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RALPH R. ORTEGA Editor-in-chief

Assembly Member Clyde Vanel is ready to see crypto flourish in New York.

THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF CORRECTION sent out an SOS last week in the form of a press release. Staff at the BOC, a nine-member board that provides oversight of correctional facilities across the city, found themselves suddenly cut off from accessing body cam videos and similar footage. These are the videos taken by small cameras attached to Department of Correction staffers while inside those facilities, including the notoriously dangerous Rikers Island. The department “forbade the recording and use of such video in our work,” the board wrote. It reminded in this release that its staff serves as the “Board’s ‘eyes and ears’ inside the jails, working to evaluate complaints, review incidents, and make recommendations for compliance with the Minimum Standards for confinement.” Without access to these videos, the board’s oversight will be greatly diminished. The department’s decision, likely prompted by recent reports that included video from inside Rikers, was certainly ill-advised. I don’t have to remind anyone of the benefits of greater transparency, especially when the department has so much to be accountable for with the ongoing problems at Rikers. A department spokesperson said it was “deeply committed to transparency,” and explained the shift in access as a protocol change that still leaves the board to watch all camera footage in “real time” at a designated location. That doesn’t sound like it’s making transparency any easier. The agency still needs to reverse its decision and let the board’s staff continue its much-needed work.

CONTENTS FIRST READ … 4 The week that was

HECTOR LASALLE … 8

Hochul’s chief judge nominee went down in flames

KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND … 10

What led to her most productive year yet?

CRYPTOCURRENCY … 16

A special report on the digital asset’s future in New York

GREENIDGE … 20

Finding a lucrative use for offline power plants

Q&As … 22

Crypto leaders discuss the industry’s future WINNERS & LOSERS … 34 RALPH R. ORTEGA; ASSEMBLY

Who was up and who was down last week

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steadfast in her support of LaSalle, organizing a press conference with members of Congress and prominent Latino leaders ahead of Wednesday’s hearing. Hochul has said she is considering legal action and LaSalle did not get a fair shake, but state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins has said she stands by the committee’s verdict.

After protests and a state Senate hearing that denied the nomination of Hector LaSalle as chief judge of the Court of Appeals, Gov. Kathy Hochul may take legal action.

HECTOR LASALLE REJECTED BY SENATE PANEL

After a five-hour hearing, members of the state Senate Judiciary Committee made the unprecedented move of rejecting the governor’s nominee for chief judge of the state Court of

Appeals. Hector LaSalle, a former prosecutor who would have been the first Latino chief judge, received only two “yes” votes from the committee, both from Democrats. Ten Democrats voted no, and one Democrat and six Republicans voted to

– state Senate Majority Leader Andrea StewartCousins, on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s potential response to her chief judge nominee failing, via Politico New York

advance LaSalle “without recommendation.” The hearing followed several tense weeks of debate after progressive groups came out loudly against LaSalle for a series of decisions they deemed too conservative. Gov. Kathy Hochul has remained

HE’LL BE WATCHING YOU How do you keep every one of your personal enemies out of a 20,000-seat arena? For James Dolan, facial recognition has proven pretty effective. But Dolan, who has been using the tech to keep lawyers who work at opposing firms out of Madison Square Garden, is running into growing opposition to the technology. Some local lawmakers have threatened to revoke MSG’s liquor license and tax-exempt status unless the practice is stopped.

“It was a bad day for the governor.” – former Gov. David Paterson, on Hochul’s chief judge nominee getting rejected, via Politico New York

ERIC ADAMS GOES SOUTH

New York City Mayor Eric Adams visited the southern border to continue to call attention to the influx of migrants and asylum-seekers, and call for aid from the federal government to house, feed and serve people who end up in New York. Some 40,000 people have arrived in New York City since Adams has been mayor, a number he says has significantly strained many of the city’s resources. Adams said “Our cities are being undermined,” according to The New York Times, as he called for the federal government to foot the entire bill to care for migrants. City Comptroller Brad Lander criticized the trip and the rhetoric, saying it made immigrants seem like “a problem.” Several days after returning from the border, Adams set out again, this time to Washington, D.C., to urge them to act. He described the influx of asylum-seekers to cities like New York as one of the most consequential

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“I’m sure that few of us have time to extract revenge.”

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problems in the country, calling for leaders to appoint someone to craft a plan to stem the flow of arrivals.

ABORTION MEDICATION COMING TO MORE CLINICS

New York City will begin paying for abortion medications to be provided at four city clinics in the Bronx, Manhattan and Queens, the mayor announced last week

as part of an initiative to improve women’s health care. The medications are already available in the city’s 11 public hospitals. With an emphasis on breaking the silence around vaginas, periods, menopause and more, the mayor noted that women statistically are diagnosed with an illness later than men, and that vaginal conditions are misdiagnosed the majority of the time.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that the city will offer free abortion pills in four health clinics, making it the first city in the United States to do so.

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WEEK AHEAD

TUESDAY 1/24 The New York City Council Housing and Buildings Committee holds a 1 p.m. hearing on accessory dwelling units and basement apartments.

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Does Clean Slate have a chance this year? Advocates and people who want to see old criminal records sealed are hopeful the Clean Slate bill will garner fresh support this legislative session, but the path to passing the bill may not be so easy. The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Zellnor Myrie and Assembly Member Catalina Cruz, would seal the criminal records of many people convicted of certain felonies or misdemeanors (not including sex offenses) once they became eligible – three years after the imposed sentencing for misdemeanor crimes and seven years for felonies – presuming they refrain from committing additional crimes. While the bill has been popular among progressive lawmakers since it was first introduced in 2020, it has never passed both chambers. Last year, there was optimism after Gov. Kathy Hochul explicitly mentioned the bill in her State of the State address. The state Senate passed the bill last session, but the bill did not progress in the Assembly. This year, after a bruising reelection battle, Hochul did not mention Clean Slate in her State of the State. And a change in the makeup of a key Assembly committee may not be favorable in getting the bill passed this time around. After Democrats lost a few Assembly seats to Republi-

INSIDE DOPE In her State of the State, Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed tax breaks for building accessory dwelling units. So they’re all the rage at the city and state levels.

cans in the last election, Republicans also gained a seat in the Codes Committee, which deals with criminal justice issues. Supporters said the bill will allow people who have served their time to be able to access job and housing opportunities; while critics argued a person’s criminal history should be on the record to prevent them from reoffending. In response to pushback last session, the bill’s sponsors have made some changes that would allow certain entities, such as some levels of law enforcement and the state Education Department to have access to a person’s sealed criminal records. Records would remain sealed from private employers, for example. Advocates, state lawmakers and formerly incarcerated people held a rally at the state Capitol and called for the passage of the latest version of the bill. In a statement to City & State, Cruz said, “We had significant support last year, that will only increase once we finalize amendments to the bill.” When asked whether the latest changes to the bill  would compromise the integrity of the legislation, Cruz said they were actively working with the state Education Department, business and law enforcement. – Shantel Destra

THURSDAY 1/26

THURSDAY 1/26

In partnership with City & State, HELP USA launches its annual symposium to address housing issues and solutions for homeless people starting at 8:30 a.m. at the Museum of Jewish Heritage.

The state Senate Children and Families Committee holds a public hearing at 10 a.m. to hear testimony about the child care crisis.

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NEW YORK 4,309 CITY’S JOB P L E H CUTS, D E T N A W

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The number of vacant positions removed citywide for the next fiscal year under the administration’s latest savings initiative.

BY THE NUMBERS More than 4,300 vacant city positions were eliminated in the mayor’s latest financial plan.

By Annie McDonough If you can’t fill ’em, get rid of ’em. With tens of thousands of unfilled government jobs and precarious economic headwinds, New York City directed its agencies to eliminate half of the vacant city-funded full-time positions in a bid to help find savings in the budget. Mayor Eric Adams’ administration and some fiscal watchdogs have characterized some of those vacawnt roles as unnecessary. Adams said taking them off the books would allow agencies to focus on hiring for the over 20,000 critical vacant positions still remaining. Adams’ preliminary fiscal year 2024 budget offered a look at how agencies went about making those reductions. Here’s a look at the numbers.

23,000

$350M

The number of open positions remaining after taking those vacant positions off the payroll. Asked about techniques the city will use to fill these jobs, Adams said the city will be more aggressive about seeking candidates.

The savings achieved for fiscal year 2024 from the vacancy reductions, according to City Hall.

1.7%

The average citywide vacancy rate at major city agencies between 2012 and 2020, according to a November report from state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. In fiscal year 2022, that rate was an estimated 7.9%.

301,000

The estimated number of full-time and fulltime equivalent people employed by the city, according to Jacques Jiha, director of the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget. The authorized headcount for the next fiscal year is much higher than that in the latest financial plan, at roughly 327,000.

938 Total number of vacant positions eliminated at the Department of Social Services, including 773 city-funded positions. More than 1,700 vacant positions still remain at the department, and some divisions are experiencing worse shortages than others.

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I am just going day by day and learning as much as I can as quickly as possible.

A Q&A with Assembly Member

AMY PAULIN

What is your headspace going into your first year as chair of the Assembly Health Committee? The committee has got a much larger volume of bills than any of my previous committees. The issues are ones that I’m familiar with – but not as familiar as I need to be. So it’s currently feeling a little overwhelming. But, at this point, I am just going day by day and learning as much as I can as quickly as possible. So hopefully that initial overwhelming feeling will go away. Former Assembly Member Richard Gottfried was chair of the Health Committee

for many years. Did Gottfried pass on any advice to you after you were appointed chair of the committee? I have Dick Gottfried on speed dial, so that the advice keeps coming. (The advice) is very specific when I need it to be and general when I need it to be. He’s just been a great ally and friend. He’s been very helpful during the transition, and I know he will continue to be. What are you hoping your legacy as chair of the Health Committee will be? Currently, I come in with some priorities that I want to address, such as maternal mortality,

passing my aid in dying bill and ensuring that during my tenure as health chair, I remain a protector of everyone’s right to have quality health care in whatever way that manifests. The New York Health Act (to provide universal health coverage) was a big priority for Gottfried. What is your perspective on the bill? Do you have plans to sponsor the bill? I am planning on sponsoring the New York Health Act. I’ve always been an advocate for it, and I hope that we can advance it at some point.

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The bill has struggled to get passed in years prior, so how do you plan to do that? It has struggled in the past. There’s opposition to it. I pride myself on being someone that can bring all parties to the table. I know there’s opposition that needs to be resolved. I plan on trying to do that. You were chair of the Assembly Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee. Did your appointment to the Health Committee come as a surprise to you? It was something I was looking forward to. I asked the speaker to consider me as the chair. I loved the

corporations committee, and I would have been happy to continue doing that, but this is an opportunity that I didn’t want to pass up. What lessons or experiences from the corporations committee are you now going to lean on as you lead the health committee? I’ve always had an open door policy with all legislators to help them advance their legislation as corporations chair, as energy chair before that and as children and families chair before that – and I will have that same open door for this committee. – Shantel Destra

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‘The nomination was lost’

The state Senate Judiciary Committee rejected Hector LaSalle, opening the door for a constitutional crisis.

By Rebecca C. Lewis

has a constitutionally mandated obligation to perform a full vote on her nominees. Chaos briefly broke out immediately following the vote when ranking member state Sen. Anthony Palumbo, a Republican, attempted to make a motion to move LaSalle’s nomination to the floor of the state Senate. Hoylman-Sigal gavelled the hearing out before Palumbo could finish talking, drawing loud yells and boos from supporters of LaSalle in attendance. “How dare you?” one supporter yelled at the Democratic senators, while another specifically called on to state Sen. Jessica Ramos to “do the right thing.” The vote came after almost five hours of questioning LaSalle on his record and judicial philosophy to gauge his qualifi-

cations to lead the state’s highest court. “What looms over this hearing, though, isn’t just what we do here in Albany, it’s Washington, D.C.,” Hoylman-Sigal said at the start of the hearing. “Some people think we are applying an exacting standard at this hearing. We are, because we have to.” Legislative leaders and Hochul have vowed that New York would safeguard rights rolled back by the conservative U.S. Supreme Court, which included appointing judges who will uphold those rights in the state. LaSalle, a former prosecutor who currently sits on the Second Department Appellate Court, would be the first Latino judge to lead the Court of Appeals – and his nomination process has brought the

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N A HISTORIC FIRST in New York, a panel of lawmakers rejected Gov. Kathy Hochul’s nominee to lead the state’s top court. By a narrow 10-9 margin, members of the state Senate Judiciary Committee voted not to advance Justice Hector LaSalle to the full Senate, opening the door for a potential legal challenge from Hochul. Ultimately, LaSalle received the goahead of all six Republicans on the Judiciary Committee, as well as Democrat state Sen. Jamaal Bailey, who all voted to advance without recommendation. State Sens. Luis Sepúlveda and Kevin Thomas gave their recommendation. Ten Democrats, including the chair of the committee, state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, voted against LaSalle. After the rejection, state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins confirmed that LaSalle’s nomination was dead and that she would not give him a floor vote. “The committee has spoken, the nomination was lost,” Stewart-Cousins told reporters. Even in the face of a potential lawsuit from the governor, she said she will respect the decision of the Judiciary Committee. “The Senate has rules about how things get to the floor,” Stewart-Cousins said. “And our rules dictate that we go through committees, and … if the committee does not advance something, it does not go to the floor.” Hochul expressed disappointment in the rejection of LaSalle, but did not yet say whether she would go through with a lawsuit to force a floor vote. She has already retained outside counsel for the expected legal battle over the nomination. “While this was a thorough hearing, it was not a fair one, because the outcome was predetermined,” Hochul said in a statement after the vote. “Several Senators stated how they were going to vote before the hearing even began – including those who were recently given seats on the newly expanded Judiciary Committee.” She reaffirmed that she believes that the Senate

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The big question now is whether Hochul will sue the Senate to force a floor vote on LaSalle?

Progressives have argued that regardless of his ethnic background, LaSalle was too conservative for the role.

question of identity politics to the fore. Progressives have argued that regardless of his ethnic background, LaSalle was too conservative for the role. Many prominent Latino elected leaders have cried foul as they have observed unprecedented opposition to the candidate. However, LaSalle faced intense backlash over a number of decisions he joined during his decade on the bench, many of which featured prominently in senators’ questions. Many senators focused on one case in particular in which LaSalle and his fellow appellate justices allowed a defamation lawsuit from Cablevision to move forward against individual union members – who are usually protected from legal action from their employers. “How can you expect union members to do their jobs if at any moment they could be sued in their personal capacity?” asked state Sen. Sean Ryan, a Buffalo-area moderate Democrat who was considered a swing vote

before the hearing. “Looking at law as policy, how does that not have a chilling effect on all unionization efforts in New York state?” Ryan, who shares a hometown with the governor, ultimately voted “no” on LaSalle. Throughout the hearing, LaSalle defended himself against what he called mischaracterizations and misinterpretations of his record. He explicitly stated his support for both unions and reproductive rights – another criticism he had faced due to a decision that limited the scope of a subpoena in an investigation into a crisis pregnancy center. “Like every judge, I know that not everyone agrees with every ruling,” LaSalle said in his opening remarks. “But I can promise you that in every case, I have sought and will continue to seek to give everyone their fair shake, to listen to arguments carefully, to work my best to apply the laws and facts before us and to work with my colleagues to reach a just and fair result.”

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Back in a New York groove After a lackluster presidential bid, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand just had her most productive session yet. By Sahalie Donaldson

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T’S BEEN NEARLY a decade and a half since Kirsten Gillibrand vowed to lead the fight against gun violence after meeting with the parents and classmates of a Brooklyn high school student who had been shot and killed. It was a pivotal moment for the U.S. senator. Gillibrand, who had been in office for two weeks at that point and campaigned for the House in 2008 as a gun rights supporter, emerged from Nazareth Regional High School in 2009 promising to end illegal gun trafficking. Since then, Gillibrand has become a federal leader in the fight to curb gun violence. She has written op-eds, said she’s proud that her “A” rating from the National Rifle Association dropped to an “F,” rallied with families and introduced legislation to crack down on interstate gun trafficking. “I started working on that the day I was appointed,” Gillibrand said in an interview with City & State. “We’ve really kept a focus on if you

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want to improve public safety, you need to get guns out of the hands of criminals.” Last summer, those efforts paid off. Her legislation was included in a major bipartisan gun control package that passed in June. Under the law, New York prosecutors for the first time charged four people in January with illegally selling guns in Brooklyn. Gillibrand’s recent successes didn’t end with the passage of the gun trafficking bill. In fact, she described the previous congressional session as the most productive of her career. She had several other successes that had been long in the making, including overhauling how the military responds to sexual assault and other crimes, additional benefits for veterans who’ve been exposed to toxic burn pits and ensuring that people who experience sexual harasment at work are allowed to seek legal recourse. “She’s a great partner for New York, and she’s always delivering and looking out on how she can help average New Yorkers,” U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer said. “She understands the people who need help.” Several of her supporters attributed these policy wins to Gillibrand’s behind the scenes relentlessness, describing it as a testament to how she’s learned to skillfully navigate the Senate. New York’s junior senator has come a long way since she was selected to succeed Hillary Clinton in January 2009 as an upand-coming upstate representative. Now, Gillibrand is one of the leading voices fighting against sexual harassment and sexual assault in the military as well as a top advocate for women’s and family rights. Her leadership political action committee Off the Sidelines has raised around $11.1 million in support of hundreds of candidates. “A lot of times women are not recognized for kind of keeping their head down and doing the work behind the scenes, but what she is doing is building the bench for other women,” said Yvette Buckner, a political strategist and co-founder of Adams Buckner Advisors. “That’s so important because so many times, many governments don’t pass the torch to a woman, they pass it to another man or a protege.” Despite her clear national ambitions, as demonstrated by her failed 2020 presidential bid, Gillibrand said she was going to run for reelection on Jan. 12. It appears unlikely that she’ll be unseated since no clear challengers have emerged at this point, although

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some political consultants have speculated whether a progressive challenger like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could win the seat. There’s no real track record to go on because she has never been seriously challenged to date – either in Democratic primaries or otherwise – as a senator. Others said Gillibrand was too focused on national issues and has, at times, seemed less connected with New Yorkers as a result – particularly when compared to U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer. Still, it’s nearly impossible to out-New York Schumer on local issues, and he’s had almost 20 more years than Gillibrand to build his reputation. For him, there’s no Sunday press conference too small, and no county too far to visit. And that may mean some of her work has been overshadowed. HARD-WON ACCOMPLISHMENTS Like her work to make gun trafficking a federal offense, Gillibrand’s efforts to re-

“She “ cares about things that are not sexy and maybe don’t always give her the greatest advantage with donors.” – Tracy Mitrano, a former upstate Democratic congressional candidate

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Gillibrand concluded fights last year on burn pits, top left and protecting first responders, bottom left. She also serves on the Armed Services Committee, right.

form the military justice system date back a decade. She has long argued that permitting military officers to lead investigations into allegations of sexual assault and other felonies discouraged thousands of victims from reporting crimes. Recognizing that she’d need to get bipartisan support to change anything, Gillibrand worked with Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, a combat veteran, and eventually got her support for the bill. She said going on a trip to Afghanistan with Ernst, for example, was vital to building trust with each other so they could tackle military sexual assault. After years of what Gillibrand described as gradually wearing down her opponents with data and information, Congress voted in December to pass legislation to make independent investigators responsible for looking into allegations of sexual harassment and assault, instead of military commanders. Gillibrand notched another big policy win last year when lawmakers approved a workplace reform that moves allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault out of closed forced arbitration hearings and into court. Gillibrand partnered with Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina to first introduce the bill in the Senate during the rise of the #MeToo movement in 2017. The bill also works retroactively, freeing tens of millions of peo-

ple who may have been prevented from taking legal action in the past. “It didn’t get a lot of notice, but that is a seismic shift in the rights and privileges of survivors of sexual assault and sexual harassment,” Gillibrand said. President Joe Biden also signed the PACT Act, another military-related bill backed by Gillibrand, that expanded medical benefits for veterans who were exposed to toxins from burn pits while deployed at military bases. “You wouldn’t really think a young senator from New York would be pushing so hard for some of the things in the military, but she’s kind of chipped away at some of these big bucket issues, not just on women’s issues,” said Amelia Adams, a veteran political consultant and co-founder of Adams Buckner Advisors. While she’s perhaps most often associated with women’s rights, Gillibrand has championed a broad spectrum of issues. She co-sponsored the 9/11 first responders bill. She’s among a handful of lawmakers who’ve been at the forefront of supporting the crypto industry, working with Republican U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming to craft legislation that supporters believe will set the tone on how the federal government regulates the crypto industry. Pointing to her own experience as a work-

ing mother of two young sons, she made fighting for paid family and medical leave one of her keystone issues. In working with Republicans, it probably doesn’t hurt that early in her career Gillibrand represented a relatively conservative House district and espoused more moderate and conservative views. And she hasn’t shied away from talking about her ideological evolution. “I just think I was new and young and not as sophisticated as I needed to be,” she said. “And I’ve certainly shown my views and my values strongly over the past 15 years.” She also frequently attends bipartisan prayer breakfasts, Bible studies and is a member of the congressional softball team. “People love to see that evolution. I think it resonates because so many of us are always evolving,” Buckner said. “To be able to admit that maybe I didn’t have the right position or maybe it wasn’t something that I knew enough about, but now I’m going to change and become an advocate, that’s a really strong quality we want to see in our elected officials.” Gillibrand is also the first New Yorker to serve on the Senate Agriculture Committee in around 40 years. She’s currently involved in crafting the 2023 farm bill, in which she’s looking to establish better insurance programs for farmers and change dairy pricing. “I think that she has been willing to educate herself about a wide range of issues that impact people in New York state,” said Tracy Mitrano, a former upstate Democratic congressional candidate who was supported by Gillibrand. “The stereotype is that it’s all about New York City and I don’t see her like that.” Gillibrand backed Mitrano in 2018 and 2020 after they met at a state rural conference. Mitrano recalled being struck by the senator’s commitment to helping farmers despite many of them being unlikely to support her politically. “She cares about things that are not sexy and maybe don’t always give her the greatest advantage with donors,” Mitrano said. “Having said that, people who know her appreciate and support her.” A NATIONAL PROFILE When Gillibrand announced her run for president in 2019, she entered the crowded Democratic primary field with a hefty war chest. Her feminist messages were

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initially met with a blitz of excitement. But what had at first seemed like a promising bid puttered to a lackluster end, after she dropped out eight months later having failed to make a dent in the polls. Patti Solis Doyle, a Democratic strategist, told Politico at the time, “I don’t think the fact that she was talking about equal pay, sexual assaults in the military, or reproductive rights turned off any Democratic voters. I just think no candidate can only be focused on one gender.” Gillibrand said her campaign also included platforms on health care, education and jobs, but the media largely honed in on women’s rights and the other topics didn’t get covered as much. Despite failing to gain much traction, Gillibrand speaks positively today about her presidential campaign, even though she said she has “no ambitions for another presidential run right now.” She said she emerged from the experience a more confident speaker, a better leader and with a more ambitious policy perspective. She even tied it to her string of recent successes in the Senate. “I think it’s one of the reasons why I’m being so prolific and so effective in getting things done,” she said. Political consultant Hank Sheinkopf said her mix of policy priorities has partly been crafted out of necessity from the projects and issues that Schumer doesn’t focus on. “She cut her own special place which could not be taken from her,” Sheinkopf said. “There will be those who will criticize her that her real intention was to run for president of the United States, which she did and failed miserably at, but nobody can take the #MeToo movement away from her nor her battle to change the universal military code of justice.” HER FUTURE Gillibrand said she’s confident she’ll be reelected. She has about $4.4 million in cash on hand. Whether she’ll need that money to fend off a progressive challenger or a competitive Republican candidate remains to be seen. Ocasio-Cortez just filed to run for reelection, Rep. Ritchie Torres said he won’t challenge Gillibrand and former GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin hasn’t indicated what post he might run for next. The money may also serve as a deterrent, in addition to some of the most powerful politicians in New York being in her corner. Gillibrand was one of the earliest sup-

porters of then-congressional candidate Kathy Hochul. Little did anyone know that the former Erie County clerk would become governor a decade later, and she’s now a powerful supporter in return. “Gillibrand is a champion for all New Yorkers, leading the charge for fairness and equality, and she is an incredible role model for women in leadership,” Hochul said in an emailed statement. “When I first ran for office, she was one of the first to step up and help. I’m proud to work with her and to count her as a true friend.” New York City Mayor Eric Adams also gave Gillibrand some credit, saying in an emailed statement that the senator has “shown up and fought on behalf” of New Yorkers time and again. He described her as a reliable advocate on a range of matters, including pushing for federal funding to help New York handle the influx of asylum-seekers. For Schumer, he has been a fan from the beginning. She in turn said he has been a mentor and supporter throughout her career. It’s not easy to carve out a political legacy beside someone like Schumer. The Senate majority leader casts a long shadow. While Gillibrand is perhaps best known for tackling national issues and Schumer is often praised for visiting the state’s 62 counties every year, Democratic strategist Camille Rivera strongly disagreed with any perceptions that Gillibrand isn’t entrenched in New York issues. She did acknowledge though that the senator is sometimes careful about diving into local political issues. “Given her unconventional path to becoming a senator, I think she’s definitely proven herself as someone who has done right by New York,” Rivera said. “I just don’t think she’s as noisy about it so to speak. … Everybody does their work differently.” WHAT’S HER LEGACY? Perhaps more than anything else, Gillibrand will likely be remembered for what she’s done for women – both in political circles and with voters. “If women in all stages of life don’t get involved and fight for what we want, plans will be made that we may not like, and it’ll be our own damned fault. I think about this everyday,” Gillibrand wrote in “Off the Sidelines: Raise Your Voice, Change the World,” her 2014 memoir. “It’s true at every level, from the Capitol to your city’s

town hall to your neighborhood school. We need to participate, and we need to be heard. Our lives, our communities, and our world will be better for it.” Gillibrand has built on that idea in the years since. She was an early supporter of the 21 in ’21 initiative, which was aimed at electing at least 21 women to the New York City Council by 2021. She has also boosted the election efforts of hundreds of other Democratic women across the country through her political action committee. Gillibrand said mentoring women and helping them stoke their own political ambitions has been one of her most rewarding endeavors. Assembly Member Sarah Clark, one of Gillibrand’s first Senate staff members of more than 10 years, remembered how the senator helped quell her fears about running for office when she considered running for Assembly District 136. “A lot of women don’t run for office be-

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While Gillibrand said another run for president isn’t in her future right now, she’s built up a long list of accomplishments to carry into her 2024 reelection bid.

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“Her tenacity in delivering and her compassion for the people of our state will be a part of her legacy” – Rep. Yvette Clarke

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cause they’re not part of a political network in their local communities, so when I chose to run I was very nervous,” Clark said. “But she said, ‘I got your back and I’m all in.’” Democratic Rep. Yvette Clarke recalled being impressed by Gillibrand’s professional accomplishments while also being a mother. The two women entered Congress in the same year and quickly bonded over their similarities. Clarke’s mother, Una Clarke, and Gillibrand’s grandmother, Dorothea “Polly” Noonan, had helped inspire them to enter politics. Years ago, Noonan and Una Clarke had gravitated to each other and formed a bond “as women standing up in the political space,” according to Yvette Clarke. “I think her legacy is going to be one of women’s leadership – one that really fights for women’s rights and brings gender balance to the work that we do in a male-dominated profession,” Yvette Clarke said.

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“Her tenacity in delivering and her compassion for the people of our state will be a part of her legacy.” A more conclusive picture about Gillibrand’s lasting impact on New York will be painted in the years to come – as many of her supporters and allies said in interviews, at 56, she’s a relatively young senator and she doesn’t give up. When asked what sort of impact she wants to leave on the state, Gillibrand steered the conversation toward survivors of sexual assault, children of struggling families and seniors. “Those are really the causes that inspire me the most, because those are the New Yorkers that need my voice to amplify their voice, and lift up their problems and solve those problems in a bipartisan common-sense way,” she said. “I hope that my legacy is a record of helping the people that needed it the most.” – with reporting from Shantel Destra

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ARLY LAST YEAR, the cryptocurrency industry was still flying high. A single bitcoin was worth about $40,000, major cryptocurrency companies like Coinbase, FTX and Crypto.com ran ads during the 2022 Super Bowl featuring major celebrities encouraging viewers to invest in crypto. New York City’s newly elected mayor took his first three paychecks in bitcoin and talked up the industry at every opportunity. And cryptocurrency mining companies lured by cheap electricity prices upstate were flocking to New York. A year later, things look very different. Bitcoin is worth about $20,000, and the mayor has mostly stopped talking about it. FTX filed for bankruptcy, and its charismatic founder (and major political donor) Sam Bankman-Fried is under federal indictment for allegedly defrauding customers. And the state Legislature has passed a new law limiting the ability of cryptocurrency mining companies to take over upstate power plants. The future of the cryptocurrency industry in New York has never been less certain. But to figure out where the industry is going, we first have to understand how it got here. MINING MORATORIUM By design, mining cryptocurrencies like bitcoin require an astronomical amount of computing power and consume large amounts of electricity. The high electricity consumption is not just a side effect of bitcoin’s protocol; it is the very source of bitcoin’s value. Bitcoin relies on a “proof-of-work” mining system, which means that new bitcoins are awarded to computers known as “miners” that solve impossible mathematical equations. The only way for the computer to solve them is through random guesses. When a miner does happen to randomly stumble upon the correct solution, they receive a small amount of bitcoin as a reward. For some time after bitcoin was initially introduced in 2009, it was possible for ordinary users to mine bitcoin using their home computers. But the equations have gotten increasingly difficult over the years, and it now requires entire data centers full of mining hardware to have any real shot at successfully mining bitcoin. Now, bitcoin mining is largely the domain of professional cryptocurrency mining companies, which raise millions of dollars to finance the construction of large data centers and to purchase the large quantities of electricity needed to power their mining rigs. The increasing consolidation of bitcoin mining, and the industry’s expanding need for more electricity, has led to a curious trend – cryptocurrency companies have started buying their own power plants.

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The trend started with Greenidge Generation, which in 2020 turned an unprofitable upstate natural gas plant into a dedicated mining facility. More recently, the Canadian cryptocurrency mining company Digihost acquired a natural gas plant near Buffalo, and it has plans to turn it into a dedicated bitcoin mining facility. Environmental groups have sued the state Public Service Commission, which must approve the transfer of any power plant, to try to block the sale. In an attempt to prevent more bitcoin mining companies from taking over fossil fuel-based power plants, Assembly Member Anna Kelles sponsored a proof-of-work bitcoin mining moratorium bill that was signed into law last year. The bill will prohibit the state Department of Environmental Conservation from granting or renewing the Title V air permits of fossil fuel-based power plants that engage in proof-of-work cryptocurrency mining for two years. Since power plants cannot legally operate without valid Title V air permits, this will eventually prevent fossil fuel-based power plants from engaging in crypto mining when their current permits expire. Neither Greenidge nor Digihost will be affected by the moratorium, since they already have the necessary air permits, but the bill will prevent any more plants from pivoting to crypto – at least for the next two years. The moratorium only applies to cryptocurrency mining companies that own fossil fuel power plants; miners that just buy their electricity from the grid or own hydropower plants will not be affected. In addition to imposing the limited moratorium, the law requires the department

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tually does attempt to regulate the industry. In 2015, the state Department of Financial Services issued new regulations requiring anyone engaged in “virtual currency business activity” to apply for and receive a special state license. This virtual currency license, known as a “BitLicense,” can be difficult to obtain. Over the past eight years, only 22 entities have received a BitLicense. The cryptocurrency industry has repeatedly criticized this virtual licensing regime. In 2021, for example, the cryptocurrency news site CoinDesk published an op-ed titled, “Kill the BitLicense,” which argued that the BitLicense had prevented innovative cryptocurrency startups from flourishing in Assembly Member New York. Anna Kelles’ twoIndustry-friendly politicians year moratorium also advocated for reforming the may dampen enthusiasm BitLicense system. for new crypto “The New York Department of projects. Financial Services (DFS) has the to produce a full environmendubious distinction of being the tal impact statement detailing the effects of cryptocurrency mining on single worst regulator of crypto in the country,” Rep. Ritchie Torres declared last year New York’s environmental goals. Kelles told City & State that it was nec- in a Daily News op-ed titled “A liberal case essary to implement a limited moratorium for cryptocurrency.” “The state’s regulatory regime has the as soon as possible because there are currently 49 decommissioned fossil fuel power cost of inhibiting job creation and innoplants in New York state that could easily vation without the actual benefit of probe purchased and brought back online by tecting a single consumer or investor,” he wrote. “It’s a classic case of bureaucracy crypto mining companies. The crypto industry opposed Kelles’ bill, trumping efficacy.” At the time it was published in March, instead advancing a competing bill co-sponbitcoin was worth more than $40,000 and sored by Assembly Member Clyde Vanel. Vanel, the chair of the Assembly Inter- the industry seemed on the cusp of mainnet and New Technology Subcommittee, stream legitimacy and real political power. New York City had just elected Mayor is a strong supporter of the cryptocurrency industry who personally owns 10 different Eric Adams, a proud bitcoin fan. One of types of cryptocurrency and has introduced the mayor-elect’s first moves was to hitch multiple bills related to cryptocurrency a ride to Puerto Rico on the private jet of and blockchain technologies. Last year, he Brock Pierce, a child actor turned crypto co-sponsored a bill to create a Cryptocurren- billionaire. Adams also converted his first cy & Blockchain Task Force. The task force – three mayoral paychecks to bitcoin and which would have included a diverse group promised to make New York a crypto hub, of stakeholders, including academics, indus- which among other things involved touting try representatives, investors, regulators and the creation of a worthless new cryptocurpolicymakers – would have studied the issue rency called “NYCCoin.” Pierce wasn’t the only crypto billionand then eventually issued a report. Although both the Kelles and Vanel bills aire seeking to influence politics. Bankultimately passed the Legislature, Gov. man-Fried, the 30-year-old founder of Kathy Hochul signed Kelles’ bill into law Bahamas-based crypto exchange FTX, esand vetoed Vanel’s bill. Vanel told City & tablished himself as a major political donor State that he was considering reintroduc- and philanthropist by donating tens of ing the task force study bill in the current millions of dollars to political candidates across the country. In 2022, he was the legislative session. second-largest donor to Democratic Party candidates, and recipients of his donations THE POLITICS OF REGULATION The cryptocurrency industry has long de- included U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, cried the state’s regulations, mostly because House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, New York is one of the few states that ac- Rep. Gregory Meeks and Torres. (The In-

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UPSTATE BITCOIN MINING’S BIGGEST CONTROVERSY How the Greenidge Generation plant discovered a second, more lucrative life.

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IRST OPENED IN 1937, the coal-fired power plant in the village of Dresden in New York’s Finger Lakes region, is one of many upstate power plants decommissioned in recent decades due to inefficiency and excessive greenhouse gas emissions. But the plant received a new lease on life in 2014, when Atlas Holdings acquired it and retrofitted it to burn natural gas rather than coal. Greenidge GenState officials eration, a subsidiary feared that of Atlas Holdings, Greenidge would applied to the start a trend of old power plants being state Department revived to power of Environmental bitcoin miners. Conservation for a Title V air permit that would enable them to restart electricity generation. In that application, Greenidge said the plant would only operate part-time, providing wholeand providing electricity sale electricity to the state’s solely to the grid,” said Manpower grid at times of peak dy DeRoche, deputy mandemand. Greenidge’s air aging attorney in the Clean permit was approved in 2016, Energy Program at Earthjuswith renewal scheduled for tice, which represents enviSeptember 2021. ronmental groups opposed The Dresden plant restartto Greenidge. “So we can see ed operations in 2017. At from the emissions profile first, it only operated when and the days of operation, demand on the grid, and hours of operation, that they the price of electricity, were came online only a couple especially high. days a year. Each of those “It was serving the grid years, they correspond with

heat waves and cold snaps.” But Greenidge soon discovered a way to monetize its electricity generation all year long. BITCOIN MINING PRESENTS LUCRATIVE OPPORTUNITY In the years after the Dresden plant restarted operations, an increasing number of cryptocurrency mining companies set up opera-

tions in upstate New York, lured by relatively cheap electricity prices. Greenidge realized that it had access to a particularly cheap source of energy, since it owned its own power plant, and began investing in bitcoin mining. Starting in 2020, Greenidge began operating the Dresden plant nearly full-time, using most of the power generated to power its own bitcoin mining rigs rather than selling it

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EMISSIONS CREATE A DOWNSIDE As the Dresden plant was now running full-time rather than part-time, its total greenhouse gas emissions spiked – jumping from about 40,000 tons of carbon dioxide in 2019 to more than 200,000 tons in 2020. Environmental advocates protested, arguing that the state Department of Environmental Conservation had only authorized the operation of a part-time power plant, not a full-time cryptocurrency mining facility. The department ultimately rejected this argument. But the agency was more receptive to advocates’ claim that Greenidge’s operation of the Dresden plant could violate the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, a landmark climate law that the state enacted in 2019. “That’s the big change between the 2016 permit and the 2021 application for the renewal is that groundbreaking climate law passed that does not allow for emissions increases to interfere or be inconsistent with the emissions reductions in New York state,” DeRoche said. After a monthslong public

comment hearing and repeated delays, the department ultimately denied Greenidge’s air permit renewal on June 30, 2022. “Based on the information in the Application as prepared and submitted by Greenidge, as well as public comments and other relevant information, the Department hereby determines that the Facility’s continued operation in its current manner would be inconsistent with or would interfere with the attainment of the Statewide GHG emission limits,” the agency wrote in a letter explaining its decision. UNCERTAIN FATE Greenidge immediately appealed the decision, and it is currently being reviewed by an administrative law judge. If the judge upholds the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s denial of the permit, then Greenidge would likely appeal the decision in state court. Until Greenidge exhausts all of its appeals – which could take a year or more – the Dresden plant will be allowed to continue using the expired air permit. But it’s possible mining operations at the Dresden plant could grind to a halt well before that. Like other crypto mining companies, Greenidge has been hit hard by the collapse in bitcoin’s price. On Dec. 20, the company agreed to sell most of its mining hardware to NYDIG, a creditor to whom it owes $74 million, and warned investors that it may soon have to file for voluntary bankruptcy protection. Greenidge did not respond to a request for comment on this article. The company’s stock, worth roughly $15 per share in early 2022, is now worth less than $1 per share, putting it at risk of being delisted from the Nasdaq. stock exchange.

tercept reported that Bankman-Fried also hosted a fundraiser for Torres, but the representative denied it.) Bankman-Fried claimed publicly that he was donating to candidates who shared his passion for preventing the next pandemic, though many recipients of his largesse also happened to sit on powerful committees that could influence the federal government’s approach to cryptocurrency regulation. In particular, Bankman-Fried advocated for the passage of a bill, co-sponsored by Gillibrand, that would have classified cryptocurrencies as commodities instead of securities. This would have ensured that cryptocurrencies were not subject to the

very strict regulations placed on investment securities and the Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement of those regulations. Instead, the crypto industry would be regulated by the comparatively more friendly Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The legislation would also have moved congressional oversight of the industry from the House and Senate financial services committees to the chambers’ respective agriculture committees. Torres, a member of the House Financial Services Committee, told City & State that he did not support Gillibrand’s bill, since it would have taken power away from his committee. Asked whether cryptocurrencies should be regulated as securities or commodities,

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to the grid. “As both the cryptocurrency markets and the power markets are constantly fluctuating, we do whichever is more profitable at any given time – either sell the generated power or mine crypto with that power,” Greenidge Chief Financial Officer Tim Rainey told Forbes in 2020. As it became a leading company in the cryptocurrency mining space, Greenidge went public on the Nasdaq stock exchange through a reverse merger and took out large loans to finance the purchase of more mining rigs and a second power plant/crypto mining facility in South Carolina.

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man-Fried was soon arrested, extradited to the United States and indicted on federal charges related to securities fraud, commodities fraud and campaign finance violations. The price of bitcoin sank below $20,000. Compared to citizens of other states, New Yorkers were relatively protected from the cryptocurrency downturn – since many of the crypto companies that have lost customers’ deposits were never allowed to operate in the state in the first place. “New Yorkers for the most part have been insulated and protected from the downfall BANKRUPTCIES AND LAWSUITS In the past year, numerous cryptocurrency of Voyager, of Celsius, of FTX.” Vanel said. exchanges and lending companies have de- “One of our agencies, DFS, came out with clared bankruptcy, and hundreds of thou- something called the BitLicense. It was enacted and put in place in 2015. And since then, no New Yorker that abided by the rules has gotten caught in Celsius, Voyager, FTX.” These days, even Torres seems supportive of the BitLicense, albeit with tweaks. “I have one criticism of New York state,” he said. “It takes too long to get a BitLicense. It should not take three years. But having said that, New York is regulating crypto more effectively than the federal government. If the SEC or the Some bad CFTC had had the same kind of actors in crypto, including FTX’s framework that DFS adopted back Sam Bankmanin 2015, then a scandal like FTX Fried, have either could have been prevented.” gone bankrupt or Neither the state Department been sued. of Financial Services nor state Attorney General Letitia James have been shy about going after cryptocurrency companies that have failed to follow the state’s regulations. In February 2021, the state attorney general reached an $18.5 million settlement with the stablecoin Tether and its affiliated cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, which required both companies to stop operating in the state. The company was cagey about disclosing proof of its cash reserves and its sands of customers who invested in these murky relationship with sister company Bitfinex, and the state attorney general’s office companies have lost access to their funds. The trouble started in May, when the sta- accused it of hiding $850 million in losses. Later that year, James sued Coinseed for blecoin Terra – which was never supposed to be worth less than $1 – declined in price. allegedly defrauding customers and forced Companies that owned Terra lost money, the company to shut down. In June 2022, the state attorney general which meant they could no longer afford to pay back their loans, which meant that secured a $1 million settlement with Blocktheir creditors lost money, and so on. As the Fi for offering unregistered securities. This month, James filed a lawsuit against contagion spread throughout the industry, a number of cryptocurrency firms – includ- former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky for ing Three Arrows Capital, Celsius, Voyager allegedly defrauding investors. Even more lawsuits against cryptocurrency compaand BlockFi – filed for bankruptcy. Bankman-Fried and FTX attempted to nies are expected in the coming months. The Department of Financial Services, acquire BlockFi and Voyager to protect their customers from losing their money. meanwhile, just reached a $100 million But in November, it was revealed that FTX settlement with Coinbase for failing to had also lost many of its customers’ depos- comply with the state’s anti-money launits. FTX declared bankruptcy and Bank- dering laws. he said that there was no one-size-fits-all solution. “If there’s a crypto asset that resembles a security, it should be subject to SEC regulation, and if it resembles a commodity, it should be subject to CFTC regulation,” he said. “If the digital asset is a stablecoin, it should be subject to the Federal Reserve, which regulates our national currency. So the nature of the digital asset ought to determine the nature of the regulation.”

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WHAT’S NEXT? After the major disruptions of the past year, the future of the cryptocurrency industry in New York is more uncertain than ever. The signing of Kelles’ bitcoin moratorium bill promises to reshape the upstate cryptocurrency mining landscape. Miners may have to embrace hydropower and other renewable energy sources to power their bitcoin mining operations. Another possibility is that the industry will increasingly abandon proof-of-work mining. While proof-of-work was the original method of mining cryptocurrency, alternatives do exist. A number of newer cryptocurrencies, including Solana, use an approach called “proof-of-stake,” which uses orders of magnitude less computing power and electricity. Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency after bitcoin, switched from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake last year. “We put all this emphasis on (proof-ofwork) cryptocurrency mining, but it is the dinosaur,” Kelles said. “It was the first one created, but if you are looking at newer technologies, they are very nimble, and that is where a lot of the innovation is happening.” Kelles said that she would like to see bitcoin switch to proof-of-stake, though she doubts that it ever will. Torres is also a fan of proof-of-stake: “All cryptocurrency should transition to sustainable alternatives to proof of work for the sake of combating climate change.” Over the past eight years, New York state has proven that it is possible to comprehensively regulate the nascent crypto industry. But so far, the state’s approach has not been replicated by other states or the federal government. Last year, California’s governor vetoed a bill that would have introduced a virtual currency license modeled on New York’s BitLicense. On the federal level, cryptocurrency remains a largely unregulated sector, but it will not remain that way forever. And when Congress does finally take steps to seriously regulate the industry, it seems likely to look to New York’s approach as a model to emulate. The cryptocurrency industry is hopeful that the feds will take the right lesson from New York’s experience. “I would hope that the BitLicense is a ceiling rather than a floor for regulation,” said John Olsen, the New York state lead for the Blockchain Association. “In some respects, it’s worked very well, but enshrining in the country standards of that magnitude, I think, would force a lot of companies to rethink domiciling in the United States simply because of the costs required to actually operate legally.”

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“I represent the South Bronx, which is one of the poorest areas in the country. I represent a district that has been fundamentally failed by the traditional financial system.”

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REP. RITCHIE TORRES By Peter Sterne

Has the collapse of FTX and other crypto exchanges changed your opinion on the industry? FTX is no more representative of crypto finance any more than Bernie Madoff is representative of conventional finance. You should never defame the whole industry based on the egregious misconduct of one actor or a few actors.

Every industry has actors good and bad, and crypto is no exception to the rule. There’s no question that the collapse of FTX adds a sense of urgency to the need for regulation. I think we in Congress have an obligation to translate the lessons learned from the collapse of FTX into a comprehensive framework for regulating crypto. The role of Congress is not to make crypto succeed or fail. The role of Congress is to make crypto safe for consumers and investors. Even as a supporter of blockchain technology, I am willing to concede that crypto has insufficient safety and soundness because we’re in a dangerously deregulated environment. What should that comprehensive framework include? There ought to be greater transparency and accountability around the reserves of both crypto exchanges and stablecoin issuers. Both crypto exchanges and stablecoin issuers should be required by law to prove both their

assets and their liabilities and to prove that their assets are sufficiently liquid to cover their liabilities. There ought to be laws requiring a strict separation of powers and segregation of duties. An exchange like FTX should never have its own hedge fund like Alameda, and a hedge fund should never have its own exchange. There ought to be a separation between the two. There should be a requirement that unlike a bank, a stablecoin issuer have reserves that are 100% cash or cash equivalent. I have real concerns about Tether because it has reserves that fall short of 100% cash or cash equivalent. Are you optimistic about the future of the cryptocurrency industry? I am skeptical that the crypto industry can succeed without a comprehensive regulatory framework at the federal level. I think if there is a regulatory framework that distinguishes the best actors from the worst actors, then the industry has a fighting chance of succeeding.

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What benefits do you think cryptocurrency can bring to New Yorkers? I have no interest in the use of cryptocurrency for speculative trading. I have an interest in the use of the underlying technology for practical use cases. I represent the South Bronx, which is one of the poorest areas in the country. I represent a district that has been fundamentally failed by the traditional financial system. For me, the combination of crypto and blockchain, often referred to as Web3, has the potential to create a new layer of the internet and as the potential to create a better, cheaper and faster payment system.

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ASSEMBLY MEMBER CLYDE VANEL By Peter Sterne

What benefits does the cryptocurrency industry bring to New York state? I think that the industry has brought jobs. The industry has created many jobs in the financial sector downstate,

and they created a lot of opportunities in technology upstate. The industry can also help New Yorkers when it comes to potentially closing the financial gap and the wealth gap. It can potentially help in closing the digital divide for communities that have been traditionally underrepresented and left behind. How can cryptocurrency help close the financial gap? One time, I was working with a group of at-risk youth, and I saw they owned denominations of cryptocurrency. They were on their phones showing me how they were watching the markets and figuring out when to buy and sell. Back then, kids, or those same people that were buying and investing in cryptocurrency, could not participate with traditional investments. They had to have at least $10,000 to participate. Cryptocurrency doesn’t have that barrier of entry. You can invest with a dollar. And the muscles that these young people were using to watch the market –

to figure when to come in, when to go out, when to hold, when the lows were, when the highs were – are the same muscles that experienced investors use. And these guys and girls with little money were doing that. What would you say to critics who say it’s all just a pyramid scheme? It’s not a pyramid scheme. It’s obviously not a pyramid scheme because it’s been here for years. There are many people who think that investing is a Ponzi scheme. Why is real estate worth so much? Why is a stock worth anything? You can ask that for crypto. You can ask that for whatever stock in the world. It’s very important for people to invest and invest where you feel comfortable. Cryptocurrency is not the only option, but it is an avenue of investment. Whether you love it or not, whether you think it’s a scheme or not, it’s very important to be educated on it and have the best information that you can.

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“Whether you love it or not, whether you think it’s a scheme or not, it’s very important to be educated on it.”

Why is it important for the state government to study cryptocurrencies? This is the first asset class born in our lifetime. It’s not going anywhere, so it’s important to figure out how best our state should position ourselves with the entire industry and its ecosystem, which is not only as a potential currency, not only as an asset form, but the businesses and industries that surround this thing that they call cryptocurrency. The world is still trying to figure it out. So we felt it was important for us to formalize a task force with all stakeholders, which includes academia, which includes investors, industry, community, environmentalists, policymakers and regulators to get together and figure this out and figure out what the way forward is.

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“Seeing the trend beginning … of power plants being purchased for the purpose of consolidated corporate cryptocurrency mining was the reason to combine the limited moratorium with the study.”

ASSEMBLY MEMBER ANNA KELLES By Peter Sterne

Are you an opponent of cryptocurrency? I’m neutral about cryptocurrency. I am certainly very interested in the ongoing conversation. I am very interested in the underlying technology, blockchain technology, and I think that there’s some very fascinating uses for it. What about proof-of-work cryptocurrency mining? I do not feel that the cryptocurrency universe needs to continue with (proof-of-work) cryptocurrency mining. That is the only form of validation of cryptocurrency that uses a tremendous amount of energy. Ethereum converted from proof-of-work to proof-ofstake in mid-flight and did not have a crash, did not see any major technical difficulties, did not see a crash evaluation of the coin and overnight dropped their total global energy usage by almost 99%. Your bill imposes an immediate moratorium on certain forms of proofof-work cryptocurrency mining. Why is it so

important to impose a limited moratorium now? Because at the time of writing the bill, there were a total of 49 retired power plants in the state that had been retired because they could no longer compete on the market because they had antiquated technology, meaning they were less efficient, meaning that running them produced more (greenhouse gas) emissions per unit (of) fuel that was used because they’re less efficient. In the previous administration, the government phased out the use of coal-fired power plants. Seeing the trend beginning, not just in New York state but across the country, of power plants being purchased for the purpose of consolidated corporate cryptocurrency mining was the reason to combine the limited moratorium with the study. These could be converted very quickly right underneath us when we’ve just spent many years trying to clean up our grid, trying to decrease our greenhouse gases. So turning them right back on and doing

it for the sole purpose of mining crypto for corporations literally sends us in the absolute wrong direction as a state. And because the trend was happening, the bill was designed to put a pause on that until we could just wrap our minds around the impact before the trends move through the state. How would you respond to critics who say the state’s moratorium on certain forms of proof-ofwork mining will harm the cryptocurrency industry? It is a very narrow bill exclusively focused on the purchase of retired fossil fuel power plants in the state. There’s no other form of cryptocurrency mining that is subject to this legislation. In fact, because it only puts a limited moratorium on the purchasing of power plants, it is really only a limitation on the large-scale corporations. So if you are truly unemotionally looking at the bill, it actually could balance the playing field in a way that could increase the ability for boutique miners to compete.

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“Despite the challenges in New York, I think we’ve seen more people embrace cryptocurrency as a digital asset and as something to look to as an investment.”

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BLOCKCHAIN ASSOCIATION NEW YORK STATE LEAD JOHN OLSEN By Peter Sterne

Is bitcoin really a good long-term investment when it goes from being worth over $60,000 toward

the end of 2021 to about $20,000 this year? I think the last year has demonstrated that the cryptocurrency market at this point, while it’s still very new, is highly speculative. There’s no question about that. If you invested in bitcoin at the height of it, then you likely lost a significant amount of money. But that is the nature of the speculative markets. I think you’d find that if you bought Netflix and a number of tech stocks, you’d be equally in the red. It was just a bad year for markets in general. It’s been a very difficult time for the industry, but it’s also been an opportunity to weed out the bad actors like the ones we saw last year, and it’s an opportunity to educate policymakers on the breadth and diversity of the industry as opposed to just talking about bitcoin or bitcoin mining.

Speaking of bitcoin mining, did you support Assembly Member Anna Kelles’ bitcoin mining moratorium bill? No, we were very much opposed to that bill. From the perspective of policy, the bill appeared to be a solution in search of a problem. But more specifically, it was a bill that only targeted cryptocurrency when it considered the use of energy. Proponents will say, well, this is our attempt to prevent the refiring of old peaker plants in New York state. However, it didn’t appear that that was a business model that was going to be repeated. There wasn’t any sense that the model that Greenidge was adopting was something that was just going to be embraced wholesale. And there have been proponents, even legislators, who are saying, don’t be surprised if we now go and try and ban all cryptocurrency mining in

New York. If you were to just outright ban bitcoin mining in New York, that I think would be way, way overboard in terms of addressing some of the challenges that come with this new industry. It’s bad policy to pick winners and losers when it comes to energy use. Do you think politicians have become more hostile to the cryptocurrency industry over the past year? It’s hard to tell how much folks were paying attention to anything beyond the headlines, you know, with FTX. So is there an increased stigma? It’s possible. I think you’ve only just reinforced the opinions of the opponents in general. But what I have found in speaking with new members and younger members is there is more of an embrace of the underlying technology and the potential applications for that.

RITCHIE TORRES

What benefits do cryptocurrencies bring to New York state? Cryptocurrency and blockchain have started to open new doors to financial wealth and provided alternatives to traditional financial services for the unbanked and underbanked. As an industry, we’re really trying to push a general financial literacy and financial education program to educate folks on the ability for cryptocurrency and blockchain to help them navigate a different financial path than going through traditional banking and financial institutions. Despite the challenges in New York, I think we’ve seen more people embrace cryptocurrency as a digital asset and as something to look to as an investment, a long-term investment.

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Notice of Formation of MNPW PACT ML LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY ) on 12/07/22. O f fice location: N Y County. Princ. office of LLC: c/o The Community Builders, Inc., W. 38th St., Ste. 1102, NY, NY 10018. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Ownership, leasing and operation of real estate. Notice of Formation of MADHURA YOGA LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/13/2022. Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 600 MAMARONECK AVENUE #400, HARRISON, NY, 10528.Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 14-16 107TH, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/07/2022. Office location Rensselaer SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s e r ve d S S N Y m ail process to 3102 7TH AVENUE, TROY, NY, 12180. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Qualification of ORIGIN CONSULTING, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/30/22. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/28/09. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o C orp oration Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y. Notice of Formation of 9 41 - 9 4 9 H O O S I C K , LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/07/2022. Office location Rensselaer SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s e r ve d S S N Y m ail process to 3102 7TH AVENUE, TROY, NY, 12180. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of BAREFOOT TUESDAY LLC. Ar ts . Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1 2 /0 7/ 2 0 2 2 . Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 43 DEVOE STREET, BROOKLYN, N Y, 11211. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of LM THREE NYC LENDER LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1 2 /0 8 / 2 0 2 2 . Office location New York SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 535 FIF TH AVENUE 17 TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY, 10017. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of HOLDING S PAC E C OAC H I N G &CON SU LTING LLC . Ar ts . O f Org. filed with SSNY on 12/15/202 2 . Office location New York SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 260 MADISON AV E N U E , 17 FL, NEW YORK, NY, 10016. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Form. of LY N C O U R T MINI GOLF, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1 2 /0 5 / 2 0 2 2 . Office l o c a ti o n: O n o n d a g a SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may b e ser ve d . SSNY mail process to 230 BERWICK ROAD NORTH, SYRACUSE, NY, 13208. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of MADISON OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY NYC PLLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/05/2022. Of fice location New York SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 90 STATE ST, SUITE 700 BOX 10, ALBANY, NY, 12207. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of NEW YORK REMOTE MEDICAL CARE PLLC. Ar ts . O f Org. filed with SSNY on 12/02/2022. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1827 NEW YORK AVE, BROOKLYN, N Y, 11210. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of NORTH CAMPUS DEVELOPER MANAGER LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/23/2022. Office location New York SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 13 GREENE AVENUE, BROOKLYN, N Y, 11238. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of TAVERN TOO, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/14/2022. Office location New York SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s e r ve d S S N Y m ail process to 567 HUDSON STREET, NEW YORK, NY, 10014. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of Ikon Medical Supplies, LLC filed with SSNY on 9/7/2022. Of fice: Richmond County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 944 Annadale Rd, Staten Island NY 10312. Purpose: any lawful act or activity CANASTOTA CREEK STABLE LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 10/27/2022. Off. Loc. : Madison Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, 2801 State Route 5S, Little Falls, NY 13365, USA. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation o f N I D O PR O P C O LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 12/6/22. Office location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 132 E. 62nd St., NY, NY 10065, principal business address. Purpose: all law ful purposes . Notice of Formation of L&C US GROUP LLC. Ar ts . Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/26/2022.Of fice location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1224 83RD STREET, BROOKLYN, N Y, 11228. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Form. of HM E XPRESS T R A N S P O R TAT I O N , LLC. Ar ts . of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/05/2022. Office l o c a ti o n: O n o n d a g a SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 3200 SOUTH SALINA STREE T, SYRACUSE, N Y, 13205. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of AMVI LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/07/2022. Office location: Broome SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 3139 KNAPP ROAD, VESTAL , NY, 13850. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of 161 PART 2 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/09/2022. Office location New York SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 161 WEST 23RD STREET, NEW YORK, NY, 10011. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of 180 REMSEN ELIAS LLC. Ar ts . Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1 2 /0 5 / 2 0 2 2 . Office location New York SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 400 EAST 67 TH STREET, PH30, NEW YORK, NY, 10065. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 645 MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, PLLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/10/2022. Office location New York SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 645 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK , N Y, 10022. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of GREEN-ARM ENTERPRISES, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/30/2021. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom p ro c e s s a g ain s t i t may be served SSNY mail process to 650 HAWTHORNE STREET, BROOKLYN, NY, 11203. Any law ful purpose.

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Notice of Formation o f L E V E R FA M I LY RESTORATION, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/16/2022. Office location: Wayne. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom p ro c e s s a g ain s t i t may be served. SSNY mail process to 985 MACEDON CENTER RD, MACEDON, NY, 14502. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of 23 SUNNYSIDE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/09/2022. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 23 SUNN YSIDE CT, BROOKLYN, NY, 11207. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of UD RPR PACT LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/19/2022. Office location New York SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s e r ve d S S N Y m a i l process to 135 MADISON AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK , N Y, 10016. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of CITE&LINK LLC filed with SSNY on 11/07/2022. Office: KINGS County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 1147 50TH ST, BROOKLYN, NY, 11219, USA . Purp ose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of LEESON CONSULTING, LLC filed with SSNY on December 2, 2022. Office: New York County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 105 East 24th Street, Apt 1B, New York, NY 10010. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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Notice of Qual. of PALLADIUM HERITAGE (PARALLEL) FUND, L.P. Auth. filed with SSNY on 12/19/2022. Office location: New York . LLC formed in DE on 11/28/2022. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 3411 S I LV E R S I D E R OA D, TAT NALL BUILDING #104 WILMINGTON, DE 19810. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of LMS NYC APT LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/13/22. Office location: N Y C o u n t y. S S N Y designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Benjamin Friedman, Cozen O’Connor, 3 WTC, 175 Greenwich St., NY, NY 10007. Purpose: Own real estate (co-op apartment). Notice of Formation of Aims Newburgh Management LLC filed with SSNY on December 23, 2021. Office: Orange County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 5 Lakeside Road Newburgh NY 12550. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of JULIA JO STUDIO LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/16/2022. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served S SN Y mail proces s to 1936 HEMPSTEAD TPKE SUITE 116, EAST MEADOW, NY, 11554. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of ABSTRACT STRATEGY LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/09/22. O f fice location: N Y County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 1430 Broadway, 12th Fl., NY, NY 10018. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y.

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Notice of Qualification of CASA TUA NYC, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/14/22. O f fice location: N Y County. LLC formed in Florida (FL) on 05/05/21. Princ. office of LLC: 244 NW 35 St., Miami, FL 33127. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, 500 S Bronough St. , Tallahassee, FL 32399. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y. Notice of Qualification of 885 3RD AVENUE FEE-LEASEHOLD JV LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/15/22. O f fice location: N Y Count y. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/07/22. Princ. office of LLC: One Vanderbilt Ave., NY, NY 10017. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., #4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y. Notice of Formation of IMC Enterprises LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/19/2022. Office location Westchester Count y. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: the LLC, c/o Isaac Cohen, 330 Oxford Rd., New Rochelle, NY 10804. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

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Notice of Qual. of CPG V I N TA G E ACCESS FUND VI, LLC Auth. filed with SSNY on 1 1 / 3 0/ 2 0 2 2 . Office location: New York . LLC formed in DE on 11/02/2022. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 125 WEST 55TH STREE T, NEW YORK, NY, 10019. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. D o v e r, DE 19901. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of 141 28TH AVENUE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/02/2022.Of fice location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 143 28TH AVENUE, BROOKLN, NY, 11214. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 143 28TH AVENUE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/02/2022.Of fice location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 143 28TH AVENUE, BROOKLN, NY, 11214. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 7354 MAPLE AVENUE, LLC. Ar ts . O f Org. filed with SSNY on 0 8/13/2021 . Office location Genesee SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1160-A PIT TSFORD -VICTOR ROAD, PITTSFORD, NY, 14534. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of BP344 LORIMER LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/02/2020. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1222 AVENUE M, SUITE 302, BROOKLYN, NY, 11230. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of 314 39TH ST LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/07/2022. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 8220 COLONIAL ROAD, BROOKLYN, NY, 11209. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of 2532 PITKIN LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/09/2022. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 23 SUNN YSIDE CT, BROOKLYN, NY, 11207. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of EAST LAKE DESIGN & BUILD, LLC. Arts. O f Org . f ile d with SSNY on 12/13/2022. Office location: Madison SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom p ro c e s s a g ain s t i t may be served. SSNY mail process to 5262 E AS T L AK E R OAD, CAZENOVIA, NY 13035. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of JIM GOODFELLOW C A B I N E T R Y, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/13/2022. Office location: Madison SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 5325 NELSON ROAD, CAZENOVIA, NY, 13035. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of ZHL TRADING LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/29/2022 .Of fice location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. S SN Y mail proces s to 469 HYLAN BLVD, S TAT E N ISL AND, N Y, 10305. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Form. of LY N C O U R T COMMONS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/08/2022. Office l o c a ti o n: O n o n d a g a SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 230 BERWICK ROAD NORTH, SYRACUSE, NY, 13208. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of MBH CAPITAL LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 04/22/2022.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1101 PUTNAM AV E N U E , BROOKLYN, NY, 11221. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of MHR 8862 RE ALT Y LLC. Ar ts . O f Org. filed with SSNY on 1 2 /0 6 / 2 0 2 2 . Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 8862 15TH AVE, BROOKLYN, NY, 11228. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of O’BRYAN LOGGING, LLC. Ar ts . O f Org. filed with SSNY on 11/10/2022.Of fice location: Schoharie SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 2560 CREEK ROAD, ESPERANCE, N Y, 12066. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of VW 1688 REALTY LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/08/2022. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s e r ve d S S N Y m ail process to 439 49TH STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11220. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of EASTERN RIVER NY LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/27/22.Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1325 80TH ST. FL 1, BROOKLYN, NY 11228. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of ZOOM N GROOM LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/27/2021. Office location Genesee SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s e r ve d S S N Y m ail process to 3804 PEARL STREET ROAD, BATAVIA, NY, 14020. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Form. of Little Pink House Property Group, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/23/202 2 . Office l o c a ti o n: O n o n d a g a SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 5 0 8 3 W E N T WO R T H DRIVE, JAMESVILLE, NY 13078. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of MOOR E FAMILY PROPERTIES, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/19/2022. Office location ONONDAGA SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 116 PINE RIDGE ROAD, FAY E T T E V I L L E , N Y, 13066. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of DIVERSIFIED EQUIPMENT, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/15/21. Office location: Ontario SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 5855 TWEED TRAIL, FARMINGTON, NY 14425. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of O U TA G E T E C H S HOLDINGS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/16/22. Office location: R ENS S EL AER S S N Y desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 2 CAMPBELL AVENUE, TROY, NY 12180. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of VOLTMEN ELECTRIC, LLC. Ar ts . of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/21/22. Office location: Warren SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 63 YO R K S H I R E D R I V E , QUEENSBURY, NY 12804. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of STUDIO 201 LLC filed with SSNY on 12/08/2022. Office: BRONX County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: STUDIO 201 LLC 15 CANAL PLACE, #201 BRONX, NY, 10451, USA Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of 183 MONROE STREET, LLC. Ar ts . Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1 2 /0 9/ 2 0 2 2 . Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 183 MONROE STREET, BROOKLYN, N Y, 11216. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of RUNNING BEAR, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/02/2022. Office location New York SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be s e r ve d S S N Y m ail process to 235 EAST 96TH STREET, APT. 10A, NEW YORK, NY, 10128. Any law ful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of RIVER ROAD STEWARDSHIP LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/21/2022. Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to BRESSLER, AMERY & ROSS, P.C., 17 STATE STREET, 34TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY, 10004. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of SEVERN 202 LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/23/2 2 . O f fice location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 184 Woodland Ave., River Edge, NJ 07661. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, N Y 12 207. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y. Notice of Formation of EXTRA BRUT LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/20/2022.Of fice location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 810 NOSTRAND AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY, 11216. Any law ful purpose. SUNGAIN LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/05/2023. Office loc: Richmond County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Musheg Saakyan, 144 Simonson Ave, 1st Floor, Staten Island, NY 10303 . Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Notice of Formation of MY PURPLE CRAYON CONSULTING LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/20/2 2 . O f fice location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Harold Wolpert, 193 Clinton St., Apt. 3, Brooklyn, N Y 1120 1 . Purp ose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of CAFALONE RE ALT Y LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/09/22. Office location: Ontario SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 5855 TWEED TRAIL, FARMINGTON, NY 14425. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of River Rd A&B Holdings, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 12/2/22. Office location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Jesse Halliburton, 98 Park Ave., Hoboken, NJ 07030, principal business address. Purpose: all law ful purposes . Notice of Form. of QUINTESSENTIAL QUATTUOR LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 01/03/2023. Office location: Nassau SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 28 GLENBY LANE, GLEN HEAD, NY 11545. Any lawful purpose. ALL HANDS STORAGE LLC. App. for Auth. filed with the SSNY on 09/08/22. Originally filed with Secretary of State of Delaware on 08/25/22. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 7214 Royce Place, Brooklyn, N Y 1123 4 . Purpose: Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of Boen & Fig LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 12/23/22. O f fice location: N Y County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Citrin Cooperman, 50 Rockefeller Plz. , 4th Fl., NY, NY 10020, principal business address. Purpose: all law ful purposes .

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Notice of Qualification of 3 0 H Y R E L ATE D SUBL ANDLORD LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/15/22. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/14/22. Princ. office of LLC: 30 Hudson Yards, 72nd Fl., NY, NY 10001. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of DE, Corp. Div., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y. Notice of Formation of Hey Pete Productions, LLC filed with SSNY on 4/20/22. Office: NY County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 853 7th Ave, Studio2A, Room7. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of TOMPKINS TERRACE HOUSING, L .P. Cert. of LP filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/03/22. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LP: 30 Hudson Yards, 72nd Fl., NY, NY 10001. Latest date on which the LP may dissolve is 12/31/2121. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y. Notice of Formation of LISA CORSON PHOTOGRAPHY LLC. Ar ts . Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/08/2022. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 218 JEFFERSON AVE. #3, BROOKLYN, NY, 11216. Any law ful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION of LAW OFFICE OF CHANNA M. GORDON LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 1/24/202 2 . Location: We s t c h e s t e r. S S N Y designated as agent for service of process on LLC. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Channa M. Gordon, 44 South Broadway, Suite 100, White Plains, NY 10601, 716-508-0123. Purpose: Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of 4 FOUR JS LLC filed with SSNY on 10/24/2022. Office: WESTCHESTER County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 132 Pearl Street, Port Chester, NY 10573. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of RIVER ROAD STEWARDSHIP LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/21/2022. Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to BRESSLER, AMERY & ROSS, P.C., 17 STATE STREET, 34TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY, 10004. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Qual. of MINKA LIGHTING, LLC Auth. filed with SSNY on 12/12/2022. Office location: New York . LLC formed in CA on 01/19/1982. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 600 MAMARONECK AVENUE #400, HARRISON, NY, 10528. Arts. of Org. filed with CA SOS. 1500 11th S tre e t , S acrame nto, CA 95814. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of BAYO CAPITAL , LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/05/22. O f fice location: N Y County. Princ. office of LLC: c/o Hartz Capital, Inc., 500 Plaza Dr., 6th Fl., Secaucus, NJ 07094. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Timothy P. Terry, The Hartz Group, Inc., 667 Madison Ave., 24th Fl., NY, NY 10065. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y. Notice of Formation of 78 BANK STREET LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/27/11. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 150 E. 58th St., 28th Fl., NY, NY 10155. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Joshua Benaim, LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y. Notice of Qualification of ACTIVE STAFFING OF GEORGIA LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/2 2/2 2 . O f fice location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/06/19. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 41 W. 33rd St., 2nd Fl., NY, NY 10001. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y. Notice of Formation of 1931 50TH STREET LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/12/22. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: the Company, c/o 1832 5 0 th S t . , B ro ok lyn , N Y 1120 4 . Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of IMPULSIVELY AWARE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/28/22. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The Limited Liability Company, 200 East 36th St., Ste. 6D, NY, NY 10016. Purpose: any lawful activities. Notice is hereby given that a license number 1343356 for full liquor license (beer, cider, liquor and wine ) has been applied for by the undersigned* to sell beer, cider, liquor and wine, at retail in a restaurant, under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 90 W Houston Street Cellar, New York NY 10012 Greenwich Village, New York County for on premises consumption. *Soledad Robillo Robillo Holdings LLC DBA: Choly Filipino Restaurant Future Search II LLC. Filed with SSNY on 12/8/22. Office: New York County. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 217 West 17th Street, New York, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful. Notice of Qualification of ACTIVE STAFFING TEX AS LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/2 2/2 2 . O f fice location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/23/15. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 41 W. 33rd St., 2nd Fl., NY, NY 10001. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Vcorp Services, LLC, 108 W. 13th St., Ste. 100, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y.

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PUBLIC AUCTION NOTICE OF SALE OF C O O P E R AT I V E APARTMENT SECURITY By virtue of default in a security agreement dated June 9, 2006, executed by Dallas Rhodes, Debtor, and in accordance with its rights as holder of the Security, M&T Bank, by Victor Rawner, Auc tione er, D CA # 1224356 will conduct a public sale of the security consisting of 330 shares of common stock allocated to Apt. 5E in Fordham Hill Owners Corporation and all rights title and interest in and to a Proprietary Lease between said corporation and debtor for APARTMENT 5E in a building known as and by the street address, 4 Fordham Hill Oval, Bronx, NY 10468, together with fixtures and articles of personal property now or hereafter affixed to or used in connection with said apartment on the 3rd of February, in the year 2023 at 2:30 PM at the East 158th Street entrance stairs of the Bronx County Supreme Cour t, 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451, in satisfaction of an indebtedness in the principal amount of $99,000.00 plus interest, late fees, attorney’s fees, maintenance in arrears and all other advanced charges, an accounting of which will be provided upon request. Such sale shall be subject to the terms of sale, any existing tenancy, and the consent of and payment of all sums due, if any, to Fordham Hill Owners Corporation, and/ or their attorneys. The secured party reserves the right to bid. Closing within 30 days. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC File # 21-10406NY 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 840 New York, New York 10170 Attorneys for Secured Creditor Notice of Formation of 200 E 28TH STREET 6E LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/17/22. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 200 E 28TH Street 6E LLC, 252 West 30th St. Apt 5A, NY, NY 10001. Purpose: any lawful activities.

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Notice of Qual. of LADY CLEANERS LLC Auth. filed with SSNY on 07/12/2022. Office location: Kings. LLC formed in NJ on 05/23/202 2 . SSNY de sg . as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 1510 SCHLEY ST APT 4, HILLSIDE, NJ, 07205. Arts. of Org. filed with NJ SOS. P.O BOX 4 5 T R EN TO N , NJ 08646 - 0303. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of L AMORA FARMS LLC. Ar ts . of Org. filed with SSNY on 0 1 /0 5 / 2 0 2 3 . Office location: Wayne. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. S SN Y mail proces s to 74 MAIN STREET, POB 31, AKRON, NY, 14 0 01 - 0 031 . Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of MARVIN E LECTRIC, LLC. Ar ts . O f Org. filed with SSNY on 0 1 /0 3 / 2 0 2 3 . Office location Putnam SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 115 BULLE T HOLE RD. , CARMEL, NY, 10512. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Form. of PREFERRED CONTRACTORS, LLC. Ar ts . of Org. filed with SSNY on 0 1 /0 3 / 2 0 2 3 . Office location: Onondaga SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 107 MONTROSE AVENUE, SYRACUSE, NY, 13219. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of RIVERSIDE FR REALTY LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 0 5/0 4 /2 0 2 2 . Office location New York SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 60 EAST 42ND STREE T, STE 1201, NEW YORK, NY, 10016. Any lawful purpose. LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM

Notice of Formation of SECRET GARDEN HEAD SHOP LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 01/04/2023. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 648 NOSTRAND AV E , BROOKLYN, NY, 11216. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of THE CLOUD HOUSE LIT TLE FALLS, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/02/2022. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 69 ORIENT AVENUE, UNIT #1, BROOKLYN, N Y, 11211. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation o f T H E U PL A N D S STAMFORD, LLC. Arts .Of Org. filed with SSNY on 01/03/2023. Office location: Delaware SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. S SN Y mail proces s to 74 MAIN STREET, POB 31, AKRON, NY, 14 0 01 - 0 031 . Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of 16 6 6 ATL ANTIC AVENUE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 02/2 2/2021 . Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to MARCUS AT T O R N E Y S PLLC, 13 GREENE AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY, 11238. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of 4019 14 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 01/24/2019. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 810 KENT AVENUE , BROOKLYN, NY, 11205. Any law ful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of 33502 LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/30/2022. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1 565 HENRY S T R E E T, BROOKLYN, NY, 11231. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of A&N KOSHER MEAT, LLC. Ar ts . O f Org. filed with SSNY on 1 2 /0 6 / 2 0 2 2 . Office location Bronx SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 355 FOOD CENTER DRIVE, UNIT D-12, BRONX, NY, 10474. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of B R O O K LY N P O I N T 63B LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 0 1 /0 3 / 2 0 2 3 . Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 138 WILLOUGHBY STREET, UNIT 63, BROOKLYN, N Y, 11201. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of DAY TRIP NYC, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/19/2022. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 69 ORIENT AVENUE, UNIT #1, BROOKLYN, NY, 11211. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of HOPE ME DICAL MANAGEMENT LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 01/05/2023. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served S SN Y mail proces s to 100A BROADWAY SUITE 252, BROOKLYN, N Y, 11249. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of K L M W I L D F LOW E R II LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/15/202 2 . Office location New York SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 920 BROADWAY.17 TH FLOOR, ELIAS K EFALIDIS , NEW YO R K , N Y, 10010. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of LA MATERNELLE II LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 0 4 /0 9/ 2 0 2 1 . Office location New York SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 60 EAST 42ND STREE T, STE 1201, NEW YORK, NY, 10016. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of LA MATERNELLE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/15/2018. Office location New York SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 60 RIVERSIDE BLVD., NEW YORK, NY, 10069. Any law ful purpose. H&H Technical Services LLC was formed by the filing of Articles of Organization with the NY DOS on 12/14/2022. The SSNY is a registered agent of the LLC with process to be made by mail at the company’s business address of 401 E. 60th Street, Apt 3C, New York NY 10022, NY County. Notice of Formation of Charcoal Gray LLC. Article of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York(SSNY) on 11/13/2022. Office: Westchester Count y. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 955 Pelhamdale Avenue, Pelham, NY, 10803. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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Notice of Qualification of MOVERS AND SHAKERS LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/29/22. Office location: K ings C ount y. L LC formed in Nevada (NV) on 12/27/22. NYS fictitious name: MS NE VADA , LLC. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 1038 Chelsea Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90403. NV addr. of LLC: 112 N. Curry St., Carson City, NV 89703. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, 202 N. Carson St., Carson City, NV 89701-4201. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y. Notice is hereby given that a license, number “PENDING” for WINE, BEER, AND CIDER by EL PUNTO BAKERY RESTAURANT CORP to sell WINE, BEER, AND CIDER at retail in a RESTAURANT under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 18-27 COLLEGE POINT BLVD. FLUSHING, NY 11356 for on premises consumption. THE EGGPLANT DIET LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the S SN Y on 01/10/2023. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, C/O Stephanie Astic, 220 Riverside Boulevard, #39B, NY, NY 10 0 69. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Notice of Formation of Ten Broeck Avenue LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/30/2022. Office location Columbia County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: the LLC, Registered Agents Inc. 418 Broadway, Ste. R, Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Qualification of CBP HUDSON NINTH AVENUE OWNER LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/06/23. O f f ice location: N Y Count y. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/13/22. Princ. office and DE addr. of LLC is: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, c/o Cove Property Group, 501 Madison Ave., 14th Fl., NY, NY 10022. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y. Notice of Formation of Lee Squared Home, LLC filed with SSNY on 11/27/2022. Office: New York County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 228 Park Ave S #498022, New York, NY, 1003, USA. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Formation of SARAH S ADLER, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/29/22. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: eResidentAgent, Inc., 99 Washington Ave., Ste. 805A, NY, NY 12210, also the Registered Agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activities. Notice of Formation of Giovannina, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 2/12/21. Office location: NY County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Linda Jean Evangelista, 780 3rd Ave., 9th Fl., NY, NY 10017, principal business address. Purpose: all law ful purposes .

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Notice of Qualification o f 8 6 L E X R E TA I L OWNER, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/0 6/23 . O f fice location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 02/02/22. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 445 Park Ave., Ste. 1902, NY, NY 10022. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808 . Cer t. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y. Notice of Qualification of 86LEX OWNER, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/0 6/23 . O f fice location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/13/21. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 445 Park Ave., Ste. 1902, NY, NY 10022. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808 . Cer t. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y. Notice of Qual. of HSS ASC DEVELOPMENT NETWORK, LLC Auth. filed with SSNY on 0 1 / 1 0/ 2 0 2 3 . Office location: New York . LLC formed in DE on 05/18/2022. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 535 EAST 70TH STREE T, NEW YORK, NY, 10021. Arts. of Org. filed with DE SOS. Townsend Bldg. D o v e r, DE 19901. Any law ful purpose. THE DOC BONGO AND ASSOCIATES, LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 9/30/2022. Off. Loc.: Richmond Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to Linda Bridgers, 368 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10301. Purpose: Any lawful act or activit

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PROBATE CITATION SURROGATE’S COURTNEWYORK CITATION File No. 2021-4006 COUNTY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO SIMONE ANDRE, the spouse of BEN ALLEN, deceased, if living and if dead, to her heirs at law, next of kin and distributees whose names and places of residence are unknown and if she died subsequent to the decedent herein, to her executors, administrators, legatees, devisees, assignees and successors in interest whose names and places of residence are unknown and to all other heirs at law, next of kin and distributees of BEN ALLEN, the decedent herein, whose names and places of residence are unknown and cannot, after diligent inquiry, be ascertained. JEFFREY ALLEN A petition having been duly filed by Alison Allen who is domiciled at 415 East 52nd Street, Apt 9CC, New York, New York 10022 YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, NEW YORK County, at 31 Chambers Street, New York, on February 27th, 2023 ,at 9:30 o’clock in the FORE noon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of Ben Allen lately domiciled at 415 East 52nd Street, Apt 9CC, New York, New York 10022 admitting to probate a Will dated May 18, 2004 ,(Codicil(s) dated ),a copy of which is attached, as the Will of, Ben_Allen deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that [X] Letters Testamentary issue to: Alison Allen Letters of Trusteeship issue to: Letters of Administration c.t.a. issue to (State any further relief requested) *To all Parties: No In person appearances shall be made at the return date. If you wish to object to this matter, you may do so in writing in accordance with the annexed New York County Surrogate’s Court Notice to the Cited Parties December 30th 2022 Datd, Attested, And sealed Alissa Raines Schurr Attorney for Petitioner HON: Rita Mello Diane Sabri Chief Clerk 212-953-9200 Telephone Number 555 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 901, NEWYORK, NEW YORK 10017 ASCHURR@ RAINESFISCHER.COM Address of Attorney E - m a i l Address of Attorney. [NOTE: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you.} P-5 (10/96) Public Notice THE ANNUAL RETURN OF THE BABTKIS FOUNDATION for the fiscal year ended on JULY 31, 2021 is available at its principal office located at 38 Baycrest Drive Huntington, NY 11743 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal manager of the Foundation are JILL GIURICICH AND V I C TO R I A C O R A B I . 0000470735 my19 Notice of Formation of 856 DEKALB AVE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/29/2022. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1655 E 13TH STREET, BROOKLYN, NY, 11229. Any law ful purpose. LEGALNOTICES@ CITYANDSTATENY.COM

NOTICE OF FORMATION of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (LLC) Name: 127 Court Street LLC Appl. for Auth. filed by the Dept. of State of NY on 01/11/2023 Jurisdiction: NJ organized on 06/23/2022 Office Location: Broome County Purpose: any and all lawful activities. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: 127 Court Street LLC, 25 Main St. Ste. 200, Hackensack, N J 0 76 0 1 . Ad dre s s of principal of f ic e: 25 Main St. Ste. 200, Hackensack, NJ 07601.

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SURROGATE’S COURT OF THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK 31 CHAMBERS STREET NEW YORK. NV 10007 (646) 386-5800 NOTICE TO CITED PARTIES You have been served with a citation for a matter that is scheduled to be heard at a New York County Surrogate’s Court calendar. Please be advised that pursuant to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Orders and Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks’ Administrative Orders now in effect in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, this court is serving the public and court users primarily through virtual or electronic appearances; in person appearances are limited at this time. The citation that you have received contains a return date. Please do NOT appear in the courthouse on that date. The following choices are available to you: - If you do not object to the relief requested, you do not need to contact the court or do anything else. - If you do object to the relief sought on the citation, you or your lawyer must send a document to the court signed by you or your lawyer indicating that: 1. You object to the relief or you are requesting discovery; OR 2. You are requesting the opportunity to appear in person or by using Skype for Business or by telephone conference; OR 3. You are requesting an adjournment to consult with or retain counsel. Your written response must be received by the court three (3) business days before the return date and must include either an email address or telephone number, or both, where you or your lawyer can be reached during business hours. Your communication to the court may be sent by email to: Probate [email protected] or by mail addressed to the Probate Department of this court at the address listed above. The attorney for the petitioner must be copied in your communication. If your written communication to the court indicates that you would like to proceed as described in choice number l above, your case may be referred to a court attorney-referee for a conference. The case will be adjourned to a future date, if you request the opportunity to appear in person or by electronic means or to consult or retain counsel (choices number 2 and 3). If you do not contact the court by the date on the citation, the record will reflect that you do not object to the relief requested. If an attorney plans to appear on your behalf, he or she must file a Notice of Appearance. This Notice may be filed by mail addressed to the Probate Department of this court at the address listed above or through the e-filing system (NYSCEF), at www.nycourts.gQv/eflle. If you have questions about responding to the citation. you may contact the Probate Department at Probate General@ nycourts.gov. Please note that court staff are prohibited from giving legal advice but they are available to answer any question about procedure. The Probate Department of the New York County Surrogate’s Court Notice of formation of Limite d Liabilit y Company. Name: EC Rochester 2 LLC (“LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (“SSNY”) on December 23, 2022. NY office location: New York 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 EC Rochester 2 LLC, c/o Exact Capital Group LLC, 150 East 52nd St., 14th Floor, New York, NY 10022. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of ILEANA TORRES CAREER & STYLE LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/29/2022. Office location: BRONX County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/ her is: 600 Broadway, Ste 200, Albany, NY 12207. The principal business address of the LLC is: 5680 Broadway #1008 Bronx, NY 10463. Purpose: any law ful ac tivit y.

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Notice of Qual. of NYHIGHLAND III LLC Auth. filed with SSNY on 01/09/2023. Office location: New York . LLC formed in NV on 0 1/0 4/2 0 2 3 . SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 32 7 1 S . HIGHL AND DR., SUITE 702, LAS VEGAS, NV, 89109. Arts. of Org. filed with NV SOS. 2250 Las Vegas Blvd N suite 400, North Las Vegas, NV 89030. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of 4505 HOLDINGS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 01/04/2023. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 15 41 55 TH STREE T, BROOKLYN, NY, 11219. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of BL ANC HE ALTH HOLDING LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 01/05/2023 .Of fice location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served S SN Y mail proces s to 135 YORK STREET, BROOKLYN, NY, 11201. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of HIIC FAMILY HOLDINGS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 01/09/2023. Office location New York SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 535 5TH AVE, NEW YORK, NY, 10017. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of BUENA FE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/02/2022. Office location: Warren SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 5 WINCREST DRIVE, Q U E E N S B U R Y, N Y, 12804. Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of KINSMAN C O N S U LT I N G L L C . Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 01/06/2023. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 16 DOVER STREE T, BROOKLYN, NY, 11235. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of FOURKS CANANDAIGUA, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/09/2022. Office location: Ontario SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 6070 COLLETT ROAD, FARMINGTON, NY, 14425. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of HOMEOWNERS UNCLAIMED FUNDS. ORG LLC. Ar ts . Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/19/2022. Office location Bronx SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 711 EAST GUN HILL ROAD, #693, BRONX, NY, 10467. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of LINE OF SIGHT HOLDINGS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/20/2022. Office location: Oswego SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 234 EAST ALBANY ST, OSWEGO, NY, 13126. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of BLUE S PA C E PROPERTIES LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 01/11/2023. Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 308 SEAVIEW AVE, STATEN ISL AND, NY, 10305 . Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of C & Y 2023 REALTY LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 01/03/2023. Office location: Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served S SN Y mail proces s to 781 47TH STREET, BROOKLYN, NY, 11220. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of S&J ASSET HOLDINGS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/19/2017. Office location: Richmond SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 11 BROADWAY SUITE 615, NEW YORK, NY, 10004. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation of DDDD PROJECTS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/27/2022. Office location: New York SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 225 CHERRY STREET, APT 39C, NEW YORK, NY, 10002. Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of LIN’S LIQUOR AND WINE, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/30/2006. Office location Kings SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 645-101B ROSSVILLE AVE, STATEN ISL AND, NY, 10309. Any law ful purpose.

Notice of Formation o f S T. N I C H O L A S R E V ITA L I Z AT I O N PARTNERS LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/11/23. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: Jeffrey Levine, 7 Penn Plaza, Ste. 600, NY, NY 10001. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y.

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Notice of Formation of 711 NEREID AVE NY LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/29/2022. Office location Bronx SSNY desg. As agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY mail process to 1655 E 13TH STREET, BROOKLYN, NY, 11229. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Qual. of NYHIGHLAND I LLC Auth. filed with SSNY on 12/15/2022. Office location: New York . LLC formed in NV on 12/12/2022. SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 3271 S. HIGHLAND DR., SUITE 702, LAS VEGAS, NV, 89109. Arts. of Org. filed with NV SOS . 2250 Las Vegas Blvd N suite 400, Nor th Las Vegas, NV 89030. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Qual. of NYHIGHLAND II LLC Auth. filed with SSNY on 01/03/2023. Office location: New York . LLC formed in NV on 12/28/202 2 . SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to: 32 7 1 S . HIGHL AND DR., SUITE 702, LAS VEGAS, NV, 89109. Arts. of Org. filed with NV SOS. 2250 Las Vegas Blvd N suite 400, North Las Vegas, NV 89030. Any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of FROM STONE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 01/10/2023. Office location: Orange SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 163 WEST ST, WARWICK, NY, 10990. Any lawful purpose.

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BH Nutrition, PLLC, filed articles of organization with the NY Secretary of State on 12/09/22. Office: 25 Tudor City Place, New York County. Bridget Hussain is designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. NY Secretary of State shall mail copy of process to Bridget Hussain at 25 Tudor City Place, New York, NY 10017. Purpose: Dietetics-Nutrition or Any law ful purpose. Notice of Qualification of Unison US OpCo, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/12/23. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/05/21. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o C orp oration Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y. E V E R Y B O DY W I N S PRODUCTIONS LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/05/2023. Office loc: NY County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: David Jacoby, 212 E 95th Street, NY, NY 10128. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Notice of Formation of Culturevations, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretar y of State of New York (SSNY) on December 27, 2022. Office location: Westchester Count y. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 72 Laurel Place, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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Notice of Qualification of R P NE W YOR K SOLAR, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/12/23. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 01/05/23. Princ. office of LLC: 423 W. 55th St., 7th Fl., NY, NY 10019. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o C orp oration Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, 401 Federal State St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y. Formation of NATMOR HOLDINGS LLC filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/11/2023. Office loc.: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address SSNY shall mail process to John Santoianni, 1700 Market St., Ste. 3010, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y. Notice of Qual. of NOODLE PROS, LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 01/12/2023. Office loc: NY County. LLC formed in DE on 08/23/2016. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O the LLC, 60 Chelsea Piers, Ste 6020, NY, NY 10011. Address required to be maintained in DE: CSC, 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington DE 19808. Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Notice of Formation of Sokoloco LLC filed with SSNY on 9-22-2022 Office: Richmond County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 58 Churchill Avenue Staten Island NY 10309]. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Notice of Formation of NikEra Clean, LLC filed with SSNY on 01/17/2023. O f f i c e: We s tc h e s te r County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: PO Box 994, Ossining, New York 10562. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of formation of Susproduce L .L .C. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 01/17/2023. Office located in New York County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to 228 PARK AVE S #910461, NEW YORK , NY, 10003, USA. Purpose: any law ful purpose. Notice of Formation of 181 PACIFIC BK LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/18/23. Office location: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Rosenberg & Estis, P.C., 733 Third Ave., NY, NY 10017. Purpose: Any law ful ac tivit y.

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LOSERS THE BEST OF THE REST PETER MARTIN

If at first you don’t defeat a Court of Appeals nomination, try and try again. The interwebs were ablaze with congratulatory messages for Peter Martin, a progressive organizer with Center for Community Alternatives, after Hector LaSalle’s nomination was lost.

SELVENA BROOKS-POWERS

Is there such a thing as too much campaign finance transparency? Journalists tend to think not, and it appears the New York City Council agrees. The body passed Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers’ bill requiring super PACs that spend to support or oppose ballot proposals to disclose their funding sources.

DIGITAL Digital Director Michael Filippi, Marketing & Special Projects Manager Caitlin Dorman, Digital Strategist Ben Taha, Executive Producer, Multimedia Skye Ostreicher

HECTOR LASALLE & KATHY HOCHUL Hector LaSalle wanted to make history, but not this way. He would have been the first Latino chief judge after Gov. Kathy Hochul nominated him. But now, he’s the first chief judge nominee to ever get rejected. Democrats in the Judiciary Committee started the year off with a bang, dealing Hochul an enormous political blow by refusing her pick a floor vote.

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THE REST OF THE WORST ALVIN BRAGG

Just when criticisms of the Manhattan district attorney had seemingly died down, Alvin Bragg finds himself trying to get ahead of the publication of a book by a former prosecutor in his office who abruptly quit last year.

NICK LALOTA

It’s bad enough needing to deal with the bad press associated with Rep. George Santos, but his congressional neighbor now has to pick up the slack on constituent services as well. Rep. Nick LaLota and his staff found themselves fielding calls from Santos’ constituents, much to their surprise.

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Vol. 12 Issue 3 January 23, 2023 Crypto collapse

New Yorkers were protected from the worst

LaSorry LaSalle!

Better luck with the full Senate?

Talk about a track record

Kirsten Gillibrand’s wins last year could deter a 2024 challenger

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CAROLYN MALONEY It’s been a long time coming – 21 years in fact – but there’s finally a bit of relief for people with uteruses who are part of the World Trade Center Health Program. Several months after former Rep. Carolyn Maloney helped lead a bipartisan group of elected officials in writing a letter urging health officials to include uterine cancer to the list of 9/11 recognized illnesses, federal authorities have agreed.

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January 17 may go down in New York City history as the day Eric Adams made the vagina speech. “If men had periods, pap smears and menopause, they would get a paid vacation,” he said during a colorful announcement of a new women’s health initiative. “And if men could get pregnant, we wouldn’t see Congress trying to pass laws restricting abortion.” He may have gently plagiarized Gloria Steinem, but he’s on the right track! Read on for this week’s Winners & Losers.

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