations to Westchester County, with the construction of an office in Peekskill underway. The new branch at 3 N. Broad St., which broke ground in April, is set to open in late October or November. The office will be Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union’s 14th branch. Since opening in Kingston in 1963, it has expanded from its original goal of serving the workers and families of the IBM facility in Ulster County to serving individuals and small businesses in the lower Hudson Valley through its 13 branches in Ulster, Dutchess and Orange counties. “Broadly speaking, it’s anyone who lives, works, worships or volunteers within that geographic footprint, and the friends and the family members of that,” said Chris Gomez, senior vice president and chief retail officer for the credit union. “And so it’s really a broad brush throughout the Hudson Valley.” Now, the credit union can add Westchester to the list of places in which the credit union has a physical footprint, since it received approval from the National Credit Union Administration to expand into Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and Sullivan counties in September 2019.

According to Gomez, the credit union already has almost 1,000 members in the northern Westchester area and a few hundred in Peekskill. Gomez cited Mike Mattone, vice president of community impact at the credit union, as essential to the expansion effort and to identifying Peekskill as a potential site. A Yorktown resident, Mattone saw in Peekskill a city whose needs matched what the credit union could offer to it. “What we were looking for and where we do well is serving diverse cities where they have a general need for consumer loans and financial education training … as a credit union, that’s kind of where we thrive, in helping communities,” Gomez said. “The examples are Kingston, Poughkeepsie and Newburgh. “Peekskill, after all of our research, was really just exactly what we felt was a great community partner. So, partnering with the Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber, Peekskill BID, the city council and the city manager’s office, we just felt that there was a great opportunity to build something that could help continue to build that community and thrive.” Gomez also noted that Peekskill has no credit union serving it and that many of the larger banks have shuttered in the city, relocating instead farther from the center of the city. Several members of the branch’s staff have already been hired and begun train-

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Roger Campos, branch manager, and Leo Soriano, who handles home loans and mortgages, have been helping to lead the bank’s integration into the community. Although Gomez couldn’t estimate target numbers for new membership in Peekskill, he detailed several initiatives that the credit union has prioritized for the branch, which were developed around the needs that the credit union identified in the city. The branch will have and be led by bilingual staff to better serve the needs of Peekskill’s Hispanic and Latino community members. It will offer teller services (both in person and a remote, virtual teller service), lending services, investment and retirement services and business banking. Gomez noted that Peekskill has been missing the philosophy of a credit union, wherein the goal is to help local residents with their financial decisions and goals, rather than utilize their membership to sell products and make a greater profit through higher loan rates, as a larger bank might. “We have the advantage of being small enough that we can have the same technology (as a large bank), but we’ll also have the staff that’s going to have a real focus on helping them,” he said. “And so when you walk in it isn’t about (cross selling). We don’t use that word. It’s about, well, let’s ask some questions to see if there are ways FCBJ

we can help them forge. And so really that kind of a reverse approach and not selling, but really having staff that looks like them, that’s from the same area, that speaks their native language, but more importantly has the opportunity to help them.” Financial education and community outreach will be a big priority for the Peekskill staff, including a financial education specialist whose sole job is to meet with the community and offer tools and knowledge for personal financial success, and counseling for small businesses. Gomez noted that this is especially important now as many individuals are struggling to keep afloat amid Covid-related economic downturns and small businesses that normally operate without a dedicated accountant could be missing out on government funding such as PPP loans if they lack the know-how to submit all paperwork correctly. Although the credit union plans to expand even more into Westchester, Gomez said that it is also considering how physical branches can add value for members who increasingly conduct their banking online, but its staff is still searching for communities that they feel match the credit union’s mission. “We have very aggressive plans to continue to support the Westchester community and Rockland community, specifically over the next three to five years,” Gomez said. WCBJ

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HUDSON VALLEY Takin’ it to the streets

yack is ramping up for its annual Street Fair, which will be held Sept. 12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Over 300 vendors, music, family crafts and more are in store for those who attend the yearly festival. September Fest is presented

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New Marketing Campaign Celebrates Yonkers’ Remarkable Riverfront Renaissance. concert, kayaking on the river or simply enjoying the spectacular views of the Palisades, the Yonkers riverfront has something for everyone. With this exciting new marketing campaign, we are letting everyone know that Yonkers On The River is the place to be,” said Mayor Spano. The new campaign, which will run through the end of the year, is the next generation of the highly successful Generation Yonkers campaign that has positioned Yonkers as the region’s next go‑to urban center. As the City of Yonkers has evolved, so has the marketing campaign over the years. Now in its eighth year, the Generation Yonkers campaign is credited with putting Yonkers on the map and contributed to the city’s tremendous growth which has seen more than $4 billion in private investment and over 9,100 multifamily units planned, completed, under construction and approved for developments.

Attending the June 28th press conference were L‑R: Jessica Ardrey, Yonkers Waterfront/Downtown BID; Kelly Chiarella, Yonkers Office for the Aging; John Mueller, Yonkers Police Commissioner; Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano; Brigitte Griswold, Groundwork Hudson Valley; Wilson Kimball, Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers; Roddy Wildman, Warburton Galerie; Sara Brody, Yonkers Waterfront/Downtown BID; Steve Sansone, Yonkers Parks & Recreation Commissioner; Jesse Montero, Yonkers Public Library; Lisa McKay‑Harris, Yonkers Parks & Recreation Deputy Commissioner; Henry Djonbalaj, Yonkers IDA Board; Roberto Espiritu, Yonkers Mexican Chamber of Commerce

s one of the world’s great rivers, the majestic Hudson has long been attracting attention from early explorers to major industries to today’s residents who live in the growing number of residential towers that dot the Yonkers riverfront.

The Hudson is now the focus of a new and innovative marketing campaign unveiled today by Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano to celebrate the city’s remarkable riverfront renaissance where residents can live, work and play. The goal of the campaign is to rebrand the Yonkers riverfront which has emerged as a vibrant and diverse community that is attracting new residents, restaurants and shops.

The theme is Yonkers On The River with the tagline Go Anywhere From Here. The tagline has an aspirational meaning for anyone, with endless options for career, home or play. It also refers to Yonkers unmatched accessibility with two Metro‑North train lines, easy access to all major highways and parkways, only 40 minutes to every major airport in the Tri‑State region and only 20 minutes to Grand Central Terminal. “The incredible revitalization under way in our city’s riverfront community is nothing short of extraordinary. Whether you’re dining at one of our award‑winning restaurants, taking in an outdoor

The Yonkers On The River marketing campaign, which was developed by the Westchester‑based communications and advertising agency Thompson & Bender, features an integrated media mix including social, digital, TV, outdoor and signage. Yonkers On The River signage is being prominently displayed along the Yonkers riverfront and throughout parts of the city. The Generation Yonkers website is updated with a new domain: YonkersOnTheRiver.com which will be displayed on all advertising and signage. The website features testimonials from residents who live along the riverfront as well as businesses that are located there. The Yonkers riverfront is drawing significant private investment by major residential developers such as RXR, Extell, Avalon, Hudson Park, Apex, Ginsburg Development, AMS Acquisitions and Confier Realty. The residential boom underway along the Yonkers riverfront is being driven by the business‑friendly climate created under the leadership of Mayor Spano as well as the work of the Yonkers Industrial

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Celebrating Riverfest & Yonkers Arts Weekend. Mayor Mike Spano admires Yonkers on the River signage installed along the Yonkers Pier.

Development Agency (IDA) which provides financial incentives to development projects. Over the past two years, the Yonkers IDA has provided financial incentives to development projects representing a total private investment of approximately $1.1 billion. The 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. Ten percent of all new residential units are set aside for affordable housing. In addition to the residential boom along the riverfront, Yonkers riverfront is also attracting

movie studios. Lionsgate Studios, whose films include The Hunger Games, Knives Out, La La Land and John Wick to name a few, is nearing completion of a $100 million TV and film studio at the iPark site. The 109,000‑square‑foot entertainment complex is expected to bring more than 400 full‑time jobs to the area. Other major movie companies are expected to announce plans soon to open studios along the Yonkers riverfront. Since the Spano Administration took office in 2012, the city’s streamlined and film‑friendly office has brought in more than $2.5 million in revenue. In addition, the city recorded nearly 2,000 film days, competing with the likes of New York City and Long Island City as a premier film production location.

Riverfest, presented by the Yonkers Downtown BID, the largest one‑day festival in Westchester County, will be held on Saturday, September 18, from noon to 7 pm, along the majestic Hudson River. Riverfest, which is celebrating its 28th year, brings together more than 15,000 people with its broad appeal as it celebrates community. The festival, held just as summer turns into autumn, is a great time to gather with friends and family to listen to music from every era and to sample delicious foods. Enjoy inspired performances from jazz and soul to hip‑hop, rock and more. “Riverfest brings together the very best Yonkers has to offer. It’s the perfect place to enjoy food, art, music and the spectacular views of the Hudson right on our Downtown Waterfront,” said Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano This fall Yonkers will also host its 7th annual Yonkers Arts Weekend (YAW) festival on Saturday, October 23. The festival is a one‑day event, filled with exciting new programs, workshops, exhibitions and more. Since its inception in 2014, YAW has created a prominent arts district in Yonkers. YAW attracts more than 10,000 visitors a year to city galleries, the Carpet Mills Arts District, Hudson River Museum and Untermyer Gardens. This year, YAW will showcase a wide range of exhibitions, free art workshops, and musical performances across four dynamic venues including: • Pop‑up galleries & workshops in the Downtown Waterfront District • 18th Annual YoHo Artist Open Studios at the historic Alexander Smith Carpet Mills, and now designated the Carpet Mills Art District • Untermyer Gardens, music by the Untermyer Performing Arts Council • Hudson River Museum — new programs and workshops

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About the Daylighting of the Saw Mill River at Larkin Plaza The Saw Mill River was buried beneath the City of Yonkers at the beginning of the 20th Century. “Daylighting” the river is returning the river to a more natural, open-air condition, providing many community and ecological benefits – a focus of Yonkers’ plan for social and economic progress. PS&S created an award-winning design that included daylighting of the river within a beautiful new urban park. It features two dynamic pools and three strategically placed waterfalls, a diverse habitat filled with aquatic life transformed from an old parking lot. The design also preserved the existing underground flume. Peak flows will be diverted to the flume, to avoid potentially hazardous flooding in the urban park and make economical re-use of the existing, viable asset. Our expertise and commitment to excellence have helped us evolve into a leading architecture and engineering firm in the region. We have designed phases two and three of the Saw Mill Daylighting project – Mill Street Courtyard, which rendered both vehicular and pedestrian bridges over the river, as well as River Park – all of which provide our neighborhoods with family and community-focused landmarks in the heart of Yonkers. With our integrated planning and design services, we are your single source for architectural and engineering excellence. Please visit us at www.psands.com and explore how we can transform your next project into a reality. One Larkin Plaza 2nd Floor, Yonkers, NY 10701

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WESTCHESTER HOTELS NEED A PROPERTY TAX BREAK!

t’s a tough time to be a hotel owner, and excessive property taxes based upon municipalities’ rosy assumptions about value are making it worse. Hospitality revenues are sharply down in the wake of the pandemic and new concerns about the Delta variant. We make a general distinction in lodging between “leisure” and “business” oriented hotels, but both have been severely impacted over the past year for different reasons. Many of the draws that attract leisure travel remain closed or at limited service; international travel is a shadow of what it was; and a massive share of business travel has been replaced – perhaps forever – by the realization that virtual meetings are sometimes equally effective. Many hotels in cities and suburbs around the country have either closed permanently or are struggling to break even. Owners are in many cases seri-

ously delinquent on their property tax bills with little to no formal relief being voluntarily offered by most local municipalities or the State, and the prospect of onerous interest and penalties stacking up. Many of us remember when we could easily identify nearly all the hotels in Westchester on one hand. In the few years leading up to the arrival of Covid, more than 1,000 hotel rooms had been added to the County’s inventory, mostly for limited service properties in the southern portion of Westchester, with more in the works. Despite occupancy rates becoming healthier, average daily rates according to industry reporting was unimpressive even before Covid. With the current market of increased supply and limited demand, prudent owners have cut costs wherever possible to break even. Full service hotels with amenities like bars, restaurants, and

room service lowered the point from 47% occupancy to just 30% last year, nationally, by eliminating dining, much of housekeeping, and other expenses. It remains to be seen whether these are short-term fixes that permit a property to limp along in the hope of better days, or whether overall demand may never return to what it once was given the fundamental shifts in lifestyles and technology that have occurred since 2020. No single area of cost for a Westchester hotel is both more pernicious to reaching profitability and yet also more feasible to achieve without the loss of workforce and amenities than property taxes. With an informed property tax analysis, appropriate data support, and persuasive advocacy presented by experienced legal counsel, many hotels may begin adding back jobs and occupancy levels and building back the Westchester economy.

David C. Wilkes, CRE, FRICS, an attorney, is a senior-level partner in the tax certiorari law firm of Herman Katz Cangemi Wilkes & Clyne, LLP, with offices in Westchester, Manhattan and Long Island.

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idge Hill is the top destination in Yonkers for shopping, food, and fun! The family-friendly outdoor center features an inviting Town Square and green space, beautiful tree-lined streets, and a play area for children. In addition to an enticing mix of popular fashion, sports and technology retailers like Apple, Uniqlo, Sephora, and L.L. Bean, the center is home to LEGOLAND® Discovery Center, a 12-screen Showcase Cinema de Lux, Rockin' Jump Indoor Trampoline Park, iFLY Indoor Skydiving, and Whole Foods Market. Dining options are plentiful with delicious restaurants including The Cheesecake Factory, Yard House, Texas de Brazil, Public Pizza, and Lefteris Gyro. Ridge Hill hosts a year-round calendar of events including a weekly farmer’s market,

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outdoor movies on the lawn, live musical performances, holiday programs, and much more. The property also features a growing art collection including seven murals (and counting!) perfect for taking a selfie or simply enjoying the view. Whether celebrating a special event, enjoying some leisure time, savoring a meal, or running an errand, Ridge Hill is the place to be — there’s always something happening on the hill! Located in Yonkers, at Exit 6A off the New York State Thruway and at the Tuckahoe Road West Exit from the Sprain Brook Parkway, Ridge Hill is easily accessible to all Westchester, Putnam, and NYC Metropolitan-area residents and visitors. Learn more at www.ridgehill.com and follow @shopridgehill on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

A NEW FALL SEASON IS AROUND THE CORNER, AND THAT MEANS FAMILIES ARE GETTING READY FOR A NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

end them back in style! Cross County Center has everything you need for your one-stop Back to School shopping trip. With stores like Zara, H&M, Gap, Old Navy, Hollister&CO, Vans, Skechers and Ulta Beauty, there’s something for your teen, tween and everyone in between! Some stylish trends to watch for include 2-piece matching sets for boys and girls, graphic tees with positive messages and cargo pants with tons of pockets (find all at H&M). Tween girls should be on the lookout for tiered dresses in floral patterns and stretchy beaded bracelets with their name or more positivity messages (shop Hollister&CO and Claire’s). Shop denim and athletic pants for tween and teen boys (Hollister&CO, American Eagle Outfitters and adidas). Teen style is BIG — as in oversized

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Dr. Andre Khoury-Yacoub, co-director of radiology at White Plains Hospital, with the Pet MRI scanner.

Better imaging means better medicine for White Plains Hospital BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

ver since Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered X-rays in 1895 and a doctor used the discovery to create a picture that revealed a fractured bone in someone’s hand, a focus of the medical profession has been on developing tools to generate sharper, more detailed, more revealing images of what’s happening inside of the human body. Now, a new world of imagery is opening up with a new breed of scanners combining the technologies of PET (positron emission tomography) and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging). White Plains Hospital is the first in the county and one of only about 115 institutions worldwide to have a PET MRI scanner. The scanner is in operation at the hospital’s recently opened $272 million nine-story Center for Advanced Medicine & Surgery at 122 Maple Ave. in White Plains. “When you combine both you’re having the very best imaging possible,” Dr. Andre

Khoury-Yacoub, co-director of radiology at the hospital told the Business Journal. “When the patient is having a study done, he or she is in the same physical position as when having an MRI study.” Khoury-Yacoub said that the new scanner uses 50% less radiation for its PET function than with older standalone CT (computed tomography) scanners while providing more accurate images for use in diagnosis and planning of treatments. “Cancer patients will have numerous studies done during the course of the disease,” Khoury-Yacoub said. “Instead of having multiple CT scans as they used to have before, when you do PET MRI over the course of the disease you decrease significantly the radiation exposure to the patient.” He said that while older standalone MRI scanners often exposed patients to a high noise environment while they were running, the new PET MRI scanner uses noise suppression techniques. Khoury-Yacoub said that when bringing the new technology to the hospital was

first proposed, hospital management was immediately supportive. The scanner cost $4.4 million, slightly more than the cost of buying separate older-technology CT and MRI scanners. “I think it’s expensive, but for doing both modalities at the same time I think it’s reasonable,” Khoury-Yacoub said. “The PET MRI is one of the biggest advances. It’s going to be very important in the years to come.” He emphasized that imaging plays a vital role in treating cancer, from identifying where the disease is located in the body to providing information to help in staging the fight against the cancer cells to determining whether the medical intervention is effective. Khoury-Yacoub said that White Plains Hospital has always been interested in adopting the latest and most effective technologies. “These new technologies are going to be helpful for all departments because this applies to all fields of medicine. We’ll use it for oncology, gastroenterology, neurology,” Khoury-Yacoub said. “We are the only hosFCBJ

pital in the county that has this technology. Here in New York we’re the only ones outside of the city. We plan on partnering with referring physicians as well.” He said that the highly detailed images of the brain that are possible with the new scanner will make it very useful in identifying and treating Alzheimer’s disease. “We can detect the disease early enough, even before an ordinary MRI, and this will be very important for early treatment of Alzheimer’s. It’s going to help improve health care significantly in our later aging,” Khoury-Yacoub said. The PET MRI scanner also is expected to benefit pediatric patients. Rather than subjecting children to separate PET and MRI scans, the scanner means they only have to go through the imaging experience once. The hospital is conducting an information campaign, including sending out samples of the images that can be generated by the scanner to make sure the area’s medical community is aware of the advanced technology that’s now at its disposal. WCBJ

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Burke Neurological Institute completes groundbreaking cerebral palsy research BY BRIDGET MCCUSKER bmccusker@westfairinc.com

his summer, researchers at Burke Neurological Institute in White Plains and Teachers College of Columbia University shared the results of a landmark study for therapeutic treatment of cerebral palsy. Kathleen Friel, lab director at Burke Neurological Institute, and Andrew Gordon, professor of movement science and neuroscience and education at Teachers College, led the research and found that two intensive therapeutic techniques — hand-arm bimanual intensive training and constraint-induced movement therapy — are viable in treating children with unilateral cerebral palsy to help them learn to move, play and learn new skills. “The research showed us that the motor system exhibits an extraordinary capacity to adapt,” Friel said. “We were pleased to finally acquire hard data showing that intensive hand therapies improve a child’s ability to move, play, learn and progress, no matter which type of brain connectivity pattern they had.” The study was the largest randomized

clinical study yet to focus on this topic. Gordon and Friel have both been studying it for several years. Gordon was the first to show that constraint therapy and bimanual therapy are effective for children with cerebral palsy, since he began to study it over a decade ago. Friel has studied animal models of cerebral palsy, testing how methods of therapy affect the brain and spinal cord and the relationship between motor activity and neurorehabilitation. A key facet of this most recent study, researchers said, is that it delivered data that will help identify which patients will benefit most from these types of therapy, by utilizing methods to predict success. “One major challenge of either therapy is that it requires high intensity of training — 6 hours a day for 3 weeks,” Friel said. “This is a lot of time to ask of families and if it is a clinical therapy, it would cost a lot of money. This drove us and other labs, to look for any clues that would tell us, before starting the therapy, if the therapy would be effective for an individual child, since some kids improve more than others “This was the goal of our study, to see if some kids improved more than others based on how their brain was organized. We found

that indeed, some kids improve more than others, but the child’s brain organization was not a factor that can determine which kids will improve most. Kids had the capacity to improve regardless of how their brain is organized.” According to Friel, these types of intensive therapy are already used in many places worldwide. The role of Friel’s and Gordon’s respective labs and collaborative research is to continue to search for factors that can identify children and patients that will have the greatest capacity for improvement. The study also demonstrated that the treatments are effective regardless of how the brain is wired, which can vary among children with cerebral palsy. “Early studies suggested that some chil-

dren were less likely to benefit from intensive rehabilitation, depending on how their brains had reorganized,” Gordon said. “This new study proves that assumption wrong.” The research could also have implications for other types of neurological conditions and injuries. “There is reason to think this would also be an effective strategy to improve hand function in kids and adults with brain injuries of a variety of causes,” Friel said. “Other labs have shown that these types of training strategies can help people with different types of brain injuries.” When tested again six months after the trial, the children involved retained the skills. Friel, who herself was born with cerebral palsy, said that she understands the difficulties children with the condition face, which informs her research greatly. “I am one of very few lab directors who has CP,” she said. “I know of a few others, that’s it. I know firsthand how difficult it has been throughout my life to optimize my physical function. My family and I were disappointed by the limited effectiveness of existing therapies — I would put in hours and hours of work each week, for years and get modest benefits.”

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IN THE 3 MINUTES IT TAKES TO MAKE YOUR COFFEE, YOU COULD CHECK YOUR HEART HEALTH When it comes to knowing about your heart health, making a big difference shouldn’t take a huge effort. That’s why White Plains Hospital created a three-minute quiz that can help you determine your risk factors and lead you to the right doctors for your treatment. Because knowing is exceptional, every day. Visit exceptionaleveryday.org/heartdisease or scan the QR code with your phone to take the quiz.

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Good Things MANHATTANVILLE ASSUMES CONCORDIA’S RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM Purchase-based Manhattanville College recently announced that it has reached an agreement with Concordia College in Bronxville to acquire the school’s radiologic technology (Rad Tech) program. “The acquisition of the program will benefit both colleges,” said Louise Feroe, Ph.D., who is acting president of Manhattanville while President Michael Geisler, Ph.D., is on sabbatical. The continuing students from Concordia will transfer to Manhattanville to complete their degrees. “We are very pleased to be able to help these students and expand our School of Nursing and Health Sciences in the process,” said Feroe. “With the approval of the New York State Education Department, we can now also begin admitting new students to the program, which we anticipate will be in great demand, setting the college on a course for continued growth.” Employment data projections show strong growth potential for radiologic technologists with 30,000 new jobs expected by 2026. Rad Techs earn a median annual salary of $61,240, making it attractive to students looking for careers in health care. “As the baby-boom generation grows older and faces medical conditions such as cancer and Alzheimer’s disease, which require imaging as a diagnostic tool, radiologic technologists will be needed to take the images,” said Debra Simons, Ph.D., N.P., dean of Manhattanville’s School of Nursing and Health Sciences. The Rad Tech program is the second addition this year to Manhattanville’s School of Nursing and Health Sciences, which admitted more than 120 nursing students during its first year in 2020. In January, the college added a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) program that will welcome its first students in the fall. Manhattanville has begun accepting applications for the fall program. For more information, visit mville.edu.

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ALDRICH PROJECTS Brooklyn-based artist Adrienne Elise Tarver (b. 1985) debuts her first solo museum presentation “Manifesting Paradise” in the second series of Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum’s newly established Aldrich Projects. Her 22 mixed-media works are based on the foundational card set of the centuries-old tarot deck and will be on view Sept. 8 to Jan. 2 at the museum, 258 Main St. in Ridgefield. Conceived amidst the Covid-19 pandemic and the racial injustice movements of 2020, Manifesting Paradise marks a polar shift in the artist’s approach as she turns her analytical lens from the past to the future. Though intimate in scale, the works are packed with personal references, Afrofuturist imagery and lush vegetation, speaking to the mythologized assumptions of the African diaspora, while also citing the folklore and pop culture associations of enigmatic Black women synonymous with the prophetic craft. In reimagining the visual emblems associated with directing one’s life, Tarver denotes power and agency to a cast of Black subjects whose prompts may alter the course of tomorrow. Tarver received a BFA from Boston University and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally.

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Adrienne Elise Tarver “Magician,” 2020. Courtesy of the artist.

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The town of Cortlandt will host the “Cortlandt/Hudson Valley Pour the Core Cider Festival” this fall at Cortlandt Waterfront Park on the Hudson River, 77 Riverview Ave., Verplanck. The event, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 25 from 1:30 to 5 p.m., will kick off the beginning of the fall cider season. This is an age-21-plus-only event. Scott Ramsey, executive director of the New York Cider Association said, “… This festival aligns perfectly with our passion in cultivating New York’s orFCBJ

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chard-based hard cider industry by showcasing its diversity, food-friendliness and excellent quality.” Thirty different hard cider producers possessing an average 4.2 Star rating (out of a possible 5) will be showcasing their products.

“This gathering will introduce the town of Cortlandt to many people for the first time and afford us the ability to showcase our riverfront, our restaurants and businesses and our historic, recreational and cultural sites,” said Linda Puglisi, town supervisor.

FIRST COUNTY EXPANDS COMMERCIAL LENDING DIVISION The hiring of Tripp Moore and Robert O’Brien, as vice president, commercial banking officers expands the commercial banking division of First County Bank. Combined, Moore and O’Brien have more than 30 years of commercial lending experience and will be responsible for developing new commercial relationships for the bank by providing customized lending and deposit solutions. Both are also experienced bankers skilled in real estate and commercial and industrial lending. Moore received his MBA from the Carroll Graduate School of Management at Boston College and his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan. O’Brien obtained his MBA from Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina and his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan. Headquartered in Stamford for 170 years, First County Bank is an independent mutual community bank with 16 branches in Stamford, Norwalk, Darien, Greenwich, Fairfield, New Canaan and Westport offering a full array of banking products, including mobile and online banking. It has more than 220 employees and assets in excess of $1.7 billion.

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HVEDC BOARD APPOINTMENT The Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. (HVEDC) in Poughkeepsie recently welcomed Impact PR & Communications to its Advisory Board of Directors. Representing the Hudson Valley-based public relations and marketing firm and New York state certified Women’s Business Enterprise is the agency’s founder and CEO Filomena Fanelli. “Impact PR’s commitment to highlighting the region and its many assets, as well as magnifying the good works of public and private organizations in a forward-thinking way, is in lock-step with our mission at the HVEDC,” said President and CEO Michael Oates. Impact PR was recognized with a gold Stevie Award for being a Top Woman-run Workplace of the Year and has earned more than a dozen Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Mercury Awards for client work, as well as a gold Hermes Creative Award. In 2018, Fanelli was named one of the top women in business in the region and received an ATHENA Award for her leadership. Impact PR, founded in 2014, specializes in the real estate and development, food, beverage and hospitality, banking and financial services, health care and nonprofit sectors.

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On Sunday, Sept. 12 at 2 p.m., Curator and Historic Preservation Specialist Daryn Reyman-Lock, Ph.D., will give a talk titled “The Mansion’s Secret Lives: Untold Stories From the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion, 18651960” at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Ave. in Norwalk. To reserve tickets attendees can visit the events page on the Museum’s website at lockwoodmathewsmansion.com. Admission for members is $10; $15 for nonmembers. Reyman-Lock said, “The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion is a historically significant building whose history has been created, destroyed, changed and shaped by those responsible for its inception, construction and use.” This lecture aims at unveiling stories, photos and documents of the mansion and its inhabitants and visionaries that may have remained unseen and untold until now and placing them within the context of the popular history of this National Historic Landmark. Reyman-Lock, a native of Connecticut, graduated from Lehigh University with a Bachelor of Science degree in geologic sciences and a Bachelor of Arts degree in archaeology. She matriculated to the University of Nottingham in England to complete a master’s degree and Ph.D. in archaeology. Upon returning to the United States in 2012, she began working as a historic preservation specialist.

GIRL SCOUTS’ NEW BROWNIE-INSPIRED COOKIE Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson Inc. (GSHH) in Pleasantville and Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) have announced the new Adventurefuls cookie, which is joining the nationwide lineup for the 2022 Girl Scout Cookie season. An indulgent brownie-inspired cookie with caramel-flavored crème and a hint of sea salt, Adventurefuls take cookie lovers on a delicious taste adventure beginning next season. Every purchase of Adventurefuls and the whole portfolio of iconic cookies, during cookie season, fuels local Girl Scouts’ adventures throughout the year. Through the Girl Scout Cookie Program, not only do girls become entrepreneurs as they gain hands-on experience running their own small business, but they also earn money to fuel their Girl Scout adventures. Girl Scout’s Heart of the Hudson CEO Marie Reger, said “…The Adventurefuls cookie embodies the Girl Scout spirit of trying new things, learning new skills and helping girls become the best version of themselves.”

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Manhattanville College in Purchase recently hosted its first accepted-student day since before the pandemic welcoming 130 incoming students. Jessica Tully, the director of undergraduate admissions, acknowledged that it had not been an easy road getting back to in-person learning. In many ways, the day was not just a return to a sense of normalcy for these

incoming freshmen, but also a welcome reprieve from the grueling days of lockdown. Cindy Porter, Ed.D., vice president of student affairs and chief diversity officer, said the day’s activities were designed to help future classmates get to know one another and help build a vibrant and diverse community on the Manhattanville campus.

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Good Things ORGANIZATIONS COMBINE TO SUPPORT MORE PEOPLE Access: Supports for Living Inc. President and CEO Ron Colavito and The Guidance Center of Westchester (TGCW) CEO Amy Gelles, together with their boards of directors, recently announced that TGCW will become an affiliate of Access. The agencies will serve a combined 16,000 adults and children in Orange, Westchester, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan, Rockland, Putnam, Columbia and Greene counties. “Independently, Access and The Guidance Center are strong, well-established agencies,” said Colavito. “The collective experience, expertise and resources will only benefit the thousands of adults, teens and children we serve each year and the dedicated teams who provide treatment and support.” Both Access and The Guidance Center provide services for adults, teens and children licensed or overseen by the New York State Office of Mental Health, the New York State Office of Addiction Supports and Services, the New York State Office of Children and Families, and the New York State Department of Health, as well as employment and vocational supports through Acces-VR.

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Colavito will hold dual roles as the president and CEO of Access and president of The Guidance Center, and Gelles will continue in her role as CEO of The Guidance Center. Administrative functions will be shared across agencies, as well as some program oversight, while the majority of staff will continue to work for the respective agencies. Thomas Buchanan, chairperson of the Access: Supports for Living Board of Directors, said, “Fundamentally, this affiliation will drive down the administrative cost of providing services so that more of the scarce dollars that exist go directly to programs supporting individuals and families in our communities. …I know this affiliation will only serve to strengthen two already-strong providers and benefit Hudson Valley residents.” Headquartered in Middletown, Access was founded in 1963 and today, is a nearly $100 million nonprofit organization with more than 1,500 employees, including hundreds with disabilities. The Guidance Center was founded in 1942 and today, is a nearly $22 million nonprofit organization with more than 200 employees and operates, primarily, in southern Westchester County.

SUMMER GRANTS FROM FIELD HALL The summer cycle of the Field Hall Foundation in Cortlandt Manor announced the selection of 11 grantees who will use the foundation’s $305,081 in grants to provide services that directly improve the lives of vulnerable, low-income older adults and their caregivers in Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester counties. The grant recipients include VISIONS/ Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired; Alzheimer’s Association of the Hudson Valley; CAREERS Support Solutions Inc.; Family Service Society of Yonkers; Cabrini of Westchester; Cancer Support Team; CancerCare; Greystone Programs;

HOPE Community Services; Human Development Stervices of Westchester; and Pawling Resource Center. The Foundation awards grants quarterly and is currently accepting Letters of Inquiry for its Winter 2021/22 grant cycle; the deadline for submittals is Oct. 4. Priority will be given to collaborative programs addressing seniors’ most basic needs. For submission instructions, visit http://www.fieldhallfoundation.org. For more information and to discuss a potential submittal, contact Patti Lavan Horvath, program officer, at 914-813-9103 or phorvath@fieldhallfdn.org.

Artist Nancy Mendez with her mural in the Curran Court Community Room.

The community room at the Curran Court Senior Housing in Yonkers has sprouted a magnificent garden with the artwork of Nancy Mendez, who draws her inspiration from her Ecuadorian and Puerto Rican heritage. Her colorful work of art on the community room walls are part of an ambitious public art project funded by the Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers (MHACY). It’s all part of MHACY’s continuing quest to improve public housing and engage its residents. Last month, MHACY unveiled a mural at the Ross F. Calcagno Homes in memory of

artist DMX (Earl Simmons) who died in April. DMX had lived at 80 School Street. Mendez was the first to complete her work at Curran Court. Other projects will follow. The Mulford Corp., which raises funds to supplement the housing authority programs, voted to allocate $100,000 to commission Yonkers Arts to coordinate the project using local artists and artists of color. “MHACY is about to complete a threeyear, $300 million renovation of public housing across our city,’’ said Wilson Kimball, MHACY president and CEO. “What better

way to finish this ambitious project than to bring joy and inspiration to our residents through public art.’’ Murals and other art installations will be undertaken at 12 building across five MHACY properties. Ray Wilcox, executive director of Yonkers Arts, which was founded in 2007, said, “Yonkers Arts believes in the important role that exposure to art plays in our communities and is constantly working to develop programs and opportunities that engage and inspire creatives of all ages. Art, in all its forms, is a language that speaks to the soul, stimulates the mind and warms the heart.”

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SPONSORS JOINS BUSINESS MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION Six new silver business sponsors have joined a growing group of area companies committed to investing in the county’s only business membership organization dedicated to advancing the needs of Westchester’s nonprofit sector — Nonprofit Westchester (NPW). The businesses include Accreditation Guru, Atlantic Westchester, Chestnut Holdings, Munoz & Munoz Insurance, Ola Consulting Engineers and Thompson & Bender. “ “We are so proud to be partnering

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with these outstanding businesses,” said Jan Fisher, executive director, Nonprofit Westchester. “They truly understand the benefits of a thriving nonprofit sector as intrinsic to the county’s overall health and stability. We are very grateful for their support of NPW.” Representing 250 nonprofit organizations and business members, the mission of Nonprofit Westchester is to strengthen the visibility, capacity and impact of the nonprofit sector in Westchester County. FCBJ

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From left: Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling; Norwalk Councilmembers David Heuvelman, Greg Burnett and Lisa Shanahan; Bryan Baker and Alexis Cherichetti, Planning and Conservation, city of Norwalk; Connecticut Green Bank Senior Manager Emily Basham; PosiGen Solar CEO Tom Neyhart; Susan Young, PosiGen community marketing manager; PosiGen District Sales Manager Telema Pepple; Diane Lauricella, local renewable energy activist; other PosiGen staff members; and the Munroe family.

Last week, the Connecticut Green Bank, PosiGen and the city of Norwalk celebrated the installation of 12 solar panels on the roof of the Munroe residence in Norwalk as part of the “Solar for All” initiative. The Munroes are among 33 families in Norwalk and over 4,100 families in Con-

necticut to participate in the Solar for All program, which brings solar and energy efficiency to underserved communities across the state and an average estimated first-year-net savings of $700 on their electricity bills. The Solar for All Norwalk campaign is

looking for homeowners interested in reducing their energy bills and community partners interested in spreading the word about this resource. The campaign will be active in the city until Oct. 31. For more, visit https://www.ctgreenbank.com/solarforall/.

EY’S ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) recently announced that White Plains Dr. David Bessler, founder and CEO of Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG) was named an Entrepreneur of the Year® 2021 New York Award winner. The program is one of the leading competitive awards for entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies, which recognizes those who are unstoppable entrepreneurial leaders, excelling in talent management, originality, innovation and future plans. Bessler was selected by an independent panel of judges and the award was announced during the program’s Aug. 3 virtual awards gala. Bessler said, “Seven years ago, my vision was to reimagine the emergency veterinary experience

from the customer’s perspective while maintaining a high standard of medicine and top-notch company culture. Today, our vision is for VEG to be the world’s veterinary emergency company that helps people and pets when they need it most.” Established in 2014, VEG’s rapidly growing group of hospitals has revolutionized the pet emergency experience with a customer-centered approach, rapid response times and a highly trained emergency-focused staff. VEG currently has 24 hospitals operating in seven states, including California, New York, New Jersey, Florida, Georgia, Colorado, Texas, Massachusetts and Illinois. For 35 years, EY US has hon-

ored entrepreneurs whose ambition, courage and ingenuity have driven their companies’ success, transformed their industries and made a positive impact on their communities. Bessler will go on to become a lifetime member of the multi-industry community of award winners in over 60 countries — all supported by vast EY resources. Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards are nationally sponsored by SAP America and the Kauffman Foundation. It is the first and only truly global awards program of its kind celebrating entrepreneurs through regional and national awards programs in more than 145 cities in over 60 countries.

CAREGIVER WORKSHOPS LAUNCHED BY HOSPITAL Phelps Hospital, Northwell Health, in Sleepy Hollow has partnered with the Westchester Public/Private Partnership for Aging Services and will offer two new series of free workshops for caregivers beginning in September. The workshops, each running for six weeks as part of the hospital’s Care Connections program, will help caregivers learn how to better manage difficulties and stress without sacrificing their own wellbeing.

Ellen Woods, program director, vitality and Care Connections at Phelps Hospital, Northwell Health, said “Our Care Connections program offers caregivers the support and resources necessary to navigate the health care system – free of charge.” One series is designed for those caring for someone with cognitive decline. Programs run for six consecutive Tuesdays beginning Sept. 21 from 10 a.m. to 12:30

p.m. In the second series coaching is provided from a caregiver’s perspective. Topics covered include preparing to care, learning new ways to communicate, changing relationships and setting boundaries. Program runs for six consecutive Wednesdays beginning Sept. 22 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. All workshops are virtual with limited class sizes. For information and registration call 914-366-1199 or email caregiver@northwell.edu.

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PROMOTIONS AT MCDONALD HOUSE Two current employees of Ronald McDonald House of the Greater Hudson Valley (RMHGHV), which is adjacent to Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital in Valhalla, Celeste Reeves and Erik Reynolds, were recently promoted. Formerly head of guest relations, Reeves has been promoted to the house manager position where she will oversee daily operations of the House. A resident of Tarrytown, Reeves has been with the organization for more than two years, previously received the Tarrytown Light and Warmth Award and created Prospect Hopes, welcoming youth from her community into her own home and helping to shape them into productive citizens. Reynolds, a resident of Rockland County, was promoted to the

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full-time position of digital marketing coordinator where he will be in charge of all social media marketing, website development, graphic design and digital marketing initiatives. According to Christina Riley, executive director for RMHGHV, the promotions are part of a long-term growth strategy for the organization, which has

12 bedrooms that are filled to capacity almost every night. Her vision for the future of the organization is to expand the services they offer throughout the Hudson Valley so children everywhere have access to quality medical care and their families are fully supported and actively involved in their child’s treatment.

WESTCHESTER AND MONTEFIORE INK RESTORATION DEAL Westchester County Government announced an agreement with Montefiore Health System that once again gives 16,000 county employees, retirees and their families in-network access to all Montefiore facilities despite previously losing in-network coverage through its insurer, UnitedHealthcare on Jan. 1. This will reunite all who receive their health insurance through the county with their doctors and other providers at Montefiore hospitals. Westchester County Execu-

tive George Latimer said, “The health and wellbeing of the Westchester County workforce is among my top priorities. That is why I am pleased that we were able to reach a unique and unprecedented deal with Montefiore hospitals and providers to restore in-network access to all eligible county employees, retirees and their dependents. Under this deal, Montefiore Hospitals and providers will once again be in-network for eligible county employees, retirees and

their dependents who have UMR coverage.” Philip O. Ozuah, M.D., Ph.D., president and CEO of Montefiore Medicine said, “…In this innovative agreement, the county has committed to the same rates Montefiore proposed to United Healthcare in June and is comparable to our other insurance contracts. This agreement serves as a model for other self-insured employers and makes clear that our proposal to United is fair and equitable….”

CONNECT WITH westfair communications Swim Across America’s Long Island Sound Chapter (SAA-LIS) has completed its 29th summer season of Westchester swimming events raising $1.2 million for cutting-edge cancer research, prevention and treatment. More than 750 swimmers, 100 kayakers and 300 volunteers participated in six, Westchester pool swims and the signature open-water swim in the Long Island Sound between July 11 and August 7. “We had a terrific turnout this

year and thank everyone who supported our fundraising swims,” said SAA-LIS Executive Director Tony Sibio. “From Eastchester, Chappaqua and Rye to Pelham, Mamaroneck and Larchmont, people of every age and swimming level came together as a force against cancer.” Proceeds from the swims will support the Swim Across America research lab, Dr. Luis Diaz and the MSK Kids Department of Pediatrics at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer

Center; pediatric oncology research at Morgan Stanley Columbia University Medical Center; and patient services with Cancer Support Team. Swim Across America was founded in 1987 and has raised more than $100 million for cancer research and prevention programs. The Long Island Sound chapter was started in 1992 and has grown to be the largest in the organization, having raised more than $20 million since its inception.

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ALL IN THE FAMILY Dr. William Higgins and Ellen Higgins NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital CARING FOR ALL Dr. Karen Murray Open Door Family Medical Center New York Medical College Dr. Lauren Bader Darien Pediatric Associates

HEALTH EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR Dr. Patricia Calayag Westmed Medical Group

POWER COUPLE Dr. Andreas Gomoll and Dr. Sabrina Strickland HSS Stamford

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Dr. Elaine Healy United Hebrew of New Rochelle

PROMISE FOR THE FUTURE Mathias Palmer The Mayo Clinic New York Medical College

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CUTTING EDGE Dr. James Harding Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT White Plains & Poughkeepsie Local business cases, Aug. 11 - 17 U.S. Trustee Marianne T. O’Toole vs. O.T. Delivery System Inc., et al, 21-7078 to 21-7083-RDD: Recovery of property in 7 adversary proceedings in JPR Mechanical Inc., New Rochelle, Chapter 7 (19-23480). Attorney: Holly R. Holecek. USS Starcross LLC, Wappingers Falls, managing member Anthony Denizard, 21-35617-CGM: Chapter 7, assets $0, liabilities $21,812. Attorney: Michelle L. Trier. Piz Family Deli Inc., New Windsor, doing business as Abbracci Italian Market & Deli, president William R. Pizzolongo Jr., 21-35618-CGM: Chapter 11, assets $223,595, liabilities $310,731. Attorney Michelle L. Trier. VCS Residential LLC, Armonk, president Richard Verrino, 2122477-RDD: Chapter 7, assets $3.3 million, liabilities $3.76 million. Attorney: Todd S. Cushner. Verrino Construction Services Corp., Armonk, president Richard Verrino, 21-22478-RDD: Chapter 7, assets $490,551, liabilities $2,230,618. Attorney: Todd S. Cushner. Dina Lea Taylor, New Paltz, codebtor Casa Builders Inc., 21-35626-CGM: Chapter 7, assets $354,850, liabilities $2,500,549. Attorney: Joel Shafferman.

U.S. DISTRICT COURT, White Plains Local business cases, Aug. 11 - 17 Dail Moses-Taylor, Dutchess County vs. Greyston Foundation Inc., Yonkers, 21-cv-6756-NSR: Job discrimination. Attorney: Tammy T. Marzigliano. Julio Torres, et al, vs. Capcon Construction Industries Corp., Ossining, et al, 21-6771-PMH: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: Roman M. Avshalulmov. EFCO Products Inc., Poughkeepsie, et al, vs. Carlyle Cocoa Co., New Castle, Delaware, 21-cv-6834-PMH: Breach of contract, demand $211,886. Attorney: Daniel W. Coffey. Erin Spencer, Citrus Heights, California vs. Nurture Inc., White Plains, 21-cv-6861: PMH: Product liability, class action. Attorney: Karen N. Wilson. Mauricio Zavala, Orange County vs. Mozo Excavation Inc., Newburgh, et al, 21-cv-6882-VB: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: C.K. Lee. G&G Closed Circuit Events, Henderson, Nevada vs. Mariscos De Acapulco Inc., Poughkeepsie, et al, 21-cv-6922: Theft of satellite communications. Attorney: Joseph P. Loughlin. Amanda Beatty, Oak Hill, New York, et al, vs. Environmental Consultants LLC, Poughkeepsie, et al, 21-cv-6924: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: Russell G. Wheeler.

DEEDS Above $1 million 11 Kathy Holdings LLC, Yonkers. Seller: 11 Kathy Realty LLC, Yonkers. Property: 11 Kathy Lane, Yonkers. Amount: $3.9 million. Filed Aug. 11.

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21 Cerrato Holdings LLC, Yonkers. Seller: 211 Cerrato Realty LLC, Yonkers. Property: 211 Cerrato Lane, Yonkers. Amount: $2.6 million. Filed Aug. 12. 63 Garfield Holdings LLC, Yonkers. Amount: $63 Garfield Realty LLC, Yonkers. Property: 63 Garfield St., Yonkers. Amount: $2.8 million. Filed Aug. 12. 63G LLC, Caldwell, New Jersey. Seller: Spencer Kupferman and Ruth Kupferman, Scarsdale. Property: 21 Hampton Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $6.7 million. Filed Aug. 11. Elmsford Real Estate Holdings LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Fredric N. Fine sand Ellen C. Fine, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Property: 15 W. Main St., Greenburgh. Property: 1.1 million. Filed Aug. 11. Espinosa, John and Elena Espinosa, Forest Hills. Seller: 33 Scott LLC, purchase. Property: 33 Scott Circle, Harrison. Amount: $1.9 million. Filed Aug. 12. Haber, Bruce and Madelaine Haber, Scarsdale. Sller: Opra III LLC, Harrison. Property: 120 Old Post Road, Rye. Amount: $2.3 million. Filed Aug. 10. Hillside Drive LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Clarence H. Lildharrie, Yonkers. Property: 19 Hillside Drive, Yonkers. Amount: $720,000. Filed Aug. 11. Hurwitz, Seth and Anna Hurwitz, Croton on Hudson. Seller: Quaker Hill Drive LLC, Briarcliff Manor. Property: 81 Quaker Hill Drive, Cortlandt. Amount: $999,999. Filed Aug. 9. Jimenez, Paul and Ionna Jimenez, Scarsdale. Seller: Richland Creek LLC, Scarsdale. Property: 78 Carthage Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $1.9 million. Filed Aug. 9. New Orienta Point 888 LLC, Mamaroneck. Seller: Orienta Point 888 LLC, Scarsdale. Property: 888 Orienta Ave., Mamaroneck. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Aug. 12. Rhodes, Carole S., Rockville Centre. Seller: OPRA II LLC, Harrison. Property: 120 Old Post Road, Unit B104, Rye. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Aug. 9. Rosen, Michael E. and Jennifer Rosen, Scarsdale. Seller: 3 Meadow Road LLC, Scarsdale. Property: 3 Meadow Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $2.7 million. Filed Aug. 10.

Xgen Properties LLC, Mount Vernon. Seller: Crestwood Builders Group LLC, Mount Vernon. Property: 300-308 Columbus Ave., Eastchester. Amount: $15.5 million. Filed Aug. 11.

Ciborowski, Robert and Kristen Ciborowski, New York City. Seller: 325 Sherman Avenue Builders LLC, Hawthorne. Property: 325 Sherman Ave., Mount Pleasant. Amount: $835,000. Filed Aug. 10.

Below $1 million

Envision Management Inc., Irvington. Seller: Joseph Omboni and Lisa Omboni, Ossining. Property: 133 Palisade St., Greenburgh. Amount: $925,000. Filed Aug. 12.

8 Pleasantville Road LLC, Monsey. Seller: Joseph M. Caruso, Mahopac and Danny R. Alcantara, Bronx. Property: 8 Pleasantville Road, Ossining. Amount: $725,000. Filed Aug. 9. 25 North Realty LLC, Mount Kisco. Seller: Ryan Smith and Beth H. Smith, Bedford Hills. Property: 25 North St., Bedford. Amount: $510,000. Filed Aug. 9. 147 Rolling Hills Road, Thornwood. Seller: Somers Crossings LLC, Goldens Bridge. Property: 24 Elderberry Court, Somers. Amount: $902,596. Filed Aug. 12. 163 Locust Avenue LLC, East Meadow. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Mount Laurel, New Jersey. Property: 163 Locust Ave., Cortlandt. Amount: $339,150. Filed Aug. 11. 210 Howe Avenue LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: Gabriel Marous and Justine Marous, Pound Ridge. Property: 77 Cross Pond Road, Pound Ridge. Amount: $540,000. Filed Aug. 9. 261 Glenhill LLC, Dobbs Ferry. Seller: Thomas Wasiczko and Catherine Wasiczko, Yonkers. Property: 511 Bronx River Road, Yonkers. Amount: $335,000. Filed Aug. 9. Akwuba, Uche Onyeabo, Yonkers. Seller: Dig Development LLC, Glen Cove. Property: 56 Hillcrest Road, Mount Vernon, Amount: $600,000. Filed Aug. 11. Barreiro, Modesto and Jose Barreiro, Yonkers. Seller: The Pregnancy Care Center Inc., Rye. Property: 454 ½ S. Broadway, Yonkers. Amount: $477,500. Filed Aug. 10. Bellofatto, Lenda and Joanne Aquilino, Frankford, Delaware. Seller: 171B LLC, Somers. Property: 171B Heritage Hills, Somers. Amount: $305,000. Filed Aug. 11. Castro, Antonio, Rye. Seller: Quaker Ridge Partners II LLC, Scarsdale. Property: 78 Lafayette Ave., North Castle. Amount: $810,000. Filed Aug. 9.

Justnkev LLC, Cos Cob, Connecticut. Seller: Enrique Girones-Llop and Una Marie Girones-Llop, Laramie, Wyoming. Property: 342 Westchester Ave., Unit 33E, Rye. Amount: $385,000. Filed Aug. 10. Keystone Cortlandt LLC, Nyack. Seller: 3605 Properties LLC, Pelham. Property: 3605 Crompond Road, Yorktown. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Aug. 11. Kopec, Timothy, Briarcliff Manor. Seller: 545 North State Road Inc., Mohegan Lake. Property: 545 N. State Road, Ossining. Amount: $510,000. Filed Aug. 11. Mangia, Salvatore, North Hills. Seller: 31 Murray Hill Road LLC, Eastchester. Property: 31 Murray Hill Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $2.7 million. Filed Aug. 11. Melior ZD LLC, Astoria. Seller: Lavdrim Bauta and Suzana Bauta, Scarsdale. Property: 2 Carstensen Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $2.5 million. Filed Aug. 11. Mejia, Nelson A. and Zuly R. Mejia, Jackson Heights. Seller: Joe Bellamy Construction Inc., Yorktown Heights. Property: 39 E. Hill Road, Cortlandt. Amount: $720,000. Filed Aug 12. Oakhomes LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: James R. Napoli, White Plains. Property: 336 Rich Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $415,000. Filed Aug. 11. Olsen, Christine and Jason Pan, White Plains. Seller: RAS Closing Services LLC, Ellyn. Property: 66 Tappan Landing Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $732,000. Filed Aug. 9. RAS Closing Services LLC, Glen Ellyn. Seller: Charles Panossian and Elizabeth Curtis, Tarrytown. Property: 66 Tappan Landing Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $732,000. Filed Aug. 9. WWP10606 LLC, New York City. Seller: Vikas Pathak and Aditi Pathak, White Plains. Property: 16 Walworth Terrace, White Plains. Amount: $675,000. Filed Aug. 9.

JUDGMENTS

2320 Creston Avenue LLC, Bronx. $8,281.63 in favor of Sprague Operating Resources LLC, Harrison. Filed Aug. 12. 2670 Associates LLC, Bronx. $9,612.90 in favor of Sprague Operating Resources LLC, Harrison. Filed Aug. 12. A-Plus Home Health Care Agency LLC, Derby. $11,262.40 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 13. Ackmen Construction LLC, Depew. $5,704.55 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 13. AM Building Services LLC, Jamaica. $38,770.86 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 11. ANS Restoration Inc., Staten Island. $10,366.19 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 11. Avalanche Taxi, Ticonderoga. $20,810.45 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 10. Bella Management Group Inc., White Plains. $18,1414.98 in favor of Ketcham Fencing Inc., Otisville. Filed Aug. 10. Brooklyn Bowwow LLC, Brooklyn. $12,997.60 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 13. Burroughs, Robert W., New Rochelle. $10,591.56 in favor of Progressive Casualty Insurance Co., Mayfield, Ohio. Filed Aug. 12. Cain, Crystal C., New Rochelle. $21,773.89 in favor of Carfinance Capital LLC, Irvine, California. Filed Aug. 12. Cityspade Moving and Delivery LLC, New York City. $9,482.46 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 11. Cortes Materials Corp., Brooklyn. $23,778.48 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 13. Customers First Contracting LLC, Buffalo. $14,0066.70 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 13.

Facts & Figures Dumbo Industries LLC, Brooklyn. $14,065.30 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 13. Dunn, Jovan, Poughkeepsie. $9,495.07 in favor of Hudson Valley Credit Union, Poughkeepsie. Filed Aug. 12. Ecua Contracting Inc., Albany. $7,175.90 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 11. Elite Gold Homecare Services LLC, Staten Island. $11,873.88 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 13. Envy Rubbish Removal & Demolition LLC, New Rochelle. $15,569.71 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 13. Espinoza Corp., Saint Albans, $10,464.86 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 13. Fellows, Travis, Middletown. $1,649.05 in favor of Pediatric Urology Associates, Somers. Filed Aug. 12. Ferrell, Christel, Elmsford. $5,301.95 in favor of Equity Residential Management LLC, New York City. Filed Aug. 12. Fishermans Cove Inc., Brooklyn. $128,647.19 in favor of Last Chance Funding Inc., Lake Success. Filed Aug. 9. FMB Services Corp., Bronx. $236,060.38 in favor of Continental Casualty Co., Chicago, Illinois. Filed Aug. 12. Gastrique Restaurant Group Inc., Mount Kisco. $9,910.72 in favor of White Plains Coat and Apron Company Inc., Peekskill. Filed Aug. 12. Geo Telavi Inc., Brooklyn. $22,195.92 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 13. Jules Café LLC, West Harrison. $10,891.25 in favor of World Global Capital LLC, New York City. Filed Aug. 9. H E S Enterprises LLC, Cheektowaga. $13,155.26 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 13.

Halsey Bar & Grill LLC, Brooklyn. $9,559.08 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 13. Hammerdown Freight Inc., Warwick. $13,388.42 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 13. Happy Jack Transport LLC, Newburgh. $26,880.17 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 13. Hybrid Home Developers LLC, LaGrangeville. $16,110.60 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 13. Idare Enterprises Inc., Nyack. $10,921.08 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 13. Inclemas Meat Market Inc., Rochester. $11,199.16 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 13. J N Woodworking Inc., Staten Island. $10,011.95 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 13. Jackson, Kasha, New York City. $6,834.99 in favor of Auto Factors Inc., Valley Stream. Filed Aug. 12. Jar Stone and Tile Corp., East Elmhurst. $20,218.67 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 13. JC Painting & Plaster Inc., Bronx. $8,352.05 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 10. JD Phoenix Inc., Bayside. $24,614.53 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 9. Jordan Marcel Inc., Brooklyn. $9,828.80 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 9. Jose Ayala Construction LLC, Monsey. $7,209.33 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 12. KM Posidon Corp., Whitestone. $29,730.97 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 11. KMJ Construction & Iron Work Corp., Ozone Park. $16,591.50 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 11.

KTK Elevator Industries Inc., Port Reading, New Jersey. $9,943.98 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 12. L&T Contracting Inc., Staten Island. $8,581.68 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 10. Lawrence Field Services LLC, Charlton. $16,185.51 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 10. Lentini, Norman, New Rochelle. $38,147.50 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 12. LL Ortiz Home Improvement Corp., Jamaica. $29,457.07 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 11. Mack Contracting LLC, Weedsport. $14,656.64 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 11. Mad Taxi LLC, North Bangor. $10,431 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 12. Magic Moments Brooklyn LLC, Brooklyn. $11,627.31 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 11. Matsu Sushi Corp., Astoria. $12,340.24 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 10. Meer, Michael, Scottsdale, Arizona. $176,191.17 in favor of Salem Acquisition I LLC, Purdys. Filed Aug. 12. Miranda-Perez, Francisco, Port Chester. $6,903.90 in favor of Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Kingston. Filed Aug 12. MJV Trucking Inc., Maspeth. $13,393.91 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 12. Morris, Carole, Mount Vernon. $16,122.38 in favor of Park Lane Estates Co., West Harrison. Filed Aug. 12. Nazzal, Daliah, Valley Cottage. $2,371.02 in favor of Westchester County Healthcare Corp., Valhalla. Filed Aug. 12.

Nurul & Rukeya Goni Inc., Ozone Park. $6,787.17 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 13. Orange Evolution Inc., Harrison. $75,173.02 in favor of IBM Credit LLC, Armonk. Filed Aug. 12. P Lino Inc., Bronx. $16,235.90 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 10. Pampered Princess Spa Corp., White Plains. $5,808.81 in favor of Con Edison Company of New York Inc., New York City. Filed Aug. 12. PM Landscaping Inc., Shenorock. $19,540.87 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 13. Powertrain Parts Plus LLC, Hinsdale. $7,216.10 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 11. Precision Auto Body Inc., Mount Vernon. $11,557.51 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 12. RAD Contracting Inc., Brooklyn. $10,879.88 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 12. Rios, Charles, Ossining. $24,895.17 in favor of Johnson & Cohen LLP, Pearl River. Filed Aug. 12. Rising Sun Construction LLC, Mount Vernon. $6,367.72 in favor of General Insulation Co., Medford, Massachusetts. Filed Aug. 12. Rock Masters of America Contracting Inc., Bronx. $24,566.03 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 12. Rosemary Group Family Daycare Inc., Bronx. $8,209.26 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 10. Superior Heat Company LLC, Orchard Park. $10,351.83 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 11. Suyunov, Nikolay, Bronxville. $66,280.52 in favor of Dilstan Realty Corp., Scarsdale. Filed Aug. 12. Tetra Construction Corp., Brooklyn. $28,590.40 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 13.

Universal Environmental Services Inc., Bronx. $26,535.10 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 12. VIP Pump & Motor LLC, Brooklyn. $10,149.16 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 11. Wall 2 Wall New York LTD., Glendale. $16,104.88 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed Aug. 13. Walsh, Gia, Bronxville. $2,103.47 in favor of J.C. Auto Repairs, Scarsdale. Filed Aug. 12.

LIS PENDENS The following filings indicate a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed. Del Brocco, Mario. Filed by OneWest Bank. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $544,185 affecting property located at 170 Elm Ave., Mount Vernon. Filed Aug. 12. Schulz, Stephen Garth. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $1,088,888 affecting property located at 70 Ridge St., Rye. Filed Aug. 12.

MECHANIC’S LIENS

2 North Broadway Associates LLC, White Plains. $1,267.99 in favor of Academy Mailbox Co., Hicksville. Filed Aug. 11.

Briarcliff Manor Partners LLC, Ossining. $34,076.25 in favor of Core & Main LP. Filed Aug. 13. Colonial Village Associates LLC, Mount Vernon. $1,922.52 in favor of Academy Mailbox Co., Hicksville. Filed Aug. 11. Faymor Gardens Associates LLC, New Rochelle. $489.69 in favor of Academy Mailbox Co., Hicksville. Filed Aug. 11. Lopez, Maria, Mount Vernon. $15,069.25 in favor of Brav Industries LLC, Airmont. Filed Aug. 12. The City of Yonkers. $129,409.26 in favor of Gotham Equipment & Rigging LLC, New York City. Filed Aug. 9.

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PARTNERSHIPS

Inside Outside Home Childcare, 28 New St., Purchase 10577, c/o Linda Saenger and Elizabeth Zaccagnino. Filed Aug. 12. J&H Autotruck Repair, 2986 Navajo St., Yorktown Heights 10598, c/o Jose Angel Orellana Campos and Hector Alfonso Lopez Ortiz. Filed Aug. 13.

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS

1254-1270 Central Park Avenue Funding LLC, 133 Parkway Road, Bronxville 10708, c/o Haanly LLC. Filed Aug. 9. Active Pause, 177 Hillair Circle, White Plains 10605, c/o Serge Prengel. Filed Aug. 13. Amelia’s Cleaning, 47 State St., Apt. 2, Ossining 10562, c/o Luis F. Bravo Caguana. Filed Aug. 10. Angel Produce, 160 Oak St., Apt. 3, Yonkers 10701, c/o Angel Villegas Hernandez. Filed Aug. 9. Angela Picardo Consultant, 14 Gloucester Place, New Rochelle 10801, c/o Angela Picardo. Filed Aug. 10. Butterfly Balloon Creations, 440 E. Sanford Blvd., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Monique Young. Filed Aug. 11. Chosen 1, 9 W. Prospect Ave., Suite 210, Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Suzette Swain. Filed Aug. 12. Edg Patriot, 11 N. Third Ave., Mount Vernon 10505, c/o D. McCoy. Filed Aug. 9. Fashion Boutique, 28 Tower Place, Yonkers 10703, c/o Shanae Martin. Filed Aug. 10. G Marie & Co., 10 Seventh St., Suite 2, New Rochelle 10801, c/o Gloria Marie Fuentes. Filed Aug. 12. Golden Hills Landscaping, P.O. Box 137, Bedford Hills 10507, c/o Carlos Lopez. Filed Aug. 10.

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Facts & Figures Hydro-Mechanic, 125 Elliott Ave., Yonkers 10705, c/o Adam Lugo. Filed Aug. 10. Integrative Focusing Therapy, 177 Hillair Circle, White Plains 10605, c/o Serge Prengel. Filed Aug. 13.

PATENTS Adversarial training data augmentation for text classifiers. Patent no. 11,093,707 issued to Ming Tan, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Automated fixups based on partial goal satisfaction. Patent no. 11,093,619 issued to Constantin Adam, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Biosensor electrode having three-dimensional structured sensing surfaces. Patent no. 11,092,567 issued to Bruce Doris, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Heterojunction photovoltaic device and fabrication method. Patent no. 11,094,842 issued to Stephen Bedell, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Hierarchical video concept tagging and indexing system for learning-content orchestration. Patent no. 11,095,953 issued to Yi-Min Chee, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Pruning redundant neurons and kernels of deep convolutional neural networks. Patent no. 11,093,832 issued to Chun-Fu Chen, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. System and method for enhanced chatflow application. Patent no. 11,095,590 issued to Raimo Bakis, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Systems and methods for utilizing vehicle connectivity in association with payment transactions. Patent no. 11,093,997 issued to Michael Friedman, et al. Assigned to Mastercard, Purchase. Wireless cross-connect switch. Patent no. 11,096,190 issued to Mihai Sanduleanu, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BOARD JUDGMENTS

Katherine Pringle, Pelham. Amount: $7,500. Lillian Porter McCaw, Bronxville. Amount: $4,531.22. Mejia Lawn Irrigation I Inc., Yorktown Heights. Amount: $1,000. MV Dollar Deal Corp., Mount Vernon. Amount: $23,500. Off Lake Pizzeria Inc., Yonkers. Amount: $23,000. Paissano’s Deli and Mini Market Inc., Peekskill. Amount: $1,000. Pecora Dominick, Larchmont. Amount: $1,000. Prime Fastransport Inc., New Rochelle. Amount: $23,500. Prince Fashions Inc., Yonkers. Amount: $10,000.

Failure to carry insurance or for work-related injuries and illnesses, Aug. 12 to Aug. 18, 2021.

Sagacity Golf Technologies Inc., Rye. Amount: $4,500.

322 East 14th St. Corp., Pelham. Amount: $36,750.

Siano & Company Ltd., Bedford Hills. Amount: $23,000.

497 Habibi Deli Grocery Corp., Yonkers. Amount: $41,000.

Star Parking 2 Inc., Bronx. Amount: $9,000.

Almudena Paulstich, Yorktown Heights. Amount: $23,000.

Star Parking III Inc., Yonkers. Amount: $38,500.

High-voltage photovoltaics integrated with light emitting diode containing zinc oxide containing layer. Patent no. 11,094,843 issued to Stephen Bedell, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Aminata Gueye, Yonkers. Amount: $23,500.

Methods and systems for providing chargeback scoring for network transactions. Patent no. 11,093,925 issued to Anthony Hayes, et al. Assigned to Mastercard, Purchase.

D’Amore Café & Deli Corp., White Plains. Amount: $13,000. Dryden Waterproofing Corporation, Rye. Amount: $17,500.

Mobile ferroelectric single-domain wall implementation of a symmetric resistive processing unit. Patent no. 11,094,820 issued to Jin-Ping Han, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Hastings Laundromat Inc., Hastings-on-Hudson. Amount: $5,000.

67 Manchester LLC, as owner. Lender: Salisbury Bank & Trust Co. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $3 million. Filed Aug. 11. Eastdale Residential II LLC, as owner. Lender: M&T Bank. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $31 million. Filed Aug. 9.

Protecting in-memory configuration state registers. Patent no. 11,093,145 issued to Michael Gschwind, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

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Catskill Management Svcs. LLC, Croton-on-Hudson. Amount: $23,500.

Heureka LLC, White Plains. Amount: $7,500. Hudson Pro Contracting Inc., Yorktown Heights. Amount: $35,000.

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Above $1 million

SD Chester Realty LLC and Beer World 5 Corp., as owners. Lender: First Federal Savings of Middletown. Property: 39 Brookside Ave., Chester. Amount: $2.2 million. Filed Aug. 12.

Below $1 million 51 Greenwich Capital LLC, as owner. Lender: Broadview Capital LLC. Property: 51 Greenwich Ave., Goshen. Amount: $110,000. Filed Aug. 11. 1545 Pomona LLC, as owner. Lender: Bank Five Nine. Property: 1545 Route 202, Pomona. Amount: $405,130. Filed Aug. 12. MEGR Realty LLC, as owner. Lender: Northeast Community Bank. Property: in Ramapo. Filed Aug. 11.

DEEDS

Above $1 million

Schwartzberg, Evan and Ilyssa Schwartzberg, New York City. Seller: Silo Ridge Ventures Single Family Property LLC, Scottsdale, Arizona. Property: in Amenia. Amount: $2.4 million. Filed Aug. 9. Tower Dutchess Landing LLC, River Edge, New Jersey. Seller: Dutchess Landing LLC, Hackensack, New Jersey. Property: in Wappinger. Amount: $4.1 million. Filed Aug. 12. ZG Green LLC, Pleasant Valley. Seller: Hunns Lake Road LLC, Stanford. Property: in Stanford. Amount: $3.8 million. Filed Aug. 12.

Below $1 million

26 Paiken LLC, Monsey. Seller: David B. Nernstein, Monsey. Property: 26 Paiken Drive, Spring Valley. Amount: $785,000. Filed Aug. 12. 72 Brigada Realty LLC, Valley Cottage. Seller: Anyiro Garcia, Congers. Property: 72 Route 9W South, Haverstraw. Amount: $81,789. Filed Aug. 11. 80 Brigata Realty LLC, Valley Cottage. Seller: Ruben Garcia, Congers. Property: 80 Route 9W South, Haverstraw. Amount: $230,220. Filed Aug. 11.

Bell Jar Holding Company LLC, Red Hook. Seller: Red Hook Terminal Inc., Wappingers Falls. Property: in Red Hook. Amount: $895,500. Filed Aug. 13. Bemzns LLC, Pleasant Valley. Seller: Lawcrosse LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: 1171 Route 55, LaGrangeville. Amount: $325,000. Filed Aug. 9. Breuer, Gittel and Abraham Breuer, Spring Valley. Seller: 17 Charlotte LLC, Spring Valley. Property: 17 Charlotte Drive, Wesley Hills. Amount: $630,000. Filed Aug. 13. Brunner, Shaya and Chana Brunner, Spring Valley. Seller: Summit Gardening RE LLC, Monsey. Property: 23 Park Gardens Court, Spring Valley. Amount: $869,000. Filed Aug. 13. Cano, Arianda, Mahopac. Seller: Maristan Properties Inc., Carmel. Property: 33 Upland Drive, Garrison. Amount: $190,000. Filed Aug. 9. Craig, Kumi, Amenia. Seller: WeGetBy LLC, Millbrook. Property: in Amenia. Amount: $299,000. Filed Aug. 9. Debaun Holdings LLC, Newburgh. Seller: Jas TLC LLC, Hyde Park. Property: in Wappinger. Amount: $135,000. Filed Aug. 9. Englander, Fraidy and Yosef Englander, Brooklyn. Seller: Viola Ventures LLC, Chestnut Ridge. Property: 3114 Corner St., Spring Valley. Amount: $319,000. Filed Aug. 13. Friedman, Joel, Monsey. Seller: Ohana Realty LLC, Congers. Property: 24 Clove Ave., Haverstraw. Amount: $350,000. Filed Aug. 12. Hamaspik of Rockland County Inc., Monsey. Seller: Mendy Hoffman and Miriam Hoffman, Suffern. Property: 305 Spook Rock Road, Ramapo. Amount: $690,000. Filed Aug. 12. Hurricane Homes LLC, LaGrangeville. Seller: Thomas Theresa Spagnoli, Wingdale. Property: 82 Kent Lake Ave., Carmel. Amount: $240,000. Filed Aug.9. Jam New York Real Estate Holdings LLC, Elmhurst. Seller: Elisabeth Vondell, Sherrill. Property: in Red Hook. Amount: $305,000. Filed Aug. 10.

JGoldsmith LLC, New Paltz. Seller: Beacon 226 Main Street LLC, Fishkill. Property: 226 Main St., Beacon. Amount: $500,000. Filed Aug. 12. Kenyon, Michael B. and Cara Renee Nash, Pawling. Seller: Sandman Equities LLC, New Rochelle. Property: 355 South Road, Pawling. Amount: $269,000. Filed Aug. 13. Klagsbrun, Avrohom, Spring Valley. Seller: 4 SPS LLC, Spring Valley. Property: 4 Schevchenko Place, Unit 211, Spring Valley. Amount: $892,956. Filed Aug. 13. Markowitz, Raizy and Menachem Markowitz, Monsey. Seller: Remsen Estates LLC, Sprig Valley. Property: 6 Garden Circle, Ramapo. Amount: $599,000. Filed Aug. 11. Markovici, Leanord, Monsey. Seller: 21 Merrick LLC, Monsey. Property: 21 Merrick, Spring Valley. Amount: $240,000. Filed Aug. 12. Mehring, Nuchem, Spring Valley. Seller: KRA Properties LLC, Bardonia. Property: 16 Spring St., Haverstraw. Amount: $360,000. Filed Aug. 13. Ortiz, Juan, Bronx. Seller: SIK Real Estate LLC, Bardonia. Property: 14 Bedford Lane, Thiells. Amount: $299,000.Filed Aug. 13. Rosenbaum, David, Spring Valley. Seller: 9 Park LLC, Monsey. Property: 9 Park St., Unit 2021, Ramapo. Amount: $660,000. Filed Aug. 12. Rosenfeld, Yehudah, Spring Valley. Seller: Twin Rose Inc., Spring Valley. Property: 17 Rose Ave., Spring Valley. Amount: $410,000. Filed Aug. 12. SafeGuard Misty Realty Group LLC, Hauppauge. Seller: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Carrollton, Texas. Amount: $374,000. Filed Aug. 11. Scanga, John P. and Dawn Scanga, Cold Spring. Seller: IB Reserve LLC, New York City. Amount: $200,000. Filed Aug. 12.

JUDGMENTS

Alvarez, Eduardo, Brewster. $17,077. 10. In favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed Aug. 11.

Facts & Figures Alvarez, Jennifer, Suffern. $7,237.47 in favor of Discover Bank, Albany, Ohio. Filed Aug. 13. Bell, Shirley M., Beacon. $5,372.55 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada. Filed Aug. 11. Bellamy, Mariamma, Suffern. $18,322.71 in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed Aug 12. Blanco, Joseph, Mahopac. $3,903.85 in favor of Citibank, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed Aug.10. Chisolm, Yahaira, Haverstraw. $9,384.54 in favor of Discover Bank, Albany, Ohio. Filed Aug. 11. Conkil, Agigail B., Putnam Valley. $1,501.43 in favor of Midland Credit Management Inc., San Diego, California. Filed Aug. 9. Curtis, Paul, Patterson. $5,915.44 in favor of Midland Credit Management Inc., San Diego, California. Filed Aug. 10. Flakwah, Eugenia, Spring Valley. $8,560.67 in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed Aug 10. Friedman, Joel, Spring Valley. $9,298.25 JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed Aug 13. Gandi, Russell, Pearl River. $9,483.04 In favor of Discover Bank, Albany, Ohio. Filed Aug. 11. Gold, Rivkah, Spring Valley. $69,248.60 in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed Aug 10. Goldberg, Esther B., Spring Valley. $8,498.18 in favor of Bank of America National Association, Newark, Delaware. Filed Aug. 10. Hernandez, Annette, Poughkeepsie. $3,918.64 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada. Filed Aug. 11. Horowitz, Shlomo, Spring Valley. $12,014.05 in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed Aug 10.

Jack Worth Construction LLC, Plainview, Texas. $130,425.32 in favor of Arcarius LLC, Garden City. Filed Aug. 11. Johnson, Alexandria and Ranayah Brodhead, Poughkeepsie. $10,139.92 in favor of 398 Church LLC, Poughkeepsie. Filed Aug. 10. Klein, Susan, Suffern. $13,626.91 in favor of Capital One Bank National Association, Glen Allen, Virginia. Filed Aug. 9. Klein, Yoel, Spring Valley. $7,745.48 in favor of Discover Bank, Albany, Ohio. Filed Aug. 11. Kohn, Leah, Airmont. $12,968.59 in favor of Discover Bank, Albany, Ohio. Filed Aug. 11. Luciana, Stephen R., Carmel. $7,457.76 in favor of Citibank National Association, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed Aug. 10. Lutz, Carey M., Pearl River. $7,828.28 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Albany. Filed Aug. 9. Martin, Sarah Thomas, Poughkeepsie. $9,686 in favor of 2 Rose Street LLC, Poughkeepsie. Filed Aug. 10. Miller, Samuel, Monsey. $13,318.38 in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed Aug 10. Narcise, Angelo, Carmel. $9,693.07 in favor of Velocity Investments LLC, New Jersey. Filed Aug. 9. Number One Best Deals LLC, Airmont. $124,141.92 in favor of Santander Bank National Association, Riverside, Rhode Island. Filed Aug. 11. Palmieri, Robert A., Valhalla. $8,556.03 in favor of Cavalry SPVI LLC, Valhalla. Filed Aug. 9. Pena, Emmanuel, Orangeburg. $11,366.17 in favor of American Express National Bank, Sandy, Utah. Filed Aug.9. Piere, Rule, Nanuet. $6,746.74 in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed Aug 10. Ramirez, Sean, Nanuet. $11,345.86 in favor of Velocity Investments LLC, New Jersey. Filed Aug. 9.

Riedel, Jay, New City. $11,461.75 in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed Aug 10. Seward, Laurie, Spring Valley. $6,875.92 in favor of Velocity Investments LLC, New Jersey. Filed Aug. 9. Stein, David, Suffern. $11,885.48 in favor of Discover Bank, Albany, Ohio. Filed Aug. 10. Sweeney, Catherine, Suffern. $7,556.45 in favor of Citibank National Association, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed Aug. 13. Taub, Jacob, Monsey. $9,637.73 in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed Aug 10. Tlapa, Mayanin, Suffern. $9,627.85 in favor of Capital One Bank National Association, Glen Allen, Virginia. Warum, Aliza, Spring Valley. $9,417.63 in favor of American Express National Bank Sandy, Utah. Filed Aug. 9. Wolken, Jen, Kent Lakes. $11,333.89 in favor of Discover Bank, Albany, Ohio. Filed Aug. 9.

MECHANIC’S LIENS

Boryk, Christina and Christopher Boryk, as owners. $3,500. In favor of Professional Remodeling Builders Inc. Property: 7 Sucato Drive, Poughkeepsie. Filed Aug. 9. Brodsky, Bill, as owner. $3,895.86 in favor of Junkboyz Preservations Corp. Property: 40 Van Wardt Place, Tappan. Filed Aug. 9. Djonbalaj, Vera, as owner. $7,353.19 in favor of LJC Trucking Inc. Property: 3 & 5 Miranda Drive, Valley Cottage. Filed Aug. 10. Greater Hudson Valley Council, as owner. $424,691.92 in favor of Liscum McCormack Vanvoorhis. Property: 22 Camp Nooteeming Road, Pleasant Valley. Filed Aug. 12.

NEW BUSINESSES

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

PARTNERSHIPS

Barns Art Center Inc., 485 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich, Connecticut, c/o Joseph Cotter, Lynne Word and Tara Dalbow. Filed Aug. 9. K&B Martinez, 88 Briar Road, Nanuet 10954, c/o Angelica Maria Garza and Melvin Augusto Martinez Martinez. Filed Aug. 12. Maid Two Clean, 43 Main St., Apt. 3, Brewster 10509, c/o Claudia Velasquez and Maria Velasquez. Filed Aug.9. MW Aguilar Construction, 7 Francis Place, Nyack 10960, c/o Morris A. Aguilar Martinez and William Aguilar Martinez. Filed Aug.10.

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS

AMB12, 140 Route 9W, Apt. 205, Haverstraw 10927, c/o Ambioris Vasquez. Filed Aug. 11. Antonio Garcia, 19 Crispus Attucks Road, Spring Valley 10977, c/o Antonio Gamaliel Garcia Gutierrez. Filed Aug. 9. Antojitos La Esperanza, 2 Ace Farm Road, Highland Mills 10930, c/o Blanca Amaya Gallo. Filed Aug. 9. Baseline K9 NYC, 9 W. Meadow Way, Chester 10918, c/o Frank J. Verrico. Filed Aug. 13. Beyond Twisting Parties, 52 Ramapo Ave., Suffern 10901, c/o Josephine Dacosta. Filed Aug. 11. Blacksheep Construction, 78 Kurpick Road, Port Jervis 12771, c/o Thomas M. Ewanciw. Filed Aug. 9. Drip Me IV, 230 W. Route 59, No.1016, Nanuet 10954, c/o Marilyn Meniel. Filed Aug. 9. Dimension X Films, 151 High Ave., Apt. 2, Nyack 10960, c/o Shaunqui Harris. Filed Aug. 11. Edison’s Car Service, 46 Maple Lane, Monroe 10950, c/o Edison Geovanny Remache Crespo. Filed Aug. 11. Empirical Greens, 19 Everett Road, Campbell Hall 10916, c/o Fredeswinda Collazo. Filed Aug. 12.

Expandable Designs, 185 Gidney Ave., Apt. 2, Newburgh 12566, c/o Joshua Pascual Villalpando. Filed Aug. 11. Francis Car Service, 17 Walnut Place, Spring Valley 10977, c/o Francis Marisol Maldonado Alvarez. Filed Aug.10. G F S 11, 4 Jasinski Road, Spring Valley 10977, c/o Woolf Suprice. Filed Aug. 13. Israel Car Service, 90 Red Schoolhouse Road, No. 2, Spring Valley 10977, c/o Israel Vallejo Mendoza. Filed Aug. 11. JD Thrift Store & Consignment CTR, 46 B James St., Middletown 10940, c/o Jennifer A. Dillon. Filed Aug. 12. Kelvin Handyman Services, 46 First Ave., Monroe 10950, c/o Kelvin Josue Matt Vasquez. Filed Aug. 10. Land Of Dr3ams, 8 Woodrose Court, Middletown 10940, c/o Audremia Symone Francis Wardlow. Filed Aug. 10. Lavish Solutions, 8 Woodrose Court, Middletown 10940, c/o Fermita D. Wardlow. Filed Aug. 10. Lojas Car Service, 3 West St., Apt. 2, Spring Valley 10977, c/o Beatriz Elida Loja Zumba. Filed Aug. 13. Luis N Car Service, 18 Northbrook Road, Spring Valley 10977, c/o Luis Narciso Quinchi Martinez. Filed Aug. 12. MRG Mobile Detailing,100 Houtman Drive, Walden 12586, c/o Michael R. Gregorio. Filed Aug. 12. NY Pizza, 108 Broadway, Newburgh 12550, c/o Eduardo Medina Medina. Filed Aug.13. Paguay Car Service, 37 Main St., Apt. 2, Monsey 10952, c/o Luis G. Paguay Guaman. Filed Aug. 13. Paguay Guaman Taxi Service, 14 W. Hickory St., No. 1, Spring Valley 10977, c/o Segundo Rodrigo Paguay Guaman. Filed Aug. 13. Pawzitively Pampered, 64 Highway Ave., Congers 10920, c/o Jaime Katz. Filed Aug. 12. Pintado’s Car Service, 17 Collins Ave., Spring Valley 10977, c/o Manuel Jesus Pintado Castillo. Filed Aug. 11.

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Precision Property Solutions, 297 Shear Hill Road, Mahopac 10541, c/o Christopher J. Stiller. Filed Aug. 10. Rebecca Sauveur Miracle Boost, 2 Dutch Lane, Apt. 6C, Spring Valley 10977, c/o Rebecca Sauveur. Filed Aug. 11. Richardo Dairy Shed, 1103 St., Route 17k, Montgomery 12549, c/o Tracy M. Palumbo Cortez. Filed Aug. 10. Shadow Sage Designs, 36 Main St., Apt. 2F, Warwick 10990, c/o Neisha Hirsch. Filed Aug. 12. Solei Azul, 11 North St., Stony Point 10980, c/o Kate Morelos Juarez. Filed Aug. 11. Stephen Valentin Consulting, 53 Dundee Circle, Middletown 10941, c/o Stephen D. Valentin. Filed Aug. 13. Sydney Lin Skin, 494 Dosen Road, Middletown 10940, c/o Sydney Lin Walsh. Filed Aug. 10. That Guy Construction & Landscaping Services, 20 Shadowmere Road, Monroe 10950, c/o Mark Smith. Filed Aug. 12. The Vintage Outlets Inc., 21 Corbin Road, Pawling, c/o Joseph Furlong. Filed Aug. 9. Third Stream Arts Management, 9 Will Rogers Lane, Nanuet 10954, c/o Michael H. Roth. Filed Aug. 12. Tony Fuego Media, 53 Lower Magic Circle Drive, Goshen 10924, c/o Sandro A. Gomez. Filed Aug. 13. Twin Lenses, 4 Tavo Lane, New City 10956, c/o Michael A., Thompson. Filed Aug. 13. Up in Smoke Vape Hookah Corp., 37 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie, c/o John Mason. Filed Aug. 9. VIP Tattoos, 72 Third St., Godeffroy 12729, c/o Victoria Iris Perrillo. Filed Aug. 10.

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Facts & Figures

fairfield county

BUILDING PERMITS Commercial A&J Generator and Equipment LLC, Oxford, contractor for Abilis Inc. Install a gas generator at 50 Glenville St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $14,000. Filed July 27. All Electric Construction & Communication LLC, West Haven, contractor for Hope Enterprises LLC. Install roof-mounted solar panels at 205 Willowbrook Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $65,620. Filed July 30. All Electric Construction & Communication LLC, West Haven, contractor for Summer Street Risk LLC. Demolish existing offices to create open space and prepare for new ceilings, carpeting, paint and expanded pantry at 470 West Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $110,000. Filed July 26. All Services LLC, Westport, contractor for Two Hundred-240 Shippan Ave LLC. Replace and relocate refrigeration equipment and add support at 200 Shippan Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $42,000. Filed July 19. AP Construction, Stamford, contractor for Stamford Square Associates. Perform an interior fit-out of an existing space located on the second floor at 707 Summer St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $3,500,000. Filed July 12. AP Construction, Stamford, contractor for Stamford Hospital. Renovate existing management office at 30 Shelburne Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $365,000. Filed July 30. Bill Heyde-Carpentry/Contractor LLC, Wilton, contractor for 1055 Washington Boulevard of Stamford LLC. Renovate existing office space at P.O. Box 349, Stamford. Estimated cost: $500,000. Filed July 29.

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Burr Roofing Siding & Windows Inc., Stratford, contractor for Sylvan Knoll Section 1 Inc. Perform replacement alterations at P.O. Box 17010 Plaza Realty, Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed July 27. Cannondale Generators Inc., Wilton, contractor for Park Square West Development 1 LLC and Park Square West Development 2 LLC. Repair water-damaged walls and floors at 101 Chase Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed July 21.

ON THE RECORD

Wendin, Sigurd R. and Caesara F. Wendin, Norwalk, contractor for Sigurd R. Wendin. Perform interior fit-up for community center at 238 W. Norwalk Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $675,000. Filed July 14.

Residential Alcraft Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Natalie Young. Strip existing roof and re-roof 17 Norvel Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed July 8.

Classic Roofing Company Inc., Newtown, contractor for Nenita Simmons. Remove 12 windows and replace at 28-30 Palmer Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $15,077. Filed July 16.

Fulbright Builders LLC, Stamford, contractor for Marco Criscuolo and Xuan Gao. Perform partial removal of existing wall at 444 Bedford St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $4,250. Filed July 9.

Connecticut Gutter LLC, Riverside, contractor for Dan and Jessica Avnir. Construct patio in rear of property, including chimney, fireplace and outdoor dining amenities at 57 Old Well Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $52,000. Filed July 6.

Gleason, Wilder G. and Jennifer N. Boyd, Norwalk, contractor for Wilder G. Gleason. Build carport with deck on top at 226 W. Norwalk Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $24,500. Filed July 9.

CenterLine Communications LLC, Norwalk, contractor for 40 Richards LLC, remove existing antennas and replace with new antennas and radio heads at 40 Richards Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed July 13.

Aprils Gardens and Construction LLC, Bethel, contractor for Amy Nicole and Connor Patrick Nolan. Renovate second-floor bathroom and tub at 31 Carter Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $19,500. Filed July 7.

Davaco Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Brookfield Properties. Perform replacement alterations at 100-101 N. Water St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $32,000. Filed July 15.

D&A Construction Management/General Control Inc., Branford, contractor for Elayne Robertson and Glenn Demby. Remodel pantry area, add dishwasher, oven, mini refrigerator and sink and revise lighting in adjacent areas at 77 Havemeyer Lane, No. 105, Stamford. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed July 30.

B&G Enterprise LLC, New Haven, contractor for Antoinette and Biajio Pietrantuono. Construct a new single-family modular home to replace existing residence damaged by fire at 105 Woodbine Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $456,533. Filed July 20.

Demoura, Charles, Fairfield, contractor for Salvador Molina and Olga Castro. Install roof-mounted solar panels at 124 Lockwood Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $18,360. Filed July 1.

Jeta LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Victor Lalanne. Perform replacement alterations at 480 Westport Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $600,000. Filed July 12. M&M Construction LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Belden Holding Company LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 30 Belden Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $289,000. Filed July 13. Old World Construction LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Extraordinary Ventures LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 163 Main St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $200,000. Filed July 8. PDB Construction LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Tower Plaza Associates LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 120 New Canaan Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $70,000. Filed July 13.

Barrett Inc., Danbury, contractor for Rosa Amelia Perez and Marcos Roberto Hidalgo-Brito. Replace siding at 1306 Hope St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $12,500. Filed July 27. Baybrook Remodelers Inc., West Haven, contractor for Seema Dohil and Bhupinder Dohil. Install an in-ground swimming pool with a separate round raised spa at 24 Huckleberry Hollow, Stamford. Estimated cost: $125,000. Filed July 23. Brasher, Gregory V., Norwalk, contractor for Gregory V. Brasher. Renovate living room and create a vaulted ceiling at 4 Pheasant Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed July 12.

Pustola & Associates, Norwalk, contractor for Waypointe Partners LLC. Renovate medical office at 637 West Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $2,300,000. Filed July 8.

Brown Roofing Company Inc., Union City, contractor for Caryn M. Furst and David Bromberg. Install roof-top solar panels at 7 Eliot Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $17,242. Filed July 29.

South Water Street LLC, Norwalk, contractor for South Water Street LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 123 Water St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $69,000. Filed July 8.

Canales Carpentry LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Colino Kleber. Install roof-mounted solar panels at Locust Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $7,200. Filed July 21.

Vinylume Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Varvaras LLC. Remove and install vinyl siding to house and garage at 303 Newtown Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $51,900. Filed July 15.

Cannondale Generators Inc., Wilton, contractor for Robert S. Jemella and Jill A. Jemella. Install a generator connected to natural gas at 43 Glendale Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $13,070. Filed July 12.

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DeVito, Thomas G., Norwalk, contractor for Frank R. Lato. Remodel kitchen at 71 Lockwood Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $26,000. Filed July 12. Ece Construction Group LLC, Cos Cob, contractor for Patrick McGrath and Maureen Ward. Build new wall and relocate four recessed lights at 1 Woodbury Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $3,500. Filed July 13. EL Wagner Company Inc., Bridgeport, contractor for Sarah A. Ripegno, et al. Build a swimming pool and retaining wall, add patio and drainage at 105 Mill Spring Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed July 23. Elite Electrical Contracting, East Windsor, contractor for Pamela J. Lake. Construct octagonal deck at 22 Broad Brook Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed July 23. Forlano, Thomas F., Stamford, contractor for Gary W. Harper Jr. and Karla R. Harper. Install generator and natural gas hook-up at 38 Broad Brook Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed July 14. Fratturo, Brian, Stamford, contractor for Michael Varon. Remodel master bathroom, replace flooring, kitchen cabinets, countertops and appliances at 88 Southfield Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed July 21.

Gonzalez Construction LLC, Meriden, contractor for Nidia Gonzalez, et al. Construct addition at 46 Catoona Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed July 13. Holzner, Louis, Newtown, contractor for Steven A. Lavietes. Install generator at left side of garage powered by an existing underground gas tank at 1159 Westover Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $9,900. Filed July 12. Jimenez, Irving, Norwalk, contractor for William and Jillian Kent. Install generator on left side of house at 15 Adams Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $19,200. Filed July 12. John Discala Construction LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Aiken Preserve LLC. Construct a new single-family residence at 16 Argento Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $39,000. Filed July 14. Jossem, Heather C., Norwalk, contractor for Heather C. Jossem. Rebuild and expand deck at 17 Devonshire Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $55,000. Filed July 12. Kerschner Development Company LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Lucille R. Molloy. Construct new single-family residence at 35 Rowayton Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1,000,000. Filed July 9. Marinello, Jeffrey M., Norwalk, contractor for Donald A. Offinger. Install roof-mounted solar panels at 10 Scott St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $12,312. Filed July 12. Nederloff, Maarten and Jill Nederloff, Norwalk, contractor for Maarten Nederloff. Construct rear deck at 63 Cove Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $11,226. Filed July 12. Nelson, Carmelo and Julienne Nelson, Norwalk, contractor for Carmelo Nelson and Julienne Nelson. Add windows at front of second floor at 24 Chelene Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed July 12.

Pace, Rocco and Canio P. Pace, Norwalk, contractor for Rocco Pace and Canio P. Pace. Construct superstructure for spa at rear of single-family residence at 69 Valley view Cottage, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed July 14. Rhino Back Roofing LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Melissa Spahr. Remove existing shingles and replace at 7 Ward St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed July 13. Stadler, Michael J., Norwalk, contractor for David and Deanna Supple. Add master bath, closet and laundry on second floor of 66 Wilson Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed July 12. Stephenson, Kathleen Mallon, Norwalk, contractor for Kathleen Mallon. Construct a roof over an existing deck at 21 Third St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed July 16. Weathertite Sales LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Cescenzo Balestriere. Strip old roof and replace with new shingles at 6 Grey Hollow Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $11,400. Filed July 9.

COURT CASES Bridgeport Superior Court Coopersurgical Inc., Trumbull. Filed by Joey Marie Robinson, Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Stephen John Fitzgerald, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff was an employee of the defendant and when she spoke out about its illegal and unsafe practices in an attempt to bring the employer in compliance with the law and safe public health practices, she was terminated. 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-216107267-S. Filed June 14. De Almeida, Julio, Stratford. Filed by Christopher Denitto, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Carter Mario Law Firm, 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-21-6107576-S. Filed June 24.

Facts & Figures Henry, Nyree H., Fairfield. Filed by Teressa Tate-Dawkins, Estero, Florida. Plaintiff’s attorney: John K. Cohane PC, 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. FBTCV-21-6107713-S. Filed June 29. Merchant, Charlotte C., et al, Memphis, Tennessee. Filed by Richard Spence, Brooklyn, New York. Plaintiff’s attorney: Moore O’Brien & 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. FBTCV-21-6107821-S. Filed July 1. Town of Trumbull, et al. Filed by Chad Taylor p.p.a. Jeremy Taylor, Trumbull. Plaintiff’s attorney: Miller Rosnick D’Amico August & Butler 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. FBTCV-21-6107854-S. Filed July 2.

Danbury Superior Court Bower, Michael, Newtown. Filed by Velocity Investments LLC a.k.a. Prosper Funding LLC, Bronx, New York. Plaintiff’s attorney: Steven Cohen Law Offices LLC, Bronx, New York. Action: The plaintiff is the owner and holder of a loan agreement with the defendant who has failed to comply with the payments terms and thereby breached the terms of the agreement. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $2,500, exclusive of interest and costs and such other relief the court may deem proper. Case no. DBD-CV-216039148-S. Filed April 26. Diblasi, Frank, Sherman. Filed by Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Poughkeepsie, New York. Plaintiff’s attorney: Jacobs & Rozich LLC, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff is a banking association that issued the defendant a credit account for which the defendant agreed to make payments for goods and services. The defendant failed to make payments. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages less than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. DBDCV-21-6039237-S. Filed May 3.

Young, Eric, et al, Bethel. Filed by RPM Capital Management LLC, Rye Brook, New York. Plaintiff’s attorney: John Edward MacDonald, Ewing, New Jersey. Action: The plaintiff was the employer of the defendant who possessed knowledge of detailed competitively sensitive and highly confidential information regarding RPM clients. Defendant resigned from RPM and commenced employment with another employer who had allegedly knowingly and intentionally recruited the defendant with the expectation that he would violate his noncompete, nonsolicit and nondisclosure agreement with plaintiff and utilize his knowledge of RMP’s trade secrets and confidential business information. As a result, the plaintiff suffered damages and suffered the loss of at least two of its largest clients. 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-216039162-S. Filed April 27.

Stamford Superior Court Martinez-Sandoval, Astrid D., et al, East Hartford. Filed by Sumena Akter, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Midhat Syed, 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. FST-CV-21-6051882-S. Filed May 24. The city of Norwalk. Filed by Main Norwalk LLC, Plaintiff’s attorney: FLB Law, Westport. Action: The plaintiff is the owner of a real property that claims a relief against a wrongful assessment of its property for defendant’s tax purposes. The plaintiff appealed the taxation and the valuation of the property stating that the estimate was grossly excessive, disproportionate and unlawful. The plaintiff seeks a new evaluation of the property and monetary damages exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-21-6051603-S. Filed May 5.

Vilca, Paulo, et al, Stamford. Filed by New Country Motor Car Group Inc., Westport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Brown Rudnick LLP, Hartford. Action: The plaintiff is a car dealer and the defendants are former sales associates. The plaintiff is bringing this action in order to enforce the noncompete agreements that prohibits the defendants from engaging in the selling, leasing or servicing of any vehicle brands or service within 30 road miles. Despite the agreement, the defendants began working for the plaintiff’s top competitor 13 miles away. As a result of the defendants’ respective breaches, the plaintiff has suffered damages and 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-21-6051531-S. Filed April 30. Washington Prime LLC, et al, Cheshire, New York. Filed by Sophia Hatsis, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Goldstein & Peck PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff was a business invitee of the defendants and when leaving the premises she was caused to slip and fall on a water-filled surface. As a result, the plaintiff suffered 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-21-6051731-S. Filed May 13.

DEEDS Commercial 180 Oldfield LLC, Fairfield. Seller: Clifford J. Deutsch and Joseph W. Deutsch, Naples, Florida. Property: 180 Oldfield Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $765,000. Filed July 16. Autumn Ridge Road Associates LLC, Fairfield. Seller: David Boyarsky, Fairfield. Property: 200 Autumn Ridge Road, Fairfield. Amount: $492,500. Filed July 12. Giannini, Martin and Kaylen Giannini, New Milford. Seller: Charter Oak Properties 31 LLC, Middlebury. Property: 135 Tuller Road, Fairfield. Amount: $639,500. Filed July 16. Horne, Dawn and Gregory Horne, Fairfield. Seller: Novus Property Solutions LLC, Fairfield. Property: 62 Morehouse Highway, Fairfield. Amount: $710,000. Filed July 13. Murphy, Alicia, Norwalk. Seller: Trimodia LLC, Old Lyme, Property: 17 Clinton Ave., Stamford. Amount: $313,000. Filed July 12.

Stevenson, Sara and Alex Stevenson, Fairfield. Seller: Fairfield County Rentals LLC, Fairfield. Property: 156 Buena Vista Road, Fairfield. Amount: $535,000. Filed July 14. Tracy L. Flett, Norwalk. Seller: Beach Walk Homes LLC, Fairfield. Property: 781 Valley Road, Fairfield. Amount: $599,000. Filed July 12.

Residential Abbott-Walker, Jennifer and Debra Abbott-Walker, Fairfield. Seller: Stuart J. Segall and Susan Segall, Fairfield. Property: 66 Meadowcrest Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $650,000. Filed July 16. Albrecht, Allison and Stirling Brandt, Fairfield. Seller: Rajesh H. Sharma and Lisa A. Sharma, Fairfield. Property: 44 Brookfield Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $480,000. Filed July 12. Avery, Margaret, Fairfield. Seller: Courtney M. Williams and Lashanda Q. Williams, Fairfield. Property: Unit 71, Greenfield Hunt, Fairfield. Amount: $734,900. Filed July 12. Barbarula, Michael C. and Rebecca E. Algie, Norwalk. Seller: Stanford Weiss and Judith Weiss, Fairfield. Property: 152 London Terrace, Fairfield. Amount: $765,000. Filed July 12. Barlow, James E. and Margaret H. Barlow, Fairfield. Seller: John L. Kassay, Evergreen, Colorado. Property: 1211 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield. Amount: $360,000. Filed July 14. Bazzy-Asaad, Alia and Nadine Asaad, Fairfield. Seller: Sandra G. Wollen, Fairfield. Property: 156 Glengarry Road, Unit 156, Fairfield. Amount: $490,000. Filed July 13. Colgan, Patricia M., Fairfield. Seller: Janice Major, Fairfield. Property: Unit 242, The Melody Lane Condominium, Fairfield. Amount: $391,125. Filed July 15. Corbin, Kevin and Karma Nurisha Lowe Corbin, New York, New York. Seller: Robert A. Giordano and Jacquelyn M. Giordano, Stamford. Property: 33 Albin Road, Stamford. Amount: $674,000. Filed July 12. DiGesu, Vanderson and Claudia I. Digesu, Stamford. Seller: Giovanni Gentile and Celina Casado, Stamford. Property: 23 Westview Lane, Stamford. Amount: $1,075,000. Filed July 14.

Edelman, Emily, Buda, Texas. Seller: Shaun M. Grover, Stamford. Property: 37 Mohegan Ave., Stamford. Amount: $550,000. Filed July 13.

Papadopoulos, John S., Fairfield. Seller: Susan Lynn Meeks and Edward L. Hoffman, Fairfield. Property: 823 Oldfield Road, Fairfield. Amount: $615,000. Filed July 14.

Ericsson, Nicolas S. and Jessica L. Swope, Westmont, Illinois. Seller: Sari B. Reid and John R. Reid, Fairfield. Property: 406 N. Benson Road, Fairfield. Amount: $765,000. Filed July 16.

Peart, Jeffery B. and Althea Lorna Peart, Stamford. Seller: Clara I. Ramirez, Stamford. Property: 15 Greenwich Ave., Unit 4, Stamford. Amount: $278,000. Filed July 14.

Furlong, Orval C. and Phyllis Furlong, Southport. Seller: Orval C. Furlong, Southport. Property: 845 Kings Highway West, Southport. Amount: $N/A. Filed July 13. Gao, Ying, Westport. Seller: Karlian Brown, Stamford. Property: 69 Cove Road, Unit A4, Stamford. Amount: $138,180. Filed July 13. Goldman, Eric and Lisa Goldman, Fairfield. Seller: Jonathan F. Denote and Frances Oates Nixon Denote, Fairfield. Property: 1166 Northwood Road, Fairfield. Amount: $933,333. Filed July 15. Hanley, Edith Cassidy, Nyack, New York. Seller: Marlene Bates, Vernon. Property: 171 Ridge Common, Unit 58, Fairfield. Amount: $1,250,000. Filed July 16. Lee, James J. and Un H. Lee Choe, Ashburn, Virginia. Seller: Diane Salerno, Fairfield. Property: 162 Glengarry Road, Fairfield. Amount: $490,000. Filed July 16. Lerchen, William G. and Peter William Douglas Lerchen, Fairfield. Seller: Michele Bannay-Mays and Mark Mays, Fairfield. Property: 100 Stone Ridge Way, Unit 1A, Fairfield. Amount: $550,000. Filed July 13. Moynihan, Dennis and Margaret Moynihan, Naples, Florida. Seller: Ann T. Hart, Fairfield. Property: 104 Katona Drive, Unit 2A4, Fairfield. Amount: $272,000. Filed July 15. Nelson-Mora, Joleigh, Stamford. Seller: Theresa H. Cheng, Stamford. Property: 27 Coachlamp Lane, Stamford. Amount: $625,000. Filed July 13.

Perri, Jemma and Oliver Powers, Stamford. Seller: John R. Perri and Donna M. Perri, Stamford. Property: 39 Unity Road, Stamford. Amount: $700,000. Filed July 12. Piekarski, Martin, Fairfield. Seller: Michael Devlin, Norwich. Property: 301 Godfrey Road, Fairfield. Amount: $370,000. Filed July 16. Pino, Cristina Maria, Fairfield. Seller: Sean McCormick, Fairfield. Property: 114 Brookmere Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $965,000. Filed July 12. Pulliam, Joseph, Stamford. Seller: Mario F. Rivas and Yeymi Chavez, Stamford. Property: Unit 117, Waterside Green, Stamford. Amount: $132,121. Filed July 13. Ramirez-Marin, Diana C., Stamford. Seller: Jorge X. Chavez and Karen A. Chavez, Stamford. Property: 96 Sutton Drive East, Stamford. Amount: $485,000. Filed July 12. Rivas-Enamorado, Mario Fernando, Stamford. Seller: Ellen Finn, Stamford. Property: 27 Francis Ave., Stamford. Amount: $420,000. Filed July 12. Rodriguez Cano, Noel Victor and Tamara Muruetagoiena, Fairfield. Seller: William Man, Fairfield. Property: 50 Forest Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $850,000. Filed July 12. Rommens, Mattias and Gloria Fabris, Fairfield. Seller: Eric J. Goldman and Lisa B. Goldman, Fairfield. Property: 593 Townhouse Road, Fairfield. Amount: $980,000. Filed July 13.

Oravetz, Nicole and James Bresse, Fairfield. Seller: Cindy Franzino, Fairfield. Property: 545 Old Stratfield Road, Fairfield. Amount: $330,000. Filed July 14.

Rubin, Jeffrey S. and Cynthia Ann Marnie Rubin, Fairfield. Seller: Lisa F. Arpaia and David A. Krett, Trumbull. Property: 2 Elmwood Drive, Unit 2, Southport. Amount: $1,550,000. Filed July 12.

Orsini, Mark and Jaclyn H. Orsini, Fairfield. Seller: Lawrence F. Montague and Barbara J. Montague, Fairfield. Property: 325 Wood House Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1,255,000. Filed July 14.

Schlissel, Robert and Stacey Schlissel, Stamford. Seller: Bradley Greenbaum and Avital Greenbaum, Stamford. Property: 25 Maryanne Lane, Stamford. Amount: $895,000. Filed July 12.

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Facts & Figures Shin, Junghee J., Fairfield. Seller: Abby Sesselberg, Fairfield. Property: 67 Shady Hill Road, Fairfield. Amount: $785,000. Filed July 12. Sliwinski, Mered Kopstein and Alana Sliwinski, Stamford. Seller: Alex Gerasimoff and Natalia Gerasimoff, Stamford. Property: 55 Quacker Ridge Road, Stamford. Amount: $875,000. Filed July 12. Titus, Abigail Susan and Morgan Madden Titus, Tyringham, Massachusetts. Seller: Stephen Rodzevik and Kathryn Horton, Stamford. Property: 671 Westover Road, Stamford. Amount: $1,015,000. Filed July 13. Valle, Philip D. and Danielle Joy Valle, Baltimore, Maryland. Seller: Christopher J. Lee and Sylvia M. Lee, Fairfield. Property: 39 Michaela Circle, Fairfield. Amount: $1,020,000. Filed July 16. Vanbuskirk, Sean and AnneMarie Vanbuskirk, Stamford. Seller: Michael Berardini and Melinda Berardini, Stamford. Property: 44 Palmer St., Stamford. Amount: $505,000. Filed July 12. Winokur, Annick Margot, Fairfield. Seller: Jane LeFante, Fairfield. Property: 195 Lalley Blvd., Fairfield. Amount: $2,500,000. Filed July 15. Wolfe, Patricia Madeline, Stamford. Seller: Anna Dicicco, Stamford. Property: 141 Briar Brae Road, Stamford. Amount: $1,090,200. Filed July 12.

MORTGAGES Davis, Paul and Donett Fray-Davis, Stamford, by Gerald M. Fox. Lender: M&T Bank, 1 M&T Plaza, Buffalo, New York. Property: 157 Wardwell St., Stamford. Amount: $465,000. Filed July 6. Estevez, Rafael A. and Johanna F. Estevez, Fairfield, by Cynthia M. Salemme-Riccio. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 1111 Polaris Pkwy., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 524 Nonopoge Road, Fairfield. Amount: $307,100. Filed July 2.

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Faya, Miguel, Stamford, by Tracie J. Silvestro. Lender: Newrez LLC, 1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 125, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Property: 39 Glenbrook Road, Unit 5T, Stamford. Amount: $180,500. Filed July 7.

Milnamow, Brendan and Margaret Milnamow, Fairfield, by Gary R. Khachian. Lender: US Bank National Association, 4801 Frederica St., Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 99 Eastlawn St., Fairfield. Amount: $862,750. Filed June 29.

Radek, Jan J. and Olga Kowal, Fairfield, by Edward W. Zawack. Lender: Home Point Financial Corp., 9 Entin Road, Suite 200, Parsippany, New Jersey. Property: 431 Wilson St., Fairfield. Amount: $412,250. Filed July 1.

Garvey, Sean R. and Erika J. Garvey Fairfield, by Pamela Shepley. Lender: US Bank National Association, 4801 Frederica St., Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 102 Eastlawn St., Fairfield. Amount: $750,000. Filed June 29.

Moore, Angela, Stamford, by Mark Sank. Lender: United Wholesale Mortgage LLC, 585 South Boulevard East, Pontiac, Michigan. Property: 22 Treat Ave., Stamford. Amount: $613,806. Filed July 9.

Tepper, Stephanie and David Tepper, Stamford, by Howard R. Wolfe. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 121 Fieldstone Road, Stamford. Amount: $745,080. Filed July 8.

Hernandez, Ramon and Graciela Hernandez, Stamford, by Gregory G. Andriunas. Lender: Magnolia Bank Inc., 637 S. Lincoln Blvd, Hodgenville, Kentucky. Property: 19 Albin Road, Stamford. Amount: $592,000. Filed July 7. Jabara, Lauren and Justin Jabara, Fairfield, by Michael P. Murray. Lender: Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association, 4270 Ivy Pointe Blvd., Suite 400, Cincinnati, Ohio. Property: 1236 Hulls Highway, Southport. Amount: $960,000. Filed July 1. Lara, Andrea J. and David J. Lara, Fairfield, by Mark D. Pancrazio. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 1111 Polaris Pkwy., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 42 Buena Vista Road, Fairfield. Amount: $315,700. Filed June 30. Lewandoski, Donald K. and Leigh A. Lewandoski, Greenwich, by Shauna Rose-Larmond. Lender: PennyMac Loan Services LLC, 3043 Townsgate Road, Suite 200, Westlake Village, California. Property: 92 View Street West, Greenwich. Amount: $546,254. Filed July 12. Lisa, Thomas M., Stamford, by Naveed A. Quraishi. Lender: Cardinal Financial Company, 3701 Arco Corporate Drive, Suite 200, Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 105 Fifth St., Stamford. Amount: $417,000. Filed July 8. McClure, Margaret and Neil McClure, Fairfield, by Cynthia M. Salemme-Riccio. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 1111 Polaris Pkwy., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 356 Springer Road, Fairfield. Amount: $536,990. Filed June 28.

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Moore, Robert T. and Alondra Isabel Cruz Morales, Stamford, by Kevin D. Florin. Lender: Quicken Loans LLC, 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 27 Terrace Place, Stamford. Amount: $528,000. Filed July 7. Negyesi, Richard J. and Adamaris Negyesi, Stamford, by N/A. Lender: Quicken Loans LLC, 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 93 Unity Road, Stamford. Amount: $223,000. Filed July 8. Nelson, Michael A. and Katherine G. Nelson, Fairfield, by Aparna Walawalkar. Lender: American Eagle Financial Credit Union Inc., 333 East River Drive, East Hartford. Property: 347 Warde Terrace, Fairfield. Amount: $93,200. Filed July 2. Pelliccia, John Thomas and Sarah Lamarche, Stamford, by Jeffrey G. Lane. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 1111 Polaris Pkwy., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 6 High Rock Road, Stamford. Amount: $547,500. Filed July 6. Poli, Francis C. and Philippa Poli, Fairfield, by Nicola Corea. Lender: Quicken Loans LLC, 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 75 Redding Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1,184,550. Filed June 28. Pomeranz, Joshua and Elana Abraham, Stamford, by Howard R. Wolfe. Lender: Luxury Mortgage Corp. 4 Landmark Square, Suite 300, Stamford. Property: 4 Vincent Ave., Stamford. Amount: $532,000. Filed July 9.

Wiener, Samantha and Lowell Wiener, Fairfield, by Donald E. Wetmore. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, 101 N. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Property: 238 Autumn Ridge Road, Fairfield. Amount: $520,000. Filed June 30.

NEW BUSINESSES Adriano’s All-Round Solutions, 44 Culloden Road, Stamford 06902, c/o Adrian Sanchez. Filed July 6. Bridgeview Execution Services, 32 Old Slip, 28th floor, New York, New York 10005, c/o Tradition Securities and Derivatives. Filed July 8. Club London, 487 Glenbrook Road, Stamford 06906, c/o Avighna Inc. Filed July 7. Crown Management Services, 470 West Ave., Suite 2250, Stamford 06902, c/o CMS LLC. Filed July 7. Deepwell Liquidity Management, 32 Old Slip, 28th floor, New York, New York 10005, c/o Tradition Securities and Derivatives. Filed July 8. Finacor, 32 Old Slip, 28th floor, New York, New York 10005, c/o Tradition Securities and Derivatives. Filed July 8. Glow Lash Bar, 596 Westport Ave., Norwalk 06851, c/o Allison Sticca. Filed July 20.

Helping Kids & Designs, 47 Center St., Unit 2, Stamford 06906, c/o Maritza Monroy. Filed July 6. High Point Securities, 32 Old Slip, 28th floor, New York, New York 10005, c/o Tradition Securities and Derivatives. Filed July 8. Lucner Jean, 121 Don Bob Road, Stamford 06903, c/o Lucner Jean. Filed July 9. Marci’s Residential or Commercial Cleaning Service, 4 Kellee Court, Norwalk 06854, c/o Arturo R. Del Valle. Filed July 15. Mateo’s M. Service, 168 Suncrest Road, Norwalk 06854, c/o Mateo Gerwien. Filed July 19. One Hit Wonder Woman, 652 Glenbrook Road, 5-203b, Stamford 06906, c/o 4 Your Love of You LLC. Filed July 8. Pedro’s Kitchen Catering & Event Planning LLC, 71 Aiken St., Apt. K9, Norwalk 06851, c/o Pedro T. Santos. Filed July 19. TFS Derivaties, 32 Old Slip, 28th floor, New York, New York 10005, c/o Tradition Securities and Derivatives. Filed July 8. TFSD, 32 Old Slip, 28th floor, New York, New York 10005, c/o Tradition Securities and Derivatives. Filed July 8. Tradition Asiel Securities, 32 Old Slip, 28th floor, New York, New York 10005, c/o Tradition Securities and Derivatives. Filed July 8. Tradition Securities and Futures, 32 Old Slip, 28th floor, New York, New York 10005, c/o Tradition Securities and Derivaties. Filed July 8.

TSF, 32 Old Slip, 28th floor, New York, New York 10005, c/o Tradition Securities and Derivatives. Filed July 8.

PATENTS Drone deployed speaker system. Patent no. 11,084,583 issued to Sven Kratz, et al. Assigned to Harman International, Stamford. External noise control for a loudspeaker. Patent no. 11,095,974 issued to Brandon Wheeler. Assigned to Harman International, Stamford. Extracting an embedded database from a physical object. Patent no. 11,090,870 issued to Jonathan Levine, et al. Assigned to Xerox, Norwalk. Lens system and method. Patent no. 11,092,732 issued to Elijah Auger, et al. Assigned to Harman International, Stamford. Method and apparatus for locating and forming fastener holes in a replacement tip section of a rotor blade. Patent no. 11,066,188 issued to Sven Lofstrom, et al. Assigned to Sikorsky Aircraft, Stratford. Methods for separating rotor blade cuffs from rotor blade bodies. Patent no. 11,091,254 issued to Ryan Lehto, et al. Assigned to Sikorsky Aircraft, Stratford. Titania-free toner additive formulation with cross-linked organic polymeric additive. Patent no. 11,086,244 issued to Richard Veregin, et al. Assigned to Xerox, Norwalk.

Associate Portfolio Manager (Citadel Americas LLC – Greenwich, CT) Cndct dffrntiatd, bottom-up fndmntl analyses of cmpns, bus mdls, relvnt energy ndstry mtrcs & indstrs. F/T. Reqs Mstr’s deg (or frgn eqv) in Bus Admin, Finance, Math, CompSci or rel fld & 2 yrs exp in job offrd or wrk’g in the energy ndstry. All stated exp must incl: idntfy’g shrt & long term trnsprtatn & strge trd’g opprtnts in the energy indstry; mng’g a prtflio of trnsprtatn & strge assets; trd’g physical ntrl gas; fndmntl analysis & valuatn on the ntrl gas trnsprtatns & storage sctr; fnctnlits in MS Excel incl financl mdl’g; portfolio risk mgmt; &, commnct’g invstmnt rcmmndatns to clients or sr mgmt. Exp may be gained concrrntly. Resumes: Citadel Americas LLC, Attn: ER/LE, 131 S Dearborn St, 32nd Fl, Chicago, IL 60603. Job ID: 5288700.

LEGAL NOTICES Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: Davies SI LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) on June 21, 2021. N.Y. 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 Davies SI LLC, c/o Mountco Construction and Development Corp., 700 White Plains Road, Suite 363, Scarsdale, New York 10583. Purpose/ character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity #62907

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: Jefferson TI LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) on June 22, 2021. N.Y. 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 Jefferson TI LLC, c/o Mountco Construction and Development Corp., 700 White Plains Road, Suite 363, Scarsdale, New York 10583. Purpose/ character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62910

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: Stuhr GI LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) on June 21, 2021. N.Y. 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 Stuhr GI LLC, c/o Mountco Construction and Development Corp., 700 White Plains Road, Suite 363, Scarsdale, New York 10583. Purpose/ character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62913

Notice of Formation of Restless Urban, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/12/21. 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, 4 Country Club Lane, Pleasantville, New York, 10570. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62920

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: Golden VI LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) on June 21, 2021. N.Y. 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 Golden VI LLC, c/o Mountco Construction and Development Corp., 700 White Plains Road, Suite 363, Scarsdale, New York 10583. Purpose/ character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62908

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: Oak CI LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) on June 21, 2021. N.Y. 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 Oak CI LLC, c/o Mountco Construction and Development Corp., 700 White Plains Road, Suite 363, Scarsdale, New York 10583. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity #62911

Yusko Law Firm PLLC. Art. of Org. filed 7/12/21. Westchester Co. SSNY designated for process and shall mail to Reg. Agent: Thomas Law Firm, 130 7th Ave #204, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: Law #62916

Notice of Formation of RL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LLC. filed with SSNY on 7/15/21. 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, 23 Elmont Avenue, Port Chester, NY 10573. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62923

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: Grace TI LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) on June 30, 2021. N.Y. 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 Grace TI LLC, c/o Mountco Construction and Development Corp., 700 White Plains Road, Suite 363, Scarsdale, New York 10583. Purpose/ character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity #62909

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: Rockwell TI LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) on June 21, 2021. N.Y. 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 Rockwell TI LLC, c/o Mountco Construction and Development Corp., 700 White Plains Road, Suite 363, Scarsdale, New York 10583. Purpose/ character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62912

Notice of Formation of J&B Remodeling Service, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/4/21. 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, 112 Webster Ave, 2FL, Harrison, NY 10528. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62918

THE ANNUAL RETURN OF THE PATRICIA & BERNARD GOLDSTEIN FAMILY FOUNDATION for the year ended May 31, 2021 is available at its principal office located at 2 Manursing Way, Rye, NY 10580 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal of the Fund is Patricia Goldstein. #62917

Notice of Formation of FC Mechanical Services, 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, 306 Columbus Ave, Apt 2, West Harrison, NY 10604. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62919

369 Willett Ave Associates LLC. Filed 3/25/21 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 114 Hawley Ave, Port Chester, NY 10573 Purpose: All lawful #62921

Notice of Formation of Tasman & Joellen Construction, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/23/21. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Tasman & Joellen Construction LLC, 224 W 2nd St., Mt Vernon, NY 10550. Purpose: any lawful Purpose. #62925 Owl Lake LLC. Filed 5/12/21 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 17 West Orchard Road, Chappaqua, NY 10514 Purpose: All lawful #62927 Notice of Formation of JD 360, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/30/2021. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to JD 360,LLC 27 Rossiter Ave #2 Yonkers, NY 101701 Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62928

Notice of Formation of LARREGUI COMPANY, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/15/2021. Office located in Westchester County. SSNY desig. as an agent of the LLC upon who process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to LARREGUI COMPANY LLC, 9 BRYANT CRESCENT, APT. 1H, WHITE PLAINS, NY 10605. #62929 Fleetwood Medical Care PLLC. Art. of Org. filed 7/23/21. Westchester Co. SSNY designated for process and shall mail to 504 Gramatan Ave, Mt. Vernon, NY 10552. Purpose: Medicine #62930

Notice of Formation of Kennedy Jakob, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 04/02/2021. Office Location: Westchester County, NY. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 52 Primrose St, White Plains, NY 10606. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62933 Notice of Formation of 5 Wampus Close, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/22/21. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Michael E. Fareri, 4 MacDonald Ave., Armonk, NY 10504. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62932

Notice of Application for Authority to do business in New York of KONNECTKURVES, LLC. Application for Authority filed with the Secretary of State (SSNY) on 08/18/2021. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on August 24, 2020. Office location is Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: KonnectKurves LLC, 404, Cedar Dr W, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510 principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #62934

Sealed bids will be received as set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, September 09, 2021 at the NYSDOT, Office of Contract Management, 50 Wolf Rd, 1st Floor, Suite 1CM, Albany, NY 12232 and will be publicly opened and read. Bids may also be submitted via the internet using www.bidx.com. A certified cashier’s check payable to the NYSDOT for the sum specified in the proposal or a bid bond, form CONR 391, representing 5% of the bid total, must accompany each bid. NYSDOT reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Electronic documents and Amendments are posted to www.dot.ny.gov/doing-business/ opportunities/const-notices. The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all Amendments are incorporated into its bid. To receive notification of Amendments via e-mail you must submit a request to be placed on the Planholders List at www.dot.ny.gov/doing-business/opportunities/const-planholder. Amendments may have been issued prior to your placement on the Planholders list. NYS Finance Law restricts communication with NYSDOT on procurements and contact can only be made with designated persons. Contact with non-designated persons or other involved Agencies will be considered a serious matter and may result in disqualification. Contact Robert Kitchen (518)457-2124. Contracts with 0% Goals are generally single operation contracts, where subcontracting is not expected, and may present direct bidding opportunities for Small Business Firms, including, but not limited to D/W/MBEs. The New York State Department of Transportation, in accordance with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation and Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200, Title IV Program and Related Statutes, as amended, issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all who respond to a written Department solicitation, request for proposal or invitation for bid that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability/handicap and income status in consideration for an award. Please call (518)457-2124 if a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the letting. Region 08: New York State Department of Transportation 4 Burnett Blvd., Poughkeepsie, NY, 12603 D264549, PIN 881439, Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester Cos., GRAFFITI REMOVAL - WHERE AND WHEN REGION WIDE. NYSDOT Region-8, Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $20,000.00), Goals: MBE: 4.00%, WBE: 8.00%, SDVOB: 6.00%

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